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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-06-29

Lietuviu dale retail tepasirodo
Romos meninio gyvenimo areno-
je. Pernai Romos Valstybiniame
Grafikos Muziejuje suruosta
grafikos memo paroda RADIO ge-
ra atgarsi italy spaudoje ir tin
kama ivertinima dailininku V.
K. Jonyno ir Viktoro Petravi-
claus kurybai. 81 pavasari Ro-
mos Akademija baige jaunas lie
tuviu tapytojas Antanas MEL
NIKAS. Sis menininkas jau po-
ra kartu dalyvavo bendrose me-
no parodose Florencijoje ir Ro-
mole, 0 neseniai galerija "Chiu-
razzi' suruose jo darby indivi-
dualine paroda.
Antanas Melnikas pasirode
kaip rimtas, tapybine kuryba
gerbias dailininkas. Praejes aka
demine griezta mokykla, jis da-
bar iesko ir kai kuriuose geriau-
)siuose darbuose randa nelprasta
israiska. Sis tapytojas yra arti-
mas taip vadinamai "Fauves
|prancuzu ekspresionistq grupei.
10 stiprus koloristinis isreiski-
mas yra romaniskosios kulturos
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TELEVIZIJA

Televizija sukelia visa eile
nauju rupesciQ. Visu pirma del
to, kad televizija yra daug dides.
ne laiko gaisintoja, negu siair
radijas, mes cia turf atsisesti il
ziureti, negali nieko kita daryti
Mokyklos nusiskundzia, kad
daugelis mokiniu nebeturi laike
pamokoms paruosti, kadangi is.
tisus vakarus pratupi prie tie.
levizijos.
Tiesa, sakoma, kad televizijs
stiprinanti seimu rysius: mege.
jai ziureti daugiau buna namuo.
Sc, vaikai ne tick daug lakstc
gatvese, maziau nelaimiq atsi.
tinka -.
Bet tai butu labai gerai, jei.
gu televizijos paveikslai butp
vertingesni. O dabar svarbiau.
sias dalykas salia menkos yer.
tes komedijeliu - tai imtynes
beisbolas, boksas arba kabare-
tinio stiliaus programmes. Pc
dagogai atvirai kalba, kad su
sitokia programa televizija pri-
aukles begales bukaprociu -.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-06-29

Kai atsisveikindami prisimi-
mem visus paskutiniojo desimt-
mecio musu tevynes ir musu pa
ciu vargus, jis dideliu jautrumu
prisimine ir savo motina Kris
tina Raulinaitiene, kuri didele
motinos meile, nelengvu darbu,
sudare sunui salygas mokytis
pasirinktoj profesijoj. B. G.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-06-29

Viesbutininkas skundziasi me-
sininkui:
- Desreles, kaimyne, tai maz-
daug per mazas pradejai daryti.
Vakar vienas mano svecias DO
penkiQ poru tavo desreliu badu
numire!
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{ Atkelta is 3-cio pusl }

talka? Tuo tarpu del to tenka
kick abejoti. Kaip teisingai v.
Alseika pastebi, toks Kulturos
Fondas atstovautu jei ne tik pa
items TMD nariams, tai geriau-
iu atveju tik musq kulturininku
DALAI ia Valstybese (195O m.
geguzes 10 d. LIETUVIQ KE-
LIAS). Mat, TMD, per so metu
gyvavusi, pergyvenusi iv. kriziu
ir paskutiniu laiku besiryztanti
vel atgyti (del TMD artimes-
mes praeities ir jos nuveiktu
darbu pig. M. Kasparaicio straip-
sni, isspausdinta NEMUNO pir-
name numeryje), Wis delto lig
siol ejusi skirtingu, tam tikru
ideologiniu. keliu, = tai aiskiai
matyti is jos isleistu knygu sa-
raso, - ir todel neistenge drau-
gen suburti visu kulturiniu pa
jegu; vargiai il istengs, kaip
teisingai pastebi DIRVOS Mr..
rs vedamojo straipsnio autorius,
tai padaryti ir ateityje. Visu
pirma JAW katalikai. kurie iau
turf savo Lietuviu Kultdros In
stituta. tam tikra savos rusies
kulturos fonda, niekados memo
res TMD vadovvbei uzleisti kul-
turines pirmenybes ir del to to-
liau els veikiausiai savo iau
anksciau u5sibreztu keliu. An
ira vertus. Walter M. Chase SUI
manytas Kulturos Fondas yra
grynai draugiiinis, kontroliuoja-
mas vienos kalbamos organiza.
|ciios centro komiteto ir skiria.
mas smulkesniems JAW lietuviQ
kasdieninio gyvenimo kulturi.
MANS reikalams (vakariniams
kursams, chorams, dramos ra'
teliams, tautiniu sokiu grupems
|ir kt.) rupinti. Bet siuo likiminiu
musu tautos laikotarpiu NUNS
turi rupeti daug platesnio mastc
kulturiniai reikalai, butent -
bendras pagrindiniu musq kul'
tlriniu vertybiu palaikymas il
ugdymas, kuris apimtu viso pa.
saulio krastu ir visokiu paziurQ
bel sroviu lietuvius, pripazistan.
cius tautines. kultdros reiksme
mlsu likimui ir musu tautos
laisves kovai.
Taigi sitais sumetimais afro
do daug geriau eiti ne Walter M.
Chase'o planuojamu, bet Lietu-
viu Rasytoju Tremtiniu Draugi-
jos 1947 m. Augsburgo visuo-
tiniame suvaziavime jau konkre-
ciai svarstytu ir nusprestu keliu
- kurti bendra viso pasaulio
krastu ir ivairiu sroviu bel pa
ziuru lietuviu, Kulturos Fonda.
situo savo nutarimu musu lais-
vieji rasytojai yra atitike tik-
riausia kelia ko daugiausia kul-
turininku pritraukti j bendra
kulturos darba. Tas ju nutari-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-06-29

Su tremtiniu buriais j Ameri-
ka atkeliavo ivairiu profesiju
naujakuriu: mokslininku, rasy-
toju, dailininku, inzinieriu, anna
tininku. Issiskirste po visa Anne
rika, vieni aktyviau, kiti ma
ziau. bet beveik visi prisideda
prize lietuviu veiklos pagyvini-
mo.
Dailininko profesija, kada rel
kia keisti gyvenama krasta If
vel pradeti is naujo, yra kick
dekingesne. Kad ir maziau mo-
kant naujosios kalbos, galima
pradeti "nauju poziciju uzkaria-
vima".
Neseniai buvau Daytone. Pc
prakalbu ir filmu is tremtiniu
gyvenimo, prie names priejo
sviesus lietuvis columbietis J.
Rouika ir sake: "Kaip NUNS,
seniesiems, smagu, kad cia at
vaziavo tick gabiu zmoniu. Mes
dabar parodysim visiems ameri-
kieciams, ka lietuvis gall"
Prisipazinsiu. zavejaus tokiu
J. Rouikos dziaugsmu ir galvo-
jau, kad tremtiniu isskirstymas
po ivairius krastus ir ju darbo
vaisiai tikrai duos naujas eiles
laisvos Lietuvos draugu.
Stai aplankiau dailininka W.
tauta Raulinaiti, isikurusi Gle
velande. Nors naktimis darbas
automobiliu fabrike gerokai is
vargina, bet kelias valandas nu-
miges griebiasi savo profesijos
darbo, atlieka paruostus ir pla-
nuoja naujus kurinius. Tikisi,
kad jau ateinanciais metals ga
les su savo darbais dalyvauti
Clevelando memo parodoje.
Dailininkas kick uzsimena, jog
visokie tautiniai parengimai, ku-
riems reikia padaryti ivairius
pagrazinimus, atima daug BRAN
gaus laiko, bet taip pat pats pa
teisina, kad tn darbu kiekvienas
samoningas lietuvis ir negali is
vengti.
Dali. Vyautas Raulinaitis -
jaunosios dailininku kartos at
stovas. Jis gimes 1918 metals
Vilkaviskyje, Gimnazija baige
Kaune. Po to buvo karo mokyk-
loje, is kurios issinese karininko
laipsni, baige mokytojui reika-
linga moksla ir nuejo j Vilniaus
Memo Academia.
Llklmas tap leme, kad Gle
velande apsigyveno ir V. Rau-
linaicio pirmasis piesimo moky-
tojas dali. K. zilinskas. Pas il
piesti mokesi budamas Ausros
gimnaziios, Kaune, suole.
I dailes darbus turejo palinki-
ma is vaikystes. Tai paveldeji-
mas is tevu, kurie ir patys menu
domejosi ir 81 ta dirbinejo. Tad
istojes j Vilniaus Memo Akade-
mia pasijuto besas savo tikra-
jane kelyje.
! Vilniaus Memo Academia
istojo 1941 metals. Lietuva jau
nese vergija ir is kiekvieno stu
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IsSIBLAsKES PROFESORIUS
KITI ATLIKO

- AS visa savo gyvenima pa
Svenciau mokslui. o Tamsta,
gerbiamasis, koki gyvenimo uz-
davini esi pasirinkes?
= AS, matote, Tamsta, savo
gyvenimo uzdaviniu pasirinkau
-atrasti pietu asigali. Bet ka-
dangi dabar jau kiti ta asigali
atrado, tai as laikau, kad mano
gyvenimo uzdavinys jau atlik-
tas.
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5 AMARGUMYNAI%

kvailas, kad jam reikia tokiu il
gu pamokQ?
= Ne, jis dar kvailesnis: jis
nori vesti musu dukteri!
Hs y
IsSIBLAsKES PROFESORIUS
Vaikai ateina j tevo, profeso-
|riaus kambari:
- Teveli, mes norim tau Ia
banakt pasakyti!
- Ne ne, dabar as labai uzim-
|tas. Ateikit ryt ryta. -.
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LAIMINGIEJJ

zmona pranesa vyrui:
- Klausyk, siandien as pa
kvieciau pietums du senus savo
pazistamus -. Teisingiau pasa.
kius, buvusius savo suzadetinius.
Ar tai nebus tau nemalonu?
- o ne, priesingai! AS labai
megstu pabuti SUI laimingais
zmonemis!
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SUsTOJO LIETUVIS

Mus pasieke zinia, kad Vokie-
tijoje, Memmingene, ligi siolei
ejes vienintelis Vokietijoje lie
tuviQ laikrastis LIETUVIS pra-
ejusia savaite isleido savo pasku-
TIM numeri ir daugiau nebepasi-
rodys.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-06-29
ISKALBINGA ELGETA

= Textiles atleisti, didziai
gerbiamas Tamsta, jei as leisiu
sau keliais zadziais paaiskinti
Tamstai, kas name atvede prize
to, kad man tenka prasyti leisti
pasinaudoti kitty zmoniq palan-
kumu ir. gera sirdimi. Gal but,
Tamstai jau teko girdeti, kad
zymia dalimi ;.
Viespatie maloningas, SUI
stok Tamsta! To dar betruko,
kad ir elgetos imtu prakalbas
sakyti!
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L.K. FondO tkSlaS If
Organizacijja

mas yra jau dawes ir konkrecip
vaisiq: Augsburgo suvaziavimo
priimtu laikiniu statutu Austria
lijoje jau yra suorganizuota Lie
tuviQ Kultlros Fondo apygarda,
Clevelande ikurtas to Fondo sky
rius, kituose JAW lietuviu SAM
buriuose ruosiamasi toliau eiti
tue keliu ir tt. Tx tenka ap-
gailestauti, kad laikine organi-
zacine komisija, kurios uzdavi-
nys buvo Augsburgo suvaziavi-
mo nutarimu poruosti pastovu
normally kelia Lietuviu Kulturos
Fondui igyvenidinti, del emigra-
cijos dabar yra visai pakrikus ir
siuo metu nepajegia daryti jo-
kiu konkretesniu zygiu. Nieko
geres9io s. m. geguzes 6-7 d..
savo visuotiniame susirinkime
negalejo sugalvoti ir Lietuviu
Rasytoju Draugiia kaip 'pasiu-
lyti Clevelando Lietuviq Kultd-
ros Fondo skyriui eiti Apygar-
dos pareigas, pagal statuta is
rinkti tarvba ir susisiekti su
Kulturos Fondo skvriais kituose
krastnose' (is LRD valdvbos
195O.V.25. rasto Clevelando LKF
skvriaus valdybai).
Mano isitikinimu, Clevelando
Lietuviu Kulturos Fondo sky
rius ne tik neturi pasukti is
savo pradetojo kelio, bet, tue
keliu eidamas, turi dar pasiim-
ii didesni uzdavini - kick galint>
placiau plesti bendrojo Lietuviq
Kulturos Fondo ideja IA Vals-
tybese ir drauge su tue limits
organizacines iniciatyvos tai ide-
jai vykdyti, mes tai yra tikriau-
|sias ir tiesiausias kelias.
Reiksmingas Augsburgo LRT
Draugijos visuotinio suvaziavi-
mo nutarimas bendrojo Lietuviu
Kulturos Fondo reikalu, to Fon-
do apygardos isteigimas Austria
lijoje, sekmingas pirmojo sky
|riaus gyvavaimas Clevelande ir
daromieji zygiai tokens sky
riams kurti kitose vietose (pvz.
Bostone ir kt.) aiskiai rodo, kad
ldmtingu musu tautos blties
metu visi samoningieji lietuviai,
|palikdami individualinus pasau-
leziurinius dalykus specimens
srovinems organizacijoms, gall
rasti ir sutartinai randa ben
dra kalba pagrindiniuose tauti-
mes kulturos dalykuose lygiai
taip pat, kaip JAW lietuviai yra
rade bendra kelia Lietuvos lais-
YES kovos srityje. Ypac dabar
yra svarbu, kad musu istisais
amziais kurtas kulturos lobynas,
kuris yra itin svarbus ir didziai
reiksmingas lietuvybes laidas ir
tue pat metu galingas lietuviu
tautos laisves kovos irankis, bl-
tq, atsidurus ivairiuose kras-
tuose ne smulkinamas, bet SUI
tartinemis visp lietuviu pajego-
mis- toliau puoselejamas ir tuo
budu segmingiau apsaugomas
nuo gresmingos zlties arba su-
nykimo. DIR. Pr. Skardzius|
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NE, il NEVAIKSTO

- Klausyk, tn Wis dar te-
bevaikstai su tue turtingo mesi-
ninko sunum?
- Niekus kalbi! Mes visai me-
vaikstom: mes vazinejam!
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LAIKA "UzMUsA"

= Kas atsitiko, kad siandien
per visa diena tik dainuoji ir
pianu skambini?
- Nieko, dede! AS tik taip
sau = laika uzmusineju -.
= Ach sitaip... Gerai, bet
sakyk, kan tn ta darai taip
ziauriai?
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NE Is VIENO TASKO zIURI

Rimtas ponas eina pasivaiks-
cioti. Mato, kad vaikezas stow,
ziuri j j ir juokiasi. Rimtas po-.
mas susierzina. Jau ne pirmas
kartas, kad tas vaikas juokiasi
jam j axis.
= AS nesuprantu, kodel tn vi
sada juokies, kai tik as emu
pro tave?
- O as nesuprantu, kodel
Tamsta visada eini pro name,
kai as juokiuos!
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DEKINGAS sUNELIS

- Nuostabus dalykas: musu
sunelis uzpuola kiekviena sveti-
ma zmogq, bet kai atejo darbi-
ninkai musu piano isnesti, tai
jis jiems tiesiog rankas laize !.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-06-29
OAR KVAILESNIS

zmona klausia vyra, privatini
mokytoja:
- Argi tas vyras, su kuriuo
siandien taip ilgai sugaisai, toks
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PAS TEISEJA

Teisejas: - Visiskai aisku,
kad tu pirma islauzei duris ir
paskiau pavogei krautuveje bu-
vusias desras.
Kaltinamasis: - Bet, teise-
jau, ten tebuvo tik trys gabalai
desros ir jie nesvere ne triju
svarQ. Manau, j tai taip pat rel
kia atsizvelgti.
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GERA PRADzIA

- Kaip einasi Jums, daktare,
naujoje vietoje. Ar turtle pa
cientq?
- Dziaugiuos, mielas drauge.
Ola yra labai daug jaunavedziu
If as nuolat turiu apzilrineti
pramustus pakausius ir sudras-
kytus veidus.
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KRAUTUVEJE

Pagyvenusio amziaus vyriskis
krautuveje kreipiasi j pardave-
ja:
- Prasau man duoti knyga
''Kaip rasyti meiles laiskus".
- JUS kreipkites j senu kny-
gu prekyba, nes mes jau daug
metQ toxic pirkejo nebemateme.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Neighborhood Concert
Invitations Ready
For Coolidge High

Invitations now are being
distributed for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orches-
ira under the sponsorship of
The Evening Star.
This concert will be held at
8 pm. Monday, February 27,
in Coolidge High School, Fifth
and Tuckerman streets NV
Cards of admission, which
are issued without charge,
may be obtained at Coolidge
High School, Paul Junior
High School, Brightwood,
Shepherd Park, Takoma. Ru-
dolph, Keene, Whittier and
Barnard Elementary Schools;
Holy Name Academy. Nativ-
ity Parochial School, the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and at the business
counter in the lobby of The
Star Building.
Evening star., 1950-02-14

s.W. sl.2l5; Bruce r. Yates,
924 Eighth street NE, $148;
Charles Yoast, 2701 Seventy ninth
avenue, District Heights, Md,
1929, and William M. Yount, 119
Savannah street Sc, $1,228.
Among IL Maryland residents
whose checks were mailed today
were John E. Nardini, Bethesda
Naval Hospital, $1,250; George M.
White, jr., 1910 Powhatan road,
Hyattsville. $237, and George M.
Fitzpatrick. 4l00 Russell avenue,
Mount Rainier, $373.
The list also contained 18 Vir-
ginia residents, incldhg Harry F.
Newcomb, jr., 1904 Oakcrest drive,
Alexandria, $244; Robert ].
Rankin, 213. E. Howell avenue,
Alexandria, $796; Henri A. Rich
ardson. 2310 Valley drive, Alexan-
dria, $247; Alan w. Parmenter
TAT South Florida street, Arling-
ton, $1.37l, and Heinz j. Ratsch,
Fort Myer, $1,217.
500 Here Eligible.
The eligible list includes about
500 veterans from the District
Several of them will get checks in
the first mailing, WCC said.
The War Claims Act provides
81 a day payment for days dur
ing which former POW's did not
get food of the quality and uuan-
Evening star., 1950-02-14

new city cnarter.
Mr.. Anderson, A, is chief of the
British Commonwealth branch of
the Department of Commerce.
Replace Rust, Grille.
The new members replace
Mandley T. Rust. who resigned for
business ieasans, and D. Kemper
Grille, who moved from the city.
The council accepted bid of
Scott. Horner g. Mason, Lynch
burg investment firm, to serve as
adviser to the city in sale Of the
100000 school bond issue. The
bid, one of four received, was
$500.
The Lynchburg firm was one of
the purchasers of the city's 81
million water bond issue in 1948.
Councilman j. H. Mccarthy
asked the council to oppose con-
struction of a proposed airport in
the 'Annandale area. If the Fed
eral Government builds an air.
port within 10 miles of the city
ne predicted, Fails Church would
be no place to live"
Study Airport Opposition.
Mayor Orme asked councilmen
to study the proposal, and he said
he would ask for recommended
tions at the next meeting.
A public hearing was scheduled
for February 27 on rezoning of a
tract, near Oakwood Cemetery at
Seven Corners. The requested
change of zoning. from CONNER
-cial to light INDUSTRIAL would per-
NIT construction of a wholesale
plumbing building by e. g.
Schafer 81 Co.
At the same meeting two pro-
posals for rezoning of properties
on West Broad street also will be
considered.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Montgomery Group
Asks Auto Inspections
Annually in State

Annual inspection of motor We
hicles by State-controlled stations
was urged last night by the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation.
The federation believes the sta
tions should be self-supporting If
a fee of not. more than 81 per
car is charged.
The groups action followed a
discussion of a bill now before
the Maryland House of Delegates
which would set up a system of
compulsory inspections at private
garages until May, 1851. 1t was
pointed out that the Montgomery
County Safety Board has opposed
this bill, asking a more thorough
study before introduction of leg
islation in the 1851 Assembly.
The federation opposed a re-
quest of the County Council that
its bond issues be exempted by
State legislation from mandatory
referenda. The civic group asked
that the county delegation re-
draft a proposed amendment to
make the exemption effective only
after approval by the voters in
the next general election.
The councils proposal met. with
opposition from only one person
at a public hearing in Rockville
late in January. If the exemption
legislation is not passed, Council
President Frederic P. Lee said, it
will be necessary to hold a county
referendum soon on a needed
$1.250, 900 bond issue for school
equipment, road and street con-
struction, and an additional public
parking lot program in Silver
Spring.
The federation was informed
that the Chevy Chase Women's
CLUB and the Bethesda County
Building are available for meet
ings of the group on the second
Monday of each month, with
janitor service available until
midnight.
Public schools in the county
have adopted a general rule to
limit public use of their buildings
to II pm. A recent meeting of
the federation was broken up
when a Bethesda Elementary
School janitor turned off the lights
at II pm.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Wheaton Area Recreation Site
Purchase Expected by May

Negotiations are nearing COM
pletion for the purchase of 20
acre recreation site to serve the
Wheaton area.
This was announced last night
in a letter to the Wheaton Cit
liens Association from Blair Lee
III. vice chairman of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
The property is along Claridge
road just off Viers Mill road and
is adjacent to the Wheaton Hills,
Wheatoncrest and Connecticut
Avenue Estates subdivisions.
NJ. Lee said the commission and
the owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
E. Pumphrey, have agreed on
purchase price of $62,500, which
represents the agency's first dis
bursement from the proceeds OF
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Business District Bypass
To Be Started in Rockville

Construction of a mile long by
pass Of the Rockville business dis
trict is expected to start this
summer.
This was announced today by
Rockville Mayor G. Lamar Kelly,
jr., after conference with the
State Roads Commission.
Mr.. Kelly said preliminary work
Iis substantially complete" and
requests for bids will be ready
by May /. In the meantime, City
Manager John T. Mcdonald will
make a study to determine how
the Rockville portion of the cost
can be financed.
The new road, which will by
pass Montgomery avenue, ,will ex-
tend Route $40 from its. inter-
section with Viers Mill road to
a point one block south of the
entrance to the Lincoln Park sub
division.
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it's recent $400, 900 recreation bond
issue.
He added the Humphreys expect
to turn the property over to public
use by May /.
According to Mr.. Lee, the site
already contains two serviceable
buildings, a small swimming pool,
a picnic grove, outdoor fireplace
and a horse training ring.
AS soon as the commission has
sufficient funds. it will build a
baseball field and convert a stable
into a community center. he said,
Mr.. Lee emphasized that the
commission expects to rely on
the Wheaton Citizens Association
and other neighborhood organiza-
tions for advice ana assistance in
the development and maintenance
of the new recreation center"
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tity stipulated by the 1929 Gen
eva prisoners-of-war convention
Former prisoners of war began
filing their claims last January 8
All claims must be in by March
81. 1851. More than $4,000 already
have been filed.
The comparatively speedy pay
ment was made possible largely
because of a recent ruling that all
prison camps under German and
Japanese jurisdiction we're SUBJ
standard, the ON mission ex-
planned.
Some To Be By-Passed.
While claims are processed in
numerical order, some must be
by-passed temporarily because OF
the need for more information,
the commission said.
Money to pay the claims must
come from enemy assets taken
over by the Office of Alien Prop
erty and deposited as available to
the war claims fund. The fund
thus far totals SIT million. The
claims are estimated at $108 mil
lion.
Besides the 10000 form II
POW's, about $4,000 surviving de-
pendents of former prisoners and
100000 Filipino servicemen who
were captured by the enemy are
eligible for payments.
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2,140 Rent Rises Granted
In Northern Virqinio

Rent increases on a total of
2,14o apartment units in the
Northern Virginia area under
jurisdiction of the Arlington
Alexandria rent control office were
granted during the last four
months, I. Chance Buchanan, di-
rector of the office, said today.
Mr.. Buchanan said the increases
amounted to $6,644.
Rent increase petitions granted
numbered 204. while those denied
totaled 40.
Mr.. Buchanan said the latest
petition filed covered 1928 apart
ment units in Buckingham, large
apartment development in Arling-
ton<owned by Mrs. Allie S. Freed.
Rent increases in Buckingham
are sought on the basis that tax,
fuel and payroll costs have risen.
Mr.. Buchanan said that some
time" will be needed before a de-
cision is reached on this case.
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2 Falls Church Groups
Push City Charter Bill

Two Falls Church citizens as
sociations have decided to send
representatives to the General
Assembly to support passage of
the proposed new city charter.
A group of residents led by
Former Mayor John F. Bethune
has announced it will send spokes-
men to oppose the measure.
The Southwest and Northern
Falls Church Citizens Associations
have indorsed the charter. The
City Council adopted the proposal
after three public hearings. The
document was forwarded to rep
resentatives in the Assembly. A
two-thirds vote is required there
for passage.
Principal objection to the pro-
posal, according to Mr.. Bethune,
is lack of provision giving prop
erty owners the right to approve
bond issues in separate elections.
The former Mayor. said he believes
there should have been more dis
cussion on charter revision.
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Virginia Officers Named
By Sons Of 81. Patrick

The Friendly Sons of st. Patrick
of Virginia have named as presi-
dent for the coming year John A.
K. Donovan. Falls Church attor-
ney and one of the society's
founders.
Other officers are Joseph F..
Freehfll, district attorney, vice
president: Col. Louis Rodier, Falls
Church. recording secretary. and
Charles M. Shinkwin, Arlington,
financial secretary.
The officers will be inducted at
the annual st. Patrick's Day BAN
quet at the George Mason Hotel,
Alexandria.
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Foirfox County Board
Sets Sewage Meeting

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors will hold a public
hearing at 2 pm. tomorrow on a
proposed revision of the santa
ton ordinance.
Adoption of the ordinance
would require connection to a
sewer of all septic tanks to be in
stalled within 800 feet of a pri-
vate or public system.