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came from the Pentagon-through
channels - during the morning
session.
Ben Strouse. vice president and
general manager Of station
WWDC, which supplies the pro-
grams, told the Commissioner he
had talked with the Civil Defense
Liasion of the Defense Depart
ment. and that they were ex-
tremely enthused about transit
radio. Col. (R. s. Stanford re-
duested that I supply him with
the complete list of cities in which
there is transit radio" Mr.. Strouse
said.
DR.. Overholser was called to the
stand by opponents of the radios
but during his testimony he was
aked if he would advise the board
whether to continue or to stop the
music he said that he did not feel
he was qualified to give such
advice.
1t was the psychiatrist who gave
the hearing today its lightes,
touches.
Answers in Light Vein.
In response to a question from
Franklin s. Pollak, ardent oppon-
ent of the radios. DR.. Overholsel
testified that a noise will interfere
with the ability of individuals tx
read or converse.
will it also interfere with the
ability to Think" MIR. Pollah
asked.
Insofar as that pastime is in.
dulged in,' DR.. Overholser re.
sponded, and the audience Uttered
DR.. Overholser went on to state
Evening star., 1949-10-31

the Commission will have the job
Of studying all the evidence pre-
sented by attorneys and volun-
teers from the audience, plus a
mass Of figures released by Capt.
tai Transit as results of a public
opinion poll before handing down
a decision.
Its findings will not be final
and appeals may be taken through
legal channels.
The transit company has
equipped 212 of it's l,7OO buses and
streetcars with the FM radio re-
ceivers, for which it receives So
per month for each set from
Washington Transit Radio, Inc,
and Station WWDC.
If it receives a favorable PUG
ruling. the system plans installa-
ton Of receivers on all except
about 200 of it's streetcars and
buses. the commission was told
Friday by E. Cleveland Giddings,
vice president of the transit COM
pany.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Young Attacks Estimate.

0SA4s l Outl6 SdlO.
"The statement that three other
bridges could be built for the cost
of the East Capitol street bridge
has no basis. No up-to-date esti-
mates have been made of either
the East Capitol or the Massa-
chusetts avenue bridge, nor do
know Of any estimates whatever
on the other bridges"
In the original study released by
the Commissioners, the East Cap
itol street bridge was estimated to
cost about $10.000,000.
The Commissioners asked the
planning commission to eliminate
from further consideration the
Massachusetts, avenue bridge
stating the weight of factual data
overwhelmingly favors the extern
sion Of East Capitol street over
the Anacostia River as the proper
location of the new bridge"
Experiment Cited.
Experiments by the District
planning analysts and traffic en-
gineers of the Bureau of Public
Roads indicated that motorists
waiting time on the Eleventh
street, Pennsylvania avenue and
Benning bridges, the three spans
over the Anacostia River now, was
excessive.
The South Capitol Street
Bridge. which is scheduled to open
in December. will relieve conges-
tions on the Eleventh Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridges, the
Commissioners study said. It will
continue to provide adequate serv-
ice to the area south of Fort
Dupont Park for some time to
come, it said.
But the Eleventh Street Bridge
would be overloaded again by
1853 and the Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Bridge by 1867. the report
said. The proposed East Capitol
street span would establish direct
highway connections over routes
now lightly Travelled and through
areas in which conflict with other
major traffic flows can be avoided
the study said.
11th Street Overlooking Seen.
In justifying location of the new
bridge at East Capitol street, the
Commissioners said that the pro.
posed Massachusetts, avenue bridge
would serve a comparatively low
volume Of traffic while the
Eleventh street span remained
hopelessly overloaded.
A bridge at East Capitol street
would completely satisfy the de.
mand in the northern section Of
that area and permit the entire
problem to be solved by three new
bridges-the East Capitol span, az
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
relief span. and a Washington.
Baltimore Parkway span north O.
Benning road, the Commissioner.
stated. A
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Catholic Hour to Mark
10th Year in Rudio

The Washington Catholic Hour
will celebrate it's Goth anniversary
on the air with a card party and
dance Friday at the Mayf1ower
Hotel. The card party will be held
from $50 to 1920 pm. Dancing
will be from 10 pm. to l am.
The Most Rev. Patrick A
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton, heads the list of patrons fol
the event. The radio hour was
started in Washington by the late
Father Francis j. Hurney, pastor
of hmm aculate Conception
Church. The present director o1
the hour is the Rev. Joseph E
Gedra. pastor of Immaculate Con.
ception Church.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
FOUND.

YOUNG COLLIE, collar but no license;
ealI OR. 1862.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

The battle of the bridges gained impetus today the
Commissioners to build the Anacosta
River Capitol disrupt
the thoroughfare system of Washington.
John Noien planning director for the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission issued detailed outlining
recommendations the
plan for the city if carried
Commissioner Gordon Young point
represented study
and not the feeling of the planning commission itself
The planning commission postponed until
action the bridge sites after Thursday.
today amp1caion
meeting.
The Commissioners last month released detailed showing
bridge
Capitol location well
Anacosia between the
costia) and Pennsylvania (Sousa).
In addition the Massachusetts, Nolens
additional bridges Bennng
Dakota
the northeast of the arboretum.
The arguments of each side follow:
Evening star., 1949-10-31
B'Noi Birth Lodge Here
Wires 500 TO School

Argo Lodge of B'nai Birth to-
day wired 500 to the Jefferson
Military College near Natchez
Miss. to start a move toward help
ing the school.
Harry c. Weschler. president OF
the Argo Lodge here. wired the
school that he hoped the 500
would be the first spontaneous
acknowledgment of our Nations
gratitude for your courageous re-
sistance to temptation SO that you
may promptly receive adequate
financial support from all true
Americans which your splendid
institution rightfully deserves"
Evening star., 1949-10-31
School That Rejected
SO Million Endowment
|0Hered Financial Aid
BY the Associated Press

NATCHEZ. Miss. Oct. 81
Admirers of Jefferson Military
College are offering financial aid
to the proud but poor little prep
school which turned down a $780,
100000 endowment.
Wealthy George w. Armstrong
ST., who rendered and then with
drew the $50.000,000 endowment
offer, said he would seek a uni
versity in Texas for white Chris
tians only"
Trustees of the 147-year-olo
Mississippi school rebuffed Mr.
Armstrong; offer when they
learned he desired the school te
teach superiority of the Anglo.
Saxon and Latin American races.
Manufacturer Sending $4,000.
Mr.. Armstrong said he expects
to leave his Mississippi plantation
today for visit in Port Arthur
and Fort Worth to discuss plans
for establishing an Armstrong
University"
A Houston ice cream manufac.
turer, meanwhile, said he was for.
warding $4,000 to the financially
strained school to meet a bank
note.
Nathan j. Klein, donor of the
5000, said in Houston last night:
THE college has been on non.
denominational basis for more
than 100 years, teaching Jews ano
Gentiles alike. I wanted to make
it possible for them to continue
this"
Son to Resign.
Allen j. Armstrong. son of the
Texas magnate, said because OF
the failure of his fathers plans fo1
Jefferson Military College, he
would resign today from his posts
as trustee and business manager
A spokesman for the school
said the National Conference OF
Christians and Jews sent a tele-
gram saying:
"You have the profound graft
tude of the people of our country
for refusing to prostitute your col
lege and make it a propaganda
center thank God American
colleges and universities are moi
for sale"
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Nolen Sees Saving in Cost.

Mr.. Nolen's report said the esti-
mates for the East Capitol Street
Bridge ran as high as $4,000. 900.
1t contended that the Massa-
chusetts avenue bridge could be
built at half that cost. leaving
additional funds for other bridges
The Nolen report said the pro-
posed East Capitol Street Bridge
has these principal ramiflca-
tons:
l. 1t defers definitely, if not
permanently. the Massachusetts,
avenue bridge.
2. It implies the elimination of
the Fort Drive bridge as a vital
link in this inner circumferential
route.
Would Channel Traffic.
3. 1t proposes to channel the
combined traffic on the Balti-
more Washington Parkway and
the Annapolis Freeway across the
New York avenue bridge, thereby
forcing the Constitution avenue
connection through the Arbore-
tum.
4. 1t also proposes to eliminate
the previously planned Baltimore
Washington Parkway crossing
connection to Constitution avenue
by construction of a route through
the Arboretum.
S. It proposes for the first time
a new bridge between the Penn
sylvania avenue and Eleventh
street bridges without having con-
sidered any of the approach prob
lens.
6. It not only changes the thor1
oughfare plan in each of the fore
going instances but also the func-
tional characteristics Of much OF
this plan for the eastern part OF
the city.
Z. 1t divides the Sport Center
National Guard Armory area)
into several segments separated
by large embankments and large
volumes of through traffic.
Takes Issue With Estimates.
8. It bottlenecks Kingman Lake
materially changing its original
concept in the Anacostia Park
plan and its usefulness as a facil-
ity for Sports Center activities.
Mr.. Nolen's report took issue
with District Highway Depart
ment estimates of the traffic vol
ume expected in the area to be
served by the East Capitol street
bridge. The report said that the
increase in automobile registra-
ton in the area by 1880 would be
100 per cent instead of the 20O
per cent estimated by the High
way Department.
This "casts doubt" on the need
for the two bridges the Highway
Department recommends, namely
the East Capitol street bridge now
and one later between the present
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue spans, Mr.. Nolen's report
said.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Norfolk Costuming Plan,
Damaged by BIoze
BY fhe Assoeiofed Pres.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 31.-A
spectacular fire heavily damaged
the Gates Theatrical Costuming
Building at 312 Boush street to-
day.
The fire, which apparently
started in storage room on the
second floor of the three-story
brick building, had gained con-
siderable headway before it was
detected by a passerby.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Communist Purges
In Poland, Bulgaria
Reported Under Way
BY the Assoeiofed Press


LONDON, Oct. 81 - Reports
spread today that the rulers of
Poland and Bulgaria we're purging
officials suspected of any possible
deviation from Moscow's brand
of orthodox Communism.
Such purges have swept other
Soviet satellites since Yugoslavia's
Marshal Tito refused to accept
the dictates of the Kremlin with
out question. Because OF his atti-
tude. Tito was expelled from the
Russian-led Cominform Is months
ago and has been subjected to
bitter propaganda attacks and
economic pressure.
Warsaw buzzed with rumors of
arrests, purges and shakeups de-
signed to rid the Polish govern
ment of political unreliables.
There was no confirmation from
official sources. Informed obser-
sers there said, however, the re-
ports appeared to indicate that
at least a minor shakeup was in
progress among Junior government
posts, combined with the wedding
out of unreliables and non-Com-
munists in other positions.
Purge Targets Named.
StanislaW Kowalewski, vice min
lister of agriculture; Kazimierz
IwanoWski, vice minister of for
estry, and Tadeusz Kochanowicz,
vice minister of labor and social
welfare, were most frequently
mentioned in Warsaw as purge
targets.
It also was rumored that Jozef
Dubiel, former vice minister in
charge of recovered territories.
had been arrested. Dubiel was
right-hand man to former Vice
Premier Wladislaw Gomulka, who
was thrown out of the Communist
Party leadership last year on
charges similar to those hurled by
the Cominform at Tito.
The presidium of Bulgaria's Ma
tional Assembly issued a decree
yesterday announcing that Ivan
Kinov, army chief of staff. and
Boyan Bulgaranov. head of the
army's political management divi-
sion. had been relieved of their
duties. The decree said the two
officials had been given other
assignments, but did not say what
their new jobs would be.
New Yugoslav Tension.
The action apparently lent some
measure of support to uncon-
f1rmed reports published in Borba,
the voice of Tito's Yugoslav gov
ernment. that a widespread purge
of Titoist elements in Bulagria
was under way. Borda said hun
dreds of Bulgarian officials, work.
ers and peasants were being ar
rested and that new concentration
camps were being built to house
them.
Meanwhile, an ominous note de-
veloped in Tito's cold war with
the Cominform. Yugoslavia an
nounced that troops of Hungary,
a Cominform member, had fired
shots and grenades across the
Yugoslav border for eight hours.
Yugoslavia said the incident oc-
Cured last week in the area of
Donji Miholjac, 100 miles north
west of Belgrade. Yugoslav border
troops were reported not to have
replied to the Hungarians. Yugo-
slav officials have expressed belief
that the Cominform countries seek
to goad the Yugoslavs into acts
which could draw stiff reprisals.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

that, assuming normal hearing,
some persons are relatively i'm
mune to noise while other are
easily disturbed.
"You can shut your eyes," DR..
Overholser pointed out, but not
your ears"
Most People Are Normal.
Does this apply to music?"
Mr.. Pollak asked.
ANY noise. Some violently dis
like music of some sorts. That's
the basis for many efforts to re-
move noise in industrial plants" !"
was the reply.
Are there normal individuals
who have these objections?" Mr..
Pollak wanted to know.
YES" DR.. Overholster replied.
Even psychiatrist will admit
most people are normal"
DR.. Overholser went on to ex-
plain that although the fire.
quency of subjection to a dis
turbing factor determines some
what the harmfulness of the sit
uation. tolerance is substantial
in human beings.
Some city people are kept
awake in the country by the
silence" DR.. Overholser said.
Civilian Defense Aid Stressed.
Mr.. Strouse pointed out the
Importance of transit radio as it
could be used in a phase of
civilian defense.
The witness. while on the stand,
did not elaborate on the ways
transit radio could be used. Later,
however. he gave reporters a list
which he said had been men,
toned to him by Col. stanford.
These included:
l. Instructions to driver and
passengers to abandon vehicles.
2. Instructions to drivers to
leave routes and head for the
outskirts.
3. Transit radio could, for prac-
tical purposes, be virtually con-
verted to two-way radio by
issuing instructions on the air for
drivers of certain vehicles by tele-
phone from the nearest phone to
receive specific instructions.
The first testimony today came
from two officials of Station
WWDC and one of them, Mr..
Strouse. told the commission:
I'VE leaned over backward to
try to be perfectly fair in the
survey"
Questioned by Thomas Dowd
radio station attorney, as to
the motive behind the entrance
OF radio into the transportation
field. Mr.. Strouse said "The pri-
mary motive was a commercial
venture. No commercial venture
has any chance of success with
out the interest of the public"
Program Log Introduced.
The first witness was Norman
Reed. program director of WWDC
who has the responsibility of
checking the daily music list SUBJ
mitted by Muzak, Inc. He testi-
fled that the station has a regu-
lation limiting commercial an
nouncements to six minutes in
| any one hour.
This" he said, has been fol-
lowed consistently"
The program log of Thursday
October 13. was introduced in
evidence and showed over the 12-
hour FM broadcast to Capital
Transit vehicles contained 81
commercials and 81 sustaining, or
public service announcements.
The commercials ran something
like this:
Its turkeys again at the
market" How would You like
to be a man without a country?"
"A thing of beauty is a JOY for
ever" ITS not far to enjoyment
when you stop at the --."
"Mothers-every day is sale day at
- baby store"
Musical Selections Listed.
The station log also showed
1879 musical selections played dur
ing the 12-hour period also. They
included:
I'VE Could Make Such Beauti-
full Music Together" and "I'll
Never Smile Again
The hearing was adjourned
shortly before noon until 10 am.
tomorrow.
When the hearing is concluded,
.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

Rattlesnakes are dangerous from
the moment of their birth.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
FOR
new &C BUILDING
BIG ATTRACTION

A steam shovel and five orange
dump trucks are number one at
fractions for street corner kibitzers
these days.
Excavation operations for Jun
eau's first major construction job
in more than two years, has
brought out an audience equal 10
premier performance Of a Lana
Turner movie in an army ca.hp.
Striking an unexpected hard pan
has slowed down digging for Ju-
neau's new Community Building,
according to r. J. Sommers Con-
struction Co. superintendent, B. G.
Candles. ST
Earth removal is expected to be
completed this weekend, he says.
Next step in construction OF the
building which will house the nth
District Headquarters of the U. S.
Coast Guard, is hand excavations
for pouring footings, Candles said.
Sidewalk watchers will be able
to stand and gaze at cement
plant in action next week, when
Sommers readys operations for con-
crete pouring. The plant will be set
up to the rear of the Hotel Juneau.
Gravel for the concrete will be
taken from the Lemon Creek pit
where the plant, reactivated by
Sommers, is about ready to turn
out gravel, according to Candles.
He said they were expecting to run
tests through within few days.
Top billing for the excavation OPP
erations goes to steam shovel oper-
ator wild Bill' Glafke, whose
manipulations with the big shovel
appears to transform passers-by
into sidewalk watchers. Dump truck
operations are under the supervis-
ion of Arnold Hildre.
Final resting place for dirt re-
moved from the big hole is on
property owned by Jerry Mckinley
in the Waynor tract.
A new superintendent for the
building construction is expected to
arrive today or tomorrow from Sc
attic, according to Candles.
Last major construction work
done in Juneau was the Simpson
Building, erected in 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
PIONEER WOMAN,
FAIRBANKS, dies

FAIRBANKS, April IA = "
More than half a dozen Fairbanks
business houses will be closed to-
morrow afternoon in observance of
funeral services for one of Fair
banks best-known pioneer residents,
Mrs. Marsha Latimer Lavery.
She died Tuesday night at the
age of 81.
Born in Port. Townsend, Wash.
she went to Skagway during the
gold rush and married Robert
Lavery of Dawson City in 1904.
A year later, Mr.. and Mrs. Lavery
came to Fairbanks with scowload
of groceries to open store which
is still in business.
After the death of Lavery in 1881,
Mrs. Lavery managed the store.
She was one of the financial back
ers of one of Fairbanks earliest air
lines and her son William operated
his own line, the Lavery Arlines,
until a few months ago.
Besides her son william, Mrs.
Lavery is survived by two other
sons, r. K Lavery and James VAL
entine Lavery, and sister. Mrs.
Helen Meath, all of Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
INCOME TAX CASE
OF ALASKA STEAM
IS EXPLAINED NOW

Recent reports, that the Alaska
Steamship Company filed suit at
Juneau, to stop the Territorial
Tax Commissioner from collecting
income taxes withheld from crews
of company vessels, require clari-
fication, Admiral F. A. Zeusler,
executive assistant to the President
of the company states.
The Alaska Net Income Tax Act,
imposing a tax of 10 percent OF
the Federal Income Tax, became
law on January %. Commencing
with the pay off of the crew of the
steamer Chief Washable, February
u, in accordance with instructions
from the Tax Commissioner, the
company has withheld the pre-
scribed portion of the wages OF all
personnel concerned.
This conformance was contested
by the unions representing vessel
crews in view of the uncertainty
regarding the validity of the law.
At the same time the unions and
the company invited the appearance
and participation of the Attorney
General of Alaska to represent the
Territory. However, he declined to
appear and participate in the suit.
AS result of this action. on
FEBRUARY the District Court OF
the United States for the Western
District of Washington. northern
division, issued an injunction di-
recting the Alaska Steamship
Company to place all withholdings
in escrow pending further order.
Then, on March 26 a second Ter
ritorial income tax bill was passed.
This contained the same general
provisions as the first which 1t
superseded. 1t also increased the
scope of application. A week later,
on April 4 the same local district
court issued supplementary in
junction, ordering the Alaska
J Steamship Company 10 place III
escrow withholdings made under
the new law.
! However, that court does not
have jurisdiction in Alaska. Con-
sequently, in accordance with the
tax notice. received, if the first
quarter taxes are not paid by April
80, the Alaska Tax Commissioner
may take action against the COM
pany property in Alaska to force
payment, Notwithstanding the fact
that the district court here has
ordered otherwise.
| Therefore, to resolve this problem
and finally determine. whether or
not the taxes are to be paid, suit
was instituted in Juneau on April 8.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
TYDINGS BILL ASKS
THREE MILLION FOR
A(5 STRUCTURES

WASHINGTON, April IA R-
Authorizations for construction of
various buildings in connection with
the Army's Alaska Communication
System is sought in a bill intro
duced by Senator Tydings CD-Md) /.
The structures to be built are
warehouses. garages, operational
buildings and, in some cases, dwell
lings, all with necessary utilities.
Proposed expenditures: Anchor
age, 100000; between Anchorage
and Fairbanks, $720,550; Bethel,
$4,000; Big Delta, $354,579; Nome,
s289,000 Northw way, $377 ,204;
Petersburg, $74.400; Point Agassiz,
$l75,c00: Ketchikan, Sl57,800; Ko-
d.ak, $12,580; and Seattle, Wash,
S436, 500.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
ALASKA COASTAL
CARRIES 80 ON
WEEDS. FLIGHTS

Yesterdays flights by Alaska
Coastal Airlines brought in 10 pas
sengers and took out II for total
of 80.
For Sitka, passengers were: Mrs
Ralph Young, Einar Linderoth, Mr.
Bolshanin; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.
For Haines: Mrs. E. Nelson, Capt.
Svend C. Hansen.
For Skagway: C. j. Ehrendreich,
Howard Stabler, H. w. McCrag, Pat
Carroll.
For Ketchikan. Mrs. Walter, Lex
Utter.
For Petersburg: Frank Clayton,
M. Breham.
For Wrangell Col Alexander.
Major Koehler.
From Ketchikan. Linn Forrest.
From Petersburg: j. A. Holzen-
berger
From Angoon: Ronald John.
From Haines: O. B. Reynold.
From Skagway: Mrs. Bud Phelps
Sandy Stevens, Jr., Merle L. Sep
prell.
From Sitka: W. Lobbon, john
Kelly, Fred Dunn. Mrs. M. Mat
toon, E. Morganroth.