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Evening star., 1950-04-05
New u. 5. Grand Jury Autos 10 Use Tunnel
Sworn Here Is Headed Under Dupont April Is
By Candy Firm Official # Weather Holds

With good luck. automobiles
should be rolling under Dupont
Circle on April 25, according to
Director of Highways j. N. Rob-
ertson.
The big "if" in the picture is
the weather. A siege of rain or
freeze could delay the construc-
ton work.
Meanwhile, the underpass area
is a virtual beehive, with as many
as Gi5 workmen on the job at
once. The contractors have been
working their men on SATURDAYS
and have had them on the job as
late as l am. on weekday.
District officials have given
sponsors of the Easter Parade as
surance there will be a thorough
fare north and south on the sur
face of the circle in time for
that event Sunday.
The Water Department worked
Throughout the night, installing a
water main. Asphalting of sur
face roadways is scheduled for
tomorrow and Friday.
Sections of the surface road
ways which will not be finished
by Sunday either will be con-
creted or temporary arrange
ment will be made.
The roadways will be closed
again on Easter Monday, with the
expectation they will be ready for
use the following Monday.
AS for the vehicular tunnel, il
lis anticipated the work will be
completed by April 81, but it will
take a few days for necessary
cleanup work.
With another large highway
construction project, the new
Highway Bridge, set for compile
tion April l, Engineer of Bridges
Harry R. Howser reported the old
bridge is good for 10 more years.
When the new bridge opens
the old bridge will carry traffic
outbound from the District, and
the new span will bring in the
Virginia traffic.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
R. Young has anticipated it may
be 10 years before the proposed
twin to the new bridge can be
built to replace the old bridge.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
UNIV Fund Trustees
Meet on Settling All
Welfare Differences

John L. Lewis was meeting to-
day with other trustees of the
United Mine Workers welfare and
retirement fund in an effort to
settle differences which have
kept the fund frozen" for more
than six months.
Trustees OF both the old fund
and the new one established in
the soft coal contract signed
March 6 were at the meeting
Objective of the meeting was to
merge the two funds so that well
fare, retirement and death bene-
f1ts would start flowing to the
miners and their dependents once
more.
Payments from the fund were
suspended last September because
Of differences among the trustees
and the fact that they were run
ming out Of money. However, of =
ficials said there now is more
than $25 million remaining in the
fund established under the 1948
mine contract. The new fund
supported by operator payments
of 80 cents ton on all coal pro-
duced, will bring in about Sl3O
million a year.
Trustees of the old fund are
Mr.. Lewis, Senator Bridges, Re-
publican. Of New Hampshire. and
Ezra Van Horn. representing the
operators. The new board in
cludes Mr.. Lewis. Miss Josephine
Roche and Charles A. Owen. Miss
Roche succeeded Senator Bridges
as the neutral trustee. while
Mr.. Owen took the place of Mr..
Van Horn as the operators rep
resentative.
A half dozen law suits have been
filed against the trustees of the
old fund asking accountings of
money spent under the benefit
program. The court action is one
OF tne prHOiemS Iaceo py tne
trustees in their efforts to un-
tangle fund affairs.
Senator Bridges has said that
he wants Federal court approval
of his release from the trustee
board Now. however. it was said
he hoped to work out a way TO be
released without necessitating
court action. He was represented
as believing the two funds should
be merged
Attorneys for all sides conferred
this morning in advance of the
trustee meeting to work out all
the problems involved in reacti-
waiting benefit payments.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

to today's powerful marine motors
In later years he built two more
speedsters, Gray Bat II and Gray
Bat III.
Until his recent illness, speed
boat sportsmen, young and ole
would visit him and thrill at his
tales of early Washington races
when cruising up the Anacostia
to Bladensburg was high adven-
ture.
Commodore Battenfield, born in
Washington, for many years
owned an interior decorating busi-
ness on Twelfth street NV. He
lived with a daughter, Mrs. Mabel
E. Jackson, at 1922 S street Sc.
He formerly belonged to the
Board of Trade, the Eagles and
the Elks here. His wife, Mrs
Catherine R. Battenf1eld, died in
1925.
Besides his daughter and son
William, of 38 Sixteenth street
Sc, he is survived by another
daughter, Mrs. Irene M. Hayden,
1880 Taussig place NE: 10 grand
children and several great-grand-
children.
Funerla services will be held at
IL am. Friday at his late resi-
dence. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery
Evening star., 1950-04-05

been born here one spring several
years ago in a setting Of eggs
Matched by captive bird.
Among the huskiest specimens
this spring is the lion cub, Amvet,
a lanky, puppy-like specimen
sent to the Zoo last November by
the veterans organization. Am
vet weighs about SO pounds now.
The cub was born in a travelling
circus in Montana last September,
and the Livingston Post of Amvets
shipped him to Harold Russell in
Washington, commander of the
veterans group. Amvet grew so
rapidly that Mr.. Russell decided
he should be kept behind the bars.
Answers to His Name.
Amvet answers to his name and
is eager to romp with his keepers
He has grown so fast, however
that he fails to realize his own
strength, and the claws in his
paws are something to avoid.
In addition to the usual spring
activity, DR.. Mann is preparing
for the reception of the two baby
elephants now en- route here by
sea as gifts from the Government
of India.
The presentation, scheduled for
the afternoon of Saturday, April
IS, will be covered by news and
camera men, the radio and tele-
vision.
DR.. Mann said he plans to face
the television cameras with a new
haircut. although he probably will
be wearing the same crushed. gray
felt hat which has accompanied
him on many collecting expedi-
tions.
Everybody will be looking at
the elephants anyhow" DR.. Mann
remarked.
The baby pachyderms will be
presented officially to the chill
dren of America by Nine Pandit,
Ambassador from. India.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Commodore BdttenfieId Dies:
Early Potomac Speedbout Pilot
First Power Craft Hit
a M.P.H.; Racer, "a,
Won 80 Trophies

Commodore John E. Battenfeld
the first Washington resident to
pilot power boat on the Poto-
mac, is dead.
The 84-year-old pioneer boat
ing enthusiast. who introduced on
the Potomac the first speedboat
races in the South. died here yes
terday. He had been in i'll health
for the last IA months.
1t was back in 1900 that Com
modore Battenfield appeared on
the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers
in a neW-fangled boat which
startled watchers ashore and
threw CONSERVATION into rivermen.
The innovation was the 16-foot
Traveller. powered by a 1-cylinder
engine, which developed only ~
horsepower. Bouncing along at
4 miles an hour, the Detroit built
racer, surrounded by smoke,
brought such cries from onlook-
ers as:
Man. he's on fire! We've got
to do something
Commodore Battenfield. subse-
quently fleet captain of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club and commodore
for Is years of the Eastern Power
Boat Club, brought some of the
fastest speedboats in the country
to the Potomac. When he gave
up racing in 1926. he had more
than 80 trophies decorating his
home.
After the Traveller, Commodore
Battenfield acquired .the 32-foot
motor launch Black Arrow. Short
ly afterward came the Gray Bat I
his nickname since school days
here had been Bat" and the
boat was painted gray.
The Gray Bat was powered with
a 4-cylinder Trebert motor, which,
with reverse gear and all the gad-
gets. cost $1,000.
The willy racer kept local speed
boat enthusiasts puzzled by such
high speeds out of a 35-horsepoWer
engine. 1t was done by the then
little known double ignition, which
actually turned his plant into a
igh-compreSsion engine similar
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Swimming Glasses Filled;
1856 Boys REGISTERED

Classes in the annual city-wide
Learn -to-Swim Campaign are now
filled. Campaign Director Fred
Carl announced today'
Mr., Carl said l,156 boys have
already registered and more are
expected, making this the biggest
campaign in Washington history.
The classes have been held for 3s
years. They are sponsored by the
Boys YMCA and The Star.
Glasses are for boys 8 through
II years old who cannot swim.
They will be held at five pools April
l0-l5. Glasses for girls, sponsored
by the YWCA and The Star, have
been filled for a week They will
be held at the YWCA pool April
l0-l4.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

There are two forms available
at the District Building for filing
your District income tax return
due April Is.
If your gross income for 1949
less allowance for dependents, is
$4,000 or less. and your income
was solely from salaries. wages
dividends, interest and annuities
you may use the short" form
D-40A, if you wish.
Otherwise, you file on Form
D-40.
Form D-40A carries a table for
determining your tax. which auto
matically allows about 10 per cent
OF your total income for charitable
contributions, interest, taxes, cas-
ualty losses, medical expenses and
miscellaneous expenses.
If your expenses and losses In
these classes come to more than
10 per cent, it probably will be
to your advantage to file your
return on Form D-40.
| Form D-40A may not be used
by any one claiming credit for
income or Intangible personal
Evening star., 1950-04-05

The vice president of a candy
making firm today was named
foreman of the new Federal Grand
Jury sworn in today by Judge
Alexander Holtzoff.
The head of the new panel of
% is Charles Elmer Steidel. 48. of
5016 Lowell street NV. He is an
executive of the Fannie MAY
Candy Co.
Arthur Blake Groverman, 35. OF
1920 Reno road NV, was ap-
pointed deputy foreman in the
District Court ceremonies. MI
Groverman is an electronics engi-
neer with the Navy Department.
10 U. S. Employees.
In all, 10 members of the new
panel are Government employees.
AS the oath was being admin
tstered, the grand jury of the past
three months term was still in
vestigating a case, or cases, OF
an undisclosed nature.
Asked to comment on reasons
for the overtime work of the Older
grand jury. United States Attor-
ney George Morris Fay said only
that the investigation may be
completed next week or maybe
six months from now"
Other members of the new
grand jury are:
Robert B. Alsop, 1915 Jefferson
street NV: Robert J. Balthazar
1929 M street NE; Thomas S
Camp. 808 Ninth street NE: Mrs
Jessie L. Cliff, ALP Ellicott street
NV; Charles D. Coulter, 4212
Third street NV.
Others Listed.
Augustus j. Dennis, 70812 Thir.
teenth street NE; Mrs. Mar.
guerite B. Dyer. 1841 Columbis
road NV; Mrs. Evelyn Fones
SOB Eighth street Sc: Mrs
Frances v. Fuller. 1920 Foote
street NE; Mrs. Elsie D. Gormley
1880 Baker street NE: Mrs. Rose
j. Hart, 2128 Thirty first street
Sc.
Edgar H. Jackson, e273l P street
NV: Lewis Kahn, 5400 Seventh
street NV; Mrs. Anna L. Nc
Cormick, 1908 Fifth street Sc;
Mrs. Nellie L. Mcdowell, 111t
Spring road NV: Alonzo R
Mitchell, jr., 727 Otis place NV.
Mrs. Mae P. Rodano, 7411
Eighth street NV; Paul Sand.
kern, 3548 Minnesota avenue Sc;
Mrs. Helen B. Tanner, 914 E street
S.W.; Elaine Cloninger. 1888 Tew.
kesbury place NV, and Samue
Quinn, 1920 Tenth street NE.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

commissioner on human relations,
told The Star by long distance
telephone today that the Council S
recent 8to-6 vote for lifting
restrictions at only two of the
city's pools was not a reversal Of
its earlier vote"
Mr.. Radzuk, appointed March
l by Maj. Joseph Darst to the
newly created municipal Office on
human relations. said he regretted
the Council did not specifically
declare it was reserving decision
on the segregation question at
other city-owned pools.
But the Council did go on rec
ord at its first meeting last Feb
ruary as favoring use of all public
recreational facilities by Negroes
and whites" he explained. In
it's recent vote it took a caution
ary action by recommending that
the policy of complete integration
be launched Immediately at two
pools and that an educational
program be started at once to
bring about gradual removal of
segregation.
Mayor Will Act.
Mayor Darst has announced he
will put the Councils recon-
mendation into effect this sum-
mer. Commissioner Radzuk has
held preliminary conferences with
representatives of eight civic, So
cial. labor, education and religious
groups to launch the public edu-
cation program.
The Councils proposal for grad.
ually relaxing the former pat.
terms Of racial segregation re.
ceived considerable support in st
Louis as reasonable approach
in view Of a disturbance last sum
mer when barriers were removed
at one of the largest public park
pools.
There were protests. however
that one of the two pools listed ir
the Councils recommendation was
an indoor pool and the other was
a wading pool that has been used
only by Negroes.
There also were protests that
the Councils advocacy of piece
meal discontinuance of segrega-
ton at swimming pools amounted
to a policy of continued segre-
CATION"
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Area Red Cross Fund Drive
Reaches 90po Of Goal

The Red Cross fund drive has
reached 90 per cent of its goal
of sl,O39.OOO for the Metropolitan
Area.
The total through yesterday
was s956,483. The drive was ex-
tended last Friday and another
report meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday.
The District Red Cross said the
Government Division has reached
SO per cent of its goal, while the
general business division has
reached 80 per cent.
Daniel w. Bell. general chair
man of the campaign, urged per-
sons to send contributions to the
chapter treasurer's Office, 1870 E
street NV.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Zoo Resounds With Activity
As Denizens Sniff Spring Air

Tropical birds and animals were
emerging from winter quarters at
the Zoo yesterday to spread wings
stretch necks (aS in the case OF
the giraffes) and sniff the spring
air.
The worlds biggest storks
which came to Texas by accident,
and thereafter never lacked for
press agents.. rushed out of the
Bird House, testing wings some
what smaller than those on B-36
bombers.
The jibirus are native to Gen.
trail and Northern South America,
unless storms blow them into
Texas across the Gulf of Mexico
Trying outdoor cages also were
two huge monkey-eating eagles
one from Central America and the
other from the Philippine Islands
The American bird is somewhat
smaller than the one from the
Far East, owing probably to the
fact that it mixes sloths with
monkey meat as a routine diet
and thus requires less dexterity tc
capture its prey.
Giraffes Stroll in Paddock.
The Zoos big herd of five gi-
faffeS from Eastern Africa were
Strolling about in their outdoor
paddock after a winter indoors
This herd, three of whose men,
berS were born here, is proba bly,
the largest in captivity. with the
exception of the collection Sin
Copenhagen.
A Canadian wild goose was
feeding yesterday with an assort-
ment of wing clipped water fowl
in the pond just above the bear
pits. The big bird apparently
joins the seasonal migration and
drops in here on it's way North
each April.
Zoo Director William M. Mann
thinks the wild honker might have
Evening star., 1950-04-05
By Charles }. Yorbrouqh

Chroniclers of the weather and
harbingers of spring have been
amlSs.
All, by this time, regard the first
robin as an old settler. They
have had the cherry blossoms
peeping, the sap rising. the sun
shine unruffled and the slow
droWsy strollers QUITO mention
some.
A few have had the Maryland
State Roads Commission rolling
up its snow fences.
But none, up TO now, has
Evening star., 1950-04-05

A transformer was inssalled in
the system to give high current
capacity with low voltage and still
use less power than an electric
iron. 1t isn't enough heat 10 warm
the sidewalk to the touch. but
sufficient to keep moisture on it
from freezing.
He isn't positive it wolld have
worked--he's never had chance
to try. The first one to say it has
been tough sledding-.-no snow
gets the back of Mr. Moores hand.
He's going to install a larger
transformer and wait.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Engineer Turns Off Hot Sidewalk as Spring Arrives

reached the ultimate. This is it:
Myron M. Moore has turned of
his hot" sidewalk.
Mr.. Moore, an electrical engi-
neer for the Federal Power Com
mission, moved to a new house at
2703 Elnora street in Wheaton
Md late in the winter season OF
1948-49 For the simple and ample
reason that he does not like tc
shovel snow, he built a wired side
walk from street to house.
BY the time the installation
was completed, whereby Mr.
Moore could have tipped a switc.,
Evening star., 1950-04-05

and possibly watched the snow
melt away under his very eyes
season and snow were gone.
That was winter before last
How do you think he feels after
this snoWless winter?
I'm going to enlarge The trans
former and wait until next win
ter ne said simply
Mr.. Moore as the sidewalk was
being built. installed two loops
of galvanized iron wire as a heat
ing element. much after ne fash
ion of an electric iron. Then the
sidewalk concrete was poured.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Lambert Named Muyor
Of Chevy Chase Village

Arthur G. Lambert, attorney.
has been named mayor of Chevy
Chase Village, Inc, at a meeting
of the board of managers of the
Chevy Chase Village Association.
Elected to fill a vacancy in the
board was Mrs. Edith Jarvis, and
George Ferris was named a vice
chairman by the board.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Holiday in Prince GEORGES

Prince Georges County Offices
at Upper Marlboro and Hyatts-
vile will remain closed Good Fri
day. County school children will
begin their Easter holidays after
today's classes and will return
next Wednesday,
Evening star., 1950-04-05

This is the third of series
of fUe articles on the District
income tar.
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Symposium on Artist in History
OF u. S. Is Held at Corcordn

Painting Is a higher kind of art
than photography. Elizabeth Nc
Causland. special consultant for
the exhibition, The American Pro-
cessional. told the Symposium on
the Artist in American History
yesterday at The Corcoran Gal
lery of Art.
Although they both have def
mite places in art. painting can
express better the deeper feelings
of person. Photography is linn
tied to the external phases of life,
it was brought out.
The two-day symposium, held
IN conjunction with the National
Capital Sesquicentennial exhibit
opened Friday. About 200 people
from museums throughout the
country, as we'll as lust inter-
ested people" heard authorities
describe the ways the more than
300 paintings in the American
Professional represent the growth
OF the American people UP to
1900.
The exhibition, said Henry
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Series of Lectures Set
On Outdoor America

Outdoor America" is the theme
of a series of six illustrated lee
lures under the winter program
of the National Capital Parks
Office. starting Tuesday.
The first lecture, THE Old Cali
fornia Missions" will be given by
Mrs. Lillian Dunn Barnaby of
Mystic, Conn, at 8 pm. in the
Interior Department Auditorium,
Eighteenth and C streets NV.
Admission to the lectures is free.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

Steele Commager, professor OF
History at Columbia University
stops at the turn OF the century
when American art became con-
scious of itself. That was when
movements such as expressionism
began to influence America.
But American art, as shown in
the Corcoran exhibition, has dig
nifty. And yet it is "Whitmanish"
in its effect, he said. American
art, originating even before the
Nation itself, has helped to form
a national tradition. a common
denominator for national refer
ence, Mr.. Commager said.
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Robert S. Allen to Speak

Robert S. Allen, author of 1.-THE
Truman Merry Co Round" will
speak at the winter dinner meet
ing of Columbia University alum
nj tomorrow at $50 pm. He will
talk on 'Forecasting Next Weeks
Elections"
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Siqmo Nu Alumni to Meet

The Sigma Nu Alumni Club of
Washington will meet at 1915
pm. Tuesday in Restaurant 400.
1923 F street NV, to hear a
talk by Bob Wolff, radio sports
commentator. Several members
of the Maryland University foot
ball team-Sigma. Nu Fraternity
nembers-are expected to attend.
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Denture Society Elects

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct. %
(P.-Dr. Harold L. Harris of Den
yer, Colo, today was elected presi-
dent Of the American Denture
Society. n,
Evening star., 1950-10-29

The poultry industry has dol
lar rating of $3.5 billion.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

Our
Symphony
Is Twenty
Years Old
Our National Symphony
Orchestra has commenced
its Goth and what
promises to be it's most
brilliant season. I'm
der the more than able
leadership of DR.. Howard
Mitchell, our Orchestra
has taken a firm place
among the really great
musical organizations of
America and the world.
I call this "our" National
Symphony because it be-
longs, in truth, to all of
us who live in the Wash
ington area. The Nation
al Symphony has its be-
ing because the people
OF Greater Washington
willed 1t so.
But it is important to re-
member that the National
Symphony will continue
in existence only so long
as we give it our support.
Such support cannot be
mere lip service. We must
support the National
Symphony with our at
tendance with our
dollars II we would
have 1t survive and -four
ish.
We can all be justly proud
OF our Orchestra and of
the brilliant young con-
ductor under whose lead
ership it has reached new
heights Of musical emil
nence. Let's see to 1t
that this 10th year of the
National Symphony is its
most successful finan-
cially, as 1t will be the
greatest artistically.
EARL CAMPBELL
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Beautiful INIT. VERNON

You actually must see to believe the brilliant
performance of this beautiful, rich-looking
Dumont mt. Vernon! Nowhere else will
you find such brilliant, sharp, steady pic
lures :. Lite-Sise 10" pictures that do not
get blurred or misty!
The Dumont "Mt. Vernon" in your living
room stamps your home as the castle of
one who has arrived" and you as
connoisseur of the finest in modern enter
tainment. A richly striking cabinet, the
INT Vernon" reveals itself, in operation as
Evening star., 1950-10-29

the finest of all television receivers. The
Dumont FIN radio, which operates indie
pendently although self-contained part
of the "Mt. Vernon" is remarkable in clarity
of tone and steadiness on the wave-length.
Built-in antenna and phonograph plug-in
jack are standard equipment.
Come in tomorrow and place your order
for immediate delivery of the Dumont "Mt
Vernon" 1t may turn out to be the hap
piest purchase of your life!
*p1us tar and warranty.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

NOTE:
Purchase the Dvmens
by making minimum
down payment. Disni-
fled terms orronssd on
The bolanes. Ask for
details.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

The Steinwoy is on dis
pIoy in the Piano Solon
on compbeIfs 3rd Floor.
Will you come in and pIoy
The Instrument OF the
fmmortols" tomorrow?
Evening star., 1950-12-10

men in the Korean area some months ago
when the fighting ragged most tlercely | ex-
pected a couple of hundred different answers
but | was wrong Everyone - brass hats
dogfaces, fly boys, sailors and leathernecks -
gave me the same answer.
There isn't any doubt" they said. DOC
should get the medal The Docs are the brav-
est guys out here.
By DOCS" they meant the enlisted Army
medics and Navy hospital corpsmen.
IF only one medal is to be awarded, 1t
should be a medic 1t couldn't be any other
Evening star., 1950-12-10

way" That was the dogrnatic way most of
the men | spoke to put it.
was little skeptical. Maybe these people
were wrong. After ALL other men were brave,
too. There must be courageous rifeman,
daring Air Force pilot or hard-hitting naval
officer who also should be nominated for the
mythical greatest medal of them ALL 1t seemed
improbable that Doc should have a corner on
vaor in Korea.
Evening star., 1950-12-10

So went on board Navy hospital ship in
Pusan harbor to do some research. A train
load of badly wounded from all services had
just arrived.
When entered the hospital ward it seemed
too quiet Wounded men, some of them weak
and still suffering from shock, lay silently
staring at the overhead.
said, ANY of you guys meet up with
hospital corpsrnen at the front?"