Evening star., 1952-08-05

SOLID MARBLE TUB MUST &C
examines a hand-carved solid !
film recording studio.
The Southeast Market should be
lrehabilitated. Funds to fight Dutch
Elm disease threatening the city's
trees are needed and more teach
ers should be given to the colored
schools.
Mrs. Arthur Wagner, Southeast
Washington Citizens Association:
The old Hine Junior High School
should be replaced. because it is
a menace to the health of the
children. Funds to provide the
Health Department and Building
Inspectors Office with sufficient
inspectors should be granted.
Mrs. Gertrude Evans, District
Progressive Party: Segregation in
the Nations Capital should be
abolished. The proposed budget
lis not adequate even though it Is
above anticipated income.
Joel T. Sharon, Lamond Heights
Citizens Association. The La
mond Heights area needs at least
two more schools and additional
Irecreational facilities.
Borrowing Advocated.
Mrs. Clarence Pierce, Americans
for Democratic Action: Financing
all ofthe needed improvements in
the District from current revenues
from year to year is folly: Borrow
ing should be tried. The school
budget fails again to make the
colored schools equal to the white
schools.
Edmund L. Jones, Capital
Transit Co.: The transit company
opposes the language in the budget
proposal that would give the Com
missioners the right to direct the
company to remove tracks on
Kenilworth avenue NE.
These tracks are used by the
transit company in its side busi-
ness Of transporting coal and
freight from the railroad yards to
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
IBenning plant. The company is
willing to have the tracks removed,
| if substitute facilities are provided
without cost to the transit COM
lpany.
Miss Vera Adams, Citizens
Committee on Fluoridation: Funds
for continuation of the fluorida-
ton of the city's water system
should be deleted from the budget.
Asks School Cost Study.
Don B. Goodloe, Local 27, Amer
ican Federation of Teachers: The
present segregated school system
will never give equal education to
all children. The Commissioners
should ask the Board of Educa-
ton for a study of the cost of
maintaining the dual school sys-
TEN. The school boards construc-
ton program is needed, even If
segregation were abolished.
Mrs. Annabelle H. Kent, Chill
dren's Country Home for Conva-
leScent Children: The home has
serious financial problems be-
cause of the limited Community
Chest funds and the low payments
on those cases paid out Of public
funds. Welfare Department needs
more funds to do a better pre-
ventive job.
John Connors, st. Peter Claver
Center: The dual school system
does not provide equal facilities
for all children. The Commission
erS should see that segregation is
abolished.
The Rev. Donald F. Bautz,
Washington Federation of
Churches: The Commissioners
should increase the Welfare De-
partment requests so those get
ting public assistance will have
a minimum subsistence. The pres
ent Welfare payments are 81 per
cent below the minimum.
Mrs. Edith Blau, Citizens Com
mittee for Music in the District
Public Schools: The $4,000 re-
quested by the school board for
purchase Of musical instruments
for the grade schools should be
improved. It will start Washing
ton on a music program equal to
other cities.
Maurice Maser, Hebrew Home
flor the Aged. and DR.. Samuel Hig-
Iger, Jewish Social Service Agency
and Jewish Foster Home: The
public welfare budget should be
Increased. The present standards
Iof payments for assistance cases
lis below minimums for sustaining
life.
Andrew Rice. American Veterans
Committee: Abolishing the dual
school system is the answer to the
school systems financial problems
Phillip A. w. Harris, Garfield
douglas Heights Civic Association
An addition to the GARFIELD Ele-
slmentary School is needed urgently
las hundreds Of new children viii
,lcorne into the area this year as
.lhousing projects there are COM
!, lpleted.
Howard D. Woodson, Northeast
Boundary Civic Association: The
liar Northeast section needs the
tlWatts Run flood control project
;;55end q new junior high school.