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Evening star., 1950-12-02
Houck Recommended
For ABC Board Post

P. E. Houck, Cottage City (Md.)
salesman, has been recommended
for appointment 10 the Prince
Georges County Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board.
There is one vacancy on the
board as result Of the death
recently of Mrs. Mary w. Brown
ing. The appointments are made
by the Governor on recommen-
dation of the State Central Com
mittee for the county.
First Endorsement of Mr.. Houck
came from the vestry Of st. Johns
Episcopal Church in Mount RAIN
ier, where Mr.. Houck is a COM
municant. Other county churches
have been requested to also work
for Mr.. Houck's appointment.
A petition has been sent to State
Senator-elect John r. Fletcher,
Republican, asking that he rec
ommend the appointment to Gov
ernor-elect Theodore R. McKeldin.
The appointment would be for
Mrs. Browning's unexpired term,
which ends in May.
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Measure 10 Extend
National P|anningGets
Backing in Maryland

The pending bill to reorganize
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission was re-
Endorsed yesterday by the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. The Mary
land group said the bill would
strengthen and clarity the author
ity of the national group without
infringing on the functions of the
State branches.
The Maryland commission took
exception. however, to a Virginia
proposal for regional representa-
ton on the national commission
because this would give Virginia
five members to Maryland's two.
1t was pointed out that almost
twice as much Maryland as Vir-
ginia acreage is involved in the
planning.
The Maryland commission said
"the bill not only clarifies the
relationship between the national
commission and it's suburban
counterparts, but offers real and
tangible benefits to planning
agencies in Maryland and Vir-
ginia.' % These points were made
in favor Of the legislation:
/. 1t would give Maryland and
Virginia their first representation
on the national commission and
enable an interchange of first
hand information on the needs of
the communities.
2. The bill would give some
measure of control over local lands
to suburban planning groups and
provide prior consultation before
large Federal land acquisitions in
the suburban areas.
8. It would give to the Virginia
suburbs the right to acquire river
valley parks with Federal aid
under the Capper- -Cramton Act.
Maryland obtained authority to
participate in the plan 20 years
ago. The commission heartily
recommended it to Virginia plan
ming groups.
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Five HospitoIized in Alexandria
By Restaurant Food POISONING

Alexandria, and Sol Benick, 30,
of 315 Decatur street NV.
Dr.. McGough said the ham had
been cooked "a day or so before"
and had been kept at room tenn
perature while being used over a
24-hour period. The remainder
then was incorporated in the
cheese and macaroni meal.
The health officer said the
germ produces a toxin which is
not killed by cooking even though
the germ may be.
The incident should serve as a
warning to restaurant operators
and housewives as well, DR.. Nc
Cough declared, to read what is
on the label of the hams they buy.
He said if the hams are of the
type which should be refrigerated,
the label will so state.
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the job. The present secretary Of
state is Miss Vivian Simpson,
Rockville attorney, who was ap-
pointed last December Is. Her
resignation is now in the hands
|of Gov. Lane.
Although Mr.. Reeves has not
discussed the matter with Mr.. Nc
Keldin. observers believe he is
reasonable certain of the appoints
ment. s
Was Manager for Davis.
Mr.. Reeves, a Bethesda attorney,
was campaign manager for former
State Senator Roy Tasco Davis
Of Montgomery County before the
latter bowed out in favor of Mr..
McKeldin in the Republican gu
bernatorial primary. This left Mr..
McKeldin unopposed for the NOM
ination.
Mr.. Davis, it was learned, has
written the incoming governor
supporting Mr.. Reeves for secre-
tary of state.
Before his election to the State
legislature in 1916, Mr.. Reeves was
a United States commissioner for
Maryland from 1912 to 1914. He
resigned to enter the Navy and
was reappointed in 1916, serving
for one year. He lives at 6915
Arlington road.
Other Appointments.
Meanwhile, States Attorney
Walter w. Dawson, who also is
chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. said the group
probably will meet next week to
discuss recommendations for ap-
pointments to more than a dozen
local offices.
These includes three trial magis-
trates. two members of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, two mem
bers of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission, five
liquor board members and a juve-
nile court Judge. All now are
Democrats.
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Clarendon Church Plans
Cornerstone Ceremony

The First Baptist Church OF
Clarendon will hold cornerstone
laying ceremonies for its new
S325,000 church at North High
land and North Hartford streets,
Arlington, at pm. Sunday.
A. L. Kelley, chairman of the
building committee, will spread
the first mortar. DR.. Ernest F.
Campbell. pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church, Alexandria. Va. will
deliver the main address.
DR.. L. E. Barton, interim pas
tor of the Clarendon church, said
the new church should be ready
for occupancy Sunday, Decem-
ber II.
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Hillside Man Cleared
OF Attack on Woman

An Upper Marlboro Circuit
Court jury yesterday cleared a
Hillside man of a charge of rap
ing a 38-year -old mother of six
children.
Acquitted was Joseph Frank
Burke, 40, who lives in the 1900
block of Fifty-seventh avenue.
Burke was charged with attack
ing Capitol Heights woman April
3 in the basement of a restaurant
on Central avenue.
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andria. Services for the younger
Mrs. Hammill will be held al
Front Royal, the family said.
Only two weeks ago the same
funeral home conducted services
for Mrs. Mamie Hammill's son
Harvey.
Employees of the funeral home
identified bodies of the two women
when they were brought in last
night.
Survivors Listed.
Surviving the elder Mrs. Ham
mill are five sons, Raymond,
Chester, Bernard and Ernest of
Alexandria and Leonard of Wash
ington; three daughters, Mrs.
Sadie Penn and Mrs. Grace Mas
sey of Alexandria, and Mrs. Edna
Hennage of Washington; and two
brothers, Luther Jones, Washing
ton, and Edward Jones, Fred
ericksburg.
In addition to her husband,
Chester, Mrs. Elizabeth Hammill
leaves two sons, Robert and James,
both of Alexandria; four daugh-
ters, Miss Betty Jane Hammill,
Mrs. Louise v. Berry, Mrs. Doris
r. Plauger and Mrs. Joan Eliza
beth Pridgeon of Alexandria; two
brothers. George w. and Joseph
G. Soules, both of Alexandria; and
three sisters, Louise and Lima
Smith, Front Royal, and Mrs.
Nancy Brown, Calverton, Va.
Traffic Light Asked.
c. c. Lamond, Alexandria florist
who lives near the accident scene,
recalled today that he had re-
quested the Alexandria Traffic
Board to place a traffic light at
the Slater's lane intersection.
There is a 25-mile-per-hour
speed limit along the boulevard at
that point" Mr.. Lamond said,
"but nobody seems to observe it,.
Mr.. Lamond said he made his
appearance before the board more
than a year ago. He was told
they had no funds for lights, he
said.
Traffic conditions were bad
then-they're worse now," he as
serted.
He said that a newspaper car
rier boy was killed several years
ago when hit by car at the same
place.
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Alexandra Council
Considers Repeal
OF Cigarette Tax

Alexandria city councilmen to-
day are studying pleas of the city's
merchants for repeal of the Gig
arctic tax.
Opposition to the tax took ur
most of the hearing on the city!
1851 budget last night. The pro-
posed budget anticipates $3.50, ,00l
revenue from the cigarette tax o.
2 cents per pack, first was imposed
last summer.
William Koontz, attorney whe
appeared for the Safeway Stores
said cigarette sales were off IS pei
cent in Alexandria Safeway store.
during a six-week period ended
November 4. He estimated the
loss in weekly sales at $5,928.
Charts Show Sales Drop.
Richard S. Luckett. jr.. attor-
ney who represented the Retail
Association, showed the
councilmen charts that indicated
cigarette sales have dropped
throughout the city since imposi-
tion of the tax. He said loss of
sales also caused loss of
other sales because customers
were going to stores outside the
city.
At the request of Councilman
Albert A. Smoot, Mr.. Luckett said
he would try to get figures on
gross sales to show how much to-
tai sales have dropped in Alexan-
dria stores.
Mr.. Luckett said the cigarette
tax was imposed by city council as
an emergency" measure because
it was feared the city faced a
deficit during the current year.
he said, the city is end
ing the year with a surplus of
over 100000 which indicated that
the cigarette tax was not needed.
Councilman Marshall j. Bever-
ley, who sponsored the cigarette
tax, said he believes it should be
abolished. since the emergency
no longer exists.
League Spokesman Heard.
The Alexandria League of
Women Voters spoke against the
proposed 15-cent reduction in the
real estate tax rate, contending
the real estate tax burden in
is not excessive.
I'VE believe it is always finan-
cially unsound to cut a basic tax
rate in times of inf1ation," said
Mrs. Warren S. Turner, jr., League
spokesman.
Support for the proposed realty
tax rate reduction was voiced by
Attorney John Barton Phillips and
Mary Madden. apartment man
ager.
Mr.. Phillips declared real estate
tax bills were increased greatly
for most taxpayers during the
current year because of a reassess-
ment that resulted in higher valu-
ations of most properties.
DR.. F. P. Titus said he wanted
to congratulate the city council,
on behalf of the medical society,
for the proposed 50-cent reduction
in the professional license tax.
The council has until December
81 to pass on the budget. Council
men gave no indication last night
when they plan to make final
decision but said they planned a
number of executive sessions to
study the proposed revenues and
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Kline Wins Contract
For Hopper Rood Job
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2-The
State Roads Commission reported
yesterday it has awarded to Rich
ard F. Kline of Frederick, a con-
tract to improve approximately
two miles of theaClopper road in
Montgomery County.
The contract includes drainage.
grading and surfacing of the high
way and construction of a bridge
at Big Seneca Greek.
Mr.. Kline's bid of $281,394 was
lowest Of four submitted.
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Maryland Man Suicide

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 2 (P.-
Gordon E. Lowman, At, retired
barber of Eastport, was found
dead in his bedroom Thursday
night, necktie looped around his
neck and attached to the bedpost.
Medical Examiner John M. Claffy
issued a certificate of suicide yes
terday.
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'gomery delegate
to the General
A S S e mbly, as
Maryland Sec
retary of State,
it was learned
today.
If Governor
elect Theodore
r. Nc K in
a p pr oy e S the
r e CO mnenda-
ton, Mr.. Reeves
will be the sec
ond Montgom-
erv resident. in
a year to hold
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g r e g a tion al
Church, Silver
Spring, at $50
and 1890 am.
tomorrow.
DR.. B u S c h
meyer was pas
or of TIL e
M o un t Pleas
ant Congrega-
tional Church
here for 10
years. During
that time he
led his congre-
cation in plan
fai1a0 for ifS aaoxIr
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church at Westmoreland Circle.
He also served as president of the
Washington Ministerial Union
and as vice president of the Fed
Grafton of Churches, and was ac-
tive in many civic and welfare Or
ganizations.
At present DR.. Buschmeyer is
associate minister of the General
Council of Congregational Chris
tian Churches.
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DR.. Buschmeyer 70 Speak
AT Silver Spring Church

Dr.. Fred S. Buschmeyer, former
minister here and now of New
York, win address the sixth ami
versary services of Christ Con-
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|G. 0.P. Will Ask
Of
John R. Reeves
Bethesda Attorney
Recommended for +
Maryland Stote Post
By J. B. Zotmon

Montgomery County's Republic
can State Central Committee will
recommend the appointment of
John r. Reeves, former Mont
Evening star., 1950-07-30

as part of the bargain, he will be
told from many quarters that
there can be no such bargaining.
If Mr.. Malik orders meeting
adjourned when the debate is
going against him, he can be
voted down by the Council mem
bers.
He can't refuse to call meetings:
any member may demand that a
meeting be called for a specific
subject.
Asbestos workers sometimes suf-
fer from asbestosis, caused by in
| haling dust from the mineral.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Hogs Gain IS Cents to SIPS
In Week as Receipts Drop

CHICAGO, July 20 (P).-All
classes of hogs, selling at $3.50
to $25, were substantially higher
today than a week ago. Gains of
IS cents to $125 were attributed
to a substantial reduction in re-
ceipts along with a slight price
rise in some Eastern dressed pork
circles.
Wholesale pork at Chicago con-
tinued easy, however, and live
stock men felt the consumers
rush to buy such items as nylon
stockings, sheets. coffee. soap-not
to mention automobiles and
houses-Was taking a cut out of
the amount available for meat.
Producers also cut cattle ship
ments very sharply, apparently
aware that consumers were con-
centrating on buying items other
than meat. Good and choice fed
steers and heifers gained rs cents
to SIPS. Cow and bull prices
declined.
Native springers and old crop
lambs and yearlings advanced so
to rs cents during the week as
receipts dWindled.
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Three Quizzed in Staying
Of Pike County Sheriff
BY the Associated Press

PIKEVILLE. KY, July 29.-Po-
lice questioned three men today
about the Staying of Sheriff Roy
Conway, who had vowed to run
gamblers and botleggers out OF
Pike County.
County Attorney L. D. May an
nounced, meanwhile, that out
ragged residents have contributed
$1,025 as a reward for arrest of
the killer.
Mr.. Conway, 43, was shot in the
back late last night after being
lured from bed by a fake tele-
phone call.
A man representing himself to
be Constable Joe Coleman, with
whom the sheriff had participated
in several raids in Pike County
told the sheriff he had made an
other raid.
Mrs. Conway said the caller
asked the sheriff "to come down
and check the moonshine in"
The shot resounded a few mo-
ments after he STEPPED from the
porch of his home, and he fell
dead in the street.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
US. Urged Usev Veto
To Block Red Chinese
AS Council Members
BY the Associated Press

Fresh demands arose in Con-
gress today for the United States
to use its veto, if necessary, to
block admission of the Chinese
Communists to the United Ma
tionS.
Senator O'Conor, Democrat, of
Maryland, said in a statement
that this country ought to forget
protocol and pursue a realistic
course" in barring "a delegation
whose every effort, we could be
sure, would be to thwart the
peaceful hopes and desires of dem
ocratic nations"
Senator Ives, Republican, of
New York, told reporter he
thinks the State Department
should strengthen it's position and
use the veto if necessary.
The department before the
Korean crisis said that while it
opposes admission of the Chinese
Communists it will be bound by
the will of the majority of the
Security Council and will not
counsel use of the veto.
Previously, Senator George
Democrat, of Georgia, and Smith,
Republican, of New Jersey. mem
bers of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, had called for
use of the veto if it becomes nee
eSSary.
Senator George said that with
American troops fighting in Korea
he doesn't think this country
could afford to withhold the veto
if Russia should win majority
support of the Security Council
for a renewal of its move to gain
admittance for the Chinese Com
muniStS.
This Soviet move may be re-
vlved with the return to Council
sessions of Jacob Malik, the Soviet
representative, who will assume
Craftsmanship of the Council for
August.
Senator Smith said that if the
United States should go along
with expulsion of the Chinese
Nationalist and the seating of
Chinese Communists it would
complicate the American position
in Formosa. which President Tru-
man has ordered defended by the
fleet.
1T wouldn't make sense to de-
fend the Chinese Nationalists on
Formosa and then permit a rival
government to be recognized by
the United Nations" Senator
Smith said.
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Most elm trees can be grown
from seed.
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Primary Vote tuesday, to Test
7rumon's Home State PRESTIGE
of the National Committee

man of the National Committee
in 1916.
The Tennessee primary will be
held Thursday. Mr.. Reece is
running against Representative
Phillips. who succeeded Mr.. Reece
when the latter resigned. The con-
test Is in the First Tennessee Con-
gressional District, traditionally
Republican. Representative Jen-
nings, Republican, in the second
district, also a Republican strong
hold, is opposed for denomination
by Howard Baker, attorney and a
former candidate for governor and
senator.
Campaign Investigated.
The Jennings-Baker campaign
is under investigation by a House
committee. Mr.. Jennings charged
that Mr.. Baker and Republican
State Chairman Guy L. Smith had
tried to deprive him of representa-
tives on primary boards. The
charge has been denied by Mr
Baker and Mr.. Smith.
Gov Earle Clements of Ken
lucky is running for the Demo-
cratic senatorial nomination in a
primary next Saturday, with Sec
retary of State Glen Hacher as his
opponent. The nomination is for
the seat formerly held by Vice
President Barkley and to which
Senator Garrett L. Withers was
appointed. Mr.. Withers is noa
running.
On the Republican side of the
fence, Charles I. Dawson, with Or
ganization support, is running for
the senatorial nomination against
Charles E. Whittle and James
William Brown. Mr.. Dawson is a
former attorney general.
In West Virginia's primary on
Tuesday former Senator Rush D
Holt is running for the Republi-
can nomination for the House in
the third congressional district
Mr.. Holt, who was elected Dem
ocratic Senator when he was only
20 years old, has switched his
party allegiance to make the race
He has been elected a number OF
times to the State Legislature, and
won both the Republican anC
Democratic nominations in 1948.
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FOUND.

KEY. found corner 9th and SITS. NV.
Call ST. 6771.
RING. 14-carat gold filled. Owner may
claim upon Identification. RA. 1914.
PART COLLIE, female brown, 2-yrs. old;
has vaccination tag. Call JU. 1924,
Evening star., 1950-07-30
YMCA Plans Penny Hunt
For Bows Tomorrow

The Young Mems Christian
Association will hold it's annual
boys penny hunt beginning at II
am. tomorrow at the YMCA pool,
1892 G street NV.
Fifty pennies will be scattered
around the pool for eight and
nine-year-olds at II am. The jun
iors, boys 10, II and IL years old,
will hunt their SO pennies at 12:45
pm. and the older boys, 13 to II,
will dive for theirs at 2 pm.
The boy in each period who re-
covers the most pennies will re-
ceive a special award at the
Awards Night program to be held
in September.
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Maneuver Would Lose.

The temper of other delegates
also appeared to be that, despite
the recognition of Communist
China by some governments, they
would vote down a parliamentary
maneuver to switch the represen-
| tation. -.
A fair assumption is that Mr..
Malik's opening tactics will be to
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u. NJ Kept Guessing on Tactics by MoIik

declare that meetings which Rus
sia boycotted since last January
were illegal. If that comes to a
ballot, he will be voted down.
If he proposes a peace offensive
with an offer for mediation in
Korea, he won't get very far.
If he suggests it on the present
battle lines, he will be reminded
the Council has demanded that
the North Koreans roll back to
the 33th Parallel. where they
started the invasion of South
Korea.
If he proposes it on the basis of
admitting the Communist Chinese
Evening star., 1950-07-30
BY the Assoeiated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 29.-Rus-
sia kept the United Nations guess
ing tonight what she will do next
Tuesday when Soviet Deputy For
eign Minister Jacob A. Malik takes
over the Security Council presi-
dency for August.
Mr.. Malik hasn't informed U. N.
officials yet, as he promised he
would what the days order of
business will be. 1t was presumed
he was comforting with his aides
and getting new instructions from
Moscow.
Meanwhile. a Big Three group
met with Norway's Arne Sunde,
Council president for July, on a
broad program to insure that the
Security Council won't be power
less next month if Mr.. Malik tries
obstructionist tactics on the Ko-
rean conflict or any other ques-
ton.
Representatives of Britain,
France and the United States
were at the first meeting held
yesterday. Two more meetings
were held today. Another will be
held tomorrow if necessary.
Monday Meeting Rescheduled.
Mr.. Sunde announced that a
Monday meeting of the Security
Council, originally scheduled for
II am, will not be held until
3 pm.
1t is one of the Council meet
ings that the Soviet news agency
Tass charged in Moscow today is
being held by the "Anglo-Ameri-
can bloc. hurriedly and Illegally -
before Mr.. Malik can return as
chairman.
The meeting was intended to
discuss a call for money and sup
plies for a relief program to care
for upwards of l million Korean
war refugees. The strategy board
has been discussing that, too.
This would also be the last
meeting that could change Secur-
ity Council rules, before Mr.. Malik
comes back, if it is believed nee
eSsary to change rules to take
care OF the brewing situation.
Can Mask Intentions.
Mr.. Malik can mask his inten-
tions by placing subjects on the
agenda in the broadest terms.
Even then, he has to get the
Councils approval of his agenda
at each meeting before it settles
down to work.
A Security Council rule also
provides that any unfinished sub
ject continues over to future
meetings unless the Council de-
cides otherwise, and Mr.. Malik
cannot kill the Korean question
by ignoring it.
A British spokesman said out
right today that Mr.. Malik can
not oust the Chinese Nationalists
from the Council merely by de-
claring that Delegate T. F. Tsiang
is there Illegally. Britain has rec
ognized the Chinese Communist
regime, but she will not support
any tactic of that sort, the spokes-
man said. The Security Council
president does not have the power
to decide membership question,
he said.
Maneuver Would Lose.
The temper of other delegates
also appeared to be that, despite
the recognition of Communist
China by some governments, they
would vote down a parliamentary
maneuver to switch the represen-
tation. go.
A fair assumption is that Mr..
Malik's opening tactics will be to