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Evening star., 1953-04-17
House Group Denies
Smithsonian Request
For New Buildings

The House Appropriations
Committee today denied funds
requested by the Smithsonian
Institution for construction OF
new buildings, but approved
some money to help rescue its
museum from what it claimed
was a dilapidated condition.
In reporting the Independent
Offices appropriation bill to the
House for action next week, the
committee gave the institution
! $685. 500 for salaries and ex-
penses next fiscal year beginning
July /.
This is a reduction of $627, 500
in the budget estimate, an in
crease of $478, 900 over the ap-
preparation for this fiscal year.
To MOdernize Facilities.
The institution had submitted
a program to modernize its
facilities from conditions it said
dated back to the "horse and
buggy and gaslight era"
The committee pointed out in
it's report to the House that ap-
preparations for this agency had
been held to a minimum for
many years and the situation
had now reached the stage
where certain repairs and alter
ations and improvements are
absolutely essential"
However, the committee be-
lieves, in view of the financial
situation confronting the coun-
try, this is not the time to con-
struct buildings. The construc-
tion of buildings should be de-
ferred until an opportunity is
afforded the present admins
tration to determine whether
funds are available for such a
purpose and what space in exist
ing buildings can be utilized"
Aviation Exhibits Space.
In deferring requests for
money to house aviation ex-
hibits at Suitland, Md, the COM
mittee directed that the Air
Force continue to provide space
for exhibits now housed in the
Chicago area and also to provide
funds for protection and care.
The committee allowed $22,-
$50 for temporary facilities to
house exhibits in the West Court
of the National History Building
here.
Denied were requests for 1884,
500 for renovation for the White
House costume hall in the United
States Museum here. The COM
mittee regarded this item as one
of the "least essential" in a list
of several proposed renovation
projects.
Also denied were items for
$12,500 for the international ex-
change service, and $80,500 for
building guards.
The bill also includes 81 ,275, 900
for the National Gallery of Art.
Evening star., 1953-04-17

tion in those dayS-you never
saw such concentration" he re-
called. II would have to touch
him on the shoulder to get him
back on the ground"
Their Model Planes.
The Diapers went in for model
airplanes. with plenty of golf on
the side. BY the time they
moved to Silver Spring, young
Bill had perfected many rubber
band models.
With his fathers engineering
advice, he graduated to powered
types. Soon Bill was entering
all the meets in the Washington
area and taking plenty of prizes.
His father proved a tireless spec
tator, although golf was his
favorlte sport.
Mr.. Draper. who held the
course record at White Flint for
IL years and still shoots in the
high 70s, taught Bill the game
as soon as he could swing a club.
Bills sisters and mother would
plan their own vacations, while
father and son went off on in
formal "golfing tours" with Bill
planning the itinerary.
BILLY was about 10, believe,
when two men on one of the
courses we visited invited us to
play against them," the father
said. "Bi " was really hot with
his set OF junior clubs. We
wound up with a tied score.
When we were leaving, one of
the men confessed he was the
professional on the course"
Mr.. Draper explained he had
to keep young to meet Billy on
his own ground, and Maj. Draper
added he was obliged to grow
up fast to keep up with his Dad.
Mr.. Draper set an example by
volunteering for duty with the
Seabees in the Pacific in the
last war.
One result was that Mai.
Draper was the only freshman
in his class at the University of
Maryland to qualify for the ci-
villain pilot training course.
AT 20, he was the youngest
pilot to be accepted by Pan
American Alrways for training
Evening star., 1953-04-17

| to ferry P-40 fighters to Africa.
A year later he was an Army
lieutenant, teaching instrument
flying.
Before he was 25, Maj. Draper
had served rs chief pilot for the
"Fireball Line" between Miami,
Fla, and the China Burma
Theater, had terried Bit bomb
erS across the North Atlantic
and had qualified in many other
military types.
At present, Mr.. Draper's log
of his sons activities contains
100 ocean CROSSINGS. These
flights took young Draper to al
most every country in the world,
including Russia.
Alter the war, he lew special
missions cut of Washington, in
Guiding a three-m month tour of
China in l947 as 1t. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer's pilot. He was
co-pilo0 when President Truman
flew to Wake Island to meet
Gen. Macarthur.
Pilot in Europe.
In 1850 Maj. Draper was as
signed as Gen. Eisenhower pilot
when the general left Columbia
University to take command Of
NATO in Europe.
While in Europe, the general
used to invite Maj. Draper to
play golf with him several times
a month. In recent months, the
major has been too busy to keep
his game up to par.
He must testify the White
House Constellation at regular
intervals. supervise the mainte-
nance and the crew and keep
abreast Of weather conditions.
Now and then, he takes some
high Government official on a
long flight to keep his hand in
at global operations.
But Maj. Draper keeps his golf
clubs polished and at hand, in
case the President should call on
him to make up a foursome.
Even without practice, Billy
is a good golfer" his father said.
He can hit ball a mile. When
he gets a chance to put more
time on his game, he may be
able to beat his Dad"
Evening star., 1953-04-17
Purse Sn0tcher Is Sentenced
3 Times for 6-78-Yeur Stretch

A 22-year-old purse snatche1
today was given three consecu-
tive sentences for a total of g.
to-18 years in prison.
The multiple sentences for mul-
tiple crimes were meted out by
Judge Luther w. Youngdahl in
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The defendant, Albert Worsley
colored, Of the 800 block of 7
street NV, was accused by po-
lice of 10 purse snatchings from
women. Police said he admitted
nine cases, was identified in some
of them and property was re-
covered in some. Police said all
10 of their cases were offered
for presentation to the grand
jury.
He was indicted in three cases
Judge Youngdahl sentenced him
to 2-to-6 years in each of the
three cases, to all of which Wors-
ley had pleaded guilty.
Follows Series of Articles.
The Star, in a recent series of
articles, pointed out that de-
PENDANTS who have committed a
number of crimes have been
escaping with little punishment
through a process of elimination.
The articles showed that police
may charge a prisoner with a
dozen crimes but the United
States Attorneys Office will &C
cept only a few of them for pre-
sentation to the grand jury. The
articles also showed that a pros
ecutor will agree to recommend
dismissal Of half the remaining
cases in exchange for a plea of
Evening star., 1953-04-17
Teacher Pay Funds
S|ashed , Lawmakers
Hit School Methods

The House Appropriations
Committee today slashed $4,000
from an 100000 emergency item
for District teacher pay, at the
same time taking a slap at school
financing methods.
The 100000 item, part of a Dis
trict supplemental appropriation
request, was asked to pay sub
Stitute teachers. In approving
only 100000, the committee said
school officials hadn't handled
the problem properly.
The committees report de-
clared the cut was made because: /:
l. The administrators of the
school system have known for
two successive years that the
amounts set up for this purpose
have been inadequate.
2. The funds for the payment
of substitute teachers are a mat
ter for administrative control
and are not, as was attempted
to be shown, a special appropria-
ton item. Administrative ac-
tions apparently were not taken
to transfer funds from other ad-
ministrative accounts to this
purpose.
3. The average expenses with
in the appropriations to date do
not bear out a case for the total
amounts requested.
School officials could not be
reached for immediate comment.
Supt. Hobart M. Corning said
yesterday, however, that teach
erS won't miss a scheduled pay
day next week even if House &C
ton isn't completed by then.
Earlier it had been feared sew
eral hundred teachers might go
unpaid next week. An end to
u b S titute service also was
feared.
Evening star., 1953-04-17

guilty and that the sentencing
judge will give concurrent SEN
tences in the only cases before
him.
Since the Star series, the
United States Attorneys Office
has been presenting more cases
against a single defendant to
the grand jury. AS for sentenc-
ing, Judge Youngdahl in the
Worsley case showed that judges
will recognize each crime with
separate punishment.
Worsley had faced a District
Court judge before. In 1949. he
was sentenced to serve 1-to-3
years for purse-snatching.
Three Cases Named.
In the cases on which Worsley
was sentenced today, he pleaded
guilty to grabbing a purse from
Mary E. LeMay, 5000 Dunbar
ton avenue NV, on January 8;
one from Catherine G. Guner-
man, 80 North Taylor street,
Arlington, Va, on January II,
and one from Jean Kroop, 5709
Ninth street NV, on January
21. -
He was caught in an alley
Immediately after the January 81
case and the victims purse was
recovered. His biggest haul was
in the Gunerman case where he
got $54 in cash from the purse.
In one of the seven cases in
which he was not indicted, po-
lice thought they had parti-
eularly good case because they
recovered a billfold in Worsley'S
room which was identified by
the victim, along with the pic
lures in it.
Evening star., 1953-04-17
Reception Honors
Catholic Agency Head
Their Model Planes.

Michael T Kelleher, Boston
insurance broker, was honored
at reception yesterday on his
installation as executive commit
tee chairman of the National
Catholic Community Service, the
Catholic agency dealing with the
USO and the United Commu-
nifty Defense Services.
The reception was sponsored
by the National Catholic Welfare
Conference and held at confer
ence headquarters, 1912 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. Mr.. Kelle-
her, who also holds the post of
Boston fire commissioner. is
president of the United Defense
Fund and vice president of the
USO.
Evening star., 1953-04-17
Eisenhower's Pilot Still on Dads Team
BY w. H. Shippen

Inc OraperS SClll operate as
a father-and-son team, although
their paths lie far apart.
William G. Draper may be
taking off any time on short
notice for distant, secret des-
tinations, while his father, James
D. Draper. has put overseas
service behind him.
The elder Draper, a veteran
Of both world wars, has settled
down in Silver Spring, Md, to
build up his real estate business.
Yet he is never too busy to miss
an entry in his log of "Billy's"
far-f1ung jaunts.
Keeping tabs on his sons
progress, it was no surprise to
Mr.. Draper when young Maj.
Draper was appointed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower as his personal
pilot and Air Force aide. The
major. however, could scarcely
believe his good fortune.
Dad has lot of confidence in
me for some reason" grinned
Maj. Draper, In fact, he was
my first passenger-and a VOL
unteer at that!"
Remembers Lesson.
There seems little doubt that
the f1edgling pilot, at the age of
20, never forgot the lesson he
learned at College Park airport
back in 1910. He had soloed only
a few weeks previously.
His father suggested, quite
casually, that he go along in the
light Cub.
"Were you worried?" Mr.. Dra-
per was asked.
mo, of course not!" laughed
the father. II was cool as a
cucumber!"
HE wasn't worried, but was!"
cut in Maj. Draper.
Eyes, you did perspire some,
if I recall" conceded MIR. Draper.
The point of the anecdote wasn't
mentioned, although it was quite
clear-the grave responsibility
all pilots must feel for those who
ride with them.
Mr.. Draper said Billy perspired
more that day than he did lay
ing bricks during his vacation
from college.
"He used to work on the houses
I was building" Mr.. Draper said.
HE was the only bricklayer I
ever saw who could hang his
trowel on a sky hook exactly
at 4 pm, the quitting hour.
"You can bet he was never
late at the airport to get in his
flight time"
Early Interest in Planes.
The Diapers share a love of
airplanes dating back to the
fathers service with the En-
gineers in France in 1917-1918
and to Bill Draper's fourth year.
After World War I, the Draper
family was living near Akron,
Ohio, about 21a miles from the
Stow Corners flying field.
"Often when got home from
work." Mr.. Draper recalled, my
wife would say, We'll, Billy's gone
again. I knew where to look
for him.
HE would be standing at the
field. watching the planes. in
his rompers and straw hat, with
his stomach sticking out"
Maj. Draper, who had just
returned from the White House,
squirmed a bit uncomfortably in
his smart blue uniform with it's
aiguiletteS and campaign rib
bons. But he managed to sum-
mon a grin.
The father, chatting in his
parlor at 1925 Noyes drive, ap-
peared not to notice, but his
eyes were twinkling.
Eyes. young Billy was a eau
Evening star., 1953-04-17
House Unit Cuts
DC. Requests
By68 PerCen
Civil Defense Fund
Denied Entirely in
Supplemental List
By Don S. Worren

The House Appropriation Com
mlttee today cut heavily into
District requests for $3.8 million
in supplemental funds, chopping
off nearly 68 per cent and rec
ommending only $1,271 ,648.
The full committee action was
taken on the advice of the Dis
trict subcommittee headed by
Representative Wilson, Republi-
can, of Indiana.
One item eliminated entirely
was a requested $78,285 for the
District Office of Civil Defense.
In it's report, the Wilson subcom-
mittee declared: 1.-The items re-
quested were similar to and rea-
sons were the same as those ad-
vanced at hearings "a year ago)
on the regular 1858 appropriation
bill at which time all funds ex-
cept administrative expenses
were denied"
To Match Federal Grant.
The Civil Defense money was
needed to match funds allocated
to the District by the Federal
Civil Defense Administration.
Most Of it was to be used for
attack-warning devices and for
health and special weapons de-
fenSe materials. A small portion
was to be used for public infor-
nation, training and education.
At the recent subcommittee
hearings, Representative Vur-
sell, Republican of Illinois, sug-
gested that if this item were de-
MED the Federal Government
would save the $78,285 fund.
District Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler replied he was not sure
that would be the case. He said
this sum would be allocated to
the District and he did not know
if the Federal agency could allo-
cate it to some other city. He
voiced fears that if the District
fund request were denied the city
would lose its chance of getting
a matching amount from the
Federal Government.
Has Had Rough Going.
The program of District Civil
Defense has had rough going
from the beginning. Last year
the District sought an outlay of
$725, 900 and allowed only $780,
600.
One other item was reduced.
The District had requested $4,000
in extra money for the Veterans
Services. The committee reduced
this to $4,000. It said it was ap-
parent that maximum effort to
operate within the original
amount appropriated had not
been made"
The largest sum approved was
$824,243 to cover the cost of
District patients at st. Eliza
beths Hospital due to a rate in
crease charged by the Federal
Government.
Among the approved items was
$4,000 for the District Rent
Control administration to pay
salary and other expenses
through April 80, present term
inal date on District rent con-
troll.
Other items approved were for
refund of taxes, the District en-
ployes compensation require
ments, judgments and audited
claims.
Evening star., 1953-04-17
CIV Professor to Talk

Prof. r. C. HaSkett of the
department of history of George
Washington University, will
address the National Genealog-
ical Society at 8 pm. tomorrow
In the Mount Pleasant Branch
Of the Public Library, Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-04-17
ZOO Attend Workshop
On echnicuI Reports

More than 200 scientists, edi-
tors and librarians from 40
States are participating in a
workshop on the production and
use of technical reports at Cath
ollc University, with the closing
session to be held at 8 am.
tomorrow.
The workshop is under the
sponsorship of the American
Chemical Society, American
Documentation Institute, Special
Libraries Association and the
National Science Foundation.
Evening star., 1953-04-17
Anderson Hospital Teo

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Anderson Orthopedic Hospital
will sponsor silver tea in the
azalea garden Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred E. Frisbie, 636 Twenty.
fifth street, South Arlington,
from 3 to 6 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1953-04-17

tion in those days-you never
saw such concentration" he re-
called. II would have to touch
him on the shoulder to get him
back on the ground"
Evening star., 1953-04-17

Funds Held Ample.
The final cut was made, it was
learned today, after GSA had
made a re-examination of the
progress so far and schedules for
work. GSA determined there
were ample funds on hand to
proceed with planning, putting
the job on the market. and let
ting contracts so that actual
construction could, start next
year.
The balance Of prior appro-
priationS available, Mr.. Forbes
said in withdrawing the last 81
million, will be ample to meet
all expenses for this project
through June 80. 1884"
The financial status of the
center was explained to the sub
committee by w. E. Reynolds,
Commissioner of Public Build
ings.
The hospital center, he said
is part of a total authorization
by Congress of $35 million. but
limited to $21.7 million. OF this
$21.7 million, $2.2 million has
been appropriated and the re-
naming $19.5 million is in con-
tract authorization. he said.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Savings Official Hits
Attitude on Initiation
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Charles
L. Clements, president of the
United States Savings and Loan
League, says there are many
businessmen who believe in op-
posing imitation so long as their
own enterprises are not affected.
That's like trying to have
your cake and eating it, too. /"
Mr.. Clements wrote in the No
vember issue Of Savings and
Loan News. official publication of
the league.
The Eisenhower administra-
ton. he said. pressed the attack
on imitation.
THAT meant tighter credit,
higher interest rates and a
leveling off in the cost of living
and almost everything else. In
f1ation was about ready to die.
Then the complaints began
to roll in. Some had been ex-
pected, of course, but it was a
surprise to hear from certain
quarters"
The reactions came from farm
groups, home builders spokes-
men and many businessmen, he
said.
1.-THE dilemma of certain
American business groups in the
imitation issue makes it pretty
clear that q lot Of businessmen
Evening star., 1953-11-15
japanese War Bride Kills
Son, 7, Tries 10 Hang Self
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Nov. IA Jap
anese war bride living with the
family of her Air Force husband
strangled her 2-year -old son
today, police said, and then tried
to kill herself.
Deputy Detective Chief Harry
Penzin said Etusko Britton, "a,
related she had trouble with her
in-laws-that they often spoke
i'll of her, thinking she couldn't
understand English.
Police said Mrs. Britton stran-
gled her son, Charles Edward.
with silk handkerchief. then
tried to hang herself, but was
revived by firemen after she was
found by other members of the
household.
Mrs. Britton's second child,
Etusko Louise, 6 months old.
slept undisturbed in another
room.
Mrs. Britton'S husband, Will
liam Britton, a staff sergeant.
left for Korea three weeks ago
after a furlough. Mrs. Britton
came to the United States with
her husband early last year.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Bendheim Raises
Issue Of Hatch Act
Again in Alexandra

The controversy over political
activities Of municipal employees
fared anew in Alexandria yes
terday with a statement by Vice
Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim against
Republican proposals for a local
Hatch Act.
Mr.. Bendheim first aired the
issue at a city council meeting
Tuesday night, particularly crit
icizing Police Supt. Russell A.
Hawes for an order forbidding
political activity by policemen.
In his statement yesterday,
Mr.. Bendheim singled out DR..
Thomas F. McGough. Alexandria
health officer for criticism. DR..
McGough recently notified en-
ployes in the health department
to stay out of politics, and his
position was defended by Mrs.
Robert M. Jarvis. chairman Of
the Alexandria Republican Com
mittee.
Cites Special Interests.
Mr.. Bendheim said Mrs. Jar
Wis statement officially put the
Republican Party on record in
favor of a municipal Hatch Act.
He added:
This is typical of Republican
thinking in its desire to serve
special interests and to curtail
freedom of individual thought
and action by having large
groups of individuals subservient
to the will and desires of their
employers"
Mr.. Bendheim said he doubted
that rank and file" Republi-
cans would support the Hatch
Act idea for local Government.
Mr.. Bendheim said the health
officer had stepped out Of his
sphere of authority and activity"
by directing employees in his de-
partment to stay out Of politics.
Calls For Legal Opinion.
The health officer reasoned
that the Alexandria Health De-
partment received some $4,000
in Federal funds and city health
department employees therefore
should abide by Hatch Act re-
Strictions against political ac-
tivity.
"Such an Interpretation calls
for legal opinion and in nowise
can be considered as q function
of the Department of Public
HEALTH" said Mr.. Bendheim.
He added that the laws of Vir-
ginia could not be usurped by any
strings on Federal grant: 1.-The
Federal Hatch Act applies only
to the Federal employees, and by
no stretch of imagination in my
opinion, both as a legislator or
attorney. can it be made to apply
to the State of Virginia or any
of the Virginia cities"
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Ben-Gurion Adamant
On Plans 10 Retire
By the Associated Press


JERUSALEM, Nov. 14.-David
Ben-Gurion, premier and de-
fense minister, begins Sunday
the final phase of his campaign
to achieve voluntary retirement
from Israeli politics.
The idea of resigning from Of
flee and going to live in the
Negeb wilderness was born dur
ing his summer vacation about
two months ago. It has taken
all this time to convince his
friends and associates, and prin-
cipally his own Mapai labor
party, that the decision is irrev-
ocable.
The place he has chosen as
home for the next year or two is
a collective settlement south of
BeerScheba called Sdeh Boxer
(cattleman's f1elds), where an
attempt is being made to con-
vert the desert into grazing land.
A new, four-room wooden shack
has been built for him there.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion told friends
he intends to study and write
that living in Sdeh Boxer will
permit him to observe from the
perspective of self-imposed iso-
lation what is going on in the
state he brought into being over
the opposition of Arab neighbors
five years ago.
Although he is not resigning
his membership in the Knesset.
Israel'S parliament, he intends to
travel to Jerusalem for its ses-
sions only on very special occa-
sionS.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Pianist Has Hard lob BuiIdinq
"A Symphony for Virginia

Mr.. Haaker. conductor of the
Virginia orchestra, came to the
Old Dominion in 1948 to under
take his task of, organizing a
symphony.
AS a grass roots foundation.
the Virginia Orchestra Guild was
formed with so local chapters
and a membership totaling some
10000. The local units support
the orchestra when it plays in
small communities on Statewide
tours.
The arrangement has worked
out fairly well-except the or
chestra needs more support and
bigger crowds if it to reach the
musical heights afor which Mr..
Haaker is shooting.
Progress Being Made.
Despite his comments. Mr..
Haaker admits progress is being
made, albeit slowly. The Vir-
ginia orchestra's first concert
season lasted but two weeks. This
season it'll run IA weeks and
Mr.. Haaker thinks it'll be 20
weeks in 1854.
The orchestra has member
ship that is so per cent Vir-
|. ginian, most of them music in
structors. The remaining mem
bers are musicians with or
chestras in other parts of the
Nations at different seasons.
Its a professional group from
top to bottom" says Mr.. Haaker
who is a pianist and goes on tour
every year.