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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02

MAY QUEEN AND ATTEND
ANT-Top left, Miss Helen Man
ming Hardin. who was chosen May
Queen at the celebration of Col
legiate School for Girls in Rich
mond, Va, and her maid-of-honor,
Miss Margaret Anne Eanes, of
Richmond. Miss Hardin is the
daughter of Mrs. Paul P. Perdue
of Richmond and the late Edward
M. Hardin of Wilmington and
granddaughter R. w. Farmer
Of North 18th street, this city.
MARGARET TAYLOR-Top CEN
ter, of Greensboro, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Taylor of
Greensboro, whose engagement is
announced today to Thomas Henry
Wright, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Wright of this city.
MRS. NATHAN RUSSELL STAN
LEY-Top right, who before her
marriage yesterday afternoon at
the First Christian church, was
Miss Geraldine Bishop Huband,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
V. Huband of this city.
MAY ZOE HOWES-Lower left,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
H. HoWes of this city, whose be-
trothal is announced to William
Graeme Ogden, DISC, son of Mrs.
Gordon Moore and the late Will
liam B. Ogden of Hedsor Bourne,
Buckinghamshire, England During
the War Mr.. Ogden served as com
mander in the Royal Navy.
SARAH CATHERINE MAR
LOWE-Lower center, who won
second place in the Sweetheart
of the Campus contest sponsored
by the Gamilacad, school publica-
ton at Georgia Military Academy.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. I. Baggett of Wilmington.
KATHARINE ANNA MAILER
Lower right, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William August Mailer of
Wilmington, whose engagement to
David Lindsay Strutners, son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. David Lind
say Struthers of Wilmington and
'Gastonia, is announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02

years has made her home in New
York where she has been employ
ed by Eastern Airlines.
The prospective bridegroom is a
graduate of Woodbury. Forest
school, Woodberry Forest, Va, and
of the University of North Carolina
where he was a member of Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. During
his four and a half years service
IN the Naval Reserve he served on
d~estroyers in both Atlantic and Pa
cific theatres, and was discharged
last December with the rank Of
lieutenant. He is now associated in
business with his father in Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
Miss May Zoe Howes Betrothed
To Former British Navy Officer

Mr.. Ogden was educated at Elton
and was graduated from Trinity
college, Cambridge. He served for
the duration of the War in the Roy
al Navy, being separated from the
service some months ago as a
commander.
The wedding will take place In
the late summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
Cape Fear UDC
Chapter Meets
On Wednesday

The final meeting Of Cape Fear
chapter, No. 3, United Daughters
Of the Contedsracy, will be held
on Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock In the Ladies parlor OF the
First Presbyterian church.
A paper written by Miss Eliza.
beth West, on Jefferson Davis, will
be read at this meeting.
It is urgent that all members be
present as matters e& Importance
will be discussed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Davis H. Howes
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Mary Zoe, to William
Graeme Ogden, DISC, son of Mrs.
Gordon Moore and the late William
B. Ogden of Hedsor Bourne, Buck
inghamshire, England.
Miss Howes was graduated from
the Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr,
Pa, and attended Duke university.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
Stout-Evans
Engagement Is
Announced Today

Mr.. and Mrs. Willie T. Stout of
Newland, announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage
of their daughter, Christine Stout
to John M. Evans, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Evans, 2O7 North 18th
street.
The wedding will be an event of
June 20 in the Fifth Avenue Meth
odist church at 4 pm. in Whining
ton.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
BY JULIA EDWARDS.

In the largest welfare budget ever
sent to Congress, the District Com
missioners today asked for $4,744,-
$50 increase in the annual appro-
priation to the Board of Public Wei
fare 1t provides for replacement of
three out-moded institutions and
for more than 200 additional en-
ployes.
The Commissioners cut out 81 ,201,-
583 from the requests of the Board
however, before it approved total
estimated budget Of s13,l71 300 for
welfare during the 1947 fiscal year
beginning June 80. The 1916 appro-
priation was $8,426. $50.
The budget allows $1,200,000 for a
new Home for the Aged and Infirm
81 ,006, 900 for new buildings at the
District Training School; and $780,
900 for replacement of the old Indus
trial Home School on Wisconsin
avenue with new facilities at Laurel
Md.
Child Center Fund Slashed.
The biggest cut Of $l,020,000 was
sliced from the sum needed to COM
plete the proposed Child Care Center
at Laurel. This includes a reduction
of $240,o00 in the amount requested
for replacement there of the Indus
trial School. A proposed psychotie
adjustment center to cost $340, ,00(
was eliminated entirely. Budget off,
cials explained that plans for the
completed center have not sufficient
ly crystaliZed.
The largest increase in operating
costs was 1921 500 in the Districts
allotment to st. Elizabeth's Hospital
bringing it to new high of S3,778,,
900. This still was $246, 900 less thar
the Board wanted.
he budget also contemplates {
S646,5 increase in public assistance
grants. OF this, Sill ,698 would CONF
from the Federal Government. TIL,
entire public assistance program fo
l947 would cost the District $2,233,
500, compared to $1,587 900 in 1916
In anticipation of rising unemploy
ment and more pleas for aid, thu
figure includes salaries for 10 addi
tional employees.
More Personnel Provided.
Every institution under the Wei
fare Board and all its administrativ,
divisions will get more personnel i
Congress approves the budget. Som'
Of these positions were cut out dur
ing the war when the Walfare Boart
could not find anyone to fill them
The biggest expansion in personne
would occur at the District Training
School. Funds were allowed for 81
new positions there, 43 Of them Gus
todial. Welfare officials pointed ou
that the school for feeble minded
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Funds Again Are Asked
For Potomac Basin

A combined Federal District con-
tribution of $l5,400 for the Inter-
state Commission on the Potomac
River Basin is asked in the ls47
budget.
During the war the commission
operated on a restricted basis and
no Federal funds were requested.
The commission now plans to de-
velop its anti-pollution program
with increased contributions from
the States signatory to the COM
pact-Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict.
The 1947 Federal contribution.
$4,000, will be approximately ONE
third Of the commissions budget.
The $5,400 of District funds asked
are to be taken from those pro-
vided by the sewer division of the
District. For the current year,
$500 was asked. \
Evening star., 1946-01-21
DC. Estimates Cut
{. Heads

The Commissioners cut $1o,980,-
298 from the requests of their de-
partment heads, it was disclosed to-
day when the District 1947 budget
of $8l sos 900 was sent to Congress
by the President.
Biggest victims Of the pairing to
bring the $92,0O0O0O requests in
line with expected income were the
public schools and the Board of
Public Welfare, which together abb
sorbed about half the cut.
From the Board of Education es-
Inmates the city heads slashed ST.
425, ,420, most of it in proposed new
school buildings and land sites and
the rest in eliminating miscellaneous
positions. Welfare estimates were
reduced $2,201, ,583, of which more
than half was in capital outlay and
the rest in jobs and equipment.
Another major postponement was
the $2,200,000 proposed expansion
of the sewage treatment plant at
Blue Plains. The present $4,000, 900
plant was planned as an $4,000, 600
development. it was explained, of
which the postponed addition was
to be the next step.
The Health Department, including
Gallinger Hospital and Glenn Dale
Sanatorium, lost $1,233,32O in op-
Grating money, largely salaries. The
department had sought 1000 addi-
tional personnel, of which only 465
were approved by the Commissioners
Acting on the belief that the Rent
Control Act would expire next jan
uary, the Commissioners cut the
estimates of Rent Control Admin
istrator Robert F. Cogswell in half
Rest of the trimming was absorbed
by various other departments.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Construction Funds
For Three Branch
Libraries Asked

Estimates for construction of
three new major branch libraries"
Of the Free Public Library-in Ana
costa, Pleasant Plains and Cleve-
land Park-are included in the
Presidents budget message to Con-
gresS.
While these three were the only
branches for which construction ap-
preparations were recommended,
several other branches in the $6,-
100000 program of expanding the
library services, are on the list for
purchase of sites, and preparation
of plans and specifications.
Set Back for Main Library.
The program for expanding the
new main library, however, on
Pennsylvania avenue, between John
Marshall place and Sixth street
NV. suffered somewhat of a set
back, when the Budget Bureau cut
out the District Commissioners rec
ommendation for $50O,O to proceed
with the second and third units of
this central building. The struc-
ture already completed in the middle
of the block, now is used by the
State Department, but belongs to
the library, and eventually will be
used as the first unit Of the central
Office.
For construction Of the first three
new major branches" the budget
carries sum of $187,500 each, to
be spent on these locations: Ana
costa, Eighteenth street and Good
Hope road Sc, Pleasant Plains,
Fairmont street, between Georgia
and Sherman avenues NV, and
Cleveland Park at Connecticut ave-
nue. and Macomb street NV. An
organization of citizens raised $780,
900 to help buy the site for the
Cleveland Park branch.
An item of 500 is included for
remodeling the Takoma Park
branch, and $500 for equipment
Of new rooms planned there.
Funds Asked for Sites.
Total estimates for this construc-
ton are s577 500, making up the
major part of the increase in funds
for the library, which were raised
from $836,800 appropriated for this
fiscal year ending June 30, to the
estimate of 81 ,49e 200 for the fiscal
year 1947.
The budget carries a net of $780,
900, for the next year, to be added
to previously appropriated funds for
purchase Of sites for the Wood
ridge, Brightwood, Brookland, Ten
ley, Benning and Cleveland Park
branches and $780, 200 in new money
in addition to previous appropria-
tions for preparation of plans and
specifications for the buildings at
Anacostia, Pleasant Plains, Benning,
Brightwood, Woodbridge. Cleveland
Park, and remodeling Takoma Park
branch.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Largest Welfare Budget Allows
Three New D. G.. Institutions

children suffered most from the war
time personnel shortage.
With the construction of q new
Receiving Home for Children in
mind. the Commissioners allowed
funds for 26 new employees at that
institution. Congress already has
appropriated s285, 900 to build 1t.
The District jail would get IA ad-
ditional guards and another deputy
superintendent. The shortage of
guards there was one Of the troubles
blamed for recent escapes of pris-
oners. The budget includes money
for 80 new employees at the Work.
house and Lorton Reformatory.
Hospital Request Refused.
The Commissioner deferred, how
ever, a request for $187,000 for a
new hospital for the women's divis-
ion of the reformatory. a new ad-
missions and quarantine building
and additional kitchens and dining
rooms. They also denied s29, 500 for
new heating and ventilating equip
ment at the Jail.
While the operating expenses re-
quested for the workhouse and re-
formatory were cut $l15,00o, the
total budget for adult correctional
services was increased from 81 ,468,-
900 in 1946 to 81 ,90l 500 for 1947.
For 1916, the board had an extra
s206, ,498, most of which it had car
ried over from l945. 1t expects to
have no surplus at the end of this
year. An additional 100000 will go
to support District convicts in Fed
eral prisons. The board expects a
postwar rise in crime and increase
in the Federal charge for board.
Child Service Fund Boosted.
The money for child care services
was increased from $483,877 in 194e
to s641 500 for 1947 This will permit
the Welfare Board to expand its
boarding home and foster care pro-
gram at cost of more than 100000
according to Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler. The board, however, gets
| Sl09, ,231 less than it wanted for the
purpose.
Civic groups have demanded ar
increase in foster care rates to pro.
vide more and better home care fol
wards Of the board. The budget viii
permit some increase in rates, but
not as much as the board desired
commented Director of Welfare Ray
l.. Huff. Also eliminated was $80,34l
for clothing allowance to children
Acting on pleas that the first stel
toward improving children's care
here is to provide more and better
personnel, the Commissioners asked
for funds to pay Is new employees
for child-care services: II at the
Industrial Home School, and 16 at
the Industrial Home School for Col
ored Children.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Decrease Seen in Cases
AT St. EIizabeth's

The patient load at ST. Elizabeth's
Hospital, Federal institution for
mental patients, is expected to de-
crease by 16 per cent during the
fiscal year 1947, compared to the
present fiscal year, President Tru-
man today told Congress.
"This reduction" he said In his
budget message. results from the
adoption of a policy that active
duty Navy patients will no longer
be hospitalized in st. Elizabeth's S
The Veterans Administration plans
to transfer to veterans hospitals by
June 80, 1916 patients at the hos
pital who are former members OF
the armed services and are eligible
for care at Veterans hospitals"
Estimates for the hospital in 1947
were placed at $2,592, 900 compared
to $5,442 ,665 in 1916.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Truman Text
(Cnntiniled Frnrra Pare A.6N

lars through the reappropriation of
unliquidated balances of previous
appropriations. The appropriations
needed to liquidate contract au-
thorizations are estimated at 1,1l3
million dollars.
The wartime annual rate of Fed
eral expenditures has been reduced
by 80 billion dollars, while the Ma
tion's budget total has dropped only
half as much. The drop in tota.
value of production and services has
been less drastic because increasing
private activities have absorbed ir
large measure the manpower anc
materials released from war pro-
duction and war services. *''
Economy in Lower Gear.
In general, the drastic cut in wal
programs has thrown the economy
into lower gear, it has not thrown
1t out of gear. Our economic ma
chine demonstrates remarkable re-
siliency, although there are many
difficulties that must still be over
come.
Expenditures are estimated at
nearly So billion dollars in the fiscal
year 1947; they can hardly be ex-
pected to be reduced to less than
rs billion dollars in subsequent years.
Net receipts in the fiscal year 1947
are estimated at 31.5 billion dollars.
These estimates for the fiscal
year 1947 are based on the assump-
tion of generally favorable business
conditions but not on an income
rejecting full employment and the
high productivity that we hope to
achieve. In future years the pres
ent tax system, in conjunction with
full employment level of national
income, could be expected to yield
more than 80 billion dollars, which
is substantially above the antici-
pated peacetime level of expendi-
lures.
Tax Cut Not Recommended.
In view of the still extraordinarily
large expenditures in the coming
year and continuing inf1ationary
pressures, am making no recon-
mendation for tax reduction at this
time. =
The possibility of further tax
reductions must depend on the
budgetary situation and the eco
nomic situation. -
We have won great war-we, the
nations Of plain people who hate
war. In the test of that war we
found strength of unity that
brought us through strength that
crushed the power of those who
sought by force to deny our faith
in the dignity of man.
The plain people of this country
found the courage and the strength,
the discipline and the mutual
respect to fight and to win. with the
help of our Allies, under God.
doubt if the tasks of the future are
more difficult. But If they are,
then I say that our strength and
our knowledge and our understand
ing will be equal to those tasks.
HARRY S. TRUMAN.
January IA, 1946.
Evening star., 1946-01-21

however, would be increased by less
than $4,000, to a total of $45, ,0o0
District officials have argued the
city has been assessed for the care
Of many patients who more prop
erly would be charged to the States
they came from.
Public Assistance Program.
The 1947 budget calls tor an in
crease of more than $4,000 for
next years public appro-
priation, to provide increased per-
sonnel and to cover higher costs of
living, deemed necessary despite to-
days high level of employment.
The direct relief lists have de-
clined, it as argued, but the costs
per case have increased for those
not capable of attaining a self-sus-
tanning basis.
Last December welfare officials
found it necessary to make a 10
per cent cut in relief grants for all
categories, including direct relief
aid to the aged, the blind and de-
pendent children because this year s
appropriations were being used up
faster than the calendar allowed
To cover the needs of the remainder
of this fiscal year a proposed de-
flciency appropriation of $l50,00o
now is awaiting action by the Com
misSioners.
The new budget also calls for q
resumption of the program for the
reclamation of the Anacostia fats
proposing appropriations totaling
$138,600 for the new fiscal year.
Funds for Incinerator.
For the construction of the pro-
posed number 8 District incinerator
to be built at Montello avenue and
Mount Olivet road NE, the budget
proposes an additional $283 900
Also to be constructed are garage
and shop buildings for the City
Refuge Division costing $3.50, 900.
And the formerly hotly- debated
issue of the Districts refuse transfer
station again is revived with pro-
posal for an additional grant OF
$13s, 900 for construction of q mod
ern, covered station to be erected
on the present site at New Jersey
avenue and K street Sc.
While the Commissioners and the
Bulge Bureau found 1t necessary tx
put of proposals for doubling of the
size of the Districts sewage treat.
ment plant, the budget contains ar
item OF $45,000 for plans for chem.
ical treatment and other processe,
IN connection with a later expan'
sion Of the plant.
Among District Water Division
proposals are those for construction
of trunk line water main from tn,
vicinity of Florida and West Vir'
ginia avenues NE. to Mount Olivet
and Bladensburg roads NE, at {
cost of $4,000 and for construction
of reinforced concrete roof for tn,
new 10000, ,000-gallon reservoir IL
! Fort Stanton Park, to cost $20O, 900
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Truman Asks Three Million
For Howard u. BUILDINGS

The 1947 budget places Howard
University on the threshold of a
large-scale postwar construction
program.
The President asked Congress in
his budget message today to ap-
propriate $3,017,oo0 for construction
of an engineering building, women's
dormitory units, auditorium and fine
arts building and a dental building.
At the same time Congress was
asked to provide $154,800 for plans
and specifications for three mems
dormitories, administration, law and
biology buildings; greenhouse and
Evening star., 1946-01-21
National Gallery Popular

Attendance at the National Gal
lery of Art (Mellon Gallery Con
tinues to be greater than that at
any other art gallery in the world, .
President Truman today told Con-
gress. He recommended increase in
salaries and expenses of the Gallery
from s583,2o7 appropriated in 1916
to $784,000 for the fiscal year 1947
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Increased u. ). Share
To Be Sought in
D. T.. Fiscal Crisis
By John w. THOMPSON, Jl

The District stood at fiscal cross
road today as President Truman
forwarded to Congress its record
breaking 1947 budget of $81 sos 900
With the estimates went the state
ment which the Commissioners will
try to justify at the closed hearings
next month as basis for increasing
the present $6,00o,0O0 Federal pay
ment;
ANY additional expenditures in
l947 will create a deficit"
District budget officials explained
today that every cent the city can
muster-income from taxes, from
Federal payment, from unspent
balances of this year, and from
reserve savings-will have to be
used to meet proposed obligations
There is not even any money al
located for supplemental appropria-
tions during the fiscal year 1947
should they become needed. it was
pointed out, and they always are.
See Fund Exhaustion.
BY July /, 1947, the Commission
ers estimate, there will be no money
left in the general fund, as there is
this year, to carry over into the
following fiscal period. Income OF
the water fund is expected to be ex.
hausted and probable balance ol
sa42,838 in the highway fund will
be obligated as the District share
In Federal aid projects.
Although they are forecasting IL
months in advance of the end of the
1947 revenue year and hence expect
to have to make revisions, budget
officials say little change is expected
in the tax income for next year be.
cause the population seems rela-
lively stabilized.
BY agreement with the Com.
missioners the Bureau of tht
Budget makes the official estimate.
OF revenue for the city.
From taxes, sale of licenses, watel
rents, sale of securities and 6
s6,000.o 900 Federal payment, the Dis.
trict expects to take in close tt
S76 100000. From inappropriate
balances or unobligated surplu.
from this year, it will carry intt
1947 little more than $4,000, 900 il
the general fund, about $l,470 ,00t
in the highway fund and somt
100000 in the water fund. Ou
of all this only the $842,8 in tht
highway fund is expected to remair
by July. l947.
Operating Expenses Up.
Operation expenses at current
prices, salary scales and moderr
working conditions, not the s18,.
100000 capital outlay, is respon.
sible for the critical condition o.
the city finances, it was indicated
Out of 932 new jobs created by thu
new budget, 189 are solely to helr
establish a 40-hour week. A $l0,.
100000 fund was set aside to NEE
the postwar construction program
leaving only 100000 chargeablt
against the revenues of 1947 which
is not out of line with prewar build.
ing programs.
Operating costs, however, tota
about 100000 which, if the Fed
eral payment of S6,000,000 is no
included, exceeds the expected in.
come of the general fund by some
100000
Since 1942-the last prewar fisca
year for the District-operatins
costs have jumped $12.000,000, o.
which 100000 is in salaries alone
Although it had previously beer
indicated that the city was debt.
free" the 1947 estimates disclose
an ALLEGATION Of about 100000 tt
meet obligations of construction
under the Lanham Act and lane
purchased under Capper-C -Cramptor
Act funds. The latter are non.
interest bearing.
Evening star., 1946-01-21

alterations to the science building
Plans for the buildings for which
construction funds are asked were
provided in the last deficiency act.
Construction work will be under
the supervision of the Public Build
ings Administration.
The budget also asks for $500
for plans and specifications for
buildings and facilities for the Co
lumbia Institution for the Deaf. an
other local agency coming under
the Federal Security Agency. The
PBA also will supervise this pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Action to Make
|Howoii 49th State
| Asked by Truman
By the Associated Press.

~ GIG zSooUV1uEeU r1tSSs
Immediate congressional action to
make Hawaii the 49th State of the
Union was urged today by President
Truman.
In his message to the Nations
lawmakers, the Chief Executive
asked also that Alaska be admitted
as a State as soon as it is certain
the people there desire it.
Mr.. Truman said the people OF
the Virgin Islands should be given
an increasing measure of self-gov-
ernment, and he called for legisla-
ton to speed the economic rehabili-
tation of the Philippines.
Evening star., 1946-01-21

United States Public Health Serv.
Ice reports reveal = total Of 1855
poliomyelitis cases for the past veal
through the week, ended Decem.
ber Is,