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Evening star., 1946-05-09
Robbie the Mailman Knits
Neighborhood Closer Toqether

That's the first thing the house
holders wanted to tell this reporter
about Mr.. Robinson-how he would
signal them that there was a letter
from overseas by knocking especial
ly hard or rattling the mail slot
When the Committee on the Gift,
formed ON block basis, began to
call on the residents they heard
more stories about Mr.. Robinson
how for a year, with his sincere
we'll wishing. he fortified the hopes
of the mother of a boy reported
missing in action, until one day the
boy was reported alive, a prisoner of
war.
Aid With Advertising.
One woman told how she had seen
him guiding confused old man to
his home in the neighborhood and
how Robbie apologized for being a
half hour late with the mail when
he got to her house-but he didn't
tell her why.
Others told how Robbie scolded
the girls back from boarding school
WIleIl ne came upon tnem smoking
cigarettes in the street.
He was often eating an apple as
he swung along with a mailman's
lopesided gait. An apple tree sur
rounded by cores will be one of the
illustrations, drawn by a talented
young woman on the route, in the
book signed by his admirers. which
will be given him this afternoon.
The final illustration is mail bag
with a cobweb across the opening
Popular With Colleagues.
Mr.. Robinson, his wife and his
pretty 19-year -old daughter, Lois
live in comfortable row house at
625 Girard street NE. He has been
popular also with his colleagues In
the postal service. He used to be
sent to the Letter Carriers Associa-
ton convention as delegate, and he
is vice president of the Washington
local.
One of the Chevy Chase women
who worked on the committee said,
When the people started calling
on one another just about this, all
found they had a friend in common.
A disjointed community found itself
drawn together"
Evening star., 1946-05-09

the intermediate Girl Scouts. School
party and sport dresses will be
modelled, with program of dancing
and refreshments to follow the
show. At 8 pm. tomorrow, parents
OF the area will meet to discuss
child care and family life.
Members of the Brownie Girl
Scout troop will present party for
their mothers at 7:30 pm. tomorrow
at $50 Eighth street S.W.
At 2 pm. Saturday, Friendship
House, 6l9 D street Sc, will present
a play, THE Sentimental Scarcrow,
in which eight girls, from 7 to II
years old, will participate. All week
at the house children have been
making Mothers Day gifts.
Play to Be Given.
A large group of children and
mothers will meet at the Juanita
kaufman Nye House, $50 Eighth
street S.W., tomorrow and Saturday
to see performance of Blue Bird,
to be presented by the Rose Bobison
Gown Children's Studio in the
George Washington University
Lisner auditorium. For the benefit
of UNRRA, the performance will be
held tomorrow at $3.50 pm. and
Saturday at 2::30 pm.
About IS adult members and vol
untary workers of Georgetown
House, 1924 N street NV, will
gather at 3 pm. Sunday for tea
at the home of Mrs. R. F.. White
head, 1924 Twenty-eighth street
NV. Tea will be served in the
garden and several nearby gardens
will be open to the guests. Mothers
may leave their children at the
house from to pm.
Religious observances are planned
at st. Joseph's Home and st. Vim
cents Home and School for Sunday
First holy communion will be held
for 7-year-old boys at st. Joseph's
Chapel, Eastern avenue and Ran
dolph street NE. at 8 am, and
girls will receive first holy com
munion at am. at st. Vincent's
Fourth and Charming streets NE
At $3.50 pm. the girls will march
from the shrine, at the entrance OF
the school, around the grounds and
back to the shrine, where 6-year-old
Catherine Meyers will crown the
Blessed Mother. Benediction in the
chapel will follow.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Mrs. Grady Is Director
OF Women S Council

Mrs. Henry F.. Grady, wife of the
former Assistant Secretary of State
who is now President Truman's per-
sonal representative on a special
mission to Greece, has been elected
a director of the National Council
of Women in the United States at
the close of three-day biennial
meeting in New York, the Associated
Press reported today
Mrs. Gradys son-in-law is John
Davies, first secretary of the Ameri-
can Embassy in Moscow. When DR..
Grady returns to this country, he
.and Mrs. Grady will 60 to California
where they now reside.
Mrs. Ruth Handy of this city was
elected a vice president of the
council at the same meeting, which
was held Jointly with a session of
the National Council of Women OF
Canada,
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Col. Reid Gets PEA
Flight Operations Post

Col. H, j. Reid of Arlington, Va.
deputy chief of the Army Air Force
Office Of Flying Safety during the
war. has been appointed flight op-
erations manager of Pennsylvania.
Central Airlines. Col. Reid had beer
pilot for the airline since 1888 be-
fore leaving for Army service.
Other appointments in the flight
department included Capt. James
T. Rinker of Alexandria as superin-
tendent OF flying, and Capt r. H
Taylor. Alexandria, superintendent
OF operations control. Named CHIEF
pilot for Pea was Col. Murl Estes
OF Alexandria, veteran airline pilot
and wartime military air attache
to Bolivia and Chile.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Mother and Father Face
Child Delinquency Charge

In the first type of case in the his
tory of Juvenile Court, a mother and
father, both 36, are under charges of
contributing to the delinquency of
three of their own children, all un-
der IA years of age.
The mother, Mrs. Isabel L. Craft,
pleaded not guilty before Judge Fay
L. Bentley today, and was held in
81 900 bond. Her case was continued
to May %. Her husband, Alfred
Craft, is now serving a sentence on a
drunkenness charge at Occouuan.
He will appear to answer charges
upon his release.
The Craft family has no perma-
nent home since being evicted from
their apartment in the 200 block of
E street NV. last month, police said.
Since then they have been living in
small hotels. The Juvenile Bureau
said charges were based on the fact
the parents had failed to provide a
suitable home and had abandoned
the children. A morals charge also
is involved, they said,
Evening star., 1946-05-09

r. c. Schmidt, the supervising
forecaster, picked the first totally
rainless day in a week for the
picnic.
I'VE didn't get by with a totally
clean slate" Mr.. Schmidt said. 1--WE
didn't have any rain, but we had
plenty of ants"
The weatherman now boasts an
1924 average He is rated each day
by his predictions for the 24-hour
period starting at : am. the day
before.
The Standings.
Won. Lost. Pct
Weatherman -- IA 3 1924
The Forecast.
From 7 am. today until Z am
Friday, increasing cloudiness today
with temperature about 10 degrees
Cloudy and moderate tonight
Cloudy and mild tomorrow with
showers late tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
layoff Of Navy Workers
Is Protested al Meetinu

A delegation of workers from the
Naval Gun Factory here and others
from Navy Repair and Shipbuilding
Yards in several Eastern cities held
a rally today at Naval Lodge Hall,
Fourth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc, to protest wholesale
layof1s regardless of seniority.
Among those arriving from other
areas were 1000 workers from the
New York Naval Shipyard, who are
members of 18 AFL unions COM
bined in the Brooklyn Metal Trades
Council. They arrived between $50
and $50 in bus cavalcade.
The meeting was called to con-
slider and act on the following four.
point program: Increase of the
naval budget for 1947 to provide
more jobs in navy yards; passage
OF the Magnuson-De Lacy seniority
bill; adoption of the Forand re-
tirement bill, permitting retirement
after Is years of service regardless
OF age, and unemployment insurance
for those displaced from navy yard
employment.
Evening star., 1946-05-09


route he served for II years decided
TO do something to show their ap-
probation of the way he served
them. This afternoon. in the office
Of Postmaster Vincent Burke, Mr.
Robinson will be presented with
$525 face value) in War Bonds-a
gift from the people he served.
Protests Gift.
"Oh, not" said Mr.. Robinson
touched to the quick, when he heard
about it. II wish had been able to
cover the route and tell them not to
do it. That's not for me; my job is
to serve"
Maj. Burnside (Silver Starr OF
1902 Ingomar avenue NV. will
make the presentation. Jamie
Burnside, son of a banker, was II
when Mr.. Robinson began to walk
the route. They have been mutual
admirers since. 1t was Mr.. Robin
son who delivered the letter from
Jamie, then Capt. Burnside, that
told of his being wounded in the
st. Lo break-through.
Evening star., 1946-05-09

be present. Mrs. Mrs. Lillian Baker.
Baker is mother of World War II,
having three sons in different
branches of the service. She was
chosen State President at the
American War Mothers conference
held here last October.
Patriotic organizations of the
District and Virginia will participate
in the massing of colors and the lay
ing of wreaths on the Tomb. More
than 20 such organizations will be
represented.
Among the guests will be wounded
from Mount Alto, Walter Reed and
Bethesda Hospitals, with American
War Mothers as their hostesses.
Col. Andrews to Speak.
Col. John N. Andrews will speak
on "the Veterans Administration, -
and a concert will be given by the
United States Army Band. Laying
Evening star., 1946-05-09
British Missions Quit
Space in 19 Buildings;
Still Occupy 10
Star Staff Photo.

British missions have relinquished
l9 of the % buildings which they
occupied in Washington in whole or
in part on last July /, it was learned
today.
The commercial, hotel and con-
verted apartment space was occu-
pied by 81 missions, including serv-
ice delegations, merchant shipping
units and the Central Scientific Of
fee.
Of the 10 buildings released nine
formerly were residential and the
remainder commercial, it was ex-
planned.
Contraction of Office space re-
quirements here follows genera,
reduction of British missions
throughout the country and a re-
duction in personnel. The total
staff employed by the British in
the United States was cut down 81
per cent between VI day and
April l.
Apartment houses and hotels, oc-
cupied in whole or in part. which
were vacated were listed as Graf
ton Hotel, 1139 Connecticut avenue
NV; Grafton Annex, 1875 DeSales
street NV; 1920 K street NV;
l703 K street NV: Kedrick. 1901
K street NV: 1907 K street NV.
Greenbrier. 1107 Sixteenth stree,
NV; Willard Hotel, ninth f,oor
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, and Dupont Circle
Apartments.
Commercial buildings vacated
were McGill Building, 90S O street
NV; 1918 K street NV; 1924
Sixteenth street NV: 1919 II stree,
NV; 1873 Rhode Island avenue
NV; 1886 New York avenue NV;
1926 Seventeenth street NV; 1301-s
Rhode Island avenue NE; 11Oe
Connecticut avenue NV. and Cen.
tury Building, 412 Fifth street NV
Buildings still occupied: Airing.
ton Hotel. 1925 Vermont avenue
NV; Bradford, 1900 K street NV:
Insurance Building, GOT Fifteenth
street NV: Marshall, 1905 Fiji
teenth street NV; New War De.
partment Building, Twenty -first
street and Virginia avenue NV.
Barrister Building, 635 F street
NV; 1907 L street NV: Prince
Karl, 1901 K street NV; l52(
Eighteenth street NV, and 178s
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Pay Raise Conferees
Expected 10 Reach
Agreement Today

Conferees on the Federal pay bill
were to meet again this afternoon
amid indications that they finally
will agree on the legislation.
A tentative" accord was reported
at their meeting Tuesday and,
barring unforeseen developments,
todayS session is expected to result
in formal approval of bill affect
ing more than 100000 Federal
workers. including nearly 100000
employees in the Washington area.
At Tuesdays meeting number
of the conferees stated their pref
erence for a Is per cent wage
increase bill, program which
would grant more liberal pay raise
to employees in the middle and top
income brackets than is provided
under the fiat S400 House bill This
would mean. however, raises under
s400 for all Federal workers making
less than S2,500 year.
Some Oppose 1870 Increase.
Some conferees have indicated
their. opposition to the IS per cent
proposal, saying the lower Income
employe needs raise the most.
The measure also is expected to
include a ceiling on the total number
of Federal employees, this provision
having been asked by economy
minded conference members before
they would compromise on the wage
features of the bill.
Meanwhile, Abram Flaxer, presi-
dent of the new CIO union, the
United Public Workers of America,
asked the conferees to reject the Is
per cent proposal in favor of the
$400 fiat increase provided by the
House bill.
Provision Called 'Intolerable."
The IS per cent provision would
constitute "intolerable discrimina-
ton" against the bulk of Federal
workers, Mr.. Flaxer said. A Is per
cent increase would mean raises for
half Of Federal personnel of only
$2l6 to S285 a year, he added.
Mr.. Flaxer intimated that the
CIO would oppose at the polls all
members of Congress who voted for
Is per cent boost.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Day-Care Hearing
Slated Tomorrow 10
Decide School Issue

Members of the House District
Committee today pressed for action
on two legislative questions left over
from yesterdays session-authorit
to continue the day-care centers
Tor children of working mothers
and annual summertime adoption
here of daylight saving time.
Chairman Mcmillan promptly
named special subcommittee to
make a rapid but thorough study
of the child-care center issue. He
also sponsored a daylight saving bill
and will ask a prompt report from
a subcommittee.
Representative Healy, Democrat,
of California, author of the pending
child-care bill, was named head of
the special group to seek answers
to questions posed yesterday. He
announced public hearing for 10
am. tomorrow.
In General Agreement.
Other members of the Healy
group include Representatives Fei-
CHAN of Ohio, Abernathy of Missis-
sippi and Link of Illinois, Demo-
Gratis, and McDonough, Republican,
of California.
The House indicated general
agreement yesterday that operation
OF child-care centers is desirable,
but questions arose as to whether
they should be made an integral
part of the public school system
or administered under some other
District agency. The Board of Pub
lie Welfare was suggested by DR..
Hobart M. Corning. schools super
intendent, who contended the plan
was for school operation was in
cinsistent with the free public
school system, since fees would be
charged.
Mr.. Healy announced witnesses at
tomorroW's hearing would include
DR.. Mary Dabney Dabis Of the
United States Office of Education,
Welfare Director Ray L. Huff, Direc-
tor Milo F. Christensen of the
Recreation Department and DR..
Corning.
Time Proposal Supported.
To set the stage for action on
daylight saving time, Chairman
Mcmillan announced he was in
Producing bill which would make
the summertime plan operative each
year from 2 am. on the last SUM-
day of April to am. on the last
Sunday in September. For this year,
it would begin at am. the first
Sunday after the date of approval Of
the bill.
There was strong support in the
committee yesterday for daylight
saving time, although Representa-
tive Abernethy said it might cause
more instead of less confusion.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Four Speakers to Discuss
Indio's S Problems Toniqht

A discussion Of india Today" will
be led by four speakers at meeting
at $50 pm. tonight sponsored by
the East and West Association.
The four speakers are: Repre-
sentative Celler, Democrat, of New
York, Senator Thomas, Democrat
|of Utah, DR.. Haridas Muzumdar
and Thomas Yakhub.
Indian dances and songs also will
be featured at the meeting, to be
held at Woodward Hall of Calvary
Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
By George Kennedy

Sometimes a common experience
draws even a prosperous urban area
together. This has happened to a
community in the Districts Chevy
Chase area. between Connecticut
and Wisconsin avenues. 1t began
when a mailman was promoted to a
central office job.
Robbie no longer walks the Is
miles daily that it takes to deliver
Evening star., 1946-05-09

OF WreathS anC
readings a ! S {
are on the pro-
gram. Chester
A. Sipes, jr., past
commander OF
the Veterans o1
Foreign w a r S
will be master OF
ceremonies.
Meanwhile, the
National Catho-
lie Conference
on Family Life
has announced
that Mrs. Joy
Seth Hurd, wife
of Gnm m on
Evening star., 1946-05-09
|Weothern1un Picks Another

The weatherman came through
again yesterday when the cloud
less sky he predicted for the Weathe,
Bureaus annual picnic materialized
to the secret sorrow of every news
photographer who came to the Rock
Creek Park glade with orders to get
a picture of the forecaster and his
aides dripping in cloudburst.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Two Sea Lions Arrive
For Residence at Zoo

The Zoos sea lion pool has resi-
dents again.
DR.. William M. Mann, director
today announced proudly that a
young pair of sleek swimmers had
arrived by express from a Califor-
mia collector and appeared pleased
with their new home.
The Zoo mourned the loss of its
sole remaining sea lion last winter,
and DR.. Mann Immediately set
about finding replacement for this
popular exhibit.
Evening star., 1946-05-09

Pleas Court Judge Hurd of Cleve-
land, and mother of Is children, has
been named Catholic Mother of
1946.' The Hurds had five sons in
military service.
Parties, shows, dinners and gift
making meetings are scheduled for
children at Community Chest settle
ment houses throughout the city in
preparation for the observance of
Mothers Day.
Fashion Show Tonight.
A fashion show at Southeast
House, 324 Virginia avenue Sc, will
be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight,
sponsored by the Mothers Club of
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Truman Signs District Bill
AIIowinqb B b|ackoutF und Use

President Truman today signed a
bill authorizing the District of Co.
lumbia government to use unex-
pended funds, appropriated under
the Blackout Act of 1941, for ex-
penses of the Veterans Information
Center.
No estimate of the amount in
volved was Immediately available at
the District Building.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Building Code Hearing
Called Wednesday

A public hearing will be held al
10 am. Wednesday in the board.
room of the District Building or
nine changes in the District build
ing code proposed by a committee
appointed by the District Commits.
sioners, in addition to II other pro.
posed changes rejected by the com.
mittee.
The hearing will be held, It was
explained, to permit interested or.
ganizationS and individuals to be
heard on the suggested changes.
Evening star., 1946-05-09

t h e Mayfower
Hotel. w. Frank
Sickle was in
stalled as first
vice president.
Other newly
elected officers
include j. Ben
ton Webb, Sec
ond vice presi-
dent; Randolph
E. Myers, third
vice president;
A. c. Barnett,
S e c r e t a r y;
Vergne Potter ,
treasurer; Car
fa~ C;Lea~ 1;1~
Evening star., 1946-05-09

mali Twice a
day from Har-
rlSon to Kama
wa streets be-
tween Thirty
eighth and For
ty first streets
NV, and he is
missed.
Robbie is Ro-
land 0. Robin
son, 48. He is
now In an 1nl-
tial supervisory
position at the
City Post Office.
The household
Evening star., 1946-05-09

etary, at the
Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier.
The ceremony
will begin at
2:30 pm. Sun
day.
Mrs. Lillian
Baker, of ITO
Irvington street
S.W., State pres
ident, will rep
resent the ma
tional president,
Mrs. r. B. Ire
achenor, who is
not expected to
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Lions Club Here |nstaIIs
Newly Elected Officers

George L. Haines, Washington
insurance man, was installed as
president of the Washington Lions
Club at its meeting yesterday at
Evening star., 1946-05-09
War Mothers to Hold Services
Sunday at Tomb of Unknown

For the first time since 1943, the
American War Mothers will hold
Mothers Day services in the am
phitheater, Arlington National Gem
Evening star., 1946-05-09

GeOrEe Z. Haines. ter Gibson, lion
tanner: Oscar J. Letterman, tail
twister, and Arthur H. Johnson
Otis Ritenour and Harold Hayden
directors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-22
ACL TO T
EXAMINERS RULING

With an eye to affording the pub
lie better service than it could
otherwise obtain, Atlantic Coast
Line will definitely protest. an
Interstate Commerce commission
examiner ruling yesterday. favor
ing control of the East Coast rail-
way by the St. Joe Paper COM
pany. a company spokesman said
last night.
This is just another step in the
procedure taken by ICC to climax
a long contest over control of the
line" the spokesman, who wished
to remain otherwise unidentified,
said last night.
Oral Arguments
The next step to be taken, will
be nothing final, according to the
spokesman. 1t will consist main
ly of oral arguments from either
the Coast Line, ICC, or the St. Joe
company, the latter being desig-
mated by the official, as unlikely
in the light of the ruling given yes.
terday by Ralph H. Jewell, lCC
examiner.
For the past 10 years, AcL anc
the Florida East Coast line have
been operating very close, ye'
entirely Independently"
spokesman said, and the genera
opinion among local officials was
| that a merger las suggested by the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-22
MORE O
CAMPAIGN
FROM PAGE ONE
"LOOse Handling"

Loose
Both sides accused the other of
irregularities in the first primary
voting, and Folger accused Chath-
am of making excessive campaign
expenditures. After an investiga-
ton, the State Board of Elections
found that there had been some
'loose handling of ballots in the
election, but Chatham denied that
his expenditures had exceeded sta
tutory limitations.
Foloer tod Fifth district voters
that Chatham had been only a part
time Democrat and accused him OF
having voted for Republicans.
Claims PAC Support
Chatham charged that Folger
had been too ardent a new deal
er" and TOO friendly with labor.
He bitterly denounced the CLOS
Political Action committee and he
claimed that the PAC is supporting
Folger.
The Sixth district campaign was
quiet in contrast. Scarborough had
the support OF many labor voters
in the May Is election. ard the
big question in the second primary
campaign has been whether or not
he could swing his labor voters en
masse to the R,ves camp.
The campaign was %enlivened in
its closing days by the case of the
"ressurected letter" Rives charg-
ed that Durham supporters had
used a six-year-old letter written
by Congressman Robert Z. Dough-
ton endorsing Durham as cam
paign material. Doughton said that
he had written no letters endors-
ing candidates this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-22

the doctor said his aiIment
"isn't anything you can name
very well-it's just a result
of getting old"
He previously had been on
fined to his Newhall. Calf.
ranch, where young Hart said
he found his father drugged.
strapped in bed, and attended
by a drunken nurse.
He went Immediately to his
fathers bedside after III.
guardianship hearing was con.
cluded yesterday.
II love your father as much
as you do" Frost told him
when they posed briefly for
photographs. "All I'm interest.
ed in-the same as you-is Bill
Hart. He is a great man and
one of the finest friends Iva
ever had"
Hart, Jr., objected TO tbs
ruling but both Gudger and
Frost said they were satisfied,
Young Hart is a War depart.
ment employe in Washington.
and Superior Judge William
Baird said he named Frost CO.
guardian because the SON
must be out of the state.