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Evening star., 1951-12-06
Principal Of Phelps
Moved 10 Armstrong
By Board Of Education

William N. Buckner. principal
OF Phelps Vocational High School,
yesterday was named the new
principal of Armstrong High
School by the Board of Education.
He succeeds Francis Gregory,
who was recently promoted to be
associate school superintendent.
Mr.. Buckner, a graduate of the
old M Street High School, began
his teaching in the Washington
school system in 1910. In 1917, he
shifted to Howard University,
where he stayed until 1912, when
he became an instructor in wood
work at Armstrong High School.
He served as counsellor at Arm
strong until 1914, when he was
named principal of Phelps.
After receiving his diploma at
Miner Teachers College, Mr.. Buck
ner got his bachelor of science de-
gree from Howard University in
1927 and his master of arts degree
from Columbia University in 1888.
The board also named William
H. Payne, jr.. to the position of
head of the department of manual
arts for the colored schools, Mr.
Payne has been serving as a
teacher at Armstrong.
He joined the school system in
1928 as a teacher at the Garnet
Patterson Junior High School. He
transferred to Armstrong High in
1916.
Mr.. Payne. a native of Wash
ington. received his bachelor of
science degree from Howard Uni
versity in 1888, after being gradu-
ated from Miner Teachers College.
and his master of arts degree
from New York University in 1916.
The board also named DIR. Mat
thew J. Whitehead to the position
of professor of education at Miner.
He has been serving as assistant
registrar at Howard University
since 1914.
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Mothers Club to Meet

The Mothers Club of st. Johns
College High School will hold it's
first meeting Of the year at 8:15
p m. tomorrow in the school audi
torium, at 1925 Vermont avenue
NV.
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Holiday Hop Tomorrow

The Junior class of the Sacred
Heart Academy Is having it's an
|nual Holiday Hop" at 9 pm.
tomorrow in the school. 1925 Park
road NV.
Evening star., 1951-12-06
Many Things Found in Breed

Matchsticks, medical plaster.
pencils, string, cigarette-ends and
grease all have been reported
found in bread by housewives of
Lambeth Uondon).
Evening star., 1951-12-04

a very real factor In the life of
the area; the summary destruc-
ton of that factor is not to be
undertaken lightly"
But Mr.. Scrivener said the resi-
dents are not relying on Intangible
things alone in the fight they
planned to make before the school
board.
Cites Previous Solution.
He pointed out that after World
War I, Bryan School suffered from
overcrowding just as Payne is suf-
fering today. He declared:
THE crisis was met by the erec-
ton. on the playground, of a So
called portable building, which for
a long time was occupied for
school purposes and which fur
nlshed a comfortable, satisfactory
space sufficient to relieve the over
crowding until the present thirc
floor of Bryan could be added"
Mr.. Scrivener recommended
that the School Board erect a
portable unit beside Payne until
the permanent addition can be
built. Money is on hand and a
steel allotment was obtained last
week. he pointed out, for this
addition.
THUS could Payne's problem be
solved without disrupting the en-
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Man Is Parted From $50
And 9 Teeth by Friends

Police today held two men and
a woman on charges of forcibly
robblng an acquaintance of $50
and sending him to the hospital
with nine teeth knocked out and
severe head injuries.
Victim of the attack was Oscar
Bynes, %. colored. 921 Fifth street
Sc. now in Providence Hospital.
He was robbed in a house in the
900 block of First street Sc.
shortly before midnight last night
after going there with the trio,
whom he had met on the street,
according to the police account.
Police said Bynes had offered to
give the others a drink.
Arrested were James C. Jones,
"a. and Louise Ida Thompson, SO,
both of GIT First street Sc, and
Robert Thompson, IS, of POI K
street Sc, all colored.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Donald Smith Named
To Security Agency

Donald w. Smith, who resigned
last April as assistant manager for
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Board OF Directors. was appointed
today as personnel director in the
Federal Security Agency.
Mr.. Smith, former RFC person.
mel director, figured several times
in testimony at Senate subcom-
mittee hearings this year on lin
Ifiuence and favoritism" affecting
the big Government loan agency.
When he resigned he was COM
mended by the new RFC admin
Iistrator. w. Stuart Symington, for
his work in the agency.
He testified at the subcommittee
hearings mainly about the action
of RFC officials last February in
sending to the White House copies
of several hundred letters which
members of Congress and others
had written to RFC. The copies
were delivered to the White House
at the request of President Tru-
man, who later sadi they showed
no evidence of wrongdoing.
Mr.. Smith, a native Of Hunt
ington, w. Va, entered Govern
ment service in 1889 with the
Federal Housing Agency. Shortly
thereafter he went with RFC.
During the war he served with
the Coast Guard Intelligence
Division.
Since last September II, Mr..
Smith has been a consultant to
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar R. Ewing, who announced
the new appointment today.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Special Dispo'eh 10 The Star

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4.-The
Board of Education scandal which
has rocked this city for seven
months is nearing climax with
the last two hold-over board
members awaiting trial on grand
jury charges.
OF the other five members who
were placidly guiding the affairs
of the vast Los Angeles school
system last May, one has been
convicted and removed from office
on a grand jury accusation; two
were defeated for reelection after
one of them had been similarly
accused; another, the president,
resigned and the fifth moved over
to city council seat.
1t all began last spring when a
militant and disgruntled school
principal, Mrs. lone Swan, began
airing her complaints against
school board members and got the
ear of the county grand jury.
The principle was fired on a
multitude of charges but not be-
fore she had started the ball roll
ing. The District Attorneys of
flee took up the investigation and
things started popping.
Accused Of Illegal Voting.
Grand jury accusations of will
full misconduct in Office were re-
turned against two longtime
members of the board. .7py J.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Policeman Is Fined SIS
For 'Unbecoming Conduct

A Police Trial Board today fined
a Second Rrecinct private $75 on
charges of conduct unbecoming
an officer and neglect of duty, but
dismissed charges of mistreating
a private citizen and using abusive
language.
Pvt. Thomas j. Horrigan was
fined $50 for neglect of duty FOR
failing to report seizure of a razor
from a man in the 1900 block OF
Ninth street NV. where he was
investigating complaints of q loud
party. He was fined $25 for unbe-
coming conduct for taking the
razor.
The board dismissed charges
that the officer struck George
Bradley, 80, colored of 1926 Eads
street NE, in the stomach with
his nightstick. cut his coat in half
with the razor and later cursed
him in the station house.
Pvt. Horrigan told the board
that after investigating the party,
he saw Mr.. Bradley lettering" in
a nearby alley. He said that he
held his nightstick to Mr.. Brad
ley's stomach only after Mr..
Bradley failed to obey his order to
stop. a
Evening star., 1951-12-04

building has eight classrooms
only. Children in grades 4, 5 and
6 who should be attending the
school are at the distant Webb
Elementary School.
Congress. has appropriated
$3.50 ,060 for an addition to Payne.
Steel has been allotted, but the
earliest date by which school Off
'cials feel it could be finished is
September. 1858.
Bryan, with capacity of 648
children, has an enrolment of
461. If the swap is made. part of
the pupils will go to Payne. the
rest would be dispersed to Eastern,
Tyler and Buchanan Elementary
Schools.
Mr.. Scrivener declared:
LET it be understood that my
contentious represent the COM
bined sentiments of a large seq
ment of the population of South
east Washington a segment
comprising parents. organized
citizens. property owners and
business men, all determined to
oppose, in every proper manner,
a proposal which they consider to
be unrealistic. unWarranted and
detrimental in the extreme to all
persons who would be affected if
such proposal were to be adopted
by this board"
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tire public school life Of a large
community" he said.
1T is realized that the problem
at Payne School is a serious one
But a solution of the problem
without the attendant dislocation
of the lives of so many other pupils
in other schools. should be
sought"
Mr.. Shivener pointed out that
the Payne School is located in a
colored residential section, while
the Bryan is in a neighborhood
predominantly white. He said he
feels racial tension might result
with the swap. interrupting many
years of harmonious relations ir
the area.
Points to Area Restoration.
John M. Curran, president OF
the Southeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association, said, in a state
Iment prepared for the school,
board, that it would be mistake
to discard single white school,
in the area right now.
He pointed out that restoration
of many of the old homes on
Capitol Hill is under way. Many
other restorations will follow, he
added.
las the houses in the vicinity
of all white elementary schools on
Capitol Hill have been restored
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Los Angeles Gusts Insurance Selling School Board Member

committee. studded with the
names of civic leaders. That their
task will not be easy became ap-
parent last month when two new
developments made headlines.
A storm Of comment, both pro
and con, was provoked by Mr..
Burke's proposal that smoking
lounges for teachers be provided
in schools. There was further criti-
cal comment when results of tests
given to pupils disclosed. among
other things, that 18 per cent of
high school juniors apparently
don't know how many months
there are in year and 3 per cent
could not even tell the time of
day. There is a suspecion. how
ever, that many false answers
were given deliberately.
Evening star., 1951-12-04

oecker, an insurance agent, and
Mrs. Gertrude 'Rounsavelle, wife
of an insurance man. 1t was
charged that both voted illegally
on large contracts awarded to a
private school bus operator, be-
cause both benefited from sale of
insurance written on the bus feet
for the company.
The story broke Just as Mrs.
Rounsavelle and another School
Board member, Lawrence L. Lar
rabee. were up for reelection.
Mr.. Larrabee had not been ac-
cused, but the voters turned both
out and Mrs. RounSavelle resigned
before her term expired. Mr..
Becker subsequently was convicted
and removed from office, the only
penalty prescribed in the case of
a grand jury accusation, which is
a lesser charge than an indict-
ment.
Trial by Press" Charged.
AS the investigation continued,
a SIMILAR accusation was returned
against j. Paul Elliott, an attor-
ney, who is nationally known
among school trustees. It was
charged that he had been on
legal retainer for the same school
bus operator.
Mr.. Elliott fought back with
charges of trial by press" and
demands for State investigation
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Marine Is Killed Police Reports
In Wild Car Ride Will Be Given
On D. {. Streets Senate Probers
Boumun's Request
For Dutu Cleared
By Commissioners

Arnold Bauman, counsel for the
Senate District Crime Investi-
eating subcommittee, today re-
ceived clearance for use of reports
and papers from the Metropolitan
Police Department.
The clearance was given at a
meeting Of the Commissioners
attended by Police Supt. Robert
V. Murray.
Mr.. Bauman said a specific
series OF reports had been re-
quested. although he would not
identify it. He said the city heads
and Maj. Murray indicated any
such papers would be forthcoming
Expects Cooperation.
"I think the whole attitude of
the Board of Commissioners has
been that they will cooperate
with us in any way" he told
He said that while the papers
could have been subpoenaed he
felt that making the request was
just the decent way to do it."
Data Given Davis Committee,
Maj. Murray indicated the clear
given Mr.. Bauman was
II to that given the Davis
cilme investigators in the House
for the supplying of records or
data desired in connection with
the investigation.
In the case Of the Davis COM
the department supplied
statistical data as we'll as specified
files on crimes. including sex and
assault cases.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Navy Capt. kcCIusky
Granted Divorce Here

Capt. c. Wade McClusky, a Navy
airman, of 2800 Quebec street
NV, yesterday was granted a
District Court divorce from Milli-
cent King McClusky, 2115 S street
NV. on grounds of voluntary
separation.
In the settlement decreed by
District Judge Luther w. Young
dahl. Capt. McClusky must pay
Mrs. McClusky $3.50 a month
maintenance, plus support for
their son, now a student at STAN
ford University, and counsel fees
totaling $400. In addition Mrs
McClusky was ordered renamed
as "irrevocable beneficiary" of a
$4,000 life insurance policy held
by the captain. She also was
awarded an antique highboy
formerly part of the furnishings
of their home.
According to papers filed in be-
half of Mrs. McClusky, the naval
officer earns more than $1,000 a
month including flight pay. The
couple were married in Annapolis
in 1926. Mrs. McClusky is now
employed as house mother at the
exclusive Holton Arms School
here. according to her attorney,
Godfrey L. Munter.
Evening star., 1951-12-04

the tax value Of each property
has promptly been raised and
usually doubled" he declared.
Many white property owners
with and without children have
spent large sums on remodeling
their homes. so that the general
tax value of the entire area has
been greatly increased.
"The higher tax value is based
also on the general improvement
of Capitol Hill, made by respon-
sible citizens who have sufficient
confidence in their section to in
vest their capital there. Their
contributions should be recognized
and encouraged.
They are entitled to adequate
schooling for their children, as
they are paying for it.
Suddenly to take away any
school building from them will
result in their becoming discour-
aged. in their quickly selling their
homes and in a departure from
the neighborhood. Such action
will result in depressing the tax
value of. block sfter block of
houses"
503 Enrolled at Payne.
Payne School, with 500 children
enrolled, has 273 on part-time.
1f'e ooronitx, {e 900 v>,,,>;Ic ri, -
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Donohue 10 Ask
School Powers
For D. {. Heads
Would Take Control
Of Board Awoy
From District Court

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue wants to take from District
Court judges the power to appoint
the Board of Education and turn
the function over to the Board
of Commissioners.
In a discussion with reporters
late yesterday, Mr.. Donohue said
he intends to lay his views before
Congress. whether or not he gets
any support from his govern
mental colleagues.
Commissioner Donohue en-
phasized that his view was not
prompted by any recent contro-
versies. He said he always" has
felt the appointive power should
lie with the Commissioners in
stead of the judges.
"Cloistered and Aloof."
"In all due respect to the judges.
I feel they do not have any pecu-
liar qualifications for picking the
board" he said.
Judges; he added, are "tradi-
tionally cloistered and aloof" from
the public, whereas the Commits
sioners are supposed" at least,
to be close to the public.
Mr.. Donohue pointed out that
while the School Board is an in
dependent branch of the District
government, the Commissioners
still must study and approve all
budgetary matters pertaining to
schools.
II think it would be better II
board members were selected by
people better informed Of the
Districts needs.'' he added.
Unfamiliar With Case.
Mr.. Donohue conceded that he
was not familiar with the back
ground for Congress original de-
cision to delegate the appointment
power to the judges.
II have simply felt all along
that the present appointment
method is an anachromism," Mr..
Donohue said.
At the same time he said he
believed School Board members
should be paid for the meetings
they attend.
"It is unfair to take even sue
cessful people and make them
serve free as they now do" Mr..
Donohue said.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Friday Air Raid Will Test
Military Communications

Theoretical enemy bombers are
due over Washington some time
Friday to test the military's emer-
gency communications system,
but the public will hardly be aware
of it.
The only advance warning went
out to amateur radio operators,
advising them not to be unduly
excited should they intercept a
message or signals charting the
course of the aggressor air fleet.
For civil defense heads in WASH
ington and nearby Virginia and
Maryland, it will be strictly
paper problem. No sirens will
hoWl-largely because the District
doesn't have any yet.
For the military, it will mean a
workout of emergency routines
and testing of communications.
Most of the exercise will be carried
on from command post at the
Military District of Washington's
Gravelly Point headquarters, with
Maj. Gen. Thomas w. Herren,
MDW commandant, in charge.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
British General Calls
For Christian Livinq

A retired British ganeral today
called on breakfast group gath
Iering to speak up for the Chris
titan faith in their daily activities.
"The days are too dangerous.
the times too difficult not to
acknowledge the grace and kind
ness of the Christian faith which
I claim is the only solution to the
problems of today" said 1t. Gen.
Sir Arthur Smith, general officer
commanding the London district
from 1912 to 1914.
Gen. Smith. on the last stage of
a speaking tour that has taken
him to many parts of the United
States and Canada. spoke at an
International Leadership Group
breakfast in the Hamilton Hotel.
The British general, president
of the World Evangelical Fellow
ship, will speak at 7:30 o'clock
tonight in Metropolitan Baptist
Church. Sixth and A streets NE.
Another speaker on the program
will be DR.. j. Oswald Smith Of
Toronto, Canada.
Evening star., 1951-12-04

before the court are Negroes. But
the majority of those arrested are
white. More whites are released
at the station houses through for
feiture of collateral.
More than a case a minute was
disposed of in court yesterday as
the legal mill operated with
monotonous efficiency. The clerk
would call the name of the police
man. then the name of the de-
fendant. The defendant would
plead guilty. The policeman would
state that he saw the defendant
staggering or found him passed
out, always adding. He had
strong odor OF liquor on his
breath"
More than 100 policemen spent
most of the morning in court
waiting for their. prisoners to be
called before the court.
Again and again Judge Scalley
asked:
Not Guilty Plea Fails.
"You just got out, didn't you?"
The answer always was that
their release from the workhouse
at Occoquan was within the past
two weeks.
One man who pleaded not guilty
said he couldn't have been drink
ing because he could prove he was
taking Antabuse, the drug ad-
ministered to volunteers at the
workhouse. For several days after
dosage, a drink of any alcoholic
beverage will make one violently
ill. Judge Scalley accepted the
word of the policeman that the
man had been drinking and sent
him back to Occoquan for 80
days.
None of those arraigned was
found not guilty. but some of the
fines were as low as SO. The long
est sentences meted out by Judge
Scalley were 30-day ones. Several
of them were with recommended
ton for hospitaization of the OBJ
viously sick defendants.
Asked how long he was sent
up the last time. one man said,
Sixty days"
THAT was Judge Nelson" said
Judge Scalley. Judge George d.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Foes OF Bryan School Swap Stress Its Value to Neqhbohood

The Intangible value, as we'll as
the tangible need, of a neigh
borhood institution" like the
Bryan Elementary School is
something the residents of South
east Washington want the Board
of Education to recognize.
The white property owners Of
the Capitol Hill area of Southeast
Washington don't want the Bryan
School, at Thirteenth and B
streets Sc. transferred to colored
students. These property owners
have combined forces with the
Bryan PTA and the Southeast
Washington Citizens Association
to bring this point of view to the
School Board today
The boards buildings and
grounds committee scheduled a
meeting this afternoon to hear a
further report on the matter from
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning.
Such a transfer is before the
board as one solution offered by
DR.. Corning to eliminate the part
time classes and overcrowding of
colored students at the nearby
Payne Elementary School, Fiji
teenth and G streets Sc.
DR.. Corning's proposal would
interchange the students and send
the white pupils to Payne, while
the colored students move to
Bryan. Payne has eight rooms,
while Bryan has 18.
Argument Prepared.
Frank E. Scrivener, speaking for
the joint committee of white citi-
zens fighting the transfer. has
this to say about the neighbor-
hood institution. in material pre-
pared for presentation to the
School Board:
"T'he Bryan School is blessed
with a faculty almost unique in
the public schools of Washington.
For many years, the principal
and teachers of Bryan, most of
whom have been at the school for
20 years or more. have worked to-
gether in the interests of Bryan's
place Of honor in the community
Their work has not been con-
fined to teaching duties alone, but
has been extended to all matters
involving the welfare of their
charges.
The physical plant of the
school has been cared for and
improved by the faculty far be-
iyond anygduties they may have
had In that respect.
Such devotion on the part of
the principal and teachers, lead
ing as it has to the creation of
a school spirit which is an in
spiration to the entire neighbor-
hood. certainly should not be re-
warded by an ill-advised action
that would. IN one stroke, destroy
the product of years of unselfish
effort.
Intangible though it may seem,
] the place Of the Bryan Scheol is
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Montgomery Accepts
.$127,990 School Bid

The Montgomery County Board
of Education has accepted low
bid of $127.990 to build an addi-
ton to the Garrett Park Elemen-
tary School. The addition will in
clude six elassrooins, an Office
and a health room.
The low bid accepted last night
was submitted by H. o. .McAllis-
ter Co.