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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Grant Urges Action
On Redeve|opment

Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant, III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, declared
yesterday it was urgent" that the
District urban redevelopment bill
be enacted as soon as possible.
Speaking to the District Wash
ington Building Congress at the
Mayfiower Hotel, Gen. Grant out
lined principal provisions of the
measure. He reported it has passed
the Senate and is now pending be-
fore the Judiciary Subcommittee of
the House District Committee, which
will hold hearings on it in Janu-
airy.
J. c. Turner, business agent of
the Operating Engineers Union
(AFL, suggested to Gen. Grant
during a question and answer pc
Rod that the rehousing of displaced
slum jewellers in areas to be rede-
veloped should be the responsibility
OF the National Capital Housing
Agency. He also proposed that the
bill provide that wages on the ur-
ban redevelopment project should
conform to the prevailing rate Of
wages at the time.
Charles T. Penn, president of the
Building Congress, commented that
the idea of redevelopment was grow.
ing rapidly all over the country. Ir
indianapolis. for instance, he sale
there had been set up a public
agency, to which is turned over
cents out of each tax dollar, to spene
for redevelopment of blighted areas
in the city.
Such redevelopment," Mr.. Penn
predicted, will be on a nationa
scale before long"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Volunteer Workers
Open New Campaign
TO Raise Chest Fund

Get into the Christmas spirit and
make your first Yuletide gift a pres
ent to those who need it most" Lee
D. Butler. chairman of the Com
munity War Fund campaign, urged
today as volunteer workers started
ringing doorbells in new drive to
raise $528,56l for local Community
Chest agencies before Christmas.
In proclamation designating
December 10 to II as Pill the Chest
Week. the District Commissioners
have urged Washington citizenry to
contribute in the spirit of Christ
mas and of our new peace"
Mr.. Butler announced that work
ers will report Monday on their
efforts to reach the revised goal of
s4,385 $50 this week A total of
S3,856, 889 was collected during the
Community War Fund campaign
this fall.
New appeals were sent to all
Government departments today,
giving those who have not contrib
oeCa olAoellCA SildllSC w w 81 dliu
asking every one to make Christ
mas gift to the needy
Letters already have gone out to
IS, 900 former contributors who did
not give this year.
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
Of District Court, who presided at
kickoff meeting yesterday in the
Mayfiower Hotel, announced that he
would personally join the solicitors.
Community War Fund directors
have sent $4,000 to the National
War Fund. Money collected this
week will 60 solely to local agencies.
William ]. Father, jr., chairman
Of the Admissions and Budgets Com
mittee, said it Is essential to reach
the quota. He said that in his ex-
perience as budget chairman he
never had seen a local welfare
agency pad its budget. The Com
munity Chest never has asked for
all the funds that charities in this
area need. he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Parking Data Presented
As Basis for D. t.. Action

Parking data collected by the
National Park and Planning Com.
mission was studied by the Dis
trict Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
yesterday at meeting at the In.
terror Building.
P. Y. K. Howat, chairman of the
agency, said this was the first of a
series of hearings which will result
in recommendations for clearing
up the parking problem in the
District. ...
Engineers Of the Keystone Auto
mobile Club will be heard by the
agency at the next meeting on De-
cember 20 at the Municipal Build.
ing, Mr.. Howat said.
Gen. U. S. Grant III, chairman
Of the National Park and Planning
Commission, and John Nolan, CHIEF
engineer of the commission, pre-.
sented data collected by their group
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Draft Board Saws
Shelton Must
| Answer Letters

Jay Paul Shelton, %, Arlington
fugitive from justice who is Under
stood to have notified his draft
board of a change of address, will
nave another charge against him if
he fails to answer letters, j. Byron
Brooks, chairman of Arlington
County Selective Service Board No.
2, said today.
Mr.. Brooks would neither confirm
nor deny reports that the board had
received a notice from Shelton of a
change of address to a Southern
State.
Shelton has been sought by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
since he escaped from Federal au-
thorities in Richmond, Va, last Oc-
tober. He is wanted on an escape
charge and on a charge of violating
the National Motor Vehicle Theft
Act.
First gaining notoriety when he
was charged last January with the
kidnapping of l4-year-old Grace
Washington, Falls Church, and with
attempting to rob the East Falls
Church Branch Of the Falls Church
Bank. Shelton was exonerated Of
these two charges. He was then
charged with larceny of an automo-
bile and forgery Of automobile titles.
At the time OF his escape he was be-
ing held in default Of bond In con-
nection with the auto theft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Grant, Reynolds Urge
Senate TO Enlarge
Federal Parking Bill

A more comprehensive program tt
provide parking space for Fedora
employees than is provided in the
recent House bill on the subject was
urged today by Maj. Gen. U. S
Grant III, chairman of the Nationa,
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, and w. E. Reynolds, commits
sioner OF public buildings.
Appearing before Senate District
Subcommittee considering the legis-
lation, the witnesses said the House
measure did not 60 far enough.
In seeking to relieve traffic con-
gestion and provide more parking
space, the House bill requires that
any new Federal office building must
be provided with parking space to
accommodate not less than 10 pei
cent nor more than 20 per cent OF
the buildings employees.
Change in Fees Suggested.
Gen. Grant also suggested that
some provisions be made for addi-
tional parking facilities for existing
buildings. This suggestion was con-
CURED in by Mr.. Reynolds.
Both witnesses said they favored
charging fees for parking. Gen
Grant suggested that a So to S.
monthly rate for Federal workers
would be reasonable.
Mr.. Reynolds said the fee should
be comparable to that charged by
private parking firms. Chairman
Huffman of the subcommittee re-
piled that under such a plan many
Federal workers would not be able
to afford to park their cars.
Problem Called Terrific.
Both witnesses recommended that
whatever fee is charged should be
set by the commissioner of public
buildings, who also would have
complete control over operation OF
parking facilities.
Mr.. Reynolds told the committee
he thought that wherever possible
the facilities should be operated or
a concession basis to insure maxi
mum efficiency. He added the en-
tire problem is a terrific one" ano
deserves additional study.
In urging that the 20 per cent
restriction be lifted, Gen. Grant said
that more than 20 per cent of Fed
eral employees drive their own cars
and this would work a hardship on
some of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Shoppers Here Urged to Turn
Deaf Ear to Child PunhundIers

servicemen were the biggest of
tenders, and they definitely Com
tributed to the delinquency of the
children" when they gave them
money.
He said that most of the chill
dren came from poor homes and
parents who did not give them
proper attention.
Whenever we pick up a boy like
this one we take him home and
try to explain to the parents the
damage they are doing him. When
the parents make no effort to help
the boy Is sent to the Receiving
Home and the welfare authorities
are notified to handle the case" he
stated.
In any case do not give money
to the children begging on the
streets" 1t. Murphy pleaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Developer Hopes to Create
A empIe Heights Radio Civ

Development of a modern thea
ter center" for Washington, includ-
ing several legitimate theaters and
an opera house. is the hope of Nor
ris Cafritz, local real estate dealer
who purchased Temple Heights, an
historic site of nearly 10 acres at
Connecticut and Florida avenues
NV, The Star learned today.
In partnership with Mr.. Cafritz
In the million dollar transaction
yesterday was the Charles H. Tomp-
kins Co., contractors. Seller was
the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of the District.
Il would like to see another Radio
City on that Site" Mr.. Cafritz said
this morning. 1--WE all know how
badly Washington is in need OF
something like that. I have been
approached by several New York
firms who want to build theaters
here, and I believe that this is the
perfect way to do it."
Mr.. Cafritz pointed out that Tenn
pie Heights is the only undeveloped
plot Of comparable size within easy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Cold Delays Operation
On Alexandra Blue BABY
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11.-An opera
ton on Herbert M. Lewis, I'd, 2-year.
old Alexandria, Va, blue" baby,
was postponed yesterday when the
child developed q slight cold.
The boy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert M. Lewis, Rosehill Farm.
Alexandria, was placed in an isola-
ton ward. No new date for the
operation was set.
Meanwhile, Judy Hickman, Z,
Buckley, Wash, had passed the most
critical post-operative period and
was reported doing as well as may
be expected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Police and Firemen' S
8 Pet. Pay Raise Held
Subject 10 Deduction

The controller general has ruled
that the per cent increase given
District police and firemen by an
act Of last July, in lieu of overtime
and night differential, is part of
their base pay and subject to de-
auctions for retirement, it was
learned today
The decision, which affects more
than 1000 police and firemen, up
sets the procedure which the au-
ditor's office has been following since
last July in not considering it as
base pay. Adjustments OF deduc-
tons back to that time probably
will have to be made, it was said.
Request for the opinion was made
by Auditor A. r. Pilkerton when
police and firemen said they thought
the increase should be included in
the retirement base.
In another phase Of the ruling,
the controller also reversed by in
ference the auditors practice of
considering special allowances
granted detective sergeants, precinct
detectives and motorcycle police as
part of base pay for retirement. The
controller held that the allowances
are not a part of base pay and not
subject to the per cent increase.
If the allowances-$600 for detec-
tive sergeants. $240 for precinct de-
tectives and $3.50 for motorcycle po-
lice-are not base pay for purposes
of the increase, it was indicated,
they are not subject to the retire.
ment deduction which the auditors
office has been applying for many
years. How this phase of the situa-
ton will be adjusted is not yet de-
cided, it was stated, but it was sug-
gested that some remedial legisla-
ton might be necessary to set an
effective date to the ruling.
Police said there are 80 detective
sergeants. 40 precinct detectives and
10 motorcycle police who will be
affected by this part of the decision.
Mr.. Pilkerton was home i'll today,
but was expected to take up the
matter of adjustments under the
ruling as soon as he gets back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11

Christmas shoppers were asked
today by the Police Department not
to give money to children pam
handlers" now operating in the
District shopping areas in great
numbers.
A 7-year-old boy, picked up by
members of the Juvenile Bureau
yesterday afternoon on F street,
had almost So in his pockets and no
soles on his shoes, police said,
'4This particular boy is typical
of the groups of 5 to 7-year -old
children roaming the streets at all
hours Of the night. He has been
sept to the Receiving Home about
is times already In the past month, !"
1t. William T. Murphy Of the Juve-
nile Bureau said.
1t. Murphy pointed out that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Coast Guard Seeks
Funds for Project
To Cost 100000

The Coast Guard has plans for an
So 900, 900 project calling for a new
national headquarters, docking facil-
tiles on Washington Channel, several
large buildings and maritime circle
at the foot of Seventh street S.W.,
John A. Remon, chairman of the
Washington Board of Trades River
and Harbor Committee, has dis
closed.
While plans are still in a forma-
tive state, it was learned that Rear
Admiral L. T. Chalker, acting Coast
Guard commandant, has requested
the Federal Works Agency to include
the proposed project in its public
works program.
Mr.. Remon also disclosed that the
Washington Channel water front
improvement program, halted dur
ing the war, would resume as soon
as weather permits.
Upon completion in 1850 this
water front will include three of the
finest yacht basins in the country
with total capacity of 356 craft, 9
two-story Colonial brick clubhouse
with ample space to take care Of
200 members, and four large modern
piers" Mr.. Remon said.
He said the final step in the pro-
gram will be general cleaning uI
and Identification of the remaining
shoreline
Mr.. Remon stressed, however, i'm
provement of the channel was not
in itself the entire answer to oul
river and harbor problems"
"A fundamental, long-term plan
comparable to the Mcmillan anC
LEnfant plans for our land areas, is
needed to attain a comprehensive
and co-ordinated improvement of ali
our water fronts" Mr.. Remon added
A survey already has begun fol.
lowing recent congressional authori.
zation for the War Department te
begin study expected to take three
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Building Expansion Urged
At Crosby Moves School

The Brentwood Terrace Citizens
Association last night urged the
construction of a lunchroom, audi
forum and additional classrooms at
the Crosby Noyes Elementary School
Tenth and Franklin streets NE.
The association also expressed its
appreciation to Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee for
his efforts on behalf of the District
and lauded President Truman fol
his recent stand on District suffrage
The associations annual Christ
mas party will be held from $3.50 tc
$50 pm. Thursday, December 20
at the Langden Elementary School
Nineteenth and Evarts streets NE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
K Bond Sales Reach
71qb Of Goal With
100000 Purchases

Sale OF Series E Victory Bonds
yesterday totaled 5000 900 to make
total of $l9,2O0,O00, or I'll pei
cent of the District goal of ST.
000, 900 for bonds in this class, the
District War Finance Committee
announced today.
This class of bonds is the only
one under the 100 per cent goal
mark at this stage of the cam
paign. the figures released today by
the committee reveal. Individual
bond sales were brought to $46 ,1O0,-
600, or 1898 per cent of the total
Of s42,000,000 quota, with the an
nouncement that 81 500 900 in bonds
have been purchased since the last
figures were released.
Sales of other issues to individ-
uals were up 81 900, 600 to s26 900 900
to make 1913 per cent of the SIS
900 900 quota, the announcement
said.
Corporation Sales Climb.
Corporation sales of $1,000. 00O
brought that group up to $50, 300,-
600, or 1867 per cent of a $4,000
600 quota. Total sales, the report
stated. were up 50 ,7OO.0 to sl26,.
400 900, or 1897 per cent of the goa
of s85, 0oo, 900.
National figures released today by
the War Finance Division of tn,
Treasury Department revealed vic.
tory Loan sales to date total ST.,
207 900 COO, or 1864 per cent of tn
$l1 900 100000. E Bonds. nationall,
totaled sl,2s1 ,000, 900, or 64.5 pei
cent of its goal of $4,000, 900 900
while sales to individuals reached
81, 1873 900 900, or nearly 100 per cen,
of the $4,000, oo0, 900 quota.
Sales to corporate investors so fa1
reported are $12,424 900 900, or ITS
per cent of the $1,000, 0O0, 900 quota
Women Leaders Meet.
Leaders of the women's division
OF the District War Finance Com
mittee were to meet at l pm. today
at the home of Mrs. Nathan Hur-
WITT, 4122 Eighteenth street NV.
to intensity the activity for pushing
the E Bond drive over its top OF
$27 ,000, 000 Mrs. Hurwitz is chair
man of the divisions Special Events
Committee.
Two moving picture premieres
with a $1,000 bond purchase as ad-
mission were announced today by
Fred S. Kogod. The first will be
the Road to Utopia" with Bling
Crosby. Bob Hope and Dorothy La
mour, to be held for the Amity Club
Thursday at the Paramount screen
ing room.
The other, the following Thursday
will be Saratoga Trunk" co-star-
ring Gary Cooper and 1ngrid Berg
man, will be held for a Zionist group
in the Warner Bros screening room
At a meeting of builders and labor
leaders yesterday in the Mayflower
Hotel, the Washington Building
Congress pledged increased activity
to further the sales of bonds among
employees in local construction
circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11

handed down August 10 of this yeal
by an arbiter.
These included additional time.
and-one-half penalties, a pension
plan of which the company pays
two-thirds of the cost, and up.
grading of various groups in tn.
mechanical and way and structure!
departments. The cost of these addi.
tional benefits, he said, was est.
mated at more than 100000 {
year, or more than double the an.
nual dividend payment.
The Arbitration Board agreed tt
meet daily from 10 am. to / pm
and from 2:30 pm. to 4:3O pm
Several witnesses were ready OF
both sides.
The transit company, followin,
the recent tie-up in transportation
was taken over by the Government
through the Office of Defense Trans
portation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11

for the boards 9th annual mid
winter dinner to be held February
20 at the Mayhower Hotel. 1t.
Comdr. F. James Barnes, II, speak
ing for the Campaign Committee
and the trustees of the Community
War Fund, told of the need for an
additional 1928 900 in the next week.
The Christmas season, he said,
offers an opportunity for the spirit
Of giving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
Suitlond Boy in Hospital
Is 18th Polio Case

Another case of polio, from the
1900 block of Taylor street, Suit
land, Md, today brought the total
of nonresident cases to l12. There
were IA at this time last year In
District hospitals.
A four and half year old boy
was brought to Childrens Hospital
from the Suitland address. The
total of resident cases to date is
139 as compared with 1874 at this
time last year.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

that culture on a cash-and-carry basis
is less enervating to the income than
culture on the cuff.
II the Ballet International is recog-
nized in the future. and it may well
be, the Marquis-whose balletomania
Is supported by his wife's Rockefeller
millions will never, never again
make the mistake of designating ii as
a strictly cultural and non.profit.
making organization"
The Marquis and his Marquesa
were prepared to lose a fortune on
their ballet dream. but they were not
prepared for Uncle Whiskers' decision
that since the loss of a million smack.
ers was occasioned through cultural
and non-profit making organization,
only fifteen 15) per cent of the
loss could be deducted from income
tax return-instead of all of it as in
a vulgar commercial venture.
But even if the Ballet International
unlike the Phenix. fails to- rise from
its taxable ashes, its initial and only
season in New York will be treasured
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

CULTURE on the cuff has been a
pretty thing through the ages.
49, But I'm these parlous times Uncle
Sam Is crazy about cash on the barrel
head. So the Marquis George de
CuevaS and his MarqueSa, grand
daughter of the late John D. Rookie
feller, are once more behind the finan-
cial eight ball in another attempt to
bring culture, FOB, to the u. S. A.
In less than a years time. the de
Cuevases have willingly sunk a mil.
lion dollars worth of Rockefeller
dimes in their cultural project, the
Ballet International. The Marquis
and his Marquesa were even ready to
kiss off the million and proceed from
that point in their ambition to give
New York and the nation a native and
permanent corps de ballet.
But since Uncle Sam sneaked up
behind them recently and hit their cul-
tural project with the income tax, they
have withdrawn from their ree9l role
as all.out angels of the Ballet Interna.
tional. They made the sad discovery
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

in the memory of New York's balleto-
maniacS. This was the memorable
season In which the Marquis spent
$4,000 In mounting and presenting
for three scheduled performances
The Mad Tristan" the surrealistic
ballet conceived by Salvador Dali, the
Spanish surrealist painter.
The brief union of the Dali sub
conscious and the Rockefeller fortune
produced ballet guaranteed to scare
Freud and send audiences away with
determination TO lead a better life.
The Dali-executed backdrop was a
dilly of dark decay and subconScious
Welsh rabbit phantoms against which
the mad Tristan tdriven mad by the
backdrop. probably saw his Isolde
as praying mantis.
Taxation Is not the only difficulty
that de Cuevas and his Ballet Interna-
tional suffered with Uncle Sam,
either. Right smack in the middle of
the season. the draft board decided
that IL the ballet's young men were
strong enough to do the entrechats
and the pas seuls, they could probably
heave a grepade and carry tommy
gun just as well.
So, "a of the corps de ballet were
reclaSSified and the threat of such
wholesale losses to the corps was any.
thing but quieting to the nerves.
Then Uncle Sam tossed another
monkey wrench into the ballet ma
chinery. The Marquis and his COM
pany made elaborate plans to go on
tour but the general difficulties of
wartime travel-as epitomized by
the Office of Defense Transportation
- caught up with the ballet.
Faced with the difficulties of
travel and taxation, the Marquis can.
celed the tours, threw up his hands
and tossed in the chips.
But even if the Ballet International
is in suspension. the Marquis is left
with his original interest in ballet,
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

a bigger crowd.
Some wit once said that de Cuevas'
most artistic venture was dress de-
signing in Paris. since II resulted in
his meeting with and marriage to the
Rockefeller heireSS.
Certainly. his ventures with the
other arts have not been as success
full as he had hoped.
Even when he turned to writing,
the results were not altogether happy.
After coming to the United States Che
is now a naturaliZed American citi-
Zen), he wrote "An Oriental Tale"
describing the amorouS trials and
tribulationS of an exquisite Eastern
princess. The book bore dedication
ITO Mona"
The Mona in question was said to
be the exquisite Mrs. Harrison (Mona)
Williams, long queen of the Best
Dressed. who had been seen here and
there with the Marquis and Marquesa.
Alas, it is said that the beauteous,
real-life Mona was not too pleased
by the dedication!
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

with the Ballet lnStl-
tute and with a the
atre on his hands.
The Ballet Interna-
tional is not the first
de Cuevas disilluSion-
ing experience with
cash and culture. They
anted up 100000 for a
building TO house the
magnificent $50, ,000,-
600 Masterpieces of
Art" exhibited at the
New York World Fair.
This was a Sumptu-
Gus collection from the
worlds greatest gal
leries. but Billy Roses
AQuacade nearby drew