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, 1954-01-23
Fred II. Cruwtord.
Pres. Of New Bunk
.Mukes Flying Visit

Fred Il Crawford, president
Of the new West Indies Bank
& Trust Co. arrived here by
plane this morning on busi-
ness for his institution.
Mr.. Crawford stopped in at
the Avis Office for a confer
ence and left for Frederiksted
returning to the Office of Jo-
seph Alexander, who IS secre-
tary Of the w. !. Bank, before
returning to St. Thomas on
the afternoon plane.
Mr.. Crawford was recently
in Washington for 8 weeks
during which time he spoke
to many members Of the
House and Senate in connec-
ton with a new Organic Act
for the Virgin slant He said
that in view sc he vY pro
gram facingst TIL Congress q
great deal Of effort win have
to Be made to push the Virgin
Islands measure through The
firm of Crawford & Silver
man has been engaged by the
". I. Legislature to work for
the enactment Of the Act pro-
posed BY it.
Mrs. Silverman will depart
for Washington shortly to con
tinue lobbying for the Act.
They viii make a pro-
gress report to the Legisla-
tive Assembly some time next
week, ii, was, leaned -
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Z - 1880, s. ID as@s
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Isl Negro on Parole Board
Is Appointed Chairman

Scovel Richardson, first Negro
to serve on the Federal Parole
Board when appointed in Au-
gust, 1858, today became its
chairman.
He was designated chairman
by Attorney General Brownell
and sworn in by Chief Judge
Harold M. Stevens of the u. S.
Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia. Two new men,
bers of the board, Lewis j. Grout
and John E. Henry, were given
their oaths Of Office at the same
time.
Another board member besides
DR.. Tappan is leaving Washing
ton. Richard A. Chappell, whose
term exprise Thursday, will
enter private law practive at
Macon, Ca, and teach at Mer-
Ger University in Macon.
Mr.. Brownell announced that
George Reed will continue as
chairman of the youth correc-
tions division of the board. Mrs.
Dorothy Mccullough Lee, only
woman member of the board,
will continue to work with the
youth and adult division.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Welfare Section Of UCS
Meets tomorrow Here

The Family and Child Welfare
Section of the United Commu-
nifty Services will meet at 1915
tomorrow in the National Press
Club.
Mrs. David L. Bazelon, chair
man of the section. announced
that Philip L. Graham, publisher
of the Washington Post and
Times Herald, will speak on
"Citizen Responsibility in Board
Management and in Community
Planning" Mr.. Graham was
chairman Of last years Commu-
nifty Chest drive.
The Right Rev. John K. Cart
wright, rector of st. Matthews
Cathedral, will give the invoca-
ton. The Right Rev. Angus
Dun, bishop of the Episcopal
diocese of Washington, will give
the benediction.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Red Official Indicted
On Affidavit Count

Louis Weinstock, 81, a top-level
Communist Party official, was in
dicted by a Federal grand jury
here yesterday on a charge Of
making a false statement before
the Subversive Activities Control
Board.
A two-count true bill charged
Weinstock with denying on June
8. 1858. the existence of an or
ganization known as the United
Mayday Committee.
William Hitz. assistant United
States attorney. and a special
assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral, Cecil r. Heflin, said Vein
stock submitted a false affidavit
to the board.
The prosecutors alleged Weil1-
stock knew the Red-front May
day Committee had actually
been in existence since May.
1948. They said he submitted
the false affidavit as part of a
motion to quash an order re-
quiring Weinstock's appearance
before the Subversive Activities
Control Board, which at the
time was investigating the May
day Committee.
Weinstock has long been a
top level Communist Party
leader in the United States. He
was among 13 Communist leaders
convicted in January, 1858, by
New York Federal petit jury
of conspiracy to advocate the
overthrow of the Government
by force and violence. -.
He is free on bond pending
an appeal of that conviction.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Flying Saucer
Hovers Over Police
In Prince Georges

Two Prince Georges County
police officers reported early to-
day that they had observed a
yellowish object high in the sky
which meets the description Of
the alleged flying saucer"
Officers Frank Andersen and
Ralph Thompson made an off,
cial report on the object which
they said they saw about $40
am. as they were parked in the
34OO block of Branch avenue in
Silver Hill.
Their report was turned over
| to Air Force officials at Andrews
Air Force Base.
The officers said they observed
the yellowish. oval object for
about FIVE of six minutes. 1t
was flying at a very high alti-
tude, generally in a west-to-east
direction, they said, and halted
twice during its fight.
The policemen said they are
thoroughly convinced that this
object was not an aircraft Of
conventional design"
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Skunk Takes Shot for Rabies
Without SHOOTING Back

A de-scented skunk named
Stinky was the last of 126 ami
mails inoculated at the opening
session Of Fairfax County's rabies
clinic yesterday.
The black-and-white pet, who
rode q red locomotive in the
American Legion parade in
Washington on August 81. was
brought to the clinic by Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Grosskopf Of
los East Sager avenue, Fairfax.
Mrs. Grosskopf is a past Junior
commander Of Fairfax Legion
Post lit.
DR.. H. C. Newman, a county
veterinarian. reported he inoc-
ulated eight cats. 116 dogs and
two skunks during yesterdays
two-hour session.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Prayers for Peace Keynote
Services on Rosh Hushonuh
Star staff Photo by Jack Horan.

and affecting the future. AL
of us have a share in the guilt
of the day and an opportunity
for a leading part in the better
ment of tomorrow.
Tercentenary of Arrival.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld at
the first Rosh Hashonah service
in the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation's new temple, MaSsa-
chusetts avenue and Macomb
street NV, declared that ION
this high holy day of our ter
centenary year we affirm the
profound spiritual truth Of the
ultimate weapons of the souls
of men.
We must care enough and do
enough in the spirit of human
service so that other human
beings can be saved from historic
evils for some great pioneer step
toward a higher good. We must
be able to appeal to the con-
science of others because of the
examples of honest living we
reveal that speaks more pro-
foundly than the most eloquent
words we USE"
The holy days this year have
a special significance for Ameri-
can Jewry, as it is the tercen-
tenary of the arrival Of the first
Jews in our country.
G. O. r. Chairman's Greeting.
Chairman Leonard w. Hall Of
the Republican National Com
mittee sent "warmest greetings
to my fellow Republicans of
Jewish faith and to the entire
Jewish community in America
on the occasion Of Rosh Ha-
shonah, the New Year 5715."
Noting that the tercentenary
Is being observed this year, Mr.,
Hall said through the years our
citizens of Jewish faith have
served this country loyalty and
devotedly the security and
the happiness Of our Jewish citi-
zens in this country signifies the
strength of our democracy. a
land which strives to make
equality and the dignity of man
a reality of life.
II hope that your prayers dur
ing these holy days will be an
swered, and that the Jewish New
Year will bring to all. mankind
the assurance of justice and
peace"
Orthodox and Conservative
Jews will observe the Rosh Ha-
shonah holy days tomorrow as
well as today. Reformed Jews
observe Rosh Hashonah only one
| day,
Evening star., 1954-09-28

The rabies clinic will be held
from / to 3 pm. through october
8 every day except Saturday and
Sunday. The shots are given at
the County Health Department
Building on Route 237, half a
mile from the town Of Fairfax.
The inoculation fee is 81 per
animal. Despite the 1875 shots
given yesterday, DR.. Newman
collected only $125. The missing
fee apparently should have been
paid, he said, by the owner of
the second skunk. DR.. Newman
said he remembered distinctly
vaccinating two skunks, but only
Stinky appeared on the books.
The rabies certificate for dogs
Is required by a new county
ordinance, which goes into ef-
feet on Monday.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
N Prosecutor Webb
Rips BroyhiII Record

The fictitious role of a court
room prosecutor was assumed by
Democrat John c. Webb last
night in one of a series of tel
evised broadcasts in his cam
paign for the seat of Represen-
tative Broyhill. Republican, of
Virginia.
The 10th district candidate
said it was his task to prosecute
the record" of his opponent who,
he said, is an enemy of Govern
ment workers in private House
committee sessions"
He called as witnesses" John
Horne, administrative assistant
to Senator Sparkman, Democrat.
of Alabama, and John Erickson,
assistant to Senator Fulbright,
Democrat, of Arkansas.
Mr.. Horne testified that Mr..
Broyhill, as author of a 10 per
cent pay raise bill for Federal
employees, "could have moved at
any time to report his bill out
of committee .(but) he failed to
do So" He said Mr.. Broyhill
squeezed all possible publicity
out of his bill but failed to do
anything about it in private ses-
sions of the Post Office and Civil
Service Committee.
Mr.. Erickson said the Repub.
lican House member did abso-
lutely nothing" to get the Rules
Committee to act on pay raise
legislation.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Service 10 Be Reduced
On CarIines 50 and 81

Cutbacks in service on two
Fourteenth street carlines -
Routes so and 54-will take
effect on october 10.
Announcing approval Of the
request by the Capital Transit
Co. late yesterday. Chairman
Robert K. Mclaughlin of the
District Public Utilities Commits
sion said one other request had
been denied. This was on the
akoma-Petworth JIG bus line.
The Fourteenth street lines.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said, have
shown a 20 to IS per cent drop
in customers recently. Conse-
quently. he added, the commits
sion authorized q II per cent
cut in the lines non-rush hour
service daily; a 10 per cent cut
in Saturday service. and q 81
per cent cut in Sunday service.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Transit Study
Awaits Naming
0fMaryIanders
Mckeldin to Appoint
3 Soon to Match
D. c. and Virginia

Final appointments to q joint
District Maryland Virginia COM
mission to study transit problems
in the Washington area are ex-
pected within a few days from
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland.
He has them under active
study, a spokesman said, and
may name the three Free State
representatives soon.
The assurances were given as
the District Commissioners
named their three representa-
tives yesterday. They are Robert
E. Mclaughlin, chairman Of the
District Public Utilities Coma
mission; Lloyd Harrison, assis-
tant Corporation Counsel as
signed to the commission. and
Samuel r. Harrison, assistant
director Of highways.
Virginia Group Named.
Virginia's representatives,
named earlier this year, are Ar
lington State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick, Arlington Delegate j.
Maynard Magruder and Judge
H. Lester Hooker, of the Virginia
State Corporation Commission.
Mr.. Magruder originated the
idea at the General Assembly
earlier this year and enlisted
the support of members of the
Maryland Legislature and the
District Commissioners.
The joint study commission
was authorized by the Virginia
and Maryland Legislatures last
spring in nearly identical Ian
guage. Both making bodies
asked the commission to "con-
slider the adequacy of present
passenger carrier facilities and
services in the !. Washington
Metropolitan Area and the rates
charged for such services" They
also asked whether joint action
by the District, Maryland and
Virginia is necessary or desirable
in connection with the regula-
ton of passenger carrier facil-
tiles and the provision of "ade-
quate, non-discriminatory and
uniform service"
d. C. Move Vetoed.
The measures were approved
while Congress was. debating q
bill to set up a special commits
sion to regulate public transit in
the Washington area and an
other commission to study trans
portation problems here gener-
ally.
Although the measure was
finally passed, President Eisen-
/ hover vetoed 1t because Virginia
had been eliminated from regu-
lation as q compramise because
of Virginia objections. The study
commission proposed in the bill
originally sponsored by Rep
resentative Broyhill. Republican,
of Virginia-died. too.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Traffic Problems
To Be Discussed at
Parley Tomorrow

The traffic problems of Metro
politan Washington will get their
third annual going-over tomor-
row in an all-day session of the
Commissioners and Governors
Conference in the Hall of Ma
tions at the Hotel Washington.
The session will convene at
$3.50 am. at the call of Brig. Gen.
Louis w. Prentiss, the District
Engineer Commissioner.
He will outline the purposes
Of the conference" and will be
followed by Representative Broy-
hill, Arlington Republican and
sponsor Of traffic and transit leg
islation in the area, who plans an
address entitled "A Challenge
for the Future" The remainder
OF the morning session will be
devoted to the reports Of con-
ference committees on traffic i'm
provement, licensing and inspec-
ton, enforcement, courts, uni
form Legislation and traffic safety
education.
The luncheon session will be
hghlighted by an address oa
"Maryland's Answer to the Traf-
flc Question" by Russell H. Nc
Cain. chairman of the Maryland
State Roads Commission.
Samuel Spencer, president OF
the District Board of Commits
sioners, will speak at 2 pm. on
"a New Approach to Area Traf-
nc Problems. Z
He viii be followed by a legis-
lative panel discussion of 1.-THE
Need Tor Uniforinity In Area
Traffic Laws. |" Scheduled to par
ticipate are Representative Hyde
Republican, OF Maryland; State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick, oil
Virginia: State Senator Johr
Raymond Fletcher, of Maryland,
Virginia Delegate William H. Ir.
vine; Maryland Delegate Perry
O. Wilkinson. and District Com.
missioner Renah F. Camalier
The afternoon session will be
highligted by free-for-all ques.
ton period in which committee
chairmen and vice caairmen viii
answer questions from q seven.
man panel of newSmen.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

Prayers and sermons for peace
throughout the world during the
coming year keynoted the Rosh
Hashonah services today in syn
agogues and temples Of the
Washington area.
Rabbi Harry j. Kaufman told
worshipers in Beth Sholom Con-
gregation, 800 Shepherd street
NV, that "the Jewish people
throughout the world usher in
the New Year SITS with fervent
prayer for the peace and stability
Of our world"
The speaker warned that
American democracy these days
"is being put to the most severe
test in its history. Never has it
been challenged so directly to
prove it can function in defense
of its beliefs. Our determination
to defend democracy must go
beyond mere self-interest or ex-
pediency. When our cause is
just. it must be defended despite
rash statements and bold prom
ises that enanate from political
Vaccinations"
Learned 3 Things in Berlin.
Rabbi David H. Panitz in the
Adas Israel Congregation Syna-
gogue, Connecticut avenue and
Porter street NV, said he has
returned from a recent trip to
Berlin with three convictions.
"It Is not a luxury but a ne
cessity to broaden the frontiers
and the practice of democracy
in our own United States. It
is equally imperative to lend
every assistance to those peoples
and groups who wish to with
stand the onslaughts of COM
munism and to encourage others
to see and seek the advantages
of democratic life. And it is
of the essence that peaceful
methods be sought to bring about
settlements in those areas where
nations differ with one an
other"
At the Montgomery County
Jewish Community Center, 8402
Freyman drive, Chevy Chase,
Md. Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath as
serted the holy day provides IAN
opportunity for all humanity.
all of Gods creatures, to con-
template, make restitution and
resolve to live at peace with his
God, himself and his neighbor.
"In truth, all of us-every in
dividual and every nation-stand
today before the bar of historic
judgment, affected by our past
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Home School Site
Sought for Play Area
And Fringe Parking

The District Commissioners
today pushed for joint use of
the Industrial Home School site
as a fringe parking and recrea-
ton area.
They agreed to ask members of
the District Recreation Board to
confer with officials of the Mo-
tor Vehicle Parking Agency on
the possibility.
The move came after Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss, the en-
gineer Commissioner, had
blocked action on a request by
the Recreation Board that the
Commissioners give 1t the site,
minus any part mot required
for highway purposes. The
boards request paralleled q SIM
liar proposal last week by the
Commissioners Youth Council,
which objected to using the site
at Wisconsin avenue and CAL
vert street NV. for parking in
stead Of recreation.
Speaks for "Stopped Vehicles %
eve ought to take account of
the stopped vehicle as well as
the rolling vehicle in considering
highway needs" Gen. Prentiss
told his fellow commissioners.
He said the District has money
available to grade, surface and
light the area. and make it US
able for both fringe parking
during the daytime and night
recreation" The general de-
clared the fringe parking Ion
could be used in the evenings for
softball, volleyball and basket
ball.
Gen. Prentiss got in another
plug for the Districts first fringe
lot at South Capitol street and
Firth Sterling avenue Sc. in q
discussion of mileage allow
ances for District workers who
drive their own cars.
Favors More Allowances
Schuyler Lowe, director OF
General Administration, urged
that the District ask Congress
sional permission to grant u
such allowances, instead of the
present 40.
Anytime we can get an en-
ploye to use his car for sever
cents a mile, that's cheaper thar
anything else," Mr.. Lowe said.
Gen. Prentiss called the figure
conservative and pointed out
that parkers in the first anc
only fringe lot can save nine
miles a day - or 63 cents -
over the cost of driving into the
downtown area.
| Under the present auto allow.
ance setup, Mr.. Lowe urged thai
81 be granted to all authorized
employees who drive more thar
4,500 miles a year. The other.
would go to those who drive be.
tween 1000 and 4,999 a year.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Automobile Sold
First Day by Star Ad

When M. R. c. D. decided 10 sell
his automobile he turned to Wosh.
inston's biggest eIossied medium to
do the selling job. Ploeins o smoll
od in The Stor Classified produced q
buyer immediately. He sold the used
car the first doy his I'D oppeored.
Year in and year out, The Stor
produces the best year round re-
suits for classified advertisers. Thot;s'
why The Stor publishes more closd-
tied dds fhon the other Washington
newspapers combined.
u you wont to buy. trode or sell,
tell il to the long established audi
enee Of The Stor readers.
Phone Sterling 5000 and osk for
an od-toker.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Trees for N Street From Park
To Key Bridge Are Approved

way maple should be adaptable.
This tree grows straight up
and its root system is mot too
vigorous" Mr.. Robertson was
informed. It is a thin hardwood
tree with large. deep green
leaves. and although upright in
its branching habits. it has good
shade potentialities, according
to the report.
The trees will be about rs
feet. apart, according to the
plans.
School Integratien.
The citizens asked that par
ents not be obliged to send their
children to schools where the
majority Of pupils or faculty are
Of another race. They also re-
quested that teachers colleges
be maintained in their present
status. pending further study.
Andre de Lifnur, president,
conducted the meeting in the
Parish Hall of st. Johns Church,
Potomac and o streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

Trees will line M street from
Rock Greek Park to Key Bridge
again for the first time in more
than Is years under plans at
the District Building.
Engineer Commissioner Louis
w. Prentiss told the Georgetown
Citizens Association last night
that the plans had been ap-
proved.
The trees were cut down at
the time M street was widened
in 1925. Because of narrow side
walk space and the underground
conditions presented by utility
lines, it was decided not to re-
plant. Since then, however. re-
quests for trees have been re-
ceived from merchants and
citizens.
Norway Maple Best.
Highway Director j. N. Rob-
ertson said an investigation Of
the situation recently completed
showed that the columnar Nor
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Fringe Parking
Farley Sought
By Vhginiians
Robinson Letter
To Prentiss Lists
Proposed Sites ~
By George Beveridee

virginia planners, anxious TO
get a fringe parking program
set up across the Potomac, are
seeking a meeting with Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss District
Engineer Commissioner. to dis
cuss precise locations, it was
learned today.
G. c. Robinson, director of the
Northern Virginia Planning and
Economic Development Coinmis-
sion, has written Gen. Prentiss
proposing the meeting.
eve already have tentative
locations" the letter says, "for
several fringe parking lots on the
Virginia side of the Potomac
River. both near bridgeheads and
further out.
1--WE hope to confer with you
and your staff and have the
benefit of your experience with
relation to exact Sites"
Letter Not In Yet.
Gen. Prentiss said he had not
yet received the letter but that
he would be every happy both
as Commissioner and as a mem
ber Of the Public Utilities Com
mission" to discuss possibilities
Of both location and bus service.
my feeling is we ought to do
everything possible to work with
the Virginia people to assist
them in taking care Of Virginians
affected by our changes in all
day parking in Washington" he
said. e.
Gen. Prentiss' comment re-
ferred to a conviction he has that
the city should ban a volume of
all-day parking downtown that
is roughly equivalent to spaces
made available in fringe park
ing lots
All-day parking was banned
10 days ago on the Mall, for ex-
ample, to coincide with the OPEN
ing Of the Districts pilot fringe
Iot-on the Anacostia side of
the South Capitol street bridge.
Many Virginia commuters had
to give up the Mall spaces, but
had no organized fringe parking
program to. turn to in Virginia.
Sites Studied.
District officials have looked at
possible Virginia sites. But any
decisions will involve negotia-
tions between the city and other
jurisdictions, since the land in
volved is either Federal or Vir-
ginia property.
Mr.. Robinson's letter COM
mended Gen. Prentiss strongly
for an address last week that
proposed several concrete pro-
grams to help ease downtown
traffic snarls and to establish a
hrm policy on downtown park
ing. ....4.
Mr.. Robinson said his COM
mission also plans to set UP "com-
mittees of experts" to study var
ious related programs. They in
clude improvements in mass
transit use and improvements in
highway design to get the best
use from roadways.
The decision to set up the
committees grew out Of a day.
long seminar on area transpor-
tation problems the planners
sponsored last week in Alex
andria.
A main goal of the studies will
be to try to find ways to resolve
problems on an area-wide basis
instead of having each political
jurisdiction struggle with them
as piece-meal programs.