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Evening star., 1941-10-14
CityHeadsGiiven
P| P|ans for New
Home for Aged
$1,000, 900 OutIoy
Proposed ot Blue
Plains or Glenn Dale

The Commissioners today had be-
fore them architects sketches of
new Home for the Aged and Inflrm,
to cost, roughly, 81 900 900 and to be
located on the present Blue Plains
site or on District-owned land at
Glenn Dale. Md.
Plans were prepared by the munic-
ipal architects Office and submitted
to the city heads yesterday by AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner Bev-
erly c. Snow. Col Snow had been
charged with investigating sites for
a new institution for the aged.
While no official action was taken
in the absence of Commissioner
John Russell Young, who is i'll, the
two other Commissioners indicated
their preference for the Glenn Dale
location
ut is not fogbound or malaria
ridden declared Commissioner Guy
Mason.
10 Cottages i'm Plan.
The sketches of the proposed new
institution were identical for both
locations. They call for 10 cottages
to be grouped around an oval. At
one end will be a 50-bed infirmary
and recreation hall On blue prints
the plan looks like football stadium
with the cottages as sections of the
grandstand all the way around it.
Six of the 10 cottages will house
Is patients and four will provide
beds for So This will give a $50
bed capacity with the 50-bed inflrm-
ary bringing the total to 400.
If located at Glenn Dale, the new
institution would be about quarter
of, mile from the tuberculosis
Sanatorium, which now occupies
part of the tract About 125 acres
is available for the home, it was
said, with water facilities already
available and sewage lines not far
of.
Medical facilities at the sanato-
rum might be used if needed, it was
indicated.
Site Has Disadvantage.
If rebuilt at Blue Plains the home
would be moved farther back from
the water than it is now but Col.
Snow said the site has the disad-
vantage of being almost on top OF
the proposed extension OF the Fort
Dupont Parkway, which some day
may run to a District-Virginia tun-
mel under the Potomac from Blue
/ Plains to Shepherds Landing.
Commissioner Mason said the
Glenn Dale site is the more acceSsi-
BILE of the two.
In either case. 1t was indicated
there would be no farm operated IN
connection with the home.
Should the Glenn Dale location
become official, it is considered pos
sibIe the Alley Dwelling Authority
might be interested in the Blue
Plains property.
Preparation of the plans for the
new home is another in series OF
steps the Commissioners have taken
in an effort to improve conditions
disclosed by their own visit to the
present home. Both Senator Nc
Carran, chairman of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, and Senator Cap
per. member of the committee.
have indicated their support of plans
TO improve the institution. About a
year ago Mrs. Roosevelt also paid
visit to Blue Plains and criticized
conditions.
Col. Snow emphasized the cost
was only an estimate and detailed
figures would be worked out later
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Meetings TO Select
Air Raid Wardens
Set for October Is
Civic Association Heuds
Will Hold Another
Session Saturday

Mass meetings of Washington cit
izenry, probably in public school
buildings, to name candidates for air
raid wardens in the residential areas
will be called for october Is. it was
disclosed today.
Decision on hhe date was reached
at conference yesterday between
Harry N. Stull, temporary chairman
of the presidents of the, more than
10 civic associations, who have been
asked to lead the mass sessions, and
Col Lemuel L. Bolles, executive di-
rector of Civilian Defense for the
District.
Saturday Session Called.
At the same time. it was decided
to call another session of the presi-
dents of the associations at pm.
Saturday in the District Building.
A Saturday night was selected for
the mass meetings. it was explained,
because of the. belief of Col. Bolles
and Mr.. Stull that few persons now
leave towns for week ends and be-
cause fewer lodges and other aSSo-
clAtions would have conflicting meet
ings.
1t is estimated there will be prob
ably from 50 10 go such mass meet
ings, taking into consideration the
overlapping boundaries of some civic
and citizen associations which will
hold joint, sessions
Setup Explained.
The citizens groups were selected
to lead the drive for neighborhood
air raid wardens because of theft
geographical distribution. Presidents
of the associations will act as tenn
porary chairmen of the meetings
but the sessions are not intended to
be. solely projects of association
members. The associations, it was
said, are simply to provide the chan
nels Of organization.
Names of deputy warden and
three assistant deputies will be sent
to the Commissioners from each
meeting for appointment.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
District Day Postponed
Out Of Respect 10 6eyer

The District will lose its day in
the House today because of plans
for an early adjournment out of re-
spect to the memory of the late
Representative Geyer, Democrat. OF
California. who died last Saturday.
Chairman Randolph of the Dis
trict Committee hopes to arrange
with House leaders to allow the local
bills on the calendar to be called up
sometime next week. Otherwise &C
ton would be delayed until October
n, the last regular District day OF
the month.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Railway Officials Cool to Plan
For Suburban Shuttle Trains
Expense of Construction and Doubtful
Profits Cited os Chief Difficulties

Spring CMd) station on the main
line regular stop for all passenger
trains. and since then thousands
of persons living in that section
have used trains to commute to and
from Washington. Free parking
space is provided for the commuters
at the Silver Spring station. The
running time between Union Sta
ton and Silver Spring is IA minutes.
Dubious of Profits.
I'VE have always been a good
neighbor and we want to be CO.
operative and help in any way We
can to relieve the traffic situation
here" declared Mr.. Moorman. We
will go along with anything that Is
reasonable and practical.
"Of course, it is possible to provide
q commuter service such as has
been proposed. but there is ques-
ton whether such service would be
profitable. / doubt it very much
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad officials also
expressed serious doubt that the
proposed commuter service would
attract enough passengers to be
profitable However, at this time.
it was said, such a service would
seriously interfere with heavy freight
movements of defense materials.
Points to Freight Demands.
A statement issued through the
Office of E. r. Conner, the railroads
general passenger agent here, said:
There is heavy demand upon
our freight facilities at the present
time. due to increasing shipments
in connection with the national de-
fense program.
ITO set aside space in our Four
teenth street or other freight yards
in the Washington area for handling
passenger traffic would seriously
interfere with our freight operations.
1T is with great reluctance, there
fore, that we are compelled to sug-
geSt other arrangements be made
to take care of local travel incident
to the expanding Government pop
ulation of the city"
B. R. Tolson, general manager
Of the Washington Terminal, was
reluctant to discuss the proposals
for a special commuter service into
Washington. He said he wanted to
see a definite and tangible plan"
for such a service before comment
ing, but thus far no such plan has
been forthcoming. All Of the sug-
gestions which have appeared in
print, he declared, deal in generali-
ties.
One railroad Official expressed the
opinion that il traffic authorities
here applied the principle of rail-
road operation to the handling of
traffic there would be far less con-
gestion on the streets.
Would Divert Autos.
"When we find traffic getting too
tight at one point on railroad"
he said, I'VE segregate and divert
it. That could be done with auto
mobile traffic on congeSted streets.
In the peak periods mass tranS-
portation-the streetcars and buses
should be allowed to use street
exclusively and automobile traffic
required to use parallel streets.
"Streetcars should be coupled in
units of two or three instead of
operating as independent units.
That would cut down the frequency
of operations. The traff1c lights
should be synchronized so the cars
could run three or four. blocks with
out a stop. Car stops could be es-
tablished at these points. Then the
cars could be rushed through, traf-
f1c would be speeded up and there
would be less congestion"
Evening star., 1941-10-14
TestSuittoForce
Promotion Law Paw
Raises Is Filed
u. F. w. Storts Action
In Behalf of FederoI
EmpIoye Eorning $500

A suit in District Court today
sought TO require the Railroad Re-
tirement Board to grant pay raises
without further delay to employees
eligible under the new RamSpeck-
Meade promotion law.
The action-a test caSe-waS in
stituted late yesterday by the c. l. o.
of Ben Dimond, an assistant at
torney receiving s2,60O annually, and
other board employees similarly sit
uated who failed to get raises on
October /, when the legislation be-
came operative. Mr. Dimond, who
resides at 4105 Fourth street. North
Arlington. Va; was due to receive
an annual increase of 500 on that
date. according 10 the union bill
of complaint. All increases were
withheld, it is explained. at the re-
quest of the Budget Bureau.
Authorizes Step Increases.
Under the new law, employees re-
ceiving sufficiently high efficiency
ratings would receive one-step in
creaSes every l8 months If their
annual salary is under 5000, and
every 80 months if the salary is
above that figure. BY this plan. the
top of grade would be reached in
from to 10 years.
The union estimates that approxi-
mately 200, 900 employees would have
benefited by the program, which
was to have been inaugurated Oc-
tober /. The House Appropriations
Committee, however, refused to
permit the various agencies to incur
deficiencies to grant the raises, and
the Budget Bureau called upon the
establishments to withhold any pro-
motions until data could be assem-
bled to show what the entire pro-
gram would cost in order to get a
deficiency appropriation. 1t was
understood that Congress would be
asked then to make the raises ret
roactive to October l. ..F.
Holds Raises Mandatory.
The union contends the Retire
ment Board could pay the raises
without incurring a deficit. and in
a statement declared that legal
experts are convinced that the law
is so worded that ar agency able to
do so must give the raises
In defense of. the suit, which rep
resents, an unusual step, the, union
says that under present conditions
''it is not inconceivable that the
raises will be delayed until January.
In the meantime, fixed-income Fed
eral employees are suffering consid-
cradle hardship trying to meet the
rising cost of living
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Ben CowIes Ordoined
At Chevy Chase Church

Ben Cowles, minister of religious
education and young peoples work
at Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church, was formally ordained to
the ministry last night at the
church. His parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Macon Cowles of Charlestown,
Mass, were among the several hun
dred lay and clergymen who wit
messed the ceremony.
DR.. Henry Sloen CONN, president
Of Union Theological Seminary, New
York City, from which the Rev. Mr..
Cowles was graduated last June,
delivered the ordination sermon.
Mr.. Cowles previously was gradu-
ated from Haverford College, Penn
sylvania. He has been associated
with the congregation since last
June. His father is secretary of
the Charlestown Y. M. C. A.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Auto Loaded to Leave
On Hunting Trip Stolen

Capt. Joseph r. Harrison, U. S.
A. Reserve. is hupting-but for q
different game than he had in
tended.
Capt. Harrison is looking for the
thief who stole his automobile yes
terday filled with supplies for q
two-week hunting trip-rif1es, shot
guns, pistols, ammunition, blankets.
ETC., all valued at $500. The car
WIS parked In front OF his Office,
9l5 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Fire Destroys Building
On Maryland Compus

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Oct. IA (4,.
st. James School officials today
sought the cause of a fire that
wrecked old Kemp Hall, two-story
classroom and laboratory building,
last night.
Firemen from Hagerstown, 6 miles
from the Episcopal prep school, and
Williamsport, battled for an hour
against the syift-spreading flames
keeping the hre from damaging
Clagett Hall. main building adjoin-
ing Kemp Hall.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

RallTOdQ OIOCldlS tOOdy gave d
cool reception to proposals for
railway committing service from the
suburban sections of the District
into the heart of the Federal triangle
area as a means of relieving traffic
congestion.
The two principal objections raised
to the suggestions were:
l. The expense of reconditioning
and reconstructing existing freight
belt lines around the District for
passenger train service as we'll as
the construction of necessary
tunnels.
2. The uncertainty that such an
operation would be profitable.
Railroad officials pointed out that
the railroads are now providing a
commuters service into Union Sta
ton and that the trains operated ip
this service arrive and depart with
many vacant seats. There is a
question in their mind whether ex-
tension of this service to the vicin-
ity of the Government buildings
would attract a sufficient number
of additional passengers to justify
the cost.
MOOrman Cites Money Factor.
D. L. Norman, general passenger
agent in the District for the BaIti-
more e. Ohio Railroad. admitted
that commuter service over the
belt lines surrounding the District
is both possible and practical, but
the cost would be almost prohibitive.
Big money would have to be in
volyed in such a PLAN" he declared.
land l don't know where it would
come from" --7
Mr.. Norman pointed out that
before the B. g. O. single-track
freight belt line running into
Georgetown from Montgomery
County could be made available
for passenger trains, it not only
would have to be rebuilt but an
other track constructed which would
necessitate purchase of another
right of way. In addition, he said.
tunnel probably would have to
be constructed from the terminal
near Key Bridge into the Mall to
provide direct service to the Fed
eral buildings.
Several years ago. Mr.. Moorman
said, the B.. & o. made its Silver
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Dickson to Address Group

B. F. Dickson, captain of Section
9 of the Arlington County Com
munity Chest Association. will be
principal speaker at meeting OF
the Arlington Forest Citizens Asso-
citation at pm. tomorrow in the st.
Thomas More Auditorium, North
Thomas street on Lee boulevard.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Silver Spring Lions Dine

Floyd Cromwell, supervisor of
guidance work in the Maryland high
schools for the State department
Of education, will speak on the work
experience program for high school
seniors at dinner meeting of the
Silver Spring MD Lions Club at
$50 O'Clock tonight at the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Evening star., 1941-10-14

Totals to date - 54 10
In October, Beware Of:
/. The hours between mid
night and 2 am. Three persons
were killed within this two-hour
period in October last year.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than q croSswalk.
Two pedestrians met death in
October, 1910, while doing this,
One of the two ran out from
between parked cars. -
Evening star., 1941-10-14

FOR OLD TINES SAKE-Robert Sheerly stands the
table in his near Meadowbrook Saddle Club which he
keeps for IL people The coored chef says
tits just plain sentiment guess He formerly served Sunday
dinners patrons the Club high
way pressure of work in Arlington County tVa)
forced him discontinue the Staff Photo
Evening star., 1941-03-25

from a soap box or a radio station.
You have done this so you can hear
ALL sides, then decide for yourself
what course you will follow.
You have given NO MAN-not
the businessman, not the minister,
not the governor, not the President
of the United States, not even the
Supreme Court-the right to keep
NEWS from you.
You have even kept the final
power over the very newspapers
which serve you!
X X \
YOU HAVE KEPT THIS POWER be-
cause truth is the oxygen of Democ-
racy. Without truth, the system
would expire. Newspapers must be
free to provide this truth-free to
criticize, free to praise, free to re-
port with honesty.
This is FREEDOM. This is DE-
MOCRACY. And most good Ameri-
cans WANT 1T THIS WAY!
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Mickey Mouse
May Pep Up
Defense Output

Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
or their studio playmates may be
called upon to play an important
part in the training of thousands Of
skilled workers for national defense
jobs.
1t was learned today that the
Office Of Production Management,
which is directing in-plant training
courses, is negotiating with Walt
Disney's company regarding making
of several motion picture shorts
showing how certain mechanical
tasks are performed.
While DisneyS force has made a
number Of drawings for military
unit insignias free of charge, defense
officials point out that the work
they have in mind for the training
courses would be too great a job for
Disney to do on that basis.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Rowing Directorship
System Is Adopted
By Business Leader
Company Boards Meet
At Difficult Plants
For 'Humun Touch
BY ALTON L. BLAKESLEE,
sAssociated Press staff Writer.

y &ASSOCldttQ fTeSS Oldu WIlItI
NEW YORK, March 25.-"Roving
directors" are part of Carle c. Con-
ways plan to bring back the human
touch to management"
For Mr.. Conway, chairman of the
board of the Continental Can Co.,
Inc, believes "the time has come
for businessmen-and particularly
big buSinesSmen-to help solve some
of industry's major problems of to-
day, the problems of human rela-
tionships"
His rowing dictatorship is one step.
Instead of holding quarterly meet
ings in New York offices, as for
merly, the directors now meet each
quarter at different plant of the
company's sprawling network of
operations. Continental has So
plants in the United States, Canada
and Cuba.
Mr.. Conway sees this as a step
toward breaking away from ab-
Sentee management.
Parking Lot Expenditure.
Take one small example from our
first meeting in Chicago" he said.
For some time past, directors had
been discussing approval of $50 900
expenditure to buy parking lot in
Chicago. From their New York
offices, they couldn't quite see it.
But in Chicago, they looked out
the window and saw hundreds of
employees cars parked by the plant.
The men had complained of thefts
from their cars, of inconvenience
of all kinds. Also, if some one built
upon that neighboring lot, there
would be no parking place. The di-
rectors Immediately voted to buy the
property as a company parking lot.
Evening star., 1941-03-25

And I think that has helped our
personnel relationships there"
From the travelling meetings, Mr
Conway believes, will come many
steps to make management more
conscious of employees problems,
and Of plant problems.
Its return toward conditions
where the owner lived in the town
where his factory was located, where
he knew personally most of his
workers. Today, the owner too often
is only a myth to his employees, to
the community, and sometimes to
his customers as well.
Not only has the past 80 years
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Traffic Cases Jump,
Fines Soar $4,000
Above 1910 Period
Police Court Clerk
Gives Citizens Dotu
Through March Is

Traffic cases in the District this
year through March Is show an in
crease of TIT cases over 1910, while
cash receipts for fines and for
FIXTURES have jumped more than
$4,000 above last year, according
to report given by Walter F. Bram-
hall, clerk of the Police Court, at
the Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton last night.
There were 6942 traffic cases
against 6225 for the same period
In 1910. Cash receipts collected for
fines and forfeitures during the
same time were s114325. IS this year
and s83,219.52 in 1910, he said.
Tempo Speeds Up.
Indication that the figures are
continuing to rise is shown in the
average weekly receipts. While this
years average is $4,000 against
S11,1l6 for last year, Mr. Bramhall
pointed out, receipts for last week
were SIT 424 He attributed the in
crease in receipts partly to the
greater severity Of the court in
levying fines for major violations.
Speeding cases rose from 1926 cases
In the 1910 period to 2,345 in 1871.
Mr.. Bramhall offered the statistics
In support of the proposed consoli-
dation of the Police and Municipal
Courts. He declared that in his
opinion a consolidated Municipal
Court presided over by a Judge and
nine associate judges would give the
District as modern a judicial setup
as any city. The proposals he
cited were to empower the presiding
judge to designate judges serving in
other branches of the court to those
branches which are behind in their
work, stipulate a longer term of 10
years for judges. introduce retire
ment provisions and increase the
jurisdiction in civil cases from $1,000
to $4,000.
Parking Facilities Urged.
The association recommended that
builders be required to provide off,
street parking facilities for each new
dwelling unit constructed. Another
resolution. to oppose one-Way traffic
on TWenty-ei and Twenty ninth
streets, also was voted. J. B. Wyckoff,
who offered the two motions, tied
them together with the declaration
that the lack of off-street parking
facilities was the direct cause of
one-way streets.
Recommendations for a 100000
appropriation to begin construction
on a new vocational school to re-
place the Abbot School and a
S410000 school repair fund appro-
priation asked for by the Board of
Education were supported These
were proposed by Henry w. Draper.
Evening star., 1941-03-25

been the period of the greatest con-
centration of management-along
with the actual building of big busi-
ness or big distribution-but, at the
same time, it has been the period
of the greatest diversion of owner
ship in industrial history"
But, Mr.. Conway said, big busi-
ness has got to get human, and to
get a sense of humor. It must learn
how to be friendly"
Also, he added, labor must be
treated "as a human factor in the
cost of production. 1t is not solely
a commodity factor"
Evening star., 1941-03-25

YOU HAVE EARNED THIS DISH OF
FREEDOM. In the first place, you are
guaranteed freedom of speech and
thought and opinion in your basic
law. You have given every man the
right to report what he sees and
thinks-in a newspaper, a telegram,
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Annual Sermon for Post

The annual sermon for members
Of the James Reese Europe Post,
No. 5, the American Legion, will be
held Sunday at 8 pm. at the Second
Baptist Church, Third street be-
tween H and I streets NV. Comdr.
w H. Kelson will head the post, with
Lewis w Grove as chairman of
arrangements.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Hebrew Congregation
Plans Futher-Son Eete

The Brotherhood of the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation will hold
it's 18th annual father and-son BAN
quet at the Mayhower Hotel May 4,
General Chairman Sidney Lust has
announced.
The banquet this year will have a
showboat motif, complete with min
strel acts, Southern bellies and other
trimmings of the era. Professional
entertainers and amateurs recruited
Evening star., 1941-03-25

from brotherhood members and
guests will provide the program.
Alvin Newmeyer will be toastmas-
ter. Stanford Abel, president Of the
brotherhood, and Allen v. de Ford
are co-chairmen.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Funds Being Raised
For Jon Francis Are
Increased 10 S441
New Gifts Received
For Youth Wounded
While Aiding Police

Gifts from organizations and in
dividuals today swelled to S441.85
the fund raised by readers of The
Star for Jon Francis.
The 20-year-old baggage clerk,
wounded on February 81 while aid
ing police to pursue man who ran
amok with a gun in the downtown
area, is still in Emergency Hospital,
where his condition is said to be
good.
The money contributed by Star
readers will be turned over to Mai.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police, to be added to other gifts
raised by police and private citizens
to tide the youth over his period of
convaleScence.
The Star has received the follow
ing contributions in the last few
Evening star., 1941-03-25

Mexico is constructing a highway
for trucks carrying fish from the
Gulf of California to the United
States
Evening star., 1941-03-25

There were approximately 3,2OO,-
900 jobs in private industry filled in
1910 through the United States
Employment Service Offices through
out the Nation.