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Evening star., 1951-02-18
Labor Charge of Failure to Prosecute Safety Cases Pobed

Union @pOr protests OF a lack
of prosecution in industrial safety
violations are under study by the
District Minimum Wage and In
dustrial Safety Board, 1t was
learned yesterday.
Prime target of the union,
Spokesmen say, is the general
practice of allowing construction
firms to forfeit collateral in vio-
lations. rather than take them
into court for prosecution.
Frank O'Connor, one of the
board members, said it is max
ing study of how the corpora
ton counsel's Office is handling
the violations and added that the
situation is to be aired at the
boards meeting this week.
The board. he said, sis on rec
ord as opposing forfeiture of col
lateral"
Recent Deaths Cited.
Union spokesmen are citing two
recent examples to strengthen
their arguments: When a scaffold
on Connecticut avenue construc-
ton project broke recently, a la
borer fell five floors to his death.
The firm was charged with vio-
lating the Industrial Safety Act
by the board, which recommended
prosecution by the corporation
counsel's office. Taken before the
Assistant Corporation Counsel Of
flee at Municipal Court, the firm
was permitted to forfeit $3.50 on
the charge.
The same day, another con-
tractor forfeited $3.50 collateral
under similar circumstances -
death of second laborer.
Cheaper than mules" declared
Fred S. Walker heatedly in the
last issue of the Trades Unionist,
known as the American Federation
of Labor's voice here.
The disposition of the safety
violation charges against a firm
in no way affects the compensa-
ton afforded under the Work.
mems Compensation Act, how
ever.
Another vigorous union protest
Evening star., 1951-02-18

urbia we'll within sounds of roar
ing engines. For a two-bedroom
apartment they pay $67.50 per
month.
Other unmarried enlisted men
live in well-ordered barracks lin
ing Ohio street. It's street names
are familiar-New York, Texas,
Tennessee and Pennsylvania ave-
nues. 1t has we'll stocked Ii
brary, two theaters, a swimming
pool, gymnasium. cafeterias,
snack bars and an officers club
second to none with its grass
mating and bamboo decor.
You can see Andrews men in
town day or night, but not dis
tinguishable by any shoulder
patch or uniform. The men have
passes good for any time except
duty hours and sufficient person.
mel remains at the base to keep
it operational through a full "A
hours.
Andrews biggest flying activity
is. of course. the Guards l2lst
Fighter Squadron, which was Fed
eraliZed February /. It's mission,
well wrapped UP in security regu-
lationS. is conceded to be the de-
fenses of Washington.
Given Is minutes warning. the
boys who were being civilian
lawyers, transit men and real
estate appraisers month ago,
can have their F-80s at 10000 feet
over Baltimore.
Buildings Being RedecOrated.
Another busy activity is An
dreW'S efficient housekeeping unit.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
Wholesalers Accused
OF Forcing Retailers
Here 10 Buy More
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

Numerous omplaints that
wholesalers here are high pressur-
ing retailers into buying more
goods than they need, on the
threat of loss of customary dis
counts, have been received, Dis
trict Price Director Vincent A.
Holmes revealed yesterday.
Mr.. Holmes warned the whole
sale trade to halt the practice.
He said this forced sales tactic
was being practiced ION a wide
spread scale in all sections of the
District" He added: "It appears
that the more competitive the line
/ of merchandise the more common
the practice"
Selling commodities by leading
the customers to believe he will
face an unlawful price increase
unless he buys now was described
by Mr.. Holmes as "reprehensible
practice"
Attempts to force customers to
buy more than they need, or to
build up excessive inventories. at
any stage in distribution, are a
direct blow to the national defense
program" he declared.
"All of us know that we can
help in this program by buying
only what we need, by paying only
lawful prices, by holding down
inventories.
Mr.. Holmes called the attention
of the wholesale trade to a por-
ton of the general ceiling price
regulation which says that cell
ing prices, when determined, shall
reflect customary price differ
entails.
The District price director said
he felt the great majority of
wholesalers. jobbers and distribu-
tors would cooperate wholeheart-
edly in the current price stabiliza-
ton program. "The first measure
of cooperation should be the cor
rection of the forced sales situa-
ton in the segments of the trade
where it exists" he declared.
At the same time, Mr.. Holmes
urged retailers to consult his office
if they have any doubts about the
legality of the sales.
Evening star., 1951-02-18

It's pilots have flown well over
three billion miles with only
one major accident.
Under Gen. Kuter's command is
Air Rescue Service, Air Weather
Service, Flight Service and Air
ways and Air Communications.
Far Flung Activities.
Briefly put. those units do this:
AirwayS and Air Communica-
tions-Serve pilots of the Air
Force. Navy and sometimes COM
mercial lines from more than 200
Strategically located operating
locations around the globe. Its
5000 men and electronics devices
provide 1.100 facilities with 10
different kinds of necessary COM
munications and navigational
services.
Air Weather-Proyides global
meteorological service for Air
Force. Navy and Army. It has
about 9,100 men, comprising 200
weather stations, six aerial re-
connaisance squadrons and Is
mobile units over the world. Spe-
cial activities include hurricane
and typhoon searches and collab-
grafton with other Federal agen-
cies in various scientific projects.
Air Rescue-Saving lives of
aircraft crews who fail to reach
an established field. When noti-
fed by Flight Service through
Always Communication that a
plane is missing or overdue, Air
Rescue attempts to establish the
last known position OF the lost
Evening star., 1951-02-18

plane. Weather data IL then re-
layed to the search and rescue
units. When the plane is located,
aid is given the grounded crew by
dropping medical attendants, sup
plies and other necessities.
Flight Service-Monitors mill
tary aircraft m flight and issues
Iclearances and advisory messages.
1t Is concerned solely with the
safety Of military aircraft and
their crews. It's facilities are used
by the Navy, Coast Guard, Army
and Marine Corps as well as the
Air Force.
Air evacuation, currently saw
ing hundreds of lives in Korea,
and operating a constant shuttle
with wounded and i'll military
men, also comes under MATS.
Andrews. accessible on high
speed highway originally planned
for double-divided lanes, is near
capacity. but it can, and prob
ably will. expand in most any
direction. None of its runways
intersect. 1t is one of the Air
Forces pride and joys.
Named for 1t. Gen. Frank M.
Andrews. who died in an air crash
in Iceland in 1943. it is multi
purpose-for fighters. bombers,
cargo and passenger.
In fact. a committee seeking q
larger substitute for National Air
port, cast covetous eyes at An
ldrews.
From the military. the commit.
tee got an indignant stare.
Evening star., 1951-02-18

into eight District homes since
January 4, making off with money
and jewelry Of unknown value.
The first house he picked, police
said. was that of Detective Her
man w. Xander of the head
quarters Robbery Squad, who was
out of town at the time. The boy
entered the house at 3942 Second
street NV. by forcing window,
but fled without taking anything
when he spotted the officers police
revolver, hanging in an upstairs
bedroom, police said.
The boy told the policemen he
had hidden his loot on the bank
of a stream near his home. How
ever, when the area was searched,
police found that the stream mad
flooded its banks. None OF the
jewelry was recovered.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
00cre Andrews Air Base Home Of Planes Defending Capital
By chorIes J. Yorbrouqh

Andrews Air Force Base, hewn
out of Prince Georges piney car
pet like massive divot, was built
so recently that some of the
chickens evicted to make way for
its construction could still be alive.
Planned as a fighter base for
the defenses of Washington, that
concept began to change even be-
fore it became operational.
Today, with 600-mile- -an-hour
bombers, air experts think of the
defense perimeter of Washington
as the Canadian border or 500
miles at sea. yet the big base
stands today as valuable, the
same experts say, as it was when
the first concrete was poured
So widely dispersed it resem-
bles a city and its suburbs, An
drews was one of the first air
fields specifically built to with
stand concentrated bombing
attack and still be able to put
planes iE the air. The Air Force
still considers it as one of the
toughest to put out of action.
Spread Over 1000 Acres.
The fact that it does spread out
over more than 1000 acres-and
utilizes most of it in mile-long
runways IA miles of taxiways so
feet wide and well-scattered
buildings-makes it ideal for the
purpose for which it was built.
1t is. as one of it's former COM
manding generals put it. "as dis
persed as Wyoming Herefords be-
fore the spring roundup" /
In 1941, when the Nazis were
stacking up victory after victory,
President Roosevelt and high
military authorities tagged Boil
ing Field and Gravelly Point as
thoroughly inadequate for a.
fighter base.
Eyes turned to the generally
fiat. partly wooded area 10 miles
southeast of Washington tanning
out around Camp Springs and
Meadows, Md.
The vast project wrapped itself
around those two bucolic commu-
mites. gobbled up Joseph Escott's
18-acre chicken farm, Robert w.
Hardy's 17-year-old grocery and
the five Amos brothers Is acres.
1t took in DR.. w. w. Stewards
700-acre holdings. his beautiful
lake and the house he had lived
in for 81 years. Well-kept farms
and orchards made way for what
then-and still remains-some-
thing with higher priority than
urgent.
Old Farm Houses Retained.
Some of the farm houses, most
of them in fact, were retained
and are in current use as living
quarters. The Meadows chapel,
not Christopher Wren by any
means, but eye-catching in it's
very simplicity. is still in use.
Unverified reports have it that |
the building housed Union troops. |
John E. Randall, bears an 1874 |
date.
BY March 81. 1945, the Govern
ment had spent over $50 million
Evening star., 1951-02-18

SluerS what sentence to impose.
Union officials take the position
that the cases should be prose-
cuted. since such legal action
would encourage observance of
safety regulations.
And Fred C. Thomas, director
of industrial safety for the Mini
mum Wage and Industrial Safety
Board, said he feels that, if prose-
cution is recommended by the
board. it is warranted. He pointed
out that the board considers every
case it sends to the prosecutor in
full before making the recommen-
dation.
The boards last annual report
shows that. at the beginning of
i949. six cases that had been re-
ferred to the corporation counsel's
office for prosecution were pend
ing. During the year. prosecution
was recommended in an additional
nine cases.
Four convictions were obtained
and fines amounting to $3.50 were
imposed: in five cases, collateral
totaling $29s was forfeited. six
cases were dropped and five cases
were sent to prosecution last year.
Prosecution Final Step.
Mr.. Thomas conceded that the
board is criticized frequently for
not recommending more prosecu-
lions. But. he explained, prosecu-
tion is the final step taken when
a firm will not observe the safety
regulations after repeated inspec-
ticns and warnings.
Most violations, he said, are
cleared up by the offending Arm
either after the first notice or
during one of the subsequent
steps leading to prosecution.
''The board is interested in
safety" he declared.
Nearly 10000 industrial acci-
dents were reported in the District
last year. Mr. Thomas said. That
represents 81 per cent reduction
in accidents since the board began
operations in 1912, he added, a
record of which I'VE are proud" /"
The whole question of industrial
safety came to a head in WASH
ington before 1941, because of
Evening star., 1951-02-18
NeeIy's {. Clinic
10 Hear Testimony
OF IA Tomorrow

Fourteen witnesses from civic
suffrage, and teachers groups are
scheduled to testify before the
Senate District Committee at 10
am. tomorrow in a continuation
of the citizens legislative clinic.
The series of hearings was
scheduled to end Friday, but be-
cause of demand from spokes-
men for various interests, Chair
man Nicely of the District Com
mittee extended the clinic for one
more day.
Meanwhile. the public was in
vited to the open hearing at
pm. Wednesday on a House Dis
trict subcommittee's legislation tc
tighten law enforcement here.
Preparing Witness List.
William N. Mcleod, District
Committee clerk, said those who
want to testify are asked to notify
him either by telephone or in writ
ing, so that a witness list can be
prepared.
The bill has been developed by
the subcommittee headed by Rep
resentative Davis. Democrat, OF
Georgia.
Among the first witnesses, Mr..
Mcleod said. will be John Rus
sell Young, president of the Board
of District Commissioners, and
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West.
The Commissioners, in q recent
letter to the committee, analyzed
the bill, suggested elimination OF
some provisions, amendment OF
others, but agreed that, on the
whole, the measure would greatly
strengthen law enforcement.
Will Consider Statements.
Representative Davis said his
subcommittee will consider not
only the public hearing testimony
but also any statements that may
come in writing from law enforce
ment agencies.
When the bill will be ready for
presentation to the full House
District Committee is problemati-
cal. The next regular monthly
meeting is scheduled for March S
Four bills will be considered by
the Senate District Subcommittee
on Health, Education and Recrea-
ton at 10 am. Wednesday. The
measures would make cancer a
reportable disease; extend the
minimum wage law here to men:
prevent sale of rockfish over Is
pounds in weight; and authorize
appointment of conservators for
recipients Of old age assistance.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
DiSaIIe TO Discuss Prices
On tuesday Radio Forum

Michael v. Disable, director of
price stabilization, will discuss ris-
ing prices on Americas Town
Meeting of the Air" program over
the ABC network from 9 to $50
pm. Tuesday.
The broadcast will originate
from Mary Washington College in
Fredericksburg, Va, but Mr.. Di-
Sale will speak from the studio
of WMAL, the Evening Star
station in Washington. A two
way line will enable him to answer
questions from the audience.
Also scheduled to take part in
the forum are Walter Reuther,
president of the CIO United Auto
Workers, and Herschel Newsom,
master of the National Grange.
Evening star., 1951-02-18

high injury rates at the new In
terror Department construction
job, union leaders insisted the
private contractor put safety
inspector, selected by the unions,
on the job. A number of deaths
and many injuries in a sewer
tunnel in Rock Creek Park also
caused concern to the unions.
Basically. the law requires the
employer to provide a reasonably
safe place for his employees to
work. The board has the author
ity to make regulations, after pub
lie hearings. to see that the en-
ployer does this.
Evening star., 1951-02-18

lOllOWeQ Cne TWO lnclQenCS When
c. F. Preller. president of the
Washington Central Labor Union,
appeared before a "gripe clinic
held by the Senate District Com
mittee last week.
At that time, he described re-
suits of allowing the corporation
counsel's Office to handle such
prosecution as highly unsatis-
factory"
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark F. King was strong in de-
fense of his Office.
The law calls for a maximum
penalty, on conviction, of a fine
of not more than $500 or a prison
sentence of not more than 80 days.
AS far as can be learned, no Jail
sentences have resulted in cases
here since the board was created
nine years ago.
Settled Through Conferences.
Assume that a case is sent to
court for trial." Mr.. King said
Assume it is tried before a Judge,
takes about three hours, the firm
is found guilty and the judge sets
the maximum fine. What has been
gained? Is the firm any the worse
OFF,"
Mr.. King pointed out that many
cases other than industrial safety
violations are settled through con-
ferences with an assistant corpora
tion counsel. Accident cases are
an outstanding example, he said.
He said that if his Office sent
to trial every case that came to
it for prosecution, the judges
couldn't possibly get through the
docket. And his Office couldn't
handle the volume of prosecutions
I'VE hold hearings" Mr.. King
said, "and decide what will be
the correct penalty if the firm or
person is agreeable to forfeiting,
It's more sensible than taking up
the courts time"
Past Record Available.
MI. King pointed out that a
forfeiture shows on the criminal
record of the firm. If another
violation, for instance, is brought
against the firm and that case
goes to trial, the past record-in-
cluding the forfeitures-is avail
able to the judge when he con.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
BolIston Zoning Is Topic

Mrs. Florence Cannon, chair
man of the Arlington County
Board. will discuss recent re-
zoning from residential to apart
ment house classifications in the
Ballston area at an open meeting
of the New Ballston Citizens AS
sociation at 8 pm. tomorrow.
The meeting will be in the Ball
ston fire house, Oil North Stuart
street.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
Educators Elect Lessinoer

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. IT
P)-The American Association OF
Colleges for Teacher Education
today elected Waldo E. Lessinger
of Detroit, Mich, as its news presi-
dent. Mr.. Lessinger is dean of
Wayne University College of
Education.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
6. o. P. Women Elect

Mrs. Bertha C. Burkholder has
been elected president of the
Fairfax County Women's Repub-
lican Club. Other officers are
Mrs. Marie Bruning, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Marie Jamison, re-
cording secretary: Mrs. Nellie
Blue, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Carrie P. Lyons, treas,
urer.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
New Committee
To Study Family
Relocation Here
Group to Aid Those
Displaced by SIum
And Other Projects

The Commissioners have set ur
a committee to study the prob
lem of relocating families dis
placed by slum clearance, public
housing and other projects.
The question has been promi-
nent in the minds of those con-
cerned with redevelopment here.
Members of the committee will
include a representative each of
the District Development Land
Agency. National Capital Housing
Authority and the Board of Pub
lie Welfare; Waldron E. Leonard,
director of veterans services, and
William H. Cary, jr., director of
public health engineering.
To Make Recommendations.
The group will draw up re-
port and recommendations for
the Commissioners.
Several proposals have been ad-
vanced during discussions and
correspondence in the last few
months. In report reviewing
the discussions, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner Thomas j.
Hayes Sd, pointed out that these
proposals had been made:
The Washington Housing AS
sociation suggested that the
Commissioners assume RESPONSE
bility for rehousing evicted fam
lilies by setting up relocation
service under the Department of
Public Welfare.
On a temporary basis, the as
sociation offered to set up relo-
cation bureau until official agen-
cieS assumed responsibility, but
said it would have to rely on the
District government to provide Of
flee space, telephone and furni-
ture.
Relocation Service Urged.
The National Capital Housing
Authority also suggested that the
District set up a relocation service
as a part of some existing agency.
1t proposed the Redevelopment
Land Agency or the housing
agency of the Veterans Service
Center.
To guide the service, the hous-
ing authority suggested appoint
ment sof policy making commit
tee or board, including representa-
tives of public and private agen-
cies having responsibility for pro-
viding housing.
The Board of Public Welfare
recommended against establish
ment of a relocation service under
the board, but suggested that such
a service be related to the vet
Grams center service, with a di-.
recting group consisting of repre-
sentatives of the real estate busi-
ness and various District agencies
concerned. and an advisory coun-
Gil representing public and private
interests concerned.
Discussed by Commissioners.
The new committee stemmed
from discussion of the matter
by the Commissioners with rep
resentatives of District agencies,
the NCHA and the land agency
last week.
The relocation problem con-
Germs. in addition to families dis
placed by redevelopment and pub
lie housing projects, those forced
TO move out by public works prof.
ectS, private redevelopment, activ-
tiles of the Board for the Con-
demnation of Insanitary Buildings
and other work.
Mr.. Leonard expressed the view
that until it was determined that
there was existing housing 20 be
tapped for relocation purposes, he
saw no point in adding personnel
to his housing staff at the tax
payers expense.
This staff handles applications
for housing from veterans as well
as other persons, as an element
of the Veterans Service Center.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
Madison PTA MEETING

Mrs. Dicie C. Woodson, Airing
ton County elementary school su-
pervisor, will talk on 1.-THE Three
RS and How They Are Taught,
at meeting of the Parent Teach
er Association of James Madison
School. North Stafford street and
Glebe road, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-02-18

Another vigorous union protest
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-20

above takes over. He uses a five
frequency transmitter. which
matches a receiver in the boat.
His first signal releases the
stabilizing fins which kept the
boat steady during its downward
trip. frees the rubber guard,
opens the engines air vents, and
cranks the motor. Then the sea
anchor is released
At the next radio signal, the
engine speeds up, and the boat
moves ahead. The operator in the
plane can move the boat right or
left, and keep it on whatever
course he sets.
If survivors arc floating on a
raft. the operators stops the
boat nearby and idles the motor
while they board. Survivors can
use a 'walkie-talkie' set 70 COM
municate with the plane. Then
the airplane sets the boat on its
correct course.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-20
1900 AGENTS TO
CHECK PRICES

COLUMBUS. O., (AP) Some
1000 agents will be checking
price violations by July /, the
nations price chief said here
yesterday.
Price stabilizer Michael v. Di
Sale told newsmen of plans to
hire that many enforcement
agents while building the OPS
force from 1874 to 10000.
He promised that those who
violate price regulations knowing
ly will be prosecuted, and there
will no fix.
But technical violations, when
made the first time because reg
ulations are not understood, will
lbe overlooked, Disable said.
Two proposed regulations now
in the hopper" would let grocers
make the same profit they did
before. A third would give manu-
facturers the same markup they
had before last June Is, Disable
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-20

ing of District 5, Farm Bureau
Home and Community Committee
and the Legislative Cabinet at
Circleville Thursday.
Attending from Madison County
were, Mrs. Lowell Snyder, Mrs.
Glenn Tootle, Mr.. and Mrs. Aus
tin Harbage, f. B. Converse, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Geyer, Richard
Howard and Owen Ackerman.
The bills discussed included:
S. B. IL, Dog Law; H. g. As,
School Salaries; H. B. SO, Federal
Funds; H. B. sc, Movement of
Farm Machinery; H. B. 168, SAT-
ETY. Responsibility; II. B. 382,
Auto License Fee Distribution; S.
B. 132, Motor Vehicle Weight and
Size; II. B. asa, School Building
Code; H. B. 491, Multiple Line
Insurance; II. b. 531, Ton-Mile
Truck Tax; II. B. 593, Citizens
Committee on Public Schools =
School Redistricting; S. ,, $50,
State Aid for Schools.
During the morning session, the
Home and Community Committee
held its regular meeting with Mrs.
Lowell Shy der, District 5, Home
and Community Chairman in
charge.
In the afternoon the proups
heard Miss Reba Harris from
the State Health Department
discuss the formation of Health
Councils in the counties. At this
time, H. B. 95, dealing with Re-
organization of Health Districts
was also discussed.
Mrs. Austin Harbage reported
to the District Home and Com
munity Committee of the prog
ress of the Home Nursing Courses