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Evening star., 1949-09-05
Fleet Reserve Association
Gets Bids 10 -Four Cities
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. s. Foul
widely scattered cities have en-.
tered bids for the 1850 convention
of the Fleet Reserve Association
now in session here.
The association is a group o1
retired and active duty Navy en-
listed men. Its membership, &C.
cording to a report submitted by
tthe Membership Committee at q
business session yesterday, is
about 10000.
Cities competing for the con-
vention next year are Long Beach,
Calf; Brooklyn. Milwaukee and
Boston.
Vice President Leo A. Labelle
Of Albany. Calf, is due to step
up to the presidency before the
convention here closes on Tues
day. Leading contenders for the
vice presidency are George Isley
of Washington and James Ralph
of Brooklyn. ..-...
About $50 delegates, represent
ing LOT branches of the organiza-
ton, are here for the convention.
Today's program calls for busi-
ness sessions and crab feast to-
night.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Lively Contest Seen
In November Vote
On Virginia Poll Tax
By the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 5. -
Constitutional amendments which
will be passed on by the voters
at the same time they elect a
Governor in November gave prom
Use today of churning up merry
contest at the polls.
John S. Battle, Democratic
naminee for Governor. favored
these observation-disclosures in
the State constitution that would
do away with payment OF the poll
tax as a prior requirement to vot-
ing. They also would pave the
way for further changes in rules
regulating the election machinery.
The three unsuccessful candi-
dates for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor also were in
favor of repeating the poll tax
but they opposed adoption of the
amendments because they felt that
some of the other contents OF
the package proposal would be
even more restrictive on the elec-
torate.
Oppose Amendments.
Francis P. Miller, Horace H. Ed
wards and Remmie L. Arnold, who
were defeated by Mr.. Battle, were
agreed in their opposition to the
amendments. An indication that
a further fight against them might
be brewing came from Delegate
Robert Whitehead of Nelson
County and State Senator Lloyd
M. Robinette of Lee County.
These members of the General
Assembly fought the proposals.
unsuccessfully-at two sessions OF
the Legislature and ipjected them
as an issue in the gubernatorlal
campaign in which they both sup
ported Mr.. Miller.
Both Mr.. Robinette and Mr..
Whitehead said there was no
doubt of their support of Mr..
Battle. Either of them would re-
gard any suggestion to the con-
trary as somewhat insulting to
their often voiced views on party
regularity.
Mr.. Whitehead intimated strongly
that the anti-amendments forces
were surveying the field in prep
aration for what might be an all
out concerted drive against the
constitution change.
Pledge to Do Something
"Our intention is certainly to
do something in the matter" he
said.
Both Mr.. Whitehead and Mr..
Robinette, probably the most po-
tent voices in the General As
sembly at times against organiza-
ton policies. said they stood firm
ly by the Joint anti-amendment
statement they made during the
primary campaign in July.
They particularly opposed the
re-registeration of all voters. ex-
cept those registered prior to 1904,
primarily because Of the language
of the amendment which specifies
that the registration shall be done
"in such a manner as may be
provided by law"
Conceivably, they said, the Gen.
eral Assembly could require per-
son to drop around to the local
election board once year and
make a written application to re-
new his registration.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
By Mary Lou Werner

One of the most modern public
elementary schools in Virginia will
open Thursday when classes start
at the new Theodore Ficklin
School in Alexandria.
Just about every convenience
that teachers or children could
ask for has been provided in the
S542,850 building which is the
first completed school in Alex
andria's $2,800,000 school building
program. The city has the largest
school program under way in the
State.
The new building is on a site
Of two city blocks bounded by
Second, Montgomery. Pitt and
Royal streets. More than a block
of the site can be used as a play
ground. >....- ...
There are 1S rooms in the
school. IL Of them classrooms.
Each of the primary rooms has
separate toilets and water foun-
tains. There are individual COM
partments in the clothes cupboard
for each child's galoshes.
Each primary room has a mock
fireplace. providing home-like
atmosphere for the smaller chill
dren. From one side of the build
ing the children have a view of
the Potomac River and parts of
Maryland.
Some of the rooms have black
boards with sections that can be
turned over like pages in book.
On the reverse side is beaver board
that can be used to post pictures
and other work projetcs.
Long bulletin boards receded in
the walls are Illuminated with flu
crescent lights in some rooms. Be-
meath these are individual cabi-
nets where each child has room to
keep papers and books.
While the upper grades have
palmer classrooms. there are spe-
cial rooms for some subjects.
The band room is completely
sound proof and has a raised plat
form at one end for band directors.
There are five smaller sound
proofed rooms connected to the
main band room where students
can practice individually on diff
ferent instruments.
Two rooms are equipped for
teaching domestic science. There
is a fully-equipped kitchen to
teach cooking. and adjoining is
sewing room with full-length mir
rors and individual compartments
for each girls work.
For the boys there is a work
shop. Here. also, the necessity of
carrying work to and from class
has been eliminated by providing
separate cupboards for each boy.
When weather is too bad for
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Maryland State Fair
To Judge Livestock
Bv the Associoted Press

TIMON1UM, Md. Sept. S.
Coveted blue ribbons will be
awarded in several important live
stock classes today at the Labor
Day session of the 68th annual
Maryland State fair. .
The holiday program is crammed
with events. It includes parade
of horses and ponies. national
crochet contest. a style show and
a dog show by the Associated
Farm Women, a show by the
Amateur Dahlia Society, and
other events.
Judging of Holstein cattle, farm
and garden exhibits and flowers,
and baked products were sched-
uled, as we'll as judging OF horses.
Fourth Club members also were
busy. They planned dairy judg-
ing contest, a livestock judging
contest and a horseshoe pitching
contest during the day.
A record holiday crowd was ex-
pected by fair officials. The daily
races begin at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
World War | Private
Likely Choice 10 Head
29th Division Group

A 17-year-old private of World
War I appeared the likely choice
today for national commander of
the 10Th Division Association,
which is concluding it's four-day
convention at the Washington
Hotel.
He is James M. Stevens of 1415
Highland drive, Silver Spring
now a 50-year-old plumbing con-
Germ operator who laughingly ad-
mits he was too old and too
fat" for World War II.
The association yesterday
passed a resolution declaring that
the first line of defense, against
Red communism is the worship
of God" and urged school author
ities over the Nation to include
Inappropriate sand adequate spirN
|ftual. services in the daily cuE
Ericulum. 81
The resolution would excuse
from such services the children Of
parents who objected.
Atomic Control Backed.
: Veterans of both wars attend
ing the meeting also:
Recommended continued con-
troll of atomic energy and urged
retention of atomic secrets in the
United States.
Censured the Civil Aeronautics
Board for forcing a veterans air
line-the Willis Air Service-to
cease operations and asked presi-
Dental Intervention.
Held a memorial service at Ar
lington cemetery and heard 1t.
Gen. Raymond S. McLain recount
exploits of the divisions men who
served under him.
Mr.. Stevens. operator of the
D. H. Stevens Plumbing Co.. 1881
Quincy street NV. if elected. will
succeed John Van Horne. of Tow
son, Md as national commander.
Attended StauntOn.
He is now general walfare off,
Ger and is a past commander
of the Washington Post 20 of
the veteran Blue and Gray out
fit.
A resident of the Washington
area since he was II years old, he
attended Staunton Military Acad-
emy and entered World War
Immediately after graduation. He
saw two years service with the
29th in Europe. He is on the
board Of the Episcopal Home of
Children and a member of the
Master Plumbers Association of
Washington. Virginia and Mary
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens have two
children. David j. Stevens, Is,
a Navy veteran, and Mrs. Theresa
Leitch of Glen Echo.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
5 Representatives Arrive
In Tokyo on Inspection Tour
BY the Assoeicted Press


TOKYO. Sept. 5.-Five men,
bers of Congress arrived today on
an Asian tour to see what the
United States is spending and what
It is getting for it's money.
The group is headed by Repre-
sentative Huber, Democrat, of
Ohio. The others are Representa-
tives Burnside. Democrat, of West
Virginia, Deane, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, Riehlman, Repub-
lican, of New York and Lovre, Re-
publican, of South Dakota. All
are members of the House Exec
utive Expenditures Committee.
They plan to inspect the jap
anese occupation four days. They
scheduled a luncheon with Gen
Macarthur today.
They will go to Korea, the
Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore
Thailand, Burma and the Pacific
inundated islands. A. B. More
land of the State Department &C.
eompanied them.
Evening star., 1949-09-05

spending a month with the Mont
gomery' Health Department before
returning to the Johns Hopkins
University School of Public Health,
which he attended last winter.
HAS Everything" He Says.
Earlier this year, he spent some
time with health departments in
Georgia, Tennessee and Michigan
And on the basis of what he saw
there. he said Montgomery's pub
lie health program has every
thing" \
1T has adequate personnel, the
officials are very capable and the
services offered cover practically
every need" DR.. Debmani de-
clared.
He also praised the County Pub
lie Health Lay Council for help
ing to make the people public
health minded"
you just don't have a public
health problem here" he said.
Conditions are very different in
his country. he said. because es-
tablishment of a comprehensive
public health program is ham,
pered by almost universal pow
erty.
The biggest problem of Sia-
mese health officials, he ex-
planned. is to teach the people to
improve their health standards.
Country Almost All Rural.
Here" he said, your health
workers can 60 to the people and
they. will listen to them. But in
my country, we are looked upon
with suspicion. particularly in the
rural areas. And my country is
almost all rural"
The contrast between the prin-
cipal diseases in the two countries
is just as sharp. In Siam, for
example, the heaviest toll is taken
by tuberculosis. typhoid, cholera
and malaria.
There is very little cancer and
heart disease, DR.. Debmani said,
probably because the people die
young as a result Of communica-
BILE diseases.
But he added his country is
making great strides in combat
ing disease and he is hopeful that
in 20 or. 80 years it will be the
healthieSt in the Far East.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Gen. Roberts Is Elected
Al 81st Division Reunion
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROANOKE. Va, Sept. 5.-Brig
Gen. Charles D. Roberts, 6510
Maple avenue, Chevy Chase, Md.
World War I chief of staff of the
81st Division. is the new COM
mander in chief of the division
association.
v. P. Pritchard. jr., of Charles
ton. Miss, a World War II vet
eran, was elected national COM
mander of the outfit. known as
the Wildcat Division" which
held its reunion here yesterday.
John j. Mccarthy of Chicago,
ILL.,, was elected senior vice COM
mauuer.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Loudoun Farmer Wounded
After Row in Fauquier Store

A young Loudoun County farmer
was shot and seriously wounded
early today after an argument
near Half Way store. between
Middleburg and Warrenton, Fauq-
uier County police reported.
The injured man, Richard M.
Harris, 20, of Route l. Middleburg.
underwent an operation at Emer-
gency Hospital here, where he was
reported in fair condition.
Deputy Sheriff Irving Armstrong
of Fauquier said the farmer was
wounded in the lower abdomen
by one of two bullets fired from
a .32-calibre revolver. The officer
said he did not expect to file any
charges and refused to identify
the person who held the gun.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Etchison Named
By Bib|eGroup
For 18Th Term
Westminster Meeting
Discusses Faults
In Class Programs
By Casper Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. 5.
DIR. Page Etchison was nomi-
mated today to serve as president
of the Organized Bible Glass AS
sociation of Washington for mis-
10Th consecutive term in that
office.
DR.. Etchison first was elected
to the post in 1881, succeeding the
late Homer j. Councillor. Mr..
Councillor served as association
head from it's start in 1922 until
his death in 1881.
Other officers nominated to-
day were Howard M. Stackhouse,
executive vice president; George
A. Watson, tearsurer, and Miss
Alberta R. Cissel, assistant treas
urer. Elections will be held later
in the day. Nomination usually
is equivalent to elections for the
officers. Nominating Committee
members were Mrs. Myrtle Powell
chairman; Miss Cissell and Wade
H. Holmes.
Budget Is S1,975.
Mr.. Watson told the gathering
that the budget for 1949-50 will
be $1,975. Included in the dis
persements were contributions for
the American Bible Society, Wash
ington City Bible Society, World
Council of Christian Education,
Federal Council of Churches and
the Washington Federation of
Churches.
Mr.. Stackhouse reported that
the association had contributed
$2,073 toward the seventh annual
Bible Fund last year. This was
made possible by the donations of
1855 Bible classes and 179 lndivid-
uals. George E. Harris of the
Chevy Chase Methodist Church,
was chairman of the committee.
A 48-page directory listing the
222 Bible classes associated with
the organization was distributed
at the conference. The directory
lists each class under the church
to which it belongs, and in addi-
ton gives the name of the presi-
dent and teachers of the class.
This is the third directory put
out by the association.
Six Defects Listed.
A forum meeting yesterday
listed six major defects causing
the lack Of development OF Bible
classes. They included a failure
to prepare their talks properly on
the part of class teachers; not
enough audience participation in
the work; lack of variation in
program; failure to recruit each
class member to do some par
ticular Job: acceptance OF. un-
qualified persons as teachers, and
the lack of a definite objective
on the part of the class. Alden
w. Hoage served as moderator of
the forum.
Miss Laura Lindley was hen
ored yesterday by the Anna May
Wood class of Waugh Methodist
Church for serving Is years as
it's teacher.
The three-day meeting will end
this afternoon. Speaker at the
closing session will be DR.. Edgar
De Witt Jones, pastor emeritus
of Central Woodward Christian
Church. Detroit. He will talk on
Lincoln and the Preachers.
Evening star., 1949-09-05

oGllCl SldC VI
the world.
He is DR..
Kammuen Deb
mani, of the
S i a m Depart
ment of Health,
who is observ-
in g pu b l i C
health services
in this country
on a fellowship
from his gov
ernment.
AS a part of
his stay here,
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Great Falls Drowning
Certified as Suicide.

|. A verdict of suicide has been
filed by Dr. j.. Frank Broschart,
Montgomery County medical ex-
aminer. in the drowning of Miss
Bessie, Virginia Stricken. about 10,
near Great Falls.
Miss Stricken. retired Coast
Guard worker who lived at 26
Boyd avenue, Takoma Park, was
reported by relatives to have been
in poor health. Her body was
sighted in the Potomac River by
picnickers late Friday but her
Identity was not established until
the next day.
Miss Stricken was a native of
North Carolina, where two sisters
now live. They are Mrs. Walter
|Shuford, Hickory, and Mrs. Floyd
McCanless, Asheville. Her only
relative in Washington is a niece.
Mrs. Stuart T. Williams, 5188 Full
ton street NV.
The body is at Robert Humphrey
funeral home. 1857 Wisconsin ave-
nue., Bethesda. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
School Building Plan!
Under Way in Many
Virginia Localities
By the Associated Press

Opening of Virginia's public
schools this month will find many
localities with building programs
under way or projected to meet
the needs of increased school
populations.
A survey of some of the States
localities 38 counties and 10
cities and towns-showed:
Twenty-six counties have
started or definitely planned
building programs for the next
to 10 years to cost approx
mately $58,535,741
Seven cities and towns have
projects under way or planned in
the next s. to 10 years costing
approximately $38,578,8O0.
The State Department of Edu-
cation some time ago set the
10-year needs for school construc-
ton in the State at 1896. .000, 900
about four times the amount
of construction represented by
the building plans of the 26
counties and seven cities and
towns.
Report Being Prepared.
Virginia's school construction
needs, as reported by the depart
ment, led to a study of the prob
lem by the State Tax Study Com
mission headed by State Senator
Garland Gray of Waverly. The
Commission currently is prepar-
ing it's report to the Governor
and the General Assembly.
The subject also came in fol
attention in the recent guberna.
tcrial primary campaign. Former
State Senator John S. Battle, the
Democratic 3 nominee, proposed
chat surplus State funds be made
available as grants to the local.
ties for school construction.
Under his proposal SIS, 900, ,00C
would be given from surplus funds
at the end of the current fiscal
year with a like amount to be
provided from revenues in the en-
suing fiscal period.
Horace H. Edwards, former
Mayor of Richmond. who was de-
feated for the gubernatorial NOM
ination. had advocated a 2 per
cent retail sales tax with the pro-
ceeds to be earmarked for school
needs.
Governing bodies of some To-
calities have foregone any deci-
sion on construction programs
pending expected action of gen..
eral assembly next year on the
question of State aid.
Equalization Issue
Attention also has been focused
on school needs by several equal
ization suits brought in Federal
courts by counsel for Negro plain
tiffs, in which school authorities
have been enjoined to discrimin-
ate against Negro pupils and or
dered to provide equal facilities
for Negro and white school chill
dren.
In King George County. where
school officials were defendants in
one such suit, the Ralph Bunche
High School for Negroes, was died.
icated Friday. Construction was
financed by a $l50,000 bond issue,
approved by voters after Federal
Judge Sterling Hutcheson at Rich
mond ordered equalization of ia
cilitieS.
Gloucester County received two
emergency loans of $50,000 each
from the State literary fund after
Judge Hutcheson held the county S
School Board members and sup
erintendent in contempt of his
equalization order in another suit.
Subsequently the school officials
were fined $3.50 each.
Gloucester sought the loans for
the construction of a four-room
Negro high school building after
VOTERS defeated a bond issue.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Maryland July Income Up

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5 (P.-July
collections of taxes and other rev.
enue in Maryland totaled $14,-
402, ,500.28, compared with collec-
tions totaling $13,6S4, 1871 dur
ing the same month last year,
controller James J. Lacy reported.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Civiton Club PIons Lunch

The Civitan Club of Washing
ton will hold It's luncheon meet
ing at 1890 pm. tomorrow in
the Mayflower Hotel. Aleden the
magician will entertain.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Montgomery Wins
Praise Of Siamese for
Health Department

Montgomery County residents
should be proud of their Health
Department, in the opinion of
visiting health expert from the
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Col. Richurd A. GiIIiom Dies

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. S (R.-
Col. Richard Addison Gillian, "a.
former secretary and treasurer of
the State Conservation Commis-
sion, died here yesterday after q
five-month illness.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-10-01
MASCOLL IN
MAJOR RECITAL

Victor Mascoll, tenor, equipped
with years of intensive and I'M
interrupted voice training, will
appear in his first major recital
Sunday afternoon, Oct. %, at New
England Mutual Hall, Boylston
and Clarendon SITS, Boston.
Mr.. Mascoll has chosen a COL
lection of tuneful but difficult
numbers from the following fam
Gus composers Falconieri, Peri,
Ruononcini, Mozart, Purcell, Quill
ter, Handel, Sacchini, Bemberg,
Lalo, Upton, Kountze, Burleigh,
Rhodes, Hall, Johnson, Handers
Deeper and deeper still, and
Mozart's II Mis- Lesoro Infanto
will also be included. He will sing
in Italian, French and mostly
English. It is expected that he
will perform in his usual mas
terly way.
At the piano accompanying him
Will be Clark Coffin from Tonnes
see.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-10-01
Housewives Start
Seasons PROGRAM

The Housewives League of Bos-
ton held its opening meeting of
the season Monday night at $50
Mass. Ave. with a large enthusi-
astic attendance.
Reports Of the Detroit conven-
ton were read. IN the annual
scrap book contest Lorraine Ken
nard was awarded second prize
and ShawHcuse received honor
able mention. Three members of
the local league now are officers
of the national body: Estela Lee
Crosby is second vice-president;
Ella Martin, financial secretary;
and Mary Turner, regional di-
rector Of the New England states.
Several new members joined
the local. Mrs. Susan Cox, presi-
dent of the Cambridge House
wives League, brought greetings.
Among out-of-5own gaests was
Hrs. Henrietta Scott Of Savannah,
Ga.
Mrs, Adele Edwards and Or.
Continued on Page Fonr)