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Evening star., 1950-07-02
Democrats 10 Seek
Wider Home Rule in
Montgomery Platform

A constitutional convention to
consider broadening home rule
powers for counties and munich
palities Is included in a 14-point
suggested campaign platform for
the Montgomery County Demo
cratic Party for 1850.
The proposed platform has been
drafted by the recently organized
Democratic Victory Committee. >
i Mayor G. La Marr Kelly. jr., OF
Rockville, committee chairman
announced yesterday that recon-.
mendations are based on sugges.
tions received in a poll of part,
members, county employees ant
civic groups.
School Boards Involved.
The proposal favoring the con.
stitutional convention also askec
that consideration be given tx
election of school boards through
out the State on a uniform basis
and truly proportional" repre-
sentation in the State Legisla-
ture.
Other recommendations include
pledges promising zoning protec-
tion for all property owners; an
invitation to business interests to
participate in civic affairs and
consideration of their advice; a
survey to establish a "just pri-
ority" for an expanded farm-to-
market road program; an "ener-
getic" soil conservation program.
and fair and equitable" system
OF realty assessments.
Fire Department Aid.
Also. support and aid to "pro-
gressive" volunteer fire depart
ments; encouragement of special
taxing areas; an expansion of Ii
brary services; full cooperation
with public health programs for
the county; economy in govern
ment; ample financial support for
education without unwarranted
burden on the taxpayers; fullest
recognition of women in politics,
and wider dissemination of infor-
nation on governmental affairs.
A copy of the platform will be
forwarded to the county's Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
with a letter recommending it's
adoption.
The committee, in releasing the
suggested platform, said the
county manager form of govern
ment was not an issue.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Citizens Organize Group
To Support Ober Law

BALTIMORE, July / (R.-A
group of citizens announced to-
day the birth of an organization
dedicated to support the Ober
law in the November referendum
Under the name of the Mary
land Committee Against Un-Amer-
ican Activities. it includes as mem
bers:
Howard w. Jackson, former
mayor of Baltimore, and Wilmer
C. Carter, Carlyle Barton, Daniel
Burkhardt, William c. Purnell,
Henry c. Evans, Samuel j. Fisher,
John H. Ghinger, Milton E. Gun
dersheimer, J.. Valiant Harring-
ton, Henry p. Irr and George D.
O'Neill.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Arlington YMCA Comp
Opens with 700 Children

The summer day camp of the
Arlington Young Mems Christian
Association opened last week with
TOO boys and girls enrolled.
Buses direct to the camp, at
1922 North Thirteenth street. Ar
lington, leave Shirlington and Ar
lington Forest at 8 am. weekdays.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Women browns at Roanoke

ROANOKE. Va, An unidentified
woman, about 81, drowned while
swimming in Roanoke River here
this afternoon with two male
companions. Police are checking
to determine the woman's iden-
tity and are questioning her COM
panions. 4
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Dean and JUL to Take
Part in Poultry Meetino
Speeioi Dispatch TO The star

BLACKSBURG, Va, July L.
Prof. A. L. Dean, Virginia Tech,
and DR.. Morley A. JUL, head of
the poultry department, University
of Maryland, will take part in the
25th anniversary meeting of the
Virginia State Poultry Federation
here Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1950-07-02

@SSCAA ~ ot 4Vo
r e organization
meeting yester-
day. His title
will be assist
a n t Superin-
t e n d e n t in
charge of cur
riculum.
Mr.. II a S S.
who has been
a SCHOOL prin-
cipal at Battle
Creek, Mich,
will be absent
for Sc e r a !
weeks whi1e he
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Prince GEORGES
Effect
Women Voters League
Prepares Fresh Blast
At Sothoron Act \

The controversial Sothoron Act
revamping the Prince Georges
County government became effec-
tive yesterday while the League
of Women Voters prepared fresh
blast at the county Democratic
organization.
Continued governmental func-
tioning during the transition Pc
riod was assured when the county
commissioners, at a special ses-
sion at Upper Marlboro, unani-
mously adopted six resolutions i'm
plementing the act.
Hardly was the official ink dry,
when Mrs. Reuben Bogdanoff,
president of the league, issued q
law into effect without public
hearings. Mrs. Bogdanoff did not
attend yesterdays meeting.
Says People Are Disregarded.
There was no use," Mrs. Bog.
danoff declared. 80 far as public
participation was concerned. it
would just have been a farce. We
had been promised that the COM
missioners would invite the public
to offer suggestions before they
took official action. Instead, they
have run true to form and dis
regarded the people entirely"
Plans for yesterdays session was
announced last Tuesday.
Three provisions of the act do
not become effective until Deem
ber 4. These include selection Of
a full-time chairman for the
Board of commissioners, twice.
weekly board meetings and pay
raises for the commissioners.
The major change effected yes
terday was the, creation of a new
Department of Budget and Ac-
counts and appointment Of Carl
D. Mace. 36, of Bladensburg AZ
its head. Until yesterday. Mr..
Mace, who will be designated
county controller, was chief dep
uty clerk to the county commits
sioners.
Graduated From Strayer's.
An accountant, Mr.. Mace has
been employed by the county for
about four years, having worked
first for the county engineers
Office. He holds bachelors and
masters degrees in commercial
science from Strayer's Business
College in Washington.
Miss Catherine Ridgely, for -
years an employe of the commits
sioners' Office with the title Of
secretary to the clerk, Linden
Briscoe, was named deputy con-
treller. She lives in Upper Marl-
boro.
| In all, Is departments were
created, including one other new
one, a purchasing department.
Formal activation of the last
named department will take place
after further study.
The other departments are con-
tinuations of Offices existing under
the old set-up.
Other Changes Made.
Personnel of the motor vehicle
transfer Office were assigned to
the Department of Budgets and
Accounts. The county real estate
transfer clerk, the county social
worker and taxicab inspector were
assigned to the administrative de-
partment.
The Office of property clerk was
abolished. Lawrence E. Walker,
who now holds the part-time
81 ,000-a-year post, will continue
his duties for a month until they
are assumed by the police depart
ment. Mr.. Walker also is a police
court clerk to Trial Magistrate
Arthur P. Owens.
Coordination of the several de-
partments was assigned to Jerrold
v. Powers, chief legal counsel to
the commissioners. All other Off
GERS and employees were reap.
pointed.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Foirfox Concert Today

The Fairfax County School band
will present concert at 4 o'clock
this afternoon on the lawn of
Falls Church High School.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Director Of instruction
Reports in Arlington

G. Glen Hass, new director of
instruction for Arlington County
Schools, reported to the School
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fashioned garb throughout the
celebration. Even the sun did not
discourage some housewives from
going about their Saturday shop
ping In the long sleeve, long skirt
Evening star., 1950-07-02

most worthy grand treasurer Of
the worldwide Eastern Star.
The Event Will Continue.
The Takoma residents plan to
keep parading about in their old
Evening star., 1950-07-02


Of
65 AMgeny
Enabeth Anne of Lee
Evening star., 1950-11-15

Three college heads and repre-
sentative of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute will participate in a
panel discussion at 7:45 o'clock
tonight over Radio Station WCFM
on the program Target: Educa-
tion 1880"
The broadcast, with Cecilia Lee
Fine as moderator, will discuss the
question, What do the American
land-grant colleges contribute to
the Nation?"
Guests appearing on this pro-
gram, sixth in a series on educa-
ton, will be: President Milton
Eisenhower, Pennsylvania State
Evening star., 1950-11-15
COLLEGE Heads 10 Discuss Land-Granf Contributions

College: President John A. Han
nah, Michigan State College;
Chancellor r. G. Gustavson, Uni
versity of Nebraska, and Miss
Maude E. Wallace of VPI.
The program is sponsored by
the Education Committee of the
Washington Branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University
Women.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
National Symphony 10 Give Free School Concerts

concerts may be heard by radio in
all Washington area schools.
Mr.. Underwood replaces How
ard Mitchell, conductor of the
National Symphony, as commen-
tator for the concerts. Mr.. Nit
chell gave the program notes dur
ing previous series.
The schedule of the concerts is
as follows: December /, Eastern:
December 8, Cardozo; January 4,
Roosevelt; January S, Gonzaga;
February l, Mckinley; March /,
Western, and March %, Cardozo.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

The National Symphony Or
chestra will open a series of seven
free children's concerts in District
high schools next month spon-
sored by Washington firms with
the cooperation of the District
Federation of Musicians, Local
161.
Pierson Underwood, program
director for Radio Station WQQW,
is to serve as commentator for
the series, which will be broad
cast over WQQW facilities. The
Evening star., 1950-11-15
PTA to Heur Dentist

DR.. Joseph c.. Veith. jr., Of the
District Dental Society for Pre-
vention of Dental Diseases in
Children, will talk to the men,
bers of the Benning Elementary
School PTA at 8 o'clock tonight
in tile school, Benning road and
Minnesota avenue NE.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Optimists to Hear Morgorito

Bob Margarita, head coach of
Georgetown University's football
team, will address the luncheon
meeting of the Northeast Opti-
mist Club at noon tomorrow at
the Confessional Hotel.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Club Breakfast Tomorrow

The Hotel Night Mems Break
fast Club will meet at $3.50 am.
tomorrow in the Hamilton Hotel
William F. Kirk, executive assist
ant manager of the Hotel Statler
will speak.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

The widow of the originator of
Scotland's famed dog shows never
owned a canine. but had a cat
and canary as pets,
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Voice Tells World
Caspian Fish Won't
Swallow Red Line
BY the Associated Pres,

| The Voice of America is twittine
Russia these days because Caspian
Sea sturgeon won't swallow the
Communist line.
Foreign listeners to the State
Department broadcasts are told
that prize Russian" caviar really
comes from Persian sturgeon
which swim in Iranian waters and
warily steer clear of Soviet shores.
The Voices" version is that
the Soviet Union Is currently seek
ing renewal of a 25-year fishing
agreement with Iran (Persia) be-
cause the Russians. have failed to
lure the big fish to the northern
end of the Caspian. Under the
agreement the Soviets have OBJ
tanned a yearly average of los
tons Of sturgeon eggs. They are
marketed as Russian caviar.
"The only unusual note in this
situation is that the Soviets have
so far failed to claim that the
virtues of this caviar are due to
indoctrination of the fish in Com
munist ideology," the Voice" says
Officials said the broadcast is
being made in Is languages used
by the State Department radio.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
District Woman, 70 Others
Injured in Bus Crash
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON, N. c., Sept. 15.-
Three of its % passengers were
hospitalized yesterday after a Vir-
Iginia railways bus rammed into
the rear of a parked truck here.
Twenty-one were hurt.
Ben T. Jay, 27. of Charlotte,
driver of the bus which was bound
for Asheville from Burlington, N.
c.. told police he did not see the
parked truck until just before
ramming it. The truck driver, P.
G. Shifdette, 80, of Baltimore, said
he had parked to get some sleep.
He was not injured. The bus pas
sengers escaped through an emer-
gency door when the front door
was jammed.
Mr.. Jay was imprisoned for al
most As minutes before rescuers
released him with the aid of an
acetylene torch.
Reported in fair condition with
a conclusion, left hip and forearm
injuries was Charles B. Dykes of
Dry Fork. Va.
In good condition were Ruth
Womack Of Washington, and D.
P. Blanton of Gainesville, Fla.
The Washington woman suffered
cheek and head injuries. Mr..
Blanton received a fractured left
ankle and back injuries.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
u. 5. Aid 10 Schools
In Defense Crowded
Areas in Conference

The program to aid States in
which Federal activities have over
taxed school facilities today moved
ahead in Congress, with $73,190.-
600 in prospect.
A session of Senate and House
conferees to iron out differences
in a measure giving $24 million
for maintenance and operations Of
schools was slated for 10 am. to-
day, This House measure has
passed both chambers, but details
remain to be reconciled.
Another measure, involving $49,-
10000, for building new schools,
was the subject of a conference
report filed in the House yesterday
afternoon. This was brought up
by Chairman Barden of the House
Labor and Education Committee
and requires only House approval
to send it to the White House for
action, as the Senate has already
favorably acted.
This Senate legislation entails
$25, 100000 for construction and
$24 million for contract authoriza-
tion for the erection of new school
facilities.
Officials explained that where
the schools are located on Federal
property. the national Govern
ment will pay 95 per cent. The
State or it's political subdivision
Immediately involved would pay
the remaining S per cent. This
is an adjustment worked out be-
cause of the loss in taxable prop
erty to the State, where the Fed
eral Government moves in.
This school program is brought
about by the squirt in national
defense and the general growth
of the Federal Government, Off
cials declared.
While the District is not in
volved. 1t is expected that nearby
Maryland and Virginia areas
would benefit. No exact break
down of the sums to be allo-
Gated is as yet available.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
D. {. Law Firm Sues
Baltimore Night Club
Operator for Fees
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-A firm
of Washington attorneys yester-
day sued Max A. Cohen for SO, 500
in legal fees it says are due for
representing the former night club
operator in his tax troubles with
the Government.
The four partners in Barnes g.
Hill-James M. Barnes, Thurman
Hill. Arthur j. Swanick and Eu-
gene Carusi-f1led their action in
Federal Court here.
Cohen gained Nation wide no
toriety few years back as opera
tor of one of the gamier night
clubs on downtown East Baltimore
street.
On April IL, 1946. he was SEN
fenced to Is months in Federal
prison and fined $4,000 for evad-
ing income taxes in 1889 through
1912. In addition he had to pay
$4,000 in back taxes. interest
and penalties.
Agreement Claimed.
The law firm said it agreed to
represent Cohen in this case for a
$4,000 retainer plus Is per cent of
any saving it effected by getting
the Government to cut down its
tax claim.
The attorneys say they saved
$47,021 for Cohen and their bill
for the job was $11.753 plus the
$4,000 retainer. The next month,
the attorneys charge, they repre-
sented Cohen in some excise tax
difficulties with the Government.
The bill for that was $500.
Then Mr.. Hill visited Cohen at
the Federal prison at Lewisburg,
Pa, and it was agreed the firm
would get $4,000 if it could arrange
a pardon. Several months later,
the law firm alleged, it was agreed
this would be cut to $500 if it
could arrange a prompt parole as
soon as Cohen had served the
minimum term.
Part of Bill Paid.
In the fall of 1948, the attorneys
charged, Cohen agreed to pay
them $1,000 if they could work
out settlement with the Govern
ment and avoid a threatened
prosecution on new income tax
evasion charges covering 1943-
44-45-46.
Cohen paid $500 against this
$24,753 bill for legal services. the
complaint said. and in June, 1947,
Mr.. Hill agreed to compromise the
earlier part of the Indebtedness,
writing Cohen:
This will enable me to pay my
income taxes and leave enough
over to take you to Monmouth for
a day at the races"
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Apartments to Be Restored

The city of Florence, Italy, has
decided to undertake the restora-
ton of the Monumental Apart
ments of, the Palazzo Vecchio,
once one of the most sumptuous
European courts.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Don't Use Solder on Pans

Solder should not be used in
repairing pots and pans used in
cooking because of the poisonous
effect of lead and its salts on the
body.
Evening star., 1950-09-15

There are 20 provinces in the
domain of Chile.
Evening star., 1950-06-26
Cow Loses Weight
Spending Six Weeks
In 7O-Foot Sink Hole
BY the Associated Press

SMYRNA, Tenn, June 26.-Red
can walk in the sun again and
MUNICH the grass and feed that
may restore the 400 pounds she
lost.
The five-year old Jersey COW
was trapped in a dank, 10-foot-
deep sink hole six weeks and two
days before she was pulled out by
an auto wrecker yesterday.
Bobby and Thomas Maxwell
heard some mournful moos as
they walked across a field Satur-
day. THAT sounds like Red" they
said. They saw the sink hole,
looked in, and there she was.
Their father Sidney Maxwell,
thought his COW had been stolen
when she disappeared May II.
Thirty persons gathered for the
rescue. A chain of grass sacks
was fitted under Red and the
wrecker hoisted her out.
"She looked like skeleton -
said Leslie Wright, an electrician.
1--WE started pulling weeds and
grass and she ate it all and walked
away"
Mr.. Maxwell said the COW had
wasted away from 900 to 500
pounds.
Evening star., 1950-06-26
7 Million Florida Fish
Drowned by Lakes Mud
By The Associated Pfess

ORLANDO, Fla, June ga
mass burial of 2 million fish is
scheduled at Lake Apopka today.
They died when the weekend
storms churned up mud in the
lake and filled their gills.
The odor caused many families
on the south-southwest side of the
picturesque lake to move out yes
terday. The dead fish f1oated in
masses on the surface or were
washed up on shore.
County Commissioner A. D.
Minis outlined the plan for today's
burial. A bulldozer was to dig a
trench along the shore and the
dead fish dumped in it.
That will cost up to $4,000 Mr..
Minis figures. But he placed the
long range cost to the area at 81
million in loss of tourist trade,
restocking the lake and effects on
commercial fishing.
Mr.. Minis said something must
be done Immediately to raise the
level of the lake, which has been
down for some time, or millions
more fish will die.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

| too much faith in them prema
turely. He expressed his views
in an interview broadcast by the
Gannett News Service.
Roughly, over 40 per cent of
all basic research done in medi-
cine and biology is being done by
means of help of radioactive ele-
ments that have come from the
Oak Ridge CTenn0 project" Mr..
Pike said.
I'VE have had a very interesting
piece of work done which seems
to give us almost complete dag
nosis of oncoming heart disease
the ordinary heart disease that
kills nearly half of our older folks.
I'VE may possibly be able to
tell S. 10 to Is years before any
clinical symptoms show up the
people who may be in danger of
Evening star., 1950-06-26
BY the Assoeioied Press

United States mic re-
searchers are developing power
full new. weapons against heart
disease and cancer, the director
of the Nations atomic program
said yesterday.
Acting Chairman Sumner Pike
of the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion disclosed that:
/. A method has been developed
which may predict heart disease
as much as Is years before symp-
toms normally occur.
2. There have been experiments
which seem to give us clue as
to the location of some cancers
which couldn't previously have
been found"
Mr.. Pike said work still is be-
ing done on both experiments.
and he cautioned against placing
Evening star., 1950-06-26

come to complete conclusions. 50
it is we'll not to be too sure of
them. But these methods are
bringing results faster. perhaps,
than any other methods that have
been discovered.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

having hardening of the arteries.
Many feel it looks as though
some dietary changes could Stave
of such developments.
We're sort of in the middle of
these experiments and haven't
Evening star., 1950-06-26

plenty OF natural gravy (Great idea
if your grid is rusty or dirtyN
Have your FIRE good and hot
red Goals, banked low and even. Then
broil to the degree of done ness"
you prefer. Serve on extra squares
of clean aluminium foil instead of
plates. (That's how Boy Scouts and
campers travel light, these days; a
roll of REYNOLDS WRAP is their
whole cooking equipment and table
service. No dishes to wash!)
When you are broiling hamburgers
indoors, Under the heat .. put them
on squares of foil without holes,
crimping up edges. You save all
juices and have no pan to clean!
Stock up on REYNOLDS WRAP at
grocery, drug department stores.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

Here's the secret of luscious, juicy
hamburgers that never fall through
your outdoor grill . , never come
out charred on the outside, raw in
side, It's REYNOLDS WRAP, pure
aluminium foil in handy kitchen rolls.
Here's how: Make squares of
REYNOLDS WRAP, double thick
ness, quite a bit larger than your
hamburger patties, Punch lots of
fork holes through the double foil.
Now turn the squares over so the
punched-out edges of the holes stick
upward, to retain juices. Crimp up
the edges of the squares, too, for the
same purpose.
Now you have bright, clean indi-
vidual grills pierced so the direct
heat will come through, vet holding
Evening star., 1950-06-26

Canvas covered PuIImons, eob-
ordine or canvas covered word
robe cases, in green or maroon
and top grain Leather overnight
coses. n, 26-in. sizes.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
IA Arrested Seeking
To EAT at ShoII's

Police patrol wagons today
hauled away group of IA persons
white and colored-who entered
Sholl's Cafeteria, 511 Fourteenth
street NV, during the noon lunch
rush and asked to be served.
Restaurant employees told the
group company rules forbade them
from serving colored persons. A
spokesman for the group said
they would remain until served or
arrested.
Police came and arrested them.
Two patrol wagons took them to
No. / precinct and the Women's
Bureau. Police said they planned
to lodge disorderly conduct charges
against all of them.
The incident occurred less than
week after Municipal Court
Judge Frank H. Myers ruled that
Fourteenth street restaurant did
not violate a District law when
it refused last fall to serve three
Negroes.
In what was regarded as a test
case involving a District anti
segregation law of 1879, Judge
Myers held that the statute had
been repealed "by implication. +"
He said that the colored persons
who brought suit against Thomp-
sons Restaurant could not md
recourse under that old law.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Herald Tribune Correspondent
Reported Ordered From Korea
Marguerite Higgins
Says She Was Ousted
Because of Her Sex
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO. July 17.-Marguerite
Higgins. foreign correspondent TO,
the New York Herald Tribune
said she had been ordered out o1
Korea and told to return to Tokyo
under escort"
Miss Higgins said in a telephone
interview from an advanced Amer.
ican base that she had been giver
no reason for her expulsion.
Two other correspondents barred
from Korea Saturday were giver
Gen. MacArthur's personal per.
mission to return. They are Tom
Lambert Of the Associated Press
and Petef Kalischer of the United
Press.
Mr.. Lambert few in jet plane
over the Korean battlefront today
Miss Higgins, only woman cor
respondent on the Korean wal
front, was among the hrst re-
porters to go there when the
fighting started. She made sew
eral trips to forward positions.
She said the message to leave
Korea came from headquarters
OF 1t. Gen. Walton II. Walker
commander Of ground forces in
Korea. It told her to proceed tc
Taegu and then to Tokyo under
escort.
81 am going down to Gen. Walk.