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Evening star., 1951-03-29

shafts into the sandy soil. They
said they were making test re-
garding the Savannah River. on
which a program of dam con-
|struction was underway. But they
were making their tests a long
way away from the river.
AS usual, the exchange of in
formation was around the coal
stove in the middle of H. M. Cas-
seis' big store. Ellenton has no
newspaper.
Mike Cassells, the towns big
businessman (the Cassels family
owns the store, the bank, the tele-
phone company and the under
taking establishment. told every
one to hold onto their land. He
warned them not to give options
no matter how attractive an offer
might seem. An Atlanta law firm
had sounded him out on the pos
sibility of optioning land near
Ellenton and he had told them
there wasn't chance.
Mr.. Cassels' son Louis is a
Inewspaperman. He is employed
by the United Press in Washing
ton where he covers the Atomic
Energy Commission. The biggest
story in the offing at the Acc
was the location of the proposed
H-bomb plant. Congress had au-
thorized $500 million for the H
bomb and it was known that engi-
Ineers were out travelling much
Iof the United States in checking
possible locations. The Acc said
later that 1,400 sites were con-
Sidered.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Magician, TumbIing Show
To Aid Trinidad Boys

Funds from a magician's show
and tumbling exhibition at 8 pm.
today in the Masonic Temple
at Eighth and F streets NE. will
benefit the Trinidad Boys Club,
l119 Wylie street NE.
Highlighting the program will be
"Almar, the Magician and Com
pany," with % acts of mystery,
including Hindu Cremation" and
Flights Of Life"
During the intermission, the
Trinidad tumblers-15 boys rang
ing in age from 9 to 15-will per-
form. The group has done shows
for the Red Cross in all service
hospitals in the area.
The Trinidad club is an inde-
pendent organization, financed by
private contributions. The club
SERVES about $50 boys in the
Stanton Park area.
The clubs financial dilemma
is such that it's three baseball
teams began practice yesterday
with three balls and a catcher's
mitt among Them
Reservations for the show can
be made at Champion Sports, Inc,
BIG Thirteenth street NV: Kay
Jewelry Co., Eighth and H streets
NE; Davis ESQ Station, Seven
teenth street and Benning road
NE, and at the club.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Appeals Court Upsets Ruling
In Tax Case, ScoIds Government

Taxpayers are entitled to COR
binary fair play" from a Federal
Government that should always
be gentleman" the United
States Court of Appeals declared
today IN a tax case in which 1t
branded Government action "un-
|conscionable."
The court used this language in
reversing by a to / majority a
Federal Tax Court decision
which held the estate of a Kirk
wood (Mo) resident liable for
$6,488 in gift taxes for 1888.
While still living the Mis-
Isourian, Arthur Stockstrom, filed
tax payments in 1886 on gifts OF
less than $4,000 each to 10 trusts
set up in his will. The next year,
however. the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue ruled that such
gifts were not taxable and Mr.
Stockstrom got a refund on these
1885 payments.
Ruling Reversed.
In 1888 Mr.. Stockstrom made
further gifts to the trusts and
did not file tax returns on these
gifts in view of the earlier Reve-
nue. Bureau ruling. Then, 10
years later-after Mr.. Stock
Strom had died - the bureau
reversed its 1887 ruling and levied
on his estate for the $6,488 in
1888 gift taxes.
Judges Wilbur K. Miller and
Bennett Champ Clark regarded
this as improper action by the
bureau.
Judge Miller wrote:
"It has been we'll said that the
Evening star., 1951-03-29

pard Noyes, of 1901 Eighteenth
street NV, and Miss Janet Wild
man, 2010 G street NV.
It is the first time two cups have
been awarded and was necessary
because both students have iden-
tical high averages.
Mrs. Noyes, a senior majoring in
mathematics, is the wife of Will
liam Noyes. a former university
student. She was graduated from
Coolidge High School in 1947 and
was awarded a four year scholar
ship at that time. She is a MEM
ber of Kappa Alpha Theta soror-
ity and Phi Beta Kappa, honorary
scholastic fraternity.
Miss Wildman is senior major
ing in psychology. She is the
daughter Of Capt. and Mrs. Otis
Wildman. She, too. was awarded a
four year scholarship when she
was graduated from Woodrow Will
son High School. She is a men,
ber of Pi Beta Phi sorority and
Phi Beta Kappa.
Cups also were awarded to Kap-
pa Kappa Gamma for the highest
scholastic average among active
members and Kappa Alpha Theta
for the highest scholastic average
among pledges. The ceremony was
held at Lisner Auditorium.
The awards were part of the
program of the annual Pan-Hel-
lenic Sing. Kappa Kappa Gamma
took first place. Sigma Kappa Sec
|ond and Kappa Alpha Theta
third,
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Capital Transit Sc Bus
Route Change Approved

The Public Utilities Commission
has approved q change In the
Capital Transit Co.'s S-6 bus
service between Kennedy and AS
pen streets NV. routing it on
Fourteenth rather than Sixteenth
street.
The change. effective April g.
was asked by the Brightwood
Home and School Association
Residents of the area pointed out
lit would bring the service closer
to Brightwood School.
The commission said it consid-
cred the move "in the public in
terest" and that, temporarily, un-
til paving work Is completed in
the vicinity of Fourteenth and AS
lpen streets, the buses should be
routed on Van Buren street be-
tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth
streets. .@
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Water Fiuoridation
Put Off Indefinitely
Because Of High Cost

A proposal to fiuoridate the
District water supply to reduce
tooth decay was postponed in.
definitely today by the Commits.
sioners.
The Board of Commissioners
accepted the recommendation o1
Commissioner F. Joseph ,Donohue
that the program be deferred be.
cause of it's cost.
Mr.. Donohue advised that tluori-
dation program recommended BY
the District Health Department
lis an excellent one and there i.
no doubt in my mind that salu.
tary effects would result"
He added. however, "in view O.
the Districts present financia
condition, the constantly increas.
ing cost of services now rendered
and the imminence of possible pa,
Increases, I do not think tha
now is the time to embark on new
projects, but believe this program
should be deferred"
In submitting the proposal las
month, the District Water De
Ipartment estimated the total cos
lat Sill, ,460 a year if sodium
1uoride were used.
The use, of other forms of tn,
chemical would cut costs by a.
much as $4,000, the department
said. In addition, an initial in.
vestment for new equipment fol
S120,000 was proposed.
The program which has beer
tested in several other communi.
ties is said to reduce tooth decay
among children by as much as 81
per cent,
Evening star., 1951-03-29

Reporter Cassels was putting ou,
an occasional story saying thai
from "the best information OBJ.
tainable" that a site in Texas
would be chosen. Later, the best
information seemed to be swing
ing in favor of Arkansas.
All the time he was getting let
ters from his father saying: Son
| it looks as if big defense plant is
coming to Ellenton. The Corps o1
Engineers is still testing earth
structure all around here. See il
you can get any information on
this in Washington"
Louis Cassels never put two and
two together. Every one thought
that the H-bomb plant would be
located in those vast open spaces
that used to be known as the Great
American Desert. 1t was known
that the Army was seeking loca.
tions for a dozen defense plants
That this greatest of the nationa
ventures should be located only II
miles from the Atlantic seaboaro
was incredible.
On November % a press release
was given reporters at the Acc
announcing the location of the
H-bomb plant accompanied by g
map showing the area from which
the population was "to be evac-
uated." Reporter Cassels looked
at his copy and let out a yell.
"Yipe!" he shouted, there goes
my home town and my fathers
store"
| Tomorrow. HoD Euenton took
the mems
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Advent Of Springtime
Brings Traditional
Hotel Room SHORTAGE

Another traditional spring event
in Washington is underway-the
perennial shortage of hotel rooms
and surplus of would-be custom
erS.
The hotel space situation was
described today as one of the
tightest in recent years. It's just
about impossible to find a room
unless reservations have beer
made in advance and even then
you can't be sure.
Frank Weakly, president of the
Washington Hotel Association. de-
.scribed it as the usual harbingel
of spring in Washington. 1t prob
ably will asst till May. he said.
This time a number of factors
are combining to make the room
situation even more difficult than
usual, he added. Among them are
the usual spring increase in tour
lists. Hundreds of high school
seniors from over the country are
pouring into town for their ira
|ditional senior trip to the Capital
Cherry Blossom Time" is coming
up. And added to all that is the
Conference of American Ministers
and the visit of French President
Auriol.
The diplomats - usually with
large retinues-have taken up all
the de luxe space in the large
hotels and school children have
jammed the smaller hotels they
usually patronize.
"The result is that we have nc
place to refer room seekers to as
we do normally" one hotel man
ager explained.
Cots are being used in most
hotels, usually to accommodate ad-
ditional people in a room or suite
A few hotels were reported setting
up cots in public space, such as
small banquet rooms, to take care
of the overflow. Many tourists
are being advised to try motor
courts on the outskirts.
Evening star., 1951-03-29

Government should always be q
gentleman.
Taxpayers expect and are en-
titled to receive ordinary fair
play from tax officials.
"We regard as unconscionable
the revenue commissioners claim
to authority to assess a tax in
1948 because of Stockstrom'
failure to file a return for 1898
when the commissioner, himself
was responsible for that failure
Dissents Reluctantly.
Even Minority Judge E. Barrett
Prettyman admitted his dissent
was reluctant"
II wish the law were as the ma
jority find it to be-" said Judge
Prettyman. because it is my be-
lief that the Government ought tc
set high standard in it's dealings
and relationships with citizens"
The judge added that "the word
of a duly authorized Government
agent acting within the scope oi
his authority, ought to be as good
as Government bond"
Unfortunately" Judge Pretty
man noted. the law as he views il
runs counter to the finding of the
majority court.
"The revenue commissioners
about-face on the question of law
here involved is not different from
his change of mind on other points
upon other occasions" Judge
Prettyman said. THE established
rule is that in contemplation of
law, he was, under such circum-
stances, wrong the first time and
the Government is not bound by
his error"
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Crippled ChiIdren's Fund
Gifts Reported Tagging

The District Society for Grip
pied Children has raised less than
half of it's $125,O00 goal in the
current fund drive.
Attorney General McGrath, who
is general chairman of the drive.
said the society will be unable to
treat all of the 200 children suf-
Ifering from cerebral palsy who
were treated last year.
So far, only about $4,000 has
been received. Last year. it was
reported, $4,000 of the total re-
ceipts for the society's Easter seal
sales came in after Easter. The
society still expects a considerable
sum to come in.
The society continues to receive
contributions at its headquarters,
1857 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Truckers Clash
With Keneipp
Over Signals
Oppose Regulation
To Make Mechanical
Devices Mandatory

Representatives of trucking
companies collided head-on with
the District Department of We
Ihicles and Traffic today over the
question of requiring installation
Iof mechanical or electric direc-
ton signals on many District
trucks.
The truckers showed up at a
meeting before the Commission
ters who are considering a tight
Iening of present regulations COW
Iering direction signals.
Traffic director George E. Ken
Ieipp explained that a regulation
has been on the books since 1910
requiring signal device on any
vehicle from which hand signals
are not visible. However, the reg
ulation has not been strictly en-
forced because no exact yardstick
to determine visibily of hand sig
mails existed, he said.
Call Them Unreliable.
/ The proposed regulation would
require devices to be installed
when the distance from the CEN
ter of the steering wheel to the
left-hand side of the truck exceeds
"a inches.
| Members of the District Truck
ing Association declared:
Manufacturers of turn signals
and other people have been tell
ing us for many years that turn
signals contribute to safety of op-
erations. We have never seen any
evidence to support these claims"
Spokesman labeled the devices
as "gadgets" often more dangerous
and unreliable than no signals
at all.
The District proposal was char
acterized as an effort to take
the brains away from truck
drivers and put them into
Igadgets" for the benefit of manu-
facturers of auto equipment.
Impartial Tests Urged.
The associations statements
urged that an impartial test of
turn signals be undertaken by
District engineers to determine
their contribution to traffic safety.
| The truckers indicated their
Willingness to abide by the re-
suits of such an experiment.
| Nathan Lubar, speaking for the
Traffic Advisory Board, told the
commissioners the board favors'
that all vehicles manufactured
after June 80, 1852, be equipped
with turn signals, and that the
devices be required on all vehicles
Registered in the District after
January /, 1858.
Evening star., 1951-03-29

The territory is just what one
would expect from the bird's-eye
view from the plane. patches OF
dried cotton stalks, stretches oil
pine with some grazing space fol-
beef cattle between the trees and
occasional peach orchards and
groves of pecan trees. There are
only a few tenant shacks in
stretches of several miles.
The Charleston & Western Car
olina Railroad, an Atlantic Coast
Line subsidiary, parallels the road
Seven miles farther on is Ellenton
population 1922 the largest of the
towns which are going to be wiped
out by the Government. The resi-
dents have until June, 1852. Then
they have to be out.
A town of TOO persons on a rail-
road track doesn't suggest much
to any one who has made the long
drive from Washington to Florida
But this traveller was not long In
discovering that Ellenton is some
thing.
Ellenton has paved streets, a
S150,000 high school, many attrac-
tive homes. three churches and a
bank. Three physicians live in
Ellenton and there are two restau-
rants and one of the largest coun-
try stores in the South.
There is nothing new about the
Government exercising its right
of eminent domain in clearing
large tracts of land. Hundreds OF
mountaineers were moved to make
Shenandoah National Park and
the Sky Line Drive possible on the
Blue Ridge and the same thing
happened in the Great Smokes
and Cumberland Mountains OF
Tennessee when the iva dams
were built.
What is unprecedented Is the
razing of a prosperous town. Ell
lenton is to be wiped off the map
1t brings to mind the classic in
stance of the killing of a town
THE Deserted Village" about
which Oliver Goldsmith waxed SC
indignant in the 18th century. The
situation was not quite the same
Sweet Auburn, 1oveliest village
Iof the plain" was depopulated to
give a wealthy aristocrat more
room for hunting. Ellenton is be-
ing done away with in the ma
tional interest.
Ellenton must go because 1t Is
between the plots selected for con-
Istruction Of the big bomb manu-
featuring buildings and the Sa-
vannah River. The plant will use
the river. The site was selected
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Housing Authority Pays
S100,536 in Lieu Of Taxes

The District government today
got a check for $100,536.99 from
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority as payment in lieu of taxes
for five of it's low-rent properties
This covers the fiscal years 194s
and 1850 and concerns the Fort
Dupont, Ellen Wilson, Frederick
Douglass, Carrollsburg and Kelly
Miller Dwellings.
The check represents 10 pei
cent of the total rent rolls, less
the cost of utilities furnished each
of the properties, officials ex-
planned. This is the maximum
permitted by law for low-rent
properties, they said.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Bomb Already Has Spelled Imminent rnq EIenton
PIannersCIear
Way for Action
On SIum Work
Transfer Lund at
Soldiers Home for
Extension of Street
By Nelson M. Shepard

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission expects to
initiate the Districts long dormant
slum area redevelopment program
in a week or so.
The way was cleared for ap-
pointment of a special planning
staff of eight members when the
commission late yesterday rati-
fed agreements with the District
Redevelopment Land Agency. The
latter group will transfer $4,000
to defray three months cost of
planning and surveying of the first
project in the District.
John Nolen, jr., director of
planning, said two of the eight
assistants already have been
chosen. He expects the commits
sion will name the staff next week.
One of several rundown areas in
the city will be redeveloped. The
Districts program is several years
late. The original project for
Marshall Heights created a con-
troversy that forced its abandon
ment.
Way Cleared for Street.
The planning commission will
close its monthly meeting this
afternoon. Meanwhile, it an
nounced formal approval of land
transfers in the Soldiers Home
grounds that will permit the Dis
tric5 Commissioners to extend
North Capitol street through the
reservation. A strip 100 feet long
selected for a Veterans Hospital
has been ordered transferred from
the General Services Administra-
ton to the District Government.
That will give ample right -of-way
for the uninterrupted flow of
north and south traffic.
Mr. Nolen said the commission
will issue a resolution today set
ting forth its position with respect
to citizens requests for acquisi-
ton of more park and playground
lands between the Glover parkway
and the Wesley Heights communi-
ty. Recently, citizens of the arca
appeared before the Board of
Zoning Adjustment to protest the
proposed erection of an eight
story apartment on a three-acre
section of the old Glover estate
Sharpe, Roberts Head Group.
c. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of a
committee of the Wesley Heights
Community Club, and William A.
Roberts. counsel, headed a delega-
ton that appealed the issue yes
terday to the planning commission.
Wesley Heights now is a communi-
ty of single-family homes.
At the request of the Mont
gonlery County delegation in the
Maryland House of Delegates. the
commission today will forward to
them its views on the controver.
sial Senate bill reorganizing the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission into g
bi-county planning and co-ordina--
ton authority. It is leaving an
nouncement of these views to the
delegation.
District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue was an interested guest
yesterday. He was enlightened on
the commissions functions, land
purchasing program and similar
matters affecting the District
Some of these matters will come
under his attention personally.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Chamberlain Joins NPA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Mar
29.-Bernard P. Chamberlain mas
accepted appointment as indus
trial specialist with the loan dlvj-
sion of the National Production
Authority in Washington. Mr.
Chamberlain plans to maintain
his residence here and retain his
partnership in the law firm OF
Chamberlain and Scott.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
,Studeboker Loyoffs Due"

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Mar. 2s
R.-Studebaker Corp. announced
today a 20 per cent layoff be-
cause Of Government restrictions
on steel. copper and other ma
terials. P. o. Peterson. vice pres
ident in charge of manufacture
ing. said about 1000 of the 20 ,00C
employees will be laid off next
Monday.
Evening star., 1951-03-29

monial yester-
day from 18
national con-
servation or
ganiZations.
| The testimo-
nial was pre-
sented at a
farewell party
| given in his
honor at the
Cosmos Club,
a t t e n d e d by
Ir e presentatives
of the various
| organiza tions.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Z GWU Co-eds Share
Scholarship Honors

Two George Washington Univer-
sity co-eds last night shared hon.
ors when each received a cup for
the highest scholastic average
among sorority women"
Both graduates of District high
schools, they are Mrs. Anne Shep-
Evening star., 1951-03-29
EmmunueI Church Minstrel

The Mems Club of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church. Alexandria,
will sponsor a benefit minstrel
show with blackface and musi-
cal acts, at 8 o'clock tonight and
tomorrow night in the parish hall
on Russell road.
Evening star., 1951-03-29

placed until z pm. Saturday. But you
con help ovoid a flood Of phone coils
OF The stor on Friday ond Saturday by
ploeins your Sunday cd todoy.
Coll Sterling 5000. Advertise in
Woshinston's Number ! classified me-
dium.
Evening star., 1951-03-29

DoWu- Pioht project III South Sofoilno.
1t is in the open cuts where
kaolin. the white clay used in
ceramics and the synthetic rub
Iber industry, has been removed
by power shoyels. Clay suspended
lin the rain water caught in these
Iquarries reflects one of the most
beautiful blues in nature.
There's where the H-bomb
plant is going to be-" says the
flight attendant. "See the paved
four-lane highway ahead there
running croSswise to our course
That's U. S. No. from Aiken,
is. c., to Augusta. You can see
Augusta now out of our windows
on the right. See that wide scar
cutting south across it at the II
O'Clock angle from our course? ?
That's a new four Lane highway
under construction. 1t will go
right into the plant"
4AiC 11COIl11S 1llClSy SUIIlIlllS.
sion is constructing a $3.50 mil
lion plant in this South Carolina
area for the manufacture of
hydrogen bombs. 1t has mapped
out $1,000 acres which it will
take over and has notified the
5000 or 1000 people living there
that they will have to move.
A minute later the snaky twists
of the Savannah River were be-
low us and we put down at the
Augusta Airport, former Air
Force base, 10 miles down river
from the city.
The present road from Augusta
to the area is Highway No. %.
About 20 miles from Augusta
a huge sign on the right reads:
Caution, you are entering the
area of the Savannah River Plant
Watch for construction personnel
and equipment. Drive carefully"
Evening star., 1951-03-29
By George Kennedy
Stnk Stoff Correspondent

ELLENTON, S. c., Mar. 90.
After the Eastern Airlines plane
takes off from Columbia, S. c.,
for Augusta, Ga, the country be-
low becomes vast areas of pine
dotted wastelard, with only an
occasional plowed field. In some
places the green of winter grains
is cropping out of the reddish
soil, producing color effects that
would not be believed should an
artist succeed in catching them
on canvas.
And this country has still more
unusual color for the air traveller.
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Conservation Groups
Honor Newton DruY,
Retiring Parks Chief

"You have deserved we'll of the
republic" Newton 3. Drury. re-
Itiring director of the National
Park Service was told in a testi-
Evening star., 1951-03-29

other Woshing-
ton newspapers
combined during
the some period.
People turn to
The Stor's tre-
mendous eIossi-
fie d showcase
when they hove
goods or services
to buy and sell.
Classified q d S
for the big Sun
dov Star enn he
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Cali The Star Today
For Sunday Want Ads

The Stor last month eorried more
thon 1900 individual classified odver-
tisements. This is more thon the totol
classified DDS carried by the three
Evening star., 1951-03-29
Cerebral Palsy Meeting

The Prince Georges Cerebral
Palsy Association will meet at
8:15 tonight in the County Serv-
ice Building, Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1951-03-29

First of q series of ortieIes on effect oi
bomb plont project in South CoroIino.