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Evening star., 1948-12-15
Reassessment
0fAIexandriia
Realty Ordered
Council Authorizes
Deal for Survey at
Cost Of $1,000

A general reassessment of Alex
andria real estate was authorized by
the City Council last night.
The council instructed its Finance
Committee to 60 ahead with plans
to negotiate with the State Depart,
ment of Taxation to conduct the
survey at cost of $18,700 The re-
assessment probably will require II
months.
The University of Virginia Bureau
of Public Administration, which con-
Quoted tax survey of the city last
year, recommended the reassess-
ment, citing discrepancies in the
present records.
Included in Budget.
Finance Committee Chairman r.
Samuel Luckett said reassessment
specialties in the city had been ap-
preached but estimated the job
would require at least two years and
would cost more than the States
price. The $18,700 already has been
included in next years proposed
budget, Mr.. Luckett said
On motion of Councilman Leroy
S. Bendheim, the council asked the
State Compensation Board to recon-
slider the salary it established for
the commissioner of revenue for 1949.
Mr.. Bendheim said the board had
failed to approve any increase for
the commissioner, Charles A. Gala
han, after Mr.. Luckett and Mayor
William Wilkins appeared at hear
ing to oppose any increase in his
salary. Mr.. Bendheim said the
council had not authorized the op-
position, and contended that salary
increases have been approved in all
other State-city controlled officers.
Mr.. Bendheim's motion asked that
Mr.. Callahan's salary be raised from
$7,150 to $500, and that two other
employees in Mr.. Callahan's office
also be granted raises.
Petit Answers Charges.
City Clerk Petit, whose resigna-
ton was asked by Mayor Wilkins
and Councilman Marshall Beverley
AeoS AAASAAeAA, nllo W CI GU SIIdl SCS VI III
efficiency in this Office. He said the
system he used in recording the
minutes was one set down by pre-
vious city council
He said he had been ''in the best
of health" and did not want any
alleged inehciencies blamed on his
physical condition. He said he be-
ieved Mr. Beverley's criticism Of
him were based on personal ami
mostly" Mr.. Beverley denied this.
No further action was taken on the
resignation request.
The city treasurer was authorized
to purchase s1,7o0,00O in, United
States bonds for one year, and ST.
05O,O00 in United States bonds for
six months. This move was recon-
mended by the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Luckett said the money was part
of the s5,250,000 bond issue sold re.
Gently by the city and all of the.
funds would not be used inme-
diately.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Herndon High to Open
Form Machinery Shop

The Herndon Farm Machinery Re-
pair Shop, in the Herndon Va)
High School, will be open from 7 to
10 pm. on Mondays and Thursdays,
beginning tomorrow.
The shop will be under the super
vision of c. c. Beam, agriculture in
structor, and william Burton, ma
chinist instructor.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
GIee Club Program Set

The Mt. Rainier High School
Glee Club will present a program
Of songs from the stage play Okla
l1oma, and ballads from the South
and West at 8:15 pm. tomorrow
and Friday. Solos will be sung by
Annie Dixon, Bill Watts, Charles
Wineger, Anne Kerley and Nancy
Mitchell,
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Montgomery PTA to See PIoy

Presentation of Christmas
shadow play, The Other Wise Man" :"
will feature a meeting of the Mont
gomery Blair High School Parent
Teacher Association at 8 o'clock TO-
night at the school, SOL Dale drive
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
District Man Accused
OF Connecticut Fraud
(From Yesterdays Last Edition. }

0y ms ASSoStofeo ffeSS
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. IA
The manager of corporation
formed to build houses in develop
ment in TrumbuH was presented in
Superior Court today on a charge
of embezzlement by agent.
Judge Howard w. Alcorn set S25,-
600 as the bail for Richard H. Clark,
81. whose home address was listed
as in the 1900 block of @ street
NV, Washington.
The case was continued at the
request of Clark's lawyer, and no
plea was entered.
Clark. arrested last Friday, Is
charged with having appropriated
for his own use funds he obtained,
ostensibly for the corporation he
managed, from the Manufacturers
and Merchants Securities Corp. of
New Haven.
The amount involved, Arthur r
German. assistant States attorney
said, was at least $4,000.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Police Link Investigated
In Norfolk GombIino
BY the Asseciofed Press

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 15.-Norfolk
officials want to know If there is any
significance in the fact that recent
raids on numbers writing establish
ments resulted in the capture OF
papers "purporting to contain
names Of some members of the
Division of Police.
Police Chief Claude M. Lindsey
and Capt. Claude j. Staylor are In
possession of the papers. taken ir
raids in which 248 persons were
arrested.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Tree Lighting Planned
In North ForestviIIe

The North Forestville (Md) Cit.
izens' Association will hold its first
annual Christmas tree lighting cere.
monies at $50 pm. Sunday at Feey.
way street and North avenue.
The program will include the ap-
pearance of Santa Claus for the dis
tribution of gifts to children.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Thief, Believed Wounded,
Drops Money, FIees in Car

Surprised while carrying bag OF
money from restaurant, a burglar
was fired on and possibly hit by a
policeman early today before escap-
ing in car with an accomplice.
Pvt. Eden E. Ernst, No.4 pre-
cinct, saw the man leaving Harri-
gan's Restaurant, 727 Ninth street
S.W., at 4:30 am. He knew the bag
he was carrying to be the property
of Morris Engle, restaurant owner.
The burglar ran along H street
and through lumber yard toward
Maine avenue, block away, with
Pvt Ernst in pursuit. When the
fugitive was 10 feet away from a
car parked at H street and Maine
avenue, Pvt. Ernst fired.
Apparently hit in the left shoul-
der. the burglar dropped the money
bag, jumped into the car and sped
away. Pvt. Ernst fired again, shat
tering the rear window.
The bag, which had been con-
cealed in an ice box behind the
restaurant counter, contained $85. "A
when found. The proprietor report
ed that $25 in bills and $4 in quar-
tiers were missing.
Hospitals were alerted to watch
for a white man, about Is years old,
who might request attention for a
gunshot wound.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

race and fail TO meet conditions Of
modern warfare.
Richard L. van Mort, O l7-year-
old Haddonfield, N. j., high school
student, urged Congress not to con-
slider young men as census statis-
tics but as human beings, whose
lives are going to be influenced by
what you do" Committee members
reminded him that many members
Of Congress served in the war or
have sons who might be affected by
UNIT or peacetime draft.
voicing the opposition of their
organizations were Russell Smith
legislative secretary of the National
Farmers Union; Herbert w. Voor-
hees a director of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, and j. r
Sanders, legislative counsel of the
National Grange The Farm Bureau
Federation and the Grange spokes-
men said they would be inclined tc
support limited draft, but they
want to be shown 1t is essential al
this time.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Check Passer Gets
325-Day Sentence

Part of a mass Of so bad checks,
reported by police here and In Ar
lington County to have been passed
in the past three months, caught up
today with Robert G.. Owens, 27, in
Municipal Court, where he was SEN
fenced to serve 325 days in default
of paying 1925 in fines.
Owens, who has no local fixed ad-
dress. and is the father of two chill
dren living in Pennsylvania, pleaded
guilty to 13 false pretense charges,
on which he was arressed here
March 8 by Detective Sergt. Dave
Higgens. The detective told Judge
Ellen K. Raedy that the defendant
surrendered at headquarters when
he learned the check squad was
looking for him.
Arlington police reported they
have a detainer on him on COM
plants involving the passing of
AZ additional bad checks amounting
to about $500. The charges here
totaled more than $500 in checks
cashed in restaurants and night
clubs. In each instance, police
said. these were drawn on a non-
existent account in Owens name at
the Ballston branch of the Old
Dominion Bank, and the Claren-
don Bank and Trust Co., in
Arlington.
The defendant will face Arling-
ton prosecution on the other check
charges when his District Jail term
expires.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

+ United States Chamber of Com
merce.
The most bitter attack came from
Arthur Schutzer OF New York,
executive secretary of the American
Labor Party.
Describing President Truman. De-
fense Secretary Forrestal and other
official advocates of UNIT as sales
men of war" he asserted the entire
bipartisan drive for war Is a huge
business opportunity for the giant
monopolies of steel, coal, railroads
and banking" He urged adoption
of Mr.. Wallace's peace program"
Occupation Plans Questioned.
Frederick j. Libby. executive sec
retary of the National Council for
Prevention of War: asked whether
the intended draftees are to occupy
Italy, Greece and China If Com
munists make gains in those coun-
tries. He said he does not see how
UNIT would promote freedom,
democracy or human welfare any
where in the world"
Robert Tesdell of Chicago, repre-
senting the United Christian Youth
Movement. said most members OF
groups affiliated with his organiza-
ton oppose UNIT because they be-
lieve it would endanger democracy
in this country. add to an armament
Evening star., 1948-03-24

domination of our colleges" and ex-
tend racial segregation.
Today's first witness was Don S.
wilmer, a student at Harvard Uni
versity. He identified himself as the
national chairman of Students for
Democratic Action, an organization
with members at more than 200
colleges in SO States. He said the
organization favors national pre-
paredness, but does not believe that
UNIT would be effective.
I'VE believe that our security
must be built around a strong mobile
striking force with emphasis on
atomic research and the develop
ment and stockpiling of specialized
weapons" he said, but we regard
our program of economic and
political aid as our first line of de-
fense."
Bowman, Others to Testify.
President Isaiah Bowman of Johns
Hopkins University; DR.. Arthur
Compton, chancellor of Washington
University at st. Louis. and DR.. A
Powell Davies. pastor of All Souls
Unitarian Church here. are among
scheduled witnesses today.
l. UNIT was denounced by several
witnesses yesterday following its in
dorsement earlier by former Under
secretary of State Joseph C. Grew
National Commander Julius Klein
of the Jewish War Veterans and
Glen D. Johnston, representing the
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Boston Schools Ban
OARS Programs
BY fhs Assoeio,ed Press

BOSTON, Mar. 24.-The Boston
School Committee has barred the
Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton from sponsoring contests or
programs in the city's public
schools
The unanimous action was taken
last night on motion of Committee
man Isadore H. Y. Muchnick, who
said the OAR had violated nearly
every aspect of President Truman's
antiracial program"
He said he had received "wishy-
washy" reply to a letter he had
written the organization asking why
certain race groups have been
barred from Constitution Halls In
| Washington, D, c." /.
The National OAR operates the
hall. Mr.. Muchnick said the OAR
had refused to allow Marian And
erson, Negro singer, and several mi
nority group leaders to appear in
the hall.
The school committeeman's charges
brought this reply from Mrs. Warren
Shattuck Currier, Massachusetts-re-
gent:
Il don't think it's fair to make
Massachusetts, responsible for what
goes on in Washington" .,
| Mrs Currier said that their rules
in Washington bar Negroes from
public places and added
Our policy is no different than
that. of theaters and other public
places. - We've had Marian An
derson sing there twice.
If these people are so concerned
by the Washington rule. why don't
they make the Senate do something
about it?'
Evening star., 1948-03-24
UNI 7
Continued From First Page.

after Mr.. Lindeld gave lengthy but
indirect replies.
Senator Gurney asked again If
Mr.. Linfield has ever been or now
is a member of the Communist
group. r...
Mr.. Linfield re-read part of Mr..
Wallace's pledge and added:
I've never supported such groups:
! never will"
Senator Gurney touched off the
questions by reading part of news
paper column referring to Mr.. Lin
f1eld as "one of the most active
members of the Young Communist
League"
Mr. Linfeld insisted he has pub
ficly made known his political views
many times. He said his views are
matter of record for his friends
and associates.
Senator Baldwin assured Mr.. Lin
field the Senate committee was not
trying to influence your political or
religious views
But Senator Baldwin said any
legislative committee is entitled to
knowledge of the background of a
witness.
Were you or were you not a
member of the Young Communist
League?" Senator Baldwin asked.
Says Staff Prepared Statement.
Mr. Linfield replied he would mot
state anything as to my faith or
religious views"
His voice rising, Mr. Linfield said
UNIT supporters are trying to cover
those who oppose UNIT and the
Truman Doctrine with the label of
commission"
Mr.. Linf1eld said a large staff pre-
pared his statement. He finally said
one who helped prepare it was
"Tabitha Petran, research di-
rector"
Senator Quincy told Mr.. Linfield
the official committee record will
show you he refused to answer the
question" about Communist affilia-
ton.
mo nation in the world today, in
eluding Soviet Russia, constitutes a
threat to the security of the Amer
lean people" Mr. Linfleld's state
ment said. 1t opposed both UNIT
and the draft.
It added that the Truman Doc
trine means that the "administra-
ton intends to disembark vast num-
bers of American troops in Italy
Greece, the Near East, Manchuria
Korea and Western Europe itself. ;"
It said UNIT would cause Army
Evening star., 1948-03-24
u. N. Action Is Stalled
As u. S. Delays Proposal

LAKE SUCCESS. Mar. "a R.-
United Nations action on Palestine
was stalled today by last-minute
decision of the United States to
withhold its proposal for a special
y. N. Assembly.
The U. N. Security Council had
BEEN called with expectations of
acting on an American resolution
which had been promised by Chief
American Delegate Warren r.
Austin last Friday.
Without explanation, however, Mr..
Austin dropped his plans to submit
proposal today. The council
found itself with no specific resolu-
ton to debate.
DR.. T F. Tsiang of China, council
president for this, month, appealed
several times for speakers But he
found the delegates reluctant to take
the floor. Mr.. Austin did not offer
to speak.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Dynamite Bomb Blasts
Chicago Alderman S Home
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the ASsoeiofsd PresS
CHICAGO, Mar. pa dynamite
bomb shattered windows and ripped
open the front of the home of
Alderman John J. Duffy in the
South Side Beverly Hills district
today.
Mr.. Duffy, 40; his two teen-aged
daughters and a maid all were
asleep in bedrooms on the second
floor of the eight-room, two-story
brick dwelling. None was injured.
Gresham police said Mr.. Duffy could
give no reason for the bombing.
Police Sergt. Nick Reidy said the
bomb consisted of two sticks of
dynamite which were placed on the
steps leading to the front door. He
estimated the damage at $1,000.
Less than an hour later, bomb
was tossed through the plate-glass
window Of the Acme Store & Bar
Fixtures Co., several miles from the
Duffy home. The bomb blew a 2
foot hole in the company's display
room and shattered windows.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
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Continued From First Page.)

veterans still is under discussion at
the Pentagon. The proposals ran
all the way from blanket exemp-
ton to one allowing only those with
Is months of active duty behind
them in World War II to go without
further service.
Bigger Budget Is Seen.
The armed services felt they were
in much better bargaining posi-
ton with the Budget Bureau since
President Truman committed the
administration to a policy of aug
menting the Army, Navy and Air
Force. The bureau had trimmed all
their requests for the current fiscal
year as well as the next one before
submitting them to Congress.
For example, the Air Force re-
quested $4,442, 600, 900 for the cur
rent year and the Budget Bureau
trimmed it to $3,054, 100000.
Already several budget "extras"
are apparent. More than $780,
O00, 900 may be required to take care
of universal military training and a
temporary draft revival.
European Recovery Program costs
already are counted in the Presi-
dents $50, o,0o0,0 900 budget. So is
a $400,O00000 fund for the first
year of q UNIT program which Mr..
Truman figured in January would
later cost $4,000, 100000 a year.
UNIT Fund Appears to Be Low.
But the $400,000,0 900 starter for
UNIT now looks small. Secretary
Forrestal said earlier this month
that the first year outlay would
take $3.50 100000 more than the
budget estimate.
Selective service administration
costs would be comparatively small
item-perhaps only a third to a
half of the wartime outlay of $780,
900 900 year when millions of men
were being drafted.
But the draft would raise expenses
another way. If it added only the
$50, 900 men Mr.. Forrestal says the
services need to reach ceiling
strength, costs would go up $1,155,-
100000 year at the present $3,300-
a-man maintenance figure.
That, however, makes no allow
ance for new equipment and
weapons for the men to use. The
Presidents Air Policy Commission
suggested a $1,000 100000 first-year
increase in buying programs for Air
Force and Navy aircraft alone.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Gen. Cox to Give Medals
To $50 Air Guardsmen

Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
mander of the District National
Guard. will present World War II
service medals to about Is air
guardsmen in a ceremony at 8
o'clock tonight in the Guard
armory, Twentieth and East Capt.
tol streets.
The Commissioners. veterans or
ganization leaders and families of
the guardsmen will be guests at the
ceremony. Music will be provided
by the 702d Air Force Band of
Andrews Field.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
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Rayburn Opposes Haste,

the greatest propaganda in the his
tory of the world
Rayburn Opposes Haste.
Minority Leader Rayburn began
the floor debate by arguing that
Congress ought, at the least, to put
of decision on tax cutting until
it knows how much added defense
spending will be needed.
| He told the House danger turks
in this world" and asked:
why all this haste? We will be
here another three months. We
do not know how much this Con-
gress is going to spend"
Majority Leader Halleck replied
that the tax bill has been before
Congress since the first of the year
We are not guilty of any undue
haste" he said.
He said he disagreed with Sena-
tor Rayburn's argument that prob
ably national defense expenses made
tax cut unwise.
ITO this day." Mr.. Halleck said,
"The joint chiefs of staff. and other
military leaders, have not come UP
with any overall program for the
defense of the country. I under
stand work Is going on, but the least
that can be said is that it is quite
belated."
Truman May Boost Budget.
Mr.. Truman went over the Gov
ernment spending picture yesterday
with his military chiefs and Budget
Director James E. Webb.
There was no official announce
ment after the meeting, but Off
cials let it be known that the $780,
700, ,000, 900 budget which the Presi-
dent sent to Congress in January
may be boosted by $4,000, 100000 or
even $4,000, 100000.
Republican leaders nevertheless
were unanimous in predicting that
both houses will vote to override.
Twice last year the administra-
ton was able to muster enough
votes on the showdown to kill $4,-
000, 900, 900 tax slashes.
Monroney Leads Opponents.
Representative Monroney, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma led the fight
against the current bill during a
brief furry in the House yesterday
He told his colleagues:
Before the year is out Congress
will draft the sons of the mothers
of this country. We had better
draft the dollars now and keep taxes
where they are"
When the Senate cast It's vote
for the bill Monday some Sem
ators supporting it said they would
vote to increase taxes later If the
international situation demands
such action. &
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Clay Voids Verdicts
In Is MoImedy Coses
By the Assoeioted Press

! FRANKFURT, Germany, Mar. "a.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay has disap-
tproved verdicts in the cases of 10
of the 70 Germans convicted in the
Malmedy war crimes trial, the
:. United States Army announced
today.
Four of the 13 had been sentenced
to death in 1916 at Dachau.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Arab lrreguIars XIII
II Jews in Attack on
Jerusalem Stronghold
BY the Assosiated Press

JERUSALEM, Mar. 24.-Aran
trregulars today attacked a
fortresslike Jewish stronghold
6 miles north of Jerusalem and
IL Jews were known to have been
slain.
British troops moved out of bar
racks here toward the Jewish settle
nent CT Neve Yacoov, where army
sources said about 100 Arabs are
attacking. British artillery units
were alerted for duty.
Two armored cars en- route to
relieve Neve Yacoov have been i'm
modified by Arab fire, Palestine
police reported.
Neve Yacoov is the only Jewish
settlement between Jerusalem and
Ranaallah, headquarters of Abdul
Kader Husseini's Arab irregulars.
1t is completely occupied by Hagana,
the Jewish militia Women and
children were removed weeks ago.
Scene Of Skirmishes.
The settlement Is surrounded by
barbed wire and commanded by a
two-story concrete pillbox fortress.
It has been the scene of a number
of skirnishes between Hagana de-
Tenders and Arab raiders. The set
tlement situated on a high hill.
commands the main highway from
Jerusalem to the Arab strongholds
of Rama1lah, Nablus and Jenin.
British security forces, thinned
by gradual withdrawal of troops,
appear to be losing their fight to
prevent chaos in Palestine. Many
observers said the situation deterio-
rated even in the past "a hours.
Three principal cities-Jerusalem
Haifa and Tel Aware virtually
; backgrounds. .. 50,
Sheik Hassan Bey Salameh, the
man assigned by the Arabs to con-
quer all-Jewish Tel Aviv, has de-
clared he is ready to do it as soon
as the British leave,
Jews Plan Regime May 16.
A provisional Jewish government
will be set up in the Holy Land
May Is. representatives of Pales-
tines 100000 Jews announced last
night.
The British will give up their
mandate in the Holy Land May 15
Members of the Jewish Agency
and the Jewish National Council
(Vaad Leumi) made the annonce-
ment after joint conference in the
all-Jewish city of Tel Ayiv.
They rejected any plan to estab-
1ish Palestine trusteeship, as sug-
gested by the United States, even
for a. brief period. .
Announcement of the plan to
form a provisional government was
more moderate than some had ex-
pected, for there had been indica-
tons fiat proclamation of a Jewish
state would be made.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Costa Ricon Flyers
Using Bombs Made
| OF Ice Cream Cans
By the Assoeiated Press

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Mar.
24.-Ice cream cans loaded with
nitroglycerin, TINT and scrap
iron are used as aerial bombs
by government forces fighting
the rebels of Jose Figueres.
War Secretary Rene Picado
said today "our homemade
bombs, weighing up to $50
pounds, are being used effec-
lively to keep the forces of
Figueres dispersed" They are
dumped out the door of a DC-3
plane flying over rebel positions.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
10H-MiIe Altitude Mark
Claimed by British Pilot
By the Asseeioted Press

HATFIELD. England, Mar. "a
Test Pilot John Cunningham said he
flew almost 101z miles above the
earth yesterday.
Climbing out of his jet-propelled
De Havilland Vampire fighter, Mr..
Cunningham said he was certain he
had broken the world altitude rec
ord of SCOTT feet set in 1888 by Ital-
ian Pilot Mario Pezzi.
Whether he. succeeded will not be
known until tomorrow or Friday
when the Royal .Aeronautical So
ciety completes a check of sealed in
struments installed in the plane.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Withholding Tax Tables

the $4S000O0000 cutting
becomes law employer will deduct
May ~
The cut would be retroactive last January
much money withheld from
this year That would be balanced refunds 1919
In following tables,
taxpayer husband
accordingly leaving the other without exemption
Under the BILL If the payroll S weekly
And the Wages