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Evening star., 1946-08-03
Planners Soon 10 Ask
Action by Virginia
On Parkway Funds
By Rudolph Kaufman II
By Rudolph Kouffmonn II

Members of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission soon
will confer with Gov. Tuck of Vir-
ginia and with Arlington and Fair
fax County officials in an effort to
get the State and the two counties
to put up their share of money for
the proposed George Washington
Memorial Parkway and prevent
property owners from sending land
costs soaring beyond the reach of
the Government by building and
subdivision.
The commission made this an
nouncement through its secretary
Thomas S. Settle, at the close of its
midsummer meeting, held yesterday
and Thursday.
Earlier yesterday the commission
had announced 1t will ask the~Jus-
tice Department for early condem-
nation of remaining land needed for
the parkway across the Potomac
and funds are in hand for complet-
ing the right-of
Virginia Action Lags.
This. plus announcement by the
National Park Service that it will
seek 1948 budget funds for starting
actual road construction on the
Montgomery County leg of the scenic
memorial drive, has the effect of
leaving Virginia we'll behind Mary
land in progress toward completing
the long-sought project.
In Fairfax County, only a small
fraction of the parkway right of
Way. which is planned to skirt the
river. has been obtained. This came
through the gift to the Government
of the Letter estate about a mile
and a half above Chain Bridge.
In Arlington County, somewhat
better progress has been made and
a right-of-way extending above Key
Bridge and up Spout Run to per-
NIT a road link with the Lee high
way has been bought.
Above this, however, the river
bank is owned as far as Chain
Bridge by the Smoot Sand and
Gravel Corp, which has declined to
sell except by the cubic foot on the
theory the land contains valuable
quarry rock.
Under the law governing acqui-
sition of the parkway land, the State
would put up Is per cent of the cost,
the county involved Is per cent and
the Federal Government so per cent.
The roadway itself would be built
entirely with Federal funds.
To Submit Traffic Views.
Before closing its meeting yester-
day, the commission instructed It's
director Of planning, John Nolen,
Jr., to submit the commission's views
on how to solve Washington's trans
portation, highway, traffic and park
ing ills to special District govern
ment committee headed by Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Joseph D
Arthur.
While the planning commission
declined to release these plans, some
of the specific remedies it has worked
out for Washington congestion are
we'll known.
There is the extension of the
Federal axis down East Capitol
street, the Fort drive, extension of
Constitution and Independence ave-
nues eastward along B streets NE
and Sc, overpass and underpass
both for streetcars and other
vehicles and a master east-west
carline along E street, which would
run underground between Seven.
teenth and Twelfth streets NV
and provide shuttle service for the
Government area to which transit
patrons could transfer
Evening star., 1946-08-03
DC. 5Ium Bill Signing
Starts Movement 10
Aid UnderpriviIeged

President Truman late yesterday
signed the Districts Slum Clearance
and Urban Redevelopment Act
starting series of land purchases
. and building programs for the un-
derpriviledged which is expected to
bring important changes in the Cap
ital City.
4, Even as the bill awaited signature
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. which must COM
plete SUM clearance master plan
ming plan under the act before a
start can be made on rehabilitatine
: decadent areas, laid plans to get
funds from the next Congress.
Process of Clearing Slums.
Washington slum areas are to be
cleared under the act by the fol-
lowing process:
The planning agency first pre-
pares slum clearance master plan
with special funds authorized by
the law. 1t then drafts plans for
specific housing projects within the
framework of the master blueprint.
AS these are completed, they are
to be forwarded to the District Com
missioners. who are to hold a public
hearing on each project.
After defects in the plan are elm
mated by public comment and COL
liberation between the planners and
the city heads. each project plan is
to be forwarded to the five-man
Slum Clearance and Redevelopment
Land Agency created by the act, but
not yet appointed,
$4,000, 900 Authorized.
Armed with $4,000 900 revolving
fund, which the act authorizes, this
agency then is to purchase the land
for the project, using condemnation
proceedings if necessary, and ad-
vertize for bids on the projects.
Private builders will get first
chance to bid. If they show lack of
interest the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority may bid to use the
land for public low-rent housing
project.
Under the act, however. the NCHA
may not build for any but the low
est one-ifth income group in the
city-a provision which was opposed
by the planning commission and
other public agencies during con-
gressional hearings on the ground it
would be difficult to determine this
category.
The planning commission said
yesterday at the close of its mid
summer meeting it had asked Pres
ident Truman for permission to seek
amendment to this restriction in the
act, as we'll as a provision which
allows the land agency only one
year in which to complete condem-
nation of land for each project. if
experience proves them unworkable.
Both provisions were inserted in
the act by the House at the behest
of Washington real estate interests
after the Senate had passed a more
liberal version allowing more free
dom in assaying income groups and
three years instead of one for con-
demnation of land.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Courthouse Proposal
10 Be Revived as
Next Congress Meets
By Don S. Worren

Legislative proposals to permit
construction of a $4,000 900 Federal
courthouse here and for appoint
ment of three additional judges to
Municipal Court will be revived early
next January at the opening OF the
80th Congress.
This was made clear last night as
the 18th Congress died with these
and other measures on the list OF
unfinished business.
Representative Lanham, Demo-
crat. of Texas, chairman of the
House Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, had hoped until nearly
the last hour of the 18th Congress
for a chance to ask adoption of the
Senate-passed bill for purchase Of
sites and drafting plans for urgent
projects here and elsewhere in the
country.
Opposition Develops.
The opportunity faded as the aft
ernoon waned, however. and in the
flnal minutes of the old Congress
the question was not raised. Strong
opposition to passage of the Federal
building site bill had developed and
the case proved hopeless for this
year.
The measure, which would have
authorized an appropriation of s3o.-
100000 for sites and plans for a
number of projects here and over
the country. will be revived early
next year. The projects would in
cluoe site for q second Govern
ment Accounting Office building
here, In addition to film storage
warehouse and a general Office
building near Suitland. Md.
Municipal Court officials and
spokesmen for the city government
refused until the last hour to give
up hope for increase from 10 to 13 in
the number of judges of the court.
Although the bill for this purpose
twice previously had been declared
dead for this year, advocates yester-
day had a last-minute hearing
called.
Members Fail to Attend.
No action resulted because only
one of the 81 members of the Dis
trict Committee attended the
session.
Meanwhile. Senator Andrews.
Democrat, Of Florida, chairman of
the Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee, introduced a
measure for extension of the east
front of the Capitol.
This $1,000, 900 Capitol remodeling
job, which has been postponed for
many years, would provide many ad-
ditional Office and conference rooms
and would reshape the historic
building so that the dome no longer
would appear to be leaning over the
east front Of the structure.
Congress last year authorized a
remodeling of both the House and
Senate chambers to permit removal
OF the array of steel beams installed
just prior to the war. to prevent q
collapse OF the old roofs, new light
ing and acoustical devices would be
installed. The remodeling work has
been postponed for year because
OF the need of materials for veter-
ans housing.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Miss Van Wagner Heads
Children's S Country Home

Miss Elizabeth Van Wagner has
been named superintendent Of the
Children's Country Home, a Com
munity Chest agency for GONZALES
cent children, Mrs. William North
Sturtevant, president, announced
today.
Miss Van Wagner replaces Miss
Marie J. Freeman resigned to join
the nursing staff of a hospital in
Hawaii.
The new superintendent is a grad.
uate of the Georgia Baptist Hospital,
and since 1914 has served with the
District Bureau of Public Health
Nursing,
The home will reopen August IS
after remodeling to enlarge capacity
to 46 patients.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Woman Injured in Fall
Lost MAY Dies Here

Mrs. Bertha Newman. New York
who was injured in a fall at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. Jean
kousen, 423 0uackenbos street NV
May 81. died l9te yesterday at Emer-
gencv Hospital
Police said Mrs Newman was
treated at the hospital for back in
Jurles after she fell through a SEC
ond-foor railing. She was here for
q three-day visit with her daughter
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Fog Cancels All Flights
Al Airnort for ) Hours

Fog completely closed down the
National Airport between am. and
Z am. today. All flights, incoming
and outgoing we're Cancelled.
A weather forecast at the airport
said Washington was ceiling zero
with one-sixteenth mile visibility
early today. Minimum flight con-
ditions obtained at 7 am, and after
that things improved steadily. BY
10 am. operations were normal
again.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Woman Shot 10 Death,
Veteran Found Stabbed

Katie English, "a. colored, 1900
block of First street S.W., was fatally
shot in her home today.
Police investigating said they also
found William Barber, a colored
veteran Of the same address, with
stab wounds in the chest and his
wrists cut with a razor.
The gun with which the woman
had been shot was missing, accord
ing to Detective Sergts. George Cook
and Bernard Crooke.
Barber was taken to Gallinger
Hospital where he declined to make
any statement. He was released
from the Army three days ago after
four years of service, including duty
overseas.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
D. {. Legion 10 Marcel
This Afternoon in
lis Biggest Parade

The District Department OF the
American Legion was set today fol
the largest department parade
Washington has ever seen," after
hearing preparedness pleas last
night from Gen. Jacob L. Devers
Army Ground Forces commander
and Milton Campbell, nationa,
Legion director of national defense
The parade. which is to climax
the departments three-day annua
convention at the Mayf1ower Hotel
was set for 1:30 o'clock this after.
neon along Constitution avenue.
America is no longer able to count
on time to prepare for war gained
for it by stubbornly resisting Allies
Gen. Devers told the more than SOC
delegates and alternates from the
departments 81 posts last night.
Aggressor Also Learns.
"We would not have that ad-
vantage in any future war" he
said. I'VE would be foolish indeed
If, in learning our lessons from
the two wars, we did not realize
that any future aggressor will also
learn lesson from them,
That lesson is simple. No world
war can be won until the United
States is beaten.
ANY future aggressor. therefore.
would attack the United States first
of all. 1t he could defeat the
greatest, most powerful Nation in
the world, his remaining eonquests
need only be political.
ANY future war would start, In
all probability, without warning
Guided missiles and rockets, travel
ing at supersonic speeds. would
crash on our cities and factories.
The only defense against such an
attack is to destroy the operation at
it's source"
Gen. Devers' speech followed
closely a pledge from Mr.. Campbell
that the Legion's plan for universal
military training will be brought as
forcibly as possible to the attention
OF the Eightieth Congress next year
The bill sponsored by the Legion
failed to pass the Congress just
adjourned.
Awards Presented.
A large part of last nights session
was devoted to presenting annual
trophies and certificates of merit te
Legionnaires and those who have
aided the Legion program here in
the last year.
Among those receiving certificates
were all of Washington's radio sta
tions. william H. Coyle, radio di-
rector of The Star, accepted the
certificate given to Station WMAL
A certificate was given also to The
Stars fraternal news editor, Clarence
A. Linthicum.
The convention nominated the fol-
lowing for department posts, to be
filled by tonight's vote:
For commander, Harry w. Brown
and Frank B. Norton; for first vice
commander, Guy c. Nadeau and
Gerald Ryan; for second vice COM
mander, Chester Bennett and Harry
Young; for third vice commander.
Maynard Smith and Joseph Ryan;
for national executive committee
men, Joseph J. Mallow and Lee r.
Pennington. and for alternate, Will
liam H. Hargrove.
Evening star., 1946-08-03

paralyzed. Doctors made the Gus
tomary tests for polio and, the next
day, gave her a new examination
when 1t was indicated she was suf-
fering from some other ailment. A
tick was found imbedded in the
child's skin above an ear.
1t proved to be OF the type derma-
centor variabilis, common here, and
known as carrier of Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever. Within an hour
after its removal, Carole began to
regain the use of her limbs slowly
The improvement continued. Now,
Carole is in excellent health, doctors
say, but they want to keep her un-
der observation for awhile longer.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Woman Held at Hospital
After Attempted Leup

A 37-year-old colored woman was
held for mental observation at Gal
linger Hospital today after police
said she attempted to jump from the
Taft Bridge on Connecticut avenue
yesterday afternoon.
She was restrained from leaping
according to police, by a cab driver
identified as Charles Garrett, 3443
North Twelfth road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Convention Cheers
Demand That Legion
Act on Vital Issues

Francis I. Holbrook of Barry
Post No. 81, American Legion.
veteran of World War II, drew
cheers and applause from de-
legates last night when he
strongly criticized the District
department for devoting a large
part of its convention sessions
to music. trophy awards and
speeches rather than to taking
a stand on working out prac-
tical solutions to veterans un-
employment. housing hospital
ization and other issues.
Department Commander
Herbert J. jacob remarked,
there is food for thought In
what he had to say"
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Admiral GIussford
Files Divorce Suit

Vice Admiral William A, Glass
ford, who gained the French West
African base Of Dakar for the
United States Navy during the war
has filed suit at Phoenix. Ariz.. foi
divorce from Mrs. Deborah Leigh
ton Glassford, according to ASso-
ciated Press dispatches. Mrs. Glass
ford resides at the Mayf1ower Hotel
Admiral Glassford's complaint
charged his wife's intemperance
caused him embarrassment. They
were married August 25, 1920, al
Vancouver, British Columbia. They
have no children.
Mrs. Glassford declined comment
OIL the suit.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Bill Permitting Deeds Office
To Close Saturdays Siqned

President Truman has signed a
bill to authorize the ONCE of the
Recorder Of Deeds to close on Sat-
urdays, Ii was announced at the
White House today.
The legislation was designed to
permit the Office to close in line
with the rest OF the District offices.
1t had remained open on Saturday
because banks had been open. They
now close on that day.
President Truman has signed II
bills sent to him during the last
week OF Congress and vetoed seven.
He still has between $50 and 300
bills on his desk or on the way from
Congress.
Evening star., 1946-08-03

ship, which had been 100000
reached 100000,
He was manager of the Pacific
area for the Red Gross for five
years and later was manager of all
the area east of the Mississippi
River. He came to national head
quarters to assume his present po-
sition in 1943. He is native of
Bath County, KY, and graduate
of Berea College.
A farewell party will be given for
Mr.. Hunt by his associates on All
gust l3, and will be attended by
Mrs. Hunt and the Hunts daughter,
Mrs. Fred LaiSe of Alexandria. Va.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Rider Seriously Injured
When Thrown by Horse

A 57-year-old colored man was in
undetermined condition today al
Freedmen's Hospital after he was
thrown from a horse late yesterday
while galloping along the 2400 block
OF Sherman avenue NV.
Police identified the horseman as
Thomas Lee, 1904 Sherman avenue
NV. He was admitted to the hos
pitsl with a possible skull fracture
and conclusion
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Miss Mae Agnes Caesar +,
Native Of District, Dies

Miss Mae Agnes Caesar. So, life
time resident of Georgetown, died
suddenly at her home, 1929 o street
NV. early today.
Daughter of the late Henry and
Joanna Caesar, hers was the third
generation of the family to reside
in the District.
Funeral services, to be announced
later, will be held at the Holy Trim
ity Church, Thirty fifth and o
streets NV, and burial will be in
the Holy Rood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-08-03

Little Carole Williams, 8, will
leave Children's Hospital for her
farm home within a day or two,
completely recovered from an attack
of rare tick paralysis which had
caused her parents and doctors to
fear she had become a victim of
infantile paralysis.
Hospital attaches said 1t was the
first case Of the malady reported in
this vicinity and only the sixth ever
recorded on the Eastern Seaboard.
Carole, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Williams. Leesburg, Va, was
admitted to the hospital about a
week ago with her arms and legs
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Business Groups Meet

The proposal of the Ca~it7l Tran-
sit CO. to remove the Benninc
streetcar line from sections of H
street NE. will be the subject of a
special meeting of the Northeast
Businessmen's Association at s:15
pm. Monday at the American Sc
curity & Trust Co, Eighth and H
streets NE.
Evening star., 1946-08-03

SeA
VerSary.
Mr.. H u n t. s
nearly 80 years
of Red Cross
service began as
chairman of a
Red Gross chap
ter in Berea,
KY, in 1877.
His outstanding
work was the
study and re-
organization OF
Red Cross chap
ters after the
w orld w a r
when member
Evening star., 1946-08-03

ureS, 10 any per- =
son, on any SUBJ
ject, but will use
my best judg-
ment and discre-
ton after careful
study and con-
sideration. and
vote for such
measures as ]
believe to be in
the interest OF
the welfare of
our country and
in conformity
with the wishes
of my constit-
lIents."
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Navy Teachers Bill Sioned

President Truman yesterday
signed a bill extending to civilian
teachers at the Annapolis Naval
Academy the same disability and
retirement benefits now applicable
to naval officers on the faculty.
Evening star., 1946-08-03
700 Servicemen Due
In San Francisco Today
BY the A..ceioied Press

Two transports are scheduled 70
arrive at San Francisco today with
more than 1.700 service personnel.
The ships are the Pitt from Samar.
LAS Navy, 205 Marines, II Army:
President Buchanan from Pearl
Harbor, 80 Army. \
Evening star., 1946-08-03
Hunt 10 Leave Red Cross
After 80 Years Service

William Carl Hunt of Fairfax, Va.
national administrator of Red Cross
area Offices and chapter services
will retire tomorrow on his 65th
Evening star., 1946-08-03
old Campaign Pledge
Reiterated by Smith
In Primary Race
By Alex. R. Preston

In 1880 when Howard w. Smith
first ran for the House, he said:
Il will not pledge my support
blindfolded to any, unknown meas
The Omaha guide., 1946-11-30
STUDENTS SAY
Negro Press
Harps Too Much
0 n r c e

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-The
nations Negro press got a good
dressing down last week in a poll
taken among students here at
Lincoln university.
Most of the critics found the
newspapers laying too much stress
on the wretched lot of the Negro,
others deplored the sensational
ism. The few favorable comments
pointed out that the Negro press
carried news ignored by the white
press and that under the circum-
stances, it was doing a service.
Said one Ieft-handed compli-
ment, at couldn't do any better,
with the kind of public it has"
Other adverse comments:
"They should not talk SO much
about prejudice. They emphasize
bad qualities of the white man in
stead of the good. All bad things
make headlines, and good things
are placed in the background.
They r a letdown to the Ne
gro race Negro papers are scan
dial sheets"
IT don't approve of the way it
plays up unimportant events as
important. Things one should
know about Negroes are hidden
in the middle. Trivial incidents are
The Omaha guide., 1946-11-30
Surplus Property
Transferred To
Omaha, Nebr.

Transfer of all War Assets Adj
ministration surplus property and
personnel in the State of Iowa
from the Chicago Region to the
Omaha Region was announced to-
day by Gordon T. Burke. Omaha
Regional Director. The transfer is
effective November, 1916.
In making the announcement.
Burke said the transfer was made
TO equalize inventories between
the regions and to affect a speed
Ter and more efficient disposal OF
all surplus property in the state.
Premliinary estimates disclosed
that inventory in the state as of
this month, was approximately
twenty million dollars. The surplus
is located at about rs sites thru
out the state.
Included in the transfer are A.
bout $50 Federal employees loca-
ted in Des Moines. Clarinda, Al
gona, and Davenport. Burke said
no transfers or cuts in personnel
are contemplated at the present
time.
Surveys Of property in the state
are now being made and sales
under the Omaha Regional Office
will be launched Immediately.
The Omaha guide., 1946-11-30
Carol Brice Scores
At Town Hall

Carol Brice the brilliant young
Negro c%ontralto and holder of
many distinguished honors for her
vocal feats scored again at Town
Hall This Saturday"-Richard
Lawrence, New York Times.
Richard Lawrence, distinguish
ed critic Of the New York Times,
asserted in that paper, Sundays
Edition, that Miss Brice scores
again. The occasion was Miss
Brice's first New York concert for
the 1946-47 season and in a sense
her first fully professional New
York concert. Her former Town
Hall concert was sponsored by
the Naumberg Foundation whose
award for vocal excellency Miss
Brice won in 1914. Since she was
still in school at the time the con-
cert was more in the nature of an
amatuer giving a private preview
before turning professional. How
ever, at this time Miss Brice came
into Town Hall with a string Of
professional triumphs to her Gre
dit which she justified. The cri-
tics agreed that Miss Brice's voice
is even finer, clearer and purer
in the upper tones and richer in
the lower tones than in her first
Town Hall concert.
The Omaha guide., 1946-11-30

her 1916 Negro Handbook. Miss
Murray has exhibited extraordin-
airy industry, infinite patience and
thoroughness in her research. and
has shown top-drawer editorial
workmanship in presenting illum-
mating facts and figures and ac-
curate information on the Negro
IN America in concise ready re-
terence form. Current Books, Inc.
IS proud to be the publisher"
The 1916 Negro Handbook Is
scheduled for December publica-
ton.
Presented for the first time in
the 1916 Negro Handbook Is a
complete factual summary of the
Negroes role in World War III.
This book also contains up-to-date
tacts on all phases Of Negro life
! the United States. 1t includes
a chronology Of events since the
preparation of the 1914 edition.
up-to-date information on Negro
population, business, labor farm
ing, health, religion, social and
cultural organizations, govern
ment and politics, sports, theatre
etc.