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Evening star., 1949-04-17
l23Home Injuries
In Week Include
Bite by Rabbit

The case Of n Is-yaag -1id b0y
bitten By has pet rabbit was osss of
i33 injuries and three fatalities re-
corded in home accidents here last
week By the District Red Cross
Tne organization Accident Pre-
senslon Service listed i.7ss hosaas-
hold accidents thus far this year
rs against SO for tlse EaFrse pc
Rod last year Deaths tn TIE same
period fotAle6 ~ ~ compared wisn
90 last year
Last weeka fatalities involved
two falls and one cahe Of s0roca-
ton.
An ii-yesF-old boy. preparing
for . fiAaanx trip caught a fish
hook In haa wftas.
The Red Cross also told II an
is-montla~nld giri who drank pszt
Os kerosene and . is-fsonlh-ol6
boy wlso ate aea powder B0th re-
auiaed hospital treatment
Pals n tire fsogse Erasaltea In
Eve fracture cAsex . hS-yeAg ed
woman cut tseF ryfiid ard F@cesssa
q head injury wasen ksss fsii ard
broke llsT Fl&sse6
Tn addition 70 s15s Easnss oaas.
two caass Of dCg bites SER res
corded.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
70 Sacks Of Tax Returns
Mailed in DeadIine Rush

Several thousand District tax
payers have dropped 20 mailsacks
of last-minute income tax returns
on Tax Collector Guy w. Pearson
Arrival Of the sacks at the Dis
trict Building yesterday required
the full attention Of four clerks
who normally are on on Satur-
day. The contents represent the
tax returns Of those who waited
until the last minute to beat the
Friday midnight deadline for FL
ing.
All letters postmarked before the
deadline are legally filed. ANY
dated later than that are auto
matically subject to 30 per cent
penalty for late filing. There is
an additional penalty Of per
cent q month for continued fall
ure to file.
Tax officials said they always
are swamped by last-minute mail
returns April is. This years vol
ume was about average.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Prince Georges Democrats
Install Worihingion

Installation of Leland @. Worth
ington of Berwyn. as president OF
the 2lst District Democratic Club
of Prince Georges County wal
announced yesterday.
The group also has elected the
following officers.
Harry w. McEamee of Berwyn,
president OF the county's Board
of Commissioners. vice president
at-large: William j. Millar. Col
lege Park. Alex l. Buscher. Ber-
wyn. and Henry Grifiin. Greenbeit
vice presidents. Thomas r. Rose
way. Berwyn. treasurer. Mrs
Mae zoeliner. Greenbelt. assistant
treasurer: Mrs. Blanche Longa-
necker. Berwyn, secretary: Wilson
w. Nieels. College Park. assistant
secretary. and Joseph A. Apple
ton. Branchviiie. serReant-at-
arms.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
D. c. Author Reported Winner
Of$15,O 900, but Refuses to Tulk

was chosen from among l.764 en-
tries and that 1t fulfilled the basic
contest requirements In that II
was in accord with Christian
principles and not against them. =
The Christophers' publicity man
obviously was working under
sealed orders. He. just wouldn' I
talk until the big day when every
thing is official.
viking Press. the reputed pub
Usher, was bolder. I'VE have every
reason to believe this book won
the award. but It isn't our place
to make the Official announce
ment." said a reckless spokesman
Vikings president. Harold
Guinzburg. blurted that Call It
Treason" was about young Ger
man dropped behind the lines as
q spy In World War II. He also
Identified the author as member
OF famous New England writing
family.
Mr.. Howe is nephew to Histo-
rian Mark A. DeWolfe Howe.
cousin to Commentator Quincy
Howe and Monoioguist- Novelist
Helen Howe. Mr.. Howe served
with the Once OF Strategic Serv-
ices during the war. While the
Christopf,ers' award has Catholic
sponsorship. Mr.. Howe Is not .
member of that faith.
II was learned that Mr.. Howe
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Egg Rolling Cont tests Scheduled
In City Fairgrounds Tomorrow

At pm. children will gather
Il at the Buchanan playground
Thirteenth and D streets S. E., for
a trip to Anacostia Park, and at
1870 a program will begin at the
Chevy Chase playground. Forty
first and Livingston streets NV.
which will end with a wiener roast
and hay ride tomorrow night.
A spokesman for the Zoo ,aid
that all vehicles will be barred
from the grounds tomorrow. De-
pending on the weather. a crowd
of from $4,000 to $1,000 is ex-
pected.
Recreation Department stair
members also will be on hand at
the Monument grounds and the
Capitol lawn where games for
children will be held.
The White House grounds will
be closed
More than $1,000 children are
expected in Hyattsville's Magruder
Park at 10 a m. tomorrow TO search
for 5000 eggs in the city's l4th
annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Although fair weather is in
prospect. officials of the sponsor
ing Kiwanis Club of Prince Georges
County and the Sidney Lust
Theaters announced that in case
OF rain the program would be
carried over to 10 am. Tuesday.
Most of the eggs will be just
hardboiled and dyed. but some
500 will net finders cash prizes.
with a golden goose egg worth S..
the top award.
Following the hunt. 13-year-old
Shirley Jane Loux. student at
Hyattsville school. will be crowned
Easter Queen by Mayor Caesar
Aiello. Other events include
athletic competitions and a pie
eating contest for the youngsters.
and a child-calling contest for
mothers.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
!. Boy, IS, Injured BadI,
When Motor Scooter
Strikes Rear Of Bus

A 15-year-old Alta Vista Md
boy was seriously injured las'
night when his motor scooter
struck the rear Of a bus which
had halted to pick up passengers
at Old Georgetown road and Wyn-
gate drive. near Bethesda.
Clyde Julius Nesser. jr.. son oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde J. Nesser
ll405 Lux Manor road. suffered
q fractured skull. a broken left
leg, a broken knee cap and face
cuts. He was admitted TO Subur-
ban Hospital, Bethesda.
The bus driver was listed by
police as Donald H. Small. 80, OF
Gaithersburg. Md. He was not
charged.
Clyde was taken TO the hospital
by the Bethesda Chevy Chase Res
cue Squad. Hospital attaches said
his condition was fair.
In another accident last night.
two person were injured in two-
car collision on Route ! at Snake
Hill. three miles south OF Alex
andria.
They were Mrs. Nellie Black, So,
visitor from Balboa. Canal Zone
and First 1t. James E. Mack. 81,
colored. an Army officer stationed
at Fort Belvoir. Both suffered head
cuts. but only Mrs. Black was ad-
mitted to the Alexandria Hospital
for further observation.
Virginia State Trooper z. c
Trice said a car driven by Mrs
Blacks husband. George A. Black
g.. was making q left turn into q
tourist cabin when 1t was In colli-
sion with an automobile driven by
Ii. Mack.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Red Cross Campaign
Over Top in ARLINGTON

The Arlington County Red Cross
campaign went over the top with
contributions totaling 103 per cent
of its goal, II. Randolph Maddox,
general chairman of the campaign,
announced yesterday.
With Arlington's recent success,
all 10 divisions of the fund cam
paign In the metropolitan area
are now over the top. Mr.. Maddox
said.
Metropolitan area contributions
now total $1.0S5.762. or lis per
can't of the $924,o0 area goal.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
More Than $50 Boys
Assigned 10 Glasses
In Swimming Drive

More than $50 boys have been
assigned to classes in the annual
Learn-to-Swim Campaign which
begins tomorrow at seven District
area pools.
Campaign Director Fred D. Car
said, however. that there are still
vacancies at the Boys YMCA poo
in hourly classes from to 3 pm
during the six-day class period
He said boys can still apply fol-
the free classes by coming in per-
son to the Boys Y, 1892 G street
NV. between 8 and IL am. to-
morrow.
Mr.. Carl said that he expects q
total of more than 1000 white
and colored boys will be assigned
to classes by noon tomorrow.
Each boy in the "a classes who
shows the most progress during
instruction will receive a years
free membership in the YMCA. In
addition, each boy who success
fully completes the swimming in
struction will receive q special pin
and YMCA and Red Cross GER
tiflcates.
Teaching the classes will be "a
certified YMCA and Red Cross
swimming instructors who have
donated their time during the
campaign. They are:
Louis Hedges. Phil Mast. Rich
ard McGrath. F. Stewart McCaw,
Herbert Rathner, James Patton,
Charles Casteen, Richard Negus.
Clifford Gonyer, James Atherton,
Charles Fox, Joseph Shiry, Ray
mond Arnold. Gus Culberson
Larry La Fever, Tony Medina, Vino
Guandola, Dean Longfellow. Jay
Coulter. Joseph Aronoff, Frank
Martin and Mr.. Carl.
Mr.. Carl stressed that even If
a boy doesn't pass the 50-foot
swimming test at the end OF the
course, he will have overcome
fear of the water and learned
elementary water safety measures.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Silver Spring to Hold
Fcshion Porode Today

The first ofiicial Easter Parade
ever held In Silver Spring viii be
sponsored By the Retail Mer-
chants Committee Of the Silver
Spring Board Of Trade today.
Prizes OF merchandise certta-
Gates worth SIS will be awarded
10 Gfse best dressed woman. the
best dressed man. the best dressed
child and the best drsssed family
Thr fashion parade VIII Last from
II 30 pm. 10 2 pm and ssudges
viii be stationed along Eastern
avenue. Georgia avenne and Coles
willie road
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Wife Of Ex-poIiee Captain
Reports Gems Stolen

Jewsiry valued ri about 81 100
was reported stolen yesterday
from Mrs. Ruhye Kushling. vile
OF retired Police Capt. BENJAMIN
Knehling Of 1919 Webster street
NV.
Mrs. KuehiinR kald tney left
home yesterday morning and
upon returning about pm.
found ktrongbn1 raIasifE from
her dresser drawer In q secofd-
floor bedroom. Thf box contained
. yellow gold Eigin wrikt wntrh
with ciRit diamonds and sig
ruhses valued ai ssoo and other
leselry valued al s70o. The empty
box vas later found PRED open
in the basement.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Federation Asks Fees
OF SIS for Lawyers
Defending lndieenis

A proposal 10 authorize the
payment Of SIS day Ia lawyers
appointed by District Court to
defend indisent persons Was ap-
proved By the Federation al Citi-
zens' Associations last night
Meeting at the District Build
ing. the Federation approved .
bill now pending IN the Senate
which would authorize the pay
ment OF the court appointed Law"
yefs, The bill also calls for pay
ment OF up TO SIS a day for time
spent In preparing cases
Opposition to the bill dlAsp-
rrared quickly after soiegios
Nicholson of Mld-City aud Harry
IS. Nender Of Southwest had es"
,plained the need for such legisia-
'tlon They pointed out that Law
yers appointed by District Court
often were tied up for months on
cases for which they received
no pay,
The Federation vas informed ey
David Babp. secretary. that the
Department of the Army had nosi-
fied the group that Engineer Com"
missioner Gordon r., YOUNG would
be retained in hia present post
The Federation last month passea
resolution asking that ocn.
Young be reassigned 10 another
term as Commissioner
In other actions. the Federation
approved a series of Senate bills
lndorsed by the District Bar Assn'
ciation which deal with ehansss
in various leaal procedures In the
District. These included aettins .
definite time for protests TO be
made on wills. appointment Of o
lawyer by the court 10 investigate
on behalf Of the court in non
contested annulment cases. aecel-
Grafton OF the time for sdfuinis-
tration Of the estate Of nonresi-
dents from one year TO six nonihs.
and raising the amount Of money
allowed for funerals from estates
from $500 TO 81 900
Evening star., 1949-04-17

lis q native OF Rhode Island. q
French scholar and the author
of a FIRST novel called Slaves
Cottage" He Ia i member of the
firm OF Howe d Foster at 1886
Connecticut avenue NV.
Silence won't be 20 golden after
April n. That's the day every
thing becomes ofaciai.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

Washington area children will,
have no problem about what te
do with today's Easter Eggs, judg-
ing from the schedule for egg
rolling contests and other activi-
ties announced by the District
Recreation Department for tomor-
row.
In addition to trips to the Zoo
Anacostia Park and the Soldiers
Home, staff personnel will be on
hand to supervise egg rolling at
nearly all District Fairgrounds and
to judge treasure hunts. basket
competitions, games and many
other types Of entertainments
The schedules for the various
Fairgrounds will begin at the fol-
lowing times:
At 10 a.m.-Langdon Park,
Twenty-second and Franklin
streets NE; Taft. Twentieth and
Otis streets NE; Turkey Thicket.
Tenth street and Michigan avenue
NE; Edgewood. Third and Evarts
streets NE; Hearst, Thirty-sev-
enth and Tilden streets NV; Ia
koma, Fourth and Whittier streets
NV: Hamilton, Thirteenth and
Hamilton streets NV: Sherwood,
Tenth and G streets NE. and Pal
isades. Dana and Sherrier places
NV.
Gallinger Program at IL.
At 1890 -- Lafayette North
hampton and Broadbranch road
NV: HillcreSt, Thirty-second and
Denver streets Sc; Rosedale.
Seventeenth and Gales streets
Me-: Kenilworth, Kenilworth
avenue and Ord streets Me-, and
Stoddard. Ridge road and Ely
place Sc.
At 11-Gallinger. Twenty-sec-
ond and F streets NV; Congress
Heights. Savannah street and Ala
bama avenue Sc. and jefferson.
Seventh and I streets S.W.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Fitzgerald to Command
FolIs Church VIEW

Edward S. Fitzgerald has been
elected commander of the Falls
Church post Of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars for the coming year,
Mrs. Gladys Earhart was chosen
to head the posts auxiliary.
Others elected include: John
i. Goodwin, senior vice COM
mander; Herbert Brewer, junior
vice commander. and Robert SEQ
ane, chaplain.
Auxiliary officers are Mrs. Kath-
leen Littin. senior vice commander:
Mrs Martha Goodwin. junior vice
commander: Mrs. Marjorie Bing-
ham. treasurer. and Mrs. Marian
Howard and Mrs. Margaret Gates,
trustees.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Higher Severn Bridge
May Cost S7,OoO,oOo,
Engineer Estimates
sp.eiol pisposeh 10 The s,or

ANNAPOLIS, April l6.-The
proposed bridge spanning the
Severn River near here may cost
81, ,000, 900 as result of plans to
increase the vertical clearance
from SO to 80 feet, it was learned
today.
Chief Engineer William F,
Childs, jr. of the State Road Com
mission. placed the added cost at
ibout $500, 900, but stressed this
was only a rough estimate"
The original estimate for con-
struction of the bridge-part of a
$40, ,000. 900 highway improvement
for 1949-was in the neighborhood
OF $6.Oo0,00O.
Opposed by Boatmen.
This, however. was for a fixed
span. with a 50-foot clearance.
When details were made public.
boating interests here and else
where on the Chesapeake objected
on the grounds it would shut OF
travel to the upper Severn for both
pleasure and commercial sailing
craft with tall masts.
The bridge would cross the
Severn about miles above the
present Baltimore g. Annapolis
Railroad bridge. Eventually. the
four-lane span would link up with
the forthcoming Chesapeake Bay
Bridge and the present Potomac
River bridge at Morgantown.
Mr.. Childs said that as soon as
preliminary revised plans are COM
'pleted by his Office. possibly this
week, they viii be submitted to
Army Engineers. The latter will
arrange for a public hearing.
No Objections Expected.
The State official said he did
not anticipate any objections to
the new proposal.
II plans proved on schedule, he
said, the State would advertise
for bids on building the substruc-
ture around July 26.
This could mean actual work
on the bridge would start by mid
August. Mr.. Childs could give no
estimate of how long it would take
to omplete the project.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
teachers Union Urges
Roosevelt High Shift
To CoIored Students

The transfer of Roosevelt High
School from white to colored stu
dents was recommended to the
Board of Education yesterday by
Local 27. American Federation of
Teachers.
Paul Cooke, president Of the
teachers union. said in letter to
the board that this is the only
solution to a sitaution which he
said is depriving colored high
school students of an equal educa-
ton in the District. AS an al
tentative, the union suggested that
Central High School be turned
over to colored students.
Local 81, an American Fedora
ton OF Labor union, represents
colored teachers in the public
school system. nsn>
8 Schools Overcrowded.
The three Negro high schools
: are overcrowded, contain bulging
classes and are poorly located, the
union letter said. 1t pointed out
that its contentious were borne
out by the school survey conducted
by DR.. George D. Strayer for Con-
gresS.
Mr.. Cooke said the teachers
were considerably heartened when
the Board of Education strongly
supported the new Spingarn High
School in the 1850 budget. ap-
proved a new Armstrong High
School and new Cardozo High
School. But" he added, mot
one of these high school projects
has materialized."
"Spingarn is out Of the 1850
budget. Armstrong was never IN
the budget and the new Cardozo
is still a gleam in somebody's
eye" he declared.
The children now being served
by Roosevelt High School could
be cared for by Coolidge to the
north, Woodrow Wilson to the
northwest, Western to the west.
Mckinley to the east and Central
to the south. Mr.. Cooke said. The
shifting of Central to colored stu
dents is an alternative.
Strayer Report Cited.
Mr.. Cooke cited figures in the
Strayer report which said the
three Negro high schools are over
crowded-Dunbar by % per cent:
Cardozo by 112 per cent and Arm
strong by "a per cent. This con-
dition exists while the white high
schools are under capacity by an
average of rs per cent. MIR. Cooke
added.
The unions recommendation
will be taken up by the Board
Of Education's Buildings and
Grounds Committee which. pre-
sumably, will make recon-
mendation on the matter to the
full board for action.
The seriousness of the crowded
conditions in the colored high
schools has been recognized by
the board and School Supt.
Hobart M. Corning in budget
requests.
Legal Action Is Danger.
When the House rescinded
money already appropriated for
the Spingarn High School. which
is planned for a site at Twenty
fourth street and Benning road
NE. DR.. Corning said the action
eventually would place the school
board in danger of legal action
by colored citizens because, with |
increasing enrollments, it could
not be argued that equal facilities
are being offered.
The board has carried it's fight
for the restoration of the Spin
garn funds to the Senate.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Benning Line Transfer
From Sireeicars 10
Buses SET for May |
Star Stan Photos,

The last streetcar run on the
Benning line will be made at
2a.m. Sunday. May l. after which
buses will take over the route
( from Fifteenth street and New
York avenue NV. TO Benning and
Seat Pleasant.
The Capital Transit Co, nov
has the necessary buses and work
ers to handle the conversion and
obtained Public Utilities Commis-
sion permission several months
ago.
The District Highway Depart
ment and Capital Transit have
agreed that work will begin on
tearing up the car tracks soon
after the last streetcar makes It's
run. The first step calls for re-
moval OF the tracks westward from
the pit at Sixteenth street and
Benning road NE. along II street
10 Second street NE.
Tracks TO BE Removed.
Part OF the project will see
removal OF the tracks from Seven
teenth street NE. eastward on
Benning road 10 the yiadact at
ThHty-sixth street.
The buses will use q and ]
streets NE. until the II street
tracks are removed and the cen
ter OF the street Is repayed.
The northeast portion Of the
track removal probably will take
all summer and cost about $3.50. :.
600. Auto traffie probably will BE-
allowed to use II street while ths
removal work Is under way but
all parking is certain TO be ban
ned.
Fall Service Predicted.
Highway Director j. n. Robert
son does not believe the buse,
will resume service on repaved II
street until next fail.
Eventually. the car tracks wiIi
be taken up from Second street
NE. along II street 10 Fifteenth
street and New York avenue N w
Capital Transit officials have moi
announced when this stretch oI
car tracks wiii be torn up.
]. Streetcars Of the existing RosS-
lyn-Bcnning line viii continue
daily service westward from FIJI.
teenth street and New York ave.
nue. NV. indefinitely. according
TO Capital Transit.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
HospifoI Officiol Numed

LuRAY. Va. April is tSperiais
Miss Doris Ranner Of LsIray iaas
been named business manager Of
Page Memorial Hospital. succeed
ing Lloyd Kibier. resigred.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Home, Gorden Tour Set

The Belle Haven Garden Club
will hold spring flower show
and tour Of homes and gardens
from 2 to 4 pm. Friday. begin
ming at 4 West Grove drive. The
program will include . silver tea
and plant sale.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Alexondrio Pension Plan

The Alexandria City Council F1-
nance Committee win meet at
pm. Thursday with insurance rep
resentatives to discuss q pensior,
plan for city employees
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DEAR MISS FR0MAN: Can you give
any suggestions on how to treat inva-
lids intelligently and with taste?
ANSWER: The road to recovery for any per-
son who has experienced serious injury
is strewn with obstacles - not the least of
which are the good intentions of friends
and family.
The spontaneous, wholly altruistic desire
to be of aid frequently results in embarrass-
ment, discontinue or even more serious
complications. Yet nearly all of these can
be prevented by the simple device of ask
ing oneself: How would l react if our
positions were reversed and l were the
injured or sick person."
After more than six years of being in
that position was injured in an airplane
crash i can help answer the question
and tell you some of the more common
place errors committed by normally intel
ligent people. 49,
HIGHT now can navigate nicely with
out aid, mechanical or otherwise. / can't
dance the Highland fling yet, but walking
has become pleasure rather than cura-
tive exercise.
When guests come to our apartment l
relish the role of hostess-but all too often
visitor will unthinkingly deny me the
privilege. If l so much as make move to
reach for an ash tray or candy dish "a
perfectly simple operation not in the least
beyond my capacities - someone invari-
ably bolts across the room to pick up the
dish for me.
OF course, keep telling myself at such
times, the person means well but why
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doesn't he wake up to the fact that I'm
not helpless and can't enjoy being treated
as if l were? Self-reliance is something
every normal individual strives to achieve,
and when you recover it after having had
it taken away for years, it becomes doubly
sweet.
Yet this hazard is not nearly so real or
serious as something which happened many
times when l was on clutches. 1t seemed
as though every time approached step
or similar obstacle when I was with a
friend, he would attempt to help me by
grabbing my elbow or arm - the very last
thing which should be seized at such
time. 1t is the arm which really supports
the weight of person on clutches.
In case where immediate aid is needed
to avert fall, I suppose it's right to grab
almost any part of the body. But where
there is time. the wisest course is the sim
pie inquiry: May help?" Nine times
out of ten an affirmative reply will also
include some suggestion as to ho,V you may
best help.
What do you say to person who is
injured? How do you know what is the
right attitude? Here too, let native
common sense be your guide.
Usually, a visitors first urge is to build
hope and confidence, to brighten spirits
that may well be low. Doctors acknowl-
edge that hope is wonderful tonic - but
both doctor and patient will tell you that
excessive or false enthusiasm inevitably
defeats its own purpose.
If you're lying in bed, it's downright
annoying to have someone tell you You're
looking marvellous" when just a few min
utes before your mirror revealed an alto