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Relief Denied Needy
By D. {. Shortage
OF Social Workers

Relief is being denied needy
persons in the District because
the Public Welfare Department is
unable to obtain qualified social
workers from the civil service list
of eligibles. Director John w
Tramburg declared today.
The District Commissioners last
month agreed to a Welfare De-
partment plan to obtain the serv-
ices of five social workers, but
the list furnished by the Civil
Service Commission did not in
clude a single person willing to
leave his present job.
The social workers are needed
to help with growing backlog
of cases. The number Of appeals
for help each month averages
625, of which about 225 are found
to be worthy of relief.
The screening of applicants
now takes about IS days. During
this period, only the most urgent
cases are given partial relief.
In addition to the five workers
needed Immediately, Mr.. Tram
burg says he will need about three
more social workers in a few
months. About IT persons now
are employed in handling relief
applications, and about As others,
in handling case loads. The lat
ter consists of checking fire.
quently on each recipient to see
if there is any change in his sit
uation that might take him off
relief. There was a turnover of
about As per cent last year in the
number of persons obtaining re-
lief through the Public Assistance
Division,
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Dr. Montgomery Sad About Retiring Loves Conqre
By Cospor Nonnes

On January 81, DR.. James Shera
Montgomery will cross the plaza
from his apartment at 100 Mary
land avenue NE. and go to the
House wing of the Capitol to de-
liver the MONDAY prayer.
The next day he will stay at
home. For February l will mark
the retirement of the 87-year-old
clergyman as House chaplain. It
will be 20 years and a few months
after he first was appointed to
the post-the longest period either
House or Senate chaplain has
held the office.
II love the Congress" he said
this week as he sat in his apart
ment. You do not know what it
means to have my close connec-
ton with it come to an end"
On the walls of his room were
many pictures of great men, whose
activities had many Congressional
backgrounds. They all bore affec-
tionate personal inscriptions to
DR.. Montgomery. Among them
are Speakers Frederick H. Gillett,
Nicholas Longworth, John Nance
Garner. Henry T. Rainey, William
B. Bankhead, Joseph w. Martin
and Sam Rayburn.
News Supplies Topics.
Speaker Champ Clark once told
DR.. Montgomery: II love to hear
your orthodox prayers"
Speaker Garner once told DR..
Montgomery something that
changed his posture to what it
is today. The minister had
hunched his shoulders while CIV
ing the prayer one day. After
he said amen" Garner leaned
over and tapped DR.. Montgomery
on the shoulder.
why do you stand that way?"
he whispered.
Ever since, DR.. Montgomery said
he stands straight while deliver
ing the prayer.
Great care is taken by him in
composing his prayers.
II read the evening papers with
great care" he explained. IF
there is unrest in the country,
that is my subject the next day.
If there is antagonism, violence,
group selflshness, they become the
subjects of prayer"
A few days after a plane crash
in June, 1947, took so lives, his
prayer said, To-day, bowed in
the shadows of tragic sorrows, we
see many hopes and prospects
tragically shattered. We pray for
Thy special comfort and peace to
abide with the valiant ones who
suffer from the inexorable un-
certainties of fate"
DR.. Montgomery's prayers. Mi
nority Leader Martin said today,
were never partisan, and they
never failed to leave message and
an inspiration.
Before Clifford Bergman died,
DR.. Montgomery called The Star
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Looking Back $50 Years
Seven Ferries Served
Capital in Early Days
Looking Back $50 Years

II was important news to Wash
tngton residents $50 years age
today when George Pitt, an enter.
prising businessman, announced
he had taken over the late Mat
thew Wigfield's Upper Ferry"
In 1900, the Potomac was
spanned by only one bridge. The
Eastern Branch (now the Ana
costia) boasted none. Even a
modest span over Rock Creek hao
fallen in and was not replaced
until the end of the year. Citizens
bent on travelling to Alexandria OF
Southern Maryland, were almost
completely dependent on ferries.
Wigfield, proprietor of a farm
on the eastern shore of the East
ern Branch, had operated the ferry
for years to property owned by q
Widow Wheeler at what is now
Fourteenth street and Virginia
avenue Sc, His boat was the
connection on the road to Upper
Marlboro.
All-Weather Barge.
The Upper Ferry itself was a
barge that was poled across the
stream. It was capable of carry
ing an OK team or a family coach.
Mr.. Pitt, when he took charge
advertised that proper boats and
good ferrymen will be prepared
suitable for all westhers."
The new ferry proprietor soon
asked the Commissioners permis-
sion to build a house for his ferry
man. He took occasion to remark
that the ferry had "for many
years been conducted without any
regularity or common civility," but
promised to mend matters. His re-
quest was granted.
Exactly how long his manage
ment continued 1t obscure, but
during succeeding years the ferry
changed hands several times. It
was only one of at least seven serv-
ing the infant Capital. Another
OH the Eastern Branch, called the
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wrong with the transit company
when it runs into the red after be-
ing granted several fare increases
during the last few years." said
Mrs. Helen Fritz, association pres
ident. eff another transit COM
pany were here in competition with
Capital Transit, we would not have
these increases"
In another action. the associa-
ton opposed the pending Kefauver
home rule bill on the grounds that
it would not provide District resi-
dents with representation in the
House and Senate.
Mrs. Fritz conducted the meet
ing in the Crosby Noyes School,
Tenth and Franklin streets NE,
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Reduced Prices
Chickens and
Eggs Hold Here
Other Food Items
Remoin Unchanged
In Area Stores

Chickens and eggs are this week
ends food bargains again as the
prices of most other good items
remained unchanged in Washing
ton area stores.
Frying chickens we're as low as
% cents a pound on one food
chain. while egg prices went down
l or cents a dozen.
Top grade large eggs were SELL
ing at the lowest prices since 1912
in most stores and below the cost
of production for some marginal
producers.
Meat Prices Unchanged.
While meat prices generally
were unchanged from a week ago.
one large chain listed these price
reductions for weekend shoppers:
Rib roast of beef. IS to 63 cents
pound; loin lamb chops, 98 to
SO cents; rib lamb chops, SO to 7e
cents; legs of lamb, SO to SIS cents;
shoulder lamb roasts, 40 to 45
cents; spare ribs, 80 to 33 cents;
frankfurters, 49 to As cents, and
sausage meat, SO to 81 cents.
Another chain increased the
price of porterhouse steak from
SO to 95 cents. but cut rib-end
pork from Al to 35 cents.
Produce Changes Slight.
Even in fresh produce items
the changes were slight and well
scattered despite unfavorable
weather conditions in some i'm
portant growing regions. Carrots,
caulif1ower, cucumbers, peas and
squash edged little higher, while
snap beans, cabbage celery (espe-
cially PascaD, lettuce, radishes
and sweet potatoes eased some
what.
Competition in the coffee trade
brought further adjustments in
roasters' prices this week. One
national distributor announced a
1-cent-a-pound advance, another
rescinded a week-old 2-cent ad-
vance. The net effect was to bring
their prices into line. Consumer
coffee sales still are slow, many
stores reported.
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale
food price index this week de-
clined cent from a week ago
to $5.75, and compared with $6.02
a year ago. 1t represents the total
wholesale cost of a pound each of
81 general use foods.
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year. He was pastor of Calvery
Methodist Church here from 1916
to 1926. .
William Jennings Bryan was the
first person to express the wish
DR.. Montgomery would become
House chaplain. That was in 1920.
A few months later. he succeeded
the Rev. Henry N. Couden, who
retired.
DR.. Montgomery doesn't have
any special plans for his retire.
ment. He will probably follow
closely the Washington Mats base
ball teams standing this summer,
continue his wide reading and
plug for continuation of a good
symphony orchestra.
II am a Washington Senator
fam he explained. II think
Harris will do the job. If he can't,
no one can"
OF the National Symphony, the
minister is strong for successful
fund drive, which his wife is
aiding.
I'VE should have a symphony
orchestra in this city. if for no
other reason than national pride, :"
he said.
The chaplain loves to read
Walter Scott, James Fennimore
Cooper and poetry. But his real
interest is in the white building
across the way, and it is certain
that at noon on many days to
come he will envision the House
chamber, the members and visitors
standing head bowed, as minister
opens the days session with a
DraVer
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40 Slated 10 Testify
AT District's S Budget
Hearings Tomorrow

AT least 40 citizens represent
ing organized groups here are ex-
pected to testify at open hearings
tomorrow before the Bates SUBJ
committee of the House on the
$119, 100000 budget for this city
for 1850.
These sessions are to be held in
the caucus room of the Old House
Office Building, under arrange
ments made by Representative
Bates, Democrat, of Kentucky
head of the Appropriations sub
committee in charge of the Dis
trict supply bill.
The subcommittee was winding
up its executive session this after
noon. It expected to complete
closed hearings by listening to
officials of the, ZOO on their esti-
mates for the next fiscal year.
Two Meetings Tomorrow.
Two other congressional COM
mittees made plans to meet tomor-
row on District problems.
The joint fiscal subcommittee of
the House and Senate District
Committees will meet at 10 am.
in the Office of the Senate District
Committee.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, of
Wyoming, chairman of the Senate
Fiscal Subcommittee, said the two
groups will discuss Informally a
proposal that about $4,000
should be earmarked each year
out of receipts of the new sales
tax for public school construction
Crime Probers to Meet.
Chairman Davis of the House
District Subcommittee investi-
! eating crime and law enforcement
will meet at 4 pm. tomorrow in
the House District Committee
rooms. Mr.. Davis, Georgia Dem
ocrat, plans to go over additional
information obtained by staff in
vestigators since the last commit
tee session several days ago. The
subcommittee Is investigating
, many phases of crime and law
enforcement here.
Public hearings will be hello
later by the Davis subcommittee
The Bates group yesterday
, heard arguments in support OF
some of the estimates of the en-
gineering departments. The needs
; of the Water Department and
: Washington Aqueduct were to be
considered today, along with those
of the National Capital Parks Of
flee, the Park and Planning Com
mission, the National Guard and
the Zoo.
Budget Drafting Set.
Drafting of budget to cover
the costs of the District in the
year beginning July / will begin
after the Bates group has heard
the citizen witnesses. In view OF
the present financial outlook OF
the District for the next year, nc
drastic change in the submitted
estimates now is expected.
The bill, as finally reported. is
to become part of the lone
package" appropriation bill, cov-
ering all Government depart
ment needs, that is to be sent te
the House under the plans OF
Chairman Cannon of the House
) Appropriations Committee.
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House Unit Checkinq
Reports Of Extotion
Bands at Six Schools

The House subcommittee in
vestigating crime and law en-
forcement here is going into com
plants that youthful extortionist
are preying on students at {
number of Washington's higl
schools.
Representative Davis, Democrat
L OF. Georgia chairman of the Dis.
trict Crime Subcommittee, sale
agents of the committee already
are investigating the reports anc
will submit it's findings to the
subcommittee.
The Board of Education, mean.
while, took steps of it's own yes
terday to put an end to an admit.
edly serious" condition affecting
two senior high schools and foul
junior highs in the city. 1t is al
these schools, DR.. Garnet c. Viii.
kinson, assistant superintendent in
charge OF colored schools, said that
lettering youths have been caus-
ing trouble.
DR.. Wilkinson told the board
members he did not think the stu
dents are being "terrorized," as
reported in the newspapers. But
he added, there is truth in the
statement that we are being
bothered"
Lists Affected Schools.
He said the schools that have
been harassed by youths and
young men interfering with the
students are Dunbar and Arm
strong High Schools and Banneker
Garnet-Patterson. Turner and
Randall Junior High Schools.
In a discussion OF general school
troubles, DR.. Corning said the
schools each year suffer about
$4,000 damages in windows bro
ken alone. Between July, 1947, ane
August. 1949, there were 1877 il
legal entries in 81 buildings.
The school board adopted DR.
Corning's recommendations that
the Commissioners seek appropri-
ate legislation to give adequate
protection against vandalism, loi.
terers and anyone who disturbs
the operation of the schools"
Wants Law With Teeth.
DR.. Wilkinson commented: eve
need laws with teeth in them and
a disposition to enforce them. We
need better parental control. We
need better organized recreation,
and We need the strong pressure
OF public opinion"
Mrs. Obziene M. Walker, prin-
cipal of Banneker, in an. official
report of the situation at her
school, said the problem of coping
with loiterers and known bad
characters" has been a continu-
ing one.
She said the trouble-makers
have no real leadership" and are
not organized gangs, but a loose
band Of loiterers with new faces
almost daily"
"A small store across the street
from the school serves as a hang
out for the loiterers who sortie
forth whenever the Banneker
pupils are outdoors" she declared
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Is Buses 10 Be Removed
From Benning Route

The Capital Transit Co.. has
announced that beginning Sunday
Is buses will be eliminated from
the Benning road busline.
The revision of schedules will
chiefly affect the off-peak service
between 9:30 am. and 3 pm
The company said that instead of
the present minute spacing
between buses the intervals will
be IA minutes. In addition there
will be four fewer buses in the
morning and afternoon rush
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becoming minister. He worked
for a short time as a reporter on
the Frankfort undD Banner. One
day he was assigned to cover a
revival meeting. He took an aisle
seat. The preacher. an imposing
looking man with flashing eyes,
paced up and down the aisle as
he spoke. He saw the Lad scrib-
bling notes on a pad. Suddenly
the minister stopped, leveled a long
finger at the boy and thundered,
Young stranger. you pray"
The House chaplain recalled he
bolted out of the church and ran
down the street as fast as he could
go. That ended his journalistic
career.
Actor for One Season.
At 19 he became an actor, but
that career lasted only one season.
The ministry was too deeply in
grained in the family blood. His
father. two grandfathers and three
uncles were preachers. The youth
was ordained at 20, preached his
first sermon at 81 on Jesus Wept,s
and completed his education. He
studied at DePauw and North
western Universities, Oxford Uni
versity in England and the Gar
rett Bible Institute, from which
seminary he received his doctor of
divinity degree in 1900.
DR.. Montgomery came to Wash
ington as pastor of Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Church in
1911. He served there from 1911
to 1916, and from 1926 to 1893, be-
coming pastor emeritus the last
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3 Women Released.
Lily Pons Faces Operation

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 R.-Lily
Pons, soprano star of the Metro
politan Opera, will be operated on
next week for removal of a kidney
stone. She has been under
medical treatment since she be-
came Ill December Is. She is ex-
pected to spend about 10 days in
the hospital and then go to
Florida.
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Decision Expected tuesday
On Snow-Parkinq Ban

The Commissioners are expected
to reach a decision on wnct',e-' %
continue their annual snow park
ing ban at next Tuesdays board
meeting.
|. The. 15-year-old restriction
against overnight parking on GER
tain principal streets during the
snow season was the subject of a
public hearing January 6. City
heads then took it under advise
ment. The ban is in effect now
until March Is. .
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Symphony Will Give
Concert Tomorrow
At Wilson Hiqh

The National Symphony
| Orchestra will play it's fourth
Children's Concert of the
| winter from 2 to 3 pm. to-
morrow at Woodrow Wilson
High School, with, the entire
program being broadcast by
Station WQQW. The following
program has been announced.
Glinka, Overture to rus
Sian and Ludmilla."
Grieg, peer Gynt Suite"
Humperdinck, Dream Pam
tomine from "Hansel and
Gretel."
Three Dances:
Bizet, "Aragonaise."
Ravel, "Habanera."
Morton Gould, Guar
acha."
Rimsky-Korsakoff, Fourth
Section of "Scheherazade."
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cartoonist every morning to read
him the days prayer. Several vol
umes of them-one every fou1
years-have been published.
Few Register Complaint.
The minister has had few
complaints about his prayers. One
day woman took him to task be-
cause he did not pray every day
for TEMPERANCE.
II told her I was dry, as every
one knows, but could not make
that the only subject of prayer y
he said. "She was not convinced. -
DR.. Montgomery is convinced
Congress is composed of splendid
men, but in one respect, at least
he does not want to be like them
One day he was walking with a
member of Congress when man
approached them and said he was
looking for the chaplain.
I'm the chaplain" the minister
told him.
You are" the man exclaimed
"You look like Congressman.
Ever since. DR.. Montgomery al
ways has worn clerical garb when
delivering his MONDAY prayer.
The last time he prayed for
Congress with President Roosevelt
present is etched on his mind.
HE came in and sat down." the
minister said. II sat beside him
The president said, You will par
don me. but I must sit this morn
ing. am carrying eight pounds
of iron He looked weary"
DR.. Montgomery did not start
out in life with the expectation OF
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DohIgren Terrace Opposes
Transit Fare Increase

The Dahlgren Terrace Citizens
Association last night adopted a
resolution opposing any additional
increases in Capital Transit Co.
fares and also urging that the
company retain the weekly pass.
There Is something radically
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Exchange Club to Meet

Harold E. Mott, member of the
National Board Of Control of the
National Exchange Club, will ad-
dress the Alexandria Exchange
Club at dinner meeting at 6:15
o'clock tonight at the Beach
|comber Restaurant, Alexandria:
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3From DC. Area Hur1
As Car 0verturns in
8O-M.P.H. Chase

were injured, one OF them criti.
cally, when their automobile over.
turned while rounding curve al
Beltsville. Md, early today dur.
ing an 80-mile-an hour chase BY
police.
Their car was being pursued by
Maryland State Trooper Robert
Knight when it failed to negotiate
the dangerous Beltsville curve OF
the Washington Baltimore boule.
ward about am.
Overturning after striking 9
guard rail, the vehicle fell on two
of the occupants. one of whom is
reported in critical condition al
Freedmen's Hospital here. He is
Arthur w. Dozier, 26, colored, OF
the 1900 block of Bennett place
NE.
Busy Night for Trooper.
The night tour OF duty was a
busy one for 24-year-old Trooper
Knight. Two hours before the
crash he chased a car which later
was discovered to have been stolen
in Washington - and missed
catching another speeding motor
ist when he pursued the stolen
automobile.
Trooper Knight said he first saw
the car in which Dozier was rid
ing speeding north on the boule-
ward past the Plant Industry Sta
ton of the Agriculture Depart
ment, Beltsville. 1t moved faster
when Trooper Knight gave chase
and was clocked at 80 miles pei
hour when it overturned, forcing
the policeman to swerve off the
highway.
Dozier. listed as driver of tht
car, suffered a fractured jaw, 9
cerebral conclusion, severe lacera.
tions of the face and partial los,
of his jaw.
To Be Quizzed on Holdup.
Two passengers, both white
were hurt. Jack S. Stone, 30, ot
the 1900 block of Abingdon drive
Alexandria, who suffered a frac.
tured nose, hand injury and mul.
tiple cuts and bruises, was ad.
mitted to Leland Memorial Hos.
pital, Riverdale. William I. Croft
jr., %, of the 1900 block of New
Hampshire avenue NV, was re.
leased in custody of Prince George.
County police at Hyattsville aftel
treatment for abrasions and shock
Trooper Knight said upon re.
covery both will be turned owe,
to county police for questionins
In connection with Tuesday nights
armed holdup of Uncle Tom,
liquor store, 1902 Branch avenue
Silver Hill. Three men were in.
volved in that holdup, which
netted them about $14. According
to police. two were white and the
other was colored.
In the earlier chase, car oc.
cupied by five passengers was
stopped in Laurel after Trooper
Knight, delayed by another speed
ing car. radioed police there
Washington police said the cal
was stolen shortly before 7::30 pm
yesterday from the rear of 1925
Fourteenth street NV. It i,
owned by John H. Stadtler ot
1437 Yuma street NV, police re.
ported.
3 Women Released.
Held by Laurel police for Distric
authorities were Randolph I
Lewis, 18, of the 3400 block O
Holmead place NV, and Georg
w. Holloway, 20, of the first blocl
Of L street NE.
Three women passengers-M Mar,
L. Walton, 33. and Clara Holloway
18, both of the L street address
and Bernadine Pillery, 10, of tn,
1900 block of Twentieth stree
N.W.-Were released, according +,
Trooper Knight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-06
DIED
WILLIAM HENRY SMOusE

William Henry Smouse, 76, died at
the home Of his brother, Albert
Smousc Loeb Lynn Heights, last Fri
day morning at 4:4O o'clock, from
heart attack.
Mr.. Smouse had made his home
with his brother for about year,
coming here from Baltimore. MI.
Smouse had lived in this county for
many years but more recently had
resided in Baltimore.
He was we'll known in this section.
having operated farm in the Gort-
ner section. He was livestock and
cattle dealer for many years. He was
a director of the First National Bank
of Oakland.
A native of LenoX, W. Va, he was
born May 81, 1878, a son of Edward
and Elizabeth DeHaven Smouse. He
was a member of the Pleasant Valley
Methodist church and Woodmen of
the World at Crellin.
Surviving are one son, Ralph L.
Smouse Morgantown, W. Va; four
children by second marriage, Ron
ME, Billy, Betty 10 and Barbara Ann
Smouse, of Baltimore; three grand
children; one sister, Mrs. Clint Mes
senger, Terra Alta, W. Va; and a
brother, Albert, Loeb Lynn. His first
wife, Sadie Wiles, died April 3, 1892.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock,
from the Boldcn Funeral Home in
Oakland, with Rev. George ". Simp-
son, L. B. minister from Loeb Lynn,
officiating. Intermcnt was in Oakland
cemetery
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-06
Plan HagerstOwn Meeting

The Maryland State Conference of
Social Welfare is planning a regional
one-day meeting in Hagerstown at
the Hotel Alexander, on April II.
Social welfare workers from this
county will be represented.
This conference is preliminary to 1
general meeting in Baltimore on May
H.
What Is Maryland Doing to Pre-
serve Human Values" will be the main
topic under discussion at the Hagers-
town meeting. F. J. Connolly, Frede-
rick County Welfare Board, is in
charge Of reservations for the confer