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Evening star., 1946-06-28
zoners Consider
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Temple Heights
II to 20 Million
Business Project
Sketched at HEARING
By John THOMPSON

The initial phase of the $12, 900 900
to $2o,000,000 development of the
historic Temple Heights tract at
Connecticut and Florida avenues
NV. today was under consideration
by the zoning Commission.
Owners Charles H. Tompkins and
Morris Cafritz asked the members
OF the commission yesterday to re-
zone from residential to commercial
a triangular section of the 1O-acre
area, facing on Connecticut and
Florida avenues, which would be
cut OIL from the rest of the prop
erty by q 100-foot highway between
Leroy place and T street NV.
Would Include Hotel.
A "high-class" business enterprise
Is planned for the commercial
triangle" the owners indicated. The
rest Of the gigantic development,
on which Mr.. Cafritz said last
January he would like to see
another radio city, rise, will in
clude a hotel and an apartment
building.
James c. Wilkes, attorney for the
owners, said the highway depart
ment welcomed the idea OF connect
ing the two streets with a broad
highway. He added that from $12,-
100000 to S20,000.O00 in improve.
ments are contemplated.
The property was acquired last
winter from the District Masonic
Lodge in l,00o, 900 transaction. At
one time, according to legend, it was
planned to build the Capitol there.
Early settlers are supposed to have
negotiated for what is now WASH
Iington from an Indian band which
met them under an oak still stand
ing there.
VA Interest Indicated.
William Bowie of the Veterans
Administration real estate service,
asked the commission to defer
action, indicating the site was under
consideration with some 40 others
for use as veterans hospital.
Following this disclosure, Mrs.
Leslie B. Wright, appearing as an
interested citizen" urged swift ap-
proval of the Cafritz-T Tompkins ap.
pllcation so we won't have any
more Of our Washington land taken
of the tax rolls by the Govern
ment.'
The tract now is a total loss to
the city, Mr.. Cafritz declared, and
promised it will be improved to be-
come "a credit to Washington"
Owners OF large apartment build.
mgs nearby were reported to have
withdrawn earlier objections to the
proposal
Reassured on Traffic.
THE high-class development which
We have planned" said Mr.. Cafritz,
would be permanent buffer
against the promotion of shoddy
enterprises in this locality"
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man OF the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, who felt
that traffic congestion would result
on Connecticut avenue from the
plan, was reassurred by Mr.. Tomp.
kins that parking would be provided.
Another case taken under consid-
Grafton as the commission concluded
its quarterly hearings asked a
change of zoning at 2901 Grant road
NV. to permit Paul Himmelfarb to
erect philanthropic Jewish rest
home. Mr.. Wilkes, representing the
opponents, presented petition
signed by 169 residents OF the area
and 80 individual letters.
Evening star., 1946-06-28

watched proceedings with a keen,
Celtic eye, Sergt. Ryan. who was
wounded during bombing raid in
the Netherlands East Indies, is a
patient at Walter Reed Hospital.
A railroad worker in Altoona, Pa,
before the war, Sergt. Ryan said he
is interested personally in politics.
He is attending the school at the
suggestion of friends whom he
made through a correspondence he
recently began with former Interior
Secretary Harold L. Ickes.
Did You ever see an Irishman
who wasn't interested in politics?"
he said. Sergt. Ryan said he might
run for public Office later.
Lists bad Boys"
Miss Brand read a list of bad
boys" of Congress. This included
Senators Taft, Wherry, Wiley, Ship
stead of Minnesota, Wheeler of
Montana and LANCER of North Da-
kota. She was against them, she
told reporters later, because of their
"nationalism' and because of their
attitudes on imitation" She said
the Friends of Democracy was Wig
orously opposed to both fascism and
communism
Barney Conal, director of Voters
Research. Inc, was one of the most
popular of professors" with the
classes he taught drawing the
biggest crowds all day.
Advises Ringing Doorbells.
You may not like Mayor Hague
of Jersey City or Tammany Hail.
he told his class, but you've got TO
admit they know how to get out
the vote"
Mr.. Conal urged his listeners to
ring the doorbells of the voters until
they got out and voted for what
ever cause the campaign workers
represented.
Look at Representative Marcan-
tonic" he said. His campaigners
rang the voters bells so many times
the people began to say if their
bells rang one more time they would
60 out and vote for the other side.
That's effective political action"
Evening star., 1946-06-28
|We|fareBoard
Calls |sDay-Care
Move Surprise
Huff Says Agency
Lacks Funds, Stoff
oConduct Project

A surprised Board of Public We'll
fare planned at its monthly meet
ing this afternoon to discuss the
Senate District Committee action
putting the District child day-care
program under the Welfare Depart
ment.
Welfare Director Ray L. Huff and
members of the board said they had
no idea the Senate District Com
mittee planned to assign the pro-
gram to the Welfare Department
until they read about it in the pa
pers after the committees action
yesterday.
Mr.. Huff said the Welfare Board
had neither the money, staff nor
physical facilities to take over the
administration of the project now
being supervised by education of1i-
cials. He said he had no one in
the Welfare Department who was
familiar with the day-care program.
House Measure Amended.
The committees bill Is an amend
ed version OF the House-approved
measure which would continue the
day-care program under the Board
of Education.
With the present child day-care
program due to expire Sunday, Act
ing Committee Chairman Hoey,
Democrat, of North Carolina said
he would seek unanimous Senate
consent on the bill today.
Mr.. Huff said he had not been
called to the Senate District Com
mlttee to discuss the question of
shifting the program to the Welfare
Department. During House hear
ings on the bill, however, he said he
had pointed out that the Welfare
Department had no facilities for
such a program and that the trend
Is toward attaching day-care pro-
grams to education units.
He said he assumed that if the
House went along with the Senate
version, staff and facilities would be
moved over to the Welfare Depart
ment, but ''for such things there
would have to be an appropriation f"
Move Is Surprise.
IF 1t becomes law, we'll have to
go through with it, of course" he
added, but it's quite surprise. Just
what 1t means in detail. have no
idea. I'm not familiar with the
money needs of the program. had
no notion that we could expect to
get this"
Welfare Board Chairman Edgar
Morris, who was reappointed by the
District Commissioners earlier this
week. withheld his opinion on the
measure pending the board meeting,
where, he said, the Senate commit
tees action would definitely be
discussed.
At the same time, Mr.. Morris,
commenting on his reappointment,
said the board is confronted with
the necessity for securing ma ajor i'm
proVementS to its services through
out, with special reference to the
work which needs to be done for
children.
For the boards work to reach
the success which it needs to reach"
he added, I'VE will need the con-
tinued and increased interest of the
citizens of this city"
Evening star., 1946-06-28

at 7:30 pm. AS in previous years
the committee has arranged fol
$4,000 seats to be placed directly 1r
front of the stage for those who
want a closeup view of the show
Mr.. McGarraghy announced. Tickets
for the chairs are on sale at hotels
swimming pools, American Auto
mobile Association, keystone Auto
Club and Peoples Drug Stores.
c. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the
Fireworks Committee, said the en-
phasis on aerial units will assure
more spectators view of the show
The display, he said, will be staged
by the International Fireworks Co.
The July 4th event is under the
auspices of the District Recreation
Board, Greater National Capital
Committee, Washington Board OF
Trade; Motion Picture Theatel
Owners of the District and the Ma
tional Capital Parks Office.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Spectators Warned
To Suppress Emotion
Al McCu||en Trial

Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut to-
day admonished spectators at Dis
trict Court criminal assault trial not
to show approval or disapproval of
testimony by facial expressions on
penalty of being removed from the
courtroom.
The case is that of James R. Nc
Cullen, 81, accused of criminally as
saultlng a 25-year-old art student
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Building on May 16.
During a recess shortly before
noon. Justice Schweinhaut told spec
tators who jammed the courtroom
that he had noticed frowns and
smiles and voiced his disapprovaI at
this lack of decorum.
The complainant resumed testi-
mony today and was cross-examined
by Attorney Charles E. Ford, who
with Attorney James A. Wiley is
defending McCullen.
The cross-examination covered q
general review of her testimony yes
terday.
Placed on the stand yesterday by
Assistant United States Attorney
William Hitz, the alleged victim
told the an-male jury that McCullen
had threatened her with pistol and
said she had talked to him about
various subjects in an effort to dis
tract him.
The woman said she is the mother
OF three children, two of them by
her husband from whom she was di-
vorced on Wednesday in a separate
action in District Court. One of the
children was not by her husband,
she said
The witness said she had gone to
McCullen's room to have drink,
because she was not feeling we'll She
claimed he detained her. blocked her
efforts to leave the building, struck
her and finally threatened her with
a pistol.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Police Commanders
Switch Precincts in
Assignment Changes

An exchange OF assignments be-
tween two police precinct command
ers was included in eight shifts and
two promotions announced today by
Police Supt. Harvey G. Callahan.
Capt Beverly c. Beach was trans
ferred from command of No. pre-
cinct to command of No. precinct
and Capt. Robert Pearce, now head
ing No. 6. was ordered to relieve
Capt. Beach at No. !.
The changes are effective Mon
day.
Returns to Old Precinct.
The switch brings Capt. Pearce
back to the precinct he commanded
until last August /. At that time he
was shifted to No. 6, when Capt
Beach took charge of No. on his
promotion from the rank of lieuten-
ant.
Maj. Callahan described the shifts
as routine.
After his assignment to No. /,
Capt. Beach led a number of raids
on so-called social clubs" in the
precinct in conjunction with opera
tons of Inspector Oscar j. Letter.
mans gambling and vice squad.
Several of the alleged gambling
ablishments visited were said to
have been frequented by members
Of Congress and other prominent
local personages.
Headed Flying Squadron.
Prior to his promotion, Capt.
Beach had headed 4 special flying
squadron" assigned to clean up
gambling dens here. The assign
ment was made by the late Col.
Edward ]. Kelly. Capt. Beach
worked with 1t Roy Blick and De-
tective Sergts. Howard Ogle and
Paul Clarke in midnight raids which
prompted number of known gam
bling operators to close down until
the heat was Off" it was recalled.
Capt. Beach joined the force in
1925. Capt. Pearce became a po-
liceman in 1923.
Capt. Lloyd Kelly, former lieu
tenant colonel in the Army who has
been serving as night inspector
since his return to the force, was
assigned as commanding officer of
No. 8 precinct to replace Capt.
Arthur c. Belt who will retire Sun
day.
Capt. John Fondahl, who will re-
turn to the Police Department Mon
day after more than four years
service in the Marine Corps as a
lieutenant colonel, will take over the
night inspectors job.
Capt. Floyd Truscott has been as
signed to No. 13 precinct from his
old post at No. 2 precinct to sue
ceed Capt. Charles j. P. Weber who
is also retiring Sunday.
Other changes announced by Maj.
Callahan were: Capt. Clyde N.
Strange from Detective Bureau to
Evening star., 1946-06-28

A sky-sweeping fireworks display
including 110 set pieces and 200
aerial units, will climax America S
Cavalcade of Freedom" to be held at
the Monument Grounds July 4, Jo-
seph c. McGarraghy, Executive
Committee chairman, announced to-
day.
Mr. McGarraghy described this
years pyrotechnic show as the most
exciting fireworks display ever Gre
ated." Set pieces will honor Presi-
dent Truman and our fighting
forces. Other spectacles will in
clude THE Garden of Allah" Sat
urn and His Sons" Darkness to
Dawn Niagara Falls by Moon
light" "Brilliante Transformation, !"
Twentieth Century Set Piece" and
Grand Finale"
The 312-hour program of enter
tainment and fireworks will start
Evening star., 1946-06-28
It'll Be Hotter;
Here's Few Ways
To Keep Cool

With the first week of summer
forecasting hotter weather to come,'
District Health Of11cer George G.
Rutland today offered the follow
ing suggestions for relief from the
hot weather problem:
Wear light, loose clothing and
properly fitted shoes, using a foot
powder to absorb moisture.
O nthe hottest days eat lightly,
take frequent baths Cool water
slipped slowly aids in restoring water
lost in perspiration.
If you perspire freely, add salt
to your diet.
A slower tempo, DR.. Rutland said,
is relaxing and saves energy.
Suntan, gradully acquired, is one
of the summers best offerings for
health, he explained, but overex-
posure to the sun should be avoided,
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Housing Agency Opens
IS Stenoqruphic Jobs

The National Housing Agency
wants to employ IS stenographers
at once for secretarial positions pay
ing $2,415 now and s2,753 after July
l for a 44-hour week, 1t announced
yesterday. Interviewers will accept
applications at 1901 I street NV. to-
night until 8 o'clock and tomorrow
until pm.
The positions will be temporary
leading to permanent Civil Service
status, MIA said. Present Govern
ment employees were asked not to
apply,
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Information Center 10 Move
To Star BuiIdinq Monday

The District Information Center
conducted by the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Board OF
Trade will move Monday from the
temporary building at 1921 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, to new quar-
ters in the lobby of The Star Build
ing.
There will be a brief ceremony at
pm. Monday in the new location.
Chairman Edgar Morris of the COM
mittee and President Joseph C. Nc
Garraghy of the Board of Trade will
return to the Commissioners the
keys to 1921 Pennsylvania avenue
building which has been used for
three years. Commissioner John
Russell Young will make brief talk.
Evening star., 1946-06-28

commanding officer at No. pre-
cinct; It. Burt Sheldon from the
United States Capitol detail to No.
precinct, and Sergt. William H
Hinson from No. 13 precinct to the
hack inspectors Office.
Precinct Detective Lawrence J.
Hartnett was promoted to detective
sergeant and transferred from the
Accident Investigation Unit to the
Detective Bureau, while Pvt. Ernest
P. Jefferson was promoted to pre-
cinct detective and detailed to the
Detective Bureau from No. II
precinct.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Guild to Present Play

The Actors Guild of Wilson
Teachers College will present play
by Gloria Gibson on the last pro.
gram of the season sponsored by the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews at 1926 o'clock tonight
over Station WWDC
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Price Of Cleaners Roised

OPA yesterday authorized an in
crease of up to As per cent in retail
prices for vacuum cleaners to Offset
higher wage and materials costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27
STRAND

The trials and tribulations Of a
newly : married couple provide
laughter and poignant moments
alike in 'The Sailor Takes a Wife,"
which opened today at the Strand
theater.
With Robert Walker as the sailor
and June Allyson as the wife, the
picture tells the heartwarming
story Of the two falling in love at
first sight after their meeting at a
New York canteen. Thinking they
have little time left. the couple are
married by a justice of the peace
and set up housekeeping in an I'M
furnished brownstone apartment.
Much to Walkers chagrin he Is
given a medical discharge and finds
himself looking for a job.
The hundred and one petty dis
agreements and disappointments
that beset the path Of newlyweds
are aggravated in this case by the
appearance of a fascinating Rou-
manian refugee, Audrey Totter,
who has the apartment below.
When a meeting between Walker
and Miss Totter for the purpose Of
introducing him to a would-be en-
ployer results in his returning home
covered with lipstick, the lid blows
of on Walkers domestic household
and 1t takes a deal Of plotting and
pleading before husband and wife
are reconciled.
Walker has one Of his best roles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27
Mairzy DOats Authors
Compose NeuU 7IUiSter

"rt all happened in the park in
the center Of town." Milton Drake
said today. "Oh, It was q famous
trysting place, they say, for our
guys and their dolls"
Drake, along with Broadway's
Jerry Livingston and AL Hoffman,
wrote the song. They also wrote the
Zany "Mairzy Doats" Of a few years
back which sold 100000 copies Of
sheet music and around 5000, 600
records.
Can't Swallow IL
People who live In Ashby- Della
Zooc1 can't even swallow its full
name. They just call their town
"Ashby-De-La" and let it go at that.
It's the same burg that Ivanhoe
used to swagger around In, humping
bad knights heads together.
I'VE think the new song viii go
over big" Drake said. Someone
Jumped the release date on US and
made one recording. but we've stop
ped that. Since the however, five
other records have zen cut. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27
POLL

Opening today at the Loew-Poli
theater is the deluxe Western
drama, Dakota" The cast stars
John Wayne with Vera Hruba Rails
ton and Walter Brennan. Featured
are Ward Bond, Grant Withers,
Mike Mazurki, Hugo Haas, Ona
Munson and Paul Fix.
Certain American localities,
among them the Dakotas, seem to
lend themselves to colorful dramatic
sequences, in recounting early
American history in the pioneering
days Of the great West. Dakota" is
one more superb example. With the
aid of photographs, research and
actual wheatfleld scenes filmed in
Minnesota and Montana, Republic
has brought to the screen another
Western saga which will long live as
tribute TO its author, Carl Fore
man. In this fine film, he has re-
captured the character Of the West
In 1871 with its nostalgia charm.
In 1871, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dev-
lin, newly married couple from Chi
cago, Wayne and Miss Ralston)
elope to invade Dakota, where sue
cess looks promising. Every incident
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27
Current Films
Time Schedule

noEw's sTRAND-'Tne sailor
Takes a wife" 1, ssA5, 6,S6, e,2S
p. m. behind Green Lights" 2:tO,
$50, B;iS p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27
JIMMIE FlDLER
In Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Feb as-Esery
time Hollywood actress Tiles
sat Cor divorce -and that Is fairy
oflen--f am reduced to tears 81 the
masleFlnR those poor dears endure
AZ the hands Of their brutal huS-
NanaS Gail Patrick, for instance,
stated m her petition for release
from one Arnold Dean White, toy
manufacturer and ex-Navy bieuten-
ant, that ever since her marriage
IN July, iel4, he has treated her
cruelty and has caused her eonsid-
eranle mental anguish"
Now everyone must admit that's
tough going, especially for q gal
who Is accustomed to being catered
% hy thousands Of adoring fans,
halrdreSsers, agents, the press,
makeup men, directors, dress de-
signers, and a host Of others who
live only to see that her life Is a
bed OF roses. This was Miss Patrick'S
second appearance IN the divorce
court, Last time, she shed Bob cobb,
popular manager OF Hollywood's
Brown DerbleS, I don't remember
dail's other petition, but, since most
movie actresses seem TO tic up with
alleged bruteS and beasts, 1t was
probably very similar.
There would be no point In DWELL
ing on the sufferings OF these ladies
IL It were not that have a sugges-
tion to make. Why doesn't every
prospective bride insist that her
about to-be- groom provide refer
ences from his former wives-he's
bound to have hao devastating
that he Is Of good character and
guaranteed not TO act like a Gagged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27
- CHOICE MoRsKL -
lt Says Here

CaOAAANW bHoWHAOh
Wen, went Into q clothing
store the other day and asked The
salesman 10 show me q suit OF
clothes. Brother Il haven't
heard a laugh like that since the
last time asked Hedy Lamar
for q datel
Yesslr, this clothing shortage Is
really getting terrible. You
should see the rags people are
wearing. les awful. Every
bodys starting 10 look like eros.
byl
was waiting In line at one
place 10 buy a suit and the guy
behind me started pushing, 50 I
said, You'd better be careful or
I'll report you 10 the managerl"
-. And he said, Don't be silly,
I am the managerl"
don't know whether the short
age has reached the ridiculous
stage yet or not, but I passed BY
the front Of q Hollywood depart
ment store, and that's the first
time I ever saw q mannequin with
goosepimples.
And I understand that when
you are able to get suits again,
they won't have any pockets in
them. They figure that after you
pay your income tax, TIN be fall
before you'll have anything to
put In them anyway.
But I finally did see one suit
-. it was q beautiful number
-. the shoulders were padded
with a box Of cleansing tissues in
each one. q patty Of butter in
the lapel. and q big fat Juicy
steak in each pocket. And
then, Just as I reached for one Of
the steaks, I fell out Of bed and
woke upl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27

AIRS Macs are doing enc and Iom.
nv tucker another, Our main tsoo-
pc . making people peilsve tnsse
Is such a place"
70 We located Ire British Inform.
alton 2ervlca Ia Rockefeller Center
Look" We said, why would any
self.FeaneclinR British town be
named Ashby- Della. zooche"
well actually we can't EEL you,
old boy replied that good lady e
IRE other end Of The wire, nut Wen
look q up"
Derivation simple
90 here's what she found, Ashby
ls q common English name, meaning
where ash trees grow" De-tA-
zooch comes from a gent named
Rcger De Ia sslche who held the
land In the year 400. He was or
lginally French and called souche.
The TIN Pan Alley boys, with
poetic license, changed The Couch"
to "zooch," Drake said, "and It's full
name Is Ashby- De-fsa- Couch castle
Abbey"
The song says the town Is a place
where the slzaes are full Of blue, and
the cows are fun Of moo" You GET
the ideae IT'S strictly In The intel
lectual class.
Ashby was q favorite Of Edward
~, q pretty good lover In his own
right, and Mary, queen Of Scots-
no stranger to love herself-was
once imprisoned In Q nearby Castle.
The population was s.oei In 1881.
There're also r4inlors that the Gag
er-beaver or's what with the park
and all, made these figures pretty
obsolete.
However, the British Information
Service was unahle to vouch for
that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-27

proves an exciting adventure and
the young husband wages a war
against a ruthless gang of crooks,
who try to burn out thes wheat
farmers, drive them out of the coun-
try and blame the raids on the In
dams.
The comedy angle is well repre-
sented through the portrayal of
Brennan as Captain Bounce Of the
craft, River Bird" which becomes
beached in a furious hurricane. Miss
MunSon has a featured role as an
entertainer of frontier days.
The co-feature lis the psychology
ical murder mystery melodrama,
The Madonna's Secret, in which
Francis Lederer has three leading
ladies. Ann Rutherford, Gail Patrick
and Linda Stirling. Other players
in the cast are Edward Ashley,
Leona Roberts and John Litel.