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Evening star., 1947-11-17
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|nkary|and for
Veterans Urged
Ex-DAV Leader Asks
Legislators to Expond
Present Commission
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. ia COM
mittee appointed by the legislature
to investigate operations of the
Maryland Veterans Commission has
been asked to suggest the legisla-
ture provide for an enlarged COM
mission.
Adolph c. Winkler, ST., past State
commander of the Disabled Amer
ican Veterans, told investigators at
a weekend hearing that the COM
mission should provide for more
veterans.
He said 1t turned down requests
for financial aid made by a badly
wounded veteran and by another
veterans widow in need of an oper-
alton.
Mr.. Winkler also said the COM
mission ignored suggestions that 1t
provide veterans groups with month
ly activity reports and also assign a
commission service officer in the Vet
Grams Administration Offices.
William PritZker, DAV command
er. told investigators he was never
happy over the commission, because
1t was 80 per cent American Legion
and I felt other major veterans
groups should have more say about
its operation"
Richard G. Hogan, State COM
mander of the Catholic Wet Veter-
ans, testified he couldn't say whether
his group was satisfied with the COM
mission because we and other Or
ganizations don't seem to know what
the commissions duties are or what
they have been doing"
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Arlington Forum TO Study
Revenue for Improvements

A forum to consider the best ways
of obtaining additional revenue for
public improvements in Arlington
will be held at 8 pm. Thursday at
the Lyon Park Community House
Pershing drive and North Fillmore
street.
The forum, which will be spon-
sored by the Committee on Revenue
and Expenditures of the Civic Fed
Grafton, will have representatives Of
the University of Virginia and Ar
lington business and Government
groups on the panel.
Among the speakers will be John
Russell of the Virginia Department
of Taxation, Lorin A. Thompson Of
the university's Bureau of Popula-
ton and Economic Research, and
Weldon Cooper Of the university's
Bureau of Public Administration.
Mrs. Florence Cannon, chairman
of the sponsoring committee and a
member -elect of the county board,
will be moderator. Lyle c. Bryant
is chairman of the subcommittee in
charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
|Wi|cher Investigates
Three Phases Of DefeaI
In Arlington Election.

Talmage S. Wilcher, unsuccessful
Republican candidate for State Sen
ator from Arlington, is investigat-
ing three phases of the recent elec-
tions, Stephen M. Smith, campaign
manager for Republican legislative
candidates, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Smith said Mr.. Wilcher had
employed an investigator to look
into what he calls the smear cam
paign conducted by the Democratic
machine" and why Charles Fen
wick, the Senator-e deluded
people into believing conditions
exposed by Mr.. Wilcher were not
true"
Mr.. Wilcher also has asked three
Government agencies to determine
how the Democrats got informa-
ton about Endorsements he received
for social security job in 1887 wher
the data could only have come from
files which are supposed to be con-
fdential, MIR. Smith said. The three
agencies are the Federal Security
Agency, the Civil Service Commis-
sion and the Federal Bureau of In.
vestigation.
The candidate also declared, &C.
cording to Mr.. Smith, that if the
agencies do not act by tomorrow
he will ask the House Civil Serv.
ice Committee for an investigation
Edgar w. Humphrey, Republican
County chairman, said Mr.. Wilchel
had asked him about the investiga.
ton and he had told him to "gc
ahead" with it. Mr.. PumphreS sale
the County Committee had not
acted on the matter.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
First TeIevision
|NeWsreeI Sent
lover AP
BY the Associated Press

| BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE AS
sociated Press had its first televisior
neWsreel transmitted last night over
an East Coast hookup.
The 15-minute program originated
in the studios of WMAR-TV, tele-
vision outlet of the Baltimore Sum
papers, and was relayed by Webs
TV, the Columbia Broadcasting
System station in New York, and
WFIL-TV, the Philadelphia In
quirer station.
1t included news from London
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Wash
ington and was prepared jointly by
WMAR-TV, WFIL-TV and AP tele-
vision neWSreel units.
Preparations for the wedding of
Princess Elizabeth, the Philadelphia
Armistice Day observance, damage
caused by vandals in Baltimore and
the end of the Baltimore ship yard
strike we've among news items car
ried.
The film later was rushed to
Washington and transmitted by
Station WMAL-TV.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Baltimore Board Favors
Properly Tax Reduction
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. ia 21-cent
cut in the city property tax and
imposition of six special taxes, in
Guiding an increase in the cigarette
tax have been proposed by the City
Board of Estimates for the 194S
budget.
The present tax rate of $2.96 was
cut to $2.75 in providing an $83, ,962,-
$50 budget, an increase Of 81, ,777, 1857
over this years general fund budget.
Subject to approval by the City
Council, which may reduce or elm
mate appropriations, the budget
provides new city tax of 5h per
cent on amusements;; an increase
in the cigarette tax from / to
cents per package; an increase in
the annual tax on telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light poles from
So to SO; an increase in the tax
schedule on pinball machines; a
continuation Of the per cent tax
on gas, electricity and telephone
bills, and continuation of the So
cents per gallon tax on distilled
spirits,
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Virginia Young Democrats
To Seek New Members
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 17.-An ex-
tensive campaign to increase the
membership in Young Democratic
Clubs of Virginia emerged as the
immediate objective of Thomas D
Odom, newly elected president o1
the State organization, at its con-
vention here over the week end.
In a statement issued after the
meeting adjourned, Mr.. Odon
pledged "a vigorous campaign on
behalf of our party's candidates in
the next elections"
The Suffolk Democratic leader
a former clerk of the Nansemond
County Trial Justice Court, was
nominated for the presidency with.
out opposition and elected by &C.
clamation of delegates from the
States nine congressional districts
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Fairfax PTA 10 Meet
Tonight on Need for
State Aid 10 Schools

Fairfax County Parent Teacher
Associations will meet at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the Fairfax Elementary
School to discuss the need fol
further State aid in education.
Mrs. Mark M. Regan, president OF
the PTA, said that a committee
headed by State Senator Charles T.
Moses of Appomattox> and Delegate
E. o. McCue of Charlottesville re-
Gently reported on series of hear
ings held to determine public senti-
ment on improving State educa-
tional facilities.
The committee, Mrs. Regan said
reported that it "did not feel it had
received a mandate from the tax.
payers that they wanted and were
willing to pay fer improved and ex.
banded educational facilities, with
particular reference to better sal.
aries for teachers, improved trans.
portation for students and improved
buildings"
Mrs. Regan said that since tn,
State budget for the next two year
is being made up now, local asso.
Citations and all persons interested
in improving education in Virginia
must express themselves on this
important matter as a crisis ir
education still continues"
She urged all county residents tc
send letters and kilograms to Sena-
tor Moses and Mr.. McCue stressing
the need for better education pro-
gram,
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Alexandra Hospital Board
To Meet on Critical Survey

The Alexandria Hospital Board
will meet tomorrow afternoon to
discuss the survey criticizing the
hospitals administration and f1nan-
cial condition, which was made pub
lie Saturday.
D. c. Book, chairman of the
board, said it would be impossible to
take up everything mentioned in the
64-page survey report at tomorrow's
meeting. He felt sure, however, the
board would map plans to carry out
some recommendations of the sur
vey.
The survey was conducted by a
staff headed by DR.. j. r. Clemmons,
executive vice president Of Roose-
velt Hospital in New York. DR.
Clemmons was authorized to make
the survey by the Alexandria Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies in an effort to
settle a dispute between the city and
the hospital over rates charged for
INDECENT patients.
Evening star., 1947-11-17

possibly due to the fact that he
openly opposed the type of govern
ment of which he was a part.
The long-expected split between
Mr.. Budwesky and the Council
came in July, when he was ordered
to report "at once" on the resigna-
tions Of the police and fire chiefs
or to submit his own resignation
within Is days. He made the re-
port, but most councilmen seemed
to feel that he was not cooperating
with them. On the other hand,
when MIR. BudWesky resigned he
made it clear he felt the Council
had tried to run his job by saying
that he hoped Alexandria some day
would have a city manager in fact
as well as in name.
City Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast
was appointed temporary city man
ager to serve until a permanent
successor could be named. A three
man Council committee, composed
of Mayor William Wilkins, Everett
A. Hellmuth and John Ewald, was
set up to select a new city man.
ager. 1t was the publicized inten-
ton of this committee and num-
Der of other councilmen to 60 out
of the city and secure a man trained
in city manager work.
Citizens Make Protest.
Last Tuesday, however, by a 6 to
8 vote Mr.. Colasanto, an Alexan-
dria attorney, was appointed city
manager, effective last Saturday.
Almost Immediately delegations of
citizens announced their. plans to
protest the appointment at tonight's
Council session. At the same time
petitions began circulating asking
for a referendum on return to
the at-large system. And so a
Council appointment again has
touched off the at-large plan versus
the ward plan controversy. In 1914
the first attempt for a return to
the at-large system failed when
the question was put to referendum.
The ward system was retained by
a 2-to-1 vote. Whether the events
of the past three years have brought
any change in the voters ideas will
be known only by the number of
signatures on the referendum petit
tions.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
|2Civi| Service Units,
Job Agency Probed
By Maryland vFW

The Maryland department, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, today launched
an investigation of the Maryland
State Employment Commission, the
State Civil Service Commission and
the Baltimore City Civil Service
Commission, Charles 3. Buscher o1
Silver Spring, State commander
announced.
Mr.. Buscher said special VFW
committee would hold it's initia.
meeting today in Baltimore. The
first step in the investigation will
be to visit officials of the three com.
missions, he said.
Plans for an inquiry were made
Mr.. Buscher stated, after complaints
from veterans regarding the actions
of various officials. He said some
veterans had apparently received
raw deals" but he declined to elab.
crate.
Members of the committee ART
Harry Kaplan, Baltimore attorney
chairman; John Perry, Towson
Bernard Rose, Dundalk; JOSEPH
Mclaughlin, Baltimore; Leo Sulli.
van, Hartford County; Richard Cul.
len, Delmar; George Banzhof, Cum.
berland, and James A. Miller, Mont.
gomery County.
The committee is to report it!
findings to the State Council O.
Administration of the VFW.
At the same time, Comdr. Buschel
urged every veteran and his fam.
lily to do all they can to conserve
food in order to relieve hunger IL
Europe.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Timoniun Show Exhibits
Livestock From 18 States
By the Associofed Press

TIMONIUM, Md, Nov. 17.-Sev.
eral thousand pedigreed cattle from
18 States were on display today fol
the opening of the flve-day Eastern
National Livestock Show.
Show officials said the granc
champion of the fat cattle division
will be chosen tomorrow.
In the judging ring and on the
auction block will be classes for fat
steers, fat hogs, fat lambs, and Here
ford, shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus
cattle.
Valued at over $1,000 900, the live.
stock is competing for $4,000 In
prizes.
A Maryland foursome from the
Eastern Shore took second place In
the All Club judging contest Satur-
day. The team included Percy
Shortall, jr., and James Clark Of
Easton, Thomas Meredith of Wye
Mills and Frank Patrick Of Cordova
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Mrs. Mary A. Prentiss
Dies in Silver Sprinq

Mrs. Mary Alice Prentiss, so, a
resident of Silver Spring for the last
Is years and former Government
employe. died Saturday at her home,
9401 Colesville road, after a long
illness. y
Born in De Graft, Ohio, Mrs.
Prentiss held positions with the
Commerce Department and the
Maritime Commission for 18 years.
She, resigned several years ago be-
cause of failing health.
Besides her husband, Fred R.
Prentiss, she Is survived by two chill
dren, Dorothy Mary Prentiss and
Robert Walker Prentiss, both of
Silver Spring; her mother, Mrs.
Alice Walker Of De Graf; three
sisters, Mrs. o. F. Bever, Silver
Spring; Mrs. Wade Roby, Belts
vile, and Mrs. Rose Thompson,
Ubly, Mich, and three brothers,
Lloyd Walker, Laurel; the Rev.
Frank Walker, Delaware, Ohio, and
the Rev. Mckinley Walker, Ven-
tura, Calf.
Funeral services were to be held
at 2:30 pm. today at the Marvin
Memorial Church, Four Corners,
Silver Spring, where Mrs. Prentiss
was a member Burial was to be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
House Near Norbeck
Is DESTROYED by Fire

Fire yesterday destroyed a two.
story frame house on the Rockville.
Norbeck road, near Norbeck, but
some of the contents were saved by
neighbors.
r The dwelling was occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. c. Wesley Bailey, whe
were not at home when the fire wa
discovered by a group Of fox hunt.
ers. Rockville and Sandy Spring
firemen were handicapped by lacl
of water.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Senator Taylor Reaches Capitol on Horseback
Pleading for H. S. to Get AIonq| With Russia
Ends Combination rip
From West Coast in =
27-MiIe Juunt

Senator Taylor, Democrat, of
Idaho was back in town today after
completing his coast-to-coast ride
ION horseback" to draw attention
to his view that 1--WE can get along
with Russia"
Actually, he rode only about 275
miles on horseback, hauling two
horses in a trailer the rest of the
way in order to make it to WASH
ington in time for the special ses-
sion of Congress. "But I intended
to ride every mile of the way when
I started" he explained.
The Senator rode up to the Cap
itol steps about 2::30 pm. yesterday
to be greeted by a group of pho
tographers and reporters and
stayed to discuss his theories with
a group of spectators which gath
cred quickly. He did the last 27
miles, from Mount Vernon, on
horseback, accompanied by Miss
Joan Wood, IA, daughter of Charles
D. Wood, his secretary, who was
riding his second horse.
Last night he went to the In
terror Department auditorium tc
address a group there and proposed
as first step toward strengthening
the United Nations: "Clean the
Army out of the State Department
and Wall Street out of the Army"
Senator Taylor started from Seal
Beach, Calf, on October 26, riding
"a hours on the first lap without
stopping. He stopped seven times
to make speeches on his trip, losing
his cowboy spurs in an Ell Paso
(Tex.) hotel. He was wearing dude
spurs" when he rode up to the
Capitol, white cowboy hat, checkered
shirt and cowboy boots.
II believe we can get along with
Russia" he told the group at the
Evening star., 1947-11-17

! Assigned to help out until tht
end of the war at the Gun Factory
right after her indoctrination al
Smith College, 1t. Dennis is still
helping, more than two years after
the wars end.
| During the war, when the force
| in the production department
reached nearly $4,000, she inter-
viewed all women ordnance workers
for assignment to the various shops
Now she conducts all "exit-inter-
views" the complaints and
problems of boilermakers, welders
and machirists.
A graduate of the University of
Maryland, 1t. Dennis is from Wood
bury, N. j. She intends to stay in
the Navy "as long as they need me- -
After that she looks forward to
doing little travelling,
Evening star., 1947-11-17

: Shaking a presidential hand is
getting to be an old story to 1t
Dorothy Dennis, U. S. N. r., only
commissioned WAVE now attached
to the Naval Gun Factory.
She probably is the only WAVE
ever to shake hands twice in the
same Cay with the President of the
United States. That happened
when President Truman made a
tour of the Gun factory.
1t. Dennis, with other officers of
her section, had been introduced
to the President when the official
Navy photographer asked for a
repeat performance. The President
agreed.
Early this year, the WAVE
officer shook hands with the Chief
Executive of Mexico, Miguel Aleman,
during his visit here.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Baltimore Progress Show to Try
To Settle 2OId Controversies

Ballots will be collected at the
door of the 5th Regiment Armory
and results will be made public.
Former Judge Samuel K. Dennis
already has come forward with his
nomination for the greatest Bal
timorean" title.
He nominated Maj. Gen. Samuel
Smith, commander of the military
and naval forces, which repulsed the
British in the battle of North Point
and bombardment of Fort McHenry
in 1914. Gen. Smith again earned
the label savior Of the city" when
he restored order here after rioting
broke out after the Bank af Mary
land failed in 1885.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Teachers Union
|Criticizes Lane 5
Rejection ofAid
Baltimore Local Says
Federal Help Needn't
| Lead to Interference
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE pres
ldent of the Baltimore Teachers
Union disputed today Gov. Lanes
contention that Maryland does not
need additional Federal assistance
for her public schools.
In a letter to the Governor, Miss
Una Corbett, head of Local $40,
American Federation of Teachers,
asked Gov. Lane by what standard
of measurement" he arrived at his
conclusion.
The Governor wrote Representa-
tive Hartley, Republican of New
Jersey, recently that Maryland has
plenty of reserve financial strength
and can do more for public educa-
ton without additional Federal as
sistance."
Challenges Use of Language.
Miss Corbett's letter said mo citi-
zen will disagree with your state
ment that you oppose Federal in
reference where it deprives the
people of the right to rule
However, we should quarrel with
the use of language that Identifies
Federal aid with interference. In
thus exercising the bogey of Fed
eral control you provide the enemies
of public education with their IA
vorite smoke screen"
Miss Corbett went on to say the
States have been receiving Federal
school aid since 1917, that Mary
land "has had her fair share of the
funds" and that, nevertheless, "in
educational matters our fair State
remains inviolate."
Calls State 47th in Performance.
She said "all serious advocates of
Federal aid propose to continue dis
bursement of Federal funds through
the respective State departments of
education, assuring local control"
The union president asserted that
Maryland in 1946, although ranking
18th among the States in wealth,
was "47th in all-around perform
ance." She said the Baltimore
Teachers Union appreciates Gov.
Lanes efforts 10 improve the schools,
but that labor in general holds that
our public school system, estab-
lished for the purpose of strength
ening democracy, today needs Fed
eral aid to keep that system work.
ing effectively"
Certainly the stimulation of a
program of Federal aid and a share
in it would help us in Maryland to
achieve more adequate system of
education for all our citizens" she
declared.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
V.P.I. Alumni Responding
To Drive for Memorial
speeIoI Dispo,eh 10 The stori

WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. IT,
Contributions toward erection OF
a war memorial on the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute campus al
Blacksbrg are being given gener-
ously by members of the Northern
Virginia chapter of the v. p. I
Alumni Association, w. r. Legge
an association member, said.
The organization is seeking to
raise more than 100000 for the
memorial to 314 v. P. I. men who
lost their lives during World Wal
II. Sam D. Preston, Winchester, Is
president of the regional group, and
John o. Hardesty of Clarke county
secretary-treasurer. w. c. Bowles
Washington, heads the General
Alumni Association.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Food and Liquor Provide
28% of Sales Tax Yield
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. ia break
down of Maryland sales tax figures
for July and August shows that re-
tail food and liquor purchases &C
counted for 289 per cent of the to-
tai collection, Controller James j.
Lacy reported today.
Food and liquor dealers collected
$1,040,711 of the $3,604,065 received
from the 2 per cent sales tax.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Hartman Asks End
10 Airport Race Policy
By the Assoeioied Press

Congress was asked today to per-
INIT white and colored persons to
Use the same restaurants at WASH
ington National Airport, despite q
Virginia segregation law.
In letter to House Speaker
Martin, Secretary of Commerce
Hartman said the concessionaire at
the Government = owned airport
must provide separate facilities for
Negro patrons, contrary to the
policy Of the Federal Government"
Mr.. Hartman recommended that
Congress make inapplicable to the
airport the segregation section Of
the Virginia law which has been
incorporated into Federal law.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
ey the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 17.-An effort
will be made at this city's forth
coming $50 years of Baltimore
progress" show to settle two con-
troversies that have f1ared inter-
mittently in letters to the editor"
columns of local newspapers for
many years.
Two controversial questions
Name the greatest Raltimorean,
living or dead" and What does
Baltimore need most?" will be
printed on tickets for the show, to
be held the week beginning Decem-
Der 8.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
O'Conor to Give Tux Talk

BALTIMORE, Nov. II R.-Sen-
ator O'Conor, Democrat, of Mary
land will address the annual confer
ence of the National Tax Association
in Miami Thursday, his Office an
nounced here today. Senator OCon-
or viii discuss Federal-State fiscal
relationships and present findings
Of a recent Federal-State joint tax
meeting In Chicago.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Snow Causes 2 Mexicuns
To Admit Illegal Entry

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. IT,
Two Mexicans, who found the rigors
of a mountain snowstorm too much
for them, were being held in the
Allegany County Jail today after
they told authorities they had en-
tered the country illegally.
Their teeth chattering from the
cold, the Mexicans surrendered to
Westernport police Saturday and
identified themselves as Joseph Mar
tinez, %, and Benjamine Zarate, 81.
Sheriff Edward Muir said one Of
the men told how they swan the
Rio Grande the night Of October
"a and had hitchhiked and ridden
freight trains in an attempt to reach
New York.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Women Voters Will Hear
DR.. PuIIen in MONTGOMERY

DR.. Thomas J. Pullen, jr., State
superintendent Of schools will speak
at a luncheon Of the Montgomery
County League of Women Voters
Friday at the Chevy Chase Meth
odist Church, Connecticut avenue at
Shepherd street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Macdonald, pres
ident Of the Montgomery County
Education Association and teacher
at Montgomery Blair High School,
also will speak.
Mrs. Beale Bloomer, education
chairman for the league, has ar
ranged the program. Mrs. Francis
Gooden Is in charge of reservations.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Ezro Scottergood Dies;
Electrical Engineer
By the Assoeiofed Pres,

LOS ANGELES, Nov. ia heat
attack took the life Saturday of Ezra
F. Scattergood, rs, former chief
electrical engineer and general man
ager of the Los Angeles Bureau OF
Power and Light.
Mr.. Scattergood, credited with a
large part In development Of the
city's power system and nationally
known in his field, retired in 1910
after 81 years in the municipal office
His widow, Lulie, and q daughter,
Elisabeth, survive.