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Evening star., 1952-02-21

A Washington's Birthday sched-
ule of closing hours for retail
firms that will be open for busi-
ness tomorrow was announced to-
day by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association.
CLOSE AT l PM.
Department Stores-Julius Gar
finckel & Co., Inc, the Golden
berg Co., the Hecht Co., Frank R.
Jelleff, Inc, S. Kann Sons Co.,
Harry Kaufman, Inc. Lansburg
& Bro, Raleigh Haberdasher,
Sears, Roebuck 81 Co., Woodward
& Lothrop.
Mems Wear Stores - Bell
Clothes, Inc, Bond Clothes. Gold
helms, Grosner of 1925 F Street,
Herzog's, Inc, D. j. Kaufman,
Inc, S. Livingston g. Son. The
Mode, Inc. National Shirt Shops,
Lewis & Thos. Saltz, Inc, the
Young Mems Shop, Inc, Wonder
Clothes.
JeweIry Stores-Bates Jewelry
Store, Castelberg's Jewelry, Franc
Jewelry Co., R. Harris & Co.,
A. Kahn, Inc, Kay Jewelry Co..
|Kent's Jeweelry Store, the Ross
Co., Chas. Schwartz & Son. Shah
g. Shah, M. Wurtzburger & Co.
Women's Wear Stores-Frank-
lin Simon, Joseph R. Harris Co..
Kaplowitz, Knickerbocker FASH
ions, Inc, Model Shop, Shenley's,
Whelan's Corsets and Underfash-
ions, H. Zirkin & Sons, Inc.
| Furniture Stores - House &
Hermann, Hub Furniture Co..
Julius Lansburgh Furn. Co.. May
er & Co., VIM. E. Miller Furn. Co.,
National Furniture Co., P. ]. Nee
Co., Peerless Modern House, NAL
colin Scates, Inc. Thompson Bros
Shoe Stores-Wm. Hahn q Co.
I. Miller Shoe Salon, Queen Quail
ity Boot Shop. Inc. B. Rich's Sons
Music Stores-Hugo Worch.
4 Miscellaneous-Garrison Toy 4
Novelty Co.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Nicely Introduces Bill
For Scent Gas Tax 10
Financed. C.Highways|

Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee yesterday in
troduced a bill to raise the city's
gasoline tax to S cents gallon to
help pay for the huge long-range
traffic improvement program now
being developed.
He offered the bill at the request
of the District Commissioners.
Later the fiscal subcommittee of
the House and Senate District
Committees will order public hear
ingS.
Recommended After Survey.
The District gas tax now is 4
cents but would drop back to 3
cents on July l under present law.
The new increase was recommend
ed on the basis of a Metropolitan
Area traffic needs survey, conduct
ed by the District. Maryland and
Virginia, in cooperation with the
Federal Bureau of Public, Roads.
This indicated that ths District
will need more than 500 million
in highway funds in the next five
to eight years, and $43 million
more after that. It was estimated
that continuation of a Accent gas
tax here over the next eight years
would produce some $32 million,
leaving a calculated deficit in
financing of about $64 million.
Would Trim Deficit.
BY raising the tax to S cents,
District officials said the deficit
could be reduced to $3.50 million.
The Commissioners said they
believe it to be of paramount
Importance" to initiate the high
way improvement program and
that this should be financed in
part by a raise in the gas tax.
They said they had considered
raising the tax to 6 cents gal
Ion but had decided against this.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Board Seeks Damages Maryland Tax Cut
For Construction Delay Awaits House Action
|InFaIIs Church School After Senate PASSAGE

Damages will be sought by the
Falls Church School Board be-
cause of delay in completion of
the Mount Daniel Elementary
School.
At it's regular meeting last
night the board voted to ask the
architects on the job, Dickey g.
Graham, to determine the amount
Of damages the board should seek
to recover.
The four-room, $4,000 school
at North Oak and Greenwich
streets was opened on February
A, more than a year after con-
struction got under way. =
May Expect Penalty.
Board members indicated that
an attempt will be made to re-
quire payment of a fine by the
builder, the B. & j. Construction
Co., because the school was not
finished by September.
The board received a report Of
fair progress on construction of
the 100000 George Mason High
School at Leesburg pike and Hay
cock road.
A showdown meeting on prog
ress Of the project is set for March
s, with representatives of the B.
& ]. company and architects
scheduled to attend. Completion
of the school has been scheduled
for the end of August.
Board Member Francis w.
Trapp said last night he had been
assured that all steel for the job
will be on the site by March l.
In Temporary Quarters.
At present, the city's high
school students are in temporary
quarters near Seven Corners, al
though seniors attend Fairfax
County's Falls Church High
School.
In other business, Board Mem
Der Daniel v. Stapleton was ap-
pointed as the boards member on
the City Recreation Commission.
The board agreed to study a pro-
posal by it's Advisory Committee
on Health that a full-time nurse
be employed and that a school
physician be designated.
To Discuss School Problems.
Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt an
nounced that he will participate in
a forum on THE Business of Run
ming Our Schools" at 8:15 pm.
Tuesday in Madison School.
The meeting has been arranged
by the Northern Falls Church
Citizens Association for a discus
sion OF administration. operation
and financing of schools.
Other forum participants will be
Mrs. Blanche Wheat. principal at
Madison, and Mrs. Karl Anderson,
chairman of the League of Women
Voters School Workshop.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Stores Set CLOSING Hours

Opticians-M. A. Leese Optical
Co., Inc.
CLOSE AT 1880 PM.
The Hecht Co. (Open 10 a.m),
Parkington, Arlington, Va, Sill
yer Spring, Md; S. Kann Sons
Co., Virginia; Becker's Leather
Goods Co.
CLOSE AT 2 PM.
Women's Wear Stores-Brooks
Inc. L. Frank Co., S. Klein. Kot-
zin, Philipsborn, The Princess
Shop, Saks.
Mems Wear Stores Bruce
Hunt. Inc; The Mode, Connecti-
cut avenue.
Shoe Stores-The Bootery, Inc
Miscellaneous Stores-Cohen's
Picture Store. MacMannes, Inc.
Department Stores-Ida's De-
partment Store.
Fur Stores-Capitol Fur Shop
Music Stores-Jordan Piano Co.,
Kilt Music Co.
Limited price Stores-F. & W.
Grand: s. S. KreSge Co., 434 7th
street NV.
CLOSE AT 2:30 PM.
Lerner Shop.
CLOSE AT Bpm.
Lacy's Call Stores), Morton'S.
CLOSE AT 4 PM.
Woodward & Lothrop tBethes-
|da-Chevy Chasel.
CLOSE AT S PM.
A. d N. Trading Co., Irving's.
IG. C. Murphy Co., Plaza Sport
Shop, Sport Center, Mayer & Co
(Spring Valley.
CLOSE AT 6 Pm.
Curtis Brothers Furn. Co.. Ma.
Igruder, Inc. Grocery dept.).
CLOSE AT 8 PM.
Magruder. Inc. Qiquor dept.)
CLOSED ALL DAY.
Brewood, E. Morrison Paper
Co., Geo. F. Muth Co., Inc, Reeves
NV. & j. Sloane, Chas. G. Stoth &
Co.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
AI|-Day Party Planned
By Winchester for
=
Birthday Tomorrow
Special Dispoieh to The Stor

WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. 21.-
The city of Winchester will cele-
brate it's 200th birthday tomorrow.
The all-day party will be the
first in a series of ceremonies and
celebrations planned for the city's
bicentennial year.
Climax of tomorrow's observance
will be costume ball tomorrow
evening. when residents will try to
recapture the flavor of Colonial
Winchester. Frontiersmen in buck
skins, British and Continental SOL
diers. men and women in formal
evening dress of the 1750s will
converge at the city's National
Guard Armory.
It was in 1852 that Winchester
officially became a town under a
charter by act of the House of
BurgesSes.
. Morgan Beatty, National Broad
casting Co. newScaster. will be the
principal speaker at noon ban
quet in the armory. He will be in
troduced by Representative Harri-
son, Democrat, or Virginia. Gar
land R. Quarles, superintendent Of
city schools, will act as toast
master.
Boy Scouts, ringing bells, will
serve as town criers and inform
the populace of events to take
place during the day.
George Washington" will be
seen on the streets with his sur
veying instruments.
Programs pertaining to Win
chester's anniversary will be given
at all of the city's schools.
At II am. a Colonial courier
on horseback will ride into town,
carrying the news that the Legis-
lature has officially recognized
the community known as Fred
erickstown and named it VIM
chester. Joined by fife player
and two drummers, the courier
will go through the heart of the
city, being joined en- route to
the Red Lion Tavern by three fire
company drum and bugle corps.
At the Red Lion Tavern tnow
a private residence) two women
in Colonial dress will offer the
rider refreshments after which he
will proceed to the armory to be
greeted by town officials.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Lutheran Synod Plans
Pre-Lenten Retreat
By the Associoted press

WESTMINSTER, Md, Feb. 81.
The annual pre-Lenten retreat
Of the Lutheran Synod of Mary
land will be held here Monday
at the st. Benjamin's Lutheran
Church.
The morning services will be
conducted by the Rev. Howard
Ritterpusch Of Lansdowne. east
ern conference president; DR.. b
Clinton Ritz, western conference
president. and the Rev. Willis r.
Brenneman, pastor of st. Ben
jamin'S.
The afternoon devotional serv-
ices will be led by DR.. Carl Simon,
4 iaStor of Keller Memorial Church
Washington. -
Evening star., 1952-02-21

stairs as her daughter, Mrs. Ray
mond D. Anderson, was taking
her out. She recovered shortly
afterwards, however. The Ander-
sons also carried out their 8-year-
old son Ray, jr., who had been
in bed with bronchitis and a
fever
Used Fire Escape.
Francis Palmer, %. a second
floor tenant, told how he and his
61-year-old her-in-law, George
E. SEEKER, climbed out onto the
rusty fire escape and together
managed to lower the ladder con-
nection to the ground.
Then they helped others to
climb down including their wives
and Mr.. Palmer's 23-months-old
son Francis. jr. Mr.. Palmer's par
ents were summoned from Silver
Spring to take the two in for the
night.
Many OF the throng OF on
lockers attracted by the fire
engines offered emergency accom-
modations to ousted tenants.
Some obtained temporary shell
ter in the phone company build
ing, directly opposite.
Two false alarms following the
Columbia road fire sent engines
,ut on wild-goose chases in the
outheast. One box was pulled
t 1:04 am. at Forty-second and
streets and the other two
'r,ltes later at Forty-ninth and
2ass streets. few blocks away
Three engine companhs re-
|SnonfIed
Evening star., 1952-02-21

had collapsed the buildings en-
trance stairs under him. Two
companions nearly fell with him
Fleeing occupants barely
missed the same collapse. AL
managed to flee from the smoke
filled building, however, before
the exit was blocked. Firemen
confined the blaze to the base
ment.
The tenant requiring hospital
attention was Walter Nolan, "a,
retired Government employe. who
was treated at Emergency Hospi-
tai for smoke inhalation and re-
leased.
Fell Into Basement.
Rescue squad members saved
Pvt. Conboy after he was cata-
pulled into the blazing basement
Quick action by a woman tenant
and a telephone company guard
who spotted smoke from across the
street was credited with avertine
catastrophe. Together. they reused
the 20 families in the apartment
house.
The woman tenant, Mrs. Ruby
H. Cowan j, sounded an interior
alarm system after she smellec
smoke and discovered the base
ment burning. Then she banged
on some doors and led her 84-
Iyear-old, totally blind father
Charles H. Hawkins, down three
darkened, smoke filled flights tt
safety.
The telephone company guard
William G. Ellwanger, shouted ths
alarm to a fellow employe, vii.
liam j. Ebert, 26. after sighting
the smoke from his telephone
ioffice post. Mr.. Ebert phoned firt
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Bryant, Leef Named
For Red Cross Drive

The appointment of j. C. Her
bert Bryant and Charles F. Leef,
Alexandria businessmen. to high
posts in the Alexandria Red Cross
Fund Campaign. opening Mon
day, was announced today by
David D. Squires, campaign gen.
eral chairman.
Mr.. Bryant, executive vice
president of Herbert Bryant, Inc.
and member Of the New York
Stock Exchange. has been chosen
to head the Industrial Division
for the 1852 campaign. while Mr..
Leef, district manager of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society.
will become chairman of the Busi-
ness Gifts Division.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

headquarters TO bring the nrSC
engine companies.
Credited With Rescue.
Sergt. David l.. Reidy, 40-year-
old veteran member of Rescue
Squad 2, was credited with Pvt.
Conboy's rescue. Searching the
smoke filled basement with a
flashlight, he found the uncon-
scious fireman face down in 6
inches of water, where he had
fallen through from the floor
above.
Origin of the blaze was not i'm
mediately determined. Firemen
reported it was fed by trash
which had been piled close to a
lcluster of electric wires. Destruc-
tion of the wiring darkened the
building. forcing the fleeing ten
ants to grope to safety.
The young fireman, whose wife.
Eleanor, bore him a second son
only a few weeks ago, was one of
the first to enter the burning
building. With Pvt. John Rich
ards, 80, and Sergt. Ralph A.
Brown, A, he had carried a hose
into the first-floor corridor seek
ing the blaze, and the trio was
returning from the rear when the
stairway gave way.
Had Stopped Breathing.
Pvt. Edward J. Flynn, another
rescue squad member and a close
friend of Pvt. Conboy, helped
carry the injured man out and
gave him artificial respiration un-
til a respirator and oxygen supply
could be brought up. He showed
no sign of breathing at the time,
Pvt. Flynn said.
The fireman was admitted to
Emergency Hospital. DR.. William
ID. Claudy, Fire Department sur
Igeon who treated him at the scene,
called his condition critical. He
suffered third-degree burns on the
head, ears, arms and hands, and
DR.. Claudy said he had been near
ly aSphyxiated.
A priest, the Rev. Joseph Fox
Iof John Carroll High School, said
Ia prayer over the PROSTATE fire.
man at the scene.
Pvt. Conboy, a Navy veteran,
joined the Fire Department about
Is months ago. He and his wife,
who live at 1877 Twenty third
street Sc, also have a 3-year-old
son.
Found Basement Aflame.
Mrs. Cowan, who had been up
late in her third floor apartment
writing told of detecting smoke
and rushing downstairs to find
the basement flaming. The smoke
came up through a dumb-waiter
used for trash disposal, she said.
81 tried the first-floor alarm, "
she said. 'and it wouldn't work
So I smashed the glass again on
the next floor. The bell rang
Then I banged on doors. And
then I brought my father dowr
the stairway and out the fror
door. We couldn't see a thing
She added. we felt our y
| r3ovrrx, -
Another tenant, Mrs. TuXner
Watson. collapsed on the ms
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Mclaughlin to Speak
On Eisenhower Tonight

Robert Mclaughlin, chairman
of the District Eisenhower-for-
President Club, will discuss Gen.
Eisenhower as a Presidential Can
didate" at 8 o'clock tonight in
Filene's Department Store. Shir-
lington Community Center, Ar
lington.
Arthur w. Viner of Seminary
Hill, Alexandria, one of a group
of pro-Eisenhower residents of
that area sponsoring the meeting,
will give talk on Virginia voting
regulations.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
BY stoff Correspondent. Of The star

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-It's up
to the House now to decide
whether to give Maryland tax
payers a IS per cent cut in their
1851 income returns.
The Senate passed the blll yes
terday by a unanimous vote. The
estimated So million involved
would come out of State surplus
funds. @ ...,
At the same time, the upper
chamber approved a House bill to
transfer the 81 million annual
cost of the State police from high
way revenues to general funds
The vote was 1911, after last
ditch attempt by Republican lead
ers to delay action until Monday.
Senate Majority Leader Louis
l.. Goldstein, Democrat, of Cal
vert County said he saw in this
only an attempt to t"delay and
delay" until the Republican Gov
ernor would have chance to
veto the measure after the
General Assembly adjourns or
March s.
Effective in 1858.
The police bill is the first te
pass both houses since the Legis-
lature started its 30-day session
It would not BECOME effective un-
til July /. 1858. and so would not
affect the pending State budget
On the other side of the hall
the House passed and sent to the
Governor a bill to bring certain
synthetic drugs within the terms
of the narcotic laws.
Also given final approval was
bill to increase the dividing line
between petty and grand larceny
from $25 to 500. The only dis
senting vote was cast by Delegate
Robert A. Wallace, Republican
of Montgomery County.
Mr.. Wallace told reporters he
opposed the measure because it
loosens up our criminal laws at
a time when crime appears to be
on the increase.
Oyster Bill Introduced.
Supporters of the change said
it takes into account the drop in
the value of the dollar in recent
years.
Meanwhile, II Tidewater dele
gates introduced a bill to keep
the State from leasing oyster
grounds to private planters for
one year, beginning June /.
An identical bill was intro
duced in the Senate by Senators
Goldstein and Harry T. Phoebus,
Republican, of Somerset County.
In another development. six
Baltimore delegates submitted a
bill to give Maryland veterans a
bonus. It is identical with one
introduced earlier by Senator
PhoebuS.
Senators GoldStein and Phoe-
bus also collaborated on a bill to
authorize local governments to
impose a tax on fire insurance
premiums. The revenues would
be used for volunteer fire COM
panies or the pension funds Of
paid departments.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
4-AIorm Apartment House Fire
Routs rs Persons; Fireman Hurt

A 24-year-old fireman was in
jured critically and an elderly
man was overcome by smoke
early today in a four alarm fire
which routed IS persons from a
four story apartment house at
1419 Columbia road NV.
The injured fireman, Pvt. Will
liam P. Conboy of No. II Engine
Co., narrowly escaped death after
being hurtled into flames which
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Maryland Police Head
Bans Politics by Troops
BY the Asseeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 81. - Col
Elmber F. Munshower, commander
of the Maryland State Police. tolo
legislators yesterday he had in
structed his troopers to stay Out
of politics and keep away from
Annapolis.
He told about his order at a
hearing before the Senate Finance
Committee. studying the depart
ment's budget for the 194 fiscal
year.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Cuther Gets Festival Post

WINCHESTER, Va. Feb. 81
(SpeciaD Douglas A. Gather has
been named director of the De-
partment of Public Entertainment
for the 25th Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival here on May
/ ana 2. H. B. McCormac, jr,
president of the festival, has am
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Siqmu Pi Anniversary

Harold Jacobsen, national Sec
retary of Sigma Pi fraternity, will
be honored on the fraternity's
54th anniversary Sunday at 4 pm.
in, the Maryland University chap
ter house.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

Virginia Surveyors to Meet
The Virginia Association of
Surveyors will hold its annual
meeting Saturday in the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1952-11-24
Coudert Plans 10 Seek
|4-Year House Terms

Representative Coudert. Repub-
lican, Of New York, said today
he will ask the new Congress to
take steps to extend terms of
members of the House of Repre-
|sentatives from two to four years,
half Of the membership to be
elected every two years.
His measure would require an
amendment to the Constitution.
MIR. Coudert said membership in
Congress "has become a full-time
job" and that "a two-year term
does not make sense any longer" I"
"AS soon as members are
through with one election" he
asserted, "they necessarily be-
come engaged in the next one.
The average House member gets
Evening star., 1952-11-24
Traffic Violation Jumn
Increases Number Of
License Suspensions

The number Of permit suspen-
sions for speeding and traffic
violations is still increasing, Traf-
fic Director George E. Keneipr
announced today.
The Board of Revocation and
Restoration of Drivers Permits
reported there we're "a suspen-
sions for violations contributing
accidents last week against 10 the
week before. There were IA sus.
pensions for speeding last week
against Is the week before.
There was a decline in the
number of revocations for driv-
ling while intoxicated with only
three permits revoked compared
with eight the week before. There
was one revocation for reckless
driving.
The complete list OF. revocations and
e. Sason sas Tsss Hsss
E5shth 5aa n,, street NV; James r.; White
Sheriff road NE; Robert L. Baker. 3720
Chillum road; MT. Rainier, Nd, all re.
street NV; SUSPENDED until judsnent i
satisfied and insurance filed: Ernest Stall
worth. 1929 Third street NV, suspended
until s, Judgment is satisfied and insurance
Ebert D. Sims. 500 Hayes street NE:
GoTat
physical ability is given.
Robert F. Altmaier. Chadds Ford, Pa.
Is days; Paul N; Bergman; III West End
R: Davis: Il55 Bryan street Arlington,
NV. Is days: Howard J. Krasner, 77lo
EsStsrn avenas n4s NV N.Y. 80 dSys sohn
Henry F. Marschel. ir; 17I2 North stat:
l. Meeker, Bethesda Naval Hospital. 4
street Sc. 80 days; JACK ". reed. iez
days; John R; shields: 1922 Decatur street
watson s4os S,; Wentworth nav avenue. % aystts: s
EIshteenth street SCI ;E;o 60 days ane3 ane
N% whose snrp PERMIT was re1eRed ReRs1h
Rita Alexandrakis, New York, Is days
William H. Allen. 4647 A street Sc. Z
days; benjamin. R: Andrews; 6011 Oak,
1 William ]. Bell. 1912 Columbia road
NV, Is days; Paul ]: Dugas. 7O3 Quincy
1 street NV. 80 days: John H. Frank, 1643
L. Gill, 1907 Tenth street, Alexandria
Va, 15 days; Paul A. Guthrie. 6114 Hanna
place. Sc. As days; Alfred N. Gutzmer
lace B. Hagenhorst. 6512 E street, Seal
Pleasant, Md; 80 days: Henry A. Law.
80 days; Frayne c. LydicE. Ala Emerson
street, Hyattsville, Md. 15 days; Gerald
/ A. McMorrow, 1114 Oakdale street. Chill.
Evening star., 1952-11-24

about one year to concentrate
upon congressional business be-
fore he is again campaigning in
primaries.
'The net effect of all this is
that far too many members are
only able to keep one eye on
legislative business. while the
other eye is fixed upon primaries
and the general election"
Evening star., 1952-11-24

lum. Md. 80 days. Joseph r. Rector. los
Main street. aI,. LasuTsl. Nd SO ei3S days. c.,,.o
street. Suspended until trafne school /,
Fort Meade; Nd. Nd: 15 days; Charles 2
kos Toma, 200 Atlantic street Sc, 15
days; Michael G: yanhoEn, 1oS Tele:
Atley r. wall. 1924 Woodbury. road
Hyattsyille, Md. Is days; William H, WI:
son, .253 NJ street S.W.. 90 days; Albert
Wright; 1862 Randolph street NV. 80
second street NE. suspended until re.
stored BY Maryland authorities. and Ger.
ard Schulmayers, Elizabeth City. N. C..
revoked.
N E., suspended until trafiic school is salts.
faetoriIy completed; ElmOn Z: Fisher. 44g4
Allen Pearson. 80 v street NV. go days
Clayton j.. l. Straw. 21O3 Ravenswoot
road; Hyattsville. Md. 90 days; Sheldon
r. Thaden, 400 West Virginia street
Bethesda. Nd. 15 days; Samuel Thomp-
sbsr,. son. AZ w,sm. StTsst NW 16 ssss days and
80 days.
Evening star., 1952-11-24
IGouge Finds Scratches
lOf MiIIionth Of Inch

NEW YORK.-A new gauge
being used in the manufacture Of
automobiles can detect scratches
as small as one millionth Of an
inch.
The instrument records the de-
gree Of surface roughness Of pis-
tons. gear teeth. transmission
clutch facings. crankshafts, cylin-
der Innings. and other parts with
machined. ground. honed, or
Tapped surfaces. This makes 1t
easier to standardize surface fin
iShes.
Evening star., 1952-11-24
. Set Just q Novelty

At the international fair to be
held in Manila. first Of its kind in
the Philippines. next February. q
television set will be installed as
a novelty but not for the promo
ton Of sales.
Evening star., 1952-11-24
mo Men, More Dangerous

mo men" are more dangerous
than "yes men," the Duke Of Ed
inburgh declared in appealing fol
British leadership marked by "en-
terprise, enthusiasm and hard
work"