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Evening star., 1950-07-28
Frazier Christian Family Circle
7oBuiId Homef for AqedNeqroes

charities among the colored settle
ments.
1T started three years ago with
a dinner at my aunt's house, u
said Mr.. Frazier. "and we decided
to hold regular meetings. You
know it does people good to get
together and talk together. So
many times persons pride keeps
his difficulties a secret from his
friends who could help him"
Since then the work of the
circle has expanded. Members at
tended Community Chest meet
ings, not to seek money, but to
learn how a fund raising organiza-
ton operates. The circle was
incorporated, too.
And now, after the days work
is over on the farms or in the
towns, axes ring out on the hill
top where the home will soon
stand clearing the land for the
building. The structure is planned
for September. Much of the con-
struction will be done by after
hours volunteer labor.
You've got to keep fighting to
have anything" said Mr.. Frazier,
and this dream is in our souls
and hearts and minds"
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Fourth Fire at Laundry
In Less Than Year Probed

A fourth fire in less than a year
at the Industrial Laundry, 140O
block Of Lee highway, Rosslyn, was
being investigated today by Ar
lngton Fire Chief A. C.. Schefel.
The fire was discovered about
$3.50 o'clock last night and three
Arlington fire companies respond
ed. tt was confined to bundles of
coveralls. at the laundry for clean
ing. A company spokesman de-
scribed the fire as minor"
The first fire destroyed the in
terror Of a building at 1407 Lee
highway, and the laundry moved.
The second fire July 16 was in
the old building.
Several days later the third fire
occurred in the new laundry build
ing at 1927 Lee highway. AS in
the case of last nights blaze, it
was confined to coveralls.
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Maryland Receives
|S455,75o Bid For Part
OF Expressway Work

Bids have been received by the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion for construction of another
portion Of the Baltimore Wash
ington Expressway.
The commission also announced
yesterday it has advertised for
bids for bridge on the new WASH
ington National Pike and for over
haul jobs on secondary roads in
Charles and st. Marys Counties.
The Nello L. Teer Co., Durham,
N. c., was the lowest of four
bidders on the expressway project.
It's proposal was $455, 1890. Other
prices ranged up to $556,S25.
Overpass Included.
The work will include a half
mile of dual highway along the
expressway. near Dorsey: seven
tenths of a mile of connecting
ramps, four-tenths Of a mile of
highway along Dorsey road and
a .twin-bridge overpass at Dorsey
road.
Plans call for the dual highway
from the Baltimore city line to
Hanover road,~> including the
Friendship Airport spur road, to
be opened to traffic this fall, the
commission reported. The section
from Hanover road to Jessup road
is expected to be ready by the fall
of 1851. the commission added.
The Federal Government is re-
sponsible for the portion from
Jessup road to Washington.
Bids for a 170-foot bridge to
carry the new Washington Ma
tional Pike over Comus road and
Little Bennett Greek at Hyatts-
town, will be opened in Baltimore
August %.
The pike. another dual highway,
will run from Washington to
Frederick. Several portions of
the road, already are under con-
struction in Frederick County.
The Hyattstown project also in
cludes a 60-foot span to carry
Comus road over the creek.
Bid on Secondary Work.
Bids for the secondary road
work will be opened August is.
The Charles County projects
include relocation and resurfacing
of a smile stretch of State Route
8 from Tompkinsville to Rock
Point and a 1-mile stretch on
State Route 533 from Route 8
southeasterly toward Cobb Island.
Rebuilding and resurfacing 81
miles of State Route 245 from
of Leonardtown to Hol-
lywood is planned in st. Marys
County.
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with $4,000 circulation. An entire
hotel was taken over and oper-
ated for servicemen on Union Sta
ton Plaza. A stage door canteen
was run by the American Theater
Wing at the Belasco Theater, COM
plete with Broadway and Holly
wood talent. In all, some $4,000
volunteers helped out in making
the boys feel at home.
The USO didn't manage all
these activities. The War Hos
pitality Committee. supported like
the USO by the Community War
Fund, had large hand in the
picture. 1t still exists, on paper.
Some other agencies were useful,
such as the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club. (The YWCA still
has dances and other functions
open to servicemen.)
ASAF, while not yet suggesting
it take over the whole job, would
be logical organization to
handle the new effort, in the view
of leaders active in the wartime
But it still has a long way to
go. It's own leaders concede its
present program is just scratching
the surface. In the words of q
top Army officer here:
THE ASAF agencies are doing
everything possible. and it's a
wonderful job under the circum-
stances. But they're understaffed,
and short of money. It's strictly
a holding operation at present.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
By jones 6. Deone

By jones 6. Deone
The Korean war is going to give
Washington a hospitality job
reminiscent of World War II.
The areas present uniformed
population of $4,000 is expected
to jump soon to three. or four
times that number. Military off,
cials are calling for a World War
II kind of recreation setup to keep
the GIs busy in their spare time.
Three million dollars is prob
ably a conservative guess as to
what was spent to keep service
men and women happy here dur
ing the war. Practically nothing
is being spent now. which means
the job of rebuilding must start
almost from scratch.
Fortunately, there already is a
new organization, ready to pitch
in and tackle it-either the whole
thing or the lions share that was
carried by the well-known USO
during the war.
Formed 3 Months Ago.
Called Associated Services for
the Armed Forces, the new agency
was formed three months ago as
the USO's "peacetime successor. +"
1t got the Endorsement of Presi-
dent Truman and more recently
of a group of top defense leaders
meeting at the Pentagon.
ASAF is not so pretentious as
the USO. The latter, whose in
itials meant United Service Or
Evening star., 1950-07-28

women Of the armed forces" It's
national board includes Navy Sec
retary Matthews. Nationally 1t will
seek $3.9 million to operate next
year. and by charging nominal
fees for some services. it hopes to
have an operating budget Of near
ly twice that.
Local ASAF chairman is Joseph
D. kaufman, retired merchant and
an enthusiastic worker in such
organizations as the Community
Chest here.
Most of the ASAF money, both
here and in the rest of the country,
will be sought from Community
Chests. Mr.. Kaufman's group has
asked the Chest for $78,O 900 for
1851. Approval of the request is
pending.
Currently the local unit is run
ming chiefly on money left over
when USO disbanded-a meager
$4,000. The member agencies
have had to supplement this with
their own funds. and even this
has left the amount entirely in
adequate, according to Mr.. Kauf-
man.
Held Essential Task.
Nevertheless, military authori-
ties say the three agencies are
performing an essential task.
Some 10000 servicemen and wom-
en- are turned loose nightly and
on Weekends. and many of them
Evening star., 1950-07-28

find their way to the club facilities,
or to post dances for which the
agencies have supplied partners.
Beach parties. dancing classes
the use Of game rooms, lounges
and libraries. entertainment for
hospital patients in and outside
the hospitals and religious activ-
tiles are among the services pro-
vided. Close liaison Is maintained
with military posts.
But with limited stats and few
volunteers, not all of the service
men can be taken care Of. Espe-
cially neglected, according to
military spokesmen, are 1000
uniformed men a week passing
through Union Station and the
bus terminals, unused to the city
and with no knowledge of where
to go. yet often with time on their
hands.
This is a critical lack, officers
contend and one which will grow
worse. The Army wants a lounge
and economical snack bar set up
in Union Station. It also wants
a central information center
established where men can obtain
not only recreational guidance
but free tickets and lodging
service.
Provided in Wartime.
These things were provided dur
ing World War II. Then, there
were 16 USO centers. A daily
recreation bulletin was published,
Evening star., 1950-07-28
BY John M. Kouffmonn

More than a thousand Mont
gomery County residents tomorrow
will be asked to buy cinder block
or a watermelon and share in a
dream of 40 years-a home for the
county's Negro aged and poor.
For the Frazier Christian Family
Circle, a small group of colored
residents VINO believe God helps
those who help themselves and
who have struggled for more than
two years to raise funds for such
a home. will hold it's annual out
ing tomorrow.
Starting with a parade through
Gaithersburg at 1890 am, the
outing will continue on the home
site. 2 miles north of Gaithersburg,
on Watkins road. There will be
picnic, country store, baseball and
speeches. featuring an address by
State Senator Roy Tasco Davis at
2 pm.
Starting with a down payment
of $500 on 10 acres of land by
the 30-odd circle members, the
money trickled in in dimes, quar-
ters and larger sums, too. Now,
less than a year later, the $4,000
plot for the home is paid for.
Tomorrow's outing will start the
drive for a building fund, and
plans for home will be on dis
play. Persons attending will have
a chance to buy cinder blocks
which will go into the structure
as well as many other items that
will aid the drive.
We're asking every one to help
u.s." said President Basil Frazier.
head of a county colored family
who has led the work of the circle
The circle is a l1on-denomina-
tional welfare group independent
of any county welfare program.
In addition to the home project,
it is responsible for a basket of
food here, a paid doctors bill
there, and many other such quiet
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Ninety per cent Of the job re-
mains to be DONE"
Special Baseball Tickets.
One step in the right direc-
ton has Just been taken-the
Mats Clark Griffith has permitted
the printing of $4,000 special
tickets to the ball games. Dis
tributed on military posts and
at ASAF agencies at $1.45 each,
they will admit. two servicemen or
women in uniform. They already
are being grabbed up, and leaders
hope to extend the practice to
football games this fall.
For another step, United Com
munity Services, which spends
Chest funds in Washington, now
is surveying the whole field of off,
duty recreation for troops in the
area and the resulting recon-
mendations are expected to in
fuence community action on the
problem.
Mr.. Kaufman is convinced of
the vital necessity of action. He
also fears that $7s,O0O-assuming
it is granted by the Chest-will
hardly be enough to do the Job.
1T has to carry us over 16
months-from this September to
December. 1851" he pointed out.
Il don't see how it can do it. The
job is just too big"
He doesn't have any doubt that
the community will shoulder the
task. however. as soon as war
makes it aware of conditions.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Oxon Hill Legion Post
Elects DR.. Bradley

DR.. James B. Bradley has been
elected commander of American
Legion Fost No. 248, Oxon Hill.
Other officers are James E. Hol-
loman. first vice commander:
Stanley c. Thorne, second vice
commander; Charles F. Lincoln,
adjutant; Thomas Harrison, f.
nance officer; Frank Teuton, SER
geant at arms; Emmitt Thorne
historian, and Royce w. Taylor.
chaplain.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Hearings Postponed
In Suit on Validity
OF Fairfax Bonds

Hearings Of a suit challenging
the validity Of two unsold Fair
fax County bond issues, has been
postponed until August 7.
Two county residents, Paul E.
Rhinehart. jr., and Charles Ed
ward Gardner. ST., assert in a 23-
point complaint that bond issues
OF sos million for school con-
struction and $3.50, 900 for a court
house addition should be declared
illegal.
Both issues were approved in
referendum May 81.
The complainants assert the
bonds should not be sold because
OF pending annexation suits by
Falls Church and Alexandria. In
the event Of annexation, the plain
tiffs declare, people and property
in the annexed areas will not be
subject to the taxes which will
be levied to pay interest and
principal on the bonds"
The Falls Church annexation
suit was dismissed by a three
judge court July 81, but the city
council has decided to appeal.
Date Of the Alexandria trial will
be set October II.
The suit also questions the
discretion" of the school board
and supervisors in permitting
the referendums to be held and
assets that they acted "arbi-
trarily."
Circuit Court Judge Paul E.
Brown ordered the case continued
when it was revealed that the City
of Falls Church, one of the de-
PENDANTS. has not yet filed an
answer.
In addition to Falls Church, de-
PENDANTS are the Fairfax County
School Board. Board of Supervi-
sorS, commissioner of revenue and
treasurer, and the City of Alex
andria.
Fairfax County Common
wealth's Attorney Hugh B. Marsh
said the need for the new school
and courthouse addition is
urgent" He asked the court to
set the hearing for the earliest
possible date.
The 21-day period allowed Falls
Church for answering the. suit ex-
pires August 8.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $3.50 PM.

Janney, Wisconsin avenue and
Albemarle street NV; Bright
wood. Thirteenth and Nicholson
streets NV; Edgewood, Third and
Evarts streets NE; Trinidad,
Trinidad avenue and Meigs street
NE; Thomson, Twelfth and l.
streets NV; Anne Beers, So place
and Alabama avenue Sc; Hayes,
Fifth and K streets NE; Briggs
Montgomery, Twenty-seventh and
I streets NV; Burrville, Division
avenue and Hayes street NE:
Randall, First and streets S.W.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Lubber Run, Second and Colum-
bus streets.
Alexandria, 9 pm.
George Mason, Cameron Mills
road.
Montgomery County,,9 pm.
Pinecrest, st. Lawrence. drive.
Four Corners.
Prince Georges County, g. pm.
Glenarden, Town Hall. Glen.
arden.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Tobacco Auction Dates
Extended in MARYLAND

The State Tobacco Authority
announced today that Southern
Maryland auction markets will re-
main open until August 10. Tho
closing date had been August 4.
A spokesman said buyers, ware
house men and authority mem
bers agreed on the new date at
meeting at Upper Marlboro.
Alternate periods of dry and
wet weather have hampered mar
keting OF tobacco this year. In
dry weather the leaf is too brittle
to handle and in wet weather it
becomes so high" through alb
sorptlon of moisture that buyers
refuse to bid.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Hal Flood Hughes Gets
Wise's OK in Primary

Henry A. Wise, former Repub-
lican national committeeman from
Virginia, yesterday indorsed the
candidacy of Hal Flood Hughes for
the Republican nomination for the
House from the eighth district.
Mr.. Hughes, Arlington real
estate man. opposes Tyrrell Krum,
Vienna. The primary is Tuesday.
Through his efforts" Mr.. Wise
said, "Mr. Krum inflicted upon the
eighth district the internal direct
primary which has done more to
dehtroy two-party government
than any other evil that has be-
fallen our country"
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Funk Hits Mahoney
For His Criticism Of
Lane Hospital Plans

John B. Funk, Maryland State
engineer, has accused George P.
Mahoney, candidate for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination,
of making reckless charges
about Gov. Lanes mental hospital
program.
Mr.. Funk's statement yesterday
was the latest development in the
sharpening battle of campaign
words between the Governor and
his chief rival for the nomina-
! ton.
In the meantime, Mr.. Mahoney
came up with a new charge that
the Governor is guilty of callous
Indifference to Maryland's dead of
World War II and their families
because he has failed to hurry
along memorial to them.
In other political developments
throughout the State, Representa-
tive Sasscer, Democrat, of Mary
land, announced his candidacy
for reelection from the sixth dis
trict. Mr.. Sasscer lives in Upper
Marlboro, Prince Georges County.
States Attorney Files.
In Montgomery County, States
Attorney Walter w. Dawson and
Julian P. King, a member of the
county's legislative delegation,
also filed for reelection. Both
are Republicans. In addition.
James B. Parkhill, Takoma Park
councilman, filed for the Repub-
lican nomination to the Office of |
Circuit Court clerk.
The exchange over mental hos
pitfalls started Wednesday when
Mr.. Mahoney, during a campaign
tour of Montgomery County. de-
manded that the Governor ac-
count for $40 million appropri- |
ated by the General Assembly in
1949 for the institutions.
Mr.. Mahoney said the Cover
nor could not argue that the
States 2 per cent sales tax was
enacted to take care of the hos
pitfalls because it was put through
in 1947 and the condition of the
hospitals didn't come up until
1949.
Lane Asks Question.
nnn1av.i,anr fI1A G0uarnnr hos
done nothing with the money, Mr..
Mahoney pointed to a recent
threat of hospital superintend-
ent to resign because he does not
have sufficient professional help.
Gov. Lanes first reaction to this
was to ask Mr.. Mahoney to de-
clare specifically whether he is
in favor of repeating the sales
tax.
Then came Mr.. Funk's state
ment:
IF he (Mr. Mahoney) doesn't
stop making reckless charges, he
will soon be in the position of the
boy who cried, Wolf, wolf No
one will listen to anything he
says.
THE hospital program planned
and put into effect by Gov. Lane
includes the construction of IS
buildings and other structures, 70
of which will be under contract
by September.
Complete accounting records
are subject to an annual audit and
Evening star., 1950-07-28
Milk Price Rise
is Ordered in
Nearby Virginia
Home Deliveries
In Arlington and
Alexandra Affected

Higher prices for home-deliv-
cred milk in the Arlington-Alex-
andria area will become manda-
tory Monday under a new order
issued by the Virginia State Milk
Commission.
The commissions order yester-
day raised the minimum retail
price of milk half a cent a quart
to conform with price boosts that
Chestnut Farms and Thompson's
Diaries have announced will go
into effect in the District Monday.
Under Virginia law, the milk
commission has authority to fix
minimum and maximum prices of
milk. It has never fixed ceiling
price.
The commission order provided
for a quantity discount to house,
wives purchasing at least six
quarts of milk a day.
Follow District Prices.
Milk prices in the Arlington
Alexandria area normally rise
and fall with District prices. Al
though only two local dairies
have announced price increases,
other dairies are expected to boost
their prices to conform. The Dis
trict has no law controlling milk
prices.
Spokesman for Chestnut Farms
and Thompson's Diaries told the
Virginia commission that an in
crease in the price of delivered
milk was necessary to Offset high
er operating costs resulting from
the contract won by organized
milk drivers following a strike
last month.
Milk Law Discussed.
Meanwhile, District Health Off,
Ger Daniel L. Seckinger met with
representatives of opposing dairy
interests yesterday to discuss pro-
posed liberalization of the District
milk control law. Representatives
of the Red Cross and the local
medical societies attended. DR..
Seckinger refused to disclose what
was discussed.
Proposed amendments to the
milk control law would permit
chemical sterilization of dairy
farm equipment.
Evening star., 1950-07-28
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Evening star., 1950-07-28
Baltimore Budget Jumps

BALTIMORE, July % (P).-Bal-
timore's budget has jumped 80 per
cent. or $49,895, ,757. in the last 10
years, the Commission on Govern
mental Economy and Efficiency re-
ported yesterday. It said the in
crease is equivalent to $47.22 per
capita. ....-
Evening star., 1950-07-28
School Aide Named

Miss Jane Clonts, former men,
Der of the faculty of education at
the University of Hawaii, will be-
come elementary supervisor of Ar
lington public schools. it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
"A. |. Switzerland, Jr.,
Dies Of Heart Attack

Arthur Leigh Switzerland, jr..
A, an insurance salesman. died of
a heart attack yesterday at his
home, BIB North Ninth road,
Arlington.
Mr.. Switzerland was born in
Washington and lived all his life
in the District area. He was edu-
Gated in Arlington schools and
was graduated from the McDon-
ough Institute in La Plata, Md.
Mr.. Switzerland first worked
for the Standard Oil Co. and then
was with the Home Beneficial Life
Insurance Co. for Is years. At
the time of his death he was en-
+ployed by the Empire State Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., 805 G
street NV. AS a hobby he raised
1000 tropical fish in his home.
In World War II he served with
the 252d Engineer Combat Bat
talon and held three battle stars.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Dorothy ". Switzerland; his
mother. Mrs. Helen Chapman
Switzerland. and brother.
Thomas C. Switzerland, both of
3114 North Ninth road. Arlington.
Funeral services will be held at
las pm. Wednesday in st.
Georges Episcopal Church, 908
North Nelson street. Arlington. of
which he was member. Burial
will be at 2:30 pm. in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
Comdr. Edwin Peterson
Dies in Denver al 63

Comdr. Edwin Peterson, So,
U. S. N. Medical Corps, retired,
died Saturday at Denver. the Navy
announced here today.
Comdr. Peterson was retired
from the Navy for physical dis
ability in 1910 after serving here
in the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery. He was in the Preventive
Medicine Division. His other tours
of duty in Washington were in
1923, when he was an instructor
at the Navy Medical School, and
from 1927 to 1881. when he was a
medical officer az the Naval Hos
pital.
A native of Hudiksvall, Sweden,
Comdr. Peterson .eceived his
medical degree from the Univer-
sity of Illinois in 1915. He in
termed at Cook County Hospital
Chicago, until 1917. when he be-
came a lieutenant q. g. in the
Navy Medical Corps.
He was a member of the Amer
ican Society of Tropical Medicine,
Association of Military Surgeons
and American Medical Association
and a fellow of the American Col
lege of Physicians.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Inez A. Wilson Peterson, formerly
of Staunton, Va, now of Denver;
a son, DR.. Edwin w. Peterson,
Denver, ands three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 am
Wednesday at Fort Myer Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1950-12-04

members of Congress and other
prominent persons in politics as
well as business.
Born in New York and educa-
ted at Seton Hall Academy there,
Mr.. Hayes came to Washington
around the turn of the century.
In 1920 he became vice presi-
dent of the National Surety Co..
now the National Surety Corp.
He retired from the company last
August.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs.
Marie Keen Hayes; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Marie Denny. SOLO v
street NV: Mrs. Nancy Caring
ton. 1870 Macarthur boulevard
NV; a brother, James E. Hayes
of New York and six grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. tomorrow at Holy Trim
ity Church, Thirty sixth and o
streets NV. Burial will be In
Mount Olivet Cemetery.