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Evening star., 1948-01-04
A. B. & ". Rerouting
Near Agriculture SET

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday granted permission to the
Alexandria, Bancroft g. Washington
Transit Co. to route its. buses in
bound over the Highway Bridge
around the Agriculture Department
Building on C and Twelfth streets
S.W. rather than, as at present, on
Fourteenth street and Independence
avenue
Effective Wednesday, buses will
stop on the east side of Twelfth
street, between C street and Vir-
ginia avenue. They have beer
stopping in front of the Agriculture
Building on Independence avenue.
Purpose of the change is to make
lit unnecessary for the buses to make
a difficult left turn at the busy in
tersection of Twelfth street and
Independence avenue.
The commission ordered, at the
same timef that the Capital Transit
Co. continue to use the stop on In
dependence avenue in front OF the
Agriculture Building.
Other PUG decisions announced
yesterday include ones abolishing a
Capital Transit bus stop on Port
land street Sc. at the entrance tc
Boiling Field, establishing stops or
both sides of Portland street west
of First street Sc, enlarging the
transit company's terminal at
Sheriff road and Division avenue
me. to accommodate two buses, and
authorizing taxicab stands neal
Twenty-first street and Virginia
avenue NV, Twenty-first street ano
Benning road NE. and Pennsyl-
vania and Fairlawn avenues Sc.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Virginia Road Work
Finished During 1947
Totals; Sf4,748,962
By the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 3.-Roac
work totaling $14,748,962 was COM
pleted on the 9,o00-mile primary
highway system in 1947 and $22,-
502, ,116 in construction projects still
under way was carried over into
1948, the State Highway Depart
ment said today.
New construction completed dur
ing the year including 40.606 miles
Of four-lane highway and 178 miles
of two-lane highway. Thirty-six
bridges also were completed during
the year.
The department said jobs carried
over into 1948 included construction
of 48 miles of four-lane highway,
207 miles of two-lane highway and
81 new bridges.
Since the department operates on
a fiscal rather than a calendar-year
basis, no tabulations were available
on the secondary system but it was
estimated that maintenance and
construction on this 38 38,000-mile road
network cost about $40, 100000. This
included $4,000, 900 in State and
Federal matching funds for 10 Fed
eral aid secondary road projects
covering $40 miles.
Outstanding road improvements
were completed or put under way
in all sections of the State. Major
improvements included starting con-
struction on a three-level overpass-
underpass on Routes 13 and 460 in
the Norfolk area; continuation OF
work on the Henry G. Shirley Me-
mortal Highway in Fairfax County
starting construction on four-lane
bridge across the New River at Rad
ford, and considerable four-lane
construction on Route so between
Richmond and Williamsburg.
Eight railroad grade separations
were included in the 1947 construc-
ton program, with four eliminat.
ing grade crossings and the others
replacing existing inadequate struc.
lures.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Sixth Neighborhood Symphony
Set for Tomorrow in Arlington

The program follows: Prelude
and Fugue in D Minor" Handel
Kinder; Schubert's symphony No
8 in B Minor" (the "Unflnished")
Allegro Moderate, Adante con moto;
Hungarian Dances Nos. l and o.
Brahms; Pacific Nocturne," Henry
and Introduction and Polonaise
from Christmas Eve" Rimsky-
Korsakov.
The concert will start at 9 pm.
and will be broadcast over Station
WMAL, the Evening Star station
with Bill Coyle, radio director o1
the newspaper. directing the ar
rangements. All persons holding in.
vitations are requested to be In Their
seats by 8:45 pm, as everything
must be ready for the concert tc
begin at o'clock.
Future appearances of the or.
chestra in the series are scheduled
as follows: January 10, Coolidge
High School; January 26, Western
High School; March s, Armstrong
High School, am March %, McKin'
ley High School.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Silver Spring Trade Board
Elections Set Wednesday

Lewis Hopfenmaier. and Einar B.
Christensen have been nominated
for presidency of the Silver Spring
Board of Trade. The elections will
be held Wednesday night at the
Indian Spring Country Club.
Mr.. Christensen, now secretary OF
the trade group, is lawyer and a
former trial magistrate of the Silver
Spring Police Court. Mr.. Hopfen-
maier, now serving as treasurer OF
the board, is in the real estate busi-
ness.
The nominating committee. which
is required to name two men for
each post. also has announced the
following selections:
For first vice president, S. c. de
Lesdernier and John Magnus;
second vice president, David H
Gottwalls and Willard Sawyer;
secretary, George Fouch and Ralph
P. Lutz; treasurer, Edward Holmead
and Dana B. Johannes, jr.; assistant
treasurer, c. Robert Gray and Page
Hopkins; sergeant-at-arms, Law
Evening star., 1948-01-04

The sixth Neighborhood Concert
of the 1947-48 season by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra will
take place at 9 o'clock tomorrow
night at Washington-Lee High
School, Arlington, under the direc-
ton of Howard Mitchell, associate
conductor
Like the others of the series, the
concert is sponsored by The Eve
ming Star. Admission is by invi-
tations, which may be obtained free
of charge in Room 724 of The Star
building or at Westinghouse High,
4035 Thirteenth street north, and
various other schools in Arlington
Mr.. Mitchell has chosen the popu-
lar Schubert Unfinished Sym
phony" for the main portion OF his
program. Another selection is the
Pacific Nocturne" by Philip Henry
1t was written, according to the
young naval officer composer. during
a period of enforced inactivity while
on duty in the Pacific during World
War II.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Goal Of $4,000 Is Set
For Drive Here 10 Aid
Alexandra Seminary

A committee of Episcopal laymen
of the Diocese of Washington, under
the Craftsmanship of Coleman Jen-
nings, has undertaken to raise $75,-
900 for the Virginia Theological
Seminary at Alexandria.
The seminary is seeking to raise
$4,000 in a national campaign for
new physical equipment and to re-
pair and modernize old buildings
The $4,000 to be raised in the
diocese will be used for erection of
a dormitory to be called Wilmer
Hall, in memory of the late Rev
DR.. William H. Wilmer, principal
figure in the founding of this semi
nory of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. He was the grandfather
of the late Dr. William Holland Will
mer. famous eye specialist OF
Georgetown University and later
director of the Wilmer Institute at
Johns Hopkins University.
Members of the committee, in ad-
dition to Mr.. Jennings, are: E. r.
Finkenstaedt, attorney, Richard H
Wilmer, j: Bernard Wyckof
Thomas E. Robertson, Robert W.
Wilson, DR.. William Earl Clark and
Ernest w. Greene.
Major emphasis will be placed on
the seminary's needs during period
from January II, through January
Is, which will be known as Semi
nary Sunday" To bring out the
Importance of training leadership
for the church, many ministers
will dedicate their morning sermons
to the subject. Others will have
five-minute addresses, given by
seminary students.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Tenants 10 Discuss
Harrington Rent Raise

The darlington Association will
meet at pm. tomorrow at the
Harrington Elementary School to
discuss the recently announced rent
stabilization plan that increases
rents in the nearby Virginia hous-
ing development from 10 to Is per
cent.
A rent committee, appointed by
the group after the management an
nounced its new rent policy, will
report recommendations on safe
guarding rights of new tenants, re-
tention of legal counsel and repre-
sentations to Congress on rent con-
troll.
Members are expected to consider
whether the association should test
the propriety of increases already
established. Many members have
indicated they will not sign the new
leases that call for the rent in.
creases. the association said.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Marine Corps League
To Initiate Four

Four new members will be sworn
in at meeting of the Arlington
County Detachment, Marine Corps
League, Inc, at 8 pm. Wednesday
at 2030 North Sixteenth street,
Arlington.
The new members are 1t. Col
C. L. Nelson and Capt. L. j. Tate
of the Volunteer Recruiting Office
for Arlington; Corpl. Harold Gracious
and Arthur Brew Of Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Democratic Women
To Hear Miss FoIvey

Miss katherine Falvey of the
women's division of the Democratic
National Committee will speak on
President Truman's anti-inflation
program at meeting of the Demo-
cratic Wonan's Club of Bethesda
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the home OF
Mrs. William j. Mccarthy, 6507
Fairfax road, Bethesda.
Miss Falvey, Massachusetts
lawyer and former State legislator
served in Germany on Justice
Jackson's staff during the Nurem.
berg trials. She was a major in the
Women's Army Corps during the
war
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Women Democrats Nap
Silver Spring Election

Election Of officers will feature
meeting of the Woman's Demo-
cratic Club of Silver Spring at 8
pm. tomorrow at Jesup Blair Com
munity House.
Mrs. William E. Bowman, wife
of Postmaster Bowman of Silver
Spring, has been nominated for
along with the entire
slate of officers who served last
year. Mrs. Joseph j. brennan is
chairman OF the Nominating Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

renee B. Mason and N. E. Pickrel
Candidates nominated to the five
director posts include Morris F
Taylor, William P. Goodman, Roy
r. Hunt, Donald K. Staley, j
Ingram Medley, Charles N. Graham
DR.. M. M. Cross, John w. Wrathall
M. E. Sherer and Blair Lee III.
The nominating committee is
composed of Roy Coffman, chair
man; Dr.. Wilbur Mehring. DR.. j. H
Forsyth, James McCann and John
r. Pagan.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Chamber at Kensington
To Hear F. K. Metzour

Francis K. Metzgar of the Mont
gomery County assessment Office
will discuss property assessments at
meeting of the Kensington Cham
ber of Commerce January IA at
the Kensington Elementary School.
The meeting originally was sched-
uled for Wednesday, but was
changed because of the Week of
Prayer" being observed in Ken
sington, Robert B. Parke. president,
said.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Dr.. Alexander Is Speaker

DR.. Vance Alexander, Alexandria
Mental Health Clinic phychiatrist
will speak on mental health for chill
dren and community health re-
sources at 8 pm. tomorrow at q
meeting of the PTA of the Woodrow
Wilson School of Arlington. Mrs
II. G. Francis. publicity chairman
announced.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

the purchase OF
land in Unit ::
of the Georg
Was h i n 6 t o
Memorial park
way.
At it's first
meeting in 1948
the board also
elected Daniel
A. Dugan chair
man for t h {
year.
County Man.
ager A. T. Lund.
berg told tn
board that tn
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Federation 10 Discuss
Increase in Rate for
Wafer Connections !.

Higher rates for water and sewer
connections in Montgomery anc
Prince Georges Counties, approved
by the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission, will be discussed
January IL by the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, Rhees
Burkett, president. said yesterday.
A report is expected then by the
federation's Committee on Santa
ton and Public HEALTH
The increases will be discussed
today at a joint meeting of the
Washington Suburban Master
Plumbers Association and builder:
and real estate men. The session
is scheduled at 4 pm. in the
Kensington Fire Department build.
ing, Lincoln avenue and Old Bla.
densburg road.
Report Due January IL.
The Montgomery legislative dele.
CATION is expected to consider the
increases at a conference at 8:3(
o m. tomorrow In the Office of Chair.
man Anders r. Lofstrand, jr., Rock.
Vile.
Mr.. Burkett said the civic fedora.
tons Executive and Advisory Com.
mittee discussed the rate changes
Friday but decided to defer actor
pending the report January IL.
The sanitary commission an.
nounced last week that it would in.
crease its charges from $42.50 tt
$225 for average water connections
and to $3.50 for sewer connections ir
improved streets.
A spokesman for the Sanitary
Commission said the agency wa.
losing money under the old rate.
The new rates went into effect
Wednesday.
The civic federation's Executiv.
Committee urged thorough study O.
a Capital Transit Co. petition X
increase bus fares or Maryland
lines.
Hearings to Open Tuesday.
A resolution asked the people,
counsel of the Maryland Public
Service Commission to investigat,
current and potential" service cost
of the utility in Maryland and tht
District and to oppose any changes
tending to further inequality O.
service"
The PSC will open hearings II
Baltimore Tuesday on Capita
Transit proposal to abandon thu
Beltsville -Branchville shuttle troll
ley service. Immediately on con-
clusion of this hearing, the PSC /!
scheduled to take up the petition
for the higher rates.
New Rates Called 'Bombshell."
Don E. Gingery, chairman of The
Montgomery County Division of tht
Metropolitan Washington HOME
Builders Association, said the meet.
ing in Kensington was expected Il
draft resolution demanding thai
the sanitary commission reduce it,
new water and sewer connection
rates.
He added the matter also will be
discussed at a meeting tentativel,
set for tomorrow between the com.
mission and representatives o.
county builders and plumbers.
Describing the new rates as 6
'bombshell," Mr.. Gingery predicted
builders will be forced to erect new
homes on lots on unimprovet
streets, thus sharply reducing th'
values of lots on paved streets.
He added the new rates are un'
fair because they will make per
sons whose water and sewer con
nection pipes extend about Is or 81
feet pay the same fees as thosl
whose connections extend . much
longer distance.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
B6ald
Slavic Buy
Parkway Land
Duqun Made Chuirmun
As Body Holds First
Session This Year

The Arlington County Board yes
terday voted to request the Virginia
General Assembly to authorize the
State to contribute its share toward
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
Interior Makes Another Try
(Alaska Weekly)


 An editorial in recent issue of the Juneau Empire tion which had escaped attention It semes that the closing hours of the late special session of Con gress Senator Capper slipped bill into the hopper which would make a public park and game refuge of Admiralty Island to be administered of course by the Interior Department.
 If there is any thing that you can say for the Department of Interior boys is that they never stop trying to grab everything they get their hands on even to the extent of trying to pry loose things that other departments fancy the have securely nailed down.
 For years Interior has been attempting by every trick known to the game to get control of the forest lands of Alaska either for the purpose of satisfying their unsuitable itch the creaton' of reservations or to control shorenes in order to harass the cannery interests.
 We are strong believers in the value to the Alaska of tomorrow of wildife and fully agree that every legitimate effort should be made to it. The cut ting of timber however Admiralty Island and the establishment thereon of pulp industry need not, and under Forestry Department regulations, would not interfere with the wildfe and possibilities of the island nor would any substantial degree reorestation such demanded by the forestry div- sion would take of the future while the estab- lshnlent of pulp industry on the island would bene- fit all Southeast Alaska and prevent the further de- teroration of millions of feet of timber now rotting in the forests We agree with The Empire that all organizations and individuals interested in the future of Alaska should get busy to prevent the passage Of this measure
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
Hope for Alaska; Rureaucrats Say They've
 Learned
Seattle Times)

Alaska needs more gainfully employed populaton Men at work constitute the most important resource of any nation or region. Aaskas need TOT men at work is particularly striking because the vast area o the Territory includes land, timber and mineral re- sources awaiting only the application of human laoor to be turned into wealth that will add immensely to vales already represented in Alaska salmon and gold
 Alaska also needs better rounded economy ana more self -sufficency.
 From these and other standpoints, the plan oi the Interior Department to establish a number of agri- cultural colonies in Alaska is promising one Refer ence to these projects new Matanuska colonies may be unfortunate The Matanuska colony had US ups and downs The downs naturally attracted the most attention.
 Whether it's difficulties were due to bureaucratic bunglng and red tape to an element among the early colonies which anticipated rather more de luxe type of pioneering than Matanuska could offer is debatabe At last accounts, the Matanuskans now on the job are doing all right by themselves and certainly their agricultural production has been more than welcome to Alaskans in general.
 Whatever the rights and wrongs of the Mata- nuska adventure. there is reason to hope that the new colonies now projected will seek to avoid previous difficulties Such promise is implicit in the words of Assistant Secretary William E. Warne in announc- ing the Interior Department plans We have learned from Matanuska,' he says
 Granting proper planning and good admlnlstra- ton the proposed colonies should prove of great value
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
Regarding Maritime Strike
(Ketchikan NeWS)


 Without attempting to judge which side is right or wrong we all know the elects of the maritime strike will cause irreparable harm and damage
 The Public as usual will be the main sufferer Alaska because of its dependence on water transpor- tation will be douby penalized.
 Some of the effects will be retarding Of vital defense work in Alaska Freight which ordinarily would reach navigabe rivers cannot now be landed before winter closes in and they are ice-ocked lso- lated communities which cannot afford to carry emer gency stocks will be hurt
 Now let us mention two deterring factors. It is common knowledge that there Communist ele- ments among the strikers These do not want peace at any price The minute one concession IS granted they will find to prevent any settlement. Too often they are the tail that wags the dog, ana will do whatever they can to cripple any de1ense work.
 On the side of the employers is an element which would like to see the unions destroyed. They care nothing about public interest Fortunately on both sides these are in the min- ority Unfortunately, however, they form an active minority delaying peaceful negotiations. Some people want to run to the Government to take hand. But the government can and should interfere only of boodshed or damage to prop erty or in case of national emergency. | Peaceful collective bargaining is still the free American way negotiations between employees and employers of any class
 Perhaps if everything closed down tight it would bring matters to head much quicker and expose who are the destructive minority element They would then have to take a back seat.
 Bridges says the strike may last from four to six months
 We'll let it last until reds cleaned out and feather bedding tactics eliminated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
HARD DECISION

President Truman is gingerly grappling with new kind Of "red' issue.
 It involves making choice be- tween two conflicting personal friendships and doing justice to Alaskan Indians. The President, apparently, is finding it hard decision because he has been stall ing on it for weeks.
 Interior Department officials drew up on order to establish number of reservations in Alaska. The Indians claimed these lands under provisions of the Alaskan Purchase Treaty. The Federal Council Of Churches and other or ganizations are vigorously sup porting the Red mems demands. | But Northwestern fishing and timber interests vehemently op- !, pose the reservations. They will cut into their lush profits. And i fronting for these interests 's dapper young Sen. Warren Mag nuson, Wash. who makes great i pretense of being a staunch New Dealer. A White House crony Magnuson has exerted potent un- dercover pressure to stall creation of the reservations.
 !, But down in New Mexico an other White House crony is very irate over this. He is former Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson. running for the Senate against flamboyant Maj. Gen. Pal Hurley. Anderson is clamorinl for speedy approval of the reser. vation order.
 New Mexican Indians vote this year, and in the close contes their ballots could be decisive. Fur ther, Hurley is ready to pounct on the issue as an example O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
20 YEARS AGO fTr FIT EMPIRE
SEPTEMBER g, 1928

g, 1928
 Freeblrn o well known mining mart owner Pyramid Packing Company through neau on the Queen on he University of Washington
 received congratulations the birth 0 baby boy the previous Ann Hospital The baby II pounds
 G Ketchkan aboard the Queen He had been for the erection of the building inc corner of Fronta Franklin Streets. Two new members elected the Douglas Fire Department They were Ed Mccormick and Sam McCee.
 Dr. taught chemistry for two successive Miss Piere Spaeh daughter Hughes recently graduated from dental college which he had The Woughby Avenue bridge started this day Weather: low, 4s; cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
US. READY T0A(T
 IN ITALIAN CASE

WASHINGTON, Sept 9-R-The United States today notified Russia it is willing to take part in tig four meeting to discuss the future of Italy's pre-war colonies.
 In a ndte to Soviet Ambassador Alexander s. Panyushkin, the State Department said it believes the talks proposed by the Russians will be 9 waste of time unless Moscow has new proposals to make.
 Earlier, Secretary Marshall told news conference an agreement has been reached on the U. s. posi- tion with regard to the pre-war Ita- lian colonies. He described the agree ment as bipartisan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

proper with the tips of the fingers that have dipped into the finger bowl?
 should to eat without making the greasy the lips only with the napkin
 dangerous is it proper for man to help her across?
 offer his and the should place her hand o :. .
 it necessary to turn ones back towards another person. should apologize?
 A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN "On the table there was neatly arranged Say, there WERE"
 OFTEN N1sPRONOUNCED: Ivory -vo-r three syl not iv-ri
 OFTEN MIssPEILED: observe all the vowels
 conjecture, prophecy. divine
 WORD STUDY: it yours Let us Todays word DRAsTC drastic laws enforcing Sunday regulating habits popular called blue
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09

vited to attend the 35th Infan- try Division reunion in Omaha, he was advised to wear his ornate official attire.
 .'The folks out there don't often see a foreign Ambassador, he was told and they'll expect some. thing extra special. You must take along all your fancy gear"
 T believe I understand what you mean" the bachelor diplo- mat replied They have lot of jack rabbits out there, but no Belgian hares.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-09
NO sHUTOUT

Tn the past year. under Van- denberg's delft chairmanship, the Foreign Relations Committee has been overwhelmingly "internation- dist Practically every impor- tant vote has been l3 to that way
 That unanimity will cease with Taft on the committed.
 Last spring. he reluctantly bow ed to Vandenberg's stand on Mar shall Plan spending and other foreign questions because of the split COP command in the Sen ate. Taft was in charge of do- mestia affairs, and Vandenberg the foreign field. Also, both were Presidential possibilities and for the sake of party harmony, Taft accepted Vandenbergs leadership in his special field as the latter did Taft's in his area.
 But these factors will not exist next Congress. Taft will have free hand. and he plans to use 1t where he thinks it will do the most good
 Note-Taft does not aspire to the role of Senate COP floor leader Ee can have 1t Ii ne wants it. He doesn't. His choice is Sen. Kenneth Wherry, Nebr