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Evening star., 1950-12-09

hours before Miss Trumans Con-
stitution Hall concert.
Mr.. Hume said in his review of
the concert that Miss Truman
cannot sing very we'll" and lis
fiat a good deal of the time"
There are few moments during
her recital" the review continued,
when one can relax and feel con-
f1dent that she will make her goal,
which is the end of the song
1T is an extremely unpleasant
duty to record such unhappy facts
about so honestly appealing a per-
sonality. But as long as Miss Tru-
man sings as she has for three
years, and does today. we seem to
have no recourse unless it is to
omit comment on her programs
altogether.,'
Watkins Critical.
Mr.. Truman has shown resent
ment before-mostly in private
when the critics panned his daugh-
ter'S singing. And more critics
have panned it than have praised
it-although the criticism doesn't
seem to have affected her concert
hall, radio and television au-
dienceS.
While Mr.. Hume was inclined to
excuse what he called IAN out
burst of temper" at least one Re-
publican Senator wasn't quite so
charitable.
Senator Watkins, Republican, of
Utah told a reporter:
THAT is what you have to ex-
pect. This is in line with some
of the comments the President
has made when his guardians were
not there to take care of him."
Most Democrats in Congress ap-
parently assessed the incident as
a human sort of reaction by
proud papa whose daughters art
wasn't appreciated as he thought
it should be.
Other Incidents Recalled.
Some of these chuckled and said
it was something that Andrew
Jackson might have done, his
Evening star., 1950-12-09
S3,373,965 or 1877
Reported al Chests
Final Unit Luncheon

The 1851 District Community
Chest Campaign yesterday re-
ported it has received contribu-
tions amounting to S3,373,96 or
78 per cent of it's 81 100000 quota.
The latest contributions, re-
ported by nine units at a lunch
con in the Washington Hotel,
amounted to s42,036.70.
A breakdown of each unit is as
follows:
Business I$1,214.416.10, or
1921 per cent of it's $1,658,8O0
quota; Business II-$173,731.59
or 7144 per cent of a $243, 200
quota; Alexandria-$62,641.11, or
77.33 per cent of an $81 900 quota !;
Arlington-$45, ,644.23, or 1927 per
cent of a $62,300 quota.
Other Units.
Fairfax-s35 1866 or 89.5s
fper cent of a $39,500 quota; Mont
gomery County-S87,919.75, OF
6763 per cent of S13O,O0O quota
Prince Georges County -$31,-
770.35. or 81 10 per cent of S52,.
900 quota; Special Solicitation
S237,812,23. or 1901 per cent oi
a S301,0 900 quota; Government
81. .483, ,64295, or 87.69 per cent Of
a $l,692 200 quota.
/ Yesterdays meeting was the
Chests final unit report luncheon
The Government unit, which car
rieS large percentage of the total
campaign figure, will hold its final
report meeting Monday in the
Hotel Washington.
| Mrs. Alben Barkley, wife of the
Vice President, was on hand yes
terday as about IS volunteer work.
erS received Oscars" for their
fine work and cooperation in the
campaign.
Recipients of Awards.
Among those receiving the
awards were:
Business II Volunteers: Mrs. Helen DEM
ary; r,cS MIehasl len sulliyan iM Leon BroTn
orall Brown, jr., Herman Neugass, Mrs.
Bernard Berman. R. B. Lambert. NJ. Gel
fand, Harold E. Hanson, Don F: Mitchell,
Alfred Harman. Bernard Goldstein. Gerald
o Conner Sidney 2. Mensh, Carl Hari,
John j. English, DR.. Leo Diegelmann,
clifton W. Jones, Mrs. Agnes Holmes. D..
B. Fantroy.- Mrs. Helena. Galloway. John
Carpenter. Verne Carpenter. Mark Eisen-
berg w. H. Riley. Robert Koontz, John M
Harris. E. A, Fowler. ROLAND Lamensdorf,
Asher Kahn. Mrs. Julian Cohen. Mrs.
Elsie Elsie Bennett, George g Wyland: E. s.
Estes. A. Stanley Wolfe. Fred Shafer.
Roger Moss. Charles Hall. W. F. Jaouith
Special Solicitation Unit: Mrs. Freder-
lex B. Lee. Mrs. William j. GLASGOW. jr:,
Mrs. Louis C Arthur. Mrs. William E.
Spicer Mrs. Grace LormanS. Mrs. Travis
o. Campbell, John z. Miller. Mrs. Harry
D. Sheldon.
Prince Georges County: Mrs. Ernest N.
Cory. jr.. of Laurel Md; Robert P. Nc
MILAN of the Southern Oxygen Co, Her
bert w. Reichelt. Mayor OF Mount Rainier.
Montgomery County: Roger Farquhar,
the MARYLAND News, the Record. Rockville
Times, Takoma Journal, the Tribune and
the Sentinel: the faculty representatives
of the Montgomery County EDUCATION AS
sociation and the Rock Creek Forest Ele-
mentary School. and E. Merritt Douglass,
superintendent of the Montgomery County
Duh1ic schools
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Truman Letter to Critic Draws Wide Reaction

temper aroused under similar
circumstances.
Some Republicans privately
compared the outburst with Mr.
Truman's crack months ago that
the United States Marines had a
propaganda system that ranked
with that of Russia's~ Premier
Stain. The President later apol-
ogized for that statement.
To other Republicans it recalled
the language the President once
used when he referred to News
paper Columnist Drew Pearson as
IAN S. o. B." The President
didn't retract that one.
On a concert tour in the South,
Miss Truman said in Nashville,
Tenn, "Mr. Hume is a fine critic
and has a perfect right to say
whatever he thinks"
Miss Truman Meets Press.
Arriving by train late in the
afternoon in Nashville, Miss Tru-
man held a brief news conference.
When a reporter showed her a
newspaper giving an account OF
the letter, she expressed doubt
that the President had written it.
Advised later the White House
had confirmed authorship of the
letter, Miss Reathel Odum, secre-
tary to Mrs. Truman, who &C
companied Margaret to Nashville.
said Miss Truman would have no
comment.
Mr.. Hume is 80 years younger
than the 66-year-old President,
and weighs 165 pounds to Mr..
Truman's 180 or more. Friends
said he had no intention of en-
gaging in any controversy, fistic
or otherwise, with the President.
The critic, whose duties don't
often take him to the White
House. said he doesn't expect to
meet Mr.. Truman.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Car Crash Kills
Man.; Another
|Diesof Injuries
Silver Spring Accident
Fatal; Pedestrian, 81,
Was Hit Lost Month

A31-year-old Spencerville (Md0
contractor was fatally injured in
an automobile accident today and
an 81-year-old man died as a re-
suit Of injuries received last
month.
Plummer w. Allnutt of Spencer
vile died at the Washington Sani-
tarium from head injuries suffered
when his automobile skidded last
night on an icy stretch of Piney
Branch road in Silver Spring. His
car skidded into a bank and then
struck tree, police reported.
The death of Mr.. Allnutt, son of
Smith Allnutt, a Silver Spring
real estate man, was the eighth
traffic fatality of the year for the
Silver Spring area.
Two Passengers Hurt.
Two passengers in Mr.. Allnutt's
car, Rudolph Bower, 10, of Route
3, Silver Spring, and Herbert Du-
bin, 18, of Aston, were treated for
minor injuries.
George w. Camack, 81, colored,
of 818 Twenty-sixth street NV.
died at Gallinger Hospital as the
result of injuries when he was
struck by a taxicab as he walked
across Memorial Bridge November
18. It was the Districts 66th
traffic fatality of the year.
Mr.. Camack had suffered a
broken back and severe face cuts
when he was struck by the cab in
the Memorial Bridge accident,
police said.
The cab driver. George B. Shaw,
SIS. of Route l, Vienna, Va. at the
time was charged with failing to
give full time and attention to his
driving and was released under
500 collateral.
Soldiers Car Crashes.
Three Fort Belvoir soldiers mar
roWly escaped death or serious
injury early today when their car
plunged As feet down an embank-
ment near the Pentagon and was
demolished.
Pvt. Edward G. Brockway, 25,
told park police an apparent me-
chanical failure caused him to lose
control of his 1889 model coupe
on Route l. After swerving across
the road for $50 feet the car
plunged down the bank onto
railroad spur line and turned over
several times.
Pvt. Brockway and Pvt. George
E. Giddings, 10, were treated at
the nearby Naval Annex dis
pensary for minor cuts and bruises.
Pvt. George B. Taylor, %, was
taken to Walter Reed Hospital for
X-ray of a possible broken arm.
Another Silver Spring area &C
cident last night caused As
minute power failure over square
mile area in the vicinity of East
West highway and Washington
avenue.
Police said a car driven by John
M. Morton, 20, of 1925 Covington
road, Kensington, struck an elec-
trio pole near the intersection
when he swerved to avoid an
other vehicle. Mr.. Morton was
uninjured.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Couple Planning Fight to Keep
Child After Losing Custody
Adoption Of Girl. a,
Cared for Almost
Since Birth, Denied

A Georgetown couple who have
been denied the right to adopt
child they cared for almost since
| its birth, are planning to fight to
keep her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Ehr-
mantrout, 1911 Wisconsin avenue
NV, said today they would visit
their lawyer Monday to plan fur
ther moves in their fight to gain
permanent custody of a 4-year-
old girl named Linda Jean.
The adoption petition was de-
MED yesterday by District Court
Judge Edward A. Tamm. who said.
Some one probably will suffer
from a broken heart"
He had taken a long time to
reach the decision. A hearing on
the adoption petition had first
been held on May 49, The petit
ton for adoption of blond, intelli-
gent Linda Jean, whom the Ehr-
mantrouts had cared for since
she was six months old, had been
filed eight months before.
Case Put Off for Inquiry.
At that hearing, Judge Tamm
had continued the case for six
months to give officials more time
to investigate the plea by the
couple for adoption of the child
Judge Tamm said the Ehrman-
trouts had represented to the
court that the child's natural
mother had agreed to the adop-
ton proceeding.
! But, he said, testimony at the
hearing indicated the child's
mother, who has been seriously
i'll for some time. was now anxious
to regain custody of her daughter
Judge Tamm noted yesterday
that neighbors had testified the
Ehrmantrouts had given the child
excellent care-if anything, he
said, she was a little spoiled.
Typical parental indulgence
he termed it.
But, he said, this testimony was
in variance with a report by the
Board of Public Welfare.
The welfare board report, he
said, complained the physica
conditions of the home were moi
: up to the boards standard.
But, he said, the board had also
recommended against adoption or
the ground that the adoptol
!. mothers I. @. is relatively low
when compared to the childs.
!; Judge Tamm said Mrs. Ehrman-
trout had been a patient at st
Elizabeths Hospital from 1929 K
Evening star., 1950-12-09
District Closes
All 6 Day-Care
'Centers Dec. II
Board Action to Meet
DeudIine to Affect
About ESQ Children

The DISTRICTS child day-care
centers. after several tempestuous
years, will finally close their doors
on December %.
Congress, earlier this session,
had appropriated money to run
them until the end of this year.
1t will take several days to wind
up the clerical work, however, so
the centers actually will close
about a week earlier.
There are now six centers with a
staff of 40. The daily average at
tendance for the last several
months has been 259.
The centers were started in 1943
to aid mothers engaged in war
work. At first they functioned
under a citizens committee. re-
sponsible to the Commissioners,
with the Board of Education and
the Welfare Board providing the
necessary personnel. Then, when
Lanham funds, became available
the Board of Education took them
over and operated % centers with
daily average of from 700 to 800
children.
Number Cut.
In 1916, corporation was
formed to take over the CEN
tiers with the help of Community
Chest money. Shortly afterward,
the centers were turned over to
the Board of Public Welfare. and
Congress appropriated $250,O00. a
year, to run IL centers. Later the
number of nurseries was cut in
half, and $150,000 appropriated
by Congress to run them for a
year.
For the last two years, Congress
appropriated 100000 year, with
the provision that small fees be
paid by the parents to help out.
This year Congress set aside only
$4,000 and provided that the
centers go out of existence on
December 81.
The final action on the centers
was taken at meeting of the We'll
fare Board yesterday. The board
also approved the appointment of
a pSychiatriSt as consultant in
the Child Welfare Division. The
appointment will run for two or
three months. after which the
consultant will advise the board as
to what steps should be taken to
help psychiatric children.
Fees Raised.
The board raised the fees paid
to foster parents for the care of
children under six months old
from $45 to $50 a month. The
board recommended to the Com
missioners that the care of 80
emotionally disturbed children
who are being cared for in institu-
tions outside the District, be raised
from $50 to $100 a month.
A saving of $4,000 a year was
announced by the board. through
an arrangement with police to
take children from homes and
courts to welfare institutions.
This will mean the discharge of
four chauffeurs who are now doing
| the work.
Four Buildings Sought.
The Commissioners were asked
by the board to build four build
ings at the District Training
School for Feeble-minded at
Laurel. One would be a security
building to take care of inmates
who are hard to control. Another
would house criminal detectives.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea announced to the board that
618 relief appeals were handled
last month, and all but 80 of the
applicants were seen the same day
they applied. In the past, it
usually took five weeks from the
time a person appealed for help
until he was interviewed.
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Louis H. Beun to Speak

Louis H. Bean. Government
economist and political statisti-
clan, will discuss the 1850 and 1862
elections at luncheon of the Dis
trict Democratic Club at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the Dupont
Plaza Hotel. Arthur Clarendon
Smith, ST.. president of the group,
has invited the public to attend.
Evening star., 1950-12-09

Linda Jean covered the living
room mantel.
Mrs. Ehrmantrout said she had
already bought the Christmas
presents the child had asked for
"a walking doll" a smaller doll,
a toy typewriter and a toy cash
register.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
YOUNG Democrats to Dance

The Washington Young Demo-
cratic Club will hold a Christmas
dance at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Women's National Democratic
Clubhouse. 1926 New Hampshire
avenue NV. Lee MaXfield's Or
ichestra will play.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
Filipino consuls
TO Teach Togolog

Philippine language classes for
Filipino children in Seattle will
be organized as soon as textbooks
arrive from Manila, Dan Sarusal,
Community President, announced
recently.
The textbooks have been or
dered through the office of the
Philippine Consulate in Seattle.
Consul Pedro G.. Ramirez and Vice
Consul |. D. Cornista have vol
unteered to handle the classes, Mr..
Sarusal said.
In the meantime Mr.. Sarusal
wants the names of all who are
interested in attending these Ian
guage classes so that proper &C
commodation can be arranged at
an early date.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
JACKSON COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING APR. "
PoneI Speakers
Talk Of Jackson
ST. Council Work

The work of the Jackson Street
Community Council was presented
by panel of five at a Brotherhood
meeting of members of the First
Baptist Church on Feb. %. The
church group requested the pro-
gram as a part of it's home mission
study in an attempt to learn at
first hand abount brotherhood as
it is actually being carried out
here in Seattle.
Moderator of the panel was Mrs.
Leila Hall, first president of the
Council and honorary chairman.
V. A. Velasco, as a member of the
Civic Committee, discussed recent
physical improvements in the
neighborhood, including street and
traffic lights, the Jackson Street
bulkhead, and cleanup campaigns.
DR.. Henry S. Luke, vice chair
man of the Health Committee, told
about the Councils well-baby elm
ic program; and Charles Winston,
Welfare Committee, described the
YardVille cooperative back yard
Improvement project. Ralph Shin
DO, program chairman, discussed
the Forthcoming International Gel
ebration, to be put on this Sep
TENDER by the International Inn
provement Association.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
M0binion Club In
Seattle Formed

People from the town of Mabini,
Pangasinan, who are residing in
Seattle have banded themselves
into an association called the Ma
binian Club of Seattle.
Organized in September, 1949,
the present officers, elected in No
vember of last year, are: Cenon
Campos, president; jimmy Men
doza, vice president; Consuelo
Campos, secretary; Inocencio Baga,
auditor; Luis Ragudos, business
and Nick Etquival, SER
geant-
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
FRIENDS CAMP
CALENDAR SET

This is the sixth year Friends
Camp for boys and girls, ages 9-14,
will be held at Cascade Lake on
Orcas Island in the San Juans.
Children and Counselors from
many cultural, religious, and ra-
cial backgrounds will find fellow
ship through sharing camp activi-
ties which include hiking, boating,
swimming, and crafts. The pur-
pose of the camp is to give the
boys and girls the opportunity
under skilled leadership to learn
to work and play together.
There will be two periods OF
camp - the first, June 28 through
July Z; the second, July 7 through
July II. 1t is a real experience
for children to take part in camp
program which helps to develop
the independence and resourceful-
ness of each youngster.
The director of the camp, John
Magraw, has had number or
years. experience as leader in chill
dren's camps. The sponsor of the
camp is the American Friends
Service Committee (the Quakers) +,
1859 Fifteenth Ave. NE. Earl Eel
ley is chairman of the Camp Com
mittee.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

though it's of great Importance to
know the peoples problems, it's of
greater value to know the people
themselves, because with acquain-
lance comes mutual appreciation,
and the problems just automati-
cally begin to disappear Therefore,
the unique feature of our organi-
cation is the emphasis that we
place on social activities. We close
each monthly meeting with social
hour, when we have tea and cook
les and conversation, and members
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

and visitors become better ac-
quainted. We also have certain
annual occasions-a Mothers Day
Tea, a midsummer picnic, mid
winter potluck dinner, and con-
cert. Then there are many other
smaller informal affairs, sometimes
in churches, but more often in
homes. We constantly stress the
getting together in each others
homes, because that's when we
fCoHiiHaed on Page Tsoo)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
Winning Numbers
Are Announced

The winning numbers in the
American Legion Seattle Post No.
l Carnival Night benefit, held
March "a, are as follows:
First prize, No. 11755; End prize,
No. 1913; 3rd prize, No. 1890; 4th
prize, No. 6671; 5th prize, No. 6421;
9th prize, No. 10868.
The various prizes may be
claimed at the American Legion
headquarters, at $40 University st.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
Moy Begin Work
On Community
HoII verv Soon

Plans are under way for the
erection of a Community Hall for
the Filipino and American Com
munity of Puget Sound, according
to George A. Valdez, president.
with the resources that we al
ready have and the four acres of
land fully paid, work on the prof.
ect is tentatively set to begin by
next September" Valdez said.
The Filipino and American Com
munity of Puget Sound has its
headquarters in Auburn, Wash.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
APRIL

of Social Affoirs

April 8-Filipino basketball team
benefit dance at the Washington
Hall, $3.50 pm.
April 2O-F.C.Y. Fashion Show,
Maryknoll Hall, Sis pm.
April 21 - Fey. Talent Show,
Providence Auditorium, S:15 pm.
April % - Dance InternationaIe.
Buddhist Gym, $3.50 pm.
April 1922 - Fey. Basketball
Tournament, K.C. Gym.
April 30 = Filipino Tennis Club
benefit dance, Washington Hall,
$3.50 p. m.
May 6, - First Tabulation Dance,
Filipino Community Queen con-
test, Finnish Hall, $3.50 pm.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
FRIENDS" TACKLE
PROBLEMS OF DISCRIMINATION

Edt0s Seattle a service Organiza-
fostering ner-raca friendship
fights all forms of discrimination caused by pre-
judice mnOrites who suffer social
Recognizing the human
organization have asked its executive
Lund write specially for Forum readers
"Ctan Friends For Racial Equal
has beend doing what ii aims to do
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

then president of the Filipino Com
munity of Seattle and vicinity,
Robert Groves, the late Lew Kay,
Mrs. Leila Hall, Toru Sakahara and
others, the Council set out to work
toward the Improvement of the
area from fourth to 23rd Avenues
between Jefferson and Dearborn.
Early Projects
It's early projects included pro-
motion of T.B. Chest X-Rays and
cleanup campaign, after which
it was accepted as a Red Feather
agency of the Community Chest in
July of 1916. Since that time it has
been supported by the contribu-
tons of the people of Seattle to
the Chest together with utilization
fees from its members, both or
carnations and individuals.
New Street Lights
The new mercury-vapor street
lights which have recently been
installed on Main, Jackson, King,
Weller, Lane, and Dearborn Streets
from Fifth to Eighth avenues mark
the completion of one of the first
projects undertaken by the Com
munity Council 1t first sold the
City Council on the need for in
GLIDING certain non-arterial streets
in the city-wide program of mod
ernizing the lighting on main
thorough-fares, and followed up
by working for passage of the
bond issues to finance them.
Mayor Devin Officiates
Since 1948 it has worked closely
with the Engineering Department
to make sure that this portion of
the five or six year program was
among the first to be completed.
Mayor William F. Devin officially
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

dedicated the Jackson Street area
system on March II of this year in
a ceremony attended by represen-
tatives of the various organizations
in the community as well as mem
bers of the City Council and other
city officials.
Continued on Page Tseo)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

When the Filipino Basketball
Team went to Bremerton for
game sometime ago, we noticed
Bobby Santos was playing excep-
tionally well. incidentally, Carol
Libke was one of the many Seattle
basketball fans among the specta-
tors.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

HELP WANTED--Qualified coun-
seIOrs 10 to ZS yrs. Of age, for
children 8 to Ia. Friends Camp.
Salary 5000. Call ME. O5O2.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
Accomplishments Of the
Jackson ST. Community
Council Are Enumerated
BY MRS. RUTH MANGA,
Executive Secretary, JSCC

The spotlight is turned the Jackson Street Community
Council during the month of April celebrates the fourth
anniversary of its founding Organized in 1916 by group of
community leaders including Victoria A. Velasco who
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
Stephen :. Chadwick,
Former Legion Commander
IS Speaker At Program

Stephen F. Chadwick prominent Seattle attorney and
former National Commander of the American Legion will be
the principal speaker at the fourth annual meeting of the
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01
By MARY LuND. Executive Secretary, CFRE

The Christian Friends for Racial Equality group of
Seattle people who believe that of the most effective ways
of overcoming racial prejudice is through the formation of
personal friendships group lines We believe that even
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1950-04-01

Mayor William Dev Tipped switch in ceremonies at 18th Ave-
March 49, to dedicate ChnatOwn $4,000
lighting Masuoka Qef)
Street Community Council President presided the brief
that the district has pOnt
alite tourist Chin Han, chairman of
the civic at the brief dedicaOry
Street Community Council through its civic commit
tee, working for the street lights for four