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Evening star., 1948-12-01
General Fund Revenue
In Virginia Rose 1871
From July 10 October
BY the Associated Prsss

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Rev
enues Of the general fund-the
commemorative lifeline for educa-
ton, health and welfare services
rose by 18 per cent for the first four
months of this fiscal year over the
corresponding period of 1947
A revenue statement today by
State Controller H. G.. Gilmer
showed that receipts Of the general
fund through october OF the cur
rent fiscal year totaled $16,o76, 500,
an increase of s2592.2S7 over re-
ceipts of s13.4S4.3 1922 paid into the
fund for the first third Of the last
fiscal year.
Total revenues of the State in
creased by a relatively small per-
centage. Receipts for the july
October period this year were
$S2, 1928 ,642, as against $S2 492 ,375 for
the comparable period Of 1S47, a
gain of s43l,267.
While major revenue sources OF
the general fund gained in most
casts, SJtCldl luIIOS WClC do"I III
the case OF payroll taxes received
by the Unemployment Compensation
Commission Z and for sales of alco-
holic liquors by the State.
Payroll taxes through october OF
this fiscal year were $2,314,213, de-
cline of $685. ,438 under last years
collections Of 1929, 9,652.
ABC sales for the four months
were S5s3 1854 below sales of s29 ,489,-
AIS registered for that period last
year. State liquor sales in October
totaled $7,758,279, as compared with
S7.920,27s for october, 1s47.
Gasoline taxes for uly-October
totaled s13,019994, an increase OF
S794213 over l947, but october gas
oline taxes slumped this year to 81
93O,903, as compared with S3,409 ,641
Welded in October Of last year..
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Calvert County Offices to Begin
Move to New Quarters Today

The county Offices were trans
ferred last April to the main exhi-
bition building on the fair grounds
when additions and repairs to the
courthouse were begun.
These include four new Offices on
the first floor and eight new Offices
on the second floor. In the new
section will be housed the Police
Department, home demonstration
agent, county agricultural agent.
LIQUOR Board and School Board.
Improvements also include a cef1-
trail heating plant. installation OF
acoustic board in the courtroom and
new rest rooms.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Arlington Hearing Is Set
On Business License Tax

A public hearing on the proposed
Arlington business license tax and
county automobile tax will be held
by the County Board at pm. Mon
day in the County Courthouse.
The proposed taxes were author
lied at the last session of the Vlr-
ginia General Assembly. The county
auto tax is expected to be half the
State rate while the rates for the
business taxes are still undecided.
Notices of the public hearing have
been sent out by the Arlington
Chamber of Commerce to county
businessmen. If adopted, the new
taxes would become effective jan
uarY I.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Prince Georges Heads
To Attend 14-County
School, Road Farley

Three members OF the Prince
Georges County Board of Commis-
sioners will join commissioners from
13 other counties next Wednesday
tat Frederick, Md, to discuss school
and road plans.
The occasion will be a meeting of
the County Commissioners Assecia-
ton of Western Shore at the Fran
els Scott Key Hotel, starting at
1870 am. Members Of the Mary
land State Roads Commission also
will participate in the discussion.
Other business on the program
will include the election of officers.
The retiring president is C. H. Kahl
of Baltimore County.
Welsh Sworn In.
Representing Prince Georges
County will be Commissioners
Harry w. McNamse, president of
the county board; John H. Beall
and T. Hammond Welsh.
Mr.. Welsh, a new member of the
board, was sworn in yesterday by
w. Waverly Webb. clerk to the
county's Circuit Court. at the
Courthouse, Upper Marlboro. He
takes the place of the late William
A. Carson.
| A number of Mr.. Welsh's friends
and members of the Prince Georges
County Real Estate Board were
present.
Survey for Traffic Light.
The county heads learned, in a
communication from George N
Lewis, jr., traffic director of the
Maryland State Roads Commis-
sion, that survey soon will be
started by that agency. to determine
the feasibility of installing an elec-
trio traffic signal at the intersection
of Sixty-fifth street and Central
avenue, Capitol Heights.
Such action had been requested
previously by the commissioners
after hearing pleas from residents
Of the area that a light was needed
to protect children Of the nearby
Lyndon Hill Junior High School.
A tax exemption was granted the
Villa Heights Presbyterian Church
for three lots, totalling approxi-
mately $4,000 square feet, within
the Villa Heights subdivision, near
BladenSburg.
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Residents of the District Home
for Aged at Manassas will be able to
go for rides after today-thanks to
the institutions superintendent, Mrs
Ethel P Funk.
A new station wagon is being de-
livered today to Mrs. Funk, who said
she wanted it so that she could take
the old people for drives. She finally
had to pay for the station wagon
with her own funds, after she was
unable to sell q prefabricated cot
tage she won as queen of the Home
Builders Association show in Wash
ington In October.
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Man Sentenced in Staying
OF Charlottesville LAWYER
By the Associated Press

BUCKINGHAM, Va, Dec. l.
Landy Richard Sprouse, 58-year-old
farm laborer, has been sentenced
to IS years in the State penitentiary
for the shotgun Staying of Char
lottesville attorney, Montague U.
Dixon.
Judge Joel w. Flood passed SEN
tence on Sprouse in Circuit Court
here yesterday. He overruled a
motion by defense counsel for a
writ of error in judgment.
A jury found Sprouse guilty OF
second degree murder at the end OF
a three-day trial. Mr.. Dixon died
from the shooting September IA.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Miss Mattoon 10 Appear
With Arlington Symphony

Carroll Mattoon. soprano, will
make an appearance with the Arl-
ington Civic Symphony at $3.50 pm
tomorrow to sing THE Star Spangled
Banner
Miss Mattoon's appearance will be
part of ceremonies marking the
orchestra's initial concert of the
season in Washington-Lee High
School. The singer is member OF
the Washington Civic Opera Com
pany.
Soloist at the concert will be Sara
elliott Bostwick, pianist, who will
,lay her own composition for piano
nd orchestra entitled "Alhambra. "
Jan Lier Lanning will conduct.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Thief Passes Up JeweIry,
Takes Pink Bedspread

Something new in the way Of
thefts was being investigated to-
day by the Prince Georges County
police.
They reported that prowler
climbed through a window into the
bedroom of house at 6308 Kilner
street, Cheverly Manor, and stole
pink chenille bedspread Monday
night. He passed up jewelry, cloth
ing, a small radio and other valu.
ables.
Whose house? That of the desk
clerk on duty at the Hyattsville
Police Station, Pvt. Wallace l..
Baker. Mrs. Baker reported the
theft occurred while she was tend
ing a child in another room.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Tuck Becomes Member
|Of Virginia CAP Wing
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. Gov.
Tuck yesterday became a member
of the Civil Air Patrols Virginia
wing with the rank of major.
The brief induction ceremony IN
the Governors Office was attended
by Col. Allan c. Perkinson, COM
mander of the CAPS Virginia wing,
and Maj. Robert G. Stinson, the
air forces CAP liaison officer for
Virginia.
Col. Perkinson said that, counting
active and inactive members, the
Virginia CAP now has about 1900
on it's rolls,
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Special pispotch to The Stor

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Dec.
IAN official moving day" that
will last a week will close Calvert
County governmental Offices start
ing today.
j. Lloyd Bowen, clerk to the coun-
ty commissioners, said that his Of
flee. as we'll as those of the Circuit
Court clerk, treasurer, county agent
and register of wills will suspend
business while desks and equipment
are being moved back from the fair
grounds to new quarters in the
county courthouse.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Church Dinner Slated

The Women's Society of Chris
tan Service of the Dulin Method
list Church will hold its annual tur-
key dinner and bazaar starting at
$50 pm. Friday in the church, 513
East Broad street, Falls Church
Va.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Cow Has Twin Calves

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. f4').
Dave Bittner's prolific cow has
prolonged its immunity from the
meat grinder. 1t gave birth to twin
calves yesterday. In 1916 1t was
triplets, and the previous year 1t
was another set of twins.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Arlington PTA Council
Holds Meeting Tonight

The Arlington County Council of
Parent Teacher Associations will
hold a special meeting at 8 O'Clock
tonight in the Kate Waller Barrett
School, 4400 North Henderson road
A panel discussion on actions o.
the recent State PTA convention
will be held.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Bids on Cousewoy to Open

BALTIMORE, Dec. / (P.-The
State Roads Commission said it
would receive bids December 81 for
construction of a 2,283-foot cause
way to form a part of the Eastern
Shore approach to the Chesapeake
Raw Bridge.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
SuIes Tux Receipts Up

BALTIMORE, Dec. l Upstate
Controller James j. Lacy reports
that sales tax receipts for the month
ended yesterday totaled SEATS. $3.50.
This was almost 100000 more than
the collection for November, 1947.
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Rummoqe Sale Planned

The Arlington Citizens Commit
tee for School Improvement will
sponsor a two-day rummage sale,
including clothing and toys, begin
ming at 9 a m. Friday at 1925 Wilson
boulevard, Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Dr.. Philip Winnek Dies;
Aided in SuIfa Research
By the Assoeioted Press

MORRISTOWN, N. j., Dec. 18.-
DIR. Philip Winnek, 40, biochemist
who contributed to development of
several of the sulfa drugs. died today
at Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Born March 10, 1908, in San Diego,
Calf, DR.. Winnex was in charge
of chemotherapeutic research at the
Maltine Co. in nearby Morris Plains
at the time of his death.
As a research chemist for the
American Cyanamid Co. in Stam-
ford, Conn, he played a large part
in the development of the drugs
sulfadiazine and sulfaguanadine.
DR.. Winnek was a graduate of
Leland Stanford University and re-
ceived a doctor of Philosophy degree
in biochemistry from the University
of California.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Gretchen Winnek, two daughters,
Joan, 9, and Brenda. S, and his
mother, Mrs. Gail Winnek of San
Diego.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Frederick {. MacFarIane ,
Negro Educator, Dies
by the Assoeioted Press

DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 18.-Fred-
erick Charles MacFarlane, 56-year-
old Negro educator. died today at
Miami Valley Hospital after a one
day illness.
Widely known in education cir
cles, Mr.. MacFarlane had been
principal of Dayton Dunbar High
School since 1888.
He was born in Fredericksted, San
Croix. Virgin Islands, and took his
bachelors degree at Norre Nisum
COLLEGE, Denmark, where he taught
in Vestbirk High School for a num-
Der of years. He returned to the
Virgin Islands and taught in San
Croix High School until 1919, mov-
ing for the next three years to St.
Thomas, v. I.
He took his masters degree at
Columbia University in 1927, hav-
ing. spent several years teaching at
Williston, N. c., and Gary, Ind.
Evening star., 1948-12-19

A bit of SWANK magic that
keeps ties centered neatly >. in
a variety of designs including
Dassar, Sabre, Scimitar, Arrow,
and Foil. Each, s. 50
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Microfilm Company
Displays Wares in
Small Pumpkins
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

BOSTON, Dec. l8.-A micro
Aim company is using pump
kins as microfilm holders-for
advertising purposes.
Newspaper editors today re-
ceived by express small pump
kins with a short piece of mic.
rofilm attached.
A packing list with the
pumpkin identified the con-
tents as: :,.-
Il humidified microfilm case
TYPE p, capacity six full let
ter file drawers Of valuable pa
pers."
kilograms from the General
Microfilm Co. explained later
that "as a complete microfilm
service organization we are al
ways pleased to show you the
latest microfilm developments
and what they can do for YOU.
Seasons greetings"
Evening star., 1948-12-19

n pdlU Va tltC OIL1NlC VA fauho.
tria'S fall before the geoplitical Jug
gernaut of Nazi Germany is COW
cred by q fourth set of 1878
documents made available for pub
lication today by the House Com
mittee on American Activities.
The material, comprising seven
dispatches to the State Department
from United States diplomatic rep
resentatives. in Vienna, Berlin and
Paris, completed the series of re-
leases by the committee of docu-
ments obtained from Whitaker
Chambers, admitted former Com
munist courier.
One of the messages contained a
report that Hitler claimed British
acquiescence in Nazi moves against
Austria and the Sudenten land.
Acting Chairman Mundt said the
committee now has released all ex-
cept four of the copies of State De-
partment secret documents turned
over to 1t by Mr.. Chambers. The
four are in a safe deposit box and
will not be made public, because
the State Department considers to
do SO would have an adverse effect
on "the national interest" Mr..
Mundt explained, as he had previ-
ously when the series OF releases
began.
Pressure on Austria Noted.
In general, the dispatches in the
group tell OF the Nazi pressure on
Austrian Chancellor Kurt :. Won
Schuschnigg and of his meeting
with Adolf Hitler at the latter's
Berchtesgaden retreat.
Two long dispatches from John
C. Wiley, then charge d'affaires of
the United States Legation in
Vienna. dealth with the Hitler
Schussnigg meeting.
The first, dated February IA, 1898,
reported on conversation with the
Austrian foreign minister, Guido
Schmidt, in which the latter was
quoted as saying he believed accept
ance of Hitlers demand that Arthur
Seyss-Irquart be named minister of
public security was not wholly with
out saving features.
Schmidt assured assured me that
the Chancellor (Schuschnigg) had
complete confidence in Seyss-Ir-
quart and that he, Schmidt, did not
regard hum as an obstacle to ap-
peasement," Mr.. Wiley reported.
Second Meeting Described.
"He said that. If he is loyal, we
prefer to have Nazis arrested by a
Nazi. If he is not loyal, it will
mean that appeasement between
the two countries is not possible,
and something else will have to be
done ="
My feeling is that inclusion of
Seyss-1rquart in the government
would be stopgap solution rejecting
force of German pressure and would
profoundly discourage spirit Of re-
sistance in Austria"
Two days later, a dispatch from
Mr.. Wiley told of another confer
ence at the foreign ministry at
which Schmidt appeared cheerful
concerning the Berchtesgaden ac-
cord.
This dispatch contained the pass
age:
"Schuschnigg informed the French
Minister that in Berchtesgaden con-
versations Hitler boasted to him of
military prowess of Germany. depre-
Gated French military equipment,
alleged that everything he did with
respect to Austria and the Sudeten
Germans was in entire agreement
with GordD Halifax British Minis
ter has telegraphed this to the
Foreign once, that in two years
time Italy would no longer mean
to Germany and that it
was holy mission to unite 10000, 600
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Dionno Lynn, Actress,
Married to Architect
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.-Actress
Dianna Lynn. %. and John c. Lind
say. 80, an architect. were married
today at Healy Chapel ON the
campus Of the University Of South
ern California.
The Rev. Wendell L. Miller per-
formed the ceremony. Actress Jane
Withers was Miss Lynn's matron of
honor.
After a reception at the home OF
friends, the couple planned to leave
on honeymoon in New Orleans
and Bermuda.
A Sydney, Australia, man dis
tributed 5000 pamphlets asking 70,
a home-in vain.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Frank 6. Shafer, q, Dies;
'Children's S EVANGELIST -.
ty me Assoeiotsd Press

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 1s-
Frank G. Grandpa" Shafer. o.,
called the "Children's Evangelist, +"
died today at his home here.
Religion was Mr.. Shafer's life
long hobby but he sold mems
clothes, books and furnaces before
he retired % years ago. Since then
he founded the Scriptural League
and has financed and given away
more than $4,000 tracts and 10000
Bibles.
Mr.. Shafer was born March 20,
1856, in Sharon, Pa. He spent three
years studying the ministry at Capt.
tol University In Columbus, Ohio.
The American Bible College later
offered him the degree OF Doctor
OF Divinity, but he refused 1t.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
prised Hiss, Miss Bentley and Mr..

prised Hiss. Miss Bentley and Mr..
Chambers.
BY current espionage hazards
MIR. Mundt said he meant Commu-
nists working for the Government.
He emphasized the committee has
no intention Of investigating hun
dreds Of individuals" but proposes
to spotlight the general situation.
Although another member of the
committee said q new witness has
been located who is expected to
give vital testimony" tomorrow
Mr.. Mundt said he knew of no SUBJ
poena being issued.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Porty for Conqressmen

Newly elected members of Con-
gress will be honored at an egg nog
party from to 7:30 pm. today by
the Washington chapter, Americans
for Democratic Action. The party
will be held at the Institute of Con-
temporary Art, 1922 New York ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1948-12-19

BALTIMORE.-EACES DEATH
HEARIN G-Mrs. Whitaker
Chambers, wife Of the leading
figure in the current spy hear.
ings, is shown leaving the
Northern Police Station yes
terday after being released in
$1,000 bail for further hear
ing. Mrs. Chambers Is charged
with causing the death of q
70-year-old woman in an au-
tomobile accident.
-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
German Pressure on Austria y
Chronicied in Stolen Documents

Germans into q nation which would
rule Europe"
Lord Halifax was British foreign
minister.
French Pessimistic on Austria.
The dispatch added. in part:
French Minister believes immedi-
ate future unpredictable and hopes
that there will be at least a tenn
porary period of quiet. He remains
however, most pessimistic regarding
the future of Austria and is appre-
hensive that present German sue
cess will encourage Hitler to under
take some new adventure within a
few months which may precipitate
European war.
Il have also seen the Italian
Minister, who assumes the attitude
that nothing unusual is going on
and Austrian independence Is not
menaced.
General consensus Is that Schus-
chnigg deserves sympathy and ad-
miration for manner in which he
came out Of Berchtesgaden ordeal.
1t is felt that he yielded minimum
and rendeted great service to Aus
tria and peace of Europe. ="
From Paris, Ambassador William
c. Bullitt reported February Is that
the French Government had given
mo advice to Schuschnigg and that
whether the French would urge the
Austrian leader to resist Hiller's
demands still was in doubt.
"Schuschnigg would have to be
assured of at least moral support
from France and England and per-
haps Italy in order to be in a posi-
ton to resist" Mr.. Bullitt stated.
Italy Urged Cautious Stand.
Later that day, Mr.. Bullitt cabled,
in part, that an informant in the
Austrian Legation advised us to-
day that for the past few weeks
Italy had assured Austria that in
the event of German aggression
ITALY will mobilize. Italy has, how
ever, at the same time urged Aus
tria to temporize as much as pos
Sible with Germany in order to
gain time and not put Italy in the
position Of having to take such
action"
The next day, Mr.. Bullitt reported
the Belgian Ambassador to Paris
commented he considered the Hitler
Schuschnigg agreement not too un-
favorable, because it did not ap-
pear SeySs-Irquart would have full
control of the Austrian police.
On February II, Prentiss B. Gil
bert, United States charge d'affaires
in Berlin, reported on Seyss-Ir-
quarts visit to Berlin, stating:
1T Is reported that the necessity
was impressed upon him of
cleaning up in Austria what was de-
scribed as Communist elements. 1t
may be further noteworthy that he
spent some time at the Offices Of the
secret police.
THE circumstances of q newly
appointed member of the Austrian
cabinet who is known to be pro-
German being thus in effect sum-
moned' to Berlin Is construed here
as sharply indicative of the nature
of the new relationship between
Germany and Austria"
Also on February II, Mr.. Bullitt
reported from Paris on the British
and French ambassadors efforts to
obtain details of the Hitler
Schusshnigg agreement from Ger
man Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop in Berlin. Mr.. Bullitt
commented:
TT seems clear, however, that the
French and British action in Ber-
lin has been Htaken mainly for the
sake Of the record out Of a feeling
that they could hardly afford to pass
by recent events in complete
silence"
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Mons Body Found in Yord

The body of a man identified as
Alexander j. Harry, 43, Of no fixed
address, was found last night in a
yard in the 800 block Of I street
NV. where he had apparently COL
lapsed and died Of natural causes,
police reported. Homicide squad
detectives were investigating.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-17

from st. Joseph,s Catholic church
at Marblehead, the Rev. Schaefer
officiating. Burial was made in
the church cemetery under the di-
rection of Gerner & Wolf.
Michael Twarek, Jr. was born
at Marblehead, April s, 1920, and
was 2S years, eight months and
six days of age at the time of
his death. A World War II vet
eran, he was a member of the
American Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and Disabled
American Veterans. He had been
i'll for more than two and a half
years.
He is survived by his British
war bride, Gladys Twarek; a
daughter, Sandra Ann Twarek (;
his father, Michael Twarek, Sr.;
five brothers, John, of Gypsum;
George, of Port Clinton; Francis
of Toledo; Clarence, with the U.
S. Navy; and Lawrence Twarek of
Marblehead; sisters, Mrs. Joseph
kokinda and Mrs. Glenn Babcock,
both of Gypsum, Mrs. Alex Meter
ko, of Marblehead, and Mrs. Ed.
Hallier, of Fremont.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-17
DEATHS
PETER ]. PETERSEN

Funeral services for Peter
(Pete) Petersen, well known local
barber, Who died unexpectedly of
a heart attack in his home on
West Second street Tuesday eve
ming, will be held this Friday at
200 p. m. from the Gerner and
Wolf funeral home, the Rev. John
Braun officiating. Burial will be
made in Riverview cemetery.
Peter James Petersen was born
in Ottawa county February 16,
1891, and was 81 years, nine
months and % days of age at the
time of his death. For many
years he operated barber shop
on Harrison street at West Third
but in more recent years had done
barbering in his own home.
He is survived by his wife, Mar
garet Petersen; daughters, Mrs,
Earl Perry, of Fremont; Mrs. Will
lis Cay, Of Toledo, and Miss Vir-
ginia Petersen, of st. Louis, Mo. F:
sons, Ellsworth, Leroy and Dale
Petersen, all of Port Clinton, and
Donald Petersen, of Toledo; seven
grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Mar
garet Cooley, here, and Mrs. Eli
zabeth Johns, of Detroit; and a
brother, Anthony Petersen, of
Sandusky.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-17
Courtney Speaks
AT Kiwanis Meet

DR.. w. H. Courtney, general
manager of the Lakeside Associ-
alton, spoke on the subject "The
Meaning of Christmas" at the XII
wants club meeting in the E. U. b.
church Wednesday noon.
DR.. Richard Semon and Albert
Davids, Jr., were inducted as new
members of the club with Judge
William A. Hunt presenting them
with club pins and certificates of
membership.
Cigars were distributed by Rob
ert Carroll, Lakeside, to announce
the addition of new daughter to
his family. The Kiwanis club
members will join the Clinton
theatre management in presenting
the annual Community Christmas
tree party in the Clinton theater
next Thursday afternoon.