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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
Te|evision May Alter
D. T.. Structural Limits,
FEC Witness Says
Star Staff Photo.

A suggestion that relaxation Of
structural height regulations fol
downtown Washington might be
justified by television developments
was advanced today by DR.. Thomas
Goldsmith, jr., research director OF
the Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories
Inc.
DR.. Goldsmith gave his opinion
during a Federal Communications
Commission hearing on six applica-
tons for four visual broadcasting
channels to be allotted here. He
said, however, that his firm was
prepared to provide adequate tele.
vision service with its present trans.
hitting tower on top of the Har-
rington Hotel. The tower reaches
approximately 1872 feet above street
level.
The Du Mont engineer pointed out
that FEC performance standards fol
metropolitan television stations are
based on an antenna height of 50(
feet above the average terrain.
Lower power may be specified il
higher antennas are available, but
increased power is not permitted fol
towers below the 500 foot figure.
Hopes for $500 Receivers.
DR.. Goldsmith told the hearing
studio and transmitting facilitie.
at the Harrington are being i'm.
proved constantly and his company
hopes to make available between
1900 and 5000 television receiver!
for Washington tbs year.
when some good television serv.
ice is available they can relax the
regulations on antenna height q
good Bit" he said.
Joseph Katz, president of the
Capital Broadcasting Co., another
applicant, stated his belief there
would be ample advertising revenue
to support all sound and visual sta
tons authorized here. He said he
expected about 100000 televisior
sets to be in use in the Capital area
within a few years.
Shopping, studying and touring
the Capital by television were
among the prospects offered ir
programs proposed yesterday by
the Bamberger Broadcasting Serv-
ice, Inc. and Capital Broad.
casting Co. Both firms suggest
ed the Board of Education might
find television a worthwhile sup.
lplement to classroom instruc.
ton. Telecasting of sports events
civic celebrations and other public
gatherings, and drama presenta-
tons using local talent also were
among the features common to the
two sample schedules.
Costumes for Forecasts.
TIL Bamberger company proposed
dramatized weather forecasts with
the speaker wearing "the proper
costume to put on for the weather
under discussion-say a raincoat
if the prediction is for wet weather
for the morning ahead"
The Capital Broadcasting Co.,
now operating Station WWDC, told
the commission it planned wide
spread use of film to record worth
while subjects for later telecasting
Ben Strouse, vice president and
general manager, was principal
witness for this applicant. He said
the company was concluding ar
rangements for transmitter site
in the Silver Spring (Md) area.
The other applicants to be heard
are the Philco Radio g. Television
Corp, the National Broadcasting
Co., operating Station WRC, and
The Evening Star Broadcasting Co.,
operating Station WMAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
Insurance Man to Speak

H. N. Herrick, assistant manager
OF the Travellers Insurance Co., will
explain various kinds of insurance
in the second of a conference series
on You and Your Dollar" at 8
pm. tomorrow in the YWCA, Seven
teenth and K streets NV. Sponsored
by the Employed Girls Department
OF the YWCA, the meeting will be
held following supper for members
of the group at 6:15 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
IWomun Held for Jury
lin Theft of Rinq

Miss Barbara r. Cunningham, "a,
was held for the grand jury today
by United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage on a grand
larceny charge in the theft of a
f$2 500 ring.
Bond was reduced from $4,000 to
50 900 after her attorney said she
would make every effort" to aid
in the recovery of the property,
which, police say, she took after
drugging the owner.
The woman, said to be from Bos-
ton, was arrested last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
Missionary to Speak

Mrs. John H. Reed, jr., missions
airy from Hiachow, China, will be
the principal speaker at a dinner
meeting Of the auxiliary of the Con-
gregational Fellowship of the Church
of the Pilgrims, Twenty-second and
the Parkway NV, at $50 pm. to-
morrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
Need for Larger
5. Payment 10
DC. Cited Hill
Mcmillan Endorses
Proposal, Will Study
Revenue Sources

Recommendations for a boost In
the Federal payment toward the
District government were renewed
on Capitol Hill today as members of
the House and Senate viewed the
$81 sos 900 municipal budget that
forecasts future financial worries.
Chairman Mcmillan Of the House
District Committee gave his indorse-
ment to a Federal payment boost
and also announced he was calling
for an early study by his group of
possible other sources of increased
revenue. He said he was writing
to the Commissioners requesting a
report on the findings and recon-
mendations of their revenue COM
mittee as soon as 1t is available.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he would ask
the District Fiscal Affairs Sub
committee to look into the problem
at an early date. This group is
headed by Representative Murphy
Democrat, of Pennsylvania.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, a member of the Appropria-
tions Committee and former chair
man of the District Committee, de-
clared he favored Federal payment
much greater" than the present
100000 lupp sum.
He said the budget trend indicated
need for finding new sources of
District revenue but maintained
there should be no increase in the
general real estate tax. That should
not be DONE" he said. ut is high
enough now" He voiced fears that
unless the Federal payment is
boosted, a sales tax may have to be
adopted.
Stefan Cites Tax Load.
On the House side, Representative
Stefan, Republican, of Nebraska
ranking minority member of the
subcommittee in charge of the Dis
trict budget, urged all economies
possible without blocking necessary
services and developments, and
promised a careful examination OF
the record-breaking budget pro-
posals.
An advocate of larger Federal
payment, he called attention to his
survey, which shows that with in
creasing District budgets, local tax
payers now contribute 176 per cent
more in National Capital revenues
than they did in 1922, but that dur
ing the same period the Federal
share has decreased by IS per cent
He took a stand against letting
the District go into debt to finance
its future needs and repeated his
opposition to any increase in the
realty tax, suggesting that other
sources be studied.
Senator McCarran contended the
water system and management
should be revamped to effect econo-
mics and prevent any increases in
charges for water. He also would
end the giving of free water to
Federal agencies.
Water Measure Pending.
Saying his bill to create new
water administration and to put 1t
on a public utility operation basis,
now pending before a District sub
committee, has these detectives, he
added:
Get economy in administration,
stop water wastage and stop the
giving of free of water to all but
churches and charities, and it will
not be necessary to increase water
charges" he said.
Senator McCarran said =. most
States have a sales tax. Il don't
like it, generally speaking, but dis
like to suggest it, he said. THE
sales tax hits the worker. But it
may be the solution. We may have
to go to that if we do not get a
larger Federal payment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
II Pass Examination
In Public Accountuncy

Names of 81 candidates who
passed the District certified public
accountant examinations taken last
November were announced today by
the Board Of Accountancy. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22

Korda, Stephan 10
McKeand, Laurie NJ.
Phillips, William w.
Rufiey, Joseph r.
Schoenfelder. O. w.
Shields, L. J.
Smernod, Henry @.
Stossel, Eugene II.
Tieden1Ann, r. II.
Wechsler. Nathan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22

Albers, Helmut M.
Anthony, Ralph F.
Baer, Allen
Brimmer, Ethel s.. j.,
Davenport. Winifret
Dieterich, F. G.
Earrar, L. Leighton
Galhand. Bernice b.
Herbert, John z.
HiSey, Carroll
HiSey, Carroll G,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
Wants Public Hearings.

The bill was referred to the House
Banking and Currency Committee.
Representative Beall, who said he
would ask for public hearings, en-
phasized that his measure does not
conflict with housing measures al
ready introduced.
There is room for all the public
and private housing that can be
started at this time, said the Repre-
sentative. He expressed agreement
with President Truman's statement
that Where private industry cannot
build, the Government must step in
and do the job"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
e, manager of the local offices,

kle, manager of the local offices,
said.
selected interviewers will have
The opportunity of hearing state
and regional officials lecture and
plan for them, the various steps
10 be taken in making selective
placements for the normal Job
seekers; the physically handicap
ped and the applicant who is Meth
er physically or mentally handi-
capped, but borders on either of
the problems.
Scheduled to appear here for
the two-day training course are
Miss Ann Freeman who is in
charge of USES employe training
IN North Carolina; T. C. Britt, an
otner state head, who will give the
training instructions and Henry I.
shepherd, area supervisor.
In addition to these state work
ers, the training course will have
two speakers from Fayetteville;
G~oldsboro, Lumbertoh and Rock
lngham will send M speaker each.
and there will be one representative
from Sanford.
Three key employees from the 10.
cal offices, Mrs. Myrtle Waters,
supervisor of applicants registra-
tlon, Graham K. Cottingham, in
charge OF s%elective placements and
George Norman, divisional office
supervisor, will attend the training
course.
The program has been in pro.
gress before and classes have been
conducted, but Manager Hinkle ex.
planned that the changes of labor
and the employment offices de-
mand that refresher courses be
conducted periodically.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
LEGION PROJECTS
BEACH CLUBHOUSE
Local Post Also Planning
Membership Goal Of
1000, Endowment

Plans for a club house to be es-
tablisned at Wrightsville Beach for
the Wilmington Post Number 10,
American Legion, have been ad-
vanced by w. K. Stewart, Jr.,
post commander.
Main Project
The clubhouse project will be
among the main subjects for dis
cussion at Friday nights meeting
Of the local organization, and Stew
art said that he was Of the opinion
that the house should be large
enough to accommodate meetings,
as well as TO afford MEMBERS a
place to 60 during their beach out
ings.
Although this is expected to get
primary attention at Fridays
meeting, to act on this and other
matters included on Stewards
agenda for the current fiscal year,
have not been appointed. This is
expected to be done at a special
meeting of the legion August l.
Other plans which Stewart pro-
jected include a membership goal
Of at. least 1000 this year, which
will require 335 more members to
be added to the local roster.
Taking place near the top also is
a proposal for the establishment
of an endowment fund for the bene-
fit of deserving Legionnaires, Stew
art said
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24

WHITEVILLE, July &c. -
Francis Dyer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Dyer, has return
ed to his home after receiving
his discharge from the Navy.
He has seen more than IS
months duty in the service.
California has taken from Texa.
and Louisiana the title of cham
pion garlic producing state in
America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24

Banana imports into the United
States during 1945 totaled 40 mil
lion punches, % per cent more
than in 1914 and "a per cent more
than in 1q43.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
CITY BRIEFS

according to Adam Smith: phys
zeal director. Smith saiu that
schedules have been arranged
for the business men to have
use of the pool in the late after
noon, and that he would usual
ly be On hand to give instruc-
tions to any one requesting
this service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24

ington's flying service yester-
Gay noted his sixteenth ami
versary Of pilot instruction.
Pennington said that Charlie
Snow, she1itf's deputy was his
first student to solo over Blue
thenthal Field, and is believed
to be the fiji st of any pilots in
training here to accomplish
this feat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
ANNUAL. FAMILY NIGHT

Annual Family night will be
celebrated Thursday night by
the Wilmington Lions club, it
was announced yesterday by
Foster Edwards. The regular
business and banquet meeting
will be held THURSDAY at 1880
o'clock. and members and
their wives will gather at the
home Of Wick Twynning, Mid
die Sound for a picnic at six
o'clock at which time the group
will also be entertained by the
Atlantic Coast Line band.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
HINKLE is DRILLING


It's drill, drill and drill, in
the Marine Corps, according to
Willard G. Hinkle, 17-year-old
SON Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Harold M.
Hinkle, ~ Court o., Lake For
est, who arrived recently at
Paris Island Marine base for
his boot training. He complet-
ed his first year of college last
fall at summer school in High
Point. He plans to resume his
college studies after two years
In the Marine Corps.
SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
Warren Pennington of Penn
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
PILES Hurt Like
Sin! But Now Grin

a doctors formula to relieve discomfort
of piles. Sent druggists by noted Thorn
ton & Minor Clinic. Surprising QUICK
palliative relief of pain. itch, Irritation.
Tends to soften, shrink swelling. Use
doctors way. Get tube Thornton &
Minors Rectal Ointment or Rectal Sup
For sale at ali drug stores everywhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24

Texas has a virtual monopoly On
the nations mohair production.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24
TEEN AGE JAMBOREE

Music and specially numbers
are on the varied program to
be presented by special talent
artists from among the teen
ayers of Southeastern North
Carolina, when that group
gathers at Lumina, Wrights-
vile Beach tonight for their
Teen-Agers Jamboree . Music
for dancing will be furnished
by the Keen Teeners, a musical
organization composed of the
stars of the Teen Age Merry
go-rOunu radio show.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-24

SWIM IN Y POOL
Business men of Wilmington
are flocking in large numbers
to the YMCA swimming pool.
Evening star., 1946-11-17

senting all interests In the Potomac
Basins primarily a planning body
for the abatement of pollution in the
Potomac and its tributaries. 1t acts
in an advisory capacity, seeking to
coordinate antipollution legislation in
the several States and has neither the
power to appropriate funds nor to adj
minister plans or projects.
Now headed by Maryland State SEN
ator L. Harold Sothoron of Prince
Georges County, the commission already
has demonstrated its ability to direct
joint action by the member States in
program of pollution control. Other
commission members include Gov.
O'Conor and George F. Hazelwood,
representing Maryland; George H. Will
liams, j. E. Offner and John I. Rogers,
representing West Virginia; Floyd
Chalfant, James A. Kell and Ira T. Fiss,
representing Pennsylvania; Raymond ".
Long, N. c. Bailey and John A. K. Dono-
van. representing Virginia; Harold A.
Kemp, Oliver Gasch and DR.. Daniel L.
Seckinger, representing the District,
and G. c. Burger, jr; Ralph E. Tarbett
and Abel Wolman, representing the
Federal Government.
Faces Many Problems.
Accomplishments. of the commission
include the preparation of standard
water purity criteria that have been
adopted by the member States, success
full efforts in obtaining passage of uni
form pollution control laws by the
States. the adoption of plans to relieve
the polluted condition Of the Anacostia
and Potomac Rivers at Washington
Evening star., 1946-11-17
By James Birchfeld

Potomac Valley Authority, planned
and administered by the four States
,ohich contribute to the 14,000-square-
mile watershed of the Potomac Riuer.
may be the outcome of the first
attempt OF State coordination in a
project OF this nature. A Star re-
porter has spent several 1Deeks sur
Deytng the areas 1Dhich ,Dould be
affected by the Development. His
article belo,o is first of series.)
The Potomac River Basin is about to
become proving ground for a CO.
ordinated four-State and Federal Gov
ernment development which will point
the way for similar projects throughout
the Nation.
Present plans call for development of
this IA, 14,000-square-mile area to take full
advantage of its industrial potential
while protecting its parks and natural
beauty. If successful, the project will
provide lesson in State cooperation
and demonstrate that it is no longer
necessary to look to the Federal Gov
ernment for the initiative.
Although there is no present agency
with the power to plan and execute
its plans in basin development, the way
was cleared for formation of this CO.
operative agency just before the war
when authority was granted for the
formation Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission on the Potomac River Basin
The commission. formed by a COM
pact with Virginia. West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District
and the Federal Government-repre-
Evening star., 1946-11-17
DecontrO1 Aids
Resumption of
Foreign Trade
By William d. Horean

NEW yORK.-Tf1e early return to a
free-trade basis of half dozen inter-
national commodities, including rubber
and hides, was virtually assured by the
Government decontrol program. :.
The commodity exchange is brushing
the cobwebs out of the high-ceilinged
trading room at the tip of Manhattan
with the intention that the trading bell
will clang next Tuesday for the first
time since June, 1912
Spot markets in almost everything
from pianos to beans are already back
on prewar footing in most respects.
These are the cash markets where
things are bought and sold by private
negotiation.
Some commodities in. spot markets are
still subject to Federal control, among
them sugar rice and wool.
Many futures markets, though. still
have to shake off their war shrouds.
These are the organized exchanges.
Commodity exchange plans to break
the ice with resumption of business in
hides futures. Rubber. copper, lead,
zinc, tin and possibly silk are expected
to follow.
London Beat Us to the Draw.
London beat us to the draw on rubber
by allowing resumption of free trade
November Is. The recent announce
ment of Reconversion Director Steelman
said the Government will continue "for
the present" to be the Nations sole
buyer and seller of natural rubber. The
turn of the year has been mentioned
as possible reopening date for the
New York Rubber Market.
The London News served notice to
the commercial world that Great
Britain would not, under a Socialist
government, yield entirely her position
as a focal point for trade in inter-
national commodities Closing earlier
this year of the Liverpool Cotton Ex-
change was regarded by many as herald
ing British government control of all
overseas commodities.
British trading will be tailored to fit
her need for dollar exchange and long
range internal stability, according to
London advices.
New York replaced London as the
principal trading center in most inter-
national staples after World War T.
British speed in reopening the rubber
market was interpreted as an effort
to recapture her ancient dominance.
Rubber, it was noted, would lend itself
to such development because of Lon-
don's close tie with the Far East and
her holdings in rubber growing areas.
The primary aim of the organized
exchange is to furnish the producer of
a commodity, the manufacturer, the
consumer, the merchant or the foreign
trader, a means of insurance against
unfavorable price fluctuations. Specu-
lative activity also pays recognized
and important part.
This is accomplished by transaction
known as hedging. Hedging Is based
on the fact that the futures market
price of commodity usually moves In
sympathy with the spot market price.
distributed BY the Associated Press.)
Evening star., 1946-11-17
US. Facing Grave Decision
In World theological Strife
American Swing to Far Right Would Endanger
Cause of Forces Now Leading Fight
Against Communism
By Neseboid NOyes, J.

in the world today: That the philosophy
of free-for-all capitalism, of anything
family resembling laissez-faire economy,
is washed up everywhere except in the
United States.
We cheered when the Communists
took bad beating in the Berlin elec-
tions on october 81. We were right to
many of us failed to notice that the
candidates who Jared worst of all in the
Berlin elections were not the Com
munists. They were Liberal Democrats
members of the only party advocating
the traditional American brand of
capitalism.
1t is the same story all over Europe
and throughout much of the world. On
the intellectual level as in the arena Of
practical politics, the men who are hold
ing the dixie against the totalitarian
food, whatever they may call them
selves, are what We would call Socialists.
Not Two-way Fight.
The theological battle that is being
fought everywhere today is not. then,
two-way fight between our kind of free
enterprise and communism.
Nor is it a three-sided contest be-
tween free enterprise, communism and
socialism.
1t is a fight over whether men can
reach the economic goals they all seek
enough food, decent housing, enough
clothes to keep them warm-without
selling themselves to tyrannic system
which promises, in exchange for their
souls, to give them these things. The
Evening star., 1946-11-17

and the stimulation Of cooperative
solution of regional problems through
local groups. The commission faces, in
the future, many problems in accom-
plishing planned development of the
Potomac area.
Most of the water resources problems,
according to Senator Sothoron, are
affected by pollution and its abatement.
Realizing this, he said. the commission
has studied all programs devised by
other agencies for the development and
conservation of water resources and has
attempted to coordinate these various
programs into workable conservation
schedule for the Potomac.
Land use is one of the most basic
problems Senator Sothoron said.~ uses
Of the land, whether for farming, forest
areas or mining operations, vitality affect
the water resources In the lower areas.