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Evening star., 1948-03-30
Experts of Virginia U.
Plan SfreamIining Of
Taxes in Alexandra

A study of Alexandria, revenue
sources which city officials hope will
produce streamlined tax laws is be-
ing conducted by staff of experts
from the University of Virginia.
Archie Dotson, who has been act
ing as director of research for the
Alexandria project, has been por-
ing over the city's financial records
and other information since early
last summer. He came to Alexan-
dria from the University of Virginia
Bureau Of Public Administration at
the invitation of the city council.
The council wants a specialists
opinion on how the tax burden
should be distributed.
Alexandra Is the fifth Virginia
city to have its tax problems studied
by the Bureau of Public Admin
istration. Others were Norfolk,
Richmond, Danville and Martins
Vile. The bureau has several pend
ing requests from other Virginia
cities, which are beginning to feel
the need for technical advice on
fiscal reforms.
The bureau is a nonprofit institu-
tion operated partly by State funds
and partly by philanthropic grants
Mr.. Dotson says that, while SIM
liar bureaus operate at other large
universities, the one at Virginia was
one of the first in the Nation and
stresses service by the staff rather
than publications and training work,
which is the object of most similar
bureaus.
The study of Alexandria's tax
problems began with a survey of
revenues from business taxes. This
resulted in the adoption of a COM
pletely new business license tax pro-
gram by the city council.
The second phase of the bureaus
survey dealt with real estate taxes.
Results of this study are expected
to be made public in several weeks.
Also to be studied are tangible per-
sonal, property taxes, shared taxes
and grants in aid, such as Alcoholic
Beverage Control receipts.
The bureau prefers to deal only
with official groups in a city where
it conducts studies. In Alexandria,
Mr.. Dotson works through the city
council Finance Committee. headed
by Col. Everett Hellmuth.
Col. Hellmuth said he Is in favor
of a complete survey of the city's
charter by the bureau. Several
ago the bureau studied one
portion Of the charter dealing with
the city manager. This survey re-
suited in a broadening of the city
managers powers.
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; Washington Men Held
Al HyattsviIIe in BURGLARY

Three Washington men were held
under $500 bond each in Hyattsville
Police Court yesterday for action of
the Prince Georges County grand
jury on charges of burglary of a
refrigerator from newly construct
ed home in Avondale, Md, March 20.
The men were Lawrence o. Lyons,
26, first block of Florida avenue
NV; James William Edward Silas,
rs, of the 900 block of Kent place
NE, and Robert Little, Is, of the
1900 block of w street NV. ALI
are colored.
Lyons and Silas were arrested at
their homes the day after the Incl
dent, while Little was apprehended
two days later. They were accused
of taking the refrigerator from an
unoccupied house at 1888 Russell
avenue, Avondale.
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Veterans Rally Backs
Five Candidates for
Alexandra Council

Five veterans seeking election Il
the Alexandria City Council were
indorsed last night at a rally at.
tended by more than $50 veterans
They are Leroy S. Bendheim
Marshall Beverley, Roy c. Bragg
Claude B. Harris and John T
Worthington. ....
The rally, held at the Alexandra
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club.
house, was sponsored by the newly
organized Veterans Committee fol
Veterans, composed of members Of
several city veterans organizations
Addison B. Clohosey, chairman o1
the Veterans Committee, said the
five who were Endorsed are worthy
of support" Only four council.
men are to be elected. Mr.. Clohosey
explained, emphasizing that his
committee was not setting up a
slate.
Eleven Candidates.
"Unqualifiedly we indorse the can
didacy of all five, leaving the choice
among them to the voters" Mr.
Clohosey declared.
There are IL candidates seeking
the four nominations at stake in
next Tuesdays Democratic primary
The committee chairman criti-
cized the formation of slate by
four other candidates as mot in the
best traditions of the United States. ~
While he did not mention these
four candidates by name, it was un-
derstood he referred to Albert A
SSnoot, David D. Squires, Arthur
Campbell and Randall Hicks who
are running as a slate. 81
Mr.. Clohosey outlined the follow
ing aims of the new groupsto up
hold and fight forsthe Constitution
OF the United States;;v to solidify the
efforts of all veterans and their
families and friends in the oaisnmun-
ity to promote the ideals 6gs better
government in the city, Through
representation by veterans and
of veterans qualified to rep
resent all of the people; to foster
an informed public in matters af-
fecting the community and to re-
mind the people that veterans are
also citizens.
4 Candidates introduced.
Four of the candidates indorsed
last night were introduced at the
meeting and brief talk was made
in behalf of each.
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
spoke for Mr.. Bendheim. The quail
fcations of Mr.. Beverley were out
lined by William Jennings, Alex
andria real estate man. F. Clinton
Knight spoke for Mr.. Bragg. Rob-
ert Downing spoke for Mr.. Harris.
The fifth candidate indorsed at
the meeting, Mr.. Worthington, was
unable to attend because of a Red
Cross campaign meeting, Mr.. Clo-
hosey explained.
The next rally sponsored by the
committee is scheduled for 8 pm.
Saturday at the American Legion
Club in Gadsby's Tavern. 100 block
of North Royal street, Alexandria.
In addition to the nine candidates
mentioned, the other two
who are seeking election are John j.
Ewald, incumbent, and Ernest L.
Mankin.
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EAL Replaces PropeI|ers
After Constellation Failures
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated PreSs
Eastern Air Lines reported to the
Civil Aeronautics Administration
yesterday that it had replaced the
propellers on 13 of its new-type
Consultations following two acci-
dents resulting from loss of part OF
a blade.
A CAA spokesman said the new
propellers are another type made by
the same manufacturer, Hamilton
Standard. division of United Air
craft Corp.
Last month a blade failed on an
Eastern Constellation off the Flor
ida coast and the fragment knitted
through the fuselage, killing stew
ard. Last week another blade failed
and the fragment cut through the
cowl of the engine next to it, but
the flight continued to a normal
landing here.
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Woman Vogront Fined
After Five Duys in Jail

Judge Thomas D. Quinn yesterday
had no further words-just a $50
f1ne-for Anne v. Gibbs, IS, who
had spent the previous five days
in jail for contempt of the same
judge in Municipal Court last week.
The fine was imposed on a va
grancy charge to which the de-
fendant had pleaded guilty. She
was arrested in what police have
charged is disorderly house in the
200 block Of H street NV.
She was Jailed last Wednesday
when the judge refused to accept
her statement that illness prevented
an earlier court appearance
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Eight Named 10 Take
Falls Church Census
As Second-C|ass CITY

Special census takers to find
whether Falls Church can muster
the 5000 inhabitants needed to
make it a city of the second class
were recommended to the Fairfax
County Circuit Court by the Town
Council last night.
Those suggested by the council
were Mrs. Mary Ann Church. Theo-
dpre T. Arrants, Elm T. Dennis and
MRS. Dorothy T. Adams.e The
county has proposed Mrs. Jewel
Dunn, John A. Flewelling, Claude
Hugele and Mrs. Katherine King.
Recreation Board Named,
The council also named nine
members of the 1s-member Falls
Church Recreation Commission
They are: LaRue Van Meter, town
attorney and temporary chairman
Mandley T. Rust, Fred Riley, John
White, Mrs. Helen S. Regan, Samuel
McCrary, John Koons, Thomas
Todd and Mrs. Robert Meth.
A delegation of Larchmont Ter
race residents complained that the
town sanitary sewer along Trips
Run, near Oak street, is too small
and is backing up and depositing
sewage in their Easements.
Pressure Cracked Floor.
One resident testified that pres
sure from the sewer had cracked
his basement floor. The citizens have
retained Lytton Gibson as their
attorney.
Town Manager Roy Dunn re-
ported an estimate Of $4,000 has
been obtained from a contractor to
rebuild and enlarge the sewer line
and that work will start as soon as
the contract is awarded.
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12f Traffic Tickets Here
Reported Adjusted in Week

There were 121 traffic tickets
either Cancelled or adjusted with
warnings by the Police Department
last week, the department has an
nounced
The total represents a decrease
of 10 from those in the previous
week. when 140 tickets were can
celed and adjusted.
Ticket adjustments and cancella-
tions by precincts. during the past
week were as follows:
No. Precinct, 9; No. 2, 4; No. 8,
10; No. 4, 8; No. S, 3; No. 6, IA; No.
7, 6; No. 8, 8; No. 9, 3; No. 10, IA;
No. II, 8; No. IL, 1, and No. 13, 7.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Anne Lee Home Shares
In DR.. L. G.. BuII's Estate

A $1,000 bequest to the Anne Lee
Memorial Home for the Aged in
Alexandria was included in the
will of the late DR.. Louis c. Ball,
oral surgeon who died in 1916, it was
disclosed yesterday with the filing
in New York of an estate tax ap-
praisal.
Out OF a gross estate of $618,628
left by DR.. Ball, $1,000 went to the
Anne Lee home and another $4,000
was left to the Shut-In Society
Boys Home, Inc, of Covington, Va,
the Associated Press reported
Evening star., 1948-03-30
NovySuys Present Constellation
Is 1877 Ship Built in Baltimore

ship that emerged from the Norfolk
shipyards in 1855.
Capt. E. B. Dexter, acting director
Of public information for the Navy
Department, told newsmen here
that "the early men-of-war were
rebuilt at regular intervals" He
added that while mo doubt there
are very few of the original timbers
now in the Constellation = naval
historians feel that there were even
fewer of the original timbers Of
the Constitution in that ship when
she was restored in 1925-30." Both
vessels are now-at the, Charlestown
Navy Yard In Boston, - ~
Capt. Dexter said the Constella-
ton would continue to be rec
ognizAd as "the oldests fleet unit
of the United States Nayy.s rs
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Children Join
In Prince Georges
Annual Egg Hunt

About $4,000 children (and some
of their parents) were ON hand at
Magruder Park. Hyattsville, yester-
day for the 18th annual Prince
Georges County Easter egg hunt.
The youngsters, as usual, wasted
little time looking for the 5000 boiled
and dyed eggs which were hidden
throughout the park These in
cluded more than 500 eggs which
netted finders financial rewards,
ranging from S cents to IS.
lars.
Before the day was over, the kids
also helped to consume $4,000 bottles
of soft drinks, 5,376 hot dogs and an
unestimated amount of ice cream.
Goose Egg Prize winners.
Grand prize winner, as far as the
egg hunt was concerned, was Bertha
Mabry, Z, of Beltsville, who received
SIS for finding a gold-painted goose
egg about 20 minutes after the hunt
started at 10:15 am. Silver-painted
goose eggs, worth 81 each, were
found by Ray st Clair, II, of 52O4
Decatur street, Edmonston, Bert
Peach, 13, of 4004 Thirty-second
street. Mount Rainier; Patricia
Goode. 4, of 1921 Crittenden street,
Hyattsville, and 10 Ann Mcnamara,
I9, of 1906 Thirty-eighth street,
Brentwood.
One of the features of the all-day
affairs was the coronation as queen
Of Sylvia Lichtenhan, IL, of 6OO7
Forty-f1rst avenue, Hyattsville. She
was crowned by Mayor Caesar l..
Aiello of Hyattsville. Maids of honor
were jeanette Wagner, IL, of 43O8
Kennedy street, and Marilyn Will
kins, 13, Of 1904 Madison street, both
in Hyattsville. Ladies in waiting in
cluded representatives of IS ele-
mentary schools of the county.
For entertainment, the children
had a variety of things to watch, in
Guiding a contortionist and fire.
eater, juggler and dog trainer, and
ether vaudeville acts. In the aft
ernoon, members Of the Prince
Georges County Boys Clubs staged
10 boxing matches.
Pie-Eating Contest.
Another annual feature, the pie
eating contest, was won by Gene
Lewis, IS, of 5807 Fortieth avenue,
Hyattsville, in the boys class, and
Marie Mauser, IA, 6104 Forty-third
avenue, Hyattsville, and Pat Briley,
13, of $500 Forty-third street,
Hyattsville, who we're tied in the
girls event.
Winner Of the mothers child
calling contest was Mrs. Margaret
Lydick, 40, of ALA Emerson street.
Hyattsville. The mother of five
sons ranging from 10 to 10, Mrs.
Lydick repeated last years victory
performance. Runner-up this year
was Mrs. E. D. Maynard of 509l
Branch avenue. Camp Springs.
The egg hunt was sponsored
jointly by the County Kiwanis Club
and the Sidney Lust Theaters.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Virginia Chefs Contest Enters Final Round
After Judges Almost Lose Bout With Pies
Cooks Get Revenge
On Critic Shane With
Too-SoIt Herring
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar.
30.-The gourmet group judging the
Virginia chefs tournament went into
its final competition with Virginia
cuisines today after the biggest bout
with pies since the days of Mack
Sennett's two-reel comedies.
Custard was the custom at dinner
last night. The food experts tossed
off different types and varieties OF
the same type until the candles
burned low here at Mary Washing
ton College.
Like a broken phonograph record,
the menu ended up on a note OF
observation-disclosures.
In all of this sweetness and flick
ering light, the 16 judges were bent
upon scoring points for the chef
winner Of the dessert division-in
this case, pies. They weren't
seeking nourishment: Just looking
for that essence of flavor that calls
for finger-tips to pursed lips and
low means of "magnifique.
-Four Women Judges.
Come on into the pie-eating con-
test with four of the women judges
magazine, food chain and food
processing company representatives.
You can't eat a thing after that
crabfake cocktail, Smithfield ham,
sweet potatoes, blackeyed peas,
Waldorf salad and a substantial
clutch of buttermilk biscuits.
You can't, eh?
There comes that special pie,
with the whipped cream top, over
laid by chocolate bits. Here's an
other variety of the same, with
sweet chocolate instead of bitter.
Mildly terrific" said Elinor B.
Combs, of the National Association
of Food Chains, Washington. But
you's have perfection if you lifted
the filling from No. / and put 1t
on the crust of No. 2.
After eating piece of each, the
girls mixed the two and sampled
the result.
Bernice Burns, of Redbook Maga-
zine, New York, looked up and said
quietly: Lets stop all this, shall
we?" and she pushed her chair back
from the table. The women said
graciously that the pies had dis
tinction, character, and seemed to
Evening star., 1948-03-30
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 30.-A naval
spokesman asserted today that the
present Constellation is the same
ship that was built here in 1897, al
though 1t has few of the original
timbers.
Baltimore's efforts to bring the
ship here received a setback re-
Gently when a born
Maryland resident said the present
ship is the saIlae as the original
frigate in naf1pnly, and th& it
was built In Norfolk, Va. Howard
I. Chapelle- of Cambridge, Md, a
student Of early naval ships, con-
tended it was H11eible that norle of
the original h6ers were in the
Evening star., 1948-03-30

celebrated gourmets, Mr.. Shane
hardly expected to be served the
breakfast he had yesterday.
Although herring is running now
in the Potomac and the Rappahan-
mock, those in charge of the tourna-
ment purchased salt herring for the
breakfast-and the chefs forgot to
soak it overnight to get rid of most
of the salt.
When encountered during the
day, Mr.. Shane was dragging him
self from water cooler to water
cooler.
If he lasts a while longer the
critic is going to have his pet hate
served up to him tonight-Southern
fried chicken.
Evening star., 1948-03-30

nudge the old sweet tooth in the
proper places.
1--WE have to taste them all to
Judge them fairly. you know" they
explained.
Nine-year-old Catherine Williams
Of Richmond, daughter of one of
the guests walked over to the
table.
Folks" she said in a simple, hon
est declaration, I'm about to bust
Get Back at Shane.
The chefs lost no time getting
back at Ted Shane, the magazine
writer who panned Southern cook
ing in a recent article.
When they made him a judge,
along with Duncan Hines and other
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Presbyteriuns to Hear Talk

John R. Beal, Washington news
paperman recently returned from
China, will address the Mems Eel
lowship of Bethesda Presbyterian
Church at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
church. Wilson lane and Clarendon
road, Bethesda. Mr.. Beal will talk
on "An Intimate View of China of
Today"
Evening star., 1948-03-30
D. }. HORNE Enters Race
For Sixth District Seat
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 3O.-Dawson j.
HORNE of Myersville, Frederick
County, entered the Democratic con-
test for Maryland's sixth congress
sional district seat yesterday.
He was the second Democrat to
file for nomination to the post now
held by Representative Beall, Re-
publican. Thomas O'Connell of Sill
yer Spring already had forwarded
his certificate of candidacy to the
Secretary of State.
Mr.. Horine listed his occupation
as Q sales representative.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Maryland tobacco Men
To Vote on U. 5. Grading
BY the Associated Press

Tobacco growers who sell at the
five Maryland markets will vote in a
referendum conducted by the Agri-
culture Department next week to
decide whether they want free
Federal grading and inspection at
the marts.
Two-thirds Of those voting must
approve before the service can be
established. All growers who sold
tobacco at one or more of the
markets last year are eligible to vote.
Ballots must be postmarked not
later than midnight April Z.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
DR.. Tuckermon to Speak
On Aviution Proqrum

DR.. L. B. Tuckerman, National
Bureau of Standards authority on
faults responsible for airplane acci-
dents, will speak at an aviation pro-
gram at 8 pm. Thursday in Madi-
son School, Falls Church, Va.
A sound movie on the story of
flying will be shown. The program
Is presented by the Balsa Beetles, a
model airplane club for boys.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Ferene Nogy to Speak
At Herndon High Forum

Ferenc Macy, former premier of
Hungary, who was forced to flee
from his country last June when the
Communists took power, will speak
at 8 pm. Friday at the Herndon
High Schools Americanism Forum.
Also scheduled to speak at the
forum, sponsored by the American
Legion Post No. 81. are Representa-
tive Gary, Democrat, Of Virginia,
and M. w. Strother, former Vir-
ginia Legion commander Of Rich
mond. The public u invited.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Mason Wins Council Scot

BALTIMORE, Mar. 30 P.-
Charles A. Mason. attorney and
businessman, was elected by the City
Council last night to Ill q vacancy
caused by the death Of Jerome
Sloman.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Church Dinner PIunned

The Ladies Guild of st. Barna-
bas' Church. Oxon Hill, Md, will
serve q turkey dinner from to 8
pm. tomorrow Ia the church hall.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Arlington Jews to Meet

Mrs. Nat Levy will speak at a
meeting of the B'nai Birth Women
of Arlington at $50 pm. tomorrow
in the Arlington Jewish Center.
Evening star., 1948-03-30

RETIRING BAILIFF HONORED-Archie Richards rs rght),
who rees Thursday after IS years Arlington
baili receives scroll expressing appreciation of the
County Bar Association for his long service Making the
presentation Frank L. Ball Qef president
association and Caldwell Kendrick president
Mr. Richards former Washington merchant
is former deputy sheriff who traffic for many
at Woodrow Wilson School Arlington Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Bridge League Presents
S225 10 Children S Hospita

A check for 1928, representing pro-
ceeds of the third annual charity
party of the Washington Bridge
League, on September 25, was pre-
Sented to the trustees of Children S
Hospital at meeting of the league
at the Roosevelt Hotel last night.
The check was presented by Mrs
Howard G. Campbell, president of
the leagues auxiliary, to Mrs. A. C.
Oliphant, president of the hospitals
Board of Lady Visitors.
At the meeting. the Schwartz Cup,
awarded annually to the winners in
duplicate play at the charity party,
went to Perm E. Henninger and
Miller S. Roberts. The pair defeat
ed the runners-up, Mrs. j. B.
Gregg Gusts and Arthur E. Lane,
by only six-tenths of a point in the
final round
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Shippers Back Hartley
On Extra Session 10
Probe Pacific Strike
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30
Shipping industry leaders today
supported a proposal for an extra
session of Congress to deal with
the West Coast maritime strike.
They offered ito prove to any
congressional committee" that the
strike is political and without a
strike issue on trade union grounds"
This offer was made in a tele-
gram to Representative Hartley, Re-
publican, of New Jersey from Frank
P. Foisie and J. B. Bryan, presi-
dents, respectively, of the Coast
Water front Employers Association
and Pacific American Shipowners'
Association.
Hartley Asked Extra Session.
Mr.. Hartley recently proposed an
extra session of Congress to deal
with the strike, which began Sep
tember 2 and has tied up 148 Amer
ican ships.
Since negotiations over wages and
the hiring hall broke down on the
eve of the strike, the employers
have refused to talk further with
unions whose leaders have not
signed affidavits disavowing commu-
niSm.
CIO longshoremen seek wage
increase of IS cents. On strike with
the longshoremen are three allied
CIO seafaring unions and the in
dependent Marine Firemens Union.
Officers of the firemen have signed
non Communist affidavits.
Control Over Unions Urged.
The employers message to Mr.
Hartley urged that Congress estab-
lish authority over destructive un-
ion leaders to guarantee a SEM
blance of peace for our workers and
our port committee"
Albert W. Gatov, president of the
Pacific American Steamship Asso-
citation, said that as result of the
strike, smelling reineries. copra
plants, sugar rehneries, coffee
roasters, spice companies, paint
manufacturers, cordage plants and
pulp and paper mills already have
curtailed operations or would be
forced to it.
The Interior Department has Or
dered the Alaska Railroad to begin
operation of three Government
barges to carry essential food sup
plies and construction materials to
Alaska. John P. johnson, general
manager of the railroad, was due
in Seattle today to discuss loading
of the 2,000-ton barges.
Evening star., 1948-09-30

Wilson lane, Bethesda, 30 years;
Miss Lula r. Hall, 1701 Sixteenth
street NV, 80 years; Clarence O.
Mccullough, 7019 Georgia avenue
NV, 80 years; Albert Blaisdell, 66
Connecticut avenue, Kensington, IS
years; Miss Mabel B. Hiatt, 3401
Macob street NV, As years; all
of the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue., and Theodore G. Hoffman,
1923 North Florida street, Airing
ton, Office of the treasurer.
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Nine at Treasury Retire,
One With 43 Years Service

The retirement of nine employees,
including Frederick G. Tansill, a
budget and finance officer of the
Secret Service who has been in the
Government service for 43 years,
was announced today by the Treas
ury Department.
Mr.. Tansill, who spent % of his
43 years service in the Treasury De-
partment, lives at 1920 Newton
street NE.
Other employees retiring are Miss
Caroline Perkins, Bowie, Md, Bu-
reau of Public Debt, 80 years serv-
ice; Mrs. Margaret F. Brashear,
2700 Fourth street NE, 80 years:
Mrs. Margaret T. Heagland, 1928
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Mine Superintendent Named

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 80 R.I
George C. Trevorrow was named
general superintendent of coal
mines by the Wheeling Steel Corp.
today. He formerly was manager
of mines for Duquesne Light Co.