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Evening star., 1954-01-20
National Civic League
Officers Are Elected

The Rev. E. N. Bergerstock Of
York. Pa. was elected president
of the National Civic League at
its annual meeting yesterday at
304 F street NV.
He succeeds DR.. O. R. Miller,
who founded the league in 1922
and served as its president until
his death on August II, 1858.
Officers reelected were DR..
Norman Vincent Peale of New
York. vice president: DR.. J. Ray
mond Schmidt of Washington,
general superintendent and Sec
retary, and Miss Nellie L. Bristol
of Washington. treasurer.
The league Endorsed a House
bill banning alcoholic beverage
advertising from interstate COM
merce and over the air. 1t also
Endorsed a recent Defense De-
partment ruling prohibiting
package liquor stores on mill
tary bases.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Hacker Is Trapped
In Wreckage After
Collision With Bus

A cab driver was trapped for
Is minutes in his wrecked cab
today when he was in a collision
with Capital Transit bus in an
accident injuring two other per-
sons.
The bus, running south on
Thirteenth street, swerved at
the corner of Fairmont street
NV. to avoid striking another
car and collided with the cab
going north on Thirteenth.
John A. Brooks. 81, colored
of 636 L street Sc. the cab
driver, was pinned when the
front of his nearly demolished
cab jammed against his legs
Fire. rescue Squadmen finally
released him with block and
tackle to the cars frame.
Mr.. Brooks was taken to
Emergency Hospital suffering
compound fractures of the legs
and other injuries. A passenger
in the cab, Elsie Blank. 38. of
1900 Fort Dupont street Sc.
was taken to the hospital un-
conscious.
Also injured was a bus pas
senger. Sylvia Chudnow. 46, of
612 Quintana place NV.
The bus. headed downtown.
ran across the street and came
to rest against a tree. Driver
of the bus was Edward j. Horner,
26. of the Presidential Gardens.
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Airline Employees Picket
In Negotiations Protest

American Airlines employees at
National Airport participated
yesterday in nation wide off duty
picketing to protest stalled con-
tract negotiations.
Several pickets carried plac-
ards at the local terminal declar-
ing the airline had refused to
bargain with the union, the CIO
Transport Workers, in good faith.
Federal mediators have been
attempting to bring negotiators
for both sides together but have
been unsuccessful since the last
meeting late Monday.
A union official said the Off
duty picketing, which has not
impaired service, will be con-
tinued on a day-to-day basis with
no set pattern. The picketers who
appeared at LaGuardia Field in
New York yesterday protested
the employees are underpaid
while the airline profits have
been soaring"
Evening star., 1954-01-20
By Froncis P. Douglas
Stor Steff Correspondent

CLEVELAND. Jan. 20.-Cleve-
land has large fringe parking
lots. served by a downtown loop
bus service with a 10-cent fare.
The arrangement here might
serve as a guide for the revived
interest in fringe parking in
Washington.
Municipality owned parking
lots on the lake front have a
capacity of 400 cars. Parking
is free.
These lots are near the Me-
mortal Shoreway and East Ninth
street and northeast of the loop
district. One of the lots Is be-
hind the City Hall.
Another lot is at Euclid ave-
nue. and East Twenty-second
street, east Of the loop district.
It is privately owned. Here the
capacity is 1900 cars, and the
charge is 35 cents a day.
Acquiring Another Lot.
In addition, the city is buy
ing property at East Ninth street
and Woodland avenue for an
other lot. This is across the
loop area from the present mu-
nicipal lots. It is believed a
charge will be made for parking
here. but just how much has not
been discussed. 1t is also re-
garded as likely that parking
meters will be installed to SIM
plify the collection Of charges.
In Washington, it is reported
that the Capital Transit Co. Is
baking at the idea Of charging
a lower fare on a loop line serv-
ing proposed fringe lots. The
company repeatedly feels re-
duced fare would discriminate
against patrons of other lines.
Here in Cleveland the fare on
the loop buses is 10 cents. while
the basic fare on the transit
system is Is cents. If the rider
wants to transfer to the regu-
lar lines, he pays S cents addi-
tional.
At the transit system Offices
here, officials said the 10 cents
Is a "break-even" fare. The mu-
nicipally owned transit system
is charged with giving. service
at coft.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
La Fontuine Casino
To Be Sold Soon:
Estate Settled

The remnants of Jimmy La
Fontaine'S once famous and
booming gambling casino just
over the District line on Bla-
densburg road is to be sold soon.
Prince Georges County Chief
Building Inspector John B.
Lauer said in a letter to the
county commissioners yesterday
that final settlement of the La
Fontajue estate had been &C
compliShed December 81 and the
property belonging to the late
gambling king is to be sold
within a few days"
The commissioners had asked
Mr.. Lauer to do something about
the property-which has been
closed since La Fontaine'S death
in 1949-becauSe they felt van
dals had made it an eyesore.
Mr.. Lauer said he got his in
formation from Washington At
torney Charles E. Ford. one of
the executors of the estate.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
7O-Cent Fare Links Cleveland
To Fringe Parking Lots

Two of the loop lines run
through the downtown area and
the Public Square, serving the
stores and Office buildings. A
third shuttles back and forth
along East Ninth street from
the present municipal lots to
Woodland avenue. where the pro-
jected lot will be.
Chicago Developing Lots.
Chicago is going in for down.
town parking lots as well as
fringe parking lots. The idea
is to get automobiles off the
streets and reserve the streets
as much as possible for travel.
That city has sold $22.6 mil
lion in revenue bonds. the pro-
ceeds being used to buy land and
develop parking lots and park
ing decks. Facilities in the CEN
tral business district and the
North Michigan avenue area will
provide space to park 6,767 au-
tomobiles.
An underground garage for
1850 cars Is being constructed
by the Chicago Park District in
Grant Park and under Michigan
avenue from Randolph street to
Monroe street. The estimated
cost is $8.3 million.
The Chicago Transit Authority
also has a program for estab-
fishing parking lots at strategic
terminals where motorists may
transfer to and from rapid tran
sit lines. It already has two
lots with a total capacity Of 600
cars. When the new rapid tran
sit line to the west side operating
below grade in the center strip
Of the Congress Street Express
way goes into operation, a new
west side terminal will be built
which will include a parking lot,
This is to encourage them to
use CTA rapid transit.
The transit authority an
nounced, just the other day. it is
starting a survey of parking IA
cilities near the stations of its
rapid transit lines. It probably
will list parking facilities avail
able and distribute the lists to
motorists. It win also probably
encourage development as park
ing lots Of vacant areas which
are conveniently placed.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Farmer Fires Shot
Al Quail Poacher

Fred U. Friday, So. set up q
trap for a quail poacher early
today and believes he got his
man. Prince Georges County
police reported
Mr.. Friday, colored, of 1922
Rosedale street NE. operates a
5,000-bird quail farm on Sheriff
road extended in Huntsville. Md.
He told police he has lost more
than TOO birds to the poacher in
recent weeks.
Last night Mr.. Friday got out
his 12-gauge shotgun and lay in
wait. Shortly after l am. he
told police, he spotted some one
in the dark and let go with a
blast, hitting the prowler. A
two-hour search of the area by
Mr.. Friday and police failed to
locate the suspected poacher who
left a blood-spattered trail over
the snow to road where it
ended.
Five hours later. police said.
Leroy NJ. Chase, 80. colored, of
Landover. Md, showed up at
District General Hospital for
treatment of buckshot wounds in
the waist, back and arms. The
hospital reported this to Dis
trict police, who, in turn, notified
county authorities.
County Police Pvts. Robert
Baeschlin and G. I. Thornberry
took Chase to Prince Georges
General Hospital.
Mr.. Friday then swore out a
warrant against Chase, the po-
licemen said, charging him with
the theft of 727 quail, valued at
$3.50. Mr.. Friday told police
he recognized Chase as a man
he had seen swooping up quail
previously, pulling their heads
off and then taking off in a sta
ton wagon with quail "by the
bagful."
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Hiqh Price ofCoffee
Brews Consumer
Strike in PetWorth

Representative Leonor Sulli-
van. Democrat, of Missouri, was
Joined last night in her fight
against the high price of coffee
by some members of the Pet
worth Citizens Association.
The matter came up just be-
fore adjournment in the Barnard
School. Mrs. Walton C John
stood up and asked for a con-
sumers strike against the high
price of coffee.
II think the high price OF
coffee is something we should
talk about here tonight she
said. 1T is something that h
pretty close to home. but if we
organize we can do something
about it. Everybody. down the
line is organized except the con-
sumner. and it's time we or
ganized."
Several persons volunteered
to join the boycott, and then the
meeting adjourned.
Cookies and coffee were served
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Early Accord
Discounted on
Use Of Andrews
Commerce Official
Finds Tough Going
On AirIiner Plan

Undersecretary Of Commerce
Robert B. Murray, jr.. today de-
scribed as tough going the nego-
tiations over the use Of Andrews
Air Force Base by civilian air
craft.
An agreement in principle for
the use of the base to relieve
congestion at the Washington
Rational Airport was announced
last May.
Mr.. Murray emphasized that
the necessity of getting agree
ment among a number Of people
is Understanding.
To a question whether the
problem would ultimately have to
be made by higher echelons. he
replied that was a tough one to
answer" The only higher levels
are the secretaries of the de-
partments involved and the
White House.
Budget Intercepts.
Mr.. Murray said operating
arrangements take a lot Of work.
ing out and there are just so
many hours in a day. He said
work on the budget and other
preparations for the opening of
Congress had forced the nego-
tiations to be put aside for about
80 days.
That upset one Of Mr.. Muir
rays predictions. He said last
November 13 that the problems,
which he described as not insur-
mountable. would be solved in
so days.
Agreement on the use of An
drews would still be but the first
step in the civilian use of the
field. Aviation men pointed out
that a new runway would have
to be laid, a terminal building
constructed and roads built.
ATA Voices Confidence.
An official of the Air Transport
Association said he is not worried
about any failure Of the plan to
60 through.
On the other hand. Repre-
sentative Small. Republican. of
Maryland. who has opposed the
use of Andrews base by CONNER
cial planes. said he had received
a letter from the White House
recently and believes such a use
Of the base lis licked"
1t was regarded as likely that
Congress would take a hand in
the matter when appropriation
requests by the agencies involved
come before 1t. Maryland men,
bers have opposed the use of
Andrews. They have urged in
stead the use of Friendship In
ternational Airport near Balti-
more. Virginia members have
urged the use of Andrews to
prevent the construction Of an
airport at Burke, Va.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Dr.. Mccartney 10 Leave
u. ). Information Post

The Rev. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney will retire February 2 as
religious consultant to the United
States Information Agency. a
post he has held three years.
The minister emeritus of the
National Presbyterian Church
plans to devote his time to writ
ing and various religious activi-
ties.
He retired from active minis
terial duties in 1916. He was
appointed to the Information
Agency post in 1851.
DR.. and Mrs. Mccartney will
continue living at 1902 Eight
eenth street NV.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
cCarthys Will Move
Into Home Near CAPITOL

Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can of Wisconsin, soon will
change his Washington address
to a home near the Capitol, just
purchased by his mother-in-law,
she confirmed today.
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Kerr, whose
daughter Jean is the bride of
Senator Mccarthy. said half of
the home at 20 Third street
NE. will be rented to them.
Mrs. Kerr said she is disposing
Of her present home at 1892
Twenty-fourth street NE, as
soon as possible and will then
move into the two-story Third
street place. for which she paid
$4,000.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Frederic W. Collins Heads
Overseas Writers Here
BY the Assoeioted Press

Frederic w. Collins, chief Of
the Washington bureau of the
Providence Journal and Evening
Bulletin, yesterday was elected
president of the Overseas
Writers. The group is an or
ganization of Washington news
men concerned with foreign af-
fairs.
Mr.. Collins succeeds Joseph
Harsch of the Christian Science
Monitor.
Eric Sevareid of the Columbia
Broadcasting System was named
secretary and Paul Wooton of
the New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune, treasurer.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Burke>s Experience as Mayor
Will Benefit D. C. Committee
New Senator Had
Trunsit Problem
In Cleveland
By Jock Jonos

Senator Burke, Democrat, of
Ohio, is an experienced mayor.
He is finding this a great help
in switching from the job of
Mayor Of Ohio's largest city to
the job of Senator from Ohio.
He already has become "one-
ninth Mayor" of Washington
through appointment to the Sen
ate District Committee. City
problems. poison to the commit
tee for years, are his meat.
The extras of being a Senator
are reminiscent. too. Of those of
the Office Of Mayor.
AS he was being interviewed
yesterday, a group of university
students waited in an inner Of
flee. Outside the door to his
suite in the basement of the
Senate Office Building, a group
of so postal employees were watt
ing. A photographer. also wait
ing, sat at the door to his pri-
vate Office.
Just like Cleveland" he said.
No Stranger Here.
The Senator is familiar with
Washington as the Nations Cap
ital. He has made trips here on
little errands like borrowing $29
million from the Reconstruction
Finance Coup. to get Celeveland's
transit system under way. AS
vice president of the Conference
Of Mayors, he visited the White
House often.
He is less familiar with Wash
ington as a city. He intends to
find out what the problems are,
however. now that he is a men,
ber of the District Committee. In
Cleveland he has a reputation
for tackling and solving knotty
problems.
The Senator does not give the
impression that he will joust
with windmills. His approach is
calm and deliberate.
He expressed keen interest in
the city's transit dispute.
When he first entered Cleve-
lands government, the privately
owned transit system there was
dilapidated and erratic. The
city bought it, paid for it in
three years. and now operates 1t
at profit on 15-cent fares.
One factor in the change was
conversion to buses.
Predicts 1909 Buses.
"The situation here is a little
bit different" Senator Burke
said. You have a lot of fast and
quiet streetcars. But ultimately
you will come to buses. 1t would
be a big help to the winter tran
sit problem.
The Senator pointed to last
weeks snow as an example.
"You had 3 or 4 inches of
ice and snow, and things were
tied up. A little salt on the
streets would have solved the
problem" he said. But I'm
told that you can't do that here
because of the third rail- re-
quired for the streetcars."
The rapid transit operation in
Cleveland uses rails. but none
Of the cars run on city streets.
All are on separate rights-of-
way. This is the express serv-
ice, which carries people to the
suburbs.
Another traffic solution of
which Senator Burke is proud
is a city-owned 3,000-car parking
lot three-quarters of a mile from
the central business area. Those
who park in the city lot pay
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Civic Group Opposes
Proposed 10 Limit Cabs

The Central Northwest Civic
Association last night opposed
unanimously a proposal to limit
the number of taxicabs in the
District.
Members said this field of
employment should be left open
to Negroes as long as the Capt.
tai Transit Co. refuses to hire
them as bus and streetcar op-
orators.
The group also approved in
principle the Commissioners
multi-million dollar public works
program and put of until next
month q decision on the pro-
pDsed family court.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Two in Theft
OF $4,000
Held for Jury
Accused as Aides
In Spending Of Stolen
Engraving Funds

Two persons charged in the
100000 Bureau of Engraving
and Printing theft were ordered
held for the grand jury today by
United States Commissioner Cyril
S. Lawrence.
The two, who had asked for
continuances January 6, were
William Billy Giles, q, of 1929
Fifty second avenue, Chapel
Oaks, Md, and Edith I. Chase,
"a, of 325 I street NE, both col
ored.
The bond for Giles was re-
duced from $4,000 to $35,00O
and that for Miss Chase contin-
ued at $4,000.
Daniel j. O'Driscoll, Treasury
agent, testified that Giles knew
the source of the money and
helped transport some of it to a
Middleburg (VaD farm from the
home of James r. Lands, 20, Of
Cne t1ICy-SecOnQ avenue address,
who is charged with actual theft
Of the money.
Another agent, Garry w.
Stigall, testified that Miss Chase
learned about the theft on jan
uary l and accompanied Giles
to Baltimore on spending spree
to break some of the 5000 $40
bills stolen from a vault of the
Engraving Bureau. He said she
specifically spent one bill to buy
a pocketbook, and another in
buying hamburger.
Three other persons are held
in the theft. the biggest in
Engraving Bureau history.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Church Forum TONIGHT

DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, exec
utive secretary of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches, will
open a f1ve-week forum on 1.-THE
Church and the World of To-
day" at 6 o'clock tonight in Cal
vary Methodist Church, 1859
Columbia road NV. DR.. ReisSig
will talk on 1.-THE Responsibility
q the Church In World Affairs" :"
Evening star., 1954-01-20

a reduced bus fare to the CEN
trail business area.
Smiles Replace Frowns.
"The private parking lot own
ers were mad at first" the
Senator said. Then they found
that they were making more
money. Those who used the city
lot were the all-day parkers.
The private lots made more
money because they got the
Short-tlme parkerS."
Senator Burke said he is not
familiar enough with the Wash
ington area to say whether such
q plan would be feasible here.
1t would require available, close-
in land. he added.
The Senator's Cleveland ad-
ministration won approval often
from the voters for major bond
issues for city improvements.
One of these was development
Of the lake front. a thorn in the
north side Of Cleveland. There
was a long-standard dispute be-
tween the city and the railroads
that owned the land.
I'VE settled it by giving the
railroads what they wanted and
taking what we wanted" Sena-
tor Burke said. 1T was that
simple"
After the city got its lake front
land, it built municipal airport
close to downtown. That is an
other accomplishment of which
the Senator is proud.
1--WE had a depression when
there wasn't any money to do
anything" he said. Then we
had a war when there wasn't
any material to do anything.
When the war ended, there was
lot to be DONE
First Public Job in 1880.
The Senator's ilrst public job
came in 1880. as assistant county
prosecutor of Cuyahoga County
He practiced law privately from
1896 to 194l, when Frank J.
Lausche was elected Mayor of
Cleveland and appointed him di-
rector Of law.
When Mr.. Lausche was elected
Governor of Ohio in 1943, Sena-
tor Burke. by provision of the
city charter. became Mayor. He
was elected to the job every two
years after that. Last year his
former boss. still Ohio's Cover
nor, appointed him to the Senate
to succeed the late Senator Taft.
Senator Burke. 54. is an affable
and direct man. whose serenity
in the midst of harassing ap-
pointments is indicative of ex-
perience in public office.
AS soon as his mornings ap-
pointments were ended, he
planned to drop in on a hearing
OF the special subcommittee delv-
ing into local transit problems.
I'm not a member, but want
to get a. Little bit Of an idea of
what's going on" he said.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
100000 Use Facilities
In Montgomery Parks

Approximately 100000 persons
used the Is recreation buildings
operated by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission in Montgomery
County during 1853. -
The report. made public today
by Sidney M. Oliver, commission
vice chairman and park commits
siorer. showed that 4.967 permits
were issued during the year for
meetings. square dances. parties
and other activities.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Lecture on Reds PIunned

The Charles Carroll Forum
will sponsor a lecture on Com
munism, Real Danger or Red
Herring" by Angela Calomiris.
former undercover agent for the
FBI, at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in
The MayioWer Hotel.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-17
Television Spreads
CONTINUED from second 'front.'

CONTINUED from second 'front.'
. standpoint, in ability to give a
highly defined picture, but has
practical objections in that it
brings more complexity in design
CT sets, transmission and network
relay.
To an American. one of the
most noticeable points about Brit
ish TV is that = as of now = you
watch what's on the BIC or you
turn off the set. Also BBC is on
the air only about 80 hours a
week compared with l6 and more
hours day for many American
stations.
The American viewer of British
TV also would be struck by the
absence of commercials. but he
also might find the programs less
lavish, more restrained and -
depending on his taste - even
dull. But he also would fl n d
some familiar programs, such as
BIC versions of What's My Line,
This Is Show Bust eSS, the
Names the Same, Down You Go
and Meet the Press. Among the
actors frequently seen on British
TV is comedian Buster Keaton.
onetime U. S. m OWE favorite,
whose old films are familiar to
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-17
WEEK ENDED JUNE 12)

Continued warm weather helped
most crop growth during the week
and although lack of moisture is
being felt in many areas. the con-
dition of most spring planted crops
improved slightly during the week
The warm weather has not been
favorable for insect and disease
infeStation: hence. plants have
been able to get the jump on these
pests which were beginning to
cause considerable damage during
the cool weather.
Favorable Weather curing the
week enabled farmers to make
rapid progress in cultivation oper-
ationS, thus. weeds and grass are
generally we'll under control.
Harvesting operations also made
good progress as the combining OF
small grains got into full swing in
most areas of the state. About 40
percent Of the oats crop had been
harvested and one-fourth of the
wheat crop harvested as of June
y. Hay making also advanced
swiftly due to favorable weather
and about 40 percent Of these
crops had been cut when the week
ended
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-17

that have TV, largely on an ex-
perimental basis, include Poland,
Czechoslovakia and East Ger
many, with a single station each.
West Germany is developing at
a fast pace, with nine stations in
operation and 81 in the works,
and 100000 sets scheduled for
production this year.
There are three stations in
France, three in Italy, two in the
Netherlands, two in Switzerland,
one each in Belgium, Denmark,
Sweden and Norway; five in Mex
leo. four in Brazil. three in Vene-
zuela. and one each in the DOM
inican Republic and Argentina
Columbia has station due on
the air later this year.
OF the U. S. total of 379, three
are in Hawaii. two each in AL
aSka and Puerto Rico.