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Evening star., 1948-03-19
Voters 70 Register
Al Upper Marlboro

A special registration of voters
will be held for Prince Georges
County residents at Upper Marl-
boro today and Tuesday from 4 to
9 pm.
Persons who moved into the
county and had declared their in
tention to vote a year ago may
register. Those who have become
81 years of age in the last year may
register without having filed the
vote declaration.
Gov. Lane urged eligible Mary
landers to vote in the May and
November elections, the Associated
Press reported.
II feel 1t incumbent upon me-" he
said. "in the face of the critical
issues facing our country, to urge
all residents of Maryland eligible
to participate in the forthcoming
elections, primary and general, tx
register and cast their ballots"
In addition to announced dates
additional registrations will bt
taken throughout the State ON Apri
n, the Governor said. The extrs
day is provided except in Baltimore
City, Montgomery and Washington
Counties. Those places have perma.
nent registration systems.
The Governor added that resi-.
dents of Baltimore and Montgomer,
or Washington Counties may sigr
at the Office of registry any day W
to April 2. ..t
After that date. Montgomery viii
suspend registration until 10 day
after the primary, then resume unit
80 days before the November ballot
ing.
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; Baltimore Officials,
Building Firm Indicted
In GI Housing Probe
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 19.-Charges
of eonsipring to cheat veterans who
bought new homes were returned
by the grand jury yesterday against
three city officials and a building
concern.
The grand iury-which has been
investigating CT housing returned
true bills against Herman F. Lucke,
jr., former buildings engineer and
now parks engineer for the city;
Building Inspectors Milton B. Malan
and Frederick w. Koether; Hanlon
Homes, Inc, and five officers Of the
firm, Edward A., Sidney, Harry,
julius and Esther Myerberg.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro i'm
mediately suspended the three OH
cials pending outcome of the case
The defendants were named in
a count charging conspiracy ito vio-
late and permit violation of the
building code . - and thereby
enable Cthe Myerbergs) to cheat
defraud" buyers of their homes
Under a second count, the defend
ants were charged simply with con-
spring to violate the building code
Lucke was charged with NAL
feasance in Office.
-Four other presentments charged
the Myerbergs and the firm with
numerous violations of the building
code. The Myerbergs also were
charged with false pretenses.
Conviction Of conspiracy charges
carries a maximum penalty Of 10
years imprisonment. The court has
wide discretion in fixing penalties
for malfeasance in office.
Court attaches said the present.
ments returned did not close the
investigation of the CT housing
situation.
The grand jury was instructed to
make an inquiry five weeks ago afte,
more than 1000 veterans complained
the houses they bought were badly
constructed or did not conform with
specifications.
About 1900 veterans informed
banks and building associations
which hold mortgages on theiI
homes they would make no more
payments on loan principal until
their houses are repaired.
The Federal Bureau OF Investiga-
ton also is investigating CT housing
in Baltimore. Similar investigations
are underway in Dallas, Miami, New
York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and
other cities.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Retired Baptist Clergy Upset
Pension Fund by Living to 100

Retired Baptist ministers "are liv-
ing SO long they are upsetting the
pension fund.
The Rev. Ray Garrett, pastor of
the Second Baptist Church and a
member of the Southern Baptist
Conventions Relief and Annuity
Board, made this statement to a
meeting of District Baptist minis
ters yesterday. The meeting was
held at Baptist headquarters, 1923
Sixteenth street NV.
Mr.. Garrett observed that ap-
parently one way of assuring living
to an old age is to become Baptist
minister. He said three retired
ministers are over 100 years old, 13
are between 80 and 100 and 10 are
between 80 and 80.
Baptist ministers may retire at
65 under the various retirement
plans sponsored by affiliate conven-
ticns of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention. There now are 1851
beneficiaries Of these plans, some
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BY the Associofed Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Mar. 10
A Newport News law firm contends
that a resolution adopted by the
recent General Assembly for an in
yestigation of Richmond's newspa-
pers is unconstitutional.
The members of the law firm are
E. Sclater Montague, a former State
Senator; William Mel. Ferguson,
former member of the House of
Delegates, and Harry H. Holt, jr.,
former United States district at
torney.
The Interpretation of the law was
requested by and delivered yesterday
to the Daily Press, Inc, which pub
fishes two daily newspapers here.
The resolution called for an in
vestigation and report to the Gov
ernor by the State Corporation Com
mission within 80 days to determine
lii the Richmond newspapers are
engaged in monopolistic enterprises.
The law firm advised the Newport
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Silver Spring Group
To Discuss Bus Lines

Plans for continuing efforts Tor
better bus service in the Silver
Spring area will be discussed at a
meeting of the Allied Civic Group
of Silver Spring at 8 pm, Monday
in the hearing room Of the Dispen-
sary building. -.
David Saveker of Clifton Park,
vice-chairman Of the Public Util-
tiles Committee, announced that
arrangements are being made for a
survey of transportation needs to
present to the Maryland Public
Service Commission.
Also slated for discussion will be
suggestions for the proper place OF
apartments in the community and
the need for a civic center to ac-
commodate club activities Of teen
| ayers.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
fairfax Hearing Called
April 70 on Proposed
4,b4,678 Budget

A tentative budget of 1864 ,67S
for next year will be considered by
the Fairfax County Board of Super
visors at public hearing at the
courthouse at 10 am. April 20.
The proposed budget includes ex-
penditures of $487,071 for general
county expenses-an increase Of
$1o3,366, over the current budget.
The school budget, totaling. S.
831, ,261, is almost $1.400, 900 more
than the current budget. OF the
total 81, ,142,3 $50 is set aside for capt.
tai outlay.
II the budget is adopted as pro-
posed, the Fairfax tax rate will be
increased from $307 per 500 o1
valuation, to $347. While the 80.
cent levy for the county fund woulo
remain, the tax for fire protection
would be increased from cents
to 10 cents, and the school tax from
$3.50 to $2.88. The tax for the
police retirement fund would re-
main at cent.
r. M. Loughborough, executive
secretary of the county, explained
that the large increase in the tax
for fire protection is necessitated by
a State ruling that bingo games and
raffles are illegal. Both types of
amusements had been major sources
of revenue for fire departments.
Included in the tentative county
budget are $129,716 for police an
increase of $25 ,066; $54, 4,261 for pub
lie assistance, an increase of $22, ,727; +;
$22 900 for free libraries, $500 more
than the current outlay, and $2,745
for pensions for Confederate vet
Grams and their widows, a decrease
of $375.
The new budget year begins
July l.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Crosstown Highway Unit
Bid Of S77,633 Accepted

A bid Of s77,633 for the con-
struction of another section of the
crosstown arterial highway through
Northeast Washington was accepted
by District officials yesterday.
The bid, made by the Wilmoth
Paving Co., Inc, First and P streets
Sc, was the lowest of three SUBJ
mitted and Is within the author
lied appropriation, according tc
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, Highway
Department head. The bid covers
the improvement into a four-lane
highway of Forty-ninth street
Quarles street and Minnesota ave.
nue. from Sheriff road to Eastern
avenue NE.
Mr.. Whitehurst said work prob
ably will begin next month.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Secret Weapon Inventor
Fined $50 in Rockville

A man who identified himself as
q retired Washington lawyer came
out second best in Rockville Police
Court after testifying that he had
invented a "secret" weapon.
Leroy Weber, 10, of the 500 block
of Dorset avenue, Chevy Chase, tolc
Judge Alger Barbee yesterday thai
he would not describe his weapon
because he had not yet obtained 8
patent. He disclosed, however, thai
it "squirts" liquid.
Weber was defending himsel!
against an assault charge brought
by Louis r. Kingla, a plumber, o.
16 Dupont street, Kensington.
Mr.. Kingla said Weber accused
him of stealing a radiator valve
after he had made some plumbing
repairs at the Weber home.
Weber abused him with profant
language and waved revolver a
him threateningly, Mr.. Kingla said
The defendant testified he dit
not have a revolver, that he wa
carrying the secret" weapon be-
hind his back.
Judge Barbee fined the former at
torney $50 and gave him a flve-da!
suspended sentence.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Rehabilitation Clinics
To Be Held in Bethesda

Rehabilitation clinics will be held
at the Bethesda Health Center
Tuesday and Wednesday from $3.50
am. to 8 pm. under the direction of
Merle D. Myers, district supervisor
of the Division of Vocational Re-
habilitation, State Department Of
Education.
Appointments for clinic treatment
may be made with Mr. Myers, who
may be reached at 4700 Baltimore
boulevard, Hyattsville, or by calling
warfield 1892. The clinics are fol
persons who have been handicapped
or incapacitated and who need guid-
srce IN readjusting, themselves.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Appeals Court WEIGHS
ST. Marys Conviction
In Slot Machine Drive
BY the kssoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 19.-The
Maryland Court of Appeals today
considered whether to exonerate
John King, the only one of % St.
Marys residents to be convicted in
a slot machine drive last year.
The 50-year-old man was fined
$500 last September for permitting
slot machines in a, bus terminal he
managed near the Patuxent Naval
Station. Two months later the de-
vices were Iegalized 7in a county
referendum.
Another defendant was acquitted
the jury failed to reach a verdict
on a third and the 20 other cases
were transferred to Montgomery
County on motion of the late States
Attorney c. Henry Camalier of st
Marys. They have not yet beer
prosecuted. 81,
Jury Choice Questioned.
Kings attorneys contended that
Chief Judge William M. Loker OF
the Seventh Judicial Circuit had
not always used the county poll
books or tax list as his source of
prospective jurors. w. o. E. Ster-
ling, one of Kings attorneys, said
he believed Judge Loker had been
"motivated by a desire to place on
the jury panel the names of per-
sons not interested directly or in
directly in slot machines"
Last September, State Senator
Paul j. Bailey, Republican of ST.
Mary's, one of group of attorneys
representing most of the defend
ants, asked the Judge If he had any
particular indictments in mind
when he drew certain jurors.
mo sir!" the judge shouted three
times.
you are not fair to intimate such
will see you outside; we will have
1t out, if you please, any time yov
want 1t, you or any other man.
don't care how big you are, how
much money is behind you. No, sir
the intimation is gratuitous."
i Method Is Defended.
Judge Loker said he made 1t
practice to inquire around tn
county to get the names of repu
table citizens. Then he usual
checked the names against count
records.
| Deputy Attorney General Richar
w. Emory and States Attorney Joh
H. T. Briscoe Of st. Mary's Count
argued today that Judge Loke
chose jury panel lin the manne
followed by every Judge of thi
State"
This procedure, they maintainet
J has been indorsed by the Court {
Appeals in previous cases.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Arlington Business
Shows 34q6 Increase

The volume Of business in Airing
ton last year increased more than
"a per cent over 1946, according to
figures released today by Harry K
Green, county commissioner OF
revenue.
The figures showed the 642 retail
merchants who have paid their
State license taxes this year had
sales last year OF $73,043,865. The
license tax so far has amounted tc
$150,940 compared with $116,565 for
the same period last year.
Wholesale merchants, who base
their license tax payments on es.
timated sales, reported total o.
50 ,0O0, 900. Restaurant sales totalet
$4,612,987.
The total sales for retailers
wholesalers and rest aura n t
amounted to 86,656,852 as agains
500, ,766,948 in 1916.
About 100 persons doing busines
in the county have not yet reporte,
their 1947 sales and paid the 1874
license fee, Mr.. Green said. tn
taxes were due February l.
Evening star., 1948-03-19

OF them widows OF Baptist min
listers.
The meeting heard DR.. J. M. Daw-
son, executive secretary of Protest
ants and Other Americans United
for Separation Of Church and State,
declare the recent Supreme Court
decision banning the use of school
buildings for religious classes CLOSED
the breaches in the wall between
church and state without violating
in any way the cause of religion. -
He declared many comments on
the decision were wide of the
mark" and showed lack of famili-
arity with the decision.
Other speakers included the Rev
A. Lincoln Smith, pastor of Con-
gress Heights Baptist Church and
member of the New Orleans Bap-
tist Seminary Board of Trustees
and the Rev. J. p. Rodgers, pastor
of Petworth Baptist Church and q
member of the Southwestern Bap-
tist Seminary Board of Trustees.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
West HyottsviIIe Church
Announces Program

The Rev. Charles I. Wallace, pas
tor Of Ager Road Methodist Church,
West Hyattsville, announced next
weeks program at the church dur
ing Holy Week. Each service has
been scheduled for pm. on the
following days:
Monday, the Rev. Harold Hodgson
of the Grace Methodist Church,
Takoma Park, Md; Tuesday. the
Rev. Charles Richardson of the
Ager Road Church; Wednesday, DR.
M. j. Shroyer, professor of biblical
theology at Westminster (Md0
Theological Seminary: Thursday
holy communion services; Friday
the Rev. Richard Ames of Provi.
dence Methodist Church, Friendly
Md.
The religious motion picture
"King of Kings" will be shown al
8 pm. Palm Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Arlington Republicans
Will Meet Tomorrow

Arlington Republicans will hold
their annual mass meeting at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the Thomas JET
ferson Junior High School, 81e
South Fillmore street.
The program includes election OF
delegates and alternates to district
and State Republican conventions
election of a county chairman, and
decision on whether the party
will participate in the County Board
election next fall. If participation
is voted, it is expected that the
method of choosing candidate also
will be settled tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
DeIbert R. BoIen, Arlington
Worker, Found Dead in Bed

Delbert r. Bolen. IS, long time
Arlington County employe was found
dead in bed at his home at 923
North Kenmore street, Arlington.
He had been suffering from heart
ailment for some time.
Mr.. Bolen was employed in the
county treasurer's Office before
World War I, and remained in that
Office until about 1880. He left to
enter private employment, but re-
turned to the county government
as a clerk in the Sewer Department
position which he held at the time
of his death.
Mr.. Bolen is survived by his widow
Mrs. Blanche Bolen, an employe OF
the county commissioner Of rev.
enue's Office; a daughter, Mrs. Jear
Swartout, and two grandchildren.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Program Is Prepared
To Improve Rockville
Elementary School

A five-point program to improve
the curriculum at the Rockville Ele-
mentary School was being prepared
today by Montgomery County
School officials after a request by a
group Of parents.
The program was outlined by Ed
ward v. Douglas, assistant county
superintendent Of schools, at a
meeting in the Richard Montgom-
cry High School. w.,
A petition alleging discrepancies
in standards of instruction in diff
ferent county schools and asking
that those of the Rockville institu-
ton be improved until they "ex-
coed" other schools, was presented
to Mr.. Douglas by John B. Dia-
mond III at meeting Wednesday
night.
Some Requests Approved.
Mr.. Douglas replied that he agreed
with some of the requests and noted
that some already had been put into
operation.
The group asked Mr.. Douglas for
a written reply within is days as to
what the superintendent of schools
and the Board of Education would
do toward meeting the requests.
The five-point program is as
follows:
/. Teachers to set up the best
possible physical conditions at the
school.
2. Teachers to establish. a plan of
improved administration in class
rooms.
Work 10 Be Detailed.
3. Exact work to be covered for
the balance of the session to be
detailed for the teachers with
specffic attention to standards for
skills and activities.
4. Mr.. Douglas will request the
Beard Of Education to approve ap-
pointment of remedial teacher
to work with backward children.
5. A pupil-testing program will be
inaugurated which will include
ability and achievement testing. II
will be started as soon as possible
and will be carried on indefinitely
The tests will be given by personnel
from the board of education Office
so that they will be standard ane
uniform.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
$4,000 Voted by House
For Arboretum Program

The House has approved $413, 900
for the National Arboretum next
year. including $327,00 to be used
to begin a five-year development
program for accommodating the
public. The 400-acre tract now is
closed to the public.
The item was included in the
Agriculture Appropriation bill
passed late yesterday and sent to
the Senate.
Included in the measure was $685.
600 600 for the national school lunch
program.
An attempt by Representative
Buck, Republican, of New York to
reduce this big item to 81 was
shouted down by a voice vote.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Pennsy Cooperation Hailed
In Smoke Nuisance Fiqht

The Pennsylvania Railroad has
informed the Commissioners it has
enough Diesel switch engines to re-
place most of the coal burners in
the Washington area-thus giving
a boost to the city's campaign
against smoke violations.
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, En-
gineer Commissioner, said he has
received information from the rail-
road that the changes are being
made. Inspectors had not singled
out this particular railroad as a
smoke offender, Gen. Young said
He called the move evidence oi
fine corporation"
It was back in December that
Gen. Young warned railroads the
District intended to enforce smoke
regulations.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Early Park Construction
In Montgomery Urged

Early construction of park facili-
ties scheduled for the North Four
Corners area by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission Is urged by the North
wood Park Citizens Association, 1t
was announced today.
The association also will continue
its efforts to have sidewalks con-
structed along the east side Of Old
Bladensburg road. Other groups
seeking the improvement are the
Pinecrest and Woodmoor Citizens
Associations. and st. Bernadette's
Catholic and Marvin Memorial
Methodist Churches.
A special committee headed by
Mrs. Eleanor Roger has been ap-
pointed BY Charles B. Buscher,
president, to check on county ordi-
nances dealing with the treatment
and care of animals. Action was
taken after several members COM
planned Of neglect Of pets by some
residents of the community.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
State Cash for School,
In Nearby Virginia
To Exceed Million

School divisions in Alexandria,
Arlington and Fairfax will receive
State funds totaling more than
81 900, 900 for. each of the next two
years, for application to teacher
salaries.
The distribution, authorized by
the recent session of the General
Assembly, is based on the average
daily attendance of pupils in the
1946-F school year, the Associated
Press reported.
Arlington, with an average at
tendance of 10,237, will receive an
estimated $428,520.82 in the next
year and $42, 1868 the second year.
Fairfax, whose attendance aver
aged 9,067, will receive an estimated
$379, ,544.62 and $391, ,603.73.
Alexandria Total Tops $500, 900.
The Alexandria system, with an
attendance of 6,122, is expected to
receive $256, 6,266.92 and $264, ,409. .1s
in the two successive years.
A total of $42,957, SIS will be dis
tributed during the biennium to the
system in IS cities and 100 counties.
This total. based on anticipated
average daily attendance Of 500,-
900 pupils in the 1948-49 year and
$4,000 the following year, repre-
sents an increase of $6,510,787 for
teachers above the amount allo-
Gated for the current biennium.
G. Tyler Miller, State superin-
tendent of public instruction, dis
closed the totals today in a tabu-
lated breakdown of the money the
General Assembly appropriated for
schools and the basis on which the
localities will share. The Assembly
provided for teacher pay of $41.86
per pupil for the first year of the
biennium and $43.19 in the second
year.
The city of Richmond, with an
average daily school attendance of
24,736 in the 1946-47 year, topped
the list with more than $1,000 900
for each of the next two years.
The State Board of Education re-
ceived total increase for education
purposes of $1O,392,751 for the two
years, not including an increase Of
1896, 100 for teacher retirement
Total appropriations to the State
board amounted to $65, ,056,075.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Borter Players to Give
Comedy in Arlington

The Barter Theater of Virgins
will present THE Hasty Heart" &
three-act comedy, at pm. Thurs.
day at Washington-Lee High School
Arlington.
The performance will be the Bar.
ter players fourth in Arlington thi,
season under sponsorship of thu
County Civic Federation. Ticket'
may be obtained at the office Of thl
Arlington Sun, the J. c. Penne.
store In Arlington and the Willart
Hotel. .. ..