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Evening star., 1954-05-27
By Donald B. HodIev

Merchants Terminal Corp. of
Baltimore has purchased more
than IS per cent of the stock
Of Washington's 84-year-old
Terminal Refrigerating & Ware
housing Corp. for around $780,
900, it was disclosed today.
The Washington company with
plants at 18th and e streets
S.W. and Fourth and D streets
S.W.. was officially taken over
yesterday by members of the
Hoffberger family. which has
controlled and operated the
Baltimore firm for 80 years. Sol
Hoffberger is president of Mer-
chants Terminal.
There will be no change in
operating personnel of the two
Terminal Refrigerating plants
and the company will retain its
individual corporate entity, 1t
was learned. All officers, headed
by Clarence F. Norment, jr., re-
signed, however. No official an
nouncement was forthcoming
from the Baltimore company
pending a meeting Of the board
of directors.
Offer Made April 30
The Hoffberger family inter-
ests made an offer Of $50 a share
for Terminal Refrigerating shares
on April 80 through Y. E. Booker.
Washington resident partner of
Alex. Brown & Sons.
The buyers reserved the right
to withdraw the offer If less than
80 per cent of the shares was
rendered. This stipulation later
was waived and following the
deadline at 4 pm. Tuesday. it
was learned that the buyers had
acquired more than IS per cent
or more than 14,925 shares Of
the 1906 shares outstanding.
Terminal Refrigerating has
around 2.5 million cubic feet of
refrigerated storage space at it's
two plants here. Merchants Ter
minal has 2.5 million cubic feet
in a big new plant at nearby
Landover, Md, and another 4
million cubic feet in Baltimore.
Runks Near Top
Total space of the two COM
panies will exceed the total Of
any other company on the East
Evening star., 1954-05-27
CupituI Chapter Elects

Harry L. Spaulding, assistant
to the controller. Woodward 81
Lothrop, has been elected presi-
dent of Washington Chapter,
Systems and Procedures Associa-
ton of America. ..-
He succeeds William c. De-
Neane of Washington Gas Light
Co. 81
j. Gordon Grant of Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. was
named vice president and con-
tinues as national director.
Charles D. Conway II of Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. was re-
elected secretary, and Mrs.
Gladys w. Hicks of Government
Services, Inc, was named
treasurer. $50
New Plymouth Manager
E. H. Cusworth has been
named regional manager for
Plymouth Motor Corp. in its new
regional'office to be opened June
Evening star., 1954-05-27

1858, as promotion director. In
his new position he will CO.
ordinate activities of the maga-
zines New York and Chicago
advertising Offices, with head
quarters here. -.-
A resident of New Canaan,
Conn.,, Mr.. Connery was edu-
Gated at Rutgers University and
the University of Missouri School
of Journalism, where he was
graduated in 1897. He served
with the Navy during World
War II. ~r.
Joins General Dynumics -,
Frederick H. Warren, formerly
an official of the Atomic Energy.
Commission. has joined General
Dynamics Corp. as assistant to
the executive vice president,
atomic energy. a newly created
position.
Mr.. Warren's headquarters
will be the Washington Office
of the aircraft and submarine
sumed by James K. Pickard. for
the firms interest in the indus
trial application of atomic en-
ergy.
He joined Acc in 1947 and
served as deputy director of the
Construction and Supply Divi-
sion until 1858. when he estab-
lished his own consulting prac-
tice. His practice has been as
Sumed by James K. Pickard, for
merly Of the Reactor Division Of
Acc. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Two Men Indicted
In S6,653 HoIdup
And SLIT Robbery

Two men were indicted yester-
day in connection with the So
$50 holdup of the Roger Smith
Hotel business Office in July. 1852.
and of taking part in a Sill
robbery of the Justine real estate
Office here last December 81.
The two are Roosevelt Braddy,
80, of the 1400 block of Belmont
street NV. and Darnell F. Kin
nard. 35, of the 100 block of
Thomas street NV. Both are
colored.
/, Two Others Named.
Two others are accused with
them in an indictment of TAX
ing part in the holdup at the zeal
estate Office, located in the 800
block Of Thirteenth street NV
They are William E. Thomas,
So, of the 1000 block of Twenty
second street NV. and Thomas
w. Moon, 26. of the 200 block
Of Ascot place Me-. both colored.
A woman clerk at the real estate
Office was tied to chair during
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Funds Urged 10 Staff New
Blue Plains InfirInary

The Dupont Circle Citizens
Association recommended yester-
day that Congress provide
enough funds in the District
budget to complete the staff Of
the new Blue Plains infirmary.
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman de-
scribed the inflrmary as "a
dream come true" for the re-
Mobilization Of the aged.
The group also Endorsed again
the District Commissioners pub
lie works program but reserved
the right to oppose specific prof.
ects in the program.
Lloyd Luther, president. con-
Quoted the meeting in the May
flower Hotel.
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the course of the robbery there


the course of the robbery there
Brady also is named in two
additional indictments. accusing
him of two housebreakings and
theft Of $348 worth of property
Mentioned in II Crimes.
Police gave statements to the
United States Attorneys office
concerning Brady in connec-
ton with IA crimes. it was stated
by Assistant United States At
torney John c. Conliff, jr. There
was insufficient evidence, how
ever, in connection of 10 of the
charges, Mr.. Conliff said.
A year ago another man was
indicted here on a charge OF
taking part in the Roger Smith
Hotel robbery. The charge
against him. however. was dis
missed because of lack of evil
dence. He is James Williams
IS. colored. of New York. who
was exonerated by the indict-
ment dismissal.
The indictments were among
a total of 80 returned by q grand
jury before Judge James w.
Morris of the U. S. District
Court for the District Of CO.
lumbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Arlington Man Gets
5 Years in BurqIories

An Arlington man who pleaded
guilty to four breaking and en-
tering charges and one Of lar
ceny was sentenced to serve i've
years in the Virginia Peniten-
tiary yesterday In Arlington Cir
cult Court.
Judge William D. Medley gave
Ralph T. Norrell. 30. colored. Of
the 2l00 block of North Edison
street. i've years on each charge
the terms to be served concur
rently. County police. who ar
rested Norrell last November 81
said he broke into several bust
ness establishments near Lee
highway and Glebe road between
July and November last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Clay Pipe Returns

The clay pipe tthe old Dudeen)
is coming back in Ireland, says
Storekeeper Michael O'Collo-
CHAN Of Gillabbey. County Cork
He is selling more than ever be-
fore land not all to bubble
blowing children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
ADVERTISEMENT, ADVERTISEMENT.
BEACON Wax IS BEST BUY
FOR THE HARDEST GLOSS
New Brilliant Clean Lasts So Long
1t Is Now Biggest Floor Wax Bargain

Beacon Wax gives floors the
hardest gloss and greatest
scuff-reSiStance. It's new bril-
liant CLEAN lasts so long, it
makes Beacon the biggest
floor wax. bargain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
Too MunY Swans

Because swans iproot grasses,
the staple food Of many birds,
the Durham Wildfowlers' Assoc
citation thinks there are now TOO
many swans along the northeast
coast of England. The uprooted
grasses are carried out to sea,
they say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02
ALA THE EVENING STAR
/" Washington, D. G.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1854
ADVERTISEMENT.

The modern woman is quick
to take advantage of scientific
discoveries that save her time
and mony. Beacon'S success in
this field is extremely out
standing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-02

Hyottsville Hardware Co.
1921 Baltimore Blvd.
Hyattsville. Md.
Ernest Moier, Inc.
46l5 Annapolis Rid.
Bladensburg. Md.
Marlboro Electrical Supply Co.
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Slottery Radio Co.
800 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Md.
Robert r. Stonley
Sandy Spring. Md.
Strosnider's Hardware Co.
1904 Arlington Road
Bethesda. Md.
Themes 8 Company
Gaithersburg. Md.
A. 6. Watkins
Rockville, Md.
116 N. Frederick Ave-, Gaithersbufg
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Cites Senate Approval.
The Wisconsin Republican
cited two reports by the Senate
Internal Security subcommittee
| which he commended asked Gov
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signed to guide teachers in pro-
noting racial understanding DR..
Corning has publicly praised the
attitude Of teachers and princi-
pals in meeting the new situa-
ton.
Many Transfer Requests.
Yesterday q special committee
Of officials worked overtime proc
essing some of about 225 spe-
cial transfer requests received in
the last few days from parents.
Some Of these have been legiti-
mate hardship cases involving
long distances and similar prob
lens and haveNbeen granted.
Any requests based solely on
q desire to avoid indignation are
being rejected. Or. Corning said
Friday.
Until Friday the school sys-
tenn had been scheduled to OPP
crate this fall under q policy Of
secrecy on race statistics. DR..
Corning. 10 days ago. informed
principals they could not dis
close racial figures. and he said
none would be compiled by the
school administration.
This was in accordance with q
policy adopted by the Board Of
Education last May, shortly after
the Supreme Court ruled race
segregation in public schools un-
constitutional.
The school system Is required
by law, however, to keep a rec
ord Of the race Of each pupil,
and last week DR.. Coming asked
the board to suspend It's secrecy
policy for the time being. He
said this was desirable to avoid
rumor and exaggeration.
The school board Friday APP
proved the Corning request, and
Dr.. Corning told reporters ra-
cial statistics will be made pub
lie.
He said statistics for indi-
vidual schools probably won't be
available before Wednesday
however.
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Schools
Continued From First Page.)

transfer group Of colored stu
dents. around 500. The school
had about 800 white students
last spring.
Eastern is one Of 10 white
schools to which Negro children
are being transferred to relieve
crowding.
The senior high unit at East
ern probably will have about 800
white students, so the majority
of the building will remain white.
but the junior high majority will
be colored.
Mckinley High School will
probably have about 40 colored
students, many Of whom are
transferring from Armstrong.
McKinley's white population is
expected to number about $50,
the same as last year.
Colored Majorities.
Jefferson Junior High, in the
Southwest, is enrolling around
200 colored students. and Sousa,
in the Southeast, is scheduled to
receive about 40. Both schools
will retain white majorities. II !
Raymond and Petworth Ele-
mentary Schools are expected to
have colored majorities. Blair
also may. and Benning, Bur-
roughs, Langdon and Wood
ridge Schools all will have large
proportions Of colored pupils.
Slated for somewhat smaller
groups Of colored transfer stu
dents are Barnard, Rudolph, Ed
monds, Kingsman. Wheatley,
Buchanan and Brightwood.
Most of the white schools get
ting stable groups Of colored pu-
pills also will have some colored
teachers. But officials said yes
terday that generally this has
happened by accident. not de-
sign, since the Board of Educa-
ton last spring decreed that all
future teacher appointments
must be made without considera-
tion Of race.
Associate Supt. Carl F. Han
sen said yesterday he did not
know himself how many Negro
teachers have been appointed to
white elementary schools. All
vacancies have been filled from
a biracial list on which race was
not shown, he explained.
Thirteen teachers formerly in
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was designed to create an en-
barrassings situation on a matter
that is wholly irrelevant"
Senator Case said he was
trying to be helpful to Senator
Mccarthy. AS the matter was
being argued. Senator Mccarthy
ended the discussion by saying he
was not on the Senate floor at
the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
Two-Seoter Glider
Sets Record for India

NEW DELHI.-C. s. Rangan,
pilot-instructor Of the. Delhi
Gliding Club, and Louis de San,
charge d'affaires of the Belgian
Embassy here. recently set an
India-wide duration record for
two-seater gliders by staying up
6 hours and / minute.
The glider, released at 1000
feet, reached o maximum alti-
tude Of 6,700 feet. They returned
only because Of an approaching
storm, Rangan said.
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investigations. But he said he
could give his conclusions or i'm
pressions of the conversation that
took place when he visited Camp
Kilmer.
Mr.. de Furia said that was in
admissible and added: Q 20
I'VE wanted to make clear that
he was not being gagged by the
Army or any one else"
Tells of Zwicker Views.
Mr.. Williams hit out anew at
the Army and said letter from
Secretary Of Defense Wilson to
Chairman Watkins, which was
read into the record, indicated
this. It'd like to ask him some
questions but I'm afraid I can't
get answers" Mr.. Williams said,
Then Senator Watkins took
over, said he would stretch the
committees rules on admitting
evidence to the limit, and asked
Gen. Lawton to give the sub
stance of what Gen. Zwicker said
MY impression as result OF
the discussion was that Gen
zwicker was antagonistic to SEN
ator Mccarthy" Gen. Lawton
said.
He said he talked with Gen,
wicker for about q half hour on
Senator McCarthy's Fort Mon
mouth investigation and security
matters.
In further questioning, Gen
Lawton said he tried to convince
Gen. wicker II didn't think
his antagonistic attitude was
proper"
During the closing cross-exam-
nation Of Senator Mccarthy
Senator Erwin. Democrat, OF
North Carolina questioned the
Wisconsin Republican about hi.
invitation for Government EN-.
ployes to become his informants
Did you mean to invite those
employees to bring you IS. in.
formation relating to corrup.
ton, wrongdoing. communism Of
treason even though such EN-,
ployes could find such informa'
ton only in documents market
classified" Senator Erwin asked
Regardless of where the.
found it. I invited them to brini
evidence Of wrongdoing." salt
Senator Mccarthy.
Cites Senate Approval.
The Wisconsin Republican
cited two reports by the Senat'
Internal Security subcommitte'
which he commended asked Gov
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continued From First Page.l

sightseeing traffic in the beauti-'
full Lincoln Memorial area.
But the city," he added, sim
ply can't afford a $25 million
bridge that would merely permit
sightseers to have unrestricted
use Of . bridge a few hours q
/, day"
Previously. Gen. Prentiss has
suggested that the new bridge
might be connected with Con-
stitution avenue. but with the
avenue barricaded during peak
rush hours. New attention given
the proposal for widening Con-
stitution (actually it was studied
by the Planning Commission sew
. eral years ago. appears however,
to offer q more permanent solu-
ton.
The key win be whether the
vastly increased traffic could be
handled, and how much the i'm
provements would cost.
Two Kinds Of Traffic.
Gen. Prentiss has told city en-
gineers to study the possibility
OF having the eaSt-bound lanes
on the widened avenue divided
to handle two. kinds of traffic.
The right-hand lanes might
accommodate just through traffic.
The others might feed into UNI
derground lanes for left-turn
movements from the avenue to
Seventeenth, Fifteenth and
Twelfth streets.
Under such an advancement,
the througll-traffic lanes could
feed directly into the present
80-foot avenue at Twelfth street
NV. Constitution obviously
could not be widened east of
Twelfth because of the perma-
nent monumental buildings lin
ing the evenue there.
The District study also will
include the possibility of grade
separation of some kind to move
traffic smoothly from Virginia
avenue to Constitution, and the
relocation Of big sewer mains in
marshly land under the avenue.
The idea of a tremendous
boulevard, with from six to eight
lanes in each direction. won't be
greeted ecstatically by all high
way engineers. Their common
yardstick on highway width calls
for a maximum of four lanes in
each direction. But wider roads
{ exist elsewhere, and are carrying
traffic.
Want Full Use Of Bridge.
Mr.. Wirth, meanwhile. told
reporter he definitely does not
intend to try to stop use of Me-
mortal bridge as a major traffic
carrier during rush hours.
If he should support the Con-
stitution avenue widening. a full.
use Of Memorial bridges traffic
lanes presumably would be as
sured. He told a reporter. how
ever. that if the new bridge con-
:. meets with Constitution. Me-
r1oriai bridges ssmain function
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.censure
Continued From First Page.)

hearings tomorrow and sched-
uled a morning session starting
at 10 am.
Still Mum On Informant.
Under a barrage Of questions
from committee members and
Guy G. de Furia, assistant COM
mittee counsel, Senator Nc
Carthy:
/. Vigorously defended his &C.
ton in asking Government en-
ployes during the Mccarthy
Army hearings to supply him
with information on wrongdoing,
Communism and treason in the
Government.
s 2. Declared he had IAN abso-
lutte right and duty" to accept
and use the FBI data regard
less of the confidential" claSsi-
fication. and refuse again to re-
veal who turned the document
over to him. During the Nc
Carthy-Army hearings the Wis
conSin Republican said he
received 1t from a young intelli-
gence officer.
3. Refused an invitation to
withdraw unflattering comments
he made about Senator Hend-
rickson, Republican, of New
Jersey and declared he had "a
perfect right" to call Senator
Flanders. Republican. of Ver-
mont "senile" in response to
"obscenities" the Wisconsin Re-
publican said Senator Flanders
directed at him.
4. ASsailed the Senate Elec-
tions subcommittee which inves-
tigated him two years ago, said
it spent "a vast amount of
money Illegally" and made "a
dishonest" report.
Charges Listed.
- Along with the ZWicker Incl
. dent, the cenSure charges against
the Wisconsin Republican are
that he invited Government
workers to violate the law and
their oath of Office in supplying
him with classified information.
received and used classified FBI
material. abused his Senate col
leagues, and showed contempt
for the Senate in refusing to
testify before the Senate Elec-
lions subcommitte in 1852.
Gen. Lawton was accompanied
by John Pernice. Defense De-
partment lawyer, and the
two conferred frequently over
whether the general could ans.
. wer some of the questions free
at him.
Under questioning by Mr.. d.
Furia. Gen. Lawton said he coult
not remember any of the word.
!. used by Gen. Zwicker in discuss.
ing Senator Mccarthy and hi,
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the Negro division have been
transferred to i've white grade
schools receiving groups of Negro
pupils. DR.. Hansen disclosed.
These schools are Petworth, Ray
mond, Woodbridge, Langdon and
Buchanan.
Besides integration at the
pupil and teacher level. future
administrative appointments are
also to be made without refer
ence to race.
The school system is starting
the new year with an unusually
large number Of administrative
vacancies, and for most If not all
there are both Negro and white
applicants. y
To be filled are principalships
at Anacostia, Cardozo and West
ern High schools, Hine and Gar
net Patterson Junior Highs. the
white Health School and Murch,
Randle Highlands and Orr Ele-
Ementary schools (the latter two
are an administrative until. Also
vacant are assistant principal
ships at Western, Mckinley and
Deal and Paul Junior Highs.
Book Aids Understanding.
Appointments to these posts
could be submitted to the school
board at its next meeting Sep
/ TENDER 20, but 1t was reported
yesterday that they may not be
ready that soon.
Officials have issued no spe-
cial instructions to school per-
/ sonnet inn connection with the
! reopeni1g tomorrow.
Teacher meetings were held
Friday at which principals. out
lined plans for organizine
classes and other activities In
each school. At Mckinley High
School, Principal Charles E. Bist
organized q voluntary series OF
group discussions attended by
the schools faculty. ON Thursday
-Four Mega teachers newly as
signed toWhe school took part
in these sessions, which DR.. Bist
termed very helpful.
/ All teachers and principals at.
tended a series Of sessions last
spring on intergroup relations
and the school system has or
hand already q handbook de.
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WORKSHOP Extension
BIumed on OVERSIGHT

Through o slight oversight,
employees Of the National Health
Service In Valparaiso stayed out
for an additional day, after the
24-hour nationwide work stop
page called recently by the
Chilean Workers Federation.
Union officials called to &C
count for the extension sheep
ishly explained that q Valparaiso
delegate had forgotten to tell
Health Service workers the
strike was over.
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eminent workers, just as he did,
to supply information. One was
a report on immigration and the
other was on interlocking sub
version in Government depart
mentS.
Senator Mccarthy said the
Senate received the report on
subversion $50 that you here
have apparently Senate approval
Of the invitation Of Government
workers to come forward and
give information about SUBJ
version"
4 Senator Watkins, one Of the
signers Of that report. interjected
that "there is no statement there
that would indicate in any way
the committee was inviting any
body to bring in classified In
formation"
1T Is very. very general"
Senator Watkins added.
Senator Mccarthy replied:
MAY I say that reading of those
two documents will show that
the committees were inviting i'm
formation Of wrongdoing. SUBJ
version. and they did not exclude
anything"
Likes Him Personally.
At another point in the cross
examination. Senator Case, Re
publican. of South Dakota,
wanted to know If Senator Nc
Carthy wished to change the
record or reaffirm what he had
to say about Senator Hendrick-
son. One of the censure allega-
tions is that Senator Mccarthy
described the retiring New Jersey
Senator as "a living miracle
without brains or g,its."
Senator Mccarthy said he
would prefer not to talk about
Senator Hendrickson, adding: q
like him personally =. I consider
him a friend of mine at this
time" M n
He said his remark abou,
Senator Hendrickson was made
when the New Jersey Senator
signed the Senate Elections SUBJ
committee report in 1853 raising
questions about Senator McCar-
thy's financial affairs. Senator
Case pointed out that Senator
Hendrickson had put an adden-
dunn in the report which. In
effect. softened the criticism OF
Senator Mccarthy.
There Is no way you car
withdraw a statement you made
publicly" Senator Mccarthy de-
clared, and added that except
on the Senate floor, Senator'S are
not immune to anything that
might be said about them.
Many people. and some SEN
ators. the Wisconsin Republican
added, have said uncomplimen-
tary things about him and 1--WE
never wanted them censured for
It,"
II would have no comment on
the HendrickSon statement at
this time." Senator Mccarthy
declared.
Senator Case wanted to know
II Senator Mccarthy was on the
Senate floor when a large num-
Der Of Senators paid tribute tt
Senaotor Hendrickson shortly
before the Senate recess.
Mr.. Williams protested thai
the question was improper ane