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Evening star., 1947-02-27
.S3,5OO,O00 School Denied
JoceIyn Street Site

Erection of a $3,500,00o industrial
arts school for women at Jocelyr
street and Thirty-first street ex-
tended NV. was blocked yesterday
by the Board of zoning Adjust
mentS.
The board turned down the ap-
peal OF the T. F. Schneider Corp,
owner of the property, for permis-
sion to build the institution. The
money, the board was told, was
provided under the will of the late
Julius Garf1nckel, which would have
turned over administration of the
school to the YWCA.
Principal opposition to the school
plan came from residents of the
Chevy Chase area, who presented
the board with a petition carrying
about 1875 names.
Other actions of the board in.
cluded granting the appeal of the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. for permission to build a three
story addition to its building at
1920 Columbia road NV. for use
as central Office.
Evening star., 1947-02-27

ing $50 amaryllis, $50 lilies and 100
acacies.
The azaleas on display are not
Of the hardy" type and generally
do not bloom well outdoors although
they can be seen in many places
south Of Philadelphia In late spring.
The plant viii last about seven
weeks If the soil In which it Is
planted Is mixed with peat or leaf
mold.
The azalea show, which started
on Tuesday, Is open to the public
without charge between 8 am. and
4 pm. weekdays and Sundays and
from 8 to Il am. on Saturdays.
About $1,000 persons are expected
to attend this year.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Greenland Rescue Flyers
Tell Truman Of Exploit

1t. Bobbie Joe Cavnor and othel
members of the crew of the C-54
which rescued II flyers who hao
been downed in Greenland Monday
today called at the White House ano
told President Truman Of their feat
The President shook hands with
the rescuers and was photographed
with them.
The men were brought to the
White House by Gen. Carl Spaatz
chief of the Army Air Forces.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
PotroImon Back
|On Duty After
II Fractures Knit

Police Corpl. Aubrey s. Yowaiski,
motorcycle patrolman who suffered
seven broken bones 18 months ago
when thrown beneath the wheels
Of a Greyhound bus, was back on
duty today-with crutches.
The 34-year-old policeman suf-
fered three compound fractures Of
the left leg. a broken foot and three
fractured ribs.
Corpl. Yowaiski is confident he
will ride motorcycle again, per-
haps when his left leg loosens up
a little. He spent IL months fiat
on his back In a hospital bed with
a plaster cast covering him from
the waist down. He survived three
operations and two pneumonia at
tacks, but remained CHEEKY and
hopeful.
The patrolman viii perform cleri.
cal duties until he is fully recovere6
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Georgetown Hospital
Metal Workers, Idle
Since Jan. ), Return

Union sheet metal workers today
resumed work under a conditional
agreement at the new Georgetown
Hospital, ending jurisdictional
strike which started January 3.
The situation and outlook were
confused, however, by uncertainty
as to how union carpenters would
react to terms of the agreement.
Spokesman for the carpenters said
they were not considered in draft
ing the terms.
The dispute has been between
metal workers and carpenters over
the installation of metal lockers and
cabinets. The metal workers struck
when the job was assigned to car
penters, who have been doing that
work.
Final Settlement Delayed.
Spokesmen for the metal workers
said they went back to work when
The contractors agreed to discon-
tinue the installations pending a
final settlement of the jurisdictional
controversy.
Under that agreement, foreman
and two metal workers today re-
sumed the installation of the build
ing ventilation system. Other metal
workers were expected to report
today or tomorrow, according to
officials of the Standard Engineering
Co., subcontractor for that part OF
the job.
Spokesman for Standard said the
general contractor, John McShain
Inc, had full authority in its deal
ings with labor unions to halt work
on the cabinets and lockers.
j. P. Houck, Washington manager
for McShain, which has headquar-
ters in Philadelphia, was out of the
city today. Others at the company
said only Mr.. Houck had authority
to comment for the company on the
situation. The Philadelphia office
also referred inquiries to Mr.. Houck
Carpenters Reaction Not Known.
Ofhcials at the Carpenters Dis
trict Council, representing the car
penters would not comment except
to say they were not consulted in
any agreement that may have been
reached between sheet metal work
ers and contractors.
The union spc'-esman would not
speculate on b the carpenters
might react to E--ng taken of the
locker installation job.
The contractors said the install
lations of lockers and cabinets car
be delayed almost indefinitely
without interfering with other work
on the $500. 900 hospital.
interruption Of the sheet metal
installations. they added, was
threatening to bring the entire prof.
ect to a standstill The 4O0-bed
building, located at Thirty-eightf
street and Reservoir road NV, Is
scheduled for completion in April.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Bill Authorizes Plans
To Construct Second
Senate Office BuiIdinc

The first concrete proposal fol
expansion Of legislative work space
on Capitol Hill to relieve over
crowding now is before Congress
Three Republican Senators hold
ing key positions joined late yes
terday in bill looking to the con-
struction Of a second Senate Office
building, to be located near the
Capitol Building.
They were Senators Brooks of II.
linois, chairman Of the Rules Com
mittee, in charge of use of Senate
space; Bridges Of New Hampshire
who heads the powerful Appropri-
ations Committee, and Revercomt
Of West Virginia, chairman of the
Public Works Committee.
Authorizes Plans.
The measure would authorize ar
appropriation OF $4,000 for thu
architect of the Capitol, Davis
Lynn, to prepare preliminary plan.
and cost estimates for another
Senate office building.
One suggestion was that the struc
ture be erected, as soon as condi
tions permit, along Delaware ave
nue., opposite tine present offic,
building and north Of the Capitol
Other sites suggested have been tn,
area north or east of the presen
Senate Offices. The bill, however
specified no site.
House Space Discussed.
At the same time, it was Learned
discussions have been going OF
among some leaders of the Hous,
about the desirability Of some ex.
pansion Of working space on tina
side.
Senator Revercomb pointed out al
actual shortage Of Senate off1c,
space exists because Of the growing
amount of work before Senator
and Senate committees.
Protests against lack Of space a
1.-The opening of the new Congress
brought the suggestion that q nev
Capitol Building be constructet
eventually. It was proposed tn,
present structure be kept as q ma
ltional shrine.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Five Nearby Counties to Oppose
MARYLAND Daylight Time Bill

Senator McGrath, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, author of the WASH
ington daylight saving measure in
the Senate, said II approve and vel
come all such efforts"
II hope adoption Of the voluntary
plan may have some good effect on
the House"
The voluntary plan would be put
into effect April 40, sponsors said,
If it is approved by at least so per
cent Of Washington's larger private
employees, such as the department
stores, the Capital Transit Co. and
others.
If the private firms agree, 1t was
said, drive then will be made to
persuade Government establish
ments to advance their schedules by
one hour.
Mapped at Meeting.
The plan was crystalized yesterday
at meeting at the Burlington Ho-
tel. Among those participating, spon-
sors said, were representatives of the
Board of Trade, the Junior Board
Of Commerce, Washington's radio
stations, the Board of Education
Federation of Businessmen's Asso-
Citations, the Federation Of Citizens
Associations and the Washington
Recreation Board.
The question is to be carried be-
| fore the Federation 0f Citizens As.
sociations at its next meeting Sat.
urday night for formal action. The
question Of how the Government
agencies might join in the advanced
work hour plan was to be discussed
today at a meeting Of the Govern.
ment Personnel Administration
| Council.
Evening star., 1947-02-27

Mrs. Elsie Demas, a housewife, In
one sequence, walks past a desk
and picks up an instrument box.
II walk along the edge Of the rug" j"
she explained. 1.-THE box is always
at the right hand at the end Of the
desk. I catch the desks edge as
60 by and slide my hand along it
until reach the box. Then I pick
it up"
Walking through open doors and
shutting them are not insuperable
tasks for the blind.
I'm the play" said James Dobbs,
who has been blind from birth, I'VE
transfer this sense of feeling an
open space into action. We can
feel If a. door is open and can tell
when it is closed by sense that the
space is gone. That accounts for
our ability to enter and leave the
stage through doors on it, and to
open and close them"
Miss Katherine Miley, an Eastern
High School graduate who has been
Ululo Sl&ICC Cllk1Al41OJ4, 4Ado w pAIh VI
a magazine, leaf through its pages,
and then put it down as she moves
away. She went through the move
ments step by step and now per-
forms the sequence without hesita-
ton.
Scripts in BraiIle.
Others in the cast are Mrs. Lola
Ball and Edmund Browning. Both
have partial vision.
"Porcupine Island" was written
by Mrs. John j. Dempsey Of Cleve-
land and was first produced there
in 1941, Mrs. Marquis said. It has
been put into Braille so blind play
ers may study their scripts.
Miss Wolkow, radio engineer
doing research for the Navy, said
the cast was selected on the way
d.. e,,k
Evening star., 1947-02-27
By cospor honnes

The rehearsal seemed like any
other rehearsal.
Two actors sat in corner read
| ing their lines to one another. On
one side the director watched In
tently as the players went through
a scene. Around the edges stood
stagehands. others associated with
the production and ordinary on
lockers.
It seemed to be just another re-
hearsal, except for one big differ
ence. Five of the players were blind
and the other two had only partial
vision.
The players were preparing for
the performance Of, "Porcupine Is
land" a three-act comedy, to be
given at BIS o'clock tonight in the
Jewish Community Center, Six
teenth and @ streets NV. The pro-
duction is sponsored by the Dis
trict Association OF Workers for
the Blind. It is part Of the cam
paign to raise $4,000 for perma-
nent summer camp, where the
blind of the washington area can
60 for vacations.
Advised to Use Hands.
As a scene ended the director,
Miss Ruth Wolkow, called to the
actors, That's good, except for one
thing. You must use your hands
more" And she went on describ-
ing to the players the motions they
were to make.
"Blind people rarely use their
hands in talking" Miss Wolkow
later explained. ''It is minor prob
lem director used to working with
the usual amateur group does not
meet. I have to explain what is to
be done rather than make the mo-
tions."
The players went through an
other scene. They moved from one
part of the stage to another, walked
over to the table or mantelpiece
and took things off them, opened
and shut doors.
One actress Lit a cigarette while
walking to the rear of the set. An
other Ieered through a magnifying
glass as his sightless companion
looked" intently over his shoulder.
Two players talked face to face,
moved away and turning, naturally
and correctly, continued the con-
versation.
"How do they do it?" an on
locker asked.
The explanation, as given by
members of the cast and others
connected with the production, was
clear and simple.
Carpet Padding Is Guide.
zone of the things we do," Mrs.
Lenora Marquis, one of the players
explained, "is to bisect the stage
under the carpet with ozite. Ozite
is heavy tape which can be felt
through a carpet. Players coming
on stage walk along the ozite until
they reach the center where the two
strips meet. This gives them their
exact bearings.
THE furniture is placed in rela-
ton to the strips. Blind people, you
must keep in mind, do not use helps
around their homes. They know
where each chair and table and desk
is. The same becomes true of the
set, once the players get their bear
ings. They can then move around
the stage. with the same ease they
do ct home.s i
IN one situation in the play, Roy
Greed. a graduate of the Virginia
State School for the Deaf and Blind,
uses a magnifying glass to- examine
some bugs placed on the table in
front of him. Mrs. Marquis looks
at them over his shoulder. In order
to hold the glass at the right angle,
Miss Wolkow led Mr.. Greed step by
step through the action.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Gray Convicted by Jury
OF Second Decree Murder

A District Court jury yesterday
afternoon found Rollins j. Gray, Is,
.colored, of Baltimore, guilty of sec
ond degree murder in the fatal stab
bling of Lillian Smith, "a, colored,
800 block of w street NV, in
July, 1943
. At the same time, the jury found
Gray guilty of assault with intent
to kill his victims sister, Vivian v.
Smith, who then was 18.
A first degree murder charge
against Gray was ruled out by
Justice Alexander Holtzoff before
the case went to the jury. Justice
Holtzof held not sufficient premedi-
tation had been shown to support
the charge. Gray was prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attorney
Edward Molenof
/ The trial had been delayed be-
icause Gray was missing until his
sarrest in Baltimore last month.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Voluntary Plan Is Pushed
For o. G. DoyIiqht Time

A plan to put Washington on vol
untary summer daylight saving
time with both private and Govern
ment workers starting and quitting
work an hour earlier, was being
pushed today.
Rebelling against the refusal OF
the House to approve a dayligh.
saving measure for Washington
spokesmen for numerous organiza-
tions drafted the voluntary plan
yesterday at "House-protest'
meeting.
Directors of the Board Of Trade
were petitioned to back q pou Of all
the larger private employers Of
Washington on moving the clocks
ahead an hour, despite failure Of
the measure IN the House.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Employees Of Hecht Co.
Vote Today on Union

Building service workers of the
Hecht Co. are voting today in con-
sent election to determine whether
they will be represented by Local 50,
Building Service Employees Union
(AFL) in negotiations for new con-
tract with the department store.
The election is being conducted at
Hecht's by the National Labor Re-
lations Board. No other union is
on the ballot. The voting covers
porters, maids, elevator operators,
porter supervisors, elevator starters
and others engaged in servicing
duties.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
By q Stoff Correspondent Of The ssor


ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-Members
of delegations from the five Mary
land counties near Washington to-
day announced they will oppose a
bill authorizing the Governor to-
proclaim daylight saving time from
the last Sunday in April to the last
Sunday in September.
The measure, which has been re-
ported favorably by the House Ju-
dietary Committee, Is awaiting final
action by the House of Delegates.
The five delegations represent
Montgomery, Prince Georges,
Charles, st. Marys and Calvert
Counties.
Exemptions to Be Sought.
They explained their stand is the
result of action taken Monday by
the House of Representatives in
voting against a bill to establish
daylight saving time in the District.
Delegates from Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties said they
will attempt to have the State wide
bill recommitted to committee in an
attempt to exempt their areas.
They point out that since a large
proportion of residents work in
Washington, passage Of bill to
establish daylight saving time in
Maryland without similar setup in
the District would create confusion
Defeat "As Is" Favored.
Those representing st. Marys
Charles and Calvert Counties ar
|gued, however, that the bill should
be defeated "as is" They contended
exemption of certain counties would
create just as much confusion in
the State.
They were supported by John N
Newcomer, Republican, of Wash
ington County. Mr.. Newcomer re-
called that attempts to exempt his
county and several others had been
beaten down in committee.
"The bill should stand on its
merits" he declared. "If it is bad
it should be voted down without any
attempts being made to exempt any
county.
He said delegates from Kent,
Somerset and Carroll Counties also
have expressed opposition to the
bill.
The bill, sponsored by the Wi
comico County delegation, would
take effect Immediately on passage
|by a three-f1fths majority Of both
houses.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Late March Hearings
|0n Sd. {. Tax Bills
Indicated by Bates

Little prospect appeared today OF
prompt hearings on the Districts
eight new revenue bills sent to the
Capitol yesterday by the Commits
SionerS.
The bills constitute a tax program
designed to head off a deficit in the
fiscal year beginning July /. They
would yield an estimated $19, ,25O, 900.
Representative Bates, Republican,
Of Massachusetts,, told newsmen he
probably would not be ready to call
hearings before the third week of
March.
Mr.. Bates, chairman of the Fiscal
Subcommittee Of the House District
Committee, said he was still collect
ing material In his detailed Study OF
city finances. He revealed he has
resstyHdl data from HE CiSii E6ztf6e
Commission on the total number OF
Government employees here during
the past 10 years and the size OF
the Federal payroll here during that
time.
----x To Seek Further Data,
I'M Addition, Mr.. Bates disclosed he
plans asking the Labor Department
and possibly the Census Bureail fol
details Of private employment and
payrolls.
The information is designed tc
support the point that the District
lacking heavy industry to tax, de-
pends heavily on payrolls for its in
come.
The chairman pointed out that
Representative Horan, Republican
Of Washington, chairman Of the
House Appropriations District Sub
committee, probably will not hold
hearings on the 1948 District supply
bill until the middle of April.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Bates said he has
not received a comparative break
down of city expenditures by de-
partments, which he had said he
would seek from the Census Bureau
Purpose Of the figures would be to
show whether the city was spending
too much In some Of its activities,
Taxes Provided In Bills.
The eight tax bills to be dropped
into hopper would provide:
l.. A 2 per cent retail sales and
"use" tax. ....
2. A new income tax law reach
ing net income Of residents earned
here and elsewhere, and the income
earned here Of non-residents. Ex-
empted are members of Congress
and presidential appointees whose
jobs require Senate confirmation
Also included in the bill are provi-
sions for continuance of the present
corporation income tax and new
5 per cent levy on unincorporated
businesses.
3. A 10 per cent admissions tax
to amusementS.
4. A 2 per cent tax on utilities
bills.
S. A one-cent tax per package o1
cigarettes.
6. Doubling the. liquor taxes.
7. Increasing by one cent the pres.
ent 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax
8. Doubling the present 50-ceni
annual automobile inspection fee
and extending it to trailers.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Hearing Opens
On D. {. Charter
Plan Today
Senate Judiciary
Shelves Resolution
For Representation

Advocates Of a partly elected city
government for Washington today
sought action on their "home rule"
plans, after the Senate Judiciary
Committee had pigeonholed the
proposal for District representation
in Congress.
They were to be heard at a 2 pm.
meeting Of the Ball Subcommittee
of the Senate District Committee
Civic leaders and spokesmen for the
Board of Commissioners were sched-
uled to appear.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, author of the bill to estab-
lish a Federal City Charter Commits
sion to draft city rule plan, said
he was convinced such move had
"the best chance"
The Senate Judiciary Committee,
It was revealed late yesterday, side
tracked the national representation
proposal of Senator Capper, Repub-
lican, of Kansas, by a vote of eight
to four. The motion was for "indefi-
mite postponement."
Later, Judiciary Committee Chair
man Wiley said his judgment was a
vote of this size meant the proposal
was dead for this session.
New Plan Possible.
Senator Wiley added, however, the
group could decide later to recon-
slider its vote if it wished. Also, he
coiI O rouicad mr. NON, ropracorfofio,,
plan might be offered, which would
call for new committee action.
The Judiciary Committee, after
numerous postponements, took up
and then shelved the resolution of
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution to empower Con-
gress to grant vote in national
elections and representation in Con-
gress to District residents.
The four judiciary members vot-
ing against indefinite delay in action
were Chairman Wiley and Senators
LANCER, Republican, of North Da-
kota, and McGrath, of Rhode Island,
and Magnuson, of Washington,
Democrats.
Those voting to put the measure
aside were Senators Ferguson, of
Michigan; Revercomb, of West
Virginia; Moore, of Oklahoma;
Donnell, of Missouri, and Cooper,
Of Kentucky. Republicans, and Nc
Carran, of Nevada; Kilgore, of
West Virginia, and Eastland, of
Mississippi, Democrats.
Capper to Continue Fight.
The representation question had
been discussed at numerous earlier
meetings of the committee, but the
move to shelve the plan for the
present at least was taken yester-
day without debate, it was said.
Senator Capper, voicing regret
over the committees decision, said,
Fl feel we were entitled to favor
able report. The people .here want
national representation. We have
got to win that fight. l shall keep
on trying"
The Judiciary Committee also
set aside indefinitely" the measure
of Senator Magnuson to give ma
tional vote and congressional repre-
sentation to Hawaii and Alaska as
well as to the District. The vote
on this PROPOSAL was 10 to 2,