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ministratien the operation of the
Home for Ex-Soldiers and Sailors.
2. Asking VA to provide care and
appropriate facilities elsewhere for
all veterans now in st. Elizabeth's
Hospital.
3. Determination whether the
present Landlord Tenant Consultant
Service, undertaken by the Welfare
Board in 1941, is proper activity
iof welfare, of Municipal Court, or
OF some other agency. In the
meantime, its services should be
strengthened and improved.
4. Participation of the staff in
long-range plans involving major
changes of philosophy or practice.
5. Improved checks on the quality
of casework and frequent reinvesti-
cations of need.
! s.. Another scientific analysis OF
jobs should be made in public as
sistance and childrens services di-
vision staff operations to develop
an overall plan of job duties and
salaries.
Continuous Publicity Urged.
| The tendency of the Welfare Board
to hold secret meetings on matters
of public interest and policy has for
many years been the subject of
community criticism. In recent
months some improvement has been
effected. Bishop Dun's group told
the Council the board should plan
regular meetings with the Commits
sioners and members of District con-
gressional committees to interpret
the needs, expenditures and prob
lens Of its program.
The members also took the posi-
ton that the board should plan
continuous publicity" to include
provisions for public hearings to let
the community know what is being
done.
In addition to her dissent to the
committee support of an autono-
nous policy making Welfare Board,
Mrs. Gutenberg also took exception
to the survey and committee rec
| ommendation to continue for an
other year an experiment which in
1914 resulted in the merging of gen.
eral relief work with services to de-
pendent or neglected children in
their own homes. Up to that time
the service had been known as pro
tective services" under the foster
care program.
| Apparent motive for the change,
according to the survey, was to de-
velop the intake and field service
STATS to the point where they could
perform any kind of assistance work,
whether it was financial aid grant OF
casework with children.
| Caused Friction.
The move caused friction, accord
inng to the study, because the staff
OF protective service workers were
rated professionals and the relief
workers professionals and the
former resented having the latter
elevated to similar status.
Mrs. Gutenberg urged abandon.
ment of the experiment on the
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standards by the board rather than
by the Commissioners and or Con-
gresS.
In the intervening period until
these changes could be brought
about. the committee said, personnel
procedure should be simplified and
the board given authority to re-
locate and ~re-assign staff on the
basis OF need without approval by
the Commissioners.
| AS far as the overall District gov
ernment is concerned. the commit
tee urged strong community support
to influence Congress into revising
the present municipal administra-
tlon into clearly defined govern
mental agency with full powers as a
municipal corporation
Simplification of procedure in OBJ.
tanning funds together with greater
respect for the estimates of theswel-
fare board was also asked.
Both of these apparently were
based on the finding of the survey
that Federal control as now operat-
ing denies a sufficient degree OF
participation to residents of the Dis
trict OF Columbia who understand
best the particular needs of the city
Confusion Is Cited.
Management of local affairs by
the Federal Government, the report
said, leads to complexity, indefi-
niteness and confusion, and influ-
ences the whole chain of admins
trative processes in public welfare
from action by Congress to receipt of
assistance by recipients"
Probably the sharpest criticism in
the survey findings is Ievelled at the
"disruptive influence of the auditor. >
A section OF the report and commit
tee recommendations is devoted
especially to it and the remainder OF
the report is studded with critical
phrases of present practices.
Theodore M. Wilcox, the techni-
clan behind the report, found the
functions assigned the auditor with
respect to welfare "the most strik-
ing divergence from customary dele
CATION of responsibility"
The situation stems from the
Interpretation by Auditor A. R
Pilkerton that his responsibilities
require preaudit OF District ex-
penditures except those of the Dis.
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sponsible They have no single
strong board upon which they can
depend. Inevitably the staff re-
fleets much of this confusion.
Their turnover is not now SO high.
but it is far from easy to work under
constantly changing ideas, systems
and supervisors. Add to this the
frequent Investigations, the fear of
having to reimburse with their own
money any mistaken generosity to
a recipient if assistance, and the
knowledge that the District auditor
is far more powerful than any of
their supervisors. and the wonder is
that any kind OF morale is main
tanned"
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tive procedure and improved public
relations by the Welfare Board.
! Strong community support should
be enlisted. the committee said, fol-
the passage of Federal legislation
providing Federal matching of locaI
general public assistance expendi-
lures, elimination of local residence
requirements, and elimination of the
maximums for Federal matching in
various categories of aid.
Action by the committee was
based on investigation by the
Social Survey of the District, initi-
ated by the council about a year
ago and just now being made public
in sections.
The survey is part of a mammoth
inquiry on Metropolitan Area
level, under the direction of C. M
Pierce, into postwar social needs
and problems. 1t is a counterpart
of the council sponsored health and
hospital study made public last
spring.
Studies being made here, Mr.
Pierce said, cover family and child
welfare, recreation, corrections. vo-
cational adjustment, adult educa-
ton, organization and structure oil
social work and group relations
Similar investigations in most OF
these categories are under way in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties in Maryland, and Airing
ton and Fairfax Counties and the
city of Alexandria in Virginia.
Overall Report to Be Made.
An overall report will eventually
be made by Mr.. Pierce on the prob
lens common to these Jurisdictions
The director said today's an
nouncement of the committee rec
concentrations, coupled with the re-
port on public welfare in the fam
lily and child welfare field in thei,
own homes, is the first of several
sections to be made public later
Other sections will deal with pri.
vate welfare for families and adults
in their homes: children's services
both public and private; public ano
private care of the aged: the rela-
tionship between public and private
agencies, and the relationship oi
the agencies to the community.
In the case of Welfare Board re-
organization. the Dun COMMITTEES
specifically made the following pro.
posals
/. An autonomous board of nine
District residents appointed by the
Commissioners from ma jor interests
IN the community to serve without
compensation for rotated ano
limited terms. This board should
control all public welfare agencies
and institutions and administer all
welfare statutes.
Law Changes Sought.
2. ANY legislation to centralize
responsibility and unity programs
should bring existing laws up to
date.
8. Authority of the board should
extend to all questions of policy in
public welfare and to appoint ano
discharge the director. The director
should direct and supervise all well
fare administration and have
authority to hire and fire all
employees subject to Civil Service
rules.
| 4. Assignment to the board By
the Corporation Counsel OF its owr
legal counsel, with powers of ths
board including initiation Of litiga.
tlon and proposing of legislation
direct to Congress.
5. Determination Of policy ans
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Welfare
Continued From First Page \

said, only true residents should
profit by it.
Reforms Are Urged.
The councils Family and Child
Welfare Committee, which made
the report, urged reforms that would
limit the influence of the Commits
sioners in welfare matters to con-
troll OF budget estimates, appoint
ment OF board members and a post
audit of expenditures by the Dis
trict auditor.
II approved by the council the
recommendations will lend powerful
support to the drive of the present
board under Chairman Morris for
autonomy probably to be reflected
IN legislation to the Congress next
winter.
The two civilian Commissioners
themselves gave grudging support to
the principle several months ago
when separation of the adult pris-
ons from welfare into a separate
department was discussed at the
Capitol. The Commissioners ac-
tion represented a reversal of a
four-year position that they them
selves should control welfare activ-
tiles with a board to advise them
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r
Young continues in this opinion.
Dissent Is Filed.
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg. a member
Of Bishop Dun's committee, joined
Gen. Young in favoring an advisory
board and filed dissent from the
committee majority report in this
respect.
She also supported the recon-
mendation of the survey that the
board members be appointed by
District Court judges, but the
committee majority voted for the
present system of Commissioner ap-
pointment. The Board of Educa-
ton members are named by the
judges.
In addition to the revision of the
Welfare Board status, Bishop Dun's
committee called for a broad re-
organization of the entire munich
pal government, improvement OF
certain assistance and service stand.
ards in welfare administration, q
number of changes in administra-
Evening star., 1946-08-26

NEW YORK-RESCUE VESSELS TOW DAMAGED SHIP-The
Coast Guard ice breaker Mahonng op as owed the
damaged Army supply ship Fs 231 toward yesterday
the ship coided with the 7600ton Saturday
night The Army tug Resoute (rght and smaller Army
tug Qet aided in steering the damaged seaman
was Killed, others missing and IA the
Army ship The Midland Victory only slightly damaged
and docked at Hoboken planes searching
Tor the missing all Army civilian employes-AP Wrephoo
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STREETS AND IMPROVEMENTS
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES

All owners have the privilege and use Of op-
proxirnoteIy two miles Of shore front privileges.
Many yochtsmen have recently proclaimed
Loeb Haven Beach the most beautiful shore
front this side of FIorido. Everybody should
see it.
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Bethesda Apartment
Suit Won by Larkin

A suit by Harold c. Larkin, presi-
dent Of the English Village and
Bradley Woods Citizens Associa-
tion, seeking to enjoin Robert j.
ard Raymond J. Mawhinney and
Leo I. and Marie A. Kavanagh from
building additional apartment units
on their property at 1902 Radnor
road, Bethesda, has been decided
in favor of Mr.. Larkin in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court at
Rockville.
In his ruling Judge Stedman
Prescott also prohibited the defend
ants from using the premises or
causing them to be used as multi
pie family dwelling.
The defendants had claimed that
the property in question had been
used as multiple family dwelling
before the county Zoning regula-
tions were enacted in 1928.
Witnesses for Mr.. Larkin con-
tended, however, that the house had
been converted into three apart
ments by the former owners. George
and Fritz Speidel, in 1897 after the
zoning regulations were in effect.
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Parkway Work Speed
Urqed on Contractors

The contractors who were sue
cessful in their bid last Tuesday
for improvements to Sligo parkway
from New Hampshire avenue to the
Montgomery County line have been
directed to prepare their executed
contracts so that work can begin
Immediately, Prince Georges County
Engineer Arthur w. Tayman said
yesterday.
Low bidder. who agreed to do
the work for $11 SGT, was the Bright
Shepherd Co. of Washington, Mr..
Tayman said. They were awarded
the contract actually on Tuesday
when the Prince Georges County
commissioners met at Upper Marl-
boro, but it was subject to final
approval by the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. The planning group rec
commended 1t the following day, Mr.
Tayman reported.
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AgeneySaYU.S. Will Back Dr. Byers Urges County
Survey by World Food Unit Mental Hyuiene Clinic

The United States Is prepared te
support survey of means to stabil-
ize world agriculture prices and di-
vert surplus foods to needy coun-
tries. the State Department indi-
Gated today.
A department announcement said
the American Government would
back such study at the meeting of
the United Nations Food and Agri-
culture Organization opening Sep
tember in Copenhagen.
The statement followed published
reports that this country would op-
pose formation of a world food fund
board proposed by Sir John Boyd
Orr, director general of FAC. The
board would set up. in effect, a
worldwide "ever-normal granary.'
While there is difference of
opinion among Government officials
over the suggested plan, they have
stressed the United States is favor
of the idea in principle. This coun-
try has yet to take an official posi-
tion on the matter.
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SOLD

The entire first section, including Blocks A, B,
c, D, E, F, 6, H, hos been sold to representa-
tive citizens tnostIy Washington fomies) !,
some Of whom ore already building their
homes, some Of whom are planning homes for
the future-ond very few who ore specializing.
However, few resoIes have been made at q
profit
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Payesich Quits Post
As VA Loan Director
After Ceilings Protest

Francis X. Pavesich, who pro-
tested in April that ceiling prices for
veterans homes were being set too
high, has resigned as director OF the
Veterans Administrations loan
guarantee service.
Thomas B. King, his assistant, has
been named acting director. In a
release announcing the change. Gen.
Omar N. Bradley, veterans admin
istrator, was quoted as expressing
appreciation for his fine work in
Inauguration and administration of
the VA loan guarantee program"
Mr.. Pavesich's resignation closely
followed publication of a story quot
ing an unidentified Veterans Ad-
ministration official as describing
the whole veterans housing pro-
gram as farce.
Reported to be vacationing in New
Jersey, Mr. PaveSich could not be
reached for comment.
In April Mr.. Pavesich protested
that the Federal Housing Admins
tration was setting ceilings for vet
Grams homes "at least 10 per cent
too high" and said the VA would
not guarantee loans at such prices
A few days later, Gen. Bradley, to-
gether with Housing Administrator
Wyatt and other housing officials
issued statement "regretting" the
erroneous impression" resulting
from Mr.. Pavesich's statement to
the press that FILA pricing of houses
has been improperly done" and has
resulted in generally higher prices
Mr.. Pavesich was formerly with
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board. Mr.. King, his successor. is
q New York lawyer who served for
five years with the Home Owners
Loan Corp. He came to the VA in
March, 1945. after three years with
the Navy. He is married, has three
children, and lives with his family
in Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1946-08-10
Moss Hart to Marry
Kitty Carlisle Today
BY the A,soeiaied Pres,

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, Aug. TO-
Plywright Moss Hart will marry
stage and screen Actress Kitty Car.
Isle today in nearby New Hope
Pa.
Mr. Hart, announcing the wedding
last night. said 1t would be a "very
quiet affair" 1t Is the first fol
both.
Miss Carlisle, whose real name
is Catherine Conn. listed her age
on the marriage license application
as 30. Mr.. Hart is Al.
The couple plan to spend theil
honeymoon at Hart's Fairview Farm
in Bucks County Pa).
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Establishment of mental hygiene
clinic to treat cases of psychotic OF
emotionally disturbed children is
needed in Prince Georges County
DR.. John M. 'Byers. county health
officer. declared today.
Stating there is no such facility
at present to care for children In
county schools. Dr. Byers cited a
recent survey of the State Health
Department which recommended
better, more extensive and more
quickly available psychiatric and
psychological service" for Maryland
children.
The health officer recalled that
the county had a mental hygiene
clinic before the war but that most
of its personnel was lost to the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1946-08-10
Kronheim Named 10 Head
Chests Commercial Unit

Milton S. Kronheim, wholesale
liquor dealer, has been named for
the second year to head the COM
mercial area division of the Com
munity Chest Federation campaign,
it was announced today.
The campaign is to raise $4,000 900
for Chest agencies in the Wash
ington area.
Mr.. Kronheim served as vice.
chairman of the same division in
last years War Fund campaign.
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that construction Of between rs and
100 additional housing units for vet
Grams is expected to start shortly
along Sligo Parkway at Forest Glen
road. Silver Spring.
One hundred and eleven temporary
units are now being built on the
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. B-7
10,

site. Officials said the new units had
been promised them by the Federal
Public Housing Authority some time
ago,
They also said 20 trailers for vet
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Grams have been assigned the county
by the FPHA and application has
been made for Is more. The trailers
also will be placed along Sligo park
way.
Evening star., 1946-08-10
E75-fOO New Housing Units
Planned In Montgomery

Montgomery County Housing Au-
thority officias announced today
The sub., 1946-02-28

Green urgently calls upon all affili- ated organizations to communicate at once with the Senate Labor Com mittee and call for the defeat of all anti-labor proposals.
 Sentiment among the members of the Senate apeared to be in agree ment with labor that strikes can not be prevented by anti-labor legislation.
 Senator Robert A. Taft said:
 The Case Bill says you can en- join a strike or union. That would amount to putting everybody in jail and allowing every individual judge to make the law"
 The New London Central Labor Union, representing over ten thous- and union men and women have placed themselves on record as be- ing strongly opposed to the CASE BILL, and have so notified the Connecticut legislators in Wash ington. So far the CLU have re- ceived sympathetic and co-opera- tive replies from Senator Brian McAGahon, Congressman Chase Co., ing Woodhouse, and Congressman at-large Joseph Ryter. Senator Hart declared that he. was giving the matter serious consideration and seemed reluctant to take stand on the matter.
 It is most important that not only our parent body. the Central Labor Union, take a dynamic stand against all anti-labor legislation but. all of our locals should also lend the weight of their member ships in writing and wiring pro- tests to the congressman and sen- ators against all anti-labor legis- IatiOn.
The sub., 1946-02-28
American FaSciSts Lose Ground: Pegler's Column Dropped By Another Newspaper

Another newspaper-the Stam- ford (Conn) Advocate" with a circulation of nearly 20,O0O-has kicked out the column of Westbrook Pegler, because it can no longer stomach his miSrepresentations.
 What brought matters to a head was a column in which Pegler grossly distorted recent demon stration by all of Stamford labor in support of bitter strike at the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company in Stamford.
 All unions In the town knocked off work for three hours to show their solidarity with the Machin- istS, who are resisting an attempt by the management of Yale and Towne to restore the "open shop"
 The demonstration was entirely peaceful, but Pegler pictured 1t as a rally of "riotous forces" and 'po- tential killers" in support of "as- sault and anarchy" The editor ran that column, but it was the last. In an editorial. he explained why he decided to "kill" Pegler's rantings for good.
 He pointed out that Pegler from the vantage point of his home in Arizona or his New York hotel apartment" without even coming near Stamford, had written an en- tirely false picture of the demon
The sub., 1946-02-28

stration, and that in doing so he had violated the basic standards of 2atr reporting.
 As a result, the accuracy of all other Pegler columns had become suspect, the editor said.
 AS a further reason for oustinE Pegler, the editor wound up by quoting one of the nations best known editors-Edwin Dean Can- ham of the Christian Science Monitor"-on the dangers to free press arising from indiscriminate use of interruptions columnists.
 'One aspect of newspaper ire sponsibility is the latitude granted to some Syndicated eolumnists," Canham declared.
 ''To their doors is. beaten a path by those motivated by malicious gossip, revenge and character aSsas. sination. And no man is safe from these weapons. $ Will not this continual nursing of demagogic power in the hands of few key- hole colunniSts react against news papers In the long rum"
The sub., 1946-02-28
Labor Advances
 By
 Ruth DembO

heard Henry Wallace speak at a dinner of the National Citizens Political Action Committee in New Haven last week. It was good to listen to the voice of that sound, sincere, democrat, a man who has fought on the side of the people for so many years.
 Henry Wallace has aged in the past year or so. I think he felt deeply the loss of his commander in-chief, Franklin Roosevelt. But l think he is more determined than ever that the policies he and FDR fought for be carried out. He spoke strongly of the need for political ac- tion by the people in order to serve the people. "Only through dynamic political action," he said, is progress realized" "The failure of political action by the people leads to reaction"
 Calling for the fulfillment of Roosevelt's policies in this postwar period, MT. Wallace said, '"The Democratic party has flourished when it fought for progressive poli- tical action, but when the Demo- cratic Party fails to serve the people 1t will die" Political parties are instruments of the peoples will" and that is why individuals must take part in politics if democracy Is to succeed.
 MT. Wallace was appealing to the everyday citizen to make his voice heard in the political affairs of his country. He also warned of many political danger spots on the hori- zocl.
 He called for militant action in preventing imitation and praised the work of Chester Bowles who has received more brickbats than any other man in Washington.
 He asked that the loan to Britain be granted SO that the English people who had fought long hard war culd get back on their feet. This loan, he said, would cost no more than what we spent for 15 days of war.
 He warned against either English, Russian, or American blocS and urged joint action through strong United Nations.
 MT. Wallace ended his talk on this strong note: Progress means full, fair continuous employment and the continual advancement of the American worker"
 Everyone was impressed with the political truisms that Henry Wal lace uttered. I think that good part of the audience left with a guiet determination to go out and fight for the things that Henry Wallace has been fighting for these many years.
The sub., 1946-02-28

Senator Wayne B. Morse called 1t "an ilI-advised hodge-podge of legal prohibitions which will cause more economic disruption than economic stability"
 Senator Warren G. MagnuSon, ex- pressing strong opposition to the bill, said the Senate Labor Com mittee would have to study 1t "a long time."
 Even Senator Joseph Ball, pro- ponent of anti-labor legislation on his own account, scoffed at the Case Bill and declared he wasn't sure there were enough votes to bring any labor-regulatory legisla- ton out of the committee at this time.
 The only security for labor against dangerous legislation, there fore, is to defeat any kind of labor bill in the Senate.
 That is what the American Feder- ation of Labor is now aiming to do. It must have the help of all local and state organizations in this cam paign. AFL President William
The sub., 1946-02-28
Case Anti-Lubor Bill Headed For U. 5. Senate Graveyard

The Senate Labor Committee, which has buried many House-approved antlabor bills in the past is digging grave for the Case Bill the worst in history.
 Leading Senators from both major political parties ved with each other in ambastng the obnoxious Case Bill