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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-25

Marshall l. Stewart, Solicitor,
1916 Carey Lane,
Silver Spring, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-25

Thirteenth Election
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Silver Spring Board
Backs Transit Plea

The Silver Spring Board of Trade
last night Endorsed the petition of
the Shepherd Park Citizens Asso-
clation of Washington to the Public
Utilities Commission seeking exten-
sion of the Capital Transit Co. So
bus line from the present terminal
at Sixteenth street and Eastern ave-
nue. to the Georgia land Alaska
avenues terminal.
Routing of the line by way of
Georgia avenue to Colesville road,
Silver Spring, when construction
work on Georgia avenue Is COM
pleted, also was urged.
The board of directors was in
structed to study the proposed Sligo
avenue master zoning plan and pre-
sent its recommendations at public
hearing April q by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The directors also were authorized
to work out a plan for aiding the
Montgomery Blair High School band
and ma jorettes.
Bill Brundige. VOL sports direc-
tor, discussed the seasons prospect
of the Washington baseball club
Turk Edwards, coach of tho Wash
ington Redskins, also spoke.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

business to himself. The unincorp-
Grated business tax rate Is per
cent. whereas the personal income
tax rate is only 3 per cent.
If, therefore, an unincorporated
business had $4,000 in otherwise
taxable profits, its owner might
save 2 per cent in taxes by paying
himself this profit as salary. y
The law specifies, however, that
the salary he pays himself must be
reasonable"
Meanwhile. city officials prepared
for the inevitable last-minute rush
to meet today's deadline on the
income taxes and the levies on in
corporated and unincorporated bus
inesses. About l.500 people passed
through the lines in the District
Building yesterday. perhaps a few
less than appeared Tuesday. But
the volume of mail returns was
high.
For all three taxes, mailed re-
turns will be considered as on time
if they are postmarked before mid
night tonight. For those filing and
paying in person, however, the
deadline is 4:45 pm, when the Dis
trict Building closes.
The legal penalty for tardy FL
ing is 5 per cent a month up to a
total of 25 per cent. For tardy
paying, it is one half Of per cent
a month.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Citizens Association
Rejects zoning Plan
For Sligo Avenue

The proposed master zoning plan
for Sligo avenue, Silver Spring, was
rejected last night at an open meet
ing of the Sligo Avenue Citizens
Association.
A special meeting, 1t was decided,
will be held soon to draft a plan
acceptable to the residents of Sligo
avenue. A public hearing on both
the zoning and street width plans
has been set for April 81 by the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and planning Commission.
Opponents pointed out that the
proposal provides for commercial
zoning in the center of two resi-
dental areas. Besides creating
spot" zoning, they contended, it
would lower the value of homes on
the street. AS an alternative it was
suggested that either or both of the
commercial areas at Georgia ave-
nue. or Piney Branch road be ex-
tended.
= The proposed new commercial
zoning would extend on the south
side of Sligo avenue from Chesa-
peake avenue to Ritchie avenue and
for two lots east of Ritchie avenue
with equivalent frontage opposite
on the north side of Sligo avenue.
The association also went on rec
ord as favoring uniform right of
way throughout the entire length
OF Sliga avenue The proposed plan
calls for width of 10 feet from
Woodbury. drive east to Piney
Branch road and width of so feet
from Woodbury. drive west to the
alley in the rear of the Georgia
avenue frontages.
No proposed widening is included
in the plan for Sligo avenue in the
first block east of Georgia avenue,
which is "a feet wide.
E. Brooke Lee, vice chairman of
the commission, discussed the pro-
posed plans at the meeting in the
East Silver Spring Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Parties Won't Indorse
Primary Candidates

Departing from their usual prac-
tice, the Democratic and Republican
State Central Committees of Mont
gomery County this year will not
indorse candidates in the May 8,
primaries.
Both j. Bond Smith, chairman of
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, and Walter w. Dawson, Re-
publican State Central Committee
chairman, explained today that the
action of their groups was taken to
stimulate participation in party &C
tivities in the county.
Four candidates are seeking the
Democratic nomination for Congress
from the Sixth Maryland District,
which includes Montgomery County.
The Republican incumbent, Repre-
sentative Beall, of Frostburg, is un-
opposed for denomination.
In addition, there are II candi-
dates in both Republican and Demo-
cratic parties who are seeking cleo
ton as delegates from the county
to their respective State conventions
Each party is entitled to seven
seats
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Midnight. Is Dead|ine
On Virginia Auto Tags

Midnight tonight is the deadline
for replacing 1947 Virginia automo-
bile tags.
In Arlington, almost 10000 licenses
had been sold by close of business
yesterday, a figure considerably
ahead of the same time last year,
according to J. Judson Shelton,
manager of the Potomac branch
Office OF the State Division of Motor
Vehicles.
The new plates may be obtained
at the branch Office, SOL South
Glebe road until 430 pm. today.
They also may be purchased at
Crockett's Service Station, 2503 Will
son boulevard, and at Greenwood
Sales and Service, 4505 Lee highway
until pm.
Nearly 10000 tags were sold by
the close of business in Alexandria
yesterday. The office there is located
on the first floor of the city hall and
it will be open until S pm,
The Fairfax Office reported nearly
5000 tags sold through yesterday.
Tags are sold in Fairfax at the Office
of Walter Oliver opposite Fairfax
Police Headquarters. The office will
be open until 5 pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Devers Heads First Aid
Chupter in Alexandria

Leonard Dutch" DevTs, Alex
andria Rescue Squad driver, is the
new chairman of first aid for the
Alexandria Red Cross Chapter, Mrs.
Albert L. Miller, chapter chairman,
announced.
Mr.. Devers has done rescue squad
work in Alexandria as volunteer
from 1881 until 1886 when he was
employed as a ambulance driver
He is an instructor in first aid for
the fire department.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Late Toxpoyers Rush to Meet
'MuryIund:s Midniqht DeudIine

Employers were required to file
information returns" about their
employees by last February Is, and
lists will be checked against actual
payees as soon as the first crush Of
work Is over.
For individuals, the tax is per
cent of earned income and 5 per
cent of unearned income. For cor
porations it is IL per cent of in
come.
Returns on 1947 income must be
postmarked by midnight and ad-
dressed to the Controller of the
Treasury, Box Ill, Annapolis. Any
single person who made more than
81 900 or any married couple who
received more than $4,000 must file.
Federal workers at Maryland in
stallationS are included among
eligibles.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Richmond Answers Awaited
To Political Queries
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, April 15.-The
question involving Virginia's con-
gressional candidates. the Democra-
tic Party pledge" and the proba-
bility of two Democratic Parties rep
resented on the November elections
ballot in Virginia-was still posed
for an answer today.
The question was put directly to
both the attorney general and the
State Democratic chairman for off,
cial rulings yesterday by both
member of the House Of Delegates
anu Richmond attorney.
Delegate Edward T. Haynes, of
Richmond has asked in letter to
Attorney General J. Lindsay Al
mond. jr.. for an opinion as
promptly as possible"
Martin A. Hutchinson, of Rich
mond has addressed a second in
quiry to State Democratic Chair
man Horace H. Edwards regarding
questions he first raised in an ex-
change of letters with the chairman
last week.
In reply to Hutchinson's previous
letter, Edwards said that the
party pledge" was mandatory and
applied to "all Democratic candi-
dates for any Office in the Common
wealth" He said party plan re-
quirements cannot be waived except
by authority of the State Demo-
cratic Convention.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
-Four Builders Added
To List Charged With
|CheatingBa GIs
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 15.-A fourth
set of grand jury charges growing
out of an investigation of CT hous-
ing in Baltimore added four more
builders yesterday to the list of
those accused of cheating pur-
chasers of new homes.
Also named by the grand jury
were two city officials cited in ear
lier indictments. One of the build
ers charged was David NJ Nichols,
president of the Real Estate Board
of Baltimore.
He was listed as president of the
Norco Realty Co., builders of a
Negro housing development.
Howard Aaron. Samuel J. Aaron
and Miss Katherine Wellman, other
officers of the company, also were
charged.
Herman F. Lucke. jr., suspended
city buildings engineer, and Frank
G. Diver, inspector, are the others
named in the latest presentments,
all of which charge specifically that
the defendants violated or con-
spired to violate the city building
code in order to defraud home buy
ers.
The new presentments brought to
IS the number of building company
officials charged since the investiga-
ton got underway in February.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton is conducting a parallel probe.
The FBI is seeking to determine
whether Federal housing specifica-
tions and priority regulations have
been violated.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

party plan provisions, proxy re-
quirements are at variance and the
county committe lacks authority to
place the convention under the unit
rule.
c. Harrison Mann, chairman of
the Arlington Democratic Commit
contentious "are wholly without
merit"
No Provision for Primary.
Mr.. Mann reiterated earlier
statements, however, that the Ar
lington procedure this year is in
line with procedure in other years.
He said there is no legal pro-
vision whereby a county can have
a primary election in time to name
delegates to the State convention
in July. Cities, on the other hand,
can hold such primaries.
Mr.. Mann said the only methods
open to Arlington for the election
of delegates are mass meeting
or convention. He said the County
committee favored the convention
plan as more practlcable, since IT
provided way of determining party
affiliation of those participating.
In 1916, the chairman said,
Arlington had time to elect its
convention delegation since the
primary was in August and the State
convention was in September. This
year the State convention will be in
July, about a month before the
primary.
Mr.. Mann again defended the IS
filing fee. He said in Alexandria,
candidates in the primary pay a
filing fee which is turned over to
the party. The money collected
from the Arlington convention par
ticipants similarly goes into the
county party treasury, he said.
Arlington is entitled to 35 votes
in the State convention,
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Shortage of Maryland Doctors
Laid Partly to Patients Abuse

sick can be sure of getting doctor
any time they need one" he said
in an interview.
This sometimes works great
hardship on the public. A way
should be found to eliminate those
hardships. Nobody is prepared to
say exactly what will correct the
situation. Leadership is required.
have no doubt the profession it
self will provide that leadership. 1t
should never be impossible to get
physician
DR.. Mason explained these were
his personal views. He was not
speaking as president of the Medi-
cal Association.
He continued:
I'VE are all familiar with the
passing of the family doctor who
would answer a call at any time
and who came prepared to do any,
thing from delivering baby to
ministering to the dying.
II think that today's physicians
will in the end prove that they have
the same high sense Of duty"
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Assessment Notices
Mailed on Bethesda
Chevy Chase Homes

Assessment of residential proper
ty in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area has been completed and notices
of the new valuation are now being
sent to property owners, Wilton t.
Allen, Montgomery County assesse
ments supervisor, announced today.
The new appraisals become effec-
tive May /, and will go on the tax
books for the 1889 fiscal year.
MI. Allen said the average in
crease over present assessments will
not be known until next week.
Protest Hearings Slated.
He added that all residents will
be given an opportunity to protest
the new assessments at hearings be-
fore the county commissioners. If
the protests are denied by the COM
missioners, he said, property own
ers will have 80 days within which
to appeal to the State Tax Commis-
sion after final notices are sent out
by the assessment department.
Mr.. Allen said the assessable base
of the county is expected to be in
creased by approximately 100000, 900
as result of e-assessments of resi-
Dental property in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area as well as evalua
ton of new buildings erected in the
county after July, 1947. This figure
represents an additional $55O,0OO in
taxes under the present basic county
levy of S1.88 per 500 evaluation.
The present assessable base of the
county is approximately $208, 900, 900,
Mr.. Allen said.
Last year, according to Mr.. Allen,
the assessable base of the county
was raised approximately $23,000,-
900 through re-assessments of COM
mercial property in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area and evaluation
of new construction built after July,
| 1916.
Citizens Lodge Protest.
The Edgemoor Citizens Associa-
ton this week lodged protest
against the amount of the assess
ments while the Battery Park Asso-
citation asked that the effective date
of the new assessments be delayed
until next year because the Silver
Spring area will not be re-assessed
until 1949.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Three Seized as Shop|ifters
Freed Under 500 Bond

Three women who were arrested
yesterday on suspicion of shoplifting
were released under $100 bond each
today in Arlington County Court
and hearing was set for April 30.
They are Mrs Reddie S. Gray, 33:
her daughter, Miss Mary Gray. l8,
and Mrs Pauline Fur. 43, all of
The Plains. Va. They are charged
with petty larceny.
Arlington Detective Chief Hugh
Jones said he and Detective Louis
Elliott arrested them in the Clar-
endon section late yesterday after
merchants in the 4500 block of Lee
highway furnished police with a
description of the women and car
In which they were riding. Capt.
Jones said quantity Of merchan-
disc was in the women's possession
when arrested.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Apple Blossom Queens Home
Robbed Of Skating Trophies

Gretchen Merrill, 1948 national
women's figure skating champion,
who received new honors yesterday
when she was selected to reign over
the Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Festival at Winchester, Va, last
night reported the theft of trophies
awarded her for former triumphs.
The 22-year-old queen -elect from
Boston told police there that five
silver trophies had been taken from
her Chestnut Hill home. They in
cluded the one she received last year
after winning the international
championship at st. Moritz, Switzer-
land; one for placing second in the
1947 European championships, and
the first prize she ever won-the
Maribel Vinson Trophy, received
when she was IL.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
By the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, April IA. - DR..
Charles S. Maxson said today it's
getting harder and harder to get a
doctor-and that's bad.
The president of the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland,
the State Association of Physicians
and Surgeons. assigned these rea-
sons:
l. Patients abused doctors by
calling them at all hours of the
night for the slightest aches and
pains
2. Doctors like the 40-hour week,
too.
8. Medical schools are turning
out too many specialists and not
enough general practitioners.
1t means, DR.. Maxson said, that
doctors themselves are unconscious
ly building up the best arguments
for State medicine, which they
nearly all oppose. He called on the
doctors to take the lead in doing
something about it.
The time has gone by when the
Evening star., 1948-04-15
.5upt. Barrett Upho|ds
Detective in Dispute
With Judge Raedy

A police investigation into the
case of Vice Squad detective whose
testimony was discredited by Mu-
nicipal Court Judge Ellen K. Raedy
has indicated the officer was telling
the truth, Police Supt. Robert j..
Barrett said today.
He explained that, on his order,
full report of the case was sub
mitted to him by 1t. Roy Blick,
Vice Squad chief, and Detective
Warren A. Dalrymple, whose testi-
mony in a recent numbers case
hearing Judge Raedy said she did
not believe.
"On the basis of these reports, I
believe everything he testified to
was the truth" Maj. Barrett said,
adding that so far as he was con-
cerned the next move is up to Judge
Raedy. He explained he had not
been in communication with her
and refused to comment on whether
he expects her to make public
apology to the officer.
Incident in Numbers Case. 90.
The incident grew out a numbers
case before Judge Raedy on March
80, involving Joseph G. Tyler, IS, of
the 600 block Hobart street NV.
Detective Dalrymple testified at the
time that he had arrested Tyler
after he had admitted working for
a Well-known numbers operator and
was found to be in possession Of
numbers slips.
The court record of the pro-
ceedings showed that Judge Raedy
said several times she did not be-
lieve the officers testimony. She
granted a motion of false arrest
by Defense Attorney Denny Hughes.
According to the report submitted
by Detective Dalrymple to Maj.
Barrett, Judge Raedy apologized
privately to the detectives in her
chambers on April 3 in the pres
ence of 1t. Blick, Mr.. Hughes and
Assistant United States Attorney
Warren Wilson, who had been the
prosecutor in the case.
Denies Police Version.
Questioned about the report yes
terday, Judge Raedy denied such
meeting had taken place She
said the detective had come to her
chambers the day after the hear
ing ito report on the matter to his
superior officers" Judge Raedy de-
clined to disclose the conversation
but specifically denied the police
report version of it.
Mr.. Wilson told reporters he
was not at work the day the alleged
apology took place. He denied hav-
ing attended such meeting at any
time.
Judge Raedy said she had not
heard from Maj. Barretts and had
no intention of apologizing to any
body at this point.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Government Wins Suit
To Control ! Inventions

The Government yesterday won a
suit in Federal District Court at
Alexandria for control of two in
ventions that were the work of a
former Signal Corps employe.
William Kober of 1920 North Nash
street. Arlington, was sued for
patent rights to an alternating cur
rent, two-pole permanent magnet
generator and an electric governor
which he invented. The verdict in
favor of the Government was
awarded by Judge Albert v. Bryan
The Government charged that
Mr.. Kober worked out the two in
ventions while he was employed
as an electrical engineer for the
Signal Corps. Mark P. Friedlander
attorney for Mr.. Kober, contended
that the chief signal officer. Maj.
Gen. S. B. Akin, was unduly in
fuenced in deciding that Mr.
Kober.s two inventions were in the
public interest.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
District Pledges
Crack Down on
Unpaid Taxes
Low Unincorporoted
Business Payments
Worry Officials

District officials are worried about
the returns they are receiving from
the unincorporated business tax
and will "crack down hard" to make
sure the levy is paid by everybody
who owes it.
This was revealed last night by
Assessor Edward A. Dent.
Mr.. Dents assistants, thumbing
through the first 5000 unincorpo-
rated business returns received at
the District Building, estimated
roughly that only to 10 per cent
of them showed any money due to
the city government.
IF the percentage of those pay
ing the tax isn't higher than that
after we get through auditing these
returns, I will be very much sur
prised," the assessor said.
To Check Every Return.
He promised his Office will check
every unincorporated business re-
turn against the personal income
tax return of the filler. The city will
not collect an unpaid tax without
giving the individual chance to
present his side of the case. But
money owing will be collected, the
assessor said.
Mr.. Dent was unable to estimate
what proportion of those filing un-
incorporated business returns should
be liable for the tax. The esti-
mated-yield figure which appears
in the budget, he admitted, was
lust picked out of the air." That
figure was S1,50O00O.
Owners of unincorporated buSi-
nesses must file returns if their
concerns crossed more than $4,000
in 1947. They need not pay the
tax, however, unless the concerns
netted more than $40 ,000-after ex-
penses and salaries were deducted
from gross receipts.
To Watch Salaries.
In their checking, which probably
will not get under way for several
months, District tax officials will
look closest at the salary paid by
the owner of an unincorporated
Evening star., 1948-04-15

The other two awards had been
presented by the Boston Skating
Club of which she is a member, the
Associated Press reported.
Miss Merrill said the trophies had
been on display at Boston Garden.
Officials of the garden told police
they we're returned to her home by
garden deliverymen.
Miss Merrill will be crowned Queen
Shenandoah XXI in one of the
high lights of the celebration at
Winchester, April 1880. Bing Crosby
will act as grand marshal in the
feature parade on the second day.
Since 1943, when she won the title
in Madison Square Garden, Miss
Merrill has been the Nations top
woman figure skater.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 15.-Late tax
payers were rushing to file State
income returns today before the
midnight deadline. while the tax
office promised to start after delin-
uuents in about a month.
Dodgers are subject to $500
fine, six months in jail. or both.
Liable for taxation are all Mary
landers with incomes and all who
earn incomes in Maryland, whether
or not they live in the State.
State Controller James j. Lacy
said in Baltimore yesterday that
some 10000 "willful dodgers have
evaded payment since the tax be-
came effective in 1887, but en-
phasized that this year would be
different.