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Evening star., 1954-10-21
Here's What Witnesses Said
About D. c. Parking Problem

Leighton w. Dudley, Twin
brook Citizens Association OF
Rockville, Md: Urged develop
ment Of high-speed highway ac-
cess to downtown Washington
from the north coupled with
speedy public transit.
A. q. Dezendorf. president Of
District Parking Services, Inc. /:
We wish people would stop say
ing there is a shortage of Off
street parking space when what
they mean is there is short
age of free parking space. You
must expect to pay more to park
in the downtown business area
C. T. McGavin, executive di-
rector Of the National Parking
Association: You cannot sell
short the magnificent job" done
by the Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency since its reactiyation ir
1946. II you are going to mur-
der the creative forces that have
brought about tremendous prog
ress here, that is pretty serious
It is healthy sign that park
ing operators are working with
merchants downtown.
Mr.. McGavin agreed in re.
sponse to request from En-.
gineer Commissioner Louis w
Prentiss to furnish comparative
charges made for parking hourly
and all day in the central husi.
ness district Of Washington d,
compared to those in othel
cities OF comparable size. Gen
Prentiss also asked q separat.
study on the facilities financed
! as municipal enterprises.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Maximum Term Given
Youth for Robbery

A 19-year-old youth was SEN
fenced yesterday to serve from
5 to Is years for his part in
robbing a 64-year-old woman of
her pocketbook, containing $45
in cash.
The defendant sentenced is
Willie e. Daniel, jr.. colored, of
the 1900 block of N street NV,
who had pleaded guilty. The
sentence. given by Judge Henry
A. Schweinhaut of the U. s. Dis
trict Court for the District of
Columbia, Is the maximum for
robbery.
A co-defendant In the case was
convicted by a Jury Tuesday and
awaits sentence. Daniel awaits
trial on two housebreaking and
larceny indictments.
Judge Schweinhaut sentenced
James Davis, So. colored, of the
first block of Fenton court NV.
to serve from 3 to 9 years for
assault with intent to commit
carnal knowledge involving q
10-year-old colored girl. Davis
had pleaded guilty.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

Washington area residents
turned up at the District Build
ing today to tell the Commis-
sioners what they think of the
Capitals parking problems. This
is what they had to say:
J. M. Sanders, Automotive
Trade Association of the Ma
tional Capital Area, and, the
Washington Board of Trade:
Urged that the District obtain
sites for downtown parking lots
and sell or lease them to pri-
vate operators if the latter cam
not afford the land. For the
Board of Trade, he indorsed
expansion of the fringe parking
program.
John Hammond, Progressive
Citizens Association of George
town: Urged that utility COM
panies be required to provide
of-street parking for 80 per
cent of their employees and re-
quire that it be used: specify
minimum length and width for
residential off street parking
facilities improve access to
driyeWays; enforce emergency
parking restrictions.
Morris Kanfer, president, Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation, speaking for himself
Urged special 10-cent bus rides
from fringe lots to downtown
Washington and suggested that
the Federal Government estab-
lish aH-day parking for Govern
ment workers on the sites oil
temporary buildings now located
on the Mall.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Only Isolated Homes
Lack Power in Area
JAS Repairs Continue
Star staa Photo.

Electric power Utilities officials
breathed easier today while an
nouncing that, but for a few
isolated cases, full service has
been restored to the more than
100000 homes and business
houses deprived of electricity by
last Fridays hurricane.
The last Of the homes were
connected in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties before
a light rain surprised the wealth
erman last night.
Cold Air Is Cause.
Cutting across only the Dis
trict, Southern Maryland and
Northern Virginia, the rain was
touched off by cold air moving
in at 10000 feet. The Weather
Bureau airport station measured
IL OF an inch.
AS to the damage to electric
and communications lines, re-
pair work will 60 on for several
weeks. Linemen must replace
temporary equipment with some
thing more permanent before the
job is completed.
Public Housing Administration
officials figured the hurricane
caused lat least 100000 damage
to Federal housing projects in
the District, Virginia and Mary
land. Hardest hit were $4,000
units in Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News, Va. Most of the
damaged buildings were erected
during World War II.
Calls Set Record.
The telephone company re-
ported a record number of calls
the day of the hurricane to
WE. 3-1212, the automatic
weather reporting service. During
the day there were 268,814 calls.
exceeding the 250,208 calls made
during q snowstorm Of Janu-
ary %.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
JobIess insurance
Voted D. {. Workers

The Districts 10000 workers
wilr become eligible for unem-
ployment insurance October /
1955-if they lose their jobs
under an action Of the Board oi
Commissioners yesterday.
The Commissioners took ad-
vantage of an act approved last
August 81, permitting District
employers to put their employees
under the coverage Of the Dis
trict Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act even though such COW
erage is not required.
Recommending the action
General Administration Director
Schuyler Lowe told the Com
missioners that District "em-
ployes who become unemployed
could obtain financial relief dur
ing a period Of unemployment
which could well serve to prevent
them from becoming public
charges"
The program would give job
less workers q maximum of $50
a week for up to 26 weeks. II
was estimated the cost to the
District government would be
$20O. 900 q year, except in the
first year.
Although coyerage begins jan
uary ]. 1855. employees will moi
be entitled to draw on the funds
until October ]. Mr.. Lowe ex-
planned. For that reason, he
said, only $15O,0O0 has beer
budgeted for the next fiscal year
as the Districts contribution to
the unemployment fund. Work
ers do not make any contribu-
ton.
-
Evening star., 1954-10-21

to fill in the gaps in the small
family business (which is now
losing money! and creditors
beseiging from all sides isn't
paying for the Red Feather
agency help.
They're getting a big lift
in money. where it is badly
needed-but even more in
spirit, and the knowledge that
their little girls are getting a
better chance at life than they
could themselves provide.
When it comes time for the
twins to go home sound of
body again. the Community
Chest will provide aid to the
family in the form of advice
and help in working out the
best uses of what they have.
So your cold dollars have
been transformed by the COM
munity Chest into warm life.
for two little girls you may
never meet.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Porking
CONTINUED From First Page. )

So million, 3.O0O-car garage
under Franklin Square, he urged
holding of open hearings on plans
to build such facilities.
Nathan Lubar. also represent
ing the Central Business Asso-
citation, urged creation of q
steering committee to consider
all interrelated problems Of park
ing, traffic and mass transporta-
ton to preserve the downtown
business area.
Suggests Membership.
Such q committee, ne said,
might well be appointed by the
District Commissioners from the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, the Central Business
Association, the trucking in
dustry, the Commissioners Traf-
f1c Advisory Board, the Motor
Vehicle Parking Agency, the
Board Of Trade, an Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, the
Capital Transit Co., the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, the
Keystone Automobile Club and
the District Public Utilities Com
mission.
MIR. Lusk declared, s"The kings
highway should not be made d
stable yard. and insisted there
Is entirely too much parking on
the streets. =
OF his plan to bar private
automobiles from the downtown
area during certain hours Of the
day. he declared, Its got tc
come. although the merchants
win oppose 1t as they oppose
any plan to restrict the ease with
which customers can get down
town."
Evening star., 1954-10-21

Can you make with the small
talk?
Take a look at that young
fellow to the right. What's he
saying?
The caption printed beneath
the picture gives the words put
into his mouth by Constance
Bannister's 1855 calendar. Can
you beat it? If your wits keen
enough, a cash prize awaits you.
Each day for the next az days
The Star viii print a new Ban
mister baby picture. Under each
picture will appear caption
from the calendar. Your job is
to write a better caption In Is
words or less.
For your convenience a coupon
will be printed with each picture
but 1t isn't necessary to use the
coupon. You can sketch one Of
your own. Just make sure your
coupon tells which picture you're
captioning. either by number or
by pasteup Of the photograph.
Daily prizes will be given for
the best and most original cap
tions. First prize will be SIS,
second prize $40 and third prize
IS. A grand prize of 500 will
be awarded for the best caption
submitted during the 30-day
contest. In case of any tie,
duplicate awards will be made.
The contest is open to any one
except employees of The Star
and The Evening Star Broad
casting Company and members
Of their families. Contestants
may submit any number Of
captions.
All captions for picture No. 4,
published today, must be post
marked not later than noon,
Sunday, October "a.
Prize winners viii be an
nounced one week after publica-
tion OF each picture. Judges will
be members Of The Stars staff
and their decisions will be final.
Mail your entries to .Baby
Banter" /" The Evening star,
Washington 4. p. G.
The coupon may be pasted on.
Q postal card, II you prefer.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Why You Give
Why You Give
Chest Dollars Bring Health
To Twins Born in Adversity

The Bell twins today are
blue-eyed blond charmers a
little over a year old who can
steal your heart away in a
glance.
In a way, they're entitled to
your heart. You gave them
their health. their energy,
their awakening interest in all
around them.
The twins had odds cruelty
against them when they came
to Washington. When born in
Sibley Hospital they weighed
3 pounds, 6 ounces. and 3
pounds, 10 ounces.
They were premature. They
were sickly. They came into
a family already large and
suddenly ground down by adj
versity.
It was two months before
they could even leave the hos
pital., Not too much later
they had to go back. Doc
tors found them malnourished
and anemic.
Hospital treatment got them
over the dangerous peak Of
their illness. But they were still
weak, pale and anemic.
That's where you stepped in
and helped these kids. born to
misfortune.
The twins were sent to the
Children's Convalescent Home
supported in part by your Com
munity Chest dollars.
In two months there, getting
good food. extra iron, special
medicines and plenty of at
tention. the twins blossomed.
From listless, dull little bits OF
persons they became friendly,
vivaciouS and charming. They
got care they couldn't have got
ten at home.
And the fanily--witli the
father unable to work steadily
because of a bad heart, the
mother overtired from trying
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Top Posts Filled
AT Andcosfia,
|C,ardozo High
D. G. Board Names
John Koontz and
james Saunders

John D. Koontz yesterday was
named principal of Anacostia
High School and James N. Saun-
ders principal Of Cardozo High
School.
The appointments by the Dis
trict Board Of education were
among six to administrative posts
in the secondary schools.
Mr.. Koontz, who has been prin.
#cipal of Taft Junior High. sue
ceeds Mrs. Opal Corkery who re-
tired this year after a long teach
ing career in District schools.
Eugene Griffith had been acting
prin ,ipal at Anacostia this term.
The new Anacostia principal
began his service with District
schools as a social studies teacher
at Langley Junior High in 1899.
Prior to being named principal
of Taft last year. he had served
as assistant principal at Kramer
Junior High and Coolidge High.
Mr.. Saunders, a native of the
District, has served in the Dis
trict school system since 1921.
He had been serving as assistant
principal at Cardozo since l946.
Other Appointments.
Other appointments were:
Mrs. Marjorie p. Bowen to be
assistant principal of Western
High School; Harry l.. Chasey
to be assistant principal at Sousa
Junior High; Elmer F. Mitchell
to be assistant principal at
Banneker Junior High; and
Sidney H. Zevin to be assistant
principal at Paul Junior High.
! A move by board member Ro-
bert R. Faulkner that would
"a ...e / ,.a. . s. .,.g..,
Evening star., 1954-10-21
BODY Bonter-No. 4
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Give Him Words You May Win Dollars

Can you make with the small*
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Chest Drive Nears
81 Million Mark;
Reports Due Today

\ The 1855 Community Chest
drive moved closer to its goal
Of $3.832,oo0 today after being
given a big push yesterday by
the campaign workers who ring
door bells. AS more units of the
campaign are scheduled to re-
port today, the drive now stands
at So per cent of the goal
scheduled to be reached by Mo-
vember 1.
Residential unit workers re-
ported contributions totaling
$50,382.78 at yesterdays report
luncheon at the Hotel Statler. or
So per cent of their quota. The
units report pushed total chest
contributions to $1,978. FOG.
However, despite a good show
ing by the Residential Unit.
Chest officials pointed out the
drive is tagging IL per cent be-
hind the target set for yester-
day.
: Doolittle to Speak.
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle,
chairman Of the United Defense
Fund Board, was to speak at
today's luncheon in the Wash
ington Hotel when all units will
report contributions to date.
Mrs. Paul Emerich of 2 Ridge
road Sc. was crowned Quota
Queen" for the second year in
row when she reported 180 per
cent Of quota had been reached
in her area-Residential Area M.
The area turned in $603 though
its quota was set at $335.
Mrs. Emerich received an orig
inal Hattie Carnegie hat as her
award at yesterdays luncheon.
T.
Anacostia Captain Honored.
Mrs. Arthur Carson, team cap
tain in Anacostia, was named for
special honors after reporting an
oversubscription Of her areas
quota. Other areas cited included
Montgomery County. Alexandria.
Arlington and Areas L and NJ
in Washington.
Gen. Doolittle will speak on
the United Defense Fund which
finances USO and other agen-
cies providing defense related
services. The fund will share in
the 1855 Chest Campaign.
.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

have resulted in restudy Of the
boards policy on ending segrega-
ton. prior to a further ruling Of
the Supreme Court, was lost by
a ree-to-two vote with two
board members abstaining.
Mr.. Faulkner had Suggested
that a committee of the board
study his request that parents
be allowed to send their children
to schools housing pupils pre-
dominantly of their own race,
irrespective of school boundaries.
and that teachers be assigned to
schools on the basis of colored
teachers being assigned to pre-
dominantly colored schools and
white teachers at predominantly
white schools.
How Board Voted.
Board members West A.
Hamilton, DR.. Margaret just
Butcher and Walter N. Tobriner
voted to table the request. DR..
Rowland F. Kinks and Miss Mary
Parker abstained from voting
and Mr.. Faulkner and Mrs.
Frank S. Phillips voted for the
study.
School Supt. Hobart M. Cor
ming advised the board that it
became necessary to establish
six part-time classes for first
and second-graders at Young
Elementary School because of
serious overcrowding. The school
has a capacity of 864 pupils but
1897 registered for the current
term, DR.. Corning said.
Parents of children involved
had been told that openings were
available at two nearby schools
but no requests for transfers
were received.
Miss Edith Lyons, associate
superintendent of schools, said
the parents preferred the part
time classes to the alternative OF
sending their children to River
Terrace or Thomas School, be-
cause of the distance involved.
More than 200 children are in
volved. Miss Lyons said that
small group instruction would be
provided for the part-time chill
dren who needed extra help. In
addition. she reported. educa-
tional excursions are planned.
Conversion of the Phelps vo-
cational School, which like the
Young School is located at Twen-
ty-fourth street and Benning
road Me-, has been mentioned
as a solution to the congestion.
School Closing Approved.
The board formally approved
closing of 63-year-old Wilson
School though some members
expressed criticism of Supt. Cor
ning's action in evacuating the
school without first consulting
board members. The change had
been made to save money and
teachers, the children being sent
to other schools nearby.
DR.. Corning, in reply in criti-
cism by board members that he
had violated the spirit If not
the letter" of a board rule re.
.quiring that citizens Of an area
in which 4 school is proposed
to be closed be given a hearing.
declared:
The superintendent has not
closed the Wilson School. He
brings you today a recommends
tion that the Wilson School be
closed. I've proceeded In ths
best interests OF the education
of the children"
Evening star., 1954-10-21
On the Air
Tonight.

Listen at 8 o'clock tonight
as the parents of the Bell
twins and those that have
worked with them tell what
you have done for these
charming young ladies. Sta
ton WMAL.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Childhood Unit to Meet

The Montgomery County
branch Of the Association for
Childhood Education will hold
a business meeting at 8 pm.
Thursday, October %, at Wood
Acres School. Wiltshire drive.
Wood Acres, Md. The Star er-
roneously announced yesterday
that the meeting would be held
today.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
Powell Aide.
Accused Of Filing
FrauduIentReturns

NEW YORK - Hattie Freeman
Dodson, personal secretary TO Rep
Powell (D-N.Y9, and her hus-
band, Howard !. Dodson, we're
indicted last week on SO charges
OF federal income tax fraud.
They were accused OF receiv-
inc $4,000 by filing false refund
claims. and OF evading more
than $4,000 in taxes from lsls
10 1854.
The alleged violations includ-
ed the filing Of false and fraud
ulent statesmeatS. films claims
for non-existent dependents and
filing false returns.
Mrs. Dodson evaded taxes by
making two sets Of returns and
claiming false dependents on
each return. the government
charged.
Assistant US. Attorney Sam
uel r. Robert Pierce Jr. said the
indictment returned by a federal
grand jury was one result OF a
tax fraud investigation still 60
ing on.
Mrs. Dodsoa is the business
secretary and her husband Is
choir master at the Abyssinian
Baptist Church in Harlem, Of
which Powell is pastor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
Church BaIks
at Loyalty Oath;
Rather Pay Taxes

BERKELEY, Calf. = The First
Unitarian Church Of Berkeley
has decided 10 pay annual 'a~es
- more than $4,000 rather than
sign q loyalty OATH -
Signing Of such . state oa@
would exempt the church ITO"
taxation. ,.a.a a.
eAithough Ne are qualified III
every respect for church proper
~ tax exemption" said nenry
Butler, president OF the cnul.n
board Of trustees. we nave ps'u
the first installment OF our 'sn-
s4sl.a7 to the city OF berkeley'
ard sea so 70 Alameda County
because Of the grounds OF re-
liaious conviction We cen7o' sign
the oath declaration
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
OK Lease of
Jewish Center

Following two years OF debate
while juvenile delinquency spi-
raled into the neighborhood OF
the Jewish Community Center
approval of a lease of the build
ing, located at Holbrook and
Woodward was ok'd 6-l by the
City Plan Commission last week.
Only rs q siopgap measure
however. msmbers OF the plan
commission stated. did they
vote for IFS use.
Plans for a le-acre community
center and playfield to be built
adjoining the Moore School, Al.
GER at Russell are foremost in
the plans Of the Plan Commits
sion.
Actual building OF the new
playheld and community center
is years away. at least two, some
officials state Reason, City Of
hcials expect TO Get at least two
thirds Of the cost OF the project
from Federal funds, and point
out that months and sometimes
years are required before such
grants can be cleared in Wash
ington.
The 10 acres designated fer the
new community center. plus
cots Of the building IL estimated
Al sl.oto,o0o. The government
spokssmsn who are opposed TO
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25

would be poor planning 70 build
what will eventually be a private
neighborhood for low. medium
and high income groups in an
area whore hundreds OF public
housing units were planned.
They decided to incorporate the
areas scheduled for public hous-
ing into The Gratiot rcdevelop.
ment program.
Walter p. Rcuther. JAW and
Clio president and a subcommit-
tee chairman on the redevelop.
ment committee. supported in
cluSion of the new areas.
Attending the meeting was
Pierre Bonan. president Of the
Bonwit Construction Co.. Of New
York. who said he is ready 10
invest $l0.000.00O in the con.
struction Of a 66O-unit high-rise
apartment building. Barring legal
obstacles. Bonan said, he can
start work in the spring.
The program calls for both
high-rise development and low
units.
Children attending the three
schools in the area would not
have 10 cross a thoroughfarc 10
get TO class.
There will be churches and
shopping districts in the areas
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25

purchasing The Jewish Com
munify Center. will return two
thirds or approximately $500. 900,
Thus cost OF the new building,
built 10 specifications. would cost
about S650.000. making a total OF
Sl.000,000 cost to the city. Price
OF the Jewish Center Is placed
about 100000.
No PlaYfield
Those opposed 10 purchasing
the Jewish Community Center
point out that iis cost would APP
proxinafe that of a new strue-
fure. but II would not afford
an outside piaYtield.
Elmer +. Mueller. principal
planner acknowledged that the
area, north Of the boulevard
needs recreational facilities des-
peratcly." because juvenile de-
is rapidly increasing
Despite recommending that the
Jewish Center be leased on a
temporary basis. Mueller declared
that. 1.-The plan TO build the CEN
ter adjoining the Moore School.
with an outside play field. Is
better for the long range pro-
grsm."
The Parks and Recreation Com,
mission VIII be presented. with
the proposal 20 build the new
center. rather than purchase the
Jewish Center this Thursday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25

Allen Msrriwsfhsr Of 1855
purrsll 10 suing Police Com.
nissionsr piggius. policswomsn
Svsndolyn Taylor. and two
unnamed detectives for sise.-
herriwether, an Air Force vet
ran, repeatedly married Mildred
|Awthorne. %. OF Beaumont,
fxas' last June 2 in her home
|wn.
The Rev. Henry Hawthorne, sc-
|rding to Merriwether, father
ms vile, performed the we'd
|ng ceremonies.
ATTY. Herman Stallings, repre-
|nung Merriwether, states that
Is Merriwether was carried
Pr her home by police officers
Dec. 2, and that in so doing
plated the u. S. Constitution
d Federal and state civil rights
rolice contend that Mildred's
pmer had Beaumont police for
nrd a telegram to Detroit police
y Dec. ! requesting that police
re check reports (by the Hsw-
|ornes) that THAR daughter was
aid to leave her husband be-
|rse OF threats by him.
Police checked on Dec. Z and
ne irtormed By Mrs. Merri-
F'ner that she did not desire
return 10 Texas. However.
P'lSe stated that they received
|v'ner call from Beaumont the
day setting that Mrs.
'ei'lwether still desired 10 re-
pa 70 Texas. but because Of the
'e.ence OF relstivcs. Of her hus-
IND mo at the sfme OF the Detroit
visit did not ak
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
Rev. Wynn Attends
.3-Week Seminar

NASHVILLE, Tenn. in,es
Negro ministers Of the Methodist
Church were among the - c ~
ficials Of the denomination IN ~
states who attended a three-week
seminar on religious eduesnon
here. November 22nd 70 Dec. H.
rhsy we're ne Nsv. neberf e.
2. wYnn Dsfreiii he hsw ~
Ard 4. psiisy. phiisdslphia' pa
ana ihs rev. Julius c. Jehns'n'
Nashville.