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Evening star., 1947-12-13
Social Workers AssaiI
Baltimore Welfare Report
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.- Social
workers belonging to the Progress
sive Citizens of America here
branded as a "reactionary business
point of view" a recent report OF
the Maryland Commission on Gov
ernmental Efficiency and Economy
which criticized Baltimore City
public welfare policies,
The report had stated that prac-
tices followed by the city welfare
department encouraged "idleness'
and dependence upon the gov
ernment."
While the Pea members charac-
terized the commissions statement
as an attack - upon social work
and social workers in general" more
favorable comment was forthcoming
from various city officials.
Elmer Bernhardt, chief OF the city
payroll bureau, declared that report
will serve to clarity = a muddy
picture"
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro ear
lier expressed the gratitude of our
entire community" in a letter to
Charles H. Buck, commission chair
man.
Francis A. Davis, chairman OF
the City Welfare Advisory Board
said last night his group was study
ing the report with a view to i'm
proving the Welfare Department.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Wheaton 10 Dedicate
'Yu|e Candle Toniqht

Wheaton's 32-foot Christmas can
die at Georgia avenue and Old
Bladensburg road will be dedicated
lat o'clock tonight.
Among those participating in the
ceremony will be County Commits
sioners Brooke Johns and Oliver w.
Youngblood. E. Brooke Lee, vice
chairman of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion: Donald K. Staley, president of
the Silver Spring Board of Trade,
and representatives of the Kensing-
ton and Bethesda Chambers of
Commerce.
Carols will be sung by choirs from
the Woodside Methodist Church and
st. Luke's Lutheran Church. The
Rev. Joseph T. Kennedy, pastor of
st. Johns Catholic Church, will de-
liver the invocation.
At the close of the program Santa
Claus will give candy to the chill
dren and coffee and doughnuts will
be served. Thomas G. Oyster, presi-
dent, will act as master of cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Three eWarrants|ssued
In Connection With
darlington Strike

Warrants have been issued In
Arlington and Alexandria charging
three men with assault in connec-
ton with the week-old strike of ITO
maintenance workers in Harrington
Two defendants are nonstrikers and
one is striker, police reported.
In Arlington warrant was sworn
out charging Sylvania Tucker of
Alexandria with showing a pistol
and threatening two union workers,
James F. Hogan, %, Sterling, Va,
and Walsh Robinson, 80, Alexandria.
Also in Arlington, Theodore Payne.
%, Herndon, striker, was charged
with assault upon William Jones,
employe of trash and garbage COL
lectlng firm which has entered into
contract with the Harrington own
ers for work formerly done by some
OF the strikers. The cases against
Tucker and Payne today were con-
tinued in Arlington County Court
until Thursday.
An Alexandria warrant charged
that Henry Gray, "a, of Muirs Court,
Alexandria. an employe who stayed
on the job, attacked James Smith
of Purcellville, Va, a striker. The
warrant against Gray had not been
served this morning.
Pickets were out again today.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Institution Permits
DeadIine Extended

The Montgomery County COM
missioners have extended from
Monday to January Is the deadline
to obtain permits tor nursery schools
and other private institutions in
the county, 1t was learned today.
]. Ernest Hawkins. clerk of the
board, said the. extension was Or
dered to enable the commissioners
to correct a flaw in the ordinance.
The deadline was set about two
months ago when it was learned
there were approximately % schools
and institutions in the couMty which
were operating without permits. To
date, only one of the 20 has not re-
ceived a permit, he said. T
This institution, according to Mr..
Hawkins, is the Hite Nursery School,
on the Rockville pike between Rock
vile and Bethesda. Mr.. Hawkins
said he believed that the reason
for the delay is the fact that Mrs.
Maude C. Hite. owner, has not yet
complied with recommendations for
improvement of the schools fire
prevention facilities.
The school figured in the news
about three months ago when it
was discovered that Mrs. Hite- had
failed to obtain county, of State
permits.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Allied Civic Group Meeting
Set Monday in Silver Spring

The Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring will meet at pm. Monday
"a week earlier than usual-be-
cause of the Christmas holiday sea-
son, Victor J. Richter, president,
announced.
Discussing the proposed agenda
for the meeting Mr.. Richter said
that because of continued COM
plants Of bus passengers living in
the area regarding inadequate shell
ter facilities at the Georgia and
Alaska avenue terminal, the group
will again endeavor to have better
protection provided.
A request made some months ago
that facilities be improved received
. reply by the Capital Transit Co.,
he said. The company was asked
to provide greater protection by ex-
tending the open shed at the ter
minal.
The proposed increase in bus
rates also will be considered.
Ralph D. Boyd, chairman of the
Civic Planning Committee of Mont
gomery County, will discuss the
purpose and work of his committee
which recently was appointed by the
County Commissioners to study fu-
ture needs of the county.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Maher 10 Open Office
For Murphy Hearing

Special Assistant Corporation
Counsel Daniel B. Maher today or
Monday will set up temporary Of
flee in the Municipal Center Build
ing for use until the Trial Board
hearing of Fire Chief Clement Muir
ply ends.
Mr.. Maher said the temporary
transfer is being made to facilitate
his prosecution Of the Murphy case,
which will be tried in the building
at Fourth street and Indiana ave-
nue. NV. He will continue to main
tain his Office with the other mem
bers of the corporation counsel's
staff in the District Building.
He added that he wants to ques-
ton certain witnesses in the Murphy
case in privacy that his present
Office does not provide. Chief Muir
phy faces charges by other men,
bers of the department that he
contributed nothing but demorali-
zation" to the Fire Department.
The corporation counsels Office
has amassed TOO pages of affidavits
and reports since the Commission
ers ordered an investigation of Capt.
Joseph B. Conroy's charges against
his superior.
Mr.. Maher will take this material
to his new Office.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
BY fhe Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Controller
James j.. Lacy announced yesterday
State revenues from horse racing
during 1947 totaled $5,o95 1924.
Because of the new law taxing
racing, there were no comparable
figures available, but Mr.. Lacy said
receipts during the fall meets were
above expectations.
Under the law, Baltimore and the
counties receive so per cent of the
revenues at mile tracks-divided on
a population basis-and the States
general fund gets the rest. One
fourth Of the half-mile track receipts
60 to Baltimore and the counties,
another fourth to the State Fair
Board and the rest to the general
fund.
The breakage at the tracks-the
odd pennies between / and 10 cents
not computed in paying off bets
goes half to the State Fair Board
and half to the tracks.
Pimlico bettors made the most
generous contribution to State rev.
enues with total of $1,234,0l2.
Laurel was second with $1,l31 ,206.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Attorney Hamilton 10 Head
ARLINGTON Cancer Drive

William G.. Hamilton, an attor-
Iney, has been appointed head Of
the 1948 cancer fund drive in Ar
lington, John A. Collier, executive
director of the Arlington Chapter
American Cancer Society, an
nounced today.
Mr.. Hamilton lives at 3037 North
Quincy street. Arlington. He is q
graduate of the University of Ar
kansas and George Washington
University. and has been active in
Arlington civic affairs for several
years.
AS a part OF the national cam
paign for funds next April, Mr.
Hamilton said he expects to perfect
a countrywide organization that will
reach into every home. A part OF
the funds will be used for the can
Ger detection clinic established last
February at 1900 North Edison
street.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Aqer Road Church Consecrotes
New Educational Unit omorrow

Members Of Ager Road Metho-
dist Church will hold consecra-
tion service of the church's new
educational unit at Ager road and
Roanoke street, Green Meadows,
Md, at 3 pm. tomorrow.
DR.. Fred c. Reynolds, Washington
east district superintendent, Meth
odist Church, will deliver the SER
mon. The pastoral prayer will be
said by DR.. Horace Cromer, Pc
of McKendree Methodist Church of
Washington, and the Thanksgiving
prayer by the Rev. Charles I. Wal
lace. pastor of Ager Road Church.
Paul J. Snyder, chairman of the
church's board of trustees, will
make the conservation declaration
on behalf Of the congregation.
$4,000 Building.
The So, 900 two-story building has
an assembly hall, five class rooms
pastors study, three primary class
rooms, kindergarten room and nurs-
cry.
Ager Road Church was first started
as a Sunday school in a home or
Peabody street, Green Meadows, or
July 26, 1912. It was organized
with Is members on September Is
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Bodies in Labrador Crash
Being Brouqht Out BY ATC

WESTOVER FIELD, Mass, Dec.
13 (P).-With the rescue of six sur
vivors of the crash of a big United
States military plane in Labrador
wastelands completed, the Air
Transport Command today contin-
ued the task of bringing out bodies
OF % other Army men killed in the
disaster.
Four of the six survivors, none of
whom appeared to be injured crit
ically, were flown to Washington
yesterday.
The other two 1t. Col. Harry
Bulls of Portland, Mich, and
T/Sergt. William j. Bujak of Phila-
delpl1ia-remained in a Goose Bay
Labrador. hospital.
The ATCs Atlantic division head
quarters had only meager reports OF
the rescue operations. The mer
were carried out by helicopter in IL
degree temperatures and with snow
falling.
Evening star., 1947-12-13

1912. The congregation worshiped
in a small white building at Riggs
and Ager roads from October l,
1942 until the present sanctuary was
opened in September, 1914.
The present pastor, Mr.. Wallace,
is the first full-time minister to
serve the congregation. The pastors
in-charge were the Revs. Edgar
Beckett, pastor of First Methodist
Church of Hyattsville at the time
the Ager Road Church started as q
Sunday school; Chester Craig
Richard D. Ames and Charles G.
Richardson. The congregation nov
has approximately 140 members.
Native Of Baltimore.
Mr.. Wallace. a native of Balti.
more, came to Ager Road Church
this summer. A graduate of West.
ern Maryland College and Westmin.
ister Theological Seminary, he served
at Morgan and Buckeytown charge.
in Maryland before coming to hi.
present post.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace live at 621:
Sligo parkway, Green Meadows
They have two children, Charles
Wallace, jr., 1, and Rebecca Nobl.
Wallace, 20 months.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Horse Racing Brings Maryland
$5,Oo5,324 Revenue in Year

Bowie paid $1,054,656; Havre de
Grace, 81 ,059 SOB; Bel Air, $153,535;
Cumberland, $103,847; Hagerstown,
$99,57l; Marlboro, $124,0O2, and IT,
monium, $l25,815. Incidental fees
brought in $9,173.
According to the law, Baltimore
City and the counties will receive
s2,396,094 of the total, the Fair
Board, SPAS, ,978, and the general
fund, $2,453,2 ,251. A $72,280 refund
for 1916 overpayment at Pimlico
was paid by the State.
Under the new legislation, the
major tracks now pay a 81 900 daily
license fee and per cent on total
betting. The smaller Chalf-mile)
tracks pay a $50-a-day license fee
to the county treasurer in the
county in which the race is held,
! per cent on the first $50O,00O bet.
2 per cent on the next s500,0OO and
4 per cent Oh wagers over 81 ,O00, 900.
During the last fiscal year the
State received $4,540,882 from horse
racing. This figure represents part
OF the total Controller Lacy report
ed yesterday, since the 1947 spring
racing meet fell within that fiscal
year, which ended June 30.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Home Rule Plan Is Subject
To Change, Dirksen Says

The Auchincloss plan for home
rule for Washington is subject to
modification from time to time and
was designed to stimulate public de-
bate among citizens here. Chairman
Dirksen of the House District Com
mittee said last night.
The lawmaker addressed the
Charles Carroll Forum at the May
flower Hotel at which Justice Ed
ward M. Curran of District Court
presided Although Mr.. Dirksen
dealt mainly with the international
situation, he digressed to answer a
questioner on the Auchincloss plan
at the close of his address.
His committee evolved the plan,
he said, in the hope that out of the
discussions will come "a larger meas
ure of the fabric of freedom for the
people of the District" He described
the plan as being fluid"
An economic boycott against Rus
sia to halt shipments of petroleum
steel, scrap iron and other potential
war materials is foreseen by Mr.
Dirksen. He Endorsed the principle
of the Marshall Plan.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Friendship Cargo Loaded
Al Norfolk for Europeans
BY the Associofed Press


NORFOLK Va, Dec. 13.-The
American steamer Hoosier State
sailed yesterday from Norfolk with
the first consignment of friend
ship cargo" loaded here.
She will load more of the same
cargo at Baltimore and New York
and then sail for Naples, Genoa
and Trieste, Italy; Piraeus, Greece
and Istanbul and Izr1ir, Turkey.
In addition to the relief cargo
there also was placed aboard the
ship at Norfolk 50 airplanes, which
will be unloaded at Piraeus.
They were being shipped by the
State Department and are part Of
the aid the United States is extend
ing the Greek government. 49,
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Rockville Laymen 10 Hold
white Gift YuIe Service

A white gift Christmas service
will be held by the Rockville Lay
mems Association at pm. tomor-
row in the Presbyterian Church
in Rockville.
Those attending the service are
asked to bring contributions OF
canned or dried foods which will be
distributed to needy families in the
community. Hugh G. Price. dean
of Montgomery County Junior
College will be the guest speaker. A
special program of Christmas music
has been arranged with Mrs. Anne
Wilson, Of Western Maryland Col
lege as the guest soloist, supported
by the Association choir.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Exchange Visits Planned
By Midshipmen and Cadets
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 13. - Navy
middies and Army cadets will see
how the other fellow works and
lives in a series of exchange visits
planned for the academies next
year.
This will be the third year first
classmen of Annapolis and West
Point have. spent weekend with
their opposite numbers. The ex-
changes are designed to acquaint
future officers with each others
military upbringing.
A select group of second class
men also will participate this year.
Six week lends, from February to
May, have been set aside for con-
tingents of one academy to visit
the other.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Adopted Tree
To Supply Holly
To Rail Workers
By the As.eeietsd Press

JACKSONVILLE, Md, Dec. 13.-
A century-old holly tree, rs feet tall,
that Baltomore g. Ohio Railroad
passengers and trackmen adopted
II years ago is going to provide
holly sprig lapel decorations for the
company's employees this year.
The company said sprigs from the
tree will be boxed and shipped to all
its terminals for hostesses, conduc-
tors and other personnel to wear
December 21-27.
The tree and the acre of land sur
rounding it were bought by the B.
d o. in 1880 and a barbed wire
fence set up around the tree to keep
1t permanent part of the scenery
along the railroad tracks. It is
located 40 miles north of Baltimore
on the Washinston-New York line.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
5Hurf in Crash
of fTwoAutos on
Sixteenth Street
W.omun's Head
Goes Through
Windshield

A 23-year-old woman was in
flair" condition today after a head
on automobile collision that injured
four others early this morning in
the 1900 block of Sixteenth street
NV.
Mrs. Rita Carlyle. %, of 94os Gar
wood street, Silver Spring, Md, suf-
fered fractured leg, throat cuts
and head injury. Her head went
through the windshield of the auto
driven by her husband, Samuel
Carlyle, 40, police said.
John F. Noonan, jr., 26, of 31s
Cedar avenue, Takoma Park, Nd,
driver of the other car, according to
police, was charged with driving on
the wrong side of the street.
Others in Noonan Car.
Mr.. Carlyle was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital and taken home. Mr.
Noonan was released after treat
ment for leg bruises and one pas
senger in his car, Miss Jean Eber-
man. 81. of 5149 Macarthur boule-
ward, was treated for bruises and q
fractured foot and released. An
other passenger in the Noonan car
Dorothy Smith, %, of 387 Thirty
seventh place NV, was released
after treatment at Garfield Hospital
for forehead and knee cuts.
A second accident was narrowly
avoided police said when the steer.
ing gear of one of the ambulances
sent to the scene went out of order
and the machine just missed an.
other car as it started for hospita
with one Of the crash victims. The
injured were transferred to the
patrol wagon for removal to the
hospital.
In another accident early today 8
car skidded into fire rescue squac
No. truck at Fourth street anc
Massachusetts, avenue NV. as il
answered a fire alarm. The auto
driver, Ebert P. Stephens, Is, at.
tached to the Naval Air Station al
Indian Head, Md, was charged with
failing to give the right-of-way te
an emergency vehicle on fire run
Two Hurt on Lee Highway.
Three persons were hurt late yes.
terday in a collision Of two automo.
biles on Lee highway at Uhle street
Arlington.
Harry o. Glen, At, Of 800 North
Lincoln street, Arlington, Twas ad.
mitted to Arlington Hospital fol
treatment of face lacerations, 'ano
two young women were given emer-
gency treatment but released. They
were Mrs. Shirley Kent, %, of 73C
North Oakland street, and Miss
Wyllo Hill, 21, of 5420 North Ninth
road, both Of Arlington.
Police said all were passengers ir
an automobile driven by Lawton e
Inabenet, 80, of 1907 North Liberty
street, Arlington. The Inabenet cal
was struck, they said, by one driven
by James T. johnson, 20, of 1721
North Edison street,. Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
New Aid-Europe Plan
Calls for Forming Of
Teams 10 Send Goods

A plan under which American
sharing teams" will supply destitute
Europeans with food and clothing
has been formulated by a Falls
Church couple and was reported
today to have spread to other areas
The plan places with each team
the responsibility for paying for
collecting and shipping the food and
clothing.
Originators Of the plan are Mr.
and Mrs. John Graham, ZIG Little
Falls street, Falls Church. Mr.. Ora
ham is an architect formerly asso-
ciated with the United States Hous-
ing Authority.
They started the movement by
forming a team consisting of three
families. The team decided how
much it can do, how to do it and for
whom.
Under the plan, each team picks
a fourth member, who organizes
another group.
The teams select their bene-
ficlaries from a master list of needy
families in Europe, compiled by
reputable international relief agen-
cies. Each team decides on food
and clothing to be pooled for ship
ment and whether to buy ready
packed boxes.
Some purchase packages from
CARE, the Cooperative for Ameri-
can Remittance to Europe and some
from other organizations engaged
in similar work.
Mrs. Beatrice Schalet, director of
the CARE Office in Washington, re-
ceived the plan so favorably that
she said she would ask the Or
ganization's New York headquarters
to describe it in newspaper releases
throughout the country.
Mrs. Graham said the idea has
taken hold in the Falls Church area
and that she has explained it to
interested groups in nearby COM
Evening star., 1947-12-13
| AN-Doy Porkers
Force Price Rise.
lAtGreut Plaza Lot

Too much all-day business has
forced the Great Plaza parking lot
behind tie District Building. near
Fourteenth and E streets NV, to
raise prices from so to so cents for
all-day parking, effective Tuesday,
F.. Warren Brokaw, who operates 1t,
said today. The night prices and
the special IS a month rate Tor Fed
|eral workers remain undisturbed.
The lot takes care of 1,l50 cars.
Mr.. Brokaw, who with Dominic
Antonelli, jr., leases the lot from the
Federal Government, said it is now
filling up early with all-day parkers.
If the 60-cent rates does not change
this, Mr.. Brokaw said. the Arm will
limit the lot to all-day parkers.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Site for Airport
lin LESS Settled
Area Sought
Planners Eliminate
Kingmon Lake Isle,
Other Possibilities
By Nelson M. Shepord

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission served notice
today it still wants an airport for
small, privately owned planes, close
enough to be useful but far enough
away from any "thickly settled de-
veloped part" of the District or its
suburbs to avoid becoming a public
nuisance.
Thus narrowing the field of selec-
ton the planners again rejected
Barrier Island, in Kingman Lake, as
a suitable site, and tossed out of
consideration two other discussed
sites-the National Training School
for Boys on Bladensburg road and
Chillum Station, an area south of
Riggs road NE, between the B. & o.
Railroad and the District line.
In upholding the views of their
Co-ordinating Committee the plan
ners reafdrmed their opposition to
the Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton, the Board of Trade and some
20 groups affiliated with the Wash
ington Aviation Planning Council,
hackers of Barrier Island. Former
Representative Jennings Randolph
and a delegation made a futile, last
stand fight on behalf of the aviation
council, which Mr.. Randolph heads.
$4,000 Available.
Meanwhile, $4,000 in Federal
funds is available toward an air
port any time-the planners Co.
ordinating Committee approves and
the District Commissioners match
the amount.
E. A. Schmitt, head engineer OF
the United States Engineers Office,
is chairman of the Co-ordinating
Committee that studied the airport
question over long time On it
are representatives of various public
agencies affiliated with the plan
ming commission.
Objection to the site of the Ma
tional Training School was based
generally on the indefinite status
of its availability Before the war
it had been planned to move the
school to another site, and the ques-
ton is still hanging fire. The other
location, Chillum Station, is too
close to well-settled residential dis
tricts for low flying, 1t was con-
tended.
The Co-ordinating Committee will
continue its studies. Somewhere in
the Metropolitan Area, the commits
sion believes, there must be a site
suitable for an airport.
School Addition Studied.
Turning to other matters, the
commission authorized its staff to
work with all other agencies af-
fected on plans for the proposed
addition to the Armstrong High
School.
NCPPC also asked readjustment
of plans for the Payne School con-
struction at Fifteenth and c streets
Sc. The idea is to provide one
large playground on the property
instead of two small ones by shifting
the building site.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing transfer of the Suitland-B
more parkway to the jurisdiction of
the National Park Service in view
Of its Importance as an approach to
Washington.
The planners also acted to expe-
dite completion of original plans for
the ornamentation of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge, including the cut
ting of the roadway direct through
the Columbia Island traffic circle.
A study of traffic at the circle is
being made.