The Washington times., 1937-12-14
LA ROE CALLS
LORTON PRIME
CRIME SCHOOL
Urges Liberal Parole
As Economy Move
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

The mixing of first offenders
With hardened criminals makes
Lorton Jail one of the best places
for the education and promotion
Of crime, Wilbur La Roe, jr, chair
man of the District Parole Board,
last night told members Of the
Kalorana Citizens Association.
The board, he said, had 200 on
parole in useful occupations, and
there are so to 100 worthy Of pa
role if funds were available for in
vestigation, which would result in
q substantial saving in District ap-
propriationS.
The association indorsed the
movement sponsored by the Pro
feSsional Writers League for pres
ervation Of the Stephen Decatur
house, erected 1IS years ago, and
voted to hold future meetings at
the home Of its vice president, H.
H. McCubbin, 2218 Wyoming Ave.
N. w.
URGE TRACK REMOVAL
Removal of all abandoned street
car tracks by the Capital, Transit
Company, in a job-creation pro-
gram, was urged by, the Stanton
Park Citizens Association last
night. 1t was pointed out that
many lines had not been used
since the merger, four years ago.
Resolutions were adopted demand
ing that District residents be given
preference appointment to Dis
trict jobs.
President Harry N. Stun an
nounced the appointment of the
following committee chairmen:
Streets and sidewalks, william
Monroe; schools and education,
A. H. Gregory; police and fire, w.
c. Murphy; public utilities, Cur
tbs E. Chadwick; membership, S.
Merten Chipley; entertainment,
Mrs. William Bartel; law and leg.
islation, w. j. Bartel; parks and
reservations, A. M. Panzer.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Park View Citizens Association
last night elected B. K. Kroger
president; F. v. Hale, vice presi.
dent: j. s. Cole, secretary, and H.
H. Morris, treasurer; Miss Edith
Shannon and Mrs. Charles Dalzer,
members of the executive commit
tee; F. A. Walker and F. E. Smith,
delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
The association registered op-
position to the proposed use of
any part Of the tuberculosis Hos.
pital, at Fourteenth and Upshur
streets, as an adjunct to Gallinger
Hospital, and petiVloned for a bus
stop at Monor Place and Warder
Street. New members elected
were Mrs. Marie Kress-G Gardner
and Mrs. ]. A. Hicks.
AS sequel to the recent ticket
ing of Mrs. Daniel c. Roper'S auto
mobile at Western Market, the
West End Citizens Association last
night adopted resolutions calling
upon the Commissioners to hold a
public hearing upon a petition
containing 80 signatures for a re-
turn Of diagonal parking.
SALES TAX SURVEY
The Piney Branch Citizens AS
Sociation last night appointed
Frank C. Merritt chairman of q
committee to enlist the support
Of adjacent citizens associations,
in an appeal to Representative
Ross Collins, to refuse any appro-
priations that may be requested
for using the abandoned Upshur
Street tuberculosis Hospital as an
adjunct to Gallinger Hospital.
The Hillcrest Citizens ASsocia-
ton at last nights meeting di-
rected its committee on legislation
to study and report at the jan
uary meeting, the advantages Of
a general sales tax over the buSi-
ness privilege tax.
Putting New Rattles ON the Rattle.
snakes Tail. Remarkable Photographs
Shaving HOvv the CfPcua Sida-ShOVa Pro.