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Evening star., 1950-03-08
Arlington Citizens Delay
Vote on D. +. Home Rule

BY close vote, the Arlington
Civic Federation last night avoided
taking a stand on home rule for
the District of Columbia.
The vote followed a talk by Ger
hard Van Arkel, general counsel
for the Senate District Committee
who appeared under sponsorship
of the federation's Local Govern
ment Committee.
Committee Chairman Harley M
Williams offered a resolution which
would have placed the federation
on record as indorsing home rule
for the District. His proposal also
petitioned Representative Smith
Democrat, Of Virginia, to support
home rule legislation.
The federation actually did not
vote on the question, however. In
stead, it acted on resolution
postponing consideration of the
matter until the next regula,
meeting.
Evening star., 1950-03-08

amendment for District National
representation
She sponsored many District
improvements including the Tu-
berculosis Sanatorium at Glenn
Dale, Md, legislation to merge
street car lines and to legalize
boxing.
Mrs. Norton was the first Demo-
cratic woman ever elected to
Congress and the first woman &C
head a legislative committee. She
served as chairman of the District
Committee. of the Labor Commit
tee and now is chairman of the
House Administration Committee
She is best known for her
championship of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1888, better
known as the Wage-Hour Law
1t was her persistent fight for this
measure which brought it to the
House floor for a vote through
successful operation of the sell
dom used system of a discharge
petition.
Mrs. Norton is dean of the New
Jersey delegation in Congress. In
1947 she was awarded the Theta
Phi Alpha Medal, as the outstard-
ing Catholic woman of the year.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Ready for
Roosevelt High School

Invitations are now ready for
distribution for the next Neigh
borhood Concert by the National
Symphony Orchestra under the
sponsorship of The Evening
Star. It will be held at Roose-
velt High School, at 9 pm,
March 20.
The tickets may be had with
out cost at Roosevelt High
School. Mcfarland Junior High
School, Shepherd. Raymond,
West, Trusdell, Health School,
Bancroft and H. D. Cooke Ele-
mentary Schools, Sacred Heart
Academy. Nativity School, the
Recreation Department, Six
teenth and Lamont streets NV.
and the business counter in the
lobby Of The Star Building. 4
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Park Amphitheater
Plans Approved by
Sesqui Commission

Final plans for construction of
a $50O.00O amphitheater in Rock
Creek Park have been approved by
the Executive Committee of the
National Capital Sesquicentennial
Commission.
The action was taken yesterday
at committee meeting. Carter T.
Barron. executive vice chairman,
said the committee decided to add
100000 to the original estimate
because the amphitheater will be
permanent. He said the theater
will pay for itself over the years.
Yesterdays action cleared the
way for the National Capital Parks
Office to proceed with awarding
contracts for the work.
National Capital Parks engineers
told the committee the June IS
deadline for completing the thea
ter apparently can not be met. Ac-
cordingly. the commission now is
planning on July l for the open
ing of Paul Green's symphonic
drama.
The commission and the parks
Office today awarded a contract
for $42,6S5 to the Segreti Con-
struction Co.. 6040 River road
Friendship Heights, Md, for con-
creting the seating area of the
ampitheater and placing conduits
Work will start Immediately.
A meeting was held today at
commission headquarters to lay
the groundwork for the Salute
to Freedom" in the Capitol Plaza
April Is. This will be the "kick-
off" for the special events planned
as feature of Washington's 150th
birthday celebration.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
ive-DayPo|ice Week
Proposed by Davis
To Strengthen Force

Chairman Davis of the House
District subcommittee investigat-
ing crime has introduced a bill to
give policemen a five-day week
Mr.. Davis said if the five-day
week could be put into effect with
out costing to much, it would be a
great help toward bringing the
police force to its full strength.
At present the police force is
approximately 100 men below au-
thorized strength. Proponents of
the five-day sweek-particularly
the Policemen's Association of the
District-have argued the shorter
work week would bring in more
applicants for the untitled jobs
The force now works six-day
week.
The five-day week was men.
toned several times at the hear
ings held by Mr.. Davis crime in
vestigators. The chairman said
however, that it had been under
consideration for some time anc
did not grow out of the hearings
Hearings May Be Held.
Mr.. Davis said he hoped to hole
detailed hearings on the five-day
week before the District subcom.
mittee on public service, street.
and traffic, which he also heads.
He estimated an additional zoe
police would be needed to put the
whole force on a five-day week
He said he wants to find out just
how much it would cost.
"It has been difficult in recen
months and years to get appli.
cants for the police force because
the opportunities are not equal tt
those offered young men in indus.
try and other lines of work, Mr.
Davis explained.
Young Men Are Concerned.
II have introduced this bill tx
make jobs in the Police Depart.
ment more attractive. The five.
day week is already prevalent ir
Government work and in an great
many lines of trade and industry
This is something young men lool
into before they apply for jobs
IF this five-day week can be
put in effect without too much ex.
pense it will be a great help to.
ward getting the full complement
of men on the force which they
do not have now.
Naturally, this bears on Law
enforcement and prevention Of
crime"
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Helen Ruth Polk of Ohio
To Be Blossom Princess

Miss Helen Ruth Polk, daughter
of Representative Polk, Democrat,
of Ohio, will represent that State
in the 1850 Washington Cherry
Blossom festival queen contest.
Miss Polk, %, attends George
Washington University. She was
chosen by the Ohio Society of
Washington.
The cherry blossom queen will
be chosen by lot from the prin-
cesses representing States and ter
ritories and will reign over the
festival. The other princesses will
make up her court.
Evening star., 1950-03-08

California was right on the ball
today, trying to tie the score
with Florida in a bid for congress
sional baseball talent.
The Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce invited the Republican
congressional diamond squad to
do its spring training out there.
The Democratic team already has
been urged by Representative
Herlong, Democrat, of Florida to
put itself in shape in his State
during the Easter recess. But
California also asked the Demo-
Gratis to train on the West Coast
if other arrangements have not
already been made.
The two outfits meet in their
anual game in Griffith Stadium
on the night of May 19 under
sponsorship Of The Evening Star.
Proceeds will go to The Stars
Summer Camp Fund for under
privileged children.
Preseason reports indicate
that both sides might hold out
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Richitt Transfer
Closed Case,
Davis Declares
Crime Investigators
Turn Issue Over.
To District Officials
By Miriam Ottenbero

The Commissioners and Police
Chief Robert J. Barrett today hae
a clear field to take the next ster
IN the current police controversy
They had a fiat assurance from
Chairman Davis of the House Dis.
trict Subcommittee investigating
crime that the subcommittee ha,
closed it's book on the case.
The controversy centers on the
reasons behind the transfer o1
Capt Anthony Richitt from the
third to the eighth precinct.
The case got a two-day airing
before the congressional crime
probers, but Capt. Richitt pro-
tested he had no chance to answer
most of the complaints on which
Maj. Barrett said his transfer was
based.
Barrett Conferred With Davis.
Police sources had indicated
Maj. Barrett was waiting to find
out whether the subcommittee
planned to reach any conclusions
from its own hearings on the
Richitt story.
To get a definite answer, Maj.
Barrett went to see Representa-
tive Davis yesterday afternoon.
Accompanying him were Daniel
B. Maher, special assistant corpo-
ration counsel, who prepared the
summary of complaints against
Capt. Richitt, and Sergt. Lewis
Peters, the majors aide.
After spending half an hour
with Maj. Barrett Mr.. Davis con-
ferred with subcommittee men,
bers and told reporters:
I'VE have concluded that we
are not going to make any report
or conclusions or findings on the
two days of hearings last Friday
and Saturday. So I have made
that statement to Maj. Barrett
and Mr.. Maher."
Choices Are Outlined.
The Commissioners and Maj.
Barrett now have these choices:
/. The Commissioners could ap-
point a special tribunal of impair
tial laymen to examine the charges
made against, Capt. Richitt and
give him formal opportunity to
answer them.
2. Maj. Barrett could put the
case before the Police Trial Board.
8. Maj. Barrett could initiate
further investigation of some of
the side issues touched on during
the hearings.
4. The Commissioners and the
police chief could forget the whole
thing.
On the score of taking the case
before the trial board, the sum-
mary of complaints against Capt.
Richitt said that was not Gus
tomarily done in the case of an
officer with long record of serv-
ice in the department.
Where the charges are brought
by police. Tie tr:.al board is made
up of an ms oe tor and two cap
tsinS.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Two Assigned to Assist
Arlington Tuxpuyers

Two deputies of the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue will be in the
Office of the Arlington Commits
sioner Of Revenue to assist resi-
dents in preparing Federal income
tax returns until next Wednesday
Commissioner Harry K. Green
urged taxpayers to make out Vir-
ginia tax returns at the same time.
State returns must be filed on
or before May /.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Scout Troop to Return
To Old Home at Y

Boy Scout Troop No. 100 is
going home again.
Home is the Boys YMCA, 1872
G street NV, where the troop was
founded 80 years ago. For Is
years after its founding the troop
met at the YMCA. In 1941, how
ever, it moved to st. Johns
Episcopal Church, 324O . street
NV. because the YMCA became
too crowded, according to Scout
Master Dan Tyrrell.
Now the ''Y' has asked the troop
to return to its old headquarters
The troop will resume it's meet
ings there at 1880 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Case Before ice
May Bring New
Gas Boost Here
Wholesalers. Seeking
Rise Thot Might Cost
Company $675,000

Washington gas consumers may
be faced with another rate increase
if wholesale distributors win a
tariff case now before the Federal
Power Commission, it was said to-
day.
The Atlantic Seaboard Corp. and
Virginia Gas Transmission Corp,
which supply the Washington Gas
Light Co., are asking for a higher
wholesale rate that they figure will
cost the Washington company an
additional $675.000 a year.
E. J. Boothby. president of the
Washington Gas Light Co.. said
his concern will intervene in the
power commission hearings in an
effort to avoid any unwarranted
increase in wholesale rates.
''We think that $675, 900 figure is
low" Mr.. Boothby said. I'm the
second and third, years with the
expected normal growth of the
area. the additional cost may be
nearer 81 million"
Would Pass On Boost.
"We have no margin to absorb
it. If the increase is granted in
its entirety, the consumer would
have to expect to bear it,"
Mr.. Boothby said the company
could not determine what the final
attitude will be until the whole
salers present their side of the
story to the commission.
The requested tariffs also would
apply to the Consolidated Gas
Electric Light and Power Co. of
Baltimore and to Charlottesville
and Roanoke. Va. companies, but
they would absorb only about $30,-
900 of the total s701 900 antici-
pated increase.
Another action before the Power
c. mmission may reduce the pro-
posed increase to the Washington
concern to about $349.000 a year.
The commission was told this
would be the result if the Virginia
Gas Transmission Co. is author
lied to serve Commonwealth Nat
ural Gas Corp. which proposes
to- build a pipeline serving Vir-
ginia markets.
Six Per Cent Rise Approved.
Washington Gas Light Co. con-
sumers already are faced with a
GA per cent increase which the
Public Utilities Commission ap-
proved November 9.
The new rates were effective
November Is, but have been held
up by a series of challenges. The
final decision now is in the courts
where the Federation of Citizens
Associations and a plumbing con-
Germ have filed suits asking the
PUG to set aside the order.
In allowing the increase, PUG
said company earnings of less
than per cent were inadequate
to maintain sound financial po-
sition. The increase would yield
additional revenues of $749,52O,
which was s150,000 less than the
company had requested.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Leemon 7 ellis Federation Dinner
He Expects Home Rule in Year

Passage by the House of the
Kefauver home rule bill within
the year is envisioned by Herbert
P. Leeman. president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
Il confidently expect" Mr.. Lee
man declared last night. that
when we gather together next
year to celebrate the 41st ami
versary of the founding of our
Federation we will meet as proud
voting Americans, with the same
inalienable rights as our fellow
citizens all over the United
States" Mr.. Leeman spoke at the
Federation's anniversary dinner in
the MayfoWer Hotel.
The Kefauver measure, already
passed by the Senate, is now in
the House District Committee
Progress in signing by Represen-
tatives of a petition to discharge
the bill from the committee was
reported last night by Mr.. Lee
man.
Sasscer Guest Speaker.
Representative Sasscer. Demo
crat, of Maryland, last nights
guest speaker, predicted that. il
the District will coordinate It's
municipal activities with neigh
boring portions of Maryland anc
Virginia, this area will become
the greatest, largest city in the
United States"
Mr.. Sasscer, author Of a bill tt
set up commission to study plans
for overall area improvement,
declared that physically. this
greater Washington is one area
an area with many (problems>
that cannot be unscrambled one
from another"
The Maryland legislator also
came out strongly in favor of 9
larger Federal contribution" to-
ward District expenses, pointing
out that washington the COM
munity is becoming more ano
more handicapped in its ability te
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Hobby Show Scheduled
Today at Fort Myer

Hobbies of Air Force personne
and items they've collected from
various parts of the world will be
exhibited from 2 until 8 pm. to.
day at the Air Force Wives Clut
Fair at the Fort Myer gymnasium
Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham
presidential physician, will dis
play orchids he grows, and Maj
Gen. Lawrence s. Kuter will ex-
hibit items given him by Persian
royalty.
Proceeds will be used to install
an airmen's room at the Soldiers
Sailors, Marines and Airmen's s
Club, 1015 L street NV.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Test for Census Jobs
Cancelled by Strike,
Set on March 18

The Civil Service Commits
sion's examination for census
clerical and tabulating ma
chine operator jobs, which was
Cancelled last week because of
the coal strike, will be given
a week from Saturday. March
18.
The exams will be held In
Mckinley and Roosevelt High
Schools and Mcfarland Jun
ior High School. Applicants
will be mailed official notices
later this week.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Dr.. Sprogue to Give Talk

DR.. Howard B. Sprague, of
Harvard University's Medical
School and president-elect of the
American Heart Association, will
address the Scientific Council of
the Washington Heart Association
at it's meeting at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row in the District Medical So
ciety building, 1718 M street NV.
Members of the District Medical
Society have been invited to at
tend by DR.. Hugh H. Hussey,
chairman Of the council.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Driver Unhurt as Auto
Skids Off Lee HiqhWuy

An Arlington motorist skidded
of Lee highway into a small
stream today but escaped injury.
Charles E. Piches. So. OF 6231
North Twenty-sixth place, went
through a guard rail on the south
side of the highway. Mr.. Piches
told police his car went into spin
on bumpy stretch of road about
8 An.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Brooklyn Rabbi Delivers
Houses Opening Prayer
By the Associated Press

by tne RSSocidfeo FFeSS
RaDbi Machum David Herman
of Brooklyn, N Y, delivered the
prayer opening yesterdays session
Of the House.
Representative Heller. Demo-
crat, of New York, who sponsored
Rabbi Herman's appearance. said
it was the first time in the his
tory of the House that the OPEN
ing prayer had been delivered by
a rabbi Of the Jewish Orthodox
faith.
Evening star., 1950-03-08
Freshmen to Pick Queen

Actress Susan Peters will crown
the queen of the Freshman Prom
at the University of Maryland at
11:30 pm. Friday at the College
Park Armory.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-15
Page 4 St Paul RECORDER, Friday September Is. 1850

veoped American business doomed to failure
plans to Europe for study anu
pastor Bethesda Baptist church. Jerome
using (house psinter) 10 get ON
again Twin Cnan was In eVeil
nomination for Cook County Con-
Happy Bros its newly decor
building Juste and his son Harry are TWO
guys who wear well
Hutehens Of Chicago came
Saturday the only Negro wholesale beer ds
Blatz franchise the lucrative
Hutchens comparatively young man very
trained Negroes going
distributing end the beverage industry
gold bottles providing on the selling
end Mr. Hutchens thinks
this Folks tell us it was
Hope later Minnesota
Negroes building grounds where they may dis
accomplishment of the Mnnesoan of African an
1S4s Many thousands of rural Min
had depend the
radio for their contact with the
nations largest minority Many Of them do not know Of the
many Negro distinction of the hundreds of
model the of the mid
south Such display exhibit would make friends
for the Negroes AS the fair apt to leave it with only
the left midway shows which feature
Negro show with comedians dancers and show girls Nothing
about that depict the everyday normal
life the Minnesota do good public
relations job for this portion of our populaton-CEN
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-15
Blow Aquinsf Race Bios

The against private
In Minnesota struck last weekend when Hennepn county
district Judge Theodore that material
factor agreements involving the purchase of property
Judge filed by
Alice and as Paulson 454 Third Ave- &c. Minneapolis against
Camille Keller 1892 Fourth and William
The Pausons charged fraud the sale of their property Mrs
claimed purchaser represented
Of the white
Mrs. Keller purchased the property the Pausons
April and when aertaned that had Negro blood the
neghbohood became aroused suit against Mrs Keller and Cas-
who for the Paulsons initiated alleging fraud
Mrs Keers materially strengthened
the by nsgaon Of five attorneys of the Minneapolis NAACP
representing section of the citys legal fraternity These
NAAcP attorneys appeared friends of the court support of
action attorneys
Their and briefs added those the Keller
counsel provided Judge Knudson with
support of petition demurrer the complaint of the Pausons
After months study Judge Knudson Sept ruled in
the defendants sustaining the demurrer what cond
making decision blow
religious discrimination in housing
In throwing the Pausons suit out of court the ruled
points agent plain
petition did damages
and the third and important ruling that
material factor In determining fraud
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-15
Good News for Millions

About million eligible security
benefits 1851
Federal security.
Increased monthly benefits three million al
by the law will effective month Not only
will benefits be increased much TIA benecares
will also be able do work st benefits
Self employed earning much $500 will be
eligible for benefits 1851 This includes retail
establishments real other
terprises.
Many statesmen
leased acabs
employees will be treated as self-employed persons
While themselves covered
agriculture program
The payroll schedule which viii apply after only
to the first $500 of yearly will be follows:
95l53l cent for employee and employer and cent
for self-employed PERSONS
per employee employer per
for self employed persons;
965e93 for employee and employer and Az
for self-empoyed persons;
1870 thereafter34 employee employer
and 47s cent for f-employed persons
regards these amendments the
aton a decade"
There doubt that greatly
strengthened changes.
our goal for every worter.-Afro American
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-15

Every a Negro a a
initiative and a reasonable amount of capital
Most business failures traced
lack of requisites forth the
graph There time when it possible to launch into
cessf business with initiative and and with
either business knowledge capital behind
Our files Of sixteen present
Of Twin City business failures, Of which
failed the entrepeneur had equipped with
initiative an capital
The to be business is in the breasts of but
those who knowledge capital
very few.
John Richey Minneapolis outstanding example
who destined
chey has parayed single shoe shine the Minneapolis
loop into two stands recreation parlor station cleaning
pressing and check building
with both business rental property and apartments.
He has initiative and works his job He the
value of dealing and the building credit rating
Richey has along quietly with assistance his
wife and made history the Minneapolis
There Is telling how far the will since both the
talent Of tending TO the task hand leaving
pOmp and pose Of the picture
Every people
forth before Without equivalent
shame to people entering the umutous highly
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-15
The Price We Puy For Prejudice

While the daily casting
heads Of black soldiers fighting
displayed turning back the North
thus proving for the first time in this struggle that the Aacs
proess native
United States doing everything they insult
morale OF the largest minority group this country.
1918 this a delegation
cuded the late Wby the H. Wiseman going
the sn hotel Oklahoma City, where appeared before
County Council Defense the enforced feeding
gro soldiers ground the
practice thrtytwo years
following the
Negro soldiers this
that treatment
accorded the black trooper.
Internationally
white fighting
sleeping shock to be advised
In backward like Mobile
NO. Negroes preparing to to foreign lands and
other people denied ordinary
dignity right here in their homeland?
Reports Negro drafees having
yard white cafe in Mobile Alabama
another Missouri daftees forced into
hotel preparatory to fight for democ
racy In rhyme the allow
ing private sling embarrassment into the
of sons
every Union should abandon its
CATION patters
upon Negro soldiers classified sbverses
prosecuted under statutes such
In Last Of the conqueors" book dealing with the late
world war story prisoners who under guard
eat You imagine the chucss of the Nor
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-15
Another Red Smear

Red Channels purpody report of Communist influence
televison published by
vicious propaganda attention quite spell
2l3pagt book
brush regardless of their political afnlation.
Among the persons listed
Shirley Graham the writer Lena Horne Abe Burrows the
ost Marc Connolly the playwright who will remembered
The Pastures Dixon Ben radio
Dashen Hammett writer detective mystery
ston Hughes Bur Ives the dancer Henry Morgan
do comedian Edward Robinson actor; Hazel Scott
Artie Shaw. .S. NSeW
Paul Robson, incidentally is not listed in the book.
many by persons
than support raising
CARNATIONS the Southern
National Council of Arts Sciences and Professions
Anyone who might by stretch of the imagination be
sidered liberal" who openly indicates his belief
practice well preachment democracy
being smeared.
pay so high price for merely being decent human
ial In Baltimore Afro American.