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Evening star., 1953-12-09
Boy Admits Attempt
To Run Down Policeman

A 15-year-old boy was quoted
by police today as admitting he
tried to run down Pvt. William
G. Burchette on November IS,
when the policeman began ques-
tioning him about the Car he
was driving.
A headquarters report named
the youth as William Franklin
George, colored, $500 block Of
Seventeenth street NV. Police
said he was one of seven boys
in a gang rounded up last week
for stealing 20 automobiles.
Pvt. Burchette identified the
George boy as the one who
stepped on the accelerator of a
stolen car as the officer ap-
preached him in the 1900 block
of Ninth street NV, knocking
him down. The automobile COL
lided with two parked cars and
the driver escaped. Pvt. Bur-
chette added.
Evening star., 1953-12-09

take for these, rate increases to
come up.
@. Before we go too far on
that, you certainly don't have
any difficulty in declaring divi-
dends that involve a few million
at all, and you don't seem to
have any difficulty in making
decisions on that.
A. We make the decisions. The
/ P. U. c. doesn't make these de-
ciSionS.
@. Don't you think sometimes
a little waiting, a little mature
judgment as to when that sort
Of thing should happen, might
be reacted upon better in the
public interest? In other words,
you file an increase in rates and
then declare a dividend.
A. say this: 1t has no bear
ing on an operation that is going
to render service; that the sur
plus accumulated over the years
has no connection.
@. (By Senator Payne). Mr..
WOlfsOn, we did hear last week
on Tuesday statements made by
various public groups. There
were some suggestions made
think the committee generally
thought that some of them were
fairly constructive suggestions
as to what might help the over
all transit problem here. Il am
just wondering if perhaps you
have some specific ideas that
you would like to throw out for
this committee to give weight
to, =.
A. Yes, sir, it has been worry
ing us a great deal and some of
the witnesses you have had be-
fore this committee representing
various citizens organizations
and also individual citizens may
be able to come up with better
solutions than we, who are sup
posed to be the transit experts.
We haven't got a monopoly on
the transit industry brains. The
thing is so tricky we can't come
up with a solution. believe
that from a top level standpoint
if a complete survey is made of
the problems, for example, the
Evening star., 1953-12-09

WIDOWS TRIBUTE An
napOlis.-This pagoda ON the
grounds of the Naval Acad-
emy is a gift of Madame
Hirosi SaitO, whose husband
died in this country while
serving as Japanese Ambas-
sador. Star Staff Photo.
on a grassy plot, near the spot
where the ambassadors ashes
were embarked. It was dedicated
with solemn but simple cere-
monies
In another letter, Madame
Saito said:
II and my children will always
remember with gratitude the
many expressions of sympathy
that came from all parts of
America to comfort us in the
hour of our bereavement. I beg
you to accept as a token of our
deep gratitude for American
courtesy and kindness, and also
as a memorial to him whose life
as diplomat was almost wholly
dedicated to the cause of Amer
ican-Japanese friendship and
peace"
Evening star., 1953-12-09
PTA Board Urges Corning
To Develop Mental Care

The Board of Managers of
the District Congress of Parents
and Teachers today is on record
urging School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning to push for morermental
care in the schools.
The group yesterday unani-
mously advocated an immediate
supplemental appropriation to
provide psychiatric and psyche
logical guidance for school chill
dren here.
1t also urged that IAN ade-
quate sum" be devoted each
year to bring the program to
the point that no emotionally
disturbed child would be with
out treatment.
The 20 board members present
at the meeting in the Raymond
School also backed DR.. Cor
ning's plan for an increase in
teachers salaries.
Mrs. Gertrude Strope, presi-
dent, conducted the meeting.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
81 New textbooks
Approved for Use in
Montgomery Schools

The Montgomery County Board
Of Education yesterday approved
81 new textbooks, including one
which School Supt. Forbes H.
Norris defended against a sug-
gestion that it promoted social
ism.
The book at issue was "Ameri-
can Government" by the late
DR.. Frank Abbott Magruder.
Board Member Wylie w. Bar
row read a newspaper clipping
dated December Is, 1852, report
ing the action of the Indiana
Textbook Committee in refusing
to accept the Magruder text be-
cause committee members felt it
was sympathetic to socialism. "
Mr.. Barrow wanted to know
whether the Magruder book and
the others on the list had been
reviewed with an "alertness for
un-Americanisms."
DR.. Norris then came to the
defense of DR.. Magruder, re-
ferring to him as zone of the
best writer's in Government I
know"
I'm sorry my home State (of
Indiana) did such a fool thing"
the superintendent added.
Assistant School Supt. Thomas
w Pyle assured Mr.. Barrow the
81 books "have nothing in them
that would hinder the desirable
growth of our school children"
Mr.. Pyle presented the list to
the board along with a lengthy
explanation of how almost 100
teachers are engaged in the
tremendous and continuing job
Of reviewing new textbooks"
The board finally approved
the list by voice vote without
audible dissent.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
WoIfson Answers on Dividend Policy

.parking problem, the automobile
problems we are willing and
able a. all times at our own ex-
pense to help in every way pos
sible. We don't know the solu-
ton. But we think it is our duty
and responsibility to this COM
munity to try to devise some
method to keep transit rates as
low as possible, to speed up traf-
flc and bring the traffic into the
downtown areas and outlying
areas in such a way the values
of property do not depreciate and
people get home and to their
work as fast as possible and we
have more of a satisfied COM
munity. ! don't think the
answer will ever be developed un-
less a proper survey is made by
independent people that have no
ak to grind, no resentment to-
ward Capital Transit and where
Capital Transit officials haven't
any resentment toward local
business people, something inde-
pendently set up that can come
forward with recommendations.
@. I think there was one sug-
gestiOn thrown out with
regard to the study of developing
So-called fringe parking areas,
where people can come in from
many of these denSely populated
sections, leave their cars, be sure
that they were under proper GUS
tOdial control, and hop on to a
transit conveyance and come
Immediately into the community.
A. Yes, sir. Some of the Off
cialS of our company have looked
into that, and they think it is a
possibility that might be one of
the solutions to the problem. Mr..
Broadwater advises me that two
and half years ago. we made a
study and recommendation to
the motor vehicle parking group
that we will spend $4.5 million
on definite plan. We haven't
received any word on that two
and-a-half year-old proposal.
And those are the kind of things
I can't understand.
@. Senator Morse: To what
extent do you think your COM
pany has the duty to go into an
area with service before the pop
ulatiOn in the area can supply
you with a profit?
A. Senator, I think that anv
transit company operating in
any community has that obliga-
ton to the community. I
would say this: That if you gen.
tlemen won't object-and I am
not advocating any transit au-
thority-I had some work done
in conjunction with my thoughts
and work, and in a couple of
weeks I could present some facts
and figures that will show, on a
transit authority, which I am
not advocating, that a 15-cent
fare can take the place of any
increased rates, by having one
transit company operating in
this area. Another thing
we tried to work out is if we
bought all the other lines IN
here, if we could reduce this
rate, if we absorb these COM
panies and have only one presi-
dent. You don't need more than
one garage. Duplication of eff
forts can be reduced, and OPP
Grating over-help can be reduced
tremendously, which automati-
cally reduces the rate. We have
made surveys like that.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
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tive committee which he headed
and that he had made an oral
report about it to the directors.
Mr.. Conradis said there was
nothing in the minutes of direc-
tors meetings to show there had
been a report to directors. Mr..
Broadwater answered this by
saying "if it is not in the minutes
that would be due to the in
efficiency of the secretary"
Another point developed was
that Mr.. Broadwater not only
has five-year contract for a
salary of $4,000 a year but that
it also provides for a $10,000-a-
year pension for life after he
retires. The contract runs to
March /, 1857.
Beall Raises Question.
Senator Beall, Republican, of
Maryland, and Mr.. Conradis both
spoke up to ask if it was not "a
little unusual" to have an ar
rangement for a pension of that
size after only five years service.
Mr.. Broadwater, heSitating
only a moment, caused a round
of laughter when he replied:
"I'm sorry I couldn't work out
better deal than that"
He said there was no adverse
vote on it by the board of di-
rectors. Mr.. Conradis reminded
him that the testimony was that
the Wolfson group directors al
ways had voted unanimously on
all things except one. That ex-
ception, he recalled, and Mr..
Broadwater agreed, was when
Edward D. Merrill, former CTC
president. had cast a vote against
the extra SO dividend voted by
the directors when they were
cutting up the SIS million melon
of undistributed profits.
Really Works" at Job.
Mr.. Broadwater insisted that
while he has other financial in
tereStS, he really works at his
job as company president.
II have nothing like a five
day week or six-day week." he
said. II work Saturdays and
Sundays and nights.
He said he had been forced
to have his telephone unlisted
so he could get some sleep at
night.
Mr.. Broadwater said he hadn't
the slightest desire or intention
of becoming president of the
CTC back in 1949. He said he
was in Florida having a per-
fectly delightful time" and had
no idea then of even coming to
Washington.
Mr.. Broadwater is chairman of
the board of the NeSco Corp, of
Milwaukee, manufacturers of
tinware and household goods.
He said that required only a
minor part of his time. that he
had not made trip to Milwau-
kee since last May.
The hearings are expected to
run through Friday. There may
even be Saturday session, under
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Pogodo on Annapolis Grounds
Surprised the Academy, Too
Widow of Suito,
japanese Envoy,
Presented Token
By J. [. Michael
Sfur Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 9. - For
more than a decade visitors to
the Naval Academy have won-
dered why a Japanese pagoda
stands on the grounds where
America trains its midShipmen.
The object is unusual in its
setting and so is the story be-
hind it.
Muffled commands rang out
that day in March, 1889. Regi-
ments of midshipmen, formed in
double line from Blake road to
the America dock, stood at at
tention.
Hirosi Saito, Japanese Ambas-
sador. had died. His ashes were
on the way to the cruiser Astoria
and his native land.
About a year later, the ENJOYS
widow informed the State De-
partment, through the embassy,
that she wished to express her
appreciation.
Gift of Garden Lantern"
"It was a great honor" she
wrote, "for the family of Mr..
Saito that his ashes were sent
back to Japan by the United
States Government on board the
cruiser Astoria. I have learned
that most of the vessels officers
are Annapolis graduates and I
have decided to send a garden
lantern to the Academy as a
token of my humble gratitude"
And then one day in January,
1941, the commandant of the
5th Naval District received a
letter from Admiral R. E. Inger-
soil, then Acting Chief of Naval
Operations. It said:
"The Chief of Naval Opera
tions has been informed that a
13-story granite pagoda weigh
ing approximately IA tons, con-
sisting of II pieces of stone of
which the largest is about S feet
square. will arrive in Baltimore
on board the Azuma Maru. Re-
quest you arrange transporta-
ton to the Academy"
Surprise to Academy.
Until that letter was read,
the Naval Academy knew moth
ing of Madame Saito's offer to
the State Department. High
Academy officers mopped their
brows while the Azuma Maru
shifted course to q New York
dock. The pagoda was shipped
here by rail.
A dilemma threatened. Could
the pagoda be accepted? It
could, the Navy Departments
legal staff ruled, because it was
a personal gift.
Private contractors erected
the pagoda at Japanese expense
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Alexandra Tax Cut
Action Is Promised

The Alexandria City Council
has promised to act on a tax cut
at it's next meeting.
In doing so last night, it put
the brakes on Mayor Marshall j,
Beverley's plan for an immediate
slash in property assessments.
Councilman Frank Mann moved
for a delay when he said the
council had not sufficiently
studied alternative ways of pro-
viding relief. These three plans
will be considered: Reduce as
sessments across the board;
maintain assessments and de-
crease the $2.75 tax rate, or give
credits on next years tax bills
without changing assessments or
rate.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Zone Law frightened

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil has adopted a new zoning
ordinance increasing the number
of land-use classif1cations from
5 to 13.
The law, adopted yesterday,
becomes effective January 1. 1t
affects the Notwithstanding
ton Regional District where
more than 80 per cent of the
county's population resides.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
lie Droit Park Dinner

The lie Droit Park Civic As
sociation announced today that
Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, presi-
dent of the YWCA and president
of the Board of Trustees of
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church,
and Mrs. Ida Smith Taylor. head
of the Gordon Convalescent
Home and president of the Dis
trict Conference of Republican
Women, have been selected to
be honored at the association S
annual dinner January 8 at
Howard University's Baldwin
Hall.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Midway Group Plans
Christmas Program

The Junior Midway Civic AS
sociation decided last night to
present a Christmas program for
the senior members of the Mid
way Civic Association at pm.
Tuesday in the Morgan School,
California street and Florida
avenue NV.
The group also elected Carrie
Webster. president; Gene Hall
and Reuben Jefferson. vice pres
idents; Mary Jeter, Doris Phoe-
nix, Frances Madison, Barbara
Powell and Louis Holiday, Sec
retaries, and Peggy Chapman,
treasurer.
Veda Davis and Alice Daniels
were elected delegates to the
Junior Federation of Civic AS
SociationS.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Sidewalks to Schools

Nearly 5 miles of sidewalks to
protect school children have
been built by Montgomery
County in the last three years.
Mason Butcher, director of
public works, told the County
Council 3 miles were built along
State roads and 2 more along
county roads. He said 3 miles
more of sidewalks will be built
by next spring.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
District Closes Two Roads
THROUGH Soldiers Home

Due to construction of the new
District medical center, two
roads through the Soldiers
Home grounds were permanently
closed today.
Grayson H. Isbell, administra-
tive officer in the quartermaster'S
Office at the Home, said the roads,
between Randolph street gate
and the First street gate and be-
tween Park road and the First
street gate, were officially closed
this morning.
Mr.. ISbell said workmen have
started tearing down buildings
on the site of the new center and
putting in roads.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
CoxAcquitted
Of Fraud Count
In Auto Case
AIexundriun Cleared
lnPhiIodeIphio; Other
Charges Pending

Frank M. Cox. former presi-
dent of the Gateway Motors in
Alexandria. Va, was acquitted
in Philadelphia Federal Court
today of charges of transporting
automobiles allegedly obtained
by fraud.
The action against Cox was
one OF several brought against
him early this year after he dis
appeared January 20 from a
Philadelphia hotel reputedly
carrying a large sum of money.
He was arrested here two weeks
later when he stepped from q
plane arriving from San Fran
cisco.
During his absence an investi-
cation into his financial affairs
led to attachment of many auto
mobiles on his lot by dissatis-
fled automobile dealers and
credit companies.
Judge Directed Acquittal.
Among them was a Philadel-
phia concern whose charges led
to today's acquittal directed by
District Judge Frederick v. Foil
mer on the motion of defense
counsel, the Associated Press re-
ported.
The principal prosecution wit
neSses, Hubert Ryan and Sol
WeiSberg, officials of the Robin
son Auto Rental, Inc, of PhilaS
delphia, testified Cox purchased
nine automobiles last February
for $3.50 and paid for them with
a customers draft which his
bank in Alexandria refused to
honor.
In croSs-examination the wit
neSSes testified the draft was
signed by Mr.. Ryan and Mr..
WeiSburg. but not by Cox. The
motion to dismiss was made on
this technicality.
When he vanished from the
Philadelphia hotel, Cox left be-
hind a hat, coat, briefcaSe and a
.22-caliber pistol. Police at first
suspected foul play.
Charged in Alexandria.
In addition to the charge on
which he was acquitted, Cox was
accused in Philadelphia with
fraudulent conversion of prop
erty, possession of firearm and
defacing a f1rearm. The serial
number Of the pistol had been
scratched off.
Cox also was charged in Alex
andria Federal Court with trans
porting across State lines prop
erty obtained by fraud and
valued at more than $4,000.
Last September an additional
charge of perjury was brought
against him in United States
District Court here. He was ac-
cuSed of falsely taking a pau
per's oath to avoid payment Of
a $4,000 fine levied in l941
when he was convicted of mail
fraud at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Still another charge was lodged
against him at Darlington, S.
c., involving passing of a WORTH
less check in an automobile
purchase.
Evening star., 1953-12-09

the tentative plans of the Payne
subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
The suggestion for an oper-
ating regional transit authority
was thrown out for consideration
late yesterday by Louis E. Wolf
son. the 41-year-old chairman
of the Capital Transit board.
But he emphasized that he was
not advocating such a solution
but merely offering it for con-
sideration.
Several times he emphasized
his belief that it would be better
to keep public transportation in
private ownership.
His ideas, invited by Chairman
Payne, brought a quick response.
Mr.. Wolfson promised to submit
within two weeks an outline of
how such a plan might work.
Calm Under Needing.
Mr.. Wolfson, on the witness
! stand yesterday for more than
four hours. plus an added hour
in an executive session on an
unannounced issue. came out of
that ordeal unruffled and with
praise from the committee for
his cooperation and frank an
swers. Such a tribute was voiced
by Chairman Payne at the end
of the day.
Mr.. Wolfson remained calm,
even when Chairman Payne
needed him about why the COM
pany had declared $4.8 million
in dividends in the 21 months
ended last September, while the
company's net earnings were
only SIT million.
Senator Payne, Republican, of
Maine had emphasized that
those dividends amounted to 212
times the net income.
Mr.. Wolfson not only defended
the company'S policies but voiced
criticism of the Public Utilities
Commission for delaying re-
quests for increased streetcar
and bus fares.
Defends $40 Dividend.
But when he was questioned
about the extra $40 dividend
of last year, he argued there
was nothing wrong with that.
He said that surplus already
belonged to the stockholders
and that a survey showed that
resource was not needed for any
great additional outlay for new
equipment.
He also revived company pro-
posals that it was willing to
spend large sums in any con-
certed move to provide faster,
better service. This came dur
ing discussion of CTC pro-
posal nearly three years ago for
the development of a system of
large fringe parking areas from
which the transit company
would provide short-run busi-
ness. on f1ve-minute headways
for motorists from there to
downtown Offices.
Under that plan, it was re-
called. the transit company was
Offering to put up $4.5 million
for new equipment to provide
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Drive-in to Sell
Postage Stamps
In Mount Rainier

A drive-in post Office opens to-
morrow in Mount Rainier, Md,
for the Christmas rush.
Francis L. Leverone. the ctiy's
postmaster, said he thinks the
drive-in is the first of its kind
in the Washington area.
Motorists may buy stamps
without leaving their autos. Mr..
Leverone said some Southern
cities handle packages. money
orders. letters and stamps at
drive-in stations. but Mount
Rainier will only be able to sell
stamps. The drive-in will be in
the rear Of Jernigan's Laundry,
Chillum and Queens Chapel
roads.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Two New Schools OK'd

Contracts for two new schools
in Prince Georges County have
the approval of the Board of
Education and bids on two
others will be opened next
month.
The board accepted bids on
the Adelphi and Parkway Ele-
mentary Schools, both on Riggs
road. Bids will be opened jan
uary IL for elementary schools
in Morningside and at Glen
Ridge.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Yale Club to Meet

Members of the Yale Univer-
sity faculty will report on cur
rent developments at the Yale
and the major problems facing
the Nations institutions Of
higher learning at a meeting Of
the Yale Club of Washington at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Cosmos
Club, 2121 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Professor Named Editor

DR.. Harold Hoffsommer, head
of the Sociology Department at
the University of Maryland. was
elected editor -in-chief of the
Journal Of Rural Sociology at a
recent meeting of the rural
society held at Oklahoma A61M
College.
Evening star., 1953-12-09

nue., Alexandria. His father is
a distributor for The Star in
Alexandria.
According to Mrs. Conner,
Glenn left home after a family
argument and because he was
upset over an incident at school.
Mrs. Conner said he later told
friends he was going to Cali
fornia.