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Evening star., 1950-02-07
Michigan Park Opposes
Central Hiqh Transfer

The Michigan Park Citizens
Association wants Central High
School left as it is-for white
students.
At it's meeting last night, the
group opposed transfer of the
school to the use of colored stu
dents. The association will send
William c. Carney, association
vice president, to present its
position to the Board of Edu-
cation at a hearing on the matter
Friday.
The group also backed a bill
in Congress which would place all
the recreation facilities in the
District under the supervision of
the Commissioners.
This action followed a talk by
Arthur B. McNerney, vice chair
man of the city park and planning
committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
A second speaker was E. Cleve-
land Giddings, vice president of
Capital Transit Co., who ex-
planned the company's reasons
for requesting a fare increase.
In other business. the association
asked the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic for a stop sign at
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Lack of Attendance Blamed
On No. 9 Precinct Crimes

Clarence P. Johnson, president
Of the Stanton Park Citizens AS
sociation, last night said the rea-
son more members don't come to
association meetings is that they
are afraid.
People are afraid to venture
out at night" he said. Purse
snatchings, holdups and worse
are going on all the time, and
they're increasing"
In QUESTIONABLE answer period
following, it was charged that
police coverage of the No. 8
Precinct could be improved. Mem
bers reported a conspicuous lack
of police cruisers. Except on rare
occasions, it was said, the only
place in the precinct a squad car
can be found is at Casualty Hos
pital.
The association voted to re-
quest that another cruiser be
assigned to the precinct to COM
plement the two now there.
The meeting was held in the
Peabody School, Fifth and C
streets NE,
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Leemon Calls U. S. Cheap,
Urqes 4OM Federal Shore

Cheap" was the adjective used
to describe the Federal Govern
ment last night.
Herbert P. Leeman, president
of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, told the Southwest
Citizens Association what he
thought Of the Federal appropria-
tions to the District.
We paid the Government about
$210, 900, 900 in income taxes dur
ing the last fiscal year." Mr.. Lee
man stated, "and all we got back
to help run this city was a lousy
$4,000, 900. That's pretty cheap" !"
He pointed out that this was
about 10 per cent Of what it costs
to run the District, adding that
more than SO per cent of the land
here is owned by the Federal
Government.
The group passed a resolution
asking that the Federal Govern
ment again contribute 40 per cent
OF the District budget, as it did
25 years ago.
A resolution favoring a Is per
cent reduction IN the District real
estate tax was passed.
The association voted to send a
letter to- the Board of Education
and the District Commissioners
asking that the Jefferson Junior
High school playground. Eighth
and Fl streets S.W., be lighted for
night baseball games.
Isaac B. Goad of the Capital
Transit Co., spoke to the meeting
on the company's proposed fare
raise.
The meeting was held in the
Southwest Branch Library, Sew
enth and H streets S.W. and was
conducted by Frank Hurst. presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Minnesota Center Secretary
Solves Replacement, Stay On

The Minnesota Center Citizens
Association tangled with the
knotty ppblem of finding a re-
placement for Mrs. Harriet Ster-
ner as financial and correspond
ing secretary-and wound UP by
keeping Mrs. Sterner temporarily
Mrs. Sterner had asked the or
ganization to relieve her of her
duties.
In order to induce someone to
take over the post, a motion was
passed that the corresponding Sec
retary be paid SO month.
The first motion led to another
that the financial secretary, when
a separate one was named, and
the the recording secretary, Mrs
Margaret Stein, also be paid So
a month.
This motion led Mrs. L. D
Campbell to comment that the
president and committee members
also put in extra hours and should
be paid. But, she pointed out
compensation for all the officials
OF the organization would bank
rupt the treasury.
The motion was tabled and the
matter cleared up, for a while
at least, when Mrs. Sterner agreed
to continue performing her du-
ties for another month.
!. The group went on record as
opposing the requested transfer
OF Central High School to Car
dozo High School.
g. D. Sterner, president. con-
Quoted the meeting IN the City
Bank branch, 1889 Minnesota ave.
nue. NE.
Evening star., 1950-02-07

street NV. The policeman no.
ticed the man had one shoe of.
When captured the suspect had
a knife and a blackjack in his
pocket. according to the police
man.
Pvt. McEwen said when he went
to call box with his prisoner he
observed several people standing
IN front of MFR. Johnson's house.
It was then he found out about the
housebreakii1g.
Pvt. McEwen told Municipal
Court Judge Walter j. Casey later
that the suspect. Maurice Fl. Wit
tington, %, colored, of the 1000
block of Hopkins place Sc, had
admitted breaking into Mr.. John
sons home.
Judge Casey held Wilmington on
$4,000 bond for grand jury action
on the housebreaking charge. He
sentenced the defendant to 1870
days on two counts of carrying
a deadly weapon.
Mr.. johnson is a reporter for
the Times Herald.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
KeIeher's S Divorce Suit
To Be Heard After Wife's

A new set of Keleher divorce
suits began in District Court to-
day. Judge Charles F. McLaugh-
lin decided to hear Mrs. Dorothy
Keleher's suit ahead of a counter
suit brought by her husband, John
B, Blackjack" Keleher, for years
4 prominent figure in Washington
gambling circles. Mrs. Keleher
then took the stand as. the first
witness.
Mrs Keleher is suing for limited
divorce, alleging cruelty. Her at
torney, James j. Laughlin, said
in his opening statement that a
competent m dical authority
would testify that she has a spot
in her lung due in part to mental
stress.
Mrs. Keleher's suit for absolute
divorce, alleging cruelty and
adultery, was dismissed. by Judge
Edward A. Tamm year ago. At
the same time, a countersuit for
limited divorce brought by her
husband was Withdrawn because
,he two years necessary to estab-
lish desertion had not lapsed.
Evening star., 1950-02-07

named assistant director of In
formation by former Secretary
J. A. Krug in 1947, and in recent
months he had served as acting
director.
Mr.. Dougherty is a veteran
newspaperman. He worked for
the Associated Press In Pittsburgh
and New York before joining the
staff of The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.J
Times-Leader in his native city.
In March. 1886, Mr.. Dougherty
was made regional director of the
Works Progress administration at
Wilkes Barre.
Before Pearl Harbor, he joined
the Office of Emergency Manage
ment and was regional director
of information in Philadelphia.
Later he became associate director
of the field division, Office of War
Information in Washington.
Mr.. Dougherty returned to the
Interior Department after the
war to head the information serv-
ice in the Solid Fuels Administra-
tion.
He lives with his family at 1922
Livingston street. =
Evening star., 1950-02-07
| Judge Revises
One Mans Ideo
OF Job Picture

Municipal Court Judge Walter
Casey today offered his own fore
cast of business conditions.
When Henry B. White, %, of no
fixed address, appeared before the
Judge on charges of being drunk
and carrying a dangerous weapon.
Judge Casey asked him if he was
working.
No, your honor" replied White.
Business isn't very. good"
When do you think business
conditions will be better?" asked
Judge Casey.
oh, about April" said the de-
fendant.
Judge Casey studied his calen-
dar for a moment. and then said:
mo. Mayo days on the
weapon charge and $40 or 10 days-
for being drunk"
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Patricia Ann Carey
Is Conscious Again
After 32-Day Coma

Little Patricia Ann Carey has
regained consciousness from the
coma in which she lay for 80 days.
The 8-year-oid daughter of
James B. Carey, CIO secretary
treasurer, opened her eyes yester-
day at the Washington Sanitarium
and showed the first definite signs
OF consciousness. Struck by an
automobile January S, the child
suffered skull fracture and lac
erations of the brain.
For several days, doctors said,
Patricia has been ION the verge"
Of coming out of the coma, but
her improvement yesterday was
faster than was expected.
Further Improvement Expected.
"We simply can't say anything
definite, however, except that she
has regained consciousness and
that we can expect the improve
ment to continue" declared DR..
Vasilios S. Lambros, the neuro-
surgeon who is in charge of the
patient.
After she opened her eyes yes
terday, the little girl responded
to simple commands of the doc
tors-the best evidence doctors
have of the return of conscious
ness. For the first time, she also
was able to swallow food. Until
yesterday, she had been fed fluids
through tube leading into her
stomach.
Patricia seemed to recognize
people by their voices, although
she did not focus her eyes on
them. She has not yet regained
her speech.
Doctors will know more about
extent of the child's injuries when
she is fully awake and can respond
more accurately to commands.
Furthermore, control of her bodily
functions cannot be gagged until
swelling Of the damaged brain
tissues subsidies. That process.
DR.. Lambros said. usually takes
from one to two months.
| Arm, Leg Still Paralyzed.
At present, Patricia's right leg
and arm still are paralyzed as a
result of the injury, but the ques-
tion of permanent damage is un-
certain.
Physicians said there have been
longer periods of coma in which
patients regained consciousness,
but that periods longer than two
weeks are considered unusual"
Patricia's care has consisted
primarily Of supportive measures
to maintain her bodily functions
as nearly normal as possible. At
present, she is receiving anti
convulsive medication. But she
no longer receives intravenous
solutions to replace lost body
fluids or drugs for the control of
infection.
Patricia was struck by an auto
mobile at Sligo avenue and Piney
Branch road while she was on her
way to classes at st. Michael's
School.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Bill for 6O-Hour Week
For Firemen Here Filed

A bill intended to hasten the
start of an average 6o-hour week
for District firemen was intro
duced in the House yesterday by
Representative Davis, Democrat
of Georgfa
The pending District budget
proposes funds to hire additional
men to make the schedule pos
sible. The law authorizing a 60
hour week contains a provision
however, that calls for its COM
mencement six months after
funds become available.
MIR. Davis bill would permit the
Fire Department to start the new
schedule as soon as funds are
provided, It was referred to the
House District Committee, OF
which Mr.. Davis is a member.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Court Viii Hear
Valentines Case
On Valentine Doy

Valentines Day may be lucky
for Alhsrt Valentine.
He is due for a hearing on that
day in Municipal Court on a
charge of grand larceny.
Valentine, 20, colored, of the
1000 block of Howard road Sc,
appeared in court on the charge
yesterday, before Judge Walter
Casey. A continuance was asked.
and the date first set as the ninth.
That was inconvenient for the
defense attorney.
Then Judge Casey said:
We'll set it for February 14th.
That's Valentine Day, and 1t
might be o lucky day for you."
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Dupont Circle Group Is Told
Many Sesqui Porodes Slated

Constitution avenue will be full
OF parades this summer, accord
ing to Lawrence B. Slater.
Mr.. Slater, assistant director of
the Sesquicentennial Commission
addressed the Dupont Circle Citi-
zens' Association in the Mayfower
Hotel yesterday. He urged men,
bers to write their friends in other
parts of the country about the
celebration.
Some people, he added, think
that because the Freedom Fai1
has been put off a year, the entire
program has been postponed. In
stead. he said, the celebration be-
ginning this April will include
more parades and pageantry thar
Washington has ever seen before
The group, in it's business meet
ing, Endorsed repeal of the per-
sonal property tax.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
With Citizens Associations
Citizens
Gateway President Says Nobody Listens to Federation

No one pays any attention to
the Federation of Citizens AS
ISOLATION, the president of the
National Gateway Citizens AS
sociation told his group last night.
"The federation doesn't act as a
representative of it's member
bodies Gilbert C. Vincent
charged. The individuals act
on their own. and many times
before their associations take ac-
tion to guide them"
"As a result the Federation is
unrepresentative and arbitrary" /"
Mr.. Vincent said he has seen the
District Commissioners" time and
again, ignore or pay little heed
to Federation requests" because
they know it doesn't act for the
member organizations.
"The only way to get action
from the Commissioners" he
added, sis to have a single as
ISOLATION appear in body. That's
LIE way we got actlOn on NUS
ance we had out here not long
ago."
The charges came up when Mr..
Vincent became incensed over a
letter from the Federation's pub
lie utilities committee requesting
his presence at a meeting on the
transit rate issue.
Following Mr.. Vincent's charges
the association voted to oppose
any fare increases for the Capt.
tai Transit Co.
The meeting was held at the
Avalon Heights Church of Christ.
TWenty-eighth md Douglas
streets NE.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Loyalty Tests Upheld
As Basis for Denial
OF Radio License

The right of the United States
Coast Guard to deny licenses to
merchant marine radio operators
affiliated with or sympathetic to
"subversive groups" was upheld in
District Court today.
Judge Burnita Matthews dis
missed motion for a preliminary
injunction against the Coast
Guard sought by three radio op-
|erators who had been denied
licenses on such grounds. She
ruled that the act of Congress,
giving the Coast Guard power to
grant such licenses, gave author
ity for denial on any reasonable
grounds.
The three operators are Earl
Cove, jr., of Bristol, VT: George
w. Sayre and Leonard Lazar, both
of New York City.
Charged Authority Exceeded.
Victor Rabinowitz, attorney for
the three, declared the Coast
Guard commandant exceeded the
authority granted in the law. In
addition, the denial seemed to
be the first instance in which
the Government has denied license
required for private employment
on so-called loyalty grounds" Mr.
r a fiYaoutif1 oddaJ
The attorney said Mr.. Cove ad-
m1tted he was member of the
Communist Party, but challenged
the right Of the Coast Guard to
deny him a license on those
grounds. Mr.. Sayre denied he
was a member of the Communist
Party. but admitted he had been
about IL years ago, the attorney
continued. The third radio oper-
ator, Mr.. Lazar, refused to an
swer the question whether he was
a Communist, he added.
Affiliations Determined.
The affiliations of the three was
determined before a Coast Guard
board recently, Mr.. Rabinowitz
stated. The three radio operators
were not in court.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay personally handled the
Governments request for q dis
missal.
II need not enlarge on the i'm
portance Of the Merchant Marine
to this country" Mr.. Fay said.
"The national emergency still has
not been declared over. These
radio operators to a great extent
control our merchant fleet"
Mr.. Fay said-the congressional
act gave the Coast Guard COM
mandant complete authority to
decide whether a person is "safe
and secure" enough to hold a
radio operators license.
The merchant feet must be
protected" he declared.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Manor Park Asks 40%
D. c. Realty Tax Cut

A Accent reduction in the Dis
trict realty tax was called for
last night at "a meeting of the
Manor Park Citizens Association.
The tax is now $2.15 per 500 of
property value.
The group voted to support the
District Superintendent of Schools
in his proposal to send the over
flow of colored students from
Cardozo High School to the Park
View School, instead of to Cen
trail as has been planned.
The meeting was held in
the Whittier School, Fifth and
Sheridan streets NV, and was
conducted by Homer j. Smith,
president,
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Radio Stolen From Car
OF Representative Cooley

A thief chose the eveaof a con-
gressioaal investigation OF Wash
ington crime to break into the car
of a member Of Congress.
Representative Cooley. Demo-
crat, of North Carolina told
police yesterday the radio was
stolen from his car sometime be-
tween 1890 pm, Sunday and $3.50
am. yesterday.
The legislator said he had
loaned the car to a friend who
bad locked. it and parked it over
night in the rear of 47o7 Con-
necticut avenue NV. The lock
did not discourage the thief.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Wentworth Asks Light
To End Alley 'RoscoIity'

The Kenilworth Citizens AS
sociation last night called on the
Capital Transit Co. to help solve
a rascality" problem near its
terminal at Eastern and Kenil-
worth avenues N. E.
This site, President Charles M.
Maize explained. Is close to an
unlit alley. where drinking and
carousinC go on every night. BY
asking the company to install a
light over Its loading area, he
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Iowa NewIyweds Sought
To Notify Of Accident

The District Red Cross is seek
ing Toronto Iowa) couple re-
portedly honeymooning in Wash
ington, to- advise them of an
accident in the brides family.
The couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
win Kreger, were married Satur-
day at Toronto, and are supposed
to leave Washington today. They
are driving l947 gun-metal
4-door Chrysler sedan. bearing
Iowa tags $4,000.
They are asked to call the Red
Cross Home Service, Republic
5275.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Forest Hills Group Asks
New Rump Into Ereewoy

The Forest Hills Citizens Asso-
citation last night voted to request
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young,
Engineer Commissioner, to con-
struct a ramp, which will enable
southbound traffic along Rock
Creek Parkway to enter the White
hurst Freeway directly.
The group also resolved that
the personal property tax should
be abolished.
The meeting was conducted by
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added. citizens hope to make the
area less attractive to rascals.
In other matters, the group
voted to oppose. current requests
for the transfer of Central High
School to the use of colored
students.
Congress was urged by the as
sociation to contribute 40 per cent
OF the Districts annual budget.
The group met in the Kenil-
worth Recreation Center, Kenil-
worth avenue and Ord street NE.
Evening star., 1950-02-07

tlOH IOT TIE
Interior De-
partment.
He succeeds
Carlton Skin
ner, who had
relinquished the
post last Sep
ternber to be-
come Governor
of Guam. Mr..
n0l1Uhorfyy xryo G
Evening star., 1950-02-07

Thirteenth and Randolph streets
NE. and a survey of the inter-
section of Fourteenth and Web
ster streets and South Dakota
avenue NE, with a view to traf-
f1c control of some kind.
The meeting was conducted by
Mr.. Carney in the Bunker Hill
School, Fourteenth street and
Michigan avenue NE.
Evening star., 1950-02-07
Dougherty Appointed
Information Director

William J. Dougherty, 56, a
career public relations official in
the Government since 1897, has
been made director of informa-
Evening star., 1950-02-07

Joseph A. Kaufman, president,
in the Murch School, Thirty sixth
and Davenport streets NV.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-01

and he made it: and his hands
formed the dry land. o come, let
us worship and bow down: let us
kneel before the Lord our maker.
A correlative passage from the
textbook Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy is: Up. 331:275). God
is individual, incorporeal. He is di-
vine Principle, Love, the universal
cause, the only creator, and there
is no other self-existence. =. To
grasp the reality and order of be-
ing in its Science, you must begin
by reckoning God as the divine
Principle of all that really is. -.
Divine metaphysics, as revealed to
spiritual understanding, shows
clearly that all is Mind, and that
Mind is God, omnipotence, omni-
presence, omniscience, that is, all
power, all presence, all Science.
Hence all is in reality the mani
festation of Mind.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

The subject of the Lesson-Ser-
mon in First Church of Christ,
Scientist, 1901 Van Buren, Street,
Wilmington, the Christian Society,
Grange Hall, Milford and the
Christian Science Society, VIA.
Building, Rehoboth Beach. Sunday,
June A, 1850, will be God the Only
Cause and Creator" Golden Text:
jeremiah 1915. He is the former
of all things; and Israel is the rod
of his inheritance: The Lord OF
hosts is his name. A citation from
the Lesson-Sermon is: Psalms 95:-
1, 4-6. o come, let us sing unto the
Lord: let us make a joyful noise
to the rock of our salvation. =.
In his hand are the deep places OF
the earth: the strength of the
hills is his also. The sea is his
Smyrna times., 1950-06-01

schools of the state are now offer
ing some type of vocational educa-
tion which meet the standards of
the approved vocational plan. In
this period approximately 135, ,527
persons have received vocational
instruction in day, part-time. even-
ing and war training classes, and
2,046 more have been served by the
vocational rehabilitation division.
Placement and follow-up records
show that a high percentage of
these people are satisfactorily ad-
justed to the occupation for which
they were trained. They are self
supporting citizens of our society
and render to the communities in
which they reside many valuable
additional services of a civic ma
ture. AS Delaware marches on,
vocational education will continue
to meet the needs of its people. 1t
is dedicated to the philosophy Of
providing vocational training for
life adjustment, which will enable
free men to live in security, health,
happiness and contentment."
For the future, the book asks
the state to Improve the going
program, extend it to meet new
needs and make the offerings,
whatever they are, as genuine, as
effective, and as valuable as possi-
,ble."
The book plays particular atten-
ton to Pierre S. DUPONT and the
late H. Fletcher Brown as "out-
standing contributors to vocation
al education and rehabilitation" !"
and is dedicated to Mr.. Helm for
his $50 years of untiring effort" !"
Vocational education progress
in Delaware during the past 30
years is the finest testimonial that
can be made to Mr.. Helms very
vigorous and able leadership" the
board states in the publication. HE
has been such an integral part of
vocational education in Delaware
that it is impossible to think of one
without thinking of the other"
Smyrna times., 1950-06-01
HEADACHE is WARNING
State Board of Health Considers
Them a Warning

Them q warning
Headache is a common complaint
and is considered by most people
as something unpleasant but norm
al that We must learn to tolerate.
The State Board of Health con-
siders headache as a symptom or
a warning signal that something
may be wrong. Headache may be
caused by such commonplace in
discretions as parties, lack of
sleep and eye strain. While these
causes rarely lead to serious COM
plications, it is well to head the
headache signal and to break any
routine that regularly contributes
to such discomfort.
On the other hand, headache is
caused, among other things, by
fever, malfunction in the digestive
tract, high blood pressure and nerv-
GUS disorders. These certainly can
be of more grave significance.
It is true that there are a num-
ber of easily acquired preparations
that will give relief from a head
ache, but at the same time these