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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
IA Attorneys |ndorse
Charter Government
For Montgomery

A charter government for Mont
gomery County was Endorsed yes
terday by IA attorneys who practice
or live in the county.
The much-discussed proposal to
substitute a charter home rule
for the present commission govern
ment will be settled Tuesday in a
county referendum.
The statements yesterday appar-
emily came in reply to the opposi-
ton of a group of lawyers who is
sued statement earlier this week
That group questioned the legality
of the proposed system.
Expressing confidence in the
charter, the lawyer advocates said
they have no doubt about its work
ability and legal soundness, and we
do not expect any unusual legal dis
turbances under it."
The Endorsements came from e
Austin Carlir1, Robert w. Beall, Al
bert E. Conradis, Duncan Clark
Dewitt Hyde and Frederic P. Lee
Bethesda; j. Douglas Bradshaw and
Donald D. Lamond, Takoma Park
Leo Bender and j. Sendall Cough
lin, Silver Spring; R. Edwin Brown
Poolesville; Thomas c. Kelley
Jamestown; Wendell Berge, Ken
sington, and Albert Aren't, Chevy
Chase.
In a separate statement, Attor-
ney John Sumner Wood, Rockville
said, II shall vote for the charter
with a full knowledge that it is not
perfect and depends for success
entirely upon the future will of a
large majority of the people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Battle Halls Progress
In School PLANNING
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 3o.-State
Senator John S. Battle of Char
lottesville, told Negro teachers
phenomenal progress" has been
made in Virginia through Corpora
tive planning.
Mr.. Battle cited statistics in his
address to the Virginia Teachers
Association yesterday to show large
appropriation increases during the
past 10 years in the fields of health
and education.
The average pay for white teach
ers in 1867 was $847 a year, COM
pared with s537 for Negroes, he
said. BY 1946-47, he said, these fig
ures had risen to s1,734 for white
females and $l,724 for Negro fe-
males.
These accomplishments leave
much. very much, to be desired,
he said. He mentioned the poverty
of some. counties and said that in
certain cases he felt the State
should, and I believe will, provide
assistance"
j. Rupert Picot, VITA secretary
introduced E. B. Webb, G. T. Saund-
ers and Miss Lillian Brown, King
George County teachers who, he
said, were denoted after equaliza-
ton suits were brought in Federal
Court.
when teachers are denoted like
this" he said, lit amounts to in
timidation and all 5000 of us will
stand together. The VITA Is deter
mined to protect its teachers, and
youH hear more about this later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
First ChiIdren's Concerts
In Arlington Tomorrow

The first Of four childrens con-
certs of the Arlington Civic SYM
phony will be presented at 2 pm.
and repeated at pm. tomorrow in
the Westinghouse High School
auditorium.
AS special feature of the. OPEN
ing program the Symphony Asso-
citation has invited all boys and girls
Of county schools who play drums
to bring their instruments and Join
the orchestra.
Tomorrow's selections include the
"Danse Macabre," the Russian and
Ludmilla Overture. the Sleeping
Beauty Waltz" Dvorak's "Slavonic
Dance, No. 49," the Chit Chat
Polka" and the Russian Sailors
Dance" Van Lier Lanning, director,
will speak briefly on Rhythm"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
|CountyLeague
ToUrgeSession
On Sales Tax
Virginia Group to Ask
Tuck to Coll Assembly
To Provide School Aid
~ the Assoe;o,sd pysss

OLD POINT, Va, Oct. 30-Ths
League Of Virginia Counties will urge
Gov. Tuck to call a special session
OF the General Assembly to consider
a sales tax for school support.
This decision was reached yester.
day when the league adopted with
out dissenting vote resolution call
ing for an immediate session to enact
a sales tax to meet the widespread
demands for State aid to schools.
Amendments to the resolution
called on county Boards. of Super
visors to meet promptly and pass
their views on to Gov. Tuck.
The convention delegates were
told that So Of the States 100 coun.
ties already have asked the Gov
ernor to call a special sales tax
session.
In another resolution, passed
unanimously, the league urged q
reduction in the $500 per mile allot.
ment to streets in towns and cities
over $500 population to make it
equal to amounts available per mile
for the average secondary roads in
the counties.
The league named Charming H.
Moon of Buckingham County presi.
dent to succeed G. A. COPELAND.
District vice presidents named
include E. G. Reeves, Augusta. and
| q. w. CAREER, Fairfax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Woman Found Wounded
In Annapolis Home Dies
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-Mrs. Dixie
Storage, 80, who was found in her
Annapolis home with a bullet wound
in her head, died early today in
University Hospital.
Police said her husband, Anthony
w. Storage, reported hearing shot
Thursday and finding her lying I'M
conscious on the bedroom floor with
a .32-caliber pistol nearby
Mr.. Storage is freelance news
paper and radio man and formerly
worked for a Washington newspa-
per.
James c. Morton, jr, Anne Arun-
del County States attorney, said he
had requested Medical Examiner
Howard J. Maldeis to perform an
autopsy. He and police had no fur
ther comment.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by two sons and two daugh-
tiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Head Of Tote Board Firm
BUYS Vanderbilt Home
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-H. L
Straus, head of the company which
operates the electrical betting cal
culators at most of the country's
race tracks. announced yesterday hi
had bought Sycamore Mansion, the
country home of Alfred G. Wander
bilt, jr., 20 miles northeast Of Bal
timore.
A $225, 900 price tag was hung on
the three-story Georgian mansion
when 1t first was offered for sale
last June. Mr.. Straus did not say
how much he paid.
He did not buy Sycamore Farms
where Mr.. Vanderbilt maintains
racing stable. Mr.. Vanderbilt
is expected to live in a cottage
on the farm when he is in Maryland.
The 35-room house has two bowl
ing alleys, billiard room and a
motion picture theater in the base
ment.
Mr.. Straus is president Of the
American Totalisator Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Certified Checks
For S2,539,757
| Shown at Meetinq

Certified checks totaling $2.539, 757
from the sale of two Arlington
County bond issues were passed
among members of the Green Valley
Businessmen Association last night
by County Treasurer John Locke
Green in a demonstrat ton of his
contention that another bond ref
erendum should be voted down
Tuesday.
, This surprised Daniel A. Dugan
chairman of the County Board, who
had taken the precaution OF having
q police escort when he and other
county officials brought the two
checks abck from New York Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Dugan and Mr. Green were
among speakers last night at a meet.
ing of the association. colored Or
ganization.
Mr.. Green used the checks tt
demonstrate the countys indebted.
ness and he urged defeat of pro.
posed S4,750, 600 bond issue for schoo
construction. The two checks rep
resented sale of a $1,774,000 schoo
bond issue and a $4,000 incineratol
bond issue. Premiums paid by thu
bond firm raised the total figure o.
the checks to $2,539.757.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Southern Governors
TO Meet December L
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 3O.-Gov. Lane
of Maryland last night called a
meeting of the Southern Governors
Conference for December IL. He
said the place of the meeting had
not been decided.
His announcement came after a
meeting with Gov. Caldwell Of Flor
ida at the executive mansion.
Gov. Lane said the purpose of the
meeting would be to discuss further
a plan for regional education for
the South.
Gov. Lane is chairman Of the
Southern Governors Conference
Gov. Caldwell is chairman of the
conferences committee on regional
education for the South.
Plans for the regional education
system were outlined at the Gov
errors conference in Washington
last March. The concerned setting
up board of control to establish
needed regional schools, primarily
for Negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Fares Rise Tomorrow
Unless Court Acts;
|PUC Denies Petitions

Only a last-minute court order
can prevent higher fares from going
into effect on Capital Transit Co
streetcars and buses at am. to-
morrow, it appeared today.
This became certain late yester-
day, when the Public Utilities Com.
mission met in extraordinary ses-
sion and denied two last-minute pc.
titions for reconsideration filed BY
the Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton and the Washington Committee
for Consumer Protection.
If no injunction Is granted by q
District Court judge before S am
tomorrow, Capital Transit patron.
will have to begin paying Is cents
cash, three tokens for IS cents, anc
SITS for the weekly pass. The pres.
ent fare schedule is 10 cents cash
no tokens and $3.50 for the pass.
Denied in Single Order.
The PUG received the ADA peti.
ton from Attorney Benjamin c
Sigal at 2:40 pm. Chairman James
H. Flanagan, PUG member James
Lauderdale and Engineer Commis.
sioner Gordon r. Young still were
considering the petition when At.
torney Harry r. Booth, representing
the consumer group. filed his peti.
ton at 4:22 pm.
Both petitions were denied at 4:4s
pm. in terse, twin orders which
read:
Upon consideration of the ap
plication for reconsideration fllet
by the Washington Committee TO
Consumer Protection and the Amer
leans for Democratic Action, ant
after due and careful consideration
of the matters set forth therein
the Public Utilities Commission
finds and concludes that the salt
application should be denied"
Shortly after the ADA petition
was received the transit compan,
filed paper which had the effec
of refusing to consent to an auto
matte stay of the fare increas,
while the petition was under con.
Sideration.
"a Errors Charged.
Mr.. Sigal alleged "a PUG error;
in the lengthy hearings on Capita
Transit's request for fare relief ant
the subsequent findings of the PUG
He requested that the record b.
reopened and that a further hear
ING he held tn receive Guidance n,
the economies which the compan!
has effected since August 13-las
day of the public hearing.
The ADA petition said it had beer
informed such substantial saving
have been effected recently in oper.
ating expenses that Capital Transit
is likely to earn considerably more
than fair return under the new
rate schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Theater Tax 10 Be Tested
In Fairfax County Court

The validity of a Falls Church
ordinance levying taxes on theatel
admissions will be tested in the
Fairfax County Circuit Court, II
was learned today.
City Attorney La Rue Van Meter
disclosed that the municipality will
be required to answer a complaint
filed by the Fairfax Corp. in behalf
of its State Theater, at q hearing
November Is.
The theater company suit asks
for a correction of erroneous assess
ment. Under a 1947 ordinance, the
city levied tax of 2 cents on each
theater admission. Other sections
Of the law have been tested in court,
but have been upheld,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Nearby Politics on Air

Political broadcasts today over
Washington area radio stations
are:
Mrs. Florence Cannon, Airing
ton County Board, and Charles
M. Torrance, Citizens Com
mittee for School Improvement,
debate proposed School Board
election date change, 3::35 to
3:45 pm, WARL.
WTOP Newsmen Gunner
Back, Robert Lewis, Grif11ng
Bancroft and George Connery,
round table discussion of Mary
land and Virginia election pros
poets, including the Arlington
school bond issue and Mont
gomery County charter question,
7 to 7:30 pm, WTOP.
Secretary of the Army Royal
from Roanoke, Va, S:45 to
9:15 pm, WINK.
Round table discussion OF
Montgomery County charter
question with Plummer Shearin
and Mrs. Ralph Himstead, of
the Charter Committee, speak
ing for the charter and John
Reeves, delegate to Maryland
General Assembly, and Samuel
E. Bogley, Bethesda real estate
operator, speaking against the
charter, 1890 to II pm, WGAY.
Tomorrow.
Ward Caddington, executive
secretary of Montgomery County
Board of Elections supervisors;
States Attorney Walter w.
Dawson, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Com
mittee for the county, and j.
Bond Smith, chairman of Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
for the county. discuss election
issues, lis to 1880 pm, WGAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Hogerstown 'Pronksters'
Are Fined for Vandalism

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. 30 (P)
The aroused citizenry of Hagers-
town defended their homes against
Halloween "pranksters" last night
with spouting garden hoses after a
wave of vandalism in which:
Automobile tires were punetured
manhole covers were removed, out
houses were upset, trees and shrub
berry were cut down and a partially
completed Washington County roac
was torn up with the county's own
grading equipment.
Nine teen-age youths hailed before
Magistrate Harry M. Miller on van
daiism charges received a harsh
tongue-lashing and 81 fines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Veterans Housing
Charges Reduced
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 3o.-About halt
the charges were dropped yesterday
against 20 building firms accused OF
bilking veterans who bought new
homes.
The counts against the building
firms were dismissed on legal tech
nicalities, but none of them was
completely exonerated of charges
that the homes they sold violated
sections of the city building code.
Some Is firms have been indicted
by the Baltimore grand jury after
a special investigation of complaints
made by veterans. The charges
cover some 100 houses.
The dismissed counts were based
on inspections made almost two
years ago. Attorneys for the firms
argued that it was illegal to place a
charge on the basis of an inspection
made more than a year previously.
Judge Herman M. Moser agreed
with them but overruled several
other technical objections.
One of these was that the builders
had no more responsibility for the
defects once the houses were sold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Planners 0kay
Broad Changes
Al Monument
New Design for
Grounds includes
Recruiting Roods
BY Nelson M. Shepord.

Proposed improvements in the
Washington Monument Grounds
involving some radical changes were
approved at the closing monthly
session of Federal planners yester-
day afternoon.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man Of the National Park and
Planning Commission, said the
changes will be recommended for
adoption by Congress and the 1850
Washington Sesquicentennial Com
mission. He said he doubts, how
ever, whether the notifications
could be carried out In time for the
exposition.
The changes also received the ap-
proval Of the Commission of Fine
Arts, which met In joint session
with the planners. Earlier descrip-
tons OF the plans had been obtained
from a model prepared by a Joint
committee headed by Thomas C.
LETTERS, landscape architect for
NCPPC.
Includes Overpasses.
The principal changes, Gen. Grant
said, call for a squared base for the
setting of the monument in place
Of the present circular base; a re-
routing Of Fifteenth street through
the grounds; development of a large
recreational area east of Seven
tenth street. and the erection of
two overpasses so the Mall roads
would cross Fourteenth street.
independence avenue and the two
roads inside the Mall would be car
ried across depressed Fourteenth
street by two bridges. A walled ter
race 10 feet above the level of Fiji
tenth street also would be provided
on the east side of the Monument.
1t Is planned to carry Fifteenth
street, from Constitution avenue,
through the road system by means
| of a widened curved highway, con-
Meeting with the Jefferson Me-
mortal and the new twin bridges
across the Potomac.
Large Outdoor Theater.
Gen. Grant said a large outdoor
theater would be proposed for the
area east Of Seventeenth street.
This would not interfere with the
present small Sylvan Theater.
Another feature of the Monument
Grounds would be a tree-screened
parking space near Fifteenth street.
Announcement was made that the
planning commission and the fine
arts group jointly agreed on a site
for the recently authorized statue
of Jose Artigas, Uruguayan hero.
This may be erected, 1t was said,
on the small triangle at Virginia
and Constitution avenues and Eight
zenith street NV. across from the
Pan American Annex, now under
construction.
| Gen. Grant said no decision has
been reached regarding a site for
the proposed Cardozo High School.
He explained, however, the plan
ming commission will help the
School Board hunt for an available
site in the general area west of
Seventh street and south of the
Banneker Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30

at BIS pm. to-
morrow in Con-
stitution Hall.
The festival,
sponsored by the
w a S h / n 6 t on
Federation of
Churches, is in
charge of DR..
Edward L. r.
Elson. pastor Of
National Pres
byterian Church
a n d chairman
of the fedora
tons Commit
tee on public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
II More D. {. Motorists
Arrested for Horn BIoWint

Eleven more District drivers have
been arrested for blowing their
automobile horns unnecessarily
police reported today.
This brings the total of arrests to
SO since the antinoise campaign
opened, 1t. L. T. johnson, head of
the police traffic division.
The only excuse the police are
accepting is that the horn was
blown to warn of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Tydings Asks Rally
To Support Ticket;
|Assails COP. Record

In plea last night for support of
the entire Democratic ticket, Sena-
tor Tydings told Bethesda audience
that Republicans in Congress had
opposed legislation for selective serv-
fee, European recovery and other
vital measures.
The Maryland Senator appeared
at Leland Junior High School with
Democratic House Candidate F.
Byrne Austin Of Takoma Park and
others, for a rally sponsored by
Montgomery County Democrats. A
crowd estimated at 300 attended.
Senator Tydings asserted the vot-
ers should back the Democratic tick
ct. headed by President Truman. "on
the record" of the parties.
Uses Large Charts.
Using large charts which he had
used during Senate debate, the Sem
ator cited Republican opposition in
1899 and 1910 to legislation to in
crease the number of cutters and
seaplanes of the Coast Guard, to
permit stockpiling of rubber, to
amend the Neutrality Act, to provide
for national defense and establish
selective service.
In every instance, he said, a ma
jority of the Republicans in the
House and Senate voted against the
measures.
Senator Tydings did not mention
President Truman by name, but
Wendell Berge, a former Assistant
Attorney General, praised MIR. Tru-
man and urged the crowd to sup
port all Democratic candidates.
Its an old Republican trick to
claim they can administer Demo-
cratic liberal programs better than
the Democrats can" Mr.. Berge said.
Winds Up Formal Campaign.
The election of Mr.. Austin was
urged by Senator Tydings, who said
the 9Th district in his recollection
had not been represented by a ma
tive of Montgomery County. The
rally wound up the party's formal
campaign here.
Mr.. Austin said he had found con-
siderable Democratic sentiment in
Washington and Allegany Counties
and asked a majority over Repre-
sentative Beal, Republican.
Will Allen, newspaperman, who
opposed Mr.. Austin in the primary
urged support of the entire Demo
cratic ticket.
Mrs. Alice Hostetler also spoke In
behalf of the Democratic candidates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Miller Notes Virginia Board
Is Opposed to Quonset Hvts

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 80 LR.-G.
Tyler Miller, State superintendent
OF public instruction, has noted that
it is not the policy of the State
Board of Education to approve
Quonset-type huts for permanent
classrooms.
Mr.. Miller issued this statement
here yesterday. 1t came after Gov.
Tuck, in an address before the
League of Virginia Counties irr Old
Point Comfort the night before, had
cited the economical cost of con.
structing this type Of school build
ing.
MIR. Miller noted that while this
type Of construction now used in
Fairfax County has been approved
by the board In some instances, the
board frowns on its use for perma-
nent classrooms. This policy Of the
board, adopted some time ago, has
not been changed, Mr.. Miller said.
Mr.. Miller said Virginia has be-
tween Is and 20 of the Quonset-
type school buildings in use. Most
of them were approved on an emer-
gency basis only, he said.
Meanwhile. the Virginia Educa-
ton Association adopted a program
of action calling for a Statewide
minimum salary Of $4,000. 1t was
estimated this would involve an an
nual cost of $10,000,000.
Robert williams, executive secre-
Jary of the association, told the
delegates the program, subject to
changes by the General Assembly,
would mean increases of $500 to
$500 teacher.
The association also Endorsed q
Federal income tax bill exempting
teachers retirement income from
Federal income taxes up to the
highest exemption allowed any other
group.
1t Endorsed, too the principal of
Federal aid without Federal control
for the support of elementary and
secondary public schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Woman Struck by Bog
Sues Line for $4,000
BY the Associated Press

uT ms NsSoeIofed TTeN
BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-Mrs. Elsie
Emory of Severna Park, Md, filed
suit in Superior Court yesterday fol
$4,000 damages against the Balti.
more-Annapolis Railroad.
Mrs Emory contended that the
Earring and bouncing" Of a train
caused a handbag to fall from a
luggage rack onto her head. She
alleged railroad employees were negli-
gent in not inspecting the luggage
rack,