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port, Mr.. Brown said that while he
thought it contained good ideas, "
he believed that it would be in
advisable to make the outlay of
money contemplated-S44,4 ,450. 900
until conditions were more settled"
He expressed strong opposition to
any increase in the gas tax.
"Once you put tax on, it's never
taken off," he added.
Mr. Brown was vice president of
the association for number of
years, chairman of its Public Safety
Committee and delegate to the
federation. He is also a member of
the Board of Trade, twice a director
of the old Chamber of Commerce
and chairman of the Subcommittee
on Petitions of the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representa-
ton.
Mr.. Brown said he favored both
national and local suffrage. In
regard to taxation, which he said
was really his favorite civic topic.
he felt that the Federal Government
should bear its proportionate share
of expenses to property" Saying
that the Government was not meet
ing that share, he declared that if
the District had received proper
consideration the justice of the Over
ton bill would have passed it."
Cooperation between the Dis
trict and Federal Governments, he
predicted, would continue to make
the Capital lone of the most
pleasant places to live"
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Five Conventions
Will Meet Here

Five conventions will be held here
this week, according to an an
nouncement by the Convention Bu-
reau of the Greater National Capital
Committee. The list, including time
and place, follows:
National American Wholesale
Lumber Association. Tuesday and
Wednesday at the May1ower; zoe
delegates.
National Conference on Weights
and Measures. Tuesday through Fri
day at the Mayfower Hotel; 25C
delegates.
Baltimore Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Church, Wednesday
through Sunday; 1000 delegates.
Georgetown University Alumni
Reunion, Friday through Monday at
the Mayflower hotel; 500 delegates
Women's General Missionary So
ciety of the United Presbyterian
Church, Friday through Tuesday at
the United Wallace Memorial Pres
byterian Church; $50 delegates.
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Wender Supported
For McCarran Aide

Harry S. Wender, Southwest civic
leader and first vice president of the
Federation of Citizens Association
is being pushed by number of other
civic leaders for the position as as
sistant to Senator Pat McCarran in
his work as chairman of the Senate
District Committee.
Senator McCarran agreed to ac-
cept the District Committee chair
manship only if an executive assist
ant familiar with District affairs was
provided at a salary between $4,000
and $4,000.
Mr.. Wender agreed to his name
being entered for the position, stat
ing that next to his family his chief
interest was in work related to the
District. He is now practicing law.
The Nevada Senator repeatedly
told one of the Wender hackers that
Mr.. Wender would receive careful
consideration for the post, but re-
minded that the money had not
been appropriated and that unless 1t
was he would not serve as chairman.
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the Friendship Citizens Association
meeting Wednesday night, it was
announced.
Following is the schedule of the
eight citizens associations meeting
this week:
Monday.
Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. C.-Auditorium, Takoma School,
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street
NV, 8 pm.
Forest Hills-Ben Murch Sc,.ool,
Thirty-sixth and Ellicott st.-aets
NV, 8 pm.
Kenilworth - Kenilworth School,
1902 Forty-fourth street NE, 8 pm.
Manor Park-Auditorium, Whit
tier School, Fifth and Sheridan
streets NV. 8 pm.
Metropolis View-Crosby S. Noyes
School, Tenth and Franklin streets
NE, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Association of Oldest Inhab-
itants-Old Union Engine House,
Nineteenth and H streets NV, 7:30
pm.
Friendship-Janney School, Wis
consin avenue and Albemarle street
NV, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation - Boardroom, District
Building, 8 pm.
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TOBe Feted
Wednesday
Oldest Inhabitants
Honor Young
Members

Eight citizens associations meet
ings, including the regular monthly
meeting of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants and the last meeting
of the season of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, have been
listed for the civic calendar this
week.
The meeting Wednesday evening
of the Oldest Inhabitants will honor
all young members 80 years of age
and over"
David Babp, secretary of the Fed
Grafton, said that Saturdays session
would be given over to a cleanup
of the calendar" including reports
from the Law and Legislation Com
mittee and the Education Com
mittee.
Annual elections will be held by
the Metropolis View Citizens Asso-
citation meeting tomorrow night and
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made 1t clear they are opposed TO
present procedure by which certain
facilities under the jurisdiction of
the parks Office have been leased to
private operators. The facilities
include swimming pools, golf courses
and tennis courts.
Two other points of controversy
still remain among the citizen
groups backing the measure-who
should be on the board and how
they should be appointed.
Despite the fact that most Of the
supporters of the bill concur in
principle with the plan to transfer
certain of the park-owned property
to the recreation board, they have
indicated private and public oppo-
sition to the plan in the fear that
it might result in the blocking of
the entire bill. Thomas S. Settle,
secretary of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
pointed out to the subcommittee
that no similar amendment is being
planned to compel the Board of
Education or the Commissioners
to turn over their properties to the
recreation board, and Acting Rec
reation Co-ordinator Milo F. Chris
tiansen pleaded with the members
to pass the bill unamended to pro-
vide starting point from which to
work.
Sample Situation.
A situation showing what the
subcommittee has in mind is the
Takoma recreation center based
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Business Groups
Six Associations
Meet This Week

The following six businessmen S
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, June 3.
Columbia Heights - Luncheon,
Sholl's Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth street
NV, 1915 pm.
Electrical Contractors - Regular
meeting. Pepco general Office build
ing, Tenth and E streets NV,
8 pm.
Funeral Directors-Regular meet
ing, Willard Hotel, Pennsylvania
avenue and Fourteenth street NV,
$50 pm.
Wednesday, June 4.
Master Plumbers-Regular meet
ing, Hotel Twenty-four Hundred,
2400 Sixteenth street NV, 8 pm.
Thursday, June 5.
Central-Luncheon, Casino Royal
Cafe, Fourteenth and H streets NV.
1915 pm.
Northeast-Luncheon, Continental
Hotel, North Capitol, between D and
E streets, 1890 pm.
Calendar Notes.
The Connecticut Avenue Board of
Directors will meet Tuesday at 10
am. Mayflower Hotel, Connecticut
avenue and De Sales street NV.
The Master Plumbers Board of
Directors will meet tomorrow at $3.50
pm, Frank Bentley, Inc, 3717 Geor-
gia avenue NV.
The Park View Board of Directors
will meet tomorrow at 7:30 pm,
Georgia avenue branch of the City
Bank, 36O8 Georgia avenue NV.
The Central Board of Directors
will meet Friday at pm, room 900
Woodward Building, Fifteenth and
Fl streets NV.
Judge Ellen K. Raedy of the
Municipal Court will be guest
speaker at the Northeast luncheon
Thursday, it has been announced by
Julian o. Cardin, chairman for the
afternoon. Miss Jean Cavanaugh
Miss Washington" will also be
present as an invited guest of the
president, Arthur Hartung Miss
Cavanaugh was sponsored by the
Northeast Businessmen Association
in the Miss Washington" contest
held last Sunday. Judge Raedy will
speak on the Small Claims Court of
the District.
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Pedestrians Have Champion
In George H. Brown
Columbia Heights
Leader Hits
Traffic Setup
By BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

In George H. Brown. the newly
elected president of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, the
pedestrians of the city have a
champion of their cause.
Mr.. Brown has been advocating
for about IS years that traffic
lights be arranged so that pedes-
trians would have light on which
to cross the street without having
to worry about cars making right
or left turns. He originally argued
for an amber light for pedestrians.
Asked in an interview yesterday
about the argument that such a
pedestrian light would slow up
traffic, particularly street cars and
buses. Mr.. Brown replied fatty:
Slowing up traffic is secondary
to the safety of pedestrians. When
you come down to it, the pedestrian
should have the right of way"
He said that one of the troubles
here is that too many agencies
handle traffic. The Commissioners,
he argued, are directly responsible
for traffic. but then there are the
director of traffic, the traffic in
spector in the Police Department,
the Traffic Advisory Council and
the Public Utilities Commission,
which, for instance, have word
on the location of loading plat
forms. There is need he said, for
lone responsible head for traffic
matters"
Poor Light Timing.
Mr. Brown, expressing dissatis-
faction over the timing of lights,
suggested that the lights should
be arranged so that the lane with
the greatest volume of traffic would
have the greatest length of time
for passing an, intersection and
could 60 a number of blocks with
out stopping.
Charging that pedestrians have
a hard time getting to and from
loading platforms, particularly in
his neighborhood, which takes in
part of Fourteenth street NV,
Mr.. Brown declared that automo-
biles should not be allowed to pass
platforms on both sides, as has
sometimes been recommended. He
urged further that cars should be
forced to stop behind street cars,
even with loading platforms, to give
the pedestrians a chance to cross
the street.
Concerning the Whitehurst re-
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D. 6. Business
Two Groups
Slate Hearings
Zoning Commission.

Hearing 10 am. Thursday on 19
proposed changes of zoning and a
proposed amendment to the zoning
regulations dealing with parking
cars on unused lots in residential
areas.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Protest hearings: Max Handel,
application for on-sale beer and
wine at 1857 Benning road NE
Wednesday 10 am; Joseph Dan
hakl, continuation of hearing on
application for on-sale beer and
wine at 50 L street NV, 10 m
Thursday.
Applications: T Street Market,
1900 T street NV, off-sale beer
and wine: Ideal Market, 1859 Cham
plain street NV, off-sale beer and
wine; transfer Banders Market,
off-sale beer and vine. from 500
Twentieth street NV. to 1918 E
street NV.
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Changes in Recreation Bill
Pondered by Subcommittee
Trend Indicated by Queries
Of House Unit at
Recent Hearings
By JOHN W. THOMPSON, Jr.

With the ciys civic organizations overwhelmingly Of the
bill establish recreation board control the public
recreation facilities the subcommittee investigating
the problem have several amendments mind revealed
the hearings of the past
would compel the Office National Capital
recreation board all properties Fairgrounds
the city Another would establish
civil merit
District residents with proper qualifications.
subcommittee members their line questioning
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Local Youths to Graduate

Ten boys from Washington and
nearby will receive degrees from Vir-
ginia Tech June 9. They are Harry
Critz, A. A. Sackheim, c. w. With
crow, Frederick v. Benjamin, Eugene
G.. Frieh. Harry F. LoWman, jr.;
William B. DoWney and Richard F.
Carter of the District, and Heber H
Rice of Chevy Chase, Md.
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Completes Internship

Jeanne Matscheck of Washington
yesterday completed her internship
In the United States Housing Au-
thority as one of Al college graduates
being trained for year under the
National Institute. She will join the
Personnel Section of the Federal
Works Agency. Miss Matscheck Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Matscheck, 1920 Tilden street NV.
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Cinemutogrophers to Meet

Or. P. L. Riker, president of the
Wild Flower Preservation Society
and botanist with the Agriculture
department, will demonstrate three
oimensional film projection at a
meeting of the Washington Society
OF Amateur Cinematographers at 8
pm. Monday at Mount Pleasant
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
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Traffic Club Plans Outino

The Traffic Club of Washington
will hold its annual spring golf out
ing on Thursday at the Manor Coli
and Country Club. The affair will
be followed by a dinner at which
golf prizes will be awarded. John H
Hague is chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee.
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through the Metropolis Viewpoint publication the back of
botter He recently sponsored membership drive with yard
sticks bait The numbers in the lower left corner like bank
Identification numbers of IS member bodies in the
Federation. Star Staff Photo
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yBOUDRENS LATEST AND LAST-Vncent P Boudren banker
president of Metropolis View Citizens Association devised this
his final notification meeting of the association members
He retres president of the group this year. Previously Mr.
Bouden aroused the interest his community in the association
Evening star., 1941-06-01
How They Stand

Attitude of citizens associa-
tions on city-wide problems
since the start of the civic
season:
Hunter Recreation Bill.
Favor Oman board III
Favor Oman board 2
Opposed --------------0 0
Increase in District
Gasoline Tax.
Favor 4
Opposed 10
Staggered Government
Pay Days.
faVOr
Opposed o
Merger of Police and
Municipal Courts.
fdVOT
Opposed l
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expected the record of the hearing by subcommittee
Committee the Judiciary the Capper national
representation complete The delay in this
available understood to be due in part to the
preparation by Brookngs Institution of analytical digest
nterpetatve by expert analysts
novelty the line of hearings national
representation the District of Columbia.
this campaign for the Amercanizaion OF the
Wahingonian awaiting publication the report of the
committee on the r. Res making their
The union times., 1941-10-25
Landlords Cited
 For orRent-Cougiing

PITTSBURGH.-The Fair Rents Committee of the Pittsburgh Defense Council has certified to the Office of Price Administration & Civilian Sup ply four cases of unwarranted rent increases.
 In one instance a $25 rental had been raised to $60 In another case the SIS rent for house in bad re- pair had been hiked to SPA.
 Atty. Morris Zimmerman, chairman of the committee, explained that the agency had no power to prevent rent gouging but that strong pressure could be brought against profteering landlords. One method is to urge city departments to tighten up on enforce ment of various building laws. In extreme cases the names of recalci- trant landlords will be made public
The union times., 1941-10-25
Electricians InConn.Se
 Drive Funds
Want Factories Organized; {; Delegates Ready for St.
 Louis Convention

The State Electrical Workers As Sociation held meeting last Saturday afternoon in the New Haven Labor Temple to prepare for the national convention next week in St. Louis, Mo. The Connecticut delegation will support the fight to lower the present pension age limit from 65 to 55. The meeting also approved the motion to ask the convention that more funds be allocated for factory organization.
 At present members of the Interna- tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers upon reaching their 65th birthday become eligible for pensions from the International. These aver age SAP monthly. Each member also receives a $1,000 death benefit policy after five years membership.
 THOSE PRESENT
 The following attended the meet ing: Joseph Spalding, president, and Frank Devine, business manager, Lo- cal 35, Hartford; Thomas Stanton, Local 37, New Britain; Arthur Thiede, 525, Danbury; Thomas Han ley, 501, Stamford; Edward Conlon and William Bogart, 660, Waterbury; Henry J. Tierney, William Dedrick, and Joseph T. Rourke. BOO, New Haven. Tierney is president of the association, Dedrick, secretary, and Conlon, vice-president. International Representative William Steinmiller, a member of Local s, was also present.
 DELEGATES
 Steinmiller, Thiede, Hanley, Devine and Rourke are the delegates from their respective locals to the St. Louis convention. George Mylan, Local 488, Bridgeport; Thomas Sheehan, 225, Norwich; International Repre- sentative Francis Moore, B-1013, Hartford, and Eugene J. St. Pierre, alternate from B-1013, will also leave over the weekend for St. Louis.
The union times., 1941-10-25
FitzSimmons' Labor Record
 Made Public
Has Represented Moving Picture Operators, Stage
 Hands Many Years

The New Haven Republican
 Town Committee has issued the
 following statement to THE UN-
 ION TIMES:
 Tom FitzSimmons, Republican can didate for mayor of New Haven, has long been an avowed friend and rep resentative of labor. In his 20 years at the Bar he has often spoken for labor in the courts and the confer ences, and has frequently been chosen to act for various organizations in the American Federation of Labor.
 For the past IS years FitzSimmons has represented the New Haven Stage Hands, I.AT.S.E. No. "A. For the last eight years he has been counsel for Local No. 273 of the Motion Pic ture Operators and since 1888 has been attorney for the Hoisting and Portable Engineers.
 "FitzSimmons was active in the for nation of the Connecticut State As sociation of Stage Hands, formed about 10 years ago. He wrote the charter for them and supervised the original meetings.
 During the nationally famous Remington Rand strike i'll Middle town, FitzSimmons represented the International Association of Machin- ists, which included five unions.
 "FitzSimmons is an accomplished organist and pianist and has been most helpful in assisting at various enter tainments not only in New Haven but throughout the State. At all these affairs he has been most insistent that union labor be included.
 'On various occasions he has repre- sented Cigar Store Clerks, headed by James P. Geelan."
The union times., 1941-10-25
BarbersCiive
 Testimonial
 ForDePaola
Gov. Hurley To Attend Dinner By State Assn.
 At Waverly Inn

Joseph M. DePaola, State Bar
 Der Examiner, will be given
 testimonial dinner by the State
 Barbers Journeymen Protective
 Association on Monday evening
 at 8 o'clock in the Waverly Inn,
 Cheshire. The dinner will cele-
 brate DePaola's reappointment to a second four-year term by
 Gov. Robert A. Hurley. The gov
 ernor has accepted the associa- tion's invitation to attend.
 OTHER GUESTS
 Other guests will include State Treasurer Frank Anastasio, Attor- ney General Francis Pallotti, John J. Egan, secretary-treasurer, and James J. Clerkin, president of the Connecti- cut Federation of Labor; Anthony Mer1ino, third vice-president of the Journeymen Barbers International Union of America; Dr. Joseph I. Linde, city health officer of New Ha- ven, and John C. Cappalano, Hartford, president of the State Master Barbers.
 Patsy Selo of Meriden is chairman of the arrangements committee, As sisting him are Joseph Summa, Wa terbury, president of the State Bar bers Journeymen's Protective Asso- ciation; Carl Galasso, Stamford, sec retary-treasurer; and Frank Spadola, New Haven, first vice-president.
The union times., 1941-10-25
Labor In New Haven Wants Unity Casey
Endorsement Motion, Sec onded By Rourke, Is
 Passed Unanimously

The New Haven Central Labor Council, at its last meet ing, unanimously endorsed Mayor John W. Murphy for reelection to his sixth term of office as Mayor of New Haven.
 The motion for endorse ment was made by John E. Casey, veteran trade uniOnist. former secretary of the COun- cil, and a member of Local AZ, Typographical Union, the largest in New England out side of Boston.
 The endorsement is the first given any political candidate since the Council endorsed. obtained the nomination of, and helped to elect State Sen- atOr Joseph T. ROurke. busi- ness manager of Local B-9O, Electricians Union. ROurke seconded the motion to en- dOrse Mayor Murphy.
 ''We are living in critical times. times which call for complete un- ity," Casey told the delegates ''In my opinion, unity begins at home, and we in the labor movement can best make that beginning by work ing for the reelection of John W. Murphy.''
 Casey recOunted the Mayors record as a labor man-member and business agent of Cigarmakers Union, Local 39; president of the New Haven Central Labor COun- cil until he was elected chief executive; and vice-president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor.
 ''NO one has ever questioned the
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The union times., 1941-10-25
See It
 by JOE ROURKE
WATER RATES

It was indeed gratifying to read the decision made by the Public Utilities Commission that the l939 water rate increase put into effect by the old Public Utilities Commis- sion at the request of the New Ha- ven Water Company, has been re- voked.
 During the early part of June this column stated that one of the major accomplishments of the pres ent State administration under Gov. Robert A. Hurley was the appoint ment of two progressive men on the Public Utilities Commission. This job, of course, will not be complete until Governor Hurley re- places the third commissioner, Joe Alsop, whose appointment comes up during the 1943 session of the General Assembly. Commissioner Alsop has for years aligned himself with the utility interests of this State and like former Commission CTS Hyde and Taylor, must be re- placed to make sure that the pub lie will get a better deal in utility matters affecting every consumer i'm the State of Connecticut.
 COMBINED EFFORTS SUCCESS
 FUL
 The citizens of our State should be grateful to Governor Hurley, the Gen. eral Assembly, Mayor Murphy and the New Haven Central Labor Coun- Gil for their efforts to bring about a change in the Public Utility Commis- sion. It was only their combined in terest in the New Haven water rate case that brought this issue to the fore.
 Commissioners Joseph C. O'Con- nell and Clyde Fisher ane to be com mended for their recent action in re- voking the 1889 water rate increase and although this case is far from be- ing closed, we have at least won a partial victory for the consumers of water now being served by the New Haven Water Company.
 FINGERS CROSSED
 It is to be expected that the New Haven Water Company will appeal the decision revoking the increase and they no doubt will be prepared to seek solace from the Superior and the Supreme Courts of Errors of our State. Let us keep our fin gers crossed and hope that ulti- mately the decision will be render ed by the courts in favor of the consumers of water in New Haven and vicinity.
 SMALL TOWNS DID NOT HELP
 The citizens of East Haven, West Haven, Hamden, Woodbridge, Beth
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The union times., 1941-10-25
Retail Clerks Ring The Bell In Two Stores
Crestena Importing Co. and Mendel Rosner, N. H.
 Firms, Sign Contracts

Undaunted by the anti-picketing de- cision of Judge John FitzGerald, To- cal 1907, Retail Salespeop1es Union, continues its successful drive with new contracts. In the past week agree ments were achieved with the Cres- tena Importing Company, retail and wholesale grocer, and with Mende1 Rosner, both of New Haven. MT. Rosner signed the contract after his brother, Eli, had obtained an injunc- ton from Judge FitzGerald restrain ing the local from picketing the Mi lano Importing Company. These successes indicate that such anti-labor practices can no longer stop bona fde organizations" Frank Marsilio, presi- dent of the local, commented.
 ... TERMS OF CONTRACT
 The employees working in MendeI Rosner's store at 688 Grand Avenue, are now work ing 59 hours a week instead of 75. for $5 a week more since or ganization started. They had been given raises of $2 to $5 in order to turn them from bona fide organizations. However, the workers voted for the A.F.L. in the State Board election con- tested by the CLIO. The con- tract also calls for time and a half for overtime, vacations with pay, seniority and seven paid holidays.
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