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Evening star., 1952-09-21
Miss RosoIie Neose Is Wed to Mr.. Helm

Mr.. Helm received his bachelor
Of arts and master Of arts degrees
from George Washington Univer-
sity where he was a member of
Kappa Alpha Order fraternity and
Phi Gamma Mu. national social
science honor society. He also
studied at the University Of Mexi-
co. During the last war, Mr.. Helm
served as a lieutenant In the Mill
tary Intelligence and was attached
to the Pacific Command. Army
Air Force. He was formerly with
the American Embassies in Lon
don and Paris.
Evening star., 1952-09-21

Miss Rosalie Hope Nease,
daughter Of Mrs. McDowall
Nease Of Washington and
Charleston, w. Va, became the
bride on September 10 of Mr.,
Herschel Hancock Helm. Mr.,
Helm is deputy supervisor Of the
Regional Security Headquarters
at the United States Embassy in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the
son Of Mr.. Herschel Horace Helm
Of New Orleans and the late Mrs.
Helm.
The ceremony was performed In
the Lincoln Chapel Of the
Evening star., 1952-09-21
.Southall Pilot,

MASS OOAOIGS NAs SAyUCEs
The Holy Name Church was the
scene on September 20 Of the mar
riage Of Miss Dolores May Snyder
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
D. Snyder of West Hyattsville, to
Mr.. Lawrence Joseph Fitzgerald
jr. He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fitzgerald. The Rev. James "
Lannon performed the ceremony
after which a reception was held
at the Hotel 2400.
The couple plan to reside in
West Hyattsville after they return
from Florida wedding trip.
Evening star., 1952-09-21

New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, DR.. George M. Docherty
oficiating. A reception followed
at the home Of the brides mother
on Clydesdale place for members
Of the families and friends of the
couple who attended the cere-
nlony.
The former Miss Nease at
tended Charleston schools and
the Charleston College Of Com
merce. She was formerly associ-
lated with ECA in Lisbon, Portu-
gal, and is now on the star Of
1.-THE Mutual Security Agency here.
Evening star., 1952-09-21

Miss Mary e. Howard.
Of the University Of Virginia and
the Franklin School Of Science
and Arts In Philadelphia. Mr..
Hopkins studied at LaSalle Uni
versity.
After a motor trip through the
New England States. the couple
will reside IN Leesburg.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Toll Bridge Spanning Potomoc
At Alexandra Urged in House

A toll bridge connecting Wash.
lington and Alexandria has beer
suggested by q member Of the
House Appropriations Committee
Ut was disclosed today.
Representative Furcclo, Demo-
Icrat, Of Massachusetts, brought the
subject UP at last weeks COM
Imittee hearings on District budget
requests. Engineer Commissioner
Bernard 4. Robinson promised tc
Igive the idea serious considera-
ltion." .
The subject arose when Repre-
sentative Wilson. Republican. o1
indiana urged giving priority te
the proposed Alexandria bridge
over one at E street NV. being
advocated by city officials.
The Alexandria crossing lonf
has been talked about as q by.
pass around downtown Washing.
ton. and recently has been urged
by Representative Smith. Demo-
|crat, of Virginia. The question o1
priority for the next Potomac
bridge now is under study by 9
special consultant. under instruc-
tions from Congress.
Representative Furcolo also in.
|quired about the possibility o1
making the proposed E street
crossing a toll bridge. But Gen
Evening star., 1952-03-24

Robinson said he did not think q
toll bridge at that location, be-
tween the nearby free Memorial
land Key Bridges, would attract
lenOugh users to pay. s.
The Massachusetts legislator
|pointed out that toll bridges have
worked out well In New York. He
cited the big George Washington
Bridge. across the Hudson. as an
example. s
Budget onacer Walter Z. Fowler
told the committee il had been
understood that the Nation s
Capital would always be opened
free Of charge "and that Congress
would not countenance q charge
Ito get into the Nations Capital Z
Highway Director John N. Rob-
ertson testified that special legis-
lation by Congress would be re-
quired for q toll bridge.
The e street bridge. which is
part Of the proposed 10-year Dis
ltrict highway program. would
carry $4,000 vehicles daily. ofncials
told the committee. The Alex
andria bridge estimate, however.
was only 10000.
Samuel r. Harrison. engineer
lof streets, contended the latter
project would not relieve conges-
ton on the Fourteenth street
bridges. Mr.. Wilson disputed this.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Potomac Is Dragged
For Body Of Angler
Lost in Boat Accident

Police were dragging the Poto-
mac River near Fletcher's Boat
house above Key Bridge today for
the body Of a fisherman who dis
appeared under the swirling wa
tiers when his boat overturned.
The accident occurred at 1880
am. yesterday, less than q half
hour after Harold English. 81. Of
|Laytonsville, Md. the missing
fisherman, and Vernon v. Houts,
|37, Of Gaithersburg, Md. school
teacher, started their outing.
Mr.. Houts was pulled from the
fast running river by Earl Reb Of
|1523 Forty-ninth street, Kenil-
worth, Md. Mr.. Reb was fishing
from q boat nearby. Mr., Houts
was clinging to the overturned
boat when Mr.. Red reached him.
The rescued man said the boat
Twas anchored when, for some un-
expected reason, the stern sub
merged and they were thrown into
the water.
He said Mr.. English began. SWIM
ming for the Virginia shore, about
so feet away. Mr.. Houts said Mr..
English was about 5 feet from
the bank, apparently making 1t
alright. He shouted to Mr.. Eng
|lish, asking If he could make it.
He shouted back, II don't know"
and then went down.
Mr.. Houts was taken to Emer-
|gency Hospital. but refused hospi-
|talization. He said Mr.. English
drove a truck for fuel company
lin Laytonsville. It was the first
time they had gone fishing to-
|gether.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Thieves Rip Open Safe
N Office and Take $500

Police are looking for thieves
who pried open Q combination
file and safe and took $500 from
the Capitol Once Supply Co. yes
terday.
William d. Jenkins. ofice mani
|ager Of the company. located at
1921 / street NV. reported to
police . quantity Of ofice supplies
were also taken.
Thieves weren't as successful &C
the Eastern Motor Co, 804 Bla-
densburg road NE, however.
According to police. two men were
attempting to break into q ESQ
pound safe behind the company
last night when John q. Whit
bred. manager, drove up to turn
on the night lights and the men
ned. 4
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Curly Byrd Query
Put to Legislator
|Agitdtes Needle
y sl,s Assoeicsed press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 24.-A Bal
|timore firm which supplies lie
detector service brought one Of
Its machines to q fraternity meet
ing held IN the Trenton Demo-
cratic club yesterday.
The purpose was . harmless
demonstration. Delegate Robin
son, Democrat Of Baltimore was
selected as q subject. One Of the
fraternity members. Q law stu
dent, leaned forward and eagerly
asked. What do you think Of
Curly Byrd?"
The needle went into series
|of Wild gyrations, and the DEM
illustrator remarked. His heart
almost stopped beating. Let's
have no more talk about Curly
Byrd.
DR.. 81. G. Byrd Is president Of
the University Of Maryland and
|a power ii Democratic politics in
maryland
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Arkansas Legislators
Flying 10 Tornado Area
By lie Associossd Press

Several Arkansas members tol
Congress plan to make q first
hand survey Of the tornado
stricken area Of their State.
In the group which arranged tt
leave by plane early this Afternoon
were Senator'S Mcclellan and Ful-
bright and Representatives Mills
Tackett. Gathings and Morreil.
With them was Pere Seward Of
the bureau Of community facil.
|ities Of the Housing and Home
Finance agency who win survey
devastated areas to see what i.
needed In the way Of Replacement
|of damaged or destroyed COM
|munity facilities.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
18th Street Bridges
Busiest in World,
|OfficioI Reveals

WaShington'S Fourteenth street
bridges are the busiest in the
world.
So says the District highway
department - backed up by the
Bureau Of Public Roads.
The two Fourteenth street spans
--one inbound, the other out
now carry an average of more
than $4,000 cars daily. That's
nearly Il, 900 ahead Of the runner
up, San Francisco's Bay Bridge,
officials reported. Once last yeal
the days load reached $4,000.
Highway Director John N. Rob-
ertson brought out this point at
last weeks budget hearing Of the
House Appropriations Committee
in arguing the Districts need for
new Potomac bridges.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Senate to Be Opened
"Wednesday BY Prayer
In Sign Language

The prayer opening the
Senate session Wednesday
viii be given in q precedent
setting manner.
The Rev. Robert c. Fletcli-
er. deaf mute minister Of ST.
Johns Episcopal Church for
the Deal. Birmingham. Ala.
win give the PRAYER IN sign
language.
AS Mr.. Fletcher. i graduate
|of Gallaudet College. gives the
prayer. 1t win be read aloud
by Or. Irving s. Fusfeld. dean
of Gallaudet.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Symphony Giving Concert at Walter Reed

They are used to hearing only
the best ct Walter Reed Hospital.
And tonight Is no exception,
with the National Symphony Or
chestra moving In for g full-scalel
concert.
DR.. Howard Mitchell's musi-
clans thus become q part Of q
day-by-day movement to keep the
patients happy with some Of the
best entertainment extant.
Behind 1t all is the District Red
Cross Chapters entertainment
and instruction service. It's an
outfit to rival the best booking
agencies anywhere.
AT Hospital or. Away.
An average Of list persons
from 256 Washington .oreaniza-
lions appear at the hospital each
month to entertain or instruct IN
such things as dancing. bridge
lor art.
In recent weeks the hospitals
stage has held Cornelia Otis skim
|ner, Gladys Swarthout, the or
|chestras Of Guy Lombardo and
Fred Waring, the Metropolitan
Opera der Fledermaus), Hilde-
|garde and the Citizens Commu-
nifty Chorus Of Buffalo. N. Y.
Sometimes the entertainment
setting is away from Walter Reed.
Then Red Cross Motor Service
volunteers to transport patients to
such places as Uline Arena or
Griffith Stadium. The drivers also
lSee that entertainers get to and
from the hospital.
Wide Entertainment Range.
Entertainment ranges from In
formal coffee hours and bingo
parties to large-scale hat-making
contests and concerts. Many times
Red Cross Canteen Service volun-
lteers furnish refreshments.
During 1851. there were 1,162
shows Of all kinds and l,087
parties at Walter Reed. Gray
Ladies act as hostesses at many
Iof the events. as do Red Cross
hospital star recreation workers.
Washington organizations get
into the habit Of shortening the
hours OF Walter Reed patients.
Among those appearing often are
the Chesapeake 81 Potomac Tele-
phone Co. Glee Club. Scottish
Rite Masons. Elks Club. Rotary
clubs. Potomac Electric Power Co.,
Jewish Welfare Board, and posts
LOT the American Legion, Veterans
Evening star., 1952-03-24

Arm Id, VINO
retired last
year.
The commits
sioner super
|vises the IL
pr o due tion
credit corpora
lions and 500
pro duction
| credit associa-
tions Of the
II m Credit
Administration.
Mr. E sgate
eauan ~ WnSh-
| ir1gtnn ID 1882
Evening star., 1952-03-24

expected to have q special in
terest in the house at 1900 Penn
sylvania avenue.
They were all too busy trying
to get to live In the White House
to have any time to inspect 1t.
Democratic Senators Kefauver Of
Tennessee and Kerr of Oklahoma
were In Nebraska, where they are
lpitted against each other In that
States forthcoming primary. Re-
publican Senator Taft Of Ohio was
in Wisconsin, where he faces q
stiff g. O. p. primary. Senator
Russell Of Georgia. pride Of the
Southern Democrats. spent the
day In his Senate office, catching
Iup on mail which has been pour
ing in since he threw his hat in
the presidential ring.
Few Partisan digs.
OF Gen. Eisenhower's top com
Igressional supporters, only Sem
Iator Carlson Of Kansas was on
hand to scout out the mansion for
the general.
For an election year, there were
surprisingly few partisan COM
lrnents. Closest thing to q dig at
President Truman came from
Representative Gamble, Repub-
lican. Of New York, who said:
Tits very lovely. I think Harry
1ought to be very comfortable
There until next January"
The present White House mis-
tress neatly sidestepped the $64
Question on the cleaning manson.
Asked by one Of q group Oi
touring newspaperwomen yester-
1day whether she'd like to spend
-four more years there, Mrs. Tru-
imam replied:
That's q question to which
tyou are not going to get . YES
lor no answer out Of me. "
But you could stand 1t II you
lhad TOP" pursued another re-
,lporter.
''Well." Mrs. Truman said, =
] stood It for seven years"
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Early Hearing Asked
By Case on Recorder
OF Deeds Measure

Senator Case. Republican, oi
South Dakota, today called foi
early hearings by q Senate SUBJ
committee on his bill to transfer
from the President to the District
Commissioners the power to NOM
mate the District Recorder oi
Deeds. . 5'.s.e ...s .,7
Senator Case. in q letter Ii
Chairman Kefauver Of the Senate
District subcommittee ON home
rule. reported that the office ot
Recorder of Deeds now was "s1f-
fering in morale and efficiency
because the Office Of recorder il
now vacant.
Senator Case pointed out that
the nomination Of Earl Wayne
Beck, colored. Of Kansas City, had
been blocked by the Senate Dis
trict Committee and that Presi-
dent Truman had announced he
would not send up another nom-
nation.
Nicely Backs Case Bin.
The subcommittee which would
consider the Case bill is headed
by Senator Kefauver. Democrat,
|of Tennessee, and includes Sena-
tor Neely, Democrat, Of West Vir-
ginia, and Senator Case.
Already Senator Nicely. who Is
chairman Of the fun Senate Dis
trict Committee, Is backing the
Case bill.
Support for the nomination Of
a recorder by the city heads has
come from the Fort Davis Citi-
|zens' Association, in q commune
cation to him. Senator Case said
lin his letter.
The Beck nomination was SUBJ
|mitted by President Truman to
the Senate during the first session
LOT the present Congress. When
the District Committee refused to
send it to the Senate floor for ac-
ton, the nomination died at the
lend Of the session.
Truman's Plea Fails.
President Truman returned the
nomination to the Senate shortly
after the opening Of the second
session Of this Congress and later
wrote q personal letter to Senator
Nicely asking for confirmation
Senator Neely called a special
meeting Of his committee, but the
Nomination was rejected.
The committee then sent the
nomination to the Senate with an
adverse report. It IS now on the
Senate calendar and could be
called up at any Senate session
|It has been passed over by the
Senate at each session since it
appeared on the calendar. Wheth-
Ter it win come up today remains
to be seen.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
School Administration
Building for D. {.
Called Urgent Need
By Colt HendIey. Jr.

School officials told members oI
"a House Appropriations Subcom.
mittee that one of the mos,
urgent needs" in the city's schoo
system was for a new administra.
ton building. it was revealed to.
day.
The subcommittee today re.
leased transcripts of the closee
hearings held earlier this month
ut was at these hearings tha1
school officials put in a strons
plea for q new administration
building to replace Franklin Schoo
lat Thirteenth and K streets NV
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn.
ing told the subcommittee:
"At the present time. we have
the school administration Office.
operating in 81 different schoo
buildings. It is not possible tt
carry on q big organization liks
this effectively with the admins
trative and supervisory Office.
scattered all over the city as they
are at the present time"
Was Built In 1869.
DR.. Corning said about $50 per.
sons work in these 81 buildings
He said mot one Of these build
ings Is suited for administration
purposes He pointed out that
the Franklin Building, used by DR.
Corning ana the Board OF Educa-
ton for Offices. I. was built In 1865
for classroom purposes.
The school superintendent told
the subcommittee seven Of the
buildings now used for offices
could be sold and probably would
bring about 81 million on the
market. He said this was q low
estimate as he had been told in.
formally that Franklin alone
would bring $5O0.000 II sold.
Defends Planning Fund.
The discussion came up wher
the $4,000 item in the 1855
fiscal budget for preliminary plan.
ming for a new administration
building was defended by DR.
Corning. The new structure woulc
be erected on school-owned prop
|erty at Thirteenth and Upshu,
streets NV.
School officials were restricted
to defending a capital outlay
budget of SIS million, although
they had asked the Commissioner,
for more than $12 million.
The projects involved in The
SIS million included planning fol
the administration building: q
site for an elementary school ir
the vicinity Of Fifty-sixth anc
East Capitol streets; plans for 9
Junior high school at Fourth
street and Mississippi avenue S.E.
and an elementary school in thu
vicinity Of Ninth and Barnaby
streets Sc.
The subcommittee, the hearing.
revealed, listened sympathetically
to the school officials plea fol
the construction and for more
teachers for colored schools tx
reduce the size Of classes.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Arlington Budget Meet Set

"A special meeting of the Ar
|lington Civic Federation to dis
|cuss the proposed county budget
for l952-53 win be held at 8 pm
April Z at the Lyon Village Com
immunity Center. Lee highway and
Highland street. The meeting pre-
lvi0usly had been set for next
"Wednesday.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
AAA Tulk at Exchonoe Club

Washington ]. Cleveland, man.
ager Of the District branch Of the
American Automobile Association.
WIN talk on District parking prob
lems ct the Exchange Club
luncheon at 1918 pm. tomorrow
IN the Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
|Fluoride Equipment
Expected 10 Arrive
In City This Week

The first equipment to help
|huoridate Washington's water is
expected to arrive this week. 1t was
disclosed today.
E. A. Schmitt. head engineer for
the Washington Aqueduct. said
pneumatic conveyor equipment Is
due here within a few days. These
leonveyors will lift the fourides 70
fleet to q storage tower at the
IDalecarlia Reservoir.
Mr.. Schmitt gave the latest
lduoridation report to a House ap-
preparations subcommittee study
ling the District budget. Mr..
|Schmitt, in testimony made public
today, said the equipment that di-
|rectly feeds fiuorides into the
water supply may not arrive for
another month.
He explained that manufacture
|ers Of the equipment have fallen
behind schedule.
Last year the District got $780,
900 to buy the equipment and
enough sodium silicofiuoride to
serve the city this year. Mr..
|Schmitt asked $9l .195 for cheln-
|icals and operating expenses for
the fiscal year beginning July /.
win Fight Program.
Representative Miller, Republi-
can, of Nebraska opposed the
appropriation at q public hearing
on the budget. He particularly
objected to the District using
sodium silicofluoride instead Of
sodium fiuoride, the compound
that most cities have used In fluo-
ridating their water. At the public
hearings, Richard T. Sullivan Of
the Federation Of Citizens Associ-
ations and John A. O,Keefe Of the
District Dental Society spoke In
favor Of fiuoridation.
Representative Miller. however,
promised to 60 to the House door.
IL necessary. to oppose the duo-
ridation that he originally spon-
sored for the District.
The House Appropriations Corn-
mittee is expected to act on the
bill Tuesday. The House may
tackle it this week.
Program Set for June.
Mr.. Schmitt, asked to report on
progress Of fiuoridation here, esti-
mated the program win begin in
June.
"The only place we had avail
able (to store the fluoride)." he
testified. twas up about 70 feet
above the ground In our chemical
tower. We bought q pneumatic
conveying system to take 1t out
of 400-pound drums from the
main floor and transport it up In
the air.
Z "It Is delivered into one Of our
bins in the chemical tower. From
the lower end Of that It passes
through chutes to q feeder that
we have purchased. From there
|it Is measured into . solution
tank. after which hoses carry 1t
to the two main water supplies Of
the city"
Evening star., 1952-03-24

from Phoenix, Ariz.. where he
had been ) banker for 18 years,
Ito supervise the regional agri-
cultural credit corporations set
lup under the Reconstruction
FINANCE Corp. This was latel
Transferred to FCA.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Montgomery Jewish Meet

The first 1852 general member.
ship meeting Of the Montgomery
County Jewish Community. Inc.
win be held at $50 pm. Wednes-
day at the Center Building. 8402
|Freyman drive. Chevy Chad Md.
Evening star., 1952-03-24
|Esgaie Takes Oath as Head
|Of Production Credit Office

Arthur r. Esgate today took the
oath Of Office as Production Credit
Commissioner Ii the Agriculture
Department. succeeding G. r.
Evening star., 1952-03-24

Of Foreign Wars. and Jewish Wal
Veterans.
Other Hospitals Included.
1 A number Of others furnish
Senior and junior hostesses fire.
quently, among them the Young
Women's Christian Association
the National Catholic Community
Evening star., 1952-03-24
Visitors Praise
Relnode!ing Job
Al White. House
Lawmakers Express
General Approval
After Inspection Tour
BY IsobeIIe Shelton

Congress went sight seeing at
the renovated White House yester-
day. and liked what it saw.
democrats and Republicans alike
had enthusiastic praise for the re-
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modelled building. Words like
beautiful" "flne," wonderful"
and lovely came from members
Of fboth parties. Not even the most
economy : minded members had
any complaint about how the
nearly $6 million Congress appro-
priated had been spent.
The unanimous approval was
almost too good to be true" said
Evening star., 1952-03-24

Services. the Departments Of
Agriculture. Interior and Defense.
the international Bank and Fed
|eral Bureau Of Investigation.
In addition TO Walter Reed. the
Entertainment and Instruction
Service provides fun for II other
hospitals in the Washington area.
Evening star., 1952-03-24

The only controversy. according
10 o member Of the renovation
commission, was on the painting
over Of the dark fumed oak wood
work IN the state dining room To
match the green walls.
COnspicuously absent were most
Of the presidential hopefuls In
Congress. who might have been
Evening star., 1952-03-05
Uncle Ruy's Corner 3, so"o" coffno'

The Union of South Africa has
only one-sixth the area Of Aus
tralia, but it has more people than
the whole continent Of Australia.
That may sound like a great
population, but let us remember
that Australia is the home of only
about eight million persons.
Trying again, we may compare
the Union of South Africa with
the State of Texas. The Union has
almost twice the area of Texas
and one-and-a-half times as many
people.
| We may think Of South Africa
as a nation of whites, but 1t con-
4 tains only about two and q fourth
million white persons. There are
about four times that many col
ored persons. In some of the cities,
the whites are In the majority, and
they make the laws and run the
country to a large extent. Most OF
the whites are Of British or BoeI
descent.
/ The colored people of the Union
are mainly Negroes Of Bantu stock
i Many of them take care Of herds
of cattle, sheep and other livestock
\ IF you want to look at "a land
Of gold. you might try trip tc
South Africa. You win fail to find
the people drinking out Of golden
| cups, or anything Of that sort, bui
Evening star., 1952-03-05

Mother-Mary loves her dolls.
Isn't she a picture as she plays
with them? But AIMS our tom
boy. I'm afraid she'll never be
ANYTHING else.