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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-12-13
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1MCODAE AGS
TWO HOMES ON ONE LARGE LOT.
LOVELY 2-FAMIY. S AND S. AND
7-ROOM SINGLE; EXCELLENT CON-
DTTION. NEW GAS FURNACES. 8
GARAGES. GOOD INCOME; OFF
EAST l3lst CLOSE TO EDDY RD.;
$23. 800.
Eost Cleveland, south Of Euclid.
brick and 6. gas furnaces. 2-cW
garage; S2l,S00.
Eost Clevel1nd off Hayden Ave.
neor Rapid, S and gas heot. 2
quruqes, nice street; $4,000.
SINGLES
Eost 18th ST. north OF St. Cloir.
usudl lst with bedrooms on End.
finished 3rd. gos fumcce. goroge.
Asking $4,000.
East l3lst-Show oreo. rooms with
finished 3rd. eds heot. goruge;
Sll.5o0.
Eost Cleveland. short walk 10 81.
Philomeno's. rooms and modern
both down, 8 bedrooms and both
End, Q rooms on 3rd. gas turnoce.
2-co gooqe: Sl4.900.
OF Eost lS2nd neor Woterloo. $500
DOWN, new qos furnoce. l70ft lot.
oluminum storms and screens, cor
peting; Sll.9o0.
East Cleveland. Chombers School.
beautiful 6 rooms plus finished Ord.
modern kitchen and bath, gos. go
roqe: Sl4.900.
Eust Cleveland west Of Hayden;
d1ndY looms. modern kitchen. new
qos furnoce. deep lot, garage. many
extros; $4,000.
East l44th north OF ST. Clair, neot
single, qus heat. large modern Eteh-
en-. 2-cor garage; Sll,0o0.
Enst Cleveland south Of Euclid Ave.
nem Show. perfect 7-room single.
loroe modern kitchen. bedrooms
on 2nd, new gos furnuce. 2-cu1 ga
rage; Sl7.S00.
Active. Courteous Service
Sell Thru
Summit Bailey
cL. 10000 l44l Hayden GL. 1854
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
7 rufficHuzurd
'Cuution Given

CLEVELAND, Nov. / (SpeciaD
District Trafiic Director George
Keneipp. on a study Of traffic
courts and citizens safety or
carnations here. today took heed
of the recent change in time to
warn that the next two months
are generally the deadliest on
Capital streets.
with the change from day.
light saving back to Eastern
standard time. said Mr.. Keneipp,
many motorists will be driving
home from work at least part OF
the way in darkness. Pedestrians
are harder to see and weather
will include a lot Of rain. mean
ing more umbrellas and poor
visibility for the pedestrians.
The approaching holiday sea-
sons also mean there will be an
upturn in the number Of shop
Ipers carrying large packages and
lhurrying TO their cars or other
means Of transportation" ht
continued. And we must moi
forget that the holiday season
also brings more drinking"
Mr.. Keneipp. here with Other
District trafic officials. pointed
out that Washington has Z
chance 70 establish an outstand.
ing traffic record this year. Ths
city today has Al fatalities a,
compared with 81 for the sam,
time last year. There we're Z:
fatalities in all Of 1855 and S!
in 1854. the lowest total sine,
records we're started in 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Gordons, Home at Lost, Still Like
Air TroveI Despite Plane Ditchinq

The Richard J. Gordons. res
cued from the waters Of the
Pacific two weeks ago when their
plane made a forced landing. re-
turned 20 Washington today
by rail.
But they found the train trip
from San Francisco was firing
and so upsetting to the 2-year-
old twin daughters. Elizabeth and
Maureen. that Mr.. and Mrs,
Gordon decided they much pre-
fer plane travel.
The Gordons we're on their
way home from the Philippines
where Mr.. Gordon represented
the United States Information
Agency at noilo City Their Pan
American Stratocruiser came
down in the Pacific because OF
engine trouble on october l6
and all 81 aboard were rescued
by the Coast Guard cutter Pom
chartrain.
Mr.. Gordon said today the two
little girls do not associate their
experience with the plane. They
chiefly remember the motion Of
the vessel which rescued them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Accident Report
Copies Offered by
D. c. Traffic Unit

Interested parties in any traffic
accident in the District now may
get Photographic copy of the
police report by sending dollar
to the D. {. collector of taxes.
The service was begun today
by the accident investigation
unit.
Persons seeking these repro
auctions must give the necessary
information for proper search
of the records. Money orders
or checks will be accepted.
Interested parties also may
still come to- the AIU Office and
copy from the accident reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Court UPhoIds Woman
in Flash Flood

The United States Court OF
Appeals ruled today in favor
of a telephone operator who
narrowly escaped death by
drowning in a flash flood at
Fourth and Ingraham streets
NV. five years ago.
The appellate court ruled that
the District, once having in
stalled a sewer system. was re-
sensible for its consequences in
the event Of heavy rains.
Mrs. Eva c. Booth Of 1924
Fourth street NV. attempted
to move her car during a heavy
rainstorm in August. 1851.
The automobile was washed
nearly a city block by a IL
foot wall of water and hung on
a steel cable supporting a tele-
phone pole.
Police Seret. James j. Me-
Auliffe. wearing a bathing suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

The Gordons we're bemoaning
the loss Of clothing and other
articles they had bought in Hong
Kong on the way home. 1T was
the best clothing we ever had,
everything custom made as they
do in Hong Kong" Mr.. Gordon
said.
It included a Cashmere top
coat for Mrs. Gordon who also
bought a wooden suit. The skirt
OF the suit was saved because
Mrs. Gordon was wearing IL
when the plane came down.
She also had purchased two
sets Of matching handbags and
shoes Of crocodile. These were
lost. Another loss was a piece
OF luggage Mr.. Gordon said he
bought for $3.50. which would
cost SIS here. He said he did
not need it but he could not
resist 1t.
ITS wonderful 10 be home. I"
the Gordons said. but well feel
better after We have seen our
house"
Mr.. Gordon Is now on vacation
and awaiting q new assignment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

and the rocking on the railroad
car on which they Travelled from
Chicago to Washington last night,
The Gordons are making their
home temporarily with Miss
Margaret Cronin. lis Sheffield
street. Silver Spring. Their own
home at $40 Franklin avenue,
Silver Spring. which they left
two years ago, may be vacant
now, ana Mr.. Gordon plans to
visit it later. He said his plans
for the house are indefinite.
Mr.. Gordon today was wearing
a sport coat-purchased in Hong
Kong which fioated TO the sur
face after the plane went down.
II was picked UP by Coast
Guardsmen.
Eleven pieces Of baggage went
down with the plane. Mr.. Cor
don said the insurance company
had already settled for the
$4,000 loss the family suffered,
Also recovered from the sea
we're a waterloeged briefcase
and suitcase. containing Mr..
Gordons papers. A pair Of shoes
which had been in q suitcase
also came 10 the surface and was
retrieved.
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r. M. Brennan to Retire
From DC. Buying Post

The man who has made $3.50
million in purchases ranging
from broom straws and zippers
to hook-and-ladder fire trucks
for the District government in
the last II years will retire De-
cember 81, the commissioners
disclosed today.
Roland M. Brennan. the mu-
nicipal procurement officer over
that period. will have put in a
total of At years of service. He
is IS.
Noting Mr.. Brennan's accom-
plishments. the city heads as
serted he has been outstanding
in his devotion to duty and has
contributed so many Significant
improvements" to the city pro-
curement system that I'VE now
have one of the best. if not the
best. procurement services among
the major Cities
Washington Native
The retiring official was born
here on Capitol Hill and has
lived in the Washington area all
his life. Before being named
procurement officer in 1889, he
served in variety of jobs.
He recalls that his very first
job with the District was to
climb into a horse and buggy
and travel the length of Six
tenth street NV. counting
Norway naples. Somebody first
had to give him a fast fill-in on
what a Norway maple looks like.
Despite the fact that during
his tenure he has purchased
something like 1000 motor We
hicles, it was only two days ago
that Mr.. Brennan bought his
first new car for personal use.
Nervous at First
Il felt nervous when I bought
it." he said. He and his wife,
moreover, intend to use it for
a month-long trip to Florida in
January. Their home is at 2413
Dexter avenue, Silver Spring.
Mr.. Brennan hopes during his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Greyhound Drivers
Still Working Here
Many Cities
Lack Service
As ToIks Fail

Walkouts in all but the Wash.
Iington division of Eastern Grey.
hound disrupted bus service over
a wide area today.
Here a few drivers decided
against working without a con.
tract, which expired last mid
might, but Greyhound officials
said almost a full schedule was
being maintained for Maryland
commuters and to Western and
Southern points.
Walkouts at Akron, Cleveland,
Columbus, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh followed after the
company failed to reach settle
ment with the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Street. Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees.
The negotiations in Cleveland
were continued beyond the mid
night strike deadline in hope Of
averting stoppages. Talks were
scheduled to resume this
morning.
Permission TO Work
David ]. Butler, financial Sec
Rotary of Local 1898, which in
cludes Washington. Baltimore,
Hagerstown and Clarksville, said
the unions vice president in
Cleveland had told members they
could continue to work today IF
they wish to-" The walkouts
were regarded as legal because
contracts had expired.
Only a handful of the $50
drivers, maintenance and termi-
nal employees in this division de.
cided against working today, al
though about 80 per cent of the
Hagerstown workers were re-
ported out.
| B. c. Pendleton, Washington
terminal manager, said heavy
commuter schedules to Baltimore
and Annapolis were being main
tanned. However, service between
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York is out. he said.
Is Drivers BaIk
/ Baltimore terminal officials
reported that Is drivers refused
to take out their buses after
midnight and that service to
most Of the State had been
cut off.
Neither union or company
officials estimated the number
idled. Altogether. about 1000
lemployes would be affected by a
! strike. Spokesman for both sides
. indicated there were prospects
Of a settlement.
;. Main issues to be settled are
the unions demands for a 30
cent hourly pay boost spread
over two years. six paid holidays.
Increased minimum guarantees
and pay for waiting and delay
time.
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Possible Reasons Given
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Association
for Jewish Education opens
a four-day meeting in the
Willard Hotel.
The National Society for
Crippled Children and
Adults concludes in the
Hotel Statler.
The Maryland, District
and Delaware Hospital As
ISOLATION continues in the
Shoreham Hotel.
The American Institute of
Wholesale Plumbing and
Heating Supply Associations.
Inc, holds its final sessions
in the Sheraton-Park and
Shoreham Hotels.
The College Teachers Of
Clothing and Textiles open a
three-day meeting in the
Hotel Washington.
The American College Of
Life Underwriters begins a
two-day meeting in the
Hotel Statler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

went to Mrs. Booths rescue. He
said he lost his grip on the
telephone operator, q widow,
and she was swept to the next
intersection where he said he
found her wedged in a sewer
opening. He said a fire rescue
squad worked on her for several
minutes before she regained
consciousness.
AS a result Mrs. Booth said
she contracted pneumonia and
suffered permanent injury to
her right arm and right leg. She
sued the District for negligence
claiming $4,000 damages.
The appellate decision, written
by Judge E. Barrett Prettyman
ordered the District Court fol
the District Of Columbia to &C.
cord Mrs. Booth a new trial or
grounds the District had failed
to maintain its streets in q
reasonably safe condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Magic?

One of our men here wanted
to know by what magic the
foot patrolman suddenly pro-
duces a raincoat when a rain
comes up.
Deputy Chief Howard ".
Covell explained that it
wasn't exactly magic-juSt a
little foresight. The officer
slows his raincoat somewhere
on his beat, where it'll be
handy when he needs it.
This might be a drugstore,
a filling station, or-for the
nightmen-a hospital, engine
house or all-night restaurant.
A raincoat of the type needed
by policemen, Deputy Chief
Covell pointed out, is too
bulky to carry around all the
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

retirement to accelerate his work
on a history of District govern
ment. Right now he is preparing
a paper on one Of the city's
early engineer commissioners
for presentation before the Co.
lumbia Historical Society. Of
which he is a member.
Not a "carpet-slipper anc
rocking-ch type" Mr.. Bren.
nan says that in a few months
he hopes to obtain a part-timt
consulting job on contracts ir
private industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

during the last school year,
nearly half were below the nor
NAL grade level for their age.
More than a third of the
transferring students came from
the Southeastern States. he said
More than LOO of the young
sters came from Virginia. A
slightly larger number-about
/ ,400-came from Maryland.
DR.. Corning said many Of the
transferring youngsters were Ne
groes. but he did not have a
racial breakdown.
Improvement Sought
The District school system has
recently been seeking to improve
the achievement of many pupils
who have been shown to be lag
ging in their studies. This stu
alton came under close attention
at recent congressional hearings
which focused especially on ra-
cial indignation.
At the hearings, DR.. Corning
gave figures on the influx of
pupils from outside the city, but
today's figures on the grade
standing of these children are
new.
OF 7.172 youngsters transfer
ring into Washington schools
from outside school systems last
year, 1888 or 43.7 per cent were
average for their grade.
Only 329 or 10 per cent quail
fed for grades ahead of their
age bracket.
DR.. Corning said that he
would assume that the retarda-
ton of the out-of-town pupils
was greater than that of local
school children. He said he had
no statistics on this score, how
ever.
Possible Reasons Given
The average youngsters may
have been failed in their previous
schools. or entered school late
Some were reassigned after ar
/ irving here because they were
found not up to Washington
grade standards.
i DR.. Corning said that the in
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adequate education of some Of
the incoming pupils was only
one of the school systems prob
lens but that he considered it 8
significant one.
Some of the incoming children
last year, DR.. Corning's figures
showed, were three or four years
behind the normal grade re.
quirements.
A number of special classes
were organized this fall in the
city's elementary schools to &C.
commodate some of these over
age pupils.
Junior and senior high schools
also have received a sizable
number of tagging transfer stu.
dents. Special classes have also
been organized on these levels.
DR.. Corning said the lag OF
many of the incoming students
does not necessarily mean a lack
of intelligence. He pointed oui
that records of many of the
children show that before COM
ing to Washington they hac
very skinny schooling.
Inadequate Schooling Seen
In some localities, especially
in rural areas. youngsters otter
miss much school or have {
shorter school year than here
he said.
Yesterday, a member of thu
House committee which con.
Quoted the recent school investi.
cation. Representative Williams
Democrat of Mississippi, wal
quoted as declaring that figures
given to the committee con
vinced him that the intelligenc,
of Negro children here wa
lower than that of whit
lchildren.
DR.. Corning, asked at a new
conference this morning whethe
the figures given to the commit
tee indicated this, replied tina
the figures dealt only with in
telligence test scores.
He said these scores are no
an entirely accurate indicate
of intelligence. He pointed on
that he told the House investi
gators that intelligence ties
scores are Influenced by back
ground and environment.
Doubts Test Reliability
The superintendent said n
study has been made of tn
intelligence test scores of tn
pupils transferring here from
Elsewhere. But he added tina
the scores probably would not b.
very reliable.
DR.. Corning's figurtes showeI
these totals for entering pupil
last year by region:
New England, 1872; Middle At
lantic, 2,195; Southeast, 2,766
Middle. 800, Southwest, 1877
Northwest, 81; Far West, 26l
Territories. 81, and foreign coun
tries, 500.
The tally from the Southern
States showed:
Alabama. SIS; Arkansas, IL
Florida. 179; Georgia, 107; Ken
lucky, 80; Louisiana. is; Missis
sippi, AZ; North Carolina, 674
South Carolina, 400; Tennessee
I61; Texas. SO. and Virginia
.l1.181.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Rhythm

A man we know-he COM
mutes from Baltimore -
stops for a shoe shine each
morning at Union Station.
He's learned to time his
arrival, he says. for the
morning program of rock m
roll on the shoe shine par
lOr's radio.
when there's a news
program, or slow music, you
get a shine, sure" he says.
But when the rock m roll
comes on, brother, you
really get a shine"
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Truce Cancels
Transit Strike
13-Hour Session
Leeds to Accord
continued From First. PAGE

under the ownership of Mr..
Chalk.
He had agreed earlier to a
union demand that the new con-
tract include a provision for per-
manent machinery to arbitrate
any differences over negotiation
of future contracts.
The cost of the settlement to
the company was not disclosed,
but the cheerful union attitudes
contrasted sharply with those of
veteran company executives.
They had warned Mr.. Chalk
previously that his earlier offer
of II cents an hour in wage in
creases over a proposed three
year contract would cost the
company more than it could af-
ford.
Final Amount UndiscIOsed
At a press conference yester-
day. before the resumption OF
negotiations. Mr.. Chalk declared
his proposal might leave the
company no profit at all.
1t was assumed after the agree
ment that he had increased his
offer, but the final amount anc
length of the contract was un.
disclosed.
Mr.. Bierwagen insisted that
disclosure of the contract terms
might we'll wreck the agreement
He said many union members
would be offended at learning OF
the contract terms second hand
and that those who were salts
fled by the terms might fail to
attend the meeting called to
ratify the contract. Thus, he
indicated, only those who OPP
posed the settlement might at
tend the meeting and vote down
the agreement.
He said the agreement was q
package" which covered wages
hours, length of contract ano
the subject of arbitration.
Recommend Acceptance
Mr.. Bierwagen said the union
executive board would recon-
mend that the membership &C
cept the agreement. subject tc
final drafting" He said thu
contract agreement did not in
volve a commitment to arbitratt
its settlement.
Mr.. Donnahoo said he and hi
fellow mediators. James A
Holden Of Washington and Gil.
bert r. Lee would take no par
in final agreement on details
I"unless some problems SHOULD
arise" In earlier disclosures
Mr.. Chalk said he would ASSUME
a responsibility for vacations
which would have been earned
with the old Capital Transit Co
and had agreed to meet unior
demands for Improvements IL
vacation allowances, addition o
an eighth holiday at time ant
a half pay and to reduce "spreat
time" and to let employees havl
two hours of to vote in cleo.
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Argentine to Speak

Dr.. Eduardo Garcia, Argentine
Ambassador to the Organiza-
ton of American States. will
speak at a World Community
Day service at IL am. tomorrow
in Mount Olivet Methodist
Church. 1910 North Glebe road,
Arlington, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Street Scenes

A man in business suit
carrying a lighted blowtorch
along Nichols avenue Sc. . d.
One man in HyattSville
building a porch on his place,
and five neighbors standing
around offering advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Parade for Press Club

The Third Infantry's famous
."old Guard regiment will stage
a eolorful parade in honor Of the
National Press Club al o'clock
Sunday At the parade grounds.
north post AZ Fort Myer. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
School Problem Blamed
On Newly Arrived Pupils
More Than 1000 Transferred Here
During Past Year, Dr. Corning Reports
By LANES q. DEANE

School Supt Hobart M~Corning today put part of
Washington public school systems
problems influx of undereducated children from
outside the city-especially the South
Corning disclosed that of than 1000 children who
washington schools the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Clown

That clown you've seen
fitting around town on this
errand and that is "Uncle
George" and the errand
he's on, even if he looks like
a clown, is one of kindness.
He's on his way to a hos
pital, probably, to read the
funnies to some youngSter,
knowing that youngsters
find lying in bed a slow,
dragging process.
He's George DanOr, who's
been doing the clown BUSH
ness for two years now, more
or less as a hobby. -Satur-
day, he'll be on his way to
Prince Georges County Hos
pital, to read comic books to
9-year-Old ThereSe Garasic,
critically i'll after an opera
tiOn for a rare tumOr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
The
Rambler
And She Was Such
A Good Listener
By JACK JONAS

A lady over from Germany
to visit her daughter here
was amazed at the variety
and efficiency of household
appliances.
She knew no English when
she arrived, but quickly
learned one phrase: "It's
electric"
At about the time she got
here, a carpenter was busy
with the interior work on an
addition to her daughters
home. He was saving away
with his electric saw when
the visitor walked in. She
smiled and said:
Its electric"
yeah, lady, it's electric"
the carpenter SAID, and
grinned. Here was a kindly
face, the carpenter thought
one that invited unburden-
ing of the soul.
you know, before I got
this thing, I used to saw
everything by hand" the
carpenter said. USED to
near break my back, I'd go
home grumpy at night, no
good to anybody"
The lady smiled, and nod
ded. The carpenter was en-
couraged.
We'll, l went to DOCTOR"
he went on, land paid him
five bucks to tell me l was
working too hard" The
carpenter was beginning to
warm up, ready for hours of
talk.
At that point, the daughter
walked into the room and
began speaking to her mother
in German. "A suspicious look
crossed the carpenters face.
Say, lady, he said to the
daughter, doesn't she under
stand English?"
The daughter shook her
head. The carpenter sighed,
picked up his electric saw and
went back to work, still look
ing as If he thought it would
be nice to have someone to
whom he could tell his
troubles.