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Evening star., 1949-08-03
1850 D. {. Employees Get
First Check in PAY Raise

About $500 classified District
government, employees yesterday
found the first installment OF
their recently granted $330-a-yea1
pay raise in their salary checks.
The biweekly checks were big
ger by about $40. Some 5000
policemen and flremen and 5000
per diem employees also are due
for the increase, as well as $500
teachers.
The $3.50 dwindles to about
$260.70 for most employees, after
deduction of the Is per cent
Withholding tax and 6 per cent
retirement.
Policemen and f1remen get the
$3.50 increase plus 8 per cent ad-
ditional in lieu of overtime and
night differential pay.
The raise is retroactive to July,
1948, but payment of the retro
active amount of the increase is
awaiting an appropriation of $4.-
205 $50 for the purpose.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Bridges Says Much Of Pay
Goes for Lawyer Fees

Senator Bridges, Republican, OF
New Hampshire said yesterday
that a large part of the $4,000 he
gets annually as public trustee OF
the United Mine Workers welfare
and retirement fund goes fol-
lawyers fees and other expenses
He said it is absolutely neces-
sary" for a trustee of the $780,
000,000-a-year fund" to have the
best advice possible land that he
retained counsel for that purpose
Senator Bridges pointed to the
huge responsibilities of trustee,
adding that the pay was not out
of line. He did not say what the
fees and other expenses totaled.
Miss Josephine Roche, director
of the fund, told a Senate Bank
ing Subcommittee that Senator
Bridges, Ezra Van Horn, the mine
operators trustee, and John L.
Lewis, representing the miners,
are allowed s35, 900 a year for ad-
ministering the fund She said
Mr.. Lewis does not take the COM
pensation, but that the other two
do.
Senator Bridges said he took the
Job on a temporary basis, and still
regards it as temporary.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
House Group 10 Consider
$4,000, Sesqui Fund

President Truman's request fol
an appropriation of $4,000, 900 tc
finance the sesquicentennial cele-
bration here next year was slated
to come before the House Ap-
preparations Committee today.
The supplemental estimate was
submitted to the House yester-
day for the second time after
Congress had refused to approve
an earlier request for the same
amount.
In an explanation of the new
request, Budget Director Frank
Pace, jr., explained the amount
proposed would be supplemented
by earnings of the sesquicenten-
nial commission and contribu-
tions of individuals or organiza-
tions. Surplus funds from the
celebration, he said, will revert
to the Treasury.
Chairman Cannon of the House
Appropriations Committee, said
his unit will consider the new
s., 100000 request today.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Wotergote Series
| Drew 10000
| At II Concerts

Watergate concerts by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra at.
tracted approximately 100000 per-
sons in this years summer series
J. E. Mutch, manager Of the sym.
phony orchestra announced today
The orchestra played three con.
certs a week for the four-week
period from July 3 to July 20.
Last years record. of not
single rain-out for the outdoor
concerts was maintained agair
this year The orchestra has nov
played "a consecutive concerts ir
three years without rain post
ponement.
The attractions drawing the
largest crowds this year were
Gladys Swarthout in her appear
ance as a soloist on opening night;
the Gershwin memorial program
with Jane PickenS, soprano. anc
Abba Begin, pianist; ballet night
Dancers Igor Youskevitch and Mia
Slavenska and grand opers
night with Eleanor Steber, So
prano, and Leonard Warren, bari
tone.
This summer marked Howard
Mitchell's first season as per
manent conductor of the Ma
tional Symphony.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star, the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center, are
scheduled for 8 O'Clock tonight
Programs Of comedy. sports, car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
Dupont-stoddert, c street OF Ridge
road Sc.
Takoma. Fourth and Van Buren, street.
NV.
LanRdon: Eighteenth and Franklin
streets NE
Buchanan, Thirteenth and D streets BE
Chevy Chase, Forty-f1rst and Livingstor
streets NV.
Stoddert. Thirty-ninth and Calvert
streets NV.
Hearst. Thirty-seventh and Tilder
streets NV.
Anacostia, between Pennsylvania avenu.
and Eleventh street bridges Be.
Howard, Fourth and w streets NV.
Rose Park, Twenty-seventh and
streets NV.
Bundy. Fourth and o streets NV.
Crummell, Gallaudet and Kendall NE
Lincoln. Sixth and / streets Sc.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
; New Cases Of Polio
Bring Total Here 10 Al

Washington area health officials
reported three new cases of polio
today, raising the total of cases
here so far this year to Al.
The new cases are:
i A 7-year-old girl, living in the
3700 block of S street NV. ad-
mitted to GEORGETOWN Hospital
yesterday. s-S-Aas
% An 8-year-old boy of the 1909
block of Eighteenth street NE.
admitted to Children's Hospital
Saturday.
A 10-month-o old boy of the $500
block of Chillum road. Hyattsville,
admitted to Children's Hospital
Monday.
OF the Al cases IA have been
reported from the District itself
There were 20 District cases at
this date last year. Four fatali-
ties from the disease have been
registered by health officials, none
of them District residents.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

Bachelor Judge Richmond B
Keech arbitrated the marital row
of young couple in District
Court today, by awarding tempo.
rary custody of their two children
l and years old, to a bachelor.
AS one bachelor to another
Judge Keech advised Hubert
Hardison, a refrigerator engineer
of 2007 Upshur street NE, that
the Board of Public Welfare would
give him any advice he needed on
the care and upbringing of chill
dren.
The youngsters. Lawrence Har-
Olson, 3, and his sister, Freida, l,
were all smiles as they left the
courtroom with their bachelor
custodian because he is their
favorite uncle.
The children were brought into
court on writ of habeas corpus
issued on a petition filed by their
mother, Mrs. E. Eileen Hardison,
said she and her husband, Ollice
G. HardiSon, 81, of 921 Decatur
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Columbia Preparatory
Sets Up II Scholarships

Grants to the children of Ameri-
can war dead have been set up by
the Columbian Preparatory School.
it was announced today by r. E.
M. Goolsby, headmaster.
The one-year preparatory school
for service academies, at 1911 Bilt-
more street NV, will give IL
scholarships, totaling $500.
through War Orphans Scholar
ships, Inc.
The grants include six $500
scholarships, three. for $400 and
three for $500. William E. Nc
Kenney, president of the War
Orphans Scholarships, accepted
the grant for his organization.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
West Weighs Appeal
ToHigh Court on Home
Inspection Decision

Corporation Counsel Vernon E
West said today he is considering
Supreme Court appeal Of the
United States Court of Appeals
decision that health officers must
get search warrants to make in
spections of private dwellings
without permission of occupants.
Mr.. West said there has been
no definite decision. but that he
is considering a request to the
Supreme Court for writ OF certi-
orari soon.
The appellate court Monday up
held a lower court ruling on the
issue, despite a dissenting warn
ing from Judge Alexander Holtz-
off that some inspections might
have to be suspended unless Con-
gress specifically authorized search
warrants here for inspection pur.
poses.
Holtzoff Dissent Praised.
Commencing Judge Holtzoff's s
dissent, the Washington Housing
Association today said the major.
ity decision of the court las 'jeop-
ardized" the concept on which
public health IS built-preventior
of disease.
ITO require a warrant in such
cases is to encourage the neglect
of the elementary principles OF
sanitation which strive to safe
guard the health of the city's pop
uIation," " the association said In a
statement. ..N.tS
No Effect on Licensed Places.
s Meanwhile, William H. Cary,
| jr.s, director Of the Bureau Of San
itary Engineering, said most in
spections are made at the request
of occupants who have been un-
able to get improvements from
landlords. Consequently. the oc-
cupants readily admit inspectors,
he said.
Mr.. Cary said the decision would
not affect the inspection of res
taurants, hotels, boarding houses
and other semipublic establish
ments which must permit inspec-
ton Of their premises periodically
under terms of the license code.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
HouseUnitHo|ds
Brief Session on
Home Rule Bills
No Action Is Token;
Another Meeting
Set for Monday

The Judiciary Subcommittee of
the House District Committee to-
day held brief. closed session on
bills calling for an elected and
reorganized city government here.
but arrived at no decision.
Representative Harris, Demo-
crat. of Arkansas, subcommittee
chairman, scheduled another exc
cutive meeting for 1890 am.
Monday.
While a majority of the seven
man committee has been reported
as opposed to plans for limited
home rule, the principal issue up
for decision is whether the sub
committee shall let the issue go
to the full District Committee for
decision.
At least two members of the
group who are either opposed to
the bill or some of it's provisions
are said to believe the full COM
mittee should be given a chance to
act.
Four bills are before the sub
mittee: The Kefauver bill, passed
by voice vote in the Senate May 81: +:
its counterpart in the House, in
troduced by Representative Klein,
Democrat, of New York; similar
measure introduced by Represent
ative Auchincloss, Republican, of
New Jersey, and one by Represent
ative Marcantonio, American
Laborite, Of New York
1t was indicated that at today's
subcommittee session there was no
outright demand for any specific
aston. This was the first executive
session held since House hearings
were ended last week.
All but one of the seven men,
bers attended today's session.
Not attending was Representative
O'Hara, Republican, of Minnesota.
Members present, in addition to
Chairman Harris and Mr.. Auchin-
Gloss, were Representatives Aber-
nethy of Mississippi, Jones of
Alabama and league of Texas,
Democrats, and Allen. Republican,
of California.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
UNIV Mons Condition
Critical After SHOOTING

The condition of Peter Bramp-
ton, %, United Mine Workers en-
ploye, who was shot at an office
picnic Saturday, remained critical
at Emergency Hospital today.
Hospital officials said he had
shown no apparent improvement.
Police have charged a fellow
worker at the UNIV, Harold L.
Halter, 26. of 1884 Tunlaw road
NV, with the shooting. Mr.
IBrampton was shot in the neck.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

the house, became abusive, Pvt.
Eichelberger Said, and the officer
arrested him for disorderly con-
duct. AS they left the house,
Thomas Lee, 20. came up and de-
nianded his brothers release, and
then the two attacked the officer
with their fists. Pvt. Eichelberger
reported.
The policeman fought back with
his blackjack, then drew his re-
volver. The brothers ran in op-
posite directions. but after 100
yard chase. during which Pvt.
Eichelberger fired warning shot,
Thomas was arrested. His brother
was picked up by . scout car later
in the evening. Thomas was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
scalp wounds. Both he and the
police officer suffered bruises.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Baldwin Files as Candidate
For Baltimore County Post
ey the Assoejotsd Press

TOWSON, Md, Aug. 3.-Al-
though the primary election is a
year and a month away, there is
evidence today that a hot fight is
developing for control Of Balti-
more County Democratic leader
ship.
Former Representative Baldwin,
once a political strong man in
the county but now on the outs
with the dominant Democratic or
ganization, filed yesterday for
county commissioner.
In doing so, he gave notice that
II want it thoroughly understood
that in filing as q candidate for
county commissioner, will be op-
posed to the candidacy Of Christian
H. Kahl and the ticket which he
undoubtedly will sponsor" I
Mr.. Kahl is chairman Of the
Board Of County Commissioners.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
By John M. Kouffmonn

A group representing nearly
every part of Montgomery County
dedicated to leaving for posterity
the things that founded this
county," will soon take the first
step toward fulfilment Of its goal
establishment of a county mu-
scum.
For the National Capital Parks
Office is restoring historic Crom-
melin House, and into its spacious
common room will go the relics
now owned by the society and the
many more it is seeking-the OK
yokes and farm tools. the muskets,
glassware. furniture, spinning
wheels and all the other things
Montgomery pioneers used.
Crommelin House is the old tav-
ern at Great Falls, used by excur-
sionists and canal travellers for
more than a century. Dating from
1928 and named for the Dutch
banking firm that lent money for
construction of the c. & o. Canal,
the crumbling building was open
until decade ago.
$4,000 Restoration Job.
The parks Office now is in the
midst of $4,000 restoration job
on the old tavern, a project long
planned because of the buildings
historic value and it's usefulness as
a Great Falls recreation area
headquarters. The bulk of the res
toration work should be finished
by winter, park officials say.
Crommelin House has three
parts, the original central portion
was the lock keepers house. and
it will be restored and furnished
as SUCH The south wing was the
inns dining room and will be
turned into a refreshment shop.
The great north wing with its
twin f1replaces, once the tavern
bar, will be a museum
Into the museum will 60 natural
history exhibits and items per-
tanning to the canal. But the
Montgomery County Historical So
ciety has been invited to place its
treasures there also, on indefinite
loan.
Society Founded in '43.
The historical society. founded
in 1943, has ever dreamed of
museum to house the relics that
have been given it and the many
more it is seeking. Its ultimate
hope is for a museum of its own.
complete with such reconstructed
blacksmith shops, harness makers
shops and the like.
But in anticipation of the Great
Falls Museum, arranged with the
cooperation of National Cap
ital Parks Supt. Irving c. Root,
the historical society held a pic
mic there recently to see the
building. Mr.. Root was guest of
honor and Park Historian v. D.
Jett conducted society members on
a tour of the tavern. The parks
Office plans an upstairs meeting
room the society can use and
also a park police station and per-
haps a caretaker's quarters.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Father Reports Radio Gone
Sons Battle Policeman

Two brothers, charged with as
saulting an officer after one OF
them had been arrested on a
larceny complaint lodged by their
father, were to appear in Munich
pal Court today. one with scalp
wounds that required hospital
treatment.
Pvt. Robert S. Eichelberger. on
plainclothes duty at No. 9 pre-
cinct, answered a larceny COM
plant by George T. Lee. SO, col
ored, 1000 block Of Gales street
NE. last night. Mr.. Lee told the
officer his son had stolen his radio.
The son, John, 81, who was in
Evening star., 1949-08-03
pUC 10 Hold HEARING
. Aug. II on Objections
To J,2 Bus Line Shift

The Public Utilities Commission
has scheduled an informal hear.
ing for 10 am, August II, te
hear citizens objections to 9
change in schedule on the J-1
Kennedy street busline effective
Sunday.
The PUG is inviting interested
citizens associations to attend the
hearing, which was set after a
protest was registered by a rep
resentative of the Manor Park
Citizens Association.
Under the new schedule, the
time between buses of the J-2
line is extended from IL minutes
to 20 minutes, outside rush hours.
The Capital Transit Co. ex-
planned this was done to co-ordi-
nate the J-2 and the M-2 Military
road line and as a result of traffic
checks which indicated curtail-
ment Of service on the J-2 line
was warranted.
The J-2 and M-2 lines run over
the same route between Four
teenth street and Colorado avenue
and Third and Kennedy streets
NV. At Third street the J-2
line goes north to Takoma and
the M-2 line continues across
town.
The present time between buses
on the M-2 line outside rush
hours is 20 minutes and on the J-2
line II minutes. Beginning Sun
day, the "headway" will be 20
minutes on both lines, scheduled
so that there will be a bus every 10
minutes on the section of the route
covered by both buses.
During rush hours. both lines
will operate every 13 to Is min
utes, which constitutes some re-
duction in rush-hour service on
the J-2 line.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Corporation CounseIs
Promotion Approved

The Commissioners yesterday
approved promotions for Assistant
Corporation Counsel Harry l.
Walker and William s. Cheatham
who have been assigned to legal
work on the new District revenue
law.
Mr.. Walkers salary was in
creased from $6,474 to $7,432, and
Mr.. Cheatham's, from $4,479 to
SIS, 1872.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Iron Lung Mother, "a, Dies
Day After Birth Of Girl
By the Assoeiotsd Press

COVINGTON, VA, Aug. g.
Mrs. Robert G. Davis. 24-year- old
iron lung mother, died Monday
of infantile paralysis "a hours
after she gave birth to a girl in
an iron lung at st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
. Hospital attendants said s.
!. pound. 4-ounce Margaret Ma
!. thilda was doing fine"
. DR.. Thomas Huth, hospital
resident, said Mrs. Davis was in
a serious condition when admitted
to the hospital Saturday. He
said it was necessary to open
!. the iron lung and shut off the
4 motor for Is seconds during the
4 last stages of the birth.
/ He emphasized the birth was
not the cause of death.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

street NV. had lived apart since
last April.
On July 2. Mrs. Hardison's petit
ton continued. she and her huS-
band agreed to place the children
in a home where they could be
visited by both parents. On July
16 her husband took the children
away and she has not been able to
see them since, the young mothers
petition said.
Mr.. Hardison told Judge Keech
he was attempting to effect
reconciliation with his wife.
Judge Keech noticed Mr.. Hardi-
sons elder brother, Hubert, stand
ing by and upon questioning
learned he had helped the younger
man out of difficulties several
times in the past.
AS an emergency matter and in
the best interests of the children,
Judge Keech said, he would ap-
point the elder Hardison as
custodian of the children for two
weeks and would pass Judgment
on Mrs. Hardison's petition on
August II.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
NLRB Refusal 10 Hold
New ! Election Settles.
telephone Dispute

The battle between the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
and a division of the CIO Com
munications Workers of America
here ended today when the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board dis
missed a company petition for a
new bargaining representation
election among the employees.
After the CWA, an independent
union, voted in referendum last
spring to affiliate with the CIO,
the company filed a petition with
NLRB for an election to determine
whether its employees still wished
to be represented by CWA.
Division so. representing oper-
ators of the traffic department,
accepted an alternate proposal and
received recognition from the
company by filing new dues check
off cards for each member.
Chose to Let Case Rest.
However, the second CWA local
here. Division SO, representing
plant, accounting. commercial and
engineering department employees,
chose to let its case rest with the
NLRB.
The company then-in May
impounded the dues checked off
from Division 36's $500 members.
The local retaliated by seeking a
District Court Injunction to COM
pei the release of dues, and also
filed $25,000 damage suit against
the company.
John A. Penello, NLRB regional
director. today dismissed the petit
ton for a new bargaining election.
ruling that the current contract
between company and union
constitutes bar to such pro-
cedure.
$4,000 in Dues Released.
The decision is in line with one
made by the full NLRB in a
Michigan case involving the CWA
and the Bell System. Mr.. Penello
also dismissed election petitions
filed against CWA affiliates in Vir-
ginia and Maryland,
Glenn Watts, president Of Divi-
sion SO, said the C&P had
notified him it was releasing i'm
mediately about $4,000 in i'm
pounded dues. He said the local
would drop the court action
against the company.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

Six-h horse hay Wagon-lnto Wash
ington to market.
Nov Montgomery County is
growing suburban in many places.
We must somehow preserve the old
things for posterity and rescue,
before it is too late, the old imple-
ments, furniture and other relics
of the past that still lie about
many of the old homes and farms.
The modern generation should
know how their county was built.
"A strong interest in preserving
the county's history will not only
accomplish that" he said. "but
it will also do another important
job of helping to unity the county
in a common interest. It will
make the Washingtonian-m moved
across -the-line conscious of his
comnsantty's background and
hence closer to his old-resident
Aeighbors.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Appointment Approved
,Of 10 New Policemen

4 The Commissioners yesterday
approved appointment of 10 new
i privates first class to the police
i force.
q They are Thomas A. Vento, %;
h William H. Closson, Is; Stephen
HF. Comicz, %; Joseph M. O'Con-
Il nor, %; William R. Beam, jr., %;
Il Benjamin j. Jastremski, jr., "a;
II Charles j. Gaeta, 25; Albert G.
d Manfred, 26; Patrick L. Burke,
al. and Albert Pals, 81.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

Gator Benjamin HalloWell, who
once tutored Robert E. Lee. 1t
was presented by his great-grand-
daughter, Miss Margaret Miller Of
Sandy Spring.
More Relics Sought.
The society is seeking many
more relics that may soon pass
out of existence if not carefully
preserved-old pewter, crockery,
spinning wheels, iron work and
utensils, furniture, clocks and doc
uments of all kinds.
John N. Bentley of Sandy Spring,
whose family goes far back in
Sandy Spring history and who is
chairman of the society's Perma-
nent Home Committee, put it
this way:
THE old rural, pioneer way of
life in Montgomery County has
gone rapidly. remember as a
boy riding into Washington on q
Evening star., 1949-08-03

AlTedQy IIle SOCleCy 1ldS dll Olu
OK yoke of the type used in clear
ing the canal right of way. It
was presented by Mrs. Josiah Jones
of Olney in memory of her hus-
band, who used it on his farm
when a young man.
Frederick L. Thomas of Sandy
Spring has given an old squirrel
rifle, and R. Bentley Thomas. also
of Sandy Spring. plans to place
his grandfather Maryland In
dian collection on display, as we'll
as an original share of C. & O.
Canal stock owned by his great
grandfather.
Other gifts include an old-fash-
ined kitchen safe presented by
Mrs. Lilly C. Stone, the society S
first president; a reaping knife
given by Mrs. Julia Davis Nc
Ceney of Silver Spring. and q
bust of Montgomery County edu-
Evening star., 1949-09-04
.hevyChose

Mrs. Ralf L. Reyman was host
ess at luncheon and bridge Thurs
day, when her guests were Mrs.
James H. Defandorf. Mrs. John
Byrnes, Mrs. Joseph Meyer, Mrs.
Charles Wainwright. Mrs. Lauris-
ton Hannah, Mrs. G. Kibby Mum
son, Mrs. J. Wriley Jacobs and
Mrs. Warder jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester L. Moye
are spending the week end as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Berguey in Ardmore, Pa.
Mrs. Sayre Shafer and her two
daughters, Beatrice and Theresa,
have returned after spending the
summer at Cape Cod.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Addison Bowie
have as their house guest Miss
Mary McWherter Of Greenville,
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Nenke re-
turned Monday from a vacation
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey De Borer
have as their guest Mr.. Patrick
T. MCGOWAN of Columbus. Nebr.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Amber
and their two daughters, Effle and
Anne, have returned from a vaca-
ton at Bay View, Mich, visiting
the formers brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. King Am
bier. They also visited in Niagara
Falls.