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Evening star., 1948-04-02
Backlog Of Suits Cut
Almost IS Per Cent
In Municipal Court

Nearly three-quarters of the back
log of 726 civil jury cases pending
in Municipal Court six weeks ago
were settled under the emergency
program, which ended last Wednes-
day, Judge Brice Clagett of the
Municipal Appeals Court reported
today.
In a statistical breakdown of the
program in which three Appellate
Court judges gave nearly full time
aid to the lower court Judge Clagett
explained that although 248 back
logged cases remain unsettled, law
yers in each case were given oppor-
tunity for trial. For reasons un-
known to the court, the lawyers did
not seek trials.
253 Class A Suits Settled.
Glass A suits, involving amounts
from $500 to $1,000, figured most
heavily in the 478 cases disposed Of
The court settled 253 of these, while
another 1873 cases were dismissed
in pre-trial action.
In suits involving from $50 to
$500, there were 80 dispositions
while landlord and tenant cases
figured in 10.
AS head of the emergency pro-
gram, Judge Clagett recommended
to Chief Judge George P. Barse o1
Municipal Court that a court rule
involving pretrial procedure be
abolished in order to speed disposi-
tions of cases.
He said the assignment commits
sioner is "hampered" by present
rule which enables lawyers on both
sides of suit to gain continuances
by mutual consent before the case
even gets into court.
Says Judge Should Have Decision.
This takes effectual control OF
assignments away from the COM
missioner and the judges" Judge
Clagett declared, adding he felt that
no continuance should be permitted
without consent of a trial judge.
AS the three Appeals Court judges
set about to resume their regular
full-time duties next Monday, Chief
Judge Nathan Cayton revealed his
court now has its own backlog oi
about Is cases. He said that only
three appeals cases were handled
during the last six weeks, but thai
the docket would probably be caught
up with in two months.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Signatures Sought
To Oppose Sales Tax

The Washington Committee fol
Consumer Protection, voicing oppo-
sition to proposed sales tax fol-
the District, today announced plans
to collect signatures on F street
tomorrow ito bring the issues" tc
residents.
The signature campaign will be
conducted at Seventh and F and al
Twelfth and F streets between II
a I'm. and 3 pm,
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Library, Police
Budgets Up for
Consideration
House D. c. Unit
Also to Take Up Fire
And Recreation Funds
By Don S. Worren

Unified needs of the Library,
Recreation, Police and Fire De-
partments were before the District
Subcommittee of the House Appro-
priations Committee today, as it
resumed hearings on the 1949
budget.
All these divisions, along with
others, suffered cuts when the
Commissioners sliced $4,000, 900
from the original requests of their
departments to get the total down
to S101 400 900.
Library officials had sought So
$4,000 for the year beginning July
l. The city heads approved only
$1,22l 900, for an increase of less
than $4,000 over this years funds.
This would mean delay in compile
tion and full use of the new Gen.
tral Library Building, Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, and
in the provision of three additional
branch libraries and remodeling of
two others.
Police Request Cut Little.
The Commissioners are recon-
mending most of what Police De-
partment officials asked. They
sought $6,467 900, and their requests
were clipped by less than 100000.
Recommended expansion includes
an added 205 police and 80 more
clerical workers.
The Fire Department asked
S4,108,oO0, and the Commissioners
recommended $3,7O3,0O0, including
funds for fitting all fire-fighting
equipment with radios. Only half
are now so equipped.
Most Of the proposed construction
program for the Recreation De-
partment was discarded by the city
heads when they were trying to
balance the 1949 budget. The de-
partment had asked for $3.50 600
for all purposes. The Commissioners
cut this down to $1,373 900, allowing
$296,000 for permanent improve
ments.
Schools Given Attention.
Chairman Horan SAID special at
tention was given yesterday, during
hearings on the $25 ,000, 900 school
budget, to the need Of new facilities
in the Southeast section to relieve
congestion in the Patterson and
Congress Heights Schools. One new
item is $4,000 for a site tor an
Oxon Run School. He also gave
some hope for funds for replace
ment of the Stanton School, which
were left out of the budget.
Mr.. Koran, with weather eye
on the revenue side of the picture,
said he is opposed to District gov
ernment lottery as a finance aid
but agreed to study the question,
since he has received proposals for
a lottery.
At the same time, he admitted he
was joshing when he spoke of a S
per cent sales tax. with no products
exempted He insisted he was quite
serious" in recommending a 3 per
cent levy. His own State, Washing
ton, has such a sales tax, he said.
The District Commissioners are
recommending 2 per cent sales
tax, eXempting groceries and medi-
cine, as means of covering an i'm
pending $6000,000 budget deficit.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Social Worker Role Cited
In tuberculosis Fioht

Doctors must rely on social work.
ers to find the social, economic and
emotional factors that may influence
tuberculosis cases, DR.. Howard
Payne, Howard University medical
professor, told Washington social
workers today.
His talk was one of three sched-
uled in the Archives Building audi
torium and sponsored by the Social
Work Advisory Committee OF the
District Of Columbia Chest X-ray
Survey.
Discussing the disease. DR.. Payne
said the medical profession was well
equipped to deal with 1t but that
many popular misconceptions still
persist.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Hearing Set Tuesday
On Viers Mill HOUSING

Representative Snyder, Repub-
hcan, OF West Virginia, chairman of
q House expenditures subcommit-
'rtee, has scheduled hearing for 10
am. Tuesday in an Investigation
into the Viers Mill Village veterans
housing project near Wheaton, Md.
Montgomery County officials have
sharged the ss,70o sale price. of the
dwellings II 700 high.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Rail Yard Circus Preview Cut
Short to Speed 52-Cor Train

pop in sweet potatoes. AS a finale
she took her handlers pointed stick
in her trunk and scratched her ears
Nearly all of the top flight per-
formers left the slowly moving
train before It's arrival here and
went by regular train to New York
The circus is scheduled to open
there Wednesday.
After playing at Madison Square
Garden for SO days, the circus will
swing through New England and
then return to Washington. 1t will
be here from May 18 through May
20. BY the time the big top is pitched
on the circus grounds along Benning
road NE, the show will have been
augmented by seven more elephants
-one of which, bull, is reputed to
be the largest elephant in the
country.
Evening star., 1948-04-02

CHERRY BLOSSOM PRCESSES-one princesses for
the Cherry Blossom Festival queen rule
the fete at Hams Point April 10 and H. They Cleft
rght Miss Penelope Peck a. of 213 street NV represent
ing Arizona Miss Mary Barbara Cole of Forty
street NV Missouri Miss Nancy Simmons g. University of
Maryland Miss Rose Antonette Caudle 49, of 2939 Newark
street NW North Carolina Rebecca Chavez
Fourteenth street NE New Mexico Tickets sale the
Star business counter andthe Farway Sports Store 1928
street NV Star Stan Photo.
The Arizona post., 1948-02-20
ZEPHYR BLINDS
ARE POPULAR

Most of the new customers at
Zephyr Venetian Blind Co. come
by recommendation from salts
field old customers. That's one of
the reasons why the Zephyr fac
tory, 721-729 E. Broadway, has
been forced to expand their facil-
tiles many times during the past
few years in order to take care of
their steadily increasing business.
Meyer Feldman, genial owner
of Zephyr, is one of the hardest
working business men in the SW.,
and he is a keen student of latest
methods in giving your home the
new look" with Zephyr blinds.
Mr.. Feldman and his corps of
efficient assistants will be happy
to supply you with free estimates
on venetian blinds for your home.
The Zephyr factory number is
Bali.
The Arizona post., 1948-02-20
TEMPLE RODEO DANCE
SUNDAY NIGHT

The annual Sisterhood and
Brotherhood Rodeo Dance of
Temple Emanuel-El will be held
at the Shrine Club, Feb. % at 8
pm. Larry and his Sunset Riders
will furnish Western music for
the dancing. Jim Carl will call
the Square Dances. There will be
food and refreshments available
throughout the evening served
Chuck Wagon style.
Committee for the Rodeo Dance
is: Bob Berne and Mrs. Jack Ne
Wis co-chairman; Louis Silverman,
Mrs. William Rappaport, Charles
Danziger; Mrs. Harry Levine and
Ted Bloom, publicity; Harry Le-
vine, posters; William LeBoff, ad
book; Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Buch-
man and William Rappaport, dec
orations.
The membership of both or
CARNATIONS cordially invites the
public to join the fun at the
Shrine Club. Deck yourselves in
Western Garb and come prepared
to do some square dancing.
The Arizona post., 1948-02-20
TEMPLE DRIVE CONCLUDES
INITIAL PHASE

Drive for funds for the new
Temple is being concluded by
March l, after which only loose
ends will be gathered, according
to Charles ]. Miller, congregation
president.
A subcommittee of the Build
ing Committee was appointed to
secure sketches from several local
architects for the proposed Struc-
ture. After the selection has been
made, the architect will proceed
with the design and draw up nee
essary building specifications. Al
Glickman is chairman with Mark
Klafter and Sherman Goodfriend
on this committee.
Bids will then be sought and
actual building proceed as soon
as possible, says Mr.. Miller.
The Arizona post., 1948-02-20
THE CHATTER BOX
by
Geraldine FiShman

where :.
Sandy Kosta with Tony Hor-
WITT, Carolyn May with Stan Ne
wins, Ethel Sotsky escorted by
Harvey Evenchick, Adele Cooper
with Al Weissman, Bobby Brooks
with AL Malice, and Jean Gins
berg with Dave Weiner. Also
out were Sydell Glazier with
Bruce Green, Maxine Plumer es-
corted by Harold Bear, Jean Bro
Wis with Larry Rosensweig and
Iris We'll with Buddy Jens.
Tucson Greets:
Connie Levy, who is back from
Detroit for short stay. Nor
man Leighton and Allen Gordon
both from New Jersey. Mel Min
ison from Miami, and Art Terr
from Pa, who is here for an in
definite time Hope all of you en-
joy your visit in the Old Pueblo.
New Pledges for Tau Delts are
Bob Salt, Tucson; Stuart Shangel,
Chicago; Ken Cohen, Chicago.
Zeta Beta Tau also has some
new pledges: Bud Cohen, Tucson;
Bud Krensky, Chicago; and Milt
Mikes, Calf.
Happy Birthday!
Harriet Fruchtman was greatly
surprised on her 18th birthday
when Sally Ginsburg and Elaine
Berger gave her a surprise party.
1t was held at Sally's house on E.
7th. Couples attending were:
Harriet with Shelly Cheney,
Elaine with Cpl. Lou Freeman,
Sally with Arnie Serbin, Bea Ru-
bin with Shiel Ginsberg, Molly
Candiotti with Red" Mednick.
Also helping her celebrate were
Betty Cypen with Don Hitler,
Shirley Boorstein squirrel by Paul
Schlos, Eileen Miller with AL Sion
and Eleanor Daru with Paul Terr
Helping Bob Dork celebrate his
birthday were Joan Glassberg
and Day Ann Dobry with Bill
Lewis.
Boy Dates girl? Not according
to the latest rules. Remember it's
Leap Year, and B'nai Birth Girls
are taking advantage of it by
planning a Turnabout Dance. 1t
will be held at the home of Goldie
Levkowitz on N. Granada Feb. %.
The girls have to make the dates,
pick up the fellows, open car
doors, bring lapel flowers, help
them with their coat, etc. The
plans for the dance are terrific
and I'm sure you fellows who are
lucky enough to go will agree
with me. And after the dance!!!
Well! let's leave that part up to
the fellows.
Hillel is also having a dance
Feb. %. 1t will be a Membership
Dance and will be held at the
Y.W.C.A.
I'll close with little advice to
the fellows for Leap Year. Get
good running shoes"
The Arizona post., 1948-02-20

Fourteen friends were present
at dinner given in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Goldstein, E. 4th,
at Ell Morocco Feb. Is. The occa-
sion was to celebrate the Gold
STEMS 22nd wedding anniversary.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Fort BeIvoir Tests Food Carts
To End Wait on Chow Lines

a strong word for better food for
the Army. This, Fort Belvoir says,
is a move in that direction.
The value of the experiment will
be determined in a week or 10 days.
IF it works as we hope it will. the
only thing we have to worry about
is getting the electrically heated
food CARTS" the colonel said. The
three used for the opening day of
the experiment we're borrowed
from the hospital.
The four man table idea came
from 1t. E. B. Koonce and Sergt.
John Ghent.
The soldiers yesterday appeared
to relish both the new plan and
tasty meal-cabbage rolls, creamed
peas, drowned potatoes, cot
tage cheese and peach salad, sugar
cookies and iced tea.
All they had to do after eating
was get up and walk away. The KIP
boys cleared the tables.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
IA Hurt As Tire Blowout
0verturns Picnic Truck
by the Associoted Press

ELKTON. Md, Aug. 2S-Four-
teen persons, including six children,
were injured today when the small
truck in which they were riding
blew a tire on Route 40, SWerved off
the road and overturned.
Seventeen persons were riding in
the open body truck. They were
bound from Baltimore to Chesa-
peakes City for a picnic.
Police said all were tossed like
tenpins" when the truck turned over
twice on the grass plot separating
the dual highway three miles south
of Elkton. aFEa
Among those hurt was Miss Helen
Basalygo. about 20, of near Chesa-
peake City. The outing was to
have been held at her home. She
was cut and bruised.
The others, all Baltimoreans, were
treated in Union Hospital here.
Police said the driver of the truck
was Carroll Busick. He was not
hurt,
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Lightning Strikes
Two, Then Hits
heir Ambulance
BY the Assoeioisd Pres,

ITHACA, N. Y, Aug. 28.-Two
persons we're struck by lightning
during a thunderstorm here today
and an ambulance sent to take
them to hospital also was struck.
Fred Van Nederynen, 50, of nearby
Kennedy's Corners was paralyzed
by the bolt while lying on a bed
in his home. His son Stanley re-
!ceived a severe shock.
An ambulance, summoned to
bring the two men to a hospital
in Ithaca had its doors burned and
the side windows smashed when
another bolt struck 1t. The driver,
John Bangs. q nurse and an at
tendant were uninjured.
Fire Chief r. L. Travis said
lightning started fires in homes and
in an electric power line trans
former almost simultaneously.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Timonium Fair Stress
On Racing Protested
By Equipment Dealers
BY the Assoeioted Press

TTMONIUM, Md, Aug. 28.-Farm
equipment dealers protested today
that too much attention was given
horseracing at the Timonium State
Fair at their expense. The fair
opens Wednesday.
The Baltimore County farm i'm
plement dealers said in an open
letter to the farmers of MARYLAND
that they were finding it impossible
to display the equipment you are
so interested in and anticipate
seeing.
"Yes, we have again practically
been told we are not wanted nor
needed at the State fair. Horse
men are given inducement includ-
ing free stall space, modern con-
veniences, and much larger purses
to strive for"
Charge Is Denied.
M. L. Dagger, president of the fair,
said he and other officials con-
sidered farm machinery one of the
most important exhibits at Timon-
ium and said nearly three city
blocks. of space we're available to
farm equipment dealers.
I'm no sense has the showing of
farm machinery been discouraged"
Mr. Dagger said.
In a beauty contest here today
Miss Virginia Ellen Howard, II,
biue-eyed brunette from Upperco,
Baltimore County, was chosen queen
of the fair.
The % contestants were judged
wearing street clothes-no bathing
suits allowed-and were considered,
first. on the basis of a quiz pertain
ing to farm matters and, second, on
appearance, poise and personality.
Miss Nancy Scarborough, II. of
Fallston, Hartford County, was
chosen alternate.
Meanwhile, All boys and girls
were getting ready for the various
exhibits and contests they will stage
at the fair. They are to show al
most three times as many entries as
last year.
The Maryland All Club members
have entered % head of dairy cattle,
165 steers and 100 swine.
Two new features have been added
for the young farmers at the fair.
One is All Club day on September
S. The other is tractor operators
contest scheduled for September 10
and open to all All youths who have
completed five or more Of the basic
lessons in the tractor maintenance
project.
High light of All Club day will be
float parade, with more than 80
organized clubs planning to submit
entries.
Another section of the parade will
consist of the animals owned by the
All Club exhibitors.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
School Consolidation
Is Set in Manassas
SpecioI Dispo,ch 10 The Stur

MANASSAS, Va, Aug. 28.-The
proposed s1,5O0,OO0 school building
program in Prince William County
will go ahead. despite objections by
patrons of the Brentsville School
District to consolidation of the
Nokesville and Manassas High
schools.
The State Department of Educa-
ton has rejected two petitions by
the Brentsville District Parent
Teacher Association opposing the
proposed consolidation. The petit
tions were indorsed by the Nokes-
vile Ruritan Club.
/, Recommendations 4, by the State
agency's survey committee for the
county call for consolidation of the
two high schools in a new $750,000
school to be erected here.
The present Brentsville District
High School at Nokesville has an
enrolment of 102 pupils and is con-
sidered too small by the Department
of Education to justify its continu-
ance as a separate high school,
Evening star., 1948-08-29
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 28.-The sec
ond blue baby of the Valentini fam
lily treated at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital will go home to Lorain, Ohio,
in two or three weeks to begin a
real boys life which illness was
denied him in the past.
A bicycle and fishing gear, the
latter provided by the Lorain Fish
ermen's Club. await 7-year -old
Frank Valentino, who could walk but
a few steps without utter exhaus-
ton before coming to Hopkins.
He was still in bed at the hos
pital today, convalescing after the
complicated Blalock- -Taussig blue
baby operation. Doctors have pro-
nounced the surgery a success.
For his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Valentini, it meant a joyful
repeat performance. Their only
other child Leonora was also a blue
baby who preceded her brother over
the same road to health a year ago.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

A bold experiment to eliminate the
"hurry up and wait" phase of Army
eating has been launched at Fort
Belvoir.
The new service is an improve
ment on the four-man dining table
plan originated at Fort Belvoir's en-
listed mems mess sometime ago. A
food cart has been added.
The men now sit at the four-man
tables and a KIP comes up with a
steaming food cart Even the plates
are kept warm before serving.
1t. Col Glenn A. Powell. school
battalion commander, said the idea
sis still as experiment"
From the servicemans standpoint,
the first advantage appears to be
elimination of the long wait in a
chow line. More than $50 men we're
served in less than Is minutes dur
ing the food carts initial tour at
Fort Belvoir yesterday.
In one of his last speeches before
retirement, Gen. Eisenhower put in
Evening star., 1948-08-29
II Communists and fellow travel

Of Communists and fellow travel
ers.
President Truman calls these
shocking revelations only a red
herring But the great body of pa
triotic Americans know better. They
know the Commies and the wob-
blies have been coddled in Washing
ton"
Mr.. Scott is native Of Fred
ericksburg and q representative
from Pennsylvania. The rally here
was called Hugh Scott Day" in his
honor.
When Senate and House investi-
eating committees began to dis
close names, dates and annual sal
aries Of the fellow travellers en-
ployed In the Government depart
ments," Mr.. Scott said, you and
I were shut OF from the truth by
an executive order denying the in
formation to us"
Washington has It's iron curtain
too
The Republican chairman said the
American people want "a house
cleaning in Washington.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Second Blue Baby Of Family
To Begin Real Boys Life
Charles Baptie Studios.

AS for Hopkins-where blue baby
operations are as frequent these
days as appendectomies-it was the
first time since the surgery was de-
veloped there that brother-and- sis
ter blue babies both had gone under
the life-saving knife.
The blue baby condition results
from a heart malformation, present
at birth, which prevents the blood
from getting enough oxygen. Un-
less operated on, the patient is
doomed to almost complete inactiv-
ity and probably early death.
Inactivity was far from the
thoughts of little Frank at Hopkins
today. He had seen his sister, now
10. transformed from an invalid
into a healthy little girl who plays
ball, rides bicycle and rollerskates
just like the others.
When get up," a happy-faced
Frank told his visitors today, I'll
do everything my sister can do"
He will leave his bed this week.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Owners Await Tuck Action
On Return Of Bus COMPANY
By fhe Associated Press


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 2S.-An
order to turn the State seized Citi-
zens Rapid Transit Co. of Newport
News back to its owners awaits the
signature of Gov. Tuck.
The Governors office reported
that the. drafting of the order fol-
lowed receipt of letter from Sin
clair Phillips, president of the bus
company, stating that the concern
was ready to resume normal opera
tions and requesting its return. The
facts in the letter were affirmed by
M. A.. Laughlin, president of the
union local representing the COM
panys employees, who signed the let
ter with the company president.
The request to hand the company
back to its owners came upon the
heels Of settlement of a wage dis
pute which had resulted in the
State formally seizing the company
July to prevent strike set on that
date,
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Alexandra Will Add
a Men 10 Council in
Shifting Government

Four new Alexandria city council
men will take Office Wednesday
when the city changes its form of
government.
The new councilmen. Albert A.
Smoot, Leroy S. Bendheim, Mar
shall j. Beverley and Roy Bragg, will
join three incumbents on the coun-
Gil to comprise seven-member
body.
The outgoing council was COM
posed of nine members. Three of
them were elected at large and the
other six were elected from the city's
six wards.
Under the new system, however,
all seven councilmen are elected at
large. The four newly elected at
large councilmen will serve one year
with the three incumbent at-large
councilmen, Mayor William T. Will
kins, r. Samuel Luckett and John
w. Tulloch. Next year an entire
new council Of seven members will
be elected.
The city decided to change its
form of government in a referen-
dunn last March 2. Petitions had
been circulated asking for the ref
erendum, and an act Of the Virginia
General Assembly sponsored by
Alexandria Delegate Armistead
Boothe authorized it.
After the council makeup was
changed by the referendum. only
'one ward councilman, John j.
Ewald of the third ward. sought re-
election. He was defeated. The
outgoing councilmen who did not
run again were Vice Mayor George
K. Bender, who served on council
for IA years from the 4th ward !;
Edward Downey of the 9Th ward !;
Col. Everett A. Hellmuth on the 5th
ward; Charles Nash, End ward, and
Paul L. Delaney, 1st ward.
The new council plans to meet
September Z. 1t will mark the first
time Alexandria has been governed
by an at-large council since 1881
when the ward system was adopted
by referendum. The former at
large council had five members.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Spinster at 81 to Cast
First Vote for Harrison
by the A,socio,ed Pres,

WINCHESTER. Va, Aug. 2S.-It's
never too late!
Miss Emma Kinzel. 80, has quail
fled for the first time in her life
as registered voter.
Truman? Dewey? Thurmond?
Wallace? She is not particularly
interested in that contest.
Miss Kinzel wants a chance to
vote for Representative Harrison,
Democrat of Virginia, who is run
ming for reelection. i