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The union times., 1948-01-17
O|eomargarine Symbol Of Our Free Enterprise

Free enterprise in the dairy indus try is masquerading in a strange form. Thanks to the efforts of the powerful dairy lobby, producers and sellers of oleomargarine are subject to taxes and restrictions from which dairymen are safely insulated.
 The public, of course, is left holding the bag" No more nOtO- rious example of the insincerity and inconsistency of the prOpagan- dists of ''free'' enterprise can be found than the record of the dairy interests and their representatives in Congress and the state legisla- lures.
 We have been putting up with a federal tax on oleomargarine since 1886. In addition to the two cents per pound on domestic, and an extra ff- teen cents internal revenue tax on i'm ported oleomargarine, there were an- nua1 license taxes of 5000 on manu- lecturers, $480 on wholesalers, and $48 on retailers. Later amendments raised the tax to ten cents a pound if the oleomargarine contained more than one and Six-tenths of yellow or vel 1ow-red coloring, whether natural or artificial, and allowed a rate of a foufth-cent a pound only on color-free margarine.
 WE PAY-AND-PAY
 Dairymen were equally active in state legislatures. A tax of five cents pound has been levied in Iowa and Idaho, ten cents a pound in Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Okla homa and Tennessee, and fifteen cents a opund in Washington and Wisconsin. In 1941 thirty states levied such taxes and most of them also imposed license fees on manufac- turers, wholesalers and retailers.
 The use of magazines was pro- hibited in state institutions in twen- ty states. Thirty-fOur states now re- strict its use in hotels, cOnfectiOn- ers' shops and boarding homes, and sale of the colored product is pro- hibited in twenty-three states. There are often restrictive requirements regarding labelling and packaging. The dairy lobby could not have done a more thorough job of stifl- ing competition.
The union times., 1948-01-17
AS WE SEE IT

ONE DAY recently Chuck Chin lost some laundry by mixup in de- liveries. An advertising salesman of the Muncie (Ind.) Euening Press, knowing of Chin's chagrin, suggest ed he advertise. Chin thought it over, then replied:
 ''I no advertise. If I do, people find out I lose laundly. If I don't, those people come in, if good peo- pie. If not good people, advertising no good anyway
 DESCRIBING the new Hudson car, the CIarksdaIe (Miss.) Daily Press reported: ''Probably one of the best points about the new car is that it hardly resembles a Hud- son except for one section of the grill ."
 Another milestone of southern progress was placed last week when two Negro football players-mem- bers of the Penn State team-pIay- ed Southern Methodist in the Cot ton Bowl New Years Day game. End Dennis Hoggard and halfback Wallace Triplett who helped their team complete an unbeaten season were the two ''ice-breakers.'
 Buy U. 5. SQVingS Bonds!
The union times., 1948-01-17
Calling 'Em Straight :
Beware of Greeks Bearing OIympics
By Ed Hughes

As this is scrbbed the US Olympic Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union has threatened withdraw all performers from the Olympic winter sports program Switzerland The committee pet the Sws who sideracked AAU skaters accept US hockey entry of the American Amateur Hockey Assn The Olympic committee brands the latter vulgar professionals
The union times., 1948-01-17

A WEDDING account in the At- Ianta (Ca.) Journal said about the bridegroom: ''On his maternal side he is descended from the Lands of North Carolina and the Rocks of Virginia Salt of the earth, so to speak,
Evening star., 1948-08-08
By John v. Horner

A final decision has not been
made but the chances appear slim
that a nonresident CT law student
and at least 16 members of the
House of Representatives can escape
paying the Maryland automobile
license tax.
There is still possibility, how
ever, that the Representatives to
whom so many GIs have turned for
relief from postwar burdens might
benefit from the initiative OF the
young ex-soldier.
The student, Harold c. Bayer OF
Rochester, N. Y. entered George
town University law school last
February and found house for
himself, his wife and their three
children at 5000 Baltimore avenue,
Greenacres, Md. Then Mr.. Bayer
got the usual notice from Mont
gomery County police that after
three months. stay, he'd need Mary
land tags on his automobile.
Delving into the Maryland code
Mr.. Bayer found that in certain
cases the Governor is empowered to
make exceptions and grant license
tag waivers to nonresidents. So the
CT apepaled to his House member,
Representative Heating, Republican
of New York.
Mr.. Keating enlisted the help OF
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Maryland, who Is known to fel-
low House members as "the Con-
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Takoma Park Man Burned
when Moforboaf Backfires

A Takoma Park (Md.) man was
seriously burned yesterday after
noon when gasoline ignited as ne
was working on a motorooat In
Brentwood.
The victim, Franklin Taylor. 81,
of 7102 Fourteenth avenue, was ad-
mitted to Leland Memorial Hospital,
Riverdale, with burns on his face.
arms and chest. He had been work.
ing in the rear yard of 3415 Allison
street, Brentwood.
Members of the Brentwood Vol"
unteer Fire Department said the
boats inboard motor backf1red and
sprayed Mr.. Taylor with flames as
he poured gasoline into the car
buretor.
The flames were smothered by a
blanket used by John B. Hargitt.
who lives at the Brentwood address.
Mr., Hargitt drove Mr.. Taylor to the
Brentwood firehouse, but because
the company's ambulance is under
repair, the Bladensburg Rescue
Squad ambulance was summoned.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Tall Cedars Plan Parade
In Montgomery October I

Montgomery Forest No. 1874 of the
Tall Cedars of Lebanon is planning
it's first full ceremonial at 8 pm
October 2 in the Silver Spring Ar
mory. Upwards of 1000 members OF
the order are expected to partlci-
pate in the parade which will start
at the District Line and march
along Georgia avenue to the Ar
mory, officials said.
In preparation for this event, a
number of committees will make
progress reports at meeting at 8
pm. September l at the home OF
Grand Tall Cedar William r
Enyeart, 812 Forest Glen road, Sill
YER Spring.
Supreme Tall Cedar Herman Will
laredt of Mont Clare, Pa, and other
officers of the Supreme Forest, Tall
Cedars of Lebanon, will attend the
October 2 ceremonial. Expected to
participate are members from
Washington, Annapolis. Baltimore
Hagerstown and Virginia.
These chairmen of committees
named by Mr.. Enyeart are now at
work on the program: Layton H
Miner. steering: James R. Britt
publicity: Harold A. Dillenbeck, re-
freshments: Robert c. Brooks. re-
ception; Albert L. Pelley. seating
Howard E. Smith. transportation;
Maj. James D. Boole, parade: Oran
H Geedy, membership, and William
Homer Carroll, ritual
Evening star., 1948-08-08
NONRESIDENT Appears Unable
To Escape Maryland Auto Fee

gressmen's Congressman" because
so many reside in suburban Mont
gomery County while Congress is In
session.
Mr.. Beall wrote Gov. Lane to re-
quest relief for Mr. Bayer, the GI
student; but while he was about it,
he put in a word, too, for the Is
Representatives.
You can readily understand that
when they 60 back home" he wrote
the Governor, they have to change
their tags, and that when some OF
their constituents come to town and
see the House members cars with
Maryland tags, it is indeed confus-
ing"
Gov. Lane called on Attorney
General Hall Hammond for rul-
ing.
Mr.. Hammond said yesterday that
while a ruling had not been made,
it would be inadvisable for Mr..
Bayer-and presumably the Repre-
sentatives-to bee too hopeful.
After a quick check OF the law.
the attorney general said, 1.-The only
exemptions I find authorized are for
visiting dignitaries of foreign coun-
tries and provinces. don't suppose
any New Yorker claims that State
is foreign country, do you?" =.
mo" conceded Mr.. Bayer, speak
ing for himself and the Representa-
tives. And in my case, no digni-
tary. But a guy has a right to hope
hasn't hep" .s ...
Evening star., 1948-08-08
HyattsviIIe Calls Meeting
On Parking Meter Plan

Hyattsville's city council will hold
a special session at 8 pm. tomor-
row to decide on the number of
parking meters to purchase for the
community and to consider hiring
of city planners to make a survey
of improvement need in the NUM-
cipality.
The councils Roads Committee
recommended that 243 meters be
purchased, of which 1874 would be
for the older Hyattsville business
section and 40 for the West Hyatts-
vile area.
Representatives of various meter
companies will be on hand tomor-
row night to explain their products
The councils City Planning Com
mittee, headed by Councilman
Hiram L. Lawrence, will ask that a
vote be taken on proposal to hire
q St. Louis firm for the planning
survey. The survey would be made
at a cost of approximately $1,000.
The committee also will recommend
q site for new municipal building
IN Hyattsyille.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
MARYLAND Great Seal to Have
3OOth Anniversary This Month
Insignia Replaced
Three Times Before
Final Adoption

Americas Oldest State seal will
have its Booth anniversary August
18.
1t is the Great Seal of Maryland
ordered cut in 1648 by Cecil Calvert
the Second Lord Baltimore.
Lord Baltimore said the SEAL
which bore his own coat of arms
was necessary for the better gov
eminent" of the province and 1.-The
satisfaction of the people" The
same coat of arms marks official
State papers today.
For all it's years, however. Lord
Baltimore's seal has not held un-
broken sway over the official for
tunes of Maryland, nor was it Mary
lands first seal.
An earlier design was used from
the colony's founding until 1914,
when it disappeared in political
upheaval.
Other Seals Used.
Subsequently. Lord Baltimore's
seal was used until 1892, when a
royal governor displaced MIN as
ruler. 1t was not until IT'S that
the province was restored to Balti-
more and his seal was again put in
service.
The second interruption came
after the Revolutionary War, when
a new seal with a more republican
design came into use, to last until
1917. Adjoining the substitute seal
were a figure Of Justice on one side
and two sheaves of wheat, a
cornucopia, a ship and hogshead
of tobacco-true republican SYM
bols-on the other.
From 1917 to 1876 still another
seal was employed, this one based
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Virginia Checkup
Ion Trucks to Be
| Resumed Tuesday
ey the A,socjofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 7.-The
State Highway Departments reg
ular checkup for overloaded trucks
will be resumed Tuesday.
Two crews will start work, one to
make routine weighing operations
on major highways, and the other
| to launch a Today survey Of truck
movement throughout the State.
The survey crew will gather infor-
nation on the type trucks, their
loads, axle spacing, origin and des-
tination at 10 different points. The
highway department uses such in
formation In planning alternate
truck routes, bridge strengthening
projects and other improvements.
In addition to the two crews, State
police will return to weighing as
signments after having been side.
tracked by other duties for more
than a month.
Next weeks checks will be the first
made under the new State law per.
mitting gross loads up to 10000
pounds. The 1948 General Assembly
raised the gross limit from 10000
pounds.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Shorthorn Breeders Group
Hold Picnic Al Herndon
Spseiol Dispatch 10 The ssor

HERNDON, Va, Aug. 7.-Approx-
imately $50 members Of the Mary
land Virginia Milking Shorthorn
Breeders Association and guests
held their annual picnic and field
day exercises today at Dairy Lou
Farm here.
Guests were registered from Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, North Car
olina and South Carolina.
The Dairy Lou herd. consisting
of ITS Milking Shorthorns owned
by Leigh Lawrence of Washington
and managed by Chester Cissell, was
inspected by the visitors, who also
heard a talk on ensilage and saw
classification demonstration by
William J. Hardy of Chicago. sec
retary of the National Milking
Shorthorn Breeders Association.
Mason Smith, jr., of Herndor1,
won a herd judging contest between
members, and Miss Ruth Brown OF
Rising Sun, Md, won weight
Judging contest.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Rehearing on School
EQUALIZATION Order
Asked by Gloucester
By the Associoted Press

One of four Virginia counties or
dered by Federal Judge Sterling
Hutcheson to equalize its white and
Negro school facilities is seeking a
rehearing in the matter. Another
county, ordered to pay Negro teach
ers on a par with whites-while
complying-has decided to appeal.
Gloucester County's School Board
is petitioning Judge Hutcheson for
a rehearing on the court ruling that
the board provide equal educational
facilities for Negro and white pupils.
A special meeting Friday night of
the Chesterfield School Board
brought the county in line with
Judge Hutcheson's order to pay
Negro teachers the same as it does
white teachers. The board will ap-
peal the ruling.
Consolidated School Planned.
Meanwhile, the establishment of
a consolidated Negro high school at
Fredericksburg for the city and
King George and Stafford counties,
has been proposed as a method of
attaining equalization in that area.
Authorities concerned are In gen.
eral agreement as to steps to be
taken.
George P. DeHardit, counsel for
the Gloucester County School Board,
said the board believes there has
been no discrimination shown in its
system. He added that in his opin-
ion the court findings, on which
Judge Hutcheson based his order,
are not correct. Unless the board
receives a favorable ruling on the
petition, Mr.. DeHardit said, an ap-
peal will be taken to the United
States Fourth Circuit Court of APP
peals.
The Chesterfield School Board
Friday night set an equal scale
for Negro and white teachers, be-
ginning with $3.50 for those with
no experience to $3.50 after 10
years, in increments of $50 a year.
No Racial Distinction.
The board contends that some
white teachers were paid more than
Negroes because of merit. Under
the new scales, no provision is made
for merit raises, no distinction is
made between races and the salaries
paid elementary and high school
teachers are the same.
The board said the pay scale was
adopted because 1--WE were ordered
to do it." Members indicated that
the arrangement was only tempo
rary until the matter of an appeal
has been decided.
The King George School Board,
which has been invited to consoli-
date its Negro high school facilities
with those of Fredericksburg and
Stafford County, has adopted reso-
luton seeking approval of the plan
in Federal District Court.
T. Benton Gayle, superintendent
of schools in Stafford, said that
meetings of the three school boards
have been held during which con-
solidation of Negro school facilities
were discussed. He said general
plans for consolidation have been
made.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Tunnel At Williamsburg
To Be Open in 7 Months
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug. T.
Williamsburg's Colonial Parkway
Tunnel, designed to carry traffic
under the Colonial area of this city,
is expected to be opened to traffic
within the next two months.
E. A. Hummell, superintendent OF
the Colonial National Historical
Park, said today that work on in
stallation of the lighting system in
the tunnel was progressing and that
as soon as that work was completed
a temporary bituminous surface
would be placed on the roadway and
the tunnel opened to traffic.
The tunnel Is 1888 feet long. and
will be the western terminus of the
parkway between Williamsburg and
Yorktown until the section to
Jamestown is constructed. The
present parkway is approximately
13 miles long and exclusive of
rights-of-way cost 81 1,422 900, includ-
ing roads, bridges and the tunnel
Evening star., 1948-08-08
lite Good Mornno Sir as Opener After Stopping Speeder

mum of favorable relations. From
a. strictly realistic point OF view,
the question is not whether the
police believe the method to be
fair or not, but the fact that
the public does not think 1t Is
fair. ."
On use OF q Siren
The sound of the siren is ir-
ritating to all motorists because
they relate it to being caught,
being fined, and losing their
drivers license. It's snarl puts
the violator in . frame of mind
where he will be more difhcult for
the ofncer to talk to after the
stop. Thus, the siren should
not be used unless needed for
safety or unless the violator can
not be stopped by the use Of less
severe methods.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Vegetable Growers
To Convene Today
By the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. THE Vege-
table Growers Association of Amer
lea will open it's 10th annual con-
vention here tomorrow.
A. Lee Towson, jr.. of Baltimore
general chairman, is expecting about
1000 delegates for the four-day
meeting in the Lord Baltimore Hotel
Members of Maryland farm or
ganizations will serve on the re.
ception committee of r. O. Reich o1
Kansas City, president, at tomor-
row nights opening session.
Monday morning the delegates will
settle down for two days of talks by
agriculture experts. On Wednes-
day they will go to the Eastern
Shore.
They will inspect basket factory
in Laurel, Del, dine at Ocean City
have a. watermelon feast in Sails
bury, inspect a cantaloupe farm in
Hurlock and go through a Cam
bridge packing plant.
The next day the delegates will
travel to Beltsville to inspect the
Agricultural Research Center and
then see a machinery demonstration
at the University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-08-08

The hackneyed "Where's the
Fire?" inquiry is not mentioned
in "a Police Training Manual
on the Apprehension Of Speed
ers."
Indirectly. however, this re-
cently-published tactical aid to
policemen on traffic duty frowns
on it.
The booklet is being distribut-
ed to police officials throughout
the United States. 1t was pre-
pared by the International Asso-
cation of Chiefs of Police and
its Michigan affiliate.
After stopping a speeder, the
manual advises, The first
words the officer should use are
the words which please any Gus
toner when he enters any place
Of business. namely. Good
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Education Commission
Will Drop Proposal
To Abandon College
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. THE Mary
land Commission on Higher Educa-
ton has no plans for pressing fur
ther its recommendation that
Frostburg State Teachers College
and Princess Anne College be aban-
doned, William L. Marbury, COM
mission chairman. said today.
Mr.. Marbury said he considered
the commission had performed the
duties for which it was intended
recommending means for improving
the States educational system-and
considered the body out of office.
It's recommendations, commonly
known as tthe Marbury report, were
submitted 18 months ago.
His Views Sought.
Mr.. Marbury's views on the COM
missions future were sought after 1t
kbecame known that:
/. An intensive building program
for Princess Anne has been SUBJ
mitted to the State Planning Com
mission. Some construction already
has been undertaken since the Mar
bury report was made public.
2. The State Board of Education
has approved a broad construction
program for each of the four teach
ers' colleges, including Frostburg
This also is to be presented to the
Planning Commission.
Mr.. Marbury declined to com.
ment, either for himself or for the
commission, on the two moves
Other commission members, how.
ever, made these comments:
John M. McFall of Baltimore, de-
scribed as almost tragic" the by
passing of the Commission recon-
mendations.
DR.. Arthur H. Hawkins of Cum
berland, said it would be "a great
mistake" to follow through now the
Commission's recommendation to
abandon Frostburg. He once favored
closing the Teachers college al
Frostburg.
Other Recommendations.
Talbot T. Speer of Towson, said
he favored centering higher educa-
ton in the University of Maryland
He said he favored closing not only
Princess Anne and Frostburg, but
Morgan State as we'll.
In his statement putting the
Commission under wraps, Mr., Mar.
bury said:
unless the Governor or the Leg.
islature asks us to resume function.
ing, I have no plans for calling
the Commission together again"
Other recommendations of thu
| Commission included establishment
of a Statewide system of junior
colleges; expansion of the Univer.
sity of Maryland to a capacity o1
10000 students; development o.
graduate courses at Morgan State
College; establishment of teacher.
training courses at the University
and Morgan State for elementary
school teachers, and creation of 6
new system of scholarships.
Evening star., 1948-08-08

duces the chances Of having an
argument"
The manual recognizes that
trouble develops in some cases,
however, and cautions the police
man against sticking his head
through an open car window.
Most officers prefer to keep
their gun hand free and accept
the license with the other hand,
it comments.
There is an approved technique
for dealing with permits:
IF the license is in blllfoid
and can easily be removed, the
oficer should ask the violator TO
remove it. But If it looks difficult
to remove from a cellophane en-
closure fastened to the billfold. ne
should not ask the yiolator 10
fuss with and try to get 1t out,
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Virginia Bar Group
To Meet Thursday AT
White Sulphur Springs
Nv the Assoeiatsd Press

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w
Va, Aug. THE 58th annual meet
ing of the Virginia Bar Association
will convene at the Greenbrier here
at 8 pm. Thursday with reception
by the president, John L. Walker OF
Roanoke.
It is estimated that 200 lawyers
will be admitted to membership
during the meeting, which will end
next Saturday night.
Mr.. Walker will address the
Thursday session on judicial en-.
forcement of racial restrictive
covenants-the spurious expansion
of State action"
At II AM. Friday State Senator
John S. Battle of Charlottesville.
candidate for the Democratic nom.
nation for Governor, will speak or
Virginia legislation Of 1948."
Tappan Gregory of Chicago, presi.
dent of the American Bar ASsocia-
ton, will address the lawyers Fri
day night on "The Quality Of Lead.
ership." A reception by the law de.
partment of the Norfolk and West
ern Railway and presentation o1
souvenir gavels to past presidents Of
the association viii also be on the
evening program.
Saturday morning the members
will hear an address by H. Graham
Morrison, Assistant Attorney General
Mr.. Morrison, a native Of Bristol
will speak on the Taft-Hartley Act
The address at the final banquet
Saturday night will be delivered by
Secretary of the Army Royal, who
will discuss American Occupation
After World War H." He will be
introduced by Senator Robertson
nornocrof af Virginia.
Evening star., 1948-08-08

morning, SIR Good morning,
madam, or Good afternoon
- or Good evening -
This courteous approach can
do much to keep the following
conversation on a reasonably
friendly basis" according to the
booklet.
The second words the officer
should use should be in the form
Of a direct, positive statement"
it continues, such as, You have
been driving IS miles per hour
in a 25-mile zone-may I see
your drivers license, please?'
Such a direct, positive statement
relieves the mind of the motor
ist as to why he was stopped. It
establishes the fact that the Of
ficer is positive and not uncer-
tain of his action. And it re-
Evening star., 1948-08-08

on the United States Coat of Arms.
Despite the long period of dust
gathering, the Lord Baltimore
three-inch baronial seal remained
preserved, and in 1876 it was re-
stored to the function it continues
to perform today by order OF the
General Assembly at the sugges-
ton of Gov. Lowe.
Description of Seal.
Only the reverse of the seal-the
side bearing Lord Baltimore's fam
lily emblem-has been cut for off,
cial use. This shows the arms of
the Calverts and the Crosslands.
The latter were the baron's moth
er's family. On the seldom-seen
diverse Lord Baltimore himself ap-
pears on horseback.
The State motto, which appears
on the side now used, has occas-
ioned some controversy. Translated
from the Italian "Fatti Maschii
Parole Femme" it signifies Man
ly Deeds, Womanly Words"
What is believed to be the Or
iginal seal of 1648, made of silver,
is preserved at the Hall of Records
in Annapolis.