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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

BY John w. thompson, JF.
anticipation Of a fare in
crease? It seems so. At
any rate their annual report
made public week or two
ago left no doubt about their
intentions. From then on it
was only a question Of when
the formal fare plea would be
filed.
Principal basis for the in
crease, the company says, is
that the boost authorized last
August did not bring in the
6.5 to Z per cent return esti-
mated by the Public Utilities
Commission. The outlook in
stead. according to the COM
pany. is for about a As per
cent return. In addition, costs
will rise July / when a scent
an-hour increase in wages be-
comes effective.
What the average bus rider
finds hard to understand is
why the company does not
use its surplus to Offset the
need for a rate increase in
stead of passing 1t out to the
stockholders.
The fact is, however, that
this surpluS-painfully built
up under the pre-Wolfson
management-does belong le-
gally to the stockholders rath-
er than the employees or GUS
toners. And the Public Util-
tiles Commission, in consid-
ering the new fare schedules
asked, will have to consider
them solely IN relation to the
present and future earnings
OF the company, not the past
accumulated surplus.
Weekly Pass Issue
Nevertheless, civic groups
may be counted on to wage
q spirited battle against elimi-
nation of the weekly pass, an
issue on which they have
bested the company several
times before in rate cases.
Some fire Is expected against
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lean information program in
Germany. They spent the
week probing State Depart
ment libraries and the Voice
Of America.
Biggest target was Theo-
dore Kaghan. acting deputy
director of the Office of Public
Affairs in the American High
Commission. Mr.. Cohn said
Mr.. Kaghan had once written
some plays with a Commu-
mist slant and would be called
to testify in Washington. Mr..
Kaghan called Mr.. Cohn and
Mr.. Schine some names and
said he was no Communist
and had been trying for
months to get a chance to
testify.
Meanwhile. a travelling unit
of the House Un-American
Activities Committee was in
Los Angeles for open hearings.
Almost all witnesses stood on
their constitutional rights and
refused to testify.
Jenner's Probe
The Internal Security sub
committee, under Senator
Jenner. made Roadway in
Washington. Herbert A. Phil
brick. who. while overtly a
Communist, was covertly work.
ing for the FBI, said he had
known many Red teachers and
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Continued From Page A-25.)

for Korea In the next budget.
But when the Chinese attack
came in December, Mr.. Pace
said, he ordered the lid OF
ammunition procurement.
So much ammunition was
shot up, according to Mr.. Pace,
that in October. 1851, it was
apparent national reserves
would not last. More ammuni-
ton would have to be pro-
duced. That same month Mr..
Lovett heard "rumors" of an
ammunition shortage in Korea.
BY January. 1852. Secretary
Lovett granted the first pri-
critics for large-scale manu-
facture Of the needed shells,
Pace testified. From then on,
he said, ordnance did a good
job, under the circumstances,
Of producing ammunition.
A Rapid Bulge
But Mr.. Lovett testified that
the outlook began to cloud by
June, and he brought in Hugh
Dean, former General Motors
production expert. to help ex-
pedite shell manufacture. In
November the situation was so
bad, Mr.. Lovett said. he or
dered Mr.. Dean to take over
the Army's production func-
ton. After that date, produce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
D. c. Traffic Congestion Comes Under 3-Phose Attack

over rubber pads in the streets.
The impact Of the tires on
the pads tells the brain how
heavily traffic is flowing from
minute to minute. The whole
series of lights Is automati.
cally adjusted according to
this flow. Similar pads are
used in the Washington area,
but only for adjusting single
lights. not series Of them.
The overall results in Dem
yer now are described a.
great" Barnes dance allows
IL vehicles to turn at down.
town intersections on every
green light where only one or
two-the present Washington
f1gure-could make 1t before.
Troffic CIeoronce Foster
Systematic use Of one-way
streets clears up Denver's eve
ming traffic 20 minutes earlier
than in 1947, although the
city now has "A per cent more
automobiles on its streets.
And last years traffic deaths
were down to IS, as compared
with Ga in the year before
Barnes took over.
His success was never more
assured than during the past
month, when he travelled East
by invitation to diagnose tho
traffic disease plaguing Balti.
mora city now suffering
one Of the worlds most grue.
some cases Of traffic conges.
ton.
Washington has q big
problem, too." Mr.. Barnes said.
1T think some Of these new
methods can be put to good
use. But you must experiment
first"
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point the vehicle tie up would
be too much"
Many of these modern day
methods of pedestrian-vehicle
control-Such as legalized jay
walking and staggered lane
control-are. to a large extent,
the invention of CRAVING po-
lice captain from Flint, Mich,
who is now rated an authority
In the trafic field. His name
is Henry w. Hank" Barnes.
Oddly, his best-known work
was done in Denver. Colo,
where there was an unbearable
CLOTHING Of trafic arteries until
he came along.
Mr.. Barnes started by set
ting up a series Of one-way
streets and ran into a lot of
opposition from Denver citi-
zens. Look. sonny" beloved
an oldtimer who was stopped
by a cop, 1--WE been driving
this way on this street for 20
years and no traffic engineer is
going to stop me now!" Bush
neSsmen Squirmed. too. It was
bad for business.
Barnes ordered historic trees
hacked down at many street
corners to improve vision and
was flercely attacked by any
and all. He stuck to his guns
and educated the public by lee
turing.
At the busiest intersections
he stopped all vehicles and
turned the pedestrians loose.
He called it a free-for-all.
Denver labeled 1t Barnes
dance"
His next step was to invent
a $4,000 electronic brain"
which controls traffic lights.
Today, Denver's vehicles roll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
Metropolitan Scene
Capital Transit Owners Provide District Area
With Another Lesson in How to Bait the Public

Well, Capital Transit Co.
has reached for the brass ring
again. i
Now it's a 20-cent cash fare
instead Of the present IT; five
tokens for IS cents instead Of
rs. and elimination of the
present $40 weekly pass.
The company wants the
Public Utilities Commission to
authorize this boost as soon as
possible but not later than
April &c!
OF course, the Public Utili-
ties Commission is ignoring
this timetable and will Sched-
ule public hearings in due
course. But you have to hand
it to the Wolfson crowd. They
really know how to bait the
public.
Four Results
Only last month the COM
pany declared a dividend in
crease before it was earned
and payable out of surplus.
This action:
Q Elected a roar Of complaint
from civic groups and criti-
cism from local financial
circles.
Q Killed all chance of repeal
Of the absurdly low Scent fare
for school children which was
pending at the Capitol at the
time. Although the Public
Utilities Commission has juris-
diction over other fares, the
children's rate is fixed in the
merger legislation which re-
suited in the establishment Of
the present company.
. Precipitated a congressional
investigation Of transit finances
which is still in the works.
o Gave impetus to the drive
for control Of all area transit
In q special area commission.
The dividend increase from
41.40 to $1.60 per share was
declared on the basis of
potential earnings" Were
the directors declaring in
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In the evening, the directions
are reversed.
. Phase Two. One-way OPP
Grafton Of Tenth and Twelfth
streets NV, in the heart Of
the business district, was be-
gun February Is and already
Is expediting traffic. The plan,
however. has been bitterly
criticized. Opposition centers
around local merchants who
claim the one-way pattern seri-
ouSly hurts business.
A Twelfth street delegation
calling on Commissioner Renah
F. Camalier last week said
each Of its members did IL
per cent less business in March
than 1t did the same month
last year. They blamed it on
the one-way pattern. While
% merchants opposed the plan
when 1t was up for a hearing
In December, SO concerns now
have Joined in the protest.
Traffic officials expect to go
ahead with the scheme, how
ever.
1.-THE system has helped us
greatly with Tenth and Twelfth
street congestion" the traffic
director reported. $50 we are
investigating, now the feasible
ity Of making others-among
them perhaps P and Q streets
N.W.-one-way also"
o Phase Three. LOCALIZED jay
walking-known in traffic
circles as Barnes dance
will be tested at Eleventh and
F streets sometime in June.
The steps are simple. Vehicles
will be stopped at all four
approaches to the crossing for
a set number Of seconds, Civ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
Three Red Hunts

Three avid groups Of con-
gressional Red hunters had
a busy week and about aver
age success. Most witnesses
wouldn't talk; and Representa-
tive Velde put his foot in it
again.
The week started well with
the safe arrival of Senator Nc
Carthy's two 26-year-old as
sistants in West Germany.
The fast-working pair, Roy M.
Cohn, chief counsel for the
Senate Permanent Investiga-
tons subcommittee, and
Gerard D. Schine, consultant.
Immediately announced that
millions of dollars worth" Of
inefficiency had been discov-
cred in operation Of the Amer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12

AS any one who has spent
time in washington well
knows, the District Of Column
bia, like many another major
city. is bursting at its traffic
seams.
The seriousness Of the
pedestrian and auto tratflc
problem here-particularly in
the downtown area - came
sharply to the fore late last
month when two District resi-
dents were sentenced to f1ve
days in jail for jaywalking,
admittedly a heavy penalty
for something most people
found themselves doing at one
time or another.
But that's how bad the
downtown areas auto-pedes-.
TRAN problem was thought to
be by Municipal Court Judge
George D. Nelson, who pro-
nounced sentence after noting
that 10 of this years Is Dis
trict traffic deaths had been
pedestrians.
Three-Proneed Program
To alleviate the paralyzing
congestion. trafic officials have
worked out a three-pronged
program, one phase Of which
"a little too late to help last
months offenders-will legal
lie jaywalking.
The idea is to safeguard
pedestrians and at the same
time speed automotive traf-
fic through the downtown
area. Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp is expected to call
for more one-way streets and
wider use of a system called
the staggered lane" traffic
pattern. The overall traffic
Sa1eCy program Is UeAI1S WIZ Aeu
on in phases.
Q Phase One. The stag
gered lane" system Of traf-
fic control. The director, said
the department is encouraged
with results of its use on por-
tons of Connecticut avenue.
Wider use of the system Is
probable.
During morning rush hours
three lanes are made one-way
to handle the bulk Of the traf-
fic. travelling into town, while
only one lane is left for traft1c
going in the opposite direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12

the suggested hike in the cost
Of tokens, too.
Some other cities have
reached a 20-cent cash fare,
but the argument Of diminish
ing returns becomes more po-
tent as the gap between transit
and cab cost closes. In addi-
ton, there Is no doubt but that
some persons living in the
suburbs and paying a fare to
the District line on top of the
intracity fare-a total of four
fares round trip-wilf be more
inclined to private car pools
and use of the family car.
The Public Utilities Commits
sion faces no easy task in
dealing with this touchy case
in which emotions often
have obscured unpleasant
facts.
Fast Time
This week should see some
action on the embattled day
light-saving-time issue.
Congress will be back from
its Easter vacation and may be
willing to dispense with the
persihage that annually delays
this authorization for the Dis
trict until the last minute.
Some support for those ia
voring setting the clock ahead
has come from the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants. Some
of the younger members want
that extra hour of daylight for
tennis.
HospitoI Center
It looks as if the proposed
hospital center-combining the
present Emergency, Garfield
and Episcopal Hospitals-may
have weathered the admins
tration's building economy or
der. The bets are that some
money, though possibly no.
the So million originally car
ried in the Truman budget,
will clear the congressional
hurdles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
Review Of the Weeks News

ton 'bulged rapidly" Mr..
Lovett said.
Mr.. Lovett declined to TX
blame for the delay on any one
group, but said the entire
Army and its outmoded pro-
curement system was at fault.
AS much as Mr.. Pace could
place the blame, he pointed to
the early optimism over a quick
victory in Korea.
The subcommittee was far
from satisfied. It planned to
call more witnesses.
Evening star., 1953-05-05
KeniIWorth Group Hits
Cost in Street WIDENING

The Kenilworth Citizens AS
sociation last night attacked the
cost involved in the proposed
widening of Kenilworth avenue
between Benning road and East
ern avenue NE.
The group supported adoption
Of the Broyhill bill for an area
transit commission, with the Sug-
gested amendment that the COM
mission make a full report to
Congress within one year.
The association also passed a
resolution favoring a substantial
appropriation by Congress for
civil defense, as requested in the
Commissioners bill.
The meeting, conducted by
Charles M. Maize, president, was
held at the Kenilworth Recrea-
ton Center, 400 Kenilworth
avenue NE.
Evening star., 1953-05-05
Group Urges Two Items
Be Restored 10 buduef

The Manor Park Citizens AS
sociation last night asked that
the funds for a Calvin Coolidge
High School Stadium and for the
Piney Branch sewer project be
restored to the District budget.
The group also elected officers
for the next fiscal year. They
are Hudson La Sale, president;
John Smoot, first vice president;
Miss Carrie Seaquist, second vice
president: Mrs. Elsie D. Harsch,
recording secretary; Miss Doro-
thy Barnard, corresponding Sec
retary: Benjamin Cruickshanks.
treasurer. and Homer Smith and
Mrs. McIlwee. delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions.
Frank Courtney, outgoing pres
ident. conducted the meeting
held in Whittier School. Fifth
and Sheridan streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-05-05
Miss Bowers Is Elected
By Stanton Park Group

The Stanton Park Citizens AS
sociation last night elected Miss
Kathryn E. Bowers, president,
and all other office-holderS to
second terms.
Other officers named to serve
again next year are Mrs. Eliza
beth Martin and William j.
Bartle, vice presidents; Miss
Evelyn r. Schlosser, secretary,
and Mrs. John H. Williams,
treasurer. Elected as delegates to
the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations were Miss Bowers and
Harry N. Stull.
In other business, the group:
/. Voted to rejoin the North
east Council of Citizens Associa-
tions, and appointed Robert Ide.
Amazon E. Turner and Miss
Bowers delegates.
2. Renewed its opposition to
the transfer of Stuart Junior
Evening star., 1953-05-05
Southwest Citizens Group
Gets LIST OF Nominees

The Nominating Committee of
the Southwest Citizens Associa-
ton presented a list of candi-
dates for Office to members last
night.
Heading the list of nominees
is Attorney Peter Better, unop-
posed for the Office of president.
Vice presidential aspirants in
clude Mrs. Weldon Wyne, Mrs.
Thelma Morgan, Dorothy Muir
ray and Robert Boucher Pearl
Lehman is the lone candidate
for the secretarial post.
The election will be held at
the June meeting.
John Searles of the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency addressed the
group.
The meeting was held in the
Jefferson Memorial Library, Sew
enth and H streets S.W.
Evening star., 1953-05-05

High School to colored use. The
Board of Education may act on
the transfer at its meeting on
May 20.
3. Heard a talk by Gerhard
Van Arkel, of the Washington
Home Rule Committee.
The meeting, last Of the sea-
son, was hel1 in the Peabody
School, Fifth and c streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-05-05
Lawyer to Head Unit
In Jewish Appeal

Richard K. Lyon, Washington
attorney, has been named chair
man of the professional group
of the 1853 Greater Washington
campaign for the United Jewish
Appeal, it was announced yes
terday.
Mr.. Lyon is a charter member
of the Washington Junior
Chamber of Commerce and has
served as it's general counsel.
Evening star., 1953-05-05

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Evening star., 1953-05-05
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Evening star., 1953-05-05

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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20
BORDER CHURCH NOTES

To the many worshippers at
Border, a rare treat was theirs,
Sunday when Bishop d. Stanley
Coors, resident bishop Of the Min
nesota Area of the Methodist
Church was the guest pastor at
the morning services.
Rev. Sexton introduced Bishop
and Mrs. Coors, extending them a
warm welcome to Border. Both
expressed their pleasure of being
with us. Bishop Coors chose the
subject of his message from Acts
3:1-10 and appropriately spoke on
Brotherhood. He stressed prayer
and said that people are morally
lame at the Beautiful Gate and
that we can only prove our power
by our ability to help others.
At the Vesper Hour from s to
7. the choir presented the Asbury
Octette under the direction of Mr..
Granting in a fine musical pro-
gram. Next Sunday will be an
other full day at Border. At the
morning service, Rev. S. s. Olafs-
son, ex-pastor of Trinity Metho-
dist Church, will be the guest
pastor. Come, let us give him a
warm welcome In the afternoon,
beginning at o'clock, the Hattie
Dyre Circle of the w. S. c. S., will
present their Annual George
Washington Tea. A fine program
has been prepared by the women
for your listening pleasure and
they urge your presence. You are
always welcome at Border.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20
n. J. SisemoEe Funeral
Held Lost Week

Mr.. Ray J. Sisemore, 691 st.
Anthony Ave, who was Ill for
the past several years died Thurs
day, Feb. 5. He vas born in Elka-
tor, Iowa, Jan. 20, 1888 and came
to st. Paul in 1915.
Mr.. Sisemore owned and operat-
ed a barber shop at 1853 Rice St
for over thirty-five years.
He was a member of st. James
A.M.E. church, an a member of
the Twin City Gun Club.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, Feb. o, at 10 a. m, from the
Alexander & Co. Funeral Home,
with Rev. James Dixon, pastor Of
st. James A.M.E. church officiat-
ing assisted by Rev. Floyd Mas
sey, pastor Pilgrim Baptist church
and Rev. Denzil A. Carly, rector
of St Phillips Episcopal church.
Mrs. Thelma Dorsey, soprano sang
1--WE Done My Work" and Just
As / Am"
Survivors are his wife, Lola;
daughter, Mary Lou; and niece
Mrs. Mildred Letcher of Chicago.
Burial was in the family lot at
Forest Lawn cemertery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20
FIRST COMMUNION
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday school started services
at 1890 am. Morning worship
was at IL am. Mrs. Dora Hardy
of Zion Baptist church was guest
soloist. She sang two wonderful
numbers.
After devotionals, Rev. J. c.
Hodge delivered the sermon. His
topic was: "A Comparison of the
Christian Concept of the Soul and
Freud's Concept of the Ego"
Distinguishing points of the SER
mon were the revelations concern
ing the seven ways in which the
soul and the ego are parallel and
three ways in which the soul diff
fers and is superior to the concept
Freudians and other non-Chris-
tians have of the ego.
THE Spiritual Harmonizers''
sang. After services a number of
the congregation enjoyed lunch at
the Y cafeteria.
Let the Holy Spirit Guide You
to First Communion Christian
Church"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20
Annual Queen
Contest Entries
BEING Accepted

The Rector Gullu VI 81
Thomas Church is sponsoring its
annual Queen Contest 1t was an
nounced this week. The Queen will
be crowned at the Twentieth An
nual st. Thomas Style Show. All
entries must be in by Thursday,
April 2, 1853 at 8 p. m.
Each club may enter one con-
testant. Each club sponsoring a
girl will receive half Of the pro-
ceeds of the tickets sold for their
contestant.
A representative from each
sponsor may be present when the
votes are counted. The time and
place will be announced later.
Public recognition will be given
to the 1853 queen, the runner-up
and the 1852 queen at the Annual
style Show on Easter Monday
night. A gift will be given to the
queen by the Rector's Guild and
by any other persons or organiza-
tons desiring TO make presenta-
lions on the night of the crown
ing.
No gifts may be given to other
contestants or runner-up at the
style show.
Girls who wish to run for queen,
independent of a sponsoring group
may also get tickets from the
Committee.
All those wishing information
and tickets may get in touch
with any one of the following.
Mrs. Eugene Shepherd, 1920 18th
Ave. So. DIR. 600, Mrs. Frank
Terry 1912 list Ave. So. RE. 2070
o-Chairmen for the Queen Con
testor Mrs. Paul S. Curry, 3l1S
Columbus, COlfax 71S4 and Mrs
Carl Fountain, 1925 Nicollet
Rockwell 9-5169,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20
Wayman Queen 70
Be Crowned at
q Pm. Sunduy

The coronation of the Queen of
Wayman AME church will take
place Sunday afternoon at 4 pm.
at the church at 619 Fremont Ave
N, Minneapolis.
The coronation will climax sew
eral weeks of fund raising by a
number of women Of the church,
each Of whom has been a candi-
date for the Queen" title.
At the service Sunday afternoon
the Zion Baptist senior choir UNI
der the direction of Willie b, Hall
viii render the musical program.
Rev. Nelson Patterson, who
planned the contest to relieve the
church indebtedness, said he had
hopes that the goal Of $1,000
would be reached by the time the
contest ends Sunday. He said he
was appreciative of the help the
public had given the various con-
testants.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-20

the choir. At the time of his ILL
ness, Mr.. Green was employed as
a shoemaker at Schuneman's de-
partment store, where he had
worked for four years.
Funeral services were held IL
a. m. Tuesday, Feb. IT, at st.
Phillips Episcopal church. Father
DenziI Carly officiated assisted
by Father Louis Johnson, Mime
apohs. Mrs. Alma Freeman sang
the Lords Prayer" by Molette.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hall. sister, Mrs. Alice
Manning, uncle Mr.. H. F. Hunter
and brother-in-law, Mr.. George
Manning, and other relatives and
friends.
Burial was in Elmhurst Gene
terry.