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Alston Backed To Head Laurel Training School Welfare Board Also Asks Thorne Choice For Blue Plains Dr. James S. Alston, acting 6uperintenent of the District Training School for Feeble-Mind ed at Laurel, Md., has been rec ommended by the Board of Public Welfare to succeed the late Dr. James Lewald as su perintendent of the school. Dr. Lewald died in Mary land University Hospital in Bal timore Febru ary 3 of a heart ailment. The board yesterday unan Dr. Alston. imously voted to recommend to the Commissioners that Dr. Al ston be appointed. The board also voted to recom mend to the Commissioners that W. Herbert Thorne, assistant su-: perintendent of the Home for the1 Aged and Infirm at Blue Plains, be named superintendent in place of Otto Cass, who has resigned, effective Monday, because of ill ness. At Laurel Since 1946. Dr. Alston was born in Milwau kee in 1913 and was graduated from the Marquette University Medical School. He has been as sociated with the school at Laurel since 1946, coming here from the Butler Hospital at Providence, R. I. He and his wife and three children live on the grounds. Mr. Cass has been superintend ent of the Blue Plains home since 1941,* when he transferred from the office of general superintend- j ent of Public Assistance of the? Board of Public Welfare. He was; associated with the Public Works! Administration and the Red Cross? before coming to the Welfare Board. Mr. Thorne has been associated with the home since 1928, when he j came there as chief clerk. He has been assistant superintendent since 1942. Aid Requests Continue. The board heard reports that, for the first time since before the war. there has been an increasing number of requests for assistance. There were 239 requests for aid for the week ended February 14, compared with 220 requests for the week ended February 7: there were 169 for the week ended Jan uary 31 and 204 for the week ended January 24. Last year the number of weekly requests for aid remained under 140. The increase was attributed to growing unemployment, not so much among the. persons actually i seeking assistance, but among rel- j atives, who are no longer able to assist them. The unemployment situation also is responsible for an increase in the amount of money paid for aid to dependent children. The payments made in January were $133,349, as against $130,465 in December, and $91,061 in Janu ary, 1948. The number of persons receiving aid to dependent chil dren increased from 4,932 in Jan uary, 1948, to 6,541 in January, 1949. _ New Act Clears Way For GAO Building President Truman yesterday 6igned a measure raising the limit of cost for the new General Ac counting Office from $22,850,0001 to $25,400,000, permitting the Fed eral Works Agency to make a prompt contract to build the structure. The FWA shortly after the sign ing, awarded a contract to John McShain, Inc., Philadelphia con tractor, for $21,635,500 for the long-delayed building to be erect-1 ed at Fifth and G streets N.W. 1 The contractor immediately be gan preparations for testing the subsoil at the site to determine the best type of piles to be used in the foundations. Authority to raise the limit of cost for the building was neces sary, due to rising construction costs. This measure passed the Senate February 8 and was passed by the House February 21. The McShain firm was the low bidder when bids were opened recently. The contract does not include escalators and elevators, as contracts for these will be awarded later, officials explained. Excavation for the foundation of the building, which will cover almost a city block, was made years ago. Construction was de layed by the war and the need for additional funds. The General Accounting Office now is scattered in a number of buildings over the city. Baltimore Holds Woman Linked With New York Theft By the Associated Press BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.—Detec tives are holding for investigation a woman who surrendered jewelry which she said had been given to her by Jack Garin, charged in New York with burglary. Baltimore authorities notified New York police last night that the woman said the 40-year-old Garin was her “boy friend” and that she expressed fear the jewelry had been stolen. The message described a watch and seven rings yielded by the woman and Quoted her as saying she had pawned several other articles in Baltimore and had given the tickets to Garin. Her identity was withheld. Garin was arrested in New York Wednesday and charged with a $10,000 burglary of the Melbrooke Jewel Co. ALL IN A DAY’S WORK—E. E. Sauerbrey, assistant director of the Botanic Gardens, begins work on a watering job which would take one man two days to complete. The huge azalea dis play, on exhibit for the next two weeks, contains about 3,000 plants, which must be watered every two days. —Star Staff Photo. Legislation for Special Sesqui Buildings Here Goes to D. C. Group Legislation to permit the erec tion of special buildings for Wash- j ington's Sesquicentennial celebra tion next year now is pending be fore the Senate District Commit tee. Carter T. Barron, executive vice chairman of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission, yes terday sene a letter to Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, President Pro Tempore of the Sen ate, embodying this program. Mr. Barron explained the Budget Bu reau director soon will submit a request for the necessary funds.1 .Mr. Barron enclosed a proposed joint resolution to carry out the purposes of the commission The measure was referred to the Sen ate District Committee for action. A similar legislative proposal was sent to Speaker Rayburn for introduction in the House. Sena tor McKellar and Speaker Ray bum are ex officio members of the commission, which is headed by President Truman as Chief Exe ecutive. j Exhibit Space Sought. Mr. Barron pointed out the pro- j posed legislation would authorize’ “such sums as may be necessary.”, The commission has considered tentative plans either to erect temporary buildings near the; Washington Monument or to re- j vamp existing Federal structures there to provide exhibit space. It also wants a modernized out-J door theater near the Monument in which to present a pageant. Congress set up the commission, on July 18, 1947. Since then, the I group, composed of three Sena tors, three Representatives and six District residents, has been at work mapping out a program. Edward Boykin, the commission’s director, has offices in the District Building. Mr. Barron’s letter pointed out the commission has now approved < definite plans, based on Ameri cana and the "history of free gov ernment in America.” He de clared “Freedom will be the theme of the Sesquicentennial.” Would Set Admission Charges. The proposed joint resolution would authorize the commission to allocate space in th\e buildings I to States and other groups for their exhibits and would empower it to accept contributions from any source and fix charges for ad mission to exhibits, plays and dra matic productions. Such revenue would be turned into the Federal ; Treasury and credited against the commission's expenses. Any permanent building erected by the commission would be turned over to some appropriate Federal agency, subject to ap proval of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The resolution also would au j thorize the mint to strike a special medal for sale to the public dur ing the celebration, from April 15, 1950, through November. Frederick Douglass Lauded At Anniversary Service Annual birthday services honor ing Frederick Douglass, famed Negro abolitionist orator, were held last night at the Metropoli tan Church, 1518 M street N.W. Dr. Nannie Burroughs, founder and president of the National Trade School for Women and Girls and president of the Na tional Baptist Women’s Conven tion, told the group, “Frederick Douglass is the finest symbol of what men can become in a democ racy through their own initiative, efforts and desire.” The observance was sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Com mittee of the Washington and Vi cinity Federation of Women’s Clubs and the National Associa tion of Colored Women. Alexandria Stamp Bill Signed President Truman signed into law yesterday a bill for issuance of a stamp to observe the 200th anniversary of the founding of Alexandria. Rich Hues of 3,000 Azaleas On Display at Botanic Gardens The Botanic Gardens “annual azalea show is open today, with all the lavish display that has be come traditional for these ex hibits. The flowers will remain on view for the next two weeks. The show opened yesterday. Azaleas of white, cream, rose, pink, light pink, lavender pink, orange and soft lavendar are ar ranged in lush banks around the walls of the display rooms. No new varieties are being shown this year, but the arrange ments include such old-standbys as Bobbink, Mrs. Roosevelt, Presi dent Roosevelt, Rosa Bonheur, Othello, Christmas Star, Lillian Gish, Hexe, Orange Prince, Snow bank and many others. Tree Type Displayed. The President Roosevelt azalea, a lively rose color with large ruf fled petals, sometimes semidouble, is an outstanding example of the bush variety. One of the most eye-catching flowers of the exhibit is the tree type, which usually has a stem 1 or 2 feet high and isn't con sidered full grown until it is about 15 years old. This type is made by budding or grafting any variety to the stem of a strong plant about two or three years old. The result Tennis Permits Halted Until Board Weighs Nonsegregation Plea The Recreation Department has decided not to issue permits for use of the tennis courts in five Federally controlled park areas until the Recreation Board has a chance to take up the Interior Department's request for “non segregation'’ on them. This was revealed late yester day in a letter from Harry S. Wender, chairman of the board, to Interior Secretary Krug. The letter was in response to Mr. Krug's written request Thursday that the 18 tennis courts in ques tion be designated “open units” instead of “white units” and “colored units.” Mr. Wender told the Interior Secretary his request would be placed before the board at its regular March 8 meeting. Mr. Krug also asked Mr. Wender sub mit to his office copies of all the permits issued by the board for all its activities. Sixteen of the courts involved are at the Anacostia, Garfield, Montrose and Rock Creek Park centers, now listed for whites, and the two for colored are at the Francis Recreation Center. Mr. Krug’s letter also asked that all permits issued by the Rec reation Board on unassigned Fed eral parkland be on a “first come, first served” basis. Although the permits issued for tennis playing now designate certain courts for either white or colored use, Mr. Christiansen said no attempt is made to enforce seg regation on the Federal-area courts. Segregation, however, is practiced on a number of courts which the Recreation Board con siders District property. Recreation Department officials pointed out that there are few re quests for tennis permits at this time of year. The courts open at present are hard-surfaced. Any one can play on them now. Later in the season, when the clay courts are put in shape, permits are needed to play. Asbury Methodists To Hear J. E. Wilkins Asbury Methodist Church will celebrate Laymen’s Day Sunday at 9:30 and 11 a.m. The guest speaker for both services is Attor ney J. Ernest Wilkins of Chicago, who holds the Phi Beta Kappa Key from the University of Illi nois and also is the first Negro se lected to the Judicial Council of the Methodist Church at its last General Conference in Boston. His subject is "I Am a Methodist.” is a small tree, usually 3 feet or more in height, covered with thick blossoms of any color. An outstanding example of this type in the show is the “weber” variety, a delicate shell pink in color and resembling a tree of i roses. Setting up the show, which in cludes about 3,000 plants in tubs and pots, was no easy task for Al bert Depilla, supervisor of the building; E. E. Sauerbrey. assist ant director, and L. A. Desayes, his assistant. Of Hothouse Variety. It took the men a whole day to arrange the numerous pots of azaleas in just one wing of the display. It takes eight hours every two days to keep the plants wa ; tered. All the flowers are of the hot house variety, grown in the Bo tanic Gardens. They will bloom for about two weeks when it is ex pected their more hearty outdoor brothers will be ready to show. The azaleas, ranging in age from 1 to 20 years, will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and Sunday and from 9 a.m to noon Saturdays for the next two weeks The Botanic Gardens are lo cated at First and Canal streets S.W. Subcommittees Vote To Apply Sales Tax to Gas and Electric Bills Gas and electricity bills would be made subject to the District’s proposed 2 per cent retail sales tax, under a decision reached yes terday by the joint House and Senate subcommittee in charge of the city's big, new revenue bill. Some objections were registered at a closed conference with the congressional group by spokesmen for the Washington Gas Light Do. and the Potomac Electric Power Co. The inclusion of the two utili ties was ordered, however, partly because it is proposed to apply the sales levy to the oil ana coal industries, which are in competi tion with gas and electricity when used as fuel. On the other hand, the argu ment has been made that the util ity companies already must pay a 4 per cent gross receipts tax to the city, not paid by coal and fuel oil concerns. Work on the sales tax section of the revenue bill to meet next year's expected 18,000,000 deficit is nearing an end, it was indicated by Chairman Hunt of Fiscal Sub committee of the Senate District Committee. He and Chairman Smith of the House District fiscal group are planning another joint meeting Tuesday afternoon. Corporation Counsel Vernon E. West has oeen directed to draft a bill incorporat ing changes agreed to by the House and Senate units. Dr. Zook Tells Educators To Seek Report Goals Dr. George F. Zook, chairman of the President’s Commission on Higher Education, told the Ameri can Association of University Pro fessors today that not nearly enough is being done by educa tors and their organized groups to put the commission’s recom mendations into effect. The association today began a two-day meeting at the Hotel Statler, with neraly 400 attending. Dr. Zook said the report result ed in deep popular interest, far beyond academic circles. He de clared it should focus attention on educational problems and aid in solving them. Another speaker at this morn ing’s opening session, Dean Elmer Louis Kayser of George Washing ton University, welcomed the dele gates. At tonight’s banquet. Senator Thomas, Democrat of Utah, will speak on “The Meaning of Intel lectual Freedom. Bills to Transfer Counfy Planning Due for Acfion Montgomery Backers And Commission Aides Heard at Annapolis By J. B. Zatman Star Staff Correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26. —The House Ways and Means Commit tee is expected to act early next week on four bills which would transfer many of the functions of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to the Montgomery County Council. The measures would transfer building and electrical inspection and all planning functions in Montgomery County, other than those dealing with parks, from the commission to the council. Spokesmen for the commission, the council and the all-Repub lican Montgomery delegation ar gued for two hours before the committee yesterday over the effect of the proposed legislation. Claims by supporters of the bills that they would result in county wide zoning and planning under locally elected officials were met with the contention from com mission representatives that the measures would “destroy plan ning in the Maryland-Washington regional district.” Lee Criticizes Setup. Frederic P. Lee, council presi dent, started the debate by charg ing that under the present setup, “we are second-class citizens.” 'He poi^^ed out a Statewide law gives all counties except Mont gomery planning authority. And, until six years ago, he added, building and electrical inspections were under elected officials in the county. Chairman Leroy Pumphrey asked whether the same condition existed in his home county of Prince Georges. “Yes,” replied Mr. Lee. “You’re just as bad off as we, but you seem to like it.” Emphasizing the commission’s authority to purchase and devel op park lands in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties with the aid of Federal funds would be un disturbed by the bills, Mr. Lee said: "It is a mean picture I bring to you when I say laws have been on the books 20 years but we can’t enforce them because the ma chinery exists in the planning commission over which we have no authority.” Wants Problems Separated. In response to another question by Mr. Pumphrey, Mr. Lee said bi-county agencies are necessary for bi-county problems, but he insisted that building and elec trical inspection and planning for Montgomery County is a Montgomery problem and should be “divorced from Prince Georges County.” A much different viewpoint was expressed by J. Bond Smith, attor ney to the commission, who denied the present law discriminates against Montgomery and Prince Georges County. W'arning Is Issued. “These bills,” he warned, "would destroy planning in the Maryland Washington regional district com pletely and irrevocably because they would repeal the Maryland Washington Regional District Act. “You can’t take away half your planning district and still have a planning area. These bills are vicious in their effect.” Mr. Smith argued that the en tire planning area in the two coun ties must be treated as a unit in conjunction with planning by the National Capital Park and Plan ning Commission. “County lines are unimportant in such an area,” he maintained. To support his stand, he quoted excerpts from an editorial appear ing in the February 15 issue of The Washington Star opposing the bills. Also opposing the .bill were E. Brooke Lee, vice chairman of the commission, and its chairman, Irwin I. Main. Attack Suspect Held Here Pending Extradition Don Jackson Blair, 39, today was ordered held in District Jail without bond pending an extradi tion hearing in District Court within 30 days in connection with charges that he raped a 73-year old woman in Cumberland, Md., on February 4. Detective Richard E. Williams of the fugitive squad told Judge Walter Casey in Municipal Court that Blair had said he did not want to return to Cumberland, where Miss Ann Adams, caretaker of the Volunteers of America Home, w'as attacked. Blair was arrested Thursday, after he walked into the office of Lt. Col. Walter O. Ulrey, head of the Volunteers of America, at 924 New York avenue N.W. and asked for a job as a cook. Col. Ulrey recognized him from a picture of the suspect sent to him by Cumberland police. Man's Condition Critical After 4 Die of 'Smoke' Robert Odell Anderson, 35, col ored, 900 block M street N.W., was in critical condition today at Gal linger Hospital as a result of drinking "smoke,” an alcohol fuel, hospital authorities reported. Four colored persons have died in the last two days after drinking the substance. Several others are in hospitals. _ Interracial Service Dr. Mordecai Johnson, president of Howard University, will speak at 4 p.m. Sunday at an interracial worship service in honor of Broth erhood Week at Calvary Baptist Church. The service is sponsored by the Interchurch Fellowship of Washington. Dr. Clarence W. Cranford, pastor of the church, will preside and the Fellowship Choir, under the direction of Tem ple Dunn, will furnish music. . SYMPHONY GIVES TO SYMPHONY—Howard Mitchell (right!, associate conductor of the National Symphony, receives a gift of $25.13 for the symphony fund drive from Chester J. Petranek, conductor of the Montgomery County Symphony Orchestra. The money, contributed by the county orchestra’s players, was presented at the Mayflower Hotel yesterday.—Star Staff Photo. Maryland Bill Seeks To Restrict Courts' Power Over Press By a Staff Correspondent of The Star ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.—A bill to prohibit Maryland judges from adopting any rule to “limit or abridge freedom of the press” is before the General Assembly. It was introduced in the Senate yesterday by Senator P. G. Strom berg, Democrat, of Howard Coun ty, owner of a chain of county newspapers. The measure stems from Rule 904 of the Baltimore Supreme Bench, which restricts the publi cation of news concerning an ac cused after his arrest. Three radio stations and a com mentator were convicted of con tempt recently under the rule. They were cited for broadcasts on the arrest of Eugene H. James, charged with the murder of 11 year-old Marsha Brill in Balti more. James later was convicted and sentenced to be hanged. The Court of Appeals Rules Committee has been considering State-wide extension of the Balti more rule. Senator Stromberg said he and a committee of the Maryland Press Association had drafted the bill. According to the preamble, “any attempt to abridge the lib erty of the press should be en tirely within the control of the voters of the State and its duly elected General Assembly.” Both the House and Senate held routine sessions before recessing for the week end. Approval was given a resolution sponsored by the Montgomery delegation requesting the Gover nor and the Motor Vehicles De partment to study the feasibility of placing a slogan on automobile license tags to advertise the State. They suggested the following slogans: "The Free State,” “The Old Line State” or "America in 1 Miniature.” Earlier, a group of Maryland physicians appeared before the House Public Health and Welfare Committee to oppose a bill which would add physical therapy to the subjects on which chiropractors are examined. Dr. Huntington Williams, Bal timore health commissioner, charged the measure would "put chiropractors right into the prac tice of medicine." On the other hand. Wayne F. Crider. Hagerstown, representing the Maryland Chiropractic Asso ciation. insisted the bill would merely “make our law specific and definite.” Meanwhile, Dr. Thomas G. Pul len, jr„ State school superintend ent. criticized the “procedure rec ommended” in the Ober antisub iversive bill but said he favored its "spirit and intent.” He singled out for attack the measure's provision for a special assistant attorney general to in vestigate subversive activities. Truman's Policy Leads To War, Libby Charges President Truman's foreign pol icy is not a peace policy but rather one leading the world toward war. Frederick J. Libby, executive sec retary of the National Council for the Prevention of War. declared today. He added that “If war does come it will be a 30-year war." Mr. Libby spoke at a meeting of the Institute of International Re lations being held at Howard Uni versity under the auspices of the American Friends Service Com mittee. The institute opened last, night and will close tonight w'ith an address by Dr. A. C. Chakra varty, English professor at Cal cutta University, who is teaching this year at Howard University. The institute was scheduled to hear an address this afternoon by Lewis Hoskins, formerly dean of the faculty at Pacific College on “On Both Sides of China’s Polit ical Frontier.” Discussion groups will follow Mr. Hoskins’ talk. Mr. Libby asserted that Presi dent Truman’s foreign policy was being run by the Army and big business. “Such interests have created a fear of Russia in this country which is utterly unjustified on the basis of the facts,” Mr. Libby charged. Max Lerner, author and former editor of The Nation, last night told the institute that President Truman's election was proof that the common people still had a voice in running the Government. Art Brown to Speak Art Brown of the executive staff of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the 11 a.m. service tomorrow in Walker Chapel, Methodist Church, at 4102 North Glebe road, Arlington. Mr. Brown will talk on “A Layman’s Faith.” Fund Drive Continues As Symphony Pledges Top $110,700 or 58% Hope for full success in two more weeks keynoted the National Symphony fund drive today, with more th$n 58 per cent of its $190, 000 goal now pledged. A total of $110,793 was reported yesterday at a workers’ luncheon —$10,000 of it in a dramatic last minute announcement by Sym phony President Edward R. Fink enstaedt. Campaign Chairman Emerson Meyers also announced a separate, anonymous gift of $6,000 toward replacement of the music library owned by retiring Conductor Hans Kindler. Loss of the library, valued by Dr. Kindler at $25,000, was revealed in The Star shortly after the orchestra’s founder an nounced his resignation in No vember. $25 Donors Become Members. The fund drive originally was scheduled to close yesterday, but Mr. Meyers announced it will con tinue “until we reach the goal.’’ He said there will be another meeting of drive leaders March 11. The drive chairman urged en rollment of contributors as full members in the symphony associ ation. Membership, including the privilege of electing members of the symphony board.of directors, goes with each $25 contribution. Associate members, who donate at least $10, also may vote. Pledges may be paid in four installments, Mr. Meyers emphasized. Some 5,640 donors have contrib uted so far, the chairman said. Donors totaled more than 8,000 in last year’s drive, which lasted until October, but leaders this year hope for three times that number. One campaign unit reported outstanding success in this respect yesterday. The Navy Committee, with 74 per cent of an $8,000 quota already pledged, listed 1,494 individual donors. This compared favorably with the big Residential Committee, which had a $35,000 quota and 1,971 donors. The lat ter group has seven separate units. 49 Companies Contribute. Large-size contributions brought the advance gifts unit, with a $75,000 quota, to 57 per cent, from 224 donors, and the business unit, with a quota of $35,000, to 48 per cent, from 49 companies. Novelty of yesterday’s meeting was an auction of a $1 "short snorter’’ bill autographed by Gens. Eisenhower, Bradley and Wede meyer of the Army: Gens. Arnold, Spaatz and Doolitle of the Air Force: Gen. Vandegrilt of the Ma rine Corps and Admirals Nimitz and Halsey of the Navy. Mrs. Charles H. Maddox, wife of a Navy captain, bought the bill for $120 A duplicate was to be pur chased by Mrs. Charles Bittenger for a like amount. Mrs. Spaatz was credited with originating the scheme. Also at the luncheon $195 was collected in $1 bills from the workers. A special contribution yesterday came from players in the Mont gomery County Symphony Or chestra. A total of $25.13, col lected at their last rehearsal, was presented by their conductor, Chester J. Petranek, to Howard Mitchell, National Symphony as sociate conductor. Martin Boyle, 73, Dies; Federal Worker 38 Years Martin Boyle, 73, a chemist for the Pure Food and Drug Admin istration for 38 years, died yester day at National Homeopathic Hos pital after an illness of three years. Mr. Boyle, who lived at 315 Franklin street N.E., was born in Ireland, but came to Newburyport, Mass., at an early age. He was graduated from Massachusetts In stitute of Technology in 1898 and came here to join the Pure Food and Drug Administration under Dr. Harvey Wiley. He earned a law degree from Georgetown Uni versity in 1913. Mr. Boyle re tired from the Government in 1942. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Catharine B. Jones and Mrs. Nellie B. Gammel, and two brothers, John Boyle, jr., and William Boyle. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Dr. John H. Raven, 78, Dies NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Feb. 26 (JP).—Dr. John H. Raven, 78, president of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and a trus tee of Rutgers University since 1914, died yesterday. Nepal Seeks to Join U. N. LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. 26 UP) — The Kingdom of Nepal applied yesterday for membership in the United Nations. Nepal lies in the Himalayas between India and Tibet. CAB Takes Steps To Put Airlines On Profit Side Tighter Operations Ordered; Airmail Costs Are Probed By th» Associated Press v The Civil Aeronautics Board has disclosed a sweeping program for “the complete return by the air transport industry to a sound and profitable condition.’’ Noting that of 16 trunk line car riers. only eight showed a profit last year, the board issued a series of orders aimed at sharply tight ening future operations. Among other things, it called for an investigation of airmail costs — which the Government helps foot—even as it gave seven lines nearly $8,000,000 in back mail pay. An additional $6,000,000 will be split by American, United and Trans-World air lines as the result of CAB’s decision to make up mail losses caused by the grounding of faulty DC-6 and Constellation transports in the past two years. Financial Probe Ordered. In its 18-page statement of pol icy last night, the board also or dered an investigation to find out why it is that of the “big four” airlines—American, Eastern, Unit ed and Trans-World—only East ern has been a consistent profit maker since the war. The Reconstruction Finance Corp. might be asked to lend some financial help, if that seems indi cated, the board said. It said, too, that it wants more facts to help it decide whether Western Airlines, which operates on the West Coast, and Northeast Airlines, which flies mostly in New England, should be broken up in the public interest. The first action of that kind now is pending against National Airlines, which operates along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. As a move toward cutting costs, the board said it will look into the question of requiring the ma jor lines to share more of their ground facilities, such as weather reporting, loading and unloading planes and ticket offices. New Studies Scheduled. It also scheduled new studies on some of the most heavily traveled routes in the Nation, particularly between Washington and Chicago and New York and Detroit. The board said it will announce a decision next month on its three - year investigation into j whether air freight rates should | be based on the value of ship ments and other considerations, as is done in rail rates. The possibility of transconti nental air coach service—without free meals and other frills—will be taken up at a hearing, the CAB said. At the same time it pro posed a close study of the whole question of free meals in flight, which has been a common prac tice since the industry’s birth. The eight lines which made a profit last year are Braniff, Chi cago & Southern, Continental, Delta, Inland, Colonial, Eastern and Capital. Extra mail payments wTere an nounced for American ($233,000); United ($2.902,000); TWA ($2. 748,000); Northwest ($1,134,000); National ($337,000); Northeast ($305,000', and Challenger ($149, 000). New and higher rates were fixed for Northwest, National, North east and Challenger airlines effec tive last January 1. Sons Discover Body Of Mother in Well * The body of Mrs. Anna P. Salze 49, was found this morning at th bottom of a 40-foot well in the backyard of her home at Lin colnia, in Fairfax County, Va. Detective Sergt. Joseph Howard said an autopsy would be per formed today to determine the cause of death. Police said there was no evidence of foul play. Mrs. Salzer’s body was discov ered by her two sons, Richard, 25, and Frank, 28. Mrs. Salzer was a widow, and her son, Frank lived with her. Richard, who lives in Washington, came to visit his mother this morning, police said. Police said the two sons noticed a trap over the well had been removed and they saw their moth er's body inside. The body was removed by the Penn Daw Rescue Squad. Worker in Falls Church Rescued After Cave-In A pipelayer was rescued from a ditch 17 feet deep after a cave in today at Graham road and Tyler avenue, Falls Church. The man, James Carter, colored, of the 1100 block of Fifty-seventh avenue N.E., was pulled from the ditch by fellow workers within a few minutes after the dirt covered him. He was taken to Arlington Hospital by the Fairfax Rescue Squad with a possible fractured leg. 40-Hour Work Week Ordered by McNayr For County Employes Office hours of salaried em ployes of Montgomery County will be increased Tuesday from 32’2 to 40 a week by order of Acting County Man ager Irving G. McNayr. By terms of a memorandum issued yesterday, all county employes except police and members of road crews will work from 8:15 a.m. until 5 p.m. with 45 minutes off for lunch. Heretofore the hours were 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a full hour for lunch.