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Evening star., 1946-09-10

products in order to encourage
uniformly reliable quality.
The phenolic resins-popularly
and loosely classified as "bakelite"-
were demonstrated as a bonding
agent in making plywood-or plas-
tic-faced sheathing. DR.. Kline
showed an all-plastic sheet consist
ing OF foam-glass coreincorpo-
rated with hard surface covering
suitable for interior wall trimming
in buildings.
Due to new processes of contact
press molding, involving low pres
sure and heat, DR.. Kline explained
larger plastic sections have been
made possible for construction
work.
Among the laminated vinyl plas-
tics displayed by the speaker were
fabric backed coverings feasible
as wallpaper substitutes or for the
upholstering Of furniture. These
would be washable and tear resis-
tant, DR.. Kline said. A non- flexible
type suitable for table tops would
not even register cigarette burns,
he said, pointing out that most
plastiss, except the celluloids, are
heat resistant in varying degrees
And the laminates, which lend
themselves to bright coloring, would
be 4 delight to any housewife, DR.
Kline reminded the homebuilders.
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Hincrest Area Groups
Urqed 10 Consolidate

Four citizens associations in the
Hillcrest area this week will be
asked by the present HiIlcrest Citi-
zens' Association to consider COM
oining with the latter group as q
single unit.
The Hillcrest group voted last
night to invite leaders of the Naylor
Gardens, Knox Hills, Good Hope
Hills and Summit Park groups to
attend the October meeting All but
Summit Park are included in the
original territory claimed by Hill
crest and have been formed within
the past year or so, according to
George Absher, Hillcrest president.
Revision of bus schedules in this
area were also urged by the asso-
citation. The Public Utilities Com
mission will be asked to order that
ca buses operate on 15-minute
schedule, and CO buses at seven
minute intervals during rush Pc
rioos. Extension of C-2 service on
Alabama avenue Sc. from Thirty
fourth street to Thirty
street, south on Thirty-seventh to
Suitland road and then west to Ala
bama also was asked.
The need for street and alley i'm
provements in the following Sec
tions of the community also Was
cited: Thirtieth and Thirty first
streets and Thirty-f1rst place from
Alabama avenue to u street Sc;
Akron place west of Thirtieth street:
Thirty first place, from v place to
U place.
The meeting was held in the East
Washington Baptist Church.
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recalled, he took William fishing at
Lookout Point with a number Of
men. William had caught more fish
than any of the adults and was quite
proud of the achievement.
Williams school principal, Miss
Virginia B. Harris, also searched
futilely for an answer to the tragedy.
She, too, felt the boy must have
been playing what he thought was
harmless game.
He was always smiling and
cheerful" said Miss Harris. Like his
teacher, Miss jamie Smith, Miss
Harris said William was an aver
age, bright American boy, whose
grades sometimes were better than
average, and whose classroom atti-
tude was exemplary.
only yesterday I was talking to
him." said Miss Harris, "and he
told me about his summer vacation
and how he was going to study
hard this year. He also told me
about his sister, Ann, and how
happy she was to be in Fairfax
High School for the first year"
The Mckenzie family moved here
21a years ago from Chattanooga.
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Park View Business Group
Asks Traffic ,Liqht Chances

Park View Businessmen's Associa-
ton. Inc. voted last night to send
a committee to visit Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp today to ask
either elimination of the trafIic
lights at Hobart street and Georgia
avenue northwest or a readjustment
of the signals.
Gathering for their first meeting
of the year, the group devoted prac-
tically all of its discussions to traf-
nc problems of the Park View area.
Herbert G. Wanamaker of the Tenth
Police Precinct spoke on the park
ing and other trafic problems and
promised the cooperation of his
unit in solving them.
The Hobart street trafiic light,
members said, causes jamming up
of rush-hour trafiic daily. They
suggested that moving the light to
either Irving or Otis streets would
speed up traffic flow.
The meeting, presided over by Gil
rard r. Fritzen, president, was held
in the City Bank Building at 3405
Georgia avenue NV.
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Stanton Park Citizens
Discuss Transit Charges

After hearing divergent views on
the question Of substitution of buses
for streetcars along H street NE,
the Stanton Park Citizens Asso-
citation last night postponed until
its next meeting action on a motion
to oppose such plan.
The move came at the end of the
meeting after e. c.. Giddings, exec
utive assistant to the president of
the Capitol Transit Co., told the
group buses would be cheaper" for
the company to operate, and there
was mo intention to abandon the
line" Substitution of buses would
also give more ef1icient service, he
asserted.
In rebuttal. Lloyd w. Chisolm,
president Of the Northeast Business
mems Association, which opposes
the plan, said there is no assurance
should they remove the streetcars
that they will give us the same
service"
Nominations for new officers in
Guided William Bartle, president; c.
P. johnson and H. L. Branthaver,
vice president; Tracy T. Madden
past secretary for reelection: Wal
ter F. Linscott. past president, treas
urer, and H. N. Stull and the presi-
dent-elect, delegates to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Association.
The group opposed any increase
in evaluation of residential property
without comparable increase in
business property assessment. Any
form of sales tax for the District
was also opposed. 1t was the groups
first meeting of the season and was
held in the Peabody School, Fifth
and G streets NE.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
PIustics' Value in Construction
Outlined to District Builders

Plastlcs occupied the post -lunch-
con attention of the Washington
Building Congress which assembled
yesterday to hear DIR. G.. M. Kline,
chief of the Bureau of Standards
plastic division, in the Mayfiower
Hotel.
Phenolic resins. vinyl and re-
sorcinol formaldehdye were DR..
Kline's main topics. He said there
is rosy future ahead for these
and other leading plastics developed
to date. His assumption was based
on statistics which show a ten
fold increase in plastics produc-
ton since 1896 to the present figure
OF one billion pounds yearly. He
added, however, no immediate con-
struction problems can be solved by
prastics alone.
The industry has grown to the
point now where the greatest need
Is for the development Of suitable
standards and labelling for individ-
ual products, DR.. Kline declared.
He suggested slogan for the en-
tire plastic field might be worded
better plastics make a world of
difference" He said he has heard
and sympathizes with complaints
that there are too many plastics on
the commercial market" The
bureau. it was revealed, is at present
drafting standards on plastic
Evening star., 1946-09-10

nati-Most meat counters displaying
only cold cuts and poultry; Okla
homa City-Supplies estimated only
per cent of normal; New Orleans
Butcher shops report stocks from
zero" to fair: Boston-Only thres
cars Of beef reported arriving today.
compared with 70 last week.
In Chattanooga butchers foresaw
no immediate shortages and live
stock receipts were normal. In
Portland, Greg, pork was scarce
but beef was ample and lamb was
plentiful. Packers in Spokane re-
ported that supplies were unchanged
and receipts only slightly down from
last week.
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Friends Think Fairfax Boy, 9,
Hanged Self by Accident
Suicide Ruling Fails
To Change Belief in
ChiId's Outlook
By Hermon F. Shoden

The death Of 9-year-old William
Edward Mckenzie. jr.. whose body
was found hanging in the bathroom
Of his Fairfax County home, was
ofncially listed as suicide today. but
those who knew the adventurous
lad best believed he died playing
some solitary game.
The boys body was found sus-
pended by his belt from a clothes
hook at 7:20 pm. yesterday. The
discovery was made by his mother,
Mrs. Mildred Mckenzie, who was
searching for the boy to summon
him to dinner.
Her cries attracted the father,
William Edward Mckenzie, ST., an
engineer at the Naval Gun Factory
Mr.. Mckenzie administered artifi-
cial respiration until the Penn-Daw
rescue squad arrived. Rushed to
Alexandria Hospital, the boy was
pronounced dead at 8 pm.
Everybody who knew william
best-his parents, school principal
and teacher, and playmates-could
not believe some At of despondency
had caused him to take his life.
The boy had returned to the FAM
ily's home. 7 miles west of Alexan-
dria, at 4:30 pm. yesterday. On
the way from Lincolnia School, near
Alexandria. where he was fourth
grade pupil, william chatted with
two friends as he idly swung a base
ball bat.
. He kissed his mother and went
out to play baseball for an hour.
When he returned he visited with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Moore, and his aunt, Miss
Dorothy Moore, all of Chattanooga
who were house guests.
Then he wandered into his room
where neat collection of five vari-
eties Of moths hang on the closet
door, and where there is a Aim
protector, fishing rod and a num-
Der OF well-worn playthings.
Soon he went into the kitchen
where his mother was preparing the
evening meal. Satisfied a good din
ner was on its way, he opened the
refrigerator and artfully plucked
out the heart of q watermelon.
He walked out the back door to
visit his black cocker spaniel and
three pet ducks. and that was the
last time he was seen alive.
Ten minutes later the family sat
down to dinner and william was
missing A hunt began. in and out
of the house, and finally Mr. Nc
Kenzie picked up the usually re-
liable steer horn with which he
often summoned William home, and
blew it.
Not long after that Mrs. McKen-
zie went into Williams room and
into his private bathroom. She saw
Williams trousers on the floor, but
not the boy. AS she closed the bath
room door in departing, she noticed
a pressure on 1t. Then she saw the
body and screamed.
william had fastened q moose
around his neck and apparently, by
standing on q three-foot- high win
dow ledge, attached the belt to a
clothes hook Just behind the door
and six feet above the floor.
The stunned parents cannot ac-
count for what happened. Coroner
Nelson Podolnick OF Fairfax County
suggested the boy could have been
playing a game, but said he was
forced under the circumstances to
issue . certificate Of suicide.
Only last Saturday, Mr.. Mckenzie
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investigator Is Selected
In BiIbo, McKeIIar Probe
Dy the Assoeio,sd Prsss

Robert Builliard, St. Martinsville
UaD attorney, has been named in
vestigator for the Senate Campaign
Expenditures Committee to inquire
into charges against Senators Bilbo
Democrat, of Mississippi, and Nc
Kellar, Democrat, of Tennessee
Mrs. Grace johnson, committee
clerk, said last night.
Riley Shanks, Washington at
torney, was appointed general coun-
sci for the committee headed by
Senator Ellender, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, Mrs. Johnston added.
Committee aides said Mr.. Shanks
will assume his duties September 1e
and Mr.. Builliard, now employed In
Senator BLENDERS omce, will join
the committee staff about October
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Chest Program 10 Tell
OF Work With Deaf

Work of the Washington Society
for the Hard OF Hearing. a Com
munity Chest agency, will be de-
scribed at 7:05 pm. tomorrow over
Station WINK by Miss Rose Fell
bach, executive secretary of the So
ciety, and Paul Pernecky, jr., former
president of the Young People,
Group of the society.
Mr.. Pernecky and Miss Feilbach
will be interviewed by Jack p
Houlihan OF the Chest. Mr.. Per-
necky understands speech solely by
lip reading and will tell what the
society means to him.
The program Is one of a series
designed to interpret functions ot
agencies in the National Capital
Area supported by the Community
Chest which will conduct its annual
campaign for funds beginning next
month.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Home Builders
Start3,500 Units
In District Area
TotoI Cost During
Second Quorter Set
At $2l, 300, 900
By Robert J. Lewis

District area home builders started
an estimated $21 800 900 in construc-
ton totaling nearly $500 new rest
Dental dwellings from April through
June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
announced today.
OF the total, 625 units were In
Federal projects to house veterans
attending colleges.
April construction totaled 1900
units, jumped in May to / 1.400 units
and declined In June to 900 units.
Though new construction declined
in June, total monthly expenditures
rose from $4,000, 900 in April to So
100000 in May and to Sc, zoe, 900 in
June. The figures include the value
OF labor and materials on projects
started during each month, as well
as on projects started earlier.
Nearby Sections Included.
Covered by the figures, in addi.
tion to the District, were Alex
andria City. and Arlington County,
Va, and Prince Georges and Mont
gomery, Nd.
The District area is one Of q
group of representative regions
which will be surveyed regularly to
check progress on the veterans
emergency housing program and to
assist builders.
The one-family type house led IN
construction started, with three
quarters of the units. Nearly fifth
were multiple dwellings with five or
more family units in the building.
More than third of the units had
six rooms and slightly less than a
third were flve-room units. Few had
seven rooms or more.
Average House Cost $500.
The average one-family house
started during the period was to cost
almost $500. Nearly a fourth was
to cost less than $3.50; oneAhalf be.
tween 1880 and $9,250, with the re.
naming fourth to cost in excess Of
$9,250.
This information was based on
builders estimates of construction
cost, exclusive of land and improves
ments
Only a fifth of the construction
started in the period would be COM
pleted within four months, contrac-
tors indicated. Three-fifths were ex.
pected to be completed within six
months after the start. and three.
sourths by the end of eight months.
An estimated 10000 workers were
employed on new family units dur
ing June, it was estimated. an in
crease of 30 per cent over April.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
$1,000 in Cash Taken
In Gambling Raid

Montgomery County and Mary
land State police yesterday arrested
a 52-year -old man on gambling
charges and confiscated approx
imately $1,000 in cash and a guam
tity of numbers and race horse bet
slips in a raid on house in the 500
block of Ritchie avenue, Silver
Spring. -.
Wilbur Morrow, described by
police as the operator, was charged
with operating a gambling table
and released under $4,000 bond. A
hearing will be held at 1:30 pm.
September II at Silver Spring Police
Court.
Detective Corpl. Stanley Harding
Of the county police said he received
several calls during the raid from
persons desiring to place bets on
numbers and horse races. Others
participating in the raid were De-
tective Corpl. James Anderson and
Policeman Frank Griggs, attached
to the Silver Spring station, ans
Sergt. Charles v. Main of the State
police.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
u. S. Cuts Loon to Brozil
From $50 to so Million

The United States is willing to
grant Brazil a $50,0O0,000 Export
Import Bank loan to enable that
country to get started on a program
to develop its transportation sys-
tenn, Acting Secretary of State
Clayton said today.
He said Brazil originally had re-
quested loan of approximately
$3.50, ,O0o, 900 to $500, 900 900, but that
this Government took the position
that the major part of the credit
should be sought from the new
International Bank.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
District Stores Offer
Small Meat Stocks
As Ceilings Return

Fresh meats returned to CELL
ings today after II days of un-
controlled prices, but many
Washington stores had little to
offer, except poultry, fish and
some speciality cuts.
District OPA Director Vincent
Holmes called on retailers to post
the new price lists in their stores
and reminded butchers they must
place tags or cards on meat trays
showing the cut. price and grade OF
beef, veal, lamb and mutton. On
pork items only the ceiling price
must be shown on tags.
Stores reported normal business
today and. in some cases, told of a
slackening off of sales. This was
attributed to the fact housewives
have seen supplies dwindle over the
past few days to a point where sup
plies are less than half of normal.
Local branch houses of the big pack
ers already have begun laying OF
employees and some talk of closing
down entirely.
The local OPA said that up to II
am. today its price control boards
had received only one complaint of
an excessive charge for meat and
that involved sale of hamburger.
Some wholesalers predicted meat
famine here within a week.
Agriculture Department and OPA
officials concede meat supplies will
be short for time, but they don't
think it will last.
The two agencies late yesterday
put an end to speculation on a re-
sumption of meat rationing They
said no rationing of meat is likely
unless very dire situation results. "
However, 1t is known that officials
in the Agriculture Department have
been discussing the possibility of
raising livestock ceilings further,
if present prices fail to move live
animals to slaughter.
Today's meat ceilings average
81 cents pound higher than on
June 80, the last day of controlled
prices under the old price control
act. OPA estimates the increases
will add $500. .0O0, 900 a year to retail
food bills, although the higher prices
will fall mostly on top grades of
steaks, chops and roasts.
The Quartermaster Corps, mean
while. announced that during July
it had experienced difnculty in pro-
curing meat and butter for troops.
The Army blamed high prices for
the drop in buying Pork and pork
products were the most difficult to
find, the Army said.
Mr., Holmes pointed out that in
sistence on the part of the con-
sumner of observing the cut, grade
and ceiling price will be the only
guarantee Of production and dis
tribution. He added that this
insistence also will wipe out most
dangers of buying inferior grades
Of meat at illegal or exorbitant
prices or meat that is killed in
blind alleys"
The national Office announced last
night that prices for restaurant
meals containing meat will remain
unchanged until next Monday at
the levels Of the week Of August 81.
During no control on meat, restau-
rant operators were permitted to
take into account higher prices for
meat. @
OPA said that before Monday it
hoped to work out details Of restau-
rant prices with representatives of
the industry.
An Associated Press survey gave
this picture In other cities:
Los Angeles-Faces most critical
meat shortage in history; Cincin-
Evening star., 1946-09-10

Motorist A has been having
trouble with his car ever since 1t
turned Is years old and, above, 1t
has Just stopped on a busy street
Something seems to be wrong with
the motor. Motorist decides there
is no time like the present to find
out what Is wrong. Should he:
/. Raise the hood then and there
diagnose the trouble and fix the
engine no matter how long 1t takes?
2. Shove 1t over to the curb and
have it towed to a garage?
3. Send to a garage and have a
mechanic come to the place the
car has stalled to make the repairs?
4. Sell the jaloppy for whatever
he can get?
Answer 2 is correct. Part 6, Sec
ton IL. Article v, District trafhc
and motor vehicle regulations,
states: Vehicles shall not be parked
- on roadway for the purpose
Of making repairs, except those of a
minor nature and then only In case
OF emergency"
Evening star., 1946-09-10

Time, Gen. Her. William z. Leshy.
shey presented the Medal for
Merit to Kenneth H. McGill re-
cords and statistics group chief, and
A. J. Gallagher, also of national
headquarters.
1t. Col. Michael r. London, chief
OF the communications and records
division of national headquarters.
was awarded the War Deprtment's
Legion of Merit.
Refused Compensation.
The Presidents citation accom-
panying the award declared:
Mr.. Leahy assumed his
duties at the supremely critical
time when Congress and the Nation
were IN the heat of crical discus
sion over expansion of draft service.
Refusing to accept any compensa- l.
ton for the exacting tasks he knew
to be ahead, he consecrated himself
and his rare qualities to bringing to
his new ONCE the same success that
had attended his every previous
public and private undertaking.
His efficient Office judiciously and
effectively solved the normal prob
lens Of a State headquarters and
with equal satisfaction administered
the excessive burdens incident to a
doubled population of Government
employees whom the requirement of
teeming wartime activity would find
difncult to spare for military serv-
ice. With patience and understand.
ing, flrmness and tact, he allocated
manpower without serious complaint
or criticism either inside or outside
his jurisdiction.
Served Country Well.
He administered unique problems
OF racial minorities and the regis
tration of Americans in foreign resi-
dence with an efficiency which
served his country well and brought
credit to selective service. That the
District of Columbia furnished 97.-
515 men to the military arms of the
Nation is in no small measure due
to his exemplary administration.
Working in the glare of national at
tention in the Nations Capital, and
under the sharp eye of an alert
press, by his every official act, he
raised himself in the public esteem
and made easier the task of the Sc
lective Service System"
Mr.. Leahy, a prominent LAWYER
in the District, assumed his duties
as director OF selective service here
in August, 1941.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Parking Agency
Urges Removal
Of Cei|inq
Claims Present Costs
Favor AII-Doy Parker;
Hearing Is Slated

The District Motor Vehicle Park
Ing Agency has asked the District
Commissioners to seek removal OF
OPA control on District parking
rates on the ground that present
OPA schedules favor the all-day
over the short-time parker, 1t was
learned today.
The Commissioners have called a
public hearing September 27 at 10
am. in the boardroom of the Dis
trict Building to determine public
sentiment on the proposal.
The management of the 1,100-car
capacity Capital Garage, 1920 New
York avenue NV. last week an
nounced they would not reopen the
former Government garage to the
public until OPA grants rate in
creases which will let us operate
at profit" The garage asked ap-
proval of a Accent charge for the
first hour, Is cents for the second
hour and 10 cents for each addi-
tionai hour. A rs per cent increase
In labor costs was cited as the rea-
son for the request.
The District parking agency said
It's studies reveal that the small
parking capacity now available to
short-time parkers in the central
business district constitutes a
growing threat to the continued
stability of property values in this
area
In the face of this situation, the
agency continued, existing OPA reg
ulations on parking rates ARE such
as to be attractive to the au-day
parker, giving such parkers first
choice of available parking space
in areas of critical need, thus re-
ducing the space available to the
short-time parker with business to
transact and little time in which to
do it."
1t also was pointed out that the
parking group is now embarked on
program to develop so-called
fringe" parking lots on the edges
of the business district and CO.
ordinated with bus service to pro-
vide for the all-day parkers.
The agency gave as its considered
view" that the capacity available for
short time parking demand will con-
tinue to decrease under existing
price controls.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Vanderbilt Mare Named
Champion at Timonium
BY the Assoeioisd Press

TIMONIUM, Md. Sept. 10.-Al-
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt's seven
year-old gray mare Bukhara won the
thoroughbred championship of the
Maryland Horse Breeders show at
the Timonium State Fair yesterday
Golden Vein, from the stable of Mrs.
P. Da Lac Watts of Havre de Grace
was winner of the stallion class.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Series of Dances Planned

The United Nations Service Center
will sponsor the first of a series of
informal dances at pm. tomor-
row. The dance will honor per-
sonnel Of Boiling Field and. will re-
place the regular weekly dance at
the field,