davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Ambulance Drivers
In D, T.. Area Warned
OF Laxness on Safety

Nearly 80 ambulance drivers from
Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia today were told by
District officials that operators of
emergency vehicles have been lax
in observing traffic regulations and
that "a breakdown was coming" "
The warning was issued at a
meeting called at the Municipal
Center by Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp.
Clark King, assistant corporation
counsel, reported that his Office had,
in the past, been lenient on am
bulance drivers who were sum-
moned for traffic regulation infrac-
tions, but that the policy would be
changed Immediately.
TOO Many Complaints"
"Too many complaints have been
received" he said. Operators of
emergency vehicles are subject to
strict regulations which will be en-
forced"
The drivers were warned by In
spector Arthur E. Miller, head of the
Metropolitan Police Traffic Bureau,
that ambulances must observe 30
mile-an- hour speed limit in all parts
Of the city. He also told the meeting
District traffic regulations require
ambulances to stop for all red lights.
Inspector Miller declared he would
issue orders to his men to stop all
traffic at intersections when they
hear an ambulance coming.
Special License Studied.
Mr.. Keneipp reported the Com
mittee on Revision of Regulations,
set up by the commissioners Ad-
visory Committee to review and
modernize the District Motor Vehicle
Act, had decided to draft provision
requiring a special license for all
chauffeurs.
I'm order to qualify for such a
driving permit, the operators must
take the test in the same type of
vehicle they expect to drive" he
said.
w. w. Chambers, a Washington
funeral director who also operates
some ambulances, suggested that all
driving regulations should be
thrown out" and a complete new
set adopted.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Virginian, 5 Others
Injured in Collision

A Herald (Ya) man was in crit
ical condition today at Emergency
Hospital with injuries suffered late
yesterday in two-car crash at
Fourteenth street and Madison drive
NV. w
He is HersFnl Stallard, %, who
is under treatment for broken ribs
and punctured lungs. Five others
were injured slightly in the COL
lision. They were listed as:
Harry Beiser, 46, of HOO Fourth
street NV, driver of one car; Mrs.
Lydia Slattery, 46, of Ithaca, N. Y;
Miss Ruth Wieland, 81, of Buffalo,
N. Y; Miss Kathleen Cosby, 20, of
Ontario, Canada, and Leonard Stall
lard, 20, of South Lansing, N. Y.
Edward E. Wieland of Buffalo, the
other driver, escaped injury.
A 10-year-old girl was injured
when struck by a taxicab while
crossing the street near her home
yesterday, according to police. She
is Mathilda Thomas, daughter of
Mrs. Lillian Thomas. 464 M street
S.W. She was admitted at Chill
dren's Hospital with body injuries.
Police reported that Mrs. Mar
garet Heany, Ct, of 1904 Jones Mill
road, Chevy Chase, Md, suffered
shock and bruises last night when
the automobile in which she was
riding and another car collided at
Thirty fourth and Porter streets
NV. Driver of the Heany car was
Miss Catherine Waldron, "a, niece,
Of the same address, police said,
while the other driver was listed as
Arnauld Wapler, IS, counselor of
the French Embassy, of % East
Bradley lane, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Jewel Sa|esman's S Robbery
Holds Two for Grand Jury

Two District men charged by
Prince Georges County police with
the assault robbery of a Washing
ton novelty jewelry salesman near
the Prince Georges Golf and Coun-
try Club last September 2 were or
dered held for the grand jury yes
terday after their attorney waived
preliminary hearing in Hyattsville
Police Court.
The two men, Samuel H. Craddock
jr., % and Earl Childress, 26, both of
the TOO block of Sixth street S.W.,
were held under $1,000 bond each
after Defense Attorney Robert w.
Mccullough, agreed to sending the
case directly to the April grand jury.
The victim, Charles K. Raker, So,
of 257 Rock Greek Church road NV,
suffered a fractured jaw and other
injuries when beaten and robbed of
his automobile and more than $4,000
Ia jewelry, cash and merchandise.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Twins of School Band Watch
Kinder for Concert Pointers

The National Symphony Orches-
ira is something more than per-
fectly functioning and famous
musical group to twin members of
the Leland Junior High School
Band.
The orchestra unofhcially became
a school of musical knowledge to
these twins as it gave its fourth
Neighborhood Concert of the season
under sponsorship Of The Evening
Star before a capacity audience of
more than 1000 persons in the
school auditorium last night.
It never got to DR.. Hans Kinder,
the conductor, but he especially was
being watched" by the twins, Jack
and Jim Dearing. II, OF 206 East
Thornapple street, Chevy Chase,
Md.
To them the neighborhood con-
cert not only was an opportunity
to hear splendid classical music,
but rare chance to pick up few
professional pointers. Jack plays
the clarinet and Jim the trombone
in the school band and also in the
Metropolitan Police Boys Band.
Investigate Backstage.
After the concert, when the ap-
plause had died down and every
one else was leaving, the lads went
backstage. Here Jim got an op-
portunity to inspect trombone be-
longing to Donald Wittekind, who
plays that instrument in the
orchestra.
The musical education Of the
twins, which goes back five years,
also includes playing the piano
They are the sons of DR.. and Mrs
Warren Palmer Dearing
Last nights large audience in
cluded many standees and more
than an ordinary number of chill
dren.
Brahms, Strauss on Program.
The program opened with Sin
fonia to Cantata No. %, Wir
Danken Dir, Gott," by Bach, and
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Howard Medical Dean
To Inspect GaI|inger
Training Facilities

Dean Joseph L. johnson of How
ard University Medical School will
inspect Gallinger Hospital tomorrow
to see the problems he will face If
Howard is allowed to train its med
ical students there's
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar R. Ewing announced last
week he would seek a conference
with the District Commissioners to
open the city hospital to Negro doc
tors and students after a report
from DR.. johnson on the extent to
which Howard can use the Gallinger
services.
The medical school dean is sched-
uled to tour the hospital at $50 am.
with DR.. Alvin r. Sweeney, CALM
ger superintendent.
Now Limited to Freedmens.
Investigation of training oppor-
tunities at Gallinger Hospital was
requested when officials of Howard,
which comes under FSA jurisdic-
ton, told Mr.. Ewing they could
double their medical school classes
If the students had enough patients
TO observe. They are now limited to
about 400 at Freedmens Hospital
Gallinger is now under contract
with Georgetown and George Wash
ington medical schools, which treat
patients in exchange for the oppor-
tunity to teach their students. A
hospital official told a House Ap-
preparations subcommittee last May
that the average Howard student
had more patients to observe at
Freedmens than student of the
white schools which share Gal
linger.
Today the Howard medical dean
took issue with the Gallinger report
as Misrepresentation"
Points to Other Hospitals.
DR.. johnson said the Gallinger
statistics did not take into consid-
GRAFTON the fact that the white
medical schools have af6liationA
with hospitals other than Gallinger.
Both Georgetown and George
Washington, he asserted, have new
400-bed hospitals of their own, In
which students can accompany a
doctor on his rounds and watch
diagnosis and treatment.
In addition, he said, George
Washington has affiliations with five
other hospitals for the observation
of special fields of medicine, while
Georgetown has three and Howard
none.
Affiliates Listed.
He listed George Washington's af-
filiates as Emergency, Garfield,
Children's, Episcopal and Walter
Reed. Georgetown was credited
with facilities at Children's, Episco-
pal and Columbia.
When the patients available at the
new university hospitals are added
to those at Gallinger, he said,
George Washington has $50 beds
per student and Georgetown 6.29,
compared with 4.38 at Howard. If
the patients in the affiliated hos
pitals are added, the discrepancy be-
comes even greater, he said.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Doctors TriuI Continues
In Illegal Operation

Further trial of DR.. Schley Brown
Of the 200 block Of Rhode Island
avenue NV, on a charge of abor-
ton was scheduled today in District
Court.
The charge involves a 1syear-old
girl, who was placed on the stand
as Government witness yesterday.
DR.. Brown, 'colored physician, Is
being prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Arthur J. Nc
Laughlin. Defense attorneys are
Charles E. Ford and Dorsey K.
Offutt.
The case is being heard by jury.
with Justice Richmond B. Keech
presiding. Two other abortion in
dictments still are pending against
Dr.. Brown.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Way Cleared toWiden
Section of Canal Road
To Feed K ST. Highway.

The way has been cleared for the
District Highway Department to
change a section of Canal road NV.
into a $150,000 dual, four lane high
way to feed into the new K street
elevated highway.
This was announced by Highway
Director H. C. Whitehurst at the
close of Commissioners public
hearing on proposals to change or
close certain city streets. The K
street project is expected to get
under way by next July l and is
scheduled for completion the fol-
lowing December.
Capt. Whitehurst said most of the
property already has been acquired
through purchase by the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. but title will be transferred
to the District. Other private land
for the project will be condemned
by the District.
The stretch of Canal road between
Thirty seventh street and Foxhall
road NV. will be condemned so it
can be widened for the new K street
approach. No opposition was voiced
at the hearing to the Canal road
project.
Bass Place Closing Opposed.
Closing of Bass place between
Forty ninth street and Fiftieth
street Sc. was opposed by members
of the Marshall Heights Civic Asso-
citation. The street is slated for
closing to make way for proposed
new school building.
The proposed closing of a portion
Iof Thirty-third place between
Massachusetts, avenue and Loud
place Sc. brought both support and
protests from property owners in
the area.
Col. A. c. Edwards, 3341 Massa-
chusetts avenue Sc, proponent
Of closing the street, said he would
have to build costly retaining wall
if the street were cut through to
Massachusetts, avenue. James F.
Patton, 1922 M street Sc, declared,
however, the street should be con-
tinued to provide access to property
he owns at M and N streets and
Thirty-third place Sc.
Mr. Patton was granted 30-day
continuance in which to file a writ
ten protest by Assistant Engineer
Commission L. E. Cox, who presided
Proposals UnchalIenged.
The following proposals went
without challenge at the hearing
Elimination from city plans OF
the extension of Douglas street NE
west OF Twenty-eighth street and
a street planned from Bladensburg
road NE. to the B. g. o. Railroad
right of way.
Elimination of the extension
Of Tilden street NV. between
Nebraska and Wisconsin avenues
and extension Of Forty-first and
Evening star., 1947-11-25
New YorkExpert
Begins 1wo-Day
Ga||inger Tour
DR.. Wortis Is Looking
For Ways to Improve
Psychiotry Division
By Miriom Ottenberq

DR.. Samuel B. Wortis, director of
psychiatry at New York's Bellevue
Hospital and a Public Health Service
consultant, today began a two-day
tour to determine what improve
ments should be made in the psyche
pathic division of Gallinger Hospital.
DR.. Wortis was lent by Public
Health Service for the investigation,
requested by Health Officer George
G.. Rutland.
Meanwhile, DR.. Rutland sent
Commissioner Guy Mason an eight
page set of recommendations to i'm
prove staff and facilities in the psy-
chopathic division which The Star
in a series of articles termed "a
disgrace to Washington"
Publication Deferred.
The recommendations, which DR..
Rutland proposed as a supplement
tary budget, arrived during the
Commissioners board meeting and
Mr.. Mason said he would not make
them public until the Commissioners
have had a chance to study them.
DR.. Rutland also forwarded cost
estimates from District Director of
Construction Archie Hutson on
what is needed to put an unused
elevator in the psychopathic division
in working order.
Although Mr.. Mason had planned
to take up at today's board meeting
the question of closing the psyche
pathic division entirely and amend
ing the commitment law to permit
the mentally i'll to go direct to St.
Elizabeths Hospital, Mr.. Mason
said this discussion had been post
poned until he has had a chance
to look at the recommendations and
until the full board is present at a
meeting.
Young at Home With Cold.
Mr.. Mason explained that in the
absence of Commissioner John Rus
sell Young no controversial sub
jects" would be discussed at board
meetings. Mr.. Young has been con-
fined to his house with a cold.
Mr.. Mason said, however, that
changing the commitment law
would be simple matter of substi-
tuting St. Elizabeths for Gallinger
as the admitting ward for those
under observation for mental ILL
neSSeS
DR.. Wortis plans to look into all
hospital services to determine how
much difference exists in care for
mentally i'll patients in comparison
with other patients at Gallinger.
Confers With DIR. Felix.
He said he planned to start with
the records room and then go on
to the nursing and social service
departments, hospital units, related
laboratory services, research posi-
bilities and all other phases of hos
pital administration, particularly as
they affect care of patients in the
psychopathic division.
Before going to the hospital, DR..
Wortis said he discussed the Gal
linger problem with DR.. Robert H.
Felix, head of the Public Health
Service mental health division. He
said he had also brought some as
sistants with him to help in the
investigation.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Congress to Give Pages
First Pay Next Friday

Senate and House page boys will
get paid next Friday for the first
installment of their work during the
special session of Congress.
The Senate yesterday approved q
resolution beginning pay for its
pages November 13 and the House
shortly after it convened today, ap-
proved a resolution starting its
pages pay a day earlier, Novem-
ber IL.
The legislation was necessary
since pages are paid only when they
work, on the basic annual salary OF
81 300.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

followed through with the andante
moderate and allegro giocoSo from
Symphony No. in E Minor" by
Brahms. The next selection was
Don JUAN" by Strauss, and the per-
formance ended with the exhila-
rating power of 1.-TWO Etudes," by
Scriabin.
The works of Strauss and Scriabin
have been recorded for Victor by
the National Symphony with DR.,
Kinder conducting.
Herbert F. Corn, managing editor
of The Star, told the audience dur
ing the intermission of his pleasure
in speaking "as one of the many
neighbors present in the Leland au-
ditorium."
Two Main Purposes.
In arranging these neighborhood
concerts, The Star has a tWofold
purpose, Mr.. Corn explained. It is:
First, to broaden the apprecia-
ton of fine music by making it pos
sible for you to see and hear these
outstanding musicians in the inti-
mate atmosphere of your own COM
munity.
Second, we want to have part
in developing wider support for the
orchestra.
The broadcast was arranged b.
Bill Coyle, The Stars radio director
Next Concert at Eastern High.
Sooner or later we'll all get tt
know each other" he remarked.
Elwood B. Mason, principal of LIE.
land Junior High School, was among
last nights listeners.
Distribution of invitations for the
fifth concert, to be held December
IS at Eastern High School, already
has started. Those wishing to at
tend may obtain admission cards
in Room 724, The Evening Star
Building; the District Recreation
Department, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV, and at a number of
schools to be announced today, after
they have been supplied with cards.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Pvt. 6. T. Edmondson
Is Serving in Jupon

Pvt. Guy T. Edmondson, son Of
Leonard w. Edmondson, 2210 Shan
non place Sc, Is serving with the
occupation forces in Northern Hop
shu, Japan, in the 11th Airborhe
Division.
Pvt. Edmondson qualified as a
parachutist last July at the 18th
Airborne Training Center near
Sendai. He is serving his unit, the
127th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
as light truck driver and mechanic.
Before entering the Army in Sep
tember, 1916, Pvt. Edmondson at
tended Anacostia High School and
worked for the Army Transports
ton Corps.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

A statue of Nathan Hale, the Rev.
olutionary War patriot who regret
ted that he had but one life to give
for his country, was placed in front
of the Justice Department today.
A gift of the late George Dudley
Seymour of New Haven, Conn, the
6o0-pound bronze statue gives the
Connecticut hero place of honor
in the Capital for the first time.
Hale, a captain in the Army, was
hanged as a spy by the British in
1776.
Slung from a huge crane with
ropes about his neck, the statue
seemed grimly realistic to S/Sergt.
Everett s. Bickford, jr., war veteran
who lives at 212 Bryant street NE.
Its easy to see who that is"
Evening star., 1947-11-25

Sergt. Bickford, veteran Of cam
paigns in North Africa and Europe,
told another onlooker as a crew of
workmen began to place the statue
on its marble pedestal.
The lifelike figure, with hands
and ankles symbolically bound, was
by the late Bella Pratt and stood
since 1914 at Hales birthplace in
Coventry, Conn. 1t is a copy of q
statue at Yale University, where
Hale was graduated in 1773.
Erection of the statue here was
authorized by Congress recently
after the will of Mr.. Seymour sug-
gested its removal here. A collector
of early Americana, Mr.. Seymour
was owner of the Coventry birth
place. There are no other statues
of Hale in the Capital.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Census Bureau Survey
Feb. | 10 Find 20qd in
Lowest Income Group

The Census Bureau will begin a
survey here about February to
determine the bottom 20 per cent
income group of District families
those who will be eligible for low
cost public housing when it is built
under the Redevelopment Land Act
of 1916.
This was announced by Brig. Gen
Gordon R. Young, Engineer Com
missioner, who participated in a
conference recently in the District
Building with representatives of the
Census Bureau, the Park and Plan
ming Commission, the Corporation
Counsel's Office and with Mark
Lansburgh, chairman of the District
Redevelopment Agency.
Gen. Young said yesterday the
Census Bureau will undertake to
make the survey for $4,000. Under
the law, he said, the District gov
ernment is directed to make the
survey, but no funds were provided
At the conference, the corporation
counsel's Office said the money could
be furnished by the Planning Com
mission as part Of it's regular sched-
ule of project planning. The COM
mission agreed and the Census Bu-
reau accepted the task.
The survey will begin February l
Gen. Young said, because it is easier
to arrive at a persons annual in
come near the end of a calendar
year than at any other time. Dis
trict officials hope for result next
spring.
officials also agreed at the con-
ference that only families. living in
the District will be eligible for resi-
dence in the proposed public housing
developments. The conferees also
decided the wage-earner in family
may deduct expenses necessary to
his work in computing his annual
income to determine his eligibility.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Health Council Unit
Finds Need for More
ID. T.. School Nurses

A great increase IN SchOOl nurses
and better cooperation between
health and education authorities are
needed to safeguard the health of
school children of this area, a COM
mittee report today advised the
Washington Metropolitan Health
Council.
The recommendations on school
health will be studied December
by the councils Co-ordinating
Board.
They were based on an analysis of
the school health section of last
years Health and Hospital Survey
of Metropolitan Washington, spon-
sored by the council.
Headed by DR.. Ralph G. Beachley,
the subcommittee assigned to in
vestigate the school situation con-
cluded that, while school health
programs throughout the area have
improved, all are definitely lacking
and below standard in many
respects"
Urges 81 Nurses for ID. c.
The subcommittee, in whose find
ings the councils survey committee
concurred, said administrative re-
sponsibility for school health per-
sonnel should be placed in. the
health departments of the District
and nearby counties.
1t reported "the greatest personnel
lack is in school nurses throughout
the area" In the District, it advo-
Gated that the number of nurses as
signed to school inspections be in
creased from Is to 81, in accord
ance with the ratio of one nurse to
1000 children recommended by the
American Public Health Association.
School nurses should be assigned
full-time to school health duties,
except in rural areas" the report
asserted.
Use of Teachers Opposed.
The school health subcommittee
opposed the proposal to use teachers
as health counselors, Except pos
sibly as a temporary stopgap until
proper provision of school nurses Is
accomplished"
It advocated the temporary con-
tiuance and possible expansion OF
school health nursing services under
boards of education and urged that
demonstration school area be set
up in the District with complete
facilities and personnel to carry out
such services.
"Recognized school health serv-
ices," the report said, must be
provided, even if departments OF
health fail in such provision"
The school health group stressed
the Importance of medical examina-
tions of students with adequate fol-
low-up services"
Would Require More Doctors.
Such examinations, they said,
should take place four or five times
during the IL years of primary and
secondary school life. This would
require additional part-time and
full-time doctors on the inspection
staff, it was recognized.
The report called for additional
facilities for treatment of mental
problems that may arise in the
classroom, including a provision for
continuous, 24-hour study of chill
dren with psychopathic tendencies
for sufficient time to diagnose their
mental condition.
1t asked that further study
should be given to dealing with
mental health problems of teachers
themselves" pointing out that those
who are themselves mentally NAL
adjusted cause serious classroom
problems.
The committee recommended that
IL dentists and six dental hygienists
be recruited as soon as possible in
the District, one additional dentist
in Montgomery County and den
tist and dental hygienist in Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Pastor to Address School

The Rev. Clarence w. Crawford,
pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church, viii be the speaker at
Thanksgiving exercises at 9:10 am.
tomorrow at the Bladensburg High
School.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
FBI Aide to Give Talk

Inspector Lee r. Pennington, ad.
ministrative assistant to FBI Direc-
tor j. Edgar Hoover, will speak on
juvenile delinquency at a meeting
of the Mems Club of the Holy Com
forter Episcopal Church, Seventh
and Oglethorpe streets NV. at 8
o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

Forty-second streets between the
proposed Tilden and Upton street
extensions.
Elimination of the extension of
Second street S.W. south Of Calves
ton street and to insert, instead, plans
for new street in the area bound
ed by Nichols avenue, First street
and Galveston streets SW.
Closing of part of Twenty fourth
street Sc. north of Irving street.
Closing part Of First place NV.
and nearby alley north Of Rhode
Island avenue and part of w street
NE. east of Lincoln road.
Closing part of an alley in the
block bounded by Eighteenth, Nine
teenth, L and M streets NV.
Closing alleys in the block bound
ed by Gallatin, Farragut, Sixth and
Seventh streets NE.