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Evening star., 1951-10-23
Mid-City Group Backs
Federation on BUDGET

The Mid-City Citizens Associa.
tion last night solidly backed the
actions of the Federation o1
Citizens Association yesterday be-
fore the Commissioners public
hearing on next years District
budget.
The association strongly favored
return to the formula, whereby
the Federal Government woulo
shoulder 40 per cent of the Dis
trict's expenses. The Feneral
Government now contributes only
10 per cent. -..--
Repeal of the personal property
tax also was recommended.
The association elected the fol-
lowing officers: j. Bernrad Nc
Donnell, president: John H
Fravel, vice president; Maurice E
Salisbury, secretary. and Michael
A. Tardugno, treasurer.
The group met in the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Senators 10 Probe Beck's
Background in Kansas Cit,

Two Senate District Committee
investigators are planning to leave
on December 10 to make an in
|quiry in Kansas City, Mo-, into
the background and qualifications
Iof Earl Wayne Beck to be new
District recorder of deeds.
Mr.. Beck's nomination by Presi-
dent Truman has been shelved by
the committee to await an on-the-
spot inquiry be committee agents
1t has been expected. however
that the President will give Mr.
Beck a recess appointment before
Congress meets next January 8.
The District Committee has
designated Gerhard P. Van Arkel
|committee counsel, a Democrat
and Robert Albrook, a Republican
who is administrative assistant to
Republican Senator Case of South
Dakota. to make the investigation
This is expected to deal largely
with Mr.. Beck's 15-year manage
ment of the Jackson County ono. J
Home for Negro Boys and Girls,
from which he resigned in 1910,
after several Kansas City inquiries
on the home.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Armed Forces Spend
SIS Billion MONTHLY:
Hiqher 1852 Rate Seen

The worlds greatest purchasing
job is being carried on in Wash
ington by the armed forces at a
rate of $2.5 billion a month. and
may be stepped up, another 81
billion per month by mid-1952.
This was revealed yesterday by
Vice Admiral Charles w. Fox,
chief Of naval material. who ad-
dressed the sixth annual confer
ence and products exhibit of the
National Institute of Govern
mental Purchasing.
Never before in our history,
except during World War II. have
We reached this peak" the ad-
miral told the conference at a
luncheon in the Shoreham Hotel.
Admiral Fox said the military
lis spreading its defense contracts
throughout industry and that its
procurement officers are entering
into contracts with producers who
have not previously turned out
arms and war equipment.
Admiral Fox pointed out that.
by spreading defense contracts,
manufacturers are given more
freedom to produce critical civil
ian goods.
District Commissioner F. Jo-
seph Donohue presented a key to
the city to the Institutes presi-
dent, Michael M. Donohue. pur-
chasing agent Of Allegheny Coun-
ty. Pa.
President Truman sent a mes
sage of greeting to the conference.
Earlier in the day the meeting was
officially opened with an address
by Roland M. Brennan, District
purchasing officer.
Jack Gorrie, chairman Of the
National security Resources
Board. was to address the group
today.
More than 1,10O public purchas-
ing officials are attending the
four-day convention. The insti-
tute is a non-proflt educational
and technical organization of gov
ernmental buying agencies of the
United States and Canada.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Jupiter Returns to Mountains,
ToGredt Relief of Mere MortoIs

Weighing more than 100 pounds
and covered with curly white hail
that made him appear twice his
size, Jupiter nonchalantly allowed
himself to be sold here a couple
OF times-once for SIS and later
for sl0-because his hair came off
on carpets. Wives, you know!
After he finally wound up in
the pound and got his picture in
the paper, Mr.. Gordon and Mrs
Gloria Looper. colored, of 247
lfty-flfth street NE. claimed him
Like Solomon. Inspector Beach
called both claimants before a
full-scale hearing. Jupiter slept
through most OF it.
But when Mr.. Gordon took the
stand Jupiter got UP and went
over and nuzzled his hand. put
his head on his lap and went to
sleep.
Inspector Beach ruled that the
gods are never wrong and Sent
Jupiter back to the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
They had to wake Jupiter up to
take him away.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Pay Raise Checks Readied
For U.S.. Workers in District

District Government per diem
employees soon will be getting 10
per cent more on their paychecks
The Commissioners today ap-
proved the recommendation of the
District Wage Board to put the
increases into effect, subject to
President Truman's signing of the
order. ...
The increase is retroactive to
the first payday after June 80.
The total retroactive pay for all
District workers-per diem and
classifed-will be about SIG mil
lion. The classified workers are
covered by the general Federal pay
raise bill.
Some will receive in addition an
adjustment in their wages to bring
them into line with wages paid in
private industry. This provision
applies to skilled workers.
District officers have been work.
ing rapidly to prepare checks for
distribution as soon as the bill is
signed by the President,
Evening star., 1951-10-23

for Mr.. Cline and Mr.. Trapp, who
were named to serve until July l,
1854. Mr.. Caldwell's term will ex-
pire on July /, 1858, and the terms
of other members will end next
July /.
Supt.. Irwin H. Schmitt did not
join the six board members in re-
signing.
An investigation launched by
the council after it took Office last
month led to the designations. A
group of citizens known as the
Falls Church School Emergency
Committee had accused the board
of maladministration.
Resigned October I.
The board replied to the charges,
but early in the morning of Oc-
tober 7. the members decided to
resign, specifying that the six
members would agree to continue
to serve only as a body and only If
the investigation was stopped.
A petition signed by more than
800 residents urged the Council
to reject the prffered resigna-
tions. Mayor Charles E. Kellogg
said the. board had presented the
Council with an ultimatum, and
the designations were unanimous
ly accepted.
A report on the investigation
may be issued next week.
One of the new boards first
jobs will be to examine progress
on construction of a new junior
senior high school and a new
primary school, both authorized
by a 1949 bond issue and still
not completed.
In other business last night the
Council set 2 pm, November 26,
as the deadline for acceptance of
bids on purchase Of a $50O,000
bond issue for school, street and
storm sewer Improvements.
Evening star., 1951-10-23

The White House today an.
nounced the resignation of Myror
M. CoWens as Ambassador to the
Philippines, to become a consul
tant to Secretary of State Achesor
primarily on Far Eastern affairs
Mr.. Governs initial task in the
department, it was said there, will
involve the execution of the secu-
Irity pacts negotiated several weeks
ago with Australia, New Zealand
and the Philippines.
He expects to relinquish his post
in Manila around November Is
and in stepping out he told the
President:
Il can report to you my con-
.viction that Philippine American
relations now stand upon a firm
foundation which not only gives
promise for the future of these
relations but also should, in my
opinion, be a shining example OF
the good which can come from a
cooperative relationship between
free peoples"
In response. President Truman
told, the retiring diplomat that
the relationship between the Phil.
ippines and this country lis due
in no small part to your service as
our Ambassador"
Mr.. Cowen went to Manila as
envoy in March. 1949. after less
than a years service as Ambassa-
dor to Australia.
He represented the United
States on the Economic Commis-
sion for Asia and the Far East
and other groups. Last month he
was an adviser to the American
delegation at the japanese peace
treaty conference.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Traffic Mishaps
Here in Month
Cost st$587,120
September Estimate
Bused on Formula
Of Sofety Council

The economic cost of traffic &C
cidents in the District during Sep
tember has been estimated at
$587, ,120, it was disclosed last
night to the Commissioners Traf-
fic Advisory Board.
Based on the National Safety
Council formula, the estimate
said the economic cost of the
four traffic deaths during the
month was $72,800, the cost Of
non-fatal accidents was $372,120
and that of property damage ac-
cidents $4,000.
These estimates are based on
averages such as ere compiled by
insurance firms. An official said
they take into consideration what
the prospective earnings of the
victim might have been. the cost
to the community of the acci-
dent in connection with inquests.
court action and so on: the loss
to the community of his services.
free disqualification when required
and other similar factors.
Accidents Increase.
Inspector John j. Agnew, chief
iof the Traffic Division, disclosed
that with the exception of the
traffic death category accidents
from January l to September 80
of this year showed an increase
over the corresponding period in
1850.
| Turning to another problem,
the board asked it's Parking Com !
mittee to study the Capital Tran
sit Co.'S recent fringe-parking
proposal and to report at the next
meeting.
The transit plan calls for es-
tablishment of a series of parking
lots located along the fringes Of
the downtown section, co-ordi-
mated with frequent limited-stop
bus service during morning and
evening rush periods between the
fringe areas and downtown.
New Curb on Parking.
All-day curb parking would be
banned on most downtown streets,
with Short-term, non-rush-h hour
parking permitted in some places.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp told of progress or tests
being made on recommendations
for additional signal or traffic
artery changes at various points
throughout the city. About 10
recommendations are being acted
on. he said, and Should be well
in the works by Christmas" One
of these recommendations con-
Germs the Strengthening out of the
mo mans land" at Union Station
Plaza. This may require Con1
gressional legislation because part
Iof the land to be worked on is on
the Capitol grounds, he added.
The board welcomed its new
member, Edward j. Kelly, superl
Iintendent of the National Capital
Parks.
Evening star., 1951-10-23

A new School Board will tackle
school problems in Falls Church
this week.
The City Council appointed six
new members last night to replace
those who resigned two weeks ago.
Since that time, Falls Church has
been virtually without a School
Board. The only member who did
not resign, John A. Johnson, is in
Norway on a Government mission.
Appointed last night were John
H. Cline, 351 North Washington
street, associate editor of The Star,
who had been indorsed by the
Citizens Committee for Better
Government, the, Falls Church
Lions Club and a group of % citi-
Zens; Francis W., Trapp, 1907
Parker street, public relations
man for the Potomac Electric
Power Co., Endorsed by the COM
mittee: Oliver j. Caldwell, lis
West George Mason road, chair
man of the program development
staff of the Division of Exchange
Of Persons of the State Depart
ment, recommended by the COM
mittee and the Madison School
PTA.
Others Named.
The other three new members
are Richard l.. Saintsing, 315 East
Riley street, supply specialist with
the General Services Administra-
ton, also indorsed by the COM
mittee; DR.. Alfred M. Palmer. 41a
East Columbia street, head of the
medical staff of Arlington Hospi-
tai, indorsed by the committee and
the Falls Church Woman's Club
and Daniel v. Stapleton, ITO Villa
Ridge road, State Department rep
resentative with the Economic Co.
operation Administration, recon-
mended by the PTA. 81
The council voted unanimously
Evening star., 1951-10-23
.Afherho|t Resigns
Top Post in Council

Grodon M. Atherholt, four.
time president of the Northwest
Council Of Citizens Associations
suddenly resigned near the END
OF last nights meeting.
Mr.. Atherholt told the group
simply that he felt the job should
be rotated at least every two
terms.
He was succeeded by Charles A.
Burmiester. vice president and 9
delegate from Forest Hills, who
has been an active member of the
council since 1888.
Earlier, four point program to
curb vandalism in the District was
approved for action by the group
A three-man committee headed
by Thomas B. Scott Of the Glover
Park association was chosen tc
publicize the program. The points
are:
/. Increased accent on civi.
training in District schools, es.
Ipecially local problems and his.
tory.
2. Close cooperation between
citizens associations and parent
teacher groups.
3. The formation Of Junior citi.
zens' associations for children
over IL.
4. The creation of more recrea-
tion centers throughout the Dis
trict.
The council also went on record
against the appointment of Ear.
Wayne Beck as District Recorder
of Deeds.
The council met in the home
of Mr.. Atherholt. 4645 Garfield
street NV.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Iakoma Park Students Gel
Holiday After Main Breaks

About 700 students in the 9Th
and 9th grades at the Takoma
Park (Md.) Junior High School
were sent home today because a
water main under the building
broke and flooded the furnace
room.
Seventh grade classes were con-
tinued. however. because facilities
were adequate to care for approx
imately 400 children on double
shifts in that grade.
Vice Principal Harold Alderton
said the break apparently occurred
last night.
The Takoma Park Fire Depart
ment pumped out the water and
workmen were attempting to re-
pair the line to permit resumption
Iof classes tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Hechineer Gets Job
To Ruze School Annex

The Commissioners o d y
awarded a contract to the Hech-
niger Engineering Corp, Fifteenth
and H streets NE, to demolish
Bell Vocation High School Annex
on o street NV, between Sixth
and Seventh. The, building orig
inally was the first Central High
School.
The Hechinger company will pay
the District $5,676 for wrecking
the building and saihging ma
'terialS.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
|W.,M.&A.Tieu ,
Resumed Soon
AFTER Accord
Bus Company Refuses
To Take Back 5 Men
Accused us VonduIs

A new strike crippled the w., M
d A. busline today, only a few
hours after settlement of a 81
day tieup.
Union drivers and mechanics
voted the new action last night
after Leslie L. Altman, company
president. refused to take back
five men whom he charged with
vandalism.
AS pickets assembled around the
company garage and Offices in
Bradbury Heights. Nd, Mr.. Alt
mann warned that all men who
failed to report this morning
would be replaced with new en-
Iployes.
Skeleton Service Continues.
The company continued to run
a skeleton service of 16 or II
buses with the expectation of
putting more on the routes as
soon as new men can be hired and
trained.
Mr.. Altman said the union was
notified at a meeting yesterday
morning that the five were being
discharged. He said some of the
strikers then returned to work,
but quit again after last nights
meeting.
William A. Wright, international
union vice president. said the
members denied Mr.. Altmann's
charges.
Those included allegations of
cutting and turning off gas lines
on buses, assaulting drivers and
attempts to run buses of high
ways. Mr.. Altman said.
Signed Statements Produced.
The company supports its
charges with signed statements by
witnesses. Mr.. Altman said war
rants charging assault and battery
mad been sworn out against two
men.
These charge strikers with man
handling two drivers who re-
turned to work before the original
strike was ended.
Yesterday it appeared peace had
been restored to the line which
connects Prince Georges County
with the District.
The union agreed to a wage in
crease Of 10 cents an hour, plus 8
cents for a pension, and gave up
its union shop.
The union is Local 1865, Anal
gamated Association of Street
Electric Railway g. Motor Coach
Employees Of America (AFL).
Evening star., 1951-10-23

Jupiter was more than a little
bored today when a police in
spector ruled he should go back
to his mountain.
In the role of Great Pyrenees
"a big, shaggy dog-Jupiter Gre
ated much ado among mere
mortals here in the past few days
by appearing to be lost.
He got his picture in the papers
which was more than Zeus ever
did.
Jupiter finally wound up in the
dog pound-which was more thar
Zeus ever did, too-and people
began to claim him.
Inspector Beverly Beach. police
property clerk. held a hearing to.
day to determine who owned Ju-
lpiter.
Bryant Gordon. a contractor
came down from his estate at
Bluemont. Va, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. and said Jupiter dis
appeared about a month ago and
he figured the big white dog had
hitched a ride with some picnick-
IerS.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
U. Of M. Poper Honored
Diamondback.

The Diamondback, student
newspaper of the University oil
Maryland, has won an All-Amer-
ican rating for the fourth straight
year. The award, given by the
Associated Collegiate Press Asso-
Netion. was based on the sprins
semester's issues.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Citizens Hear Mrs. DoyIe

Mrs. Joyce Doyle of the Mon
gomery County civil defense Of
flee will address the Evans Park
ay-Cameron Citizens Association
lat 8 o'clock tonight at Glen1Haven
Elementary School, Silver Spring
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Russell to Give Talk

Francis H. Russell, director of
the Office of public affairs, State
Department. will speak at a United
Nations Day celebration at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in the MonAgomery
County Jewish Community Center
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Finletter in Paris

PARIS, Oct. % (P.-United
States Air Secretary Thomas K
Finletter arrived in Paris today
on tour of air installations o1
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization countries.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Trooper Hurt in Melee Myron Cowen Quits
OF Maryland Students As Envoy 10 Manila 10
With Police, Firemen Be Acheson's Aide

| University of Maryland authori.
| ties today sought a clear-cut ver-
sion OF a melee between more than
400 students, police and firemer
which resulted in the injury Of a
State trooper.
1t started out as fun when a
power failure shut off the lights in
the dormitories. Some one started
bonfire in a trash can in front
Of Dormitory E shortly after dark
last night. Soon others arrived
and it wasn't long before campus
police and College Park firemen
appeared on the scene.
Troopers Eye Cut.
Soon a rough-house battle was
under way. Bottles, rocks and
rolls of toilet paper were thrown.
State Trooper James A. Pollock,
49. of 1908 Fifty-third place,
Bladensburg. who is assigned to
the campus police force, was in
jured by a flying stone. A rock
struck his glasses, shattering the
lens. He was cut in one eye by
the glass. Trooper Pollock was
treated at Leland Memorial Hos
Ipital and Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital and released. He
was to be examined by a spe-
|cialist today.
State police barracks at Water
loo, between Laurel and Baltimore
sent reinforcements and alerted
headquarters at Pikesville.
Most of the college men had
been doused by a fire hose and a
few had been seized by police, who
took their names for possible dis
Iciplinary action. But there were
no arrests and neither side would
say much about the fracas.
State police were inclined to
dismiss the matter as "just a little
Ishenanigan of the boys"
Geary F. Eppley. dean of men,
said that the incident was not
serious except for the injury to
Trooper Pollock. When the lights
went out. the students "were
bound to find something to do"
he said.
Dean Eppley said he had asked
Chief WiSeman and Chief
Houchens to confer with him
today to piece the details together.
Virginia u. Council Probes
Injury Of Policeman
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct
% (Pl.-The University of Vir-
ginia's Inter-Fraternity Council
was to meet today to investigate
q disturbance at the quadrangle
on Rugby road early Sunday in
which a university policeman was
injured. 7
Injured was Patrolman w. G,
Gardner. who was struck in the
head by a bottle allegedly thrown
from the porch of a fraternity
house. He was treated at the Uni
versity Hospital and released.
The melee started when univer-
sity police sought to remove some
automobiles parked Illegally on
the grounds.
Evening star., 1951-10-23
Cleveland Park Groups Remind
City Heads of Library Promise

A reminder of a moral obliga-
tion to give Cleveland Park a
library building, complete with
community meeting room toward
which citizens raised $4,000. was
before the Commissioners today.
David Rankin Barbee, chairman
of the Library Committee of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens AS
sociation, recalled at yesterdays
budget hearings that the complete
structure had been promised in
1914 before the fund drive began.
Some of us are old-fashioned
enough to believe that this COM
lmitment on the part of the District
Commissioners created a moral
obligation-an obligation that we
do not believe the present Board
of District Commissioners will
shirk or disobey," he said.
Appropriation Made.
Congress has appropriated
1885 900 for the branch library
building. but this will not take
care Of the auditorium and smaller
meeting rooms originally planned
the city heads were reminded.
/ MIR. Barbee and Mrs. Cazenove
Lee, chairman of the Cleve-
land Park Community Committee
fpointed out that the $4,000 to.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-02
MINING COURSE

Larry Doheny of the Extension Division of the University of Alaska IS conducting short mining course beginning today and continuing for period of four weeks at the Doug las High School during the period l:50 pm. to 2:47 pm. A resume of the whole mining field, both hard rock and placer mining, will be pre- sented in the course, accompanied with demonstrations of the Geiger Counter as an aid for prospecting of uranium minerals, and blow pipe work for strategic and critical min erals.
 Any townspeople who are inte- rested in this course are privileged to attend. There are no fees or educational requirements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-02

vocational, good books, through to progressive, showing no one was complete in its self, but balance of all made for better education, not neglecting the spiritual values of life.
 Gov. Ernest Gruening spoke on the comparative histories of the United States and the Philippines, stressing that each had fought for liberty Liberty is worth fighting for" he pointed out, but we must not take it for granted. We can not be snug about our democracy. We must meet our threat from within Rights imply duties and privileges imply obligations We must accept these duties and obli- gations," he said.
 Special guests introduced were :: Mayor and Mrs. Waino Hendrick- son, U. s. District Attorney Pat J. Gilmore, MT and Mrs. John Mccormick, the Rev. Father Swee- ney, MT. and Mrs. Howard Stabler, Miss Mary Gruening, Verne AL bright, John Bradner, the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Soboleff, MT. and Mrs. R. Hortenstine, MT. and Mrs. Herb Rowland, MT. and Mrs. Hunt Gruening, Jack Manery Dr. and Mrs. John Clements, Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Rude, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Uggen, MT. and Mrs. Wallis George MT. and Mrs. s. James O'Brien, It. and Mrs. Thomas Simpson and Mrs. Ernest Gruening.
 Miss Irene Albayalde entertain ed with a vocal number which was given in a sweet, unaffected voice. Miss Amelia Cesar made her first public appearance with a piano solo.
 The banquet concluded with all singing America" and Philippines My Philippines"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-02
HOME NURSING CLASS

The Red Cross Home Nursing Class will meet at o'clock at the Government School House, We'd nesday night, January 3.
 The manuals may be obtained at the Red Cross office in the Shat tuck Building in Juneau, during office hours of to 1 pm.
 The standard course has now been reduced to a minimum of 24 hours, therefore, each class must be attended in order to earn the pin and certificate.
 The regular meeting night in the future will be Monday night, with the exception of the first class,