Frederick News-Post (Newspaper) - January 30, 1947, Frederick, Maryland Cloudy High 60 Low 3L Any day now we're expecting to hear of sailors for hole w pay VoL 43 gt LEASED WIKE AND FREDERICK MD THURSDAY MORNING JANUARY 30 1947 TEN PAGES TODAY PRICE THREE CENTS CITY OFFICIALS SPEED UP WORK TO HOUSE VETS Curli And Gutter Cinder Walks Construction Is Underway REPORTED 10 PERCENT JUMP TREATIES IN RENT CEILINGS FOR PLANNING REFUNDS HIT BY GROUP HERE Order Awaked But President Reiterates Position That Should Decide Whether Ceiling Hoist Is Advisable SIX MORE UNITS NOW READY FOR FAMILIES Some cinder walk was put down concrete curb and gutter con- struction even went into overtime last night as City officials on stepped-up efforts looking to early occupancy of the veterans emergency housing development in southeastern Frederick As a result was Jan 29 beetle hour today the was oa tbe verge of raising rent ceilings 10 per cent but the order was suddenly cancelled and the word was passed that President Truman believed any general re- vision o- rests was p matter for Congress The sequence was In late afternoon OPA revealed that it had received an order to prepare a press release announcing the increase The order had about 1 p m from the office of Temporary Controls an OPA ror congress announcement Bu: p as EST OPA passed the word That there would be no statement tonight Then Presidential Charles G Ross hurriedly newsmen to a conference He said he had relayed to Mr Truman a report that the dent hsd approved a 10 raise rents The President told him in reply Ross he had not President Unchanged Ross The President's tion is the same as be announced week at a news he feels the line ought to be held on rents but that this is a mattei lively stated that the veterans planning to occupy the 14 ed bousing units should be able to move the first of next Ibis information was disclosed shortly after ao executive tee session Wednesday evening of the Frederick Chapter American War Dads who decided to request the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to join with as a delegation the Mayor and Aldermen on February 5 in an effort to expedite occupancy of the completed ing units In addition to the 14 completed units already accepted by the city it was announced Wednesday that six more have been ed and now await approval by the Government before being turned over to the city prior to use by veterans This makes a total of 20 available for almost immediate use out of 35 to be mately provided Some Cinders Used narrow cinder walks laid Wednesday are in the rear of the completed units conditions suitable the area will be sown in grass In addition the east side of the roadway leading into development southward from Patrick street has been cindered and the remainder should be dered today it was stated weather permitting This should eliminate the contention that it is loo for the homes to be used it was authoritatively added Completion of all the curb and gutter work now depends entirely on weather conditions the con- tractor said Earlier ia the day City Engineer W Raymond Walter said tive occupants could move in if they don't mind a little but later developments reported a condition Out Of City John L Shaw executive tary of the local Housing Authority is in charge of the project is out of the city and Is expected to return Friday evening la the the War said they intend to proceed with plans to have the vets delegation appear at thc nexi regular meeting of the and Aldermen evea If the housing units become in the meantime cial said Mentioned It Percent Senator Fulbright told reporters he understood the an- would call for a 10 per cent increase with certain tions for veterans housing Other legislators confirmed this and OPA officials were busy ing reporters in on background to go with the momentarily expected From a man who sat in on con- between Mr Truman and Maj Gen Philip B Fleming head cf the Office of Temporary Con- came the statement that in these talks there was no mention of across-the-board rent crease It was learned that the increase order was to have become effective March 1 NINE JURY REVERSES LOSE EARLIER AWARD Engineers Some j Tri-State Group Urges Ad- Chances In First Comments ministration To pone Action CITY TO GET SEVERAL JENKINS RESOLUTION REPORTS FROM FIRMS Farmers Co-Operative Elects And Adopts Resolution Urf inr Legislators To Oppose As Unfair And Uneconomic The annual session of Fanners Co-operative Association Inc meeting at Winchester Hail Wednesday afternoon organised fay electing five new directors for terms ol three years and j ly denounced Maryland Senate ted Cooperatives of Maryland Isc were nominated and 31 delegates named to represent the Frederick I organization the federated an- nusi meeting Crux of tbe meeting was reached when a resolution pending deemed by the HOUSE APPROVES WARTIME EXCISE Only 8 Republicans And 26 Democrats Vote Against After representatives of two en- firms had inspected the completed municipal port tere Wednesday City officials were left further confused about j 52 aimed at taxing the tives as unfair to of APPROVAL IS SOUGHT of Maryland farmers placed by Approximately 100 Ray Sir-tii ror members were attendance E C Washington Jan 29 tri- state meeting of Congressmen and businessmen demanded today im- mediate suspension oL tion plans for new trade treaties Representing Pennsylvania plans for its further development asd West Virginia the meeting was While the engineers are to file I by Hep reports later offering tions for further development it pointed out the comments were cause for concern First Comments who has introduced a resolution requesting President Truman to postpone action toward MEASURE IS PASSED FOR SENATE ACTION Speaks president presided The guest speaker was Joseph Yoder County Pa who spoke on and Soil vation Gross Business Up Harold assistant manager Claim Inequity j Discussion the con- sensus of the meeting that the posed Senate Xo 92 dis- criminatory against farmers of die State and is an object of unfair 1 uneconomic taxation j The tenor of these findings of local co-operative read the i drawn as a resolution and group's balance and operating J adopted The resolution in- statement for 1946 showing over eluded provision for of t gross business done last itse meeting be forwarded year State Senator and Delegates from Directors to fill out the Frederick Vith an urgent told that of 15 vr demand use their effort According to reports one of the attending the session adopted a Xew to prevent passage of the principle runway wrong directions runs tbe manber Cited Labor The surveys are being mace by the engineering firms at the re- Costs Present were businessmen and labor leaders who have Testified Nine licenses were revoked four suspended and reprimands quest o tue City ai the suggestion against any of tariffs in of Thomas Bradford CAA i appearances before goverment gineer who has beec supervising committees compiling data for a plans and construction here i scheduled conference Representatives of en- f looking negotiation of further j firms are expected here trade agreements next week to make similar surveys j Their argument is that foreign The reports of various firms i competitors wild labor can Leslie L Tobery Wednesday Four Others Have Verdicts Favor Suspended Nine Are Reprimanded D J Thomas secretary and Twelve directors to the Charles H Remsberg treasurer BRUSH CHAMBER ELECTS SIGNS CONTRACT IN NEW OFFICES A jury ia Circuit Court day afternoon t as to what further states Proponents of further ment is to undertaken treaties contend that trade barriers Want Speedy Action To secure Federal funds already allocated and to get any legislation must be lowered to assure a free flow of world commerce Bep McCowen said Of Agreement Are Revealed Wednesday After Signing in nine other cases of the j deliberation to 22 automobile hearings before the returned in License Examiner Robert B afternoon in the People's Court Room at the court the Superior Dairy on Route 40 in needed to authorize a bone issue for damages claimed as the result erai funds and asy needed legis New Full-Time Secretary Installed Taylor Is Honored Officials of the Ox Fibre Brush la the first executive meeting of Co and U F W Local 473 C i O j the year directors of first chartered the conference since other signed a working contract affiliate of the U S Chamber of of an automobile collision near house Licenses revoked Robert Lewis Ambush Buckeystown ing under the influence of intoxicants or drug reckless ing Carl Ellsworth Frederick under the Charles Melvin Bierley Frederick driving under the influence Meral Harold Hoffman Frederick driving after license wss previously revoked Jack Dempsey Kuan Lantz driving under ibe influence Walter C LeGore LeGore driving under the influence Elmer lin ing while under the influence and to stop after accident Csr- min Peter Rossi Frederick ing after license was Martin Gray Lewistown driving while under the influence Some Suspensions Ralph son Kanode Frederick ing speed limit Wright Reynolds outgrowth of previous charge in West January 1946 The jury found for appellee Leslie L Tobery near vitle ia both appeals from the docket of Magistrate Edward J Smith The suits were tried hi Magistrate's Court last October In tlie case In which Tobery had been assessed SSO damages to the O'Boyle Transportation Com- pany the jury found for Tobery In a second case in a ment for had been entered against Tobery the jury awarded damages Associate Judge Patrick M presided W Jerome Offutt represented the tion company appellant in both cases E Austin was aew for Tobery countries would loath to con- lation wiu have to -os at current of the General sanction Assembly will adjourn legislative or about April 1 From the studies which are made it was expected that bid prices would be submitted on a of the aviation needs of the McCowen who voted against of the trade program in the past said he definitely thought tbe Administration should suspend further action pending a up by the Board of Joseph R Yarrow and Elgin W a br the men Scott Jr of Airways Consultants lac Washington met with Mayor Culler City Engineer W Raymond Walter and Ciry At- torney Richard E Zimmerman in a long conference Wednesday morning ACT surver Winter Stages Comeback In States St Mary's County Holds Ballots For U S Senate much as possible Housing was tie main topic up for discussion by the War Dads committee Wednesday evening foL Continued On Page Three Leonardtown Md Jan 29 All St Marys County ballots in die November 5 general elections have Circuit Clerk's for possible to keep to right Reprimands bv a s Senate charges such as parking investigating lations reckless no brought by Republican fler etc were administered John Francis Davis Clarence L Bussard James Hudson Samuel fli nr Janies CHAMBERS GETS PLACE J Ransom of Kenneth ON BALTIMORE BOARD R Clinton K Hughes Braddock Walter L Lantz and Quinn Brawner SEARCH FOR D Markey in his election contest against Sen Herbert R O'- Conor G 3 Jr president of the County Board of Election Supervisors announced the trans- fer of custody Senate investigators now are Anne Annapolis Md Jan 29 State's search for additional re- j Markey voting and irregularities O'Conor carried St Marv's by two votes RUTH IMPROVED Annapolis Md Jan 29 Senatorial hubbub over who should be approved for membership on Baltimore City's Board of Election Supervisors ended today with the surprise appointment and mation of Daniel B year-old attorney came after thc in secret session and re- by a vote had re- next two years got off to a new i Hospital officials said Governor Lane's nomination j start today with the first meeting noon tha of Edward to the of the Governor's recently improved discussed post Advisory Council on Finances earlier The advisory group met in thc Run King condition as fair after office of Comptroller James J a rather restless and uncomfortable v i j n i ji j Lacy the of night The underwent a RETURNS IN BAD SHAPE is indicated The Associated Press would involve such a f back that tne 35 I i The passenger traffic and cargo tonnage to be anticipated and whether the field would be used by transcontinental or feeder airlines planes or all of them The necessity for additional property for furare expansion The lighting markers radio com- and meteorological items needed The need and cation such as hangars shops etc Whether concessions could be obtained and what revenue they would produce for the community The city has been assured of re- an additional grant from the government for the de- velopment of the airport which is expected to be forthcoming after matching funds on the part of the municipality are provided has been some hope that tion of an administration building can get underway this year BEAR ATTACKS CHILD Pikesville Jan 29 caged pet bear grabbed and I return of overcoats overshoes and earmuffs for residents of the mid- west As the coldest weather in several years began building up in Canada rains and impeded fic many midwest stages A- wide belt of freezing rain or sleet glazed highways across southern Iowa northern Missouri Illinois Indiana and Michigan North of the ice belt heavy scows fell in lower Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and southern Weather forecasters predicted the snow would range up to eight inches in some sections and would be followed by a cold wave ing temperatures as low as 30 de- srees below zero in northern Minnesota and zero in northern Illinois by Friday WANT COAL CONTROLS OFF Washington Jan 29 group of retailers and producers of soft the Solid Fuels ing an open sbop provision night John R Fitzpatrick attorney for the company said The contract is effective for one year Pressed for details of the ment signed last night said provisions are essentially those agreed upon when employes returned to work November 25 and identical with the offers Commerce organized Wednesday afternoon to include Frederick's first full-time Chamber of Com- merce secretary and petitioned the nomination oi Charles K Taylor to fae elected a national of the IT S C of C j The directors met on the I ine floor of the Francis Scott Key j Hotel where offices for the new published by the company prior to full-time secretary have been the strike The location is identical with j The strike at Ox Fibre was i that as Frederick ed by the union August 20 1946 ber of Commerce offices sad lasted 14 weeks to November 24 Estimated loss to workers was an average of in wages for a total of The payroll of 350 employees on a basis would show power hours production lost Cites Original Offer Original offers iby the referred to oy Fitzpatrick were published October 15 last year They included wage increases of six and one-half cents per hour for time workers and five cents per hour increase to base increased It is understood that previously awarded Christinas presents are agreed to have been gratuitously awarded by should not be mately five years ago Hanging conspicuously on the j south wall of the office space is the prized charter of local Chamber of Commerce ing- the seniority numeral No 1 j from the parent U S organization as granted May 21 1912 j Reelect Eshleman Organization was effected by electing Elmer L to an- other term as president Other officers ar William B Lebherz vice-president William B Bennett second vice-president Robert L Smith treasurer Thomas A Morris was installed as tary Committee chairmen were immediately by the Washington Jan 29 The House voted day 373 to 35 to continue the high wartime levies on furs jewelry and other items It was the first major bni of the Congress The action tossing the excise tax issue over o the Senate came after a debate marked by a rebellion in Republican ranks against another tax This one by Rep proposes a 20 percent re- in income Rep the Democratic whip said that the Republicans had reversed their position to support the ex- cise tax by President they can put a windfall tax reduction for big taxpayers Well Supported In the roil call vote of the SOth Congress 224 Republicans and 149 Democrats joined in port of the excise freeze while he was opposed by eight Re- publicans 26 Democrats and one minor parry member Rep Engel declared Knutson's give only meager tax relief to the poor but large benefits to the rich and de- its passage might spell de- feat for the Republican Parry in 1948 The Knutson income tax which will come up later got haps more attention in the debate than the excise that was before the House Freezing of the high excises in- definitely would prevent an auto- matic rollback I that would cost MB Treasury annually It was described by the bill's author Rsp Grant a of making easier the job of slashing individual income promised by some Re- publican leaders Also Grant declared the move Continued On Page Four the and dent with members of the important considered part of committees to bc named later The wage scale for Ox Fibre employes j last on this B National J clause of the original offer on which the contract was ed F W vice-president of the Ox Fibre company Due to the financial loss sustained by the company during the strike last year the directors were forced to curtail the Christmas bonus previously in UP Hagerstown Md Jan 29 t The total number of unemployment compensation recipients in four-year-old Anna Louise today to remove im- County rose to 1875 today venues to pay for expenses in the j New York Jan 29 j Hastings left leg today before two j mediately the controls upon dis- ed a majority favored such action Estimates Together they seek j serious neck operation Jan 6 Policemen Jacob Sanders and j although acknowledged that Frank Nugent said the bear a minority within ifie 1 was penned in a lot next to Anna's j controls retained industry new methods of raising money to increased costs of Its owner died recently 100 more than last week the un- employment compensation division of the service ed D S j Retail liam B Charles EL Taylor Two new committees were i proved and chairmen named j Rural and Urban James H Grambrill Jr chairman j and William T- Delaplaine Business ard E Kline Youths Pay Fines Cost Of Restoring Property Emmitsburg youths who admittedly used paint recently to traffic signs and other perty there were found guilty of defacing control Magistrate Joseph X Asfi at Wednesday Each So and costs and re- quired to pay a third the cost of property damaged The total cost of the de- vices was estimated at 539.44 by Thomas District Engineer for the State Roads The paid the costs and restoration assessments The three youths Allen er Donald Kessler 16 and Roderick Montgomery 16 State Trooper William the charges after an MONTGOMERY PLANS ROADS PROGRAM Ministers Seek To Stop j Marriage Steel used Cumberland Md Jan 29 The Cumberland Ministerial I sociation charged today the in manuf a of courthouse operators with typical 23 hp tractor totals 1.542 hausted British banker ecute the Sherbow plan if the held prisoner by the Jewish Under- j grai Assembly adopts those ground for 78 hours stumbled into j a clinic in the heart of Jerusalem j Governor Lane to join the tonight and told police he had members of both the Bureau and fought his way to freedom Advisory Council at their next Taken promptly to a meeting 3 His attitude guarded Government hospital A I Collins the second civilians kidnaped by ground quoted by police as I was badly treated physicians at the hospital described his condition as dangerous HAMPTON HURT OF DOG DISMISSED OWNER MISSING The wrong person was brought nuisance dogs to a country home HOPE IS HELD FOR WOMEN'S JURY AFTER HEARING dings fr casts and unsavory reflection on thp of riage and asked help from the State Rev B Ralph Mark chairman of a special Ministerial Association j Committee said the Allegany j County delegation in the General Assembly has been asked to press for restrictions already operating Md Jan 29 road construction gram for Montgomery County is before the County Commissioners for consideration Outlined by James D King dent of the Farm Bureau the gram calls for improvement of 310 miles of highway King suggested it be financed by a gasoline ment cf property on the improved a cross revenue tax on public utilities and a special ment tax Two Term Governor Approved By Committee Annapolis Md Jan 29 years tbe House usually Washington Jan 29 CP Earle Hampton 57 of Bethesda Md suffered chest and back in- juries today in a collision of auto- mobiles on Rockville pike Hampton a former State Senator from Montgomery County was described as in good condition at the Suburban Hospital THE WEATHER Hie weather forecast for land Mostly cloudy followed by showers west portion in and in east portion at night We just know weather won't on indefinitely Wonld Limit Advertising Of Professions In State Annapolis Md Jan 29 sons practicing chiropractic osteo- slumbers of the neighborhood of She Iry which under new and change of address poses a threat to the December complainants one of the dogs returned 1 was housed Bowers resides complained they the Service for on re- t jury service for women its biennial airing in tee i Mrs Long in her outspoken op- prohibit solicitation of young people at the courthouse pathy physiotherapy and Margaret Bowers pathy would be forbidden to times known as Margaret Lucas 438 West Street named as of the dog her attorney William M Storm proved she never owned a dog and furthermore there was no dog belonging to anyone on property where she resides on January 21 as alleged in the by small notices if introduced today by Delegate Napoleon B Steward George's in the House of Delegates is enacted Also covered by the are sons who may claim to be en- gaged in any effort in the art of science of healing or attempting to heal any physical or mental ments or supposed ailments Penalty for violation would be a fine of not less than or more than and possible license re- vocation It is estimated that one-third of Florida's income is derived di- or Indirectly from tourist trade rant Xot City Dog A half-dozen neighbors testified Collie a dog so large it was not fitted for city life caused deep-throated disturbances last spring Cleve Smith City master testified he had noted complaints on dogs and by ment with thc Harry Lucas effected the removal of the as January 21 even through windows They fore- cast no sleep under summer ing conditions if the dog was not Sone away with The defense proved another Mrs Bowers residing at 429 West South street has owned and housed the dog since January 17 The magistrate found Mrs not guilty as charged but recommended the offending dog be suburbanized to avert ture repercussions Other Cases In the postponed hearings of Audrey Brown and her sister erine May Harris both colored participants in a peace disturbance and brawl at a North Bentz street tavern early Sunday morning De- fense Attorney Wilbur F Sheffield won lenient fines of each for his clients and an admonishment Continued On Page Three John L Whitehurst President o tbe Maryland Committee for Jury Service for Women present a goodly number of supporters of a proposed On Voice Against Only one voice was raised in position that of Mrs W Calvin Long of Baltimore who admitted she was a lone wolf but fighting hard for the women who are not represented here thc woman who are not organized the women who not want to serve on juries The perennial measure which comes up at every session of the Legislature lost in Senate in 1945 by a single vote after ing House approval An informal poll of Senators day brought indication that a might be the while a similar poll in House lent credence to a prediction the battle might be there In maoe taat women were j be ana after they have obtained license to office where licenses are issued was companied by a public statement by his committee reporting j of thc i VCI makers Mrs Long asked should j were i not stay home with and was answered a loud of Sighs Heard As Mrs Long declared she October and November were j formed by to men j i i 5 RED HURLERS I Cincinnati Jan 29 j here to speak for women who Reds supporters of the 1947 season Mrs Josephine Cochran o t Contracts were returned by John ton a former member of the Hetki Clayton Lambert and Bob j mother of 10 children was j Malloy with the Reds last i the first to rise in rebuttal to Mrs j Herman Wehmeier with Columbia Long She was followed by Miss s c of the South league Risteau of Harford County first woman ever to sit in the sembly Long after the hearing ended the women stood in the main halls of the Statehouse going over thc of the afternoon in 1946 and Everett Lively who had been on the voluntary retired list Galileo announced in 1610 that he had constructed a micro- Annapolis Md Jan 29 Governor Lane's proposal that Maryland Governors be ineligible to succeed themselves after serving two elected terms won approval of the Senate's on Con- Amendments today The measure which would sub- nul the amendment at tie 1948 tion carries out a Lane campaign pledge Under terms of the proposed amendment a Governor would have to step out after serving two terms for which he was elected There is no bar against sitting out a term and runing again TORNADO KILLS OXE Mammoth Springs Jan 29 At least one person ed many were injured and scores oi homes were destroyed tonight as a tornado ripped through this north central region First reports coming from Salem Ark a sinaH Fulton County town over crippled communication lines that the town was in flames Paul Morton Salem newspaper editor said no one was believed killed there but many ot the homes smashed by the twister fire
