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Evening star., 1948-12-24
, Charters Future Assured.

To the Editor Of The star:
The letter, signed Montgomery Countian,
which appeared in your issue of December
16 was truly disappointing to me because Of the
delusion and bitterness Of the writer. My
first reaction was to ignore 1t, but feel your
paper and the charter have been vilifed
unjustly. I wish to commend The Star Tor
its constructive coverage-in fact, the press
generally has been very helpful shall not
debate the writer in your columns but will
welcome an opportunity to answer the writer
or any one else before . public gathering.
First Of all want to say that the Charter
Board went to great pains to secure public
cooperation in the drafting Of the charter
1t vas published In preliminary form In all
county papers one month before submission
OF the formal instrument to the County
Commissioners, May !, 1947. The recent at
tackers remained very very silent. COL z.
Brooke Lee submitted very lengthy and
helpful comment and one Of his suggestions
was incorporated. Many others did not read
the draft nor have they read the recently
adopted charter. do hope they will read the
charter, because it Is now the law Of our
county.
There have been chickering's and lawsuits
unfortunately and unnecessarily-that were
best answer to them is found in the decisions
Of the highest court Of our State, the Court
of Appeals. There may be Others because
some Of the opponents Of the charter are per-
sistent and unscrupulous. Attacks upon the
charter will become increasingly unpopular
and Improbable. The charter stands as
written and the election will be held Janu-
ary 6.
Our critic is accurate in one allegation
that many residents do not understand what
it is all about" and venture to say they
did not understand the previous form OF
government, either We have . very great
obligation to carry the full truth to all who
really. want 1t, and I solicit the fullest CO.
operation from the press. Every candidate for
the County Council should be well known to
every voter, and this means that every voter
must realize his or her responsibility I
wish to emphasize that those referred to rs
"so-called experts" are experts by every COM
petent standard Of comparison, and that the
seven council members who take ofice Janu-
ary 10 will constitute the most able govern
ing body our county ever has had.
In closing I wish to repeat the hope that
fairness and harmony will prevail throughout
our county; that every one viii devote himself
diligently and inteligently to the best in
terests of all, that the elected County Coun-
Gil be given the fullest support. wish tor
each Q very Merry Christmas and successful
l949. NORMAN B. AMES,
Chairman, Montgomery County Charter
Board; President, Montgomery County
Charter Committee.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Is it necessary to remove the dead leaves
from q lawn or may they be LETT there w1tnout
injury to the grass?-R. L.
A. Leaves should be removed from the lawn.
as they are likely to injure the grass by
smothering It, especially when the layer Is
thick enough to hide the grass. Leaves contain
very little available plant food and are prac-
tically worthless as fertilizer unless conposted
until completely decayed. There Is o rather
general though erroneous belief that grass "
benefited by a protective covering Of leaves.
Q. When will Halleys comet be visible asain7
ID. e. e.
A. Halleys comet will not be here again for
nearly 40 years. 1t is due In 1885.
@. Please name some Of the disadvantages
Of voting machines-B. G. c.
A. Objections to the voting machine include:
Cost, although it Is claimed that the machine
pays for itself in or 10 years; opposition by
many voters because the votes are recorded
secretly and the individual cannot actually see
the recording Of his vote; the necessity OF CIV
ing elaborate instructions and repeating them
at successive elections; q delay in voting be-
periods.
Q. Why do stored potatoes sometimes have
sweet taste?-R. Y.
A. This is because they have been stored in
too cold a place. Potatoes take on . sweet
taste when stored at 40 degrees r. or below
because some of the starch In them turns ito
sugar. This does not hurt the food value and
the sweet taste will disappear If the potatoes
are kept for week or two in warmer place,
at temperature Of about IS degrees.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Sees Christmas Commercialized

To the Editor Of The star:
What have to say is in regard to the way
beautiful Christmas music is being "butchered"
in the stores at Christmas time. It starts be-
aore Thanksgiving and continues until the
last customer leaves the store on Christmas
eve. BY the time the beautiful Holy Night"
arrives, one is SO completely worn out that
the hymns have no meaning at all. It is ter
rble, the way that Christmas is being COM
mercialized, and it will continue to get worse
unless right thinking Christians start . crusade
against it and refuse to patronize any store
that uses this cheap method Of selling mer-
chandise. READER.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Postase Stamp for T. B. Drive

Postage Stamp for T. B. Drive
To the Editor Of The star:
idea.
Would it be legally permissible, practical or
feasible for the Post Once to issue q special
stamp the year round at four cents each, pro-
viding three cents for postage and one cent for
the T.B. battle?
Purchase Of this stamp would be optional
and the regular three-cent stamp would con-
tinue as before.
believe this would result in more ammu.
milton for the fight against TB. This cam
paign would be not for just one day each year.
It would be for every day.
THE GOOSE TOWN GROWLER.
Evening star., 1948-12-24

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
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toriter knoDn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question eH
fact BY writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 Eye street Me- washington 2, D. 6.
Please inclose cents for return postage
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Cost of Living the Real Problem

\%OSt VI Living &AS AN~oA l. oolSH
To the Editor Of The Star:
A letter In The Star from q Mr. Sanger on
the subject of socialized medicines plan to
reduce the cost of medical care and, hopefully,
to make 1t available to many now looking for
it-prompts me to offer q busy wife and
mothers view. Our family always has been
able to pay our doctor-and we think his
charges are dirt cheap" for coming out in the
middle of cold, wet night to see our sick
baby We're glad to pay him and think he
earns every penny.
It's the grocery bill that bothers US. Why
doesn't some one get the bright idea Of social
izing the grocery stores to make the cost OF
adequate food more readily available to the
many2 With proper food there would be lot
less sickness. The grocery bill goes on for 81
weeks of the year, while the doctors services
are needed only incidentally in most cases.
Let's 60 to the root Of the evil; and that is
the high cost of food, rent, clothing, Let's get
those items brought down to a price range
affordable by many more people. Then there
will be no squawk about paying the hard-work-
ing doctor MARGARET w. ANDERSON.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Ministers and 'Mongrel World

Ministers and 'Mongrel World
To the Editor Of The star:
I write to thank The Star for having pub
lished on December Is the excellent letter,
preachers Blamed for Secularisn," signed
Carlyle B. Haynes. ..
I only wish that Mr.. Haynes very sound
advice to clersymen to stick to their field OF
work by telling "how lost men can become
saved men" could be read and needed by all
clereymen of all denominations throughout
our beloved country.
Instead, many hundreds Of them are playing
right into the hands of the Communists
of their aims being q rnongrel worldly ad-
vocating racial intermingling which is against
Gods own segregation by color and by the
bounds of their habitation" as quoted from
Acts 17:26. ESTHER LNklNS.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Christmas Solicitation

To the Editor Of The Star:
As homeowner and resident Of the District
for several years wish to voice my opinion OF
the practice Of trash and garbage collectors
soliciting Christmas presents each year.
Come the holiday season, you can be sure
they will ring the back door bell. or II no bell
nearly kick the door down and ask you Tor a
little Christmas present"
1t isn't compulsory that you make these con-
tributions, it's true. The trash and garbage
men are being paid to do their job. And
maybe you don't appreciate the noise they
make or the language they use among them
selves on their weekly collections But, brother,
you had better come across or you'll find gar
bage or trash scattered around accidentally"
trash or garbage can covers left in most
inconvenient places or the cans dented and
banged up.
In my estimation, the practice amounts to
nothing more than q vicious "shakedown" by
public servants. This coercive solicitation Of
Christmas donations could stand some inves-
tieation. TAXPAYER.
Evening star., 1948-12-24
Query for Mr.. Mundt

TO the Editor Of The star
know Representative Mundt is o member
of Congress, but after his remark about naming
his committees accused as they leap out Of
windows, wonder If he is q member of civili-
zation? J. C..
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Patton Gets 9.3 Mark
AS AAU Reconsiders
By the Asseeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. cit took q
hurried special committee meeting
to do it, but Mel Patton was credited
today with a 90 seconds l0o-yard
dash, the worlds fastest.
After first rejecting the applica-
ton, the Amateur Athletic Union
approved the Southern California
speedsters mark as an American
record yesterday shortly before
closing its annual convention.
It's the fastest time ever turned
in for the 100 under acceptable con-
ditlons. Patton, the Olympic 200
meter champion, turned in the mark
last May IS at Fresno. Calf.
At the special meeting, the rec
ords committee was shown reports
that of the three official timers two
caught Patton in 9.3 and the other
in 9.4. Also one Of the alternate
timers clocked the Southern Cal star
in s.3 while the other had 9.4.
Previously Patton shared the
American record of 9.4 with Ameri-
cans Frank Wykof, Jesse Owens
and Clyde Jeffrey and D. j. Joubert
of South Africa.
The l949 convention was awarded
to San Francisco, December 8-l1,
and the convention in 1850 to Wash
ington, D. G.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Archie Moore Meets
Rising Light Heavy
In Amos Tonight

Archie Moore, perennial chal-
lenger for the world light heavy
weight boxing championship. sshows
his wares In Washington again
tonight. tackling up-and-coming
Bob Amos Of Detroit in the Turner's
Arena feature 10-rounder. Moore,
in a number OF appearances here,
always has put up good scrap.
His last outing was q month ago
at Turner's when he lost on foul
to Lloyd Gibson at a time when
he was ahead on points. Moore
drew an automatic 30-day suspen-
sion, which now Is up.
Moore still is shooting for the
world light heavy title, and his
manager. Charley johnson, Is
prepping him for a fight early next
year against Freddy Mills Of Eng
land, who recently won the crown
from Gus Lesnevich.
Amos, 81 years old, appears to be
one Of the rising young men Of the
175-pound section. He has q record
Of 38 wins in 80 starts. He chilled
AL Edwards, a D. G. heavyweight, in
his only previous showing here in
September. He also owns q kayo
victory over Dusty Wilkerson and
has beaten Bob Satterfield.
The supporting card, opening at
8:45 pm, is headed by a 5-roundeI
between Sonny Boy Bum and Jesse
Baker. Other fives are Jackie Ford
against Slugger White, and Roy
Writ against Grant Jones. The
opening four sends Rufus Berry
against Walter Parks.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Rally by Boston College Sailors
|Nips N. !. 7. in Frostbite Meet

M. I. T.'s Fred Blatt, Star
boat skipper from Chicago, and Jack
Martin of the University of Mary
land, this years Hampton One
design champion from Annapolis,
tied with 48 points for second high
scoring shippers.
Maryland, however, finished fourth
in the series after threatening
M. I. T.'s earlier lead. Maryland's
total was "a, as against IS for Yale.
Other scores were: Georgetown, IS;
G. w., u, and Princeton, SO. 1t was
a big disappointment for G. w.,
as it won the top prize year ago.
The same could be said Of M. I. T.,
which came within four points Of
winning last year.
The final eight races were sailed
in the lightest sort Of breeze. which
barely kept the Tempest class
dinghies moving. The race COM
mittee called off the 18th race when
the 3 pm. time limit ran out.
The big trophy is named for the
presidents of the three sponsoring
schools-G. W., Georgetown and
Maryland
Evening star., 1948-12-06
By Ben McAlwee

Frances johnson, star captain OF
the Chevy Chase Ice Palace team,
through capturing the 10th annual
Old Dominion women's duckpin
classic at Richmond, Va, with 1853
score, today neld the distinction Of
being the first Washington pinette
to win o major tournament this
season.
One Of only four Capital contest
ants in a field Of 70, Miss johnson
came through in the clutch to beat
out Maxine Allen of Durham, N. c.,
the country's No. ranking woman
duckpinner, by II pins.
Miss Johnson's games were 148,
1928, 1874, 116, 1T and 1877. Miss
Allen had strings of 1913, 125, 1872,
14s, 113 and 12l for 1853.
Leading by one pin at the end of
the fourth game, 524 to 523. Miss
johnson, bowling only two drives
away, won the two final games from
her more famed rival by and 8
pin margins. Miss johnson won
500, Miss Allen $65.
Lorraine GULL of Washington was
sixth with 731. trailing Louise Full
Ter, Richmond, third, TAT: Emily
Clark, Newport News, fourth, 743,
and Barbara Drinnon, Hampton,
fifth, 1877.
ID. C. Rollers Fail at Atlanta.
Topfiight pinmen from the Dis
trict failed to land among the first
five in the second annual John
Blick Open at Atlanta, Ga.
Gene sirbaugb, little known At
lanta roller. copped the $500 top
prize with a 15-game 1878 score
which was high lighted by 1876
string, the highest game ever
bowled over Atlanta's Lucky Strike
drives.
Lee Seim of Baltimore was run
nerup in the Blick with 1883. Bill
Nixon, Atlanta, third, 1924; Walter
Krajewski, New Haven, Conn.
fourth, 1914 and Steve Lindamood
Roanoke, Va, fifth, 1898.
In local handicap tournaments
Evening star., 1948-12-06
jackson Will Protest
Curb on Roughness
In West Scrap

stopewalv Jackson and his man
ager, Billy Edwards, were to appear
before the District of Columbia
Boxing Commission today and de-
mand that responsibility for the
conduct of principals in Wednesday
nights scheduled 12-round District
lightweight boxing title bout in
volving Jackson and Sonny Boy
West at Uline Arena be up to an
alert official.
Edwards will protest the commis-
sions action in warning Jackson to
make a clean fight prior to his last
battle with West which resulted in
an eight-round knockout for Sonny
after Jackson had rolled up an early
lead on points.
Jackson entered that fight jittery
over the warning given him and
tried to live up to rules while West
was fouling him, his manager
charges.
West and his manager, Mel
Stevenson, declare they have no
intention of protesting any steps
Jackson and Edwards may take.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Gaps May Be Minus
Injured ScoIari in
Western Invasion

x-ray pictures to be taken Of
Fred Scolari's injured left ankle to-
day may determine whether the
Washington Capitols' fiery guard
will accompany the Caps on their
three-game road trip this week.
In the event it is decided that
Scolari can make the trip. Trainer
Doc Lentz will accompany him.
Otherwise, Scolari will remain here
under Lentz's care and await the
Caps next home game with the St.
Louis Bombers at Uline Arena Sat-
urday night.
The undefeated Caps will be look
ing for their 18th straight victory
in the Basket Ball Association to-
morrow night when they take on the
Jets in Indianapolis.
The Caps visit Minneapolis We'd
nesday night. They then move over
to Chicago Friday night to meet
St. Louis as part of a twin bill
otherwise involving Fort Wayne and
the Chicago Stays.
The Caps haven't met the Bombers
yet, but playing them two nights in
row should give them some indi-
cation of what to expect in the
future.
Although the Caps are expected
to have little trouble with Indianap-
oils, Minneapolis could be very
tough. The Lakers, paced by 6-foot
10-inch George Mikan whipped St.
Louis, 1868, last night.
Chicago climbed into second
place tie in the Western Division
with St. Louis last night by defeat
ing Fort Wayne, 1868.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Frances Johnson Is Winner
Of Old Dominion Pin Event

over the week end, Paul Perkins,
Caruso Grocery District League
team ace. plucked the biggest prize
plum ($10O in annexing the fifth
annual Bethesda Bowling Center
test with a SOL gross count. To a
12-pin handicap he tackled top
scratch set of 679.
Arthur Ford, Takoma Mems
League, with 24-671 and Bill Kirby,
Hiser's Bethesda loop, with 1851
tied for second.
Others in the prize list were
George Huguelv, former owner OF
the Bethesda drives, with 63-668;
Lawrence Pugh, 1866: Hall Will
liams, 30-665; Howard Valentine,
57-e62; Arthur Crown, 1860; Carl
Baudu, 1861; Preston Phenix. 60
657; Marvin Wolf, 24-654; Courtney
Lit, 4s-650; Norman Titus, high
game, ITS: Lindsay Stott, high con-
ISOLATION set. $40.
Stewart Burger Winner.
Stewart Burger of Takoma, with
24-229, was the victor in the Hy-
attsville Police Boys Club one-ball
benefit. 1t was his third win at
Hyattsville and his fourth straight
in this kind of competition.
Bus Downey Of the Pop Crawley
Memorial League annexed the
Mount Rainier one-ball event with
1924.
Joe Carleton's 24-248 was tops in
the Petworth single-baller.
Paul ones, in coping the Claren-
don "ten-strike, two-ball'' tourney
for the second successive time,
posted a 266 game in a set of 662
which included % franked pins.
Besides the four free strikes he
marked up five more in his sensa-
tfonal final string,
Evening star., 1948-12-06

outcome of 372 games. We were
correct in 290, with 10 on the red
ink side of the ledger. Twelve OF
the contests ended in ties to give
us an overall right-wrong rating
of BOSS.
Teams which proved nost trou-
blesome for us to predict were
Purdue, which was one Of the
stronger teams in the Nation the
day we opposed them; Michigan,
whose coach, Benny Oosterbaan,
performed one of the greatest
rebuilding jobs in the history OF
the game, and Navy, which finally
exploded when the chips were
down. Watch for the Midship-
men in the future. They have it.
Oosterbaan guided a gradua-
tion-depleted Michigan to an.
other Big Nine title, Bob Voights
brought Northwestern from
eighth place into the runnerup
spot in the Big Nine. Once again,
Wally Butts upset the preseason
pollsters by defeating Georgia
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Leuhy Is .8055 Forecoster
Marvellous Year for Football
Enjoyed by Coach of Irish

Tech and annexing the South
eastern Conference pennant de-
spite the loss Of All-American
John Rapacz.
Coach Bud Wilkinson piloted
his Oklahoma Sooners into the
Sugar Bowl. Santa Clara's Len
Casanova achieved notice by
dumping Stanford and Nevada,
the success of the Oregon Web
foots is a direct reflection on the
outstanding coaching ability of
Jim Aiken. Henry Frnka at
Tulane informed the Southeast
ern Conference that the Green
Wave must be reckoned with in
the 1949 title plans.
Newcomers who did exception
ally we'll were in addition to
Oosterbaan, Art Valpey at Har-
ward, Andy Gustafson at Miami
and Earl Brown at Auburn, who
just missed marring Clemson's
perfect record as he lost to the
Tigers. 7 to 6.
(McNaueht Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Car Credit Team Romps
To 34th Straight Win

Car Credit, consistent winner,
did it again yesterday. The Metro
politan Football Leagues unlimited
champion won its 34th straight
game, 400, over Merrick Boys Club
at Edgewood Playground.
Moe Zanger scored the first touch
down an a 6-yard dash in the Sec
ond period. In the same quarter
Andy Hayden plunged over three
yards for another. George Neu-
mann scored the last touchdown In
the final on a 12-yard jaunt.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Western Courtmen
Sturt Tomorrow

Western High Schools basket
ball team will set its first COM
petition of the season tomorrow
when it plays Bethesda at $3.50.
Friends will be at Washington
Lee and Priory at Blair.
Little Priory, too small for'foot-
ball, won it's second game in three
starts yesterday, whipping St.
Johns of Frederick, 1888, at
Frederick, Md. George Macdonald
set the pace with 18 points, while
Jack Duchesne registered u.
st. Johns De Matha of Hyatts-
vile won it's fourth game in five
starts by downing st. Mary's High
in Annapolis. 1884. Terry
Devaney, Fred Richardson and
Dean Monahan were outstanding
for the winners.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

The Marvin Gorman-Byrd Tro-
ply, top prize in the intercollegiate
Potomac frostbite regatta, goes to
Boston College, whose team came
from. behind to upset favored
M. I. T. in racing of Corinthian
Yacht Club yesterday.
Actually the two Massachusetts,
teams tied on total points, follow
ing a series Of 16 races staged over
a two-day period. But, because
Boston came in ahead Of M. I. T.
nine times, the championship was
awarded Boston.
Prizes were presented at the
clubhouse by 19-year-old Jeanne
Rhodes, George Washington Univer-
sity junior named frostbite queen
for the week end.
Boston's s0-point total was at
tributed in the main to Tom
Hanna, a Massachusetts, Bay skipper
of long experience. His 81 points
made him high scoring individual
sailor. Boston also counted on
Francis Charles and John McMath.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
francis 10 Test Lions
In RambIers Clash

Emil Francis, seasoned after a
term with the Chicago Blackhawks,
will be in the nets for the New
Haven Ramblers when they meet
the Lions in an American Hockey
League match at Uline Arena to-
morrow night.
Francis, who shut out the Lions
in his last appearance here, played
with the Washington Club five years
ago He has improved greatly since.
The Lions will be hosts to the
Providence Reds Friday night before
hitting the road against the cham
pion Cleveland Barons Saturday
and the RamblerS Sunday.