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Evening star., 1947-06-28
Arlington Chi|dren's
Swim Parties Planned

Arlington recreation authorities
today announced arrangements for
regular swimming parties of county
children at the East Potomac Pool
beginning Tuesday.
Recreation Director w. A. Rich
ardson said special buses will be
run each Tuesday and Thursday to
take children 10 years of age and
over to the pool on Hams Point. Mr.
Richardson said that children under
10 years of age may go provided
they are accompanied by a person
responsible for their safety. Other
children will be in charge of Miss
Margaret Ann Smith, life guard.
One bus will leave the Claude
Swanson Junior High School, North
Washington Boulevard, at 9:15 am.
1t will stop at Frederick street, at
Glebe road, at Wilson Boulevard, at
the Thomas Nelson Page and Mat
thew Maury' Fairgrounds, at Irving
street, at Pershing drive, at the
South Gate of Fort Myer and at
Columbia Pike.
A second bus will leave the Fair
lington administration building at
9:l5 am. and stop at the following
points; Harrington School play
ground, Shirley playground, Twen-
ty-third street and Arlington Ridge
road and the Nellie Gusts play
ground.
One-way fare for the trips will be
Is cents from the beginning of the
line and 10 cents from any other
stop.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Nice Women
Trick Widow of
$3.50 Life SAVINGS

Montgomery County police today
were looking for two nice talking !
women who tricked Derwood
widow out of $48o in life savings.
Mrs. Mamie Reid, GA, reported to
police that the two women in an
automobile with Mississippi plates
had talked her into Withdrawing
the money from a Rockville bank
after telling her they could "bless7
it and it would bring her good
health, good luck and good fortune
the rest of her days" /
The incident occurred Tuesday,
but Mrs. Reid did not notice the
money was missing until yesterday
because she followed instructions Of
the two women, she said.
Mrs. Reid told police that ons
of the women appeared to wrap the
money in a newspaper and a cloth.
and pinned it inside Mrs. Reid !
dress. She then instructed Mrs,
Reid not to look at it for three
days "or the sickness would come
and I would have bad luck"
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Barrett Wants Guides, Guards
To Dress Less Like Policemen

Inspector Robert J. Barrett has
decided on one of his first moves
when he becomes superintendent
of police Tuesday.
He is planning to get building
guards, guides and other uniformed
men in the city to change their
uniforms so as not to be- confused
with policemen
Some kind of stripe down their
pants legs might help to distinguish
building guard from a policeman, -
Inspector Barrett said Something
ought to be done to keep the public
from being so mixed up over the
identity of uniformed men"
Some of the guides about Wash
ington who stop people to solicit
sightseeing business have been mis-
taken for policemen by visitors, the
inspector said.
The problem had been taken to
the District subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee.
Representative Horan. Republican
Of Washington. subcommittee chair
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Truman Signs Bill TO Keep
Child Day-Care PROGRAM

President Truman late yesterday
signed legislation to continue opera
ton of the Districts child day-care
program under the Board of Public
Welfare through June 30, 1948.
The act authorizes the board tc
ask a $150,000 appropriation TO,
carrying on the centers.
The board yesterday announced
plans for operating the centers il
the appropriation is granted. Last
years appropriation was S25O,O0
and six centers will be operated this
year instead of the former IL.
Raymond F. Clapp, acting director
of the board, said the centers will
be closed until an item providing
money for them is inserted in ar
appropriation bill.
Three of the six centers to be
operated would be for colored chill
dren and three for white. Last years
capacity of 400 children will drop te
about 270 this year.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
10000 Guard Troops
To Get Summer Traininq

Approximately 10000 National
Guard troops soon will undergo the
first summer training the Army has
given the units since 1910, according
to plans deceased by Gen. Jacob L.
DeVers, ground forces commander.
Plans call for 287 men from the
District to train at Fort Meade,
Md, from August 8 to August II.
Maryland will send 1,700 to Fort
Meade from August II to August %
Gen. Devers estimated about so, 1000
would attend the regular 15-day
training period scheduled for all
National Guard divisions and regi-
mental combat teams which are self
sustaining in the field and able to
muster at least 20 per cent of their
basic strength. The other 10000
will attend special schools in lieu OF
field training. he said.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Tile Floor in Capitol Buckles;
Hot Air From Outside Blamed

the groined arches of brick which
support the floor, making a vaulted
ceiling over the basement, and found
them to be undisturbed. He hao
the buckled portion of the floor
roped off. Page boys picked up bits
of the tile as souvenirs, but Capitol
police made them put them down.
Both houses were in session, but
the alarm felt by the tourists did
not reach the floor.
Mr.. Lynn's first speculation as to
the cause was that it might have
been hot air-from the outside. The
Capitol has refrigerated air and
outside doors near the affected place
had been open for time while
equipment was being moved in.
One of the older men on the
architects staff said: Don't quote
me. But I've been here At years,
and I've never seen anything like
this happen. I think it was q
temblor,"
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Aerial Survey Reveals
Greater Counfer-FIow
Traffic in Afternoon

A surprising postwar development
of counterfiow traffic on the city's
rush-hour arterial highways was
noted by Traffic Director George E
Keneipp during an aerial survey
from the Goodyear blimp yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Keneipp said that neither he
nor his assistants had realized until
yesterday that the Suitland offices
the Pentagon and the Bethesda
Naval Hospital developments had
created an inbound traffic flow that
has become greater than the streams
of cars leaving the city in the after
noon.
II has presented a problem that
will require immediate action, he
said.
Channeling traffic at various COM
plex intersections in the city, like
Pennsylvania and Minnesota ave-
nues Sc, has been very successful
Mr.. Keneipp said. He could find nc
jam at any of the improved intersec-
tions during his survey flight.
Movies from the blimp of traffic
flow on all arterial highways are
contemplated as soon as possible,
Mr.. Kneipp said, for study in his
Offices. The pictures, he said, should
| eliminate the need for slow manual
counts of traffic at rush hours.
The traffic director plans a Sec
ond survey of early-morning traffic
sometime next week, for whichshe
said he will invite Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Young.
Mr.. Keneipp said that the blimp
soon will be equipped with a flash
ing neon sign to aid the summer
child safety program. 1t will flash
the slogan Don't Guess What a
Child Will Do"
The blimp also may be used by
the police traffic division for direct
ing traffic in Fourth of July crowds,
Mr.. Keneipp said. In several cities
blimps equipped with loud speakers
have been used effectively, he added
saying that some 100000 cars are
expected to move in and out of the
| District next week end,
Evening star., 1947-06-28

man said the uniform problem hac
been discussed when Inspector Bar
rett was before the committee re-
Gently in regard to the Horan pro-
posal for a better coordination o1
functioning among several law en-
forcement groups in the metropoli-
tan area.
Il agree with Inspector Barrett,
said Mr.. Koran. There are toe
many uniforms being worn in Wash
ington that almost initiate the police
uniform. Even streetcar conductors
might be mistaken for police. Some
change in uniforms ought to be
made by these other groups. But
there is nothing our District SUBJ
committee can do about it. I hope
Inspector Barrett, can accomplish
something along this line"
The blue uniform with brass but
tons, in the opinion of Inspector
Barrett, should be worn only by
members Of the Metropolitan, U. S
Park, White House, and Capitol
Police.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

Chicago professor, noted for his
atomic research.
Approximately 1000 delegates at
tended the meeting at John Wesley
A. M. E. Zion Church, Fourteenth
and Corcoran streets NV.
The convention will continue
through tomorrow when a service
beginning at 3:15 pm. will be held
at Lincoln Memorial at which Presi-
dent Truman will speak. The pro-
gram will be televised over Station
WNBW, new television station here
In accepting the award, DR.. Julian
declared that today's challenge te
the American scientist is Ito bring
to the world living testimony from
the pages of science against a phi
losophy of defeatism.' H.
He said the scientists first re-
sponsibility is to hold out to the
world the hope of peace and "tc
chart the way to that peace out Of
the lessons of science" DR.. Julian
added that scientists also must dis
pei a palsy fear" that grips hui
manity by emphasizing that "the
search for truth is, always has beer
and always will be, synonymous with
the search for goodness"
DR.. Julian was educated at De
Pauw and Harvard, and in Vienna
While at Howard he inaugnrated q
research project in physostigmine, a
drug for the treatment of glaucoma
an eye disease.
The award he received was es.
tablished in 1914 by the late j. E
Springarn, former board chairman
of the NAACP.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

"I have done my duty as I saw it, "
the district attorney said. Now it
has become the courts obligation.
Defense Attorney Harry v. Meiss-
ner said if Judge Steffes denied both
his motions he would file a request
for an appeal to the State Supreme
Court. The arson charge on which
DR.. Lewis was convicted carries a
maximum penalty of 10 years i'm
prisonment.
Sheriff George Hanley said DR.
Lewis would remain in the Jail hos
pital ward because of his diabetic
condition and that his wife had re-
ceived permission to bring the pastor
his meals.
DR.. Lewis had been free on $1,000
bond since his arrest, shortly after
the fire which caused $150,000 DAM
age early January 25, but the bond
expired with his conviction.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Virginia Welfare Fund Gap
OF S575,OOO Seen in Study
BY the Assoeicted Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 28.-The
Mitchell Welfare Study Commission
has climaxed a study begun last
summer by reporting to Gov. Tuck
that State Public Assistance ap-
preparations for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l will be about s575, 900
below local Welfare Department re-
quests.
To help close the gap between
demands and appropriations, the
commission recommended that State
funds be released at rate to meet
various local budget needs with the
l948 General Assembly then passing
on the question of whether supple
mental appropriations are required.
Estimates by the commission were
that perhaps not more than $780,
900 above appropriations would be
required during the next six months
OF the estimated $575,000 made
quacy," the commission distributed
1t as follows: Old age assistance,
500, 900: aid to dependent children,
$500, 900; general relief, s225, 600;
regular foster care, $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

A sudden buckling of the tile floor
in the main corridor of the Capitols s
street floor, which alarmed many
tourists, was being investigated to-
day by David Lynn, architect of the
Capitol, and experts on his staff.
Shortly after S pm. yesterday
tourists walking in the corridor
near the Senate restaurant felt
themselves being lifted as the tile
rose under the feet. One of them, a
structural engineer, told Mr.. Lynn
he had no idea what was happening
When It was over, the floor had
ridge in it 80 feet long and almost
foot high. The floor was laid in
1856 when the Senate wing was
under construction. The tiles are
Minton tiles imported from England.
They were made at the potteries
of Minton, Hollins & Co. at Stoke
Upon-Trent and are glazed with
formal floral patterns and scrolls.
Mr.. Lynn Immediately examined
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Navy Missile Test Center
Approved by House Unit

A House Armed Services Subcom-
mittee yesterday approved legisla-
ton authorizing construction of a
$34 $4,000 guided missile test center
at Point Mugu, Calf.
The Point Mugu project is one of
approximately so noval public works
projects provided in an omnibus bill
approved by the committee.
Point Mugu is 40 nailes north of
Los Angeles and was selected by
the Navy from SO proposed sites.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Negroes on Library Board
Urged by Civic Group

A request that colored members
be appointed to the board of trus-
tees of the District Public Library
was made by the Federation Of
Civic Associations last night.
The association pointed out that
although the law does not require
District Court Justices to appoint
one-third of the nine-membel
Board of Education from the coloreo
community, they are SO upright
and honorable that they do so"
The District Commissioners, who
have the power of appointment tc
the nine member Library Board
have never included any colorec
citizen, the association said.
After the meeting. federation dele.
gates listened to concert by the
Lincoln Civic Association Band ir
front of the District Building.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Meeting to Hear
Maryland Sales
Tax Explained

Walter E. Kennedy, chief of the
retail sales tax division, Maryland
controllers Office, and Edward F.
Ingelbert, his assistant. will explain
provisions of the State 2 per cent
sales tax, effective Tuesday, at 8
meeting from 2 to pm. Wednes-
d-y in the Chamber of Commerce
Of the United States.
Businessmen in the Washington
area and any other interested per-
sons have been invited to attend
The meeting is sponsored by the
Washington Board of Trade.
The two Maryland officials will
discuss items on which the new tar
will be imposed, how often store
keepers must make returns, how
licenses may be obtained to collect
the tax and penalties for failure t<
comply with the law.
Afterwards, they will answer any
questions from the audience.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Welfare Board
|1oAsk Senate
For S2,217 1000
Increase Is Sought
In Figure Reduced
In Presidents Bill

The Board of Public Welfare has
authorized Raymond Clapp. prin-
cipal assistant to the public well
fare director, to ask the Senate to
include an appropriation OF at least
$2,217,000 for public assistance for
the next fiscal year, If the House
does not appropriate that amount.
The action was taken at the
boards monthly meeting, yesterday,
when Mr.. Clapp explained what had
taken place before the House Ap-
preparations Subcommittee. The
board had asked for $2,300,000 in
Its estimate for the next year, but
the Commissioners and the Budget
Bureau cut it down. When the Pres
ident's bill went to Congress, it
contained only s1,999, 900 for public
assistance.
Mr.. Clapp told the board he had
asked the subcommittee to raise this
amount to $2,217000, since this is
the minimum amount on which the
board can operate, even at the pres
ent level, which is fixed on the 1912
cost of living.
Review of Cases Slated.
II neither the Senate nor the
House agrees to appropriate this
amount, Mr.. Clapp told the board
it will be necessary to make per-
centage cuts in assistance grants.
Mr.. Clapp also told the board he
will call meeting Of his staff to
review all the assistance cases and
to list each case with the idea Of
closing those which are the least
needy. He was asked to report his
findings to the board at its July
meeting.
The board also received a revised
estimate of public assistance grants
for the fiscal year 1948 showing
10,775 persons entitled to assistance
This estimate included 1850 old
age assistance cases, $500 aid to de-
pendent children and 225 aid to
needy blind.
The board announced that If only
$150,000 is appropriated for child
day care centers a number of CEN
ters will have to be closed down. The
bill was signed yesterday by the
President. The bill would allow the
board to ask for the $150,000 ap-
preparation.
Six Centers Planned.
"In order to operate as economic
ally as possible and to serve the
greatest number of children on this
amount of money" the board state
ment said, I'VE are planning to op-
crate six large centers in sections
of the city where the need is great
est. Three of these centers will be
for white children and three for col
ored children. The capacity in all
the centers will be about 270
children.
The centers the board is planning
to operate for white children are:
d street center, 314 D street Sc.
(65 children; Truesdell center,
Truesdell School, Ninth and In
graham streets NV. (35 children),
and the Grant center, Grant School,
Twenty y-f1rst and G streets NV. (35
children). n. >.Es.
The colored centers will be: Park
side, 3785 Grant street NE. (65
children; Mott, at the Mott School,
Fourth and w streets NV. (35
children), and Harrison at the Har-
rison School, Thirteenth and v
streets NV. (35 children.
1t is estimated so persons will be
employed in the six centers. About
the same number will be dropped
next Monday, when the present ap-
preparation runs out.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Taxi Driver Fined $3.50
On Numbers CHARGE

A Mount Rainier taxicab driver
was fined $3.50 in Upper Marlboro
Police Court yesterday on charges
of possessing numbers slips when
his haywood Gardens apartment
was raided by police last. Febru-
ary 10.
Another charge-that the defend
ant, Dan w. Maxwell, Al, was oper-
ating and maintaining a lottery
was dismissed by Trial Magistrate
Alan Bowie.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Townsend Sees
Labor BACKING
For New Party
5000 Delegates
Applaud Leader as
Convention Closes

A third-party movement was sug-
gested today by DR.. Francis E.
Townsend, founder of the Townsend
plan for old-age pensions, in the
concluding speech, of the tfree-day
National Convention Of Townsend
ties in Uline Arena.
DR.. Townsend said labor has been
kicked by both parties and 'is more
than ever ready to join with us in
mutual support"
The slender, 8o-year-old physician
with a high crest of white hair,
was given big nand by 5000 dele
gates of senior citizens" as he
came to the speakers stand in white
shirt sleeves and white suspenders.
10 Sign Petition.
During the closing session, it was
reported that 10 signatures have
been obtained to a petition to get
the Townsend plan bill out of the
Ways and Means Committee to be
voted on the floor of the House.
Two hundred and eighteen sigma
lures are necessary.
Several members of Congress
came to the speakers stand during
the final session of the convention
and indorsed the movement to give
old people pensions. H. r. Is calls
for 500 a month for all citizens
over 60 and for all disabled citi-
Zens, regardless of age.
The sum would be raised by a 8
per cent tax on all income in excess
of 500 a month.
Among those who spoke were
Senator Wiley, Republican, of Wis
consin, and Representatives Bradley
of California, Ball of New York,
Hull of Wisconsin, Republicans, and
Blatnik, Democrat, of Minnesota.
AS in previous sessions, the dele
gates joined in communal singing
with Representative Stevenson, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, leading, in
"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" and
Buddy Shaner, a professional artist,
singing when Irish Eyes Are Smil-
ing"
A trumpet quartet from the Army
Band played medley from Rigo-
letto.
Butler Is Rebuffed.
DR.. Townsend devoted most of
his speech to a spirited rebuff to
Representative Butler, Republican,
of New York, who termed him a
Communist in the appendix of the
Congressional Record.
DR.. Townsend challenged Mr.. But
Ter to come out from the safe
pages of the Congressional Record"
and repeat it.
The founder of the Townsend
movement said he had become used
to being assailed as more or less
harmless crackpot.'
1--WE in this organization are red
just as red as the carmine stripes in
Old Glory" he said.
DR.. Townsend warned of techno-
logical unemployment in the near
future which would make it i'm
portant that old people have money
to spend to create demand for
goods He, said machine called
'the mechanical BRAIN" six of which
are already In the Navy Department,
each will throw hundreds of book
keepers out of work.
The Townsendites, large major
ity of whom are women, are having
a dance in Uline Arena tonight.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Canary Club Will Hold
Annual Show Tomorrow

The 18th annual canary show and
exhibition sponsored by the National
Capital Canary Club will be held at
/ pm. tomorrow in Eagle Tent Hall,
7 Fourth street NV.
More than 200 entries are expected
from canary and parakeet fanciers
in the District and nearby Maryland
and Virginia. Ten trophies will be
awarded in various classes, which
are limited to birds raised this year.
The Judge will be Frank Cleary of
Baltimore, a recognized authority on
canaries. Clarence C. Moore, 460
Lebaum street Sc, Is show manager.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
School for Secretaries
Graduates Glass OF TO

Diplomas were presented to 70
graduates of the Washington School
for Secretaries in commencement
exercises last night at the Hotel
Statler.
The title of champion typist OF
the graduating class was won by
Miss Frieda Marie Sharp, 6o6 Sixth
street S.W., graduate of Holy Gross
Academy. Among the graduates was
Jeikke Jutila, son of DR.. K. T. Jutila,
Minister from Finland.
Joseph McGarraghy, chairman OF
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Board of Trade, spoke
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Pidgin English Quiz
'SpeedsABC Testimon,
By Chinese Waiter

An Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board hearing yesterday was en-
livened when Assistant Corporation
Counsel Robert D. Wise resorted to
the use of pidgin English to cross
examine a Chinese waiter
The case was brought against the
Lotus Restaurant by police who
charged that a 16-year girl was
served beer at the restaurant. The
management denied the charge and
said beer and whisky were sold only
to two sailors who accompanied the
girl and her younger sister.
The waiter who served them was
called to the stand. Mr.. Wise asked
the waiter if he watched the four
customers while they were seated at
the table. He did not seem to under
stand, and Mr.. Wise told the board
he would continue his questions in
pidgin English.
Produces Results.
"You no watch she with sailor
friend at table?" he asked. THE
waiter Immediately frightened up
and answered: II no watch, I go
back to kitchen" Several other ques-
tions were asked by Mr.. Wise in the
same fashion and he got immediate
replies.
Mr.. Wise explained after the hear
ing he had picked up pidgin Eng
lish during a six-month stay in
Honolulu as an Assistant Attorney
General working for the Justice
Department.
One of the exhibits introduced at
the hearing was a photograph OF
the four taken at the table in the
restaurant, showing bottle of beer
in front of the oldest girl.
On questioning D. G. Lam, chair
man of the Board of Directors OF
the Cooperative Restaurant Corp.
which operates the Lotus, it was
brought out the photographer was
concession worker employed by a
New York firm and that the res
taurant received a per centage OF
I1le ilOIley pdlu llliA. Sldl1uldll
Alan w. Payne of the board warned
Mr.. Lam this was a violation of the
ABC regulations and that if any
photographs are made, they must
be made by an employe Of the
restaurant.
The board will announce it's deci-
sion in few days.
Another case heard yesterday was
the conclusion of the hearing given
earlier this week when Mrs. Ester
Lazrus, proprietor of restaurant at
521 Massachusetts avenue NV, was
charged with serving liquor to two
women who were intoxicated. She
denied the charge and counsel for
her brought out the fact that, al
though the women were taken into
custody and spent the night in the
House of Detention, no charges were
placed against them and they were
released the following morning.
The board took the case under
advisement.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

ference session
last mig h t at
which DR.. Percy
l.. Julian of Chi
cago received the
Spingarn Medal.
DR.. Julian, for
ner head of
Howard Univers-
ity's chemistry
department., was
presented t h e
award for h Is
work in chem
istry by DR.. Har-
old C. Urey, No
bel Prize winner
and University of