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Evening star., 1952-09-14

Reorganization of the District
government is continuing quietly
under Schuyler Lowe, who heads
up the New Department Of Gen.
eral Administration. :
After approving the program
Congress walked out before ap-
propriating 100000 to put it
into effect.
Acting Controller General
Frank Yates pulled the Commits
sioners out Of a hole, however,
with a ruling that money all
ready appropriated to the de-
partments affected by the reor-
ganization could be used.
A few days ago the city heads
tapped 80 Of these departments
for $93, 400. to keep things NOV
ing.
Memories Of Donovon
The coming of Mr.. Lowe
evokes memories of another
mantle late Daniel j. Dono-
van, the Districts brilliant au-
ditor. Why? Because Dan Dono-
van, who controlled the auditing.
budgeting and personnel func-
tionS of the city from 1919 to his
death IL years ago next month,
was the most powerful man in
District government during the
period. He wound up his career
with a weak Board of Commits
sioners whose almost every move
he charted for them.
They needed and resented his
power at the same time. Even
before he died they planned to
break his control over the mu-
nicipal purse. They said it was
to relieve him of overwork. But
they never dared risk it.
After his death, the auditing
function was split away from
budgeting.
1t has been said of Mr.. loves
job that he won't make policy,
that his position in the munich
pal machinery is the man with
the oil can. not the operator.
Perhaps that is the way it will
start. But the stage has been set
for another Donovan. Whether
Mr.. Lowe becomes one depends
upon his abilities, his hankering
to play the role, the strength of
the Commissioners whose right
hand man he has become.
Good Memory
Dan Donovan was a man of
strong character and possessed
OF a brilliant memory. He had
every detail of city government
figures and policy alike-at
his fingertipS. His control over
auditing. budgeting <and per-
sonnel gave him a rein on
every municipal department
plus influence with the General
Accounting Office and the
Budget Bureau at the Federal
level.
It was to him that members
OF Congress listened for the
Districts story. not the Com
missioners. The city heads ap-
peared routinely at hearings.
Afterwards, Congressional
chairmen huddled with Mai.
Donovan to hear his This is
the way it is" - K
Most department heads were
afraid Of Maj. Donovan. Two
were not. He respected the late !.
highway director. H. c. White
hurst, whose influence through
out the Engineer Department
almost paralleled that of MaE
Donovan in the general fund
departments. He also had
tangled with peppery Corpora
ton Counsel Elwood Seal and
knew him for a tough opponent.
One day Maj. Donovan went
into a Commissioners Board
meeting and charged Mr.. Seal
with leaking to the press some
details Of proposed new tax
legislation.
That" roared Mr.. Seal, ais
a damned lie!"
Maj. Donovan later found out
where the leak had been. He
Evening star., 1952-09-14

alone would cover anticipated
population increases up to 1875
or 1880.
OF course. there are other
regions being tapped. Among
these are the So million acres
Of swampland that can be
drained at what most experts
consider to be a reasonable cost.
And if the need for additional
land becomes more acute, there
are 40 to so million acres of
sandy pinelands and wet grass
lands that could be cleared
at higher cost-for agricultural
production.
No Gloom
Add to these prospects for
expansion the experience of the
past 80 years. when techno-
logical advances have played
such a great part in increasing
food production, and the picture
for the next half century could
not be described as gloomy.
The Presidents Materials
Policy Commission estimates
that until 1875 our agricultural
requirements can be met
through chronological improve
ments alone. adding only those
acres taken out of farming to 60
into urban uses. Adding up these
various alternatives, prospects
look good for supporting our
increasing population we'll into
the next century.
Actually, it is debatable
whether America must continue
to be self-sufficient in food pro-
duction. This depends on
whether we keep friends who
will sell us food in exchange
for cur industrial products,
whether there are wars that
would prevent us from tapping
foreign food sources and a host
Of other unpredictable circum-
stances.
Thus, the United States is not
headed for disaster or starvation
because Of short-sighted land
use policies. Much more work
remains to be done. Neverthe-
less, as land-use techniques 60,
America has some of the best
and has used them to as great
an advantage as any other
country in the world.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
nd-Use Technques Aren't Bad at All METROPOLITAN S
By Eorl n. Voss

Secretary Of the Interior
Chapman said last week that
the United States ought to do
something about some 16 million
acres of useless trees and shrubs
In IA of our Western States. He
said they are drinking up under
ground water that could more
profitably be consumed by use
full plants.
This pronouncement came on
the heels of last months jibe
from a visiting British geoera-
pher that the United States still
has much to learn about land
use in its own country. He i'm
piled it was presumptuous of us
to be instructing backward ma
tions in agricultural techniques
through Point Four, when we
were SO sloppy in our own back
yard.
Taken together. these two in
cidents seem to imply that the
United States has something
less than a firm foundation for
its superiority complex about its
ability to use land. Is America
really fumbling its own agricul-
tural problems? Are we head
ing for starvation at the same
reckless pace as the rest Of the
world?
Thanks to the vision Of a host
of Americans. farmers, scien-
lists. Federal employees. even
far-sighted Congressman, the
answer to both questions is
mo" AS a matter of fact,
America has shown the rest of
the world the way in producing
the most from land. There are
still wide areas for improve
ment. We have not yet con-
quered soil erosion, for instance.
But we are at least as far along
the road to solving land use
problems as most other coun-
tries.
Curiosity Item
The United States success in
agricultural production is an
object of curiosity among other
nations of the world. From 1920
to 1850 the American popula-
ton has increased 40 per cent,
from 1857 million to 1905 mil
lion. Meanwhile the productive
acreage has remained practi-
cally constant, about 1.57 billion
acres. What is more. the Amer
ican people actually are better
fed and better clothed at the
end of this 30-year period than
they were in 1920.
Experts from less advanced
countries are still coming to
America to find out for them
selves how we did it. American
technology provides most of the
answer.
Decline of the Horse
First. the invention of auto
mobiles, tractors and trucks
outmoded the horse. This re-
suited in savings Of some so
million acres which used to be
devoted to hay and fodder. This
land has now been converted
to producing food for humans.
Second, there was the devel-
opment of synthetic fibers like
rayon, which enabled us to de-
vote less land to producing cot
ton and more land to producing
food.
The third principal factor was
the conversion OF large tracts of
Evening star., 1952-07-26

14S-acre dairy farm on road 12 miles
south Of Frederick on Washington
Highway. 4O-stanchion dairy barn, 2
tile silos, bank barn, 10 room frame
dwelling in excellent condition. New
Washin gton Frederick Dual Highway
passes by farm. VIII carry $4,000
frst mortgage on long terms. Entire
farm under cultivation. Priced to sell,
S4O.OO0.O0.
Evening star., 1952-07-26

For further details or appointment for
inspection, cali Frederick 2757-W on
Saturdays and Sundays. and Frederick
450 on weekdays.
Evening star., 1952-07-26

u SAAt0A4 VI 4<Vo
Moines, Iowa, president; Mrs. Plu-
ma B. Batten of Woodstown, N. j.,
first vice president; Mrs. Emily N.
Ziegler Of San Diego. Calf. Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Ella w.
Guitteau of Akron, Ohio, treas
urer. and Miss Frances H. S.
Parker of Hartford, Conn.,, secre-
tary.
Two charter Soroptimist Club
members were honored. They
were Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar. first
president of the federation and
first president of the Soroptimist
Club here. who now lives in Miami
Springs, Fla. and Mrs. Mary Cath
crime Lewis, past first vice presi-
dent of the federation.
The federation decided to hold
its 1854 conventiont in Banff,
Canada, and its 1856 meeting in
New York City. It meets every
two years.
AT yesterday afternoons SeS-
sion, Mrs. Fenton addressed the
convention of rehabilitating chill
dren handicapped as the result of
polio and cerebral palsy. Mrs.
Fenton pointed to the great need
for 10000 trained teachers.
Miss Frances Sheridan of Min
neapolis presented a report on the
economic advancement of women,
prepared by Miss Caroline K.
Barron. Progress being made in
removing discrimination against
women can be attributed to the
program Of the United Nations
Evening star., 1952-07-26
John |. West, II, Really
Broker in Falls Church

John L. c. West. II, Falls
Church real estate broker, died
yesterday at his home, 148 South
Washington street, after a long
illness.
Born in Birmingham, Ala, Mr..
West was a graduate of Birming-
ham Southern College and worked
in the city for a number of years
as hospital purchasing agent.
In 1921, he took a position a
business manager of the Foxcroft
School. Middleburg. Va. remain
ing there until becoming a real
Evening star., 1952-07-26

estate broker In Falls Church In
1886. While at Foxcroft, he was
active in the promotion of a base
ball league in Londoun County.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Minnie Lee West, of the home ad-
dress, and two sisters, Miss Matte
West and Miss Fredericka West,
both of Birmingham.
Funeral services will be held at
the Falls Church Episcopal Church
at 10 am. Monday. Burial will be
/ in the National Memorial Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1952-07-26

organizations that are tackline
the problem.
Miss Elsie Broadbent of Hart.
ford, Conn, read a report or
juvenile delinquency, prepared by
Miss Parker, who is now in Copen-
hagen, Denmark. Miss Parker il
preparing for the convention o1
Soroptimist International there
on August 10.
Mrs. Gertrude G. Huitt of East
st. Louis, ILL.,, immediate past
president, presented a report on
illegitimate children.
Evening star., 1952-07-26
FREDERICK COUNTY,
MARYLAND,
FARMS FOR SALE

226-acre estate located ut clover leaf
Of new Frederick k-Washinston Dual
Highway, Ia miles south Of Frederick,
complete sets Of farm buildings, in
cludins 42-cow dairy barn. Magnifl-
cent Groom mansion house with beau
tifuI paneling. cedar closets and every
modern accomodation. gear stone ga
rage with attached work shop. To-
room brick tenants quarters. Maca-
dam roads throughout farm. 4O-minute
drive from New Dual Highway to Wash
inEton. Sky pond At main dwelling
well stocked with Ash. Main dwelling
can be occupied by owner October 1,
1852. Possession Of farm. April I.
1883. Can be rented out for cash rent
in excess Of $4,000 per month. Will
carry $4,000 mortgase. Price to sell,
$78,5OO.OO.
Evening star., 1952-07-26

rlCul IN the no.
tel Statler last
night.
The outgoing
president, Miss
L. Grace Nj
cholls of Toron-
to, Canada, in
stalled the Of
fcers at the
last event of
t h e TX ID a y
C on v e n t ion.
Those indicted
were:
Mrs. Elsie M.
Evening star., 1952-07-26
| Clothes Thief Sized Up

WISNEE, Neb. (P.-A burglar
who visited the Hansen Cleaners
here apparently left pretty fair
description of himself. From the
firms stock of new clothing, the
thief took trousers. size 80 and
81; shirts, size Is, and caps. size
71s.
Evening star., 1952-07-26
Pics Are Flown to Market

Pigs as we'll as cattle are now
being flown to market at Wynd-
ham, Australia, from the grazing
areas in Western Australia.
Evening star., 1952-07-26
Soroptimists Install
In CandIeIight Ritual
As Convention Closes

The American Federation of So
1roptimist Clubs installed its newly
elected officers at a candlelight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16
The Veterans
Corner
=,

Here are authoritative an
swers from the Veterans Admin
istration to four questions of in
terest to former servicemen:
@. / am an ex-WAC, going to
school full time under the CT
Bill. I'm married and have a
child. Would I be eligible for
the Sl20-a-month subsistence for
veterans with more than one de-
pendent tmy husband and child?
A. No. You may, however, be
eligible for the $l05 rate paid to
veteran-trainees with one de-
pendent--that dependent being
your child.
@. How do 60 about finding
a lender who will lend me
money under the CT Bill?
A. Information as TO who
makes CT farm loans may be OBJ
tanned usually from the County
Agricultural Extension Agent.
Information concerning home
and business loans may be had
from your local Chamber of
Commerce, or by inquiring at
banks, savings and loan associa-
tons, mortgage and insurance
companies, and other public and
private lending agencies.
g. ! have a seryice-cunnected
dental condition, and was fitted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16
Rocky Craziano
Ray Robinson
Battle Tonight

CHICAGO iR--More than 1900
fans, anticipating a bloody brawl,
win pack Chicago Stadium tonight
to watch reckless Rocky Graziano
try to blast the middleweight
crown off Sugar Ray Robinson.
If there are any late arrivals
the scrap may be over before they
see il. That also goes for millions
Of teleyisipn viewers and radio
listeners throughout the country.
II win be wise to tune in on time
for this one.
AT 10 pm. EST the mauling
Graziano win start bulling his way
in toward Robinson, the masterful
stylist with lightning in each fist.
Most observers think the clash
won't 60 more than eight rounds
Of the scheduled Is. Robinson is
. 81 favorite and odds are even
that he'll score knockout inside
eight heats.
Robinson wears II inches Of hem
stitching around his eye from
gashes opened by Randy Turpin
when he lost his middleweight title
TO the Briton and won it back in
q rematch last fall.
Rocky undoubtedly win be snip
Ing at that old wound with the
strategy that if he cant belt the
champion down for the count he
might bloody him up enough to
score a Tk0.
The gross gate probably will hit
S26l 900. This plus s., 900 for w.
radio rights viii net a share of
So. 900 for Robinson and $40. 900
for Graxiano.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16

Pope flew with the 452nd Bomb
Wing, based in Southern Korea.
It's lonely job and a dangerous
one.
THE anti-aircraft is increasing
all the time" says Pope. when
We get over a prime target area
the automatic weapons send up a
steady stream Of Red golf balls
At US. The heavier guns send
streaks of green. II looks like
Christmas Eve UP there
Pope says the Reds have de-
veloped a whole set of tricks to
foil the steady pounding Of the Air
Force.
They have portable rail and
road bridges they put up at night
and hide away in the day time, 2
he said. They have crews that
lTe right alongside the tracks and
can repair . rail cut in about six
hours. They're persistent little So
and-sus.'s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16
Legion Baseball
Program Is Well
Underway Here

The American Legion Junior
Baseball program is now well un-
derway, Games are being played
each Wednesday and Friday even
ings AZ the Wicker's Stadium.
Post Commander Vance G. Stir
rup Of Arthur Sawyer Post No. Is
stated today that the primary pur-
pose Of Junior Baseball is the
teaching Of concrete and practical
lessons Of citizenship and sports
manshap By the playing 81 AMER.
cas- own game BASEBALL.
Baseball is American. aud as one
Of the symbols Of the American
way Of life il teaches citizen
snip. craftsmanship. responsibility,
team work and the ability 10 take
the geod with the bad = victories
win defeat and upon these basic
principles, AMERICAN LEGION
JUNIOR BASEBALL was founded.
lnroaGh the years. Legion Jun.
lof naseoall has grown. both in the
.osai enrollmsns at huyy compesing
~ he prngram and in the coniin.
ued acceptance and SUPPORT from
proiessaonal baseball. the press. "a.
0so, sfleyisior, firms and thousands
upon thousands of Individuals VIE
reeognlfe TIE program as ) yua,h
activity for the building a ablllty
honesty and integrity.
American Legsnn Junior Baseball
has became q iuyenile s.ern;ng.
slnne to lame and iorsune ia CO.
naxed BASEBALL tianared a. -
EFsaiesi major lsa9ee Ssars a.
AHsraean Lexson Junior Bsseassl
graduates, The American f~al.s
baisosng for future Sod esllasn
ship Through is vast Jansor 49,
bAn program. Approxsm 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16
$50 49, s4--t9I'I
Following
Through
BY
Pedro AguiIsr

American Legion Junior Base
ball League = Evans Enterprises
are in the lead with two wins
and no defeats, trailing closely
are Pepe's Cafe and American
Legion Post with a win and a
loss each while Key West In
surance supports the rest Of the
league from a cellar position due
to their two defeats.
All clubs are playing good
brand of baseball but all have
suffered from pitching that is
spotted by streaks OF brilliance
and complete lapse from form.
When the guys get in shape
some real games are in store for
us.
Atwell leads the league in bat
ting with an even 1000 but he
has only played in one game to
date. The real leader is Bazo,
Pepe's Cafe star with 4 for 8 in
two games.
Other hitters in the top brack-
ct include Knowles of the En-
terprises gang with 500 and Cas-
tro, X. w. ms. big gun with q
slarnming half-thousand.
In the base differing depart
mert Leon leads the thievery
with a grand total of five cases
Of larceny, closely following is
Herrick, 4, and Bazo has grabbed
off three.
Navarro, E. Rodriguez and At
well have a three Dagger each
and Curry, Perez, Pierce. Bazo,
Diaz, Santana and Knowles have
doubled off opposing pitchers.
Only home runs so far go to S.
Perez and Z. Rodriguez.
The art Of throwing them up
is led by Knowles and Pita with
q win each against no defeats
while E. Rodriguez and Bean
have one each in the won and
lost column.
Wednesday night finds A. L.
Post % toeing the line against
Pepe's Cafe at eight pm. Wick
ers Field.
Friday evening Evans Enter
prises cross bats with X. w. In
surance in the same stadium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16
Eisenhower Gains Ground On
Taft With Impressive Win
In N. ]. Presidential Primary
.AsEBALL
scoRES
TUESDAYS RESULTS
BY The Associated Press

- - eAaat 81
American League
Boston 3 Washington D
Cleveland 3 Chicago 2
st. Louis 3 Detroit o
New York at Philadelphia post
poned rain
Nsfippsi League
Brooklyn 3 Boston 2
Chicago s Cincinnati S Go innings)
ST. Louis 8 Pittsburgh .
Philadelphia at New York post
poned rain
Florida Stare League
Cocoa Z Palatka 4
Gainesville 4 Daytona Beach 3
Jacksonville Beach Is st. Angus
tine 4
Orlando 10 Leesburg 6
Sanford Z DeLand 5 10 innings)
florida InfernsfiopsI League
Miami Beach 3 Tampa 2
St. Petersburg 3 Miami 2
Lakeland 5 West Palm Beach /
Havana 3 Fort Lauderdale 1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16
Veterans Steal Show From
Rockies As 81 Major League
Baseball Season Opens
sy JOE REIcHLER



Who said youth must be served?
Apparently that doesn't 50 Ia base
ban. At least It didn't in Tuesdays
major league inaugurals.
Two dozen rockies, the most IN
more than 20 years, saw action as
the 1852 season got under way.
And while the majority Of them
did little more than fight off their
nervousness, up stepped the griz-
sled veterans to steal the show.
Here's how the oldsters practi-
cally BANKED the youngsters:
Boston - A chilled gathering Of
1854 watched 34-year-old Preacher
Roe still the Braves bats with
seven hits as Brooklyn edged out
a 80 victory. Roy Campanella,
Brooklyn's 81 year old catcher
raped out three hits, the last
scoring two mates to highlight the
Dodgers Drum uprising against
Southpaw Warren SPAIN IN the
fifth.
Chicago - Early Wynn, Gleve-
lands 80 year old highlander,
saddened 25.037 Windy City spec
tators, outpitching Lefty Billy
Pierce to give the Indians a 81
triumph over the White Sox. Wynn
doled out six hits, holding Rockies
Hec Rodriguez and Bill Wilson to
q harmless double.
Detroit - st. Louis unveiled five
freshmen in It's opener against the
Tigers but 1t was the pitching Of
Veteran Ned Carver and the hit
ting Of 34-year-old Marty Marion
that was responsible for the 80
victory over the Bengals. Carver
allowed only six singles, one Of
them to Rookie Ben Taylor. He
famed nine. The days largest
crowd--43. liz including Queen Juli-
ana Of the Netherlands--saw Gar
yer help his own cause with two
singles.
ST. Louis Red Schoendienst,
one Of the Cardinals sold guard, |"
hammered first-inning homer to
get the Redbirds off TO lead
they never relinquished. Pittsburgh
came within one run Of wiping out
ST. Louis early 30 lead behind
Highlander Gerry Staley but 81.
year old Relief Pitcher Alpha
Brazle stopped the Pirates cold,
retiring the last four batters to
give the Cards ! SO victory.
Washington Walt Dropo dpu-
bled Ia two runs and Ted williams
triple accounted for the other as
the Boston Red Sox shut out the
Senator'S, so. Mel Parnell, the
sterling southpaw. issued only
three hits as be whipped the Mats
for the 18th straight time. Rockies
Faye Throneberry, Jimmy Piersall
and Ted Lepico of the Red Sox
collected two hits among them but
the most notable achievement Of
this trip probably was Lepicp's
catch Of the first ball tossed out
by President Harry S. Truman.
Cincinnati - Four rockies ap-
peared In the lineups each
for Chicago and Cincinnati--but it
was third-inning grand slam
homer by ss-year-0ld Hank Sauer
and run.scoring pinch-hit single
By 3l-year.old Gene Hermanski
that enabled the Cubs to beat the
Reds, 6.5, IN 10 innings,
Blustery. cold and wet weather
ruined the opening day attenpls
OF the New York Giants and Phlla.
delphia Athletics. Weather permit.
ting, the Giants win inaugurate
their season tonight against the
Philadelphia Phillies while the
Athletics viii stick TO daylight with
the New York Yankees as their
opponents.
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l Loco 90 boys up to IL years a age
play baseball every year under The
supervision az the American La
gIan.
Indicative a the effectiysasss a
tie program, twenty -nine of the
fifty players seiected Scr shs 1851
Major League An-Star game play.
ed July 18th II Briggs Stadiam,
nstr0st. are algrnnl af the Ameri.
can Legs0a Jua1or Baseball Fro
gram. lncladsd Ga tAe rosters q
clubs mzklns - shs leagues u tAs
Naslsnal AsS0Nsats0a in 1851 wers
sSsT formsE L.egaoa JRaiOT Baseball
Players.
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TOKYO TILT. Allen Pope, %,
is going home to Florida for some
rest after keeping the Communists
IN Korea awake for more than
four months.
The tall, young flier from Home.
stead, Fla, lost come sleep him
self as a B-26 bomber pilot on SIS
night missions over Communist
lines.
II he looks a bit drawn, it's be-
cause his job OF shooting up trucks,
trains, roads and Communist sol
diers carrying supplies 10 the front
was not an easy one.
I'VE do the dirty work for the
glory boys" says Pope.
The nighi-flying B-26 campaign
against Red reads aud rails Is part
OF the Fifth air Forces 24-hnnr
assault on the persistent Reds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16

Miami golf team ended its 1852
season with a "a victory over
me University Of Cincinnati Tues
day.
Al the same time, the University
q Aiami tennis team defeated Gin
cinnaii, 70.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-16

Roger Peabody, once a MEM
Der of New Hampshire's varsity
ski team, is now the president Of
the New Hampshire state board
of basketball officials.