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Evening star., 1949-06-12
Addition to Bethesda Church
Built by 100 Volunteers in Day

Members and friends OF Mount
Zion Baptist Church. Georgetown
road and Grosvenor lane, Beth
esda. today are taking a we'll
earned rest.
Yesterday more than a hun
dred OF them turned out 10 build
the new addition TO their church.
and completed it except for the
roof.
Volunteers stayed through late
afternoon. They came from Hy-
attsville. Rockville and Silver
Spring. Many were OF other
faiths.
The workers included in their
ranks a member OF the Mary
land House of Delegates. the chief
OF the Bethesda Fire Department.
ministers. Government workers.
automobile statesmen. radio an
nouncers. bus drivers. students.
firemen. carpenters. bricklayers
and mechanics.
Work got under way about 7 80
am. BY 4 pm. the upper story
Of the new church addition had
been completed.
In the process the workers mixed
As sacks of cement and put 2.0oo
regulation size red bricks and 2,500
large cinder blocks into place. BY
quitting time the 77-foot long and
30-foot wide building. with It's II
window frames In place. was com
pleted~
The building will have sever
claSsrooms and pastors study
upstairs and six classrooms. q
kitchen and storage room below
The plans are to tear down the
west end of the present small
church and connect the two struc-
lures,
George Hathaway. student al
the National Drafting School
Washington. and James 8
Schwartz. a Capital Transit bus
driver for 30 years. were in charge
OF the cement mixer.
Julian P. King, Montgomery
County member of the House OF
Delegates. was one OF those push
ing a wheelbarrow. Among Others
doing this Job we're Arthur c, Old
field. Of the Bethesda Fire Depart
ment. and Aubrey NJ. Green. re-
tired Washington policeman.
Bricklayers had William A
Carlisle. treasurer OF the church
and Potomac Electric Co. employe
in their midst. with Walter An
derson, a bricklayer. in charge
Helping with odd jobs and advis-
ing on certain details was Jane.
w. Morrison. superintendent oi
the Hilltop Manor Apartments
Hyattsville, and Bethesda Fire
Chief A. J. BargagnL
The women. especially thf
Ladies of the Missionary Society
did not forget that workers de-
velop appetites, They served q
fried chickens, q bushel Of pota-
toes and string beans. IL dozer
rolls, eight heads OF cabbage
crates of tomatoes. seven cakes
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Modest EXCL Saves Fisherman
From River, Then Leaves Scene
Traced to His Home;
He Admits 1t Was
First Time in CMoe

A 27syear-old excl who served
in the Army Medical Corps dur
ing the war yesterday saved a
fisherman from drowning in the
upper Potomac and, after super
vising artificial respiration for the
man. disappeared in his canoe.
The modest hero, Gordon Monk
of 1419 Twentieth street NV,
was traced by reporter to Demp-
sey's Boat House where he had
rented a canoe earlier IN the day
The near-drowning victim was
John Moore, 80. colored. 1882
Duncan street NE. He was taken
to Emergency Hospital in a fire
rescue ambulance and later re-
leased.
Dropped Into Deep Hole.
Police said Mr.. Moore was fish,
ing with some friends near
Fletcher's Boat House when he
lost his line and waded out after
it. Dropping into a deep hole. he
sank below the surface.
Robert Perry, 81, colored, 1108
Twenty first street NE, jumped
into the river to save his friend.
About this time, Mr.. Monk, in
company with James Miller Of
Arlington, arrived on the scene in
his canoe to find Mr.. Perry near
exhaustion and Mr.. Moore semi
conscious. Mr.. Monk brought the
latter aboard the canoe, only to
have it capsiZe, throwing the three
men into the river.
Mr.. Monk then swan about Is
feet to shore with Mr.. Moore,
while Mr.. Perry held to passing
rowboat until he reached the
shore. Mr.. Miller brought the
canoe to the beach.
Now Studying Zoology.
MIR. Monk and Mr.. Perry took
turns at artificial respiration until
the victim was revived. By the
time police had arrived. Mr.. Monk
and his friend were on their way.
1t developed that Mr.. Monk
served as a wafd master in Army
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Trade Board Leaders
Back D. T.. Waterfront
Improvement Report

The Washington Board of Trade
announced last night its directors
had unanimously approved re-
port of its River and Harbor Com
mittee urging improvement of the
Washington waterfront and deep
ening of the Potomac channel.
The committee, headed by Ron
aid Orr, made these specific rec
concentrations to the board:
/. That the chief of the Army
Engineers ask, Congress for funds
to make q comprehensive survey
Of the Potomac and Anacostia
Rivers and adjacent waters. lead
ing to a broad waterfront i'm
provement program.
q. That the Engineers seek
funds without further delay" for
the dredging of the Potomac and
Washington harbor to a depth Of
"a feet and sufficient width SO
that cruise ships and other large
commercial vessels can dock here.
80 Per Cent Complete.
8. That the District Commits
sioners request the Senate Public
Works Committee to authorize a
review of the Anacostia River i'm
provement program, which the
committee said was 80 per cent
completed but had not been
worked on since 1943.
The committee urged Board OF
Trade directors to help get sup
port for an appropriation to f.
nance the proposed dredging.
During and since the war,
proper dredging of the river and
channel has been seriously neg
lected. primarily due to short
age of funds, with the result that
vessels of even reasonably heavy
draft are unable to call at the
port of Washington" the commit
tee declared.
Complete to Benning Bridge.
The committee said the Ana
costa River project is complete
nearly to Benning Bridge and that
its completion ''is imperative in
order to protect what has been
done and insure realization of the
entire Anacostia River and Park
way plan"
The group noted that cost OF
the overall waterfront survey has
been estimated at $150.000. Of
which only $4,000 has been al
loted since authorization in 1947.
"At this rate 1t would require
approximately IS years to COM
plete the study, by which time
earlier portion of the survey would
have become obsolete" the Orr
committee stated.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Judge Trying Trust Formula
In Effort to Save Drunks

violated that pledge have been
jailed for an average of Is days
straight time,
The majority of defendants rep
resented by remaining ls per cent
received fines with alternative
Jail terms on the Judges first ses-
sion in drunk" court before he
settled on a set formula. he ex-
planned.
sT am making this matter OF
personal trust between a new
Judge and the defendants he is
meeting for the first time" Judge
Myers explained. IF. they don't
keep their promise to me. ! GER
tainly will keep my promise to
them by giving double-dose SEN
tences."
And in case the. towns topers
should think he is not keeping q
sharp eye on them. Judge Myers
revealed that he has at the bench
a card index of all who come be-
fore him.
My only purpose is to save
from themselves as many mem
bers of this sad daily spectacle as
I can." the judge said. IF I can
help at least one or two of these
people each day. I'll feel I've ac-
complished something
Evening star., 1949-06-12

The rotinda Of the Capitol h 10
receive its firss thorough cleaning
and repaintlna since 1907.
A s5s.Soo item for this work Ia
included IN tf1s legislative branch
appropriation bill. passed BY the
House and nov BEING studied 6y
the Senate Appropriations Com
mlitee. The item h expected 20
receive final approval. and tts toe
wiIl be done some time after
July J..
Al the same time similar treat
rusnt wiil be given Etasasry Hal,
which last had q complete sosEas
ever In is7s. This will ezsas
sio.eoo.
Worn spots In the roof cFsT the
han and under the eass apTcn of
tfae 6are viii be patched ~ cost
of % 800.
rive Of the eight hGise paintings
huns In the rosunda wilI ne clean
ed and restored. Tfseae works os
Evening star., 1949-06-12
DR.. Reed. 10 Be Proposed
As GaIIinger Surgical Chief

APPOINTMENT Of DR.. Pauls A.
Reed to the post Of chief medical
officer in surgery at Gallinger
Hospital will be urged by Health
Ofhcer George C. Rutland, 1t was
learned yesterday.
DR.. Reed, 81. now is chief resi-
dent In surgery at Gallfnger. and
recently has been acting In the
post of chief medical oficer. DR..
Ruhland is expected to recon-
mend the appointment to the
Commissioners tomorrow.
The position was left vacant oy
the resignation last March OF Dr.
Brooks q. Brown.
DIR. Reed interned at Gaili4ger
and was Junior resident In
obstetrics and gynecoiogy there
before the war. After service as
a lieutenant colonel with the
Army Medical Corps In the China
Burma India tiaeater. he returned
TO the hospital.
He has served as chief resident
in surgery since about q year ago.
A native OF Iowa City. Iowa.
ne was educated at the University
of Iowa. He is married and has
a daughter, Jane, q.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Home Rule Bill Gets Boost
As McCaran Drops Plan

Just when House hearing vii
begin on the Washington home
rule issue remained unsettled last
night. but the plan for an elected
city government here was given
a new boost.
Senator McCarTan. Democrat,
Of Nevada. asked that his earlier
proposal for creation Of a Federal
City Charter Commission be
shelved in view OF Senate passage
OF the Kefauver home rule bill.
The Judiciary Subcommittee OF
the House District Committee an
nounced last week IL would bold
hearings on the Senate passed bill
and on other pending city SUI
frage measures. But IL left the
date to be determined by q check
against other committee assign
ments facing the judiciary sub
committee members.
This problem had not been
worked out yesterday. but CON-
mittee spokesmen suggested date
might be agreed upon this week.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
$50 Court Employees
Miss Payday Here

More than $50 employees OF Dis
trict Court and the Court OF Ap-
peals here missed their payday
yesterday because Of Compression
al delay tn passing the Second
Deficiency bill carrying necessary
funds. :
This group was one OF many
among District and Federal en-
ployes who have gone without
paydays. since salary funds were
exhausted.
People in the offices Of District
Rent Administrator Robert r.
Cogsweli. and the Housing Expe-
otter. also have missed paydays.
and await passage OF the defici-
ency bill.
Judges In District Court and the
Court of Appeals who are paid
once n month have not missed a
payday yet.
The deficiency bill has been sent
TO conference by the HOuse and
Senate. and action Is expected
this week.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Return Of Lockers
To Guard Expected
AS Result Of Probe
By WiIIiom J. Wheotley

The District Guard is expected
to get 1926 wall lockers, or their
monetary value. as q result OF an
investigation instituted several
weeks ago by the Military District
of Washington.
The lockers would replace those
taken by the Army from Camp
Simms during the war. The
equipment originally was pur-
chased with District funds. and
was used by Guardsmen before
they were called into service.
For two years District Guard
Headquarters has made requests
to the District Commissioners for
funds TO buy new lockers but. the
investigation disclosed, it had
never sought the return Of the
lockers taken by the Army. The
militia asked for $13.528 in the
1949 budget estimates. with no
specified number of lockers. This
was turned down. For 1850 1t
requested $4,000 covering 1000
lockers. which the Commissioners
also refused.
Meantime. the Guardsmen have
no place to lock up personal
equipment and clothing and must
take it home with them.
The fact the Army had taken
and never returned this property
was pointed out in The Star some
time ago. Subsequently Col. D. s.
Roysdon, of the Military District
of Washington, started an investi-
CATION. An officer was sent to
Guard headquarters here to search
the files. According to Col. Roys-
don, records were found which
established the fact that the lock-
ers had been taken. There was no
record, however, that District
Guard officials had ever registered
their return.
On the basis of the records, Col.
Roysdon said that when the
Guard submitted a formal request
he would hand carry" 1t to the
logistics section of the Army and
see that the lockers either are re-
placed, or their money value
turned over to the Guard. The
District Budget ONCE estimated
the replacement value OF the
property at s25:000.
Col. Peyton @. hewitt. Guard
adjutant general, had no explar1a-
ton as to why a formal request
for the return or replacement OF
the property never had been
made. At Col. RoSsdon's Office to-
day. however. 1t was said that Col.
Nevitt would make formal re-
quest for the return OF the equip
ment.
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Two pounds OF coffee and three
gallons OF ice cream
The pastor. the Rev. Df
Claude A. Brubaker. was ons Of
the most enthusiastic workers
So absorbed was DR., BruhakrF
that at Z 30 pm. he had 10 hurry
into his PARSONAGE 10 don a fua
dress suit for a wedding
Work on the addition vas
started October .. l94s. when MI
Green cut the ffrst tree 10 clear
the land. II has been going
slowly but steadily since. the
members working every Saturday
The congregation nov numbers
100 persons The present church
was built in 1909.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Economy Directive
On Budget Requests
For D. E. Readied

Budget Officer Walter L, Fow-
Ter is preparing another economy
directive for department heads of
the District Government drawing
up their 1851 budget requests. 1t
was learned last night.
With the new District revenue
act bolstering the fiscal situation
after August !. the hold-down
orders this year will not be as
stringent as those issued by the
Commissioner last June.
Budget officials are emphasizing,
however. that the funds to be
brought in by the new revenue
measure. including the sales tax.
cannot take care of wholesale In
creases in general District expen-
ditures.
'All we want the department
heads to do is to be realistic" !"
Mr.. Fowler said.
Letter to Go Out in Week.
The budget officer said letter
instructing the officials to be eco
nomical in their fiscal requests
would go out in a week or 10 days.
1t has been estimated the 2 per
cent sales tax will yield $13 $780,
900 q year. Budget officials recog-
nize, however, that the added rev.
enue cannot possibly cover a
spending spree" and want to
ward of q large amount Of un-
necessary work which would be
entailed In pairing down diversified
budget requests.
The largest item of increase in
the 1851 fiscal picture is the capi-
tai outlay program. The budget
office also is eyeing such pending
items as the shorter work week
for firemen and legislation to pro-
vide increased pensions for po-
licemen and flremen's widows and
orphans. and salary increases.
Last June the Commissioners
ordered all heads of departments
to submit their 1850 estimates
early and to employ the severest
economy in the estimates.
Directives Relaxed.
When the preliminary budget
requests totaled sl05 900. 900
| $25. 900 900 more than the ex-
pected revenue in the general fund
from which they would be paid
the city heads clamped the lid on
all non-essential new jobs and
capital outlay expenditures.
This years instructions relax
these directives, and no prelimi-
nary estimates will be asked OF
the department heads. The budget
requests are expected late in July,
in order to be ready for budget
hearings in the latter part OF
September.
The Senate has been asked 10
restore to the Districts 1850 budget
appropriations to cover most OF
the items cut from 1t by the House
The House cut $4.3s7 .806 from the
sos. .32l .427 estimate approved by
/ the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
; BIoodmobiIe Visits
Scheduled in Virginia

Three Red Gross bioodmobiie
visits to nearby Virginia are
scheduled this week. Rudolph NJ
Evans. chairman of blood recruit
ment for the washinston
Regional Blood Center, announced
yesterday.
The bloodrnobiie viii be- sta
toned at the First Baptist
Church, Clarendon. tomorrow. ai
the Presbyterian Church. Pals
Church. Wednesday. and nj tine
Manassas Vocational School.
THURSDAY. Hours for receiving
donations viii be from 10 N. 10
4 pm. nj ail three locations.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Thorough Cleaning, Repointins
PIunned for CupitoI Rotundo

art have been estimated 70 -
worth O total Of 800 600 today.
Two bag paintings cf Ysiaos"
stone PARK acF7e IN The Senate
gallery. togethsT Stsh several poi
iFaIta ard srysn pastinws a indian
scenes, also wtli be spgSses6 I'D.
The art work restoration wsll eoss
o total os 90 s.3oa.
TIE SENATE may aet CO ~ ets-
preparation bsil sasss wesk
Assuming fraI appe0Tmi. AEreai~
tecs us tss capstoa D8sl6 Lynn
wail be ahas 10 make 81 s1sstisss
repairs to tase capstol Es laas
selaedaaed for The Frxt naeai gsar
with tfss exc@psAcn os Efss ~"
placement ef lhses revolving 6coss.
ResulsfnG doors cnsss hssa tasTs-
days. accwdifaE 10 Mr.. LynA b.
ifT House ensnmJstee Eis0sasf
a1s 90 sas too high foF tassss e.
ffsn and ssrssek ths stszn tFuaa
the esil
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Section Of USES Opens
In New Office Tomorrow

The clerical and professional
office of the United States EN-
lployment Service here will open
tomorrow in a new location, in
the Old Post ONCE Building.
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. The office formerly
was at 734 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Quortermoster Corps
To Mork Anniversary

Ceremonies commemorating the
l74th anniversary Of the founding
of the Army Quartermaster Corps
viii be held at pm. Thursday at
the Washington Quartermaster
Depot In Alexandria.
Guests viii include Representa-
tive Lind. Republican. Of Pennsyl-
vania: Alexandra Mayor William
r. wilkins and City Manager Rob-
erf 8. Marshall. Athletic contests
win follow the program.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Aceountont Group Elects

Melvin whitsal0ns os Aisxan-
dfia has been elected president
Of the Northern virginia ehapssr
OF the Accountants Eocsety ~ W.
ginia. waich recently waa formed
81 q meeting In sise oeoFEs Masnn
Hotel. AleARfksTIM.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Staff Photo.

hospitals in this country during
the war and had picked up quite
a bit OF medical knowledge. Right
now he is studying zoology at
George Washington University
under the CT Bill of Rights
Mr.. Monk bruised his foot in
struggling ashore with Mr.. Moore,
but settled for an epson salt
bath when he arrived home.
Asked what made the canoe cap
size, Mr.. Monk replied: Il really
don't know. 1t was my first time
in q canoe"
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Wilson Teachers College, 3 pm.
81 graduates: Western High
School. 4:30 pm. as graduates:
Deal Junior High School. 2:30
pm. A2e6 graduates: Eliot Junior
High School. 2 pm. i23 gradu-
ates: Taft Junior High School. 2
pm, % graduates: Miner Teach
ers College, 1890 an. at Arm
strong High School auditorium.
81 graduates: Veterans High
School Center. colored. Q pm. at
Armstrong High School audito-
RUM, l39 graduates. Francis
Junior High School, 1880 am,
15s graduates. and Shaw Junior
High School. Q pm, at Armstrong
High Schocl auditorium. ie3
graduates.
Evening star., 1949-08-29

Iother diseases. such as epidemic
influenza, yellow fever, scarlet
fever, rabies, Rocky Mountain
spotted fever, typhus fever,
cholera and plague, but they have
not been used as extensively as
those which we have Just de-
scribed.
It is now a general public health
practice to routinely immunize all
children under one year of age
against diphtheria, smallpox, tet-
anus and whooping cough. Ty-
phoid vaccination is given when
there are Indications for its use,
as will be described later. All
persons immunized with one Of
these agents need re-immuniza-
ton or booster doses" at varying
intervals Of time in order to main
tain a maximum degree Of pro-
lection.
In following the recommended
tions contained in this series Of
articles, 1t Is well for the parent or
guardian to prepare a written
record Of the immunization and
vaccination series and of booster
doses. The record should be kept
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Radio Liquor-Ad Ban
Backed by Bishop
by the kssoeiotsd Press


Bishop. Wilbur e. Hammaker Of
the Methodist Board Of Temper
ance believes that common de-
cency" should prevent advertising
whisky on the radio.
II broadcasters and distillers are
without self lf-imposed restraints,
then it may be necessary for the
people, through government, to
take a hand" Bishop Hammaker
said In statement.
The statement said it was re-
ported that Schenley Distillers,
Inc, has been negotiating with
the broadcasting companies"
Representative Crawford, Re-
publican, of Michigan introduced
on Wednesday a bill to prevent
radio and television ads for liquor,
wines and malt beverages. Mr..
Crawford said he acted because
of reports that the Schenley firm
was studying the possibility Of
using radio for advertising"
Bishop Hammaker called atten-
ton to a letter by Senator Edwin
c. johnson, Democrat, Of Colo
RADIO, chairman Of the Senate
Commerce Committee, last month
attacking what Senator johnson
called a plan Of certain large
distillers to advertise whisky on
the radio. Senator johnson said
such a plan would assure passage
of a pending bill to prohibit inter-
state transmission of liquor ad-
yertiSing.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Smallpox Virtually Wiped Out
Bv COMPULSORY Vaccination

jprovement OF sewage disposal Is
more important in controlling this
disease in civilian populations.
Diphtheria immunization was
developed Just before World War
II, but was not used widely until
about 1925. This has helped to
bring about q marked decline In
prevalence Of this disease.
Although whooping cough vac
cines were available for many
years, it was not until about 1885
that effective vaccines were de-
veloped. Tetanus immunizations
was developed about 1925, but it
was 10 years before active i'm
lmunization was used to prevent
this infection, commonly known
los lockjaw.
Immunization agents also have
been developed to give a varying
amount Of protection against
Evening star., 1949-08-29
U. 5. Again Demands
Release Of 7 Youths
Held in Soviet Zone
~ the Assoefoisd Press

BERLIN, Aug. 29.-American
authorities demanded anew today
that the Russians release two
American youths who bicycled
into the Soviet zone last month
while on a tour Of Germany.
Mai. Gen. George P. Hays,
United States deputy military
governor, said there was little
doubt that Warren Oelsner. 20,
of oyster Bay, N. Y, and Peter
Sellers, 18, of Philadelphia. were
being held in a small Soviet-zone
town across the border from the
British zone area Of Lubbock.
Gen. Hays had asked the Rus
slams for information about the
youths when they first were re-
ported missing.
Names Spelled Differently.
"A Soviet liaison officer in
formed us they had two boys, but
he spelled the names slightly DIFF
ferently," Gen. Hays said. He
added the differences were so
slight it left little doubt as to
their identity.
No further word has been re-
ceived about the young men since
that contact with the Russian
liaison officer.
As a result, Gen. Hays today
sent q new message to 1t. Gen.
M. 7. Dratvin, deputy Soviet mill
tary governor. asking that the
identity of the boys be confirmed
and that they be turned over to
Allied authorities at the British
zonal border.
No Reason for Long Detention.
The Russians have given no
reason for holding the two so long.
There were reports that they
insisted on exchanging the boys
for three Soviet Army deserters
who fed to Western Germany.
American officials in Berlin said,
however. they had no such for
NAL demands.
The United States Army an
nounced last week that a German
informant had related that the
youths were arrested in the Rus
sian zone for taking pictures.