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Evening star., 1949-03-16
Fire Communications
Center, 2-Way Radios
Urged in Arlington

The Arlington Firemen's Asso-
citation last night voted to ask
the county to establish a COM
munications center for the Fire
Department and to install two
way radios on at least one piece
of equipment in each company.
In addition, the association
agreed to ask for third piece OF
apparatus. Two are requested in
the proposed budget now before
the County Board.
The actions followed a motion
that the association approve the
recommendation of County Fire
Chief A. c. Scheffel that $25, 900
drill tower be erected.
Opponents of the motion de-
clared the county is not furnishing
adequate fire protection because
of antiquated equipment and lack
of a separate switchboard and
two-way radios. They said nearby
Maryland communities have Such
facilities.
They pointed out that six pieces
of Arlington equipment are 1880
models and one Is year older.
The motion covering the re-
quests set up a priority which
placed construction of the drill
tower last. 4
The association also went or
record as favoring a mutual as.
sistance arrangement with the
District. President John Pau
Jones named DR.. William D
Claudy, Herbert F.. Smith ano
John Eddington to work for Con-
gression action to give the Dis
trict Commissioners authority tt
make such an agreement.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Ninth Neighborhood
Concert Invitations
Beinq Distributed

Invitations for the ninth of
the Neighborhood Concerts
by the National Symphony
Orchestra, under the sponsor
ship of The Evening Star, to
be held at $3.50 pm. Thursday
in Woodrow Wilson High
School, are now being dis
tributed.
Supplies have been sent to
the high school at Nebraska
avenue and Chesapeake street
NV. the Alice Deal Junior
High School. and the Mann.
Murch, Janney. Hearst and
Lafayette Elementary Schools.
They also may be obtained
at the Recreation Depart
ment, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. and the BUSINESS
counter in the lobby OF Nhe
Star Building. -
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Roanoke Resident
Asks to Be Taxed;
Council Obiges
By tie Associoted Press

ROANOKE, Va. Mar. 16.-A
man appeared before the City
Council and asked to be taxed.
That's right-asked to be taxed.
Facing a large budget deficit
this year, the Council quickly
obliged. But there were looks of
amazement.
The man, A. r. Bailey. told the
councllmen Monday there was no
tax for his business-a for hire
motorcycle delivery service. But.
he added, he thought there should
be, suggesting $40 per motorcycle.
He said he'd been unable to find
a city in Virginia with a tax of
this sort.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Maryland Senate Unit
Hears Plea for Ban on
Court News Rules
by the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 16.-The
Senate Judiciary Committee took
under advisement today a claim
that Baltimore's crime reporting
rules "shackle freedom of the
press"
Former State Senator Wilmer F
Cronln of Aberdeen attacked Rule
904 of the Supreme Bench which
bans pretrial publication of con-
lfessionS. previous records OF de-
PENDANTS and similar police news.
Mr.. Cronin. a weekly newspaper
publisher. was one of several
Maryland Press Association spokes-
men who yesterday urged favor
able action on a bill to prohibit
any court rules which limit OF
abridge the liberty and freedom OF
the press"
Four Baltimore radio stations
have been convicted of contempt
for violating the court rule.
This is beginning point which
shackles freedom of the press. and
when we shackle freedom of the
press we begin to shackle free
SPEECH" Mr.. Cronin said.
The free-press measure was in
troduced by Senator P. G. Strom-
berg, Democrat, of Howard Coun-
ty. a publisher of several weeklies
Mr.. Stromberg said a commit
tee of the Maryland Press Associ-
alton drafted the bill after men,
bers went on record in February
against extension of the rule to
all State courts.
Blair Lee, Sd, Montgomery Coun-
ty publisher and association presi-
dent, said only the Legislature
should be liable to regulate what
newspapers may print.
Chairman Della did not indi-
cate when the committee would
act on the bill.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Prince Georges Police
Start Refresher Course

Members of the Prince Georges
County police force yesterday
began a five-day course of in
struction to brush up on latest
law enforcement procedures.
About half of the county's 40
man police force attended the
opening classes in the Upper
Marlboro police court room. The
other half will attend a similar
five-day school, starting next
Tuesday at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
Instructors include representa-
tives of the Federal Bureau . OF
Investigation. the States attor-
ney's Office. trial magistrates. and
police officials. The course is
under the supervision of 1t
Charles N. Thomson. county de-
tective chief.
Evening star., 1949-03-16

If YOU have managed to hold out
this long against friends anxious
to recruit you in a Pyramid Club,
here's a tip from the city's police
and prosecutors:
Save your dollar.
The get-rich-quick mania which
has reportedly spread to the homes
of more than 10000 otherwise
rational Washingtonians Is of1l-
cially frowned upon.
The grand jury yesterday opened
hearings on the question OF Pyra-
mid Clubs after United States
Attorney George Morris Fay said
he thought Pyramid Clubs vio-
lated the city's lottery laws.
Devotees of this variation on
the chain letters of yesteryear
contend Pyramid Clubs are not a
lottery since collection is based on
the honor system and fixed prize
is not announced in advance.
Clubs Reported Folding Up.
But 1t. Roy E. Blick, head OF
the police vice squad, who was
first to testify yesterday, said
quite a few" Pyramid Clubs are
folding up as a result of the Gov
ernment's move to take look at
the operation.
If 1t. Blick's view of the situa-
ton is accurate, the game now is
hardly worth the candle-or the
81 observation-disclosures the ma
chinery of making easy money
depends on an unbroken chain OF
Pyramid Clubbers.
Pyramid fans contend the Gov
ernment intrusion is a violation
of civil rights. A recent winner
said some of the winners have
turned over their profits to char
liable organizations. A check dis
closed that the American Cancer
Society has received $50 from
avowed Pyramid Clubbers. The
District Red Cross said it had not
received any contributions that
would indicate the source was a
Pyramid Club.
Psychiatrist Explains.
To DR.. Winfred Overholser, su-
perintendent of ST. Elizabeths
Hospital, who was asked to view
the thing from the pyschiatric an
gle, the Pyramid Clubs represent
q fundamental human trait-the
desire to get something for moth
ing.
"The drive for power which
money symbolizes is fundamental,
DR.. Overholser observed. This
emotional drive becomes 50 strong
Evening star., 1949-03-16
College Park Rotary Club
To Hear Howard BuiIey

Howard P. Bailey. assistant to
the managing editor of The Star,
will speak at a press night dinner
of the College Park Rotary Club
at the University of Maryland to-
night.
Editors and publishers of Prince
Georges County weeklies and re-
porters covering the county for
Washington dailies will be guests.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Prince Georges Kiwonis
To See Boys Club Show

The Prince Georges County
Boys Club vii present an anna
teur talent show at the weekly
dinner meeting of the county
Kiwanis Club at Z pm. tomorrow
at the Prince Georges Golf &
Country Club.
Entertainers will include boys
and girls who were successful in
additions held last Friday night
at the Bladensburg Elementary
School. Chuck Dulane. Station
WGAY announcer, will be master
of ceremonies.
Guest speaker will be Mark
Schweizer, University Park.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Commissioners Call
Meeting on Budget
In Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners will meet in special
executive session at 10 am. Friday
to prepare a tentative budget for
the 1949-50 fiscal year and to set
a date for a public hearing.
The new budget and county tax
rate must be adopted April l.
Harry w. McNamee. board presi-
dent, said yesterday the tentative
budget will be advertised before
the hearing. The current budget
is $3,070.278, and the tax is $l.97
per $l00 of assessed valuation.
County Engineer Arthur w.
Tayman yesterday submitted a
l949-50 budget of $442,919 for the
county's road maintenance pro-
gram, purchase of new equip
ment, construction of a new stor-
age yard and garage. and for
salaries and operation of the
county engineer Office.
No Road Budget Submitted.
The county engineer. failed
however, to submit a budget item
for new road construction. He
said he would let the commits
sioners decide what roads should
be- built. how much should be
spent and the priority OF con-
struction.
Last year, based on a 10-cent
levy, the commissioners allocated
a total of $155,895 for road con-
struction.
Survey Ordered.
In other business the commits
sioners directed Mr.. Tayman to
make a survey of streets in the
Green Meadows subdivision, near
Hyattsville. to determine estimat-
ed cost of repairs. The action
was requested yesterday by the
Green Meadows-Brookside Manor
Citizens Association. Green Mead
ows is the county's Special Inn
provement District No. 9.
A hearing to consider a request
to improve Sixtieth place from
Roanoke to Quintana streets in
Special Improvement District No.
4, Riverdale Heights, was set for
II am. April at Upper Marlboro.
Property owned by the Brent
wood American Legion Post No.
225. at 3716 Varnum street.
Brentwood, was ordered exempt
from taxation.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Save Your Dollars, Pyromid Clubbers Told;
Get-Rich- Quick Chain Has Weak Links

tier of the original pyramid with
you. All of you turn over your
So collections to the man who
your vertical list shows is now in
the No. l spot.
The next night all of you move
to the No. 8 spot on your respec-
tive lists. BY that time, there are
16 parties in progress.
Each night thereafter, you
move up one notch on the vertical
list. You don't 60 to any more
parties. You must wait. Each
night. the myriad pyramids are
splitting themselves.
No. l on 18th Night.
On the 18th night of your men,
bership in the Pyramid Club you
are in the No. 1 spot. Theo-
retically. there are 256 parties
going on that night and your take
is $2,048-eight times 256.
That is how its works out on
paper. Actually. your path Is
strewn with pitfalls.
To make any money. you must
depend on your friends. their
friends and their friends. ad inf
nitum to the extent of 2.048 diff
ferent persons. You know who is
ahead of you on the list-who you
pay off to-but. outside of your
original two friends, you don't
know who is behind you. And
they are the ones you must depend
on for the ultimate pay-off.
One of your two friends may not
show up at q party the next night
as he promised. Thus disappears
exactly half of your potential take
Any Break Cuts Returns.
Any subsequent break in the
progression likewise cuts into your
tpot of gold. The whole idea is to
get enough people to make the
pyramid double itself nightly by
splitting down the middle for
eight nights. Any missing link
means fewer pyramids and smaller
profits.
Then. too. people inexperienced
in the mathematical intricacies OF
Pyramid Clubs may fall by the
wayside. They may lose their
charts or simply drop out from
sheer mental exhaustion.
There also is bound to come a
time when the number OF suckers
us. potential club men,
bers-will run out.
About that time. the people IN
the No. 8 spot heading hopefully
for the No. / .positim will flnd
that reason has ass s3fted itself
even Ia unreasonable Washington
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Maryland Anti -Redbil|
On Way 10 Senate for
OK on House Change
By q Stor Sioff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 16.-Bearing
House approval, the Ober anti
subversive bill today was on it's
way to the Maryland Senate for
agreement in a minor amendment
before being sent to the Governor.
The House passed the measure
last night with only one dissent
ing vote-that of Delegate. John N.
Newcomer, Republican, of Wash
ington County after rejecting two
proposed amendments offered by
the delegation from the fourth
Baltimore District.
Under the bill, persons convicted
of subversive activities would be
subject to maximum fine OF
$4,000 or Imprisonment for not
more than 20 years, or both.
In addition, any person who re-
mains a member of subversive
organization after September l..
1949, could be fined up to $4,000
or imprisoned for not more than
five years, or both.
Another provision requires all
employees of the State or any ct its
political subdivisions to file writ
ten loyalty statements.
Awaiting Senate concurrence Is
an amendment deleting the, words
''or other unlawful means after
the clause, persons convicted of
attempting to overthrow the Gov
ernment by revolution, force and
violence"
It was adopted by the House
Judiciary Committee after Chair
man Melnicove claimed the
stricken phrase was "too vague"
One of the proposals advanced
by the Baltimore delegation would
eliminate the word teaches" from
the definition of subversive
person.
Baltimore Delegate Albert Sklar,
Democrat, said the amendment
was desired by DR.. Thomas G..
Pullen. jr., State superintendent
of schools, and Nilsson Raver,
executive secretary of the Mary
land Teachers Association.
Strong opposition to the pro-
posal was voiced by Mrs. Leona NJ
Rush, Republican, of Montgomery
County, a member of the Ober Com
mission on Subversive Activities.
"The bill does not affect the
teaching of comparative govern
ment," she said. Teachers would
have to give instruction in the
overthrow of our Government by
force and violence to be convicted
under this legislation, which af-
fects only those who are delib-
|erately using our schools for their
dirty work"
The other proposed amendment
would strike out the section
senalizing members of subversivzl
examinations.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
AnnondoIe Businessmen

The Annandale Businessmen's
Association will hold its third an
nual banquet at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the Annandale Methodist
Church. Elwood Seal, former
corporation counsel for the Dis
trict, will speak on THE Wood
lawn Public Foundation. Inc"
Evening star., 1949-03-16
DR.. Reissie to Speak

The Rev. DR.. Frederick E.
Reissig, executive secretary of
the Washington Federation of
Churches, will speak at lenten
service at 8 o'clock tonight in
Christ Methodist Church, Lee
highway and North Kentucky
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Assembly toAct
On Expenditure
0f174Mi||ions
Lone Presents Final
Item for Is Millions
In Record Budget
BY the Assoeioisd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 16.-The
Maryland General Assembly had
before it today $174,140,000 worth
of money bills to vote on before
adjournment-more than ever
spent before in one year.
Gov. Lane handed in the last
big item last night-a $16.373.0 900
bond issue for new buildings at
State institutions.
The money from the bond is
sue is for the buildings which
would not be built with the $25,-
SOC. 900 cash surplus which the
State now has in it's treasury.
On Monday night the Governor
recommended spending $685.
800 Of the surplus cash on men,
tai hospitals and tuberculosis
sanatoria.
Surplus of Two Million.
This left in the surplus only
about 100000, which custo-
marily Is held in the State treas
ury as a working fund-or cush-
ion against hard times.
The new buildings now are ex-.
pected to cost $39,912,30 in one
year.
Previously the Governors budget
requests and supplemental budget
appropriations added up to $134,-
227.729.
Thus the budget appropriations.
which 60 for operating expenses
of the government and its insti-
tutions. and the new buildings
made grand total of $174,140.029
requested for the year beginning
July i, 1949.
Increase Is Slight.
The bill for the $16.373,000
worth of bonds, if approved. would
keep the State property tax just
about where it Is. The increase
would be from Ills cents to 11.18
cents.
The University of Maryland
would get $5.061 500 of the loan.
tuberculosis sanitoria would get
the second largest amount, or $2.-
187,055.
Gov. Lane proposed $3.50. 900 for
development of the Bayside Park
at Sandy Point.
The university had requested a
total construction program of $40
913.392. but had suggested that
81. .460, 900 of proposed construction
could be financed on a self-liqui-
dating basis. leaving $l6.453. 1892 to
come from bond money.
University Funds Divided.
The $5.061 500 allocated to the
university in the administration
bond bill Is divided as follows
among the several divisions:
College Park. $2.762 900: Bali
more, s1.200.000: Princess Anne,
$685., 900: other. $234,500.
Projects proposed at College
Park are, according to the listing
in the bill: Chemistry classrooms.
teaching and research laboratories,
81, 100000: physics classrooms,
teaching and research laboratories,
100000: engineering equipment
for new building. 5000, 900; agri-
cultural engineering building.
SIS. 200.
Other Agriculture Funds.
Also, artificial dissemination
barns and laboratories. $4,000:
poultry building and houses, class
rooms, offices and research. $65,
900: apiary and storage. $40, 900:
agronomy and botany laboratories,
$4,000: greenhouse. headhouse
and plant laboratories. $4,000:
girls gymnasium. 100000; Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission for sewage and water
lines. $4,000. and completion Of
women's dormitories, $180,000.
Two items are included for
Baltimore-psychiatric institute
for University. of Maryland Hos
pital. 100000, and nurses home,
5000, 900.
Other items in the bill included:
Bowie State Teachers College.
$3.50. 900. and St. Mary's Female
Seminary $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Rosskopf Gets HospituI Post

LURAY, Va, Mar. 16.-The ap-
pointment of Fred Rosskopf as
business manager of Page Me-
mortal Hospital was announced
here yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Beverley to Speak

Alexandria City Councilman
Marshall Beverley will address the
Lynhaven Citizens Association at
8 o'clock tonight Il the Mount
Vernon School. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Kiwonis Marks Yeur

The first anniversary OF the
founding of the Silver Spring XII
wants was celebrated last night by
more than 100 Kiwanians. their
wives and friends. at a dinner
dance at the Hotel 2400.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-21
Aid For Filing Sales
Tax At Court House

A sales tax examiner will be To-
Gated at the Allen county court
house in Lima, July 25 to 30 in
elusive to assist vendors in making
out their tax returns for the period
between January and June 30, it
was annouced the first of the week.
Z. A. Geithman, district manager,
advises vendors who wish assistance
in making out their reports should
take with them necessary records;
such as, copy of last report, sales
records, and vendors purchase ord
ers for prepaid tax receipts.
If deficiency is indicated on the
report, due to failure to cancel suf-
fcient prepaid tax receipts to offset
tax due, remittance should accom-
pany the report in the amount Of
the deficiency, made payable to Don
f, Ebright, Treasurer of State.
Vendors Sales Tax Reports for
the period between January l and
June 20, must be filed with or mailed
to Don H. Ebright, Treasurer of
State, P. o. Box 1899, Columbus,
Ohio, before August /, in order not
to be delinquent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-21
Leave For Summer
TrGUei In Europe

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gratz, north
of Blutfton left by plane from New
York City, Monday night, for Eu-
rope where they will spend two
months in travel. They landed in
England Tuesday.
Besides visiting points of interest
they will spend several we.ks with
their son Delbert, student in the
graduate school of the university
at Bern, Switzerland
Delbert was formerly engaged in
European relief work under the
Mennonite Central committee. He
and his wife and son are living in
Bern while he is in school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gratz expect to re-
turn home by boat in September.
During their absence, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Yoakam are occupying their
home north of town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-21
Signals on College Avenue If
Cherry Street Watchman
Can Be Dropped
Council Takes No Action on
Proposal at its Meeting
Monday Night

New development in the decade
old controversy over erection of flash
er lights at the College avenue cross
ing of the Nickel Plate railroad was
presented to the municipal council
Monday night with Nickel Plate
proposal that the crossing watchman
on Cherry street be discontinued in a
trade for College avenue warning
signals.
Councilman, however, took no i'm
mediate action on the matter, and
tabled the letter proposing the trade,
for further consideration.
In. the message from division head
quarters of the road, it was pointed
out that by relieving the Cherry
street crossing watchman the rail-
road would be able to erect flasher
signals at College avenue, thereby
remedying conditions which have
brought many complaints.
Cherry street would not be unpro-
tected in the move, for flasher lights
now at that crossing would be con
tinued, altho the standard would be
moved from the middle of the street
where it now stands, and new lights
would be erected at each of the
street, the railroad proposed.
Watchman Since 1914
A crossing watchman is maintained
on Cherry street under provisions of
an |. C. c. ruling dating back to 1914,
providing for watchman service from
5 a. m. until 4 p. m. Present watch
man is Joseph Fisher of South Jack
son street.
Town legislation authorizing re-
moval of the watchman would be re-
quired to initiate the move, the let
ter from the railroad explained.
More than a decade ago, consider
alton of discontinuance of watchman
duty at the crossing was tagged by
protests from residents east of the
railroad who felt presence of the
watchman was safeguard for school
children who cross the tracks -four
times a day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-21

Mrs. Ava Young Roe, 76, Bluffton
native, died at her home in Portage,
Tuesday afternoon at Ais o'clock.
She was the daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mahoning Young,
pioneer Bluffton residents and a
sister of Carl Young of this place.
Besides her brother residing here,
she is survived by her husband, four
daughters Mrs. Glenna Rollman and
Mrs. Mary Benlein of Fremont and
Misses Ida and Joan Roe at home,
and three sons Guy Roe of Haskins; !;
Dennie Roe of Sylvania and Robert
Roe of Bowling Green.
Also surviving are two sisters
Mrs. Nettie Jenkins of Colorado
Springs, Colo; and Mrs. Grace
Ramer of Mt. Cory.
Funeral services will be held at
her late home in Portage Friday
afternoon at 2:2U o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-21
$4,000 PROGRAM OF
STREET REPAIRS To
START THIS week
Largest Program Since War
Will Include Resurfacing of
Seven Streets
Preliminary Patching and Grad
ing Has Been Completed by
Town Street Crew

Bluffton's largest street repair
program since the close of World
War II will get under way here
late this week, with major re-surfac-
ing projects planned for seven
streets and minor work scheduled
for other parts of the towns
thorofares.
More than $4,000 will be spent on
the Improvements, with II blocks of
Mound, Spring, Elm and Garau
streets, College and Lawn avenue
and Harmon road comprising the
principal phase of the work, Street
Commissioner HI. Coon announced
Tuesday.
Preliminary patching and grading
in preparation for the finish coat of
stone chips rolled into tar have been
completed by an augmented village
street repair crews
AS in past years the towns crew
of workmen also will participate in
the street re-surfacing program,
handling the hauling and spreading
of stone, thereby reducing the cost
of improvements.
Major re-surfacing programs an
nounced by the Street Commissioner
include the following:
Mound street from Huber street
to College avenue.
College avenue from the Little
Riley Bridge to College Road.
Lawn avenue from Grove to Kib-
Ter street.
Spring street from Elm street to
the Big Riley bridge.
Elm street from the Little Riley
bridge to College road.
Harmon road from Poplar street
to the Bentley road.
Garau street from Harmon road
to Main street.
Following the completion of work
on the summer street Improvement
program, town workmen will in
stall new curbs in the business
area, and it also is hoped to con
struck a new concrete sidewalk in
front of the town hall property.