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Evening star., 1953-02-21
S5O7,7O5 Contract LET
For New Arlington School

A contract for construction of
q 14-classroom elementary
school in North Arlington was
awarded yesterday by the Ar
.lington School Board to Certified
Builders Of the District whose
bid Of $507, ,705 was lowest Of six.
The school. to be called Tucka-
hoe, will be built at Twenty
sixth and North Underwood
streets and is expected to be
ready for the next school term
which begins in September. It
will include a library, multi
purpose room and health clinic
besides the classrooms and of1iee
suite.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
.8996 Increase in Beds
For tuberculosis in
Virginia Suggested
BY the Asseeioted Presa

RICHMOND, Feb. 26.-Ade-
quate hospital care of tubercu-
losis in Virginia calls for $500
beds-an 80 per cent increase
over the present estimated 1900
beds-declares a report to Vir-
ginia citizens released here.
The report, 1.-THE Study of
tuberculosis in Virginia-1952," Z"
is the result of $4,000 study
jointly sponsored by the State
and the Virginia tuberculosis
Association.
Asks AlI-Out Effort.
It goes into all aspects of treat
ing and preventing what it
terms "V1rginia'S most impor-
tant communicable disease prob
lem," and it concludes that "now
is the time for an all-out effort
to eliminate the disease in Vir-
ginia.
Thirty-one recommendations
are set forth. In nearly every
case, responsibility for carrying
them out is pinpointed on one
or more of several agencies in
cluding the State Department of
Health, the State tuberculosis
Association and the General AS
sembly.
DR.. Roscoe P. HANDLE of the
American Public Health Associ-
alton, who recruited the staff
and directed the independent
study, summarized the major
recommendations at a meeting
of the sponsoring committee
yesterday.
The "basic recommendation"
Of the report, say its authors, is
that it and "all source material
gathered for its preparation be-
come the basis for a long-range
program of public information
and education for the purpose
of informing the public in Vir-
ginia about tuberculosis and pre-
pairing them for effective action
against the disease"
The report recognizes that
from a practical point of view.
the provision of beds must be
achieved gradually"
Negro Care Is Needed.
It recommends that the equiv
alent of SO beds for the surgical
treatment of the tuberculosis be
provided as part of the Univer-
sity Hospital at Charlottesville.
This is an urgent need. the re-
port says, in order to overcome
the serious conditions now exist
ing and to make best use Of the
total tuberculosis hospital re-
sources.
1.-THE urgent need is for the
care of Negroes" the report
says, and it also notes that the
percentage of older persons with
tuberculosis is increasing.
The surveyors found mo evi-
dence that any patients are Ut
tiInately denied care at sana-
toriums because of inability to
VooxyO
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Alexandra Legion Post
To Press for New Armory

Alexandria Post "a of the
American Legion will press for
construction of a new armory
to house the city's National
Guard anti-aircraft artillery
units.
The guardsmen have been
without permanent home since
the old Light Infantry Armory
was destroyed by fire last month.
The post also proposed Col.
Alva j. Brasted for "Virginian
of the Year." a contest spon-
sored by the Legion's Virginia
Department. Col. Brasted. for
mer Army chief Of chaplains, is
chaplain Of both Post "a and the
Virginia Department.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Present
Delinquency Costs Up.

Rejecting the increase in juve-
nile delinquency said to be at
tributable to the growing popu-
lation, is the $31.619 asked for
the probation Office. The pres
ent amount is $14,504.
The county heads have before
them an item or two on which
they are expected to nod approv-
ingly. The Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital lowered it's re-
quest to $1O7,5O4 from the
current $119,956; almshouse fig
ures dropped from $27,775 to
$26,500, and the Orphans Court,
from $4,254 to $3.454.
Civil Defense Director P. E.
e Clark scaled his present $3.50
ALLEGATION to $5,612, and. the
county Veterans Service Coun-
Gil, a $5.450 item last year, was
abolished.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
ey N. A.sosiossd Press


ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 20.-
Yesterdays legislative proceed
ingS included:
HOUSE.
Bills Introduced
HB3S4-By Simpkins--To exempt
farm sprays and chemicals from the sales
tax ways and Means)
HB3S7-By White-To create emer-
gency powers for appropriations and
requisition of property or materials by
civil defense directors In case OF disaster
tCivilisn Defense).
Bills Passed.
HB40O-By Mandel and Pollack-To
prescribe the circumstance under which
persons may, be barred from entering Q
race track Judiciary.
HB4O2-By Speaker and Dempsey-To
reduce the term Of the Commissioner of
the Department of Labor and Industry
from Stx to four years to coincide with
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Maryland to Dedicate
Bio HospitoL Addition

BALTIMORE, Feb. 81 R.-
Maryland will dedicate a 300
bed addition to the Mount Will
son State tuberculosis Hospital
on Thursday.
The eight-story building will
convert the hospital into the
hub Of the States tuberculosis
treatment system.
Among other things, it win
help erase q waiting list Of 800
sufferers whose treatment has
been delayed for lack Of hospital
space.
The State Health Department
announced yesterday Gov. Nc
Keldin will dedicate the So mil
lion structure at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Lundover Women Hurt
As Housecout Burns

A Landover woman is in Prince
Georges General Hospital today
suffering from burns received
when her housecoat was set
ablaze at her fireplace.
District Heights Volunteer Fire
men said Mrs. Happie Hauff. IS,
mother of three, ran from her
home in Randolph Village. Md.
and q neighbor put out the
flames.
Hospital authorities described
her condition as good.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Thomus jefferson PTA

The Thomas jefferson Junior
High School Parent-T Teacher As
sociation win celebrate Found
er's Day" with a special George
Washington Day program at 2
pm. Monday in the school, 816
South Walter Reed drive. Ar
lington.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Logan Presses Fight
Against Properly Tax
Raise in Maryland
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-House
Democratic floor leader Logan
pressed the States financial es-
timators today to raise their
sights again so another cent can
be cut of the proposed property
tax.
The tax was supposed to go up
after June 80 from 6.04 cents to
1929 cents on each $1O0 worth
of real estate. The Board of
Revenue Estimates met last
Tuesday at Mr.. Logan's insist
ence and increased its forecast
of all collections by more than
SIS million
"By the same token as they
have been Understanding reve-
nues, they've been too conserva-
tive on assessments" Mr.. Logan
said.
Moves have been made to ap-
ply the additional money to re-
ducing the income tax by Is
per cent and to raise the prop
erty tax to only 9.29 cents.
Would Check 1t Again.
Now Mr. Logan wants another
look taken at the basis for de-
termining the property tax. He
is sure another penny hike can
be avoided, thus leaving it at
8.29
And he said the Ways and
Means Committee, of which he
is chairman. "is hopeful of cut
ting enough out of the budget to
take off another 2 cents so the
property tax can stay at 6.04
cents"
The chairman is going to ask
the State Tax Commission to
revise its estimate of the value
Of assessable property. The COM
missions figures are used with
out question by the Board Of
Revenue Estimates. It taxes the
property enough to meet the
States bonded Indebtedness.
It's the practice of the COM
mission to take the past years
assessable property and increase
it by 2 per cent.
This is too conservative, :"
claimed Mr. Logan. "The actual
increase for the past several
years has been 8 to 10 per cent" :"
Urges Larger Figure.
The actual increase for 1852
over 1851 was 11.85 per cent.
Mr.. Logan is writing the tax
commission to use that percent
age in estimating the new
amount of assessable property.
The higher value then will per-
NIT the Board of Revenue Esti-
mates to set a tax rate of 8.29
cents. -
B Mr.. Logan said the tax COM
mission arrived at its 2 per cent
figure by taking the average in
crease for a 25-year period.
THAT goes back to the depreS-
sion days and a war, and doesn't
reflect current values or rate of
building" he said.
Mr.. Logan said use of the
actual rate of increased property
values in the past year ''is not
too much of a risk since it's
only for one year. There might
have been some logic in being
on the conservative side wher
the legislature met only every
two years, but since 1850 we've
been meeting every year.
Two Oppose Move.
His tax-cutting trail conflict
ed with one being taken by some
members of his party in the
Senate. Senators Melnicove,
Democrat of Baltimore, and
Turnbull, Democrat of Balti-
more, announced they are for
using all of a $5.2S2. 900 surplus
predicted Tuesday on further
relief of the income tax.
They said they would search
for other means of holding
down the property tax.
Mr.. Melnicove and Mr.. Turn
bull want to. make the income
tax reduction 20 per cent. They
will propose such an amend
ment Monday night and said
ANY one is welcome to join u.s."
Evening star., 1953-02-21
County Weighs
Record Budget
Of $17.3 Million
Cuts Are Predicted
By Commissioners
In Prince Georges
By J. [. MichoeI

sioners today turned Quizzical
eyes on a proposed $17.3 million
budget for the next fiscal year.
a total Of about So million more
than the current figure, and the
highest on record.
If requests by department
heads are approved as offered,
the present $1.98 tax levy would
jump to $3.50, despite an esti-
mated $3.50 million assessable
base, an increase of $29 million
since the 1858 budget was signed.
Agency heads pleaded for ap-
proval of their requests in
Hyattsville yesterday, in a hear
ing room packed with civic lead
ers who did not oppose the
projected figures but made volu-
minouS notes for future OBJ
jectionS.
There was Scant reason to
believe, however, that the figures
presented yesterday will remain
unchanged.
Latimer Forecasts Reduction.
There is no doubt that the
budget will have to be trimmed"
Commission Chairman Thomas
Z. Latimer remarked when the
meeting was adjourned.
"It can be cut without hurt
ing any one" said Commissioner
w. Everett Marion.
"a $3.50 tax rate is out Of the
question" declared his colleague,
Daniel A. Abbott. Commissioners
Edward j. Waters and Mrs. H.
Wilson Spicknall asserted that
some department totals are "en-
tirely out Of line"
The all-day session was the
flrst public discussion of 1853
1854 appropriations. The pro-
posed ALLEGATIONS will be scruti-
nized behind closed doors and
determinations reached by the
county heads will be announced
at a second open hearing on
March "a in Upper Marlboro.
At that time the commits
sioners will announce the results
of their pruningS. The budget
must be signed by March 81.
$11.8 Million From County.
Of the $17,364,2O5 total. S.
479,731 would come from the
State and other sources, leaving
$11,884,474 to be paid from
county property taxes.
Topping the list of operating
costs, as usual, are amounts
asked for educational purposes.
They total $9,221. .587-appor-
toned as $5.471, ,349 from the
county and $3,750,238 from out
side sources.
The next highest request came
from the Public Works Depart
ment. That agency asked for
81, 1855, ,722, all from county funds.
It's current ALLEGATION is $685.
40.
Payments on road, school and
public building bonds will cost
the county $1,379, 300 next year.
as against a current disburse-
ment of $1,308,035. Interest on
these obligations will be $490.476.
Would Increase Police.
County Police Chief F. Allen
Richards asked for $772,57O to
expand his present 72-man force
to $50, the number recommended
by the oft-convening October
grand jury. The new appropria-
ton would permit a $3OO-a-year
acroSs-the-board salary raise, ex-
cept for the superintendent, and
would bring minimum pay to
$4,000 annually. Maj. Richards
did not ask that his pay be in
creased.
The current police budget was
listed as $3.50, 200, but that figure
included $125, 900 earmarked for
q new central police building at
Seat Pleasant, Thus, the re-
queSted raise in the police oper-
ating total actually is $347,370.
Other major budget requests
for county funds and amounts
currently allotted include:
Evening star., 1953-02-21
ll&IN}A|5||ud,
Amendments 10
Planning Bills
Muy Accept Drastic
Changes to Salvage
Parts Of Measures
BY Gene Goodwin
Star Stuff CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-
Amendments aimed at salvaging
at least part of the bills to abol-
ish the Maryland National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commits
sion were being seriously consid-
cred today by Montgomery and
Prince Georges County legisla-
tors.
Unless some Of the more con-
troversial provisions are removed
from the legislation, it faces al
most certain death when it
reaches the House floor.
House Democratic Majority
Leader John w. Logan made
that clear yesterday. when he
told Delegate j. Douglas Brad
shaw, chairman Of the all Re-
publican Montgomery delega-
ton:
I'VE have to fight you on these
bills. We can't do anything
elSe."
Shift Appointive Power.
The talk of drastically amend
ing the three bills arose after q
hearing here Thursday, at which
opponents out-talked and out
numbered proponents of the
measures.
Most Of the amendments being
discussed would retain the plan
ming commission but would
transfer appointment Of the six
commissioners from the Gov
ernor to the governing bodies of
Montgomery and Prince Georges.
The Montgomery delegates
also are concerned about making
1t mandatory that the commits
sion transfer its recreation pro-
gram and title to the Silver
Spring Armory lot to the County
Council.
The council and the commits
sion have been negotiating
transfer OF the recreation pro-
gram. under authority of a 1851
law, but negotiations have
begged down.
In Legal Battle.
The council and the commits
sion have been court-battling
over the armory lot for longer
than a year. It started when
the commission announced it in
tended to sell the valuable lot,
which once belonged to the
county.
But Mr.. Bradshaw. perhaps
the strongest supporter of the
bills, said he Is mot yet willing
to compromise"
He said he realizes some mem
bers of his and the Prince
Georges delegations are drum
ming up amendments, "but I
feel committed to the policy
established by the 1947, 1949 and
1851 Montgomery delegations. T"
He referred to the previous un-
successful attempts by Montgom-
cry legislators to get Assembly
approval of similar anti-plan-
ming commission bills.
Three Bills on Commission.
The three current planning
commission bills still are in a
committee Of the sponSors-the
IL delegates from Montgomery
and Prince Georges. If Mr..
Bradshaw insisted, he probably
could get them reported out
favorably by a vote of about 8
to 4. But opponents then un-
doubtedly would Jump on the
fact that not even the sponsors
Of the legislation are unanimous
ly behind it.
One Of aims Of amendments
being discussed is to get the
unanimous support of at least
the 10 Republican delegates in
the two delegations.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Hur Tzeen to Meet

The Sisterhood of Congrega-
ton Har Tzeen will hold its
monthly meeting at $3.50 pm.
Monday at the Silver Spring
VFW Hall. 2425 Hayden drive,
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Fischer Named Head
Of Baltimore Schools
by tho Associoted Pfess

BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-Dr.
John H Fischer, who has worked
his way up in the Baltimore pub
lie school system for % Of his AZ
years. yesterday was named
superintendent.
He replaces Dr.. william H.
Lemmel, who died Of heart at
tack January 20 as he was start
ing his testimony before a legis-
lative committee at Annapolis.
DIR. Fischer has been assistant
superintendent in charge of busi-
ness administration of the Balti-
more schools since 1945.
Fuirfux Unitoriuns to Meet
The Fairfax Unitarian Fellow
ship will meet at 8 pm. tomor-
row In the Grange Hall near
Annandale, Va.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
THE EVENING STAR

~ Washington, D. C..
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY FL, 1853
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Korean Housewife Held
After Big Pusan Fire
By The AssocioisdI Press

PUSAN. Tuesday. Nov. 81
South Korean police said last
night they are holding a Korean
housewife on charges that her
"carelesSness" caused Friday
nights disastrous $40 million
Pusan f1re-the worst in Korea's
history.
The police would not say where
they are holding the woman and
Evening star., 1953-11-30
10 Commandments
Promoted 10 Combat
Juvenile Crime
ey the Assoeiosed Press

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Nov.
30.-The New Jersey Knights of
Pythias yesterday opened cam
paign to promote 10 command
mentS which they think will cut
down juvenile delinquency.
Senator Hendrickson, chair
man of Senate subcommittee
investigating juvenile delin-
quency, praised the groups 10
commandments as he was in
Quoted into New Jersey Lodge
No. I of the Knights of PythiaS
at ceremonies here yesterday.
Senator Hendrickson said, IF
every parent adheres to these
10 commandments, the work of
our committee would be quite
simplified."
The commandments are:
/. Thou shalt make good
Americans of thy children.
2. Thou shalt take interest in
the activities and schooling of
thy children.
3. Thou shalt share thy hob
bieS and pleasures with thy
children.
4. Thou shalt conduct thyself
to gain the love and respect Of
thy children.
S. Thou shalt guide thy chill
dren in choosing friends, and
make them welcome.
6. Thou shalt guide the des-
tinies of thy children and re-
Spect their wishes.
7. Thou shalt weigh thy chill
dren's deeds with patience and
understanding.
8. Thou shalt commend the
efforts and achievements of thy
children.
8. Thou shalt teach thy chill
dren the wisdom Of truth.
10. Thou shalt teach thy chill
dren the word of god.
Evening star., 1953-11-30

refused to answer other queries.
A police spokesman said she
is accused of leaving a small
charcoal stove burning unat-
tended when she left home. It
burned down hef. house and high
winds spread the blaze over one
sixth of Pusan, a city of more
than a million people.
The government also reported
ly removed Pusan'S provincial
police chief because of the fire
and also because of a recent
successful guerrilla raid against
a provincial police station.
The fire toll was 4 known dead,
los injured and $1,000 homeless.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
BY The Assosioied Press

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30.-A Cali
fornia doctor says a rare form
of lung cancer has gained a
foothold in this country in the
past eight years.
DR.. Seymour M. Farber Of the
University Of California cancer
group at San Francisco said the
disease adenomatosis-has in
creased seven times faster in the
past eight years than in the
previous rs years of its history.
He told a meeting Of the Mis-
souri, chapter of the American
College Of Chest Physicians
yesterday that because of its
similarity to a sheep disease
Jaagsieke-the lung cancer has
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Rare Form Of Lung Cancer Reported Spreading US.

attracted increas ing interest in
recent years. Cause Of the
disease. he said, is not known.
DR.. Farber said there is no
evidence that the disease is
Transmitted from sheep to hui
mans, although the symptoms
of both diseases are similar. He
said adenomatosis strikes women
more frequently. whereas most
lung cancer is 10 times as fire.
quent in men.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Teachers See Double

BALDWIN, Miss. (P. - At
Wheeler School there are nine
sets of twins among the 375
pupils. One teacher. Miss Gladys
Milton, has four sets in her
first grade. TITS quite confus-
ing" she sighed.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Every Convenience Provided

OMAHA (P).-From the menu
of a restaurant near the Omaha
Stock Yards: I'VE will serve
your drink in a coffee cup if
your boss or client is at the
next table,
The echo., 1953-02-15
DR.. w. J. jackson To-
Caled in III. b. a.
Building

Dr. w. J. Jackson. who recently
came to Meridian to help alleviate
the shortage of doctors, which was
very acute after Dr. z. L. Clark was
called to the armed forces. is To-
Gated in the Home Office Building
Of the Holbrook Benevolent Associa-
ton.
Since coming to Meridian, DR..
Jackson has joined H. B. A. Lodge
No. 80 of which Mrs. Mamie Smith is
president.
The citizens of Meridian proper.
and adjacent counties, are availing
themselves with the opportunities
OF calling DR.. jackson when in need
of medical service.
The citizenry of Meridian are
proud to have DR. Jackson in our
city to help bring relief to those who
are in need of medical care, DR..
Jackson is located in Office No. 3
and his telephone number is 6318.
The echo., 1953-02-15
Special Notice To
Presidents


"A large number of policies has
been issued since the close of the
Convention and in order that the
presidents might be credited with
the number eff members added, we
have begun making out our Mem
5ership cards for the great member
ship driW that will be launched in
the September Board. We shall. not
give out any details aa IT, the Mem
bership Drive, however we are ing
ing all of the presidents to get ready
TOR this altogether new Campaign.
This Campaign is designed to be
more far reaching than any Cam
palgn launched to-date. We must
reach more of our presidents and we
are urging them all to be present for
the September Board for this Special
Service before launching the Carr
raign.
Secretary.
The echo., 1953-02-15

With the ev ing need for
trained prof ervices this
question is askey III D ages. There
has seldom been a little girl VINO
dicn't enjoy putting her dolls to bed
ana playing nurse This LITTLE pa
tient at Cook County Hospital in
Chicago is no exception. She is tell
ing her favorite nurse Il want to be
just like you"
Favorite places for duty in the
S40O bed hospital are the children's
wards and the child development
playroom; and il the three years it
takes to achieve her diploma every
student has the opportunity to learn
the care of children.
Because stat sites prove that the
graduate nurse also makes won
derful wife and mother, and is in
variably a leader in hex community,
the University OF Illinois Cook
County School Of Nursing has
adopted the slogan Your Nursing
Education is Never Wasted.
Hundreds of young women -
young men too find stu lent life
stimulating in Chicc 5 great
Medical Cent its tecreational
life a duplicate Of wha. their own
home towns would offer 8 four and
a halls yeer course Wlil also lead 10
q Iachelo of Science Degree in
The echo., 1953-02-15
JOINING FEr

The Joining fee for rev members
is $1.06 Per applicant.
The echo., 1953-02-15
Give the Christmas Gift that keeps on GIVING!

THIS CHRISTMAS, why not give a gift
that's important now and will mean
even more in days to come? A United
States Savings Bond-the gift that
keeps on giving!
Each Christmas, for 10 Christmases, the
bond you give will grow-offering an ever
increasing feeling of security to its owner.
While serving as a constant reminder Of
your good will, and good sense!
The echo., 1953-02-15
foLN TT.G WANTED
Dear Presidents.

Dear Presidents.
l am writing you this open letter
soilcitins yo'r printing I am man.
ager of The Goodwill Printing Com.
2any and win appreciate your bust
less.
l WISE 60 e2oress nv appreciation
10 those Of Won who have been send
ing me voIr work recently and |
am thanking YOU IN advance for your
printing in the future.
Mss Lillian E Larkin
The echo., 1953-02-15

Mrs. Annie Hopson, a member of
H. B. a. Lodge No. 1854, located at
Phterville,, Mississippi, was pleas
ant visitor in the H. B. A office a
few days ago.
Reverend j. Hines, president of
II. b. a Lodge No. 481, located at
Hattiesburg, was in the H. B. A. of
flee, Saturday, January 31st, on bus
mess pertaining to his lodge.