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Evening star., 1951-04-11
Ar ::tects' Jury Is Unimpf
BY Area Buildings of 794o-5O

the number of projects submit
ted"
At last nights dinner, Mr.. Clas
read his report and the certificates
were awarded to owners, builders
and architects by 1t. Col. Carlin
an assistant engineer
commissioner.
Purpose of the awards is to en-
courage better appreciation OF
good architecture in this area.
Of the Is entries cited, IL are
new buildings, three are remodeled
structures and one is sign.
Awards in those categories were
as follows:
New Buildings.
Hotel Dupont Plaza. 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; owner. Dupont Plaza,
Inc: architect, Aubinne. Edwards & Berry;
Rolling Terrace Elementary School Ia
County Board Of Education; architect,
Ronald S. Senseman; builder, Walter B.
viers Mil Elementary School. Wheaton.
Md: owner, Montgomery County Board OF
Education; architect, Donald s. Senseman;
The Church Of St. Clement. 1901 Semi
nary road Alexandria Va: owner. the
Church of St. Clement; architect. Joseph
H. Saunders; builder, Cowles Construction
once building at 1910 Eighteenth street
NV; owner Connor g. Ryon; architect
Dessert & Yerkes: Builder. Cory Construc-
:. Warehouse. 214s Queens Chapel road
NE; owner Valley Forge Distributing
Co.. architect Berla & Abel; builder, NJ
ciadny s3nyy. constrqeti9n st ion Go, oursr x.,.
lowitz Bros; architect. Charles N. Good
man Associates: builder, NJ Cladny Con.
Crestview Apartments, 1901 Wisconsin
avenue NV; owner. Temple Realty Co;
architect; Berla g. Abel; builder, Temple
Store at 1918 G street NV; owner
Abel; builder, Tuckman-Rinis Construc
thesda. Nd; owner, Harry n. Hirschberg
r.; aarchiteet. Arthur H; Keges; r.. 9
Letheridge; builder. Edwin L. Yancey.
House at 2940 Chain Bridge I'd. NV.
owner. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard 3. Myers
Suilder Manning aHaHd Winthrop hEoaer corp. 0m'
Wheaton, Md; owner, Hammond Homes
Inc, arCllCeCt, CnaIleS -M. IoOQuaQ AS
sociates; builder, Hammond Homes. Inc
Remodeled buildings: Building at 1898
L street NV; owner, Jefress-Dyer, Inc.
architect. York & Sawyer; builder, JEFF,
Store at 1908 G street NV; owner
Visek Brothers; architect, Joseph Miller
Remodeled dwellings in 400 block Ridge
street NV. owner. Pat and Mary E
Troiano; architect. I. Sobhy; builder, Pat
Troiano.
slgns-Sign on store at 1906 G street
NV; owner. Visek Brothers; architect
Joseph Miller; builder, Regal Neon Sign
Co
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Saving
Approval Likely
For D. {. Today
Senate Is Scheduled
To Pass 1-Yeur Bill
Adopted by House

The Senate District Committee
acted today to dispose quickly Of
the issue over daylight saving time
for Washington and to get the
written into law.
It retreated from its earlier
position that the Commissioners
should be given continuing au-
thority to invoke daylight time
each summer and thereby ducked
a fight with the House, which is
insisting on limiting the authority
to one year.
The prospects were, therefore.
that the Senate today would ap-
prove the House bill and send it to
President Truman for signature.
Under the House bill, the Com .
1issioners could order daylight
me to begin the last Sunday OF
she month, April 20.
Unanimous Action.
The Senate committee acted
unanimously to accept the one
year House bill after Committee
Chairman Nicely told his COL
leagues the Senate permanent
authority" bill had no chance OF
passage in the House.
He said he had talked with a
leading member of the House and
had been advised that the perma-
nent authority bill cant be
passed"
If the Senate should approve
the measure which won a resound-
ing victory in the House yester-
day by a 27S-so-f15 vote, the
measure would go to the White
House tonight.
The House vote yesterday came
at the opening of the session. On
the first test with only a relatively
few members on the floor stand
ing vote of 80 to 13 approved the
measure.
Representative O'Eara, Republic
can of Minnesota, noted the alb
sence of a quorum. and asked for
a quorum call, which made roll
call vote mandatory.
d. C. Committee Vote.
In the 278-to-115 vote approving
the House bill, members of the
House District Committee voted in
favor of the measure by the slen-
der margin of IL to II; with two
not voting.
They voted as follows:
Democrats, for: Representatives
Klein of New York. Kennedy of
Massachusetts. Jones of Alabama.
Morrison of Louisiana, Miller Of
California.
Republicans. for: Beall of Mary
land, Auchincloss of New Jersey.
1 Allen OF. California, Kearns Of
Pennsylvania, Sitter of Pennsyl-
vania, Hagen of Minnesota, and
Patterson of Connecticut.
| Democrats, against: Mcmillan Of
South Carolina, Harris of Arkan-
sas, Abernethy of Mississippi.
Smith of Virginia, league of
Texas, Davis of Georgia. Jones Of
Missouri.
Republicans, against: Simpson
of Illinois. O'Hara of Minnesota,
Tale of Iowa, and Miller of Ne
braska.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Questioning Sci
For April 25on
DC. Textbooks
Two Days Of Closed
Hearings Scheduled
By House Committee

A House District subcommittee
today voted to begin questioning
District school officials about al
legged subversive textbooks in
closed session on April IS.
Representative Morrison, Demo-
|crat, of Louisiana, who heads the
subcommittee assigned to investi-
gate textbooks used In the public
schools here, said decision has
not been made as to what school
officials would be called.
Hearings to Last Two Days.
Mr.. Morrison said it was planned
to hold two days of closed hear
|ings. After that, he added, the
subcommittee will decide whether
Ito hold open hearings.
The hearings follow demands by
Representative Miller, Republican,
|of Nebraska, that the textbooks be
investigated. DR.. Miller headed a
similar subcommittee in 1948
which forced revisions of one text
book, Building Citizenship" and
the banishment of six other social
science texts from the public
schools.
The Board of Education last
week attempted to end the text
book controversy when it backed
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
and approved the use of three
texts which Adelbert w. Lee,
board vice president. maintained
were "slanted toward Socialism. -
Song Book Criticized.
Mr.. Lee was the only board
member to vote for banning the
books in question. He also has
Criticized a fourth textbook;
charged that unrevised editions OF
Building Citizenship" are still be-
ing used in the schools, and criti-
cized song book donated to the
schools by B'nai Birth.
The three texts which the board
approved, Mr.. Lee dissenting, were
American Government" by Frank
Abbott Magruder; Roots of Po-
litical Behavior" by Richard
Carlton Snyder and H. Hubert
Wilson; workers at Home and
Away" by Alta McIntire and Will
helmina Hill. The song book he
criticized was entitled "Sing a
Song of Friendship" by Irving
Caesar, and the fourth text in
question was History of Our
Country" by Daniel Muzzey.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
More Garden Books
Available Next Week

A great demond by Washington oreo
gardeners for The Stor Gorden Book
hos neeessitoted q reprintins. The
orisinol supply Of 5000 hos been neorIy
exhausted since publication two weeks
oso.
Moil orders received after todoy
eonnot be filled for about q week.
The price by moil is ST. A few Garden
Books ore still ovoiIobIe for IS cents
ct the business counter in the lobby
Of The Stor.
A new supply Of these handy g.
pose illustrated garden guides will be
GvoilobIs the middle Of next week.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
u. 5. Seeks Raid Loot
As Part Payment Of
Snags Lewis Taxes

A series of Government maneu-
vers to keep most Of the loot in
"a l949 gambling raid as a down
payment" on William (Snags)
Lewis back taxes was disclosed
today.
These maneuvers explain why
the Government hastened to slap
Ia $75,875 tax lien on the kingpin
gambler less than a month after
he was sentenced to jail on a
gambling conspiracy charge.
Here's thesstory as told by tax
officials and United States At
torney George Morris Fay:
Back in March, 1949, deputy
Imarshals raided a Bladensburg
(Md) bungalow in Mr.. Fay's anti
gambling crusade and came away
with more than $4,000. some add
ing machines and other parapher-
malta. While Lewis and his 13
|co-defendants were going through
"a trial that ended In hung jury
and a second trial that ended with
Lewis guilty plea, no efforts were
made in writing to claim the
money.
Move Follows Sentencing.
When Lewis was sentenced on
March 2. however, attorneys for
him and his co-defendants told
Assistant United States Attorney
William Hitz that they would file
motions to recover the money.
Mr.. Fay promptly notified the
Internal Revenue Bureau, which
then wrote Lewis a letter Of de-
Ilinquency demanding immediate
payment Of back taxes. Under the
rules, a To-day period must elapse
before a tax lien can be filed. On
the 11th day, the Government
filed the Federal income tax liens.
Meanwhile, the attorneys for
Lewis and his co-defendants had
been busy trying to find out who
owned which property. Lewis
claimed $22.785 but the rest of the
$26. 900 had to be sorted out among
the others. Deputy marshals had
to be interviewed and lists had to
be scrutinized to determine which
men were carrying which paper
bags Of money into the bungalow
when the raiders made their ar
rests.
Liens on File Five Days.
All that took some time, SO the
liens had been on file five days
when the defense attorneys filed
their motions for return of the
seized property.
Mr.. Hitz, who has handled the
Lewis cases, said the Government
would have resisted the return of
the money on the ground it was
contraband. but now. the picture
is different.
"We will cooperate" he ex-
lplained, "by agreeing to have the
Judge say this is Lewis' money SO
it can come under the lien"
He pointed out that the money
is in the hands of the marshal
and the marshal has a lien attach
ing all of Lewis money now in the
marshals hands. So, If the judge
rules the $22,785 is Lewis, it will
stay right where it is until the
taxes have been collected.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Judge Keech Acquits
Teacher Who Refused
To Answer Probers

District Court Judge Richmond
B. Keech today acquitted Pasquale
Leonard James Branca. former
District school teacher, of con-
tempt of Congress charges.
Judge Keech held that Mr.
Branca had legally claimed the
privilege of refusing to answer
questions for fear of self -incrimi-
nation when before the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
|tivities in June, 1949.
Judge Keech ruled that the
questions either in themselves or
i'm the setting were questions
Branca was justified in refusing
to answer.
Mr.. Branca was tried before
Judge Keeeh without a jury
Judge Keech's ruling came i'm
Imediately after opposing counsel
had finished final argument or
the motion for acquittal.
Four Counts Argued.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray confined hi.
argument to the last four count!
of the eight-count indictment. Mr.
Murray argued that the last foul
Questions pertaining to whethe,
Mr.. Branca knew certain persons
seemed innocent in themselves
Mr.. Murray declared that Mr.
Branca had "the burden of show
ing how apparently innocent ques
tions may be incriminating."
Among the questions Mr.
Branca was accused of refusing
to answer was whether he was +;
member of the Communist Part,
at the time he was questioned.
Defense Attorney Joseph Fore.
argued in effect, that his ellen
was justified in refusing to answe
because of the very nature of tn
House committees inquiry.
Inquiry Aimed at Communism.
The committee was investigat
ing possible Communist activitie
in the District.
A 37-year-old former JUNO
high school teacher here, MI
Branca was the lone Washing
tonian to be tried in District Cour
on charges of contempt of a con
gressional committee investigating
phases of Communist influences il
the last two years.
Mr.. Forer yesterday cited tn
eight acquittals in the same cour
of Earl Browder, Frederick Van
derbilt Field and several official
Iof the Red-tainted United Elec
Itrical Workers union. He also men
Itioned Supreme Court rulings un
Iderscoring the privilege of a wit
ness to decline possibly self-in
criminatory testimony concerning
lacquaintanceship with suspect in
ldividuals.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
NesIine premedifated
Murder Of HARDING,
Prosecutor Charges

The Government today charged
that Joseph F. Nesline premedl-
tated the murder of George Paul
Harding in the Hide-Away Club
and concealed himself on the bal
cony of the after-hours night spot
to shoot his victim down.
The charge was made by As
sistant United States Attorney Ar
thur Mclaughlin in his opening
statement District Court jury of
eight men and four women. The
trial is being held in Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff's court.
Nesline, 36, is being tried for
first-degree murder in the jan
uary 10 Staying at the bottle club.
3135 K street NV. The indict-
ment against Nesline also charges
him with carrying loaded AS
pistol without a license at the
time of the shooting.
Friends Since Boyhood.
Mr.. Mclaughlin told the jury
that the two men had known each
other since boyhood. This friend
ship, he said, lasted until about
last June.
Mr.. Mclaughlin emphasized that
on the night of the shooting both
men had spent considerable time
at separate tables in the Hide
Away. It was at this time, the
prosecutor charged, that Nesline
''meditated how he could gel
Harding upstairs and kill him"
Pointing out that Nesline went
up the club stairway to the bal
cony around am, Mr.. Nc
Ilaughlin said the defendant "knew
Harding would follow him"
$50 Nesline concealed himself
behind a table or something ano
shot Harding down as Harding
came up the stairs" the prosecutor
declared.
Defense Reserves Opening.
/ Defense Attorneys Charles E
Ford and Clifford Alder reserved
their opening statements to the
Jury. They are expected to con-
tend that Nesline shot Harding
in self defense.
Prosecutor Mclaughlin said the
government expects to call about
80 witnesses.
Among these are expected tt
be: George (The Creek Clainos
held as a parole violator on {
white slavery sentence, and Mrs
Juanita Gilbert, waitress at tht
club. Mrs. Gilbert testified al
a coroner's inquest that she saw
Clainos hand a pistol to Harding
shortly before the shooting.
Harding, who had been afoul O.
the law frequently in the past
has been described by police as {
gunman and gambler.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Wharf Permit SOUGHT

BALTIMORE, April II. (P.-
The Army'S district engineer yes
terday announced an application
by L. Gordon Leech, 6959 Thirty
third street NV, Washington, for
permission to build a 6O-foot
wharf and mooring piles into
Cadle Creek at Mayo, in Anne
Arundel County.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
PTA Speaker Named

Miss Ruth Withrow, Prince
Georges County supervisor in
hearing and speech therapy, will
talk at meeting of the Mount
Rainier Elementary School Parent
Teacher Association at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the school.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Hume PTA to Meet

The Hume School Parent
Teacher Association will meet at
8 pm. tomorrow in the school,
1901 South Arlington Ridge road,
Arlington. Mrs. Zelda Horner
Kosh, supervisor of the speech
education department of the Ar
lington County schools. viii sp9ak.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Medical Society to Meet

The Alexandria Medical Society
will meet at 8:15 pm. tomorrow
in the conference room of the
Alexandria Health Department.
New officers are to be elected.
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Consult Star Ads
For Home Equipment

It's time to cIeon up, fix up and
paint up around the house and grounds.
If you need equipment to do these
chores, consult The Stor's tremendous
elaee.k;aA nka..
Evening star., 1951-04-11
Defense Meeting Called

Workings of the Capitol Heights
(Md) Civil Defense Organization
will be explained at q mass meet
ing at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Capitol Heights.
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buy ond sell.
This is why The
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cIos IS flied DDS
thon the three
other Woshing-
ton newspapers
combined. For
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Evening star., 1951-11-01
Arlington 6. o.P. Official
Quits Over Stand on Green

Mrs. Leonie Gilbert, first vice.
president of the Arlington Re-
publican Executive Committee
has resigned as a result Of the
G. o. P. committees reputation o1
Treasurer John Locke Green.
Mr.. Green, incombent, is op-
posed by Colin CT. MACPHERSON
who has official G. o. P. indorse.
ment.
The repudiation. signed by l
Lee Potter, chairman. and issued
by order of the committee, said
the party takes pride in repudiat-
ing Mr.. Green because he has
proven himself unworthy Of the
Republican nomination"
In a letter to Mr.. Green. Mrs
Gilbert said, II was entirely una
ware of this action being taken
It must have been voted dur
ing my absence for I have beer
away a considerable amount OF
time
II hasten to assure you that
am not in accord with the senti-
ments of the committee, for
believe that you have been
very good County Treasurer
II am Immediately rendering my
resignation as first vice chairman
of the Executive Committee"
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Arlington Pupils
TO Be Taken on Tour
IOf National Gallery

Thirty second grade pupils of
the Abingdon Elementary School
will visit the National Gallery
Tuesday as part of a cooperative
art appreciation project in Ar
lington County public schools
The children. many of them
under seven years old, will be the
youngest group ever to be taken
through the museum on a tour
officially approved by the mu-
seum's education department.
Fourteen members of the Ar
lington branch of the American
Association of University Women
have volunteered to act as guides
for the county's program because
the gallery does not have enough
lecturers to provide guided tours
for local school children.
DR.. Raymond S. Sites, curator
in charge of education at the gal
lery, has conducted several train
ing sessions for the volunteers
and will conduct the first tour
Tueadsy as a demonstration.
Evening star., 1951-11-01

that expenses had not been over
stated.
c. H. Johns, attorney for the
ICC, argued that the Arlington
County Board was not the proper
party to bring a suit against the
fare increase. He conceded, how
ever, that Mr.. Proctor was a bona
flde plaintiff and, in response to
a question by Judge Bryan. &C
knowledged that the case would
remain in court, even if there
were a favorable ruling on his
contention about the county
boards position.
S. Harrison Kahn. A. B. & w.
attorney. said it was evident that
consumer interests were con-
sidered in the ICC hearing be-
cause testimony had been given
that the company planned to add
62 more buses during the year.
He said all these buses have been
put in service.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
! The Federal Spotlight
BY Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission
lis under terrific pressure from
Government departments and
agencies to approve promotions
of employees before President Tru-
man signs into law later today or
tomorrow the 1852 supplemental
appropriations bill. which con-
tains the Whitten Amendment.
This amendment imposes re-
strictionS on even temporary pro-
motions. and many agencies are
trying to beat the deadline. How
ever, Chairman Robert Ramspeck
of the commission says it would
be impossible, to process all OR
even a goodly fraction. of the
requests before President Truman
signs the bill.
Mr.. Truman has until tomorrow
night to sign it. His signature is
considered certain since the meas
ure contains millions of dollars
to operate many Federal agencies
until June 80.
The Whitten rider. besides BAN
ming permanent promotions. also
restricts most temporary promo
tionS.
Y y
WELL DONE-The retirement
of Carson c. Hathaway as in
formation chef of the Civil Ser
vice Commission removes from
the Federal service one of the
Governments ablest officials. Mr..
Hathaway had few peers as a
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Agencies Press for Promotions
ToBeot Written Rider Barrier

Government public relations man.
A brilliant mind, great integrity
and kindness and consideration
for others enabled Mr.. Hathaway
to compile great record during
his 80 years with the commission.
He was tower of strength for
this reporter, as we'll as for the
other newspapermen who cover
the Government beat. We won't
see his equal for a long time.
We all wish him we'll in his re-
tirement. Still only in his SOS, he
has a lot of plans for enjoying
the years ahead. And as he cleans
out his desk and strides out of
his old commission Office for the
last time. he can be secure in the
knowledge that his was a job well
done.
NEW LODGE-Employes in the
Adjutant Generals Office at Cam
eron Station, Alexandria,, have
organized Lodge 1909, American
Federation of Government EN-
ployeS. Grant. A. Morton was
elected president. Charles Shelton
and Lucille Washington, vice
presidents: Mrs. Olga Gray, secre-
tary; Edward Lane, treasurer;
Otis Sexton, sergeant-at-arms,
and the Rev. Matthew Marks,
chaplain.
BE sure to listen in to
Joseph Young'S Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at 6:15
pm. euery Saturday over Sta
ton WMAL.J
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Two Virginia Judges
ASSIGNED 10 18Th Circuit
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 1.-Chief
Justice Edward w. Hudgins of the
Virginia Supreme Court of APP
peals his designated two judges to
handle the judicial duties of the
18th circuit until a successor
to the late Judge j. Douglass
Mitchell is appointed.
Judge r. w. Sadler of Char
lottesville Corporation Court was
designated to take charge of the
Circuit Courts in King and Queen
King William, Mathews and Mid
dlesex Counties. Judge F. A.
Kearney of the 18th circuit was
named to look after the Gloucester
County Circuit Court.
The vacancy apparently will not
be filled for several weeks. The
Governors office has received no
Endorsements or suggestions of
potential candidates for the judge
ship.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Reilly Is Reelected
To Presidents Post
AT Columbia Club

John A. Reilly. Washington
banker, last night was reelected
president of the Columbia Country
Club at the clubs annual meeting
About 200 members attended.
The members also reelected w
&C. Evans as vice president, w
Spencer Brenizer as treasurer and
Arthur B. Shelton as secretary
Mr.. Shelton, a founder of the club,
was named secretary for the 40th
consecutive year.
Governors Elected.
Five members were elected to
three-year terms on the clubs
Board of Governors and one, Ed
ward J. Clarke. was named for two
years. Those elected for terms
expiring in October. 1854, were
Everett Flood, Martin McInerney
William E. Kingswell, William r.
Winslow and Edward B. Yonker.
In his annual report, Mr.. Reil-
ly paid tribute to the clubs Build
ing Committee, headed by D. j.
Needham, and said the compile
ton of 100000 modernization
program during the year marked
lone of the most eventful periods
lin the history of the club"
New Locker Rooms. Lounges.
The improvements include new
locker rooms and lounges for men
and for women members, new
locker room for tennis players, a
steamroom with masseur service,
a new cardroom and a new pri-
vate dining room.
The building also is air-condi-
| toned, and protected by installa-
ton of sprinkler system.
A buffet supper was served after
the business meeting.
Evening star., 1951-11-01


lawnmowers, electric sheets and
spreads and electric garbage-dls-
posal units.
Sporting goods-Removes from
tax many items largely used for
school sports and by children,
such as baseball equipment, bas-
ketballs, boxing gloves, football
equipment, skates, sleds not more
than so inches in length, soft ball
equipment and most track and
field equipment. Increases the
tax from 10 to Is per cent on
all other sporting goods. except
fishing equipment, where the rate
is left at 10.
Photographic equipment - The
Is per cent tax on cameras and
other Photographic apparatus is
reduced to 20 per cent; is per
cent tax on film is raised to 20
per cent.
Fountain pens, ball-point pens
and mechanical pencils-Taxed
at IS per cent of manufacturers
price.
Cigarette, cigar and pipe light
Iers-Taxed at IS per cent Of man.
ufacturer's price.