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Evening star., 1946-01-30
Effect Of Building Code
On Construction Studied

AS part of their campaign to
relieve the housing shortage here,
the Commissioners said today they
have ordered study to determine
whether any notifications of the
District building code or in con-
struction practices could be made to
speed up construction of satisfactory
housing without reducing standards
of safety or good workmanship.
The G Commissioners said they have
appointed a committee to look into
the situation and report. Members
|of the committee include Kenneth
E. Madsen, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner; Alvin l.. Aubinoe Of the
Washington Homebuilders' Associa-
ton, Myron M. Davy of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board, G.. F.
Preller of the Washington Building
and Construction Trades Council, A.
Hamilton Wilson, architect; Chester
n. Gray, assistant corporation coun-
sci; ]. B. DAILY Of the Department
of Building Inspection, and 1t. Col.
William H Cary, jr.. of the Health
Department Bureau Of Sanitation.
The committee is expected to meet
at an early date with Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Eoung.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Atomic Power
Ship Propulsion
Seen in TO Years
By the Associated Press.

% aie hssociated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. so.-Propul-
sion of ships by atomic energy
may come in the next 10 years, .
DR.. Robert Dudley Fowler, Johns
Hopkins University scientist, said
Yesterday in commenting on far
looking plans of the Navy's Office
OF Research and Inventions.
But, DR.. Fowler added, it was his
opinion that naval vessels wouldn't
be the first to be SO propelled "be-
cause 1t takes the Navy so years
to do anything"
DR.. Fowler, a pioneer in atomic
research and director of successful
atom-splitting work at the univer-
sity, said he thought ships and To-
comotives were the logical carriers
for the earliest applications of atom
ic energy in the field of transporta-
ton.
They have the space which will
be necessary for the power plants
and for the shields that will be
necessary to protect personnel from
the effects of radiation" he said.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
First Surinam loads Born
In u. s. Arrive at Zoo Here

Twenty-six Surinam toads were
born yesterday at the Zoo and
thereby made local and national
animal history.
DR.. William M. Mann, director
OF the Zoo, said it was the first
time such an event had taken
place for captive animal of this
species in the United S0tes.
The parent toads were brought
here 10 years ago from Dutch
Guinea and though the female
occasionally had eggs there were
no offspring born.
The Zoo head said the eggs were
stuffed in small pockets on the
females back by the male and
after an incubation period Of ap-
proximately so days the offspring
emerged fully developed. The tad
pole stage, DR.. Mann explained, is
spent while the offspring are in
the mothers back.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Over 500 Veterans
Enroll at G. w. u.
For Winter Term
(Story on Page Alb

More than 500 veterans
more than the entire veterans
enrolment for the first semester
were enrolled as students at
George Washington University
on the first day of registra-
tion for the winter term yes
terday. according to DR.. Mitch
ell Dreese. director of veterans
education at the university.
DR.. Dreese said he expected a
total of 1,500 veterans before
registration closes tomorrow.
He added that the increase is
not restricted to veterans, and
on a basis of the first days total,
the university will have the
largest enrolment in its history
over 11,000-by the time the
winter term begins on Friday.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
HoIdup Suspect Faces
Quiz in Assault Case

A 2l-year-old Rogers Heights
(Mdo taxicab driver, held at the
Hyattsville Jail in default of $500
bond on charges of holdup and rob-
berry and assault and battery, will
be questioned by Washington police
In connection with a number of
assaults in the District.
The suspect is Louis Ciufolo, who
is charged with holding up Thomas
Carton, South Beach, Md, last night
outside the P & c Grill, in Cottage
City, Md, just across the District
line. He and another youth, An
drew Davis, jr., 20, also of Rogers
Heights, are charged with assaulting
Charles c. Evans, Arlington, near the
restaurant. Davis also is being held
at Hyattsville on $500 bond. A pre-
liminary hearing will be held in
both cases at 10 am. tomorrow in
Hyattsville Police Court.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
la Sale Apartments Sold
Second Time in s Months

The 27l-unit La Sale Apartments
1923 Connecticut avenue, NV, has
been sold for the second time in less
than six months. Milton Ritzenberg
president of La Sale Apartment
Hotel, Inc, which purchased the
apartments, made the announcement,
today.
Mr.. Ritzenberg, contractor with
offices at 1919 Fifteenth street NV.
said the consideration was in excess
of 81 500, 900. Title has not yet beer
transferred. &
Last previous owner was William
G. Bond, who has offices inthe build
ing. Mr.. Bond purchased the prop.
erty last August from La Sale Apart.
ments, Inc. d
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Miss DoIun Made NCCS
Public Relations Chief

Miss Phyllis Dolan of Milbank.
s. Oak, has been appointed assistant
public relations director of the Ma
tional Catholic Community Service.
1872 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Miss Dolan, who was formerly
assistant director of the USO club
lat Renton, Wash, will have charge
|of public relations for the clubs
operated by the Women's Division
of the NCCS. She was at one time
\ member of the editorial staff of
the Minneapolis Star-Journal and
Tribune and had been associated
with her father in publishing the
Grant County Review, weekly
paper at Milbank. She is grad
uate Of the UniversiA of Minnesota
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Hearing Studies Need
I0fBoostingCostLimit
On Public BUILDINGS

The House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee opened execu-
tive hearings today on the Admin
istration's postwar public buildings
bill with general discussion of the
role the building program would
play in reconversion.
The bill would authorize about
$500, ,000, 900 for Federal building in
and near the District and provide
S700, 100000 shelf of building
projects throughout the country
with which to fight future unem-
ployment.
Further Hearings Due.
Chairman Lanham said after the
open hearing the text of the bill
was not considered today. Further
hearings will be held, but he said he
did not know how many there
would be.
One committee member said dis
cussion was held on the need for
increasing the cost limits on build
ings for which money already has
been appropriated. Specific refer
| lence was made, this member said, to
the new General Accounting Office
Building, to be built at Fifth and G
streets NV, and the West Central
Heating Plant at K street and Rock
Creek, both of which were started
before the war.
Costs Are Increasing.
Increased h,,ilrai,,r nNet, -.
to necessitate additional authoriza-
tions for these projects.
Sole witness at today's hearing
was w. E. Reynolds. public buildings
administrator, whose organization
together with the Post Office De-
partment. prepared the program.
The bill provides for the largest
public buildings program ever at
tempted by the Federal Govern
ment. In and near Washington it
would authorize new State and
Navy Department buildings, tripling
the size of the so-called New War
Department" at Twenty first street
and Virginia avenue NV; Interior
and Treasury Department annexes,
two new museums for the Smith
sonian Institution, general pur-
pose office building, an annex to
the new General Accounting Office
Building, City Post Office annex
a Public Buildings Administration
service building, two storage build
ings for Government bills and rec
ords at Suitland, Md, and improve
ments and additions to the National
Zoo.
Evening star., 1946-01-30

Roosevelt took him back to Hyde
Park, N. Y, in 1928 and had him as
valet all through his years as New
York Governor and during the first
several years in the White House.
The valet was succeeded just be-
fore the war by Arthur Prettyman
who vas with the President when he
died. vMr. McDufiiie worked first at
the Treasury Department here and
then transferred as messenger for
the Internal Revenue Bureau in At
lanta, friends said.
Mr.. Harris said Mrs. Roosevelt
would be notified OF the de- b.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Army Will Fire
w Rockets in
|NewMexico Tesl
Is to 20 Germun
Missiles to Be Used
In Experiments
By THOMAS r. HENRY.

The Army will fire between Il
and 20 Va rockets, captured ir
Germany and recently shipped
intact to the United States. al
an isolated spot in the New Mex
leo desert sometime this summer
AS Allied armies advanced be-
yond the Rhine considerable num-
bers OF these stratosphere rockets
were picked up where they had
been abandoned by the fleeing Ger
mans and preliminary studies were
made on the spot. Some were
shipped to England, where a COM
plete analysis was made of them.
Being Taken Apart.
Some of those recently brought
to the United States are now being
taken apart, presumably with the
assistance of some of the German
scientists who designed them and
are now in this country. Each
component part is being tested in
every way possible. The work is
under the direction of Mai. Gen
G. M. Barnes, chief of the tech
nical division of the Bureau of
Ordnance.
The most complete Of the cap
tured rockets are being reserved fol
the New Mexico tests. They will bt
fired straight up in the air and are
expected to ascend 10 or 80 miles
While the primary purpose will bs
to observe their firing functions
there are preliminary plans for al.
lowing scientists who have worked
with the Bureau of Ordnance to at.
tach to them various scientific in.
struments with which to obtain rec.
ords of conditions above the stratos-
phere and almost at the limits OF
the earth's atmosphere. This may
make 1t possible to obtain meteoro-
logical and other data which hitherto
has been largely a matter of con-
lecture.
Most Advanced Projectile.
Although considerably behind more
advanced plans which might have
been put In operation in the next
few months, the V-2s were the most
advanced type of long distance
rocket projectile actually constructed
and put into use by the Germans up
to the end of the war.
In spite Of the British examina-
tions, which revealed all the major
structural elements, much remains to
be discovered, ordnance officers be-
lieve. concerning the various struc-
tural materials and the functions of
different parts.
The place chosen for the tests, it
Is stressed, is far from any human
habitation so that there will be no
danger to any civilians.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Pound Sonity Hearing
Postponed indefinitely

A sanity hearing for Ezra Pound
poet. charged with treason fol
propaganda broadcasts from Italy
during the war, which was sched-
uled for today, has been postponed
indefinitely, due to several witnesses
being temporarily unavailable.
Chief. Justice Bolitha J. Laws OF
District Court on January 10 or
dered a court hearing to deter
mine the 60-year-old poets sanity
on motion OF the Government, made
by Isiah Matlack and Donald An
derson, Justice Department attor-
neys.
Pound, who was arrested after
occupation Of italy by American
forces, was flown back to this coun-
try. On December 81 he was re-
ported by four psychiatrists to be
mentally unfit for trial.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Methodist Union Meeting
Reports 759 Member Gain

Five thousand members and
S5,422 in dues we're reported last
night at victory fellowship meet
ing of the Methodist Union at
Francis Asbury Methodist Church
Sixteenth and Vermont streets NV
Walter Fowler, District budget di-
rector and vice president of the
union, presided.
The report shows a gain of 759
members over the final listing for
1945 and $50 less for that period
Officials said the membership and
financial figures will be greatly in
creased when complete returns are
recorded.
Greatest financial gain was re-
corded by Metropolitan Methodist
Church, which went from $129 last
year to s238 this year. Next was
Congress Heights Methodist Church
with an advance of 500 to $238
Largest contribution was recorded
Iby Foundry Methodist Church
which listed $3.50 in dues paid, gain
Iof s93.
81 1IC AcCu lOT missionaries lIi
Africa is great, Bishop Newell S.
Booth, Methodist bishop of the
Africa Central Conference, told the
meeting. He said there is urgent
need for more doctors and nurses
IN the seven Methodist hospitals
being run on that continent.
Bishop Booth, youngest Methodist
bishop, will speak at 8 O'Clock to-
might at Foundry Methodist Church
lat 8 pm. tomorrow at Petworth
Methodist Church and at 7 pm
SUNDAY at Calvary Methodist
lChurch.
Hi o. o. Thomen of Woodside Meth
ipdist Church, Silver Spring. Md
Tread the prayer at the meeting and
Edwin Dice of Calvary Methodist
IGhurch, the Scripture passage. G
.Wendel Shoemaker of Eldbrooke
Methodist Church was in charge OF
1.-THE tabulation of the Methodist
Union membership report. The
.benediction was given by DR.. o. B
Iangrall, pastor of the host .church
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Swanson to Address
Military Institute Here

Neil Swanson, executive editor OF
the Baltimore Sun, author of "The
Perilous Fight" and student OF
American military efforts, will be
principal speaker at a meeting OF
the American Military Institute at q
pm. tomorrow in the conference
room of the National Archives Build
ing
The institute is an organization
largely of civilian membership de-
voted to the study OF military sci
|ence.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
RooseveIt's Former Valet Dies
On Ex-President's Birthday

Irving G. McDufie, So, for many
years valet to Franklin D. Roosevelt
died Unexpectedly today--Mr. Roose.
velt's birthday-in Atlanta, Ga.
A. j. Harris, an associate of Mr.
McDu1ies at the Treasury Depart
ment, where he had worked in re.
cent years, said the funeral services
will be held Friday in Atlanta.
The former Wallets wife Elizabeth
was personal maid to Mrs. Roosevelt
Mr.. Roosevelt met Mr.. McDufie
when first undergoing treatment fol
infantile paralysis at Warm Springs
Ga. White House attaches said. Mr.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
House Group Urges
Army 10 Abolish
Blue Discharges
By the Associated Press.

The House Military Affairs
Committee declared today the
Army's so-called blue discharges
present too many opportunities
for injustice" and should be
abolished.
Blue discharges are neither honor
able nor dishonorable. They gen.
orally are issued. the committee said
in a formal report, to men the Army
docs not want" but cannot dismiss
dishonorably.
An examination of case histories,
the committee said, shows that in
actual practice the procedure is
frequently less than just to the man
involved. ."
THE procedure lends itself to
dismissals based on prejudice and
|antagonism."
The effects on the man involved,
the report asserted, differ little
from those of dishonorable dis
charge. - The discharged man
finds it difficult to get or keep a job.
The suspicion of society is aroused
against him, all the worse in some
ways for carrying an atmosphere of
mystery"
If the Army found these men to
be misfits after drafting them into
uniform, the committee said, the
Nation has a special obligation to
see that they are dismissed with
as little prejudice as possible.
The committee recommended:
That there be automatic review of
all blue discharges with a view to
replacing many of them with hon.
orable discharges.
Where an honorable discharge is
substituted it be dated back to the
time of the blue discharge.
The Army be required to show it
made repeated attempts at rehabili-
tation" before stigmatizing man
with a blue discharge.
Men called up for blue discharges
be provided counsel or permitted to
engage counsel of their own.
Copies of procedure of boards of
officers handling blue discharges be
furnished to the enlisted men in
volved on request.
Discharges without specification
as to the character of service"
plainly state that they are not dis
honorable.
The Army consider classifying all
discharges as honorable, under hon.
orable conditions, general and dis
honorable.
The classifications would be de-
fined as follows:
l. Honorable, same as now.
2. Under honorable conditions, re-
placing the present blue discharge.
3. General, to cover cases such
as continued misconduct, fraudulent
enlistment or conviction of a serious
offense by a civil court.
4. Dishonorable. same as now.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
PapertroopersP Pass
Mark

The Evening Star-PTA paper sal
wage program passed the $4,000, ,0O0-
pound mark yesterday when Paper
troopers turned in a collection of
28,210 pounds. The grand total now
is 22.007, ,922 pounds.
Those schools collecting half a
ton or more yesterday were Seaton,
$3.50 pounds; Noyes, 3,789; Bunker
Hill, Ito; Burroughs, 1850; Taft,
1920; Woodbridge, 3,501; Langdon
1000; Wallach, 1888; Van Ness, l.
70l; Giddings, 4,786.
Collections tomorrow in the fourth
district. together with the leaders,
follow:
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Blondford Gets Medal
For War Bond Sales

The Treasury's Patriotic Service
Medal yesterday was presented te
John B. Blandford. jr., outgoing
national housing administrator, ir
recognition of War and Victory
Bond sales by his agency, totalinf
more than $100,O00,00O.
Leigh E. Ore, representing Chair.
man Edward F. Bartlett of the Presi.
dents Interdepartmental War Saw.
ings Bond Committee, and George
Baird, bond chairman of the Ma.
tional Housing Agency, made the
presentation.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Committee Meets Today
On Changes in Congress

HI Lack of quorum yesterday
caused a postponement until Q
'l0clock this afternoon, of an execu-
tive session of the La Toilette
I|Monroney Joint Committee on the
i Reorganization of Congress. 1t is
considering a lengthy subcommittee
report proposing drastic changes
designed to strengthen the con-
xressional machinery.
HILL A quorum failed to appear at
Yesterdays scheduled session be-
cause of legislative business In the
House. Il
Evening star., 1946-01-30
TeIevision Techniques
Demonstrated as $50
Attend Institute

In an atmosphere reminiscent oi
the early days of commercial broad
casting. advertising executives oi
the Washington area crowded
around a pre-war model televisior
receiver yesterday to judge TO,
themselves possibilities of the new
medium.
The sample program presented
Representative Bolton. Republican
of Ohio, in the first televised news
interview of woman member OF
Congress here. Mrs. Bolton was in
terviewed by Gordon Graham and
Robert Core in the Harrington
Hotel studios of the experimental
television station operated by the
Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, Inc
Generally Clear.
The viewers, gathered in the
Hotel Statler, appeared pleased with
the clarity of the picture in general
Fuzziness was noted at times, and
motion of the camera as it switched
subjects was jerky. However, tech
nical experts emphasized latest de-
velopments in transmitting and re-
ceiyirig equipment were not avail
able for the impromptu sample
showing. In addition, the DuMont
station, being purely experimental
does not attempt the smooth pro-
duction techniques developed TO,
commercial television, it was ex-
planned.
Use of film in telecasting also was
demonstrated.
The program featured of an all
day "television institute sponsored
by the Advertising Club Of Wash
ington and Televiser Magazine.
Chairman Paul A. Porter of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion told a luncheon session the
FEC was doing its utmost to keep
abreast of applications for new au-
thorizations in the television field
as well as in sound broadcasting. He
said the FEC, its docket overcrowded
still was falling behind but hoped
to reach the break-even point this
month.
With respect to television, Mr..
Porter told the advertising men he
could not agree with elements who
felt the FEC should warn the people
that "the land was about to be in
tested with a horde of lightning
rod statesmen"
Programming Considered.
He said he felt the communica-
tionS industry would take a larger
part than was thought possible in
meeting the Nations reconversion
problems, "Petrillo and God willing.
Other luncheon speakers included
William A. Roberts, general counsel
for DuMont and the Television
Broadcasters Association; j. r. Pop
pele, president i. of the Television
Broadcasters Association and chief
engineer of the Bamberger Broad
casting Service, Inc, and David
Arons, sales promotion director OF
Gimbel's of Philadelphia.
Programming and production
problems were considered during
the afternoon. Those heard included
E. w. Engstrom, research director
of RCA Laboratories, Inc; Richard
Hubbell, television supervisor of the
Crosley Broadcasting Corp, and
Ralph Austrian, executive vice pres
ident of RKO Television Corp.
More than $50 registered for the
institute.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Bradley Plans
PIX System
For Hospitals
Will Ask Congress
For Power to Gust
Private Conteens
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans
administrator, will ask Congress fo
authority to oust private conces,
sionaires in veterans hospitals ane
Government homes and replac,
them with service similar to tn,
Armys post exchanges, it wa,
learned today.
The veterans administrator hae
anEounced his intention of settine
up canteen service patterned or
that of the Army, but has since
been advised that Congress has tt
approve it.
Col. Robert r. Bucknell. acting
chief of the Veterans Administra.
ton canteen service, said as the
result of survey of all the hos.
pitals and homes the Veterans Ad.
ministration decided the present
system of operation by private con.
cess1ons should be abandoned to gel
lower prices and better service TO,
the veterans.
Col. Bucknell said the survey
showed:
That IL of the 81 hospitals have
no facilities for patients to buy what
they need.
That A per cent of the canteens
give no service to bed patients.
That so per cent of the canteens
charge patients cents to Is cents
to cash checks and in one hospital
a veteran complained that he was
charged IS cents.
That 81 per cent of the canteens
are closed on Sundays and holidays.
That patients have complained
about insanitary canteens, high
prices and inadequate supply of
merchandise.
Follow PIX System.
If Gen. Rradley's plans are ap-
proved, every hospital and veterans
home will have a restaurant, gen.
eral store, soda fountain, barber
shop, beauty parlor. laundry and dry
cleaning shop, shoe repair facilities,
photographing shop and guest
houses for families visiting patients.
Like the Army's exchange serv-
ice profits from these enterprises
would be used to provide recreation
facilities for the patients. Patients
working in the canteens would be
paid out of the proceeds.
Col. Bucknell explained that some
of the concessions have done a good
job, but most of them are limited
to a general store, where patients
can buy candy, cigarets and toilet
articles. ALI profits go to the con-
cessionaires.
Will Buy Out Equipment.
The officer emphasized that con-
cessionaires who have done a good
joy will be kept on to manage the
canteens He said the agency~,will
offer to buy out the equipment and
merchandise of the concessionaires
at flair prices" in order to give
the veterans the kind of "PXs" they
knew in the armed forces.
The agency figures that if 1t can
take over the operation of the can
teens, veterans would be able to buy
more at lower prices and would
benefit from profits.
While waiting for congressional
approval, Col. Bucknell said, the
Veterans Administration is sending
investigators into all the hospitals
to see what can be done immedi-
ately to improve service. The agency
plans to buy wide range of items
from the Army exchange service
which will then be loaned to the
concessionaires to improve service
until the Veterans Administration
takes over the canteens. The items
range from entire kitchens to soda
fountains and bottle coolers.
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