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Evening star., 1950-01-10
Equipment in Place
To Push White House
Renoyating Work

With new equipment moved In
on the White House grounds, off,
cials said today the job Of reno
waiting the mansion is going ahead
in earnest.
of1cials OF John McShain, Inc,
the main contractor. explained
that, up to this point, they have
been waiting to coordinate the
preliminary details. They now
have the required technical in
formation to proceed with the
first phase Of the work.
The layman can see evidence Of
the construction work that will
make the White House a modern
dwelling and give it the latest con-
|veniences. The foundation ex-
perts. Spencer, White d Prentis
Of New York, one Of the McShain
subcontractors, have brought in
equipment. This includes a truck
crane, two or three electric hoists
and other equipment necessary In
the underpinning Of the walls and
excavating phase Of the task.
The foundation work is ex-
pected to take from 10 to IL
months, officials explained. This
will be done by digging pits in the
ground and building the walls OF
the venerable mansion up, from
the new cellar, thus giving the
White House a basement for the
first time. About q dozen such
pits will be dug. b
At the peak of the work, not
expected for ct least four or five
months, there will be from $50 to
300 men employed on the job
officials pointed out.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
School Board |nspects
Park View, Possible
Answer 10 Congestion

Just what the Board of Educa-
ton will do about crowded condi-
tions at Cardozo High School was
as much up in the air as ever after
an inspection today of the Park
View Elementary School to deter
mine whether 500 Cardozo girls
could be accommodated there.
Led by School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning, who has recommended
placing the 500 girls in Park View
to relieve overcrowding at Car
dozo, the board members looked
over the building.
Although 20 years old, the ele-
mentary school at Newton and
Warder streets NV, is in good
physical condition, Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith, chairman of the
boards Buildings and Grounds
Committee, said. It has a capacity
of more than 1000, but now is
used by only 525 colored elemen-
tary pupils. DR.. Corning's plan
would divide the school in half
using one wing for elementary and
one for high school students.
Mrs. Smith said she had no idea
just when her committee would
act on DR.. Corning's recommended
ton. A number of other questions
remain to be studied.
Mrs. James w. Williams, colored
board member, said she was
against the proposed transfer.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Baby Suffocafes in Car
As Mother Visits Diner

The 5-month-old son Of Mrs.
Margaret Bryant Carter of Brent
wood, Md, died Of suffocation in q
car In Berlin, Conn.,, Sunday night,
according to the Associated Press.
A medical examiner there said
the child died after becoming
wedged between a suitcase and
the side of the car.
Mrs. Carter. according to police,
had gone to a roadside diner to
warm milk for the baby. Mrs.
Carter and her brother. Douglas
Bryant, left the boy in the car
while they ate in the diner, and
later finding the child sleeping.
they returned to warm a bottle
of milk for him.
Police quoted Mrs. Carter as
saying she recently had obtained
divorce and custody of the child
in Maryland and was on her way
to Freeport, Me-, with her brother,
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Congressman Skip Work, Reheqrse Show \

The Nations business - that
part of it involving two members
of Congress-paused today long
enough for one of them to swing
out on his harmonica and the
other to warble "Old fashioned
girl, need you so.'
The two Representatives-Chelf,
Democrat, of Kentucky and Ra-
baut, Democrat, of Michigan
passed up congressional commit
tee meetings to attend rehearsal
for the VIP (very important per-
son0 Amateur Hour.
The show will be staged and
broadcast from Constitution Hall
February 2, under sponsorship of
the American Heart Association
for its 1850 campaign. Other V1P
performers were scheduled to re-
hearse later today and tomorrow.
Heading for the water tap in
the hotel suite, Mr.. Chelf ex-
planned: "Igot to get this mouth
harp wet. Haven't played it in a
long time"
Remarking that he was due at
a judiciary committee meeting,
Mr.. Chelf jumped right into what
the folks of Lebanon (Ky) call
a combination of Red Wing and
'Calliope.'" A lowdown version
of my Blue Heaven" followed
with the New York showmen call
ing for MY Old Kentucky Home"
at its finish.
II learned to play when I was
in an orphanage," Mr.. Chelf said.
Shortly after I got out OF law
school at the age of "a, I ran for
prosecuting attorney OF Marion
County KyD. I formed a jug
band "a 'taterbug mandolin, jug,
fiddle and French harp and after
crowd gathered. I made my
campaign speeches." The a.
year -old Representative was elect
ed to the 10th Congress without
recourse to his harmonica.
At this point, Representative
Rabaut arrived. announcing: Il
have to call the Office {. supposed
to be at a meeting Of the .Appro-
priations Committee"
But Mr.. Rabaut couldn't exer-
else his tenor with some fine high
notes" until the pianist arrived.
So he explained that II come from
the gold coast Of the automobile
business-Grossepoint:: have nine
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Klein Offers Bill TO Extend
D. {. Rent Control for Year

A bill to extend District rent
control one year beyond its pres
ent June 80 deadline was dropped
in the House hopper yesterday by
Representative Klein, Democrat,
of New York.
In proposing the extension, Mr..
Klein also offered an amendment
to the existing law which would
liberalize operating cost proof pro-
cedures for landlords with respect
to periods prior to July /. 1945.
Where the most reliable" evil
dence, as called for in the law, is
not available to a landlord for
such periods, he would be per-
mitted to offer such data as the
Rent Administrator might con-
slider adequate.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Downtown Fire Draws
Crowd Of Spectators

A crowd Of several hundred per-
sons gathered at Twelfth and K
streets NV. late yesterday to
watch f1remen battle a stubborn
fire in four-story brick building
at 1918 K street NV.
The building. used by the
George c. Shaffer florist COM
pany for storage, was occupied at
the time by three workers for the
firm, who were taking inventory
The blaze was confined to parti-
tions in the rear Of the structure
and no one was injured.
Evening star., 1950-01-10

The Marines came to Washing
ton in 1900 to guard the Navy
Yard. and they've been doing it
ever since.
Although officially the first
Marine detachment arrived here
on March 81, 1900, the bright-red
uniform of the Marines was a ia
miliar sight on Washington's
muddy roads months before then.
Recruiting In Georgetown.
1t. Thomas Barclay was re-
cruiting for the Marines in
Georgetown. There he set up a
recruiting rendezvous and was
successful enough to report to
Marine headquarters in Philadel-
phia that he had gotten some en-
listments.
First official call from Washing
ton for Marine assistance came in
February, 1900, when Capt. Thom-
as Tingey, first superintendent Of
the Navy Yard. asked for a COM
pany of Marines to guard and
protect the materials and pro-
posed site of the Navy Yard.
The following month, Sergt.
Jonathan Meredith and IL Marines
were sent here from Baltimore,
reported to 1t. Barclay and estab-
lished the first Marine Barracks
here.
Lodged in Tents.
The question of finding perma-
nent home for the Marine Corps
didn't get immediate attention,
however. AS Secretary of the Navy
Stoddert wrote to Col. w. w. Bur-
rows, first Marine commandant, on
June %:
"I have had so many things to
attend to since my arrival here
that I have scarcely been able to
think about the Marines. Capt.
Tingey points out some houses to
me this morning, which I think
will very well answer for bar
racks"
But for many months, the
Marines were lodged in tents on
E street between Twenty third
and Twenty-fifth street NV. Col.
Burrows told a friend the ther-
mometer in his tent recorded "a
degrees.
Troubles With Liquor.
Col. Burrows had other trou-
bles. He complained to the city
Commissioners that one Charles
Purdy was selling liquor to his
men, thereby occasioning great
disturbances in the camp in this
city"
The first move toward provid-
ing a permanent home for the
Marine headquarters came in
April, 1901. when an advertise
ment appeared in the National
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Lubar Urges Garages
Under Parks for Use
As Bomb Shelters

Underground garages that would
serve as atomic bomb shelters in
an emergency were suggested last
night at a meeting of the Commis-
sioners' TRAFFIC Advisory Board.
The idea was broached by Ma
than M. Lubar. member Of the
board, at a meeting in the Num-
cipal Center.
Although most of us smile
somewhat at the talk of atomic
bomb shelters, I am certain that
If the occasion ever arose when we
needed such shelters and none
were available. there would be a
tremendous loss of life," Mr.. Lubar
said in a report to the board.
He recommended that they be
built with Federal funds to relieve
parking congestion in the down.
town area and that. they be ad-
ministered by q non-profit cor
poration.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp. said it would cost close
to $4,000 per parking space for
underground garages. The re-
port suggested such garages be
constructed under Franklin Park,
Lafayette Square and other down.
town park areas.
The board voted to set up a
standing committee on parking
which, among other things. would
study Mr.. Lubar's recommended
tions. This committee, it was
said. would not interfere with, but
rather would enhance the work of
the present Motor Vehicle Park
ing Agency and the existing Com
mtttee on Engineering.
In other business last night Mr..
Keneipp asked the boards recon-
mendations on proposed new loca-
tions for parking meters, since $50
new ones are to be installed by
June to augment the approx
mately 5000 now in use. He
plans to place them in these
areas:
Seventh street S.W., from D to
G streets; Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, from Second to Eighth
streets; Eighth street from Penn
sylvania avenue to l. street Sc;
Good Hope road, from Nichols
avenue to Fifteenth street Sc,
and Nichols avenue from Good
Hope road to Howard street;
Union Station Plaza, and on
Maryland avenue NE. from Ben
ming road to Neal street. i
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Mon Overcome by Cos
Is Suved by Sister, II

Leo Kelley, colored, 81, Of 1910
Hayes street NE. owes his life to-
day to his 11-year-old sister, Mary.
who summoned firemen yesterday
when she discovered him uncon-
scious in the gas filled kitchen Of
their home.
Firemen said all the jets on the
gas stove had been turned on and
Kelley's head was resting In the
oven when they arrived. He was
revived and taken to Gallinger
Hospital for observation.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Police Discover Woman
Unconscious in Home

Mrs. Mary j. Gormley. so, o1
4305 Twentieth street NE. is in
a serious condition in Casualty
Hospital today suffering from
shock and exposure.
She was found unconscious yes
terday at the foot Of the stairway
in her home by police who went
to the house after neighbors said
they had not seen her for several
days. Homecide squad detectives
were assigned to investigate the
case.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Bill Would Give War Credit
To Federal, D. {. EMPLOYEES

A bill which would give Federal
and District employees length-of-
service credit for time spent in the
armed forces during World War
II was introduced in the House
yesterday by Representative Mil
Ter, Democrat, of California.
The measure also would accord
such employees any promotions to
which they would have been en-
titled, II they had not been In the
armed forces.
Service during the period Sep
tember Is, 1940-June 80, 1946,
could be counted under the bill. ,
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Assai|s
Moscow Line
Policy
CIO Chief Says Union
Failed to Organize
Bulk Of U. S. Employees

CIO President Philip Murray to-
day struck back sharply at the
"Moscow-line policies" of the
United Public Workers of America
as he declared that it had failed to
organize the bulk of Federal en-
ployes.
Mr.. Murray made his statement
as special CIO committee began
its second day of hearings in the
trial of UPWA which is accused Of
subservience to the Communist
Party.
The statement was in reply to
one made by Abram Flaxer, presi-
dent of UPWA. who had said the
charges against his union were
"phoney" and were rooted in the
CLOS desire to find a scapegoat
when its membership started
dropping catastrophically."
Cites Membership Total.
Declaring that UPWA has only
10000 members, Mr.. Murray
added:
ut (UPWA) has signally failed
to Organize the millions of Fed
eral, State and local government
workers who want the benefits
OF honest unionism but who re-
ject the Moscow-line policies Of
the United Public Workers."
The public workers unions
attack on the national CIO lead
ership yesterday, in which the
CIO was accused Of having
framed" UPWA on Communist
charges as well as having failed
to protect the interests of CLOS
membership, was denounced by
Mr.. Murray as a ''libelous attack"
The CIO president took the oc-
casion to attack the policies of
some Of the other left-wing unions
which also have been tried or are
facing trial on Communist domi-
nation charges.
Mr.. Murray said UPWA and
the other groups are being given
full opportunity" to present the
facts to refute the charges filed
against them.
Borrowed Enemies Tools"
Instead, they have borrowed
the tools Of the enemies of labor
to harass the CIO, to attempt to
discredit our organization, to in
terfere with our routine activities.
to belittle our hard-fought gains
and to maximize our setbacks."
The CIO chief said his organi-
zation would go ahead with the
job of Cleansing American labor
of communism in order to ad-
vance the genuine interests Of
our millions Of union members"
Meanwhile, the C1O special
committee hearing the charges
against UPWA denied the unions
request this morning for a several
weeks recess in the trial. The
union contended it needed the
time to prepare an adequate de-
fense and rebuttal testimony
against various documents intro
duced yesterday purporting to
show that it followed the Com
munist Party line.
The documents purported to
show that UPWA and its predeces-
sor, the State, County and munici-
pal workers. diligently" followed
the Communist Party line for the
last 10 years. Mr.. Flaxer declared
that his union had no chance to
study the exhibits in advance and
wanted chance to formulate q
reply to the charges.
Evening star., 1950-01-10

children, have sung twice on the
floor of the House and was soloist
Is years in the choir of the Detroit
Jesuit Church."
With the advent of the musician,
Mr.. Rabaut gave out with lyrics
Of his own composition: odd
Fashioned Girl . I Need You So. :"
Another unpublished song penned
by the Representative in 1882 was
Prohibition. We've Had Enough
of You" He has been in Congress
Is years.
The rehearsals stopped at this
point to be continued later this
afternoon as the producers and
several public relationists hasteneI
to the Office of Vice President
Barkley in hopes of getting him
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Presbytery Approves
Razing Of Church on
New York Avenue
By Cospor Nonnes

Historic New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. known by many
as the Lincoln Church." will be
torn down to make way for q
new edifice within a month, If the
congregation approves the move
at a meeting January Is. It
Is expected to do so.
The Washington City Presby-
terry at its monthly meeting in
National Presbyterian Church yes
terday approved a petition of the
New York Avenue Church's repre-
sentatives to start demolition OF
the 90-year-old structure.
To be built on the same site, is a
1898, 900 edif1ce. larger than the
present church but retaining its
characteristic outlines. Officials
said they hope the new building
will be ready for occupancy in the
spring Of 1851.
An announcement as to where
the congregation will worship
during the period Of construction
will be made later, the Rev. Mr..
Robert T. Bridge, acting minister
Of the church, said
In March, 1948, the congrega-
tion voted to tear down the pres
ent building. At that time it was
stated the edif1ce at Thirteenth
street and New York Avenue NV,
was entirely inadequate to accom-
modate the demands made upon
it. The church now seats 1900
persons, while the proposed sane
tuary will provide for 1900 wor-
shippers. In addition. provision will
be made for the Sunday school OF
the church and for the other &C.
tivities of the congregation.
The Presbytery also approved 8
request by the committee for per-
mission to borrow not more than
100000 from a bank. Judge
Samuel E. Whitaker of the United
States Court of Claims, chairman
Of the church's Building Fune
Committee, told the meeting tht
church now has $783,00 in cash
and pledges. A goal Of $780, ,00t
was set in October. 1913. by The
trustees as the point at which
operations could begin.
According to Col. Gratz Strick.
Ter. chairman of the. Buildins
Committee, bids were obtained II
April, 1919, on the project. It wa.
pointed out in this connection
that a building for the virginis
Hotel Co.. adjoining the church
was to be- erected about the same
time. It was found to be mutually
advantageous to construct bott
buildings at the same time Thi.
Is expected to be done.
Evening star., 1950-01-10

to appear on the show. They said
they would hit the Offices of sew
eral other members of Congress
afterWard.
Listed on this mornings re-
hearsal list. but postponed until
tomorrow, were an imitation of a
Bowery drunk by Rear Admiral
Clark H. Woodward, retired, and
a Democratic barber shop quartet
to be led by Representative Priest.
Democrat, of Tennessee.
First on the call board this aft
ernoon was to be Nine. Bonnet,
wife Of the French Ambassador,
appearing in a specially written
act. The rehearsals of prominent
Washington residents will contin-
ue several days.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
Chess Champion to PIoy

Samuel Reshevsky, noted chess
player, will give an exhibition at
8 o'clock tonight at the Jewish
Community Center, 1929 Sixteenth
street, N. w. Mr.. Reshevsky has
won the United States champion
ship many times.
Evening star., 1950-01-10

Intelligencer. offering a $100
premium for a plan of a bar
racks for the Marines sufficient
to hold 500 men with their officers
and a house for the commandant." "
A short time later, building
began at Eighth and I streets
Sc. and that has been the loca-
ton of the Marine Barracks ever
since. The Marine commandant
of today lives in the same home
as his predecessor of nearly $50
years ago.
From the 500 men the barracks
was built for. the Marine de-
tachment in Washington has
grown to 667 officers and 2,565
enlisted men. And their duties
are a lot more complex and varied
than they were in 1900. when 1t.
Barclay was recruiting along the
Potomac.
Evening star., 1950-01-10
District Budget
Study Begins
By House Unit
OutIoys Proposed,
Are Declared Within
Expected Revenues

Detailed examination of the
Districts $119,000,00O budget for
the next fiscal year was begun
today by the Bates subcommittee
of the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
The group settled down to an
item by item study of the supply
bill today. after general salts
faction was voiced by some COM
mittee spokesmen that the outlays
proposed are within expected
revenues.
Chairman Bates gave assurance
that public hearing will be held
for citizens when the subcommit-
tee has ended closed hearings for
city officials. Testimony by city
officials may be finished by jan
uary- 20.
Citizens Asked to Write.
Mr.. Bates is asking citizens who
wish to testify to write to him at
the House Appropriations Com
mittee at the Capitol, giving their
names and the organizations they
represent.
Meanwhile, three officials today
justified their budget requests.
They were Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West. Assessor Edward
A. Denttand Tax Collector Guy
w. Pearson.
The hearing opened yesterday
with round-table discussion of
the budget and the city's f1nan-
cial situation. Appearing were
Commissioner John Russell Young,
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young.
Engineer Commissioner; Budget
Officer Walter L. Fowler, his as
sistant William G. Wilding and
Mr.. Dent.
Mr.. Young, president of the board
said the city heads believe the
budget estimates ARE sound" He
noted that all three funds Of the
financial picture would be more
than balanced. and he called the
proposed operating increases in
the highway and water funds
moderate"
In the general fund, which is
by far the biggest, he explained
the operating expenses reflect a
net increase of $11, ,469. 900. All
but $1,625 900 of this. he added,
is mandatory, consisting of such
items as pay increases required
by law, reimbursement of st.
Elizabeths Hospital for District
patients there, retirement and
disability pensions, court costs and
provision Of the 60-hour week for
f1remen.
Capital improvements.
Despite the apparent large in
crease of the 1851 estimates over
this years appropriations, Mr..
Young added. the amount Of capi-
tai improvements in the general
fund was only $11.645, 900, or an
increase Of $4,146. 900 over similar
grants for this year.
Representative Bates, COM
mented that the proposed outlays
for the city were on the cautious"
side. He previously had voiced
some fears that city officials might
go too strong on next years budg-
citing because Of the big new reve-
nues coming from the sales tax
and other new levies.
Representative Stockman, Re-
publican. of Oregon. another mem
Der Of the subcommittee, also took
friendly look at the estimates.
His offhand thought was that the
amounts sought for public i'm
provements were not adequate, but
he offered no immediate chal-
lenge.
Mr.. Stockman voiced some con-
Germ that funds were not found
available to enable more rapid
progress on expansion of the Dis
trict's water supply system. He
indicated he would consider an
other increase in water rents for
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