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Evening star., 1947-02-11
Sales Of Ice Cream
By Weight Assailed
As Hearings Open

The added cost and trouble OF
selling ice cream by weight would
force many retailers to abandon its
sale altogether, a special Commis-
sioners' committee was told today
This prediction Of drastic drop
off in the number of retailers han
ding ice cream came from Ring
gold Hart, general counsel for the
Washington Restaurant Association
as the Commissioners group opened
hearings on a proposed change from
the sale of ice cream from liquid
measure, as now practiced, to sale
by weight. - sss
Mr.. Hart was one of six spokes-
men for ice cream wholesalers and
retailers and labor who lined up
solidly against the proposed change
Prime factor in their opposition
the hearing developed, was the
assertion that sale of ice cream
by the pound would not guarantee
that the consumer got a fairer
break. ...
Those opposing the change testi-
fled that it was not reasonable to
expect soda dispensers to dish out
ice cream to the exact ounce with
out great deal of added time. They
also contended that the question OF
sanitation would be involved.
Labor Group Opposes Change.
Charles McClosky, representing the
Washington Central Labor Union
declared the group was vigorously
opposed to the change ON the basis
of a foreseen drop in pay resulting
from an anticipated added financial
burden to the manufacturers.
Ford E. Young, jr., general coun-
sci for the ice cream section of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, added that accounting ex-
penses incident to handling ice
cream by weight would be pro-
hibitive.
Others who testified in opposition
to the change included Robert j.
Wilson, executive secretary of the
Washington Restaurant Association;
Robert C. Hibben, executive secre-
tary of the International Association
of Ice Cream Manufacturers, and
Bernard Margolius of the National
Conference of Ice Cream Industries
Although considerable sentiment
in favor of the proposed change
has been evidenced by citizens asso-
Citations and other groups, the only
person to speak in favor OF it during
the morning session was Soterios
Nicholson of the Mid-City Citizens
Association. He said his associa-
ton has gone ON record in favor
of sale by weight.
Others to Testify.
Others were expected to testify
later In favor of the change.
The committee hearing the ques-
ton was headed by j. Thomas Ken
|nedy, District superintendent Of
weights, measures and markets. Its
other members were Ralph D. Quin.
ter. jr., assistant corporation counsel
and DR.. r. r. Ashworth, chief o1
the Health Departments food in.
spection division.
The hearing was an outgroWth OF
a report which the committee made
to the Commissioners last summer
lit recommended modifying existing
law to provide for the sale OF ice
cream by weight because. amons
other things, the present methoe
does not render protection to the
public against sales by short meas
ure." The Commissioners then di'
rected the committee to call thu
I.
Evening star., 1947-02-11
D. {. Representation
Action by Committee
RescheduIed Monday

The proposal to grant the District
national representation will be
considered again by the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee next Monday.
The measure failed to come to a
vote yesterday.
The committee, however, now has
before it two bills on the subject
instead of the one by Senator Cap
per, Republican. of Kansas-the
only one on the docket early yester-
day.
The second measure was dropped
in the Senate hopper yesterday
afternoon by Senator Magnuson,
Democrat, OF Washington. 1t is
aimed at the same kind of national
representation for the District as
the Capper measure, but includes
the same offer for the territories OF
Hawaii and Alaska.
Would Provide Two Senators.
Both measures provide for a con-
stitutional amendment to give
vote to residents of the District for
President, Vice President and men,
bers Of Congress. The Capper
amendment would authorize Con-
gress to provide simply for repre-
sentation from the District in both
the Senate and House. The Mag
nuson amendment would stipulate
that the District have two Senators,
and Representatives in the House on
the same population basis as that
provided for the States.
Senator Magnuson said his pro-
posal would in no way interfere
with the pending applications OF
the territories for Statehood.
Some members of the Senate Ju-
dietary committee are known to
feel, however, that the Magnuson
resolution has complicated the situ-
alton so. far as the District is con-
cerned.
Both Senator Capper and Senator
Magnuson have been invited to
make statements to the judiciary
Committee Monday.
Portal Pay May Conflict.
Chairman Wiley of the Judiciary
Committee announced the commit
tee would take up both measures
at the meeting. He said he had in
formed members of the unit to be
prepared to vote on the Capper
measure but added that both resc-
lutions would be under considera-
ton.
Action on the national represen-
tation issue next Monday may be
jeopardized further by national
portal-to-portal legislation. Chair
man Wiley has insisted that the
Judiciary subcommittee which has
been holding hearings for some time
on the controversial portal-to-portal
legislation have a report for the
full committee in time for action
Monday.
The committee had planned to
come to a. vote yesterday morning
at its regular session behind closed
doors. Senator Capper presented a
strong plea for favorable report
to the Senate on his measure but
lack of a quorum forced postpone
ment of vote.
Evening star., 1947-02-11
District Man Held
In FutuI Shooting

Baxter Griffin, AZ, colored, Of the
1900 block of Eighth street NV, was
held for the grand jury yesterday
afternoon in connection with the
fatal shooting Of Lee Hunter, n, COLI
ored, Of I718 Ninth street NV, Sat-
urday night.
Police said Mr.. Hunter was shot
during an argument.
Evening star., 1947-02-11
Polish Club to Meet

Jan Ciechanowski, former Polish
Ambassador to the United States,
will review his book, Defeat in Vic
tory" before a meeting of the Polish
Club of Washington, Group 848, at
S:15 pm, tomorrow in the Stans-
bury Lodge. 5832 Georgia avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Tract Sought by Vepco
Valued Up 10 $4,000

The 225-foot right-of way sought
by the Virginia Electric Power Co.
for its Fairfax County high-voltage
line was variously valued yesterday
at from $4,000 to $4,000 by wit
nesses in the condemnation suit. .
Testimony yesterday in Fairfax
Circuit Court covered the 1,300-acre
Childs tract, one of II over which
the proposed 17-mile line would pass
in its route from the head Of
Occoquan Greek to Idylwood near
Falls Church.
Witnesses representing both sides
in the condemnation proceedings
again will be heard at 10 am. to-
morrow before five special commits
sioners and Judge Paul Brown.
Yesterdays witnesses for the land
owners pointed to the alleged DAM
age to nearby property If the line
is constructed. Witnesses included
Ashton C. Jones, jr.; Guy N. Church.
George T. Reeves and Edward G.
Gibbs, real estate men; Joseph
Berry, Fairfax County surveyor, and
Thomas ]. Stockton, county plan
ming engineer.
Court attaches said the hearings
probably will extend many days,
although only four days were al
lotted originally for them on the
court docket.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Queen Anne's Lawmaker
Named 10 Roads Body
By the Assoeioted Press

=. ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 27.-Gov. Lane
today announced appointment of
Senator Joseph M. George, Demo-
crat, of Queen Annes County. to
succeed P. Watson Webb of Cam
bridge as member of the State
Roads Commission.
The Governor said several months
ago that MIR. Webb had informed
him of his desire to retire from the
post, but at Gov. Lanes request he
withheld his resignation pending
completion of the basic plans for
the new SITS 100000 State highway
program.
Senator George, who is SO, lives
at Sudlersville, where he operates
one of the largest grain and feed
business on the Eastern Shore.
Gov. Lane said Senator George
had made a study of the highway
systems of the country over period
of years and in the 1947 session OF
the General Assembly was instru-
mental in the adoption of the new
scale of truck license fees which in
creased the revenues of the State
Roads Commission by approximate
ly $3.000,000"
Senator George was journal clerk
of the State Senate from 1908 until
1920. He became a member of the
Queen Annes County Board of Com
missioners in 1884. After re-elec-
ton for a second term as commits
sioner, he was elected in 1912 to the
State Senate and reelected to that
Office in 1916 without opposition.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Lane Picks Committee
On Negro Education
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 27.-Gov. Lane
of Maryland, chairman OF the
Southern Conference of Governors.
appointed last night an Education
Committee whose chief duty will be
tackling the problem of higher edu-
cation for Negroes in the South.
Gov. Caldwell of Florida was
named chairman of the group.
Others appointed were Cows.
Laney of Arkansas, Thompson OF
Georgia, Tuck of Virginia and Nc
Cord of Tennessee.
Gov. Lane, who was chosen to
head the conference which met at
AsheVille, N. c., last month, had
proposed interstate cooperation as
the answer to the problem OF higher
education for Negroes.
Because Southern State laws re-
quire that Negroes be given equal
educational opportunities, they are
frequently sent to Northern insti-
tutions for college or post graduate
work because of the few schools
open to them under the system OF
segregation.
According to Gov. Lanes sugges-
ton, the States would get together
to build graduate schools for Ne
groes to serve particular areas and
offer curricula equal to those OF
Southern schools for white stu
dents,
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Falls Church Will Change
To Dial Phones Sunday

The Greater Falls Church area
will change to dial telephone serv-
ice at midnight Saturday, when the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. of Virginia places in operation
a dial system costing more than
s1,OOO,OoO
In addition to the erection of a
new s63O,oO0 building the project
required extensive re-arrangement
Of outside plant and cable facilities
costing s325,000.
The company has issued new
dial directory for Falls Church and
vicinity which subscribers will use
for calls to Administer, Daleview
Falls Church and Kenmore.
The only. new exchange to be
added Is Kenmore. which serves
that part of Arlington County
which was formerly in the Falls
Church exchange.
The first call over the new dia
system will be made Saturday al
midnight by Mayor Fenner S. Hazel
grove of Falls Church to Capt. Johr
Bethune, chairman Of the Fairfa,
County. Public Utilities Commission
and former Mayor Of Falls Church
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Johns Says He Approved
Statement on 10 Morgan

Brooke Johns, president of the
Montgomery Board of Commission
ers, said yesterday he approved is
suance of statement two months
ago accusing 10 v, Morgan of "dila-
tory service" as Civil Service Com
missioner.
M. Johns and the four other
board members testified before a
notary public in Rockville. The
statement was given reporters oy
County Supervisor Irving G. McNayr
the day after the commissioners
cut Mr.. Morgan's salary from $4,000
to 81 200 a year. The commissioners
were subpeonaed to appear before
the notary by Mr.. Morgan's at
torney.
Describing the statement as a
masterpiece Mr.. Johns testified
he had seen it before its release and
had approved of its issuance.
Commissioners Charles H. Jami-
son, George C. (Ace) Esworthy and
Wesley I. Sauter said they knew
nothing of the statement and had
never seen it until it was published
in the newspapers. Commissioner
Oliver w. Youngblood testified he
knew some" statement was being
prepared but knew nothing OF its
contents.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Arlington PTA Hears
Plea for European Aid

A prediction that $4,000 children
will, .starve in Europe and Asia
this year unless we feed them was
voiced last night at meeting of
the Arlington County Council OF
Parent Teacher Associations.
Asserting that American help is
vitally necessary, the Rev. Alvin C.
Goddard of Rome, N Y, lecturer
observer for the Committee on Edu-
cation and Information for the
United Nations. declared, Its up to
us" to supply the food.
Speaking on "World Understand
ings," DR.. Goddard urged all ma
tions to learn to get along to-
gether." He also criticized the press
for some of its accounts concerning
Russian activities in the U. N.
Whenever the Russian delegation
does not cooperate with other
members of the u N. Dr. Goddard
declared, banner headlines are given
the stories. When they do, how
ever. the accounts are not given the
same publicity, he charged.
DR.. Goddard, who addressed near
ly 100 persons in the Thomas JEFF
ferson Junior High School, said he
did not blame Russians for being
suspicious of the rest of the world.
Harry C. Cook, council president
conducted the meeting.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
500 Workers in Maryland
Laid Off in Last Week
By the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 27-Nine Mary
land firms laid off 800 workers tenn
porarily last week in a period in
which the State paid out 6,136 un-
employment compensation checks
totaling $107,702.
In letter to Gov. Lane, Russell
s. Davis, chairman Of the Depart
ment of Employment Security, re-
ported the county offices issued g.
800 checks totaling $4o,009 and the
Baltimore Office, 1882 checks total
ing $59,762
Out-of-State claimants received
1914 checks totaling 1881. Veterans
ir~the counties received 1851 checks
totaling $38,94S and in Baltimore,
1859 checks totaling s33,518 In read
justment allowances.
Eighty-two claims totaling $8,l2i
were continued in the separate group
of self-employed veterans and for
mer War Shipping Administration
employees received 1872 checks total
ing $3,478. The State reserve fund
at the end Of the week was $122''
o76,887. =.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
.614 Glenn Martin Ballots
To Be Probed by NLRB
BY .he Asseeiotsd Press

The National Labor Relations
Board yesterday directed its Balti-
more regional director to investigate
issues underlying objections and
challenges to 614 ballots in a COL
lective bargaining election at the
Glenn L. Martin Co. plant.
The election took place August 81,
the day before the Taft-Hartley
Act went into effect. The Inter
national Association of Machinists,
independent. received 1916 votes.
The CIO-United Auto Workers re-
ceived 2,729 votes. Another 965
workers favored neither union.
The board said that the chal-
lenged ballots included those OF
workers who had been laid off and
challenges by the employer and
the UAW, which formerly had the
bargaining rights.
The ballots at first were i'm
pounded because neither union hao
complied with the Taft-Hartley Act
provisions requiring officers to sigr
non Communist affidavits. The
company on August rs had asked
/ the board to dismiss the election or
grounds that neither union received
the majority of the ballots cast ane
that neither had submitted the non.
Communist oaths.
Both unions since have filed the
required papers.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Falls Church Citizens
Complain Of Delay on
Broad Street Project

Citizens of Falls Church, Va, were
wondering today If the widening OF
West Broad street, over which there
has been considerable controversy
in the past several years, will ever
be completed.
Complaints are coming into the
town hall from citizens who point
out that the contract for widening
the street is several months past its
expiration date.
An examination OF the road
shows, according to the State High
way Department, that the project
is only about 80 per cent complete
and the State has no real idea of
when the heavily travelled artery,
part of the Leesburg pike, will be
finished.
w. P. Philip, resident engineer
for the Virginia State Highway De-
partment, disclosed that the original
contract awarded early last spring
to B. w. jackson of Richmond, Va,
called for completion of the project
by November Is. Shortages of ma
terials and labor, the contractor
says, have materially slowed the
project.
The State is concerned about the
completion Of the project and has
consulted with the bonding firm
the Seaboard Surely Co. OF New
York, about requiring this company
to complete the project in case the
present contractor is financially
unable to do so, Mr.. Philip said.
Although the State Highway De-
partment has set January l as the
probable completion date, Mr.
Philip said that he has mo real
idea when the job will be finished.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
.0aths in Open Court
Ordered for All New
Officers in Arlington

All newly elected State and county
officers in Arlington must take their
oaths of Office in open court in the
future, Court Clerk H. Bruce Green
said yesterday.
In the past, the clerk said, some
officers have been administered the
oath in open court, but the majority
have taken it in the clerks office.
The law requires that the oath be
sworn to any time prior to the effec-
tive date of the term to which the
officeholder is elected.
The expression open court may
also include the judges chambers,
Mr.. Green said.
To date only one of the IA persons
elected November 4 has taken the
oath. That one is Mrs Florence
Cannon. elected to the County
Board. Those who still must take
the oath include Charles R. Fen
wick, State Senator elect; j. May
nard Magruder and George Damn,
members of the House of Delegates;
Harry K Green, commissioner of
revenue; Elwood Clements, sheriff:
John Locke Green, treasurer; Den
man T. Rucker, commonwealth at
torney- elect. and Hugh Reid, trial
Sd
Also r. Freeland Chew, County
Board, and the FIVE members of'the
new School, Board-Mrs. Elizabeth
Campbell, Barnard Joy, Colin C.
o. Glenn Stahl and
Curtis E. Tuthill.
In addition, Alfred E. Frisbie, who
was named yesterday to fill the va
cancy on the County Board left by
the death November 3 of Leo c..
Lloyd, must take the oath.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Contract Signed for Care
'0f Alexandria S Indecent

The Alexandria Hospital Board Of
Directors last night approved con-
tract with the City Of Alexandria
for the care Of INDECENT patients.
Under its terms. the city will pay
the hospital at the daily rate OF
1881 for indigents whose hospitali-
zation is approved by the Welfare
Department, and 81 a day for each
acceptable emergency case treated
Total annual payments for emerg-
ency cases will not exceed $4,000.
The contract Is retroactive to last
January /, when the former agree
ment expired.
The hospital will require Fairfax
and Prince Williams Counties to pay
"the cost or billing, whichever Is
less" for their welfare patients.
David Haddock, vice president OF
the hospital board, said administra-
tive reforms suggested after a re-
cent survey we're discussed at the
meeting last night and will be con-
sidered more fully next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Meeting Called
|0n Alexandria
Housing Sale
Foley and City Heads
To Discuss Possible
| Purchase Wednesday

Raymond NJ Foley, administrator
of the Housing and Home Finance
Agency. plans to meet with Alexan-
dria city officials next Wednesday
to discuss disposition of two war
housing projects in Alexandria
A housing agency spokesman said
yesterday Mr.. Foley and other hous-
ing officials had requested next
Wednesdays meeting with the Alex
andria city manager land all others
concerned to go over the whole
proposition in connection with dis
position of Cameron Valley and
Chinquapin Village
It is the hope of the housing
agency that some definite decision
can be reached on Wednesday. the
spokesman declared.
Tentative Decision Seen.
The Alexandria City Council
Tuesday night decided to attend the
meeting in force so they would be
in a position to decide tentatively
on any proposals. They had not
been informed at that time, how
ever, that the meeting had been
called for next week. City Manager
Nicholas A. Colasanto said yester-
day he had not received commu-
nication from the housing agency
informing him of any meeting.
If the city takes over the two
housing projects, it is understood
they will be used as low-cost hous-
ing for veterans. Veterans groups
are known to be supporting this
move.
Army authorities, however, want
to retain large number of units in
Cameron Valley and Navy authori-
ties want to continue to be able to
house naval ordnance plant work.
ers at Chinquapin Village, accord
ing to housing agency officials. Fort
Belvoir workers are housed at
Cameron Valley.
May Go to Private Owners.
In the event the two developments
are purchased by the city as low
income housing, this might preclude
their use by some Army and Navy
workers not considered in the low
income bracket, it was pointed out.
Federal housing officials explained
that, in the event Alexandria decide
against purchase of the project, they
probably will be sold to private
owners.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Better Government
League Criticizes
Frisbie Appointment

The Arlington Better Government
League today protested Judge Wal
ter T. McCarthy's appointment of
Alfred E. Frisbie to fill vacancy
on the Arlington County Board, and
simultaneously called for curb on
the political and nonjudicial pow
ers" of circuit courts.
The leagGe declared that T. Oscar
Smith was "the peoples c1oice." Mr.
Smith, who received the leagues in
dorsement in the recent campaign,
ran tL.ird among nine candidates for
two seats on the County Board.
In statement adopted last night
and released for publication today
the league asserted that Mr.. Frisbie
elec5ioneerad at the polls for the
rival Greater Arlington Association
in supposedly nonpartisan" elec-
ton. Mr.. Frisbie IS member OF
the Arlington Executive Committee
Judge Mccarthy declined to COM
menG on the leagues statement
which reads N part:
Appointment of Mr.. Albert Fris.
bic, member of the Democratic
Executive Committee who handed
out literature at the polls for the
Greater Arlington Association il
the supposedly non-partisan cleo
ton for County Board and Schoo
Board members to ti1e~vacancy on tn
County Board, is another example @
the exercise of the vast political ant
nom judicial powers of our circui
Judge with apparent disregard o
the election.
THE league believes that th'
exercise of political and non-judi
cial powers by judges contravene
the basic principles of American
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of legisla
tive, executive and judicial branche
of Government. Laws placing sucl
powers in the hands of Judge!
should be amended so as to restor,
the right of self-government to th'
poor2o
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Theft Suspects Caught
with 300-Pound Safe
After 3-MiIe Chase

A three-mile chase by Montgom-
cry County police ended early today
near Ashton, Md, in the capture of
two suspected safe thieves before a
30O-pound safe, which police said
was in their car, had been opened.
The suspects, both colored, were
seized in, a field after they had
jumped from their automobile and
fed about 200 yards on foot, ac-
cording to Pvts. Alton Duvall and
James Ebbess, who seized them.
A search of the car disclosed the
unopened safe, which police report
ed was stolen last night from a
beauty salon at 140l Columbia road
NV. Police said the automobile
also had been reported stolen from
the vicinityrof the safe robbery.
The chase started at the Ashton
intersection, where the two police
men, while routinely checking stores
in the community, saw the suspects
acting suspiciously, police said.
Headed toward Brinklow, Nd, the
car finally swerved off the road and
nearly overturned before coming to
a halt, Policeman Duvall said.
The two men, who were held for
investigation, were turned over to
the Detective Bureau at Silver
Spring for questioning, the police
man added.