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, 1950-06-06
Sgt. Pluskett Gets
Commentator From
Ell Mundo Reporter

Sergeant Clifford Plaskett of
the St. Croix Police Force, was
the recipient Of a letter of com
mendation signed by Benja-
min Santana, a reporter for Ell
Mundo, one of Puerto Rico's
foremost publications.
In a letter to Governor de
Castro, Mr.. Santana commend
ed Sergeant Plaskett in con-
nection with an investigation
which he conducted while Mr..
Santana was in st. Croix late
in May.
The commentator has been
conveyed to Sgt. Plaskett
through official channels.
, 1950-06-06
IBoreholn Returns to
ST. Thomus After
Trip to Washington

Donald S. Boreham, Superin
tendent Of Public Works for
st. Thomas returned on Sun
day afternoon after spending
three weeks. in Washington
working principally on mat
tiers connected with the trans
fer of public works projects to
the Department of the Interior
After comforting with Mr..
Boreham on Monday morning
Governor de Castro stated
that Mr.. Boreham had made
excellent contacts and had ade
quately represented the needs
of the Virgin Islands in con-
nection with public works
matters.
, 1950-06-06
Governor de Costro
Visits ST. John
On Sunday Lost

Governor de Castro visited
the Island Of st. John on Sun
day last. Accompanied by Ad-
ministrator George Simmonds
he visited Coral and Cruz Bay.
Councilman Sprauve met Gov
ernor de Castro at Coral Bay
and accompanied the party
back to Cruz Bay.
His Excellency saw and
talked to a number of people
on problems Of the island.
, 1950-06-06
World Series Films
To be Shown in
Fsted Wednesday,

Films of the 1949 World
Series game will be screened
in the Frederiksted Market
place tomorrow night at 7;;3O.
The Yankees and Dodgers are
the features. A second picture
entitled Double Play Kings"
will also be shown.
otha w. Nea1y, Extension
Agent in charge of All Club
work will be in charge of the
program.
, 1950-06-06
De Castro 10 Confer
On Enforcement
Of Truffic Lows

Governor de Castro plans to
meet with the Acting Director
of Police, the District Attor-
ney, and the Judge Of the Pc
lice Court to discuss better
traffic control and ways and
means Of controlling and pro-
viding adequate punishment
for violations of Traffic Laws
here.
A similar conference was,
held in St. Thomas recently.
, 1950-06-06
Dan H. Wheeler
Replaces Fl. Rex Lee
AS Asst. Director

Dan H. Wheeler has been ap
pointed Assistant Director Of
the Division of Territories and
Island Possessions Of the De
Of the Interior, re-
placing H. Rex Lee.
Mr.. Lee rendered his resig-
nation recently.
, 1950-06-06
Governor, Finunce
Commissioners Here
For Confub

Governor de Castro and
Commissioner of Finance Lou
is Shulterbrandt arrived here
this morning in connection
with the informal meeting Of
the Legislative Assembly.
, 1950-06-06
Chdrnber of Comm.
To Sponsor
July 4th Celebrations

The ST. Croix Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor the
celebrations to mark July 4th
this year, according to a press
release issued by the Admin
istration.
No direct word on this has.
as yet been received from the.
Chamber.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

the wages of government en-
ployes.
Some Funds AllOcated.
But, because counterpart funds
were generally not specifically and
directly devoted to the sort of
things that the general public
could appreciate. the United
States never got full, credit for
helping the working man."
Recently ECA took the first step
in the direction of getting public
credit for helping the worker" by
arranging to have IL billion francs
(about $34 million) of counterpart
money devoted to direct housing
ALLEGATIONS.
The present scheme would
simply carry the same idea to its
ultimate conclusion.
All of the $285 million could not
be spent in one year and would
undoubtedly be placed in a special
fund for use by the housing au-
thority over several years.
$4,000 Flats Possible.
1t is estimated that the average
loW-cost fiat costs an average of
2 million francs ($5.715) to build
and that consequently the coun-
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Search for Boby Ends;
Body Found in Lagoon
BY the Associated Press

BATON ROUGE. La, Oct. g.
The body of 23-month-old Keith
Campbell. object of a widespread
search by 500 persons, was found
yesterday in the muddy waters of
a partly drained lagoon.
The blond, hazel-eyed daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell
wandered away from her home
early Wednesday night. A hell
copter aided ground searchers who
famed out from the Campbell
home at a former Air Force Base
here, managed by the father as a
civilian project.
The child's body was found en-
tangled in vegetation in shallow
water. The lagoon is not far from
the Campbell home.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

Frenchman could fail to be i'm
pressed by it.
The project which might result
in French equivalent of the Fed
eral Housing Authority, would be
f1nanced-at no extra expense to
the United States-by the 100
billion francs ($287 million) of
counterpart funds" which are
due to be accumulated during the
current ECA fiscal year ending
July /. 1851.
Money Put Aside.
Counterpart funds are made up
of money which the French gov
ernment is obliged to put up to
match the dollars supplied to
France in direct aid by the Mar
shall Plan.
ECA has an important voice in
determining how they are spent.
In the past two years these
funds have been devoted prin-
cipally to building up French basic
industries and they have had vital
long-range effect on the we'll
being of all Frenchmen. Their use
has allowed the French govern
ment to release other funds for
such things as housing and raising
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Europe's Love of Music
Told by Conductor
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK.-"Music is to Eu-
rope what baseball is to America, I"
said H. Arthur Brown, conductor
of the Tulsa (Okla.) Philhar-
monic. as he got off the plane the
other day from Europe. Brown
noted that when he was in Vienna,
Salzburg and Paris, he saw lines
of people in front of auditoriums
OF some sort. These lines Otter
began forming as early as Z am.
"All these people are interested
in the fine arts and will attend
performances at great personal
sacrifice" Brown says. BARRIERS
and cab drivers wouldn't discuss
batting averages as in this coun-
try, but they are authorities on
arias. legatos, and the arabesques
and tour jetes of the ballet"
Evening star., 1950-10-06

terpart fund Of 100 billion could
provide $4,000 flats.
Whether the scheme can be put
into effect will depend on the final
decision of Washington and Paris
ECA authorities and on agreement
of the French government.
The decisive factor will be the
amount of counterpart which
Washington may decide is needed
for financing the French rearma-
ment program.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Filipino Combat Team
EncircIes Hulk Band
By the Associated Press

MANILA, Oct. 6.-National De-
fense Secretary Ramon Magsay-
say said today At Communicated
Hukbalahaps were killed and
three Philippine soldiers were
wounded in Bulacan Province.
The Secretary said the Hukbala-
haps EARNED peasants) had been
encircled by the Philippines Army
7th Battalion combat team and
that fighting continued.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
By WilIiom H. Stonemon
Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
the Chicago Daily News

PARIS, Oct. Ga sensational
new plan for winning the good
will of the French working classes
is now under active consideration
here and in Washington.
The kernel of the scheme would
be a $285 million low-cost hous-
ing project financed by Economic
CO. Operation Administration
funds in such direct way that no
Evening star., 1950-02-16

in (your) opinion would accom-
plish the construction of bridge
in the proper location, if enacted
into law"
They said that "as members of
Congress closely associated with
and interested in the general
Washington area" they were Of
fering their services in bringing
the matter to an early conclusion.
Fear Waste of Money.
Mr.. Beall and Mr.. Sasscer said
they hoped the money invested
in preliminary studies for the
bridge would not be wasted
through approval of a location ILL
advised under modern and future
traffic needs.
The staff of the Park and Plan
ming Commission has advocated
Massachusetts avenue as the
bridge location.
In formal action last month,
the planners took no action on
the Massachusetts, proposal. They
ruled that no new bridges should
be built across the Anacostia until
provisions had been made to clear
up bottleneckS around existing
bridges.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Bradbury Heights Votes
Against Home Rule Bill

The Bradbury Heights Citizens
Association last night voted to
oppose the Kefauver home rule
bill in substance and in principle.
This action came after two
guest speakers, James S. Beattie
of the Board of Trade and Alex
ander B. Halves of the Progress
sive Citizens Association of
Georgetown discussed the bill.
Mr.. Hawes. who urged the as
sociation to favor the bill, said it
has a good chance of passage, If
District residents would get be-
hind it and give it a push"
Mr.. Beattie, vice chairman of
the Trade Boards suffrage COM
mittee, said he is not opposed to
home rule but that the Kefauver
bill would not provide a system of
government better than the Dis
trict now enjoys.
Andrew j. Temple. president,
conducted the meeting in the
Davis School, Forty-fourth place
and H street Sc.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
11Evictions Approved
ByCourt 10 Make WAY
For Two Fairgrounds

The District today has Munich
pal Court permission to evict resi-
dents of II CITY, buildings
to make way for two Fairgrounds.
Five of the residences to be va
Gated are buildings long con-
demned by the Health Depart
ment as unfit for human habita-
ton. They are in the 1900 block
on street NV
Under present plans, these
houses and the old Dennison
school. located on S street be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
street NV, will be razed to pro-
vide a much-needed playground
in that area.
Eviction judgments also were
granted for six residences in the
Northeast area. They will be
razed to provide land for an ex-
tension of the playground of the
Slowe Elementary School, Four
teenth and Jackson streets NE
Agents Attorney Acts.
The eviction judgments were
sought by William H. Macdonald,
attorney for the H. L. Rust Co.,
which acts as rental agents for
most District-owned housing.
In seeking the court order for
the S street buildings. Mr.. Mac
Donald told Judge Ellen K. Raedy
houses are completely unfit for
habitation.
Il know all about them" Judge
Raedy said. The situation there
is very bad"
The court order gave the resi-
dents 80 days to find other hous-
ing. None appeared in court to
contest the move.
At the same time, attorneys for
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority were granted eviction Or
ders for residents of 16 dwellings
in three public housing projects.
Income Above Ceiling.
The NCHA sought the removal
order because tenants in these
dwellings have greater income
than are allowed under the public
housing program.
Fourteen of the buildings or
dered vacated are at the Barry
Farms dwellings, one at the Park
side dwellings, and one at the
Langston dwellings. Tenants have
until May l to find new homes.
The condemned buildings or
dered vacated by the court are at
1913 S street. 1915 S street, 1917
S street, 1921 S street and 1925 S
street NV. The court also issued
an eviction order for a building at
203 H street NV. because it is
unfit to be lived in.
Buildings to be vacated in or
der to make way for the Slowe
playground extension are at 1921
Jackson street. 1922 Irving street,
1910 Irving street, 1874 Irving
street, 1346 Irving street and 3102
Fourteenth street NE.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Virginia Milk Hearing
Scheduled March |

The Virginia Milk Commission
voted today to hold hearing in
Alexandria March l on lower re-
tail milk prices for the Washing
ton area.
It's decision to call the hearing
on that date dashed any hope Of
change in milk prices this
month. Retail prices have been
reduced in Baltimore and other
Eastern cities, but Washington
consumers continued to buy milk
at an all-time high of 21l2 cents
a quart.
The Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association has
indicated it would be willing to
see 1-cent quars drop in
milk around April l.
Several Washington area dali
ries, on the other hand, wanted
an earlier hearing with the hopes
the price would be ordered re-
duced this month or in March.
A spokesman for the commits
sion in Richmond said the group
had decided on the March l date
to give at least a Today notice
to all interested parties.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Woman Throws Gasoline
In Fire, Dies Of Burns

A 45-year- old woman was IA
tally burned last night when she
mistakenly threw gasoline into a
wood-burning stove.
Miss Alberta Madison. colored.
of 318 Broad Court S.W.. was
pronounced dead at Freedmen's S
Hospital shortly after flames en-
veloped her when she threw the
gasoline on the fire while visiting
at $40 F street S.W. Police said
she thought the liquid was kero-
sene.
Thomas Frederick, SO, also col
ored, of the F street address. was
treated at Casualty, Hospital for
burns although he leaped from a
window to escape the flames
An autopsy is scheduled for to-
day.
Fire which followed the blast
was confined to the second floor
middle room of the two-story
brick building.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Neighborhood Concert
Invitations Available
For Coolidge High

Invitations are being dis
tributed for the next Neigh
borhood Concert by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star.
This concert will be held at
9 pm. Monday, February 27,
in Coolidge High School, Fifth
and Tuckerman streets NV.
Cards of admission, which
are issued without charge,
may be obtained at Coolidge
High School. Paul Junior
High School,, BrightWood,
Shepherd Park, Takoma, Ru-
dolph, Keene, Whittier and
Barnard Elementary Schools;
Holy Name Academy, Nativ-
ity Parochial School, the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV. and at the business
counter in the lobby Of The
Star Building.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
District Heads Prepare to Take
Bridge Dispute to CONGRESS

The Commissioners today pre-
pared to take up to Congress the
question of where to put the next
bridge across the Anacostia River.
Two members of the House
suggested the move in a letter to
the city heads, who are at odds
with the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission over
the location of the proposed span.
Representatives BeaH, Republi-
can, and SaSscer, Democrat, of
Maryland suggested the Commis-
sioners draft legislation to accom-
plish their objectives.
The House members expressed
disappointment that a $2,000,000
item to start construction of a
bridge at East Capitol street was
deleted from the pending District
budget for 1851.
Further Studies Sought.
The planning commission has
withheld approval of the East
Capitol street location chosen by
the Commissioners and called for
further studies of the bridge
needs.
Mr.. Beall and Mr.. Sasscer asked
the Commissioners to submit to
us a draft of such legislation as
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Corning Reports End
0fCoIored Elementary
Part-Time Glasses

Part-time classes in the city's
colored elementary schools have
been eliminated completely-the
first time in many years.
through the opening of new school
buildings in the last few months.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing described the situation graft
flying" as he made the report to
the Board of Education yester-
day.
A total of 1,677 pupils in white
elementary schools still must go
to school only half a day, how
ever, he stated. KenilWorth Ele-
mentary School has 38 children
on part-time instruction, he said,
and the situation in Southeast
Washington has not improved.
There's the Congress Heights
Elementary School has 581 pupils
on part-time basis: the Patter-
son Elementary School. 778, and
the Stanton Elementary School,
280.
New Schools Coming Up.
Relief for the congestion at Con-
gress Heights and Patterson will
be provided when the new Simon
Elementary School is completed in
January, 1851. DR.. Corning ex-
planned. Completion of the new
Stanton School in September will
place all children in that school
in full-time classes.
On another matter, the board
voted to name the proposed
junior high school that will be
erected at Pomeroy road and
Douglass place Sc. after Fred
erick Douglass. noted Negro lead
er. of the Civil War period.
DR.. Corning and members of
his staff were voted permission to
attend the meeting in Atlantic
City of the American Association
of School Administrators later
this month. Adelbert w. Lee cast
the only vote against allowing the
school officials to attend.
Resignation Accepted.
Mr.. Lees resignation from the
boards Complaints and Appeals
Committee was accepted by Board
President c.. Melvin Sharpe. Mr.
Lee said he resigned because, as
chairman of the Personnel Com
mittee, he could not review his
decisions when appealed to the
Complaints and Appeals Com
mittee.
Board member John H. Will
son commented there is no board
member who could be appointed
to the committee. under Mr.. Lees
reasoning. He said each member
is on other committees and
sooner or later would run into
an action of theirs"
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Bus Recruiting Approved
To Serve Armory Patrons

The Public Utilities Commission
has authorized the Capital Transit
Co. to reroute its Bladensburg
road bus line for the convenience
OF patrons at National Guard
Armory events.
AS a result of request by the
Armory management, the Com
mission authorized the transit
company to operate the buses
via Nineteenth street, instead of
Seventeenth street, effective Satur-
dav
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Youth Held for Grand Jury
On CHARGE Of Girl, IS

A 2o-year-old youth was held
for grand jury action in NUM-
cipal Court today. charged with
carnal knowledge involving a 15-
year-old girl.
He Is Mayhlon j. Watson of
Oil Potomac avenue Sc.
The girl told Judge Walter j.
Casey she had known Watson
since 1948. Under defense ex-
animation by Attorney Harry
Ahearn, she admitted once tell
ing Watson she was 16. He was
held under $1,000 bond.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Citizens Associations
BrookIond School Hit
By DohIgren

The Brookland Elementary
School is danger to its students
and disgrace to the community"
it was charged at the meeting of
the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens
Associat ton last night.
The association described the
structure at Tenth and Monroe
streets NE. as ancient and
dilapidated" The group asked the
Board of Education to close the
school and transfer it's students to
the Burroughs Elementary School
and the Noyes Elementary School,
both nearby.
At the same time. the group
asked for new wing on the Noyes
School. Mrs. Helen Fritz. presi-
dent, reminded members this had
been promised by the school board
five years ago.
The group also asked the board
to put hard surface on the Noyes
School playground. The present
cinder surface. members said,
wears out and blackens the shoes
and clothing of the children and
contaminates the air about them.
The members indorsed a bill,
now before the House, which would
transfer to the control of the Dis
trict Commissioners those parks,
Fairgrounds and swimming pools
now supervised by the Interior De-
partment. Favorable action also
was taken on a proposal urging
the Board of Education to retain
Central High School for the use
Of white students, because Of the
unique recreational facilities it
provides for students and adults. "
The meeting was held in the
Noyes School, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
By George Kennedy

More than 5000 thick, juicy
steaks went under the flame this
afternoon for tonight's S100-a-
plate jackson Day dinner at the
armory.
Each steak is 2-inch thick
slice of filet, trimmed of fat and
weighing half pound-all of
the New York grade AA Govern
ment choice standard. The Hotel
MayfoWer started applying the
heat to $500 of them; the Hotel
Statler to 1900.
Later this evening they will
be transported, still hot, to the
armory and placed in big char
coal heaters-the temperature
gagged to deliver them pink-in-
the center to the tables.
The Statler hotel chain sent
all it's top food executives here to
work on what is believed to be
the biggest beefsteak operation in
the history of the hotel business.
Mayfiower Chef Asks No Help.
Joseph Faussone, the head chef
of the Statler chain, came here
from New York two weeks ago
and in the last few days John D.
Grande, vice president of the
Statler hotels in charge of food.
Patsy Mazzucchelli, chef of the
Boston Statler and Frank Mendi-
cini, chef of the William Penn in
Pittsburgh, all arrived here to
help the Washington Statlers
Emile Buisson. .s s ..-
Nick Marchitelli. the chef of
the Mayflower, confident in the
adage that too many cooks may
spoil the broth. dealt with the
Evening star., 1950-02-16

steaks and then keep them hot for
six hours without OVERRIDING them.
If they ever lost their heat, -
he said, the blood would run out
of them and they would be no
better than pot roast"
Charcoal Banked.
The charcoal in the ovens at the
Armory have been banked-cov-
cred with metal trays and reduced
to smoldering coals-to keep the
steaks from being overdone. The
chefs have been making trial runs
with the equipment-30 steaks at
a time-for the past three days.
He pointed proudly to the po-
tatoes chateau. each one carved
by hand to a uniform shape. They
had been blanched in hot fat and
were then being roasted and
basted occasionally with butter to
brown them. They will also be
kept hot for six hours without
being oVerdOne.
Gregory. the maitre d'hotel of
the Statler, and Max, his opposite
number at the MayfloWer. will ar
rive at the Armory later each
with a company Of 275 walters
under his command.
During the preparations a man
with experience wandered in. He
was Barney Allis, proprietor of the
Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City,
who handled the testimonial din
ner to Democratic Chairman Will
liam Boyle last September.
"We only fed 3,o0o," said Barney
modestly. This is the biggest
banquet in the history Of the
world They say that Julius Caesa,
threw bigger ones. but they didnt
have tenderloin steaks in Caesar.
day.
Evening star., 1950-02-16
Symphony to Present
Its Final Concert for
Children Tomorrow

The National Symphony Or
chestras sixth and final concert
of the season for children will be
presented tomorrow at Armstrong
High School and broadcast over
Station WQQW from 2 to 8 pm.
The program follows:
Mendelssohn, italian SYM
phony" (flnale).
Purcell, Suite for Strings and
Woodwinds (excerpts).
Ravel "Rhapsodie Espagnole"
(part A..
Prokofief, Peter and the Wolf"