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Evening star., 1947-05-12
Arlington Volunteers
|0pen Drive 10 Collect
$4,000 for Hospital

Nearly 1900 volunteer workers be-
gan calling on business establish
Iments and private residences today
as the Arlington Hospital opened
Its drive for SAT ,000.,
AS part of its dual celebration of
National Hospital Day, the hospital
will hold open house from 2 to 4
o'clock this afternoon
The funds are needed chiefly for
new equipment and improvements,
according to Thomas w. Phillips,
campaign chairman.
There is pressing need, he ex-
planned, 'for new surgical instru-
ments, equipment for the patient
rooms and laboratory, linens and q
large four r-roll flatwork ironer for
the laundry Although the hospital
interior is being redecorated with
funds from the 1916 drive, the OUT
side hasn't been painted since it
was built in 1874 New screens are
needed. Replacement and repair Of
the hospitars wartime plumbing fix
lures are other important require
ments. A running deficit. such
as is being faced by hospitals all
over the country, Is the result Of
| the Arlington Hospitals policy Of
accepting all patients, regardless
Of ability to pay.
Residential chairman for the cam
paign is Mrs. Karl II. York, lib E.
Greenway Boulevard, Falls Church.
Head of the special gifts division Is
John E. DeLashmutt, AIS North
Rock Spring Road. John c. Mob
berley. 1905 5th street North, is in
charge OF publicity. and Mrs. Cecil
Davis. 121 South Fenwick street, is
leader OF the Emergency Committee.
In charge of accounting for the
drive is Alvin T. Coppage. $40 North
Oakland street, and Mrs. Mae E.
Jacobs, 1908 North Garfield street,
| is responsible for supplies.
John F. Phelan, who directed the
1916 Campaign, heads this years
drive and again will be assisted by
Mrs. Dorothy o. Lake.
District chairmen are:
Joseph C. Mcclellan. COL Twenty
first street south, District A; Mrs
/ Charles A. Bronson, 5000 Ninth
street South, District B; Mrs. A. g.
lBillingsley, 3222 North pershing
drive, District G.
/ Also, s1rs. Roy II. Ewers, 1901
Thirteenth street North, District D;
/ Arthur Keene, 3632 Lee highway
District e: Mrs. Guy A. Ramsdell,
1913 North washington boulevard
District r, Mrs. George r. Walz
I5214 Twenty-fifth place North. Dis.
/ trict q.
/ Also, Mrs. Hugh Reid, 320l
Twenty third street North. Dis.
itrict H, and Mrs. Morrison Smith
474O Twenty fifth street North
District X. s
i Mrs. Albert A. Alexander, 100 Hill.
wood avenue. Is In charge Of Fall
iChurch solicitations and Mrs. Mar.
| Hicks, 1914 Lee highway, is chair
man of the Negro district.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
GreenbeIt Expects Showdown
I oniqht on Managers Custer

A spokesman reported there was
nothing PERSONAL against Mr. Cob
bel except that the town perferred
q manager with engineering
ability .'As sHssts $50
Mr.. Gobbel, whose annual salary
of Sc, ,200 lis paid by the town, has
held the pos, Tor three years. Until
last June, he served also as COM
munity manager Of the town for the
Federal Public Housing Ad1ministra-
tion, post now held by Charles
Cormack.
He resigned from the. latter post
following dispute with Oliver G.
Winston, director Of the FPHA's
general field Office.
Mr.. Gobbel could not be reached
for comment, but spokesmen for the
Council said he would appear before
town officials tonight to answer the
resignation request.
Evening star., 1947-05-12

A showdown on move to oust
Town Manager James T. Gobbel is
expected tonight at meeting OF
the Greenbelt Town Council.
The five members Of the Council
including Mayor George F Bauer,
are reported divided. In their opin-
ions on q proposed attempt to oust
Mr.. Gobbel.
The Mayor, 1t was disclosed, re-
uuested the resignation OF Mr.. Cob
bel several weeks ago for failure
to cooperate with the Town
Council"
Mayor Bauer is supported by
Councilman John A. Cain, while an
other Council member, Allen D.
Morrison, has announced ne VIII
fight the attempted custer. Two
other councilmen, Joseph L. Rogers
and Paul Dunbar, refused to COM
tment on the subject until tonights
meeting.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
williamsburg to Receive
Old Wedqwood Plate
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, May IA
John Hamilton Wedgwood, tenth
generation descendant of Josiah
Wedgwood, founder of the British
China Manufacturing Co., will pre-
sent a Queens Ware dinner plate
made Tor the Empress Catherine OF
Russia in ITO to Colonial Williams
burg Friday. @
Vernon M. Geddy, executive vice
president of the organization restor-
ing this 18th century town, will re-
ceive the plate-one of the earliest
pieces of Wedgwood china.
The plate was found in Bermuda
recently and its mate rests in the
Wedgwood Museum in England
Eventually it will be reproduced and
incorporated in the craft program
of Colonial Williamsburg.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Doctors Protest
Public
Serum Clinics
All Of Montgomery
Immunizotion Center.
Muy Be Closed

A protest by Montgomery County
doctors against a county clinic which
immunized persons against Rocky
Mountain spotted fever probably
means the end OF all public immun-
ization against other diseases, Dr..
v. L. Ellicott, County health officer,
declared today.
Although DR.. Ellicott was reluc-
tant to discuss the subject, he indi-
Gated the doctors felt that clinics
Of this nature were enroaching upon
their private practice.
There will be no more clinics to
administer the anti-tick serum, or
immunization against any other dis
ease unless actual epidemics occur,
DR.. Ellicott said. The county has
just completed immunizing 10 Ken
sington residents against spotted
fever. The doctors protest was
lodged on completion Of the clinic.
No Formal Society Action.
DR.. u. D. Nourse, Gaithersburg,
president of the Montgomery County
Medical Society, said today there
was some objection In the
lower end OF the county" but no
formal action by the society. He
said DR.. Ellicott circularized county
physicians as to their feeling on the
matter. He said he did not know
the results Of the poll.
Dr.. Nourse said some physicians
in the lower-end Of the county felt
the administration of Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever vaccine rather
interfered with their private prac-
tice."
ell declared the program was "all
right" in the upper end OF the county
where there is a "dearth of phys
icia,' and that there was no objec-
ton to the health departments
immunization program as "a temp
orary thing"
Ticks Abundant This Year.
The health officer was reluctant
to say whether the banning of tick
fever clinics would mean that more
people might be in danger of con-
tracing tick fever this season.
Reports from people who have
gone picnicing, fishing, hiking or
worked in the fields this season,
in nearby Maryland and Virginia,
indicate there is an abundance Of
ticks this year.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Anti-SoIes Tox Petition
Circulated in Salisbury
BY The Assoeiosed Press

SALISBURY, Nd, May i2.-A-
fred T. Truitt. secretary of the
Chamber OF Commerce here. said
today he was attempting to get
1000 signatures on petition circu-
lated by the Maryland Economic
Council, Inc, asking suspension OF
the State sales tax.
He said 5000 names are needed
by June /, and another 5000 by
July /, to bring court consideration
Of d referendum On the tax bin.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Library Group to Meet
AT Silver Spring Monday

The annual meeting of the Silver
Spring Public Library Association
will be held at pm. next Monday
at the library in Jesup Blair Com
munity House.
L Mrs. william Dahl, Mrs. Arthur E.
Stack and Hugh Buckingham have
been nominated for reelection to
the Board of Trustees for 3-year
terms. Mrs. Dahl is vice president
and Mr.. Buckingham is treasurer
of the board.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
State Junior Chamber
|InstaIIs Alexandra
Man as President

Joseph H. Saunders, jr.. 915 South
Washington street, Alexandria, an
architect, was installed as president
of the Virginia State Junior Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday as the
Organization concluded its two-day
convention at Roanoke.
He succeeds Gustave Snyder, jr.,
Norfolk, who was elected national
director for Virginia.
The chamber recommended a
continuation of present tax sched-
ules at its closing session yesterday,
the Associated Press reported. but
urged a reduction in Federal ex-
penditures consistent with the ma
tional security and welfare"
In recommending no cut in Fed
eral taxes at the present time, the
chamber preferred accumulation oi
a surplus to reduce the national
debt. The convention voted down
a resolution which recommended
the lowering of the voting age from
81 to 18 years.
Award Goes to Bristol.
Bristol was awarded the Geissen.
bier Award as the outstanding loca
organization last year. Danville
was selected second best and Roa-
noke third. The trophy has beer
held by Roanoke.
Other awards were as follows:
Best single project-Class "a" first
Richmond for Veterans Housing
second, Peninsula for Air Week, ane
third, Bristol for yearbook. Clas.
3D." first, South Boston for housing
project; second, Winchester for or.
ganization of community chest, ane
third, South Boston for organization
Of retail merchants association.
Best sustained project-Class "A,
first, Danville for get-out-the vote
second, Peninsula for institute o
public affairs, and third, Bristol fol
sports and recreation. Glass "B,
Winchester for town hall meeting.
Alexandria Wins Award.
Best extension Work-First, Alex
andria; second, Winchester.
Best printed publication-Firs
Danville. for Jaycee Record; second
Winchester, for Splinters.
Best imprinted publication-First
Bristol, for Jaycee Chatter: second
Richmond, for the Jaycee News Let
ter. and third, Alexandria, for tn
Jaycee Bulletin.
Best Safety project-First, Bris
tol, for fire prevention; second, Dan
willie, for fire prevention week, ant
third, Winchester, for promotion o
sefety council.
Civic Betterment-First, Richmon,
lfor veterans housing project; sec
ond. South Boston for housin,
project, and third, Bristol for Twin
Teen Tavern.
/ Other resolutions adopted by tn
convention included:
Commended all individuals an,
organizations in the fields Of Gov
Iernment, business and labor VIII
are striving to reduce prices an
pledged the organizations effort
to achieve stable economy base,
lon fair prices, fair wages and ful
production.
Praised Gov. Tuck for his ap
pointment Of committee to stud
governmental reorganization in Vir
,ginia. The convention also urge
abolition of the poll tax "at tn
earliest practicable time"
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Nelson Johnson 10 Speak
In China Fund Campaign

Nelson r. Johnson, secretary gen
eral of the Far Eastern Commission,
will speak at the current campaign
of the United Services to China at
a meeting Of the Alexandria Rotary
Club at 1880 pm. tomorrow at the
George Mason Hotel, The campaign s
purpose is to raise funds for the
support of American health, welfare
and education projects in China.
Stanly K. Hornbeck, former AM
bassador to the Netherlands, also
will discuss the campaign at meet
ing OF the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda
at noon tomorrow at the Brooke Tea
House, North Chevy Chase Circle.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Iakoma Library Drives
For $4,000 10 Pay Debt

The Takoma Park Md.) Library.
Inc, today began membership
drive to wipe out a $4,000 indebted
ness on the building and provide
S. 900 for expansion.
Designated as the Founders Day
Drive the campaign viii close May
IS with a tea at the library, 8
Sherman avenue. That date marks
the day the library was founded in
1885.
A goal of 1000 members has been
Evening star., 1947-05-12
GIenmont to Examine
Children Wednesday

Physical examinations and en-
rollment Of all kindergarten and
first grade children in the Glenmons
fMd.) area who will enter school In
September will be held from 8 to
1880 am. Wednesday at Glenmont
School.
Parents are requested to bring
their children's birth certificates
Children must be 5 years OF age on
or before November 80 to enter kin-
dergarten and years old on or be-
fore November 80 to enter the frst
grade.
Evening star., 1947-05-12

ton. George r. Grove.
A native of Shenandoah County,
Virginia, Mr.. Grove served during
the last war as chief of the Military
Law Section, Officers Candidate
School, Miami Beach, and later
served in the judge advocates de-
|partment at Gulfport Field, Miss
He Is married and lives at CO.
lonial Village in Arlington.
Col. Lewis I. Held. Richmond, was
named president of the association.
Other officers include: 1t. Col. B.
IA. Foster, Arlington, senior vice
president; 1t. Comdr. Arthur Koch
Farmville. chaplain; Col H. P. Good
|loe, Charlottesville, historian, Col
George B. West, Norfolk. surgeon
and 1t. Col. Joseph G. Smith. Alex
andria, national councilman. !.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Davis to TuIk in Bethesda
On Stute LEGISLATION

How legislation passed by the 1947
Maryland Assembly will affect
Montgomery County will be dis
cussed by State Senator Roy Tasco
Davis at forum In the Bethesda
Elementary School at 8 pm. May 81.
Sponsored by the Montgomery
County Republican Women's Clubs.
the forum is open to the public.
Evening star., 1947-05-12

OmcerS ASSocl-
alton at a meet
ing here.
Mr.. Grove en-
listed in the
Navy in World
w ar I an d
served as a cap
tain in t h e
Army Air Forces
in World War II.
He was the first
commander OF
the Gen. Billy
Mitchell P ost.
| American Le-
! gion, in Airing
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Uncle Sam Says

This is q good story and Its about
you. pop. The chapter I am read
ing Is entitled Security" It tells
about your Payroll Savings, the easy,
automatic way you are building up .
comfortable nestesg for the future
of yourself and your family. Best
part OF all, pop. Is the fact that mil-
lions Of my nieces and nephews
have the same important place in
this story Of . happy future - your
self. They. too, are buying United
states Savings Bonds regularly
United States Treasl1g \ Department.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
|WeIfure Chupter to Meet

The Alexandria chapter Of the
Southern Conference for Human
welfare Win meet In the YWCA,
| 602 Cameron street, at 8 pm. to-
morrow. Moss Plunkett. Roanoke
attorney who was suberrlatorial
candidate ii last years election
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Conference to Discuss
Virqiniu Social Program
A. A.. A,.ee;o,ed Pres,

ROANOKE. Va, May IL Viz
sinia,s enlarged social program" will
be the theme of the annual meet
ing Of the Virginia Conference OF
Social Work to be held here May
1924.
Fourteen Institutes are scheduled
on Nav a. before the formal OPEN
ing session that night.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Irode Rourd TO Meet

Donald C. Barnhart OF the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton will speak at q dinner meeting
of the Silver Spring Board Of Trade
at pm. wednesday at the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Evening star., 1947-05-12

ARLINGTON HIGHWAY DEvELOPMENT-Double broken lines
proposed divided highways for which
Highway Department will begin acquiring rights of
way 80 to go days Gebe road will be fourane with
4oot center dividing strip and special traffic channels at major
intersections It will be built the existing two-ane route
Much Of Fairfax drive follows the old Arlington Fairfax Rail-
way roadbed and some VIII be over existing streetA
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Arlington Group Calls
Proponents Of Elected
School Board Selfish

4.sT Two Arlington County organize
stions, Hidely split on @taae Issue sot
now members of the school board
shall he named, echarged selfish
purposes and use of machine polt
tics" as the school board fight iI12
tensified today.
Whether the board shall continue
to be named, as at present, by the
School Trustee ELECTORAL Board
appointed by the Circuit Court
Judge, selected by direct election or
through County Board appointment,
will be decided May u in a special
referendum.
Advocates of the present system
who recently formed the greater
Arlington Association, yesterday
termed the proposed changes q
grave threat" to continued demo-
cratic education. The Arlington Bet
ter Government League, proponents
of the change. charged partisan
politics" In the present selection
system.
IS
Charles o. Pratt, president OF tn,
association, announced concerted
campaign to defeat forces advoca'
ting direct election or County Boart
appointment of the school boart
members, who serve without pay. 1
The organization, with headquar'
tiers at 28l8 North Washington boul
evard, viii do everything in 1T
power" to inform county residents
LOT the situation from now until tn.
matter is voted on, Mr.. Pratt said
1--WE sincerely believe the leader
of this synthetic movement are mo
tiyated by singularly selfish pur
poses, not by concern over the con
tinued progress Of the school sys
tenn" Mr.. Pratt declared. He salt
the Citizens Committee for Schoo
improvements, proponents OF direc
election of school board members
has hurled q needless challenge a.
"uninformed" Arlington residents.
eve cannot subscribe to forcin
the type of respected and qualifie,
|citizens now on the school board t
|get out and make political cam
|paign for the opportunity OF servinI
the best interests Of Arlington" Mi
Pratt said.
Always Democrats.
Harley M. Williams. chairman o
the league, said today Mr.. Pratt,
statement that there are no polite
lin the present method OF choosing
1.-The County School Board" Is jus
1.-THE reverse of the truth"
"While the judges of the Circui
Court are theoretically elected by tn
State Assembly. they are alway
nominees OF the Democratic caucu
since the Republican members Of tn
State Legislature have always beel
| in the minority Mr.. Williams sale
| I'm addition to being involved Il
partisan politics" Mr.. Williams con
ltinued, "the present selection system
also is involved in factional politics
la well-knoWn State wide politica
tiIldCillllC CUAlb1OAo q Ail0JOAApt "a va
Democratic members OF the assembl
and the circuit judges are actuau
hand picked by the machine.
The statement that the move +
replace the present system starte'
|only q year ago when the Citizen.
COMMITTEE for School improvement
attempted to replace one member 9
the board also is untrue" Mr.. VII
Ihans said. For at least IS year
there have been attempts to chang
1she present system in Arlingto
County
| Meanwhile, the Arlington Ridg
Civic Association announced 1t
support Of the plan for direct elec
4 tion Of school board members.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Arlington Lawyer Gets
Reserve Officer Post
Special pi.pe,eh 10 The sses

RICHMOND, May H. George
|P. Grove, Arlington attorney, has
been named Judge advocate of the
Virginia Department of the Reserve
Evening star., 1947-05-12

hospital medical dental Sc sen0o @
Bridge The Hilltop university @ ~ @
athletic fields CO. complete the facilities IN TINS ar
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
Swollen Dollar
Hospital Problem

George Stanley, Great Falls
architect, meeting with the coun-
ty commissioners last we e k,
agreed to submit a new estimate
of cost Of the new County mem
orial hospital at Cut Bank, which
voters overwhelmingly favored
at an election last fall.
With building costs having
risen considerably since the ell
ection, the $16O, 1000 proposed for
the improvement and equipment,
will be insufficient on the basis
of present costs, the commissers
lamented.
Under the circumstances, the
commissioners must squeeze the
swollen dollar to a size that will
buy something somewhere near
what the voters thought they
were ordering.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
School Age Boys,
Girls To Get Bounty
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
last Sunday, it seems as though
this community has much more
than it's share of the scavengers,
and by unanimous agreement of
those present it was decided to
return their prizes to the Clubs
general fund and put an all-out
effort into making the bounty
something worthwhile for the
younger set to work on.
We hope that we have accom-
plished that, and that those con-
nected with various groups of
youngsters, such as the Board
ing School and the Scouts or the
All Fair will bring this to their
attention and help make a sue
cessful campaign against these
predators.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
.Selective Service
'Omce Closed

Go up to the top floor of the
court house today to that little
office where the selective service
board used to hold forth, and you
will find a sign on the door read
ing, court reporter"
1t is as if the registration of
1882 men aged 18 to As and 1, 015
between 45 and 65 had all been a
dream, but to Shirley Proefrock,
the boards clerk, it as no
dream. Nor was it a dream to
the men on the board who
made the decisions.
A December inventory showed
that men in the service from this
county totaled 1,043. Those in the
reserve or still serving in the
armed forces are 167. Honorably
discharged were S24. Twenty-Five
died in service.
Serving on the board when the
office closed were F. A. Daley,
chairman, w. C. Linder, R. E.
Johnson, X. D. Pardee, Joseph
W. Brown and C. E. Frisbee,
government appeal agent. .-Pion-
eer Press.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
Events In Brief.

Mrs. Percy Nash is home from
a visit with relatives in Everett,
Wash. During her stay she en-
joyed trips to Bellingham and
other Puget Sound points.
House for sale, 36 by 20; seven
miles from Blackfoot. See Edw.
R. Colbert. 10-2p.
Meade Swingley, formerly of
Browning, has been employed as
guard and clerk in the district
rangers Office at Helena. Pre-
viously he was employed in the
war assets administration office.
He is an army veteran.
Mrs. Stanley DeVicq of Ed
monton is here visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs. Robert SERVER, arriv-
ing at Cut Bank by plane last
Saturday.
The Lloyd Berg family this
week moved to Waller, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Berg having purchased the
Farmers Machinery Company
there, His interest in the Potter
Market has been purchased by
his partner, Rapley, and Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webber, who
several weeks ago moved here
from Stanford, have purchased
the old Paul place near Brown
ing. Mrs. Webber left here q
years ago and had been making
her home at Stanford since then.
Mr.. Webber, who moved there
from the east 80 years ago, is
pleased with this locality.
For sale-registered Hereford
bull. Pansy Cavanagh, T r. b a
Office.
Information is that Mrs. L. P.
Ebert of Cut Bank was awarded
the $3.50 boat, trailer and motor
ramed by the Cut Bank Chamber
of Commerce.
For sale-Registered Polled
Hereford bulls; Is to c h hoos G
from: $3.50 each. Ryan ranch,
nine miles west of Waller. 7-3tp.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
FLY ChicIe

Most of the worlds chicle, chew"
ing gum base, comes from the wild
forests of Ell Peten, northern Guate-
mala. Chicleros collect it and deliv-
er it by mule-back to one of the
many tiny airports that have been
carved in the jungle. Small planes
pick it up and fly it out to Flores,
then to Puerto Barrios on the
Caribbean coast in one-tenth of the
time and at one-third Of the cost OF
ground transport.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
Methodist Church
(BrOWning)

(Browning)
1000 a. m. S u n d a y Church
School, Roland Holland, Supt.
(The school closes with this
Sunday, for the summer)
HOO a. m. Morning Public
Worship with preaching by the
pastor. Subject, THE Reality Of
The Living Christ"
8:00p. m. The High School
Baccalaureate at the high school
auditorium.
Glacier Park Station
1::30p. m. Public Worship with
the pastor preaching.
Babb
400 p. m. Public Worship with
the pastor preaching.
Bert A. Powell, pastor.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
Notice To War Vets

Members of various war groups
are requested to meet at ceme-
teries next Wednesday evening
to care for graves in preparation
for Memorial Day.
The cites of all soldier graves
are to be determined at that time
that they may be decorated on
Memorial Day, following men,
orial tribute.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
Visual Shortcomings

It is estimated that nearly 10 per
cent of youngsters in kindergarten
have visual errors. With the pass
ing years, the shortcomings in
crease. At 20 years, % per cent have
refractive errors; at 40 years, 4S
per cent. From then on eyes fail
rapidly and at so years, II per cent
have visual shortcomings.
Browning chief., 1947-05-23
Class OF 10 To
Be Graduated

Continued from page one)
garet Wilson; honor awards, Mr..
K. w. Bergan; presentation of
Glass, Mrs. D. s. McCorkle; pre-
sentation of diplomas, Mr.. JOS
eph w. Brown, Chairman, School
Board; benediction, Rev. George
Gerner; occasional, band.