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Evening star., 1946-12-17
81 Get Medals Today
Al British Embassy

Lord Inverchapel, the British AM
basSador, will deliver 81 decorations
on behalf of King George VI at
ceremonies at the Embassy this
afternoon. The decorations are for
military and civilian services during
the war.
The list includes the following
residents of Washington:
Maj. Gen. Robert M. Littlejohn,
1851 Columbia road NV, honorary
companion of the Order of the
Bath. Gen. Littlejohn, now War
Assets Administrator, was Chief
Quartermaster of the Communica-
tions Zone, United States Army,
during the war.
Lieut.. Col. Tobias Raphael PhiIbin,
1902 c street, NE, Distinguished
Service Order.
James M. Minifie, l417 Thirty.
first street. NV, honorary officer
OF the Order Of the British Empire.
1t. George Evans Tener, 507
Franklin Street, Alexandria, honor
ary member of the Order of the
British Empire.
Maj. Walter E. Griscti, 1904 Call,
vert street N. w., the Military Cross,
Maj. Richard Christopher War
low-Harry of the Royal Horse Artil-
lery.. 1912 Rowland place NV, the
Military Cross.
Capt. John B. Hull, the Pentagon,
the Military Cross.
The list includes a decoration for
the late Col. John Frederick Pater-
son OF the Royal Artillery, which
VIII be presented to his widow, Mrs.
Eveline Mary Paterson, 3130 Wis
consin avenue, but notes the cita-
ton has not been received and does
not say what the medal will be.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
500 School Children Attend
Services al Cathedral

More than 900 children from ele-
mentary schools in the Rockville
Chevy Chase-Bethesda area today
attended special services in the
Washington Cathedral.
The children. who heard Christ
mas music and saw the nativity
scene, were In charge Of Mrs David
L. Du Pre-, 6308 Brookville road
CheW Chase, who started taking
school children to the Cathedral at
Christmas time Is years ago.
In addition to the elementary
school students, the choir of the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase High School at
tended the service.
The visit was arranged by Mrs
James Henderson. wife of the chap
lain of the Cathedral.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
PIebiscite Volunteers Receive
Christmas Letter Of Thanks

1--WE all realize that this event
which challenged the attention OF
the entire nation could not have
been held in an orderly way with
out the unsefish service rendered by
the chairman judges, the clerks and
other citizens. many OF whom put
in long hours at the $50 polling
places. It was a demonstration of
voluntary interest in Washington's
welfare that will strengthen our ties
of community life for many months
to come.
1--WE have done our best to send
this thank you letter to all who
are entitled to receive it--but II we
have overlooked any of your asso-
ciates on election day, will you
please share our sense Of gratitude
with them?"
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Recreation Unit
To Give View on
Brown School
City Heads Call PurIey
On Fitting Proposal
Into Long-Term Plan

The District Commissioners will
meet with the District Recreation
Board January Z to hear how the
proposal to make the E. v. Brown
School a combined library y-recrea-
ton center fits into the long term
plans of the Recreation Board, 1t
was learned today.
Acting Recreation Board Chair
man James E. Schwab said the
Commissioners would be told that
the proposal to use the school at
Connecticut avenue and Mckinley
street NV. follows the stated policy
Of the recreation group.
An outline of the money spent
and the services rendered In centers
elsewhere in the city VIII be pre-
sented to the Commissioners, Mr..
Schwab said.
Young Cites implications.
In requesting the conference.
Commissioner John Russell Young
wrote the board that an aspect of
the proposal to which the Commis-
sioners must give particular consid-
Grafton is the "broad implications
that it contains"
"A decision to provide a District
owned building and to operate and
maintain it with District funds for
large-scale indoor recreational facili-
ties, such as dances, games, snack
bars, group meetings and the like
for the benefit of one section of the
city housing about three per cent
of it's inhabitants would naturally
result in a demand for similar
facilities elsewhere" the Commits
sioner wrote.
This is especially the case since
the proposed use of the E. v. Brown
School would be for the benefit of
a relatively well-to-do segment of
our population.
. Long-Term Plan is Question.
''The question therefore arises
whether the long-term plans of the
Board of Recreation do in fact en-
visage such a network of similar
installations throughout the city.
It was indicated at the hearing that
they did.
'It would be especially valuable
to the Commissioners if your board
could arrange for a joint meeting
with us in the near future so that
we could familiarize ourselves in
detail with this aspect of your CITY,
wide plans and with the relation
thereto Of the present proposal"
Recreation Supt. Milo Christian
sen said the act creating the Rec
reation Board indicated that it was
to follow the plan created by the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission for combining the
resources of the schools, parks and
District properties for recreation.
Plan Already in Effect.
In some sections Of the city, Mr..
christensen said, the plan is fully
in effect. What is planned for the
E. V. Brown School, he added, is an
extension of the plan to an area
where recreation is not being pro-
vided.
The Palisades Park. Kenilworth
Community Building, Banneker Field
House and Junior high, buildings in
housing projects and some of the
high schools were cited by the Rec
reation Department among centers
already in operation.
The hearing referred to by the
Commissioners was held last week.
At that time recreation and library
officials Joined with Chevy Chase
citizens in urging conversion of the
E. v. Brown School to library
recreation center.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Leitner Couples Deoth
Held Murder and Suicide

Certificates of murder and suicide
were issued yesterday by Coroner A
Magruder Macdonald in the death
of Harry S. Leitner and his wits
Eleanor early Sunday.
Mr.. MacDonald's finding con-
firmed the, police investigation
which indicated Mr.. Leitner, a, ar
unemployed machinist, shot ano
killed his wife with AS calibel
pistol before ending his own life
with a shot through the head al
their apartment, 1855 Oates street
NE.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

Both the library and recreation
departments hailed the settlement
as opening the way to providing
needed library and recreation facil-
tiles for Brightwood.
Public Librarian Clara w. Her
bert said the Board of Library
Trustees hoped to obtain frontage
on Missouri avenue for the public
library branch. She said funds had
been provided in the 1947 appro-
priation act for plans and specifica-
tions for the proposed Brightwood
branch as well as for three other
library projects.
Mr.. Chalupsky said a joint con-
ference of library, recreation and
other interested. officials probably
would be called soon to decide or
the uses to be made of the property
Participating in the settlement
were Mrs. Mary A. Hannay, daugh-
ter of the late Mayor; the grand
children of the Mayor, and the
second National Bank, trustees for
the great-grandchildren.
The Emery place-one Of the few
buildings remaining from Civil War
days-has long a Brightwood land
mark. During the Civil War, it was
used as headquarters for Gen. D. w.
Couch and Gen. F. A: Walker and
also became a signal station. His
torians say many messages passed
between the Emery place and the
Capitol dome.
Depressions in the ground near the
house and raised plateaus of earth
indicate where soldiers erected tents
during the Civil War. The property
has remained. in the family since
those days, but has been unoccupied
for many years.
Preserving the Emery place as a
memorial to their father was long
the dream of Mrs. Hannay and her
sister, the late Mrs. William Van
Zandt Cox. The project was taken
up by the Brigftwood Citizens AS
ISOLATION, which worked for years
to have the Commissioners buy the
estate for park and recreation pur-
poses. The association is credited
with getting the appropriation
through Congress to acquire the site.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

All chairmen judges, clerks and
other volunteer workers in the poll
ing places in the District election
day plebiscite sponsored by the
Board of Trade received today
Christmas greetings in the form OF
letter of thanks for their service.
James E. Collifower, chairman of
the Executive Committee, and Cliff
ford H. Newell, chairman of the
Committee on Precinct Organiza-
ton, wrote to more than 1000 vol
unteers as follows:
I'm behalf of the Executive COM
mittee on the election day plebiscite
sponsored by the Washington Board
of Trade, we send you this cordial
expression of thanks for your CO.
operation in making the plebiscite
significant community enterprise Of
far-reaching Importance.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Board Asks FuII-Time
Traffic Judge, Law for
nk-Driying Tests

Efforts to obtain legislation from
the new Congress giving the District
a full time traffic judge and fixed
standard chemical tests for drunken
driving will have support of the
Commissioners Traffic Advisory
Board.
The board voted last night to re-
state the plea of predecessor adj
visory bodies that the present ro-
tation system for supplying traffic
judges be abolished.
Action came on a joint report OF the
Law and Legislation and Enforce
ment Committees which supported
recommendations of the recent
Traffic Court Conference. As ap-
proved by the fun board, the report
asked that one of three proposed
additional Municipal Court judges
be assigned permanently to traffic
cases.
6-Month Minimum Proposed.
Pending authorization of the new
judges. it was urged that present
judges be seated in Traffic Court
for periods no shorter than six
months. 1t was asked that they
attend meetings OF the Advisory
Board while so serving.
After extended discussion Of pos
sible constitutional complications in
any legislation which made chemical
tests for drunken driving compul-
sorry, the board decided to approve
proposed legislation which did not
include the compulsory feature.
In general, the type of law in
dorsed would establish percentage
standards based on alcohol content
of body fluids. These could be used
to determine intoxication on the
basis of laboratory reports OF tests.
This would eliminate necessity OF
using expert witnesses in each case
to explain standards to jury,
Action on portion of the COM
mittee report referring to permit
suspensions or revocations in cases
which ended in acquittal in court
was deferred pending further study.
Illegal Penalties Seen.
Chairman Nathan M. Lubar OF
the Law and Legislation Committee
declared the Board of Permit Revo-
cations and Suspensions had been
acting illegally by penalizing drivers
who had not been convicted in
court. He said a decision OF the
United States Court of Appeals had
established this.
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
said it was his understanding the
Traffic Act gave the Board of Per-
NIT Revelations and Suspensions, as
agent of the Commissioners, tine
right to act without regard to any
other proceeding.
In other actions on committee
reports the board Endorsed institu-
ton of driver training as required
course in all high schools. referred
to the Engineering Committee a
proposal for placing all streetcar
loading platforms in the middle of
blocks and expressed an opinion the
judges of Municipal Court have
been entirely too lenient" in i'm
posing sentences on drunken drivers.
Honor Eldridge.
A standing vote of appreciation
was given Assistant Traffic Director
M. o. Eldridge, who retires Decem-
ber 81. It was voted TO ask the
Commissioners to name him to the
board after his retirement, if nee
essary by creating an additional
place.
Mr.. Keneipp cited arguments for
and against the snow parking ban,
now in effect, but no action was
taken by the board.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
7 Inquests Tomorrow
To Fix Responsibility
For ; Traffic Deaths

A long delayed inquest at 1880
a m. tomorrow will fix responsibility
in the deaths of two pedestrians who
were fatally injured August 6 when
la. heavy sedan plowed into rush
hour crowd on the sidewalk at Four
teenth street and New York ave-
niue NV.
A second inquest will be held i'm
Imediately after in the death late
yesterday OF Miss Mary Lulu Walker,
|78, Montgomery, Ala, who was struck
lby a streetcar in the 2100 block OF
Wisconsin avenue NV. Police said
Miss Walker, who had been visiting
at 2606 Thirty sixth place NV. with
her cousin, Mrs. Erwin Strauss, was
struck when she stepped from q load
ing platform into the path of the
streetcar at pm. yesterday.
Miss Walker died three hourt
later in Georgetown Hospital, thu
10th person to die Of traffic injurie,
here In 1916. Police listed ths
streetcar operator as Lawrence G
Trumble, 33, Of 4743 Wells parkway
Riverdale, Md.
Scheduled to appear at the frs
| inquiry before Coroner A. Magrudel
Macdonald Is Cecil Patterson, 43
of 3414 Carpenter street NE, alleged
driver OF the sedan which killer
two and injured five Of about q
pedestrians at Fourteenth stree,
and New York avenue.
The dead were Joseph A. Scan
nell, IS, 1929 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, and. John Lowe, so, 42(
Eleventh street NE.
The inquest has been delayed
Coroner Macdonald and police ex-
planned, to await recovery of Mr.
Patterson from a fractured skull he
suffered when his car slammed into
a tree after striking the seven
pedestrians. In a. statement to
police after the accident, he dis
claimed any recollection of driving
the last few moments before his
automobile ran up on the sidewalk
at the busy intersection.
Mr.. Patterson now has recovered
sufficiently to appear before spe-
cial coroner's jury.
Police expect to present about 20
witnesses
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Civic Federation Acts
To Revise Constitution

The Inter Federation Conference,
composed of representatives from
District and nearby area civic Or
ganizations, named committee last
night to draft proposals for reyisions
in the organizations constitution.
At its monthly meeting in the
Star Building, the conference named
Mrs. Franklin g. SartWell to head
the committee. Other committee
members are Dr.. r. A. Osburn Of
Fairfax County, Richard Akers Of
Montgomery County, w. G. Hull OF
Arlington County and Daniel M.
Greens Of Prince Georges County.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

The District tomorrow will take
title to the historic Emery estate,
country home of the last Mayor OF
Washington, which will be used for
a public library branch and recrea-
ton center serving the Brightwood
area, it was learned today.
The settlement climaxes two years
of negotiation with heirs of Matthew
Gault Emery, who was Mayor Of
Washington before the territorial
government took over in 1871.
The estate covers nearly nine
acres of ground on Georgia avenue
between Madison street and Mis-
souri, avenue formerly Concord
NV. The purchase price, according
to Paul Chalupsky, District prop
erty survey officer, was $204 900.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Police Roise Sc, ,084
On Abandoned Property

Assorted articles picked up as
abandoned property by the Police
Department during the past year
brought $6,084.50 to the city's Golfers
at an auction yesterday at 1859 G
street NV.
Brisk bidding on everything from
a two-ton printing press to tiny
unset diamonds was supervised by
Auctioneer Ralph WeSchler.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Couple Leaps 10 Safety.
From Burning Home

A Montgomery County farmer
and his wife escaped unhurt from
their blazing home last night by
jumping from porch roof, but an
employe received burns about the
hands in fighting the fire which
destroyed the nine-room structure
near Fairland.
County firemen reported that Mr.
and Mrs. William E. Magruder es-
capped via the roof after Mrs. Ma
gruder was awakened by smoke
pouring into their second floor bed
room. William Gather, Al, who
was asleep in f1rst-f1oor room,
was treated at Sandy Springs Hos
pital for burns.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Lynn Opens Bids
Thursday for
Capitol Work
! House and Senute
RemodeIing Slated
After Adjournment

Bids will be opened at 8 pm.
Thursday by David Lynn, architect
of the Capitol, for proposed recon-
struction Of the Senate and House
chambers.
Under authority of Congress, this
important construction job was put
on the market some time ago. What
ever bids are submitted will be
opened in public by Mr.. Lynn, and
the amounts OF the bids disclosed.
Procedures laid down, however.
call for submission of the bids to
subcommittee Of both the Senate
and House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committees, for approval.
This probably cannot be done until
after the 80th Congress convenes
next month.
Work to Await Adjournment.
Congress has authorized the ex.
tensive remodeling job, and some
funds already are available. Mr..
Lynn hopes to let contract for the
work sometime early next year, If
the subcommittee approve, and If
bids are in line with estimated costs.
Actual work could not begin in ths
chambers until Congress adjourns.
The proposal of Senator Connally,
Democrat, of Texas for refacing the
central sandstone portion of the
Capitol with marble to make 1t con-
form with the House and Senate
wings, will not be re-introduced by
him in the new Congress, he said
yesterday. His bill to accomplish the
purpose passed the Senate in the
last Congress, he pointed out, but
died in the House. His bill also would
have extended the east front Of the
Capitol.
Meanwhile, finishing touches are
being put on renovation jobs on
Capitol Hill in preparation for the
incoming Congress.
Eating Places Being Readied.
The first of several. eating places
in the Capitol Building to reopen
after being closed during the con-
gressional recess will begin serving
food tomorrow, when one restaurant
on the House side opens for mem
bers of Congress, Capitol employees
and the press.
The new special dining room, ex-
clusively for members of the House,
which is being re-converted out of
two other former eating places, was
undergoing acoustical treatment to-
day. 1t will be ready when Congress
convenes.
A cafeteria is being completed in
the basement to take the place Of
the former coffee shop, with its "U"
shaped table, which now is incorpo-
rated into the special dining room
for House members only.
/ The restaurant on the Senate side
OF the Capitol will be opened again
In . few days, Mr.. Lynn said.
General housecleaning and some
repainting of the Capitol, the House
and Senate Office Buildings virtu-
!, ally have been completed.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Rumos in HospitoI

Narciso Ramos, minister counselor
to washington from the Philippine
Republic, is in Johns Hopkins Hos-
pital in Baltimore for a minor oper-
alton, it was disclosed today by the
Philippine Embassy. Mr.. Ramos
condition is reported to be good
and he is expected to return to
washington this week.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
z Atom Films to Be Shown

The Washington Association OF
Scientists will sponsor a showing
of two films on atomic energy, "The
Bombing of Hiroshima" and the
March of Times Atomic Energy"
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Archives
auditorium, Eighth street and PENN
sylvania avenue NV. The meeting
is open to the public.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Cherner Motor Co.
To Hand Out Bonuses

Cash bonuses for Christmas will
be received by all employees OF the
Cherner Motor Co, Joseph Cherner,
president Of the firm, announced
today. The bonuses, he said, will
be given for efficiency, loyalty and
length of service. :
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Fire Department
Wins Control Of
Alarm System
Disputching Network
Shifted From Electric
lInif After ~ Yonrc

The Commissioners today ordered
transfer Of the operation Of Dis
trict Fire. Alarm Headquarters to
the Fire Department from the Elec-
trical Department, where it has
been since the later was created in
1898.
The decision ends six-months
behind the scenes struggle between
Fire Chief Clement Murphy and
Superintendent of Fire Alarms Her
bert Friede over the right to con-
troll the dispatch of apparatus to
fires.
While the order shifts operation
of the headquarters to the Fire De-
partment, Mr.. Friede will remain in
control of the maintenance of the
system and the installation Of new
equipment, it was said.
Study Made by Board.
Budget Offcer Walter L. Fowler
and Auditor A. r. Pilkerton were
directed by the commissioners to
take the bookkeeping steps neces-
sary for the transfer.
Chief Murphy asked for the trans
fer last June II on the basis of a
study prepared by three-man
board he had appointed previously
to investigate. The board members
were Battalion Chief r. E. s. Boss,
Capt. j. w. Conroy and Capt. r. C.
Emerson.
In his letter transmitting the re-
port, Chief Murphy told the Com
missioners he is charged by law with
direct responsibility for the protec-
ton Of District lives and property
from fire.
This is a proper responsibility
from which I do not shrink" he
wrote the commissioners. ITO dis
charge it completely must control
the department I command in every
essential operation. One of our
most vital operations Is the fire
alarm and communication system.
It is the heart and nerve center of
our department"
Trained Firemen Sought.
In further support OF his case,
Chief Murphy forwarded to the city
heads a report covering cases in
which he said apparatus had been
incorrectly dispatched or sent to the
wrong address under present opera
tion of the headquarters.
Yesterday the fire chief renewed
his request, pointing out that with
the coming Of winter it was even
more important that he assume the
dispatch Of his equipment.
He also indicated he intended no
changeover in present personnel op-
Grating the Fire Board but planned
to replace them, as vacancies occur,
with personnel trained in fire fight
ing.
Chief Murphy has contended that
who select the companies
to respond to fires and who check
the engine and truck companies. in
and out of service should be expert
enced firernen who know the city.
The june study OF his three man
boaxd indicated that fire depart
merlts control their communications
In 38 Of 47 large cities.
At one time, 1t was said, q fire
department official served as transfer
officer at fire alarm headquarters
to supervise company operations at
multiple alarm fires. In 1910, how
ever, the practice was discontinued,
fire officials said, because Mr.. Friede
charged it overcrowded his head
quarters.
The headquarters Is now located
Evening star., 1946-12-17

tlCilHTQ 4ayloT, II, Tie SdIiic age
as the boy who killed his father
had major operation in March.
Mrs. Taylor has encountered medi-
cal expenses in the last few years
Maj. Callahan and The Star are
accepting contributions and the
businessmen Of Seventeenth street
are organizing a committee to raise
a fund
The Star will receive and acknowl-
edge cash and checks mailed or
brought to The Cashier, Evening
Star Newspaper Co, before turning
the contributions over to Inspector
Clement P. Cox, treasurer of the
special Taylor fund set up by Maj.
Callahan. Checks should be made
out to Inspector Cox.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-11-14
Boy Scouts To Work
For Santa Claus Inc.
VIII Collect And Repair Toys
For Christmas Project Spon-
sored By Jaycees.

The Boy Scouts of Hagerstown,
in keeping with their policy of do
ing Community Good Turns" will
act as both collection agency and
repair shop for the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce sponsored Santa
Claus, Inc"
The various Troops in Hagerstown
will not only receive and collect
toys from those wishing to donate
them, but will also do any necessary
repair work on toys donated, so that
they will be in first class shape when
they find their ways into the young
sters' stockings on Christmas morn
ing.
Santa Claus, Inc, taken over this
year by the Hagerstown Junior
Chamber of Commerce, provides an
opportunity for the people of the
community to donate toys for dis
tribution to youngsters that other
wise might miss much of the joy
of Christmas and here's all you have
to do to have a part in it.
Simply collect up all the toys
around the house that your own
youngsters have got tired of, and
then contact any Boy Scout in your
neighborhood, who will come right
to your home and collect them.
In the event that you are unable
to contact a Scout just call the Boy
Scout office - the number is $780,
and they will see to it that your
toys are collected.