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Evening star., 1949-03-15
Pfc. Raymond Branch
To Be Reburied Tomorrow

Pfc. Raymond Wilson Branch,
an infantryman killed in action
in Italy on June a. 1914. will be
reburied at pm. tomorrow in
Arlington Cemetery. He was q
at the time of his death.
Born in Schuyler. Va, he was
educated in schools there and
came to Washington in 1887.
Survivors are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Branch. of Schuy-
Ter; three sisters. Miss Arlene
Branch. Schuyler: Mrs. w. c.
Niemyer. 1914 Fifty-f1th avenue
Sc, and Miss Helen Branch, Ill
Raleigh street Sc. and two
brothers, Claude G. Branch,
Schuyler, and Bernard M. Branch,
Baltimore.
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DR.. Philip c. CroII, 96, Dies

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. IS (P.-
DR.. Philip c. Croll, 96, repeatedly
the oldest minister in the United
Lutheran Church in America,
died yesterday. Ordained in 1879,
he served pastorates in Womels-
dorf. Schuylkill Haven and
Lebanon, Pa. and Beardstown,
ILL.,, before retiring in 1921.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
'Lios Indicted Again

FAIRMONT, w. Va, Mar. Is
'(P.-A Federal grand jury yester-
day returned another five-count
indictment against William B.
Lias, charging the Wheeling race
track owner with failing to pay
s903. .974.64 in income taxes.
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FoIIs Church Citizens Meet

The Southwest Falls Church
Citizens Association will meet at
8 o'clock tonight at Oak Street,
school. Miss Frances Mayse. di-.
rector of the Teen Canteen. will
speak.
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s t a te under
President The
odore r o o IS e =
velt, will be
held in Fort
Myer Chapel at
1 pm. Thurs
day.
Col. O'Laugh-
lin died last
night at Wal
ter ReeQ Hos
pital, where he
had been Ill
since early jan
uary.
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Col. John o'Laugh|in,
Army-kavy Journal
Publisher, Dies at Is

Funeral services for Col. John
Callan OLaughlin, 76, publisher
of the Army and Navy Journal
and once Assistant Secretary of
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Uarn nf Chunks

BREITENBACH, IRENE N. The family
Of the late IRENE NJ BRETTENBACH wish
to express their sincere thanks to the Rev
William williams Of st. Georges Episcopal
Church, Arlington Chapter, No. 80, O. T.
g., and their many friends for their kind
Interest. beautiful floral designs and sym:
pathy cards received during her illness anc
our bereavement. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
.EIks Plon St. Potrick's Lunch

The Washington Elks Club will
hold st. Patrick's Day luncheon
at 1915 pm. tomorrow in the
clubhouse. 919 H street NV.
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WALL, PFC. WILLIAM MICHAEL. On
May IA. 1916. at okinawa. Pfc
::| 49,; &
Nordsturm. Friends may call at
the Robert A. Mattingly Funeral Home.
l31 l1th st. Sc, after 3 pm. Tuesday
until Wednesday, March 16, 1949, at $50
AM "a REQUIEM mass at st. Peters Church
at 9vAm. Relatives and friends invited
Intermsnt Arlington National Cemetery.
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Araths

MewIILIAM. JANET. On Sunday. March
illness In; s'tsi JANEr Z HeWi1AM ssry,ess vii
ave. NV, on wednesday, March Ie. at
$3.50 pm. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
MERSoN, MARY M. On Sunday, March
13. 1g49, at S.biey Hospital. MARY M.
MERSON. beloved wife OF Charles +. Mer-
SON wother Of Helen RDbes Gasrol srson Ms1 nd
James Z. Merson and sister Of John j.
Funeral Home. 254 Carroll st; NV; r..
held on Wednesday. March Is, at pm.
Interment Union Cemetery surtonsyi!le'
MICHAEL, EDWARD F., On Sunday.
March Is, 1919. at his residence. 1923 K
h.na ST GPWARD Fl VAR n. .sse2 ssGved 81
hHsoana Mrs. May MIC Mich:ei A smith Of Medford,
Mass: grandfather of Mary Kathleen and
Carol Ann Smith Of Medford. Mass;
Esther Woods, both Of Yeadon, Pa; Harry
Michael Of Allentown; Pa; Services So, At
pm Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. Allentown Pa.) papers please
COPY 10
MICHAEL EDWARD. Cooley McCunough
A Tson Post No. :rIarcaa ss the v1tp Aneriesn ds.n
f. aire EDWARD MICHAEL ON
vs. Sunday, March -, l949. Le.
4S gion services conducted BY the
be held on TUESDAY tuesday night, March is, at
S:ao pm at the S. H. Hines c.. Funeral
Home Sso h q. It's, S,sSss.d ossEs and ID
attend: InteIment Arlington National
I'M ISAAC p All. q GRANT Sd c0mdF; Is
MILLS, MAMIE VIRGINIA. On Mon
day March ha II AANafE s4a vRnH M as1 Isslafnfs M
Mills and sister Of John E. HALEY: Mrs.
Susie Biggs. Mrs. Edith Downs and Mrs.
March M1. Edh r2% Sovns ss B2gsns Of ss
Services Ser; viii be held At the Shiloh M. E.
Church at pm. 1nterment church GEM
MINER. SUSIE E. On Sunday. March
l3 !g4g; at Casualty Hospital SUSIE SUSIE
MNER wife Of ss ss.r sts dt c.I
y. Miner. Also surviving are her mother.
Lei. Jecstts Of Ia Va x,t.l and many
Tuesday. March is, friends may call at
pl. ne; SERVICES st the aboye1named y ns
Mr.. Charles Minor ofieiatinE. Inter-
ment Woodlawn Cemetery. 10
MOORE, WILLIAM HERBERT. On Sun.
day. March 13. l949; At NJ, his res. Tss5dsnSs; n
MOORE, beloved husband Of Pearl Lee
ssspson 81 M4s Gt ari Mr.
3: r Moore. servises VICES at ths H Hines les
msnt Rork creek Cemetery
Evening star., 1949-03-15

sCHOENBAUER. MINNIE, On Sunday.
March I3, 1849, at her residence. Green
BAUER, beloved wife OF the late Frank
schoenbauer and mother of Clara, Theresa:
John and Louis Scnoenbauer. Services at
on Wednesday. March 16, at $50 am;
thence TO st. Jerome's Catholic Church.
Hyattsville, Md where mass Will pc o.
fered AT 10 am Relatives and friends
invited, Interment Mount olivet Gene
teri, 10
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GRAsso. FRANCES GERTRUDE.

Sunday, March 13. 1919: at Arlington
County Hospital. FRANCIS GERIRuDE
Grasto. mother Of Marie Grasso. daughter
Of Salvatore Sala, sister Of Paul eala and
Chambers Funeral Home. 3O1. M St NV.
until Wednesday, March 16. at $50 am.
Mass at St. Charles Catholic Church. Ar
St MaryS Cemetery
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13, 1919, BEATRICE GLENN Of 2s17
Georgia ave NV She leaves q husband
Harry Glenn: parents. Martha and Alex
Pendexter. sr.: hve sisters, Laura Collins.
Mary Hush: two brothers Alex. jr., and
Joseph Pondexter; two aunts. seven uncles,
atives and friends After pm. Tuesday.
March is. friends may cali at Eugene
Ford's Funeral Chapel 1913 4th st. s.w.
March 16, at pm, At the First Baptist
Church. Louisa County Va. Interment
family lot.
Evening star., 1949-03-15

)ORE, WILLIAM II. A special COM
munication Of Barrist.rs Lodge:
No. as. F. A. A. M. is called
\ at las pm. on wednesday.
10 March 16, 1949.- at Stansbury
~ Masonic Temple, for the purpose
Of conducting Masonic services
er, WILLIAM H. MOORE.
r. HUNTER CREECH. Master.
,est. leo SpEER Secretary -15
Evening star., 1949-03-15
BURKE, PVT. DANIEL PAki y mn p,

February I; Ilg,ex 1874; IN narRkE. Isssi: fs. BE-.
n pANSE IoasS son Of William and saran
I RnrSe iSsr Of lSb North Carolina ave ave
Z Sc and brother OF John j. snV v
= Thomas W. Burke ano MI. M,s; Mi nj,
Bartlett. Reburlal ssfvre sfvr.,sry
q IN I04q. at . pm
Evening star., 1949-03-15

BATTLEY. JACK. In sad but LOVING re.
membrance OF our dear son and brother
JACK BATTLEY. who departed this life
ten years ago today, March 15. 1893.
Memory is Gods priceless gift
That death cannot destroy.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
GULLY, PHILOMEh

HILL, ROSE LEE. On Sunday, March
13. 1949. at her residence, 40l oakdale
late Matthew Hill and mother Of Mrs.
Bertha Smith, Miss vietoris Jones and
Juu1ogS Jones Also surviving ere Other
wednesday friends are invited TO call at
the MCGUIRE Funera Home, $50 9th St
NV. Services Thursday, March II. at
pm. at Mount Gideon Baptist Church
! 18th St at Corcoran st. NV. Interment
/ at Sussex County, Va. 16
Evening star., 1949-03-15

March ii. is4s. uDELLER FIEMiNG, be-
loved wife of Henry c. Fleming snd moth
er Of Mrs. Mae Proudfoot and William
Fleming. Funeral from the ". w. Deal
Funeral Home. s16 H st. ne. on Thursday.
March II, at . pm. Relatives and friends
tfnvited. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. 16
Evening star., 1949-03-15

DEVOTED CHILDREN, ANN SMITH AND
GEORGE SHIRLEY.
Evening star., 1949-03-15

sLMMo0ss' Mefss HAAfis u. fsis, HARVEY EDGAR
of ssS fSTsa SSs5.na atss q ora 1s Lena
asS S,insoe L. ia.hsI and Il aorman slinsos and
ME: pSiossy b7o,s.T r. htTe wt,lam hs 's0 BnsSs
yived oy one Wrs s NJ. Kemp. Mrs. C. H.
Payne and Car RySn Remains sss wilson
tns at the o Ives fuhy Va until wednesday.
eIva:i Aflihio AZ a. io:15 am: thence to the
vile. va. where funeral SERVICES fsvinsyilie
held at IL am. lntefmeh'
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day. March 13, 1949, at her
1917 Fla. ave. NV. ELIZAHE.
HINES. wife Of the late Char
and mother OF william Wesley n
II. Hines. Also surviving are u
ters- n-law. o brother. Samuel L.
seven grandchildren eight gre
children. one great-great-great-g
many other relatives and frient
10 am. Wednesday friends are
call at the MCGUIRE Funeral He
9th st. NV. where services vii
Thursday. March ~. At ] pn
ment Lincoln Memorial Cemeter
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Dratha-

DoNAHUE. DIR. THOMAS FRANCIS. On
Monday, March Il. 1949. at Georgetown
Hospital. DIR. THOMAS FRANCIS poNA-
HUE OF 1881 35th st. NV. beloved hus-
Misses Mary Frances and Mary Ellen
Donahue and Thomas Francis Donahue,
IT.; son Of Mrs. Mary Z. and the late
Mstthsy E. pon,sgs; ,,hss brother aaST Of Msn Ms.
rice X. and Dr. James J. Donahue. serv.
ices at the g. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home
29O1 14th st. n.w... on THURSDAY, March
II, at $50 am; thence to the Holy
Trinity Church. 36th and o sts. NV.
where the holy sacrifice Of the mass will
be offered at 10 am. for the repose OF
his soul. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. 10
Evening star., 1949-03-15

ASHTON, WINSTON. On Sunday, March
13, l949, at his residence. 449 New York
ave. NV, WINSTON ASHTON, husband OF
Mrs Ella Ashton, uncle OF Thomas ashton;
pm, at Stewards Funeral Home, 80 H St.
Interment Douglas Cemetery
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Teacher Pay Increase
Studied in ARLINGTON

The Arlington School Board to-
day had under consideration a
teachers pay raise request which
would top the District scale and
would cost an estimated $500, 900
annually.
Forrest Peterson, chairman Of
the Salary Committee of the Ar
lington Education Association, the
teachers organization, outlined
the proposal as follows:
For non-degree teachers-$2, 800
minimum and $4,000 maximum,
as compared to the current $2,-
200 and $4,000.
For teachers with BA degrees
$4,000 and $4,000 instead Of $2,400
and $4,000.
For teachers with MA degrees
$500 and $500 instead Of ST..
600 and $4,000.
All pay scales provide for reach
ing the maximum after is years.
The District scale of $4,000 min
imum and $4,000 maximum for
teachers with BA degrees and $3,-
900 and $4,500 for those with MA
degrees, covers a l5-year period.
The District has no scale for
teachers without degrees.
A public budget hearing will be
held by the Arlington board at
8 pm. February % in the Thomas
jefferson Junior High School.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
RuhIand Issues WARNING
On Diphtheria Symptoms

Because of an increase in the
number Of reported diphtheria
cases in Washington, Health On
Ger George c. Rutland has issued
a warning to physicians and par
ents to be on the lookout for sore
throats-the danger signal.
There have been four deaths
since October /. and q total Of
13 cases have been reported since
that date.
I'VE should not be lured into q
false sense of security In believing
that one inmunization against
diphtheria entirely eradicates the
disease" DR.. Rutland said. The
Health Department recommends
diphtheria immunization in in
fancy and a booster shot at the
time Of school entrance"
DR.. Lewis K. Sweet, chief of the
Communicable Disease Division at
Gallinger Hospital, said early rec.
ognition of diphtheria Is especial
ly important for successful treat
ment.
"Diphtheria is usually spread
directly from person to person."
he said. THE germs may be
spread by coughing, speezing, or
even talking. Eating utensils with
out proper sterilization may also
be means Of spreading the dis
ease"
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Montgomery Civic Group
Defers zoning Law Action

Action was deferred by the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton last night on proposed law
to give the Maryland State Roads
Commission authority to zone
areas adjacent to highways.
Federation delegates claimed
they have not studied the measure
which now is pending in the Gen.
eral Assembly. The bill would give
the commission power to regulate
the use of land 200 feet back from
State highways except in localities
which already have adopted zon-
ing laws.
o. w. Anderson, Montgomery
County farm agent. expressed the
views of the County Farm Bureau.
The bureau, he said. is opposed to
the measure because farmers feel
the roads commission is not ex-
perienced in zoning matters.
The federation agreed to give
the plan additional study. The
meeting was held in the Bethesda
Elementary School.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Court AnnuIs Marriage
OF Girl, Is, 10 Soldier

The marriage Of Ralphine War.
ner, 49,. to an Army corporal
awaiting sentence on robbery
charge. was aarnullsd in District
Court yesterday. ~
The girls husband was Eugene
e. Kniskern, c3, stationedsat Boil
ling Air Force Base. He and two
others are awaiting sentence for
the $3.50 hddup-robbery Of Co.
lumbus w. Henry, proprietor Of
the Congress Heights Pharmacy.
In the 300 block of Nichols ave.
nue. Sc, last December. The other
two are Jan C.. Gibbs. 1S. Of the
3700 block of Randall place Sc,
and Miss Nadine Van Gorter, 10,
Of the 900 block of Alabama ave.
nue. Sc.
Ralphlne was with the others
during the robbery, police said.
She was held for juvenile authors
ties at first and later turned over
to her father. Ralph s. Warner,
of the TOO block of Alabama ave-
nue. Sc, retired policeman.
Mr.. Warner brought the an.
nulment action on the ground his
daughter was only Is when mar
ried last September and had not
obtained his consent. He was
represented by Attorney Louis
HorowitZ. The annulment was
granted by Judge Edward A.
Tamm,
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Hood Gets t5-Day Term
For Desertion, Nonsupport

A 15-day Jail sentence was i'm
posed yesterday in Bethesda
Police Court on Robert c. Hood
33. Washington photographer,
upon conviction Of desertion and
nonsupport of his wife Gloria
Mrs. Hood lives in the 5000 block
Wissioming road. Glen Echo
Heights.
Hood noted an appeal.
Trial Magistrate Warren Brown
ing commented in passing SEN
tence that a jail term might be
more effective than fines. Hood
was acquitted in District Munich
pal Court last year Of an assault
charge brought by Mrs. Hood
The couples cross suits for divorce
had been dismissed only a few
days before the assault trial.
Magistrate Browning yesterday
also convicted Raymond F. Oden
.29, laborer, $500 block Connecti-
cut avenue. Chevy Chase, of driv-
ing after his license had been re-
voked and sentenced him to 80
days in jail. 1t was testified Oden
had been convicted II times since
1896 for traffic violations, includ-
ing two charges of driving while
drunk in 1948.
Postponed until May 2 was a
scheduled hearing for drivers OF
four Montgomery County pre-
paratory schools for boys. called
to account for failure to have
school buses painted orange and
black as required by Maryland
law
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Council Fdvors Plan to Call
GreenbeIt a City, Not Town

actions by him are not renewable
by any court.
8. Set a registration deadline
80 days prior to election day, in
stead of the previous arrange
ment whereby voters could reg
lister up to the day before election;
and setting a similar 30-day dead
line for the filing of nomination
petitions in town elections.
4. Provide that the town solici-
tor need not attend all Council
meetings unless specifically re-
quested by the manager.
Budget Reduced $500.
The Council approved a $2l3.-
Gil budget for 1949, an $4,000 re-
duction from the original budget
submitted to the Public Housing
Administration.
Manager Charles T. Mcdonald
reported the lowered figure will
mean curtailed activities in the
recreation department, in the sup
Elementary music programs for
elementary schools and in the cost
of general government.
Mr.. Mcdonald also said the new
tax rate will be $3.11 per S100 val
uation, a drop from the earlier
planned rate of 1927 per $100.
Residents pay no direct taxes on
their rented dwellings. However,
tax rates are set each year in the
event the town is sold by the Fed
eral Government.
The Council also voted in favor
of an increase in the Governors S
incentive" fund for schools In
order to help finance construction
of three quonset huts to handle
the expected overflow at the
Greenbelt High School next term.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Boy, 9, Averts Disaster
When Bus Driver Faints
By the Assoeiotsd Press

SALISBURY, Conn, Feb. Is
Quick thinking by 9-year-old Dick
Kenney was credited with avert
ing disaster when the driver
tainted at the wheel Of a school
bus with 80 children aboard.
The accident happened yester-
day as the youngsters were start
ing for the Grove Street School.
The driver. George Dodge. 33,
suddenly collapsed in faint. His
body. in falling, brushed against
the wheel, and the vehicle headed
toward a ditch and public utility
pole.
Dick, a fourth-grader. remem-
bering what his father had taught
him about driving. grabbed the
wheel. He headed the bus straight
down the road for about 400 yards
and then deliberately sWerved 1t
into a SnoWbank.
The boy said he knew the en-
CINE would stall when it hit the
snow, and, sure enough, it did.
No one was injured.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Maryland Phone Rate
Rise DELAYED Weeks

Decision on request for higher
telephone rates. affecting about
10000 suburban subscribers in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. awaits the filing Of briefs
by the peoples counsel, it was an
nounced today.
The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. of Baltimore had
asked for the increases to become
effective by today. In Baltimore
the Maryland Public Service Com
mission said it probably will be
at least two weeks before it de-
cides the case.
Strong opposition has come
from many sources throughout the
State. The increases would affect
all Maryland subscribers. adding
about cents a day to the bills Of
home telephone users and more
for commercial users.
The company has asked for
temporary raises before hearings
are held on petition for perma-
nent increases. Should the up
ward revision be granted. unlim-
tied residence service, for example.
would be boosted from $5.25 to $6
a month and unlimited two-party
rates from $3.50 to IS.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Third Officer 10 Go on Trial
Today in Army Prison Case
BY the Associated Press

FORT MEADE, Md. Feb. Is
1t. Col. George E. Pinard Of Wes-
sington Springs, S. OAK, was to
go on trial today on charges OF
mistreating American soldiers In a
German prison camp.
Col. Pinard is the third of four
officers to be tried on the charges.
specifically accusing them of
cruel, unjust and inhumane"
treatment of GIs at the Wurzburg
disciplinary camp.
Capt. Samuel H.. Wolford Of
Clear Spring, Md. who was in
charge of solitary cells at Wurz-
burg. and Capt. Joel G. Holmes,
jr., of Philadelphia. former camp
medical officer. have been acquitted.
Col. Pinard was prison officer at
the time the alleged mistreatment
took place-January, l947.
Col. Harold H. Mcclure of San
Antonio, Tex. the former COM
manding officer, will be tried after
Col, Pinard.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
& l. Law Graduates
Hear Judqe Buchanan
Special Dispatch to The Star

LEXINGTON. Va. Feb. Is
Judge Archibald c. Buchanan of
the Virginia Supreme Court OF
Appeals yesterday told % gradu-
ates of the Washington and Lee
Law School that the practice of
law is an opportunity to direct
the thinking Of people in the
right channels and away from
communism and the vicious
theories that would upset our in
stitutions."
Among the graduates were
Charles w. Ale, Alexandria;
Charles e. Earman. jr.. Harrison
burg, and Leroy r. E. Glass, Front
ROYAL.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Junior Chamber Asks
Maryland U. Survey
OF Silver Spring Needs

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil will be asked to permit the
University of Maryland to make a
survey of the county government
in relation to the needs of Silver
Spring.
This was decided by the Silver
Spring Junior Chamber of Com
merce last night at a meeting in
Stone House Inn. The survey
would be made through the uni
versitys Bureau of Public Admin
istration.
Action of the group followed q
talk by DR.. Joseph Ray. director
Of the bureau. Lawrence v. Lutes
president of the chamber, ap-
pointed a committee headed by G
Gregg Everngam to follow up the
project. Other members of the
committee are Richard McKeever
Robert A. Wallace. James Conley
and Plummer Shearin.
Mr.. Lutes emphasized that his
organization is not necessarily ad-
vocating incorporation OF Silver
Spring but merely advocating
study of the desirability OF such
action.
DR.. Ray told the group that the
survey would be made by the uni
versity at no cost to the county
or the community. He said the
survey would have to cover all of
Montgomery County and would
take from three to five months.
Guests of the Junior Chamber
last night were j. Douglas Brad
shaw. Councilman, from the Silver
Spring district, and leaders Of
local. civic and - service organizav
lions. !. ts
Mr.. Lutes asked the club repre-
sentatives to bring the proposal to
the attention OF their organiza-
tions within the next two weeks.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
I Held After Questioning
In VIRGINIA Cistern Murder
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

PULASKI, Va, Feb. 15.-Sheriff
L. r. Summers said last night two
men were being held in default
of $2,500 cash bond as material
witnesses in the Staying of Charles
u. McFall. SO. a power company
worker.
He named them as Frank Lee
Stoots, -. and Clinton Leroy
Stoots. %. brother and nephew
respectively. Of Mrs. Myrtle Stoots
Orange, SO.
It was the police investigation
of beating Of Mrs. Orange that
led to the discovery of Mr.. Nc.
Falls body in a cistern in the yaro
of his three-room cottage Sunday
Mr.. Summers said that during
several hours questioning the pal,
said they had been at Mr.. Nc
Falls home for awhile Sunday
morning but left about 10:30 a. m
and returned about noon. Mr.
Summers quoted them as saying
they saw Mrs. Orange but did not
see McFall and did not enter the
house
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Falls Church Council
To Study Increase in
Business License Tax

The Falls Church City Council
last night agreed to study pro-
posed increases in the business
license tax.
The Council is scheduled to ap-
prove an amended license tax
ordinance at its next meeting
The ordinance will be advertised
and a public hearing held before
new rates are adopted.
The city's option to purchase
the Gibson tract between Hill
wood avenue and Fairfax street
will be permitted to expire. the
Council agreed. Burns N. Gibson.
former Mayor. had offered the
property to the city at half its
appraised value for possible use
as a municipal center.
Property Yard Purchase Deferred.
A special committee. headed by
Councilman Sherman Wells. had
recommended that the option be
dropped. because the city has no
immediate building plans. The
Councils action was unanimous,
although Councilmen John c. Nc
Crea. Boyd Case and John r.
Eakin we're not present.
The Council deferred decision
on purchase of a property yard
because of the offer of three more
sites. The new offers include a
proposal by Mandley T. Rust for
free use of property he owns
adjacent to the Washington g.
Old Dominion Railroad in West
Falls Church.
Another site being considered
according to Commissioner. OF
Revenue La Rue. Van Meter is the
Ajax, plant and yard, also in
WsstsEalls EhufchS + ara
Welfare Unit to Be Studied.
Mr.. Van Meter. who also Is city
attorney, was Authorized to confer
with Miss r. Mary Beacham. head
of-ti,e county Welfare Department
regarding the appointment of a
city welfare board to operate
through the county unit.
J. E. Ferguson. city treasurer
said police are making a canvass
of dogs in the Falls Church area
with a view toward enforcement of
the dog license tax.