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Evening star., 1948-01-03
Trade Board Majority
Favors Sales Tax for
D: C., Survey Shows

A survey just completed among
Washington Board Of Trade men,
bers shows the majority favor some
form Of sales tax as the answer
to the problem Of getting new funds
for the Districts ever-mcreasine
budget.
Results of the poll were released
yesterday. It showed that 83.2 PEI
cent Of those responding favored
some version Of the sales tax.
933 Replies Received.
The survey was conducted through
questionnaires sent to . random
sample. Of the boards more than
5000 members and the use Of q
coupon in the December issue o1
its publication. A total Of 933 re-
plies was received, 110 Of them from
the coupons and the others from
the Questionnaires.
The survey report said:
"Due to the size and balance oi
Of the survey, it is apparent that
the opinions expressed are repre-
sentative Of the general member
ship of the Board Of Tade and
confirm the opinions Of both the
board of directors and the munich
pal finance committee that, II ad-
ditional funds are needed to operate
the District Government, the retail
sales tax is the best available
source"
Breakdown Of Answers.
The QUESTIONABLE asked what
method would be preferred for rails
ing additional revenue for the Dis
trict If such a step is found neces-
sary. The breakdown Of the answers
follows:
For a per cent sales tax added
to the present tax structure, 1853 per
cent; for a 2 per cent sales tax and
repeal of the personal income tax,
668 per cent: for a higher Federal
payment, 3.3 per cent; for leganzed
lotteries, IL per cent; for business
licenses, half Of / per cent; by cut
ting the District budget, 1.9 per cent;
higher property tax, 8 Of ! per cent;
revised income tax, TT per cent;
higher tax on cigarettes and liquor,
8 Of / per cent, and borrowing by
issuing bonds, i of l. per cent.
The largest response to the ques-
tionnaire was received from the real
estate and insurance group, fol-
lowed by the law profession. These
groups strongly favored a sales tax.
Those least inclined toward this type
of revenue were the accountants.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Donald Buckingham Heads
Public Relations al Store

Donald Buckingham, who has
been with the Woodward & Lothrop
department store since 1925, has
been elected vice president in charge
of public and personnel relations,
the stores trustees announced today.
Mr.. Buckingham joined Wood
ward & Lothrop after attending
Central High School and George
Washington University. He has
served as assistant merchandise
manager, buyer and divisional mer-
chandise manager. ...-
In 1912 he was loaned to the War
Production Board and from 1943 to
1945 served in the Navy, being
separated with the rank of lieu
tenant commander.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Maryland Studies
Plan to Reduce
| Road Accidents
BY the Assoeioied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 3.-A study Is
under way to integrate various State
activities with a view to reducing
traffic accidents this year, according
to Gov. Lane.
Referring to q recent recon-
mendation Of w. Lee Egin, COM
missioner Of motor vehicles, that the
State resume regular inspection OF
automobiles, the Governor said yes
terday that while the scheme might
be a help in preventing accidents"
he did not consider 1t a "panacea"
to bring about traffic safety in
Maryland.
He said he had had study insti-
tuted preliminary to a drive to
reduce fatalities and injuries on the
highways.
Mr.. Elgin had said State-owned
and operated inspection system
would reduce Maryland's trafnc
deaths by 100 per year. A propose!
| to set up such . system was defeated
n the General Assembly last year.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Manfuso Files Counter r-Suil
AGAINST Wayne kendrick

John A. Manfuso, vice president
of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
Protective Association, filed suit IN
District Court yesterday, asking
500, 900 damages for alleged libel
from Wayne Kendrick, q promi-
nent accountant and horse owner.
Mr.. Manfuso alleged in his COM
plaint that Mr.. Kendrick had IL
beled him in a suit filed last Sep
tember. He claimed that certain
accusations in the Kendrick COM
plaint had no bearing on issues al
legedly involved and that they had
been stricken by court order.
Mr.. Hendricks suit accused Mr..
Manfuso and the association OF
having caused to be published that
he had been suspended from the
association when, as q matter OF
fact, Kendrick said, he had resigned
The Kendrick suit asks $500, 900
damages.
Mr.. Hendricks suit also charged
that certain members Of the as
sociation conspired to cause horse
shoers to refuse to shoe his horses
Mr.. Manfuso is represented by At
torney w. G. Sullivan.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Par|ey Is Slated
On Revision Of
Home Rule Bill
D. c. Congressional
Leaders Meet Today
On AuchincIoss Plan

Congressional District leaders
planned to confer at . luncheon
meeting today on the Auchincloss
plan for District home rule and re-
Organization.
The session, in q Senate private
restaurant, was to be attended by
Chairman Ball Of the Senate Dis
trict Subcommittee on Home Rule.
possibly Chairman Buck Of the SEN
ate District Committee, Chairman
Auchincloss Of the House District
Subcommittee on Home Rule and
the Auchincloss subcommittee staff.
Dr.. George B. Galloway and Clar-
ence M. Pierce.
To Go Over Bill.
The group planned to 60 over the
latest version Of the comprehensive
bill prepared for introduction in
Congress next week. A joint hear
ing on the measure is planned.
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota previously had indicated he
was so burdened with legislative
responsibilities on problems Of ma
tional import that he might have
to resign as chairman, Of the Senate
subcommittee, making way for some
Senator who could give more time
to it
There were unconfirmed reports
that perhaps Senator Cain, Repub-
lican, of Washington, might be
drafted to fill the Craftsmanship.
But the Washington legislator is
chairman Of the Senate District
Subcommittee on Fiscal Relations,
which will have many local prob
LENS to handle in the new session.
Several Revisions Made.
Representative Auchincloss, Re-
publican, Of New Jersey, and his
committee staff spent long hours
yesterday going over the first draft
Of the home rule bill. They made
several revisions, he said, to perfect
the. measure.
A round-table discussion Of the
whole project was expected at the
luncheon meeting today. The bill
has been drafted as the result Of
lengthy hearings last summer by
the Auchincloss subcommittee.
Oficials Of both the Federal and
District Governments concerned
with the proposals already have
testified at length on the plan and
are familiar with revisions which
have been made during the fall.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Masonic Lodge Masters
To Get Emblems Tonight

The masters Of the Districts 48
Masonic lodges during the past year
will present their masters emblenls
to the 1913 lodge masters in cere-
monies at o'clock tonight at the
Statler Hotel.
The jeweled pendants are passed
on to the lodge masters each year.
Grand Master Dean Hill Stanley
and Past Grand Master Marvin Far
rington will address the group. The
banquet Is being given by the Asso-
cistion Of Worshipful Masters 1or
1047.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Maryland Judge Threaten,
To Revive Whipping Post
BY the Assoeioted Press


BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-Magistrate
Preston A. Pairo threatened to re-
vive Maryland's whipping post yes
terday when James Burgess, AZ, ap.
peared before him on a charge OF
wife-beating.
Mrs. Lola Burgess was in court
with two black eyes and bandaged
forehead. Burgess, who has appeared
before Magistrate Pairo several times
previously, said he was too drunk to
remember what happened at the
time, Christmas Day.
"This is the last time I am going
to fine you," said the magistrate as
he imposed a $50 penalty. 1.-The
whipping post was made for such
men as you"
Maryland is one of the few States
which retains the lash as form OF
legal punishment. 1t was instituted
in an 1882 statute still on the books
The last time it was revived was in
1945 when a wife-beater was admin
istered 10 lashes in Prince Georges
County.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Norton Resigns as Head
|Of Cabinet Air Group

The White House today announced
the resignation Of Garrison Norton
Assistant Secretary Of State, as
chairman of the Cabinet Air Co.
ordinating Committee, and the ap-
pointment of William C. Foster
Undersecretary of Commerce, tc
succeed him.
A statement said the shift OF the
Craftsmanship from the State De-
partment was recommended by Mr.
Norton and approved by Secretary
Marshall.
It explained that the problems be-
fore the committee in the coming
year will be "predominantly do
mestic in character or Of a nature
in which the Department Of Ma.
tional Defense and the Department
OF Commerce viii have the greatest
interest"
Evening star., 1948-01-03
District Use Of Natural Ga,
Cuts Paw for IS Workers

With advent of the new year, As
employees of the Washington Gas
Light Co., shifted from one job to
another by the company's change
to natural gas, are encountering a
decrease in pay.
Because of the change, the COM
pany's West Station in George
town was shut and the East Sta
ton, near the Naval Gun Factory
was placed on a standby basis. OF
$50 employees affected by the
change, 100 have been transferred
to other duties, the company said.
Seventeen of the 100 were up
graded, the company said, places
were found for 68 in the same pay
grade and As were down-graded.
The average for the 100 is 5 cents
an hour less than it had been.
The company said the workers
down-graded we're retained at their
old scale through 1947. The great
est pay cut suffered was from $1.43
to $1.13. cents an hour. Workers
transferred went to the top pay
grade in their new classifications,
the company said.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Smallest Realty Tax
Delinquency Sale LIST
Since 1874 Expected

Washingtonians will come closer
to paying all their real estate taxes
for the last fiscal year than they
have since 1874.
This, at least, Is the opinion o.
District Tax Collector Guy Pearson
who is preparing for the city's an.
nual real estate delinquent tax sale
The sale is scheduled for am
January 13 in the District Building
board room.
Rush to Beat Deadlin.
The prediction of q record this
year Is based on the assumption
the present rate Of last-minute pay.
ments will continue until the dead.
line, which Is next Friday. Both the
amount Of property and the amount
Of taxes involved are expected to b.
the lowest since the city held it.
first tax sale "a years ago.
The records Of Tax Assessor Ed.
ward A. Dent show that, as Of las
night, there were 1888 pieces o.
delinquent property in the District
on which about $4,000 worth o.
taxes are due. This is AIS more
pieces of property and about $1,00(
more than was involved in last
years sale, but it is expected the
gap will be more than closed in the
remaining week.
Property Itself Not Sold.
It is tax accounts, rather thar
property itself, which is offered the
public at a tax sale. A citizen who
pays the taxes on a piece of de.
linquent property at the sale Is
issued tax sale certificate on that
property, II the owner Of the prop
erty does not redeem the certificate
within two years by paying up the
taxes himself, title to the property
passes to the holder Of the certif1-
cate. -..l
Mr.. Pearson said he believes the
low percentage Of delinquencies this
year Is attributable to the fact that
property now is scarce and valu-
able, whereas money is plentiful
and cheap.
Evening star., 1948-01-03

The 3-year-old Cirminello quad
ruplets are coming here to live mex,
week.
Their father, Joseph, is corpo-
ration analyst with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, which Is
being moved here from Philadel-
phia, starting Monday. In line with
his transfer, he now is busy fixing
up a five-room house he owns at
1858 Colonial terrace, in Arlington
Va.
Paints Children's Rooms.
Last night he was busy painting
two upstairs rooms q pretty sage
green. One of them will be fur
nished with four cribs for the quads
Michael, Kathleen, Maureen and
Eileen. The other room, a little
smaller, will be their play room.
These two rooms come first" Mr.
Cirminello said, as he piled the
paint brush. They're for the
children" -,
Mr.. Cirminel1o first came to this
area in 1884 from Brooklyn. He
bought the house in 1910, but when
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Maryland 10 Ask !. 5,
For Funds 10 Widen
Highways 10 District

Federal funds to widen arterial
highways leading into Washington
from nearby Maryland will be
sought at a meeting OF Gov. Lane
and other state officials with Maj
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Federal
Works administrator, at 2 pm.
Monday in Gen. Fleming's Office.
Brooke Johns, president Of the
Montgomery County Board Of Com
missioners, said Gen. Fleming will
be asked to allot sufficient funds to
widen the highways for a distance OF
10 miles from the District line. He
added he did not know whether
he would attend the meeting.
Declaring that Virginia has re-
ceived about $15,000,000 from the
Government to improve roads in Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties, Mr.
Johns asserted:
ut would be only fair for Mont
gomery County, which Is the
northern entrance to the Nations
Capital, to receive a similar
amount"
He pointed out that roads enter
ing Washington from Montgomery
County would be of vital Importance
in the shipment of military supplies
to this area in case of emergency
Mr.. Johns last Wednesday asked
the State Roads Commission to
take immediate steps to widen Wis
consin and Georgia avenues in the
suburban area Of the county in
order to alleviate traffic bottlenecks
on the two roads.
Although the commission has
funds to widen Wisconsin avenue
from East-West highway to Glen
brook road in Bethesda, Mr.. Johns
said, it does not have enough money
to take similar action along Georgia
avenue from Colesville road to
Wheaton.
"This county has grown tremen.
dously since the war;" Mr.. Johns
said, "and certainly think We
deserve as much consideration from
the Federal Government as Vir-
ginia."
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Alexandra YWCA Plans
|Group-Sinqing Program

Favorite old songs will feature
group singing at the Young
Women's Christian Association, 602
Cameron street, Alexandria, at 4
pm. tomorrow.
The program will be directed by
Mrs. Margaret Garthoff, chairman
of the Music Committee of the
YWCA and Mrs. Mary Adams.
Solos will be sung by Miss Mary
Jane Abdill of Alexandria, winner
in the Washington Opera Guild last
year, and the American Legion
auxiliary will serve tea.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Report Sought
by Gal|inger
|0n Roof Leak
| Electrical Theropy
| Units Unsafe Due
| To Woter on Floor
By Miriam ottenbera

District government engineers
have been asked to find out why
the rook leaks In the hydrotherapy
unit in Gallinger Hospitals psyche.
pathic division and how the fault
can be corrected, 1t was learned
today.
DR.. A. R. Sweeney, Gallinger Hos
pital superintendent, requested the
engineering study yesterday. He
also asked Archie Hutson, District
director Of construction, for esti-
mates on the cost Of installing
acoustical tile in the corridor CELL
ings Of the psychopathic division to
deaden the noise.
Attention was called both to the
leaky roof and the noisy, echoing
corridors In the report prepared
by DR.. Samuel B. Wortis, director
of psychiatry at New York's Belle.
vue Hospital.
First Report of Leak.
Mr.. Hutson said DR.. Sweeney's
request represented the first time
his Office had ever been told about
the leaky roof. He said his engi-
neers will get to work on the study
Monday.
Yesterdays rain sent dribbles Of
water down the walls of the base.
ment hydrotherapy unit. In the
unit used by women patients, treat.
ment could not be given until the
hydrotherapist had mopped the
floor.
On the mems side, 1t was pointed
out that the electric cabinets in
which patients are treated had to
be removed from one of the few
rooms used for physiotherapy be-
cause the water got the cabinets
wires wet and short-circuited the
apparatus. Despite the shortage
OF space, this room cannot be used
safely.
On the women's side, there Is no
place to which the cabinets can be
moved to get them away from the
water and members OF the staff are
always fearful patient may be in
one OF the cabinets when the wires
get wet.
Inch Of Rust Noted.
An inch of rust around the bases
of these cabinets shows where the
water has Tapped at the electrical
equipment.
Hospital officials believe the leaks
are due to water seeping through
cracks in the macadam roadway
below which these units are located.
Some of the water also comes
through the room size skylight on
the women's side. Panes of glass In
the skylight are broken. Staff mem
bers working on this side believe the
first heavy snow will prove too much
of load for the cracked panes and
that glass eventually will fall on the
patients.
The hydrotherapy division with its
leaky roof, obsolete equipment and
shortage of personnel is typical of
the conditions which The Star, In q
series of articles, and later DR.. Wor-
tbs termed q disgrace to Washing
ton"
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Volunteer Firemen Elect

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Jan. 8. (Special)-George s. Filler,
former mayor, has been named
president of the Paw Paw Volun-
teer Fire company for the coming
year. Thomas Parlette was. named
vice president; Guy Sharp, record
ing secretary; w. r. Oliver, financial
secretary; E. H. Gross, treasurer,
and j. D. Kifer, chief.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Harrington Refuses
To Meet Strikers al
Request Of County

harrington management mas re-
fused to meet with striking main
tenance workers as requested by
the Arlington County Board, 1t was
disclosed today.
Charles E. v. Prins, public rela-
tions spokesman for the Fairmac
Corp, operators Of the nearby Vir-
ginia multiple housing development
said this morning his company
would not agree to such meeting
He said Fairmac's answer to the
boards request was contained in
the last paragraph of letter writ
ten by William Ziegler, president
of Fairmac, to Arlington County
Manager A. T. Lundberg. The
paragraph he referred to follows:
1--WE Fairmac) are confident
that you will take immediate steps
to stop the criminal activities of
those who, through their violence,
have established themselves as COM
pletely irresponsible and who are
not to be considered in the same
category with responsible, law
abiding labor organizations"
Police Are Requested.
In the same letter Mr.. Ziegler
held Arlington County legally re-
sponsible for garbage collection in
the event the current strike results
In any future collection break
downs. This also was In reply to
communication from the County
Board expressing concern over the
possibility of a health menace aris-
ing from interrupted refuse collec-
ton at harrington.
A request for "at least eight
policemen also is contained in Mr.
Ziegler's reply. "If the protection
is not promptly forthcoming and
the mobs are permitted to continue
their violence" he wrote, 1--WE can
not guarantee that a health menace
will not develop"
The reference to "mobs" was ex-
planned in an earlier paragraph
which charged that imported Or
ganizers" are resorting to violence.
rioting, waylaying and slugging OF
workers, arson, trespassing and de-
struction of private property on the
Ffrlington strike scene.
Arson Not Explained.
Mr.. Ziegler's reference to arson
was not explained. However, the
Arlington County Fire Department
disclosed that an unusual number
of trash fires had broken out in
darlington cellars recently. No ex-
tensive damage has resulted from
the fires and no charges of arson
have been made by the county in
connection with the blazes.
At a meeting of the Arlington
County Board today, Mr.. Lundberg
said he had not yet received reply
to his request for a labor manage
ment conference. He was unaware
at that time, however, that Mr..
Ziegler's letter was intended to cover
that point.
Although the board took no formal
action on the request for additional
police, it was agreed in discussion
that the matter of police protection
should be taken up with the chief
of police. Mr.. Lundberg expressed
the opinion that the chief is able
to take care of any difficulty which
might arise. The board cOncurred
that any group in the county is en-
titled to police protection and has
the right to call police.
Chairman Daniel Dugan declared,
however, it is ridiculous" to think
the county could be asked to provide
armed guards for every worker in
darlington"
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Elected School Board
In Arlington Launches
Plans Despite TangIe

Steps to institute reforms in Ar
lington public schools were taken
last night by the county's first elect
ed School Board despite the fact the
groups constitutionality has been
questioned in court by the board it
was chosen to succeed.
The new board held its organiza-
tion meeting last night in the James
Monroe School and elected Barnard
10y chairman and Mrs. Edmund D
Campbell vice chairman. The meet
ing was attended by about so per-
sons.
The board, which was elected
November 4 by an overwhelming
majority, was sued last month by
the incumbent appointed board
which seeks to continue in Office.
The suit was heard Monday in
Arlington Circuit Court but a deci-
sion has not yet been announced by
Judge j. Garland Jefferson of
Amelia, who sat in place Of Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy.
Judge Jefferson directed potn
boards to prove warrants authoriz-
ing the county treasurer to pay
salaries of employees. He also
ordered that both boards should
have equal access to all records and
documents pertaining to the per-
Torrance of their duties" pending
final action of the court. :.
The old board announced it would
continue to function until the case is
finally settled.
The board set up three commit
tees to help with its program. They
are a committee on census, another
to determine functions and organi-
zation of school advisory committees
for each Of the county's 81 schools,
and committee on the recruitment
of and recommendations for a con-
sultant on studies and planning.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1948-01-02
CORRECTION

Mrs. Laura Wright Ia residing
with her niece, Mrs. La Vera SchO-
field, 3649 Fourth Ave. s., and not
Mrs. Pearl Schoheld As was stated
in our Dec. 26 issue.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1948-01-02
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Q 81. Paul O

Mrs. L. NJ Rowland Of SlA Fuller Ave-, returned home
Sunday evening. Dec 2S from Oklahoma where she had
spent the Christmas with her father Mr. f. C. CoGne Mrs.
Rowland also spent time In Tulsa where she the
house guest Of a casSmate Mrs, w. M. Mcleod
BABY Boy: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gray Of 900 IRlehart