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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15
FOR SALE-CIOthinu

BOYS size IL zip in plaid lining gray
covert coat and brown herring bone
tweed suit, size IL; tan fleece over
sport coat, reasonable. KE. 2248.
GRAY Persian cloth coat, size IL, $35;
red with silver fox collar, $35. Pc.
2056.
NEW genuine African ostrich feather
cape, $50. CE. 2545.
MOUTON fur coat, full length excel
lent condition, size 1914; first $35
takes w. 1886.
UNUSUAL Christmas gift, rainbow
colored tea aprons, made to order,
very attractive. Call RE. 0554.
WOMENS dresses, suits and coats,
size 1874. ". O124.
TUXEDO. Hart, Schaffner and Marx,
size 81. single breasted. Gil. 1899.
BARGAIN, Classified Advertising in
The SCOOP, East Cleveland Leader
and Euclid News-Journal. IS words
for 60c. Just MAIL your advertise
ment with the money (stampS will
do) to 814 East 152nd St, Classified
Dept. before WEDNESDAY noon.
LOVELY black fur trimmed coat, 2
tailored suits, several beautifully
styled dresses. all size 80: young
mans tan topcoat, also tweed coat,
reasonably priced 655 East 18th st.
SILVER FOX q coat, size IA, almost
new, $55. RE. 1641.
GIRLS clothing, 1912 years, dresses;
hand made, school and girl scout;
sweaters and housecoats; projectors
and skates. 2071 East 221st ST.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

MUsKRAT coat, size. ss-Ss, Sc; bathi-
high chair, $3.50; large Victrola, gooo
clean clothing. men, women and chill
drens. Call after 4:30. all day Satur-
day; other miscellaneous. w. 1929
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

WORK benches for Dad and Junior,
will make wonderful Christmas gift
Reno and Roy's Service Center, 370th
St. Lake Shore blvd, Willoughby.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

ROOM, Lake Shore and East 222nd st
for one or two. privileges. RE. 4143
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

CANARIES. guaranteed singers; will
hold for Xmas. w. 1885. 21220 Ar
Dor ave-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

FOUR puppies, part wire haired ter
rier. 5 weeks old. MU. 1903
Evening star., 1949-12-07
7 Men Get Prison Terms
For Postal Violations

A 64-year-old man was given 9
two-year prison sentence in Alex
andria District Court yesterday or
charges Of using the mails to de-
fraud.
Eugene F. Partee of Bay Pines
| Fla, pleaded guilty. He was ac-
cused Of mailing two bad checks
for more than $500 each in an
effort to buy stock from two Prince
William County firms.
Louis L. Bentley. jr.. 80. colored
|of the 1900 block of Army-Navy
drive. Arlington. received an 18-
month prison sentence after he
pleaded guilty to theft from the
mails. Postal inspectors said Bent
ley, a former bank messenger, took
letters from boxes at the Alexan-
dria post Office.
Sentences were imposed by Fed
fral Judge Albert v. Bryan. /
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Bartender Acquitted in Staying
Is Held in County as Fugitive

Mr.. Keane said he would fight
extradition on the grounds OF
former jeopardy"
The all-woman jury acquitted
Comber of beating and kicking to
death Hubert E. Madden, promi-
nent clubman, last March after a
night-long drinking bout. The
jurors burst into tears and one
tainted and had to be carried from
the jury box when Judge Joseph
Sloan castigated them for what he
called "a miscarriage of justice -
The jury concluded that acute
alcoholism was the contributing
cause of death.
On Saturday, Judge Sloan Is
sued a new warrant for the re-
arrest of Comber on charges of
assault and battery and aggra-
vated assault. the Associated Press
reported. Assistant District At
torney America v. Cortese of
Philadelphia requested the new
charges be filed. Comber is rep
resented in Pennsylvania by At
torney John Patrick Walsh Of
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
8 Towns Get S12,712
License Fee Refunds

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners yesterday ordered
refunds to eight towns of $12,-
1880 in automobile license fees
Under State law. out of each
SIS license fee. the county gets
IS, of which $3.50 goes to incor-
porated towns. The distribution
was as follows:
University Park, 81. 1.767.50; Glen
Arden, SIPS; Greenbelt, $3,587;
Forest Heights, $515: Morningside
$640.50; Berwyn Heights, $435;
Mount Rainier. $5,726, and Bowie
s416.50.
The board reelected Harry w
McNamee as its president for 1856
and approved a $50,0O0 bond fol-
j. Linden Briscoe, who was re-
tained as clerk. Jerrold v. Powers
was renamed attorney to the
board and Norbert Matthews was
named assistant attorney. Other
appointments included Miss Cath
crime Ridgely, secretary to the
clerk. and Mrs. Clara Ann Wilson
as the clerks stenographer.
The board ordered Mr.. Briscoe
to inform the Army Engineers
that it disapproved erection OF
proposed concrete wharf which
would extend $40 feet into the
channel of Broad Greek near
Silesia. The application was filed
by c. w. Freitag of Chevy Chase
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Street Cleaning Pushed
In Montgomery Areas

Silver Spring and Bethesda res
idents who have noticed county
workers cleaning streets In the
two areas during the early morn
ing hours need have no fears that
the activities are just a flash in
the pan."
A guarantee that the work
would continue "as long as the
streets are dirty" came today
from George T. Papageorge, di-
rector of the County Public Works
Department.
Mr.. Papageorge said 10 men are
assigned to Silver Spring and 10
to Bethesda. They start work about
7::30 am. and finish about pm.
He added a 10-man tree divis-
ion is busily trimming trees in
the two areas. A second crew will
be added as soon as another truck
is obtained, he said.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Doll House in Falls Church
Collects Gifts for Needy

A doll house for the collection
of Christmas presents for needy
children in the area has been
opened in Falls Church under the
auspices Of the American Legion
Post. Is
The doll house. in front of the
post Office at Broad and Washing
ton streets, will be- open week
days and evenings until shortly
before Christmas. Gifts Of money
food stuffs, and new or repairable
toys will be accepted.
This is the third year the
Legion has sponsored doll
house. Last year contributions
enabled the group to give presents
to all needy local children as well
as to 40 orphans III the Children's
Haven, Charles Town (W.. Va
orphanage,
Evening star., 1949-12-07

A Bladensburg (Md.) bartender
acquitted in Philadelphia last
Thursday Of murder and man.
slaughter charges in the death o1
a 53-year-old sales executive. to-
day was under 500 bond in Prince
Georges County on a fugitive war
rant stemming. from the same
death.
James Comber, 81. of the 5700
block of Forty-second street,
Hyattsville, made bond yesterday
and is to appear in Hyattsville
Police Court December 10 on the
fugitive warrant. He is employed
as a bartender at the Cross Roads
restaurant in Bladensburg.
Ignatius j. Keane, Hyattsville
attorney who represents Comber
in Maryland. said the December
l9 hearing was set for the pur-
pose Of placing the defendant
under bond pending institution OF
extradition proceedings by PENN
sylvania authorities. An extradi-
tion hearing, If any is held. would
come later. he said. 4
Evening star., 1949-12-07
All but 5000 Tax Bills
Sent Out in Montgomery

All but 5000 of the So 900 Mont
gomery County tax bills for the
1949-50 fiscal year have beer
mailed to property owners, ac-
cording to Finance Director Alex
ander K. Hancock.
Mr.. Hancock said the 5000 bills
still remaining represent taxes on
properties in the Silver Spring
area.
He added that they will be sent
out as soon as information is re-
ceived from the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission on
front-foot benefit charges. He
expressed the hope all informa-
ton will be in within a month.
The last of the 1859 tax bills
were sent out in February, Mr.
Hancock recalled. Deadline for
paying this years tax bills not
yet mailed is 80 days after the
date marked on the bills. He
added that collections to date
have been "very good"
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Rites Today in CuIpeper
For John J. Davies, Jr.
Special Dispoieh TO The Sfur

CULPEPER, Va, Dec. T.
Funeral services for John j. Davies
jr., 80, victim of a traffic accident
Monday near Ashland. Va. were tc
be held at 2 pm. today in ST
Stephens Episcopal Church here,
Burial was to be in the family plot
at Fairview Cemetery.
Mr.. Davies and a Falmouth,
(Va.) resident, Mrs. Kathleen Gar
nett, were killed instantly in a two
Ear crash on Route l, Virginia State
police reported. Mrs. Garnett was
in an automobile driven by her
husband, it was reported and Mr..
Davies was driving the other car.
A native of Culpeper. Mr.. Davies
is the son of the late John j.
Davies and Mrs. Davies, who is
Culpeper County Commissioner
of Revenue. He attended local
schools and Hampton-Sydney Col
lege.
Besides his mother. Mr.. Davies
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ruth Purdum Davies, and an
infant son, John .. Davies, III; a
sister, Mrs. Clarence Campbell,
and a brother, Pete Davies, deputy
commissioner of reyenif here.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

silver cup had not been given to
an individual.
The trophy. with an appropriate
accompanying citation, will be
presented to Mr.. Cox at the fed
eration's January meeting.
Other members Of the winning
committee are Lyle c. Bryant,
Highland Park -Overlee Knolls
Citizens Association; David M.
Adison, Dominion Hills-Paisley
Forest Citizens Association; Ed
ward B. Hincks, CORTLAND Civic
Association: Lewis M. Nixon,
South Arlington Citizens Associ-
alton; George C. Updegraff. New
Ballston Citizens Association, and
J. Earle Weatherly, County Club
Grove Citizens Association.
Mr.. Cox, Federal Communica-
tions budget officer, was elected
to the Arlington County Board in
the November 8 general election.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
$4,000 Bond Issue Voted
By Mount Rainier Council

A $4,000 bond issue to wider
Thirty-fourth street from Rhode
Island through the Mount Rainier
business district was authorized
by the Town Council last night.
Mount Rainier will borrow the
money from the Prince Georges
Bank & Trust Co..
The Council also voted to add a
third police clerk at $1,000 year
to handle day work at headquar-
ters.
A petition of the Wedemeyer
Steel Co. to rezone property
bounded by Oak street. Wells
avenue and Thirty seventh street
from residential class A to indus
trial class E was approved.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Troffic Engineer Post
Open in Montgomery

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board today announced an
opening for traffic engineer at a
salary range Of 5000 to $500 a
year. depending on the successful
applicants qualifications.
Qualifications include AN er.
gineering degree and at lsast two
years experience in traffic en-
gineering work.
Applications are available at
the personnel Office in the Rock
vile Courthouse and ir the county
buildings in Silver pring and
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Prince Georges Boart
Orders 5000 Names
Off Voting Records

The Prince Georges County
Board of Election Supervisors yes
terday ordered the names of 5000
persons stricken from the voting
lists.
Samuel A. Wyvill. one Of the
three members of the board, said
the names of all those who have
not voted in the last five years
will be removed after January /
Persons who wish to be rein
stated. he said. must register un-
der the procedure used for new
voters. Notices will be sent to the
last known address of each per-
son whose name is to be taken
from the records.
Leagues Charges Denied.
At the same time. the board de-
MED charges by the League of
Women Voters that inadequate in
formation had prevented many
persons from registering last
month.
The board explained that to be
eligible to vote in November, 1850,
registrants must have lived in
Maryland at least one year prior
to that time and within the con-
gressional district for at least six
months.
Removal certificates. Mr.. Wyvill
said. are necessary in order to
prevent persons from voting in
two States at one time. Such Ger
tif1cates are required from persons
who have lived in Maryland less
than five years.
Locations Listed. =.
Referring to the leagues COM
plant that people did not, know
where registration places were
located. Mr.. Wyvill said the places
had been advertised and posters
had been distributed throughout
the county.
Registration Offices, he said, will
be open between 8 am. and 4 pm.
Mondays through Fridays in the
Upper Marlboro Court House.
Other registration Offices will be
set up in the Hyattsville Service
Building after January,
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Arnold Co. Terminals
Valued al $101,440
By Virginia Assessor

Irwin M. Quigg, Deputy Arlington
County Commissioner Of Revenue
in charge of real estate. today
testified that the terminal prop
erty Of the Washington, Virginia
& Maryland Coach Co. (Arnold
line) is assessed at SOL, ,440, repre-
senting 40 per cent of it's market
value.
The Arnold line is the subject
of an Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing on it's fight to
increase fares cents per zone to
meet a September arbitration
award. giving wage increases of
10 to II cents an hour for its
workers.
Threatened with strike be-
cause the company said it was
unable to pay. the State of Vir-
gtnia on November 2 seized the
line and has been operating. it
since.
This morning as Examiner J. j.
Williams opened the hearing, At
torney S. Harrison Kahn. repre-
senting the company and the
State. formally filed a petition for
Virginia to intervene in the hear
ing. This was filed on behalf Of
Gov. William M. Tuck and the
State Corporation Commission
which is now operating the prop
erty.
Evidence Protest Withdrawn.
Advised by Mr.. Kahn that Ber-
nard Wahle, executive vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
line; Richard C. Bennett, it's con-
troller. and Jesse F. Stokely. traf-
f1c manager, who previously tes-
titled, are now employees of Vir-
ginia, Lester r. Conley. represent
ing the Arlington County Board.
fighting the fare raise, withdrew
his objection to their evidence.
Mr.. Conley had requested their
evidence be stricken from the
record unless it was shown they
were speaking for Virginia.
Mr.. Bennett, called as witness
for Arlington County. told Exam
iner Williams that obsolete parts,
carried on the company's books
as being valued at $29 900. brought
only 500 when sold for junk. Mr..
Bennett pointed out, however, that
the company received certain
credits from manufacturers for
parts returned to them. Mr.. Ben
nett said that $4,000 a month for
six months is now being charged
off, to wipe out the $4,000. At
the end of the year. he said. this
item will no longer appear on the
books.
Obie L. Warrington, insurance
broker. Of 2o30 North Sixteenth
street. Arlington, testified that the
maximum fire insurance coverage
on the Arnold Line property could
be $462.000. He made it clear that
he is not handling the insurance
account for the Arnold Line and
does not know the amount of in
surance coverage the company
carries on it's property,
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Transit Radios
|ToOffer Singersin
| Christmas Carols

Christmas carols sung softly by
crooners like Bing Crosby and
Perry Como will be heard in radio
equipped Capital Transit Co. buses
and streetcars, beginning Satur-
day.
On Christmas eve. there will be
two or three hours of uninter-
rupted carol singing over the
transit radios, according to Nor
man Reed. WWDC program di-
rector.
The decision to broadcast vocal
arrangements, reached after talks
with the transit company, applies
only in the case of Christmas car.
OILS, Mr.. Reed said. Other music
will continue to be exclusively il.
strumental.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Ar|ingtonSchoo|
Bus Need Seen
Next Semester
Heavy Enrolment
Increase Expected
For February Term

A heavy increase in Arlington
school enrolment when the new
semester begins February / may
require use of buses to transport
children living near overcrowded
schools to new buildings scheduled
for completion by that date. Supt.
William A. Early announced at
meeting of the School Board with
"a principals last night at Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School.
New first-graders already en-
rolled for the semester beginning
in February total 639. The board
expects that enrolment in all
grades will be at least 800 more
than present attendance figures.
Completion Of new schools. on
north Greenbrier street at TWen-
ty-eighth street. and at Glen
Carlyn is expected before the new
termo pens.
Additions are scheduled to bs
finished at Kate Waller Barret
and Peyton Randolph.
More Space Needed.
Despite the new construction.
the board says it must make more
classroom space at other schools
to take care of the increased en-
rollment. Auditorfums and other
rooms will be adapted for class
room work. Two classes of Claude
Swanson Junior High School are
scheduled to be held in Westover
Baptist Church nearby.
Most serious crowding. accord
ing to the principals reports, is
expected at Walter Reed. Shirley
Homes, Woodlawn, James Monroe,
Henry Clay and darlington. Con-
struction of the new Abingdon
School at darlington is sched-
uled for completion late next
spring.
High school principals attend
ing last nights meeting unani-
approved substitution Of
an annual promotion system for
the semester system now in effect.
Public Hearing Slated.
Enrolment Of new students and
promotion of others in the middle
of the year causes great disrup-
ton in school work, principals
said.
Barnard JOY. board chairman.
said a public hearing will be held
on a proposal to change the
promotion system.
Elementary principals Endorsed
a proposal for an "ungraded pri-
mary" for the first three or four
years a child attends school.
Under the plan. a student would
be transferred when ready into
the graded elementary school.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
State Grange Proposes
Maryland Tax Reform
By the Associofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. THE Mary
land State Grange has called for
tax reforms in Maryland, includ-
ing State income tax relief for re-
tired persons living on annuities
and other investment income.
Some IS delegates attending the
annual grange meeting approved
yesterday a committee report
urging tax changes.
+ The report said I'VE recommend
that the State consider the possi-
bilities of narrowing the differ
ence between the rates of tax on
ordinary and investment incomes"
The committee indorsed as
fundamentally sound" Mary
lands continuous assessment Of
property program.
The report also proposed vari-
GUS other changes In the State tax
structure. The grange recon-
mended:
i. Cutting the gap between in
come tax rates on earned and un-
earned income.
2. Increased personal exemp-
tions for persons over IS.
8. That careful study be given
to the possibilities of some Fed
eral tax reduction allowance for
State income tax purposes"
4. That the exemption on
farm implements and machinery
be increased to $1,000 per farm
er" It is now $500. ~.
5. Uniformity in the exemp-
ton of household furniture from
local taxation.
The report said tthe sales tax
and increases in the income tax
revenues have made possible sub
stantial improvements in the
facilities and programs for public
education and state institutions"
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Driver Fined $3.50, Costs,
In Suspended Permit Case

A fine believed to be the heavi-
est in the history of Falls Church
Trial Justice Court was imposed
yesterday by Judge William T.
Finley on a man charged with
Operating vehicle on a suspended
drivers permit.
John E. Murrah, about %, Of
201 Great Falls street was fined
$3.50 and costs. A 30-day Jail
sentence was suspended on condi-
ton that Mr.. Murrah pay the fine
in monthly installments of SIS.
Falls Church police said Mr..
Murrah was convicted in the same
court last July on a charge Of
speeding.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Special Session
Called Dec. Tito
Correct Error
Maryland Assembly
To Re-Puss School
Financing Bill
By the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. THE Gen
eral Assembly will meet in special
session December II to correct q
legislative error that has threat
ened to hold up school construc-
ton in many counties.
Gov. Lane announced last night
he is calling the special session to
re-pass the $50.000,000 credit
pool law enacted during the reg
ular 1949 session to help the
counties finance school construc-
ton.
The law was invalidated last
month by the Court of Appeals
after it was found that, through
a clerical error. there was no rec
orc of the bill having passed in
the official journal of the Senate.
Bond Issue Authorized.
Before the court acted, the
Board of Public Works had au-
thorized issuance of $7,890,000 in
bonds under the act to meet i'm
mediate construction needs in
nine counties. The bonds were
not issued.
Because of the court ruling, the
Board of Public Works also held
up issuance of bonds under a
companion act providing outright
grants from a 10000, 900 authori-
zation. These grants will be made
on the basis of 81 for each So a
county puts up for school con-
struction.
The special session is expected
to last just one day. In fact,
a spokesman in the Governors
Office said it may adjourn within
an hour or two after it is con-
vened.
To Cost About $4,000.
However. there is nothing in the
statute books to keep legislators
at a special session from taking
up any business they wish.
Chances are, however. that just |
two bills-the new bill for a $50
100000 pool and another one ap-
propriating money to pay for the
expenses of the session-will be
acted on.
Expenses are expected to
amount to about $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Picture Of Gen. Patch
Given Stuunton Lodge
By the Assoeioted Press

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 7.-
Staunton Lodge No. 13, A. F. &
A. M. last night received a pic
ture of the late 1t. Gen. Alexander
M. Patch. jr., commander of the
Seventh Army in World War H.
The picture was the gift of Mrs.
Patch. It was requested by Off
GERS of the lodge, of which Gen.
Patch was a member from 1922
until his death in 1945.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Falls Church Faces
Halliday Schedule
For Second Grades

Second-grade students at Falls
Church schools must soon go on
a halliday schedule, the Fairfax
County School Board agreed yes
terday.
Supt. w. r. Woodson told the
board the Falls Church School
Board has informed him double
shifts will soon be required at
Madison Elementary School. oper-
ated by the city. because of in
creased enrolment. r.
Mr.. Woodson said he had been
advised by Falls Church Supt.
Irwin H. Schmitt that further an
ticipated increase at Madison will
force students from the new
West-Lawn development to attend
the county operated Oak Street
Elementary School. This would
necessitate double shifts at Oak
Street, Mr.. Woodson said.
First grade students at both
schools have been on double shifts
since October.
Although Madison is operated
by the city and Oak Street by
the county, the school boards
have agreed that students of the
Falls Church area. whether they
live in the city or county, may at
tend the nearest school, when
ever such an arrangement is feas-
ible. @
The board, in other business,
declined to approve a proposed
22-game schedule for the boys
basket ball team of Fairfax High
School. Samuel ]. Coffey, school
principal, was asked to make an
effort to reduce the number of
games scheduled" Z
A 16-game schedule for the
Herndon High School team was
approved.
Mr.. Woodson was authorized to
employ additional personnel to
publicize a proposed $10,50O, 900
bond issue for school construction.
School buses purchased here,
after. the board decided. will be
of 66-pupil capacity. The board
has asked for bids on 10 buses.
The capacity of present vehicles
varies from 81 to 66. ~
Assistant Supt. j. II. Rice was
asked to investigate reports of un-
authorized use of the Fairfax High
School gymnasium at night and
on Sundays.