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Evening star., 1948-04-19
Mercury Due 10 Hit 10
Today; Fruit Losses
In Frost Put al 25Pct.

Rising temperatures, expected to
reach the lower 70s here today
eased fears of fruit growers who in
some parts of Maryland and Vir-
ginia reported losses ranging up to
IS per cent in apple and peach
crops.
The District forecaster for the
Weather Bureau looked for a re-
turn of cool weather late this
week. Today's outlook was for
mostly sunny and warmer condi-
tions, with considerable cloudiness
but rather warm" weather tomor-
row.
Apple trees in the Winchester,
Va, area suffered much less than
had been anticipated when the mer-
curry dropped as low as 26 in re-
cent days. DR.. A. W. Groves. plant
pathologist, said in Winchester to-
day that frost caused some bios
SONS to drop and gave most others
a brownish look.
Hancock, Salisbury Hit.
THAT shouldn't be interpreted as
meaning all the blossoms are killed,
he said. There has been some
damage but the fruit. in general,
has not been badly hurt in this
vicinity"
Exact damage could not be deter
mined for several weeks, he said.
The hardest hit sections IN an
overnight freeze Saturday were in
the apple and peach centers around
Hancock in Western Maryland and
Salisbury on the Eastern Shore,
reports indicated.
Charles o. Dunbar, horticultural
list at the University of Maryland S
fruit laboratory in Hancock, esti-
mated the fruit crop damage In
that area at % per cent loss. The
total value of the crop there is
$2000,000
Orchardists kept all night fires
burning on their properties to save
as much as possible.
District Escapes Frost.
Spotty damage was reported in
the Cumberland, Md, area. Greatest
damage in the Salisbury area was
estimated by w. Lee Allen who
said he lost between IS and 40
per cent of his apple crop and about
Is per cent of his peach crop.
The District escaped frost Satur-
day and last night. The lowest
early yesterday was 36 degrees and
this mornings minimum was Al
degrees at am. Yesterdays high
was 81 degrees at 3:31 pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Taylor 10 Address Rally
For Wallace in Arlington

Senator Taylor, Democrat, Of
Idaho, candidate for Vice President
on the Wallace ticket, will address
rally at the Thomas Jefferson
Junior High School, Arlington, at
BIS pm. tomorrow. He will talk on
"A policy for Peace"
Other speakers at the rally, spon-
sored by the Northern Virginia
Provisional Committee for Wallace,
will include DR.. j. E. T. Camper,
Baltimore colored physician, and
DR.. Clark Foreman, president of the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare.
DR.. Camper, a candidate for Con-
gress from the 4th Maryland dis.
trict. will speak on "A Vote for
Wallace is a Vote for the Civil
Rights Program" DR.. Foreman's
talk will be entitled why the New
Party is Necessary to Beat the Byrd
Machine"
Mrs. Virginia Foster Durr, Alex
andria, will act as chairman.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Tuck Asked 10 Call
Session on Schools
BY the Associated Press

LIVINGSTON, Va, April 49,
Delegate Robert Whitehead of Mel
son County. has asked Gov. Tuck to
call special session of the Genera
Assembly to provide more money
for school construction.
Prompt action is needed, Mr.
Whitehead wrote the Governor or
Saturday to help localities finance
school improvements required by
recent Federal Court antidiscrimin-
alton decisions.
He mentioned that the minimum
cost of erecting and equipping ade-
quate schools has been estimated al
$1OO 100000.
Mr.. Whitehead wrote Gov. Tuck
that many localities are deep il
debt and unable to meet the press.
ing needs for adequate school facili.
ties while the State is debt free anc
we'll off.
Citing Federal Court orders which
told the school boards of Surry
Gloucester and King George Coun.
ties to provide equal educationa
facilities for Negroes and whites
the delegate noted:
THE inadequacy of many if no
most of our school buildings fol
pupils of both races is apparent tx
any impartial observer"
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Green's S Stuff to Assist
Arlington Toxpuyers

Harry K. Green, Arlington COM
missioner of revenue, will have sew
eral members of his staff at the
Virginia Highlands Fire House from
to 9 pm. tomorrow to help tax
payers prepare their State and local
returns.
Returns must be made on or be.
fore May /. Mr.. Green warned. He
said that failure to receive a tax
blank in the mail does not excuse
residents from filing returns.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
William Blair Heads Drive
OF Chest in Montgomery

Appointment of William D. Blair
as chairman of the Community
Chest campaign in Montgomery
County was announced today by A.
J. Phelan, president of the Mongom-
cry County Community Chest and
Planning Council.
Mr.. Blair is vice president and
cashier of the Bank of Silver Spring.
He has served on the Board of Di-
rectors of the Community Chest and
Council for the last two years.
A native of Silver Spring, he
served during the war as major
in the Army Air Forces.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Man Slabs His Wife,
Cuts Own Wrists and
Throat in RiverdaIe

A Riverdale woman was in a criti-
cal condition today with stab
wounds which police said were in
flfcted by her husband, a handyman
who later slashed his own throat
and wrists.
The couple, Mrs. Iris Gates, 38,
and John D. Gates, AZ, both were in
county hospitals today, Mr.. Gates
under guard of sheriff's deputy.
County police at Hyattsville said
warrants had been sworn out charg-
ing the husband with assault with
intent to kill and assault with a
deadly weapon.
According to Corpl. Lee Humphrey
and Pvt. Horace King of the county
police, who Investigated. Mrs Gates
was stabbed in the back, chest and
lower regions of her body with a
butcher knife early yesterday in the
Gates residence, 6611 Calvert court,
Calvert Homes. Riverdale.
Mrs. Gates also suffered cuts when
she smashed a glass door in at
tempting to escape the attack, which
occurred in the living room, police
said.
Mrs. Gates was taken to Leland
Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, by
neighbors and was given blood
transfusions. The hospital said she
was slightly improved today.
Police said the husband ran from
the house after the stabbing and
they could not locate him when
they arrived. Later, however, he
returned, they said, and slashed
himself with another. butcher knife.
At Prince Georges General Hos
pital, his condition was reported
as fairly good today.
Gates is employed as handyman
at the University of Maryland
building project, police said. The
couple has three children, two of
whom live at home. They were
being cared for by neighbors.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Variety Show Is Scheduled
AT MONTGOMERY Blair High

Montgomery Blair High Schools
annual Variety Show will be held
at $3.50 pm. Friday and Saturday
at the school, Dale drive and Wayne
avenue, Silver Spring.
Twenty-four acts will be presented
in which more than 100 students
will participate. A special number
will be given by a group of the
teachers.
Frank Richter will be master OF
ceremonies for the program, which
will include vocal and instrumental
numbers, dances, skits and speciality
acts. A boys ballet also will be
featured.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Gov. Tuck Will Confer
Today on Plans for
State Reorganization
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, April 19.-The jot
Of putting into effect the State
governmental reorganization pro-
gram enacted by the recent Genera.
Assembly will be tackled today at
conference in Gov. Tuck's office.
Legislation reducing the overall
number of State agencies and de-
partments from 70-odd to about sc
is effective officially July /, but
much additional planning and issu-
ing of orders and appointments by
the Governor must be done tc
achieve a smooth transformation
from the old setup to the new.
Some present divisions and de-
partments cease to exist July l, anc
several major executive jobs are
wiped out the same date. In their
place, new subdivisions OF govern
ment come into being, and new
jobs. 80. s..r
In, one new department alone
the department OF conservation and
development-the Governor must
name a department director ano
SO members OF eight boards anc
committees. 1t is left to his dis
cretion whether to- appoint six OF
these committees with a combined
membership of 49,. but the legisia-
ton requires him to appoint the
others.
This and the many other facets
Of reorganization, including what
the Governor can achieve by ex-
ecutive order in addition to the
changes provided for by legislation
will be taken up at the conference
Present for the discussion with
Gov. Tuck will be former Senator
Thomas c.. Burch, Martinsville
chairman of the study commission
which prepared the organization
program; State Auditor j. Gordon
Bennett, who served as secretary
of the commission, and j. H. Brad
ford, State budget and personnel
director.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
3 Lectures Scheduled
For Arlington G. of 6.

Howard j.. Wisehaupt will speak
at o'clock tonight, tomorrow and
Wednesday at Westinghouse High
School, Arlington, under auspices
of the Arlington Chamber Of Com
merce.
The lectures, for which there will
be no charge, will be entitled How
to Earn More money" Personality
in Business" and Make Your Job
Paw"
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Enrolment at the University OF
Maryland is at an all-time high OF
1902, the university announced to-
day. This is an increase of 2,673
students over last year.
OF the total. 1l,227 are registered
at College Park. with the remaining
1855 attending the professional
schools in Baltimore.
The most students in one school,
3 ,056, are assigned to the College OF
Arts and Sciences. with the College
|of Business and Public Administra-
ton In second place with 1,943. The
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Car Taking Injured Man
To Hospital Is Wrecked
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 19-George
Dimmick of Essex cut his head in 9
fall yesterday, so a friend started
to drive him to the hospital.
On the way into Baltimore the
car ran through a hedge, uprooteo
tree, struck a house and pulled
the steps from their base, damaged
a neon sign, and overturned several
times, throwing the occupants clear
Mr.. Dimmick and his friend con-
tinued by ambulance to city hos
pitals, where they were treated fol
minor scratches and bruises and re-
lea Sod
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Enrolment at Maryland U. Hits
AII-Time Record of 1902

College of Engineering now Is third
with 1852. This school was the only
one to show a decrease under last
wears enrolment. The Graduate
School includes 1888 students.
Enrolment in the College OF
Special and Continuation Studies,
which was started last fan, has
Jumped from 140 to 1916 since the
first semester.
In addition to those included in
the total enrolment figures, the
university also has 3,974 students
who are enrolled In short courses.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Democrats PIun Purty

The Young Democrats Club OF
Montgomery County and the Wom-
ans Democratic Club of Bethesda
will hold a get-acquainted meeting
for the party candidates at pm.
Thursday at the Recreation Center
of Norwood drive, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Glen Echo Will Hold
Election on MAY ;

The Town of Glen Echo has an
nounced an election to choose a
mayor and two town councilmen
from 5 to pm. May 3 in the fire
hall
Any qualified voter of Glen Echo
desiring to become a candidate for
mayor or councilman may file his
intention in writing with the chair
man of the judges of election, Mrs
Albert J. De Paolis. Election judges
and clerks are Mrs. Marie Hert-
stien, Mrs. Irene Cannon and Mrs
TamSon Arnold
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Maryland Park High School
Plans PTA Country Fair

A country fair, sponsored by the
Maryland Park High School Par
ent-Teacher Association, will be
held Friday night in the school.
Proceeds will be used to purchase
school equipment.
Features of the fair will include
FORTUNE teilers, portrait artists,
fancy work exhibitions, movies,
dancing and refreshments.
A beauty queen and four attend-'
ants will be chosen from among the
students.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Tokomo Park Society
VIII Dedicate Tree

The Takoma Park Historical So.
ciety will dedicate the Presidents
Tree" at $50 pm. April rs at Ma
pie avenue and Sligo Greek park.
way.
The tree derives it's name from
the names of Presidents carved or
it. In case of bad weather, the
ceremony will be held the next day
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Fuirfux Girl Scouts to Meet

An account of her observations ir
Europe will be given by Mrs. Con-
suelo Kelly, wife of Col. BURNS
Kelly, at a meeting of the Cir,
Scouts of Fairfax County at
o'clock tonight in the Scout House
Falls Church.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
PotomacG Group
Opens Sessions
After Inspection
Commission to Hear
Gov. Duff Speak at.
Harrisburg Meeting
By jones BirchfieId
Star Stoff Correspondent

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 19.-
Members of the Interstate Commits
sion on the Potomac River Basin
opened sessions here today after a
weekend inspection tour OF waste
treatment facilities at Pennsylvania
anthracite mines.
Gov. Duff of Pennsylvania was
scheduled to address the commits
sion today. He is expected to dis
cuss the benefits of interstate CO.
operation in correcting stream
pollution.
Carl SchWob, director of sanitary
engineering for the Public Health
Service, also is scheduled to address
the meeting. Mr.. Schwob will out
line plans for improving the Nations
sanitary facilities.
AS sessions opened today, L. M.
Fisher of the Public Health Service,
who was appointed recently by Pres
ident Truman to the commission
representing the Federal Govern
ment, was introduced to members.
Mr.. Fisher succeeds Ralph Torbett
who died last winter.
Waste Is Profitable.
During a two-day tour Of the an
thracite fields, commission members
were told that new washing facilities
in many mines now are enabling
operators to make profit on waste
material that once was flushed into
streams.
This anthracite waste-in the
form of fine dust once thought to
be useles-is being reclaimed after
1t Is allowed to settle in large
ponds. It is dried and sold to
large industrial users.
Much of the dust, it was ex-
planned, goes to power plants. 1t
is fed into boiler fire boxes by
means of large blowers and Is so
combustible that the ash disposal
problem is eliminated.
In addition to being valuable
mine product, the dust salvage
eliminates much discoloration and
silt from Pennsylvania streams.
Plans to Be Ready In Summer.
Commission members were told
that all mines in the Schuylk1l
drainage basin, in the vicinity OF
Pottsville, are expected to have COM
pleted plans for washing facilities
by early summer. When all In
stallations are complete. it was
stated, the Schuylkill should be
relatively free of silt.
Attending the commission ses-
sions for the first time will be rep
resentatives of Agriculture from
the Federal Government and the
four member States-Virginia, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania-who
will compose a new land use COM
mittee. The district, the remain
ing commission member, will not
be represented on this committee.
The new committee will discuss
the relation of land use to river
pollution. Among those expected
to attend are Dr. Hugh H. Bennett,
chief of the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice: Edward M. Davis, Maryland
soil consevationist; DR.. T. B
Symons, director of the Maryland
Extention Service; DR.. r. P. Thomas
of the University of Maryland; L. B.
Dietrich, director of the Virginia
Extension Service: Edward Munns
of the Forest Service. and DR.. M. S.
Anderson of the Bureau of Soils
and Plant Industry.
Also scheduled for discussion to-
day are steps to abate pollution in
the Washington area, means of CO.
ordinating member States and in
dustries in research program, and
means whereby communities may
finance sanitary facilities.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Carpenter to Address PTA

Richard E. Carpenter, assistant
superintendent of education in
charge of school construction for
Montgomery County, will speak at
a meeting of the Pinecrest Elemen-
tary School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation at 8:15 pm tomorrow in the
school on Woodmoor drive, Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
u. N. to Be Discussed
By Alexandra Women

Strengthening the United Ma
tions" will be discussed today at
five group meetings of the Alex
andria League of Women Voters.
The Beverly Hills Afternoon
Group was to meet at 1870 pm. at
1906 Alabama avenue. The four
other groups will meet at BIS pm
at the following places:
Downtown Alexandria, 100 Prince
street; Beverly Hills Evening, 3405
Alabama avenue; Monticello, 1912
Argyle drive, and Parkfairfax, 3713
LYONS lane.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Smith Queriied
|0n Arlington 5
PdrtyDispute
Representative Asked
For Statement on Eve
Of Democratic Protes,
By Alex R. Preston

On the eve of an 9th district
Democratic Committee meeting at
which a protest of party policy in
Arlington will be heard, Representa-
tive Smith, Democrat, Of Virginia
was asked to clarity his position in
the matter.
Mr.. Smith was in Richmond today
and could not be reached for COM
ment.
The request was made by Arthur
F. Souther. Arlington Democrat, fol-
lowing announcement yesterday
that the Alexandria House member
would be joined by Representative
Sasscer. Democrat, of Maryland in
asking the Civil Service Commission
for public hearing on easing regu-
lations under the Hatch Act gov
erning political activity of Federal
employees.
Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon.
Mr.. Souther will appear before the
district meeting at 2:30 pm. to-
morrow in the Alexandria offices Of
Chairman Gardiner L. Boothe. He
will protest regulation of the Ar
lington Democratic Committee re-
quiring S. fee from all partici-
pants, known as delegates" in q
county convention June /. The con-
vention, in turn, will elect delegates
to the Democratic State convention
In Richmond the next day.
The Civil Service Commission has
ruled that under present regula-
tions the combination of require.
ments in Arlington prevent Federal
workers from taking part in the
county convention. State party de-
velopments will have special sig
nificance this year because of the
plan OF Gov Tuck and the organi-
cation dominated General Assem-.
bly, to withhold Virginia's support
from President Truman if he is re-
nominated.
Souther's Telegram.
In telegram to Mr.. Smith, Mr..
Souther declared:
Since the expose of the Arling-
ton Democratic Committees plan to
disfranchise the Federal worker, the
chairman of the committee has
sought refuge behind the Hatch
Act. The Civil Service Commits
sion's statement Saturday clearly
places the responsibility for dis
franchisement upon the Arlington
committee. While I am gratified
that you now find 1t necessary to
request a relaxation of the Hatch
Act regulations, your letter to the
commission fails to make any ref
erence to disfranchisement of indi-
vidual voters by a local party COM
mittee. Unless 1t Is your intention
f0%cover up he Airing toli commit
ices shameful action, you should
Immediately inform the public Of
your disapproval of the Arlington
Convention plan - 4sa 4
Il Mr.. Souther, swlio iss ifi the ex-
porting business In Washington, said
he may file as a delegate to the
county convention, but that his wife,
a Federal employe, cannot. He
contends, a party mass meeting
plan would permit Federal workers
to vote for State delegates.
Last week, the county COMMITTEES
reiterated its intention to hold the
county convention after two men,
bers, Albert A. Carretta and James
Franklin, said they would seek to
change the system so that Federal
workers could participate. These
two were said to be supported by
four other members in the COM
mittee's executive session.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
War Mothers Lunch Set

The Piedmont chapter, American
War Mothers, will sponsor a lunch
con from 1880 am. to 1870 pm.
wednesday in the parish hall Of the
Crossman Methodist Church, Falls
0Aurch, Va.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
BuIIston Citizens to Meet

The Ballston Citizens Association
will meet at 8 O'Clock tonight in the
Ballston Fire House, 910 Steuart
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Oxon Hill Benefit Slated

A benefit party under sponsorship
Of the Ladies of Charity will be held
at st. Ignatius' Hall, Oxon Hill, Md,
at 8 pm. Saturday. Mrs. Brooke
Kerby, secretary. announced today.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
HyottsviIle Operetto Planned

Students of Hyattsville Junior
High School will present an op-
eretta, The Enchanted Isle in
the Hyattsville Elementary School
auditorium at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Beef Production Cycle
Believed on Decline
By Specialists Here

Agriculture Department special
lists who have watched the cycle OF
beef production as it reached peaks
and lows over the past 40 years say
we are on the declining side of the
cycle-a movement which may run
for as long as four years. -
These statements came as the
consumer was faced with rising
prices and preparations for meat
rationing were being advocated.
David M. Pettis, marketing spe-
ciaiist in the Agriculture Depart
ment, said the history of beef pro-
duction over the past 10 years has
shown q fairly consistent cycle.
asTfis results from the circum-
stances Of production" he said.
usually q producer will withhold
his cattle when production is fairly
low in order to build up his herd.
This runs the supply even lower.
"As the breeding herd increases,
production generally increases. 1t
approaches high point, and farm
ers decide to sell off part OF their
breeding herds. While this Is In
progress production reaches peak"
r. H. Roberts Of the livestock
branch Of the Agriculture Depart
ment, said livestock men speak OF
seven or eight-year movements.
with the cycle running perhaps to
Is years.
Mr.. Roberts said the figures Tor
animals on farms on January OF
each year showed low in 1912 and
a peak six years later in 1918. The
next low was in 1928, followed by
a peak in 1884 Involved in that
peak, Mr.. Roberts said, was the
holding back of animals because
of low prices in the depression years.
The next low came in only four
years, being reached in 1898. The
drought was involved in this, Mr..
Roberts said. The next swing
reached a peak in 1945.
On January l, 1945, Mr.. Roberts
said, the Agriculture Departments
figures showed there were IS 100000
cattle and calves on the farms.
The figure for January /, 1948, will
not be made known until about
February 81, but guesses have put 1t
at between 100000 and 77O0O,0 900.
Mr.. Roberts pointed out the cycle
is affected by weather and price con-
ditions. Also, 1t takes two years or
more to reverse a swing. A cows
period of CESSATION is 9 months.
After the calf is born, 1t is not
ready for the market as beef
animal for from one and a half to
three years.
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Gen. Scott Named Alaskan
Commanding General

The Army completed a unified
command organization in strategic
Alaska today with the appointment
Of Brig. Gen. Stanley L. Scott as
commanding general, with head
quarters at Fort Richardson.
Gen. Scott, who recently was
nominated by the President for the
rank of major general, has been
chief of the plans and policy branch
of the Service, Supply and Procure
rnent Division, Army General Staff.
During World War II he served as
Evening star., 1948-01-09
3rd lnfuntry to Hold Dance

The Third Infantry Division So
ciety will hold its annual dance at
8 pm. tomorrow in Hop Hall, Head
quarters Building, Fort Myer. ALI
veterans of the division are invited.
Evening star., 1948-01-09

chief Of stan Of the Persian Gull
Command and in 1914 became dep
uty director of rehabilitation o1
the Army Service Forces.
At the head of the Alaska Com
mand, under the jurisdiction Of the
Joint Chiefs of staff, is 1t. Gen. Ma
than F. Twining as commander-in-
chief.