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Evening star., 1949-01-26
Mountain Lions,
Once Pets, Roam,
Eastern Shore
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.-Ernest
A. Vaughn, director of the Mary
land Game and Inland Fish Depart
ment, says it is quite possible that
mountain lions are roaming the fiat
countryside of Worcester County on
the Eastern Shore.
But the beasts probably are not
full grown. Mr.. Vaughn SAID
District Game Warden George
Jones talked with officers at
the Chincoteague Naval Air Sta
ton and learned that a flyer trans
ferred from Colorado brought two
cub pets to the station.
The officers told Mr.. Jones that
when the aviator again was trans
ferred several months ago he did
not take the cubs with him. Nu-
merotis residents since have reported
seeing lions.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Study Group Plans Forum
Tomorrow in Silver Sprinq

The first Of four monthly forum
discussions on How the School
Adapts to the Needs of the Child" "
sponsored by the Eastern Suburban
Area Study Group, will be held at
8 pm. tomorrow In the Woodside
School, Ballard street and Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring.
Speakers are Richard Carpenter,
assistant superintendent of schools
for Montgomery County; Clement
]. Bride, county physical education
supervisor; DR.. Harold H. Mitchell,
county health director, and Mrs.
Floyd Carver and Mrs. Edwin A.
Power.
Other panel talks will be held
on the fourth Thursdays of Sue
ceeding months. Co-chairmen are
Miss Ravenell Monred, principal of
East Silver Spring Elementary
School, and Mrs. Aaron B. Nadel,
president Of the study group, who
will moderate.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Virginia Approves Charge
On Reserved Coach Seats
" the Assoeie}sd pysx,

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 26.-Ths
State Corporation Commission yes.
terday granted a petition allowing
railroads to make a special intra.
State service charge for reservine
coach seats on trains.
There was no opposition to thu
petition which was granted, effec-
tive February /.
E. E. Barry of Atlanta, passenger
traffic manager for the Southern
Railway System, testified that many
persons secure seat reservations In
advance and give no notice Of can
cellations.
A charge of so cents will be made
for coach seat reservations on Ger
tain crack" trains of the Atlantic
Coast Line, Seaboard, and Southern
On the Southern train operating be-
tween Alexandria and Danville the
charge would be 81. The service
charge is to be refunded If seat can
cellations are made within proper
time.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
George Washington High
To Graduate IS FRIDAY

George Washington High School
at Alexandria will graduate IS stu
dents at its annual midyear COM
mencement at s:15 pm. Friday.
Commencement exercises will in
clude panel discussion on "The
Beginning or the End" by five
graduating students. Milton
Weatherhead. president of the
senior class, will lead the discus
sion.
Diplomas will be presented by
Supt. of Schools T. c. Williams.
Awards will be announced by Ed
ward Reed, school board member,
and honor graduates will be cited
by Principal Edgar Pruet.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
County Board 10 Heal
II Liquor Licensing
Requests Tomorrow

The Prince Georges County Board
OF License Commissioners will con-
slider six applications to sell alco.
holic beverages and five others in
volving transfer of ownership OF
location at monthly liquor hearings
at 10 am. tomorrow at Upper Marl-
boro.
Owners of the Old Brick Inn in
Upper Marlboro also have been sum-
moned to appear in connection with
the sale of beer to a minor. Ar
employe of the tavern was fined in
Upper Marlboro Police Court last
month for the of1ense during No.
vember.
/ Two of the new license requests
are for on-sale permftSst0 sell beef
and light wine. The applicants are
Frank T. Langley for the Skyline
Restaurant, 1888 Suitland road
Morningside, and John Hawkins tfol
the H & H Restaurant, Hill Build
ing. 608 Sixty-f1rst avenue, Fairmont
Heights.
Four applicants for new licenses
seek of1-sale permits to sell beer
wine and liquor. They are Ella A.
Rawlings for the De Luxe Liquor
Store, Hill Building in Fairmont
Heights; Calvin M. Taylor for the
Friendly Market, 1900 Old Fort
road, near Friendly; Jack Segal fol-
an establishment at S109 r street
Bradbury Heights, and Lincoln L.
Anderson and Johnnie Christine An
derson for the Ell Gee Liquor Store
Ills Fifty-seventh avenue, Chapel
Oaks.
Transfer Of ownership Is sought
in connection with the Dixie Pig
Restaurant, Bladensburg road and
Defense highway. Bladensburg; the
Maryland Park Market, 500 Sixty
fifth street, Maryland Park, and
the Colmar Manor Market, 39l1
Bladensburg road, Colmar Manor.
A change in location of the off-sale
liquor store of the Greenbelt Con-
sumer Services, Inc, from the ga
RACES in rear Of the Greenbelt fire.
house to 31-M Crescent road, Green
belt, also is requested. A change in
ownership and location from 5419
Defense highway to 5431 Defense
highway is requested for the Stop
Write Liquors, near Bladensburg.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Man Sought II Months
In SIoyinq Is Arrested

A man wanted for nearly q year
and a half on murder charges was
picked up in front Of the Silver
Spring police station last night. He
said he was coming to give himself
up, but police are not so sure.
He Is Jerry Brewster Kimble, 81,
colored, indicted In the murder of
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Maggie
Davenport, 81, at their home near
Colesyille, on August 23, 1947. Mrs.
Davenport was shot with a double
barreled shotgun after an argument
between Kimble and his wife, &C
cording to Detective Sergt. James
Anderson,
Evening star., 1949-01-26
BY Stoff Correspondent Of The sior

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2s.-"Home
rule legislation for all Maryland
towns and cities will be introduced
soon in the General Assembly, it
was announced last night by off,
cials of the Maryland League of
Municipalities after a conference
with the Montgomery County dele
cation.
Mayor John c. Post of Takoma
Park, league president, said the
Montgomery group has promised to
support the bill and additional in
dorsements are being sought from
other delegations.
His announcement came after
Senator Edward D. Storm, Demo-
crat, of Frederick County said he
expects to submit this week a bill
Evening star., 1949-01-26

should become q city. The suit will
challenge the constitutionality OF
the act.
In other business, the Council
voted to assure Kings Kitchen, Inc.
that an adequate water supply will
be provided for the firms apartment
and hotel project on Lee boulevard
east Of Seven Corners. City Man.
ager Roy F. Dunn said that the
builders have scheduled a conference
with Federal Housing Administra-
ton officials for Saturday to request
final approval of their plans.
The Council accepted an invita-
ton from State Senator Charles r
Fenwick of Arlington to send repre-
sentatives to q meeting Friday In
Arlington to consider plans for con-
struction of a Northern Virginia
communicable diseases hospital.
The Council agreed to hold regular
meetings on the second and fourth
Mondays of each month. Special
meetings, the Mayor announced, may
be called on alternate Mondays.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
County Council Ruling
On Two Departments
Seen Aiding McNayr
By John v. Homer

Acting County Manager Irving
G.. McNayr's role in shaping the
new government of Montgomery
County assumed additional. i'm
portance today as a result of q
Council decision to obtain his rec
concentrations in establishing two
major departments.
At its second session yesterday
in Rockville the Council directed
him to present proposals for Or
ganizing the finance and public
works departments and asked him
to recommend persons qualified to
serve as directors of the agencies.
While public interest yesterday
centered on an earlier McNayr pro-
posal to reorganize service building
functions in Bethesda and Silver
Spring, this directive and other
developments carried more signifl-
cant implications. Action on the
service building question was de-
ferred.
Enhances Prospects.
AS acting manager there had
been some question whether Mr..
McNayr would be instructed to draft
plans for finance and public works.
The Council had to decide whether
to proceed at once to comply with
provisions Of the new charter or
to wait until the appointment of a
permanent manager.
In sense, therefore, yesterdays
action enhanced the prospects Of
Mr.. McNayr for permanent appoint
ment.
Procedural differences under the
Council system also were emphasized
yesterday. Pres dent Frederic p.
Lee emphasized that routine matters
will be channeled through the
county managers Office before their
presentation to the governing body.
Mr.. Lee permitted each citizen
present. to speak on matters under
consideration but limited discus
sion to the specific subjects.
Dozen SpeakerssHeard.
Proceedings moved swiftly despite
the controversial nature of the
McNary plan. The Council heard
approximately dozen speakers and
disposed Of full docket in two and
one-half hours.
President Lee stressed the Coun-
ellis interest in factual discussions
by delegations in complimenting
Blair Lee III, for a report he read
from the Silver Spring Board of
Trade.
Mr.. Lee, a past president, and
Einar B. Christensen. the present
president of the trade board, op-
posed the service building proposal.
Councilman j. Douglas Bradshaw
of Takoma Park, resigned as a
member of the County Police Trial
Board. He expressed belief that it is
unnecessary at this time for the
council to establish a new trial
board.
A letter was read from Adolph
Guide, chairman of the Montgomery
County Welfare Board, asking for
appointment of a council member to
serve on the board, in compliance
with State law He also wrote that
the board badly needs the services
of the county attorney, whose ap-
pointment has not yet been made.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Cases of Three Youths
In Tool Thefts Studied

The Arlington Probation Office
today was investigating the cases
of three youths who yesterday
pleaded guilty to petty larceny in
the theft of tools and automobile
accessories.
The trio, listed by police as Will
liam Alexander Dodd, 20, Of the
2100 block Of North Military road,
Arlington. and Harold Schweitzer,
20, and Walter James Curtis, 10, both
Of Fairfax, have been charged with
grand larceny.
They were allowed to plead guilty
to the lesser charge because of nc
previous record, according to the
Commemorative Attorneys ONCE.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Montgomery Delegates to Back
:Home Rule Bill in Assembly

providing "home rule" for incor-
porated communities in his county.
Despite Senator Storms invita-
ton to other counties to participate
in his DILL, Mayor Post said he
preferred constitutional amend
ment to include all Maryland towns.
He was supported by Mayors
Floyd M. Matthias, Mount Rainier,
and G. Lamar Kelly, Rockville; DR.
Joseph M. Ray, head of the politi-
cal science department. University
OF Maryland, and executive secre-
tary of the league, and E. C. Mes
ter, assistant secretary.
Mayors Kelly and Post said Sena-
tor Storms proposal would be sub
ject to the "whims" of the Legis-
lature and could be repealed easily.
This would not be true, they said,
of constitutional amendment.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Arlington Residents Pay
$1,275,000 Stute Tuxess

State taxes paid by Arlington res-
idents will total approximately $l.-
275. 900 for 1948, an increase Of
approximately $3.50, 900 over the pre-
ceding year, County Treasurer John
Locke Green said today. I
Mr.. Green said that he was send
ing a check for $l,l74, 900 to the
State. The check represents coli
lections of income and intangible
personal property taxes which were
collected through the December .
deadline. X
The treasurer said he expected
about 100000 more would be COLI
lected by the end of the fiscal
year, June 80.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Battle Pushes Drive
In Northern VIRGINIA

The campaign of State Senator
John S. Battle of Charlottesville,
for Governor Of Virginia reached
into Northern Virginia for the first
time when a group of Alexandria's
leading Democrats greeted him at
an informal gathering last night.
AL of the city's political lunli-
naries were there. Representative
Smith, whose home is in Alexandra.
led in bestowing warm indorse-
ments. Representative Harrison,
from the 7th District and who now
lives in Alexandria, also gave the
nod to the legislator who heads the
powerful State Finance Committee.
Senator Battle, for his part, re-
Trained from campaign promises.
He expressed a warm hope that
Armistead L. Boothe, member OF
the House of Delegates, and State
Senator Andrew w. Clarke would be
returned to the General Assembly.
Lasts nights conclave in the
George Mason Hotel was more in
the nature of an elbow-rubbing ses.
sion. timed to follow a dinner meet-
ing of the Alexandria Bar Associa.
tion.
Among party figures present were
Gardiner l.. Boothe, 9th District
Democratic chairman; Elliott s.
Hoffman,, clerk of the Alexandria
Corporation Court; Senator Clarke
and Delegate Armistead L. Boothe:
former Delegates W. Selden WASH
ington. and Maurice Rosenberg;
Mayor William T. wilkins and
former Mayor Richard L. Ruffner;
City Attorney Joseph Pancoast, and
Judge James r. Duncan of the Civn
and Police Court. From adjoining
Fairfax County came Circuit Judge
Paule E. Brown.
Senator Battle will tour Arlington
tomorrow to meet party leaders and
others around the courthouse In
another elbow-rubbing session.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Alexandra 10 Study
Possible Sale Of Raw
Sewage 10 Industry

Alexandra plans to investigate
the possibility of selling its raw
sewage for industrial purposes, il
was disclosed at a meeting of the
City Council last night.
Mayor William T. Wilkins said he
had discussed the proposal with q
Washington industrialist. At the
Mayors suggestion, the council
agreed to meet with the indus.
trialist in the near future.
Mr.. wilkins said a number o1
communities sell raw sewage fol
industrial purposes. He said sewage
can be used in the manufacture o1
certain gases and the production oi
fertilizer.
If our sewage could be assembled
and sold, we could solve our dis.
posal problem and at the same time
turn it into revenue-producine
program" the Mayor said.
5 Million Gallons Daily.
Alexandria daily empties approxi-
mately 100000 gallons of untreated
sewage into the Potomac River. The
city has completed plans for q
sewage disposal system and treat
ment plant which would cost ap-
proximately $4,000, 900. However, nc
funds are available for financing.
The city also is awaiting co-opera-
tive action in neighboring communi-
ties on the problem OF sewage dis
posal
Arlington's treatment plan handles
about half the county's sewage and
empties the remainder untreated
into the Potomac. This amounts to
about 5,000,0 900 gallons daily.
Fairfax County is preparing plans
for treatment of the f,250000 gal
Ions Of untreated sewage it empties
daily in the Potomac.
The Council approved on first
reading appropriations of $638, 900
and sl95,957 for construction of a
new Negro high school and a George
Mason Elementary School addition
A final reading of the appropriations
which will be chArged Sagainst the
cSAAoSA boii0 loSuCy WILL DS required
at the next Council meeting.
Equipment Funds Voted.
Also approved on first reading
were appropriations totaling Sill
600 from the school bond issue for
equipment at four new school
projects.
Leroy S. Bendheim asked for ap-
pointment OF a charter commission
authorized last September to study
the city's charter and recommend
revisions. Mayor Wilkins said he
would be ready to appoint the COM
mission as soon as recommendations
are made by council members.
Harold Logan was appointed to
a vacancy on the city electrical
board.
City Attorney Joseph M. Pan
coast was asked to prepare an
amendment to the license ordinance
so benevolent and church organiza-
tions can sponsor charitable func-
tions without paying license fees.
Mr.. Pancoast also was asked to
study, with the Finance Committee,
a proposal to make city laws cover
ing vending machine taxes conform
with State statutes.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Arlington 6. O. P. Club
Ito Discuss Poll Tax

A discussion Of the proposed
amendment to the Virginia consti.
tuition which would abolish the pol,
tax and make other election Law
revisions will high light . meeting
of the Arlington Republican Club
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Lyon
Park Community House.
The discussion win be led by Fred
c. di Zerega and Talmage Wilcher.
The club also will elect officers and
make plans for a Lincoln Day cele-
rre ton,
Evening star., 1949-01-26
'Legis|atorsStudy
Record Budget
Filed by Lane |
S130,846,152 Sought
For Next Fiscal Year:
TotoI May Be Roised
BY the Assoeiafed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 26.-A record
one-year budget for Maryland, sub
mitted by Gov. Lane last night, was
being studied by the Finance CON.
mittees of the Legislature today. II
Gov. Lane told the General All.
sembly he proposed budget for the
fiscal year beginning next July l
that totals $130,846,152. Before the
Legislature adjourns April /, it prob
ably will be even higher.
The higher cost of living, reflected
in the amount of money State agen.
cies requested for their upkeep, is
one main reason.
In the current fiscal year, which
began last July, appropriation
totaled $ll8,073,O73.
To round out the proposed budget
Gov. Lane said he and his fiscal
advisers had to whittle $9,072, ,726
from what the various departments
asked. y
Opposes Unbalanced Budget.
. Il am unalterable opposed he
declared, to an unbalanced budget.
The States. income next year,
Gov. Lane said, would consist Of:
General funds, 3,375, ,285.25. This
includes small budgetary transfer
from retirement system funds. Z
Special funds, $57, ,673 ,352.75. These
come from special levies, like the
scent gasoline tax, and are tagged
for special purposes, such as road
building. Special fund budgets are
based entirely on estimated receipts.
Outlays from the general fund,
as proposed by the administrator,
would total s73,172,SOO. Subtract
kickbacks from agencies in appro-
priationS they do not spend, and
costs would be $72,972 300.
This would leave a one-year sur
plus of s402,485.
The State already anticipates q
surplus of some $25,539,325 when
this fiscal year ends June 80.
Unnecessary to Issue Bonds.
Gov. Lane proposed a use for the
huge treasury deposit: Eliminate
the required 100000 working
fund" and spend the rest for capi-
tai improvements, or new buildings
at State institutions
This would make it unnecessary
to issue bonds, he said. It also
would reduce the State real estate
tax from slightly more than II
cents to 6A cents per s100 and in.
augurate a "pay-as-you-go pro-
gram"
THE State treasury is in an ex-
ceedingly strong condition" he told
the Assembly, land it is our Joint
responsibility to so maintain it,"
| The administration budget COM
templates a raise in public school
funds TO $25, ,2s4,G1. With assess,
fzasnts climbing In the counties, how.
ever, the building incentive fund was
chopped almost $150,OO0 to 81 ,377 1924.
County tax receipts determine the
extent of State aid.
$5,262,S16 for Welfare.
Spokesman for several organiza.
tions, including Western Shore
county commissioners, have asked
that this fund be quadrupled. The
problem may be noted in the sup
plemented budget.
Welfare appropriations were all
tered only slightly from the current
year. Gov. Lane set them at S..
262,816, remarking that results Of
his commissions investigation might
prompt upward revisions in the sup
Elemental budget.
The same held true of the Tide
water Fisheries Departments initial
allowance of $577,253.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Three Arlington Men
Inducted Into Services

Three Arlington men were in
Quoted yesterday at the recruiting
station at 113 South Columbus
street, Alexandria.
They were Lewis Thurston Milli-
ken, 2038 Taylor street; Claude C.
McGhee, 622 North Edison street,
and Bernell Calvin Rich, colored,
1ol7 South Quinn street.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Chest to Show Film

'"Familles First" a documentary
film sponsored by the New York
State Youth Commission, will be
shown at 8 pm. Friday at the
Arlington Community Chest and
Council office, 3159 Wilson boulevard
A discussion on marriage education
will follow. The meeting is open
to the public.
Evening star., 1949-01-26

the Eagles, the Izaak Walton
League and the North Ridge Citi-
zens' Association.
A veteran Of World War II, he
received seven battle stars for
service in the Pacific area with the
Navy. He is q member of the
American Legion Post No. "A and
the Russell Mitchell Post No. 600 of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A graduate of the University of
Virginia, he has practiced law in
Alexandria since 1910.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Town Votes for MANAGER

MARTINSVILLE, Va, Jan. 26 LP)
The City of Martinsville yesterday
voted, 1924 to SO, to scrap its Mayor
! Council form of government for the
city manager type. The change
must be approved by the Genera.
Assembly.
Evening star., 1949-01-26
Women Voters to Meet

The Organized Women Voters of
Arlington will discuss Federal Aid
to Schools" at a luncheon meet
ing at 1880 pm. tomorrow at the
Little Tea House, Arlington. Speak
ers from the National Education
Association and from the United
States Chamber of Commerce will
narticinate.
Evening star., 1949-01-26

primary April B
Mr.. Williams
30, Is the first
person to an.
lounce for the
office. The in
cumbent, Joseph
VI. Pancoast, has
not yet stated
whether he will
seek reelection
Mr.. Williams
is q member OF
the Alexandria
Junior Chamber
of Commerce,
the Alexandria