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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Central Pacific Islands
Taken Over by u. 5.
In j. n. Trusteeship
By the Assoeioted Press

The United States made history
yesterday by taking over administra-
ton, under United Nations
trusteeship, of the Central Pacific
islands captured from Japan.
President Truman signed legisla-
ton putting into immediate effect
the trusteeship agreement covering
the Marianas, Marshalls and Caro-
lines. He named Admiral Louis E,
Denfeld High Commissioner to the
trust territory.
Admiral Denfeld, commander in
chief of the Pacific Fleet, will serve
as administrator under an execu-
tive order terminating military gov
eminent in the islands and setting
up an interim civil administration
under the Navy pending enactment
of permanent organic law.
U. S. Took Over Friday.
The President in a statement said
suggestions for such law will be
presented to Congress next year.
He asked the State Department to
draw up permanent plan trans
ferring administration to a civilian
agency of the Government "at the
earliest practicable date"
The United States officially took
over the island administration Fri
day, but announcement OF the Presl-
dents signature of the enabling act
and his executive order was not
made until yesterday.
Thus, for the first time in its his
tory this country becomes a trustee
ship power. Following the first
World War, the League OF Nations
set up mandates for conquered ter
ritory, but the United States cid
not become a mandate power. The
United Nations Security Council ap-
proved the trusteeship system-pro
posed by the United States-last
April.
Admiral Denfeld will continue as
Pacific Fleet commander while
serving as High Commissioner. The
56-year-old Westboro (Masso Off
Ger is a veteran of the Pacific war
having commanded a battleship dl-
vision in the Okinawa and Japanese
home islands campaigns.
Headed Personnel Bureau.
He became Pacific Fleet chief last
January. Prior to that he headed
the Bureau of Naval Personnel and
directed rehabilitation after the
war.
In his statement the President
recalled he had approved last month
recommendation agreed upon by
the Secretaries of State, War, Navy
and Interior for future admins
tration of Guam, American Samoa
and the trust territory.
Accordingly" he said, IT have
issued an executive order terminal
ing military government in the trust
territory and delegating RESPONSE
bility for civil administration on an
interim basis to the Navy Depart
ment, pending transfer to civilian
department or agency of the Gov
eminent at the earliest practicable
date"
He said it is this Governments
intention to carry out in full" the
obligations toward the island ma
tives and toward the United Ma
lions as called for in the agreement
between the United States and the
Security Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Woman Gets Jail Term
In False Report Of Attack

Admitting she telephoned a false
report to police that she had been
criminally assaulted by five men,
a 22-year old woman yesterday was
given a $40 fine or 20 days in Jail by
Municipal Court Judge Nadine
GALLAGHER. She was sent to jail.
The plea of guilty was made by
Mrs. Mary Williams, colored, OF the
first block of Pierce street NV.
Detective Sergt. James F. Sartain
of the vice squad told the court the
defendant changed her story sever
al times and finally admitted the re-
port was false. She offered no
explanation to Judge Gallagher. who
warned her that Some day when
you may really need the police,
they may not pay any attention to
Your complaint"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Two Business Groups
To Meet During Week

Two business groups will meet
this week.
A luncheon meeting of the Ben
ming Business Association will be
held Thursday at the Blackstone
Hotel, 1915 Seventeenth street NV.
at 1890 pm.
The monthly meeting of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers will be held Friday at 1756
K street NV. at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

d ! r e C or of
health admins
tration for the
university, has
announced.
DR.. Sheldon's
appointment will
open ca m p u S
medical facilities
to students from
8 am. to 5 pm,
the announce
ment said. DR..
Sheldon W ill
have Office hours
until / pm, and
DR.. Elizabeth
Kahler, who has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

ence. Approximately $500 Of the
shortage reported early this year
was attributed to overdrafts by
members Of Congress. Sergeant at
Arms William F. Russell announced
recently that all those overdrafts
have been made good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
G. F. Burdette Rites Set

FREDERICK, Md, July 10. P.-
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row for Charles F. Burdette, 48,
who was killed Thursday when he
fell from the top of a hay load to
his barn floor. He is survived by
his widow and two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

DR.. Luther Sheldon. jr., rear
admiral, U. s. NJ, retired. has been
appointed associate university physi-
clan at George Washington Uni
versity, DR.. Daniel LIE Ray Borden,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Bars Ask Longer Hours

Australia's liquor trade is asking
for 10 am. to 10 pm. bar hours,
with bars closed between $50 pm.
and 7:30 pm, instead of the pres
ent final closing at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Swiss Public Projects

Despite that q labor shortage has
developed, Switzerland is carrying
out its public projects, planned soon
after wars end to relieve feared
unemployment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

been an associate university physi-
clan for several years, will continue
to be on duty from I pm. to pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
to Hear Dr.. Smith

Dr.. George Kerry Smith. chief of
information and publication service,
United States ONCE Of Education,
will discuss the Present Crisis in
Education" before a lunch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

Dublin Is getting 1000 tons Of
coal weekly from Britain to keep its
gas works from closing down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

Barbados, British West Indies,
has announced its biggest sugar
output since 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

con meeting of the Washington Civil
tan Club at 1890 pm. tomorrow in
the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Bethesda Chamber b.;
Launches Petitions
Against Sales Tax !.

Petitions opposing passage of tn,
sales tax bill now before the Mary.
land Legislature were circulated
throughout Montgomery Count,
yesterday by the Bethesda Cham.
br of Commerce as part OF its State.
wide campaign to defeat the bill
recommended by Gov. Lane.
William H. Prescott, former Mont.
gomery County Commissioner anc
chairman of the chambers Tax An.
alysis Committee, said the petitions
have been sent to all local mer-
chants and civic groups. Literature
protesting passage of the bill has
been sent to all community organi-
cations throughout the State, he
added.
"The position Of the merchants o1
Bethesda and Montgomery County
would be intolerable If Maryland
had a sales tax and the District
didn't" he asserted.
He said this antisales tax cam
|paign was similar to, those being
carried on by trade groups in many
OF the Maryland counties, particu-
larly those bordering on the District
and other States.
Mr.. Prescott pointed out that only
four of Maryland's counties do not
border on the District or another
State, and Of the adjoining States
only West Virginia now has a sales
tax.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Mrs. Maggie Houff
Dies in Arlington

Mrs. Maggie M. Houff, 65, a resi-
dent Of the Washington area for
the last is years, died today at the
home Of her son, Lurty G. Houff, 1902
North Frederick street, Arlington,
after an illness of several months.
A native of Staunton, Va, where
she had spent most Of her life, Mrs.
Houff was the widow of Milley C..
Houff, who died in 1911. She was a
member of the Washington Brethren
Church, Twelfth and E streets Sc.
In addition to her son, Lurty, a
member of the accident investiga-
ton unit Of Metropolitan police,
she is survived by two other sons,
Harper P. Houff, Staunton, and
Tracy Houff, Hyattsville; daughter,
Mrs. Gladys Thomas, whose hus-
band, Rhulin, Is a compositor on
The Star, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Monday at the Barren Ridge
Brethren Church, Augusta County.
Va. Burial will be in Lebanon
Church Cemetery, Augusta County.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Rockville Man Sues
To Curb Phone Rates
ey the ,Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 7.-Injunction
proceedings designed to invalidate
the recent telephone rate increase
approved by the Public Service Com
mission we're on file in Federal
Court today.
The suit, brought by Roscoe F
Walter of Rockville, named as de.
PENDANTS Gov. Lane, Attorney Gen.
eral Hall Hammond, the Fedora
Communications Commission, the
Public Service Commission and the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
CO.
Mr.. Walter contended the PSC
order allowing the increases, handed
down February 4, is arbitrary and ir
violation of the "due-process" clause
of the Federal Constitution.
The Federal Communications Com.
mission has directed the Baltimore
company to explain apparent VIC.
lations" of an FEC order forbiddine
increased tolls on calls in the Wash.
ington area without a public hear.
ing on the subject.
The commission said the compan,
had effected some toll raises despite
the action of the FEC in oderine
a hearing March Is.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
High School Career Conference
Viii Help Students on Choices

More than IS meetings and panels
with so leaders from various occu-
pational fields will be held at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
to advise students on their choice
of careers, beginning Monday.
Known. as the Career Conference
the meetings will last through the
week. The project will be the
largest of its kind ever conducted
in Montgomery County.
The program was launched this
morning during a general assembly
at the school at which DR.. Max Baer
director of the guidance service ol
BNai Birth, discussed vocationa,
trends.
When the panels begin on Monday
the speakers viii discuss with the
students the problems of choosing
s career, the training and educa-
tional qualifications needed and the
limitations and opportunities offered
in each field.
Among the conference speakers
will be Helen Jepson of the Metro
politan Opera, James Flanagan
member of the Public Utilities Com
mission; Arthur Flemmins, civi
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Arlington Schedules Finals
In 0ratoricaI Contest

Arlington finals in the National
Oratcrical Contest will be held at
pm. tomorrow in the auditorium OF
The Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School, it was announced today by
Morton Levy. chairman of the spon-
soring American Legion Committee.
The winners from Washington-Lee
High School, Claude A. Swanson
Junior High School and Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School will
compete for the honor Of represent
ing Arlington In the eighth district
finals at Manassas March Is, Mr..
Levy said.
Prizes also will be awarded to the
second and third place winners from
each school, he said.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
New Medical Secretary
OF Advenfisfs Beqins Duties

DR.. Theodore r. Flaiz, new medi-
cal secretary of the General Confer
ence of Seventh-Day Adventists,
has arrived in Takoma Park to take
over his duties.
AS head of Adventist medical
work, DR.. Flaiz will have general
supervision of the denominations S
1852 hospitals and dispensaries
throughout the world. He also will
help to lay plans for building ad-
ditional medical institutions and
reconstruction of hospitals destroyed
during the war.
A licensed pilot, DR.. Flaiz did
much travelling by air while serv-
ing as medical secretary of the de-
nominations Southern Asia divi-
sion. He supervised the opening OF
hospitals in India and Burma, and
of q new mission hospital in Bagdad
Mrs. Flaiz, who has served as dean
OF women at the Portland (Oreg.)
Sanitarium since she returned from
India year ago, will soon join her
husband in Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Maryland Area Group
Plans New BuiIdinq Code

A committee of registered archi-
tects from Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties today is studying
recommendations to be incorporated
IN a proposed new building code for
the metropolitan areas of the two
counties.
The committee was appointed this
week after a meeting of a group OF
architects at the Dispensary Build
ing, Silver Spring. at which it was
decided to inavgurate a movement
to have a new code adopted.
Members of the committee are
Dana B. Johannes, Clifton B. White
and James B. Thomas, all of Silver
Spring; Paul B. Kea and r. Web
ster Ross Of Hyattsville; Fred E
Taylor of Takoma Park and G.
Wayne Mead, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
m. S. GulIimore Heads
Prince GEORGES 6. O. P.

Marvin S. Gallimore of Bladens-
burg last night was elected presi-
dent Of the Republican Club Of
Prince Georges County. He was an
unsuccessful candidate for the House
of Delegates In last November's
elections.
Other members named by the club
at a meeting in the Odd Fellows
Hall, Capitol Heights, were George
w. Smith, Capitol Heights, vice
president; Mrs. Laura Courtney,
Capitol Heights, secretary; Mrs.
Grace Stansbury, Capitol Heights,
treasurer, and ]. Bryant Morrison,
Seat Pleasant, delegate to the State
Central Committee.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
League Opens Drive
For Re-registration
OF Alexandra Voters

The League Of Women Voters OF
Arlington and Alexandria today
launched a drive for complete re-
registration of Alexandria's voters
instead of the proposed purge of
existing vote lists under study by
the Alexandria Electoral Board.
Alexandria was authorized to con-
duct the re-registration at the spe-
cial session of the Virginia General
Assembly this year. Possibility of
the purge, however, was discussed
at meeting of the Alexandria
Electoral Board February IA. The
board has taken no definite action
on the proposal.
Residents Urged to Act.
Letters urging re-registration have
been sent by the league to City
Registrar Fred Petit, James N.
Colasanto, chairman of the Electoral
Board; Fred Goodnow, John Strauss,
Anderton Burke, all Electoral Board
members, and to City Councilmen
Charles Nash,. George Bender and
Joseph Ewald. The three council
men were named to work with the
Electoral Board in making a de-
cision between the suggested purge
and the re-registration.
The league has prepared a leaf1et
urging resident to contact electoral
board and city council members on
the question of re-registration. It is
pointed out in the leaflet that
Alexandria has not conducted a re-
registration in more than 20 years
and that names of many deceased
voters and persons who have moved
from the city are still on the list.
Action on the proprosed re-regis-
tration is urged before June l so
that "a larger, active list of voters
will be provided"
Canvass Proposed.
The 1eaflet advocates re-registra-
ton by house-to-house canvass as
being the most thorough and the
most convenient to the voters, al
though ward registration conducted
simultaneously throughout the city
at specified PLACES is mentioned as a
possible alternative.
The suggestion of purging the ivot-
ing lists as an alternative to re-
registration is not approved by the
league, because purging the lists
would not enlarge the number OF
voters, provide for the introduction
OF a new record system, or provide
identifying signature at the polls,
the 1eaflet states.
Mrs. Charles E. Planck Is presi-
dent of the Arlington-A Alexandra
league.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
$1,000 Top Pay Asked
For Arlington teachers
with Master Degrees

Arlington School Supt. Fletcher
Kemp will ask the County School
Board to establish a $4,000 annual
maximum salary scale for teachers
holding collegiate professional GER
tificates and having masters de-
grees. A $4,000 maximum will be
asked for teachers with bachelors
degrees. :.
The School Board last week an
nounced $2,A00 minimum, an in
crease of s475 from the present
minimum, for teachers holding the
collegiate professional certificate. A
$2,000-$3. 600 flat pay will be recon-
mended for teachers with lesser
certificates, Asst. Supt. Charles
j. Walsh said. Present minimum
is $1,700 and there is no maximum,
he said.
District public school teachers now
have salaries ranging from $2,35O
to $4,150 under a special $3.50 raise
granted by Congress last year. The
special increase will expire June
80. District salary scales under the
l945 pay bill are $1,000 to $3,700
MIR. Walsh said MIR. Kemp viii
recommend annual increases Of $10t
until the maximurns are reached
There is a possibility, he said, tina
a recommendation for a highe
minimum for teachers holding mas
ters degrees will be made.
Adoption of the recommendation
would cost something under 5000,
600" and would result in raises fo
about Is per cent of the county
teachers, Mr.. Walsh said. He sait
there are 26 teachers who Woul.
qualify for the maximums.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Chevy Chase Forum Plans
Foreign Trade Discussion

Foreign Trade-Asset or Liabil-
ity?" will be discussed by the Chevy
Chase Forum at 8:15 pm. Tuesday
in the Chevy Chase Woman's Club.
This is the second in series of
open meetings sponsored by the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters and the Chevy Chase
Forum, under the direction of Mrs.
James v. Bennett.
The scheduled speakers are Mrs.
Chase Going Woodhouse, executive
vice chairman Of the National As
sociation of Consumers, who will
act as moderator; Winthrop G.
Brown, chief of the Division of
Commercial Policy, State Depart
inent, and August Maffry of WASH
ington, vice president of the Export
Import Bank.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Fuirfox Court Collects
81, 1872 Fines and Fees

Judge Harry L. Carrico of the
Fairfax County Trial Justice Court
said fines and fees collected in the
court during the last month
amounted to $7,892.50.
The county's share of the collec-
tions for violations of local ordi-
nances amounted to $2,372, and
"a, 1850 was turned over to the
State Treasury for fines collected
for State violations.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Prince Georges PTA Votes
For Spokesmen al Hearinq

The Prince Georges County Coun.
Gil of Parent Teacher Association.
will send representatives to a hear.
ing in Annapolis Wednesday night
on a bill which would provide 81
100000 for construction Of county
schools. This was voted last nigh
at a meeting in the Bladensburs
High School.
The group heard Mrs. Stanley G
Cook, Indian Head, Md, Legislative
chairman of the State Congress o.
Parents and Teachers urge support
Of the proposed Maryland sales tax
The council took no action on thi.
propoSal.
Evening star., 1947-03-07

again. He wasn't content with
Capital Transit Co. mathematics.
The latter-day Nine. La Fargo in
the second row was Mrs. Edward
B. Morris. Mrs. Morris is all things
to the Randall Highlands Citizens
Association. She is its secretary
and chairman of its Public Utilities
Committee. She said she never
misses a PUG hearing.
"The only time ever get any
knitting done is on street cars and
at these hearings" she said.
Another Objective.
A heavy-set man found seat In
the second row. When a reporter
asked him If he was worrying about
increased fares, he shook his head
and muttered:
II just wanted to catch one of the
Commissioners at his leisure"
A man in the back row was skepti-
cal about the whole thing.
They're wasting taxpayers money
holding a hearing, che said. IT can
waste a little time listening. think
these things are all settled in ad-
vance. Sure they're going to get the
increase. It's all sewed up"
Enter ]. F. Broadfoot Of 632 F
street NE. Mr.. Broadfoot said he
was a stockholder in the transit
company. What he wanted to know
was why the company got a $780,
900 tax refund.
They must be nuts up there, che
observed. Cant they count?"
Wife Sent Him.
White-haired w. Arthur Shelton
who said he lives beyond Chevy
Chase Circle and is interested ir
parks and streets, searched through
his coat for a clipping from Wed.
nesday's newspaper. He couldn't
find it but what was worrying him
he said, was why the PUG hac
denied the transit company's re.
quest for buses instead of streetcars
on the Benning line. He said he
knew buses were a better idea.
MY wife," explained Mr.. Shelton
said should come to the hearing
I said I didn't think I could do any
good, but she said to come"
The "spokesmen" were out ir
force-representing the Federation
of Citizens Associations, Federation
OF Civic Associations, individual citi.
zens groups, the CIO and American
Youth for Democracy.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Business Women's Club
To Meet at BeItsviIIe

The Business and Professional
Women's Club of Prince Georges
County will meet at the home OF
Miss Susie Beall in Beltsville at
pm. Monday.
Mrs. Catherine T. Reed, chairman
of the Membership Committee, will
be in charge of the program, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton viii be CO.
hostess with Miss Beall.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Hearings on Fare Increase
Bring Out All Kinds of People
By Miriom ottenberq

All kinds Of people come to Dis
trict Building hearingse-from the
housewife who can't get seat on
the bus to the retired Government
worker who just likes good argu-
ment.
A neighborhood zoning fight, &C
cording to the District Building ex-
perts on this sort of thing, brings
out the big crowds. The weather
has something to do with it, too,
although 1t is said that spokesmen
for citizens associations will brave
sleet and snow any day if the issue
is right.
At least one hearing a week is
scheduled in the District Buildings
fifth floor board room. Two kinds of
people attend the "spokesmen" for
groups who come to talk and the
people who just come to listen.
Room for $50.
The board room holds $50 seats.
A third Of them were filled yester-
day when the Public Utilities Com
mission opened it's hearing to de-
termine whether Washingtonians
will pay a straight 10-cent streetcar
and bus fare.
Most of the spectators studied
the sheets of figures passed out by
the company as the hearing pro-
gressed, but not Mrs. Alice Gins
burg of 1405 Harvard street NV.
Mrs. Ginsburg wasn't there to listen
to talk about bus fares.
II want to get the bus back on
Harvard street." she confided
fumbling among the bundles on her
lap. Nov I have petition here. >
The eyes of P. S. Gable, 461f
Fifteenth street NV, sparkled with
anticipation before the hearing
started.
II just like arguments" he ex-
planned. "Its a good way to kill
time"
No Argument Develops.
Mr.. Gable, retired Government
Printing Office employe, studied ths
statistics while as the voice of the
witness began to drone. Then hi
took of his steel-rimmed glasses
put them away and rubbed his eyes
You couldn't get an argument out
of a statistic.
Behind him, William C. Gaus.
mann, Washington Representative.
OF the Socialist Party, busily addee
up the figures on the sheets all ovel
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Religious Leaders Urge
House to End SEGREGATION

BALTIMORE, Mar. 7 (P.-Catholic
Protestant and Jewish leaders have
appealed to the Maryland House
of Delegates to follow the lead OF
the Senate and repeal the States
Jim Grow" law.
They said in statement the stat
ute "degrades and destroys human
personality by segregating man from
man for no reason except the pig
mentation of his skin"
The statement was signed by Arch
bishop Michael j. Curley of the
Catholic archdiocese of Baltimore
and Washington: the Rev. DR.. John
Il Deaton, president of the Council
Of Churches and Christian Educa-
tion of Maryland-Delaware, Inc,
and DR.. Abraham Shusterman, Rab-
bi of the Har Sinai Congregation.
The statute provides that Negroes
must be segregated on public con-
veyances. In recent years it has
been enforced only on Chesapeake
Bay ferries.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Voters Group to Discuss
Montgomery Schools

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters will hold special
meeting at 10 am Monday at the
home of Mrs. Ralph e. Himstead,
president, 210 Rosemary street,
Chevy Chase.
Purpose Of the meeting to dis
cuss ways Of bettering the county s
school system and the proposed
teachers salary increases.