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Evening star., 1955-02-20
Growing Teacher
Shortage Discussed

The rector of Catholic Univer-
sity called on Catholic. educators
yesterday to act to stem a grow
ing shortage of teachers.
Speaking to the eastern re-
gional unit of the National Cath
olic' Educational Association, the
Most Rev. Bryan j. McEntegart
said that educational circles are
concerned about the increasing
number of children of school age.
yet" he added, 1--WE are wit
Messing only beginning. A much
greater increase is to be antici-
pated in secondary and college
education during the next decade
or So"
There is hardly a section OF
the country where Catholic
schools and colleges are not
already experiencing great
strain in providing sufficient
teachers he said.
Bishop McEntegart told the
delegates to the one-day meeting
at Trinity College that students
who can make good teachers are
in our colleges and high schools
now"
Evening star., 1955-02-20

Friday night was bright and
crisp, and Mrs. Annie r. Potbury,
still spry at II, decided to walk
home from the lecture at Con-
stitution Hall.
Mrs. Potbury lives at the
YWCA at Seventeenth and X
streets NV. She has been q
housekeeper there at Strong
Residence Hall since the hall
opened nearly 20 years ago.
Such strolls don't faze her.
even at that hour. around 10
o'clock.
At the southwest corner of
Farragut Square she had a choice
between staying on the street
sidewalk or taking the shortcut
diagonally across the little park.
Had Warned Girls.
Under other conditions, she
might have chosen. the long
way around. She is always warn
ing girls in her hall to avoid
parks at night when they're
alone But, as she later told
friends, this was a bright night,
and the park was well lighted,
and there were still several per-
sons passing by on the streets" |"
So she decided on the park
shortcut.
And she was nearly all the
way through the square. almost
to the Seventeenth and K inter-
section, when she was attacked.
An arm encircled her waist.
Her girls at the YWCA residence
are constantly Joking with her
she's a favorite among the Y
staff-and her first thought was
that cit was one of the girls be-
ing playful"
She turned to face the "girl,"
and another hand closed over
her mouth. Her head was twisted
away from the assailant and she
couldn't see him.
Hit by Terrific Blow.
Mrs. Potbury, widowed Is
years, decided long ago not to
carry much cash in her purse.
She attends lectures frequently,
mostly those of the National
Geographic Society, and the Dis
trict Audubon Society. She is
accustomed to returning home
alone at night, and she habitu-
ally carries her pocketbook with
its straps over her arm, or car
ries it under her coat. She had
it under her coat Friday night.
Struggling in the mans grip,
she heard-or perhaps saw. she
can't recall which-another man.
Then a terrific blow, crushing
punch, hit her in the small of
the back. She was knocked fiat.
A sharp pain flashed through her
left arm. The two men ran.
A young man and woman who
were nearby rushed to her, she
told police. And man who saw
the men running away-got a
look at the license of the car
they entered. and notified police.
Mrs. Potbury, still hanging on
Evening star., 1955-02-20
81 Million Apartment Project.
Awaits OK of Zoniing Board

Plans for a 81 million apart
ment house project, designed to
provide town house living in a
Georgetown Like setting for rents
from $3.50 to $500 a month, are
awaiting approval Thursday by
the Districts Board of zoning
Adjustment.
The project, sponsored by
Washington builder Marcel Weiss
and Nathaniel J. Taube. presi-
dent of the Colonial Mortgage
Co., would be located on the Wire
tract just off Massachusetts, ave.
NV. at Ward Circle, across Ne
braska avenue from American
University.
The project would include 19
two and three-story apartment
houses to provide quarters for
37l families. Private driveways
would be closed to general auto
motive traffic. 1t would boast
four play lots for children and
a tennis court in a tree-studded
setting, highlighted by antique
and painted brick construction,
the sponsors say.
Interiors of the four, five and
six room apartments. they add.
would be aforementioned and
f1reproofed.
A major feature would be an
underground parking garage at
the center of the project, with
space for the 371 families to
keep $40 automobiles, Also, it is
to this garage that all routine
deliveries would be made to keep
delivery trucks out of the prof.
ect area.
Decision on the project was
delayed last Wednesday by the
zoning board. when it heard the
sponsors plead for the clearing
up of several technical matters.
One reason for the delay was
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Md. U. Registers 12,O72
For 8.4 Pct. Increase

The University Of Maryland
reported 12,072 students enrolled
on the College Park campus and
at the Baltimore professional
schools for the second semester
an increase of 8.4 per cent over
last February.
Norma j. Azlein. associate reg
istrar. said at the close Of the
first week o fclasses. 6.391 full
time undergraduates and 1859
part-time and graduate students
were registered on the campus.
Registration in the Baltimore
schools totaled 3.012 with 1899
full-time and 1913 part-time
graduate students.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Admiral Bradley Named
To Navy Medical Post

Rear Admiral Bruce E. Bradley
yesterday became deputy and
assistant chief of the Navy's Bu-
reau Of Medicine and Surgery
succeeding Rear Admiral Bar
tholomew w. Hogan. who has
become surgeon general.
Admiral Bradley, who lives at
1926 South Joyce street, Arling-
ton, has been commanding Of
ficer at the Oakland lCalif.)
Naval Hospital.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
CIV B'noi Birth Group
Lists z Social Events

Two social events will be held
this week by the B'nai Birth
Hillel Foundation of George
Washington University.
Both events will be held at
2129 F street NV. The first.
at 8:15 pm. tomorrow. will be
a square dance. The second,
at 8:15 pm. Wednesday. will
include Israeli folk dancing led
by Tom Pence and a showing of
the latest Israeli film, "A New
Morning."
Evening star., 1955-02-20
; Elderly Persons
Lose Total Of $3.50
In Street Robberies

Three elderly persons were
robbed of a total of 1859 in sepa-
rate yokings and purse snatch
ing within an hour and a half
last night.
The oldest victim and the first
was Samuel Davis. rs, who was
yoked and robbed of $275 as he
walked from his barber shop at
721 H street NE. to his home at
1900 Orren street NE. at sos
pm, he tol dpolice.
Mr.. Davis reported he was
thrown to the pavement and
struck in the mouth by his as
sailant who took the money from
two wallets in his hip pocket. Mr..
Davis, who reported the robbery
from his home, refused medical
treatment.
He described the robber as a
colored man, about 20, and five
feet ten.
Herman c. Groves, SO, of 5104
Wessling lane, Bethesda. an en-
ploye of the Schneider Baking
Co., reported he was yoked and
robbed of 500 by six colored men
opposite the Hahnemann Hospi-
tai, 1876 New York avenue NV,
about 8:45 pm.
Mr.. Groves was treated for
cuts and bruises at the hospital.
About 9:20 pm, Mrs. Cornelia
Ruffner, IA, told police. two teen
age colored boys snatched her
purse containing 81 as she was
walking on Kentucky avenue Sc.
near Thirteenth street.
Mrs. Ruffner was returning to
her home at 1914 independence
avenue Sc. after a shopping trip.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

to her purse. knew something
was wrong with her arm.
At Emergency Hospital. doc
tors discovered the elbow was
Clipped. And they found she had
suffered a fractured pelvis. Mrs.
Potbury didn't know about the
more serious injury until then.
"Some Punch" She Says.
She thinks the pelvis fracture
was caused by the second mans
vicious blow. boy, that was some
punch" she told her daughter,
Miss Dorothy Potbury, 2630
Adams Mill road NV. yester-
day.
Mrs. Potbury is listed in serious
condition at Emergency. Her
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Sofety ToIks
Montgomery Program
Listed by Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
Of The Stur's School Sofety Prosrom,
will give his sofety ehaf toIks at the
will give his sofety ehoIk -tolks et the
this week:
Tomorrow - Diekerson Elementary,
$50 an; PooIewille Elementary,
1890 ON.
Tuesday - Dornestown Elementary,
$50 o.m.; Potomac Elementary. 1890
ON.
Observation-Disclosures Elementary,
$50 o.m.; Germontown Elementary.
1890 ON.
Thursday - Domsseus Elementary.
$50 ON; loytonsviIIe Elementary,
1880 ON.
Fridoy-Lons ook Elementary, $50
en-; Meryvals ElemsntsVT. 1870 en-.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Court Test Planned
On Social Security
Payment 10 Hospital

The District Corporation Coun-
sells Office plans to move next
week for a court test Of its con-
tention that at least part of
social security funds paid to Dis
trict patients at st. Elizabeths
should go into city Golfers.
Officials estimate that, if the
city governments contention is
upheld, the District should get
"kickback" of $500,000 to 81
million annually from the sos
million it now spends to care for
the $500 local patients under
treatment there.
"Interpleading" Motion.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton Norman said that the Of
flee will file an "interpleading'
motion in United States District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia. In it he will ask that DR..
Winfred Overholser, superintend-
ent of st. Elizabeths. and the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare. which pays out So
cial security money, be named
parties to court case in which
the District = share issue was
raised last Friday.
Mr.. Norman said that, as he
sees the governing statutes,
there is no doubt that we are
entitled to it. It's just a question
of our getting our hands on it,
These statutes were intended
to prevent the Internal Revenue
Service from disclosing informa-
ton in tax returns" Mr.. Kor-
man said. "They- were never in
tended to keep the District from
receiving the money to which
it is entitled"
The revenue-short District I'M
dertakes its financial recoup
from st. Elizabeths just eight
months after the hospital started
taking a large additional bite
from local taxpayers.
Payments Ordered.
Despite resistance by munich
pal officials. Congress ordered
the city to begin paying toward
major repair and construction
costs at the hospital, effective
the beginning Of the current
fiscal year. as well as patient up
keep charges.
For this first year the Districts
Golfers were tapped for $532, ,00C
for construction, On per capita
basis, the figure breaks down to
81 cents of the $5.24 paid fo1
each District patient daily. The
money this year is going toward
such projects as the new admis-
sions building now under con-
struction, revamping the coal
handling equipment, erosion con-
troll and major rewriting of an
old building. DR.. Overholser said
A $417,700 item is included In
the budget for the fiscal yeal
beginning next July as the Dis
trict's share In construction
costs at the hospital reservation
Much of this sum would &c
toward plans and specification.
for new maximum security
| building.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

condition became worse yester-
day, but she was improving last
night, the hospital said.
The tip on the getaway cars
tag was relayed to police. Within
four hours, Detective Sergt.
Salvatore j. Greco and Detective
John c. Wilson discovered it.
empty parked in the 800 block of
c street NE. In a house in that
same block, they rounded up
four men.
The four were charged yester-
day with assault with intent to
commit robbery. They were held
under $4,000 bond each. Police
booked them as:
Leonard Layman, 36, and
Glenn H. WiSecarver, 80, of the
Evening star., 1955-02-20
More Leaders
To Make Plea
For Home Rule
Committee Slated
To Hear Several
Senators Tuesday

Several Senators and civic,
political and religious leaders in
Washington are expected to
testify Tuesday at another pub
lie hearing by the Senate District
Committee on home rule.
This session will be among
other District issues to occupy
committees Of Congress during
the week.
Chairman Nicely Of the Senate
group has invited Senators favor
able to self-government for
Washington to help build up the
case for District home rule. The
hearing will open at 2 pm.
It viii be the third session on
legislation designed to give
Washington an elected city
council. school board. mayor and
non-voting delegate in the House.
Pay Raises for Judges.
A Senate District subcommit-
tee win hold a public hearing at
10 am. Wednesday on legislation
to give pay raises of $500 each
to judges Of Municipal Court and
Municipal Court of Appeals.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Morse. now a Democrat
Of Oregon. also may consider an
amendment to the bill to increase
the salary of the Juvenile Court
Judge to $4,000.
A House District subcommittee
will resume public hearings at
10 am. Wednesday on proposed
civic auditorium. The pending
legislation on which previous
hearings already have been held
would create a commission to
plan an auditorium containing
an inaugural hall for presidents,
and mass communication CEN
ter.
Witnesses are expected to in
clude about a dozen members of
the House who are co-sponsors
Of the legislation. The bill, orig
lnally introduced by Representa-
tive Thompson, Democrat, of
New Jersey is sponsored also by
Representative Morrison, Demo-
crat. of Louisiana, chairman of
the subcommittee and others.
Home Rule Witnesses.
The home rule hearing by the
Senate District Committee headed
by Senator Nicely, Democrat, Of
West Virginia is expected to
have a number of witnesses.
In addition to sponsoring Sen
atorS, the list included:
Melvin D. Hildreth, Demo-
cratic National Committeeman
for the District; Mrs. Montgom-
cry Blair. of the board of direc-
tors of the Washington Home
Rule Committee; The Very Rev.
Francis B. Sayre. Jr., Dean Of
Washington Cathedral: Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman, co-chairman
Of the Washington Home Rule
Committee, and Democratic Ma
tional Committeewoman for the
District.
Also, DR.. Frederick E. Reissig,
executive secretary of the Wash.
ington Federation Of Churches;
Philip L. Graham. publisher of
the Washington Post and Times
Herald; H. Bernard Shapson,
chairman of the Social Action
Committee of the Young Peoples
Group Of Temple Sinai; Philip
Schiff, chairman of the Jewish
Welfare Board and legislative
representative of the Federation
of Social Workers; Aron Gold
man, co-director of the National
Conference of Christians and
Jews: and Mrs. Theodore o.
Wedel, member of the Board of
Public Welfare and of the Ju-
Vpni1e Court Advisory Roard
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Actor Undereoes Surgery

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 10 (P-
Film Actor Paul Douglas under
went surgery at a hospital to-
day for varicose veins on both
legs. Hospital spokesmen said
afterward his condition was sat-
isfactory.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Lane Studies
Bid for More
u. 5. Funds
Says Pay Raises
In District Would
Bring New Request

The District Commissioners
should ask for an increase in the
Federal payment toward the cost
of running the city if it becomes
necessary to seek new tax boosts,
Engineer Commissioner Thomas
A. Lane declared last night.
Speaking on Report to the
People" over Radio Station
WWDC, he discussed the city's
tight budgetary situation during
the next fiscal year. which be-
gins July /.
If Congress approves pending
legislation to give pay raises to
Federal and District Civil Serv-
ice workers. he said, the District
will have to ask Congress imme-
diately for more revenue.
Heretofore, all discussion of
boosting revenue has centered
on tax increases.
Last night, however, Col. Lane
declared, 1T seems to me per-
sonally that we should ask for
an increase in the Federal pay
ment along with any increase in
taxes to be levied on our citi-
zens."
Public Works Program.
Both taxes and the Federal
payment were raised last year
by Congress to help finance the
= Districts 10-year, $305 million
public works program.
The increase in taxes. includ-
ing a brand-new levy of l per
cent on all grocery sales. was de-
signed to raise about SIS million
a year. The Federal payment was
increased SO million from $ll
million to $40 million, plus full
Federal payment for water and
sewage service provided by the
District.
Pending legislation sponsored
by the administration to give
Civil Service workers a raise
would cost the District about 81
million a year, it is estimated. If
raises were granted all other city
workers, the bill would be about
81 million, budget experts have
said.
SS60,O00 Deficit.
The Districts budget for fiscal
1856, however, allows for none
of these. Furthermore. it went to
Congress showing a deficit of
$860.000, and without the usual
81 million surplus" fund.
On another fiscal front. Col.
Lane said that-as a District
Commissioner-he may feel COM
PEELED to vote against 100000 in
tax relief to the Capital Transit
Co for which he voted in his role
as a member of the District Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
That. he said, will depend on
how the tax cut would At into
the city's overall revenue picture
The utilities commission pro-
posal was to exempt Capital
Transit from payment of the
gross utilities tax to help ease
the company's fiscal position
Explaining the plan last night,
Col. Lane pointed out that mu-
nicipal transit companies across
the Nation have been suffering
from loss of business as transit
riders have switched to use of
private automobiles. Many COM
munities, he said, either have
taken over their transit COM
panies or are considering tax
relief to keep the companies
going under private ownership.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Powell Calls for End
OF Fire Department
Racial Hearings

Representative PoWeu, Demo-
crat. Of New York. yesterday
asked that House District sub
committee hearings on q bill to
restore racial segregation in the
Washington Fire Department be
called OF.
In a letter to Representative
Davis, Democrat, Of Georgia. the
Negro congressman urged, II ask
you in the name of everything
that's right and just to immedi-
ately cancel these hearings"
The subcommittee held the
first hearing on Mr.. Davis's bill
last Wednesday and has sched-
uled another for 10 am. tomor-
row in Room AS of the old
House. Office Building. The meas
ure would rescind an order by
the District Commissioners IN
tegrating the department.
Sees violence Possible.
''If you continue these tear-
ings, there is no telling what
might result,1 Mr.. Powell wrote
to Mr.. Davis, a veteran and out
spoken opponent of racial inte-
grafton.
1T is not too far fetched to
say that violence might even be
provoked. I, personally. have
received several threatening
phone calls at the United States
Capitol in my Office"
Calls Hearings Valueless.
Mr.. Powell also told Mr.. Davis
that his bill hasn't the slightest
chance of becoming law. Even
If the full Committee :. votes
the bill out, you know and I know
that there are not enough votes
in the House of Representatives
to pass it. And, even if you
were able to get enough votes,
the President of the United
States would veto it. Therefore,
these hearings are of no value
whatsoever"
| Mr.. Powell also wrote Com
! missioner Samuel Spencer charg1
ing that Battalion Chief tElmer
F.) Stein and any other official
of the Fire Department has lied
when they stated that Negro
members Of integrated Fire
Companies have asked to be
moved.
"This is absolutely an untruth
and II have testimony from
Negro members Of the Fire De-
partment to the effect that Bat
talon Chief Stein lied and any
other official of the Fire Depart
ment lied who stated the fore
going"
Testified on Requests.
Chief Stein testified that two
Negro firemen had asked for
transfers back to all-Negro units.
Mr.. Powell asked Mr.. Spencer
whether such a witness can
appear before a committee and
give false testimony without you
as their superior investigating
and if they are wrong, following
the correct remedial procedure?
Second" Mr.. Powell wrote,
81 further would like to ask is
! 1t possible for men serving in the
Fire Department of the District
Of Columbia to hope for any just
promotion when there are peo-
pie above them such as Captain
George e. Tacey (who also
testified in support of the segre-
CATION bilD and Battalion Chief
Stein who are segregationists
and anti-Negro?
"Will you continue to respect
and abide by the evaluations
made by men like Stein and
Tacey or will you consider their
evaluations objective even though
the press and the records of the
United States Congress now hold
substantial testimony to the op-
poster" Mr.. Powell asked.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

to permit board member John
Nolen, jr.. director of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission, to refer the proposals
to the commissions Co-ordinat-
ing Committee next Wednesday.
He wants to do so, Mr. Nolen
explained, because the project is
such an unusual departure
from the usual practices" He
said the review would let rep
resentatives of many specialized
departments make sure there are
no flaws in the plans.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-06-24
eralized outcroppinRs.

-eralized outcroppings.
As to basic minerals, consider.
able area of the reservation
shows immense beds of good
grade iron. A mining engineer
at Stamford for several years
has maintained a growing inter.
est in this metal, contending it
would be sufficient to keep a
moderate size smelter at work
for a century.
Montana's versatility in met.
ais that have grown in import
ance as the science of metaIlurey
and inventive ingenuity have
made possible the dramatic
march of American progress can
easily inspire fabulous dreams.
Thus, it is easy to conjure up
an imagery of blessings that can
stem from a rich uranium find"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-06-24

dian Bureau land department.
However, involved besides the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Tribal Council would be the
Atomic Energy Commission.
The commission would be the
boss of the works in case some
one discovered uranium on the
reservation. 1t establishes the
price paid for uranium as we'll
as paying the bonus.
Unless the prospctor had the
means to develop the property
it would have to remain as is, in
reserve. Never fear! Big corpor-
atoms would be at the prospec-
tors door in no time to offer him
a price-a sum that might de-
moralize him - if he had any
weaknesses"
That there could be tons and
tons of uranium on the reserva-
ton is certainly no fatuous
dream. A few years ago laughs
went up when someone speculat-
ed upon oil possibilities in this
area: The unbelievable came to
pass. 1t may again.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-06-24

on the reservation.
This week the land department
of the Indian Agency Is getting
in readiness for distribution of
mineral prospecting permits.
Available upon request to those
interested in the activity of
prospecting for minerals "other
than oil and gas" the permits ap-
parently indicate something that
is in the bud"
In connection with present de-
.velopments is an Associated
Press news story out of Helena
this week as follows:
"A Helena uranium explora-
ton equipment dealer said re.
Gently a grizzled old prospector
walked into his office, said he
had discovered a uranium deposit
somewhere in the vicinity of
Glacier National Park.
HE wouldn't say just where.
But he was willing to trade a gold
nugget worth $1,000 on a Geiger
counter.
THE manager said it was the
biggest nugget he'd ever seen.
THE prospector said he found
the nugget SIS years ago on Last
Chance Gulch in Helena and had
carried it around ever SINCE"
In cases where trust land was
involved uranium mining rights
will be the concern of the In.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-06-24
Fabulous Wealth
In Uranium May Be
Found on Reserve

That sections of the Blackfeet
Reservation contain hidden treas
ure of uranium and in quantity
n match or eclipse the economic
importance of soft minerals -
gas and oil-appears to be in the
speculative minds of a growing
number.
This is indicated by the &C.
lions of strangers and inquiries
regarding permits for prospect
ing certain areas that have min.