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Evening star., 1948-03-13
Donaldson Backs Bill
To Raise Postal Paw

Unless the high cost of living can
be cut down, postal workers need a
pay raise, Postmaster General Dom
aldson today told the House Post
Office and Civil Service Committee.
The employees probably would ben
eft more from substantial cut in
their expenses, the witness declared,
than in a raise in pay. =; ~ 4. II
Some workers have told him, the
Postmaster General said, that their
pay increases already have been
wiped out by increased living costs.
Modernization of the law dealing
with the field service was recon-
mended by Mr.. Donaldson. But this
would be so complex, he said, that
the department could hardly pre-
sent comprehensive recommends
tions now for such a purpose.
The Postmaster General sub
mitted for the committee estimates
on the cost of several pay raise bills
as they would affect postal person
mel. The estimates ranged from a
figure of 1921 100000 for a measure
giving a $480-a-year fiat raise to a
maximum of $482, ,439, 900 for a bill
giving pay raise of $1,000 a year
Representative Rees, Republican
OF Kansas, said the committee prob
ably will hold another hearing Tues
day or Wednesday to hear Civil
Service Commission or Budget Bu-
reau officials on the several bills fol
pay raises.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Y.M.C.A. Management
Committee Named

Lee R. Pennington, chairman OF
the Committee of Management OF
the Central Branch of the Y.M.C.A
has announced committee officers
for the ensuing year.
They are: H. E. Manghum and
Lewis F. Colbert, vice chairmen OF
the Committee of Management;
George E. Heckert, recording secre-
tary; Col. T. j. Frailey, membership;
George E. Harris, Christian empha-
sis; Paul Selby, public relations;
w. E. Barker, jr., general program;
L. Gordon Leech, world service; Dr.
James H. Fox, physical education;
F. G. Macrow, personnel; H. E.
Manghum, house and dormitory and
Harold G. Hayden, budget.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Estimates on Oil Held
No Factor in Price Rise
BY the Associoted Press

A Government official has denied
that Bureau of Mines estimates of
probable demand for petroleum
products keep production down and
prices up.
Alfred G. White, chief of the bu-
reau's Division of Petroleum Statis-
tics, yesterday rejected charge by
Senator Murray, Democrat, of Mon
tana, that oil companies may be in
fuencing his oil-demand forecasts.
Senator Murray suggested a full
investigation to find out whether oil
interests are controlling your de-
partment.'
Mr.. White denied the companies
had exerted any pressure on him
to revise his forecasts. He said pri-
vate firms estimates usually are
close to the buerau's.
The only solution to the current
oil shortage, Mr.. White said, is "a
very rapid expansion" of production,
refining and transportation facili-
ties.
Mr.. White argued for more than
an hour with Senator Murray,
Chairman Wherry of the Senate
Small Business Committee and staff
members about his definition of the
word demand.
He finally acknowledged that his
forecasts really predict probable use
rather than potential demand under
ideal conditions. Senator Wherry
said the bureaus estimates for the
past II years have fairly consistent
ly fallen below actual use.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Dump Searched
For Rings Lost
| After Fatal

Three rings missing since the
Stoneleigh Court Apartment fire in
which Mrs. Hazel Hamilton lost her
life were the object of an all-day
search by her son. n-law, Robert w.
Macauley, at the Kenilworth dump
yesterday.
Mrs. Hamilton was the mother of
Mrs. Jane Hamilton Macauley, di-
rector of the women's division of
the Republican National Committee.
The missing rings were Mrs. Hamil-
tons engagement and wedding rings
and one belonging to her mother
After the fire in the eighth floor
suite on March 4, some of the de-
stroyed furnishings were moved to
an alley in the rear and picked up
by the District Refuse Division.
District employees recalled where
the load of rubbish was left at the
Kenilworth dump. With the help
of two refuse division workmen, Mr..
Macauley searched through the
ruins yesterday without success.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Woman Seriously Injured
In Crash Of Car, Limousine

A woman was seriously injured
when the automobile in which she
was riding collided with a Govern
ment limousine at am. today at
Connecticut avenue and Calvert
street NV.
Marie Ryan, So, of 6817 Georgia
avenue NV, was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital by passing taxicab.
She suffered fractures of both legs,
severe head injuries and scalp and
face cuts, hospital authorities said.
Dorothy Burke, driver of the car
in which she was riding, was re-
leased from Emergency Hospital
after treatment for minor injuries.
Police said John H. Marshall, Al,
colored, 626 Twenty-first street NE,
was driving Navy Department
limousine east on Calvert street
and the Burke machine was travel
ing north on Connecticut when the
accident occurred.
Evening star., 1948-03-13

Two Silver Spring housewives
have found themselves marooned in
their homes because of a two-foot
deep sea of, mud resulting from
construction of new homes in their
neighborhood.
Located at the end Of Dennis
avenue, about a half mile from
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, the
two homes are in a group of ap-
proximately 80 under construction
by the Chapman and Killian De-
velopment Co., Inc, and the Eureka
Construction Co., both of Wash
ington.
The women are Mrs. Victor Jac-
quot and Mrs. Milton Tolson, who
has been forced to take her 8-year-
old daughter, Madeleine, to rel
ative in Washington, after the girl
was unable to get to the Woodside
School, Silver Spring, for two weeks.
Both women said milkmen refuse
to deliver milk to their homes, and
Mrs. Jacquot said she has not re-
ceived an electric bill for three
months because employees of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. could
not come to her house to read the
meter.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Switchboard Shift 'IsoIutes'
State Department for Minute

17-position, 2,300-line board. All
plugs were pulled out.
At the same time, another yellow
light flashed on the new 28-posi-
ton board over on Virginia ave-
nue.. Here a crew of trained tele-
phone people put in the plugs, and
service was resumed.
Everybody relaxed. Then John
E. Peurifoy, Assistant Secretary Of
State for administration, MADE the
first call over the new board. He
talked to Walter K. Scott, director
Of the Office of Departmental Adj
ministration.
The new 4,000-line board can
handle about $4,000 calls in a "a
hour day, which Is a whole lot
more than the old one could do.
Some 5000 calls alone will register
during the peak hour of 10 TO II
m.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Taylor Has Bill to Help
Vets LIVING With In-Luws
BY the Associated Press

Housing aid for almost 5000, ,OOO
war veterans who are doubled uI
with in-laws" was urged yesterday
by Senator Taylor, Democrat, of
Idaho.
He called the program of the
Joint Senate-House Committee on
Housing sound and desirable" He
added in a statement, however, there
still remains very critical housing
need by middle and lower income
families.
A bill which he and Representa-
tive Douglas, Democrat, of Califor-
mia introduced would take care of a
part of that need, he said, ex-
planning:
''It would provide immediate con-
struction, under Government aus
pices, for the large percentage of
veterans whose incomes are too high
to qualify them for low-rent public
housing and too low to afford ade-
quate private housing, even with the
additional aid to the housing indus
try proposed by the committee"
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Two Policemen Fined,
Dismissal Asked for
Third by Trial Board

| 4 Police Tffaa Board aasseaSed
heavy fines against two poaieesnen
yesterday on offenses which, were
discovered after a scout car acci-
dent January %. 1t recommended
dismissal of a third policemen in
another case. &.
Pvt. George w. Bromley Of No.
precinct, who was injured in the
accident at Connecticut avenue near
Twenty-fourth street NV, was fined
$50 on each of two charges of making
false statements to superior officers.
Corpl Arnold F. Jackson, acting
sergeant at the precinct on the
same date, was fined for conduct
prejudicial to order and discipline
of the force. He was accused of
taking Bromley from his assigned
beat, and of leaving his own patrol
of the precinct for a 45-minute
period.
1t was testified that Jackson
picked up Bromley at about 5 am.
January % and took him to Gar
WINS Grill, 2619 Connecticut avenue
NV, where they alternated in get
ting coffee while one man sat in
the scout car. Witnesses said police
frequently were present while the
grill manager counted his receipts.
At about 6 am, it was testified,
Bromley told the corporal it was
time for him to report to the sta
ton by a telephone box, and jack
son told him to take the scout car
and do so. The accident occurred a
few minutes later.
Corpl. jackson was fined $50 for
removing Bromley from his assigned
beat, and $25 for failure to main
tain his own patrol of the precinct.
Bromley was accused of falsely stat
ing on an earlier date that he had
a valid District motor vehicle oper-
ator's permit, and of false state
ment January % that he had a Vir-
ginia operators permit.
The board recommended dismiss
al for Pvt. Joseph A. Meyer of
traffic division, who pleaded guilty
to being under the influence of al
cohol while on duty March II.
Members of the Trial Board were
Inspector Oscar Letterman and
Capt. Albert I. Bullock, representing
the Police Department, and Henry
E. Wixon, assistant corporation
counsel.
Evening star., 1948-03-13

The State Department was "iso-
lated" by telephone for about one
minute last night.
Service went out about 7 pm,
when the switchboard In the old
building at Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, was sue
ceeded by newer and larger board
in the new structure the depart
ment Is occupying at Twenty-third
street and Virginia avenue NV.
Seven O'Clock was chosen as zero
hour" This was because in the
half hour preceding and following
1t, the days low of only about 20
calls are handled. Anybody on a
line when the changeoyer occurred
was disconnected.
The operation was done with pre-
cision. At the designated moment.
q yellow Hight flashed o. the old
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Thomas {. Dabbs, IS, Dies;
Former Insurance AGENT

Funeral services for Thomas Ed
gar Dabbs, IS, retired Hamlet, N. c.,
insurance agent, will be held at 4
o'clock this afternoon at the Ia
koma funeral home, 254 Carroll
street NV. Burial will be tomor-
row afternoon in Raleigh, N. C.
Mr.. Dabbs died Thursday after
noon at the Mother Jones Rest
Home here after a three-year ILL
ness. Since his retirement in 1916
he had lived with his daughter, Mrs
Sallie Dabbs Sterner, at COL Garland
avenue, Takoma Park.
He was born in Anson County
N. c., and attended school in Wades-
boro, N. G. For more than 40 years
he lived in Hamlet, where he first
worked for a railroad and later was
an insurance agent for more than
IS years. He was a member of the
Knights Of Pythias.
Besides Mrs. Sterner, he is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella
Wright, Alexandria, and Mrs. Ansel
McLendon, Columbia, S. c., and two
grandchildren,
Evening star., 1948-03-13
York Resigns
Hospital Post
In Arlington
Administrator Plans
To Toke Similar
Job in Wisconsin
By Robert G. RoIIinos

Karl H. York, administrator of
Arlington Hospital since December,
1914, has submitted his resignation
effective May l, it was learned today.
Mr.. York submitted his resigna-
tion last night to the Executive
Committee Of the Board of Trus-
tees. He is leaving to take similar
post at st. Luke's Hospital, Racine,
Wis, an institution of about the
same size as Arlington which is in
the process OF doubling its capacity.
Mr.. York said that construction
already has been started at the Wis
consin hospital to provide for 200
beds and nurses home.
Reviews 81 Years Work.
In reviewing his almost three and
one-half years at Arlington, Mr..
York pointed to the establishment
OF teaching programs for residents
and staff members; recognition by
the American Medical Association
OF the hospital in the approval of
residences for positions, and the in
creasing number of patients which
the hospital is now serving.
Mr.. York said the change was not
of his seeking but that officials of
the Wisconsin hospital had come to
him. He made clear that he had
been satisfied at Arlington but that
he could not afford to ignore the Of
fer. He is scheduled to go to Racine
May Is.
Praise From Association Head.
Gilbert L. Hall, president of the
Arlington Hospital Association, said
Mr.. York has an opportunity very
much better than we can meet. The
hospital would like to retain him If
at all possible. We think very highly
of him."
Mr.. Hall said steps will be taken
Immediately to find a successor. He
noted that when Mr.. York was
selected the hospital had about 80
Notes Increase of Patients.
He also pointed out that Arlington
served 10,190 patients in 1915 and a
total of more than $4,000 in 1947.
Mr. York, who was assistant ad-
at Columbia Hospital,
Milwaukee, Wis, before taking the
Arlington post, has been admitted as
a member of the American College
Of Hospital Administrators since
that time.
He also was given a special award
by the Modern Hospital Publishing
Co. for series of articles on a
job control system which has been
installed in the nursing department
at Arlington.
The award was given jointly with
S. S. Preston, a consultant in in
dustrial personnel relations.
Mr.. York, who is 33, lives at 118
East Greenway boulevard, Falls
Church, with his wife and one child.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
HosteIers Schedule
Farm Work With Trip

A group of hostelers were to spend
this afternoon clearing stones from
grain field as part of a trip to
Greenwood Youth Hostel, Brooke
vile, Md, scheduled this weekend
by the Potomac Area American
Youth Hostels, a Community Chest
agency.
After the farm work, the hostel
ers will attend a square dance to-
night and will hike tomorrow.
The trip is one of series to be
scheduled this spring and summer
to the six hostels in the Potomac
loop by the agency, located at 462
Indiana avenue NV. The hostelers
are greeted at the hostels by house
parents, and all contribute to the
work. They provide and cook their
own food,
Evening star., 1948-03-13

Sometimes, the women asserted,
they have to wait as long as three
or four days before they can get
their mail at their letter boxes,
about quarter of a mile away.
Mrs. Tolson's husband is a Dis
trict fireman and gets to and from
work in a light truck which he has
fitted with special tires. There is
considerable doubt that fire en-
gines could use the road.
The County commissioners yes
terday instructed County Super
visor Irving G. McNayr to ask the
builders to clean off the road. The
Commissioners pointed out that
under an ordinance which they
passed about a month ago, con-
tractors responsible for tracking
mud across streets near construc-
ton jobs must clean them up within
4S hours or be subject to a S25 fine.
A spokesman for the Chapman
and Killian firm said, "You can't
be penalized for tracking mud
across a road that isn't there" He
said the bad condition of the road
resulted from excavations by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and the Washington
Gas Light Co.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
D. {. Judges 10 Confer
On Speedier Action
For Ga||inger Cases

Chief Judge George P. Barse will
confer with other Municipal Court
judges early next week to speed
legal action on prisoners sent to
Gallinger Hospital for mental obser-
vation.
The judge announced the meeting
after receiving a letter yesterday
from Commissioner John Russell
Young, pointing out that Gallinger's
understaffed psychiatric department
needs relief.
Mr.. Young said the courts COM
NIT prisoners for 30 days and do
not call these cases until the month
has elapsed, even though psychi-
artists may have determined their
mental condition much sooner.
LAS soon as I received the let
ter" Judge Barse declared, Il i'm
mediately referred it to the clerk
of the court to report back as to
the situation, and I expect also
to call meeting of the judges OF
the court to consider just what
steps can be taken to meet the sit
uation."
"I feel sure something can be
done," he added. "and I am entirely
sympathetic about it."
Commissioner Guy Mason has al
ready announced he will hold a
meeting at $3.50 pm. Monday to look
into the question of sending patients
requiring long hospital treatment di-
rect. to St. Eliza beths Hospital.
Another meeting affecting Gal
linger Hospital administration is
scheduled at 10:30 am. Wednesday
at George Washington University.
At that time" d committee which
has been working out details OF a
proposal to admit Negro medical
men to the Gallinger staff will make
its report.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
.Fierst Is Identified
By Baltimore Victims
OF Another Ho|dup

: Another: payroll robbery has been
charged TO Mack Wilson Fierst, 81,
suspected killer and former Alcatraz
prisoner who is being held at Balti-
more. His bail was set at $11, 900
pending action of the Howard
County, Md, grand jury.
Fierst, a native of Danville, Va,
is charged with first-degree murder
in the shooting of Hunter Lewis,
whose body was found Tuesday near
Laurel. Lewis, who police said had
been planning a holdup with Fierst,
had been shot twice.
Two women yesterday identified
Fierst as the gunman who last Oc-
tober held up the Mechanical Con-
tractors, Inc, Baltimore, and es-
capped with $3,269 payroll. A
Baltimore Police Court magistrate
fixed bond at $4,000 on the robbery
charge and added $1,000 on a
charge that Fierst carried pistol
at the time of his arrest.
The Howard County grand jury
is expected to act Monday on the
murder presentment.
Fierst has been held at Baltimore
while authorities decide which of
several charges will be tried first.
When arrested Monday, the police
said he had marks of three recent
bullet wounds on his face and neck.
Washington detectives said Fierst
has been identified by victims as
participant in the $500 holdup
of Darby Printing Co. messenger
here December 10. Robert Melton,
described as partner of Lewis, also
is charged in this robbery.
The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation at Richmond disclosed Fierst
is wanted there on a charge of
unlawful flight to evade prosecution
for armed robbery, and Baltimore
police said he had been identified
as one of three gunner who COM
mitted $1,000 robbery in st. Marys
County
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Two Bookcases
|Of Monroe Sent
To Mrs. Truman
SpeeioI Dispoteh 10 The S.or

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar.
13.-Two brass-trimmed mahogany
bookcases, the property of the
James Monroe shrine here, have
been returned to the White House
after more than a century of abb
sence to be reproduced for Mrs.
Truman.
The cases will be placed in the
Monroe Room of the Executive
Mansion, with four pieces of En-
pire furniture which Mrs. Herbert
Hoover had copied from the shrine
during her husbands term in Office.
The bookcases were first bought
in 1892 for the Legation in Paris,
when President Monroe was Minis
ter. In 1917 he had them taken to
the rebuilt but yet unfurnished
White House. some of the first fur
niture used there.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Violet Faulkner to Give
Talk to AAUW Branch

Violet Faulkner, food editor of
The Star, will be the guest speaker
at meeting of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase branch of the American Asso-
citation of University Women to be
held at pm. Monday at the home
of the president. Mrs. ]. Noble Boaz,
7216 Aberdeen road, Bethesda.
The program will center around
food conservation. A nominating
committee will be named to draw
up a slate of new officers.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Rights for First D. {.
Fringe Parking LOT
Experiment Awarded

The Districts experiment in
fringe parking" was one ster
nearer today, following the award
ing Of parking rights on a block
at Third street and Constitution
avenue NV. to the Arrow Parking
Co.
Bids for rental of the lot, an q
nine-month contract, were opened
yesterday at the District Building
The Arrow concern, headed by Ber-
nard Segal, had offered $4,000 for
use of the lot for that period. Mr.
Segal will take over on April l..
Considers Bus Service.
He said that he is willing to work
out" a shuttle bus service that
would get car-owners from the lot
into the center of the shopping
district.
The Commissioners had offered
the rights to the lot to the highest
bidder, urging a shuttle service but
not insisting upon it. BY develop
ing such fringe parking areas, the
DlStrlct oInclalS nope 10 relleVe tne
city's parking problem.
Present Operator Second.
The lot has been operated by
David L. Sirkis up to now, Mr..
Sirkis was served last month with
a 30-day notice to vacate, so bids
could be obtained. He was the
second highest bidder, but he Of
fered to pay some $4,000 less than
Mr. Segal for the privilege. .,irs..
Mr. Sirkis had been renting the
lot, which has space for from LOO
to 1900 cars, on a month to month
basis for $7O0 a month, Under the
new arrangement the District viii
get more than $4,000 month.
The new lessee said he probably
will have to raise the rates at the
lot. They now are Is cents a day
or SO a month.
Evening star., 1948-03-13
Vote al Meetinq
On Symphony
Backs Kinder
Partial Membership
Ballots 166 to Sc
To Retain Conductor

A partial membership of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra Asso-
citation last night recommended by
a 3-to-1 vote that DR.. Hans Kind
Ter be retained as conductor of the
orchestra next year.
The meeting in the Commerce
Department Auditorium was called
to air reported criticism of the
Sypmphony board, and OF DR.. Kind
Ter, as well as to clarity the status
of the current sustaining fund cam
paign.
Conducted by secret ballot, on
motion of Edward Burling, sustain
ing fund campaign chairman, the
vote was 166 for DR.. Kinder and
Sc against. Only association mem
bers were permitted to cast ballots.
But % nonmembers indicated they
want Dr. Kinder next year and %
said they do not. They registered
their opinion by show of hands.
More Than 300 Present.
The board of directors, which al
ready is on record in support of Dr.
Kinder, now will receive the
recommendation of the partial as
sociation membership which at
tended the special meeting. More
than 300 persons were present.
Total membership in the. associa-
tion is 1878.
Mr.. Burling said that, as of late
yesterday, $128,544 of the $165, 900
goal had been reached, with the
drive in its second extended phase.
He said he hopes victory will be
achieved by the middle of April.
Expressing optimism, he said, 1T
would seem the orchestra still is in
pretty healthy condition"
A petition was circulated through
the audience, to be submitted to
Congress, asking for financial sup
port for the orchestra's concerts in
the public schools. A resolution
urging such action was adopted.
Tenure Limit Overruled.
In connection with reported criti-
cism of the Symphony Board; a
suggestion was overruled which
would have limited the tenure of
board members to three years, and
would have restricted them from
serving in this capacity again until
they had been off the board for a
similar period.
A small number of present board
members have served since the Or
ganization of the orchestra II years
ago.
In giving his views as to why the
association should vote against re-
tanning DR.. Kinder, Gordon Reid,
State Department official of 1341
Twenty-seventh street NV, said:
'I believe strongly, and am sure
many others here tonight will agree,
that the orchestra no longer needs
DR.. Kinder as its conductor, how
ever valuable his contribution to it's
past development. In fact, I furth-
er believe it has now. outgrown Dr.
Kinder, and would develop and
prosper better without him."
On the other hand, Dr. Kinder
received enthusiastic support from
many people long associated with
the orchestra. Typical of these was
the statement of Walter Bruce
Howe, board member, who declared:
IF you could poll the whole city,
my opinion is you would find an
overwhelming vote in favor of the
National Symphony and DR.. Kin
dler."
Frank R. Jelleff, acting president
of the association, conducted the
meeting