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Evening star., 1952-11-20

District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohoe has been asked to make
a report to the Senate District
Committee on Washington home
rule.
A champion of self-government
for Washington, the Commission
er today received from the Dis
trict Committee a copy of a July
II letter asking for report on
the Case home rule legislation,
which passed the Senate, but died
in the House.
The original letter of last sum-
mer apparently had disappeared,
so a copy was sent to the District
Building this morning. The Case
bill calls for an elected city coun-
Gil, elected school board, mayor
appointed by the President, and a
non-voting delegate in the House.
Both Commissioners Donohue
and Camalier are supporters OF
home rule.
Discussion last summer on the
issue indicated the Commissioners
might ask the Citizens Advisory
Council to hold hearings and the
corporation counsel to study the
Case bill in detail. Out of these
Evening star., 1952-11-20

credited Mr.. Savoy with several
important administrative advances
and called him an outstanding
leader.
Board members unsuccessfully
urged the veteran school officer to
postpone his retirement until next
June. Mr.. Savoy said he was fol-
lowing his physicians request.
Several Promotions.
The board yesterday also:
Confirmed William N. Buckner
as principal of Armstrong High
School. on a probationary basis.
Promoted Richard F. Ware.
teacher at Dunbar, to assistant
principal Of Kelly Miller Junior
High; Miss Emily M. Dyson.
teacher at Browne Junior High, to
principal. and Miss
Ethel M. Mcdowell. teacher at
Langley Junior High, to assist
ant principal at Randall Junior
High.
Retired Mrs. Luella c. Turner,
secretary at Mckinley High
School; Mrs. Marguerite B. Mitch
ell. teacher at Harrison School.
and Mrs. 10 c. Mace. counselor at
Roosevelt High School.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Collie, Friend of Neighborhood
Finds Postmun's lost Watch

"She waits for me every morn
ing and walks along this part of
my route with me-" the postman
said as he tried to entertain the
pet while photographer snapped
a picture.
Brownies habit of reclaiming
odds and ends doesn't always meet
with such high approval. however.
"a couple of days ago he came
to the door with a muskrat," Mrs.
Williams said.
When told that Brownie was
making news. her owner. DR.. w. D.
Terrell, jr., of 5082 Lowell street
NV. commented:
"She's a fine dog. Everyone in
the neighborhood knows her. She
has more friends than we do"
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Police Follow Noses
In Stalking Truck
With Stolen Meat

Police searching for a stolen
truck loaded with $4,000 worth
of meats and cheeses knew they
were on the right track today
long before they spotted the loot.
Investigators moving through
the 600 block of G street Sc.
followed their noses to a dilapi-
dated garage in the alley behind
G street.
Strewn about the old garage,
where a broken roof let in the
rain. were rotting sides Of beef,
pork loins, boxes of frank
furters, tongue and big cheeses.
The thief apparently had taken
only a few chickens before aban-
doning almost a ton of choice
foods. along with the truck.
The truck and it's load was
stolen before daylight last Thurs
day from the loading platform of
Swift & Co, near First and I
streets NE.
Detectives went over the Swift
Co. delivery truck for fingerprints
or other clues before restoring 1t
to the owners.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

years budget was sent to Con-
gress.
Mr.. Zellers already had said
that school budgeting is based on
the previous years enrolment, so
that money can't be asked in ad-
vance even to meet an anticipated
increase.
Officials had planned to outfit
Eliot with books from the schools
from which Eliot gots it's pupils,
but Negro Junior high pupils have
increased by more than 1,400 this
term and the other schools filled
up behind the pupils leaving for
Eliot. So there was no surplus to
send. Surplus books from the
white schools were sent instead,
but many of those are outdated
and unusable.
Unless the schools ask for q
supplemental appropriation. there
will be no money to buy new books
for either Eliot or Douglass until
next fall, Mr.. Zellers said. The
committee will be able to take care
of certain home economics supply
needs, however.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Corning Says Book Shortage
In Schools Will Get Attention

Board Of Education members to-
day sought an explanation of the
book and supply shortage at Eliot
and Douglass Junior High Schools
Supt. Hobart M. Corning, at the
same time, assured reporters that
the situation "will be taken care
Of" But he refused to say how
referring further questions to as
sistants.
The superintendent, in response
to question, did indicate, how
ever. that he would ask Congress
for some provision to prevent such
shortages in the future. He at
tributed the situation to a lack of
money.
Children at the two Negro
schools are doubling up on books,
and some classes are using mimeo-
graphed lesson sheets. Paper and
other essentials also are short.
The school board held its
monthly meeting yesterday, but
the shortage. revealed in yester-
days Star, didn't come to the
notice of board members until
after the meeting.
Vice President Albert E. Steinem
was among members who said to-
day they would seek an explana-
ton. Mrs. Velma G. Williams,
colored member who called at
tention to a similar book short
age at Spingarn High School last
week, said she didn't see any ex-
cuse for the condition, and added
she wasn't satisfied with school
officials explanations.
Wesley Williams. another col
ored member, said he will urge
seeking a supplemental appropri-
alton from Congress for the
needed books and supplies.
DR.. Corning told reporters at
his weekly press conference this
morning that no report on the
shortage has come. to him. He
also stated that "any claim" Of a
shortage would have to be def
nitely established.
But Charles N. Zellers, his as
sistant on business affairs, to
whom the superintendent referred
some of the questions, said there
is no doubt the shortage exists.
Mr.. Zellers is chairman of the
schools Business Advisory Com
mittee. which will meet next Mon
day. The committee will con-
slider then what to do about the
shortage.
"Our budget is so tight there's
no margin any place." Mr.. zellers
said, in explanation. He pointed
out that Eliot wasn't ordered
transferred from white to colored
pupils until July. and that it was
then too late to include funds
in the budget for new books.
He also said that a requested
$40, 900 fund for new books and
which his committee al
locates, was cut in half by the
Commissioners when the current
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Senate District Group Invites
Donohue to Report on Case Bill

studies and findings the Commits
sioners would report to the Senate
District Committee.
With the new Republican 83d
Congress to convene in January
there was some uncertainty today
as to what procedure the Com
missioners would take now on
the issue.
Senator Case, Republican. of
South Dakota. plans to support
home rule in the new Congress,
He is to be the new chairman of
the Senate District Committee.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

Chalk up one for Brownie, f.
year-old collie with a habit of
picking up things and bringing
them to neighbors' doors.
Last Saturday Mail Carrier
Grant Strong of -1709 H street
NE. lost his watch while deliver
ing mail along Klingle street NV.
After hunting in vain. he placed
an advertisement in the lost COL
umn of The Star Tuesday.
Wednesday. Brownie, known to
every one in the neighborhood.
appeared at the home of Mrs.
Edward A. Williams, 5265 Klingle
street, with the watch in her
mouth. Mrs. Williams. who had
read Mr.. Strong's ad in the news
paper, notified the postman.
Mr.. Strong and Brownie are old
friends.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Navy Fails 10 Find Clue
10 Norfolk Sailors SLAYER
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. 90
Naval investigators reported today
that Carl Henry Leeman, airman,
U. S. NJ, died of a throat wound
inflicted by a person or persons
unknown"
Mr.. Leeman, 20, of West Barn.
stable, Mass. died in the Norfolk
Naval Air Station Dispensary Au-
gust Is, about two hours after he
had staggered into a barracks
with blood flowing from a throat
wound about midnight.
A naval court of inquiry ques-
toned some so persons, but failed,
as did FBI agents. to uncover
any significant leads or suspects
a naval spokesman said in an
nouncing the court of inquiry had
completed its work.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Inauguration Pay Voted
For Visiting Policemen

The Commissioners today ap-
proved plans to pay visiting po-
licemen from SIS to $50 per day
plus travel expenses in connec-
ton with the forthcoming inaug-
uration.a
The number Of policemen to be
brought In from other cities was
DOT disclosed. The District sum
elements local police in this wav
sor each Inauguration.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
School Board Votes
To Raise Corning's
Pay to $17,5OO

School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning is one step closer to
a substantial pay raise.
The Board of Education
yesterday approved, S to 2,
the superintendent's request
for an increase from $4,000
to $17.500. all at once. Last
June the board had voted the
raise in five yearly INSTALL
ments. Members Wesley Will
iams and Mrs. Frank S. Phil
lips opposed the change.
All that's needed now is ap-
proval by Congress.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

A successor has not been
selected.
Mr.. Savoy, SO, has been in the
public school system for 40 years.
He was appointed to his first
teaching position at the Ivy City
School IN September, 1908. His
mother also was a District school
teacher.
Graduate of Howard.
He attended the old M Street
High School. now Dunbar, and was
graduated from both Miner Nor
NAL School, now the teachers COLI
lege and Howard University. He
also holds masters degree from
Columbia University.
DR.. Corning in a s..at"-'"'-'
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Man Crushed to Death
Beneath Wheels of Bus

A 33-year-old man, who, wit
nesses said. attempted to hang
onto the side of a Capital Transit
Co bus as it moved away, was
crushed to death under it's wheels
last night.
The victim was Francis w.
Briscoe, 33, colored, of 3409 STAN
ton road Sc.
Police quoted witnesses as say
ing the man pounded on the side
of the bus and then apparently
grabbed at it as it left the Mich
igan avenue end of the cross
town run.
The bus was making a right
turn off Michigan avenue onto
Seventh street NE, and was NOV
ing from 2 to 4 miles an hour
police said.
The driver. Clarence L. Oliff
%. of 2703 Kirkwood road
Hyattsville, is to appear at a
coroner's inquest.
The death was Washington's
SD traffic fatality of the year,
compared with 81 for the same
period last year. The total 1851
death toll from traffic was 68.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

the clty'S Negro
e | e m e n t tary
schools. His re-
tirement, for
health reasons,
was approved
yesterday by
the Board of
Education, after
Board President
C. M e ! v / n
S h arpe and
Supt Hobart
M. Corning paid
him. tribute for
his long serv-
ice.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Nottingham PTA to Meet

The Nottingham Parent Teacher
Association will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight In the Nottingham School.
Arlington. w. A. Richardson. de
rector of the County RECREATION
.!:11 cpcok
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Montgomery's 87.8 Per Cent
Vote Record Tops U.S.. Average

Montgomery County reveals that 87S
registered cast ballots in the November eec-
national about 70 of those registered
ranged from 942 cent in Coevle No. to 81 in
Bethesda No. 6.
cent Of registered voters went to the polls in
three precincts Coesve They Bethesda No. 49,
Wheaton "a Bethesda No TO-
precinct absentee ballots.
| hwy ocipotS
Evening star., 1952-11-20
West Virqinion Dies in Fire

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. Nov.
20 (R.-Charles Leavy, Sc, was
burned to death yesterday when
"a fire destroyed the small build
ing in which he lived~at Bolivar,
jefferson County.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

of 10 senior high schools. This
will apply only until February. In
the white schools the shift will
mean replacement of temporary
Junior high teachers. and it is
those temporary teachers who
may be fired.
Vacancies Free Funds.
Five additional salaries are
available for transfer to colored
use because Of vacancies in white
schools.
Five of the new Negro teachers
will be- assigned to grade schools
for the rest of the school year.
The others will be assigned to
Junior highs.
Midyear graduations and the alb
sence this year Of any incoming
grade school graduates will cut
junior high enrolment in Febru-
larry. meaning the extra salaries
won't be essential after then, Supt.
Hobart M. Corning told the Board
of Education.
DR.. Corning told the board that
the services of the replaced white
Junior high appointees will be
terminated" But he told report
ers afterward that the dismissals
aren't definite yet.
Roosevelt High School has only
one counselor. The other salary
is being permanently transferred
to the colored schools, DR.. Corning
said
Construction Funds Out.
The superintendent indicated he
has definitely given up his attempt
to get permission to transfer sur
plus construction funds to salaries
for new teachers. Congressional
and District officials threw cold
water on this scheme earlier in
this week.
DR.. Corning called the teacher
shuff1ing undesirable, and he re-
ported that a similar move in
September hurt teacher morale.
But he said the emergency re-
quires the step again. Two white
teachers were fired and As were
switched to lower grades just be-
fore schools opened.
At it's meeting yesterday the
school board:
Approved wage scales for en-
ployes of the new centralized
cafeteria system. The director will
get from $7,7O0 to $4,000 and
assistant directors from $1,000 to
$500. depending on education
and length of service. Wages of
other employees will range from
80 cents to $1.37A per hour.
Liquor License Opposed.
Asked for amendment of the
law to provide an automatic pay
increase for teachers at the end
of the first probationary year.
Voted to oppose liquor license
application for an establishment
across Eleventh street from Will
son Teachers College.
Approved a plan for free insur-
ance for football players and op-
tional insurance for all students
and employees. at their own ex-
lpense.
Failed to create a special COM
mittee on. educational television,
as proposed by Vice President Al
bert E. Steinem.
Hear Citizens on Transfer.
Heard citizens testify for and
against proposed transfer of the
white Bryan or Buchanan Ele-
mentary School in Southeast
Washington to Negro use. A crowd
of oniookers, mostly white. packed
the board room.
Speakers for the proposal were
John B. Duncan. president of the
Federation of Civic Associations,
and Andrew Thalley. president of
the Payne-Maury PTA. Those
against were Mrs. Nelma Beaghan,
president. Buchanan PTA; Mrs.
r. j Colson. Bryan PTA; Mrs.
Edna Williams. Buchanan parent;
Charles Parker. Mrs. Herbert F..
Wallach. Hine PTA: Mrs. Arthur
C. Wagner. Citizens Committee
for Community Action; Howe r..
Cochran. Capitol Hill Southeast
Citizens Association. and William
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Health Prompts Savoy to Retire
AS District School Official

A. Kiger Savoy, associate school
superintendent for % years, will
retire at the end of this month.
Mr.. Savoy has been in charge of
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Burrett PTA to Meet

The Kate Waller Barrett Ele-
mentary School Parent-Teacher
Association will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight at the school, 4400 North
Henderson road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Persons Hurt
AsSkidding Bus
Noses Into Ditch
Commuter Vehicle
From GIenmont Was
On Way to D. c.

A suburban commuter bus
plunged off the street at Georgia
avenue and Evans drive this
morning. injuring five persons,
none Of theSa seriously.
The bus. operated by the Oriole
Motor Coach Lines, Inc, 1885
Eastern avenue. was en- route from
Glenmont. Md, to Georgia and
Alaska avenues NV.
It Skidded off the street, knocked
down bus stop sign and crossed
a vacant lot before the front end
nosed down into a 10-foot ditch.
Police said the driver was
Charles Morris Bonebrake, Is. Of
1884 Georgia avenue, Glenmont.
All the injured were taken to
the Washington Sanitarium, Ia
koma Park.
The injured. all treated and re-
leased, We're:
Mrs. Ethel Hughes, So, colored,
of 12007 Georgia avenue, Glen
mont; Mrs. Margaret M. Payne,
65, of 10705 Georgia avenue, Sill
yer Spring; Anne Cree, IA, of
1916 Georgia avenue, Glenmont;
the driver. Mr.. Bonebrake, and a
trainee-driver, Randolph C. Ed
wards, 81, of 1902 lakewood road,
VierS Mill Village,
Evening star., 1952-11-20
One Woman Slightly Hurt
In Nine-Auto Mishop

Nine automobiles were involved
in an accident on a slippery hill
at Harvard street and Adams Mill
road NV, late yesterday. but the
only casualty was a woman
driver. who was slightly injured.
A car operated by Mrs. Betty
Levy Silverman, AZ. Of 1909 Lock-
ney avenue, Tacoma Park. Md.
skidded on an oil slick spread by
the rain and crashed partly
across the curb, police said.
A second automobile following
Mrs. Silverman's down Harvard
street skidded into her car.
A third car, also going down
hill. rammed into Mrs. Silver
mans automobile. police said. and
fourth car sideSwiped the auto
mobiles and kept going.
Police were told that a taxicab
skidded into an automobile above
the damaged cars when the driver
applied his brakes suddenly.
A second taxicab. following
closely. skidded into two other
automobiles parked along the
south side Of the street.
Police roped off the street for
two hours while it was being
sanded and while the damaged
cars were being removed.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
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The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06
Dillingham;, Village of 34S, Raises $2,331.65 For The March of Dimes

DILLINGHAM;, Alaska, (P - Many American communities will take a back seat to Dillingham; this year when the March of Dimes final count is in.
 Dillingham;, a village of 348 per sons, ITO of whom are in school, raised total of $2,331.65 for the March of Dimes, representing a per capita contribution of $7.O9.
 The Bristol Bay fishing village raised most of the money by selling tickets on candidates run ming for the title Miss Dillingham; who will represent the village at the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous later this month.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06
Red Proposal Refers to China As Belli ligerent

MUNSAN, Korea, (P) - The communists today proposed a high level political conference within 90 days after a Korean armistice to negotiate withdrawal of for eign troops, settle the Korean problem and resolve related issues in the Orient.
 The three-point proposal was made at Panmunjom in the first full dress session of truce negotia- ting teams in two months.
 Allied delegates made no com ment. They took the proposal under study and promised reply later.
 Observers expressed doubt the United Nations Command would agree to the third point.
 The Red proposal identified it only as "other questions related to peace in Korea"
 But in presenting the proposal, North Korean Gen. Nam II linked it to statement by President Tru- man involving US. military aid to Formosa, Indochina and the Philippines.
 Significantly, tn e communist proposal referred for the first time to "the peoples republic of China" as belligerent in Korea. Heretofore the Reds have in sisted Chinese fighting in Korea IWere volunteers.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06
UNIT To Face House Test This Month

WASHINGTON, (P) - T e House Armed Services Committee today approved a compulsory Uni versal Military Training bill.
 The legislation is due to face a House test this month. It provides for the induction into a security training corps for six months of training of all eligible males when they become IS years of age.
 After serving six months, the trainees would be liable for re- serve duty for seven and one-half years.
 The proposed law would go into effect when passed by the Senate and the House and approved by the President. However. oppo- nents predicted they will kill it when it reaches the House.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06

SkagWay.
 The Republican race there was enlivened by the last minute entry of Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Ju- neau attorney who has been a controversial radio commentator on legislative activities.
 Her late entry opens the posSi- bility of two-woman Republi- can ticket for the Senate in the Division. The other candidates are Mrs. Barnes, and Dr. Dwight Cramer of Ketchikan.
 In the Second Division, Senators Howard Lyng and Ed Anderson are both seeking renomination, with Degnan making it a three man race for the two spot. Jones and Laws are assured of nomina- ton, as the only Republican can didates.
 In the Fourth, the Republican nominations for the Senate are sought by Sen. John Butrovitch, Rep. Stepovich and C. P. Cough land. Sen. Frank Barr is back after another Democratic nomina- ton after a fling at the US. Mar Shal's job. The other Demo can- didates are Frank Angerman, de- feated for the House in 1850; and J. A. Boulet.
 In the Third Division the con- test for the two Democratic nom- nations is between Sen. Steve McCutcheon, Victor Rivers and Frank Egan. The Republican race is a five-man affair.
 Rep. Conright CD is a candidate for the unexpired two years of the late Gunnard Engebreth's R) term. His opponent is Karl Arm strong, Anchorage. Paul F. Robi- son is unopposed for the Republi- can nomination for the short term.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06

the remnants of empire. She SOb- bed as she received the news.
 The queens husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, will bring her home by plane Thursday. They received the news at their hunting lodge in Kenya Colony in East Africa.
 The Duke of Windsor, who ab- dicated the British throne and was succeeded by the late king, will sail Thursday night from New York for England to attend his brothers funeral. It was not revealed whether the duchess would accompany him.
 George VI-the steady sort of monarch the BritonS love-died' in his sleep at Sandringham, the royal estate in Norfolk where he was born 56 years ago.
 The king and his queen Eliza beth, with their two pretty dau- ghters, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, had won the hearts of Britain by their steadfast refusal to seek safety aboard during World War II.
 It is believed that a blood clot- corOnary thromboSis-Was the im- mediate cause of the kings death.
 Last September, a surgeon re-
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06
Three Killed In Crash B-29

MARCH AIR BASE, Calif., (P) - Three men were killed and eight injured when a B-29 bomb CT, sweeping in for landing, crashed and burned in an alfalfa field a mile and a half short of the runway Tuesday.
 The craft apparently lost power and the pilot attempted to crash land with the wheels up.
 Some of the survivors were thrown clear, still strapped in their seats. Others were pulled from the flaming wreckage by rescue teams in asbestos suits.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-06
Lack of Motive Mystifies Officers In Dynamiting
 Wealthy Race Track Man

SAN MATED, Callf., (P)-Fed- eral, state and local proberS were mystified Wednesday by failure to discover a motive for the dyna- mite killing of a wealthy manu- facturer of race track "tote" boards.
 Tom Keen, 56, president of the International Totalizer Co.,, and a national figure in dog racing, was dismembered Tuesday when he touched the starter button on his Cadillac and set off dynamite tucked under the hood.
 The explosion destroyed the garage and blew an engine mount ing 25 feet through a window of Keen's 16-room mansion.
 Probably an old dog score," was the opinion of William P. Kyne, manager of Bay Meadows race track, who called Keen a thigh type, wide open guy"
 The silver-haired six-footer was a stockholder in the Mulnomah Kennel Club in Portland, Ore, and was reported to have finan- cial interests in tracks from Phoe- nix, Ariz., to Miami, Fla.