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Evening star., 1946-04-18
Tree Crew Foreman
Dies as Sparks From
Brush Ignite House

Frank Volney. 10, of Olney, Md,
foreman of Montgomery County
Tree Department crew, collapsed
yesterday and died at the feet Of
the owner of a house which was set
ablaze by a brush fire.
Mrs. Margaret Meeker OF 9400
Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase,
the property owner, said she told
Mr.. Volney Il told you this would
happen" shortly before he appar-
emily suffered a heart attack. The
tree surgeon was pronounced dead
on arrival at Suburban Hospital
Six hours later, Mrs. Meeker also
was admitted to the hospital, suf-
fering from hysteria. Her condition
today was reported good"
Mrs. Meeker's husband; Theodore
c. Meeker, ir-conditioning engi-
neer, denied that his wife had ar
gued with the tree surgeon. Blam-
ing Mr.. Volney's death on the ex-
citement Of the fire, Mr.. Meeker
said Suburban Hospital physicians
told him the man previously had
been a patient there and was suffer-
ing from a serious heart condition.
Mrs. Meeker rushed for ammonia
and summoned an ambulance, but
the man was dead when it arrived
10 minutes later, she told her hus-
band. He estimated damage to the
house, 15-room brick structure
with shingle roof, at $500.
Mrs. Meeker said that several
times in the past two years she had
protested to Mr.. Volney against
burning brush near her home. Each
time, Mr.. Volney replied that he
had orders" she explained.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Jewish Prayer Meeting
Told Of REFUGEES PIiqht

Palestine is the only hope for re-
habilitation held by hundreds of
thousands of Jewish refugees in Eu-
rope, Rabbi Solomon Metz of the
Adas Israel Congregation told lead
ers of Washington Jewry at a mass
prayer meeting called to focus at
tention on the plight of a group of
refugees seeking entrance to the
country.
The meeting, in the Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and @
streets NV, was called at an emer-
gency session of the Metropolitan
Area rabbis of the Rabbinical Coun-
Gil of Washington.
According to statement of Jew
ish leaders contained in a resolution
yesterday, the prayer meeting, in
behalf Of 1,040 Jewish refugees who
seek to enter Palestine, but who
were removed from a ship bound
for there. They are now being de-
tanned at La Spezia, Italy, by British
authorities, 1t was said.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Veteran Put on Probation
After Taking Groceries

A 27-year-old Army veteran,
found guilty of shopping" in a
grocery in the 900 block of Blad-
ensburg road NE. after closing
hours and taking $23 worth of
groceries, was placed on one year S
probation today by Municipal Court
Judge John P. Mcmahon.
The man, Clarence Robinson, of
the HOO block of Sixteenth street
NE, came before Judge Mcmahon
today for sentencing after being
found guilty on April II.
I'm satisfied that liquor had a
lot to do with your trouble and be-
cause of your youth and your previ-
Gus good record I am suspending
sentence" Judge Mcmahon told
Robinson.
During the trial Robinson's at
torney had brought out that the
defendant had been drinking at the
home of his sister before starting
home and that she had advised him
not to go because of his condition.
Robinson claimed that he did not
remember breaking into the place.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Parking Official Cites
Need for D. T.. Survey

District officials must survey traffic
conditions in the city and announce
their findings before private indus
try can effectively provide the neces-
sary ofstreet parking facilities, p. Y
K. Howat, chairman of the District
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency, de-
clared last night.
Summarizing the efforts of his
group since its establishment last
November, Mr.. Howat in broadcast
over WRC, said the information re-
quired from such surveys fell into
three categories:
l. Local area parking demand. =
2. Future city planning of public
and private buildings, roads, streets
and parks.
3. Traf1c flow, origin and destina-
ton of traffic and mass transporta-
ton routes.
He attributed the failure of pri-
vate industry to come forward
with plans for offstreet parking
facilities to the lack Of this survey
information plus the fact there has
been a "vociferous demand fol-
municipality owned and operated OF
subsidized parking facilities"
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Legion News Urges
DC. Government Unit
For Veteran Affairs

Creation Of q division of Veterans
affairs within the District govern
ment is advocated in the first issue
Of the Washington Legion News,
oncial publication Of the District
Department. American Legion,
which reports a survey it conducted
shows each Of 48 States has estab-
lished some type Of central CO.
ordinating agency to handle and
expedite veterans affairs"
The publication also pointed out
that results of the survey revealed
all the States also have enacted
legislation extending from three
to 40 special rights, benefits a.4
privileges" to veterans "over and
above the Federal statutes appli-
cable to all States and to all vet
erans."
But no special or centralized
agency exists in the District spe-
cifically for handling, aiding or ex-
pediting the affairs of District vet
erans; nor have the veterans of the
District received any special con-
sideration by Congress in the matter
Of rights, benefits or privileges of
the various specific characters ex-
tended by the 4s States" the publi-
cation added.
Continuing. the paper says:
"Are District veterans less de-
serving? Is Congress less con-
cerned with the welfare OF District
veterans? Are not the Districts
veterans entitled to actions similar
to those of Pennsylvania, where
over 80 State laws supplement Fed
eral legislation, and Of New York,
where over 20 State laws, including
a cash bonus. have been passed to
express the gratitude Of their popu-
lations?"
Lee L. CARING is editor OF the
publication, which Is published for
the American Legions District De-
partment by Lee Garling Associates,
Inc, $50 F street NV.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Arms Cut Brings layoff
OF 500 More at Gun Factory

Peacetime cut in arms production
has necessitated a reduction of 500
in the number of Naval Gun Fac
tory employees here in addition to
the reduction in force of 1,180 which
was announced a week ago. The
500, who are Office employees, will
be dropped from the rolls not later
than May 30, the gun factory an
nounced.
The statement of a week ago said
the gun factory would discharge
1,180 in the ensuing 80 days and
that 1000 more layoffs were ex-
pected in three to six months.
BY this summer it is expected the
number Of employees will be 5000,
the 1898 total. as compared with the
peak of % 400 in October, 1943.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Employment in U. s. Rises
By 100000 in March
by the Assoeiote5 Prsss

BY the Assoeioted Press
A net increase of 1900 900 in the
number Of workers during March
brought the total of employed to
81, $50, 900, the Census Bureau re-
ported today.
The rise was attributed to in
creased employment of veterans in
nonfarming vocations and the usual
seasonal upswing in agricultural
employment.
While total employment went up,
total unemployment also rose by
$4,000 to an aggregate of 2,7l0,000 as
the number of veterans looking for
jobs moved upward.
Besides those classified as "un-
employed" the bureau said, there
were about 100000 who neither
were working at jobs they held nor
looking for new jobs.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Bill Provides CIothino
For Freedmen's S EmpIoyes

Employees OF Freedmen,s Hospital
would be provided clothing for use
on duty hours at Government ex-
pense under a bill introduced by re-
quest in the House yesterday by
Representative Smith, Democrat. of
Virginia.
The measure, referred to the
House District Committee for con-
sideration. also provides that such
clothing as prescribed by Freed
mems superintendent, with approval
by the Federal Security Administra-
tion, may be repaired and cleaned
at public expense.
Mr.. Smith also offered by request
a second bill which would permit
the admission to St. Elizabeth's
Hospital, at Government expense,
of cases certified by the Secretary
of the Interior and the United
States Employees Compensation
Commission
Evening star., 1946-04-18
MocD Donald Bridges Crisis,
Paws Staff From Own Funds

In an effort to relieve financial
hardship for his employees whose
pay is being held up in deficiency
bill now before the Senate, Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald yesterday
wrote a personal check for the
81 200 payroll as a loan to his staff
until the pay checks come In.
The employees, according to Morgue-
master Joseph H. Little, are par
ties to "gentleman's agreement" to
sign over their checks to the coroner
when they are sent out.
Pay of the employees, due Tuesday,
was held up because the l946 appro-
priation for salaries did not con-
Evening star., 1946-04-18
ave Asks 0PA Extension
Without Changes for Year

A resolution calling for extension
of the OPA without any amend
ments until June 80 of next year was
adopted last night at meeting of
the Washington Chapter of the
American Veterans Committee.
The committee also voted for a
six-month extension of the draft
Eighty-nine nominations for dele
gates to the AVG convention in Des
Moines, Iowa, next June, were made,
and 81 delegates will be elected at
the organizations next meeting.
Col. Robert Allen, former Wash
ington columnist; Philip L. Graham
assistant publisher of the Washing
ton Post, and Robert R. Nathan
chairman of the Washington chap
ter, were among those nominated
Approximately 500 members attend
ed the meeting. held in the Interior
Department Auditorium.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

From Newfoundland to La Guar
dia Field the baby slept all the way,
Miss Macy said. From La Guardia
Field to Washington Miss Barley
dressed the baby in q somewhat
large red suit and white blouse she
had purchased previously.
Miss Barley, her mother and the
baby went to the Willard Hotel from
National Airport. At the Hotel Mrs.
Barley said her daughter and newly
adopted grandson were sleeping and
could not be disturbed. She refused
to let reporters see them. The three
will stay at the Willard while they
are hunting for a house.
Mission Accomplished.
Miss Barley was able to carry out
her long-held ambition after a COM
bination Of circumstances. involving
end of her War Department job
an unexpected legacy, and assign
ment as a feature writer on Euro
pean rehabilitation problems, led to
her departure for Europe.
Mrs. Barley said her daughter
would have adopted q baby sooner
had not illness interfered. Miss
Barley was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Michigan and attended
dramatic school at Yale University
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Montgomery Owners
Drafting Alternate
Route for Freeway

A special committee of property
owners today was drafting an alter
nate route for the proposed north
west freeway through suburban
Montgomery County to Offset an ex-
isting plan to carry the route
through highly developed and sub
divided property.
Twenty-one landowners between
Macarthur boulevard and Bradley
Hills and representatives OF the
Bradley Hills and Woodacres Cit
liens Associations formally objected
to 4 route included within an 300
foot-wide strip already surveyed by
the State Roads Commission. The
route closely follows another plan
surveyed by the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion.
At a meeting In the once of Albert
Walker, Bethesda realtor. the group
adopted a resolution setting forth
objections to the plan now under
study and after deciding to submit
an alternate proposal, agreed to re.
quest q conference early next week
with County Park Commissioner Z
Brooke Lee.
Paul L. Banfield Of the Landor
School for Boys, declared that stakes
set out in the preliminary survey
of the 800-foot strip by the Road.
Commission, pass directly through
the school property and that If they
represent the center line of the
dual lane highspeed artery, = $110,-
900 lower school building, a $50, ,00t
gymnasium and stables and garages
will be taken in the right Of way
The property itself will straddle the
project at one point he said.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive
of Wisconsin, chairman of the
Fathers Club Of the school, has
called a meeting for April 80 al
which the freeway will be studied
Mr.. Banfieid said.
The property owners adopted q
resolution suggesting relocation OF
the project, which will pass west
Of Bethesda, Rockville and Gathers
burg, to an area further west in the
suburban area which will traverse
less densely populated areas and
territory Of lower land values.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Man Falls Three Floors
While VISITING Brother

Failing three floors down a stair
well, Fred A. Cudlip, 81, 1900 block
Lansdowne street, Silver Spring,
was in q critical condition at Emer-
gency Hospital today with head in
juries.
The accident occurred last night
at the home of his brother Frank,
1900 block Kalorama road NV.
According to the police, Mr.. Cud-
lip had been in i'll health for some
time.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Federation Group Urges
Youth Problem Committee

: Formation of a Youth Problem
Committee was requested last night
by the Membership Maintenance
Committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, with the sug-
gestion that all citizens and civic
associations in this area participate.
The plan calls for each association
to appoint three members. It was
offered during a discussion of youth
problems and recreation at a meet
ing in the Bond Building. Speakers
included DR.. Virginia O'Neill, an in
structor at Wilson Teachers College
and chairman OF youth problems OF
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons; 1t. William T. Murphy, head
OF the Police Juvenile Bureau, and
Harry c. English, a director of the
District Department of Recreation.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

template pay raises granted last
July after the passage Of the appro-
priation bill and has been exhausted
More than 5000, 900 is being sought
by the District in the deficiency bill
to compensate for raises given its
employees.
Similar action was taken last
August by Chief Judge George P
Barse of Municipal Court, who bor-
rowed 5000 from a bank to lend to
employees of the court when their
pay was held up for other reasons.
Again at Christmas, Judge Barse
borrowed another $500 for the same
purposes.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Mrs. Ta|madge Sees
Luce Committee as
Hurting Plea

Mrs. julius Y. Talmadge, presi-
dent general of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, charged
today that the OAR Committee
Against Racial Discrimination In
Constitution Hall, sponsored by MIS-
Clare Boothe Luce. Republican, OF
Connecticut, is hindering the Tuske-
gee Institute choir in It's requests
to have the hall June /.
Mrs. Talmadge, in a telegram to
Mrs. Luce, declared the committee
violates OAR bylaws, is illegal and
Is masquerading under false pre-
lenses.
The OAR head said that II the
request for the concert Is granted,
it will be despite the interference OF
Mrs. Luce and her nine followers
and not because OF it.
Mrs. Luce sent telegram as COM
mittee spokesman urging the OAR
National Board to grant the request
for the concert lest once more
OARS all over the country are
forced to apologize"
The choir is to sing at the un-
yelling Of bust of Booker T. Wash
ington, Tuskegee founder, at New
York University, and on he re-
turn trip would like to appear in
Constitution Hall.
Mrs. Talmadge said of the choir
"Tuskegee Institute, one of the fore
most schools of America, needs no
pressure group to plead its case.
The Tuskegee choir Is famous
throughout the land and the request
to appear in Constitution Hall can
not be classed as publicity
scheme"
She said the question is whether
Tuskegee is being unwittingly used
by Mrs. Luce and her group as q
tool lin the hope of winning some
measure Of support" which thus far
the committee has failed to receive
from OAR members or the public
because of its tactics"
Mrs. Talmadge added: I'VE hope
the matter will be clarified so that
the request can be properly con-
sidered by the Executive Committee y
Evening star., 1946-04-18
20 New Planes Bought
By American AirIines

Twenty airliners expected to prove
the worlds fastest have been pur-
chased by American Airlines System
at cost of S1.l00,000 each for de-
livery beginning next year, the air
line announced yesterday.
The projected four -motored Re-
public Rainbows. according to c. r..
Smith. board chairman of American,
will have top speed of $50 miles an
hour and a normal cruising speed at
400 miles an hour. The transports
will carry 40 passengers in air-con-
ditioned cabins at attitudes over 30,-
600 feet. Mr. Smith said.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Easter Shoppers Foee
Cut Flower SHORTAGE

Washington florists today ad-
vised Easter shoppers to purchase
plants, rather than cut flowers, for
Sunday.
Recommended as comparative
bargains were azaleas, hydrangeas
gardenias, lilies and tulips. Hard
to get will be carnations, roses and
lilies of the valley, while orchids
will continue expensive" they said.
An early and warm spring, and the
difficulty Of obtaining certain root
stocks from abroad, were cited as
reasons for the shortage of several
popular Easter varieties.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Government Services Gets
New Concession Contract

Government Services, Inc, has
been authorized to continue opera
ton of concessions in the National
Capital Parks here, including SWIM
ming pools, for an additional FIVE
year period ending March 81, 1851
Oscar L. Chapman, Undersecretary
of the Interior, announced today.
A non-profit organization, Gov
ernment Services concessions in
clude tennis courts, boating and BIZ
cycling, operation of restaurants
refreshment and souvenir stands,
Pierce Mill, the Water Gate, park
swimming pools and the Washing
ton Tourist Camp.
In authorizing the renewal of
contract, Mr.. Chapman said the
corporation mad performed its serv-
Ices in "a satisfactory manner
during the past five years.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Park Planners Draft
Report on Sites for
Veterans Housinq

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission today drafted
a report to the Secretary of the
Interior recommending what park
land in the District it considers suit
able for sites of temporary homes
for veterans.
Thomas S. Settle, secretary of
the commission, said the number
and location of the sites selected
however, would not be made public
by the commission, but by the Sec
retary of the Interior.
The Secretary of the Interior, who
has jurisdiction over the land, does
not have to follow the commission S
advice, Mr.. Settle said.
Contracts Are Approved.
The commission today approved
contracts before the purchase of
the following additions to the park
and parkway system of Washington:
/. A 25-acre plot in Montgomery
County for the George Washington
Memorial Parkway. The commission
did not reveal its location, pending
settlement.
2. A small addition to Fort drive
near Fort Totten in Northeast
Washington.
3. A small tract to be added to
Glover Parkway north of Massa-
chusetts avenue.
4. A half-acre addition to Fort
Reno Park near Nebraska avenue.
An additional half acre, for which
funds are available. will soon be con-
demned the commission announced.
New Bridge Planned.
The commission also reviewed later
plans for the Twenty-seventh
street Thirteenth street NV. section
of the Fort drive Plans call for To-
eating new bridge over Rock Creek
north of the present Military road
bridge and elimination of dangerous
curves.
The commission plans to take up
the question of whether to back
District residents in the Pinehurst
Circle area in their opposition to
rezoning of nearby land in Mary
land to permit a shopping center
The Montgomery County Com
missioners will hold a hearing May
II to sound neighborhood sentiment
on rezoning land on the Maryland
side of Western avenue between
Winnet road and East Greenvale
parkway for shopping center pur-
poses.
Nearby District residents, fearing
effect of the rezoning on residential
values, appealed to the planning
commission Tuesday to help them
fight the proposal.
Proposals Up Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the commission plans
to meet for a half day only in OBJ
servance of Good Friday. Planning
matters to be considered were an
nounced as:
l. Discussion with representatives
of the Veterans Administration on
possible sites for the 750-bed vet
Grams hospital proposed for Wash
ington. John Nolen, jr., the COM
MISSIONS director of planning, said
he doubted if the results of the dis
cussion would be made public.
2. An explanation by Col. Donald
G. White, Army district engineer
for the Potomac, Patuxent and Rap
pahannock watersheds of plans to
complete reclamation of the Ana
costa fats as far upriver as Blad-
ensburg.
8. Proposals for locating a sewer
from the Cabin John area to the
District line on C. g. o. Canal prop
erty. The sewer would hook up with
the District system under existing
agreement with the Suburban Sani-
tarv Commission
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Conodo Seeking Leader
|Of Lobor-Proqressives
By the Assoeiotsd Pyss.

OTTAWA, April Isl. r. Cart
wright, crown counsel, last night
said subpoena has been out for
some time" for Sam Carr, national
organizer Of the Labor or-Progressive
party, to testify in one of Canada's
espionage trials.
I'VE have done our best to locate
him, but without success" Mr.. Cart
wright told Magistrate Glenn Strike.
The Labor-Progressive party was
formed by Canadian Communists
after the Communist party was out
lawed early in the war.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
HuIsey Leaves Hospital

PHILADELPHIA, April 18 R.-
Admiral William F. Halsey, jr., left
the Philadelphia Naval Hospital to-
day, fully recovered from respira-
tory infection for which he had
been treated the last 10 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-25
Brooklyn Dodgers Victory
Places Buns In First Place

NV YORK. July 24.-Pitchers
BAD q iieid day in the majors, as
ali bsit three games were low
weur@ noe exceeding two runs,
aa1 she other three largest scores
lstaied 3. I and S. The Brooklyn
fssleers went into first place by
enc full game as their 81 vic
isF& over the Chicago Cubs. was
felig@ea by tire St. Louis Card
in4la losing 81 20 the New York
lsianta. Cincinnati Reds won 81
mWef the Boston Braves with the
Philadelphia Phillies handing the
whisrwash 10 the Pittsburgh Pr
sees 90
II the American League, Wash
lnat,a Senators jhut out the De.
ffuit Tigers 10 and the Cleveland
lufsans with Feller on the mound
80 likewise 60 the Philadelphia
A. fiaston Red Sox wor Al and
ihe NV York Yankees scored SIS
ases ne 81. Louis Browns.
Results and batteries:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-25
Asks Deaf Mute
Atphubef Card
Sale Be Stopped

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, July
25,-FNS)-Pointing out that
the Florida Association for the
Deaf does not sanction or APP
prove the sale of deaf-mute al
phabet cards or the soliciting of
aims, Henry S. Austin, secre-
tary, urges public support in
putting a stop to the practice.
Investigation reveals that in
some instances such cards are
being peddled by persons who
are neither deaf or mute, who
prey on a sympathetic public
and at the same time bring re-
Election on all deaf people.
The Florida Association at a
recent convention voted to re-
quest the next legislature to
adopt a law similar to that of
other states prohibiting the ped
ding of deaf-mute alphabet
cards and soliciting aims since it
is obnoxious to the deaf and is
a nuisance and imposition as far
as the public is concerned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-25
Carey Schooner Overdue
Aided BY Coast Guard

Yesterday morning at; 8:45 the
23-foot auxiliary schooner No,
Tsp 1903, owned by H. D. Carey,
of this city, was reported over
due and at 9:07 a. m, of the same
day the Key West Coast Guard
rescue plane 'Dumbo" Ga ply
Catalina), commenced a search
for the missing vessel. At 9:24,
only IL minutes after the search
had begun, the auxiliary schoon-
er was sighted in the northwest
corner of the seaplane landing
area. The &C 38279 boat was
then dispatched and picked up
the Carey schooner at 9:35 and
towed the boat to North Beach.
The Carey boat had developed
engine trouble.
The party aboard was Donald
L. Carey, his wife and daughter
and two aunts. The vessel had
been overdue since IL o'clock
Tuesday. Officer in charge of
the rescue craft was B. M. LIST
Pierce T. Murphy.