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Evening star., 1947-02-24
Light Milk Supply Due
Until Rural Roads
Are Cleared Of Snow

The Washington areas milk supply
will be tight for the next few days
until snow-blocked roads are cleared
in Maryland producing areas, Bruce
B. Derrick, secretary of the Mary
land and Virginia Milk Producers
Association, said today.
Earlier, o. w. Anderson, Mont
gomery County agriculture agent,
said Montgomery County farmers
expect most roads to be clear by
night, enabling them to get their
milk through to Washington.
Mr.. Anderson reported that be-
tween 10000 and 10000 gallons of
milk had been dumped since Thurs
days storm blocked practically all
of the roads in the county's heaviest
milk producing areas,
Hampered by Container Shortage.
Dairymen could have saved the
milk if they had enough containers,
Mr.. Anderson reported, since milk
deteriorates very slowly when kept
in temperatures of so degrees and
lower. He explained that most
farmers have only enough cans for
about day and a half's production
Herman Schulteis, vice president
of the Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase
Dairy, largest distributor in the
District, said his firm would be able
to supply all of its customers today
and tomorrow. He expressed the
hope that the roads will be open
by then.
Mr.. Schulteis said the dairy was
receiving about 80 per cent of what
it normally gets from Virginia and
about 65 per cent of its normal
Maryland supply. He added that
milk had been coming through
from the company's large receiving
station at Frederick about as usual
Farmers Asked to Aid Road Men.
The county agent broadcast ar
appeal yesterday to farmers to aid
workers in clearing the roads
Especially those in the Poolesville
Barnesville, Comus and Beallesville
"a Cc1s 41C So40 WALL
were needed to break the crust or
the snow so scrapers and plows
could move it.
Mr.. Anderson estimated the milk
dumped to date has cost dairymer
about $4,000. He said more than
half of the county's normal supply
has been lost since the storm.
Once the main roads are cleared
so pickup trucks can get through
Mr.. Anderson said, it will remain
for farmers to get the milk out tc
the pickup points. He expressed con-
f1dence that they could do this ano
said that many would go across
fields, cutting fences as they went
in order to get the milk out.
Some farmers, Mr.. Anderson re-
ported, have been able to get theii
milk out to the few open main roads
! by using sleds and wagons. =
Evening star., 1947-02-24

Favorable reports are adopted on
three of the measures. No action
Is taken on the four other bills
pending further study.
Stands Through Senate Hearing.
The group completes its business
at 1880 am. and Mr.. Wilkinson
walks up to the second floor to at
tend hearing before the Senate
judiciary Committee on a bill In
which his county is interested. The
measure would revise child adoption
procedures.
The room is crowded and Mr.
wilkinson has to stand in the hall
during the hearing. The committee
adjourns at 1890 pm. and Mr.
wilkinson stays around to meet any
of his constituents who may be
present. H.. ~
He does not see any. 1t is. time
for lunch and he goes down to
the f1rst-floor lunch counter oper-
ated under the auspices of the
Maryland Workshop for the Blind
He gets a sandwich and a bottle
of milk before going up to the
House about pm. to. take his seat
on the aisle. Beside him are five
Evening star., 1947-02-24
|FuNConversion Might HoveLeft
ID. C.. Without Gas During Crisis

give an exact date for the decision
and would not indicate what 1t is
likely to be-,
Asked whether the commission
planned. to take any special notice
Of the pipeline break and its effect
on the local supply situation, Mr..
Flanagan said: .
"Well, we knew 1t happened"
No further hearings are planned,
however, he added.
The commission received public
opinions on the company's proposals
last December.
At that time, E. J. Boothby, vice
president and general manager, said
the company would not be able to
supply District demands next win
ter unless the conversion were per-
mitted. He said the company chose
conversion as q means of avoiding
large capital outlay for new
manufacturing facilities here which,
he declared, would make increased
rates inevitable.
Costs Are Cited. 80
However, the conversion itself
would cost about $4,000 he ad-
mitted, which would be paid by Gus
toners over period of years.
This sum would not include the
value Of manufacturing units which
then would become useless, he said
under cross oss-examination.
Specifically, the company has
asked the commission: e..
/. To raise the minimum heating
value of gas supplied from 800 Brit
ish thermal units per cubic foot,
which the present mixed gus pro-
duces, to LOO BTU's, which straight
natural gas generates.
T. 2. To permit billing on . basis
of thernls instead of cubic feet. A
therm is 100000 BTUs.
In statement at a Federal Power
Commission hearing In Charleston,
w. va, last April, Chairman Fana-
gan emphasized necessity that "a
non -interruptible supply of natural
gas be assured the District IN the
years to come"
At that time he advocated FPC
control of the interstate movement
Of natural gas and cited the large
consumption here by the Naval Gun
Factory, Bureau Of Standards, Gov
eminent Printing Once and COM
mercial users.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Driver Faces Hearing
After Truck Hits Boys

A hearing was set today for
Thursday in Alexandria Civil and
Police Court in the case of Will
liam E. Windsor, 80, of the 27OO
block of South Meade street, Airing
tho, who was booked by Alexandria
police as the driver of light
truck which struck two boys Satur-
day on Mount Vernon avenue
Windsor is at liberty under $1,000
bond on charges of drunken and
reckless driving.
Condition of one of the boys still
was listed as critical" at Alexandria
Hospital. He is Donald Malcolm, 49,
of Ill East Clifford avenue. The
condition of Patrick Corcoran, II, of
3012 Manning street was described
as "fine."
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Administrators Urqe
Number Of Teachers
In Nation be Doubled

The number of teachers now serv-
ing American schools should be
doubled and the sums now appro-
priated for schools should be tripled
to meet the growing demand for
schooling, the American Association
of School Administrators said today.
Reasons for this statement are
contained in a 286-page report re-
leased today by the association. The
report was prepared by special 10
man committee of leaders in the
field of education, headed by Claude
v. Courier, superintendent of schools
in Cincinnati.
The report said:
"In the five years after America
entered World War II, 100000
babies were born in the United
States. This was 1000, 900 more than
had been predicted by population
experts. Over 100000 babies were
born during each of the years 1943
and 1914 when experts predicted
that births would be stabilized at the
2,000,O 900 mark during these years.
High Schools Affected in 1853.
"The elementary schools felt the
rush of this new tide of life first In
1916, when kindergarten enrollments
suddenly increased, after years OF
stability. Elementary school enroll
ments suddenly increased rapidly un-
til 1850, with Consequent demand
for more teachers and more school
rooms. BY 1853 the high schools will
feel the surge and they will expand
until 1860. No one knows whether
the birth rate will fall again to the
prewar level"
The AASA Is q department OF the
National Education Association. It's
report backs up in general the NEA
campaign for high pay for teachers
and more school facilities.
The report set forth guides for
/ SCHOOLS for a new world" which IN
cluded:
/. It is becoming apparent that
the degree of education and teen
nical competence determines the
economic welfare of the countries
of the world.
2. Education is the one best hope
that children of underprivileged ano
minority groups have for rising te
the most coveted and honored POSI-
| tions in American life.
so Teachers Per LOCO Pupils.
3. The school should be the place
where all kinds of pupils are re-
warded for doing well the desirable
things they can do best.
4. Our schools should provide stu
dents with a greater opportunity
for vocational training. work ex-
perience and guidance in selecting
a career.
| 5. Fifty teachers are needed fol-
every 1000 pupils for effective teach
ing.
s. Only through major participa-
ton by the State in the faH1ncial
Evening star., 1947-02-24

with the bills introduced by other
delegations.
After all new bills are read, COM
mittee meetings for the following
day are announced. II there Is no
further business the House adjourns.
Delegation Discusses Bills.
Mr.. wilkinson Immediately calls
his delegation together for a meet
ing in a committee room to discuss
the bills sent up the night before
by the county commissioners.
Several proposals are put aside
for further consideration. Others
are sent back to the commissioners
with a request that they look into
the matters involved more thor
oughly.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Mr.. Wilkinson informs the group
that the County League Of Women
Voters wants to meet the delegation
soon to discuss minimum wages
and hours bill pending before the
Legislature. After some discussion,
the group sets date for an evening
the following week.
IT guess that's all for today" says
Mr.. Wilkinson. The other delegates
leave and Mr.. Wilkinson puts the
bills into his brief case.
Works After Dinner.
It's pm. and time to go to din
ner. At Z pm, Mr.. Wilkinson meets
a constituent from University Park
in the hotel lobby. The constituent
wants a copy Of q bill introduced
recently by the, delegation, which
would increase the University Park
Councils borrowing powers. iq@Ft.sf
''Do you know the number Of the
bill?" asks Mr.. Wilkinson.
mo, DON'T" says the constituent
"Well, I'll try to get 1t for you, but
it will take a few days"
Mr.. Wilkinson looks at his watch
It's almost pm. He walks upstairs
to his room on the second floor
there is no elevator service. He
spends the next two hours answer
ing mail, looking over the bills dis
cussed that afternoon by the dele
cation, indexing them and examin-
ing other bills in which he Is in
terested.
BY that time, 1t is past 10 pm
and time for bed.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
U. N. Essay Contest
Open to College Students

An essay contest on "The Teach.
er and the United Nations" for COLI
lege students in the United States
and Canada with prizes totaling
81 900 has been announced.
The contest is sponsored by the
National Education Association, the
American Association for the United
Nations, the National Broadcasting
Co. and the United Nations Society
in Canada. Papers are limited to
1000 words and the final date for
submission is April IS.
Full information may be obtained
from Teacher Training Contest, As
East Sixty-f1fth street, New York
Citv.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Admiral Nibecker Voted
Navy Member Of Board

Rear Admiral Paul B. Nibecker,
chief of the ONCE Of Industrial Re-
lations of the Navy Department,
was recently elected as a new rep
resentative of the Navy at the 284th
meeting Of the National Industrial
Conference Board at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Admiral Nibecker succeeds Rear
Admiral Frederick G.. Crisp, a
former Navy Department repre-
sentative.
Evening star., 1947-02-24

delegates go home each day, as the
city is only about % miles away.
Those living in nearby counties also
commute.
Many of the delegates, however,
because of the long distances to
their homes or because of heavy
legislative duties, go home only on
week ends. Practically all of those
who stay have rooms at Carvel Hall,
the city's largest hotel.
Mr.. Wilkinson, who operates an
insurance agency in Hyattsville, is
among those who stay here all
week. He has an average size room
with private bath. He also eats
at the hotel.
Uses His $1,000 Salary.
His expenses while at Annapolis
come out of the $1,000 annual salary
paid each member of the Legisla-
ture.
A typical day for Mr.. Wilkinson
begins at am.
About an hour later, he strolls
into the motel d1nlng room. Inc
other members of the Prince
Georges County delegation. who also
stay at the hotel, join him.
After waiter takes their orders,
one of the delegates asks the chair
man, did you get those bills from
the county commissioners yet?"
EYES," replies Mr.. Wilkinson. 1
have them right here" patting his
brief case.
What about that dog tax bill?"
asks another delegates. "1s that
one in there too?"
IT haven't gone through each
one" says Mr.. Wilkinson. Suppose
We meet after the House adjourns
ard look them over to decide which
ones to introduce tomorrow"
This meets with general approval.
After finishing breakfast, Mr.. Wilk-
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Beane Says His Word
To Urban League Led
To designations

Livingtone E. Beane, one OF the
three staff members Of the Wash
ington Urban League to resign under
fire, issued a statement, today re.
vealing he was the one whose dis.
closures precipitated the resigna-
tions. q
Resigning at the same time as Mr.
Beane were DR.. Joseph j. Douglass
executive secretary of the league
and technician in charge of the
Social Surveys race relations re-
port, and DR.. Douglass secretary
Mrs. Ruth j. Dean.
The designations were submitted
after the disclosure that DR.. Doug
lass accepted from Mr.. Beane par
of the money paid Mr.. Beane BY
the Council of Social Agencies fol
his part-time work on the race rela.
tions report.
Meeting Scheduled Today.
The Urban League board was
scheduled to meet this afternoon te
discuss the designations and the ar
rangement which has been referred
to as a 'kickback."
DR.. Douglass spoke of the arrange
ment as rebate" which he claimed
was due him because Mr.. Beane's
work on the survey, he said, was un-
satisfactory. AS technician in charge
of the race relations survey, DR.
Douglass contended he was allowed
to make the survey any way I saw
fit"
Mr.. Beane made this statement
today:
"fn reference to my resignation
as industrial secretary of the Wash
ington Urban League, by reason OF
the onus which has been cast by
some newspaper stories, I wish to
state that after due consideration
for all the factors involved, and
after several sessions with my con-
science I found 1t necessary to bring
to the attention of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Washington Urban
League certain practices on the part
of the executive secretary of the
league WlllCI WcIc OCot1 Oyl1t6 11AC
morale of the staff and the con-
fidence of the community in the
league.
Says Work Was Praised.
TN reference to the competency
of the piece of work that I turned
in, I have been told by Mr.. &C. M
Pierce, the director of the survey,
that it was one of the best sections
of the survey. I have proof in the
persons of Mr.. Edward D. Hol-
lander and Miss Pauline Archus,
economists with the Department OF
Labor, who saw my draft shortly
before I submitted it to DIR. Doug
lass, that there was little change
between the material that I sub
mitted and the final copy that
appears in the survey. I believe that
the copy that appears In the survey
report stands up fof itself.
because discussed the matter
Evening star., 1947-02-24

Washington's weekend gas Crisis
might possibly have left virtually
all consumers without service had
appliances in the District been con-
verted for use of straight natural
gas.
Paradoxically this fact became
evident In statements of Wash
ington Gas Light Co. officials that
the emergency had been eased be-
cause most Virginia, and Maryland
suburbs had effected the conversion
Some natural gas reached the city
throughout the crisis, but It
amounted to not more than 20 per
cent of the amount normally re-
ceived here, according to Howard D
Noyes, general manager of opera
tions for the company.
I'VE routed this gas to consumers
whose appliances had been con-
verted," Mr.. Noyes explained. "At
the same time, we were manufac-
turing as much gas as we could
from oil, and this was supplied to
consumers in the District. The sit
uatien would have been much worse
if those suburban users hadn't been
converted"
Conversion Saved Breakdown.
Mr.. Noyes admitted customers
whose appliances had been con-
verted would not have received any
gas If this had not been done. The
stoves, heaters and other equip
ment could not be fed manufac-
tured gas without reconversion,
he explained.
Therefore, If the District and those
suburbs still using the mixed natural
and manufactured product had been
converted for straight natural gas,
only the small amount coming
through the pipeline would have
been available. It entered the line
at two connections east of the point
near the West Virginia Kentucky
State line at which two breaks oe-
Cured.
| Faced with complete dependence
/ on natural gas, the company pos
Isibly could have obtained increased
allotments through these connec-
tions. This would not have been
possible, however, had the breaks
! happened between the last connec-
tion and Washington.
PUG Application Cited.
The emergency focused attention
on the company's application pend
ing before the Public Utilities Com
mission incident to its proposed con-
version to straight natural gas
i throughout the District.
The commission will act "very
soon," Chairman James A. Flanagan
said today. He said he could not
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Federal Building
Needs Studied
By House Unit
Hearing Tomorrow;
New Courthouse for
District Urged
By Harold B. ROGERS

A comprehensive study of Federal
office space problems throughout the
Nation, including the District, will
be launched tomorrow by a House
public work subcommittee.
Representative McGregor, chair
man Of the Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, announced
his unit will confer at 10 am. in
open hearing with top officials Of
the Federal Work Agency.
The need of the District for q
new Federal courthouse has been
presented to Mr.. McGregor, but the
Ohio Republican said today it will
be considered as a part of the ma
tional public buildings picture. No
bill has been introduced in the
House as yet for the courthouse
here.
A bill to authorize construction of
the courthouse has been pending for
some time in the Senate Public
Works Committee. This unit Is
awaiting report from the Justice
Department and the Bureau of the
Budget before opening hearings on
the measure.
Wants Overall View.
This bill would authorize con-
struction of Federal courthouse on
Constitution avenue between Third
street and John Marshall place NV.
The cost would be split half and
half between the Federal and Dis
trict governments.
At the opening session Of his
subcommittee tomorrow morning,
Chairman McGregor said, he wants
to get an overall view of the Gov
ernment's public building problem.
He has asked for report on all
projects already authorized by Con-
gress. This information will be used,
he said, as a basis for deciding what
jobs should be authorized to pro-
ceed. S
Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws Of
District Court has conferred at
length with Mr.. McGregor about
the need for a new courthouse here
to relieve congestion.
Witnesses before the first meet
ing of the public building and
ground subcommittee tomorrow will
include Maj. Gen. Philip B. Flem-
ing, Federal Works administrator;
G. w. Follin, assistant administra-
tor; Alan Johnstone, general coun-
sci of FWA; George Field, commits
sioner of the Bureau of Community
Facilities, and w. E. Reynolds, pub
lie buildings commissioner.
To Study Building Costs. /.
Mr.. McGregor said he would look
into present high construction costs
He indicated he wants to flnd out
whether the construction of, some
fpublic buildings already authorized
by Congress can be justified. undel
the tremendous increase in costs oi
both labor and materials.
The rent bill of the Government
throughout the country also will be
looked into, he said.
Chairman Dondero Of the House
Public Works Committee said he
already had been informed Of the
vital need of the District for q new
Federal courthouse.
"As q lawyer" said Mr.. Dondero,
II was deeply impressed with the
need here as presented to me by
Justice Laws. Apparently the Dis
trict of Columbia Is greatly ham
pered by congested conditions In
its Federal court"
Evening star., 1947-02-24

support of public education can
minimum of educational opportu-
nifty be assured every child.
I. State systems of financial sup
port need not lead to State educa-
tional dictatorship. Responsibility
for avoiding such Capitalization
rests upon both local and State
educational leaders.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Discussion Postponed
,On D. G.. Representation

The Senate Judiciary COMMITTEES
again postponed today consideration
of the Capper resolution on national
representation for the District Of
Columbia.
The committee spent its entire
morning session on portal pay legis-
lation.
Evening star., 1947-02-24

with the director OF the survey
before discussing it with the board
Of the Urban League, (although he
was the only one with whom I dis
cussed it the board felt that my
resignation should be received.
II want to take this opportunity
of thanking the hundreds Of friends,
white and colored, who have so
loyalty helped me and the league
in its efforts to alleviate the social
and economic conditions of Negroes
IN the District of Columbia.
'tIn regards to my own future, I
am fortunate in having the as
surance of the National Urban
League Of a continued Urban League
career Just as soon as I have COM
pleted the work on my M. A. in
economics at American University
this summer"
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Businessman 10 Buy
144 Acres Near D. {.
For Veteran HOUSING

I A 1A-acre tract OF Government
owned land in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties will be sold
to John A. Norman, a Washington
businessman, for construction of
veterans housing the Defense
Homes Corp. announced today.
The land is on New Hampshire
avenue extended at University lane,
about TX miles from the District
line
Purchased in 1912 by DHC as a
war housing site, 1t never was de-
veloped for this purpose. The Ma
tional Housing Expediter ordered it
sold for development of moderately
priced homes or apartments, with
pl e1erence for World War II vet
erans.
rhe successful bid of 1921 900 was
offered by the Washington law firm
of Duckett, Gill g. Anderson in be-
half of Mr.. Norman.
William A. Ziegler, DHC general
manager, said Mr.. Norman had in
dicated his intention to start con-
struction Of 100 moderately priced,
single-family dwellings for veterans
as soon as possible.
The entire tract, Mr.. Ziegler said,
will be devoted to housing. He re-
ported Mr.. Norman planned to erect
apartment buildings on a portion Of
the site If permission to do so can be
obtained from Zoning authorities.
Mr.. Korman's offer, the highest
Of five bids submitted for the pro-
perty, will enable the Government
to liquidate an investment of $685.
674 in the property with small
profit.
The tract was offered for sale
by DHC last fall, and the agency
announced In September it had ac-
cepted a bid from a group of Wash
ington investors.
Negotiations were broken off,
however, because of changes in
the personnel of the group Of bid
ders and uncertainties about OBJ
tanning rezoning upon which their
bid was conditioned" according to
the DHC. The land was re-adver-