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Evening star., 1947-02-08
Two Boy Scout Services
Scheduled in Arlington

Two special services for the Boy
Scouts OF Arlington will be held to-
morrow at st. Georges Episcopal
Church, North Nelson and Ninth
streets, celebrating the 37th anni-
yersary Of the Boy Scout movement
In America.
A communion service for all
members and former members OF
Troop lot, which is sponsored by
the church, is scheduled for 8 am.
The second service, to be held at
3 pm, will be attended by the menu
bers Of Troops 107 and 115 OF Ar
lington. The Rev. Hedley J. VIII
liams. rector, will conduct both
eerviceS
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Easter Events PIunned
lin MARYLAND Resort
By the Assoeiotsd Press

OCEAN CITY, Md, Feb. "a
sunrise worship service and an
Easter parade were planned today
by Ocean City civic and business
leaders for the first time in the s72-
year history of this resort.
The program is expected to usher
in the spring tourist season April
Is. The sunrise service is being ar.
ranged for the beach and will bs
lnon-denominational.
Evening star., 1947-02-08

Finances Good,
Hancock Says
Reports County Is
In Black Despite
Heaviest Bonded Debt

Montgomery County Controller
Alexander Hancock considers the
financial status of the county good,
although its bonded debt is the
greatest in the county's history.
Speaking at a press conference
yesterday at the County Courthouse,
Rockville, Mr.. Hancock listed total
assets and total liabilities, reserves
and surplus balanced at $35. .755,-
1886 as of November 80, three days
before the present Republican Board
of County Commissioners went into
Office.
Statistics show that of the total
SIS, ,783 500 in bonds issued since 1882,
about one-third, or $4,754,5 500, were
used in refunding previous bond
issues.
Mr.. Hancock said outstanding
bonds on November 80 amounted to
about IL per cent of the assessed
valuation Of the county.
Total liabilities were listed as
SIS, ,248, ,664.78, with reserves and sur
plus amounting to SIC, SOC, ,529 .88, Mr..
Hancock said. Under the latter
category, $115.559.81 is reported as
unappropriated surplus and repre-
sents the actual amount the county
is in the "black," he pointed out.
While no recommendation was
offered concerning any proposed tax
increase for the county, Mr.. Hancock
explained that $61, ,339. SIS, represent
ing the total delinquent tax sales
property included under assets, indi-
Gated the present rate was not too
high. t
Appropriations Sound.
1.-THE picture is not as bad as most
people have heard" Mr.. Hancock
declared, adding that majority of
persons would like to have business
in this good shape"
Most of the appropriations allotted
by the former Democratic commits
sioners have been pretty sound"
he said. Only the police and sheriff's
budgets will need revising, owing
to an unexpected increase in the
number of prisoners and court cases,
he said.
Commissioner Wesley I. Sauter dis
cussed a proposed six-point pro-
gram for improvement and develop
ment of the County Police Depart
ment. Such program would be in
line with recommendations sub
mitted last week by the Interna-
tional Association of Police Chiefs,
which proposed several revisions In
the county force.
First of Press Conferences,
More than 20 Washington and
county newspaper reporters attend
ed the session-the first press con-
ference scheduled by Byron Sedg-
wick, newly appointed county public
relations director. Brooke Johns,
president of the Board of Commis-
sioners, conducted the session. 9th
ers who attended included Commis-
sioners Oliver w. Youngblood,
George S. Esworthy and Charles
Jameson, Police Chief Charles M.
Orme and County Supervisor I. G..
McNayr.
Mr.. McNayr revealed the Mary
land General Assembly soon would
be asked to pass legislation setting
up little Hatch Act" for Mont
gomery County. The law would bar
civil service employees of the county,
including members of the county
police, from participating in politics.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Cubs TO Attend Chapel

Cub Pack No. 1877, Boy Scouts OF
America, sponsored by the Army
post at Fort Myer, Va, will attend
services at the post chapel at 10:45
am. tomorrow as part OF the OBJ
seryance Of national Scout Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

dons. vice president Of the same
Washington financial institution,
was reelected assistant treasurer.
Ralph Thomas, Detroit. was re-
elected secretary.
Brewster Elected.
Senator Brewster, Republican, Of
Maine was elected vice president.
Among those reelected as direc-
tors were p. Y. K. Howat, chairman
Of the District Motor Vehicle Park
ing Agency, and Stanley H. Horner,
Washington automobile dealer.
In a resolution the organization
urged more stringent enforcement
of the laws against driving while
intoxicated. 1t advocated the adop-
tion of scientific tests for intoxica-
ton by specially trained personnel
as the fairest of means of convicting
the drunken driver and protecting
the innocent.
The association vigorously con-
demned the selling Of liquor at gaso-
line stations or the selling OF gaso-
line at establishments primarily for
the sale Of liquor.
The elimination Of the IS per
cent tax on railroad, bus and air
plane tickets.
Travel Freedom Asked.
That the United States should
bring before the United Nations a
plan for a standard, worldwide sys-
tenn Of issuing passports and other
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Executive Committee
OF AAA 10 Be Elected
In Closing Session

Directors Of the American Auto
mobile Association were meeting to-
day at the Mayfiower Hotel, wind
Ing up the three-day convention Of
the organization. Members of the
Executive Committee were to be
elected.
The general sessions Of the 45th
annual meeting of the AAA came to
a close yesterday, after the election
Of Robert j. Schmunk of Cleveland
as president and the adoption Of
resolutions. The new president Is
one Of the pioneers in the automo-
bile field, having been identified
with the manufacture Of one Of the
early steam automobiles.
Representative Dirksen. Republi-
can, of Illinois and chairman Of a
special House Committee which re-
Gently returned from a 2-month
survey of Europe, told the group
at a banquet last night that Com
munists must be treated "as enemies
both at home and abroad"
Calls for Speedy Aid.
In describing his journey, he
called for speedy aid to Europe by
the impending special session of
Congress, and also told the 500
delegates that America must rebuild
strong Germany "as a buffer
against the westward thrust Of Com
munism"
"I sometimes doubt If World War
II Is over" Mr.. Dirksen commented
THE war seems to have shifted
from the battlefield to the diplo-
matte front-from hot war to a
cold war. A vase amount of freedom
has already been lost since We day
The wreath on Petkov's grave in
Bulgaria; the flight Of Mikolajczyk
from Poland, the trial OF Manu- in
Romania, the fear in Czecho-Slo-
vakia, the tyranny of Tito in Yugo-
slavia, the unrest in France, the
turbulance in Italy. the Communist
squeeze on Austria all bear wit
ness to the flight Of freedom"
In the elections Lou Z. Holland
Of Kansas City, member Of the
AAA Executive Committee and
chairman of the organization's
Trafac Safety Committee, was
elected senior vice president. Cor
coran Thorn, chairman Of the board
of the American Security g. Trust
Co. Of Washington, was reelected
treasurer, and Frederick p. H. Sid
Evening star., 1947-11-05

spoke Of the need for ''two-way
open streets around the earth to
make easy the movement Of free
men,"
Charles H. Horrworth, executive
vice president Of the American
Hotel Association, told the members
that the Nations hotels are expend-
ing $1,600.000 on rehabilitation.
They are also engaged in personnel
training program to bring back that
courtesy which characterized the
American hotel before the war, he
said.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

measures for freedom Of travel for
all bona ade tourists"
The coordination Of hve Federal
agencies that share jurisdiction over
foreign travel.
Ratification by the Senate Of the
International Driving Agreement
facilitating the movement Of auto
mobiles across national boundaries.
Adoption by Western Hemisphere
Nations Of q uniform intre-American
travel card, replacing passports and
visas for short-ter1n business or
tourist travel.
DR.. Paul F. Douglas, president
Of American University. addressing
the organizations luncheon yester-
day on Roads for the World"
Evening star., 1947-11-05
-ithogrophers to Dine

The annual dinner meeting Of
Lithographers' Local Union No. Is
will be held at Z pm. tomorrow in
Barker Fall, YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV. Malcolm Light
foot, who heads the union, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Winter Ills. Your Child Nutrition
Different Kinds Of Disease and
What Every Mother Can Do About Them
Bacterial Infections

Bacterial lnIeCttUms
tn. Better The Nutrition, The Less
ch.ne. OF Bacterial Infection
And, MI Occurs, The Better Inc
Recovery from'
PNEUMONIA
rusERcULosss
TYPHOID
SCARLET FEVER
auEuMATic FEvEH
srREPTococe' ..-,.
BACTERIAL BRONCHITIS
arp lARyhe'T's
Evening star., 1947-10-04
An Area PUG Is Needed

The decision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the Arnold bus fare case
will be no more satisfactory to patrons OF
1.-THE line than the process by which the
company obtained virtually everything 1t
asked for The proceedings constitute an
other argument for creation of Metro
lpolitan Area public utilities agency to
handle such purely local utility problems
as this one.
There Is nothing in the history of ICC
legislation to indicate that Congress ever
intended that this Federal agency would
be called upon to fix fares or regulate
schedules on buslines exclusively serving
the urban and suburban areas of Wash
ington. These lines are interstate car
riers" in most restricted sense. Actually
they serve only one large community
Greater Washington. Their problems pri-
marily concern only the residents OF this
thickly populated area. Yet, because these
lines cross the boundaries of the District,
neither the District Public Utilities Com
mission nor State commissions can take
Jurisdiction over them as they can over
intrastate lines.
The Arnold fare petition went to the 1CC
by default, SO to speak. There was no
other agency legally competent to con-
slider the case and to make a decision
The citizens learned about the petition
belatedly and 1t was only after storm
of protests against the proposed increase
that the ICC granted hearing to the
public An examiner heard testimony by
officials of the bus company and by nu-
merous representatives of the people. Two
months ago he recommended against any
fare increases except in the first and fourth
zones. Now the commission has seen fit
to disregard the recommendations of its
own examiner and has approved substan-
TALLY the whole schedule originally sub
mitted by the company.
Whatever the merits of the commissions
Anal decision, 1t doe. pet aSits well Witf itlf
ctizens who feel that The ICC is too $50
lated by reason Of Its broad national func-
tions and too preoccupied by the multi
plicity of its other duties to give proper
attention. 10 local bus. problems 1t is.tair
neither tafthe IcC APE thea ne fGhdvAhtsgid
this vicinity to impose such additional
duties upon it. The Star believes that the
only real solution of this recurring prob
lem is the establishment-by compact
among the District Maryland and Virginia
of joint commission, empowered to de-
vote Its sole attention to utility matters
affecting the Metropolitan Area.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
Conference on Italian Colonies

1t is a significant commentary on the
rapid course of current events that, be-
tween the issuance of invitations to the
present conference on the disposition OF
the Italian colonies and its actual meet
ing, development of major Importance
has occurred with vital bearing on the
issue That development is, of course the
British governments announcement of its
intention to relinquish its mandate over
Palestine
The cruX of the Italian colonial problem
Is Lydia. This vast though barren terri
tory, formerly the Turkish dependency
known as Tripoli, was acquired by Italy In
q war of aggression against the decadent
Ottoman Empire in 1911. Lying as 1t does
between Egypt and Frances North African
possessions, and with frontage of several
hundred miles on the Mediterranean,
Lydia has a strategic significance far out
weighing its negligible natural resources.
Lydia likewise involves important polit-
ical implications. It's native population Is
Arab. Those natives were oppressed by the
Italians and are therefore highly suscep-
tible to the propaganda of the Arab
League which demands independence for
Lydia and its inclusion in the Arab bloc.
This, however agitates France, whose whole
position in North Africa is menaced by
pan-Arab agitation. 1t likewise contra
venes British policy. At present, Britain
holds Lydia by right of conquest from the
Italians, as it does the less-important
Italian colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland
in East Africa. Lydia has already shown
It's strategic Importance for Britain which
is evacuating its bases in Egypt and may
soon evacuate those in Palestine.
The matter is still further complicated
a United Nations mandate over Lydia.
This demand, made year ago at the first
meeting of the Council of Foreign Min
listers, had the effect of a diplomatic bomb
shell. The prospect of Moscow seating
itself on the southern shores of the Med
tterranean and acquiring thereby base
for communistic penetration of the African
continent was literally horrifying alike to
Britain. France and the United States
the other members of the big Four"
This move of Moscow probably did more
tban ANYTHING else to break up that initial
r,eetinp of the council in deadlock and
failure. Since then, the problem OF the
disnos;tion of Italy's colonies has been put
on ice.
However. the recently ratified peace
treaty with Italy specifically provides tnae
the disposition of Italy's colonies snan oe
concluded within year thereafter, Wnlcn
means on or before September 10, 1890
The British government has evidently oe-
termined to start the discussion az the
Evening star., 1947-10-04

beauty parlor along with smoke shop. Shares
were sold to the residents, and they in turn
elect board of directors from their member
ship who form the policy that governs all mat
ters relative to running these various enter
prses However, the office of the Eastern Co.
operatives in New York is the guiding light"
so to speak. 1t rules with an iron hand through
the local board of directors. The people who
make purchases from these enterprises are en-
titled to a patronage refund annually, based
on the margin of profits.
have no quarrel with co-operatives If the
individual as such wishes to- subscribe and
own stock in one, but due to the shortage of gas
and the fact that Greenbelt is situated In
Prince Georges County, away from any nearby
community, the Greenbelt Consumers Coop
erative prospered and grew fat with profit
during the war.
AS citizen who was a member OF the seventh
family to move into Greenbelt, I, like all the
other people who lived out there in the early
days, was subjected to a campaign OF education
into the why's and wherefores of the coop
movement Neighborhood meetings were dime
q dozen and paid educational directors preached
very convincing sermons. However, it was made
very clear that the Greenbelt Consumer Co.
operative would operate for period OF ten
years. at the end of which time vote would
be taken of all the citizens in the town as to
their desires.
In the past election for members Of the town
council very bitter campaign ensued. The
issue was clear, the coop against those who be-
lieve in the American way" where every one
has chance The coop slate won the election
hands down, because it was backed by minor
ity group that is organized to the hilt and
they will stop at nothing to win.
DOROTHY W. HARRIS.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
ADVANTAGES of Going Back

A ten-day strike by longshoremen at the
port of Albany has been broken for the
time being by court order directing that
the men return to work. They have
obeyed the order 1t is the first one OF
its kind obtained by the National Labor
Relations Board under the new labor law.
Counsel for the longshoremen contends
that This is government by injunction
with a vengeance this is legislation
which has taken us back fifteen or eighteen
years
Well, perhaps it is good thing to go
back for few years. Consider, in the first
place, the history of this strike. Last
summer new company was formed,
bought some surplus landing craft and
obtained ICC permission to transport
loaded truck trailers by water from Albany
to New York. 1t reached an agreement
with local of the longshoremens union
to man the craft. But the teamsters
union, which brought the trailers to the
docks, wanted to be paid standby time"
for the time required to get the trailers to
New York by water, although truck drivers
would not be needed, of course, once the
trailers were aboard the boats.
Employing truckers refused to make such
a deal and the teamSters thereupon refused
to drive the trailers to the boats There
fore, with the curious logic which has
marked so many strikes Of this Sort
the longshoremen struck the port of
Albany halting traffic on the barge canal
and closing up a port through which
passes, every year, some 100000 900 worth
of grain The purpose of the strike, pre-
sumably, was to force agreement between
the teamsters and their employers. The
effect was to close down many other con-
Germs in no way involved in the dispute.
The new labor law does little to affect
the right" to strike But 1t does outlaw
such secondary boycotts as this one seems
to be and it permits the labor board to
obtain temporary injunctions halting such
strikes. Hearings on the labor boards plea
for a permanent injunction will be held
next week and will constitute the first
legal test of this new power.
It is a power properly conferred in the
public interest It is an absurdity to con-
tend that union leaders or any other citi-
zenS have the moral or any other sort OF
right to paralyze commerce as means OF
bringing pressure to bear ON another union
or other employers. 1t is a good thing
that we are turning back ten or fifteen
years. We have gone so far in placing
dictatorial powers over the public in the
hands of a few men that it is high time
we turned back retraced our steps and
started out again. That is what the new
labor law had in mind.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
Nice If We Could Have One

We have built some astounding me-
chanical calculators in this country, but
now the British claim that they have de-
vised one that is twenty-five times better
than the best of ours. It weighs about
two tons. According to DR.. M. v. Wilkes Of
Cambridge University, it is so good, SO
smart, that "it may even solve economic
and philosophical problems too compli-
Gated" for our regular human brainpower.
In the fields of engineering, astronomy,
physics, ETC., calculators of this sort
marvelously intricate electronic machines
that can" f"remember" and do things that
a mans mind cannot do-have already
performed a number of mathematical
wonders. So we ought not to dismiss the
possibility suggested by DR.. Wilkes. On
the contrary, we ought to welcome it with
loud and prayerful huzzahs. For what
could be finer, what could be brighter or
more hopeful, than an age in which the
most complicated Of the worlds problems
could be solved by mechanical brain as
easily as tough beef can now be chopped
up in meat grinder?
Thus, speaking of meat, one is reminded
of imitation. Imitation is surely an eco
nomic problem that seems to be "too COM
plicated" for the minds we were born with.
How encouraging. therefore. to have DR..
Wilkes suggest that maybe If we put this
baffler into one end of his new machine
it will come out all neatly solved at the
other! As for the great philosophical
puZzlers-the ones that involve politics and
nearly everything else-what about our
relations with Russia? Imagine how sunny
and full of song the whole world would be
If the Wilkes gadget could be made intelli-
gent enough to give us the answer to that
one!
Let US therefore not belittle the British
claim Let us hope, rather, that they are
right and that they will be able to make
their mechanical brain smarter and
smarter until there is nothing too compli-
Gated for it. Let us hope, too, that they
will share this answer to- everything with
the rest of us everywhere. Certainly, un-
less and until something like it comes
along, mankind's poor, added, inadequate
head is going to keep on aching and ach-
ing Maybe of course, the ache is all part
of the grand design of existence. Still, how
nice it would be If there were gadget to
ease 1t just little
Evening star., 1947-10-04

earliest practicable moment by issuing its
invitation to the conference which is now
starting in London.
Just what will happen at this meeting
remains to be seen. However. it will be
surprising If Moscow does not use it for
its disturbing and disruptive purposes. The
chances are that there will be diplomatic
fireworks before the conference is over.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. Why is the white race called the Cau-
casian race?-V. M. T.
A. The name originated with Johann Blu
considered the natives of the Caucasus region
to be the most perfect and typical representa-
tives of the white race.
@. What is the membership Of the National
Guard and what is its authorized strength?-
T. M. D.
A. On August /, 1s47, the membership Of the
National Guard was 107711. The authorized
strength is 681 535.
q. Why is beer marketed in amber bottles7-
w. D. K.
A. According to brewing scientists, bright
sunlight has deleterious effect on beer. Amber
and to lesser extent green bottles check this
effect because they do not transmit ultraviolet
rays. The effect Of sunlight on beer is to de-
nature the proteins and produce haze in the
beverage. In consequence, the flavor deteri-
crates somewhat
@. How old was Winston Churchill when he
took up painting?-H B.
A. Mr.. Churchill did not begin to paint until
his 4oth year.
@. Who made the first successful coast-to-
coast fight In the United states-B. B.
A. Calbraith P. Rodgers, who started from
New York on September 7, 1911, and reached
Pasadena Calf, 40 days later. His actual flying
time was only three and one-half days but so
many forced landings had to be made for
repairs that by the time the flyer reached his
destination all that was left of the original
plane was the rudder and two struts.
@. How many Negroes are there on major
league baseball teams?-H. Y.
A. There are three Negroes In the major
leagues at this time. They are Larry Dolby,
infelder, Cleveland Jackie Robinson, first
baseman, Brooklyn, and Dan Bankhead, Pitch
er, Brooklyn.
q. How often should dog shed his hair?-
g. B. L.
A. It is natural for dogs to shed their hair
twice year. Excessive shedding In ooss
generally due TO some skin troubls.