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Evening star., 1952-12-23
City Turns Down Plea
For Amusement Park
In Northeast Section

The commissioners today re-
jected the plea of local attorney
to establish a permanent amuse-
ment park in the Deanewood area
of Northeast Washington.
The applicant. Philip Schleit,
who has law offices and heads
Deane Park Enterprises at 1903
K street NV, came before the
city heads after getting the cold
shoulder from the license superin-
tendent's Office.
Mr.. Schleit and his counsel, Ell
wood Seal. explained that they
want to build a non-segregated
play area, complete with merry
go-round. in the 1900 block of
Hunt place NE. The location is
a half-acre plot zoned second
commercial in neighborhoood of
mixed commercial-residential
texture.
Mr.. Seal complained that
License Supt. c. T. Nottingham
had mo business trying to dis
courage this kind of enterprise
under existing police regulations.
Actually the regulations cover
only transient type shows, such as
carnivals and circuses. They
specify that the shows can oper-
ate for only 10 days at a time,
and only after getting the consent
of at least 80 per cent of residents
within a 500-yard radius"
Mr.. Seal added that the intent
of Congress in the present license
act contemplates permitting per-
manent amusement parks in the
District.
The city heads and their advisers
stood firm. however. although they
indicated they may want to write
a new regulation providing for
amusement parks.
Evening star., 1952-12-23
Jury Told ItCan |ndiet
Docks Officials Who
Allow Payroll Padding
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Dec. %. - A
Brooklyn grand jury investigating
water front rackets had a judges
word today that it could indict
top shipping concern executives
who knowingly permit payroll
padding.
Grand jury action against ex-
ecutives was indicated yesterday
as 20 water front figures were ar
rested and accused of taking pay
rolls to give gamblers and loan
sharks access to Brooklyn docks.
1t was the latest in a series of
moves, accompanied by public
hearings by the New York State
Crime Commission. to smash
water front rackets which al
legedly milk the 81 billion ship
ping industry here of $3.50 million
a year.
Foreman Asks Questions.
At the arraignment of the 20
yesterday, grand jury foreman
Raymon H. Chadeayne asked
Kings County (Brooklyn) Judge
Samuel S. Leibowitz whether
owners and operators" of steve
dore concerns could be accused
of any crime if they knew their
payrolls contained names of men
who did no legitimate work.
Judge Leibowitz replied that in
his opinion any company officer
who "aids and abets by knowing
about" the illegal practice may
be indicted for larceny and con-
spiracy."
The 20 arrested yesterday were
indicted by the grand jury after
an investigation which started
last March.
PaymaSter Arrested.
Four of the 20 were described
as employees Of the Atlantic Steve
doring Co., including the concerns
chief paymaster. These four were
accused of pocketing the wages
allotted to the other Is who were
carried on the payroll but al
legedly did no actual work.
The Is roamed the piers free
to carry out their gambling and
loan shark operations among
longShoremen, Brooklyn District
Attorney Miles F. Mcdonald said.
The 20. charged with grand
larceny, forgery and conspiracy,
all pleaded not guilty. Bail was
fixed at various amounts up to
$25.OOO. Judge Leibowitz set trial
for January IL.
Evening star., 1952-12-23
Only q Pct. of Schools
Are Ruted Satisfactory

Only % per cent of the Nations
public grade and high schools are
rated satisfactory by State and
local officials as to location, educa-
tional adequacy. structural sta
bility and fire safety.
Data from Is States in the
Office Of Education's school,
facilities survey shows that 40 per
cent of the schools are 80 or more
years old.
Evening star., 1952-12-23
26 Hollywood Entertainers
Due in Korea for Christmas
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 23.-Twenty-six
Hollywood entertainers landed in
Tokyo today and leave for Korea
tomorrow to give Christmas shows
for United Nations troops.
The Far East command said
the group probably will remain in
Korea until January 2.
The stars include Paul Douglas,
Jan Sterling, Walter Pidgeon,
Keenan, Wynn, Debbie Reynolds,
Carleton Carpenter, Rory CAL
houn and Dawn AddamS.
The group will split into several
entertainment units in Korea to
appear before as many soldier
audiences as possible.
Evening star., 1952-12-23
Fire Sweeps Shipyurd

PANAMA CITY. Fla, Dec. %
P).-Flames last night swept
Wainwright Shipyard here. de-
stroying two buildings and injur-
ing one man before firemen
brought them under control after
a three-hour battle. Unofficial
estimates placed the damage at
"oyer a half-million dollars"
Evening star., 1952-12-23
Fall Restores Siqht

Catherine Whitfield, who fell
down stairs in London five years
ago when she was a baby and lost
the sight of one eye. fell down the
same stairs again the other day
and got her sight back.
Evening star., 1952-12-23

Ter of Gaithersburg came along
answering a call for the WASH
ington Gas Light Co. Mr.. Miller
crawled through the 36-inch pipe
to where it narrowed to Is inches.
He cajoled Tony into backing up.
Then Mr.. Miller brought the thor
oughly wet and grimy youngster
to the surface via a manhole.
Tony's father said the boy
would be restricted to his block
until he gets a little older"
Evening star., 1952-12-23
Special Inaugural Unit
To Map Emergency
Medical Program

Plans for meeting medical
emergencies which may arise dur
ing the Inauguration of President
elect Eisenhower are being
threshed out by a special sub
committee, it was announced
today.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, chair
man of the Citizens inaugural
Committee. said that DR.. Wallace
M. Yater, president of the District
Medical Society. would act as
chief medical adviser to the COM
mittee. The medical subcommit-
tee will be headed by Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair. he added.
DR.. Yater commented:
"On such an occasion as the
inauguration of a President of
the United States, provision for
handling medical emergencies is
of great Importance. There is
probably no event that brings
more people together in re-
stricted area"
Few Accidents in '49.
DR.. Yater said that during the
inaugural ceremonies in 1949. the
number of accidents was aStonish-
ingly small because of the excel
lent planning and police services.
The ambulance patrol of the
Red Cross handled the emergencies
with great efficiency" DR.. Yater
said. In the coming inaugural,
a similar system will be fol-
lowed"
Other members of the medical
subcommittee are:
Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder, who
is President-elect Eisenhower's
personal physician; Maj. Gen.
George Armstrong, surgeon gen.
eral Of the Army; Rear Admiral
Lamont Pugh, surgeon general of
the Navy; Maj. Gen. Harry Arm
strong, surgeon general of the Air
Force.
Vice Admiral Warwick IT,
Brown: DR.. George w. Calver, DR..
Frank D. CoStenbader, Charles
Dewey, Mrs. David E. Finley, DR..
John w. Lawlah. Dan Leonard,
DR.. John Lyon, DR.. Herbert Ram
sey. DR.. Josephine Renshaw, DR..
Maurice A. Selinger. DR.. Leonard
A. Scheele. Surgeon General of
the United States Public Health
Service; Theodore Wiprud, and
DR.. Frank Wilson.
To Sell Inaugural Medals.
Mr.. McGarraghy also announced
that the bronze medals bearing
the likeness of Gen. Eisenhower
can be purchased in two more
agencies outside the District. They
are the j. B. Hudson Co.. Mime
apolis, and Spaulding & Co., Chi
cago.
The firms will not profit from
the sale of the inaugural medals.
Mr.. McGarraghy said.
Mr.. McGarraghy previously had
announced the Medallic Art Co.
of New York also would sell the
medals. Judging from the volume
of orders for the medals, Mr..
McGarraghy said the bulk of the
sales probably will be made right
here in Washington.
Urgently Needs Rooms.
Meanwhile, the housing sub
committee said it urgently needs
thousands of additional rooms for
visitors during the three days of
the inaugural festivities.
Lewis T. Breuninger, chairman
OF the subcommittee, urged citi-
zens with spare rooms to make
them available at fair rates.
So far, some 5000 beds have
been listed with the Housing SUBJ
committee in 4,275 rooms and 10
apartments. About $50 volunteer
inspectors from the real estate
and insurance field are checking
these accommodations to make
sure they will be satisfactory.
It is estimated that rooms must
be found for minimum of 20
600 persons, with possibility that
more than 10000 will be needed.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Citizens Group Comnends Stars Campaign on Mails

The Connecticut Avenue Citi-
zens' Association last night voiced
approval of The Stars current
campaign to improve local mail
service.
In resolution, the association
urged The Star to keep up its
good work"
The associations president, Mrs.
Joseph L. Miller praised residents
of the Connecticut avenue area
for helping bring the recent scrap
drive to a successful conclusion.
She reported 1925 pounds of
scrap metal were collected. Reve-
nue. from sale of the scrap will
be added to the fund for the con-
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Its a Who's Who Of the Highway

1t is because they demand superlative
things from their motor cars.
They demand, first Of all, great beauty -.
majesty of styling and luxury of interior
that leave literally nothing to be desired.
And they have found it in Cadillac!
They demand great peytormanee-th that rare
combination of power, responsiveness, ham
ding ease and riding comfort that makes
every drive rest and every journey pleasure.
And they have found it in Cadillac!
They demand distinetion-dignity and
bearing and recognition that represent them
as persons of standing in their own world of
affairs. And they have found it in Cadillac!
Evening star., 1952-04-22
axInspection Blamed
By Agriculture Aide in
Sale Of Stored Grain
By jones z. Roper

An Agriculture Department off,
cial testified today that lax
inspection procedures made it
possible for a Fort Worth ware
houseman to sell $3.50, 900 worth of
Government grain and escape de-
lection for more than two years.
The testimony came from John
j. Bachmann, chief of the Agri-
culture Departments Accounting
Investigation Division of the Pro-
duction and Marketing Admins
tration.
Mr.. Bachmann told the Senate
Agriculture Committee that Her.
man Dawson, who was storing
grain for the Government, started
selling Illegally September 81,
1949. and was not discovered until
September 4, 1851.
Checking Grain Rotting.
Twice a regular inspection of
the Agriculture Departments
Commodity Credit Corp. was made
of Dawson'S warehouses, but
nothing was found wrong. The
shortages finally were discovered
when the department made a Spe-
cial series of spot checks in Texas
after congressional committees
started looking into irregularities
in the farm storage program.
The Senate committee. it was
disclosed today, now is trying to
find out how much grain the Gov
ernment has let rot in its own
warehouses.
Committee agents are touring
Government-owned storage bins
in Illinois and Iowa.
The committee asked Dawson
today to explain how he turned
up short in wheat and grain sor-
ghums stored for the Agriculture
Department.
No Scales in Warehouses.
Dawson said it was all a mis-
take. He said he had no scales
at his warehouses so he depended
on weights furnished by railways.
Somewhere in between the ship
ments in and shipments out, the
grain disappeared.
Dawson has been convicted of
stealing the grain. He is appeal
ing a three-year prison sentence
the first handed down in the
Governments drive against stor-
age irregularities.
Mr.. Bachmann said his audits
indicated Dawson collected $780,
900. from sale of Government
grain, and used the money to
cover business losses, to trade in
grain futures and to dig two oil
wells that produced nothing.
Inspector Walked Around.
Mr.. Bachmann said CCC Inspec-
tor Ross Stuard made two routine
inspections of Dawson ware
houses near Amarillo. He said
Mr.. Stuard was told the Govern
ment grain was in other build
ings-but never investigated. He
said CCC fred Mr.. Stuard in
February.
Dawson said an Agriculture
Department county committee
man also inspected the ware
houses. but Just walked around
the building. :"
c. M. Henderson. president of
the Henderson Grain & Seed Co,
Farwell, Tex. declined to testify
because he is under indictment
on a charge Of stealing Govern
ment grain.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Yes, and they demand economy-for even
the motorist of means prides himself on
his practical wisdom. And in Cadillac they
have found outstanding operating economy
combined with these great motor car virtues.
Perhaps, as you've been reading this, you've
discovered that you, too, would like to find in
your motor car the wonderful things these dis
tinguished motorists have found in Cadillac.
If you have-then come in and see US.
One look at the beautiful Golden Anniver-
sary Cadillac-and one ride behind it's wheel
will tell you there has never been a more
wonderful year for entering your name in the
'Who's Who of the highway!
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Cheated byHusbond
AT Poker, Wife Says;
Morrioqe Voided
BY the Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 22.-
The Bookmans have broken up
their card game-and ended
their marriage.
Mrs. Genevieve Bookman testi-
fed in State Supreme Court yes
terday that her husband Charles
insisted she play cards with him
for "house money"
When her husband found she
was winning heavily, Mrs. Book
man said, 'he marked the deck. "
The court granted her an an
nulment.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

struction of a public library IN
that area.
The citizens also opposed the
Budget Bureaus reorganization
plan for the District Government.
The meeting was held at All
Souls Episcopal Church, 2300
Cathedral avenue NV.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Optimists Name Speaker

Allen A. Greenstreet, assistant
treasurer of the National Savings
and Trust Co.. will speak at a
meeting Of the National Capital
Optimist Club at 1915 pm. to-
morrow in the Continental Hotel.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Lions Club Anniversary

Melvin Jones, Lions Club found
er, will address the Lions Club of
Washington at its 30th anniver-
sary celebration at Z o'clock to-
night in the MayfloWer Hotel.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Convention Dates Set

The Christ Child Society. Ma
tion-wide philanthropic group, will
hold it's biennial convention at the
Shoreham Hotel here May II
Ito 13.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

many such have found q
steadying light that pierces
the dark. In heartfelt thank
fulness they found comfort.
They have entered a path
which grief and loneliness
can no longer shadow.
Christ Jesus words, lam
come that they might have
Life, and that they might
have it more abundantly"
Uohn 10Y, now take on
flesh assurance.
Science and Health has
come in ful6llment of Bib
ical promise. 1t shows the
braetiaal salas Of the Scrip
lures, and their spiritual
power to meet present.
day needs.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

If you could see list of all the distinguished
people who own and drive the Cadillac car,
you would know, beyond any question, that
the statement made in this headline is true.
For the roster Of Cadillac owners includes
literally tens of thousands of the best-known
and most respected names of our day -. men
and women of recognized accomplishment and
achievement d.. leaders in virtually every
phase of business, of industry, and of the
professions.
There is, of course, excellent reason why
these many distinguished motorists, with such
varied personalities and interests, have long
found common meeting ground in Cadillac.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Ao those suffering loss
or separation, Christian
Science comes with merci-
ful and unending blessing.
Through devoted study
Of its textbook
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Suqur Record Expected

HAVANA.-The Cuban sugar
crop for this year is expected to
reach a record 100000 tons.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

peddlers. Several informantS
sometimes are used to put to-
gether the pieces Of evidence
necessary to the successful pros
ecution Of a dope ring.
Then. the police must keep
the informant's name a secret.
Sometimes that means an at
tempt to avoid a preliminary
hearing for arraignment. De-
fense lawyers maintain that
such maneuvers are a violation
of even a dope peddler's consti-
tutional rights. With all the
precautions, the name of the
informer still may come out
during the trial. If it does the
informant is guarded night and
day. Or. he may be advised to
move to another city, to try to
live free from the avenging
arms of the underworld.
This still may sound like trap
ping dope peddlerS is easy. It
isn't. The illegal narcotic traf-
fic almost completely protects
itself. Members are extremely
hesitant to turn each other in.
The addicts don't like to lose
their source Of supply. Inform
erS are hard to find.
AIl-Out War
Especially now, with the Dis
trict's Police Department wag-
ing an all-out war on the traf-
f1c, the peddlers themselves are
waging an all-out war on in
formers.
Two weeks ago an informer
who turned in Joseph (Black
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Acheson vs.. Vishinsky

Ten days ago Secretary Of
State Dean Acheson reviewed
the history of the Korean war
in a two-hour-42-minute speech
before the Political and Security
Committee Of the United Ma
tions General Assembly and
offered a resolution to strength
en- the allied hand in the Ko-
rean truce stalemate.
Last week Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky
reviewed the history Of the
Korean war in a three-hour-39
minute speech before the same
audience and offered a resolu-
ton to strengthen the hand OF
the Communist bloc in the Ko-
rean negotiations.
Thus the stage was set for
what probably will be the fea-
tured debate Of the new U. N.
season. Serious discussion OF
the Korean war was not ex-
pected for some time, however.
The General Assembly session
had slowed down to a walk
while the delegates waited for
the United States to end its
quadrennial agony and select a
new President. Debate on Ko-
rea would be meaningless until
either Eisenhower or Stevenson
whoever winS-has a chance
to review the American stand
in the Far East. Some delegates
wanted a final committee vote
postponed until after the in
auguration.
The Conflict
Here are the proposals that
face the committee:
Acheson asked the General
Assembly to go on record ap-
proving the peace terms offered
by the United States at Pam
munjom and urging the Com
munists to accept those terms.
iVishinsky asked the U. N. to
establish a commission for the
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Hiring and Firing

Treading softly in order to
avoid stirring up a two-way
argument, the United States
delegation to the United Ma
tions pushed forward last week
with its proposal to give U. N.
Secretary General Trygve Lie
the power to fire summarily all
pro Communist Americans
working for the U. N.
Undiplomatic handling Of the
issue could lead to partisan
wrangling by the camps Of the
two presidential candidates over
Reds in the United Nations. It
also could lead to heated U. N.
debate over the right of mem
ber nations to influence per-
sonnel practices of that inter-
national organization.
In recent months Lie has
quietly fired several U. N.
staffers at the request Of the
American State Department.
The United States contended
the employees were Communists
or Communists and there
fore would work against the
interests of the United States.
The Slmmering issue came to
a head last month when 10
u. N. workers of American
citizenship refused to tell a
Senate subcommittee whether
they were Communists. Lie
fired. suspended or put on
forced leave each of the
recalcitrant 10.
The American delegation last
week instructed the State De-
partment to work with the
U.N. Administrative and Budget
ary Committee to prepare recon-
mendations to strengthen Lies
hand in personnel problems.
The American plan would be
to give Lie power to fire all
"disloyal" workers.
Objection was expected from
other member nations. How
would such action apply. dele
gates asked, to employees who
Evening star., 1952-11-02

peaceful settlement of the
Korean question with participa-
ton of the parties directly con-
cerned and of other states, in-
cluding states not participating
in the war in Korea" The
commission, Vishinsky said.
would take immediate meas
ures for the settlement of the
Korean question in the spirit
of the unif1cation Of Korea.
implemented by the Koreans
themselves ;"
The Soviet delegate did not
elaborate on the makeup Of his
commission. But presumably it
would include North and South
Korea, Communist China, Soviet
Russia. the United States and
it's U. N. command allies. and
possibly some Communist bloc
"neutralS" as well as some of
the non-combatant Asian-Arab
countries.
Rejection
Acheson's proposal was de-
nounced in vishinsky's speech
on the ground that "forcible
screening" Of prisoners Of war to
see If they wanted to return to
their homelands was contrary
to international law. Acheson
had insisted on letting each
prisoner choose between East
and West.
Vishinsky's proposal, in turn,
was denounced by Acheson in
informal comments after the
speech. He said the Russian
stand included nothing that
hasn't been said at Panmun-
jom or a thousand times be-
fore"
Both delegates did agree on
one important point: The only
issue that is blocking a Korean
settlement is repatriation Of
prisoners. Both sides apparently
were willing to stick to the other
terms worked out by the truce
negotiators.. There was no guar
anty. however, that the Com
munists were not using the pris-
oner issue as an excuse to avoid
a settlement or that they would
Evening star., 1952-11-02

Sammy Davis was threatened
by an acquaintance Of the ac-
cused peddler. who is under
three indictments on narcotics
charges. The informer told the
narcotics squad of the threat
and cars full Of detectives Joined
by a squad Of United States
marshals rushed to his home.
It turned out that the threat
to the informer's life was not
made because he squealed to the
police, but because Of family
difficulties.
Nonetheless, as Police Inspec-
tor Clarence H. Lutz, head Of
the morals division, says, 1--WE
aren't going to let them get
people who help u.s."
Still. there is a surprising
scarcity of informers. Some
body's putting the scare on" a
detective commented last week.
"It's getting harder"
Six months ago the District
was called the blackest center
of illegal narcotics in the Ma
tion by key Federal Narcotics
Bureau officials. Narcotic Bu-
reau Commissioner Harry Ans
linger says it's still the Ma
tion's most active narcotics GEN.
ter. Inspector Lutz and his
morals division detectives have
made great headway in clean
ing the Capital Of its shock
ing epithet. At least dope
peddlers no longer can feel self
assured here. And the police
intend to keep on turning UP
informers to finish the job.