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Evening star., 1953-04-08
0ptimist President
Here, but Can't Talk

]. Warren Day, president of
the Optimist International, held
a Washington "press conference"
yesterday, but he uttered not a
word.
Here for the rest Of the week
to help plan the international's
annual convention at the Statler
and Mayflower Hotels June IT.
20, Mr.. Day viii maintain his
silence under doctors orders.
Like all good Optimists. Mr.. Day
has been talking a lot in this
country, Canada and Mexico
since becoming president last
June. AS a result he strained his
vocal cords.
His temporary handicap did
not, however, diminish his en-
thusiasm for prospects of the
coming convention. Mr.. Day
predicted the affair will be the
biggest ever.
Mr.. Days wife Hazel accom-
panied him on his plane trip
from their home town. Fort
Worth, Tex, yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

to continue work on the Burke
airport project, as expected, and
also told of the studies when he
appeared before the House APP
preparations Subcommittee last
month.
The testimony of the hearings
was made public today. At his
appearance Mr.. Weeks declared: =:
1--WE are still studying that
question very carefully and I
think are rather hopeful of COM
ing up with a solution which will
save a lot of money over what
has been originally contem-
plated" he told the subcommit-
tee.
Others Suggest Solutions.
Solutions mentioned before
the subcommittee by other wit
nesses. including F. B. Lee. dep
uty administrator of the Civil
Aeronautics Administration, and
Harold K. Howe, chairman of
the Airport Relocation Commit
tee, which has been fighting the
efforts to build an airport at
Burke. include:
!. Turning Andrews Air Force
Base over to civilian use.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
District Plans Tighter Consolidation

department heads, rather than
external management by Mr..
loves group, reorganization will
be at an end for the most part.
Paralleling this reorganization
will be a study of all job classi-
f1cations, Mr.. Lowe pointed out.
Major changes such as contem-
plated require shifting and dis
missing of people.
So far, Mr.. Lowe said, the job
studies have resulted in the up
grading of District employees.
He estimated that rs per cent
Of the dismissals necessary under
reorganization will be taken care
of through normal turnover dur
ing the next three or four years.
The remaining IS per cent would
be taken up on an individual
basis, he added.
Asked If he contemplated any
great reduction from the present
10000 city employees, Mr.. Lowe
said he was unable to answer
that or to estimate what econo-
mics will be affected.
Mr.. Lowe pointed out that If
the Commissioners are success
full in getting congressional ap-
proval of the proposed 8-year
public works program the Dis
trlct payroll is going to expand.
Included in Department.
Concerning the cost of reor-
ganization, Mr.. Lowe said that
when he came here last Septem-
ber, the Commissioners created
the Department of General Ad-
ministration. Put in the new de-
partment were existing city Of
fees such as the budget, person
mel, finance, audit and purchas-
ing offices.
These existing Offices cost about
So million, year to operate.
Above that, reorganization is
costing another $242,561-this
fiscal year-through June 30.
Next fiscal year it will cost $375.-
600 above the 81 million normal
cost Of these Offices.
Most of that additional cost
was used in assembling a staff of
experts, from outside the District
government mostly.
Mr.. Lowe pointed out the total
District budget had not risen be-
cause OF the additional costs of
this staff. Each existing depart
ment was assessed sums of money
to make up the $242,561 and viii
be assessed next fiscal year for
the $375, 900.
In fiscal 1955-the IL months
starting July /, 1854 - the De.
partment Of General Admins
tration will stop assessing other
departments. The basic work of
reorganization will be done and
the department will have to 20
in and justify budget just as
all the others now do.
Summing up his expectations
for the reorganization, Mr..
Lowe said:
Economies will tend to come
through consolidation in one
department Of like functions
where through specialization and
mass production you get the
normal result-economy."
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Bar Flying Pigeon
Leaves Husbands
AEbi Up in Air

If the man who sent his wife
a note by pigeon Saturday night
saying he was sorry he was late
isn't home yet he'd better have
a good excuse.
The pigeon walked into a
downtown bar $50 some of the
customers VOW Saturday eve
ming. AS is often the case with
other two-footed patrons, 1t flew
out, but taped to one of its legs
was a note saying, Sorry I'm
late. Stopped at tan Eleventh.
street BARI for short one."
The bird made a landing at
the Shoreham filling station,
2502 Calvert street, about S pm.
Monday, "just worn out"
Police were called, read the
note. put 1t down to at least
two lost week ends and sent the
bird to the Animal Rescue
League, where it viii be released
When 1t gets its strength back"
attendants said.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Exemption on Tags
And Permits Sought
For orCongressGroup
By Harold B. ROGERS

All members of Congress and
their employees who are legal
residents back home would be
exempted from buying automo-
bile tags or operators permits
under a bill introduced in the
Senate today.
The legislation, sponsored by
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee at the re-
quest Of the District Commits
Sioners, would make several
other changes in the District
Traffic Act of 1925.
Prominent among the changes
would be one to require the
mandatory revocation of the
operators permit or privilege to
drive here of any person convict
ed in the District of certain
stated offenses.
Not Exempt Under Law.
Regarding exception of mem
bers of Congress and their en-
ployeS, the District Commission
ers explained that official rul-
ings have found that under a
strict Interpretation of the pres
ent law mot even members of
Congress are exempt from the
requirements of registration of
their motor vehicles and the
licensing of operators in the Dis
trict."
Many members of Congress
and their employees who reside
back home already use their
home state tags and operators
permits, officials said. But to
clarity the law the commissioners
asked that they be exempted
from registration and buying
operators permits here.
The provision for mandatory
revocation of licenses is designed
to tighten restrictions of persons
convicted of felony.
Any person would lose his
operators permit who is con-
vlcted in any one of five cate
gories of cases.
Other Changes Listed.
/. Permit the traffic director
to accept evidence of a persons
ability to drive a car instead of
requiring road test.
2. Make the learners permit
valid for a straight 60-day Pc
riod, instead of the present 30
day period and a 30-day extern
sion.
3. Permit persons under 18
years of age to drive any pas
senger type motor vehicle rather
than only a vehicle owned by
himself, his parent or guardian,
or a driving school.
4. Provide for the extension of
operators permits of persons in
the armed forces or the Mer-
chant Marine on active duty out
side the city.
S. Clarity provisions of the law
relating to motor vehicle regis
tration reciprocity and the Ii
cenSing of operators.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Group Lists Reasons
Against Fare Rise

The Columbia Heights Citi-
zenS' Association last night OBJ
jected to a raise in transit fares
because:
Persons unable to own auto
mobiles are compelled to be
packed in the streetcars like sar-
dimes in a box, hardly able to
Observation-Disclosures and hundreds
OF them on their way to and from
work, all obliged to listen to the
radio"
Besides objecting to the fares,
the association also objected to
the places the transit vehicles
stop. It asked that the bus stop
at Fourteenth and Irving streets
NV. be changed from the west
to the east side Of Fourteenth
street.
In other business the group
supported a proposed amend
ment to limit the treaty-making
powers of the President.
1t. Horace Skinner of the
10th police precinct spoke to
the group, which met in the CO.
lumbia Heights Christian Church
1485 Park road NV.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Boy in School Band ,
Here for Festival,
Told Mother Died

Plans of q high school band
member for an enjoyable week
at the Cherry Blossom Festival
were disrupted by tragic news
from home today.
Robert T. Kendall, 16, who was
to take part in the festival with
the Ashland (KyO High School
band, received word that his
mother had died after he left
for the trip to Washington yes
terday.
Efforts of an uncle. M. B. Gar
vim, TOO Jefferson street NE, to
find the boy early today failed.
Mr.. Garvin appealed to The Star
for aid.
The Office of Senator Clements,
Democrat, of Kentucky, reported
that the band was to have ar
rived at 1925 am. today on a
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
train from Ashland.
A call to the C. & o. Office here
disclosed that the youth was
registered at the Pennsylvania
Hotel. Mr.. Garvin was notified,
and he took the news to the boy.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Festival Events
Program to Continue
THROUGH Sunday

The schedule of events for the
Cherry Blossom Festival:
Today-CongresSional receptions
for PrinceSseS, 8 pm, Caucus
Room, Senate Office Building,
and $3.50 pm, Statler Hotel.
Tomorrow-Parade, 9 pm, along
K street from Ninth street to
Twentieth street NV.
Friday-Festival Ball, 9 pm,
Shoreham Hotel. Attorney
General Brownell will spin the
wheel of chance to select
Cherry Blossom Queen.
Saturday-Water carnival, 1890
am, Tidal Basin. Cherry
Blossom Festival Pageant, 2
pm. Jefferson Memorial, fea-
turing crowning Of Cherry
Blossom Queen. Festival con-
cert, $3.50 pm. Jefferson Me-
mortal, United States Army
Band and male chorus.
sunday-water carnival, 1880
pm, Tidal Basin. Cherry
Blossom Festival Pageant,
2 PM, Jefferson Memorial, q
repeat Of the Saturday per-
formance.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

The Citizens Advisory Council
will get the remaining proposals
at the same time the Commis-
sioners do. The Council then
will be able to study the reports
and make recommendations to
the Commissioners.
Remain Independent.
Exempted from reorganization
are the judicial agencies, the Ma
tional Guard, the Board Of Lii
brary Trustees. the Board Of
Education, the Zoning Board.
the Recreation Board and the
Public Utilities Commission.
They will remain independent
agencies, under the Commission
ers on budgetary matters. y
Mr. Lowe said there was a gen.
eral misunderstanding that by
June 80 the work Of reorganizing
the District government would be
complete. That is far from true.
The reorganization will go on
for at least two more years and
possibly even longer, Mr.. Lowe
said. He outlined this schedule:
The first stage-that ending
June 30-will see the major struc-
tural changes accomplished. This
will be the Jumping Of the 95
agencies and departments into
the major departments.
The second stage will take
another year. The details Of
organization at lower levels will
be studied. the procedures in
various Offices will be revamped
and more economical systems
set up wherever possible.
Economy Is Goal.
The third stage will be the
windup, if things work out as
expected, and will take an addi-
tional year. The study of pro-
cedures in the off1ces-all aimed
at economy and efficient opera
tion-will continue.
Up to this third stage, Mr..
loves Department of General
Administration will be doing all
the investigating and recon-
mending. During the third stage,
the Department of General Ad-
ministration will begin with
drawing from the picture, giving
the department heads more and
more responsibility for perfecting
Office procedures. \
"The best management plan is
for a specialized staff to provide
the know-how." Mr.. Lowe ex-
planned, "but with the depart
ment heads doing the actual
work." He added:
"No matter how you sugar.
coat it, people feel they are being
criticized when outsiders come
in and tell them to change their
Office practices. I guess, when
you get right down to it, they
are"
Job Study Planned.
Mr.. Lowe said that If the third
stage goes successfully, the staff
Of the General Administrations
Department could be cut down
somewhat. He said he had no
idea now how much.
Once the shift has been made
to internal management by the
Evening star., 1953-04-08
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

Officials overhauling the Dis
trict Government are aiming
for even greater consolidation
of the present city agencies
than contemplated when the re-
organization was begun last fall
The original plan devised by
the Commissioners called for
consolidation of the IS District
agencies of recent years into Is
major departments and two
separate Offices. Now the aim
is for about 10 or IL major de-
partments.
Schuyler Lowe, head Of the
Department of General Admin
istration which is doing the de-
partment cutting job. would say
only that the goal now is "sev-
eral" under the original plan.
Mr.. loves big test on the sue
cess of his plan will come when
he submits to the Commissioners
his next proposal.
One Huge Department.
This one will lump 35 District
agencies into one huge depart
ment. Thus, about one-third of
the present agencies will fall into
it.
Mr.. Lowe described the idea
as new and probably controver-
Sial.
Nothing like it is in the origi-
nal reorganization blueprint
handed to MIR. Lowe last Septem-
ber as guide for his activities.
In the blue print the depart
ment which would consolidate
the largest number or agencies
was to be a new Department of
Industrial Relations. Some 26
regulatory and licensing agencies
such as the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, the License Bu-
reau-were included in this.
Mr.. Lowe would not say
whether the 35-agency depart
ment is also one of Industrial Re-
lationS.
Office Abolished.
The original plan already has
lost one of the two separate
Offices contemplated. The Office
of the Chief Clerk has been abol-
ished, with most Of its functions
shifted to the Department OF
General Administration.
Last week the department ap-
proved creation of a new Depart
ment of Sanitary Engineering,
which merged all water, sewer
and sanitation work, and re-
vamping of the Office of the
Surveyor, the sole independent
Office contemplated in the origi-
nal plan.
Mr.. Lowe said he hoped to
submit all the remaining depart
ment proposals to the Commits
Sioners by May 8 with May Is
the final date. This will give the
city heads time to study them
and take action before June 80.
Under the reorganization act
OF last year, the major steps in
revamping the District govern
ment must be completed by
June 80.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Abandonment of Burke Airport
Seen as Weeks Scraps Budget

2. Turning Anacostia Naval
Air Station and Boiling Air Force
Base over to civilian use.
3. Using Friendship Interna-
tional Airport near Baltimore as
a second airf1eld for Washing
ton.
1. Constructing new airport
on the Agricultural Research
Center at Beltsville. Md.
Mr.. Lee said, in reply to a
question by a member of the
subcommittee:
Andrews Field would be ex-
tremely helpful. AS far as Boil
ing and Anacostia are concerned.
they would not help greatly in
the overall capacity if they are
turned over to civilian uSe."
Sees Only Small Loss.
Mr.. Howe told the Subcommit-
tee that if the Government
abandoned efforts to build an
airport at Burke, it could get
out now with a small loss. He
added:
Abandoning this Burke air.
port project now will eliminate
expenditures of at least $50 mil
lion during the Eisenhower ad-
miniStration."
Congress authorized construc-
ton of another airport for
Washington in 1850. The Burke
site in Fairfax County was Sc
lected by the CAA and has met
solid opposition from Fairfax
County and its residents. A total
of 81 million was appropriated
to acquire land.
About 1.045 acres have been
acquired, or are in the process
OF the estimated 4,500 acres
needed for the airport.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Utility Dividend Curb
Finds District Firms
Indifferent 10 Bill

Chairman Tale of the House
District subcommittee on utili-
ties announced today that a
careful check of all public utili-
ties here had disclosed no oppo-
s1tion to pending legislation for
a ban on any dividends which
would impair a utility's capital
structure.
The Iowa Republican said he
had a report to this effect from
William N. Mcleod, clerk of the
House District Committee.
Mr.. Mcleod wrote Mr.. Talle
that he had been in conference
with representatives of all utili-
ties here. These spokesmen, Mr..
Mcleod reported. agreed that the
Dill would neither help nor harm
them, and, therefore, they would
have no formal statements.
The measure, sponsored by
Chairman Simpson of the House
District Committee, would give
the Public Utilities Commission
power to prevent the declaration
OF any utility dividend which
would impair capital structure.
Testimony from District Off
clalS and utilities engineer in
private practice was heard by the
Tale subcommittee. But no out
right opposition was expressed.
Spokesman for some of the utili-
ties attended the hearing, but
none testified.
Mr.. Tale said the subcommit-
tee would hold meeting to act
on the bill, but he could not fix
a date for it now. He will await
developments from a Joint con-
gressional committee hearing
Tuesday on Senate and House
bills designed to curb crime here.
I'VE want to do good job on
the crime bills" Mr.. Tale said.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

well ahead Of the Festival, will
hang on, but prospects are good
for a clear and cool week end,
according to the f1ve-day FORE
cast announced yesterday.
The National Capital Parks
Service said that, although the
blossoms are virtually gone from
the japanese cherry trees around
the Tidal Basin, the double bloom
trees at Hains Point should be
out by the week end. Park po-
lice predicted the number of
visitors here by that time would
exceed the crowd which viewed
the earlier blossoms 10 days ago.
Some sunshine and a high
temperature Of 62 was the pre-
diction for today, but rain is
expected by late tomorrow.
Fetes for Princesses Tonight.
Opening event on the we'll
filled program is a new phase of
the annual Festival-a fashion
show-luncheon at the Hotel
Statler, to be attended by Mrs.
Eisenhower and Mrs. Nixon. The
Vice Presidents wife is honorary
chairman of the fashion show.
Tonight will see two receptions
for the SIS PrincesseS, one in
the Senate Office Building eau
Gus room and the other at the
Statler.
Spokesman for the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, Fes-
tival sponsor, reported heavy
bookings at all hotels. Thousands
of visitors normally delay their
trips until the week end, but
many are here to make a full
five days of sightseeing.
First big outdoor event of the
festival-and one threatened
with rain-will be at 8 pm.
tomorrow when a 75-minute,
Illuminated parade moves up K
street NV, from Ninth to
Twentieth.
BrOwnell to Spin Wheel.
On Friday, at the Shoreham
Hotel, Attorney General Herbert
Brownell will spin the wheel
which selects the 1853 Cherry
Blossom Queen, who will be
crowned by Mrs. Eisenhower on
Sunday.
Biggest of the outdoor shows,
and heart of the festival pro-
gram, is scheduled for the Tidal
Basin beginning at 1890 am.
Saturday. It includes speedboat
races and water-ski ballet. The
program will last about three
hours.
The blossom pageant, Spring
Is a Wonderful Thing" will be
shown at 2 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

Complete abandonment of the
Burke (Va.) airport project ap-
peared likely today as Commerce
Secretary Weeks contionued
studies Of other solutions of re-
lieve traffic at National Airport.
Mr.. Weeks eliminated from
next years budget SIG million
Evening star., 1953-04-08

Weeks Aide Criticizes Use Of Fine
Commerce Stationery. Poee AIS
$9.7 Million in Wages Included in
Proposed Commerce Cut. Poee BIZ
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Cherry Festival
Finds Visitors
Exceed Blooms
At Leust Half Million
Expected for 5-Duy
Fete Starting Today

Washington opens its Cherry
Blossom Festival today with far
more visitors than blossoms.
At least half million persons
are due here during the flve-day
program of parades, pageants,
queen-crowning, dances, parties
and receptions.
Capricious weather, which
brought the famed blossoms out
Evening star., 1953-04-08

Col. Cosby RecoIIs Selection Of Setting
for Cherry Trees. Poee AS
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-16
97-POund Texas Jockey
Boots Home 800 Winners

ALBANY, Calf, up w e e
Willie Shoemaker, mighty mite of
American thoroughbred racing,
was ready Friday to begin rolling
up the greatest riding record in
history.
The 96-pound Texan tied the
world record Thursday in the
seventh race at Golden Gate
Fields. He brought Haltafire home
in front for his 39Oth win Of the
year, tieing the record set last
year by Tony Despirito Of Law
renee, Mass, who then was II.
Shoemaker, %, is more than
100 winners ahead of Despirito
this year.
''The Shoe" had mounts in all
eight races scheduled for Friday.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-16
African Prince WEEDS
Pretty German Girl

HAMLIN, Germany, R-An AT
fican prince and a pretty 19-year-
old German student have an
nounced their engagement here in
a newspaper advertisement.
They are Prince Olasupo, 25, of
Lagos, Nigeria, who is studying
law in London, and Edelgard
Grothe, blonde daughter of a
Hamlin municipal employee.
Relatives said last night that
prince heads a tribe of 10000
Negroes in Nigeria. The couple
plan to 60 there after he COM
pletes his studies and they are
married in December. They met
in England while Edelgard was on
a student exchange trip.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-16
Bear Mistaken For Sentry
In TT. Lewis War Games

FIT. LEWIS, Wash, R-It was
dark, awful dark, as three SOL
diers crept up on what they
thought was lone sentry guard
ing enemy" anti-aircraft install
lations deep in the forest of this
military reservation during mock
combat exercises Wednesday
night.
The trio surrounded the sentry
post and on signal dropped fire
crackers 80 used to initiate rifle
fire-into the sentry's hideout.
What popped out was no sentry.
It was big, black bear.
Bruin and the soldiers both
beat retreat-in opposite direc-
tons.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-16
Logging Program In Sc Alaska
To Supplement Native Earnings
After Poor Fishing Season

WASHINGTON, Up = The In
dian Bureau agreed Thursday to
cooperate with the Alaska gov
eminent and the us. Forest Ser
vice in setting up winter logging
programs for Eskimo villages in
southeastern Alaska, which suf-
fered a poor salmon fishing sea-
son this year.
The Alaska Native Service,
which operates under the Indian
Bureau, will work with the Forest
Service in developing the logging
program to supplement the in
come of southeastern Alaska ma
tiVes.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-16
CHURCH SERVICES
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Bet1Deen 3rd and 4th Aues. on B St.
M. IREDALE, LEADER
PHONE MAIN ITO
SATURDAY
1000 am Sabbath School
THURSDAY
7:3O pm. Prayer service & Bible study
THE EVANGELICAL MISSION
COVENANT CHURCH
Front St. and West B
REV. PAUL B. F. CARLSON AND
REV. ROAD ANIUNDSZN, PASTORS
SUNDAY
1000 a.m.-Sunday School
HOO a.m.-Worship Service
7:30 pm.-Evening Service
MONDAY
Covenant Navigators
TUESDAY
Cottage Prayer Service
THURSDAY
7:30 p.m.-Prayer Service at Church
FRIDAY
Services and Songs in Eskimo Dialect