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Evening star., 1949-02-22
Maryland Weighing
County Tax Powers
BY the A.sociated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Gov.
Lane said today the administra-
ton is seriously considering"
special taxing powers for the
counties to pay for new schools.
officials of the Western Shore
County Commissioners Associa-
ton and spokesmen for other
counties have asked the State for
more help in building and enlarg-
ing schools.
Any additional sources Of rev.
enue would be similar to those
authorized for Baltimore city and
county by the 1947 Legislature.
Their governments can tax such
items as tobacco and liquor to
raise money.
Gov. Lane said Attorney Cen
eral Hall Hammond is still investi-
eating the legality of suggestions
that the State back county bond
issues for new schools.
Regardless of the verdict. the
Governor said the State must
consider first it's own obligations. J"
Evening star., 1949-02-22

Two Arlington policemen yes
terday were sentenced to five years
in the State Penitentiary on
charges of store breaking while on
duty last November.
In imposing the sentence. how
ever, Circuit Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy indicated the men have a
good chance of being placed on
probation after 80 days in the
county jail.
The policemen are Pvts, Louie
L. Liptrap, "a, and Charles H.
James, %. Both are married and
have children.
Liptrap and James pleaded
guilty January % and the cases
were referred to Probation Officer
Charles T. Booth for report.
Judge Mccarthy said the pro-
baton officer recommended both
men be placed on probation. The
Judge said that ordinarily where
young men" are charged with
felonies, and have pleaded guilty,
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Gaithersburg School Called
Firetrap at PTA Meetinq

The Gaithersburg School was
described as a f1retrap last night
at meeting of the High school
Parent-Teacher Association.
William Christie, member of the
Gaithersburg Volunteer Fire De-
partment, said the floors, which
for many years have been soaked
with oil, would spread flames.
Members of a PTA panel, which
discussed the general condition of
the school, agreed with Mr.. Chris
tie, and added that wooden stairs.
narrow halls and insufficient ex-
it's also constituted fire hazards.
The panel charged that some
drinking fountains were not usable
due to surface water backing up
into them and children are crowd
ed "elbow to elbow" in classrooms.
Speakers criticized the wide age
group accommodated at the school,
which teaches all grades.
The PTA previously had gone
on record for erection Of a new
high school. A
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Two Arlington Policemen Get
Five Years in Grocery Break

they are placed on probation, pro-
viding they have good records.
1.-The mere fact the two are po-
licemen ought not to make any
particular difference" Judge Nc
Carthy declared. He said they
are young, have no previous rec
ords and even though they are
policemen they are human. He
added they Ought to get an op-
portunity to get Strengthened out
like everybody else"
But, he continued, it is custom
airy for persons put on proba-
ton to spend some time in jail.
After Judge Mccarthy imposed
the sentence-the maximum for
the offense-he said, he would
entertain a motion to suspend the
sentence on March 81.
The policemen were arrested
November 16 after they were found
about am. standing outside the
open door of a grocery at AIT Lee
highway. Their scout car was
parked nearby.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Latin American
ENJOYS Guests
OF Maryland
Senate Okoys Bridge
For Potuxent, Sends
Ober Bill to House
By J. [. MichoeI
Special Correspondent Of The stor

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Mary-
lands lawmakers are joining Gov.
Lane and representatives of South
American republics today In Gel
ebrating the 217th anniversary of
George Washington's birth.
In the f1ag-bedecked House
chamber. just across the State
House corridor from where George
Washington resigned his commits
sion to the Continental Congress,
Senators and delegates will be
hosts to the officers of the Pan
American Union and Ambassadors
of 19 Latin American countries.
Speakers in ceremonies sched-
uled to begin at 2:45 pm. will
include Gov. Lane. DR.. Enrique v.
Corominas, chairman of the Pan
American Union and Ambassador
from Argentina; DR.. Alberto Lleras,
the Unions secretary general;
Senate President Joseph R. Byrnes
and House Speaker Ferdinand C.
Sybert.
Bridge Is Approved.
The Senate yesterday approved
construction of a $2.500.000 Pa
tuxent River bridge and sent to
the House the Ober "anti-Com-
muntst" bill.
The Patuxent bill, which was
expected to draw sharp opposition
on the floor. went through the
Senate and on to the House with
out debate.
The Ober anti -suhversive bill,
designed to wipe out communism
in the State, passed 26-0. Criti-
cized as 'monstrous" at a hear
ing two weeks ago, the measure
drew no debate and after passage
President Bynres remarked that
"in these extraordinary times, re-
quiring extraordinary action. the
Senate had made a real contri-
button to the safety of the state"
Loyalty Screenings.
Among the methods to be en-
ployed in the effort to root cut
Communism in Maryland are 10y
atty screenings of all State en-
ployes. including school teachers.
The Senate also approved bill
to increase salaries of Circuit
Court judges from $9,500 a year
to $4,000 The bill provides for
pay raises for the chief judge OF
the Court of Appeals from $14,-
500 to $4,000 and associate Ap-
peals Court judges would get 49,
900 instead of S13,500 a year.
Other Senate bills passed would
State Public Service Commission
allow the peoples counsel of the
to- appeal decisions of the COM
mission and make the term Of
the commissioner of motor vehi-
cles coincide with that of the
Governor.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Jury Awards $1,000
In Death Of Wife After.
Ri Blood Typing Error

A $4,000 verdict against a hospi-
tai, in favor of man whose wife
died after an error in determining
the Rh factor of her blood, was
brought in by jury yesterday in
District Court. The case is be-
lieved to be the first anywhere
based on the allegation that death
was due to an error in checking
the Rh factor.
The verdict was in favor of Paul
Phillips, a social worker, employed
by the State of Virginia in Airing
ton County.9@The defendant was
the Natioffaf Homeopathic Hospi-
tai. Second and M streets NV.
Typed Rh Positive.
MIR. Philips wife, Mrs. Verona
Phillips, "a, mother of two chil-
dren, was sent to the hospital on
November 10. 1916. by her ply
sician, DR.. William Aud of Silver
Spring. Md, as pneumonia case.
Mrs. Phillips blood was typed by
a young woman technician, en-
ployed by the hospital two months
before. She typed the sample as
Rh positive. A post-mortem check
showed it to be Rh negative.
Mrs. Phillips was given a trans
fusion and her husband, whose
blood is Rh positive, was the
donor. Her temperature, which
was 102 before the TRANSMISSION.
according to testimony, went to
1O7 after. She died on November
81, 1916.
DR.. Aud Testifies.
DR.. Aud testified the symptoms
following the TRANSMISSION were
those of reaction of incompatible
blood. DR.. Oscar Hunter. jr.. a
pathologist. testified the post
mortem blood sample was Rh
negative so-immunized-that is,
it has antibodies which would clot
with incompatible blood.
Cornelius Dougherty. defense
attorney, contended there was no
evidence to prove Mrs. Phillips
died as a result of the TRANSMISSION.
The defense put physicians on the
stand to show that an error in
blood typing would not necessarily
be fatal error.
Mr.. Phillips was represented by
David G. Bress and Hans A.
Nathan.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Arlington Man Indicted
On Charge Of Trying
TO Shoot His Wife
An Arlington man charged with

An Arlington man charged with
attempting to kill his wife was
one of II persons indicted yester-
day by a county grand jury.
Victor Kelley, SO, Of the 100
block of Wilson boulevard tried to
shoot his estranged wife in an
Arlington bowling center January
25, according to the indictment.
Mrs. Mary Kelley. 38, was saved
when the gun which her husband
held against her head failed to
fire. police reported.
Kelley, who waived a prelimin-
ary hearing in County Court Feb
ruary 9, is undergoing a mental
examination. according to the
Arlington Commemorative attor-
ney's Office. He did not appear in
court yesterday and no trial date
was set.
Injury to Baby Charged.
Another indictment charged a
20-year-old unmarried woman
with felonious assault on her new
born daughter December 10. Ac-
cording to police, Miss Janet
Clemons of Falls Church tossed
the baby out of a second story
window Of boarding house in the
$500 block of Wilson boulevard.
The child was seen by another
resident of the house and taken
to Arlington Hospital.
Miss Clemons. who pleaded not
guilty. is free under a $2,500 bond.
The trial was set for March Is.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
ordered pleas of not guilty entered
on behalf of a 19-year-old mill
tary policeman against whom five
true bills charging breaking and
entering were returned.
Hearing Set for Soldier.
The soldier, Pvt. John Maxwell
Havens. who was stationed at
Fort Myer, is charged with break
ing and entering five Arlington
business establishments in a nine
block section of North and South
Glebe road. He was arrested
early February 13 in a store in
the 200 block of North Glebe road
by police called by neighbors who
heard a window break.
Judge Mccarthy appointed At
torney Phillip Cradle to represent
Havens and set March 8 as the
date for a hearing.
Other persons indicted and the
charges included William Edward
Warren, 33, colored, 1900 block of
South Thirteenth street, Arlington,
murder; Jack r. Neal, %, of the
500 block of North Piedmont street,
William A. Kidwell, %, of the
5000 block North Military road,
Leonard P. Graebner, 26, of the
700 block of Lee boulevard, all
Arlington, and Edward j. Rock
well, a fugitive, robbery; Otis
James Baker, %, colored, 1900
block of South Nelson street,
Arlington. breaking and entering;
Leroy Sykes. %. colored, of the
1900 block of Army Navy drive,
Arlington, and Fay Annie Johnson,
30, colored, OF, the 1900 block of
North Emerson street, Arlington,
feloniouS assault.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Plant Guard Found Dead
Declared Suicide
By the Assoeiotsd Press

WAYNESBORO, Va, Feb. o.
w. E. Abernathy, SO, a guard at
the State lime grinding plant near
Staunton, was found dead yester-
day in the guard barracks.
G. P. Bowman, plant superin-
tendent, said Abernathy died of a
inflicted pistol wound in the
throat. Mr.. Bowman said Aber-
nathy had complained of being
ill and had been excused from
duty.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Bonds,
New TaxUrged
In Montgomery
Silver Spring Group
Asks Council TO Back
ST, 500, 900 Issue

The issuance of $1,500,0O
worth Of bonds for Silver Spring
hospital was proposed today to the
Montgomery County Council as its
first legislation under the new
charter government.
A delegation from the Silver
Spring Hospital Association, Inc,
requested enactment of a county
law at the May legislative session
providing for a tax levy up to 10
cents on 500 valuation to cover
costs of the bonds.
The tax would apply only to the
Fifth Council District, which COM
prises the eastern suburban area.
Ralph D. Boyd, president. said
the association has assets, includ-
ing cash. pledges and a 27-acre
tract at Georgia avenue and Forest
Glen road on which the hospital
would be built. He said the bond
issue would permit construction
to start. He also said the asso-
citation hopes to supplement its
funds by obtaining Federal
grant under the Halliburton Act.
100 Beds Assured.
officials said the proposed bonds
would assure at least 100 beds and
that they were optimistic about
getting enough Federal aid to
bring the total to 200 beds.
Council President Frederic P.
Lee raised the question of the le-
gality of levying taxes which
would be extended by a private
agency, but Mr.. Boyd observed
that such a procedure is followed
in the cases of Montgomery ,)ub-
lie libraries at Silver Spring and
Bethesda, and also the various
volunteer fire departments.
In reply to a question by Coun-
Gilman j. Douglas Bradshaw of
the fifth district, DR.. Claude w.
Mitchell, a membet of the dele
CATION, discussed costs of opera
ton. He said it has been found
that successful operation of such
hospitals normally requires at
least 200 beds.
Mrs. Dorothy S. Himstead,
council member from the Fourth
District, remarked that Suburban
Hospital. Bethesda, always oper-
ates at financial loss. Mr.. Boyd
replied that his association felt
managing efficiency could keep the
Silver Spring institution "out of
the red"
Others in Delegation.
Others in the hospital delega-
ton were Robert T. Snure, men,
Der of the Executive Committee.
and Morris Taylor. treasurer. The
group left with council a pro-
posed draft of the bill they would
like to have enacted.
The council rescheduled seven
Zoning hearings originally adver-
tised for March 16 in the liquor
dispensary building, Silver Spring.
President Lee said the county
commissioners, who were replaced
by the council last month, sched-
uled too many hearings for that
date. Consequently, six Of those
will be held as advertised. four
others will be held March 20, and
the remaining three April 4.
Those being readvertised for
March 20 are on application by
Milton A. and Leah A. Dickhaut,
Chris James and George Timber,
Edward Musgrove, and Esterlene
Bell.
The hearings postponed until
April 4 will be for Alfred and
Dasey T. Steiner. Gary H. Smith
and Arthur C. Bready, agent for
Eugene Harriss.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Wife of Former Owner
.Of Cleveland News Dies
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY me ASSocIuIeu TIeSS
CLEVELAND, Feb. 22.-Mrs.
Charles Otis, 10, member Of a
prominent Cleveland family, died
early today of a heart ailment.
Her husband, a civic leader
here, once owned the Cleveland
News. Her son-in-law, Dan
Hanna, is vice president Of the
Forest City Publishing Co., owner
of the News and the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
S1OO,OOOSought
For Arlington
School Projects
Board Votes to Ask
Deficiency Fund
For Improvements

The Arlington School Board last
night voted to ask the County
Board for $10o,0 900 deficiency ap-
preparation to finance improved
lighting and blackboard facilities
and large water mains in a num-
ber Of schools.
The board also refused to hold
another public hearing on the
question of religious education in
the schools as requested by the
Provisional Committee for the
Separation of Church and. School.
A hearing was held January 19
and the Arlington program since
has been declared legal by Frank
L. Ball, jr., school attorney.
OF the 100000, about $4,000
would be used to correct classroom
lighting found to be considerably
below standard in a survey by the
Virginia Electric & Power Co. APP
proximately $4,000 would be util-
lied to replace inadequate water
mains in Washington-Lee High
and seven elementary schools. and
$4,000 would go for installing
blackboards in schools where
painted walls now are used.
Teachers Appointed.
Mrs. jamie S. Cone was named
part time consultant of libraries.
and the following were appointed
as regular teachers:
Mrs. Leone P. Forkner, Wood
row Wilson and Thomas Nelson
Page Junior High Schools; Mrs.
Glennie T. Hackney. Shirley
School; Mrs. Mildred F. Reeder,
Bancroft School; Mrs. Irma H.
Wright, James Monroe School;
Miss Bonita B. Brown, John
Marshall School; Mrs. Sylvia w.
Booth, Walter Reed School, and
Mrs. Margaret H. Oakley, Charles
A. Stewart School.
Ryland P. Simmons and Ralph
B. Fowler were appointed to the
night school staff.
A school budget almost 80 per
cent greater than that for this
year has been proposed for 1949-50
by Acting School Supt. Charles ].
Walsh, it was announced earlier
yesterday.
Presented to the School Board
Saturday by Mr.. Walsh, the budget
will be given a public hearing at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School.
SS27,156 Increase Asked.
The plan amounts to $3,065,156
as compared with the anticipated
expenditures of $2,217.00 for the
current year.
"The major portion of the pro-
posed 1927, ,156 increase must come
from local sources" the acting su-
perintendent told the board, DE
cause receipts from State sources
are expected to be only $21 900
greater than for the current Pc
riod."
Six reasons why next years
budget should be larger were list
ed by Mr.. Walsh. They are:
/. Enrolment will increase II
to IL per cent or from aproxi-
mately 13,200 to 14,700 pupils.
2. An improved program for the
first and second grades, involving
cut in the number of pupils per
teacher from the present So to
about 35.
8. Additional expenditures to
strengthen the instructional pro-
gram throughout the system, al
though these will be relatively"
small.
4. Upward revision of the
teacher pay scale, in addition to
increases to which the present
staff automatically will be entitled
under the existing scale.
S. Maintenance and improve
ment of school buildings and sites
which has Jagged far behind the
need during the war and since"
6. A contingent fund to take
care of unforeseen emergencies"
This was listed as small"
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Evening star., 1949-02-22
Alexandra Stamp Voted

House passage sent to the Sen
ate yesterday a bill authorizing
issuance of a special postage
stamp to commemorate the 200th
university of the founding OF
Alexandria. The stamp will be a
six-cent airmail stamp.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Unemployment Trend Here
Traced to Several Factors
First of a Series.)
By Crosby Noyes

kind of walking the streets of Washington these
days There about him slightly familiar look to of the
surprised to find himself
predicted his he has not been
for long time. He is man looking for a job.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09
NatiOnaIists Move Capital tO FOrmOsa

Continued from Page One) Yang Sen were named deputy di- rectCrs.
 Two guerrilla forces to operate under southwest headquart CTS were established. The commander of the first force is General Wang Tsang-Shu. The commander of the second is Gen. Tang Shin -Tseng.
 This would indicate nationalist operations on the mainland will be resolved into organized guer- rilla warfare. Such a step virtual ly is a nationalist admission they have lost the China mainland.
 It does not, however, mean they have lost completely the great war against the Reds which has been going on since 1927.
 The Nationalists evidently hope they will be able to consolidate their remaining forces and con- quer the communists in the same way the Reds beat them.
 Premier Yen Shi-Chan flew i'm mediately to Taipeh, which thus becomes China's fifth capital this year.
 Associated Press has compiled a list of the dates Nationalist Chi mas five post war capitals were established and fell:
 Nanking: became the capital in May, 1946, abandoned on Feb. 3, 1949.
 Canton: established Feb. ,, l949, abandoned Oct. 13, 1949.
 Smuggling: capital established Oct. IA, fell Nov. 29, 1949
 Chengtu: capital set up Nov 29, abandoned Dec. g, l949.
 Taipeh (Tainan), Formosa: es- tablished Dec 8, 1949
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09

FOUND-Pair of Mems Glasses. Call at Nome Nugget. 137-tf
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09
Mrs. Thomas Will
 Seek Hubby's Job As Representative

Continued from Page One) scant resemblance physically to the rosy checked little man who once was the gavel-cracking chairman of the spy-hun { i n g House un-American activi t e s committee.
 Weakened by a long illness. his face was drawn and he had the look of a man exhausted by ex- treme WearineSs.
 But Thomas took the sentence with no show of emotion or change of expression.
 In Thomas trial, the govern ment produced testimony that Thomas pocketed more than eight thousand dollars from salary "kickbacks" from fake employees he had put on his office pay roll and on the pay roll of the un- activities committee.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09
Will Revamp B-36's For Arctic Flying

WASHINGTON, (FJ - The far flying B-36 bombers are undergo ing some changes, suggested by two years of cold weather testing, to enable them to operate from frigid bases in the Arctic.
 From such fields, the reach of the 10,000-mile range intercontin- ental bomber could be extended deep down into the Eurasian land mass. In this vaStness Russia is reported to have tucked away atomic and other war goods man. ufacturing plants.
 Taken in conjunction with an- other previously disclosed plan, this would give the United States air force a double-barreled wea- pon for warfare over the top of the world.
 An air force official, testifying ;aSt summer before Congress SiOnal committee, mentioned that "a typical polar operation might involve aircraft taking off from United States air bases, the stag ing or topping off of tbese aircraft at 2 forward base in northern Canada, Greenland, or even the Polar Ice Cap"
 Obviously involved in this plan ming is the use of the aerial re- fueling system, by which medium bombers of the B-29 and B-5O type are given extended range through fill-up of their fuel sys- tenn from tanker" planes meet ing them at rendezvous points.
 Thus, targets in Eurasia would be within reach of either the B-36 or the B-29 and B-5O types.
 Replying to a reporters ques- tions about operation of B-36S in the Arctic, the air force said this today:
 l. The big bomber has "per- formed satisfactorily under ex- treme weather conditions" both in the experimental climatic han gar at Eglin Air Base, Fla, and under cold weather conditions in Alaska, where B-36's have been sent for the last two months.
 2. As was anticipated with a
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09

plane so huge and complex as the B-36, numerous operating prob lems occasiOned by extreme low tempertures have been encoun- tered" The solution of the prob lens has resulted in changes in the B-36," but the air force de clined to indicate what they in- volVed.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, December 9, l949

Friday, December 9, l949 Forecast Nome: Continued low cloudiness with snow and blowing snow tonight and Saturday. Strong to gale force easterly winds. Lowest temperature to- night IS. highest temperature Sat urday 20.
 Nome data last "A hours as of 700 am. today:
 Precipitation trace. CTotal this month trace)
 Temperatures: highest g, lowest D
 Maximum wind 38 miles an hour from the FINE.
 Sunris at 9:45 am, sunset at POP pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one year ago to- day: highest 21, lowest Il.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907
 Highest 34 in 1887, lowest 20 in 1923.
 Data for other selected stations
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-09
Hospital News

Mrs. ChaS Traeger has been ad- mitted to the hospital for a few days.'
 Aileen TWeet, daughter of Mrs. Edgar Tweet who underwent an operation last week has been dis charged from the hospital.