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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-04
s15.OOO FOREST
 MONEY G0E5 10
 HERR. TREASURY

The office of B. Frank Heintzle-
 man, Regional Forester, U. s. Forest
 Service, advises that a warrant for $11,062.61 is being forwarded to the
 Treasurer of Alaska to cover the
 amount due the Territory from Ma tional Forest Receipts for the fiscal
 year ending June 30, 1948, under provisions of the Act of May g,
 1908 t16 U.S.C. 5O0).
 This money. representing 25 per cent of gross Federal receipts from the Tongass and Chugach National
 Forests in Alaska, except for timber
 sold on the Tongass Forest, is to be
 used for roads, trails and schools by the Territorial government in the First and Third Judicial Divisions.
 An additional 10 per cent of the
 National Forest receipts, amounting
 to $4,425.04, is used by the Forest Service for roads and trails within the two forests.
 Public Law 1885, 8Oth Congress, 1 approved August 8. 1947, authorized
 the Secretary of Agriculture to sell timber from the Tongass National
 Forest, and provided that the re- ceipts be held in special account in the U. s. Treasury until Indian rights to the, land and timber are finally determined. The receipts so deposited during the fiscal year ending June 30, l948, amounted to S130,594.
 The amount received by the Ter ritory since 1908 for it's g per cent share of Forest Receipts totals s748,- 39750. The amount spent by the
 Forest Service on roads and trails,
 representing 10 per cent of Forest Receipts since 1908, totals $291 ,284.78.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-04
HOSpIIAl NOTES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes- terday was Bernanr Miller
 Discharged from St. Ann's yester- day were Mrs. George Robinson and Ed Oie.
 Admitted to the Government Hos pital yesterday was Florence Yadao of Juneau and Larry Gregoroff of COrdOva.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-04

the CAA, the War Department or the Bureau of Indian Affairs"
 Well, these btS a lot of votes on the island" SenafoS. Munz remark cd. brin~ing laugh from the gall lery. Senators Butrovich and Jones voted against the memorial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-04
STATEHOOD I5AppR0vED
 BY SUB. COM

Continued from Page One)
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Boy, II, Fractures
Leg Wrestling in
Home Mishop

A 12-year-old boy who broke
his leg wrestling with playmate
and a 5-year-old girl whose
brother accidentally broke her
arm in two places were among
ia persons treated last week for
home accidents, the District Red
Cross Accident Prevention Service
reported last night.
Six adults died during the week
from falls, and four infants suf-
located in bed.
The injuries included IS falls.
II burns, poisonings and IS
cuts. Ten foreign bodies were
lodged in the eye, nose, throat or
stomach of victims and 20 in
juries were unclassified.
Two men suffered severe chemi-
cal eye burns while opening
drains, and a 4-year-old girl
burned her tongue while tasting
a chemical. A 2-month-old baby
was burned when the stopper dis
lodged from a hot water bottle
placed on it's stomach.
Three persons were bitten oy
dogs, one by a cat and one oy .
rabbit.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Cafe Group Asks Bills
To End Bottle Clubs;
Would Change Fees

The Restaurant Beverage Asso-
citation of Washington is seeking
legislation from this Congress
that might mean the finish for
after-hours clubs in the District.
The association has proposed a
plan for charging different fees
for the privilege of remaining open
after the usual closing hour.
Under the present law restaurants
and cafes selling alcoholic bev-
erages are permitted to remain
open until 2 am. on weekdays
and midnight Saturday.
Under the proposed plan, res
taurants which operated during
these hours would pay the GUS
tomary fee of $500 plus a 10 per
cent tax to provide funds for the
alcoholic clinic.
The association also wants legis-
lation for two other classes OF
restaurant licenses. One would
permit restaurant operation until
3 am. on weekdays and 2 am.
on Sunday. This class OF license
would require a fee of $1,000 plus
a 10 per cent tax.
The other plan calls for a fee
of $1,500 and would permit op-
Grafton until 4 am. on weekdays
and 2 am. on Sunday.
The association believes that if
restaurants are permitted to re-
main open longer. they will COM
pete with the after hours clubs,
and by being able to sell alcoholic
beverages at a lower price may
drive the after-hours clubs out of
business.
The after hours clubs now pay
no liquor license, but their hours
are short. Many do not open until
after the restaurants and night
clubs have closed and they usually
remain open until 6, 7, or 8 o'clock
in the morning. The after-hours
clubs are not permitted to sell
liquor, but only set-up with pa
irons bringing their own bottles.
However, police often have raided
after-hours clubs and charged the
proprietors with selling liquor.
The new license plan will be
discussed by the Restaurant Asso-
ciation Thursday night at the
Chicken Hut Restaurant.
Representative Klein, Democrat.
of New York, who recently intro
duced a bill permitting restau-
rants to remain open until 2 am.
Sunday, will speak. Other speak
ers will be Alan w. Payne, chair
man of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board and Philip A.
Guarino, president of the associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

way. A line of cars lurched to
a stop behind an old woman
in an outmoded car.
The traffic light remained
red. For a minute there was
silence as motorists looked for
side streets. Finally a man left
his car to investigate and
found she had parked just short
of the "detector bar" metal
plate that changes the light
when a car passes over it.
Would you mind driving
ahead a little?" he asked. She
complied and traffic moved
once more.
Or take the case of a cab
driver who gave up his hackers
license because, he said, I'm
just too emotional to drive in
District traffic"
On another front, the de-
partment catches rebounds
from the permit revocation
board.
An irate motorist whose ler-
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Peope Not Traffic. Cause Headaches Vehicle Department. but

What time can Mr.. Keneipp
come and shovel the sand back
in the bucket?" she demanded.
Tell him to bring a broom,
too." '
Road tests often send calls
pouring into the Office.
Picture the nervous little
man who didn't want any spec
tators around when he took his
test-or the matron who re-
fused to take hers with the
common herd"
II want one of your men to
come to my house at 3 o'clock
sharp" she said, 80 I won't
have to take the test with the
common herd. Well use the
course my husband and I laid
out. I'm sure it's as good as
yours"
Another road test case was
that of a man who called and
said he couldn't take the test
because of an injured hand.
It'll send my wife down to
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Cherry Blossom Ball SET
In D. T.. Armory April |

The Cherry Blossom Festival
Ball, a new feature of the annual
spring fete, will be held Friday
evening, April /. in the National
Guard Armory, it was announced
last night.
Chairman of the event will be
Edward R. Carr, Washington real
estate man.
High spot of the ball will be
selection of the Cherry Blossom
Queen from among 81 princesses
representing the States and pos
sessions and territories. The selec-
ton will be made from a wheel
Of fortune.
The lucky contestant will be
crowned at the Sylvan Theater on
the Monument Grounds on April
2, first day of the festival, by
Secretary of the Interior Krug.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
By 7. N. Mcdowell

The headache Of the Depart
ment of Vehicles and TRAFFIC
would decrease If the employees
had to deal only with vehicles
and mathematical traffic prob
lens.
It's people who complicate
the departments daily life.
However, there's one man
who refuses to be disturbed.
He is the department director,
George E. Keneipp. In fact.
he often gets a laugh out OF
traffic jams and administra-
tive headaches.
He jots these situations on
scratch pad he always carries.
Here are some of his scrib-
blingS:
Traffic was jammed for two
blocks. Considerable horn-toot-
ing failed to break the bottle
neck on E street NV, between
Eighteenth and Twentieth. -
1T was the afternoon rush
Evening star., 1949-03-06

Fireman Fred ]. Widmayer said
goodbye yesterday to some OF the
men he has worked with for the
last 80 years and took last lick
on the cheek from his company's
pet spaniel, Sassy.
Pvt. Widmayer, who Joined the
District Fire Department after
World War I at the age Of 10,
received an engraved gold belt
buckle and a roast beef dinner
with all the trimmings from his
friends at No. 81 engine company
At SO, he is retiring on total dis
ability after participating in such
fires as that at the Knickerbocker
Theater and at Kann's warehouse.
He was cited for heroism IN
these fires and for rescuing a
woman three years ago from a
burning home at Fourteenth and
Girard streets NV.
"A woman was blocked from
Evening star., 1949-03-06

take it for me-" he suggested.
AS spring approaches and
new license tags are being dis
tributed. the public's fancy
seems to turn to tying up the
departments telephone lines
with unnecessary questions.
"You have a nursery near the
license tag line. don't you?" in
quired a mother. Il have to
bring my three children with
ME to get the tags"
With tag applications lag
ging and a jam probable on
the last day, employees really
reached for their aspirin bot
ties when a domineering wife
said she was coming down to
sift the mail sacks and find the
application her husband had
sent in.
II must have that letter." she
stormed. It'll tear up my hus-
bands check and put in my
own. I want to drive the car
this year."
Evening star., 1949-03-06

leaving the third floor" he re-
called modestly. 1--WE put a ladder
up and somehow, before we could
get to her, she started running
down the ladder forward in her
bare feet. I caught her before
she fell"
After he had eaten his share Of
a cake with Good Luck, Fred
written across it, he was asked to
pose for a picture with his hat on.
You mean my fire hat?" he
asked, forgetting that he now
wears only a felt one.
He and his wife. Myrtle Mae,
live at 55l5 Third street NV.
Their daughter, Kathleen, is on
her way back from Germany where
she worked with the State Depart
ment. He said he wasn't sure what
he will do from now on.
But my wife and daughter
will figure out something" he said
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Kefauver Unit 10 Study
Policy Questions in
Plans for Home Rule

Decisions on more policy ques-
tions involved in plans for a home
rule government for the District
may be reached this week by the
Kefauver subcommittee OF the
Senate District Committee.
One of the major questions not
yet finally determined is whether
the bill for an elected city council
and elected school board should
include reorganization of the
"Topsy- grown" city bureaus.
Another is whether the city
council should be permitted to
put the District into bonded debt
and by how much. Some pro-
posals would permit bonds up to
3, 5 or 10 per cent of the assessed
value of taxable real estate.
Would Cut Council Size.
Under tentative decisions reach
ed last week, the Senate home
rule subcommittee. headed by
Senator Kefauver of Tennessee,
agreed that full legislative powers
akin to those under territorial
forms of government should be
granted the city council. It's acts
would be subject to veto or
amendment by Congress.
The proposed size of the council
also would be reduced under the
tentative decisions from IL to 9
members with all members elected
at large by a city-wide vote. Under
this revised plan, also the nine
candidates given the higest number
of votes would be the winners with
out the necessity of a run-oft vote.
One objection to the earlier pro-
posal for candidates to run for
numbered posts on the council was
that it gave no assurance that mi
nority race or party candidates
could be elected. Some comments
were heardd yesterday that neither
would this necessarily be so under
the plan to elect the nine candi-
dates getting the high total votes.
Understanding Seen.
Under either formula, one Off
cial said, some understanding would
have to be made among party
leaders as to minority representa-
ton. This observer commented
that this should and probably
would be done in the practical
workings of campaign strategy.
The subcommittee has rejected,
as did the House home rule sub
committee of last year, the pro-
posal for using proportional rep
resentation" in councilmanic elec-
tionS.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

Signed by Mr.. Embrey, which said
"since Mr.. Smith does not carry a
union card, we are forced. against
our wishes, to let him CO." Mr..
Embrey added he can recommend
the carpenter to anyone wishing
to employ him.
In the meantime, after looking
all week for work, Mr.. Smith said
he got a job yesterday making a
survey for contractor on the
amount of earth needed for a
project near the Mt. Rainier
School, with the promise of a
truck driving job to follow.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
More Owners Offer Complaints
On Tax Valuation of Vehicles

How motor VehlcleS are assessed
for taxes brought more residents
forward yesterday with stories OF
bewilderment.
Reynold BartmeSS. member OF
the Park Police who lives at 217 P
street S.W., said his Hudson auto
mobile, "big as boxcar," and a
little motor scooter he owns are
each assessed at 1925.
He once offered the scooter for
sale at $100 and had no takers. he
said, and he thinks the sedan
looks pretty good for 1925.
Another motorist, William M.
O'Brien, 6512 Sixth street NV.
said the valuation on his 1916
Chevrolet sedan this year was
$1,000. He said he did not recall
the valuation last year, but since
he paid $24.50 for his license he
figured the valuation at 1926.
He said he went to the assessors
Office Thursday and complained.
The result was a reduction in val
uation to $975, he said, reducing
the bill when he gets his license
from $25 to $3.50, but leaving it
81 more than last year. This in
cludes the tax at 81 per 500 of
valuation.
The assessors valuations were
first brought into question when
L. A. Cline, general manager of
Dy-Dee Wash of Washington, Inc.
complained that five identical
Mack trucks were assessed at four
different figures. The assessors S
Office admitted mistakes had been
made and that the valuations
should be identical.
License Is Minor Item.
The question about assessments
is raised at this time as automobile
and truck owners get new licenses
The license fee itself is relatively
a minor item. It is IS, SO or $12
for passenger automobile. accord
ing to weight. The motorist also
pays 81 for an inspection certif1-
cate.
Next comes the matter Of the
tax on the cars value.
Then come the headaches.
Assistant Assessor James L.
Martin explained that new pass
enger cars are assessed at IS per
cent of their cost price the first
year. Naturally valuations are
higher than formerly because cars
cost more than they used to cost.
This applies now to all 1949
cars. On all earlier models the
assessors Office is guided by the
used-car market values as report
ed by the National Automobile
Dealers Association and by the
Red Book Used Car Market Re-
port. Mr.. Martin said, however,
that assessments are generally be-
low the used-car market values.
In the case of Mr.. Bartmess
Hudson, 1889 model from which
he paid $500 last June, Mr.. Mar
tin said the assessment of 1925 re-
fleets the used-car market value
Mr.. Bartmess said the scooter
is 1916 Cushman and originally
cost $340. To the original vehicle,
he admitted. he added a tonneau
in front which will carry two
children. He still can't under
stand why the little thing should
be assessed for as much as his
big sedan.
He said that last year he spent
half a day trying to get an ex-
planation at the assessors office
for the high valuation of the scoot-
er but mo one would listen to
me-" He pointed out that for
each vehicle, the big one and the
little one, the charge is the same
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Hume PTA to Meet Tuesday

The Parent-Teacher Association
of the Hume Elementary School,
Arlington, will meet at 8 pm.
Tuesday. Miss Anne Harrison,
county supervisor of primary in
Struction, will speak.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

L
plates.
Mr.. Martin said that Cushman
scooters for 1916 are assessed at
from SITS. to 1925. But" he
added, when we know about ac-
cessories we add them to the
valuation"
He said he would get in touch
with Mr.. Bartmess and would see
whether the scooter assessment
is too high.
Mr.. Martin also said OBrien's
complaint that the assessment
could not be higher this year than
last and that a mistake was made
either in 1948 or this spring. He
said he would look into this to-
morrow.
Asked a report that the owners
of a 1941 Packard and a 1946
Packard found the assessments to
be identical, Mr.. Martin said,
that is impossible. If that hap
pened something is radically
wrong" He added that he would
look into this case also and that
he would be only too glad to
check any case where an error
appears to have occurred.
Assessments Explained.
To return to Mr.. Martins ex-
planation of assessments. He said
that during the war the assessor S
Office did not increase assessments
even though OPA prices were
higher than the valuations, nor
did it raise assessments when used
car prices skyrocketed after con-
trols went off.
This year reductions were made
on the valuations of older models
because the market prices de-
clined. The valuation of all pre-
war models was reduced and also
on 1916, 1947 and 1948 models
where the market values went of
The used car prices of expensive
cars declined more than in the
case of low priced cars and this
was reflected in the assessments.
This is the second year the
tax is assessed 50 per 500 of as
sessed valuation. Formerly it was
$1.75. On a car assessed at $1,000.
the tax is $40. Add the license
fee, perhaps IS. and the inspection
certificate fee and you pay SIG
when you get new license for
this car.
The actual license fee is S.
for a car weighing $500 pounds
or less, SO for a weight above $500
pounds and up to 4,500 pounds
and $12 for cars over 4,50O pounds
Weights Affect Costs.
Mr.. Martin explained that STAN
dard models of certain cars weigh
just under $500 pounds, but equip
such a model with hydraulic drive
and the weight goes over $500
pounds and into the SO bracket
The story on truck assessments
is this:
New trucks are not standard
lied as are new passenger cars.
Therefore the sale price is taken
as a starter and the initial valu-
alton is this price minus 20 per
cent.
Trucks of 1947 or later are as
sessed on a formula beginning
with 20 per cent off the initial
price. plus II per cent off each
subsequent year for five years,
bringing the valuation to a mini
mum of Is per cent of original
cost.
On trucks of 1916 and earlier
the valuation was reduced 20 per
cent this year. The valuations
originally were 20 per cent under
cost on these trucks, and up to
1943 there were yearly reductions.
Assessments from 1943 through
1948 were Frozen" but still were
under the soaring market values.
Dy-Dee Wash officials who COM
planned about the valuations of
Mack trucks also questioned
varied valuations of two Chevrolet
trucks believed to be identical.
Mr.. Martin said the original costs
differed and they differed in
weight. Mr.. Cline said yesterday
he is going to take the trucks
out and weigh them.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

NIT had just been revoked,
stormed into the office. In a
rage, he yelled at Mrs. Elinor
Kirwan, the departments as
SiStant.
I've been provoked" he
fumed. II want to file q
repeal"
Evening star., 1949-03-06

Winter brings it's troubles.
A mother called one day to
report that her children had
dumped sand from one of the
large containers placed on icy
streets for the convenience OF
motorists.
Evening star., 1949-03-06

hour and two lanes Of traffic
were forced to merge because
of an illegally parked car.
THE snarl was caused by
two unabashed lovers firmly
embraced in the front seat and
parked on the thoroughfare.
They finally moved to a side
street."
Then there was the tieup on
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
Safety Council Gives
Vacation Hints

So you're taking a vacation trip?
Every year much fthoughtless-
ness, a moment of recklessness-
and then a lifetime od regret.
On vacation trips you do unac-
customed things -dhive strange
highways live differently than
during the rest of the year. That's
half the fun of vacations. But for
your own safety and the safety of
others extra precautions are neces-
sary.
The Delaware Safety Council
gives you few timely hints for
vacation:
Be sure your car is in good me-
chanical condition
Don't pack your car so as to OBJ
.scure your vision through the rear
view mirror.
Don't overload the car, for if
you do it is more likely to break
down and is difficult to steer.
Speed and distance do not mea-
sure enjoyment.
Make your daily goal one that
you can reach without speeding.
Stop when you become tired or
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
How To Prevent
Broiler Losses
Frank GOrdy Outlines Program Fol-
Hot Weather

Recalling that more than mill
lion dollars were lost when broil-
ers died during excessively hot
weather last August in the Delmar-
va area, J. Frank Gordy, extension
poultryman, says such loss can be
greatly alleviated by taking extra
care Of birds during heat attacks.
Gordy stresses the actual mortal
ity was not the only financial loss
during the three-day heat wave, for
a set back in growth of broilers
and decrease in egg production al
ways follows in laying flocks after
excessively high temperatures.
Two types of preventive practi-
ces can be followed by poultrymen,
says Gordy. Anticipating the hot
weather, they can construct or re-
model houses so they may be open
ed on all four sides, preferably top
and bottom Remove all glass win
dows, or open them toward the in
side of the house in cases where
they cannot be taken out.
In building or repairing roofs
give serious consideration to pro-
viding insulating material and to
one of the heat rejecting materials
Provide shade in the yards, plan
ming for some shade trees set in a
row about 36 feet in front of the
house, if facing south, and about
SO feet apart down the row. Trees
noted for rapid growth and adapted
well for Delaware, are the Wiscon-
sin Willow, the London Plain Syca-
more. Honey Locust and Black Lo-
Gust The best time for planting
these trees is October or November.
Management practices that grow
ers can use during hot weather in
clude feeding birds early in the
morning and late in the day, in
creasing watering space, using
fans and blocks of ice, wetting
down the house if such seems nee
essary, preventing anything that
would tend to excite the birds and
watching the birds carefully dur
ing sudden acute rises in tempera-
ture. ixl&1
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
HOUSTON

Church news for Sunday, June
26th, back to the usual schedule,
Sunday school at 10 o'colk, A. NJ,
H. r. Moore, supt., with Edwin
Prettyman assistant. Preaching at
IL o'clock, by the Pastor Rev. w.
S. Grant. Evening services, NJ. Y.
+. at z o'clock P. M. followed by a
song service and the hour of wor-
ship at 1880. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening, beginning at
8 o'clock. These meetings are free
to everyone and we know you will
be helped if you will attend.
Afternoon meetings will be held
at Millwood Church school at 1:3$
and divine worship at 2:30 Rev.
Grant, pastor.
The meeting on Sunday morning
were largely attended, there being
Jog present in the church school.
Mr.. Colts class sponsored the Fa-
theirs Day program, directed by
Mr.. Brittingham, which was very
interesting tho brief. The minister
read the 23rd Psalm for the morn
ing lesson and chose his text from
the 18th Chapter of st. Luke and
apart of the 18th verse. Father
give me the portion of goods that
falleth to me-" from which he de-
livered a wonderful sermon. The
choir chose, Like AS A Father" as
their contributions, also my Fa-
theirs Honored Name"
On Sunday evening, Children's
Day services were held and they
were very well rendered and most
enjoyable, the theme was, Build
ing" and each and everyone did
their parts admirably. Those who
were responsible for the program
should be highly commended, fol
it is quite task, it takes time and
patience. The Church was beauti.
fully decorated thanks to Miss Ros.
anna Messick and her helpers.
Mrs. Ameria Alexander went tC
the Kent General Hospital in Dow.
yer. on Saturday and expects t.
under go an operation very soon
end We do hope it won't be so very
long, till she can be back home a.
gain and in good health.