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Evening star., 1950-02-05
Unions Vote 10 End
Baltimore Tug Strike
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. Balti-
more's month-long tugboat strike
ended today when tug officers
voted to return to work.
Members Of licensed marine
personnel, International Long
shoremen's Association, Local
1910 tAFL), agreed to accept a
40-hour week without a wage
increase. Heretofore they had
worked 48 hours.
The 40-hour. no pay increase
proposal was made by the Tug
boat Owners Association yester-
day. Tugboat officers are paid
an average Of $1.52 an hour.
The CIO Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, whose en-
gineers walked out with the AFL
group a month ago today, also
voted to accept the proposal.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

church was forced to move be-
cause the membership was dy-
ing out" ...
"It was question Of moving
or dying here" he added.
Fought 1t to the Last
"But I fought it to the last" he
explained.
The decision to abandon the
Thirteenth street building came
after a year of discussion by the
church board of trustees, he said.
Mr.. Armentrout said the neigh
borhood had become fairly static,
with few young people moving in.
1t is solid residential district
around Roosevelt High School.
"All the young people who get
married move out into the sub
urbs," he continued. you must
have young people to build a
church membership"
He said the congregation had
dropped down to about 400 or 500
persons, and "only about half of
those came" 1t used to be double
that.
Points Out Features.
Mrs. Readmond pointed out the
features of the church:
Solid brick, concrete and steel
construction. Church seats about
500. Auditorium downstairs seats
another 400. Fully equipped
kitchen, social rooms, meeting
rooms, etc. Parsonage next door
for new preacher. Pipe organ
worth $4,000.
At the new church, things are
going along fine, Mr.. Armentroalt
stated. The pastor, the Rev. Will
liam E. Firth, is having trouble
taking care of all the people join
ing up in that growing commu-
nifty" he added.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Bids to Be Sought Third Time
For Spout Run Parkway Link

from Key Bridge and 1t extends
up the river to a point off the
Three Sisters Islands before cut
ting abruptly into the valley.
The dual parkway will take Wash
ington- n-bound traffic down one
side of the small stream valley
and Virginia bound traffic up the
other side.
Funds Available Withheld.
Mr.. Thompson said the Bureau
of Public Roads and the National
Capital Parks were quite capable
of doing the paving job them
selves if the new bids weren't
satisfactory. The job will cost
several hundred thousand dollars.
Officials prefer to- withhold the
amount earmarked for the job
at this time so as not to influence
bidding. they explained.
In addition to surface paving
Mr.. Thompson said it will be
necessary to connect the parkway
with other roads. Road officials
estimate the remaining work to
complete the Spout Run link will
take 1870 days. They seem con-
f1dent it will be completed by late
summer.
To keep the drive from deterior-
ating during the months of wait
ing it has been covered with
gravel. But it is not open to
traffic.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, which is
acquiring the land for the George
Washington Memorial parkway in
conjunction with Virginia and
Maryland, is pressing to complete
acquisitions up to Great Falls. It
is a project of major consider
alton. The route of the parkway
will follow the Virginia shore line
of the Potomac Palisades as close
to the water as possible.
Few property owners are in the
path Of the highway above Spout
Run. Most of the route chosen
extends through areas owned by
a washington gravel company.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Martinsburg 10 Vote
On City Manager Plan
speeial pi.poteh io Ihs stor

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Feb.
IA referendum will be held
March z on proposal to install
a city-manager type government,
The city council set the refer
endum after receiving a petition
signed by 2,82l voters. City At
torney Whiting c. Faulkner said
that under West Virginia law the
council was required to authorize
q referendum after receiving the
petition.
Other proposals TO be voted on
include: Election of councilmen-
at-large and nonpartisan council
elections. I
The Junior Board of Trade of
Berkeley County is sponsoring the
move for a city manager.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
William and Mary Holds
Final February Graduation
By the Assoeioted Press

W tftc FNsS0StItSu tTSSS
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. 4.
The College of William and
Mary graduated 81 students here
yesterday in the final February
exercises to be held at the school.
DIR. Dudley w. Woodbridge,
dean of the department of juris-
prudence, delivered the principal
address. He told the graduates
that the by-products of liberal
education are the greatest bull
wark against totalitarianism and
tyranny. President John e. POM
fret presided at the ceremonies,
Graduates included David B.
Strubinger, jr.. Washington: VIII
liam w. Bowling, Gerald B. Leister
and Thomas A. Palmer, Arlington;
Roger L. Orrison, jr., Falls Church
and Robert A. Orr, Leesbure.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
lsVHginio Revenuer' Leads Excitinq Life
By MorY Lou Werner

Monroe K. Bryant is Northern
Virginia's version of a "revenuer."II
AS an investigator for the vir-
ginia Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, it is his job to keep Arling-
ton, Fairfax, Prince William, Fau-
quier and Stafford Counties and
the city of Alexandria free from
moonshiners and other liquor law
violators.
His job parallels that of a Fed
eral revenue agent. But Virginia
employs its own agents to seek
out moonshiners who dodge State
liquor taxes.
We've been finding lot more
moonshiners since the war ended
said Mr.. Bryant. The 37-year-
old investigator explained there
are more people with free time
now. Ten illegal stills have been
raided by Mr.. Bryant and local
police officers in the past month.
And you have to get right UP
on them before they see you.
They'll always try to run"
Grabs Sleeping Moonshiner.
One of Mr.. Bryant's raids proved
more of a surprise than he ex-
pected. Mr.. Bryant came UP be-
hind a sleeping moonshiner and
grabbed him.
He thought I was a bear and
took off through the woods with
me on his back"
The raid was successful.
Finding still poses the major
problem. The investigator esti-
mates 80 per cent of his raids re-
suit from tips and keeping in
touch with informers.
Then we just know where to
look for Others" he said.
Path Leads Way.
A well-traveled path in the woods
near a stream often has led raiders
to still.
1--WE know they have to use
water" he said.
Some modern operators have be-
come wary of raiders methods and
have stills about 200 yards from
water.
"Rut they can't get much far
ther than that. 1t would be too
far to carry water"
Some moo,sshiners make liquor
for themselves. But most are in
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Arlington Delicotessen
Loses $642 to Thieves

Thieves took cash and merchan-
disc valued at $642 from an.
Arlington delicatessen, Arlington
police reported yesterday.
The robbery at the D. & S.
Delicatessen, 1872 Columbia pike,
was between closing time Friday
night and yesterday morning.
The thieves pried open rear
window to gain entrance, then
looted O safe.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Maryland Legislature
TO Gel Wafer Line Bill,
Measure on Warrants
speeioi Dispatch 10 The s,or

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. "A bill to
require the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission to pay for
repairing water lines between its
mains and the property involved
will be introduced here Monday.
The bill is sponsored by Dele
gate William H. McGrath, Demo-
crat. of Prince Georges County.
Mr.. McGrath said he had drawn
the measure in response to a de-
mand for clarification Of existing
law.
Search Warrant Measure.
Another measure to be intro
duced by Mr.. McGrath would
make search warrants Illegal If
not served within Is days from
date Of issue. At present, war
rants may be used indefinitely.
A bill to be introduced by the
st. Marys County delegation
would raise the salaries of the
three county commissioners from
$500 to $4,000 a year each.
Joseph A. Mattingly and Oliver
r. Guyther, the county's two
Democratic delegates, said the
commissioners at present are
"shamefully underpaid."
Population Has Doubled.
They said that the county's
population has more than dou-
bled in the last four years bring
ing new and complex problems no
previous st. Marys commissioners
have faced.
One Of two other measures to
be dropped in the hopper by the
st. Marys delegation would boost
the pay of the Circuit Court Ste
nographer from $12 to $40 day
Tor each day of service.
The other measure would set the
pay of court bailiffs and criers
throughout the State.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

If anyone wants to buy a church
there's a big one for sale in the
4700 block Of Thirteenth street
NV. with an acre Of land and a
parsonage.
Behind the "for sale" sign is a
story OF declining church member
ship which finally forced the con-
gregation to move to an expand
ing community" where new men,
bers could be obtained.
The church and all that goes
with it are valued at around
$4,000
Membership Moves.
The imposing brick structure
was the st. Paul Methodist
Church until about 60 days ago.
1t was then the membership
moved out to new location near
Silver Spring at the intersection
of East-West highway and Grubb
road. The first unit of the new
church has been completed and
plans are being made for finishing
the structure.
j. c. Armentrout, a member of
the seven-man board of trustees
of the church, and Mrs. Mary w.
Readmond of Willoughby's Real
Estate Co., inspected the struc-
ture yesterday. Mr.. Armentrout
uoS cod ono,Y{ II
I've been a member of this
church since 1906" he explained.
MY mother and father were both
members"
The church originally was or
ganized in 1904 at Second and S
streets NV. 1t moved into the
first unit Of the present building
in 1926. The structure was COM
pleted in 1885.
Mr.. Armentroit, who lives at
1920 Decatur place NV, said the
Evening star., 1950-02-05
By Nelson M. Shepard

A third and final attempt will
be made February 81 to get a
satisfactory" low bid to complete
the next scenic link in the George
Washington Memorial parkway
through Spout Run Valley above
Key Bridge.
Since last summer, the costly
grading of the dual highway on
the Virginia side has been at a
standstill while property owners
and motorists chaffed at the de-
lay. Federal road and park off,
cials had rejected all bids for
surface paving of the 1.6 mile
stretch as excessive and unreason-
able.
In re-advertising for bids, off,
cials indicated their own i'm
patience and threatened to take
things into their own hands if
paving costs haven't decreased
sufficiently.
We'll make one more try at
getting an acceptable bid but if
that isn't possible, we will do the
work ourselves on a forced con-
tract basis" said Harry T.
Thompson, Assistant Superintend-
ent of National Capital Parks.
Direct Route Provided.
Park officials had long counted
on the Spout Run link as remov-
ing all doubts as to the beauty
and utility of scenic route along
the Potomac Palisades all the way
to Great Falls. For motorists of
Cherrydale, Lorcom lane and COM
munities farther north, the drive
gave hope of more direct route
to both the Key and Arlington
Memorial bridges.
The Importance of the Spout
Run route was one of the main
reasons for its undertaking. for
park and District officials long
had felt the need of relieving
traffic congestion at Rosslyn Cir
Gle and over the Key Bridge. "This
is exactly what the new drive will
do" the Bureau of Public Admin
istration explained.
Eventually the drive will con-
meet with the Arlington County
road system at the terminus of
Lorcon1 Lane. Traffic will con-
tinue to a connection with the
Lee highway in the vicinity of
Kirkwood drive.
Access to the road is possible
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Pine Crest PTA to Meet

Mrs. Justin Edgerton, co-chair-
man of the report card committee
of the Eastern Suburban Study
Group of Montgomery County,
will speak on Understanding
Classroom Progress" at q meet-
ing OF the Pine Crest Elementary
School Parent Teacher AsSocias
ton at Sis pm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Assembly Seeks
Full Analysis Of
Bill
Explanation Is Sought
On Fund-Motchinq
Provisions of Plan
Rx the Associnfed prsss

RICHMOND, Feb. 4.-Legisla-
tors looked today to a more COM
plete Interpretation of Senate
amendments to Gov. Battles
school grant bill before giving the
measure their final approval at
next weeks session.
The bill is certain to pass vir-
tually as the Governor recon-
mended it and final action may
come Monday. But a question
cropped UP after most of the
members left for week ends at
home:
Isn't there a possibility that
some localities might find them
selves required, in effect, to match
the State gift money in spite of
the no-matching provisions on
which both House and Senate
are agreed?
Interpretation Is Key Point.
The key to whether localities
would have to ante up much local
money or whether they might
use grant funds to pay off old
school building debts appeared to
rest in the Interpretation of the
phrase existing school construc-
ton needs"
AS passed. the State would per-
nit use of the State grants--an
per cent Of the $4,000, 900 ear
marked-to retire local school
debts only when the State Board
OF Education finds the locality
has met It's existing school con-
struction needs"
Under the bill the phrase would
mean what the State Board of
Education thought it meant or
II a locality appealed from the
State boards Interpretation, what
Gov. Battle thought it meant.
II existing school construction
needs" are taken to be those COM
piled by the State Education De-
partment on information fur
nished by local superintendent
last year. it appeared very few
localities would be able to use the
grant money to pay off debts.
The total estimate of local school
construction needs was put then
at $500, 100000 for the 10 years
ahead.
Budget Hearing Near End.
Using the State boards compila-
ton for immediate needs-raore
than $4,000, ,00o-if this is the
yardstick to be used-the localities
would have to obtain money from
local sources to complete this con-
struction.
Aside from tucking in the loose
ends Of the school bill the Legis-
lature faces a heavy schedule of
work when it meets at noon Mon
day.
What probably will be the final
joint public hearing by the Senate
Finance and House Appropriations
committees on the $5g7, 900, 900
budget bill is set for 7::30 pm. in
the hall Of the House of Delegates.
Also on tap for committee ac-
tion during the week are the jury
service for women proposal, sales
tax and other tax changes, and
possible action on pending annex
atior hills
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Marine Reserve Company
Formed at Fredericksburu
sy the Associated pr...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb.
"A unit of the Marine Corps
Organized Reserve has been acti-
waited here.
Its maximum strength will be
six officers and 1877 enlisted men
and Navy medical personnel. Mai.
Lem w. Houston IS commander.
Capt. Charles w. Fitzmaurice,
now stationed at the Quantico
Marine base, viii be ordered here
as inspector instructor. He will
have full-time staff of seven
men.
The unit will be known as
Company c, 18th Amphibian
Tractor Battalion.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

824 Wayne avenue. when she was
struck at Sligo avenue and Piney
Branch road. At first it was
feared she would not live, but doc
tors now expect her to recover.
Patricia underwent an explora-
tory skull operation. Much of her
treatment has consisted of sup
portive measures" used to help Sc
riously i'll patients maintain body
functions as near normal as pos
sible. She had number of blood
transfusions. and was in an oxy-
gen tent for q week.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

the business Strictly for profit and
don't drink what they make.
"And it's no wonder they won't
drink it. I've seen dead rats in
barrels of mash. Once I found a
dead coon in a mash Darrell used
for distilling." said Mr.. Bryant.
Other Duties as Well.
Raiding stills is only part of an
Investigators job. Mr.. Bryant also
has to track down persons who
sell whisky Illegally, and who
transport more than the legal lin
it of one gallon.
The only authorized outlets for
whisky in Virginia are State -oper-
ated stores.
Evening star., 1950-02-05


Besides his assigned duties, Mr..
Bryant, who lives in Alexandria,
often takes part with police in
other raids. He recently has been
on some numbers raids.
Rounding out 10 years on the
job, Mr. Bryant still finds it ex-
citing He wants to stay at it
even though he has been shot at
once and stabbed in the arm dur
ing raids.
Dangers of the job were spot
lighted last month when ABC
Investigator Floyd Vincent was
shot and killed in Bland County.
Mother sent me a clipping
about it," said Mr.. Bryant. "She
asked me to be careful"
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Glenmont PTA Open House

DR.. Edwin c. Broome, Mont
gomery County superintendent OF
schools, will address the Glenmont
Elementary School Parent Teach
er Association at pm. Tuesday
at the school. An open house for
parents will be held at 7:3o pm.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
|S13,S76,O29 Request
Includes Proposal for
Maryland U. Airport

funds Tor an airport are in
cluded in the $13,876,029 which
DR.. H. 9. Byrd, University OF
Maryland president, las asked the
State to provide for a 58-buildine
construction program.
This figure is separate from the
S13,770,773 university appropria.
ton in Gov. Lanes proposed budg,
ct for the fiscal year beginning
July /.
Both programs cover not only
the College Park campus but also
the university's five professional
schools in Baltimore, its Negro
branch at Princess Anne and the
various off-campus research sta
tions throughout the State.
University Needs Cited.
DR.. Byrd said yesterday that the
proposed building program rep
resents the needs of the university
as compiled by the Board of Re-
gents"
I'VE have submitted it to the
Governor for consideration. We
don't know what we'll get" he de-
clared.
He said the university already
has acquired $50 acres northwest
of the College Park campus as an
airport site. Request has beer
made for $750.000. The tract is
located near the university's new
football stadium, now under con-
struction.
Besides serving as a training
field for the university's Reserve
Officer Training Corps regiment
and for research work. the airport
could be used as an emergency
landing field for planes headed for
National Airport. DR.. Byrd ex-
planned. Visibility is much better
here than at National Airport, he
contended.
Other projects in the proposed
construction program include a
new library and a physics and
mathematics building at College
Park and additional buildings at
Princess Anne. The latter are nee
essary If Maryland is to continue
to bi-racial system of education.
DR.. Byrd said.
"The State must provide for
equivalent education for Negroes, +"
he emphasized.
Library to Cost $4,000, 900.
The proposed library is ex-
pected to cost $2,000,0o The
present structure, built for a
student body of about 5000, in in
adequate for the present 10000
enrolment at College Park, the
university head asserted.
He pointed out the physics de-
partment now is scattered in four
separate buildings. some of which
are temporary structures. The
mathematics department is housed
exclusively in converted Army
barracks.
DR.. Byrd said the university's
budget for the coming year will
be brought up to $14,408,943 by
an anticipated Federal appropria-
ton of $638.180. He explained that
the budget request seeks only $5,-
711.585 from the States general
funds. with the remaining So
059, 1888 coming from tuition fees
and similar special" sources.
He noted, that the total 1950-51
budget excluding the anticipated
Federal ALLEGATION, Is $lT2,613 less
than the current appropriation.
This is because the university ex-
poets to receive less freshmen next
because of change
from an 11-year to 12-year school
system in most counties, he said.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Mothers Club to Meet
Tuesday in HyuttsviIIe

The Mothers and Teachers Club
will meet at sells pm. Tuesday
in the Forty third Avenue School,
Hyattsville. Mrs. Hazel B. Wyatt
OF the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis will speak on
the foundations activities in
Prince Georges County.
Seventh grade teachers will be
in their rooms after 1880 pm. to
confer with parents.
The club will sponsor square
dance at the school at $50 pm.
Friday.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Rep. Mccorthy to Speak

Representative Mccarthy.
Democrat, of Minnesota, will
speak to the Woman's Democratic
Club OF Silver Spring at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Jesup Blair
Community House.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
'Bock-to-SchooI' Dinner Set

The Silver Spring intermediate
School PTA will meet at the
school at $3.50 pm. Tuesday for
o Back to School" dinner.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Choir Council to Meet

The Church Music Council of
the Potomac Baptist Association
will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Del Ray Baptist Church, Alex
andria. Whitford L. Hall, direc-
tor Of the Pentagon Choral Club,
will speak.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-11-09
81 PROBLEMOS
ka veiAia vadinamoji istatu komisija?

ar il tikrai Xxi gallo apgalvoja
savo rekomendacijas, ar il is
viso dirba ta darba, kurl jai pa
veda organizacijos konstitucija'
Mes cia paminetoji rekomenda-
CHA sukelia labai pamatuotu
abejojimu, ar viskas yra taip,
kaip turetu butt. Ir stai del ko.
Pradzioj buvo iregistruotas
toks vardas: 'Susiwienijmas
Lietuwniku Amerike". Jeigu tas
vardas butu kokia nors nellie
ciamybe, tai ir siandien turetu-
mem ta varda taip rasyti, nors
visiems tai atrodytu keista ir
gal net juokinga. Jei prizes 60
su virsum metu ir galejo butt
vartojama tokia rasyba ir sin
takse, tai siandien il butu tokia
seniena, kuria net ir didziau-
stems konservatoriams b1tu ne
patogu vartoti.
Jono Tareilos pirmininkavimo
ir Jono zemantausko (Zeman-
towsky) sekretoriavimo laikais,
1908 metals, jau salia sito vardo
matome vartojama skliaustuo-
sc ir angliska pavadinima = Lii
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-11-09

Pereitame Dirvos numeryje
Pr. Skardzius rase, kad SLA pa
vadinimas neatitinka lietuviq
kalbos taisykliu. Lietuviskai tu-
retu butt Amerikos Lietuviu Su-
sivienijimas, O ne Susivieniji-
mas Lietuviu Amerikoje. Taigi
ir AIS, o ne SLA.
Is tikruju, daug kan krinta
j axis tas didziausios lietuviQ or
ganizacijos pavadinimas, sure
daguotas pagal slaviskos sintak-
ses pavyzdi. Tai yra "zwiazku"
laiku liekana, uzsilikusi ligi siol
per nesusipratima. Nesusiprati-
mas ivyko ir paskutiniame Sci
me. Kaip tik Pr. Skardzius pa
stebejo, kad buvo pasillymas or
ganizacijos vardo reikalu, ta-
ciau jis nebuvo nei svarstytas,
kadangi Istatu Komisija pareis-
Ike, jog to nei svarstyti negali-
ma, mes, esq, tai priesinga pa
grindiniams desniams, kuriQ ne
galima keisti.
stai Sis Istatu komisijos pa
reiskimas ir vercia kelti klau-
sima - ka veikia ia komisija,