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Evening star., 1952-10-23
How the Chest Serves
What Happened to This Once-Hoppy Family
Proves That Misfortune Isn't Very SeIectWe

Mrs. Crane has applied for
public assistance, something she
had never done before. Mean
while, the Salvation Army, a
Community Chest agency, has
been tiding her over with food
orders.
Mrs. Crane had never thought
that one day she would need
outside help for her family. She
and Mr.. Crane had been con-
tributors in the Community
Chest plan. They had no idea
they ever would need Chest help
themselves.
The type of thing that hap
pened to the Cranes could hap
pen to almost any one. Mis-
fortune isn't very Selective.
That is why you are asked to
support such agencies as the
Salvation Army through the
Community Chest. These agen-
cies are your helping hands ex-
tended to people in trouble.
Make sure that help is there
when some one needs it. Put
the Community Chest USO
campaign over it's goal.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Approval Asked
0fLi|yPondsas as
Housing Site
NCHA Urges Action
By City on 1000
Low-Cost Dwellings

National Capital Housing Au-
thority officials today asked the
District Commissioners to approve
without delay" the Lily Ponds
site in Northeast Washington for
permanent low-cost housing.
John Ihlder, NCHA director,
and his chief of projects Develop
ment. Earl Won Storch, made the
representations. They said that
unless speedy action is forthcom-
ing well before the December 81
deadline, the Public Housing Ad-
ministration may disallow the
project altogether.
The Commissioners agreed to
give a decision by no later than
Tuesday. They said, however,
that first they want to confer
with highway officials to see that
there is no conflict in plans.
Dwellings Temporary.
The site. now occupied by 498
dllapidated temporary war hous-
ing dwellings, is bounded by Ken
llWorth avenue. Douglas street, the
kenilworth water gardens and the
District line. Mr.. Ihlder said that
the plan is to raze the present
8-year-old structures and to build
up to $40 new. probably brick,
dwellings.
He said that occupants row are
being moved out and that the set
tlement is about so per cent va
Gated. Future development calls
for racially on-segregated occu-
pancy of the project.
The plan presented to the city
heads today provides for use of
two narrow strips of property to
give access to Douglas street. At
present there is only one access
street that leads into Kenilworth
avenue. The latter street, prob
ably at a slightly different loca-
ton, would be retained under the
plan.
May Widen Avenue.
Mr.. Ihlder also said that the
program envisages surrendering a
strip of the present site to the
Highway Department for ultimate
widening of Kenilworth avenue in
accordance with highway plans.
Lily Ponds figures in the NCHA
program calling for construction
Of 1000 low-cost dwelling units
that should be-" Mr.. Ihlder said,
completed next year. More than
700 units in three projects are
under construction now, he added.
A fourth project is about to be
submitted to construction bidders,
Mr.. Ihlder added.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Nursing School
Approved for
Mintwood Place
Boord Rejects Plan
For 8-Story Building
OFF Scott Circle

The Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society today was granted permis-
sion to establish a private school
at 1912 Mintwood place NV.
The District Board of Zoning
Adjustment reached this decision
after hearings yesterday. officials
of the society had testified that
present school quarters, located on
upper floors of the downtown
Bond Building, are unsuitable,
largely because of traffic noises.
1t was also testified that using
an existing structure at the Mint
wood place address would not be
out of keeping with the immedi-
ate neighborhood, especially since
nurse schooling activities would
not create traffic problems in the
vicinity.
Science Group Rejected.
In another decision the Zoning
Board rejected an application of
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science to build
IAN eight-story headquarters at
ISIS Massachusetts, avenue NV,
Just off Scott Circle. Board MEM
bers unanimously decided that the
site would not be appropriate for
locating a structure of that height.
It was also found that the associa-
tion proved that it could use, for
it's own purposes. only three stories
Iof the proposed building. While
they were about it, the zoners also
held that the organization is not
Iphilanthropic within the meaning
of zoning regulations.
The board still has under adj
Ivisement a bid by Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. for rezoning that
would permit construction of a
power substation on an alley lot
in the center of a triangle bounded
by Chevy Case parkway, Harrison
street and Reno road.
Area Residents Object.
Pepco officials ran into the de-
termined opposition of a group of
area residents who charged that
their rights as homeowners of a
residential area would be violated
If the application were granted.
Francis P. Noonan, 3714 Har.
rison street NV, presented peti-
tion bearing 81 signatures of pro-
test. Mr.. Noonan told the board
that commercial property is avails
able in the general vicinity for
purchase and use by Pepco as q
lSubstation.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Frank Wedderburn,
Retired Army Officer

Capt. Frank Addison Wedder.
burn, II, who helped organize
Military Police School in France
after World War I, died Satur-
day at Bethesda Naval Medical
Center. He lived in Vienna, Va.
Capt. Wedderburn was a mem.
Der of the old District National
Guard for many years. He was
commissioned a captain in the
infantry and sailed for France
with the 9th Infantry Regiment
OF the End Division at the OUT
break of World War I. In 1917
he was assigned special mission
with the British I'd Army in Bel.
Igium.
He was provost marshal of the
4th Army Corps and utter the
armistice he helped organize and
supervise police training at the
Military Police School at Autun.
France.
He returned to the United
States in 1919 and retired from
the Army In 1923. Afterward he
worked for the Treasury Depart
ment. retiring about IL years ago.
He was a native of Baltimore.
Survivors are his widow, Frances
B.; three daughters, Mrs. Carlyn
West and Mrs. George Glynn, both
Of Fairfax County; Mrs. Mary G..
Van de Wiele. Mathews, Va, and
three sons. Frank, jr., 1850 Con-
necticut avenue NV. an employe
of the Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration; Augustus. Falls Church.
a builder, and Alexander j. We'd
derburn. Los Angeles, Calf.
Funeral services were held yes
terday at Gawler's with burial in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
How the Chest Serves

Two green peppers, a tomato.
half a loaf of bread, half a
bottle of milk and a box of
macaroni.
1t wasn't much of a Stockpile
for a mother with three small
children to feed.
But it was all Mrs. Crane had,
and there was no money in
sight to buy more.
1t had never occurred to her
that she would know this feeling
of desperation. Mr.. Crane had
always been a strong man. He
had worked on a bulldozer, and
more recently for a moving and
storage company.
Last August 10, he felt some
thing snap when he lifted
heavy object. He began to
have severe pains in his leg.
Mr.. Crane spent three weeks
in the hispital with a weight
on mis- leg. Then there was an
operation. That was almost
three weeks ago. 1t will be
about four months before he
can go back to work.
Because of some clearance
difficulties, the Cranes haven't
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Services Office
For DC. Created
In New Setup
james l. McCuIIister
Named to Head City's
Housekeeping Unit

The District Commissioners to-
day established an administrative
services office in the department
of general inistration-third
subdivision created in the depart
ment since the reorganization pro-
gram got under way last July.
At the same time, they named
James L. McCallister, a municipal
employe for 81 years, to head the
new setup.
Following the recommendation
OF Schuyler Lowe, director of
general administration, the Com
misSioners organized the new
office as for housekeeping" pur-
poses.
Responsibilities Listed.
Among it's new jobs will be
responsibility for all Government
printing, photostating and similar
reproduction work; maintaining
files on all actions of the Board
OF Commissioners and the ad-
ministration department: review
ing of all building space needs
and requests for official travel BY
city Government employees and
development of complete pro-
gram for administration of all
municipal real and personal
property.
With the assignment of these
duties to the new Office, eight ex-
isting agencies of the District were
transferred to Mr. McCalliSters
supervision. At the same time.
four COMMITTEES were abolished
and their functions transferred to
the services Office.
Involved in the transfers:
Division of printing and publi-
cations; mails section, superin-
tendent of District buildings: du-
plicating section, superintendent
of District buildings; District of
Columbia educational agency for
surplus property; property acqui-
Sltlon and survey section, audi |
tors office; assignment of District
passenger vehicles, central garage:
records section, secretary's office,
and records section. general ad-
miniStration department.
The committees on parking
space, real estate, space assign
ment and wharf have been abol-
ished.
May Rearrange Divisions.
The Commissioners left to the
discretion of the head of the new
office how many sub-sections and
divisions should be created among
the transferred departments.
Mr.. McCallister, 40, has been
assistant secretary to the District
Personnel Board. an office in
which he has worked IL years.
His salary goes up two pay grades
with his appointment from $6,14OI
to $500.
The order setting up the serv-
Ices office goes into eject Novem-
ber 9. AS "nousekeepers," the new
consolidated staff will operate on
the same administrative level as
the recently organized Manage
ment Office and Personnel Office.
While the latter Office has AM
acting director. a permanent one
has yet to be found.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
VA Home Loan Office
Here Is on Current
Basis, Builders Told

The Veterans Administration S
Washington home loan Office is
now on current basis in han
ding mortgage finance applica-
tions. builders have been informed
Speaking last night at meet
ing of the Washington Home
builders Association in the May
flower Hotel, Fred c. Hasselbring
VAS loan guarantee officer for the
Washington area, summarized the
recent investigation into COM
plants that VA standards were
violated.
He said "a good proportion" of
veterans criticisms in individual
cases was found to be unjustifled,
but that the number of legitimate
complaints was "far from neg
ligible
Pleased With Attitude.
He said he was pleased at the
attitude of a majority of builders
in bringing construction up to the
agency's minimum construction
requirements.
"A small minority, however, lave
failed to make good on their
promises" he added.
Mr.. Hasselbring. who recently
was named to head the loan
guarantee program here, said the
agency does not intend to invoke
penalties against builders guilty
of minor infractlons of the rules,
but only where sIb5tandard work
lis not or cannot be corrected.
II owe no allegiance TO any one
here" he told the group. in gen.
orally conciliatory talk, land am
only here to do a job that was
prescribed for me-"
Mr.. Hasselbring is continuing
an investigation of complaints
that builders have failed to build
veterans housing to meet mini
mum standards. Builders recently
have protested that the investi-
CATION has seriously delayed op-
erations. VA replied that whether
or not operations are delayed, it
is necessary that the investiga-
ton be completed and that in
cases where violations have oc-
CURED. builders must take such
construction steps as are neces-
sary to bring houses into COM
Ipliance with the rules
Cortright Speaks.
Other speakers were Frank w.
Cortright. executive vice president
of the National Association Of
Home Builders, and Chris Chris
Itenson. assistant director of
NAHB's technical department.
Mr.. Cortright said he believes
next years housing volume will
not fall below about a million
houses.
He was critical of the lending
industry for what he called its
failure to rise to its responsible
ties in the home financing field,
despite being threatened by the
possibility of direct Government
lending"
He said he foresaw that in the
future, the Government may re-
quire written guarantees" from
builders on homes aided with Gov
eminent financing.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
oeen able to collect workmen's

been able to collect Workmen's
compensation.
Money began to run out, and
bills began to mount in the
small apartment household.
Winter was coming on. Mrs.
Crane normally would have been
buying coats for David, S. and
his sisters, Betty, 4, and Joan 2.
Mrs. Crane did what she
could-ironing, cleaning, baby
sitting. She considered getting
a full-time job, but she couldn't
leave the children alone, and
Mr.. Crane was almost helpless.
1t was just when she didn't
know where the next meal was
coming from that the Salvation
Army arrived with the answer.
A close friend had called the
army.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Engineers to Have Bunouet

The Northern Virginia Society
of Professional Engineers will hold
its annual charter night banquet
at $50 pm. tomorrow in the
George Mason Hotel, Alexandria.
Maj. Gen. Stanley L. Scott, COM
manding officer of Fort Belvoir,
will speak.
Evening star., 1952-10-23

ShOreham HOCel
upon his re-
tirement from
t he company
after nearly 80
years of service.
Mr.. Kane, who
lives at 3507
Morrison street
NV, was born
in Baltimore in
1887. He Joined
the telephone
c ON p ny in
1914 as a sta
tistical clerk in
no1finnnro
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Drive for Scrap Poper

A scrap paper drive to benefit
the Cherrydale. Va, elementary
school Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton will be staged Saturday
Residents of the area may bring
any kind Of paper to the school
auditorium. 3710 Lee highway
between 8 am. and noon.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Reassessments Seen
As Bar 10 New Tax
Rise in Montgomery

Alex Hancock, director of f.
nance for Montgomery County
indicated last night that recent
property reassessments may en-
able the county to hold the line
against further tax increases next
year.
In answer to a hypothetical
question raised at a meeting of
Chevy Chase CMd.) home-owners,
Mr.. Hancock said he believes that
with the estimated $1O0 million
increase in the county's assessable
base expected from the new re-
assessment, the present tax rate
could carry next years budget.
He would not predict whether
it would be possible to decrease
the tax rate, which now stands
at $2.10 per $100 of assessed valu-
alton. He said it Is impossible
even to make good guess at next
years tax rate at this time.
However, he invited members of
his audience of almost 200 in the
Chevy Chase Elementary School
to show up at budget hearings and
state the desires for economy
they have been expressing in their
protests against the sharply in
creased assessments. He pointed
out that at budget hearings last
spring, only one man urged that
services and costs be cut.
Allen Speaks.
Wilton T. Allen, supervisor of
assessments, also addressed the
meeting. sponsored by the Citi-
zens' Committee of Martins Ad-
dition to Chevy Chase. County
Manager Irving G. McNayr was
scheduled to attend, too, but ne
failed to appear.
Mr.. Allen explained that the
reason for sharp increases in re-
assessments this year - some
home-owners say theirs have risen
as much as 80 per CENTS that
the State Tax Commission is
operating under an entirely diff
ferent assessment formula.
From 1943 to 1949, he said,
assessments were made on a 1941
market value. In 1949, however,
the Maryland Court of Appeals
suggested, IN a Calvert County
case, that such a procedure might
be illegal, since the law calls for
"at full cash value of
the year Of assessment" After
that decision, the commission in
structed its assessors to assess at
current market value, Exercising
prerogatives to reach a true
value"
40 Per Cent Deduction.
Mr.. Allen said he and the
assessor in neighboring Prince
Georges County have been di-
rected by the tax commission this
year to deduct about 40 per cent
for imitation in addition to deduc-
tions for depreciation and obso-
lescence.
He said his staff attempts to ar
rive at an assessed value which is
less than 60 per cent of sales value,
or the price that the property
would bring on the open market.
Most of the homes reassessed in
Montgomery this year,
he said, have been given an assess
ment figure from Al to So per cent
of sales value.
Mr.. Allen conceded that assess
ments on some homes this year
may be as much as 80 per cent
higher than they were the last
time they were assessed in 1947.
But he reminded his audience that
IN that prior assessment, property
was assessed on a 1941 market
value basis. He said he does not
feel that an assessment of about
SO per cent of market value is
unfair.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Audio Engineers to Meet

D. T. M. Williamson, designer
of the Williamson high fidelity
electronics amplifier. will address
a meeting of the Audio Engineer
ing Society of Washington at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Burlington
Hotel, l12O Vermont avenue NV.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
SoduIity Cord Porty

The Ladies Sodality of St.
James Catholic Church will spon-
sor It's annual card party at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in the school audi
torium. Thirty-seventh and Rhode
Island avenue. Mount Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
On Radio Tonight

Listen tonight at 10:45
o'clock to Mrs. Crane telling
her own story to Gunnar
Back over The Star stations
-WMAL and WMAL-FM.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
St. MichueI's Benefit

A roast beef dinner benefit will
be held at 5 o'clock tonight at the
st. Michael's Church, Wayne ave-
nue., Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
No New Polio Cases
Reported Today
In District Area

For the second time since
mid-July, the metropolitan
area today had no new cases
of polio.
The areas six health de-
partments also reported no
new cases on October 10.
Evening star., 1952-10-23
Phone Firm Stafistician
To Be Honored al Luncheon

George H. Kane. assistant statis-
tician of the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co., was to be
feted at a luncheon today in the
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Democrats Nominate
Long in oih District
sy the Assoeiossd Pres.

BRISTOL. Va, Mar. 22.-State
Senator M. M. Long. aided by
strong support from the dominant
State organization. narrowly wor
nomination for Congress today Al
the 9th district Democratic con-
Ivention.
The 66-year-old Wise County
resident polled 144h convention
votes to defeat 32-year-old PAT
Jennings, Smyth County sheriff
who rolled up l211a votes.
Convention delegates generally
agreed that Senator Long
lawyer. banker and farmer-had
the strong support Of organiza-
ton forces, while Sheriff Jen-
|nings drew much Of his strength
from differentiation ranks. I
Senator Long viii be opposed
in the November election BY Re-
publican nominee william G.
Wampler. 26-year-old Bristol
newspaper reporter. Ninth district
Republicans picked Mr.. Wampler
|at convention here . month
ago.
The convention was keynoted
and presided over by Representa-
tive Fugate, who announced two
months ago that his health would
forbid his seeking to return to
Congress-,
Evening star., 1952-03-23
John C.. Freeland,
Revenue Agent

John G. Freeland, jr., SO, /.
special agent for the Bureau O.
Internal Revenue, died after &
|six-month illness Thursday al
Mount Alto Hospital.
A native Of Alexandria, Va, Mr.
Freeland lived there and in Wash.
ington until 1947. More recently
he had lived in Wilmington, N. C
Mr.. Freeland was graduated
from Western High School anc
the Law School of Southeastern
University. He was employed al
Internal Revenue since 1945.
He served as a warrant Officer
in the Army Engineers during
World War II.
Mr.. Freeland Is survived by his
widow. the former Mary Frances
Stevens. of Dothan, Ala; q
daughter, Melissa Carroll, Z: q
son, John Chester, III, Q; and his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John C.
Freeland, sr. All are of 440s
Lowell street NV. Two brothers
Henry T.. Of Morristown. N. J..
and Donald, Of Far Hills, N. J..
also survive.
Services will be held at 1880
am. tomorrow at Fort Myel
Chapel. Burial will be at Arling.
ton National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Claire W. HudIowe,
Inventor Of Devices
During War, Dies

Claire w. Hudlowe, 56, 1735 S
street NV, a tool designer and
inventor. died yesterday at Mount
Alto Hospital after a long illness.
Mr.. Hudlowe did classified work
for the Government during World
War II In his shop at the S street
address. Among his inventions
were a special camera for the
Agriculture Department and q
counting device for Social Security
cards.
He was interested In fencing and
was q charter member Of the
Washington Fencers Club. He also
was interested In roller skating
and for many years was an annual
member Of the Corcoran' Gallery
Of Art.
He served in the Army during
World War ! and was In an
officers training camp when Il
ended. He was born In Clear Lake,
Iowa. and came to Washington
when q boy.
Mr.. Hudlowe was q bachelor. He
Is survived BY three sisters, Mrs.
Eleanor Dorr. 205 Rhode Island
avenue NE. Mrs. Lucille Stumpf,
706 Wildwood drive, Takoma Park,
and Mrs. Ruth Wallace Of Green
belt, Md.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. Wednesday at Chambers Fu-
neral Home. Fourteenth and
Chaplin streets NV. Burial win be
In Cedar Hills Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Woman Shot 10 Death
Another Is Wounded
|0n Rockville Street

One woman was shot to death
and another was seriously wounded
Ias they stood on q busy Rock
vile sidewalk amid the Saturday
shopping crowds late yesterday.
The victims were Identified by
Montgomery County police as:
Mrs. Della Adams. about IS,
Icolored. Of the 800 block Of L street
NV. who was pronounced dead
on arrival at Suburban Hospital.
Mrs. Nora Twyman. 26. colored.
LOT Lincoln Park, near Rockville,
who was admitted to the hospital
with a bullet wound in the head.
Frank Adams. AZ. colored. hus-
band Of the dead woman, was
chased from the scene on foot
and held for questioning. More
than q dozen, witnesses also were
brought to headquarters to de-
scribe the shooting.
Fired at Close Range.
The two women who were
friends. were shot on Commerce
lane in front of the Safeway store.
They were preparing to 60 in
the store when the shots were
fired at close range. police said.
A third woman tainted as the
gun fired, and at first it was
thought three women had been
shot. Some witnesses said they
heard three shots. Others neard
only two.
Police said the streets were
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Carl Gubisch, Auto
Distributor Here

Carl Gubisch, ST., q well-known
figure in the automobile industry
locally, died yesterday after long
illness in his home. 3238 Quesada
street NV.
Mr.. Gubisch was car distribu-
tor and office manager for the
Buick Motor Division Of General
Motors in Washington. He had
worked for Buick here since 1915
with the exception Of service over
seas in World War l..
He served in the 3l6th Infan-
try, 10th Division. and was
wounded in the Meuse-Argonne
campaign.
He was member of the Amer
tcan Legion, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Automobile
Old Timers Club and the Holy
Name Society.
He was born in Washington on
July 80, 1894, and was married in
1919 to Miss Gertrude Farrell,
who survives him. He also is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs.
Betty Rattigan of Santa Rosa,
Calf: Mrs. Catherine Richard
son, 1913 Ninth street NV, and
Mrs. Gertrude Carroll. 1850 Lang
ley way, Hyattsville, Md.
Funeral services will be at
Blessed Sacrament Church, West
ern avenue and Quesada street
NV. Burial will be In Arlington
National Cemetery. Details will
be announced later.