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Evening star., 1951-11-16
ice Denies Requests
For Survey Of Areas
Mass transportation

Because 1t lacks the necessary
money and staff, the Interstate
Commerce Commission has de-
clined to make a Washington area
mass public transportation survey
Of routes and fares.
This was made known late yes
terday In a commission order,
signed by w. P. Bartel, secretary
1t said the petition of the Ar
Ilington County Board and other
bodies seeking the survey Is
denied without prejudice"
The commissions action has
nothing to do with the Capital
Transit Co.'S request. pending be-
fore the Districts Public Utilities
Commission, for higher fares. MOI
does it affect the pending hearing
of the Arnold Lines for dropping
tokens and having a straight cash
fare between Washington and its
various nearby Virginia zones.
Fare Issues Not Reopened
The ICC order was an outgrowth
of a general session of the COM
mission held Tuesday. In taking
it's action. the commission de-
clined to reopen formal fare pro-
Iceedings. including those bearing
on passenger fares between the
District and nearby Virginia; the
Washington, Virginia and Mary
land Coach Co.. Inc. increased
fare case of 1949, and similar
case for higher fares submitted
by the Alexandria. Bancroft &
Washington Transit Co.
The commission ruled that the
petition was, in effect, "a request
for reopening and reconsideration
of these proceedings" and that
insufficient justification" h a c
been presented to warrant the re.
opening of the cases.
Sought by Several Groups.
The petition had asked the COM
mission to institute an investiga-
ton into the adequacy and con-
venience of passenger-carrier IA
cilities and services and the rea.
sonableness of fares in the Metro
lpolitan Area of Washington, D. c.,
looking to the establishment OF
through routes, extended services
CO. -ordinated schedules, and rea.
sonable, non-discriminatory. non-
preferential and non-prejudicial
local and joint fares"
Joining the Arlington County
Board in the request were the
Board Of Supervisors of Fairfax
County, the City of Falls Church,
the County Council for Mont
Igomery County, the Interfedera-
ltion Council, the Arlington County
Civic Federation, the Prince
Georges County Civic Federation
and other groups.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
CourtSustains
Fare Increase
For A. B.
Judges Doubt Right
Of Arlington Board
To Bring Lawsuit

A decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission granting
a scent fare increase to the
Alexandria, Bancroft & Washing
ton Transit Co. was upheld today
in Alexandria Federal Court and
the judges expressed grave doubt
that the Arlington County Board
was entitled to bring the case be-
fore them.
The suit to upset the ICC de-
cision was brought jsintly by the
Arlington County Board and
Thomas Proctor of darlington.
The three judges who heard
the case said attorneys conceded
that Mr.. Proctor as a patron was
entitled to bring such a suit and
therefore a ruling was given as
though all plaintiffs were properly
before the court.
Doubt Country's Right.
"The statute gives the County
Board the right to be heard be-
fore the Commission. The judges
added. however. I'VE have grave
doubts of their (the County
Boardo right to institute a suit of
this kind. because they are not
directly affected by the order and
the public is already represented
by the commission.
The opinion was written by
Federal Judge Albert v. Bryan
and concurred in by Judges Armi-
stead Doble of the United States
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
and Sterling Hutcheson of the
Eastern District of Virginia. They
heard the case argued October 81
at Alexandria.
Equity Not Involved.
The decision emphasizes that
the court case only involved legal
soundness" of the ICC action, and
that there was no issue before the
court involving equity of the fare
increase. The ICC approved the
increase one year ago and it has
been in operation since then.
The County Board sought to
upset the ICC decision on grounds
that only the company's interests
were considered, that intrastate
and interstate operating costs were
not separated, and that no stand
ard was used to determine fair
ness of the rate increase.
The judges state "We think the
commissions action is securely
grounded in fact and law"
Depreciation Noted.
Their decision said that the
commission took into considera-
ton transportation demanded,
service provided. facilities, capi-I
tai expenditures. and the cost and
economies of operation.
True" the opinion adds, sop
irrational costs and income pre-
dominated in the determination"
The judges said this was be-
cause of the nature of a bus lines
operation-that the rate of de-
probation is rapid and the invest
ment must be continually re-
plenished.
The Arlington County Board
was represented by Attorney NAL
colin D. Miller. Representing the
defendants were John H. D. Wig
ger of the Justice Department: c..
H. Johns. for the ICC, and S..
Harrison Kahn, for A. B. g. w.
The judges directed that cost
bepaid by the plaintiffs. Court
attaches estimated the costs at
$37.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
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Evening star., 1951-11-16
Mother Breaks Arm Aidinq
Son Who Fell Out Of Car

A 30-year-old mother suffered a
fractured arm last night when she
was struck by her own auto after
she leaped out to aid her 2-year-
old son Ricky. who had fallen out
The child was not injured.
Mrs. Audrey c. Rothman o1
1015 Anacostia road Sc, a tele-
phone employe, was lifting the
child to his feet when the vehicle
drifted back and struck her. She
was admitted to Providence Hos
pital where her condition was re-
ported good. The accident oc-
CURED as Mrs. Rothman was pull
ing out of a parking space in the
1900 block Dubois road Sc.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
Arnold Buses Rerouted
To Stop at 7 New Stores

Shoppers at the new Hecht Co,
and Kann's Virginia department
stores will be furnished bus service
beginning next Monday by the
w.. v. g. M. (Arnold) bus lines.
Route 10 will be rerouted from
Shirlington. via Westmont, Buck
ingham, the two stores and Clar-
endon.
On the same date the lines also
will put more buses on Route
(Wilson boulevard) and Route 2
washington boulevard). The
former line will be extended to
West Falls Church via Seven
Corners.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
Two Officials Report
Sharp Rise Here in
.Teen-Age Drug Use

There has been a sharp increase
in teen-age drug use here during
the past year. two public officials
said yesterday.
These statements are in con-
trast with those by school and
police officials that such use was
at a minimum in the District.
DR.. John r. Pate, medical direc-
tor Of the Southwest Health Gen.
ter. said police referred 16 high
school students to him during
the last school year as users of
heroin.
His statement was made during
a discussion of the narcotics prob
lem at a luncheon of the Correc-
tions Section of the United Com
munity Services in the YWCA.
Not Quite Addicts.
DR.. Pate said the Is referred
to him were not addicts. He de-
scribed them as users and said the
cases were caught before the boys
became addicts. Each, he said,
told him they tried the drug
heroin-to "see what it was like. "
The cases were about evenly
divided. he added between the
colored and white high schools.
DR.. Harold Hegstrom, director
of the National Training School
for Boys. pointed out that before
the first of this year. his institu-
tion had received no drug addicts,
but that at least so have been dis
covered there since last December.
He said it poses a particular
problem there because of the
lenient rules-the addicts could
conceivably become smugglers,
bringing drugs in and starting an
epidemic of addiction at the
school.
Few In Lower Teens
DR.. Joseph M. Bobbitt, of the
National Institute of Mental
Health. warned against too broad
a use of the term "teen-age" to
describe the young user.
He pointed out that only a few
of the users or addicts discovered
are in the lower teens. and that
most Of the increase has been
among those II or older.
There is evidence that some
young people in school have de-
veloped addiction" he said. But
most young addicts are not those
in school,"
Background for addiction, DR..
Bobbitt said, is a combination of
a personal susceptibility to ad-
diction, a cultural environment in
which addiction can be accepted
and the presence of a supply of
drugs.
He suggested a three point pro-
gram for solving the narcotics
problem:
l. A study to determine if a
problem actually exists.
2. Development of a planning
group to determine the best steps
to be taken.
Two-Year Follow Up.
8. Provision of treatment faci-
lities. including disqualification. al
six-month orientation program in
a public institution for addicts,
and a two-year followup program
to insure against return 90 drugs.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
By Ben A. Franklin

In a small Office in wartime
Temporary Building v near the
White House, the United States
is quietly playing a joke on Joe
Stain that may even have
Adolf Hitler chuckling in his
grave.
Tons of World War II lend
lease cargo. made in America
and bound for the Russians,
never reached them because it
went down in ships sunk by
German submarines on the high
seas.
Now the Maritime Admins
tration is going to salvage some
of the sunken ships for use
against the Russians if necessary
in bolstering the free worlds
defense against communism.
The huge salvage program could
have results like this:
Munitions once Grated and
labeled for the Red army may
wind up plastering Communist
troops in Korea. The same for
electrical equipment and tools,
which could be used to help re-
habilitate the Korean economy
behind the United Nations lines.
The hulks will be scrapped for
steel.
The list of ships to be SAL
vaged tentatively includes the
wrecks of So vessels under Amer
lean control during the war.
The list is tentative. because
some of the wrecks may be i'm
possible or economically unfeas-
ible to salvage. Most are in
fairly shallow water along
Americas Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf coasts.
American wreckers, who are
being invited to do the compli-
Gated salvage work on a per-
centage basis for the Govern
ment, will find hulks that once
were bound for Liverpool, Rot
terdam, Cherbourg. Casablanca
and Murmansk. Other ships
were inbound to Baltimore. Nor
folk and New York when tor
pedoes blasted them.
The ships will be badly dam
aged by German explosives. But
their cargoes. including every
thing from Pershing tanks to
nylon toothbrushes. are expected
to be amazingly we'll preserved.
The Maritime Administrators
purchase and sales division
worked with the National Pro-
Production Authority in organ
izing the program. That is be-
cause the real salvage pay dirt is
expected to come from sunken
cargoes of the scarce, strategic
metals Of defense.
Tons and tons Of vital metal
ores will be dredged up and
heaped on American stockpiles.
One hulk, for example, To-
Gated somewhere in the Allan
TIC" has a cargo of molybdenum
ore. Molybdenum goes into
tough armor plate for tanks and
warships. The ore is worth 1921
Evening star., 1951-11-16
Crash Victim Dies

RICHMOND, Nov. 16 (P.-
State police yesterday reported
the death Of Burkley Turner. "a
colored, of Middleburg. in Win
chester Memorial Hospital Sun.
day. Mr.. Turner was injured No
vember 9 in an automobile acci-
dent on State Route so, about Il
miles east Of Winchester.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
Man Is Found Dead
lin 11th Street AIIey

A man tentatively identified as
Baxter Bell, AZ, address unknown
was found dead today in an alley
in the rear of the 900 block OF
Eleventh street NV.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid said there was no evidence OF
foul play and the man apparently
died of an internal hemorrhage
Evening star., 1951-11-16
COLLEGE, Park PTA Meetinq

School and health safety will
be demonstrated for members of
the College Park Parent-Teacher
Association at 8 pm. Monday at
the College Park Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1951-11-16
BurtonsviIIe Shoot Set

! The Burtonsville Maryland Vol
lunteer Fire department viii ~
Ia turkey shoot at 2 pm. tomorrow
at the firehouse.
Evening star., 1951-11-16

Who do they belong to? Some
times it takes months to find
out" Fortunately. most hulks
are not burdened with tangles
Evening star., 1951-11-16

over ownership. The steel In
them belongs to the United
States.
Non Government portions of
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Invitations Now Ready
For Cordozo Concert

The sixth in this seasons series Of
Neishborhood Concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Howard Mitchell will be held Mondoy,
Jonuory 8. at cordozo High School.
Thirteenth and Clifton streets NV,
stortine at 8 pm.
invitotions to the concert, which is
sponsored by The stor, moy be had
without charge OF cordozo, Dunbor and
Armstrong High Schools; music depart
ment Of Howard University, Miner
Teachers College, the Twelfth Street
YMCA, Terrell. RordoIl, Bonneker.
Show, Browne end Gornet- Patterson
Junior High Schools; the Recreation De-
pertinent at Sixteenth and Lomont
streets NV. and ot the Business coun-
ter in the lobby Of The Stor Building.
The concert will be broodc7-t in ito
entirety by Stotion WMAL, The Evening
stor Stution. \
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Compensation Agency
To Scatter Offices

Some 400 employees here of the
Labor Departments Bureau of
Employees Compensation are
scheduled to be distributed
throughout the country in half
a dozen regional Offices under
plans disclosed today.
But Labor Department spokes-
men declared that just when the
move will take place has not been
determined. Also the cities to
which they will go have not been
divulged.
The "blueprints have been
formulated" for the move, spokes-
men declared and a definite deci-
sion to decentralize has been
made.
The bureau, which considers
compensation for Federal en-
ployes disabled in the line of duty
now does most of it's work by mail
and is centered here. Under the
new program, employees will be
able to go into the nearest re-
gional Office and take up their
claims in person.
The Office was moved to New
York in World War II and it was
one of the last to return here aft
er the conflict.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
More Domestics Tax
Pamphlets Available

The Federal Security Admin
istration today loosened its dis
tribution of pamphlets on the new
Social Security tax for domestics
after a feeble start yesterday.
BY days end. the City Post
Office. through which FSA planned
to begin distribution. had only
enough of the pamphlets to hand
out two copies each to sub-stations.
Requests far outnumbered the
supply.
But officials explained that
initial distribution was only a
token" to acquaint officials with
the situation. They added that
"liaison between various depart
ments" should have been better.
The book of instructions in
cluding a tear-off postcard which
the housewife mails to the coll
lector of internal revenue for
registration, was a 4-million- copy
production. but FSA field Offices
did not have sufficient copies on
hand yesterday to answer post
office calls.
They were to be made available
today at the District field office
Of FSA, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, which handles Washing
ton, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties and at the Ar
ington-Alexandria field Office, SIS
King street in Alexandria.
The instructions also are avail
able at offices of internal revenue
collectors and at employment Of
fees, FSA officials said.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Ban on Liquor Price Ads
Requested by ABC Board

Chairman Alan w. Payne of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
today asked the Commissioners
to outlaw the advertising of liquor
prices except on wine lists and
menus furnished to guests in ho-
tells and restaurants
The Commissioners sent the
proposal to Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West for study, and
indicated they would hold a pub
lie hearing on the subject.
The board Withdrew an earlier
recommendation made last May,
for a regulation prohibiting the
advertising of alcoholic beverages
at less than list prices.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Estate Rezoning Opposed
By Briqhtwood Citizens

Opposition to any commercial
use of the Emory Estate. Georgia
avenue between Madison street
and Missouri avenue, was voted
last night by the Brightwood
Citizens Association.
Members were told rumors in
dicated the land, which is owned
by the District Government as a
recreation center, would be used
as a parking lot.
In another resolution, the group
recommended that District Off
cials increase police and fire de-
partment salaries rather than
lower qualifications for appoint
ment.
Members also we're told a CIV
.ilian defense meeting will be held
at 8 pm. Monday in the Whittier
School, Fifth and Sheridan streets
NV.
Last nights meeting was held
in the Paul Junior High School.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
FHst-Aid Trailer
For Civil Defense
Exhibited Here

A mobile flrst-aid trailer unit
designed to take care of casualties
caused by an atomic attack, went
on display here today.
The outfit, designed by w. J.
Mullikin of Washington and man
ufactured by the Indian Trailer
Co., was driven here from Chi
cago for the inspection of leaders
in the National Civil Defense Ad-
ministration. Its makers hope it
will be approved as disaster equip
ment for cities under the civil
defense program.
Planned fo4 more than a year,
with the advice of five industrial
physicians, promoters of the trail
er claim it answers all the re-
quirements outlined in a recent
publication at the Federal agency
on flrst-aii equipment for civil
defense.
The trailer is built largely OF
plywood, mounted on a heavy
duty steel chassis.
The unit. on display at the
Mayflower Motor Co., 1925 Fiji
teenth street NV, carries equip
ment, which, according to it's de-
signers can take care of up to 300
casualties at one time. There are
two operating tables and it has
built-in generating equipment.
Its manufacturers say that the
price OF the unit. fully equipped
and stocked with medical supplies
will range between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
BIackman's S Illness Causes
Shifts in Detective Bureau

Shifts in the Detective Bureau
because of the illness of Capt
Harry c Blacknan, head of the
missing persons and special inves-
legations squad, were announced
today by Chief Of Detectives Rob-
ert v. Murray.
| 1t. Thomas Sullivan, head of
the pawn inspectors Office and
oldest man in point of service in
the Detective Bureau, was as
signed temporarily to head the
missing persons and special inves-
LEGATIONS unit. This is the squad
which, among other things, in
vestigates subversive activities.
1t. John Layton, who has been
working directly under Inspector
Murray, was assigned to head the
pawn inspectors Office. 1t. Layton
previously worked on the sex
squad and was one of those
quoted by the Davis crime-inves-
tigating subcommittee in its re-
port this week on crime condi-
tions here.
Detective Sergt. James Hunter
who has been acting chief of spe-
cial Investigations for the past
month, was named second in
command of that unit.
Capt. Blackman has been i'll for
nearly two months and is now
under treatment for heart con-
dition at Mount Alto Hospital.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Mary Norton Refuses
TO Take Mason Post
AS Commissioner

Speculation over a possible sue
cessor to Commissioner Guy Mason
was narrowed today by announce
ment by Mrs. Mary T. Norton,
former Representative from New
Jersey, that she is not candidate.
She had been regarded as a
strong possibility for replacing Mr..
Mason should President Truman
not reappoint him when his pres
ent term expires early in February.
Mrs. Norton made her position
clear in a statement last night:
so many people are contracting
me regarding an appointment to
the District Board of Commission
ers. that I believe in fairness to
every one concerned should state
my position"
First, because I have always
believed in home rule, and during
seven years as chairman of the
District of Columbia Committee
OF the House of Representatives
worked sincerely to secure it for
the District, it would be incon-
sistent to accept appointment to
the commission if it were offered
to me.
II think the Commissioners
should be Washingtonians.
Second, I retired from the 18th
New Jersey district to relieve my
self of a very strenuous position
in which had served rs years
and I believe the work of Dis
trict Commissioner should be nc
less strenuous if performed as il
should be.
However. I am deeply grateful
to my many friends in the Dis
trict who have urged me to be 9
candidate. 1t is good to know
that people have faith in you
shall always have a very great
interest in my adopted city anc
hope the time is near when the
people of Washington as full citi-
zens will have a voice In theil
own government"
Others who have been men
toned for the post include Ger
hard P. Van Arkel, counsel to the
Senate District Committee; Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle, former
president of the Board of Educa-
ton: DR.. James A. Cannon and
Adelbert w. Lee, members of the
Board Of Education; Harry Wen
der. chairman of the District
Recreation Board; Wilbur S,
Finch, former head of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
Renah Camalier, attorney; Fran
els j. Kane, president of the Kane
Transfer Co., and Mrs. Leslie
Wright. legislative representative
of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs.
Evening star., 1951-01-04

jumped to his feet, pointed to one
of the plaques over the press gall
lery, and said. There's one good
American already-Mason."
He referred to the bas relief of
George Mason. whose Virginia
Declaration of Rights formed the
basis for the Bill of Rights in the
Constitution.
Mr.. Rankin chimed in to say
there were two Americans. and he
whirled around and pointed to
Thomas Jefferson, also above the
press gallery.
The % lawmakers on the walls
were selected from long lists sub
mitted to the authorities in
charge. The plaques include por-
traits of Moses, Lycurgus. leg
endary lay giver of Sparta of
900 B. c.; Pope Innocent III of
the IL century. Hammurabi, King
of Babylon, 1000 B. c.; King Ed
ward I of England. Sir William
Blackstone, noted English jurist;
Justinian. Roman Emperor. and
others.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Boiling Electrician, "a,
Hangs Self in Basement

A 34-year-old Boiling Air Force
Base electrician was found hanged
in the basement of his recently
purchased home at Glassmanor,
Md, last night.
He was Alexander lloyd Picker
of 318 Audrey drive.
Prince Georges County Coroner
James I. Boyd said he will issue
a certificate of suicide. He re-
ported the man was found hang
ing by a rope from the basement
stairs and had been dead for sew
eral days.
County police said Mr.. Picker
was found by an uncle, Lloyd
Tobin, who came to the home with
the mans mother after hearing
nothing of him in several days.
Mr.. Picker was last seen by a
neighbor the day after Christ
mas, police said.
Mr.. Picker, a bachelor who was
living alone in his new home, left
a note willing all of his belong
ings to his mother.