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Evening star., 1946-07-18

Then you will not endanger the
patron"
The unshorn men sat in the
chairs.
How long have you practiced the
profession?" Mr.. Sidotti asked the
first applicant.
Sir" he said, my father was a
barber in North Carolina and ]
worked with him for seven years. ]
then served as a barber in the
Navy"
"You have 1t at heart-the barber
profession2" asked Mr.. Sidotti. The
applicant said he had.
Soon three pairs of shears were
rapidly clicking away.
Il can just watch the angle the
comb is held at and know" said
Mr.. Sidotti.
Mr.. Durso explained that all of
the applicants were BARRIERS from
other communities who wished to
work in Washington, except one
graduate of the barber class in
Chamberlain Vocational High School
VINO has served a two-year appren-
tlceship with the trade.
How are they doing?" the re-
porter asked Mr.. Sidotti when he
had walked beyond the applicants
hearing.
!hey lack professional aptitude, -
SAID Mr. Sidotti. Sometimes" he
added with satisfaction, we make
them come back seven times"
Evening star., 1946-07-18
ConfereesAgree
To Scrap D. E.
Iestlaboratory
Report Adopts Views
Of House, Which
Has Prevented Use

The District lost another round
In Its fight to reopen its own labora-
tory for the testing of highway
materials. when the Senate-House
conferees yesterday agreed to re-
place In the third deficiency bill a
provision banning use of the labora-
tory.
The Senate members of the Con-
ference Committee agreed to re-
inserting the ban in the measure
after it had been stricken by the
Senate. The conference report goes
to both houses of Congress with the
ban proviso.
The bill provides that no ap-
preparation in the deficiency meas
ure OF any other act shall be used
Tor the testing laboratory and also
orders that the equipment of the
District institution be declared sur
plus to the War Assets Administra-
ton for disposal.
The Senate always has opposed
the prohibition against use of the
laboratory, but the House has been
lnslstent on keeping it in appropria-
ton bills.
For several years, the rider has
been carried in the usual District
appropriation bills. This year, for
the first time, friends of the in
stitutlon were able to eliminate 1t
In the House. 1t bobbed up again,
however. in the third deficiency bill
on the House side, was stricken by
the Senate, and now has been re-
inserted by the conferees.
Forbidden to use its own facilities,
the District has been forced to have
its highway materials tested at the
Bureau of Standards
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Board of Trade Tour Studies
Master Plan for Water Front
Engineer ExpIoins
Improvement Plan
For Potomac River

Members Of the Rivers and Harbor
Committee of the Washington Board
of Trade and official guests yesterday
got firsthand view Of Washington s
waterfront, for which Army En-
gineers are drafting a master plan
of improvements.
Headed by John A. Remon, chair
man OF the committee, the water
front tour was mace aboard the
Navy harbor tug Heekon. Col. Don
aid G. White, district Army En-
gineer for the Potomac, Rappahan-
mock and Patuxent watersheds
whose staff is drafting the plan
acted as barker for the trip, ex-
planning what plans are being con-
sidered for various sections of the
river as the tug passed by.
Heading south from the Naval
Gun Factory, the tug rounded
Buzzard Point, toured Washington
Channel, then swung around Hams
Point and up the Potomac River to
Georgetown. where it turned and
went downriver to Alexandria and
back to its berth at the gun factory
COL White and his staff are study
ing number of proposals for water
front improvements before making a
report to the chief of engineers
This report is to serve as a guide
for all projects connected with the
waterfront.
Creation of master plan has been
sought by the Board of Trade for a
number of years. It's Rivers and
Harbors Committee was instrumental
in 'persuading the House Rivers and
Harbors Committee to pass a reso-
luton calling for the preliminary
report now being prepared.
Col. White said he expects the
report to be finished In several
months. 1t then must be approved
by the chief of Engineers before a
survey can be made to include cost
estimates and actual engineering
studies.
Other committee members making
the tour were William j. McManus,
vice chairman, and Ronald Orr,
secretary. Guests included:
Alexandria City Manager Carl
Budwesky, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commanding officer of the District
National Guard; c. l.. Kinnier, plan
ming engineer of the Arlington
County Planning Commission; H. F.
Law, manager of the National Air
port; Assistant District Engineer
Commissioner K. r. Madison, Trade
Board Secretary William H. Press,
Supt. of National Capital Parks
Irving c. Root, Rear Admiral T. d.
Ruddock, superintendent of the
Naval Gun Factory; Coast Guard
Commodore Ellis Reed Hill, Thomas
S. Settle, secretary of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission; j. H. Flanagan, chairman
of the Public Utilities Commission;
John Nolen, director OF planning of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, and Arthur E.
Demaray, associate director, National
Park Service.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
| s. License Fees
Start Dog Sale
At Pound Here

Do you want dog? For IS YOU
can take your pick.
According to Poundmaster Frank
Marks lot of Washingtonians are
now turning their pets loose upon
the streets or bringing them ia
the pound rather than spend So on
q license.
AS q result, Mr.. Marks saws. he
has large and varied stock of
CANNES at the Pound, South Capi-
tol and ! streets S.W., that can be
had for five; spot each-two bucks
for the dog. three for the license
If you live in the District. If YOU
live IN the counties, you don't need
a license.
An added attraction. continues
Mr.. Marks, is that the license fee
includes. incubation against rabies
at public expense.
Two radio-equipped trucks are
on the prowl for unlicensed dogs
on the street, the poundmaster
warned.
The law requires Mr.. Marks to
keep stray dogs 4s hours. After
that he can dispose of them. Some
times this means killing them If he
has 200 many.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Farmers Bonus Slips by,
But Senate Recalls Il
BY the Assoeioied Press

A bill to pay corn and wheat
farmers a bonus of 80 cents a bushel
for grain sold this year before the
Government announced its special
bonus purchases slipped through the
Senate by mistake yesterday-and
then was recalled.
The bill, by Senator LANCER, Re-
publican, of North Dakota, would
give farmers who sold grain from
January l to April 18 the same
bonus the Government paid later to
get grain for export to the hungry.
The Senate was passing bills at
rapid clip. if no Senator objected,
and the LANCER bill went through
when the attention of Majority
Leader Barkley was distracted for
moment. ~
Senator Barkley Immediately asked
unanimous consent for reconsidera-
ton. Senator LANCER objected at
first, but later agreed when Senator
Barkley promised the Senate would
have chance to vote on the matter
before it adjourns.
Evening star., 1946-07-18

dolph, 8, and Walter, jr., 10, twin
OF Franklin. Walter, jr., Mrs,
Freeman said. arrived in San Fran
cisco from the Marshall Islands
just after Keen was swept over
the falls and was given his dis
charge Immediately by the Navy to
permit him to join his father In
the search for Keen's body.
Since Keen's death, Mrs. Free
man said, she and DR.. Freeman
have received hundreds of letters
and kilograms from people all over
the country. Mrs. Loos likewise
has received huge quantities of
mail from sympathizers.
Memorial Fund Started.
Mayor Theodore McKeldin of
Baltimore, has started a fund to
erect memorial to Mr.. Loos. He
sent a. check for $25 to the Mayor
OF Dayton with message reading,
The heroic action of Loos viii
forever rsmain in my memory as
one of the greatest feats of heroism.
In my opinion, there should be
some fitting memorial erected in
his home town to perpetuate his
memory"
Mrs. Freeman, told OF the Mayors
action early today, Immediately
wrote check for 500 and sent
it to Mr.. McKeldin to forward to
Dayton.
"You know, Lorne and I were
driving to Washington when Keen
was lost" Mrs. Freeman said. I'VE
were only 80 miles from Dayton
when we learned what had hap
pened. We read what had happened
at Vernal Falls In a newspaper in
q tourist camp between Spring.
field and Columbus.
II didn't realize it was true even
when I talked to my husband. Only
when L saw Keen's picture In a
Columbus newspaper next day did
I know that my boy was gone.
II talked to Dr.. Freeman last
night. He said, the boys and I
need our womenfolks worse than
ever, now that Keen has been
found.
As soon as Franklin arrives. I'm
going to them. ! need them, oo." !"
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Police Jurisdiction
And Courthouse Bills
Advanced on Hill

Several legislative bills looking to
construction of new Federal build
irfgS, and better coordination of
police authority in Federal territory
are making progress on Capitol Hill
as Congress pushes for adjourn
ment July 81.
The Senate yesterday approved
a bill to authorize the park police
to make arrests within Federal
reservations in the environs of the
District.
The measure goes to the House,
where a similar bill had been in
troduced by Representative Hebert,
Democrat, OF Louisiana, and is now
pending before the House District
Committee
The Senate passed bill to clarity
authority Of the Metropolitan and
Capitol Police on the Capitol
Grounds. It also would define the
Capitol Grounds. A similar bill was
approved yesterday by the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee.
Also waiting further action on
both sides of the Capitol is the
bill authorizing construction of the
new Federal courthouse and other
buildings here. The Senate Public
Buildings and Grounds Committee
yesterday ordered a favorable re-
port on sreh bill with some minor
amendments, while an almost iden-
tical measure has been approved
by the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee and is now on
the House calendar.
A bill authorizing construction
OF a dental health institute at
Bethesda, Nd, at a cost of not
more than $4,000. 900 was approved
yesterday by subcommittee of the
House Commerce Committee
Evening star., 1946-07-18
George Vanderbilt Weds
Mrs. ConsueIo zabaIa
BY the A.sceioted p-ess

GEORGETOWN, S. c., July ls.-
George Vanderbilt. i-millionaire
sportsman and former lieutenant
commander in the Navy, and Mrs.
Anita Consuelo Zabala were married
at Mr.. Vanderbilt's plantation near
here Sunday, the officiating minister,
the Rev. v. V. Raines, disclosed yes.
terday.
Mrs. Vanderbilt gave her age on
the license as IL and her address as
Santa Monica, Calf. It was the
second marriage for Mr.. Vanderbilt.
who is 81.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, at the age of 21,
lreportedly inherited $4,000, 900
fortune. Reports says he will get
another s2o,000,o00 at the age of IS.
He maintains plantation 7 miles
from Georgetown, where he raises
turkeys, quail and chickens.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
DR.. hclIhaney Appointed
Health Aide in ARLINGTON

Arlington County Manager Frank
c. Hanrafan today announced the
appointment of DR.. Lewis Nell
haney as assistant county health
officer, effective Saturday.
DR.. McIlhaney served several
years in the same post at Newport
News, Va, and has been associated
with the State health department
since 1910.
A graduate of Episcopal High
School, Alexandria, he received his
M, D. degree from the University
of Virginia. He served one year
of his interneship at the Church
Home and Inf1rmary in Baltimore,
Md; one year as resident physician
at the South Baltimore General
Hospital and three years as assist
ant resident, resident and fellow
in dermatology and syphilology at
the University of Virginia Hospital.
He was a member of the Univer-
sity of Virginia Medical School
faculty from 1897 no. Born in
Charlottesville, Va, he is married
and has two children.
He succeeds DR.. Thomas A. Money!
maker who has served as a part
time assistant for two years,
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Annundule Businessmen
Buck Highway Project

The proposed highway between
Manassas and Annandale this week
won support of the Annandale Busi-
nessmen's Association.
Acting on report by Phillip Har-
pine, president, and Omer L. Hirst,
the association directed a committee
to work for a right-of-way for the
road. Named to serve on the COM
mittee with Messrs. Harpine and
Hirst were L. E. Smith and Elmer
Boyd.
The association also discussed
possible organization of a bank in
Annandale and instructed a COM
mittee of three to make full report
on the subject at the next meeting,
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Prince William Council
|Of Social Units to Meet
SpseioI Dispctch 10 The stor

MANASSAS, Va, July 18.-Prince
William Council Of Social Agencies
will meet at 7:30i pm. tomorrow at
Camp Holiday In the Chopawamsic
National Park. bylaws viii be dis
cussed and financial matters checked.
The council has leased the camp
for the summer from National Park
Service for use of county children.
Forty-eight children sponsored by
various local groups arr acommo-
dated there each week. y
Evening star., 1946-07-18
|Conferees Cut
|Day-Care Fund
To $250,00O
Approval Forecast
D. 6. National Guard
Sum Set at $55,0O0

The controversial appropriation
for support of day-care centers for
children of working mothers was
retained in the third deficiency bill
by the House-Senate conferees late
yesterday, but the figure was cut
from the Senate's 1884,, 900 to $780,
900.
The item was put into the bill
from the floor of the Senate Tues
day by Senator Hoey, Democrat,
OF North Carolina shortly after
President Truman had approved a
bill authorizing such an appropria-
ton. There was no such item ia
the measure as 1t came from the
House.
The conference report now goes to
both houses. Friends OF the meas
ure were claiming today that the
House would approve the item, and
the Senate would agree to the con-
ferees' cut in its size.
The conferees compromised on q
deficiency appropriation for Ma
tional Guard salaries and expenses,
The figure was fixed at s55 900, COM
pared with $4,000 from the House.
and $1o5,240 from the Senate.
Salary for the commanding general
was retained at the House figurs
of $500.
Other non-controversial items for
the District in the deficiency meas
ure include $45, 200 for the local
administrator of rent control; $21,-
944 for United States courts; $3.50
for st. Elizabeth's Hospital, ST.
759 for payment of judgments
against the District, and $50 for
payment of audited claims, in
cluding an item Of s1.55 for public
schools, repairs and improvements
to buildings and grounds, District
of Columbia, 1910"
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Mclean to Great Falls
Bus Line Gets License

The Virginia State Corporation
Commission yesterday granted per-
mission to the Washington, Virginia
d Maryland Bus Co. to extend
service from Mclean to Great Falls
over the Old Dominion drive, it was
announced here today.
Among those appearing and testi-
lying for the bus line were James
W. Somerville, attorney, and Man
ming Gasch, realtor. both of Great
Falls.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Army Prepares Probe
OF Plane Crash Fatal
To Virginia Officers

Boiling Field authorities toda,
prepared to appoint a board to in.
vestigate the crash at Hardenbure
N. Y, OF a training plane from the
Army airfield. resulting in the
deaths OF two nearby Virginia Army
officers.
The victims were 1t. Col. James
H. Heriot, 38-year-old Pacific wal
veteran, 3484 Gunston road, Alexan.
orla, a passenger in the plane, and
Maj. John G. Catlin, 27, of 3l3 South
Courthouse road, Arlington, the
pilot. Burial plans have not vet
been completed by the War De-
partment.
Wreckage of the AT-6 trainer and
the bodies of the two men were
found yesterday by New York State
trooper B. B. Barkley on the side
OF mountain in the densely wooded
Catskills.
Intensive Search Made,
The plane, which left Boiling Field
last Thursday on routine fight to
stewart Field, N. Y, about 40 miles
from the scene of the crash. had
been the object of an intensive
search by air-sea rescue units and
ground parties.
The State policeman located the
plane after two woodcutters re-
ported they had heard a crash and
explosion while they were working
IN the mountains Thursday.
1t. Donald B. Walters, a member
OF a searching squadron of planes
from Andrews Field in Prince
Georges County, sighted the wreck.
age shortly after it was discovered
by Trooper Barkley.
Assigned to STAFF Duty.
Both Col. Heriot and Mai. Cat.
lin were assigned to the Plans and
Operations Division, War Depart.
ment general staff, and had office,
in the Pentagon.
Col. Heriot's widow and twe
children live at the Alexandra al.
dress, and Maj. Catlin's widow live,
at the Arlington address.
During the war Col. Heriot com.
manded the S0th Field ARTILLERY
Battalion Of the 25th Infantry Divi.
sion. He was awarded the Legion
OF Merit for service at Guadalcanal
Maj. Catlin served in the Euro
pean theater during the war with
the sth Air Force for IA months
ne was awarded the Distinguished
fiying Cross and the Air Medal
with i've oak leaf clusters.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
ID Trustees Nominated
For Arlington Memorial

Fourteen nominees for election as
trustees OF the Arlington War Men,
orial today were announced by
James V. Alfriend, jr., chairman of
the Committee of Twenty.
The committee recently was formed
by county citizens to sponsor the
fund campaign for the memorial.
Those selected by the group as
candidates are A. A. Carretta, Lester
r. Conley, Ernest v. Cooke, Griffin
T. Garnett, jr.; John o. Henderson,
G. Harrison Mann, j. Maynard Ma
gruder, DR.. Howard P. Myers, T. A.
O'Halloran, Judson Reamy, jr.; Con-
rad H. Reid, Henry G.. Strobhar
Charles j. Walsh and S. A. Woods.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Pushes
Job|ess Benefit
Survey Plans
Study Is Proposed
Of All Cases of
State Compensation
BY the Assoeioisd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 1s.-Spe-
cial investigators will study all cur
rent cases In which State unem-
ployment compensation is beirg
paid and the nonprofit Public Ad-
ministration Service will make q
comprehensive survey of the Mary
land jobless benefits system.
Announcing those two steps last
night. Gov. O'Conor also noted:
That the legislative council will
make a study Of the State unem-
ployment compensation laws and
regulations TO determine If amend
ments are necessary"
Ihat the Governors of various
States will move for a reduction in
Federal unemployment compensa- :
tion taxes, as we'll as for modifica-
ton OF the congressional statute.
First Action by State.
He said the appointment of the
special Investigators to study IN
employment claims cases "marks
the first action of this kind by anv
state IN the Union, according to in
formation received from the Socia,
security Board in Washington.
He said that his purpose in an.
pointing the Investigators "Is to
nave all the facts disclosed so that
the public can know whether abuses
have occurred and for the further
reason that any improper cases can
be eliminated"
He said the investigators would
De appointed without delay from
permit SYSTEM lists.
Survey Outlined.
He said the Public Administers.
tlon Service, which has headouar.
ters m Chicago. has been engaged
70 undertake Immediately" the fol
lowing survey:
l. A general review Of the or
ganlzation and administrative struc-
ture OF the Maryland Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board:
z. An analysis and review Of the
procedures used in Maryland in the
handling Of claims, with particular
attention to the controls used to
insure compliance with the law and
to the adequacy of accounting pro-
cedures.
5. A study Of the effectiveness
and adequacy Of the management
services dncluding personnel ad-
ministration, internal budgeting and
accounting, work planning and as
signment of work..
Gov. O'Conor said he had asked
the Public Administration Service
to report its findings to him by
the middle of August.
He said every assistance would
be given the legislative council in
its study Of the Maryland unem-
ployment compensation law.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Anocostio Program
Of Identification
Sturts in MARYLAND

Clearing Of wooded sections along
the Anacostia River and its many
tributaries in Prince Georges County
Is now in progress as the first step
in the development and beautifica-
tion of such land for recreational
purposes.
The wprE in accordance with
Maryland laws of 1945, which
authorize an ALLEGATION OF $3.50, ,O0C
for park Improvements and acqui-
sition of park land in the county as
part of a 100000 Metropolitan
district improvement program, is be-
ing sponsored by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Under the commiSSion's guidance,
two work forces are being used to
remove brush and vines, after which
labor crews with grading equipment
will be employed to remove stumps
and fill low areas. it was announced
yesterday by Irwin I. Main, chair
man of the commission.
Students on Jobs.
One group, consisting of Is Uni
versity of Maryland students, is
working on portion of the park
area along Edmonston road, between
East Riverdale and Edmonston. The
other, composed of % vacationing
high school pupils, is clearing land
between Brentwood and Hyattsville,
according to Perce l.. Wolfe, super
lntendent of the commissions
Prince Georges Office, who is di-
recting the program.
Among future plans are extension
OF the park clearing along Edmon-
ston road to College Park, Paint
Branch to White Oaks, and Oxon
Run from Marlboro pike to the Po-
tomac River, Mr.. Wolfe said. Nearly
so acres are expected to be COM
pleted before the end of the sum-
mer, he added.
Similar clearing has been COM
pleted along the Eastern Branch
from the District line to Bladens-
burg, it was revealed.
playground Developing.
Fairgrounds to be developed as
part Of the program will be located
in the East Riverdale- -Edmonston
area, another adjacent to the River
dale School property, and one in the
North Brentwood area, west of
Rhode Island avenue, Mr.. Main
stated.
Members of the commission, in
cludlng Mr.. Main, Mr.. Wolfe and
Robert M. Watkins conducted an in
spection of the Edmonston road
project yesterday. Also present was
Dwight Gait, counsel for the COM
mission.
Funds for the work was ordered
transferred to the Park and Planning
Commission by the Prince Georges
County Commissioners at their
weekly meeting on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1946-07-18

Vernal Falls in
Yosemite Ma
tional Park July
8 in a vain ef-
fort to save the
life Of X e e n
Freeman, II, Of
450l Ii n n e a n
avenue NV.
Mrs. Freeman,
contacted for
the first time
since the vaca-
tion trag e d v
which cost the
life Of one of
haYr Alro noA.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Colonel Regrets
False Report
On Truman Trip

Faces were red at Hamilton Field,
Calf, today because of an error"
in releasing an announcement that
President Truman would fly to San
Francisco Monday trip he is not
going to make.
at was mistake-I certainly re-
gret it," Col. Howard E. Engler,
Hamilton Field commanding officer,
said late yesterday after the Presi-
dent had told reporters here there
was nothing to the report that he
would attend an Army Air Force
show and a Shrine convention there.
Col. Engler added that "our in
formation was that the President
probably would make the trip, but
we had no authority whatever to
release it." g
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Bethesda Girl to Study
Roman Ruins in Britain

Sheo9o poiiy news Fofel9h SeFSiee
NEW YORK, July 1e. Bombed
sites in Great Britain exposing
stratiflcation of the Roman conquest
era are to be dug into and studied
this summer by a dozen American
college students.
In the first expedition of its kind
Britain has known, the students
three of them girls from Wellesley,
including Marianne Moore of Be-
thesda, Md.-will be supervised by
British archeologists. 1t is an ex-
pertinent in Anglo-American student
exchange which the British Council
hopes to expand into many other
fields.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Patterson 10 Leave Today
10 See W Rocket Test

Secretary of War Patterson will
leave Washington by plane today
for a quick trip to White Sands. N.
Mex, to see a W. rocket test tomor-
row afternoon. Mr.. Patterson and
his party will return to Washington
Immediately after the tests.
His party will include Brig. Gen.
Henry B. Sayler, assistant chief of
ordinance; Col. w. H. Brucker
Army Ground Forces; Col. A. Robert
Ginsburgh, executive assistant to
the Secretary; Col. U. M. Exton,
aide; William S. Gaud, special as
sistant, and Maj. Alexander P. de
Seyersky, aviation expert.