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Evening star., 1947-02-25
Commissioners Approve
ChiIIum Heights Radio Mast

The Commissioners today ap-
proved erection of a 310-foot radio
tower in the Chillum Heights area,
at First place and Riggs road NE.
The action was on the applica-
ton of Richard Eaton, 1900 Tilden
street NV, news commentator.
He said the tower will serve WOOK,
new 1,000-watt station here.
Permission to erect the tower in
volved waving 90-foot height
limit imposed by zoning regulations
The city heads said their action
followed announcement by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission that it had no objec-
ton to the structure.
Erection of the tower had been
opposed by representatives of at
least four citizens groups, includ-
ing the Chillum Heights, Manor
Park and Petworth Citizens Asso-
cations,
Evening star., 1947-02-25
VA Arlington Hospital Plans
Pushed as Site Is Appraised

The Veterans Administration had
a clear path today to open negotia-
tions for purchase of a 25-acre tract
in Arlington as the site of Wash
ington's new veterans hospital, fol-
lowing receipt of an appraisal on
the land.
The appraisal, made by a real
estate firm, is being studied by
Frank H. Dryden, Veterans Admin
istration construction chief. Nego-
tiations are expected to begin in
several days.
Mr.. Dryden refused to name the
firm that submitted the appraisal or
to disclose any of its findings. An
early appraisal by the Veterans
administration, however, valued the
land at 81 a square foot, for g total
of about $1,110,500.
Principal owner of the land is
M. A. Nevius, retired vice president
of the Riggs National Bank. The
veterans agency will also have to
negotiate with Arlington County Of
ficials, however, for purchase of a
1-acre strip that cuts across cor
ner of the Nevius property.
The agency received complete
survey of the land several weeks ago
by Army engineers. who will super
wise construction of the 750-bed hos
pital.
President Truman approved the
site about three months ago. 1t is
at the southwest intersection of Lee
boulevard and Arlington Ridge road,
near Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
{. D. Dick Renamed Head
OF Adventist Publishers

E. D. Dick, secretary of the Sew
enth-Day Adventist Conference, was
reelected president of the Seventh
Day Adventist Review and Herald
Publishing Association at meeting
yesterday at the associations build
ing in Takoma Park. Mr. Dick lives
at TIA Erie avenue, Takoma Park.
Other officers reelected were H.
A. Morrison, vice president and gen.
eral manager; L. w. Graham, Sec
retary- y-treasurer; j. D. Snider, man
ager of the book department; c. E.
Palmer, manager of the periodical
department; c. G. Maracle, superin-
tendent of the associations factory,
and M. E. Dawson, manager of pur-
chasing and personnel department.
Mr.. Maracle told the gathering
the bindery of the association de-
livered 1,176,931 hard-bound books
for the .two-year period 1856.
It was announced yesterday that
$150000 had been appropriated last
year for new machinery for the
Seventh-Day Adventist publishing
houses in Japan and Korea the
coming year also were announced.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Transit Co. Will Quiz
Pentagon Bus Runs;
Others TO Take Over

The Capital Transit Co. today an
nounced plans to discontinue its two
bus lines to the Pentagon March 81,
but two other companies prepared
to maintain the service.
Notice that the transit company
will not seek renewal of temporary
permit expiring March 81 to op-
crate the lines was contained in
letters to the Interstate Commerce
Commission and Brig. Gen. c. B.
Ferenbaugh, commanding general of
the Washington Military District.
The permit was issued in May, 1912.
simultaneously with the notifica-
tions, the Alexandria, Bancroft &
Washington Transit Co. and the
Washington, Virginia g. Maryland
Coach Co. (the Arnold lines) an
nounced that arrangements are be-
ing made for sufficient additional
equipment to transport the 1000
persons daily now using Capital
Transit buses. Both companies now
operate Pentagon lines.
One of the Capital Transit lines,
known as o., operates from Seventh
street and Constitution avenue NV.
via the Memorial Highway Bridge.
The other, designated as R-2, oper-
ates from Nineteenth and C streets
NV, also over Memorial Bridge.
Spokesman for the Arnold Lines
said arrangements have been made
to lease Is buses from Capital Tran
sit Co. to supplement its present
service to the Pentagon. The COM
pany has 60 new buses on order in
addition to the 165 now in service.
A. B. g. w. spokesmen said that
line has 1863 operating buses and Is
more are expected for delivery In
April. Forty-f1ve of the buses now
in service were delivered during the
last year.
Spokesman for both companies
said details for expanded service
still remained to be worked out
with the Military District. They
predicted, however, that the change
will improve service, although there
may be same confusion during the
first few days after it goes into effect
Evening star., 1947-02-25
7-2-3-RecreotionDe Department
Has Beginners Dancing
BY George w. Fey

More than one couple had a near
professional kick and very con-
vincing hip swing. Marine Corpl.
Robert L. Glogowski, stationed at
the Quantico Marine Base, revealed
that dancing helps to Timber up
that stiff knee of his. While Yeo-
man sc Eddie Lowry frankly ad-
mitted he came to class to meet
some girls.
Mr.. Davis believes most of the
students are Government workers.
w. S. Bell, 1719 Lamont street NV,
is with Federal Works Agency and
has been attending classes for sew
eral weeks.
with me-" he explained "danc-
ing just didn't come naturally like
it does for some of these young
people. So had to have some in
struction."
A story got in the papers a few
weeks ago that the Recreation De-
partment was going to start dance
classes for males only-an attempt
to eliminate the male wallfower.
The first class period came around
and a large group of eager males
attended. But it wasn't the class in
ballroom dancing they anticipated.
The class was in the modern ballet
dance.
Interest Stalls.
The idea was to get the men good
enough with their pas de bourree
to join the women's group, which
has been thriving for a long time.
The combined dance group was to
give a few public recitals. When
the men got the word, however,
they didn't seem to take to the
idea. The class dropped to four
members overnight. And the plan
is still pending.
The classes in ballroom dancing,
however, are attended by young
and old. At a recent dance a group
from the French Supply Council
was having a fine time. David
Bernard and Laurette Boulanger
were getting the hang of that in
tricate cross-over step, while Their
ese De CARMEL watched. Blanche
Davidson, who works for the State
Department, had never danced be-
fore. Now, with a few lessons under
her feet, she feels a lot easier
about stepping out on the dance
floor.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Howard Caviness
of GA Pershing drive, Silver Spring,
Md, brought the baby along to
class. And 3-year-old Judy very
nearly broke up one foxtrot session
by running across the gym floor in
her own time to the music.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Bethesdo-C Chase
To Give Charter Views

Residents of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area will be afforded an op-
portunity to express their views on
a proposed charter form of county
government when the Montgomery
County Charter Board holds a public
hearing at o'clock tonight in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
The hearing is one of series held
by the board to obtain citizens
opinions on terms to be incorporated
in the plan. J. Bond Smith, Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission counsel. has
announced he will speak on the leg
islative session Of the county Council.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

fective on jan Joseph L. hochha'
uary 81 by the Board of Education.
Mr. Kochka came to Washington
in 1919, three weeks after his return
from France, where he had served
with the American Expeditionary
Force for II months. He was grad
uated from Georgetown University
in 1921 in the first class of the
school of foreign service. Later he
attended George Washington Uni
versity, where he received the de-
grees of bachelor arts and master of
arts in education.
He began teaching at Eastern
High School and stayed there until
his transfer to woodrow Wilson
High School.
Since 1899 he has been active in
the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools in
the evaIuation and accrediting of
high schools in the District and
Maryland. In 1916 he served as
educational adviser to the super
visor of the United States Mer-
chant Marine Cadet Corps while on
leave of absence from the District
school system.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Company Says Break
Wouldn't Have Halted
Natural Gas Service

If District appliances had been
converted to natural gas before last
week ends gas crisis, the needs of
consumers could have been met,
Everett j. Boothby, vice president
and general manager of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co., declared
today.
Mr.. Boothby said a story in yes
terday's Star had been incorrect in
assuming conversion to natural gas
might have left virtually all con-
sumers without service.
The story, he said, failed to take
into consideration that # gas ap-
pliances had been converted, the
company would have re-adapted its
East Station to manufacture of gas
which could be used as a substitute
for natural gas in emergencies and
also that the natural gas which
would have been stored here has
twice the heating value of the gas
now stored.
Could Meet Demands.
Mr.. Boothby's statement follows:
'The item implied that continuity
of supply would have been endan-
gered over last week end by the
changeover to natural gas which
the company now contemplates and
for which an application is now
pending before the Public Utilities
Commission. That is not correct.
Had the entire system been con-
verted to natural gas in accordance
with the company's plans as placed
before the PUG, the demands would
have been fully met.
"The article appeared to overlook
plans of the company to re-adapt
its present East Station generating
facilities to produce gas which can
| be used as substitute for natural
gas in case Of an emergency. These
plans were publicly discussed at
the hearing conducted by the PUG
last December and are a matter of
record
Supply Not Cut Off.
Moreover. at no time over the
week end was the supply of natural
Sdo 11O1ll GliC plpC1lllC ColIlPlCVCly
cut off Not only was some natural
gas supplied to the pipeline this
side of the break, but the company
also had available the natural gas
remaining in the pipeline, known
as line pack"
"The smallest daily amount of
natural gas delivered was 100000
cubic feet last Saturday, February
%. If District customers had been
converted to use straight natural
gas prior to that time, the quantity
of natural gas received that day
would have been the same.
This amount, added to the
amount of high heating value gas
that would have been produced in
Washington, would have been suf-
fcient to meet the demands of all
gas customers in the Metropolitan
Washington Area.
I'm addition, approximately 3d.
100000 cubic feet of natural gas
would have been stored in the COM
pany's gas holders and available as
a reserve supply"
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Judge to Appoint
| Substitutes for
Tordy Lawyers

Judge Almond w. Scott no longer
will put up with 'this foolishness"
of lawyers failing to appear in his
court at the appointed hour.
Ruff1ed when three lawyers did
not respond as their cases were
called yesterday in jury branch Of
Municipal Court, Judge Scott indi-
Gated his patience was at an end.
That's enough Of this foolish-
ness" he declared. From now on
If the attorneys are not here when
they're supposed to be, I'm going
to appoint new counsel right away.
We've had enough of these delays"
Less than two weeks ago the
judge spoke out from the bench
against the "dilatory tactics of some
lawyers" whose failure to appear in
court he termed "a loose means Of
doing business" He warned then
it was a practice that has got to
stop"
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Paperfroopers Report
10,770-Pound Collection

Still hindered by icy streets, Pa
pertroopers yesterday collected TO-
TIT pounds Of wastepaper. The
grand total in The Evening Star
PTA paper salvage campaign now is
27,31S,018 pounds.
Schools making collections were
Orr, $40; Ketcham, 995; Beers, 260;
Randle Highlands, 918; Kimball,
532; Davis, 427; Buchanan, 1858;
Wallach, 305; Van Ness, 1,240; Con-
gress Heights, 1895; Randall, 6,273;
Jefferson, 965.
Collections scheduled for tomor-
row in district 3, together with the
leaders, follow:
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Slim Hope Remains
For DC. Daylight Time
|As House Kills Bill

Daylight saving time for the Dis
trict, beaten nearly two to one yes
terday in the House by farm spokes-
men, was to be given a post mortem
today by members of the Senate
District Committee.
Only a miracle, Capitol Hill OBJ
servers agreed, could breathe life
again into the plan to move Wash
ingtons clocks ahead an hour during
the summer. The plan was defeated
210 to 1874, when the House rejected
the bill Of Representative Klein
Democrat, of New York.
Senator McGrath, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, author of the COM
panion bill in the Senate, however
clung to faint hope a reaction
from Washington's population might
upset the House action. He asked
that the Senate Home Rule Sub
committee, currently in charge of
his bill, delay action for a while to
await a possible rallying of District
citizens.
Buck Sees Issue Decided.
Senator Buck, Republican, of Del
aware, chairman of the full Sen
ate District Committee, was less
sanguine.
On learning of the House vote he
said II guess that settles 1t. 1t
would be q waste of time for us to
proceed further, In view of the size
of the House vote"
If plans carry, however, members
of the Senate Home Rule Subcom-
mittee will receive the situation late
today, following a meeting of the
full Senate District Committee. The
subcommittee includes Senator Ball
Republican, of Minnesota, it's chair
man; Senators Buck, Johnston
Democrat, of South Carolina, and
Holland, Democrat, of Florida.
Chairman Dirksen of the House
District Committee waged an hour s
fight on the House floor yesterday
to convince his colleagues they
should legislate "for the District
people" on this issue. The evidence
he said, showed a great majority OF
Washington residents want summer
time daylight saving time.
Cites Other Cities.
Baltimore, Annapolis, Philadelphia
New York and most places along
the upper Atlantic Seaboard, he
explained, go on daylight saving
time. To offset the farm bloc argu-
ments he pointed the District now
has only one farmer. But Mr.
Dirksen was overwhelmed.
The opposition was led by Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, and Representative Wads-
worth, Republican, of New York
who drew a broad picture of the
"hardships" that would be "im.
posed" on farm workers if Washing.
ton were granted the summertime
schedule. They were supported by
other farm advocates, including Rep.
resentatives O'Hara, Republican, o1
Minnesota, and Harris, Democrat
of Arkansas, both members of the
District Committee.
They won out, even though Mr.
Dirksen made a compromise move
TO restrict the effect of the bill, al
first intended to be permanent, tt
one year as an experiment.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

The reasons are varied, but the
purpose is the same-they all want
to learn to dance.
Some come to learn new steps
many are beginners who have never
been on a ballroom floor. Several
married couples turn out regularly
to polish their technique.
There are few Chinese such as
c. G. Zip, of 1920 Belmont road
NV, and K. S. Lin of 2019 Con-
necticut avenue NV, who have been
bit confused by American ball
room steps and want to get into the
swing of things themselves. They
all like the idea of the District Rec
reation Department holding public
dance classes for beginners.
Dance Director Harry Matthews
of the Recreation Department, starts
each new class with a few basic
steps, working from simple side and
forward steps to more complicated
tango and rhumba routines. The
dance class is in the gym at Central
High School, Thirteenth and Cliff
ton streets NV, each Wednesday
evening at $3.50 with music for the
group furnished by the piano play
ing of Mrs. Mabel Thickstun.
25-Cent Charge.
The group of nearly 100, which
surprisingly enough, is nearly always
evenly divided between men and
women, spends the first hour or
basic steps. This with the entire
group in a circle around the gym
The second hour is spent with
couples pairing off for individual
instruction and practice. Every
other Friday night at the school
they bring in juke box for 2-houl
dance session.
Miss Virginia Inbody of Airing
ton, Va, said she knew few dance
steps before she came to the dance
classes, but not very many. She
thinks public dance class is swell
idea. Richard Allen of 1927 P
street NV. agreed and didn't seem
to mind at all the 25-cent admis-
sion charge.
Recreational Director Frank
Davis, who is in charge of the dance
classes, said many of the people
keep coming back week after week
getting to be better dancers all the
time.
I'VE have even had some ro-
mances flower here" he said. THAT
was bound to happen, since most
of our pupils come singly."
There was scattering of soldiers
and sailors over the room, with all
heads bobbing in time to a samba
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Georgia Governor Issue
Discussed by Attorney

Edmund Hill, jr., an attorney, dis
cussed the Georgia gubernatorial
situation last night in a talk on THE
Majesty of the Law" before the
Oldest Inhabitants, Inc, at the Odd
Fellows Hall at Ninth and\T streets
INV. william Nixon, president of
the organization, presided.
Determination of which of the
two men who have been sworn in
as Governor of Georgia, Mr.. Hill
said, is a matter of Interpretation
of the law by judges rather than
the explicit direction of statute and
is an outstanding example of the
power of law in America.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Lenten Service Thursday

Union Lenten services of churches
in the Southeast section will be held
at s pm. Thursday at the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church. Fourth
and 3 streets Sc, with the Rev.
James G. Fahl presiding. The SER
mon will be given by the Rev. e. A.
Wncher.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Doctor S Files Sought
.By Mother in Suit
|0n Premature Birth

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Bonbrest,
plaintiffs in 100000 suit against
two Washington physicians, in a
surprise move today subpoened the
financial records of Dr. Jacob Kotz,
obstetrician of 1885 I street NV.
DR.. Kotzs associate, DR.. Morton S.
Kaufman, also is a defendant in
the suit in which they are charged
with professional negligence in the
care of a premature baby and its
mother. The case is being heard
in District Court.
Center of the suit is Bette Gay,
5-year-old daughter of the Bon
brests, who live at 1901 Forty-fourth
place Sc. The child also is listed
as plaintiff in the suit.
Photographs Identified.
Mrs. Bonbrest, on the witness
stand today under cross-examina-
ton by Defense Counsel Austin F.
Garfield, identified various news
paper photographs taken of the
baby, including her christening. The
defense sought to introduce these
to show that the baby, weighing
only 26 ounces at birth on Novem-
ber 7, 1941, has developed nor
mally. While testifying today Mrs
Bonbrest broke down and wept.
Using George Washington Uni.
versity Hospital records, Mr.. Can.
field asked Mrs. Bonbrest series
of questions about her treatment ir
the hospital. She said she has nc
recollection OF what transpired ir
the delivery room and that afte;
the birth she was partially blinded
and could not distinguish the nurses
features.
In Hospital IL Days.
She said she was in the hospital
II days. DR.. kaufman attended her
at home after she returned from
the hospital, she said.
Mr.. Garfield drew from Mrs. Bon
brest the statement that she has suf-
fered from various ailments during
her adult life She said that when
ner second child, boy, now nearly
8. was born. methods were employed
by the attending physician to speed
childbirth.
Mrs. Bonbrest testified yesterday
that DR.. kaufman told her before
the birth of Bette Gay, that the
child was dead. An intern at George
Washington University Hospital,
however, told her he could detect
life, she said.
Believed Baby Dead.
DR.. Kotz told her husband twice
the baby was dead, she testified, but
later the doctor told her it was
alive, but had a slim chance of
survival. The baby remained il
the hospital until February IS, 1912,
she declared. Mrs. Bonbrest said
she still suffers from temporary
paralysis, headaches and fainting
spells.
Betty Gay, she said, is retarded
from one to one and half years
and suffers from headaches and has
had intestinal upsets. The mother
blamed this on the premature birth,
which she said was induced.
Representing the two doctors with
Mr.. Garfield is Attorney William E
Leahy. Appearing for the Bonbrests
are Attorneys H. Mason WEIGH and
Donald S. Caruthers.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Columbus Alumni to Meet

The Columbus University Alumni
Association will meet at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in the university library.
Alumni of both the accounting and
law schools are invited to attend.
Officers of the association will be
elected.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

NV, has retired
because of ILL
ness.
For the past II
years Mr.. Koch
ka has taught at
Woodrow w ii =
son High School.
He Is convalesc-
ing at a vet
erans' hospital
in Rich m o n d
from an ailnent
that gees back
to World War I.
His retirement
was made ef-
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Book Critic Speoks Tonight

Joseph M. Lalley. Washington
Post book critic, will discuss the
book. Report of the Royal Com
mission in Canada" before the
Study Guild Catholic Library, 1725
Rhode Island avenue NV. at 8
o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Leqion Post to Meet

A meeting of Cissel-Saxon Post,
American Legion, will be held at 8
pm. Thursday at the Silver Spring
Armory.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
J.L, Kochka Retires;
Taught Here Is Years

After teaching business subjects
In the Districts senior high schools
for the past 25 years, Joseph L.
Kochka, 4525 Brandywine street