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Evening star., 1949-04-10
100000 U. 5. War Dead
Returned Tor Burial So Far

A total Of 10000 dead from
World War II have been returned
10 this country In less than half
the Eve years the Army expected
would be required.
However, officials are not able
70 say exactly when the program
viii be completed aimee many Of
the next Of kin have not decided
whether they wikt1 the return ard
the Identification '1To@yF~~ still
La underway In overseas areas
II Is ektlmHiF -
mateiy 200 900 dead VIII be re-
turned for rebaigiais In the Cntted
States.
When the program Is completed
the Arrny tlen vii begin tia hs-
lection Of tss unknown service.
man Of World War II" for burial
In Arlington censeisrJ- Taas 70
expected 10 take place sSasFses1sSis
next year, though no definite cas-
has yet been sss
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Some Suburban Rents
To Be Cut Under New
Control Legislation

Some tenants in Maryland and
Virginia suburbs of Washington
VIII be entitled to rent reductions
under the new National Rent Act.
No one knows exactly how many
tenants will be affected, the Office
of the Housing Expediter said here
today, but the number was esti-
mated as comparatively few"
District tenants will not be af-
fected, of course. because all rem
tai accommodations here are ad-
ministered by the District Rent
Control Administration under a
separate law governing the Dis
trict alone.
The affected rental units will
be those automatically decontrol-
ed between January / and March
81 last year.
Blind Spot' in Controls.
Under blind spot" in controls
resulting from changing legisla-
ton over the last two years any
unit whose tenant had signed a
is per cent rent increase lease
was automatically decontrolled If
the tenant moved out at any time
between January / and March 81
last year.
In such cases, landlords were
permitted to charge anything
they wanted for those units. The
result was that in some cases
tenants across the hall from one
another in the same apartment
building have been legally charged
disproportionate rents for the
same type of apartments.
The new rent act which became
effective April l, however. ends
this situation, for it puts such
units back under Federal control
and requires that the rents be
rolled back to what they were be-
fore. or, in case there has been
a general rent increase granted,
to the level of the new rents.
Baltimore Landlords Warned.
The first postwar change in the
rent cantrol law provided for a
Is per cent voluntary" rent in
crease and decontrol Of such units
on December 81, 1947.
A subsequent act passed April
/, 194S. provided. however. for re-
control of units whose leases were
terminated or expired after the
date of the new act4 That left
three months for which recontrol
was not provided. 1t is these
units which are now brought back
under control, and the rents are
to be rolled back, the housing ex-
pediter's Office said.
In Baltimore. Walter r. Heath.
the Maryland housing expediter.
warned that landlords OF recon-
trolled units must file report OF
termination of lease statement
with their area rent office by
Arril 15
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Dobney Wotts Succeeds
Reordon at tWinchester
ey the Assoeiossd Press

WINCHESTER. Va, April g.
Dabney Watts today was ap-
pointed commemorative attorney
for Winchester, succeeding James
p. Reardon. who resigned because
of bad health.
Mr.. Watts was named in an or
der entered in Corporation Court
by Judge Elliott Marshall. Mr..
Watts is a native OF Richmond
and a son of III. B. Watts, clerk
of the Virginia Supreme Court OF
Appeals. He Is a graduate OF
washington and Lee University
and a Navy veteran 1of World
War u.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Miller Files Candidacy,
Pushes Voter Qualifying

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
9 R.-Francis Pickens Miller has
filed his official declaration Of
candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for governor, his head
quarters announced today.
simultaneously, Mr.. Miller
urged his campaign organizers
throughout the State to devote the
month of April to encouraging
voters to qualify for voting in the
August primary.
May 7 is the legal deadline for
poll tax payments.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
DeLoshmutt Urges Eorly Action
On ARLINGTON River Pollution

declared: We've got 70 build the
plant"
When comment was made that
there are no funds available for
the project. estimated TO cost at
least sI.225 900, Mr.. DeLashmutt
observed:
Maybe we should be think
ing about raising those funds.
The board took no action yes
terday, however.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Rev. John D. Lee
To Speok in Arlington

The Rev. DR.. John d. Lee. who
will become canon in Grace Epis-
copal Cathedral. San Francisco
this summer. viii deliver the first
of five Holy Week messages at the
IL am. service today In Walker
Chapel Methodist Church. 4i02
N. Glebe road. Arlington.
DR.. Lee also will speak at the
8 pm. services tomorrow through
Thursday next week. The serv-
ices viii be conducted by the Rev
J. william Hough. pastor OF
Walker Chapel.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Choir Progrum

THE Crucifixion" by Stainer viii
be presented by the choir of the
Wilson Boulevard Christian
ChuNch, Arlington at 9 O'Clock to-
night under direction of BENJAMIN
James Waldo, jr., choir director.
with Mrs. Ruth Watson Busbee|
at the organ.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Arlington Asks
.FPC 10 Probe
Gas Prices
County Board Seeks
Check of Wholesale
Charges to Utilities

The Arlington County Board
yesterday voted to ask the Fed
eral Power Commission to inves-
tigate the wholesale prices paid
for gas by the Washington Gas
Light Co.. and its subsidiary which
serves Northern Virginia. the
Rosslyn Gas Co.
The board also acted in another
public utilities matter-the re-
quest of the Chesapeake g. Poto-
mac Telephone Co. of Virginia.
for a third rate increase since
1916.
On recommendation of the
County Public Utilities Commis-
sion, the board authorized the
League of Virginia Municipalities
to participate actively in hearings
before the State Corporation
Commission on the county's be-
half. Arlington will share in the
cost of the representation as it
did in the second general rate in
crease when the county expendi-
ture was about 5000.
Differed on Procedure.
In the gas rate question, the
action followed a recommendation
last month by the County Public
Utilities Commission but board
members differed on the proce-
dure which should be followed.
Daniel A. Dugan moved that J.
Paul Blundon. Keyser, w. Va,
consulting engineer, who had
conducted an exploratory" sur
vey of the rate structure of the
Rosslyn concern, and Albert A.
Carretta, PUG member and attor-
ney, be authorized to proceed
with the request to the FPC. .
Alfred E. Frisbie offered a sub
stitute motion that the FPC be
requested to investigate the whole
sale rates ION its own petition" "
Mr.. Dugan retorted that the
motion came "a couple
of months too late" referring to
the fact that the exploratory
survey was ordered in December,
The survey cost the county about
81 900, and the cost of presenting
the case to the Federal agency
was estimated by Mr.. Blundon
and Mr.. Carretta at $4,000.
Frisbie Motion Passed.
Chairman Basil M. DeLashmutt,
who earlier had stated the board
should plan for future moves in
the field of utilities rates rather
than argue the merits OF each
case" at each meeting OF the
board, interjected that Mr.. Fris-
bie's motion might not be too
late"
During the discussion several
PUG members came into the meet
ing. After discussions with them.
the board passed Mr.. Frisbie's
motion and instructed
Commonwealth's Attorney Den-
man T. Rucker to prepare the
necessary papers for transmission
to the FPC.
The board agreed to acquire
playground site in the Aurora
Hills section. accepting a recon-
of the County Planning
Commission that the 4-acre Fort
Scott tract" be obtained. The site
is on South Twenty-eighth street.
west of Fort Scott drive.
Footbridge Authorized.
Construction of a footbridge on
North Roosevelt street under the
Old Dominion Railroad overpaSs
was authorized. The bridge will
be for use when flooded conditions
from heavy rains make the road
way impossible. It will cost 81 200.
At Mrs. Florence Cannon's in
the board agreed to dis
cuss appointment of a hospital
at the next meeting.
Such a group is necessary before
the county can share in Federal
funds for hospital construction.
The appointment was urged last
week by the Civic Federation.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Battle Says He'll Seek
81 Million 10 Build
Schools if Elected
By the Assoc;uted Press

Senator John s. Battle of Char
lottesville said today if he is
elected Governor his first act"
will be to recommend to the Cen
eral Assembly that $57,000,000 be
made available Immediately for
school construction.
THE sources of this money
would be the State retirement
fund from which an accumulation
of more than $4,000, 900 as of
July, 1850, could be borrowed on
a safe basis; the general fund
surplus, estimated at $4,000, 900
at the end of this biennium, and
the sinking fund, for the retire.
ment of the State bonded debt,
where there is an estimated
$12,000,000 in excess of legal re-
quirements," he said.
Mr.. Battles statement dealing
with school finances was released
from his headquarters here. He
is one of five men seeking nominal
tion for Governor in the August
Democratic primary.
Also Minimum Pay Scale.
He said he would recommend
that this $57, 900, 900 be offered to
the localities under such condi-
tions as may be prescribed by the
General Assembly. There also
will be available to the counties
and cities the increment to the
literary fund and repayments Of
loans which win average $780,
600 a year, he said.
In addition. he said If he is
elected he would recommend
these things to the legislature:
That, in addition to the school
construction made possible by the
above. the State undertake to
provide 15,000,0 900 year for fur
ther construction until the sit
uation is relieved. In the absence
of severe financial recession this
should be possible without addi-
tional taxes.
THAT the State adopt rea-
sonable minimum salary scale for
all teaching personnel with provi-
sions for periodic increases based
on length of service and demon
strated ability. Both the State
and localities should participate
in the payment Of teachers sal
aries.
Backs Local Control.
Assumption of entire salary
payments by the State inevitably
would lead to State control over
public school education. This
must not occur. The control Of
schools must be retained by the
people in the localities. ,
That the retirement system be
re-examined and revised to pro-
vide more attractive benefits for
capable teachers upon retire.
ment."
Along with these recommended
tions, the Senator said he would
recommend with equal emphasis
and insistence" that the General
Assembly take appropriate action
to assure:
That there must be renewed
emphasis on the fundamentals OF
sound education; no consolida-
ton of schools without the free
approval of local school authori-
ties, and "in local schools local
control is essential"
While the Senator said he be-
lieved the school system in the
State is administrated by "patrio-
tic educators" he also asserted
II find many who join with me
in dissatisfaction with the over
all results we are getting"
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Dr.. Jocob Poyton 70 Speok

DR.. Jacob 8. Paytcn. Washing
ton correspondent for The Chris
tian Advocate. vii speak at .
special Lenten service at Q pm.
wednesday In Christ Methodist
Church. Lee highway and North
Lexington street. Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Boxer Seeks Reelection

WINCHESTER. Va. April . Up
w. A. Baker, city treasurer since
1890, announced today that he
would be o candidate 70 succeed
himself In the August primary.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
HOLY Names PTA TO Meet

The Parent Teacher ASsocia-
ton of the Academy of the Holy
Name will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday
in the academy auditorium. I'll
Pershing drive, Silver Spring. 4
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
Mrs. Briggs Hurt In Fall On Ice

Mrs Maurice Briggs, who fel on the ice Saturday night and broke her hip, was reported yes. terday in satisfactory" condi- tion by the hospital.
 Mrs Briggs had worked late at the post office and started to walk to her home on Mill Bay I'd about g pm. Having lost one creaper, she said, she tried to g. ay on the snowy side of the road, but she forgot about the junction of the ACS tower road and Mill Bay I'd and fell there on the ice.
 She finally attractef the att ention of 3 ACS men who nailed a cab and took her to the hospl. tai.
 MT. Briggs left last week on his annual vacation and late yes- terday had not yet been reached outside. Meanwhile, Al King, former postmaster, is helping at the post office.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
Local Batteries Rated Fair

Kodiak eating and drinking establishments as a whole re- ceived a rating of fair regarding sanitation and food handling, Lowell E. Lambert. district sani- tary engineer, said yesterday.
 "In comparison with other A. Iaskan towns of this size. Kodiak IS above average" Mir Lambert added.
 An inspection report of each establishment checked by Mir Lambert must be posted in s conspicuous spot and may be read by the public.
 MT Lambert met with 8 com mittee, selected by the city council, Thursday night in an effort to determine methods ot ridding the city of rats
 Police Chief Tiny Tesar k said the burning and dynamitiDg oi the city dump will be the first step taken to exterminate tn m.
 Covers for all garbage cans were urged by MT Lambert as a method of preventing any in crease of the rats.
 Bells daily and the restaurant at the base will be inspected be- fore MT. Lambert leaves tOmor- row.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
House Passes Tax Bills For Territory
Attempt Made To Call Session Illegal

Juneau (R)-The first open move to label the special leglsla- tive sessi n illegal developed Thursday.
 Senators Jones and Munz of Nome, Republ cans, introduced 8 memorial to Congress asking that any acts passed by the ses sion Ee disapproved because the new legislators are unentltled to their seats until Jan. 24.
 The attorney general Ralph Rivers, reported there is abund- ant legal precedent for the ses siop. The legislators are entitled to assume office as soon as the election is certified, he said, which was in December.
 The memorial was Hot. how ever, given a chance of getting out of the committees onto the floor.
 Earlier in the week Governor Ernest Gruening presented his message to the legislature in joint meeting and asked q 3 point tax program
 He requested 8 graduated net income tax for corporations and individuals, 8 property tax, and an equitable trade license tax.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
valtn1ans Have New Year Baby

Baby 194e for Kodiak is little Sandra Lee Valtman. who is just one week old today.
 She was born last Saturday, Jan. 8, to MT. and Mrs. Antone Valtman, and thereby took the baby sweepstakes for the new year.
 Sandra Lee is the second daughter of the Valtmans, who live on Mission rd. MT. Valtman works at Ft Greedy.
 Admitted to the hospital for medical attention this week were Mrs. Agnes Cook, Henry Con. za'es. Pete Nova, and Mrs Lu. ellie Kanlan; for major surgery Mrs. Eva Rochelle, Mrs. Eunice Curry; for broken legs, Earl Relchart, Gilman Ostlie.
 J R. Brown was discharged from Griffin Memorial hospital Saturday after being 8 patient fer 37 days
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
No Westward Boat At Present

The three bids received by the
 post office department in Wash ingtoD for mail boat service be- tween Seward and Nikolski were unsatisfacto y, the Department of she Interior has notified the Chamber of Commerce The bids were unacceptable either because of the high cost or un. satisfactory equipment, Joseph T Flakne, chief of the Alaska Branch of the Interior Dept reported.
 The chamber had contacted him with a request to make Ko- diak the terminus for several reasons.
 A. D Lawrence, general supei . intendeut, wrote that the post office here IS too small to ac- commodate the mail that would accumulate, and that frequency of supply to Seward is better than to Kodiak, by Alaska Steamship.
 He added that with Seward as the terminus of the proposed route and Kodiak as a stop, pas- sengers would have a means of transportation between the two cities.
 Regarding the chambers com ment that a Kodiak tsrmih us would mean more business foe town, MT Lawrence wrote "that might be the case If there were no opportunity for customers to trade elsewhere and if the sug. gested action is taken. there would be strenuous objections from the Seward chamber"
 He said that if the boat start ed at Seward, 1t would give mer chants of both places an equa, chance for the chains business.
 Mr. Flakne advised the cham Der that although the post office considers the current aiYmail ser. wee sufficient, it is going to try to negotiate a contract for boat serVice.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
Revenue Sought From Income, Fish Traps
By James Huteheson

Juneau (R)- Legislators lighted all the burners under the
 income tax bill Thursday aDd'-it steamed through the house in rs- cord time
 It was the first major action
 on the revenue raising job fOf' which the Governor called tho special session. The vote was c. nan nous with no debate.
 The House knocked out the proposed $45 exemption for year round residents after the waya and means committee reeoDo~ mended it's elimination because lit was feared if might be found illegal on the basis of diserisnina" tion, and the committee thought anyone paying a federal inecnae tax could afford to pay one tenth as much to the territory There lis some sentiment in the Senate for Ie.instating the exemption. Rougher sledding ie ahead for the property tax bill of 2 percent. The business license measure proposes a s25 fee on all buei~ ness, professions and services, and one half of one per cent ef gross receipts above $20,0O0 . year.
 Rough estimates are that tbe tax bills now In, mey raise aR- ound seven million. The house has bill for AZ tax on raw fish but it is unlikely it will get fav. It was proposed to drop it to 3x' after a spokesman for the fishesA men and the industry said 1t would drive more business to Prince Rlpe ert.
 The house whipped through two more tax bills in rapid fire order without floor debate. ]t passed unanimously a bip to quadruple fish trap taxes and added special leyies fo the am- ount of the catch. It then pass ed a bill to raise the school tax
 from $5 to Sl0.50.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
Firenlen Race
 To Hot Coffee

An aluminium coffee pot that boiled dry on an electric stove in the Kodiak Apartments Mon day evening brought the fire de. partment to the scene ID record time.
 The alarm sounded at 5:44 and at 5:47 the truck was there and had a hose attached to 8 hydrant.
 However, Mrs. Gordon Glithe- TO. manager, arrived before the truck and removed the scorched pot. No damage was done.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15
To Hold Navy Maneuvers At This End Of Island

The Navy yesterday revealed that the coming arctic man amvers in which 18,O0O men wi Basticipate. will be held in the sReas of Ugak Island, Kalsin. Isshmus and Portage Bays
 An announcement from the smmmandant of the 17th Naval Hissrict said the area would also iassade that generally bounded by Old Woman, Elbow, and EAeRatin mountains, Antone Lar. sen and Monashka Bays Pillar Moustain and back to Old waman.
 Maps showing the maneuver sEeas will be posted in town at Ske post office, commissioners saEee, eity hall. community cen- sas. and bank, and at the base at sA@ OOD office, main gates, civil. imD cafeteria, officers, enlisted aa0 civilian clubs.
 Five ammunition, including hsgA explosives, will be fired at vaRious times on land set aside Favtbe maneuvers.
 The navy warns all persons maa to expose themselves or pro. Bsssy in the specified areas dur asa the period from Jan F to Deh. IS. Persons entering the aseas after the period are warn- @a3 not to touch any projectils or hsMab which may be found, but lssaesd to notify the command. sna of the location of any such dsaeovery.
 Preliminary plans for recep- ts~M and entertainment of men sA liberty were made at 8 meet Igsa of the base.tOwn committee fassday afternoon and at the skaxmber of commerce Thursday. Co operation of the Center was pledged by Director Ken Wade
 San Diego (R)- The first at tssAiDg units in the battle for Mediak Island, the navy's cold wasther maneuvers, started nastb this week
 Vice Admiral Gerald Began, of the first task fleet, said that IT. Rsts, ten or 12 materiel and sank landing ships, are leaving Seattle and will go through a conditioning routine prior to shsir arrival in Kodiak.
 Approximately 30 ships carry isg l6,0O0 sailors and 2000 mar- sses are scheduled to leave Camp Pendleton Jan. 20.
 Main fleet units will leave RaBg Beach about Feb 1. Army snd air force units will partici- gate in the cold weather tests. navy forces at Kodiak to defend the island.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15

Walter B Neville has sold property in the Leite addition to Howard Furlong, and issued . warranty deed for 1t.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-15

A warranty deed to Jack Mo, Cord from MT. and Mrs. Hen v Neseth for part of Lot 40, Block l9 has been recorded.
Evening star., 1949-01-11

It may be too soon to predict a
trend, but it could be that the graver
responsibilities of community life
soon will overtake the popularity of
intramural activities, sororities and
the be-bop.
Six teen-agers, four boys and two
girls, from Alice Deal Junior High
School, last night graced the first
row Of seats at the monthly meet
ing Of the American University
Park Citizens Association.
Asked by Daniel B. Lloyd, presi-
dent, what honor was being done the
association, one of the young misses
replied:
Our history teacher sent us.
We're here to find out what hap
pens at citizens meetings"
Another added:
We're trying to learn all we can
about civic affairs so that we can
take an interest in the community
and become better citizens"
The others offered similar ex-
plantations. But the topper came
from chubby lad in a striped jer-
sey at the end of the row.
Besides" he volunteered in a
piping voice, 1--WE get out Of our
homework tonight"
Mrs. Lamar Caudle, wife of the
Assistant Attorney General, and
Mrs. Paul Porter. wife Of the for
mer OPA chief, addressed the group
on the subject of inaugural housing.