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Evening star., 1948-03-07
Legion Opens Conference
On Rehabilitation Tuesday

More than 500 delegates of the
American Legion are expected to
attend the 25th annual national
rehabilitation conference opening at
9 am. Tuesday at. the Hotel Statler.
Chairman of the conference will
be w. Rex McCrosson of Vineland,
N. j., chairman of the Legion'S ma
tional rehabilitation commission, The
conference will close Thursday.
Topics to be discussed will include
vocational training and education,
medical and hospital services. hos
pital construction, veterans and de-
pendents claims, insurance and
board of veterans appeals.
Veterans Administrator Carl r.
Gray, jr., and National Legion Com
mander James F.. ONeil of Man
chester, N. H., will speak at ban
quet meeting at pm. Wednesday
at the Statler. Representative Edith
NourSe Rogers, Republican, of Mas
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Albert Strasburger Dies
From Injuries in Fall

Albert Strasburger, 66, retired
shoe merchant, of 500 Rock Greek
Church road NV, died last night
at Emergency Hospital, two days
after he fell down stairs at his home
He was brother of Milton Stras-
burger. Washington attorney and
former Municipal Court judge.
The injured man had been ill for
a number of years and his death
was attributed to natural causes, his
brother said. He was admitted to
the hospital for treatment of head
injury after the fall.
Mr.. Strasburger operated the New
Era Shoe Store, Seventh and I
streets NV, before retiring because
of i'll health about IS years ago, the
family said Survivors include an
other brother, Irwin Strasburger,
New York, and sister, Mrs. Paul
Coblenzer, Boston.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Planners Turn Down
Apartment zoning
Near RoIIingwood
By J. B. Zotmon

Denial Of a petition for apart
ment house use of land in the area
east of Connecticut avenue and
south of Jones Bridge road, Chevy
Chase was recommended to the
Montgomery County commissioners
Yesterday by the Maryland-Na-
| tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The petition, filed by John H.
Bacas, 1920 Eighth street Sc, was
among eight rezoning requests
which the commissioners were
urged to reject. Approval was rec
commended for seven others.
/ Mr.. Bacas,' tract comprises about
FIVE acres adjoining property OF the
Chevy Chase Land Co., which was
rezoned to apartment house classi-
fication by the county commission
ers two months ago.
A hearing on the Bacas' petition
will be held at 240 pm, March 16,
in the Bethesda County Building.
Opposed by Gerald Nye.
Strong opposition to the proposed
zoning change was voiced last
month by Gerald P. Nye, former
Republican Senator from North Da-
kota, who lives near the property.
In its opinion. the planning COM
mission said the petition appears
to be purely speculative venture
since the property had previously
been subdivided for single-famlly
homes.
This parcel" the commission
stated, lies in the midst of the
most substantial single-family de-
velopment in the area between Sill
yer Spring and Bethesda.
There is also a substantial amount
of existing, very good, single-family
development directly to the south
in the subdivisions known as Roll
Iingwood and Rock Greek Estates.
"It would therefore, seem unfair
to those persons who have already
undertaken the development of their
property in good faith for singlI-
family use to extend the apartment
house area any further"
Evening star., 1948-03-07
ey the Associated Press

RICHLAND, Wash, Mar. 6.-An
official spokesman for the Hanford
Atomic Project today confirmed an
Eastern scientists report that new
kind of atomic metal has been pro-
duced In the plants near here.
The new atomic metal is Uranium
233.
The disclosure that a minute
quantity of it had been produced
from Thorium was made last night
by DR.. Glenn T. Seaborg, famous
atomic scientist, in New York
Thorium is described as a much
more abundant metal than the
Uranium that has been used fol
conversion into Plutonium at the
Hanford project.
The public relations Office spokes-
man said small traces" of the new
Uranium 233 had been produced
enough for research work only.
He said he could not disclose
where the research work with it is
being conducted.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Minnesota Governor Seeks
TO End Guard Segregation
BY the Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Mar. 6.-Gov. Young
dahl today took steps to integrate
Negroes into the Minnesota National
Guard without segregation.
The Governor sent letter to
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urg-
ing that the War Department ap-
prove a policy of integrating the
Negroes into the Guard as was ap-
proved by the War Department for
New Jersey.
The Governor said his action was
taken on recommendation of his in
terracial commission.
The Governor asked Secretary
Forrestal whether the War Depart
ment will withdraw recognition and
Federal funds from the Minnesota
National Guard if he signs an order
integrating the Negroes.
Evening star., 1948-03-07

The population of California in
creased about 5000 900 between 194C
and 1947 more than any other State
in the United States in the same
period.
Evening star., 1948-03-07

sachusetts, chairman of the House
Armed Services Committee, also will
speak.
The report of the committee on
recommendations will be made
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
City Water Supply Low; New Sources Sought

first visited Kodiak in 1912 and several times in the past few years. He made the survey for the present system, but his plans were not followed because of the shortage of materials during the war years.
 Two meters will be installed on the two supply tanks. one at the army tank and one at the reservoir tank, to obtain an as- curate check of the amount of water..used by the city.
 It is estimated that the city consumes l5O, ,OOO gallons a day, daring the summer and three times shat amount in tho winter because users leave their taps open to prevent freezing
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
KoBgAk Aeam mM@1

The city's water supply has 1e he'd 8 new low and in an at. Sempt to augment it a survey of almost every creek and lake in ahe vicinity of the reservoir was made this week by councilman Jack Hinkel and M. M. Waller of the Seattle engineering firm of Hubbell and Waller.
 The two calibrated the flow and amount of water available lD an effort to find additional sources for the city's water.
 MT. Waller will send a written report and his recommendations within afew days. He was called here enreute back to Seattle from the chain. xa 2 e
 Aanotiee urging everyone to conserve water appears in to- days MIRROR. from the city,
 Without the foFmerlarmy sys- lem above the city doek, it was exported. the city would now be completely out of water
 Mir. Wal'er is familiar with the ths water system here. having
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18

was the winner. said he might but tAe money into 8 house in KoGiak as an investment.
 His chauffeur all week has been Cecil Sholl, since Yurioff can't drive He hasn't revealed what he will do with the ear
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
Possibilities Funds Possibility.

Funds ln the amount of $655, 900. may be appropr ated to Ko- 1iak for the construction of c postohce,and fedel al building in ihe future. k aa4@ aa|
 The Federal Works Agency in ats latest program of need" for public buildings. has outlined proposals for more than $l50. 900, 900. worth of construction m Alaska, Delegate Bob" Bart. Rtt disclosed.
 Before such construction could begin, congress first would have to authorize it and then apprc. priate funds for the work.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
Claims Car, Sells Same

z.
 William Yurioff, lucky tlsket holder in the St. Mary's Catho' lie Church raffle, is one ear and s2OoO richer this week than he was before Labor Day.
 The young man arrived in Kodiak Sunday morning to present his winning ticket stub to Father Louis B. Fink, and Monday he received the Chryslea' Windsor Sedan.
 Actually, he didn't even get a ride in it. He sold it immedl- ately from Kraft's showroom to Stan Austerman who gave him the cash and his green sedan in exchange.
 Yurioff. who had been out fishing all week and wasn't able to get to Kodiak sooner although he had heard.by radio that hs
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18

when Aa Returns to Afognak, where there are no roads for them.
 YurioE said he held five tic. kets on the raffle. The car is the hrst thing he's ever won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
D. T.. Man Gets 10 Months
In HvaftsviIIe for Indecency

A 23-year old District man was
sentenced to serve 10 months in the
Maryland House of Correction after
being convicted in Hyattsville Police
Court yesterday for indecent ex-
posture.
. The man, Robert Lee Dawson of
the 1900 block of Eighteenth street
NE, described by police as an egg
salesman, allegedly committed q
series of of1enses In the Bladens-
burg area over a period Of about a
week last November.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie, who
passed sentence, based his decision
on a specific charge accusing Daw-
son of exposing himself before IA
year-old girl on Edmonston road,
near Defense highway, on Novem-
Der 6.
The conviction was appealed by
Dawson's attorney, Walter L. Green.
Judge Bowie set his bond at $4,000
pending a review of the case in the
Prince Georges Circuit Court at Up
per Marlboro. Dawson had entered
a plea of not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Anchorage Bus Route
Plea Weighed by PUG

The Public Utilities Commission
today had under Amusement the ap-
piication Of Anchorage Transporta-
ton, Inc, for busline routing in
the District, following a public hear
ing yesterday.
The PUG granted C. -"
Capital Transit Co., which is OPP
posing the arp-.-t.
which to file a brie-.
Counsel for the Anchorage firm
also reserved the right to file brief.
The company, which operates bus
service from Montgomery County
(Md.) points to the District line at
Georgia and Alaska avenues NV,
is seeking route tllrc"~
to downtown terminal at Twelfth
street and New 1o.-- g., - d..
It also wants to discharge in6 nd
passengers between the District line
and the downtown terminal and
pick up outbound passengers be-
tween the same points.
At the hearing, it was argued on
behalf of Capital Transit that Tile
application should not be granted
because Anchorage has not been
granted a PUG certificate of con-
venience and necessity to operate
within the District.
Counsel for Anchorage commended
such a certificate is not necessary,
since the firm has an Interstate
Commerce Commission authorize
ton to operate between Maryland
and the District and does not pro-
pose to carry any intra District pas
sengerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Bryan Trial Set Feb. q
In Fairfax Traffic Death

Trial of Fred Alien Bryan. 40,
former Fairfax County Republican
Oil manslaugh c. charges
in the traffic death of Lemuel B.
Morris last October. is scheduled for
February % in Fairfax Circuit
Court.
Bryan was indicted yesterday by a
Fairfax County grand jury and
pleaded not guilty when arraigned
before Circuit Court Judge Paul
Brown. He is free under $500
bond.
Mr.. Morris, a close friend of
Bryan and candidate for the Fair
fax Board of Supervisors, died in
Arlington Hospital October q, two
days after an automobile driven by
Bryan and in which he was a pas
senger collided with another car on
Route 1913 near Vienna.
On December Bryan was fined
500 and sentenced to so days in Jail
on a charge of driving while drunk
arising out of the same accident.
The verdict, rendered by Judge
Harry Carrico in Fairfax Trial JUS
tice Court, has been appealed to the
Circuit Court, but trial date has
not heen set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Gambri|Is Girl, Il, Found,
Asserts Father Beat Her

| Betty Jean Long, 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Long
! Gambrills, Md, who had been miss
ing from her home since last Sun
day was found yesterday at
! friends home in Silver Spring.
i The girl was picked up by Mont
gomery County Juvenile Court au-
( thorities.
A court officer quoted the girl as
saying she left home because her
father mistreated her The officer
said the girl told him that Mr..
Long, a painter, beat her SO severely
recently that she had to be hos
pitalized.
Betty has been placed in a county
foster home pending a hearing in
Anne Arundle Juvenile Court to
determine whether she should be
returned home.
The court said the girl told him
she did not want to return home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
William D. Rossee Dies
OF Auto Accident Injuries

william D. Rossee, "A, of 1415
North Hartford street, Arlington
who was injured in an automobile
accident on Lee boulevard early
Sunday, died today in Arlington
Hospital. He was salesman for
the Coca-Cola Co.
Mr.. Rossee, according to Arlington
police. was driving car which col
lided with another automobile and
then crashed into a tree in the 1890
block of Lee boulevard. Arlington
Hospital said he suffered head, leg
and back injuries.
A graduate of Westinghouse
High School, Arlington. in 1912, Mr.
Rossee was a veteran of Army serv-
ice in the Philippines. After the
war he attended Dewitt Prep School
for year.
Survivors include his stepfathel
and his mother, Mr. and Mrs. E. w
Erickson of the Hartford street
address and his grandparents. Flu
neral services will be held Monday
at Fort Myer Chapel. Burial will be
, in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23

public press. My information, there
fore, is probably incomplete. This
does not, however, change the fun
damental facts affecting the White
House, which are:
81. That the White House, as it has
come to us, is probably as fine a
building and as representative in its
design of American taste and tradi-
ton as any existing building.
o. Additions and changes therein,
that may be proposed by whomever
must be presented to the Commits
sion of Fine Arts, in whom is vested
in the public interest, all authority
for control and decision in all mat
tiers of possible changes within or
without the White House as to its
design, its furnishings, its equip
ment, or whatever.
"3. It is, therefore, not within the
power of any citizen, whatever be
his position in the Government OF
in private life, to undertake altera-
tions of any kind to the White
House, in whole or in part, without
the approval of the Fine Arts Com
mission.
MY answer then, to your telegram
lfrom the Ala is that 1 indorse
the ruling of the Fine Arts Commits
sion in the matter of the second
story porch.
Permit me to conclude by saying
that manifestly there can be NO
other way to deal with Government
property than that which is re-
hearsed above. People of influence
in private life or elsewhere, either
due to their donations or for what
ever reason, have been listened to
by the authorities of institutions OF
whatever, in matters of building de-
sign or location, to the great detri-
ment of the general character, etc.
of individual buildings or groups o.
buildings. ~.
1T is my conviction that there car
be no two ways to look at this pres.
ent undertaking. 1t is the Commits.
sion of Fine Arts who should rule
finally in this matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23

to vote in District. elections, even
though they maintain voting rights
in their home States. More i'm
portantly, it Is related to the pro-
posal that Federal employees be per-
mitted. to seek and, hold posts on
the elected City Council or Board
OF Public Education, without losing
their Federal job rights.
Deal Voting Largely Accepted.
There has been no great outcry
raised against the so-called dual
voting plan. It is generally recog-
nized that Federal workers living
here are subject, like others, to Dis
trict regulations (although many
escape the present District income
tax through claim of legal domi-
cile elsewhere). More serious ques-
tons have been raised lately over
the plan to let Federal employees,
living here but claiming domicile
in a State, qualify for election to
the Council or School Board.
Some students of the issue are
planning to seek a change in this
provision. They say the present
plan would make 1t possible, if not
probable, that "federally-minded'
persons might win domination OF
the council or board.
Also, one lawyer suggests, Fed
eral employees living here but voting
back home should not be permitted
on the council or school board
since District elections, under the
plan, are to be kept on a nonpar-
tisan basis. There would be too
much temptation, he suggests, fol-
the Federal employe with political
status In his home State to seek to
use party Affiliations to capture the
votes in District elections of Fed
eral employees here having the same
political leanings.
Although this reasoning appears
to some to be on the iffy" side, fur
ther thinking Is promised on the
question of whether a District resi-
dent with State voting rights should
be qualified for an elective post in
the District government.
Commission Role Unfixed.
To the extent indicated, the Civil
Service Commission would service
the District on a cost-contract basis.
However, the charter measure re-
serves for future consideration the
problem Of whether this should be
continued or revised to permit the
District to operate its own employe
systems.
The measure directs that studies
be made as soon as practicable by
the city manager as to whether it
would be more efficient and eco
nomical and better suited to the
needs of the District" for the city
to take over the programs.
One effect of the proposed plan
would be to make the register of
the Civil Service Commission avail
able by law to the District, when job
are needed. This now is
available under only an executive
agreement. Where special exami-
nations are held for District posts,
they would be open only to persons
in this Metropolitan Area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Mental Health
Clinic Assured
For Arlington
Fenwick DiscIoses
Plan After ToIkinq
With Stute Officials
BY siaff Correspondent Of The Star

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 23.-Ar-
lington County today was virtually
assured Of an $4,000 mental hygiene
clinic for its health department.
This was disclosed by Senator
Charles r. Fenwick. Of Arlington,
who conferred here with DR.. Joseph
e. Barrett, commissioner of the
Department Of Mental Hygiene and
Hospitals.
Senator Fenwick called DR.. Ralph
G.. Beechley, county health officer,
who came here yesterday to COM
plete arrangements for the State
agency to make available $12, 500
to be matched by the county on a
2-to-1 ratio. County funds setup
for operation of the existing alco-
holics clinic will be credited as a
matching item for the new agency,
which also will take over the present
treatment of inebriates.
To Open Immediately.
The county will become the third
community in the Washington area
of Virginia to have a mental hygiene
clinic, Senator Fenwick said. Others
already are in operation in Alexan-
dria and Fairfax. 49,.
DR.. Beechley indicated the clinic
will become operative Immediately
and a proportionate amount of the
annual allowance will be available
to carry on the work from now until
the end of the fiscal year, June 80.
With facilities available in the
county's new health center, the
funds will provide a staff for one
full-time psychiatrist and one part
time psychiatrist for the alcoholic
clinic, two social workers, full-time
clerk and part-time assistant and
a psychologist for part-time service.
1900 Mental Cases in State.
A portion of the funds will be
available for travel expenses and
equipment, DR.. Beechley said
Senator Fenwick said the program
is in line with DR.. Barrett's program
to establish county mental clinics on
the theory that many patients can
receive treatments without institu-
tional care.
The State mental hospital popula-
ton, which exceeds $4,000, could be
cut an estimated 10 per cent If the
program for mental hygiene clinics
is carried out at a local level, Sem
ator FenWick said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Plans to Close Rye DistiIIery
Arouse Maryland Indignation

to Howard Walton, president OF
Hiram Walker, Gooderham g. Warts,
Ltd, corporate owners at Walker
vile, Ontario. .....
Mr.. Walton pointed out that "the
trend In United States whisky taste
for some time has been in the direc-
ton of blends"
"It's an outrage" said Magistrate
johnson Bowie of Towson, who
served as chairman Of the Legis-
lative Entertainment Committee for
the 1947 Maryland General Assem-
bly,.
More sympathetic to the COM
pany's action was George w. Crabbe
retiring general superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League Of America
"A good thing he asserted dryly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
HyottsviIIe 'Teen-Age
Theft Case Continued

The Prince Georges County Jul
venile Court, cases of four Hyatts-
vile teen-age boys in connection
with a series of robberies and store
breakings in the county during the
past two weeks have been continued
until Monday.
The continuances were ordered
yesterday by Trial Magistrate Alan
Bowie, who presided over the Jul
venile Court session yesterday, fol-
lowing the regular Thursday Police
Court hearings.
Hyattsville police arrested the
boys early Wednesday and held
them In connection with the rob-
berry of eight business establish
ments, including five in Hyattsville.
Two of the boys are 16 years old and
two are II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Man Gets Fine, Jail Term
In ARLINGTON Lottery

George Jones, 80, of 2444 South
Glebe road, Arlington, was con-
victed yesterday in Arlington
County Court on a charge OF oper-
ating a lottery and was sentenced
to pay a fine of 500 and serve 80
days In Jail.
Detectives John Conway and John
Sanders testified they arrested
Jones, who is colored, at the Glebe
road address the afternoon of jan
uary 7. They said he had money
and numbers slips on table at
which he was sitting in a trailer.
Jones did not testify.
Judge Hugh Reid imposed the
sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23

The Prince Georges County men
tai health clinic, which was opened
this week at the University OF Mary
land, Is making appointments for
patient consultations but its director
explained today that full-scale oper-
atoms cannot be attained for two
weeks.
DR.. Mabel Ross. the director, said
first attention is being given to Or
ganization and conferences. ..
For the present, only patients from
Prince Georges will be accepted at
the clinic, which was made possible
by grant from the Public Health
Service. Approximately $4,000 was
made available for the first year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23

Three Prince Georgians have been
selected to nominate an advisory
board for the clinic. They are
School Supt. G. Gardner Shugart,
DR.. Waldo B. Meyers of the County
Medical Society, and Marion w.
Parker of the Rotary Club. The
board will be selected next month by
representatives of organizations con-
cerned with mental health prob
lens.
DR.. Ross said the clinic staff would
include herself, full-tirne psychol-
ogist, two psychiatric social workers,
a public health nurse and two CLERKS.
The director was formerly PSYCHE
artist at the Harriet Lane Clinic Of
Johns HOPKINS Hospital,