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Evening star., 1947-12-03
State Senator Bailey
Denies Representing
Slot Machine Group
fFourth OF a Series.)
By Alex R. Preston
Stcr Sto4 Correspondent

LEONARDTOWN. Md, Dec. g.
State Senator Paul j. Bailey, author
of a bill making possible next Tues
days referendum on whether slot
machines. shall be made legal, today
branded as false reports that he
represents slot machine interests.
The referendum will be on the
question, of whether a license fee
shall be imposed on slot machine
operators. If voters approve this
question the county commissioners
automatically will receive power to
make the machines legal.
Senator Bailey, Republican
elected in a traditionally Demo
cratic stronghold, was asked what
ne had to say of charges that he
represented slot machine interests
and was retained by Philip Gray
repeatedly the largest machine dis
tributor in st. Marys County.
Says Gray Quit Area.
81 do not now represent Mr. Gray,
Senator Bailey said. The lawyers
down here do not work on re.
tainer basis:
LAS a practicing attorney have
represented Mr.. Gray at various
times in the past These have beer
on normal business matters, such a:
handling certain leases for him
and I have never had to represent
him on criminal charges.
ITO the best of my knowledge
Mr.. Gray does not have single
machine operating in the county
today. I think he gave up in dis
gust and moved to Alaska"
The commissioners, Matthew r
Bailey, j. Frank Raley and Frank
Bailey, contend that 100000 an.
nually can be derived from licens.
ing the machines and a gross re.
ceipts levy permitted by the so.
called Sherbow Commission legis-
lation approved by the regular 1914
session of the General Assembly.
Beside texts Of the bill, the com.
missioners have published in tn,
local weekly newspapers a detailed
statement of their position.
Not only have we, but our prede.
cessors for years have advocated tn,
passage of such a measure as ont
that would yield a substantial reve'
nue. to the county to lessen the ever.
increasing tax rate on real estate,
they said.
Revenue Sources Needed.
Probably no county in the State
| is faced with more serious financial
conditions than ours. Due to the
great increase in population each
week new demands are made upon
us, necessitating additional appro-
priations. We have endeavored tt
practice strict economy but were
forced this year to raise our taa
rate. The prospects for the coming
year are far from bright, unless
some new source of revenue such as
is provided in this bill, is found -
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Arlington Building Work
Totals S1,266,864 in Month

The value of building operations
in Arlington for November totaled
Sl,266,864, and included permits for
30 one-family dwellings valued at
$1,005 1923.
While the total for the month was
less than that of October, it was
almost $500,000 greater than for
the corresponding month in 1946.
Permit authorizations in November,
1916, totaled only s794,5SS, includ-
ing 70 for one-family dwellings
valued at $683,424.
In October, the aggregate value
was s1,336,033. This figure included
"a one-family dwellings and three
apartments with total of 40 units.
The value of the dwellings and
apartments amounted to $1,098, 500.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Arlington and Fairfax
Tax DeadIine Is Friday

Taxpayers of Arlington and Fair
fax counties were reminded today
that Friday is the deadline for pay
ment of 1947 assessments II the .
per cent penalty is to be avoided
Arlington Treasurer John Locke
Green and Fairfax Treasurer L. M.
Coyner said the taxes may be paid
by mail and that all commmica-
tions postmarked prior to midnight
Friday will be accepted without
penalty.
The tax bill for Arlington resi-
dents amounted to approximately
$5,000,000, while that of Fairfax
residents totaled $500 900.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Alexandria Council
10 Meet on Disposal
Of Housing Projects

+ The Alexandria City Council was
to meet today with Housing and
Home Finance Agency officials to
discuss disposition of two Govern
ment-owned housing projects with
the knowledge that Alexandria vet
erans' groups want the city to take
over the projects as low-cost hous-
ing for veterans.
A resolution from several Alexan-
dria veterans associations was read
at last nights Council meeting ask
ing the councilmen to do everything
in their power to see that Chinqua-
pin Village and Cameron. Valley
homes eventually become low-cost
housing facilities for veterans.
Army and Navy authorities also
were expected to be present at to-
days session in Alexandria to present
their positions on abandoning use
Of the projects. = It is understood
both the Army and Navy claim they
still will need to retain at least
partial occupancy at the two
projects.
The council acknowledged receipt
of a letter from Rice M. Youell
State commissioner S@of corrections
reporting he had completed an In
|spection Of the jail and the police
headquarters lookup. While his
complete report was not read, his
letter said there is need for i'm
proved facilities at the lookup. with
special emphasis on better sanitary
facilities. Mr.. Youell wrote it was
pleasing to note improvements" at
the city Jail, where a new kitchen
is under construction.
The council denied request OF
the superintendent of schools to use
a former nursery building on
Fayette street for school purposes
The request was denied because the
council at an earlier meeting had
voted to lease the building to q
colored American Legion post as
clubhouse.
Portions of next years budget
we're presented to the councllmer
for study by City Manager Nicholas
A. Colasanto. After the councilmer
have received the full budget al
recommended by Mr.. Colasanto
they will make any amendments
they see fit and then hold public
hearing on it..
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Germantown Man Faces
Sentence in SIuyinq

Wilbert H. Brown, "a, German
town, today awaited sentencing fol-
lowing his conviction yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
on a murder charge
A jury found Brown, colored
guilty of first-degree murder with
out capital punishment" in the
shooting June IA of George Moore,
"a, colored, Clarksburg, at a tavern
near Germantown.
Judge Stedman Prescott and Pa
trick N. Schnauffer deferred SEN
tence. Court attaches said that
under the jury's recommendation, a
sentence Of life imprisonment is
mandatory.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
A., B. & w. to Use Device
To Reduce Gear Shifting

At least 81 buses of the Alexandria
Bancroft g. Washington Transit Co.
will be equipped in few weeks with
new device which makes unneces-
sary almost all shifting of gears by
bus operators, according to B. G.
May, general manager of the COM
pany.
The device, known as torQue
converter. was used during the wal
on American tanks, contributing
greatly to their speed and maneuver-
ability, the announcement said. In
stalled on the buses, the device is
expected to provide swift, smooth
getaway and higher degree OF
passenger comfort.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Montgomery Studies
Six Rezoning. Pleas;
Seventh Is WithdraWl

The Montgomery County Com
missioners today were. studying six
lpetitions to rezone property IN the
kWheaton. Silver Spring. Forest Glen
and White Oak areas.
Hearings on the applications were
held yesterday in the Silver Spring
Liquor Dispensary Building A
seventh petition was withdrawn at
the request of the applicant. 1t was
filed by Ralph A. White and sought
the Redistribution from residential
A to commercial D of land at Sligo
and Ritchie avenues, Silver Spring
Strongest opposition was voiced to
a petition by John S. and Viola r.
Santini for the rezoning from resi-
Dental A to commercial D of a
three-acre tract at the intersection
of Columbia and Beltsville roads
near White Oak.
Depreciation Is Feared.
Mr.. Santini said several stores
and a garage are being operated in
front of his property, which he said
would accommodate five or six
stores. He added he plans to build
only two at present.
DR.. Wilbert j. Huff, Is Hilltop
road. Silver Spring, said he owns
42ha acres directly opposite Mr.. San
tini's property and that approval of
the application would ruin" the
residential value of his land. DR..
Huff, head of the Chemical Engi-
neering Department at the Uni
versity of Maryland, said stores in
the section are unnecessary.
He was supported by his wife and
by Maj. Gen. Edgar T. Conley,
U. S. A.. retired. who also owns land
in the vicinity of the Santini prop
erty.
Other Petitions Heard.
Other petitions heard were:
Alfred H. and Anna M. Jennings,
residential A to commercial D of
3.73 acres on Old Bladensburg road
about IL miles east of Wheaton.
Joseph Figliozzi, residential A to
commercial D of three lots at Fern
street and Old Bladensburg road
Wheaton Knolls.
Carl H. and Cecil N. Roeder. resi-
dental A to commercial D of land
at Roeder road and Fenton street
Silver Spring.
j George H. and Anna D. Coale
residential A to commercial D OF
land at the intersection of the
Brookville Tenleytown road and
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
Doris Hughes Miller, residential A
to B for two-family or roomine
house use of three lots on Holman
street, Forest Glen.
Evening star., 1947-12-03

Joseph D. Abbate, who has cut
the hair of chiefs of staff and other
high Army officers for 81 years, to-
day has something special to be
proud of in his Pentagon Building
barber shop.
He and II of his 20 BARRIERS last
night received diplomas for COM
pleting a 100-hour course in ad-
vanced barber science, the first al
Washington's Chamberlain Voca-
tional High School.
Not that they weren't flrst-class
practitioners of their trade before
but now the graduates have pretty
good knowledge of anatomy from
the neck up, including muscles and
nerves. This will help them in
treating scalp disorders.
They also learned all about barber
shop management and shop ethics
cosmetics and .cosmetology. In short
they were top craftsmen, according
to Mr.. Abbate.
He has been barber to Gen
Eisenhower, Gen. Marshall, Sec
retary of Defense Forrestal AND
hundreds of other top Army men in
the many years since he started
under the Army at Fort Myer. Va.
Their signed photographs are among
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Cheverty Citizens to Meet

The Cheyerly Citizens Associa-
ton, which will meet at 8 O'Clock
tonight In the American Legion
Club, Cheverly, viii receive reports
from It's Transportation and Town
Budeet Committees. The transpor-
tation groups report will deal with
the Capital Transit Co.'S proposed
bus fare increases.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
ntof$50,000
ToHospita|5 Set
In Montgomery
Suburban Authorized
Funds After Appeal for
Immediate Assistance

The Montgomery County COM
missioners today prepared to pay
$4,000 to Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda. in a move to ease the in
stitutions financial difficulties.
The grant was authorized at the
commissioners meeting yesterday in
Rockville after Arthur B. Solon
hospital superintendent, and two
representatives of the Board of
Trustees asked for immediate as
sistance to prevent the institution
from closing.
The Board of Trustees was rep
resented by Arthur G. Lambert
president, and John Selby. The
group presented an itemized state
ment showing that the hospital has
a deficit of s48,11247. This, it was
said, represented the difference be-
tween what the county paid for
the care of INDECENT patients since
January l, 1914, and the actual
cost to the hospital.
Mr.. Scion claimed that although
the average daily cost of caring fol
patients, is $13.56, the county con-
tributes only $6 day. From jan
uary l, 1914, to August 81, 1s47
according to the statement, the
hospital admitted 457 county in
digent patients.
Action Deferred on Purchase.
Mr.. Solon emphasized the figures
did not include the cost of caring
for patients who did not qualify fol
county aid. He added the average
patient stays about nine days.
After approving the grant, the
commissioners also authorized
County Controller Alexander K.
Hancock to 'interpret" the annua
audit made by the hospital.
At one point F. Barnard Welsh
attorney to the board, asked the
hospital delegation, why don't you
raise s5000O if you need it?"
Mr.. Lambert replied that the hos
pital is planning to get that amount
in a campaign, scheduled to start
January 10, 1948, but that addi-
tional funds are needed to "keer
the. hospital in the black
Both the delegation and the com
missioners agreed it would be neces.
sary for the county to increase its
allotment to the hospital for the
care of INDECENT patients, but ne
action was taken.
Also deferred was a suggestion
by Board President Brooke Johns
that action be taken on the ques.
ton of county purchase of the
hospital.
Moore Named Assessor.
How the county will finance the
$4,000 grant was not determined
Mr.. Selby told reporters the hos
pital has about $4,000 in delinquen,
accounts and that an attorney has
been employed In an effort to coll
lect the money. -.~- - .-
In other business, the commits
sioners appointed Ray P. Moore as
county assessor to succeed George
Brashear, resigned Mr.. Moore now
is an administrative assistant tx
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health
officer.
County Purchasing Agent Wilfree
Nerlich informed the board thai
bids for parking meters to be in.
stalled in the Silver Spring busines.
district will be opened December l.
and asked that a committee bt
named to assist him in recommend.
ing the awarding of a contract.
The board named Commissions
Oliver w. Youngblood, County Su
pervisor Irving G. McNayr. Olive
Perry, Rockville automobile dealer
Donald K. Staley, Silver Spring at
torney, and Capt. Joseph Nolte, il
charge of the Silver Spring Polic'
Station, to the committee.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
School to View Stor Film

Students of the Maryland Park
High School, Seat Pleasant, were to
hear a talk on newspaper work by
Charles A. McAleer. Star corre-
spondent assigned to Prince Georges
County, and witness showings OF
the color film, THE Star Goes to
Press" In two assemblies at the
school this morning.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Montgomery P'TA Backs
Adult tuberculosis Survey

Support for the Montgomery
County adult tuberculosis survey
slated to start in January was an
nounced today by the County Coun-
Gil of Parent Teacher Associations
PTA health committee chairmen
have asked the County Board OF
Education to require all school cafe
terra workers and bus drivers to be
examined during the campaign.
Examination of every resident IL
years of age or older will be the aim
Of the survey, which will employ q
mobile X-ray unit.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Hardy to Speak in Arlington

Representative Hardy, Democrat
of Virginia, will speak at a meeting
of the Arlington Democratic Club
ut S:15 pm. tomorrow at the Lyon
Park Community House. Pershing
drive. and North Fillmore street,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-12-03

TROPHY AWARDED-Lions Clubs Of Bethesda Chevy
Silver Spring last night their trophy to
High School for winning their annual foot
game with MontgomeryBar High School, Silver Spring
Taum coach at the University of Maryland spoke at the
right Robert Nook captain OF the winning Beesda
Chevy Chase eam Albert Brau president OF the Bethesda
and William Simpson, president of the Silver Spring Lions
Club. Brooks Stuoio
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Nurse Service to Elect

The Alexandria visiting Nurse
Service, a Community Chest agency.
will elect officers at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Alexandria YMCA, 602 Cam
eron street. The, meeting viii be
open to the. public.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
Morine Group to Meet

The. Arlington County detach-
ment, Marine Corps League, will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Radio Building. 2030 North Six
teenth street. Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-12-03
ARLINGTON Group to Meet

The Arlington Ridge Civic Asso-
ciation will meet at 8 o'clock tonight
at the home of Halsey Smith, 23l8
South Nash street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-12-03


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The Omaha guide., 1947-04-26
'EUents and Happenings Of Social and Local Importance
Social>LOCal NeWs
DRAMATIC, LITERARY vARIE-
TY CLUB OF THE CITY-B. T.U.

The club met at the home Of
Bobby Robinson. 2019 Emmett ST.,
Monday night. Plans were made
for future programs. The club
wishes to give sincere thanks to
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for
allowing up to put on our Easter
play THE Rock" there, and for
giving us their strengthening sup
port. Also our thanks goes to Nim
and Salem for inviting the club to
put on the Lords Prayer panto-
mine. 1 am sure that everyone who
saw these events put on by these
young people enjoyed them very
much. In the future you may ex-
pect from the club: Literary: An
open forum will be given on the
first Sunday in May, Subject:
What a Jul young people ex-
pect from our present environ"
The time and place will be given
later. Dramatics: A Mothers Day
play, 1.-The Pilgrims Passage" will
be given at Morning Star on
Mothers Day. 1 am sur that if
you should attend these events you
will surely enjoy them. Variety:
The club also carries along with
its other programs the variety
part. At the meetings the members
meet and discuss various problems
of this present age and try to find
ways in which to make life more
pleasant to live for. and to rem
ember that a cloudy day often
changes a fine day.
Reporter-Willa Mae McCreary
President-Della Mae Jones
Supervisor-Mrs. Jewell Ware
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-26
8 N. U.D. ENGINEERS HONOR'D

The Engineering Department of
the Metropolitan Utilities District
had quite a few honors conferred
upon it's members during the past
three weeks.
Louis T. Macdonald 6166' Wal
nut, Design Engineer, started the
ball rolling. He was elected March
Goth, Exalted Ruler of Lodge 80,
Benevolent & Protective Order of
Elks Lodge 80 is the Omaha LODI
ge, and is the largest in Nebraska
Burgess Manchester 51O8 Calf
ornia, Gas Engineer, next came
into the lime light. He was elected
Director for the three year term
to serve on The Sectional Oper-
ating Committee of the Midwest
Gas Association. This was done
at their annual convention held in
Omaha, April Z, 8, & 9th. The
Association overs the st Of
Nebraska, Iowa, North & South
Dakota, Minnesota, Colo do,
Wyoming and Montana.
John T. Detweiler 2870 Howell
st. Water Engineer. not to be out
done was elected Director Of the
Nebraska Section of the American
Water Works Assn. in their annual
convention held at Lincoln April
IL. The American Water Works
Assn. has % Directors, who serve
a three year term. Some Directors
represent groups Of states. others
represent individual states.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-26
N~ORTHSIDE YWCA
APRIL %, 1947

On Friday, May Q. 1947. the
Quack Club of the YWCA, North
side will have it's VARIETY Show
at the Elks Club. The show will
consist of numerous phases of in
tertainment for both the young and
old. Local talent will comprise the
skits, dancing and fashion review.
Mrs. Alva Johns, chairman of the
project, together with her commit
tee are working very diligently to
make this a hugh success. In the
last club meeting, Mrs. Johns and
Mrs. Anna Mary Kennedy, Pres
ident of the club, made final plans
for this very interesting perform
ance.
The Mothers Council of the wv
CA will sponsor a Mothers Hour
on the 18th of May, which is Nc
TIERS Day from 400, to 500 P. M.
at the Northside building. At this
affair, candles will be lighted for
those mothers who are present.
MUSICAL numbers will consist of
Somebody's Mother, Mother Nc
Crea and That Wonderful Mother
of Mine, and others. Mrs. Lulu
Bryant, President of this club is
completing plans for this hour on
Mothers Day.
Allmembbers of the Trojan Club
are urged to come out to their next
meeting which will be on April %
at which time the discussion will
be rs Singleness blessed or Marri-
age Bliss ?". This discussion prom
ises to beb interesting as well as
informative to those both married
and single.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-26
BOYS ATTACK STREETCAR-
%x%

by r. r. Poindexter
On the night of April 18th, a ira
gedy ACQUIRED as the Crosstown
streetcar was ending it's run near
9th & Lake Street. As the car
stopped to admit a passenger, yells
of daring boys filled the air, then
silence, and then an echo of broken
glass from the ear window arous-
ed the passengers of the car. The
conductor, who requested that his
name be withheld, entered the oil
station on Both & Lake Street to
notify the police and streetcar re-
pairmen. Police cars arrived at the
scene about $50. The police return
ed from a search within a few
minutes with seven young boys be-
tween the ages of IA and 16. The
police officers lined the boys on
the sidewalk for the conductor to
identify. Due to the fact, that the
conductor did not see the boys
faces when the window was bro
ken, he was unable to identify the
assulters. The boys were then re-
leased and sent home. An elderly
lady who occupied the rear seat
barely excaped injury by the frag-
ments of the flying glass, other
wise no one was hurt. The fifteen
passengers were transferred to an
other car, as repairmen removed
broken glass from the streetcar
and street. AS yet, no arrest has
been made.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-26
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The Omaha guide., 1947-04-26
$45O,OOO CAMPAIGN DRIVE is
NOW ON-URBAN LEAGUE
SERVICE FUND

The 37-year old Urban League
movement is the most effective
single force for improved Negro
White relationships in the United
States. as well as the development
of equal economic opportunities
for the Negro "one-tenth of the
nation" Henry R. Luce, editor of
Time and Life, said yesterday in
launching the national 1947 Urban
League Service Fund Campaign
for $780, 900.
Mr.. Luce, campaign chairman,
spoke to members of the campaign
commottee meeting at the Valid
raising tasks were assigned. \
Three thousand Negro and
White communal leaders, serving
as board members, and 400 staff
members in the National Urban
League and Sc local leagues thr-
oughout the country are active the
year round in carrying out the
Urban League program" Mr.. Luce
said.
"All fields are explored in the
leagues attempt to find jobs,
create new job opportunities in
business and industry, give VOC
ational guidance, initiate inter-
racial cooperation to prevent fric-
ton and ease tension, promote
better housing and develop other
activities in behalf of Negroes.
"The increase of Negroes in en-
ployment previously closed to
them is definitely attributable in
a great measure to the tireless
work of League officials with bus
mess firms, labor and government
al agencies"
Mr.. Luce also reported briefly on
the Leagues community relations
project which will end in August
after three years of operation
During this period, he said, 1a
communities have been studied
with the cooperation of local agen-
cies, to investigate the conditions
under which Negroes work anc
hive, and to recommend improve
mentS.
The $450,OO0 set as the campaign
goal, Mr. Luce said. is for the Nat
ional Leagues program of resear'
Oh, planning and coordination o.
activities by the local leagues, as
we'll as the neighborhood work Of
Greater New York.
Fifty-five other local leagues are
supported mainly by community
chest grants.
Other speakers including Lester
B. Granger, executive secretary
Naional Urban League, and Ed
ward S. Lewis, executive director
Urban League of greater New
York.
Serving on the campaign com.
mittee are: Lloyd K. Garrison, for
mer member of the War Labol
Board. and recently elected pres
ident of the National Urban
League, and DR.. William H. Kill
patrick, president of the Urban
League of Greater New York, who
are vice-chairmen; Henry Bruere
president of the Bowery Saving.
Bank of New York City. who il
treasurer, and the following mem
Frank W. Abrams, board chair
man, Standard Oil Company o.
New Jersey.
William H. Baldwin, former pres
ident, National Urban League
Joseph Barnes, foreign news edit
or. New York Herald Tribune
Parole Commissioner Samuel ]
Battle of New York City; Mrs
Mary Mcleod Bethune, president
National Council of Negro Wo