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Evening star., 1951-04-05
County Tax on Income,
Sales Studied 10 Ease
Fairfax Realty Levy

A county income tax and a
sales tax are being studied by the
Freeholders' Protective Associa-
ton Of Fairfax County as a pos
sible means of easing the real
estate tax bills.
The proposals were made at a
meeting of the association in the
Fairfax Court House last night,
called principally to discuss the
county's 1951-52 budget. Nicholas
Yaworski was named chairman of
Ia committee to investigate the
suggested, new taxes and report
back at meeting on April 25. ),
Lewis Travis, president of the
association, suggested the county
income tax as a complete suhsti-
tute for real estate taxes, He re-
called that he made the same
Recommendation without success
on several previous occasions to
the Board Of Supervisors.
Feudal Origin Cited.
I'VE got the idea OF q property
tax from fEudal England. Only
the United States and Canada
still stick to the property tax he
asserted.
Mr.. Travis said he believes q
county income tax rate compa.
rable to the State income tax rats
would bring in enough money tc
meet the county'S growing needs.
80 why not ask our legisla.
tors to put that proposition up?'
he asked.
Paul Sweeney said Mr.. Travis
proposal is not the only answer to
the problem of meeting increased
costs in the county.
In my judgment" said Mr..
Sweeney" a sales tax would relieve
a great many Of our problems"
Held More Equitable.
He declared that a sales tax
is far more equitable than a prop
erty tax because everybody has
to pay it.
Mr.. Sweeney and Walter Grain
were named to a committee to
study the county's proposed 1851
50 budget on which a public hear
ing will be held on April 80. The
total budget, exclusive of opera
tions in two sanitary districts, is
$6.217, 1929. Sanitary districts
Nos. ! and 2 would spend in ad-
dition a total of $2.414,684.
A tax rate of 1923 per $100 of
assessed valuation would be neces-
sary to finance the proposed bud
get. County officials estimate this
will result in doubled tax bills for
many people. Most property valu-
ations were more than doubled by
reassessment during the past
year. The tax rate for the 1850
81 budget was $3.19.
About 100 people attended last
nights meeting, conducted by
Manning GaSch, vice president of
the FreeholderS' Association.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Prince Georges Recreation
Group Seeks Continuance

A special committee of the Cit
liens Committee for Good Gov
ernment is going to see what can
be done about getting the Prince
Georges County recreation pro-
gram continued after June 80.
The county commissioners last
week killed the program by fail
ing to include any funds in the
1872 budget. The Recreation
Board had requested $63,730.
Named to the investigating
committee at a special meeting
last night of the Executive Board
of the Citizens Committee are
John H.. Shepherd. jr., Brendan
O'Dwyer. Mrs. Joseph S. Yuill,
Walter F. Mulligan and William
r. Turner. ~
Evening star., 1951-04-05
U. of Virginia and Yale
Advance in Debute Here

|, Catholic University and Ford
|han University law students last
might were eliminated by the Uni
versity of Virginia and Yale
respectively in the inter-law
school arguments being held at
Catholic University's Mcmahon
Auditorium.
The Virginia students defeated
the local university team in last
nights preliminary rounds and
will compete with Yale in the final
round at 8 o'clock tonight before
"a court headed by Associate
Justice Frankfurter of the
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Horrisonbure MoiI Bus
Struck by Freight Troin
By The Associoied pre.s

DELAPLANE. Va, April 5.-The
westbound highway mail bus from
Washington to Harrisonburg, Va,
was struck here yesterday by a
Southern Railway freight train,
also westbound.
The rear end of the mail car
was struck and the bus was broken
at the point where the two sections
of the vehicle were joined. An
other mail bus was requisitioned
and only a few hours delay re-
suited in the transportation of the
mail. No one was injured.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Pupil Exchange
Decision Nav.
Be Modified
FoIls Church School
Board Action to Need
County Agreement

A Falls Church School Board
decision ending pupil exchange
agreement with Fairfax County
may be modified, board members
indicated last night.
Supt. of Schools Irwin Fl.
Schmitt said county agreement
would be necessary before any
transfer of students could be
made.
Last month, the board an
nounced that when two new
schools are completed in Septem-
ber, all school children living in
the city will attend Falls Church
schools.
Cites Responsibility.
Since Falls Church became a
separate school district in 1949,
city high school students have
been attending the county's Falls
Church High School and some
city elementary students have
been attending the county's Oak
Street School. County elementary
students have been admitted to
the city's Madison-Jefferson
School.
Board Member James S. Law,
jr., told citizens attending last
nights meeting that the board
believes its first responsibility is to
children living within the city. He
said the decision ending the ex-
change agreement does not mean
no arrangement can be made for
exchange students.
Mr.. Lay suggested that city
parents notify the board of their
individual wishes in the matter,
Mrs. Helen Regan, board chair
man, said the prospect of city
children attending school in the
county while county children 20
to school in the city is paradoxical
She said all necessary transporta-
ton would be provided when the
city school system goes into opera
|tion.
To Study Tuition Fees.
Mrs. Regan said the city will
consider setting tuition fees for
county students who wish to con-
tinue in city school.
Mr.. Lay said that possibly trans
fer students could be considered
with the county on a pupil-for-
pupil basis. At present, the county
has at least 800 more students in
city schools than the city has at
the Oak Street School.
Mrs. Jessie Thackrey, 102 West
Rosemary lane. predicted heavy
overeroWding and more halliday
sessions at Oak Street School and
said Falls Church students would
be better on attending full-times
classes In city schools.
H. p. Strople of 1900 Gibson
place said the boards action end,
ing the exchange agreement was
premature and he urged the beard
to reconsider.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Home Nursing Classes
Set in Chevy Chase

Red Cross classes in home
nursing and care of the injured
will begin at $3.50 am. Monday
at the Chevy Chase Fire House,
7501 Connecticut avenue, Chevy
Chase.
The six-session course to be
given from $50 to 1880 am. on
Mondays and Wednesdays will be
taught by Sarah Wolf. Instruc-
tion in care of burn and radiation
injuries will be given along with
care of the sick.
Interested persons should call
the Montgomery County Chapter
House. 4711 Highland avenue,
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Optimist Club Elects
Emory in Silver Spring

John A. Emory. proprietor of
the Stone House Inn, Four Cor
ners, is the new president of the
Silver Spring Optimist Club.
Other new officers, who will be
installed April 16 at the Stone
House Inn, are Frank II. Trolle,
vice president; Samuel Gordon,
secretary; Don Hutchinson, treas
urer;; George Fl. Evans, sergeant
at arms, and Ephraim Close, Rob-
ert Derrick, James Fisher and
William Koier, members of the
board of governors.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Woman on Jury
For First Time in
Fairfax County

For the first time, a woman is
on jury duty in Fairfax County.
She is Mrs. Augustus Wedder-
burn, of 1900 Sleepy Hollow road,
near Falls Church.
The first case heard by the jury
on which she is serving involved a
dispute over paving of a farmers
driveway. The farmer refused to
pay the bill, claiming the job was
unsatisfactory. The jury ruled
Tuesday he had to pay. but al
lowed $1,000 reduction because
OF the poor job.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Union Rejects
Capital Transit
Raise Offer
3 Changes at Issue
Include Proposal
For l3-Cent Boost

Union employees of the Capita
Transit Co. have rejected a Is,
cent-an-hour increase and othel
contract changes offered by tht
company.
Division 689s of the Anal.
gamated Association of Street
Electric and Motor Coach EN-.
ployes Of America (AFL). callec
the offer by the company wholly
inadequate" /"
The issue specifically involve:
three changes in terms and con-
ditions that would be included ir
the one-year contract beginning
July /.
The union said the company.
offer failed to match pay scale.
and recent trends in the transit
industry IN other comparable
cities. including Boston, Seattle
Pittsburgh and Chicago.
The transit company had of.
fered its union employees wage in
creases and other benefits which
it said, would add SIS million
yearly to its operating expenses
Company's Final Offer.
The offer to the union is final
a company spokesman declared
I'VE have gone as far as posi-
ble." he said. "The offer is lib.
eral one"
The company offered to increase
wages 13 cents an hour, raise pen
sions $40 a month and liberalize
sick leave provisions. The COM
pany's offer to liberalize sick leave
benefits would provide for 10 days
off with pay a year. cumulative to
so days. Present sick leave bene-
fits equal seven days pay a year
cumulative to 35 days. Pension
benefits now are $50 a month, in
addition to social security pay
ments.
According to Walter j. Bier.
wagen. president and business
agent of Division 689, the transit
firm refused to consider number
of changes suggested by the union
These, he said. include improve.
ments in vacations, holidays ano
other working conditions. The
company, he explained, also ha.
refused to consider a provision te
protect the. seniority, furlough anc
recall. rights of employees in the
incorporating departments. Many
of these employees, according to
Mr.. Bierwagen, have suffered a
serious impairment of their job
status during the last two years.
Issue Over. Arbitration.
Mr.. Bierwagen said a company
representative has proclaimed the
willingness of the controlling
group of stockholders TO lose its
81 million investment rather than
submit the dispute to an arbitra-
tion board.
The union said it believes such
a provocative attitude flagrantly
disregards the public interest in
the peaceful settlement of a labor
dispute involving mass transpor-
tation in this community"
'It should be noted" Mr.
Bierwagen's statement said, that
the company has. at times in the
past. taken the position that arbi-
tration was required under the
terms Of Section 2 of the agree
ment between the parties. The
union believes that the company
is required to arbitrate under the
agreement. and the company.
attitude is inconsistent with it,
contractual obligation"
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Eastern Star Dance

Grace B. Perlee Chapter. Order
of the Eastern Star, will hold a
square dance at 8 pm. tomorrow
at Trinity Church parish hall, Co.
lumbia pike at South Wayne street,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Liberty Grove Supper

The Women's Society of the
Liberty Grove Methodist Church,
Burtonsville, Md, will give a
chicken and ham supper at 4
pm. Saturday in the Burtonsville
Fire House.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Methodists Hold Supper

The Forestville fMd.) Methodist
Church will hold a ham and
chicken salad supper from S to 2
lo'clock this evening.
, 1951-10-09
REV. JOHNSON

Mrs. Guy Waid and are Opt
mistlc about expanding the in
fluence Of the mission here.
Rev. Johnson was manager
OF the Metropolitan Church
associations printing depart
ment, a post formerly held by
Rev. Waid before coming to
St. Croix, and which he may
resume on his return.
A large, almost portrait-size
photograph of the couple APP
peared in the daily newspaper
in their hometown which
showed the couple, a matter
Of hours before their marriage,
looking over a map for the
route of their travel to the
Virgin Islands.
, 1951-10-09
v. I. PATIENTS =.

|Carville. Our medical staff IS
very good to all Of US, we are
treated as any other patient.
These people discharge real
christian love to every patient.
w also get along fine with
them in return. Our deport-
ment l feel is very pleasing to
the staff and patients as a
whole"
He then expressed the
groups desire for at least four
teen records, most OF which
e Virgin Islands calypsos,
They are: Big Confusion, Yam
kee Sailor Boy, Rokombey,
Who Got the Key, Hindu, Raw
Goldfish, Island GIl Auoley'
Jane, Jane, Jane, Ten Rum bot
ties, Kiss, kiss, Kiss, Do for do,
That is Why I Run, My Girl
Mabel, Pig Knuckle and Rice
and many others.
In addition, Governor de
Castro has asked those who
can, to send playing cards, par
lor games, cash gifts and other
entertainment materials all of
which can be collected and for
warded through some local
central agency.
, 1951-10-09
MRS. BETHUNE

wherever they are held cap
tive.
What we must learn to do
is not only to cherish art for
arts sake but to develop our
selves through it-for life's
sake. We must learn to seek
peace and practice brother
hood and democracy for their
own sake and not for the sake
Of propaganda" she said.
Mrs. Bethune emphasized
the part music had played in
her life, adding that she knew
Of no better seed for the Guilt
walton of democracy than in
together-ness Of music-what-
ever its form, its period, or its
origin"
, 1951-10-09
SPARTANS

Henry, they took l man for 10
runs; 2 for II, 3 for q; 4 for %;
5 for SO; 6 for Al; 7 for 48; 8 for
40; 9 for 40 and 10 for 81.
Top scorers for the St. Louis
were: Andrews II; Christian
Hendricks Is; Dennis 4. The
game ended at 6 pm.
The standing Of the Clubs in
points are: Spartans Is; Uni
, 1951-10-09

que 10; Christiansted 4; St.
Louis 4 and Bethlehem 3.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03
College Outlaws

FLUSHING Ny The Queens
College chapter of the NAACP
learned last week that & had sue
cecded IN pcrsaadng college au-
thorlties 70 ban use Of a history
textbook which pefpe'uaied OBJ
Jectionablc stctc9tYpcs Of the
Negro and fa.lcd 70 portray the
role Of The Negro n Americas
historical development
The chapter FIRST p.6,es,ca
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03

Sailant
The woman had testified in
court that a sick child was in
bed with her while two other
children and her husband we're
in and adjoining room at time
OF attack She said she made no
cutlery
When Crossman asked for adj
ditlonal time 10 perfect a habeas
corpus to be filed IN Federal
Court. the local court termed
the appeal a mere example of
delays and dilatory tactics which
have kept the appellant alive be-
yond his just desserts
White newspapers. have come
prominently into the picture by
making threats against the de-
Tense lawyers and sympathizers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03
Fear Powerful
Than Cancer

:. rear much Of which is based
On misconception is mainly re.
S.si0le Tor many deaths from
Health Society. 0S anu
Afraid to face the doctor.
I aany postpone the medical
s mecsup that might have re.
~ .s', ,s IN a cure and the SAVING
:. Often, says the Society c.noo.
te.,e y cured il diagnosed and
o aya'Sd in time. This wild or d dis'
gjDs y growth Of body cells BIO.
S dtr, = grow in one spot. and /,
usll y'g y early enough. can us.
and tho removed or DESTROYED
i se person cured.
Cd L : 0 when the cancer is allow.
stage t s'o~ ! to a more advanced
difficult NAV :. 1t is dangerous and
stated liner ,b" words, the Society
their do S.Use who 20 regularly to t.
nations I boI. Tor physical exsmi.
psri 1sI than han those who le'r pe from
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03

Mr.. White urged the Georgia
governor 10 veto the bill passed
BY the state legislature. in a wire
dated Feb. Is. You may be
sure. Mr.. White added that If
this measure becomes law our
\rsanilaiion will take appro-
pirate legal action 10 challenge
its consiiiuiionalitY"
There j. already pr ..tg in the
Federal Dstmc, ca4rt a suit
brought BY tho NAACP ga be
hall Of 2l3 parent Is break down
Segregation IN elementary and
secondary sehoo' Atlanta
In addition 81 ,udcnt
has applied 10 ain Ia to the
university e. Ce ia rhool
ioE tie Spring 4
addressing te IL the
chattanooga, Ten nan of the
AAAcP Feb. lS 4 4 Walden.
Atlanta attorney i 49, Georgia
State Confara, .r.D
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03

TO great lengths TO achieve this
foolish act. He vows he will car
~ through with IL and we are
going to give him the opportun
ity.'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03
|NAA(P to Challenge
Georgia School Act

NEW YORK -Georg as recently passed bill requr-
ing Withholding state funds from public school for
white Students to which Negroes may be adm tied will be
challenged in the courts Walter White. NAACP executive
secretary has warned Governor Talmadge in telegram.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03

aaeltsi the text Growth Of the
American Republic bv Morrison
amt Comnagog about a year
ago At that time college authori-
tir uggcsted that a revised edl-
ton Of the text might be more
suitable for use during the fol-
lo~.ne term When the NAACP
chapter found no noticeable inn
provements IN the new text. they
re-opened the issue and the text
was dropped.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-03-03

Mach 20. He submitted the
petition following the third
refusal Of the y. s. Supreme
Court 10 intervene.
Defense Counsel Aubrey Cross
''n mas constantly held that the
af "us ravcaty OF Justice
tf1 me victim never iden-
'iiea AleGi4ec as her alleged as
, 1951-12-12
CLEAN UP, PAINT UP, FIX UP
SHIPPING NEWS

The SIS Fort Townshend,"
northbound, is due at Frederik
sted December 10Th, accepting
freight and passengers for
St, Thomas and New York.
FURNEsS. WITTY 8 co. LTD.
Rob't L. Merwin & Company
Agents
, 1951-12-12
nnOuncemen

Rasmussen Ice Cream Par
lor will be closed from Friday
December IA on account of re-
noVation.
, 1951-12-12

IN THE COMING WINTER the average motorist will drive about
$500 miles, or 37b% of his mileage for the entire rear. s shown in
this chart based on gasoline consumption trends, The figures prove that
modern codWeather driving nearly equals other seasons. They also
assure trouble-free winter driving. u
The following nine winter-proofng steps are advised by Gulf Oil auto
motive engineers: ~ battery - keep fully charged; ~ cooling sys-
tenn = clean and add ant-freeze; () crankcase - use winter grade
oil and change monthly; "a chassis lubricate monthly; (51 ignition
system tune up; 60 transmission and gear axles change fluid at
seasons start; 90 tires provide snow treads and chains where need
ed; (8) keep car under cover in heated garage, if possible: (l observe
particular precautions against carbon monoxide.
, 1951-12-12
To My Potrons

It is with regret that, due
to my health l am unable to
carry on my Grocery Business
and have decided to discon-
tinue from December 81, 1851.
Through this medium I ex-
tend hearty thanks to my
friends and the general public
for their patronage accorded
me during my SO years in
business.
MARIE F. FROSS
December 3, 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-23

Mother-Aunt Ada doesn't show
her best self. She does many
kindly things which she never
talks about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-23
axe Ny Word for 1t

@. How did we come to pick
small fry" as a term of affection
in speaking of children?-G. H. w
A. Small fry is not slang, though
it is generally thought to be.
Fry is a middle English word
meaning seed; descendants" hence
young; offspring; hence, "a crowd
Of small creatures, or persons;
hence, our own beloved small fry.
@. What can be done in tipping
the special marks or symbols not
appearing on the American stand
ard typewriter? 7 am thinking Of
the little wavy mark over the
Spanish ''n," and the two dots over
the German "u."-L. r.
A. The little wavy mark over the
Spanish 'n," as in senior, senorita
is called a tide CO: the two dots
over the German "u" (u is the
umlaut (OOM-laut). Since very
few newspapers in the United States
are equipped with diacritical marks
Of any kind, the public at large is
accustomed to seeing foreign words
written without them. In a letter
one may omit the marks or write
them in with pen and ink.
@. VIII you please print in youl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-23
Uncle Rows Corner

While I sat in a barber shop
getting my hair cut, I saw a man
carrying block Of ice into a florist
shop. The block was Of oblong
shape and was carried on the mans
shoulder.
Again and again the man went
back to his truck, until he delivered
four blocks, or cakes, of ice. The
barber said that the ice was to be
used in keeping flowers cool.
\ In these days Of electric refrig.
\ orators, it seems bit strange 1ol
blocks of ice to be carried about
In my boyhood. however, it was Q
common thing for "icemen" to de-
liver ice to homes every day OF
every other day. In those years The
iceman was almost as familiar a.
the milkman.
Old-fashioned iceboxes are still
used, but electric refrigerators hav,
taken their place in most homes o.
advanced countries.
We need cold places to store food
Many kinds of food will spot
quickly unless they are kept cool
Ice existed before there were PEG.
| pie with homes in which to place 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-23

column the correct name of our
lovely State, Missouri?-K. c.
A. Two pronunciations for Mis-
souri, are current: Mi-ZOOR-ee, OF
mi-ZOOR-uh. The natives Of the
State prefer the former.
It is said that the State took its
name from the Missouri River
named for the Missouris. an Indiar
tribe living along its banks.
| Another authority says, however
that the Nahcotahs or Dakotas
named the river Minay Shoshof
Chharay, water muddy HILL" Later
corrupted by the French to mi
sho-ray, probably the origin Of Mis-
souri,.
@. Isn't the title master affected
when used for boys Of grade-school
age?-Mrs. j. P. A.
A. Not necessarily. The title foT
both boys and men was at one time
master. Then, as courtesy title
for adult males, master came to be
spelled and pronounced mister, the
title master being retained only TO,
youth. I might add, however, that
the youngsters Of my acquaintance
heartily dislike being addressed al
master"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-23
Lo, the Strange Citrus

LOS ANGELES.-Citrus seeds
are peculiar in that each results
In more than one citrus seeding
plant, only one of which can be
the result of the fertilization
process.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-23

Cayemen lived in Europe during the
last "ice age" but scientists have
found proofs of the work of ice vast
ages ago, before the human race
lived on this planet.
In most parts of North America,
winter brings ice. Thousands OF
lakes and rivers freeze over. Early
in the present century, 1t was COM
mon. for workmen to cut blocks OF
ice from frozen lakes, and to store
these in icehouses. Packed in saw
dust, the blocks would last for
months. Many of them were de-
liyered to homes on hot days Of the
following summer.
Several kinds of ice form In the
air, and among these we may list
snow crystals. Snow differs from
ice, but it Is composed Of tiny
crystals Of ice.