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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Rent Office Shift
From Maryland
Is Cancelled
Arlington Won't Get
Silver Spring Work,
But Washington May

The Office of the Housing Ex.
Ipediter has dropped it's proposal
to transfer jurisdiction over the
Montgomery Prince Georges
County rent control Office in Sill
yer Spring from Maryland to the
nearby Virginia rent director in
Arlington. it was learned today.
The proposal was scheduled to
take effect today.
At the same time, a spokesman
for Housing Expediter Tighe E.
Woods said a substitute plan has
been worked out to combine the
two rent control Offices into one,
to be located in Washington.
The spokesman said he did not
know when the new plan would
go into effect.
He explained the proposed con-
solidation was necessitated by re-
duced funds. In addition, accord
ing to the spokesman, it was be-
lieved centrally located Office for
the Metropolitan Washington area
would be more convenient in
hearing appeals from decisions Of
the Maryland and Virginia rent
directors.
Proposal Opposed.
At present, the spokesman said,
appeals from the nearby Mary
land rent director are heard in
Baltimore and those in nearby
Virginia are considered in At
lanta.
The new proposal brought i'm
mediate opposition from Harry A.
l.. Barker of Riverdale, chairman
of the Rent Advisory Board for
the Montgomery-Prince Georges
County area, who also had bitter
ly criticized the original plan.
This is a ridiculous PROPOSE
tion," Mr. Barker declared. I'VE
don't intend to have our area con-
trolled by any one other than a
Marylander.
IF this plan goes through, it
means Maryland residents will
have to 60 into Washington in
stead of having their complaints
taken care of in their own State"
Buchanan Won't Comment.
He said he planned to call the
Advisory Board into session as
soon as he received an official
notification of the plan, adding.
we VIII try to block itsbefore it
goes into effect" ~
I. Chance Buchanan, in charge
of the nearby Virginia rent con-
troll Office, refused to comment
pending official notice of the new
plan by the Office of the Housing
Expediter.
II want chance to discuss this
thing with the national Office be-
fore~1 say anything" he asserted.
Mr.. Buchanan's jurisdiction ex-
tends over Arlington and Fairfax
Counties, Alexandria, the Dunn
fries magisterial district of Prince
William County and the VIM
chester and Front Royal defense
rental areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Retirement Ceremony
Honors Miss Orr

Miss Gertrude Orr, 10, was pre-
sented savings bond at a re-
tirement ceremony held yesterday
in honor of her 80 years service
in the reserve branch Of the Adju-
tant Generals Office of the Army
The presentation was made by
Gen. w. E. Bergan. head Of per-
sonnet of the AGO, in the Penta-
gon. She started working for the
Government In February. 1918.
Miss Orr lives at 1911 North
Wakefield street, Arlington. Shit
was born in Wooster, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Series Of 5 Meetings
Called in Fairfax on
School Bond Proposal

In preparation for q proposed
bond issue for school construction,
Fairfax educational authorities
have scheduled a series of five
meetings with representatives OF
each county school.
Each meeting will consider the
needs Of one or two school dis
tricts with the board member from
the district discussing the matter
with the principal, the PTA presi-
dent and one other person
selected by the president, from
each school in the district.
All meetings will be held in the
office of Supt. w. T. Woodson
as follows:
Monday. Dranesville and Hend-
don districts, 1870 pm.
Nov. 8. Providence district, 1886
to $3.50 pm.
Nov. 9. Mount Vernon district, s
to II am; Lee and Centreville
districts. 1880 to $3.50 pm.
Nov. 10, Falls Church district
8 to II am.
At 1880 pm, November IA, the
School Board will meet with the
ExecutiVe Committee of the School
Emergency Committee, and the
next day will submit a list OF
proposed buildings and additions
to an architect with a request for
cost estimates.
. Two days later the board will
review the tentative building pro-
gram, taking into consideration
the architect ssestimate of cost. ).
On November Is the board pro
posed to meet again with the
School Emergency Committee and
present its recommendations for
the building program.
Mr.. Woodson said the board
hopes 10 conform closely to the
schedule SO that petitions re-
questing a bond issue may be cir
culated as soon as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Mount Rainier Girl Gets
Hecht Co. Scholarship

Miss Alice Shepard of 4012
Thirty-f1rst street, Mt. Rainier, a
student at the University of
Maryland, has been awarded the
Hecht Co. scholarship, the COM
.pany announced today.
4 Miss Shepard was awarded the
scholarship, given annually to a
practical arts student of the uni
sversity, on the basis of work ex-
Eperience in the Hecht Co.'S Sill
syer Spring store last summer.
& Milton Shlesinger. operating
smanager Of the Silver Spring
branch. presented the award in
ceremonies marking the stores
ssecond anniversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Methodist Church Chanel
AT Frederick Burns

FREDERICK. Md, Nov. IA
fire which is believed to have
started in a coal stockpile last
night burned the chapel of CAL
vary Methodist Church here.
Damage was estimated at ST., 1000.
Firefighting was made difficult
by dense clouds Of smoke and gas
caused by the burning coal. Fire
men confined the flames to the
small chapel, but other parts Of
the large church were damaged
by smoke.
They believe the blaze was
caused by spontaneous combus-
ton In aston pile Of coal stored
beneath the chapel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Democrats Announce
Montgomery Forums

Preparedness for next years
election campaigns is the goal OF
the second series of public forums,
sponsored by the Democratic
State Central Committee for
Montgomery County, which will
open at 8 pm. tomorrow In the
Kensington Elementary School.
Other forums will be held AZ
sOlney-Sandy Spring. November
Is: Poolesville, November %;
Silver Spring. December 2: Cabin
john Glen Echo. December 8;
Takoma Park. January II and a
countrywide finale, Rockville.
January II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Broken Furnace Gives
800 Children Holiday

+ More than 800 Arlington school
children were given an unexpected
holiday today when they reported
to the Claude A. Swanson Junior
High School.
School officials said the furnace
broke down and the school was
without heat. They said they ex-
pected to have it repaired In time
for classes tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Virginia to Take Over
Arnold Buses Tonight
Jas Pay Talks Continue

Operation of the Arnold bus
line by the State of Virginia is
scheduled to begin at midnight
tonight while negotiations con-
tinue over payment of a wage
award.
! The transit firm, known official
ly as the Washington. Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co., will become
the second bus line running be-
tween Virginia and Washington
which will be operated under the
States Public Utilities Labor Re-
lations Act.
State Operating One Line.
|. The Alexandria, Bancroft &
Washington Transit Co. already
is under State management pend
ing settlement of contract nego-
ftiations.
William c. Seibert, commerce
counsel for the State Corporation
Commission. said at Richmond
he would go to Arlington some
time today to take over the Arnold
line in. the name of the State, the
Associated Press reported. Last
week Gov. Tuck ordered State
seizure of the strike threatened
utility in the interest of sthe
public health, welfare and safety"
Strike Threa faned
Drivers and maintenance men
represented by the Amalgamated
Association of Street Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees OF
America, AFL, threatened to walk
out at midnight tonight unless
they receive q wage increase
granted by an arbitration board
in September. ~.
!: The company has said it is un-
able to grant the increase until it
receives permission to raise fares.
New fare schedules now are pend-
ing before the sec and the m
terstate Commerce Commission.
Because of the interstate nature
OF the company's operations, the
workers contend that Virginia's
public utilities law does not apply,
but the union has agreed for them
to work for the State pending set
tlement OF this questions by the
courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Chief Guard Retires
At Naval Academy
BY the Assoeic,ed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. Ira l.
Gorrell, SO, chief Of guards at the
Naval Academy, retired yesterday
after 80 years Of service in the
yard" here.
Chief Gorrell plans to concen-
trate on his hobby, painting in oils
and water colors. Some of his
works are now on display in the
Naval Academy museum and
Alumni House.
Fellow guards gave him gold
watch at . farewell ceremony
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
By Fred de Luno
Stor Stoff Correspondent

FREDERICK, Md, Nov. L.
Quietly and without fanfare. COM
plete with its 26 cannisters OF
goldfish. Train No. 6045 made it,
last run last night.
To the trainmen, it was just
another trip: to the 30-odd pas.
sengers, the passing of an era
After lib years, passenger trair
service was at an end between
Frederick and Brunswick. &
stretch which was part of the
original B. & o. system. the frs
railroad in the United States.
Effective today, the Maryland
Public Service Commission ha!
authorized the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad to discontinue it's three
historic local passenger runs be.
tween Frederick. Brunswick ant
Hagerstown. The trains lost S19,.
900 last year, the railroad re.
ported.
The action does not leave Fred.
erick entirely devoid of train serv.
ice. however. Daily freight trip.
will continue. and from Frederick
Junction, 3 miles out Of town, pas.
senger service goes on as usual.
Small Crowd Watches.
For the last trip from here tc
Brunswick, there were few new
passengers. Most of them hao
been making the single daily TRIP
on occasion for years. In the
future. they would go by auto
mobile or bus.
A small crowd watched the two
car train Zone passenger. one mai
and freight leave here. and a
smaller crowd saw It arrive Il,
Brunswick. Along the way, at the
seven whistle-stops. small groups
Of well-wishers greeted the gaso-
iine-electric train as it pulled to
10 halt and then hooted away into
the distance. 3 g.. &
SAID J:E. leopold, SO, retired
Brunswick train car repair fore
man. who made the last trip with
his wife:
Most everybody has automo-
biles nowadays, you know. You
can go over to Frederick when you
want to, and you don't have to
depend on the train
Another old-tir1er who, was In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
-eroy Humphrey to Speok

The District Heights (Md.) Citi-
zens Association will hear q talk
by Leroy Humphrey. Democratic
door leader of the Maryland House
|of Delegates at its meeting at 8
pm. tomorrow at the firehouse on
the Marlboro pike. Officers will be
nominated for the coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Church Plans Bozuur

The First Presbyterian Church
Of Arlington will sponsor q bazaar
from Q to 8 pm. Friday at the
church. North Glebe road and
Wilson boulevard. Proceeds will
go to the building fund Of a Sum
day school unit now under con-
struction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Battle Gives Outline
OF Suffrage Policy
In Poll Tax Repeal

Virginia Democrats today con.
tinued their drive for large turn.
out for next Tuesdays election
after receiving clarifying state.
ment on future suffrage policy
from the man most likely to bt
the next Governor.
The "get-out-the-vote" caravan
moved on to Tappahannoek for 6
meeting this afternoon with Dem.
ocratic leaders in the LIST congress.
sional district.
John S. Battle, party nominee
for Governor. meanwhile, renewet
his pleas for approval of amend.
Fments to the State constitution
carrying out recommendations O.
the Campbell Suffrage Commits
sion. Mr.. Battle clarified his posi-
ton on three major changes which
would go into effect If voters ap'
prove the amendments in q ref.
erendum, also to be held Tuesday
Doesn't Favor Increase.
I The former State Senator from
Charlottesville said he did not
believe the revenue from the
present $3.50 poll tax should be
lost, to the schools, but added
he does not favor any amount ir
excess of this figure at the pres.
ent time.
Under the proposed amend
ments the $3.50 capitation levy
as a prerequisite to voting, would
be abolished. but authority would
be granted the General Assembly
to impose a So capitatiotr tax and
to local governing bodies to i'm
pose an additional 81 annual fee
Mr.. Battle noted that the So
set out in the amendments is
purely permissive" and is merely
q limitation on the General AS
sembly' the Associated Press re-
Cites Literary Tests.
He went on to explain that the
amendments further provide that
one not now registered who de-
sires to register must meet such
tests as to literacy and such fur
ther requirement as the General
Assembly may prescribe.
This language" he said, "o1
course. refers to one who desires
to register. It does not apply tt
those now registered under present
law and it does not apply to re-
newal of registration.
Il think it is generally agreed
that a literacy test is proper; that
the voter. unless physically handi-
capped, should be able to read and
to write and have sufficient intelli-
gence to know something about
his government"
He stressed his belief that such
tests should be simple and uni.
form" and should be applied
fairly and impartially" by bipar.
tlSdu electoral boards.
Sees Endless Confusion.
Mr.. Battle said that, If elected
he would recommend simple and
convenient methods of registra-
ton renewal as proposed by the
Campbell c Commission. This would
be by any one Of three ways:
Annual renewal to a registrar
payment Of personal property
taxes or by voting the previous
year.
He warned again of endless
confusion" If Virginia fails te
adopt the amendments and Con.
gress passes a poll tax repeal law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Rent Control Ended
In Lexington District

Rent control ended yesterday in
Lexington, Va. the housing ex-
pediter's Office announced.
Decontrol in the town came as a
result Of a resolution passed by the
local governing body and approved
by the Governor.
Housing Expediter Tighe e.
Woods said he decontrolled on his
own initiative the remainder OF
the magisterial district OF Lexing-
ton in Rockbridge County, in
which Lexington Is located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Robert S. crump, 81, Dies

RICHMOND, Nov. l R.-Robert
is. Crunnp. 81. retired president of
the Standard Paper Co. and sover-
|eign grand inspector general OF the
Virginia Scottish Rite Masons,
died yesterday In hospital here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Tuck Releases School Fund

RICHMOND. Va. Nov. /. R.-
Gov. Tuck today released a $780,
900 conditional appropriation to
build a recreation hall at the VH-
ginia school for the deaf and blind
at ,Staunton. {
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27

Township, for a distance of 2.88
miles.
Route 161 for a distance of
$40, miles in Union Township,
for a width of l8 feet.
u. S. Route SO will be resurfaC-
ed for a distance of 4.33 miles
between Marysville and Milford
and for a distance of LA miles
south of Milford in Union Town
ship, where it crosses the Cham
paign County line.
In all probability these roads
will be detoured during the con.
Struction as it will be done by
contract work, it was indicated
by a Highway spokesman.
Tuesday, July 10 is the date on
which the sealed bids are due
The work. is to be completed by
not later than Oct. Is according
to the terms set by the Highway
Department.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Two Accidents
Occur Sunday

No one was injured but two
trucks and a car were badly dam
aged in accidents near Marysville
Sunday.
At 7:30 p. m. Sunday Eleanor
Louise Hamilton, 18, driving a
1910 Pontiac coach owned by
Glen Hamilton, of Broadway,
lost control of the car on the
slippery pavement on Route 33
east of Marysville. The car skid
ded into the ditch and the rear
end was considerable damaged al
though the automobile was able
to be driven away under its own
power.
In the other accident Sunday,
two semi-trucks owned by James
Vaughn and Fred Spotleson, of
Akron, were badly damaged
when they piled up in the Irwin
bridge on Route 4, south of
Marysville.
The lead truck, driven by
Vaughn, was crowded in the
bridge and jack knitted as the
other truck driven by Spotleson
came into the bridge. Both trucks
were damaged considerable and
were towed to Mechanicsburg.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27

Sanders g. Grigsby, local at
torneys, have purchased the of
flee building, at 1l6 S. Court ST.,
occupied by Mrs. Hazel r. Evans,
abstractor.
The abstracting business was
sold by Mrs. Evans to the Union
County Title & Abstract Co.,
which will be managed by Fred
Scheiderer of this city. Mrs. Evans
will remain with the new firm for
an indefinite period.
Mr.. Scheiderer is a graduate
of Wittenburg College, Spring
field, where he received the de
gree of bachelor of science in bus
mess administration. Until re-
Gently, he has been associated
with the II. B. Salter Manufact-
uring Co.
Gwynn Sanders, who is a grad
uate of Denison University ano
the George Washington Univer-
sity college of law, has been q
practicing attorney in Marys-
vile since 1890. He is former
prosecuting attorney and Com
mon Pleas Judge here. Joseph N
Grigsby joined him as partner
this spring. Mr.. Grigsby is g
graduate of Ohio State University
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Five Are Arrdigned
Before Snodgross;
Four On Intoxicution

Five persons were arraigned be-
fore Justice William SnodgraSs
over the weekend.
Elbin McAlliSter, %, was fined
500 and costs by Justice Snod-
grass Sunday on a charge of driv-
ing while intoxicated. He was ar
rested by Sheriff Walter Gallo
way. Three other men with him,
j. E. Cornell, 50 Ralph Middle
ton, so, and Paul Cornwell 26,
were all charged with intoxi-
cation and fined $40 and costs.
All four men were unable to pay
the fines and were confined in
the county Jail. Ralph Middleton
paid his fine Monday and was re-
leased. All four men were from
London.
William Cosgray was charged
with assault and battery and was
arrested by Officer Dixie Say
grover Sunday night. He pleaded
not guilty when arraigned before
Justice Snodbrass Monday morn
ing and was placed under $500
bond. He is under a suspended
sentence in the workhouse at the
present time.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Rites Thursday
For Returned GI

Funeral services will be held
Thursday for S/Sgt. Robert w.
Bonham, of Byhalia, who was
killed on Aug. Is, 1943 in Italy.
He was born Sept. 80, 1919 in
Washington Township, the son of
Ora and Nellie (Norris) Bonham
who survive.
He joined the Army in April,
1912 and took his training at Tus-
con, Arizona. He was a tail gun
ner in BIB and was killed when
his plane was shot down during a
raid on Potenza, Italy.
Surviving besides his parents
are: seven brothers and sisters;
Mrs. Milburn Baker, of West
Mansfield; Mrs. Elmer Harris, of
Marion; Mrs. Frank Buell., of
Garrettsville; Elmer Bonham, of
Byhalia; Louise Bonham, of By
halia; Mrs. Gaylord Lingrell, of
Byhalia, and Mrs. Carl Adding
ton, of West Mansfield.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Thursday at the Byhalia
Methodist Church conducted by
the Rev. Charles Cramer. Inter
ment will be in Byhalia Gene
terry in charge of Marion Winter,
funeral director of Redwood.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Sdles Tox Income
Drops For the Week

Sales tax collections in Union
County for the week ending June
IL totaled S436O.7l according to
the report of Don H. Ebright,
state treasurer. This is about $500
below the amount for the same
period last year.
The total collections for 1949
to date are S81 ,564.71 or $4,000
less than last year. The grand
total for the state is more than
four million dollars behind l940.
Collections in eig h boring
counties for the week ending June
IL were: Champaign, S6527.09;
Delaware, $753795; F. kiln,
5000, ,889 A; Hardin, S5ll6.52; Lo-
gan, S8,98234; Madison, S4245.75;
Marion, SIS, 5,961.31.
The sales tax provides approx
imately 40 percent of all the tax
revenue coming into the State of
Ohio. The sales tax on the auto
motive line provides by far the
largest part of the total with
S674,000 of the two and one half
million total. This includes motor
vehicles, accessories, garage work,
etc. Miscellaneous articles such as
drugs, hardware, fuel, jewelry,
etc. was second in the amount OF
the total collections.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Redwood Lions
Instoll Officers

The Redwood Lions Club held
its annual installation party and
ladies night in the Redwood High
School auditorium Friday night,
June II.
The dinner was served by the
Youth choir of the Central Meth
odist Church and following that
the retiring president, K. D. Kyle,
presided over the installation of
the new officers and presented
chevrons to the two year mem
berS.
District Governor r. H. Nc
Collough, of Defiance, inducted
five new members into the club.
Officers elected for the coming
year were: Claude w. Swartz,
president; and Mike Sherman,
secretary. Mr.. Sherman is the
deputy district governor of this
region, a post to which he was
elected at the Lions state con-
vention held in Cleveland recent
w
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Comedy Band
Booked for Fourth

Willie Fischer and his famous
"Log-Jammers", one of Americas
finest dance and entertaining
bands, stars of stage, screen and
radio, will furnish the afternoon
program of the American Legion'S
Fourth of July celebration, next
Monday.
A few of the movies in which
Fischer has been featured are
"Jamboree", Seven Days Ashore"
"That's My Baby" and She's a
Sweetheart" He has been a guest
on the Orson Wells show, and has
appeared at Jack Dempsey's New
York; Radio Room, Hollywood;
Nicolet Hotel, Minneapolis; Look
out House, Covington, KY; and
all major radio networks and
theaters throughout the country.
Their records, Little Brown
jug" and Main Street" have
been top-notch sellers on the
Standard Label
Fischer was formerly with the
Spike Jones band, and will pre-
sent a type of program similar to
that of the famed City Slickers.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-27
Use Road Blocks
To Test All Cars

The Marysville Police and the
Union County Sheriff's Office
will cooperate with the State
Highway Patrol in the Police
Safety check which will be in
operation throughout the month
of July, according to Sheriff Wal
ter Galloway.
Beginning July | the state pa
troll and local officials will es-
4ablish road blocks and will stop
fars on the roads or anywhere
Jelse practical and will check the
major safety hazards. These in
clude lights, brakes, steering,
windshield wipers, horn, rear
vision mirror, and other points.
The inspecting officer will fill
out a slip checking the various
defects which are to be corrected
Immediately.
Last year almost one fifth OF
the cars checked in the state OF
Ohio were found to be defective
1t will take the active coopera-
ton of all car owners in this
county as we'll as in the state to
make this safety check campaign
a success. If the car is found to
be in satisfactory condition it will
receive the 1949 Traffic Safety
Sticker.