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Evening star., 1948-02-01

| the duration Of the raise or any
other matter.
Printers employed by the Balti-
more Sunpapers, The News-Post
The Sunday American and The
Daily Record, publication devoted
to legal notices and business news,
are affected.
Mr.. Brannock said the new scale
is $2.27 an hour for day employees,
$2.40 for night workers and $2.54
for those on the third shift.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Board in Alexandria
Approves Plans for
Parkfaifax School

Preliminary plans for q new Park.
fairfax school were approved last
night by the Alexandria Schoo,
Board at a special meeting.
The board instructed Supt. oi
Schools T. G. williams to authorize
the architect to proceed with con.
struction plans, and q SAFE, 900 limit
was set on the cost of the building
Although preliminary plans were
completed some months ago, thu
board had withheld action to see
how much its entire school construc.
ton program would cost. Ehe City
Council has authorized $4,000, 900 fol
the program.
The board set the limit on the
Parkfairfax building after Mr.. Will
liams explained that most recent
estimates showed the general build
ing program as planned would cost
about $132,0 above the $4,000, ,00C
allocated. The $475,000 is about
per cent lower than originally was
planned for the Parkfairfax school
The board also voted to request
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
to take steps to transfer the title of
the Parfairfax school site to the
School Board. The life insurance
company, which owns Parkfairfax,
lis giving the five-acre site for the
school, and also has agreed to con-
tribute $4,000 toward the cost pro-
vided the school is started within
two years and completed within five
years,
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Sears, Roebuck Plans
Silver Spring Store

Sears, Roebuck & Co. will build q
retail department store at S42a
Colesville road, Silver Spring, Nd,
adjoining one of the planned large
community parking lots, it was an
nounced today.
H. K. Dufield. general manager
of the firms retail stores in this
area, said the site, selected after
considerable study of the Washing
ton area, Is between Georgia and
Second avenues.
The store will have two main en-
frances, one on Colesville road to
the first floor. and another on Fid-
Ter lane to the second floor from
the parking lot.
The Ramsey Development Co..
Inc, of which William Scrimgeour
is president. will build the struc-
ture. H. L. Rust Co. completed the
negotiations.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
8 Meetings. !! 70 {, Discuss
Arlington Bond Issue

The pfoposed 81 750 ODsb bond issue
for Arlington schools is scheduled to
be discussed at 8 meetings next week,
=, On Monday, Mrs. Edmund Camp
bell. q School Board member, viii
appear before the Thomas Jefferson
Parent-Teacher Association; O.
Glenn Stahl will speak before the
Lyon Village Civic Association at
2216 North Sixteenth street; Ivan
Booker will appear before the Cher
rydale Citizens Association at the
Cherrydale firehouse, and E. j.
Braun, School Board corsultant, will
tell of school needs at Joint meet
ing OF the CORTLAND Civic Associa-
tion and the Home Protective Asso-
citation at 1415 North Adams street
On Tueday, Mr.. Booker will take
the affirmative side at a meeting
of the Jefferson Civic League at the
Jefferson District Firehouse, and
John Locke Green, county treasurer,
will oppose the issue.
Barnard Joy, School Board chair
man, will address the Arlington
Junior Chamber of Commerce We'd
nesday night at the Colonial Village
ballroom.
On Thursday, Mrs. Campbell will
talk to the Soroptimist Club at the
Little Teahouse, Arlington Ridge
road. and on October 81, several
speakers will attend a public tea
sponsored by the Citizens Commit
tee for School Improvement at the
Rock Springs Neighborhood House.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Alexandra Hospital 10 Sell
House Planned for Nurses

The Alexandria Hospital Board
announced yesterday it would sell a
nearby house which it had hoped
to convert into a nurses residence
hall.
| The house, known as the Makely
property, is at 706 Duke street. The
lboard decided to sell the property
to help reduce the hospitals debt.
| Van C. Adams, administrator
said the move would reduce the in
sterest and amortization costs of the
Hospital and also would eliminate
the estimated high cost of convert
stng it into a nurses residence. MFR.
Adams said losses at the hospital,
Iaveraging 5000 a month, will be
let least $4,000 for the fiscal year
1913.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
ACorrection

On October 1S The Star published
a statement quoting Mrs. Ellen
Pearson Arnold to the effect that
she did not intend to contest the
will of her late grandmother, Mrs.
Eleanor Patterson.
The story further quoted Mrs.
Arnold as saying that she had
never been dependent on her grand
mother for support. Furthermore
The Star is informed by Mrs. Arnold
that her grandmother had never
contributed to her support.
The Star story contained the ad-
ditional statement that Mrs. Arnold
received gifts Of 5000 a year from
her grandmother in 1887, 1888, 1888
and 1940."
The Star regrets its unqualified
statement that Mrs. Arnold had re-
ceived such gifts. The Stars state
ment was based on incomplete
information pertaining to the Pat
terson estate, which does not justify
the assertion that Mrs. Arnold re-
ceived the gifts referred to.
The Star story also referred to
litigation instituted by Mrs. Patter-
son in Montgomery County in 1945
in connection with a farm near
Gaithersburg which Mrs. Patterson
had purchased for her granddaugh-
ter. The story stated that the suit
was dropped" The story should
have read that the court dismissed
the suit and ordered the plaintiff,
Mrs. Patterson, to pay the cost Of
tho proceedings. 4
Evening star., 1948-10-22
I'D. c. Suntus to Attend School
To Prepare for Yu|e OnsIuuoht

With only 63 days until Christmas,
two Washington store Santas have
decided it's time they develop an au-
thentic belly-laugh and learn some
child psychology.
They will attend O school for
Santa Clauses" next week in New
York to keep from losing customers
and alternating children at Christ
mas. The men, who will appear in
the two Hecht Co. stores, are Percy
j. Bobbit, 1924 e street NV, and
Hal Gould, 7103 Georgia avenue
NV
Thew will study Is aspects Of st.
Nicholas behavior at the Charles w.
Howard Santa School in Albion,
N. Y.
For 364 days of the year Mr.. Bob
bit is a Government optical stock
supervisor. He has been imper-
sonating Santa for II years and es-
Inmates he has held 10000 chill.
dren on his knee. Mr.. Gould is q
freshman. An actor, he will play
his first Christmas role this year.
Mr.. Howard. the school principal.
became dissatisfied several years ago
with 'indifferently and poorly
dressed santas talking to children
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Girl, II, in Jail in HoIdup Case,
Becomes Fiuncee of Marine, 1Q

Romance has invaded the Prince
Georges County Jail in Upper Mari.
boro.
Police disclosed that Bessie dim
Piles" Nichols, II, who is in jail
awaiting disposition of charges that
she was holdup accomplice, yes
terday had a diamond solitaire
placed on her finger by a Marine
private she met during an "un-
authorized" trip away from the Jail
Bessie and her fiance, Pfc. Quincy
@. Perry, 10, met in California after
she escaped from the Marlboro Jail
last March. A jail guard from whom
Bessie obtained cell key was dis
charged as a result Of her escape
Pvt. Perry was transferred from
California to Norfolk, and Bessie
returned to her home in Rockville
They had planned to marry several
weeks ago, but the law stepped In
and placed Bessie back In the Marl-
boro Jail to await disposition Of her
Evening star., 1948-10-22
9 More Arrested
[ForHorn BIowino:
| Total Now 80

Nine more Washington motorists
who succumbed to the horn-blowing
urge in which police considered un-
necessary circumstances were ar
rested in the 24-hours which ended
at 8 am. today.
This brought to a total of SO the
number Of persons arrested for this
.odense since the police campaign
against Unnecessary horn footing
started II days ago.
The number of arrests In the latest
24-hour period was three times that
of the previous period. The arrests
followed an order to precinct COM
manders to pay special attention to
drivers who sound their horns at
night to attract friends indoors.
Police are emphasizing that the
only excuse for horn blowing is a
reasonable warning Of danger.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Montgomery Court Asked
To Act in zoninq Case

The Montgomery County Commits
sioners have petitioned Montgomery
Circuit Court to enforce provisions
of the zoning law with respect to
property in Takoma Park residen-
tial area.
The commissioners asked for q
permanent injunction against Mr.
and Mrs. William D. Taylor of SOC
Maple avenue, Takoma Park, to re-
strain them from permitting their
property at 900 Greenwood avenue
to be used for other than a single
family dwelling.
The commissioners contend that
coming law amendments adopted in
1941 restrict the Residential A area
in which the property is situated to
single-family dwelling usage.
About a month ago the commits
sioners ordered the suit after neigh
bors complained that the Taylors
were renting rooms.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

case. She commented "back home
again as the key was turned in her
cell.
Several nights ago County Proba-
ton Of1cer Roy Bright picked UP q
young Marine near Andrews Field
The Marine told Mr.. Bright he was
walking to Upper Marlboro dis
tance Of seven miles-to visit his girl
friend. The girl friend Mr.. Bright
discovered, was Bessie, and the Ma
rine was Pvt. Perry.
He was permitted to visit her
Yesterday he gave Bessie a ring. Last
night Pvt. Perry, accompanied by
Mr.. Bright, obtained permission OF
Bessie's parents for the marriage as
she is under age. Mr.. Bright said
permission also will have to be OBJ
tanned from Pvt. Perry's parents
who live on a ranch in Colorado
The papers are being mailed to Colo
RADIO today.
Bessie is to be arraigned in Marl-
boro Circuit Court this afternoon
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Arlington Officials 10 Attend
VIRGINIA Education Session

A number of representatives from
the Arlington school system will at
tend the annual meeting Of the vir-
ginia Education Association in Rich
mond Tuesday.
School Supt. Fletcher Kemp and
Assistant Supt. Charles j. Walsh
will attend a conference of super
intendents, and o. Glenn Stahl, a
School Board member, will attend
q meeting of trustees.
Others from Arlington will in
|clude w. W.. Rich, director Of Sec
ondary school instruction; Joseph
r. johnson, supervisor of supple
mentary teaching materials. and
Mrs. Nellie Tolley, president OF the
Arlington Education Association.
Also r. T. Gwinther, H. E. Kerr
Sterling Callahan, E. w. Paulette
Mrs. Adelaide Potthoff, Miss Bertie
Flippo, Marion Taylor, w. L. Kier,
Miss Elizabeth Matheny, Miss Saraf,
Brugh, Miss Helen Gourley, Miss
Dorothy Cummings and Mrs. Grace
Taltavall.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Poultry Processing Plant
In Operation at N. u.

A new experimental poultry
processing plant was in operation
today at the University of Mary
land.
The plant, which opened yester-
day, takes a chicken on a conveyor
line ride which starts with the
killing and ends with the bird
packaged for market.
Most of the 100000 broilers
marketed last year from Maryland's s
Eastern Shore were sold as fresh
killed. One Of the objectives of
the new processing plant Is to de-
wise methods of competing with the
frozen chickens from the Midwest.
Experiments also are being con-
Quoted on ways that blood can be
withdrawn speedily from broilers
after they are killed and before they
are scalded. This would raise the
market value of the bros.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

lin toy departments" A retired toy
manufacturer, he has vowed to rem
Iedy this situation.
The-course will be held October
IA to 81. The school was formed
three years ago. Mr.. Howard teaches
three groups Of prospective Santas
each year beginning in October and
ending just in time for the students
to feel secure before mob of in
quisitiye youngsters.
His course Is divided into a
one-hour sessions. Instruction is
given in child psychology, Christ
mas folklore and stories and the
finer points Of toy construction and
use.
Much of the course involves wear
and care of the costume. Only
tailor-made suits with fur trim are
used by Howard graduates. Boards
must be of yak hair.
Although a veteran Santa, Mr..
Bobbit is worried by one char
acteristic Of children around Christ
mas and he is hoping the school
will remedy this situation.
I'm looking forward to learn
ing what to say when . child tells
me I'm not Santa" said Mr.. Bobbit.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Lane to Tour Upper Marlboro Fair Today;
Crowd Due After Slow Start EorIy in Week
Cold Winds Hamper
Opening; Many See
Coronation Of Queen

Beset by unfavorable weather at
the start, the Upper Marlboro Fair
was due for an attendance booster
today with the appearance Of Gov.
Lane and other persons prominent
In Maryland politics.
The Governor, expected at the
fairgrounds at noon, was to be
greeted by Representative Sasscer
and Leroy Pumphrey, Democratic
leader Of the House Of Delegates.
After a luncheon in his honor at
Marlboro House, he was to return
to the fairgrounds to tour the ex-
hibit building and to- view the
Judging OF Herefords and Ayrshire
cattle.
When awards in these classes
have been made, the fair program
will be completed except for horse
pulling contests at 10 am. tomor-
row.
|. Hampered early in the week by
bitter wind and, overcoat tempera-
ture, the fair took on new look
yesterday when combination of
warm weather, coronation cererno-
nies and pageant drew crowd of
several thousand.
The coronation and pageant were
staged on q platform in the race
track infiield, with spectators seated
on q knoll opposite.
Representative Sasscer placed the
crown on the head of Miss Eleanor
M. Morrow, IS, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Montgomery Morrow of Upper
Marlboro. She is a seventh-grade
student at the Marlboro School.
T. Lamar Caudle Of North Carolina,
Ia special assistant to the Attorney
General, had been named to of1iciate
lat the crowning. Instead, Mr..
Caudle made short address. He
was introduced by Mr.. Pumphrey.
The pageant was presented by a
costumed cast from the Upper
Marlboro junior high and ele-
mentary schools.
The pageant was directed by Mrs.
Gladys Henault and Mrs. Marie
Parrish. Accompanies were Miss
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Now Ready

Tickets for the first of the
1948-1949 Neighborhood Con-
certs by the National Symphony
Orchestra, under the sponsor
ship of The Evening Star, are
ready for distribution. The first
concert will be held next Thurs
day in Central High School at
$50 pm.
Any one desiring to attend
the concert may obtain cards,
which are free. at Central High
school, Thomson, Park View,
Adams, n. D. Cooke and Ban
croft Elementary Schools and
the Recreation Department,
Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV. They may be had also at
the business counter in the
lobby of The Star Building,
Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. -
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Names Of 48 Listed
For Jury Service
In Montgomery

The names Of 4S Montgomery
County citizens drawn for jury serv-
ice at the November term of Mont
gomery Circuit Court were made
public yesterday at Rockville.
An additional drawing-possibly
several more-will be held to take
care Of requirements If any of the
citizens are excused by Judges Sted:
man Prescott and Charles w. Wood
ward. Il ~ II y
The list made public yesterday
includes the names Of is women
From the 49, the court will select a
grand jury foreman and then. on
the opening day Of the term, will
draw "a names from the full list to
complete the grand jury.
Impaneled jurors not drawn TO,
the grand jury will become available
for service on trial ,juries during the
term.
The new court term will begin
November 8.
Citizens in the first drawing are:
Election district No. 1-George p. Plum.
ner and Mary z. Higgins.
Election district No, willie L. Bur.
dette. Wilbur N. Watkins.
District 3-Fred M. Campbell, Charles
r. Bodmer. Charles Z. Kohioss.
Rosenberger. viii stackhouse. jr.. wilbur
8 Day. Allison H. Chaplin. Adolph E. GUIDE
No. s-sallie W. Barker, Eugene E. Rup.
pert. Lillian r. Amos, William T. Briggs
No. 81. Sterling Bowman, Charles T.
Allnutt
No Lorraine r. Ellis, Paul w. stat.
ford, Virgil McComas. Sophia p. Pressman
Katherine Goldsborough. Robert K Norton
joseph L. Qiammatteo, Florence 8. Mickle
No. SCEdward H Cashell, Richard W
Janney, Stanley M. Brown.
No. e-William G. french. Lucille 3
Etchison, Albert L. Gloyd.
No. 10-Samuel ]. Hunter, Katherine a
No fla. W. Jordon. Elmer L. Painter
No. 12-Sterling E. Day, Alvie A. Moxley
No. 13-Margaret L. Archer. Thelma B
Post. Francis e. Ahern, Winfield G.. Langer
Edna r. Carson. Virgil L. Miller. Agnes r
Dahl. Randolph g. kaufman, Winship
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Tag Day to Raise
Funds to Restore
Ramsay House

The Alexandria Association will
hold a tag day tomorrow to raise
funds for restoration of the Ramsay
House, the city's oldest building.
Located at the northwest corner
of Fairfax and King streets, the
crumpling old building was erected
on its present site in 1749. Spon-
sors Of its restoration hope to raise
sufficient funds so that work can
be started by the beginning Of the
city's bicentennial celebration next
year.
The house is named after Will
liam Ramsay, Alexandria's first
Mayor, who had 1t built. A picture
showing how the Ramsay House
will look when restored is. attached
to the side of the building. Most
recent estimates indicate the project
will cost about $4,000.
Tags will be sold in the downtown
section of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Music by Aram Khachaturian,
who wrote the Sabre Dance" will
be featured on the first Of The
Evening Stars Neighborhood Con-
certs by the National Symphony
Orchestra next Thursday. The con-
cert will be at Central High School
at $3.50 pm.
.Khachaturian, a 45-year -old Sow
let composer who Is addicted to
making music with clashing wood
blocks, will compete with 18th cent
ury classics for public favor on the
program.
Paired with his Masquerade
Suite" piece new to Washington,
will be the famous symphony No.
40 in G Minor" of Mozart, in which
there are not even any drums, let
alone wood blocks. a. Il
Mozart who died in 17s1, SCORED
his symphony simply for q flute,
clarinets, bassoons, horns and the
usual strings-violins, violas, cellos
and double basses. It can be played
with Is or 80 players.
Nothing less than q SO or 60
piece symphony orchestra is ade-
quate for Mr.. Khachaturian. Not
only wood blocks, but every other
kind of percussion device he can
think Of, ranging from cymbals and
bass drums to xylophones, plus ex-
ira numbers Of strings, brass and
woodwind players are demanded in
most of his compositions.
Mozart, no doubt, would raise his
eyebrows at all this, but actually
the. suite neighborhood concert
goers will hear Thursday night Is
relatively conservative. Hearers
have called "Tchaikovskian," be-
cause like the music of Tchaikosky
it has plenty of melody and little
dissonance. Just about its only
surprise is its concluding section
which is called q "galop," but which
is really just q fast polka. The
other sections are q waltz, nocturne,
mazrrka and romance.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

himself and has recorded, and three
"Romanian Dances" by Bella Bar
tok, Hungarian composer who died
in 1945. These dances sound some
what like the well known Hungarian
Dances of Brahms.
This concert will be the first in
series of 10 sponsored by The
Star which will be given in various
high school auditoriums during the
winter. Each concert will last one
hour and also will be broadcast
over WMAL, The Star station. DR..
Kinder and Howard Mitchell, the
National Symptoms associate con-
ductor, will share the podium during
the series.
Thursdays program will inaugu-
rate the third season of this series.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
w., N. & A. 10 Meet
Hoarders With New
Token al Higher Rate

The Washington. Marlboro &
Annapolis Motor Lines, Inc, Is re-
covering from an attack of fare.
token nerves.
The reason has been that W., M
& A. has used Capital Transit Co
tokens which it bought from Capt.
tai Transit when that company solo
three tokens for a quarter. 81.
Even back when Capital Transit
announced it would seek a higher
fare, some w., M. & A. riders began
to hoard the token still used on
those lines and worth 8h cents
The hoarders thought the tokens
probably would be worth more on
Capital Transit cars and buses ii
that company reinstated tokens at
a higher price.
Then Capital did get q higher
fare, with three tokens at IS cents
1t saved the day by announcing
that its tokens would have a new
look.
But w. M. & A., still giving District
patrons three rides for a quarter, also
sought fare increase. More tokens
began to disappear when riders fig
ured the tokens might be used for a
higher-priced' ride on w. M. & A.
Tokens got so scarce that the COM
pany had to take them from the
morning collections and put them
in circulation again in the afternoon.
Yesterday the Public Utilities
Commission ruled that w. M. & A.
also should have a fare increase on
October 81, the same date as the
Capital Transit increase. The COM
pany viii neal &hree tokens for IS
cents also. Ds1t it IS getting brand
new and different tokens. It is
advising patrons to use up present
stocks and turn In any they have
left over-A 8s cents.
Capital Transit laso is assuring
the public that the old tokens won't
be worth more than 8K cents. The
company has taken its stock OF
tokens and copper plated them
They'll have a bright and shining
and quite different look" the COM
pany said.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Druftees' and Veterans Guide
BY Maj. Thomos IA. Mol

Marine is still kicking up a howl
One thing connected with this has
not yet been reported.
Many Merchant Marine Ohicers
got Naval reserve commission dur
ing the war and served on active
duty with the Navy. OF course
these men are exempted, If they
served at least 80 days between De-
eember Z, l94l, and September Q
1945. or failing that, at least one
year between September is, 1910
and June "a, 1948.
Naturally, they are considered
veterans. But members of the Mer-
chant Marine who did not serve
that time on active Navy duty do
not get deferred.
From I. w. w., Westfield, N. H.:
Can an 18-year-old boy who has
registered for the draft try to join
the Army or Navy before he's 1877"
Sure he can, under q special Sec
tion of the draft law. That goes for
the Air Force and Marines, too.
From r. NJ, Butler, Pa: ''Will a
draft-registrant who has bad hay
fever be deferred from the draft as
4-F?"
Couldn't say. It depends how bad.
From 3. NJ, Pittsburgh: 'I
served 18 months in the Army from
February, 1946, to August, 1947. Will
I be called In the present draft?"
Absolutely not.
From B. N. p, Seattle: "Will last
wars 4-Fs be drafted this time?"
If their condition hasn't changed,
they almost certainly won't be.
From J. K, Steubenville, O.: "Will
teachers be deferred?"
! couldn't guess. It will depend
on the local situation.
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personal inquiries to Ma5. Mai In
care OF this paper. Please include
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