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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26

Murrell Branch YWCA is operat.
ing under tremendous difficulties at
present. Located in the Negro Ser.
vice Center building, at $40 NV
18th street, the Y staff is overjoyed
that the Council is at last having
some work done on the building, but
find the noise and confusion devas-
Eating to office routine.
The Council is utilizing some
$4,000 it had in the building fund
to repair the windows, reinforce the
outside of the building, plaster the
present office spaces, paint the
building front and complete the
rest rooms.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26
New SIS, 900
Catholic High School
Dedicated

LITTLE ROCK - (ANP) - Dedi-
catory services for the new $4,000
st. Bartholomew High School,
completed last February 4, were
held last week at the school. The
building. constructed of reinforced
concrete with buff brick facing
contains six classrooms and an of.
flee 1t replaces a 1911 structure.
and Is modern in design. lighting,
ventilation and general health con-
ditions.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26
YWCA Offers
Varied Courses

Registration is open at Murrell
Branch YWCA for the spring term
of classes in photography, haIldi-
crafts, sewing, creative writing, and
conversational Spanish. Glasses will
open the week of April 4.
Murrell is very proud of its staff
of instructors. Mrs. Marie Straugh-
ter, who teaches the sewing class
is the instructor in sewing at BTW
school, and students who knew moth
ing of sewing before entering her
course, proudly display complicated
and stylish garments after the eight
three-hour lessons.
Frank Johnson, instructor in pho
Biography, has a studio in Holly
wood, and is acclaimed as one Of the
outstanding photographers in this
area Mrs. Annette McNears stu
dents in handicrafts learn to make
beautiful and useful articles and de-
velop skills they never knew they
had.
Prof Roberts Dominguez, who IS
extremely popular with his students
in the Spanish classes, came to Mi.
- ami recently from New York, wherS
he was on the faculty of the Col
lege Of the City of New York.
Mrs. Reba Metzler who conducts
the Creative Writing course on a
workshop" basis, is director of
adult education and public relations
for the Miami YWCA. She has a
background of 20 years of newspaper
and public relations work.
Fees for the classes range from 50
for the sewing course to $40 for 20
lessons in Spanish. Y membership
is compulsory for class enrollees and
all classes are open to men and wo-
men alike.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Police

The Commissioners economy-di-
rected pruning knife cut deeply into
the plans of Police Supt Robert. j.
Barrett for expanding his police
force
The s6.622 900 recommended by
the city heads for the Police De-
partment is s427,0O0 less than Maj.
Barrett had requested. Addition of
80 privates to the uniformed force
and 10 civilian workers was recon-
mended by the Commissioners in
stead of the 148 policemen and 4s
civilian workers Chief Barrett had
asked.
Maj. Barrett also will have to do
without two new automobiles, one
a $500 convertible sought for use
in parades.
In fact, the Commissioners ended
up recommending less money for
the Police Department in 1850 than
the ,279,00o appropriated for the
force in this fiscal year. Other
items, proposed by Maj. Barrett,
but eliminated or reduced by the
Commissioners, include: ~
Proposed promotion of the com
manders of eight Detective Bureau
Squads to the rank of acting cap
tain with captains pay. The Com
missioners recommended no more
than four detectives for that salary
grade.
An annual pay increase of $l20
for station clerks (acting corporals)
! because of their responsibilities.
This was deleted.
Appropriation of S135,0O0 for
complete conversion of the police
radio system to FIN by next July.
This also was deleted.
Appropriation of so5.Ol5 for re-
placing scout cars and patrol
wagons. Deleted
The Commissioners also asked
Congress to promote the lieutenant
in charge of the Harbor Precinct
to captain and the sergeants in
charge of the radio station and Of
purchasing and accounts to lieu
tenant.
Congress is asked, however. to
grant the 40 probational detectives
a $l63 annual pay increase, and
to authorize compensation of
civilian trial board members.
The Commissioners themselves
denied Mai. Barrett's request that
five new lieutenants be authorized.
An item of S12,029 to hire resi-
dent physicians in Maryland and
Virginia to visit sick policemen liv-
ing in those States also was cut
from the police budget
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Parks

Salary increases and cost of mate
rlals also accounted for the $4,000
increase over last years budget
which was recommended for the
National Capital Parks.
The recommended figure was ST.
$4,000. The parks Office had asked
for Sl,747 900. However, it will have
control of $2,360,000 if the budget is
okayed as it stands.
This is because $l8O,eO0 for CAPT.
tai outlay recommended for the
Recreation Department to improve
park lands and the Rosedale and
Georgetown pools will be trans
ferred to the park Office which does
the actual work Also 1921 900 of
the operating expenses of the Rec
reation Department will 60 to NCp
for services rendered In addition
$178,O00 will come in from the high
way fund for services.
The 1921 1854 asked for operation
OF the 78-man Park Police force was
recommended. This is an increase
OF $2,64l over last years appropria-
tion and will take care of pay in
creases for handful of privates.
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Regulatory Agencies

No provision for money to run the
Rent Control Administrator Office
was recommended in the budget
because the law setting up that
agency expires on March 81.
Last year 100000 was appropri-
ated for that purpose.
The total budget recommended
for the Districts II other regula-
tory agencies totaled 1929, 300, a
drop of $92, 400 from what was ap-
propriated last year Gncluding the
100000 for rent control.
Three new clerks were recon-
mended for the Recorder of Deeds
Office. three less than asked, to
give personnel needed for keeping
final processing of papers current.
The Department of Weights. Meas
ures and Markets did not get $48,-
600 asked for new sewer and water
connections for the Municipal Fish
Market.
Mandatory salary increases ac-
counted for most of the increases
allowed in the agencies. They fol-
low:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board,
recommended, $91 200 ($1,800 more
than appropriated last year.; Pa
role Board, $6O,600 $500 increase) !;
Coroner's Office, s48,7O0 (s4O0 in
crease); Insurance Department,
s76, TOO ($1,600 decrease); Weights,
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Recreation

The Recreation Department S
plans to convert the auditorium of
the Chevy Chase Community Build
ing, formerly the E. v. Brown
School, into game room fell by
the Wayside.
The Commissioners eliminated a
S25 900 item requested. In fact, the
Recreation Departments total re.
quest for $557 ,484 for capital i'm.
provements was reduced to $4,000
Only projects left were $4,000 fol-
rehabilitation of the bath houses at
Georgetown and Rosedale swim
ming pools and $4,000 for land
improvement items.
Two positions of recreation di-
rector were recommended in the
budget, instead of the three asked.
The Commissioners recommended
a budget for the Recreation Depart
ment totaling $1,369 900, of which
81, ,1S9 600 is for operating expenses
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day. is cents lower than the cur
rent rate.
Only construction grant included
/ is sl85, 900 for completing residences
for employees and medical staff men,
bers at the District Training School,
Laurel. Md. Congress appropriated
$1S5, 900 to begin the project this
year.
The second largest part of the
budget was a $3,973,6SO request by
the welfare officials for agency
services, which the Commissioners
trimmed to s3,85660O. The reduc-
E ton means no cut in services, but
neither will the department be able
To take on more public assistance
cases in 1850 than it did this year,
officials said. The amount cut was
said to be mainly for additional
workers in the Child Welfare Di-
vision.
The $2,309,00O recommended for
the departments protective institu-
tions was $45,610 less than the de-
partment asked the city heads to
approve The amount reduced would
have been used mainly to buy sup
plies, officials said.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Public Library

Under budget estimate of ST..
214,000, the Public Library is given
sufficient funds for continued opera
ton of present facilities, increases
in pay authorized by law, but only
reduced program of the repairs
requested.
The figure for the year beginning
July l is an increase over the appro-
priation of $1,20l 900 for this year
but reduction from the $l,298 900
asked by Librarian Harry N. Peter
son.
Stricken from the librarys request
was $34, 400 for proposed renovations
in the basement of the Central Ii
brary Building, and rearrangement
of reading rooms.
To take care of a number of re-
pairs and improvements at several
branch libraries. the budget carries
S7o,28 This will be divided by the
librarian to take care of such pro-
posals as approach grading, con-
crete work and exterior painting of
the Chevy Chase branch now in the
old E. B. Brown School, and i'm
provements needed at branches in
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest
Mount Pleasant, Takoma and Pet
worth.
The budget provides that the
present unexpended s137,438 fol-
preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for additions to the new CEN
tral building at 499 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, remain available until
June, 1850.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Highway

No new highway projects were
recommended, only money for con-
tinuing construction on jobs already
begun.
There was s5,125 900 worth of that
work recommended, however, exactly
at the Highway Department heads
asked.
Those unfinished projects include
the Dupont Circle underpass, the
new East Highway Bridge, the
Whitehurst * street, Freeway, the
South Capitol Street Bridge and
the Benning road widening project
The overall budget recommended
for the department totaled $9,323,
800, an increase of $41 500 over last
years appropriation. What was
saved by eliminating new projects
was eaten up in higher labor and
material costs.
The department had asked fol
$9, ,456,817, but was cut $133,017 by
the Commissioners. The highway
fund is self sustaining, supported
by revenues from gasoline tax. auto.
mobile fees and paving assessment
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Fire

No additional men for Chief Glenn
ent Murphy's Fire Department In
fiscal 1850 are sought by the Com
missioners in their So, ,756 900 budget
request, but the estimate would re-
place some worn-out fire fighting
apparatus
The city heads recommendation
would give Chief Murphy $4,000
more than the l949 appropriation
but $4,000 less than he asked them
to approve in the budget estimates
last September.
Chief Murphy asked the Commits
sioners for no new fire fighting
equipment but he did request funds
to replace two outmoded aerial lad
der trucks, four pumping engines
one utility truck and five passenger
cars for battalion chiefs.
The Commissioners approved pur-
chase of only one new aerial ladder
truck, two bumpers, disallowed the
utility truck and authorized two
battalion chiefs automobiles cars
instead of the five requested.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Sanitation and
Sewers

The Sanitation Divisions hopes
for 100000 to start construction of
another badly needed incinerator to
relieve overlooking on the city's two
others were shattered by the budget
recommendations.
Only capital outlay item ap-
proved for the division was $400, ,000
to complete garage and shop build
ings.
The division was allowed SO, ,407, 900
for operating expenses-street clean
ing, snow removal, ash and garbage
collection, incinerator and dead ami
NAL removal-which was $4,000
increase over last years appropria-
ton. The division had asked for a
So, sol 900 operating fund and the
81 900 600 construction money
A budget of $1,193,000 for oper-
ating expenses was recommended
for the Sewer Division, a decrease
of $41,000 from last years appro-
priation. For construction of new
sewers and allied work, the division
was allotted $2,505 900, decrease OF
$56, 900 over last year.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Traffic

Washington streets will be con-
trolled by fewer new traffic signal
lights in fiscal 1850 than Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp re-
quested.
The 1924 900 budget recommended
ton for the Department of We
hicles and Traffic reveals that the
Commissioners cut Mr.. Keneipp S
request of $4,000 for new traffic
lights to $1,000.
Other reductions were made by
the Commissioners in proposed per-
sonnel increases. Mr.. Keneipp had
asked for eight new automobile in
spectors, but the Commissioners cut
this to three. The department re-
quest for three additional clerks
was approved.
The city heads cut Mr.. Keneipp's
budget request of s99O,000 by $685.
200 all told. In fiscal 1949, the de-
partment Is being run on $s44,700.
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Cost Of Price Support
For 1949 Crops Put
At S538,000,o00
By Chalmers M. Roberts

The cost of supporting farm
prices in the coming fiscal year
was estimated in President Tru-
mans budget today at $538 1000, 900
but Mr.. Truman added warning
that the figure will be "consider-
ably larger" if l949 crops are as
abundant as those in the year just
ended.
The budget revealed support price
costs in the present fiscal year
ending on June 30, are now esti-
mated at $685. 100000, an increase
of $854,000,000 over the compare
lively small S12,O0O,0OO which Mr.
Truman had figured just year ago
The big difference is due to the
huge 1948 crop which drove COM
modify prices down and has put
large amounts of cotton, corn and
wheat under Government loan.
Sees Stabilizing Effect.
In estimating the 1850 cost of sup
porting farm prices at a lower figure
than now seems likely for the pres
ent year, Mr.. Truman pointed to
the decline in farm prices in the last
II months. He said this adjust
ment" had been prevented from
becoming excessive by the operation
of price supports and he added the
doWn-sWing will contribute to over
all stabilization of the economy and
to lowering of the cost of living"
The funds for price supports are
the major part of the Commodity
Credit Corp. budget. The CCC is
an Agriculture Department agency
The department itself was budgeted
for $1.279,542,0O0 for the coming
fiscal year, compared to ST POI .236 ,OOC
appropriated for the current year
The support funds come from q
10000 which is handled separately
by Congress on reimbursable basis
when the money is paid out to farm
ers for supports.
In estimating next years price
support costs in his message today
Mr.. Truman assumed that support
levels will be switched from the
present fixed levels to the flexible
system due to begin next January
A battle is now shaping up in Con-
gress over this issue.
Profit for 1Qd2 Shorys
Actual figures for fiscal 1948. pre-
sented today. show the CCC re-
turned profit to the Government
of $200000,0O0. Hence the increase
from fiscal 1948 to 1049 properly will
be s1,066, 100000, if the new 1949
estimate turns out to be correct. If
current price trends are maintained,
it is likely the new estimate will be
on the conservative side.
Mr.. Truman declared:
If 1948 production should equal
the magnitude of the 1948 crops, ex-
penditures of the Commodity Credit
Corp. would be considerably larger
in the fiscal year 1850 than now
estimated"
Mr.. Truman then went on to give
another cautious Endorsement to the
flexible price support program. He
said the flexible support law needs
certain amendments" but he men
toned only elimination of the re-
strictions on CCC authority to "ac-
quire adequate storage facilities"
and provisions removing the cor
poration from the direct supervision
of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
National Guard

The District National Guard
took a heavier budgetary pruning
proportionately than any other
agency.
The guard, which is engaged in
"a recurring controversy with the
Commissioners over control of the
huge A1mory, asked $55O,800 for
fiscal l950-an increase of $465 900
over this year. The Commissioners
recommended an appropriation of
only $4,000.
Most of the increase appropria-
tion was sought to improve the
armory as public gathering place.
A total of $199.189 was asked to
install fire sprinkler and foam sys-
TENS. and $6,2o3 for new doors and
$16,l00 for iron window guards.
The Commissioners rejected every
one of the IS new administrative
and custodial jobs.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Zoo

The National Geological Park is
given $544,7O0 for the next flScal
year in the budget sent to Congress
today, enabling continued operation
but with no new building construc-
ton.
The figure is $13,2S5 less than the
$557 1886 asked by DR.. William M
Mann, director, but is a gain over
the appropriation of $492, 600 for this
fiscal year.
The estimate includes all regular
items for operating the Zoo, such
as travel for procurement of new
live specimens purchase and trans
portation of the accessions.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
Laxity Of Standards
On Teacher Education
IAssaiIed as Crime
By the Associoted Press

A National Education Association
official said today it is almost a
crime against civilization" for edu-
cation of the Nations children ito
be entrusted to persons who do not
have at least four years of thorough
college education"
The official, DR.. Ralph Mcdonald
executive secretary of the NEA Ma
tlonal Commission on Teacher Edu-
cation, laid down three action
goals" at the opening of the first of
eight NEA regional conferences over
the country at which the elementary
teacher shortage will be studied dur
Ing the next month:
Il. To raise teacher) certification
standards.
.. To meet the critical shortage
OF elementary teachers.
3. To strengthen and improve
the pre-service education of teach
ers."
Representatives from Delaware
the District Of Columbia, Maryland,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vir-
glnla are taking part in the con-
terence here today and tomorrow
19 States Require Years.
DR.. Mcdonald said that only 10
States and the District require a
minimum of four years of ''profes-
sional preparation for the issuance
of teaching certificates based on
college credentials" He added:
The other 20 States issue regular
elementary teaching certificates on
the basis of less than four years,
some requiring less than one year"
"Enrollments are expanding rapid
ly and new buildings are being added
at a snails pace" DR.. Mcdonald
said. Tens of thousands of class
rooms are heavily overcrowded,
and we are certain to have more
overcroWding next year and the
year after and the year after.
The meager enrolment of stu
dents in preparation for elementary
teaching makes it clear that the
tteacherl shortage will get worse
before it can possibly get better"
DR.. Mcdonald said that the States
with high teaching standards pro-
vide much better education for
their children, and also come closer
ITO maintaining balance between
their elementary teacher supply and
their high school supply"
High Standards Lift Wages.
He said that. likewise, the supply
OF elementary teachers is better in
the high standard states. High pro-
fessional standards, he said, mean
much higher salaries for teachers"
He said some of the essentials"
to improve the situation are:
Cd High standards of preparation
and certiflcation; ~ reduced class
size and teaching load; 80 inn
proved working conditions and pro-
feSslonal climate: "a security
through much better salaries. tenure
and retirement; 80 selective re-
cruitment; (6) lifetime or career
service in teaching"
Presiding at this mornings ses-
sion OF the conference was DR.. C. o.
Williams, assistant dean of Penn
sylvania State College. After the
opening meeting the delegates be-
gan group meetings to discuss va
riouS aspects of the teacher Short
age and pay problem.
Nearly 100 delegates from the
District, Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia
are attending the sessions which
are being held at the headquarters
of the National Education Associa-
ton, 1901 Sixteenth street NV,
and at the Hotel Sheraton.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
$O3 451OOO Budget Depending Sales Tax Asked for District
Corrections

Five new custodial officers fol
the Lorton Reformatory are recon-
mended in the budget to help care
for an expected increase in inmates
These jobs at s2,695 each, and
one additional truck driver for Lor-
ton, are the only new posts car
ried in the estimates for next fiscal
year. No capital improvements are
approved.
The additional personnel followed
request by Director of Corrections
Donald Clemmer for a stronger
guard force based on an expected
increase in prisoners during Wash
ington's Sesquicentennial celebra-
tion next year
Stricken from the department S
requests were two construction jobs
for Lorton, a $500 ice plant, and
$500 root cellar for storing DO
tatoes and other vegetables.
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Truman Seeks $4,000
For Potomac Busin Unit

President Truman today recon-
mended appropriation of $4,000 for
expenses of the Interstate Commls-
sion on the Potomac River Basin for
the next fiscal year.
The item would be the Federal
contribution toward the cost of the
commission. which is active in stud
les of flood control and pollution on
the river and its tributaries in sew
eral States. The same amount was
appropriated by Congress for this
fiscal year.
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Water

/ More than 100000 is recon-
mended for expenditure in 1850 by
the Water Division and the Wash
ington Aqueduct for badly-needed
improvements on the Bryant street
and Anacostia Pumping Stations
and Dalecarlia Reservoir.
These are the only expansion
projects sought for the District
Water system in the total $6,27O,-
600 budget requested. The city heads
cut only $4,000 from the aqueduct
estimates and nothing at all from
the fiscal forecast of Water Super
intendent David v. Auld.
Mr.. Aud asked s3,63o,o0 in self
sustaining water funds for opera
tion of the Water Division, or $780,
O00 less than the appropriation for
this year. The Aqueduct recon-
mendation is for s2,64O,OO0, or S73,-
900 less than the l949 appropriation
The Commissioners requested ST.
0OO,0 600 for continuation of work on
the Bryant street pumping station,
AVA "AAASl IlAC SAflSlOll dll Sduy HAS
a $2,000,000 contract authorization
They also asked permission to make
contracts up to s450,0OO for expan-
sion at Anacostia. Only $4,000 in
cash was requested for the latter
project, however.
For construction and improve
ments at Dalecarlia. the city heads
asked total Of 81 ,341 ,642, including
1895 900 for construction of six new
filters and 1868 900 for replacements
and engineering planning of water
supply facilities.
The recommended budget, accord
ing to Mr.. Auld, will barely keep pace
with the growing demands here for
water in the next fiscal year. BY
calendar 1850. the Commissioners
probably will be ready to send Con-
gress plans for a 20-year $4,000 900
water expansion program to keep
pace with the Districts growing
| pOulation,
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Measures and Markets, $139 900
fS6,200 decrease; License Bureau,
$46.1 tsame): Minimum Wage and
Industrial Safety Board, $63 200
Isl 600 increase); Recorder of Deeds,
$207 200 'S7,2O0 increase: Pound
master, S35, 900 $1,4OO increase:
Public Utilities Commission, $3.50, 300
Isl 900 increase: Zoning Commits
sion, $31, 1000 $500 increase.
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Public Welfare

The Commissioners approved a
budget of $14,487 more than the
Public Welfare Department asked,
but all the increase will go to the
Federal Government for the added
numbers of District indigents I'M
der treatment at st. Elizabeths
Hospital.
OF the total $14,295,277 requested
$7,846,277 is for payments to the
Federally operated institution for an
estimated 5,205 patients daily. The
estimated rate of payment, Sab pei
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St. PuuI's Ball Slated

st. Paul's Academy will hold
''bobbysox ball" at $3.50 pm. Satur-
day in the school auditorium. A
queen will be elected, and a Utter
bug contest will be held.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
S330 Pay Increase
Poses New Problem
Despite Levy Plan
Continued From First Page !

missioners are required to raise the
realty and tangible personal prop
erty rate if necessary to avoid a
deficit in city revenues.