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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Auto Kills ToddIine Boy, z,
AS HELPLESS Mother Watches

trate. Police said no charge would
be placed against him.
The boys father, a machinist at
the David Taylor Model Basin at
Carderock. said he was doing some
carpentry work in the rear OF the
house when his wife Shirley. %
came out with Frank and their
2-month- old baby girl, Linda Lee.
MY wife asked Frank If he wanted
to 90 across the street with her to
visit a neighbor to find out about a
cowboy show he wanted to see. Mr..
Neff said.
Prank refused and his mother
told him to play in the sand pile in
our driveway while she was gone
with the baby.
When she reached the curb on
the other side of the street. she
turned around to see if Frank was
obeying her. As she did, he APP
parently changed his mind about
going with her and ran into the
street in front Of the oncoming car.
He was struck about 10 feet from
the sidewalk In front Of our house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

Popularity of Washington's four
day-old fringe parking system for
downtown shoppers nearly doubled
Yesterday, officials reported today.
A total of AS motorists parked at
the two fringe lots. compared to II
the preceding day. and nearly all OF
them took advantage of the Capital
Transit's new shuttle bus service
into the shopping district.
The Municipal Center lot, at Third
street and Constitution avenue NV,
had lis of yesterdays parkers and
"a of the bus riders. AT the new lot
at Twenty-fifth and E streets NV,
while there were only 80 parkers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
II States and Alaska
Pledge Active Part in
DC. Sesquicentennia|

Seventeen States and the Territory
of Alaska thus far have pledged
active participation in the 1850 Ses-
quicentennial celebration of the
establishment of the Federal City in
Washington, it was announced today
by the commission planning the
national observance here.
All 48 States are expected to Or
ganize exhibits for display in grand
arcade around the Washington
Monument. The exhibits will por-
tray American history, tradition and
patriotic action. along with the
customs and enterprises of the vari-
Gus States and their greatest men
and women.
The commission in charge plans
to set apart 48 days on which to
honor the States in the Union
focusing attention on one State each
day during the period.
The Governors and leading citi-
zens will be asked to participate IN
the ceremonies.
Maine was the first State to &C
cent the invitation. The outgoing
Governor. Horace Hildreth, in
formed the commission he was ap-
pointing a committee to plan its
exhibit.
The second acceptance came from
Gov. Lane of Maryland, one OF the
two States which gave the original
money to erect the first Govern
mCnt buildings in the infant City
of Washington.
Other States which have assured
the commission through their Gov
ernors that they are going ahead
with plans for their exhibits are
Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Florida,
Alabama. Iowa, Tennessee. Missouri
Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Wis
consin, Georgia, Oklahoma, Mich
igan and Montana.
Virginia is included among IL
other States which have acknoWl-
edged the commissions invitation
and indicated the possibility OF &C
ceptance. The other States in this
group are Texas, New jersey, New
Hampshire, Minnesota. South Caro-
lima. Vermont, Kentucky. New
Mexico, California and wyoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Virginia Group TO Sponsor
Alcoholism Exhibit Here

The Northern Virginia Committee
for Education on Alcoholism has APP
proved plans to sponsor an exhibit at
the District of Columbia Medical
Society convention here next week
The group, which met Tuesday il
Arlington. will sponsor the exhibit
Jointly with the similar Washington
committee. The medical convention
will be held at the Hotel Statler
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Marguerite Hughes reported
to the Northern Virginia group on
the Yale Summer School on Alco-
holism, which she attended in July
and announced that qualified speak
ers are now available for discussion
of alcoholism education programs
Speakers may be obtained, she said
by telephoning her at Oxford 5000
Extension 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

Assistant Engineer commissioner
L. E. Cox told the Commissioners
today there is no plan afoot at this
time" to remove 40 stately old elm
trees from downtown New York
avenue, except those that may die
or rot" 5t@T. W -
The Commissioners called Col. Cox
before their board meeting to ask
him what the situation is, after
published reports that District Off
Gals plan eventually to remove the
trees which form two lines in the
center of the. wide avenue. ~.
Meanwhile, official records at the
District Building revealed today that
removal of the trees has been advo-
Gated in writing for as long as five
years by top department officials.
Two Planners Now Dead.
Such plans are on record, dated
five years ago, as part of scheme
to be put into effect when the street.
car tracks on the section OF the ave-
hue affected-Ninth street to Thir-
tenth street N.W.-are removed
This is scheduled to begin next
March /. The plan was developed
it was learned, by the late H. c.
Whitehurst, then highway director
and the late William A. Van Duzer
then traffic director.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
R. Young, who was not in the Dis
trict government then, and the
present highway director, j. N. Rob-
ertson, denied yesterday that re-
moval of the trees is on the time
table.
Although both Capt. Whitehurst
and Mr.. Van Duzer are dead, the
record and the memories OF living
officials make it plain that remova
of the trees has been a part of the
long-range highway plan for the
District.
Still in Plans, Brinkly Thinks.
Planning Engineer Douglas Brink
ley. who had served under Capt
Whitehurst for many years, wa!
still under the impression yesterday
that the Highway Department!
long range plans involve removal O
the trees If and when the streetcal
! tracks are taken out.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, heat
of the Police Departments traffic
department, said Capt. Whitehurs
told him at Traffic Co-ordinatint
Committee meeting that the tree!
would be removed, and the entire
avenue repaved when the streetcar!
are eliminated.
Inspector Miller, in 1914, had asked
the Commissioners to remove the
trees to eliminate what he termed
traffic hazard. The same recon-.
mendation was made to the city
heads that year by Traffic Director
Van DuZer.
Neither the Police Department mol
the Vehicles and TRAFFIC Depart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Mrs. Norton Will Retire Oct. u
From Social Agencies Council

studies. which she feels are offering
more and more help to prospective
entrants into the work in under
standing what motivates people
She is against. experimenting with
people. Why should you not take
advantage of past experience?'
Il found you could make an awful
lot of mistakes if you didn't know
some of the very fundamental
things about human nature" she
said.
In 1941, when Mrs Norton became
supervisor of agency field work at
the Public Assistance Division here
for students of the National Catho-
lie School of Social Service, one OF
the most disturbing things she found
was that there were ceilings" fol
relief grants.
Joined Council in 1913.
Mrs. Norton joined the Council in
1913 as secretary for the Family and
Child Welfare Division. One of her
most satisfying experiences, she said
was the work toward removal of
these ceilings in cooperation with
other groups and interested citizens.
There are many needs still to be
met. Some of those she lists are
provision for emergency relief by the
Board of Public Welfare; institu-
tional care facilities under private
auspices for Negro children, conva-
lescent care for them and more IA
cilities for Negro unmarried
mothers.
Others include more psychiatric
service which might keep some
people out of such institutions as
St. Elizabeths, and funds for train
ing leaders so that hundreds OF
children waiting to get into scout
ing can be accepted.
Elected to Board.
Recently, Mrs. Norton was elected
to the board of directors of the
council. to act as one of 10 men,
hers who will hold property and
building fund accounts during the
two-year trial period of UCS.
Although she will not be working
officially from now on. Mrs. Nor
ton already is planning to "see
what I can do in a voluntary ca
pacity.
Il think the most interesting
thing you can do is to put people
back on their feet, so they may
become useful citizens in the COM
munity," she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Total Using Fringe Parking Lots
Doubles in Fourth Day of System

this was six times as many as parked
there the opening day, last Monday.
The District Motor Vehicle
Parking Agency today was plan
ming to install directional signs at
10 locations to aid motorists in
driving to the Twenty-fifth street
lot. near the Heurich brewery.
Parking charge at the two lots
is Is cents for a minimum of five
hours, and 5 cents for each addi-
tional hour. Bus service at the
regular 10-cent fare runs direct to
F street, where passengers use
newly installed stops. The service
is operated from els am. to
6:l5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Planners Determine
1850 Budget Request;
New Members Attend

| The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. opening a
two-day session today at the Interior
Department, approved 1850 budget
estimates submitted by its staff
They we're not made public.
Hearings are scheduled for Oc-
tober 4 before the Budget Bureau
on estimates to go into the indie
pendent Offices appropriations bill
This will include money for land
acquisitions, parks and Fairgrounds
within the District and for valley
stream parks in nearby Maryland, as
we'll as land additions for the
George Washington Memorial Park
way.
Funds for the commission to plan
land redevelopment in the District,
designed to eliminate "underpriv-
legged" areas, also are normally con-
tanned in the Independent Offices bill.
The District appropriations bill
will carry all operating expenses
of the commission and the esti-
mates approved today include money
for that purpose.
The commission approved a small
land condemnation award for sew
eral lots in the DeanWood Play
ground area in the KenilWorth sec
ton.
New Members Meet Colleagues.
Col. Vincent E. Stack. the COM
missions new purchasing Of
ficer, was introduced at the meet
ing.
For the first time, two new mem
bers of the commission met theil
colleagues officially today. They
are Dean William w. Wurster Of
the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology, who takes the place Of
the late Henry Hubbard of Boston
and Frederick Bigger, chairman Of
the Pittsburgh Planning Commits
sion, who takes the place at J. c
Nichols of Kansas City, real estate
developer, who asked not to b.
reappointed, because of his lengthy
service.
Mai. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the commission, was to re.
port at the session on proposed
changes at Pennsylvania and Con-
stitution avenues NV, to improve
traffic conditions.
Recruiting Streetcars Urged.
The Joint Board, composed Of
the Public Utilities Commission anc
the District Commissioners, held 6
hearing on this matter on Septem.
Der 10. While a $4,500,000 under.
pass has been proposed at the juno
ton, the planners have voted t.
, urge removal of the streetcar track!
east of Seventh street and in favol
of a plan to channel automobile
!. traffic in an unbroken line along
Constitution avenue. This woule
eliminate the need Of an under.
pass, according to John Nolen. jr
the commissions director of plan
ming
The future of the Washington
Monument Grounds, zoning. othel
traffic and parking problems ane
recreation facilities also were tt
be discussed during the meeting.
Revisions have been made by thu
planning staff to a model of thu
Monument Grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
CoxDenies City Plans to Remove
Films on New York Avenue

ments has ever informed the Com
missioners that this view has been
changed The Commissioners took
the recommendations under advise
rhent on the suggestion OF Capt.
Whitehurst, but the records reveal
mo action one way or the other by
the city heads.
File Ends in 1945.
The voluminous file of correspond
ence on the elms ends in l945 when
Capt. Whitehurst forwarded to the
Commissioners memorandum from
Mr.. Van Duzer calling for elimina-
ton of the trees and their replace
ment by safety zones. Mr.. Van Duzer
cited a high incidence of traffic
accidents and fatalities within the
four blocks.
Inspector Miller, then as well as
now head of the Metropolitan Police
Traffic Department, also requested
moval of the trees in 1914 on the
basis that the trees contribute to
accidents. The files reveal that the
late Police Supt Harvey G. Gala
han, at that time assistant super
intendent of police, urged the late
Maj. Edward j. Kelly to support
the effort initiated by other Dis
trict agencies" to have the trees
removed.
| Earlier, Clifford H. Lanham, then
superintendent of trees and park
ing, told Capt. Whitehurst the trees
were gradually deteriorating due to
the inroads of modern traffic. He
said, in a letter to the highway
director, that ut is believed the
trees will never take on new life"
I'm my opinion" Mr.. Lanham told
Capt. Whitehurst as early as 1885
"the trees will eventually deteriorate
to such an extent that their re-
moval will be justifiable.
Experts Saw Life Until 1856.
Also in the hands Of the Engineer
ing Department is report on the
condition of the trees, made IL year.
ago by three experts of the Agricul.
ture Departments Bureau of En-.
tomoligy and Plant Quarantine ane
the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Reporting that the trees were il
bad condition, the experts said:
The trees will probably last fol
20 years (until 1856 under the pres
ent practices"
The Commissioners and the High
way Department have never re.
ceived any notice that the Polio.
and Traffic Departments now view
the matter differently.
Deputy Traffic Director Wallace
L. Braun said today he wants II
examine the traffic charts for thu
four block downtown stretch before
commenting.
Until I do" he said. Il will have
Ito regard the Van Duzer recon-
mendation as something that hap
pened before the present regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
D. {. Polio Total 164;
; New Cases Are Listed

Infantile paralysis cases for the
Metropolitan area rose to total OF
1874 today with three new cases
reported in Washington hospitals.
A 16-month-old girl living in the
1900 block of Benning road Sc. and
13-year-old boy from the 920(
block of Pine Tree road, Silver
Spring, Md, were in Gallinger Hos
pital, while a 2-year-old boy of the
900 block of North Fillmore street
Arlington, was in Childrens Hos
pital.
Total cases in Virginia now stand
at 387, with Alexandra having II
cases. OF Virginia's 10 major cities
Alexandria ranks third in the greater
number of city cases.
At this time last year there were
81 cases in Washington and nearby
areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

of Gallinger's INDECENT patients in
medical wards are ''repeaters"-re-
turning time and time again for
further treatment because OF poor
recovery conditions at their homes.
His recommendation was made to
Commissioner Mason at meeting
to discuss reorganization of the
municipal hospital.
Under DIR. Ruhland's plan, case
histories of the discharged patients
would be kept in the Gallinger dis
pensary or health center near the
patients homes They would be re-
euired to report periodically fol
cneckups and treatment.
I'VE should see to it that patients
who have cost us money and effort
are kept under supervision so they
will not break down again." Dr.
Ruhland told Mr.. Mason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Dr.. EIIineer Joins Stoff
Of Research Institute

DR.. Frederick P. Ellinger OF
Koenigsberg. Germany, a natural
lied United States citizen, has
joined the permanent staff of the
Nays Research Institute at Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, the Navy
announced today.
He is the technical director of all
research in the field of radiation
biology at the center. DR.. and Mrs.
Ellinger live at 1922 N street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

the street from
the driveway OF
his home, $50
Philad del p h ! a
avenue. Takoma
Park, Md.
. He died of a
fractured skull
and cru S h e d
chest at WASH
ington Santa
rum, Takoma
Park, a few min
utes after he was
rushed there by
his father. The
accident occur
rad oho.,t x nm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Harrisonburg Driver
Cleared in Traffic Death

A reckless driving charge against
John F. Purdy, 81, Harrisonburg
Va, in the traffic death last Sunday
of Robert L. Humphrey. 80, Fails
Church, was dismissed yesterday il
Fairfax County Trial Justice Court
The action was taken on the rec.
ommendation of Assistant Common.
wealth's Attorney Lytton Gibson
who said there was insufficient evil
dence for conviction.
Mr.. Humphrey was killed when hi
car swerved into the path of Mr.
Purdy's truck on Route 2ll neal
Merrifield, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Three Policemen Named
To MONTGOMERY Force

Montgomery County Supervisor
irving G.. McNayr yesterday an
nounced the appointments of three
men to the county police force
effective october /.
They are:
Joseph E. Stoltz, Gaithersburg
Paul C. Jackson, Silver Spring, and
Vincent j. Castiglione. Takoma
Park. Each will receive $4,000 a
year.
The appointments bring the force
10 Q total Of 100 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Cunodiun Grain Burns

SANFORD, Manitoba, Sept. %
(P).-A grain elevator was destroyed
by fire yesterday with loss esti-
mated at 100000 The elevator
operated by the Sanford Co-opers-
tive, held 5000 bushels of grain at
the time of the fire. Cause of the
blaze was not determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

Spected leaders
in the social
" e flare field
here, will retire
October l.
Mrs. Norton's
practical grasp
of social prob
lens and pro-
gress long has
been a source of
counsel for both
her professional
and nonprofes-
sional colleagues.
Her re ire
ment for reasons
of health has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Commissioners ADOPT
License Rule 10 Bar
Baby Broker Profit

The District Commissioners today
adopted license regulations designed
to take the profit out of baby
brokerage and to guarantee a high
standard of professional super
vision for children in foster homes
No fees of any kind can be &C
copied by baby-placing agencies
from the child's parents or pros
pective foster parents under the new
regulations. They require also the
licensing of all child-placing agen-
cies and forbid any individual OF
agency to place child without
license. !
Fred S. Kogod, member of the
Citizens Committee which drew uE
the regulations with the Board Of
Public Welfare, said about seven
agencies are now in operation here
which qualify under the new code.
The new regulations are based or
Public Law 292 which was passed by
the Seventy eighth Congress after
repeated complaints that financial
deals involving the placement of
children were conducted by I'M
scrupulous brokers.
Professional Training Required.
Child placing agencies are charged
with the care, custody and control
of children until the child is re-
turned tn the person from whom re-
ceived or until responsibility for the
child is transferred to another chile
welfare agency or terminated by
court order. The new regulations re-
qulre them to have professionally
trained staff workers to maintain
supervision of the children by fire.
quent visits to foster homes.
The agencies must be headed by
an executive Of demonstrated SUI
pervisory or administrative expert.
ence with a knowledge of social work
sufficient to gain community under,
standing and support of the program
of the agency" The regulations also
provide for standards of professional
training for the staff workers anc
their supervisors.
Placement Rules Included.
Penalties of up to $500 fine and OF
80 days Imprisonment are provided
for punishment of those who violate
Licensing provisions OF the regula'
ton.
Child placing agencies may ar
range for adoption of children only
after they have determined:
That separation from the family
| is necessary in the child's best In
terests.
That the child is legally fret
for adoption as established by thu
termination of parental rights either
by execution of valid surrender
or by Juvenile Court action.
That prospective parents b!
adoption are fit and suitable a!
adaptive parents based on consider
alton of age, health, mentality
character, education, cultural back
ground, financial security and un
Outstanding of children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

While his mother watched help
lessly, 2-year-old Frank Nef1, jr.,
was killed yesterday when struck
by an automobile as he ran across
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Ry Harriet Griffiths

Mrs. Catharine Harahan Norton,
acting executive secretary of the
Council of Social Agencies since
July, 1916, and one of the most re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Civic Group to Meet

The Federation of Civic Associa-
tons will hold its first fall meeting
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the board
room OF the District Building, Mrs.
Edna West Peyton. secretary, an.
nounced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

red about s pm. FRANK Nen' >"
Driver of the car was Ralph q.
Shure. SO. OF 100 Hodges lane,
Takoma Park attorney and a former
Montgomery County trial masis-
Evening star., 1948-07-04
FiIipinos Test Jute Substitute

The Philippines are testing bags
made from saluyot. native Jute
growing wild in the republic, as :
substitute for imported jute oass
and bagging.
Evening star., 1948-07-04

the LEGALITY of arrests. No more
gambling indictments are expected
therefore, before July 10 at the earli-
est. In fact, gambling cases prob
ably will not begin to show up in
the returns of the new grand jury
until its third report day-July 26.
Routine Change Doubted.
There has been no indication Mr.
Fay intends to funnel routine gam
bling cases into the special grand
jury. This group, presumably, Is try
ing to find an effective means OF
breaking up the major bet-takine
organizations which Mr.. Fay believes
are crossing in excess of 100000, 600
Many citizens called for grand
jury duty have been known to ask
what purpose is served by spending
time considering evidence against
numbers game writers and small
time horse-bet bookies while thell
hackers remain untouched.
Mr.. Fay's productive appeal II
April was thought to have beer
based on the idea vigorous prosecu'
ton of minor figures in the indus
try could create serious manpoWei
problem for management and as
sist. at least. in the disintegratlor
OF the organizations.
! It is known hackers rarely wan
to employ bet takers who are or
probation as a result Of gambling OF.
| lenses. They attempt to replace
them.
| 1t has been suggested. therefore
that an increase in the number o.
small fry brought into court on solic
evidence not only takes more work
ers out of the gambling combines
out also makes others less likely Il
accept employment in the field.