Evening star., 1952-04-27


Sometimes voteless and unreprented people put
generally held petitions from those who lack the voting
Of American citizenship avail little However in the instance
unanimous force and unusual
that within
plan and an proposal will be put in final shape and
to the two houses Congress and become effective
either house by constitutional majority should vote dsappova
within the period of so days
Recorder Of Deeds Appointment by Commissioners
reported by Committee the District of
week appointment of the recorder
Of deeds the District of Columbia from the President and
the The appointing
for this
of the District The Office purely local performing only local
functions and supported out of the tax of the District
of Columbia >,
The Congress- in connection with this bill for the transfer
the M would M do do well give Ya some
first qualification for this job established by long
Of decisions Headquarters chosen fill
not be resident of the District of Columbia where the
people have vote The people of the District of Columbia should
be satisfied to furnish they do the which supports
second qualification the person job
must meet the rigid requirements of the merit system The merit
onto the public payroll"
radtonay the selected for the office of recorder
partisan political service rendered
voting portions of the United States *&fE 5$
appointing they have hsaed to advocate the change
the tradition of appointing Negro this wepad
office will be lost if the appointment to be made by the District
that this local office really should be
part of the of the District Columbia filled
Negro bona hde resident of the District.
m inns G % @ ea may % De h nn0e s provision a
appointee resident
Of the District Of Columbia that he shall
during that period claimed residence nowhere ese" "a
Proposal to End Controversy Over Fairgrounds 81
It reported that the National Capital Park and Planning
title local Fairgrounds transferred
the District lone This would involve the 50 existing
would be the for initiating this
through possible error of judgment
The statement Columbia
funds bought the Fairgrounds but the question followed Who
hem To answer this question it must be admitted that while
by the United States financed purchase Of the extensive
playground and recreation the title all such property
This beyond reasonable doubt the real foundation
which the Department of Interior bases its claims
authority for complete control the and operation of such
land and appliances There are sound reasons to believe that
and nar mrchased with District funds the claims Of the depar
n for Control would vanish into W thin air. w
purchase from local the
umba United States The law authorizing
did not direct that the United States take title
said construed by the commission However,
been satisfactorily explained why such construction should
placed the authority under the law which did
designate who would hold the title
the history these land acquisitions
solution problems involved
purchases made under the terms OF the Act rep
address made by Theodore W. Noyes December 1924
anniversary dinner the Association the Oldest Inhabitants
question thoroughly and reference that
prove helpful
helpful background the subject
this situation the District of Columbia point
backing the recent action of the National Capital
recommendation the
Bureau along the following lines:
% the enactment of bill vest in the District of
the United States of all lands
chased largely from District tax money.
the Department of the Interior
operation of all public
ton facilities n District of Columbia.
the District of Columbia Recreation Board control
all of the and recreation facilities in the District hereto
fore under the National Park Service.
to result completely unified and to avoid
clashes authority which had long existed The
obct of the legislation has been attained completely between the
Recreation the Board of Education On the other
Sanesque attitude encountered with
the Service, backed the Interior Department
foregoing should practical basis for the citizen
actively supporting the recommendation Of the commission