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Evening star., 1947-10-13
Veteran Jobs Reached
Peak Last Month With
100000 Unemployed

Postwar employment of Worlc
War II veterans reached a peak
of 100000 in September, DR.. Perry
Faulkner, chief of the Veterans En-
ployment Service of the United
States Employment Service said to.
day as his annual report for the
1947 fiscal year was released.
There remained 100000 jobless
male veterans seeking immediate
employment, and 1850, 900 in schools
and colleges who will be on the
market for jobs during the next two
years, he said.
"The average able-bodied veteran
has found employment within q
short time after he entered the
labor market" DR.. Faulkner de-
clared in review of the work of his
Office, Veterans who received dis
abling injuries during the war, how
ever have had more difficult task.
Three Million Placements.
Employment Offices here have
made more than 100000 place.
ments of veterans in jobs since VI
Day, the veterans employment head
reported. Veteran employment has
climbed month by month as national
employment went up, he stated.
Veterans have a favorable posi-
ton in job-hunting, the report said,
but probably the most difficult job
ahead" is increasing job opportuni-
ties for the disabled.
Applications by Disabled.
About 60 per cent of the 25S,000
handicapped veterans applying for
job. help at local Offices of the EN-
ployment Service during the fiscal
year 1867 were placed, the report
said. This was described as sub
stantial improvement over 1945-46,
when only about Is per cent of the
handicapped veteran applicants
were put into jobs.
Approximately one Of every IL
veterans who sought employment
through the service during 1867
was classified as handicapped, it
was reported.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Pigeon Enthusiasts
See Bethesda Show

Eighteen breeds of pigeons at
tracted more than $50 enthusiasts
yesterday to the National Capital
Pigeon Fanciers Associations show
at Bethesda.
Elisha Hanson, attorney, was top
exhibitor. The show was held at
Mr.. Mason's home, 9401 Old George
town road. His entries took first
prizes in the fantail, African owl
Oriental frill and blondonette
classes.
The Oriental frill was one of the
chief attractions. This bird nor
mally holds its head looking back
ward so it can watch its tail, which
it fans out like a peacock. Also on
display were various tumbler
pigeons.
Beside Mr.. Hanson, winners and
their classes included: Turbit, James
Muir of Baltimore; nun, Norman
High of Reiserstown, Md; ice, Mrs
Arthur Hanson, Bethesda; satinette,
Earl Buscher; Kormorner tumbler
Preston Nebel; modena, Lawrence
L. Toms, Hagerstown; mookee,
Philip Roof; tippler, Mr.. Roof !;
Norwich cropper, Mr.. Toms; pigmy
pouter, R. w. Rohrer, Hagerstown;
show tumbler, w. j. Schmidt, Bal
timore; helmet, David Bregler,
Hagerstown; Hungarian, H. D.
Kline, Hagerstown; racing homer,
DR.. r. c. Gale, Hagerstown, and
parlor tumbler, Mrs. Louise Hanson,
Bethesda,
Evening star., 1947-10-13
joint Drive on Delinquency
Is Urged by Pennington

Lee R. Pennington, FBI inspector
and past commander of the District
American Legion, called yesterday
for coordination of all agencies
interested in youth to combat
juvenile delinquency.
Speaking before the central branch
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, Mr.. Pennington said civic
organizations working separately
could only peck away" at the prob
lem. He added that churches, civic,
fraternal and veterans organiza-
tions might decide on raising funds
to give needy children membership
in the YMCA as one way to put
down. delinquency.
As an example Of the co-ordina-
ton he advocated, Mr.. Pennington
cited the construction of a boys
haven in q Pennsylvania city. The
whole community pitched in, with
various organizations raising funds
and materials. and labor unions do
mating work. Visiting the city after
the boys haven had been open four
years, Mr.. Pennington said he was
informed that delinquency among
underprivileged children had been
reduced to a rate below that pre-
vailing among the children of the
well-to-do.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
William ". Sloan Dies;
Was ice Rate Expert

William Wintemute Sloan, "a, rate
expert with the Interstate Com
merce Commission for IS years, died
today at his home, 1927 Devonshire
place NV, after an illness of six
weeks.
Mr.. Sloan was born in Buffalo,
N. Y, and attended high school
there. He was graduated from the
Washington College of Law, 2200 G
street NV, and went to work for
the ICC.
He was a member of st. Johns
Masonic Lodge, Almas Temple of
the Shrine and Foundry Methodist
Church.
Mr.. Sloan is survived by his
widow, Virginia Gardner Sloan. a
governor of the Washington Club,
1701 X street NV.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Evening star., 1947-10-13

vided (and therefore financed) else
where. Every agency is seriously
underbudgeted and has no desire
to spend money on services avail
able elsewhere.
Public agencies are limited by law
and appropriations to specific serv-
ices. which may be similar to those
IN Chest agencies, but never identi-
cal. Each supplements, but never
duplicates the other.
Are Chest salaries abnormally
high?
No, they are from Is to 80 per cent
lower than comparable salaries In
the Government.
In order to bring about better
salary scales and to do it in an
orderly, practical way, the Com
munity Chest and Council of Social
Agencies in 1914 set up a technically
competant job classification COM
mittee to study and recommend sal
ary standards for all Chest agencies
AS a result, definite scale was
set up and salaries were somewhat
increased. At present the commit
tee is in the position of strongly
recommending higher salaries to
take care of cost of living increases
The campaign failure last year made
it impossible for those increases to
be put into effect. So does this
Years goal unless oversubscribed.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Firecruckers and Lion Dance
'Enliven Lee Family Reunion

Firecrackers, a 400-year-old lion
and members of the Chinese Lee
family turned Washington's CHA
town into festival carnival for q
short while yesterday afternoon.
The traditional Chinese lion dance
performed in the street near the
Lee family headquarters at GIT II
street NV, was part of the third
annual convention of the family
one of the oldest and largest in
existence. The Lee clan, which
numbers we'll into the millions and
has zoo, 900 members in the Ameri-
cas- alone, held its convention to
coincide with the October 10 national
holiday of the Chinese, marking the
beginning of the revolution against
the Manchu dynasty 36 years ago.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Kunkel Once Bachelor Host
8OOWomen Here, Morries

Representative Kunkel, Republic
an, of Pennsylvania, wealthy bache-
lor who played host to 800 woman
admirers from his district at a
luncheon here last spring, was mar
ried Saturday in Arlington, Va, his
Office disclosed today.
Mr.. Kunkel, who Is 40, married
Mrs. w. Minister Kunkel of Harris
burg, Pa, widow Of DR.. w. Minister
Kunkel, a cousin Of Mr.. Kunkel. DR.
Kunkel died last year.
Mrs. Kunkel met the legislator in
New York Thursday on his return
from Europe with the Herter COM
mittee, which has been studying
foreign aid. They were married at
Trinity Episcopal Church in Ar
Evening star., 1947-10-13
7 Safe Robberies Net
S40O Over Week End:
Holdup Victim Beaten

Four hundred dollars was taker
in weekend safe robberies-s3O0 ir
safe-cracking job and $10O in a
600-pound safe that was carted away
by energetic thieves, police reported
today. -a.
Meanwhile, a holdup~ victim re-
ported he was struck in the face
when three. men who "yoked" him
became angered that he had only a
small amount of cash with him
Other thefts reported included $50
worth OF streetcar passes.
Williams C. Jackson of Bristol,
Md, co-owner of Bills and Marie's
Beanery, 2o49 West Virginia avenue
NE, reported that burglars jimmied
a rear door during the week end
and hauled away a 600-pound safe
that was under the counter. About
500 was lost in the robbery, discov-
cred at 4:30 o'clock this morning
he said.
Office Safe Looted.
A safe in the Office of Mrs. Eve
Bernstein, executive secretary of
the United Jewish Appeal, in the
Jewish Community Center Building,
1929 Sixteenth street NV, was
forced open and $500 taken early
yesterday, she reported. The thieves
forced a window of the first-foor
gymnasium, police said. Edward
Rosenblum, executive director of
the Community Center, reported his
office was entered but nothing
taken.
Miriam Chicocsky reported her
Office on the second floor of the
building also was entered and $40
taken from desk. Police said they
believed the safe crackers borrowed
tools from a boiler room tool box to
jimmy the safe.
Pfc. Edward Tobin, Is, a patient
at Forest Glen Hospital. reported
to police that shortly after mid
night yesterday two men forced
him to hand over a billfold con-
tanning 81, while a third man
waited in a car at Fourteenth and
oClll1O1lb OIL CCIS INV. ollc Vi GllS
men struck him in the face in anger
at the small amount of money, the
victim said. He was treated at Gar
field Hospital for cut right eye.
A coat valued at SIS, belonging
to Miss Barbara Carper, 126 Tenth
street NE, and pocketbook of
Mrs. Alice Roberts, 1881 Mckinley
street NV, containing 50 and per-
sonal papers, were taken from an
annex of National City Christian
Church, 1903 Vermont avenue NV,
during services last night, it was
reported to police.
M. A. Gearhart, 500 Elliot street
NV, streetcar operator, reported
the loss of four books containing
10 weekly streetcar passes each. He
missed the passes, valued at $50,
while operating a streetcar be-
tween Benning road and Fifteenth
street and New York avenue NE. at
about 3:35 pm. yesterday, accord
ing to police,
Evening star., 1947-10-13

lington, and after wedding dinner
at the Carlton Hotel left for a 10.
day wedding trip.
The Hotel Statler was the scene
last May Of big luncheon at which
Kunkel admirers serenaded their
favorite member of Congress.
The affair was sponsored by the
Dauphin County Council of Repub-
hcan Women. Each woman paid
for her transportation on special
train from Harrisburg. Mr.. Kunkel
paid the hotel I check. which
amounted to more than $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kunkel will make
their home here and in Harrisburg,
where he was a banker before COM
ing to Congress in 1899.
Evening star., 1947-10-13

The lions head and multicolored
robe used In the dance more than
400 years old. Men manipulating
the robe were replaced as they be-
came tired while prancing through
the confetti Uttered streets. Chinese
music provided by drum, cymbaIs
and gongs sounded as demonstra-
tions Of muscular ability and spear
and knife dances with ancient battle
weapons were given.
Members Of the Chinese colony
and other spectators lined the
streets.
Members Of the family attended
dinners in leading Chinese restau-
rants after the exhibitions. An open
house featuring two Chinese movie
stars, Now Don 500 and Hong Gong
Gong, was held afterwards.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
New Polio Case Lifts
Capitol Total to 19

A 39-year-old man living in the
5000 block of Blaine street NE, has
been stricken with infantile
paralysis, bringing to 10 the total
Of poliomyelitis cases in Washington
this year, the District Health De-
partment reported today. Last year
on the same date the total was %.
Polio cases occurring in outlying
sections and hospitalized in the
District totaled % today, compared
with 81 in the same period last year.
Evening star., 1947-10-13

oCA CCC N.G., w
graduates q n d
their friends at
a college BIRTH
day celebration
The college was
founded in Oc-
tober, 1902.
The president,
a Harvard grad
uate who taught
there 13 years
before becoming
head of Sim
mons, will dis
cuss current af-
fairs at the WON.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
|64 Pct. of U. S. Workers
Here Now Permanent

Sixty-four per cent of the Gov
ernment workers in Washington
have attained permanent status, the
Civil Service Commission announced
today.
This leaves 36 per cent of Federal
employees here who are on war serv-
ice or temporary status. Commits
sion officials, however, say many of
these employees soon will receive
permanent appointments. Some of
the workers already have passed
their examinations and are waiting
to be certified, while others are pre-
pairing to take tests.
On a Nationwide basis, 60 per
cent of Federal workers are career
people and 40 per cent are war
service and temporary employees.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
New Bridge Over Potomac
To Be Opened Saturday
BY the Assoeioisd Pres,

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. 13.-The
new Sandy Hook Bridge over the
Potomac River will be opened to
traffic next Saturday, authorities
said yesterday.
A new road being constructed
from the bridge south in Virginia
to connect with the Hillsboro-
Charles Town highway will be ready
by the same time, Richard F. Kline,
who holds subcontract for the
road, said. He said oiling and
finishing touches were applied this
week.
The 2240-foot bridge, which
spans the Potomac at q height of
about 80 feet. has been completed
except for final balustrades and
painting.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Broken Arm Only Injury
In Fall From Third Floor

Norma Jean Crook, who marked
her fourth birthday Saturday by
falling out of a third-story window
at Gallinger Hospital, is doing SC
well today that the hospital intends
to let her go as soon as her quaran-
tine for scarlet fever is over.
The daughter of Mrs. James Crook
1924 V Street Sc, fell when she
climbed up on window sill and
pushed the screen away to wave at
another child across the street.
X-rays showed her only injury was
a fracture of the right forearm. Her
isolation for scarlet fever will end in
about a week, the hospital said.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Woman Falls 90 Feet
In Shenandoah Park
Then Directs Rescuers

An attractive librarian for the
Army Map Service today was nurs.
ing broken arm and "a few cuts
and bruises" after a 90-foot fall
yesterday afternoon from a rocky
crag in Shenandoah National Park
near Luray, Va.
Miss Mary Murphy, 30, of 1854
Macarthur boulevard NV, lay on a
narrow ledge above 250-foot drop
and shouted directions to Park
Service rangers during their tor
turous two-hour descent to rescue
her.
Miss Murphy lost her balance and
fell from an overhanging rock
while looking at the view below
She had been on a picnic with hel
sisters, Miss Ethel Murphy, an en-
ploye of the National Radio In
stitute, who lives with her, and
Miss Catherine Murphy, a visitor
from their home town of Hibbing
MINI. Miss Kathleen Irish, a ROOM
mate, and Miss Barbara Heath,
1850 Macarthur boulevard, accom-
panied them.
Disappears From View
Miss Ethel Murphy said her sister
had wandered away from their pic
mic site when suddenly she disap-
peared from view" She and Miss
Heath raced to Luray for help, but
forest ranger had discovered the
girls plight a few minutes after
they left.
A party of six rangers, headed by
Chief Forest Ranger Robert Gibbs,
quickly fashioned rope ladder and
sling. AS they slowly made their
way down the cliff, the injured
woman, described by Gibbs as "the
pluckiest girl I've ever seen," shout
ed directions to them.
Il couldn't see Mary, but once I
shouted and asked if she was
all right" her sister Ethel said. "She
said she was-more or less"
Taken to Hospital.
Given first aid on the ledge, the
girl was ho1Sted to the top and
taken to a hospital. Officials there
said she probably would be trans
ferred to q Washington hospital
today.
The two sisters, Mary and Ethel,
have been living in Washington
since 1943.
when we called the folks in Hib-
bing and told them OF the accident,
they were naturally worried at first, -
Miss Ethel Murphy said. But after
they found out it wasn't serious they
relaxed. have five brothers and
sisters, so Dad and Mother are used
to tumbles and bruises"
She said the girls had spent many
Sundays on similar picnics in the
park-"but we don't plan another
one for a long time"
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Woman Struck
By TruckDies;
Driver Held
Traffic Fatalities
Now So, Compared
With AZ Last Year

Washington's 1947 traffic fatality
toll went to So yesterday with the
death OF a 25-year-old woman who
was struck and killed by a truck.
For the comparable period of last
year traffic deaths numbered At.
Inc woman was listed by police as
Miss Nanette c. King, colored, 1900
block of Kalorama road NV.
Police said she was struck as she
crossed the entrance to an alley in
the 1900 block of Eighteenth street
NV. o' Wv
Police said the truck was driven
oy Frank A. Teneyck, %, colored.
looo block OF Vermont avenue NV.
He failed to stop, according to
ponce, and was arrested later in the
lloo block of S street NV. and
charged with leaving after colliding.
He was held for the coroner.
Autopsy Performed.
MISS King died of internal in.
Jurles, DR.. Richard M. ROSENBERG
deputy coroner, announced after an
autopsy had been performed.
In another accident Yesterday
Jour persons standing on a street.
car loading platform at Benning
road and Oklahoma avenue NE
were injured when they were struck
by the overhanging side of a truck
which brushed close to the plat
form.
The truck did not stop but it's
license number was noted. Police
said the vehicle was found aban-
doned later in the 500 block of
Florida avenue NE. and the driver
is being sought.
Listed as injured are Daniel
Eskrldge, 70, colored, of the 140O
block of T street NV, who is in
fair condition at Gallinger Hospital
with head injuries; Walter Thomas.
50, colored, of the first block of I
street NV, who was admitted to
Gall1nger suffering from cuts on
the head and back and internal
James j. Davis, %, COL
ored, of the 200 block of H street
NE, who is at Gallinger with chest
injuries and cuts on the back, and
Paul F. Cooper, 81, of the 1900 block
OF Wallach place NV, who was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
cuts on the face and dismissed.
Child Is Injured.
Donald L. Morley, 2, of the 100
block West Marshall street, Falls
church, Va, suffered scalp injuries
when he was struck by an automo-
'lle In front of his home early last
light. He was taken to Arlington
Hospital where his condition this
morning was described as satisfac-
ory.
Falls Church police identified the
lrlver of the car as Fred Pierson.
400 North Buchanan street, Arlinp-
on. They said no charges had been
placed against him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph O. Butler of
Boyd avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
we're injured yesterday when their
ar crashed into a telegraph pole on
soute 240 near Clarksburg, Md.
montgomery County police reported.
their two young children escaped
injury. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler were
AIKEN to Suburban Hospital where
heir condition this morning was
described as good.
Also injured in an accident on
soute 240 were Mr.. and Mrs. Row
!. Olson of the 800 block Thirty
ourth place NE. They suffered
light injuries on Saturday when
heir car was involved in a three
ar collision at Derwood curve, about
miles north of Rockville, accord
ag to Montgomery County police.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
January 10Set
For tuberculosis
Survey Here
Chest X-Roy Unit
Outlines Details of
Six-Month Drive

The Washington Chest X-Ray
Survey Committee today set jan
uary 10 as the date for opening
the siX-month drive to detect
tuberculosis here.
The Districts Health Department
will follow up each case in which
the disease is found with regular
examinations for at least two years,
it was announced by DR.. A. Barklie
Coulter, director of the Bureau of
tuberculosis.
Arrangements will be made with
the District Medical Society, he
said, to insure that private tuber-
culosis patients get the same
thorough care.
DR.. Coulter said there probably
would be no immediate change in
the current policy of giving priority
in hospital admission to tubercu-
losis victims in advanced stages of
the disease.
Object of Survey Slated.
He was joined by United States
Public Health Service spokesman,
DR.. Robert j. Anderson, in the con-
tentlon that, with limited hospital
facilities, the most important thing
is to get people off the streets who
are spreading most contagion, even
though they have less chance of
recovery.
Tubersulosis patients in District
hospitals now average 10 per cent
in the middle or late stages, whereas
the survey would be apt to find about
10 per cent with "minimal" tubercu-
losis, the doctor said.
For these mild cases, he declared,
the survey offers the opportunity to
learn that they must seek a doctors
advice and care.
DR.. Coulter admitted the Health
Department faces a serious problem
in providing the staff to conduct the
necessary follow-up. He said the
agency would call on the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Society and other
agencies providing social workers to
aid in following up the work.
Saving to d. C. Stressed
William E. Leahy, former District
Selective Service director and chair
man of the citizens committee Or
ganizing the X-ray program, pointed
out that each case the survey de-
tects in time to keep the individual
from later entering hospital will
save the District $4,000 a year.
He said the campaign goal is 6O0,-
900 persons. While aimed primarily
at those who live or work in the
District, the survey will turn away
no one. regardless of residence, he
pointed out.
DR.. Coulter said the location of
the central clinic, where persons
whose X-ray shows evidence of
tuberculosis will be re-examined has
not yet been chosen. He said he
hoped that the clinic could be sit
uated next to the survey records
office, where staff of SO clerks will
notify each person of the results
Of his X-ray.
The survey, which will attempt
to examine every one IS years of
age or older, is jointly sponsored
by the District Health Department,
the United States Public Health
Service and the District Tubercu-
losis Association. All examinations
will be voluntary and free.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Sports RoIIy, Concert
To Aid G. w. HospituI

A sports rally and jazz concert for
the benefit of George Washington
University Hospital, now under con-
struction at Washington Circle, will
be held at 8:15 pm. Wednesday in
Lisner Auditorium, Twenty third
and H streets NV.
Sponsored by the University Stu
dent Council, the rally will feature
motion pictures of the university
football team with commentary by
Coach Skip Stanley. Max Earring
ton, director of mems activities, will
discuss the new student union build
ing and the proposed athletic field
and field house.
The jazz concert will be given by
Ray Payne and his orchestra, assist
ed by student quartet.
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Man Is HospitoIized
By Burns in Hotel BIuze

w. H. Reibold, So, who was stay
ing at the Claridge Hotel, 800 Con-
necticut avenue NV, is in Emer-
gency Hospital today recovering
from face and chest burns suffered
when a chair in his room caught
fire yesterday.
Firemen confined the damage to
the chair and said the fire probably
started from a cigarette.
Evening star., 1947-10-13

Does the Washington Community
Chest support agencies that are not
giving charity?"
Yes, and it always has. So does
every other Chest in the country
Many agencies serve the community
and alleviate suffering and expen-
sive results by preventing social ills
Others study the causes of poverty
disease, crime and delinquency
family and social breakdown, and
recommend ways Of alleviating these
conditions.
To reduce and prevent such ills
is not only humane, but financially
economical. There are many strong
adherents of these agencies in the
community among people who be-
lieve more in prevention than cure
and prefer supporting such pro-
grams.
Does the Washington Community
Chest support agencies whose serv.
ices are duplicated by public agen-
cies?
1t does not. The Budget Commit
tee Of the Chest must study every
agency in detail to make certain
chat no service it gives could be pro-
Evening star., 1947-10-13
Capital Transit Hearings
On Puy Rise to Resume

Hearings before the Wage Arbi-
traton Board which is considering
demands for a IS per cent increase
in wages Of employees Of the Capital
Transit Go. will be resumed tomor-
row at the Raleigh Hotel.
Additional arguments against
wage and collateral requests of un-
ion employees will be offered by the
company by Issac Goad, who is In
charge of company schedules, and
Samuel E. Emmons, operations SUI
perintendent.