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Evening star., 1948-02-19

are elected at large.
The voters will choose between
the at-large type of council and the
present ward system in the March 2
referendum.
A native Alexandrian, Mr. Smoot
is the son of William Albert Smoot
who was Mayor of Alexandria from
1922 to 1880. He graduated from
Episcopal High School, Alexandria,
and attended the University of
Virginia.
Mr.. Smoot is president OF the
Alexandria Community Chest and
vice president of the Community
Chest Federation OF the National
Capital area.
He is a past president of the
Alexandria chapter of the Virginia
Cancer Society, and was one of the
original members of the city's board
of public welfare.
The prospective candidate is, a
member of the vestry of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church and is superin-
tendent of the church's Sunday
School. He is member of the
Standing Committee of the Diocese
of Virginia.
Mr.. Smoot is president of w. A,
Smoot g. Co., an Alexandria coal
and lumber firm founded IS years
ago.
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Virginia House Gets
First Annexation Bill;
Battle Is Forecast
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Feb. 19.-The first
annexation controversy Of the 194e
General Assembly session moved
onto the floor of the House of Dele
gates today for the battle of 1885. y
The measure would require that
before annexation proceedings can
begin against towns incorporated
prior to 1885 at least Is per cent
of the towns qualified voters must
sign petition asking for annexa-
ton.
County delegations are for it and
city delegations against it. Both
claim their position is based on
legal, moral, constitutional and
other high principles.
Crockett Bill Is Issue.
The 1885 bill is the first of four
anti-annexation bills to reach the
floor, having been reported by the
Courts of Justice Committee. The
remaining three are still before the
House Committee on Counties, Cit
les and Towns.
The principal battle within the
committee is over the Crockett bill
which would require that before
annexation proceedings can proceed
81 per cent of the qualified voters
in the area sought must favor the
in a referendum.
The Senate Finance Committee
heard virtually all tax proposals
discussed and pondered Gov. Tuck's
tax program.
Opposition Expected.
The Governors program to in
crease income and merchants
license taxes is expected to find some
opposition in the committee and on
the floor of the Senate.
The Senate Finance Committee
heard series of objections to the
Governors tax program at a pub
lie hearing last night. The pro-
gram was assailed as unnecessary
even to finance the expenditures
he proposed in the budget.
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Hospital Guild TO Launch
Membership Drive

The annual membership drive of
the Prince Georges General Hos
pital Guild will be launched Sat-
urday, according to Mrs. Harry A
Boswell, chairman of the COM
mittee.
: Mrs. Boswell said that letters will
be sent to county residents solicit
ing honorary memberships in the
guild, which cost IS, and sustaining
memberships, which are given for
donations of less than IS.
Proceeds of the drive will be used
to purchase equipment and sup
plies for the hospital
Committee members assisting
Mrs. Boswell are Mrs. Magdalene
Schmidt, Capitol Heights; Mrs. W.
Russell Jones, Laurel; Mrs. Edgar
H. Negus. Mount Rainier; Mrs. G.
S. Langford, College Park, and Mrs.
Harry Townshend, Mitchellville.
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State Road Maintenance
Increase Asked in Bill
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND. Feb. ia bill
which would allow the State High
way Department to increase the
mileage of roads maintained in To-
calities of less than $500 was intro
duced in the Virginia Senate yes
terday. Y
Under present law the highway
department may maintain two miles
of streets in localities connecting
secondary with primary roads or
secondary roads with others of the
same type.
The bill would eliminate this re-
quirement that they be connecting
streets and in addition would give
the highway department the right
to add one quarter mile of street
to be maintained each year.
At present there are number
of towns which receive no benefit
under present law.
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The Supreme Court rested" to-
day, after citing Charles Elmore
Cropley as "the No. court clerk OF
all time"
That was the pronouncement of
Chief Justice Vinson at an almost
unprecedented gathering of the
justices and court employees yester-
day afternoon. They met to honor
Mr.. Cropley for his 40 years with
the tribunal, the last II years as
it's clerk. ...,....
The justices set aside all motions
that would have made matters too
formal. But the record received
duly serious consideration. The
Chief Justice noted that Mr.. Crop
ley, who became 4 page boy on
February Is, 1908, has been with
the Supreme Court more than a
quarter of its life thus far. Mr..
Cropley recalled that only two
others of the court staff of 40 years
ago are alive now.
Mr.. Cropley, native of Washing
ton, received gifts presented by the
Chief Justice. Associate Justice
Jackson and Miss Helen Newman,
court librarian, in behalf OF the
offices of the clerk, marshal and IL
brarian.
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A zoning Applications
Approved, | Rejected
In Prince Georges

Four applications for commercial
zoning were approved yesterday by
the Prince Georges County commits
sioners, while fifth-in the Chillum
Gate subdivision-was denied after
opposition from residents of the area
Also rejected was an application
to operate motorcycle race track
near Muirkirk. Permission was
granted to two applicants to operate
gasoline filling stations, while site
was approved for clubhouse purposes
and another for a contractors stor-
age yard. An application for COM
mercial re-zoning was continued for
fourth time.
Largest of the commercial D zon-
ings approved was that of Herbert
Glassman for property at Southern
avenue and Indian Head road, Oxon
Hill.
(. Delegation Objects.
Other commercial zonings granted
are those of John M. Walton for
three lots at Edmonton road and
Carriers lane, Springbrook Terrace;
Robert Rice, three lots on Glen
arden parkway, Glenarden, and Lin
coin L. and Johnnie c. Anderson,
one lot at Ills Fifty-seventh avenue
Chapel Oaks.
Objection from delegation rep
resenting the Chillum Civic Asso-
citation and other residents on the
ground there already is sufficient
commercial zoning in the area re-
suited in disapproval Of the appli-
cation of Frank and Alma E. Grasso
for lot on Riggs road, near Chill
lum road.
The petition of Alfred L. Thomas,
seeking commercial coming for IN
acres on Southern avenue at
Wheeler road, Oxon Hill, was con-
tinued until hearings March II.
Race Track Plea Opposed.
The race track application was
that of Clark L. Trumbull, jr., who
sought to operate the track on 10
acres on the east side of the Wash
ington Baltimore boulevard, south
of Contee road. Disapproval fol-
lowed opposition from persons living
in the vicinity.
Permits to operate gas stations
were awarded George Swan for
property along the Washington-Bal-
timore boulevard at Wells avenue,
Hyattsville, and G. Albert Guide and
Joseph P. Abraham, for four lots on
the boulevard at Monacan avenue,
Berwyn.
Permission to operate club
house on Powder Mill road, about
a quarter of mile west OF Cherry
Hill road, near Beltsville, was
granted American Legion Post No.
% of Takoma Park The storage
yard permit was granted the Capt.
tol Tool & Manufacturing Co. for
five lots on Calvert road, College
Park,
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Red Cross Quotas Sci
For Prince GEORGES

Area quotas for this years Red
Cross campaign in Prince Georges
County, which starts March l, were
announced today by Perce L. Wolfe,
general fund chairman for the
county.
The 10 election districts in the
northern section of the county have
the major portion of the county
quota of $4,000, with a goal total
ling $15,069. The remainder of the
quota is divided among II election
districts in the southern area.
Northern area quotas include Ber-
wyn, S3,935; Hyattsville, 1896;
Riverdale, $2,805; Chillum, $1,666;
Laurel, $1,336; Bladensburg. 1888;
Bowie, 1888; Seat Pleasant, $312;
vansville, $3.50. and Lanham, 5000
In the southern portion, the
quotas are:
Spaulding, $700; Marlboro, $666;
Queen Anne. $433; Surratts, 1866;
Brandywine, 1888; Oxon Hill, s249;
Kent, $169; Melwood, $166, and Pts
Getaway, Nottingham and Aquasco
$l33 each.
A quota of $500 for military in
stallations within the county also
was listed.
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He also received some judicial
joshing. The Chief Justice called
him "a very precocious child" to
have remained young despite 40
years with the judges.
Justice Jackson mentioned the
dignity and splendor" of the clerk
and marshal, who sit at each end
of the bench. He remarked that it's
moot question whether the clerk
is more impressive in swearing in
attorneys than is the marshal in
praying that the United States be
saved from this honorable court
Justice Frankfurter contributed
several judicial asides in concurring
in the opinion of Mr.. Cropley's long
loyal service, unfailing courtesy
and unusual ability"
Appealing to the court to be brief,
Mr.. Cropley confessed he was quite
as timid and frightened at this
ceremony as I was 40 years ago
today when I first looked out of the
old Supreme Court chamber in the
Capitol" Since 1908 he said, he has
seen yards of silk robes and miles
OF red tape" The tape goes on for
ever but the robes, he declared, have
enveloped the happiest memories of
his life.
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Three Truck Drivers
Fined in Arlington

Three truck drivers were convicted
of traffic violations in Arlington
County Court yesterday.
Bervell Briscoe, so, colored, 800
block of Florida avenue NV, was
fined $100 and given a 30-day sus-
pended sentence on charges of driv-
ing while drunk growing out of an
accident on Lee highway January "a.
Paul D. Griggs, At, of the 300 block
of North Stafford street, Arlington,
was fined $50 for reckless driving
February on Glebe road. He also
was given a three months suspend
ed Jail sentence.
Otto K. Foster, "a, of the 2400
block of Tenth street NE. was fined
$50 for reckless driving Tuesday on
Columbia pike. Judge Hugh Reid
heard the cases and set the sentences.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Maryland Court Upho|ds
Use Of Blood as Evidence
BY the Assoeioied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1s.-Under
Maryland law, police may take
specimens of suspects blood for
use as evidence in felony cases
without giving any reason.
That was the decision handed
down yesterday by the Court of
Appeals in the case of Bruce Davis,
sentenced to life imprisonment for
the killing of woman near Rock
vile in 1916.
Davis had asked the appellate
court to set aside the sentence on
grounds that admission of blood
sample as evidence in his trial in
the Washington County Circuit
Court violated the Maryland Dec
laration of Rights.
The petition said Davis thought a
physician took the blood sample to
help treat him for iodine poisoning
During the trial, the sample was
used to show his own blood was of a
different type from that found on
his coat sleeve after his arrest.
The opinion was written by Chief
Judge Ogle Marbury. =.
Davis was convicted of the ham,
mer Staying of Mrs. Florence Me-
Allister in house owned by her
family in Montgomery County.
Evening star., 1948-02-19

Birthday observances at area Com
munity Chest agencies.
A party will be held at 7:30
pm. tomorrow at the Episcopal
Home for Children, 1901 Utah ave-
nue. NV. Three celebrations are
scheduled tomorrow at the George
town House, 1924 N street NV, for
children of different age groups
A weekend party by the Potomac
Area American Youth Hostels will
be held at the Greenwood Youth
Hostel, Brookville, Md, with those
attending leaving at 10:45 pm.
Saturday. Children at the Christ
Child Farm, Rockville, will pre-
sent a Washington play at pm
Monday.
Branch public libraries will be
closed Monday, Harry N. Peterson,
librarian, announced yesterday. The
Central Library at Ninth and X
streets NV. will be open from l
to 9 pm.
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Bride and Groom
Kinship Put on
friend Basis

Veteran Marriage License Bureau
clerks got quite turn yesterday
when a young couple misunderstood
the meaning of one question on the
application blank.
The 23-year-old couple had wan
dered astray on this form question:
"Kinship between bride and
eroom?"
The answer was:
= "Girl-friend and boy-friend.'
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Virginia Fishermen Elect
Phillip Somers President
s,eeioI pispoteb 10 The Stor


FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Feb
19.-Phillip Somers of Foxwells has
been elected president Of the Vlr-
ginia Pound Net Fishermen's Asso-
ciation being formed by fishermen
from the lower Northern Neck to
fight the proposed seven-man
Maryland Virginia Chesapeake
Authority
T. vaden Fitchett, Kilmarnock, is
the vice president. and Robert K
Whaley. White Stone. secretary and
treasurer. The three officers to-
gether with C. S. Simmons, White
Stone, and Odell E. Fitchett,
Palmer. were elected members OF
the Executive Committee. G. Dun
ton, White Stone attorney, was
chosen as counsel.
The authority was proposed last
month as q means of settling diff
ferences in laws governing grabbing
in Chesapeake Bay and its tribu-
taries and oystering in the Potomac
River. Members of the fishermen s
association have Endorsed conserva-
ton Of fishery resources by the V1r-
ginia Commission of Fisheries.
Evening star., 1948-02-19

Get Injunction
lin Tuition Row
38Students Allowed to
Stoy in Public Schools
Here Until Hearing

The SO nonresident students at
Woodrow Wilson High School, who
school officials want to dismiss for
nonpayment of tuitioh, today have
a District Court order preventing
such action.
Justice F. Dickinson Let's
granted preliminary injunction
yesterday permitting the students,
who live in Maryland, to remain in
school until hearing is held for
a permanent ruling. The injunc-
ton temporarily prevents School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning from ex-
pelling them.
At the same time, he dismissed
a motion to prevent the expulsion
of a student at Macfarland Junior
High School who through his
father had sought to have Dr.
Corning enjoined from dismissing
him. This case was based on the
contention that the child of a Dis
trict employe was eligible to attend
school here no matter where the
family lived.
The deciding factor in the two
cases was the meaning of the word
enroll"
The 1948 District Appropriations
Act specified that nonresident
students should not be educated free
in public schools here. But the
act also said it was not to affect
any pupil enrolled before the act be-
came effective, which was last July
Is.
The parents argued that by sign
ing up their children before July
Is they had complied with the
meaning of enrolled In the act.
The school officials contended that
to be enrolled the children must
have been in actual attendance the
previous school year.
Opinion Quoted.
In his memorandum opinion on
the case, Justice Let's said:
IF there is a serious question as
to the intention of Congress in
using the word enrolled it is be-
lieved that the word was employed
in its usual and ordinary sense. The
same meaning would have been con-
veyed if Congress had used the word
registered
Justice Let's said twas clear in
the Appropriations act that Congress
intended to withdraw free instruc-
tion to nonresident pupils, but did
not want to interrupt seriously the
educational plans of students al
ready in the schools here. He said
the variance in practice of school
principals, in that some accepted
registration during the summer and
others did not, resulted in seem
ing discrimination" against other
children from nearby Maryland and
Virginia who attempted to enroll.
Discrimination Denied.
But it was not a discrimination
in the law" he stated. "If Congress
had said that no part Of the moneys
appropriated shall 'be available for
the free instruction of red-headed
boys, a discrimination in the law
would be readily apparent"
In the second case, Justice Let's
said the son of Herbert c. Young,
District policeman living in Mary
land, was not enrolled before the
effective date of the act and thus
was not entitled to free tuition.
Under previous appropriation acts
children of persons working here
were allowed to attend schools free.
The present act makes no excep-
tiOnS
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|Hankin 10 Continue
|Anti-Fare Rise Plea
For Prince Georges

Attorney Gregory Hankin, repre-
senting Prince Georges County resi-
dents protesting a Capital Transit
Co. request for higher fares, was to
continue his case before the Mary
land Public Service Commission at
Baltimore today.
The Associated Press reported yes
terday Mr.. Hankin was rebuffed by
Commission Chairman Charles Bos-
ley when he asked that staff mem
bers be assigned to help him pre-
pare exhibits and sought to present
his case through cross-examination
of company witnesses.
Mr.. Hankin said he lacked suf-
ficient funds to summon his own
witnesses.
Told He Had Time to Get Data.
Mr.. Bosley turned down both re-
quests, declaring, I'VE will not re-
quire the company to furnish any
further information. He added the
commission felt Mr.. Hankin had had
enough time ito make and to have
gotten the data to be presented
Mr.. Hankin was accused by the
chairman of using tactics for the
purpose of causing a delay in the
final disposition of this case"
The company is seeking to charge
5 cents for each zone of Ia miles
in Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties.
Attacks Company Figures.
Attacking both depreciation and
operating costs figures submitted
by the company in reporting an
annual loss of $588,154, Mr.. Hankin
sought to show the layover time
was not properly included in the
costs.
j. E. Heberle, company vice pres
ident, admitted under examination
by Mr.. Hankin that the gasoline
consumption estimates of the COM
pany included running the bus en-
gines during layovers.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
JUDGE Worms Frederick
About Forged Checks
Nv t11e A,.ociofed Press

FREDERICK. Md. Feb. 10
Judge Patrick M. Schnauf1er ad-
vised businessmen and merchants
to watch out for forged checks at
the convening of the February term
of Circuit Court.
He said the county is not expert
encing a crime wave, but there Is
an increase In violation OF the laws
pertaining to false Netense ana
forgery.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Silver Spring Students
To Broadcast Tuesday

Students in American history
classes at Montgomery-Blair High
School, Silver Spring, will present
"a special 15-minute broadcast,
America Sings" on Station WGAY
at 10:45 am. Tuesday.
The program will include read
ings describing various events in
the progress of the United States
and choral singing.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Bethlehem Workers Get
81, 500, 900 in Back Poy
bY th. A.,eeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 19-Bethle-
hem Steel Co. announced yesterday
it is paying about s2.500 900 in back
wages to workers and former en-
ployes at its big Sparows Point
mill here.
Bethlehem announced at its
headquarters In Bethlehem, Pa,
that payment of about SIT ,000. 900
is being made in all its plants.
The money represents inequities
in job classifications between Janu-
ary.6, 1914, and April %, 1s47, and
the adjustment complies with di-
rective issued by the old National
Labor Relations Boarf.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Talk on Mexico Tonight

Francisco J. Hernandez, chief of
the travel division of the Pam
American Union, will talk on Mexico
at o'clock tonight before the Hamp-
shire Greens Community Associa-
tion of Takoma Park, Md. The
group will meet at the home of 1t.
Comdr. and Mrs. A. w. Wuerker,
1904 Hammond avenue, Takoma
Park, Md.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Mount Rainier Opens
Traffic Sufety Drive

Motorists driving through Mount
Rainier today we're warned by Town
Police Chief Eugene 3. Plumer of an
intensive safety campaign and
breakdown on traffic violations.
The drive against speeders and
other traffic offenders started yes
terday and will continue for a
month or ''as long as necessary
Chief Plumer said.
1--WE aim to protect the children
and citizens of Mount Rainier from
being injured or killed as a result of
careless driving" Chief Plumer de-
clared.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Separate School Election
Opposed in Arlington

The Arlington Citizens Committee
for School Improvement has notified
State Senator Charles R. Fenwick
that it indorses legislation for the
nonpartisan election of the county
school board, but is vigorously" op-
posed tochanging the time of the
election from the regular November
date, Chairman B Alden Lilywhite,
announced today.
Senator Fenwick has indicated he
favors nonpartisan election at a
different time in the year from other
balloting.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Maryland Art Called
'Undigested Modernism
By the kssocioted Press

Ut 7Sss0e'oFee
BALTIMORE, Feb. ia panel of
judges surveying entries for the ALL
Maryland Art Show said yesterday
the work was characterized by:
Undigested modernism, insincerity,
amateurism and lack of awareness.
The three-man panel was COM
posed of Web Weber and Jack
Levine, New York modern artists,
and Leo Steppat. Washington sculp-
tor. They selected 101 Of the l,098
entries.
Mrs. Adelyn Breeskin, director of
the Baltimore Museum of Art, said,
1T was the harshest jury We have
had In many q year."
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Maryland Apple Growers
Warned About DeudIine
By the Assoeiofsd Press

HANCOCK, Md, Feb. 19.-The
Maryland State Apple Commission
has reminded growers that the
deadline for selling apples to the
Department of Agriculture is S pm.
next Thursday.
Apples bought by the Government
are used in it's school lunch pro-
gram and for welfare institutions.
offers, purchased on a bid basis.
must be sent to the Contracts d
Records Division, Fruit & Vegetable
Branch, Production & Marketing
Administration, USDA, Washington.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Baltimore Trucker Dies
After Crash Near Alton
By the Associated Press

WAYNESBORO, Va. Feb. 10
Morton E. Glassner of Baltimore
was fatally injured yesterday when
the truck he was driving struck q
stone wall about mile east OF
Alton on route ESQ.
Mr.. Glassner died In Waynesooro
Community Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-02-19

ddopted an the
March 2 refer
endum.
In announc-
ing his condi-
tional candidacy,
Mr.. Smopt de-
clared he felt
the a t i a r g e
system of elect
ing city council
men was Su-
periOr to the
present system
under which six
councilmen are
e ! e C t e d from
wards and three
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Smoot Will Seek Seat.
On Alexandra Council.
# New Setup Is Voted

Albert A. Smoot, Alexandria civic
worker, today announced he would
seek election to the city council if
an at-large type of government is
Evening star., 1948-02-19
7ODoys OnlyRemoin to Attend
House of Mercy Phantom Meal

Inclose a contribution to the
Phantom Dinner" for the ben
eft of the House of Mercy.
Name
Address
Please make checks payable
to House of Mercy and send to
Mrs. S. E. w. Kittelle, 1929 CAL
ifornia street NV. Washing
ton 8, D. G.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
YWC4 to Begin
Branch Reports
On Memberships

April Is membership month for
the NWCA OF Detroit. according
70 Helen d Beavers executive
directors Of the Detroit Associa.
ION Last vear 1886 persons us.
ed the NWCA services
Although the anches are be-
ginning then campaign earlier.
the first cty-Wlde meeting Of
membership month Is scheduled
Tor Apul 8 when a s D ~ din
ncr meeting VIII be held ~ the
Central Branch.
Mrs Douglas 3 Turner metro.
polltan membership wee char.
man. VIII preside and branch
membership chaFmen VIII repoYt
on their progress.
Mrs 5 W Bsnkhead viii re-
port ioi Lucy Thurman Branch:
Mrs. John T JAMS, for the Con.
trail Branch Mrs. NJ f Rade.
odugh for Highland PARK
Since 1893 the YWCA of De-
trolt has offered rs services to
all women ana gulS. lis residenc-
6. pools, GYMS classes. cafeter-
laS, clubs, dances, and camps meet
the needs for many people.