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Evening star., 1946-04-02

Mrs. Alice C. Sheldon, director of
the public school attendance de-
partment, deserved the lowered ef-
ficiency ratings she received in 1914
and 1915, the Board of Education's S
Complaints and Appeals Committee
will report to the full board tomor-
row.
This decision was made last night
by the committee after numerous
hearings on the efficiency of Mrs
Sheldon, who appealed the lowered
but not unsatisfactory-rating she
was given by her superiors.
Principal among the charges
against Mrs. Sheldon, school officers
testified previously, was that of
racial discrimination against both
the colored employees and students
who come under her supervision.
DR.. James A. Cannon, physician
member Of the board, said at the
meeting at the Franklin School last
night that he personally believed
Mrs. Sheldon had been consistently
efficient and that it was unfortu-
nate charges of racial discrimination
had been flung at her.
The rating officers themselves,
during the war, were not in such
good shape" DR.. Cannon declared.
Mrs. Sheldons defenses had ap-
peared to him convincing and JUS
tifiable," he said. If she had actual
ly been discriminating against the
Negro race, instant dismissal rather
than lowered rating should have
been her lot, DR.. Cannon main
tanned.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Commissioners Seek School Appea|s Unit
10 Extend Suspension Upho|ds Lower Rating
0fGi|| for Second Time Given Mrs. Sheldon

The District Commissioners today
are writing the Civil Service Com
mission for permission to extend the
suspension of Howard B. Gill for a
second 3o-day period to permit COM
Ipletion of the public hearings of
ilnefficiency and incompetency
charges brought against him by the
Board of Public Welfare.
Mr.. Gill was suspended as gen.
eral superintendent of District
penal institutions for 10 days by the
Board of Public Welfare, effective
December 6, following an investiga-
ton of the escape of five prisoners
from the District Jail November "a.
This was increased by 80 days by
the Commissioners, to bring the
total to 80 days-the maximum sus-
pension they can approve without
consent of the Civil Service Com
mission.
The hearing of charges against
Mr.. Gill, however, was in progress
at the end of the 80 days, and the
Commissioners obtained authoriza-
ton for 30-day extension, which
ends Friday Although the hearing
is now in its final stages, it is not
due to be completed by Friday, and
the additional extension is being
asked to allow the three-man non-
official trial board appointed by the
Commissioners time to make its de-
cisions.
The board consists of Walter M.
Bastian and Francis w. Hill, jr.,
attorneys. and Alfred H. Lawson,
banker.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Glen Echo Assault
Suspect Held Insane

Lewis V. May, 27, Brookmont, Nd,
who was scheduled to be tried today
on criminal assault charges in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court at
Rockville, was adjudged insane and
sentenced to confinement in the
Springfield State Hospital at Sykes
vile IN an order signed by Judge
Charles w. Woodward.
May, a discharged Army veteran,
was charged with attacking a l5-
year-old girl January 12 near her
home in Glen Echo after the girl
got off a streetcar.
Judge Woodward explained that
he issued his order in accordance
with findings by the State Board of
Mental Hygiene The board ex-
amineo May Friday at the Rockville
jail after Mays attorney, Harold c.
Smith, had entered a plea of in
sanity on behalf of his client.
In reporting their findings, DR.,
George H. Preston, State commits
sioner of mental hygiene, and DR..
A. c. Gillis said May showed def
mite psycnotic symptoms"
Judge Woodward specified in his
order that if and when May re-
covers he will be returned to Mont
gomery County for trial. He ex-
planned that under the law I'VE can't
Try a man when he is insane"
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Progressive Citizens Hear
History Of Georgetown

A sketch of the history of George
town and some of its early families
was presented by Mrs Walter Peter
to the Progressive Citizens of
Georgetown at meeting last night.
Mrs. Peter a lifelong resident of
the community and descendant of
families who settled there in 1852,
read several chapters from her
book, "A Portrait of Old George
town"
Mrs. Frank West reported that
the cleanup campaign now under
way in Georgetown was showing
results and asked the continued
cooperation of the citizens to keep
the area clean.
John Young, member Of the
Georgetown branch of the Boys
Club of Washington, spoke on MY
Civic Responsibility" sponsored by
the Optimist Club in May.
Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, president
conducted the meeting at the home
of Mrs. Henry Leonard, 3038 N street
NV
Evening star., 1946-04-02

Development. He was a native o1
Norwalk, Ohio, and president of the
Shepherd Park Citizens Association
Mrs. Stoutenburgh worked in the
bookkeeping department of the
American Security & Trust Co. She
had worked there intermittently
since 1920. For a time she left the
employ of the American Security to
work for the Security Savings &
Commercial Bank. Ninth and G
streets NV. Her last term of en-
ployment at American Security
started February II.
In addition to DR.. and Mrs.
Greeves, Mrs. Stoutenburg is sur
vived by her mother. Mrs. Albert l..
johnson, who lives with the Greeves,
and her brother, Albert L. johnson,
Jr., 1888 North Edison street, Arling-
ton, Va,
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Rally Tonight 10 Seek Aid
For Memorial Auditorium

A rally to organize support for
the Pepper-Randolph bill. provid-
ing for a war memorial auditorium
in the District, will be held at
o'clock tonight in the National
Press Club auditorium under aus
pices of the Citizens Committee
for World Wars Memorial Temple
Senator Pepper of Florida and
Representative Randolph of West
Virginia, Democrats. sponsors of the
measure, will be principal speakers
Miss Elizabeth Butler Howry is
chairman of the committee.
The project would comprise an
auditorium seating at least 5000
persons, with a number of smaller
halls and special rooms to be dedi-
Gated to and equipped by the States
and territories. The building would
be made available to civic and cul-
tural groups, veterans and trade
organizations for meetings, con-
certs, stage performances and radio
broa dcaStS.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Doctors Fighting
ToSaveGir|,1 Z,
Shooting Victim
Lay Unoided 2 Days;
Parents Death Held
Murder-Suicide

Twelve-year-old Mary Stout
enburgh, who lay unattended in
her home for nearly 48 hours
with a gunshot wound in her
head, continued her fight for life
at Walter Reed Hospital today.
Hospital authorities said Mary's
condition was "unimproved" She
was rushed to the hospital yesterday
morning in critical condition after
police found her parents, Paul P
Stoutenburgh, As, and Mrs. Anna
Stoutenburgh, A, dead of head
wounds in Mary's room at their
home. 1921 Kalmia road NV.
Doctors fighting to save the child's
life kept her under oxygen and or
dered constant intravenous in
jections, the hospital reported.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
meanwhile, issued a certificate of
murder and suicide in the deaths of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoutenburgh Accord
ing to the coroner, MI. Stouten-
burgh, former Army lieutenant
colonel and Justice Department at
torney, killed his wife, shot his child
and then turned the .25-caliber
automatic pistol on himself.
From the facts at hand-par-
ticularly the fact that the Saturday
morning newspapers were in the
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Gas Plant Workers
Will Vote Tonight on
14-Cent Pay Raise

Plant workers of the Washington
Gas Light Co. will meet tonight in
Labor Hall. 523 New Jersey avenue
NV, to vote on ''fina" manage
ment offer of a 14-cent-per-hour-
wage increase. The employees, men,
bers of international Chemical
Workers Union, Local 50, have de-
manded a 31-cent hourly boost.
Despite the 17-cent gap, James D.
DingWell, jr., assistant vice president
in charge of personnel for the COM
pany, said he considered negotia-
tions very satisfactory to date.
However, a union spokesman ex-
pressed doubt the workers would re-
act favorably to the 14-cent offer,
which represents an increase from
the company's original 10-cent
stand.
Negotiating for Some Time.
Negotiations have been in progress
for some time for a contract to re-
place one which lapsed yesterday.
The old agreement with the chem
ical workers covered both plant and
office workers. The company now
has recognized Office Employees In
ternational Union, Local No. 2, as
bargaining agent for the Office per-
sonnel, but negotiations are being
carried on jointly. Pay scales
eventually agreed upon will apply to
both classes of workers.
Both unions are affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
The locals represent gas company
employees in Washington and Hyatts-
vile, Md. Other locals are carry
ing on parallel negotiations in be-
half of workers at the Rosslyp
Na) Gas Co., subsidiary of the local
firm.
Agreement on Many Provisions.
Both company and union spokes-
men said today agreement had been
reached on many provisions of the
proposed contract. Apart from the
basic wage scale, major point still
at issue is union demand for
time-and-a-half on Saturdays and
double time on Sundays. The old
agreement provided such higher
payments for the sixth and seventh
consecutive days of work, respect
lively, irrespective of the days of the
week.
Negotiators for the chemical
workers is Roy Funderburk. The Of
flee workers representative is w. r.
Probey. H. P. Douglas, AFL repre-
sentative, has been assigned to as
sist the negotiators.
Evening star., 1946-04-02

The Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association, which is
threatening a milk strike in current
Agriculture Department hearings if
it's demand for an increase of SO
cents a hundredweight is not met,
is comprised of 1861 dairy farmers
in nearby counties and claims to
produce 80 per cent of the milk OF
the Washington milk shed.
Bruce B. Derrick, former Agri-
culture Department county agent
in Hartford County, Md, who
threatened the strike, has been
manager of the association for II
years.
Frank S. Walker of Orange, Va,
is president of the association this
year. The organization is controlled
by board of 81 directors. The di-
ireetorships are apportioned among
the counties on the basis of the
number of members. Frederick
County. Md. has the largest allot-
ment of directors-five. Montgom-
cry County, Md, is second with four
1921 Strike Recorded.
The association is 26 years old.
1t was incorporated as a nonprofit
corporation in Maryland September
I21, 1920. Two years later it was
converted into a cooperative asso-
citation under Maryland law au-
thorizing co-operatives.
According to brochure, The
Washington Milk Market" published
by the association, the only strike
in the associations history occurred
in 1921. Members were instructed
to withhold one-third of their sup
ply to force the distributors to pay
higher price. The distributors re-
tailiated by refusing to accept any
milk from members of the associa-
ton. The situation continued for
three weeks. At the end of that
time the association gave up the
fight
1t now has reserve fund of more
than 100000, accumulated from
its brokerage fee of l cent a gallon
Refunds are made annually of 70
per cent of the brokerage fee COL
lected six years previously.
Milk producers for the Washing
ton market get higher prices than
those in the Baltimore, Philadelphia
and Richmond milkshed, according
Evening star., 1946-04-02

to the associations figures. Their
weighted average prices paid for all
milk delivered in January by mem
bers of the major co-operatives of
these markets is tper hundred
weight: Washington, S436; Rich
mond, s4.l5; Baltimore, s410, and
Philadelphia. s409. Agriculture De-
partment figures show the Wash
ington prices to producers is also
higher than the New York price.
High Standards Cited.
Mr.. Derrick said in an interview
the higher price is due in large part
to the higher standards enforced
on milk producers for the Washing
ton market by 1925 act of Con-
gress.
w. L. King Of Gaithersburg, Md,
is the largest producer of the as
sociation with herd of about 500
COWS. Hugh Rakes of Leesburg is
the largest Virginia producer. His
herd is about $50 cows. The typical
small producer has 20 cows.
Other officers of the association
are j. Homer Remsberg, first vice
president, and A. G. Willis, second
vice president. Mr. Derrick is
secretary-treasurer as well as
salaried manager.
The directors are:
Frederick County, Md. e. c
Biser, Adamstown: j. M. Burial, jr.
Monrovia; NJ. H. Ramsburg, Lewis.
town; ]. H. Remsberg, Middletown
and E. c. Speaks, Frederick.
Hartford County, Md-Grover c
Greer, Bel Air.
Montgomery County, Md.-Basi
Mobley, Derwood; w. C. Poole, Sell.
man; Edwin D. Fry, Gaithersburg
and j. B. Waters, Germantown.
Culpeper County, Va.-A. Gordon
Willis, Culpeper.
Fairfax County, Vac. w. Carp.
er, Mclean; E. L. Popkins, Alexan.
dria, and G. R. Bready, Herndon.
Fauquier County, Vac. H. Bowen
Remington, and Paul Marsh, Catlett
Loudoun County, Va.-H. L. Gregg
Hamilton, and H. F. Tavenner
Sterling.
Orange County, Va.-F. S. Walker
Orange.
Prince William County, Va.-E. H
Marsteller, Manassas.
Berkeley County,W. Val. D. Var
| Metre. ir.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Delay on Young Seen
Linked 10 Maintaining
Liquor Store CeiIinq

The recent refusal by the Com
missioners to lift the ceiling on the
number of bottled-goods liquor
stores in the District may be re-
lated to delays in acting on the
nomination of Commissioner John
Russell Young for a third term
in office, it was indicated today on
Capitol Hill.
A favorable report on the nomi-
nation by the Senate District Com
mittee is being held up at the re-
quest Of Senator Johnston, Demo
crat, of South Carolina, who said
he is investigating complaints. Sc
far he has declined to describe
them.
Denials Cause Complaints.
Senator Young, Republican, Of
North Dakota, who revealed he also
had received complaints, said they
bore on administration of District
liquor laws" He added these con.
cerned protests that many appli.
cants for licenses could not get then
because of the limit on the number
and that one dealer in the bushes.
was making million a year"
Chairman Alan Payne of the Dis.
trict Alcoholic Beverage Contro
Board recently advocated the limi
tation on Class A retail permits b,
abandoned, largely because tn,
ceiling on the number of such per.
mits had placed a special value OF
outstanding permits, resulting il
huge prices being paid when Ii
censes are transferred.
Extra Time Granted.
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee yesterday grant.
ed Senator Johnston additiona
time to complete his study of tn.
nomination of Commissioner Young
He asserted he was not familia,
with the complaints before Senator
Johnston.
I However, he did discuss with re-
porters the present ceiling on tn,
number of licensed retail liquo
dealers and pointed out that tn
public had to absorb the additiona
cost when an applicant paid $4,000
or more to a Householder for
transferred license. He also men
toned q dealer who, he said, wa
making as much as 100000
| wear.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Commissioners Study
Daylight Time Plan,
But Postpone Action

The District Commissioners today
briefly discussed a proposal to in
stitute daylight saving time in the
District but postponed action pend
ing consideration at the Capitol of
a bill drafted for Chairman McMil-
Ian of the House District Committee
by Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West.
Mr.. Vests bill, which would pro-
vide for daylight saving time here,
is complete and is due to go to the
Capitol some time today. Numerous
civic organizations have supported
proposals for daylight saving time.
Although taking no action, the
Commissioners raised the point that
considerable confusion might result
if daylight saving were adopted by
the city and not by the surrounding
counties. They cited the problem
of person getting up on standard
time in Maryland and Virginia and
coming to work in the District on
daylight time, as an example of
the confusion that might result
"lol1oOl Olll1OI III dIbIOll Oll lllC lildI "
ter.
Public hearings on the proposal
advocated by several civic groups as
means of permitting more daylight
expected to be scheduled soon.
Chairman Mcmillan has announced
his support Of the plan. Several other
committee members have ap-
proved, provided most residents
want the change. Others say they
will favor it if similar changes are
adopted for nearby Maryland and
Virginia.
Representatives Hebert, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana. and Healy
Democrat, of California, said they
favored the plan. Representative
Combs, Democrat, of Texas, said
he was inclined to go along un-
less the hearings developed good
reasons against it, and Representa-
tive Bates, Republican, of Massa
chusetts, said he liked the general
idea but believed neighboring
States should have similar plan
| Representative Beall, Republican
OF Maryland. said he would want
to hear both side of the case, and
Representative Harris, Democrat, OF
Arkansas, said the idea was worth
considering"
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Committee Named 10 Guide
Cathedral Fund Campaiun

L, Corrin Strong, chairman of
the local committee of the WASH
ington Cathedral national building
fund. announced today the forma-
ton of an advisory committee to
serve in the forthcoming Nation
wide campaign to raise at least
IS 1000 toward completion of the
south transept and the nave.
Members of the committee are
Mrs. Dwight w. Davis, William j.
Flather, John Clifford Folger, Rich
ard Hynson, Edwin N. Lewis, H. L.
Rust, the Rev. Merritt F. Williams
and Lloyd Wilson.
Mr.. Strong will open campaign
headquarters today in the building
fund offices, located in the Cathe-
dral close.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Information Center
Aids 28,600 Veterans
In Three Months

In its first quarter year of opera
ton on an expanded scale, the Dis
trict Veterans Information Center
has received 28,6OO veterans, Wal
dron E. Leonard, the center's direc-
tor, reported to the Commissioners
today.
Figuring each veteran had ar
average of three problems, Mr.
Leonard estimated the center rem
dered $500 services to veterans dur
ing the three-month period In
addition to 400 visitors a day, Mr.
Leonard reported, the center gave
help by telephone to an average o1
122 veterans a day.
Mr.. Leonard gave these examples
of services rendered:
A veteran had bought a home ir
September, 1912. When he went ir
service, arrangements were made
with real estate agency to rent
the property In the veterans alb
sence, several months elapsed while
the property was vacant and there
fore no payments were made on the
home When the veteran returned
he fund his home had been repos-
sessed. The center made arrange
ments for the veteran to make up
the past payments and his property
rights were restored.
$500 Deposit Recovered.
A veteran deposited 5000 with a
real estate broker on a rooming
house The center got his deposit
back for him after it was found the
proposition had been misrepre-
sented.
A Government agency refused to
reinstate veteran on the ground
his division was now operating under
another name and under other con-
troll, eliminating the veterans re-
employment rights. His former
classification was GAIA The CEN
ter found him a job in another
agency with his classification ad-
vanced to CAF-8.
A veteran tried to buy coal, only
to be told that delivery could not
be made to him because he had pur-
chased no coal in 1945-the time
when he was in combat in the Pa
cific. The veteran got his coal two
hours after he visited the center.
Two women veterans of the Ma
rine Corps went into business and
tried to get telephone. They were
told it would take some time, pos
sibly months, before the telephone
could be installed. The center
called the telephone company to ex-
plain the former Marines needed
the telephone to operate their busi-
ness. The telephone was installed.
Agencies Thanked for Services.
Mr.. Leonard predicted that the ia
cllities of the center will become
more necessary as the rest of the
servicemen return, as the natural
migration" of veterans to Washing
ton begins and as the employment
problem becomes more acute.
In his report, he thanked the fol-
lowing agencies and organizations
for their services to the center:
Washington Board of Trade, Vet.
erans' Administration regional Office
United States Employment Service
area office, District Selective Service
Civil Service Commission, War AS.
sets Corp, District Red Cross
American Women's Voluntary Serv
ice, District Underwriters Associa
ton, District Bar Association, Dis.
trict Banking Association, Bureau
Of Internal Revenue, Army Persona
Affairs Office, the Office of Nava
Civil Readjustment and the Chap
lain's Office of the Veterans Admin
| iStration
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Seat Pleasant Officials
File for Reelection

Town officials of Seat Pleasant
last night filed for reelection in the
town election next month. They
have no opposition.
Those who filed are Mayor Van
Moreland, Treasurer J. Theodore
Crown and Councilmen Joseph A.
Wells, Antonio Fominaya, James M.
Roberts, Charles Robertson ard Will
liam F. Cleary.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Wounded GIs 10 Attend
Shrine Circus as Guests

Wounded Army, Navy and Marine
veterans from Walter Reed, Forest
Glen and Bethesda Naval Hospitals
will be special guests of the Almas
Temple at the fifth annual Shrine
sponsored circus at Uline Arena,
April 8 to IA, Howard P Foley, man.
aging director, announced today.
United States Commissioner Need
ham G. Turnage and Frank Shull,
co-chairmen of the committee ar
ranging for the veterans, said hun
dreds of wounded men will attend
the shows. Some 4,500 schoolboy
patrolmen also will be guests of the
Shriners to see the 80 acts and 26
displays.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Arlington Traffic Toll
Decreases in March

Traffic deaths and injuries de-
clined in Arlington County during
March, although accidents increased
over the previous month, Police
Chief Harry L. woodward reported
today.
Nineteen injuries resulted from 65
accidents, he said, compared with
one death and % injuries from 81
accidents in February. There were
no highway fatalities during March
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rector> will he elected Or mis-
meeting.
signed:
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