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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
MiI|ikan' S Record Spurs
Air Guard Recruiting

The Districts Air National
Guard yesterday credited Col
Willard w. Millikan's record
breaking trans-continental jet
fight with giving its recruiting
program a shot in the arm.
Since the Air Guard officer
spanned the country in 4 hours,
8 minutes and 5 seconds, 1t. Col.
Joseph P. Myers said, 60 recruits
have joined the Guard.
The present Nation wide cam
paign seeks a total recruiting
goal Of 1000 officers and men.
The Districts quota is 800.
On the basis of the first IA
days, Col. Myers. chief of the
local recruiting project said, the
Guard Is running about 20 per
cent ahead of the estimated
schedule.
Principal recruiter and the
man given credit with Col. Milli-
kan for making the opening
stages of the. drive success, is
S/Sergt. Raymond E. Alcorn, of
1471 Ridge place Sc. who has
personally enlisted II men in
the past two weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Boys Club Gifts Sought
In Federal BUILDINGS :

Uniformed policemen will car
ry the drive of the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club for adult men,
berships into most Of the Gov
eminent buildings this week,
Wash B. Williams, chairman of
the campaign, announced yester-
day..
Government Week" applies to
both Federal and District agen-
cies, but some will conduct their
own membership campaigns
among their employees. Mean
while. Mr.. Williams said there
win be no let-up in the con-
tinued drive IN business and resi-
Dental districts.
The goal this year is 100, 900
enrollments, the highest ever, to
help maintain and expand the
city's nine Police Boys Clubs
and the two summer camps at
Scotland. Md.
The Washington Music Guild
last night presented q gift Of 5000
to the Boys Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
D. {. Man Admits Using
Mails in $500 Fraud

A Washington man, who was
said to have bilked a number Of
manufacturers out of about
81 500 in merchandise, yesterday
pleaded guilty to charges of
using the mails to defraud.
The defendant, Harry F.. Kra-
mer. formerly of the 800 block
Oneida street NE. continued at
liberty on bond pending a pre-
sentence probation report. He
made his plea before Judge Bur-
nita S. Matthews. in the U. S.
District Court for the District
of Columbia.
According to Assistant United
States Attorney John Doyle,
Kramer used firm names which
were very similar to the names
of reputable concerns here.
He would then order goods
from manufacturers who. con-
fused by the similarity in the
names, would send him the goods
on consignment. Kramer, it was
charged. then would convert the
merchandise to his own use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
CamaIier is Doubtful
D. {. Juvenile Court
Needs Second Judqe
District Commissioner Renah

District Commissioner Renah
Camalier last night said he
doubted if Juvenile Court need
ed second judge at this time.
A recommendation that a
second judge be added to the
court came last week in a re-
port prepared by the Committee
on Juvenile Crime of the Coun-
Gil on Law Enforcement.
Mr.. Camalier, speaking on
radio station WWDC's program,
Report to the People," said
Judge Edith H. Cockrill is doing
a magnificent job" at Juvenile
Court. He said he doubted
another judge was needed as
long as Judge Cockrill says she
can keep up with the work.
Concerning the question OF
Juvenile Court waving jurisdic-
ton in cases where juveniles
have committed serious crimes,
Mr.. Camalier sai0 he has long
felt the seriousness of the
offense rather than the age
should be the controlling factor,
within reasonable age limits. 4
Mr.. Camalier also said he felt
the Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci assigned to Juvenile Court
should have more responsibility.
He said this job now was mostly
advisory on legal questions.
The Commissioner said he
believes the court should depend
more on the Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel for going into the
facts of cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Two Liquor Stores
Robbed Of $500

Bandits held up two District
liquor stores last night and fled
with nearly $500.
A young gunman robbed Sid's
Liquor Store. 1925 Bladensburg
road NE, about $50 pm, after
ordering a pint of whisky. The
bandit carried a .38-caliber re-
volver.
He forced Sidney Feldman. 48,
Of GIT Underwood street NV.
the owner, to open the cash reg
lister. and took between $500 and
5000. Mr.. Feldman's wife, Ruth,
was in the store with him at
the time. The bandit forced the
Feldmans into a rear room and
fed.
Sam Hoffman. At, of 63O5
Kansas avenue NV. said two
colored men entered the Trans
Lux Liquors, Inc. $3.50 North
Capitol street, about 1870 pm.
and robbed him of between $3.50
and 5000.
Mr.. Hoffman said the bandits
were masked, and one of them
held his right hand in his pocket
as if he had a gun. They forced
Mr.. Hoffman to lie on the floor
while they rif1ed the cash reg
lister,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Gen. Renfrow Stresses
Citizens Responsibilities

Survival in this atomic age
means that each citizen able to
bear arms must become a "20tll
Century Minuteman." Brig. Gen.
Louis H. Renfrow, deputy direc-
tor of the Selective' Service, de-
clared last night.
He told the Washington chap
ter of the Founders and Patriots
of America that if we are to
survive the next war there must
be IAN awakening of the average
citizen to the fact that citizen
ship carries along with it the
obligation of service in the
armed forces"
Gen. Renfrow, who spoke in
the absence of Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey. director of Selective
Service, reviewed the trend of
military CONSUMPTION in this
country since Colonial times.
The chapter, of which DR..
Reginald H. Michel is governor,
met at the Army and Navy Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Trade Board Ready
To Dedicate Quarters

The new Washington Board of
Trade headquarters. 1916 K street
NV, will be dedicated at 2 pm
tomorrow at a. ceremony to be
attended by business. profess
sional and civic leaders.
Trade Board President Harry
L. Merrick will preside during
the ceremony which was post
poned from last week because Of
the snow.
The boards new headquarters,
a four-story building, was bought
last summer. The first floor viii!
be taken up by the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, tour
list and convention bureau of
board.
Participants in the half-hour
long program, to be broadcast
over Station WRC, will include
Corcoran Thorn, ST., chairman of
the board of American Security
and Trust Co. and senior living
50-year member of the Trade
Board; E. F. Collady, attorney
and senior living past president
of the board; Commissioner
Samuel Spencer, and George w.
Lipscomb, president of the VIM.
P. Lipscomb Co. which did OK
tensive remodeling of the build
ing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Model Railroad Fans Put On
Lively Show in Union Station

again-all sorts Of amazingly au-
thentic stunts.
They also fall off the tracks.
That's when the engineers get
workout.
The people who run the
gadgets crouch in a sort of bal
cony. lingering panels which
have enough switches to run a
B-52. They need assistants
downstairs to tell them a trains
on the ground, because the sys-
tenn is SO big the workers up
stairs cannot see it all. !,
Wives Are Warned.
Youngsters who got to yester-
days performance were ecstatic
The adults were not exactly
unhappy. for that matter. Wives
who discourage husbands from
acquiring electric trains are ad-
vised to keep them away from
this affair.
A fantastic amount of loving
labor went into the geography
over which the trains roll.
The thing even has little
hobo jungle. with bindle stiffs
lounging around a campfire thai
lights up.
Charles Murphy, 1880 Blu.
chanan street. Mount Rainier
Md, the society's president. was
giving the press a rundown when
he was interrupted by. four OF
five cars leaving the track.
The tailend car scattered it:
wheels over the system.
''Boy!" MIR. Murphy exclaimed
This ones a beaut."
He didn't sound a bit disap-
pointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Four Day Freeze Was Costly;
ID. G. Snow Fund Almost Gone

like a taxi meter. The mass
Of calls cost the AAA a pretty.
penny because members pay
nothing for such emergency road
service.
Another heavy loser to the
weather was the District Govern
ment which has just about spent
all of its $125.00O snow removal
fund. The sanitation department
can't be considered broke as far
as snow removal money is con-
cerned because it can draw on
other funds.
Taxis. like tow trucks, had too
much business in the time al
lowed. On telephoned residence
or business house calls, they were
running as much as two hours
behind during the first two days.
Loss of 10000 Passengers. :
Capital Transit reported its
Monday business was 10000
passengers under the Monday
before and it had a dual explana-
ton. The usual rush-hour traffic
was spread out a little longer,
more people used streetcars and
buses during the day, but stayed
home Monday night.
Tuesday. however, one of the
lightest automobile traffic days
the city has seen in years. saw
the transit company gaining 3d.
600 more passengers than it had
week before on the same day.
Only explanation: More motor
lists left their cars at home.
Hotels. often times the over
night haven for motorists who
won't risk an icy, snow-blinding
drive home, were generally only
little over normal occupancy.
A little extra patronage came
from stranded airline travellers
and tourists who stopped over to
wait out the weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
By Richord RODGERS

Some model railroad fans put
on a show in Union Station yes
terday that was the depot s
liveliest display of locomotive
WaywardneSS since that train
came blowing into the grand
concourse a year ago.
1t was a preview of an open
house booked for the public next
week end and the one after that.
The little SiX-eight wheelers
and their associated rolling stock
were cantankerous; especially the
little fellows. the ones that run
on rails only bit more than a
half Inch apart.
The men in charge appeared
calm enough. They said one
grows resigned to cabooses play
ing boompS-a-daisy, and freight
cars becoming divorced from
their wheels. and whole sections
of trains spilling off the tracks.
It's more fun that way, too.
one explained.
Impressive Stunts.
The exhibit was put on by the
Metropolitan Society of Model
Engineers. This is the seventh
open house. It's on the fourth
floor of the station.
It's free, and the public is
welcome between z and 9 pm.
the next two Fridays. and from
3 to 8 pm. each of the next two
Saturdays and Sundays.
It's an impressive rig. Trains
of assorted sizes appear from
and disappear into tunnels, zip
across painfully exact trestles,
and halt, back up, start forward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Transit Hearings
To Resume tuesday,
etc Aides 10 Testify

President ]. A. B. Broadwater
of Capital Transit Co. will head
the list of witnesses when the
Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing mass transportation prob
lens here resumes sessions at 10
am. Tuesday. Hearings are ex-
pected to last all week.
The District subcommittee
headed by Senator Payne, Re-
publican. Of Maine, plans to
question the transit president
on racial policies of the company.
He will be asked to testify on
the failure 10 hire negroes as
operators of buses and street.
cars.
Edmund L. Jones. general
counsel of the company, will fol-
low Mr.. Broadwater on the
stand. He will be called on to
answer charges by the union
that the management refused
to abide by agreements to refer
to an arbitration board the con-
troversy over changes in a PEN
sion plan.
; Harvey Also to Testify.
Testimony by these two wit
nesSes. it was expected, may
consume most of the hearing on
Tuesday.
Scheduled to follow them will
be Robert E.. Harvey. vice presi!
dent and controller, who will be
asked to explain the fiscal poll
cies of the line.
John B. Ecker. general man.
ager, is the next on the witness
list. AS the subcommittee con-
tinues daily hearings through the
week. Accounting and engineer
ing policies are to he explored.
Also to be called later will be
officials of other bus companies
operating in the District. and
probably spokesman for the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
The Payne unit hopes to con-
clude its hearings this week, but
will need more time to prepare
its findings and any proposed
legislation.
May Extend Inquiry.
Under a resolution adopted by
the Senate, the subcommittee
authority expires January 81. An
extension of time of probably
two or three months is expected
to be asked of the Senate. This
will be taken up by the full SEN
ate District Committee at its next
session. and probably be referred
to the Rules Committee.
Since no additional money will
be needed for the inquiry, how
ever. it was predicted there will
be little or no difficulty in getting
Senate authority for time extern
sion only. The sum of $4,000
was made available to finance
the investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Mon Dies From Burns
14Hours After Fire

A 55-year-old man died in
Casualty Hospital last night
from burns suffered in a fire
at his home IA hours earlier.
Police said Arthur j. Mason,
colored, of $500 Nichols avenue
Sc. was in bed when a fire of
undetermined origin began. Only
the bed was burned. His daugh-
ter, Dolores, Is. wrapped a
blanket around him and called
an ambulance. Mr.. Mason Suf-
fered burns over most Of the
upper part Of his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Military Accounting
Systems Sill Poor,
Senator'S Complain

A Senate subcommittee charged
last night that the military serv-
ives accounting systems had
been "jerrybuilt since the days
OF George Washington" and that
little improvement had been
made under legislation passed
in 1949.
1t called on Secretary Of De-
tense Wilson to take immediate
steps to bring about improve
mentS.
Encouraging as the progress
>. has been in a few cases. it
must be recognized that the rec
ord OF. the past four years is not
a satisfactory one" said the
Armed Services group headed by
Senator Flanders. Republican, of
Vermont.
"The Score Is Not Favorable"
True. certain pleas in con-
fession and avoidance-the Ko-
rean war. the magnitude of the
| job. lack of personnel-may be
offered. but when it is considered
that almost So months have
passed since the legislation
which was predicted to result in
such enormous savings was en-
acted. the score is not favorable. {"
The Senators concluded that
Mr.. Wilson and the Secretaries
of the Army. Navy and Air Force
must address themselves Wig
orously to speeding up" the
wheels Of the legislation.
Civilian Officer Urged.
Mr.. Wilson was asked to give
CONGRESS his views on these pro-
posals:
/. That a civilian rather than
a military officer be the con-
troller. or financial manager, of
each department.
2. That the three services have
a new civilian assistant secretary
for financial management. A spe-
cial civilian committee has rec
commended the Army employ
such an official.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

Washington's 4-day glacier had
receded today. at least enough
to uncover some of the economic
effects Of bad weather.
Less than 5 inches Of snow
fell a week ago tonight. but the
following sub-freezing ternpera-
lures braked the city's economic
life to about half speed.
Some one has figured that 1t
cost the Government more than
100000 to let its employees leave
their jobs 80 minutes early to
help Stagger what traffic con-
gestion was left to pile up. No
one has yet figured the, cost Of
absenteeism last Monday, not
only in Government, but else
where.
Sales Slump in Downtown Stores.
Downtown stores looked back
on the whole week with Shudders.
only few of which were in
duced by freezing temperatures.
Department store officials de-
clined to discuss business loss
by percentage, but they agreed
it was "way Off" One lone
brisk spot was the increased de-
mand for galoshes and over
shoes.
There were some places which
could-and did-complain about
too much business. One of the
big ones was auto towing and
emergency service. Another was
the sale Of tire chains and snow
tires.
The American Automobile AS
ISOLATION alone had an estimated
1900 calls for what they call
"stuckS stalled by snow
and ice. The AAA had another
1900 cant starts" The re-
mainder of the 1000 calls re-
ceived in four days included tire
chains broken and wrapped
around axles.
AAA Is Heavy Loser.
Minimum charge on a tow Is
S.. but it grows with the miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
10 Stitches in Head
Taken After Boy, 8,
Falls on V Set

A six-year-old boy needed IS
stitches in his head last week
after he tripped and fell into a
television set.
He was one of Ill residents
treated at local hospitals for
home accident injuries. the Dis
trict Red Gross Safety Services
reported yesterday. Two persons
died from burns and As persons
were treated for injuries from
falls on the ice and snow.
A 16-year-old boy cut his eye
when he ran into furniture in the
basement. An adult cut off two
fingers accidentally with an cleo
trio joiner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17


as we'll as of approach roads to
the Reaches Run bridge in
Virginia.
District officials said they have
been informed that the highest
priority for major improvements
in Virginia relate to Arlington
boulevard, main approach road
to the E street bridge. Work al
ready is under way on four grade
separation structures.
Virginia authorities told The
Star. however. that plans to
widen Arlington boulevard to six
lanes and make it limited access
all the way to Fairfax Circle are
far in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Arlington Parents
To Play Teacher

Arlington school children soon
will be getting some extra arith-
metic lessons-from their par
ents.
Arlington's public school sys-
tenn has just completed a booklet
calling attention to ways in
which numbers crop UP at home.
School officials are hoping par
ents will take advantage of the
teaching tips to help their chill
dren understand arithmetic prob
lens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Woman, SO, Loses Tips
OF FINGERS in Cor Door

An 88-year-old woman had the
tips of two fingers cut off yester-
day when her hand got caught
In an automobile door. Mont
gomery County police reported.
The victim, Mrs. Lena Reed.
206 Raymond st1eet. was adj
mitted to Suburban Hospital.
The accident happened at the
Raymond street address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Hearings TO Discuss
InstaIIment Buying
OF Federal BUILDINGS

A Senate Public Works sub
committee will open hearings
Thursday morning on House
passed legislation for Govern
ment purchase or construction
of property on the inStallment
plan.
Witnesses will include officials
of General Services Administra-
ton, Post Office Department and
other Federal officers who ia
vored the measure during House
consideration.
The bill is designed to set up
an orderly plan for acquisition of
property under a so-called lease
purchase system. Contracts
would be made by General
Services Administration with
private owners for payment of
installments-like rent-so that
the property would belong to the
GOVERNMENT at expiration of the
contract. Such contracts could
be drawn for periods from 10 to
Is years.
The Postmaster General also
would be authorized to negotiate
term lease agreements wit h
Egreater latitude than under pres
ent law.
Substantial savings could re-
suit, proponents of the plan say,
! since the system would replace
the Governments outstanding
practice to rent private property
for as much as 40 or so years
without acquiring it.
Although the Government has
been reducing it's rented space
in Washington, it is still paying
rent on about 3.6 million square
feet of space in Offices and ware
houses in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Dinner Hostess
And Guest Win
I'm Same Contest

Fate decided to make clean
sweep of a dinner today cele-
brating Mrs. Maria Corvelli'S
new automatic washer.
Mrs. Corvelli, of 512 Crestwood
drive, Alexandria, won the ma
chine through Station WMAL-
TVS watch and Win" contest
Thursday. A celebration was
planned for today at the home
Of her close friend, Mrs. Louise
Gray. 1921 Seventeenth place
Sc.
Last night, the hostess found
herself the winner of an auto
matte dryer in the same contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Group 10 Study
Need for More
Senate Offices
Commission to Meet
Tuesday to Discuss
Several Proposals

The long controversy over
more Office space for Senators
will be considered Tuesday by
a special seven-member Sena-
torial commission.
With $4,000 in hand to make
preliminary plans for new facili-
ties the Office Building Com
mission will organize, and look
over several proposals already
advanced. These include a new
building on a cleared site i'm
mediately east of the present
Senate Office structure.
New Building Blocked.
Construction of an elaborate
new building on the site was
blocked years ago after plans
had been prepared. But Con-
gress last session appropriated
$4,000 for the Senate commits
sion to prepare preliminary plans
for different and less elaborate
facilities.
Senator Chavez, Democrat, of
New Mexico. who has been chair
man of the building commission
since 1850, called the session.
But he announced that since the
Republicans now control Con-
gress, he will suggest they choose
their own chairman. He pledged
however, that now as in the past
he intends to Cooperate fully"
with the effort to get more space.
Invited to confer with the
commission are Architect of the
Capitol David Lynn and his
aides.
The two new Republican men,
bers of the commission last night
emphasized need for more ade-
quate quarters.
Mundt Realizes Need.
Senator Mundt, of South Da-
kota said he fully realized the
need. since he presided as chair
man of the Senate appropria-
tions su com ittee which
handled the request for new
planning money. In his opinion
the commission will first look
into the problem of how great
the need is, and for how much
space. Also to be considered, he
said. would be what additional
room would be needed for more
Senators if either Hawaii or AL
aska is admitted to statehood.
Among several possibilities al
ready mentioned, he said, are an
extra story on top of the pres
ent office building, extra con-
struction inside the court of that
building. and the proposed new
building.
Some discussion. he said, has
conferred on erection of part of
a new structure on the site now
vacant, which could be eX-
panded later if needed.
Purtell Comments.
Senator Purtell of Connecticut,
criticized present facilities as
terribly crowded." not only for
the comfort and convenience of
senatorial stats, but for eff
cheney of their work.
Others members of the COM
mission include Senators Bridges
of New Hampshire and Malone
of Nevada. Republicans; Green
of Rhode Island and Sparkman
of Alabama, Democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Textbook Review Hit

A plan to place Montgomery
County public school textbooks
in a library for public review
ran into opposition yesterday
from the county's League of
Women Voters.
The League called the idea
unwise and suggested textbook
reviews be left in the hands of
the school boards professional
staff. The school board is con-
sidering the public review plan,
at the suggestion of board mem
Der William F. Bulls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Historical Lecture

Samuel Eliot Morrison. professor
of history at Harvard University,
will lecture on THE Plymouth
Colony Beachhead" at $3.50 pm.
Thursday in the Department OF
Interior auditorium. The lecture
is sponsored by the Naval His
torical Foundation.