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Evening star., 1949-12-21
Striking A. B. & ". Drivers
To Continue D. T.. Bus Runs

Continued operation into the
District, at least through Satur-
day, of Alexandria, Bancroft 81
Washington Transit Co. buses was
assured commuters today by strik-
ing employees of the firm.
The drivers, members of Local
1881, Amalgamated Association Of
Street Electric Railway & Motor
Coach Employees of America, AFL,
had threatened to stop the buses
at the District line.
Fred Dominy. president Of the
local, said today, however, that
the drivers have decided not to
put their threat into action this
week because it would. inconven-
ience parents shopping for Christi
mas presents for their children.
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Rogers Heights Citizens
To Lioht Tree Tomorrow

The Rogers Heights MD Cit
izen's Association will hold its an.
nual tree-lighting ceremony al
1880 pm. tomorrow at Fifty sixth
and Farragut streets.
The Rev. Kenneth Woodring
pastor Of the Non-Sectarian
Church, and other local ministers
will give Christmas talks. A pro-
gram of music by the local Cubs
Brownies and Boy Scouts will be
given. The Boys Club band will
play.
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Wheaton Chamber 10 Give
Christmas Party Friday

The Wheaton (Md0 Chamber
of Commerce will hold its annual
Christmas celebration at 1880 pm.
Friday beside the community can
die at Viers Mill road and 0eor-
gia avenue.
The Rev. Eugene Allen of the
United Presbyterian Church of the
Atbnement of Wheaton will de-
liver the invocation. Ernie Tan
nen of Radio Station WGAY, will
be master of ceremonies.
Gifts will be distributed to chill
dren attending and group singing
will be led by David Naehe.
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Fairfax School Board
Finds Byrd Proposal
NOT Suited 10 County

The Fairfax County School
Board last night refused to ap-
prove a proposal by State Senator
Harry F. Byrd, jr.. that school
boards be abolished in Virginia
and their functions assumed by
existing boards of supervisors.
The board said that If a change
is to be made, 1T would be prefer
able in Fairfax County to have
the board appointed by the super
visors rather than have the super
visors assume additional RESPONSE
bility."
Board Member Richard S.
Stands pointed to harmonious re-
lations in Fairfax between the
school board and the supervisors.
The board agreed that the rapid
ly increasing population Of the
county and the complexity OF its
school problems would place an
excessive burden on the super
visorS.
Bond Issue Plan Pushed.
Action on the proposal was TAX
en- in reply to request from
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke.
who asked the views OF the board.
In other business. financial and
legal counsel were appointed to
advise the board regarding a pro-
posed $10,500,0O0 bond issue for
construction of new school build
ings.
Alex. Brown & Sons, Baltimore
investment bankers. and the New
York firm of Mitchell & Pershing
were asked to begin work imme-
diately. Supt. w. T. Woodson
announced that Robert B. Walker,
supervisor of high schools. has
been assigned to assemble data for
use in the drive for passage Of
the bond issue II. a county wide
referendum.
Petitions Being Circulated.
Petitions are now being circu-
lated asking Fairfax Circuit Court
to set a date for the referendum.
One thousand signatures Of quail
fed voters are required.
Hiring of janitor at Fairfax
High School to work at night and
on week ends was approved after
Assistant Supt. j. H. Rice had re-
ported that the school had been
broken into on three occasions
since he reported similar offenses
at the last meeting of the board.
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Curtai|ed Bus Service
Effective Sunday on
w. N, & A. Lines

Curtailed bus service will be-
come effective at 1901 am. Sun
day on the Washington, Marlboro
g. Annapolis Motor Lines. Inc. II
was announced yesterday.
r. r. Altman. president-gen-
eral manager of the company
said the schedule revisions are
made necessary by mounting
costs an declining incomes" In
the interest of sound business,
he said. it is imperative that the
company make effective more
economical operating practices"
The official said the changes
would consist of a general de-
crease" in the number of bus
trips in non-rush hour periods
and the discontinuance Of some"
buses on the outer ends of the
routes.
No Hardship" Seen.
The w., M. & A. serves the
Southeast section OF Washington
from the eastern end of Sousa
Bridge to the District line. and
various points in Prince Georges
County. These include, Forest
vile, Suitland. District Heights.
Seat Pleasant. Maryland Park and
various Federal Office installations.
Buses also operate to North
Beach and Chesapeake Beach, but
this service will be affected very
little. Mr.. Altman said.
No Cut in Personnel.
Mr.. Altman said the economies
would be effected without any
reduction in pay rates per hour
for hourly employees or other en-
ployes of the corporation. There
will be no reduction in personnel" 4"
he said.
The official said he would have
no comment on how the changes
would affect wages.
1T is hoped further fare in
creases will not be necessary"
he declared,
Evening star., 1949-12-21
20-Cor Parking Lot
Leased to Mt. Ruinier

A 20-car parking lot in the
Mount Rainier business district
was leased by the Town Council
last night from the Peoples Hard
ware Stores.
Samuel Del Vecchio, president
of the stores. offered the $1-a-year
lease to the Council for installa-
ton of parking meters.
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Sightseeing Spots
To Be Closed in D. E..
On Christmas Day

Attendants at several of the
most popular national shrmes
in Washington will be given a
holiday on Christmas.
For this reason, the Ma
tional Capital Parks an
nounced, the shrines will be
closed to sightseers Sunday.
although on other Sundays
they are open to visitors.
mo Visitors Today" signs
will be at the Washington
Monument, Arlington House,
the Lincoln Museum and the
Thomas jefferson Memorial.
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Housing Units
ToBeAcquiired
By Montgomery
County Council Asks
Title to 24o Homes
Built for Veterans

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil today prepared to take over
operation of 249 veterans housing
units, including so trailers, in the
Silver Spring and Takoma Park
areas by January /.
The council yesterday requested
its president, Frederic P. Lee,
to request the Public Housing Ad-
ministration to transfer owner
ship of the units to the county.
The PHA already has agreed ver-
bally to the proposal, according
to James Lanigan, assistant
county attorney.
In other business, the council:
l.. Appointed William S. Par
kins. Dickerson, as right t-of-Way
agent at a salary Of $4,000 year.
g. Rescinded the action of the
former county commissioners in
approving an application for apart
ment house zoning of 26 lots near
University lane and Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park. and ordered a re-
hearing on the petition.
8. Announced it would increase
the maximum amounts allocated
for improvements at five schools
when the budget is adopted next
June.
Acted on Request of CHA.
The councils action with respect
to the veterans housing units in
Sligo Park, Lyttonsville and the
Washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, was taken at the request Of
the County Housing Authority.
E. Brooke Lee, chairman of the
agency, told the council last week
that under the law, the units would
be removed by the Government on
January l, 1851. unless the county
takes them over
He estimated the county would
receive between $4,000 and SIS
900 annually as a result of their
operation.
Yesterdays resolution stated
the council desires to continue to
operate the units for veterans "as
long as it deems them essential
to the welfare of the people of
this county,
Mr.. Parkins. SIS. will be en-
ployed in the Public Works De-
partment. He attended Washing
ton and Lee University and has
law degree. According to County
Manager Irving G. McNayr. Mr..
Parkins has had more than Is
years experience in civil en-
gineering and land surveying.
Ordered Rehearing.
The rehearing on the petition by
Esther M. Milstead for apartment
house rezoning of the Takoma
Park tract was ordered at the re-
quest of residents of the area.
The residents complained they
had no knowledge of the original
hearing last year and that the
notices of the proposed rezoning
had been posted "inconspicu-
ously." The application had been
granted by the county commits
sioners a year ago today.
The school projects for which
the maximum allotments will be
increased are:
Poolesville, from $61 1,500 to
$82,500; Sherwood. from $120,000
to $4,000: Bradley, from $685.
900 to $4,000; Bethesda Chevy
Chase High, from $4,000 to
$4,000, and Gaithersburg. from
$4,000 to $67o,000.
The council explained the
Board of Education had requested
the increases in order to revise
plans for the projects. The in
creases. according to council
members, will have no effect on
the $5,040,000 appropriated for
school construction last summer.
This amount. the council said.
will be substantially more" than
d. x,aeIeI
Evening star., 1949-12-21
Christmas Square Dance

st. Timothy's Episcopal parish
house will sponsor q Christmas
square dance from $3.50 pm. to
midnight Friday in the Herndon
(va.) High School auditorium. 4
Evening star., 1949-07-31

will be offered separately in the
Senate by the committee as
amendments.
Chairman McKellar of the Ap-
preparations Committee said par
liamentarianS inform him the re-
vised bill not conforms with Sen
ate rules.
And Senator Mcclellan, DEM
ocrat, of Arkansas, author of the
disputed farm surplus amend
mentS, said he "is satisfied" al
though he cut the total from
about $2,000,000,000 down to l.
300, 100000. This was in line with
a general cut made in the foreign
aid funds total.
Senator Lucas told reporters he
still will battle to knock out the
restrictive provisions.
When the Senate recessed for
the week end it was battling over
an appropriation containing more
than $8,000.000,000 in cash and
contract authority for some 33
independent agencies, bureaus and
commissions.
Senator Lucas plans to put this
aside early this week to get lack
to the foreign aid measure.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Robert |. Williams, Al,
Standard Oil Dealer, Dies

Robert Lee Williams, Al, a resi-
dent of the Washington area for
the last 81 years and operator OF
the Standard Oil Service station
at Sixth and E street NV, died
Unexpectedly yesterday at his
home, 2816 North First road, Ar
lington.
He was born in Belcross. N. c.,
and educated in Elizabeth City
N. c. He came to work for the
Standard Oil Co. here in 1928 and
had operated. the service station
for the last II years. He was
member of the. Pershing Drive
Christian Church in Arlington.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Bernice Williams, and four daugh-
ters, the Misses Barbara Lee
Anne, Mary Ellen and Jane Will
liams. He is also survived by his
mother. Mrs. Molly Williams OF
Washington; two sisters, Miss An
ME Williams. a Treasury Depart
ment employe here. and Mrs. j. c
Perkins, Norfolk, and two broth
ers, j. C. Williams. Norfolk, anc
j. N, Williams, BelcroSS.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
LANCER Calls for Probe
Of Race Bias Charge al
Bureau Of Engraving

Senator LANCER. Republican, of
North Dakota. last night demand
ed a congressional investigation
into charges of discrimination
against colored employees of the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing.
He announced he will urge the
Senate Civil Service Committee
this week to approve his joint
resolution to set up special in
vestigating committee for the pur-
pose, to consist of three members
each from the Senate and House
Civil Service Committees.
A similar resolution, recently
introduced by Representative
Marcantonio. American Laborite,
of New York. is pending in the
House Civil Service Committee.
Denied by Snyder.
Secretary of the Treasury Sny-
der, at a press conference last
month, declared there was "ab-
solutely no foundation" to dis
elimination charges. He made
the statement after about 500 per-
sons had picketed the bureau.
Senator LANCER declared that
Treasury officials have persisted
in maintaining a screen OF denial
without proof" and urged that
a public Congressional hearing be
held where the charges can be
brought and the answers to them
be forthcoming"
Senator Langer's resolution en-
mia sized that the Federal Govern
ment has an announced policy OF
"nondiscrimination toward all OF
it's employees, regardless OF race
religion, or color, in accordance
with our Constitution"
Promotion Denial Charged.
Senator LANCER laid before the
Senate lengthy presentation OF
charges that discrimination is
widely practiced in the bureau. He
said he had received "innumerable
complaint" from individual en-
ployes of the bureau, from organi-
cations representing them, and
from responsible and trustworthy
private citizens, of unduestioned
reputation, who have made their
own investigation of the situa-
ton"
The bureau has been accused OF
denying promotion privileges TO
certain types of employees and
also of discriminating in making
certain temporary employees eligl-
BILE to become permanent.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Miss Bernadette 0'LearY
TO Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Miss Ber-
nadette Mary OLeary. 43, for
mer employe of the Office OF
Price Administration, will be held
at 9 am. tomorrow at the St.
Aloysius Church, North Capitol
and I street. Burial will be IN
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Miss OLeary. who lived at 937
Quincy street NV, died unex-
pectedly Friday at Garfield Hos
pital.
She was first cousin Of the
Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary,
Is. j., former president Of George
town University.
The daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John A. OLeary. she
was born in Washington. She at
tended the st. Aloysius Parochial
School here and was graduated
from the Old Business High
School. During World War II
she worked for the OPA and since
had been employed at the Column
bia Radio Electrical Institute
here.
She Is survived by five sisters
and one brother, all OF the WASH
ington area.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Justice Vinson Warns
OF International Storm
By the Asxocioted Press

CATLETTSBURG, KY, July 20.
Chief Justice Fred Vinson of the
Supreme Court added a somber
note to the windup of Catletts-
burg's centennial observation today
with warning that storm clouds
are overhead" internationally.
The chief justice. a native of
nearby Louisa and a former at
torney in this Ohio river town,
urged his listeners to have patience
in our international relations.
When nations are dealing with
each other. patience is called for,
Justice Vinson added. Keep
your eyes open and if necessary
keep your trigger fingers timber.
Keep awake and keep strong.
Some people understand the
language of strength better than
any other kind Of talk"
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Boys Forum 10 Study
Legislative Problems
At Session Tonight

Sight seeing. church services
and a discussion of legislation
now before Congress was on the
schedule today for the Boys Forum
of National Government, an an
nual meeting sponsored here by
the American Legion.
The forum, which is made up
Of two boys from each State who
are outstanding in their communi-
ties. is holding its sessions at
Hurst Hall, American University.
Tonight at o'clock, with Sena-
tors and Representatives assisting,
the youths will study Federal prob
lens. The boys have organized
a Senate" with various commit
tees. They will discuss arms sup
port for the North Atlantic Pact,
communism, statehood for Hawaii
and Alaska, Federal aid to educa-
ton and price support for agri-
cultural commodities.
This afternoon they will lay a
wreath at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier and visit Mount
Vernon. A concert by the Army
Band is scheduled on the Amer
lean University campus at 7 pm.
Tomorrow's program calls for
a tour of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation; an address by Ma
tional Commander Perry Brown
of the American Legion at the
Justice Department; q visit to the
Pentagon with talks by Secretary
of Defense johnson and by Secre-
taries of the Army. Navy and
Air. Luncheon at the Pentagon
and a tour of the building will
follow the talks.
Yesterday the boys were told
that the controversy that has de-
veloped over the Federal aid-to-
education bill has hurt the
chances" for passage of the legis-
lation. The prediction was made
by Representative Sims, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, who met
the boys attending the forum In
the Caucus room Of the Senate
Office Building. He is member
of the House Education and Labor
Committee which is considering
the Barden education bill.
william Quigg, IT, Of Joplin
Mo-. was elected president pro TEN
Of the Senate of the forum. He
will serve until vice president Is
elected later.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

man, Washington representative
of the Textile Workers Union &C
cused Mr.. Nesbitt of being a
'puppet of the Byrd machine"
Mr.. Nesbitt "is being used by
the Byrd machine in an effort ts'
represent me as some kind OF a
foreigner who browbeatS poor
Virginians and tells them how
to vote" Mr.. Edelman said.
Mr.. Miller sent Gov. Tuck a
telegram urging the Governor Ito
see that the law of Virginia is
rigidly enforced. ana that only
Democrats be permitted to vote
in the Democratic Party primary.
Gov. Tuck has the duty to en-
force the law, Mr.. Miller said, "in
the light of the implied, if not
actual invitations of one of the
candidates to members of the Re
publican Party to participate in
the Democratic primary"
Mr.. Miller was referring. OBJ
viously, to Mr.. Battle, who has said
he would welcome" COP support
Predictions of Candidates.
AS the campaign drew to its
close, here were the predictions o1
the candidates and their followers
as to their respective margins o.
victory:
:, Battle-Every congressional dis.
trict; 100000 total votes, with Bat
tie holding a small plurality.
Edwards-Given a good day, s
vote of 325 1000 $780, 900. Will carry
the 1st, I'd, 3rd, 4th. 9th and 9tf
districts. Maybe the 7th.
Miller-Total vote of 100000
with 1O7,575 for Miller; $1,000 TO,
Battle; 69,725 for Edwards; 34,50(
for Arnold.
Arnold-Vote of 325 900; Arnole
to get 102,250.
Speaking at Westinghouse
High School in Arlington las
night, Mr.. Edwards said that {
tremendous change in sentimen
; among Virginia voters in the pas
three weeks assures his nomina
tion as harmony candidate" il
TUESDAYS primary.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

drive. The drive will be held in
connection with Diabetes Week,
October 10 to 16.
Mr.. Connolly will make his
headquarters in Washington.
In addition to being assistant
to Theodore Wiprud, executive
director and secretary of the
Medical Society," of the District,
Mr.. Connolly has also been as
sistant secretary of Medical
Services of the District, the Med
ical Society's prepayment medi-
cal care plan. During the war
he served with the Army's Ar
mored Headquarters Command.
Mr.. Connolly is 80, married and
the father of two children. The
family lives in Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Nearby Polls to Open
At6:3OA.M. Tuesday,
DoyIiqht SAVING Time

Polls in Alexandria, Arling-
ton County and Fairfax Coun-
ty will be open $50 am. to
7::30 pm, DIST, Tuesday for
the Democratic and Republi-
can State primaries.
Elsewhere in the State
where daylight saving time is
not observed, the polls will
be open $50 am. to 1880
pm. EST.
Two sets of ballot boxes and
two sets of election officials
are necessary in each of the
States 1,768 precincts this
year due to the first State
wide Republican primary ever
held in Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Man browns in Lake

The body of a colored man was
found in Kingman Lake last night
by policemen in a. squad car or
the way to investigate a traffic
accident. The man, identified at
the Morgue by his wife. was Burt
Atkins, Il. of Alb Gault place
NE
Evening star., 1949-07-31

Diabetes Asso-
citation, Inc.
DR.. John A,
Reed of Wash
ington, Secre-
tary of the as
sociation, said
Mr.. Connolly
will go to Bos-
ton tomorrow
to work with
DR.. Howard F
Root, president
of the associa-
ton. on plans
for a diabetes
dot @ r + i n r
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Attempt 70 Cut Powers
OF Appropriation Unit
Shaping Up in Senate,
ey the Associofed Press

By the ASsociofed PresS
A determined effort to clip some
of the vast powers welded by the
21-member Senate Appropriations
Committee appeared under way
yesterday.
Some Senators told a reporter
privately that is the real cause Of
perhaps the worst snarl in regular
money bills in Is years or longer.
Although the new fiscal year
is month old. nearly $30,000,-
900 900 worth of appropriations
now are piled up waiting Senate
action.
Majority Leader Lucas and other
Democratic congressional leaders
hope to break this legislative log
jam this week. But no one now
is certain when the disputes will
end and Congress can plan to
adjourn.
Normally most appropriations
are cleared by Congress before July
l when Government agencies need
the funds to operate. Two stop
gap measures are providing funds
until August Is.
Floor Attacks Successful.
Usually decisions of the Appro-
priations Committee on bills carry
ing operating funds for all Gov
eminent agencies slide through
the Senate without serious chal-
lenge.
But Senators who object to pro-
visions they regard as new legisla-
ton, or changes in previous legis-
lation, are attacking them on the
Senate floor with increasing sue
cess.
Both Democrats and Republi-
cans are following this course, in
cluding some Appropriations Com
mittee members who differ with
the groups majority.
Core of the dispute is disagree
ment between the powerful appro-
priations group-which has a tight
hold on the Treasury purse strings
and the rest of the Senate about
what constitutes legislation in an
appropriation bill.
Senate and House rules require
that Congress first must determine
by law the Nations overall policies
and then make specific authorize
ton of funds to carry them out
Later definite appropriations come
along to provide the money. There
is a fixed rule that these must not
contain legislation
Riders Are Frequent.
Actually both the House and
Senate include legislative provis-
ions or riders in nearly every ap-
preparation bill. Normally few law
makers question them. If they do
a majority vote in the House OF
approval by a tWo-thirds vote ir
the Senate is required to settle the
issue.
It was the legislative question
that sent the $5,647,7 7,724,000 foreign
aid bill back to the Senate Appro-
priations Committee last week.
The committee had earmarked
more than $4,000, 100000 of the
funds for buying of surplus United
States farm products and another
$50 100000 for use as a loan tc
Spain.
After hours of bitter debate and
wrangling over its own rules. the
Senate finally decided these and
three other Appropriations Com
mittee provisions were legislation
But the committee, on recon-
sidering, clung to it's original in
tent on most of them. Instead o1
stating positively how the disputed
funds were to be spent, it now
has rewritten them in a negative
manner, saying they now are limi-
tations upon spending. to gel
around the ban on legislation.
Revised Bill Held Acceptable.
Other disputed provisions, in
Guiding large number In the bill
that went through the House un-
questioned, were stricken out but
Evening star., 1949-07-31
J. Richard Connolly
Heads Diabetes Group

J. Richard Connolly, assistant
secretary of the District Medical
Society, has been appointed exec
utive director of the American