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Evening star., 1948-09-15
County Heads Reject
Recreation Program
For Prince GEORGES

The Prince Georges County COM
missioners yesterday rejected, for
lack of funds, a proposal to provide
supervised recreation the year
around.
The action followed a request by
Louis B. Arnold of University Park,
past president of the Prince Georges
County Boys Clubs, for an extension
of the county's summer recreation
program and the establishment Of
a Recreation Board, as authorized
by State law.
Noting that a recent campaign
for public contributions had been
unsuccessful, Mr.. Arnold said opera
ton of the 80 boys club units within
the county indicates the very great
need for an all-year recreational
program" The fact that more
than 5000 boys avail themselves of
this leadership should be conclusive
proof Of its appeal to our youth and
its need in the county," he added
The commissioners, in other action,
directed County Engineer Arthur w
Tayman to extend a contract with
Corson Il Grumara Co., Washington,
to permit improvements of foiI
streets. The streets and the esti-
mated cost are: Fifteenth place
from Jefferson tos Kennedy street
Michigan Park Hills, $16,113; Ritten.
house street. $25, ,028:s an extension 81
| Quintara street. $l8667, and Sixty.
first place, $s,so7. al in RiverdaIe
Heights.
Al hearing was scheduled for Oc-
tobcr Is at Upper Marlboro to con-
slider . request OF other residents
of the Michigan Park Hills SUBJ
division for similar Improvements
to jefferson street, from Sargent
road to Sixteenth avenue.
The commissioners decided to hold
their hearing on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 13, instead OF the usual meet
ing day. Thursday, in order to
observe the Columbus Day holiday
All county Offices will be closed that
day,
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Six Charged by Maryland
With Tax Evasion Post Bond
Ax III. As,osiotad Prsss

BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-six de-
PENDANTS have posted $1,000 bonds
in the States drive against evaders
of the Maryland income tax. They
we're indicted by the grand jury
last week.
Murray Graham Adair was
charged with falling to file a re-
turn and pay the tax on an income
of 1886. Melvin Cavalier, sales
man, was charged with evading the
tax on s3.178: Earl K. Belville, an
other salesman. with eyading the
tax on S5,458: Gerhart j. Boscherl,
utility company engineer, with fall
ing to pay on s6.144: Henry Bente,
jr., utility company mechanic, with
falling to pay on s4.593. and Car
roll z. Baker. railroad worker, with
failing to pay on S2,628.
1t was noted the first six prose-
cutions In Baltimore are at the
top of the alphabet, bearing out
Controller James J. Lacy's warm
ing that the income tax division
was going to start with the "As"
and work right down through ths.
tax lists. 1
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Court Hearing October 5
On Montgomery Charter
By the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 15.-An early
ruling has been promised by the
Maryland Court of Appeals on the
question of whether Montgomery
County can hold a November refer
endum on charter government.
Chief Deputy Clerk James l.
Young said the court will hear a
three-way appeal in the charter
dispute october S, with a decision
in time to permit legal publications
before the November 2 elections.
Judges Charles w. Woodward and
Stedman Prescott, sitting in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court, have
authorized a referendum provided
certain sections of the proposed
charter be deleted These sections
were held unconstitutional.
Participants in the legal fight are
group headed by Hubert A
Schneider, Bethesda lawyer. in op-
position, and the Montgomery Coun-
ty Charter Board and the Charter
Committee, in advocacy.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Bus, Pupils May Cross Bridge
Separately at Little Putuxent

Civil Engineer Robert L. Burwell
was instructed to inspect the 85-
foot span to see whether the legal
limit can be raised to six tons. per-
mitting the six-ton school buses to
cross empty.
The plan is "a temporary mea-
sure" Mr.. Jenkins said. I'VE don't
particularly approve Of this sort of
thing ordinarily"
He said some boys and girls have
walked a mile to meet the school
bus on the far side of the bridge
for about three years. but this year
irate parents decided to force the
issue.
At the same time. the commits
sioners voted to suthorize the rails
ing of the eight-ton limit on a
bridge across South River to 10
tons, so that loaded school buses
with q total weight Of 81 tons
may use a short route between
Davidsonville and Annapolis High
School.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for 8
o'clock tonight. Programs of comedy
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers.
Buchanan. Thirteenth and D streets
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV
road Sc.
KeniINorth. Kenilworth avenue and Ord
Takoma, Fourth and Van Buren streets
Janey. wisconsin avenue and Albemarls
street NV.
Monroe, osorsia avenue and Columbia
Rose Park. Twenty seventh and o streets
NV.
Lansstcn, % Bennins road At Twenty
i'ql1a Lincoln. s,ssis si.th a., ,aa1a;sp4 y Sc.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Nv the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 15.-lP)-Fif-
teen grade-school pupils who have
played hooky this year with their
parents permission may have to
attend classes after all.
Under plan approved by the
Anne Arundel County commission
ers, the youngsters would walk
across bridge too weak to support
a loaded school bus The bus would
unload. cross the bridge empty and
pick up its riders on the other side.
County School Supt. David s.
Jenkins said parents living south
of the Little Pstuxent River have
refused to send their children to
odenton Grammar School since 1t
reopened a week ago. Some of the
6-to-12-year- -old children have to
walk more than mile to meet the
bus on the Odenton side of the
river. he said.
The ancient wood and steel
bridge has 0 nve-ton load limit.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Farmland Indicted
As Slayer Of Lawyer
On Day Crime Occurs
BY the A,soeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept.
13An; indictment Charging nrst-
degree murder was returned yester-
day III Buckingham county& against
q 58-year -old farmland in the shot
gun Staying of Montague, Ua DixpE.
~ ii lawyer, at Mr.. Dixcsik farm
on the James River.
The indictment named Landy
Sprouse. who was employed as care
taker at Green Hill farm. the prop
erty Of Mr.. Dixon and sister.
Sheriff H. B. Adams said the
shooting occurred at the farmhouse
about am. yesterday after an ar
gument between Mr.. Dixon and
Sprouse over work at the farm.
November Trial Set.
CommonWealth's Attorney r. S.
Hubbard presented the case imme-
diately to the Buckingham County
grand jury Trial was set for the
term of Buckingham Circuit Court
convening November 9.
The grand jury also returned a
murder indictment against George
w. Davis, so, charged with the fatal
shooting of a neighboring farmer,
Dwight Herndon, at the Davis Farm
on July II. Trial was set for Oc-
tober II.
Sprouse was arrested by State
Trooper F. w. McSwain and Deputy
Sherifis Winfrey Taylor and Dudley
Coleman. He surrendered without
resistance. Sheriff Adams said.
Dixon Funeral Tomorrow.
The body of Mr.. Dixon was
brought to a funeral home in Char
lottesville, where funeral services
will be held at II am. tomorrow
Burial will be in the family cemetery
at Greenhill Farm.
Mr.. Dixon is survived by his widow
Mrs. Mary Armistead Dixon; son
Montague U. Dixon II, IS months
old: four sisters and two brothers.
Mr.. Dixon was graduated from the
University of Virginia in 1882. Ir
1947 he was one of two unsuccessful
candidates for the Democratic noml.
nation as commemorative attorney
Evening star., 1948-09-15
|GnIHiccoughing
| ; Years Cured by
3-Doy Treatment
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept.
15.-Dr. David C. Wilson, head of
the University of Virginia Hospital S
department of psychiatry and neu-
rology, said yesterday that 15-year-
old Doris Ann Daniel Of Kingsport,
Tenn, has been cured of hysterical
hiccoughs with which she suffered
for three years.
The girl was given treatments by
hypnosis and marco analysis, being
put to sleep by injections of sodium
amyral. Questioned in her sleep, she
was unburdened of her subconscious
conflicts and when she aWoke her
hiccoughs were gone, DR.. Wilson
said.
The treatment was effective in
three days and the hiccoughs have
not recurred
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Droftees and Veterans Guide
Moi. 1homas M. Mol .

I that happens you go on list. Also
on the list are others all ready to
be drafted. They and you make up
the the pool" from which Selective
Service will ladle out manpower as
the Army needs it.
Say, for instance, that the Army
needs 10000 men in January. They
tell Selective Service headquarters
which quickly notifies each local
board what its quota will be and
when the draftees must be called
Okay, you took your preinduction
in December, one month before
Your local board has to supply lO
of the 10000 men asked for You're
one of the chosen 10. and you
know it because your local board
sends you a greetings card. When
you get it you might just as well
start getting up at $50 every morn
ing because it's only question OF
days before you'll have to-. .. ,
The Guide" will scrutinize in
duction machinery more closely in
the near future.
{From AP Newsfeatures,)
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Tomatoes Given
To Diners Keep
Speeches Short

Over-ripe tomatoes were distrib.
uted in the audience to discourage
long -winded speeches at the Whea.
ton Chamber of Commerce dinner
last night in Norbeck. Md.
Brooke Johns, president of the
Montgomery County Board of Com.
missioners. distributed the vege-
tables with the invitation to throw
them If any of the speeches lasted
more than 21a minutes. None was
thrown.
New officers of the chamber are
Robert Pendleton, president; Roy
Price, vice president; Don Lam
borne, secretary: John Smith, treas
urer; Chris James, sergeant at
arms: Thomas Oyster and Lloyd
Smith, directors.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
By Mai. Thomos M. Mol

Why can't the armed forces get
enough voluntary enlistments to in
crease their strength to the au.
thorized numbers? The Navy, Ma
rines and Air Force can. They're
doing it now, and it looks as though
they'll be able to keep it up.
If you've been told that when you
get drafted you'll be able to make
a choice among the four branches
Of the service, don't believe it. You
may be able to make choice, but
you can only win if you choose the
Army.
It's dollars to doughnuts that the
Navy, Marines and Air Force will be
able to keep their strengths at the
authorized levels without drafting
any one.
There are reasons for this. The
Army must climb from $4,000 to
$4,000 men. The Navy and Marines
have to go from 469, 900 to 666,882,
which is only about 50 per cent OF
the Army increase. The Air Force
must climb from $4,000 to $4,000,
only 10000, compared to the Army
increase of 287 900.
The Navy has its submarines, its
PTS and its destroyers, the Air
Force its jet fighters and enormous
bombers and the Marines have a
glamor which perhaps tops them
all
The Army does have tanks and
flame throwers and airborne divi-
sions. But what do you think of
first when you think Of the Army?
You think of the infantry, the
foot soldier and his leggings, his
cartridge belt, his rifle and his sore
feet. No glamor there?
Ex-Private Nicholas Minue found
more than he ever bargained for.
He had his cartridge belt and his
rifle and his sore feet over in
Tunisia during the North African
campaign. He also had his bayonet,
and he killed a whole machine gun
nest with ito Germans. For that
he was given the Congressional
Medal of Honor.
You might as well get used to
the idea of going into the Army be-
cause if you 60 anywhere that's al
most certainly where it will be.
You probably know that you
won't be called for at least 21 days
after you've taken your preinduc-
ton physical and mental examina-
ton and passed them. AS soon as
Evening star., 1948-09-15
SpirituoIist's Trial Set
In Stolen Money Cose

Trial of Mrs. Eulalia Matthews
Washington spiritualist known as
Nine. Yvonne, who is charged with
receiving money stolen from the
night depository of the Alexandra
First National Bank in June. l947
has been set for November 5.
Mrs. Matthews, colored, was in
dicted after David Briggs, 36, also
colored. a former janitof at the
bank, confessed the theft. He is
serving an eight-year prison term
Police claim Mrs. Matthews re-
ceived some of the $1,000, which
has never been recovered. Approx.
imateiy $4,000 in checks that wers
part of the loot were found on 9
roof top several weeks after the
theft.
Mrs. Matthews, SO, lives in the
5000 block of Benning road NE.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Lane Soils to Richmond
Under Confederate FIuo
BY the Assoeie.sd Press

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 15.-Gov
Lane of Maryland, chairman of the
Southern Governors Conference
yesterday few the Stars and Bars
of the Confederacy as his State
yacht steamed up the James River
to the Virginia capital
TIE Maryland chief executive ano
Gov. Tuck of Virginia will sail down
the river today to Hampton for the
First National Seafood Festival to.
morrow and Friday.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Baltimore Grand Jury Gets
lis First Woman Foreman
BY she As,eeio.sd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-A woman
yesterday was named foreman OF
Baltimore's grand jury for the first
time.
She is Mrs. Margaret M. Dudley,
officer of jewelry firm. The panel
she heads will continue its service
until mid-January.
Women first began serving on
juries in Maryland when the Gen.
eral Assembly changed the statutes
in 1947 and made them eligible in
Baltimore and about half the State 8
counties.
Judge Herman M. Moser charged
the jury to continue . long inves-
tigation Of charges that builders
have cheated war veterans on new
homes. 4
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Cadet Officers Announced
Al George Washington High

Appointment of cadet officers at
George Washington High School,
Alexandria, were announced today
by 1t. Col. George A. Patrick, pro-
fessor OF military science and tao
tics.
1t. Col. Milton Weatherhead and
Capt. James Riddell were appoint
ed to the regimental staff. Others
are:
Maj. William Cheeke and First
1t. James Gore, 1st Battalion: Maj.
Harry Rodda and First 1t. Robert
Tenley, I'd Battalion; Maj. Gayla
Shelton and Capt. Betty Kidd. Sd
Battalion; First 1t. st. Clair Shell
ton. drum and bugle corps.
Also Capt. John McLain, COM
pany A; Capt. Luther Gore, Com
pany B; Capt. Dudley Moss, Com
pany C; Capt. Thomas Kelly, COM
pany D; Capt. Evelyn Mills, Com
pany G, and Capt. Jean Mills
Company H.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Cab Driver Faces Trial
In Sole of Gallon of Wine

A Bethesda cab dryer was charged
last night with Transporting and
selling half gallon of wine.
The hacker was Identified by
Montgomery County police Is John
w. Hartley, 2l. of the 1900 hock Of
North lane, Bethesda. He vas re-
leased after posting $3.50 collateral
pending a hearing Monday u Be-
thesda Police Court.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Montgomery Schools
Ordered 10 Set Up
Advisory Councils

Steps to set up an advisory coun.
Gil in each of Montgomery County!
81 schools will be taken soon in ac.
cordance with Board of Education
instructions.
The boards action, taken yester.
day at it's meeting in Rockville, was
seen as move to promote create,
harmony between parents anc
school officials.
The move came in the midst o1
a controversy between school heads
and the Parents League for Cur.
riculum improvement over what the
latter contends is the lack of proper
emphasis on the three Rs.
Each council would consist ol
from 9 to II members and woulo
include the school principal, schoo
trustees and representatives of tho
student body. faculty, Parent
Teacher Association and the COM
munity.
Services Listed.
Among services rendered by the
group would be:
To advise the principal on ad-
ministrative policies, study the
physical and financial needs of the
school, analyze and interpret pub.
lie opinion, promote the schools
program through publicity, study
the curriculum and recommene
possible changes and to help solve
problems concerning transportation
school zone, boundaries, safety, ant
50 on.
The board deferred action on bid.
for construction of four-room tenn.
pofary buildings at the Woodlin ane
Lynnbrook Elementary Schools ir
the light of low bid of $l71, ,78!
by Allen c. Minnix for a 10-class.
rom elementary school near Fores
Glen road and Sligo Creek, Silvel
Spring.
Members of the board pointed
out that the MinniX bid. which wa!
accepted, was much less than ont
Of S238,000 for the same school re-
celVed several months ago and ex'
pl lessed the hope that constructio.
costs are coming down.
Consequently, they said, they
would approve temporary structure.
only as "a last resort" in case ol
topheavy enrollments. Temporary
buildings. they said, would average
$1,000 a classroom, while permanent
buildings, figured on the basis ol
the Minnix bid, cost about $1,000
room. They added the new
Forest Glen School would be ready
for occupancy by September, 1919
Reply to Charges Ordered.
In other business, the board IN
structed DR.. Edwin w. Broome, sup
erintendent of schools, and Charles
w. Prettyman, its attorney. to reply
to charges by Franklin T. Miles
Chevy Chase attorney, that text
books containing Communistic prop
aganoa are on the boards approved
list.
The board received. but did not
make public, report by the Health
Department On health hazards in
some county schools because of in
adequate facilities.
A report submitted to the board
revealed that receipts from indie
pendent fund raising activities in
county schools last year totaled
S150,48 Largest amounts were
raised by Montgomery Blair High
School, $40. 1925, Richard Montgom-
cry High. $40. 1853 0S. and Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, s17,667.97.
Another report showed that re-
ceipts from lunches served last year
in school cafeterias amounted to
1926 ,3z3. Largest total-s34. .776.75-
was reported in Leland Junior High
School.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Maryland Pythions
To Meet Tomorrow
BY the Associoted Press

FREDERICK. Md, Sept. 15.-The
Maryland Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias will hold its
4lst annual convention here tomor-
row, Friday ard Saturday.
The Pythian Sisters, women's
auxiliary. will meet simultaneously
More than 200 delegates are ex-
pected. Grand Lodge degrees will
lbe conferred Friday.
Evening star., 1948-09-15
Manager Changes Towns

SOUTH BOSTON, Va, Sept. Is
tP.-Edward AZ Beck, town mana
ger of South Boston, resigned last
night to become the town manager
of Pulaski.
Evening star., 1948-09-15

Mrs. Matthews, SO, lives in the
5000 block of Benning road NE.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

! and wants it to succeed. We shall
release the initiative. the enter
prise and the creative powers of our
people in a great upsurge of produc-
ton. Today there is vast, pent-up
demand for almost everything
America can produce. A large part
of the answer to imitation is to pro-
duce more and still more of the
things our people want and need.
The Government can be a power
full aid to that increased produc-
ton by tax policies which stimulate
new ventures, which aim to en-
courage the investor and the pro-
ducer, not punish them. I propose
that we bring to Washington an
administration which believes in our
American system, which under
stands what makes it click and
which is resolved that henceforth
the Government of the United
States will be an economic asset
not liability, to the living stand
ard and the creative-genius Of our
people.
Imitation Losing Momentum.
There are already signs that the
current imitation is losing some OF
its momentum. The fabulous fiow
of goods from our factories Is max
ing itself felt in many markets. In
the face Of the worlds great need,
God has touched our fields. The
farms Of America and OF much of
the world this year are bursting
with a harvest such as has never
been gathered before. 1t Is q thing
of infinite mercy, both to us and
to hungry people everywhere. From
this years bountiful harvest should
Evening star., 1948-09-26

/ time we stopped talking in Americs
in terms of totalitarian devicesi
Let's 60 to the fundamentals. WI
know we have staggering debt tt
pay and we know we must continue
to wage the peace if we are to live
in a peaceful world. But we do moi
have to continue following the un.
sound and defeatist policies of ar
administration that got us into the
mess we are in.
We can start dealing frankly and
honestly with this problem. We
can start going to its fundamentals
With sound leadership and courage
we can lick 1t.
Suggests Measures.
As q first step, I propose that we
bring to Washington an admins
tration of able and honest men
and women who have the intelli-
gence and the courage to tackle this
problem of high prices and infla.
ton and to tackle it effectively.
AS a second step, in order to put
the brakes on imitation, I propose
that we put a brakeon unnecessary
Government spending. Heavy Gov.
ernment spending in peacetime
sends up prices in precisely the same
way as heavy Government spend.
ing in war. After next January 20
your tax dollar is going to get the
most careful attention 1t has hao
in a long, long time. Where 1t Is
being unnecessarily spent, we will
simply stop spending it. BY every
dollar of waste we eliminate, we dc
that much to stop imitation.
AS the third step. propose that
we start Systematically paying of
our National debt. Every increase ir
the National debt means an increase
of money in circulation. This Is
the modern equivalent Of printing
press money. AS in the days o1
the Continental dollar, as the
amount of money increases, the
things our money buys will decrease
That is imitation. One of the most
effective ways to stop imitation is
to reduce the National debt.
Plans to Gust Spectators.
As a fourth step, I promise yol
that in your next National admin.
istration there will be no place, high
or low, for any one who will specu.
late in grain-or any other commod-
ity-at the price of human misery
One Of the first things your next
administration will do-and I will
take considerable pleasure In doing
its to get rid, once and for all OF
those speculating profiteers who are
still clinging to the public payroll.
AS a fifth step, I propose to bring
to Washington men and women OF
integrity, whose first interest is not
self interest, whose first aim is not
to help themselves. but to help
America. whose loyalty is a single
minded loyalty to our united people,
and their progress in every good
thing.
AS a sixth and perhaps most i'm
portant step. I propose that we start
vigorously supporting our American
system Of free opportunity by a
Government which has faith in 1t