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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1949-06-30

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Evening star., 1949-09-09
Baltimore City Day
Slated al State Fair.
By the Associated Press

TIMONIUM, Md, Sept. o.
Mayor D'Alesandro of Baltimore
takes up today at the Timoniurn
State Fair where Gov. Lane left
off yesterday.
It was Governors day yesterday.
and Mr.. Lane was a busy man, Wis
iting the livestock judging rings.
inspecting the Al boys living
quarters and taking in a fashion
show.
Today is Baltimore City day and
Mayor D,Alesandro will be on
hand to make the rounds and give
out the prizes.
Competition is scheduled in Al
Club beef cattle, tractor operating
and horse fitting and showing.
The 68th annuar fair winds up
tomorrow when Baltimore County
day will be observed.
The Governor heard himself
praised yesterday as a friend Of
agriculture by DR.. H. c. Byrd.
president of the University OF
Maryland. At a luncheon in the
Governors honor, DR.. Byrd de-
clared:
"He has given every possible
consideration to the Maryland
farmer and in the last two ses-
sions of the legislature has given
to DR.. Thomas B. Symons (direc-
tor of the university's Agricultural
Extension Service) every red nickel
he's asked for"
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Tuck Says A., B. & ".
Service Will Continue

State operation of the struck
Alexandria, Bancroft & Washing
ton Transit. Co. into the District
will continue 80 long as nee
sary to safeguard the public
health. safety and welfare" Gov
Tuck of Virginia said today.
The Virginia Governor made his
statement, according to the Asso-
ciated Press, after an official OF
the union representing employees
of the bus firm questioned the
States authority to operate the
line outside Virginia.
The State took over operation
of the line July 81 under its Public
Utilities Labor Relation Act to
prevent suspension of service after
the union members voted to strike.
Fred Dominy. president of Local
1131 Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees. AFL
earlier said he planned to ask the
Interstate Commerce Commission
to rule on whether Gov. Tuck
could extend jurisdiction of the
Virginia law into the District.
Gov. Tuck said he consulted the
1CC and various other authorities
before he decided to take over the
transit company in the name of
the State. He added that workers
had readily expressed a willing
ness to work for the State.
The Governor said the bus op-
erations will continue into and
between Washington and Virginia" !"
Evening star., 1949-09-09
|Katz Suit Asks Court
10 Reverse PUG Ru|inq
0nFay's sPhone Cutoffs

District Court is being asked to
reverse a recent ruling by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission. allowing
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. to stop service when
notified by law enforcement
agency that the telephone is being
used for unlawful purpose.
The case grew out Of the anti
gambling campaign directed by
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay.
The PUG ruling was made in
connection with a petition filed in
behalf of Harry and Bertha B.
Katz of the 3100 block of Wal
bridge place NV, whose tele-
phone removal was threatened.
Mr.. Katz is proprietor of a res
taurant. The commission held it
could not require law enforcement
agencies to disclose the nature of
evidence" where there is believed
to be law violation, until there is
court action. Actually no charges
have been filed against either Mr..
or Mrs. Katz.
A suit seeking reversal Of the
PUG ruling was filed in behalf of
Mr.. and Mrs. Katz by Attorney
John L. 1ngoldsby, jr., in District
Court yesterday. The complaint
contends the commission "er-
roneously concludes that a letter
sent by a law enforcement officer
to the telephone company
constitutes probable cause to be-
lieve that the facilities are being
used for unlawful purpose"
The suit further contends the
provision constitutes a denial of
rights without due process of
law"
Still pending in District Court
is an injunction suit filed last
April to prevent removal Of the
KatZeS' telephones,
Evening star., 1949-09-09
blinded Veterans Enjoy Card Playing
Between Sessions of Convention Here

It'll see you and raise you one
"I'll see that and raise you right
back"
Poker talk? Yes, but with one
difference. The players can't see.
Being blind hasn't put any
crimps in the card playing en-
thusiasm of members of the
Blinded Veterans Association.
This is indicated by the small be-
tween-session games at the as
sociation's fourth annual conven-
tion at the Washington Hotel.
The veterans have set up a
roomful of exhibits at the hotel
to prove their contention that
blind persons can do just about
anything that persons with sight
can do. This also extends to
their recreation hours, for there's
hardly a game that can't be played
by the blind.
Take cards, for instance. They're
ordinary playing cards marked in
the corners with few raised dots
of the Braille system to indicate
the number and suit. This en-
ables both blind and sighted per-
sons to sit down at the same table
for q friendly game.
II once got letter though.
laughed Chick Ritter of the Amer
ican Foundation for the Blind,
from a blind veteran who asked
us to make cards so you can't see
the dots from the back. He
claimed he was at a disadvan-
tage when playing with sighted
friends"
Thomas Kennedy. jr., of Balti-
more, another veteran, quickly
pointed out, however, that the
chances for reading the cards
from the back are extremely slim
unless the person with sight has
extraordinarily keen vision and
desire to cheat.
1--WE never had any trouble"
he said.
Mr.. Kennedy, who came to
town with his guide dog, Dawn,
has an Office supply company
named after the dog. Boss of four
employees, he says he is doing
pretty good"
Most of the other indoor games
designed for the blind follow the
same principle of raised surfaces,
such as checkers with round and
square pieces moved on an inlaid
board, chessmen with one set
smooth and the other rough-sur-
faced, and cribbage boards with
washers around the holes.
According to Mr.. Ritter, cards
with dots or pinpricks to enable
the blind to play outdate even the
Evening star., 1949-09-09

A stunt flyer who will crash his
biplane through a wooden wall is
to climax three hours Of aero
batics, wing walking, parachute
jumps and the like Sunday after
noon at a benefit air show to be
staged by the District Department
of the American Legion at Hybla
Valley Airport.
Capt. Tommy Walker, veteran
Of four air forces during the war,
is scheduled to dive a heavy train
er into the wall while in full flight.
1t will be his 10th demonstration
of the stunt. Capt. Walker, now
"a, flew with the Chinese Air Force
before joining the Raj, RCAF and
AF, is described as the only stunt
flyer now alive who will deliberate
ly crack up his airplane in flight.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
McNoyr Fined Again
For Overtime Purkino

Montgomery County police say
they play no favorites In enforc-
ing parking regulations. .
They proved this Wednesday
when they ticketed the car OF
County Manager Irving G. McNayl
for overtime parking on Fenton
street near Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring.
Mr.. McNayr paid a 81 fine te
Police Chief Charles M. Orme
who forwarded it to the Silvel
Spring police substation. Police
said the county manager paid 8
similar fine about two months ago
Evening star., 1949-09-09
NeeIy Sets Conference Monday
on Plans for D. 6. Legislation

Office Building. He said the con-
ference may run into two days Of
discussion.
Senator Neely said he was hope
full that the conference would
bring constructive suggestions for
the benefit of the city and that
there would be an area Of general
agreement on needed legislation.
He voiced the further hope that
a program would be developed that
generally everybody could back.
He issued a general invitation
for spokesmen for all substantial
groups in Washington to come
forward with suggestions, whether
or not an individual or group re-
ceived a special invitation. He
said he was not much interested
at this time In hearing complaints
or proposals from individuals. 4
Evening star., 1949-09-09

Chairman Nicely Of the Senate
District Committee today sched-
uled for 10 am. Monday his
round-table conference with
spokesmen for civic groups Of the
city to. develop ideas for future
District legislation.
From responses already received
to his announced intention to hold
such a round-table, the West Vir-
ginia Senator estimated more
than so group spokesmen would
participate.
The conference will be held in
the committee hearing room in the
Senate wing of the Capitol unless
the number Of witnesses grows too
large. In that case, he said, he
would try to obtain the use Of the
big caucus room in the Senate
Evening star., 1949-09-09
$4,000 Families
Eligible for New
Housing Here
1000 Units Approved
Loan Asked to Sturt
Preliminary Planning

John Ihlder, executive officer
OF the National Capital Housing
Authority, said today that $4,000
families, including about $4,000
individuals, are on the authority S
waiting list and will be eligible for
the 1000 public housing units al
lotted to the District yesterday by
the Public Housing Administra-
ton.
PHA's allotment was for con-
struction over a two-year period
only. Even more units may be al
lotted here during the two years
and afterward. as part of the pro-
gram of $4,000 units for the en-
tire country approved by Con-
gress for construction over a six
year span.
Cost of the 4.000-unit program
was estimated today by NCHA
sources at at least $40.000,000.
No Prediction on Availability.
Mr.. Ihlder said application was
made for 5000 low-rent units and
for a $550,000 preliminary loan
PHA scaled down the number OF
units, but approved the loan re-
quest. Under the Housing Act OF
1949, such loans are subject to
approval of the President.
NCHA officials said they could
not predict when actual construc.
tion would get under way, or when
the first units would become
available to low-income families.
In order to make application,
families of veterans may not have
an annual income of more than
$4,000 a year. Non-veteran fam
lilies having not more than two
children may have an income not
exceeding $3.50 a year. Nom
veteran families having three or
more children may have a maxi
mum annual income of $4,000.
Larger Units to be Built.
Under NCHA's present policy,
larger families are given prefer
ence, when suitable larger dwell
ings are available. In view of this
policy, Mr.. Ihlder said, a larger
proportion of three and four bed
room dwellings will be built under
the new allotment.
The NCHA executive officer said
the agency will use the $550,000
loan to make tentative plans for
development and location of the
units.
At present NCHA has only two
sites available on which it can
build. One site is at Alabama
avenue and Stanton road Sc,
which will be large enough for
construction of about 800 units.
The other is remaining land on
the site of the present Fort Du-
pont Dwellings, 2 Anacostia road
Sc, on which so or 70 dwellings
could be built.
"All we can say at present about
how soon we will be able to go
ahead is that We'll get started as
fast as we can" Mr.. Ihlder said,
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Two More Polio Cases
Reported in D. G. Area

Two new cases of polio were re-
ported in the District area today
bringing the total to 1873 for the
year. Last year at this date 15t
area cases had been reported.
The two new victims are a z
year-old boy living in the first
block Of Buchanan street NE.
who is being treated at Children's
Hospital, and a 31-year-old man
from the 1900 block Of Fern Hill
road, Silver Spring, who was
stricken August 20 and admitted
to the Baltimore Marine Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-09-09

The air show will begin at 1870
pm. and last until $40, with Is
spectacular events on the program.
Proceeds will go into welfare fund
sponsored by the Legion here. it
was announced.
The show at Hybla. near United
States highway /. about three
miles south of Alexandria. will in
clude the BAT Man" and other
parachute jumps, acrobatics with
smoke, a display of formation fly
ing by the 121st Fighter Squadron
of the District Air National Guard
and rescue procedures of Marine
Corps helicopters.
The program will be announced
by Rex English, who acted in the
same capacity at the Cleveland
Air Races. Free parking space will
be available, it was announced.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Wafermen Plan Protest
On Piney Point Oil Tank
By the Associated Press

VALLEY LEE, Md, Sept. o.
St. Marys County watermen will
draw up another protest to q
projected oil tank base at Piney
Point, a spokesman said yester-
day.
Executive Secesary Louis N.
Phipps of the Maryland CONNER
cial Watermen's Association called
an opposition meeting for tonight
at the Episcopal Hall here.
A st. Marys delegation told the
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
last week the base would destroy
oysters, fish and crabs in the
mouth of the Potomac River. L.
P. Steuart, Inc; of Washington
has asked q permit for a wharf
and pipeline at Piney Point.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Courses Wanted
ByNegroPup
Reported Given
Head of CoIored School
Says All Named in
Suit Were Offered

The principal of an Arlington
school for Negroes denied today in
Federal Court that a colored stu
dent was deprived of courses
offered at a white school.
Stephen M. Sydnor. colored.
principal of Hoffman Boston
School, testified in court at Alex
andria that his school offered and
taught all of the subjects which
Constance Greer. a 17-year-old
pupil, claims she could not take
two years ago.
His testimony in defense of Ar
lington County school authorities
came during a hearing before
Judge Arbert v. Bryan on the
girls charge that the county dis
crimates against Negro pupils
because of their race.
Mr.. Sydnor said that Hoffman
Boston taught Spanish, civics. typ
ing and physical education two
years ago, when the plaintiff
claims she could not obtain in
struction in these fields. He said.
however, that at that time the
school offered physical education
in a limited sense. Since then.
the witness testified, two full-time
certificated physical education
teachers have been added to the
school faculty.
Mr.. Sydnor is the only colored
witness who has not testified for
the plaintiff.
!. He was called to corroborate
testimony offered yesterday by
Asst. Supt. Charles J. Walsh,
who contended that overall edu-
cational opportunities are SUBJ
stantially equal in Arlington for
Negroes and whites.
During cross-examination by
Martin A. Martin, one of four
colofed attorneys representing
Miss Carter, Mr.. Walsh said the
girl was not allowed to enroll at
Washington-Lee because she is a
Negro. He explained that Vir-
ginia law requires separation Of
races.
The assistant superintendent
told Judge Bryan the Arlington
School Board has a policy Of
making available to Negro pupils
every course for which there Is
a demand. If a pupil wants a
Latin course given at Washington
Lee, it then is added to the cur
riculum at Hoffman-Boston he
said.
If, on the other hand, the col
ored pupil requests instruction in
printing or automobile mechanics,
he is transported to and educated
at the regional vocational school
for Negroes at Manassas, or en-
tered in some Washington school.
the official stated. Because Of the
relatively small number of colored
students, he added, the heavy and
expensive equipment for such
courses has not been installed at
Hoffman-Boston.
The colored lawyers sought to
show that Negro pupils are at q
disadvantage, because all of the
subjects taught every year at
Washington-Lee are not taught
every year at Hofman-Boston.
Mr.. Walsh countered with testi-
mony that space limitations at
the white school prevent some
white students from taking de-
sired courses.
Earlier, a witness for the plain
tiff, DR.. Ellis O.. Knox, Howard
University professor Of education,
decried the cost of segregation as
a luxury which Is economically
l1nSolIndo
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Valued Evidence Lost
In Criminal Case by
Ninth Precinct Police
Some valuable evidence involv-

Some valuable evidence involv-
ing a man under indictment has
been lost, mislaid or stolen from
the ninth precinct police station,
Capt. Irving limbaugh, command
ing officer of the precinct dis
closed today.
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett
first revealed that something
was missing" yesterday when he
said it was the search for it that
led to the investigation of Pvt.
Vincent S. Hurd's accounts.
Pvt. Hurd, veteran station clerk
at the ninth precinct, is under
suspension on charges of taking
1892 from his collections for the
Metropolitan Police Retiring As
sociation. Maj. Barrett said moth
ing had developed to connect him
with the missing evidence.
Throwing more light on the
evidence story, Capt. limbaugh
said today it was valuable but
he refused to reveal exactly what
it was.
He said he was not sure what
bearing it would have on the out
come of the case in which it was
being held. The man indicated
in this case, he said. "has made
some admissions" and the case
may go to trial without the miss
ing evidence.
Capt. limbaugh said some police
connected with the case have
been negligent"
On the theory that it might
have been mislaid, the command
ing officer ordered a through
check of the stationhouse without
turning up anything.
He said the evidence had been
missing more than a month and
the loss was not discovered i'm
mediately, which made the
chances of tracing it more remote
Pvt. Hurd, as station clerk,
would be one of those responsible
for the custody Of property, Capt.
limbaugh said, but he added that
he was not sure Pvt, Hurd even
knew the evidence was there.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Dr.. Patterson to Hold
Buby Party at Office

A party for the babies who were
born with DR.. Edna Patterson In
attendance will be held from z
to 5 pm. Sunday at her Office
and home at $500 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring.
There will be q program of
music and a puppet show. Pic
lures will be taken and all are
asked to bring pictures Of them
selves. DR.. Patterson began her
practice in 1880.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Presbyterian Church
Education Committee
Reorganized as Board

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 9.-An
88-year-old Presbyterian church
agency whose first major under
taking was publication of reli-
gious literature for the Confeder-
ate forces voted itself out Of exist
ence here yesterday.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee of Religious Education and
Publication of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States,
serving II Southern States, re-
convened Immediately, however,
and organized as the Board of
Education, in accordance with a
plan of reorganization adopted by
the General Assembly of the
church at Montreal, N. c., in
May.
The Rev. DR.. J. J. Murray, pas
tor of Lexington (Va0 Presby-
terian Church, who had been
chairman Of the former Executive
Committee. was elected chairman
of the new 20-member board.
Headquarters in Richmond.
The Rev. DR.. A. L. Currie, pastor
of Second Presbyterian. Church.
Richmond, was elected vice chair
man and DR.. Edward D. Grant Of
Richmond was named executive
secretary, the position he held
with the former Executive Com
mittee for is years. He serves as
general director of the boards
work.
Headquarters will be continued
in Richmond, DR.. Grant said after
the board meeting and the only
personnel changes will involve the
transfer Of several new staff mem
bers from Louisville, KY, to Rich
mond.
Charged originally, on formation
of a Presbyterian Church in the
South in 1861, with the publication
and distribution of suitable reli-
giouS literature, functions of the
old Committee of Publication"
had been greatly enlarged during
the subsequent SO years. ~
Most Functions Retained.
Most of these functions are re-
tanned by the new Board of Educa-
ton under the reorganization plan
and, in addition, the board will
assume primary responsibility on
October l for the entire education
work of the church.
On October l, $500,0 in Chris
tian education and loan funds will
be transferred from Louisville to
Richmond and, at the same time,
funds and functions Of the Sunday
School Extension Department and
the Defense Service Department
will be transferred from Richmond
to a new Board Of Church Exten-
sion, to be organized next week in
Atlanta. The new Board of An
nuities and Relief will maintain
headquarters in Louisville.
The Rev. DR.. John L. Fairly Of
Richmond. who had been editor
in-chief for the old Executive
Committee here. was appointed
secretary in charge of the new
Division Of Religious Education.
To be general manager Of the
new Division Of Publication, the
board named Clinton Harris Of |
Evening star., 1949-09-09
More Used-Cor Values
In The Star

Beginning today The Star
publishes a weekly used-car
bargain page in the classified
section. The page highlights
the special used-car offerings
of 16 of Metropolitan Wash
ington's best-known used-car
dealers.
This feature is in addition to
the hundreds of used-car clas-
xif1ed ads which appear daily
IN The Star.
For used-car bargains con-
suit The Star classified section
f1rst, because The Stars clas-
sifled section is first In Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Copt. Fisher Takes Post
In Severn Command
By the Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. Capt
william G. Fisher of New York
City is the new chief of staff OF
the Severn River naval command
Capt. Fisher also will serve as ad-
ministrative aide to Rear Admiral
James L. Holloway, jr., academy
superintendent and Severn River
commandant. Capt. Fisher re-
places Capt. Richard r. Stout, now
head of the Department Of Sea-
manship and Navigation.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Fay Reviews Report
On Shimon Activities;
Drug Charge Minor

"A lZ-page ponce report Oh ac'
tivities of 1t. Joseph Shimon /!
being reviewed today by District
Attorney George Morris Fay to de-
termine whether it contains any
evidence warranting Grand Jury
action.
Superintendent of Police Robert
J. Barrett, who handed the report
to Mr.. Fay yesterday, said trial
board action against 1t. Shimon
will be delayed pending completion
of the District Attorneys review.
It is more than likely, Maj. Bar
rett said, that 1t. Shimon, former
chief Investigator for the District
Attorney, will be cited before the
Police Trial Board on charges of
negligence in handling evidence. "
Wire-Tapping Involved.
Whether additional charges will
be placed against the officer, who
was transferred from the dis
trict attorneys Office to the re-
mote 14th precinct last month
will depend upon the findings OF
Mr.. Fay, Maj. Barrett said.
The investigation which led to
the transfer of 1t. Shimon was
launched last month after the
State Department and the De-
partment of Justice reported that
complaints had been made about
the after-hours' activities of the
district attorneys investigator.
The complaints, it was disclosed
led to an investigation of alleged
wire tapping. The names of q
socially prominent couple who
were divorced recently were drawn
into the investigation.
In the course of the investiga-
ton, Inspector Robert Bryant
chief of detectives. searched 1t
Simmons desk at the district at
torney's Office and reported find
ing a small quantity of narcotics
Drug Charge Relatively Minor.
Maj. Barrett said the investiga-
tors discovered that the drugs
came into 1t. Simmons possession
a year ago after Henry Chg Boy)
Milton, former Tri-State gangster
and narcotic addict, was shot and
killed by police after he broke into
q drug store. Maj. Barrett said 1t.
Shimon did not report that he had
received the drugs.
The narcotics evidence is a rela-
lively minor phase Of the disclos-
ures in the 12-page report, 1t was
learned.
Mai. Barrett said he had singled
It out as q possible basis for trial
board action because it was purely
q police department administrative
matter which did not require ac-
ton by the District Attorney.
No Recommendations accom-
panied the report which Maj. Bar
rett transmitted to Mr.. Fay. The
police chief emphasized that the
report was turned over to Mr.. Fay
In his capacity as a Federal Prose-
cutor and not because the District
Attorney was 1t. Simmons former
boss.