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Evening star., 1949-04-14
Approval Of County
Budget Realty Tax
Boost Due Next Week

A Prince Georges County budget
for the l94o- so fiscal year and the
ney county realty tax rate Is
expected to Be approved Tuesday
or Wednesday. according to Harry
w. McNamee, president OF the
county commissioners. .
Mr.. McNamee. following an all
| day executive session yesterday
at Upper Marlboro. reported the
commissioner did lot but
failed to arrive at any conclusion" ="
on the budget.
A 27-cent increase over the
present $l97 tax rate has been
predicted unless budget items are
trimmed or more funds made
available by the State. Mr.. Nc
Nance said the commissioners
did considerable trimming yester-
day. but refused to say what items
were cut.
Delegation Asks Recreation.
One new request concerning the
budget was submitted Tuesday.
A delegation OF more than so per-
sons, representing 80 county civic.
church, educational and club Or
ganizations asked that $4,000 be
included to provide for . year.
round recreation program.
The money would be used for
appointment of q four-man Board
of Recreation. q county recreation
director and his staff. the group
recommended.
The delegation appeared under
the auspices Of the Recreation
Committee Of the county's Com
munity Chest and Planning
Council organization. Mrs. Emma
d. Everson Of College Park was
spokesman.
Bond Issue Authorized.
Appointment Of the recreation
personnel Is authorizd under .
measure approved by the Legis-
lature. This bill authorizes the
commissioners. to issue Si80, 600
in bonds over a three-year period
for playground development. ac-I
uuisition Of sites. construction Of
recreation buildings and equip
ment and salaries Of the recreation
director and stan.
The commissioners also we're
requested to install street lights
along q section Of Bladensburg
road through Colmar Manor and
Cottage City. The request was
made by Colmar Manor's acting
mayor, Councilman Robert v.
Yost and Police Chief Henry
Caspare.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
County Council Ruling
freezes Character
OF Rockville Pike

A decision OF the Montgomery
County Council freezes" the
character ofstlie Rockville pike.
all the way from Bethesda to
Rockville.
The council has agreed to con-
tinue q policy Of maintaining a
Residential "A" strip of $50 feet
on each side Of the highway. Such
a policy was followed by the for
mer Board Of County Commis-
sioners. -
The decision eliminates the pos
sibility Of commercial or indus
trial development Immediately ad-
jacent to the pike, which is the
principal route into Washington
from the northwest.
Rexoning Plea Denied.
The policy was announced Tues
day when the council denied a
petition to rezone two tracts on
the east side Of the pike between
Halpine road and the Rockville
corporate limits. The petitioner
Vincenzo Ettare. asked q COM
mercial %" designation for one
tract and an industrial "E" classi-
fication for the other.
Since 1910, the council said. the
commissioners refused to reduce
the residential "a" classification
for a depth Of $50 feet from the
center Of the highway on each
side. It quoted the commissioners
as saying that the residential
strip should be maintained SO
that:
Neither a local business district
nor q series of roadside stands
can be developed op this location
facing the Rockville pike. and
that it is the further opinion of
the Board of County Commission
ers that no other commercial ac-
tivity should be developed" along
the highway from the Bethesda
business district to the Rockville
business area.
The council said it did not con-
slider the requested industrial re-
coming ION its merits" because it
appeared Mr.. Ettare wanted both
parcels rezoned together. 1t said
a second application for the in
dustrial plat would be considered
separately. If the applicant
desired.
Action Reversed.
In another coming case. the
council reversed the commission
ers' action of last December
which changed the classification
of property In Bradley Hills SUBJ
division. Bethesda. from Residen-
tial "a" to &C." The change was
obtained by Metropolitan Prop
critics Co.. Inc. for land on Chevy
Chase drive. The council said
the commissioners action was "in-
consistent" with other decisions
and failed to meet established
xoning standards.
In . third coming case the coun-
ell denied the application Of John
Is. and Viola r. Sentini to change
from Residential "A" to CONNER
|cial ID" of two parcels ON Colum-
bia pike and Beltsville road. 5th
Election District.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Falls Church Defers Action
On Business License Tax

The Falls Church City Council
has voted to defer action for two
weeks on making the local busi-
ness license tax permanent.
Enacted in 1948 for one year
the levy Of 10 cents on each $100
Of gross receipts and $25 on pro-
fessional men now is planned as
. permanent tax by the city.
Action was deferred Tuesday
night at the request Of the Falls
Church Chamber Of Commerce
which was represented by dele
CATION headed by William Hicks.
The council voted to adopt day
light saving time concurrently
with Washington. starting at 2
am. April a..
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Negro Election Officials
To Be Used In Richmond
" the Assoeioted Press


RICHMOND. April 14.-Negroes
win be appointed IS election on
cials at some Richmond precincts
for the August Democratic pri-
mary and the November general
election, the city electoral board
said yesterday. This is . departure
from past practice.
Wilmer L. OFlaherty. board
secretary. told . delegation Of
Negroes that this is being done
due to the increased number OF
Negro voters in the city -
He said the board next month will
appoint certain Negro ofdcials'
In eight precincts.
Mr.. O'Flaherty said the board
was working towards turning the
eight precincts over entirely to
Negro officials. There will be 90
lor more precincts In Richmond
latter this year.
Evening star., 1949-04-14

v e r 5 / ty OF
Maryland Stu
d e n t Govern
ment Associa-
ton in cleo
tions on April
~.
T h e y W ere
the highest of
t ee candi-
dates In pri-
m aries held
yesterday for
the S tu d e n t
g o We n ment
Association.
Evening star., 1949-04-14


81. of Havre de Grace. received
votes and Mr.. Barnhart
7s1. Eliminated was John Hotter
Jefferson, Md. with sos.
For vice president, Herb Siegel
had l.l28 votes to 1.l22 for Ken
Kefauver. AL Aaron. with 554, was
eliminated.
Bob Mann. with l.349 votes
will oppose Walter Cortese. 737,
for treasurer. Harry Biehl. with
637, lost out.
Two Washington girls were un-
opposed for secretary in yester-
days primary but will compete
against each other In the election.
They are Miss Billee Hatcher. 30
Rittenhouse street NE. and Miss
Betty Smith. GAO Thirty-firs
place NV.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Special Board Urges
Air Force Academy

A special board Of the military
establishment has recommended
that q special Air Force academy
be built. However. the recon-
mendation from q group Of edu-
Gators, announced by Defense
Secretary johnson yesterday. did
not suggest q location.
Mr.. johnson forwarded the re-
port TO the Air Force for guild
ance In preparing legislation au-
thorixing the institution. A dozen
members Of Congress already had
introduced bills to locats the
school In their districtss
Evening star., 1949-04-14
I OPERATOR ai Courthouse
Have Share Of Misfortune

The two operators o, the nie-
Phone switchboard al the Airing
ton courthouse are having more
than tiieir share Of misfortune.
On Tuesday. Mira. Eleanor
Smith vas called TO Beacon. ~. Y.
because Of the illness Of her
father. c. A. Miller. Mr.. Miller
died and Mrs. Smith suffered .
fall. seriously tnjurins her back.
A few hours after Mrs. Smith
left Arlington. Mrs. Halle Martin
was suddenly stricken III and un-
derwens an emergency operation
at Oeorsetown Hospital. where
her condition vas reported ~
good.
Two relief operators have taken
over,
Evening star., 1949-04-14
More Siriciness on Bills
Aids Alexandra Hospital

Alexandra Hospital today re-
ported an increase In revenue
through q stricter policy Of collect
ing bills from patients who leave
the hospital without paying.
Van c. Adams. administrator,
said $500 Was collected during
the first three months Of l949 from
this source. as compared with
81 200 for the same period In I94S-
He credited the new policy OF OBJ
tanning court judgments against
those able to pay for the improved
income.
During the five-month period
ending last March l. he said. lbs
inactive accounts were referred 70
attorneys and collection agencies
with authority to proceed with
Judgment.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Montgomery School
Truet Is Approved

Purchase Of q seven-acre tract
Immediately south Of East-West
highway and west OF aGrubb road,
Chevy Chase, for an elementary
school has been authorized by the
Montgomery County Board OF
Education. 1t was announced yes
terday.
The board. at its meeting Tues
day. also authorized acquisition OF
land for the Emory Grove School
for Negroes. Bids for the building
will be received April a..
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Midnight Tomorrow
Is DeodIine for New
Virqinio Auto Toqs

Midnight tomorrow Is the
deadline for installation Of
new Virginia automobile tags.
The same Is true for the Arl-
ington County tags required
Tor the Arst TING this 1sar.
The Alexandrias stzgs, which
also were due to be installed
by midnight tomorrow. may
be installed anytime before
Monday because Of the Good
Friday holiday observed by
city ofIices there.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
May Action Set
On Montgomery
School Building
Emergency Programs S
Size to Be Fixed by
County Council

The size Of Montgomery Coun-
tvs emergency school construction
program-and consequently the
effect on taxes-will be determined
by the County Council at its legis-
lative session next month.
The Montgomery Board of Edu-
cation estimated that 50. .000, 900 is
required to meet critical" needs.
1t asked $40 200. 900 for construc-
ton over a four-year period.
In q formal statement this
week, the council said it will decide
next month ''how much Of the
Board Of Education's program the
people wish and can afford"
Rise in Debt Limit Cited.
Reviewing the financial situa-
ton and summarizing new legisla-
ton by the General Assembly, the
council pointed out that:
/. The Montgomery debt limit
was raised from Z to 10 per cent
OF the assessable base, permitting
the county to borrow up to $11,-
000. 900 more. The old limit was
$4,000. 900.
2. A new State grant Of $780,
900 is available II the county puts
up $3,780,000. This sum, for
school construction only, is fig
ured by the State at $50 per pupil.
8. The State has set up q school
loan fund from which Montgom-
cry County can borrow up to
$500, 900. The interest rate is
figured at IN per cent and the
loan must be repaid within IS
years.
4. Increased revenues from
property taxes will be sufficient to
meet additional county services
and to cover the cost Of debt serv-
ice on bonds previously issued.
The increase. however, will not
produce enough money to finance
school construction. the Council
said.
Money for school construction.
therefore, must be borrowed" the
statement declared.
Borrowing by Bonds Seen.
ITO improve its credit standing,
Montgomery County must not only
provide for payment Of any new
borrowings but must pay from
current revenue a substantial bur-
den Of outstanding bonds as they
become due. at a cost Of about 26
cents out Of each tax dollar for
several years.
1T Is anticipated that II new
borrowings are to be made. they
should be by bonds maturing
gradually ever q period Of 20 years.
at the current interest rate u
8 per cent or a little less, for
Montgomery County bonds. taxes
must be increased at the rate of
approximately 22s cents for each
4100s s4ef assessment for eaeh@$ls--
100000 borrowed.
IF the borrowing is made from
the available State funds, the low
er rate of interest will be more
than offset by the obligation to
complete payment in Is years in
stead of 20. so that the increase
In taxes for each $1,000,000 of
bonds issued would be slightly in
excess of the figure of 22s cents.
Other Needs as Well.
"This increase in the tax rate to
pay for new borrowings will de-
crease somewhat over the life of
the bond issue; but any new bonds
issued in future years must again
increase takes in a similar man
ner." ..
The council said school needs
must be weighed against needs for
other capital improvements for
which borrowing will be required.
It mentioned county roads, storm
drainage and public buildings.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Woman. II. Trapped
Under Streetcur. Dies
Dr. Ne Assee;essd eress

BALTIMORE. April IA IT.
year-old woman died late last
might after being trapped for 10
minutes under q streetcar.
She was identified as Miss
Miriam Hopes OF Baltimore.
Police said she was crossing the
street On her way 10 church vhsn
tho trolley hit her.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Rockville Doctor Held
In Girls Death After
'Four-Car Collision

Manslauahter and hit run
charges have been lodged against
. Rockville doctor in the traffic
death OF Miss Juliette Ann Fleck
II, OF Youngwood. Pa. Montgom-
cry County police reported today
The police said they arrested
DR.. Robert r. Morris. 80. OF the
first block Of Fayette street. Rock
vile. and released him under 81
500 bond pending a Bethesda
Police Court hearing May 2. i
Miss Fleck. who was injured In
q four-car collision on the Rock
vile pike. near Garrett Park. Sun
day afternoon. died yesterday In
Suburban Hospital. Bethesda, The
police said she was In a car driven
by Robert Peoples, is. and also
occupied by Miss Frances Pohel.
both Of Youngwood. They we're
injured.
DR.. Morris was arrested about
3 pm. yesterday by Sergt. Leo c.
Day at 4 Bethesda filling station
on the basis OF an automobile
description.
3 Hurt In Ashton Crash.
In another Montgomery County
crash yesterday. two persons were
injured In q head-on collision on
Coiesvilie pike near Ashton.
According TO police. Miss Char
lene Suarez. IS. Of 7i3s Georgia
avenue NV. q laboratory tech
nician at Montgomery County
General Hospital. was driving q
car which collided with one driven
by Robert w. Rochell. Is. Knox
vile, Tenn. Miss Suarez's car
skidded 30 feet and struck q pole
She was taken 10 Montgomery
County General Hospital suffering
from fractured ribs. Mr.. Rochell
was cut over an eye. No charges
were placed.
In the District. Mrs. Rebecca
Webb. 90, coiored. Of 7ss Irving
street NV. vas reported In fair
condition at Emergency Hospital
today with multiple fractures Of
the right leg and pelyis N the re-
suit Of . traflic accident yester-
day.
Police said Mrs. Webb was
struck by q taxi driven by Frank
A. Bareas. -. Of s2o2 Sixtieth
place. Riverdaie. Md. as she at
tempted 10 cross tho street at
Ninth and streets NV. The
driver vas charged with failure to
yield the right Of way 70 Q pedss-
TRAN.
Soldier Hurt In Crash.
Early today. Earl G. Dllan. ~,
Of sos Third street NV. . SOL
dier stationed at the Army War
College. Vas slightly injured when
his automobile left the roadway
at Thomas Circle and crssfed into
. light pole. knocking II down.
police reported.
Mr.. Dilian was driving south
on Fourteenth street wi,en the
accident occurred. police said.
They quoted him rs saytng he
apparently fen asjeep. He vas
charged with faiIinx 70 giss fun
time and attenttcn 70 driving. He
was treated at Emergency Hos
pifAl and released.
A motorcycle operated By Den
mis- w. Flanders. 10. colored. Of
57O3 Grant street NE. colisded
with an automobile yesterday at
Fifth and X streets NV. then
upset . pushcart loaded with 20
dozen eggs. police reported.
Police said Flanders attempted
10 pass on the right SIDE of . car
driven By James J. Sexton. ~. cf
Pelham. n. r.. and ran into thu
autugnOotle - Il turned rigtt into
YIfth street The nsotorcycle then
hit fa9n AaG1aenrf
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Virginia Dentists Back
Sodium Fluoride Project
Nv IN. Assoriossd Press

ROANOKE, Va, April l4.-Vr-
ginia dentists have approved q
proposal to increase sodium fiuor-
ide treatment OF Virginia school
children. provided Federal funds
for the project are administered
by the State.
The approval was given BY the
State dental associations Execu-
tive Council at the final session
Of the associations S0th annual
meeting here yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Capital Transit
Asks Reroutinq
In Nearbylines
Shifts Would Affect
Areo Between Tokomo
Pork and Hyottss'lle

Capital TganxI Co teday ar
ncaacea II has Annlsed for pr
ra!&Saou 10 eataalssls . nss pattern
O! bus routes IN Tho Rystssstlls
Takesna Park area which II Claims
all bring service to mere than
. ZOO families not new within Q
quarter Ealae O; company lines
The eaAnges would be mscs s.-
fectise June IL by terms az ap-
plicAiloaS filed with the Mary
land Public Service Commission
and the Dasirsc; Public utIltsss
Commission.
-Four exssing routes WOULD be re
stsed one would be discontinued
and a new route established under
the proposal
The company soald extend .
portion Of the route k~s Chillun
service along New Hampshire ave
nue. 10 the Maryland line, pro-
s,dine residents between Lang-
fellow street and the Maryland
line with direct service downtown.
Route k~6, New Hampshire ave-
ne suburban. line within the DIS
uic, would be discontinued.
Maryland passengers would trans
fer q, New Hampshire and East
ern avenues instead Of al New
Hampshire avenue and Lons!el-
le~ street, as at present
Route KS Extended.
Route KS would be extended in
Maryland along New Hampshire
avenue 10 Lebanon street, north
OF University lane. and would pro-
vide service 10 residents Of New
Hampshire Estates Route KS
also would be extended eastward
along Eastern avenue. then alons
Chiilam road. La Sale street and
Queens Chapel road 10 Twenty
NTH street. then over the present
route OF the Ca Queens Chapel
busline 10 Mount Rainier terminal.
/ This extension would provide
service TO the Chillum. Michigan
Park and Avondale areas, also con-
nections with Routes k-S and Pa
downtown lines, and sive Prince
Georges County a eroSs.county
service between New Hampshire
avenue and Mount Rainier.
With the extensions Of Route
KS and the Inauguration Of o
new Route E-$ busline along Aver
road. that portion OF Route Pa.
Sargent road Green Meadows bus
line within Maryland would Be-
discontinued. Residents adjacent
TO Chillum road In the vicinity OF
Riggs road and Sargent road could.
b. using Route K-6. have q choice
lcs oonnections with service OF
Route K-S on New Hampshire ave-
; nue. or Route Pa On Michigan
avenue
i New Route E-s.
i The new Route E-t would Be
Established between iswisdals and
Eastern avenue and Queens Chapel
road via Riggs road. Ager road.
and Queens Chapel road This line
would provide direct service from
Lewisdale. Riggs Manor. Green
Meadows. Brookside Manor. Kirk
wood village, Queens Chapel
Manor. Queenstown apartments.
Queens Manor. and Avondals. 10
points in the District. by connee-
ton with the Route Pa at Mich
igan and Eastern avenues
/ The portion OF Route o. be-
tween Queens Chapel road and
Twenty-fifth street and Mount
Rainier terminal would be con-
lverted 10 Route KS,
The portion OF the Route O-S
between Hyattsville and Queens
Chapel road and Twenty NTH
street would be extended along
Queens Chapel road between
Twenty-fifth street and Eastern
avenue. 10 make direct connection
with Route F-< service and O more
direct means OF travel between
West HyattsvilIe and points In tbs
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Church Services
.1oday>Prepare
For Good FRIDAY
Moundy Thursday
Being Observed
In Special Rites

Maundy Thursday services were
arranged for today In numerou,
Washington churches, as Protes.
tants and Catholics prepared II
observe Good Friday tomorrow.
Among churches holding com.
munion services today are the
Episcopal Church Of the Epiphany
1917 q street NV, at 1890 pm
and 8 pm: Georgetown Lutheran
Church, Wisconsin avenue anc
Volta place NV, 8 pm: Cleve.
land Park Congregational Church
3400 Lowell street NV. 6:45 pm;
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
BIS P street NV. 8 pm: Ia.
koma Lutheran Church, Seventh
and Dahlia streets NV, 8 pm.
Members Of the Ancient and Ac.
cepted Scottish Rite of Free.
masonry for the Valley of Wash
ington will hold q Maundy Thurs.
day service at 8 o'clock tonight In
their temple, 2800 Sixteenth street
MY.
At Walter Reed Hospital. Army
Chaplain Gregory j. Lock, was to
conduct special Episcopal services
In the chapel at 2 pm. and later
will distribute communion to Epis-
copal patients in the wards.
Twelve buildings in Washington
will keep lights burning in the
shape Of a cross tonight, Martin
A. Cook, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Cross Of Lights, Three
Hours Observance of Good Friday
Committee, has announced.
The buildings commemoratine
Good Friday in this way are the
District, Machinist, Municipal
Potomac Electric Power Co., Amer
tcan Federation of Labor. Vet
erans' Administration, Recon-
struction Finance Corp. Washing
ton Gas Light Co.. Knights of
Columbus at 920 Tenth street
NV. and also at Sixteenth and r
streets NV. Central Branch
YMCA and Dupont Apartments.
Good Friday Services.
Among the churches holding
Good Friday services from noon to
8 pm. tomorrow will be the fol-
lowing:
A West End community service
sponsored by the Union Methodist,
Western Presbyterian and Con-
cordian Lutheran Evangelical
Churches and American University
will be held at Union Methodist
Church. 814 Twentieth street NV.
Baptists Of Washington will
hold a union service In Calvary
Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets NV. , - -.
churches lof many denoni1a- :
tions in the area viii hold q SINH
lar meeting in the Memorial
Evangelical United Brethren
Church, North Capitol and r
streets. Presbyterian @ churches
east of the Anacostia River are
meeting in the Garden Memorial
presbyterian Cnurcn, li16 Min
nesota avenue Sc.
Methodist Services.
Eight Methodist churches Of the
community will meet In Calvary
Methodist Church, 1859 Columbia
road NV, while nine Methodist
churches In Northwest Washing
ton will hold a union service in
Wesley Methodist Church, Con-
necticut avenue and Jocelyn street
NV.
A three hour service will be held
in Washington Cathedral.
Catholics will be able to enter
st. Matthew's Cathedral for all
night alteration. The three-hour
service will be held there from
noon to 8 pm. tomorrow.
In all, q total Of "a churches in
Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia will hold the three
hour services. Shorter services
will be conducted tomorrow in
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Candidates for u. Of N.
Student Posts Named

Joseph D. Tydings. son of Mary
lands Democratic Senator. will
oppose James Barnhart Of Balti-
more for president Of the Uni
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-11
LECUONA CONCERT

(Continued From Page Onel
an open meeting to which all
members are invited on Novem-
Der 20.
The business of the imminent
Lecuona Concert was then dis
cussed and DR.. DePoo announced
that as gesture of friendship
and his interest in the Latin
American Chamber of Commerce,
Senior Lecuona would take care
of the hiring of the Concert Hall
arrangements for his forthcom-
ing appearance here. This con-
cert to be given under the spon-
sorship Of the Latin-Ameriean
Chamber of Commerce is to take
place at the Convent Auditorium
on the evening of November q
The featured artists for the
Concert will be: Ernesto Lee
cuona, composer pianist and au-
thor of such songs as 4Siboney, "
''Malaguena,p and the Hollywood
movie scores of Costa RIGA" and
Carnival WHO WI perform
sine of his songs and scores on
the piano; and Senorita Ester
Borja, mezzo-soprano who viii be
heard in some Of the Lecuona
numbers as well as others.
Among the further business
discussed was the APPROVAL of an
official Latin-American Cham
Der of Commerce emblem which
was designed for the Camara
Commercial Latino Americana
by Eduardo Enriquez; the. APP
pointment of Sr Pineda del Vale
as Spanish American correspon-
dent and photographer was also
approved.