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Evening star., 1953-04-05
Junior High Schools
For Negroes Worse
Crowded Than Ever
By james 6. Deone

District school officials are
worried about the prospect of
serious crowding in the city's
Negro Junior high schools again
next fall.
The public school systems II
Negro high schools again will be
short more than 1900 seats,
Associate Supt. Francis A.
Gregory said yesterday. This
viii be considerably worse than
last fall.
Pupils will have to be shuffied,
Mr.. Gregory said.
Or a move might be made to
transfer another white school
to colored use-the only appar-
ent way to head off the crowd
ing.
Transfers Made Last Year.
White junior highs were trans
ferred last year and the year
before to meet a similar situa-
ton. In 1851 Supt. Hobart M.
Corning proposed transferring
Stuart. but Langley was picked
instead. Last fall Eliot was
switched. Stuart's turn may be
approaching.
Transfer of Mckinley High
School to the pupils of Arm
strong, leaving Armstrong avail
able for possible junior high use,
has been under consideration.
But this would cost about 81 mil
lion, and no money is being
sought at present for this pur-
pose. Transfer of Stuart, on the
other hand, would cost almost
nothing. =
Record InfluxSExpected.
The colored junior highs have
been the most crowded Of the
city's schools this year. Last
falls junior high pupil surplus
was about 1900. Graduations
reduced the crowding in Feb
ruary. because pupils no longer
enter at midyear. But a record
influx of grade school graduates
is expected next September.
Negro pupils Of all ages. in
creasing rapidly for several
years, are expected to hit a new
record in the fall. Last year
they exceeded white students by
more than 5000, and this year
the margin Is expected to reach
between 10, 900 and IL. 900.
Evening star., 1953-04-05

including restored antique auto
mobiles and model railroad
trains, will be on view at the
Elipse after the parade and until
the festival is concluded.
First Lady to Attend.
The annual Cherry Blossom
Festival Ball, an invitation affair.
will be held at the Shoreham
Hotel Friday night. On this oc-
casion, Attorney General Brown
ell will spin a wheel of fortune
to determine which of the So
princesses shall become queen
of the festival.
The princesses will be escorted
by young men in the military
services.
The water carnival at the Tidal
Basin is scheduled at 10:30 am.
Saturday. Speedboat races be-
tween craft Of two types will be
followed by q water ski demon
Stration.
Mrs. Eisenhower will attend
the first performance Of the fes-
tival. Spring Is a Wonderful
Thing" 1t will be held at 2 pm.
Saturday at the Jefferson Me-
mortal and during the cere-
monies Mrs. Eisenhower will
crown the festival queen.
Variety Entertainment.
On the program will be the
National Ballet Company under
direction of Leon Fokine, the
Army Band Glee Club under di-
rection of Capt. Samuel Laboda,
tumbling acts by the Kanazawa
Trio and songs by the Four Aces.
Soloists for the program. which
is being produced by Allan Zee,
will be Roy Roberts. Anne Bran
zinski and Iris Anne Fitch. Sam
Jack Kaufman will direct the
festival orchestra.
At $3.50 pm. Saturday the
Army Band and Male Chorus will
present concert at the Jefferson
Memorial.
The water ski show will be re- /,
peated at the Tidal Basin at
1890 pm. Sunday but there will
be no boat racing that day. The
pageant will be repeated at 2
pm. Sunday. /
Clarence Arata, executive di-s
rector of the Greater National
Capital Committee, estimated
that 100000 visitors would be in
town during the festival ~
Double Blooms Expected.
Although the Tidal Basin /
cherry trees have passed the peak
Of bloom. the double -fiowering
variety in East and West Po-
tomac Park are expected to make
their annual appearance.
Festival Chairman Frank E.
Weakly explained that all events
which are, open to the public
may be attended free of charge,
except the fashion show, tickets
for which are sold out. In order
to accommodate those who want
to be sure they will get pageant
seats, the sponsors have reserved
1000 places at the Jefferson Me-
mortal for both the Saturday and
Sunday performances.
These tickets may be bought
for 81 each from Cherry Blossom
Festival headquarters, Room 204
in The Star Building; the Ameri-
can Automobile Association
headquarters and at Woodward
q Lothrop stores in Bethesda
and Alexandra.
Evening star., 1953-04-05
Home Rule Stickers
Ready for 'Fiing'
With 7 ak Returns

The Washington chapter of the
Americans for Democratic Action
has come up with some Sugges-
tions for messages District resi-
cents should incloSe with their
city income tax returns.
The chapter is distributing
stickers bearing pleas for home
rule. The group recommends
they be attached to all District
income tax returns.
The messages read:
"This tax is paid under protest
because have no voice in how
the tax Is spent.
Taxation without representa-
ton is tyranny. / want home
rule"
Evening star., 1953-04-05
Chinese Shows Wisdom
In Not Demanding Ticket

The laundry customer did not
have a ticket, but he did have a
80 caliber automatic.
So. Nugee Gin. 35. Chinese
proprietor of the Modern Laun-
dry, 826 Shepherd street NV,
last night handed over, on de-
mand. receipts of $50.
According to Police Pvt. John
p. Gerard, the holdup man was
about % years old and colored.
He fled on foot after stuffing the
loot in a brown paper bag at
about 8:45 pm.
Evening star., 1953-04-05
By Mirion Gutenberg

A move to expedite joint con-
gresSional hearings on approxi-
mately 40 different provisions to
improve District law enforcement
is expected to be made early this
week.
Chairman Tale of the House
District Crime Subcommittee said
last night he will seek confer
ence probably Tuesday with
Chairman Barrett of the Senate
District Judiciary Subcommittee.
Mr.. Tales goal-already in
dorsed by Senator Barrett-is to
get both the House and the Sem
ate District Committees behind
the same anti-crime legislation
so that a united front can be
presented to both chambers.
Mr.. Tales subcommittee al
ready has approved the big Davis
crime bill. which provides for
approximately IS changes in the
criminal laws. The bill, slightly
changed from the one which
passed the House and died In the
Senate District Committee in the
last, session, provides for "the
more effective prevention, detec-
ton and punishment of crime"
in the District. The bill stems
from a 1850 House investigation
of District crime and punish
ment.
Eight Bills to Consider.
Senator Barrett's subcommit-
tee has eight anti-crime bills to
consider. These were introduced
by Senator Nicely, Democrat. Of
West Virginia. and stemmed
from the Senate District crime
investigation last year.
House and Senate District
committee officials predicted that
members from both subcommit-
tees would go over the bills and
then arrange for joint hearings.
Senator Case. Republican, Of
South Dakota, who heads the
Senate District Committee and
is member with Senators Bar
rett and Nicely of the judiciary
subcommittee, said he favored
the two subcommittees working
together for a uniform approach
to the Districts crime problem.
He said he. did not want to
prejudice or commit the other
members but he believed that
something should be preserved
out of the two sets of exhaustive
hearings.
Minimum Sentences Argued.
OF all the measures in the
House and Senate bills, the one
expected to be most controversial
is the Davis bill provision for
mandatory minimum sentences
for certain serious crimes.
These offenses include robbery
by force and violence, house.
breaking at night, assault with
intent to commit rape, rape. Sec
ond convictions for crimes Of
violence, assault with a danger
Gus weapon on q police officer,
second convictions for illegal
possession of a pistol. and pos
session Of the implements Of
crime after previous conviction
for a felony.
In its report to the House On
the Davis crime bill in its origi-
nal form. the House District
Committee declared:
"Your committee feels that
Furnishing those who continue to
commit such crimes Of violence
Evening star., 1953-04-05

Like q ship readying for a big
storm, the White House is brac-
ing itself for the biggest chill
dren's Easter party Of all time
tomorrow.
The event is the time -honored
'egg-rolling" on the White
House south lawn. President and
Mrs. Eisenhower are reviving the
affair after a lapse of IL years.
The late President and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt were hosts
at the last "egg-roll" or "egg
BATTLE" as they sometimes turn
out, on April IA. 1941. Then,
World War II intervened and the
big party has not been held since.
Fences Shield Shrubbery.
On the last occasion, a record
number of 53.258 children and
accompanying adults turned out.
If the weather is favorable for
frolic, a new record Is expected
this time.
Things have been battened
down about the White House as
well as they can be. Protective
snow fences have been placed
around the shrubbery on the
south lawn. Another snow fence
will keep the crowd away from
the White House itself. Drinking
fountains, first aid and comfort
stations are all in place. Extra
police will be on hand in case
the little dearS" decide to
stampede.
The new regime at the White
House is not quite sure what an
"egg-roll" is. They are more con-
cerned with what it might turn
out to be. Hence, the extra pre-
cautions. ~ l
A host Of reporters, photogra-
pliers, radio and television people
will be on hand to give the event
national coverage. The Columbia
Broadcasting, System will have
"live" radio broadcasts, and
there may be live" television as
well.
One Adult Per Child.
All children IL years and
younger are eligible to attend.
An adult can get in only if he,
or she, is accompanied by a
child. But there can be only
one adult per child. In an ap-
parent departure from custom,
children will be admitted this
year without an adult escort.
White House police say they are
instructed to bar only adults
Evening star., 1953-04-05
Monpment Nay Honor
World War II Dead

Plans for inscribing the names
of the First Infantry Division
fatalities during World War II
on the Winged Victory monu-
ment at Seventeenth street and
West Executive avenue NV, will
be discussed at a division meet
ing at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
the Willard Hotel.
At present. the monument
bears only the names Of the
divisions World War I dead.
Evening star., 1953-04-05
Capitol Hill Joins the Fight
Joint Meeting Sought This Week to Speed
Action on Bills From 2 D. &. Crime Probes

by requiring that they serve a
minimum mandatory sentence
will afford the citizens of the
District of Columbia with more
effective protection from the
criminal elements in the COM
munity."
Judge Laws Opposes Plan.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws
of the United States District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia has consistently opposed the
required minimum sentences. He
and his colleagues on the bench
have argued that each case has
to be judged on its merits, that
the fixed minimumS in these
cases would create a pattern for
fixing minimumS for other
crimes and that such removal
of the judges discretion would
make him an automaton.
Judge Laws has written Mr..
Tale voicing his opposition to
fixed minimum sentences. In
urging further consideration to
the advisability of requiring
such minim I'm sentencing. "
Judge Laws said his own inten-
sive investigation had shown
that for a long time it has been
recognized that legislation re-
quiring minimum sentences is
based on the mistaken belief
that severity of punishment
solves crime, whereas in many
instances it does not.
"It has happened" Judge
Laws wrote, that where mini
mum sentences have been re-
quired, leaders in communities
and members of legislative
bodies have realized that the de-
priving of discretion on the part
of judges has proven most un-
fortunate in individual cases.
No precise yardstick should be
required to be applied to every
type of the many thousands of
different personalities who ap-
pear before judges to be pun
ished."
Sentences Called Inadequate.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat, of Georgia. author of the
big crime bill, said the hearings
held while he headed the House
District crime subcommittee
showed instance after instance
where inadequate sentences were
imposed for serious crimes.
1--WE just don't think the safe
ty of the public can. be taken
care of unless we have manda-
tory minimum sentences and we
nave applied them to only the
worst telonies," he added.
He said the overall bill was
an attempt to improve the safe
ty of the residents. The sub
committee, he said. was greatly
heartened in our efforts" by the
recent series of articles in The
Star on the prosecution and
punishment of criminals here.
The series showed that offenders
who commit a series of crimes
gradually have the number of
offenSes against them reduced
until they face the judge with
only two cases left to be con-
sidered - and then concurrent
sentences are frequently given.
The Star series, Representa-
tive Davis declared, "has put the
finger on some Of the outstanding
things needing attention. The
series has brought home to the
Evening star., 1953-04-05

people the never-to-be forgotten
fact that no one person and no
one department can guarantee
law enforcement and safety.
The people of the District must
realize that they have response
bility and constant vigilance must
be maintained not only by Con-
gress, the police and the courts
but by the people themselves"
Davis Bill Provisions.
Following are some of the
major provisions of the Davis
bill, in addition to mandatory
minimum sentences:
Police would be allowed to
make arrests and searches with
out a warrant if they had prob
able cause to believe a person
was carrying burglars tools. lot
terry tickets, a dangerous weapon
or stolen property.
Gamblers money, autos and
any other personal property used
to violate gambling laws would
be subject to con11scation.
Any one guilty of an illegal
abortion resulting in the death
of the mother would be guilty Of
second degree murder. At pres
ent, the maximum penalty is 20
years.
Habitues of "dives" such as a
gambling house or dope pad
would be subject to up to a year
in prison, a fine Of up to $500 or
both. The same penalty would
apply to any one working in such
a place.
After-hours clubs would be
controlled - probably out Of
existance. A bill similar to this
provision already has passed the
House.
Tighter Pistol Controls.
A drug addict, felon, person
convicted under the prostitution
or vagrancy laws. unlicensed
dealers and persons under 81
would be forbidden to own a
pistol. It would be a crime for
anyone to make a pistol avail
able to any of these types. Max
imum penalties for felons carry
ing pistols or for anyone pre-
viously convicted Of violating
the Dangerous Weapons Act
would be increased from one to
10 years.
In addition to a mandatory
minimum penalty Of one year
for assault on a police officer
with q dangerous weapon, the
maximum penalty for assault
on a police officer would be in
creased from a fine of $500 or
Imprisonment, to a fine Of $4,000
or five years imprisonment or
both. The maximum would be
10 years for assault on a police
officer with a dangerous weapon.
The billy, bludgeon and SWITCH
blade knife would be outlawed
and it would be unlawful to
possess with unlawful intent
such items as q toy pistol, dag
ger, dirk, razor. stiletto or knife.
To discourage "fences"-those
who receive stolen goods and
thereby encourage houSebreakers
the bill would make it against
the law to receive the goods
where the receiver has cause to
believe it Is stolen property. At
present. 1t has to be proved that
the receiver knows the property
Is stolen.
More protection would be
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
Committee Orders
Investigation Into
Ammo Shortage

WASHINGTON, tn The Senate
Armed Services Committee, con-
WINGED there has been an ammu-
milton shortage in Korea, yester-
day ordered an investigation into
who was responsible.
Chairman Saltonstall R-Mass)
said the group decided that critic
al shortages charged by General
James A. Van Fleet, retiring Kor-
can army field commander, ''have
been fully substantiated."
The chairman was directed to
appoint a five-man subcommittee
to- make an investigation.
Saltonstall said this inquiry will
try to pin this responsibility on
people, on the law or on economic
conditions"
A resolution ordering the in
quiry was offered by Sen. Byrd
O-Va), who has declared that
persons responsible for what he
termed this criminal negligence"
should be punished.
Saltonstall said he probably
would name the subcommittee
next week. ''We want to learn if
the shortages resulted from too
much butter , and not enough
guns" the chairman said.
WASHINGTON, RASen. Byrd
said Friday all Is members of
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee agree that there have been
some shortages of ammunition in
Korea.
A full-dress inquiry into the
situation was voted unanimously
by the committee Thursday. 1t
will be conducted by a five-mem-
Der subcommittee headed by Sen.
Margaret Chase Smith, the only
woman in the Senate.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
Committeeman Legislation
Becomes Law Without
Governors Signature
BY jim HUTCHINSON

JUNEAU, RAGovernor Gruen-
ing notified the Legislature Thurs
day afternoon he was allowing the
bill for popular election of the
major political parties national
committeeman to become law
without his signature.
It was one half of the bill in
troduced in the House by Rep.
Dorothy Prior R-Anchorage),
labeled the anti-White bill be-
cause it was aimed at Albert
Whites longtime influence over
Alaska Republican affairs.
The Senate killed the other half
of the bill providing for election
Of precinct committeeman.
The governor also sent the
names of five new appointees to
the lawmakers for confirmation.
The list was topped by J. c. Bos-
well, Fairbanks, for the Univer-
sity of Alaska board Of regents.
It is for the seat now held by
former Rep. Essie Dale, Fair
banks, under interim appointment
to the vacancy. Republican legis-
lators refused to confirm Mrs.
Dale.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
Report Says Alaska
Had Yellow Alert
Saturday Night

FAIRBANKS, LR - The Fair
banks News Miner reported We'd
nesday that a Yellow air attack
alert was called in Alaska Satur-
day night at 10 o'clock from the
Aleutian Islands to Anchorage
and Fairbanks.
The paper said it was the first
alert since World War II that
definitely was not a practice
alert" The News-Miner added
that Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration range stations were shut
down and that jet pilots on leave
were ordered back to their bases.
On Washington, the Air Force
said it was notified that a Yellow
alert was called briefly but that
the alert was SO brief and results
so negative that details were not
transmitted to Washington
The News-Miner said the Civil
Defense manual describes the
Yellow alert as confidential and
is ISSUED when an air attack on
the United States has been iden-
titled but the general location Of
the attack has not been deter
mined"
Civil Defense, military, and
C.A.A. officials here declined
comment.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
Senate Unanimously
Confirms Heintzleman

WASHINGTON, u The Sen
ate Interior Committee unani-
mously approved the nomination
of B. Frank Heintzleman today as
Alaska governor after he told
the committee Alaska should
build up its industry before it is
granted statehood.
Heintzleman said he personally
believes statehood for the terri
tory is premature" but added he
is Every much interested in get
ting statehood for Alaska when
it can finance the services Of state
government"
alaska is fast reaching that
STAGE" he added, "and ! hope it
will come in the next few years."
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
COFFEE PRICE RISE SEEN
AS CONTROLS ARE LIFTED

RIO DE JANIERO, LIP Some
Brazilian coffee sources expect
coffee prices to rise Immediately
maybe violently-as a result Of
lifting of price controls by. the
United States, the industry's big
gesI customer.
"It can be predicted that the
rise Of prices will continue reach
ing levels never before attained, -
said Salvio Pacheco de - Ia
Prado, director Of the Federation
of $50 Paulo State Rural Associ-
atoms.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
British Say Red Attacks
On Planes Evidence OF
Jitters Behind Curtain"

LONDON, R-British officials
said Friday Soviet attacks on
British and American planes were
evidence of post-Stalin filters be
hind the iron curtain.
Highly-placed officials said they
believed the MIG fighter attacks
that cost Britain Lincoln bomb
er and six lives near Hamburg,
Germany, Thursday was due less
to trigger happiness on the part
of the MIG crews than nervous
ness in higher echelons of the
Kremlin.
"Since the death of Stalin," one
informant said, "the Communists
have become very jumpy indeed
about vigilance around their Dor
ders. Filters have probably been
told there is greater danger of at
tack from outside, now that Stain
is dead, and they are taking it
seriously"
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
Senate Overrides Veto
To Join House In Repeal
Alaska Property Tax Law

JUNEAU, R-The Senate over
rode the. Governors veto of the
bill to repeal the Territorial Gen
eral Property Tax Law Thursday.
The House voted overwhelmingly
Wednesday to override. The SEN
ate vote was II to 4.
Senator Engstrom switched to
give the repealers the 18th vote
necessary to override. He previous
ly had voted against repeal. Yes
terday he voted for overriding.
The vote was taken without a
word of debate to end one of the
most controversial issues before
the Senate.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
Alaska Senate Modifies
Petition Protesting Jap
Fishing In Alaska Waters

JUNEAU, R-Upon advice Of
the federal fisheries head in AL
aska, the Senate Fisheries Com
mittee modified Thursday a petit
ton to the federal government
against allowing big japanese
crab fishing expeditions into Bris-
tol Bay.
Modification action was taken
after Clarence Rhode, regional di-
rector of the us. Fish and Wild
life Service told the Senate that
waters beyond the three mile
limit are international waters,
not Alaskan; that the us. never
has claimed control beyond the
three mile limit except in waters
of the inlet type which are con-
sidered "historic waters" Of adj
jacent land.
The memorial as approved by
the House, called the japanese
expedition ga new and ominous
threat to fish resources in Alaska
waters" and called for a revision
of the treaty which allows the
japanese to come close to Alaska
shores for shellfish and bottom
fish but keeps them far out into
the Boring Sea for salmon and
halibut.
The Senate modification de-
scribes it as threat to- the king
crab RESOURCES of Bristol Bay
waters instead of Alaskan waters,
and calls on the federal govern
ment to take two steps:
Authorize extensive research
and a management program for
Bristol Bay, and extend a con-
gressional study of historic
waters" to Alaska to clarity which
ones actually are Alaskan.
Rhode said that Japan, as a
sovereign nation, actually made a
concession to the us. by agree
ing not to fish for salmon or hall
but on the Alaska side of the
meridian just outside the -Pribilof
Islands or to fish for herring
. outh of the Aleutians.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-13
72-Year-Old Mushing To
Barrow Has To Pull Dog
When It Freezes Its Feet

ANCHORAGE, Up Jesse
Stubs, the 72-year-old man who
is "mushing" to Point Barrow to
plant a monument on the site
where his old friend Will Rogers
was killed in plane crash in
1885, is over 800 miles from his
Anchorage starting point and has
run into trouble.
His faithful, four year-old male
mute dog, Quiz, froze his feet in
the 36-below zero weather last
week so Stubs is pulling the
loaded sled and the dog who is
riding on the sled.
Stubs passed the halfway mark
between Anchorage and Fair
banks this week but is still only
about a sixth of the way along
to his destination.
When he arrives at Fairbanks
he will meet Mrs. Edith M. Clarke
So, of Anchorage, who has OBJ
tanned Stubbs' permission to con-
tinue on to Barrow with him.