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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-30
Aeheson Adopts
Plan by White

NEW YORK When Secretary of
State Dean Acheson addressed
the opening session of the General
Assembly Of the United Nations
urging international assistance to
Korea in postwar reconstruction.
he Incorporated a proposal first
advanced by Walter White, MA
A. C.P. executive secre.ary.
Mr. White suggested in an Aug.
10th telegram to Warren r. Au-
stin, chief of the United States
Mission to the United Nations.
that I'VE offer through the United
Nations to restore all property de-
stroyed in Korea because of mill
tary necessity to beat back Soviet
aggression" This would serve.
the executive said, "as an answer
to Soviet propaganda in Korea
that the United States is heart
lessly destroying property"
Addressing the General AS
sembly Sept. 70, Mr.. AcheSon
said: "The lives lost as a result
of this aggression cannot be recall
ed, but as the people of Korea
set about the task of re-establish-
ing fire and independent nation.
as they begin to rebuild their
country, the United Natio..s must
1e prepared to marshall its re-
sources and its experience to help
{ EN-.
This is job that can be done.
1t will take substantial funds and
resources. Fifty-three govern
ments have pledged their support
to the United Nations defense of
Korea. Some of them have been
unable to contribute military per-
sonnet or equipment. But all of
them. l am sure, will want to
contribute food, transportation
and industial equipment, con-
struction materials and techni-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-30

with statutory rape of the dauph.
ter of a former usher board
member of his church offices ),
1881 E. Kirby during Treatments
for a nervous condition which
repeatedly were started in Oct
l949.
AT Liberty on Bond
The pastor known to radio Am.
diences as "the Travelling Shoe.
man" was arrested the early part
of this month after the glrrs
mother told police of her daugh.
ter's accusations against the MIN
lister. He was at liberty on a
$4,000 bond.
Denying the charges, Rev. Mr.
Chapman stated that the mother
was mad because she was ousted
from the usher board. The mother
denied the charge by saying "Ths
Travelling Shoeman was angry
because she had made business
deal with a man."
Police in two states conducted
a search for the teen-ager who
later testified that she went to
Dayton. Ohio, to avoid testifying
against Rev. Mr.. Chapman and
because of the publicity. She
states that she returned to De-
troit Aug. 25th.
Given $500
The girls mother revealed that
the minister, while at liberty on
bond, gave her $500 to take
trip because she Cooked tired
The money repeatedly was turned
over to police.
Earlier the youngster claimed
that the Travelling Shoeman
massaged her body with an cleo
trical device which caused
warm sensation, raped her and
then warned her that to reveal
their relationships to anyone
would cause her to lose her
mind" She said she first received
the treatment" Oct. Is, ls49.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-30

"The Travelling Shoeman
was given his. freedom to
continue his walking" Tues
day evening in a crowded
courtroom which broke out
in a bedlam when Record
er's judge Charles E. Jones
found him not guilty of stat
utory rape charges made by
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-30
Travelling Shoeman'
Gets Walking Shoes

a 16-year-old girl.
The defendant. the Rev. Co
lumbus c. Chapman. pastor OF
Faith Temple Church OF God
was exonerafed because OF lack
of evidence in the case which
had police of two states at one
time searching for the complain
ant.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman was charged
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-30
Diplomas by Mail

ANN ARBOR.-Graduates OF
the University of Michigan al
the close of the Summer Session
will receive their diplomas by
mail. Ten of the University's IA
schools and colleges have listed
1882 graduates who completed
their studies late in August.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-30

clans to the great of reconstruc-
tion.'
Evening star., 1950-02-15
City Services
Not CurtoiIed
In GreenbeIt

The threatened curtailment Of
municipal services in Greenbelt-
slated to take effect today-has
been averted.
Continuation of all municipal
functions was assured last night
when the Greenbelt City Council
agreed to sign a two-month agree
ment with the Public Housing Ad-
|ministration.
The council directed Mayor
Elizabeth Harrington to sign the
pact, which will remain in effect
until decision can be reached
on how much Greenbelt will get
from the PHA "in lieu of taxes"
The council had asked for a
payment of $182,634, but the
amount was held up when the
PHA cut the request by more than
$685.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
| ShoNmor Miners
Must Seek Jobs
In Other Fields
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-Remem-
ber Shallmar, the little Western
Maryland coal mining town that
found itself destitute at Christ
mas time?
Now State official warns Shall
mars bread winners that they had
better find some other kind of
work cor they are going to be on
relief for ever.''
State Budget Director James G..
Rennie yesterday made his report
to the House of Delegates Ways
and Means Committee, now exam
lining Maryland's State budget for
fiscal 1851. It came up during a
discussion of State aid for jobless
persons who have exhausted their
unemployment insurance benefits.
There's no answer for the
Shallmar mining situation" said
Mr.. Rennie. THE coal is no good.
It can't be sold in a competitive
market"
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Montgomery Airport
Proposal Criticized

A member of the Montgomery
County Council yesterday urged
Congress to study the possibility
OF building an airport in the
county to supplement Washing
ton National Airport.
Sharply differing views were ex-
pressed, however, by two othe,
members.
The proposal was advanced BY
j. Douglas Bradshaw, who sug-
gested a site near the projected
Washington National pike between
Frederick and Washington.
Immediate opposition was
voiced by Mrs. Dorothy Him
stead and Council President Fred
eric P. Lee.
CAS- far as I know" Mrs. Him.
stead said, "the people of Mont
gonery would pay good money
to have an airport built in Vir.
ginia. They don't want jet planes
zooming over their homes"
Mr.. Lee expressed fear that such
a project would cause the county
to lose valuable taxable land.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
State 10 Install Traffic Light
Where ARLINGTON Boy Died:

Virginia Highway Department
officials last night promised to
install a traffic light on Lee boule-
ward where an Arlington boy was
killed January 81.
They told members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Arling-
ton Forest Citizens Association
the light would be installed as
soon as possible. Because of other
work, however. installation prob
ably won't start for about 40 days,
they said.
Fred Lehman. IL, of lit South
Aberdeen street. Arlington Forest,
was struck by a car after he
alighted from a school bus and
started across the boulevard at
Park drive.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Wafer Mains Law Repeal
10 Be Discussed Friday

Proposals to repeal a law affect
ing the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission will be dis
cussed at a public meeting at 8
pm. Friday in the Bradbury
Heights School, Prince Georges
County.
The law permits the commission
to sublet contracts for water and
sewer line connections. Advocates
OF it's repeal contend private
plumbers and contractors have
been guilty of excessive charges.
One of the organizations ac-
lively supporting repeal is the
Civic Federation of Seat Pleasant
and Spaulding. It's president, Fred
K. Barr, announced that the fed.
GRAFTON will sponsor Fridays
hearing.
The Prince Georges delegation
introduced repeal legislation at
Annapolis Monday.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
$50 Will Lose Jobs in Closing
Of Alexandra Torpedo Plant

or would be sold eventually to a
private manufacturer.
Heavy and precision equipment
at the plant will be distributed to
other torpedo-making installa-
tions or stored for use in an emer-
gency.
The Navy said it was necessary
to close the plant for economy
reasons.
The plant was established in
August, 1918, as the Naval Tor
pedo Station" 1t built torpedoes
until 1923, when an economy or
der made it shop of the WASH
ington Navy Yard.
In July, 1941, it was reopened
as an ordnance manufacturing in
stallation. and in September, 1914,
reached its top employment with
4,700 civilian workers. Capt. Brad
ford Bartlett is commanding Off
Ger. He and the limited number
of other uniformed personnel
there will be transferred to other
duties.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Arlington Urges State to Buy
Lake Burcroft for Play Area

The Arlington County Board
last night voted to ask the State
to purchase Lake Bancroft, near
Falls Church, for a public recrea-
ton area. The lake is in Fair
fax County.
The Alexandria Water Co.,
owner of the 114-acre lake, plans
to sell the reservoir and the 566
acres of adjoining land at auc-
ton. The water company has a
new source of supply at Occo-
guam.
The site is near the develop
ments of Ravenwood and NAL
brook, south of Leesburg pike, be-
tween Lee boulevard and Colum-
bia pike.
Falls Church real estate men
estimate the value of the area at
more than 81 million. The two
most probable uses would be for
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Traffic Rules Amended
For South Capitol Bridqe

The Commissioners yesterday
adopted three amendments to the
traffic regulations as a result of
of the opening of the South Capt.
tol street bridge.
The amended regulations pro-
vide:
On Canal street. no standing on
the north side from 7 to $50 am. :
no standing on the south side
from 4 to $50 pm.
No turns at South Capitol and
M streets so as to proceed east on
M street or north on South Capt.
tol street.
On South Capitol street, from D
street to Canal street on the west
side, no parking from 4 to $3.50
pm.
Another amendment, stemming
from increasingly heavy traffic
northbound on Second street in
peak periods, prohibits parking on
the east side from East Capitol
street to Maryland avenue, from
to $3.50 am. and to $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
County Board Denies
Standard School Plans
Would Save Money

The Prince Georges County
Board of Education denied yester-
day that standard plans for school
construction would save the
county money.
At the same time. the board
said it would welcome advice from
ANY one who feels competent to
advise on such matters"
In a resolution adopted during
its monthly session at Upper
Marlboro, the board asserted it
had investigated the use of stand
ard plans and found them to be
Impractical and possibly more
costly than individually planned
buildings"
Plan for Addition Dropped.
Noting that it's school planning
policy had been Questioned" the
board announced it desires to
continue finding means of more
economical construction of school
buildings"
Last week, County Building In
spector Perce L. Wolfe suggested
to the county commissioners that
standard plans be used.
In other business, the board an
nounced it was eliminating cor
struction of an or 10 room ad-
dition to the new Langley Park
Elementary School from it's 1850
extra" building schedule because
of insufficient funds.
The board. noting that the first
part of the Langley Park School
still is under construction, said it
was emitting the addition so that
classrooms may be built at
schools where children already are
in attendance"
b Activities Curtailed.
The board also approved School
Supt. G. Gardner Shugart's ac-
ton February; Z ordering school
use for outside activities curtailed
because of the limited coal supply
on hand. Mr.. Shugart said all &C
tivities except the regular school
schedule and adult classes have
been stopped.
County students will get holi-
day next Wednesday. Washing
toms Birthday, but teachers will
not. the board decided. Teachers
will be on duty to catch up with
a testing program, Mr.. Shugart
said.
Evening star., 1950-02-15

large homes or for an amusement
park, if not purchased by the
State. =
The Arlington Board last night
deferred action until February 25
on a proposal to rescind a COM
mercial rezoning granted in 1916
for a Woodward & Lothrop branch
store.
The new rezoning, back to resi-
Dental, was proposed by the
board last month because the
store has not been built. The site
is in the 400 block of South Glebe
road.
The board asked the planning
commission to make a recon-
mendation on the proposal.
I Owners Of the property. Vaughn
& Usilton, Inc, told the board
that the store would be built as
soon as certain obstacles" were
cleared.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Field Trips 10 Airport Set
For Safety Patrol Boys

The Montgomery County Police
Department and Board of Educa-
tion are sponsoring a series of
field trips by school safety patrol
boys to the Washington National
Airport.
The police department also is
placing traffic safety hints in all
Montgomery County weekly news
papers as part of its drive to cur
tail traffic accidents. The first
concerns a law requiring motor
vehicles to stop when school buses
discharge or pick up children.
A trip to the airport is scheduled
Monday. The trips will continue
daily until March 3.
Patrol boys will be transported
in school buses under the super
vision of Sergt. Charles o. Seek
and Policemen German Butler and
William DeVries. The trips are
designed to acquaint the boys
with the operation of the airport.
Evening star., 1950-02-15

The Navy plans to shut down its
Alexandria torpedo plant by June
80 but about half of the plants
workers are expected to be trans
ferred to the Naval Gun Factory.
The department said last night
that all except $50 of the approx
mately 600 workers likely would be
absorbed by the Gun Factory.
The Franklin street annex of
the Alexandria plant and the
Naval Torpedo Range at Piney
Point, Md, will continue as part of
the Gun Factory.
Reaction to the announcement
was swift in Alexandria. The
Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce was called together
hurriedly. Representative Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia told them
it would mean more than 300 per-
sons would be thrown out of work.
A chamber spokesman said it
was understood the plant would
become a Government warehouse
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Assessments Raised
About SIS Million on
Alexandria Property

An increase of approximately
SIS million in Alexandria real
estate assessment was disclosed
today as reassessment figures
were made public.
The increase brings Alexandria s
total assessment for 1850 to ap-
proximately $75 million. The
city's tax rate is $2.75 per $100.
Col. Frank Drischler, city tax
assessor, said the exact total could
not be computed until after Feb
ruary %, deadline for tax payers
to appeal new assessments.
Citizens began filing in the as
SCISSORS office as it opened this
morning to find out what their
new taxes would be.
The reassessment. begun in
l948. was the city's first since
1943. New assessments are based
on 1945 construction costs and
many residents of older homes
will find their tax bills doubled
as result of the reassessment.
In few cases. the new assess
ments are lower, Col. DrischIer
said.
Before the reassessment, new
homes were assessed at present.
day costs while older residences
enjoyed lower tax values. Equali-
zation of taxes was a major rea-
son for the new assessment.
The reassessment study in
cluded approximately $4,000 sep
arate buildings. The assessment
does not include real estate be-
longing to public utilities. These
assessments are set by the Pub
lie Service Commission and last
year totaled $3,718,731. The COM
parable 1850 figure is not yet
available.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
; Schools Enlarged,
New Buildings Ready
Soon in Montgomery

Additions to three Montgomery
County schools have been COM
pleted and four new schools will be
finished in the next three months
This was revealed yesterday in
a report to the Board of Education
from Assist. Supt. Richard E. Car
penter.
The board also awarded a $149,-
1863 contract to the Greenhill En-
gineering Co., Inc, Washington,
for construction of the McKenney
Hills Elementary School. The
seven-room building will be on the
old Hayden farm, west of Georgia
avenue, near Forest Glen road. 1t
will accommodate about $50 chill
dren.
Site for College Sought.
In addition, the board took un-
der advisement a request by the
Montgomery Junior College Ad-
visory Council for the purchase of
a permanent site for the college.
The board decided to conduct a
summer school in Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School. and appointed
IL new teachers.
According to Mr.. Carpenters re-
port, contracts totaling $3,005 ,371
have been awarded under the S..
600 900 school construction pro,
gram authorized by the Count,
Council last May.
Schools where additions have
been completed are:
Somerset Elementary, four class
rooms and teachers room
500 800; Oak View Elementary
four classrooms and a playground
$77,973, and Alta Vista Elemen-
tary, two classrooms and an all
purpose room. $72,405.
8-Room Schools Soon.
New schools expected to be COM
pleted by May, each of which will
4ldfC ClS1lU Slooo1 OOAl1o dAlG q pay =
ground, are:
Viers Mill Elementary, $135 900
appropriated: East Rockville Ele-
mentary, $4,000: East-West
Highway Elementary, $135, 900,
and Homewood Elementary, $751;
900.
Mr.. Carpenter also reported
that additional land has been ac-
quired for the Glenmont Elemen-
tary School at a cost of $13,500.
The request for a permanent
Junior college site was presented
by DR.. Harold P. Morris, chairman
of the advisory council. He asked
the board to appropriate $250,000
in its budget for the fiscal year
beginning July /. :.
At present, the institution is
housed partly in converted Army
barracks adjacent to Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School and
partly in the high school itself.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Lee-Jockson PTA
Meeting Toniqht

The Lee-Jackson School Pa
rent = Teacher Association will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
school, Duke street extended,
Alexandria.
The associations Cafeteria
Committee will serve turkey din
ner at 5 pm. Friday at the school
cafeteria. Movies will be shown
afterwards.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Progressive Party Fights
Fare Rise in MARYLAND

The Progressive Party of Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties has joined the fight against
a Maryland fare increase on Cap
ital Transit Co. lines.
In a recently-adopted resolu-
ton, the party urged adequate
transportation facilities, better
scheduling, an end to discrimina-
tion against hiring of Negro driv-
ers, and cessation of commercial
ized radio on buses
The group favored proposal
that Congress appropriate $25, 900
to study possible municipal owner
ship of Washington's transit sys-
tenn.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Newspapermen 10 Speak
AT Montgomery Forum

National and world affairs will
be discussed by four Washington
newspapermen at the Montgomery
County Community Forum at 8
pm. tomorrow.
Speakers at the forum In Mont
gomery Junior College, Bethesda,
will be Barnet Mover, Washington
bureau chief of the Denver Post;
Neal Stamford. diplomatic CORE
spondent for the Christian Science
Monitor; Douglas Miller, author
|of "You Can't. Do Business With
Hitler" and John c. Metcalfe,
Time magazine correspondent,
Mr.. Metcalfe will be moderator.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
Prince Georges Heads
To Rule Tomorrow on
Government Survey

The Prince Georges County
commissioners have promised a
decision tomorrow on whether
they will request a local gov
eminent" survey of the county.
Such a survey was demanded
yesterday by representatives of
three county civic groups.
The commissioners at first were
reluctant to give an answer before
next Tuesday. They agreed to
announce their views tomorrow
after the delegation demanded a
reply before Friday nights hear
ing in Annapolis on the Sothoron
county modernization" bill.
Walter F. Mulligan, president
of the county's Civic Federation;
Mrs. Reuben Bogdanof, president
of the County League of Women
Voters, and Mrs. r. o. Stelzer of
the College Park branch of the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women appeared in opposi-
ton to the Sothoron bill.
University Aid Urged.
Mrs. Bogdanoff reiterated her
organizations plea that the COM
missioners take the lead" in hav-
ing an unbiased, non-partisan
survey made. She said the group
recommended that it be conducted
by DR.. Joseph M. Ray of the de-
partment of government and poll
tics at the University of Mary
land, because it would hot cost
the county anything.
Mrs. Bogdanoff said the league
had no objection to the survey
being conducted by an outside
firm if the commissioners so de-
sire.
Commissioner T. Hammond
Welsh was the only board mem
ber to agree that a survey would
be good thing. But, he added,
"I don't think we should be pushed
on who makes the survey or when
it, would be made"
In other actions, the commits
sioners:
Received notification from the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion that a traffic light finally
would be installed at the inter
section of Ray road and New
Hampshire avenue, Takoma Park.
Bridge Planned.
Reported that a bridge across
the Northwest Branch linking
Queenstown with Mount Rainier
and Brentwood would be erected
at Thirty-fourth and Webster
streets when funds become avail
able under a future bond issue.
Approved appointment of Miss
Anna w. McNamara of 4213 Ogle-
thorpe street, Hyattsville. as an
additional clerk in the trial magis-
trate's Office in Hyattsville.
Granted tax exemptions for / 20
acres owned by the Mount Carmel
Catholic Cemetery. Upper Marl-
boro, and 4.51 acres used by the
st. Georges Church and School
Landover Hills.
The Woodlawn (Md) Citizens
Association asked that a zoning
decision allowing construction OF
semi detached homes adjoining
Woodlawn be voided and that an
other hearing be scheduled. The
commissioners announced they
may act on the request. today.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
College Park Council
Acts 10 Speed Traffic

Steps to improve traffic condi-
tions in College Park were taken
last night by the Town Council.
The council passed a no-parking
ordinance for the north side of
Berwyn road from Fifty-f1rst place
to the Baltimore boulevard. The
group also asked the State Roads
Commission to improve traffic
lights on Baltimore boulevard in
front of the University of Mary
land.
Both actions followed COM
plants by residents.
Evening star., 1950-02-15
GreenbeIt Group to Heor
Senator Humphrey

The Greenbelt Consumers Serv-
ices, Inc, will hold it's annual
membership meeting at o'clock
tonight at the Greenbelt audi
torium
The program includes a talk by
Senator Humphrey, Democrat, of
Minnesota; election of nine direc-
tors and determination of shares
and patronage refunds.