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Evening star., 1947-10-17
Truman 10 Participate
In Services MARKING
Dedication Of Church

President Truman will unveil q
plaque at Covenant-First Presby-
terian Church at 4:30 pm. Sunday,
memorializing its dedication as Ma
tional Presbyterian Church.
The services at Connecticut ave-
nue. and N street NV. will be pre-
ceded by q colorful procession of
church and Government dignitaries
to the John Witherspoon monument
in front of the church.
Mr.. Truman will speak briefly and
extemporaneously at the dedicatory
services and remain for the full
program. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Truman and his military
aide, Maj, Gen. Harry H. Vaughan
and Mrs. Vaughan.
At the end of the procession DR.
Harold w. Dodds, president OF
Princeton University. will place a
wreath on the statue of Wither-
spoon, who once headed the uni
versity.
The professional will be led by
diplomats, followed in order By
Government officials, clergy and re-
ligious leaders of other denomina
tions, foreign and domestic; the
Presbytery Of Washington. officers
of the national church, the choir
and functioning clergy.
Some of the clergymen will wea,
ecclesiastical vestments. including
traditional Geneva gowns with di-
vinity hoods and the cassocks, sur
plices and stoles of Episcopalians
and Lutherans.
History of the church goes back
to 1892, when a group of devout
Scottish stone masons met in a
shed on what is now the White
House lawn. Later the Church OF
the Covenant and the First Presby-
terian groups were welded into one
church.
One address Sunday will be by
DR.. Wilbur La Roe, jr., moderator
Of the 159th General Assembly, who
will speak on The Voice of Chris
tian Democracy" DR.. William B.
Pugh, stated clerk of the assembly,
will speak on "The Presbyterian
Church in the Nations History"
Evening star., 1947-10-17
K|ing|e Bridge Project
Open 10 Crosstown
Traffic November8

The Klingle bridge and grade.
separation project will be opened tc
crosstown traffic November 8, High
way Director H. C. Whitehurst an
nounced today.
Capt. Whitehurst said he orig
inally had planned to open the
main, or Porter street. portion OF
the system November g. but had
agreed to the later date at the re-
quest OF citizen and business groups
planning ceremonies for the event
He explained the associations asked
for Saturday opening to permit a
larger attendance.
Much work remains to be done or
the project, Capt. Whitehurst en-
phasized. He said it was decided tc
open the crosstown thoroughfare as
soon as possible. however, in the in
, terest of speeding traffic.
Certain of the access roadwavs
linking Porter street, Klinele road
and Beach drive. remain to be fin
lshed, he pointed out, and lighting
arrangements are incomplete.
Capt. Whitehurst said temporary
handrails would be installed on the
bridges because the permanent rails
had been delayed by the manufac-
turer.
Harry C. Grove, president Of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation, and George H. Markwood
president of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association, visited Capt
Whitehurst yesterday to discuss the
opening ceremonies. They are chair
man and co-chairman, respectively
OF the General Committee planning
the observance.
Mr.. Grove said the Cathedral
Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens
Association, the Glover Park Busi-
ness Mems Association and the
Mount Pleasant Business Mems
Association also were cooperating
in arranging the program.
Representatives of the five groups
will meet Thursday night at his
home, Mr., Grove added
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Burbers' Examinations
To Beqin Here Tuesduy

The Board of Barber Examiners
wilr hold it's fall examination for
BARRIERS in the Municipal Center
Building beginning Tuesday
The first day will be devoted to
written examination. The follow
ing day, candidates will take the
practical test
Before taking the examinations
the students must have completed
1000 hours in a recognized barber
school or college.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
PUG Ready TO Issue
Order Against Rise
In 194S Gas Rates

The District Public Utilities Com
mission prepared today to order
that there shall be no increase In
Washington's gas rates for the
coming year.
In its decision, based on yester-
days annual public hearing on the
Washington Gas Light Co.'S rates
and earnings, it was learned the
commission will take notice, how.
ever, of the fact the company made
$4,000 less this year than 1t wa.
entitled to make under the present
sliding scale method of fixing rates
The company served notice on the
commission yesterday that it is
terminating the sliding scale agree.
ment with PUG, drawn up in 1895
Conversion to natural gas and othe,
factors has made this agreement
obsolete, the company said. PUG
agreed.
PUG Chairman James H. Flana.
gan explained to a reporter today
the company's withdrawal from the
sliding scale agreement has no effect
on the fixing of rates for next year
1t does not become effective, unde,
the terms of the agreement. until
80 days after notice of Withdrawal
is served. Mr.. Flanagan pointed out
Rate Setting Power Retained.
Nor, he stressed, does the com
pany's action yesterday in any way
affect the right of the commission
to set gas rates as it sees fit, or tc
determine the method by which they
shall be set each year. If it wished
the commission could decide to con.
tlnue the present arrangement. All
the company can do is to force the
commission to re-examine the valid
lty OF the method by which rates are
determined.
OF course, there is actually nc
question of anybody forcing anybody
to do anything here" Mr.. Flanagan
said. I'VE also have recognized the
necessity of doing something about
the present arrangement. We have
thought for some time the slidina
scale, as now set up. is obsolete"
The sliding scale is device
through which rates are fixed TO,
a future year, on the basis of s
company's operating results durins
previous test" year. In the cast
OF the present sliding-scale agree.
ment between PUG and the gas com.
pany, the test year ends two month.
before the rate year begins.
Hearing Dates Undetermined.
Mr.. Flanagan said it was too earl,
to tell when his commission ant
the gas company could open hear
ings on possible readjustment O
the present sliding scale arrange
ment or substitution of new ar
rangement for it.
These hearings would be held. h.
said, not before the 90-day periot
OF notice is up, and certainly n,
later than January /. 1949. TIL
date. will depend on how soon tn
company can acquire sufficient op
Grating experience with the nev
natural gas to know how it's earning
are affected, he indicated.
At the hearings yesterday, PUG
members appeared to favor correc
ton of the existing rate-fixing sys
tenn by amending it. The company
on the other hand, favored aban
doning the present sliding -scal'
arrangement by starting fresh" ol
new one, or by substituting som'
new method of fixing rates.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Analyst Galloway Gets
U. of N. Research Post

Robert E. Galloway, Agriculture
Department social science analyst
has been transferred from Washing
ton State College to the University
Of Maryland to do cooperative re-
search with department of sociology.
DR.. Galloway, a George Washing
ton University graduate, will survey
farm populations, levels of living.
rural organization and farm labor
in Maryland for the Government,
the university announced.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Co-ordinated U.S.. PROGRAM
For Alaska Being Prepared
By the Assocjoted Press

A co-ordinated Government pro-
gram designed to insure a basic
economy, permanent population and
impregnable defenses for Alaska Is
being prepared.
Assistant Secretary of the Inte-
rior William E. Warne told a re-
porter today discussions have not
gone far enough for announcement
OF any details, but it is hoped a
master plan will be ready for sub
mission to Congress next year, with
a request for immediate action.
One item under discussion is q
flve-year housing program for the
Territory
Mr.. Warne heads an interdepart-
mental group which includes rep
resentatives of the Army, Navy, Air
Force. Agriculture and Commerce
Departments, Maritime Commits
sion. Public Works Agency, Federal
Housing Agency, Federal Security
Agency and Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Women S Group
Calls for Strike
Against Prices
General Federation
Also Asks Congress
To Check InfIotion

American women were called on
today by the Board of Directors Of
the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs for a buyers strike against
unnecessary purchases at imitation.
ary prices" Membership In the fed
Grafton numbers nearly 10000
women in 1900 clubs.
The board, in business session at
the Statler Hotel, also urged Con-
gress to take action to prevent fur
tner spiraling of prices. Congress
was called on ito restore prices to
reasonable levels and to set up and
enforce penalties against those re-
sponsible for unreasonable prices"
In another resolution on emer.
gencV foreign relief, the board de-
clared that if necessary, Congress
should be called into special session
10 provide needed funds.
Alaskan Authors Resolution
The resolution calling for a strike
against unnecessary purchases at
nigh prices was authored bv Mrs
Mliored Hermann of Juneau Alaska,
co-chairman of the consumer rela-
lions division Of the federation. It
was presented to the board for adop-
tlon by Mrs. Jefferson D. Atwood OF
Roswell, N. Mex, Resolutions Com
mlttee chairman.
lhe splraling of prices has be-
come one of the major problems Of
today the resolution declared, zen.
oangerlng not only the economic
security of this country, but also
threatening the hope of rehabilitat-
ing War-ravaged sectors of the
world"
The board urged "all women of
this country to unite in opposition
TO present high prices and to refuse
10 make unnecessary purchases at
lnf1ationary prices
Voluntary Rationing Urged.
A voluntary rationing of food bv
all 100000 members of the fedora
tlon was recommended to help i'm
plement the Presidents emergency
relief program for Europe.
The resolutions were approved
after the board heard an appeal
from Mrs. j. L. Blair Buck of Rich
mond, Va, federation president, for
American support of the hungry in
Europe. Mrs. Buck told of her
recent three weeks trip to Europe
and stressed the meager diet of
people in all classes of society,
The Board of Directors in another
resolution called on Congress to
make an adequate appropriation"
for the so-called Voice of America
to insure that people of other lands
may understand and appreciate
our American way of life"
$50 Attend Meetings.
About $50 women from all States
are attending the board meetings.
which will run through tomorrow.
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, 1920 Thir-
tieth street NV, head of the leg
lslation department of the General
Federation, will make her report to-
morrow morning.
Reports were made this morning
by several department heads. They
included Mrs. Ambrose Diehl of New
York City, on international rela-
tlons; Mrs. Florence johnson of Rio
Grande City, Tex, on pan-Amer-
lean relations; Mrs. William Dick
Sporborg of New York City on the
United Nations educational and
scientific commission, and Mrs.
John L. Whitehurst of Baltimore, on
foreign and territorial clubs.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Boys Club Issues Cali
For Musical Instruments

A call for loan or donation OF
musical instruments for the Trini-
dad Boys Club Band was issued
today by Fred E. Nalley, jr., director
of the club at 1l19 Wylie street NE.
A drive for the clubs $4,000 oper-
ating expenses also is now under
way, but donations of musical in
struments are needed to keep club
operations within that figure, Mr.
Nalley said. The band now consists
of IS members and is led by Joseph
Durso,
Evening star., 1947-10-17


What is the Washington Council
of Social Agencies?
It is federation of civic, philan-
thropic and welfare organizations
acting as an instrument through
which the agencies aim at well
planned and well organized com.
munity program of social services
1t was formed in 1922.
What is the Councils connection
with the Washington Community
Chest? -. r
1t is a member agency of the
Chest. Before the Chest was organ.
lied in 1923, the Council was sup.
ported by the community. It's chie1
function is to study, survey anc
keep in touch with all welfare need.
in this area, both publicly and pri.
vately supported and develop way:
of meeting those needs.
1t works not only to find unmet
needs but to prevent duplication
of service. ..
Can the Council Of Social Axen.
cies control the recommending oi
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Protest on Vatican Envoy
Received at White House
BY the Associated Press

Eben Ayers, assistant press secre-
tary. said today the White House
has acknowledged receipt of a petit
ton sponsored by the magazine
The Protestant, advocating with
drawal of President Truman's per-
sonal representative to the Vatican
The magazine said the petition
was signed by 1875 Protestant min
listers. Mr.. Ayers said the White
House had no comment on it.
Myron Taylor. who performed the
same service under President Roose-
welt, recently was sent again by Mr.
Truman on a mission to Pope Plus
XII.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Monroe PTA to Hear Walsh

Charles j. Walsh. assistant super
intendent OF Arlington County
schools, will discuss the county ele-
imentary school system at a meet
ing of the James Monroe Parent
Teacher Association at pm. Mon
day at the school. Another speaker
I will be Miss Lois M. Clark OF the
National Education Association,
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Eight Settlement Houses
To Hold Joint Meetings

Monthly meetings are planned BY
the eight Community Chest settle
ment houses here to share expert.
ences and discuss mutual problems
and programs.
The regular sessions were planned
at meeting at Friendship House, SIS
D street Sc. in which these other
settlement houses were represented
Barney Neighborhood House, Christ
Child Settlement, Georgetown House
Juanita Kaufman Nye Council House
Northwest House, Southeast House
and Southwest Community House.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
District Court Admits
13O Lawyers 10 Practice
By the Associated Press

{. Approximately l30 lawyers who
recently passed District bar exam
nations were admitted to practice
In District Court today.
The group was addressed by
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut and
Col. Walter c. Clephane, chairman
of the courts Committee on Ad-
missions and Grievances.
The oath was administered by
Harry M. Hull, court clerk. Besides
Justice Schweinhaut, others present
were Justice James w. Morris and
Justice Alexander Holtzoff.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
New Workers to Dance

Former residents of Greater New
York, Long Island, and of West.
chester and Rockland IN. " coun.
ties will be honored at Southern
New York Night" ball of the New
York State Society at $50 pm
tomorrow in the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

(Another OF q series answering
the questions people are asking
about the Community Chest Fed
erdtion.)
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
TO APPEAR IN A SERIES
OF POP CONCERTS

The incompatible Ethel Waters, be-
loved star of stage, screen and radio,
will soon appear in a series Of speica-
ally produced pop Concert perfor-
mances, co-heallining with the world
famous Hall johnson Singers, top
ranking Spirituals choral group. The
c-oast-to-coast tour, scheduled to COM
mence in October, was arranged
by Concerts division of Gale Agency,
48W. 48th ST., N. Y. C. Following a
series of eastern and midwestern en-
gagements, the group will appear In
auditoriums of nearly every principal
southern and southwestern city, under
auspices Of local church, educational,
religious, welfare and cultural organi
cations.
The full two-hour Concert program
will highlight a stirring cavalcade d
song hits and ~unforgettable scene.
from "BIackbirds", ! Rhapsody in
Black, "As Thousands Cheer, "a
Home Abroad, blue Holiday"
"Ma-mba's Daughters, "Cabin Ir
The Sky" and other stage and screer
successes in which Miss Waters star
red. sE
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
Refuse to Recind
Order Ban On The
Burning Cross

The Virgiia State Board Of Motion
Picture Censors last night announced
refusal to rescind their original ban
rejecting Screen Guilds "The Burn
ing Cross.
In face Of the Boards action, Jack
Cartwright, Screen Guild publicity
chief, who made the appea in Rich
mond, pointed out to them hat Vir-
ginia is now on record as the first
and only State to completely ban this
picture which is mainly an Indictment
of the Ku Klux Klan and other types
of un-American organizations.
Cartwright also reports the posi-
bility that "The Burning Cross" NIGH
be screened for members Of the Con
gressional Un-American Committee
headed by Rep. Parnell Thomas o.
New Jersey. The picture will be offer
ed to the Committee as conclusive
Hollywood are aware of un-Americar
activities in the nation and that this
pictuer is an about Indictment Of
such sub-versive groups.
A psecial screening for the hun.
dreds Of newspaper columnists, cor
respondents, and reporters in the Ma
tional Capitol was PANIED today (Oct.
p with very definite possibilities it
would be held at the National Pres.
Club, Cartwright said.
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
Principal Eugene
Skinner Honored

Eugene Skinner '33, on Of Techni-
cal High Schools most brilliant alu-
mni, this year became the first Negro
Principal in Omaha. His principal
ship it at Long school where there
is a faculty. Of 10.
After graduating from Tech in 1888.
Mr.. Skinner went on to North Caro-
lima to teach. He was married tc
another teacher.
Because of MIR. SINNERS exception.
al ability the University of Iowa gave
him a Fellowship so he could get his
Masters degree in school administra-
ton. Almost all bills were covered BY
his fellowship. He ever could get in.
to the school activities free.
1t only took him one to get his
Masters degree.
Dutch White. track coach at Tech,
sail remebers Eugene. for he was one
of his best track boys. His record in
the 440 has still to be beaten here
At one time he held the interstate re-
cord for 440.
A reception was given three weeks
ago in honor of Mr.. Skinner.
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
"MIRACLE IN HARLEM'
SOON TO BE

Miracle In Harlem, third all
Negro film produced by Herald Pic
lures has been completed and is set
for an early release by Screen Guild
Productions; marking the first indie
pendent Negro picture to be distri-
buted by a ~nationa distributing com
pany.
According to Herald Pictures ex-
ecutiye producer, Jack Goldberg. /,
also marks an entirely new approach
in the Negro field Of screen enter
tainment, combining heavy drama and
mystery, with strong religious over
tones.
Stepin Fetchit, popular comedian
returns to the screen to head in al
star cast including Hilda Offley. She
lila Cuyse, William Creaves. Creigb
ton Thompson, Lawrence Criner. Ken
neth Freeman, Jack Carter. Sybi
Lewis, Milton Williams. Monte Haw
ley, Ruble Blakey, specialties BY SAY
annah Churchill, Norma Shepherd. La
vada Carter and the Juanita Hal
Choir.
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
Awards In Keeping With The
Leagues Long EstabIihed
Plan of Providing Education

The National Urban League, 1888
Broadway, New York City, has just
announced that three recent college
graduates are 10 receive fellowships
from The Urban League for study in
social work this fall. These awards.
which inclade tuition and mainten-
ance. have been granted to Frances
L. Clark, Fisk University, AZ; Thorn.
as Augustine, Oberlin College and
Columbia University, AZ; and jose
phine Belle, Upsala College, AZ.
Miss Clark. a resident Of Nashville,
Tennessee, will study in the Rev
York School Of Social Work, Column
bia University, while Mr.. Augustine
of East Orange, New Jersey and Miss
Bell of Montclair, New Jersey, will
study in the Graduate Departments
of Sociology and Economics at the
University Of Pittsburgh. Miss Clark
will be studying under provisions OF
a special fund provided by income
donated by friends Of the late Ella
Sachs Plotz; MIR. Augustine's main
tenance is to be provided jointly by
the Pittsburgh and National Urban
Leagues, and Miss Bellies MAINTAIN
ance is provided by the New Jersey
State Federation Of Women's Clubs.
These fellowships are competitive
and awarded in keeping with the Ur-
ban Leagues long established plan Of
providing professional training for
Negro social workers. One hundred
and eleven grants have been made
since the date of the first fellowships
in 1919. Urban League fellows at pro-
f~essional schools Of social work fol.
low the prescribed social work study
courses for a period Of two years,
while the other fellowships in the
social sciences are for one year each.
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
06T-OFSTATE LINCOLN (MO.J
FRESHMEN OUTRANK STATES

Results of the recent American
Council Psychological tests given to
24S freshmen have shown that sin
dents from states outside Missouri
made a slightly higher mean scert
than the Missouri freshmen. The
score for out-of-state freshmen wa:
63.7 and for Missourians 61.2. A stu.
dent Of Sumner high school. St. Loui:
hai ~ exceptionally high raw soroe
Of III.
Previous TO this the highest raw
scroe was l55. E. G. Rogers, veterans
counselor, believes that the low scroes
made on the tests could be attributed
in part to certain sociological reasons,
These freshmen psychological tests are
administered to 282 colleges and uni
versities throughout the country. The
mean score computed for Lincoln
MOI freshmen was 63.7 while the
median score was sos.
The Omaha guide., 1947-10-25
Midwest Electric
Exposition To Be
Held November 3

Booked as the top entertainment
feature of the first Midmesl E.eeiri-
cal exposition to be held in Omaha
since 1887, Christopher Lynch, the
sensational young Irish has sky
rocketted to fame as soloist on the
N.B.C. network, will appear at the
City Auditorium during the week Of
November 8.
Spokesman for the Nebraska-lowa
Electrical Council, sponsors Of this
years show, promise the public a
closeup Of the widest possible array
of electrical appliances of all types.
with demonstrations of their postwar
refinements. This will include after
/ noon and evening demonstrations Of
television.
Although the exposition opens Mon
day evening, November 8. Lynch's
radio commitments in New York will
prevent his arrival in Omaha until
the following day. He will then sing
twice each evening, at ZOO and 9
o'clock, for the alance of the week,
exposition closing Saturday, Novemb-
cr 8.
A student and close friend of the
late John Mccormack, Lynch is wide
ly known as the %latter's protege, for
shortly before his death in l945 Nc
Cormack predicted tlat the youthful
tenor would be 'the one most likely
to succeed me-"
Also included in the expositicn's
nightly stage shows will be Connie
Russell, MCM starlet and NBC vocal
ist, and Morton Wells and his orches-
ira. Lyle DeMoss will act as master
Of ceremonies. Radio Station WOW is
cooperating with the sponsors in pro-
viding the demonstration of ~televis-
ion and the entertainment features.
Each afternoon at 200 a cooking
school will be conducted by Martha
Bohlsen, Home Service Director of
the Omaha Public Power District.
withspecial emphasis on the economi-
cal use Of foods.
Other for the xeposition's Monday in
augural at $50 pm, the auditorium's
doors will be open daily throughout
the week from l:00p.m. to ii o'clock.
Awards Of various electrical appli
ances will be made at all afternoon
and evening sessions.