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Evening star., 1946-06-24
Alexandra Detention
OF Juveniles Again
Attacked by Duncan

Judge James Reece Duncan of the
Alexandria Civil and Police Court
again lashed out over the week end
in the controversy over detention OF
juveniles by Police Chief Edgar
Sims and suggested that City Man.
ager Carl Budwesky had mo will
to provide the necessary quarters"
for juvenile cases.
While Judge Duncan did not
mention Mr.. Budwesky by name, his
reference to "the chiefs superior"
left no doubt as to his target.
Both Mr.. Budwesky and Juvenile
Court Judge Marion B. West are
out of the city. Judge Duncan also
serves as judge of the Juvenile Court
in the absence of the presiding
judge.
Cites Detention of Girls.
Replying to Chief Sims denial of
his statement on Thursday that
three New York juvenile boys were
held improperly at the station
house from June IA to June, 10,
Judge Duncan declared that two
girls, 10 and II years old, from
Detroit, who were taken into Gus
tody Friday, were detained for two
and half hours.
Judge Duncan said both were
runaways and had been found in
a field where they had slept all
night. One was searching for her
divorced father who was thought
to be living in Alexandria, it was
said.
According to the judge, who is
acting in the absence of Judge West,
the police found them at $50 am.
and Police 1t. Lawrence E. Padgett
called him at am. at his home for
instructions. Judge Duncan said
he told the police to request Miss
Barbara Watkins, director of the
Department of Public Welfare, to
find a place to hold the girls, but
that they were kept in the deten-
tlon room in the station house until
court convened and their cases
could be called.
ouoSC OQlNdll dGUdChGu SIllGl
Sims and his superior" in senu-
merating reasons for inadequacy of
the juvenile quarters in Alexandria,
which are near the cell block. He
declared:
Chief Sims doesn't fully appre-
preciate that a police station, no
matter how we'll furnished, is not
a place to keep children even though
it is the only place provided.
"A more important fact, the
Chiefs superior has no will to pro-
vide the necessary quarters, al
though the City Council ordered the
present police facilities closed"
Judge Duncan added that he
believed it would take about "a
hours to find necessary quarters if
the proper authority would con-
centrate on the problem, and as
serted they could have been made
available S or 10 years go.
Chief Sims, when informed of
the judges new public criticism,
said last night that he does not
care to carry the discussion any
further In the newspapers.
The police chiefs only comment
was: II have no axe to grind and
I don't care to argue any more
about it."
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Decision Due in nFiI|inq
Glass Senate Post
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 24.-The
State Democratic Central and Exec
utive Committees meet here this
afternoon to consider setting a time
and place and basis of representa-
ton for State convention of the
party to nominate a candidate for
the unexpired term of the late SEN
ator Glass.
/ Among the possible sites men,
toned as the place for the meeting
has been Roanoke, and some have
predicted that the time might be
set for early in September.
The Executive Committee also Is
expected to determine the appor-
tionment of delegates among the
various political and subdivisions of
the State. 1t will then be up to the
local party committees to decide
how their local delegates will be
chosen-by local party mass meet
ings, special elections, conventions
or otherwise.
Judge Edward Meeks of Amherst
and j. C,eyd Byars of Bristol are
the only two announced candidates
for the nomination so far.
Meanwhile, Senator Byrd an
nounced that the second of a series
of broadcasts in behalf of his CAM
paign for denomination in the Au.
gust Democratic primary in which
he will discuss the CIO-Political Ac-
ton Committee will be aired at 7:3o
pm. tonight over WRVA.
The Virginia Senator has been
singled out for defeat by the State
CIO-PAC. Some 13 other radio Sta
tions in Virginia will carry the
Transcribed address.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
112 School Teachers
From Montgomery 10
Take Summer Glasses

Summer schools will be attended
by 112 Montgomery County public
school teachers, 80 white and 80
colored, it was announced today by
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, county super
intendent of schools.
Twenty-nine of the white teach
ers will 60 to the University of
Maryland, sixteen to Columbia Uni
'versity, nine to George Washington
University, six to University of Chi
cago, two each to Peabody College
and Pennsylvania State College and
nineteen to various other institu-
tions.
OF the colored teachers, eight will
attend Morgan College, seven How
ard University, four Hampton In
stitute, three Columbia University,
and two the University of Pennsyl-
vania and six various other institu-
tions.
Those who are to take summer
nOl1rSoc.
Evening star., 1946-06-24

old automobile motors and starting
gears are used for the flying boats
and merry-go-round. Pulleys ano
gears discarded by two firms have
recondltioned the ferris wheel.
Salvaged lumber, carefully sanded
down and painted has been con-
verted into seesaws and a sliding
board. Sandboxes are provided for
the smallest children. Mr.. Dixon
put together the various machinery
he had accumulated and carved
out the wooden horses for the
merry
Mr.. Dixon estimates that the f1y-
ing boats with their complete equip
ment cost less than SIS. while the
merry-go-round was under $40. The
swings of repaired chains have ball
bearing hinges packed in grease
which prevent any squeaking noise
and cut down on the wear of the
meal.
Acting on neighbor's suggestion
that motorized equipment might be
used by the city recreation depart
ment on the new playground being
developed on Henry street between
Bashford lane and Vernon street,
Mr.. Dixon took a vote among the
children at his playground as to
whether or not they wanted the
equipment given to the city.
They voted against the sugges-
ton, preferring to come to the
Dixon home to play, but Mr.. Dixon
said he will be required to give a
13-foot right-of-way at the edge
of his property if a new western
route through Alexandria is put
through along Henry street. AS
this would cut down the dimensions
of his playground, he would give
his equipment to the city rather
than store it.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Adventists 10 Hear
Elder f. |. Cardey
Al Meeting Tonight

Members of the Potomac Confer
ence of Seventh-Day Adventists
will hear an address tonight by FL
der E. l.. Cardey, who recently re-
turned from Capetown, South AZ
rica, where he had done missionary
work for eight years.
The conference is holding the
third session of a Today biennial
meeting today at Sligo Church,
Flower and Carroll avenues, Takoma
Park, Md.
At business meeting yesterday
H. j. Detwiler was reelected presi-
dent OF the conference. He has
headed the conference since 1912.
In his report to delegates, Mr..
Detwiler said that total income from
so conference churches during the
past two years amounted to 81, ,3OO,-
600. About $500, 900, he said, has
been turned into the conference
treasury to finance foreign missions.
A high light of the conference
program has been the shipment of
clothes to needy persons overseas,
he declared.
In addition to Mr.. Detwiler, Off
GERS elected were: w. H. Jones, Sec
retary-treasurer; E. S. Knect, man.
ager Of the Book and Bible House;
Archa o. Dart, secretary of the edu-
cational and Sabbath school depart
ments: Eric Ristau, secretary Of the
publishing department, and Miss
Ada Dean, secretary Of the medical
department.
An Executive Committee was
named to include Mr.. Detwiler, Mr.
Jones, G. S. Rapp, pastor of the
Capital Memorial Church; N. S.
Ashton, pastor of the Sligo Church;
c. j. Coon, pastor of the Takoma
Park Church. H. A. Morrison, asso-
ciate secretary of the general con-
ference educational department;
w. c. Hannah, principal of the
Shenandoah Valley Academy, New
Market, Va; j. L. Price of Alexan-
dria and L. w. Graham, treasurer
of the Review and Herald Publish
ing Association. of Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Meeting Called
To Back Bigger
u. 5. Payment
Session Tomorrow
Will Stress Need of
$4,000, 900 Boost

A plan for impressing on the
House the necessity Of passing the
100000 increased Federal pay
ment in the District appropria-
ton act will be formulated tomor-
row at meeting of citizens
groups.
kilograms were sent to approxi-
mately 100 business, professional.
labor and civic organizations today
by Joseph c. McGarraghy, presi-
dent of the Washington Board Of
Trade, urging them to send repre-
sentatives to the meeting at pm.
in the Board of Trade roms in The
Evening Star Building.
The 100000 additional appro-
priation has been approved by the
Senate.
There does not seem to be a
clear understanding by some i'm
portant members of the House Ap-
preparations Committee of the Dis
trict's plight or the Federal Gov
ernment's responsibility toward the
Nations Capital" said Mr.. Nc
Garraghy.
Members of the House Subcom-
mittee on Appropriations for the
District, who have studied this mat
ter and are generally in favor of the
increased Federal payment, have
been unable to convince some other
members of the full Appropriations
Committee that an increased Fed
eral payment is equitable and de-
sirable.
I'VE hope that through this meet
ing, which will be attended by most
Washington organizations, we may
devise means of making more
effective presentation of the matter
which will enlist the support Of
some members of the. House who
now are cool to the proposal"
The meeting will be addressed by
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, Engi-
neer Commissioner. He will call at
tention to the backlog of untitled
needs of the District Government.
Another speaker will be Budget OF.
f1cer Walter L. Fowler, who will en-
phasize the Districts financial
plight if the additional payment Is
refused.
Evening star., 1946-06-24

andria, when he walked into the
path of a .22-caliber bullet fired
by Norman ziegler, 16, 511 North
Columbus street, Alexandria, one OF
two youths who accompanied them
police said.
He was taken to Alexandria Hos
pital where he died of wounds in
the right temple, shortly after be-
ing admitted there at 10 am. yes
terday, according to police.
The shooting occurred near the
farm of his uncle, B. Thomas Ayres
where they had gone for a picnic to
celebrate the sons discharge from
the armed forces after % months
of service in China and Japan. The
other youth who accompanied them
was Joe Parvone, 20, 423 North Payne
street, Alexandria, police said
Besides his son, Mr.. Ayres is sur
vived by his widow Mrs. Dorothy
M. Ayres; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Ayres, 425 North Payne
street, Alexandria, brother, Will
liam c. Ayres, chief clerk to the gen.
eral agent in the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad Office in Washington,
and a sister, Mrs. George Monroe
of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Alcoholics Anonymous Talk
Heard at Alexandra Church

alcoholics Anonymous" are "be-
levers in modern-day miracles" an
Arlington attorney and member of
the organization told a near-capac-
ity audience at the morning wor-
ship service yesterday at historic
Christ Episcopal Church in Alex
andria.
"The Alcoholics Anonymous pro-
gram is a way of living, an applica-
ton of Christianity to the peculiar
problem of alcoholism" William H
Chadwick, the speaker, said. I'VE
are believers in modern-day mir
acles. We had only to see ourselves
and others in our own social group
who became drinkers to believe in
miracles"
Introduced by the Rev. Braxton
Bragg Conner Lille, rector, the attor-
Evening star., 1946-06-24

ney said he had been a member of
the Washington group of Alcoholics
Anonymous for more than five
years, and that he is a member of
the Methodist Church.
Remarking on the fact that the
assistant minister, the Rev. Oren
V. Chamberlain, in showing him
the church before the service, had
told him Christ Church has a
"wineglass pulpit" due to it's conical
shape, Mr.. Chadwick observed:
Il think it is especially appro-
pirate that as a member of Alco-
holics Anonymous I am speaking to
you from 'wineglass pulpit 1t
must have been a long line of sober
industrious pastors who managed
to get up and down this pulpit for
so many years."
Evening star., 1946-06-24
I Die, One Hurt
In Road Crashes
Over Week End
Virginia, Maryland
Accidents Include
Motorcycle Fatality

Two persons were killed and. one
injured in automobile accidents in
nearby Maryland and Virginia over
the week end.
The dead were Pfc. Ray v. Hos
teller. Dunbar, Pa, a Marine sta
tieaed at Quantico, Va, and James
c. Harley, 10, colored, of Upper
Marlboro.
According to Fairfax County
police, Hostetler was killed instant
ly shortly before l am. today when
his motorcycle crashed into an auto
mobile at the intersection of Route
so and 211, near Camp Washington.
A passenger on the motorcycle,
Marine Corp. Delmar Leach, also of
Quantico, was taken to Arlington
Hospital where his condition was
undetermined, police said. Hos
pltal officials said he probably would
be transferred to a service hospital
today.
Police said the motorcycle, which
was coming east on Route so, failed
to halt for a stop sign at the inter-
SSS~oAA AAAN ot1 dSh UllC SlSlc O1 dIl
automobile driven by Allen B. Cap
linger, Broadway, Va. The dead
youth was thrown to the pavement.
The colored youth was fatally in
1ured when he fell out of a truck
into the side of a passing automo-
bile on Largo pike, near Marlboro,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported. He was pronounced dead at
Freedman's Hospital.
Police listed the driver of the
truck as Albert Hammaros, 26, 602
Dearfield avenue, Silver Spring. He
was held under $500 bond on
charges of reckless driving and
manslaughter for allegedly swerv-
ing the truck into the path of the
car. driven by Gilbert Larratto, so,
1900 block E street Sc, police said.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
1.-Two From D. {. Are Injured
In ShaNow-Water Dives

Two District residents were In
Maryland hospitals with possible
broken necks to day as a result of
diving into shallow water at nearby
beaches yesterday, police reported
The injured persons were Anthony
Di Girolomo, 16, Ill Rhode Island
avenue NE, who was taken to the
Calvert County Hospital at Prince
Frederick after diving from a pier
at North Beach, and Dale Williams,
33, GAL Sligo Mill road NE, who
was in Emergency Hospital, An
napolis, with injuries received at
South River Beach.
The condition of both was reported
as serious.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Home Playground for Sick Child
Boon to Alexandra YOUNGSTERS
By Dorothy HoIeombe KohIer

Carnivals with expensive amuse.
ment gadgets come and go in Alex
andria, but the neighborhood chill
dren at the north end of Alexandris
have free rides on the merry-go-
round every day in the week at the
home playground of Henry l.. Dixon
81, 1913 Bashford lane.
Mr.. Dixon has had his playground
in operation during the war and
recently added the merry-go-round
with four wooden horses to the elec-
trically operated equipment which
includes flying boats. He has ferris
wheel stored away in his basement
for lack of space in the playground,
already crowded with standard items
such as swings, sliding board and
seesaws.
The playground is unique in that
all OF the apparatus has been built
from salvaged material by Mr..
Dixon, a native Alexandrian who
has been employed by the city for
10 years as a mechanic at the City
Garage and Repair Shop, 416 North
Pitt street.
Built for Ill Son.
Mr.. Dixon originated the idea of
the playground several years ago to
bring entertainment to his Youngest
son Clarence Richard, now 8 years
old, who was then suffering from an
ailment which made him unable to
walk across to the old municipal
stadium to watch sports events.
Taking advantage of the recent
temporary interruption of electrical
power for nonessential activities. Mr..
Dixon gave his playground equip
ment a new coat of paint. The
amount of electricity consumed is
never very great and his power bill
is seldom over 81 month, Mr.. Dixon
says.
His brother : in law, Clarence
Campbell, who is in the plumbing
business, was one of the first per-
sons to become interested in Mr..
Dlxon's project and donated a large
amount of discarded metal. Since
then, several firms have offered
him the pick Of scrap metal and
lumber.
Salvages Old Material.
Swing supports and frames for
the motor equipment have been
manufactured from used pipe, while
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Bethesda Bungalow
DESTROYED by BIoze

A fire which started when q
kerosense stove exploded yester-
day destroyed the interior of a five
room bungalow at Forest road and
Beach avenue, Bethesda, Mont
gomery County police reported to-
day. t.
Volunteer firemen fought for more
than three hours before extinguish-
ing the fire, police said. The house
is occupied by William Rowlin. No
one was injured.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Two Drown When Boot
Cupsizes in Severn
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 24.-State
Trooper Henry Carroll reported
that Henry Wurzer. 36, and Arthur
Cole, %, colored, both of Cations
vile, were drowned in the Severn
River opposite the Naval Academy
yesterday when their small rowboat
capsized.
The victims were members Of a
party of five who hired the boat and
attached a small outboard motor to
it, Trooper Carroll said.
Mr.. Wurzer and Mr.. Cole ap-
parently could not swim and sank,
while the other three kept afloat
until motor launches from the Naval
Academy appeared to rescue them,
the trooper said.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Church Gets Pastor

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, June
"a R.-The Rev. George D. Samp-
son. until recently pastor of the
Prince Frederick Circuit of the
Methodist Church, has appointed
pastor of the Community Church at
North Beach in Calvert County. Mr..
Sampson succeeds the late Rev.
jeremiah Ringer, who died several
months ago,
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Mrs. Gretchen A. Gates
To Be Buried Today
Special pispoteh 10 The S,or

ROCKVILLE, Md, June "a
Funeral services for Mrs. Gretchen
Ann Gates, %, who died Friday
after long illness, were to be helo
this afternoon from the funeral
home of w. Reuben Pumphrey
Rockville. Services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. Virgil Lilly
pastor of the Rockville Christian
Church, and burial will be in Lay
Hill, Md.
Besides her husband, William T.
Gates, recently discharged from the
armed forces, she is survived by a
daughter. She was a native of
California.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Veterans Group to Aid
Arlington Vote REGISTRY

Members of four Arlington County
chapters of the American Veterans
Committee are scheduled to meet
tomorrow at the courthouse to aid
a mass registration for voting, it
was announced today.
John Vishen of the Columbia Pike
Chapter, serving as acting chairman
of the countrywide meeting, said the
gton-Parkfairfax, North Arl-
ington, South Arlington and Colum-
bia Pike Chapters have scheduled
their meetings at the courthouse to
assist veterans to register.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Al Million Fund
ForHighways,
Traffic Asked
Six-Yeor Program
Would Be Financed
With Gasoline Tax
BY John W. Thompson, Jr.

The spending of more than
$47, 100000 on District highway
and traffic improvements during
the next six years. to be met by
a 1-cent-per-gallon increase in
the gasoline tax and by raising
some $l9,000,000 in Federal aid
and loans, was recommended to
the Commissioners today by En-
gineer Commissioner Gordon r
Young.
Key projects suggested have been
on the highway planning books for
some time. Included is the $500, 900
traffic control expansion program
developed by the late Traffic Direc-
tor William A. Van Duzer who died
last February only a few months
after the details Of his plan were
made public.
Also recommended, but not part
OF the financing plan for highway
improvements, was a 100000, 900
project to put the city's streetcars
underground in the congested down.
town area. Gen. Young suggested
that the Federal Government paw
the initial cost with the city repay
ing half over period of years.
Water Plan Proposed.
The Engineer Commissioner also
laid before his colleagues these ad-
ditional proposals:
Nineteen million dollars worth of
improvements in the water supply
and distribution system taken from
the massive SAL, 1,50O,0 900 43-year ex-
pansion program developed jointly
by Army engineers and District
Water Department during the past
few years and sent to Congress last
winter. These could be paid for
without raising the water rates if
the Federal and city governments
pay for the water they use and II
$4,000. 900 can be borrowed from the
Federal Government, according to
Gen. Young,
A new 5000 900 west building for
the Municipal Center on the Munic-
ipal Center tract.
All these items are a part of the
vast quarter billion dollar expansion
Of services and facilities recon-
mended by the Engineer Commits
sioner last week for undertaking
during the next six fiscal years to
catch up with the war growth of
Capital population. The master
plan will be studied this summer by
a committee of officials and citizens
with view to submitting a final
program to the next session of Con-
gress.
The proposed increase in the gaso-
line tax would bring 1t from 3 to 4
cents gallon-on a par with the
Maryland tax and 2 cents less than
,tha Virginia. tax. The boost would
bring in an additional $4,000 900, ac-
cording to Highway Department
estimates.
Twin Bridges Recommended.
Specifically the highway projects
recommended are twin bridges to
replace the old Highway Bridge,
the K street elevated highway from
Rock Creek to Key Bridge, Klingle
road bridge replacement. compile
ton OF the South Capitol street
bridge, on which work is now going
on; grade separation at Riggs road
NE; Dupont Circle underpass,
Kansas avenue underpass under
the B. & o. Railroad, the Fort
drive-Military road project, with
underpass under Sixteenth street,
the entire K street trunk depressed
freeway from Tenth street NV.
to Fifteenth and H streets NE.
and Twenty-first to Twenty-sev-
enth street NV, correction OF con-
ditions at Barney Circle, extension
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Chuney Teacher to Retire

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, June
"a R.-Miss Matte v. Hardesty of
CLANCY, for 81 years teacher and
elementary supervisor in Calvert
County schools, will retire on July l..
At dinner given in her honor, she
was presented a wrist watch by
teachers of the county elementary
schools.
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Chest x-Roys Planned

The Survey Committee Of the
Alexandria tuberculosis Association
will discuss plans for the mass chest
X-ray survey to be made this fall
at meeting at pm. Thursday in
the associations Office, ITO North st.
Asaph street.
Evening star., 1946-06-24

Will lllS Dull,
w I'LL a m R.
A yre S, 10, in
their first fam
lily outing since
the youths dis
charge from the
Army a week
ago, F a ir f a x
County police
reported today.
Mr.. Ayres had
been shooting at
floating objects
in the Littl e
Hunting Creek,
about 8 miles
south of Alex
Evening star., 1946-06-24
Alexandria Man Killed
In Target Practice

George P. Ayres, 38-year-old
painter of 1926 Oronoco street, Alex
andria, was fatally wounded yes
terday while having target practice
Evening star., 1946-06-24
There IS something about Niagara

There IS something about Niagara
Falls which symbolizes a strong,
happy future.
If we had been here a year ago,
all our thoughts would have been
about backing our fighting men.
Americans bought as many war
bonds as possible to help win the
war. Today, your Government is
still selling United States Savings
Bonds. To you and every June bride
and bridegroom I say with all my
heart: Now Back Your Future.
U. s. Treasury Departments
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Teachers,

Those who are to take summer