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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
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FIKST BKETHKEN, Accldent,
10 a. M, Sunday School. 200 p.
M, Bible Study and Prayer Meet
ing. Beginning Monday evening at
1870, revival services for two
weeks, with Evangelist II Leslie
Moore, Of Meyclsdale, Pa. Services
each evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
EGLON CHURCH OLE TIE
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS, Rev

FPISIUFAL MISSIONS, KeV.
John J. Atwell. Our Fathers
House. AltamOnt-10 a. M, Church
School, each Sunday. II a. M, Holy
Communion, second Sunday. II a.
M, Morning Prayer all other Sun
days. st. Paui's, SwantOn-2 p. m,
Church School every Sunday. 300
p. M, Holy Communion, third Sun
day. 3 D. m, Evening Prayer. all
other Sundays. st. Johns, Deer
Park-12:15 p. M. Church School,
every Sunday. 1880 p. m, Holy
Communion, first Sunday each
month. 1870 p. M, Evening prayer,
all other Sundays. All services on
Daylight Saving Time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
Sunday Services In The
Churches of the Community

ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL,
Rev. Alfred J. Haines, rector. 500
a. m, Holy Communion. $3.50 a. M,
Church School in Parish House OPP
posite Library. II a. M, Morning
Worship and selmon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN,

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN,
Grantsville-J. w. Whitacre, pas
tor. Maple GrOve-10 a. M, Sunday
School. II a. m, Worship. Wednes-
day, 500 p. m, Prayer meeting.
Bethesda-1O a. M, Worship. II
a. m, Sunday School. Laughlin-
7 p. m, Sunday School. 8 p. M,
Worship. All services, DIST.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
DEEP CREEK BAPTIST. PAU

S. Parker, pastor. 9:45 a. m.,
Church school. II a. M, Morning
worship and observance of the
Lords Supper. TAB p. M, Evening
vespers. Wednesday, 7:45 p. m,
midweek Fellowship Hour and
business meeting of the church. All
services on Daylight Saving Time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
MT. LAKE BAPTIST. Rev w,


C. Rogers, pastor. 10 a. m, Sunday
School. IL a. M, Morning worship
and observance of the Lords Sup
per with Communion meditation by
Vincent c. Parker 7 p. m, Junior
Training Union, directed by Mrs.
Clara Weeks. Tuesday, 1880 p. M.
Prayer meeting in the church. All
services on Eastern Standard Time.
Ferndale- 9:45 a. m, Sunday
school. - noon, Communion service
in Loeb Lynn Church. Wednesday,
1880 p. M, Cottage prayer meet
ing as announced All services on
Daylight Saving Time.
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH. Deer
Park. Rev. f. w. Blizzard, pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29
Failure in the Lost Chapter

When Jeroboam was some years
older. a son of his lay very sick,
and the king thought again of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-04-29

happened to Jeroboam's revolu-
ton, the one the prophet Ahijah
had approved and authorized?
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Plan Started 10 Improve
Settlement Houses Work

A new plan for cooperation
among three settlement houses
directed at giving more indi-
vidual attention to children'S
problems has been launched in
Southwest Washington.
The program. known as the
Southwest Neighborhood Project.
is an outgrowth of a. request by
the three Southwest centers,
Barney Neighborhood House,
Juanita kaufman Nye Council
House, and the Southwest Com
munity House, for the services
of a neighborhood worker.
Miss julie T. Bouchard. execu-
tive director Of the Barney
Neighborhood House, said the
program will enlist the co-opera-
ton of the parents through home
visits and will tend to strengthen
family life through cooperation
Of health. welfare, recreation,
education and protection serv-
ices. Church and civic groups
also will play a large part in the
overall plan, she added.
Miss Bouchard said the pro-
gram will begin with IL children
from each of the three settle
ment houses.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Record 162,S25
Auto Tags Issued

The Department of Vehicles
and Traffic chalked up new
record of automobile license tags
issued through yesterday.
A total of 8,761 tabs to be
fastened to the old license plates
by last midnight were dispensed
yesterday, bringing the total as
of the end Of March to 162 1925.
The number at the same time
last year was 158,505.
The traffic Office expected that
the eventual total for this tag
year would run about 205, 900.
The department worked well
past closing time yesterday to
accommodate last-minute buy
ers. Motorists braved yesterdays
drizzle to form a long waiting
line at Municipal Center.
A peanut vendor walked up
and down the line, selling q
large basketful of his wares.
When police closed off the line
at the 3::45 pm. closing time,
Samuel Yuter, 500 Second street
NV, was the last of an esti-
mated 1000 waiting customers.
The traffic Office continued its
work until about 8 pm.
Besides the over-the-counter
sales, the Office received 1852
telephone calls from motorists
with questions to ask.
Maryland tags also expired
last midnight, but Virginia
drivers have until April Is to
get new licenses.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Beach Hearing Delayed
AT Physician S Request

The Police Trial Board hear
ing of administrative charges
against Inspector Beverly c.
Beach will be delayed a week or
two at the request of the in
spector's physician.
Budget Officer Walter L.
Fowler, chairman of the Trial
Board, said he has received a
doctors certificate stating the
inspector needed rest. Inspector
Beach spent several days in a
hospital last week suffering from
a respiratory ailment.
On Tuesday District Judge
Matthew Mcclure ordered key
witness, Mrs. Lillian B. Woltz.
to answer questions put at the
trial board or go to Jail. Mrs.
Waltz refused to answer ques-
tions at a previous session of the
Trial Board. She is the inSpec-
tors sister-i -in-law.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Purrott and Mr.. Mutt Won't
Talk, Knowing What Day 1t Is

| have no such service. Attend
ants answered more than a
thousand calls there last year
and on some April FOOLS days
the volume has caused the
switchboard to shut down.
"They usually ask for Mr..
Stiff or Colonel Slab," the oper-
ator at the Morgue said "Or
they want to know if we have
their remains. Usually I tell
them Not yet, but hope to. !"
Another favorite call to the
Morgue is to ask if they have
"the chair that rigor mortiS
sets in"
John c. Pearson, the aqua
rum director at the Commerce
Department, is resigned to nu-
merous calls for Mr.. Fish.
Extra Hospital Operator.
st. Elizabeths will add an extra
operator for what Supt. Winfred
S. Overholser calls the annual
barrage from juveniles in adults
clothing"
The CHEEKY word from the
novelty stores is there are some
peachy new items available this
year-and they have been going
fast the last few days.
Look out for exploding ball
point pens, atom pearls (pea-
like explosives which blow up
when stepped on). a box Of per-
fume concealing a white rat, and
q SD viewer-when you turn
the handle to watch the girl
strip, the box explodes in your
eye.
Such old reliables as job buzz
zers, exploding cigars, squirting
flowers, rubber, ink blots and
dribble glasses, unfortunately
are still very popular.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
.CTC Appeal Asks
Rehearing Of Issues
By 9-Judge Court

The Capital Transit Co. yes
terday moved to have set aside
an appellate court order which
temporarily prevents the COM
pany from redeeming a bond
issue and paying a planned div
idend.
The company, in a motion
filed in the U. S. Court of APP
peals for the District of Colum-
bia asked a rehearing of the is
sues involved-this time by the
full court Of nine judges.
The earlier action by a three
Judge tribunal decreed. in a
split 2-to-1 decision, that the
bond redemption and dividend
payment be held up until April
26. This is to give the Public
Utilities Commission more time
to study the financial structure
of the utility. The commission
is to report findings back to the
court by April 10.
Commission Hearing Set.
The Utilities Commission an
nounced, meanwhile. that the
public hearing scheduled last
month on current financial
practices and position" of Cap
ital Transit Co. will be held
Tuesday in the District Building.
It was understood. further
more, that two experts. inde-
pendent of the commission, will
be retained to augment the in
vestigation that will precede the
hearing.
One of these repeatedly is Ed
ward A. Roberts. New York con-
Sultant, who testified for the
commission during the last tram
sit fare hearing. The other has
been identified only as a local,
well-known expert on finance, "
whom the commission hopes to
hire for the job.
In yesterdays motion, the tran
sit company termed the courts
order unlawful interference with
the contractural rights" of the
company's stock and bond hold
erS.
The appellate court e1joined
the redemption of $50 million in
bonds and the paying of a
1894 900 quarterly stock dividend
upon motion of the commission.
That group is seeking to have
the moves held up pending final
determination of the case on
it's merits.
The issue is whether the COM
pany is in good enough financial
condition now and will be in the
foreseeable future to be able to
afford the financial moves with
out injuring its ability to serve
the public.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Fire Hits School Annex;
$40 Pupils Sent Home

Fire swept through one room
of a three-room wood and tin
annex at the Highland Park Ele-
mentary School near Seat Pleas
ant. Md. today, but no one was
injured.
The fire was discovered about
8:15 am. just as the schools 500
pupils were arriving. They were
sent home by school bus and
classes were suspended for today.
Richard s. Brown, the princi-
pal, said a fourth-grade pupil
saw smoke coming from the an
mex and Immediately reported it
to the school office. Mr.. Brown
said 1t appeared that electrical
wiring in the walls was to blame.
About 120 pupils use the annex.
Firemen from six companies
confined the fire to the annex.
The school is located near the
George Palmer highway at
Huntsville, a mile north of Seat
Pleasant. Damage was estimated
at 5000.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Funds Short, D. c.
To Cut Fanfare for
Official Welcomes

Since the District has all but
exhausted its ceremonial funds
for fiscal 1854, the last two OFF,
cial welcomes of the fiscal year
will be wholly economy-size.
The Governor General Of
Canada, Vincent Massey, and
Halle Selassie, Lion of Judah and
Emperor of Ethiopia, both May
visitors. will bear the brunt OF
the necessitous economy wave.
But it won't be too noticeable.
All that ceremonial economy
means in local terms is:
/. No fire ladder arch over
Pennsylvania avenue or Consti-
tuition avenue-which has been
almost traditional in the early
part Of past fiscal years. when
the District has not yet had time
to spend much on ceremonial
functions.
Q. No outSize portraits Of visit
ing dignitaries hung behind the
reviewing stand in front Of the
District Building.
At any rate, whatever the size
Of the tab the District can't pick
up will be taken care Of by local
merchants, organized or other
wise.
In a Welcoming Committee
meeting, Edgar Morris was re-
elected Washington's official
greeter.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Chronic Alcoholics
To Be Committed for
IMPATIENT Care

The District will begin Gin
patient" treatment for chronic
alcoholics on April Is, under
arrangements just approved by
the Commissioners.
While the treatment-up to
180 days Of twill be limited
to a maximum of Is patients at
any one time. the program is
viewed as at least an expert
mental start by the city heads.
Congress authorized establish
ment Of clinical handling of
alcoholics in 1850. But; until
now, the afflicted have been
treated only on an "out-patient"
or non-conflnement basis.
At ID. G. WorkhOuse.
In a letter to Chief Judge
Leonard p. Walsh of the Mu-
nicipal Court, Commissioner
Samuel Spencer certified to the
court that beginning April Is,
a total of Is beds will be avail
able in the District Workhouse
at Occoquan, Va. to give con-
fined treatment to courtroom
mitted alcoholics.
A Special committee Of city
government officials met yester-
day to draft tentative procedures
for getting alcoholics committed.
While no final decisions were
reached, the pattern loomed gen.
orally as follows, according to
one official:
A defendant will be brought
into court on charges ranging
from plain drunkenness to the
more criminal offenses. If the
judge finds indications that the
defendant is a chronic alcoholic,
charges will be suspended, pend
ing a screening of the case by
District General Hospital. A re-
port will be made by the hos
pital. Should the court adjudge
the subject an alcoholic, he can
be sent to Occoquan for treat
ment. If not, the normal course
of justice will be pursued.
9O-Day Initial Term.
The normal commitment is
for 80 days. The court may ex-
tend it another 80 days, If 1t
deems further treatment ad-
vantageous.
Commissioner Renah F. Cana
lier asked Judge Walsh to send
| representatives to future meet
ings of the Procedural Arrange
ments Committee. This group
consists of DR.. Philip A. E. Steb-
bing, superintendent of District
General Hospital; DR.. Anthony
Zappala, director of the alco-
holic rehabilitation clinic; Mrs.
Ruth Wenzel. public education
list, and Andrew j. Cary, pro-
baton officer of the clinic;
Robert F. Kneipp. assistant cor
poration counsel and Richard
S. Townsend, special assistant to
Commissioner Camalier.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Panama Area Is Feature
Of Geographic Lecture

Color films of Panama's re-
mote Darien region, one Of the
worlds least explored areas, will
feature the final lecture of the
National Geographic Society's
1854 series tomorrow.
The lecture will be at Consti-
tuition Hall at 4:45 pm. and
again at $3.50 pm.
DR.. and Mrs. Matthew Stir
ling, the Smithsonian Institu-
tion's husband-and-wife archie
illogical team, will report on a
visit to Panama last year, which
marked their 18th season of ex-
ploration for the society and the
Smithsonian.
Their pictures include films Of
a jungle cave inhabited by the
vicious vampire bat and s.
inch spiders that encaSe whole
native hutS in web-like cocoons.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Ban on Holiday Liquor Sales,
Earlier Closing Hour Urged

ABC member, said he didn't
think the beverage industry
should be singled out as a tar
get when other establishments
are permitted to stay open on
holidays.
Good taste and national pride
should deter store operators
from holiday sales, but they
should not be Disseminated
against, he said.
The police chiefs report in
cluded a statement from Deputy
Chief Clarence H. Lutz, Of the
morals division, who said an
early closing would 'open wider
opportunities for bootlegging.
The ABC chairman, however
said police could cope with what
ever increase in bootlegging
would result.
Chief Murray's statement also
said his detective chief, Edgar
E. Scott, said the Z pm. closing
would reduce robberieS IN pack
age stores.
Cites HOldup Statistics.
Senator Payne's letter noted
that crime statistics show hold
ups increase after Z pm.
The ABC chairman agreed,
citing the heavier traffic outside
stores up to that hour. He said
holdup men usually wait until
the streets are emptier, to help
their getaway.
Senator Payne also said the
earlier shutdown would tend to
reduce juvenile delinquency. He
said the District Committees in
vestigation of juvenile crimes de-
termined that night orgies would
be lessened by cutting down on
the opportunity for youngsters
to buy liquor.
He said the z pm. closing
would also be "a real asset" in
preventing accidents due to
drunk driving.
Evening star., 1954-04-01

A two-hour- earlier weekday
closing time for liquor stores
and a ban on holiday bottle
sales has been recommended by
Senator Payne, Republican, of
Maine, a member of the Senate
District Committee.
He urged a z pm. closing in
stead of the 9 pm. now in force.
Stores would continue to remain
open until midnight on Satur-
days and there would be no
change in the 10 am. opening
hour.
The Senator's letter to the
Commissioners said nothing
about the present midnight
closing hour for the night before
holiday.
Ask Police Comment.
The Commissioners, who have
his recommendations under adj
visement, asked comment from
police and the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board.
ABC Chairman Allan w.
Payne said he favored closing
package stores on holidays and
also supports the shorter hours.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
urged holding public hearings
before any changes are made.
The ABC chairman said he
does not believe a hearing is
necessary, because Congress
passed the ABC Act to control
the industry. ;. There has been
in the past too much Of a ten
dency to legislate according to
the desires of the industry. This
Is not control"
Another ABC member, Herbert
K. Schollenberger, said he agrees
with the chairman on earlier
closings and holiday sales, but
thinks a public hearing should
be granted beforehand.
James O'D. Moran, the third
Evening star., 1954-04-01
House Unit Approves
$4,000 10 Develop
Roosevelt Island

The House Appropriations
Committee today approved $50,-
900 for development of Theodore
Roosevelt Island in the Potomac
River.
Including this item in the In
terror Department appropriation
bill sent to the House for action,
the committee took an impor-
tant step toward a development
program looking to dedication
of the island in 1858, the Tooth
anniversary of the birth OF the
former Republican President.
To Lay Out Trails.
The funds, according to the
Office of National Capital Parks,
in charge of the woodland re-
treat, would be used for installa-
tion Of running water, a large
comfort station and shelter,
drinking water outlets. develop
ment of trails and probably a
picnic area in the northern end.
Long-range plans for the cele-
bration had called for a total
expenditure of 100000. The
Park Service had asked an ap-
preparations subcommittee for
$41,300 for this year. But the
subcommittee and the full Ap-
preparations Committee gave the
project a more friendly reception
and granted $4,000 for the next
fiscal year.
Plan Barge Service.
Park officials have told Con-
gress they plan eventually to
develop a parking area on the
Virginia shore near the island
and to furnish regular barge
service to let people get to the
wilderness area.
Roosevelt Island has been in
the center of a controversy over
a proposed Potomac River bridge
extending from E street NV. in
Washington to Virginia, crossing
the island. The Theodore Roose-
velt Memorial Association, which
donated the land to the Gov
ernment, has been strongly re-
Sisting any bridge crossing the
| island,
Evening star., 1954-04-01
City Heads Approve
New Controls Over
Second Hand Sales

The District Commissioners to-
day approved regulations bring
ing virtually all dealers in used
merchandise under long standing
but selectively enforced second
hand broker laws.
The new requirements, which
have been under consideration
for two years, aimed directly at
such businesses as department
stores and appliance dealers
whose trade is primarily in new
merchandise but also includes
handling of used goods for
trade-in purposes.
The affected businessmen have
protested long and bitterly
against the proposals. BY
way of consolation, the city
heads, in announcing their de-
cision today, said they will be
happy to study with the busi-
nessmen any proposed legislation
to exempt them from the 1902
second-hNRd dealer law.
Through the years this law
has been enforced only upon
the bona-fide secondhand deal
ers in goods other than motor
vehicles. Under the new regu-
lations, a second category of
nd-hand dealer-department
stores and the like-must now
comply with a limited number of
requirements such as reporting
to police the goods involved in
certain types of secondhand
transactions.
This category includes used
merchandise sold at retail, sent
out of the District or retained
by the business for its own use.
A further provision requires
that all these so-called Class B
dealers must obtain $50 licenses
to operate each year and that
complete records describing the
second hand article and identi-
flying the persons involved in the
transaction. The businessmen
at least will not have to submit
to fngerprinting as do ordinary
secondhand dealers.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Blossoms, but Not Weather,
Cooperate for Parade Tonight

best for the weekend festivi-
ties.
The pageant at Jefferson
Memorial scheduled for 2 pm.
Saturday and Sunday will in
clude the operetta, "The Mi
kado." The Cherry Blossom
Queen will be crowned Satur-
day.
The queen will be selected
tomorrow night by the spinning
of wheel of fortune" by
Chief Justice Warren at a
festival ball in the Hotel Statler.
Last night the State and
territorial princesSes were enter
tanned at a congressional recep-
tion sponsored by the Confer
ence of States Societies at Ma
tional Arena, Seventeenth street
and Kalorama road NV.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
By Brian Bell. Jr.

Mr.. Parrott has a house in
Rock Greek Park but he won't
come to the telephone today.
If you call Mr.. Fish, who has
an Office in the basement Of the
Commerce Department, you will
find him in his bath and also
unavailable.
There may be a few Stiffs at
Nineteenth and E streets Sc
None will be able to talk with
you.
Disregard the message to call
Mr.. Mutt, who lives in Congress
Heights. He's indispoSed.
These are among the most
popular people in town today,
and there's an illogical explana-
ton.
It's April Fools day.
Thousands of unSuspecting
people will find messages on
their desks to call Mr.. Parrott,
Mr.. Fish, Mr.. Stiff and Mr..
Mutt at unfamiliar telephone
numbers. The numbers viii
turn out to be the Bird House
at the Zoo, the Commerce De-
partment Aquarium. the Morgue
and st. Elizabeths.
Zoo Gears Up.
At the Zoo they are taking
precautions. Since the Secre-
taries for the messers Fox, Wolf,
Lion, Bear. Bird. ct al, do not
wish to be bothered with calls.
the telephone company is step
ping in. The operator win in
tercept any call to the Zoo or
it's departments and give away
the gag.
However. the Morgue win
Evening star., 1954-04-01
D. {. Heads Ask Schools
To Open Half Hour Later

School officials have received a
formal request from the District
Commissioners to consider set
ting back the opening time Of
junior and senior high schools
from 9 am. to $3.50 am. daily.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
proposed the change in order to
tighten the rush-hour burden on
Capital Transit Co. School off,
cials for a number Of years have
opposed similar proposals on the
ground the delay would cause
too much disruption Of the
school schedule.
Evening star., 1954-04-01

A chilly reception is forecast
for tonight's Cherry Blossom
Festival parade.
Snow flurries were reported in
the area this morning. but the
Weather Bureau called for fair
and somewhat colder weather
tonight with a low Of about 80
degrees. Tomorrow will be fair
and milder.
The parade Of floats: bands
and other marching units is
scheduled for 8 pm. along K
street NV. from Ninth to
Twentieth street.
Meanwhile, the cherry bios
SONS were virtually in full
bloom. National Capital Parks
said the trees should be at their
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Distinguishing News
In Sports Section

Beginning tomorrow and continuing
each Friday until foil. The Stor will
publish extensive eoverose Of boating
and fishing news in its big sports
section.
Regular features will include the
columns Fore and Aft" by yachting
editor Malcolm Lomborne. jr., and
Outdoors" BY Bill Leeteh.
For the boating ond fishing news
from the Potomac Severn Chesapeake
Boy oreo. don't miss the special feo
lures eoeh Friday in The Stor. Phone
Sterling 5000 for home delivery.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Toint Funny, Bud;
Radio Announcer
Skids-SHqhtIy

A radio announcer pulled
an April fool boner on q
handful Of Virginia motor
lists today
State police said a dozen
frantic listeners telephoned
the Groveton subStation aft
er a radio announcement
that Virginia tags expired
at midnight last night
Midnight April is is the
deadline.