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Evening star., 1950-07-12
District National Guard Men
Concentrate on Comm. Gun

There were unofficial opinions
that the reduction in personnel of
these units with a consequent in
crease in the compliments of the
big gun batteries were a result of
the tense international situation.
Further down the coast. at Beth
any Beach, Del. the heavy gun
batteries were standing by to start
their cannonading this afternoon.
All day long stenographers, clerks,
bookkeepers and artisans of all
classes, turned soldiers for a cou-
pie of weeks, worked with shovels
to set up firing pieces on the
sandy beaches.
Under direction of Maj. A. l..
Greene. plans and training officer
of the 260th Anti-Aircraft Artil-
lery Group, and Capt. Ellis Pack
er, the guns were set up.
During these operations heavy
trucks and vans were mired in
the deep, soft sand, necessitating
use of heavy tractors, which
snaked them out with ease. Great
generators to provide the heavy
flow of electric power consumed
by the guns, radar and computing
machines were set up in the back
ground.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
White of NAACP Hits
Ruling on Restaurants

Walter White. secretary of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, last
night termed deeply disappoint-
ing the decision yesterday by
Municipal Court Judge Frank n.
Myers that District restaurants
violate no laws in refusing to
serve Negroes.
Taking issue with Judge Myers
decision that anti-segregation
laws passed here in 1872 and 1879
had been repealed "by implica-
tion," Mr.. White said such re-
peal is a matter of legislative
action, not judicial judgment.
Judge Myers decision will
have terrible repercussions
throughout Asia, Africa and Latin
America, whose colored peoples
we are asking to support our ac-
ton in Korea" Mr.. White said.
Radio Moscow will tell the
world in the next "a hours that
Washington, the Nations capital.
is still Jim Grow by judicial de-
cision," he added.
MIR. White said he hopes the
Corporation Counsel's Office will
appeal the decision to the Su-
preme Court If necessary.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
PUG Urgd 10 Reroufe
D.4 Bus Iom @ Street

The Publ Utilities Commission
was urged bday to re-route the
Capital T-hsit D-4 bus line by
way of It'd intersection of Mac
Arthur oulevard and Foxhall
road NV
A warme re-routing designed
to conSe,e gasoline and tires, sent
the bus between Macarthur
boulevai and Foxhall road by
way of street NV. 1t is still in
effect.
The Alisades Citizens Associa-
ton, hrough Marshall Horn
blower,nember of its Public Utili-
ties Committee, offered a petition
bearing 600 signatures urging the
change The petition also asked
that SIP No. 8 on the Cabin John
car lin at Macarthur boulevard,
Foxha1 road and Forty fourth
street, be made a transfer point.
Sevral residents complained
@ street is narrow, unimproved
and ordered by houses close to
the pigment, and said that vibra-
ton Il passing buses causes the
house to shake, walls to crack
and PICTURES on the walls to rattle.
The PUG took the proposal un-
der consideration.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Capital CIinches Ninth Place
In Census, Leoping Over Boston

to 18th place, with 760,439; Pitts
burgh's slump dropped it to 18th,
with 673.756, and Milwaukee was
18th, with 632,93
Baltimore moved up notch,
passing Cleveland, and sprawling
Los Angeles hurdled Detroit.
The Census Bureaus provision
al report placed 104 cities in the
100,0 ,000-plus bracket, a dozen more
than shared that honor 10 years
ago.
Only one city, Lowell, Mass,
dropped from the 100000 group.
When the count showed a decline
from. 101 ,389 to 80,427, Lowell pa
triotS demanded recount.
On the other hand Baton Rouge,
La. rocketed from 33,71s to 123,-
954.
Cities making the biggest popu-
lation gains for the most part
have been in the West, Southwest.
South and Mountain States. De-
clining populations have been
shown mostly in New England and
the Middle Atlantic.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $3.50 pm.


Chevy Chase-Forty-f1rst and
Livingston streets NV; Takoma
and Whittier streets
NV; Turkey Thicket - Tenth
street and Michigan avenue NE;
Davis-Forty- fourth place and H
street NE: Hine-Seventh and C
streets Sc; Congress Heights
Savannah street and Randle place
Sc; Howard-Fourth and w
streets NV; Shaw - Seventh
street and Rhode Island avenue
NV; Thomas-600 block of Ana
costa avenue NE; Lincoln
Sixth and l. streets Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Shirley Homes-Twenty-eighth
and South Nash streets.
Alexandra, 8 pm,
Beverly Hills-North Overlook
drive.
Montgomery County, 9 pm.
Rock Creek-East Leland street
and Beach drive.
Prince Georges County, 9 pm.
Silver Hill Elementary School,
Branch avenue, Silver Hill. Md
Evening star., 1950-07-12
D. {. Guardsman Held
After Fatal Collision
BY q Staff Correspondent of The sior

GEORGETOWN, Del, July IL.
Pfc. Melvin Harrington, 21-
year-old District National Guards
man, 1701 D street Sc, was
charged with manslaughter today
as result of collision last Sun
day in which Thomas B. O'Toole,
Wilmington f1nancier and realtor,
was killed.
Pvt. Harrington also was charged
with assault and battery with an
automotive vehicle in connection
with injuries to Mr.. O'Toole's wife
and Robert j. Wilson, his chauf-
feur, who is in critical condition.
Pfc. Harrington was driving a
tractor in a convoy from Wash
ington.
The charges were placed after a
hearing conducted by Delaware
State Police here and attended by
a score of District Guard officers
including Col. Leroy S. Mann.
commander of the 260th Anti
Artillery Group to which Pfc Har-
ingtpn is attached. His bond was
fixed at $4,000 on the manslaugh-
ter charge and $500 on each of the
other two charges. Harrington was
released pending the next General
Sessions Court here on October 2.
One result of the accident was
the issuance of the orders by Della
ware National Guard officers that
the big MA tractors of their
unit would not be moved over the
State roads on Sunday. District
Guard officers are considerating
sending back their tractors earlier
than planned to escape heavy
weekend traffic.
Evening star., 1950-07-12

The pending legislation would
give the Commissioners wide pow
ers. 1t would provide for person
mel headed by a director who could
be appointed without regard to
civil service restrictions.
At present, Engineer Commits
sioner Gordon r. Young, Col
Hayes and Police Inspector John
Fondahl are heading the civil de-
fense program here, along with
their other duties.
The District has a temporary
committee on civil defense, the
various subcommittee of which
have outlined programs for their
fields, such as utilities, fire pro-
lection. police protection and wa
ter supply. This work began last
March.
During the summer, these sub
committees will work to improve
their plans, with the District Of
ficials stepping in to assist in
those fields where there are loop
holes.
Col. Hayes said the general
public may begin to be worked
into the program this fall. He said
he felt each citizen should know
something about f1re-fighting and
first aid. aside from the need for
wardens and auxiliary forces.
The, timetable set by the NSRB
for developing the civil defense
program before the developments
in Korea was a year and a half.
Col. Hayes said, however, it is
anticipated the program will be
speeded up.
Evening star., 1950-07-12

Washington has clinched ninth
place in the 1850 census.
Provisional returns from the
decennial nose count show the
Nations Capital in the select top
10 circle for the first time.
The stepup from 11th place was
won at the expense OF Pittsburgh,
which fell out of the charmed
circle to 18th.
But the District also jumped
over Boston, pushing the Hub
City back to 10th place.
Here are the first 10 as they
will line up if Philadelphia, still
unreported. maintains it's third
place position:
l. New York, 7,S41,619; 2, Chi
cago, 3,6S1,835; 3. Philadelphia
(1,931 1874 in 1940); 4, Los An
geles. 1,954,036; S, Detroit, 1887
613; 6, Baltimore, 939,S65; Z,
Cleveland, 909.546; 8, st. Louis,
852,253; 9, Washington, 792 ,234;
10. Boston, 788,552.
San Francisco moved up a peg
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Milk: Eveybodys Problem
Consumer Watches to Protect
Health in Economic War

York City's supply has bacteria
count that is larger ''by at least
one-half."
To comply with the local regu-
lations, Washington area dairy
farmers have had to install ex-
pensive equipment. They have had
to build and run their plants &C
cording to the most rigid speci-
flcations. The result has been a
bottle of milk sold to Washington
consumers at slightly more than
the average national price.
Difficult to Prove.
Those dairy farmers who meet
the present requirements con-
tend that the Health Department
in proposing after Is years to re-
lax Its rules, is pulling the rug
out from under them.
But leaving the economic argu-
ment to be fought out on its own
merits, it is impossible to prove
apart from the bacteria count,
that the differences between
Washington's standards and those
Of New York, for instance, have
made any appreciable difference
to the public health.
The attitude of some impartial
observers seems to be that there
is limit to which Government
should attempt to protect the
health of the individual. That
effort, the argument goes, should
be to prevent the epidemics anG
let the individual decide what
personal safeguards he should
take in addition. Those safe
guards are limited only by the
limits of scientific knowledge and
the size of the individuals bank
roll. This argument, applied gen.
orally to public health, applies
also to the question of milk.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Bus from D. c. Leaves
Rood, Injuring Six
By The As.ociated Pres,

MORRISVILLE. Pa, July H.
A National railways Washington
to-New York bus crashed through
q guard rail into an open field
today, injuring the driver and six
Of 18 passengers.
Bus Driver John o. Boyd, 45
OF Dundalk, Md. told State police
he had rounded a curve mile
west Of Morrisville when an on
coming car crowded him off the
road.
Mr.. Boyd was taken to Mercer
Hospital in Trenton, N. j. He
suffered severe head cuts.
The others were treated for in
1uries and discharged.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Autopsy Is Set Today
On Man Found Dying

An autopsy was to be performed
today in the death of Rudolph L.
Kent, 40, of 351 Parkland place
Sc. Missing since July 3, he was
found unconscious in a dense
woods near First and Portland
streets Sc. about 1::30 pm. yes
terday, and died five hours later
at Casualty Hospital.
Discovered half buried beneath
honeysuckle vines by four boys
picking blackberries, the emaciated
man had stopped breathing Sec
onds after DR.. Victor Esch of Cas-
ualty Hospital arrived on the
scene. The physician said he ad-
mlnistered heart stimulant that
brought back an audible pulse.
Detective Sergt. Clarence Wine
miller of the Homicide squad,
said there were two gashes on his
neck "in the process of healing" /"
His beard, the officer said, ap-
peared to be of about two weeks
growth.
Mr.. Kent was discovered about
a quarter of mile from his home.
DISCOVERIES of the dying man
were David Carroll, 10, and Daniel
Carroll, 8, brothers, of 1908 First
street Sc; Gordon Zeller, IL, of
the same address, and Charles
Hayden. 9. of 2907 First street
Sc.
Positive identification of the
dying man was made by his twin
sister, Mrs. Margareta M. Dunn of
the Parkland place address. She
told police she and a daughter,
Constance, Is, left June Z for a
trip, and returned July 3.
Police could give no explanation
for the mans being found in the
woods. His niece said, however,
he had been respondent over be-
ing out of work and because of
cataracts on his eyes.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
By WiIIiom J. WheotIey
Stor SfoH Correspondent

FORT MILES, Del, July H.
iTracers from guns of the 340th
and 380th Automatic Weapons
Battalion of the District National
Guard were lingering the skies
over the Atlantic Ocean here
today.
These units, compliments of
which have been reduced consid-
erably to concentrate on opera
tions with the Comm. guns, were
set up hurriedly yesterday.
The militia gunners kept up
steady fire at targets towed by
National Guard planes. BY ad-
ditional actual target firing the
troops are training to pinpoint
their fire in destructive volume
on the fast-moving targets.
officers still are awaiting con-
firmation of verbal instructions on
the change in status of these two
organizations. However, as a re-
suit of preliminary orders all of
the 40-mm. Bofors have been si-
fenced. Officials declined to dis
cuss significance of the change in
firing instructions until the writ
ten orders are received.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Price Rises Trouble
Grocery Wholesalers
In Buying SpIurge
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr,

Higher wholesale prices TO
many grocery items today addee
to the woes of food retailers, a!
they watched housewives buying
excessively such staples as coffee
sugar and soap.
practically everything is going
up." the spokesman for one large
food chain complained.
The rush to buy many of the
commodities consumers found
scarce during World War II was
attributed to fears of possible ra-
tioning in the event of a national
emergency or actual war.
Government agencies concerned
with prices and initiation main
tanned a hands-of attitude, under
the belief that the less said the
better.
Report Awaited.
That was also the attitude at
the White House, where Press Sec
retary Charles G. Ross said he
thought the issue of mounting
living costs might be influenced
by the quarterly report of the
Council of Economic Advisers.
The report, due out this month,
will be closely watched for any
recommendations for controlling
imitation in the light of the Korean
war.
Retailers were informed yester-
day Of another 2-cent a pound in
crease in most brands of coffee.
One chain increased coffee prices
today by 2 cents but a spokesman
said it was an outgrowth of a
wholesale increase July S. Yester-
days wholesale rise will be re-
flected at retail next week, he
said.
BY that time. this chain will
be selling coffee at 81 and IS
cents pound, which will be right
back at the all-time peak of earlier
this year.
Sugar Rise Foreshadowed.
An eventual increase in retail
sugar prices was foreshadowed
with disclosure that ref1neries have
raised the wholesale price from
40 to so cents per 100 pounds.
Pork and beef prices at whole
sale are advancing. too. For ex-
ample, the wholesale price of fresh
whole pork loins has gone up 20
cents a pound since July 8.
While many bakeries in New
York and Boston announced a l.
cent-a-loaf increase in bread.
Washington prices remain un-
changed.
Excessive buying of storable
commodities is not confined to
housewives. One grocery whole
saler with a large restaurant busi-
ness said its sugar sales are up 10
to Is per cent; pepper, up Is per
cent, and canned goods, 5 to 10
per cent.
One retailer summed up the sit
uation this way: cit certainly
seems strange that people are buy
ing because they fear shortages
when the Government has all those
excess food stocks. It just doesn't
make sense
Evening star., 1950-07-12
40 New Marine Officers
Headed for West Coast

About 40 new Marine officers,
who recently finished a nine
month basic training course at
Quantico Marine Base, will leave
Saturday for Camp Pendleton,
Calf, to join the 1st Marine Divi-
sion, it was reported today.
Officials said it is a routine
transfer" to duty of the basic
school graduates. A few of the
new officers are recent Annapolis
graduates and others were COM
missioned from enlisted ranks and
.ROTC training courses.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
District Recreation
Program 10 Include
13 Major Projects

A $260,0OO capital improvements
program for the Districts recrea-
ton facilities was ready to pro-
ceed today, following formal ap-
proval by the Recreation Board
at its meeting yesterday.
Thirteen major projects are in
cluded in the program, funds for
which are included in the Recrea-
ton Departments 1851 budget.
The work will be done between
now and next June 80.
Largest of the projects are at
Fort Stanton and Langdon Park
recreation areas, where the first
units of new field houses are to
be constructed at a cost of $45,-
900 each. Fort Stanton is at
Seventeenth and Erie streets Sc,
and Langdon Park is at Eighteenth
and Franklin streets NE. An
additional $13,377 will be spent at
Langdon Park for grading. drain
age, walks and fencing.
Major Work At Pools.
Major work also will be done
at the Georgetown and Rosedale
swimming pools. Each will have
a new filtration system installed
and undergo general rehabilita-
ton, with a total of over $34, 900
to be spent for these purposes.
The department will spend more
than $4,000 to start development
Of Fairgrounds at the Kimball-
Sousa area, Ely place and Ridge
road Sc, and Harrison area,
Thirteenth and v streets NV.
Redevelopment of the Logan play
ground, Third and G streets NE,
will take $4,000.
Other Projects Listed.
These other projects are listed:
Kelly-Mille Forty-ninth street
and Washington place NE, SIS
600 for paving, drainage and
fencing.
Parkvlew, Warder and Newton
streets NV, $4,000 for rehabili-
tation of old playground.
Rudolph, Second and Hamil-
ton streets NV, $4,000 to COM
plete unit except tennis courts
and planting.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth street
and Michigan avenue NE, $15,-
600 for fencing. water lines and
drinking fountains. -
Headquarters, Sixteenth and La
mont streets NV. $500 to re-
vamp electrical system.
The Recreation Board asked the
Board of Education to make the
site of the old Van Buren School,
on w street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets Sc, avail
able for a recreation unit to re-
place that at the Ketcham School,
Fifteenth and U streets Sc, which
was described as too small.
The school board also was asked
to make certain improvements at
the Rudolph School, pending COM
pletition of the basement, so that
more recreation use can be made
of the building.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Civil Defense Program Action
Seen Unlikely Here Before Fall

1t probably will be at least
fall before the average citizen is
drawn into Washington's civilian
defense program.
And chances of a blackout here
are out. at least for the time be-
ing-maybe altogether!s
Asked about the possibility of
practice blackouts here, such as
those planned by New York States
civilian defense chief, Gen. Lucius
D. Clay, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Thomas j. Hayes III
said planning officials here don't
know yet whether blackouts have
any part in present-day civil de-
fense. .
The purpose of the blackouts
in the last war was to protect
the city from bombing planes. But
planes equipped with radar don't
need lights to find their targets,
Col Hayes pointed out.
Questions of Policy.
At any rate, that is one of the
questions of policy the District has
submitted to the Air Forces for
determination. Until city planners
have definite word on it, there will
be no blackouts.
The only other purpose for such
a measure presumably would be to
conserve power or fuel, Col Hayes
said.
How soon the Districts civil
defense program is whipped into
shape, depends to a large extent
on pending congressional action
on legislation to establish an Office
Of Civil Defense in the city gov
ernment. This measure is due
to come up on the House Floor
tomorrow.
The District plans to ask for
an appropriation for the program
soon. The amount has not been
disclosed, but Paul J. Larsen, di-
rector of the civilian mobilization
Office of the National Security
Resources Board, has urged a
100000 appropriation.
Requests Denied Thus Far.
Congressional appropr a t o n
groups have rejected requested
funds for the purpose of civil de-
fense so far, on the ground the
activities have not yet been auth
orized by law.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
W. A. Parker Returns
To ARLINGTON Group

William A. Parker, executive
secretary of the Arlington Tuber-
culosis Association, returned to
the association this week after a
leave of absence since last Sep
Skmber.
Mr.. Parker has been attending
the School of Public Health at
the University of California at
Berkeley. He was awarded his
masters degree in public health
from the school.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Scott Kirkpatrick Gets
Atlantic CITY Press Post

Scott Kirkpatrick, publicity di-
rector of the Gayety Theater, has
been named to similar post with
the Atlantic City IN. J.) Play
house for the summer.
MIR. Kirkpatrick. former press
representative Of the National
Symphony Orchestra, joined the
Gayety last spring and will re.
sumo his duties there in the fal:
when the Ninth street theater re-
opens. The Gayety, former bur-
lesque house. now stages legiti-
mate shows.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Conferees Make Progress
On D. {. Appropriation Bill

House and Senate conferees
made progress today in settling
differences over the Districts
appropriation bill for this year
but did not finish their task.
1t was reported that at least half
dozen points still were in dispute.
The conferees are scheduled to
hold their third session at 10 am.
tomorrow.
AS passed by the House the bill
calls for an outlay of about $113
million and the Senate raised the
total to $119 million.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
2Ki||ed, 5Hurt
lin 4-Car Crash
Near Dumfriies
Collision on Route !
Involves Convertible
And Tructor-TruiIer

A convertible and a tractor
trailer skidded and crashed on
rain-Swept Route / last night,
killing two persons and injuring
five others.
The dead are Mrs. Thelma Ann
Scanlon, At. of Springfield. Ohio.
and Ralph A. Morgillo, Al, West
Haven. Conn. Mrs. Scanlon was
a passenger in one of four auto
mobiles involved in the crash near
Dumfries, 80 miles south of here.
and Mr.. Morgillo was riding in
the tractor trailer.
The injured were listed by State
police as follows:
Donald J. Fox. %, New Haven,
Conn. the truck driver.
John F. Murray, As, Spring.
field, Ohio, and Mrs. Murray, At.
Second 1t. Lavid G. Martinez,
USMC, %; Quantico.
Pfc. Edward E. Driscoll, USMC,
%, Quantico.
Treated at Quantico.
The injured were admitted to
the Quantico Marine Base Hospi-
tai. Mr.. Fox was reported in Sc
rious condition, with undetermined
injuries. The hospital said he re-
manned unconscious this morning.
The others were said to be in good
condition.
State police gave the. following
account of the crash which oc-
Cured about 7:15 o'clock:
The Washington-bound conver-
tible, driven by 1t. Martinez, went
out of control as the tractor-tailer
approached from the opposite di-
rection. When the automobile
spun around on the wet pavement.
Mr.. Fox attempted to maneuver
his heavy vehicle to avoid a COLI
lision.
The tractor-trailer was passing
two cars and both were forced
from the road. The occupants
escaped injury. however.
Truck Goes Out of Control.
The tractor trailer and 1t. Mar.
t1nez' car crashed and the big
truck went out of control, too. It
slithered across the two north
bound traffic lanes, sideswiping q
light sedan in which Mrs. Scanlon
was riding, then plunged off the
highway and crashed into two
trees. When it finally stopped, the
trailer was resting on the cab.
Rescuers worked three hours to
extricate Mr.. Fox while a crowd
of several hundred persons collect
ed. Traffic was blocked on all but
one lane and servicemen were
called to help State police direct
traffic. Ambulances from the Ma
rine Base and the Hall Funeral
Home. Occoquan, removed the
QeaQ ana injured.
Mr.. Murray was driving the car
IN which Mrs. Scanlon was riding
IN the rear seat with Mrs. Muir
ray. Seated next to Mr.. Murray
was Pvt. Driscoll.
In a car a few yards ahead of
theirs were Mrs. Scanlon's son.
and the Murray's son, Pfc.
Frederick J. Murray, USMC. They
saw the truck and the first car
crash and heard the collision be-
tween the larger vehicle and Mr..
automobile.
Evening star., 1950-07-12
Dinner Speaker Named

Bernard I. Nordlinger, Wash
jngton attorney, will address a
dinner of the College Park Rotary
Club at the University of Mary
land dining hall at 6:15 o'clock
tonight.