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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-21
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-21
SEEK 10 TOP
SINGERS IN
ADDITIONS

The musical ADDITIONS that
brought first public acclaim 10
Lawrence Watson and Ollie Nc
Farland began al 10 A VI on
Wednesday al the Detroit Con-
servatory Of Music
They are intended to select
the 10 beSl singers in Detroit.
Judges are J Bertram Bell of
the conservatory faculty: Har-
old Tallman. Wayne UniVersI-
~ choral director and Don
Large. choral director Of radio
station WJR.
Winners VIII sing al the sum
mer Belle Isle concerts
Applications may be-. had I'M
til June 20 az the Department
OF Parks and Recreation. 800
Water Board Building The au-
dition are sponsored by the de-
partmcnt and the Detroit Fed
Grafton Of Musicians
the Sensation Lounge, is willing
10 lay all kinds of money that
there isn't another band IN town
10 compete with Tod Rhodes
who now holds down the band
stand at his spot Take II from
me The bard is on a terrific
kick.
Well this is Mrs Jennings
third son. Dick. signing off until
next week when I'll be seeing
you round
A BARTENDER'S BARTEND-
lER-The old GRAY Fox Shell
don Hawkins. bartender Of the
Horseshoe bar. SOC F Adams,
When YOU feel like Sad SAX,
drop in on the old Gray Fox"
and he Will help you laugh
your troubles away.
Dick Barrow. vocalist and enA
tertainer is back in town from
California for a brief Stav
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Liquor Sales Here Drop
$50 Pct. Below '46 Level

Washington consumption of whis-
ky, gin, rum and brandy during the
first four months of this year was
35.9 per cent less than in the same
period last year, report OF the
Distilled Spirits Institute indicates
Retail sales of distilled spirits
totaled 1,145,514 gallons here in the
January-April period this year, as
compared to 1,787.969 gallons last
year, according to the report.
In Maryland, distilled spirit con.
sumption decreased during the four
month period by AT per cent under
last year. Figures for Virginia, how.
ever, reflected a 1873 per cent in
crease over the same months last
year. Virginia sales increased wher
liquor rationing was removed at the
first of the year, it was indicated.
Nation wide consumption was
down 80 per cent, according to the
report. Principal factor in the drol
was believed to be consumer re-
sistance to prices which have not
been substantially reduced since the
war;
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Delays in Legislation
5narI Work Of Billing
District Taxpayers

Delay at the Capitol in passing
the new city revenue and budget
measures has snarled preparation
of more than 100000 real estate
and personal property tax bills at
the District Building, it was learned
today.
The revenue legislation, now in
conference between the House and
Senate, carried a directive to the
Commissioners to increase the real
and personal tax rate per 500 OF
assessed valuation from SITS to 81
The $s8,OOO,OOO budget measure
for the year beginning July / is
still being studied by House Ap-
preparations subcommittee.
Under existing law, according te
Assessor Edward A. Dent, the rea
and personal property tax bill are
supposed to be in the hands o.
taxpayers by the end of August tt
permit the required September pay
ments of the taxes.
To handle the volume of bills ir
time, he explained, he has to begir
preparation by June Is, but ha!
not yet been able to start because
of delay in the final decision on ths
tax rate.
The Commissioners, by existing
law, are given authority to rails;
! the tax rate but only to balance
the budget. Since the budget ha!
not been cleared either. it was said
they are not able to anticipate th'
directive in the revenue bill.
Because of the delay in getting
out the bills to the taxpayers, it wa'
predicted they would probably bt
granted a delay at least into October
| to make the real and personal prop
erty tax payments.
Evening star., 1947-06-25

The coupon printed above is the
final appearance of this convenient
form for signing over your electric
rebate to the Children's Hospital.
The rebate amounts to 10 cents a
month due you over the last three
years when the light rate was in liti-
gation-$3,60 altogether. Your sign
ing the coupon will not waive the
reduction on your current or future
bills. Only the 10-cent-a-month
Iovercharge you have already paid
will 60 to the hospital.
$4,000, 600 Due.
More than $4,000, 900 is due Pepco
customers in the District and Mary
land since the recent action of the
Supreme Court upholding rate
change which the company had
contested. The money will be
credited to future light bills-$3. &c
for the typical domestic customer
81 20 and up for commercial Gus
toners.
Rear Admiral c. r. Train, U. S. N
retired, who has been continuing
the hospital campaign since the
building drive ended last year S400,-
600 short of its 81 10000 goal, seized
upon the idea of asking the Pepco
customers to give their rebates to
the hospital. At the time he had
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Commissioners Approve
PARKING Amendments

Amendments to the parking regu-
lations permitting one-hour park
ing throughout the day on several
lightly travelled downtown streets
were approved yesterday by the
Commissioners.
Traffic Director George E. Ken
eipp told the city heads that ban
ming parking on these streets during
the morning and evening rush hours
is not necessary He urged approval
of the amendments.
Streets affected and the changes
ordered are: On E street from
Thirteenth to Thirteen and half
streets on the south side, one-hour
parking from am. to 6 pm. and
on the north side from 8 am. to 4
pm; no parking 4 pm. to 6 pm.
F street NV, from Fourteenth
to Fifteenth street, one-hour park
ing from 8 am. to 6 pm.
G place NV, from Ninth tc
Tenth streets on the south side
one hour parking 8 am. to pm
Eighth street NV, from G to K
streets, one-hour parking from
am to pm.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Montgomery 6. 0. P. Picks
-Four Committee Chairmen

Appointment of four committee
chairmen by the Republican State
Central Committee for Montgomery
County was announced today.
They are:
Anders R. Lofstrand, jr., publicity
Ted Ray, registration: Leslie 6.
Aries, precinct organization and
Adolph Dude, finance. Mr.. Lof-
strand also is chairman of the all
Republican Montgomery delegation
TO the General Assembly.
At the same time it was learned
that county COP leaders are making
plans for a County Republican Fed
Grafton to include representatives of
each of the 81 voting precincts.
The proposed federation will work
with the State Central Committee
in the 1948 campaign
and Forty fifth streets, 3:45 to 4::45
pm; Tenth street NE. between
Lawrence and Monroe streets. 1:3o
a m. to 1890 pm; Evarts street Nj
at Third street, 2 to pm; Ninth
street N. E. between Quincy and
Randolph streets, 10 to ii am;
Otis street NE. between Eighteenth
and Twentieth streets, $3.50 to 4::3C
pm; Seaton street NV. between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
IL to HAS am; Twelfth street NV
between r and U streets, 1915 to II
am. and 3:15 pm. to pm.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
| Hoofbeots Rouse
| INeighbors for
| I AN. Roundup

Five horses took an unsuperviSed
canter through Southeast Wash
ington early today. giving police and
neighbors good run for their
money before submitting to capture
One unidentified resident of the
Fort Dupont area was certain. he
was not dreaming when he heard
the clatter of hooVes on the pave
ment at about m. He called park
police to report that herd of
horses had just run by his house in
the 400 block of Thirty-seventh
place Sc,
Pvts. David Kushner and Joseph
Di Misa, with no more cowpunching
equipment than city policemen gen.
orally have, hurried to the scene
to find that posse of pajama and
slipper-clad householders already
had caught three of the animals.
The policemen rounded up the
other two.
The roamers were returned to the
Fort Dupont Riding Academy near
by. where all concerned are still
wondering how the horses got out of
their stalls.
Evening star., 1947-06-25

! brought the campaign to 81 ,220 900
$50, 900 from the goal
1t was hoped the electric-rebate
coupons would put the campaign
over. But not enough people real
lied how easy it was-that all they
were being asked to do was to give
the hospital money they had al
ready spent. To date the rebate
campaign has realized about SGT 900
and it probably will go to $50 900
leaving Admiral Train with $4,000
to go before he can quit his self
imposed task.
Commercial Refund.
An encouraging development yes
terday was receipt of a commercial
refund from the Peoples Life In
surance Co. amounting to about
$3.50. The company has extensive
Offices at Fourteenth and H streets
INV. The authorization to give
the refund to the hospital was signed
by the company's president, S. w.
Hauser.
A block of 43 domestic refund
coupons was received from employees
of the Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase
Dairy.
Sign the coupon above and mail
it to the Potomac Electric Power
Co.. 929 E street NV, Washington
4. D. C. Tomorrow is the last day
for mailing.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
7 10 Be Arraigned Monday
On WAA Fraud CHARGES

Federal Court Judge Albert v.
Bryan yesterday set Monday as the
date for arraignment of Louis v.
Dionne and George A. Gormley. who
face charges of fraud against the
Government in connection with a
scheme alleged to have cost the
Government $144,000.
Dionne. former War Assets Ad-
ministration expediter who lives in
the 1900 block of N street NV,
and Gormley, who served prison
term in connection with $4,000
swindle more than 10 years ago.
fwere indicted by a Federal grand
jury in Alexandria last month.
The arraignment date was set
after Judge Bryan turned down mo-
tions introduced by Gormley's at
torney, Ray l.. jenkins, to dismiss
the indictment. ....
According To charges outlined by
the Government, the two men
planned to obtain Government
owned textiles through alteration
of sales documents at the WAA sales
site at the Washington Quartermas-
ter Depot in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
100000 Grant Asked
For Return Of 2,511
u. 5. Workers 10 D. T..

Nine Government bureaus with
'2,511 employees will be returned to
Washington in the fall and early
winter from wartime locations if
Congress grants a 100000 fund
urged today.
Commissioner of Public Buildings
w. E. Reynolds told a Senate sub
committee considering the inde-
pendent offices appropriation bill
that space can be found here for
the agencies during the new fiscal
year if the request is granted The
agencies have been identified before
but today Mr.. Reynolds gave the
Senators the following official list
of units to be brought back:
From Philadelphia-Securities and
Exchange Commission, 643 employees
immigration and Naturalization
Service, 551.
From Chicago-National Park
Service, 112; Indian Affairs, 204
Fish and Wildlife Service, LAO; part
of the personnel section of the In
terror Department, 6.
| From New York City-Employes
Compensation Commission, $50, ano
the ONCE of Actuary Operations oi
the Veterans Administration, 500.
From Winston Salem, N. C.-Tht
fourth district Office of the Civil
Service Commission, los.
Robert K. McConnaughey, mem
ber of the SEC, told the committee
that commission can operate more
effectively in Washington and that
the housing situation in Philadel-
phia is very acute.
! Senator Reed, Republican, of Kan
sas, In charge of the bill, said he
would give high priority to SEC
on the return list.
| Senator Saltonstall. Republican
of Massachusetts, said the onl,
question in his mind would bt
] whether the space and housing ac'
commodations are available here.
Mr.. Reynolds said that between
September and December he expect!
temporary Government space Il
i become available in Washington fol
most of the agencies listed. HI
also pointed out many of the EN-
ployes who were moved out of Wash
lngton at the start of the war owned
their homes here. The subcommit'
tee took the request under advise.
ment until hearings on the inde'
pendent Offices bill are completed.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Commissioners Urge Public
TO Display Flags July 4

The District Commissioners today
urged Washington residents to OBJ
serve Independence Day, July 4, by
displaying the American flag at
their homes and places of business
and attending the Americas Caval-
cade Of Freedom ceremony on the
Monument Grounds.
Erection of stage for the patri-
otic program was to begin today.
The celebration is planned under
auspices of the District Recreation
Board, the Greater National Capital
Committee of the washington Board
of Trade. the Motion Picture Thea
ter Owners of Greater Washington
and the National Capital Parks.
In addition to fireworks, the pro-
gram will include a tableau on his
torical events in the life of John
Paul Jones, with a talk afterward
by Admiral Nimitz, chief of naval
operations.
Evening star., 1947-06-25

has decreased" Gen. Grant made
these points:
/. Land planning, which will re-
quire more than a year to COM
pIete, must be finished before the
redevelopment agency can begin its
work
2. With the s95, 900 fund, "only
the initial planning and fact-f1nd-
ing phase of this long time program
will be undertaken-a phase that
does not involve the removal and
reconstruction of any housing what
soever."
3. The District Commissioners,
planning commission and rede-
velopnlent agency all consider it
most important" that the land
plan be completed @in order that
the redevelopment program can pro-
ceed without delay when housing
conditions become normal"
Also appearing in support of the
planning fund were Bernard Wye
koff, president of the Washington
Housing Association; Mrs. Jonn G.
McClintock of the Citizens Coun-
ell for Community Planning and
Mrs. Monroe Burk OF the "Voteless
District League of Women Voters.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Sofe Containing ST 500
Stolen From Fish Store

A 2OO-pound safe containing 81 500
in cash was stolen early today from
the Office of the Potomac Fish Co.,
10 Municipal Fish Wharf, police re-
ported.
The robbers apparently entered
the store through rear door and
removed the safe from nrezzanine
floor
Robert Stokese and Carl Stamates
co-owners of the retail store, told
police the safe also contained most
of the company's books and perma-
nent papers.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Evening Traffic
Jam Feared al
Dupont Circle
Cove-In of Old Sewer
Causes Motorists to
Find New Routes

| Work bound motorists using
Connecticut avenue stayed away
from Dupont Circle in droves
during this mornings rush hour
as a result of last evenings hour
long jam caused by the cave
in of an old sewer and the con-
sequent rerouting of all traffic
above the circle to Nineteenth
street.
Members of special police squad
directing traffic at the detour said
most drivers apparently were seek
ing new routes to come downtown.
but they expected another jam at
the rush hour late today, since late
afternoon traffic is heavier than in
the mornings.
Will Be Closed 5 to Days.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R..
Young said it probably will be nee
essary to keep the block on Connec-
ticut avenue, between @ and r
streets, cleared for five to seven days
to repair the old sewer.
:; Streetcars are being allowed to
proceed through the block, he said,
because of the special concrete
foundation under their tracks. In
addition, he added, it is possible to
control the speed of streetcars over
the danger spot, where 1t would be
extremely difficult to control cars.
The highway is not supported like
the car tracks.
1--WE were afraid of bad accident
if cars were allowed to continue, !"
he said. And If we allowed the
cars to go through at slow speed
it would have created q bottleneck
worse than now exists on Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets. This way 1t
will also give the workmen chance
to finish the Job much more quickly.
1t really Is very annoying but
minor incident"
Discovered by Workman.
The cave-in of the old sewer was
discovered shortly after noon yes
terday as workmen were installing
a new siphon sewer beneath Con-
necticut avenue to serve the Dupont
Circle underpass.
District officials notified the J. A.
La Porte Co. of Alexandria, con-
tractors, that District workers will
repair the damage but will charge
the company
The old sewer, IS feet beneath
street level, must be reopened, re-
filled and then the street must be
reSurfaced.
Commissioner Young said he
would make an estimate of the cost
today, but did not think it would
run as much as had been estimated.
He said 1t would not be more than
few thousand dollars"
Commissioner Young inspected
the site of the break yesterday aft
ernoon and ordered the rerouting OF
traffic. He said the situation would
.sot delay work on the underpass
proper.
He said that during the tie-up of
the one block on Connecticut ave-
nue., traffic around the circle will
go like this:
/ Northbound. Use Nineteenth
street NV. as one-way from Dupont
Circle to r street, west on r street
to Connecticut avenue.
Southbound: Use Twentieth street
NV. as one-way between Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts avenues.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
House Hearing
On Transfer Of
Recorder Ended
PiIkerton Says Audit
Will Be Finished Soon,
Praises Cooperation
BY Rudolph Kouffmonn II

Hearings were completed today on
the Koran bill to transfer control
of the Recorder Of Deeds office to
the District Commissioners.
Representative Allen, Republican.
of California, who acted as chair
man of the House District subcom-
rnittee holding the hearings, said
he understood Representative
O'Hara, Republican, of Minnesota,
subcommittee chairman, would hold
an executive meeting soon to work
the bill into final shape for sub
mission to the full House District
Committee.
During testimony today, District
Auditor A. r. Pilkerton told the
subcommittee a special audit of the
recorders Office should be completed
in about 10 days. The audit was
started early this month, Mr.. Pill
kerton said. adding that the Rev.
DR.. Marshall Shepard, the recorder,
has been cooperative in opening
the files of the office to District
examiners, whereas his predecessor
had not.
To Study Auto lien Transfer.
Mr.. Allen said the subcommittee
would scrutinize carefully sections
of the bill that would transfer re-
cording of motor vehicle liens to
the District Department of Motor
Vehicles and Traffic, authorize
Photographic recording of deeds and
shift auditing, disbursing and fee
collection functions of the record
erss Office to the District govern
ment.
Mr. Allen questioned the witnesses
closely today on the effect of the
latter provision. Particularly, he
wanted to know if control of the Of
fees purse strings would give the
Commissioners power to influence
appointments.
Both Mr.. Pilkerton and Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West said
it would not.
DR.. Shepard and his own auditor,
Leonard G. Hyman, said they be-
lieved it would.
Auto Dealers Testify.
Turning to the provisions of the
bill regarding automobile liens, the
subcommittee heard Stanley H.
Horner and Richard J. Murphy, both
of the Washington Automotive
Trades Association. They testified
that transfer of auto loan record
ing would mean.
l. That only one alphabetical and
one engine number file would have
to be kept. where two now must be
maintained.
2. Issuing of certificates of title
would be expedited.
8. The District would be following
the example of three States having
heavy automobile registration. They
named these as California, Delaware
and Virginia.
Photo Recording Supported.
Mr.. Allen said all witnesses in
Guiding today's, had appeared to be
in favor of using Photographic
process of recording TO help do away
with the present backlog OF 28,000
legal papers at the recorders office.
Colored leaders today opposed the
bill no grounds it would reduce the
chances of members of their race
to hold public Office in the District.
Bernard C. Chapman of the North
east Foundry Civic Association;
Robert w. Towles, president of the
West Virginia Social Club and a
representative of the Kingman Park
Civic Association: Thomas Frazier,
a funeral director. and Frank B.
Reeves, of the Washington Bar AS
sociation and the Midway Civic AS
sociation, testified against the
measure.
They said the present Office needs
only modern equipment to do good
lob of recording.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Hicks Elected President
IOf CupituI Press Club

James L. Hicks, assistant chief OF
the Washington bureau of the Negro
Newspaper Publishers Association,
yesterday was elected president of
the Capital Press Club.
Chosen in the organizations an
nual elections at the Charles Hotel
we're: Herbert Hennegan, vice pres
ident; Otto McClarrin, secretary,
and Sherman Briscoe, treasurer.
Mr.. Hannegan. now an informa-
ton specialist at the Agriculture De-
partment, formerly was editor of the
Washington Tribune. Mr.. McClar-
rim is public relations man for
Howard University.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Senate Unit Ponders
Pleas for S1,50O,0OO
For Park Projects

A Senate Appropriations Subcom-
mittee today has under study plea
for restoration of two appropriation
items to the National Park and
Planning Commission, totaling ST.
595, 900, which were cut out of the
independent Offices appropriation
bill by the House.
Maj Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the commission; Representa-
tive Sasscer, Democrat, of Mary
land and others testified before the
Senate Independent Offices Sub
committee yesterday in behalf OF
reinstatement of the items.
They sought return of $500, 900
for purchase of land for extension
of the suburban park system and
sos 900 for advance planning pre-
liminary to urban redevelopment
operations.
Bureau Request Struck Out.
A Budget Bureau request of 81
994 900 for advances and contribu-
tions to the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission was struck out of the bill
by the House Appropriations Com
mittee because, in the committee
opinion, further acquisition of land
should be deferred until a later
date, when it is believed land values
will have deprecated to a degree
where considerable savings" coulo
be obtained.
Restoration of the 81 100000 fol
park land acquisition would enable
the national commission and the
| Maryland commission to carry for
ward. during the critical years
ahead, the park, parkway and play
ground system authorized by Con-
gress, realization of which is ir
danger of being nullif1ed through
forced inaction of the acquiring
agencies on the one hand, and &C
celebrated private development or
the other" Gen. Grant said.
Grant Sees No Savings.
Contending that no savings would
be effected by deferring purchases
Gen. Grant said: ..
/. Cost estimates on which the
| request for the appropriation Is
based represent long term values
not crrent prices" -,
2. Most of the desirable land Will
have been subdivideo and developed
I # purchases are deferred.
3. Many parcels proposed for in
clusion in the park system are now
in large unsubdivided tracts. and
purchases in the immediate future
would keep to minimum the
number of individual negotiations
for purchase, thus effecting sub
stantial savings.
Sasscer Testifies.
Representative Sasscer testified
1T think it is vital to get the land
now or We won't get it at all
Ired w. Tuemmler, director OF
planning for the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, also appeared in support
of restoration of the item.
A House committee allowed to
remain In the bill an item of $20G,-
COO for acquisition of land for the
George Washington Memorial Park
way. along the Potomac River in
Virginia, plus an additional s79 ,0oo
for park, parkway and playground
development in the District.
Points Made by Grant.
In requesting reinstatement OF
sos 900 for urban development land
planning, disailowed by the House
committee because, III its opinion,
removal and reconstruction OF
housing in several areas should be
deferred until the demand for hous-
ing has been met TO some extent,
and until the cost Of construction