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Evening star., 1952-07-11
WindowIess Kitchens Plan
Rejected by D. {. Heads

The Commissioners have reject
ed a proposed regulation that
would have permitted construction
of kitchens Of from go to 70 square
feet without benefit Of windows.
Their action yesterday termi-
mated a housewife-versus- builder
controversy that had been hanging
fire since spring. At public hear
ings, private citizens, mostly wo-
men, denounced the idea of doing
kitchen chores untouched by rays
OF natural light. Washington
builders. on the other hand. favor
ed windowless kitchens in the in
terest Of planning economy.
Speaking for the city heads,
Brig. Gen. Bernard L. Robinson,
Engineer Commissioner, recalled
the ladies' protests and noted that
q national code Of building stand
ards calls for windows In the kit
chen.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Death Of Boy in Drain
Arouses Citizens
By the Associafed Press

BALTIMORE, July 11.-Resi-
dents of Loeb Haven Village, north
of here, were seething today over
the drowning of a 4-year-old boy
in a drain which they said has
been the subject of a series Of
protests to Baltimore County Com
missioners.
The victim, Edward Ross, was
too terrified to hang on to the
end of stick that might have
brought him to safety. David Pc
ters, IL, saw the little boy in the
f1ve-foot deep drain and showed
the stick toward him, but the child
failed to hang on.
Residents said Baltimore County
police who arrived on the scene
wouldn't call resuscitating appa-
ratus until the boys body was
found, because they were skeptical
a drowning had occurred.
Fifteen minutes elapsed before
f1remen arrived after a wading
searcher stepped on the child's
body. Efforts to revive him were
unavailing.
Just a few hours before the child
fell into the drain, the latest of a
series Of protests had been made
to the County Commissioners. it
Was 1euortad
Evening star., 1952-07-11
F|axer Pleads Not Guilty
On Contempt Arraiunment

Abram Flaxer. president Of the
Communist dominated Unite d
Public Workers Of America, today
pleaded not guilty to contempt Of
Congress charges when he was
arraigned before Judge Bolitha j.
Laws in District Court.
Flaxer's attorney, Vito Marcan-
tonic, was granted 20 days to file
motions. No trial date was set.
Flaxer is free under $1,000 bond.
Charges against Flaxer stemmed
from his refusal to turn over
certain records to Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on In
ternal Security. In addition, he
declined to answer whether he
had ever attended a Marxist study
group,
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Abendroth 10 Review
D. {. Guard Troops
Speeicl Dispotch IA The s,,r

BETHANY BEACH, Del. july
|l1.-Target practice and prepara-
tlons for a full dress review of all
troops tomorrow occupy the at
tention of the District National
Guard here today.
The outfit is on two weeks of
annual summer field training, hay-
ing left Washington Sunday.
Maj. Gen. William H. Aben-
|droth, commander of the encamp-
|ment, and 1t. Col. Robert F. Cock
lin, chief of staff, will review the
troops. The Guards chief of staff
will serve as commander of
troops,
Meanwhile, the 340th Anti-air-
craft Artillery Gun Battalion's
heavy 90-millimeter guns arrived
by rail, unloaded and placed in
firing position. 1t. Col. George v.
Selwyn, commanding the bat
talon, said the first firing at towed
targets will begin on Monday.
Gen. Abendroth announced
these staff assignments: Maj. Tom
Simon. camp adjutant; Maj. Paul
K. Bailey, logistics officer; Mai,
Allan G. Crist. training officer;
Maj. Robert M. Conlyn, operations
officer; Col. Samuel r. Taggart,
camp surgeon: 1t. Col. Claiborne
r. Mobley, provost marshal: Maj
James H. Brooks, chaplain; Capt.
William R. Mccall. air officer, and
1st 1t. Edwin c. Eads, public in
formation officer and aid de camp,
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Free Star Movies
Programs Listed
For Films Tonight

Programs presented through
the cooperation of the District
Arlington County, Prince Georges
County and Montgomery Recrea-
ton Departments and the Film
Center of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Janney. Wisconsin avenue an6
Albemarle street NV.
Brightwood, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV.
Noyes. Fourteenth street and
Michigan avenue NE.
Davis, Forty Fourth place and
H street NE.
Hoover, Second and N streets
S.W.
Anne Beers, Thirty-sixth place
and Alabama avenue Sc.
Walker, First and L streets NV
Briggs Montgomery, Twenty
Seventh and streets NV.
Burrville. Division avenue and
Hayes street NE.
Lovejoy. Twelfth and D streets
NE.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Bradbury Heights Elementary
School. Fifty-third avenue and
r street Sc.
Montgomery County, at Dusk
Lynbrook Recreation Center
Lynbrook drive, Bethesda.
Takoma Park Recreation Gen.
ter, Grant avenue, Takoma Park
Arlington County, $3.50 pm.
Jennie Dean, South Seminary
road and Four Mile Run.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Police Seek New Way
To Stop Lettering at
Employment Office

Harried police today regrouped
for another attack on the problem
Of mass lettering outside the
United States Employment Serv-
ice Building at Fifth and K
streets NV.
But Capt. John E. Winters Of
No. 2 precinct isn't sure what
else he can do about it. His
men hauled % men into Municipal
Court yesterday on charges of in
commoding the sidewalks at the
corner, but all went free.
Evidence Is "Tenuous."
Both the prosecutor Assistant
Corporation Counsel j. T. Bren-
nan, and Judge Andrew j. How
ard, agreed the evidence against
the individual men was "tenuous. +"
But as he dismissed charges,
Judge Howard sternly warned the
men to keep away from that hot
spot"
I'm going to remember every
one of you," he added. I'm going
to make mental pictures. and if
you come back in here for this
again, I'm going to put you away"
District officials say lettering on.
the corner has beer a nuisance
for years. Ostensibly, they say,
the men are waiting outside seek
ing jobs. But most of them
actually are just hanging around
waiting for trucks which will pick
them up for single days work
with no deductions and no re-
sponsibilities.
Many Jobs Available.
Robert Morrison, the Office man
ager, said he had plenty of jobs
waiting inside, and plenty of seats
for job-seekerS. Both apparently
go unwanted.
Virtually all Of yesterdays de-
PENDANTS claimed they weren't lott
ering at all. Most said they were
just passing through, and what's
more, had jobs.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
'53 Community Chest
Headquarters Opened
By Government Unit

Opening of headquarters for
the Government Unit of the 1853
Community Chest Federation
United Defense Fund -USO cam
paign to begin October 6 was an
nounced today.
The headquarters are in Rooms
404 and 405 at SIS Fourteenth
street NV, through cooperation
of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp.
Secretary Of the Army Pace is
chairman of the Government
Unit. With an expected 10000
volunteers, it will be responsible
for about AZ per cent of the
$4,150,00 goal for 1858. Last year,
nearly 250,000 Federal and Dis
trict employees exceeded their cam
paign quota.
Staff headquarters for the
large Government group has been
separated for several years from
the Washington Hotel quarters of
other units in the autumn.
Business and special solicitation
units, and the Red Feather rela-
tionS staff will be at the hotel,
where report luncheons are held.
William G. Gilks. manager Of
the Government Unit in the last
eight campaigns, will be in charge
of the units temporary Offices. He
is secretary of the Chest Fedora
ton budget committee.
Edward j. Keyes, executive di-
rector of the federation and cam
paign manager, will move with his
staff to the Washington Hotel on
September %. Preliminary prepa-
rations are in progress at 1101 M
street NV.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Board Spill, ~, on Releasing
Secret School Transfer Data

The Board of Education split
today on whether Supt. Hobart M.
Corning should make public a
secret memorandum on possible
transfers Of schools from white to
Negro use.
-Four said he should and four
said he shouldn't. The ninth
member did not commit herself
The memorandum was sent to
the nine school board members
last Monday. It's existence was
revealed at a public board meet
ing yesterday, but DR.. Corning
and Board President c. Melvin
Sharpe also refused to release it
at that time.
May Include Tech.
Board Member Wesley S. Will
liams made the disclosure. He
said the report listed suggested
transfers which would save $40
in new school construction
over the next several years. Eliot
Junior High School, ordered
to Negroes yesterday,
is one item. Mckinley High
School is understood to be an
other.
DR.. Corning told The Star he
was opposed to releasing the list
because it was "very preliminary
and tentative" He declared:
II don't want to get a lot of
controversy started over issues
that may never arise"
The superintendent said there is
no assurance any action will be
recommended on the items listed.
None except Eliot is under con-
sideration for action at the be-
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Huge Stocks Of Rubber
Burn at CIarksburg
ey the Assoeioied Press

CLARKSBURG. w. va, July
11.-A spectacular multi-million
dollar warehouse fire that de-
stroyed 100 carloads Of crude rub.
ber was burning itself out today.
Damages were estimated by As
siStant State Fire Marshal Harry
Morrison. jr, at $40 million. lie
said they might go much higher.
and that some Of the vital stock
pile belonged to the Government.
One fire fighter was overcome
by smoke and another suffered
q mashed nose.
The blaze broke out yesterday
afternoon at the plant OF the
General Storage Co. Mr.. Nor.
rison said it apparently was
caused by sparks from welders
working at one corner Of the
building.
Dozens Of firemen from Clarks-
burg and IL nearby cities rallied
to fight the flames, fed by the
bales Of melting rubber.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Loveft Gets Protest
On Macarthur Speech

The Washington attorney who
charged that Gen. Macarthur vio-
lated the Hatch Act when he gave
the keynote address before the
Republican National Convention
took his complaint today to the
Defense Department.
In a letter to Defense Secretary
Lovett, Charles HARRISON Mann
said Gen. Macarthur acted "in
contempt of the law" when he
spoke in Chicago Monday night.
The law, he said, is the Hatch Act
which bans partisan political ac-
tivity by Government employees.
Mr.. Mann, a Democrat who has
been long active in politics in Ar
lington, Va, said Gen. Macarthur
should not have been permitted to
address political activities because
he is a f1ve-Star general.
Earlier he had sent similar
letter to Chairman Robert Ram
speck of the Civil Service Commits
sion. Mr.. Mann said today he de-
cided to write Secretary Lovett
also because he understood the
latter agency would pass this hot
potato on to the Department of
Defense" despite a provision which
he said places imposition Of Hatch
Act violation penalties In the
hands Of the Civil Service Com
mission.
Charles II. Barnes. acting COM
mission law officer, to whom the
protest would be referred, said the|
commissions enforcement is linz
tied to persons in competitive civil
service.
Last month the Army ruled Gen.
Macarthur could deliver the ad-|
dress without violating its regu-
ulations.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
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Evening star., 1952-07-11
Proposals in Report
On Crime Examined
BY Murray and West

The city's two top law enforce
rnent officials today were studying
the report of the Senate District
Crime Investigating Committee.
The District Commissioners have
given the assignment to Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West and
Police Supt. Robert v. Murray.
Mr.. West, the Districts chief
legal advisor, has been instructed
to study those aspects of the re-
port dealing with proposed legis-
lation and with other legal aspects.
Maj. Murray will examine en-
forcement recommendations. Both
officials will report their views of
the committee recommendations
as soon as possible, though no
deadline has been set.
Chairman Neely of the investi-
eating committee introduced eight
legislative measures in the Senate
on the basis of the findings of his
group. These would:
Outlaw accepting of gifts by
District officials; penalize any off,
cial who refuses to testify on
grounds Of possible self-incrimina-
ton; extend controls over the pos
session of dangerous weapons;
standardize procedure on inter-
state extradition: tighten gam
bling and narcotic laws, as well as
provisions governing the forfeiture
of collateral in criminal cases.
The city heads, prior to issuance
Of the committee report, copies of
which they received earlier this
week, had drafted tentative bills
to stiffen narcotics laws and to
revoke the pension of firemen and
police who refuse to testify on self
incrimination grounds. The Com
missioners also have been working
on a legislative provision that
would revoke pensions of those
officials found guilty of misconduct
in Office while on active duty.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Health Service
AssaiIed Over
Policy
Miller Says Agency
Acted PremutureIy or
lndorsing Program

Representative Miller, Republi-
can, Of Nebraska today charged
the United States Public Health
Service had been premature in
recommending the use Of fiuorides
in city water supplies.
Yesterday a special House COM
mittee released a report urging
American cities to use caution in
deciding whether to add fluoride
to drinking water as a way of re-
|ducing tooth decay. The commit
tee, headed by Representative De-
laney, Democrat, of New York,
held hearings in February and
March on the controversial issue.
Since then, the District govern
ment has begun adding the flu
brides to the city's water supply.
The committee report said a
sufficient number of unanswered
questions concerning the safety of
the program exists to warrant a
conservative attitude. It pointed
out that no experiments had been
conducted to find out the effect
of huorides on adults with chronic
ailments, such as kidney trouble.
Agrees With Report.
Mr.. Miller's charge was state
ment to accompany the committee
report. Mr.. Miller pointed out
that he agreed with the report
and had signed it. He went on
to say:
I'm my opinion the United
States Public Health Service has
been premature in urging univer-
sal use of fluorides in water. They
have gone beyond the scope of
their duties or what is expected
of them by Congress and the
people in urging communities to
adopt the universal fluoridation
OF water without knowing the re-
suits of experiments that now are
in progress.
The Public Health Service
should concern itself with good
public health measures and pre-
vention Of disease. If it goes into
the propaganda field, it will lose
ITS effectiveness and the con-
f1dence of the public"
Cites Lack of Research.
Mr.. Miller said he was con-
vlnced that many of the groups
lndorsing use of f1uorides in water
were merely parroting one an
other. He said that many of them
had done no original research.
adding:
If the Public Health Service
needs additional funds to carry
out an exhaustive experiment. the
money ought to be granted by
Congress"
Mr.. Miller said he felt further
experiments should be carried OF,
to ascertain what effect fluorides
may have upon children who are
i'll or upon the adults with chronic
illnesses.
These experiments are now in
progress" he declared. "They
should be completed before the
universal use of fluoridation is
recommended"
Evening star., 1952-07-11
6. A. R. Ladies' 10 Mark
Fort Stevens Skirmish

The Ladies of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. Department Of
the Potomac, will commemorate
the Civil War skirmish at Fort
Stevens at $50 O'Clock tonight.
DR.. Wood Gray, of George
Washington University, will ad-
dress the gathering. The First Hos
pital Band from Walter Reed Hos
pital will perform.
The fort Is located In Fort
Stevens Park, Thirteenth and
Quackenbos streets NV, and
marks the place where President
Lincoln witnessed Jubal Early's
unsuccessful attempt to take the
Northern Capital for the Confed-
eracy.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Prisoner FIees Gang
lon Fuirfux Project

A prisoner escaped from State
Iroad gang near Pender in Fairfax
County yesterday.
Police said John w. Corvin, 81,
lof Wythe County, Va, ran into
the woods along Route 608. He
was working on the road with q
gang from Camp No. 80 at Fair
fax. Police and guards brought
lbloodhounds to the scene but
lfaifed to locate him.
Evening star., 1952-07-11

ginning of the next school year in
September, he said.
Mr.. Williams, Albert E. Steinem
DR.. James A. Cannon and Mrs
Velma G. Williams were the board
members who said today the
secrecy should be lifted.
Mrs. Williams qualified her
comment by adding that the
board members should have a
chance to study the list first.
Mr.. Sharpe. West A. Hamilton,
Walter N. Tobriner and Miss Mary
Harriet Parker said they felt the
memorandum should remain con-
fidential. Mrs. Frank s. Phillips
did not commit herself.
DR.. Cannon asserted:
II feel the thing has gone so
far the superintendent might just
as well let it out. I think it
ought to come from him, OF
course"
Move Declared Inevitable.
He added that school officials
might just as well prepare the
public" for more transfers. which
DR.. Corning said, are inevitable.
Mr.. Sharpe. however. said he
saw no reason for releasing the
list at present. "in view of the
fact it was simply advisory"
The school board is not sched-
uled to meet again until Septem-
ber. Since the list is not a formal
recommendation, there is no GER
tainty it will come before the
board publicly even then, how
ever. Any three board members
could ask special meeting, but
this appeared unlikely.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
7 Policemen Involved
In Vending Machine
Case Found Guilty

Two policemen have been found
guilty by a Police Trial Board,
which recommended that q cor
poral be reduced to the rank of
private and that a private be
fined $50.
The District Commissioners will
render the final decision.
The board yesterday found
Corpl. Joseph M. Frye, IS, guilty
Of prejudice to the reputation and
good order Of the police force. It
cleared him Of a charge of con-
duct unbecoming an officer. But
the board recommended that he
be denoted to private.
UnbecOming Conduct.
Pvt. Stanley E. Turner, IS. was
found guilty of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer. He also was found
guilty Of willfully and knowingly
making an untrue verbal state
ment intended for the informa-
ton OF a superior officer. The
board recommended that he be
fined $50.
The convictions grew out Of an
incident involving a broken ice
vending machine at Fairlawn ave-
nue. near Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. The policeman were charged
with failing to make the machine
secure and neglecting to make a
report on it. They were suspend
ed, pending outcome of the trial
board case. Both policemen are
attached to the 14th Police Pre-
cinct.
Other Charges Dropped.
Pvt. Turner told the board that
Corpl. Frye told him to deny
everything and advised him to
keep quiet about their movements
near the machine on June %. An
earlier charge against the pair of
breaking into the ice machine was
dropped by Assistant United States
Attorney John B. Diamond III.
The prosecutor held there was in
sufficient evidence.
The Trial Board consisted of
Inspector Charles j. Sullivan and
Capts. Thomas Edwards and Ir-
wing limbaugh.
Announcements of it's findings
was made late yesterday by AS
sistant Supt. Howard v. Covell,
executive officer Of the Police De-
partment.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Naval Workers Get Roise

ANNAPOLIS. July II (P).-More
than 1900 blue collar" workers OF
the Severn River Naval Command
win receive pay raises starting
July 81. In accordance with a new
wage scale approved by Francis r
Whitehair, undersecretary Of
Navy.
Evening star., 1952-07-11
Lowering Of Physical
Standards for Police,
Firemen Opposed

The chief OF the Police and Fire
Surgeons Board yesterday spoke
out against relaxing minimum
physical standards particularly
on teeth-of police and firemen.
The official, DR.. John A. Reed,
took this view when he was sum-
|moned before the District Com
missioners to discuss the overall
subject. The city heads were par
|ticularly interested in learning
whether they have the right to
waive minimum dental require
|ments for department applicants
who are not war veterans.
Their tentative conclusion was
that they may exercise a waiver
only when veterans are involved.
Efficiency Decline Feared.
In the course Of the discussion,
DR.. Reed warned that, If there is
la relaxation of dental standards,
the efficiency of both Police and
Fire Departments may go down all
along the line.
He pointed out that, in the last
year, a total of 602 duty-days were
lost because members Of the forces
suffered stomach disturbances,
which were non- organic and quite
likely the result of improper mas
tication of food. Well over 600
men were involved in this figure.
"The primary use of the teeth
is to masticate food" DR.. Reed
said. "If you have men with an
insufficient number of teeth to
masticate food. you are apt to find
a large amount of stomach dis
orders"
Some Exceptions Made.
At present, the minimum re-
quirement is 18 natural teeth stra-
logically placed for proper chew
ing. The Commissioners in recent
weeks have made a few exceptions
to this requirement in view Of the
difficulty that the Police Depart
ment is having to build up the full
quota Of the force.
DR.. Reed pointed out that, If the
city starts hiring men with dem
lures. other types Of problems
could arise. Prisoners frequently
knock out the dentures Of police
men, causing breakage, sick leave
while the teeth are being repaired
and additional cost to the Dis
trict." he said.
While he was about it, the ply j
Sician urged that. when the Com
do make waivers, they
might refrain from publicizing|
them. When waivers become
known to the public. he said. ON
ciafS usually are swamped with
requests for similar consideration
for other applicants.
Evening star., 1952-07-11

group.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13

ton of a Coast Guard officer.
The life of a Coast Guard cadet
is not all work and no play. To
suppliment its rigorous academic
schedule the Academy provides
athletic and social programs. me
varsity football, basketball and
baseball teams, and many others
give a good account of themselves
In intercollegiate competition,
while intra-mural sports round
out the program and provide COM
petition for all cadets.
Why hesitate any longer. A
grand life of adventure is just
around the corner. Write now for
application forms. Remember the
deadline for all applications is
January 1St. You can't afford to
waste any more time. Write to
the Commandant, U. S. Coast
Guard, Washington Is, D. c.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13

Seen during the classic: DIR. and
Mrs. w. H. Baker, Mr.. c. c. Hay
ling and family, Mr.. A. S. Parks,
Mr.. M. S. Thomas and son, MIR.
]. r. E. Lee, Jr., Mrs. Polly Fears,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. KiddS and
Mrs. Claude ella Clayton)
Clarke, Tallahassee; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis Starkes, West Palm Beach
Miss Athea Wake, home, for the
occasion; Miss Juanita Humes.
Oliver Spicer, Eldoreatha True
blood, Calvin Ferguson, Ebenezer
Edwards, students at Famcee, Mr..
Smith, were guests of Mrs.
and Mrs. Allen Lester, Tampa.