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Evening star., 1948-06-22
w. A. Bornes Honored
For so Years With Choir

Walter A. Barnes was honored by
members of the Episcopal Church
of the Good Shepherd last night for
his so years of service in the choir.
Nearly 100 persons at the dinner,
given at the church, Sixth and H
streets NE. saw the presentation
to Mr.. Barnes of a small gold cross
to be worn as a watch fob, inscribed
with his name, the name of the
church and the dates 1898 1913.
The presentation was made by the
Rev. Henry c. Parkman, who was
rector of the church at the time
Mr.. Barnes became a member. The
Rev. Robert Tomlinson, rector, and
Clarence Ruebson were hosts at the
affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes live at 4448
Ord street NE. He is an employe
of the Agriculture Department.
Evening star., 1948-06-22

Judging strictly on the basis of
previous performance, freckle-faced,
blond Eddie Diehl, 13, has emerged
as the prerace favroite to capture
the top spot in the seventh running
of the Washington Soap Box Derby
on Saturday.
The race, held at Derby Downs"
along Pennsylvania avenue between
Branch and Alabama avenues Sc.
will be witnessed by number Of
District and Federal officials. Among
those who have accepted invitations
sent by Herbert jacob and his
distinguished guests committee are
Mai Robert J. Barrett, superin-
tendent of metropolitan police:
Watson B. Miller, commissioner OF
the immigration and Naturalization
Service; Attorney General Clark,
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay and Maj. Gen. Lewis B:
Hershey, director of the Office OF
Selective Service Records.
The "favorite" classification for
Eddie, a student at Gordon Junior
High School, comes as a result OF
his showing last year. In that
Derby, he captured the Glass B
championship, but was nosed out
in the city championship race by
David Icenhower.
Near-Record Time.
David hurled down the fast course
in a near-record time of 3165 sec
onds, followed split second later
by the younger, lighter Eddie. The
prize Laden race is divided INTO
Glasses A for boys l3 through Is,
and B for boys II and II.
The sleek, black car-"John o.
driven by Eddie in 1947 has been
completely rebuilt. The youth,
who aspires to be an automoolle
or airplane designer. says his vehicle
is much faster" now.
The racer was named after his
grandfather and younger brother.
Although the rebuilt speedster
hasn't been christened officially for
this years race, it'll probably bear
the label, John o. H." when 1t is
wheeled onto the starting line Sat-
urday morning.
Eddie, who lives at 3610 Lee
boulevard, Arlington, Va, beat out
Bobby Yates, II. of i06 Westmore-
land avenue, Takoma Park, Nd,
for his Glass B title last year.
Won Heat at Akron. 1T.
After downing the Arlington con-
tender, the Icenhower youth was
sent to Akron for the All-American
finals by The Star. The son OF a
metropolitan policeman, he won his
first heat but lost out in the second.
Last year David was established
as the prerace favorite by virtue of
his sweep of the heats in the East
gate Business Association coaster
race, held two weeks before the
Derby. Amended rules. however,
now prohibit any contestant in the
Soap Box Derby from participating
in other coaster races held prior
t0 II
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Truman Approves Bill
For Voluntary Entry
To St. EIizabeths

President Truman today signed a
bill authorizing St. Elizabeths Hos
pital to admit patients on volun-
tary applications.
Previously the law has required
that persons enter the hospital for
mental treatment only by commit
ment.
The new measure, introduced in
the House at the request of Federal
Security Administrator Oscar R.
Ewing. was designed to make it pos
sible for an individual who feels
the need for mental care to enter
st. Elizabeths without being de-
clared legally insane"
! Under the measure a minor may
enter the institution on the same
basis as an adult. with his parents
or guardian acting on his behalf.
Indorsed by Overholser.
Strongly Endorsed by DR.. Wilfred
Overholser, superintendent of st.
Elizabeths, similar bill sponsored
last year by the District Medical
Society died because of objection
from the Commissioners that the
city would face undue financial bur-
den.
Under the new law the Board of
Public Welfare must pay expenses
of applicants who live in the Dis
trict and then the city Is authorized
to recover the payment from appli-
cants of their families in proportion
to their ability to pay.
Second Bill Awaits Action.
To protect the city, however, the
law declares that if the District is
unable to recover its share of the
expenses, it may withhold payments
to st. Elizabeths and so force the
patients removal from the hospital.
The act further provides that the
hospital must release a voluntary
patient who desires to leave within
three days, except that the superin.
tendent is authorized to seek court
orders permitting him to retain pa.
tients as insane.
This measure is entirely separate
from another awaiting presidential
action. which would provide. fol
committal of patients to st. Eliza.
beths, bypassing Gallinger Hospital
Evening star., 1948-06-22
DC. Notifying
Outside Parents
0fTuition Law
Appropriation Bill
Requiring Payment
Quoted in Letter

Letters are being sent to parents
who live outside the District but
send their children to public schools
here, reminding them it is now the
law that they must pay tuition
next fall, school officials said today.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
has instructed the principals OF all
schools to obtain from the parent
of each child who does not live in
the District, but has been attend
ing school here IAN expression Of
the parents intent to return the
child to the District schools next
year. even though tuition must be
paid"
Any such expression" is not
binding upon the parent in any
way, DR.. Coming explained.
Needed for Glasses.
The purpose is to give school Off
cials an idea of how many of The
children will be returning to school,
so classes can be organized before
school opens in September. More
than 1000 ut-of-District students
attended public schools here during
the 1947-48 school year.
Also school officials want 1t made
clear that every one who does not
live in the District must pay tut
ton now-Without exception. The
language of the 1949 appropriation
bill for the District is quoted in the
letter being sent to parents:
mo part of the appropriations
herein made for the public schools
of the District of Columbia shall be
used for the free instruction of
pupils who dwell outside the District
of Columbia
Still Nurse Headache.
In the 1948 appropriations bill
similar language was contained, ex-
cept that it exempted those who
had been enrolled prior to the
effective date of the law. The result
was a legal furor and headache
that DR.. Corning and the Board OF
Education still are nursing.
Pending in District Court is a de-
cision on an injunction sought by
some 80 students from Woodrow
Wilson High School to prevent them
from being expelled or from paying
tuition.
The situation of each of the other
1000 students had to be examined
by school officials to see if they
should pay tuition or not. Many
, were borderline cases. and the def
milton of enroll" still has not been
settled.
Rates Now in Effect.
The tuition rates now in effect
probably will remain next year. The
Board of Education. however. has
the right to bring in new sched-
ule, if it so desires, at later date.
The yearly rates now are:
Teachers colleges. $343; senior
high schools, $194; Junior high
schools, $50; vocational high
schools, $3.50, and elementary
schools, $l06.
Evening star., 1948-06-22

In announcing a partial list of
the guests who will attend the
thrill-packed race. Mr.. jacob said
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young will be there If he was in
town. The same is true, he said,
of Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, mill
tary aide to the President Gen.
Vaughan earlier had Endorsed the
Derby and indicated his desire to
see his third Washington Derby.
Many officials of both the Dis
trict Department of the American
Legion and the national organiza-
ton also will be present.
Meanwhile, the District National
Guard Armory is being turned into
racing stable" today as truckers
deliver load after load of the grav-
Empowered vehicles. The midget
cars will be inspected there this
week, then transported to the track
early Saturday.
Announcement was made today
by officials of WBUz-FM that the
station will broadcast from the fin
ish line during various times
throughout the day. These broad
casts will be in addition to the ION
the spot" coverage by WMAL, The
Evening Star station, which has
broadcast the race for the last sew
eral years.
(Read The Star for full Derby
cODera0e
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Susie Cucumber's Owner Loses
CourtFiqhtto trademark Name

cation for a trademark was refused
on the ground it would be confusing
with the line of greeting cards
known as Susie O. manufactured
by the Norcross Co. of New York.
Justice Mcclure. however, said
he could not conclude that Susie
Cucumber "is confusingly similar to
the co-defendant Norcross' regis
tered trademark. as one is for let
tiers and the other for greeting cards
which are purchased over the coun-
ter, while the letters have to be
ordered"
The jurist held that "the words
Susie Cucumber being the title of
a. book and a series of letters. are
descriptive and as q consequence
unregisterable."
Evening star., 1948-06-22
West Rules Out
Realty Tax Rise
To Increase PAY
District Rote Stoys
81 Per 500 in Spite
Of Paper Deficit

Another avenue toward a possible
pay raise for District government
employees was closed today by rul-
ing that real estate taxes cannot be
raised to provide funds for pay
increases.
The ruling came from Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West after
the Commissioners sought out that
means of allowing District employees
the same pay increase as that
granted to Federal workers by Con-
gress.
District employees lost the pro-
posed increases when a sales tax
measure. to provide the revenue, was
defeated on Capitol Hill.
Rate Stays at So Per S1O0.
Mr.. Vests decision leaves the
Washington real estate tax rate at
50 per 500 of assessed valuation
with no prospect of an increase
despite an estimated paper deficit
of 100000 on District books for the
new fiscal year beginning July /.
Prospects are that city revenue
and expenses can be brought near
enough into balance to avoid a rise
in the levy, Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler predicted today.
Under law the District Commits
sioners are required to meet any ac-
tual deficit in city finances by rails
ing the real estate rate.
1t was to avoid an additional bur-
den on real estate that District
leaders on Capitol Hill cut the Dis
trict budget in the Senate to bring
expenditures for the fiscal year 1949
virtually in line with expected in
come.
Increased Last Year.
Real estate taxes were increased
last year by about 80 per cent and
it was pointed out thatsat would be
unfair to real estate taxpayers to
force them to carry the load of an
budget.
When it appeared that District
employees would share in the Fed
eral pay raise, a retail sales tax and
high level" income tax was devised
to meet the expected costs. The
revenue raising measure was blocked
by Senator Johnston. Democrat, of
South Carolina Saturday night and,
as a consequence, District employees
had to be deprived of the pay in
crease voted Federal workers.
Enough to Meet Expenses.
Prospects arose today for a re-
vival of the sales tax in the next
session Of Congress, but Senator
Johnston has declared his unalter-
able opposition to such a levy. He
still favors an increase in the Fed
eral payment to the District govern
ment to help Offset any increase in
costs due to salary increases.
The city budget for 1949, as signed
by President Truman, calls for
500, ,729 ,4S3 to run the District for
the year beginning July /.
Expected revenues for the general
fund, the highway fund and the
water fund together with cashing
wartime savings securities for post
war construction purposes are be-
lieved by budget officials to be suff1-
cient to meet expenses during the
fiscal year.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
.S2,500,000 Hospital
Is Proposed, 10 Serve
Whole Of Montgomery

Recommended ions for establishing
a 200-bed hospital, estimated to cost
81, 500 900, for the whole of Mont
gomery County, were under con-
sideration today by the Board of
Construction Trustees OF the Silver
Spring Hospital Association, Inc.
The trustees. ut their annual
meeting last night at the Dispen-
sary Building, in Silver Spring, re-
ceived from a special committee a
point program recommending
expansion of their original proposal
to build a hospital for the Eastern
suburban area Of the county only.
Under the new proposals. the
name of the hospital. previously
planned as the Silver Spring Me-
mortal Hospital. would be changed
to the Montgomery Memorial Medi-
cal Center.
Federal Aid Suggested.
The construction board of trustees,
it was proposed, should be expanded
to admit representatives from the
entire county.
The report, made to the Board
Of County Commissioners, suggested
that after sufficient funds have
been authorized, application be made
for 100000 under the Hill-Burton
Act for Federal aid in hospital con-
struction.
Continued operation of Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, should be aided
in every way possible, the report
states. 1t recommends, however, that
the organization of Suburban be
changed to admit representatives of
the entire county so that the two
institutions may be merged later
The report was presented by Will
liam M. Wright, chairman of the
special committee appointed six
months ago to study the advisa-
bility Of combining the Silver Spring
Hospital Association with the Sub
urban Hospital Association.
Study Helped by Doctors.
This committee was. aided in its
study by q hospital survey commit
tee of the Montgomery County Medi-
cal Society.
Present hospitals were said to be
inadequate for future expansion. It
was suggested that later the Sub
urban Hospital, temporary struc-
ture, could be used as a hospital for
convalescents or acute contagious
diseases,
| In its report. the hospital Survey
Committee also said the medical
center should be planned to take
care of all the areas public health
clinics now spread around the vari-
GUS towns.
Ralph D. Boyd. former president
OF the Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring and chairman of the Mont
gomery County Civic Planning Com
mittee, was elected president to sue
ceed Fred L. Lutes, president of the
Suburban National Bank in Silver
| Spring. n
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Red Cross Courses Set
On Preserving Food

The District Red Cross Nutrition
Service will begin the first OF two
short courses in food preservation at
pm. tomorrow.
The courses will be taught by Mrs
Frances Chaplin, assistant director
Of nutrition in the District Red
Gross.
Two other classes in the first
course will be given at pm. on
June % and 80. The other course
will be given at pm. on June 80
July 6 and 13. p
The courses will illustrate proper
methods OF canning foods and OF
making jams, preserves and pickles
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Jewish Appeal Dinner
Set for Two Counties

The United Jewish Appeal of
Greater Washington will hold the
annual dinner of the 1948 campaign
for Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties at pm. tomorrow at the
Indian Spring Country Club.
Mrs. Goldie Meyerson. a leader of
Zionists. will be the guest of honor.
Irving L. Posner is Montgomery
County chairman and Louis Lebo-
witz is Prince Georges County chair
man.
Evening star., 1948-06-22

Susie Cucumber can't have her
name registered as a trademark be-
cause it is also her owners pseu-
donym. District Court Justice
Mathew F. MCGUIRE has decided.
Susie, a 13-year-old fox terrier. is
known to thousands of children for
the letters which she writes them,
telling amusing stories and giving
kindly lectures.
Her home was in Alexandria from
194l to 1947.
Justice MCGUIRE dismissed a suit
by Mrs. Cynthia Richardson of
Bucks County. Pa, Susie's owner,
for a court order authorizing the
commissioner of patents to register
the dogs name as a trademark.
Mrs. Richardson's original appli-
Evening star., 1948-06-22

y am. To-Day as
Mr. Mayer was
making out a
bank d osi t
slip.
Mr.. Mager told
police he was
alone in the sta
ton when an
unnasked man,
holding q gun,
entered through
a rear door and
forced him to
hand over $196
in bills from his
shirt pocket. Mr..
AEonar eaid his
Evening star., 1948-06-22

partner, Arthur Rubinstein, rs, Of
1850 Harvard street NV, was on
his way to pick up the money at
the time.
The bandit was about Is years
old, colored, and of medium build,
police said. He didn't bother to
check a cash register drawer, which
contained 81.
Evening star., 1948-06-22

icisms from only two or three
miners who seem to have written as
individuals"
One of the correspondents used to
come through with a postcard daily.
Some of these were downright
chummy.
Dear Alan" he wrote last spring,
Let me congratulate you on your
decision on John L. Lewis. I have
thought the whole thing over and
have reached this decision:
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Secretaries to Graduate

The Washington School for Sec
retaries will graduate go students
at commencement exercises at pm.
Thursday in the Shoreham Hotel.
Robert Ramspeck. vice president OF
the Air Transport Association, will
speak
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Grange Card Party Tonight

The Beltsville, Md, Grange will
give card party at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Berwyn Elementary School
Proceeds will be used to equip a
room in new addition to be built
for the Prince Georges Hospital at
Cheyerly.
Evening star., 1948-06-22

II couldn't have done better ny
self"
The practice of not opening ell
the letters occasionally causes an
innocent letter to be segregated
with the goats" Several months
ago the justice received letter
from his sister in Pelham. N. Y,
inquiring why he hadn't answered
a letter.
A search was made. The letter
was among the unopened fan mail.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Livestock Judge Dies

OCONOMOWOC, Wis. June % t41.
George Howard Clapp, So, who
served as judge at many of the ma
tion's leading livestock shows, died
yesterday. He had been in charge OF
the famed Holstein herd at the Pabst
farms near here since 1927.
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Service, Station
Robbed of $780,;
| 81 Overlooked

An armed bandit robbed Irving
Mayer, 26, co-owner of Eddie,s
Service Station, 1901 Rhode Island
avenue NV, Of $l96 shortly after
Evening star., 1948-06-22
Camp Fund

The Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund has passed its goal of provid-
ing camp vacations for hundreds
of needy children this summer. The
following gifts, received since the
close of the Embarrassing campaign,
are acknowledged today:
Evening star., 1948-06-22

(Reod The Star for full Derby
coDerdQe.)
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Fiscal
Continued From First Page

tee. This places the total at $685.
TBS, ,483, or 81, ABS, 500 below the orig
inal House decision.
Senate acceptance of the confer
ence report is expected to be given
tomorrow or Tuesday, to send the
bill to the White House for sigma
ture.
AS now drawn, the 1949 spending
bill is nearly balanced, indicating
a prospective deficit of only $l60,000
This may be raised to more than
$500, 900 If Congress grants expected
requests for continuation Of the
city's child-care centers for another
year.
Cain Sees Time for Debate.
Senator Cain announced he hac
promised the aid of Senate Republi-
cans leaders to find time for debate
on the city revenue bill before next
Saturdays prospective adjournment
He plans to seize every opportunity
to fight out the issue with Sales-taa
opponents.
But he told the Senate he wa:
reluctant to take the time since j
would be "a great pity" to set aside
important national issues to turr
to debate over the city's tax ques-
tions. This was a plea to Senator
Johnston to find it possible to rely
on the judgment" of the fiscal sub.
committee members who had con.
cluded after a year Of study tha
the pending revenue bill was "tht
only conceivable present-day solu-
ton for the Districts financia
impasse.
Senator Cain said failure of the
revenue bill would force 75-cent
increase in the District property
Evening star., 1948-06-13

/ rate. II Congress passes bills tc
raise the pay of workers. This, he
asserted, would hurt 'the little fel-
low" worse than would the sales
ttax.
| The "little fellow" argument had
been used by Senator Johnston in
opposing the sales tax. AS SUBJ
stitrfte, the South Carolinian had
suggested a $3,0O0,000 increase in
the Federal payment toward District
expenses.
Objections Held Unrealistic.
Senator Cain declared that while
Senator Johnston's objections were
honest and well intentioned" they
were "unrealistic and cannot be
sustained"
Senator Cain made the argument
that 75-cent rise in the property
tax rate would place an additional
burden of $40 year on family
with $4,000 income, whereas the
extra tax burden placed on this
family by the sales levy would
amount to only SIG.
The suggested resort to an in
crease in the Federal payment to-
ward District expenses Senator Cain
threw out as practical impossible
| ity at this point because, he
stressed, no agreement yet had been
reached on fiscal formula, and the
District Committee therefore will
be in no position to ask for larger
Federal contribution.
He saw great harm" to the Cap
ital If the revenue bill failed and
warned that unless the city's revenue
problems were settled now these
entanglements will become the more
confused and difficult of solution in
the years ahead"
Threat of Really Tax Boost.
Senator Cain told the Senate:
IF the sales tax fails of passage
and if Federal employe pay raises
are approved by this Congress, it
will likely be necessary to increase
the present 50 real property tax
rate to $275. If this becomes neces-
sary, there is every sound reason to
state that the so-called little fellow
will suffer more than If he is re-
quired to live under a 2 per cent
sales tax which excluded both foods
and medicine"
On the sales tax side of the pic
ture, Senator Cain said in the lower
income group more than two-thirds
of the family income is spent on
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Importantly. whether the welfare
trustee board is governed by major
ity vote Of any two members. Mr.
Lewis and Senator Bridges say ''yes'
on that point, while Mr.. Van Horn
that under the law, dis
bursements cannot be made legally
from the fund without his approval,
the approval Of the management
representative.
Mr.. Lewis and his negotiators met
for two hours yesterday with the
operators, and then recessed the
talks until 3 pm. Monday.
Charles ONeill, the operators
spokesman, revealed afterward that
the negotiators finally got around
to talking new contract terms.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Coal
CONTINUED From First Page. }

ment operation Of the mines, BY
about s2o.000,000.
Under the vote of a majority oi
the trustees board-Mr. Lewis an6
Senator Bridges, Republican, ol
New Hampshire, the neutral trustee
obligations the old fund is unable
to support would come out of the
current fund.
| But, Era Van Horn, the opera.
tors trustee, objected loudly to the
Lewis Bridges arrangement, and an
nounced he would bring suit te
void it.
| A Van Horn suit to invalidate the
Lewis-Bridges plan for payment OF
500 monthly payments to miners
will be heard next Saturday by
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough.
All sides agree that Justice Colds
borough holds the key that can un-
lock the contract negotiations as
well as settle the disputes over PEN
sions and distress payments-acci-
dent, sickness and death benefits,
disqualification and medical care.
Court Decision Awaited.
Some of the operators say that
little progress can be made to solv-
ing the various problems through
negotiation until the court has rem
dered it's decision.
Justice Goldsborough presumably
will decide what miners are entitled
to benefits and pensions and, most