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Evening star., 1947-06-18
Howard 10 Present Mural
To Junior Police Club

Howard University's art depart
ment will make formal presentation
of mural at the Junior Police and
Citizens Corps headquarters, TIC
Barry place NV, at an open house
at 4 pm. Sunday, club officers said
today. :
Dedication of. the mural, which
depicts colored leaders down through
the years, will also mark the clubs
halfway mark In q campaign to
raise $25,000 for maintenance and
expansion of its activities.
Police Officer Oliver A. Cowan
founder and director of the club
said that the mural was the work
of four Howard University artists
Henry M. Hudson, Thaddeus Nc.
Dowall, James Wood and Charles
Mickens, working under the direc-
ton of Prof. James A. Porter.
Among the junior police cam.
paign leaders to attend the open
house will be: G. Rowland Shaw
president of the board; DR.. G. c
Wilkinson, vice president; Johr
Corson, secretary; Abe Lichtman
treasurer; Joe Ottenstein, chairman
of the Businessmen's Committee
Frank r. Jelleff, John Carter, Col
H. o. Atwood, DR.. E. Franklin
Frazier and Laura Hart Kirkland
executive secretary.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
f-6 Bus Line Reroufed,
Effective on June 29

Rerouting and extension Of the
Capital Transit Co.'s F-6 bus line
operating between Twelfth and
Quincy streets NE. and Green
Meadows, was announced today by
the company. The new route is as
follows:
From Ridge road and Sligo park
way. southeast on Sligo parkway
northeast on Nineteenth place
southeast on Ager road to Roanoke
street; returning northwest on Agel
road, southwest on Nineteenth
place, northwest on Sligo parkway
to Ridge road. The service will
start June 20.
The present inbound route or
Somerset street, Twentieth avenue
| Tuckerman street and Sligo park
way will be discontinued, and the
| terminal, now on the east side OF
Sligo parkway, south of Nineteenth
place, will be located at Ager road
and Roanoke street.
Extension of the route F-6 line
has been advocated by the Green
Meadows Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Bill Calls for Washington
SesouicentenniaI in 1850

The sesquicentennial Of Washing
ton as the Nations Capital would
be celebrated in elaborate form here
in 1850, under procedure laid down
in a joint resolution introduced in
the Senate by Senator Buck, Repub-
lican, of Delaware.
Plans would be developed by Ma
tional Sesquicentennial Commis-
sion, with the President of the
United States as chairman ex-offi-
clio.
The commission would include
the President of the Senate, three
Senators, the Speaker Of the House,
and three House members, three
residents of the District, and three
citizens at large.
The resolution was referred to
the Senate District Committee, of
which Senator Buck is chairman.
The proposal was said by Senator
Buck to be backed by the Washing
ton Board of Trade, Junior Board
of Commerce and other civic groups.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Senate Unit 10 Consider
Insurance Bills Tomorrow

Three insurance bills will be con-
sidered by Senate District Sub
committee at a hearing at 10 am.
tomorrow.
Chairman Buck of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, who also heads its
subcommittee on Public Utilities, In
surance and Banking, said the bills
are:
A House passed bill to provide for
payment of benefits to the executors
and administrators of the person
whose life is insured, in the event
the named beneficiary dies before
the insured.
A House-passed bill to permit life
insurance companies to use modern
tables of mortality and to calculate
non-forfeiture values in accordance
with modern standards, on insur-
ance issued here.
A Senate bill, by Senator Brew
ster, Republican, of Maine, to regu-
| late the life insurance business here
to permit certain additional invest
mcnts.
The Buck subcommittee also will
take up House-passed bill for the
sale of the bed of E street S.W., be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, to the Pennsylvania rail-
road,
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Tax Raise Ruled Out
In Store Improvements

The addition of new fronts or
stores in the business section OF
Bethesda will not result in an In
crease in the county tax assess
ment, County Commissioner Wesley
I. Sauter told the Bethesda Cham
ber OF Commerce last night.
His statement was based on a
ruling of Wilton T. Allen, county
supervisor of assessments.
1t is expected that number OF
store front improvement will follow
this announcement.
The chamber voted donation
OF $3.50 to the Community Service
Council for fireworks to be used
July at a celebration on East
West highway. A feature of the
celebration will be the selection
of Miss Bethesda Chevy Chase
to represent the Bethesda Chamber
of Commerce at a State beauty
contest in Cumberland August 4
King Mularkey is chairman of the
Contest Committee.
The chamber accepted the offer
OF Radio Station WBCC for week.
ly program, the details of which
will be planned by Phil Schaefer
chairman Of the Publicity Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Approval Given
For S11,O 100000
Housing Project
Zoning Authorization
Granted Apartments
Near Londoyer

Zoning authorization was granted
today for one Of the largest apart
ment projects In the washington
area "a 1,5o0 unit, garden type
project on 100 acres adjacent to the
Prince Georges Coli and Country
Club. Landoyer, Md.
The cost is estimated ut about
81 ,000, 900.
The zoning commissioners also
authorized zoning for q 14-acre
shopping center in connection with
the apartments. The center would
cost $1,000, 900 more, according to
Eugene B. Roberts, District builder,
who applied for both projects, which
take in nine holes formerly used as
part Of the golf course.
Facilities will be provided for
parking for TOO automobiles and a
theater also will be constructed on
the property, Mr.. Roberts said.
Work is expected to get under way
in the fall, or as soon as approval of
loan is received from the Federal
Housing Administration, Mr.. Roberts
added.
Largest garden-type development
in the Washington area Is Fairling-
ton in nearby Virginia, which has
3,439 units. Other large develop
ments in this area include Bucking-
ham, with more than 1900 units;
Colonial Village, with nearly 1,200
units; Parkfairfax, with nearly 1,700
units, and Carver Terrace, for
colored tenants, with more than
1900 units.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Rhees Burkef 10 Receive
Star Cup at Banquet

Rhees Burket, president OF the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, will receive The Evening Star
Cup-for his contribution to the
civic welfare of the county-at the
federation's annual banquet at $50
pm. tomorrow in the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland will speak on "The Future
Of Montgomery County" Others on
the program include State Senator
Roy Tasco Davis, County Commits
sioner Brooke Johns, E. Brooke Lee
Of the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
DR.. Edwin Broome, county super
intendent of schools.
Carey Quinn is chairman OF the
Banquet Committee.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Seventh-Day Advenfists
To Open Camp Meeting

The annual Today camp meeting
Of the Potomac Conference of
Seventh-Day Adventists will open
at 8 pm. tomorrow on the grounds
of the Washington Mission College,
Takoma Park, Md.
Eighty family tents already are
pitched on the grounds, officials
reported, and the college will allow
use of dormitories to help house
the more than 1000 representatives
of so churches expected to attend.
H. j. Detwiler, conference presi-
dent, will speak at tomorrow's open
ing session, Meetings will be held
in the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist
Church, Flower and Carroll avenues,
Takoma Park, Md.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

purpose was to obtain President
Truman's veto on the Taft-Hartley
bill, but q full program of lobbying
visits to members Of Congress, meet
ings and q parade are slated to oc-
cupy the caravan today, tomorrow
and Friday.
New Workers Arrive First.
First contingent Of the caravan
arrived at Turner's Arena early last
night. 1t was made up of 200 auto
mobiles and five buses from New
York and New England, carrying
about 300 rank and file members OF
AFL and CIO unions.
Later, the western division of
the caravan arrived in more than
100 autos. This group started
from Los Angeles last Thursday
and picked up additional cars as 1t
rolled across country. Detroit, Chi
cago, Columbus, Ohio, and other
Midwestern cities were represented
This afternoon, visits of State
delegations to members of Congress,
public officials, the Republican and
Democratic national committees and
other political leaders were sched-
uled. At $3.50 pm, tonight there
will be mass meeting in the Shiloh
Baptist Church, 1900 Ninth street
NV, with leaders of the Senate
anad House opposition to the Taft
Hartley bill as principal speakers.
The meeting originally was
scheduled at the Sylvan Theater
on the Monument Grounds, but
was moved because of inclement
weather
At 1880 am. tomorrow, there will
be parade through Washington
streets of autos bearing placards
and streamers demanding a veto on
the bill and Congressional action to
ciy 81 ", ~
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Please Call in Your Sunday
Classified Ads Early in the Week

We are unable procure sufficient telephone equipment
the Saturday rush for Sunday CLASSIFIED
advertising This rush is result OF many customers calling
in the last minute before the Saturday deadlne
To avoid annoyance of repeated busy signal we
urge our customers to call their Sunday ads time
Monday through Friday-from 900 am to 800 pm In
way your ad will be handled promptly and efficiently
with the minimum of inconvenience Save Saturday for
cannot place their ads earlier We appreciate
your cooperation in this effort to provide customers
with better service.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Taxes Boosted
38 10 53Cenfs
North Chevy Chose
Increase Biggest in
Any County Area
BY J. B. Zotmon

Tax increases ranging from %
cents to S. cents are contained in
the Montgomery County budget for
the year beginning July /.
The budget, calling for appropria-
tions totaling $5,696,711.il, was
signed yesterday by the county COM
ulissicners In Rockville.
Although It provides for a 3S-cent
increase IN the basic county levy Of
$1.50 per 500, residents OF North
Chevy Chase are faced with q So
cent increase-the largest of any
area in the county. The present
tax rate in North Chevy Chase is
1894.
The 53-cent boost includes in
creases of SO cents in the basic
county levy, 10 cents in the munici-
pality's tax. cents in the Wash.
ington- Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion tax and cents in the fire area
tax.
Ss.44 in Takoma Park.
Residents of Takoma. Park will
pay q total tax of $3.44, which In
ciudes \ $1.2o town levy.
The largest county tax to be paid
IN any suburban area is $500 to be
levied on residents of the Silver
Spring business district. This rep
resents . Ascent increase over the
existing $266 tax.
Included in this increase Is q
4-cent jump in the fire area tax,
2 cents In the library tax, 2 cents
In the Washington Suburban SAM.
tary tax and the 38-cent county tax
raise. A reduction Of 8 cents in
the suburban tax brings the total
increase to 43 cents.
In the Silver Spring suburban
area the tax for the coming fiscal
year will be $2.71 per 500, as COM
pared with the present rate Of $2.33.
Attack on School Board.
When they signed the budget the
Republican commissioners issued a
statement charging that the Board
Of Education failed to initiate and
support a school budget last year or
during previous years that would
have remedied the school situation
in the county"
In a prompt reply, H. Stanley
Stine, Democratic member of the
Board Of Education, said his groups
request for funds this year was
cut about $4o0,000 by the commits
sioners.
Nerlich Purchasing Agent.
In other action, the commissioners
appointed Wilbert Nerlich, Darnes-
town, as purchasing agent at a SAL
ary Of $4500 a year and created the
post Of attorney to the supervisors
of elections at $1,000 a year. No
appointment was made to the latter
position.
The vote on the total budget ap-
propriations, which represent an in
crease of approximately 100000 over
current county expenses, was to
with Commissioner Wesley l. Sauter
dissenting. Unanimous approval
was given the tax increase.
The new budget contains only
minor changes in the appropriations
recommended by Mr.. McNayr and
published in The Star May 13.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Report on Wallace Speech
Kept Secret by Committee
By the Assoeiated Press

Chairman Thomas said today the
House Un-American Activities Com
mittee will keep confidential its
agents report on the meeting Henry
A Wallace addressed Monday.
Mr.. Thomas told reporters there
is little in the report any observer
could not have noted and that the
data will be used only for the COM
mittee's information and files.
Mr.. Wallace's speech at the Water
Gate was sponsored by the South
ern Conference for Human Welfare
The committee called the organiza-
ton a Communist front in a report
to the House last week end.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Alexandra Man Faces
Assault, Theft CHARGES

Judge James r. Duncan Of Alex
andria yesterday held an Alex
|andria man for the grand jury on
charges of attempted criminal as
lsault and automobile theft.
James Ingram, 10, colored, sol
North Henry street, was held In de-
fault OF 5000 bond on the two
charges. According to the testimony,
he attempted to assault a 6-year- -old
colored girl Monday night and then
stole an automobile TO elude police.
Two Alexandra policemen picked
Ingram up In Arlington County
after tracing the stolen car, police
said.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Grocery Holdup
Murder Jury
Is Completed
Government to Coll
81 Witnesses in
Lowe SIoying Cose

A jury OF nine men and three
women was completed today for the
first-degree murder trial Of Floyd
p. Wilson, 80, charged with killing
Milton E. Lowe, 48, OF 1926 Neal
street NE, during an attempted
holdup at q grocery store last Feb
ruary.
Trial Justice Alexander Holtzofi
eliminated as prospective jurors II
persons who rose when he asked
them to stand II they would have
a conscientious objection to return
ing death sentence should Wilson
be convicted on a first-degree muir
der charge.
The jury was completed in an
hour, with a minimum Of chal-
lenges on either side.
The murder victim was shot on
the night of February 8 while help
ing to remove about $4,000 OF q
grocery stores receipts to the bank
The holdup man failed to obtain
the money, which Mr.. Lowe had
thrown into an automobile to
thwart the holdup. The store is
located in the 5000 block of Minne-
sofa avenue NE.
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil Heflin announced the Gov
ernment will call 81 witnesses
about half Of them investigating
officers and employees Of the Dis
trict.
Wilson Is defended by Attorney
Charles E. Ford. The accused man
a carpenter and painter, Is the
father OF five children.
Mr.. Lowe Is survived by his
widow and three young children.
The jury consists of Roderick T
Bell, 1923 D street NE; Mrs. Car
rie Audrey Coxen, 700 Thirteenth
street Sc: Frank Dean, f417 N
street NV; Mrs. Emma Hollwarth
Dodd, 208 Massachusetts, avenue
NE; David D. Druskin, 1924
New Hampshire avenue NV;
Joseph E. Duvall, 1882 Reser-
voir road NV; Christopher C.
Foley, 5000 Sixteenth street NV:
Cecil A. Gordon, 3206 Fifth street
Sc: Marion G. Harding, 1852 N
street NV: Arthur j. McManus
1701 Lang place NE: Thomas Pc
rome, 37o5 Eighteenth street NE.
and Mrs. Isabel Malone Pollock, 1866
Kennedy street NV.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
kendrick Again Held
I'm Spectacular Arrest
After Girls Beating

Police recorded another chap
ter today in the career of John
Kendrick, former Tri-State Gang
member, arresting him about
the time his purported girl
friend charged from hospital
bed he had beaten her for the
second time in a week.
Kendrick was picked up with At
torneys James K. Hughes and Hy-
man D. Himmelstein about / am
near Fourteenth and K streets NV
as they were leaving night club.
The arrest was accomplished under
spectacular conditions. In the pro-
cess, an alarm: Policeman in
trouble" went out over the police
short-wave radio. 1t brought 10
squad cars, three Detective Bureau
cruisers and 10 motorcycle police
men painting to the scene.
Woman Tells of Beating.
In Casualty Hospital Jean Media
Kent, Hendricks friend, told De-
tective Sergt. Robert E. Talbot that
Kendrick had beaten her in his
room, in the 1400 block of Fifteenth
street NV, about pm. yesterday
She had fractured jaw, head in
juries and internal injuries.
Last Wednesday the Kent woman
told police Kendrick had beaten hel
with shoe at the Jefferson Hotel
1900 Sixteenth street NV. Kend-
rick at first was charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon ano
released on $1,000 bond. Later II
was found no weapon was involved
and the charge was reduced to SIM
pie assault.
Yesterday the woman swore be-
fore Assistant United States Attor-
ney John B. Diamond III that she
was too drunk to know who hao
beaten her last week, and the case
was nolle pressed.
Because she refused to appear as
a witness in this case, police refused
to file assault charges against
Kendrick again. The woman tolc
police Kendrick beat her into un-
consciousness yesterday afternoon
because she refused to withdraw the
original charges.
On Bond in Shooting Case.
Three weeks ago Kendrick was
freed on $500 bond when police &C.
cused him of taking shot at Tom
my English, former member OF the
old "Blackface Gang"
Pvts. Richard Keith Kallio, the
Metropolitan Police weight-lifting
champion, and j. w. Eshbacher ei
the second precinct, said they ar
rested Kendrick and the attorneys
as they were getting into a cab.
They said man identified as
Hughes hurled invective at them as
the cab pulled away, and the driver
Emery Buchanan, 1860 Harvard
street NV, was ordered to halt.
AS they were placing Hughes un-
der arrest, Kendrick and Himmel-
stein protested, and were also taken
into custody, the policemen said
Kendrick and Hughes were charged
with disorderly conduct and drunk
enness and released this morning
in SIS bond for appearance in court
July 16. Charged only with drunk
enness, Himmelstein was released
soon after his arrest ON $40 bond
for appearance in Municipal Court
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
krug Proposes Extension
OF Coal Mine Safety Code
BY the A,soeioted Press

Secretary OF the Interior Krug
proposed yesterday that Congress
extend for one year the Federal
coal mine safety code which is to
expire June 80.
The code formed q part of the
Krug-Lewis agreement under which
the Government has been operating
the Nations soft coal mines for
more than year. Government
possession of the coal mines ends
June 30.
Mr.. Krug addressed to Senator
Vandenburg, Republican, of Mich
igan, President of the Senate,
proposal for a joint resolution.
Mr.. Krug said that If the provi-
sions Of the safety code are to
expire with the Coal Mine Admin
istration's contract with the United
Mine Workers, the Federal Gov
ernment will be without power to
enforce mine safety regulations.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

In high good humor, 1000 MEM
bers Of the joint CIO-AFL Veto
Caravan motored to Turner'S Arena
today to prime their guns for the
scheduled three-day attack on the
Taft Hartley labor bill.
Automobiles bearing the license
plates of Is States, including Cali
fornia, converged on the auditorium
at Fourteenth and w streets NV
for the first meeting at $50 am
The 400 cars were painted with slo-
gans and militant signs declaring
Keep Labor Free-Veto the Taft
Hartley Slave Labor Bill" "Gov-
eminent by Inquisition Is Un-Amer-
ican," America Needs Free Labor
and free Labor Won the War"
Some of the 900 union rank and
file journeyed to Washington In buses
some in station wagons, but most
came in their own automobiles. The
Organizing Committee provided on
less than 48 hours notice housing
for the 900 in hotels, tourist homes
and private dwellings,.
30 Unions Represented.
The caravaneers are of all ages,
sexes, appearances and represented
more tnan 80 AFL and CIO unions
united for once in the fight to block
the Taft Hartley labor bill.
The delegates assumed the ap-
pearance of a political convention
at this mornings meeting, with
State placards, organization lapel
pins and banners proclaiming thei,
opposition to the labor measure
The briefing messages by caravan
leaders today were met with en-
thusiastic cheering despite the rain
which sprinkled the delegates As
they converged on the arena.
Leaders told them their primary
Evening star., 1947-06-18

Armstrong High School, 8 pm;
Cardozo High School, pm, at the
Francis Junior High School Audi
torium; Phelps Vocational High
School, 8 pm, at the Young Ele-
mentary School Auditorium, and
Chamberlain Vocational High
School. 8 pm.
Also, Alice Deal Junior High
School, pm; Hine Junior High
School, pm; Paul Junior High
School, 2 pm; Powell Junior High
School, 2 pm; Stuart Junior High
rSchool, 2 pm: Bannecker Junior
High School, 1890 am. and Shaw
Junior High School, 2 pm.
Coolidge High School is the only
high school holding exercises to-
morrow, the time being 8 pm.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Badly .Beoten Man. so,
Found on Sidewalk

A well-dressed man identified by
police as H. S. Eustace, so, of Cul-
verton, Va, was in critical condition
today at Gallinger Hospital after
being found unconscious last night
on the sidewalk in front of 1918
Ninth street NV. Identification
was made from papers on his
person.
According to police, Mr.. Eustace is
suffering from a. broken jaw, lacera-
tions over the left eve and other in
juries. Police said they believed he
had been beaten by several colored
hovS
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Laboratory Destroyed /
In RondoIph-Mucon Fire
Ay HE Assoeiofsd Prsss

1y The Assoeiofsd Pfsss
ASHLAND, Va, June 18.-Fire Of
undetermined origin destroyed the
freshman chemistry laboratory and
damaged four classroon1s In the
Pace Memorial Building at Ran
dolph- Macon College yesterday.
College officials estimated the
damage at approximately $4,000
and said the loss was covered by
insurance,
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Prince Georges Plans
BOYS Clubs Week

The Prince Georges County COM
missioners yesterday proclaimed
next week as Prince Georges County
Boys Clubs week.
The clubs are conducting drive
for S15 00n
Evening star., 1947-06-18
rs Per Cent Cuts Seen
In Air Freight Rates
By The Assoeiofsd Press

Reductions of more than as per
cent from present air freight rates
may be expected when the sched-
uled airlines file new tariffs to be-
come effective August /, the All
Transport Association said yester-
day.
The ATA, speaking for scheduled
air carriers, announced that 18 air.
lines are participating in the con-
solidated air freight tariffs to be
filed by their agent, Air Cargo, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-25
Motions Reduced

IL Smooth Sheepskin Pullman Slippers, in black or
brown. Broken sizes. Inclusive Of tax, were 1850
Now -------------- t2.43
ii Koroseal Film Child's Apron in yellow and blue
plaid. Were 81. so.
60 Paper Garment Bags, "safe-pack' dust proof
air tight, so" length. Were 2sc Now
IA njsperwhite for washing and deodorzing
diapers. Were 21c. Now
Raycn Dotted Material Jewelry Bags Including
20To tax. Were $500 Now $3.50
7 Sachets, rayon satin tied with ribbon. Were
$3.50. Now -------------- 81 80
70 Pairs of Rand Dress Shields, size regular
cotton material. Were sec. Now 25c
Is Plastic Electric Fan Covers. Were SITS. Now 81
20 Plastic Coffee Maker Covers. Were $125 Now
75c
Plastic Broer Covers. Were SLIPS. Now 75c
Mems Manicure Sets genuine leather in tan and
brown. Inclusive Of tax. Were $40. Now. &5A0
l Green Leather Sewing Box with gold tooling de-
sign on top. Fitted with scissors needles and
thread Was $22.50. Now----$ SIS
IL Rayon Handkerchief Cases, slightly soiled Were
II Rayon Moire Cosmetic Bags, slightly imperfect
Were 60c. Now - Zoe
Sorority Sets, 6-pece set includes washcoth case
cosmetic bag, mending kit tourist bag kleenex case
and tooth brush Slightly imperfect. Including
300 tax. Were $3.50. Now 81 80
W&L-Notions, Aisle 81, First Floor