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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Tax Rate Unchanged
In Rockville Despite
$4,000 Budget Rise

Dispute a budgetary increase for
the coming year OF about t36 900
over current expenditures. the
Rockville Mayor and Town coun-
Gil have voted to keep the munich
pality's tax rate OF 80 cents per
500.
The budget for the fiscal year
beginning July / is sl4o,s50. COM
pared to s1o4.275 during the
l948-9 fiscal year.
Town officials explained they
will be able to maintain the pres
ent tax rate because they expect
to receive more revenue from the
state under the sherbow law and
because OF an increase in property
assessments.
Most of the increase in expendi-
lures win be used for improving
streets and building curbs and
cutters. They pointed out that
under q law passed at the last
General Assembly the town was
authorized to annex Twinnbrook.
Harriet Park. Lincoln Park. Haiti
and lockwood.
They estimated the annexations
would add about 1000 to the
towns population OF about $500,
AT the same time Mayor @.
Lamar Kelly. jr.. said the State
Roads Commission had agreed TO
straighten the sharp curve about
200 wards west Of Route %. He
added that the curve on each side
of the section OF the road TO
be Strengthened will be set back
s feet.
Mayor Kelly said the commits
sion also will resurface Montgofn-
cry avenue from the intersection
of Veers Mill road and the Rock
vile pike to Washington street.
Work on both projects Is expected
to begin in about two weeks, the
Mayor said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Sewage Bond Vote May Lead
ToHuntinq 7 Towers Court Action

Alexandra voters may have the
final say whether court action
will result from construction OF
the huge Hunting Towers apart
ment project for which no sewage
treatment facilities now are avail
able.
The city has issued a building
permit for the $1,000. 900 enter
prise and has given builders as
surance that sewage connections
will be available when the project
is completed. This assurance was
required by the Federal Housing
Administration which insured the
construction loan.
But this assurance runs counter
TO an order of the Virginia Water
Control Board. unless sewage
treatment facilities are provided.
The board. In fact. has specifically
ruled that Hunting Towers may
not connect with the city system,
which already empties 5000 900
gallons Of untreated effiuent into
the Potomac River daily. unless
from the apartment is
treated.
To construct a municipal treat
ment plant. estimated to cost 81
000, 900, would require q revenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Two Held as Bookmakers
After CheverIy House Raid

Two men seized yesterday by
Prince Georges County police In q
raid on q house In Cheverly were
charged with operating q lottery
and bookmaking.
They are Sam Flahowitz. A. of
2807 Sixty-third avenue. Cheveriy.
whose house was raided. and JOS
eph Flahowitz. 80. Of 514 Dormer
avenue, Takoma Park. They were
released in. $1,000 bond pending
hearings in Hyattsvilie Police
Court September Is.
Police said they found two tele-
phones. a radio. an adding ma
chine and racing and numbers
slips In the second-fioor room
occupied by the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Mount Rainier Weighs
Parking Meter Plan
For Business Area

Mount Rainier soon may follow
WASHINGTON and other nearby
Maryland and Virginia eommuni-
ties by installing parking meters
in Its business area. it vas learned
today.
Mayor Herbert w, Reichelt said
the City Councils Trafhc Com"
mittee definitely has the matter
under study" but would not make
any recommendations until after
the widening Of Thirty fourth
street. Work Is slated 10 star,
next week and Is expected to be
completed In about a month. he
added,
MIR. Reichelt said ample
thought" has been given 10 a pro.
posal to install parking meters
along Rhode Island avenue. Thir-
ty-fourth street and Perry street
in the towns business section.
The meters may be necessary 10
alleviate traffic conditions. the
Mayor explained
At the same time. Mayor Reich
cit announced that two new full
time policemen. q part-time po-
liceman and q new desk clerk
have been appointed 10 the police
force in an effort 10 provide bet
ter 24-hour protection for the
$4,000 population community.
Mount Rainier. which recently
named John Wesley Wise. retired
District detective sergeant. as po-
lice chief 10 succeed Eugene u
Plumer. has three other fuil-tims
policemen and two part-time Of
ficers. Mr.. Reichelt reported
Meanwhile. Hyattsyille. another
community which installed park
ing meters during the past year.
has scheduled a hearing At Q pm
June q In the County Service
Building. Hyattsyilie. TO obtain
public sentiment on their con-
tinued operation The meters.
controversial issue In Hyattssiils
since their installation last Octo-
Der. were put In for rine-tnonili
trial period. which ends next
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
For-Reoching Kronheim Ruling
Seen in Small Claims Case

the store to tell them ne Nanteu
To return the shoes. The suit was
filed after the store later tried un.
successfully TO obtain the rest OF
the purchase price, the court was
told.
A test given by Judge kronheim
in the courtroom showed Mr.. Nc
rver's eyes we're 30 weak he Was
almost una BILE TO read. His sigma
ture on the purchase agreement.
testimony showed. was an x
Attorneys for the jeweiry con-
Germ argued that the shoe sale
was q normal business risk but
Judge Kronheirn held otherwise.
In business rs in war. calcu-
lated risks must be taken. But
this Is no calculated risk. ! do
not think there Was any sound
basis for granting such credit. :
the turist declared.
studied STANDARD Texts"
Judge Kronhein pointed out
that he had studied standard
texts on credits and collections.
Citing one by title. he added:
There is, nothing tn that book
or any other book on credits and
collections. or any bsisinessnan's
experience. which in the court D
opinion could justify granting
Judgment In this case
The iurist also remarked THAT
he had some doubt as TO the tiris-
diction Of the Small Claims Court
over such a claim. The court ac-
Indicates suits involving debts up
TO $50. II handled 2.5oo cases last
month. many of them brought by
merchants selling on credit terms.
officials said.
Announcing plans 10 appeal the
judgement. Mr.. Bernaff last night
labeled IL dangerous and ~arba-I
trary" and said IL Was essential
that liz be clarified
This decision violates ffe fun
damental right of two perfectly
competent parties 70 enter into .
contract Mr.. Bernath asserted
With this decision. because a
man had bad oversight or hearing.
a merchant couldn't sell 10 him.
A contract wouldn't ~ sood with
out 0 physical exam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10

producing bond issue which would
have to be approved by the voters.
The City Councils Finance Com
mittee was told Wednesday that
this would be the best method of
financing the project. Several
councilmen expressed the opinion
that the revenue producing bonds
would be the only method avail
able because the city has nearly
reached its general obligation bond
limit.
In any case. the Council agreed
a sewage treatment plant cannot
be built before the apartment prof.
ect Is erected.
Councilmen who met with a rep
resentative Of the Scott Horner g.
Mason bond firm Wednesday. said
they were informed 1t would be
best for the city to build its own
treatment plant. instead of CO.
operating In the erection OF a
plant through a regional sanitary
commission. The Council re-
Gently postponed appropriating
money for a survey to determine
If regional sewage plant would
be feasible.
Alexandria already has COM
pleted plans for treatment plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Three Acquitted on Charges
M Setting Fire 10 Puppy

Three defendants we're &C
Quilted In Hyatssytiie Police ceafi
yesterday On charges that tlssy
sci Gre 70 . puppy May 10
The defendants. Jasnea Carroll
20; william Carroll. 3i. and Ada
Carroll. u. all Of RIGGS road. near
Hyastsytlie. were arrested ezsl3
yesterday On tae complaint Of Mrs.
Charlotte Shelter. head os The
Prince Georges County Animal
Rescue Leawpe
SHE sad neishbors saw tsss
puppy running towards the woods
from the Carroll property TEST.
mony yesterday before Trial Mag
issras< Arthur r. Oxens rsTessed
that none Of the neagnoorA saw
sne puppy NET on Are. Hs 6eeaa~e
eytdenes vas insufficient 70 con-
Wet
Mrs.. Shelter tod poises Ire
puppy vas nadiy burned on tn~
legs and under isa body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Prince Georges c. OF {.
Actinq Officers Nomed

Daniel J. Burke. acting chair
man OF the recently organized
Board of Trade of the Prince
Georges Chamber Of Commerce.
has appointed the following tenn
porary officers:
Gcoree NJ, Jones VICE chairman.
O. Edward Lanhar6t. jr. secre-
tary: A. Schnider. treasurer !:
Nicholas osem. jr.. chamber presa-
dent. and Samuel H. Harvey
James Temple. Roland n. Berger
Hyattsvflle Councilman Jesse @.
Bagsett and Herbert C, Diekey,
directors One more director Ia to
be named.
Permanent osficers will be elected
BY the beard Monday night at the
Washington Gas Light Co. once
IN West Hyattsyiiie. The board
will meet In connection with the
session Of the Chamber OF Com
merce directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Engineering Favoriie Study
OF Disabled Veterans Here

Engineering courses lead the
list of subjects being taken by
disabled veterans in the WASH
ington area, the Veterans Ad-
ministration regional office here
has reported.
A study Of training detectives
Of 2,279 veterans, 1t was said.
showed that 2l9 were studying
engineering. 1S8 teaching courses,
$50 law and 1875 accounting. Mere
than half OF those considered in
the survey. 1906. are pursuing
careers in professional and semi
professional fields. Others are in
schools and In on-the- job train
ing.
The colleges and universities
here have 1884 disabled veterans
enrolled. the report shows. while
437 are in schools and 578 train
ing on the lob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
.Ear|yAction Due
On D. t. Worker
Pay Raise Bill
House Measure Filed
For $3.50 Increase
To Be Retroactive

finances appeared bright TODAY
Tor early legislative action 10 give
District Government employees
long deferred pay raises.
Chairman Murray OF the House
Civil Service Committee intro
duced bill yesterday TO- grant a
$3.50 annual boost. retroactive 10
last July /, 10 classified District
workers.
And Chairman Mcmillan Of the
House District Committee has
promised 10 call up a similar
measure for nonclaSsified employees
policemen. firemen and teach
ers comprise most of these-as the
first order OF business Monday
when the House holds District
Day
In introducing his bill yester-
day. Mr.. Murray fulfilled a prom
ise that District workers would
not suffer II legislation to raise
salaries OF top Government on
cials were tied up in the House
Rules Committee.
"Hitchhiker" in Measure.
The retroactive raise for Dis
trict classified personnel was writ
ten into that measure as a hitch
hiker" together with a comparable
provision covering employees OF the
United States Foreign Service.
The rules group has deferred
action on the executives pay bill
and the District and foreign
service raises now will be given
fresh start in their own bill.
The Murray bill Immediately
was referred to his committee
where prompt action is expected.
II would give a retroactive raise
IN basic salary TO the employees
who were omitted from the gen.
eral $330-a-year raise voted Gov
eminent workers last year. That
raise was effective last July /.
The District workers would not
have the raise applied retroac-
lively on any overtime night or
holiday pay they might have
earned since that date.
District officials had urged that
this exception be made in order
to avoid what they said would be
an excessively heavy computing
job in figuring the raise on such
payments already made to work
erS.
New Life With Sales Tax.
The pay raise proposals for Dis
trict employees received new life
with approval of the District sales
tax. They had been put aside TO
await Qualification of the Capitals
revenue picture.
II was the lack Of SUFFICIENT city
income, In fact. which led To-
omission of District workers from
the raise bill voted in the last
Congress.
The measures now In the House
are authorizations only. Actual
payments of any raises approved
must await action on appropria-
ton measures
Numerous appropriations bills.
including the Districts. are In the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee. Prompt completion Of Con-
gressional action on the raise au-
fluctuations would permit inser-
ton in the Senate of supple
mentary money item to cover
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10

A ruling that may have q TAR
reaching affect on certain types
OF retail sales on credit was
handed down yesterday in Small
Claims Court when Judge Milton
S. Kronheim. jr., voided a con.
tract between o merchant ana
customer In the latter's favor.
The merchant. the Universal
Jewelry Co.. Inc. 635 + street
NV, had brought suit for sll.s5.
the balance due on a pair OF
shoes sold to Joseph Mclver. %.
colored coal hustler.
Mr.. McIver. who is nearly blind
and makes sl8 a week. had paid
So down" on the shoes with the
balance to be paid at 81 week.
Judge Kronheim. declaring he
did not think there was any
sound basis for granting such q
credit" dismissed the suit with
prejudice against the plaintiff and
ordered the 50 deposit returned TO
Mr.. McIver.
Stere to File Appeal.
Attorney Bertrand Bernath.
counsel for the store, announced
that the case would be appealed
10 the Municipal Court Of Ap-
peals and said that a tremendous
: r,c,,,t of fnisiness' here may be
affected by the ruling.
In giving his decision Judge
Kronheim declared the credit ex-
tended In this instance was mot q
business matter" but rather a
gamble" or q serious business
error" and he warned:
II don't think Congress con-
4emplated setting UP a small
claims court for the purpose OF
correcting such an error"
Testimony brought out that q
salesman for the store sold the
shoes TO Mr.. McIyer last March ..
But when Mr.. McIver took the
shoes. he warmed that II his wife
didn't like them he would have 70
turn them back. he testified When
he arrived home. his wife said she
thought they were too expensive.
Wanted 10 Return Shoes
The defendant testified. and the
plaintiff denied. that he phoned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Freshmen 10 Honor
Lopez al Dinner

LoaiiA A. Loper. legislative tep-
resentatise Of the International
Printing r're&sanen and Assistants
Union al North America. wiil ~
i1onoged at . testimonial dinner
~ 7 pm. iosnorTow In the MAY
fo~er Hotel
Amone thoas speaking q. tFsm
dinner vii be Senator hosas Re-
publican. al Oregon. cyrus =.
IChing. director Of tfas Federal No
dlatinn and Cancellation sefYtcF:
President William Green Of The
American Federation q Labor
and John J Destny pus9se pFsrssf.
Government farinting ofsAes o.
eaals nf the International Print
ing pTesansans unAnn slso vii
SPEAK.
William e r,osassty. SaFeNa5ssst
National Association of Lssaer
Carriers and AL sAor pFetscFsat.
wati be toasSnAssss
A natsse os Jacksonville. Fla.
MIR, l0pex learned ats trade tn Al
tarsts In 1913 tss eanss 10 Wash
lngtan. for . second aIE1e. "a
cork >. pssaksnan in tas oesssrs-
merit fsTsnaans Ofsaee He issrS
sesyes sfssre terms ~ pFesaEsssss 81
Printing PyeMsTHans rnseHs Mn. J.
He also U.s. panel nseEnheE 81
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Der cs Tie NssaoE1ai War Lanus
Beard lie IL . rssssas~s al tSss
ArLs Legislative cossfsea ard ct
TIE American AFnsssAtsfss AAse<is*
ttOn
Mr.. ard MFA i0gwx ssa1 sfsssT
sare~ enaidswn livs 81 3Tss Mxtn
street. NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Cumberland Charter
Loses by 81 Ballots

CUMBERLAND. Md. June 10
Cumberland's proposed new home
rule charter lost in Tuesdays ref
brenda by margin Of only 81 votes,
the official canvass showed today.
The official tally showed 2.678
votes against the charter and
2,624 for it.
The unofficial count had the
charter losing by SO votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Edwards Sentencing
Predicted in Week
As RetriaI Is Denied
BY the Associo.sd prsss

BALTIMORE, June lO.-His bid
for new trial thwarted. Thomas
A. Edwards today prepared to face
sentence for the murder OF John
H. Mahlan. 25-year-old Glen
Burnie postal clerk and his COM
panion. Miss Mary c. Kline, Is.
The defendants prospects of
sentence were narrowly circum-
scribed by law: Either death on
the gallows or life Imprisonment.
An appeal. Of course, may be
taken.
Edwards attorneys. William j.
McWilliams and Ridgely p. Mel
win. asked for a retrial on the
basis of new evidence they said
they had uncovered. And they
claimed the 24-year-old colored
man had been "framed''-not by
police. but by someone else"
New Trial Refused.
But yesterday six of seven
judges on the supreme bench of
Baltimore overruled the motion
for new trial. Judge Michael J.
Manley withheld his signature.
No opinions or comments were
given.
Edwards was convicted of first
degree murder last February. No
date for his sentence has been set,
but court attaches expect it with
In a week or so.
The husky sugar refinery work.
er's confession to police that he
shot the young Glen Burnie pair
last September was attacked by his
counsel. Prosecutors argued that
Edwards was cunning. cruel, de-
ceptive" and that nothing could
have induced him to sign an ad-
mission against his will. =
The principal arguments with
which the defense supported it's
plea for retrial were that the
Chesterfield road clearing where
the bodies were found was known
to Miss Kline and her escort and
that an empty cartridge shell
found at that lonely spot strange
ly did not turn up in a thorough
police search the day the bodies
were found.
Found Six Days Later.
That shell. the only one def
nitely linked to Edwards gun, was
found by O curiosity seeker six
days later.
The State had claimed and the
written confession supported this.
that Edwards drove the two to the
Chesterfield clearing and that the
killing Of Mahlan took place near
Glen Burnie.
Mr.. McWilliams contended Sat-
urday. when arguments were
heard. that 1t was impossible TO
swallow the statement" that Ed
wards by coincidence took them to
the clearing which on the basis
of the new evidence" must be
supposed familiar to the pair.
He drew this conclusion from
statements the defense attributed
to Miss Margaret Armstrong, a
friend of Miss Kline's. who now
lives at the YWCA in Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Appeals Court Names
Reporter in MoryIond
BY the Asseeiessd Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 10. - The
Court of Appeals yesterday APP
pointed Edward H. Hammond of
Berlin. Md, as State reporter for
the court.
Mr.. Hammond will succeed NAL
colin j. coan. who viii resign
October after eight years of
service. Mr.. Hammond will begin
q four-year term on that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10

AHllCo 1tUNA
nj Cicognani.
apostolic dele
gate. at 8 am.
Il o m orro W at
Trinity College
Chapel.
He win cele-
brate his first
mass ut 10 am.
Sunday in Our
Lady of Lourdes
&c urch. 4517
East w est
highway, Be-
thesda.
He Is the son
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Cieoenoni Will Ordoin
Bethesdon Tomorrow

The Rev. Arnold r. Brown,
o. F. NJ. 8505 Irvineton avenue.
Bethesda. will be ordained to the
priesthood by the Most Rev.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10

BALTIMORE. JGrs 10 usy~r~
Bessrwm l. Houne ~ MasyiAssd
Secretary u stsss. yes5essssf vas
elected TREASURER ri ths Azssnsasl
Association Of SECRETARIES - saas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
Two New Steps
Taken 10 Expand
GaIIinger Units
City Heods Approve
Surgery. Ch.Idrens
Buildings Additions
0, lstr, olser j.,

~ WV ~ AN~Ht ~
Ths C'tssssss ssssssgseF exfr &c.
cao~t ua t~o rev zsetes 70 expand
.AeGHlts At ukl1snEes m4rse2RA!
hospital,
In &egseyss aFsnes4hcee er@ssraaS.
tasy apsuFese sasr1at IS !o.sF
operating reaaas "a fhs S.Estgr
Buliaans al at eagsgnsfea cessg
OF t39s&"a to graseyv aansege,..-y
engsa.ts otss t9fix
T1aey also aatfEs tsrs sassg9ss-
tns fcG hlas en lsfge' gNrss.stg1es
ard Crippled Cls4l1fcas n44td4rg
than they oE4E .stA3.y planned IN
>hw az dEoppsas construction
costs ghts nege Il s4ogxssfal,
would add ~ BIRDS tn }'9s crippled
Children sans et Inc proposed
81 coo afo structure
Estimate Approved
The el{y hr8Gs approved tss
s3TS sTo estimate feg Building ana
equlppins the foaI nr@ o1SfAtlnx
rooms on the saith hnes si tns
Surgery Building on motion nv
Enainrer Commissioner Clcracn
r Young The estimate all sse
inc luded IN ,hs frat supplemental
Appropriation bill FOR rseal iaAe,
which ia pcndtng bssoTe Congress,
Commissioner UuS MaNot wha
approved the pfe}rri tsa ~eeka
ago, said IT would practically utpss
the seriously defslent Operating
room facilities al the municipa!
hospital
The hospital THREE large opet-
atins rooms fos gnalcf surgery
nov are in almost constant uss
three times ~eek Scheduled
operations eitsn must ne post
poned for days. crowded cut ey
emergency work
The Commissioners tentatively
approved the plan last month but
turned the project oyet 10 Rt.g.
Gen. YounE for study and cost
estimate
The project prov iars sasa 600
for construction and tss 600 for
equipment
The plans call fer changing
one of the existing operating
rooms into an anethesia induction
room and another into recovery
room where patients arr kept
while emerging from the anethesis
before they are returned la Their
wards Plans also call Tot Air"
conditioning throughout
Lower construction costs we're
cited by the Commissioners IN
authorizing the change In The
plans for the pediatries and Grip
pied childrens BuildinE
To Ash Alternate Bias.
They instructed Director nf
Construction Archie q Hatson Ia
NufFI AsAF AAA AAH AtNNASAE Va NAtF
set Of bids for the project. thus
reyiEtne one set Of plans dis
carded months ago in favor Of o
less expensive Sstup
Originally. tao *rts NJ plans
we're submitted 10 the city heads.
One called for ~ BIRDS IN the pedi.
atrics section and ~ III the Grip
pied childfens wing The second.
more expensive project specified
a. beds tn the pndiaftles section
and &c In the crippled chiidrsns
wtnr
Several months ago the Com
missioners approved the less en-
penaise project but bids wrra
never advertised. The Commits
zionsrs action yesterday permits
Mr.. Hutson 10 advertise for twe
alternate hids II the eost of the
larger building ia within Tire
amount al the appropriation as
the city heads think Il may be-
The larger building wlll be con-
Niructed
Construction probably all be-
gin late this summer. no matter
which plan In settied on, wtth
completion date srf Tor early IN
1881
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D r "A SECTION
Lodge Gross Loculs

LOCALS SOCIETY
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-02-24
Fdcts and Fdncies
BY-Huzel Hayden

The weather still seems to
hold the limelight and it is so
variable that we've come to ex-
pect almost anything of it.
I was sure I heard a robin
singing one morning at my
window when I aWoke, but it
might have been a sparrow who
has an utter disregard for all
kinds of weather, but I am sure
it was carrying a robins tune.
Someone has reported seeing
large flocks of crows flying in.
I don't know whether crows are
considered harbingerS of spring
or not, but just hearing about
them flying into this kind Of
weather cheered me up and
gave me fresh hope that spring
might come after all.
This has surely been a dra-
matte winter, if it hasn't been a
pleasant one. I've been reading
about a plane from Sheridan
making an emergency flight to
the picturesque ranch home of
Paul and Myrtle Bracket in the
Wolf Mountains east of Lodge
Grass, to remove MI. Bracket,
who is critically ill, and trans
port him to the Veterans Hos
pital at Sheridan. Having lived
in those montains myself in
normal winters, / marvel that