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Evening star., 1950-01-28
Looking Back $50 Years
Looking Back $50 Years
Woshington's S River Plan
Stalled at Great Falls

An engineering feat that helped
bring to fruition a 50-year dream
was nearing completion on the
Potomac $50 years ago. ,..
The dream was George Wash
ington's, in an age before the rail-
road. when young Americas rivers
were still her best mode of trans
portation.
The rockbound upper Potomac
wasn't navigable above George
town. But Washington, in his
youth, had Travelled far up the
river as surveyor and soldier. He
looked forward to the day when it
would carry boats both ways,
connected by road across the
Alleghenies with the Ohio and
forming a vital economic link with
the West.
After winning the Revolution.
Washington, in 1874, made a $50
mile horseback trip to Ohio and
back A year later Virginia grant
ed charter to the new "Patow-
mack Company" with George
Washington as president, and the
general set out to open up a
river.
Built Little City.
1t was a big job of canal build
ing, rock clearing and channel
deepening. Financed by private
investors and the Virginia and
Maryland Legislatures, the COM
pany put gangs of laborers Chief
ly slaves to work at Little Falls,
Great Fails, Seneca Falls and the
Shenandoah Falls near Harpers
Ferry. A little city. complete with
forge, sawmill, gristmill, store
houses and boarding houses, was
erected as the company's head
quarters at Great Falls.
Washington remained the COM
pany's head until he became Pres
ident of the United States in 1889.
BY 1895 four locks were operating
at Little Falls; canals at the other
falls except Great Falls were COM
pleted, and commerce was begin
ming to get under way.
But Great Falls remained bot
tleneck. 1t presented a drop of
more than rs feet, and of the five
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Explosion of Plumbers Torch
Rocks House and Hurts Helper

Mr.. Pope placed the blazing
torch on the floor and went into
an adjoining kitchen to open 9
window through which he in
tended to throw the torch. Also
in the kitchen was Mrs. Delmal
B. Davidson. who occupied the
house with her husband.
AS they were opening the win
dow, the torch exploded. Ths
blast blew out two large easement
windows in the basement, knocked
plaster off walls on the first fioo1
and loosened wall partitions
throughout the one-story fran,
house.
Mr.. Pope rushed in after ths
explosion and put out small fir'
with q. garden hose.
Police estimated the damage a
! ZOO.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Joel Lewis Found Guilty
In Murder of Waterman
By the Assoeiofed Pres.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Jan. 28.-
Joel Dorsey Lewis was found guilty
last night of second degree mur-
der in the Staying of Lloyd Aaron
in an outdoor gambling den.
Judge w. Laird Henry said
Lewis would be sentenced Tuesday
because one of his counsel was
out of town. He faces a maximum
of 18 years in prison. The mini
mum is five years.
Aaron, 46-year-old Hoopers
Island waterman, was found last
October fatally beaten and choked
in a grove of trees used by several
of the men as a gambling retreat.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Legiis|atureGets
Battle 'sP|an
For School Aid
Arlington in Line
For Most Money in
u Northern Areas
By Alex R. Prest.n
Sior StoH Correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. 28.-Figure.
showing how each county and city
in Virginia would benefit under
Gov. Battles school construction
program were in the hands of the
General Assembly members to-
day.
Arlington. with the largest ac-
tive enrolment of % counties and
70 cities in Northern Virginia
would receive the most money.
Dowell J. Howard, acting su-
perintendent of public instruction
also submitted figures showing
how much each locality will re-
ceive out of the proposed budget
appropriations for operation and
maintenance during the next two
years. The figures are estimates
because formulas used for distri-
button employ enrolment figures
not yet available. .1..
Gov. Battle has proposed an
outright grant of $45,000,000 to
the localities for school construc-
ton, with 10 per cent of that
amount set aside to aid localities
which have made the most effort
and are least able to meet their
needs. He proposes to make $780,
100000 available Immediately and
$15,000,000 after July l, 1851.
Bills introduced.
Identical bills to carry out this
program have been introduced in
the House of Delegates by Chair
man H. H. Adams of the Appro-
priations Committee. and in the
Senate by Chairman Robert O.
Norris of the Finance Committee.
Opposition to the plan already
has arisen from two sources which
want the localities to match the
State money. State Senator E. O..
McCue, jr., of Charlottesville, sue
cessor to Gov. Battle in the Sem
ate, proposed that localities put
up 40 cents to the States 60 cents,
while Senator Garland Gray of
Waverly wants a $3.50 ratio.
Gov. Battles recommendation
was that the $45,000,000 be dis
tributed on "active enrolment" as
Of December /, 1949. This means
She actual" enrolment on that
date.
Distribution of funds over tho
next two years for operation and
maintenance is based, as usual,
on average daily attendance"
which means the average enroll
ment during the preceding school
year.
Grants Listed.
According to the State Depart
ment of Education's estimates,
each Northern Virginia oommun-
ity would receive the following
grants under Gov. Battles plan:
Arlington. $643,22o Immediately
and S321,610 after July /, 1850;
Fairfax, $597 1872 and s298. .596;
Alexandria, $34l,520 and $170. .760:
Falls Church, not compiled because
of its recent status as a city.
Under the budget bill, money
would be allocated for operation
and maintenance of school sys-
TENS during the two years begin
ming July /. as follows:
Arlington, 1854, $50 the first year
and 1851, ,022 the second year;
Fairfax, $486,036 and $491 ,319;
Alexandria, $302.818 and $306, 109,
and Falls Church, $30.176 and
$30,504.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Fairfax Board Member
Calls Bonds Easiest
Way TO Build Schools

G. Wallace Carper, chairman
of the Fairfax County Board OF
Supervisors, said last night a pro-
posed $10,500,000 bond issue as
the easiest method of financing
school construction" in the coun-
ty. Mr.. Carper addressed the
Franklin Sherman Parent Teach
er Association, Mclean.
The school board has estimated
total needs at approximately
$12,000,000, with the balance
above the bond issue figure COM
ing from State grants and loans.
Newell Blair, vice president OF
the School Emergency Committee
reported that 1900 signatures have
been obtained on petitions asking
a referendum on the bond issue
This is 900 more than the number
needed to request the Circuit
Court to set an election date.
Says Rate Would Not Rise.
School Board Chairman Fred
w. Robinson, predicted that issu-
ance of bonds would not increase
the present $265 school tax rate.
A re-asSessment being carried out
this year, he explained, should in
crease the present $64,000,000 tax
base to a figure high enough to
carry the bonds with the current
levy.
Opposition to the proposal was
expressed by John H. King, of
Great Falls road, who termed the
proposal necessary" but said he
did not want the present "unrepre-
sentative" School Board to spend
the money.
Gibbons Opposes Issue.
Edward T. Gibbons, of Spring.
field, president of the Taxpayers
Advisory Association, opposed the
bond issue because there are
other things we have to do beside
build schools" He said he was
against the allotment of funds in
the bond issue for cafeterias and
auditoriums.
Others attending the meeting
included Richard Stands, Schoo
Board member; j. H. Rice, assist.
ant supt. of schools; Mrs. Dorothy
McDiarmid, president of the Fair.
fax County PTA; w. Alvord Sher.
man, president of the Schoo
Emergency Committee, and Johr
T. Lynch, president of the hos
pTA
Evening star., 1950-01-28
By Charles J. Yorbrouqh

Swedish sailors who four day
ago looked at San Salvador "fron
the East, just like Columbus" wer,
discovering America today.
First Swedish warship to visi
these Anacostia and Potomac
shores, the light cruiser Gotlanc
slipped through the open draw O.
the new South Capitol Stree
Bridge yesterday afternoon. She
sn1uggled up to a berth at the
Naval Gun Factory. Forty min.
utes later the first eager liberty
party swarmed ashore.
Traditionally blond and husky
ruddy faces tanned by a South At
lantic sun, they'll be easily dis
cernlble am ong winter-palled
Washington males.
Here for a weeks stay in a far
flung training cruise for the 52s
crewmen, the Gotland bristled
with Bofors guns and goodwill.
Hands Out Magazines.
Capt. S. o. Rosenberg expressed
his happiness on being in the
worlds capital" Then, handing
out mimeographed information
on the cruise and slick-paper mag
azines on Sweden, he grinned,
This is public relations we
learned when your American war
ships visited u.s."
Maneuvered into comment on
possible coincidence of the cruis-
er's arrival and signing of agree
ments for arming Western Eu-
rope. Capt. Rosenberg slipped out
of the situation deftly: That's
political matter I leave to the
Ambassador here" he laughed, re-
ferring to Ambassador Erik Bohe-
man standing at his side.
The captain and the crew served
sightseeing notice. Personally,
he wanted to see the White House,
the Capitol and that needle
of course, the Monu-
ment.
Public to Visit Ship.
The same held true for Ordinary
Seaman Carl Leonard Johnson,
20. but he had a few variations.
Girls, Of course, he wants to see,
but American girls he has seen on
the West Coast and in New York,
have "too much paint" He plans
to look over the Washington situa-
tion. however,
The public is invited to inspect
the Gotland from to 4 pm. Sum
day at the Gun Factory. Eighth
and M streets Sc, he said.
The visitors have a full schedule
with the Naval Academy and Po-
tomac River Naval Command
sharing host honors. Inspection
of the facilities at Annapolis was
to be another highlight in Capt.
Rosenberg's tour, he said.
Tomorrow, officers, So Swedish
Evening star., 1950-01-28
(From Yesterdays Last Edition. J

(Fronl YeSterddy'S Last Edttaon.l
A basement explosion of a
plumbers gasoline torch today
rocked a Takoma Park house and
injured one person.
Injured in the blast at 207 Phil
adelphia avenue was Robert Pars-
ley, 18, of 1902 Bladensburg road,
Silver Spring., He suffered slight
face burns.
Police gave the following ac-
count:
The plumber, John e. Pope, As,
of the Silver Spring address, was
heating solder on the joints of
newly installed hot-water pipes
Mr.. Parsley was helping him. Sud-
denly burning gasoline began
pouring down the sides of the
torch.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Hearings Set on 7 Bills
To Lower Fishing and
Hunting License Fees
Stor Sfoff CORRESPONDENT

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 28.-
Two bills designed to abolish ex-
istlng hunting and fishing license
fees will be heard by the House
Committee on Game and Inland
Fisheries at 10 am. Wednesday.
This was agreed on after the
committee reported favorably an
other bill by Delegate Floyd Yates
of Powhatan to authorize bag
limits on hunting and fishing.
| One of the license fee measures
is sponsored by Delegates Paul
Crockett of Yorktown, and Nor
man c. Bailey, Orange Both
Indicated in 1948 that If higher
fees voted at that time did not
show results they would seek to
restore the rates to their former
levels. Opponents are advancing
the argument that sufficient time
has not been allowed the commits
sion to demonstrate it's ability to
improve conditions.
The resident county license fee
would remain at ST.. The proviso
would be added. however. that the
proceeds would be divided two
thirds for restocking and propo-
eating game. and one-third for
fish.
Fees to hunt only would be So
for resident State season license
and $15.75 for nonresident State
season license. To fish only, the
State resident season fee would be
81 and the nonresident State sea-
son rate. $40.
Mr.. Crockett said he would not
attempt to restore the nonresident
2-day fishing license because 1t
cost more money to stock trout
than this type of license pays for
in the early days of the season.
The other fee bill is by delegate
Ernest Robertson of Roanoke. It's
scale is as follows:
To hunt and fish, county resi-
dent, 81; State resident, So, and
State nonresident, $3.50. To hunt
only, State resident, 81, and non-
resident, 2-day license. SIS. Fees
to fish only would be for State re-
sident. So; State nonresident, $5
and State nonresident, 2 days, So
The Yates bill would give the
commission authority to establish
season and bag limits scientifically
based on local conditions, accord
ing to I. T. Quinn, executive di-
rector of the Fish and Game Com
mission. #+
t A subcommittee headed by Mr.
Yates. was named to study a bill
5 by Delegate E. NJ Bridgforth
t Kenbridge, authorizing the COM
mission to designate agents in
, towns to issue licenses. This now
, is done in the cities and at court
houses. The patron said it would
' make it unnecessary for some per-
! sons in the larger counties tc
travel long distances to obtain
licenses.
= Another bill by Mr.. Robertson
S to exempt persons more than 81
Y years of age from license require
(. ments, was amended to read more
: than 10 years of age but the com.
/ mittee failed to agree on thi'
t policy and passed up further con.
: sideration for the time being.
D Earlier, Mr.. Quinn told the com
S mittee the number of licenses is
sued to fish and hunt has reached
e an all-time high in Virginia.
S "One out of every seven person.
d in the State carries either a hunt
q ing or fishing license in his pock
n et," he said.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Truckmon Fined 500.
In TrestIe Accident

The driver Of the truck which
knocked down the Arlington
Farms pedestrian trestle January
18 yesterday was given a $100 sus-
pended fine.
Spencer D. Burris. 38, OF Abe
marie, N. c., pleaded guilty to a
reckless driving charge before
United States Commissioner Stan
ley King at Alexandria. He ap-
peared with the upper portion OF
his body still in a cast from in
| juries suffered in the accident.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Permit for 213-Unit
Apartment Asked

Wayne Apartments, Inc. has
applied for building permits to
cover construction of a 218-
family unit apartment project at
the northeast intersection Of
Wayne avenue and Manchester
road, Takofna Park, Md.
The builder is Donley Construc-
ton Co., headed by Don Gingery.
Bethesda builder. Projected id
a thlee-story, walk-up, garden
type development offering one
and two-bedroom units. Con-
struction is expected to start in
February.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Arlington Home Robbed
IOf ST 400 in JeweIry

A theft who climbed on to q
porch roof to enter a second story
window took more than 81 400
in jewelry from an Arlington home
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Bahr, 1417
South Monroe street, told police
a ring valued at $1,000, another
ring valued at $400 and miscel-
laneous jewelry and clothing
were taken from their home.
They said the theft occurred
between 4:30 and IL pm. when
they were away from the house
most of the time.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Arlington Church Of Air
Announces Broadcasfs

The Arlington Church of the
Air" has announced its schedule
Iof radio programs beginning to-
morrow and ending Friday, as
follows:
Tomorrow, IL am, Radio Sta
ton WARL, from Mount Olivet
Methodist Church. the Rev. A. G
Lynch in charge; WEAM, from
Christ Methodist Church, the Rev
Ferd Wagner.
Daily devotions, 8.45 am.
WARL, the Rev. H. w. Curry, Cal
vary Methodist Church; WEAM
1915 am, the Rev. Howard F
Gebhart, Arlington Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Child Guidance Clinic
Elects Gardiner, Hears
Leading Psychiatrist

A. z. Gardiner. a State Depart
ment official. last night was elected
president of the Fairfax County
Child Guidance Clinic at the
groups annual meeting in the
Oakton (Va.) School.
Several hundred residents at
tended the session to hear a dis
cussion of the child psychiatry
movement by DR.. Frederick H.
Allen. world authority in the field
and director for the last Is years
Iof the Philadelphia Child Guid-
ance Clinic.
Both Parents Needed.
DR.. Allen declared the most
effective factor in work of such
clinics is to stimulate participa-
ton of both parents. as well as
their children in solving emotional
problems arising within the family
Tracing development of the
movement, the physician cited
earlier concepts which, he said
centralized too greatly on actions
of the mother. He commented
that IF one paid too much atten.
ton to literature on this subject
We might begin to feel mother.
hood is some kind of disease.
DR.. Thomas A. Harris, psychi.
atric director of the Fairfax clinic
reviewed activities during the last
year and outlined an expansion
program for 1850.
Falls Church Included.
The group changed its bylaws
to include the name of Falls
Church, where the clinic is To-
Gated, in its plans for community
service.
Mr.. Gardiner. the new presi-
dent, is special assistant to the
Assistant Secretary of State for
Near Eastern and African Af-
fairs.
Other new officers include
C. Shield McCandlish, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. James S. Lay, jr., sec
retary. and Mrs. Owen E. Will
liams, treasurer.
Named to the board of direc-
tors for two-year terms were Mrs
J. Hunter Mack, Mr.. Gardiner,
Mrs. Malcolm Morrow, Mrs. Lay,
the Rev. James Lundquist, Miss
Mabel Roscoe and William Fin
ley. To one-year terms were
named Irwin H. Schmitt and Win
| throp G. Brown.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Bethesda Church 10 Hold
Ground Breaking Service

A ground breaking ceremony for
the $45,000 educational building
Of the Bethesda First Baptist
Church will be held tomorrow af-
ter the morning service.
The service will be conducted
by Howard Rees, director of the
Baptist Student Council of the
District.
The new two-story brick and
stone building will have a 270-seat
capacity. It was planned by Delos
Smith, architect. The church is
at Wilson lane and Melrose ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Street Light installation
Draws CheverIy Protest

Installation of 35 street lights is
underway on Cheverly avenue,
Cheverly, Md, despite protests by
citizens who favor underground
wiring instead of exposed lines.
Mayor Edward A. Saloon said
the protests came after work was
started. He added that the project
has been under consideration
nearly two years and received
final approval at a public meeting
last June. Council members said
1t is TOO late to change the plans
Evening star., 1950-01-28
institutions in Virginia
To Benefit Under Will
By the Assoe,oied Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 27.-The
medical college of Virginia and
the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
are chief benef1ciaries of ST.
281 ,698 estate left by Mrs. wilkins
Coons Williams, who died here
January Is.
Other bequests included $4,000
to the University of Richmond
and $4,000 to the trustees of the
Baptist Church of Jefferson. Cul-
pepper County,
Evening star., 1950-01-28

allghtlng from
a school bus at
Park drive.
T he boy,
Hugh Frederick
Lehman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs.
Ho W ard w,
Lehman. IL 7
S o u t h Aber-
deem street, was
pr on O u n C e d
dead at Arling-
ton Hospital.
Police said he
had crossed the
westbound traf-
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Show Set at Foirfux High

The Fairfax County Student
Council Association will sponsor a
variety show at 8 pm. tonight in
the Fairfax High School. Acts
will be presented by Falls Church
High School. Herndon High
Mount Vernon and the Fairfax
school.
Evening star., 1950-01-28
Arlington Boy Killed
'0n Lee Boulevard

A 12-year-old Arlington boy was
killed yesterday when an automo-
bile ran him down while he was
crossing Lee boulevard after
Evening star., 1950-12-19
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goes to make cans. Cans for pack
ing next years supply. of various
foods is not expected to be greatly
affected because production of
those cans already is under way
and the tin plate for them pur-
chased.
NPA officials said today's action
is necessary because the amount
of tin available for both defense
and civilian needs in the first
half Of 1851 is expected to be less
than the amount used in the first
half of 1850. The United States
imports all of its tin and most of
it comes from the Far East.
The use of new pig tin is specifi-
cally prohibited where secondary
tin can be reused. NPA said sub
stitutions can be made in many
cases by increasing the amount
of lead in tin-lead alloys. This
might apply to the manufacture
of tubes for toothpaste and SINH
lar products, solder and babbitt
metal.
The conservation order provid-
ing for the use of other materials
in making containers will be is
sued later through the NPA Con-
tainers Division. The order pre-
sumably will be in three sections.
affecting containers, closures and
collapsible tubes. The closures are
bottle caps and other sealing uses.
Evening star., 1950-12-19

Boothby, general chairman, said:
THE Red Cross is expanding
its military and civilian blood
programs, and training many
more volunteers for civil defense,
hospital and disaster work. Be
cause of the increased Red Cross
program we must have a success
full 1851 campaign. We are as
sured able and competent help,
with Richard Dunn serving as a
unit chairman"
Mr.. Dunn, who lives at 1901
Fordham road NV, is native of
Palatka, Fla. A 1919 Princeton
University graduate, he was as
sociated with Harris, Forbes &
Co., New York, from 1921 to 1881
when he came to Washington.
In 1881 he became a general
partner in the firm of Auchincloss,
Parker & Redpath. When he
was named director and president
of Garfinckels this year, he be-
came a limited partner in the
brokerage firm. He also is a di-
rector of Brooks Brothers and A.
De Pima Co., New York.
At present, Mr.. Dunn is mem
ber of the board of Mount Vernon
Seminary, past president and
member of the Chevy Chase Club,
and past president of the Prince
ton Club here. He also is former
governor of the Investment Bank
ers of America and of the Stock
Exchange firms.
Evening star., 1950-12-19

Peiping's icy reception Of United
Nations moves for an end to the
Korean fighting demonstrated that
only a change in the American
diplomatic position offered pros
pect of a successful approach to
the Chinese Reds.
These same sources said Prime
Minister Nehru's government was
becoming increasingly discouraged
over the prospect of the U. N.
cease-fire committee negotiating
an agreement to halt the Korean
war.
They explained. however, that
India's government feels there
still is some hope of peace through
negotiations-at Lake Success or
elsewhere-by individual govern
ment representatives rather than
through the formal efforts of the
U. N. committee.
Evening star., 1950-12-19

its darkest phase and now lis the
strongest bulwark in the Far East
against Communism.
The basic policy of the Formosa
provincial government. he said, is
to pool all efforts for the twofold
purpose of defending the island
and invading the mainland.
To bolster the Nationalist treas
ury the Formosa provincial gov
eminent, he said, planned to in
crease trade with Japan and boost
the rice production of the island
in 1851 to is million tons. That
goal is record for Formosa.
Gov. WI said about SIS million
in Marshall aid goods are expected
to arrive in Formosa by the end
of this year.
ECA, he said. is spending an
average of $3,330,000 a month in
Formosa compared with about 81
million a month a year ago.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
u. N.
Continued From First Page.)

munist China couldn't even con-
slider advising its so-called "vol-
unteers" to leave Korea until
American troops got out, Formosa
was turned over to the Reds and
Peiping admitted to the United
Nations.
The U. MS 60-nation Political
Committee met yesterday morn
ing, heard the commission report
on it's appeal and recessed until
an answer should be received.
No Formal Meeting Set.
Diplomats hope that before
Wu's contemplate departure to-
day he would get a cable from
home either authorizing him to
stay here for talks, or telling him
to invite the commission to Peip-
ing.
Commission members are stick
ing close to their telephones in
hopes of getting such word. They
have no formal meeting sched-
uled.
They also have their radios