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Evening star., 1952-04-15
Truman Signs Amendment
To District Small Claims Act

President Truman today signed
legislation designed to curb small
loan abuses here.
The measure. which amends the
District Small Claims Act, raises
from 500 to 5000 monthly the
amount Of salary at the head Of
a family which is exempt from
garnishment.
Municipal Judge Milton Kron-
helm, jr., one Of the hackers of
the law, was present. and received
the pen with which President Tru-
man signed the measure.
Richard Kronheim, 11-year-old
son Of the judge, who accompanied
his father. also received q pen.
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Boy,1,Dies After Drink
OF Furniture Polish

A one-year-old boy who drank
furniture polish died today at Ar
lington Hospital.
The child was Ronald Worrell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph L.
Worrell of 935 G street S.W. He
drank the furniture polish Sunday
at the home of his uncle, Lewis
C. Worrell, who lives on Burke
road near the town of Fairfax.
Mrs. Lewis Worrell said Ron
aid crawled out into the kitchen.
They heard him coughing and
discovered him with an open bot
tie of furniture polish in his hand.
Ronald was rushed to Arlington
Hospital in an ambulance. He
died at 1920 am. today.
An autopsy was to be performed
later today. Authorities said con-
tents of the bottle also would be
examined.
Roland's father is a painter
The Ralph Worrells have four
other children, Jimmy T.; Frances,
S; Joyce, 3. and Linda, 2.
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Lions Director General
To Address Area Clubs

R. Roy Keaton. director general
of the international Association
of Lions Clubs. will speak at the
Shoreham Hotel at 7 pm. Thurs
day
He will address club members
from the District and nearby
Maryland and Virginia. gathered
Ito celebrate the fourth charter
anniversary Of the Oxon Hill
Lions Club.
DR.. Victor v. Skinner. a Wash.
ington dentist, is president Of the
Oxon Hill unit. 4
Evening star., 1952-04-15

The plan calls for the creation
of 10 departments directly re-
sponsible to the city manager.
These departments would be the
Finance Department, the Law De-
partment, the Health Department,
the Welfare Department, the Cor
rections Department, the Recrea-
ton Department. the Public Safe
ty Department, the Public Works
Department, the Industrial Rela-
tions Department and the Busi-
ness and Occupational Standards
Department. Each department
would be under the supervision of
a director appointed by the man
ager.
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Food Chemist to Speuk

Basel w. Clarke, chief chemist
of Crosse and Blackwell Co. will
speak on Quality Control Of Pro-
cesSed Food Products" before the
Washington chapter of the Ameri-
can Society for Quality Control at
8 pm. tomorrow in the General
Services Administration auditor
ium. Eighteenth and F streets
NV.
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Staff Agencies

Most Of the so-called staff
agencies like disbursing, purchas-
ing. auditor and assessor, would
be put in the proposed finance de-
partment. one Of the 10 the plan
proposes to establish. The prep
aration Of the budget, and per-
sonnel supervision, however, would
be a function Of the city man
ager.
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Independent City Agencies

Certain independent agencies
in the District government would
be left independent as now. These
include the Redevelopment Land
Agency. the Zoning Commission.
the Board Of Zoning Adjustment,
the Board Of Library Trustees, the
recorder Of deeds, the courts, the
National Guard. the Public Utili-
ties Commission and the Board
Of Education. Their present status
would be little affected by the re-
organization plan.
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Public Works

The proposed department of
public works would take over all
the matters regarding construc-
ton and housekeeping of District
buildings. Presumably the post of
Engineer Commissioner and AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner.
both assigned by the Army Corps
of Engineers, would be discon-
tinued.
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Phone Early in Week
To Place Sunday Ads

Order your classified DDS in The
Sunday Stor today. II pays to coll
sOrly in the week. we'll in odvonce
Of the Z pm. Saturday deodIine. The
Stor is eorryins more classified DDS
thon ever-more thon the other Wosh-
ineton newspapers combined. In some
instances coils pile up ot The Stor
switchboard as the Sunday od deod-
line approaches. So phone Sterling
5000 todoy to odvertise in Woshins-
tons No. I classified medium.
Evening star., 1952-04-15
D. +. Education Board
Too Involved in Detail ,
Women Voters Say

The Board of Education is
spending too much time on ad-
details, says the Dis
trict League Of Women Voters.
The league. in a letter to all
District Court judges, said its
had spent the winter
boards Of education and
talking to 26 neighborhood
groups.
while there was awareness of
the difficulty of separating pol
icy-making from administration"
the league wrote, "our members
felt a board appointee should
have the concept that his major
responsibility is in the area of
educational policy"
Cites Seven as Examples.
District Court appoints board
members. The league sent in q
list of seven names with biogra-
phies as examples of the kind OF
persons who would qualify as
board members.
On the list were Mrs. Henry
|Gichner, 6115 Thirty-third street
INV; Mrs. Walter c. Louchheim
Ijr., 1924 o street NV; Mrs. 10.
seph L. Miller. 1901 Highland
place NV; Mrs. Ralph A. Young
1886 Chesapeake street NV; Ear
Dennis, 1888 Butterworth place
INV; Alexander B. Hawes. 3204
Reservoir road NV, and Walter
N. Tobriner, 6100 Thirty -thiro
street NV.
Generally, the league said, II
had arrived at these conclusions
about appointments to the Board
of Education:
College Degree Desirable.
A college degree is desirable and
the league hopes a number OF
board members would have one
It also would help if one board
member had professional back
ground in education to help ana
lyze technical problems.
Board members should come
from a wide variety Of vocations
The league questioned whether II
was justif1able to have a Board OF
Education in Washington without
a civil service employe.
Different points Of view are
more important than geographi-
cally wide distribution on the
board. The board tends to con-
centrate on sections Of the city
rather than the community as 9
whole when members are choser
from where they live.
There should be a '"deliberate
attempt to balance persons hav-
ing the more liberal as we'll as the
more conservative political ano
social philosophers"
Lists Personal Qualifications.
All those comments applied to
the membership of the board as a
whole. The league also cited
qualifications for each individual,
in addition to the legal ones. In
cluded were:
/. Belief in the public school
system of education and an un-
derstanding of the aims of educa-
ton.
2. Respect for the opinions of
the people of the community.
3. A record of active interest
in civic groups, particularly those
concerned with education or child
welfare.
4. A record indicating the
courage of firm convictions, in
tegrity, good judgment and emo
tional balance necessary to deal
with the special problems of a
dual system in changing times"
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Officials See
CUT for Linking Roads
Tying Up Expressway

The uncompleted Washington
Baltimore express highway will be
a white elephant for a year or so,
Senators yesterday were warned,
unless Congress permits the Dis
trict to push ahead with local
connecting links.
Testimony to this effect came
from District highway officials as
they pleaded with the Hill sub
committee of the Senate to restore
to the 1853 District supply bill
more than $500,000 in savings"
ordered by the House.
Denial of this money, Highway
Director j. N. Robertson warned,
would mean double loss to the
District, since it would cause the
withholding of an equal sum in
matching Federal road aid money
already earnmarked and available
to the District.
Other Cuts Protested.
This spanked discussion of Fed
eral aid for highways here. Brig.
Gen. Bernard L. Robinson, Engi-
neer Commissioner, explained that
the District gets $3.50 grants for
certain specified projects. Direc-
tor Robertson said the District
generally contributes more in Fed
eral gas taxes than it ever gets
back in Federal ALLEGATIONS for
highway work.
The District protested House
cuts Of 100000 for starting of
New York avenue form Bladens-
burg road to Anacostia Park line;
$105.000 for a. South Dakota
avenue project; and 100000 for a
KenilWorth avenue project, all
needed as links or approaches to
the new parkway to Baltimore.
In addition was a sum of $780,
900 the House denied for progress
on the East Capitol Street Bridge
project, linked both with the ex-
|pressway to Baltimore and a
similar new highway to Annapolis.
Would Limit Cuts.
These were but some of the pro-
tests city officials voiced against
the House bill and at one point
Senator Hunt said he could not
see any advantage in Congress
sional cuts from a balanced Dis
trict budget. He, said he thought
Congress should consider "only
what the. ;(FederaD. Government
pays" He is an advocate Of a
higher Federal payment to the
District.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue said it showed the need of
Washington home rule, and a
sympathetic response came from
Chairman Hill.
Supt. Edward j. Kelly of the
National Capital Parks said that
If his agency had to take the
$4,000 cut proposed by the
House, it would mean the dis
missal of 10 members of the Park
Police force.
Need Of Lights Stressed.
Traffic Director George E..
Keneipp said the House bill would
permit installation of only At more
traffic lights. leaving a backlog of
So uncontrolled intersections.
Young j. Wright, for the Sewer
Division, said he would lose 80
employees and Herbert A. Friede,
acting electrical engineer, said
needs of street lights in traffic
dangerous sections would go un-
met.
John A. Remon, chairman of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, said his
agency has a "woeful lack of
money to do the job it should do"
The commission, he said, should
have an annual budget of not less
than $250,000. For the next year :,
the District Commissioners recon-
mended $108,200. The House cut
this to $50, Chairman Remon
asked that at least the $4,000
cut be restored.
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Administration

The Commissioners each would
be the head of a number of city
departments Jumped under three
new groupings known as the
Bureau of Public Welfare, Bureau
of Public Safety and Bureau of
Public Works. The city's present
70 departments would be consoli-
dated to Is and placed under the
three bureaus.
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The District Commission would
appoint a city manager, who
would be the chief administrator
of the city. This city manager
would appoint the heads Of all de-
partments and supervise and d.
rect their activities. The 70 pres
ent departments would be reduced
to 10 departments, directly under
the city manager.
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Residents Part

A permanent citizens advisory
council would be appointed by the
Commissioners. This council
would report directly to the city
heads and would make recon-
mendationS on local legislation
and other matters.
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The so-called independent agen-
cies, over which the Board Of Com
exercise only indirect,
usually fiscal control. include the
agencies such as the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, the National Capital
Parks, the Zoo, the National Capt.
tai Housing Authority, the Re-
development Land Agency, the
Board Of Education, the Board OF
Library Trustees, the Public Utili-
ties Commission, the Zoning Com
mission. the Board of Zoning Ad-
justment, the Zoning Advisory
Council, the courts, the Mental
Health Commission and the Re-
corder of Deeds. Their status
would not be changed.
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Commissioners
Executive Body

Three Commissioners appointed
by the President would remain the
city'S top officials. This is the
present system. The two civilian
Commissioners are approved by
the Senate, and the Engineer
Commissioner is assigned by the
Army Corps of Engineers. The
Board Of Commissioners sets poll
cy as Congress allows. Congress
is the city council, in effect. as it
must pass all major legislation,
delegating only certain promulga-
ton of regulations to the Commis-
SionerS.
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In addition to these IS depart
ments, the staff agencies would be
consolidated into two Offices re-
porting directly to the Board of
Commissioners. One would be the
Legal Department and the other
the General Administration De-
partment. Included in General
Administration would be Offices,
such as purchasing, personnel,
management, finance, property,
auditor and budget.
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Corning Says
Fund Cut Means
Firing Teachers
Pluns for Loyoffs
In Schools Outlined
By Superintendent

eoAdy WdIIlcO Ck1aC some Cemp0-
rary or substitute teachers will
have to be discharged before the
end Of the school year If the
District is prohibited from making
full use of the funds in the third
supplemental appropriation bill.
DR.. Corning said no more saw
ings could be squeezed from the
funds needed to operate the
schools for the rest of the fiscal
year. He warned that "disrupting'
measures would be necessary if all
funds requested in the supple
mental pay bill are not forthcom-
ing.
The superintendent said he has
three plans. all involving "ter-
mination Of temporary personnel,
which will be considered if he is
forced to save $137. 900 out of his
current budget to meet pay in
creases for permanent employees.
Intended to Reduce Forces.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee yesterday approved a
House-passed measure which
ruled that all Government agen-
cies, except the Post Office De-
partment, could use only 80 per
cent of the supplemental appro-
priation to meet pay raises.
The intent was to force the
agencies to absorb the other 10
per cent by reductions in force.
However" DR.. Corning said
Schools aren't offices-the laying
of Of teachers is financially
harmful to them, but is primarily
Of real damage to the children. .
Plans Outlined.
These are the economy plans
under consideration, as outlined
by DR.. Corning:
l. Discharge of 200 of the city's
514 temporary teachers as OF
May l.
2. Discharge Of so of them by
May l, and the rest by June. L.
the day before school ends.
3. Discontinuance of substitute
teachers to fill in for permanent
teachers who are i'll or disabled.
DR.. Corning said he had nc
preference" as to which plan he
would follow if necessary funds
are not allowed. He said he might
use a combination" of the plans
Calls It Morally Wrong"
He commented, however, that in
any case it would be necessary to
shift teachers around within the
schools. In some cases, he, said
part-time instruction would be
necessary the rest Of the school
year. In others, one teacher would
have to handle two classes.
DR.. Corning also said he felt IL
morally wrong" to deprive some
temporary teachers of full years
pay, after they had worked fol
most Of the year.
District officials have complained
they have budgeted the money fol
|all pay raises here-$13 million
for this year and next.
The move to reduce the spend.
ling authorization in the supple.
mental bill would be a severe jolt
they claim.
Warns Of Disruption.
District Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler stressed that it woult
mean disruption Of city services II
general, since, for this year. $780,.
900 would have to be taken from
other purposes. and even more
would be involved next year.
funds unit declared he will dc
all within his power to exempt
the District from this Fedora,
economy move. He said he d,ubtec
liz many Senators realized it was
being applied to city services.
And Senator Hint, Democrat
Of Wyoming said he will back ur
the move Of Chairman Hill.
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Budget Bureau

A city council of from five to
nine members would be appointed
by the President. It would be
called the District Commission
Members would serve on a part
time basis. The President would
designate one Of them as mayor
He would preside over the COM
mission and be the ceremonial
head of the District Government
The commission would have the
same general powers now assigned
to the Board of Commissioners
by Congress.
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The new Bureau of Public
Works would continue the En-
gineer Commissioner and the As
Sistant Engineer Commissioner,
both assigned by the Army Corps
of Engineers, in charge of all pub
lie works in the city. Under the
bureau, which would be in direct
charge Of the Engineer Commis-
sioner, would be grouped all agen-
cies relating to this part of city
government.
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The plan makes no provision for
a Citizens Advisory Council. Cit
liens, of course, would make up
the District Commission.
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SuIuries

The members Of the District
Commission would get from So, 900
to $4,000 a year for the part-time
job. The mayor would get about
81 900 annually. The city mana
|ger would receive up to $4,000 a
lyear.
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The Commissioners would con-
tinue to receive their present pay
of about $4,000 q year.
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ReorqonizotionPIonsC Compured

Two plans for reorganzng the District government have
coded headon One proposed by the District Commissioners
would retain the Commission
the departments The other worked Budget
Bureau would create city
Neither proposes voting rights city,
Commissioners Budget Bureau
Evening star., 1952-03-13

l47 square inches Of picture
for easy, big picture eye COM
fort! Mahogany finished eobi-
net for beauty! syIvonio for
reliability! Lonsbureh's for
sovines! Limited quantities.
Evening star., 1952-03-13

We demonstrated the james ,
virtues on these moehines-so
you save $50! james rolls up
to the tobIe for loading. to the
sink for woshino! Does service
for 8! 6uoronteed.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
Pers on ais

Mrs. Joseph Ennis attended a
luncheon at the New Century Club,
Wilmington, yesterday.
Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker and Mrs.
A. ID. Cole are spending several
days in New York.
Miss Alice Jane Matthews, Miss
Betty Lou Carrow, and Mr.. Ralph
Peters, Jr., have completed their
final examinations at the Univer-
sity of Delaware and are enjoying
their mid-year vacation.
Miss Mildred Burchard and Miss
Mildred Henry, of Laurel, were the
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old ]. Carrow, ST., and family.
Miss Florence Lurty has returned
from a visit in New York City.
Mrs. Homer ID. Hudson has been
LII at her home on Main Street.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Francis and
son; Mr.. and Mrs. William Francis
and sons were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence johnson, Sr.
Saturday evening. After dinner
they played canasta and a very
pleasant evening was had.
Mrs. Matthew F. Slaughter OF
near town has moved to her new
home in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
LOOKOUT FOR ROAD oREws

r. A. Haber Reminds Public to Be
on Lookout for Maintenance Crews
The travelling public is again re-
minded by R. A. Haber, Chief En-
gineer of the State Highway De-
partment, that when they are
travelling during a period that snow
is falling or sleet storm has been
in progress, to be on the lookout
for snow removal and maintenance
crews.
These crews, according to MFR.
Haber, must work during the storm
and at times they are operating
against traffic in order to accom-
plish their work and this creates
a dangerous condition.
Persons driving carefully and
cautiously during a storm should
have no difficulty in observing these
crews in action. At night the
trucks can be identified with the
red and white lights showing on the
top of the trucks.
Driving carefully at all times
is a paramount need, stated Mr..
daber, "but when driving during a
snow storm or when sleet and ice
cover the highway, use every pre-
caution possible"
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Regular Services ON Sunday; Meet
ing of Jr. Westminster Fellowship
Services at First Presbyterian
Church, Rev. o. c. Jones, minister,
for Sunday, February 3rd will be
morning worship, IL am; sermon,
'The Thoughts of Man" Sunday
School, 9:45 am. The. first meet
ing of the Junior Westminster Eel
lowship will be held on Thursday
evening, February 7th, at $50 pm.
The annual congregational meeting
was held on Tuesday evening fol-
lowing covered dish supper given
by the ladies of the church. Mr..
Charles Machamer was elected an
Elder. Reports of the church or
CARNATIONS were received and ac-
cepted. The annual meeting of
the Corporation of the First Pres
byterian Church was held after the
congregational meeting. Mr.. Ell
mer Corrie presided. The follow
ing trustees were elected: Mr.. JAM
es Everhart and Mr.. Allan Robin
son to serve for one year. The
following were reelected for per-
iod of three years: Mr.. John Stew
ents, Mr.. Millaw'ay Broadway. Mr..
Carl Wright, Mr.. Harry Cloud. The
adult choir, under the direction of
Mrs. Vernon Westfan meets each
Wednesday evening at 8 pm.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
This Weeks
Social and
Personal. :. ?.
49, Events
TO BE MARRIED SATURDAY


Miss Esther Walls and MIR. Palmer
Carter To Have Church Wedding
Miss Esther Walls, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Harry c. Walls of
Wilmington, will be married to Mr..
H. Palmer Carter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Earle Carter of
Downs Chapel, at 2 pm, Saturday,
Feb. 2, in the Brandywine Metho-
dist Church. The ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. Leslie E.
Werner, assisted by the Rev. Ken
meth Snyder. Mr.. Walls will give his
daughter in marriage. Maid of hon
or will be Miss Barbara Boyce. The
bridesmaids will be Mrs. Groome
Mears, sister of the bridegroom;
AIRS. Donald Grossan, Mrs. Daniel
lyman, and Miss Betty While. Mr..
William George will serve as best
man. Ushers will be Mr.. Groome
Mears, Mr.. Daniel lyman, Mr.. Rob-
ert Hopkins, and Mr.. Roland Mills.
The vocal soloists will be Mrs.
George M. Otto, Jr., sister of the
bride, and MIR. hilbert Chance. The
organist will be Mr.. Roy Soukup.
A reception will follow in Brandy
wine Church auditorium. After a
wedding trip, the couple will reside
in Frederick, Md. Both Miss Walls
and Mr.. Carter were graduated last
June from the University of Della
ware. Miss Walls has been with the
Hercules Powder Company in Will
mington. MIR. Garter is with Sears
Roebuck & Company in Frederick.
Miss Walls has been honored at
showers given by Miss Boyce, Mrs.
lyman and Miss While. "A buffet
supper will he held in Middletown
at the home of Mrs. Groome Mears,
preceding the rehearsal Friday
evening.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Holy Communion Service VIII Be
Held at Asbury Sunday Morning

Holy Communion Service VIII BE
Held at Asbury Sunday Morning
Services at Asbury Methodist
Church, Rev. w. L. Beckwith, pas
tor, for Sunday, February Bird will
be Holy Communion, II am; Sun
day School, Mr.. Harry c. Johnson,
general superintendent, 10 am;
classes for all ages. Evening SER
vice, 7:3O o'clock; Youth Choir will
sing. The Young People are doing
an excellent job and deserve the
encouragement of your interest and
presence. Prayer service Wednes-
day evening at 7:s0; study of 1.-THE
Acts of the Apostles" The regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Official
Board will be held in the recrea-
ton room of the Church Tuesday
evening, 7:SO o'clock. A full at
tendance is desired. Every Mem
Der Canvass will be held Sunday
afternoon, February 10th. Choirs
rehearse as follows: Junior, Friday
afternoon, a o'clock; Youth, Thurs
day evening, 7:30 o'clock; Senior
Friday evening, TOO o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31

New Library Books
Three new books on Delaware:
Portraits in. Delaware, 17O0-1850,
compiled by the National Society
of Colonial Danes of American
in the state of Delaware.
Indian Place-Names' in Delaware
A. R. Dunlap and C. A. Weslager,
New Castle on the Delaware-Edit-
ed by Jeanette Eckman.
Fiction:
Jefferson Selleck, by Carl Jonas.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
For Sale
License Application
COMING SALES

Administrators Sale of Rebecca
Hevalow, one-half mile from Ken
ton on Thursday, Jan. 81. ]. c.
Walker, auc.
Live stock and farming imple-
ments on the Henry Hoffecker farm
near Eagles Nest on Saturday,
Feb. End, 1852 at 10 am, sharp.
Norman E. Wright. ]. c. Walker,
auctioneer.
Smyrna times., 1952-01-31
CO, e ,.S slP|'IE Al NJ M
Y CLUB SPEAKER
Continued from Page One

county. The next club meeting will
be on Feb. 8 at 2 pm. with Mrs.
Thomas w. Russell, chairman of
Education, in charge and the
speaker, the Rev. Walter L. Beck
with pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, whose topic will be char
acter education.