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Evening star., 1950-03-26
Lions Aid Handicapped

The employment service for
physically handicapped persons
begun three months ago by the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Lions
Club is showing results.
Jobs already have been found
for two handicapped persons
and applications of % others
have been processed.
Typical of the applications is
that of a 26-year-old half blind
man who has been unemployed
since his job as a Navy parts
inspector expired three years
ago.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Contests at Tokomo
Crossing Lights Approved

Installation of II traffic lights
at Arlington school crossings at q
cost of $4,000 was approved by
the County Board yesterday.
The plan will relieve nine DO
licemen for patrol duty near the
schools. The lights will be in op-
Grafton only when students are
entering or leaving schools.
The board also adopted an ordi-
nance prohibiting the deposit of
mud or other constructions" on
county streets. Conviction car
ries fine of from SIS to $50.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
CoNeqe Head Installed

DR.. Warren D. Bowman yester-
day was formally installed as the
fifth president of Bridgewater
(Va) College.
He became the first man to be
formally inducted as head of the
institution, owned by the Church
of the Brethren.
The pricipal address was given
by DR.. A. j. Brumbaugh, of Wash
ington, vice president of the Am
lerican Council on Education.
Evening star., 1950-03-26

direction, the pending ECA bill
provides for setting up a European
Payments Union to facilitate the
free exchange of European cur
rencies.
In line with the Vandenberg
suggestion for a new commission
to look beyond 1852. there have
been reports that Government Of
f1cials were considering two new
bodies:
/. Inside the government, to
handle economic planning as the
National Security Council func-
tions in the defense set-up;
2. A citizens group outside the
Government to cooperate on
long-range economic planning.
Two Major Battles Brewing.
Regardless of how the long
range plans shape up, the i'm
mediate outlook is for stormy
week in the House over next year s
funds.
Two major fights are brewing
In one the farm bloc will try to
kill the Vorys amendment, which
cut 81 billion cash off the $780,
100000 of new ECA money, and
substituted 81 billion worth OF
surplus foods which this Govern
ment has already purchased to
support farm prices.
The second battle will be to re-
duce or eliminate $45 million to
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee added to the bill to start
President Truman's Point -Four
program of technical assistance to
under developed areas OF the
world.
Vorys Defends Proposal.
Representative Vorys, Republi-
can of Ohio, struck back yester-
day at the farm bloc for opposing
his food amendment, which
the Foreign Affairs Committee
adopted.
THE farm bloc want another
billion in the bill in tax money te
buy more farm products fol
Europe" said Mr.. Vorys. "They
offer no suggestion as to how We
can use the surplus the taxpayers
already own and nave paid for
They assume we are going to &C
on and on buying surpluses and
doing nothing with them that we
don't dare sell them or give them
away any place in the world.
"On this assumption they say
the Vorys plan will not save the
taxpayers any money. I think they
are wrong in this assumption.
Other Points Have Little Trouble
THE farm bloc says the Vorys
plan is blow at free enterprise
and private trade. They want to
have our Government continue to
finance private transactions on the
open market. They want Govern
ment support without Government
controls. I don't think an enter
prise supported by Government
money can be called free enter
prise. I don't think we should dc
this as part of foreign aid, when
we can meet part of Europe's
needs with surpluses we already
own"
/ There has been little contro-
versy over other allotments in the
bill of $100 million for Korea and
continuation of an unspent bal
ance of $94 million for aid to
Formosa or other non-Communist
areas of China.
House leaders will try to pass
the foreign aid bill by Tuesday
evening. but some observers think
the debate may 60 on until
Thursday.
One influential Republican ex-
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pressed the view that the foreign
aid bill may have a harder road
to travel because it was taken up
Immediately after House members
were told where the Appropria-
tions Committee made cuts ag-
gregating about 81 billion in do
mestic spending for next year.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Lakes CunuI Busy

In normal years the Great Lakes
locks at the 800" handle four to
six times the tonnage that passes
through either the Panama or
Suez canal. It's first lock was
built in 1898.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Fuirfux CuttIemen to Nee.

Fairfax County beef cattle pro-
ducers will meet at 7:45 pm
Tuesday in the Fairfax Court
House.. Curtiss C. Mast, beef
cattle specialist of the V.P.I. Ex-
tension Division. will speak.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Old Eyes Need More Liqht

All eyes require more and more
illumination as they grow older
because they admit an everde-
creasing percentage of available
light.
Evening star., 1950-03-26

Kobe, Japan, now wants an In
dian elephant such as Pandit
Nehru sent to Tokyo Zoo.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

would not enter the special First
District congressional election
But he left the door open fol-
running for the regular term
beginning next January.
A special election will be held
May 2 to fill the seat vacated by
the death of S. Otis Bland, New
port News, whose term will ex-
pire December 81. Mr.. Wilson
unseated House Speaker Messen-
burg last year.
X X x
Contests at Tokomo
Takoma Park voters will go te
the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor
and seven councilmen, with heated
contests in prospect for mayor
and for council seats in two elec.
ton districts.
Also on the ballot will be g
proposal to pay the mayor $500 6
year and the councilmen $500 q
year each. They now serve with.
out pay.
The polls will be open from
am. to Z pm.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Baltimore Boy, s, Kills Self
With Gun Left by Baby Sitter
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 8.-One of
four young children, left alone
last night with a 10-year-old baby
sitter, playfully pressed a As auto
matte against his chest and shot
himself in the heart.
The child, 6-year-old Vito De
Leonardo, was pronounced dead
at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Police said Angel Torres, 81,
had been left IN charge of four
youngsters by their mother, Mrs
Juanita Locke, who worked as a
waitress. Torres, in turn, had
paid a neighbor's child. 10-year-
old Fayetta Morgart, 80 cents to
stay with the children, police
said.
Fayetta told police she gathered
the children. ranging in age from
3 to II years. in one big room
She said she and Vito then began
to play with Torres automatic
which he had left on a bed and
that Vito pressed the pistol
against his chest and pulled the
trigger.
Torres, who told police he
thought the gun was empty, was
held for questioning.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Arnold Line Fares
To D. T.. Are Raised

Higher fares went into effect
today on most of the interstate
routes of the Arnold Lines. which
operates between the District and
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
in Virginia.
A raise of cents In all but ons
zone with tokens selling at 6 for
81 instead of for so cents was
authorized Thursday by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. I'm
der the new fares. passengers in
Zone /, which extends about S
miles into virginia. pay 20 cents
or token.
Unchanged are the 10-cent fare
to nearby Government installa-
tions and the combination Capital
Transit-Arnold Lines 16-cent fare
for travel to and from the facili-
ties.
Five of the bus firms six zones
are affected by the rise but the
fare in the sixth zone, covering
the line to Fairfax, via Chain
Bridge road. remains at 40 cents.
A hearing on a bus company
request for higher intrastate fares
is scheduled for Monday before
the State Corporation Commission
in Richmond.
Official name of the Arnold Lines
is the Washington. Virginia a.
Maryland Coach Co.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Tax Bureau 10 Ignore
Court Decision on us.
Employees Deduction

The Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. has decided to ignore a court
opinion that Government workers
are not entitled to deduct busi-
ness espenses from their> Federal
income taxes.
The right Of Federal workers
to make such deductions was
questioned in the decision of a
Cincinnati Circuit Court of Ap-
peals judge, ruling on tax deduc-
tions of former employe.
The judge, officials said, COM
mented that the Internal Revenue
Code provision covering such de-
ductions states that person
must be engaged in private en-
terprise" trade or business. Ex-
penses incurred by Federal en-
ployes in an official capacity,
the court stated, are not applic-
able.
Other Clause Cited.
An. Internal Revenue. official
said, however, that another part
of the code specifically states the
term trade or business includes
performance of the functions of a
political official"
"On that basis" he declared,
"the bureau is not applying the
judges opinion to Federal workers
generally" For practical pur-
poses. he added. the bureau con-
siders the case closed.
While Government workers,
therefore. are entitled to tax de-
ductions in connection with official
expenses, the deductions must
meet the bureaus Interpretation
of being ordinary and essential
expenses" The same applies to
deductions in free enterprise.
Most Take 10 Per Cent.
Bureau field Offices have been
advised that the court ruling is
not applicable. the official said.
Commenting on it's effect. he
pointed out that between 80 and
80 per cent of employees routinely
take the blanket 10 per cent de-
duction allowed taxpayers, without
detailing expenses.
The Cincinnati ruling was made
in connection with deductions
claimed by a Cleveland business
man, who had served both in the
civilian and military Government
service. The bureau questioned
his tax deductions, and won its
case before the Cincinnati court.
Previously, a lower court had up
neld the employe.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Roanoke Man 10 Get Life
For KiI|inq His Mother
By the Associated Press

ROANOKE. April ga life
term faces Clarence Decker, Is
a Roanoke war veteran who was
convicted of first-degree murder
yesterday in the stomp Staying OF
his mother last February 16.
Hastings Court Judge Dirk A.
Kuyk was to pass sentence on
Decker today. A jury fixed the
sentence after celebrating only
l hour and II minutes. The State
had asked for the death penalty
BY it's verdict. the jury rejected
the defense contention that Deck
er was insane when he stabbed
Mrs. Nettie Myrtle Decker, so, in
the kitchen of their home two
months ago and then beat her
to death.
Decker did not deny that he
killed his mother. But he told
the jury he did not remember
events at the time.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Arlington Man Cleared
In Suit for 100000

George Francis Miles, IS. OF
4671 North Twenty-fourth street
Arlington, has been cleared in a
100000 alienation of affections
suit by a county Circuit Court
jury.
Mr.. Miles, a pinball machine
operator, was sued by Leonard K
Burton. a., a building contractor
on the charge he alienated the
affections Of Mr.. Rurton's wife
Vivian. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
had been living at Mr.. Miles house
for about a year and a half.
A divorce by Mrs. Burton charg-
ing cruelty and abandonment is
pending in Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Years Earning Record
Set by Hotels StotIer

Net earnings of Hotels Statler
Co., Inc, set a new record in 1949,
climbing to $4.l34,7l7., or 1884
per share. as compared with
$3.810,889, or $3.08 a share in
1948. according to the annual re-
port.
During the year, the company
reduced its mortgage on the hotel
here by $1,6l5,272 and it's New
York Statler by $8.522.984. The
company spent $1,753,097 on
maintenance and repairs on eight
hotels during 1949.
Room occupancy last year aver
aged 81 per cent, compared with
80 per cent in 1948.
Evening star., 1950-04-08

avenue in front of his shop had
been closed since July. 1949.
Many businesses have COM
planned about loss of customers
during the two-year underpass
project.
The sidewalks of the circle it.
self are not yet constructed, and
National Capital Parks is waiting
for completion of the construc-
ton work before starting on the
landscaping.
In addition to replacing Amer
lean elms and other types of trees
which were in the circle before
the parks office has planned ad-
ditional planting.
Among others, there will be an
Asiatic tree known as the gold
rain" tree, which bears yellow
ish blooms, and the Chinese pa
Evening star., 1950-04-08

CODA tree, which has white flow
ers in July or August.
Shrubbery will include dwarf
japanese holly and ring of three
spine barbary evergreen.
Paving has not been completed
at the southern end of the circle
but a temporary surface will be
ready in time for the Easter Pa
rade tomorrow.
This will permit a Connecticut
avenue thoroughfare from 7:3C
am. tomorrow until 1880 am
Monday. Then the roadway Sec
ton will be closed again until
the permanent paving is COM
pleted on Wednesday or Thursday
The underground vehicular tun-
mel is scheduled to be completed
about April Is If good weather
prevails,
Evening star., 1950-04-08

Except for the southern connec-
ton with Connecticut avenue, the
surface roadways Of Dupont Circle
were opened to local traffic today
With no fanfare the barricades
were removed by Philip Nicely
2401 Calvert street NV, and
Curtis Dangler, Great Falls. Md,
employees of Corson e. Gruman
the paving contractor, shortly be-
fore 8 am.
AS a few cars began moving
around the circle, Joseph Wald-
man. owner of Evalyn's Dress
Shop. 1902 Connecticut avenue
NV. came out of his store and
beamed.
This is happy day for the
merchants" he said. He said the
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Forensic Tourney Names
Winners in Three Events
BY the Assoeioted Pas.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. April
8.-The winners in three events of
the fifth annual Grand National
Forensic Tournament. which ends
today, have been announced.
About $50 students are particle
pating in the contest held at the
Mary Washington College here.
Yesterdays winners:
Dramatic reading-Juniper De-
lap, Marjorie Webster College.
Washington. and Ed Warren. La
Sale College, Philadelphia.
Extempore-Anita Galove. Tenn
pie University. Philadelphia, and
Emerson Pugh, Carnegie Tech,
Pittsburgh
Poetry reading-Mary X. Pro-
bey, Washington College. Chester
ton. Md, and Donald Morgan,
Tufts College. Milford. Mass.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
D. {. Cowboy Parade
Hera|ds Opening Of
Variety Club Rodeo

A parade with a Western havor
today announced the opening this
afternoon of the Variety Club
rodeo at the Armory.
The line of march included one
bona-f1de Indian, Cherry Blossom
princesses riding in convertibles,
a clown, donkey. dozen mount
ed horses. two bands, brace Of
majorettes and one trick old-style
automobile. Leading the parade
was shiny red convertible. police
license plate No. /. with Police
Supt. Barrett as principal passen-
ger.
The horses. most with brands
showing. sidestepped and whin-
MED from the F street entrance of
the Willard Hotel to Ninth. north
to G. west to Eleventh, south to
Pennsylvania avenue and west to
Fifteenth.
Lone Ranger Absent.
The Lone Ranger and Silver,
star Of the week long thrill show,
were not in the parade because
lit would be bad showmanship"
for them to be seen before OPEN
ing time. Also. it would kill the
boxofflce." Proceeds of the rodeo
will aid needy children of all
races and creeds.
The riders garb ranged from a
checked sport coat and leather
chaps to a red cowboy suit. The
rugged appearance of the horses
however. made up for lack Of au-
thenticity of attire.
The rodeo will be represented in
tomorrow's Easter parade on Con-
necticut avenue by Miss Outdoors
of 1850. who is Miss Lois Agee.
Schedule Of Appearances.
Performers will entertain chill
dren at 20 am. Monday at ar
Easter egg hunt at Magruder Park
in Hyattsville.
The personal appearance sched-
ule Of the Lone Ranger includes
Monday. II m. Country Con-
valescent Home, 1871 Bunker Hill
road NE: Tuesday. 1920 am.
Chlldren's Hospital; Wednesday
II am, Gallinger Hospital. Grip
pied wards, and Thursday, II am,
Industrial Home School. 2453 Wis
IcOnsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
B. & A. 10 Set Up Company
To Operate Bus Service
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 8.-The
Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad
has disclosed plans to set up a
new corporation to operate its
passenger bus service.
ut has been found extremely
difficult and expensive to operate
a local bus company under the
numerous cumbersome Fedora
railroad regulations" President
Bruce P. Wilson said.
Mr.. Wilson announced the com.
pany's intention to separate it,
rail freight and bus passenger en-.
terprises in a letter to the Mayor
and City Council of Annapolis.
The B. & A. recently abandoned
rail passenger service on it's only
route-between Baltimore ane
Annapolis. It substituted a fleet OIL
buses.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Head Nurse 10 Leave
Alexandra Hospital

Mrs. Irene M. Roszel, director of
nurses and of the School of Nurs-
ing at Alexandria Hospital, will
leave both posts at the end of the
school term in June, it was
learned today.
Van c. Adams, hospital admin
istrator, confirmed the fact that
Mrs. Roszel will not be reappoint-
ed to the posts she had held for
the last 13 years.
Mr.. Adams said the hospital
medical staff thought a change
was needed"
Mrs. Roszell, who lives at lis
North Peyton street, Alexandria. is
a member of the nursing class OF
1924. She was instrumental in
1943 in having the school re-
opened after it had been closed
for several years.
Mrs. Roszel said she has nc
comment "at this time"
Mr.. Adams had nothing to say
regarding successor to Mrs
Roszel.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Military Hospital C|osings
Under Renewed Criticism
BY the Associoted Press

A Defense Department order to
close five military hospitals and
reduce operations of others was
under renewed criticism today on
Capitol Hill.
Chairman Mahon of a House
subcommittee which voted to
cut S12 million from 1851 ap-
preparations for military medical
services told a reporter he will
move to restore IS million to
S6 million of that amount.
Mr.. Mahon said during closed
door hearings of the group that
the Government had handled the
hospital issue in "a juvenile way"
A report of the hearings was
made public today.
Mr.. Mahon quoted members of
a House hospitals subcommittee
as having found that the ordered
cutbacks would eliminate beds
needed by veterans and deprive
servicemen's dependents of med
ical service.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Altered Race Ticket
Charge Holds Fan
Al Laurel Track

A dapper 32-year- old race track
fan" was held for the Anne
Arundel grand jury under $4,000
bond this morning on charges he
passed altered pari-mutuel tick
cts at Laurel race track.
Boscow G. Swinney of San Ma
teo. Calf, was held by Judge
David bunker of Ferndale Police
Court on one charge of collecting
$106 on an altered ticket at the
track on Thursday and on an
other charge of attempting to pass
a ticket yesterday that would have
brought $3.50.
Swinney was caught by an alert
race track cashier, Eugene T
Schmaing of Parkville. after all
cashiers had been alerted from
the day before. Swinney was ar
rested by Track Safety Director
John Madala, who was standing
nearby. Charles Robson. another
cashier. identified him.
Mr.. Madala, a former FB1
agent, said the alteration was q
brand new counterfeiting racket
done by lifting $40 numeral
from a stub with razor blade
and pasting it on a 50 ticket. The
officer said the paste was still wet
on the ticket but that it was ar
expert" job.
"Counterfeiting by eradication
and use of inks and dyes has beer
standard for years." Mr.. Madals
said. "but this is the first time
I've seen this type of thing"
The $40 ticket presented fol
cashing yesterday was 22-1 lone
shot on Long Ray. winner of the
first race. Swinney denied cash.
ing the similarly altered ticket
Thursday.
Swinneys fingerprints and pho
tographs were sent to Santa Anita
and Oaklawn Park track officials
in. California and will be cir.
culated at all other tracks. Mr.
Madala said Swinney admitted
leaving Oaklawn Park recently
Santa Anita officials have COM
planned of a counterfeiting racket
there.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Arlington Urges
Bancroft
AsStatePark
Joins Folls Church
In PIeo. Appoints
Committee Member

Arlington today Joined Falls
Church in efforts to acquire the
Lake Bancroft reservoir property
as a State park. The County
Board this morning appointed one
of its members. Alfred Z, Frisbie.
to serve on a proposed committee
to include representatives of Fair
fax County and Alexandria. in
addition to Falls Church and Ar
lineton.
The committee will draft a res
olution signifying the intention OF
the governing bodies to create
park authority" in accordance
with provisions Of a bill approved
last month by the General As
semhly.
A New England group is neso-
tiating for purchase Of the $50
acre tract on Columbia pike ex-
tended, west of Baileys Gross
Roads in Fairfax County.
A luxury subdivision is planned
around the ll4-acre lake. The
lake was source of supply for
the Alexandria Water Co. which
is installing new facilities at Oc-
coouan.
Bertrand NJ. Gross OF the Ar
lington County Planning Com
mission was appointed to serve
with Mr.. Frisbie as an associate
member Of the proposed COM
mittee.
Mr.. Gross told the board it
would be "a tragedy and q scan
dal If property of this type were
developed for a set of millionaire
estates" He added that the lake
property answers a need for rec
reation facilities in this area.
Mr.. Gross said that even though
Arrangements are underway to
sell the property. the site could
be condemned for use as a park.
Falls Church City Council last
month appointed C. Arnold Fra
leigh. State Department at
torney, to serve on the proposed
committee. The council urged
that the committee make its re-
port, including statement on
the suitability of the property for
recreation, by May Is.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Three Communion Service.
AT Epiphany Episcopal

There will be four communion
services tomorrow at the Church
of the Epiphany.
The first service will be at 7::30
am. followed by a family service
at 9 am. The Sunday School
children will present their mite
boxes. Holy communion will be
celebrated at ii am. The Rev.
Leland Stark, rector, will conduct
the II O'Clock service, and the
Rev. Warren Mace. associate rec
tor, the service at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Plumber Hurt Slightly
As Ditch Caves In on Him

A plumber escaped serious in
jury this morning when a ditch in
which he was laying pipe in front
of 1880 Twenty ninth street NV
caved in on him.
He was Davis Powell, "a, of 622
Lawrence street NE. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital with
possible back and leg injuries.
Mr.. Powell was buried only to
his waist. Two other men work
ing on the Job dug him out and
took him to the hospital.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
New Alexandra Church
Ground to Be Broken

Ground-breaking ceremonies fol
the new Del Ray Baptist Church
and Sunday school buildings ir
Alexandria will start at am. to-
morrow. The ceremonies will fol-
low a professional beginning al
$50 am. from the present church
and marching to the new site
Russell road and Del Ray avenue.
First to dip the shovel to the
ground will be the Rev. J. P
Culley, pastor of the church. Con-
struction of the new Sunday
school building is expected to be
completed late this fall. No date
was given for completion Of the
church building.