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Evening star., 1947-05-13
Civic Federation Asks
Revised Montgomery
| zoning Procedure

Five changes In the zoning pro-
cedure Of the Montgomery County
commissioners were asked last night
by the Montgomery County Civic
Federation at q meeting In the Be-
Ftlesda Elementary School.
These include: u =
81. Hearings every three months on
petitions for re-zoning should alter
nate between the eastern and west
ern suburban areas so that neither
has hearings more than twice year.
2. A petitioner should be forbidden
to re-apply within one year and, II
denied the second time, should be
forbidden to re-apply for two years.
8. Hearings should be held In the
suburban section in which the prop
erty is located.
4. The provision Of the 1941 zon-
ing ordinance calling for notices to
be sent by registered mail to the adj
jacent property holders should be
made mandatory.
5. Zoning notices should be posted
in the county buildings.
Called Hardship ON Owners.
The adoption Of the resolution
followed a report by Royal H. Car
lock, chairman of the Internal Coun-
ty Improvement Committee, In which
he pointed out that the present zoll-
ing procedure Of holding hearings In
Rockville every three months, while
serving the convenience of the COM
missioners, places too great hard
ship on property owners.
Failure to notify adjacent proper
ty owners by registered mail, he said
makes 1t necessary for them to keep
constantly on the alert for zonine
petitions in order to protect their
property.
Opposition to spot zoning was re-
iterated and the Commissioners
were asked to use extreme caution"
in granting rezoning In areas where
no master plan of land use exists.
The federation went on record as
not favoring the total exclusion Of
Montgomery County from the oper-
alton OF the Hatch Act insofar as 1t
relates to the conduct OF State and
National elections in Montgomery
County.
Liberalization Urged.
The, federation does favor, how
ever, a reasonable liberalization Of
the Hatch Act, which will clearly
establish the right Of Federal en-
ployes residing In Montgomery
County to engage In local political
activities, so long as such activities
are not designed to enhance the In
fluence Of any State or National po-
litica1 party or any local organiza-
tion connected with such a party"
Mrs. J. Reed Bradley was named
chairman of a 7-member Nominat-
ing Committee to choose q slate OF
officers to be voted on at the
annual meeting in> June.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Old PIummer FomiIy Homestead
Saved BY Move Backwards

Plummer's four surviving children
required three weeks and a cost OF
well over $1,000" to move.
The son, a sub-foreman with the
District Sanitary Division, said the
occupants of the homestead, his sis
ter, Mrs. Fannie Tinnen, and her
daughter, Roberta-remained in the
house during the entire operation.
Family members pointed with
pride to the new basement and oil
burner which their shifted domicile
now possesses. Mr.. Plummer, how
ever, expressed equal pride in an
other feature Of the home.
Gall the framework in the place
is Of lumber used in the inaugura-
ton parade stands Of Teddy Roose-
velt,s first inauguration" he said.
tits as solid as ever"
Evening star., 1947-05-13

The old homestead Of the Plum
mer family has been saved from
being carried away by the District
highway project which threatened 1t.
Ralph Plunnmer, who helped his
father, the late Frank Plummer,
build the house in 1905, said today
the job of moving 1t ~ feet back to
get it off condemned property was
completed yesterday.
The family had until Thursday to
move the home, located at 4516
Sheriff. road NE. After that time,
a Municipal Court ruling specified,
the District could tear the place
down to make way for widening the
thoroughfare.
A two-story, six-room frame struc-
ture, the residence owned by Frank
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Brunhom Trial to Open
Muy 28 in AIexundriu

Alexandria Corporation Court
Judge William P. Woolls yesterday
set May Is as date for trial Of Boy
kin Branflam, SO, night watchman
charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Reba McLane In March.
Trial date was set at the opening
OF the courts May term, at the re-
quest OF Branham's attorney, Walter
/. Young
Branham was charged with the
murder Of T-year-old Mrs. Mel ana
after he was found sprawled un-
conscious beside her body IN the
bedroom Of house tn the $500 block
Of Mount Vernon avenue.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Senate Unit Decision Due Today
On O'Conor Election Recount

The Senate Rules Subcommittee
on Elections was expected to decide
today whether to propose q recount
of Maryland votes in the election
contest over the seat OF Senator
O'Conor. Democrat
Republican Candidate D. John
Markey has challenged the ofncial
election returns which gave Senator
OConor victory by 2,232 votes.
Agents Of the Elections Committee
have checked ballots IN 1--WE counties
and Baltimore City where there are
100 contested vote
Evening star., 1947-05-13

The subcommittee has before it
the question Of whether to decide on
the $500 contested ballots now, or
start q canvass of the rest of the
State, and then decide on the va
lidity of all contested ballots.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republic
an, Of Iowa was to preside for the
last time as chairman Of the Elec-
tions Subcommittee, as he Is re-
signing the post because Of his heavy
duties as chairman Of the Atomic
Energy Committee. Senator Jenner,
Republican, Of Indiana IS expected to
succeed him.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Action on Courthouse
Bill Possible in
Senate This Week
By HoroId B. ROGERS

Legislation to plan new Federal
courthouse for Washington passed
the House late yesterday, and, In q
slightly different version, probably
will come up for action In the Senate
some time this week.
Chairman .Revercomb Of the Sen
ate Public Works Committee pre-
dicted his courthouse bill would be
called up for a Senate vote as soon
as the legislative situation permits.
This may be some day late this
week, he believes.
Pointing out that the Senate had
approved a similar provision in q
measure late In the Seventy-ninth
Congress last summer, he Is con-
fident the bill now pending on the
Senate calendar will be approved.
Both the House passed and Senate
bills provide substantially the same
authority to proceed with plans and
specifications OF the new courthouse.
But neither contains provision for
construction now.
Adjustment Forecast.
The differences between the House
and Senate bills can be ironed out
easily IN conference, Senator Rever-
comb believes.
The Senate bill would provide that
a committee Of judges and other
officials, including the District Com
missicners, Architect OF the Capitol
and Commissioner Of Public Builds
ings, visit other cities for inspection
of other Federal courthouses.
The House bill would provide that
a fund OF 100000 which would be
authorized for plans and specifica-
tions be used for "all architectural
fees"-a provision which is not in
the Senate version.
Capitol Architect I'M Charge.
The Architect OF the Capitol would
have charge OF The project and prob
ably would let out to private archi-
tects the actual planning.
Both measures contain the pro-
visions OF $400, 900 for plans and a
credit to the District for the site on
which the structure is to be built.
The site Is on Constitution avenue
between Third street and John
Marshall place NV, now used for
parking lot. Both bills would pro-
vide the District continue to receive
proceeds from the land as a parking
lot until it is needed for the court
house.
The District would be credited
with $2,420, 900 toward the cost OF
the entire project.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
36 Lawyers Admitted
To Supreme Court

Admission to practice before the
Supreme Court was granted yester-
day to So lawyers, including several
from the District.
Howard Boyd, former assistant
United States attorney who now is
connected with the law firm Of
Hogan b Harrison here, was among
those who were admitted.
Miss Nellie Mahala Moore, Vet
erans' Administration Claims Divi-
sion attorney, also was included in
the group.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

Department official. They prob
ably will be driven into back lots,
empty fields, and woods, or possibly
rolled over cliffs to. let the ele-
ments and maybe souvenir hunters
do what several generations OF
drivers failed to.
Were Kept Rolling.
The Department, although apollo
getic for its lack Of shiny new trucks,
takes pride In the fact 1t has kept
its fleet running.
Keeping these venerable letter
and package haulers rolling day In
and day out-with no extensive
Evening star., 1947-05-13

shop time possible Is considered
an accomplishment secondary not
even to that Of the Army in keeping
its armored units rolling into Ger
many.
It's biggest problem has concerned
its postmasters, who sometimes got
discouraged and wrote in asking for
new models.
During the war. the Department
devised an answer to such queries,
which it still uses.
A rubber stamp was made with
the outline Of a new truck on 1t.
The letters simply were stamped and
returned.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Virginia Set 10 Seize
Nearby Phone Plants
In Strike Tomorrow
~. c. Phone Strife Story on
Page All.

Telephone operators from Central
and Southern Virginia will be on
hand at the Arlington, Alexandria
and Falls Church switchboards at
s am. tomorrow to maintain service
when strike notices In the three
nearby communities become e6ec-
tive, 1t was disclosed today.
The State Corporation Commits
sion will take over the phones at
6 am. under terms Of recent
Virginia Labor Act which forbids
strikes in essential public utilities
until after three preliminary con-
<ferences and a five-week strike
notice.
Gov. Tuck issued a proclamation
April 18 declaring his intention to-
take over after the Virginia Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers filed
q strike notice.
Operators Being Transferred.
John B. Bowen, manager of the
Alexandria Office, said operators
from parts of Virginia not affected
by tomorrow's strike deadline are
being shifted to the Northern Vir-
ginia section.
The operators strike notice In
most of the State does not become
effective until Saturday.
Operators at the Arlington, Alex
andria and Falls Church SWITCH
boards all are members Of the Dis
trict Federation of Telephone Work.
ers, Mr.. Bowden pointed out, while
operators ip the rest Of the State
are members of the Virginia union.
The strike notice Of "the COM
mercial plant group" has been with
drawn, Mr.. Bowen said. This group
includes business Office employees,
maintenance workers and account
ants. ~ IS
Some to Work Under State.
Mr.. Bowden said he understood
some operators in the Arlington
Alexandria-F Pals Church district had
agreed to keep on working as en-
ployes OF the State after the strike
deadline tomorrow.
In addition to the imported" OPP
orators, Chesapeake q Potomac Tel
ephone Co. administrative workers
who have had telephone traffic ex-
perience vii 1assist in maintaining
service, Mr.. Bowden said.
Under Virginia law, operators
who strike at s am. tomorrow can
not picket during State control OF
the company.
In Richmond, however. signs ap-
peared that that wage dispute be-
tween the Virginia Federation OF
Telephone Workers and the Chesa-
peake and Potomoc Co. might be
settled before the Saturday strike
deadline. The company announced
that talks with the union will be
resumed at 2 pm. today, and Alfred
v. Atkinson, federation president,
said the company's bargaining COM
mittee appeared ready "to talk
turkey"
"I feel it's pretty definite well
come to some agreement before the
end of the week If the company is
willing to do what 1t has indicated" I"
MIR, Atkinson said.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

hutlC aOly CEOSS
Club at 7::30 pm.
tomorrow at the
Lafayette Hotel.
cor ge F.
Lynch, class Of
1 33, attorney
and president Of
the club, will be
POSTMASTER.
M o tion pic
lures of the 1916
Holy Cross-Bos-
ton College foot
ball game and
Of the recent
National Collie.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Mouth Of Severn Closed
To RecreutionuI Croft
Ay fha Assoriuted Prsx;

. ANNAPOLIS, May 13. The mouth
OF the Severn River near the Naval
Air Facility will be closed territory
to Navy recreational craft this sum-
mer, Rear Admiral J. u, Holloway
il, academy superintendent a11-
nourced.
4 The order pertains 10 sn ARA be-
tween 0reenbury and Hackett.'
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Builders Oppose
Insurance Entry
IN Really Field
Investment Program
Unfair Competition,
House Unit Told
By John w. Thompson, u.

A battle appeared developing to-
day between District builders and
life insurance companies over
whether the insurance companies
should be allowed to extend their
investments 10 income producing
real estate.
It fared up Is q House District
subcommittee heard testimony on
three bills to amend life insurance
statutes. One would broaden In
vestments permitted the companies,
including real estate up to 10 per
cent Of the admitted assets OF the
company.
Ian Woodner, president Of a Dis
trict building company, said that
allowing the insurance companies
to go into the real estate and build-
Ing business would place builders
at q disadvantage.
1t would be unfair competition,
he told the subcommittee, headed by
Representative Simpson, Republic
can, Of Illinois.
Other Opposition Expected.
At the same time, Lawrence v.
Hanson, executive secretary Of the
Washington Home Builders Asso-
ciation, disclosed his organization
viii strongly oppose the proviso at
later hearings. Mr.. Hanson did not
testify today.
The District Department Of IN
surance also entered the picture as
q third party interested In protec-
ting the policyholders by keeping
the assets of life insurance com-
panies as liquid as possible.
On recommendation of Insurance
Supt. A. F. Jordan and city laws.
yers, the Commissioners have
recommended an amendment to this
section Of the bill limiting real es.
tate holdings by the companies for
profit to 5 per cent Of admitted
assets with not more than per
cent acquired in any one year. Tho
amendment also would forbid any
company already owning, through
foreclosures and other means, as
much as 10 per cent Of It's admitted
assets in real estate from acquiring
any more.
Other Changes Suggested.
The Commissioners, however, did
not oppose the principle OF the bill.
Several other amendments to other
sections of the measure also were
suggested.
Howard w. Kacy, first vice presi-
dent Of the Acacia Mutual Life IN
surance Co. and representing other
life insurance companies, told tho
subcommittee the investment laws
for the companies need moderniz-
ing. He agreed to accept the Com
|missioners' amendment to the sec
|tion dealing with real estate.
Asked by Chairman Simpson II he
|appfoved the Commissioner
amendment, Mr.. Woodner indicated
The opposed the provision In prin-
|ciple, not just In degree.
Ten Companies Affected.
It was indicated some 10 life In.
|surance companies incorporated ul1-
der District law are affected.
The hearing was adjourned at
noon, but Chairman Simpson said
additional sessions will be called.
Testimony also was heard on two
other insurance measures. One
seeks to compensate for recent
Court of Appeals decision. Whers
District officials, bankers and In
surance officials felt the court ma
jority had misinterpreted the intent
OF the existing statute. The other
would allow the life insurance COM
panies to adjust their premiums on
certain types Of policies to modern
tables of life expectancy. The bill
is similar to practice in all the
other States, It was said.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Heoth Nomination Cancelled

President Truman'S nomination
Of william p. Heath to be postmas-
ter at Esmont, Albemarle County,
Va, was withdrawn yesterday.
Post Once Department officials said
Mr.. Heath, who had resigned as
acting postmaster. apparently did
not wish to be considered for the
appointment.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

Fgiate Athletic Very Rev. w. ]. Healy.
Association basket ball tournament.
in which Holy Cross won the ma
tional title, viii be shown.
Dinner reservations should be
made with Charles r. Donnelly, class
of 1896, T19 Southern Building.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Title Companies Win
Tax Ruling in Appeal


peals yesterday ruled that title In
surance companies are insurance
companies under the law and that
the title certificates issued by them
are insurance.
The ruling was made In reversing
q ruling of the District Board Of
Tax Appeals, which had held that
the Real Estate Title Insurance Co.
and the Columbia Title Insurance
Co. were subject to payment of
taxes of 1h per cent on gross re-
ceipts. The board held that a
greater part Of the companies busi-
ness was not insurance.
Under the ruling, the two con-
Germs, like other insurance COM
panies, are to be taken only under
a taxing provision Of 1887, through
which the tax Is 2 per cent OF their
policy and membership fees and net
premium receipts.
The ruling reversed q Board Of
Tax Appeals decision for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1945, under
which the two concerns had been
taxed on q gross receipt basis, after
certain allowances had been made
for other taxes paid.
The extra sums Of taxation
amounted to $530.30 for the Real
Estate Title Insurance Co. and
$473.18 for the Columbia Title In
surance Co., it was said. The extra
sums were paid under protest and
will have to be returned II the ap-
pellate court decision stands.
The Court of Appeals decision was
written by Chief Justice d. Lawrence
Groner. Justices e. Barrett Pretty
man and Bennett Champ CLARK
heard the cases with Justice Groner.
The companies were represented
by Attorneys Louis M. Denit, Thomas
8. Jackson, A. Leckie Cox and Cole
man L. Diamond.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Place Sunday
Classified ] Ads
Eorly!

Classified od customers
desiring to pfoce dds in
The Sunday Stor are
urged to call them in
early 10 the week. Deloy
or1d Inconvenience wifi
then be ovoided, and we
will Be oble TO give
prompt on d efficient
service. Your co-opero-
ton will Be opprecioted.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Veterans Group to Elect

Ofacers of the Columbia Pike
Chapter of the American Veterans
COMMITTEES will be elected at 8 O'Clock
tonight In the Arlington Presby-
terrain Church.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Holy Cross Club 10 Hear
President Of COLLEGE

The Very Rev. William J. Healy,
S. J., president Of Holy Cross College,
Worcester, Mass, will address q
dinner meeting Of the South At
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01
Swedish Boy Find.
Erobion Silver Treasure

STOCKHOLM When recently
a four-year-old Swedish boy, Stig
Larson, was playing in a sand
pit near his grandfather farm on
the island of Gotland, in the Bal
tic, he found an old silver treasure
weighing about a pound.
The boy came home with his
pockets full of silver coins, de-
lighted to be able to put SO much
money into his bank. After a
closer examination of the locality
of the find the treasure grew to
20 whole coins, 113 parts of coins
and 10 other parts of silver rods
and ornaments. All the coins are
Arabian and date back to the Vik-
ing Age, when the Swedes on Got
land, via the Russian rivers, had
lively commercial relations with
the countries around the Black
Sea and the eastern Mediterra-
mean. The treasure will be ac-
quired by the Swedish National
.Antiquary Office, and the little
BOY will soon receive current
Swedish coins.
One or several finds like this
are being made practically every
year on Gotland. the soil of which
has proved to be unusually rich
in historical treasures.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01
Oil Pipeline Right
Across Sweden
Projected

STOCKHOLM. - An elaborate
project for an oil pipeline right
across Sweden from Gothenburg
to Stockholm was recently put
forward by the Gothenburg port
authorities and is now being eX-
amined by a specially appointed
government committee, headed by
the woman professor Karin Kock.
According to this scheme, two all
welded steel tube lines, one of 8
inch diamater for neavy oil and
one of 4-inch diameter for gaso-
line, should be built. This pipe
line, intended for the transporta-
ton of 2 million tons of all an
nually to the industrial districts
III central Sweden, is calculated
to cost 100000 kronor. not in
Guiding expenditure on the exprop-
ration of ground. The t o t a
length would be 396 miles, includ-
ing two branch-lines to the towns
of Vasteras and Nyna.shann.
The idea of building a pipeline
across Sweden is not new. The
question was brought up as far
back as at the turn of the year
1937-1938 by Mr.. Albin Johansson,
managing director of the Swedish
Cooperative Union and Wholesale
Society. The scheme was consid-
cred impracticable under the then
prevailing conditions. 1t is now
viewed more favorably owing to
the fact that the consumption of
oil in Sweden, both for house heat
ing and for industrial purposes,
has increased immensely since the
war, a development which is large
ly due to the difficulty Of obtain
ing coal and coke. The eonsump-
ton is especially great in the in
dustrial district that runs like a
belt across central Sweden from
west to east. and which cannot
be reached by big tankers.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

MICS is occupied, among other
things. with experiments with
view Of making wood more Pill
ant and improving its qualities as
raw material for the furniture in
dustry by impregnating it with
certain chemical substances.
The Wood Research Institute is
the sixth new research institution
established in Sweden since 1889.
The war and the resulting stop
page of essential imports forced
the country to intensity ner re-
search activities in many fields in
order to- solve urgent supply prob
lens Thanks to this circum-
stance. many new institutions
came into being much quicker
than would otherwise have been
the case. In general. private in
dustry and the government have
shared the costs. the government
paying for the buildings and the
equipment, and industry for the
running costs.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

Wealth totaling many millions
of dollars annually is produced in
the states of Oregon and Wash
ington by the Pacific Northwest's
basic industry, Douglas fir lumber
manufacturing, a West Coast Lum-
bermen's Association survey dis
closed.
Of Importance to every resident
is the fact that lumber manufac-
turing will continue to make a
permanent contribution to the re-
gion's welfare. Douglas fir tim
Der is a renewable resource which
will provide jobs and income and
taxes into a forseeable future.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

In 1945, 100000 board
feet of standing timber was cut
for lumber from the Douglas fir
belt. This amount or more can be
cut every year indefinitely with
pulp, plywood, shingles and other
forest products.
This timber, cut for lumber in
1915, had a value, in the woods, of
only S14,592,762. Yet, before it
had reached its destinations, ready
for the 10O0-and-1 uses to which
lumber is put, it had created these
additional values
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

forest products already existing.
This institute, which has been Gre
ated through cooperation between
industry and the state authorities,
was officially opened by the
crown prince of Sweden recently.
The institute comprises three
different departments, one for pa
per, one for wood chemistry. and
one for wood technics. Many in
teresting results already achieved
were demonstrated to the inaugl-
raj public for instance, paper
which, though thoroughly soaked,
cannot be torn. The secret of this
wet-strength paper is a small
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

/. S110,969.964 in direct pay
rolls.
2. S5,246, 304 in personal and
property taxes paid to local units
of government.
8. S7S050,5SS spent for sup
plies, interest and depreciation.
4. About S7s,00o000 spent for
water and rail transportation.
These values are the region S
basic backlog for continuing pros
perity. They are assets which,
lumbermen predict, will increase
rather than diminish in the years
to come.