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be spent in the first year
of the works program, with
| $4.150,000 credited to the second
year. The total amount includes
$3.50. 900 for a new tuberculosis
building and $2,250, 900 for a
pSychiatric building at the Dis
trict General Hospital.
Department Of Corrections
$4,000.
This includes 100000 for i'm
provements to the heating plant
at the Lorton Reformatory and
$4,000 for building and equip
ping dormitorys at the Deco
guam Workhouse.
Department of Public Welfare
-S1,65O,OOO.
A total of $1,150,OO0 will be
spent in fiscal year 1855, with
100000 attributable to the Sec
ond year. The total amount in
cludes staff housing at Children's
Center, 100000; two infirmary
ward buildings at Children's
Center. $4,000; Receiving Home,
$3.50, 900.
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increase employe interest in
greater efficiency and economy.
THE cost of these changes in
the main can be absorbed within
the appropriations recommended
for the agencies concerned"
The President did not mention
anything about Federal pay
raises in his message. However,
the House Civil Service Commit
tee has asked the administra-
ton to submit its pay raise views
by February 8.
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1,182-Poge Budget
Has Margin Index
For First Time

The Federal budget-1.182
pages and the size of your
telephone book-has a mar
ginal index for the first
time.
The index depends on
short black lines printed on
the edges of the pages. They
match a listing on the back
page.
The directions say:
Bend this budget almost
double holding it in your
right hand with four fingers
at the binding edge and the
right thumb near the middle
of the open side. This
spreads the page edges and
makes the edge symbols Wis
ible."
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$284,O0O D. c. Playground
Included in Planners Budoet

! A budget request of $545, 900 to
extend parkways in Maryland
and Virginia and provide q new
District playground was SUBJ
| mitted to Congress today for the
National Capital Planning Com
mission.
| The largest amount. 1924 900.
would be spent for a District
| playground. adjacent to the new
Amidon- Greenleaf Elementary
School. planned for Southwest
Washington.
The school would be within
the so-called Area C. designated
as the second Southwest sec
ton for slum clearance and re-
development. Cost of the play
ground. to be repaid by the Dis
trict. would make up part of the
Districts contribution toward
cost of the redevelopment pro-
gram.
| Sl5C,VUU LOT PARKWAY.
| The budget asks $135.00O to
further the George Washington
Memorial parkway. planned to
run along each shore of the
Potomac from Great Falls to
Mount Vernon.
OF the s135,OOO. $4,000
would be spent to buy land on
the Virginia side, extending the
acquisition line as far upstream
as the site of the proposed
Cabin John Bridge. The remain
der was requested for emergency
purchases on the Maryland side
upstream from Washington,
where acquisition is about 80 per
cent complete.
Only $126.0O0 was provided to
extend the National Capital
Park system into Maryland
stream valleys. It was divided
between Little Falls Branch
Park, from Massachusetts ave-
nue. to Macarthur boulevard,
and Paint Branch Park, near the
Anacostia River.
The budget noted that the
park extension program, A.
nanced through the Capper-
Cramton Act, has been drasti-
cally reduced to include only
projects which would be consid-
cred necessary even in the event
of Federal withdrawal from this
program"
Higher Commission Budget.
There were hints last year
that the administration was con-
sidering withdrawal from the
stream valley program. but there
had been no further indications
until the budget was made pub
lie today.
The Planning Commission,
meanwhile, was given a budget
estimate of $155,00 for operat-
ing expenses for the coming
year-$30.000 more than it has
this year.
The additional money would
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Water Outlay.
Welfare

The budget submission dashes
cold water on Welfare Depart
ment hopes to bring relief
grants more in line with living
costs.
1t also cuts out % Of 204 new
Jobs which the department had
requested with a view toward
expanding preventive services
in The child welfare and public
assistance fields.
But, the $8.724.000 welfare re-
quest does provide additional
staff needed for the newly en-
lareed Home for the Aged at
Blue Plains and the new Indus
trial Home School for white
children at Laurel.
It represents an increase Of
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Health

The Health Department esti-
mate of $22.759,O 900 calls for the
creation of a psychiatric service,
outlined in the Omnibus Crime
law, which would work exclu-
Sively with probation and parole
officers of District courts and
law-enforcement agencies.
The service, estimated to cost
sos, 594, would include three psy-
chiatrists and three psychology
lists. While exact operating pro-
cedures have not been completed,
the general plan calls for the
psychiatrists to aid probation
officers Of the District and Mu.
nicipal Courts. the Parole Board,
the Juvenile Court and the De-
partment Of Corrections. Psy-
chiatrists would furnish their
findings to the courts after ex-
aminations dealing with the
mental state of individuals.
The Commissioners attached
the service to the Health De-
partment.
The department also is ask
ing restoration of its Homemade
ing Service stated by 81 persons
at a. cost Of $54.848. The service
was dropped due to budget cuts
last year. The service aids
families hit with illness by keep
ing house" or caring for children
whose parents are kept from
being at home.
There is some hope payment
to private hospitals for care of
District certified medically in
digent patients would be raised
from 1914 to $14 per day.
While the increase is not in the
proposed budget, it is expected
to be included If the tax pro-
gram for the public works play
Is enacted to provide added
revenue. Paym ent for out
patient care also would be in
creased-from 50 to $40.
Under reorganization, it be-
came the Health Departments
responsibility to pay for indi-
gent patients at st. Elizabeths
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to provide the Central Library
with a new boiler.
The library's request for
rented branches in the Congress
Heights-W Washington Highlands
and Fairfax Village-Fort Davis
areas was deleted by the Com
miSSionerS.
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Of auhoized
" - -'">N 80" ~
mill
toward
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$609,820 in welfare's operating
budget over fiscal 1854.

The department had asked an
increase of $1.422,242 to bring
its public assistance grants next
fiscal year up to a living cost
standard based on February,
1858, prices. Grants now are
only 70 per cent of the standard.
But. of $46,500 additional
allotted the public assistance di-
vision, $4,000 would go to bring
up the Districts share of the
Federally operated vocational
rehabilitation program at Dis
trict General Hospital to $780,
600 for fiscal 1855. r.
Public assistance would gain
one social worker.
A $34,745 increase budgeted
for the Child Welfare Division
would provide supervisor and
four caseworkers to give the
same type of social service to
children at the home school for
white children as is now given
at the similar colored institution.
The new home school, ex-
pected to be completed in the
latter part of March. is sched-
uled for an SIS, 220 increase in
operating expenses to take care
Of a population rise from 125
to 226.
A $366,098 increase proposed
for the aged home would permit
expansion of staff and additional
food and clothing for a popula-
ton rise from 500 to $50.
Other increases include $10,155
for the Receiving Home for
Children to bring up the food
and clothing allowance to take
care of a daily average Of 76,
rather than the 46 now provided
for.
The District Training School
for the mentally deficient is
slated for a $63,775 increase to
include five practical nurses
and the cost Of tapping into
utility mains of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
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Recreation

Eight new playground leaders
are included in the Commits
sioner's $1,620,000 appropriation
request for the Recreation De-
partment.
The department asked for q
such leaders, to staff two new
Fairgrounds and increase the
supervision at existing play CEN
tiers. The cut means some units
will continue to be .understaffed
but the eight new leaders are
twice as many as the department
added under the current budget
and the year before it got none
The proposed recreation op-
Grating budget is $30.350 bigger
than the current years. 1t in
cludes. besides the eight leaders
one new laborer and small
amounts for maintenance work
Dropped out were a requested
clerk and stagecraft technician
Courts
District officials predicted a Is
per cent increase in the volume
of cases handled by Juvenile
Court in recommending an in
crease in operating expenses for
the court.
The budget calls for three
social workers, a deputy clerk. a
secretary and two Stenographers
in addition to present personnel,
officials said there were 12,l55
hearings last fiscal year at
Juvenile Court, an increase OF
approximately 1900 over the
previous year.
The total budget for local
court system was $3.142.0 900,
which is $162 900 above the cur
rent expenses for current fiscal
year.
General Administration
Funds for general administra-
ton total $3.060,000, an increase
of $29l.740 over the current fiscal
year. All but $4,000 is for go
additional jobs.
Most of the jobs are in the
Assessors ONCE to provide
stronger enforcement of tax
laws. Seventeen are for the So
called reorganization Offices
management. personnel and ad-
ministrative services.
Civil Defense
Civil Defense would get
$115.000 under the budget, an
increase of $4,000 in the cur
rent appropriation. This still
leaves the civil defense setup al
most a paper organization. A
81 million supplemental request
from this Office last September
was knocked out by the Commits
sioners.
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Hospital. An increase Of $222,6l3
over last years bill of $9.480, 900
is requested.
New positions at the depart
ment requested in the budget
total 81 at cost Of $245.425.
The proposed budget tops last
years by $837.275. Capital out
lay, included in the Public Works
Program, totals .$5.6 million.
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AAAC PAOPOoC0 0uASCt ups ldSt
years by $837.275. Capital out
lay, included in the Public Works
Program, totals $5.6 million.
Police
The Metropolitan Police De-
partment failed in its efforts to
get 232 men to bring the force
UP to an authorized strength of
$500. {
But, the number Of policemen
available for crime prevention
work will be increased under a
provision that provides rs part
time crossing guards. This
would bring the number Of part
time crossing guards on the
force to 100. They may be men
or women.
The budget contemplates pay
ing these part-time guards
about 5000 each a year. Police
men freed Of crossing duty
would be used for patrol work.
The department had asked for
176 crossing guards.
The budget also calls for the
addition of eight motorcycle
men assigned to check parking
meters. They will be paid from
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
funds.
In asking for the extra police
men, Police Chief Robert v.
Murray said the presence of
more uniformed men on the
street would serve as a deterrent
to crime. and particularly would
help curb juvenile delinquency.
The amount recommended for
the Police Department totaled
$12,777.000. For the current
fiscal year. the department re-
ceived $10.80S, 683 but the Dis
trict will seek another $1.S mil
lion in a supplemental appro-
priation to pay salary increases
authorized by law.
Thus, the proposed budget will
be only $168,317 more than the
current years expenses.
Fire
The Fire Department budget
fails to provide men and equip
ment to take over the new fire
house now under construction at
Forty-ninth and East Capitol
streets.
The departments request for
a new fire boat costing $50, 900
for use in shallow water also was
turned down. The present fire
boat can't get close to many
river-front installations because
Of its deep draft. One new am
bulance was authorized instead
of the two asked.
The fire house is to be COM
pleted by July. It win stand
empty unless the city's public
works program is passed by Con-
gress. Tax increases accompany
ing the works program would
enable the Commissioners to seek
100000 to hire 80 men and get
the equipment.
The 100000 was one Of the
items cut from the city's budget
to keep it in balance with antici-
pated income under present
taxes.
The fire budget totals $6,049,-
600. This Is $32,808 more than
expenses anticipated this current
fiscal year, which include $708,-
600 supplemental appropriation
yet to be asked for salary in
creases authorized by law.
Library
The $1,61l, 900 District Public
Library budget request represents
a $4,000 increase over the fiscal
1854 operations appropriation,
The increase is mainly to staff
the new Cleveland Park Branch
on a full-year basis, to provide
additional books and furnishings
for the branch, to buy the long
desired second bookmobile, and
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LibrurY

The $1.61l.0OO District Public
Library budget request represents
a $4,000 increase over the fiscal
1854 operations appropriation.
The increase is mainly to staff
the new Cleveland Park Branch
on a full-year basis, to. provide
additional books and furnishings
for the branch, to buy the long
desired second bookmobile, and
Evening star., 1954-08-29

Some 10000 snakes and .
woman inhabit several rooms
along one Of the less travelled
corridors at the National Mu-
scum here.
The snakes are scientific spec
linens, preserved In alcohol. The
woman is DR.. Doris Mable Coch-
ran. associate curator Of the
museums division Of reptiles
and amphibians and . world
authority on snakes. frogs and
lizards.
An article by DR.. Cochran
"Our Snake Friends and Foes
appears In the current issue OF
the National Geographic Maya
zine.
| She sees nothing odd about a
woman having such a profession
as hers. The fear and loathing
Of many people. she says, comes
from not knowing much about
them.
She doesn't discount the harm
done by venomous snakes. But
she also points out that the
blacksnake, corn and bull snakes
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Lodge Sees Chou as BIuffing
In Formoso Conquest Talk

member that President Eisen-
hover said that they would have
to overrun the United States
Seventh Fleet in order to do so.
Personally. I don't believe the
Chinese Reds can take Formosa
or that they can come anywhere
near doing so. Chou En-lai's talk
was mere bluff. Maybe it was
designed to take the minds of
the millions Of starving Chenese
OF their miSeyies. -"
Mr.. Lodge has pledged himself
to veto any attempt to seat the
Red Chinese in the U. N. Security
Council.
Red Supply Routes Built.
He told the veterans that the
Chinese Reds have built supply
routes which, the armistice su-
pervisory commission in Kores
cannot check and have shipped
Grated MIG planes into Korea
'fn effect redeploying their ali
forces and thus >flagrantly vic.
lating the armistice agreement
He said the United States be.
lieves in collective security anc
demonstrated this by its actor
in Korea.
MIR. Lodge said he is convincee
the Soviet objective Is to destroy
"our optimism, our self conf.
dence, our faith in each other.
"A frightened America would
I believe. be worth more to then
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Worms Pay OFF Digger

OGDENSBURG, N. Y. R.-A
72-year-old mental patient at
the st. Lawrence State Hospital
was known for a peculiar pen
chant-digging worms.
For 80 years he dug, carefully
and patiently. He would sell the
worms - fishing variety - for
small sums to employees and
passersby.
A few days ago, it was dis
covered the man was carrying
$3.50. A search turned UP $4.527
more, tucked away in worm cans
since 1915.
A hospital official said the
money had been deposited for
the patient in special account.
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Sparkman and Reed
Speakers in Vienna
By the Assoeiaied Press

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. o.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat, Of
Alabama. told the Interparlia-
mentary Union today the United
States ''has been working and
will continue to work for a
peaceful world"
He and Representative Reed,
Republican, of New York, were
among speakers at today's ses-
sion of the union. an interna-
tional organization of law
makers. Mr.. Reed served also
as chairman of today's session.
Senator Sparkman said Presi-
dent Eisenhower had restated a
promise by President Truman
that the United States would
gladly use American funds saved
by arms reduction for economic
aid in all parts Of the world
''if the other nations join us
in a foolproof program"
Mr.. Reeds speech emphasized
American eagerness for peace
and the responsibility Of world
leaders in the present interna-
tional situation.
Sander Ronai, Communist
speaker of the Hungarian Par
lament, assailed the North At
lantic pact. He is among
representatives from behind the
Iron Curtain attending the
meeting for the first time.
Carlo Schmidt, Socialist mem
Der of the West German
Parliament, attacked the Com
munist East German regime al
one owning its existence "only tt
Soviet bayonets" while "th'
people despise it."
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Family Cont Keep Cor

WARSAW, Mo-, (P.-Three
quick car sales left John Reser
and his family afoot.
Mr.. Reser had a car and a
station wagon. He sold the car
and put his family into the
station wagon for a trip to
Springfield. Mo.
Just as they were ready to
drive away, his brother, Frank
Reser, jr.. an Osceola (Mo.) car
dealer. appeared and hollered:
you can't take that station
wagon because I just sold it
for you"
The brother took the Resers
to Urbana, Mo-, where John
bought another car from his
father, Frank. sr., also car
dealer.
Finally arriving in Spring.
field, John got a frantic call
from Urbana.
THAT car was sold to a
Springfield woman he was
told. will you deliver it for
us, please?"
Mr.. Reser did.
Then he borrowed a friends
car for the trip home.
Evening star., 1954-08-29
By the Asseeiatsd Press

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Aug. %.
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr., said
today Red China's Premier Chou
En-lai was blufing when he
talked during the curious fes-
tivities in Peiping" about
iberating Formosa.
The chief American delegate
to the United Nations said he
did not believe the Red Chinese
could take Formosa, Nationalist
Chinese stronghold protected by
the American 7th fleet. He did
not explain his reference to fes-
tivities but Mr.. Chou's pro-
nouncements on Formosa COIN
cided with the visit of former
Premier Attlee Of Britain at
which Mr.. Attlee and Mr.. Chou
exchanged toasts of friendship.
In a speech prepared for the
10th annual national convention
of the American Veterans of
World War II (Amvets) Mr..
Lodge repeated his contention
that admission of Red China to
the U. N. before there is a peace
in Korea would insult the prin-
ciple of collective security upheld
by the U. N. and "affront" the
memory Of Americans killed in
Korea.
1T is up to United Nations
members to decide whether the
United Nations is to become a
place for mere discredited talk
or for purposeful and inspiring
action. 1t will be a bitter day
for humanity when the United
Nations becomes a mere sordid
cockpit of power politics in
which the criminal and law
abiding are scrambled up in
discriminatory. Destroy the moral
sanction of the United Nations
and you have killed one of mans
noblest aspirations.
"It was at the time Of the
recent rather curious festivities
in Peiping that Chou En-lai said
that the Chinese Reds were going
to take Formosa. You may re-
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Yangtze Flood Conditions
Reported Improving
BY the Associated Press


TOKYO, Aug. 28.-Red China's
Peiping radio said today the bat
tie against the flooded Yangtze
River at Wuhan has taken o turn
for the better but it will be q
month before the danger Is
passed.
The Yangtze hit a period high
this month with Red officials ac-
knowledging a flood stage Of 97.51
feet, about f1ve feet higher than
in 1881. the rivers previous dew
astating food.
During the last week the
Yangtze has dropped about half
a foot, Peiping said.
Evening star., 1954-08-29

than an armful Of scientific
secrets" Mr.. Lodge said. 1--WE
must. and we can. protect our
selves against internal Commu-
mist penetration. We must, and
we can. protect ourselves against
external Communist atomic at
tack"
The Amvets voted today to
hold their 1855 convention in
Philadelphia and the 1855 con-
vention in Milwaukee.
The 10th annual convention
was nearing an end here today.
About $4,000 delegates, alter
mates. auxiliary and family
| members are attending.
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Famed Old Dog Dies

MOLINE, Ill. P.-Rosa, a
German shepherd - which en-
ioyed immunity from the mo
dogs allowed" sign at the Rock
Island Arsenal, died yesterday.
Rosa was is years old and for
IA years she had been the eyes
for Hazel Jackson. Of Moline,
blind since childhood. In 1858
when Miss Jackson got q job at
the arsenal the commandant,
Brig. Gen. Norman F. Ramsey
waived the Government ban on
dogs.
Rosa led her mistress to her
post each day, stood guard at her
side while she wrapped explo-
sives, then led her to a bus for
the trip home.
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Col. Crane Appointed
MDW Provost Marshal

1t. Col. Warren E. Crane has
been named provost marshall of
the Military District of Washing
ton. He formerly was the assist
ant provost marshall.
Col. Crane, who lives at $3.50
North Twenty-sixth street, Ar
lington, replaces 1t. Col. H. K,
Krohn.
Evening star., 1954-08-29
10000 Snakes and a Woman
Inhobit G Corridor of Museum

do Q good Job keeping down the
mice population. ~
She has been bitten q few
times.
But not seriously or By ex-
tremely poisonous snakes" she
said. Professionals should not
be that careless"
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Brotherhood Week
Chairman Appointed

Ben Duffy, prominent New York
Catholic layman, yesterday was
named general chairman OF
Brotherhood Week, to be observed
nationally next February 20-27.
The National Conference OF
Christians and Jews sponsors
the week. More than 10000 COM
munities join in the observance
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Homemade Brew Best

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. (P)
Defendant John Wilmoth, a
mountaineer, when asked at a
United States commissioners
hearing why he had been man
ufacturing corn liquor. replied:
II just can't drink that stuff
you sell in the 1iquor) stores
down here in Winston-Sale
It amt a thing in the world
but old chemicals. I've got to
have good liquor"
He was held for Federal
grand jury action.
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Life in the u. S.
Life in the u. S.
Loss of GuveI
And Ash Tray
Battles Judge
By the Assoeiossd Press

wESTBROOK, Conn, Aug
28.-Municipal Judge Jordan l.
Bushnell reported today that his
gavel sin some manner has taken
leave of this courtroom.
He also reported the disap-
pearance Of an ashtray-a gift
from his wife-from his cham
bers.
He commented:
''I don't know what to make
Of it. Mostly, they're honest
people around here"
Evening star., 1954-08-29
Two Cleanup Jobs

LONG BEACH. Calf. (R.-
Mrs. Jewell Fitzer was clean
ing up after a church supper.
She told her helpful friends:
"Just put the things in my
car-the yellow one"
When she finished the
cleanup job she went out just
in time to see a yellow car
drive off with these items be-
longing to Mrs. Fitzer: A $40
electric coffee maker, a bowl
of pineapple fluff, some pear
marmalade, cream. sugar, tea,
and a pound of coffee. Mrs.
Fitzer's car was still at the
curb.