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Evening star., 1949-05-07
Foster Home Sought
As Industrial School
Annex Shifts Children

| An appeal for foster homes to
cope with overcrowding at the In
dustrial Home School annex was
before the public today as chill
dren started moving out OF the
annex to private institutions
opened to them on an emergency
basis.
The Board of Public Welfare is
sued the appeal for home owners
TO open their own homes tempo
rarily at a special board meeting
yesterday.
The board also:
/. Renewed its request to the
Commissioners to provide funds as
soon as possible for construction
of the proposed children's center
at Laurel, Md.
2. Heard q warning from We'll
fare Director John w. Tramburg
that $50 more children now in
their homes may need to go to the
annex sooner or later because they
are neglected or maltreated or
are facing eviction.
Private Institutions Praised.
3. Commended the private in
stitutions which have already
agreed to provide beds for some
of the children now in the Annex.
Welfare officials expect 30
white children will have been
transferred by Monaay TO private
institutions. making way for emer-
gency cases In the annex. Since
there is no private institution to
care for colored children. welfare
officials said they viii have to re-
main in the annex.
The board pointed out 1t will
pay for the temporary care Of
children In foster homes and
asked those who will agree TO care
for some Of these children 70 get
in touch with the foster home di-
vision of the Welfare Board at 462
Indiana avenue NV.
No Money Provided for Center.
OF the Children's Center. Mr..
Tramburg said. We don't want
TO create any more irs-..-.-. i9.ss
but we do need bigger and bette:
institutions than We now have
The Children's Center project
was authorized by Congress In
l945 and plans have been drawn
but no construction money has
been appropriated.
Funds to start construction on
District land In Maryland
are expected TO total $500. 900
Construction Of the center would
permit transfer of the Industrial
Home School on Wisconsin ave-
nue.. the Industrial Home School
for colored Boys at Blue Plains
and the District boys now In the
National Training School.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Anne Groineer Honored
At Frofernity Boil

Miss Anne Granger. q student
In Journalism at Geores WASH
inston University. Last ntsfat Vas
crowned sweetheart Of Alpha
ri chapter. Tau Kappa Eps4ior,
Fraternity. during the groups an
nuai Triangle Ball at Tire waxis-
lngton Golf and Country Club.
Miss GrAlnseg. who lives ~
3o7s Porter street NV il o
member Of Chi Omega Sorority
Chairman Of arrangements for
the dance was George Cooper.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
AIexandria's S Finest
Homes Open 10 Public
Today and Tomorrow

Alexandria finest colonial
homes will be open to public in.
spection today and tomorrow ir
a tour of the city's homes and
gardens sponsored by the Alexan-
dria Association.
Twenty-Five points comprise the
tour. Today's schedule is from II
am. to 6 pm. Tomorrow's toul
will be from 2 pm. until pm.
Tickets for the tour, marking
Alexandria's bicentennial year. are
available at the George Mason
Hotel, in Alexandria. or at the
first and last houses in the tour
The tour will be open in both di-
rections. beginning either at the
Edmund Jennings Lee house, 428
North Washington street. or at
Windsor. 1880 South Arlington
Ridge road.
Proceeds will be used for res
toration Of the Ramsay House,
built in 1749 by William Ramsay,
the first Lord Mayor Of Alexandria
under the crown. The work is
scheduled to begin July 13.
Included in the tour is the boy
hood home of Robert E. Lee.
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C.
Goodale; the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe. the Hotel
Humphrey courtyard. the home of
Miss Sallie M. Jeffries, the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Mann,
Carlyle House. owned by Lloyd D.
Sohaeffer: the Stabler-Leadbeater
Apothecary Shop. Chequire House.
including an exhibition of Alexan-
dria heirlooms and antiques; the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James C.
Auchinloss, the home of Col. and
Mrs. Charles B. Moore, William
Fairfax House, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh B. Cox, the home of
1t. Gen. and Mrs. Elwood r.
Quesada, the home of Edward c.
Van Devanter. the Presbyterian
meeting house, the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard r. Tolley, and
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Joynt.
Also open will be Lafayette
House. owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Wallach: Spring Gardens,
owned by MIR. and Mrs. Harry w.
Harris. Summerhill, owned by
Judge and Mrs. Thurman Arnold,
and Eastern View, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. James Sherrier.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Mass 10 Mark t5Sth Year
I0f Polish Constitution Day

A mass commemorating the
l58th anniversary of Poland's
Constitution Day will be held at
1890 am. tomorrow In the Grotto
Of the Lourdes at the Franciscan
Monastery. Fourteenth and Perry
treet NE.
The mass will be celebrated by
1t. Comdr. Francis Kulinski. o
Navy chaplain. Members of the
Polish Club of Washington viii
attend.
Evening star., 1949-05-07

found a 29-year-old woman and
her anxious sister, who told them
the woman had left the house
with her child two days before
but had returned alone Police
said the sister was so upset about
the woman's mental condition
that she hadn't made any effort
to locate the child
The sisters description of the
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Marsha|IHeights
RedeveIopment
Funds Sought
D. c. to Ask Approval
Of Project TO Replace
Substundurd Homes

The Commissioners will ask the
Federal Budget Bureau next week
to approve appropriation of suf-
flcient funds to permit the Rede-
velopment Land Agency to start
work soon on the Marshall
Heights project.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young, in revealing that the
money will be sought. said he does
not know how much will be need
ed to get the project under way
Chairman Mark Lansburgh, who
receives no pay himself, has no
staff and no appropriation with
which to acquire one at the pres
ent time.
Most Of the appropriation, If
it is forthcoming, would be spent
to acquire land In the Marshall
Heights area so that redevelop-
ment can begin.
Certification Requested.
Brig. Gen. Young's announce
ment came on the heels Of the
Commissioners action yesterday
In approving the Marshall Heights
project and asking the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission to certify the plan to the
land agency.
This action was necessary be-
fore the appropriation could be
sought from Congress to finance
operations Of the agency.
After the planning commission
certifies the plan, as observers ex-
pect it to do without delay. and
Congress supplies the land agency
with operating funds, Mr.. Lans-
burgh's agency will be able to get
the project started. The agency
Immediately will begin acquiring
the land on which Marshall
Heights substandard dwellings
now stand and start a topographic
study of the area to lay out new
streets and dwelling areas.
For Rental or Resale.
The plan for Marshall Heights
an area Of Northeast Washington
inhabited almost entirely by
Negroes, calls for purchase of the
homes and land by the land
agency. The agency then would
raze those substandard dwellings
and erect new ones for rental OF
resale back to the original property
owners at low cost. Municipal
facilities of the type now largely
lacking in Marshall Heights also
would be installed.
In approving the plan yesterday
after several public hearings on
the project. the city heads urged
the planning commission to begin
work as soon as possible on other
slum areas in the downtown Sec
ton, recently criticized by mem
bers Of Congress. ,,,.,,.,.. n,
The Commissioners also in
formed Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III
chairman of the planning commits.
sioas that changes could be made
in the plan from time to time
without much extra cost as the
project progresses.
They advised Gen. Grant that II
should be possible to let Marshall
Heights residents live in their
present dwellings at reasonable
rentals while the new housing is
being built. Then, the Commits
sioners said, the occupants could
be moved gradually into the new
housing. as it becomes available,
without mass eYictions.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
District Driver Acquitted
In Mans Traffic Death

Kenneth Hosfner, 10 Flag Green
S.W.. was acquitted In Upper Mari
boro Police Court yesterday of
mansiaughter and reckless driving
charges growing out Of the traffic
death Of q pedestrian early last
Saturday.
Mr.. Hosmer had been chareed
by Maryland State Police With
being the driver al car which
struck William King. 10. q patient
ut the st. Elizabetas Hospital farm
st Oxon Hill. as the latter walked
along route IA. near Piscataway.
Md. Mr.. King Was killed instantly.
Although cleared on the other
two charges. Mr.. Hosrner was fined
SIS by Trial Magistrate Arthur r.
Owens for driving without q iacerse
Evening star., 1949-05-07

missing child Tailed with that of
John Henry"
The woman was sent TO CALM
ger Hospital for mental observa-
ton. Police said the sister has
six children of her own and can't
take care of the little boy.
So. now that he is there, John
Henry will have to stay a while
in the annex.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Subs Based in Norfolk
First Time in 20 Years
sy the Associofed Press

NORFOLK, Va. May Sub
marines will be based at Norfolk
after June for the first time in
more than 90 years.
Submarine Squadron 6. includ-
ing 13 undersea craft, tender
and a rescue vessel and 1.700 OFF,
GERS and men, will be shifted to
Norfolk from Balboa, Canal Zone
Evening star., 1949-05-07
|Two-Car Crash Fatal
To Silver Spring Man.;
Three Hurt Collision

J A Silver Spring man WAS In
iured fatally in q two car crasi
early today on route S at Gin.
/ ton. Md.
| He was Morrison T. Miller, 80
OF 1918 Sixteenth street. Silvci
Spring. He died In Casualty Hos
pital less than two hours after
the accident.
Frank z. Zuber. 81. Of I'll
Wayne avenue. Silver Spring, said
he was the driver OF the car In
which Mr.. Miller was q passenger.
Both are employees OF the Wash
ington regional ofiiee Of the Vet
Grams Administration.
Mr.. Zuber, who was injured but
did not require disqualification.
said they were returning from a
fishing trip TO Benedict. Md. when
their car collided with a stalled
truck.
Blinded by Lights.
Mr., Zuber said the truck was
being pushed with its lights out
and was partly on the highway
He said he was blinded by light,
from an oncoming car.
Mr.. Miller is survived by his
widow Edythe. and a daughter
jam. /. His mother and four
sisters. all OF Atlanta. Ga. also
survive. Mr.. Miller came 10
Washington about three years ago.
Three persons suffered minor
injuries In a collision OF an auto
mobile and a truck last night
on the Laytonsville -Etchison road
at Etchison, Md.
Treated and Released.
They were identified by the
Gaithersburs Washington Grove
rescue squad as Artie Kid. %.
Jean Ricketts,. 10, and Mary
Louise Barton. all OF the Rock
vile area. They were treated for
decorations and bruises al the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital, Sandy Spring. and then re-
leased.
The rescue squad said all we're
riding in Mr., Kids car. The
truck was driven by John H.
Carter of LaytonEyiiie. who was
unhurt, The rescue squad reported
Both vehicles overturned.
The rescue squad said Mihs
Ricketts, was found dazed. walk
ing along the highway several
miles from the accident scene.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Argentine Envoy Returning

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.
May 7 P.-Jeronimo Remorino.
Argentine Ambassador 10 the
United States, told newsnen yes
terday he has instructions 10 I'M
prove commercial relations be-
tween Argentina and the United
States. He viii leave by air for
Washington tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Sales Tax Fate
Awaits Debate
Next Week
Senote Noy Vote
Tuesdoy; Me6uth
Sees No Fillbuster
o. Don s Werfsn

TIE :Ats ~ ttse E~ss1ns n&ses
taA plan rs the RIA hst Aasst1an es
slsT D@ssE3cts t!sagsa aae nsersv
shaTtAge Dos hAngs on tee aM,s
a Senate debate aexs MeaaAy
ana IGssSa&y
sponsors ~ tlse naeAs 4gw setswss
u slI se late Ttsrsaay. az syea
"Wednesday hetcgr a aresaar Sen.
ale snte y taken OH lsv HOUSE.
passed measure Gs aneaae1 aht
sottsnes by tte SxnAts Dlssrsc,
Committee
Al ihFog.r.l the peTaaa nf sAl.
It's for = time wnrn the SENATE
could take Up the bill. Chairman
Mr<1ra,h @. The Senate Das,Yxt
Committee and Senator Rlaat.
Democrat, oi wyomang, hoad ~
The District Fiscal Suhcornms,tes.
have remained optimistic As 70
final Senate approval
Senator Ae(1rath. Drmocrat ns
Rhode iSland. has voace<s the Ad-
.an,.s. a.sspsia. oel'Tf There vii eS no
sees Thorough Debate
There Siii be some rather lhoy.
oAsh debate he said last nlSht
oui ] cannot see how the apFsn-
nents would stage anything Ake q
fiiihuster
He and Senator Hunt xrr. rr.
oonfaged last nigh, sy reports that
two members Of the Distric, Com.
mitiee, ~ho had signed q minority
report opposing the salea tar
thought the Senate would accent
such tax as necessity.
They were Senators FreAY nem.
ocfai o! Delaware. and Hendrlek.
son. Republican, O! New Jersev
Both plan 10 continue 10 eppass
The sales tax and to vote against
II, but said they did not believe IA.
opposition would prevail
h"partisAn Opposition Claimed.
Attacks OIL the sales tax are
expected TO be ied hy Senators
Johnston Of South Carolina ard
Nicely OF West Virginia. both Dem.
oeratS They expect suppogt from
number OF Senators on both aices
OF the political aisle
The House passed the bis rere.
nue. bill March 20. The senate
District Committee, With only four
OF It's i3 members oblecting. re.
ported It's own draft Aprii II.
Principal changes from the House
bill were 10 soften the sales levy
by eSempting restaurant meals up
TO 81 so. rs well as groceries. and
all medicines instead Of only those
on prescription. and 10 add a /.
cent-per- pack tax on cigarettes, .
so per cent boost in liquor taxss
and doubling OF the city tA1 on
beer,
Hunt Starts EAplanat ton.
Since then tAe bill has been
awaiting action behind Senate
bills OF national importance. Made
the Senate's unfinished business"
Friday night. II was reached late
yesterday Major debate vas
until next week. after
Senator Hunt had just begun 10
outline its provisions. This was
in accord with the scheduls fur
the day.
Senator Hunt. In his opening
remarks, spoke Of the dire need
OF an increase In the eitys
revenues. II the District il to
carry on y minimum Of necessary
functions.
At this point. Acting Majority
Leader Myers arose 10 say there
had been an UNDERSTANDING among
Senators that confederation Of Tie
bill would 80 over 10 next week.
Calling the Districts tax bill
extremely important" he noted
that only q few Senators we're
present and asked that the dehats
90 over Ia Monday
Evening star., 1949-05-07

furtherance of the alleged gam.
bling conspiracy before March "a
In other motions. the same de-
PENDANTS asked the court to sup.
press the evidence and return ths
property seized March Is at 43lt
Forty-sixth avenue, Bladensburg
The defense contends deput,
United States marshals. who con-
Quoted the whirlwind raids. seizec
the property illegally.
Other Defendants.
The l3 defendants In addition
TO Lewis are:
John r. Mitchell. 800 block OF
Tenth street NE; Fulton j
Mitchell. colored. 500 block oi
Tenth street NE: George p. Scott
1000 block Of e street Sc: Fred
Sutton. colored. 1900 block Of
Sixth street NV: Lonnie Black
coiored. 900 block Of L street Sc;
Anis Wycke, colored. 100 block oi
r street NV: Ralph Spottswood
colored. 800 block Of North Henry
street. Alexandria: Edward L
Hinkle, jr.. 500 block of Presiden-
tial Gardens. Alexandria; Gregory
Segar. $500 block Of Thirty second
street Sc: Sterling ID. WEIGH. 46of
block of verplanck place NV:
Dean Kennedy. 2l00 block OF
Queens Chapel road. Avondale,
Md: Burnhard J. Del-Negro. 24oo
block of Tunlaw road NV. and
Ellis Solet. $500 block Of Lee
boulevard. Arlington.
In another case. Attorneys Col
Inns and Margolis asked that Lewis
be granted q separate trial from
his co-defendants, Attiiio Acalottl
|of the 900 block of Fourteenth
street NV, and Frank Btlleci
500 block Of Margaret drive. Silver
Spring, Md. They contend the
, 1949-06-25
NATIONAL

gin Islander himself by virtue
of his multicultured nature,
also plays and is at home in
the classic pieces of the west
ern world. During the recent
festival, the music which UNI
derscored the travelogue on
the Virgin Islands by Garfield
Cook, included some of the
songs with which the islanders
assembled during their strug-
gle for freedom; also included
were some of the songs used
to Tighten the burden in the
days of the sugar cane eco
nomy.
, 1949-06-25

0O4400A
The display in the chemistry
and biology classes seemed far
advanced to former years.
The names Of the teachers
connected with the exhibits
could not be a~scertained but
seen around the 1st floor were
Mrs. Carl Golf and Miss Ger
trude James, both of whom
specializes in Domestic Sci
ence work; and Will Thurland
in charge Of manual training
From the students we
learned that Mrs. Elena Chris
tan, Gladwin Bryant and Mrs.
Enid Hodge are the instruc-
tors in the Home projects, che
mistry and biology, respective
ly. Much credit is due all the
teachers and students who CO.
operated in making the exhi-'
bit a success.
, 1949-06-25

Public notice is hereby Civ
en-, as required by Section 80
of the Ordinance of Septem-
Der 5, 1886 providing for the
assessment, levy and collection
of taxes upon real property,
that the taxes assessed under
said ordinance for the year
soil removal service fees for
said year, as prescribed by Or
dinance of September 18, 1943
concerning fees for nightsoil
removal service, as amended
by Ordinance Of July !, 1916,
are now due and payable.
Payment should be made at
the Finance Offices in Chris
tiansted and Frederiksted, for
the respective districts, on all
business days, from 900 to
1880 o'clock a. M, and from
100 to $3.50 o'clock p. m.
Office of the Administrator
for St. Croix, Christiansted, st.
Croix, V. l., May 81, 1949.
HARRY E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix
, 1949-06-25
NOTICE

All interested persons are
hereby advised that in confor
nance with Article 4 of the
Articles of Incorporation.
Shares of Stock in the St.
St. Croix Fruit & Vegetable
Co., Inc, are available for pur>
chasing at $500 per Share up
to and including June Both
1949. Kindly contact Gordon
Skeoch, Estate Diamond, Fred
eriksted, st. Croix, or write
directly to ST. CROIX FRUIT
& VEGETABLE ca, INC.
Frederiksted, st. .Croix VI.
The Cooperation of All is Soil
cited.
, 1949-06-25

RRAaH6Raaaa6a16
DR.. ROBERT M. de FREITAS
B, 40, D., Specialist in Eye
Examination : Refraction
Orthoptics
Announces:
-. that he will be at his office for
consultations: June % and %
Hours: Tuesday 10 a. m. to noon &
2 to 5 pm. Wednesday 2 to S pm.
only.
Complete orthoptic service will
be offered to the Municipality OF
st. Croix.
The latest designs in Eye
Glasses prepaid or c. O. D.
, 1949-06-25
NOTICE

RE REAL PROPERTY TAX
Els N NIGHTSoIL RE-
MOVAL SERVICE FEES FOR
THE CALENDAR YEAR 1s48
Evening star., 1949-09-04
US. and Colombia F all
To Reach 7 Tariff Accord
By the Assoeiossd Press

ANNECY, France. Sept. 3.-The
United States and Colombia have
found it impossible to reach agree
ment after five months of tariff
negotiations here and have aban-
doned the attempt, a Joint state
ment to the two delegations said
today.
The two delegate have agreed
to recommend to their govern
ments that the present CONNER
cial agreement between the two
countries, in force since 1886. be
jointly terminated through nor
NAL diplomatic channels, it was
stated.
THE United States delegation
recognized Colombia's need to
make a revision of it's customs
tariff in order to adjust it pres
ent day conditions, but found
that the level of a number of pro-
posed rates of the Colombia tariff
was a major obstacle that could
not be completely overcome" the
joint statement said.
In view of the failure to reach
agreement. Colombia is withdraw
ing her application to become a
party to a general agreement on
tariffs and srade discussed here.
It was understood that Colombia
may wish to renew her application
at q later date.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Inquest Ordered in Death
OF Man Hurt in Street fiqht

Already held under $4,000 bond
on an assault charge. Thomas
Neal. Is. colored, will face a
coroner's inquest this week as the
result of the assault victims death
shortly after the defendants
Municipal Court arraignment yes
terday.
Neal, of the 1900 block of Ninth
street NV, was charged with as
sault with intent to kill Alonzo
Taylor, colored, SO, of 1922 Fourth
street NV, who remained un-
identified for more than IL hours
after being struck in a street
fight.
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell set
the high bond on being told the
victim had remained unconscious
since 8 pm. Friday. when he was
knocked to the sidewalk in the
1900 block of Seventh street NV.
About three hours after Meals
court appearance, Freedmen's
Hospital reported Mr.. Taylor's
death. Corpl. John M. Thot said
that Mr.. Taylor's only apparent
INJURY was a small bruise at the
back of his head.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Ryan Ready to Pay His Penalty,
Then Start Life Over as Civilian

Two days after D-day, Ryan
landed on the beaches of Nor
mandy and followed the combat
divisions across France until late
in the summer of 1945 when he was
again hospitalized and sent back
to the United States to be dis
charged.
Enlisted In Navy.
He was mustered out Of the
Army on December 3. 1945, and
two weeks later enlisted in the
Navy.
Il didn't know where to look
for job and it seemed like a
good idea to build up some more
GI school credits while I was see
ing what the world looked like in
peacetime," he said.
But in October while the de-
stroyer Dickinson, to which he was
assigned, was at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ryan went over the hill" and
didn't report back until December
%, 1916. He was convicted Of de-
sertion, sentenced to a dishonor-
able discharge and two years i'm
prisonment. The sentence was
commuted to six months and after
serving it Ryan was sent to Gil
braltar to rejoin his ship.
The crew gave q party in San
Reno on July 3 and Ryan drank
whisky. wine and beer and had a
date with "a pretty senorita."
Given Knock Out Drops.
"She sure was a pretty girl. but
I wish I'd never laid eyes on her,
Ryan said ruefully. Il I'd never
seen her I wouldn't be here"
Ryan said he was given knock
out drops at a house to which the
girl escorted him and didn't re-
gain my senses until three days
later" His ship had sailed. A
friendly cab driver smuggled him
across the Italo-French frontier.
He walked to Nice where three
Foreign Legion military police took
him into custody and forced him
into the Legion. Ryan declared.
He insists that he never signed
Legion enlistment papers.
Evening star., 1949-09-04

Secretary Of the Interior krug
is the third Cabinet member te
accept an appointment to the
Government Unit of the 1850 Com
munity Chest Federation Cam
paign, it was announced yesterday
He will serve as chairman fol
his department. Secretary of Labor
Tobin heads the Federal unit and
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer is
chairman in his department
Other unit appointments are:
Oscar L. Chapman, Undersecre-
tary of the Interior and Govern
ment chairman in the l942 cam
paign, advance gifts chairman.
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young
Engineer Commissioner and chair
man of the Citizens Planning
Committee, District Government
chairman.
Maj. Gen. Floyd l.. Parks, Public
Information Division, Army De-
partment chairman.
Assistant Secretary John T
Koehler, Navy chairman.
William r. Sweeney, special
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Kruq Is Third Cabinet Officer
To Join in Chest Campaign =

assistant to Assistant Secretary Of
the Air Force Zuckert, Air Force
chairman.
Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis
U. S. NJ, Potomac River Naval
Command.
John j. Deviny, Public Printer,
Government Printing Office.
Federal Security Administrator
Ewing.
Harry B. Mitchell. chairman of
the Civil Service Commission.
Director Lynn U. Stambaugh,
Export Import Bank.
Nelson L. Smith. chairman OF
the Federal Power Commission.
Col. Paul H. Griffith, Assistant
Secretary of the Defense Depart
ment, will coordinate the solicita-
ton among the Army, Navy and
Air Force personnel.
Secretary Tobin announced that
his enlistment of division chair
men will be completed October II
with the opening rally of Govern
ment Unit workers in the Inter-
departmental Auditorium.