Evening star., 1949-02-04

Park in which, he added. the Wash
lington resident has no more inter-
est than tourist coming here from
any State.
Reconditioning Of Auditorium. .
Samuel F. Higger, chairman of the
Chevy Chase Community Council
urged inclusion of funds for the re-
conditioning of the auditorium in
the Chevy Chase Community Build.
ing.
The community center. opened apc
dedicated last November in the ole
E. v. Brown School, represented the
elimination of long campaign OF
citizens for the provision Of branch
library, recreation and community
center. The council last year raised
$1,000 in cash, plus other gifts, to
help furnish and equip the building
The opening of the auditorium
now sealed off, Mr.. Higger explained
could readily house all such ma ajor
community center activities as
dances, lectures, plays and choral
groups as well as for games and
group exercises.
James A. Parker, president Of the
Terrell Parent Teacher Association
urged provision of funds to begin
construction of a new Terrell Junior
High School. The present building
used by colored students. is over
crowded, i'll equipped, unsanitary
and a fire hazard. he said. The
cafeteria, he said, "is overrun with
rats and mice" He protested also
that the science laboratories have
defective gas equipment and consti-
tute a fire hazard.
Mrs John Keyser, speaking for
the Hyde School Parent Teacher
Association, asked the subcommit-
tee to approve $4,000 to start the
use. Of sodium, fuoride treatments
in the schools as tooth decay pre-
ventive.
Fieldhouse Urged.
Robert M. Burrows, representing
the Burroughs Citizens Association
asked funds for the hire of a senior
play director at the Taft Recreation
Center and funds for asfieldhouse
at Langdon Park.
David L. Miller, appearing for the
Lily Ponds Residents Organization
asked funds for a child clinic in
the Lily Ponds housing develop
ment.
Mrs. J. L. Hougffteling, president
for the Washington Home for In
curables, urged the committee to
increase the appropriation for char
ity patients at the home from s45,-
600 to s55,0O0. She said MAIN
tenance costs had gone up and that
the home last year had to meet q
$4,000 deficit by drawing on en-
dowment funds.
William Maio, speaking for the
Southeast Washington Citizens AS.
sociation, urged the committee tt
approve increased funds for the
projected new Hine Junior High
School. He asked for an Auditory
$29, 400 for completion of plans, ar
extra $26000O to complete acquisition
of the site plus 100000 to begir
construction.
Jerome B. Mckee, for the Fedora.
tion of Businessmen Associations
asked increased funds for three pur.
poses.
One request was for $56, 300 for in.
creased personnel to permit the ust
of the sodium fuoride dental treat
ment for school children. He asked
$75,000 for the erection of 46 traffic
lights. His third request was for ar
additional $129,500 for the hospi.
talization Of $40 tuberculosis case.
discovered in last years mass X-ray
chest survey.
River Terrace School.
Charles Gordon, for the Bennint
Parent Teacher Association, urges
additional funds to speed the plan
ming and construction of the pro-
jected River Terrace School il
Northeast Washington. He callet
attention to the Strayer school sur
vey recommendation that this be &
12-foor building instead Of an 8.
room plant
Mrs. Anita J. Candee. speaking fol
900 mothers interested in the pre-.
school play center at the Phoeb.
Hearst School, asked for increased
funds for the hire of play leader!
at the center. She said the work o.
volunteers there was saving the Dis.
trict $55, 1000 year.
The Health Departments tuber'
culosis case load is seven times a!
heavy as before the Washington
chest X-ray survey of last year, tn,
subcommittee was told by William
E. Leahy, representing the survey
the Board of Directors of the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association ane