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Evening star., 1951-09-12
20 C|othiers Agree
On Thursday Hours

Twenty downtown clothing
stores have agreed on uniform
% a.m.-to-9 pm. Thursday shop.
ping hours. the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association an
nounced today.
Most Of the stores inaugurated
Thursday evening hours last week
but opening times were not uni
form, the associations retail
Iclothiers division explained.
The following stores will abide
by the new hours:
A & N Trading Co., Bell Clothes
Bond Stores, S. Brooks Mems Shop
Inc, Fred Pelzman's Fashion Shop
George & Co., Grosner of 1925 F
street. Herzog's, Inc; Bruce Hunt
Inc: Irving's, D. j. Kaufman, Inc,
is. Livingston & Son, the Mode
National Shirt Shop, Saltz Bros.
Lewis & Thos. Saltz, University
Shop. Sidney West, Inc; Wonder
Clothes. and the Young Men,
Shop.
Most other major downtown
stores also adopted the Thursday
night selling policy last week,
along with many on Connecticut
avenue.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Disputed Promotions
For Ain DC. Auditors s
Section Approved

District Auditor Arthur r
Pilkerton today won his fight with
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
over four promotions in the audi.
tors office when the Commis-
sioners at a special meeting ap-
proved the promotions. They haC
been held up by Mr.. Fowler pend
ing a preaudit by the Civil Service
Commission.
The Commissioners action made
effective the promotions as of TO-
day with the Civil Service Com
mission making post-audit in
stead of pre-audit.
The principal promotion was
that of James E. Brennon from
chief of the payroll section to as
sistant chief of the retirement
section. The other three promo
tions are made to fill positions
made possible by the promotion OF
Mr.. Brennon. Mr.. Brennon's pay
lis raised from $4,725 a year to
$4,000.
Others promoted are Noble T.
Davis, special assistant auditor to
the chief of the payroll section
with salary increase from $4,45O
to $4,000; George A. Many, from
1880 a year as senior payroll
clerk to assistant auditor at $3,825,
and Sharlene L. Lantz. from $3,-
.o35 as assistant payroll clerk to
chief payroll clerk at 1925.
After the meeting, Brig. Gen
Bernard L. Robinson, Engineer
Commissioner, said the Commits
sioners believed that the head of a
department was responsible for
the running of his department
and should be able to make any
promotions he thought were in
the interest of his department and
that the names should be submit
ted to the Civil Service Commits
sion for a poSt-audit and not q
pre-audit.
Mr.. Fowler told the Commits
sioners at their regular meeting
yesterday that he held up the pro-
motions because of a reorganiza-
ton in the auditors office. Mr..
Pilkerton said there was no reor-
ganization in his office but only a
realignment of positions.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
FIuoridated Water
Expected in District
by Middle Of 1852

Plans are progressing for tn,
f1uoridation of the Districts watel
supply, but it will be seyera
months yet before the tooth deca,
prevention measure is in force, the
Commissioners were advised yes.
terday.
E. A. Schmitt, chief of the water
supply division for the Corps OF
Engineers here, said specifications
are being prepared for equipment
and indications are it will take
from Is to 20 weeks for delivery
after it is ordered.
Mr.. Schmitt said he would ad-
vertiSe next month for the neces-
sary supply of sodium silicofluoride
for the fiscal year 1852.
He presented two cost estimates
to the Commissioners, one for
treating the whole water supply
from one plant at Dalecarlia and
the other for separate installa-
tons at Dalecarlia and Mcmillan
Reservoir.
Operating with a single plant
the estimate contemplates a cost
OF $l52,937. With two separate
installations, the cost is estimated
at $177,99
congress has appropriated
$lSO.O0O for the fiuoridation pro-
gram this fiscal year. The year
VIII be more than half over, how
ever, by the time the program
starts.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Northwest Lines 10 Offer
Sfratocruiser FLIGHTS

Northwest Airlines will inaueu.
rate Boeing Stratocruiser service
out of Washington National Air.
port for the Midwest, the Pacifi,
Northwest and Alaska on Septem.
Der 80, John Hanton, district sale.
manager. announced today,
First flight of the big, double.
|decked luxury liners will be made
on the eve of he company's 25tf
anniversary.
Daily flights, east and west
bound, will bring the big trans
ports in and out Of Washington
for the first time on regular sched-
ules. The Stratocruiser has q
speed of more than 800 miles an
hour and usually flies at attitudes
of above $4,000 feet.
With its 25th anniversary,
Northwest becomes the first car
rier to put the Stratocruiser into
operation on domestic routes,
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Arlington Utilities Taxes
On Real Estate Reduced

Arlington public utilities will
receive lower real estate tax bills
this year.
An 18 per cent increase in as
sessed valuation of utility proper
ties will be more than offset by
this years lower tax rate. which
has been reduced from 1888 in
1850 to $2.75 per $1OO, officials
said.
The tax rate was cut for all
property in the county because
last years reassessment program
increased the evaluation of prop
critics except utilities by approx
mately IS per cent. Utility as
seSSments have increased 81 per
cent since 1946.
The State Corporation Commits
sion announced the total utilities
assessment as $10,886, ,691 for 1851.
The 1850 total was $9,224,721. AS
a result of the lower tax rate,
Arlington utilities will pay ap-
proximately $335, 900, about $685.
900 less than last year.
Evening star., 1951-09-12

A State Department security Of
f1cer then told the two reporters
that they would have to leave the
floor.
The State Department has ex-
tended the security" rules to ban
giving any official information so
far to newsmen about what goes
on in the meetings of Mr.. Ache
son with the British and French
foreign ministers.
Most of the information being
printed about the substance of
the talks comes from British and
French informants.
One of Mr.. McDermott's as
sistants did tell reporters in the
State Department press room
several blocks away from the con-
ference site-that the meeting to-
day actually began at 10:55 am.
Evening star., 1951-09-12

A security" system surround
ing the Vests Big Three foreign
ministers conference today kept
reporters away even while news
paper and movie photographers
made pictures.
Secretary Of State Acheson
British Foreign Secretary Herbert
Morrison and French Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman posed
for photographers in their elab-
crate conference room on the 18th
floor of a State Department Annex
Building at 1878 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. before beginning
their secret sessions.
But reporters were barred-not
only from the conference room to
see what the photographers could
see, but even from the floor on
Evening star., 1951-09-12

at her apartment at 1905 Fiji
teenth street NV.
Mrs Hattie Dehart, $3.50 Rollins
avenue, Seat Pleasant, Md, said
she visited Mrs. Burns at Casualty
Hospital last night. The young
mother was conscious, although
suffering from third degree burns
over much of her body.
"She kept asking over and over
why this thing happened" Mrs.
Dehart said.
"She kept recalling how happy
Ricky-Richard-had been over
his first day at school Monday"
Mrs. Dehart said she and Mr.
Burns, who was released from
Casualty Hospital yesterday after
treatment for fire injuries, went
yesterday to Washington National
Cemetery and bought burial plots
for the two boys A third was
bought today for their mother.
Funeral services for Mrs. Burns
and her two children will be held
at 10 am. Friday at the Gasch
Funeral Home, 4739 Baltimore
avenue, HyattSville, Md.
Mrs. Burns was born near White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va. She
came to Washington about 13 or
IA years ago. She was married to
Mr.. Burns, an electrician at the
Washington Terminal Co., about
10 years ago, Mrs. Dehart said.
Mrs. Burns was a member of
the Faith Church of the Nazarene
in Seat Pleasant. She leaves her
Mrs. Pearl Burns, who is
living with another
Mrs. Virginia Garner,
near Ritchie, Md. In addition to
Mrs. Garner and her husband,
Mrs. Burns is survived by four
sisters and three brothers.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs.
Burns have not been completed.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
.CSC Head Sees Need
For Greater LeewaY
In Personnel Matters

The Government needs more
flexibility in rating and selecting
employees, Chairman Robert RAM
speck of the Civil Service Com
mission declared today.
Mr.. Ramspeck testified before a
Senate Civil Service Subcommit..
tee in favor of a bill that would
decentraliZe placement and exam
lining functions from the commits
sion to the various departments
and agencies.
The commission chief said he
felt such decentralization would
eliminate lot of present red tape
In personnel work and would also
save money.
Mr.. Ramspeck, however, asked
that the bill be revised to give the
commission greater authority tc
crack down on offending agencies
in order that the merit system be
protected. Under the bill, the COM
mission would have the RESPONSE
bility of prescribing regulations
but the agencies would handle re-
cruitment and examination for
top jobs by themselves.
The bill. which contains some
of the Hoover Commission pro-
posals for Government personnel
reforms. also provides for abolish
ment of the "one- -in-three" hiring
rule in professional and admins
trative jobs in favor of a one in
five rule. This would give agen-
cies the choice of hiring one out
of five applicants from civil serv-
ice registers, instead of one out
of three.
Also agencies would have the
authority to set up registers in
which employees would be grouped
as outstanding, we'll qualified,
qualified and unqualified.
The bill is strongly opposed by
Federal employe groups and vet
erans' organizations. who charge
that it would destroy veterans
preference and wreck the merit
system.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Truman May Not Attend
Banquet at Los Angeles

The chances of President Tru-
man going to Los Angeles to talk
TO a Democratic banquet October
. appeared today to be lessening.
Leaving the White House late
Yesterday after a conference in
which he said politics generally
were discussed, National Chair
man William M. Boyle, jr.. said
ne was mot as hopeful" about the
President going West as he had
been formerly.
Mr.. Boyle said the congressional
situation figured in the matter.
indicating that if Congress goes
through with plans to quit around
October / Mr.. Truman would be
left with lot of work to do dis
posing Of last-minute legislation.
The President, Strolling through
the executive Office lobby earlier
told reporters he had no travel
plans.
Evening star., 1951-09-12

which the conference room is
situated.
Two reporters-a Star man, and
an Associated Press correspondent
rode an elevator to the con-
ference floor, where State De-
partment official told them they
could not be admitted to the
conference room along with pho
Itographers.
The reporters sent an appeal
to Michael j. McDermott, State
Department press officer. After a
few moments, he walked out of
the conference room and told
them security forbids you to be
on this floor"
Mr.. McDerrnott did not explain
why security" kept reporters at
such distance while photographers
were admitted to make pictures
IOf the Big Three.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Miss Skinner Appointed
For tuberculosis Drive

The tuberculosis Associations of
Arlington and Montgomery Coun-
ties jointly have employed Miss
Lauralee D. Skinner of Washing
ton as health educator for the
Negro program in the two coun-
ties.
Miss Skinner formerly was a
public health nurse in the Dis
trict for six years. She holds a
bachelor OF nursing degree from
the University of Michigan and
a masters degree in public health
education from the same insti-
tuition. She will begin work Mon
day, dividing her time equally
between the two counties.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Baltimore BeItway
Agreement Signed
BY the Assoeiaied Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.-Gov
McKeldin met with State roads
commissioners and Baltimore
County commissioners yesterday
for the signing of an agreement
for the construction of the Balti-
more County beltway.
This highway ultimately would
permit traffic between the Wash
ington boulevard and the Pulaski
highway to pass around the city
to the north. The total cost has
been estimated at $40 million.
AS part of the agreement, work
will start on a smile section as
soon as surveys and plans for the
portion of the Falls road to
Dulaney Valley road are completed
and rights of way acquired.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Internal Security Group
Hears Retired Diplomat

Chairman McCarran announced
today that Eugene Dooman, re-
tired State Department official,
will testify Friday before the Sen
ate Internal Security Subcommit-
tee.
The subcommittee is investigat-
ing whether Communists worked
through the Institute of Pacific
Relations, a private research or
ganization, to influence this coun-
try's Far Eastern policy during
and after World War II.
Mr.. Dooman's last post with the
State Department was assistant
to the director of Far Eastern At
fairs. He retired in 1945.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Phone Company Asks
Maryland Rate Rise 10
Net ST. Million More
Special pi.poteh TO Tn. s,or

| BALTIMORE, Sept. IL. - The
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co. today said it wants
telephone rates raised in Mary
land enough to give the company
a minimum" of $2.7 million in
additional income after taxes. The
total increase asked is $5.5 million
year.
Testifying before the Maryland
Public Service Commission here.
w. Griffin Morrel, vice president
and general manager of the COM
pany. said the increase would add
up only to a few cents a day.
to the individual customer.
Amount Kept Secret.
The amount the company seeks
had remained closely guarded
secret since the application was
filed last May with the PSC. Un-
til MIR. MorreFs statement at the
opening of the hearings today, the
company had disclosed only that
lit wants to double the present
nickel price for calls from public
phone booths.
The company serves all of
Maryland except small corner
of Garrett County in the extreme
western end of the State. It is
IA unit of the Nationwide Bell
System and similarly named afil-
iates serve Virginia, West Virginia
and the District.
Although the Washington unit
actually operates the system in
the Maryland suburbs of WASH
Iington, for rate purposes they are
in the territory of the Baltimore
company.
Costs Cited.
Mr.. Morrel, the company'S first
witness, said higher telephone
rates are the only answer if the
company is going to give the
people Of Maryland the kind of
service they want-when they
want it,"
He said that in a matter of
months, telephone wages have
gone UP So million. additional
taxes including those in pros
pect" aggregate 81 million, while
the cost of all materials and sup
plies has likewise risen.
These increases, he said, can be
offset only by a minimum of $2.7
million additional net income.
He claimed that the company's
earnings have not been adequate
during the entire postwar period
and attributed this to the effects
of imitation.
He also contended that the tele-
phone company. unlike other
business, could not increase prices
promptly to Offset increased costs
and had, therefore, been caught
between inflated costs which we
cannot control and revenues
which we do not control"
Evening star., 1951-09-12

Crash, was the next sound she
heard, as another car, which with
the right of way, hit her broad
side.
So sure was Mrs. Weaver that
she was in the right that she her
self called police. The latter, it
developed, had other views, and
required her to post SIS collateral
Mrs. Weaver related her painful
story to Mr.. King. She added
that in her 40 years of driving
she hadn't received even a park
ing ticket.
Il just haven't the heart to
give this lady a traffic record. >
Mr.. King told the court afte,
explaining the case.
Il quite agree" said Judge Fen.
nell. THE court should encourage
good driving"
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Mother Who Saved One Child
In Fatal Fire Dies From Burns

Mrs. Margaret Burns, who rushed
through f1ame-fllled room to
save her youngest son from the
fire which killed her two other
children, died today from the
burns she suffered.
Her two other sons, Robert, 7,
and Richard, 6. were found dead
when flremen early yesterday ex-
tinguished the blaze which swept
the family's f1ve-room frame
house at 507 Seventy-third place
Carmody Hills, Md.
Mrs. Burns death left only her
husband, Walker. and the 3-year-
old son she saved, James, as sur
vivorS of the blaze which appar-
emily started from a smoldering
fire of the night before in a living
room couch.
When Mrs. Burns was awakened
by the smoke and flames which
filled the small house, she rushed
INTO the bedroom where her chill
dren were sleeping. She grabbed
the youngest child from his crib,
then leaped from a living room
window. She was badly cut.
Neighbors found her near the
house, crying, by babies are in
there, my babies are in there"
Mr.. Burns also suffered burns
before being driven from their
home by the flames which pre-
vented him and his wife from re-
entering the house. =.
Mrs. Burns death brings to four
the number of District area fatal
tiles from fire in a 24-hour period.
A few hours after the Burns
children were killed. Miss Frances
Cecilia Johnson, A, a secretary
with the Federal Communications
Commission, was fatally burned
when her niphtrlotbeS poI1oht fro
Evening star., 1951-09-12
District Hacker,
; Others Die in
Area Accidents
Two Alexandria Men
Ex-Morine Killed in
Highway Mishops

A Washington man died at
Casualty Hospital this morning of
injuries received in an accident
Sunday and three other persons
were killed in accidents in Mary
land and Virginia yesterday and
last night.
James p. Newton, 33, of 200
Rhode Island avenue NE, died
of a crushed chest and multiple
cuts received when his taxicab
went out of control and struck a
tree Sunday night. The accident
occurred at Michigan avenue and
Quincy street NE.
Arlington police said two pc
destrianS were killed as they
crossed U. S. Route l at South
Twenty eighth street last night.
Earlier yesterday a former Ma
rine corporal was fatally injured
near the Maryland State police
barracks on Route 301 when the
brakes of his motorcycle locked
and threw him to the pavement.
Police said the victim, Ronald
Robert Watts. 26. was discharged
from Camp Lejeune, N. c., Mon
day, and was en- route to his home
in Chicago when the accident
occurred.
The two pedestrians were iden-
titled as Edward G. Edwards, SO,
colored. 1912 Montgomery street,
and Leroy Cockrell, 80, colored,
342 Commerce street, both of
Alexandria. Air Force Sergt. Paul
Rodney Ramey, %. of the 100
block North Fairfax street, was
charged with manslaughter after
the accident.
Police said the two pedestrians.
employees of the Gray Concrete
Pipe Co., 270o block of jefferson
Davis highway. were accompanied
by a third man, John Baldwin.
36, of 1907 Cameron street, Alex
andria, as they crossed the high
way. Mr.. Baldwin escaped injury
by leaping from the path of the
auto.
Mr.. Newton's death raised the
District toll to 40 this year. At
the same time last year there
were 48 traffic fatalities.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Alexandra Recruiters
Get New ASSIGNMENT

The Army and Air Force re-
cruiting station at Alexandra has
been designated an Armed Forces
Examining Station to process men
going into all major branches of
the service.
Mental and physical examina-
tions now are being given to all
applicants from this area for en-
listment in the Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps and Air Force, after
they have applied at the indi-
vidual recruiting station for each
service. In addition. the Alexan-
dria center Is to examine inductees
Tor the Army and Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Court Notes Womon's 4O-Yeur
Driving Record, Forqets Crush

A Municipal Court Judge and
prosecutor yesterday lust didn't
have the heart" to charge traf-
fic offense to a woman motorist,
whose 40-year driving record was
spotless.
At the suggestion of Assistant
Corporation Clark F. King, Judge
Aubrey B. Fennell dropped the
charge of interfering with NOV
ing traffic." lodged last Saturday
against Mrs. Martha Irene
Weaver. 63, of 148 North Caro-
lima avenue Sc.
Mrs. Weaver literally brought
about her own arrest. She said
she carefully stopped at a stop
sign at First and D streets Sc,
looked each way and then pro-
ceded into the intersection
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Hoover Retirement
From Coolidge High
Approved by Board

Retirement Of Lawrence G
Hoover, principal of Coolidge
High School, was approved yes
terday by the School Board. AT
the same time it was announced
that Cedric o. Reynolds, assistant
principal, will serve as acting
principal.
Mf. Hoover, who lives at 1916
Baltimore avenue, Takoma Park,
was the last principal of the now
closed Central High School. He
had been in the District Public
School system for 29 years and
was named principal Of Coolidge
when Central was discontinued
as a white school last year.
The new acting principal, who
resides at 521 Peabody street
NV, taught IL years in. West
Virginia schools before coming
here in 1897. He then served sue
cessively as history teacher at
Roosevelt High School and
Coolidge. In 1912 he was ap-
pointed assistant principal of
Eastern High School and for the
next three years served as a
naval officer attached to the
Navy Officer Training program at
North Carolina University.
Mr.. Reynolds resumed his posi-
tion as assistant principal of East
ern in 1916 and remained there
until becoming assistant principal
of Coolidge in August, 1850. He
will be acting principal until a
permanent one is appointed by
the board.
The board also announced the
transfer of Miss Ruth McRae
from an assistant principal at
Western High School to assistant
director of the Capitol Page
School.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Some Parkfairfax Units
Face S2-So Rent Rise Now

Rent increases ranging from So
to SO per apartment will go into
effect Immediately at some units
of the huge Parkfairfax project
in nearby Virginia.
Only the larger type apart
mentS. the management said, will
be affected by the increase.
Rents on most of the develop
ment's 1858 units were increased
by from SIS to $12 in July, 1850.
The new rents will be charged
on new three-year leases and on
leases being renewed for one, two
or three-year periods.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Silver Spring Lions

Felix Broussard is handling res
|ervations for the Silver Spring
Lions Club meeting at Z pm
Tuesday in the Indian Spring
Country Club. Those desiring tc
attend have been asked to get in
touch with him. Monroe L. Mute
third vice president of Lions In
ternational. will speak.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Montgomery Voters
Moy Register Evenings

/ Special night registration hours
will be held for Montgomery
County voters beginning next week
until the books close October
preparatory to the November
school board referendum.
The Office of the Board of Super
visors Of Elections will be open
Monday and Thursday from Z to
10 pm. beginning next Monday
The regular weekday registration
hours are 8 am. to $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Church Festival Today

A four-day church festival will
open today on the grounds of
the Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Church, Braddock and Seminary
roads, Alexandria, Va. The fes-
tival will be open from to II
pm. today, tomorrow and Friday,
and from IL am. to II pm. Sat-
Iurday.
Evening star., 1951-09-12
Moore Named to Boord

WOODSTOCK, Va, Sept. Il
tSpeciaD Joseph P. Moore, sr.
prominent farmer and livestock
raiser of near New Market, has
been elected to the Shenandoah
County School Board from Lee
District by the School Trustee
Electoral Board.