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Evening star., 1950-07-02
BY The Assoeieted Press

TULARE, Calf, July DE
cathlon star Bob Matthias still is
the national champion and holder
|of a new world record for the
sport.
Tulare's hometown pride won
the 32d annual national meet for
the third straight time last night
and broke the 14-year-old scoring
record held by Glenn Morris of
Colorado.
Nineteen-year-old Bob came
from behind to easily win the
crown, the first time any athlete
has captured it three times in sue
cession. scoring an amazing 8,042
points.
That cracked Morris interna-
tional mark of 1900 which he set
in the Olympic Games in Berlin
in 1896. and it also broke Morris
American record of 1880 set the
same year.
Gov. Warren Among Spectators.
Six thousand Tulare fans, in
cluding coatless Gov. Earl Warren,
ignored temperature of ia de-
grees and cheered wildly when
our Bob" finished the exacting
l0-event decathlon program just
before midnight.
Things had looked dark for Ma
thias earlier that evening.
North Carolina's Bill Albans had
held the edge at the end of the
first five events Thursday night,
and strengthened his position with
a dazzling high hurdle perform
ance in the sixth event.
But Matthias defeated him in
the discus and then broke the
temperamental Tarheel's heart in
the pole vault. From there on in,
it was not a question of Adams.
but the opportunity to break the
world record.
Matthias, true champion, took
care of that. For all round ability
here's what he did to win: 100
meter dash, 1913 seconds; broad
Jump, % fet 33s inches; shotput,
Al feet GA inches: high jump. 6
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Keefouver, StockIinski
In ~ Tennis Final

Kenneth Keefauver OF College
Park and Defending Champion
Ray Stocklinski will meet today
for the title in the Prince Georges
YMCA tennis tournament at the
University Of Maryland courts.
Stocklinski and Larry Middle
kamp own the doubles title by
virtue OF their 6-2, So victory
over Charles Sewers and Keefau-
uar
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Cars to Race at Lunhom
On tuesdays. Eriduys

Stock car racing will be pre-
sented twice weekly at West Ian
nam Speedway for the remainder
OF the 1850 season, Manager S. F
crise announced yesterday.
The original schedule provides
for meeting Friday night. On
July u the Pen-Mary Racing As
sociation will introduce weekly
competition.
Evening star., 1950-07-02

/ n t r oduced
by Ralph Dill
Ion, a mem
ber. c ! u b
members are
requested to
put as many
old golf balls
in the basket,
as they can
spare, a n d
each member
is entitled to
hit a maxi
mum of 10
balls. with no
Evening star., 1950-07-02
Chisox SIGN cubon

CHICAGO. July / (P.-The
Chicago White Sox today signed
Robert Cuellar, 81, Cuban right
handed pitcher of Tampa, Fla,
and released pitcher Jack Bruner
to the st. Louis Browns for the
$4,000 waiver price.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
By Merrell WhittIese,

Manor Country Club now has
a "tune-up basket" on the prac-
tice range near the first tee,
an innovation to this section
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Frances Longford Says Truman
Brushed OFF, Hospital Plea

she said Mr.. Truman replied. re-
ferring to her telegraphic request
that he listen to her plea in be-
half of the hospital.
We'll, Mr.. President" she con-
tinued, you know I am inter-
ested in those boys at Birming-
ham Hospital and ."
The whole things q pressure
deal and I won't have q thing to
do with it," she said he inter-
rupted.
The President was still holding
her hand firmly as he edged her
to one side, then turned to shake
hands with a growing swarm Of
politicians. she recalled. Next
thing she knew she had been eased
down the platform steps. almost
in tears, she said.
II think he is burned up about
the matter and doesn't want to
talk about it," she commented,
indicating she had the impression
the President wished the matter
settled at a lower governmental
level.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
1869 Traffic Accidents
Reported Here in April

Washington had 1.069 traffic
accidents during April, compared
with 1,034 for the same month
last year, according to the police
statistical bureau.
There were 432 persons injured
in the accidents, and three were
killed.
So far this year there have been
4,342 accidents-404 more than
for the same time in 1949. How
ever, there have been % fatalities
so far this year. three less than at
the same time last year.
Drivers with II years or more
of experience figured in 937 acci-
dents, while drivers with six to 10
years experience figured in only
335 accidents.
Drivers between the ages of Is
and 35 accounted for most Of the
accidents, while cars more than
six years old were involved in the
greatest number Of mishaps.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Congress Heights Backs
Re-appoinfment Of Schwab

The Congress Heights Citizens
Association last night passed a
motion indorsing the re-appoint-
Sflent of James E. Schwab to the
Recreation Board. =
In other business, the associa-
tion voted to make its last meet
ing Of the season a combined busi-
ness. get-acquainted and dinner
meeting. The affair will take place
early In June.
The group also elected dele
gates to the Federation of Citi-
sens Associations and the South
east Council. Those elected were:
Mark H. Hettrick and G. Walter
johnson, delegates to the Fedora
ton, and Julius c. Robey. Benson
Taylor and william L. Bryan,
delegates to the council.
Harry Leibrand. president, con-
Quoted the meeting in the Con-
gress Heights School, Fifth and
Nichols avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
By the Associcsed Press

SEATTLE, May Frances
Langford, blond screen actress
sought brief interview with Pres
ident Truman yesterday. but re-
ported later she got brushoff.
She said she had flown 1.20C
miles to Coulee City, Wash. from
Los Angeles to plead against pro-
posed closing of the Birmingham
Hospital at Van Nuys, Calf.
where paraplegics - those para
lyzed in the lower half of the
body-are being treated.
fThe Birmingham Hospital is
a temporary structure of 1000
beds. The Defense Department
has announced that it will be
closed and its patients moved
to the Long Beach Hospital. It
is one of several such inStalla-
tionS the department has pro-
posed closing down as part Of
an economy programD
II boarded the (President's) OBJ
servation car at Coulee City, shook
hands with the President and in
quired, You got my telegram?'"
yes, I know what you mean" :"
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Transit Fare Hearing
To Be Held April 4

Proposed higher transit fares
here will be the subject of a
public hearing at 10 am. April
in the District Building, the
Public Utilities Commission has
announced.
The Capital Transit Co., on
January II, asked permission to
increase the cash fare from 13 to
Is cents, raise the price of tokens
from three for 35 cents to six for
80 cents and abolish the weekly
pass.
The company cited, as an i'm
portant factor contributing to the
financial emergency" in the
company, the 10-cent-an-hour
wage increase effective last July
/. This, the company said, will
cost $1,170.000 a year.
The company maintained the
increase granted October /, 1948,
bringing fares to their present
level, was less than that requested
originally, and less than was re-
quired to give adequate service.
The Scent school fare is fixed
by Act of Congress and cannot
be changed, except by Congress.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Central, Roosevelt High Merger
Considered by School Board

Central students will make for
better school,"
The superintendent said some
administrative practices "are un-
doubtedly better" at each school
than at the other and that it
would be natural to suppose that
the best procedures from each of
the two institutions would be pre-
served"
Alternative Opposed.
The superintendent said he re-
jected an alternative suggestion
that the name of Calvin Cool
idge High School be changed to
Central because the newer school
was named to honor the late presi-
dent and because the name Cen
trail would have little geograph-
ical significance" at Coolidge.
DR.. Corning asked that the mer-
ger take effect July /, when the
Cardozo- Central transfer also be-
comes effective. He also called
attention to a need for revising
junior and senior high school area
boundaries in the Northwest tsec-
ton.
The superintendent did not
specify where the students and
teachers now at Central would be
shifted, proposing only to move
them to "other schools" Central
has been operated recently as both
a senior and a Junior high school.
A night school also is located
there and will have to be relo-
Gated, DIR. Corning pointed out.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
zoning Unit Approves
Empire Building Plans

Plans to rebuild the Empire
Building for use as hotel moved
step forward today with approval
of the Board of Zoning Adjust
ment for structural alterations.
The building at Ninth street
and New York avenue NV, COL
lapsed in 1947, killing four persons.
Warren G. Sargent of Daumit
& Sargent. architectural designers.
said Nick Papanicolas. owner.
hopes to have the building ready
for use as a 54-room hotel in
about six months.
The structure was built before
zoning regulations were adopted
here and an exemption to the lot
occupancy and rear yard require
ments was needed to permit neces-
sary alterations.
The appeal was among 80 con-
sidered by the Zoning Board dur
ing d hearing yesterday.
Among other appeals, the board
granted request for construction
OF an 18-decker mechanical park
ing garage at 1926 K street NV,
which would hold 72 cars.
Action on a request to permit
establishment of the Maret School
on the Woodley estate, 5000
Cathedral avenue NV, was post
poned.
Evening star., 1950-03-23

he walked right of without
that cane and didn't come back to
get 1t for two weeks"
Workmen, were replacing long
sections Of the tracks yesterday
installing new bracings and CIV
ing the big wooden spider webbed
structure its spring house clean
ing. g.. Il
Greatest strain on the tracks
and structure, Mr.. Muck explained,
comes at the bottom when the
cars race down and start back up.
For that reason. wider, heavier
steel tracks are being installed at
those points.
The deep valley at the bottom
Of the 90-foot hill finds cars hit
ting 80 miles an hour. Actually,
there are three tracks to q rail-
top, bottom and outside. Wheels
on the cars are fitted to the rails.
preventing lifting as we'll as side
sway. Heavy-duty chains and
safety cogs get the cars uphill;
gravity gets them down. and a
triple set of brakes stops them.
Opens April 8.
Glen Echo's season opens April
8, under new managership of
Gerald P. Price, former WASH
ington branch manager Of United
Artists Corp. He succeeded
Leonard Schloss, vice president
and general manager of the park
for 80 years, who retired because
of Ill health. The park pool will
open on May 25.
Nearby, ready for the season
opening, is Glen Echo's new,
$4,000 junior edition Of the
roller coaster, trimmed down in
size and speed for children. It's
highest hill is 20 feet.
AS a thrill replacer for the old
tunnel of love, which was torn
down to make room for Comet,
jr., officials were non -committal.
This will appeal more to the
children, I'm sure" grinned As
sistant Manager Joseph s. Hart
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Boy, ID, Injured
| IByCounterweight,
| Awarded $3.50

A 14-year-old grocery boy,
struck on the head by a 90-pound
fire escape counterweight, yester-
day was awarded $3.50 damages
in a District Court consent judg-
ment.
The boy is Robert Cook of 1924
Fourteenth street NV. Also ben
Gifted by the judgment before
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws was
the boys father, Leslie Cook, who
got $3.50.
The sums were exacted from
Jacque Heidenheimer, owner of
the building in which Robert was
employed by Circle Market. 1901
Fourteenth street NV.
Evidence showed that on Octo-
ber L., 1948, Robert attempted to
raise the ladder of a fire escape
adjacent to the building. When
he did so a cable snapped drop
ping the iron ball from an un-
specified height. He sustained a
linear skull fracture, scalp cuts
and shock.
Evening star., 1950-03-23

Revenue people to make this class
of workers declare all their tips so
they can be checked on for income
tax purposes.
Mrs. Wright explained she is the
author of Handbook for Wait
resses," a standard textbook for
trainee and journeyman wait
resses. In compiling data for her
book, she said, she interviewed
more than 100 girls who work in
Washington, Boston and New
York.
Mrs. Wright said there are about
3 million meal servers who receive
tips in this country. They aver
age about $2.75 per day in tips.
Workers in small restaurants may
receive only so cents a day in tips
while those in large establishments
may take in 81 or SIS per day, she
explained. The best estimate on
tip income is s7,250,00o day.
Multiply this $7,250,000 by 28o
(Working) days and we get prob
able grand total of $1,000, 900, ,00O
yeah in tips which would be
taxable for social security pur-
poses If way could be found to dc
it," Mrs. Wright said.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Waitress Backs Higher Wages
Against 81 Million in TIPS Daily

A young Hotel Statler waitress
said today that she and other
people in her line of work would
rather not pick up the s7.250,000
a day the public leaves for them
in tips.
Mrs. Imogene B. Wright, who
writes books between waiting on
tables, said in a statement pre-
pared for delivery at Senate
Finance Subcommittee hearing,
that the Nations walters and
mattresses would rather have an
adequate minimum wage and
Social Security benefits than tips.
But. said Mrs. Wright, the bill
before the subcommittee which
would revise the Social Security
setup is red herring. Among
other things, the bill would include
walters and mattresses under the
law and require them to report tips
as earnings.
Such a law would never work,
Mrs. Wright said, because it
would involve making over 3 mil
lion people tell the truth"
I'VE believe" Mrs. Wright con-
tinued, that this proposal was
inspired or written by the Internal
Evening star., 1950-03-23
S2,651,000 Paid Here
In 0|d-Age Benefits
Many Fail 10 Apply

Although District residents re-
ceived $2,65l 900 in old age and
survivors insurance payments last
year. many others failed to apply
for benefits, the Social Security
Administrations Washington field
office said today.
Benefits cannot be paid until
an application is fled" Victor
Sadd, Washington Office manager,
explained. Applications are re-
troactive for three months only.
Each months delay means a per-
son has lost a months benefit. 1t
is ironical that such late claims
occur three times more frequently
among retired workers than
among survivors"
Failure to apply on time results
largely from ignorance of eligi-
bility rights under the social Sc
curity law, he said.
Mr.. Sadd reported that about
10,458 men, women and children
here were receiving monthly pay
ments totaling $2O9,744 at the end
of 1949. That compared with
5000 benefciaries at the end of
1948, an 18 per cent increase.
Of the $2,651, 900 paid out last
year. about $2,493,000 was in
monthly installments and the rest
in lump-sum payments to sur
vivors who left no one Immediate
ly eligible for monthly benefits.
Retired wage-earners received
81, 1,435.000 of the monthly pay
ments. Another 900 went to
aged wives and young dependent
children of retired workers, and
$849,000 to widows, young chill
dren and aged parents of insured
deceased workers. The lump-sum
payments totaling about $158,000
went to 1,100 persons.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
New Civil Service Bill
Rejects Agency's Plan
To Overhaul System

Chairman Murray of the House
Civil Service Committee today
introduced legislation rejecting
most of the Civil Service Commits
sion's proposals for overhauling
the Governments efficiency rating
system.
Mr.. Murray's bill would change
the present five-adjective rating
system to a system of three rat
ings: Excellent. satisfactory and
unsatisfactory. The present ratings
are excellent, very good, good, fair
and unsatisfactory.
The measure also would re-
quire periodic talks between en-
ploye and supervisor to effect
greater understanding as to what
is required of each worker.
Mr.. Murray's bill, however, re-
tains the present impartial ap-
peals rights of Government en-
ployes. This is in direct contrast
w o1iC Sc1lAAiloolOit . PiOpOSdl tlld |
appeal rights be eliminated.
The Murray bill retains the
present practice whereby Federal
workers appealing their efficiency
rating may present their case to
an impartial board consisting of
an employe representative, an
agency representative, and an of
fetal of the Civil Service Com
mission.
Mr.. Murray's bill also provides
that some kind of efficiency rating
system be mandatory in all Gov
ernment agencies. The commits
sion proposed that it be optional
with the agencies: whether they
wanted any rating system.
The commissions proposals
we're made recently at hearings
conducted by the committee. Mr.
Murray's bill was referred to the
committee today for further &C
ton. 1t was not announced
whether additional hearings will
be required on the measure.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Man Cleared in Case
Involving Girl, ID,
After Serving 7 Years

A man who two days ago was
granted new trial on carnal
knowledge charge involving a IA
year-old girl today was freed of
the charge when an indictment
against him was dismissed. He
has served more than two years
in prison.
The defendant was James A.
Matthews. 81, colored, 5000 block
of Benning road NE. He previ-
ously had been convicted of the
charge by a District Court jury
and in January, 1948. was SEN
fenced by Judge Richmond B.
Keech to serve from 10 to 80 years.
On Tuesday. Judge Keech
granted new trial on the basis
of newly discovered evidence.
The girl. also colored. was IA
years old at the time of the al
legged offense. Today Judge
Keech dismissed the indictment
against Matthews with the ap-
proval of Assistant United States
Attorney William Hitz.
Matthews contended that the
girl testified at the instigation of
his wife, Mrs. Eulalia Matthews.
He contended his wife wanted to
get him out of the way because
OF his knowledge of a theft of
some $4,000 from the First Ma
tional Bank of Alexandria, Va,
in June. 1947, with which his wife
was linked.
Mrs. Matthews, a WASHINGTON
spiritualist. known as Nine.
Yvonne, was convicted of grand
larceny in Virginia in connection
with the bank theft and in 1948
was sentenced to serve four wears.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Goodwill Industries Need Help
With Latest Gift: Mortar Shells

Goodwill Industries, always graf
ified to receive most anything it
can repair and rebuild, had two
unwanted items today.
Two Give" mortar shells, which
Metropolitan Police bomb squad
experts said might have exploded
on contact with fire. were found in
a collection of miscellaneous items.
The call went out for the bomb
squad when Supervisor I. A. DAN
iels, 1888 New Hampshire avenue
NV. found a container for four
-millimeter shells and two black
cases containing the mortar shells.
The container was empty except
for three cans of gun oil.
Evening star., 1950-03-23

A recommendation for merger
of Central and Roosevelt High
Schools was under study today
by the Board of Education, with
spokesmen for Roosevelt already
on record against the move.
Board Chairman c. Melvin
Sharpe referred the proposal to
committees. He said action will
be taken at the next board meet
ing on April 5.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing proposed the merger yester-
day in connection with the i'm
pending transfer of Centraps
present building to colored stu
dents,
Under the superintendent's
plan, Roosevelt would be renamed
Roosevelt Central High School.
1t would be headed by Lawrence
G. Hoover. veteran principal of
Central.
Miss May P. Bradshaw, former
principal of Roosevelt, and two
spokesmen for the schools alumni
association voiced strenuous objec-
tions at yesterdays board meeting
Miss Bradshaw, who retired last
year. said DR.. Corning's plan would
destroy" Roosevelt. The school
originally Business High School
cannot succeed with a divided
loyalty" she asserted.
Opposed by Alumni.
Roosevelt is ready and glad to
have all of its seats filled with
teachers and pupils of Central
High School, but they should come
| into Roosevelt High School as
teachers and pupils of Roosevelt
High School," the retired principal
told the board.
Henry Clay Espey. past president
of the Business-Roosevelt Alumni
Association. declared there is nc
logic or reason" in the proposed
change. The association is opposed
to it, he said.
Leon Cooper, another associa.
ton member, asserted that, "as
soon as the consolidation is eff.
fected, the school is either goine
to progress as Central High Schoo
or Roosevelt High School. and the
direction will be determined by its
administration" ...
/ Mr.. Cooper praised Mrs. Elva c
I Wells, temporary principal al
Roosevelt since Miss Bradshaw.
retirement last July. Under Dr.
Corning's plan, Mrs. Wells woulc
revert without prejudice" to hel
former post Of assistant principal
"Overshadowing" Disputed.
DR.. Corning, in his formal report
to the board, denied Central
would "overshadow" Roosevelt as
result of the merger.
80 far as the past histories OF
the two schools are concerned
they would continue to stand on
their individual records" he as
serted.
| Pointing out that Roosevelt s
enrolment now is more than 1000
below it's 1872 capacity. he said
it has been increasingly difficult
to justify" offering some courses
there because of the small num-
bers." He added:
"The increased size of Roosevelt
resulting from admission of many
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Kensington Boy, 7,
browns in Fish Pond
Adjacent 10 His Home

A 2-year-old Kensington (Md.)
boy was drowned today in a fish
pond adjacent to his home, 1902
Fayette street.
The body of Mark Heath Over
street was found floating on the
surface of the water by his mother,
Mrs. William B. Overstreet. He
had been missing about two hours
and was the object of a search
by neighbors and Montgomery
County police.
The Kensington Rescue Squad
worked over the body about a
half hour but was unable to revive
him. He was pronounced dead
by DR.. Samuel Allen, Kensington.
Mother Hailed Police.
Policemen Jesse Crown and
James White, stationed at. Silver
Spring, said they were cruising
on Fayette street when Mrs. Over
street hailed them and asked them
to help her find her son.
They said she told them she
had looked in the pond, which is
in the rear of 1904 Fayette street
and is about 18 inches deep, but
had found nothing.
Later, however, Mrs. Overstreet
returned to the pond and saw the
body floating on the surface.
The two properties are sepa-
rated by a wire fence but a gate
leading to the backyard of prop
erty owned by Joseph Ralph at
1904 Fayette street was open.
There is no fence around the pond.
Boy Probably Stumbled.
A large stone was overturned
on the edge of the pond and po-
lice said the boy apparently
stumbled over it and fell head
first into the water.
The boys father is employed
in the aeronautical chart service
of the Air Force. Mark was the
Overstreets' only child.
Evening star., 1950-03-23

They came to the Davis Memo
rial Goodwill Industries, 1918 New
Hampshire avenue. several days
ago, Mr.. Daniels said, but it is
almost impossible" he said, to
determine where they were picked
up by an Industries truck.
The bomb squad took the shells
away.
It isn't the first time Goodwill
has received such a gift" Mr..
Daniels said. Each time the pro-
cedure is the same.
Call the bomb squad or a mill
tary expert from the Navy's in
stallation at Indian Head, Md.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Church Group Enters
Easter EGG Business

The Women's Society Of Chris
tian Service of the Cabin John
Methodist Church has gone into
the Easter egg business.
s Members will take orders for
chocolate-covered and fancy deco
rated eggs until Easter. Proceeds
from the sale will be added to the
church building fund.