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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-28
p Mauthausen Camp"
Murderers Pay Penalty
Twenty Seven M lore Con-
victed Nazi Sadists Will
Be Hanged Today

LANDSBERG, Germany, May u
- W.R-Twenty-two of the Nazls
who operated the death mills at
Mauthausen Concentration camp
were hanged by three American
Army executioners at Landsberg
prison today and q more will die
on the twin gallows tomorrow.
One by one, seven minutes apart,
the Mauthausen guards and Of
ficials died in the shadow of gray
Landsberg prison where Adoph
Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," the
blueprint of the plot of world con-
quest of which they were a part.
Twenty-one died quietly. The last
man, Anton Kaufman, operator
of the Mauthausen stone quarries
prisoners were beaten and
worked to death had succeeded
in loosening the cords that bound
his wrists. His hands were behind
his back when he dropped through
the trap. Then the American hang
were shocked to e his fing-
ers appear on the taunt rope at
the level of the gallows platform.
See TWENTY-FIVE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-28
University Trustees
Stage "Near" Fight
Governor Cam Morrison Invites
Representative Clarence Stone Outside;
: Council Ns6uooo p Board

~ stalked out of the session
way.
The debate started over the
names of DR.. Dennis Cooke and
Randall FARRELL, both of whom were
recommended as additions to the
faculty of Woman's College by
Chancellor w. C. Jackson.
Accept Report
After the shouting and the tu-
mutt died, the board, by a close
voice vote, accepted Jackson's
recommendations.
DR.. Cooke, currently president
of East Carolina Teachers College,
Was elected head of the depart
ment of education at Woman's
College, and farrell was elected
assistant professor of English.
farrell holds A. B. and M. A.
degrees from Vanderbilt Uni
versity and has taught at the
University Of Texas and Sarah
See UNIVERSITY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-28
SENATOR'S REJECT
TAX Sitting"
Upper Ch a b err Turns
Down Move To Make
Separate Returns

WASHINGTON, May q - up -
The Senate rejected today an
amendment to tax legislation which
would permit husbands and wives
in all 48 states to make separate
returns on their federal income
tax, each reporting on half the
couples combined income.
The vote was 81 to 20. Such in
come-splitting for tax purposes is
allowed in 10 so-called community
property states and it often re-
suits in considerable savings to
the taxpayers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-28
The w Weather
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FORECAST:
North and South Carolina Partly
Sy ,g and continued quite warm
%saneSday and Thursday with thunder
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,. TEMPERATURES
s1" a. m. 70; 7:3o a. m. 70; 100 p. m.
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PRECIPITATION
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H. H. Moonset 1::45a.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-28
Special to The StS%

RALEIGH, May 81 y sN
North Carolina 80 :
member of the ~ ,.o1y
came close to a .d% today
during a heated de. ii a meet
ing of the board of l-ustees of the
Greater University of North Caro-
lima.
The meeting had been tagged as
a routine one yesterday in Ra-
press stories. However, it
proved to be anything but a ''rou-
tine one".
The near-fight came when form
er Gov. Cameron Morrison invit-
ed Rep. Clarence Stone, of Stone
vile, to Get out. I'll meet you
outside"
But Morrison backed water when
Stone asked, will you meet me
OUTSIDER"
YES" Morrison said. Morrison
then said he didn't want to fight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-28
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and continued quite warm today and
Thursday with thundershowers Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1947-10-18

charges were placed against Mr.
Smith.
The Commonwealths ATTORNEY
emphasized he went on the raid
at Chief Woodyard's request.
Voices Confidence in Chief.
II have implicit confidence in the
chief of police" Mr.. Douglas de-
clared. I understand he wanted me
to accompany him because he wanted
some one not connected with the
Poice Department to observe the pro-
ceedings."
He said he hoped the house in
which Scheele was found was the
only large-scale gambling establish
ment in the county.
The first complaint against Scheele
according to Mr.. Douglas, came from
Manuel Lazo, former county real
estate man, more than a year ago.
At that time, Mr.. Douglas said,
Mr.. Lazo was unwilling to appear
as witness against Scheele. Al
though police kept constant watch
on the house, Mr.. Douglas ex-
planned, they did not see anything
that would justify a raid.
Two months ago, Mr.. Lazo brought
his complaints of gambling at the
Scheele house to the attention of
the County Board. Mr.. Douglas
said he was out of town at the time
and did not know until yesterday
that Mr.. Lazo had appeared, before
the board. He added that Mr.. Lazo
had never come to him as instructed
by the board.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Virginia Educators
Back Added Taxes
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 18-Dele-
gates to the Virginia Education
Association convention here were on
their way home today ready to work
for the additional taxation for i'm
provement. of educa ton in Virginia
which they indorsed at the closing
session last night.
In calling for financing OF the
State Board of Education's proposed
budget, the teachers framed and ap-
proved resolution favoring ANY
method Of taxation which the Gov
ernor or the Legislature, or both,
may propose, whether this method
involves raising taxes already estab-
lished, or the imposition OF new
taxes, If necessary. ..., .- -, VI,
Local associations were urged to
take the initiative ito see that the
people of Virginia individually and
through local organizations express
Immediately their views on the mat
ter of additional taxation to
the Governor, to members of the
General Assembly and to the Moses
Commission.
In its closing session the group
heard DR.. Glenn E. Snow, president
of the National Education Associa-
tion, advocate Federal aid for edu-
cation. DR.. Snow said the richer
States would benefit by helping
poorer States with their education
problems.
More than 3100 educators from
all sections of Virginia attended the
final session.
Evening star., 1947-10-18


Methodist Church, Cumberland,
and father of the minister, will con-
duct Family Night" services at
pm, assisted by the Rev. j. Elmer
Benson, pastor of the Linthicum
Heights Methodist Church, Balti-
more, and the Rev. Cameron Nc
Intire, pastor of Morgan Church,
Mount Airy.
| DR.. Michael was pastor of Bright
wood Park Methodist Church in
Washington from 1927 to 1881, and
Of Eldbrooke Methodist Church here
from 1881 to 1912.
The new church building, of Co.
lonial architecture, will be conse-
Grated November 9. Its basement
was used for services while con-
struction still was in progress.
Ground was broken two years ago.
The Four Corners Methodist
Church was founded in the present
church location IS years ago. First
services were in barn, while the
chapel, now used for Church school
was built.
When the Marvin M. E. Church,
South. in the southwest section of
Washington was condemned to make
way for Government building, a
substantial amount of the funds re-
ceived for the property was offered
the Four Corners Church which, in
gratitude was named the Marvin
Memorial Methodist Church.
! Five years ago the church had 81
members. Today it has more than
500.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Driver Exams Shift
In Virginia Favored
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 1S.-
Transfer of State driver-licensine
examination functions from the De-
partment of State Police to the Di-
vision of Motor Vehicles, so as tc
place control of all licensing activi-
ties in one agency. was recommend
ed yesterday by the Virginia Advis.
ory Legislative Council.
This change had been suggested
by the heads of both agencies, and
it was Endorsed by the council after
study made at the request of Gov
Tuck.
Since the Reorganization Act OF
1912, which separated the State po-
lice from tine Motor Vehicles Divi-
sion, State police have furnished ex-
aminers and conducted examina-
tions of applicants for operators and
chauffeur's licenses, but the division
has had charge of scheduling the
examinations, the issuance of the
licenses and maintenance of license
records.
In its report to Gov. Tuck today
the council unanimously agreed that
uni1cation of all driver-licensing &C
tivities under the Division of Motor
Vehicles is desirable.
With its report the council in
cluded a bill to be submitted at the
next session of the General Assem-
bly, to amend existing laws so that
the proposed changes may be ac-
complished.
Evening star., 1947-10-18

1are services OF public (taX-Sup-
ported and private voluntary con-
tributions) agencies, it was con-
sidered necessary to determine the
causes and conditions behind the
heavy load of welfare needs anc
what could be done to reduce them
or finance services adequately.
The expenditure was considered
a sound investment for the future
either in reduced costs of welfare
or more adequate service or both
X \ X X
Will the proposal to unite tn,
Washington Community Chest ant
the Council of Social Agencies ac-
complish the results the Citizens
Study Committee hoped for?
Those who planned the merger
believe it would satisfy most of the
recommendations made. The plan
would combine the governing bod
les and the stats Of the Chest and
council through creation of a single
board and a single staff Of paid
professional workers.
1t is hoped that an organization
broadly representative of all ele-
ments Of the community will be de-
veloped. with responsibility for
overall management largely on the
lay representatives and adequate
participation and collaboration by
professional social workers.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Arlington Unitarians
To Install New Pastor

The Rev. Gilbert A. Phillips, 33,
recent graduate of the Harvard
Divinity School. will be Installed as
pastor of the Unitarian Fellowship,
Arlington, at 8 pm. October 26.
The installation services, which
will be held at the Thomas Jeffer-
Son High School, 816 South Fillmore
street, Arlington, will feature a SER
mon by the Rev. E. Powell Davies
pastor of all Souls Unitarian Church
Of Washington.
Mr.. Phillips, who has been acting
as minister at the First Parish
Church, Bedford, Mass, received his
undergraduate training at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and taught
English there for several years. He
served as. professor of English at
Hershey Junior College, Hershey,
Pa, before beginning his religious
training.
Mr.. Phillips also has acted with
several stock companies and has
done experimental television work.
He was director of the Unitarian
Work Camp, Brooks, Me-, during the
summer of 1916.
The Arlington Fellowship, which
plans to launch a building fund
drive soon, meets at 8 pm. every
Sunday at the First Christian
Church, North Highland street and
Pershing drive.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Prince
Free Of Gamma,
Grand Jury Says
Report, at Same Time,
Warns Of Possible
New Outbreaks

Prince Georges County is free of
gambling establishments or wide
spread gambling in any form" ac-
cording to the grand jury for the
October term of Circuit Court.
The grand jury's report was sub
mitted late yesterday to Judges
Charles C. Marbury and John B.
Gray, jr in the county courthouse
at Upper Marlboro.
At the same time, however, the
Jurors warned there is definite
possibility" that the gambling vio-
lations may recur from time to time"
and that if and when any such out
break occurs, it is possible for the
police authorities to control the con-
dition and enforce the law more
thoroughly than has apparently
been done at times in the past"
Anonymous Statements.
In this respect, the grand jury
apparently did not see eye-to-eye
with Police Chief Ralph w. Brown,
who announced about three weeks
ago that gambling establishments
had been closed down "for good"
The jury also noted that anony-
nous communications "purportedly
furnishing information concerning
gambling and other law violations
had come to its attention.
Declaring there appears to be no
foundation in fact for the anony-
nous statements, the grand Jury
asked the authors to make their
Identities known and to Cooperate
'in the prosecution of those whom
they accuse" This would result in
better law enforcement, the grand
jury said.
The county police force, according
to the report, appears somewhat in
adequate in number to accomplish
as thorough job OF law enforce
ment as it might be able to if the
number of its, personnel was larger.
Excellent" Work by Force.
Despite this fact, the grand jury
stated, the force appears to be doing
excellent" work in general law en-
torcement, particularly in the in
vestigation of violent and felonious
CIuIlcS.
inspection of the county Jail at
Upper Marlboro. the County Serv-
Ice Building in Hyattsville, and the
County Almshouse showed condi-
tions at the three establishments
TO be generally satisfactory" the
report asserted.
A total of BOG witnesses were ex-
Amined by the grand jury, which
convened October 6, resulting in ia
indictments. Fifteen cases were ig-
nored and six continued for further
investigation.
The grand jury was the first in
the county to include women among
its members. Summoning of women
for jury service was authorized at
the last session of the General As
sembly.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Virginia Apple Crop Down
Two-Thirds From 1946
BY tie Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. l8.-The
Old Dominion-normally the Ma
tion's third largest apple producing
State-wiil have only 4,5O9, 900 BUSH
els to contribute to the 1947 COM
mercial crop of 112,910,00O bushels,
delegate E. Blackburn Moore said
yesterday.
At the same time, Mr.. Moore
chairman of the State Apple Com
mission, urged Virginians to observe
National Apple Week beginning
next Saturday.
In a special fruit report, the Vir-
ginia Crop Reporting Service said
yesterday that the States 1947 apple
production is only one-third of the
1916 output, but is considerably bet
ter than the record low crop of 1945.
Pear production is estimated at
252,000 bushels, more than 80 per
cent under 1916. and the grape har-
vest is placed at only 1900 tons
some 81 per cent under last year and
slightly below the average for the
past ten years.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Rent Board Hearing Series
Scheduled in MARYLAND
By the Assoeiased Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. ls.-The Rent
Advisory Board for the Baltimore
area today had scheduled series of
hearings at which tenants and land
lords may make their bids for re-
tention of rent controls or their re-
Taxation.
The first will be held at the West
minister, Md, High School next
Tuesday for residents of Carroll
County.
Other sessions are scheduled for
Baltimore on November 6, at the
City Hall in Annapolis for Anne
Arundel County on November and
at Aberdeen for Hartford County on
November 8.
On the basis of information it
gathers at the hearings, the Rent
Advisory Board is to make recon-
mendations to Frank Creedon, Fed
eral housing expediter in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Chevy Chase Methodists
STAGE Church Fund Drive

The Chevy Chase Methodist
Church, Connecticut avenue and
Shepherd street, Chevy Chase, Md,
is conducting drive for funds to
build a new church adjacent to the
present structure. The drive will
culminate on Sunday. October 26,
designated as Joash day, when the
bulk of the contributions to the
building fund will be made.
1t is planned to start actual con-
struction of the building in the
spring of 1948. The new church will
have three times the seating capa-
city of the present building. The
latter will be converted to Sunday
school use.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Fa|kChurchS Sets
Hearing Nov. 10
|0n Utility Profits
Sewer, Water Fund
Diversion to Bolster
1948 Budget Is Issue

The Falls Church Town Council
at special meeting last night
scheduled public hearing for No.
vember 10 on the proposed town
budget for 1918 after Councilman
j. H. Mccarthy had questioned the
budgets legality.
Mr.. Mccarthy told the Council he
had been advised by an attorney
the present Council has no power to
use funds which had been set aside
by preceding Councils for specific
purposes.
: Mayor Fenner S. Hazelgrove, who
is leading fight to divert between
$25, 900 and $4,000 in water and
sewer reserve funds, said the profits
OF town utilities should be used for
general town expenses. He is backed
at present by Council majority.
Protest Expected.
A group of the towns older
residents, who led the successful
fight last year to prevent diversion
of part of the water and sewer
reserve funds for general expend-
move.
The proposed budget, which calls
for expenditures of 1888, ,126, COM
pared with $242,028 for the current
year, is based on the assumption
that the towns business privilege
tax which expires on December 81
will be renewed. Also that the water
and sewer reserve accounts will be
used for current expenditures and
that the town will greatly increase
its sale of water.
Town Attorney La Rue Van Meter
said he could find nothing in Vir-
ginia law to prohibit deverting the
reserve funds.
Fund Is Long Accumulation.
Mayor Hazelgrove and Town Man.
ager Roy j. Dunn told the Council
the water and sewage systems are
general obligations of the town and
that if any trouble arose in either
system the town would have to re-
pair or reconstruct them.
Councilman Mccarthy charged
town officials were attempting to
spend money this year which had
been accumulated over long period
OF time and that they would not
have similar funds to spend next
year unless town taxes are raised.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Lottery Suspect Seized in Raid
7oFoce THioIin ArIinqton Fr;dov
Defendant Is Absent
From Hearing, Judge
Orders Appearance

Trial of Russell CPeanuts) Scheele,
At, said by police to be well known
in numbers game and horse race
gambling circles, on charges of oper-
ating a lottery was continued to
next Friday in Arlington Police
Court today.
Scheele was arrested late yester-
day by county officers in a raid on
a house in the 2700 block of North
Nineteenth street.
The postponement was granted by
Judge Hugh D. Reid at the request
OF Sheele's attorney, Homer Thomas.
Judge Reid also continued Scheele's
bond at $4,000, although an addi-
tional charge of taking bets on
horses was placed against him today
Defendant Not in Court.
Judge Reid noted that Scheele
was not in court and asked why he
was not there Mr.. Thomas ex-
planned he did not think it was nee
essary since he was appearing for
his client. Judge Reid then said
Scheele was under bond to appear
and ordered Mr.. Thomas to get him
The attorney left the courtroom
and returned few minutes later
with Scheele. Judge Reid instructed
Scheele to appear in court at 9:3C
am. Friday.
Participating in the raid were
Commonwealth Attorney Lawrence
Douglas, Police Chief Harry Wood
yard, Detective Capt Hugh Jones
and Detectives John Sanders and
j. E. Cullins.
According to Capt. Jones, Scheele
was alone in the house with $4,000
in cash and Is to so packs of num-
bers and horse race slips.
Several Phones Reported Found.
| Capt. Jones said Detectives San
ders and Cullins entered the house
by the front door, while he, Chief
woodward and Mr.. Douglas were 60
ing in the back door.
In addition to the cash and horse
race and numbers slips, the raiding
party found several telephones and
an adding machine, Capt. Jones
said.
The raid was made on a search
warrant issued by Judge Reid on
informa tion furnished by w. r..
Smith, a former county policeman,
whose newsstand was raided about
10 days ago.
Detective G. Burns Presley was
suspended for Is days as sequel
to the newsstand raid, in which no
Evening star., 1947-10-18
D. {. Food Committee
Begins Formation Of
|nvestigative Staff

The District campaign for COM
pliance with the national food saw
ing effort was under way today as
the District CT Columbia Citizens
Food Conservation Committee began
to recruit a large representative
membership and a staff of inves-
tigators.
James E. Collif1ower, named yes
terday by the Commissioners to
head the committee, expects to an
nounce the membership Monday
1t will include some who served on
the Washington Emergency Food
Committee last year and also rep
resentatives of many civic, labor
and consumer groups. There may
be as many as 100 members, he
said.
Bread Price Rise Doubted.
Meanwhile, spokesmen for the
baking industry here anticipated
no immediate increase in the price
of bread. They added, however,
that Washington might be affected
if a reported 1-cent-a-loaf increase
is adopted Monday in Baltimore
Such an increase might 60 into ef-
feet here later in the week if it
spreads to New York, Philadelphia
and other cities, they said. But
they declared they knew of no plan
along that line in this area today.
Formation of a staff of "investi-
gators for the District Food Con-
servation Committee does not mean
the committee intends to check up
on restaurants to determine if meat
less days are observed on Tuesdays
and eggless and poultryless days on
Thursdays. Charles Stofberg, spe-
cial assistant to Commissioner John
Russell Young, explained
The committees entire purpose
is to obtain voluntary compliance,
he said. Mr.. Stofberg, who is sec
retary Of the new committee, said
these employees will have Job classi-
fication ratings as investigators and
will be paid from the Commissioners
emergency fund. The number of
these assistants and the detailed
nature of their work has not been
determined, he said.
Evening star., 1947-10-18
New Sandy Hook Span
.0pen 10 Traffic Today
By the Associated PrGs

BRUNSWICK, Md. Oct. 18.-The
new $1,146,000 Sandy Hook Bridge
across the Potomac River will be
formally opened to traffic at noon
today when Gov. Lane cuts the
ribbon
The bridge connects Route 40 in
Frederick County with Route 9 at
Sandy Hook, Va, bypassing Harpers
Ferry, w. Va, approach of the old
Potomac River bridge.
A connecting highway on the Vir-
ginia side through Hillsboro to
Charles Town, w. Va, will be ready
for traffic at the same time.
The road eventually will connect
Sandy Hook bridge with a bridge
over the Shenandoah River in the
vicinity of Boliver, w. Va, to be
built jointly by Virginia and West
Virginia.
Maryland and Virginia co-operated
on the Sandy Hook Bridge. Mary
land paying $550,00O and Virginia
s1O5,00O. The, Federal Government
contributed s491 900.
Evening star., 1947-10-18

What did the Washington eoun-
Gil Of Social Agencies and Washing
ton Community Chest have to do
with the controversial race rela-
tions survey report?
The race relations survey was one
Of Is sections of an overall survey
of welfare conditions made under
the general supervision of the coun-
Gil. The money for the survey was
furnished by the Chest, not from
contributions, but from interest on
endoWments for special needs.
The race relations section was to
have reported first to the overall
survey group, which in turn would
have reported to the council. Neither
action was taken. The race relations
report was made public without
clearance either with the council or
the Chest.
II X X
Why did the Chest authorize ex-
penditures of S55,000 to the Council
of Social Agencies for a social sur
vey?
With social needs in Washington
not fully met by the combined well
Evening star., 1947-10-18
Dean Suter to Preach
At Bethesda Church

The Very Rev. John Wallace
Suter, dean Of the Washington Ca
thedral, will preach at the II am
service tomorrow at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Bethesda, Nd, ii
was announced today.
Immediately following the sermon
Or. Suter will participate with the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of
washington, at the laying of the
cornerstone for the new st. Johns
Church. The new edifice will be
next to the present structure at
Wisconsin avenue and Bradley lane,
Bethesda.