davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
WARREN

Thomas P. Warren, aged 73 years
died at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Gladys Wood, last Saturday
morning in MillsborO, after an ill
ness of several weeks. A native of
Virginia he was a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Plathoph Warren,
and had been in Millsboro about 13
years. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Oneter Warren, who is at pre-
sent in North Carolina. Besides
MRs. Wood thede are six other
daughters: Mrs. Lou Trollinger,
Burlington, North Carolina; Mrs.
Myrtle Warren, Mrs. Calvin Boy
den, Mrs. Gorden Smith, all of Rich
mOnd, Va, Mrs. Roy L. Tawes, Mil
ford; Mrs. Marvin Thomas, New
port News, Va, son, Frank War
rem, Of Petersburg, Va, 13 grand
children and 8 great grandchildren
There are also two brothers, Rich
ard Warren, Richmond, Va, and
Charles Warren, Spring Grove, Va.
The body was taken, Monday, to
Wakefield, Va, for funeral servic-
es to be held in the Traylor Pur-
Vance Funeral Home. The Rev.
Roy L. Tawes, pastor of Avenue
Methodist Chlrch, in Milford, q
son-in-law of the deceased officated
Interment was made in the Warren
Family Cemetery at Dendrow, Va.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

The many expressions OF
sympathetic friends have gone
to Mrs. Roy L. Tawes because
of the death of her father and
TO Mrs. Fred Burton because
Of the passing Of her husband.
The first Christmas card re-
ceived by this writer came on
Tuesday from far of Japan
and bore the names Of Major
and Mrs. George T. Macklin,
Jr. In that troubled part of the
world it is greatly appreciated
that these young friends could
take time out Of their busy
lives to send greeting cards
back States side.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING - A public
hearing to consider the effects on
navigation Of anti-aircraft artillery
firing from the Bethany Beach Ar
tillery Range in 1851 as proposed
by the Commanding General, Sec
ond Army, will be held IN the High
School Auditorium, Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, at 11:0O a. m,
! Wednesday, 30 December 1850.
1t is proposed to FIRE into three
areas in the Atlantic Ocean, the
1 locations and geographic eoordi-
mates of which are shown on the
reverse side of this sheet, no vessel
to enter or remain in the danger
zones during the times Of firing
unless specific permission is grant
ed in each case by one of the rem
( resentatives of the ENFORCING
agency policing the areas in patrol
boats. Firing would be conducted
into Area No. from 1 March to 81
October, and into Areas no. 9 and
NO. "a from IS January to 2l De-
eember. Firing during January,
Feoruary, March, and April would
be from 100 p. m. to 700 D. m,
and during November and Decem-
Der from 1900 a. m. to 500 D. m.
There would be no firing during
June and September and no firing
on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal
holidays.
All interested parties are in
vited to be present or to be repre-
sented at the above time and place.
particularly navigation interests
and the officials of any state. coun-
ty city, town, or local association
whose interests may be affected.
They will be given an opportunity
to express their views upon the
proposal in reference to naviga-
ton and to suggest any changes
considered desirable in the inter-
est of navigation.
Oral statements will be heard.
but for accuracy Of record all inn
portant facts and arguments should
be submitted in writing as the
records of the hearing will be for
warded for consideration by the
Department of the Army.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

CIRCLE WILL MEET-Circle No
5 will meet with Mrs. Neal Wilkins
on the 18th of December at 1880 p.
m. Mrs. L. G. Markert will be the
Co-hOstess.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

ARE YOU AN ALUMNI (AE) OF
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL?-If so,
the Alumni Association needs your
help. They are holding a bake on
Saturday, December 8 at the Argo
LinOleum Store, next to the A. and
p, starting at o'clock. If you
can bake cake or cookies or some
other goodie, the committee will be
glad to accept it to sell in the bake.
Contact Hayes Dickerson if you
wish to donate something.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

bANGO PAhIX and BAZAAR 49,
The Senior Class Of Milford Me-
mortal Hospital school of Nursing
will have a Bingo Party and Bazaar
THURSDAY. December 14th from g.
80 to 10:30 in the Community
Building. A 90 pound turkey will
be CHANGED off at this time. The
Grand prize for the evening will be
a prize valued at $25.00. Tickets
NAV be obtained from any student
nurse at the HOsDitaI or that
evening at thedoor. This will be an
opportunity for yoN to get your
Christmas gifts and at the same
time help the nurses. Keep this
date in mind and come and bring
your friends. We promise you q
nice evening.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

WE'RE HAVING A BAKE-Yes
sir, we are, on Saturday morning,
December 9. starting at 8 a. m. in
in Argos LinOleun Store, next to
4. & P. Store. There will be lots of
good things to eat, 80 stop in and
buy something. Sponsored by the
Milford High School Alumni AssO-
citation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-27

of $4,000. The citizens of today
demand services in street main
tenance, coming, traffic regulation,
education, public health, which
would have foored Mr.. Lewis and
his three companions in the old
county building completely.
Specialists Necessary
To meet the demand for modern
government services many en-
ployees with technical and spec
ialized competence are considered
absolutely essential. The County
Personnel Board was established
by the Charter to provide qualified
and efficient workers for the
government of Montgomery Coun-
ty.
Merit System Not New
A merit system is no new thing
to the county. The professional
personnel of the school system
has long been chosen, paid and adj
vanced according to specific quail
ifications and salary minimums set
by state law. The county Welfare
Department employees are chosen
under competitive merit system
administered by the State Employ
ment Commissioner in cooperation
with the State Department of Pub
lie Welfare. The Public Health
Officer is chosen by examination
of the State Employment Com
mission. The Montgomery County
Police Department had a merit
system for ten years, administered
by police Civil Service Commits
sioner and a Police Trial Board to
hear appeals on removals from
police service.
The First Merit System
The first merit system for gen.
eral county employees was initiated
in 1916 by an act of the Maryland
Assembly. The system was en-
trusted to part time Civil serv-
ice Commissioner at a salary of
$4,000. With the help of a secre-
tary he set up a system on the
model of the United States Civil
Service Commission.
The Charter System
The merit system set up in
March 1919 by the County Council
in carrying out the provisions of
the Charter is under the direction
of a Personnel Board of three
county residents appointed for
three year overlapping terms.
They are paid $40 dollars for each
meeting, or no more than 5000
dollars year.
The Personnel Board
The chairman of the Personnel
Board is Lewis B. Sims of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice. Other members are Mrs.
Edith A. Dinwoodey, a civic minded
housewife and mother formerly
with the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission; and Malcolm H. White, a
Rrookeville farmer at one time in
the produce business.
A Budget of S3,192
On a budget OF 1912, the
! board has set up regulations
, governing county employees, stud
led personnel in existing depart
ments, constantly compared and
revised salary schedules, and re-
cruited new employees. 1t meets
regularly every Wednesday evening
and such additional times as nee
essary. During the first year the
] board members met 90 times. They
I received their full $500 $500 a
piece. In July 1919, they appoint
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-27

ed Ben H. Hall from 81 appli-
cants) as Personnel Assistant to
the County Manager at an annual
salary of $4,000. Mr.. Hall carries
on thte daily office record keeping
for merit system employees and
job applicants, advertising job
openings, checking references Give
for each applicant), and reviewing
jobs in various departments.
County Has $50 Employees
At the time of his retirement
Mr.. Lewis was processing pay
checks for 653 employees serving
the county in many different
capacities. Of these 1852 were en-
pioyed under the county merit sys-
TEN. County offices were scattered
all along Rockville's Main Street
and plans were far advanced to-
ward a second new county
building.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-27
County Housekeeping
BY MARJORIE GARFIELD

safety. In fact there were no de-
partments at all.
Very Different Now
Now, Mr.. Lewis leaves govern
ment of a very different complex
ion. He retires under the State
Retirement Act which Montgomery
joined in 1913, matching employee
contributions to the fund In the
intervening decades the county has
grown from a rural, agricultural
community of 32,089 souls to a
county still priced for its high
standard of rural living, but with
suburban area next to Baltimore
City in size, and total population
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-27
No Departments Then

No Departments Then
The little ceremony at County
Council meeting honoring John k.
Lewis, county disbursing officer,
on the occasion of his retirement
after nearly forty years Of govern
ment service dramatized for me
the changes in the county. In 1910
Mr.. Lewis was one of four county
employees, clerk and three assis-
tant clerks. They got along in a
single office. One assistant served
as treasurer, but all were most
concerned with the collection of
taxes. There were no departments
of health, welfare, and public
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Census Takers Named
In Northern Virginia

The first of almost 800 persons
who will be employed in taking
the 1850 census in Northern Vir-
ginia. has been named by the
Alexandria District Office.
Initial appointee is Roy S.
Helms. Manassas. who viii be one
of Is crew leaders in the popula-
tion count which will start April /.
The appointment was announced
by Archie E. Miller, District Su-
pervlsor. ..-.
Mr.. Helms will be in charge of
Is enumerators taking the popu-
lation count in the area made up
of Manassas and Gainesville Mag
isterial Districts in Prince William
County, and Mercer Magisterial
District and half of Broad Run
Magisterial District in Loudoun
County.
Five communities-Prince Will
liam. Loudoun, Fairfax and Ar
lington Counties and the City of
Alexandria-are included in the
Alexandria District.
A total of 271 enumerators and
Is crew leaders will be employed
and District Office still is accept
ing applications for the positions.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Nine Street Changes
Urqed in Takoma Park

The Takoma Park Chamber OF
Commerce last night received ad-
vice on solving traffic problems.
Washington I. Cleveland, man.
ager of the District Division of
the American Automobile Asso-
citation, proposed nine street
changes which he said would
benefit Takoma Park.
His recommendations were: Ad-
just the location of Blair road
north of Cedar street to realign
the intersection; channelize the
intersection of Cedar and Carroll
streets. east of the underpass;
channelize Eastern avenue and
Piney Branch road; connect East
ern avenue between Willow and
Cedar streets; reconstruction OF
the Van Buren street viaduct,
widen Sandy Spring road; extend
Van Buren, street to Eastern av-
enue; close the Aspen street via
duct, and provide off f-street ter
minals for buses at Carroll and
Eastern avenues.
Fred Tuemmler, director of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission in
Prince Georges County, advocated
a through highway in Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges Counties
to connect with the Northwest
freeWay.
The chamber meeting followed
a dinner at Nelson's Restaurant,
l8 Carroll avenue.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Southern Maryland Scouts
Plan Covered Dish Dinner

Boy Scouts of the Southern
Maryland district will hold a
covered dish family dinner at
pm. Saturday at the University
of Maryland.
The affair will mark the county S
observance of the 4Oth anniver-
sary of the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica. About 200 are expected.
Bill Werber of College Park,
former major league baseball star,
will be master of ceremonies. An
entertainment program is planned.
Stewart KneesSi is chairman of
arrangements.
The dinner calls for each family
to bring one dish or part of a
meal to share with other members
of their scout den or patrol. Each
family will bring its own eating
utensils,
Evening star., 1950-02-09
National Symphony
Concert Tomorrow
In Eastern High

The National Symphony
Orchestra's fifth children's
concert of the winter will be
played tomorrow in Eastern
High School and broadcast
from . to 3 pm. over Station
WQQW. The program follows:
Wagner, Overture to die
Meistersinger."
Mozart, "Haffner" Sym
phony (f1rst movement).
Prokofieff, Classical" Sym
phony (first movement).
Wagner. Preludes to Acts I
and III of "Lohengrin."
Tchaikovsky. "Pathetique"
Symphony tsecond move
ment).
Anderson. Fiddle Paddle .
Sousa. STARS and Stripes
Forever"
Evening star., 1950-02-09
speeiaI Dispateh 10 The star

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 9.-If
you are about to wrestle with a
Maryland income tax form. hold
it please-you may be in for a
pleasant surprise.
That's the word today from the
Income Tax Division of the State
Comptroller's Office.
The division urged taxpayers to
withhold filing returns for the
present and in the meantime to
keep sharp eye on action of the
General Assembly.
Democrats and Republicans are
agreed that income taxes should
be cut. Legislation to that effect
is virtually certain to be enacted
at the current session. Apparently
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Bids Sought for Underpass
Road Bridge in Frederick
BY the As,oeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 9. - The
Roads Commission yesterday
called for bids to be opened
February %. on new highway
bridge and an underpass in
Frederick County.
The bridge will be 210 feet LONG
and will carry a county highway
about 2.5 miles from the Mono
cacy River over the relocated
U. S. 240 now under construction
as the Washington Frederick Ex.
pressway. The project also in.
cludes approaches to the bridge
The dual-lane underpass will
carry U. S. 240 under the Aarab,
Church road in Frederick County
The project calls for a 55-foot
span at the county road, with two
37-foot lanes.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Commission DRAFTING
Master zoning Plan
For Takoma Park

A master zoning plan is being
prepared for Takoma Park by the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Blair Lee, III, commission vice
chairman, announced yesterday
the plan probably will be COM
pleted by the end of April.
The commission gave priority
to the Takoma Park plan because
Iof critical conditions there. Mr.
Lee reported. Preparation of q
similar plan for the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area was announced
last Thursday. A public hearing
was set for March IA.
Mr.. Lee disclosed there are more
than 500 existing coming VIOLA
tions within Takoma Park. Most
OF these, he explained, involve
cases where single-family dwell.
lngs were converted to apart.
ments as result of housing short
ages during the war years. Zonine
violations of that type then were
overlooked, he added,
Mr.. Lee said the new Takoms
Park plan may permit such con-
versions provided no exterior al
terations are made.
Commission members discussed
the plans last night with Takonn,
Park officials.
A. Morton Thomas. county di.
rector of inspection and license.
said enforcement of zoning regu.
latlons is temporarily in abey.
ance pending completion of tn,
master plan problem in enforce.
ment.
The biggest problem confrontins
the commission. Mr.. Lee declared
is what to do about the violations
To enforce present laws would
cause a serious economic con-
dition," he said.
Mr.. Lee pointed out that many
OF the Takoma Park homes are oip
and old and are owned by elderly
couples who simply need the added
income Of the apartments to make
ends meet"
Another problem is commercial
expansion. Mr.. Lee said there
evidently should be some more
commercial zoning but We want To
establish in which direction"
Mr.. Lee said the commission
technical staff already has OBJ
tanned considerable background on
conditions in Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

duction from the present five per
cent rate to two per cent.
The governors plan would save
income tax payers an estimated
81 ,250, 900. Another administra-
ton proposal to lower the State
real estate tax from 1899 to six
cents per 500 would leave another
$2,500,000 in property owners
pockets.
Republicans agree with the adj
ministration program with cut
on earned income but. want a
deeper slash of the rates on un-
earned income. This rate they
contend, should be two per cent
on the first $4,000 instead of the
present five per cent. After 81. 900
the rate would advance to five
per cent.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

Ao1lo IdilpdlSu.
The appoint
ment was made
by Judge James
r. Du n C a n j.,
president of the
A ! e X a n d / i a
Chapter of the
Virginia Can
Ger Society. The
drive st ar t S
April /.
MIR. Hall for
merly was law
clerk to Fed
eral Judge AL
hert. " Rryan
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Virginia Builds New Stations
To Prevent Truck Overloudino

permanent stations on major
trucking routes near the States
borders.
State police operate 40 mobile
loadometers and the State already
has two permanent stations oper-
ating on Route So, near Suffolk,
and Route IL, near Roanoke.
The Departments comment
came after a Virginia truck driv-
er, Henry Lee Stanley, driver for
the Waite Lumber Co. in Thorn
burg, was sentenced to five days
in a Maryland Jail for driving on
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boule-
ward with load that exceeded the
limit by seven and a half tons. He
filed notice of appeal.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Maryland Income Taxpoyers Advised to Hold Up Return

the only question is how much. If
such action is taken the reduction
will apply on 1949 returns.
Forms Already Mailed.
But while the Lawmakers de-
bate, forms for last years returns
are in the hands of taxpayers.
They were mailed sometime ago.
The forms contain instructions
for computing amounts due ac-
|cording to existing schedules. If
they are filled out and returned
now, many of the States 400, 900
income tax payers probably will
pay more than they should. Be
sides the income tax Office will
have a tremendous volume of
unnecessary work and consider
Iable extra expense in issuing
refunds.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
BY the Associated Press

EVINGTON. Va, Feb. 9.--"It
really is something to have four
children in two years-especially
7 suppose. for a man of my age "
That was Luther r. Moses, SO,
speaking. And the retired mer-
chant beamed proudly.
Then he pointed to two sets of
twins-Lawrence Randolph and
Luther Robert, jr.. one year old,
and Linda Neil and Brenda Gayle,
two weeks old.
why. it was only a little more
than two years ago that l went
visiting with friends down in
Evening star., 1950-02-09

If income taxes are reduced, a
spokesman for the tax division
said, and all out publicity cam
paign will be put on to inform
taxpayers of the new schedule.
But even then" he said, many
taxpayers will not be reached and
we expect to have a huge amount
of extra work"
Allowance In Program.
Gov. Lanes income tax pro-
gram would increase from $400
to $500 the allowance for depend
ents and would double the pre-
sent $1,000 personal exemption of
persons SIS or over.
1t also would allow persons with
up to $500 investment income to
file returns under the optional
method. This would permit q re-
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Col. Munshower in Race
For Mayor Of Frederick
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md. Feb. 9.-Col.
Elmer F. Munshower has come out
of virtual political retirement to
become the first to announce as a
candidate for Mayor of Frederick.
The colonel, onetime superin-
tendent of Maryland State Police,
announced yesterday he would be
a candidate for the Republican
nomination in the June 13 primary
election.
Col. MunshoWer was Mayor of
Frederick from 1881 to 1884 and
served as superintendent of State
police from 1887 to 1889 under the
late Gov. Nice. a Republican.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Arlington Court Move
Threatened in Fight
On PinbaII Machines

Arlington Commonwealth's At.
torney Denman T. Rucker today
warned that court action or {
new county ordinance will bt
sought to halt operation of pin.
ball machines.
His announcement was made
as Arlington businessmen received
assurance from a pinball firm
that the machines are legal.
Mr.. Rucker said the county "ir
the near future will attack lie.
gality of the machines, or pro.
pose a local ordinance condemn.
ing them as a public nuisance.
Mr.. Rucker recently stated fiat.
ly that operation of the machinei
is illegal under Virginia law. M
action has been taken to stoI
their operation, however. Earle,
Mr.. Rucker had indicated the de
vices are legal if not used fol
gambling.
The commemorative attorne,
would not say if machine opera.
tors would be arrested in the at.
tack on the legality. One reason
for questioning legality of the de.
vices, he said. is because they car
be adapted readily to give free
plays.
In a letter to Arlington busi-
.neSsmen, the Hirsh Coin Ma
chine Corp. states that each ma
chine bears a card which warns
Positively no gambling on this
machine, no prizes, no free games
no rewards Children under 1e
years of age cannot play this
machine"
Hirsh de LaViez, firm president
said the letter was written te
clarity" the Arlington pinbal
situation.
I'VE have been in the coin ma
chine industry since 192O-that
makes 80 years that we have beer
operating legal coin machines
We have always and will continue
to operate only legal machines,
the letter states.
While no mention is made Of
Mr.. Fuckers ruling against the
machines, the letter points ou
that Hirsh machines now arr
operating in Arlington "and WI
intend to keep operating pinbal
machines in your county"
The letter states that the firm.
attorneys have found nothing il
State or County law ''that viii
forbid the operation of pinbal
machines.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Trial Set in Suit for Fee
In Sale OF Land 10 Justice

A dispute over the commission
for a property sale to Supreme
Court Justice Jackson will be
aired i'll Fairfax Circuit Court
March IA.
Egbert II. Irwin, Mclean real
estate man, is claiming a s687. SO
fee in a suit filed against Samuel
Moran, owner of a tract near the
Mclean home of Justice jackson.
Attorneys for Mr. Irwin said the
Justice negotiated first with their
client but finally bought the prop
erty Through the ,Brant Co., 1884
Wilson boulevard. Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. ga
network of permanent weighing
stations will make it almost i'm
possible for a trucker to violate
Virginia's highway load limits,
"a State Highway Department
spokesman said yesterday.
Three new permanent weighing
stations under construction are
scheduled for completion in two to
three months. These are on Route
|301 near the Potomac River bridge,
ON Route l south of Woodbridge
Prince William County. and on
Route 13. near Accomac.
In addition the Department
plans to install four or five more
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Two Sets of Twins in Two Years
Almost q Curiosity to Man, 50

Blanche, N, c. There I met Odell,"
Mr. Moses said.
He pointed again-to Odell, his
attractive 35-year-old wife.
January sure has been our big
month" he mused. Just look. -
He began to count off the events:
January, 1915-Odell was born.
January, 1948-he and Odell
were married.
January, 1949-the boy twins
arrived.
January; l950-the girl twins
were born.
Il suppose it is somewhat of a
rarity" Mr.. Moses observed. Il
suppose person could almost
call it a curiosity"
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Alexandra Women
Wins Army Award

Mrs. Elizabeth WAGNER, Az
Fontaine street, Alexandria, has
won an award for meritorious
civilian service with the Corps of
Engineers Research and Develop
ment Laboratories, Fort Belvoir
A suggestion to replace poten-
TALLY hazardous four-foot high
wooden markers with low con-
crete buttons" won the award
for Mrs. Wagner. The markers
are used to outline parking spaces
and driveway intersections.