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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-13

Juvenile Law
Changes Likely
10 Be Proposed
Winters, Off on Trip,
Muy Find FuctuoI
Support for Plan

Police Inspector John E. Win.
tiers, head of the recently created
juvenile division, is expected to
recommend to Chief Robert v.
Murray drastic changes in the
statute governing juvenile cases
here.
The inspector, who left this
morning for a tour of several
cities to observe other police
juvenile bureaus, is expected to
ask particularly for a change in
the statute which provides PEN
alties for the contributing to- the
delinquency of minors.
Police officials here have indi-
Gated they believe the present
Juvenile statute was drawn pri-
marily to help hayward and
neglected children.
Severe Punishment Desired.
The Police Department feels
the law did not anticipate the
recent surge in serious juvenile
delinquency and does not provide
adequate punishment for juve-
niles who commit adult or violent
crimes.
Inspector Winters will spend
several days in New York City
inspecting the Children's Aid
Bureau. largely a model for the
Districts new juvenile division,
and then will visit Detroit and
Minneapolis.
When he re turns he will ask
the chief to recommend that the
Commissioners go to Congress to
seek support of a change in the
law regarding parents who con-
tribute to the delinquency Of
their children
Capt. Jonn F.. Ryan of the
juvenile squad noted that at
present police must prove a pat
tern of delinquency contribution
before a case can be made against
parents.
One Case Enough Elsewhere.
In many cities, however, one
serious offense is sufficient to
launch court action against the
parents.
Meanwhile, the juvenile squad
is expected today to seek war;
rant from the Juvenile Court
against the father of 12-year-
old boy who, police say. know
ingly permitted the youth to
bootleg whisky continuously
since last Christmas:
Police noted that in other large
jurisdictions a warrant would
not have to be obtained from
the Juvenile Court. The con-
tributing to delinquency charge,
for example, is used as an afec-
tive weapon in New York, where
parents are held more responsible
for their children's actions than
here under the present setup.
police feel.
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Report Finds Graft in FILA,
6-Figure Poyoffs to Powell

atCenoant publicity In order not
to impede further investigation"
Gratuities Accepted Norm
In most FHA offices, it de-
clared, 'the receipt Of gratuities
from builders has been an
accepted norm of operation.
Hundreds Of such cases have
been developed"
The report urged that FILA
employees be fired outright for
receiving any gifts from builders
and that the builders be cut of
from FILA financing.
The report criticized FILA for
identifying itself with the inter-
ests Of builders and financial
agents, while forgetting it's re-
sponsibility to the public, home
owners and renters.
Discussing "mortgaging out"
in which builders made windfall
profits by completing construc-
ton for less than the FTIA-
insured mortgage loan, the report
said the Special Investigations
Office had reviewed 1,547 prof.
ects-and that builders had
mortgaged out in 1,410 of these.
Profits of $500 Million.
This sampling of the 1869
projects built under Section 608,
the report said, showed windfall
profits of more than $110 mil
lion. Chairman Capehart of the
Senate Banking Committee has
estimated windfalls may total
$500 million.
Widespread mortgaging out,
the report said, was made pos
sible primarily by FILA cost esti-
mates. which exceeded by wide
margin the normal costs of con-
struction."
Local Projects Involved.
Several Washington area prof.
ects were cited as examples in
the report. It pointed out that
Investors Diversified Services
took nearly 81 million in
(windfalD profits, in the form
Of fees, out of the Shirley Duke
project in Alexandria, Va. This
was in addition to some $500 900
in allowable service charges.
Direct Misrepresentation were
involved"
The report condemned cease
hold" arrangements by which
builders often constructed prof.
ects on leased property-which
often was owned by themselves.
AS an example, the report cited
the Woodner apartment-hotel at
1886 Sixteenth street NV. built
and owned by Ian Woodner, New
York and Washington architect
builder.
Mr.. Woodner and his former
wife. the report said, created
an annuity for themselves, in
the form Of ground rent. of
$44.8 a year. Should the prof.
ect go into default. FILA has an
option to purchase this land
from the Woodners for $1,120.-
OO0."
In 1919, however-the year in
which the FILA commitment on
the project was applied for
Mr.. Woodner agreed to buy the
land for $450. 900, the report said.
Several Procedures Cited.
Another source of windfall
the report declared. was
the collection of large sums Of
rent before the first payment
was due on the mortgage loan.
BY this means. it said, Gregory
Estates In Seat Pleasant. Md.
collected over $230.000.
can aggravated case of mis-
representation was disclosed in
with Arlington Tow
ers. a 1.677-unit apartment de-
7elopment under construction
within sight of the Capitol in
Arlington" the report said.
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Methodist Bozuur Set

The Women's Society of Chris
tan Service of the Graham
Road Methodist Church will hold
a bazaar at the church grounds
1913 Graham road, Falls Church,
Va, at 10 am. Saturday. Sep
temher Is
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DC. Heads Get
vieWsof 10 on
Rehabilitation
Support Given Idea
Agency Should Be
Independent One

The District Commissioners,
trying to decide what to do with
the Federally operated District
of Columbia Rehabilitation Serv-
ice. today heard 10 witnesses and
took the problem under advise
ment.
An act of Congress passed
August 3 orders the service
transferred from the Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare to the District Govern
ment by November 8. The serv-
ice has been spending up to
100000 a year-$125, 900 from
the District.
Most witnesses recommended
that the service be established as
a separate agency directly re-
sponsible to the Commissioners.
However, DR.. Daniel L. Seek
niger. District health director,
urged that the service be put
under his department.
He was supported by DR..
Charles D. Shields, of the
Georgetown University School of
Medicine; DR.. Thomas M. Brown.
of the George Washington Uni
versity School of Medicine; DR..
Joseph L. johnson, dean of the
College of Medicine at, Howard
University, and DR.. Josephine j.
Buchanan, chief of physical med
icine and rehabilitation at Dis
trict General Hospital.
School Board Avoids Agency.
Melvin c. Sharp, president of
the Board of Education, said the
board-polled informally-op-
poses placing the agency under
its auspices. which would be
possible under one provision of
the law.
Other witnesses urged that the
agency be made independent and
directly responsible to the Com
miSsioners, arguing this was nee
essary because vocational re-
Mobilization involves three as
pects-medical, educational and
welfare, including job place.
ment.
Among supporters of the pro-
posal for establishing an indie
pendent agency were DR.. w.
Montague Cobb, president of the
Chirurgical Society, who
suggested it might be admins
tered by a board on which lay
men and doctors would both be
represented.
Other Witnesses.
Others were Omer w. Clark,
chairman of the Commissioners
Public Health Advisory Commit
tee; DR.. Preston A. McIendon,
president of the District Medical
Peter Better, for the Fed
of Citizens Associations;
Millard w. Rice, executive secre-
tary Of the Disabled American
Veterans Service Foundation;
William p. McCahi1l, for the
Presidents Committee on EN-
of the Physically
Handicapped, and the Rev. w.
Harold Shape, director of Good
will Industries.
Also, Miss Josephine j. Al
brecht for the United Commu-
nifty Services; Edward Gale,
of the Commissioners
Committee on Employment of
the Physically Handicapped, and
Virgil Smirnow, executive direc-
tor of the National Service Foun-
dalton for the Handicapped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-13
By Hector Mclean

The record OF the Federal
Housing Administrations $3.4
billion postwar apartment build
ing program was one of graft
and corruption" 1t was charged
today in the final report on a
four-month investigation Of the
agency.
The report said the "czar" of
the program, Clyde L. Powell,
received sums of money COM
fortably in six figures. over and
above his compensation from the
FILA, during the years 1916 to
1850" when the program author
lied by Section 608 of the Ma
tional Housing Act was operating
at its peak.
Mr.. Powell, who resigned un-
der fire last April as assistant
FILA commissioner in charge of
rental housing, has twice re-
fused to testify before the SEN
ate Banking Committee on his
conduct in Office. claiming Con-
stitutional privilege against self
determination.
The 39-page report was made to
Albert M. Cole, chief of FHA's
parent agency, the Housing and
Home Finance Administration,
by William F. McKenna, deputy
HHFA administrator in charge
of the special investigation.
Accused of ''Burying" Violations.
Charging that FILA had iso-
lated itself from other executive
agencies of the Government and
made its own decisions on pros
ecution of law violations bury
ing most of them, the report de-
clared:
&c. =. it is not surprising that
a man with a criminal record,
conveniently lost in FHA's files,
became the car of the Nations
postwar rental housing pro-
gram, granting and withholding
favors worth millions of dollars.
and extracting personal gain for
himself out of the administra-
ton of his public trust, reflected
in higher rents and added bur-
dens on thousands of families
of limited means,
1.-THE total of payments stated
to have been made by various
Section 608 promoters to the
former Assistant Commissioner
in Charge of Rental Housing.
Clyde L. Powell, and Powell's
receipts for which no other ex-
PLANTATION can be found, goes
comfortably into six figures for
the years 1916 to 1850" when
the program expired.
Others Not Implicated.
Other FILA officials here ap-
parently were not similarly i'm
plicated. Because of the nature
of Powell's case" the report said.
sit is essential in fairness to
the individuals concerned that
we here state that no allega-
tons of a similar nature have
been SubStantiated with respect
to any other employee of the FILA
in the Washington Central Office
who resigned or was removed
during the course of the inves-
tigation.
References have been made
Of apparent serious criminal in
Movements Of other FILA per-
but. with one exception,
those persons were either sta
toned in insuring Offices. or, If
stationed in the Washington
Central Office, had left the serv-
Ice before April IL, 1854" when
the investigation started.
About a dozen FILA officials
have resigned or have been sus-
pended since the probe began.
and the report indicated there
are more to come.
Action on these. the report |
said. has been taken without
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Continued From First Page)

lCOntlnued From First Page)
PetWorth the colored-white ra-
ito was about 3 to l.
The morning at Raymond
School, Tenth and Spring roads
NV, as at most other buildings
started with an assembly.
Appeals to Students.
Miss Mildred Green. the prin-
cipal. first led the new pupils
about so or 60 colored and a
dozen or so white-and their
parents in the Lords Prayer.
Then she made a brief talk
about the school.
What kind of school this is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
Shoemoker's Luck Still Bod
Calumet S Fleet Bird Upsets
Favored Rejected on Coast

Six Fifteen was third in to-
days field of eight horses.
Fleet Bird, a disappointment
all year, earned $63, 400 and paid
$10.40, $4.10 and $3.40 to those
who bet on him. Rejected, the
heavy favorite. returned $3.50
and $3.50, while Six Fifteen was
$3.50 to show.
Ralph Neves was aboard the
winner. a 5-year-old son of Bull
Lea, and, like Shoemaker on
Rejected, played a come-from-
behind role. Correspondent, who
led all the way last Saturday in
the Gold Cup. tried it again to-
day under Johnny Longden, but
tired badly after leading into the
stretch.
Today was the first time Own
er Robert J. Kleberg had ever
seen Rejected run. His horse
carried 1913 pounds. Is more than
the winner.
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IS Yeor-OId Takes Two Firsts
And Second in Capital Regatta

man throttle designed to cut
OF If not held open didn't die.
She roamed the course at full
speed about AZ miles an hour
eluding boats trying to catch her.
rejoined the race briefly. circled
around an anchored cabin cruiser,
charged at and missed several
other boats. then dove Is feet
up the Virginia bank, ripping on
her motor.
Driver Brandon was fished
from the river unhurt.
The highest mortality was in
the B Utility Runabouts. On the
starting line Of the first elimina-
ton heat. Paul Magner Of Kings
vile. Md. was thrown out of his
boat when it hit the wash Of the
leaders. He climbed back in and
Iimped away to the pits. his boat
half full OF water.
A few minutes later, Jim Alex
ander, Vineland. N. j., overturn-
ed. Eugene Hudgins. Baltimore,
Continued on Page Ca. Col. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
BY The Asseeiofsd Press

INGLEWOOD. Calf. July "a.
Calumet Farms Fleet Bird won
the $109,30O Sunset Handicap
today, nosing out the favored
Rejected in a hairline finish.
Travelling the mile and five
eighths in 2:40.s and equalling
the track record, the Calumet
star beat out the flying favorite
in a windup that took minutes
to decide via the cameras. A
wild shout came up from the
restless crowd of $1,000 as Fleet
Birds number flashed first on
the board.
The defeat was the second up
set in q row in a 500, 900 race
for the King Ranch's Rejected
and Jockey Willie Shoemaker.
Last week they were beaten o
length by Correspondent.
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II Drivers Hit Drink
BY Fronk Sortwell, il.

A 15-year-old boy showed his
elders how to drive outboards by
winning two firsts and q second
in the Capital Power Boat Assoc
citation regatta yesterday.
He is Ronald Smith, q student
at the Bordentown Military
Academy. Bordentown, N. j,
Young Smith won the Class A
and Glass B Hydroplane races
and took second in the A Utility
Runabouts. He also won his heat
in the B Utility Runabouts, but
did not place in the final.
The wind kicked up a small
chop on the muddy Potomac,
causing IL spills. High point for
the crowd of 400 was the be-
havior Of the 27-J. . c Utility
Runabout.
She threw her driver. Joseph
Brandon, Penns Grove. N. j.. on
the up-river turn. and the dead
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8 Name Pros in PGA Quarter-FinaIs
Only Filly in Race Is Second
Undefeoted Royal Note Wins
Futurity for Sixth Straight

Royal Note, owned by Tilford
L. Wilson and Carl T. Houston
Of Lexington, KY, covered the
six furlongs in 1:10%. only three
fifths Of second slower than
the Futurity record set last year
when Arcaro won with Hasty
Road. This was Eddie's third
Arlington Futurity payoff, as he
also won aboard Thingumabob
In 1888.
Claiborne Farms Delta, rid
den by Steve Brooks. who booted
her to victory last week in the
rich Arlington Lassie Stakes,
took second place. The only f1lly
entered, the daughter of Nasrul-
(See ROYAL NOTE, Page C-5.)
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PEA Results
BY Inc Assoeiussd Press

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July "a.
Results Of today's 36-hole third
round matches in the PEA
championship at the Keller
course:
sam Snead White Sulphur SPRINGS
". Va. defeated Dutch Harrison. st.
Roberto de vicenso. Buenos Aires. de-
feated Elroy Martin. Houston. Tex, 8
Tommy Bolt. Houston. defeated jim
Brownins, Weston. Mass. and
defeated Johnny Revolta, skokie. m !.
Chick Harhert. Worthwhile. Mich, de-
i iested Pcrky Oliver. Lemont. III =
cary Middleton. Kiamesha Lake, de-
feated Ted Kroll. New Hartford. Conn.
shelley Mayneld. ChIcopee. Mass. de-
feated Horton smith, Detroit, 3 and 2.
Jerry Barber, La Canada. CALI. de-
feated Charley Hassler. Catonsyille. Nd.
! M Ia % holes.
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Snead, de vieenzo !.
Win in Rouis; Barber
Tops Bassler on 18Th
sy the Associated Pres. !

ST. PAUL. MINI. July "a
Slugging Sam Snead and his
South American counterpart.
Roberto de vicenzo. smashed
through their third-round
matches today to lead a Gordon
of "big-name" players into the
quarter finals Of the PGA golf
championship.
Old-timers called it the fanci-
est field Of eight to survive this
exhausting head-to-head mara
thon since the last war.
Snead. the pain gone from his
celebrated neck and wisecracks
back on his lips, smothered
Dutch Harrison, the one time
Arkansas Traveller now from st.
Louis. Z and 6.
De Vicenzo, the handsome
Latin from Buenos Aires. I'M
corked even more devastating
golf to crush Elroy Martin, the
little known public links pro
from Houston, 8 and s.
Other survivors Of the long
36-hole grind over the level
Keller course were Walter
Burkemo, the defending cham
pion: Cary Middleton, 1919 Ma
tional Open champion; Chick
Harbert, the long -hitting two
time runnerup from Worthwhile,
Mich; Tommy Bolt. the dapper
club tosseri from Houston: young
Shelley Mayfield OF Chicopee,
Mass, and little Jerry Barber of
La Canada, Calf.
All of these are-or have been
familiar figures on the tough
pro circuit.
In tomorrow's quarter-finals.
Snead faces Bolt and Barber
opposes Harbert in the top half
Of the bracket. The lower half
sends Burkemo against de Vicen-
20 and Middleton against May
field.
The semifinals are scheduled
Monday and the 36-hole cham
pionship round Tuesday.
In the closest match OF the
day. 130-pound Barber rallied
from the brink of defeat to beat
Charley Bassler of Gainesville
Md. up on the 38th hole. He
was 2 down with 3 to play be-
fore his fine comeback.
No other match carried as far
as the 36th. although two came
to conclusion on the 35th. Har-
bert won over Ed (Porky) Oliver,
Continued on Page CO., Col. 81
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cisco under Joe Kuharich, now
Redskins line coach. came here
from Toronto where he had
worked out two weeks for the
approaching season. He gave no
reason for returning to this
country except to say he might
have been q little homesick.
Word from Toronto was that he
had signed an $4,000 contract
for 1854.
The Redskins. who have lost
three men to Canadian teams
this season and are planning to
sue in Laurie Niemi's case, ac-
knowledged that signing SCudero
probably would precipitate an
(See SCUDERO, Pare CAD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

|. CHICAGO. July 24.--Unbeat-
en- Royal Note, with Jockey Ed
die Arcaro, enjoying his first
Chicago ride of 1854. today
stamped himself as an outstand-
ing Kentucky Derby prospect for
next year by an easy two-length
triumph in the $149,785 Airing
ton Futurity.
The Spy Song Penroyal colt.
winning his sixth straight race
and his fifth consecutive stakes.
bounced to the front at the far
turn and was never threatened
by any of the other Is juveniles
seeking one Of the years richest
prizes. The winner was a 13-to-
10 favorite with the crowd of
81, 049
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

81 TO !. Among readers who Cast paIlotS,
several were pro ball players, one was the
president of major league club, another a
leading crooner
Bob Lemon is headed for the Giants, but
he's not the Bob Lemon. -. This one is a
25-year-old outfielder who has hit 38 homers
for Nashville, New York farm, and will
join the Giants for Spring training in
'55. :. Most ball clubs prohibit golf during
pennant races but not, apparently, the
Yankees. A drive by Allie Reynolds
recently was stepped of as 350-yarder,
and this was at time when Super Chief
was too ailing to pitch, although since he
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Dodgers Top Cords. 7-6. to Cut Gionts'
Leod to Five Games. Pose c-3.
Ala, cracked his Saith homer
with Monte Irwin on in the top of
the eighth to tie the score after
Eddie Mathews had belted his
25th with one on in the third.
Mays poke assured him of a
new league record for homers
through July. The old mark of
33 was set by Hack Wilson of
Chicago in 1880. the year he set
the league record of Sc round
trippers for the season.
10th Win For SPAIN.
A crowd Of 37.768 watched
veteran Warren SPAIN hurl his
10th triumph Of the year. Don
Liddle, a former Brave. started
for the Giants. but the loss was
hung on AL Corwin. third Of
four Giant pitchers, whom Girls
som succeeded with two on in the
eighth.
Bruton had gone into the game
in the seventh, replacing Jim
Pendleton in centerfield for de-
fensive purposes. His sharp
single between first and second
scored Del Crandall. who had
singled after Corwin retired the
first two batters. Grissom came
in when Corwin walked SPAIN.
The loss. third straight for the
Giants, was the first time since
May 18-19-21 that the club had
dropped three in q row. Bobby
Thomson, traded to the Braves
last winter. delivered a pinch
single with two out in the ninth
last night for a 80 Milwaukee
decision. The Giants lost to Chi
cago. 1875, on Thursday.
Score Three on Liddle.
The Braves got three runs of
Liddle on three hits in the third.
Crandall led of with a triple
which eluded Irwin in left and
skidded to the fence. After
SPAIN flied out. Pendleton
singled for one run and Mathews
then hit a 80 pitch $50 feet
into the rightfield bleachers.
The Giants got two back in
the fourth on Twins single, q
walk to Mays and Hank Thomp-
sons blooper to short right.
Irwin scored easily but Mays out
(See BRAVES, Page C-3)
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Probable Pitchers
sy the Asseeiosed Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at Washington--Gray 1-3l
Baltimore At Philadelphia te,--Turley
t7-I0I and Larsen f2-lal VS. Porto
carrero ff-9i and Dixon t3-5G
Cleveland at New York--Garcia t12-
chicago At Boston t2l--Harshman
16-3l and johnson f5-5b vs.. Nixon g.
- and Brewer l6-5l.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh At Cincinnati f21--Friend
(4-Sl and LaPalme u-6l W.. Judson IA
81 and Perkowskt t2-7}.
New York 1t NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
d4-2l vs.. Wilson ,7-0l.
wood fO4i) and Dickson t7-101 vs..
Rush (6-1ij and Minner te-6j.
Brooklyn ct ct. Louis--Roe (3-3) or
Loes t4-3y ". Haddix l4-6l.
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Redskins Hit Back
At Conodions, Sign
Star I Toronto Back
By Lewis f. Atchison
Stor Stuff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES. July 24.The
Washington Redskins jumped
into the player war with the Ca
madam Football League late
today by signing Joe Scudero.
former University of San Fran
cisco halfback who starred last
year for the Toronto Argonauts
and was being counted on to lead
them to q play-off berth.
The speedy, 24-year-old Scu-
dero. who played for San Fran
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Senators z, Tiqers !

AUtkW o. u II q
Iran for Dropo In 9th.
2-6insled for Terwilliger in 9th.
3-Flied out for Upton in 9th.
4-Walked for Stone In 9th.
bone out when winning run scored.
Detroit 900 600 OO1--f
Wasdinston 600 600 0Oa--2
Runs batted in--Boliine. Runneis co..
Two-base hits--Kuepn, Y0st Three-base
hits--Boiling. Double play--Snyder 10
Terwilliger to Vernon. Left on bases
Detroit. 8; Washington. H. Bases on
balls--On Hoeft. 8; on Stone. 3 Struck
out--By Hoeft, 9; By Stone, z. Htts--OR
Hoeft, 0 in 5l5 innings: on Carver. In
and earned runs-Hoeft. 2-2;. Carver.
90: Stone. IL. Hit by pitcher-By Hoeft
Husbyl. Passed ball--Tipton. winning
Hoeft did. Umpires--Huriey. Chylak,
Stevens. Time-2:3O. Attendance--4,506