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SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS WASHINGTON, D. C. fretting fsiaf WASHINGTON NEWS MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1948 Β *★ Throngs Brave Cold to Observe Easter at Dawn Church Rites Follow Open-Air Ceremonies With Mercury at 37 By Caspar Nannes Thousands of Washington resi dents and visitors braved wintry weather yesterday to attend numer ous outdoor Easter sunrise services held at parks and other places throughout the District area. Later in the morning additional thousands attended services in churches. Centuries-old' rituals, festive music and sermons pro claiming the hopeful meaning of Easter were dominant features of the observances. President Truman attended serv ices at First Baptist Church, where Dr. Edward H. Pruden, pastor, used as his scriptural text, "bo, I am with you always, even unto the end ol the world." Spiritual Forces Stressed. In an aisle seat, always held foi him, the President heard the pastoi declare, "Frequently we feel we art standing alone in our support ol what we consider spiritual Ideals, But in common with the disciples of the Resurrection, we always will find that the spiritual forces are present to give us strength." At Arlington National Cemetery the amphitheater was filled with worshipers huddled together on the white marble seats. Fur coats and warm-looking dresses were worn by the women and heavy overcoats, with collars upturned, by men. Here and there an Easter bonnet, cov ered with flowers, peaked out bravely from a sea of less colorful but warmer-appearing hats. Blan kets were wrapped around the knees of groups football-game fashion, and programs were held in glove covered hands. The thermometer at the amphi theater read 37 degrees at 7 a.m., but the sharp wind whipping through the open stadium made it seem much colder. The sun played hide and seek with fast-moving gray clouds to add to the discom fort of the worshipers. Minister Wears Hat. Worshipers at Fort Lincoln, Blad ensburg road at the District line began to assemble as early as 4:30 a.m., some lighting their way across the grounds with candles. Dr. Edgar De Witt Jones, minister emeritus ol Central Woodward Christian Church, Detroit, spoke with his hat on and with gloved hands holding his man uscript. "It was the first time in all my years of preaching that I ever spoke with my hat on," Dr. Jones said later. "The wind was whipping down from the hills into the faces of those on the stands and made it very cold indeed. But we went through the schedule as planned." Similar conditions were encoun tered by worshipers at other outdoor dawn services throughout the Dis trict area. In general, the cold snap kept the attendance below that expected. r\_ ol The world today stands "in des perate need of the recovery of that sense of confidence which the Resur rection morning vindicates," Dr. Joseph H. Sizoo, president of the New Brunswick (N. J.) Theological Seminary and former pastor of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church here, told worshipers at the 18th annual sunrise service sponsored by the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar of the United States at Arlington Cemetery. C. Byron Lear, grand generalis simo of the Knights Templar, wel comed the gathering to the service "One of the most ominous and obvious characteristics of our time is disillusionment," Dr. Sizoo de clared. "The age is full of misgiv ings, anxieties and uncertainties, "What ails this age?" the speaker asked. "Issues in which God has a stake can never be ultimately denied. It holds the assurance that truth is more powerful than false hood, that principle is more eternal than expediency, that giving is more beautiful than getting, that sharing is more solemn than hoarding. Fort Lincoln Sermon. Worshipers at the seventh annual Easter sunrise service sponsored by the Organized Bible Class Associa tion of Washington at Fort Lincoln heard Dr. Jones assert "there have been sadder Easters than this one and happier Easters but not in our history has the Easter sun shone upon so confused, anxious and ap prehensive a people." "Death is not the end of life," Dr. Clarence W. Cranford. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, told worshipers at the fifth annual Eas ter sunrise service at Jefferson Memorial. "Easter reveals death is our friend and not our enemy," he continued. "Our responsibility is to increase our capacity to enjoy eternal life." At the Naw Medical Center. Be thesda, Md., service Navy Chief of Chaplains William Thomas de clared "We need the Easter faith because it believes in an existence more than mere flesh and blood." The Bethesda - Chevy Chase A Capella Choir and the male chorus of the Naval Center sang. Services at Walter Reed. Army Chief of Chaplains Luthei D Miller spoke at the annual sun rise service in the formal garden at Walter Reed Hospital. The Rev. Glendale Burton, pastor of Wilson Boulevard Christian Church, told dawn service worship ers at National Memorial Park neai Falls Church, Va., the need of the Easter message is "intellectual, re ligious, social and profoundly per sonal." Easter morning demonstrates "that which is apparently hopeless can be revived and hope and peace can live again," the Rev. Prank K. Brasing ton, director of missions of the Dis trict Baptist Convention, declared at the dawn service in Magruder Park Hyattsville, Md. This was one ol three sunrise services sponsored by YMCAs in Prince Georges County the others being held at Washington National Memorial Park, Suitland road extension of Alabama avenue S.E., and at St. Matthew's Episcopa] Church, Seat Pleasant. Other sunrise services yesterday Included those «4- Burtonsville, Md. sponsored by the Liberty Grove Methodist Church Young Adults; on the Howard University campus, and at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. CMiLJLï eastek—κ. τ. Kosanaer, 2106 Nortn Bcott street, Arlington, naa nis movie camera loaded with color film to record 8-month-old Meryl's first visit to the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin but Meryl, in her mother'* arms, was too chilly to smile for daddy. I wo Maryland Women Die in Auto Crashes; Eight Others Injured Two Maryland women died yester day as the result of separate auto mobile accidents in which eight other persons were injured. The dead: Miss Mary Virginia Ryan, 32, Bal timore. Miss Audrey Martin, 17, 5534 Wes sling lane, Bethesda. Miss Ryan was injured about 1:50 a.m. in an accident at Kidwell's Corner, near Mitchell ville, and died about 10 a.m. in Prince Georges General Hospital. Miss Martin was in a crash about 2:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of Lee highway, Arlington, and was pro nounced dead on arrival at Arling ton Hospital. Five Hurt In Crash. Five others were hurt in the two car crash which proved fatal to Miss Ryan. They were Louis Frey, 57, Baltimore, who was driving the car in which Miss Ryan was riding, and four occupants of the other automo bile. Mr. Frey was reported in a serious condition at the Prince Georges Hospifal suffering from fractures of both legs and fecial injuries. The^ others hurt were Oiomas MoorC 34, facial injuries, cute and bruises; Roy Smith, 48, possible jaw fracture and cuts, and Harry Tip pett. 42, face cuts. All are from Upper Marlboro. Robert Walker, Mitchell «rill a mVi/\ «Iba «tab «»*«%«· transferred to Mount Alto Hospital for X-ray examination after treat ment at Prince Georges. Taxi Hits Building. In the Arlington accident, county police said a taxi cab occupied by two girls and two men failed to make a curve and crashed into the building housing the Cherrydale Cement Block Co. Others in the cab, in addition to Miss Martin, jwere listed by police as: Prank Jones. 20, of 14 Watkins street, Chevy Chase, Md., the driver, ί internal injuries, compound frac \ tures of both legs and shock: Jerry ' Lussier, 23, of 5518 Glenwood road, Bethesda, internal injuries and hip fracture, and Miss Dorothy Mc Carthy, 22, who lived with Mies Martin, cuts, bruises and shock. All the injured were admitted to Arling ton Hospital. Ten Hurt In Collision. Ten persons escaped with minor injuries in a headon collision be tween an automobile and a pickup truck on Route 1 at Engleside, Va., last night. Police listed the driver of the car as Wilbert B. Greer, 45, of the 600 block Maryland avenue N.E. Mr. Greer and the following occupants of his car received treatment at Alexandria Hospital: Mrs. Greer, Mr. and Mrs. David Krake. 200 block of Massachusetts avenue N.W., and Capt. and Mrs. Robert L. Sullivan, Port Belvoir. Police said the truck was driven by Corpl. Noah Ross, Fort Belvoir. Corpl. Ross and his wife and Sergt. and Mrs. Roy Young received treat ment at Fort Belvoir. Sfolen-Car Driver Hunted After Escaping Police Fire The driver of a stolen car, who escaped three bullets fired by police on Saturday night as he dashed from an automobile after a chase of 20 blocks, was being sought today. Two others suspected as occupants of the 1947 Buick convertible coupe j' which police say belonged to Oliver W. Turner, of 2226 Otis street N.E., were arrested on charges of un authorized use of the car. They are,. James Harrison, 24, colored, 88 Fen- : ® ton street N.E., and Ozie Ginyard, 23, colored, 818 First street N.W. At fifth and Ο streets N.W., ac cording to police, the car failed to halt for a stop sign and Police Pvts. Marston Beals and James W. Esch backer gave chase. The flight ended when the driver of the speeding car crashed into a brick wall in an alley near Fourth and M streets N.W. Pvt. Beals fired three shots. Woman, 64, Injured Severely in 2-Story Fall Mrs. Annie Berry, 64, today was in critical condition after a ^all I from the second story of her home f ! at 516 Tennessee avenue N.E. e According to police, Mrs. Bern', ! 5 who had been ill for the last month,1 s was alone at the time. She re ceived head injuries and possible 11 internal injuries. i s She is the wife of Edward J. I s Berry, a retired decorator. Clara Barton PTA to Meet The Clara Barton School Parent Teacher Association will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the school on MacArthur boulevard at Cabin John, Md. r iwarms of Children )escend on Zoo for iasfer Egg-Rolling Hundreds of pounds of hot dogs, eanuts and popcorn, a Red Cross Isaster unit and a full force of Zoo olice were required to minister to tie swarms of children who de :ended on the Zoo today for the nnual Easter egg-rolling activities. Capt. J. A. Collins, head of the Zoo olice force, estimated the crowd 'ould reach a peak of 35,000 at 3 .m., but said a higher total de ended on the weather. Unable to attend the traditional eremonies on the White House twn. children were streaming into le Zoo entrances as early as 10 a.m. nd more than a thousand romping η the high hill in front of the Lion iouse an hour later. Food Piled High. Although the Zoo sponsors none Ε the activities, Sunday school asses, Boy Scout troops and other roups held their own egg-rolling jntests and picnics. Typical of these groups were the j Cub Scouts from Troop No. 537, d by Nicholas Johnson, 4307 Eads reet N.E. The colored troop, spon ged by the Incarnation Church, rUUgllL III tf II 1UI1UU, acvcittl nd two boxes of gayly-colored eggs. Ir. Johnson said it was the Cubs' rst outing of the year. Nearly 100 extra men were work lg at the Zoo restaurant, and con liners of hot dogs and rolls were iled roof-high. Ambulances on Hand. Two Red Cross ambulances and a isaster truck, manned by six mem ers of the District Red Cross Emer ency First-Aid Corps, stood by In irent they were needed. They esti lated there would be 50 "casualties." 1rs. Κ. H. Beij, 3428 Porter street r.W., leader fo the group, said in îries usually range from scratched ngers to broken bones. Ten-year-old twins, Barbara and Catherine Williams, ef 806 Long îllow street N.W., were among the arly arrivals. This is their third ear at the Zoo egg rolling, they aid. Mrs. Houston Park, 2909 Thirty tiird place N.W., was busy over Being the activities of her young on, Houston III. She said she :%rned about the egg rolling as a tiild at the White House affairs. As usual, lost children—normally bout 40—will be taken by police j the Lion House. Children are ept at an improvised nursery here until called ior by their arcnts. These Easter paradera shivered but won fashion prizes offered by the Connecticut Avenue Association. Mrs. Mary Brown (right) poses on an "old look" automobile in her "new look" coffee-colored cape dress to win the "best-dressed young matron" title. Prizes also were awarded to Mrs. J. Roger Hamilton (left) and her 3-year-old twins, Joan and Roger. Fur Coats Hide caster Outfits I As 20,000 March in Parade By Eleni Sokes Star Fashion Editor An estimated 20,000 Washing tonians and visitors formed one of the largest Easter parades in Con necticut avenue history yesterday despite chilly March winds. Fur coats hid many Easter out fits worn by scores of well-dressed promenaders in the hopes of win ning one of the many prizes given by the Connecticut Avenue Asso ciation in the Easter fashion hunt. Many out-of-town visitors here for the cherry blossoms joined the pro cession while judges rode up and down the avenue from H to Q streets from 12:30 to 3 p.m. choos ing well-dressed paraders. All age groups took prizes donated j by Connecticut avenue merchants. These included dresses, shoes, fitted cases, Easter baskets, children s out fits, a week end at the Plaza Hotel in New York, hats, handbags, photo graphs, blouses and an oil painting which was won by Mrs. George Neil son, who had the most beautiful hat In the Easter parade. Winners in the fashion hunt in cluded Seret. Edward Ankus of the Air Force; Mrs. George Mesta, so ciety hostess; Mrs. Kenneth Royall. wife of the Secretary of the Army; Miss Colette Corriveau, 1742 Hobart street N.W., who works at the French Embassy; Miss Mary Hig-j gins, Shoreham Hotel; Mrs. Mary! Brown, 4683 Homer avenue S.E., a private secretary; Mr. and Mrs. John J. Deviny, 3571 Brandywine street, as the best couple over 60 (Mr. Deviny is the new Public Printer of the United States) ; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hinkle, 1210 Twelfth street N.W., another best-dressed couple over 60; Mrs. Frank Dulin, 314 A street S.E.; Miss Jean Carlson, 3603 North Abingdon street, Arling ton, and Mrs. Sonia Curtis, 7206 Flower avenue, Takoma Park, Md. Also Mrs. W. J. Mangrum, 1803 Biltmore street N.W.; Miss Mary Lou Kesterson, 4342-D Livingston terrace, for being the prettiest little girl: Mrs. Constance Roemer, 1809 G street N.W.; Mrs. Theodore Mes senger and daughter, Missy, 3, Dor chester House; Mrs. C. L. Blecker; and son; Mrs. Ronald Streets; Mrs/ A. Melville Cox, Chevy Chase; j Danny Burch and Richard Barker. 2810 McKinlev street N.W. Both Danny and Richard received prizes for being well-dressed young boys. Mrs. J. Roger Hamilton, 815 Eight eenth street N.W., was a winner in the matron group. Her 3-year old twins, Joan and Roger, also received awards. Special Easter basket* were given to the Misses Anne ana ttaoin r>i>iiAMi-onuiu uiui their brother, Garlyle, 3007 Q Street N.W. Ruth Crane, WMAL, held an "on the spot" radio broadcast of the colorful event from 1 to 1:30 pjn. Other radio stations broadcast in terviews with winners of the fashion awards later in the day. Dupont Circle, long a favorite spot of Easter paraders, was not open to the paraders because of work on the underpass. Women Parade in Mayflower. The real fashion parade was not on the avenue. It was too cold for many to stay out long. But in the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel many women took off their winter wraps and promehaded in the lobby. It seemed that most simply had donned their new bonnets, prefer ring to wait for warmer spring days to wear their Easter outfits. No member of the family was left out of the gay fashion festivities on j Connecticut avenue. Even a family j dog had an Easter outfit. One Pekingese wore an Easter bonnet made of green ribbon and black veiling with rosebuds trimming the rhnnenu. One of the vouneest of the Easter paraders was 5-month- j old Diane Weaver, daughter of Lt. ! Col. and Mrs. James Weaver, 2100; Massachusetts avenue N.W. She ; wore her christening robe under neath a warm wool sweater. Capt. George Waldrodt of the third precinct said about 14 extra policemen had been assigned to traffic detail on Connecticut avenue. It was the most traffic he had seen on the broad thoroughfare in eight years. Some traffic lights Jammed, add ing to the congestion. A few were out for hours. Pink Will Predominate. What was the general fashion picture yesterday? Well, as we said, it was a pretty covered up one. But glimpses of suits underneath win ter coats and toppers, convinces us that spring is going to be pretty colorful. A healthy pink look will | predominate if the hats, suits, and,1 toppers worn in the Easter parade are any indication. Mauve tones also were very popular with the paraders. Easter bonnets were mostly in j pastel straws. Frothy maline trim mings and floral decorations of roses, violets, lilacs, poppies, and practically every other flower in the garden were used on the hats. Navy, grey, and the new Baienciaga color were spotted in most of the suitings —all with longer hemlines. xne Diossoms lining me streets 01 ivenwuuu urew an eswmateu ιυ,υυυ visitors yesteruay, must in tueiu in cars. The majority of the Kenwood cherry trees have burst out of bud already and are expected to be in full bloom by midweek. Shown here are the trees blooming along Dorset avenue. —Star Staff Photos. The thousands of worshipers who gathered at Fort Lincoln Cem etery for the Easter sunrise service shivered in the chilling blasts, but John Reeves, jr., 5, shown with his fur-coated mother, Mrs. G. Shields, kept warm in his blanket. Huddled together for warmth, the women hid their new spring dresses under heavy winter coats. .ast-Minuie lanvass Γο Reach Fund Goal Segun by Red Cross An Intensive last-minute canvass η the District area Red Cross drive /as under way today as volunteer rorkers were striving to reach their 1,080,000 goal before the final re iort luncheon tomorrow. At last report Friday they still îad nearly 14 per cent of this imount to collect. Contributions hen totaled $931,218. Workers in most major units of he drive have been urged to can rass all those not yet reached today ind turn in all donations in time or tomorrow's report. Only one of the 10 divisions to lass its quota so far is the resi lential unit, with 116 per cent. This group today is attempting to iring in additional gifts in order ο swell the overall fund. The 70 booths which opened last Monday in banks, department stores, îotel lobbies and other key spots vill remain open today and to American Red Cross Fund Name j. . Address — I hereby contribute to the American National Red Cross 1948 Fund. dollars » Signature (Mail to Joseph C. Grew, chair man, 1730 Ε street N.W., Wash ington, D. C.) norrow. Friday the booths had Drought in 30 per cent of their luota. Campaign officials issued a re ninder to business firms that the *ed Cross will send a driver to pick ιρ returns from any firm which ;alls campaign headquarters. EX Î383. Some 400 concerns have yet λ report in the drive, officials said Saturday. Ad Club to Hear Vining Vernon E. (Samι Vining, mer chandising consultant for Westing nouse Electric Co. and author of 'Sam's Selling Slants," will speak at ι luncheon at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow jf the Advertising Club of Wash ington in the Hotel 8ta tier. Appeaisuoun upnoias District Taxation of Warner Film Rental The United States Court of Ap peals ruled today that Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., la subject to a Dis trict tax on income received from motion picture films rented and shown by theaters here. The films involved were rented by the thea ters from a Warner-controlled dis tributor. The Court of Appeals decision af firms rulings made by the District Board of Tax Appeals regarding the tax on films shown here during the fiscal year 1941-1944, inclusve. The amount of taxes involved, with interest, totals more than $12,000. The tax was paid by the Warner concern under protest and the corporation then brought suit seeking a refund. Payment Not Broken Down. Warner Bros, contended that the only income on which it should b< required to pay District incomi tax for the years involved was in come it derived from a theater 11 operated here before 1944. nie v^uiut/ οι «ppeais opinion ex plained that a distributor in New York settles periodically with Warn ers on a nation-wide basis for us< of the films and that Warners i.' not furnished with a breakdown oi the distributor's collections "as U. geographical sources." The tax assesor, who was withou' an exact estimate of collections or the films from District exhibitor: applied an allocation formula to de termine the amount of taxes. Th< assessments were made under ι District code which imposes an an nual tax "upon the taxable incom< from District sources of every cor poration, whether domestic or for eign." Money Baled Income From District Going into various technicalitiei in connection with the cases, thf Court of Appeals said: "· · · The simple fact, which can not be avoided by any technicalitiei of construction, is that Warners photoplays were hired by Dis trie exhibitors and Warner received ι percentage of the money paid b;> therh. Legal niceties cannot destroy the actuality that such money wai income from sources within the Dis trict." The Court of Appeals decision wa; written by Justice Wilbur K. Miller Former Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the Court of Appeals, no» retired, and the present chief jus tice, Harold M. Stephens, heard the cases with Justice Miller. Bills Pressed* For Army, Navy Building Jobs Bates Opposes Delay For Projects to Cost 350 Millions By th· Associated Press A House Armed Services Sub committee will demand that Re publican leaders pin a "must" tag this week on $353,000,000 worth of Army, Navy and Air Force con struction. The projects, already trimmed down from a $5,000,000,000 request, have been awaiting congressional approval since last year. Representative Bates, Republican, : of Massachusetts, the subcommittee chairman, told reporters today the services cannot shave another nickel off their program, and Congress should get it rolling without more delay. The program was approved by Mr. Bates' subcommittee and the full Armed Services Committee last year. It includes everything from supersonic wind tunnels to houses for officers. It spreads from Hawaii to Newfoundland. Given Fall Authority. Mr. Bates has authority from the full committee to write his own ticket in getting the program onto the House floor for debate. The chairman said the $353,000, 000 would finance a good start on essential projects, but the bill prob ably would run to $500,000,000 be fore the work could be finished. The Air Force wants $3,500,000 to build two secret installations in Newfoundland, $12,270,677 for air fields in the Mariana Islands in the Pacific and $20,694,850 to improve Ladd Field in Alaska. It also wants $5,085,500 to provide night lighting systems and other safety equipment for fields in this country. The Army says it neêds to spend $3,887,430 at the White Sands Prov ing Ground in New Mexico, $1,978, 800 at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., for testing rockets and new bombs and $4,057,300 for various testing facili ties at Muroc Air Field in Califor nia. Living Quarters Needed. In addition to these projects, the Army Air Force wants additional money to build family living quar *AfC For instance, $3,136,980 is sought for Eglin Field, Fla., $4,455,950 for Camp Hood, Tex., $4,595,300 for Fort Knox, Ky., and $6,501,970 for the heavy bombasdment base at Rapid City, S. Dak. Perhaps the most controversial item in the two bills is the Navy's request for $12,000,000 to build an airfield for the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The Navy wants to buy 2,400 acres of lajid for it. This field was authorized by Con gress in 1942, but work was post poned because of the war. The au thorization was rescinded by Con gress in 1946, and the Navy has not been able to get it approved again. Navy Has Other Projects. Some of the larger jobs the Navy would like to do In this dountry include $5,303,000 for an ordnance testing station at Inyokern, Calif.: $34,520,000 for a missile testing center at Point Mugu, Calif.; $26, J50,000 for an aeronautical turbine laboratory at Trenton, N. J., and $8,936,630 for the Navy unit at White Sands, N, Mex. The overseas program would cover approximately $16,000,000 for Navy ^ activities at Adak, Alaska; $2,385,-. 000 for a radio station at Argcntia, Newfoundland, and a vast building program on Guam. The Guam oper ating base would be expended for $24,000,000, and more than $86. 000.000 would be spent on a hos pital, ammunition depots, a radio station and supply warehouses. Frank Paley Elected Head Of B'nai B'rith Lodges ty th· AijociaUd PrMi FREDERICK, Md., Mar. 29 — Frank Paley, attorney, of 6134 Thir ty-first place N.W., Washington, was elected president of the Maryland MtaviiWb Vi W" 1 u m b 1 a B'nat B'rith lodge· yesterday at the eighth annual District conven- , tlon here. ■*** Other cerg named "by the ISO delegates in eluded Charles : Zlpperman, Hy attsvllle, first vice president; Dr. Jesse Trager, Baltimore, sec Λ«ί1 nvAt-l. Mr. p»i«y. dent; Benjamin : B. Rosenstock, Frederick, third vice president: Mathew Tepper. Balti more, treasurer, and Robert Kaplon, Cumberland, secretary. Delegates οί the Maryland and Greater Washington Council of B'nai B'rith women, which also met, I elected Mrs. Robert Leavitt of IHagerstown as president. Mrs. Michael Shapiro. Washing ton. was named vice president; Mrs. ! jack Shapiro, Washington was elected secretary, and Mrs. Jack Kramer, Baltimore, was chosen treasurer of the woman's group. Public Works Contracts Tripled in '47 in District Public Works contracts awarded in the District last year more than tripled the dollar value of the con tracts for the previous year, th· Federal Works Agency announced today. A total of $19,472,000 for the cal endar year compared with $0,464,000 in contracts awarded In 1946. Mary land's (56,387,000 in contracts more than doiibled the $26,770,000 value of the previous year. Virginia totaled $46,078,000 for the vear, compared with $31,282,000 in 1946. All three jurisdictions went in heavily for highway construction rf'-iring the year. Of the District's total contacts. $14,422,000 was awarded for highway improvements of all kinds, in Maryland. $12,561. 000 was spent on the road system, , Virginia contracted for $29,-/ 984,000 worth of highway improve ment·.