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Leasing of Operafion
Of 2 Pools Questioned
By Recreation Board
The District Recreation Board has
asked the District Commissioners
to investigate the legality of the
Interior Department contract leasing
operation of the Banneker and
Takoma public swimming pools to
Government Services, Inc., for an
other five years. •
At the same time it was announced
a special three-man committee of
the Recreation Board would meet
Monday night to plan what course
should be taken to bring all swim
ming pool operations in the District
under one authority.
A poll of board members resulted
In a 5-to-2 vote on the pool ques
tion, with Irving C. Root, superin
tendent of National Capital Parks,
and Alice C. Hunter, colored mem
ber and secretary of the board,
dissenting.
Renewed March 31.
The five-year contract by which
Government Services, Inc., has op
erated swimming pools and other
recreation concessions in the Wash
inngton park system, was renewed
March 31, bringing protest from
the Recreation Board, which had
previously requested the depart
ment to hand over six swimming
pools involved to Recreation Board
operation.
Board members questioned the le
gality of the contract in the case
of the Takoma and Banneker pools
because those recreation centers
were purchased with District funds,
and assigned to the board by the'
National Capital Park and Plan
ning Commission in 1942.
Interior Department jurisdiction
over the other four pools, the Fran
cis. Anacostia, McKinley-Eckington
and East Potomac, is not question-:
ed, since they are either on Federal
land or land under the jurisdiction
of the Interior Department.
Dispute Over Law.
It is the hope of the board, how
ever, eventually to take over opera
tion of these pools as well, since
future pools now being planned are
to be built in conjunction wdtii high
schools and operated jointly by the
Recreation Board and the Board c:
Education.
The Interior Department’s Office
of National Capital Parks is averse
to the change, since it does most of
the Recreation Department’s main
tenance work and might have to
maintain the pools. Under the
present contract Government Serv
ices, Inc., must maintain the pools.
The Recreation Board claims the
law authorizes it to operate such
facilities as pools, while the Interior
Departmeht claims the law grants
the board authority only to operate
a recreation program using the
pools but not the pools themselves.
Lack oi Nurses Bars
Tuberculosis Bed Plan
A proposal to reserve more beds
for tuberculous patients in early
stages of infection could not be
put into effect now because of the
shortage of nurses, and closed wards
in the District hospitals treating
such cases, a spokesman for the
Health Department said yesterday.
The proposal was advanced Thurs
day at a meeting of the Metro
politan Washington Tuberculosis
Conference at Howard University.
Dr. Samuel Ingraham of the
United States Public Health Service,
and Dr. Sol Katz, in charge of tu
berculosis wards at Gallinger Hos
pital, championed the plan before
the meeting. It was also approved
by Edward K. Funhouser, execu
tive secretary of the District of Co
lumbia Tuberculosis Association.
The Health Department was said
by its spokesman to have approved
the plan in principle, and recom
mended it to the District Commis
sioners.
At the present time, Mr. Funk
houser reported today, there are
1.167 beds for tuberculosis patients,
at Glenn Dale Sanatoria. Gallinger
Hospital, the Upshur Street Hos
pital and Freedmen's Hospital, but
only 850 of them are being used,
because of shortage of personnel.
He hoped that at least 100 now in
use can be set aside for admission
of incipient cases.
Champion Bull Sold
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.. April
27 (Special).— Ingleridge - Ellerslie
Farm, owned by Robert H. Schles
inger, has recently purchased Glen
carnock Eric of Cremona, the 1940
International Grand Champion Ab
erdeen-Angus bull. He was pur
chased from Cremona Farms, Me
chanicsville, Md.
News of D. C. Men
In Armed Forces
Decorated
Col. Loren F. Parmle.v, 207 Bux
ton road, Falls Church, Va., recent
ly was awarded the Legion of Merit
for services as personnel officer,
Judge Advocate General’s Depart
ment, and as executive officer, Pro
vost Marshal General's Office, the
War Department announced in a
dispatch from Richmond, where Col.
Parmley now is stationed.
During the period of service for
which he was decorated, Col. Parm
ley “showed initiative, organizing
ability, efficiency and devotion to
duty,’’ the accompanying citation
states.
Lt. Col. Theodore Kalakuka, whose
widow, Mrs. Marion Kalakuka, lives
in Arlington, Va., this week was
posthumously awarded the Silver
Star Medal for gallantry in action
during an air attack on Bataan onj
January 29, 1942, and two Oak Leaf
Clusters for subsequent bravery in
the Philippines.
Col. Kalakuka, who died' of ma
laria in Northern Luzon while fight
ing with guerrillas against the
Japanese, was cited In the award
of the first Oak Leaf Cluster for
saving valuable equipment and sup
plies from a supply dock fire at
Fort Mills, Corregidor, while under
heavy bombardment. The second
cluster recognized his voluntary re-'
organization of a company on Cor-1
regidor which had no commanding
officer and his helping the group j
repel a Japanese landing despite!
the fact he was wounded. i
Lt. (j. g.l James R. Thrower. jr.,!
1517 North Taylor street, Arlington,
Va., recently received the Silver
Star Medal for distinguishing him
self by gallantry and intrepedity in
action in March, 1945, as a mem
ber of an underwater assault unit
participating in an assault landing
on Okinawa.
“In the face of enemy rifle, ma
chine-gun and mortar fire." the ac
companying citation states, “he
bravely prepared the w»ay for the
operations of combat troops and
* * * contributed greatly" to the
success of the hazardous mission
of his underwater demolition crew.
Returnees
Four District men listed aboard
the transport Haverford Victory,
due in New York today, are:
1st. Lt. Allen H. Conner. T/5 Jack L
Dakin. Pfc. Nicholas A. Fitzgerald ami
Pic. Albert N. Illetors.
The transport Forstburg Victory,
which docked at New York on
Thursday, carried the following
Washington veterans:
Pfc. James H. Smallwood, Pvt Bernard
Vitale. T Sergt. Norman N. Wertlled, Pfc.
Hankley Gordon. Pvt. Willis Peaks. Pvt.
Robert Peters, S Sergt. Ralph L. Mouzon
and S/Sergt. John R. Lundstrom.
Arriving at New York today
aboard the Zanesville Victory:
Sergt. Lynwood Powers. Pfc. Raymond
Bradfield. T 4 Charles C. Waskey. Pfc
Gino L. Lazzari. Pvi, Robert H. Loveless
and Lt. Col. Alvin L. Bowers, all of Wash
ington.
Due Tuesday at New York aboard
the Blue Ridge:
T 5 Walter K. Stephenson, Pfc. Paul D.
Barry. Sergt Lawrence O. Bolton, jr : Pfc
Joseph E Smith. S/Sergt Joseoh W Shrttm
and Sergt. Dwight B Alley, all of Wash
ington, and T/5 Roger McLeod, Alex
andria.
Haile Selassie Named
Willkie Award Winner
By th* Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 27.—The Afri
can Academy of Arts and Research
announced, last night it was award
ing its 1946 Wendell Willkie Memo
rial Award to Emperor Haile Selassie
of Ethiopia for “his contributions to
international peace and good will.”
The award was received last year
by Secretary of Commerce Wallace.
Union Services Planned
The first of a series of Sunday
evening union services under the
sponsorship of the Bethesda Council
of Churches will be held in the
Bethesda Christian Church at 8 p.m.
tomorrow. The Rev. James S.
Albertson, pastor of the Bethesda
Presbyterian Church, will preach.
Garden Clubs to Hold
Tour Tomorrow in
Charles County
Historic Charles County, which
lies between the Potomac and Pa
tuxent Rivers in Southern Mary
land, will be the first Free State
county to be visited as the ninth
annual Maryland house and garden
tour begins at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Miss Louise Matthews and Mrs.
Foster Reeder are chairmen of the
county tour.
Under the auspices of the Feder
ated Garden Clubs of Maryland,
seven tours will be held, covering
the Baltimore area, Southern Mary
land and the Eastern Shore.
The final tour will be in St. Mary’s
County May 5. Proceeds will be
used for the maintenance of the
Hammond-Harwood House in An
napolis, now a museum.
Visitors from Washington who
are going to Charles County tomor
row should take route 5 to T. B.,
then turn onto route 301 to Wal
dorf, where green arrows will indi
cate the pilgrimage route.
These are the houses in Charles
County to be seen and which will
be open until 5 p.m.:
Oak Grove. This is the first house
to which the arrows will lead. It
was once the property of Lord
Baltimore. The present owners are
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes.
Araby. Built some time before
1720, it is now the property of Vice
Admiral and Mrs. Jack Fletcher.
Harve de Venture. Dating back
to 1742, it was the home of Thomas
Stone, who is buried there. Col.
and Mrs. Peter Visher are the pres
ent owners.
Rose Hill. George Washington
used to visit here. It was built in
1730. Mrs. Carlos Grevenberg is the
owner.
Chimney House. This house was
used as an office during the Civil
War. It is the only remaining house
of the former town of Port Tobacco.
Col. John Welch, U. S. A., retired,
and Mrs. Welch are the owners.
La Grange. Built in 1760, it is
owned by Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Wills.
Huckleberry. This is noted as a
small, ol^house. Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Lord Chamber are the owners.
Keechland. This is the only mod
ern house to be visited. It is owned
by Mr. and Mrs. W. Carlyle Turner.
Mount Air. Built before 1740, it
has a view of the Potomac compara
ble to Mount Vernon. Mrs. G. C.
Pegram is the owner.
West Hatton. This dates back to
1790 Mr. and Mrs. Foster Reeder
are the owners.
Luncheon will be sold between
noon and 2 p.m. at Wicomico Knoll,
the home of Mrs. William H. Lloyd.
Full benefits under the GI Bill of
Rights to any man joining the
Regular Army before October 6,
1946. Inquire at United States Army
Recruiting Station, 403 Tenth street
N.W.
OPEN SUNDAY, 1 to 5 P.tt■
924 So. Alfred St.
Alexandria, Va.
Splendid Row Brick
::'cX s8,450
Approximately $2,100 cash required
at time of settlement. House con
tains lovely combination living, din
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large elec, refgr. and gas range;
2nd fl., 2 bedrooms and modern
bath; full basement with recrea.
room, a.-c. eoal heat; beautiful yard.
To Reach: Down Mt. Vernon Me
morial Highway, throuoh Alexan
dria to Green St. or Church St.,
turn right to So. Allred St. and
house.
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Out Kenning Krt. in .t lth St. V.F.. rioht In Blaine
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REALTOR
Mills Bldg. Dl. 7516
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section, and is adjacent to many of Washington's best residences and embassies.
First Floor: Reception hall, living room, dining room, library, lavatory, sun porch; kitchen, butler's pantry,
servants' dining room. Second Floor: 5 bedrooms, sun room, 3 baths. Third Floor: 2 guest rooms and bath,
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Church Press Scores
Intolerance, Seeks
Vatican Envoy Recall
Bigotry and Intolerance were de
nounced as un-American by the As
sociated Church Press, an organ
ization of editors of Protestant re
ligious journals, at the concluding
meeting yesterday of its three-day
annual convention at Wardman
Park Hotel.
The editors also passed resolu
tions condemning the action of
President Truman in renewing the
appointment of an American rep
resentative at the Vatican without
Senate approval and praising the
Daughters of the American Revo
lution for its decision to permit the
Tuskegee Institute Choir to appear
in Constitution Hall.
The organization protested against
the "growing evidence throughout
the United States of anti-Protes
tant bigotry and intolerance” and
called on Protestant journals to
fight for the aims of "our fore
fathers to establish a place where
religion and freedom of worship
w’ould be forever safe from en
croachment.” The resolution also
pointed out the "P/otestant ideal
is based on the Inherent worth of
every human being and on personal
liberty in direct contrast to the
imposition upon the people of the
authoritarian concept of life and
government.”
Recall of Myron Taylor. Ambas
sador at the Vatican, by President
Truman was asked in a resolution
approved by the convention. The
editors said the appointment was
made originally by President Roose
velt on a temporary basis and since
it “has not had the sanction of the
Senate as required" the organiza
tion will call “upon the Foreign Re
lations Committee to hold hearings
on why the Ambassador has not
been recalled” if such action is not
taken within a reasonable period of
time.
The meeting issued a statement
which said that while in the past
the organization had several times
condemned the DAR for its policy
of racial discrimination, it wished
this time to praise the organization
for the exception made to the policy
of not permitting colored artists to
appear at Constitution Hall. It also
expressed the hope the action "pre
saged permanent action to delete
[the ‘white artists only’ clause from
[ the Constitution Hall lease.”
Rubinstein's Bail is Set.
At $500,000 in Draft Case
By th* Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 27.—A Federal
court judge yesterday set an unpre
cedented $500,000 bail for Serge
Rubinstein, international financier,
charged with falsifying his draft'
status, after Irving Saypol, chief
assistant United States attorney,
said the Government feared Rubin
stein would flee to Portugal in a
recently-purchased airliner.
The bail, highest in the history of
this city’s United States District
Court, was fixed by Federal Judge
James P. Leamy. Mr. Saypol had
asked that the figure be set at $1,
000,000.
Mr. Saypol charged Rubinstein,
37 years old and Russian-born, re
cently liquidated securities to ac
cumulate an estimated $5,000,000 in
cash and also acquired a C-54 Army
transport plane capable of a 5,000
mile nonstop flight.
Leo C. Fennelly, attorney for
Rubinstein, declared the suggestion
his client might flee the country
was "sheer fantasy.”
Anacostia Unit Indorses
Federation Newspaper
The Anacostia Citizens Associa
tion last night indorsed the proposed
monthly newspaper to be published
by the Washington Federation of
Citizcas Associations, after A. J.
Driscoll and Mrs. Carrie G. Smith,
Anacostia',s delegate to the federa
tion, urged support of the project.
For Rent
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Very attractive furnished brick
country house, suitable for summer
and winter. 28 miles from Wash- |
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and about 14 acres of estate for
use of tenant. Three bedrooms,
3 baths and paneled living room
are a few features. $325 per
month.
Inepection by Appointment
Only
Mrs. Emery Smith
1900 Que Street DU. 5200
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738 15th St. N.W. Keoltort Dl 6830
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927 15th Street N.W. District 1411
Bradley Hills
7230 Aberdeen Road
Detached brick Colonial home with center hall, living
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porch on 1st floor. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and sun deck
on 2nd floor. Finished room and storage space on 3rd
floor. Finished recreation room with fireplace. Oil heat,
attached garage. Ready for occupancy in 3 to 4 weeks.
Design and Construction by Edwin L. Taylor and Lois B. Taylor
OPEN SUNDAY, 2 UNTIL 5 P.M.
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Wl. 5861 INEZ CUSHARD Dl. 8843
The association voted to contribute
$25 to the initial publishing fund.
“Men of Tomorrow,” a motion pic
ture concerning the activities of the
YMCA, throughout the world, was
shown at the meeting by F. G.
Engelhardt, jr., executive secretary
of the Eastern Branch of the District
YMCA.
Letters asking that a grade sep
aration be installed at the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks end of Sixteenth
stieet S.E., were sent to the railroad
and the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. Mr. William
H. BenhofT, jr., president of the
association, conducted the meeting
in Anacostia Methodist Church,
Fourteenth and U streets S.E.
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SUPERBLY LOCATED ON SPACIOUS GROUNDS
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*25,000
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floor. Full basement, maid’s bath, laundry, automatic heat.
Detached garage.
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SUNDAY NOON TO 6 P.M.
Out Connecticut Avenue to V/est Kirke Street beyond Chew Chute
Circle. ieft on West Kirke to Cedar Parkway and property.
CHARLES E. BURR
Mills Bldg. Realtor DI. 7516
BELMONT FARM
A Country Show Place
OFFERED for sale is this well-appointed rural home, situated on 33 acres of level land, all
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VACANT—POSSESSION CAN BE HAD WITH TITLE ,
OPEN SUNDAY, 1 to 6 P.M.
Tn Reach; Straight nut Jf>1h SI. fn T). f, l\ne and
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Rd. ohoul H miles to Belmont Form nvd otir ofVn s'gn.
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Realtors
8627 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, Md. SH. 6626
Evening* Phone Mr. MacMurray SH. 27 11
Chevy Chase, D. C.
Bedroom Suite on First Floor
ItufT' P»i Hi If ~ l if Mil — 1 II i
3809 Jenifer St. N.W.
To Reach: Connecticut Ave. to Jenifer St., left one square to house.
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bedroom and bath. The second floor has four excellent bedrooms, two baths and large glassed and
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Price, $27,500
OPEN SUNDAY II TO 6.
JAMES E. SCHWAB
5522 Conn. Ave. N.W. ORdwoy 5800