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Evening star., 1948-12-07
Arlington Treasurer Probing
Legality Of School Experts Pay

shall employ teachers on recon-
menda ion of the superintendent
and that the latter has the author
ity to assign teachers to their posi-
tions.
Il think that it would be your
duty" Mr.. Green wrote, Ito inform
the treasurer's Office of the facts In
connection with these experts and
consultants so that the legality of
their remuneration or salaries may
be passed upon by the Common
wealths Attorney and the superin-
tendent OF the State Board of Edu-
cation, or the State Board of Edu-
cation, as the case may be.
Il feel that these legal techni-
calities should be Strengthened out
now" Mr. Green asserted. Pointing
out that approximately 100000 has
been spent by tine School Board
for these experts and consultants, -
Mr.. Green, an attorney, said he is
not making an inquiry as to whether
the money is spent wisely or un-
wisely but only that the expendi-
tures are proper under the law.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Virginia Party Leader
Lists Campaign Costs
By the Associo.ed Press

RICHMOND. VA, Dec. w
Tayloe Murphy. treasurer of the
Democratic State Central Com.
mittee, said yesterday that "prac-
tically all" of the $4,000 profits
from last years Jackson Day Din
ner were expended in tine recent
campaign.
The money was spent in behalf
of Democratic candidates for the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives. and to get out large DEM
ocratic vote. 1t was expended
through the State Central Com
mittee, which took q neutral stand
on the Presidential race.
Mr.. Murphy said the money was
expended about evenly" through
the various districts.
The congressional and senatorial
Democratic candidates reported ex-
penditures slightly above $4,000, and
only one mentioned the central COM
mittee expenditure. Clarence G
Burton in the 9Th reported to the
board Of elections that he was in
formed that the central committee
spent some money in his behalf, but
he did not know how much.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
J. M. Matthias Elected
In West Kensinqton

Joseph M. Matthias. Bethesda at
torney. was elected first president OF
the newly-organized West Kensing-
ton Civic Association at meeting
last night in the Kensington Elemen-
tary School.
Other newly-elected officers are:
Dohrman Byers. vice president; !;
Richard Bashor, recording secretary
Mrs. Louise Cochran, corresponding
secretary, and Byron Story, treas
urer.
The association heard a talk by
Charles N Graham, business man.
ager of the Silver Spring telephone
exchange. who outlined plans for
servicing the area.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

The Greenbelt Town Council last
night authorized payment to DR.
William Eisner, community health
director, of 1914 in back pay which
he has claimed for the last half oi
1947.
A unanimous vote was cast after
an hours discussion in which Coun-
Gil members again questioned the
services of the health ofiicer during
1947. The pay authorization hao
been held up for the past month as
result of complaints of inadequate
clinic operations and other health
Office functions.
Councilman Frank J. Lastner earl
ier had asked that only five months
pay be approved because the physi.
clan was on vacation for one month
Town Manager Charles r. Nc
Donald, however. urged full payment
to facilitate improved health plans
for the coming year"
Mr.. Mcdonald added that he now
is studying the entire operation OF
the health office. and he assured the
Council that he will take full re-
sponsibility for all future operations
of that department.
The physician, who currently is
being paid for his part-time services
at q 81 200 yearly rate, was unable
to attend the meeting because of a
professional call at hospital, his
ONCE reported.
The Council requested the Prince
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Plea for Arlington Recount
To Be Heard Saturday

A hearing on a petition for a
recount of votes cast in the Novem-
Der 2 Arlington County board elec-
ton will be held at noon Saturday
in County Circuit Court.
A special three-iudge tribunal
named by the Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals will hear argu-
ments on the recount petition which
was filed in behalf of Lee Potter,
independent. Mr.. Potter appar-
entity was defeated by the Demo-
cratic candidate, Alfred e. Frisbie,
by 129 votes.
The three judges are Walter T
Mccarthy of Arlington Circuit
Court, Harold F. Snead of the
Richmond City Circuit Court and
Richard T. Wilson of the Peters
burg Hastings Court.
The petition, filed by Attorneys
Edgar w. Pumphrey, chairman OF
the county Republican Committee
and Malcolm D. Miller, chairman OF
the Better Government League. al
leges that the returns were false
and improperly counted. The petit
ton was signed by 20 qualified
voters.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Groveton Area Denied
Permission 10 Empty
Sewage in Potomac

A request of citizens in the Grove
ton area of Fairfax County for per-
mission to empty untreated sewage
into the Potomac River was denied
yesterday by the Virginia State
Water Control Board.
A delegation from Groveton ac-
companied by the. county super
visors and County Sanitary Engi-
neer James j. Corbalis, lr.. asked
the board for permission to build a
sewer system that would empty into
the Holmes Run trunk line sewer
line. which in turn flows into the
Potomac at Hunting Greek.
The residents complained that
raw sewage can be found on the
ground at Groveton due to made
quacies of sewage facilities.
Groveton is in Sanitary District
No. /. Mr.. Corbalis said today a
plan for extension of sewer facilities
in the district and erection of a
treatment plant is being prepared.
Mr.. Corbalis said any extension
of sewer facilities in the district
hinges on county acquisition of the
Federally-owned Holmes Run trunk
sewer.
In denying the request yesterday,
the board said it could only improve
sewer plans that included sewage
disposal plant. and told the delega-
ton to submit plans for plant.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
King George School Test
DELAYED Until Late 1949
From Yesterdays Last Edition.
RY the Assaeintad Press

(Fr0m Yesterdays Last Edttton.)
BY the A.seeiatsd Press
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 6.-Federal
Judge Sterling Hutcheson today
continued until September, 1949, q
hearing on a contempt citation is
sued by the court against the School
Board of King George County.
The county had been charged
with failure to abide by court
order forbidding it to continue to
discriminate against Negro school
children.
The judge said the continuance
was based on an understanding be-
tween attorneys for the School
Board and for Negro school children
looking to an amicable adjustment
by the parties of the differences
constituting the subject matter of
this litigation"
Under these circumstances" the
Judge wrote in letters to both sides,
II am glad to grant the continuance
requested"
Evening star., 1948-12-07
By Whitney Shoemaker
Asseeiotsd Press Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 7-Exactly
hom much Gov. Lane and hi
fiscal advisors chop from requests
for money by State departments viii
not be known until he delivers his
budget message to the General As
sembly next month.
Most of the requests for general
funds already have been submitted
Budget officials estimate they will
finally total some $85,500,000.
Added to special funds antici-
pated in the fiscal year beginning
next July /, this would mean 1850
budget of about $145,000.000. at
least $40 o,0o0, 900 more than the legis-
lature approved for two-year bud
get in 1S43.
whiting at Figures.
The Governor has made it plair
those bids for appropriations will
not 90 unscathed. He and the
States top fiscal authorities are
whiting away at them now.
This is the situation:
w. Irving Young, chief of the
bureau of revenue estimates. says
the best guess now is that general
fund revenues-from the sales. in
come. liquor and other taxes-will
be about s72,s65 900 in the 1850
fiscal year.
The departments have asked for
Sl3,000000 above that sum. To meet
all requests, the State would have
Evening star., 1948-12-07
darlington Policemen Held
For Grand Jury in Theft

Two Arlington policemen charged
with HOUSEKEEPING and larceny were
ordered held for the Arlington grand
jury today after a preliminary hear
ing in County Court.
Pvts. Louie L. Liptrap, "a. and
Charles H. James. %, are charged
with entering an Arlington grocery
while on duty about am. Novem-
ber l8 and taking merchandise and
placing it in the trunk Of their scout
car. They previously had pleaded
not guilty and were placed under
81 900 bond each. Judge Hugh Reid
continued the bond today.
Only one witness was called at
today's hearing He was Sergt. r.
S. Cole. who testified he discover ed
the men at the rear of the grocery
at AIT Lee highway while he was
checking" on scout cars.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Prince Georges Red Cross
To Open New Home Sunday

Formal opening of the new Prince
Georges County Red Cross home,
4ll2 Hamilton street. Hyattsville,
will be held Sunday from to pm.
County and municipal officials Of
nearby Maryland areas have been
invited TO attend an open-house
program during that time, but no
official ceremony is planned. The
public also has been invited, DR..
Louis Jimal, chapter chairman, an
nounced yesterday.
The Red Cross unit has been oc-
cupying the house for nearly a
month. 1t was purchased for $2l 900
and now houses all facilities of the
chapter, formerly located in the
County Service Building and in a
private store on Farragut street,
near Rhode Island avenue. both in
Hyattsville.
Mrs. Preston Blundon of Hyatts-
vile. Is chairman of arrangements
for SUNDAYS affair.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Dr.. Brighom to Speak
AT Kensinoton Meetino

DR.. Alice Brigham, organizer Of
the Pre-marital Clinic Of the Wash
ington Planned Parenthood Asso-
citation, will speak on sex education
at a meeting of the Kensington Co
operative Nursery School at 8 pm
tomorrow at the Kensington Ele-
mentary School.
Films loaned by the Montgomery
County Board of Education will
be shown.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

Arlington Treasurer John Locke
Green has asked School Supt
Fletcher Kemp to furnish informa
ton about "a score or more experts
and consultants" who, the treasurer
contends. may be illegally on the
school payroll.
Mr.. Green, who recently held up
the pay of DR.. E. J. Braun, School
Board consultant, until his appoint
ment was approved by Mr.. Kemp,
wrote the superintendent:
Il have some evidence. though by
no means conclusive = that there
are a score or more experts and
consultants on the school payroll
who have not been recommended by
you for their respective positions.
but have been employed by the board
on its own initiative, and that the
said experts and consultants are in
no way responsible to you and are
not under your jurisdiction in any
wise"
The treasurer quoted Virginia law
to the effect that the School Board
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Maryland Drive
Brings Rush to
Pay Back Taxes
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 7.-Maryland-
ers have been rushing to pay their
back taxes since two violators OF
the State income tax law went to
Jail.
About 300 delinquent taxpayers
appeared in Baltimore yesterday.
Two men were fined 5000 each and
sentenced to 80 days in Jail Friday
They were the first to 60 to jail
since the State began its recent en-
forcement campaign.
Controller James J. Lacy said the
prosecution of delinquents would
continue, except in the case Of those
who pay voluntarily.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Falls Church Area
Citizen Groups Refuse
To Oppose Annexation

Representatives of citizens asso-
Citations in areas adjacent to Falls
Church last night refused to oppose
annexation by the city until fur
ther study has been made.
At joint meeting sponsored by
the fremont Citizens Association, il
was agreed that 10 citizens associa-
tions would be asked to send repre-
sentatlves to a meeting set for 8
pm. Monday at the residence of
H. H. Hewitt, 125 Fairmont street
Falls Church. A special Annexation
Committee will be appointed to make
the study.
Several speakers said they want
to know whether the city or county
will render better service. The un-
certain status of Falls Church
schools, still under county control
and the ability of Falls Church to
finance Improvements were sug-
gested as topics for study.
Harold A. Ward, chairman of the
Annexation Committee of the Ire
mont association. said the city's
proposed annexation suit would be
'untimely.' The county manager
plan for Fairfax County, Mr. Ward
said, might be better solution oi
local problems than annexation.
Some residents of Sleepy Hollow
said T. r. Oakley. president of the
citizens association in that area
are "antagonistic to the CITY" be-
cause Of the proposed suit which, he
said. is blocking progress of a ST.
500 900 school bond issue referendum
in the county. City Attorney La Rue
Van Meter has questioned whether
Falls Church voters can legally par
ticipate in the referendum.
Other association representatives
present were T. K. McGarry of
Jefferson Village; L. Kenneth Swi-
ger and the Rev. william Pierpont,
Devonshire Gardens; j. j. Guerard,
Lee Boulevard Heights: Don M
Callison. Tyler Park, and John
Crowley, Brilyn Park.
The Falls Church City Council.
meanwhile, met last. night and ac-
cepted two more bids on an annex
alton survey. John r. Williams and
Robert L. Totten of the firm of
johnson & Williams, Washington.
and Lester V. johnson Of Lester v.
johnson Associates outlined their
proposals to councilmen.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Virginia Sole to Speak
In Silver Spring Armory

Virginia Sale. actress and radio
star. will present her Americana
character sketches at 8:15 pm.
Thursday at the Silver Spring Ar
mory.
Her appearance will mark the
final attraction for the season Of
the Silver Spring Town Hall pro-
grams sponsored by the Silver
Spring Rotary Club for the benefit
of its Student Loan Fund.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
s26,127,110 Asked
For State Roads in
One-Yeor Budget
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. THE
State roads commission yester-
day set its tentative budget for
the 1850 fiscal year at SIC. 6.l27,-
ITO.
This includes $9,67s,l60 for
building new State roads and
e,541 .727 for their maintenance,
plus $5,86S ,899 for construction
and maintenance of county
roads.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Pollution Diminishing
Engineer Unit Told;
2 Bad Areas Studied

Slowly but surely, American river!
are becoming cleaner.
This was the consensus of speaker!
who addressed the Chemical En-.
gineers' Club of Washington las1
night in the Interior Department
Auditorium.
The two problem areas in Mary.
land are the Luke-Cumberland sec.
tion of the Potomac River and the
Baltimore bay front, according tt
Frank C. Wachter. member of the
Maryland Water Pollution Contro
Commission. He said study is nov
being made of pollution in these
areas.
He said the commission hopes that
information will be on hand by next
year to assist in relieving pollution
in both sections.
We of the commission Mr.
Wachter said. have chosen to op-
crate along line of education and
cooperation, rather than to use a
big stick.
First Effort SucceSSful.
I'VE realize the problems of in
dustry and of municipalities in re-
ducing pollution, and We believe we
will get further if We first educate
toward the benefits to be obtained
from pollution abatement and then
in efforts to find solu-
tions to the various pollution prob
lens.
The only major test to date OF
the efficiency of such policy Mr..
Wachter added, has been the ef-
forts to clean up the canneries
throughout the State. And in this
instance, it can be said. the ap-
proach has been emminently sue
cessful.'
DR.. Abel Wolman, professor OF
engineering at Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore, and a
consultant to the Atomic Energy
Commission, reported that studies
are being made of methods to treat
wastes from atomic energy plants.
DR.. Wolman said both laboratories
and pilot treatment plants have
been established. and advances have
been made in treating these waste
products.
Sees Task Taking Time.
Replying to Frank Mulkern. ma
tional director of the Izaak Walton
League, who asked if he favored
stricter antipollution legislation, DR.
Wolman said the only difference be-
tween him and Mr.. Mulkern was
one of time.
Il am a realist," he said. Il real.
ize that we do not live in the mil.
lennium-that We couldn't clean ur
all of our streams overnight if We
wanted to"
Lyman Cox, representing the Dr
Pont Co.. described the work of hi.
organization in controlling indus.
trial pollution.
L. D. Dworsky of the Public
Health Service told of the Nation.
wide pollution control system now
being worked out under provisions
of the law passed by the last Con-
greSS.
This law provides loans ano
grants to States, municipalities ano
interstate agencies for surveys
plans and construction of waste dis
posal systems.
A dinner at the Roger Smith
Hotel preceded the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Fairfax Man Indicted
On Income Tax Charqe
Involving $4,000

Irwin Payne. Fairfax County mer-
chant. was indicted by Federal
grand jury at Alexandria yesterday
on charges of income tax evasion
A large landowner in the Baileys
Cross Roads area. Mr.. Payne is ac-
cused of filing fraudulent income
tax returns in 1912, 1943 and 1914.
He underestimated the taxes he
owed in those years by about $780,
900. the Government charges.
Judge Albert v. Bryan ordered a
bench warrant issued for MI.
Payne's arrest after the indictment
was returned. Mr.. Paynes attorney
State Senator Andrew Clark. said
his client would post bond today.
1S Others Indicted.
Mr.. Pavne was one of 10 persons
indicted by the grand jury yester-
day.
James r. Calls, q, South Ches-
tert1eld street. Arlington, former
clerk at the Alexandria Post ONCE
was indicted for mail theft. Postal
authorities testified that he took SIS
and $40 from two test letters. He
also was accused of paying insuf1i-
cient interest on postal savings
notes. Postal authorities said Calls
had made restitution. Calls pleaded
guilty and was fined $3.50 and put
on probation for three years.
Also sentenced for mail theft was
Arthur Wilson Kibler, 80, of Jeffer-
son street NV, who pleaded guilty
to taking $975 from q letter while
he was temporary mail carrier at
Fort Belvoir. Kibler also was ap-
pretended by use Of a test letter,
postal authorities said. He was fined
500 and put on probation for three
years.
Woman Put on Probation.
Mrs. Virginia Jenkins Wheatley,
25, Rapidan. Va. was placed on pro-
baton for two years after pleading
guilty to an indictment for using
the mails to defraud.
Charles Davis, jr., 23, colored, OF
the 300 block Virginia avenue S.W.
and Willie Lee johnson. n. colored,
of the first block of I street NE,
each were sentenced to q year and
a day for escaping from jail. Davis
was serving time at the District
workhouse at Occoquan. and John
son escaped from the District Re-
formatory at Lorton.
Mrs. Verlene Craven johnson, 10
colored, of Quaker lane. Alexandria
was placed on probation for five
years on charges of forging and ut
tering a $500 United States Savings
Bond. She pleaded guilty to the
charges. A bench warrant was is
sued for the arrest of Alberta Ran
dali, 10, colored. of the 900 block
Queen street, Alexandria, who was
indicted jointly with Mrs. johnson
on the forging charge.
Addie and Rufus Dodson. BROTH
ers aged 63 and So, respectively, were
indicted for operating still in
Culpeper County. They pleaded not
guilty and will be tried by jury
at 2:30 pm. tomorrow.
Indictments against seven men
charging that they attempted to
evade the draft by taking benzedrine
were dismissed on request OF the
United States Attorney. who said
the chemical tests used for evidence
in the cases were not infallible.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Mason 10 Seek
100% Boost in
DC. Liquor Tax
Would Exempt Beer
From Increase in
Asking Legislation

District Commissioner Mason pro-
poses doubling the city liquor tax
and the license fees of dealers
handling distilled spirits.
He announced late yesterday he
will lay his recommendation before
the other District Commissioners
and ask that legislation be pre-
pared for submission to the new
Congress.
Revenue from liquor should be
increased here, he emphasized, to
bring the taxes more nearly in line
with those of nearby Jurisdictions
and to relieve the financial distress
Of the District government.
Beer should not be subjected to
higher taxes here, he believes. be-
cause 1t Is the poor mans drink"
But the Commissioner said he had
not yet made up his mind on what
to do about the leyies on wines, in
cluding champagne.
Increase Asked Previously.
Mr.. Mason said the Commission
ers previously had recommended to
Congress an increase in liquor taxes
at time when the city was search
ing for more revenue from liquor
Details of the Districts budget
for the year beginning next July l
still are an Official secret. But it
was recalled that Congress, in writ
ing the appropriation bill for the
current fiscal year ending June 80,
had virtually scraped the bottom
Of the barrel for the city's re-
sources
One of the big expenses facing the
city when Congress comes back. Mr..
Mason said, will be the $3.50 pay in
crease for city workers, denied them
during the closing days of the last
congressional session. Because Of
failure of the sales tax bill. designed
to carry the pay raises. city workers
were deprived of the annual increase
granted to- Federal workers.
Backs Retroactive Raise.
Mr.. Mason said he will recommend
the increase for city workers be
made retroactive to last July l, to
bring them in line with the pay
of Federal employees. This will cost
at least $5.50o,o00 year.
/ The principal effect of doubling
the LIQUOR tax here would be to
increase the present tax of so cents
a gallon on distilled spirits to ST.
Maryland. he pointed out. gets
I$1.20 gallon. County-controlled
stores are permitted by local option.
In Virginia liquor is sold through
State stores.
Under the doubled liquor tax here
Mr.. Mason estimated, the revenue
from this source would rise from
the present $2,000OO0 annually to
100000 a year.
$4,000 From Licenses.
Total income from all alcohol bev-
erage licenses issued by the Alcoholic
Beverages Control Board amounted
to $4,000 in the past fiscal year
This included fees from beer Ii
censes, which would not be increased
under the Mason proposal.
In addition, special tax on the
liquor industry for support of the
alcoholic clinic is bringing in about
s79, 900 year. Mr.. Mason said. The
tax on beer itself is producing taxes
Of about $275, 900 q year.
If liquor taxes and lincense fees
were doubled here, Mr.. Mason said,
retail prices probably would go up:
but he believes consumption would
continue at about the same level.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Marriage Certificates
SOUGHT in Murtinsbura
Speeiel oispateh 10 The stor

MART1NsBURG, w. Va, Dec. 7
-Oficials at the county clerks
office here today issued a request
to ministers of the city and county
to turn in as soon as possible cer-
tificates on marriages performed.
Officials at the ONCE said that
some certificates have been unre-
ported for mere than three months
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Tuck Speaks in Norfolk.
Plans Buqqs Island Trip
by the Assoeicted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Two
out-of-town trips are on Gov
Tucks schedule this week, his office
said. The executive flew to Nor
folk yesterday for a luncheon spon-
sored by the Norfolk City Port
Authority.
On Friday, he will 60 to Bugs
Island for an inspection of progress
on the dam construction there.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

alton. A stock broker. he also holds
memberships in the Bond Club of
Washington, the Knights of Col
umbus, the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick and the Washington Golf
and Country Club. He headed the
Arlington Community Chest drives
in 1945 and 1916.