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Evening star., 1948-07-23
7 virginians Held in Theft
OF $4,000 From Farmer

Stanley Ayers, 3S. Groveton. Va
and Thomas D. Decker, 80, of New
Alexandria, were held for grand
jury action yesterday in Alexandria
Civil and Police Court on charges
Of grand larceny of the $4,000 life
savings of a 65-year- -old farmer.
Ayers and Decker pleaded not
guilty and were released under S.
600 bond each.
The court was told by Alexandria
police that Bathurst c. Huntington,
Springfield, Va, farmer, reported
s9,052 cash was missing from his
pockets when he awoke in the Alex
andria City Market July 10. The
farmer said he spent the night in
the market Mr.. Huntington said
he had a few drinks and was talk
ing with two men before he fell
asleep.
A Washington cab driver and a
Washington detective told police Of
seeing Ayers and Decker with g
large roll of money the day after
the $1,000 disappeared.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
By John v. Horner

The setting and environment are
typically American, but discussions
in an educational conference now
underway at the University of Mary
land have a distinctly international
flavor
The conference. known as the In
ternational Seminar on Education,
was opened this week by IS teachers
from 18 countries. Continuing for
four weeks, it will provide an op-
portunity for the exchange of ideas
on education practices and problems
in the widely separated areas rep
resented, including many countries
devastated by war.
For most of those attending. the
seminar offers a challenge and an
opportunity they never dreamed Of
Among these is Ma Yee Yee of
Rangoon, who believes the knowl-
edge cleaned at Maryland will help
her make worthwhile suggestions for
strengthening Burmas education
program.
What Is being done here" she
said. "is particularly good for me
because I will be able to take back
to our changing school system the
best ideas in education of all the
countries represented here"
Completed Michigan Course.
Miss Yee Yee lin Burmese Ma
means Miss and the full name is
used as surname) has just COM
pleted years study at the Uni
versity of Michigan and is preparing
to return to her job as depupty in
spector of schools for Lower Burma.
A brother is secretary of the Bur-
mese Embassy in Washington.
Like many countries, Burma faces
problems posed by the lack of school
facilities and equipment and a short
age of teachers, but Miss Yee Yee
said her country's literacy is much
higher than that in neighboring
India and China.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
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BY The Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, July 23,-Mention
the Southern Democrats revolt to
Daniel B. Chambers, jr., and his
head will start aching again.
Mr.. Chambers is president OF
Baltimore's Board of Supervisors OF
Elections.
AS such, he is in charge of the
voting machines used here.
The machine has just 40 levers
Mr.. Chambers, after much work
and worry. had Just figured out how
to insure lever 70 reach candidate
of the four tickets-Democratic, Re.
publican, Progressive and Socialist
in the field, plus Is municipal loan.
and five State Constitution amend.
ments to be voted on.
Then the Southern Democratic
slate was announced.
They came too late to get on the
Maryland ballot. But any one tax.
ing the trouble can write in the
names of eight presidential electors
for the Southern Democratic can.
;iidates-Gov. Thurmond of South
Carolina for President and Gov
Wright of Mississippi for Vict
President.
There is series of little boxe.
on the voting machines for write.
ins.
Just writing "Thurmond anc
Wright won't count.
Maryland selects the electors, not
the candidates.
So voter must do it this way
eight times:
John j. Jones, elector for J
Strom Thurmond, President: Field.
ing L. Wright, Vice President"
Samuel Roe, elector for etc.
| Without the write-ins, the tabu'
lation would be complete in an houl
or two.
The counting Of write-ins will b,
only a minor chore. There mus
be check to determine If the nam'
of the write-in is correct.
II, for example, there should b.
a list of Southern Democratic cleo
tor candidates agreed upon, tn,
Evening star., 1948-07-23
StancIiff Plans Fifth
Plea for Beer License
As Hearing Is Denied

A Lanham (MdD restaurant oper-
ator plans a fifth attempt to obtain
q beer and wine license, following
the refusal yesterday of the Prince
Georges County Board of License
Commissioners to hear his latest ap-
plication because Of legal techni-
cality.
John D. Stancliff, whose establish
ment is located at Lanham-Severn
road and Defense highway, an
nounced his plans through his at
torney, M. Hampton Magruder, at
Upper Marlboro at the meeting of
the license commissioners.
Mr. Stancliff's application, first
made in April, 1947, has been op-
posed by the Lanham Citizens AS
sociation.
Revocation Argued.
It's attorneys, Samuel w. Meloy
and Jerrold v. Powers. asserted the
commissioners had no right to hold
yesterdays advertised hearing be-
cause Mr.. Stancliff's license once
had been revoked. Mr.. Stancliff's
application stated, it was brought
out, that his license had been re-
voked.
Mr.. Magruder, however, argued
that his clients application for
license had been rejected by the
board but never had been revoked.
He said that the board could not
revoke license it never had issued.
Agreeing with Mr.. Magruder the
commissioners ruled their prior
action had been in the form of a
rejection and that Mr.. Stancllff was
not barred from making a new ap-
plication. They ruled also. how
ever, that the statement in Mr.
Stancliffs application that his
license had been revoked rendered
the application incorrect and they
could not hold a hearing on an ap-
plication containing an incorrect
statement.
Four Applications Granted.
| In other actions yesterday, the
commissioners granted four appli-
cations and rejected one.
Granted were the applications OF
Fred J. Pfohl, beer, on-sale, Chillum
Market. Chillum road, Hyattsville
Elmer Walter Baker, beer. on-sale,
Federal Grill, Baltimore boulevard
and Sunnyside road, Berwyn; Blair
L. Hamel, beer and light wine, on
sale. Corner Delicatessen, 5426 River
dale road, Riverdale, and Mrs. Lacy
Whitfield, Roby L. Whitfield and
Oscar Hugh Duffy Clark, beer, wine
and liquor, off-sale. Roby's Liquors
3103 Naylor road, Silver Hill
Rejected was the application OF
Harold German, Alex Bloom and
Edward German for beer. wine and
liquor. off-sale, Tuxedo Market, 5sls
Arbor street, Tuxedo.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
| |SturMovies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for 9
pm today. Programs of comedy,
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers:
Fort Davis, Pennsylvania and Alabama
avenues Sc.
Hearst. Thirty seventh and Tilden streets
NW
Isderson. Eighth and streets sw
Kinssman, Fourteenth and E streets
NE
New York avenue. First street and
New York avenue NV.
Truesdell. Ninth and Insraham streets
NV
Randall. First and I streets s.w.
Shaw, seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue NV.
BLOW Nineteenth street and Bennins
road NE
Stevens. Twenty-hrst and streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Capital Transit
To Follow PUG
On Fare Tickets
Won't Accept Slips
For Joint Service
With Virginia Buses

Faced with conflicting orders from
the Public Utilities Commission and
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on Virginia to- Washington
joint fare tickets, the Capital Tran
sit Co. announced today it will
string along with the PUG, at least
until a District Court hearing un-
tangles the mess next week.
The ICC holds that Capital Tran
sit must continue to accept tickets
now sold on two nearby Virginia
buslines for 1919 cents each. When
the Virginia ompanies-Alexan-
dria, Bancroft and Washington Co.
and Virginia, Washington and
Maryland Coach Co-settle with
Capital Transit at the end of each
month, the District firm has been
receiving only 5.83 cents on each
1873 cents paid for tickets.
Statement Issued.
A PUG ruling last July, however,
specifies that Capital Transit must
not accept less than 10 cents per
ride. This rate order was strength
ened Tuesday, when the PUG or
dered Capital Transit to cease and
desist' from accepting the tickets
from Virginia commuters.
Accordingly, Capital Transit is
sued the following statement today:
The company, which has not
operated in Virginia since its Penta-
gon line was discontinued in April
1947, maintains the ICC has no
jurisdiction over it's District of Co.
lumbia operations and thus can not
fix division of fare or direct it to
participate in joint fare arrange
ment."
The company's decision to ad-
here to the PUG rate order follows
a petition for a declaratory judg-
ment, filed in District Court We'd
nesday by Capital Transit attorneys.
The suit asks for a Qualification of
jurisdiction between the ICC and
the PUG in Washington. The hear
ing is scheduled for Monday.
Immunity Asked.
The Capital Transit advised the
PUG today it will cease accepting
the joint fare tickets beginning at
1901 am. Monday.
In the complaint filed with. Dis
trict Court, the transit company
asked for immunity against any
action that may be brought against
it by the ICC, the Attorney General
and the United States District At
torney, until the matter is settled.
The company now finds iself in the
position of being forced to disobey
either the ICC or the PUG to ac-
cede to the rulings of either one.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Dabney Warns State
Of Drive TO Put Over
Prohibition in Virginia
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROANOKE, Va, July 23.-Vir-
ginius Dabney, editor of the Rich
mond Times-Dispatch, said today
"a quiet campaign is in progress to
carry Virginia into the prohibition
ranks"
Very little is being said about it
at this stage, but two Statewide
dry organizations have been formed
in the last two years." he told a
luncheon meeting of the Virginia
Press Association.
Winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize
for distinguished editorial writing
Mr.. Dabney said these organizations
speak mainly of local option, edu-
cation, total abstinence and tenn
perance." But, he added, there
can be little doubt that their goal is
another State-w wide prohibition law
The speaker said the situation to-
day resembles that which existed in
the State 40 years ago.
Recalls Overconfidence.
"At that time" he said, "the drys
were operating on the local option
principle, just as they are doing
now. There was no announcement
then that Statewide prohibition
was the goal"
Mr.. Dabney recalled that in 1905
DR.. James Cannon, ,jr., was electec
superintendent of the Anti-Saloor
League of Virginia. and that organ.
ization then proclaimed that it in.
tended to abolish liquor in the Com
monwealth.
"A Virginia agency designed tt
thwart this program was formed
under the name of the Personal Lib
erty Association" Mr.. Dabne,
stated. But prohibition seemed ou
of the question then. despite tn,
establishment by DR.. Cannon of tn,
Richmond Virginian in 1910 as al
organ of the dry cause. The Per
sonal Liberty Association soon fade,
out of the picture"
Here" the speaker declared, IVA
a beautiful example of overconfi
dence, the very thing we are il
danger of today. That association
remained inactive until after Dr.
Cannon had secured the passage O
an enabling act by the 1914 Gen
eral Assembly, providing for a ref
erendum on Statewide prohibition
When the anti-prohibitionist organ
ization finally came to life, it wa
too late. DR.. Cannon had laid tn
spadework, and the seeds of prohi
bition were irrevocably planted"
Enabling Act May Pass.
The Richmond editor added tha
today the same sore of spadeworl
is being done. and most Of us ar
once more asleep"
An enabling act, providing for {
referendum. is apt to be introduce.
In the next session of the legis
lature," he said. 1T will not pass
but neither did DR.. Cannon's frs
such act in 1910. Unless we ar
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Crusade for Children
Issues New Appeal
For Contributions

The Washington Committee
of the Crusade for Children,
with a quota of 5000, 900 to be
reached before the end OF
next week, issued a new appeal
today for contributions.
So far the committee has
raised s150,000. A committee
spokesman said almost no resi-
Dental solicitation Is being
done, because Of o lack Of vol
unteer personnel.
Contributions may be mailed
or taken to the committees
headquarters at 1922 H street
NV. Proceeds of the campaign
will be used to feed starving
children. In Europe and Asia.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
S4l5,45l Montgomery
Liquor Profit Reported

Net operating profits of the Liquor
Control Board of Montgomery
County for the last fiscal year were
$415,451.23, Charles B. Buscher, gen.
eral manager of the board an
nounced yesterday
Mr.. Buscher said that preliminary
figures show an increase of $45,-
568.91 over the same period last
year. In addition the Maryland
State sales tax collected was $34,-
97637 and the State alcoholic bever-
age tax was $169 9,886.08, making a
total of $620,313.68 derived from the
operation of the county dispensary
system.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Spectators May See
British JETS Sunday
At Model Air Show
By Horry Lever

Spectators at the third an
nual National Capital Model Air
Show on Sunday may see the arrival
of the six Royal Air Force Vampire
jet planes, which have just flown
the Atlantic.
Meanwhile, the Navy announced
it's giant 180-passenger transport
plane, the Constitution, will salute
the Model Air Show on it's way
from California to Patuxent Naval
Air Station, Md, on It's first trans
continental flight. The Constitution
will be the largest airplane ever
seen in this area.
In anticipation of the huge crowd
expected at the show the Amer
can Automobile Association has out
lined simple directions on how to
drive the II miles from the Dis
trict to Andrews Air Force Base.
Show Starts at 8.
The model meet, which gets under
way at the airbase at 8 am, and
will continue all day, is sponsored
by The Star. National Airport Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Civil
Air Patrol as nonprofit venture to
foster interest in aviation by the
youth of America. Admission will be
free.
The jets are expected to arrive al
Andrews late Sunday to open two.
week tour of Air Force installations
The crowd will be able to see them
come in and possibly observe these
latest-type planes on the ground
One of these fighters set the worlds
altitude record of 59,492 feet.
An official welcome for the jets
Is set for 10:30 am, Monday. Al
that time there will be an aeria
display by the British planes before
they depart that afternoon fol
the Greenville IS. c. Air Force
Base for participation in exhi.
bitions and training exercises with
the 9th Air Force. Later they will
visit the other bases.
Wing Commander D. S. Mcdonald
ied the flight of the Vampires.
Constitution to Circle Field.
The Navy's Constitution will moi
land at Andrews on it's NONSTOP
cross country flight but instead
sometime after $50 pm, will deviats
from its original course to circle the
Model Air Show area at the
airbase and make low pass alons
runway SO the crowd can observe
its tremendous proportions.
The Constitution will be on display
at Washington National Airport fol
several days next week.
Andrews Air Field is only L
minutes drive from the city. Fol
those not having automobiles, buse'
will leave for the field from Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, at $40 and 1880 am, ant
at 1880 and $50 pm.
Entrance to Andrews will be b.
the West Gate, near the Strategi'
Air Command Headquarters. Direc
tional signs will appear along th'
way.
Today and tomorrow are the las
days for completing registration
through hobby shops in this are,
and at Plymouth automobile dealer
in Washington, nearby Marylan,
and nearby Virginia. Entry blank
may be obtained at these places
Late registration also may be mad
at the show Sunday morning, bu
such procedure may result in pos
sible delays.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Star Staff Photo

But top honors in this department
were claimed for another country
represented at the seminar.
Peder Heen. an elementary teach.
er, proudly proclaimed that Norway
has no illiteracy. He said schooling
is free in that Scandinavian coun-
try through university, except for
the gymnasium" years-late high
school and Junior college. For stu
dents who take this study there is
a nominal fee.
Relief Aids Understanding.
Mr.. Heen said education in his
country had been helped indirectly
and that international relations hao
been bettered immeasurably through
American relief. He mentioned
specifically, the distribution of milk
concentrates to school children ano
other badly needed supplies, han
died by the Red Cross.
The seminar, which is directed by
Dean Harold S. Benjamin of the
Maryland College of Education, il
sponsored by seven national organ.
izations. These are the American
Junior Red Cross, the National Edu.
cation Association, the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education, the American Associa.
ton of University Women. the AS.
sociation for Childhood Education
Delta Kappa Gamma education
fraternity and the Institute of In.
Iternational Education.
Planned in response to UNESCO's
appeal for educational reconstrue.
ton aid to war-devastated coun.
tries, funds for the project were
furnished largely by American
teachers and pupils.
Delegations attending from Aus.
tria, Belgium, Burma, Canada
China, Denmark, Finland, France
Germany, Great Britain, Greece
Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway
the Philippines, Poland and the
United States.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

vigilant and alert, such an act will
pass later, and in the ensuing ref
erendum, the highly organized and
completely Jealous drys may carry us
back into the prohibition camp, with
all the tragic results which that
would entail"
I'VE mustn't let that bee sting us
twice." he concluded.
Mr.. Dabney has received several
Virginia Press Association awards
for editorial writing, including the
Lee Editorial Award. The luncheon,
at which he spoke briefly. was in his
honor. 1t was one Of the highlights
of the opening of the 66th annual
meeting of the VPA.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Brideewoter Professor
Named Acting President
By the Associated Press

BRIDGEWATER, Va, July 23.-
DR.. C. c. Wright, professor OF
economics and commerce at Bridge
water College, has been named act
ing president, Charles w. Wampler
sr., chairman of the Board OF
Trustees, announced yesterday.
He will serve from August l until
June 80, 1949, succeeding DR.. ]. I
Baugher, who resigned January Is
because of ill health.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
$4,000 Damages Asked
lin Open-Ditch Accident

A suit for $4,000 damages was
fled yesterday against the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission In Montgomery County Cir
cult Court at Rockville.
The action was brought by
Thomas M. Bayne and his mother
Mrs. Margaret Bayne, both of Rock
vile.
The suit claims they were in
iured when car driven by Mr.
Bayne ran into an open Sanitary
Commission ditch last November
on st. Paul street. Kensingtcn. The
plaintiffs are represented by attor-
|neys William B. Wheeler and G
Gregg Everngam.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EurIy!

Classified ad customers de-
string to place ads in The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them in early In the week.
This will eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure every one prompt
and efficient service. Your
cooperation will be appre-
ciated.
Remember The Stars new
telephone number Is Sterling
5000.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Maryland Voters to Ask
Action on Living Costs
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The 9Th District Committee of
the Maryland League of United
Voters plans to ask for immediate
action by Congress against the high
cost Of living.
Will Allen of Bethesda, the
leagues co-ordinator of organiza-
ton, said the committee intends to
ask Maryland Senators and Rep
resentative Beall. Republican, of
Maryland for action at the special
session.
The committee also adopted a
resolution approving the candidacy
Of President Truman and the DEM
ocratic platform.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Queen Annes County Fair
|WiII Open Tomorrow
By the Assoeiofsd Press

CENTREVILLE, Md, July a.
Maryland's fair season opens here
tomorrow with the Queen Annes
County Fair.
The second in list Of Is EXTEND
ling through the summer and fall
will be the Howard County Fair at
Ellicott City August 10 to 81.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Socialists First Certified
For Ballot in MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS, July % (P).-Social-
lists can claim at least one election
first in Maryland this year.
Their national candidates are the
first formally certified for Novem-
ber ballots. The names of Norman
Thomas for President and Tucker
D. Smith for Vice President have
been approved by the State legal
department.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
BoItimoreEIectionC C. ChiefRebeIs,
Dixie Revolt Just Adds Work

check must be made on proper SPELL
ings.
Il can see a lot of people still
working in polling places in the
early morning hours If the South
ern Democratic vote Is anyway
heavy" Mr.. Chambers moaned.
And registration has stepped ur
considerably in the last few days.
Many of those being qualified tt
vote have Deep South" accents.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-07-09
NOTICE-DITCH BIDS

Sealed bids will be received on
the 18th day of July. 194S. until
200 o'clock p. NJ. EDST. at the of
fee of the County Auditor of Of
tawa County, Ohio, for the recon
structIon of the LaCarpe Creek and
Cutoff, petitioned for by c. Har-
mon.
Said bids shall be in writing on a
form to be furnished by the County
Engineer. and accompanied with
either deposit of money, or a GER
titled check on some solvent bank in
Ottawa County, in an amount of
three per cent. of the bid, as a
guarantee that. if the bid is accept
ed, the bidder will sign the con-
tract for the performance of the
work bid upon, and will furnish
su2l; bond to the County for the
performance of the contract signed
as may be required by law. ls
Estimated cost ---....-...-.... -. 5 / S.692. sc
The board of County Commission
ers reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
l3v order of the County CoDlmis.
siQners of Ottawa. County, 7. = - = =
DELOS ]. N1sSEN.
2os2t Ottawa County Engineer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-07-09

Danbury Plats-Jacob Lutz to
Andrew N. kondyle, blk. 2, lots
9-16, Avalon on Bay.
Lakeside-Edgar Randolph et
al to John Ihnat, ct al, blk. Sc
lot s; Lowell d. Burgoon ct al
to Harold Wintermute, blk. 9, lot
8, pit. 10; S. V. Gill ct al to War
rem Dunham, blk. so, lot s.
Erie Twp.-Milton Finken ct
al to Sam Beverlin, ct al, rg. 16
sec. 32, l acre.
Harris Twp.-Delia A. Niemar
ct al to George w. Brandow, .461
acre, rg. IA, sec. Is.
Elmore Corp.-Karl Hannemar
to Carl F. Kontak, ct al, 60x155.T
feet, rg. IA, sec. Is.
Port Clinton Corp.-Robert A
East, trus. to Nellie Gerald, blk
10, lot 8, Original.
Put-tn-Bay Twp.-Engels and
Krudwig Wine Co. to Edward
Holzhower ct al, 5 parcels, 34.0t
acres.
Oak Harbor Corp.-Rose M
Schultz to Kermit Schultz, lot l
R. NJ. Harrison add; Earl Harkel
ct al, to Alvin w. Ganshaw, blk
5, lot 9. Kramer Bros.
Allen Twp.-Rollie C. Witt t,
Leon j. Witt, 10 acre, rg. 13, sec
16, 55.70xl50 feet.