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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19

children. features story book. his
torical and comic strip characters.
"Old Vienna" features elaborate
Craftsmanship. Jungle Drums"
includes dancing girls and parad-
ing elephants.
Circus fans. from near and far
were on. hand for yesterdays
opening. DR.. William M. Mann,
director Of the Zoo. was one OF
the first to arrive-in fact, he
hadn't waited for yesterday, hav-
ing gone to Baltimore for a pre-
view the day before. He is chair
man of the local chapter of the
Circus Fans Association. He at
tended the afternoon show and
returned again in the evening
with Mrs. Mann. Many circus
employees said hello.
Amateur Clown on Hand.
DR.. Lynwood c. Holland, SO. a
dentist of Suffolk. Va. appeared
well ahead of performance time
to greet the clowns as they made
up back of the tent. For many
years, he has been bringing along
his own clown garb and joining
in the performance-as a volun-
teer. He is just a spectator this
time, but he passed out peanuts
to his clown friends as partial
compensation.
A 12-year-old from Latvia,
Dace Epermanis, was one Of the
most enthusiastic Of the younger
spectators at last nights per-
Torrance. Blond. blue-eved Dace
was honored as the $50 ,000th dis
placed person to arrive in America
when she landed in New York last
week. She and her mother. Mrs.
Waldo Epermanis, are here as
guests of the Sesquicentennial
Commission.
Dace got a special greeting from
Sad-faced Clown Paul Jerome,
who entertains circus-goers CARRIED
as a beggar.
The rain which kept part Of
the crowd away last night left
puddles In the middle Of the tent
floor but did not interfere with
the performance.
The shows start at 2:15 and
S:15 pm. daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Pilot Describes Boiing Out of Jet in Storm

areas around there and ! could
only hope for a good landing spot.
We went through heavy clouds
and then when it began to get
'blacker and blacker, I knew we
must be getting close to the
ground.
Jolt Pretty Heavy.
1--WE left the snow and drifted
down into rain about what I
guess must have been about 5000
feet. Depth perception is bad
when night is that black and I
hit the ground before I knew it
was coming up"
The landing jolt was pretty
heavy" but the ground-a RAIN
wet field, was soft enough.
The two landed within calling
distance.
II called to him and he an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Symphony Association
Reports Increased
Deficit Of $4,000

The National Symphony Orches-
ira Association has a deficit of
more than $24.000-$16, 900 greater
than it had a year ago.
This was disclosed yesterday at
the associations annual meeting.
at which all officers were reelected
and three new members were
chosen to serve on the board of
directors.
Milton w. King, treasurer, gave
the following account of the losses:
The symphony began the 1o49-50
season with a 1897 deficit from
the year before. Ticket sales of
1908 $50 and sustaining fund COL
lections of $175,000 fell $16,243
short of the $395,12 winter sea-
son expenses. This brought the
total deficit to $24,231.
Watergate Deficit Paid.
Mr.. King reported that Frank
r. Jelleff. first vice president of
the symphony association, paid of
a $3.50 deficit of the Watergate
series last summer, and therefore
the symphony realized no loss on
those programs.
The symphony's financial prob
lens are complicated by the fact
that the current sustaining fund
drive to pay for next season is
$8,723 short Of the $175,0oo
needed. said Raymond E. Cox, as
ISOLATION president.
But we're going ahead and
raise this,"s said Mr.. Cox, who
made his annual report.
He said it was significant that
the symphony now has 1854 con-
tributors - an increase of more
than 5000 over the year before. :
Predicts Watergate Contract.
MIR. Cox reported the Executive
Committee of the National Capt.
tai Sesquicentennial Committee
has agreed to operate the Water
gate series this summer. At a
closed Board of Directors meeting
after the membership session, the
question arose about a possible
hitch in the Watergate plans be-
cause no contract has yet been
signed with the orchestra. Mr..
King said he believes the contract
will be signed as soon as some
of the wording of the document
is altered.
Besides Mr.. Cox, Mr.. King and
Mr.. Jelleff, other officers re-
elected were Mrs. Hans A. Klags-
brunn, second vice president, and
David B. Karrick. secretary.
Three new members elected to
the 36-member board of directors
are Garrison Norton, former AS
sistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Robert e. Sher and Mrs.
Jouett Shouse. both of whom have
been active in raising funds for
the symphony. They replace
Mrs. j. William Fulbright, Mrs.
Emory Scott Land and Mrs. Reeve
Lewis, who resigned as their terms
expired.
Nine board members reelected
to three-year terms are: Hugh K.
Dufield, Charles B. Dulcan, ST.,
e. r. Finkenstaedt, David B.
Karrick. Mr.. King, Mrs. Charles
Hamilton Maddox, Emerson Me-
yers, Mrs. Philip G. Strong and
Orme Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Junior League Carnival
Postponed One Week

The Barrel o. Fun" carnival
which was to have been given by
the Junior League of Washington
tomorrow afternoon and evening
at Mrs. Anne Archbold's estate.
has been postponed until next
Saturday, May 81.
Weather conditions forced the
change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Need Stressed
For Water Plant
Expansion Now
But No Shortage
Threatens District,
Young Tells Hearing

Washington need never worry
about It's water supplies. but it
must expand its water processing
plants Immediately. Engineer
Commissioner Gordon r. Young
told members of Congress today.
Gen. Young was the first wit
ness in a Joint hearing called by
the fiscal subcommittee Of the
House and Senate District Com
on q bill to authorize the
Commissioners TO borrow $23 mill
lion from the Treasury for ex-
pansion Of the city water system.
The loan would be repaid over
a l0-year period and would bs
used to build Immediately much
needed facilities,
Full Payment Proposed.
The bill also proposes that the
Federal Government pay for the
full amount of water it uses. At
present the District gets 81 mil
lion q year for water furnished
to Government installations. Last
year the actual water used was
valued at $l.250.o00.
Prior to l947 the Federal Gov
eminent paid nothing for the
water.
Gen. Young said the Potomac
River at its lowest stage has
enough water to meet twice the
peak demand Of the District, How
ever. he pointed out that the lack
Of processing plants make the
city'S water problem almost as
dangerous as that Of New York
City.
He estimated that Washington
would need additional plant facil-
tiles totaling more than SGT mil
lion in the next 80 years. How
ever. he said SAT million OF that
amount must be spent within the
next 10 years.
Would Exceed Income.
The new construction required
In the next 10 years would cost
about $23 million in excess Of
Water Department income In that
period. The loan would be repaid
after 1860 and all further expan-
sion would be met entirely from
current income, he added.
Gen. Young said there were two
two ways to get the money needed
immediately-by raising rates or
by borrowing from the Treasury.
He said he was opposed to rails
ing rates and declared the Fed
eral Government should assist the
District in getting over this critical
period by making the loan. He
pointed out that water rates were
increased Is per cent not long
ago.
Expansion Was Halted.
Gen. Young blamed Washing
tons present critical situation on
the increase In population, plus
the fact that the war halted ex-
pansion of facilities.
I'VE could not catch up during
the war. We cannot catch up
now. under the present system"
he declared.
Others scheduled to appear bsv
fore the subcommittee include,
David Aud. superintendent of the
District Water Division: Walter
Fowler, District budget officer:
Vernon e. West. corporation coun-
sci; Harold Kemp, director OF the
District Sanitary Engineering DE-
vision. and E. A. Schmitt. head
engineer of the Washington Aque-
duct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Post office Drops 81 Clerks
And Transfers IFS Carriers

The Washington Post Office is
dropping 81 temporary clerks and
transferring 125 carriers to clerical
jobs, it was announced today.
The changes are part OF the
service curtailments which go into
effect tomorrow. Chief among
them for the general public is the
one instead Of two deliveries Mon
day through Friday. The single
delivery on Saturdays remains
unchanged so not until next week
will residents look in vain for the
postman's second daily visit.
Issuing a reminder of the vari-
Gus changes, Washington POST
master Roy M. North reiterated
the assurance that there will be
no change In mail delivery in
strictly business areas.
To Save $385,000.
Assistant Postmaster w. Gordon
Bell said the reduction III force
will affect no regular employees.
He said there probably win be
fewer hours a day for the substi-
tute carriers and substitute clerks.
Dropping the 81 temporary
clerks is estimated to save about
1885 900 a. year, while total savings
will run higher than that figure.
Here are the new rules on col-
lections and deliveries:
The last collections of the day
from letter boxes will be scheduled
so collectors will arrive at the
main Office no later than $3.50
pm. New collection schedules
will be posted on the letter boxes
tomorrow. .5s-
All stations and branches will
be closed at $50 pm. weekdays
and at noon on Saturdays. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
II Hurt in Train Crash
As Dimouf Switches
Signal at Alexandra

An unldentlf1ed man VINO
shouted a warning to a railroad
engineer was credited today with
averting serious train crash at
Alexandria last night.
Eleven persons were injured,
none seriously, when a Chesapeake
& Ohio flyer bumped into the
rear of the Seaboard Airline's
Silver Meteor at a speed which
had been reduced because of the
mans warning to the c. g.. O.'s
engineer to "slow down"
The man stood in the center
of the tracks until the train was
almost on him, then jumped aside
and shouted, There's a train
ahead"
Lightning Switches Signal.
The accident came at the height
Of a violent thunderstorm which
caused a power dim-out, in turn
changing power signal, giving
the Meteor an unscheduled red
light and the c. g. O. train which
was following, a green one.
Five of the injured passengers
were still in Alexandria Hospital
today. None are in serious con-
dition, physicians said.
The train crash occurred about
one mile south of Alexandria.
First reports were that the tower
had been hit by lightning. But
c. E. Mccarthy, manager of the
Potomac Yards, said a dim-out
in power caused the switch. The
red light brought the Seaboard
Silver Meteor to a sudden stop.
Coming around a curve, the
c. & o. trains engineer saw
the halted Seaboard train and
pulled his emergency brake. His
train hit the rear of the Seaboard
cars.
Neither train was damaged,
tracks were unframed and both
trains proceeded to their destina-
tons after a delay of an hour
and half.
The tracks on which the acct
dent occurred are controlled by
the Richmond. Frederick & Poto-
mac Railroad.
List of Injured.
Those taken to the hospital
were:
c. L. Morse, 50, Richmond, bag
gage master on the Meteor; j. E
Ferguson. 81, colored, of the first
block of P street NE, a waiter
on the Meteor; Mrs. w. j. Camp
bell, At, Selma, Va, a passenger
on the c. g. O.'s George Washing
ton; Harry Williams. Al, colored
a porter on the Meteor; Mrs
Isabel Segal, %. New York City
and her daughter. Fonda. Z. pas
sengers on the Meteor.
Also Causey Mckinley, 46
colored, of the 1900 block v street
NV. a porter on the Meteor;
James Williams, colored, 20, New
York, porter on the Meteor: Sandy
Armstrong, 46. colored, of Trenton
N. j., porter on the Meteor; Jess
Hawkins, SO, colored, of New
York. porter on the Meteor, and
Albert Lawson. colored, so. Of
Hanwich, N. c., an employee on the
Seaboard train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
By jones 6. Deons

Ask any of the small fry-that
business going on over at Okla
homa and Benning NE. is still
the greatest show on earth"
That business" as if anybody
didn't know. is Ringing Bros. and
Barnum g. Bailey Combined
Shows. Inc. Generally known as
the circus). 1t got under way
again in typical fashion yesterday,
complete with elephants, clowns
and peanuts. It will be around
through Sunday.
The younger generation (and a
respectable portion of the older)
proved it's admiration in full meas
ure yesterday afternoon and it
certainly wasn't the management's
fault that rain came along to cut
down the amount of similar EVIL
dence at last nights session. At
tendance then was only about half
the 10000 capacity situation
the circus officials hope will be
wiped off their memories in short
order (by tonight at latest).
1t wasn't easy to tell just what,
among the hundreds of attrac-
tions, was juniors Cor dad's)
favorite yesterday. Junior seemed
to be shouting-or staring wide
eyed-at everything.
Attention on G0rillas.
Gargantua II and Mile. Toto, a
pair of pint-size gorillas, monop-
olized first attention from nearly
all corners, including juniors adult
escorts.
Gargantua II is about 10 months
old. Mile. Toto is about one year.
Captured in the Belgian Congo
last summer, they are a sort of
double-barreled replacement for
Gargantua I, the 23-year-old plug
ugly that died at the end of the
circus 1949 season.
The two gorillas live together in
a glassed-in cage complete with
swings, dolls and toys. Much of
the time, their full-time trainer,
redheaded Miss Martha Hunter, is
in the cage with them, for they
have to be fed milk formula three
times daily and otherwise cared
for in fashion similar to their
human counterparts. Overnight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Variety Show to Open
Tonight in Silver Spring

Montgomery Hillarities." q
three-act variety show, win be
presented at 8 o'clock tonight and
tomorrow night by students Of
the Montgomery Hills Junior High
School. Silver Spring.
The affair Is sponsored by the
schools Parent Teacher Associa-
ton. A feature Of the 20-skit show
viii be q chorus line Of ninth grade
girls trained by Mrs. Ann Nc
Intosh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Moforisf Is Fined $500
For Driving While Drunk

A 24-year-old man who pleaded
guilty to a charge Of driving while
drunk was ordered yesterday to
pay a $500 fine or serve $50 days
in jail by Municipal Court Judge
Ellen K. Raedy.
Calvin c. Adams Of the $500
block Of Benning road NE. was
arrested March % while driving
on Seventh street Sc. Maximum
penalty Ii $500 or $50 days or
both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19

will be closed all day on Sundays
and holidays.
You may drop a letter in the
slot at the Franklin Station at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, at the Main Post Of
flee at Massachusetts, avenue and
North Capitol street and at the
National Airport.
There will be window service
at the main Office from 8 am. to
6 pm. Mondays through Satur-
days. with the exception of the
money order and postal savings
windows. which will close at noon
Saturday. There will be no win
dow service on Sundays and holi-
days.
Order on Bulk Mailings.
Bulk mailings of second class
matter. chiefly periodicals, third
class mail, consisting of circular
matter and parcels under a half
pound. and fourth class mail. per-
Gel post, will be accepted at the
mailing platform of the main
Office only between am. and
6 pm. Prepaid bulk mailings of
first class mail, including air mail
parcel post, and newspapers will
be accepted at any time.
~
With the exception of air mail,
first class mail. newspapers and
parcel post. there will be no sort
ing of incoming or outgoing mail
between 6 pm. and 6 am.
There will be no consulting of
directories for ordinary mail
which is not deliverable as adj
dressed and for which no forward
ing address is on file. 1t will be
returned promptly to the sender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Fire Destroys Tank Cor

STAUNTON. Va. May 10 R.-
An 81 .000-gallon tank car Of
Chesapeake & Ohio supply depart
ment train, en- route from Hunt
ington. w. Va. to Newport News.
caught fire and was destroyed
here yesterday. No one was hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Mine Sinks TruwIer

PLYMOUTH. England. May 10
R.-A floating mine-a hangover
from the war-blew up the small
Belgian trawler Paulette In tbs
English Channel today. The crew
of four was rescued by the British
steamer Dynamo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Pay Increase
.EndsA. B. & W.
Bus Strike
Company Now Ready
To Take Over Lines
Operation From State


Settlement of a 10-month tech
nical strike by bus drivers and
maintenance men of the Alex
andria. Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co. was announced to-
day.
Agreement was reached this
morning at a meeting between
union and company representa-
tives at Carpenters Hall, Alex
andria. The union is Local 1131.
Amalgamated Association of Street
Electric Railway Employees OF
America, AFL.
Principal feature of the agree
ment was a 10-cent-an-hour in
crease for. all drivers and main
tenance men. effective last Mon
day.
Operated by State.
The A. B. g. w. firm, which op-
crates between Washington and
the Pentagon, South Arlington,
Alexandria and Fairfax County,
has been operated technically, by
the State of Virginia since the
expiration of the old contract.
July 81. 1949.
Company officials notified Gov.
Battle of Virginia that they are
ready and willing to resume opera
ton of the line. The Governors
office informed the company by
telephone that it can proceed with
operations effective at midnight
tonight.
400 Employees Involved.
About 400 employees went on
strike" when the old contract ex-
PRED. They agreed to continue
to work when the company was
on paper-made an agency Of the
Commonwealth while operated
under the State Corporation Com
mission.
The company had sought to
defer settlement until after it
obtains fare increases. It has a
petition pending before the State
Corporation Commission and two
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission generally seeking a
5-cent-per-zone increase in inter-
State and intra-State fares. It
also asks a similar raise and aboli-
ton of transfer tickets with the
Capital Transit Co. between
Washington and the Pentagon.
The company agreed at the
meeting this morning to place the
agreement into effect without
waiting for fare increases. The
new contract expires October 81,
1851.
Mechanics Helpers Upgraded.
Beverly c. May. general man
ager of the firm, announced the
agreement which was concurred
in by a union official.
Other terms of the contract
provide for upgrading of me-
chanics' helpers who. in some
cases. will receive more than 10
cents an hour increase. Night
mechanics supervisors were given
Is cents raise.
Extra drivers were guaranteed
IS hours work a week within five
days instead of the six days for
merly provided. Regular drivers
and maintenance men were guar
anteed 40 hours work in five days
wit htime and half pay for all
over 40 hours. Formerly the bonus
pay started at AZ hours for drivers
and A hours for maintenance
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Democrats Plan Purty

The Second District Democratic
Club Of Bladensburg will hold its
annual party from 5 to 8 pm. to-
morrow at the home Of Robert w.
McC ullough. 1914 Addison Chapel
road, Beaver Heights, Md,
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Registration Dates SET
In 10 Alexandra Schools

Physical examination and regis
tration periods in Alexandria's 10
elementary schools have been
scheduled for the next two weeks
The examination and registra-
ton periods are as follows:
Jefferson: May 10 and IL from
l to 3 pm: Lee: May 8 and 10
from to 3 pm; Parker-Gray:
May 8 from $50 to 1880 am.
and May and IL from / to
pm; George Mason: May 8. 9 to
II am. and 1880 to $3.50 pm:
Mount Vernon: May 8 and Is
from l to pm. and May 10 and
II. $50 to 1880 am: Ficklin
May II. / to 3 pm; Washington
May 10 from $50 to 1880 am
and May IL from 1870 to 3:3C
pm: Lyles-Grouch and Semi
nary: May 10 from 1880 to 3:3C
pm; Barrett: May ., Q to 1l:3t
am; Macarthur: May 8 and
from $50 to 1880 am, anc
Maury:: May 8. $50 to 1880 ant
May II. $50 to 1880 am.
Evening star., 1950-05-04

Where have your scouts been
all this while?"
That's what they've got to ex-
plain to me-" said "Runt."
News Of the Republican finc
spread CONSERVATION among the
Democratic players, for a number
had been planning to hit to left
field. 1t may cause a little change
in strategy on the night Of May
10. when the annual game /.
played at Griffith Stadium for the
benefit Of The Evening Star.
Summer Camp Fund.
However, Representative Orrer
Harris. the Democratic manager
Is not disturbed. He is not given
to worry. In fact, with two
straight victories to the credit OF
the Democrats. he feels that even
the maximum In improvement by
the Republican team could only
serve to make the Democratic
margin Of victory shorter.
who is this Jensen. anyway"
he asked. Maybe he did catch
one bare-handed Maybe he can
hang on to anything that comes
his way. But can he go and
get 'em?
Can he move of Of a dime?'
Tickets for the game. which are
priced at 81, $3.50 and 81, may
be obtained at the office Of the
doorkeeper Of the House, Griffith
Stadium or the business counter
In the lobby Of The Star Building
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Hearing Set tomorrow
For Accused Car Looter

A third youth accused OF being
a member of a gang of car looters
in the Washington area will be
given a hearing tomorrow in Fair
fax County Trial Justice Court. A
fourth is being questioned by
police.
Nathan o. Joiner. 18. of the 400
block Of East Windsor avenue.
Alexandria. has been charged
with grand larceny. Police say
he was implicated by two other
youths who have admitted taking
radios and other items from more
than 100 automobiles during the
last six months.
The other two. Benton Hit. 81,
and Robert Almond. 18. both also
of Alexandria, are being held for
grand jury action in Arlington on
IS charges Of grand larceny.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Stepfather Held
|nBeatingD Death
0fvirginia Child
Housekeeper Also Is
jailed for Further
Police Inquiry

The stepfather of a 212-year-
old boy who was beaten to death
In his Alexandria home last April
"a is being held for grand jury
action on murder charge.
After an eight-hour hearing
yesterday in Alexandria Police
Court, Judge James r. Duncan
also ordered a housekeeper at the
home held for further police in
vestigation.
Both the stepfather, John
Charles Ferranto, 20, of 110 South
Fayette street, and the house
keeper, Mrs. Emma Jenkins, 40,
of 701 Sixth street S.W., were held
without bail in the city jail.
Judge Duncan said that if Mrs.
Jenkins is not charged as a result
Of the investigation, she will be
held as a material witness.
Child Died April %.
The child. Donnie Ferranto,
whose mother, Mrs. June Ferranto,