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Evening star., 1949-06-28
Retirement Is Ordered
For Fire Chief Murphy

The Commissioners ta1ms ot.
dered the rriIsernrAt Of fare t-hasf
Clement Murphy. effective after
Thursday, for disability incurred
In lire Of duty
Ths city heads acted following
= report Of the Retiring and Re
lief Board after itas &a~y ~yeMf old
FIRE chief vas found by sgae pomfd
Of pNire and Fire Surgeons 10
be suffering from cataract uf
the right eye. . hsart ailrnrnt ard
apprehension.
The Comm skalnfaefs granted
Chief Murphy pena4on of
ssIsss . month.
Chief Murphy has served Yish
the Fire Department for mos
Than 30 years. tIs became rlsief
engineer tn March. ls*E A
wieiowrr. he iiYet nj 5aa2 Tsnin
street NV.
Designated 20 ,aas ussF kals ptns
os chief srsg sfeef Ii DEPUTY 9th
Joseph A. Aaylssw. 81. . fireman
fer more than 20 ysArs isst
seek Chief Mastass wss made
acting chief snE ifssef Ms4iie Ctskt
Murphy wAs on Leave t.ssuznsaK-
asoaasE john Russell Yoszns Sad at
thai Time he would rneuFaussssd
Chief Mashew "a tlas fsllgw Cen
sTstmaios3sra foE ifls poet af ra4Ass.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Gun Toters Denied
Plea for New Trial

New trial motions filed by two
convicted guntoters who charged
that their lawyer guaranteed their
freedom for a $500 fee. were over
ruled today by Chief Judge Bo-
litha j. Laws in District Court.
The two defendants, John j.
Bruno. 38. and James T. Skeens.
%. both of Baltimore, charged
last week In court that they were
advised against having a jury
trial by their lawyer. Denny
Hughes. 1t was testified that when
Attorney Hughes asked Skeens for
a $500 fee. the lawyer said this
money is going for a good cause
and everything will be taken care
Of"
Subsequently, the two men
pointed out they were convicted
of assault and gun carrying
charges. Skeens received up to
four years while Bruno was
sentenced to 18 months.
Both claimed that Mr.. Hughes
waived their right to a jury trial
without consulting them. The
lawyer countered. however, that
he advised them against taking
jury trial because in his opinion
there was, greater possibility
that a judge hearing the case
might be more lenient.
The two men were convicted as
the result of a Ninth street shoot
ing over the spoils of a large
scale dice game last February.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Truman Invited
To Benefit Game
For Boys Club

President Truman may attend
the ball game between firemen OF
Washington and New York at
Griffith Stadium July IS. when the
teams meet in a benefit for the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club, he
told sponsors of the event today.
Arrangements are being made to
induct the President into the In
ternational Association Of Fire
Chiefs, and give him a badge and
hat II he can see the game.
The President was invited by a
group including Kip Edwards,
game chairman; Col. James
O'Connor Roberts. chairman of
the Ticket Committee; retiring
Fire Chief Clement Murphy and
Clark Griffith. president of the
Washington ball club. who is con-
tributing the stadium as his part
in making the benefit a success.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Board Of Trade Officials
Honor ChaieIain al Dinner

Offieials OF the Washington
Board of Trade and other friends
gathered In the Mayfiower Hotel
last night at testimonial dinner
for Leon Chatelain, ir,. retiring
president Of the board.
Mr.. Chatelain was hailed for his
unusual ability OF friendly coop
Grafton. his oft ft-demonStrated
sense OF fair play and his high
degre OF honesty and integrity
which have endeared him To all
OF us
This praise Was inscribed on q
special scroll signed by the Off .
GERS and directors Of the boagt!
and presented to the 4T-year old
architect. Nr. cfatslaIn also wah
given a scrapbook OF newspaper
clippings and photographs cover.
ing his administration.
Among the speakers wers Com
missioner Guy Mason. A. Herr
man Wilson. president Of ths
Washington Kivanis Club. Rob-
ert v. Fleming. a past president
and director OF the board. and
Thomas A Locraft, II. Randolph
Maddox and Edmund o. Carl. all
board directors. Presiding mt the
dinner was FREDERICK r. H. Sid
dnnS VIM sttfSrsestesf Mr. C-hafeaa in
as president April 80.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Children Start Happy Camp Life
Far From City's Hot Streets

haps of his own hot. crowded
home
First order of business 10 meet
the friendly counselors and be
divided up into cabin groups
eight boys or girls TO a counselor
Then came picnic lunch down by
the waters edge. and then camp
cleanup.
Honorx for Clean Cabin.
Il wonder who's going TO gel
the honor flag for the cleanest
cabin" aueried 9-year-old Bobby
as he welded a broom Jimmy a
veteran camper and a year Older
looked as If he had serious par-
pose in mind as he welded q
rake.
I'm going TO rake up all the
leaves way over 10 that tree, he
said.
Down in the girls cabin area
there were lessons in square cor
ner" bed making. Then every one
toured The camp and weighed in
at the infirmary.
The high spot was the splash
party In the water. With a yell
every one jumped In at once. and
the spray flashed in the sunlight
as bright as the big yellow but
terfiy that fiuttered over the
beach.
Then back to camp again for
more activities.
They'll have no trouble sleep
ing tonight" q counselor said
Evening star., 1949-06-28
First Sentry al Tomb
To Lay Wreath July 4

Conley E. Almany. said to be
the first sentry to stand guard at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
will place a wreath at the tomb
at IL am. July 4 in behalf of the
Goodwill Industries of America
Mr.. Almany, of Bristol. Tenn, Is
a former trustee of an Indiana
Goodwill industries.
Following the wreath laying
Percy j. Trevethan. milwaukee,
executive secretary of the Good
will Industries of America. will
make a dedicatory address at the
Arlington Amphitheater. A civil
ian honor unit made up of Wash
ington Goodwill Industries en-
ployes who are veterans of World
War II. will take part in the
ceremony along with a military
band and representatives from
countries where Goodwill Indus
tries are located.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
IS Signs Planned
ToDrow Summer
Visitors Here

Fifteen large billboards. designed
to increase the summer flow of
visitors to Washington. will be
placed along East Coast arterial
highways from New Jersey to
Florida, the Washington Board of
Trades Greater National Capital
Committee announced today.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, chair
of the GNCC. said the tourist pro-
motional project is thought to be
"the first time a major city has
undertaken such a program on
such a scale"
Frank Weakley. chairman of the
units Tourist and Convention
Committee, said the group has
'long been aware Of the efforts by
various out-of town groups to di-
vert automobile traffic around
Washington" 4
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Central High Transfer
To CoIored Students
Opposed by Alumni

The directors of the Alumni
Association of Central High School
objected today to proposal made
last Thursday at a District Board
of Education meeting which would
transfer Central High School to
the use of Negro students to re-
lieve the present overcrowding in
Negro high schools.
In setting forth its objections.
the association Endorsed a recon-
mendation made in the Strayer
Report that a curriculum be estab-
lished at Central High School
whereby grades l3 and II be added
to the present 10-through-l2
system.
Opportunities Held Equal.
The group added that this plan
would grant to those divisions the
same educational opportunities
already instituted for divisions 10
through Is In the technical in
stitute" Of Armstrong High School.
II such a program were in
dorsed. the report continued. Cen
trail High School would be IAN
eminently proper place for it,"
having excellent facilities for me-
chanical and technical work. for
the training of athletic coaches
and for courses in domestic art,
science and nursing.
1t added that Washington
youth. seeking such work. must
pay tuition In private institutions
except those included under the
Armstrong plan.
Opposes Limit on Courses.
Nor would it be desirable to
limit the advanced courses in Gen.
tral High School TO technical
courses only. the report added.
Further, 1t continued. Wash
ington has no public Junior col
lege for education beyond the 18th
grade in academic and scientific
subjects and each year Centrals S
College Bureau and Guidance
Councillors see advance guidance
denied some Of its worthiest col
lege material" because parents are
unable to meet college tuition ex-
penses. While such program Is
being organized and effected. 1t
would seem highly advisable that
Central should continue to operate
as at present. the report declared.
The Central High School Alum
nj Association represents more
than 5000 former students OF
Central High School.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Star Movies

Community movies. sponsored
by The Star. the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center. are
scheduled for . O'Clock tonight.
Programs OF comedy. sports. car
toons and music will be shown at
the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers.
NE
jefferson. Eishth and II streets sw.
Twin Oaks, Foarteenth and Tsyaar
streets NV,
Tenth street NE
Palisades. Dana and aheFries places kw.
HilicTest Tnirts-seeend ard pen*rr
Ridge. Ridse read and Barns street sE
Corrress Heixhta. eayannAh sssset and
Rancie place &E.
Monroe, 0eorsfa asenne and casunhas
oarr.soa: Twelfth street. setueea n and
Carver. wkit.insham and Lans places
watts sraneh. ssst,-nrss ard Clay
poaglsss-pvsliins. fcco aiassms ave.
nue e.k
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Poderewski Wreath
To Be Luid Tomorrow

Wreath-laying ceremonies COM
memorating the death of Ignace
Jan Paderewski will be held at
the Maine Memorial in Arlington
Cemetery at noon tomorrow, the
eighth anniversary of the death of
the former Polish Premier and
famous pianist.
Paderewski's remains are tenn
porarily inferred at the Maine
Memorial.
The simple ceremonies are to
be sponsored by the Polish Ameri-
can Congress and other Polish or
ganizations. Edward C. Sokolow-
ski, president of the Polish Club OF
Washington, will be principal
speaker, and the Rev. Peter Ra-
kowski will lead prayers.
Evening star., 1949-06-28

We're here because were here
because
Because generous Washing ton
made sure that l3l youngsters are
going to have two weeks Of
healthy. happy camp life.
Singing the joyful We're Here
song and leaping with excitement.
the boys and girls yesterday were
taken. by bus. for the first session
of Camp Good viii in Prince VIII
liam Forest Park near Triangle
Va. The children would be in hot
Washington alleys and crowded
flats were it not for the many
donors to The Evening Star Sum-
mer Camp Fund.
Comfortable Cabins.
After physical checkups here
yesterday. the first Of the Family
Service Association three camp
groups at Good win found itself
in cool. sunny woods. with a SWIM
ming hole close by. clean. comfort
able cabins and bulging larder,
Camp Pleasant. for colored chill
dren. will open its first session
tomorrow.
When do we go swimming ?"
shouted one tow-headed youngster
as he shinnied up an elm sapling.
when do we eat?" echoed an
other clear voice through the
green woods.
We'll sleep good here" sighed
another little boy. thinking per-
Evening star., 1949-06-28
7 Youths Denied
Foirfox Diplomos;
Drinking Charged

Tlae Fairfax cosaasy sefansGA
Board last night ds~assd 10 w4at :
bold Indefinitely ttse Diplomas a.
tao Faagfax Htxa seaaeSai afa8g q
wfso ssrs reported anesrT sass sr-
stsence at aleofsoi hi seaseos fara< .
sasasa ass<asi . wers besc~w srAdaa .
tAfpn.
TIE board axa~sa. tsess4sf. takas
tasey ecsaad .aos wstfst cd fasI ass-
oefnac credit fs0xn stzs tao yusstiaa.
u sKa decass1 10 Nwssa tnw st.
psasnaa nj . IstrT dasF Il ts9e sea
pause themselves ass soas
Tfe grnda8tk4ss Sss Iare ~.
sxpa. M r. Wu16scza has aasa3 asp
sfse diplomas r~aasatsae aesaess q
LIE fscfsnpi Board. uns NJ as1
yoasssa. tsse Eaard was tad aaa
nesrn~ 10 q sssMkasi EaFns ssztas
Tss~ easasr. II wAs tx*
sovtes. Rad sosae e~ss dzasasas ire
srasssl ia1reh ssogsf ard returned
10 egssk GtsSssg Ssssssxscs os Tar -.
loxaeaIss.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Sesqui Officials
Call on Truman;
Plan RFCIoan
President Suid to Be
In Fovor Of Request
For 2-MiIIion Fund

The National Capital Sesauicen-
tennial Commission met with
President Truman today and de-
cided to survey the possibility OF
a Reconstruction Finance Corp.
loan - Of perhaps $4,000 900 - to
finance the celebration here next
year of the 150th anniversary Of
the establishment of the Capital.
The commission plans were an
nounced by Carter Barron, execu-
tive vice chairman. after a ses-
sion lasting nearly two hours The
President, it was said. approves
the RFC loan idea.
Legislation would be necessary
for the commission TO get loan
from the RFC and the first step
Of the commission will be to sound
out sentiment in Congress where
the House has turned down a pro-
posal to grant s2,000,000 for the
celebration.
Operating Period May be Delayed.
Mr.. Barron said the House Ap-
preparations Committee will be
the first group IN Congress ap-
preached on the matter.
Mr.. Barron also indicated that
If the commission eventually was
able to have the celebration un-
derwritten it might be necessary
to delay it beyond the original
dates of April Is to November 22
1850.
The sponsors Of the celebration
have insisted that it would be self =
liquidating, expecting admission
fees and other charges to carry
the overhead.
Treasury Loan Abandoned.
When Congress turned down the
request for funds. there was some
thought of having the Commits
sioners seek a Treasury loan, but
this idea was abandoned at today
meeting, according to Mr.. Barron
President Truman has been an
ardent advocate of the celebration
which would be called the Free
dom Fair"
Evening star., 1949-06-28
DR.. WheIion Named
Assistant Head al
GaIIineer Hospital

The Commissioners te,aas sp+
pointed 27~year-oid DR. Richard
l.. Whelton as assistant AupeTin~
tendent Of Galllngef Hospital
succeeding DR. Philip A f stee~
bing. who became superintendent
May Is.
Al the same time. they named
Dr. Samuel p AcCafran, 77~yeaf-
old son of Senator McCarra,1
Democrat. OF Nevada. ane>t1ei'ss
al the hospital
DR. WheIton. aho lives AZ 7i2
Emerson street NE. Mas Rradu~
ated In ls47 FROM George Wash
ington University Medical School
He is native OF Washington
married and the father Of TAO
children
He has been on the 0allinerr
staff for two years. and is being
promoted from the post Of relief
admitting officer HIS new salary
will be SIS pos 20.
In recomUenalng him fof the
post of assistant superintendent.
DR.. stebbing said he told the
Commissioners Or Whelton had
been an excellent inferno. and. as
night admitting officer. had shown
considerable aptitude for admins
tratite work,
DR.. McCarran. who has been
stationed at Boiling Air Fotce
BASE Station Hospital as a captain
in the Army Medical Corps. viii
help Ali great need for anes-
thetists at GallinEer.
DR.. StebbinR said the hospital
still needs several nurse anesthe-
lists and has several vacancies in
residents in anesthiology He dis
closed also that DIR Robert Befg $
ner, chief anesthetist. had sub
mitted his resignation as OF July
20. and no applications have been
received for his successor.
Or. McCarran. who lives nj sosi
Bradley boulevard. Bethesda. WAS
graduated from Georgetown Uni
versity Medical School in ls4g.
He Is native OF Reno. New His
salary at Galineer will be 81 so2
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Protest Made on Proposal
To Move Negro Cemetery

A protest against the proposed
removal of Harmony Cemetery,
one of the oldest Negro burial
grounds in the Washington area.
was adopted last night at meet
ing of the Oldest Inhabitants. Inc.
a Negro group, at Odd Fellows
Hall, Ninth and T streets NV.
DR.. Harold Quivers. who intro
duced the resolution, said notices
had gone out from the trustees to
owners of plots in the cemetery
at Rhode Island avenue and Ninth
street NE, notifying them of plans
to move the cemetery to Hunts
vile, Md.
The organization passed another
resolution approving a site near
Cardozo High School on r street
between Ninth and Tenth streets
NV. as a playground and disap-
proving use of the Dennison
School site in the 1900 block of S
street NV. as too small.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
stockholders
0pposeSa|eof
Transit Shares
5 Appear os Hearing
On North American
Proposal Opens

Five stockholders of Capital
Transit Co. appeared today at a
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion hearing on an application by
the North American Co. for per-
mission to sell 109.458 shares Of
transit stock, and two of the five
indicated they opposed the ap-
plication.
North American plans to sell
the shares to group headed by
L. E. Wolfson of Jacksonville. Fla.
The North American shares repre-
sent 1851 per cent of the 240, 900
shares of Capital Transit COM
mon. The sale. priced at $40 a
share. would pass control Of Cap
ital Transit to the Florida COM
bine.
The SEC hearing opened today
before Examiner William w.
Swift.
Opposed Application.
c. L. McCrea entered his ap-
pearance and explained he owns
200 shares of North American
and 400 of Capital Transit. He
said also he represented $50 tram
sit stockholders who own A0, 600
shares.
Mr.. McCrea sent out letters OPP
posing the application and enlist
ing the support of stockholders for
a proposal that Capital Transit
buy and retire its stock held by
North American.
James F. O'Donnell. sr., who
owns $500 shares of transit stock,
was present with his attorney,
William j. Hughes, jr. Mr.. Hughes
said Mr.. ODonnell was present
to urge the commission to defer
a decision on the application until
the transit stockholders have a
meeting.
Others Are Listed.
Other stockholders who entered
their appearance were j. F. Broad
foot, 1909 Sixteenth street, NV.
Mrs. Grace Van Casteel, 1418
Thirty-third street NV, and
Thomas P. Connor, ASP Mac
Arthur boulevard.
Herbert C. Freeman, president
OF North American, testified that
the price of $40 at which the
block of stock would be sold, was
definitely in excess of what may
have been received in a public
offering"
In response to a question by
Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Freeman said
that as of December 81. 1948,
the book value of the stock was
almost exactly $120 a share.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Bill Would Bar
U. ). Lawyers
AsD.C. Judges
Senate Posed
Plon TOR New Posts
Goes 10 Conference

Goa rFyAsfse1t as}ssrsFsA ses-zs ~
lFss rs 3uA.s tef sssg,osEs &Esstzs1 iAaasr
srnatr aFpfeyt7s srgAssslsss -
create THREE ssr~ Ag5s&sFAss S4as eAt y
IN t1st InsssS4 S{Atrs Culass q Ar-
p~ass kgsa n1sytart Cs>sst tssr
AFtsf sE.ss'ra rs,ss .sroass.
ias sssatr ssSsg~t tie gze&assFy 81
te = ard s<nR 4 IA ttsstefefaes
w.th the Nozs~s
Chairman Ac&ts&tA - tsss S*E,
ase Distract COMM glgs-y ssAtae q
rsht against lss Fw&ts * 3saFs ssH
Inc mrs Judges Atsa ssfws}sl ls,9
&!Ictakrd that there ~eslsa I've a
pseSiernt2A! veto es tlss BseAsssfs
III Ills n5s sNent form
'i1Ae e4ll stsrcsFAets- that rgsa anepa
Ia the n3SlE&ei s@fash must have
experience In Ilae private pFme&lcs
o. laS ard must nas have er<n n
regularly employed In 1ise EaseSs-
tive branch q! Government 'oT
shr~e seaTs
Hease Set Va R~ssrtstte
No such Festi &c, ,4aas are ia the
Husase v-Ts4ou ut the nsAssise.
shkh ptos ssies 'us THREE nsw
iuraSts ios tie Aptse tiase Court but
only tws Tor psstglct Court
The qualifications oi the sssnAt~
hill could have bten mst ay only
tao ef the II present Dsss1Rt
Court Judges ~ Chief Jadsr noiitnA
J Laws and Judge Jennings Bailey,
Who had beer Ia private practice
Immediately prior 10 ti3su sp~
polntments 10 the bench
The others ssns 10 The court
from Government nj ssTsics
The Sis neW Federal ilagsshlrs
here are included IN the Senate
omnibus bill to ~t up - new
ilidReships throughout the eoan-
Try The HOUSE version would
add only -
Senator Mc0Fath lost by . vcte
o. ii to - his attempt on ihs
floor 10 strike from the measure
The restrictions OH nominees for
District Court
The Rhode Island lawmaksf,
who also Is chairman oi The
Democratic National Committee,
charged the requirements seu6
dlscf animate against lawyers ~
the executive branch a' Federal
Government
Chairman MeCaffAn Of ths
Senate Judiciary Committee. han
ding the measure Oh tho ffeof.
insisted the amendments would
benefit not only members Of the
District bar but also eitixsns
from all parts Of the country
coming here In litigation against
an agency Of Government
ID. 4. Practice stipulated
The Senate bill would pros de
that each Of the three additional
District Court Judges must have
been actively engaged in Tire pfi-
tats practice Of lss and that
In the case of at least two Nsrh
Judges such private practice
shall have bern in ths District for
period Of Of least flse eanseeu-
tive years Immediately prior TO
their appointments
In counting the consecutive
years, however, thr measure
would provide that active service
In the armed forces al the ensir-
Try and service an tbr benches
Of Municipal Court. the Municipal
Court Of Appeals and the Juvenile
Court shall be ''ilaeEafded
A similar restriction also 10
written into the hsli rs = f,crman-
ent requirement fot District Court
throughout the future. regarding
1T least three al the juflstA ia
that court
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Concert Series to Open

The Washington Boys Club
Concert Band win open q series
of summer concerts at 8 o'clock
tonight at the Capitol Plaza. The
band. directed by Andrew q. Bod
mar, has announced the following
schedule: Montrose Park in
GEORGETOWN, July - a--a
Park, July 10: Michigan Park.
July 26. and Randall Circle. Au-
gust ..
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Young Democrats Elect
Foley New President

John K. Foley, Washington at
torney. last night was elected
president of the Young Demo-
Gratis of the District to fill the
unexpired term of Miss Rita E. A.
Derry, who resigned because OF Ill
health.
Mr.. Foley won over Elijah
Stewart, first vice president, and
I, H. Frederichs, national COM
mitteeman for the group.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Flanagan Nomination
Up in Committee July 6

The nomination of James H.
Flanagan for another three-year
term as a member of the District
Public Utilities Commission will
come before the Senate District
Committee at 1890 am. July 6.
The committee also will consider
all bills on it's calendar ready for
action. These may include the
bill providing two permanent
Judges for Juvenile Court.