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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-12
Housing Administrator
Asks End of Covenants

Other problems have been cre-
ated in the housing industry, 9TH
err than that of construction cost,
the administrator pointed out.
These problems which have arisen
in areas of housing, such as slum
clearance, blight rehabilitation,
and minority group needs, must be
solved, he declared.
"There is a growing public de-
mand for a solution-not a gen.
Grafton hence-but soon, he said.
eve have today, more than ever
before, a great mass consciousness
Of the importance Of decent hous-
ing socially and economically. 1t
cannot be ignored. 1t recognizes
the advance in American stand
ards; it compares our slums, our
bad rural housing, with our adj
vance in other directions-and it
cries out for achievement"
The restrictive covenant is an
other factor in the housing situa-
ton which should be outlawed &C
cording to the administrator. He
told the league that restrictive
practices must be removed where
CONTINUED on page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-12

The white family which prev
iously occupied the dwelling was
said to have moved from the house
the day before the plumber made
his appearance.
Clifford Walton and his fam
lily were forced to leave their
newly purchased house after the
appearance of a number of white
men and the in~tercession of a
white minister who gave the i'm
preston that the worst was about
to come to pass. The Waltons'
house was set fire the week prev
iously the night after he moved
into the predominantly white
neighborhood.
In another case, a small home
made bomb was cast into the win
dow o f a house where a Negro
family had been living for about
Is months.
Atlanta police have offered pro-
lection of a questionable sort to
Negroes moving into new neigh
borhoods. Reports are that a white
detective living in one of the
areas led the attack on one of the
involved families.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-12

most be heard a violent, horrible
screeching. The voice of the dead.
Our kin, perhaps, or yours, or
maybe just friends. Or no rela-
ton at all; just some one who
died that we may live.
At whom do they screech, and
for what reason?
They screech at us, because we
let them down. Yes, we let them
down in many ways and on many
occasions. We let them down as
Americans when we let greed and
avarice rule our every day &C.
tons, when we deal with our
brothers as commodities, judging
their worth according to their
cash value to ourselves. In our
market a quart of blood can be
purchased a lot cheaper than a
quart of milk. And we let them
down when we sell our darker
brethren SO cheap that hate burns
ugly holes in the hearts of white
Americans.
W. let them down as Negroes
when we turn in a shabby per-
Torrance as we did in the recent
Continued on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-24

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Evening star., 1947-03-18
Trade Group Favors
District Bus Service

The Independent Trade Associa-
ton of Prince Georges County has
aligned itself with other civic groups
seeking reinstatement of direct bus
service from College Park and
Riverdale to Ninth street and Con-
stitution avenue NV.
Restoration OF direct services from
these suburban communities would
replace the present master plan
of the Capital Transit Co. involv-
ing a transfer at Mount Rainier
The County Civic Federation and a
Citizens Transportation Commit
tee are among other groups which
previously have taken action similar
to that of the trade association last
night. The federation also has
recommended resumption of direct
service on other routes.
Mayor E. Murray Cover OF Hy-
attsville asked trade association in
dorsement of the bus proposal at a
meeting last night in the College
Park firehouse.
The Maryland Public Service
Commission will hear citizens petit
tions for restoration of direct bus
bus service at 1890 am. March n
in Baltimore.
The association also opposed q
proposed per cent sales tax for
Maryland and suggested an in
creased income tax as less harm
f,ll lew against suburban mer-
chants,
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Arlington Chamber
Opposes Items in
School Board Plan

Opposition to using bond issue
proceeds to place the first and Sec
ond grades of Arlington schools on
full-day schedule and to add kinder
gartens to the system was expressed
today by the Board of Directors OF
the Arlington Chamber of Com
merce.
The chamber announced that it
will express this view tonight at
public hearing called by the County
School Board on the question OF a
bond issue to finance capital i'm
provements for schools. The two
items opposed by the chamber are
included in proposed programs OF
both the Citizens Committee for
School improvement and the school
board. The citizens committee ad-
vocates a $3,250,0OO bond issue and
the school board has proposed
6,253,000 issue.
The chamber Endorses no partic-
ular bond ISSUE" the announcement
said.
The chamber urged immediate
steps to reduce teacher loads and
Endorsed all of the program OF the
school board except for the items
concerning full-day sessions and
kindergartens.
In expressing opposition on these
points the chamber said:
'It is felt that other phases OF
this program requiring large invest
ment are more urgently needed -
The chamber, therefore, recommends
postponement of this phase until
the balance of the program is real
iZed."
Evening star., 1947-03-18
.Ex-Seaman Sentenced
On Charges by Girls, 9

A 42-year-old Green Meadows
(Md) man was sentenced in Hyatts-
vile Police Court yesterday to serve
two years in the Maryland House of
Correction at Jessups, on charges
of three 9-year- -old girls.
Daniel A. Mcdonnell of the 1000
block of Summerset street, Green
Meadows, was sentenced by Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie after plead
ing guilty on three charges of as
sault and battery against the girls.
The victims were children of neigh
bors in the community.
He was given a one-year term
on one ofense and six months each
on the others, all to run consecu-
lively. In addition, Assistant States
Attorney Hervey G. Machen recon-
mended that a mental examination
be given Mcdonnell before his re-
lease from confinement.
Two morals charges against Nc
Donnel were dismissed for lack Of
sufficient evidence.
An unemployed former merchant
seaman, Mcdonnell was released
from the District Reformatory at
Lorton, Va, last October after COM
pleting a two-year sentence on a
White Slavery Act charge, police
said. He was arrested again last
Saturday following complaints from
parents of the children.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Consumer Council Planned
By ave in Montgomery

A montgomery County Consumer
Council will be organized at o'clock
tonight at the Jesup Blair Commun-
ity Center, Georgia avenue and Blair
road, the Takoma Park-Silver Spring
chapter of the American Veterans
Committee announced.
More than 100 religious, civic, vet
erans' and other organizations in
the county have been invited to send
representatives, the announcement
said. Scheduled for discussion arc
proposed removal Of rent controls
food profiteering, the Capital Transit
Co. request for fare increases and
proposed District and Maryland sales
taxes.
The following AVG chapter meet
ings also were announced for {
o'clock tonight: North Arlington, al
the Arlington Recreation Center
371G Lee highway; Alexandria, al
the Virginia Electric Power Co. au-
ditorium, and Chapter 6, at the All
Saints Episcopal Church, Connect
cut and Western avenues, Chevy
Chase
Evening star., 1947-03-18

The Takoma Park Town Council
has rejected the application of Her
bert D. Smith for rezoning from
residential "A' to residential &C" Of
land in Gilberts subdivision.
The action came last night after
the Council had heard protests from
citizens groups and residents
Spokesman argued the rezoning
would destroy the residential char
acter of the neighborhood by per-
mitting construction of apartment
buildings.
The land involved is in the area
bounded by Lincoln, Jackson and
Cherry avenues and Sligo Greek
parkway.
Ross Deville and Henry Hesse
both of the Sligo Valley Citizens
Association, appeared as spokesmen
for large groups objecting to the re-
zoning. The Lincoln Valley and
Glaizewood- -Kentland Citizens AS
sociations also filed protests.
The application had been re-
ferred to the council by the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission for recon-
mendation.
Capt. Ruxton M. Ridgely of the
Maryland State police informed the
council he had recommended to the
Maryland State Roads Commission
the repainting of crosswalks, school
signs and center lines in the vicinity
of New Hampshire avenue and the
J. Enos Ray School, but favored re-
tanning the 30-mile speed limit at
this point. He said that State po-
lice cars would regularly patrol this
section in the future for the pro-
lection of school children.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
MARYLAND Assembly Routine
Bills Passed.

i
state police and Department of Tidewater
Fisheries from State employees 4s-hou1
Il. B. $40 Cby Prince Georges delega
erly police officers ,s ,o..,
they work or overtime compensation,
To create Tie Maryisnd Apple, Commission
and impose an excise tax on certain apples
H B. 173 (by Sklar)-To increase 20
pitais and asylums sand exemptine from
| taxation property held by them for future
/ JSe.
Adjourned at 1915 pm until 1:30
pm. today. .-
SENATE.
Convened at 2:38 pm.
Resolutions introduced.
By Misunderstanding the Roads Com
mission to increase tolls and toll bridges
and ferries by. 5 cents for each auto
mobile, estimating that most OF the tolls
are paid by out-of-state residents III
By Kimble, Bailey Davis Ellison, Fraley,
Hof, McAlfster, McLaughlin, Monroe
OF increases in. income and other taxes
as substitutes for. administrations per
cent sales tax (Finance)
HSCeSSeQ dG o.U0 PIN. ullIu o.Ao
pm.
Reconvened at 8:25 pm.
Bills Introduced.
s. B. 439 (By Goldstein and Bale
To remove from the section of the landlord
ana tenant law recurring three months
notice to terminate tenancles the provision
that requires six months notice in the
case Of farm tenancies. Judiciary
Bills Passed,
s. B. 306 tBy Goldstein)-To permit
the town OF North Beach. Calvert County
to borrow up to S25o,000 for sewerage
or water system.
H. B. 46 tBy the speaker)-To permit
payment of legal fees BY county welfare
In amounts set by the Stat Public Welfare
Derartment: allow county board men,
bers meeting expenses.
Adjourned at $50 pm. until
I2 pm. today.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Also appearing on MS own DenalI
was Pvt. Byrd n. Hall of No. II
police precinct, a village resident
of six years standing. He said one
Of his main beefs" was that there
had been no painting, plastering or
renovation during that time.
Another policeman, Pvt. F. E.
Davis of No. 2 precinct, was on
hand as a tenant. At one point,
in discussion between opposing
counsel over presentation of man
agement records, Pvt. Davis, sitting
in the first row, declared, Il object,
too"
Jules A. Guedalia, vice president
of the corporation, testified that, in
one of four divisions of the village,
redecorating had been effected in
1T out of 206 apartments since 1943.
Another % units were done over
partially during that time, he said.
Anther point, he said that, when
tenants offered to do their own
work, 1--WE supplied the paint"
Naval Officers "Steers."
The naval officers sat along the
wall. One had four rows of cam
paign and service ribbons on his
jecket; the other, two rows. Both
saw service in the Pacific during
the war. They were 1t. Comdr.
E. B. Gladding and 1t. q. g. Rus
sell Langdon, members of the Steer
ing Committee.
Another tenant told a reporter
several members of Congress are
living at the village but that they
had not joined in the protest move
ment.
There are 826 units in the village,
located in southeast Washington.
The housing project is divided into
four sections and operated by cor
porations bearing different names.
Yesterdays hearing was devoted to
lust one division. Hearings on the
other groupings will be held Thurs
day, next Tuesday and March II.
The hearings are being conducted
by Examiner Robert Smith.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Cumberland Would Seize
Struck Transit COMPANY
BY the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Mar. 18.-
Cumberland's Mayor and Council
asked the Maryland General AS
sembly today for authority to seize
and operate the Potomac Edison
Co. bus lines, shut down by r.
day strike which has brought pub
lie transportation in parts of three
States to a standstill
The Council yesterday approved
a resolution calling for the seizure
asked by Mayor Thomas S. Post
after company officials and repre-
sentatives of the Amalgamated
Street, Electric and Motor Coach
Employees Association (AFD failed
for the fourth successive day to re-
sumo negotiations.
About 80 drivers walked out
March 6 when the company coun-
tered their demand for a 23-cent
hourly wage increase with an offer
Of 10 cents. The present rate is
81 cents.
Some 10000 persons in Maryland
West Virginia and Pennsylvania are
affected by lack of public transpor.
tation.
The union has offered to arbitrate
but management has refused.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Arlington Chamber 10 Push
| Plan for Industrial Areas

The Arlington Chamber of Com
merce will continue it's efforts toward
obtaining an increaes in Industrial
zoning areas in Arlington as part
OF 12-point program for the COM
ing year, it was announced today.
Firm opposition to any efforts in
the next Legislature to enact
sales tax will be made by the
Chamber, which also will oppose
ANY other measure which would
be injurious to the business interests
of Arlington County" the announce
ment said.
The groups program also calls for
the development of fully paid
county fire department.; develop
ment Of adequate cross-county bus
transportation; the removal Of all
Federal, temporary low-cost housing
projects from the county, and the
continued study of the feasibility
of the incorporation of Arlington
as a CITY,
Evening star., 1947-03-18
vepco Signs Contracts
With Electrical Union
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 18.-Final
settlement of all contracts involv-
ing the Virginia Electric & Power
Co. and its employees was reached
yesterday between the company and
the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers Foremen's Un-
ion, and another IBEW contract,
previously agreed on, was signed
covering production and mainte-
nance workers.
D. Yates Haefner, Federal COM
missioner of conciliation, said the
foremen's union agreement pro-
vides, effective March /, average
wage increases of $50 month and
three weeks vacation with pay for
employees after IS years. in addition
to present vacation provisions.
The company serves about two
thirds of Virginia and parts of West
Virginia and North Carolina.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Takoma Park Council Chamber Heads Back
Rejects Rezoning Plea Master Street Plan
In Gilbert Subdivision For Bethesda District

A master street plan for the busi-
ness district of Bethesda was ap-
proved last night by the Board OF
Directors of the Bethesda Chamber
of Commerce at the request of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Wisconsin avenue, Georgetown
road, East-West highway and Brad
ley boulevard from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to Fairfax road were designated
in the plan as primary" streets OF
100 feet width.
Arlington road, Wilson lane, Leland
street, Hampden lane. Norfolk ave-
nue. and the proposed extension OF
Glenbrook road and Middleton lane
were designated as secondary
streets of 80 feet width. All other
streets in the business area were
recommended for 60 feet width.
The width is measured from the
building lines.
The park and planning commits
sion recently adopted "a regulation
requiring building lines to be at
least so feet from the center Of the
street, except in sections where
master street plans have been
adopted.
The board indorsed a proposal OF
the Bethesda Public Library Asso-
citation that the area served by the
library be increased to cover all OF
the Bethesda election district. pro-
vided the additional sections desire
library service.
Fifty dollars was donated to the
Community Service Council to help
defray the expenses of a cherry bios
som festival to be held on the
grounds of the National Naval Med
ical Center. Date of the fete has not
been set.
The board also voted a donation
of $25 to the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Youth Council.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Two Camp Lee Soldiers
Await Action in Car Theft

Two Camp Lee (va) soldiers to-
day were awaiting action of the
Prince Georges County grand jury
on automobile larceny charges.
The pair, Richard C. Webster, %,
of Chicago, and Luther H. Heffel-
finger, IS, Harrisburg, Pa, were
ordered held under $1,000 bond each
in Hyattsville Police Court yester-
day pending the jury action.
They were apprehended last Sat-
urday and charged with stealing
car owned by Kenneth B. Lisenbee
Iof Hyattsville on March 10. Web
lster was arrested in Emmitsburg,
Md, while Heffelfinger was captured
in Gettysburg, Pa, according to
Prince Georges police
The automobile, minus its radio
and heater and some clothing be-
longing to its owner, also was found
wrecked in Emmitsburg, police said.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Prison Labor Protested
AtVirqinir Dam Site
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, VA, Mar 18.-Jack
Smith, president of the State Feder-
alton of Labor, charged yesterday
that convict labor is being used on
private contracting Jobs at the Ma
toaka Lake dam site of the James
town Corp, and his allegation i'm
mediately was denied by former Gov.
Colgate w. Darden, jr., Jamestown
Corp. president.
Convicts are being used in clearing
the grounds. Mr.. Darden said. and in
other unskilled work on the location
which is on property belonging to
the College of William and Mary, it
self State-owned.
This is not private construction,
Mr.. Darden said.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Alexandria Police Guests
At Judqe Duncun's Party

The Alexandria Police Department
last night was the guest OF Police
Court Judge James r. Duncan at an
open-air st. Patrick's Day barbecue
at his home.
Approximately 200 guests attended,
including city officials, law enforce
ment officers, judges from Arlington
and Fairfax Counties and Virginia
State police.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Fire, Smoke Rout Emp|oYe!
OF Prince GEORGES Bank

A trash fire in the basement OF
the Prince Georges Bank & Trust
Co. in Hyattsville yesterday did
little damage, but the smoke drove
many of the banks employees to
the street.
Three pieces of fire apparatus
from the Hyattsville and Mount
Rainier Volunteer Fire Departments
responded to the alarm, shortly
after $3.50 pm. Firemen found II
necessary to use face masks on
entering the smoking basement
The blaze was believed to have
been started from cigarette
Hyattsville police reported.
The bank, which had closed at /
pm, was preparing to reopen again
at 4 pm, a regular Monday Gus
tom, when the fire broke out.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Fairfax Village Tenants Rally
In Fioht on Rent Increases
By MoleoIm Lomborne, Jr.

Aroused tenants of Fairfax Village
facing an average 10 per cent rent
increase, are great believers in COM
munity action.
First fruits of this action were
demonstrated at yesterdays opening
hearing on a management reques,
for an increase filed recently with
the District Rent Control Admin.
istration.
At the hearing table, representa-.
lives of tenants outnumbered agents
for Realty Management Corp, own.
ers of the Southeast Washington
housing project.
Appearing on behalf of tenants
were Attorney Scott Champion, Will
liam Mop. Jones, an accountant
and Ralph Hightower, chairman o1
a steering committee of village resi-
dents.
The corporation was represented
by Attorneys Martin Roess ano
Jerome Barnard.
Tenants Speak for Selves.
And, of course, there were a mum.
ber of individual tenantss speaking
on their own behalf.
When the corporation first an
nounced it was seeking new cell.
ings for units because of increased
operating costs, large number o1
tenants met, formed steering
group and then collected S. from
each family. This was to defray costs
of legal and other expenses.
John D. Shaw, retired telephone
company employe, was one of those
who missed signing up in time te
be represented by Mr.. Champion
and company. Mr.. Shaw said he
was sorry, too, because he was the
villages first tenant. He moved ir
in September, 1910.
Mr.. Shaw told reporter the
owners had never decorated his
apartment and that he had to pay
contractor $55 to do the job. He
added he wouldn't mind the pro-
posed rent increase If repairs were
made and adequate services sup
Dlied
Evening star., 1947-03-18
|MontgonneryBi
Would Add 10
Liquor Permits
| On-Premises Licenses
| Sought for Veterans
| And FroternuI Units
By J. B. Zotmon
Star Sfoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 18-The Mont
gomery County's delegation to the
General Assembly is drafting bill
authorizing the issuance of on-sals
liquor licenses to veterans and fra
ternal organizations in the county,
it was learned today.
Delegation Chairman Anders r.
Lofstrand, jr., said the groups &C
ton Is a result of request by
county American Legion post.
He urged county residents to ex-
press their views Immediately on
the proposal in letters to the dele
cation, as Friday is the deadline for
introducing the bill
Davis Opposes 1t.
At least one member of the dele
CATION opposes the measure. Sena-
tor Roy Tasco Davis says he is
against any change in the present
system, under which liquor is sold
in county-owned dispensaries, un-
less there is strong popular pres
sure" for such a move, and a ref
erendum Is held on the matter.
The bill would include any county
veterans or fraternal organization
which, as of January /, 1947, was
operated as a duly authorized local
post or lodge of national organi-
zation with a membership of more
than 100000 and which local has q
minimum dues-paying membership
Of 100 persons, operates it's own
clubhouse, and Is organized and
operated as non-profit associa-
tion."
Such groups would receive on
sale liquor licenses from circuit
court clerks on the advice and ap-
proval of the Liquor Control Board.
Present Limitations.
Declaring a similar measure af-
fecting Prince Georges County is
pending before the Legislature, Mr..
Lofstrand said that only country
clubs and one eating establishment
the Olney Inn-have on-sale
liquor licenses in Montgomery
County.
while We are opposed to chang
ing the present county liquor sys-
tem." Mr.. Lofstrand asserted, the
delegation has been requested to
introduce this legislation"
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Mon Awaits Sentence
After Plea to SIuyinq

James L. Smith, 81, colored, Of
the 1900 block of Tenth street NV.
yesterday pleaded guilty before
Justice Alexander Holtzoff of Dis
trict Court to second degree murder
in the fatal shooting of Mabel Smith
81, colored, in January.
The defendant was indicted in
February ON charge of first-degree
murder but was allowed to plead tc
the lesser charge. Justice Holtzofi
did not set date for sentencing.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
RetaIiatory Maryland Tax
On Virqinia Trucks Asked
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. Ex-senator
Phoebus, Republican. of Somerset
County thinks something should be
done about the Virginia motor
truck laws.
Just as the Senate was about to
adjourn last night, the Senator
arose to observe that Maryland
trucks operating through Virginia
are forced to pay 81 fees for permits
plus per cent of their revenue fol
any given hauling job.
II had three men visit men in
Princess Anne this morning Mr.
Phoebus said, land tell me what
they had to pay just for passing
through Virginia. It seems to me
this Senate should be the watch
dog of Maryland interests and the
only thing I see to do Is for us to
pass law to tax Virginia trucks
going through Maryland"