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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Alexandra Council 10 Get
Milk Price Boost Protest

A resolution urging revocation
of the Virginia Milk Commission
order raising retail milk prices a
half cent per quart will be con-
sidered by the Alexandria City
Council at its next regular meet
ing.
Councilman Marshall j. Bever-
ley said he would introduce such
a resolution. Similar action was
taken by the Arlington County
Board on Saturday.
The councilman said he felt the
milk commission was established
to protect the consumer but il
has not done so, and has only
protected the producer and dis
tributor."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

and prosecuting any such cases
in the courts.
Until the staff is completed and
additional regulations are forth
coming from the Economic Sta
bilization Agency, officials will
spend most of their time replying
to questions and receiving COM
plants of alleged over ceiling vio-
lations.
Will Handle Suburbs.
A spokesman said the District
Office would be willing to aid near
by Maryland and Virginia BUSH
nessmen and consumers since the
closest office for Maryland is in
Baltimore and for Virginia, in
Richmond.
ESA officials expect later to open
additional local offices. Accord
ingly, the nearby areas may have
Offices too.
District officials listed their
Office phones as Republic $500,
Extensions 5537. 5552 and 5588.
The Office will open each week
day at $3.50 am. and close when
business warrants, a spokesman
said.
Officials Move in.
A crew of painters frightened
up portions of the second and
third floors of the Courts Building
over the week end. Into these
offices moved Acting District Di-
rector Vincent A. Holmes, Acting
Price Officer j. Walter Smith, Act
ing Administrative Officer R. L.
Michel and Information Director
Norman Kuhne
The public was being sent to
the second floor for information.
Painters shifted to back Offices
today, preparing them for an ex-
panding force of employees.
Mr.. Holmes stressed his Office
was concerned with prices and not
wages. The latter question is be-
ing handled by the national Office
of the Wage Sterilization Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Federal Court Begins
Hearing Poll Tax Suit
OF Arlington Woman

Trial of a suit challenging the
constitutionality of Virginia's poll
tax began today before a three
judge Federal Court in Alexandria
Hearing the case are Judges
Albert v. Bryan of Alexandria
Armistead Dobie of Charlottes.
vile and Sterling Hutchinson OF
Richmond.
Mrs. Jessie Butler, colored, oil
Arlington, claims in the suit that
her constitutional rights were
violated when she was not per.
mitted to register because she
had not paid poll tax.
Defendants are Mrs. Mary A
Thompson, Arlington central reg
istrar; Levin Mock Davis, secretary
of the State Board of Elections;
Matt G. Anderson and Robert C.
Bayliss, members of the State
Board of Election, and Marie H
Ewers, Robert Hilleary and Eileen
B. Gilligan, election judges at
Woodlawn precinct, where Mrs
Butler lives.
Attorneys representing Mrs. But
Ter are John Locke Green, Arling-
ton County treasurer; Frank l..
Ball and j. Foster Hagan.
The attorneys contend Virginia
poll tax requirements are uncon-
stitutional principally because of
an act of Congress in 1870, under
which Virginia Representatives
were admitted to Congress after
the Civil War. They say section
|of the 1870 act requires Virginia
to maintain the franchise clause
of the State constitution un-
changed, but that this franchise
clause was changed in 1902, the
poll tax clause being inserted.
Representing the defendants are
Virginia Attorney General j. Lind
say Almond and Walter E. Rogers,
an assistant attorney general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Sofeerocker Gets $500
From Glen Burnie Movie

GLEN BURNIE, Md, Jan. 90
A safecracker got about $500
from a theater here during the
night and Anne Arundel County
police said the evidence indicates
he was an expert at the trade.
The burglary, at the new Glen
Theater on the Grain highway was
discovered this morning when a
cleaning woman came to work.
Police said the raider came in
through a fire exit at the rear Of
the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Arlington Hospital Exhibit

The women's auxiliary of the
Arlington Hospital will present a
handcraft exhibit for the benefit
of the hospital from noon to 10
pm. tomorrow at the Mount
Olivet Methodist Church, Six
tenth street and North Glebe
road, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Assembly
Busiest Week
In Maryland
Hearing Oh Calling
Of Constitutional
Convention Slated
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. ga rough
week lies ahead for Maryland's
legislators.
More controversial matters are
scheduled for their attention this
week than they have been called
upon to handle in the four weeks
OF the 1851 session that have
elapsed to date.
Topping the weeks agenda is a
hearing tomorrow on the bill to
call convention to rewrite Mary
lands 84-year-old constitution.
The House has scheduled its
final vote on the perennial Jim
Crow repeater tomorrow.
Other Hearings This Week.
Other bills listed for public
hearings this week include those
to.
l.. Do away with the sales tax
on gas and electric services, but
increase the gross receipts tax on
the gas and electric utilities.
2. Set up a ton-mile tax on
heavy trucks.
8. Establish a separate harness
racing commission.
4. Authorize q SIS million bond
issue for State Office building
which would have to be erected in
or near Annapolis.
5. Substitute the gas chamber
for the gallows as the States
method of carrying out death SEN
fences.
The hearing on the constitu-
tional convention measure will be
held at 3 pm. tomorrow in the
House chamber before the joint
judiciary committees.
McKeldin Backs Convention.
The electorate voted in favor of
constitutional convention by
almost 4-to-1 margin at a ref
erendum last November. But the
General Assembly has the final
say-and much opposition has de-
veloped toward a convention call
especially among Senators and
Delegates of the smaller counties.
Gov. McKeldin has called upon
his fellow Republicans in the Gen
eral Assembly to support the con-
vention bill. Attorney General
Hall Hammond, writing as a tor
Democrat and not in his official
capacity, said last week that Dem
ocratic legislators have a moral
obligation to vote for the measure.
Controller j. Willard Tawes was
asked by Senator Melnicove, Dem
ocrat, of Baltimore to take the
lead in organizing support for the
bill among the Democratic legis-
latorS. ,ss. $780,.
The "Jirn Grow" repeater
slipped through to tentative
House approval last week. The
rs Eastern Shore delegates are
expected to hold a meeting on
the question before the vote. Much
of the opposition to perennial re-
pealer has stemmed in other
years from the Eastern Shore.
New Racing Proposal.
The Jim Grow" law was adopt
ed in the early 1900s. 1t calls for
segregation of races on Chesa-
peake Bay ferries and interstate
electric railroads. In practice, it
is enforced only on the State ferry
system.
The Senate Finance Committee
will hold a hearing on the gross
receipts tax measure at II am.
tomorrow. At the same time the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee will be discussing the pro-
posal to take harness racing from
the jurisdiction of the State Rae
ing Commission and put it under
that of an independent commits
sion.
The hearing on the controversial
ton-mile tax on trucks legislation
is scheduled for II am. Wednes-
day. Under the measure, each
truck would pay a tax of 2 mills
per ton over $4,000 pounds for
every mile it travels on Maryland
roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Hershey BerryviIIe Speaker

BERRYVIILE, Va, Jan. 20
(SpeciaD Gen. Lewis B. Hershey.
Director of Selective Service, will
speak at the high school audito-
rum here at 8 pm. February, 8 at
the invitation of the Woman's
Club Of Clarke County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

S~AA1Se 3A4 o0l46
from q seat in
the rear of the
chamber.
1t was George
D. Hicks, one
of Washington
County's three
r e p u b lie a n
delegates, sing
ing his latest
c o m p o S i ton,
my Little Pig
gy Bank"
Mr.. Hicks was
happy. He had
been notified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
By }. B. Zotmon
Sfor Sfuff CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-One day
recently, members of the House
OF Delegates suddenly became
aware of a thin baritone voice
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Baptist Home
Donation eu

Children's clothing and dry
groceries will be the price Of ad.
mission to the annual Donation
Tea sponsored by the Board o1
Managers of the Baptist Home foi
Children, to be held from Q to q
pm. Saturday at the home, 620l
Green Tree road, Bethesda. The
donations will be used at the
home. which is supported by the
churches in the District of CO.
lumbia Baptist Convention and
aids underprivileged children OF
any religious affiliation.
Guests at the tea also will have
the opportunity to purchase can
dy, cake and fancy work, with
proceeds going to the home.
Mrs. c. Vinton Koons, Metro
politan Church, is general chair.
man of the tea, and Mrs. John n
Wilson. Petworth Church, CO.
chairman. Mrs. Hugh Hix, Metro.
politan Church. is in charge Of
the tea table. Wives of District
Baptist pastors will assist in pour.
ing. Mrs. George e. Bigge, Chevy
Chase Church. is president of the
Board Of Managers.
Evening star., 1951-10-18
DEAR MISS DIX: For about .

DEAR MISS DIX: For about q
year went steady with a young
fellow 21-a year older than I.
Plans were being made for our
wedding when he suddenly left
me. During the year we went out,
he borrowed considerable amounts
of money from me. and now owes
me quite bit. Also during that
year we broke up several times
but were always reunited.
Now four months have passed
since I last saw him and he has
declared himself ready to square
things with me. but he also wants
me to 60 out on dates with him.
Because Of the way he has treated
me before, my parents do not ap-
prove Of him. ! still feel am in
love with him and will easily for
give him for the mistakes he has
made. The question is, should
! follow my parents advice or my
own heart? T. L.
Answer-Follow your own heart
and it will surely be brokenl When
you have been shown SO conclu-
sively-not once; but many times
that your young man has abso-
lutely no consideration for you,
how can you even consider going
through the whole cycle again?
One or two mistakes could be for
given, but series Of them, repeat
ed over and over. would certainly
make any young lady Of sense
weigh her future carefully and
Evening star., 1951-10-18

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Girls Corduroy Skirts. Sizes to ex. Reg 5ss---z.s7
Girls Fell Dresses. Sizes to 6x. Reg sos 3oe
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Rsysn Psid skrts Sizes to ex Reg 2e8-l.s .ss
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Wonenrs Clubs:
Greek Village Is Adopted
By Soroptonnist Clubs

ecutive board had granted the
Soroptomists' fourth annual $3. 900
fellowship through UNESCO to
Switzerland for study in social
tensions" UNESCO will select the
woman candidate who will receive
the fellowship, she said.
This last project Is supported
by the International Fellowship
Fund, collected in birthday PEN
nies" from each member.
Miss Dorothy Fosdick, only
woman member of the Policy
Planning Staff of the State De-
partment. was the speaker at the
luncheon. discussing her recent
trip ITO Germany and the United
Nations.
CARE for Korea
The Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase also adopted an interna-
tional project yesterday when 1t
voted to support the CARE for
Korea Campaign of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs
which will start on November IL.
The action was taken at the
clubs opening fall meeting held
at the clubhouse on Connecticut
avenue. The proposal was pre-
sented by Mrs. Donald D. Simp-
son, international relations chair
man.
The program yesterday featured
talks by Howard Mitchell, con-
ductor of the National Symphony
and Gordon S. Reid. president
Of the Board of Directors of the
National Symphony Orchestra AS
Sociation. Both discussed plans
for the coming season and stressed
the Importance Of community
support for the orchestra.
During the luncheon hour, II
past presidents Of the club were
introduced. some of them wea~-
ing dresses typical Of the times
in their respective administra-
tlons. A resume Of their ac-
complishments was given by Mrs,
Howard Hosmer, first vice presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1951-10-18

The war destroyed village of
Promachon. in Greece near the
Bulgarian border. has been
adopted" by the American Fed
Grafton of Soroptomist Clubs to
the extent of $4,000 for rehabili-
tation, local Soroptomists learned
yesterday.
Miss Nelia Turner. president Of
the District club. told members at
a luncheon meeting at the willard
Hotel that the executive board
of the federation had approved the
project. The money. she said.
will be spent for the educational
betterment of the community. -
and for direct aid to underprivil-
eyed children.
The money will be allocated by
UNESCO. Miss Turner explained.
The European Federation of So
roptomistS and the National
Union of Soroptomist Clubs of
the Netherlands are joining in
the rehabilitation project.
Menelas D. Alexandrakis of the
Greek Embassy staff here. a guest
at the luncheon, gave a formal
thank you" to local club men,
bers for their part in the project.
He stressed that the spiritual
as well as material aid" of the
Soroptomists gift would be Of un-
told benefit to the people Of the
little Greek town.
Other Projects.
Miss Turner also announced two
other new international projects.
These, too, were approved by the
national executive board at their
recent meeting in Chicago, and
are evidence of the Soroptomists'
growing attention to international
friendship needs.
An Indian woman doctor, DR..
Phiroza Davar of Bombay, has
been awarded a $1,000 teaching
fellowship for research in public
health and anatomy at the
Women's Medical College in Phila-
delphia. Miss Turner said.
She also announced that the ex-
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Msgr. MocLeon
Speaks Tomorrow

The Rt. Rev. Donald A. Mac
Lean, professor Of philosophy at
Catholic University. will address
the opening fall meeting OF the
Catholic University Alumnae AS
ISOLATION at 8 pm. Friday at the
home Of Mrs. Richard ]. Purcsll,
president. Of the association, at
1888 Lawrence street NE.
Mrs. Purcell will introduce
Msgr. MacLean. whose topic will
be Current Problems" During
the business session, a committee
will be appointed to arrange the
associations annual communion
mass and breakfast on December
10.
Other new officers of the asso-
citation include Mrs. Daniel Car
roll. vice president; Mrs. James
McKenna, recording secretary;
Miss Phyllis Gray. corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Frederick v.
Murphy. treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Dorothy Dix

see the pitfalls ahead In continu-
ing with such q one as your erst-
while sweetheart.
II you take him back, there1l be
more borrowing, more sudden
breaks. more heartaches for you.
Haven't you had enough? II by
chance you, should get this man
to the altar, you'll rue the day.
He hasn't the stability to make
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Glass of 'o6
Plans Reunion
At Vussur

The Capital City will be well
represented at the 55th reunion
of the Glass of 1896 of Vassar
College, to be held at the Alumnae
House on the college campus in
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, this weekend.
Six Washington women plan to
be among the q members Of the
1896 class who have made reser-
vations to attend the get-together.
Fourteen other members Of the
class. which numbered 1856. have
made "if possible" plans. The
youngest member of the class is
rs years Of age; the oldest. s6.
Mrs. Gertrude Macarthur Slade,
one of the Washington women
planning to attend, Is chairman
of the reunion committee. A
former YWCA worker in the
China field. she Is the widow of
the late DR.. Slade, q curator at
the Library Of Congress.
Mrs. Lucy Madeira Wing. head
of the Madeira School, is another
Washingtonian who has made
reservations. Miss Rose Palmer,
retired Agriculture Department
publications editor, will attend. as
will Mrs. Harriet Richardson
Searles. a well-known authority
on isopodes.
Mrs. Avery Coonley. who in her
vassar days was Miss Queene Fer
ry, also has made plans to 60 to
Poughkeepsie, where the Alumnae
House was built with funds do
mated by her and her sister
Blanche. A brother. Dexter M.
Ferry. recently gave $200. 900 for
a dormitory on the campus. They
are the children Of the famed
Ferry seed grower.
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed. q local
lawyer and suffrage leader. is
the sixth from Washington who
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Girl Is Advised to Give Up
Her inconsiderote Suitor

a good friend how could he ever
be q faithful. dependable hus-
band?
Take your parents advice, by
all means. They have your in
terests at heart and from the van
tage point Of time and experience
can see quite clearly the kind Of
marriage your sponging friend will
give you.
Evening star., 1951-10-18
B. P. w. to Meet
This EVENING

Miss Helen Blankenship, chief
OF the Women's Organization Sec.
ton Of the Once of Price Stabili-
zation, will address tonight's
meeting Of the Public Affairs
Committee Of the District Business
and Professional Women's Club.
The meeting Is scheduled for 7::30
at club headquarters. Miss Blan-
kenship viii speak on causes and
effects Of imitation and women's
in combating 1t.
Evening star., 1951-10-18
Democratic Group
Plans Luncheon

The annual Fall luncheon of
the Southern Maryland Women's
Democratic Clubs will be held at
1890 Saturday at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
DR.. Mildred Otenosek will be the
guest speaker.
DR.. Dorothy Zundel is chairman
of the luncheon committee. Club
presidents will act as hostesses.
Among those who plan to attend
are Senator Herbert r. O'Conor,
Representative and Mrs. Lans-
dale G. SaSscer.
Evening star., 1951-10-18

will attend. Mrs. Weed is an ar
dent Equal Rights Amendment
advocate.
Evening star., 1951-05-25
Arlington Board Votes
Merit System and
Political Activity Ban

An ordinance setting up q merit
system for Arlington County en-
ployes has been approved by the
County Board.
At a special meeting last night,
the board voted for the plan
unanimously. A section of the
Ordinance prohibiting political ac-
Itivity of county employees in State
and local elections was adopted by
a divided vote, however, with Dem
ocrats Alfred E. Frisbie and F.
Freeland Chew opposing the pro-
vision.
The board also authorized its
financial adviser. Henderson Miller
& Co. of New York City, to ad-
vertise a $2,617,000 sewer bond
issue for sale about the end OF
June. This would permit award
ing of contracts on bids to be
received June Is.
In other action, County Man
ager A. T. Lundberg. was asked
to meet with the boards FiscaI
Affairs Advisory Committee anc
with State tax officials to deter.
mine what the county should dc
about its assessment program
while suit testing validity of q
county ordinance is pending be-
fore the State Supreme Court OF
Appeals.
Edmund D. Campbell, attorney
for the Assessment Board, saic
the State Supreme Court has
agreed to hear an appeal chal-
longing the tax revaluation set.
up but that it probably would not
be taken up until December un-
less Commonwealth's Attorney
Denman T. Rucker and John
Locke Green, treasurer, agree tc
file briefs within two weeks.
| In that case, Mr.. Campbell said
the appeal may be heard during
the June term. Mr.. Rucker and
Mr.. Green are challening the
assessment system.
Dugan Changes Stand.
The merit system ordinance pro-
vision forbidding political activity
had been opposed by Board Mem.
ber Daniel A. Dugan when it was
brought up at last Saturdays
board meeting. but he refused to
vote on the issue at that time
He said last night that he had
changed his mind because he be-
lieves the section would be a pro-
lection to employees if there should
be a change in membership on
the County Board.
John w. Jackson of the Legis-
Evening star., 1951-05-25
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 25.-vir-
ginians may legally bet up to IS
on whether Joe Blow will be
elected dog catcher, but they can't
lay two bucks on a horse race
or prize fight.
Or so legal opinion agreed to-
day. Virginia's gambling law with
regards to betting on elections.
however, may be interpreted two
ways. although the illegality of
betting in general is quite clear.
The courts apparently haven't
ruled on the legality of betting up
to SIS on the outcome of elections
or political appointments, and in
the meantime, here's why lawyers
say you won't be arrested for
making such wager:
A section of the Virginia Code
reads: IF any person bet or wager
money or other things over the
value Of S. on any election or ap-
pointment to any Office he
shall be fined not less than the
Evening star., 1951-05-25
oil in Woter-HoIe
May Bar PIunges
by Young Squirts
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, May 25.-This
city thinks some liberal squirts
of oil ought to. make it's water
safety program work more
smoothly this summer.
But if the Richmond Safety
Departments recommendation is
carried out, it will probably bring
a disappointed howl from water
hole enthusiasts
Safety Director Richard Foster
has asked owners of Richmond
quarries to pour oil on the water
to discourage small fry from
swimming there. He hopes to
prevent juvenile deaths from un-
supervised swimming.
The question is: VIII this sug-
|gestion make for safer swimming
holes or oily skinned young
|sQuirts?
Evening star., 1951-05-25
State Appeals Court
|UphoIds Conviction oI
II in Lewis Raid
By the AssoeIotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. May 25.-
The Maryland Court Of Appeals
has ruled II Prince Georges
County cohorts of Washington
gambler William (Snags) Lewis
must go to jail for operating a
lottery.
The high State court yester-
day upheld convictions by the
Prince Georges Circuit Court
against six gamblers and five
arrested in a March
Is, 1949, raid on house at 1910
Forty-sixth street, Bladensburg.
Lewis and two other lessees of
the house. John r. Mitchell and
George P. Scott, and Mrs. Sadie
T. Stanton. owner of the house.
also were arrested but later re-
leased in Circuit Court when
warrants obtained by Federal
authorities were ruled void.
Supreme Court Cited.
The II convicted men con-
tended that evidence used against
them in the Upper Marlboro
court was inadmissible since the
search warrants were voided.
Appellate Judge Edward S.
Delaplaine. writing the unanimous
opinion, said the Supreme Court
of the United States has stated
that "in a prosecution in a State
court for State crime, the ad-
mission Of evidence. obtained by
an unreasonable search or seizure
I. is not forbidden"
To complain of an illegal
search, the judge added. a person
must either own, lease or control
the property searched, which was
not true in yesterdays case.
Sentences Imposed.
The sentences which the ap-
pellate court upheld are:
Two years in the Maryland
House of Correction and $500 fines
for Bernard j. Delnegro, Gregory
S. Segar. Ellis L. Salet, Edward L.
Hinkle, jr.. and Sterling D. Welch.
Two years in the House Of Cor
rection for Dean J. Kennedy.
One year in the House of Cor
rection and $3.50 fines for five col
ored messengers, Frederick Sut-
ton, Fulton B. Mitchell, Ralph
Evening star., 1951-05-25

The Maryland League of Women
Voters intends to continue its
fight for an overhauling of the
State constitution.
That was decided yesterday by
1876 delegates to the leagues 31st
annual convention at the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
In addition to seeking constitu-
tional reform. the leagues State
board was also instructed to make
two studies during the next two
years, one of the State government
with a view toward reorganization
and the second on the subject of
protecting citizens in their consti-
tutional rights.
Maryland's constitution pro-
vides that voters shall decide
every 20 years whether to call a
convention to revise it. In 1890
and 1850. a majority of the voters
balloting on the subject have voted
for the convention. but both
times the Legislature refused to
call one on grounds that a major