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Evening star., 1947-04-16
| Pier Removal
Cited as Sample
| Problem on Hill

When the stone piers finally are
removed from the north end of West
Executive avenue, near the White
House, all 531 members OF Congress
should see it done.
So commented Senator McGrath.
Democrat, Of Rhode Island yester-
day after the Public Service Sub
committee OF the Senate District
Committee, which he heads, ap-
proved the House bill to take the
pillars down.
They all ought to witness the
event" said Senator McGrath, ad-
vocate OF giving the District home
rule, 80 they viii understand what
kind Of problems Congress has to
deal with"
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West, questioned by the subcommit-
tee, recalled that Congress back
IN the 1920s ordered removal OF
the heavy gates that swung from
the piers, but directed that the
piers be left standing. He assumed
this was with the thought soma
one someday would want the gates
restored.
We really ought to amend this
bill. then, ] guess" Senator Nc
Grath smiled, TO require that the
stones from the piers be thrown
away, 20 Congress later won't have
70 pass another bill
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Liienthors Daughter Resigns
u. S. Job at Fathers 5 Request
Had Been Criticized
As Pro-Communist
In House Speech

Nancy LilienthaI, criticized in q
House speech as an active pro-
Communist" said today she had re-
signed her job at the Labor Depart
ment at her fathers request.
The 22-year-old daughter Of David
E. Lilienthal, head of the Atomic
Energy Commission, said her father
thinks one of us working for the
Government is enough"
The Congressional Record yester-
day quoted Representative Busbey
Republican, of Illinois as stating
Miss Lilienthal was about to leave
the Department of Labor to work
privately on confidential matters
with her father, David Lilienthal.' -
Miss Lilienthal said she was not
going to work for the Atomic Energy
Commission now or in the foresee-
able future" and was not going to
work for her father privately on
confidential matters"
II am looking for job" she
said. preferably with private in
dustry."
She said she did not agree with
her father that only one member
Of the family should work for the
Government, but gave in because
she was scheduled to be let out Of
her job in q month anyway.
Mr.. Busbey quoted an srticle
printed in the February issue Of
Plain Talk, which said Miss Lilien-
thai, member of the United Pub
lie Workers, = Communist-domi
ated tmion,r only recently dispaayed
her strong pro-Soviet attitud1 ~
then stated she had led opposition
at a. Decembera Meeting of fflk
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Committee to erect the fountain.
The design Of the fountain would
have to be approved by the Com
mission Of Fine Arts. The resolu-
ton would provide that the United
States be put to no expense for the
memorial.
Representative Fulton explained
that the Mellon Memorial Commit
tee had not yet been completed but
would be set up officially when the
resolution is enacted. Adequate
funds will be available from the
many associates and admirers OF
Mr.. Mellon, he predicted. No spe-
cific estimates of cost has been
fixed.
1.-THE tribute will be gift from
Pennsylvania people in honor of one
of our foremost citizens" asserted
Mr.. Fulton.
The fountain, he said, would har-
monte with the nearby Gallery and
Government buildings. A large
column of water thrown high into
the air would be visible from the
Capitol through long vistas down
Pennsylvania and Constitution ave-
nue. and parts of The Mall.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
TeochersF Focinq
Suspension for
'PIoying Hockey

School teachers Of Alexandria who
play hockey" from classes In the
future are to be penahzed.
There have not been many such
cases, the school board emphasized
last night, but there have been
enough to warrant penalties. Here
after. teachers who are AWOL from
classrooms will be suspended for a
period twice as long as their unex-
cused absence, the board decided
The Office of School Supt. T. C.
Williams explained that teachers
are granted sick leave. If they need
time off for purposes other than ILL
ness, they must first obtain permis-
sion.
The board also appropriated $3.50
TO send the George Washington High
School Cadet Corps and Band to
Winchester for the Shenandoah
Apple Blossom Festival May Ia.
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union to proposal to indorse the
resolution of the Atlantic City CIO
convention cendemning communism.
Miss Lilienthal said she voted
against one such resolution and for
another, but did not take part In
the discussion on either one.
"One resolution was unnecessary
and + voted against It," she said.
At the same meeting another reso-
luton was introduced indorsing all
acts Of the CIO convention and
stressing particularly the passage
Of the anti Communist resolution.
I voted for that"
Any one at all sympathetic with
labor unions Is accused of being a
Communist sympathizer today" she
ssid q don't think it i fair.
l945 grxdu4te sof Radcliffe Col
'lege, Miss Liiienthal lives at 201g
lE61ofan1a road NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Exchange Club to Get
|Churter at Dinner

Formal presentation OF national
charter to the Exchange Club OF
Washington will be made at q din
ner at pm. Friday evening at the
Congressional Country Club.
1t. Col. John n. Awtry of the
Judge Advocate Generals depart
ment Of the Army, former national
president OF the club will present
the charter.
Of1cers of the Washington club
are Hamilton M. Myers, president;
DR.. r. r. Hutcheson, vice president;
Albert G. Borhi, secretary, and Fern
e. Henninger, treasurer. Members
of the board Of control are William
y. Blake, Philip w. Cam, Harold
II. Hill, Philip J. Corr, James Muir
ply and William Schofield.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Action by Gen. Youn!!
Awaited in Dispute
On Wafer Contract

Final approval of disputed Dis
trict water chlorination contract
was held up today, pending exam
ination Of a transcript of testimony
by Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young
Engineer Commissioner.
Although he presided at the meet
ing at which the testimony was Of
fered yesterday, Gen. Young said
no action would be taken "for al
least 48 hours" He said he needed
additional time to examine the writ
ten record.
Gen. Young declared, however
that whatever action he takes will
be purely from the engineering
standpoint, provided it is in the
best interests of the District" Yes
terday's meeting produced no evi-
dence of bad faith" he said.
The contract in question was lei
by the District Water Division to
Wallace g. Tiernan Co., Inc, OF
Belleville. N. j., on March 20 for
S10,274 1t called for installation OF
publication machinery at the Ana
costa pumping station.
Low bidder on the contract, how
ever, was George A. Quincy, jr., OF
G. A. Quincy & Sons, 2233 Observa-
tory place NV. He offered to in
stall equipment made by the Ever
son Manufacturing Co. Of Chicago
for s7,700.
Mr.. Cunney's complaint at the
failure to award the contract to
the low bidder touched off an in
vestigation. David v. Auld, Water
Division superintendent, explained
Mr.. Cunney's bid was turned down
because Everson equipment installed
in three known localities was found
to be faulty.
The Commissioners approval OF
the award to Wallace k Tiernan,
however, was held up on April 4,
pending meeting of the various
parties concerned. Present yester-
day besides Gen. Young and Mr..
Auld were Chalmers Hammill, De-
partment Of Justice; Purchasing Of
ficer Roland Brennan, Sanitary Di-
rector Harold A. Kemp, Corporation
Counsel Vernon West, Mr.. Quincy
and representative of Wallace &
Tiernan.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Tourist Campers
Deny Quarters
Are 'F|ophouse'
Youth Organizations
Also Protest Report
On Washington Hostel

Residents of the Washington
Tourist Camp in East Potomac
Park and officials Of national youth
organizations rose in indignation
today ocer charges that the camps
youth hostel is a "hophouse" and
that there is danger of delinquency
at the camp.
Five women from the camp, who
said Ghey had read news stories
recounting the charges, appeared
before the Senate Civil Service SUBJ
committee investigating the actiyi-
ties Of Government Services, Inc,
operator OF the camp, to refute
them.
Mrs. George Jeys and Mrs. Nettie
NARROW, who live in trailers at the
camp, and Mrs. Warner Fell, Mrs.
r. J. Englehart and Mrs. William
Luttge, who are using three Of the
camps cabins for emergency homes,
said they had seen no evidence
whatever of moral misconduct.
Women Have Small Children.
Mrs. Fell has four young children,
while the other two women living in
the cabins have two each.
Mrs. Fell said she was "eternally
grateful" to GSI for allowing her to
make temporary home at the
camp, after she was evicted from
her home In Washington last
summer.
Norman Littell, former assistant
attorney general and president Of
the American Youth Hostel Asso-
citation and Mrs. Frederick Brooke,
who heads the Potomac area youth
hostel organization and formerly
was national president of the Girl
Scouts Of America, protested that
the camps pavilion is not a flop
house.
Investigators Made Report.
George D. Riley, the subcommit-
tees chief investigator, used the
term "f1ophouse for boys and girls"
in describing the pavilion at a
hearing Monday.
Mr.. Littel and Mrs. Brooke said
the hostel association chose the
pavilion at the tourist camp for
its Washington hostel.
Young men and women who stay
there observe a rigid code of con-
=. duct laid down by the association
and have adult supervision when
they stay there, they said. M. G..
Hall, superintendent of the camp,
and his wife have been accepted by
the NYH as competent "house par
ents."
Baldwin Says Camp Is Deficient.
Mr.. Littell said he and Mrs.
Brooke had inspected the 30-bed
pavilion and found it In excellent
condition, with a double wall board
partition separating girls from boys.
q Senator Baldwin said it may have
been unfortunate that Mr.. Riley
used the word fophouse but wit
i1tsses generally hays agreed the
camp Is deficient.
Senator Baldwin, said he had
written Secretary OF Interior Krug
recommending that the National
Park Service push for improvements
under existing conditions.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

A memorial fountain near the
intersection of Pennsylvania anc
Constitution avenues NV. is being
planned as a tribute to the late
Andrew w. Mellon.
The project is sponsored by
friends of the Pittsburgh finan-
cier, former Secretary of the Treas
ury and Ambassador to Great Brit
ain, who gave the National Gallery
of Art to the Nation.
Site of the proposed fountain
is on a triangle of park ground
owned by the United States. 1t
is bounded by Pennsylvania and
Constitution avenues and Sixth
street NV, north of the National
Gallery of Art.
Legislation to permit use of the
Federal location was introduced
in both Houses Of Congress yester-
day by Senator Martin, and Rep
resentative Fulton, Republicans, OF
Pennsylvania.
The Identical resolutions would
direct the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, who Is in charge of National
Capital Parks here, to authorize
the Andrew w. Mellon Memorial
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Real Estate Commission
Revokes Battles License

The District Real Estate Com
mission yesterday revoked the real
estate brokers' license of Wallace
A. Battle, jr., colored, 4 NJ street
|S.W.
The commissions order said a
recent hearing had Nvealed Mr..
Battles "unworthiness or incom-
potency to act as q real estate
broker.
Edgar Thomas, 1906 M street
NV. told the commission Mr.. Bat
tie accepted $1,000 as down payment
on q house at 214 e street S.W.
and failed to return the money,
although the deal never went
through.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Division Chiefs Slated
To Report Tomorrow
On Cleanup Drive

Foremen OF the Street Cleaning
Department who have been listing
unsightly lots in their territories for
the past several weeks, will report to
the Commissioners Committee on
Cleanliness and Sanitation tomor-
row in the Municipal Center.
This will be the last meeting be-
fore the Refuse Department begins
its work of cleaning up the alleys
and public spaces in the territory
OF No. 9 police precinct. With the
end of ash collections for the season,
William A. Xanten, superintendent
OF the Refuse Department, next
plans to start cleaning up the alleys
in the Northeast section on Monday
AS soon as No. 9 precinct has been
covered the workmen will move on to
No. 10 and then to Nos. II, IL
and 13.
Mr.. Xanten said yesterday more
people in Washington should follow
the example of Charles H. Brown,
2e40 Northampton street NV. Mr..
Brown is organizing his neighbors
to clean up II privately owned lots
in his block and plans to have the
work completed in a few weeks.
Mr.. Brown plans to have the debris
hauled away in trucks, and Mr..
Xanten has placed a dumping
ground at his disposal.
Another private cleanup campaign
was reported by Mr.. Xanten today.
Walter Washington, manager of the
James Creek Project, temporary
housing community in Southwest
Washington near the Army War
College, says he plans to cleanup
his community next Wednesday and
Thursday.
Kirk Miller, chairman of the
Board of Trade Cleanup Washing
ton" Committee, and Edwin N. Lewis,
secretary of the committee, will meet
with the Commissioners committee
tomorrow and give final report on
plans for a Cleanup, Paintup
Week." beginning Monday.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Tukomo Club to Hold
31st Nurcissus Show

The 31st annual narcissus show
OF the Takoma Horticultural Club
will be held tomorrow and Friday
at the Takoma Branch Library
Fifth and Cedar streets NV, DR.
E. e. Wehr, chairman Of the Show
Committee, announced today.
The judges, DR.. Edwin G. Powell
and Mrs. Ernest w. Davenport. will
make decisions on beauty and ar.
rangement of the flowers. The
flowers will be received after pm
tomorrow and the show will be oper
to the public from to $3.50 pm
tomorrow and from 9 am. to 9 pm
Friday.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
PUC 10 Reopen
benniing Line
Bus Hearing
Plan for Recruiting
In Wesley Heights
Area Is Killed

The Rosslyn-Benning line street.
cars again stand . chance Of being
of tracks as 4 result OF another
Public Utilities Commission order.
The commission yesterday ordered
q re-opening OF hearings on the
Capital Transit Co.'S much-dis-
cussed proposal to substitute buses
for streetcars on that part Of the
line east OF Fifteenth street NV.
At the same time, the commission
handed down q mo decision" ver-
dict, thereby killing a citizens pro-
posal to reroute Massachusetts, ave-
nue. line buses in the Wesley
Heights area.
Hearing Set May Is.
In setting 10 am. May Is as the
hour for resumption In the Ross
lyn-Benning line case, the PUG
also held UP enforcement of orders
relative to improvement OF service.
These cover addition OF several
turn-around facilities and re-laying
Of double tracks on H street NE.
between Second and Fourteenth
streets.
The commissions action on the
Wesley Heights proposal was sup
ported by the statement that a
large percentage" of residents Of
the area prefer no change. The
order acknowledged; however, that
the present routing is not Satisfac-
tory to q considerable number Of
persons living south of Cathedral
avenue and west OF and along
Foxhau road.
The PUG likewise ruled out tenn
porarily a compromise plan to es-
tablish shuttle bus service between
Ward Circle and Western High
School over Nebraska avenue, Fox
hall road and Reservoir road, on
the ground that Foxhall road is
too narrow and crooked for safe
service" Any such plan must await
improvement of Foxhall road, it
was said.
Two Cases Left Open.
The commission left the door
open, however, on a request made by
residents Of the American University
Park area for establishment of all
day bus service on Massachusetts,
avenue between Ward Circle and
Cathedral avenue NV. and for res
toration Of the downtown terminal
Of the Massachusetts, avenue bus
line at a point near its prewar loca-
ton.
Decision on this last proposal was
withheld, pending the outcome OF
conversation in progress between
residents OF the American Univer-
sity Park and Wesley Heights areas
and the Capital Transit Co. at the
citizens request, it was said.
Capital Transit's original request
to substitute buses for streetcars on
Rosslyn- Benning line was made
last September IL On March s.,
the 'PUC denied the request and
ordered = improvements In service.
This was followed by a company
appeal April /, In which Capital
Transit charged the PUG order was
erroneous in law" as well as "un-
reasonable, arbitrary, capricious and
an abuse OF discretion
The company said the PUCs
action in blocking abandonment Of
the carline segment and ordering
additional turnarounds exceeded
statutory authority.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
No Smallpox in Area,
Health Officers Saw;
Vaccine Is Sufficient

| The Washington area today re-
manned free Of smallpox and the
District Health Department said
there was enough vaccine in the
hands OF private physicians and
clinics to take care of normal de-
mands.
A survey of adjoining Maryland
and Virginia disclosed no cases OF
the disease reported and no emerg-
elcy measures taken. The Maryland
State Department OF Health, how
ever, has advised all Maryland resi-
dents to take necessary precau-
tions" following the outbreak of the
disease in New York City.
Thus far there has been no rush
of persons seeking vaccinations in
the District. The Medical Bureau
of the District Medical Society re-
ported it had several inquiries yes
terday on where to receive vaccina-
tions.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant
District health officer, said There
is no cause for undue alarm. Rea-
sonable precautions have been and
are being taken"
Vaccination of Health Department
employees, which began yesterday
continued today.
The department announced that
Gal1inger Hospital, Southwest
Health Clinic, Delaware avenue and
I street S.W., and Polk Health Clin-
ic, Seventh and P streets NV, give
vaccinations from 9 to 10 am. and
1 to 2 pm.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, Montgomery
County health officer, said there il
. possibility of nistaking snallpna
for chickeupDx n The two Are some
what simiIxr h1 appearance.
HI The Maryland Health Department
furnishes vaccine to physicians in
the counties, the Associated. Press
reported. DR.. Robert H. Riley
warned there Is danger Of the dis
ease at any time Of the year and
advised repetition of the vaccina-
ton when a positive reaction is not
obtained.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Annapolis Will Stort
DoyIight Time April n
BY The Assoeiufsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, April I6.-Mary-
lands capital has decided to 60 on
daylight saving time.
The CITY. Council adopted q reso-
luton putting Annapolis on daylight
time as Of 2 an. April n.
The action followed that Of the
Anne Arundel County Commission
ers, who ordered daylight time e.
fectivs throughout the eounty.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Van zundt to Address
VFW Meeting Tonight

Representative Van Zandt, Re
publican, Of Pennsylvania, a veteran
of World Wars I and II, will speak
at joint installation Of officers of
the Russell Mitchell Post. No. 900
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, and Its
Ladies Auxiliary at o'clock to-
night at the Veterans Memorial
Home and Recreational Club, sos
Wolfe street, Alexandria.
Mr.. Van zandt Is past national
commander -in-chief of VFW, hav-
ing served three terms.
Mayor william T. wilkins and
other city officials are expected to
attend.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
New Maryland Hospital
Approved by Expediter
BY the Associated Pres.

Construction Of q 81, ,798, $40 chron-
ic disease hospital by the Maryland
State Health Department at Sails
bury has been approved by the Of
flee of the Housing Expediter.
The 3o0-bed project was author
lied by the 1s45 Maryland Legis-
lature.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Mexican Flags Sought
To Welcome Arrival
|0f AIeman April H

Thousands Of small Mexican flag!
would add color to the Capital'l
welcome OF President Miguel Ale.
man Of Mexico April 20, but tn.
committee planning the greeting
has been unable to fnd@ them.
General Chairman Edgar Morri.
told of the problem yesterday a
the groups first meeting in Ths
Star Building. He said supplier,
queried to date had been unable tt
assure delivery OF a large supply o1
the size wanted.
Mr.. Morris told the COMMITTEES
arrangements had been made fol
Mexican flags on lamp posts alone
the route to be travelled by Presi.
dents Truman and Aleman II
reaching the White House afte,
the visitors arrival at Washington
National Airport.
He added larger flags of thi
neighbor nation would be displayed
at key points on the route.
Small flags are needed for thu
thousands of spectators expected t<
line curbs for the motorcade',
passageway, Mr.. Morris explained
He said efforts to obtain them woulc
continue.
He urged all washington organ.
izations and individuals to plar
participation in the welcome 70.
President Aleman, who will be max.
ing the first official visit of a Mex.
lean chief executive to the Capita,
while in Office.
I'VE want to show our good neigh.
bors to the south we appreciate the
great welcome they gave President
Truman on his recent visit to Mex
leo" Mr.. Morris said. -
He asked particularly that bands
willing to play at points along the
motorcade route notify Clarence A
Arata, committee secretary, in the
offices Of the Greater National Cap
ital Committee.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
VA Hospitoi Name Booked

The vestry Of st. Georges Episco-
pal Church in Arlington last night
indorsed q proposal to name the
new Veterans Administration hos
pital in Arlington for Lawrence Mac
Donald, IN Army captain killed ii
action IN Europe tn 1874.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Airport Leuse Sought

FREDERICK, Md, April 1.-THE
Frederick City Council has under
consideration application from
Charles Allen OF Baltimore, repre-
Isenting Airports. Inc, to lease the
'citys new airport
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beginning Monday
The Republican., 1947-01-02

The Women's Missionary Society
held special mission study meeting
at the home of Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty,
on Friday evening of this week
Kenneth Bucket, accompanied by
Harriet, Jimmy, Mary and Berna-
dette Glotfelty were shopping in Cum
berland last Tuesday.
Thomas Beachy, of Cumberland,
Ohio, and Edison Beachy, Of Cresap-
town, Nd, spent the Christmas sea-
son with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Beachy.
Mrs. Nellie Byrne, of Markleys-
burg, Pa, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Shawley, last Thursday.
Thomas Hayes spent Christmas
Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ry-
man, at their home near Grantsville
Mrs. Hilda Bowser, Akron, Ohio,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Stanton during the Christ
mas season. H ssm
Glenn and Mary Brenneman, Of
Cumberland, spent Christmas day
with their home folks here.
Robert Stanton, of Cumberland,
The Republican., 1947-01-02
EVANSVILLE

Harvey Gortner, proprietor of the
Motor Service Company Of Grantsville
and Meyersdale, Pa, entertained 27
employees at a turkey dinner at Gun
tertown recently. Cash bonuses to the
amount Of $1,000 were presented to
the employees for their faithful work
during the year.
Discuss Sherbow Report
Farm Bureau Group No.. l met at
the home of William Winterberg re-
Gently. Guy Stanton led the discussion
in the absence Of John Hershberger,
on the Sherbow Commission Report.
Winterberg and several others will at
tend the State Farm Bureau meeting
in Baltimore January 8, 9 and 10. A
social hour was held and refreshments
were served.
Christmas Party Held
Mrs. Floyd burst was hostess to
the Mars Hill Homemakers Club at
Christmas party Miss Beulah Engle
presided. Officers for 1947 were
elected, including Mrs. Harold Baum,
president; Mrs. Irwin Baker, vice
presidents; Mrs. Martha Beachy, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Floyd burst, treasurer.
a Christmas program was given
The Republican., 1947-01-02
berland last Monday.

berland last Monday.
Bayard Maust, of Salisbury, Pa,
was a pleasant caller here last Mon
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Brenneman, Of
Cumberland, visited Mr.. Brenneman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Brenne-
man, on Sunday.
Garland Hummell, of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with his wife here.
Edison Beachy, of Cresaptown,
spent Sunday with his home folks
here.
Melva Opel, a nurse in Memorial
hospital, Cumberland, visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Opel recent