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Evening star., 1948-12-03
Proposed State Laws
Include Broad Power
Over Civilian Defense
Nv the AsXoeiatsd Press

DETROIT, Dec. 3. Representa-
tives of 48 States went to work to-
day on technical problems Of State
government after receiving a list
Of suggested legislation for 1s4s.
At the top Of the list was a
measure to give States major re-
sponsibility in civilian defense. 1t
would hand the Governor broad
emergency powers and provide bat
talions of minute men" who could
be called up at moments notice.
Other Measures Suggested.
Other measures proposed by the
assembly;s draft committee and
suggested for passage by State legis-
latures included:
/. An act that would allow mu-
inequalities to tax anything not
taxed by the State.
2. Channeling of Federal funds
for airports and stream pollution
control through State agencies set
up to handle these specific prob
lens.
8. Legislation allowing States to
construct airports outside their own
boundaries.
4. Establishment of small business
commissions by States.
At the State banquet last night
delegates were told by Sir Oliver
Franks, British Ambassador to the
United States, that Britain was
making rapid progress since passage
Of the Marshall Plan.
On MidweStern Tour.
The diplomat, stopping off on
Midwestern tour, said his country
was going through one of three
periods of vast change in modern
history. Yet it is holding onto it's
traditions, he said.
Sir Oliver predicted that the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administration,
"an act of magnanimity and states
manship," would enable Britain to
attain its expected goal of COM
plete recovery by 1852.
The Ambassador said one of Brit
aims greatest problems in this pc
riod of change was to adjust to
close cooperation with France and
the Benelux Nations as provided IN
the Brussels pact.
An important indication of prog
ress toward recovery, he said, was
that Britain's adverse balance of
trade had been cut more than SO
per cent since early 1947
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Two Fined for Adultery,
Jailed for Intoxication

Two persons were fined $25. with
an alternative of 80 days in jail, on
charges of adultery in Municipal
Court yesterday. They are Pfc.
Harold A. Wheeler, 81, stationed at
Andrews Air Force Base, and Mrs.
Agnes Robertson, 80, who lives In
the same rooming house as Wheeler
In the 300 block of D street NE.
Judge Thomas D. Quinn found the
couple guilty after the woman's
husband testified he came home
Wednesday evening and found them
together. Both defendants also
were sentenced to 80 days each on
charges of intoxication which re-
suited from the same incident. The
two sentences will run concurrently
Newsprint production in Italy
has increased 81 per cent in the
last year.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

yoir when it's elevation falls below
the crest of the "glory hole" spill
way. The outlets will supplement
power-house discharges.
Specifications further disclose
that the contractor will be called
upon to place 100000 pounds u
reinforcing steel, and, in addition
to the 100000 cubic yards of con-
crete in appurtenant structures.
AS an added benefit to the prod
uction of power at the site, the pro-
ject will increase by 1884, 900 kilo-
watts the firm power capacities of
existing downstream power plants
at Kerr Dam and Thompson Falls,
Montana, and at Grand Coulee,
Rock Island, and Bonneville dams
on the Columbia river. Ultimately
it would also increase by 477,000
kilowatts the firm capacities of
other power plants to be installed
downstream as part of the full de-
velopment of the vast Columbia ri
yer system.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Timber Talk Postponed

District Ranger John Castles
talk on timber management ane
sales in the Flathead national TO-
rest will be heard by Martin Clty'S
Boomtown Builders next Wednes'
day at 8 p. m.
It was Originally scheduled for
last Wednesday. Instead the clut
heard Charles Green, REA dir
ector, talk on local power prob
lens, followed by Rev. James
Schofield, the clubs president,
who gave an illustrated address
on India. Reverend Schofield was
an army chaplain during the war,
and had visited India.
Also speaking before the club
was Leon Bedell, business agent
for the local carpenters union,
who told of labor's interest in
forming planning boards with pro-
perty owners; of labor's interest
in a new school building in NAL
tin City, and the recently started
hiring hall.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

vised Mr.. Newell, the latter said
that the design of the dam had beer
changed from a curved gravity
structure to an arch type concrete
dam. Investigations by bureau en-
gineers established that the roci
foundation was adequate to permit
the change, thus enabling a saving
of about 100000 cubic yards OF
concrete.
To expose the bedrock for the
base and abutments, the contract
or will be required to excavate alb
out one million cubic yards of earth,
rock and other material.
A reinforced concrete power
house will be constructed in the
river channel at the downstream
toe of the dam. The bureau already
has called for bids for the manu-
facture of four 5,0OO-kiIowatt ge-
nerators and four los, 000-horse-
power hydro turbines for
the plant. The four penstocks
through which the water from the
reservoir will plunge into the wa
terwheels will each be Is feet 6
inches in diameter.
A "glory-hole" type spillway will
be utilized to carry the overflow
from the reservoir. It will consist |
of reinforced concrete-lined YER
teal shaft, connecting with hor-
izontal tunnel, "a feet 6 inches in
driven through the abut
ment, and have a capacity of $4,000
cubic feet per second. The intake
will be situated a short distance up
stream from the dam. The new
spillway will resemble that of Owy-
lee dam of the Owyhee project
(Oregon-Idaho).
In addition to the spi1lway, the
lam will be provided with two o.
nch diameter reservoir outlets,
controlled by hollow-jet valves.
These will be used to control the
discharge of water from the reser-
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Monday Story Announces
Hungry Horse Bid Call

The following story aUds print
ed I'M Mondays Pony Express ed
ition of the Hungry Horse Neu0s
a0hich aDds circulated locally.
BOISE, Feb. 16-The bureau OF
reclamation today called for bids
to construct the fourth largest con-
crete dam in the world-the null
tiple-purpose Hungry Horse dam in
northwestern Montana = Regional
Director r. J. Newell announced
here. 1t is the largest bureau of
reclamation project since before
the war.
Bids will be opened on April
in bureau headquarters at the dam
site, situated on the South Fork of
the Flathead river, Newell said.
The contractor will have 1000 days
to complete the work.
The structure, designed to meet
rapidly expanding power needs in
the Pacific Northwest and to Gre
ate other major benefits, will he
more than $40 feet high, exceeded
only by Hoover. (Boulder) Grand
Coulee, and Shasta dams, also con-
structed by the bureau of reclama-
ton. 1t will contain 100000 cubic
yards of concrete, being exceeded
in size only by these three dams. !
BY comparison, Hoover Boulder,
lam contains 3,251,137 cubic yards
If concrete. At the crest the Hun
cry Horse arch will be 2,115 feet
ong, and it will have a reservoir
of 100000 cubic feet. A
'O-foot roadway will be construct
ID across the dam.
Chief Engineer Walker R. Young
# the bureaus Denver office ad- {
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

The Firemen's valentine dane
was well attended and everyone
had a good time. The boys extend
thanks to everyone for coming Out
and invite you to come again
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Zimmerman
Missoula. visited at the Holdings
worth home over the weekend and
looked over the project They liked
this part of the country and said
they MAJ locate here later.
Mrs. Al ChampIin has been sick
with the flu at her home. We hope
she will be up and around soon.
Her mother, Mrs. M. A. Sizer,
has been staying with her.
Spring must be just around the
corner as there are so many
people house hunting these days.
Mr.. Hall and Bennington, Reno,
are looking up business locations
here this week.
Mr.. Bedell, business agent for
the carpenters union, was one
of the speakers at the Boomtow-n
builders meeting Wednesday night
and stated they had received Sc
veral applications for office rooms
in their new hireing hall as soon
as it was ready.
We are proud of our new cleo
trio fire siren located on top Of
the Hungry Horse bar building
with push button call box with
glass door. A test will be made
Sunday noon between IL and 1
o'clock so don't get excited if you
hear it.
Our new garbage pit is ready
for use. See Bagley and Clark
and have your premises cleaned
up before the health officers cal
on you. A clean town is a nice
advertisement and a healthy place
to live.
Word has been received of the
marriage of Leta Petite to M. >.
Dryen. They are residing in Pros
ser, Wash.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
To Test New Siren

Martin City will test its ne"
fire siren Sunday noon at IL. Inc
new siren obtained through the
friendly interest of the kal'spei'
Lumber company has been install
ed between the Hungry Horse bar
and Ken McPhee's pool hall.
To sound the siren break ire
glass, and keep your finger on the
button. It will sound only as long
as the button is pressed down
Martin City will no longer have
to have someone dash to the fire
hall, and sound the fire truck 81
ren to acquaint folks that there's
a fire.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

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Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
For More Appropriations

Martin City in a week-long
drive and joined by neighborine
residents from South Fork to Bel
ton raised $500 for the Flathead
Citizens committee.
The money will be used to send
representatives of the committee
to Washington to further the
cause of Hungry Horse appropri-
ations.
Chairman of the up-canyon
drive was ST Tonner assisted by
Jean Bachaud and Frank McCar-
thy.
1t was job done fast and well.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Cubs Need Pants, Shirts

Martin City cub scouts need
pants and shirts so to raise funds
they're sponsoring a candy sale at
the post office from 1 to 5 p. m.
Saturday. The problem involves
the cooperation of parents in both
bringing and buying the candy.
Result will be cubs with pants
and shirts.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
M. G.. Gets Garbage Dump

Newest civic improvement III
Martin CITY, largest Of the new
hungry Horse boomtowns, is a
garbage dump. It's about "a miles
from town on a road that takes
off south from the top of the
Main street hill. A sign will be
placed.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20
Help Celebrate Seventh

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Wickenkainp
Saturday evening in Martin City
on the occasion OF the Wicker
Ramps seventh wedding annyer-
sary.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

A marriage license was issued
in Kalispell to Ronald E. CaId-
beck, Ka'ispell and Phyllis Sparks,
Columbia Falls rural.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-20

New members of Martin City's
Lions club are Rev. James Scho-
field and Bill McGregor of Bolton.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Spruce, Locust Exchanges
To Get Dial Telephones

Installation of the dial system in
the Spruce and Locust exchanges in
the Congress Heights area of Prince
Georges County has been approved
in Baltimore by the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., it was an
nounced yesterday.
The company's Board of Directors
provided S213,000 for additional lines
on Wayne avenue and Piney Branch
road in the Shepherd exchange Sec
ton and for additional dial and
cable facilities at Rockville in addi-
ton to the Spruce-Locust dial con-
version.
An additional $106, 900 will provide
more lines from Baltimore to An
napolis, Armiger, Glen Burnie, Glib
son Island, Severna Park and East
ern Shore communities, the Asso-
ciated Press reported. Another
$89 500 was earmarked for additional
circuits from Baltimore to Salisbury
and other Eastern Shore points.
Another $208, 700 was set aside for
a dial system and more long-dis-
tance lines in the North Beach
West River section of Anne Arundel
County.
The ALLEGATIONS totaled 81, ,240,65O
and bring to $26 ,364,650 the amount
allotted for expansion work so far
this year.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Tenant Offer Accepted
For Carver HOUSING

An offer of a tenant group to buy
the 44-unit George Washington
Carver permanent-type housing de-
velopment in Arlington has been
accepted by the Public Housing
Administration subject to compile
ton of financial obligations.
First transaction of it's kind in
connection with the 30 such pro-
jects in the area, the terms COM
pleted yesterday calls for cash pay
ment of the full $123,000 pur-
chase price in 80 days. The con-
struction cost was $24O,199.
Philip Lindsey, 1910 South Rolfe
street, Arlington, chairman of the
purchasing group, said he was con-
fident the money would be raised.
Carver Homes is a colored develop
ment near Thirteenth and South
Queen streets, Arlington.
The "A tenants who banded to-
gether to buy the development call
themselves the Carver Homes Mu-
tual Association. The association
members put up $50 each, or a
total Of $4,000 in earnest money as
required by PHA. which also insists
on private financing on the plan.
Two-story masonry buildings,
built on poured concrete founda-
tions, make up the development.
The project covers 1856 acres.
Another project now under con-
sideration is the Paul Laurence
Dunbar Homes, also in Arlington.
A group under the Craftsmanship
of William H. Horton, 1923 South
Kemper Drive, Arlington, is dicker-
ing with PHA for these Sc units.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Out-of-S Ban
On Maryland
Autos Feared
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-Neighbor-
ing States eventually may impose
some kind Of ban on Maryland au-
tomobiles unless the Free State en-
acts motor vehicle inspection law
Details Of such prospect came
yesterday from w. Lee Elgin, COM
missioner of motor vehicles, who in
cidentally is urging Maryland law
makers to pass an inspection meas
ure similar to one that failed to
pass in 1947.
Administrators from II States
and the District of Columbia con-
sidered the question at recent
meeting in Washington, Mr.. Elgin
disclosed.
They passed resolution that
would slap a virtual ban on the
interstate operation Of uninspected
autos.
This action called for abandon
ment-"after q reasonable time
of mutual agreements between
States on auto inspection, pacts be-
tween States that have compulsory
test laws and those that do not.
Maryland is entirely surrounded
by States which require car inspec-
ton for minimum safety standards
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Lottery Trial Recessed
To Check Year Of Auto

The lottery trial of Silver Spring
man was recessed in Montgomery
County Circuit Court yesterday In
order that the prosecution may de-
termine officially from the Maryland
Department of Motor Vehicles
whether the car in which he was
arrested is a 1916 or 1947 model.
The check was ordered by Judge
Stedman Prescott after conflicting
testimony was presented in the case
of Eddie Bratburd, so, an interior
decorator of 1869 Piney Branch
road, who was arrested July 8 by
county policemen armed with a
search warrant as he sat in his car
at Piney Branch and Sunnyside
roads.
Police testified the warrant de-
scribed the car as a 1947 model. An
automobile dealer called by Defense
Attorney Joseph B. Simpson, jr.
testified that, according to the serial
number of the car, it was 1916
model.
Bratburds $1,000 bond was con-
tinued during the indefinite recess
Police said they found 2l5 lottery
slips and $348 in cash on Bratburd
and in the automobile at the time
of the arrest.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Chest Is Recanvassinq
Business, Special Gifts
Units in Alexandra

Recanvassing of Alexandria Com
munitv Chest business and special
gifts divisions will begin immediate
" in an effort to bolster tagging
fund contributions, Chest spokesmen
said today.
The action was decided at meet
ing last night of 100 board members
of IL Community Chest agencies
and the Alexandria Community
Welfare Council.
The special meeting, held in the
Virginia Public Service Auditorium,
Alexandria, was called by William r.
Raugust, president of the Alex
andria Community Chest, and Her
man G. Moeller, president of the
welfare council.
The quota for Alexandria is STA
495, of which $51 1888 has been raised.
it was said. The most successful
canvassing was in the residential
units, while those farthest from
their goals were the business and
special gifts units, spokesmen said
For this reason, it was decided to
recanvass the latter two units.
William Moncure, campaign chair
man, said board members of Chest
agencies will return to individuals
and firms in these groups who did
not give or whose gifts were not as
great as last years. The board
members will explain to prospective
donors the work carried on by their
respective agencies in an effort to
increase gifts, Mr.. Moncure said.
Firms that contributed, but whose
individual employees did not, also will
be contacted, it was said.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Judge Matiing|y Eu|ogized
.By Prince GEORGES Bar

Members Of the Prince Georges
County Bar Association yesterday
paid tribute to two members who
died within the past year.
Memorial services for the late
Judge Joseph C. Mattingly Of the
7th judicial circuit, and the late
G. w. S. Musgrave were held in the
Circuit Court, Upper Marlboro. About
200 persons attended.
Four judges were on the bench,
including Chief Judge William M.
Loker of the 7th judicial circuit,
who became a judge at the same
time as Judge Mattingly. Others
were Chief Judge Ogle Marbury of
the Maryland Court of Appeals and
Circuit Judges Charles c. Marbury
and John B. Gray.
Eulogies and resolutions in tribute
to their former associates were pre-
sented by Attorneys M. Hampton
Magruder, T. Howard Duckett, Leroy
Pumphrey, Ralph j. Powers and
Adrian P. Fisher.
Present for the occasion were
Judge Mattingly's three daughters,
Miss Anne M. Mattingly, Miss
Eleanor M. Mattingly and Mrs. j.
Frank Mcguire, jr., and Mr.. Mus
graves widow, Mrs. Anne S. Mus
grave,
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Parents in Arlington
Hold Forum 10 Study
School Building Plans

Arlington parents and teachers
attended forum sponsored by the
county school board last night to
discuss how they would like to see
the S6,50O,000 school bond issue
spent.
The school board arranged the
meeting to find out what type and
how many elementary schools par
ents and teachers would like to see
built with the money available.
Recommendations for elementary
school planning were suggested by
DR.. Donald Patterson of the United
States Office of Education. He SAID
elementary schools should be
planned so adults also could make
use of the buildings. This could be
done, he said, by constructing audi
toriums and gymnasiums in the
buildings which could be shut off
from the rest of the building and
heated separately
DR.. Patterson added that it was
financially impractical to build ele-
mentary schools for less than 400
children. He. said the ideal ele-
mentary school should accomrl1e-
date about $50 pupils.
DR.. Mary D. Davis, also OF the
Office of Education, said that schools
should be both beautiful and useful
and should have plenty of storage
space.
The parents and teachers attend
ing the meeting indicated they
favored larger classrooms, as recon-
mended in the Strayer report or
Washington public schools. They
also favored better lighting.
Fletcher Kemp, superintendent OF
schools, said he was eager to see
the new schools built SO the teachers
would be able to do their best work
DR.. E. J. Braun, consultant to the
School Board, listed elementary
school standards of the Virginia De-
partment of Education. School
Board President Barnerd Joy pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
$4,000 Mount Rainier Fire
Destroys Credit Office

From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
A two-alarm fire destroyed the
interior of the Consumer Credit
Service, Inc, 1927 Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, Md; base
ment garage and three automobiles
about noon today. Chief Karl
Young of the Mount Rainier Fire
Department estimates the damage
at s25,00O.
Some employees of the credit
service, a loan company, and the
owner and an employe of the garage
escaped from the building after the
garagemen attempted to halt the
flames with hand fire extinguishers.
The garage owner, Richard L.
beavers, 6406 Kilmer street, Chew
erly Manor, said he and an employe,
George Kendall, 5317 Taylor road,
Riverdale, saw smoke and fire in
the garage ceiling and gave the
alarm.
James H. Lazarus, 8401 Woodcliff
court, Silver Spring, manager OF
the credit service. said about
81 900 in cash and most of the rec
ords of the firm were saved by en-
ployes.
Streetcar traffic on Rhode Is
land avenue was blocked for almost
an hour.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Can't Sell Cottage, So Winner
Uses Own Fund on Car for Aqed

Maybe can sell it in the spring."
Mrs. Funk commented, explaining
that the cottage was more suitable
for use as summer home.
The cottage. she said, is valued at
So, 5000, but she is willing to let it
go for 5000. The cottage and equip
ment are at the District Home.
Mrs. Funk said Dudley Martin,
Chevrolet agent at Triangle, Va, is
selling her the station wagon at
cost. He offered to get 1t for her
after reading of her plan to pur-
chase one by selling the cottage.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Two Convicted in Raid
On Rocway Towers
Ask Writ for Release
By the Associofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-Two Of 10
men sentenced to prison after a
gambling raid on Rocway Towers
in June. made a legal bid for free
dom today on technical grounds.
The two-William B. Belfeld and
Edward J. La Prairie filed petition
for writ of habeas corpus, alleging:
1.-The grand jury that indicted
them had Systematically excluded
members of minority groups;
2. They had been given insufficient
time to prepare their defense.
Each Sentenced a Year.
Belfeld and La Prairie were sem
fenced to one year in the House OF
Correction by Judge James Clark in
Howard County Circuit Court.
Their petition was brought into
Baltimore City Court, where Judge
Michael j. Manley said he would
order the penal institutions warden
to show cause whey the two pris-
oners should not be released.
Filed through Attorney James j..
Laughnn of Washington, the
grounds mentioned in the habeas
corpus petition recall another in
stance where a legal attack was
launced on a Maryland grand jury
for minority group member policy.
Zimmerman Case Cited.
That case-involving convicted
slayer. Sam Zimmerman-is to be
argued before the United States
Supreme Court in January.
Zimmerman's attorneys contend
ed his indictment and conviction
was not valid because the grand
jury indicting the Baltimore Negro
did not have sufficient Negro rep
reSentatiVeS.