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Evening star., 1949-03-02
Forgery Suspect Held
For Grand Jury on
Bank Teller S Tip

Arrested on the tip of a bank
teller, Alvin E. Rodgers, jr., %, of
the first block of Quincy place
NV, today was held for the grand
jury on a forgery charge.
The teller is Mrs. Ruby Patter-
son, 25, Of the Industrial Bank of
Washington, Eleventh and u
streets NV. Mrs. Patterson, who
is colored, notified police when a
man identified as Rodgers, who
also is colored, appeared in the
bank for the third time in the last
month and, according to police,
attempted to cash a check drawn
on a school principals account.
Rodgers was arrested yesterday
and appeared in Municipal Court
today.
Mrs. Ida w. Tyler, colored, prin-
cipal of Garrison Elementary
School, previously had reported to
police that some one apparently
was forging her name to checks.
The total amount involved is $241.
Detective Sergts. George Saun-
ders and Frank Wright arrested
Rodgers in the bank. They said
the man, a cabinet maker, has
admitted forging all three checks.
They said he also admitted break
ing into the school last month
where he studied Mrs. Tyler's
handwriting on several Cancelled
checks he found in her desk.
Judge Thomas D. Quinn placed
Rodgers under 81, 1000 bond for the
grand jury and sentenced him to
80 days in. Jail for carrying a
pocket knife at the time of his
arrest.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Property Owners Ask
Suspension Of Egress
Law Pending Study

The Commissioners received a
letter today from the Washington
Property Owners Association ask
ing for suspension of the egress
law for six months after copies
of the law are made available to
the public.
Describing itself as an organiza-
ton representing smaller property
owners, the association said Dis.
trict property owners have been
made criminals by a law that
became effective January l, 1949,
but which is not available for
study or expression of opinion by
the persons most vitally inter-
eSted."
The average smaller property
owner has not been advised of the
effect and cost to him of compli-
ance nor of the reasonableness of
such regulations as they apply to
him" the letter said.
The egress, or fire safety code,
was completed last october l, but
still is in the hands of the District
printer. The building inspectors S
office has been examining build
ings for defects, but no notices
have been given.
The Commissioners are expected
to consider the letter at their
meeting tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
FIemming Receives Award
For Personnel Work

Arthur S. Flemming, Ohio Wes-
leyan University president and
civil service commissioner from
1899 to 1948, yesterday became the
first recipient of the newly created
Warner w. Stockberger Award for
achievement in personnel admin
istration.
E. R. Ballinger, assistant to the
Controller General, presented the
award to DR.. Flemming in behalf
of the Society for Personnel Ad-
ministration at ceremonies in the
Agriculture Department.
DR.. Flemming, member OF the
Hoover Commission on Govern
ment Reorganization, has been
concerned with personnel matters
in that work. He was cited for
outstanding leadership in adapt
ing Federal personnel administra-
ito nto the critical needs of the
country during the recent war and
postwar period"
The Stockberger award is an
annual presentation in memory of
the late Warner Stockberger. one
time director of personnel in the
Agriculture Department.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Meeting Called Tomorrow
On Good Friday Plans

A meeting to discuss Good Fri
day plans will be held by the
Three Hours Observance of Good
Friday Committee at $50 pm.
tomorrow in the MayfoWer Hotel,
the Rev. Joseph E. Gedra, execu-
tive secretary of the committee,
announced today.
The committee seeks permission
for Government, city and business
employees to take time off from II
noon to 3 pm. on Good Friday to
attend special services.
| Co-chairmen of the committee
are the Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton; the Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop of Washington,
and Methodist Bishop Charles w.
Flint of Washington. The Rev.
DR.. Lawrence j. Williams, pastor
of Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
Alexandria, Va, is chairman OF
the committee.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Z Georgetown Professors
Establish Law Office

Two Georgetown University
professors have opend law office,
they announced today. They are
Edward Bennett Williams, who
teaches evidence and criminal law,
and Nicholas J. Chase, professor
of practice and procedure. The
Offices are at 839 Seventeenth
street NV.
Prof. Williams formerly was
with the law firm Of Hogan 81
Harrison and is a graduate OF Holy
Cross and Georgetown Univer-
sites. He lives at 1880 Sixteenth
street NV. He is chairman OF the
District Bar Associations Com
mittee on admissions.
Prof. Chase for the last 10 years
has been associated with Attor-
neys William E. Leahy and Will
liam J. Hughes, jr. Mr.. Chase
graduated from Catholic and
Georgetown Universities and at
tended Brookings Institution. He
is president of the Catholic Uni
versity Alumni Association. He
resides at 1924 Rittenhouse street
NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
.Dr. Brick Named Fellow
I0f n. Y. Science Academy

DR.. Irving B. Brick, Washing
ton physician and teacher at the
Georgetown University Medical
School, yesterday was named a
fellow of the New York Academy
of Science.
Selection of DR.. Brick, former
chief of the gastrology department
at Walter Reed Hospital, was
made in recognition of several of
his articles on internal medicine
and gastroenterology which have
appeared in. medical journals dur
ing the last two years.
DR.. Brick, who is "a, is a grad
uate of the George Washington
University School of Medicine
He lives at 3616 Suitland road Sc,
Evening star., 1949-03-02
First Business Census
Since '39 Slated Here

The first business census since
1899 will be made for Metropolitan
Washington next week. 1t will be
part of the Nation wide business
census.
Samuel H. Freedman, supervisor
of the Census Bureau field office,
said he hopes to have the data on
service, wholesale and retail estab-
lishments ready for publication by
the end of the year.
Preliminary training will be
given "a field workers and super
vising chiefs. They will cover the
District, Alexandria, Arlington and
Fairfax Counties, Va; Calvert
Charles, Montgomery, Prince
Georges and st. Marys Coun-
ties, Md.
The survey will include the num-
ber of businesses, their dollar vol
ume, data on stocks on hand, pay
rolls, employees and other points.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Humphrey Predicts
Failure in Fight TO
Save the FiIibuster

Senator Humphrey. Democrat.
of Minnesota, declared today that
the fight by Southern Seniors to
save the filibuster will fail be-
cause history is against them" !"
Speaking at the 82d Founders
Day observance at Howard Un-
iversity, Mr.. Humphrey said the
trend of the United States has
been toward greater liberation.
He said the Southern Senators
where planning a last desperate
fight" against this drive.
They would ignore the Golden
Rule to keep the Senate rules, y
he declared.
Says Truman Risked Career.
Mr.. Humphrey said the greatest
step taken recently was the
issuance of the report of the Pres
ident's Committee on Civil Rights.
The legislative implementation of
the policies expressed in that re-
port is the next step, he added.
The Senator said President Tru-
man had risked his political career
to bring the civil rights issue to
the people, and by doing so truly
showed "he would rather be right
than be President
He said there was an awakening
movement in the South to give
political and economic rights to all
races.
3 Alumni Get Awards.
Three graduates of Howard re-
ceived the annual alumni awards
for distinguished achievement.
Recipients of the awards were
Leigh Whipper of New York, radio
and stage figure. for achievement
in drama" and Dr. Martin D.
Jenkins and Mrs. Vivian johnson
Cook, both of Baltimore, for
achievement in education.
The three honored graduates
will speak at a banquet at 8 o'clock
tonight in Frazier Hall on the
campus
DR.. Mordecai johnson, Howard
president, presided.
Evening star., 1949-03-02

Office of head of Scottish Rite
orders for the last year.
Mr.. Clark is a member of the
Mount Washington Masonic
Lodge of Cincinnati, the Albert
Pike Consistory, the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite and Almas
Temple of the Shrine of Wash
ington. He is a past president OF
the National Sojourners; served
as potentate of Almas Temple
here last year and has received
the investiture of Knight Com
mander of the Court of Honor.
Other officers chosen were John
T. Vivian, senior warden; Roy l..
James, Junior warden; Richard
E. E.-Titlow, orator; John c. Palmer,
almoner; Austin j. Lester, secre-
tary; Raymond N. Babcock, treas
urer; Convass B. Dean, master OF
ceremonies; Raymond B. Harding
expert; Conrad B. Praetorius, as
sistant expert; Renah F. Camalier,
captain of the host, and William
F.. Holmes, tiller.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Home Relief
By Crosby Noyes

Perhaps the most controversial
proposal in the bill now before
Congress to expand social security
is that which deals with what has
been called home relief"
Some members of Congress have
singled out this aspect of the Pres
ident bill for special attack on
the ground that home relief would
amount to an expensive form OF
gratuity to INDECENT people, with
nothing to show for the money
spent.
What is this proposal, and in
what way would it change the sys-
tenn of public welfare as it has
existed for many years all over
the country?
Stripped of its legal language,
home relief is simple enough
proposition. In effect, it is an
effort on the part of the Federal
Government to help States develop
more adequate public assistance
programs than many of them have
been able to afford in the past.
The way this Federal aid is set
up under the bill, the poorer States
would benefit most.
How 1t Works.
Here is how it works:
Each State would continue to
work out its own public welfare
plan. decide what, categories of
needy people it could help and
how large the payments should be.
The Federal Government. w;uld
foot a part of the bill for aid to
the aged, the blind. the handi-
capped and dependent children.
The percentage the Government
would pay of the total cost of such
aid would depend on the wealth
of the individual State.
There is, however. a limit to
how far the Government would
go in paying its share of State
grants to individual needy per-
sons. The law sets this limit
for the combined grants at
$50 a month for one person. 500
for a family of two, and $40 for
each additional member Of fam-
lily. ANY grants to individuals or
families over this amount would
be paid entirely out of local funds.
Txro CLo~-oe - Co%,,x
So far as home relief is con-
cerned, the new bill would make
only two changes in the present
relief setup.
Right now the Federal Govern
ment is paying part of the cost
of helping the aged, the blind and
dependent children. One change
under the law would be to include
handicapped persons for the first
time. The other is a revamping
of the way the Governments share
in local programs would be fig
ured.
BY way of illustration, let us
look at how home relief works in
the District today and how it
would be changed under the Pres
ident's proposed law.
The District now. through its
Board of Public Welfare. gives as
sistance to unemployable residents
that is, the aged, blind. handi-
capped and dependent children.
For all these categories, except
the handicapped, the District gets
help from the Federal Govern
ment as follows:
For the aged and blind the
average monthly relief payment
comes to about $44. OF this the
Federal Government pays $3.50
or nearly so per cent.
For dependent children the
Government pays about $38 of an
average family grant of $83, or
slightly more than As per cent.
The District today gives help
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Board Unit Approves
Park View School Shift
To CoIored Students

The Buildings and Grounds
Committee of the Board of Edu-
cation has approved the transfer
of the Park View Elementary
School from white to colored
students next fall.
The committee agreed with
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
yesterday that the transfer is ad-
visable, since the school has a
capacity of 936 but is used by only
1913 pupils. The matter was to go
before the full board late today.
Transfer of the Americaniza-
ton classes from Webster School
to the Adams Elementary School
was deferred by the committee at
the request of DR.. Corning until
further studies have been made.
2 Schools to Get Pupils.
The Park View School is located
at Warder street and Newton
place NV. The 1913 pupils there
now would be transferred next
fall to the Raymond Elementary
School, six blocks away, and to
the Shepherd Elementary School,
eight blocks away. Also at Park
View now are 81 children attend
ing special occupational classes.
They come from all sections OF
the city and would be taken care
of at the Raymond School also.
Use of the Park View School
would relieve congestion at the
Bruce, Douglass Simmons and
Walker Jones Elementary Schools
and at the Monroe Elementary
Schools, DR.. Corning said.
The committee also adopted a
long range building plan, which
has been under study for some
time, with these new provisions:
Deferred for further study
would be the proposed closing OF
Oyster, Military Road and Reno
Elementary Schools; additions to
Kenilworth, Noyes and Ketcham
Elementary Schools, and a new
school for the Shipley Terrace
area.
Additions Reaffirmed.
The board reaffirmed it's deci-
sion to build an addition to the
Keene Elementary School and to
the Bruce Elementary School, as
well as construct new buildings in
the vicinity of Pomeroy and
Stanton roads Sc. to replace the
Merritt Elementary School.
DR.. Corning asked the commit
tee if he might remove from the
school buildings signs that pro-
claim the property belongs ito
the taxpayers" The wooden
signs were placed on the buildings
in 1941 and all the paint has worn
off, he explained.
The committee told the super
intendent he would have to get
permission from the full board,
which authorized them in the first
place,
Evening star., 1949-03-02
New Auto Plates Sold
Over Counter Total 1858

Only 1858 new license plates
were sold over the counter at the
Municipal Center yesterday-the
first day that the 1949 tags went
on public sale.
According to the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic. this was 1881
fewer than were sold on the first
day last year. Altogether. 18.450
new plates had been distributed
by closing time last night, includ-
ing those mailed to motorists, and
large lots sold to taxi and trucking
concerns, automobile clubs and
the Government.
Traffic Director George Keneipp
again has requested motorists to
mail their applications for tags
instead of going to the Municipal
Center to collect them personally.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Rising Mercury
BriingsHope
For Fruit Crop
Virginia Reports 20qd
Of Peach Buds Lost
Because of Cold

Rising temperatures gave fruit
growers hope today that they may
have weathered the cold snap
without irreparable loss, but an
early survey. indicated some dam
age to the peach crop in parts
of Virginia.
With temperatures failing to
fall as sharply as predicted, Mary
land fruit experts believed the
largest part of the peach crop
there escaped injury.
In Washington the low reading
last night was 27 degrees at 6:34
am. Today the mercury was ex-
pected to climb to the mid 40S,
probably drop to % tonight and
climb still higher tomorrow under
increasingly cloudy skies.
NJ. L. Bobb, associate entomolo-
gist of the Virginia State Expert
mental Station, Charlottesville.
estimated that the cold weather
has killed 20 to 25 per cent of
the peach buds in the Piedmont
section. richest peach growing
area in the State.
Normal Crop Still Possible.
Full extent of the damage may
not be determined until after a.
thaw, and even then 25 per cent
loss may still leave enough buds
for normal crop, Mr.. Bobb said.
Charles o. Dunbar, horticul-
turist of the University of Mary
lands field laboratory at Hancock.
said the freeze would serve to
tougher peach bucs to help them
withstand future cold snaps.
No damage was reported to the
apple crops in either Maryland
or Virginia.
Lumber Blown Into Car.
District residents found relief
today with the departure of winds
which averaged 80 mp.h. during
the past two days and which
reached 81 mp.h. at one peak
yesterday.
A gust of wind picked eight
pieces of by 10 lumber off a
truck crossing Highway Bridge
yesterday afternoon and drove one
of them through the windshield of
a car driven by Charles A. Riddle,
40, of the $500 block of New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Mr.. Riddle, a teacher at George
Washington High School, Alex
andria, suffered nearly score OF
facial cuts from the broken glass.
Driver of the truck was Leroy
Elliott, 81, colored, of the 1900
block of w street NV, who was
charged with driving without q
permit.
The strong wind also cut caperS
on the Potomac. At 4 pm. the
tide was at least 5 feet below
normal as the wind swept the
water toward the Bay, harbor
police reported.
The police were called to a
mooring at Fourteenth and Water
streets .S.W., where a 65-foot
cabin cruiser partly sank from
the effects of the wind and rapid
ly diminishing tide. The boat,
Sweetheart, is owned by Marlin
w. Moss, of 238 I street NV.
Efforts will be made to right the
craft tOdaY
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Northeast Storms Take
% Lives; Mercury Rises
BY the Assoeioted Press

Temperatures moderated over
the snow-covered Northeastern
section of the country today as
the death toll in storms which
swept the area mounted to %.
Strong winds and cloudy skies
kept temperatures well above zero
over the New England sections
where subzero readings had been
forecast. The cold air centered
north of Lake Ontario.
The deaths in the storm belt
were attributed to over-exertion
in the cold and snow. There
were six deaths in Connecticut,
which reported the heaviest fall
in the New England area. In
some sections the falls measured
as much as 25 inches. Six per-
sons also died in Massachusetts,,
four each in New Jersey and New
York. two in Rhode Island and
one in Maine.
In the southeast section of the
country temperatures we're above
freezing early today except in
Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Slowly rising temperatures we're
forecast.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Ash "Wednesday
Services Held
AS Lent Begins
Period of Fasting
And Prayer Extends
Through April 16

All Catholic and many Protes-
tant churches in the Washington
area today observed the start OF
the holy period of Lent with spe-
cial Ash Wednesday services.
In Catholic churches and at
some Protestant churches ashes
were placed on the foreheads OF
WorshiperS as a reminder that
man comes from dust and will re-
turn to dust.
Lent. a period of fasting and
prayer, extends to noon on Holy
Saturday, April 16 1t is 40-day
period, exclusive of Sundays, set
aside as a preparation for the OBJ
servance of Christ's death on
Good Friday and His resurrection
Easter Sunday.
Service Held at Noon.
The first of the annual series of
Ilenten services sponsored by the
Washington Federation OF
Churches was held at noon today
in National Presbyterian Church.
Dr.. Clarence w. Crawford, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church, vas
the preacher He will also preach
tomorrow with DR.. j. Warren
Hastings, minister of the National
City Christia Church, the
speaker at the Friday service.
The Rev. Leland Stark, rector
of Episcopal Epiphany Church,
spoke today at the first Of the
church's annual series of noon
day lenten services. The Eight
Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of Wash
ington, will preach at the noon
day services tomorrow and FRI
day. Prominent visiting clergy
men will be in the pulpit during
the lenten period services.
Holy communion was held this
morning at washington CGt,!c-
dral with the Rev. c. Gardner
Monks and the Rev. George j..
Cleaveland. cenons of the Cathe-
dral. officiating. Daily holy COM
munion will be held at 1880 am.
and evensong at 4 pm. during
Lent.
Ellis Gives Sermon.
The Rev. John Tracy Ellis Of
Catholic University will give the
first of a series of Wednesday
evening Lenten sermons at 8
o'clock tonight in st. Matthews
Cathedral. On Sundays, the Rt.
Rev. John K. Cartwright, rector
of the Cathedral, will deliver a
series of Lenten sermons at the
10 am. and 1890 pm. masses.
! Ashes were placed on the fore
heads of worshiprers this morning
at the Cathedral. They will be
distributed at 3, Sis, 7, and 9
O'Clock this afternoon and evening.
/ Many of the churches through
out the District will have guest
speakers at their Wednesday even
ing services during Lent. In some
communities union services will
be held, with pastors from the
various churches taking part in
conducting the services and
preaching the sermons.
Evening star., 1949-03-02

He thinks he was about lUN al
the time, although. he said, he
might have been older. He kept
his boss clothes clean, his boots
polished and served meals from
whatever food he could forage.
But when the war was over,
Mr.. Willis mused. the United
States Government sent a man
to us. He stood way up on a
wooden block, looking out over the
crowd of slaves, and he told US
we were all free men, just ike
our masters.
What did he do after that?
"Why, I went back TO my mas
ter" MI. Willis said. But I only
stayed until I could get another
job
Mr.. Willis, who was married
twice, said he had rs children and
40 grandchildren, so many. i'll fact,
he has long since lost track OF
them.
Mr.. Willis moved to Washing
ton in 1923, after the death OF
his second wife. He lives at 1916
Eleventh street NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Delivery Man Fined SIS
For Assau|ting Housewife

A grocery delivery man yester-
day was fined $25 in Municipal
Court for making passes at a
housewife while delivering her
groceries.
The 23-year- old woman told
Judge Walter j. Casey the Incl
dent occurred Friday in her home
in the 1000 block of Barnaby ter
race Sc. She said the assault
took place when Zane j. Soper, 38.
set her groceries on the floor
and called her over to look at the
bill.
Soper, who lives in the Gospel
Mission. 81O Fifth street NV, de-
MED the assault charge. He also
denied he was under the influence
of vanilla extract, as the Govern
ment charged.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Mrs. Emil Hurjo Loses
Bracelet Worth 81, 900

Mrs. Emil Hurja, wife of the one
time executive director of the
Democratic National Committee
and former publisher of Path
finder magazine, told police yes
terday she had lost a $4,000 sap
phire. diamond and pearl bracelet
February IA somewhere in the
city,"
The Hurjas live at 1908 Forty
fourth street N.W.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Child Consultation
Service Heads Named

Mrs. Owen E. Williams has been
reelected president of the Fairfax
County Child Consultation Serv-
ice, it was announced today.
Other officers are Mrs. j. Hun
ter Mack, vice president; Mrs.
Malcolm Morrow, secretary, and
A. 2. Gardiner, treasurer.
Board members are Mrs. Sar-
gent White, Mrs. George w. Ritz
ter, Mrs. A. z. Gardiner, the Rev.
Esdras Gruver, James E. Bauser.
man and F. Shields McCandlish.