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$13 million in new revenue to
meet spiraling costs and cover
heavy anticipated pay raises.
the second vote was expected
even by Capital Transit ON
cials.
Thus, in one role. Col. Lane
decided Capital Transit was
entitled to help from the city.
In his other role. he decided
the city can't afford to do
without the money IL would
cost.
Basically, the job of Engi-
neer Commissioner involves
supervision of the city's pub
lie works spending-which
usually takes up about a third
of the District It's annual
budget.
It is this fact, concerning
a field where most munich
palities have their biggest
graft scandals. that largely
explains the a limo unani-
nous support for retention Of
the commission form of gov
ernment three years ago when
the Federal Budget Bureau
proposed q manager council
form of government for Wash
ington.
One Cose of Graft
The Engineer Commissioner
is an active-duty officer of the
Army Engineer Corps on reg
ular assignment, and the corps
boasts that through its long
history only one officer has
ever been caught with his hand
in the jampot of graft.
This tradition of honesty
has been a strong argument
for keeping the Corps of En-
gineers on the job in the Ma
tional Capitals municipal gov
ernment.
AS an active-duty officer the
Engineer Commissioner draws
the regular pay Of his rank.
The city pays enough in addi-
ton to make his salary equal
the s$13.800 paid annually to
the two civilian commissioners.
In addition to his jobs on
the Board Of Commissioners
and the utilities commission,
for which he takes two sep
arate oaths Of Office, the En-
gineer Commissioner also is q
member of the National Cap
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contained the stipulation that
before the levy could be i'm
posed, the voters first would
have to approve in a referen-
dunn. Even then, the sponsors
publicly proclaimed they re-
served the right to campaign
against the proposal II it ever
came to a vote.
The Arlington County Board
is the agency that sets the real
estate and personal property
rates.
Consequently. it was con-
cievable that If no effort had
been made to sponsor a sales
tax bill in the Legislature, the
delegation at Richmond might
have been accused of making it
necessary to raise real estate
taxes at home.
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VIRGINIA.:
By ALEX n. PRESTON


Very soon now, . lot more
taxpayers viii become aware
Of the work Of one Of Vir-
einia's major legislative COM
missions which winds up Q
sweeping inquiry into capital
outlay needs this week before
turning to the problem Of how
to pay for them.
Until last week, the Capital
Outlay Study Commission.
after q 1,200-mile, three
month tour Of about SO State
supported institutions. had re-
ceived requests totaling some
$244 million to cover the years
l956-1962.
Mental hospitals accounted
for about half-$117 million
of the total requests from
all activities, such as prisons,
hospitals. colleges and tubercu-
losis sanitoria.
Last week, however. the
mental hospitals figure was
revealed to cover q 16-year
period instead Of the six years
specified by Gov. Stanley when
he created the 11-man study
group last fall.
So $24.6 million was Topped
off the mental hospitals re-
quest, bringing the overall
total to some $3.50 million.
More Trimming Due
It is this last figure that the
commission now has before 1T
and can be expected to trim
even further before commenc-
ing studies on the second part
of Gov. Stanley's directive:
How to finance the essential
needs.
The commission will hold q
two-day session, starting to-
morrow, to summarize and re-
view all requests. determine
their validity and try to come
up with the irreducible mini
mum program.
It is safe to assume the
average taxpayer has paid little
attention to the commissions
activities thus far.
From now on, however. what
the commission has to say
about proposals reaching into
the average citizens pocket
book is likely to be given
greater heed.
The method of financing
might pose a particularly
thorny problem to a Governor
who only two years ago cam
paigned on a platform that
promised no increase in taxes.
1t might be equally thorny to
a Legislature dominated by the
Democratic faction committed
to a pay-as-you-go policy Of its
leader, Senator Byrd.
Last year, when Gov. STAN
ley suggested a 1-cent gasoline
tax increase q few days after
his Inauguration. the General
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MARYLAND:
Why Senate
Voted No on
Amendment
MARYLAND:
BY GENE GOODWIN

One of the most puzzling ac-
tions of the recent Maryland
Legislature, it would appear
from possession comments,
was the Free States refusal to
ratify the 14th Amendment to
the United States Constitution.
That's the amendment
adopted right after the Civil
War to establish the citizen
ship of Negroes, which had
been denied by the Supreme
Court a few years before in
the famous Dred Scott case.
The State Senate's defeat,
by two votes. Of q resolution
to ratify the amendment after
all these years made it appear
that Maryland has progressed
little in its thinking since
March 23, l867-the day the
General Assembly first refused
to approve the Negro citizen
ship amendment.
Other Issues
Actually. though, it would be
stretching a point to say that
the Senate's puzzling action on
that last night of the 1855 ses-
sion, April 4, represented dis
approval of the amendment it
self. There we're other issues
involved, not the least Of which
was the fact that no matter
what the Senate decided, the
amendment would remain in
the Constitution, where it has
been since the necessary ap-
proval of three-fourths Of the
States put it there in 1868.
The resolution calling for
the gesture Of ratification was
introduced by Maryland's first
Negro Senator, Harry A. Cole.
Baltimore City Republican.
His intent obviously was to
put his colleagues on record
or ION the spot" as some Of
them complained.
This resentment, plus feel
ing that the resolution was an
unnecessary gesture, plus in
dividual racial prejudice, was
enough to defeat Senator
Coles measure.
On the final vote, IL Sena-
tors voted against the resolu-
ton. Thirteen voted for it.
but q majority of is was
needed to pass 1t. Four were
conveniently absent.
WheotIey's Reaction
One Of those who voted
against the resolution was
Senator H. Winship Wheatley,
jr., Democrat. Of Prince
Georges County, who ex-
planned the other day that he
viewed the measure as "just
one of those silly things" He
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DISTRICT:
Which Hat
Will Lone
Don Next?
DISTRICT:
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

The Engineer Commissioner
of the District of Columbia
wears several hats.
This was pointed up sharply
last week when Col. Thomas
A. Lane voted as a member of
the Districts Board Of Com
missioners against granting
Capital Transit Co. some
$500,000 a year in relief from
District taxes.
Earlier, as a member of the
Public Utilities Commission.
he had voted to ask the Board
of Commissioners to do so.
While diametrically opposed,
the two votes he cast actually
reflect his different RESPONSE
bilities.
One was spelled out in the
Utilities Commission letter to
the Board of Commissioners
urging that Capital Transit be
exempted from the city's gross
receipts tax.
Financial Crisis Feared
The idea behind the pro-
posal was to help keep the
company healthy enough A.
nancially to avoid letting it go
broke and winding UP on the
public payroll.
Specifically. the letter
pointed out, the Public Utili-
ties Commission has the same
responsibility to Capital Tran
sit as to any other regulated
public utility-to see that the
company has an opportunity
to earn a fair return on the
value Of its properties used
and useful in the provision Of
public service"
In his role as Engineer Com
missioner, however, Col. Lane
had to consider the city's des-
perate financial plight-and
carefully kept the door open,
after casting his first vote.
for a reversal on his second.
With the city hunting some
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Study Of Money Needs
May Lead to SoIes Tx

Assembly, remembering his
political promisory note, rose
up In wrath and knocked 1t
down.
In 1853. when Mr.. Stanley's
opponent. Republican Ted
Dalton. suggested q departure
from pay-as-you-go to meet
imperative highway needs
with bond issues, the voters
turned against him.
II the State refuses to 60
into debt or increase taxes to
meet Its frightfully tagging
capital outlay requirements.
what. then, remains?
Some say that last years
efforts by Young Turks to re-
peal or modify the automatic
income tax credit act will gain
momentum at the next session.
SoIes Tex PROPOSED
To many, the only answer
in sight Is q new levy-the
sales tax.
There was every indication
at the 1854 General Assembly
that its members were
jealously guarding this last
resort" source Of revenue for
exclusive use by the State.
Under Virginia's Tax Segre-
cation Act of 1928, localities
have exclusive right to levy in
certain fields, such as real
estate and personal property.
The State has exclusive tax
jurisdiction over incomes.
That's why last years law
makers showed alarm when
the Arlington County Board
asked the Legislature to en-
act a local sales law. The leg
islation became known as the
pied Piper" bill because law
makers from other counties,
quick to see the possibilities,
tackled on amendments to in
clude their own areas.
The bill was killed, however,
before 1t got out of hand.
There was an awareness among
those who anticipated a future
State revenue crisis, that this
source would be denied for
ever to the State under the
tax segregation principle, if
more than half the localities
got in on the bonanza.
Suburban Washington, as
well as other borderline areas
of the State, traditionally
fights bitterly against sales
tax programs. It enjoys its
present economic advantage
over its neighbors-the Dis
trict of Columbia and Mary
land, both of which have sales
taxes.
Referendum Provision
When some Of Arlington's
representatives agreed to their
County Boards request to In
troduce the sales tax bill they
did so reluctantly. But the bill
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not ratifying the 14th Amend
ment.
The Free State also baked
at approving the 18th Amend
ment, which bans denial Of
the right to vote by reason Of
race, color or previous condi-
ton of servitude." The State
did, however, join in ratifyins
the 18th Amendment. which
abolished slavery.
Maryland's initial refusal to
agree to the l4th and 18th
Amendments probably can be
attributed to the fact that it
had enough Union sympa-
thizers in the Civil War to pre-
vent it from being taken over
by the carpet baggers after
wards. but enough slave owners
and other Confederate SYM
pathizers to prevent ratif1ca-
ton of amendments readily
approved by the reconstruction
governments Of States farther
South.
Evening star., 1955-04-24
NEARBY VOTES

Votes of nearby Maryland
and Virginia Representatives
on the major roll calls in Con-
gress last week:
Amendment to raise the pay
of postal workers in the field
service an average 80 per cent
rather than the 7.6 per cent
provided in the committee ver-
sion of the postal pay bill.
Adopted, 224-189, April 20.
For--Lankford ID, Md.
Against--Hyde (R., Md: Broyhill
(R., va; Harrison d., Va.); Smith
Cd. Va.
On passing the postal pay
raise bill. Passed, 324-85
April 20.
For: Lankford, Harrison, Smith.
Against: Hyde, Broyhil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
Fuirfox Official
Louds Newspapers

g. Wallace Carper. chairman
Of the Fairfax Board Of County
Supervisors. issued q statement
yesterday in observance Of Ma
tional Newspaper Week, October
/ to Q. declaring that newspa-
pers "play q very important part
in the life Of any community. az
well as in our Nation
Mr.. Carper said, 1.-THE accurate
reporting Of any matter Of gen.
eral interest to the public is Of
real value In the proper dis
|semination of information anc
as a means Of keeping the public
advised In connection with the
activities In which 1t is particu-
LARRY interested" He added:
Accurate and impartial re.
porting and publishing Of loca'
news Is Of great Importance Il
the residents of Fairfax County
and the newspapers with o cir.
|culation In the county are ar
essential means Of providing
such information"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
Rockville Gets
Auto Park Plan

A plan to set UP parking
facilities for 800 or more cars
in the middle of Rockville. Md.
was discussed at a meeting last
night between Rockville City
Manager John MARYLAND and
property owners in the shopping
area.
Mr.. MARYLAND said that II
property owners In the block
bounded by Eash Montgomery
avenue and Monroe, Perry and
Jefferson streets give or lend the
city 10000 square feet Of land.
the City Council will see to 1t
that the parking lot is paved.
The council already has $4,000
available for the work.
Without that much new space
for parking, business in the block
lis bound to deteriorate, Mr..
MARYLAND warned. He reminded
the business people that other
new shopping centers are spring.
ing up around the city with
ample parking facilities.
Mr.. MARYLAND said most OF
the property owners seemed i'm
pressed by the plan. There was
some opposition. Mr.. MARYLAND
plans TO confer with each prop
lerty owner In the block before
calling another meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
Mental Potent Core
Increase Is Urqed

The Arlington County Young
Democrats last night called for
an increase in the allowance for
patient care in the States mental
institutions.
Members adopted q resolution
urging the 1856 General Assem-
bly, to raise the level from $3.50
to $685. per day. This increase
has been recommended by DR..
Joseph E. Barrett, commissioner
Of the Department Of Mental Hy-
giene and Hospitals.
The resolution also requested
the Arlington delegation to sup
port an appropriation for q hos
pital for mentally Ill children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
One-Acre Lots Opposed
By Montgomery Group

Edward Donnelly, president Of
the Wheaton Woods Citizens As
ISOLATION. reported the group had
voted. 17-15. to oppose the prof.
ect. while Mrs. Michael Petro,
who lives near the contested site.
presented q petition. bearing 1872
signatures. favoring construction
of the facility. The M-NCPPC
has urged that 1t be turned down
No opposition was presented
to three applications by Joseph
Geeraert. Rockville developer. for
rezoning of three tracts Of land
abutting his Twinbrook Forest
development between Viers Mill
road and Norbeck road.
A M-NCPPC report favored
rezoning to commercial use Of q
4.7-acre tract on Viers Mil road
and for rezoning to 60-foot 'front.'
age lots Of lot acres along viers
Mill road. The planning agency
opposed rezoning Of rs acres
bordering Norbeck road from o.
000-square-foot lots to 5000, on
grounds a buffer zone" IL de-
sirable between two classes OF
housing.
David Z. Belts. attorney for
Mr.. Geeraert. argued that park
land along Rock Greek provides
the logical buffer"
The Council took the cases
under advisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30

Residents Of the upper Po-
tomac area want the Montgom-
cry County Council to reject a
coming change which would re-
duce the minimum size Of lots
from two acres to one acre on a
48-acre tract owned by the Lake
Normandy Estates development.
Herbert Angel, president Of
the West Montgomery Citizens
Association. told the council at
Rockville last night that an
overwhelming" number Of near
by residents are opposed to the
change.
Another resident Of the area.
A. r. Bridgeford. warned that
q reduction In the size of lots
would create water and sewage
disposal problems.
The Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion recommended the change,
pointing out that on a portion Of
the development on which houses
have been built the average lot
size Is one acre.
In another rezoning applica-
ton, residents OF the Wheaton
Woods subdivision revealed a
split In community sentiment
over q proposal by Melvin Gel
man, developer, to build a neigh
borhood shopping center on a
two-acre tract in the middle Of
the subdivision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30

DR.. Forbes II. Norris, Mont
gomery County School superia-
tendent. yesterday released his
reply To questions concerning In
tegration from the county chap
ter Of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People.
Contents Of the reply was the
subject Of several recent closed
door sessions of the Board Of
Education which, it was learned
carefully reviewed wording OF
the response.
DR.. Norris told the NAACr
that ct Is q wise policy to place
individuals In situations where
they win have q reasonable
chance to succeed"
For that and other reasons
the superintendent said. INC
Negro candidates for filing va
cancies In white schools. or the
appointment Of Negro supervis-
ors are being considered this
year"
The NAACP on August %
asked what disposition was made
Of 10 colored teachers In fou,
substandard schools that were
closed and what consideration
was being given to the appoint
ment Of Negro teachers through
out the county.
Guide to Integration
DR.. Norris stated the school
board set up guiding principles
to integrate the schools These
included:
/. The school administration
shall have leeway to vary the
timing of indignation in the
county as building or commu-
nifty conditions warrant It.
2. The integration OF admin
tSfrotive e,lnAryiSnrv and teach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30

RICHMOND, Sept. 80 R.-
The status Of a report dealing
with possible ways Of continuing
Virginia's traditional school
segregation policy was becloudec
In uncertainty today.
State Senator Garland Gray,
chairman of the State Commits
sion on Public Education. said be
didn't have "any idea" when thu
report would be ready for sub
mission to Gov. Stanley.
The commission met here fol
three days to work on the re-
port and Mr.. Gray said "excel-
lent progress" had been made
toward agreement on plans de-
signed to prevent enforced in
tegration.
This was the task assigned
the 32-member group when II
was created by Mr.. Stanley last
year.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Gray
indicated the commissions re.
port would be ready for the
Governor In October. But after
the latest meetings he wasn'i
certain when the report would
be ready.
MFR. Gray declined comment
on reporters questions whethel
there had been any change IL
the prospect for a special ses'
sion Of the General Assembly II
. November to act on the com
missions proposals.
But q well-informed legislato
said he had been advised to ex'
pect q call for the Assembly t,
meet November Is.
Mr.. Gray said the commission
will hold at least one more meet
ing and that. in the meantime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
Democrats to Meet

Ward Caddington, chairman OF
the Montgomery County Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
viii be guest speaker ct Q meet
ing Of the -Four Corners tMd.)
Democratic Club at $3.50 O'Clock
tonight at the Stone House Inn,
10050 Colesville road. Silver
Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
Gray Segregation Report
BecIouded in Uncertainty

the commissions legal and draft
ing stan will work on proposed
Legislative changes.
The chairman declined to dis
Icuss any details Of commission
plans. But he said the meetings
had produced some changes In
the wording Of all bills recon-
|mended by the executive COM
tmittee for dealing with the
school issue. One or two new
measures would also be drafted
as the result of suggestions made
lin commission deliberations, hi
added.
Other sources reported COM
mission members spent much
time arguing over what should
be done to the States compul-
lsory school attendance law.
It was understood the group
split two or three ways with
some favor1ng repeal OF tine law
Iand others It's retention, but
with notifications so no child
would be forced to 60 to ar
lintegrated school.
Mr. Gray wouldn't say whether
the commission Is considering
constitutional amendments q,
/ part OF Its plans. Several weeks
Iago 1t was learned the majority
ifelt no constitutional change:
should be proposed at this time
! But there were indications the
group might be preparing con.
Istitutional amendment plans Just
lin case the State Supreme Court
should rule In q test case nexl
month that the present con-
Istitution does not permit use Of
public funds to subsidize pupils
in private schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
Tin Cons VituI in u. S.

CLEVELAND.-Tin can con-
tainers play an important role
in American life. About 224 cans
per capita were produced in 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-30
ARYLAND-VIRGIlvIA NEWS
Montgomery Won't Hire
Negro Teachers This Year

ling personnel shall take place
~ sne sams s,Me 80 .lis inee
eraion q pupis.
3. Employment ana placemen,
LOT all personnel shall be based
ion relative merit; however, the
judgment Of the school admin
listration snail PC the deciulne
Iacpor
DR.. Norris said white and col
Iored drivers Of school buses vii
be kept on routes they have beer
following II" their work has
lbeen satisfactory"
school construction needs II
1.-THE uuuer county. the superin.
tendent's letter declared. viii b.
met TO 4 great extent In the cur.
rent capital budeet-unless thu
steel shortage becomes acute o.
there Is 4 marked increase ii
lconstruction costs.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The undersigned, having quail
flied as administrator of the
estate of William J. Sarvis, de-
ceased, late of Columbus County
this is to notify all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate
to present them to the under
signed OIL or before the 3rd day
Of August, 1856, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make
immediate payment to the und-
ersigned.
This the 3rd day of August
1855.
Waccamaw Bank (,
Trust Company
Administrator Of the
Estate of William j
Sarvis, Tabor City,
North Carolina
(8-3-10-17-24-31-9-7)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-10
Youth Cleared
In Killing Of
Ben II. Sellers

A l5-year-old Columbus youth
was cleared Thursday night by
a coroner's jury in the killing
of Ben II. Sellars.
Hercules Brown was released
in the custody of his mother aft
or members of the coroner'S jury
ruled that he was not GRIMM
ally responsible" for the killing
of a man who only II months
ago shot the youngsters brother
TO death in a dispute over at
tentions being paid to his moth
or.
Sellars was found not guilty
in Superior court last year for
the Hercules brother, Erwin
Neil.
In both shootings Mrs. Cert
rude Brown, mother of the boys,
Sellars and ]. r. Powers, a
friend and drinking companion
of Scllars figured as principal
characters.
During the coroner'S hearing
it was brought out that Sellars
on several occasions had threat
ened the l5-year-old Brown lad
The killing took place last
week near a barn on the Brown
farm near Chadbourn. Hercule:
told officers he was in the barr
shooting rates" when Sellar.
started across the yard TO the
barn. After warning him 10 stay
away from the barn. Hcrcule.
fired repeatedly with a % cali
bre automatic rifle.
j. R. Powers told the jury tina
he had taken Sellars to The
Brown home and was sitting II
the car when the shooting tool
place. He said he never saw Sci.
lars again after he got out of the
car Powers was a principa
witness in the killing Of Ervir
Brown last year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-10
Many Drivers
Lose Licenses

Over 1900 South Carolinians
lost their driving privileges
through driver license susrCn-
sion and revocation during tn,
'954-55 fiscal year, Stats
Highway Department report re-
IvealS.
From July |, 1854 through JurC
80, 1855, the Department suS-
pended 1869 drivers license;
OF these. 1851, or 583 per cent
were for driving under the in
fluence of intoXicantS. Violation
of the Safety Responsibility Law
accounted for 5000 suspension.
during the l2-month period
This is 1875 per cent of the total
Reckless driving 1.-TWO conv;C-
tons on this charge brings {
mandatory driver license Sus.
pension) brought about 975 sus-
pensions, or ST per cent, and the
Point System law was resp or.si-
bic for 275 suspensions or 1.t
per cent of the total numbci
during the fiscal year.