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Evening star., 1939-12-24
Board Will Hear
10 zoning Appeals
Wednesday
Bank Plans to Erect
Gos Station and GARAGE
On Pennsylvania Avenue

The Board of Zoning Adjustment
yesterday listed 10 appeals to be
heard at public hearing in the
District Building at 10 a m. Wednes-
day.
Riggs National Bank has applied
for permission to establish a gaso-
line service station and an bpen-
type parking garage at 607-6l7
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
has appealed for permission to es-
tablish an electric substation on
the west side of Wisconsin avenue.
between Jenifer and Harrison
streets NV.
Other Appeals.
Other appeals follow:
Cary D. Langhorne, to permit the
erection of a rear one-story garage
addition to the dwelling at 1920
Twentieth street NV.
Benjamin K. Leon, for permission
to extend an existing gasoline serv-
ice station at 2206-08 Eleventh
street NV.
Emma V. Beall. for permission to
establish an educational institution
at 3375 Stuyvesant place NV.
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament,
for permission to inclose part of
existing flrst-story side porch on
the dwelling at 1903 Fifteenth
street NE.
Addition Planned.
B. Leonard and Co., for permission
to establish a philanthropic insti-
tuition at 466 H street S.W.
Edna M. Thompson, for variance
of side yard requirements to permit
the erection of rear one-story ad-
dition at 3O50 Vista street NE.
Mollie Biskar. for permission to
change non-conforming use from
restaurant to hand laundry at
301 Elm street NV.
j. H. Brown, ct al. for permission
to establish a sand and gravel pit
at Forty ninth and A streets Sc.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Combined Po|ice-Fire
Station Is Urged
Near Third and K
Special Survey Board
Makes Suggestion
To Commissioners

Construction of a combination po-
lice and fire station somewhere near
Third and K streets NV was sug-
gested favorably to the Commits
sioners yesterday by their special
Fire Survey Board as a supplement
to the series of recommendations
for relocation and consolidation of
firehouses, recently published.
Several other suggestions for
changes in the physical plant Of
the Fire Department also were
added in the survey board action
on suggestions received by Capt.
Patrick H. Tansey. Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner. chairman of
the board. after its formal report
had been sent to the printer.
Possible Sites Suggested.
The Commissioners have indi-
Gated general approval of the
boards original report and is ex-
pected to recommend to Congress
a program similar to that suggested
by the board Under its original
plan the board estimated capital
savings of. nearly 100000 to result
from consultations and relocations
of fire stations and perhaps as much
as SAL 500 in annual savings.
AS to the proposed combination
police and fire station. the board
suggested that the Walker School,
on Third street between K and L
streets NV, and the Seaton School,
on I street between Second and
Third streets NV, probably would
be abandoned "in the near future
and that they offer excellent sites
for the proposed combined station,
which should prove economically
advantageous" to the District.
Proposals Approved.
The District board voiced ap-
proval of a suggestion by the Board
of Trade that Engine Company No.
% should be moved to point far
ther north if No. Engine Company
were transferred to No. Is Engine
Company. On this basis the Survey
Board unanimously recommended
that Engine Company %, now at
2ll9 G street, be moved to No.
Truck House, at 1181 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, if the sale of %
Engine Company property would
provide the necessary funds to re-
place No. 2 Truck House with a
consolidated. modern station. The
board added that it believed sale of
the property would provide more
than ample funds for the purpose
The Survey Board also recon-
mended that the site proposed for
the relocation of No. IA Engine
Company be changed to Parcel 124
over so, west of Fort Totten and
lying between Rock Creek Church
road and Bates road. The land
was acquired by the District in
1882, but has remained unused. 1t
contains about 312 acres.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Indorsed Check,
Waited by Wind,
Disappears

That gone-with-the-wind pun has
whiskers by now, but in this case its
pretty literal. $54 worth:
Raymond w. Forrest, colored Gov
ernment employe, placed his $54 pay
check dndorsed) by an open window
on the second door of his home at
l135 First street NV. yesterday.
A gust of wind sent Raymond's
prospective Christmas cheer flutter-
ing to the ground. He dashed down.
stairs and out to the street, but the
check was gone.
Police were notified.
Evening star., 1939-12-24

Despite the Districts law against
selling liquor on Sunday, a number
Of the city's night clubs are expected
to be crowded with New Year eve
celebrators next Sunday night.
A survey yesterday disclosed a
number of hotels and night spots
are scheduling parties at anywhere
from $3.50 to $3.50 per plate. A few
of the larger ones. however, are
planning no celebrations.
Dinner, floor show and a noisy
reception to the New Year are
promised to night club revelers, but
in return the club wants you to
memorize the rules of drinking pro-
cedure for the evening:
l. Drink what you please at home
before you come.
2. Be satisfied with beer and light
wines at your table until midnight
3. From midnight until 2 am
two hours only-you may be served
liquor.
Montgomery Is an Oasis.
Many Washingtonians are plan
ming to escape the ban by going to
parties at their country clubs in
nearby Montgomery County. Under
a special permit, these clubs can
serve liquor to club members and
their guests at any time during the
evening.
The situation is different in
Prince Georges County, where liquor
distribution will be permitted only
between midnight and 2 am, as in
the District.
At least five country clubs in
Montgomery County and one in
Prince Georges-Beaver Dam-wil
stage parties Beaver Dam expects
about 400. So does the Manor Club
in Montgomery County Capital
Congressional, Columbia and In.
dian Spring also will celebrate with
parties.
The Program. Place by Place.
Here's what to expect at you,
| favorite night spot in town:
Anchor Room annapolis HoteD-
Probably dark
Bamboo Gardens-Dinrer, floor
show. dancing-s4 minimum.
Cafe Caprice-Dark.
Hamilton's Rainbow Room-Be.
lated celebration Monday
Hour Glass-Dine-dance, $2.5t
minimum.
Hay
Hi-Hat Lounge-Dark.
Lotus-Din nner, entertainment
dancing, $3.50 minimum.
Lounge Riviera (Hotel 240O Six
teenth street N.W)-Dancing break.
fast, IS.
Madrillon-Dine-dance, 81 mini.
mum.
Metronome Room (Wardmar
Park)-Serving; Continental Room
dancing dining, IS.
Pail Mall Room (Raleigh)-Nt
celebration.
Russian Troika-Dine- dance, 81
minimum, main room; IS Gyps.
Room
Shar-Zad (Carlton)-Dinner, foo
show, dancing, 81.
| Shoreham-Dine-d dance, $3.50.
AS explained earlier. the menu til
midnight will be stimulating bu
legal drinks with liquor bein,
served from II to 2.
First Sunday Eve Since 1893.
The big eve falls on Sunday TO
the first time since 1933-and tha
was so soon after repeal that tn
blue laws were not very noticeable
But now they're looming as a rea
problem elsewhere in the country
too, to the drinkers at least.
In Indiana they have a State lav
that liquor can't be sold on Sunday
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Officers Are Installed
By Masonic Lodqe

Special Dispatch to The star.
VIENNA, Va, Dec. oh. j.
Hoppe has been installed master
Of Concord Masonic Lodge.
Other newly installed officers in
clude w. Lewis Leigh, senior warden:
John K. Hess, junior warden; Merle
Morehead, treasurer, Arthur L. Dor
sey, secretary; Jesse p. Porch, senior
deacon; Edward E. Buckley, junior
deacon: Thomas F. Moreland,
chaplain; William D. Dixon, tiler;
George Francis Miles, senior
steward, and Ralph N. Hagmann,
junior steward.
The officers were installed. by
Past District Deputy Grand Mas
ter Earl D. Sanders of Mclean
and Everett H. johnson Of Nc
Lean, district deputy grand master,
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Mother Dies in Fire,
Seeking Rescued Baby
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KALAMAZOO. Mich, Dec. GA
31-year-old farm wife died in her
flaming home today searching for
her baby, who already had been car
ried to safety.
The mother, Mrs. Harold Bean,
dashed back into the house only a
few moments. after the child, San
dra. 10 months old, had been res
cued by the father. The 10 men,
bers of the household, including the
five Bean children. were out of the
fires reach when Mrs. Bean entered
the burning home.
The fire, which started from a
kitchen stove, destroyed the resi-
dence.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Housed Body
May Handle Al.
Budget Bill
Rules Would Have to Be
To Be Altered to
Accomplish Change
Ry JAMES E. CHINN.

Dy JAN1ES Ls SuANN.
The proposal has been made
that the 1941 District appropriation
bill be handled by the House Dis
.trict Committee, headed by Repre-
sentative Randolph, Democrat. of
West Virginia. instead of the reg
ular subcommittee of the Appropria-
tions Committee. House rules would
have to be altered, however, to make
possible the change.
A prominent member of the House
Appropriations Committee disclosed
last night that Chairman Taylor is
.having so much difficulty in finding
some one to head the subcommittee
he naight ask the House to delegate
the job of drafting the bill to Mr.
Randolph's committee-a move that
would break a 2o-year precedent.
The Craftsmanship of the subcom-
mittee has been vacant since last
July, when Representative Collins,
Democrat. of Mississippi resigned,
describing the job as worse than
the itch"
Chairmanship Is Vacant.
Representative Casey, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, by virtue of senior
ity on the subcommittee, was the
most likely successor to Mr.. Collins.
But most of his time was taken up
on two important committees-the
Federal Monopoly Committee and
the Dies Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities. Chairman Taylor
then offered the assignment to Rep
resentative O'Neal. Democrat, of
Kentucky. While he has not def
~nitely turned it down, there have
been strong intimations from his
office he would not accept it.
The delay Of Chairman Taylor in
finding member to take the chair
manship of the District Subcommit-
tee has not worried House leaders
thus far, because the 1941 District
supply bill is the last appropriation
measure on the House schedule at
the coming session of Congress. In
dications are it will not be considered
before March. Meantime, House
leaders said chairman may be
found, or else another plan would
be worked out for handling the
bill
Last Done in 1920.
A House legislative committee, it
was pointed out. has not handled
an appropriation bill since 1920. In
that year legislative committees took
charge of such important supply
bills as those for the Agriculture,
Treasury and Post Office Depart
ments.
Mr.. Collins directed the prepara-
ton and the handling of the Dis
trict appropriation bills for the last
three years. He resigned shortly
after passage of the 1910 bill, which
was preceded by a prolonged battle
between the House and Senate over
the amount of the Federal pay
ment toward District expenses. The
House, which had steadfastly held
out for continuation of the former
s5,0O0,000 Federal lump-sum pay
ment, finally yielded and compro-
missed with the Senate on a S.
100000 figure.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Miriam Hopkins Hurts
Hip Doing Dance
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23.-Warner
Bros. movie studio reported today
that Actress Miriam Hopkins dis
located hip in performing before
cameras the shake the see-saw'
dance.
The studio said Actors Enrol
Flynn and Alan Hale carried her
to the studio hospital and that she
proceeded home after flrst-aid
treatment.
The studio is producing a picture
entitled Virginia City," based on
the early history of that Nevada
town, where the shake the see
saw dance was described as popu-
lar in the early Cos.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Pageant at HyottsviIIe

"The Christmas Pageant Of the
Holy Grail" will be presented by
the church school and the Wesley
Restof Glass Of the First Methodist
Church, Hyattsville. Nd, tonight at
8 o'clock. The presentation will be
directed by Mrs. Louis Dashiell,
teacher Of the class.
Evening star., 1939-12-24

BOSTON.-HUMAN BANK" CAN EAT NOW-Bobby Berry, H.
wadng into his first solid meal in 10 years. and appropriately
enough its real turkey dinner with all the trimmings Bobby
swallowed nickel 10 at the Of that stuck
his esophagus resulted his being nothing liquids
Doctors found and removed the several ago. Bobby
lives in Lancaster N. H. "A. p WYrephoto
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Misunderstanding Need
Hinted by Cool Doys

With "Old Man Winter" Just
around the corner the time is appro-
pirate for . checkup Of your win
dows and doors for possible cracks.
and II necessary the application Of
weather-strippiny to cut down heat
lost through these openings.
A well-constructed house should
have every crack around the
door and window frames sealed
against leakage. In masonry homes
this precaution should also be sup
plemented by caulking at the OUT
side edges Of all frames. Caulking
looks like putty and Is . special
compound which swells when dry to
At tightly against the edges of each
crack.
The inner edges Of the windows
and doors should be weather.
stripped. To do this strips Of metal
should be applied around the open
ings so that when the doors and
windows are shut the edges inter-
lock with themselves. Felt is fire.
quently used, but it Is not Is ef-
fective as metal. It Is estimated
that Misunderstanding cuts fuel cost
from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Adequate Water Supply
Need Is Stressed

, A water system which lacks ade-
quate capacity for the needs of the
home offers no satisfaction, Fed
eral Housing Administration OH
cials pointed out. A single faucet
needs from 2 to 81 gallons of
water a minute for q good, full
flow.
Some home owners, confusing
price with economy, have mistak-
enly bought water systems with
capacity barely sufficient to supply
one faucet at time. These appear
all right until two or more persons
try to draw water simultaneously
from different faucets, when the
flow rapidly sinks to an aggravat-
ing dribble because Of insufficient
reserve capacity.
There Is q long-range economy In
installing a water system of the
style and size suited to both pres
ent and future needs, one provid-
ing q full flow of watef any time
y faucet is opened In kitchen, bath
room or laundry, at outside hose
taps fer sprinkling and fire pro-
t,-t,ol barnyard, stables or other
outbuilo4ngs. F. H. AS moderniza- =
ton credit plan offers a plan by
which funds may be borrowed for
water plant installations from quail
0ad lending institutions.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

provisions Of Title Of the National
Housing Act, nor those loans under
Title II on homes which were not
built under r. H. A. inspection. No
record was kept Of the number of
homes started each week under r.
H. A. inspection until April, 1898,
but during the six months, May
through October, 1889, the number
OF these new homes started under
F. H. A. inspection showed an in
crease over the same 1898 months
Of 10 per cent.
At the same time. Mr.. Mcdonald
pointed out that as against an in
crease Of 80 per cent in all non-
farm residential construction there
has been gain Of 40 per cent dur
Ing the last six months over the cor
responding 1898 period In new, small
homes started under r. H. A. inspec-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

store. Also get what is called
masking tape" Stick two pieces on
the cornice with space between the
width that the stripe is to be: paint
the stripe and then take of the
masking tape.
Wall Sealer.
Question-Is there some kind Of q
sealer for basement walls That will
prevent water from seeping through?
Answer-When water collects out
side of a basement wall it. creates
pressure that will take of anything
in the form of paint applied to the
inside. Any coating must have suf-
f1cient strength to resist the pres
sure. A coating of dense concrete
applied to the inside should prevent
seepage, but to be effective it should
be applied by an expert mason.
Varnish on Linoleum.
Question-Each year I varnish
my inlaid linoleum. I did the same
in June and the varnish has been
sticky ever since. How can take
it off, or what can I do?
Answer-The linoleum was prob
ably not cleaned of wax and grease
before the varnish went on: varnish
will not dry when applied over wax.
To take of the sticky varnish, rub
with fine steel wool, wet with tur-
pentine. Self-rubbing wax of the
kind made by the linoleum COM
panies is preferred to varnish.
Cold, Drafty Floors.
Question-What can I do for cold,
drafty floors? I live in a bungalow
Evening star., 1939-11-04
1889 Home buiIdinq
10 Reach 100000
Units, Is Belief
F. H. A. Administrator
Buses Forecast on
9-Month Records

Based on the records Of the first
nine months, approximately $4,000
non-farm dwelling units will be con-
structed during 1899, according to
figures revealed today by Stewart
Mcdonald, Federal housing admin
istrator.
The records Of the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics show that during the first
nine months Of 1899 there were 228,-
267 dwelling units erected In cities
with populations Of $500 and over.
This was an increase Of 344 per
cent over the 171.101 provided In
the first nine months Of 1888.
'These reported building permits, !"
Mr.. Mcdonald said, Limited as they
are to the urban reporting cities
do not represent the total number
of non-farm dwelling units pro-
vided during q given period Of time.
For example, the residential build
ing permits reported for those ur-
ban areas In the entire year 1898
numbered only 245,753, whereas the
total estimated number Of non-farm
dwelling units constructed during
that year was 347,0 900.
Going on the conservative as
sumption that residential construc-
ton during the last quarter Of this
year will not exceed that Of the
final 1898 period, the total estimated
number Of non-farm dwelling units
constructed during 1899 will approach
the 10000 mark, an increase Of ap-
proximately 80 per cent over the
estimated 347 900 dwelling units con-
structed last year. These include.
Of course, privately financed large
scale rental housing projects, as
we'll as public housing develop
ments," Mr.. Mcdonald said.
Building permits for one and two
family dwellings in cities Of $500
and over totaled 141,955 during the
first nine months of 1899. gain Of
% per cent over the first nine
months Of 1898. Once again, how
ever, this number of dwelling units
covers reports only from the So
called urban areas Of the United
States and fails to take into ac-
count the hundreds of non-farm
dwelling units constructed In smaller
localities.
During the first nine months of
1889, Mr.. Mcdonald said, the F. H.
A. selected for appraisal 1862
mortgages covering homes to be
built under F. H. A. inspection, and
| during that period 96.876 new small
homes were started under this in
spection. These do not include new
small homes financed under the
Evening star., 1939-11-04

type house with open space under
the house.
Answer-A blanket type Of insu-
lation applied to the under side Of
the floor between the beams should
make the floor more comfortable
One kind that is especially good for
this purpose is made Of q shredded
wood fiber and is protected all
around by heavy waterproof paper
There are flanges along the edges
for mailing to the sides Of the beams.
Your local lumber dealer should be
able to supply you with this form
Of insulation.
Bluestone Driveway.
Question: have roadway, 800
square yards in all, covered with
g and n inch bluestone. I have
been told that there Is some sort OF
a cold application which will weld
these pebbles into solid. Can you
tell me where to write for this In
formation?
Answer-The road commissioner
of your town is familiar with the
various types of asphalt binders for
use on bluestone. I am sure he
will be able to furnish you with the
names Of the manufacturers.
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Cork, Bomboo Furniture

Furniture made of cork and bam-
boo is distinguishing feature of
one mans bedroom. Rug and bed
spread pick up the cork and bam-
boo colors and mingle them with
brown. The Innings Of the book
shelves are painted flame color to
match the draperies. The rest of
the walls and woodwork are painted
cork color. One chair is uphol-
stored with delft blue fabric.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

By presidential decree Bolivia has
fixed the length Of each worker =
vacation.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

Aircraft manufacturers Of Japan
have a shortage of skilled workers.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-25
s1,5OO,OOO FOR
WATERWAYS
Grants for Dredging, Flood
Control and Other Work
Included i'm Bill
AID MARYLAND MOSTLY

Approval of appropriations to-
falling more than a million and g
half dollars for waterways of Del
aware and the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland has been announced by
District Judge t. Alan Goldsbor-
ough, who recently resigned his
congressional seat. The waterways
appropriations were passed by the
House of Representatives in the
War Department civil functions
appropriations BILL They include
S1,100,000 for additional dredg-
ing of the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal, the seaway shortcut
through Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland to the Chesa-
peake Bay.
$4,000 for flood control work
on Marshy Hope Creek, which
overfiowed at fredericksburg in
1885 with property damage of
81 ,0OO,O 900.
$1,000 for maintenance and
work on the Ocean City inlet and
Sinepuxent bay.
S131 900 for Twitch Cove and
Big Thoroughfare in Somerset
County. $4,000 for channel
connecting Plain Dealing Creek
and Oak Creek in Talbot County.
The ALLEGATIONS were placed in
the bill by Judge Goldsboroug'h be-
fore he resigned from Congress,
and he appeared before the appro-
priations committee in their behalf
before his resignation seven weeks
ago. Two years ago he secured
Legislation for preliminary exam
nations and surveys, and last year
congressional authorization for the
projects. The flood control project
has been sought by fredericksburg
since it was inundated to a depth
of ten feet in the flood of 1885.
Dykes to preserve the town from
future flash floods" are proposed.
Although all the projects were au-
thorized last year, it was neces-
sary to secure funds through the
War Department measure.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-25
TO OPEN KENT SUSSEX FAIR
Jimmie Lynch & His Death Dode-
ers Secured by Asso. for July 25

Jimmie Lynch & His Death node
ers Secured by Asso. for July 25
The management Of the Kent E,
Sussex Fair have been very FORUM
ate in securing a contract With
Jimmie Lynch and His Deatb
Dodgers to open Delaware's bio
gest show of the year. Jimmie
Lynch, the Texakana (Texas) gar
age mechanic who invented rouob-
riding on an automobile hood ana
developed auto stunting into a
show business, is now playing at
the New York Worlds Fair. Jim
mie, who is 38, started as an auto
salesman and mechanic and ran a
garage in Texakana until he in
vented a mystery car" which he
rode saddle-back on the hood with
no one inside and operated with
reins. His first big stunt show
was with Barney Oldfeld in the
1884 Chicago Worlds Fair. Since
then he built up the auto rodeo
which specialize solely in gas ana
rubber thrills. Jimmie's big stunt
this year which, according to Duke
Hannaford, his announcer, gives
me heart failure every time he
does it," is the broad jump over a
truck standing 20 feet away. This
must be executed at between 60 to
65 miles an hour not to fall short.
The truck itself, with a platform
body, is feet 8 inches wide and
stands inches higher than the
52-inch high ramp off which
Lynch propels his car The ramp
is SO feet long and the sharp rise
of the last third of the runway
gives the sedan enough elevation
to clear the truck. Altogether, a
jump of 40 feet is necessary to
clear the 20 intervening feet be-
tween truck and ramp and bring
the rear end of the jumper past
the opposite side of the truck. In
addition to this stunt there are at
least so others performed by this
group of Dare Devils and the man
agement of the Kent & Sussex
Fair is more than delighted by this
spectacular show that opens the
Fair on Monday night, July 25.