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Evening star., 1949-03-20
structors will be trained YMCE
and Red Cross swimmers.

structors will be trained YMCA
and Red Cross swimmers.
The campaign director will be
Fred Carl. acting executive secre-
tary of the Boys YMCA. He will
be assisted by 10 instructors.
The course of six one-hour
classes comedies with spring va
cation in the District public
schools and Is open to boys 8
through II years of age who can
not swim.
Last year. during the 34th an
nual campaign, 949 boys were as
signed to classes and so per cent
Of those who attended all classes
learned to swim so feet or more.
But don't forget" said Mr..
Carl, that even those who didn't
pass the final test at least became
more familiar with the water and
learned elementary safety meas
ures."
Pools to be used are those at the
Mems and Boys YMCAs. Ameri-
can University, Walter Reed Hos
pital, the Naval Medical Center
and the Naval Receiving Station.
Boys wishing to enroll should
clip the coupon appearing today.
fill it out. and mail 1t on q penny
postcard to the YMCA, 1876 G
street NV. Pool preference may
be indicated.
Announcements concernin g
classes for colored boys will be
made later. The pools at the
colored YMCA and at Dunbar
High School are under repair and
efforts are being made to obtain
the use of another pool.
Last years campaign brought
more than 1000 applications. two
of them from girls. So Mr.. Carl
advises early application. !Ad-
ditional coupons will appear the
following two Sundays and for
q week beginning April 10.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Medical Men 10 Study
Atomic War Problems.
Dy the Assoeiofsd Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 19.-Defense
oficials and medical men will con-
fer here Monday on civilian medi-
cal care in time Of great national
disaster, including atomic and
germ warfare.
Also to be considered at the
meeting. sponsored by the Ameri-
can Medical Associations Council
on National Emergency Medical
Service. will be a program for get
ting doctors to serve in the armed
forces.
Plans for the conference were
announced by DR.. James c. Sar-
gent Of Milwaukee. chairman Of
the council. He said military men
and members Of State medical
societies would take part in the
meeting.
The conference Is expected to
consider plans for coping with the
effects Of atomic c-bomb attack, as
well as meteorological, chemical,
and other mass warfare means.
Also to be discussed are means
OF attracting 1900 doctors into
military service to meet the need
as estimated by Defense Secretary
Forrestal. resulting from military
training program expansion.
Among the speakers will be
DR.. James Crabtree, Washington,
medical director Of the National
Security Resources Board; DR..
Norwin c. Kiefer, Washington,
medical services advisers of Civil
ian Defense Planning, office Of the
Secretary Of Defense; DR.. Richard
L. Melting. Columbus, Ohio. MEM
ber Of the Armed Forces Medical
Advisory Committee. and j. w.
Holloway, jr.. Chicago. director OF
the ANA Bureau of Legal Medi-
cine and Legislation.
Many Mexican mines have quit
operating because Of the Is per
Evening star., 1949-03-20

is seeking to save its dwindling
dollar resources.
In New York. spokesmen for
Standard Oil Co. CNew Jersey
which last year supplied more
than a fourth of Argentine oil
imports, said shipments to Argen-
tina had stopped since the first Of
the year, due to financial and
trade restrictions there.
Buenos Aires trade sources said
the request for oil had been made
to the British negotiators now
discussing a commercial agree
ment with Argentina.
Some observers thought British
Evening star., 1949-03-20

petroleum might be bartered d.
rectly for Argentine meat to avoid
the question Of pound converti-
bility, but others stressed Britain's
opposition to the barter system
and thought the deal would be
included in the new trade pact.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Argentina Reported
Asking Oil Of Britain
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 49,
Argentina was reported today to
have asked Britain for 100000
tons Of petroleum. This is about
IS 900, 900 barrels, and equals the
country's annual import needs.
Formerly, American companies
furnished the bulk Of Argentine
oil imports, but the government
Evening star., 1949-03-20
ChondIer's Daughter
To Wed Tobacco Man
By the Asseeioied Press

SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. IA.
B. (Happy) Chandler. baseball
commissioner, today announced
the approaching marriage Of his
daughter Marcella. the former
Mrs. John p. Gregg, to Thomas
D. Miller Of Wilson, N. C..
The couple plans to wed this
summer at the Chandler family
home in Versailles, KY.
Mrs. Gregg, 26. attended Ste
phens College at Columbia. Mo.
Mr.. Miller, SO, Is graduate OF
Davidson College in North Caro-
lima. He. is an executive OF the
James I. Miller Tobacco Co.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

65o3 csorsio Ave. NV.
NJ. 300 IA St. Sc.
1909 Fourteenth 81. NV.
6o6. .6oe New Yesk Ave. NV,
1905 N. n. Ave. NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
AT COLUMBIA FEDERAL

Old Dominion Mst Inc, s33 NJ PIT st Alsxsnd'is, ve.
oreenwoed soIss Ser. !5os Lee Hwy, Arli"ston vs.
Hawkns Motor Co., n. zso, Gevme's 81. TX e.t A. v s'
XNes Metor SeIss, Ine, fc4ax Circle, feirfes VI.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Fleet Auxiliary to Meet

T'est &oAiiiofy ~ NseSt
A Charter Member Night will
be held by Unit Four, Ladies Auxi-
liary Fleet Reserves Association.
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

Many Mexican mines have quit
operating because Of the Is pei
cent export tax.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
DARLINGTON

Armstrong Motors, Inc.
a,wreyys Motor Cernpony,
bj.hiet Motor cempony
H.v, Yeyk Ave. Motor Co
pessmce Motor So's'' INK
Valley frontiersman., 1949-03-03

ANCHORAGE FIRG GETS PR INT SHOP EQU TP177N7
 Tho linotype, nors paper pr@ss and pr int sh hOp cQuipmont for rorly ovncd by tho Valley Front io rsnnn have bc1n transf2 rrod to [. 0. lzz1 II, an Anc.lOragu bus inc ss~0n who ::c.o ads ! corpora tion r,,@ d. up of Ancll- oragc Eu rci.4nt5. l-r. Ezzoll plans to puo- fish tho Anch or ogu ohopp ing Guido, an aoV~ Tt is inG Shoc t, ': i tn his r 3T' oQuip- nc nJ. Tho [ork will b. donc in Palm> r.
 D.. J1ils of I-r. I3z- zoll' plans -5rc not cl-or 1t pro $ s-t ir-o. F.o-3v IT it is coport- Cd that h. cxpu cts to publish 2 P2lr1r pa p1r. H. is at pro- nt loc~tod in the forr21r Valley Front l. r5nal off icc, but it is .und orstoOd that this is a t 1rlpor2rJ arran9 2msn t and th It hc Till moVc to oth2 r ouort3rs in q loc9l bull ing in tho ..n72r f'77 iii jo =
Valley frontiersman., 1949-03-03
PIA PLANS MINSTREL SHOW FOX SPRING PRODUCTION
CIR | BUR NS
 FACE{, HANDS

Ch0rl 3nG Pc to IFS dau=ht2 r Of c. Y. P3- tors or Pa Inc r, vas scve rclv burned about tho faco ard hand s in . ho1lo fire this vook Ch1rlonc q student 1t Palm r Ilorpn tary Dc,lool, Innt to tho ho1lo Of q no ich DOT in company ri tn a claasr1a Oo. Dho Dl2n- rod to cl. an house, but dc c idCc to f ir9t build q ire. To r-a:zo tho fuol blazu up, the girl pouro q T..hat proved to be g19c clinc in Jh 5 fro.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-03-03
RIA PAI1 GO TO NOJIAI

T. G. 3r.Tan and D. T. Lor' ory Of the 2u- ral 11l1ctrif ic 2 t ion Adr-ini strcti on of I ice plan to | eve PalTlar this Ecck for 2 tUo 7-.2,.s.}}..a' if Id trip to TO6iol,A
Valley frontiersman., 1949-03-03

XODUCJ ION
 Plans S for a mins- trcl sh oT,, sch odu led for l. to March or oarly .-pril, ~oro an nounc cd at last TIC ok' s ID ct ing Of th3 Parent Tc achcr As5ociat ion. Charlcs Dillon Tos nar1c q ran1g2r O., tho show, ard ho announc- cd tllo t olrc 2dT he. had ordered sc--i p US and D gun t } acs cmulc 2 cas t.
 Mir. Dillon ask d thct I pc pcrcont2g~ CT the proceeds Of tho sho.; bu given to the toon = .aco r.crc 1tion fund. Upon the TO- tl on Of II. D. Snod- G.r&s5, /, it @s vot d to s1J aside 50 per- cunt Of til. nc t pro- cuods for t1ur-0Gc
 F -A spons or@hip of a IL 2 auct ion pic 6oci 1l" Uos @ak- q oy IT.. Dillon, rith pro- cocdo go ing to th1 on-o4crs. EorDn of tlls P = TA aGr11d to n,..1lco pics for tho ov- ont. 7L5 orG.2liz~- '5i0n 2lso .grc2d to Heurn ish s2nd" ichca md corfGo.
 1,- cominc sch pol election "oS dis 2us- sc3 bc i fly. lrc2. Gc h -f.r "nI0uncCG
 tn t tAo P-TA' s o1"c- uti-3 cCrw1iJ too l"d crdors 10 the c2nd id- ocw Of c. Y. ?. lrs ond Hrs. Don IT. in, md n1 k@d th2t tE 2 orS~ni z2tion hclD su- port t,lGm nt the polls in l 9t9 l0rcG.
 N.48ill2 res idCI55 s !.alt1r To~lC nd nd Pit : rtcr r NCr@ pr - 3.nJ Co sock inf orri- 2tion Cn P-GA pl' ns for school dis tr ic t iMcorp 0 r. tlOn. -lC, = 1v@r K. 1,bors of t. , inc or DOr4t tinC cor
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
Taft Wants Changes Not Repeal Of
 Taft-Hartley Act

WASHINGTON, (P) - Republi- can Senators Taft of Ohio and Ives of New York Saturday chart ed stra egy to block the drive for outright repeal of the Taft-Hartley law.
 The goal of the COP team, as outlined by Ives, is to trim from the law certain features most ob- jectiOnable to its admins ration foes, as well as some packers. President Truman has asked Con- gresS to replace Taft-Hartley with an "imprOved' Wagner Act-the labor relations law passed in 1887.
 Ives told reporters that he sug- gested to Taft "a co-author of the controversial measure now on the books, that their starting point be a bill which the Senate labor com mittee approved II to 2 in 1947.
 Ives said Taft raised no objec- tion."
 That measure became known as he IveSMorse bill when Ives and Senator Morse R.-OreD joined with the committee Democrats to eliminate some of the more strin- gent provisions favored by Taft and certain other Republicans.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
Will Confirm
 Acheson Despite Senate Critics

WASHINGTON, (P)-Critics of Dean Acheson scraped the bottom of the barrel Saturday in search of Senate votes against his con- firmation as secretary of state.
 Senator Capehart (R.-IndD, of ten critical of administration for eign policy told a reporter he does not know anyone who is going to fight the nomination actively.
 Capehart wouldn't say how he will vote, however. Neither would Senator Brewster R.-MeD, whose friends said he might be among the few who would not go along with President Truman'S choice for the top cabinet job.
 Chairman Taft of Ohio said that while he will poll the Senate Re publican policy committee to see if any members want to make an issue of the cabinet choice, he does not know of any opposition now.
 The l3 to 0 count by which the Senate foreign relations commit tee approved Acheson's appoint ment Friday formally lined up Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, chief Republican exponent of the bipartisan foreign policy, behind the nominee
 Vandenberg told reporters he is preparing a brief speech of ap- proval for Tuesday, when chair man Connally O.-TexD said the matter will be brought before the Senate.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
Justice Dept Files Trust Complaint Against A. T. X T.

WASHINGTON, (P)-The Jus tice department filed suit Friday to divorce the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company and Western Electric corporation.
 Western Electric is the manu- featuring subsidiary of A. T. & T.
 Attorney general Tom Clark an nounced that the action, in the form of a civil antitrust com plaint, was filed Friday in feder- al district court at Newark, N. J.
 It charges A. T. & T. and Vest ern Electric, which is a wholly owned subsidiary, with "conspir- acy to monopolize" the telephone business in the United States.
 Clark said he is asking that A. T. & T. be required to dispose of all it's holdings in Western Fee tric, an dthat the latter be dis solved and reorganized into three separate competing manufactur- ing concerns.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17

Mrs. J. J. OLearY left by Pan American yesterday for an extend ed visit in the States. She plans to spend few weeks in Seattle with her son Chris O'Leary and family and later go to Honolulu to be with her daughter Rita Tavis who is with the Pan American Airways there. This will be Mrs. OLeary's first trip Outside in 25 years.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
Truman To Ask Eight BilliOnSOcial Security Tax
By Francis M. Le Nav

WASHINGTON, (P) - The ad- ministration was reportedly reli- ably today as about ready to ask Congress for almost S8,000, n payroll taxes next year to fi- nance Q vastly expanded social Se- curity program that would include government payment of doctor bills.
 This would be more than dou- ble the S3,25O, 100000 now collect ed annually for the present limit cd cOverage old age and survivors insurance and for unemployment compensation.
 Now President Truman is pro- posing health and disability in surauce, and expansion and liber- alization of present old age bene- fits and unemployment compensa- :ions.
 The administration is expected oask for a six per cent social se- curity tax-probably 3 per cent to be collected from that part of an employed persons pay up to S4,8O0 (this would make the maxi mum pay envelope tax S144 against a present top of $3O. and probably similar per cent from his boss payroll.
 Later, when the health inSur- ance program gets in full swing the tax will recome higher-a de- termination has not been made, but maybe around 4 per cent each against employee and employer.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
Wednesday. January ls. l949

Wednesday. January l9. l949 7:0O-Melody Round Up 7:15-Sunrise Serenade 7:45-Morning Devotions 8:00-Fred Waring 8::30-Record Shop 9:00-Morning Melodies 9:15-G I live
 9:30-Coffee Shop 9:45-Chiquita 10:00-Turntable Time 10:30-Heard At Home 11:0O-Impressions In Melody Music 11:45-Personal Album Noon-V Disc Varieties 12:30-WXLN News l2:45-At Ease
 1:OO-Around the World in Music 1:15-Club Fifteen
 l:3O-You'll Be Surprised 2:OO-Musical Varieties 2:30-Westward Ho
 3:00-Matinee Melodies 4:0O-Remember
 4:15-Jerry Wayne 4:3O-One Night Stand 5:00-News
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
w KILN
Monday. January l7. l949

'T' SuffeufT TIT fSTS 500 p.m.-NeWS 5:l5-Lum and Abner 5:30-Time For Music 6:00-Spotlight Bands 6:l5-WordS With Music 6:30-Concert Hall 7:00-On Stage America 7:30-MuSic From America 8:00-Village Store 8:30-Science Magazine of the Air 9:00-You Asked For It 9:45-Today'S American l0:00--Inner Sanctum l0:30-Evening Serenade ll:30-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
Tuesday. January l8. l949

AoSSodf' SoHudIT Aos ASfS 700 a.m.-Melody Round-Up 7:l5-SunriSe Serenade 7:45-Morning Serenade 8:00-Fred Waring 8:3O-Record Shop 9:00-Morning Melodies 9:15-G I live 9:30-Coffee Shop 9:45-Chiquita 10:00-Turntable Time 10:30-Heard At Home l1:00-Impressions In Melody l1:30-Album Music 11:45-PerSonal Album Noon-V Disc Varieties 12:3O-WLN News l2:45-At Ease
 1:OO-Around the World in Music 1:15-Club Fifteen l:30-You'll Be Surprised 2:00-Musical Varieties 2:3O-Westward Ho 3:00-Matinee Melodies 4:00-S,rike Up The Band 4:15-Jerry Wayne 4:3O-One Night Stand 5:00-NewS
 5:15-Lum and Abner 5:30-Time For Music 6:00-Spotlight Bands 6:15-WordS With Music 6:3O-Ray Noble
 7:00-Life of Riley 7:30-Duffy's Tavern 8:0O-Henry Morgan 8:30-Red Ryder 9:00-You Asked For It 9:45-Today's American l0:O0-The Whistler 1O:3O-Starlight Souvenirs ll:00-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17

A priest walked up to a young man hanging on to lamp post.
 "Shames on you! What have you been Ndrinking?"
 Three Fathers, Feather"
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17

Lung fishes live on the bottom of sWampS and in time of drought burTow in the mud, plaster over the opening and wait for the rains
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17
John Hudert. superintendent of

the Alaska Road Commission for the Second Division left yes'er 3a.' with Alaska Airlines for Juneau to attend a meeting of all superin- tendents in the Territory and pre- pare a program for presentation othe Legislature.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17

One out of every ten early American colonistS died of small poX
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-17

We are featuring Hand-Carved Ivory Cigarette Holders, Cigar Holders, Ivory Pipes, Also Salt and Pepper Shakers. - Our
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-29

of the greased-court as Mikan-the
Mighty, etc. The court work of
one-armed "Deadeye" Bouie, mepa-
Der of a subsidiary club Of the Abe
Saperstein owned organization.
10. The astonishing (October)
defeat of the Perennial gridiron
champions, Cleveland Browns, af-
ter three years of unbroken victor
les.
P. S. We do not place these
events in any special order and
they may not all be considered
by the time Dec. Is, 1949, rolls
around.
How about this, Mr.. Willis?
Harlem has only n outstand-
ing membership in which billiards
can be played under observation
that lifts the spot out of the
average pool room atmosphere.
That would be the Willrose
Musicians club, 1853 w. 132nd. St,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-29

just off Seventh avenue. Herbert
Taylor, Junius Byrd, and Kleeber
("Dark Prince") Willis, are the
well known Harlemites who over
seer the clubs activities. We adj
dress our self to Brother Willis
since we are a constant victim"
Of his at the popular game Of
Zone Pocket; Look, Kleeber, if
the public-demand ian advance
ticket campaign) warrants enough
interest inthe community, would
you and your associates consider
staging a pocket Billiard match to
decide the "Uptown Champion??
Players we would nominate for
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-29

such a tourney, all local men are
as follows; Paul Graham, Detroit
Slim) Baby Coles, "Skinnyhead"
lido not know his real nancy Jer-
sey Roy.
Don't Wager Against 1t
Baseball is talked all Winter
long despite the presence of foot
ball, Basketball, hockey, boxing,
continued on page 81
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-29
By AL Moses

Not Forgetting : Ned Irish
NEW YORK (ANP)- Around
the time Pearl Harbor was attack
ed, we fought a local, clone wolf"
campaign against Basketball's I'M
disputed car.
Today, he is the eyes, ears and
heartbeat for the six-hundred mil
lionaires who operate and own the
stock Of historic Madison Square
garden, Temple of Sports in New
York City.
To be sure the name of that
towering figure in a sport that
commands the attention of 80
million fans is Ned Irish.
It would be most difficult to
convince us that MI. Irish is free
of a type of bias that would per-
init the relaxed association of
colored and white youngsters as a
general procedure on the waxed
floors of the Harlem YMCA. This
we say in light Of these facts:
(a) Our files contain not less
than 20 return-registered-receipt
cards sent owe an eight year
stretch to Mr.. Irish with never
a reply to our pointed attacks on
this subject(D
(b) In a day in which the trend
to at least make Sports" inter-
racial has swept aside the blister
ering virus that was "major league
baseball's damnable 'Unwritten
Law which served to bar Negro
players alone, Ned Irish has con-
sistently resisted our plea for re-
cognition of CIAA (colored col
lege quintets, worthy of Compel
ing against opposition in the uni
versities of learning whose stu
dent bodies are predominantly
White (?)
While here and there are walls
show breaches and this or that
Negro school or professional club
plays ever and again our unremit-
ting crusade plunges ahead, until
all Americans, have equal entree
to the basketball picture with its
$4,000 salaries in the profession
al field; and with it's international
glory and industrial (large corp
grafton jobs) security in the anna
teur framework.
early Bird" Questioner
Less than so days from this
date we go to work on the 1949
Theatrical, Nightlife and Sports
roundup.
However, when questions come
to use we don't like the idea of
by-passing any of them. From Toll
edo, O., reader John Sampson
writes:
Dear AL Moses:
hope you'll find time to name
quickly 10 outstanding incidents
on your 1949 sports work . ;
Thanks so much fella, I read your
columns and enjoy them.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-29
Beoting the Gun

Null
With no research material be-
fore us. Mr.. Sampson here goes:
1. The announced ring retirement
of 35-year old Joe Lewis.
2. Ezzard Charles's winning of
the MIA (world title) boxing
crwon and his continued success
full defense of same.
8. The appearance of Don New
combe and Roy Campanella in the
1949 Baseball World series, mark
ing first. time a Negro battery has
done 80. Tire Negro players Rob-
inson, Campanella and Newcombe)
playing onthe Dodger team. Nat
ional league opponents to the Am
erican league N. Y. Yankees. The
winning of the 1949 Batting
championship by Jackie Robinson.
Dan Bankhead's return to Dodgers.
4. Althea Gibson's appearance
on "Big Time" National Tennis in
vitation lists.
5. Ray Robinson's dominance of
tough Steve Belloise, Policeman"
Of the 100 pound division, Roddy,
always a master craftsman, is
generally regarded best fighter
pound-for-pound alive.
6. Appearance Of Paul Graham
("Detroit Slim'') and A. B. Coles,
Philadelphia billiards tournament
held in N. Y. City. It marked
first time Negro opponents have
been so invited since the retire
ment of Incompatible James
Evans, the undefeated Worlds
colored champion, IA years ago.
Z. Branch Hickey receiving the
astonishing sum Of $15O,OO0 for
("Whirlway") Jethroe,
now a member of the Boston club
of the National Baseball league.
Players like Josh Gibson, Joe Will
Johnny Lloyd and Oscar
Charleston might have brought
100000 price tags had the ''color
line" been out of existence as it
should have been-25 years ago or
less.
8. Sandy Daddler's loss of the
Worlds featherweight champion
ship to Boxing veteran Willie Pep
after Saddler had kayoed the
Connecticut "Cutie" two months
Boxing fans have never I'M
how Saddler's manager,
Johnston, failed to stipulate
that Pep should give the colored
gamester a return match. Maybe
we better ask racketeer Costello,
9. Sensational work of the Har-
lem Globetrotters' Basketball team
against Clubs with such immortals
YYY AT
Evening star., 1949-08-17
28 Killed in Traffic
In Maryland in July
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 17.-Mary-
lands traffic safety commission
reported that % persons were
killed in July street and highway
accidents.
The figure was a considerable
improvement over the same month
of 194S, when 40 we're killed.
The commission said yesterday
that accidents in the year ended
June 80 cost citizens of the state
an estimated $18,000,000. 1t re.
ported $6,112,578 worth of prop.
erty damage. The $4,000, 900 esti.
mate was compounded of this anc
losses in wages, doctor fees ano
other outlays.
There we're Ito property dam.
age accidents in July, with 90e
persons injured.
Baltimore had one of it's best
records in months with one IA
tality, a pedestrian.
Baltimore county had five ia
talities, Howard County four, and
Worcester County three. Allie
gany, Kent. Montgomery and
Prince Georges County had two
each.
There were no fatalities in Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Cecil, Charles
Frederick. Garrett. Hartford
Queen Anne's and Somerset coun-
ties.
Six of those killed were pedes-
! trians.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Junior High Site Defended Silver Spring Fines Man
By Arlington School Board 500 in Numbers Case

The Arlington County School
Board yesterday defended it's Sc
lection of a site for a new junior
high school by pointing to State
requirements for playground space
which eliminated previously
chosen tract.
Grading already is under way
for construction of a 1,000-pupil
33-room Junior high school at
Vacation lane between North
Military road and Lorcom lane
The Arlington Fact Finders, a
group of citizens interested ir
school affairs, had asked Barnard
Joy, chairman of the School
Board, why the Vacation lane site
was selected when the board al
ready owned land at North
Twenty-sixth street and Old Do.
minion drive.
Mr.. Joy said the board would
have preferred to develop the OLD
Dominion drive site, but there il
not enough usable ground to erect
a building and meet Virginia's
minimum requirement Of 27t
square feet of playground space
for each pupil.
The Vacation lane area, he said
also adjoins the county's five-acre
Cherrydale Playground.