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Evening star., 1947-05-30
Cain Considers
Single Tax Bill
For District
To ToIk With Bates
On Omnibus Measure
For Whole Program
By Harold B. Rooers

Chairman Cain of the Senate
District Fiscal Subcommittee today
revealed he is studying the ques-
ton of whether to bundle all the
proposed new District taxes in a
single omnibus measure or to take
them up in separate bills.
Already the District income tax
bill is being presented to members
of the Senate District Committee,
he announced, in the hope that in
about 10 days it may come up for q
vote in committee session,
Copies of the income tax bill have
been sent to the entire committee
membership, Senator Cain said.
Suggests One Tax Bill.
Pointing to some of the leading
tax proposals, Senator Cain raised
the possibility, for instance, of
Jumping together into one new Dis
trlct revenue bill, the income tax
already introduced in both House
ana Senate-a new gasoline tax,
property tax and sales tax.
Emphasizing he had made no de-
clslon as yet, but was raising it as
an issue for public discussion. the
nscal subcommittee chairman said
That on cursory examination it ap-
peared to have some merit. On the
other hand, he thought, there may
be considerable drawbacks to having
all the tax bills, or most of them
in one measure.
Senator Cain said he intended In
take up the problem soon with Rep
reseentative Bates. Republican, of
Massachusetts,, chairman of the
House District Fiscal Subcommittee
These two have labored long and
haro over the city's badly unbaI-
anced budget problems.
Il Spends Week End on Study.
Mr. Bates said today he was
spending the Memorial Day week
end in a concentrated study of the
whole fiscal problem" of the Dis
trict.
AS soon as the House adjourned
for the week end yesterday after
noon, he plunged into a new suryey
OF the entire picture" of District
finances. He said, however. he
would have no statement as to any
new conclusions or plans for the
future until sometime early next
week.
In the meantime, the sos, 900. .OOO
District budget for 1948 will come
up again for hearings in execu-
tive session Monday morning before
the District subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee.
Chairman Horan has strongly
urged the need for a fiscal formula
to establish the Federal obligation
toward city costs as one of the
first considerations in providing in.
creased revenue.
Some kind of formula is favored
by Chairman Dirksen, of the House
District Committee, and by Mr..
Bates as one of the next major
steps toward solving the Districts Is
financial plight. Bills for three diff
ferent formulas are pending, and a
fourth has been under informal con-
Sideration.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
D. {. Pastor 10 Broadcast
Vesper Service Series

For the first time, the Sunday
vesper service of ,the air, sponsored
by the American Broadcasting Co
and the Federal Council of Churches
for the past Is years, will originate
here, when the Rev. DR.. Oscar F
Blackwelder, pastor of the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation, begins
series Sunday.
The program will be heard at 2::30
pm. over WMAL, The Star station
and more than 100 other stations
throughout the country.
DR.. Blackwelder's June program
follows: June l, What Is a Man
Worth?";; June 8, Larger Response
bilities-Larger Resources; June IS
Being Real Person; June 20
Human Tragedies in a World OF
Love-" and June 20, Finding Some
thing Worth Living for Today"
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Maryland Junior College
Plans First Anniversary

The Montgomery Junior College
win celebrate its first anniversary
next Thursday, June 5, with
formal academic convocation at
which citations will be given Sena-
tor O'Conor, Democrat of Maryland
and DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, Mary
land State Superintendent of Edu-
cation.
DR.. John Dale Russell, chief of
the division of higher education.
will address the gathering which
will assemble at $50 pm. In the Le-
land Junior High School AUDITOR
ium, Forty-fourth and Elm streets,
Chevy Chase. Md.
Dean Hugh G. Price has invited
the public to attend.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
speeiel Dispatch 10 The s.ur

ANNAPOLIS, May 30.-Fifteen
midshipmen from Washington, the
Metropolitan Area of Maryland and
Northern Virginia are among the
graduating class of aboutf500 at the
Naval Academy this year.
The traditional ring dance TO-
morrow night will launch June
week, period of social activity cli-
NAKED by next Thursday afternoons
color girl" ceremonies and Friday
mornings graduation exercises.
About ATS couples will attend the
ring dance which was inaugurated
III 1925 and since has become the
theme of motion pictures and love
stories involving the academy's
midshipmen. Midshipmens dates
will be permitted in the mess hall
Immediately before the dance for
q dinner. This is the only time
women are permitted there.
Step Through Large Ring.
Couples enter Memorial Hall
from the rotunda and through a
1o-foot reproduction of the class
ring. The girls, who wear their
escorts rings on neck ribbons
throughout dinner, dip the rings in
q binnacle containing water from
the seven seas.
M At the seventh dance about II
pm. the girl removes the ring from
her ribbon and places it on hel
thumb. The music loses tempo anc
the lights In the hall are blacked
out for moment.
Smoke Hall, just below Memorial
Hall, will be decorated as a Spanish
Moroccan patio.
Other social events Of next week
are the IN" dance, restricted to ath-
letic letter men and their dates, at
the Varsity Boat House. Monday
night; musical skit, mo More
Rivers" presented by midshipmen
of the first class at $50 pm. Tues
day; the third classmen's June week
hop at MacDonought Hall at s:1s
pm. Wednesday, and the farewell
ball Thursday night at Dahlgrer
Hall, the first dance which "plebes
may attend.
Graduation Set Friday.
Graduation ceremonies are to be
held at IL am. Friday with Sec
retary of the Navy Forrestal LISTED
as the principal speaker. Among the
graduates are. the following from,
Washington, Maryland and Virginia
M1dshipman William Purnel
Blandy, son of Admiral William
Henry Purnell Blandy, U. S. N, ano
Mrs. Blandy of the Westchestel
Apartments, Washington. Prior to hi.
appointment to the Naval Academy
he attended Woodrow Wilson High
School and George Washington
University.
Midshipman Philip Leroy Collins
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs, Philip Leroy
Collins of 5207 Connecticut avenue
Washington. Before entering the
Naval Academy he attended Wood.
row Wilson High School and Co.
lumbian Preparatory School.
Midshipman Donald Mcclellan
Kirkpatrick, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Loomis Kirkpatrick of 1861
Columbia road NV, Washington.
Midshipman Daniel Francis Shea
jr., son of Capt. Daniel Francis Shea
United States Navy, and Mrs. She's
of 3525 Davenport street NV.
Washington. Prior to his appoint.
ment to the Naval Academy hi
attended Columbian Prepare tory
School and Woodrow Wilson High
School.
Midshipman Boyd B. Sibert, Jr.
Midshipman Boyd Berkeley 81.
bert, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Boyd B. Sibert of $3.50 Thirtieth placs
NV. He attended Woodrow High
School.
Midshipman Walter Spangenberg
jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Evening star., 1947-05-30
3Facing Death
In Kelly Murder
ToAsk New Trial
Jury DeIiberotes
" Hours Before
Returning Conviction

Three men faced the electric chair
today as the result of q District
Court jury's verdict holding them
guilty Of first-degree murder in the
shooting of Frank C. Kelly last
March IL.
Those convicted late yesterday
after an r-and-a-half of delib-
Grafton we're Shirley Harris, %;
Joe M. Gray, 10, and Herert H. Hall,
18, all colored.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff did not
indicate when he would pass SEN
tence. He discharged the jury and
adjourned his court until Tuesday
morning.
Attorneys for the three men said
later they would seek new trial.
Trio Shows No Emotion.
The jury was about to be sent to
dinner when it notified marshals at
5:45 pm. the verdicts had been
reached.
The defendants displayed no emo
ton as the three pronouncements of
guilty were made by Samuel s.
Board, 1886 Macarthur boulevard
NV, personnel consultant, who
had been chosen jury foreman.
The conviction of Hall was re-
vealed last. A moment later, the
proceedings were interrupted by an
hysterical outburst from Miss Ida
Brown, Halls girl friend, who was
a spectator. She screamed, "No!
Mol" and collapsed in convulsive
sobs.
When her companions and mar
shals could not quiet her, Justice
Holtzof directed that she be carried
from the courtroom.
Testified at Trial. ~
The Jury then was polled, at the
request of Halls counsel. Each of
the six men and six women re-
sponded with the guilty verdicts in
response to the clerks questions.
Miss Brown had been witness
during the trial She testified Hall
came to her home In the 900 block
Of Barry place NV, the night Mr.
Kelly was killed and told her he had
seen a man shot.
Both Hall and Gray named Harris
as the gunman who felled the So
year-old Government electrician
during a holdup attempt.
In his charge to the jury, which
consumed so minutes, Justice Holtz-
off pointed out the jurors were to
consider only the first count of the
indictment, which charged a killing
during robbery attempt. He point
ed out all three defendants we're
guilty If they had joined in the
attempt.
Statements Challenged.
Justice Holtzoff instructed the
jury to ignore the second count of
the Indictment, which charged pre-
meditated murder.
The prosecutions case was based
largely on ballistics testimony and
signed statements obtained by police
from the defendants. 81.
The defense contended the state
ments were not given voluntarily.
Harris insisted ne knew nothing of
the crime. Gray and Hall admitted
they had been present but argued
they had taken no active part in it.
The Government was represented
by Assistant United States Attorneys
John w. Fihelly and Edward
Molenof.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Rejecting Pool Bridge
To Be Razed Next Week

Workmen will start tearing down
one OF the eyesore wooden bridges
over the Rejecting Pool next week.
A Public Buildings Administra-
ton spokesman said today this
would be the easterly of the two
bridges. The other one, he added.
will be taken down soon afterward.
The easterly bridge already has
been blocked off and wiring re-
moved
Evening star., 1947-05-30
ABS Porkine Meters
Purchased by District

The District is purchasing 435
new parking meters.
Purchasing Officer Roland M
Brennan said yesterday 385 of the
new meters would be installed ir
downton areas at a cost of $62 each
The remaining so will be kept as
spares.
Mr.. Brennan said the purchase Is
being made from the Magee-Halt
Park-O-Meter Co. of Oklahoms
City. The purchase will bring the
total number of meters in the cit.
to more than 1000.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Simon Shelter, al, Dies;
Former Zionist Leader

Simon Shelter, At, former execu.
tive director of the Zionist Organ
ization of America, died yesterday
in Detroit, according to word re-
ceived here.
Mr.. Shelter lived in Washington
during the five years he headed the
Zionist organization and left three
years ago to return to Detroit when
his health failed. He is survived
by his widow, Gloria, and their
daughter, Betty. Burial was to take
place today in Detroit.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
S., 900 Bequeuthed for Pets

WEST CHESTER, Pa.-GP.-Ber-
tina S. E. Griffith of oxford, Pa, be-
queathed 5000 to the Chester
County Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals to care for
her pet gray and white. cat and the
graves of her two pet dogs. The re-
mainder Of her $4,000 estate was
left to a sister.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Trash Collectors Here
Stuy at Work Today

I Although today is a holiday fol
most workers in Washington. the
trash collectors will be on the job
William A. Xanten, superintendent
Of City Refuse announced yester-
day.
They will be the only members ol
the street cleaning staff on duty
however. Garbage collections viii
be resumed tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

five wounds, suffered at Anzio and
in France.
His other decorations include the
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf
Cluster and the Purple Heart with
four Oak Leaf Clusters. The DISC
was pinned on him by Col. John
J. Albright, acting commandant OF
the Military District of Washington.
Maj. Larimore, a native of Nash
vile, Tenn, hopes to become an
instructor in infantry at one of the
nearby military academies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
TANTRUMS
CONTINUED From Page One)

lead a dissolute life," the news
paper said.
Built On Love
In the Soviet Union the family
is built on love and mutual re-
spect Of a wife and husband -
union between two equal partners
both Of whom must answer for
their loyalty both to each other
and society,""
The newspaper cited also the
case Of Sakvahof Baku. whose
domestic troubles came up at a
Komsomol meeting where the
members were trying to organize
a cross-country run.
Someone raised the point thai
Baku wasn't doing so. well domes'
tlcally. 1t was alleged that he had
been wed four times and was cur.
rently abandoning his fifth wife,
about to become a mother. Baku
was represented as being "disap.
pointed" with it all. the newspa.
pei said.
The chairman of the meeting,
reluctant togo into Baku's affairs,
nlipped over the case on the
grounds 1t came under the head
ing private life," the newspaper
added. Thu chairman urged the
melting not to get excited ano
turned to the next item - The
cross country run.
"Such a state of affairs" sale
Komsomol Pravda, "is unpermiss
able"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
ANDERSON PASSES
Continued From Page One)

support program is required by
Act Of Congress.
1917 Act Terms
SIN 1947 the potato price support
program emphasizes the removal
of lower grade and inferior quail
ty potatoes from food channels"
the secretary said.
1--WE anticipated that there
would be some local SURPRISES in
early and t m e d a t e po-
tato growing areas, especially be-
cause Of adverse spring weather
delaying potato harvest tending to
make the harvest in some areas
bunch up and overlap instead of
Coming on in an orderly manner"
Anderson said it has been neces-
sary to destroy some of these
early potatoes, bought by the gov
eminent under the price support
program because there we're no
outlets for them.
Study Needed
81 can only say again now what
I said in my letter of Nov &c."
he added, that because the prob
lens we are already facing with
regard to potatoes may arise for
other commodities, it is obviously
imperative that the whole question
of price support policy, to accom-
plish the underlying detectives OF
the (price supporD legislation, be
given prompt and thorough C o n
sideration by the Congress-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
FORMAL BRIEF
Continued From Page One)

weeks in the so-called Middle
Atlantic states area case"
Eastern's application to serve
Wilmington was filed in this pro-
ceeding more than two years ago.
A hearing before two civil aero
nautics board examiners was held
in January, 1916.
The airline's action, it was said,
contemplates the installation in
June of a fleet of 60 passenger
Constellation silver liners. These
planes, it w a pointed out, are
capable Of 300 miles an hour and
are a newer and more powerful
type.
Sets New Record
The first IA of this new series
of planes, the latest and fastest
in commercial air service, estab-
lished the coast-to-coast speed rec
ord 1O-days ago, from Los Angeles
to Miami to New York.
Battling headwinds virtually all
the way, the $1,000 horsepower
plane streaked from Los Angeles
to Miami at al average of $40
miles an hour, for an overall time
of six hours and S. minutes for
the trip. The trip from Miami TO
New York was made In three
hours, 20 minutes.
Eastern is one of the nations
largest domestic a ir carriers. 1t
serves some rs major cities On a
10. 500 mile system blanketins the
country east of the Mississippi
and extending south to Texas.
Mexico City and Puerto Rico.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
APRIL BROUGHT
Continued From Page One)

ness profits than in other income
.shares.
If, however, business receipts
remain large in consequence of a
continued high or rising level of
prices, their distribution as
between profits and other income
shares would have an important
bearing upon the maintenance of
a high level OF employment"
Improvement Decline
The Reserve board publication
said business had spent heavily on
improvement of plant and equip
.sment last year but it forecast a
sslackened growth or possibly even
"A decline" in total expenditures
Tor this purpose during coming
smonths."
: 1t added that "some consumer
resistance to higher prices or act
-ual inability to pay them" a n d
greater availability of goods are
Heading businessmen more and
more to clearance sales and re-
strenchment in purchasing."
: On the other hand, i: said that
-Ademands for goods for export,
-hoEever, are likely to remain sub
--stantial throughout l947.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
FOURTEEN FIRMS
RECEIVE PAPERS
Secretary OF State Eure
Issues Certificates To
New N. c. Companies

RALEIGH, May 26-(P-The fol-
lowing certificates of incorporation
vel filed today in the office of
Secretary of State Thad Eure:
Jimmie's Fine Foods, Incorporat-
ed, Durham to operate a grocery
store. Authorized capital stock
500, 900, subscribed stock $500 by
j. E. O'Neill, J. G. Morgan, Jr..
and Marshall Spears, all of Dur
ham.
Oak Flooring company, West JEFF
ferson. To deal in lumber prod
ucts. Authorized capital stock $780,
600, subscribed stock $45, 900 by
M. G. Edwards, c.. w. Edwards
and Todd Gentry, all of West JEFF
ferson.
Piedmont Petroleum and Gas
company, Incorporated, Charlotte.
To engage in the general petro-
leum, gas and oil business. Au-
thorized capital stock 500, 900, SUBJ
scribed stock $500 by D. l.. Phil
lips, w. G. Davis, both Of Char
lotte. and Harry Murray, Kinston.
Griffith Used Car company of
Gastonia, Incorporated, Gaston!a.
To deal in new and used automo-
biles. Authorized capital stock
$10o, 900, subscribed stock $500 by
George B.. Griffith. Durham, Hugh
S. McChesney and Annie Neigh
bcrs, both of Charlotte.
Asheboro Lions Club, Incorporate
ed, Asheboro. Civic organization.
Non-stock. Incorporators: Kenneth
billiard, Harry Willis and Robert
Lloyd, all of Asheboro and others.
The San-Jon Club, Incorporated,
Sanford. Civic organizations. Non
stock. Incorporators: Murchison
Rollins, c. H. Shaw and Fufus
Huff, all of Sanford, and others.
Belmont Self Service Laundry
company, Belmont. To operate a
laundry. Authorized capital stock
$100, 900, subscribed stock $500 by
William B. Cooke, Norman Cooke,
Jr., both of Charlotte, and Merry
Leineberger, Belmont.
The Chadbourn Chamber of Com
merce, Incorporated, Chadbourn.
City organization. Non-stock. In
ccrporators: Horace Bullock, Rob-
ert Meares and C. Lacy Tate, all
of Chadbourn.
Mail-Me-Monday of Charlotte,
Inc, Charlotte. To supply a book
keeping and tax service. Author
lied capital stock $1,000, slpscrib-
ed stock S 1850 by William Rous-
seau, Jr., Helen Rousseau both Of
Charlotte, and J. Donald Dial,
Columbia, S. c.
Bessemer City Lumber Com
pany, Inc, Bessemer City. To deal
in building materials. Authorized
capital stock $100, 900, subscribed
stock $500 by Robert Thornburg,
Charlotte Thornburg and Carl
Howard all of Bessemer City.
Bowen & Stephens, Incorporated,
L~umberton. To deal in goods,
wares and merchandise. Authoriz-
ed capital STOCK sou, UOU, subScrlb-
ed stock 81, 500 by Francis Bowen
Ralph Stephens and Minnie Len
non all of Lumberton.
The bargain House Company,
Randleman. General hardware
business. Authorized capital
stock 500, 900, subscribed stock
$500 by E. G. Shaw, Asheboro, G..
F. Shaw, Virginia Shaw both of
Randleman.
Lyerly-Morgan Company, Hick-
ory. To deal in hosiery, yarns and
dyes. Authorized capital stock
500, 900, subscribed stock $500 by
G.. L. Lyerly, j., Minnie Lyerly,
c. L. Morgan all of Hickory.
Supply Electric Company. Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
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money from his father, a AM Mos SOM
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
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YOUTHS RELEASED
ON ASSAULT COUNT
Beach Magistrate Fin S
Not Sufficient Evidence
:.
To Hold Boys
Speciai To The Star

sCAROLINA BEACH, May Is
Two young Haw River white mel
who have been confined in the
Carolina Beach Jail since Sunday
morning, on a charge of criminal
assault, were released tonight by
r. G. Barr, ST.. Carolina Beach
magistrate, when they appeared
before for a preliminary hearing.
The youths, George Leach and
William Price, were represented
by William L. Farmer, local at
torney. The magistrate, after hear
ing the testimony of the two girls,
Mrs. Eunice Turner and Mrs. Lucy
Ward and the investigating off,
Ger, Beach Patrolman Floyd Whit
man. ruled insufficient evidence
had been present to warrant the
holding of the men for trial IN
New Hanover county Superior
Court.
: Mrs. Ward, the first to take the
stand, said she signed the war
rant against the men. She said she
and Mrs. Turner, who she told
the court was her sister, first
met a couple Of boys on the beach
early Sunday morning. After a
couple of beers she testified, the
group went to an eating establish
ment near the beach for break
last.
She said she went to sleep on
the back seat Of the car. This
Was substantiated by Mrs. Turner.
Mrs. Turner told the court that
after they left the cafe they pass
ed another car with six or seven"
boys in it" and that the a stop
ped along side the vehicle In which
she was riding.
= Mrs. Turner then testified that
pne of the boys, and she pointed
out Price, got out of the car with
all the boys in it" and came over
to the other machine. She said he,
price. began cursing and she walk
ed away.
When she walked away, Price
and Leach drove off with her sis
ter lying on the back seat still
~!"asleep." She then testified that
she went to a nearby cafe and
rallied the police.
Floyd Whitman, Carolina Beach
policeman, answered the call and
testified that when he arrived at
the cafe, Mrs. Turner told him
two men had taken her sister off
into the woods" Whitman said
the Turner woman got into his
car and they went looking for her
sister.
= The officer said he located the
Ear on the Ethyl-Dow road about
30 feet off the hard surface. He
said Price was "tusseling'' with
the Ward woman when he arrived.
He said he found no evidence that
the woman had been assaulted.
Whitman said the Ward woman
Told him she wanted to take out
\ warrant for the men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
GEORGE LOSES
Continued From Page One)

Senator so that the latter does not
cast a ballot either. Since one
would vote for the issue and the
other against, the pair cancels
both ballots.
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) replied to
Lucas that given the same circum-
stances with the Democrats in
control, 1--WE couldn't get a pair
from the Democrats for love nor
money"
Some Of the Democrats who
voted for the George motion, in
Guiding George himself, have indi-
Gated they will support the bill on
it's final passage test.
President Truman has opposed
an immediate tax cut, although he
has said he would favor a re
duction lat a proper time" Dem,
ocrats limited this would be Jan. l.