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Evening star., 1948-09-21
80 Pct. Of D. {. Men
May Escape Draft
Under Deferments

Between rs per cent and 80 pei
cent of District men Is through q
years old who have registered fol
the draft will be exempt under the
broad deferment provisions laic
down in the law and by presidential
proclamation, Frank D. Norton, dep.
uty District selective service di.
rector, estimated today.
That is the indication from the
first persons we have CLASSIFIED" he
said. 'Of course, we may find a
change of trend later, but right now
the net manpower pool from which
we will draw men for the Army is
from 20 per cent to Is per cent OF
the gross registration"
A total of $4,000 men have been
registered, according to the latest
tally, but Mr.. Norton estimated the
final total would run around $1,000
when late returns come in from the
police and fire stations, American
University and other registration
places.
Calls to Increase in Size.
The Districts first draft call Is
for SIS men in November The ma
tional call is 10000 men. The num-
ber to be called is expected to in
crease steadily month by month
until after the first of the year
when it will reach top figure Of
$1,000.
A warning by Selective Service
officials that the law provides stiff
penalties for those who fail to reg
lister brought in around ITO late
reglstrants yesterday.
1t. Col. Walter S. Welsh, District
draft legal adviser and manpower
division chief, estimated that most
of them were delinquents. 1t is
believed that the number of 49,
year-olds who will be registering
daily from now on will run around
80.
Civilian Deferments Curbed.
The District draft organizations
went forward today with its classi-
fication process as it sent out 4,445
classification forms to registrants.
These are used to determine the
draft status of registrants and they
must return them within 10 days.
Meanwhile, civilian employees of
the National Military Establishment
of draft age will find it difficult to
get an occupational deferment under
policies laid down yesterday by Sec
retary of Defense ForTestal.
He not only announced the re-
quirement that such requests be kept
to.san absolute minimum, but said
that deferments would be granted
only in justifiable cases and then
only for the time required to effect
requirements or otherwise achieve
adjustment. All requests will be con-
sidered on an individual basis. No
action will be taken to consider any
proposals for group deferments.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Chi||um Heights h-0fficer
Resions From Association

Andrew Stewart last night re-
signed from the Chillum Heights
Citizens Association, after more
than six years with the organization
Mr.. Stewart, who served as vice
president for three terms and served
on the Membership and Nominating
Committees, said he was resignine
because he feels he should join the
newly formed Chillum-Castle Manor
Citizens Association, because he
lives in the area covered by that
! group.
Olaf p. Sholem. president, sale
"the association is losing very
valuable and hard-working mem
ber."
A delegation from the Chillum.
Castle Manor association told the
Chillum Heights group that the new
organization had discussed changing
it's name, as requested by Chlllun
Heights, and had decided not tt
do so.
Chillum Heights had objected or
the ground that name "Chillum'
would cause confusion.
The meeting was held In the
Luther Rice Memorial Church, 53l4
North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
viers Min Village Homes
Assessed al S3,1O0

Assessment notices fixing the valu-
alton OF homes In the Viers Mill
Village housing project near Whea-
ton at So, 100 each have been sent to
Viers Mill Village, Inc, developers,
by the Montgomery County assess
ment department.
The houses are offered for sale at
So,
County Assessment Supervisor
Wilton T. Allen said assessments are
figured on the basis of 194l build
ing costs. Taxes on the home will
be approximately $75 a year, he
said. The project eventually will
consist Of approximately 1.4o0
homes.
A hearing on the assessments will
be held from 10 am. until 4 pm,
September %, in the Rockvill police
court room.
The houses were the subject Of a
Congressional investigation several
months ago. A House subcommittee
reported they were overpriced.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
w. N. & 4. Bus Loss
In D. {. Emphasized
Al Fare Boost Session

The Public Utilities Commission
opening hearing today on applica-
ton for District fare increase fol-
the w. M. g. A. Motor Lines, was
told the company lost $50, 800 in the
year~ending June 80 in its operations
within the District.
The company fare within the Dis
trict now is 10 cents cash or three
tokens for a quarter. It is seeking
a straight cash fare OF Is cents.
j. w. Tanner, secretary-treasurel
of the company, testified that the
bus concerns operations outside the
District are supporting its District
business. He introduced an exhibit
showing that the $50 800 loss was cut
to 1868 bv the profits from inter
state service
According to another exhibit. tota,
passenger. revenue for the year was
$80i sos. OF this sum, $183,043 was
allocated to District operations.
Hearing Sparsely Attended.
Fewer than 10 spectators were
present at the hearing.
The company carries about 6.40t
passengers daily between its Elev-
enth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. terminal and the area al
the District line near the end OF
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. the PUG
was told. 1t carries about 1900 pas
sengers a day in interstate traffic
between the District and Maryland
communities.
Roy A. Chew, company traffic
manager, testified that the concern
has obtained no fare increase In
the District since 1916, but he said
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has granted the company three
increases in that period on its in
terstate fares
Disparity Presented.
AS result, the PUG was told,
District passengers can now ride
more than 6 miles on the line for
8ls cents, while outside the District
the charge is generally cents for
each 1 z mile zone.
For example. Mr.. Chew said that
the present rate calls for 6 15-cent
fare between downtown Washing
ton and a zone extending IA miles
outside the District line The charge
to Seat Pleasant is 20 cents, he said,
and to Carmody Hills, Is cents. In
side the District the fare Is 10 cents.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Terror Groups OutIowed
BY New lsroeI Stotute

TEL AVN. Sept. 2l (P.-Terrorist
groups were outlawed today by the
state of Israel.
Premier David Ben -Gurion signed
law yesterday making organized
terrorism illegal. The measure. re-
troactive to May Is, was put into
effect four days after the assassina-
ton in Jerusalem of Count Folke
Bernadotte.
Israel has blamed the Stern Gang
for the United Nations mediator q
death.
Afternoon papers published q re-
port that Nathan Friedman-Yellin
q top Stern commander, had fed to
Moscow. The report was attributed
Evening star., 1948-09-21
.91st Polio Cese Listed
With Illness of Mon. 30

The Districts 9lst polio case was
reported today when Gallinger
Hospital diagnosis showed a 30
year-old man has infantile paralysis.
The man, resident of the 100
block of Irving street S.W., was
taken to the hospital Saturday, the
District Health Department report
ed today.
The case brings to 100 the num-
ber so far this year for the metro
politan area. A year ago there were
% cases, II in the District and II
| in the adjoining area.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
to correspondent here for the Lon.
don Daily Telegraph.

to a correspondent here for the Lon
don Daily Telegraph.
Political Censorship Denied.
The Israeli government, replying
to foreign correspondents protests,
contended that there is only mill
tary censorship in Israel; there Is
no political censorship"
The protests followed the assassi-
nation of Count Bernadotte. A
United Nations announcement at
tributing the assassination to Jew
ish irregulars" was held up in Tel
Aviv Friday night for IS minutes.
Later this censorship was de-
scribed as an error-a decision
taken at q low level and not reflect
ing international policy. 1t de-
veloped, however that the dicision
came either from the Israeli chief
censor or from some one in his Office
empowered to act, and applied not
only to Tel Aviv but to Jerusalem
and Haifa. -
Evening star., 1948-09-21

across deserted old house on 90
foot bluff overlooking the creek.
Two stains appearing to be blood
were found on the linoleum floor
near an iron bed. These stains,
and others found on a newspaper,
were sent to Baltimore for analysis.
A trail of small stains also led
to the back door, and a blood
stained, partly empty pack of Gig
arettes was found several hundred
yards from the cottage.
Although most of the antiquated
furniture in the house was covered
with dust. thin pallet on the bare
springs Of the bed showed no indi-
cations of dust. After an unsuccess-
full attempt to find empty cartridges
in the house, police gave up the
search and placed a guard around it.
Glen Burnie residents, still weary
from Sundays all-day search, re-
sumed the hunt early yesterday. The
leader of one group was John E.
Kline, father OF the slain girl, who
concentrated on Old Furnace Branch
road because his daughter and Mr..
Mahlan often took that road return
ing from dates.
Mr.. Kline pushed the search de-
terminedly, but at one time broke
down momentarily and wept. He did
not 60 to the scene when the. bodies
were found.
One of the search leaders was the
Rev. Edward T. Kirley. pastor of
Glen Burnie Methodist Church, who
dispensed with his Sunday sermon
to rally the townspeople. Mr.. Kline
is member of the church's ofhcial
board, and Miss Kline was a member
of the congregation.
Mr.. Kirkley used the church's S
ioudSpeaker system, over which
sacred music usually is heard, to call
the searchers together. He obtained
permission from school officials for
pupils to join in the hunt.
Couple Highly Regarded.
Three Civil Air Patrol planes were
pressed into service and five Coast
Guardsmen briefly dragged Marley
Creek in rowboats. The Red Cross
and women church members carried
lunches to the searchers at noon.
Glen Burnie townspeople were
unanimous in their affection for
the murdered couple.
Employees at the post Office, where
Mr.. Mahlan had taken a temporary
substitute clerks job October 16,
l946, said: I'VE all liked him"
A graduate of the Maryland In
stitute, Mr. Mahlan completed a
night course in mechanical drawing
last June. During the war he served
with the Navy for three years in the
Pacific.
Miss Kline, a red-haired girl who
lived a short distance from Mr..
Mahlan in Glen Burnie, graduated
from high school this year. Her
teachers said she was always cheer
full and agreeable. we'll balanced
emotionally, always neat and always
polite"
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Palestine
Continued From First Page.>

would be entirely satisfactory in all
respects to every interested party.
The United Nations has endeavored
to achieve a solution by peaceful
adjustment and entrusted the task
to its mediator, Count Bernadotte.
Gave Life to This Effort"
"He energetically, courageously
and with a spirit of complete fair
ness, We feel. canvassed all the pos
sibilities and proposed as his last
contribution toward world of
peace a sound basis for settlement.
He gave his life to this effort.
The complexities of the problem
and the violent emotions which have
been engendered are such that the
details of any plan could be debated
endlessly. AS matter Of fact, the
debate on this question has been
carried On for years in almost every
kind of public forum.
1T is our sincere hope that the
parties concerned will realize that
their best interests and the interest
Of the world community will be
served by accepting in a spirit of
fair compromise the judgment OF
Count Bernadotte.
Assembly to Act on Report.
The Bernadotte report will be con-
sidered by the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly session opening in
Paris today.
Among changes recommended In
the partition plan would be making
Arab territory of the Negeb desert
of Southern Palestine, most of
which was allotted the Jews under
the partition plan. and defining as
Jewish territory all of Galilee. whose
western part was originally allotted
to the Arabs.
Noting that the Jewish state of
Israel exists in Palestine" the
Bernadotte report said the future OF
Arab Palestine should be left to the
Arab states lin full consultation
with the Arab inhabitants" Of the
Holy Land.
1t pointed out. however. that there
were compelling reasons" for
merging Arab Palestine and neigh
| boring Trans-Jordan.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Huey Longs Son Here to Plan
Taking Over Fathers Seat

Russell Long, World War II Navy
veteran and the eldest son of the
late Huey Long, arrived in Wash
ington today with his wife to make
plans for taking the Democratic
seat formerly occupied here by both
his father and mother.
Victor in the primary campaign
August 81, he is expected to be
elected in November to fill the un-
expired term of the late Senator
Overton, who died during the last
session of Congress. He will serve
for two years. In the interim, Sem
ator Feazel. Democrat, has been
serving by appointment until Sem
ator Overton's successor is installed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Long said they were
most concerned about finding a
house for their family. They have
Evening star., 1948-09-21
apartment DweHers
Face Close Tax Check
OF Personal Property

District tax. officials announced
today they are planning to reach all
apartment house owners for lists of
unit occupants so closer check can
be made on the number of apart
ment residents who are complying
with the personal property tax.
This was revealed jointly by Tax
Assessor Edward A. Dent and James
L. Martin, head OF the personal
property tax division. =
They also said they are consider
ing a study to determine whether
1t would be feasible to draw up q
schedule showing the average value
of household effects in apartments
of each price category. Such a
schedule is used in home owners.
Sees Average Unworkable.
Mr.. Dent, however, declared ne
does not think such a system ever
will be installed here, because fully
90 per cent of the Districts apart
nents are one and two-room units
and probably do not contain a tax
able quantity of personal property.
He added that each apartment is
likely to differ so widely in taxable
property content that an assessing
average could not apply.
At present, the assessor depends
entirely on the return field by apart
ment occupants to determine the
tax due. Many apartment occu-
pants voluntarily send in their re-
turns, but others receive blank re-
turns for filing from the assessor,
when other tax lists reveal their
presence in the District
The method used now by the as
SCISSORS Is to check the mi-annual
list of apartment occupants pub
lished every six months. Turnover
is so rapid in apartments, however,
Mr.. Martin said. that in some cases
the District is unable to keep cur
rent with apartment occupants.
Tax Is So Per S100.
The tax is 81 per 500 assessed
valuation, payable in two INSTALL
ments, September 80 and March 80,
with the first $1,000 of personal
property exempt The tax applies
to household effects, radios. rugs,
jewelry furniture and other furnish
ings.
The table of averages is graduated
from 5000 in household effects for
a home valued at $1,000 to $25 900
In the case of 100000 homes.
The District assesses the value of
personal property, such as furniture,
on its replacement value at second
hand retail, not its value as it
stands. according to Collector of
Taxes Guy w. Pearson.
Evening star., 1948-09-21

two daughters, Rita Katherine, 4,
and Pamela, months.
Avoiding discussion of politics and
national issues in 4 brief interview
earlier today. the Senator-elect
scheduled a press conference at
pm. in the ONCE Of Senator Feazel.
Now only 20. too young to be
sworn in as Senator. Mr.. Long will
be 80 on November 8, the day after
election, so he can qualify in time
to take the oath when Congress
convenes in January.
Tall, athletic and amiable. Mr.
Long bears a striking resemblance
to his father. He was picturesque
campaigner, both in his college
days and the recent senatorial
primary,
Evening star., 1948-09-21

de Gaulle will attend first per-
formance of the Paris opera ballet
tonight in New York, where he is to
be the guest of Mayor O'Dwyer.
In Commissioner Youngs office
Mayor De Gaulle was introduced
to Commissioner Guy Mason. En-
gineer Commissioner Gordon R
Young and Police Supt. Robert J.
Barrett.
AS he presented Mayor De Gaulle
with a key to Washington, Commis-
sioner Young explained that the key
was manufactured by prisoners at
the Lorton Reformatory.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Clarke on Librury Bourd

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 81 P.-
Appointment Of Morrell S. Clarke
publisher of the South Boston Rec
ord-Advertiser and the South Boston
News. to the State Library Boarc
was announced by the Governor.
office yesterday. He viii serve out
the unexpired term of David X. E
Bruce Of Charlotte County. who re-
signed.
Evening star., 1948-09-21

JOnn n u 5 5 z / l
Young at the
District Building.
The tall, mus
tached French
man, who re-
sembles his fa-
nous brot h e r,
v is i t e d briefly
with the Com
missioners before
leaving w a S h.
ington by plane
for New York.
Col. Bernard
Duperier. h ! s
aide and inter-
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Wave 70 Be Honored

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 81 P).-Lt
Marie B. Kelleher of Sandwich
Mass, Naval Academy public in
formation officer, has been selected
as one of the initial group of 28a
waves to receive commissions in the
Regular Navy, an Academy an
nouncement said,
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Arabs Reported Set
To Reject Proposals

CAIRO, Sept. 81 lP.-The news
paper AL Misri today quoted Abdel
Rahman Azzam Pasha as saying the
Arab states will reject Count Folke
Bernadotte's report to the United
Nations on Palestine.
Azzam Pasha. secretary general
OF the Arab League, said the Arab
countries are in accord regarding
the measures they will take to pre-
vent the evils plotted against Pales-
tine"
He did not elaborate
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Church Bake Sole Planned

A bake sale will be held by the
Women's Society of Christian Serv-
ice of the Ashton Md Methodist
Church from 10 am. to pm. Sat-
urday to raise funds for the new
parsonage.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Pierre de Gau||e, Brother
OF General, Honored Here

Pierre de Gauhe. Mayor of Paris
and brother of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle. today was presented with a
key to Washington by Commissioner
Evening star., 1948-06-17
Maryland Reopportionment
Put Before Legislative Council

reconsider the proposal and hold
hearings.
Baltimore has about half the
States population but gets only 81
of the 123 seats in the House OF
Delegates and only 6 of the % seats
in the Senate.
If a reapportionment were carried
out it also would give more dele
gates to Prince Georges, Montgom-
cry, Frederick, Washington and AL
leghany Counties.
The Prince Georges and Mont
gomery County communities which
have built up on the outskirts OF
Washington made the greatest part
of their growth in the years since
the Assembly representation was
fixed
Evening star., 1948-06-17
Realism Needed for Peace
Randolph Tells Rotary

World War III can be prevented
only if the American people take
realistic view of the dangerous
world situation and make an all
out, frontal attack on the basic
causes of war" according to Jenn-
ings Randolph, Capital Airlines exc
cutive and former Representative
from West Virginia.
Mr.. Randolph told the Rotary
Club in the Mayflower Hotel, there
Evening star., 1948-06-17
By the kssesiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, June 1.-THE old,
old night to give Maryland's cities
and more populous counties q greater
representation in the States Gen.
eral Assembly came up in the Legis-
lative Council yesterday.
A new law which would effect a
reapportionment was given an un-
favorable report by the councils
Judiciary Committee.
Senator Joseph S. Byrnes, presi-
dent of the Senate and chairman of
the council, said he hoped the meas
ure would be given sincere consid-
Grafton in the spirit of fair play"
rather than voted down arbitrarily.
/ The council voted unanimously to
Evening star., 1948-06-17

are 1B countries in Europe today
with population Of some 10000,
600 which are either Communist
or dominated by Russia and only
eight nations with a population OF
120, 100000 still outside the Iron
Curtain.
This manpower balance makes it
imperative, he said, that both
capital and labor in the United
States stay on the job. keep the
wheels turning. and maintain pro-
duction at peak efficiency"
In addition to military prepared
Evening star., 1948-06-17

Silver Spring. in Montgomery
County at the northern corner Of
the District Of Columbia, Is some
times said to be the second largest
community in the State-although it
Is still not incorporated as city.
Less than 20 years ago it was mostly
farmland.
Evening star., 1948-06-17

ness, Mr.. Randolph said, "o,,r people
must courageously undertake the
challenging task Of world leader
ship for peace and mutual respect"
With better roads and bigger
trucks, Brazil hopes to move $780,
600 tons by truck this year.
Evening star., 1948-06-17

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Evening star., 1948-06-17

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Evening star., 1948-08-04
IDuquesneIs Ace Basket Coach
Returns to Calm of High School
BY the Assoeioied Press

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 4.-Charles
Chick Davies, a one-time steel
puddler who built q national repu-
tation as a college basket ball coach,
has gone back to the comparative
peace and quiet of high school
coaching.
Davies resigned yesterday after
81 years as cage mentor at Du-
quesne University to return to
Homestead High School. He had
coached there for three years dur
ing the war when Duquesne tenn
porarily abandoned athletics.
intercollegiate basket ball COM
petition is making excessive de-
mands on my emotional and phy-
sical energies" the balding 48-year-
old coach said In his letter of resig-
nation.
The rigors of travel and the BAN
quet circuit also were cited by Davies
as reasons for seeking more peace
full shores.
Duquesne officials who through
the years of stress and strain had
known the excitable mentor to ire
sign" more than once didn't take
him too seriously at first. When
they found he meant it. they said
it was not an easy decision" to &C
cept the resignation.
| They added it happened so sud-
denly they have no successor in
mind as yet.
Davies was working under five-
year contract which had three
more years to run.
He put the little college on the
Bluff in the spotlight with three
national championships and four
seasons with only seven defeats.
1t is one of the bitter diSappoint-
ments of Davies life that he never
quite sneaked through season
without defeat. His 1928, 34-35,
39-40 and 46-47 squads suffered only
one setback each.
His all-time record at Duquesne
| is 303 wins against 103 losses. Last
year the Dukes won II while losing
six.
A soft-spoken man off the floor,
Davies excitability during game
made him choice target for heck
lers because any verbal barbs tossed
at him got a quick response. On