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Evening star., 1951-08-13

ton. II wish I did not feel we'll"
she sighed. Then I could stay in
the inflrmary until all the buses
have left"
Billy Chapman, another 9-year-
old of CTS Southern avenue Sc,
wanted to stay on at camp because
of the food. Billy is keen for
chicken legs, a delicacy which has
'eluded him in the past. II always
got the neck or the wing" Billy
explained. But at camp, oh, boy
That chicken leg"
Most of the children gained
several pounds during the summer
season, when more than $1,000
nutritious and well-balanced meals
were dished out at the camp
tables.
The camps are operated by the
Summer Outings Committee of the
Family and Child Services oi
Washington.
The children's two weeks were
periods of rest, work and play
such as many of them had never
known. They engaged in sports
programs, learned basket and belt
weaving, and many new camping
songs. They had plenty o1
archery, dances, music and poetry
More than 180 children learned
to swim, float or paddle during
the season. Each child received
a daily swimming lesson and g
swimming period.
Camp officials said there wa!
less homesickness apparent thi!
year than any other and ne
serious injuries. accidents or i'll.
nesses were reported.
The campers from Camp Coco
Will arrived home last Thursday
and those from Camp Pleasant
yesterday.
Farewell ceremonies at both
camps were observed by the chill
dren, all of whom lighted candles
mounted on blocks of wood, which
they launched into the camp lakes
after dark.
Another big and final occur
renee was a birthday party fol
each child. They were separated
at tables according to their month
of birth, and each child had 8
cake with candles.
The children we're provided fol
by the United Community Serv.
ices and The Star Summer Caml
Fund.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
BY ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

Long distance is imperiling
the fine art of the urban house.
wife's telephone chats.
Remember the movie scene
where the nearest telephone was
only 80 feet of trailing cord
and one butler away? Com
municationS haven't reached
that convenience in a score or
more of booming housing de-
velopments in the Washington
area
The urban Great Debate now
involves only whether the ur-
gency of the situation is worth
the long walk to the phone.
Because the vast home-build-
ing program long ago raced
past the Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone Company's blue
prints of probable maximum
requirements, the outdoor phone
booth is a familiar sight.
Deceptive in appearance, 1t
stands in many a development
"a lonely sentinel of communi-
cation for scores of families.
Some are what may be de-
scribed as the plush" product:
glass-paneled and neatly paint
ed. Others, quickly thrown to-
gether with plywood, are strict
ly in the deceptive category. II
the glass -windowed ones are
imperiling the housewives chats
merely from a geographical
standpoint, the plywood pro-
ductions are keeping alive the
fine art of doodling.
On the walls may be found
the plumbers telephone num-
ber, the construction super
intendent's, the landscape mans
or a hastily -scribbled note to a
friend who may be expected
along later in the morning.
For some residents, the booths
are only street-crossing away.
For others it may be blocks.
Many a back-track has been
traced because the caller left
the house without the nickel
for the pay phone slot.
In at least one development
residents have been without a
home telephone for seven
months. In others, the time
ranges from 80 days up. In
one, the single telephone is for
the use of 1875 families.
At present there are an eSti-
Evening star., 1951-08-13
'WCTU Told Liquor Stock
is 901 Million Gallons
By the Associofed Press

BOSTON. Aug. 13.-Liquor dis
tillers are "hoarding hangovers'
by packing their warehouses. the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union was told yesterday.
Mrs. Fred j. Tooze Of Portland
Oreg., national secretary, told the
77th annual WCTU convention
that bonded warehouses now con-
tain 901 ,i06, 900 gallons OF whiskey
and other spirits.
"This is a Ave-year supply al
the current consumption rate
Mrs. Tooze added, "and the most
gallons in warehouses since the
Nation began"
The following officers were re-
elected today:
Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin Of Evans
ton, ILL.,, president; Mrs. Glenn G
Hays of Ransom, Kans., vice pres
ident at large; Mrs. B. Blanche
Butts, Evanston, Ill, correspond.
ing secretary; Miss Violet T
Black, Evanston, treasurer, ane
Mrs, TooZe, recording secretary.
Evening star., 1951-08-13

to the armed forces. But every
effort is being made to spread
the service as much as possible
by offering party-line service to
D., customers in critical areas" he
said.
The next 80 days will bring
vast changes. officials of the
telephone company promise.
Gables are up and in some cases
instruments are installed. Ex-
change equipment is being put
in place.
Even then, some telephones
will be on four party lines until
further expansion can be made.
Private lines will be scarcer than
home television sets in 1923.
Until then. the urban house.
wife will have to be satisfied
with the electric garbage dis
posal unit, the electric ironer
and washing machine, indirect
lighting and two medicine chests
in every bathroom.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
P| an 10 Double
Armory Seating
Is Considered
Commissioners Take
1t Under Advisement;
Fire Official Objects

The Commissioners today took
under advisement a proposal to
double seating capacity Of the
National Guard Armory.
Hearings on the plan ended this
after District technical
officials opposed the increased
seating. Police Inspector William
Cunningham was the only city
official favoring it at the hearing.
Arthur J. Bergman, Armory
manager, told the Commissioners
the building code should be
amended to increase capacity
from 5,31O to 10000. He said an
Armory Board survey indicated
it could be done safely.
r. A. Warfield. acting fire mar
shall, opposed the plan. He said it
would be a hazard in case of fire
or panic, and that conferences
indicated that Bureau of Stand
ard officials agreed.
Robert H. Davis, director OF in
spections for the District, said
there aren't enough exits, and that
those that do exist are not pro-
tected. Archie Hutson, District
director of construction. added
that the program would cost be-.
tween $150,000 and 100000, and
the change would ruin the build
| ing architecturally. He also said
the program would decrease space
available for the National Guard.
James E. Collif1ower, chairman
of the Greater National Capital
Committee, favored the plan and
added that his committee would
not recommend it if they had
deemed it unsafe. He said if sit
were approved, more conventions
would come to Washington, bring
ing about 50 million more to the
District each year.
Also favoring the plan were
Frank E. Weakly, president of the
Washington Hotel Association, and
Edgar Morris of the Board Of
Trade.
Evening star., 1951-08-13

ForeStville, Seat Pleasant, Capitol
Heights and Upper Marlboro
They hauled water by truck fol
about a mile. The six-hour blaze
attracted many spectators.
In Silver Spring, a lightning
bolt raced down a television an
tenna on the home Of Charles A
Kelley, a Justice Department
architect, narrowly missing hin
and his wife. Mr.. Kelley lives al
2008 Lansdowne way.
Plaster rained down on the oc-
cupants from hole near the CELL
ing. Mr.. Kelley said he was mo.
mentarily stunned.
A locust tree in front Of 6351
Utah avenue NV. was struck by
lightning. A 35-foot branch fall.
ing from the upper half of the
tree caused a temporary break
in the electricity at a house al
6347 Utah avenue.
For the third time in two years
lightning struck the home of DR.
Manuel Shprintz. 10708 Amhers1
drive, Kensington, causing damage
in the basement which firemel
estimated at $500.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Police Hold Suspect
After S51 Robbery al
Uncle Billie Resort

A furry of excitement over q
North Beach (MdD theft yester-
day simmered away to nothing
today when the actual loot was
announced as $51.
The money was grabbed from
a cashiers cage at Uncle Billie's
the resorts big amusement center,
by one-armed bandit who had
been playing slot machines there
County police arrested another
man as a suspected accessory. A
Washingtonian living in the 100
block of Twelfth street Sc, he
was captured in an 80-mile- an
hour chase in Calvert County
Employees said he had been in the
restaurant when the theft oc-
Cured about $50 pm.
First reports said between
$1,000 and $500 was seized in a
cloth bag by the customer, who
after jousting with lone armed
bandits" became one himself.
Two men later were seen about
2 miles from North Beach ano
one threw out the cloth bag
Soon police had road blocks sci
up, but 1t was $50 pm. before
the suspect was caught.
He was charged with speeding
passing on a curve and failure tt
have license, and was held ir
$1,000 bond pending a hearing
Friday. The man denied com.
|plicity in the theft, but was being
investigated further. The search
for the one-armed man continued
Uncle Billie's is a sprawline
amusement center owned partly
by Charles E. Nelson, Maryland
horse breeder.
/ Last week, Mr.. Nelson admitted
before the Senate Crime Investi.
|gating Committee that he hac
put about $4,000 into a concern
known as Robert Nowland Asso.
Iciates and realized about $3.50, ,OO(
in four years. He conceded thai
some of the profit probably came
from numbers.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Senote District Group
To Act on 8 Measures

The Senate District Committee
today scheduled a meeting for 3
pm. tomorrow to act on eight
measures recently reported from
Subcommittees.
One Of the bills would give po-
lice and flremen double pay when
required to work on certain holi-
days. Another would remove the
numerical limitation on the size
of the White House police force;
another would increase boiler in
spection requirements and another
would authorize use of a triangle
near Connecticut avenue and @
street NV. as a memorial for
Floyd B. Olson, former Governor
Of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Fire in Restaurant
Overcomes EmpIoye

John F. George, A, maintenace
man at O'Donnell's Restaurant
1921 E street NV, was taken to
Emergency Hospital this morning
after being overcome by smoke
during a small fire in an upstairs
workroom.
Mr.. George quenched the small
blaze with a fire extinguisher be-
fore firemen arrived. The fire be-
gan after a hot soldering iron was
laid near a cloth.
Mr.. George lives at 1850 L street
NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Poll Indicates Senate
|WiII Back Douglas

A majority of Senators respond
ing to a newsletter poll have in
dicated they will support Senator
Douglas, Democrat, of Illinois, in
his controversy with President
Truman over the recent selection
of Federal judges in Illinois. the
poll takers have reported.
Hearings on Mr.. Truman's
nominees have been held by a
Senate Judiciary subcommittee
but the full committee has not
yet acted. 1t has been indicated
the nominations will go to the
floor with an unfavorable report.
Julius Klein, publisher of a
newsletter. said the Senators were
polled without their names so 1t
could not be determined whether
the responses were along party
lines. He reported these results:
To the question, do you favor
the position Of Senator Paul
Douglas on this issue?" SO per
cent replied in. the affirmative,
IA per cent said they did not
favor his position and 80 per cent
withheld comment.
To the second question, will
you vote to sustain Senator Doug
las?" SIS per cent said they would,
IA per cent said they would not
and 81 per cent had no comment
! Asked if their vote would ex-
press Senatorial courtesy, assum-
ing they voted with Senator Doug
las, 20 per cent said it would. Is
per cent said Senatorial courtesy
would not be the determining fac
tor and IS per cent did not COM
ment.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
EngineerD Dies
After Car Hits Pole;
Stroke Is Indicated

Chester c. Hayes, As, lighting
engineer, died at Prince Georges
County Hospital last night, six
hours after he lost control of his
car and struck telephone pole.
A physician driving directly be-
hind Mr.. Hayes at the time Of the
accident told police Mr.. Hayes
showed symptoms of a stroke. An
autopsy was to be performed to-
day.
Mr.. Hayes, an employe Of the
General Electric Supply Co., was
on his way to his home at 381s
Twenty-f1fth place NE. when his
car suddenly swerved left al
Rhode Island avenue and Twenty
fourth street NE.
Doctor Sees Crash.
DR.. Benjamin Miller, 1924 Thir-
ty-fourth street, Mount Rainier,
who was driving north behind Mr.
Hayes, told police the car narrow
ly missed southbound traffic before
jumping the curb and crashing in
to the pole. The doctor said Mr..
Hayes was semi conscious when he
reached him.
Mr.. Hayes was taken to the hos
pital in a Fire Rescue Squad
ambulance and died at pm.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Hayes is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Hayes. and a son, Pfc. Ches-
ter c. Hayes, jr., with the Army in
England.
Woman's Arm Broken.
Miss Sally Barnett, 60, of 1902
Rhode Island avenue NE. suf-
fered a broken arm in a collision
yesterday at Philadelphia avenue
and Piney Branch road, Takoma
Park.
Treated for shock after the
crash was Mrs. Edna Boardman,
rs, of the same address, a pas
senger.
The driver Of the car, Mrs.
Boardman's daughter, Miss Leona
Boardman, 81, also of the same
address. was charged by Takoma
Park Police with failing to halt
at a stop sign. She was not in
jured.
Miss Barnett was reported in
good condition at Washington
Sanitarium today.
Police said the car in which
they were riding collided with
another driven by Jesse Will
loughby, AZ, of 5307 Worthington
drive, Westgate, Md.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Viroinio DAV Will Meet
In Alexandria in 81

The 1852 convention of Virginia
Disabled American Veterans will
be held in Alexandria next spring,
III was announced today by Charles
D.. Widmyer of Vienna.
Tentative dates for the state
convention are June 6, z and 8.
Mr.. Widmyer will be in charge
of arrangements. Convention
hosts will be the Arlington, Fairfax
and Alexandria chapters.
Evening star., 1951-08-13

Whether they were Indians or
cowboys, the youngsters who
spent two weeks this summer at
Camps Good Will and Pleasant
think their home on the range
was fine place to be.
The return yesterday of the last
Iof 736 children from the two
camps in Prince William Forest
Park, Va. the Indians" from
Camp Pleasant and the cowboys
from Camp Good Will - was
marked by longing shouts Of 81
wanna go back to camp"
Their vacation at camp was
made possible by the generosity OF
local citizens.
AS the children, ages 8 to IL
settle back into routine living in
their homes in the Washington
area, another group of 1872 young
sters with heart ailments are pre-
pairing to leave for the camps
Wednesday.
Nine-year -old Karen Kemp o1
1924 L street Sc, had her owr
formula for prolonging her vaca-
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Objections
To Burke Site
AreForeseen
Airport Opponents
Will Offer More
Data to CAA

Opponents OF the selection OF
Burke, Va, as the site for Wash
ington's big new airport said to-
day new representations would be
made to the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration against the choice.
Charles F. O'Neall, attorney for
the Burke Airport Relocation
Committee, disclosed he was ask
ing an immediate conference with
Frederick B. Lee, deputy CAA ad-
ministrator. in order to present
additional objections to the air.
port development plan.
Mr.. O,Neall acted quickly after
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
ruled against further public hear
ings on the controversial site. Mr..
Sawyer announced Saturday that
he would request the Attorney
General to proceed Immediately
with acquisition of $500 acres of
land for the ulti-million- dollar
airport 1712 miles southwest of
Washington.
Secretary SaWyer's announce
ment was accompanied by an in
dorsement of the site selection by
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and by CAA
Administrator c. F. Horne'S de-
tailed replies to objections the
Burke citizens have raised.
More Objection. Promised.
Mr.. ONeall said today he would
offer additional objections to the
site when he sees Deputy CAA Ad-
ministrator Lee, and added that If
the Government persists in going
ahead with the project, he would
ask the courts to intervene.
The attorney contended that the
District has no right to condemn
land in Virginia and asserted the
State of Virginia could refuse to
grant license for operation of
the airport.
Mr.. O'Neall charged that the
Government delayed publication
OF the Planning Commission re-
port for approximately a week,
releasing it simultaneously with
the Horne report and Secretary
Sawyer's announcement, so that
there was no opportunity to make
point-by- point replies.
"We reject the gambit offered
by the Government to toss the
entire Burke problem to the people
in an indigestible quantity" the
attorney said. "The issues in
volved are entirely too important
to Washington, Fairfax County
and Northern Virginia to be dis
cusSed in such manner. The is
sues we have raised have not been
met.
CAA Failure Charged.
1--WE intend to make it as clear
to the people as it is to engineer
ing experts that CAA has failed to
give adequate and relevant an
SWers"
Mr.. ONeall also asked that the
public reserve decision on the
Park and Planning Commission
report. He said:
"The text of the NCPPC report
may seem, to the unwary reader,
to indorse the Burke selection.
However. the NCPPC report is
expressly limited to general reg
tonal planning considerations and
the commission itself admits that
1t has no authority to make spe-
cif1c planning decisions for Fair
fax County"
Mr.. O'Neall also said the COM
mission report expressly states
that it had not reviewed the suit
ability of the Burke site.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Lorenzo Miller Appointed

The appointment of Lorenzo
Miller as supervisor of the District
ground observer post located at
the Nalle School, Fiftieth and C
streets S. E., has been announced
by Civil Defense Director John E.
Nndahl. Mr.. Miller lives at 4801
East Capitol street s. e.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Rivers Sees No Choice
But to Use A-Bomb
BY the Associofed Press

Representative Rivers, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, says the
atom bomb should be used from
the 38th Parallel all the way to
Moscow" if Korean cease-fire talks
fail.
He is preparing a message to
President Truman on the subject,
he announced last night.
1T seems to me we have no
other choice if the Communists
break up the peace talks t4 de-
manding impossible things" Mr..
Rivers said.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Man Loses Legs in Accident

NORTON, Va, Aug. 13 (P).-
Virgil Craft, 80. civic leader, Of
Wise. lost both legs in a mining
accident near here Saturday. Of
f1cials Of the VIC Coal Co. said
Nr. Craft fell from a coal car be-
tween two cars which were being
coupled.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Parish to Sponsor Carnival

st. Catherine Labourne parish
in Wheaton, Md, will sponsor a
four day carnival Wednesday
through Saturday on Georgia ave-
nue. opposite the Wheaton Shop
lping Center. 4.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
House Votes D. c. Pay Raise Bill
For Fnemen, Police, Teachers

leave system will go into effect on
January 6 and will apply to all
Federal workers-classified, postal
and per diem. It also will provide
13 days sick leave for Government
employees, which is two days few
er than classified workers now
get and three more than postal
workers receive. However, en-
ployes will now be able to accumu-
late all their unused sick leave
They are limited now to 80 days.
Also. employees will be able tc
accumulate annual leave once
more. The new law will repeal
the present ban against accumu-
lating leave and Federal workers
will not have to use all Of their
1851 calendar leave by June 80
1852.
The graduated leave system
provides 13 days of annual leave
for employees with up to three
years Of service, 20 days for those
with three to Is years Of service
and 26 days for those with Is OF
more years of service. Thirteen
days sick leave are given to all
employees, regardless of seniority
Military service will be credited
as part of Federal service toward
annual leave benefits. For ex-
ample, an employe with three
years of military service and II
years Of Federal service, would be
|credited with is years Of Govern
ment service and would be eligible
for 26 days of annual leave.
Evening star., 1951-10-20

him a very happy birthday
Charlie will be % on November %
Charles love for the flag is not
new, according to his mother
Mrs. Mary Marston of 8727 Coles
vile road. Silver Spring.
HE always loved his flag" she
said. When he was little fel-
low and we would give him quar-
ter to buy some candy, he would
come back with a flag. He always
few one on his bicycle.
Left Flag Flying.
when he left home for the
Army on Pearl Harbor Day. De-
cember Z, 1880" she recalled. che
raised the flag at our home. Their
he called to me and said: Nom
come here-isn't she pretty? i
necessary I'd die for her."
A letter from Charlie with s
field artillery unit somewhere ir
Korea arrived yesterday, hi!
mother said, telling the news tha'
he may be rotated out of Kores
in February.
Arrangements to get the Capt
tol flag were made by Charlie
uncle. James Roeder, an enginee.
in the Capitol, and by Harold r
Beckley, superintendent of tn,
Senate press gallery. 1t will b.
sent airmail. to reach him OF
his birthday.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Wilson Writes 10 Battle
On School Steel Supplies

RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 20.-De.
Tense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson
has informed Gov. Battle that hi.
office setup includes a division tt
serve the needs Of the States
counties and cities on critica.
materials.
Senator Byrd called upon the
defense mobilizer Thursday to re.
survey the Nations steel supply
with a view to providing more
steel for school construction.
Senator Byrd's request was de.
signed to alleviate school condi-
tions nationally and the connec.
|tion between his request and Mr.
Wilson's letter to Gov. Battle wa!
confidential.
The Governor said that while
Virginia is feeling the pinch of the
steel shortage for highway bridg,
construction as well as for school.
and other buildings. the Old Do.
minion is in a position far NOR,
favorable than other States.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Elizabeth and Philip Remove
Fur Goats for Vancouver Visit

will be 1t. Gov. Clarence Wallace
of British Columbia and Mrs. Wal
lace, along with civic officials.
From there, the royal party will
move to city hall to be met by
Mayor Fred Hume, his greeting
arm in sling.
The mayor fell and broke a
bone in his arm while rehearsing
players for tonight's exhibition
lacrosse game, which will wind
Iup a day-long schedule for the
royal pair.
It was to be an international
welcome in Vancouver. Thousands
had journeyed here in cars and
special trains from Sattle and
other Pacific Northwest centers
The royal train yesterday skirted
mountain peaks, thundered down
the western slopes of the Rockies
and finally rolled into the green
Fraser Valley and to the sea.
Philip was at the throttle fol
80 twisting miles from Notch Hill
Ito Monte Greek.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Capitol Rushes Flag to Korea
ToFuIfM CTS Birthday Wish

A Silver Spring CMd.) soldier
now in Korea, will get the only
birthday gift he wanted - an
American flag.
It will be the national emblem
that flew over the Capitol Build
ing while Congress appropriated
$57 billion for defense.
The soldier. Pfc. Charles Mar
ston, formerly a messenger in
the Congressional Press Galleries,
had asked for the gift because, he
wrote, a new flag was not available
in Korea.
The story was related to the
Senate yesterday by Senator
Pastore, Democrat. of Rhode Is
land. He called it very heart
warming and inspiring"
Sees Noble Example.
"I consider this story to be q
noble example of the quality o1
our American YOUTH" he said
1T is indeed an inspiration. i
shows a sense of quality and de.
votion which gives us a hope fol
future peace and liberty on this
Gods earth.
II wish to extend by congratu'
lations and fluctuations to Charle'
Marston and to say to him tina
I think bespeak the sentiment
of the entire Senate in wishint