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Evening star., 1948-03-17
County Holds Up
Ordinances 10
Await Rulings
Montgomery Suits
Challenge Low Giving
Legislative Authority

The Montgomery County Com.
missioners yesterday decided to de.
lay enactment Of ordinances pend
ing outcome Of two Circuit Court
suits challenging constitutionality
of a law which gave the commits.
sioners broad legislative authority.
The law, passed at the 1945 ses-
sion Of the General Assembly, en-
powered the county heads to pass
any ordinance dealing with the
general welfare Of the county. with
the exception Of bond issue authori-
cations and matters affecting ths
Liquor Board.
Thomas G. Kelley, assistant coun-
sci to the commissioners, advised
the group to hold off, on any new
ordinances until we see what Cir
cult Court does to u.s."
He referred to suits filed by James
H. Pugh asking the court to declare
the law unconstitutional as well as
ordinances regulating taxicabs and
slaughter houses.
Bad Records" Of Drivers Cited.
The commissioners now are con-
sidering revision of an ordinance
regulating private schools and adop-
ton Of another ordinance setting up
a board to license and examine
electricians.
Earlier, Albert E. Conradis, county
public utility agent, urged the board
to continue strict enforcement Of
the taxicab ordinance, declaring
that county residents would have
no protection without it."
He told the commissioners he had
a list Of taxicab drivers whose IL
censes should be revoked or sus-
pended because of bad records"
In other business, the commits
sioners approved a letter by Board
President Brooke Johns to Sewell D.
Horad, president OF the Citizens
Council for Mutual improvement, in
which Mr.. Johns said the commits
sioners could not comply with Mr..
Horad's request to eliminate sep-
arate toilet facilities for colored per-
sons in county buildings.
Promises Improved Roads.
The board president also promised
of roads leading to
colored communities "as funds are
available and our county force can
get to them"
He referred Mr.. Horad's request
for extension Of water and sewage
facilities to colored communities
to the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission.
In discussing Mr.. Horad's proposal
for appointment Of colored police
men, Mr.. Johns said in his letter
that there is no regulation which
bars colored persons from applying
for positions on the county police
force.
The commissioners ordered no
parking at any time on, the east
side of Chelton road from East
West highway to Sleaford road and
on the west side of Pearl street
between East-West highway and
Montgomery avenue, Bethesda.
The resignation from the polics
force of Carroll Harding and VIII
liam G. Heider, both of Silver
Spring, were accepted. The board
also granted exemption from taxa
ton of IL acres of the Longwood
School for Boys near Olney and
decided the county would "go along"
with the District if the letter adopt
ed daylight saving time.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Glen Burnie Fire Sweeps
Large Business BuiIdinq
BY the Asseeioted Press

GLEN, BURNIE, Md, Mar. IT,
Fire swept through large building
In the center of Glen Burnie today
and damaged restaurant, grocery,
bakery, pinball service shop, a
movie house and two apartments.
The blaze was discovered about 6
am. and was under control at 8
am. Firemen from five Anne
Arundel County companies re-
sponded,
Leroy Stumpf, assistant fire chief
of Glen Burnie, said the blaze ap-
parently started in the kitchen of
the W., B. g. A. Restaurant and
spread to chain grocery store
Stnrkroon,
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Joseph Buscher to Head
Silver Spring VFW Post

Joseph D. Buscher, an assistant
attorney general of Maryland, last
night was elected commander of the
Silver Spring Memorial Post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. He Sue
ceeds Trial Magistrate Alger Y.
Barbee.
Other officers chosen were: Peter
H. Blackwell, jr, senior vice COM
mander: Edward H. Veitch, junior
vice commander, r. Glenn Slicer,
quartermaster; Mr.. Barbee, post ad-
vocate; Howard M. Elms, chaplain: (:
William c. Barnes, trustee, and DR..
Merrill M. Cross, surgeon.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Young Demoesutie Club
Elects Wolfe 9Th Time

Election of Perce L. Wolfe of Riv-
erdale Hills as president of the
Young Mems Democratic Club of
Prince Georges County for the
eighth time was announced yester-
day.
Other officers, all Of whom were
reelected, include Perry o. Wilkin-
son, first vice president; Howard H
Holmes, second vice president;
Charles Callow, third vice president;
Hervey G. Machen, secretary, and
J. Robert Sherwood, treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
County Budget
Public Hearings
Open Tomorrow
Prince Georges Board
Approves Funds for
Three Agencies

Although three portions of the
countys 1948-9 budget were ap-
proved yesterday, the entire budget
will be considered by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners in
a public hearing at 10 am. tomorrow
in Upper Marlboro.
The open hearing, a new procedure
in the county, is the result of ap-
peals to the commissioners last week
from a group Of county residents
They sought opportunity to express
their views before adoption of the
measure late this month.
Attention tomorrow is expected to
center on a request Of the County
Board Of Education for a levy of
81 1,902 ,424 for the next fiscal year.
The amount, $408, ,634 more than last
year, will necessitate an increase of
nearly 27-cent per 500 on the real
estate tax, If approved.
$4,000 for Hospital.
The commissioners, following brief
discussions yesterday with represent
atives of the three agencies, ap-
proved budgets totaling $4,000 for
the Prince Georges General Hos
pital, Cheverly; $22,o41 for operation
OF the two county fire control GEN.
ters, and third, based on a 2-cent
tax levy on real estate, for the
Prince Georges County Memorial
Library system.
The hospital budget, the same as
last year. was submitted by DR.. A.
<. Besley, hospital superintendent.
Estimated operating costs next wear
will total s435, 1888, with about s4o5,-
589, expected to come. from patients
OF the hospital, DR.. Besley declared.
The institution Is 90 per cent self
supporting, he added.
A $1,o41 increase over the current
fiscal year was granted the fire con-
troll centers at Hyattsville and Cap
itol Heights. The addition, accord
ing to Karl A. Young, chief of the
two f1re boards, and William Tierney
of the County Volunteer Firemen's
Association, includes increased tele-
phone costs and the installation of
direct phone service among the
Hyattsville Fire Board and the
Prince Georges General Hospital
and the Landover Hills Volunteer
Fire Department.
Calls for Year Cited.
Chief Young, in submitting the
budget, reported the two centers
handled 2,153 fire calls, 2,817 am
bulance calls and 1873 emergencies
during the past year. A request
that salary increases be granted the
seven employees Of the two centers
was rejected by the commissioners.
The county heads, for the second
time in two months, voted to restrict
the library budget to the 2-cent tax
rate, which last year provided about
$4,000 to the library system.
In addition to the county tax rate,
which last year totaled $l95 per
500 assessed valuation, county resi-
dents also are faced with paying
another 10 cents for the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission tax
fund.
The Sanitary Commission in
formed the commissioners yesterday
that cents of this amount would
be used for storm water and surface
drainage, 6 cents for maintenance
of the commissions sinking funds
for outstanding bonds against 1t,
and cent for planning future work.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Chevy Chase Protests
Heard in Petition for
Apartment Rezonino

Strong opposition by nearly q
dozen homeowners in the Farming
ton subdivision and adjacent devel-
opments in Chevy Chase, Md.
marked a az hour hearing before
the Montgomery County commits
sioners yesterday on a petition for
apartment house use of approx
mately 6 acres in the area.
The petition, filed by John H.
Bacas, 1920 Eighth street Sc, was
taken under advisement by the COM
missioners, who met in the Bethesda
County Building.
Another application, which sought
reclassif1cation from residential A to
c of 1112 acres adjacent to the
Pooks Hill estate on the Rockville
pike near Bethesda, was withdrawn
by Edward S. Northrop, attorney for
the applicant, Mrs. Josephine T.
Bell.
Nye Makes Protest.
The BacaS tract Is at the inter-
section of the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad and Jones Mill road and
adjoins about 30 acres owned by the
Chevy Chase Land Co., which was
rezoned to apartment house classi-
f1cation two months ago.
In urging approval of the appli-
cation, Mr.. Bacas' attorney, Roger
J. Whiteford, warned that if single
family homes are built on the prop
erty, they will be like the small
homes already erected across the
railroad, and which sold for $4,000
each"
Among those protesting the ap-
plication on the ground it would
reduce the value of their homes was
Gerald P. Nye, former Republican
Senator from North Dakota, who
lives in Pennington.
John L. Laskey, an attorney, who
lives in Pennington, said residents
of the subdivision did not oppose
the Chevy Chase Land Co.'s petit
tion because it is adjacent to exist
ing commercial and industrial land
along Connecticut avenue, and be-
cause of the company's land use
plan, which proposed as buffer
strips between the apartment prof.
ect and homes in the area.
Cableyram Is Presented.
Mr.. Laskey presented a cablegram
from Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor,
chief American war crimes prose-
cutor in Nuremberg, who lives north
of the Bacas tract, opposing the
petition.
Others expressing opposition in
cluded L. H. Woolsey, former solici-
tor for the State Department.; Capt.
Chester Wells, U. s. NJ, retired; Mr..
Northrop, representing Chevy Chase
Village; Carl w. Tomlin, represent
ing the Rollingwood Citizens Asso-
citation; Ernest F. Henry, former
general counsel for the District of
Columbia Rent Administration; Jo-
seph wells, r. Hartman Weller and
Joseph Garrett.
Mr.. Garrett, who said he is build
ing % homes across Jones Mill road
east of the Bacas property, told the
commissioners his investment would
be greatly jeopardized" If apart
ments were built next to the homes.
He said each of the houses will con-
tain four bedrooms and three baths.
Mr.. Whiteford said it is planned
to build about 154 units at cost Of
approximately 100000. The apart
ments would be similar to those
planned on the Chevy Chase Land
Co. tract, he added.
He added Mr.. Bacas plans to build
single family homes east and south
of the six acres as buffer strip
between the apartments and resi-
daxfial communities
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Burned in Fire

Neil Williams, AZ, colored. a
watchman at the Bituminous Con-
struction Co., Greenbelt road,
Branchville, was bur ned on the
hands today while fighting a fire
which did minor damage at the
company's plant.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
FoIIon Seeks Reelection

BALTIMORE. Mar. II tP1.-Rep-
resentative Fallon. Democrat, an
nounced today his candidacy for
denomination to Congress from the
Fourth Maryland District.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Leoion Post TO Hold Donce

INDIAN HEAD, Md, Mar. II
(SpeciaD. - The American Legion
Post 233 of Indian Head will give q
st. Patrick's Day dance in the audi
torium of Lackey High School To-
night from 8 o'clock until midnight.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Judge Davis, IA, Dies
Monday Night AT Home
Funeral Rites Held
Wednesday In Indionolo

Judge Sidney F. Davis, "a, Of In
dianola, jurist and judge of the
Fourth Judicial district for many
years, and brother of Homer Davis.
of Lexington. died at his home at
7:30 p. m. Monday after an extend
ed illness. Death occurred as he
ate supper after having gone for a
ride during the afternoon Funeral
services were held Wednesday after
noon at Indianola Presbyterian
church, of which he was a member,
conducted by the Rev. Walter Hall,
Burial was in City cemetery with
Masonic rites.
Judge Davis was born at Cedar
Bluff in Clay county, July IL, 1874.
and moved to the Delta in 1891. He
married Miss Lillian Heard of Utica
in 1901. Admitted to the bar in 1905,
he was elected judge in 1920, an
office he has filled continuously
since that time. r. A. Jordan of
Greenwood had been acting as Judge
in his stead during the past year
when he had been in i'll health.
He leaves his wife and four sons;
Mr. Davis of Lexington, Jefferson
Davis. Jackson, Sidney Davis, Tole-
do, Ohio, and Howard Davis, India
nola; two brothers, John p. Davis,
OpeIika, Ala: Omar Davis, Bfrming-
ham, Ala: two sisters, Mrs. Sally
Ross Kew, Birmingham, and Mrs.
w. F. Long, Waterproof, La.
Judge Davis was a Royal A.ch
and Master Mason and knights
Templar. In the passing of Judge
Davis, the State has lost one of its
best known officials.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Lexington {. OF E.
May Transact Deal
To Get Factory
Northern Textile Plant
Requests Survey Of
Women, Between 1850

The Lexington Chamber of Com
merce is negotiating deal with a
large Northern Textile plant to locate
in Lexington, it, has recently been
disclosed The firm has requested
that available White female work
ers from ages 16 to 60 within radius
of IS miles of Lexington, who would
work at plant of this type.
The information forms required
for the survey is being distributed
through the Local Post Office and
carriers and other post offices in
the vicinity by mailing printed
QUESTIONABLE to all White box hold
ers. The QUESTIONABLE is to be
completed by persons desiring en-
ployment and who fill the specified
requirements, and they are to be
returned by mail, or in person, to
the Mississippi State Employment
Service, 104, Spring street, Lexing-
ton, as soon as possible.
If there are persons who have not
received one of the missionaries
and who desire to complete one,
the Employment Service office in
Lexington should be contacted as
soon as possible.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26

Coach Dutch Binion will be start
ing his second year at the helm Of
Holmes Junior College Football
team. Woody Johnson of Paragould,
Ark, will be the new backfield
coach at Holmes this season, sue
ceeding position at Benton High for
l94849.
ls4s HOLMES SCHEDULE
September l6-Pearl River college,
at home.
September 24-Perkinston Junior
college, Perkinston.
September 30-Sunflower Junior
college, home.
October EAST Central Junior col
lege, Decatur.
October l6-Jones Junior college
(Ellisville), Homecoming.
October 22-Open Date.
October 30-Southwest Junior col
lege, Summit.
November 4-Hinds Junior college,
Home.
November 12--East Mississippi Jun
Tor college, Scooba.
November 18-Northwest Junior
college, Home.
November 23--Copiah-Lincoln Jun
ior college. Wesson.
(Home Games 800 p. m.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Durant Woman Dies
After Long Illness
Mrs. Agnes Leech,
Posses Awoy At Home

Mrs. Agnes Mollie Neal Leech,
80, Of Durant, died suddenly at
her home, August 81, The widow of
the Rev. J. l.. Leech, former pas
tor of the Goodman-Pickens Metho-
dist churches, she had been an in
valid for several years.
Last rites were held at Durant
Methodist church, Sunday at 2 p. m.
by the Rev. Travis Filgo, pastor,
assisted by the Rev. S. N. Garrett,
pastor of the Church Of the Naza-
rene
Mrs. Leech leaves three sons. w.
E. Leech. of Columbus, w. T. Leech,
of Miami, Fla, and Harry M. Leech,
of Memphis, Tenn; four daughters,
Mrs. Ethel Lee Attnea, Durant,
Mrs. Freddie Ballard, Coldwater,
Mrs. Gussie West, Griffin, Ga. and
Mrs. c. w. Lawrence of Cleveland,
Ohio; a sister. Mrs. Fannie Hunt,
Meridian, and a number of great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Leech was born at Baldwin.
July %, 1858. She was member of
the First Methodist church, and
had lived in Durant a number OF
years. Burial was Monday at 10
a. m. at Friendship cemetery,
Columbus. Southern Funeral asso.
citation was in charge of arrange
ments
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Volunteers Asked To Help
In Druft Registration,
Starting August Both

County wide Selective Service
registration will begin at s a. m.
Monday, at Durant, Tchula, and
Lexington, it is announced by w.
B. Kenna, chairman. Others on the
committee are Alton B. Parker of
Lexington and Wiley HUMPHREYS Of
Durant. Mr.. Kenna says it is hoped
that registration places will be pro-
vided at the City hall in each of the
three towns that are to serve.
Thirty-six free volunteer, workers
are being sought by Mr.. Kenna to
assist in the registration, which
would be two workers each day for
the IS days scheduled.
Registration will be from 8 a. m.
to II noon, and From l to p. m.
on the following days, as provided
for by law:
August 30, men born in 1922
after August 80, 1922. August 81,
September /, men born in 1923
September 4, Z, men born in 1925
September 8, 9, men born in 1926
September 10, II, men born in 1927
September 10, IA, men born in 1923
September Is, is. men born in 1929
September II, 10. men born in 1880
before September 10. 1880.
Persons wishing to volunteer te
assist in the registrations are ask.
ed to contact any Of the veteran,
organizations in either Of the three
towns.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Gard Of Thanks

God in his wisdom saw tit to
take our mother, Mrs. Agnes Neal
Leech. from our midst, and It is with
bowed heads and broken hearts that
we thank her friends and relatives
for their many deeds of kindness to
our mother during her long illness.
She loved each Of you in generous
measure, and love came back to her
by your kindly thoughts. words and
deeds. May the Lord bless and keep
you is our prayer.
THE LEIGH FAMILY.
pd. adv.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
.1Aue and
-, = ?, s,... Theme

l am in a bad fix this morning as
I am at the end of writer's rope
Maybe a sign of growing old, An
other sign, is liking to reminisce on
the good old days. Paul Flowers,
columnist for the Commercial APP
peal, recently was very generous in
his praise of visiting relatives who
brought back the old days to him.
Reminiscing: I've always heard that
is a sure sign of growing old.
Saw in the paper where Presi-
dent Truman is at sea. I'm sure
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Holmes Bulldogs Open
Continued From Page One)

members, and therefore no team
can schedule all-weak members and
come through without some tough
opposition.
Holmes opened at horne last sea-
son with the Copiah-LincoIn Wolves
of Wesson, but this season the Bull
dogs journey to Wesson to enter
tain the wolves in the final game
OF the season. The Jones team from
Ellisville viii be the third home op-
ponent this season. Holmes authori-
ties have named the Bobcats as
Homecoming opponents. This game
is scheduled for Saturday night
October Is, and will be the only
game not played on Thursday night
at home this season.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26

BY the way, I want some way of
communicating with Emory, Edds-
vile and Cruger before the next
election. We could have had the
list complete that night if we could
have gotten in touch with those box
es.
Mrs. c. A. Glover, Miss Dea Moore
and I went to prayer meeting last
night and heard Johnny Dinas, a
young Methodist minister, speak on
the subject of prayer . : Johnny
has been in Lexington .about five
weeks and this is the first time that
I had heard him speak. So if you
have a chance. don't miss hearing
him. He is good and so sincere.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
Canton Woman Dies
Wednesday Al Home
Mrs. Mcdaniel, 70,
Mother Of LocuI Men

Mrs. B. A. McDaniels, 70, of Way,
mother of v. A. M. McDaniels and
o. B. D. McDaniels of Durant. died
Wednesday at the Kings Daughters
hospital in Canton. Services were
held Friday at Stonewal1 church,
Attala county, by the Rev. S. D.
Garrett, pastor of the Church of the
Nazarene.
Mrs. McDaniels leaves her hus-
band, a retired lumber man; a
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Womack of
Memphis, her sons of Durant;
another son, O'Neal McDaniels OF
Memphis; her mother, Mrs. Jane
Moore of Aberdeen, and two bro
theirs, r. c. Moore of Aberdeen and
R. S. Moore of Sunflower.
Canton Undertaking company was
in-charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26

FOR SALE-Light weight concrete
blocks for sale. Winona Concrete
Products Company. Phone 1921.
Winona, Miss. 2l-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE-Sticks' Drive In
Cafe. Good location on Highway 81,
north of Durant. See j. S. Mcbride,
Durant Phone 910l.
50-1-tp 2O-1-tp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26

FOR SALE-Good apples for can
ming purpose $500 per bushel at
orchard. Mrs. Dut Ingram. Durant,
MISS. 50-2-tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-26

FOR SALE-Three burner oil
stove with portable oven. Call 35l.W.
Mrs. Aldy. Durant.
Evening star., 1948-04-07

Five other petitions were approved
and action on one was deferred.
Action on the Bacas request was
taken after strong opposition had
been voiced by nearby residents, in
cluding former Republican Senator
Gerald P. Nye Of North Dakota.
The tract adjoins property Of the
Chevy Chase Land Co., which was
rezoned to an apartment house
classification In January.
Other petitions denied included:
Colonial Village, Inc. residential
A to G Of approximately 81 acres
at GoldsbOro and River roads, Be-
thesda, on which construction Of
970 apartment units at q cost Of
about $4,000. 900 was proposed.
Forest Glen Homes, Inc, residen-
tial A to G of about 40 acres on the
east side of Georgia avenue near
Forest Glen road, Silver Spring, on
which was planned approximately 500
apartment units at cost of nearly
So, ,OOO, 900,
Evening star., 1948-04-07
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