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Evening star., 1947-10-29

the Washington area are a part OF
the campaign program that has
been neglected more than any
other"
He expressed confidence the new
ly organized unit will fulfill the
hopes held for its part Of the cam
paign.
Workers Near Keyes.
Edward j. Keyes, executive direc-
Tor of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton, told the workers the con-
tribution of the volunteer in the
building up OF community life can
not be measured"
George Marshall, owner Of the
Washington Redskins, told the vol
unteers "the biggest thing We need
in Washington is pride in our COM
munity.
I'VE owe it to ourselves as citi-
zens Of this community to protect
our own. We should make our
Community Chest the best one in
any community. It is one OF the
things we can hang our hats on
and call Our own"
At q report meeting in the Bur-
lington Hotel, workers Of the Spe-
cisl Gifts Unit reported to their
chairman, z. Cortland Parker, that
the unit has raised IS per cent Of
its quota.
Campaign meetings scheduled to-
day include a rally OF employees of
the National Institute Of Health,
who will meet at 2:3o pm. in VIII
son Hall at the institute, in Bethes-
GA, Md, The institute is part Of
the Federal Security Agency.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

pie, in 1790 and worked on 1t for 10
years. Pieces were added by other
members OF the Bonaparte family
until 1840. Much Of the collection
has been broken up since, but sew
eral pieces are for sale at the show
at $25 a spoon.
$4,000 Tea Set.
Other silver exhibited includes a
tea set weighing 80 pounds, created
by s. Kirk and Sons in Baltimore
in 1872. Complete with waste bowl
a handy spot for dumping old tea
bags and used lemons-it can be
had for $4,000
A new fad in costume jeWelry is
the wearing of military decorations
of foreign countries, one exhibitor
reported. But, he adds seriously,
they must be genuine The medals
displayed here were cleaned from
old estates and from some proud
but broke artistocrats not above
parting with a few trinkets for a
meal or two.
Toys dating from the later Civil
War period feature iron fire en-
gines and mechanical banks.
The scarabs date back to CEN
turies before Christ, according to
the exhibitor. Some are as large as
a weazened lemon, while others are
as small as a seed. All bear the seal
of the original owners, and were
used by them to- sign letters and
state documents. According to the
legend. instant death was the penalty
for any colmmdh person wearing or
having possession Of one.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

Mementoes from Napoleon's din
ner table, the boudoirs Of some OF
Europe's flashiest ladies and the
decorations of history's military he
roes are among the thousands OF
antiques which this week are crowd
ed on some two dozen tables in the
Hotel Statler's presidential room.
Display cases are lined with scar
abs bearing some forgotten Egyp-
tian rulers curse. Early maps of
New Jarsey and the coast Of the
New World line the walls. Some
6O0-year-old religious songs, labori-
ously copied by monks, are there,
too.
The exhibit, in which antique
dealers from the Colonial towns of
New England to the Spanish vii
lagos of California are represented,
is one of a series presented here
regularly to Introduce the lgst in
antiques to Washington" The ex-
hibits, incidentally, are for sale.
Bad Town for Antiques.
But the exhibitors, each one of
whom specializes in different
branch of antiquity, all agree Wash
ington is a bad town for antiques.
"They come. but they don't buy, y
one said.
What they buy is not the best"
another added. ....
The silver set, once owned by Ma
poleon, was created for the Emperor
by Odiot, the silversmith. He began
hisstask Of fashipning the exquisite
tableware, designedtto serve SO peo-
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Bethesda Assessment Plea
Denied by Tax Commission

The Maryland State Tax Commis-
sion has rejected appeals by approx
lmately IA Bethesda merchants from
Montgomery County assessments on
their properties.
The assessments increased the
valuation of business property in
Bethesda from 5000, 900 to $4,000, :
600.
Largest increase, according to
County Supervisor of Assessments
Wilton T. Allen, was reported for
the property leased to the Giant
Store on Old Georgetown road, near
Wisconsin avenue. The assessment
on the property, owned by E. p.
Gingell and r. S. Chinn, was boost
ed from $35, sos to $110,6oO.
In another case the assessment on
the property Of the Gulf Oil Co.
on Wisconsin avenue, opposite the
Bethesda County Building, was in
creased from $39, 9,480 to $s2,500.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Banks Urged 10 Weigh
More Than Character,
Land in Farm Loans
BY q s.off Correspondent Of Tn. s,or

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 29.-Loans to
farmers should have the same kind
of foundation as those made to other
types Of business, Leo J. Naughton
vice president and cashier of the
Seat Pleasant Bank. told members
OF group 4, Maryland Bankers
Association. A here yesterday.
Mr.. Naughton is chairman of the
group which held afternoon and
dinner sessions at Carvel Hall. A
total of 166 persons from Southern
Maryland attended.
Most banks in the past have based
farm loans chiefly on the farmer S
character and the value Of his land
Mr.. Naughton said. He proposed
that other information also should
be weighed as in other business
loans.
The sessions centered on the
relationship between agriculture and
banking. The Federal Reserve Bank
OF Richmond, Baltimore branch
was host at the dinner.
Among speakers during the day
were w. B. Posey. University ot
Maryland tobacco specialist; P. D
Brown, Charles County agent: DR.
T. B. Symons. dean of the College
of Agriculture, University of Mary.
land; w. r. Milford, vice president
of the Baltimore branch of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
j. Millard Tawes, Maryland State
Bank Commissioner, and T. Howard
Duckett, president of the Maryland
Bankers Association, and president
of the Prince Georges Bank and
Trust Co.. Hyattsyille. Md.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Truck Wheels Break Away,
Injure MARYLAND Motorist

The rear wheels of a tractor
trailer broke away and crashed into
a passenger automobile on Route
240 near Gaithersburg. Md, last
night, injuring a 72-year-old motor
list, the Gaithersburg rescue squad
reported.
He is Ira Mullinix of Cedar Grove,
Md. Mr.. Mullinix suffered knee
fracture and head cuts, attendants
at Suburban Hospital. Bethesda, said
today. He is in fair" condition.
The condition of Russell Frazier,
. construction worker of 325 North
Henry street, Alexandria, Va, was
reported good" this morning at
Alexandria Hospital, where he is
being treated for chest injuries. He
was hurt yesterday when q derrick
loaded with scrap iron collapsed
near a Southern Railway bridge 8
miles west of Manassas, Va.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Wheaton Unit Discusses
32-Ft. YuIe CundIe Plans

Plans for erection of a '32-foot
candle at Wheaton, Md. during the
Christmas season were discussed
last night at meeting of the
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.
According to present plans, the
candle will be erected on the tri-
angle in the center of the town.
It is to be 80 feet high and 5 inches
IN diameter, and Is expected to cost
$400.
The chamber voted to oppose re-
yoning of the johnson tract of 10
acres north of Wheaton from resi-
Dental to commercial. Four other
rezoning proposals from residential
10 commercial were indorsed. They
were lots 4, 5. s and I, block A,
Wheaton Knolls; lots 6, 7, 8. Q and
10. block r, Triangle Park; the
George Avidrickian property on
East side of Georgia avenue and
south Of Price avenue, and the
xander Bros. property on northeast
corner Of Georgia avenue and Lay
I'LL road.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
CountYWfitfd|s
Threaten 10 Quit
In Road Dispute
Montgomery Boord
Finally Settles
Darnestown Issue

An argument among Montgomery
County authorities over road main
tenance, climaxed by threats of res
ignations by three county officials
was finally settled last night when
the County Commissioners agreed
to send some" road equipment i'm
mediately to the area represented
by Commissioner George C. Aoe)
Esworthy.
The three who threatened to re-
sign, but who later reconsidered
their proposed action, were County
Supervisor Irving G. McNayr, Mr..
Esworthy and Road Supervisor J. o.
Harvey.
The flare-up, which occurred at
the board meeting in Rockville,
started when Mr. Esworthy, who
lives at Darnestown, complained of
bad roads in his area and suggested
that separate road maintenance
crews be set up in each of the five
commissioner districts.
Opposed by McNayr.
This was strongly opposed by Mr..
McNayr, who said such a move
would put the county back IS
years" He added that If the pro-
posal was adopted he would have
to resign" At this point Mr.. Har-
vey also threatened to resign.
Commissioner Oliver w. Young
blood then offered a resolution to
send all available road equipment
to Mr.. Esworthy's district. The
equipment was to remain there I'M
till all roads were repaired.
After some discussion, the reso-
luton was withdrawn in favor OF
a substitute motion by Commits
sioner Charles H. Jamison, the only
Democrat on the board.
Mr.. Jamison's motion was to send
two graders to Mr.. Esworthys area
as well as any trucks which might
become available later. The equip
ment was to be operated under the
supervision of Mr.. McNayr and Mr.
Harvey.
Approved by 3-to-1 Vote.
The motion was approved by q
three-to-one vote with Commissioner
Wesley I. Sauter casting the only
dissenting vote and Mr.. Esworthy
not voting. Immediately afterward
Mr.. Esworthy threatened to resign
"All I've ever wanted" he de-
clared, was our share of road
equipment"
Although members of the Repub-
lican-controlled board have fire.
quently disagreed since they took
office last December, last night s
dispute was the first to reach such
o serious stage and the first to in
volve Mr.. McNayr and Mr. Harvey
Both men are holdovers from the
previous Democratic administra-
ton.
In other business, the board ac-
cepted the resignation of Leonard
s. Brashears, Laytonsville, as a
county assessor. No successor was
named.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

(Another of q series dnswering
the questions people are asking
about the Community Chest Fed
erdtion.)
What is the difference between
public and private support In social
welfare?
Public agencies are those support
ed by tax money. Private agencies
are those supported by voluntary
gifts, interest on endowments and
payments for service.
II \ II r
Do public and private agencies
duplicate services?
No. Private agencies progressively
revise their programs so as to sup
plement what public agencies do and
to pioneer in new services that are
needed In a growing, changing COM
munity.
What is the difference between q
Health Department nurse and Wis
iting nurse?
A visiting nurse Is a trained pub
lie health nurse who goes directly
into the home Of the patient and
gives bedside nursing service and
health instruction on q free, part
pay basis. The Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society and the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Association Of Ar
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Woman and Girl, 4, Treated
For Rabies After Puppy Bite

A Washington woman and a 4
year-old girl are taking the rabies
treatment at Gallinger Hospital,
after being bitten by a puppy they
picked up in Virginia nearly a
month ago.
They are not confined to the hos
pital but must visit the institution
every day for the next IA days to
receive the antirabies serum.
The patients are Mrs. Della Gray
Davis and Joyce Gray, both of 1909
Thirty fourth street NV. They
went to Gallinger yesterday on the
advice of Health Department off,
cials after it was learned that the
puppy died of rabies.
Veterinarians of the Health De-
partment are making an investiga-
ton Of dogs in the immediate neigh
borhood, it was said.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
VoIIten Is Suspended
AS Detective Chief
In Montgomery

Capt. Theodore F. Vollten, veteran
chief of detectives of the Mont
gomery County Police Force. today
was under suspension as a result OF
an order issued late yesterday by
Police Chief Charles M. Orme.
Charges against Vollten have
been filed by Chief Orme with the
Police Trial Board. which will meet
at 10 am November in the Rock
Vile Courthouse.
Members of the board are County
Commissioner Wesley I. Sauter,
Civil Service Commissioner 10 v,
Morgan and J. Douglas Bradshaw,
Takoma Park attorney.
Vollten is charged with:
Failing to attend his Office in the
Rockville Courthouse regularly since
last January, failing to supervise
the work of his subordinates or to
make assignments to members of
the detective bureau, failing to keep
proper records in violation of an
order issued by Chief Orme last
January, failing to furnish monthly
report to the police chief and failing
to devote his full time and best
efforts to the investigation and solu-
ton of criminal cases in the county.
Second Suspension.
Chief Orme also charged that
Vollten on october 10 "wrongfully"
ordered a detective corporal to drive
him to Anne Arundel County on
private business in a county-ow
car.
This is the second suspension for
the detective captain in the last
two years. About two years ago, he
was suspended for 80 days by the
then police chief. H. Leslie Carlin,
for driving to Florida In county
automobile. Vollten contended at
that time that he was working on a
Montgomery County case.
He refused to comment on the
charges against him when called at
his home at 1915 st. Elmo avenue,
Bethesda.
S4,000-a-Year Post.
Vollten, who is so years old, re-
ceives $4,000 year as detective cap
tain. He entered the service in
June, 1880. Shortly afterwards he
aided in organizing the detective
bureau and was promoted through
the ranks to captain in May, 1943.
Among cases on which he has
worked are the Florence McAllister
murder last November in Burtons-
vile and the Pearl Corens Staying
in February, 1915, in Bethesda.
He is married and has two chill
dren, q son, Robert, and a daugh-
ter, Betty.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Hydront Breok Cuts OFF
Water in Falls Church

Water gushing from a broken
hydrant cut OF the Falls Church
supply early yesterday for approx
mately four hours.
Police said an Arnold Lines bus
operated by j. N. Childress, struck
the hydrant at Lee highway and
Park avenue to avoid collision with
a truck
Supt. John McCauley and five
Water Department assistants in
stalled valve to stop the now and
the system was declared in operation
before noon. The community stor-
age tank, temporarily shut OF. was
refilled last night.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

The other day, however, the Off
cial hit on a plan. He had his secre-
tary sit on a chair in the corridor.
while he shouted dictation to her
from the confines of his cubbyhole.
His superior took the hint and
everything worked out fine. He ano
his secretary now are situated COM
fortably in fair size office. Nothing
to write home about, you understand,
but at least there's some space to
move around In.
JOKER-Some top Civil Service
Commission officials conflde that
the Commissions new regulation to
aid employees dismissed as bad Sc
curity risks" isn't as helpful as it
appears.
These employees we're dropped by
the State Department, Central In
telligence Agency and other So
called sensitive" units of the Gov
ernment. Now the commission has
agreed to investigate the cases and
to certify the employees eligible for
other Federal employment, if the
facts warrant it.
But the joker is that the commits
sion is not empowered to give the
employees hearing, nor is the State
Department or CIA required to di-
vulge any information to the Com
mission concerning the employees
and the reasons for which they were
dropped.
The result will be only partial
investigation, and may not be ex-
pected to clear fully the employees,
no matter how innocent of wrong
they may be.
These officials point out this group
Of employees has not been charged
with being disloyal but that the term
bad security risks" places an un-
warranted stigma of disloyalty on
them. A better solution, they say
would be for State and CIA to get
rid of this type of employees under
regular civil service procedure. Ma
tional security would not suffer and
the employees chances for future
employment would not be jeopor-
died, the officials hold.
Incidentally, this is the stand also
taken by Civil Service Commissioner
Arthur s. Flemming. It appears like
ly that President Truman will be
asked to take a hand in the situation
PAY REPORT-The investigative
staff of the Senate Civil Service
Committee soon will submit to the
full committee comprehensive re-
port to accompany the Federal pay
raise legislation.
Confirming the arguments of en-
ployes' groups, the reports will show
that pay raises accorded Govern
ment employees during the past few
years have not kept pace with in
creased living costs, nor have Gov
ernment pay raises come anywhere
near the wage gains won by en-
ployes in private industry.
Chairman LANCER of the commit.
tee expects to lean heavily on the
report in his drive to obtain enact
ment of Federal pay raise legislation.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Armstrong Concert
Invitations Now
Being Distributed

Invitations to the second OF
the 1947-48 series of Neighbor-,
hood Concerts now are being
distributed through the infor-
nation counter In the lobby of.
The Evening Star Building, the
Community Center and at Arm
strong, Cartlozo and Dunbar
High Schools and Francis, Gar
net-Patterson, Banneker, Shaw.
Browne and Randall Junior,
High Schools.
The invitations are issued
free of charge and may be ob-
tanned by applying at any of
the distribution points. The
concert will be at Armstrong
at 9 pm. Monday and will be
Broadcast by The Stars radio
station, Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
81 HospitaIFe
otedbyCounci|
In Alexandra
Cost for 1ndieents
Dating Back to July
Hinges on Contract

The Alexandria City Council last
night voted to pay the Alexandria
hospital for INDECENT patients treat
ed there since July at rate of 81
a day provided the hospital would
sign all agreement at this rate
through December 81.
No payment toward the care OF
INDECENT patients has been made
since July due to a controversy be-
tween the city and the hospital over
rates. The city last summer offered
the hospital 81 a day while the hos
pital stuck to its demand for a per
diem rate of $8.81 plus a $4,000
grant. p
When the city and the hospital
we're unable to reach an agreement
it was decided to have the, hospital
surveyed by outside interests to de-
termine what would be a reasonable
rate. Results of this survey are ex-
pected to be reported within a
month. In the interim, however, the
hospital had asked for a $4,000
token" payment for this years
bill. The action taken last night
was the city's answer to the request
of the hospital.
Amount Put at S13,426.
Councilman Samuel Luckett,
chairman of the Hospital Commit
tee, said his committee offer of 81
a day since July l would amount
to $13,426. He said after the meet
ing D. C. Book, chairman Of the
Hospital Board, had told him this
agreement would not be satisfactory.
The council postponed answering
the query from State officials as
to its position regarding a sales
tax for educational purposes until
1t receives an expression of opinion
from the Council of Parent-Teacher
Associations: Next meeting Of the
PTA Council is November 13. Lead
ing supporters of the sales tax plan
are members of the Virginia Ed
ucation Association, composed of
teachers.
Mayor William Wilkins told the
council the special committee ap-
pointed to select a new city man
ager would be prepared to report
very shortly" He said he planned
to call an executive session as soon
as the report is completed and that
a final selection can be made by
the councilmen.
Appropriation Voted.
City Attorney Joseph M. PAN
coast has been serving as temporary
city manager since the resignation
of Carl Budwesky August l. Mr.,
Budwesky's resignation climaxed
series Of designations of top city
officials in Alexandria.
The council voted to appropriate
$3.50 from it's depreciation account
for new street sweeper. The need
for the new sweeper was explained
to the council by City Engineer c.
Luckett Watkins. @
The council voted to Appropriate
$3.50 for expenses of city-wide
dental examination of school stu
dents November 10. The examina-
ton, arranged by the dental health
committee of the Council of Social
Agencies, is to be conducted with
the aid of senior dental students at
Georgetown and Howard UNIVERSE
ties.
On motion of Councilman John
Ewald, the city manager was au-
thorized to negotiate with American
Legion Post 129 to lease the post
city-owned building in the 200 block
of North Fayette street.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

of Government officials and labor
leaders on how to correct the irregu-
larities in the present efficiency rat
ling program.
But the council, composed of Fed
eral personnel people as well as un-
ion and veterans representatives,
has steadfastly ignored the pleas OF
rank-and-f file employees that they be
permitted to appear and cite their
grievances, together with suggestions
on what is wrong with the present
system.
Recommendation Due Soon.
The councils refusal to hear the
employees themselves is very strange,
to say the least For it is the en-
ployes' welfare that is at stake, and
certainly the rank-and- worker
knows what is going on in the Gov
ernment.
Within the next few months, the
council will present its recommended
tions to the Senate Civil Service
Committee. But, unless employees
are permitted to state their views
on what's wrong in the present eff
cheney rating setup. the report will
most likely be an apologize for the
present system.
There is a small minority of men,
bers in the council who have argued
unsuccessfully that employees be
permitted to state their views. AS
these members point out, efficiency
ratings directly concern every Fed
eral worker. For an employees ef-
ficiency grade determines his
chances for promotion and even may
mean the difference between retain
ing or losing his job.
X
ABOUT FACE-The CIO United
Public Workers OF America an
nounces it has officially rejected its
highly controversial foreign policy
resolution adopted at its last-year
Atlantic City convention.
The resolution, which later caused
the union so much grief at the hands
of critics who termed 1t pro-Soviet,
sharply criticized American and
British foreign policy. while refrain
ing from censuring Soviet Russia.
Now. UPWA officials say the
unions new foreign policy stand is
the same one adopted several weeks
ago by the CIO national convention.
The CIO-adopted resolution ap-
proves in general the objectives of
the Marshall Plan and Americas S
present foreign policy.
UPWA is sending out copies OF
the new foreign policy stand, along
with other pertinent policies adopted
at the CIO convention, to all of its
members Whether this. presages a
more moderate trend in UPWA's
general policies remains to be seen.
SUBTLE HINT-A Government
official at one of the large agencies
in town has been cooped up during
the past few years in cubbyhole
that is laughingly known as an
Office.
A day hasn't gone by during that
time when he hasn't complained to
the agency chief about his quarters
and demanded a larger ofice. All
to no avail. ...