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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-13

for like orgreater amount of outstanding bonds payable from the revenues of such municipal or public utility. "*" thus
 bonds of revenue mature. puYoble from revenues. must be exchang- ed for like character bonds and not for general obligation bonds.
 The Act also provides that no election shall be required to au- thorizc the issuance of such Ic- funding bonds.
 Now, it is true that an election was had in this instance. but it was an extra legal election which is totally unnecessary, and unless there is found in the law some thing to authorize such an cleo tion or authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for rev. enue bonds by such an election the holding of such an election can not possibly validate the bonds; ana there is no such pro- vision of law that I have been able to discover and none has been suggested to me by coun- Sel.
 Then. at the end of Sec. l we find this language. and quote:
 That the total debt of the municipal corporation or public utility district shall not be in- creased by such refunding opera tions."
 Now. think it is plain beyond argument. that if this proposal is carried out the total debt of the corporation will be increased. be- cause in refunding the revenue bonds. at least. are not a debt of the corporation or. if a debt of the corporation. they are to be paid in q special manner and not from the revenues of the City.
 And so. the conclusion is that so much of the ordinance as purports to authorize proposition No. 2, that is to say, the issuance of general obligation bonds in the sum of 8l,36O for the purpose of refunoing outstanding revenue bonds in a similar amount.
 MIR. BUTCHER: Your Honor T. notice in the complaint MT. Peterson has prayed for costs and attorneys fees. What is the dis position of the Court in connection with that matter?
 COURT: I think the City is en- titled to the costs and attorney's fees,even though all the relief asked for has not been granted. The costs may be taxed as a matter of course and the Court will later fix attorneys fees.
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BULLETIN

Harry V. Hoben's condition re- mains much the same. For the past week he has shown little if any improvement.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-13

the method of doing business by the city council, it was necessary that five members of the council vote in favor of suspending the rules before the rules could be suspended
 The plaintiff, in proof of his contention that the rules were not suspended by an adequate vote or adequate number of mem bers of the city council, put in evidence copy of Ordinance No. li6, which upon it's face would indicate that the plaintiffs con- tentlon Was correct However, the defendant introduced in evidence the original ordinance as signed and approved and that ordinance, upon it's face, shows that the rules were suspended by a vote of five members.
 Now. if was inferentially suq gested that some of the pooes of the ordinance book nav have been changed and. therefore, I have mad. as careful inspection as could of the pages of the look and they reveal no sian of any such thing.-I is possible, of course. that other pages similarly sv'-tcd could be substituted, but that would involve a fraud and q forgery which l should hesitate, 10 believe was committed. And, therefore find that so far as the proc .dure of the council was concerned the ordinance was val idly and legally enacted.
 Inc other point raised by the plaintiffs complaint is that even assuming that the ordinances ;s valid, still under the law the Citv ol seward has no right by this procedure or by any other proceed 1 ufe that has been suggested, to lake up revenue bonds by the issuance of general obligation bonds.
 : have carefully considered the several statutes of Alaska con corning the issuance of bonds in cluding the Act of Congress which authorized the issuance of the revenue bonds which are bere i in question and which are to he substituted for or refunded bv general obligation bonds if the ordinance is valid in that resnect put there is nothing in that Act which would authorize any such procedure. The only Act of Con. gress' or the only act of any leg 1slatlVe body. that could possibly authorize the refunding of reve- nue bonds by general obligation bonds is the Act of January IF l94o' an Act to provide for the re- funding of bonds of the munici- pal corporations and public util;- ty districts in Alaska. A careful consideration of that Act convinc- es me that Congress never in- tended to authorize by this pro- cedure outlined in the Act the re- funding of revenue bonds by gen. eral obligation bonds. It is trne that such language forbidding the issuance of general obligation bonds for revenue bonds is not embraced in the Act itself hut there is language in the Art which shows that Congress had a different intention.
 We find in Sec. 1 the follow ing. and I quote:
 "Refunding bonds payable iron, the revenues of a municipal or public utility may be exchanged
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fatronize those who Advertise
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Annapolis Asks State Funds
For 3OOth Anniversary Fete

The city has asked the State to
put up at least $4,000 toward the
Annapolis exercises. The Board of
Public Works said it was informed
by Attorney General Hall Hammond
that there is no State money avail
able for this purpose; it would have
to be appropriated by the Legisla-
ture.
Annapolis plans to mark its ter
centenary May 1928, starting with
a Sunday service at the Naval
Academy's Thompson Stadium. The
'tercentenary commission, headed by
Elmer M. Jackson, jr., hopes that
President Truman will speak at the
stadium exercises May %.
Settled by Puritans.
The Severn River peninsula that
came to be known as Annapolis was
first settled by 10 Puritan families
from Nansemond County, Va.
Prosecuted for refusing to hear COM
mon prayer, they sailed up Chesa-
peake Bay seeking religious tolera-
ton in Maryland.
In 1894, the States capital was
moved from st. Mary's City in
Southern Maryland to Anne Arun-
die Town year before its name
was changed to Annapolis. In 1708,
Annapolis was granted a charter
as a city by Queen Anne of England,
for whom the town had been named.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Charter Benefits to Be Slow;
Council Faces Many Problems

council candidates would give the
county well-balanced governing
body. They said no criticism was
implied of the three candidates run
ming independently.
Charter hackers have made plans
to get out as large vote as pos
sible in the election January s. The
validity of the election was upheld
last Monday in Circuit Court at
Rockville and on Thursday by the
Court of Appeals in Annapolis.
- Councilmen to be Elected.
All voters of the county are en-.
titled to vote for seven councilmen-
one each from the old commissioner
districts and two from the county
atsaarge.
Besides the seven Charter nom.
inees, two Republicans and ont
Democrat are running for Office.
They have no party Endorsements
however.
Meanwhile, the interim council
composed of the five commissioner
who will lose their jobs-made plans
for regular meeting Tuesday. II
the members follow advice from
their attorney. F. Bernard Welsh
they will confine their action tc
routine business.
Mr.. Welsh yesterday reiterated 8
belief that the holdover body should
attend only to such matters as pay.
ing bills and other business requir.
ing immediate attention.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
by the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 18.-How much
should the State spend on a double
birthday party for the city of An
napolis and Maryland's historic Act
of liberation?
That Is one of the questions ex-
pected to come before the General
Assembly when 1t meets here in
January.
In May, Annapolis will mark the
SO0th anniversary of the founding
In 164S of Providence, later called
Ann Arundle Town and finalI,
named Annapolis in 1895.
Next year also will be the ter.
centenary of an "Act Concernine
Religion" passed in 1649 by the
Maryland Assembly, which thus be.
came the first civil regime in the
United States to recognize freedom
OF conscience. Later known as the
Toleration Act, this law established
freedom of worship for early Puri.
tan and Catholic settlers.
Lane May Ask Funds.
Gov. Lane may include in his
budget message to the Legislature
a request for funds to help pay TO,
the double tercentenary. Last Au.
gust, he told the Board of Public
Works that the liberation observ-
ance might well "fit in" with the
Annapolis celebration as Joint
State and city project.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
By John v. Horner

Benefits from charter government
cannot be expected to come imme-
diately, the Board of Directors Of
the Montgomery County Charter
Committee declared yesterday.
While recent court decisions will
permit the new County Council to
start streamlining the government
January 10. time will be needed to
solve transition problems, the board
said.
The directors said two charter
case rulings by the Maryland Court
of Appeals means the new council
will have authority throughout the
year to exercise all power8s held BY
the County Commissioners /,
In addition" statement said
''the council will have the impor-
tant new power to pass tin May)
all local laws for the county-a
power heretofore resting in the
General Assembly at Annapolis.
Balanced Government Seen.
eThe benefits from the charter
cannot, however, be expected to
come overnight. Numerous impor-
tant powers normally held by an
elected council have by State law
been delegated to various appointed
agencies. 1t will take time to de-
termine how these problems can
best be solved"
The directors said the Charter
Committee believes its slate of seven
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Needy Children
ToGet Unclaimed
Lost Bicycles

A plan for distributing unclaimed
lost and stolen bicycles among needy
children is being worked out in
Arlington, the County Board was
advised yesterday.
Assistant Conmonwealth's Attor-
ney Paul Brown obtained the boards
approval to put the plan into effect.
He said the county has about "a
bicycles. All have been held by
police for at least eight months and
some for five years.
Distribution of the bicycles. he
said, would be worked out in CO.
operation with the county Kiwanis
Club. He said no bicycle would be
disposed of until it had held at least
eight months.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Maryland S Revenue
From Taxes, Licenses
Shows Sharp Rise
Star Staff Photo.
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-Mary-
lands revenue from taxes and IL
cense fees during the July -Novem-
ber period was s6,77O,s3O above that
of the corresponding f1ve-month
period of 1947, the Comptroller's
Office reported today.
Total receipts for the first five
months of this fiscal year were $780,
170,755 or 209 per cent above the
s32 ,399 ,844 collected during the same
period last year.
Collections dropped in only two
tax sources-alcoholic beverages and
insurance premiums.
The State took in $2,849,256 in
alcohol taxes during the first five
months of the current fiscal year
compared with $2,979,832 last year
The comparative figures for insur-
ance premium tax receipts were
sac, ,909 and $50 ,568.
The biggest jump came in sales
tax receipts-from $7,997 ,637 to SILL
628. .569.
The controllers report estimated
MARYLAND will have a general fund
surplus of $3.50. 1875 next June 80
compared with the $20,473.515 on
hand at the end of the last fiscal
year.
The States bonded debt on No.
vember 80 was $40, ,754 900 compared
with $22 ,734,O00 on June 80, and
SIG 1895 900 on June 80, 1947.
The report placed the States fixed
assets Gland, building, roads, etc.
at 1904 ,033, and the assessed
value of real and personal property
subject to State tax at So, ,1S9 ,OS9, ,7O8
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Alexandra Man Is Held
In Assault on Woman

Thomas q. Campbell, 29-year-old
Alexandria bus driver, yesterday was
held for grand jury action by Alex
andria Civil and Police Court Judge
James r. Duncan on a charge of
rape.
Campbell, who lives in the 1900
block of King street, Alexandria, is
accused of assaulting a 23-year -old
married woman Monday night while
he was visiting friend at a room
ing house where the woman also
lives. He was arrested Tuesday on
a warrant sworn out by the woman.
The courtroom was cleared for
Campbell,s preliminary hearing, at
which he pleaded not guilty. The
woman he is accused of attacking
appeared to testify against him. His
bond was set at $4,000.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Tough Guys Out, Thinkers in,
As New Army Trains Recruits

his job, the religious schedule and
has the troops fill out a question
naire pertaining to the morale of
the command. The chaplain does
not break any condolences.
Classification Interview Set.
The fourth day includes a CLASH
fication interview and visual educa-
ton. The interview is important
to the man and the Army for here
the mans ability as evaluated by
his test scores is correlated with
his previous experience and further
evaluated in terms of what he
should do in the Army and what
schools it is recommended that he
attend. The visual education is
2i2 hours with two ten-minute
breaks and films include the ar
ticles Of war, oral hygiene, AWOL
and desertion, and town patrolling
This concludes the processing cy-
Gle The company may be in the
receiving area between six and
eight days, depending on the speed
with which it fills its ranks. Then
it moves to a training area for the
eight weeks of basic training.
The human relations policy doesn't
stop with the man. Within
three days after his arrival a mans
family receives letters from the
commanding general, the company
commander and the chaplain. The
commanding officer encloses a pic
ture of the new soldier in uniform
and assures the family that while
the training unit is the famous
17th Airborne, it is conducting basic
training only and has nothing to do
with parachute jumps, or airplane
or glider flights.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Mrs. Downs Resigns
Women Voters Post

Mrs. James R Downs. Baltimore
has resigned as president of the
Maryland League of Women Voters
because of i'll health, the league an
nounced yesterday.
The first vice president, Mrs. Will
lard F. Barber. Silver Spring, will
serve in her place until the State
convention, May 24-26 at College
Park.
Mrs. Barber, who lives at 1922 Red
Oak drive, was president of the
league from 1945 to 1947.
She is a former member of the
board of directors of the Mont
gomery County League of Women
Voters. Before coming to Silver
Spring 10 years ago, she was q
member of the New York League
of Women Voters.
Mrs. Barber also was a member
of the Governors Commission to
revise State child labor laws.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
S912,555 10 Increase
Welfare Grants in
Maryland Urged
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. ia COM
mission appointed by Gov. Lane
today recommended Professionally
that the Maryland public welfare
department be given requested
s9l2,555 for cost of living" increases
to welfare recipients.
The 14-man commission was
named by the Governor on author
ity of joint resolution of the 1948
special session Of the legislature. ,
The group in its report to Gov,
Lane recommended the appropria-
ton of $912.555 on the condition
that the Board of Public Works
and the welfare Department as
of next July / review the cost of
living indices (which would affect
the propriety of making the grant
increase as Of that date"
Asks Budget Cut.
The $912,556 was requested by the
department for the next fiscal year
beginning July l. That sum would
be matched by Federal grants. That
was the case this fiscal year when,
beginning October /, the Federal
Government granted the department
$75O,OOO.
The commission. headed by At
torney General Hall Hammond,
also urged the department to re-
duce its budget for the next year
by exhaustive exploration" of the
case load and by re-evaluation of
the jobs in the agency.
The State Welfare Department
failed to get an additional appro-
priation Of $2,6O0,O00 from the
special legislative session last spring.
The legislators granted only $780,
900 as was recommended by the
Governor.
Not Spending Allotment.
The commission said 1t was un-
able to find that any of the dire
forebodings" made by the depart
ment last spring in seeking the
larger appropriation had been re-
allied. THE welfare department is
not now even completely spending
month by month the s500.000 re-
Gently allotted to it," the report
noted.
The group said also it "is unable
to determine that any real suffer-
ing has resulted among the 400
families which the department re-
movedefrom the relief rolls last July
l after the requested appropriation
Was turned dnu,n
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Silver Spring Citizens
To Discuss LEGISLATION

The Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring will meet with the Mont
gomery County delegation to the
General Assembly at pm. tomor-
row to discuss proposed State and
county bills.
Anders r. Loftstrand, jr., chair
man of the delegation and a men,
Der of the Maryland Legislative
Council, will speak.
Mrs. Howard M. Kline, legislative
chairman, will be in charge of the
program. The meeting, which will
be held in the Dispensary Building
has been advanced week to avoid
conflict with the Christmas HOLIDAYS,
Evening star., 1948-12-19
By Fronk n. Fuller
Associated Press Stoff Writer

CAMP PICKETT, Va, Dec. 49,
1t is a far cry from the 1917 SER
geant who told a group of raw re-
cruits:
Nov get this straight. There are
just two tough guys in this outfit
I'm one and I'm looking for the
other"
And gentlemen, for by that name
you recruits will be addressed now
it is also long way from the
World War II sergeant who told a
group he didn't want any thinking
among them because the Army had
lot of generals to do that for them
No gentlemen. the new Army
doesn't want any tough guys
among its commissioned or non-
commissioned officers, and as fol-
thinking, you are going to be asked
to do a lot of it-and from the very
start. If you will just think enough
Uncle Sam wants to pin piece Of
brass on your shoulder.
General Greets Recruits.
AS a recruit arriving here you
may be impressed at once with the
newness of the new Army by having
a major general greet you at the
train. Maj. Gen. Robert c. Macor
can't meet all the trains, but If yor
don't see him there you will have
him talk to you within the first few
days YOU are here.
The new Army is emphasizing
human relations and its officers say
its policy is already a success. This
policy starts at the beginning anc
can't avoid impressing a recruit.
For instance at Camp Pickett q
nom commissioned officer is waiting
with bus at the railway and bus
station "a hours per day. He has
advance notice of men arriving ano
If ther are more men there are
more buses waiting.
Guided by "FlOw Chart"
Everything for the next few days
is set down on flow chart" which
the company commander sees is
followed. 1t contains orientation
talks by the company commander
the chaplain and a representative
of the adjutant generals Office.
The second day at camp is highly
important because the men take
the first and second tests of the
Army general classification. If g
man doesn't scare high enough he
will not be able TO take the officer
candidate test.
On the third day comes Test III
for those who scored high enough
on Tests I and II, while others or
the roster are returned for training
incubation and vaccination for
smallpox. typhoid and tetanus come
in the afternoon and If any man il
made sick he is given an opportu.
nifty to rest. The final event Is q
talk by the chaplain who explains
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Blair Queen Is Chosen
For Christmas Dance

Students Of Montgomery Blai1
High School, Silver Spring, have
chosen the senior who will reign
as Blair queen over the annual
Christmas formal December q.
The queen will not be identified
until the night of the dance. She
was elected by secret ballot from
seven candidates nominated by the
student body.
They are Joan Carl, Priscilla
Ridge, Gay De Nike, Priscilla Var.
ney, Ann Swayzee, Joan Hover anc
Barbara McCollum. The tradition
of selecting a Blair queen .begar
in 1889. The queen will have as hel
court the other six candidates.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Gas Station and Store,
Block Apart, Robbed

A general store and a gas station
within one block of each other on
Macarthur boulevard, Bethesda,
were broken into yesterday.
Thieves entered the Sycamore
Store at 1927 Macarthur boulevard
by breaking rear window and un-
locking the door. They took cash
register valued at $500 and about $27
in cash. The store is operated by
Henry B. Johnston.
The gas station at 6913 MacAr-
thur boulevard was entered through
a rear door and two tires valued
at $29 taken. The station is op-
Grated BY Charles r. Callison.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
PTA Council Reviviinq
Fight for Montgomery
Elected School Board

The Montgomery County move
ment for an elective Board of Edu-
cation was revived yesterday with
redraft of a proposed bill for the
General Assembly.
Nathan r. Gilbert. president of
the County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations, said the bill
was revised to avoid possible con-
flicts with the Maryland Constitu-
/ ton.
The new proposal retains the more
important features of the original
draft, Mr.. Gilbert said. He listed
these as the local election of the
School Board rather than appoint
ment by the Governor, the listing
of candidates without political party
designation and provision for a ref
erendum allowing voters to decide
whether they want the change made
The principal revision had to dc
with the time of elections and the
length of terms.
Would Have Had Tw0-Year Terms
1 Under the earlier plan, board
elections were scheduled every sec
ond year. Members would have
had overlapping six-year terms. Re-
cent litigation in the County Coun-
Gil case brought to public attention
the fact that regular elections can
be held only in every fourth year.
The proposed bill was revised to
meet the constitutional specifica-
tions.
In order to have a gradual transi-
ton from the present system, Mr.
Gilbert said the redrafted bill pro-
vides for the election of only -four
of seven members in the first vote
in 1850. Three incumbent appointees
would continue in Office until the
next election, in 1854 Then all
seven board seats would be filled
by the voters.
PTA Nominees Ignored.
Mr. Gilbert said it was to avoid
recurrence of such an appointment
as was made Friday that the elected
board is sought. Gov. Lane an
nounced the choice of Wylie w
Barrow, treasurer of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co.. to fill the .Mont-
gomery vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Mrs. Curtis Walker when
she was. put on the State Board of
Education. -,
Mr.. Barrow was indorsed by the
Montgomery County Democratic
State Central Committee. The PTA
Councils nominees were ignored by
Gov. Lane.