davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Research Planned TO- Cut
Maternal Death Rate

Declaring the United States has
one of the highest maternal death
rates in the civilized world, DR.. De-
borah Leary announced plans last
night for the first co-ordinated re-
search on this problem at the an
nual dinner of the Montgomery
County Planned Parenthood League.
DR.. Leary, professional asso-
ciate on the Committee on HUI
man Reproduction, National Re-
search Council, said that there are
more than 100000 abortions and
miscarriages each year in this
country.
William D. Blair, vice president
cashier of the Bank of Silver
Spring, announced the opening of
a $500 fund drive to maintain
the Rockville and Bethesda child
spacing clinic in operation in Mont
gonery County since 1889.
DR.. Leary spoke of the patient
record of the Planned Parenthood
infertility clinic as one of its con-
tributions to the proposed research
program. The dinner was held in
the All-Salnts' Episcopal Church,
Chevy Chase,
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Cave Exploration Planned
By Washington Area Men

The second exploration of School,
house Cave in Pendleton County,
w. Va, is scheduled this week end
by an expedition headed by j. j.
Wilson, jr., of Bethesda.
The expedition will be under aus
pices of the National Sociological
Society of Washington, better known
as wild cave explorers"
The psychologists, on their first
venture, reached point 300 feet
from the entrance. There the pass
age widens and drops out of sight
into big pitted room 18o feet deep,
w. C. Handlan. director of the West
Virginia Industrial and Publicity
Commission, said. The objective OF
the second expedition is to explore
that part of the cavern floor
Expected to make the trip with
Mr.. Wilson are DR.. William M
Welsh, Rockville; John Fishburn,
Kensington; John Petrie, Arlington,
and John F. Meenehan, Washington,
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Search Dropped for Flyer
Believed Lost at Sea
SpeeioI Dispaieh 70 The Stor

CULPEPER, Va, Feb. 11.-Search
has been abandoned for 1t. Col
John F. Martin, 80. who is reported
to have crashed into the sea off the
coast of North Carolina in his P-41
fighter Sunday night.
Col. Martin, oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Irving Martin of Culpeper
was stationed at the University OF
Virginia with the School of Military
Government. He radioed a COM
panion plane that he was going
down 18 miles off Fort Fisher, south
of Wilmington, N. C. 1t is believed
that his plane ran out of gas.
Col Martin was appointed all air
cadet in December, 194l, and sub
sequently commanded the 10th
Thunderbolt Fighter Group in italy.
his squadron in 200. mis-
sions, he was awarded % decora-
tions.
His wife, the former Miss Mary
Virginia McElroy of Latrobe. Pa,
and young son. John Franklin, 1r,
live in Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Proposed History Study
Held Barrier 10 COLLEGE

Future District high school grad
yates may find it virtually impos-
sible' to meet general college en-
trance requirements, If a resolution
now before the House is adopted,
according to a letter received to-
day by Chairman Miller Of the
Health, Education and Recreation
Subcommittee of the House District
Committee.
The letter, sent by the Executive
Committee of the Home and School
Association of Coolidge High School
protested adoption of the proposal
that District high school students
be required to take three years OF
United States history and courses
of study of the Constitution for two
years.
Under the proposal, it was
charged, students would spend SC
much time studying history and the
Constitution they would be un-
able to complete all the other
studies required for entrance te
most colleges.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

something OF europe, something OF
Africa, something of Asia. We
knew they had kangaroos in Aus
tralia and hot springs in New
Zealand, but not much else.
LAS matter of fact, as recall,
10 to IS miles was about our limit,
because that meant a 20 to 80 mile
drive or ride before you got home.
When the bicycle came in that let
us a little farther out.
"We knew little about the world
we knew little about the United
States except for those fortunate
few who could travel. Now, Of
course, that is all changed.
"I remember the first time I was
aware of Manila, of the Philippines,
was when Admiral Dewey sailed
from Hongkong at the opening of
the Spanish War. That
was in 1898. I knew about Manila
rope, but that was all knew about
the Philippines.
"Since then I have spent about
five years in the Philippines. Since
then I have been involved-in a way
with a great operation to recover
the Philippines.
Role of United States.
"But the greatest change Of all,
I think-I knows in the position
of the United States in the world,
from being little known and al
most ignored when I was your age.
TN the short period of my life
time, we are now recognized every
where as being the most powerful
Nation in the world and being
the acknowledged leader in the
world. -3f&S-
Therefore, think 1t is all tht
more impressive and all the finel
for a group of boys your age tt
undertake what you are now trying
to do. That Is a generous and fine
action on your part for the chill
dren of Europe who are so much
in need of help. And 1t is of great
international importance in estab-
fishing relations of friendship and
good will and trust that are SC
important to our Government, to
our people and to the world and
To peace"
Evening star., 1948-02-11

Mr.. Weirbaugh said, referring to
his son, II, and his daughters, 16
and 5 years of age.
The warrant officer, who Is
bandmaster at the airfield, said he
has been in the service for nine
years. "And it's the best quarters
I've had yet" he added.
What doesn't seem to worry the
Weirbaughs at all caused the
Bockovacs to wage a 12-year fight
to get rid of their home and the
two-acre tract of land where it was
located. The final purchase price
was announced yesterday.
During his fight, Mr.. Bockovac,
a retired tool maker at the Naval
Gun Factory, contended that the
low-fying planes had destroyed his
wife's health. Vibrations from the
planes was cracking the wall plaster,
he said, and objects falling from
the planes on two occasions mar
rowly missed Mrs. Bockovac.
The Bockovacs plan to build a
home in Montgomery County, Md,
away from air traffic as far as pos
Sible.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

An Air Force warrant officer, his
wife and three children are living In
the airplane-shaken cottage near
Boiling Field, which an elderly
couple fought for several years to
leave.
For the small home which the
Government will buy for $44,245
because it is too dangerous to live
In has been converted into tenn
porary officers quarters by Boiling
Field officials.
What once was 1879 Chesapeake
street S.W, now is simply Building
T-80, Boiling Field.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph L. Bockovac,
the former residents, convinced the
Government it should buy the home
because low-f1ying planes coming in
for a landing at Boiling Field was
a. constant danger to their lives.
Were crazy about it" was the
answer of Chief Warrant Officer
Frank Weirbaugh. who moved with
his family into the attractive bun
galoW about two months ago.
"Sure, the planes still fly low over
the roof. But the kids love It,"
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Empire Building Probers
To Meet 10 Draft Report

The special f1ve-man board OF
inquiry into the cause Of the col
lapse of the Empire Building has
scheduled a meeting for 2 pm.
today to begin drafting It's final
report of findings.
Four persons were killed and Is
injured when part of the seven
story apartment building at Ninth
street and New York avenue fell
last December 16
Stewart H. Beall, chairman of the
investigating panel, said he hoped
the report would be ready late this
week.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Marshall Praises Cub Scouts
For Their Europeon-Aid Plan

A group of Bethesda Cub Scouts
today had Secretary of state Mar
shalls Endorsement of their plans
to help feed eight European children
as "of great intern national import
ance" for building the friendship
and good will needed for peace in a
shrinking world.
The scouts called on Gen. Mar
shall late yesterday to tell him
about their little Marshall Plan. "
They represented Cub Pack 232,
which is sponsoring a theater hene-
fit in Bethesda Friday afternoon to
raise funds which they hope will
provide CARE packages for eight
Western European boys for year.
Robert Keith Linden, 9, of 1906
Chelton road, spokesman for the
group, told Gen. Marshall 1--WE are
proud and happy to have met you
and want to do everything we can
to help the children of Europe"
Explains World Situation.
THAT is a fine speech" Gen,
Marshall said. "You said 1t all IN
one sentence" He then sat down
and explained the world situation
to the scouts.
Besides the Linden boy, Cub
Scouts in the group were Donald
F. Shelter, II, of 4560 South Chel-
sea street; Irving Tucker, 9, OF
1902 Chestnut street; Paul S.
Schmid, 10, of 4623 Maple avenue;
Ronald E. Dove, 10. of 4510 Gladwyn
drive; Walter A. Johnson, 10, of
47O4 Glenbrook place, and Willis
w. Reeder, 10, of 4505 Harling lare
Gen. Marshall gave each boy an
autographed picture.
Speaking extemporaneously in re-
ply to Scout Linden's one:sentence
speech, Gen. Marshall said:
"I am really pleased to meet
you, knowing what you are plan
ming to do. I think that Is a very
fine thing. When was a boy
90 not believe it would have peen
possible.
Knew Little About World.
"As a matter of fact, in those
days, about all we knew of the
world was through our histories
and our Biographies. We learned
Evening star., 1948-02-11
FactionsCl
On Rezoniing
|nGeorgetown
Business Interests
Deny Health Factor
In Proposals

The urge to encourage preserva-'I
ton of the historic residential char
acter of old Georgetown clashed to-
day at zoning hearing with the
interests of modern business.
More than $50 persons, seeming
ly about evenly divided, appeared
at the District Building to debate
proposals to rezone IT acres OF
property west of Wisconsin avenue
from commercial to residential use.
The zoning for which change is
sought has been in effect for %
years.
Before the hearing recessed at
noon, James c. Wilkes, attorney
representing a number of business
property owners, declared:
The Georgetown effort refer-
ring to the renovation of old houses
which is under way there) is
aesthetic. 1t has not the remotest
thing to do with public health and
safety"
Rezoning Move Assailed.
He branded the rezoning OF this
area as ridiculous.
Mr.. Wilkes said he represented,
among other people, John r. de
Sibour, who purchased piece of
property on the southwest corner OF
Thirty-sixth street and Prospect
avenue NV. sometime ago with the
intention of building an apartment
house there, and Edwin L. Stohl-
man, owner of Chevrolet COM
pany at 1911 M street NV.
He testified that such changes In
yoning would reduce values OF some
properties in the area by Is per cent,
and cause the loss of hundreds OF
thousands of dollars on the tax rolls.
He also stated he understood that
Secretary of Defense Forrestal was
opposed to the change, but added
he was not authorized to speak for
him. Mr.. Forrestal has large home
at the corner of Thirty-fifth street
and Prospect avenue NV.
Approximately 80 of those in favor
of the change to residential zoning
were represented by Attorney Eu-
gene E. Ditto, who called them to
the StaQQ one Dy C1le
Official Favors Change.
David K. E. Bruce, 1411 Thirty
fourth street NV, Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce, testified in favor
of the change, saying that George
town possessed rare architectural
distinction" which should be pre-
served.
Another witness, Stephen P. Dor
sew. 1880 Reservoir road NV, au-
thor of a book on old Georgetown
homes, said he knew Of no other
historic area of this type compare
BILE to Georgetown. He said failure
to pass the rezoning would be a
blow of great seriousness to final
restoration of that area"
Other witnesses favoring the5
change included John Ihlder, 2811
p street NV, director of the Ma.
tional. Capital Housing Authority;
Walter F. Bramhall, 1886 Potomac
avenue NV, clerk of the Municipal
Court; Col. j. Noel Macy, 1889 N
street NV, of the State Depart
ment; David E. Finley, 1918 o street
NV: Stanton Kolb, president of
the Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton, and Mrs Elizabeth Draper,
president of the Progressive George
town Citizens Association.
The area affected by the zoning
proposals lies generally between
Wisconsin avenue on the east,
Georgetown University on the west,
M street on the south and P street
on the north.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Senote Confirms Myers
For b. c. Judqeship

The Senate today confirmed by
unsnimous consent the nomination
of Frank H. Myers, so, Washington
attorney, to fill the vacancy on the
Municipal Court bench created De-
cember l6 by the death OF. Judge
Nathan r. Margold.
Mr.. Myers was one Of the attor-
news recommended by the District
Bar Association for the seat.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Bill Seeks Businessmen
For Stute Education Post
BY the Asseeioisd Press

RICHMOND, Feb. IA bill to
put the State Board of Education
under the guidance of a chairman
experienced in business was in
troduced in the House of Delegates
yesterday.
Introduced by Delegate E. o. Nc
Cue of Charlottesville, the measure
would require the Governor to ap-
point man of business qualifica-
tions as chairman of the board.
Many powers now held by G. Tyler
Miller, superintendent of public in
struction. would be transferred to
the chairman of the board, who
would serve full time under the bill.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Ash Wednesday Rite,
Here Mark Opening
OF Lenfen Season

Washington began the Lenten
season today with the observance of
Ash Wednesday, an occasion that
sent many Christians to their
churches for mediation.
Marking the beginning of 40 days
of fasting, prayer. pelaance and aims
giving, priests impressed Roman
Catholics with the solemnity Of the
occasion by the tradition placing Of
ashes on their foreheads.
Thus the recipients were remind
ed: Remember man thou art but
dust and unto dust thou shalt re-
turn"
Some Episcopal churches also OBJ
served the mark of ashes and all
participated in holy communion and
the reading of the penitential office
from the prayer book.
Special services also were sched-
uled this evening in number OF
Protestant churches.
Catholic school cnAdren were
asked to make small contributions
in the Washington archdiocese
100000 fund drive for overseas re-
lief, part of a Nation wide goal OF
IS, 100000.
Pope Talks to School Children.
Pope Plus XII, in radio address
to parochial school children of the
United States, said "Our world will
not be happy" unless the peoples Of
all nations are united by love. He
appealed to Catholic children to
pray and sacrifice for war-needy
children of Europe.
Archbishop O'Boyle has appointed
the Rev. E. Jerome Winter, pastor
of st. Stephens Catholic Church, as
director of the 1948 appeal for 1.-THE
Bishops Fund for Victims of War.
The appeal will be made in al
Catholic church and funds will &C
to worldwide programs of the two
American Catholic special relief
agencies-war. Relief Services, Ma.
tional Catholic Welfare Conference
and the Bishops Emergency ano
Relief Committee.
The drive will culminate in
special collection on Laetare Sun
day on March Z. Assisting Father
Winter are the Rev. John S. Spence
st. Matthews Cathedral; the Rev
Robert Keesler, st. Thomas the
Apostle Church; the Rev. j. Jen.
nings Ozark, st. Teresa's Church;
the Rev. w. Joyce Russell, st. Fran.
els de Sales Church. Benedict, Md.
and the Rev. Morgan Downey, S. j.
Holy Face Church, Great Mills, Md
Good Friday Group Meets.
In addition to these activities
marking the start of Lent church
and civic representatives met in the
Mayfiower Hotel last night to plar
for Good Friday observances.
Hope that Government and busi.
ness organizations will allow church
members time to attend services Oh
that day was expressed by the Rev
Seth>R. Brooks. pastor of the Uni
versalist Church and chairman Of
the Committee for Three-Hour Oh.
Servance Of Guod Friday in the Ma.
tion's Capital.
Co-chairmel Of the COMMITTEES
are Archbishop OBoyle. the Right
Rev. Angus Dun and Bishop Charlie.
w. Flint. Three-hour services were
held last year in ITO Washington
area churches.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Martha Strayer Injured
In Auto-Truck Crash

Miss Martha Strayer, reporter for
the Washington Daily News, suffered
a broken nose and bruises in noon
hour traffic accident today in the
Massachusetts, avenue underpass
under Thomas Circle.
After q collision between the auto
mobile she was driving and truck,
Miss Strayer, who lives at 3S49 Gar
rison street NV, walked two and
one-half blocks for treatment to the
Office of her physician, DR.. Leland
Stevenson, 1919 Sixteenth street NV.
Damage to the vehicles in the ac-
cident was small, reports said.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Changes in Manuals
For Police, Firemen
Referred 10 Maher

Revised police and fire manuals,
which have been awaiting the ap-
proval of the Corporation Counsels
Office since the summer of 1946, are
to be turned over to Daniel B.
Maher. recent prosecutor in the case
of Fire Chief element Murphy, for
his disposition, it was learned today.
Mr.. Maher, special assistant
Corporation Counsel, who has been
handling unusual problems for the
Commissioners, will receive the man
ualS as soon as the police and fire
departments have amended them to
bring them up to date with changes
in procedure which have occurred
since the proposed original revisions
were prepared.
The principal revisions which the
Police and Fire Departments want
to make in the new manuals be-
fore they are turned over to Mr.
Maher concern the communica-
tions centers which both have set
up since the manuals first were
submitted to the corporation
counsel.
Both Manuals Submitted.
The police manual has been in
the corporation counsels Office
since July, 1916, and the Fire De-
partment document since August of
that year. Both were referred to
the litigation DIVISION" headed
by Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oliver Gasch.
Both Fire Chief Clement Murphy
and Police Supt Robert j. Barrett
have been impatient to get the new
manuals into print.
| Chief Murphy told reporters today
the present Fire Department man.
ual was issued in 1886. He said that
| in the 18 months since the new
manual was sent to the District
Building his department and the
Commissioners have had to waste
time and effort in making essential
piece-meal revisions in the pro-
visions of the document
Approval Is Needed.
The manuals contain the rules
and regulations governing opera
tions of the two departments, anG
require the approval of the Com
missioners.
Some work on the documents was
done by Mr.. Gasch and his assist
ants during the first year that the
matter was before them, but later
they were forced to turn their at
tention to an investigation o1
charges against Chief Murphy, who
was acquitted last month by spe-
cial trial board of having demoral-
lied the Fire Department.
Chester Gray, principal assistant
to Corporation Counsel Vernon E
West. said the delay in acting or
the manuals was the result OF
"overwork and lack of personnel"
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Home Rule Bill Amendment
Ending Segregation Urged

A recommendation that an
amendment abolishing racial seq
regation in the District be included
in the Auchincloss home rule bill
was adopted last night by the Mid
way Civic Association at it's meet
ing at Morgan School, Eighteenth
and Champlain streets NV.
The group Endorsed the other fea-
lures of the suffrage proposal after
it was discussed by Vincent Brown
of the Howard University Depart
ment of Government.
Lawrence Larry. president Of the
association, presided.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

othy Ferebee, Edward Flynn,
Charles Fyfe, John Ihlder. Frank
Jelleff, Mr.. Jennings, Mrs. King, Ed
ward Roseblum. Mr.. Rust, Ralph
Van Orsdei, John F. Victory and
Mrs. Robert w. Wilson.
Council COMMITTEES. Edward g..
Kemp, chairman; Mrs. Albert At
Evening star., 1948-02-11

wood, Mis- Bowling, Milo Christian
sen, Joseph H. B. Evans, DR.. Grlf-
fifth, Miss Hoey, Mrs. Mildred Kiln
ski. Mrs. C. D. Lowe, Sidney Maslen,
Miss Anne Mclean, Capt. Milllken,
Mrs. Radford Moses. Mrs. William
w. Parsons, Percy Weinberg, Msgr.
Russell and Nathaniel Wilson.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

81 faenters IS
PROPOSED WELFARE SETUP-Ths is the proposed plan
organization United Community services OF wash
combining the functions of the Community cneSI anu
the Council of Social Agencies.
Evening star., 1948-12-29

LdSt.nt1nNte changes ~
.adin 1arnnf6ms s01nA.
Evening star., 1948-12-29

Yes, here's the biggest news since
beer was bottled! With new "ONE-
WAY" glass bottles, you pay no de-
posit and you don't have to bring them
back! Remember, beer and ale taste
Evening star., 1948-12-29

HIGH LIGHTS TONIGHT.
Radio.
500, WRC-The Park Avenue
Dorothy Shay, plays a
stand at Duffy's.
Evening star., 1948-12-29

$3.50, WOL-John Nesbitt mar
rates THE Juggler of Notre Dame;
John Charles Thomas sings.
1890, WMAL - Bing Crosby's
guests are Peggy Lee, Joe Venutti
and the Mills brothers.
Evening star., 1948-12-29
sTHeR AN sIAIIoRs.

SIHsk AN yIAII0N.
W0uW-570 Ke.-7 am. to 4:4S pm.
WplK-730 Kc.-7:l5 an to 4:46 pm.
WARL-780 Ke.-7:l5 am to 4:46 pm.
W6AY-i,050 Kills am. to 4:46 pm
WBcc-t,t70 Ke-7:15 am. to 4:4b pm.
WfAx-t,720 kt.-7:15 am. to 4:46 pm
WeAM-t,3o0 M.-715 am. to 4:46 Pm
W00k-t,590 kt.-e am. to 4:4b pm.
Evening star., 1948-12-29

times reach The Star too
Evening star., 1948-12-29
FIN STATIONS.

FIN STATIONS.
WRc.tN93.9 Me-, Channel 23o.
$50 am. to am
WINxF MH96.3 Mt., Channel az.
. m to l:05 an.
WBU1fM-96.7 Me-. Channel 244.
to 8 EN-
WASn.FA97.t Nc, Channel 246
4:57 to II pm.
Me-, Channel 254.
9 am. to 1890 am.
WtfNo9.S Me-, Channel 25S.
s to IL pm.
WWDc. Me-, Channel 266.
7:aS am. TO 1880 pm.
W6AY.FM-t07.3 Me-. Channel III.
Sis am. TO pm.
W O O WFM-i03.5 Me-. Channel 27S.
am. to Midnight,
NARL .FM-t05.5 Nc, Channel 2SS.
3 to 10 pm.
WhiAL.fM-io7.3 Mt., Channel 791.
am. to midnight
Evening star., 1948-12-29

TeleviSiOn.
7:l5, WMAL-A mystery comedy
presented by the American Uni
versity Players, students of the radio
workshop and speech classes.