davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Five-Percenters
ploye, to assist in him obtaining
the contract. 4.s-as.s,-4-4s s
(Continued From First Page

ploye, to assist in him obtaining
the contract. 4-.4-..s-.-4s ss
He said it was>flis honest opin-
ion that these procedures, to-
gether with the maintenance Of
adequate information centers both
In Washington and at all procure
ment points in the field, will
cause the so-called five-percenter
to wane and die because there
will be no need for his services" ;"
OF equal importance. he added,
is the requirement that there
always be encouraged within the
ranks Of officials and employees of
the Federal Government sense
of patriotic loyalty to their Gov
ernment, together with character
and integrity that will eliminate
wrongdoing from the ranks of the
Government workers"
Declaring that almost without
exception Federal employees in
normal times are honest, patri-
otic and industrious workers." Mr..
Larson said it was not always
easy for Federal employees to re-
fuse invitations and return small
gifts from businessmen. Yet, he
added, this is the price to be paid
by those whose careers lie in the
public service.
Outlines Program.
He gave this program worked
out by the General Services Ad-
ministration to solve the problem
aired by the f1ve-percenter COM
mittee:
/. Wide dissemination of timely
information on opportunities to do
business with the Government.
2. Establishment of conspic-
uous and well publicized Govern
ment information center in Wash
tngton which will give business
men enough help to make it un-
necessary for them to 60 to an
Intermediary.
3. Establishment of regional in
formation services so that busi-
nessmen, wherever they are and
regardless of the size of their firm,
Rill be able to share equally in all
opportunities.
4. Maintenance of a list of in
dividuals or firms found to
have been in violation of laws or
regulations governing the con-
duct of Government business
which will have the effect of re-
quiring additional administrative
safeguards before an award or
final decision can be made to such
parties . Sin other words, a
virtual blacklist.
S. Establishment of adequate
enforcement machinery to investi-
gate and determine disciplinary
and corrective action on all vio-
lations and Irregularities.
6. Establishment of a system Of
periodic spot checks of sensitive
operations whether or not there is
reason to suspect the existence
of wrongdoing."
Z. Establishment of a clear code
of conduct for all General Serv-
ices Administration employees.
Standards of Conduct.
These standards of conduct, as
outlined by Mr.. Larson, include:
/. Ethics-in all dealings. en-
ployes must so conduct them
selves that there will be no pos
sible basis for suspicion Of un-
ethical business practices.
q. Safeguarding Information
Evening star., 1949-09-01

LARSON URGES REFORMS-ess Larson (rgh, head of the
new General Administration shakes hands with Chair
man Hoey of the Senate Investigations subcommittee 0eft and
Mccarthy Republican, of Wisconsin as he arrives to
tes;fv at the five percener hearing today -AP Photo
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Franklin Wood Retires
As Head Of REA Section

Franklin P. Wood, 4801 Connec-
ticut avenue NV, retired yesterday
as head of the Power Management
Section of the Rural Electrification
Administration. His 18th birth
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Ar|ingtonG P.Picks
Potter 10 Run for
House Of Delegates

I. Lee Potter, who missed elec-
ton to the Arlington County
Board last year by fewer than
100 votes, has been nominated by
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Co|asanto Opposes
Duncan in alexandria
Police Court Race

Former Alexandria City Man
ager Nicholas a. Colasanto filed
yesterday as an independent cam
didate for judge of the Alexandria
Evening star., 1949-09-01


%
hbound is
the dharm a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Settlement OF 4 Strikes
Still Being Discussed

Settlement of four strikes, two
of which have crippled a vast
amount of construction here since
June l. appeared still out of reach
today.
The Master Builders Associa-
ton, against which an estima ted
5000 carpenters and 5000 laborers
are striking, is scheduled to meet
at 2 pm. today. but there won't
be any new Offer" the associa-
tons executive secretary. r. C.
Wyant, declared this morning.
That has been predetermined"
The carpenters are asking a To-
cent hourly increase over their
present $2.40 an hour and the la
borers want an additional Is cents
an hour.
Two other disputes still defying
settlement today are the wage
and-hour controversies of the
Bakery Salesmens' Local 80. which
went on strike June 3 for a 81 in
crease. and the drivers and help
ers employed by produce concerns
at the Terminal Market. They seek
q 48-hour week with the same pay
for which they now work 81 hours.
All disputes are in the hands of
the Federal Mediation and Con-
Citation Service. Conciliators said
this morning no meetings Of the
union and management are sched-
uled today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Wallace Watkins Rites
Al Arlington Today

Graveside services with military
honors for Wallace w. Watkins.
80, World War I veteran and an
auditor of the General Accounting
ONCE for 10 years. were to be held
this afternoon In Arlington Gene
terry.
He died Friday In the Veterans
Hospital in Kecoughtan. Va. after
an illness of O month.
Mr.. Watkins. who lived ut l2l2
Clement place. Silver Spring. was
a native of washington and had
been educated In the public schools
here. During World War I he
joined the Navy and was aboard
the q. s. s. Covington when that
vessel was torpedoed and sunk.
After being rescued he served the
remainder Of the war in Brest.
France.
MFR. Watkins joined the GAO In
1920 and remained there until
1888 when he was forced to leave
because of iii health. He was o
member of the American Legion.
Surviving are three sisters. Mrs.
Gladys Elliott. and Mrs. Sadie
Howell. both of the Clement place
address, and Miss Eta A. Watkins,
1858 Columbia road NV, and .
Theodore Watkins. Of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
White House, Sesqui
Funds Still Blocked as
Conferees Disagree

Funds for renovation OF the
White House and for the sesqui-
centennial here next year still are
blocked by disagreement among
House and Senate conferees over
the Second Deficiency bill.
At lengthy meeting yesterday,
the conferees came to agreement
over most OF the big supply bill.
but II was learned that they failed
to agree over the White House
and sesquicentennial money.
An item OF $500 900 inserted
by the Senate for renovation OF
the White. House was opposed by
House conferees. who have con-
tended 1t would be better TO tear
down the old mansion and build q
new one.
The House conferees also dis
agreed to the So 900 900 inserted
In the measure by the Senate for
the sesquicentennial celebration
here next year.
The conference report. includ-
ing these two important dis
agreements. will 30 first TO the
House for action and then 10 the
Senate. Full details OF the report
were not disclosed.
Many employees Of the District
Government, District courts. and
the Federal Government. who
have missed pay days because
cash In their Offices was exhaust
ed. now will watch for passage Of
the funds bill which includes
money for the rest of this fiscal
year.
Offices that have missed pay
days include the District Rent
Administrator. Housing Expediter.
District Court. United States
Court OF Appeals. the Architect Of
the Capitol and others.
The deficiency bill also carries
a number OF items for the Dis
trict government.
II the report on the result Of
the House Senate conferees is
filed In time today. the House
may take action and send the
measure TO the Senate before
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Bids Due by July 7
On 6a|Iinger Project

Bids will be opened at 2 pm.
July z at the District Building on
construction of the new pediatrics
and crippled children section at
Gallinger Hospital.
Declining construction costs led
the Commissioners last week to
decide on advertising for two in
stead of one set of bids for the
$4,000, 900 project.
Earlier, they had decided on one
set of plans calling for "a beds
in the pediatric section and 43 in
the crippled children's wing. The
second set contemplates "a beds
in the pediatric section and SO
in the crippled children's wing.
If the cost of the larger building
is within the appropriation
amount, it will be constructed in
stead of the smaller.
Last week, bids were opened for
building a reinforced concrete
bridge deck. consisting Of roadway
and sidewalk slabs, for the super
structure of the East Highway
Bridge. The Zerkel Construction
Co., Inc, was low bidder with a
bid of S186,731.59.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Montgomery School
Budget Hearing Set

Budget discussions in Mont
gomery County progressed today
to their final stage, a considera-
ton of school appropriations for
the next fiscal year.
Customarily the most contro-
versial subject in budget studies,
the school question will be aired
at 7:30 pm. tomorrow in the last
of three public hearings conduct
ed by the County Council. The
meeting will be held in the Cir
cult Courtroom at Rockville.
The council reached the fina
stage of public discussion aftel
a second hearing last night. II
that session three requests were
made by citizens:
/. Keep the police department
appropriation at its present leve
instead of raising it as proposed
by Mr.. McNayr.
2. Set aside enough money fol
the Health Department to as.
sure public nurses of adequate
salary increases.
8. Make a grant-in-aid tt
Suburban Hospital. Bethesda, te
prevent a deficit in the care oil
tax-eligible welfare patients.
Francis w. Hill, jr., Suburban
president; John Selby and Arthur
Lambert, past presidents. and Ar
thur B. Scion, director. presented
the arguments for the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
SEC Sets Hearing In Sale
OF Capital transit Stock

The Securities and Exchange
Commission today set q public
hearing for june 20 ON the pro-
posed sale Of q controlling inter-
est In the Capital Transit Co. by
the North American Co. OF New
York.
North American last week an
nounced its intention Of selling It's
holding Of 100 As shares Of Cap
itaI Transit's 74o.0 900 shares 10
out-of-town Interests headed By
Louis Z. wolfson. 81. industriaiist.
Of jacksonville. Fla.
The SEC said the public hear
ing. scheduled for 10 an, would
be part OF the SEC final conxad-
Grafton Of the sale. July IL has
been set a. the date for compile
ton OF the deal.
The sale 10 in line with . ief3
SEC order which directed North
American 70 dispose Of many Of
it, public utility holdings through
out ths country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14

The Brentwood Terrace citi-
zens' Association last night de-
cided to write to Chairman Nc
MILAN of the House District Com
mittee supporting In principle
home rule for the District as set
forth in the Auchincloss bill. in
troduced early in the present ses-
sion of Congress.
Vice President James c. Will
fong, who conducted the meeting,
announced the appointment of
Mrs. Oscar Sherman to represent
the group at a Recreation Board
hearing June 81 to discuss rec
reation needs and preparation OF
a budget for the coming year.
The association decided not to
hold a July 4 celebration this year.
The meeting was held in the
Social Oyster Club. 1881 Saratoga
avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Ex-Convict Sentenced
In Hot Shoppe HoIdup

Richard G. Wakefield, %, who
recently served Is months in
prison for the holdup of a WASH
ington liquor store in October,
1916, yesterday was given three
year suspended sentence in Alex
andria Corporation Court for par
ticipating in an armed robbery of
the Alexandria Hot Shoppe Oc-
tober 8, 1916.
Wakefield pleaded guilty to the
charge. Police said he was driver
of the getaway car. More than
100 patrons in the restaurant wit
messed the 5000 robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Ewing Urges Increase
In Compensation for
Injured u. ). Workers

Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing today urged Con-
gress to enact legislation which
would considerably increase COM
pensation benefits to Government
employees who are injured on the
job.
Appearing before a Senate Labor
subcommittee considering, the bill
Mr.. Ewing declared that the adj
ministration was supporting the
measure as a long overdue act of
justice toward the Governments
own employees"
The FSA chief said the COM
pensation rates had not been in
creased since 1927 and are wholly
out of line with reality"
The measure, already approved
by the House Labor Committee,
would almost double in many cases
the present compensation rates.
1t would eliminate the present
benefits and would raise the per-
centage of monthly pay used in
computing benefits from $685. per
cent to rs per cent in disability
cases where the employees has one
or more dependents.
Also testifying I'm favor of the
measure before the group headed
by Senator Douglas, Democrat. of
Illinois. were representatives Of
various Government employee
union groups. They included
James @. Yaden of the AFL
American Federation Of Govern
ment Employees. Thomas @. Wal
tiers of the ALL Government en-
ployes Council. Jerome Heating of
the AFL National Association of
Letter Carriers, George'D. Riley of
the American Federation of Labor
and Roy Eldean of the CIO-
United Public Workers Of America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Mcfarland EmpIoye Gets
SIT, 500 Injuries Award

A woman employe OF the office
Of Senator Mcfarland. Democrat.
of Arizona, today had won q Si1.-
500 award for damages rs q result
of injuries received in q bus-taxi-
cab collision. A jury returned the
verdict before Judge David A.
Pine In District Court.
Recipient OF the award was
Mrs. Margaret Smith Burns. IS.
of 1909 @ street NV. who has
worked In the Senator's office
since last April. She testified she
suffered q strained back. abdomi-
nal injuries and nervous shock
while passenger May rs. is47. In
q Veterans taxicab which vas
struck by a Washington. MARI
boro a. Annapolis Bus Co. bus.
The accident occurred on Inde-
pendence avenue near Delaware
avenue S.W.
Although she had sued both the
cab and bus firms for a total
Of $50. COO. the jury ordered that
only w. M. q A. must pay the
si7.5Oo damages. Mrs. Burns
was represented By Attorney
David q. HresS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Senate Is Expected
To Restore SIashes
In d. Supply Bill

The Districts delayed supply
bill for the year beginning July /,
now being prepared for Senate
action, will be raised back to about
the original $l03 900 900 total. &C
cording to present indications.
Senator Hill. Democrat, Of Ala
bama, head Of the Senate sub
committee in charge Of the city's
1850 spending bill. said his group
was recommending most Of the
increases asked by District officials.
S4,400,00e Slash.
The House, acting before Con-
gress had enacted the $4,000. 900
District tax bill, had cut the ap-
preparation bill to $98 900. 900. slic-
ing nearly $4,4oo,ooo of the
budget.
Since then the Commissioners
have appealed to the Senate sub
committee to restore So 200 900 OF
deleted items and have sent up
supplemental requests totaling
nearly 100000. Other items Of
1850 costs also have come up since
then.
Senate committee members have
indicated 1t is likely they viii ask
for continuation Of the present
appropriation for the construction
of the projected Spingarn High
School and recommend also that
its authorized total cost be In
creased.
Action Sought This Week.
Senator Hill said he hopes TO
get the bill to the Senate for &C.
ton before the end Of this week.
The total cost of District gov
eminent operation next year Is
expected TO run to about STA
900 900, assuming that final action
Is taken on pending bills for pay
raises and increased pensions.
The 0,000. 900 or more needed
to meet these extra costs prob
ably will be carried In the last
deficiency bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
2-Horse Harness
Sought for Use
In Pageant

The Alexandria Bicentennial
Commission would like help In
finding two-horse harness to be
used in the historical pageant,
"Alexandria. Thy Sons"
"a harness was the only thing
my property men have been un-
able to find" said T. Beverly
Campbell. bicentennial director.
Properties already found included
q 200-year- coach, q 90-year-
old surrey, a yoke of oxen and an
OK cart.
'But the harnesses that went
with the coach and surrey have
rotted and so far we haven't found
substitutes. said Mr.. Campbell.
alexandria, Thy Sons" will be
presented the week Of July IL In
an outdoor arena being prepared
for the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Improvements
ForD.C. Studied
Joint Group
Orderly, Long-Ronge
Program Is Aim of
Congressional Unit

A joint House-Senate District
Subcommittee today set the wheels
in motion for development of an
orderly, long-range, multimillion-
dollar program for permanent i'm
provements in the city.
The study was begun at an
executive meeting Of the Fiscal
subcommittee of the House and
Senate District Committees, head
ed by Senator Hunt. Democrat, 'of
yoming, and Representative
Smith. Democrat, of Virginia.
One tentative plan, submitted
by District officials. suggested a
five-year 100000. 900 capital i'm
provement program, beginning
with the 1851 fiscal year. This
would make use, for permanent
improvements, of revenues ex-
pected to exceed the cost of the
normal operation of the city gov
eminent.
Borrowing Need Seen.
This study, on which no action
yet has been taken, shows that
toward the end Of the five-year
period there would be no so-called
surplus of such funds for the spe-
cial improvement program and
some committeeman said this sug-
gested the possible need of some
program for District borrowing to
carry on a program.
One action taken by the joint
group today was the appointment
of submit to make a much more
detailed examination of antici-
pated revenues and development
of a more specific Capital i'm
provement chart.
Members of the special group
are Senators Hunt and Schoeppel,
Republicans, of Kansas, and Rep
resentatives Smith and Bates, Re-
publicans, of Massachusetts,.
Orderly Financing Urged.
One member of the group said
one Of the main detectives was to
develop a long-range program
for financing the great back log
of needed District construction so
that this work can be financed in
an orderly fashion.
Now that the District has the
sales tax and the other revenue
measures" one member said, 'it
is to be expected that pressure
groups will begin campaigning for
this or that improvement. All of
these may be need and worth
while but If the work is to be done
in an orderly way there should
be drafted a well-conceived gen.
eral plan that will chart the work
over a period of years."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
bIanksAvai|abIe
For Sales Tax
Registration
Supply Placed at
Points Throughout
D. G. for Business
By Jerry Oleory. Jr.

Applications for certificates OF
registration for the Districts new
2 per cent sales tax now are avail
able at all f1rehouses, police sta.
tons. banks and bank branches
Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent an
nounced today.
No merchant or businessman
may make retail sales subject to
the tax without having obtained
a certificate Of registration under
penalty Of 500 fine.
Beginning today. merchant;
and businessmen may obtain the
application blanks. which Mr.. Dent
said should be completely filled
out and mailed to the Office OF
the Assessor, Sales and Use Tax
Division, District Building. Four
tenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
No Registration Charge.
He emphasized that there is no
charge for either the applications
or the registration certificate.
After the applications are re-
ceived in the Office of Allan r.
Brooke, who soon will be named
to head the new Sales and Use
Tax Division, the certificates of
registration will be mailed to each
applicant during the latter part
of July.
The 2 per cent gross receipts tax
goes into effect August /.
Mr.. Dent explained that BUSH
nesseS having more than one To-
cation should fill out only one
blank, but that each location of
the business should be listed in
the space provided on the back of
the application form.
Questions to Answer.
These are the questions appli-
cants must answer:
/. Name under which business
is to be conducted.
2. Mailing address.
8. When does you tax year end?
4. How many places of bust
ness do you operate within the
District?
5. Nature of business: Check
whether retail, wholesale, manu-
featuring, and describe as grocery,
mems clothing. hardware and so
forth.
6. Type Of ownership: Whether
individual, partnership. corpora
ton or other.
7. Name of proprietor. partners
or principal officers if a corpora
ton.
8. Date business started. If after
August !, 1919. give name and
certificate number of former
owner.
8. Signature.
The back of the one-page form
quotes the provision of the Sales
Tax Act covering the registration
requirement and gives space for
locating each place of business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14

Pvt. Wallace x. Valentine ar
rived and applied artificial res
piratiop, although Robert was re-
wing as he was brought TO the
creek bank. The child was re-
leased after treatment ct Emer-
gency Hospital.
Robert and Edward are sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Ward, 1900
Twenty-first street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Southeast Move Backs
Morrisseite 10 Replace
Lee on School Board

A group Of Southeast Washing
ton citizens have decided 10 back
Arthur E. Morrissette, District
civic leader. for appointment 10
the District Board OF Education
in place Of Adelhert w, Lee whose
term expires on July l,
Leaders Of the group include
Paul Hawkins, attorney. and Hay
den CARRIER. secretary TO Repre-
sentative Ellsworth. Republican,
Of Oregon.
Mr.. Lee. who has served two
terms as o member Of the school
board. Is UP for reappointment.
Another school board member.
George E. c. Hayes. also will COM
plete his term July l.
appointment by Judge.
A third board member. Mira.
4. c. Madgeburger. Is regarded as
certain TO be reappointed She
was named 10 the board only two
months ago 10 Ill the unexpired
term OF Mrs. Henry drattan
Doyle. who resigned.
Members of the school board
are appointed by the Distric'
Court judges.
Mr.. CARRIER said MIR. Morrissette'
name has been submitted to tn,
judges. Both Mr.. CARRIER ane
Mr.. Hawkins said they felt Q
change was needed on the boarc
membership and criticized Mr.
Lees handling OF several matters
In the past years.
Mr.. Lees campaign last year tt
seek out textbooks which were toe
favorable TO Communism anc
Russia was described by Mr.. Haw.
kins as only personal publicity
for Mr.. Lee and he said the matter
could have been handled on a
more dignified plane.
Heads Citizen Group.
Mr.. Morrissette lives at 363t
Bangor street Sc. He Is the
owner OF the Ace Van IL Storage
Co. Is president OF the Summit
Park Citizens Association, and
was selected as the outstanding
young man OF I949 by the Junior
Board of Commerce for service 10
the community He Ia IS years
old.
Mr.. Morrissette said he was mol
too much impressed with the araa-
ments in favor OF home rule for
the District and would not work
actively" for home rule or an
elected school board. He said he
was In favor Of o segregated school
system.
Mr.. Lee. who has been on the
School Board for the last six years
has received the Endorsement Of
the majority OF the % citizens
associations In the Southeast SEC
ton OF Washington.
Mr.. Morrissette' Is own association
has Endorsed q third candidate fos
the School Board. william J
Smith. an employe OF the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14

N. W.. HesaSey hAM he@n ss<sss6
president of fhs Hystssssass HAN
School Parent Teacher Amsccta-
ton. with Mrs. Mattel eg~nosx. Tsos
president: Mlss KsshsTtns .. Van
Malta. secretary, ard Ass nssey
IN. AEeAnaslen. treasurer.