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Evening star., 1949-03-09
House Probe Is Souqht
OF Loeff|er Operation
OF Golf Courses Here

A resolution to authorize an in
vestigation of the operation of
public golf courses on Government
land in the District was intro
duced in the House today by Rep
resentatiye Rivers, Democrat. of
South Carolina.
The measure would permit the
House Public Lands Committee to
subpoena records of the conces-
sionaire operating the courses
under contract with the Secre-
tary of Interior.
Explaining his resolution to the
House, Mr.. Rivers said he was
concerned by reports of "the laxity
with which this three quarter
million dollar business is operated,
with it's attendant value in excess
of $50, 100000, all of which is sus-
tanned by the some $4,000 golfers
who played 100000 rounds of golf
last year on these courses"
1T is matter of conjecture
how much money passes through
the hands of the concessionaire, y
he commented.
Mr.. Rivers said his information
was that the Interior Department
is very lax" in it's supervision of
the financial aspects of the opera
ton.
The courses have been operated
for a number of years on a con-
cession basis by S. G. Loeff1er
Mr.. Loeff1er now is seeking re-
newell of his contract. but an Ohio
firm has made a competitive bid.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Indigent Patients
Contribute $40
ToHeort

A group of INDECENT patients at
Freedmen's Hospital tuberculosis
annex have contributed $40 to the
American Heart Associations
$4,000 fund drive to combat heart
disease.
John H. wilkins, jr., general
chairman of the drive, said the
unsolicited contribution - made
from money patients had been
given by visitors and friends to
the hospital-was accompanied
by a note which said in part:
I'VE are happy to know that We
can be of some small service in
lending hand to help fight some
other disease, namely heart dis
ease. Please accept our contribu-
ton of $40 given from our hearts
to help strengthen Americas
hearts"
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Senators stoAct
Soon on Final
Home-Ru|e Plan
Work Sped on Dro.fts
Of Two Proposals
To Be Submitted

Chairman Kefauver of the SEN
ate District Home Rule Subcom-
mittee said today he will call a
meeting of his unit within the
next few days to decide on the
final form of a bill on District
self government.
Senator Kefauver received word
this morning that legislative ex-
perts have about finished work on
two different home rule bills for
the subcommittee. Designed to
carry out the tentative conclusions
reached as a result of public hear
ings by the Kefauver group, one
of these bills will be a simple
measure for election of a city
council and board of education.
The other will include also elabo-
rate provisions for reorganization
of the District Government.
AS soon as these two drafts are
ready. probably before the end of
this week, Senator Kefauver says
he. will call an immediate meeting
with the other two members of his
unit. They are Senators Nicely,
Democrat. of West Virginia, and
Margaret Chase Smith, Republi-
can. of Maine.
In executive session they will go
over the problem and decide on
one bill. Senator Kefauver said.
This will be introduced in the
Senate and come up later for brief
hearings.
Senator Kefauver has expressed
the hope that a measure may be
drafted that may stand the best
chance of becoming law. While
he favors reorganization of the
District machinery, he has been
leaning towards a more simple bill
without reorganization to avoid
the possibility of long debate on
the floor.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Summer Glasses Planned
In Bethesda High School

Summer classes for high school
students will be held from June
27 to August 10 at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, by Or
der Of the Montgomery County
Board of Education at a meeting
yesterday in Rockville.
Patrons of the Burtonsville
School requested the establish
ment of a new elementary school
in their area to replace a struc-
ture 40 years old. The Colesville
Parent Teacher Association asked
the establishment of a kindergar-
ten. Both matters were taken un-
der advisement.
Assistant Supt. Richard Carpen-
ter was directed to confer with
the Rockville Town Council on a
proposal for extension OF water
lines to the Lincoln High School
for colored children.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Many Applying Improperly
For Tags, Keneipp Says

Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp said today he "views with
alarm" the number of Washing
ton motorists who are not getting
their 1949 tags because they fail
to comply with the instructions in
applying for tags.
Most of the applications were
returned because the applicant
did not enclose his 1948 registra-
ton card with the application.
Many forget to- enclose their
checks to pay for the tags, while
others made checks out to the
Director of Traffic instead of the
Collector of Taxes. Some he said,
enclosed their check and regis
tration card but did not send
back the application blank.
Yesterday, 1859 tags were is
sued making a total to date OF
42,028. The tag sales are 1,789
behind those issued at this time
last year.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Riding Academy Head Held
On Charge Involving Girl

The manager of a horseback
riding academy here today was
held under $4,000 bond charged
with having carnal relations with
a 15-year-old girl he hired as a
horse trainer.
A Municipal Court hearing was
set for March % on request of the
defendant, Lancelot Russell, 40.
colored, of the 1400 block of Rock
Greek Ford road NV. Judge
Almond w. Scott set the bond.
Russell was arrested yesterday
on complaint of the girls mother
who charged the offense occurred
in a stable of the academy near
the defendants home. The girl,
who is white, is pregnant, the
mother told police.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Springs Vogories Make Police
Go Hungry in Southwest D. 6.

avenue S.W., a wooded section not
far from the Blue Plains Home.
Pvt. Stevens returned the child
and headed back for Pvt. Legg
and lunch.
Another call. same place, two
adults swimming in Oxon Run.
The privates arrested a man and
a woman wallowing in the creek
and returned to the 18th pre-
cinct. The couple was booked on
drunk charges.
Lunch maybe? Another call was
heard on the police radio. same
place. Two white horses running
loose.
At the top of the hill, about a
quarter of a mile from the Oxon
Run swimming scene, they cap
tured one white horse while the
other eludeG them.
Pvt. Stevens drove the car to
nearby farm at the end of Nichols
avenue SW. and returned with
John Kennedy, owner of the fu-
gitive horses. Tom, the tame one,
was led away. with his elusive
and adventurous companion fol-
lowing.
Pvt. Stevens looked at Pvt. Legg.
Lets eat dinner he said.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Broader Sales Tax Bill D T. Income Tax Check
5et for Test Tomorrow Faces Residents Listed
In House D. T.. Group For S500U Refunds

District income tax clerks to-
day were preparing to investigate
a long list of residents who re-
Gently received 1947 Federal tax
refunds to see if those named are
paying adequate Washington
taxes.
Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent
said he plans to assign his clerks
to check only those persons on
the Federal refund list who got
back $500 or more.
Mr.. Dent said he thought it
would be a good idea to check the
Federal list against District tax
rolls to make sure those named
are paying local income taxes
commensurate with the amount
of the refund.
Opportunity to Fill.
He said it does not follow that
a person who received a large
refund recently from the Federal
Government has not been keeping
up with his District tax obliga-
tions. But. the tax official said,
the District intends to make sure
there have been no exceptions.
If we discover through our
checkup," Mr.. Dent declared.
that some people who received
large Federal refunds have been
paying no District income tax at
all, or not enough. we will give
them an opportunity to file a re-
turn covering the proper amount. )"
Anybody delinquent after an
adequate interval, he added, will
have an arbitrary assessment
made against him, and it will be
followed up vigorously.
Has Access to Federal List.
The District always has access
to Federal income tax rolls, the
assessors office pointed out, but
because its staff is undermanned,
it usually checks only suspicious
cases on the entire list. The re-
fund list, Mr.. Dent said, will serve
as a sort of "tip" sheet for possible
evaderS.
Behind the announced move is
the fact that Mr.. Dents Office re-
ceives many complaints from
Washington residents paying Dis
trict income taxes that many
other persons living here evade
the tax.
The refund list was printed in
local newspapers over a period
of several days within the last
two weeks, and Mr.. Dent said it
was this printed list that aroused
interest of his office.
Evening star., 1949-03-09

Leonard j. Kaster was deciding
whether to call police or her hus-
band, a Reconstruction Finance
Corp. classification analyst.
Even then, the police had made
contact with Neil and Happy
Birthday. Neil tried. but his
verbal description of home needed
an interpreter and his gestures
were no more revealing. Then
Happy Birthday horned in with
attention demanding barks.
That's when the police noticed
Happy Birthdays dog tag. The
police radio was busy for a few
minutes and then the answer came
through-Happy Birthdays home
address as listed on his license
registration card.
Both Neil and Happy Birthday
enjoyed the ride home.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
By Don S. Warren

The first test of the broadened
2 per cent sales tax plan for
filling gaping holes in this city's
finances will come tomorrow at
a special meeting of the House
District Committee.
The extra session was called by
Chairman Mcmillan to speed a
decision on the big new tax bill
so that it can be carried to the
House for action next Monday
District Day.
A fight over the combination
sales and income tax bill, drafted
by a joint House-Senate Fiscal
Subcommittee and introduced
yesterday, is predicted.
Sales tax opponents say the
fight will be made first in the
full House District Committee and
later on the House floor. Sup
porters of the plan, anticipating
full committee approval, are ask
ing what other sources Congress
would be willing to tap for ad-
ditional money.
Two Uncertainties.
Exact calculations of what the
present version of the new revenue
measure would produce were lack
ing, since there are uncertainties
in at least two of the tax sections.
District officials estimate the
bill will bring in $16,000,000 in the
fiscal year beginning July /.
The fight within the District
Committee against any. form of
sales tax will be led by Repre-
sentative Klein, Democrat, of New
York. New Dealer, who declares
any sales levy bears too heavily on
the poor. He is pushing for a
substitute that would apply the
city income tax to all persons
actually living here and would
boost its tax rates.
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, chairman of the
House District Fiscal Subcommit-
tee, and Representative Bates, Re-
publican. of Massachusetts,, rank
ing Republican committeeman,
and others, will defend the sales
tax-revised income levy.
Needed Projects at Stake.
1--WE now are confronted with
a situation in which we either
provide the revenues or go without
services and projects for which
there is crying need" said Mr..
Smith.
IF the District budget needs
are met and if the necessary $40,
900, 900 is provided to permit the
delayed pay raise for the city
employees, which
should have been granted last
year. then we have got to find
the money"
He argued it is futile to suggest
that the United States cover the
need by a huge increase in the
Federal payment, or to depend on
a move to extend the city income
levy to all living in Washington.
1--WE have tried both those"
said Mr.. Smith, land failed"
Evening star., 1949-03-09

Neil Patrick Kaster, 3, and his
four-legged pal, Happy Birthday.
furnished evidence yesterday to
the theory dog may get lost but
he doesn't lose his master.
One of them left the home
grounds at 1921 Twenty-second
street NE. yesterday afternoon
and the other followed. In what
sequence probably never will be
known, for neither is talking.
In any event they arrived to-
gether at a point eight blocks
westward, where an anonymous
housewife, wise in the ways of
boys and dogs, though the police
should know about these neigh
borhood strangers.
Meanwhile, all was not serene
at the home grounds, where Mrs.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
D. {. Bar Group Backs
but Regrets
Il Was Not Consulted

The nomination of Milton s..
Kronheim, jr., as judge of Mu-
nicipal Court today had the ap-
proval of the Judicial Selections
Committee of the District Bar
Association.
In a statement released last
night after a tWo-hour special
meeting. the committee announced
it's belief that Mr.. Kronheim will
acceptably fill the office" made
vacant by the death last Thursday
of Judge John P. Mcmahon.
At the same time, the bar group,
through its chairman, Walter M.
Bastian, voiced regrets" that
President Truman and Attorney
General Clark deemed it appro-
pirate to make the appointment
without affording the association
and opportunity, which it had re-
quested, to submit it's recommen-
dations in connection with the
vacancy"
Members Polled.
The nomination was sent to the
Senate yesterday as the 2,400
members of the bar group were
being polled on their choice. The
poll began Monday. and during the
same day. Lowry N. Coe, associa-
ton president. sent request to
the Attorney General asking that
any nomination be withheld pend
ing results of the poll.
Mr.. Kronheim, 81. is the son
of Milton S. Kronheim, ST., head
of the liquor distributing firm
here of Milton S. Kronheim &
Son, Inc.
Attorney General Clark in a
statement released late yesterday
by the Justice Department de-
clared the nomination was mot
political"
He said he submitted it Satur-
day to the President but that no
action was taken at that time due
to the death of Senator Brough-
ton, Democrat, of North Carolina.
Quick Appointment Held Needed.
Mr.. Clark acted within two days
of the death of Judge Mcmahon
because, he said. of the need for
rapid appointment" due to
crowded conditions of the court.
Judge Mcmahon died at the age
of 50 after 80 years of service on
the bench here.
The Attorney General pointed
out that at present the court is
two judges under it's quota OF 10,
since one jurist has been assigned
indefinitely to the Juvenile Court
bench in the absence OF Judge
Fay Bentley.
His statement emphasized that
Mr.. Kronheim had been consid-
cred by his office at the time of
Judge Nathan Margold's death
one year ago. Judge Frank H.
Myers, a choice of the bar asso-
citation, was appointed at that
time.
Mr.. Goes request asking him
to refrain from an immediate
nomination did not arrive at his
Office until late Monday after
noon, Mr.. Clark said. He de-
clared the department "likes to
consider and follow bar associa-
ton recommendations and will
continue to cooperate with the
association"
Evening star., 1949-03-09
D. T.. Recreation Unit
oLabeI Tennis Courts
In 5 Areas as Open
By Colt Hendley, Jr.

The District Recreation Board
has decided to designate tennis
courts in five recreation areas as
"open units" which may be used
by both colored and white players,
as requested by Interior Secretary
Krug.
Meeting yesterday, the Recre-
alton Board denied it ever had
enforced segregation on the courts
at the five areas-Anacostia, Gar
field, Rock Creek and MontroSe
Parks and the Francis Playground.
It agreed to change the desig-
nation of the courts to open
units" however.
Milo Christensen, Recreation
Department, pointed out the areas
were designated white or colored
on the back of the permits issued
by the department in accordance
with the recreation system plan
created by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Segregated courts are operated on
other areas over which the Recre-
alton Board claims jurisdiction
The five in question are on
Federal property.
Policy Issue Raised.
James E. Schwab, Recreation
Board member, raised the old
question of who sets the policy
for recreation in the District. Ac-
cording to an act of Congress, he
said, the Recreation Board does.
Irving c. Root, superintendent
of National Capital Parks, re-
torted: You don't have any right
to use these courts except by
agreement. What are you talk
ing about? Don't you want to use
these courts. You use them rn-
der his (Mr. Krug's) rules, or you
don't use them"
In another action, the board au-
thorized letters to the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People and to the Fed
Grafton of Civic Associations, say
ing the matter of interracial use
of school buildings for meetings
is being studied.
Harry S. Wender, board presi-
dent said he expects the board
committee studying this question
to have report next month. He
said the committees study would
be facilitated, if it could use a
confidential paper from School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning's file.
The Recreation Board asked the
Board of Education to release the
information contained in the ma
terial. Mr.. Wender said the "con-
fidential file" is about 10 years old,
that it was prepared by a former
superintendent of schools and
that it's recommendation never
were adopted by the Board of Ed
ucation.
AFL Teachers Raise Issue.
The question of interracial use
of school buildings for meetings
was raised by Local 81, American
Federation of Teachers, after the
union was turned down by the
Recreation Board on its request to
use the Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School for a biracial meet
ing.
The Board of Education last
week ruled that the union may
meet in school buildings, since it is
comprised of school employees, and
that the request should have been
made to the School Board. The
Recreation Board, which has per-
mission of the School Board to
control the use of many schools
for recreational purposes after
school hours, follows a strict pol
icy of segregation.
In other actions, the Recreation
Board:
Asked the Board of Education
for use of the Mann Elementary
School to conduct a recreation
program for that community.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Pepco Outlines
ExpansionP|a
0f$66,000,000
PUG Approval Asked
For 37-MiIIion Sole
Of 20-Yeur Bonds

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
has asked for Public Utilities Com
mission approval of the sale Of
$37,000,00O worth of 20-year un-
secured bonds to help finance q
vast power plant construction pro-
gram, officials announced today.
R. Roy Dunn, vice president and
treasurer, said the company al
ready has contracted for sale Of
the bonds with the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the
United States and the Prudential
Insurance Co. of America. The
contracts are subject to PUG ap-
proval.
About $17.0OO,O0O realized from
the sale would be used to retire
outstanding bank loan notes, Mr..
Dunn said. and nearly $4,000, 900
would be used to redeem all 225,-
900 outstanding shares of $50 per
cent preferred stock, at a redemp-
ton price of $53.25 per share.
Other Projects Planned.
The remaining $8,oO0,00O would
be available for a number of con-
struction projects in the WASH
ington area, mostly involving
power plants, Mr.. Dunn said.
The construction program calls
for expenditure of $66.000,OO0 to
$67,000000 during the next four
years. the official said as part Of
total expansion program cost
ing about $86.000,000. To meet
the 1949 construction plan, calling
for about $20,000,00o, he said, the
company plans to issue common
stock.
S20,000,000 More Raised.
An additional $4,000, 900 for the
construction expansion program
already has been raised, Mr.. Dunn
said. This came through the sale
of $5,000,000 in mortgage bonds in
January, 1948, and $4,000 bor-
rowed from banks last month. This
latter amount is in addition to the
$12,000,000 in bank loan notes
then outstanding.
A s27.o0O,O00 project already is
under way in the form of a new
power plant at Alexandria, which
will have a capacity of 100000 kill
owatts. Mr.. Dunn said the station
will have two 100000 -kilowatt
turbo-generators, one to be COM
pleted by this summer.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Deer in North
Starve, Wi|d|ife
Par|ey|s Told
Hunters Aren't KiIIino
Enough; Damage to
Crops Increasing

Hunters do not kill enough deer
In the Northeast and as a result
great numbers die of old age or
starvation, I. H. Bartlett of the
Michigan Department of Conser-
vation, told the closing sessions of
the North American Wildlife Con-
ference at the Hotel Statler today.
Mr.. Bartlett said that the white
tail deer population, whose habitat
is largely in the north-central and
northeast regions, is 100000. He
said the population has increased
so much during the last 10 years
that many States are reporting
extensive crop damage.
"The present annual loss by
starvation is a blot on the record
of the game managers" he said.
Something must be wrong when
in 1947 the kill was only 600,000I
and game men say 100000 should
be taken to harvest the deer crop.
Can we logically call ourselves
'conservationists' when with a.
valuable resource such as the
Whitehall deer we take only So
per cent of the harvestable crop
and waste the other AZ per cent?
Timber Wolves Increase.
"It is deplorable in countries as
supposedly progressive as the
United States and Canada, that
deer are allowed to starve or be
shot by farmers because of crop
damage"
The timber wolf is on the in
crease and the moose and caribou
are on the decrease but there is
no proof that the one factor is
related to the other, two conserva-
tionists stated in other papers
read at the meetings. They were
James Halter. British Columbia
game commissioner who reported
on moose, and A. w. F. Baufleld,
with the Dominion Wild Life Serv-
ice at Ottawa, who reported on
caribou.
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan spoke briefly last night at the
annual banquet of the conserva-
tionists.
A plea to protect the last from
tiers of American wilderness from
the airplane also was made last
night to the group.
Air Patrol Praised.
The appeal was by Sig Olson,
conservationist who has spent
his life in the Quetico-S Superior
region. the famed lake country
of Northern Minnesota.
Mr.. Olson credited airp1ane
patrol with saving countless acres
from forest fires. But, he said,
what makes a wilderness is not
the sylvan qualities of Rock Creek
Park.
1T is the sense of being on
ones own" he said. "It has to
do with solitude, with peace and
quiet and the opportunity for un-
disturbed communion. If this is
what we mean by wilderness,
then anything which tends to de-
stroy it's real character is objec-
tionable."
Holiday on Dams Urged.
A 20-year moratorium on large
scale dam building was suggested
by William Vogt, conservationist
of the Pan American Union and
author of the recent book, "The
Road to Survival" Landscape
modification would be held up
until we know what we really
doing" he said. Dams should be
delayed because it takes several
generations to determine rainfall,
he said.
Senator Mundt, Republican, of
South Dakota, spoke on the bill he
has introduced to combat pollution
of the Nations streams. Many
conservationists have criticized it
for not going far enough, he said.
but at least it would provide
much needed start.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Citizens to Hear P. {. Clark

Agent P. E. Clark, Prince Georges
County, will discuss the county's S
Japanese beetle control program
at meeting of the Greater Land
over Hills Citizens Association at
8 o'clock tonight in the Landover
Hills Elementary School.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Rockville Boy Hurt by Horse

Eugene Donaldson, IA, of Rock
vile suffered a broken jaw and
body bruises yesterday when he
was thrown from horse.
He was taken to Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda, where his condi-
ton was described as good.