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Evening star., 1950-01-17
Prince Georges League
To Discuss Tuxotion

National Taxation. will be ths
discussion topic for this months
meetings Of the various units OF
the Prince Georges County League
Of Women Voters.
Booklets, put out by the Ma.
tional League. entitled "You Paw
the Taxes-You Call the Tune"
may be obtained from the leagues
librarian, Mrs. Thorndike L.
Spalding, Brookside Manor, Md.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Bethesda Democrats Plan
Fund Raising Tea Jan. 81

The Democratic Women's Club
of Bethesda is launching the first
Embarrassing activity among
Montgomery County women for
the new Dollars for Democrats"
campaign recently inaugurated by
the Democratic State Central
Committee.
They will sponsor Dollars for
Democrats tea January 81, at
the home of Mrs. Russell Hardy,
127 Brookside drive, Kenwood,
Mrs. William Gordon Allen, presi-
dent. announced.
Mrs. Ivan Assay and Mrs. j.
Langdon Taylor, co-chairman of
T. the affair, have designated Mrs.
O. Nile Harkins as chairman of
the Dollar Committee; Mrs.
Warren Browning and Mrs. James
c. Christopher co-chairmen of the
Hospitality Committee.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
BY O Stoff Correspondent Of The stor


RICHMOND, Jan. ia con-
troversial issue that perennially
comes before the General Assem-
bly-proposed lowering of hunting
and fishing license fees-was be-
fore the Legislature today.
1t has taken the form of bill
by Delegate Ernest Robertson
Roanoke County, which, in effect
restores the license schedules to
those in effect before the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly in
1948.
In addition, he proposes a SIS
combination license for residents
to hunt and to fish and 81 resi-
dent county license to hunt.
A companion bill would exempt
persons of more than 64 years OF
age from license requirements.
Delegate Paul Crockett of York
town had announced earlier that
he would introduce bill to restore
the former license rates, express
ing the opinion that the Commits
sion of Game and Inland Fisheries
has not produced sufficient bene-
fits to justify the higher fees, in
effect since July, 194s. He also
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Imposition OF an annual cor
poration tax was authorized last
night by the Takoma Park City
Council in order to obtain addi-
tional revenue.
All corporations in the munich
pality will be billed for 1949 at
the rate of $1.13 per 500 assessed
valuation. Although the city has
had authority under Maryland law
for some time to levy the tax, it
has not been used before. The
Council could have made the tax
retroactive to four years, but de-
cided to begin billing corporations
for 1949 only.
It was estimated the city will
get 5000 annually from the new
levy for the first year. Council
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Charter Group Marks Year of Progress

ing the first charter year? Mr.
Lee lists these:
Personnel. The esta blishment of
a real and workable merit
system; also. a larger number OF
employees qualified for their jobs
Finances. A thorough-going
survey which serves as a guide for
the county authorities and stimuli
taneously treasures investors on
Montgomery's soundness. An es-
tabliShed policy of no more debt
refunding. Adoption of capital
outlay budget. Some progress to-
ward collecting back taxes.
Taxes. Increase of 2 cents in
general county tax rate, to pro-
vide money for school construc-
ton bonds. Reduction from 81
to 20 cents in the special subur-
ban tax rate.
Zoning. Revised procedures
outlined. Formal opinions rend-
cred for first time, explaining
courses of action.
Records. Complete council
minutes now maintained for first
time. All votes are recorded. Full
records ordered for all licenses
issued.
Inspections and enforcement. A
system of inspections was au-
thorized at the May legislative ses-
sion and steps were taken to en-
force Zoning and license laws.
Delays In Tax Bills.
Mr.. Lee said not enough
progress has been made in
Strengthening out delays in the
distribution of tax bills. He said
the l949-50 budget is not as
easily understood as it should be
and promised the next one will be
easier. He said problems about a
county animal shelter must be
solved.
In addition, the council presi-
dent said these matters are due
for consideration:
An improved system of trash re-
moVal. extension of the street sign
a standardized program
for street maintenance and i'm
provement, extended planning
and zoning, settlement of tax suits,
settlement of taxicab litigation
and cab rates, settlement of a
suit over ownership of the liquor
dispensary in Silver Spring, adop-
tion of road ordinances, a start
on a long-range mapping program,
law refinements and set
tlement of question about non
partisan council elections.
Mr.. Lee also said the council
must consider the need for en-
larging courthouse facilities in
order to consolidate county ac-
tivities.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Years Parking
Privilege on Sale
In Mortinsburq
Special Dispatch TO The Star

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Jan.
l7.-Motorists had the privilege
for the first time here yesterday
of buying years parking privilege
in the downtown metered zones.
Mayor Roy H. Stotler announced
a ticket good for unlimited park
ing in the zones would be sold for
$36 year. Another type of priv
ilege for service, vehicles was
offered for $40 a year. Mayor
Stotler said during the past year
many free" parking tickets had
been issued drivers, and lit was to
end this practice-as we'll as pro-
duce more money for the city
that the new system was arranged.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
New Corporation Tax Imposed
By Tukomu Park Council

man j. w. Niles, chairman of the
Finance Committee, said the new
levy was in line with city efforts
to raise new revenue.
Councilmen studied plans for a
referendum on a bond issue to
finance a new municipal building.
It was estimated the building will
cost approximately $40o, 900. AL
though no date was set for the
referendum. councilmen indicated
they favored holding it with the
general election in March.
Mayor John c. Post reported
that water in the Takoma spring
had been tested and found unfit
for drinking purposes. Plans are
being made to improve and land
scape the Spring Park.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Alexandra City Council
Studies New Charter

The Alexandria City Council
last night began reviewing the
proposed new city charter.
Mayor Franklin P. Backus said
another study meeting would be
held Thursday night, and after
Councilmen finished their review
of the charter they would meet
with the Charter Commission, au-
thor of the document.
Later public hearing will be
held on the charter.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Silver Spring Toximon
Fined $3.50 in Lottery

Robert H. Houchins, "a, of the
$500 block of Georgia avenue, Sill
yer Spring, a cab driver, was fined
$3.50 and costs in Bethesda Police
Court yesterday after pleading
guilty to a charge of possessing
numbers slips.
Houchins previously had plead
ed not guilty. He was fined by
Trial Magistrate James r. Miller.
Police arrested Houchins on a
speeding charge November 8 in
Silver Spring. The speeding
charge was dismissed but the
gaming charge was added when
police found a quantity of num-
bers slips in Houchins' possession
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Master zoninq
P|aninAr|ington
NearComp|etion
Would Minimize
Future Apartment
Development Areas

Arllngton's new master zoning
plan minimizing future apartment
development is nearing completion.
County Board Chairman Daniel
A. Dugan said he hopes it can be
approved in 80 days and declared
board members will meet three
nights a week. if necessary. to
complete their review before
adopting the plan.
Mr.. Dugan said he considers
one of the plans most important
features the limitation of future
apartment construction.
The board tentatively has ap-
proved zoning about IA per cent
of the county for apartment use,
instead of the more than II per
cent recommended by the county
planning commission. Slightly
more than 13 per cent has been
zoned for apartments.
Single Homes Wanted.
More apartment areas also were
advocated by Earl o. Mills, st.
Louis planning consultant en-
ployed by the county to assist in
preparing the new zone plan.
Mr.. Dugan said the county
board, however, wants fewer
apartments and more single
family residence areas. The board
tentatively has approved zoningj
II per cent of the county for one
family residences, compared with
the So per cent now zoned for
that purpose.
Only slight increase in indus
trial areas-mostly near No. l
HighWay-has been favored so far
by the county board. Commercial
areas have been kept chiefly with
in their present bounds.
Mr.. Dugan said there still may
be a few more minor revisions Of
zones before the plan finally is
adopted. He said the county board
at present is about two thirds Of
the way through reviewing the
ordinance.
The present master zone plan
was adopted in Arlington in 1912,
but the county quickly outgrew it.
A spokesman for the planning di-
rectors office said the new plan
merely is replacement of the
1912 ordinance.
Boundaries Set Forth.
Members of the county board
have indicated they plan to ad-
here to the zone boundaries set
forth in the new master plan.
Property owners still will have the
right. however, to ask for re-
zonings not provided in the master
plan. Mr.. Dugan said each case
would have to be considered sepa-
rately on its merits.
The new plan contemplates
some changes in the classification
OF zones. The Rs zone would be
eliminated. leaving only three sim
gle family residence categories.
Two existing cIassifica tionsa for
tWo-family homes would be con-
solldated into one, known as RPS.
Three apartment categories would
remain unchanged.
A new commercial zone would
De established for three-story
commercial buildings. The present
law covers only six-story build
lngs' and one-story buildings. A
new industrial classif1cation-lim-
lted lndustrial-would be intro
ouceo. This would cover service
such as laundries.
Inc master zone plan will be-
come effective after its adoption
oy the county board, and publica-
ton in county newspaners
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Falls Church Continues
Hearings on Charter

The Falls Church City Council
will continue it's public hearings
on a proposed new charter at 8
O'Clock tonight at Madison School.
At tonight's hearing portions of
the document relating to admin
istration of the city will be dis
cussed. -
Method Of election or appoint
ment of the School Board also will
be considered.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Blood Donations Asked
Next Week in ARLINGTON

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
visit Arlington from 10 am. to
4 pm. Monday and will be at
the Wilson Boulevard Christian
Church. Wilson Boulevard and
North Piedmont street.
Everyone in good health be-
tween the ages of 18 and 60 is
urged to donate. Appointments
may be made by calling the
Arlington Red Cross Headquarters.
When the Bloodmobile went to
the National Airport last week
under auspices of the Arlington
Chapter. 100 pints of blood were
collected from airline and Govern
ment employees there.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
PooIroom Manager
Held on Theft Churoe

The night manager of an Alex
anarla pool room yesterday was
heid for grand jury action IN
grand larceny charges said bv
ponce to involve thefts from the
establishment. '--'
Albert j. Conyers, 81, of Route
l. alexandria, pleaded guilty in
alexandria Civil and Police Court
Police said he stole about s4s
casn' ana 40 cartons of cigarettes
from from the pool room in the 800
block of King street
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Today, $50 years ago, the Cen
tinel of Liberty, carried this ad-
vertisement:
Wanted for the present
year, at the public buildings in
this city, Is good laborers; also
5000 bushels of good store
lime and 5000 pounds of we'll
fatted pork"
This was one of many appeals
placed by the contractors for the
harasSed men supervising the
building of the White House and
the Capitol. The year in which
the President and Congress would
require quarters in Washington
had arrived. and neither of the
two principal public buildings
was ready.
In January. 1900, the District
Commissioners of that time
noted:
THE glass and hardware nee
essary for the Presidents House
were written for to London early
last fall and are expected early
in the spring. We expect the
carpenters will close their busi-
ness at the Capitol in one month
from this day, and we then in
tend removing the whole of them
to the Presidents House for his
accommodation"
Succession of Handicaps.
The big push was on to give
President John Adams a home
here. While Congress was not
to arrive until fall, Mr.. Adams
lease on a house in Philadelphia
was to expire in June, and he
wanted to move to the new Fed
eral City at that time.
But the construction supervisors
were plagued by the desultory at
titude and incompetence of some
workmen. delays in receipt of ma
terials and succession of other
tribulations, including brief
strike.
With the Presidents time of
arrival approaching, there was a
worried search for short cuts. The
Commissioners decided, for ex-
ample, that the mantelpieces
should be of wood, "for the pres
ent,"s and built in manner lend
ing to their replacement with
marble or other stone at later
date.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
District Man Indicted
In Fairfax as Operator
OF Big Whisky Still

A Fairfax County grand Jury
yesterday indicted a WASHINGTON
man on a charge of illegally man.
ufacturing whisky at a still nea,
Mclean.
Daniel Lawrence Mills, "a, col.
ored, Of the 1900 block of Tenth
street NV, pleaded not guilty or
tarraignment. He was arrested
December % at the still, described
by police as one of the largest eve,
discovered in the county.
Also indicted yesterday was
Lawrence Vernell Turner, 10, COL
ored, of Merrifield, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of forging and
passing 1924 Government check
to Hiett's Servicenter. Falls
Church.
Convict's Term Extended.
A man who escaped from a Fair
fax County road gang October 20
was given an additional years
sentence by Circuit Court Judge
Paul Brown. The man, Guy
Roach, had been serving a four
year term for HOUSEKEEPING for
an offense in Pittsylvania County,
Three Herndon youths were
given three-year suspended sem
tences when they pleaded guilty
to breaking into the Fairfax Coun-
ty home of DR.. Hill Carter, whose
Office is at 1885 I street NV.
They were Albert Florentine Sud-
duth. %; Leonard Simpkins, %,
and Otis Morton Frye, 20.
All three were placed on pro-
baton for five years. Sudduth
and Simpkins already have served
two months in Jail. Frye who has
served only 10 days, was ordered
to serve so additional days before
the suspension of his sentence
takes effect.
Samuel c. Klein, a former en-
ploye Of a Groveton motor COM
pany, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of embezzlement. Date of
his trial is February 8.
Brothers Plead Guilty.
Ernest BENJAMIN Swartz, %.
Warrenton, and his brother, Ed
ward Swartz, 26, Winchester, were
given suspended sentences of
three years in the penitentiary
when they pleaded guilty to rob-
bing a Centreville filling station
last May.
Among the cases set for the
January term of court by Judge
Brown was hearing on, mo-
tion to quash an indictment
against Richard S. Lusk, 43, hous-
ing corporation president.
Mr.. Lusk was indicted Noyem-
Der 81 after it was charged that.
as head of a corporation that sold
property in Woodlawn Manor sub
division near Mount Vernon, he
was unable to show exactly how
much money was owed by the cor
poration to man who had made
a down payment on a house.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Mrs. Galloway to Aid
Chevy Chase Red Cross

Mrs. G. Leslie Galloway, 424
East Leland street. Chevy Chase,
Md. has been appointed chairman
of the 1850 fund drive for the
Chevy Chase Branch of the Mont
gomery County Red Cross Chapter.
The quarterly meeting Of the
branch will be held at 10:30 am.
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. l..
Vaughan Bowly, 6409 Florida
street.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Cupt. I'D. McCorkIe Gets
Naval Academy Post
BY the Asseeio.sd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 17.-Capt.
Francis M. McCorkle. Mohawk,
Tenn, has been named head of
the Naval Academy's Department
of Seamanship and Navigation.
Capt. McCorkle, former chief of
staff for the commander, Atlantic
Fleet Destroyer Force, replaces
Capt. Richard r. Stout.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
PTA to Meet TONIGHT

The Surrattsville (Md0 Parent
Teacher Association will meet at
o'clock tonight. Miss Yale Nc
Fadden. guidance counsellor, will
discuss the school guidance pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
A Nesvsfeafvses

hold q narrow coastal strip
stretching from Donghoi to
Faifo, and another smaller
beachhead at Nhatrang farther
south.
In the air, the French are re-
ported to have 40 transports.
and 40 fighters. mostly Spitfires
they got from Britain.
The French navy is reported
to consist Of / cruiser, 10
sloops, IL mine sweepers used
as gunboats. seaplane ten
der and so landing craft.
Ho Chi-minh'S forces are es-
timated to have from $4,000 to
$4,000 rifles, but with hundreds
Of thousands of guerrillas watt
ing for arms throughout Tom
kin, where the largest guerrilla
strength Is.
Ho has no air force that any
one knows about. although he
controls one good airport at
Vinh on the east coast.
He has no navy. or virtually
none.
On the other hand he now is
Is in a position to get arms di-
rectly from Red China If the
Chinese decide to supply him. !.
Besides the large area he con-
trolls in Tonkin. he holds most
Of the coastline. which keeps the
north-south railway and high
way-the storied mandarin road
from French use.
An allied guerrilla group
dominates the southern tin of
Cochin China.
Hos potential strength is still
greater because of two factors.
First, most of the interior is
held by guerrilla forces who favor
him over the French. Secondly,
it is mountainous jungle where
modern arms can be used only
with great difficulty.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
In Defense of a So-Called Spy'

hardly the advent Of a secret
agent.
At his trial he admitted the
prosecutions accusation" that
he entered the British intelli-
gence service" in 1910, served
IN 1t in Egypt. Italy and Aus
tria, and was then sent to Hun
gary "by the intelligence gen.
eral staff" All this is true,
but it fails to show that the
duties of the Intelligence Corps
were of a routine and overt ma
ture - interpreting, interrogat-
ing prisoner of war, censorship.
the issuing of passes, studying
captured documents and ma
terial and so on.
Economy No Secret
It was an ordinary uni
formed Army corps with bar
racks and units, distinguish
ing flashes and strong black
boots, no more sinister than the
Medical Corps. Capt. Sanders
had no more been taught sab
otage and espionage" than had
the average Army officer.
The military section Of the
mission In Hungary-with its
American and Russian counter
parts-was concerned with in
surfing that the defeated Hun
garian state fulfilled its armi-
stice obligations. Capt. Sanders
work specifically covered the re-
patriation of prisoners of war,
the trial OF Nazi war criminals,
the disbandment and limited
reorganization Of the Hungarian
armed forces. etc.
For Capt. Sanders to report
on the numbers and disposition
of Hungarian troops and other
military matters" meant collect
ing material sent to him offi-
cially by the Hungarian Minis
try Of Defense for this very pur-
pose. As for making similar
reports on the Russians, no such
(see LOGAN. Page C-2o
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Cold War Front in Indo-C China

The hottest Asiatic front in
the cold war now Is Indo- China.
Communist and non-Com-
munist world powers are lining
up behind rival regimes that
claim this strategically impor-
tant former French colonial and
protectorate area. It is bigger
than Texas and has about Is
million people.
After nearly q years delay,
the French Parliament has rati-
fed a treaty whereby the Wet
Nam republic of the ex-Em-
peror. Bao Dai, becomes part of
the French union with internal
self-rule. France continues to
garrison the country and ham
die its foreign affairs.
French ratification Of the
treaty with Bao Dai opened up
the way for recognition by the
United States.
The United States followed
that with a decision to lend up
to 500 million to Indo- China.
This apparently is a part of a
United States decision to con-
tain communism in Asia at the
border of Indo- China.
Wet Nam is composed of the
South China sea coast provinces
of Tonkin. AMMAN, and Cochin
China. Thinly populated Laos
and Cambodia are governed in
ternally by French-protected
Kings Sisavang Wong and Moro
dom Sianhouk Varmen under
the French Union setup head
ed by the President of France.
Before the Second World War
Indo-C China was composed Of
the combined protectorates Of
AMMAN and Tonkin under En-
peror Bao Dai. the French COL
ony of Cochin China; Laos.
which was part kingdom and
Evening star., 1950-02-26

alcoholide like morphine. it
suspends mental resistance once
injected, and the victim is un-
able to conceal facts under
questioning.
The prisoner is subsequently
brought to trial. He is no longer
under the, immediate influence
Of drugs, but where the first two
have been used the result of the
acc ON p a n ying hypnosis re-
mains, and he will repeat in
court what he has been taught
while under treatment"
Edgar Sanders arrived in
Budapest one sunny morning in
late 1945 to fill a vacancy in the
military section of the British
mission. On his British Army
uniform he wore cap and lapel
badges Of wreathed rose above
the clearly legible legend, I'm
telligence Corps" The emblems
on 10 highly polished buttons
OF his service dress jacket con-
firmed this statement. It has
Evening star., 1950-02-26
BY John Logon

"a former member Of the British Military
Mission in Hungary who, 10 protect friends
still there, is compelled to write under
d psevdonym.)
Capt. Edgar Sanders, 43-year-
old British businessman who
pleaded guilty to all charges in
the Budapest espionage" trials
and received a 13-year sentence.
was a colleague of mine On the
British Military Mission to
Hungary.
Stolid and matter-of fact, he
could never have been coerced
into confessing to the false
charges laid against him unless
he had been drugged before the
trial.
I know. on good authority. how
these confessions are extorted.
The authority is the senior doc
tor of the Hungarian security
police, a 60-year-old neurologist
trained by the Russians, who
once conflded the system used to
a colleague now abroad.
Hypnosis Linsers
The Hungarians use three
drugs-insulin, aktedron and
mescalin. Insulin, normally
used against diabetes, is admin
istered to the victim in over
doses. It affects his character
and memory. He finally loses
consciousness. Afterward he Is
susceptible to any suggestions
put to him.
Aktedron, a benzedrine drug,
exhausts when overadminis-
tered, and reduces the victim to
compliance. Hypnotic treatment
Is used in conjunction with these
drugs and the prisoner, his re-
sistance destroyed. is persuaded
into accepting as truth the
confessions" taught to him.
Mescalin. on the other hand.
Is used on those from whom
true confession is required. An
Evening star., 1950-02-26

on a performance" basis. It will
take some time to work out the
reforms planned. A GAO staff
member is assigned to the depart
ment permanently as a liaison
man.
The Reclamation Bureau, Coast
Guard. ECA and Atomic Energy
Commission accounting is on an
accrual basis, which lists assets as
they become assets and liabilities
as they fall due. This method of
accounting. urged as a business
like method of doing business, is
necessary to disclose costs of
carrying on operations.
Reduction in paper work has
been achieved in many places.
The Reclamation Bureau reduced
120 forms to 10. The Coast Guard
eliminated a tremendous amount
OF what accountants refer to as
accommodation "a series of
vouchers or warrants, one sup
porting the other. The Coast
Guard cut out much of this by a
system of controls over expendi-
lures and periodic. comprehensive
audits.
The GAO has developed a simpli-
fed voucher form. On one sheet
is listed numerous payments to be
made. This sheet goes from the
agency head to the disbursing Of
ficer while the agency retains the
numerous basic documents that
formerly found their way to
Washington.
Another way to cut down on
the carloads of papers sent to
Washington is to audit them in
the field. That is being done more
and more. About half the GAO
auditing staff is now outside the
Capital. With the development of
better accounting controls by the
Evening star., 1950-02-26

(See DOUGLAS, Page CD