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Evening star., 1951-12-27
Capital Transit
Wins Fight for
Bigger Buses
D. c. Heads Approve
Use of Large Vehicles
. On Specified Routes

The District Commissioners to-
day granted the Capital Transit
Co. permission to operate larger
buses on some routes here, pro-
vided four basic conditions are
accepted by the utility.
The action followed the Public
Utility Commissions approval of
the company's application to op-
crate buses five feet longer than
the present 35-foot length, and
six inches wider than the present
eight-foot width.
Capital Transit wants to buy
$50 of the outsize buses to operate
on II proposed routes.
Indicates Approved Routes.
Without announcing a final
decision on how many of the
proposed routes will be approved,
Engineer Commissioner Bernard
l.. Robinson indicated the Com
missioners would go along with
Installing the big buses on the
Sixteenth street, Benning and
Glover Park Trinidad lines.
Gen. Robinson emphasized the
following conditions:
l. That all traffic lanes to be
used by the big buses be at least
10 feet wide or that the streets
to be used have two 9-foot-wide
traffic lanes in the same direction.
2. That no further restrictions
against curb side parking will be
effected in congested areas to
accommodate travel of the big
buses.
Must Pay for Cutbacks.
5. That any highway altera-
tions such as cutting back curbs
at intersections to facilitate turns
be paid for by the transit COM
pany.
4. That the travel of the pro-
posed new buses will not interfere
with the normal flow of traffic on
streets having unbalanced" traf-
fic lanes. This Technology means
streets having two lanes of traffic
moving in one direction and only
one lane in the opposite direction.
Add to Traffic jam.
Gen. Robinson acknowledged
during the Commissioners board
meeting today that use of the new
buses probably will add slightly
to the Districts traffic problems
where the vehicles will have to
operate in lanes less than 10 feet
wide. He said, however. that he
feels the new buses will provide
better service by accommodating
more passengers per bus and byI
effecting economies for the COM
pany.
The Engineer Commissioner
agreed with Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp, who submitted
the four qualifications, that Ger
tain exceptions will have to be
made in certain outlying sections
of the special bus routes. He
indicated that this may include
added parking restrictions along
the routes and possible waiver of
the 10-foot traffic lane proviso.
Mr.. Keneipp told the Commis-
sioners he expects to complete a
study of all the transit company'sI
proposed II routes for the big
buses by January Is.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
Ia Million Entered
.U. S. From l862-l900

One of the greatest migrations
in human history occurred during
the period between 1862 and 1900
More than IA million persons
came to the United States from
other countries.
Free land and the pressure OF
rising populations in the Eastern
States sent a wave of humanity
westward to people the Great
Plains area.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
Army Chest Surgeons
From Walter Reed 10
Gel Duty at Glenn Dale

Chest surgeons attached to the
Army's Walter Reed Hospital will
be assigned to periodic surgical
duty at the Districts Glenn Dale
Sanatorium under an order issued
today by the District Commits
ISioners.
Acting on the recommendations
of DR.. Daniel l.. Seckinger, direc-
tor of public health, and DR.
Daniel L. Finucane, Glenn Dale
superintendent. the Commissioners
agreed that the measure would
be mutually beneficial to both in
Istitutions.
Army Cases Are Few.
It was explained that while Wal
ter Reed has an excellent chest
surgery service, the hospital has
been unable to get it approved for
Ia residency training program be-
cause of an insufficient number
of tuberculosis cases on which to
develop experience in that field.
DR.. Seckinger added that unless
Walter Reed and Glenn Dale
established an affiliation along
these lines, the Army would have
to send its chest surgeons here
to an Army hospital in Denver.
Anesthetists to Help.
The health director pointed out
that the Army will have two
anesthetists accompany it's sur
+geons to Glenn Dale. This, DR..
Seckinger said, will take care of
an anesthetiSt shortage at Glenn
Dale.
Under the new arrangement,
DR.. Seckinger said, the sanatorium
can perform surgery both morn
ing and afternoon of certain days,
whereas at present Glenn Dale is
able only to make a tentative
operating schedule for the entire
week based on the availability of
an anesthesia specialist.
Evening star., 1951-12-27

swing. fire and follow through. "
While Bob now seldom misses a
clay pigeon, he admits he isn't toe
sure when it comes to shooting
quail. Most skeet shooters have
the same trouble.
On Quail Hunting Trip.
Bob. who is of to Georgia now
with his father for two weeks of
quail hunting, says he gets con-
fused when a covey of quail rise
|off the ground.
"The first two or three days
we hunt" Bob said, II never car
hit a thing. Then I settle dowr
and get my share of game"
In perfecting his shooting tech
nique. Bob has had the help o1
his father. an excellent shot him.
self. He has backed the boys
in their sports activities, and
while he admits knowing little OIL
nothing about riding, has seen tt
it that his son and daughter are
well mounted.
In shooting skeet. the shooter
works from eight stations around
the perimeter of a semicircle, with
a traphouse at either end. The
shooter calls for the release OF
each target, and must shoot with
in about two seconds of the COM
mand, pull" if he is going tc
break the clay pigeon. 1t requires
fast shooting.
Has a $1,000 Gun.
Bob does most of his shooting
on the Glen Burnie range. He has
a $1,000 gun consisting of one
stock and four matched barrels
IL. 20. % and 410 gauge. and he
won his National championship
with the II bore barrel.
Bob started shooting when ht
was II years old, and the follow.
ing year, while on a trip with hi!
| family to the West Coast, he out.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
clarence Yeutmun
Named Tie-Breoker
For Fairfax Board

Clarence M. Yeatman, hardware
merchant, today was named Off
cial tie-breaker for the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors.
Mr.. Yeatman, who lives in
Sleepy Hollow, a Fairfax County
subdivision, is a member Of the
George M. Yeatman & Sons hard
ware firm in Arlington. He sue
ceeds L. A. Popkins, who has held
the post longer than most county
officials can remember.
Mr.. Popkins submitted his
resignation to Circuit Court Judge
Paul Brown.
There are six members of the
Board of Supervisors and the tie
breaker votes only when there is
an even division of votes on a
question.
A redistricting commission will
resume it's studies shortly after
the first of the year and indica-
tions are that the present six
magisterial districts will be revised
to an odd number. A tie-breaker
then would no longer benecessary.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
BusIine 10 CurtaiI Trips
In Paris Of West Virginia
BY the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Dec
I27.-Bus riders in the eastern end
of the West Virginia panhandle
face the possibility of curtailed
bus service in the next few days.
Gardner w. Pierce, president of
Potomac Coach Lines. said last
night he would discontinue the
runs from Martinsburg to Pine
crest, Shepherdstown and Charles
Town by the first Of the year.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
District 10 Invite Legion
To Hold 81 Farley Here

The American Legion will be
invited to hold its 1852 national
convention in Washington.
The Commissioners decided to-
day to extend the invitation
through the Greater National
Capital Committee of the WASH
ington Board of Trade.
The Legion never has met in
Washington. Delegates to the
1851 convention in Miami de-
parted from custom by deferrinA
IA decision on the site for next
years gathering.
The convention will be held late
in the summer.
Evening star., 1951-12-27

Despite a Commissioners deci-
sion to allow night clubs and
cocktail rooms to stay open until
4 am. for New Years celebrations
many night spot managers plan
to close at the usual 2 am.
Washington just isn't a stay
up town." the spokesman for one
hotel said. Others feel the same
way.
But wherever you go Monday
night, take along extra change
The prices at most of the Local
night clubs aren't expected to tor
those of past years, but the 4 am
curfeW means two more hours OF
revelry-and money.
New Tax Boosts Tab.
Celebrants also will dig a Bit
deeper because Of the new Fed
eyal tax on liquor.
Formal dress will be optional al
the Shoreham's Blue Room which
will open at 9 pm. Dinner will
be served later and favors ano
noisemakers will be on each table
at a cost of $12.2O a person, ex-
Guiding drinks. The Palladian
Room also will open at 9 pm. with
a $3.50 cover charge. Each room
will have an orchestra for dane
ing
Three rooms will be opened at
the Hotel Statler. Reservations
are needed only for the Embassy
Room. but the Veranda Room and
the Colony Room will be ready
also for the holiday eve. The
Embassy Room, charging $40 a
guest, will furnish entertainment,
dinner, favors, dancing and Kay
Thompson and the williams
Brothers. In the Veranda and
Colony Rooms there will be no
cover or minimum charges.
Formal Dress Required.
The Wardman Park Hotel will
move its Caribar room across the
lobby into the Continental room
with the festivities beginning at
10 pm. Reservations are being
sold at Sc a person and include
breakfast. favors and dancing.
Formal dress is required.
Although the Mayflower Hotel
has no special program arranged,
its lounge will be open until 2 am.
Formal evening clothes will be
in order at the Carlton Hotel.
Music will begin at 9 in the Congo
room. The S. a person fee will ia
Evening star., 1951-12-27
u. 5. Emp|oye Rolls
In Area Off Slightly fol
Third Straight Month

The number of Federal Gov
eminent workers in the Wash
Iignton area has declined slightly
for the third successive month,
the District Office of the United
States Employment Service an
nounced today.
This was revealed as the USES
published it's employment statis-
tics for the month of November.
252,800 in November.
USES said the number of Fed
eral employees in the Washington
area during November was 252,-
800. This compares to 253,700 on
the Federal payroll in october
and is the third month a small
drop has been noted as to per-
centage, the decrease from Octo-
ber to November was a per cent
No significant changes in the
employment picture in the Wash
ington area are expected during
the first half of 1852, USES said
Government employment is ex-
pected to diminish slightly while
private enterprise probably will
expand slightly.
D0wntrend Reversed.
November employment as a
whole for the area increased .O5
per cent as compared to October.
Total employment in November
was estimated at $4,000. In
October, it was 612,6O0.
USES said this slight gain re-
versed small downward trend of
the previous two months. The
gain was due primarily to extra
employees hired by wholesale and
retail establishments for the holi-
day shopping.
Evening star., 1951-12-27

seriously, and vows she will give
her younger brother some real
competition.
Follow Tough Schedule.
Bob and Joe have become
prominent in sports while follow
ing schedule that would wear
out most boys. With their sister,
they attend Seventh Day Ad-
ventist schools at Takoma Park
half a day. The boys have been
working as carpenters during the
Evening star., 1951-12-27
Select 400 HoIdinq
.Low-Number Tags
To Be Needed Out

Low-numbered automobile tags
in the District are coming under
review by the Commissioners.
At their meeting today, the
Commissioners agreed to look
over the list of persons who regu-
larly get license plates in the
exclusive group up to 400.
There's a lot of dead wood
there" commented Brig. Gen
Bernard L. Robinson, the En-
gineer Commissioner. He said he
was sure some people favored
with the lower numbered plates
are not now entitled to them,
even If they once were. The Com
missioners will not bother owners
they believe should remain in the
select circle.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
Trumun to Honor Birth
|Of Woodrow Wilson

President Truman tomorrow
will pay tribute to the memory
Of Woodrow Wilson on the 96th
anniversary of the 28th Presidents
birth.
At 1890 am, 1t. Col. A. A.
|Lipscomb, q White House aide,
will place a wreath on the Wilson
tomb at Bethlehem Chapel of
Washington Cathedral.
1t is an annual observance by
the White House. 4
Evening star., 1951-12-27

Remington. Va, set his second
record of the $50 run without a
miss.
Joe, 18, the horseman of the
family has taken many a ribbon
at local horse shows, and last year
won two of reserve champions in
the junior hunter divisions.
Pat. their older sister, has tried
skeet shooting, but found it a
little to tough, and has decided
to follow Joe to the horse shows
She is just taking up riding
Evening star., 1951-12-27

afternoon for their father, a con-
tractor.
Bob practices shooting about
once a week, while Joe, who al
ready has schooled two horses and
lis starting on his third, often goes
over to the Meadowbrook stable
at night to ride under the lights.
Bob's advice to the budding
Iskeet shooter is:
Don't aim. If you aim you
are sure to miss. You just point,
Evening star., 1951-12-27
Turkey Spurns iran Oil

ANKARA. Turkey, Dec. q (P.--
Informed sources said today Tur-
key has informed Iran she cannot
buy Iranian oil. Lack of tankers
needed to transport the oil to
Turkey was believed the main
reason.
Evening star., 1951-12-27
By james BirchfieId

Championships are no novelty
to the Smith boys-Bob and Joe
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E
Smith of 9210 Wildwood road
Silver Spring.
Bob. at Is, not only is National
junior skeet champion, but holds
Ia worlds record for breaking 25C
targets without a single miss. He
won his National title a few
months ago in Texas, and later, al
Evening star., 1951-12-27
Prince Georges 6. o. P.

The Northwest Branch Of the
Prince Georges County Republican
Club will meet at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Riverdale (Md.) Firehouse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
B h, 10 Out on heuiian Monday

sTwenty-eight passengers arrived on the Aleutian northbound Mon- day with 10 embarking for the westward. The ship is scheduled to arrive southbound some time Sept. g..
 Disembarking from Seattle: Millie Brandt, Edwin E. Hall, M. A. Han sen, Evelyn and Heather Hollnarin. R. s. Holmgren, Jr.. Betty LeFiles, Mir. and Mrs. Eugene M Lawlere, Mir and Mrs. w. c. McRae. Mrs. Gladys Peters and daughter; R. E. Stromme. Marguerite Schuman, Mrs J. H. Shantrom and two sons William K. Wood. Mrs. Mary Walsh,
 From Ketchikan: H. G. Fairhurst, Samuel A. Marten, Joe McNallen, Mir. and Mrs M. J. Powers, Steve Vukovich, Mrs. Roger Williams and child.
 Embarking for Seward: Pauline Peterson, R. c. Furst, C. H. Cowan, H, A. Stodart, Harold Glaser, I. J. Cunz
 For Cordova: Cora Singh, E. A. Anderson.
 For Valdez J. MolyneauX.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
phiIIies Help Indians Back ToTopof Heap
Athletics Going Nowhere -Buf Neither is Anyone | Else Who Plays Them
By the Associated Press

Philadelphia's carefree Athletics are going nowhere in the American League race but they are having a great deal to say which team will win the flag.
 Continuing their role of spoilers, :" Jimmy Dykes seventh placers yes terday held New York to split in their Labor Day double-header to dump the Yankees out of first place. Taking advantage of a second game 3-2 win after the Yankees had copped the opener, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians regained first place by sweeping pair from Chi cago's White Sox, 5-3 and 6-1. The Tribe now has a half-game Head on the Yankees but must keep a wary eye out for Boston's unpredictabie Red Sox, who whip ped Washington twice, 3-2 and 8-4, to climb within four and half games of the top.
 2. The Red Sox, who open a three game series in New York tomorrow, are very much in the thick of things Ss they are only two games behind Cleveland in the important lost column. They have played five fewer games than the Indians. Nine of bheir remaining games, however, are with the Yankees.
 Dodgers Rise
 Brooklyn's Dodgers increased their flrst-place margin in the National League to six games over New York, defeating the Boston Braves twice by 7-2 scores while the Giants were dividing a pair with the Philadel- phia Phillies. The Giants won the 1iightcap, 3-1, after Philadelphia had taken the opener, 63.
 Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardi- nals stretched their winning streak to seven straight with Al and 7-1 triumph over Cincinnati. Chi cago and Pittsburgh split, the Pirates earning a seven-inning 4-3 yin af.es tllse tllse -ssssis, ssiiss,s--ifssl eapturcsi -~ the first game, 1l-l0, innl2 in-s nings. Detroit's Tigers and the St. Louis Browns divided twin bill. The Tigers gained 6-5 verdict in 13 innings only to have the Browns bounce back to win the second game, 3-2.
 Little Bobby Shantz and big BoE Hooper combined to pitch Phila- delphia's second-game triumph over the Yankees as the As continued to have a lot of fun with the conten- ders. Shantz did not permit score until he weakened in the seventh
 Three Times
 It marked the third time in three weeks that the As had showed the Yankees off the top perch. They did it the first time Aug. l2 with a double victory and again on Aug 19. Only last week they whipped the Indians twice in a row to knock them out of first place.
 Johnny Sain. veteran highlander recently purchased from the Braves made brilliant Yankee debut, set ting down the As with five hits in the opener
 Bob Teller registered his 21st vic- tory and Steve Gromek spun bril- liant three-hitter as the Indians battered five Chicago hurlers for 21 hits,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
Seattle Sure Of fTie-One Win Takes FIaQ
 Rainiers Beat A(orns
 Twice 10 Cineh Even
 Break Stars Split Bill
By the Associated Press
By the Associated Press

The Pacific Coast league race is in it's last week and the Seattle Rainiers have at least a tie and probably penaa.lt.
 Seattle has q seven-game lead over second place Hollywood, with seven games to go.
 The Rainiers may put the pen nant on ice tonight when they meet Oakland. One more Seattle win will sew up the championship. Tlhe Seattle fsifie cfinciied tie by taking a Labor Day doubleheader from the Oaks, 5-2 and 11-7. Oak land threatened in the seven inning nightcap with a 7-6 lead in the fourth inning but the Rainiers came back in their half with three runs and added two more in the fifth.
 Hollywood hopes went sliding when the Stars split a double bill with Sacramento. The Stars Vic Lombardi went the route against Bob Gillespie, Frankie Nelson and Harry Grubb to win the opener, 7-5 for his tenth victory. In the final Hollywood had 3-2 edge after five innings but the Solons mixed four hits with two errors for three tallies and the game, 5-3.
 Los Angeles nudged Portland out of the No. 3 spot by virtue of 13-8 win in the opener of their doubleheader. The nightcap, called because of the time limit at the end of the seventh inning, ended in a 5-5 tie.
 At the bottom of the heap San Diego dumped San Francisco into the cellar again by whipping the Seals twice, 5-3 and 2-1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
By the Associated Press


 At Forest Hills, NY. = Frank Sedgman defeated Art Larsen and Vic Seixas defeated Dick Savitt to gain the finals in the national ten nis championships; Shirley Fry -fsFsiif F 5sFstiifett tire w0ffIcIi 5 fIffdf by oust- ing Mrs. Jean Walker-Smith of England but rain postponed the other semi-final with Maiireen Con- nelly leading top-seeded Doris Hart by set, GA.
 BASEBALL
 At New York = National League President Ford Prick fined Brook lyn Manager Charlie Dressen, Jackie Robinson and Don NeWcombe for Sundays squabble with umpire Al Barlick.
 BOXING
 At New York The district at torney's office and the State Ath- letic Commission launched probes of the death of boxer George Flores.
 RACING
 At Del Mar, Calf Blue Read ing $660) won the Del Mar handicap in 1:48 1/5, equalling the track mile and furlong record.
 GENERAL
 At Darlington, sc. - Herbert Thomas of Olivia, NC, won the 800 mile stock car race with an average of 75.6 mph.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
Western International League Bows Out Today
By the Associated Press

The Western International League rings down the curtain on the 195. baseball season today.
 Single games with little, if any bearing on final standings close ou the baseball year for the eight. member Washington -Oregon-Britisf Columbia circuit.
 Yesterdays scores:
 Vancouver 10-9, Spokane 1-2.
 Victoria 6-1, Salem 5-6.
 Yakima 3-5, Wenatchee 1-1.
 Tacoma 2-6, Wenatchee 1-1. game Il innings).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
Seattle 0utlieIder leads League wifh .352 Average

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4-R- Seattles Jim Rivera continued to lead Pacific Coast league batters in games through Sunday.
 Official league statistics released today. including games of Sept. 2 credit the southpaw outfielder with a 1852 average in 167 games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
Baseball Stars
By the Associated Press

Batting: Roy Campanella, Dodger - Cracked six consecutive hits in cluding two homers, one a grane slammer, to lead the Dodgers to !; pair of 7-2 victories over the Bostor Braves.
 Pitching: Steve Gromek, Indian' = Hurled three-hitter in the sec ond game of Cleveland double header triumph over the Chicago White Sox, 5-3 and 6-1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
WOMEN OF MOOSE

There will be a meeting of The Women of the Moose, in the Moose Lodge Rooms Thursday Sept. 9th at 8 o'clock. 9O3-2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-04
league Leaders
By the Associated Press
AMERICAN kk.s54ASS EAGSxfEE EE.

AMERICAS Ez.EsE4k < EAsGitfEE E Batting (based on 300 times at bat) -T Fain, Philadelphia, .33l Ke1l, Detroit, 329.
 Runs Batted In = Williams, Bos- ton and Zernial, Philadelphia, 112. Home Runs Zernial, Philadel- phia, 29; Williams, Boston, 27.
 Pitching (based on seven deci- sions) = Kinder, Boston, 8-2, 300; Teller, Cleveland, 21-7, .750.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
 Batting Musial, St. Louis, .368; Ashburn, Philadelphia, .341.
 Runs Batted In = Gordon, Bos- ton, 98; Campanella, Brooklyn, 96. Home Runs = Kiner, Pittsburgh 37; Hodges, Brooklyn, 36.
 Pitching = Roe, Brooklyn, 182 300; Maglie, New York, 1895, .783.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-11
Girl Scouts Troop
Elects Officers

Wing Scouts of Troop 20 elected
officers for the coming year at a
meeting on Monday, October /, in
the Girl Scout office at the Women's
Club, with the entire membership of
Is present.
Sue Cushen was named pilot, or
president, of the squadron. Other
officers elected were: Margie Rum
nell, co-pilot; Kendra Bell, scribe:
Margaret Myers, assistant scribe,
Toy Strife, purser; Betty Ryder, as
sistant purser; Jean Thorne, naviga-
tor; Roxanna Gabe, assistant navi-
gator; and Penny Warfield, cores
ponding secretary.
Troop leaders are: Mrs. Henrietta
Sim, flight commander; Mrs. Pamela
Bean, fight captain; and Mrs. Sue
Metzner, fight lieutenant.
Following the election of officers
the group worked on arts and crafts.
Miss Given White, a former mem
Der, who is now in nurses training
at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, was
guest at the meeting.