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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29

'There isn't any truth" about
the KEGS Popinga case, KEGS de-
cides after it is all over, but there
are innumerable facets to it and
they comprise this unusually
thrilling story by the well known
French author.
Chief clerk of ship chandler,
KEGS is a substantial Dutch burgh-
er with wife, son and daughter,
comfortable home, an assured
place in the community, and MS
money soundly invested in his en-
ployer's business. He does not
drink, does not run off to AmStef-
dam for even an occasional SPREE
at worst plays chess.
Ir. one hour, in one converse
ton in dingy tavern, life pichS
him up, shakes him, turns nm II
side out. Bound at first to his loo,
friends, social position, he is set as
free as the wind, as if he'd step
ped upon a magic carpet.
Though it's sort of Jekyll-Hyde
transformation, the new man LF
tains certain characteristics OF "'
old, as though the lining had oesa
stamped with the weave OF IS
outer goods. An obsesslon WI.
h;noea1f an inflated notion Of his
own Importance carnies over meas
urably into the subsequent deSNs
which is heightened infinitely "
see his name and picture IN ne
papers. AS once he could be hap%3,
in his own idle boast that ne Woo.
win a chess game, even though IL
lost it, so in his freedom" he ca.
rejoice in murder since it sp,es..
his name in big type OIL H0"
pages.
Since simenon, prolific writer,
seems to rattle stories of a.
breakneck clip, it may be liCo,
rect to impute to him any p.o
found meanings; we should wv
tent ourselves perhaps with .+ d,
knowledging that he is mas
at writing an ingenious yarn
But the quandary of KEGS F0E
inga is more than cleverneSs' %
sense he is the modern roman
with no place to go. He still n'r.
be viewed as society's prISo|: ~
as much a prisoner in Paris as # #
the bosom of his family, as 0o.
place in our time as Albert Call,"I
Stranger" Possibly this ln'P+
a limit to conformity; possiO-y.
fully stable and frozen soc"
would drive a lot more ol
crazy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
TAR Dust
Fishing

The intransitive verb, to fish
is sufficiently defined for all prac.
teal purposes in the dictionary:
to attempt to catch fish as by
angling or drawing net. But mer
who consider fishing one of the
essentials of life do not expect
those who have little interest ir
it to understand all the ramifica-
tions involved.
One isn't going to dispute the
point that the catching of 2 few
plscatorial denizens will harm a
days fishing. However, a man
who is true fisherman is con-
cerned with many things other
than the weight of his creeI. Fish
ing equipment is something that
can give one many pleasant eve
nings or happy Saturday afternoons
in winter. Sometimes it's difficult
to make a choice if the garage
needs cleaning or other home tasks
are pressing. Most men, however
overcome the problem, and put
their time in on rods, reels. lines
flies and bait plugs.
Fishing is simply an unfortunate
label that has become fixed to a
days outing along a stream or en-
pond. A man VINO is tired of brick
ana cement canyons, tired of
crowds and the pressure of earning
living, likes to get out in the
open, feel the sun or rain or wind
on his face and rejuvenate his
SOU with the peace of out of
doors. That's fishing. And it
nection with what is commonly
doesn't necessarily have much con
termed '1uck"-Wen Street Jour-
nal.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
fBI Action in Theft
OF Plane Undecided

The Federal Bureau of Investiea-
ton said today it had not decided
what action it would take regarding
two youths accused of attempting to
take an airplane Sunday from the
National Airport.
Both boys, Jack Swertfater, 10, of
Montgomery, Ala, and his 16-year-
old companion, whom the FBI would
not name, were arrested yesterday
IN Baltimore. The 16-year old boy
who was plotting the twin-engined
plane despite the fact he had had
only two flying lessons. called his
father by telephone after the plane
crashed on an unsuccessful take
of1e and explained what he hao
done.
Harry M. Kimball, special agent
for the FBI in Richmond. said both
boys have been charged with lar.
ceny On a Government reservation
and may be brought to Richmond
for the October term of Fedora
Court. Spokesmen in Washington
however, said they were not sure oi
that procedure and the younger boy
might be tried by juvenile court.
The two had taken a plane, owned
by a Maj. j. A. Bietor of Turner
Field, which had been leased to w
w. Brinckerhoff, operator of a fly.
ing service here. They had filed g
fight plan for Baltimore and ther
cracked up during the take-of
when the tail wheel locked.
The boys told the FBI they were
trying to fly to Miami for a vaca.
ton.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Court Modifies Will to Allow
Quiet Area for Spinsters' Home

A home for District spinsters
which was thoughtfully authorized
in . will filed nearly 20 years ago
was one step nearer reality today
following District Court decision
which seeks to remove "a constant
threat to their health, safety and
comfort t''-specifcally, the noise of
passing traffic.
Benefactor of the future elderly
residents is Justice F.. Dickinson
Let's. Late yesterday he signed an
order authorizing the American Sc
curity g. Trust Co. to dispose of
property now deemed unsuitable for
the retreat because of outside noises
and to buy new property in quieter
surroundings.
The action involved the will of
Mrs. Annie R. Shoemaker, who died
in 1927. She lived in a room above
a store she owned at Tenth street
and New York avenue NV. A total
of 1873 heirs, constituting one of the
longest lists ever filed in the Dis
trict Probate Court, was named in
connection with her estate, then
valued at 100000. These heirs were
to share the estate in the event the
provision for spinsters' home was
not carried out.
Her will set up charitable trust.
with the entire sum earmarked for
Evening star., 1946-07-09
House May Call Up
New SIum Bill TODAY

Chairman Mcmillan of the House
District Committee hopes to call up
in the House today the slum re-
development bill approved yesterday
by the committee.
The new measure is more re-
stricted in the amount of public
housing" authorized over the next
10 years than is the Senate version.
Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia whose move
to have the House committee adopt
the Senate definition of public hous-
ing was defeated, voted with the
rest of the committee in sending the
bill to the floor. While he favored
the Senate version. he declined to
indicate early today whether he
would participate in debate.
There were hopes in quarters
favoring the bill that the House
would send it quickly to conference
for adjustment of differences be-
tween the two versions.
The House bill provides for a
S20,000,000 slum redevelopment pro-
gram over 10-year period. 1t re-
stricts public housing benefciaries
to those District residents in the
lower 20 per cent income brackets
of the District of Columbia. District
Commissioners would review this
feature at the end of a year.
The Senate bill provides that
public housing shall be built for
those people who in the judgment
of the District Commissioners are
not reasonably able" to afford
housing built by private enterprise
Evening star., 1946-07-09
AyoIo to Give Maya Premiere
At Water Gate Concert Fridoy

Daniel Ayala is probably the only
musician who can read Mayan
heiroglyphics and undoubtedly the
only man who can translate them
into music.
His Eel Hombre Maya" C'The
Mayan Man') will have its premiere
performance in this country at the
Water Gate concert of the National
Symphony Orchestra Friday night
The Mexican composer, whose work
is based on the Mayan legend of
the worlds creation, contends the
Mayans were as advanced in their
music as they were in their archi-
lecture.
This is Mexico's week at the
Water Gate Mr.. Ayala came to
Washington with Jose Vasquez, di-
rector of the symphony orchestra of
the National University of Mexico,
who will conduct the concerts both
tomorrow and Friday nights.
Tomorrow night will be not only
Mr.. Vasquez's first concert appear
ance in the United States, but the
first performance here of his "Acu-
arelaS de Viaje," travel sketches.
This piece represents his impression
of Guatemala.
From New Orleans by Bus.
When he returns to Mexico, Mr..
Vasquez intends to compose music
giving his impression of the United
States. So that Mr.. Vasquez could
get a good view of the country, the
two men came all the way from New
Orleans by bus. What is more, they
enjoyed it thoroughly and had no
difficulty. although neither of them
speaks English.
DR.. Pedro de Alba, assistant direc-
Evening star., 1946-07-09

the home. 1t was to provide quar-
ters for Is spinsters over 60 and was
to be erected within 81 years after
her death on road bounded by
Chesapeake and Brandywine streets
NV. and River road and Wisconsin
avenue at Forty y-second street.
Under terms of a specific section
OF the will, spinster friends of Mrs.
Shoemaker or spinsters among the
heirs would be especially eligible for
admission to the sanctuary.
Construction of the home has
been held up because not enough
money was available for the pur-
pose at the time the will was filed
for probate, an official of the trust
company said. Now, with the es-
tate worth $707, ,956.79 in real estate,
bonds, stocks, jewelry, cash and
notes, he expressed the opinion the
retreat can be built.
Justice Let's has had the case
under advisement since last April 9.
In his memorandum yesterday he
wrote that material changes in the
neighborhood have now resulted in
Its becoming busy commercial
street and the noise and din arising
from the excessive heavy traffic will
be a constant threat to the health,
safety and comfort of the elderly
women who are to occupy the home.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
VIRGINIA Officer Convicted
In Currency Juggling
BY the Associated Press

YOKOHAMA, July 9.-Lt. William
E. Wing, Richmond, Va. today
faced dismissal from service, for
feiture of all pay and allowances
and eight months in prison at hard
labor. He was convicted yesterday
of misappropriation of more than
$4,000 in government funds in a
ency-juggling transaction.
Wing, former finance officer for
headquarters 7th Air Service Group,
was the third of three officers con-
victed in the same case by an 9th
Army general court.
Others were 1t. Robert L. Johns
Cleveland, and Flight Of6cer Ray
mond F. Befanger. Boston.
They were charged with having
sold American dollars and Philip
pine pesos to wealthy Japanese al
33-to-1 rate. Wings books were
balanced in yen at the official Is.
to-1 rate, and the three pocketee
the difference, it was testified.
Evening star., 1946-07-09

tor general of the Pan American
Union, greeted them yesterday. Aft
terward they were interviewed in
the green patio of the Pan Ameri-
can Building, with Miss Vanette
Lawler, musical education consult
ant, serving as interpreter.
Both agreed that music should
come first in the promotion of pam
American relations because it is the
universal language.
Formed Yucatan Symphony.
After studying for 16 years at the
National Conservatory, Mr.. Ayala
was sent by the Mexican govern
ment to organize an orchestra and
conservatory in Merida, the capital
Of Yucatan and six hours by plane
from Mexico City. He organized and
now conducts the first Yucatan
symphony orchestra Of rs pieces
The Merida Conservatory of Music
which he directs, has 24O students
Mr.. VasQuez, 10 years ago, organ
lied the symphony orchestra of the
National University. Unlike uni
versity orchestras in this country
composed of students, his is made
up OF some of the finest professional
musicians in Mexico. Hans Kinder
conductor of the National Sym
phony, served as guest conductor
there last year, and Mr.. Vasquez is
returning the visit.
After conducting here, Mr.. Vas
quez will go to Guatemala and the
Dominican Republic. He will just
miss his friend, Mr.. Kinder, who
will serve as guest conductor ir
each place the week before. The
Mexican conductor is accompanied
by his wife. Sonora Gloria Vasouez
Evening star., 1946-07-09
SEC Wins Suit Involving
Tin Firm and D. T.. Resident
BY the Associoted Press

NORFOLK, Va, July g. The
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion won its suit against the West
ern Tin Mining Corp. and Marion
Allen, of 602 Fifth street NV,
yesterday when final
judgment was entered in United
States District Court enjoining the
defendants from further violation
of the Federal Securities Act.
Judge C. c. Wyche, who conducted
the hearing in chambers, said the
defendants had consented to entry
of final judgment and had filed
answers admitting lin substance
the charge brought by the SEC.
Specifically, the SEC charged the
defendants had not registered Tin
Mining Securities with the SEC and
had used the mails or other in
struments OF Interstate Commerce
in selling and delivering securities
through untrue statements to buy
ers and prospective buyers of stock
Evening star., 1946-07-09

ton has been laid before congress
sional hearings by Richmond B.
Keech, former corporation counsel,
and Vernon West, now corporation
counsel.
In previous hearing Mr.. Keech.
speaking for the Commissioners and
the Zoning Commission, declared
passage of the bill would set dam
gerous precedent" which it was
feared would begin seriously to
prejudice the general zoning plan of
the commission" The citizens took
issue with the Commissioners stand
U. S. Purchase Proposed.
Still another legislative effort to
solve the problem was introduced as
a compromise bill in the Senate, to
have the Government buy the tract
for park, at price of $72 500 or
rs per cent above the assessed valu-
alton. Along with this, sums were
to be contributed by Crestwood citi-
zens, lawyers and others to reduce
losses Mr.. Poretsky said he would
suffer. This compromise was placed
on the Senate calendar more than a
year ago, but it has been recon-
mitted to the Senate District Com
mittee.
Representing Mr.. Poretsky at the
hearing yesterday, Mrs. Burnita
Shelton Matthews. attorney, issued
a statement pointing out that only
40 per cent of the parcel may be
covered by an apartment structure
while the remaining go per cent is
available Just for surrounding
grounds"
Height Of the apartment is lim-
tied to five stories" she said. In
addition, the property is set off from
the surrounding property on all
sides by streets or the parkway or
both. For almost five years, the
purchaser has been deprived of the
lawful use of his property as an
apartment site by controversies in
stigated by proponents of the pend
ing legislation. For the same period
Iof time, the public has been de-
prived Of the greatly needed housing
accommodations which otherwise
would have been established on this
property
Evening star., 1946-07-09
$3.50 Of Tuxes Collected
By ArIinqton County

Arlington County tax collections
amounted to 96 per cent of a total
levy of 489,9l2.94, it was reported
today by John Locke Green, county
treasurer.
Mr.. Green said $2,323, ,291.21 has
been collected through June 30 this
year. This is an increase of 3ls
per cent over collections last year,
he said.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Area Hospitals
Seek Higher
GH|Payments
Garfield President
Announces Move
Is Being Considered
By Edmund G. Monk

washington area hospitals will
attempt to obtain a higher rate of
payment from Group Hospitaliza-
ton, Inc, is was learned today.
William R. Castle, president of
Garfield Hospital and head of the
newly formed National Capital Area
Hospital Council, said in Hot
Springs, Va, today the move is not
immediately imminent" but indi-
Gated 1t is being considered.
A committee selected from trus-
tees of Group disqualification is
studying the possible revision OF
contracts with member hospitals in
this area, Joseph H. Hines, head of
CHI, has stated. However, Mr..
Hines said the principal objective
OF the committee is to work out a
plan by which CHI beneficiaries
might obtain more disqualification
benefits.
Mr.. Castle said that CHI groups
in other cities pay hospitals a
higher rate than Is paid hospitals in
the Washington area. He said costs
of operating hospitals are just as
high, II not higher, in the District
and vicinity, as in other locations.
Administrator Hopes for Move.
DR.. Francis j. Eisenman, admin
istrator at Garfield Hospital, said
he hoped for movement among
Washington area hospitals to OBJ
tain a higher rate of payment from
CHI.
Group disqualification is a fine
organization" he added, and we
don't want to be viewed as criticiz-
ing its general objectives, which are
highly praiseworthy. We very much
want to keep it going and on
basis that will provide the best
service to its members
DR.. Eisenman said Garfield Hos
pital Is operating on a losing basis
now because of CHI membership.
He said the hospitals get about 81
per patient per day, while it costs
the hospital Ss67 a day.
The Garfield administrator said
that the last adjustments were
made between the hospital and CHI
in 1914. At that time so cents a day
more was included for care of babies,
bringing up the charge in that
category to s1.5O.
Increased Costs Cited.
"A lot of things have happened
since continued DR.. Eisenman,
pointing to rises in nurses salaries
and other increases in opera ting
costs.
Since 1941 Garfield has sustained
mounting losses through member
ship in CHI, DR.. Eisenman said A
paper" loss of $4,000 was suffered
IN 1941 and mounted to S45,0OO in
1945, he said. In the current year
he expects it to aggregate $4,000.
Several hospitals were revealed in
Sundays Star to have raised rates
for private patients, and others were
reported considering similar action.
Raises in nurses salaries, made i'm
perative by shortages of nurses and
soaring living costs, are the chief
reasons given for the recent raises
IN charges for hospital care.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Retiring School Official
Plans Vacation Trip

DR.. Chester w. Holmes, retiring
District assistant superintendent in
charge of senior high schools, will
leave here July 10 for New Hamp-
shire vacation before reporting to
his new job as superintendent of
schools in Maiden, Mass, on August
l, he said today.
A native of Massachusetts,, DR..
Holmes came to the District as prin-
cipal of Langley Junior High School
in 1928. He later became principal
of Anacostia High School, was as
sistant superintendent of junior
high schools and assumed his pres
ent position in 1899.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Summer Camp Opens
At Community Center

The Jewish Community Center
opened its fifth annual summer
camp" for children, to 13 years
old, on the center's roof-top yester-
day.
The program from Monday
through Friday includes dramatics,
arts and crafts and swimming in
pool. All play is supervised by di-
rection of Batya Heller.
The sun deck will remain open
until August %
Evening star., 1946-07-09

and painting seems the only way to
have clean white flagpoles.
Benjamin Blaine, chief park paint
er, said today two of his best men
were on the job, Paul Mayer, a for
mer chief boatswain's mate in the
Navy, picked for his ability to work
in high places where the object to be
painted sways in the breeze, and
Greenlee Moneymaker, another park
employe.
Officials said the eagles need re.
plating, but that efforts to find
gold leaf have proved futile. Il
requires 100 books of by inch gold
leaf to do the job, at cost of s144.
Hence, the eagles will get only .
bath for the time being.
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Union Station 11O-Foot Poles
Are Painted; Eagles Must Wait

Washington park painters today
were giving the three 110-foot flag
poles in front of the Union Station
a face lifting, but were unable to
regild the eagles which top the
masts because of a shortage OF gold
leaf.
The three poles-a maintenance
problem because they attract SCOT
from Union Station trains-were
washed last fall by a steam cleaner
to relieve the Once of National
Capital Parks of arduous periodic
paint jobs.
But, park maintenance officials
said, the steam cleaner took off
about as much paint as it did SCOT
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Big Temple Heights
Project Is Advanced
By zoning Approval

The multi-million- dollar devel-
opment of the Temple Heights
tract at Connecticut and Florida
avenues was a step nearer actuality
today with approval by the zoning
Commission yesterday of reclassi-
f1cation of portion of the area from
residential to first commercial.
This would permit the erection of
a large Office building, containing
a theater, stores and garage, which
Charles H. Tompkins and Morris
Cafritz, owners of the property, told
the commission they plan to build.
The part Of the tract affected is
the so-called Commercial triangle"
comprising about one-fourth of the
entire property and lying at its
southwest extremity.
Hotel Is Planned.
Plans for the tract call for build
ing hotel on the upper part of
Temple Heights and an apartment
building on the northwest corner of
Nineteenth street and Florida avenue
which, with the construction of the
Office building and necessary streets
and other facilities will cost approx
mately $20,000,000
Included in the Temple Heights
project is the construction of a 100
foot street connecting Leroy place
and T street which the owners will
have to dedicate. They also must
bear the expense of retaining walls
beside the roadway which will be
made necessary by the fact that an
adjoining roadway will be at a diff
ferent level.
The commission said, too, that the
project will necessitate the city's
widening the adjacent block of Flor
ida avenue and rounding off the
sharply pointed extremity of the
commercial triangle" at Florida
and Connecticut avenues.
The entire tract was acquired last
winter from the District Masonic
Lodge in a $l,000,000 transaction.
Reynolds Plea Turned Down.
The commission yesterday also
turned down the proposal of former
Senator Robert Reynolds of North
Carolina to reZone from residential
to commercial properties he owns
across from the Senate Office Build
ing on First street. However, the
commission told Mr.. Reynolds in
the fall it would consider allowing
the Board of zoning Adjustments to
authorize erection of certain types
Iof Office and institutional buildings
in residential areas when such
structures are adjacent to Govern
ment buildings in general.
The Reynolds property includes
three lots and a square in the rear
of 215 to 217 First street NE. and
all lots zoned residential abutting
the east side of First street between
B and d streets NE.
Approval was given application
for rezoning from restricted to res
idential of a portion of the prop
erty known as Grasslands, north
east of the United States Naval Res
ervation at Nebraska and Massa-
chusetts avenues NV. The site will
accommodate an apartment build
| ing the oUperS Soid
Evening star., 1946-07-09
Arguments Slated Today
In Boone Contempt Motion

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
today is scheduled to hear argu-
ments on a motion which asks that
Maj. Daniel F. Boone be adjudged
in contempt of court for failing to
turn over to his wife the couples
two children, II and 7 years old,
pursuant to court order.
Louis Denit, attorney for the
Army officers wife. Mrs. Martha
L. Boone of Tryon, n c., filed the
motion yesterday
Justice F. Dickinson Let's awarded
legal custody of the children to Mrs.
Boone last Wednesday, but attempts
to reach Maj. Boone, with whom
the children have resided, have
been futile. His residence is in the
1900 block of Sixteenth street NV.