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Evening star., 1946-05-13

identified her as the wife of
Czechosloyakian Embassy employe.
She was admitted to Emergency
Hospital with a broken leg.
Her husband, John Hajsman.
identified by State police as the
driver of the car, was treated for
minor injuries and released.
Three other occupants of his car
were injured: Katherine c. Null
lens, 46. of 8506 Old Georgetown
road, Bethesda, was treated for
broken right arm at Emergency
Hospital and transferred to Mount
Alto Hospital; Mrs. Catherine r.
Boor, 40, and her son, Peter Boor,
IA, were treated and released.
State Police said the driver Of
the other car Robert A. Redmon of
Arlington, was charged with reck-
less driving.
George Dittrich, 81, of 1908 North
Barton street, Arlington, was in
Arlington Hospital in serious condi-
ton with possible fractured spine
and skull which he received yester-
day when struck by an automobile
as he attempted to cross the high
way during heavy downpour. He
was struck by car driven by
Charles E. Wood, 54, of Bowie, Md,
according to police. Mr.. Wood was
not held but will appear at a hear
| ing May o.,
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Chanti||y Boy Shot
In Rifle Accident

A 9-year-old Chantilly (Va.) boy
was in Arlington Hospital today
as a result of wounds received in
one of two gun accidents last night
in nearby Virginia.
The boy, James Shifiet, was shot
through the chest by his 7-year-old
brother, Phillip, early last night,
according to Fairfax County police.
The younger boy, police said, had
been playing with a .22-caliber
rifle. owned by the family, when
it was accidentally discharged.
Their parents were away at the
time.
James was brought to the hospital
by a District policeman, Detective
Sergt. George L. Saunders, a pass
ing motorist, who was hailed by the
boys sister, Mary Ann, IL. Hospital
attendants reported his condition
as fair.
In the other shooting, Mason
Long. colored, 81, of Baileys Cross
roads, was taken to Arlington Hos
pital about 10 pm. last night after
he was shot in the legs and lower
abdomen during an argument with
Garry jackson, colored, 81, also of
Baileys Crossroads, Fairfax police
said.
The Jackson woman was charged
with felonious shooting and placed
in the county Jail, police said.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Potomac Yields Body
Of D. 6. Dairy EmpIoye

The body of Willie Lee, 43, COL
ored, 1859 Twenty-fifth street NV,
an employe of the Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Dairy, who was
drowned Saturday night, was re-
covered from the Potomac River
near Thirtieth and K streets NV
early yesterday by Harbor police.
Mr.. Lee drowned when he fell
from a barge from which he had
been fishing, police said. Two other
fishermen, attracted by the barking
OF Mr.. Lees dog, arrived too late to
save him.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
War Memorial Rites
Again Halted by Rain

Rain yesterday halted the COM
memorative observance at the Dis
trict World War Memorial in West
Potomac Park for the second sue
cessive year.
The observance, which would have
been the 18th, was called off by the
District World War Memorial and
May Day Corp. and the more than
40 organizations scheduled to par
ticipate.
The occasion was marked only by
the laying of wreaths by women's
patriotic organizations. Col. Paul H
Griffith, past commander of the
Pennsylvania Department of the
American Legion, in charge of ar
rangements, called halt reluctantly
and thanked those who appeared.
Organizations which placed
wreaths yesterday included the Gold
Star Mothers, Blue Star Mothers,
District Department of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, Jewish War
Veterans Auxiliary, Catholic War
Veterans Auxiliary, Society Of 8 and
40, and the Society Of 40 and 8.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Weuthernun Tastes Defeat

enough without bringing that up
The weatherman still holds per-
centage which would put him in
first place in the National League ii
he happened to be a baseball team
with II wins and 4 losses and an
$40 average. The weatherman and
his crew are rated each day by their
predictions for the 24-hour period
starting at 10 am. the day before
This loss was scored against him
however, on the 10 pm. forecast OF
Saturday because of edition dead
lines.
The Standings.
Won. Lost. Pct
Weatherman --- II 4 .810
The Forecast.
From Z am. today until Z am.
Tuesday-Bright and sunny today
with the temperature rising to near
10 degrees. Increasing cloudiness
and temperature near so tonight
Occasional rain tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
st. AIMS Asylum, Condemned
As Unsafe, Due to Be Sold

The sisters are asking the Dis
trict Board of Zoning Adjustment
for permission to transfer the
asylum-with the 80 children and Is
mothers now quartered thereto the
orders building at 1873 Phelps place
NV, currently occupied by st.
Roses Technical School.
The new location could accommo-
date 100 children and Is mothers
Mr.. Hart said the K street asylum
was built in 1902 and had housed
the first British Ambassador to the
United States!
Sister Serena, superintendent Of
st. Roses, said the dependent and
semi-independent high school girls
attending the technical institution
would be moved to another building,
not yet selected.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
DC. Bor to Vote on Supporting
Mrs. GuI|uqher for Bench

The District Bar Association S
Committee on Judicial Selection will
submit in the form of referendum
to the entire membership the ques-
tion of whether they favor the con-
firmation Of Mrs. Nadine Lane Gal
lagher, As, Justice Department at
torney, as an associate justice of
Municipal Court.
Godfrey L. Munter, secretary of
the committee, said results of the
poll would be posted next Monday
in the bar association library. He
refused to say whether the commit
tee would make any recommends
ton for or against Mrs. Gallagher,
who was nominated to the judge
ship by President Truman.
Results Of the referendum will be
made known to the Senate Judiciary
Evening star., 1946-05-13
ConfereesHop
For Accord on
U. 5. Pay Today,
Disparity in Figures
Of War Department
Is Remoininq Issue

House-Senate conferees on the
Federal pay bill recessed shortly
after noon today without reaching
final agreement on the. legislation
but Chairman Downey of the Senate
Civil Service Committee said the
group hoped to reach final accord
on the measure this afternoon.
The conferees scheduled an after
noon session starting at 2 O'Clock
to continue discussion of disparities
in the War Department employ
ment estimates for next year, the
issue that is holding up final agree
ment.
During the morning session, off,
cials of the War Department., Bud
get Bureau and Civil Service Com
mission appeared to give their ex-
planation on why the department
revised its 1947 personnel estimate
upward by $1,000 Last week, the
conferees were told that the pres
ent staff of 488, 900 white collar work
ers In the War Department would
be cut to 272,O00 employees by July
/. Later in the week, however, the
figure was revised and conferees
were told that the War Department s
white collar personnel would total
368, 900 by July l.
The only thing holding up fina.
agreement is the question of a per-
sonnel ceiling. Although it def
nitely has been decided to place q
ceiling over Federal employment:
effective July l, conferees have not
agreed on how much of a reduction
in force there should be by that
date.
The members are reported to have
reached an agreement that the wage
increase should be a fiat Is per cent,
with the present $4,000 Federal pay
ceiling retained.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
|Kiwanis Wards Soar
Over District 10 Mark
Opening Of Campaign
Never underestimate the power of

Never underestimate the power of
a woman, even if she's only 3.
When Patricia Gooding saw all
the other children, including her
|5-year-old brother Eddie climbing
into the big airliner yesterday, she
wanted to 60, too.
Patricia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Gooding of Vienna, Va
first pleaded with her mother, then
called on woman's last resort. She
cried.
Upshot of the tears was that
Patricia made the flight, along with
so other youngsters. All but Patricia
are wards of the Kiwanis Club of
Washington, which sponsored the
ride to highlight its campaign, be-
ginning today, to raise 81 300, 600 for
a new building and facilities for
Children's Hospital.
Only one of the boys and girls
had been up in a plane before, and
it was joyful-although in at least
one instance sick-group which
scared through Washington skies
for half an hour.
The plane, a four-engine DC-4
provided especially for the occasion
oy Pennsylvania Central Airlines
resembled front row at the circus.
at least on the inside. Extra seats
were provided for press and radio
men there to record the fun.
AS the plane arose from Washing
ton Airport, the children-many OF
them crippled-were hushed with
expectation. But once at altitude
they broke into an excited babble
which could be heard above the en-
gines' noise.
Look There's the Washington
Monument, no bigger than pencil, y
a boy of 10 EXCLAIMED. A little girl
wanted to know if the white clouds
were made of cotton.
Every one was busy answering
questions and identifying objects on
the ground, including William F.
Nelson, president OF the Kiwanis
Club of Washington, and Hiss Pearl
A. Griffith, supervisor of the Kiwanis
Clinic, who went along.
Only blase note was provided by
Bobby Brown. 10, of 1869 Alabama
avenue Sc. Son of Lee Brown
Pea captain, Bobby had been up
before. There's nothin' too it," he
observed.
Some of the youngsters spoke to
parents in the air terminal by
means of a special plane-to-ground
radio hookup provided by.WOL. In
the excitement, Pea Hostess Jane
White noticed one small face turn
Ing slightly green. Emergency
measures were in order.
Back on the ground, the children
were treated further to ice cream
and cake on the terminal terrace
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Patuxent Is Dragged
For I Sisters, Marine,
Victims Of Capsiziing

Oficials at the Patuxent River
(Md) Naval Air Test Center today
were searching for the bodies of two
sisters and a Marine who were
drowned yesterday when their out
board motor boat capsized in the
Patuxent River approximately mid
way between Drum and Hog Points.
The victims were Phyllis Long,
Is, and Lois Long, %, both of Cali
fornia, st. Marys County, Md, and
Pfc. Augustus Wagner, Chicago, sta
toned at the naval center.
Seaman 1/c John Dolack, 20, and
Specialist Photographer 2/c Adam
Achey. 20, who also were stationed
at the test center and who were in
the boat, managed to swim about
two-thirds of a mile to shore after
attempting to save the girls.
Officials at the test center said
the party of five left there about
3 pm. About 20 minutes later, when
the boat was midway between Drum
and Hog Points, the skiff began to
ship water and capsized as the
sailors attempted to turn back to
shore, they said.
A Navy official quoted the sailors
as saying that the five jumped into
the water.
I'VE tried to save the Others" he
said the sailors told him, "but finally
had to give up and save ourselves" +"
The spokesman described the boat
as a Navy recreation skiff with an
outboard motor. He said the Marine
was qualified as swimmer, accord
ing to his classification card. All
five were clad in bathing suits, the
Navy official said.
The river is approximately / mile
wide at the scene of the tragedy
and about 48 feet deep. The water
was choppy and moderate breeze
was blowing at the time.
Navy officials believed the bodies
had been swept past Cedar Point
and into Chesapeake Bay, as the
current was flowing swiftly when
the boat capsized. The craft was
found at the mouth of the river
just off the bay.
Naval boats, planes and beach
patrols have been ordered out in an
attempt to locate the bodies.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Firm
Denies Tower
Will Be Hazard
Bombereer Officials
Defend Structure
At House Hearing

Officials of the Ballberger Broad
casting Service denied before a
House District Subcommittee today
that the television tower which it
proposes to build at Fortieth and
Brandywine streets NV. would re-
duce property values In the area or
be hazard to nearby buildings,
which include the Woodrow Wilson
High School.
They opposed legislation before
the subcommittee to prohibit the
construction of such towers in resi-
Dental areas.
Harry S. Wender, counsel for the
company, and j. r. Poppele, chief
engineer, were among the witnesses.
Aviation Hazard Denied.
Mr.. Poppelle, who also is president
Of the Television Broadcasters' As
sociation of America, pointed out
that the site was outside the COM
mercial flying zone and would be a
danger only to possible itinerant
flyers who disregarded the regula-
tions or got of their course.
This site for the 300-foot tower
was selected because it was the
highest available spot in the city,
Mr.. Poppele explained. Television
towers, he said, must occupy high
sites or they will not cover their
areas effectively.
The Federal Communications
Commission has issued license for
the proposed tower. This and the
other three licenses which the FEC
has granted for television stations
here all are for sites in residential
areas, Mr.. Poppele said.
Approved by Commissioners.
Mr.. Wender recalled that the
Bamberger site was approved by the
District Commissioners after re-
peated and extensive hearings be-
fore the Board of Zoning Adjust.
ment, which had agreed to the To-
cation and the height.
At a previous hearing the restric-
tive legislation was urged by the
Friendship Heights Citizens Asso-
citation and by spokesmen for prop.
erty owners in the vicinity. Oppo-
sition to the bill as too drastic was
registered, however, in a statement
filed for Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, Sd,
chairman Of National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
The bill was INTRODUCED by Chair
man Mcmillan of the House Dis.
trict Committee. 1t would deny the
Commissioners the right to grant an
exemption to such towers from the
height limitations applying to build.
ings.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
D. c. Veterans to Meet
On Decorating Graves

Veterans organizations will discuss
plans for decoration of soldiers
graves on Memorial Day at a meet
ing to be held at pm. tomorrow at
Central High School, James G.
Yaden, president of the GAR Mem
orial Day Corporation, has an
nounced
Mr.. Yaden also will speak on
exercises in Arlington National Gem
etery on May 80. Representatives
of all veterans organizations and
auxiliaries are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Storm, Coal Strike
Combine to Deprive
Lewis of Electricity

John L. Lewis, like many a
citizen, went without lights at
his Alexandria, Va, home last
night, partly because of his
United Mine Workers strike
and partly because of the storm
which lashed this area.
To conserve coal the boilers
in the Alexandria Power Sta
ton had been banked and the
city was being served with
power from a central plant at
Charlottesville, Va.
The transmission line went
out after a thunderstorm, and
it was an hour before the boil
ers in the Alexandria power
plant could be put into full
service to provide steam for
local generators.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Documents Stressed
As Artificial Limb
Firms Go on Trial

The Government today in Dis.
trict Court sought to back up its
charge that artificial limb manu-.
facturers and sellers violated the
Sherman antitrust law by calling
to the witness stand an officer and
an employe of defendant firms.
At the same time, the defense
indicated, by subjecting Veterans
Administrator files, that it intends
to reply, in part on Government
records to prove its innocence.
Eight defendants are on trial in
District Court before Federal Judge
Bower Broaddus of Oklahoma, as
signed here to try the case. The
jurist, in an effort to speed up the
trial, convened court at $50 am.
The Government placed on the
witness stand James F. Dellinger
clerk of J. E. Hanger, Inc, 221 G
street NV, which is one of the
defendants. But after attempting
to have Mr.. Dellinger identify GER
tain correspondence taken from the
firms files, Judge Broaddus called
him a reluctant witness" and he
was allowed to step down.
Charles G. Miller of st. Louis, Mo.
secretary and treasurer of j. E
Hanger, Inc, of Missouri, identi-
fed certain documents, which the
Government took from the files Of
that concern.
AS the trial began today Defense
Counsel Russell Hardy brought ur
the question of the return made tt
subpoena he had issued calling fol
the production of Veterans Admin.
istration files. Miss Frances D
Shirley, assistant chief of the VA!
administrative accounts division
and Mrs. Adenia Stearn, chief O.
the service contract section of ths
supply service, testified regarding
efforts made to comply with tn,
defense subpoena.
FIleS on blQdcrS ASKED.
Myer S. Lipps, assistant associate
solicitor of the Veterans Admins
tration, told Judge Broaddus tina
the subpoena was a vast reques
and complicated" and that it wa
virtually impossible to comply will
the complete request because GER
tain records have been destroyed"
The defense, among other things
asked for a list of bidders and pro
spective bidders for makers of arti
hcial limbs between 1888 to 1915 in
elusive as an abstract of bids an,
other information pertaining to tn,
Veterans Administration dealin,
with other artificial limb manufac
turers and sellers.
The court was told some of thes,
records are stored at Perry Point
Md, and that the Veterans Admin
istration was able to supply onl,
contract numbers, inasmuch as tn
General Accounting Office has tn
| original contracts.
Evening star., 1946-05-13

Committee, to which the nomination
was referred.
Before Mrs. Gallagher's nominal
ton, the bar association committee
had presented the names of three
Washington attorneys to Attorney
General Clark for consideration.
These were Assistant United States
Attorney Cecil r. Hef1in, Jacob N.
Halper and Kenneth N. Parkinson.
Mrs. Gallagher would fill the place
vacated by the elevation of Judge
Brice Clagett to the Municipal Court
of Appeals.
On the judicial Selection Com
mittee are seven past bar association
presidents. They are John Lewis
Smith, chairman; john j. Carmody,
Francis w. Hill. jr.;; Milton w. King,
H. Winship Wheatley, Paul B.
Cromelin and Mr.. Munter.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Roberts Appointed Aide
Of Junior Red Cross

Appointment Of Frank H. Roberts
as assistant director Of the Junior
Red Cross, Eastern area, American
Red Cross, was announced today by
Ramone s. Eaton, area manager.
Mr.. Roberts, who lives in Alex
andria with his wife and two chill
dren, Joined the Red Cross as an as
sistant field director in 1912.
He will be succeeded as assistant
regional director by Robert Lee
Harry, who also joined the Red
Cross as an assistant field director
in 1912, Mr.. Eaton said. Mr.. Harry,
who is married and has one child,
also lives in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
u. 5. Agencies Held
Pro|onging Functions
BY the Associoied Pres,

Senator Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota asserted today that Federal
agencies "are trying to hang on to
their wartime activities" and in
sisted the move must be blocked "if
we ever hope to balance the budget" ("
His remark came during hearing
before a Senate Education and
Labor Subcommittee on a measure
to authorize the Federal Security
Administration to help States de-
velop community recreation under
an annual s450,oo0 Federal appro-
priation.
Frankly" declared Senator Ball,
a member of the subcommittee, II
can't see quite what business the
Federal Government has in sending
agents running around the country
telling States and communities what
to do about recreation.
There are lot more essential
things for the Federal Government
- = particularly at time when
we are still running into a deficit"
FSA Administrator Watson B
Miller, saying that he wouldn't be
urging the program unless he con-
sidered it essential" contended the
program would help combat We
nereal diseases, promote child health
and stimulate wholesome COM
munity atmosphere"
Asserting the Federal Govern
ment's part in developing recrea-
ton would be restricted to technical
advice" Mr.. Miller added:
'The job of providing the right
amounts and right kinds of recrea-
ton opportunities belongs to the
States and communities.
However, he said, present services
available to the States and COM
munities are grossly inadequate.
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati,
brother of Senator Taft, Repub-
lican, of Ohio, urged the measure S
approval, saying there was an es-
sential need for Federal advice on
recreation to aid local communities
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Two Jump 10 Safety
In Army Plane Crash

A 25-year-old colored Army pilot,
en- route from Newark, N. j., to
Greensboro, N. c., and a soldier
passenger parachuted to safety yes
terday afternoon after their plane
developed engine trouble over Nor
ganza in st. Marys County.
Maryland State police said the
two men, 1t. Startling B. Penn of
Tuskegee, Ala, and Pfc. Steven
D. Friedman, address not given,
had landed at Easton, Md, airport
about $50 pm. and we're heading
for Washington when the engine
trouble occurred.
The plane crashed into a swamp,
police said.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
6-Story Apartment Building
Bought by Asbury Church

Asbury Methodist Church, Eleventh
and K streets NV, has purchased
a six-story apartment house with
80 units at 1919 r street NV, for
approximately $25o,OoO, it was an
nounced today.
Rev. Robert M. Williams, the
pastor, stated that present tenants
will not be disturbed but that pref
erence in later rentals will be given
to families of veterans. The church
plans eventually to establish a COM
munity center and child care head
quarters there, Thomas w. Parks,
real estate man who handled the
transaction, said. He said the build
ing, known as the Royden Apart
ments, is comparatively new. It was
acquired from Daniel j. Weitzman
Evening star., 1946-05-13

One of Washington's oldest land
marks, the 144-year-old st. AIMS
Infant Asylm at 1900 K street NV,
has been condemned as unsafe and
will be put up for sale by its
proprietors, the Sisters of Charity
of st. Joseph's, it was learned to-
day.
The historic, three-story red brick
house, which for many years has
housed infants and mothers when
they were unable to care for them
selves, is scheduled for abandon
ment. Sister Angela, superintend-
dent of st. AIMS, explained through
Attorney Ringold Hart today, that
the move was necessary because the
building had been condemned by
the District Building Inspector and
the cost of making it conform to
safety regulations was "prohibitive." :"