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Evening star., 1947-09-27
RecredtionUnit
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Chest Merger
Division Representing
n Agencies Proposes
Four Qualifications

The recreation division of the
Council of Social Agencies will rec
ommend that the Board Of Directors
and all member agency boards of
the council vote in favor of the pro-
posed merger with the Community
Chest, subject to four qualifications.
Announcement OF the divisions
stand came from Ernest r. Henry,
chairman, after a meeting of the
division delegate body yesterday.
The division represents % private
Chest-supported recreation agencies
and the District Recreation Depart
ment.
It was expected that officials of
the Chest would confer next week
on the plan to create a new oreani-
zation combining functions of the
Chest and council. Both groups
expect to vote on the matter next
monthA
Qualifications Listed
The councils Board of Directors
and the Chests Executive Commit
tee have recommended the plan.
The qualifications set forth by the
Executive Committee of the councils
recreation division are:
l. That any merger be for a trial
period of from two to three wears.
subject to review and study at the
end of that time to determine
whether it is workable in the inter-
est OF overall community planning.
2. That a name which would i'm
ply accurately the main function Of
the new agency-communit plan
ning-be adopted (such as Com
munity Chest and Welfare Plan
ming CounciD.
Adequate Representation Asked.
3. That adequate representation
on the Executive Board of the new
agency be assured for the councils
planning division in the field of
health, welfare, recreation, correc-
tions, neighborhood councils and
others which under the proposal
would have less representation than
the divisions of budgeting and pub
lie relations.
4. That selection of an executive
to head the new agency be given
careful consideration, and that he
be a person Skilled in community
welfare council work and agency
experience, aside from the field OF
fund raising.
The recreation divisions recon-
mendations, it was pointed out, are
solely for the guidance of any
agency boards which might wish
to consider them, and final action
of the merger rests with the boards
of the member agencies of both
Chest and council.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Par|eySet'o on Jaifing
OF Injured Persons

Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson will meet with Donald
Clemmer, director of the Department
of Corrections, and Jail Supt. Curtis
Reid at 1:30 pm. Monday to confer
on future procedure when court
defendants go to Jail with recon-
mcndaticns for disqualification.
Judge Nelson SAID court off ,ers
also would be p,cGcnt at INC meet
ing in his chambers where an IN
derstanding will De sought on the
matter. The jurist said he would
urge Mr.. Clemmer and Mr.. Reid to
be "as sympathetic as possible to
the recommendations of the court
The meeting is result of the
case of Mrs. Mary E. Murrill who
was held five days in jail after being
ordered hospitalized September 13
by Judge Nelson.
In calling for a report on the in
cident from Mr. Clemmer Commits
sioner Guy Mason said late yester-
day the trouble seemed to be lack
of coordination among depart
ments. No question of law was in
volved, he added.
There Is nothing alarming about
it, Mr., Mason said. "I am certain
it can be corrected very simply"
Mrs. Murrill, 80, of 412 Sixth
street NV, had appeared before
judge Nelson, complaining her
husband assaulted he. Because she
had injuries about the head, the
jurist ordered her to be taken to a
hospital.
But since he also had ordered her
held as witness, Mrs. Murrill was
escorted to Jail instead.
Mr.. Mason said he would study
MI. Clemmer's report before ar
ranging for conference with Judge
Nelson, Mr. Clemmer and Col. Cur
tbs Reid, Jail superintendent. The
conference was requested by Judge
Nelson.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Potomac Group
Visits So|omons
Laboratory
Members, on Cruise,
Scheduled to Reuch
7ongier Island Today
BY jones BirchfieId
Stor Stoff Correspondent

SOLOMONS, Md, Sept. 27.-Mem-
bers of the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin-on a
three-day tidewater cruise as guests
OF Maryland aboard the State yacht
Potomac-learned today that there
is little relation between river pollu-
ton and the decline in seafood re-
sources.
Visiting the Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory here. the commission
members were TOLD by DR.. R. V.
Truitt, Maryland director of re-
search and education, that pollution
is a negligible factor in the decline
OF Maryland's seafood industry.
I'VE know from our work here" DR.,
Truitt said, that our own shad re-
turn to our rivers There is ahso-
lutely nothing to the statement that
pollution has driven our fish into
nearby rivers.
Crop" Must Be Planted.
Our seafood industry in Maryland
has declined because of poor con-
servation. 1t is the same principle
as tarming-you must plant the seed
and cultivate the plant if you are
to harvest crop"
DR.. Truitt explained that since
1888 the oyster take in Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries in MARYLAND
declined from 15,000,0G0 bushels a
year to about 100000 bushels last
year. Since the turn of the century,
he said. Maryland's fish take has
declined from about 7,50O000 pounds
to less than 100000 pounds.
He said the rich oyster beds in
the bay and its tributaries can be
brought back under proper man.
agement. The seed beds located
in the upper sections of the rivers
that empty into the bay do not
produce good commercial oysters,
he explained, and therefore should
be used entirely to supply seed
oysters to the rich beds in the tay.
1910 Law wing Effect.
DR.. Truitt said legislation enacted
in 1910, which limits the number
of fishermen in Maryland waters,
already has been effective in in
creasing fish in the bay area. He
added that if this law is not wrecked
because of pressure brought on the
Legislature, Maryland's fish re-
sources should gain steadily in fu-
ture years.
Our belief here" DR.. Truitt con-
tinued, "is more fish and less work.
We think this can be accomplished
If We get the cooperation of fish
ermen in our conservation program"
After inspecting experimental
oyster beds at the Solomons labor
atory, commission members were to
cruise down the bay and into the
Potomac River, This afternoon
they were scheduled to visit Tangler
Island in the Virginia bay area.
The cruise will end tomorrow at
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Woman Over 10 Rescues
Daughter Overcome by Gas

Police today credited a mother,
who said she was more than TO-"
with saving her daughter who was
found unconscious in their gas-filled
apartment at 1860 Peabody street
NV, yesterday.
The mother, Mrs. Agnes L. Smith,
told police she returned home after
a tWo-hour absence and found her
daughter stretched out on a couch
When police responded to her call
they found gas coming from one
burner on the stove. Water from
the sink had overflowed until 1t was
four inches deep on the floor.
At Emergency Hospital the daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude Tindall, As, was
reported recovering.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Pages School TO Open
Under Education Board

The Capitol Page School, operat-
ing under the public school system
for the first time, will begin classes
Monday after week of organizing
and enrolling.
Orson w. Trueworthy, principal
said low enrolment delayed the be-
ginning of classes. About As boys
have registered now, enough to set
up classes, and this number will grow
to more than 100 later in the year, he
said. Regular public school classes
began last Monday.
Before the Board of Education took
over the school by congressional act
the school was privately rVn under
the jurisdiction of the House and
Senate,
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Budget Boosts
AskedbyA||D.C.
Regu|atoryUnits
Largest Increases
Sought by Weights
And Deed Office

Budget increases have been asked
by all the Districts regulatory agen.
cies for the year starting next July
This was disclosed by District
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler late
yesterday as he continued to release
details of the record S144,0O0,00C
sought by municipal agencies for
1943-9.
Largest increases asked among the
ii regulatory organizations come
from the Department of Weights,
Measures and Markets and the Of
flee of the Recorder OF Deeds.
Both Want Thousands.
One has asked for an increase
from $685. to $4,000, while the
other has asked for a boost from
$195 500 to $219,300.
A new $1O,50O refrigerating unit
for the Western Market, at Twenty
second and K streets NV; an So, 800
Celebrating house." and $4,000
worth of new sewer and water mains
for the Municipal Fish Wharf are
high points OF the weights, measures
and markets budget.
Ten more staff members are asked
by the Recorder of Deeds to cope
with his estimated SO per cent in
crease in work, staff his new photo
stating division and catch up on his
lot and square index. He also seeks
s21 900 worth of pbotostate paper to
copy his files.
Other Agency Requests.
Other regulatory agency requests
and. high lights of their budgets
follow:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
$50 800, compared with the current
$87, 300.
Coroner's Of1ce-S50,O00, COM
pared with s45,600 He wants an
other janitc.. end S2,CfI w--tn oi
equipment for the use of his labora-
tory technician.
Insurance Department - S62, 300,
compared with S61,90O.
License Bureau-$45, 300, COM
pared with $4O,6GO. An additional
inspector is asked.
Minimum Wage and Industrial
Safety Bcard-s73,6 800, compared
with S5i 800 The board is asking for
three more wage-hour investigators,
two more industrial safety inspectors
and an additional stenographer.
Poundmaster - $4,000, compared
with S34,100. He wants two ad-
ditlonal Cog -catchers.
Fuhiic Utilities Comnligsion-$13 =
765, conlrared with $120,377. The
commission wants to get Peoples
Counsel John ODea a secretary.
Zonirg Conmission-cc39,5 ,5GG, CON-
pared With s29.500. The commits
sion wants to add three more tech
nlcians to its stat.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Transit Fare Increase Defense Information
Lost Few Passengers, To Be Open TO Public,
Union Negotiators Say Fonesta| Aide SAYS

Defense Secretary Forrestal has
taken the position the American
people, as stockholders" in the Vast
sprawling national defense estab-
lisnment, are entitled to all the
information possible about its oper-
alton, Capt. Robert w. Berry, pub
I lie relations assistant, said today
! Mr.. Forrestal's attitude on the
matter of public relations, expressed
at policy conferences, is that the
public must be kept informed AND
that security-the bugaboo of the
military information setups-must
not be allowed to keep the public
from getting all the facts possible
Capt. Berry added.
The new super" secretary, who as
Navy Secretary did much to reno
vate and liberate that services pub
lie relations policies during the war
will speak only on overall de.
Tense matters and leave the de-
partments, agencies and boards tt
run their own individual public
relations Capt. Berry said.
Il think that was the intent ot
the President and the Congress
and I will not try to transgress
that intention" Mr.. Forrestal told a
press conference this week.
Announcements from the Defense
Secretary will involve top-pollcy
matters or information about two
or more of the services in the de-
fense establishment and sometimes
one of the services and some other
unit of the Government.
i, Information will be expedited,
Capt. Berry said, adding that Mr..
Forrestal is demanding "fast &C
ton" in virtually everything.
To coordinate and expedite the
release of such information, Capt.
Berry has named a Navy captain
and colonies from the Army and
air force as iaison or contact men
with the three departments.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Law Profession Faces
Greatest Opportunity
Now, RufIedge Says

The legal profession today has
its time of greatest opportunity for
creative effort and progress, even
in the face of "discouraging signs"
and can become a great force for
international amity, Supreme Court
Justice Rutledge said last night.
He spoke at the dinner of the
Federal Bar Association in the May
flower Hotel in honor of the men,
bers of the Conference of United
States Senior Circuit Judges.
Justice Rutledge told how, "in this
aftermath of war, many of us, sensi-
tive to necessity, have become dis
ursged. disillusioned and even
hopeless"
Worth Fighting For.
The rule of law and the reign
of justice throughout the earth,
Justice Rutledge declared, "are
worth holding onto, to hope for,
are worth working for with all our
might, are worth fighting for against
all the forces of blindness or hope
lessness that would bring about their
negation."
The jurist paid tribute to the
Federal Bar Association for not
being given ito blind resistance to
change" and for its contributions to
the legal profession.
Another speaker, Attorney Gen
eral Clark, said that as long as we
have the type of men on the bench
that we have here tonight" this
Nation need have no fear.
He said the people are happy in
the realization that, on the courts,
are men who believe in human
dignity, the things that this Nation
stands for and which make up the
American way of life.
Other Guests.
Besides Justice Rutledge and Mr..
Clark, the distinguished guests in
cluded Chief Justice Vinson, Supreme
Court Justices Black, Reed and
Burton; Philip B. Perlman, solicitor
general of the United States; DR..
John R. Steelman, assistant to the
President; Chief Justice D. Law
renee Groner of the United States
Court of Appeals; Justice Harold
M. Stephens of that tribunal, and
Douglas w. McGregor, assistant to
the Attorney General.
Also these senior circuit judges:
Calvert Magruder, first circuit;
Learned Hend, second; John Biggs,
il, third; john j. Parker, fourth; !;
Samuel H. Sibley, fifth; xenophon
Hicks, sixth: Evan A. Evans,
seventh; Archibald K. Gardner,
eighth; Francis H. Garrecht, senior
circuit judge of the United States,
ninth, and Orie L. Phillips, 10th.
Col. Harold Lee, governor of the
Federal. Home Loan Bank System
and president of the association,
presided. James E. Palmer, jr., of
the Justice Departments Criminal
Division, was general chairman.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Army information Desk
For Reservists Opened

An information desk for Washing
ton area members of the Organized
Reserve Corps has been opened by
the Army at the Veterans Service
Center, 1400 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV.
The Office will provide schedules
on unit activities, meeting places and
programs, and information on active
duty training and extension courses.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Three $50 Suits Stolen
From Representative

| Representative Dawson, Republic
can, of Utah. notified police yester-
day that three $50 suits of clothing
had disappeared from the rear seat
of his car while it was parked near
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Loss Of $485 from the pocket Of q
pair of trousers hanging in his room
at the Harrington Hotel while he
slept yesterday was reported to police
by Thomas Darcenzo. So. of Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Harvest Moon Dance Set

The harvest moon dance of the
Silver Spring Junior Hostess Club
will be held from 9 until 1880
o'clock tonight in the social hall
of the Woodside Methodist Church,
1914 Georgia avenue. Miss La Gret-
ia Helsel is chairman of the Dance
Committee.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Policemen AIerted
To Guard Footballs
| At Gonzoqo Practice

First precinct police are CIV
ing special attention to football
practice sessions at GonZaga
College, where neighborhood
children have made off with
three $11.75 footballs that went
out of bounds during recess
periods recently.
Policemen on duty in the
vicinity of the school will be on
the alert during football prac-
tice periods, and are watching
for the missing pigskins to turn
up in street football games.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
AL Stevens Son Dies

NEW YORK, Sept. 27. .l1j,-Gary
Stevens, Is month old son of AL
Stevens, stage and radio comedian,
drowned in the bathtub of his
parents apartment last night. Po-
lice quoted his mother as saying
she left him in the tub to get a
towel and when she returned he was
submerged and unconscious. Ef-
forts to revive him failed.
Evening star., 1947-09-27
Pianist to Give Recital

Emo Balogh, Hungarian concert
pianist. will give recital at pm
Monday at the st. Agnes School
Jefferson Park, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1947-09-27

FIRST PRIZE WINNERS-Nss Kathryn Reiey 4524 Seven
teenth street NV poses with two prize exhibits
Spring Garden Club show On the left arrangement
of Mrs Charles Grover 1902 Glene road Silver Spring and
the right the African margolds Mrs William H.
Fdler 96O1 Bristol Silver Spring show being held
at Jesup Blair Community House. closes at pm today
Star Staff Photo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

in the big town will gladly welcome
a packet of seeds CLEANED from an
expansive country garden.
Handy home-makers can convert
old articles into attractive gifts. An
old felt hat can be made into a
beanie for some young girl merely
by using the crown and adding yarn
stitching for decoration. The best
part of an old fur coat beyond re-
pair will make rich carriage robe
for a new baby. Pot-holders, dust
ing mitts, bath powder gloves, shoe
bags are some of the items which
can be salvaged from small scraps.
And, o yesl what could be more
useful to young bride than a home
made cookbook containing the
home-maker's favorite recipes? Not
only will such book provide for
tasty eating but it can also be ex,
pected to guide the young wife over
some rough moments in the kitchen
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25
Christmas Held
Twice Yearly

If children instead of their par
ents were allowed to choose the
family homesite, the tiny fishing vii
lage of Rodanthe, n. c., would be-
come metropolis overnight.
Here's a place they celebrate two
Christmases every year.
Santa Claus, his reindeer scam
pering over the sands Of North
Cardinals outer banks, makes his
first stop in Rodanthe during his
annual world tour ON the night of
December "a Hardly have the chill
dren recovered from their oversup-
ply Of candy and wild duck when
Santa returns in time for "Old
Christmas" which for hundreds of
years Rodantheans have celebrated
on January 5. This time, however,
Santa is accompanied by a menac-
ing ogre, known as "Old Buck"
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The Messiah Ranks
As Yuletide Favorite

Best known of all oratorios Is
HandePs 1.-THE Messiah" a favorite
presentation of the Christmas sea-
son. In almost every community in
the civilized world a choir will sing
part or all of the oratorio during
the .Yuletide. People in places too
remote to boast a sufficiently skilled
choir or soloists will hear 1.-The
Messiah's" message by radio.
The famous oratorio was written
by George Frederick Handel in Lon
don between August % and Septem-
Der ii, 1741. The first presentation
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who takes care of the bad children
while Santa administers to the good.
The historical background of "Old
Christmas" is uncertain. 1t may be
throwback to the Gregorian calen-
dar or it may have started as a
celebration of the Twelfth Night
when the wise men came to Bethle-
hem bearing gifts for the Christ
child-that somehow got off sched-
ule a day. Elsewhere the Twelfth
Night is celebrated on January s..
But those celebrations are far diff
ferent from Rodanthe's "Old Christ
mas" which only in recent years
has been supplemented by the OBJ
servance of December Is.
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was in Fishamble Street Music hall,
Dublin, on April IS, 1742, under
direction of the composer.
Ladies were requested to refrain
from wearing hoops" and gentle
men TO 'leave their swords at
home," in order that a capacity
audience might swell the proceeds
to relieve needy children and the
inmates of debtors prisons.
"The Messiah" was given it's
English premiere before the court
at Covent Garden in March, 1743.
George II was so overpowered by
the grandeur of the music portray
ing the King of Kings that he sprang
TO his feet in reverent acclaim at
the opening bars of the Hallelujah
chorus, an action which led to the
modern custom.
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Uh That WkN
DtELE C~uoFuOne

THE old saying that it isn't the
= gift but the giving that's appre-
ciated may be true, but just the
same a good gift quickens the heart
SO much more.
In being able to draw upon the
abundance of the country, farm
people are in a position to present
especially valued gifts at compara-
lively small cost. For instance, a
box full of spruce, fir. pine, holly.
cedar or balsam is always vel
coined as decorative source by
city friends.
City people, like everybody else,
also appreciate good things to eat,
and home canned country fruits and
vegetables or some fowl can be ex-
pected to make big hit. Gardeners
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lVzy |! !S!S!li{!s
I3''nlGzRK9C

Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
Their focks of lambs and feeding
sheep;
Two whom Gods angels did appear,
Which put the shepherds in great
fear,
Prepare and co." the angels said,
ITO Bethlehem, be not afraid;
For there you'll find this happy
morn,
A princely babe, sweet Jesus born. "
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LEGAL NOTICE

Jack c. Hood, who resides at Lonox Hotel.
Buffalo, New York care of C. H. Lampman,
will take notice that on the 22nd day of
petition in the Court of COMMON Pleas of
Allen County Ohio. in caae humber 37967
against him. praying sfor tasadivorce. Said
Jack G. Hood is reqniksd to answer on or
before January 8, fs48 after which date
said cause will be for hearing.
Light & Siferd,
Attorneys for Beatrice NJ. Hood. 81
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~ ga go NA&& s~eAA
ther that the ever
green was used as
an indoor decora-
ton in celebration
of Christmas.
It is said that Lu-
ther one Christmas
Eve w a n d e re d
through the woods
and became enan1-
CURED with the won-
der of the night.
Ha NY44 - cx1,@I1
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snow-laden fir tree, and set it up in
his home for his children. He IL
Illuminated it with candles to rep
resent the stars
It was not until 1904 that, in Strass-
burg, the first Christmas tree ap-
peared in literature.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

Some books are to be tasted, 9TH
ers to be swallowed, and some few
to be chewed and digested.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

We are told that the fir tree goes
back to Eve, but it was not until the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-06

grounds, community centers, day
nurseries" Most important. says
Sorrentino, is that when working
mothers and fathers attempt to
raise their standard of living and
improve the communities they live
in they are solving social prob
lens such as. Juvenile delin-
quency."
Proof of this can be seen in the
fact that the juvenile delinquency
rate is lowest in the highest econ
omic areas.
AND Pasquale's case is living
proof of what can be done by the
organized people of community
toward rehabilitating those chill
dren that have already strayed
down the path of delinquency.
When Pasquale appeared in the
Juvenile Court, a representative
of his community committee was
there in his behalf. Paaquale was
given a job with a local merchant,
who was a member of the COM
mittee, where the relationship was
warm and informal He was urged
to attend the committees social
and club activities. And soon, Pas
quale was no longer delinquent.
Sorrentino himself grew up in
Pasquale's neighporhood. He says,
When l was growing up there, It
was called the bloody goth ward!'
1t was the number one juvenile
delinquency area. Since the Area
Projects community committee has