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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
VETERANS:
Get Good News

Veterans Of World War II were
all set for surprise bonanza.
The Veterans administration an
nounced in Washington that cash
refunds totaling 2.8 billion dollars
will begin for them about next JAN
uary-that is, for all CTS who took
out national service life insurance
during the war. These were esti-
mated to number some 16 million.
Under the new payments, an
nounced by the VA, each ex-ser-
viceman or his heirs would receive
an average Of SITS from life insur-
ance dividends. Described as a
dividend" the money is to be re-
paid from two sources:
1. An eight billion dollar surplus
which developed from the fact that
CT. insurance premiums were
based by law on a standard mortal
ity (death) rate table which turned
out to be higher than needed.
2. Earnings from the surplus.
In genreal, it was explained,
every veteran who took out national
service insurance and kept it in
force at least three months will be
eGgible-provided the policies we're
not issued after January 1, 1913.
No refunds are to be made on pol
icies issued after that date.
MEANWHILE, government Of
ficials saw in the insurance divi-
dend payments a timely "shot in
the arm" for business in 1850 which
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Truman Wants Welfare Department;
Veterans Will Get NSLI Dividends;
Big -Four Agree on Austrian Pact

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Evening star., 1949-02-06

portunity to learn the defense Of
those charged?" he asked.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie, who
has held such a position since the
lower courts were created in 1899,
asserted:
IF there's anything wrong about
our system, I'd like to know it. If
they think it should be clarified,
I'm all for it."
Practice Customary"
Trial Magistrate Arthur P. Owens
said that IF we are violating the
constitutional rights of man, they
should pass the law"
Such practice was customary
when I got there. and I've adhered
to it since," Judge Owens said.
Prince Georges Delegate William
H. McGrath, sponsor of the bill,
said the county Is the only place,
with the possible exception of Rus
sia," which doesn't permit defend
ants to question his accusers in all
cases.
The Senate committee indicated
Friday it would summon the three
county court officials before acting
on the bilA
Evening star., 1949-02-06
500 Boys Take Part
In 'Scout.0-Rama' a
HyansviIIe ArmoN

Nearly 500 Boy Scouts of the
Southern Maryland district yester-
day participated in the opening ses-
sions of their second annual, two
day Scout at the Hyatts-
vile ArRory.
The show. open to the public, fea-
tured demonstrations of advanced
scouting and booths explaining l6
Scout merit badges. The show will
open again at l o'clock this after
noon.
Most of the Scouts participating
are from Prince Georges County.
Sixteen Scout troops, three cub
troops and Alpha Phi Omega frater-
nifty of the University of Maryland,
an organization of former Scouts,
operated the booths.
First, second and third place win
ners in the booth displays will be
announced at Ills o'clock this after
noon. Judges include N. B. Ben
nett, jr, chairman of the district s
Awards Committee; Wilford E. Sny-
der, a member of the committee,
and three advanced Scouts, Charles
Johnes of Sea Scout Ship 228, Col
lege Park; Wayne Milstead, Explorer
Scout Troop 227. College Park, and
Walter Myers, president of Alpha
Phi Omega.
, One of the high lights of the show
was a, demonstration by the Sea
SCOUT unit Of the operation of, a
breeehes' buoy. One of the scouts
rode the length OF the Armory along
a 125-foot rope in hfe-saving
demonstration. -.-...--...,...
A. demonstration of building a
pole bridge by members of the Col
lege Park Explorer Scout unit also
attracted attention. Other demon
strations included pioneer bridge
building, fire-making and Indian
dancing.
The show was under the direction
Of DR.. Marion w. Parker, College
Park, vice chairman of the Scout
district
Evening star., 1949-02-06

served until September Of that year
when he retired due to disability.
During the last week 554 pints of
blood, furnished by the volunteer
donors in the District and nearby
area covered by the Red Cross
Bloodmobile, have been distributed
to hospitals.
OF the total, $40 pints were dis
tributed to Washington hospitals.
1l3 pints to Virginia hospitals and
80 to Maryland hospitals, in addi-
ton to other distributions in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The bloodmobile is to visit Ar
lington tomorrow and the donor
reception center will be in the
Clarendon First Baptist Church,
Wilson boulevard and North High
land street 1t is open between
10 am. and 4 pm.
On Thursday it is to visit Leon
ardtown, Md. where donors will be
received at Saint Mary's Academy
between 10 am. and 4 pm.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Chance TO Explain
Prince Georges CourI
system Welcomed

Prince Georges County court Of
ficials yesterday said they would
welcome" the opportunity to appear
before the Maryland Senate's Ju-
dietary Committee to explain why
some defendants at preliminary
hearings are not allowed to question
witnesses. iz ,,
A bill which would permit de-
PENDANTS at such hearings in county
trial magistrates court to cross
examine witnesses. whether or not
they themselves elect to testify, is
pending before the committee.
Members of the committee on
Friday contended that refusal to
allow all defendants to question
witnesses was a violation of the
rights guaranteed by the Maryland
and Federal Constitutions
This was denied yesterday by
States Attorney A. Gwynn Bowie
Of Prince Georges County.
Criticizes Accounts.
Newspaper accounts of Fridays
session give the public the impress
sion that all defendants were denied
the right to question their accusers," ;"
Mr.. Bowie declared. This Is er-
roneous.
In cases where magistrates have
the jurisdiction to try and finally
dispose of cases, the defendants
never have been denied the right to
question any witnesses, whether they
testify or not.
The practice of denying defend
ants the right to question witnesses
is followed in Prince Georges County
in some preliminary hearings, the
States Attorney said.
I'm such cases, defendants are not
denied their rights because they're
not on trial." Mr.. Bowie asserted.
This practice is perfectly legal and
proper"
why should the State disclose
its entire case without having op-
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Arlington Cleaning Worker
Held in Shotgun Murder

William Edward Warren, spotter
in an Arlington dry-cleaning plant,
last night was charged with the
murder of Luther Tillman, SO, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of South
Glebe road, who was found shot to
desth Id Aflingtoh about midnight
Friday. .
Warren 80, colored, lives in the
1900 block of South Thirteenth
street, Arlington. Mr.. Tillman was
found in the seat of an automobile
in the rear of 1862 South Rolfe
street.
Arlington detectives were told by
Mr.. Tillman's widow, Mrs. Eva Till
man. 80. that she was seated beside
her husband when some one aimed
a shot gun in the car window and
shot him in the head.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

Arthur Garner, hospitalized for
the 46th time in his 80 years, still
can muster a smile from his bed
at Providence Hospital.
yes, they say I won't have to
be here long this time" Mr.. Garner
said. But I wasn't so lucky on
some of my former stays"
His troubles started when he was
6 months old and contracted in
fantile paralysis. This caused a
number of his hospital trips and
accounted for most of his 18 opera
tions.
Polio left Mr.. Garner unable to
walk until he was II years old. BY
using crutches he was able to at
tend La Plata High School, but one
day he fell and crutch pierced
his kidney.
so it was back to the hospital
again. And when I finally was re-
leased, I had one less kidney" Mr..
Garner said.
A month after his release from
the hospital, he was badly beaten
in a robbery of the store he was
operating near his home at Wal
dorf. This hospitalized him for
many more months.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Washington Blood Gifts Help
Marine Veteran to Fight Anemiu

The weekly blood delivery Of the
Red Cross Motor Service Station
wagon at the Naval Hospital at
Quantico, Va, is good news to Mas
ter Sergt. Francis Tivey, U. S. Ma
rine Corps, retired, who is pa
tient there and has received 70
blood transfusions-a total of more
than nine gallons-in little more
than year.
Sergt. Tivey, a veteran tf both
World Wars, is suffering from a
rare type of anemia. Last June,
the hospital at Quantico began re-
ceiving blood from the Red Gross
Washington Regional Blood Gen.
ter. To date As transfusions have
been given Sergt. Tivey with blood
furnished by volunteer donors
through the Red Cross.
Sergt. Tivey enlisted in the Ma
rine Corps in 1915 and was trans
ferred to the Fleet Marine Corps
Reserve in 1881. He was recalled
to active duty in March, 1912, and
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Montgomery Council
To Hold 6 HEARINGS
On Rezoning Pleas

The Montgomery County Council
has scheduled six hearings on re-
zoning applications, three of which
are approved by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and three of which
have been opposed.
The hearings are to begin at
pm, February 16 in the County
Service Building, Silver Spring.
Applications bearing the commits
sion's recommendations for approval
are the following:
Request of William J. Freas and
Suburban Motors, Inc, owners, to
change two lots in the Triangle Park
subdivision, Wheaton, on the west
side of Georgia avenue from resi-
dental A to Commercial D.
Silver Spring Request.
Request of Sinclair Refining Co.,
owners, to change lot at Chicago
and Gist avenues, Silver Spring,
from Residential A to Commercial D.
Request of Robert p. Dunlop
owner, to change a parcel on the
north side OF the Spencerville- Laurel
road, occupied by the Spencerville
Hardware Co.. from Residential A
to Commercial D.
The commission opposed the fol-
lowing applications:
Request of Alfred H. and Anna
M. Jennings to change about two
acres on the north side of Old
Bladensburg road. IL miles from
Wheaton, from Residential A to
Residential c.
Columbia Pike Tract.
Application of John S. and Viola
R. Santini, owners, to change from
Residential A to Commercial D a
three-acre tract at Columbia pike
and Beltsyille road.
Request of William Leroy Miles,
owner, to change part of a tract
near Columbia road and the Spen-
cerville-Laurel road, from Resi-
dental A to Commercial ID.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Eby 10 Head Committee
For Recreation Center

Cecil A. Eby, past president Of
the East Bethesda (MdD Citizens
Association, has been named chair
man of committee to petition the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission for a rec
reation center in that area.
Mrs. Beveridge J. Mair, president
of the Lynnbrook School Parent
Teacher Association and leader in
the drive for the center, said the
move is supported by her group and
the East Bethesda Citizens Asso-
citation, Our Lady of Lourdes
Mothers Club, the Boy Scouts, Cub
Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Blue
Birds and YWCA.
The groups contend that a center
is needed because other Bethesda
recreation facilities are not avail
able to the 1900 children served by
the Lynbrook School and the 643
children attending the Our Lady of
Lourdes School.
Mr.. Eby's committee includes Mrs.
Elsie Bosley, Lynbrook School prin-
cipal; Clarence Phillips, Samuel
Lank, Edwin B. Landry, and Mrs
Daniel Campbell.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

Mr.. Garner now is employed in
the publications division of the
Agriculture Department. His pres
ent predicament resulted from an
automobile accident Thursday night
near his home at Waldorf.
Mr.. Garner said the lights of an
'oncoming automobile blinded him
and he did not see a large truck
which had stopped in the road in
front of him.
Il didn't remember anything from
the time I hit that truck until I
woke up here in the hospital" he
said
The first thing he thought of
when he came to was the more
than $500 in March of Dimes con-
tributions he had in his car.
WAS I relieved when I found
the police had turned it over to
my relatives" he added.
Mr.. Garner, March of Dimes cam
paign chairman for Charles County,
was picking up collection boxes the
night of the accident.
Let everybody in Charles County
know I'll be around for the March
of Dimes containers as soon as
possible he said.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

A veteran of World War II, Mr..
Smith began his newspaper career
as a reporter on the New Orleans
Item Tribune and later worked on
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Since last February he has been
Washington representative and as
sistant director of the Southern
Research Council.
Mr.. Smith is a member of the
Citizens Committee for School I'M
provement, the Better Government
League, the American Veterans
Committee and the Americans for
Democratic Action He and Mrs.
Smith live, with their three children
at 2710 North Twenty fifth street,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Reserve Officers 10 Talk
To Six Arlington Groups

Six Arlington organizations next
week are to hear talks on the sig
nificance of National Security Week,
Capt L. A. Verzi, of the Arlington
Reserve Officers Association, an
nounced yesterday.
Capt. Verzi is general chairman
for observance of the week which
will begin Saturday.
Organizations to hear talks by
members of the Arlington associ-
alton are the Optimist Club, Civitan
Club, Harrington Kiwanis, Arling-
ton Lions, Arlington Kiwanis. and
the Arlington Rotary.
The talks will be given by 1t.
Col. Bernard E. Foster, Col. Reuben
Horchow, and Col. Robert j. Irish.
All are members of the Robert E.
Lee chapter, Reserve Oficers Associ-
alton.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Arlington Jewish Center
To Sponsor Lectures

Rabbi Ira Sud, spiritual leader of
the Arlington Jewish Center, will
give the first in a series of eight
lectures at 1870 pm. Tuesday in the
center.
Sponsored by the Women's League
of the center, Rabbi Sud will speak
on Jewish history, comparative re-
ligions and the Bible. All Arling-
ton women, regardless Of af1iliation,
are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
HyattsviIIe Firemen Plan
Benefit for Blaze Victims

The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire
Department and it's Ladies Auxili-
airy will hold benefit party to raise
funds for the family of John A.
Hamer, Landover Hills fire victim.
at 8l5 pm. Tuesday at st. Jeromes
School cafeteria, Forty-third and
Hamilton streets, HyattSville.
Mr.. Hamer, a member of the Lam
dover Hills Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, was fatally burned while res
cuing his two sons, Alan, 7, and
David, 4, when fire swept their home
at APO Fairfax street, Landover
Hills, January 81.
Besides holding the party, the
Hyattsville Fire Department also is
accepting contributions for the
widow and two children.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
McNoyr to Address
Bethesda Chamber

Irving G. McNayr, acting manager
OF Montgomery County, will be the
guest speaker at dinner meeting
of the Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce at the Kenwood Club at 7
pm. tomorrow.
Mr.. McNayr will discuss the reor-
ganization of the Bethesda and
Silver Spring county buildings.
DR.. Bernard j. Walsh, who super.
vises the Heart Clinic at Children's
Hospital, will explain the work OF
the Washington Heart Association.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Public HearinIq
On D. {. Taxes
Set for Tuesday.
House-Senote Session
Is Expected to Hear
Top City Officials

House and Senate committees
have scheduled series of meetings
this week to push consideration OF
District revenue bills, rent control
and Washington home rule plan.
Particular attention Is centered
on brief public hearings to be OPEN
ed at 2 pm. Tuesday on taxes by
the joint fiscal subcommittee OF
the House and Senate District
committees.
First witnesses there are expected
to be top city officials who have
recommended per cent sales tax
as the basis of their plan to cover
a 1850 deficit estimated at more
than $1,000 900.
Kefauver Group to Meet.
These witnesses will include the
Commissioners, Corporation Coun-
sci Vernon E. West, Budget Officer
Walter L. Fowler and Tax Assessor
Edward A. Dent Spokesman for
several Washington groups are to
be on call, including the Washing
ton Board of Trade.
The Home Rule subcommittee of
the Senate District Committee,
headed by Senator Kefauver, Dem
ocrat, of Tennessee, will hold an
executive session at $50 am.
Wednesday. The general frame
work Of city suffrage bill and the
time and scope of hearings are ex-
pected to be discussed by Chair
man Kefauver with Senators Nicely,
Democrat, of West Virginia, and
Margaret Chase Smith, Republican,
of Maine.
Sitting with the group will be
Dr. George B. Galloway of the Leg
islative Reference Service, who
served as director of last years
House committee study of the home
rule problem, and James r. Kirk
land, counsel of the Senate Dis
trict Committee. who has briefed
the record of last years studies.
Drafting Suffrage Bill.
At the request of Chairman Nc
Grath Of the Senate District Com
mittee. the Democratic Central
Committee, working with the WASH
ington Home Rule Committee, has
been drafting a proposed city suf-
frage bill.
The Senate District Committee
Is to meet at II am. Tuesday in
executive session to perfect its or
ganization plans. Chairman Nc
Grath is expected to bring up ap-
pointments to the staff.
Action also may be considered on
the reappointment of Associate
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell of Munich
pal Court for a new five-year term.
His present regular term expired
last July 2. He was reappointed by
President Truman but. the Senate
District Committee postponed con-
flrmation action.
The House District Committee
will meet in executive session to-
morrow at 1890 am. to consider
its program and to act on proposed
rules Of committee procedure.
judiciary Meeting Set.
The Judiciary subcommittee of
the House District Committee will
be in executive session Tuesday at
1890 am. to review its pending
business and determine how to
handle legislation for two-year ex-
tension of the Districts rent con-
troll system.
Members of the Bates subcom-
mittee of the House Appropriations
Committee are to hold conferences
tomorrow and try to iron out one
of the last problems involved in the
city's big spending bill for next year
auditing controls over the funds of
several agencies. such as National
Capital Parks and the Zoo,
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Virginia Universities,
SweIled by GIs, Plan
Record Graduations
by the Assoeiuied Press

Some Virgintas eellesAe epd uni-
versities, their sfsrollmsilis swsiled
by an influx Of war veterans, are
preparing to graduate this year the
largest classes in their history.
A survey showed that record num-
bers of students will receive degrees
at many of the institutions in June.
In the case of at least one, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, this years
record graduating class will be sur
passed a year hence.
After considerable effort to ac-
commodate the excl college en-
rolees, the colleges found the influx
tapering off last year. In Virginia
a decline was noted for the first
time since the end of World War
II. The peak veteran enrolment
on Virginia campuSes was reached
in January with 17,118 veteran stu
dents.
nGCOFu SldSS All Juncs
At Blacksburg the June gradua-
ton class will exceed by several
hundred last years record class of
791 degree recipients, President
Walter S. Newman said.
Present expectations" he added,
ARE that the June, 1850, graduating
class will be still larger"
Washington and Lee University
celebrating its bicentennial this year
will award an estimated 275 degrees
in June, record for the school,
which has invited President Truman
TO come to Lexington for the COM
mencement. Plans are to award the
President an honorary degree.
Richmond College, the mems divi-
sion of the University of Richmond,
likewise will turn out It's record class,
1886 in June and. August. College
officials expect their EXCL load peak
to pass with the June commence
ment.
$50 at U. of v.
Randolph-Macon College at Ash
land, with an enrolment slightly
under the September, 1947, record of
SAT, will graduate approximately IS
students in June, while Hampden-
Sydney will award 54 degrees.
The University of Virginia's June
class, including also a number OF
students completing degree work in
February, will number approx
mately 75O. In addition the univer-
sity's law school graduated 80 men,
bers of its last accelerated class.
An estimated 400 students will be
graduated in June at William and
Mary College, school which has
an enrolment of 805 veterans in a
total registration of 1925. William
and Mary's February graduating
class numbers 80 students, gain OF
19 over last February.
Lynchburg College expects to
graduate 100 students in June, a
class more than double the size OF
the previous record for the school
set last year. February graduates
numbered %. In the June class will
be upwards of $50 veterans, college
officials reported.
100 at Roanoke College.
Roanoke College at Salem plans
to graduate about 100 in June at
the schools regular commencement
The mid-session graduates num-
bered 16, a slight gain over year
ago.
Virginia Military Institute con-
ferred degrees on 80 cadets in Janu-
ary, with an additional'7 graduates
in the June class.
In the group of women's colleges
the June commencement will see
degrees conferred on as at Mary
Baldwin. 1877 at Randolph Macon
Women's College, 72 at Hollins Col
lege, and 100 at Farmville State
Teachers College.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Scout Week Plans Made

The darlington Boy Scouts will
observe Scout Week by attending
the darlington Methodist Church
as q group today and meeting for
q parents banquet Tuesday night.
Troops lit and 100 as well as Packs
1T and 100 will engage in the
observance.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Educator to Address
PTA in Falls Church

Virginia's high school program will
be discussed by Claude M. Rich
mond, principal of Washington-Lee
High School, Arlington, at a meet
ing of the Falls Church High School
Parent t-Teacher Association at
pm. Thursday in the school.
The P-TA of Oak Street and Mad
ison Schools, also in Falls Church,
will beet at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
Oak Street Cafeteria. School con-
ditions throughout the country will
be shown in o series of colored
slides.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
South Gate Lions Club
Marks 5th Anniversary

Larry Slater, past international
director of the lions, discussed the
Code and Ethics of Lionism" at a
dinner marking the fifth anniver-
sary of the South Gate Club of
Prince Georges County.
The Rev. Robert Whittenburg,
the Lions clubs first president, re-
viewed the organizations accom-
plishments. The dinner was held
Thursday night at the Spring Lake
Hotel, T. B., Md.
Guests included District Governor
Robert Lohr. President John
Sharper presided.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Fort Myer Scouts Mark
ORGANIZATIONS Founding

Boy Scout Troop 1877 and Cub
Pack 137 Of Fort Myer were to OBJ
serve the founding of their organi-
zation this morning by attending
services at the Fort Myer chapel.
1t. Col. George A. Barton, COM
manding officer of the Sd Infantry
Regiments 1st battalion at the post
will speak. Capt. Gregory Lock,
post chaplain. will preach.
Col. James v. Cole, the forts COM
manding of1icer, will be principal
speaker at the scouts father and son
banquet at pm. Thursday in the
Omcer's Club.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

Mr., Smith is
president of the
Arlington Civic
Federation, in
which he is a
delegate from
the P a r k W ay
Citizens Associ-
alton. He has
been informa-
tion director for
the Public Hous-
ing Administra-
ton, and was
director Of pub
locations of the
American Insti-
tute of Accoun-
Evening star., 1949-02-06

~ AAAAS AiC"o INO
Ii C a tion and
elected Blair Lee,
Sd, of S ii er
Spring, as presi-
dent.
Closing it's an
nual convention,
t h e association
a g ain debated
Rule 904" of the
Baltimore Su-
preme B EN- c h
which prohibits
publicat ion Of
S t a t ementx or
actions by ac-
cuSed persons
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Editors Ask Law
To Stop Courts
Curbs on News
Blair Lee, Sd, Elected
Chief of Maryland
Press Association
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. .5.-The Mary
LAND Press Association asked the
legislature today to adopt legislation
barring restrictive court rules on
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Charles N. Smith Joins
North Virginia Free Press

Charles Magill Smith, Arlington
civic leader, has joined the staff
Of the North Virginia Free Press as
associate editor.
Evening star., 1949-02-06


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