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Evening star., 1947-05-09
Welfare Fraud Will Brinq
Prison Term, Judge Warns
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, May O. Judge
Joseph Sherbow served notice he
will impose prison sentences on all
persons convicted of defrauding
public welfare agencies.
Declaring there is "a feeling of
uneasiness in the community" over
welfare frauds. the Judge said yes
terday restitution or payment of
small fines is not proving a deter
rent.
Jail sentences, Judge Sherbow
said, should not only deter future
frauds but should help take off
the relief roles those illegally there"
when they realize they face i'm
.prisonment.
Judge Sherbow Immediately fol-
lowed up his words by sentencing
to jail two persons for defrauding
the citys Department Of Public
Welfare.
Sentences of one year each were
given Hiram Jacobs and Mrs. Doro-
thy Dorsey. Judge Sherbow said
at the end of so yays he would grant
them probation If they repaid the
department and court costs.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Mrs. Mdgruder
10 Resign From
Arlington Board
Former Chairman to
Quit Post Because
OF Poor Health
By Robert c. RoIIinos

Mrs. Elizabeth B. Magruder, 4
member and former Chairman a
the Arlington County Board, viii
resign tomorrow, she told The Star
today.
Mrs. Magruder said i'll health is
forcing her to retire as member Of
the county's governing body, on
which she has served since 1882.
Her four-year term expires Decem-
Der 81 and she previously had an.
nounced she would not be a cam
didate for reelection.
Mrs. Magruder. the only woman
member of the five-member board.
first was elected when the County
Manager Act went in effect. She was
elected that time as an independent.
but IN three succeeding elections ran
on the Democratic ticket.
Long in Poor Health.
Among the many projects she
worked for while on the board were
the county's sanitary system and the
library system. She was staunch
supporter of Lee boulevard zoninx
restrictions.
She has been in Ill health for
several months and resigned as
board chairman after holding the
office for a short time earlier this
year. She was succeeded by Basil
M. De Lashmutt.
My only wish is that some one
will be elected to the board who
really has the good of the country
at heart, Mrs Magruder said today.
VIII Submit Resignation Tomorrow,
Circuit Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy will name a successor today
as to when he will act. Mrs. Ma
gruder's resignation will be sub
mitted at regular meeting of the
County Board at the court house
tomorrow.
Another woman has announced
as candidate for the two vacan-
cies which will exist at the end of
the year. She is Mrs. Charles e.
Planck. who will run in the nom
partisan elections this fall. Board
Member r. Freeland Chew, whose
term expires in December, has in
dicated he will run for reelection.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
By A. A. Hoehlinq

Nigel Bicknell, assistant civil air
attache at the British Embassy, Is
looking forward to a tour of the Uni
ted States this summer in his private
plane.
Except for a few military attaches,
Mr.. Bicknell is the only member of
the Washington diplomatic corps
who owns a personal plane.
This particular plane is British
made Proctor, a four-place, single
engine job which cruises at $50 miles
per hour. 1t was shipped to him two
months ago by his government.
Since that time he has flown 10000
miles in it, including jaunt to Cuba
and Bermuda. One week end he few
to Denver and back "a total of 5000
air niles to attend the international
Air Show there.
Often his wife, Sally, and 2-year-
Evening star., 1947-05-09
by fhe Assoeio,sd Press

The glow Of smudge pots bright
ened the Western Maryland land
scape last night, as farmers mobil-
lied to avert crop damage from
sharply dropping temperatures.
Forewarned by the weather
bureau. farmers and orchardists
dug out containers which were Allied
with used Nbricating oils.
Burning slowly, the oil "sne1dged"
the iow-lying fields and oJ(hards.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
School Board Defends
Call for S6,0OO,0O0
Arlington Bond Issue

A statement explaining It's reason
for submitting a $6,000,0 900 bond
issue to the voters rather than one
for smaller amount has been
issued by the Arlington School
Board. No date has been set for
the referendum, although the board
has asked the court to set it for
May 81.
. The board has been criticized by
some groups for Ignoring" the will
of the people in not recommending
an issue Of $3,250. 900 to $4,000, 900.
Greater Costs Cited.
"On August ~, 1946, the school
board received a petition contain
ing some 5000 names calling for a
four point program the
statement said. THE board made
careful and detailed study with
expert assistants and advice of
architects and contractors. The
results Of this study showed con-
clusively that this four-point pro-
gram would cost a great deal more
than the original estimates sub
mitted in April of 1916. This in
crease was brought about by two
reasons:
81. Greatly increased cost Of ma
terial and labor, in some cases more
than. 100 per cent.
%. The $6,000,0 900 program for
school improvements was much
more thorough as to our present
and future educational require
ments."
The statement said that in April,
1916, the School Board submitted
tentative program for general school
Improvements calling for expendi-
lures Of $3,876, 900 to include kinder
gartens. full-day sessions for first
and second grades, new elementary
construction and additions, and i'm
provements for secondary schools.
'It should be emphasized that
this estimate was entirely tentative,
and embraced only a program de-
signed to meet needs based on then
existing COSTS the statement de-
clared.
The board was faced with the
problem of submitting part of
the four point program for $780,
900 or submitting the total four
point program at a cost of $6,000,-
900, according to the statement.
The amendment said the board
felt 1t would be gross dereliction
OF duty" to present a school program
not economically sound. and there
fore unanimously agreed on the
$4,000, 900 program.
Four Items on Ballot.
The board pointed out that the
bond issue has been broken into
four parts and each item will ap-
pear on the ballot and be voted on
separately. The board is. of the
opinion, the statement said, that
this is the fairest way that this
matter can be presented. and thai
the people have every right to
choose the program for which they
are willing to pay"
Meanwhile, it was announced that
resolutions favoring direct election
If school board members and urg-
ing Arlington voters to support all
items in the s6.000.000 school bond
issue have been adopted by the
Federation of Cooperative Pre-
Schools of Northern Virginia.
The two resolutions, along with a
third which commended the Ar
lington Citizens Committee for
School improvement, were adpoted
at the first joint meeting this year
of the federation in the Arlington
Village ballroom. Approximately
$50 parents of children of pre-
school age attended.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Maryland Civic Groups
Name B. N. SieqeI Head

Bernard N. Siegel will take over
duties in the fall as president of the
English Village-Bradley Woods Cit
liens Association, it was announced
today
Other officers elected are Richard
roberts, vice president; Edward
DAM, treasurer. Mrs. Ada Byrd, re-
corolng secretary, and Mrs. Dale
cameron, corresponding secretary.
NAMED delegates to the Montgomery
county Civic Federation were Philip
lQBr1en and n. c. Larkin,
Evening star., 1947-05-09
By J. B. zotmon
Stor Stoff Corrsspondenf

ANNAPOLIS, May 9.-For the
second time this year, the State
House here is the scene of q Cen
eral Assembly session.
This time, however, the partici-
pants are much younger than the
Delegates and Senators whom they
are replacing for three days, ending
tomorrow.
The occasion is the third annual
model Legislature sponsored by the
Hi-Y Clubs of Maryland, whose aim
is to give the ITS youthful legis-
lators from high schools throughout
the State a practical lesson in civics.
Today's session will be devoted to
committee meetings and debate on
bills introduced at the opening Of
the Legislature yesterday.
. Naval Academy Tour Today.
At 3:45 pm. the students will tour
the Naval Academy, followed by a
banquet at 6:15 pm.
Replacing Gov Lane as chief ex-
.ecutive of the State is William w.
Rowan, III, Baltimore, with Charles
p. Wise, also of Baltimore, as
speaker of the House and Harris
LIE Few, Hagerstown, president Of
the Senate.
Representing Montgomery Coun-
ty are 10 delegates and 2 senators.
The delegates, all from Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, are:
Meigs sNewkirk, jr.; Ed Rowse,
Don McKeithen and Joel Guandolo,
all seniors, and John r. Nelson,
Peyton Fletcher. Sd; Jerry Caswell,
John Med. Corn, David Parkinson
and Robert Taylor, all juniors.
The two senators are Jack CAL
houn, senior at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High, and Calvin Garrett
a senior at Lincoln Colored High
School.
Five From Prince Georges.
|, Prince Georges County is repre-
sented by four delegates and one
senator. The delegates are Matthew
Gray and James Schmidt, seniors
at Bladensburg High and Maryland
Park High respectively, and Ronald
Kaplan and John Woods, juniors
at Surrattsville High.
The lone senator from the county
is Alfred Yasbec, a senior at Bla-
densburg High.
There are no delegations from st.
Marys, Charles and Calvert Coun-.
ties since there are no Hi-Y Clubs
there.
Speaking at joint session of the
Model Legislature yesterday, Gov.
Lane congratulated sponsors of the
project for promoting an sctivity
which means better government for
our State in the future"
While asserting that changes in
living result in changes in law, the
Governor emphasized that the prin-
ciples of Jeffersonian democracy on
which this country Is based are I'M
changeable.
IF we follow them faithfully and
courageously." he said. they viii
lead us in the right direction and
will protect us against those who
seek to plant alien and foreign ideo-
logies on our soil.
Montgomery Unit Submits Bills.
Among the IS measures introduced
in the House were three by members
of the Montgomery delegation.
One, submitted by Delegate New
kirk, would give Juvenile Court
judges jurisdiction over trials OF
offenders under 16 for both misde-
meanors and felonies. At present,
they have jurisdiction only in cases
of minors charged with misde-
meanors.
Another measure, introduced by
Delegate Nelson, provides for the
Temporary confinement of juvenile
offenders in the Maryland Training
School for Boys pending trial.
Both delegates cited the Bobby
Snyder case as the principal reason
for presenting their bilk The Sny-
der boy, who IA IA. " sentenced
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Playground Program
Planned at ArIinoton

The Saturday morning playground
program at the Arlington Recrea-
ton Center, 3700 Lee highway. will
open for the summer tomorrow.
A children's clothing project for
girls OF more than 10 years of age
also will be conducted.
Open house for the Junior recrea-
ton club will be held from 9 pm.
to midnight tonight.
Evening star., 1947-05-09

paign, 1t was an
nounced today
by Edmund D.
Campbell, lead
er Of the drive.
Mr.. Duborg,
a r e q manager
for the Vir-
ginia Electric
P o W er Co,
headed the Tu-
berculosis Asso-
cations cam
paign last fall.
An Arlington
resident since
1916, Mr.. Du-
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Maryland Formers Use Smudqes
AS Cold PeriIs Growing Crops

Some burned small, tight bales Of
mouldy hay, while others set fire
to cordwood and brush.
Mark Miller, agricultural agent OF
Washington County at Hagerstown,
explained:
The idea was not SO much 70
attempt to raise the temperature ap-
preciably, as to get the air to cir
culating. because as long as the
wind blows and there is free air
movement the danger of freezing Is
nninimized.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
us Maryland Students Open
Sessions of Model Legislature

Marcn Is IN montgomery county
Circuit Court at Rockville to life
imprisonment in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary for the shotgun Staying of
his foster father, Ross H. Snyder
He also was indicted for the fatal
shooting of his foster mother and
sister.
Junior College Measure.
A third bill, sponsored by Dele
gates Corn and Fletcher, provides
for the establishment Of publicly
supported junior colleges in any
county having property assessed for
taxation at a value of $35 900 900 or
more, and which has an enrolment
OF 1000 or more students in public
high schools.
Both delegates explained that it
costs more to attend the Montgom-
cry Junior College than the Univer-
sity of Maryland and that many
high school graduates are unable to
60 to the Montgomery institution for
that reason.
In the Senate, which received 81
bills, Montgomery Senator Garrett
introduced measure providing for
the appointment of a committee to
inspect colored schools in the county.
Other bills introduced yesterday in
the model Legislature would repeal
the Declarations of Intentions Act
and the States Jim Crow law,
make picketing illegal, provide for
annual sessions of the General AS
sembly, permit women to serve on
juries, lower the voting age to 18,
require all high school students to
take military training and set up sex
education courses in high schools.
A women's jury service bill was
passed at the last session of the
regular Legislature but measures to
repeal the Declarations of Intentions
Act and the Jim Grow" law were
defeated.
Evening star., 1947-05-09

borg served IN G. +. Dubors.
the Navy for three years during the
war. He has been associated with
VEPCO for nearly Is years.
He has been active in the USO,
the War Price and Rationing Board,
and the Red Cross
Evening star., 1947-05-09
100000 in Sewers,
And q Mains Approved
For Nearby Counties

u Authorization for Is new water
Main and sewer construction prof.
ects in Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties has been given by
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
: Total cost of the projects, which
were announced yesterday. is esti-
mated at 100000, the commission
reported.
One project, expected to cost about
$4,000, calls for water and sewer
facilities for the proposed Carlson
Springs subdivision, near the Marl-
boro pike, F'orestville. More than
$50 new houses are to be serviced in
this community.
Another will provide for nearly
two miles of water mains and sewers
in Madison, Mallory and Nicholson
Streets Maryhurst drive, Madison
and Thirty-frst places, and Thir
tieth, Thirty first and Thirty third
avenues, Queens Chapel Manor,
near Hyattsville.
IL Elsewhere in the County.
A total of IL similar projects are
slated for construction elsewhere in
Prince Georges County. The sched-
ule:
crest Gardens. near Beltsyille: sewer .ex-
tensions in Tildren road and Fifty-frst
%ashinsten ' avenue. s' Lakeiand; s Water a
SoIln drive. csroIe Hill HIshia,n.dss; s,.ls wa water e
and crittendon Street, Whitley subdivi-
sion. Hyattsville. and water mains in
Aso ssrsss Mster mans IN rftysixth
sewers in Park place. sprinsbrook Ter s
lane shields addton SsseIs e puea. Tosn
Ts = DaPss p1as. a water mains spd
Gregory Farms. near the George NJ. Pal
msr hishwag' and water mains ,L in
Eleven in Montgomery County.
Eleven projects will be constructed
in Montgomery County, including !:
Nearly "a mile Of TssT rs mains and
side, near Silver Spring; water mains and
sewers in College View and Wildman
Jones Bridge road and Jones Bridge court.
Rock Creek Knoll, near Chevy Chase, and
water mains in Park Crest drive, Sligo
Park Hills, near Silver Spring.
Also, water mains in Forsythe avenue,
Forest Glen Park; sewers in Howard ave-
nue.. between Connecticut and Lincoln ave-
nues- Kensington; water mains in Maple
avenue, Washington Grove; water mains
and sewers in Rosedale avenue, Rosedale
Park, Chevy Chase; water mains in College
avenue, Villa Verde subdivision. near
Wheaton: sewers in Country Club Park,
and water mains and sewers in Pembroke
road, Bradley Hills.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Eleven in Montgomery County.
Eleven projects will be constructed
n Montgomery County. including
Alexandra Bus Line
Wins Safety Plaque

The Alexandria, Bancroft and
Washington Transit Co. today was
awarded a silver plaque by the
American Transit Association in
Chicago for it's safety record dur
ing 1916.
1t also received a certificate of
merit 'tin recognition of the great
est improvement during 1916 in
traffic and passenger safety among
transit companies in the United
States and Canada serving urban
populations of 10000 and over"
Evening star., 1947-05-09
MT. Rainier Child Clinic
To Be Held Wednesday

The roundup clinic for preschool
children OF the Mount Rainier
Brentwood area will be held in the
Mount Rainier Elementary School
from $50 to II am Wednesday.
Children entering school this fall
must be 6 years old before next
January /.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
PTA to Present CornivuI

The Parent Teachers Association
Of John Marshall School, Arlington
will present spring carnival from
to 9 o'clock tonight at the corner
of Glebe road and Twenty-fifth
street. Mrs. w. L. Outten. jr., is
chairman of the committee in
charge.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Entomoloqist to Speak

j. o. Rowell, entomologist at Vir-
|ginia Polytechnic Institute, will dis
cuss pest control for households and
gardens at pm. today at the
Arlington Recreation Center.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Fire AuxiIiory PIons Dance

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ken
sington Volunteer Fire Department
will sponsor dance tomorrow night
at the firehouse, Lincoln avenue
and Bladensburg road. Mrs. May
nard Hawkins is chairman of the,
tance.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
GIencurlyn Tests Muy q

Physical examination Of children
entering Glencarlyn School, Airing
ton, next year will be held at Wash
|ington and Lee High School In the
schools health department at 3
an. May q.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Duborg Is Named Officer
.0f Arlington Chest Drive

George F. Duborg has been ap-
pointed chairman of the business
division of the Arlington Comfnu-
nifty Chest 1948 fund raising cam
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-10
$4,000 Set Aside By County
For Negro Beach; Will Cost
Up To $4,000 For Fencing
BOatmen Seek
Lengthy Pilins

John West, representing the
charter boatmen who occupy
berths at the Standard Oil dock
off Caroline street. appeared
before the County Commission
last night with a request for
about Is piling of 20-foot lengths.
II understand the state has
piling of those lengths which it
took from the old highway
bridges" West said. eve need
piling at the docks we occupy and
would like to have the assistance
of the County Commission in OBJ
tanning them"
Commissioner w. A. Parrish,
Marathon, said he was going to
Miami today and would make
every effort to obtain the piling
for the boatmen. He will examine
the piling up the highway and
determine if they are long
enough.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-10
Carl. HOVE APPOINTED
MANAGER OF AIRPORT;
NO SALARY WAS FIXED

mously voted for Hove. Hove was
a U. S. Navy flier for five years
and had flying service in both
the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Hove spent nearly all his time
on anti-submarine duty on small
aircraft carriers. He was serving
aboard the USS Guadalcanal
when the German submarine
U-505 was captured off the Cape
Verde Islands near Africa. The
entire detachment received a
presidential citation for the cap
tur6.
Hove married a Key West girl,
Lelanette Roberts. daughter. of
Mf.sand Mrs. j. r. Baker, 1918
Petronia street.
Commissioners Frank Bentley
said at the meeting last night
that revenues from the airport
operation might be larger than
was now expected. He suggested
the question of a salary for the
manager be left open until after
it had been determined what the
receipts might be.
"The manager will have full
responsibility of raising the reve-
nues,". said Bentley.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-10
INTERPRET
ORDINANCE WORDING

posed of the mayor, the four city
commissioners and the city MAJ
ager.
Lee Goddard, personnel serv-
ices director, presented a number
of interpretations for the ap-
proval of the trustees.
1t was decided by the trustees
that in lieu of a birth certificate,
an affidavit or other supporting
evidence be obtained by all en-
ployes of the city of Key West.
The trustees also agreed to
have City Attorney Lester de-
termine what employees come un-
der the pension fund, and those
who do not qualify.
The trustees decided that the
present charge by city doctors
of SIS for each applicants exam
ination fee will be borne by the
Individual, though suggestion
was offered, to be decided later,
of the appointment of city doc
tor to handle all examinations of
city employees, so as to reduce
fees. and to have d doctor who
would represent the city in this
matter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-10
Jewish Stores
Open Thursday

All stores the proprietors oil
which observe the Jewish faith.
will close Monday and Tuesday
of next week. but will be open
on Thursday, Joe Pearl,nan, pres
ident of the Congregation B'nai
Zion, announced today.
Monday and Tuesday closing
will be for observation of Rosh
Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Pearlman explained.
1--WE will remain open on
Thursday because our employees
will have the first two days of
the week Off" said Pearlman.
eve had promised to keep stores
closed on Thursday during the
month of September. but we feel
that by remaining closed Monday
and Tuesday will more than
make that up"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-10
Defers Action
Surveying Land
On Upper Keys

County commission at its meet
ing last night deferred action to
survey and establish the location
of subdivisions on the upper keys
because County Attorney Paul
Sawyer said that public money
cannot be spent on private prop
erty.
The commission had asked G..
B. Adams, surveyor of Miami,
to come to the meeting and dis
cuss a proposal to survey and es-
tablish the subdivisions on Big
Pine Key, Grassy Key and Big
Coppitt Key.
Sawyer during the conference
said that while the county could
not spend public money to survey
private subdivisions, he felt the
county could survey and estab-
lish public roadways through the
subdivisions.
1t was pointed out that no one
knows precisely where the SUBJ
divisions are. 1t is impossible for
anyone to locate lot in many of
them, it was said.
The commission decided to
drop the matter for the time
being.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-10
Casa Marina To
Fight In Court
CityAsSeSsment
I'D DECLARES ATTOR.
NEf CIBLIN IN TELE-
PHONE TALK WITH
LESTER

City Commissioners held spe-
cial meeting last night TO hear
Vincent Giblin. attorney for La
Casa Marina. present arguments
Tor tax reduction on that hotel.
hut he did not attend the meet
ing. Instead. II was learned that
Ciblin had advised City Attor-
ney Lester that the company had
decided to institute suit against
the city regarding what. the COM
pany maintains. Is the unreason-
ably high assessment on the no.
tel.
Assistant City Attorney NJ. Ig-
natiuS Lester had written Giblin
81 the commissioners desire to
have him appear before them to
discuss the hotels assessment. He
did not answer the letter, and
City Attorney J. Lancelot Lester
telephOncd him. II was then that
Ciblin disclosed that the COM
pany had decided 10 start suit.
The commissioners approved
applications for licenses of 80 re-
tail beer and wine vendors, 40
liquor vendors, six package
stores and six wholesale liquor
stores. Licenses are due October
I.
Each Of the above applicants
was Tor a renewal of present Ii
cenSc. or for new business in
the permitted zone.
Louis Carbonell inquired of
City Manager Ellingson: "Why
isn't the colored WV. organi-
ration on this list?
Ellingson: They are not in the
permitted zone. The commission
would have % pass an ordinance
permitting the change"
Mayor Demeritt: "Have you
gotten any opposition from the
church people across the street,"
Ellingson: I'VE got an express
sion from some of the church
people and they didn't approve
or oppose this application"
Commissioner John Carbonell
asked City Attorney Lester: rs
u correct that the State doesn't
recognize distance from churches
or schools in the allowance or
disallowance of beer and wine
licenses"
Attorney Lester: The city has
no power to restrict the sale of
beer that is 90 be consumed off
the premises. but the city can,
by coming. restrict all other sales
~ beer. and in this matter. what
ever the city does. the State will
approve"