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Evening star., 1951-03-07
Mrs. Fishach Bequeaths
100000 Estate 10 5

Mrs. Sarah C. Fishach of Silver
Spring. who died February 81, has
left the bulk of her approximately
100000 estate to five persons,
only one of whom is a direct
relative.
The will, received for probate
in Orphans Court in Rockville
yesterday, provides that equal
portions of the estate go to Miss
Sara r. Morgan, 4428 Alton place
NV, first cousin of the deceased;
Mrs. Emma Beavan of Solomons
Island, Md Mrs. Bessie Stewart
and Mrs. Elsie Womack of Balti-
more and Miss Elizabeth Kerr OF
Philadelphia. The last four bene-
ficiaries are relatives of Mrs
Fishach's husband, who died in
1896.
Included in the estate is $78.-
1854 in personal property, mostly
securities, and Mrs. FiShach's
home and land at 1908 South
Mansion drive, worth an esti-
mated $4,000.
The sole -at-law was not
mentioned in the will. She is Mrs
Louise Sproull Hill of Baltimore
niece of Mrs. Fishback. Mrs. Hill
waived her rights to contest the
will.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Services Information Unit
Marks Ninth Anniversary

The Volunteer Information
Service of the Armed Services
Hospitality Committee observed
it's ninth anniversary yesterday
at a luncheon in the University
Women's Club.
The group went into operation
shortly after Pearl Harbor to set
up information desks in service
clubs. During the last war, it
staffed % desks.
The Volunteers continued to
keep up to date on activities for
service personnel after the war.
and with reactivation of the hos
pitality committee last fall, were
prepared to go back into active
service.
They staff desk on week ends
at 1850 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
and recently set up one at the
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Air.
mems Club.
Mrs. Clifford Davis, who has
been chairman of the information
service for about six years, pre-
sided at yesterdays meeting.
The group heard Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, chairman of the
hospitality committee, express ap-
probation for it's work. Mrs. Doyle
also presented an orchid to Miss
Ada Harrington, whom she de-
Scribed as zone of our most valu-
able volunteer workers"
Miss Harrington retired after
teaching for 46 years in the Dis
trict schools.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
National Gallery Plans Exhibit
OfNew Kress Collection Items

week. Meanwhile, invitations
have been mailed to about 5000
persons. At least 5000 are ex-
pected to attend the ceremonies.
The public will be admitted to
the new Kress display at 2 pm.
Sunday, March 18. Gallery Off
cials expect larger crowds than
turned out to view the famous
Berlin and Vienna exhibits. A
catalogue of the new pictures and
statuary is being printed and will
be available at the invitation
showing.
According to the gallery staff,
the Kress items will add to the
permanent collection many paint
ings and statues needed to COM
plete certain vital aspects of it's
overall harmony as a universal
gallery of art. For example, they
will enhance the significance of
the Flemish division. The whole
gallery will be about fourth
again as rich as it was previously.
Samuel Kress is Ill in New York
and will be unable to attend the
opening, it was said. but his
brother will represent him.
Evening star., 1951-03-07

Many millions of dollars worth
of newly acquired pictures and
statuary will be exhibited at the
National Gallery of Art beginning
March II, the 10th anniversary of
the gallery's opening.
The added assures were
bought by the Kress Foundation,
established by Samuel H. Kress,
president of the gallery and one
of it's most generous friends. All
the new material has been pur-
chased since 1916. No official list
of the paintings and statues has
been released, but it is known that
| 1t includes works of great artistic
Importance.
Mr.. Kress' brother, Rush Kress
Iof Tucson, Ariz., is here helping
install the new properties. Six
large rooms, never before opened,
will be needed to house the dis
play. The work of arranging the
show has been going on for sew
eral weeks behind closed and
guarded DOORS.
Plans for the anniversary cele-
bration will be announced next
Evening star., 1951-03-07
; Industrial Home School
Buildings Are Guaranteed

Three buildings at the Indus
trial Home School annex have
been quarantined because of an
influenza like infection among
many of the children. No chill
dren will be received or released
at the home while the quarantine
is in effect.
Officials said the quarantine was
ordered yesterday after symptoms
were noted in about 40 children
The illness consists of loss of ap-
petite, a running nose and slight
fever. it was said.
The first child became i'll last
week. and the number of cases
increased over the week end.
A Health Department physician
went to the home today to obtain
specimens from affected children
in an attempt to isolate the spe-
cific virus causing the disease.
Miss Winfred Thompson, su-
perintendent of the home, said
she did not consider the illness
serious. and added there have been
no complications.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Bus Fares to Annapolis to Rise
BY 80 Per Cent After April 8
CopitoI Greyhound
Cites $45 900 Loss
In Filing Increase

Commuters using the Grey
hound Lines between Washington
and Annapolis will pay an average
of 80 per cent more for tickets
after April s. under a schedule
filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
A commission spokesman said
the agency probably will indicate
about April 6 whether it will hold
up the increases, pending a hear
ing. He pointed out such a hear
ing is not required.
About 5000 daily passengers are
affected.
Under a new plan, the two
routes to Annapolis have been
grouped into seven zone rates OF
5 miles each. Passengers will con-
tinue to have a choice of one-way
round "trip or 10-trip fares.
w. A. Dennick. Washington su-
pervisor of Capitol Greyhound
said the increases were necessi-
tated by a $45,000 loss in opera
tions on these lines last year.
Provided there are no further
increases in operating costs, the
new rates will give the company
a profit of about So per day pei
bus, he said.
Mr.. Dennick said So buses leav.
ing Washington each day will be
affected by the rate changes, but
only Is of these operate as far as
Annapolis.
Within a few days, the company
will receive 10 new buses for op-
Grafton on the Annapolis route
Additional service will be added
later, in view of such new housing
units as that at Cheverly inter
section, Mr.. Dennick said.
Here are the new rates from
Washington by zones, for one-way
round-trip and 10 trips (plus Il
per cent tax on tickets over 81
cents):
To Bladensburg, Sunnybrook
Landover Hills-25 cents, Al
cents, So.
To Lanham, Seabrook, Seabrool
road, Glendale, Largo, Kolbes Cor.
ner-40 cents. rs cents and $500
To Springfield. Bowie. High
Bridge, Baldwin's Garage, Bowie
road, Halls Station, Church road
Grain roads, cents, 81, $4.30
To Priests Bridge, BargiS Store
|Patuxent, Davidsonville Road-7s
cents. $135, $3.50.
To Crainsville Road, Mayo Roao
-85 cents, $1.55, $6.70.
To Parole, Annapolis-$1, 81 80
SO.
Present rates to Annapolis are
IS cents one way, $1.78 round trip
and $500 for 10 tickets.
Present fares to Bowie are AZ
cents, 86 cents and 1925, and tt
Lanham 80 cents, SIS cents and So
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Coolidge High School
Concert Tickets Ready

Invitations to the 47th concert in the
Neishborhood Series by the National
Symphony orenestro, under the direc-
tion of Dr.. Howard Mitchell, to be held
in Coolidge High School at 9 pm.
Monday, Mofeh l9, now ore ready for
distribution.
Cords, which ore issued without
charge by The Evening stor. sponsor Of
the concerts, ore ovoilobIe at Coolidge
ond Roosevelt High Schools. Paul Junior
High School, Wilson Teachers College.
Whittier, Bernard, Tokomo. Brishtwood,
West, TruesdelI, Shepherd, Rudolph
ond Powell Elementary Schools; Notivity
Porochiol School. Notre Dome Aeod-
emy; the Recreation Department at
Sixteenth and Lomont streets NV and
the business counter in the lobby Of
The Stor Building.
The concert will be broodeost in its
entirety by stotion WMAL, The Eve
ming Stor Stotion.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Old Dominion Asks
Permission to Drop
Train From RossIyn

The Washington & Old Do
minion Railroad Co. has asked
permission to discontinue passen-
ger service between Rosslyn and
Purcellville.
The railroad, in filing its re-
quest with the State Corporation
Commission in Richmond, said the
Post Office Department has noti-
fed it that its contract to carry
mail over the 45-mile run will be
replaced in 80 to so days by q
truck service.
Without mail. the railroad ex-
planned, Old SO, a weather. -beater
mail-passenger-express car, viii
have virtually no reason to make
it's twice daily run between the
Arlington and Loudoun County
towns. Old SO carries about II
passengers on each trip at ar
average fare of 20 cents.
If the discontinuance request is
approved after a hearing to be
set by the commission. Old So will
be sold or junked, George c.
Baggett, vice president of the
road, said.
Mr.. Baggett said Old So ha:
been able to operate in recent
years only because the mail il
carries brought the railroad about
$4,000 a year. Passenger rev.
enues on the run average only
about $1,000 to $500 annually
he added.
Passenger revenue on the line
which was started in 1847 as the
Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad
amounted to $387.743 in 1919
That was the last big year before
the automobile began its slow but
sure strangulation of Old Do.
minion's passenger business.
Mr.. Baggett observed, however
that the railroad still has it!
freight business, which brought il
nearly half a million dollars las
year.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Cleaning Plant Robbed

Mrs. Virginia Riston, 20, a clerk
in cleaning establishment in the
1900 block of Columbia road NV
was robbed of $22 last night by
colored man who forced her to
lie on the floor of the establish
ment while he looted the cash reg
lister and her purse. She said the
man kept his hand in his coat
pocket as though he were holding
gun.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Senate May Confirm
Donohue as District
Commissioner Today

Confirmation of the appoint
ment of F. Joseph Donohue to be
member of the Board of Com
missioners may be voted today by
the Senate.
Approval is taken for granted
since the Senate District Com
mittee, after unusually exhaustive
hearings, yesterday registered its
unanimous approval of the ST.
year-old lawyer.
A question of available Senate
time, however, was involved. Dis
trict Committee Chairman Nicely
said he would try to have the
nomination taken up for actor
some time late today or tonight
but he agreed that the Senat,
debate on the draft bill ma.
delay action.
To Succeed Guy Mason.
Mr.. Donohue will succeed Guy
Mason. who will leave the pos
after serving since July. 1941.
A recalculation of District rec.
ords indicated yesterday that Mr.
Mason has the full Is years o1
Government service that will per-
init him to receive an annuity anc
leave a pension for his wife if she
survives him.
Officials said the Is years was
completed with the addition o1
26 days he served with the Unior
Station Plaza Commission, rec
ords of which had been lost. MIR
Mason was with the commission
from 1914 to 1916.
He also has service credit with
the old Rent Commission. in the
Spanish-American War. and witt
the Army in the Philippines.
Hearings in Four Sessions.
Eleven of the IS members OF
the District Committee voted fol
Mr.. Donohue. either at yester-
days meeting or in poll oi
Iabsentees. The two members who
did not vote are i'll - Sena-
tors Vandenberg. Republican, Of
Michigan and Clements, Demo.
crat, of Kentucky.
The hearings ran though foul
full sessions of at least two hours
each. There were eight opposi-
ton witnesses. most of them re-
presenting church and prohibition
forces. who did not like the
nominees background as a lawyer
for liquor dealers.
Against their testimony was
praise for the ability and integrity
and work capacity of Mr.. Dono.
hue, voiced by about 80 spokesmer
for wide variety of groups. These
ranged from Government official:
and lawyer associates to leader!
in civic. banking, veterans, or.
ganized labor and Washington
suffrage movements.
In addition, numerous communi.
cations were filed with the com
mittee, many of them commend.
ing Mr.. Donohue on his service il
two wars, his successful prosecu.
tion of Harry Bridges, West Coas
labor leader. for denying he wa;
a Communist. and Mr. Donohue'.
activities in many Washington
civic affairs.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Safe Robbers Get $1l0
From Raymond School

Safe robbers broke into the
Raymond Public School, Tenth
street and Spring road NV. early
today and took $110 from the
Teachers Federal Credit Union.
The money was in a small safe.
The robbers sawed the hinges
from the door of the strong box.
Police said the robbers gained en-
trance by breaking the glass in
a first floor door of the school.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Test Of Air Raid
Alarm System SET
For Early in April

A test OF the Districts interim
air raid warning system will be
held early in April, according tC
a tentative training schedule an
nounced today by the District Civil
Defense Department.
The test may be combined with
air raid drills in the schools, Off
cials said. Surveys are under way
to determine the safest parts OF
school buildings and children will
be led to these areas during the
practice drills.
The tests will not involve a
mobilization of the city's civil
defense volunteers, nor will the
public be expected to seek shelter
The purpose is confined largely
to testing the effectiveness OF the
temporary warning system, max
ing use of sirens on police ano
fire vehicles and stations.
Key Leaders to Meet.
At 7p.m. May 9, command eX-
ercise of key civil defense per-
sonnel will be held at the Ma
tional Guard Armory, according to
the schedule. Leaders of the six
operating branches of the defense
organization will work out theoret-
ical problems which might arise in
case of an actual attack.
The first dress rehearsal of the
civil defense organization will be
held later in May, by which time
recruitment and training of vol
unteers is expected to be we'll un-
der way. These exercises again
will not involve the general public
No air raid drills affecting the en-
| tire city population will be held
until a permanent air raid warn
ing system is installed and a
shelter survey has been COM
pleted, officials said.
Meanwhile. Acting Civil Defense
Director John E. Fondahl an
nounced that a series of television
! training programs for civil defense
will get under way at $50 pm
tonight over station WTTG. The
weekly programs will provide in
struction in home nursing, first
aid, and other subjects important
lin civil defense preparation, In
spector Fondahl said.
MOnitOring instruments Bought.
Purchasing Officer Roland M
Brennan. meanwhile, reported the
first purchase of Pathological mon
| itoring instruments for the Dis,
trict's civil defense organization
Mr.. Brennan said the $3,29(
bid of Tracerlab, Inc, Boston, tt
furnish 20 SU-10 radios, with bat.
teries, to the District has beer
accepted. He will draw a pur-
chase order for transmission by
the United States Public Health
Service.
Mr.. Brennan said the USPHs
reported the field of competition
for this equipment was narrowed
down to two firms by decision o1
the National Research Council OF
the type of instruments thar
| should be used by all civil de.
fense agencies in the Unitec
States. The other firm, is the
Kelly-Koett Co.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
CAP ChopIoin to Speak

1t. Col. Robert P. Taylor, ma
tional air chaplain of the Civil All
Patrol and survivor of the Bataan
death march, will address the Bap-
tist Pastors Conference at nool.
tomorrow in the Baptist Building,
1923 Sixteenth street NV. His
subject will be What the Civilian
Minister Can Contribute to the
National Defense Program"
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Holmes Reports Signs
OF Black Market in
Electrical Items Here
By jones 6. Deone

The first signs of a BLACK mar
ket" have appeared in at least
one trade area here, and District
price officials are moving to head
it off before it grows.
District Price Director Vincent
A. Holmes said today his Office
knows of bootleg sales" of scarce
goods to dealers in the electrical
contracting trade here. He added,
however, that the situation is not
widespread or bad at the present
/ time"
| Mr.. Holmes announced six new
appointments to his staff. Four
are pricing specialists. and the
other two were added to the en-
forcement staff. The appointees
are:
Pricing-William s. Mirman, 81,
of 1434 Somerset place NV, food
and restaurants: Richard c.
Swami, 54, of 705 Quackenbos
street NV, rubber, fuel and
transportation: Charles S. Currier,
81, 4642 Hillside road Sc, auto
motive trade: Miss Margaret E.
Gillespie, GIG Sixteenth street
NV, shoes, apparel and acces-
sories.
Observation-Disclosures j. Tenn
pie. 48, of 4448 Alabama avenue
Sc, and Theophilus Jones, SO, of
1414 Kearney street NE.
Radio Parts Mentioned.
Mr.. Holmes made the first dis
closure of the "bootlegging" at a
meeting of the Washington Elec-
trical Contractors Association last
might.
He told the contractors that
some scarce items-particularly
radio parts-are being bought
from wholesalers "at bootleg or
above ceiling prices" He warned
the association members that both
the buyers and the sellers are sub
ject to prosecution in such cases.
Electrical cable also has been
reported in above-ceiling pur-
chases, a price official said today
1. No enforcement action has been
taken in these cases because for
NAL complaints have not been re-
ceived, it was learned.
Cases Isolated" So Far.
Mr.. Holmes said that in alert
ing businessmen to the black
market danger he is acting on the
principle of locking the barn be-
fore the horse is stolen" So far,
he emphasized, reports have in
dicated only isolated cases" of
law breaking.
| Meanwhile, the price Offices
enforcement staff has launched
its first major investigation, a
spot check into the meat price
situation in line with similar
checks ordered all over the coun-
try.
Mr.. Holmes said no black mar
ket operations have turned up in
this field here, but investigators
will examine sales records to de-
termine whether there have been
any violations. The survey is eX
pected to be completed this week.
2 Aides Are Veterans.
Two of the new appointeess of
the price office staff worked with
Mr.. Holmes in the District OPA
Office during World War II. They
are Mr.. Jones, who is an attorney,
and Miss Gillespie, who formerly
operated a retail store here.
Mr.. Mirman has been as
sociated with Mirman Bros, a
wholesale meat firm here. Mr.,
Swan has been with the Lee lire
and Rubber Co. Mr.. Currier has
been associated with Trew Motor
Co., and Mr.. Temple for II years
was Metropolitan policeman,
Mr.. Holmes said.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Public Rezoninq Hearing

The Alexandria Planning Com
mission will hold a public hearing
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the City
Hall on a proposed amendment to
zoning regulations which would
prohibit reapplication for a re-
zoning within a year after with
draWal of an application.
Evening star., 1951-03-07
Montunons Dance Tonight

The Montana State University
Alumni Association will hold a
meeting and square dance at 8
o'clock tonight in Confederate
Hall, 1892 Vermont avenue NV.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-07

the governor and his Washington cronies? Or is there a better job in sight?
 On the optimistic side, we wonder if this could mark step to the right Perhaps the author of the we'll known diatribe against private ownership of utilities has undergone a changeso of heart in the years between publication of The People Pay" and todays grabbing campaign by the Bureau of Reclama- tion Canoher creature of the sprawlng Interior De- partment.
 Or, can it be that ex-Republican Gruening has repented his ways and contemplates return to the COP fold? We recall speculation along those lines following the visit of COP Governor Warren, whom Gruenng described being ready for better things politically If Warren is destined for better political spot is this perhaps, a flying leap for the fast moving bandwagon?
 We don't profess to know the answers But We certainly are curious.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-07
Ten Steps Drew Pearson Would Take to Improve U. $.

If l were suddenly hoisted into the shoes of the President of the United States, would not change much about our fundamental gov- ernment structure" says Drew Pearson in the current issue of See magazine. T would not alter the system of checks and balances between the White House, Congress and the courts. Though the ma- chinery stalls occasionally, the founding fathers did a good job when they conceived this system.
 However, I would undertake some fairly simple moves to make our government more efficient more honest and more democratic.
 No. 1: I would abolish letter. writing. Tradition says that when a member of Congress writes to the President he deserves an an- swer. But the burdens of the Pres- idency have so increased that it requires all the waking hours of one man merely to cope with its decisions. The President is far too busy to write letters.
 No 2: would quit talking off, the-cuff at White House press con- ferences. The press conference is an important American institution and should be preserved. However, it should be modified to prevent presidential boners.
 "A man occupying this vital po- sition cannot operate as if he were a quiz kid. and if I were Presi- dent l would acknowledge the of my newspaper col leagues and demand written ques- tions.
 NO. 3: I would advocate that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-07
Friday, September ', 1851
TROUBLE IN PARADISE,

We note with than casual interest Governor Gruenings address before the Alaska Science Con- ference at Mckinley Park.
 The governor according to the Associated Press, expressed himself as being of the belief that the In teror Department is retarding the growth and pros perity of the Territory.
 Now far be it from to dispute such an obvious truth although it becomes one of the nfre- ouent occasions when find ourselves in accord with Governor Gruening in matters of governmental policy
 We subscribe wiioleheartedy to his expressed belief that the Interior Department is indeed de- terrent to the Terrtorys economic development, but we are intensely curious to the reasons prompting his unusual observation.
 For unusual it is. Ernest Gruening has long been an Interior Department man and has long supported the more than somewhat sociaistc projects and pol- cies of that department And, in turn, the depart ment has gone to bat for the governor in time of need
 Having learned the hard way to be suspicious we are prone to speculate in the Governors motives Tn expressing such sentiment We are aware that Dr. Gruening is far too astute politician for thls to be dismissed slip of the tongue So there must be another-and a more practica-reason
 Politicians learn early that it is unwise to bite the hand that feeds-uness there is more generous hand in the immediate offng.
 Can this be construed to mean that Gruening will not be candidate for reappontment? Can II mean that relations have become strained oetweef
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-07

the Presidents term be limited to one term of six years. The Amer ican people do not realize it, but not long after a president takes the oath he must begin thinking about getting reelected.
 We have got into the habit of playing guessing game as to whether the President will or will not run for collection. The argu- ment is that, ii the President ad- mits he does not intend to run, he loses influence with Congress; he can keep Congressmen in line only with the prospect that he will be in power another four years.
 T do not believe this is true. I believe that any president who is far sighted and popular can hold a firm grip on Congress. When the people are with him, Congress cannot afford to be against him. And the President can be most effective when he has siX-year term with no privilege of reelection.
 No. 4 I would require my staff to report the names of those from whom they accept favors. Because of the power of the White House, the staff immediately surrounding the President have become the most potent group.