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Evening star., 1947-07-17
17kew Gardens Rent Cases
DELAYED Until All Are Heard

Seventeen cases in which the
management of Kew Gardens, 2700
@ street NV, sought apartment
rent increases have been continued
by the District Rent Control Ad-
ministration so that petitions for all
140 apartments in the development
may be heard at once.
Rent Examiner James G. Tyson
suggested at hearing yesterday
that all cases be heard at the same
time, together with evidence sup
porting the management's claim
that operating costs have been in
creased and that capital improve
ments have been made. The Roev-
mar Realty Corp, owner, also con-
tends the rents are lower than for
comparable units in the, area.
Petitions for increases on II units
only were presented yesterday by
Charles j. Lanks, manager.
Evening star., 1947-07-17

can, of Ohio got on the elevator
He looked tuckered out. Then hi
glanced at Percys neck, which re.
sembled a paint shop explosion.
Mr.. Brown frightened.
Look at Percy" he said. Brown
put his hand out toward Percy's
tie, then withdrew it hastily, as il
in fear of being bitten.
Its that way all the time" sale
Percy. "They give me these things
and then they kid me about them.
Representative Passman, Demo
crat, of Louisiana got on. Mr.. Pass
man looked at Percy. Percy looked
at Passman, who wore a tie thai
was modest like fire truck.
"You got me bested, Congress
man." said Percy accusingly.
"Yes, I guess I have at that,
said Mr.. Passman.
That's the trouble" complained
Percy. Now that I've made these
things popular, Congressman have
started wearing loud ties, too"
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Powell Recovering
From Heart Attack
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, July IA secre
tary to Representative Powell. DEM
ocrat, of New York, who last Sunday
suffered his second heart attack in
two months, said the colored Con-
gress members Office here received
several hundred" calls yesterday
from persons who heard an errone-
GUS rumor that Mr.. Powell had died
Mr.. Powell is resting comfort
ably" in DR.. KeHer's Hospital at
Westhampton, N. Y, and will be
there about two more weeks, the
secretary said.
The Congress member and his wife
were motoring to their summer home
at Quoque last Sunday when the
attack occurred.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
First Person Is Convicted
Of Violating Sales Tax
BY the Assoeioted Press

OCEAN CITY. Md, July 17.-Ben-
janin Shoemaker, first person to be
tried on charges of violating Mary
lands per cent sales tax law, was
found guilty yesterday by Magistrate
James B. Robbins.
Magistrate Robbins suspended 4
fine of $25 on payment of costs.
Sales tax officials said Mr.. Shoe
maker, q vendor of frozen custard at
a boardwalk establishment here,
had been warned three times to ap-
ply for sales tax license.
Defense Attorney Harry Cropper,
jr., of Salisbury. contended the
boardwalk adjacent to the frozen
custard establishment did not con-
stitute premises" Food bought for
consumption of the premises is not
taxable under the terms Of the law
Evening star., 1947-07-17
|0iI Resources Ample
For Generations, Says
Petroleum Executive
By the Associated Press

SEMINOLE, Okla, July IT,
There is no danger of an oil short
age in the United States, Harold
B. Fell. executive vice president of
the Independent Petroleum Asso-
ciation OF America, declared last
night.
"You hear the statement that
there is an immediate danger of
our running out of OIL" MIR. Fell
said.
The fact is, there is no shortage
Of oil.
discoveries of new reserves are
continuing.
known proved reserves are 22,-
900 900 900 barrels-ar all-time peak.
There Is no danger of an oil
shortage.
'Fifty-five billion barrels have al
ready been discovered. Competent
biologists have testified that there
is at least as much more yet to be
found.
There are also about II billions
of barrels of oil recoverable from
natural gas and about 90 billion bar
rels can be made from coal.
THE total known supply of petro-
leum products that can be made
available from all sources, at rea-
sonable prices, is sufficient to meet
our Nations. requirements for gen.
erations."
Turning to situation which re-
Gently caused several companies to
adopt an ALLEGATION plan for gaso-
line. Mr.. Fell said:
There may be some temporary
spot shortages of petroleum prod
ucts, particularly in the Middle
West, because of inability to secure
sufficient steel products for several
years to provide even normal re-
placement of equipment in pro-
ducing, transportation, refining and
storage of products and for new
| drilling and construction.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Is Southern Railroads
Ask Rise in Coach Fares
by the Asseeioted Press


Twenty-Five railroads operating In
the South yesterday asked Interstate
Commerce Commission authority to
raise their basic one-way passenger
fares In coaches by 1853 per cent.
The change would make the coach
fares on these lines conform with
Eastern railroads, which raised the
coach rate from % to 25 cents per
mile June /.
The Eastern carriers also in
creased Pullman passenger rates
from 3.3 to 3.5 cents per mile June l
Railroad sources said there has
been disagreement among the
Southern lines on the question of
passenger fare increases, resulting
In q situation which finds some
Southern lines asking for Pullman
increases only, some asking for both
Pullman and coach increases and
others for increases In coach fares
0r1lv
Evening star., 1947-07-17
By the kssocioted Press

Congress in its wisdom has solved
a problem that long has beset this
troubled Nation. 1t has figured out
how to dispose of loud neckties.
The congressional solution: Give
'em to Percy.
Percy is Percy De Grange. Cap
itol elevator operator for 20 years
1t was about two years ago that
some now-forgotten member OF
Congress, given a horror by his
Aunt Oleta, master minded his way
out of his difficulty by presenting
lit to Percy.
Percy wore it. Other members OF
Congress got the idea. He wore
theirs, too. Now he has more than
100, not counting the many he has
passed on to his grandchildren.
"Congressmen even buy ties for
me now" said Percy They see an
extra loud one, and they buy 1t
for Percy"
Representative Brown, Republi-
Evening star., 1947-07-17
!Co|ored Man Awaits
cadillac While Club
Faces Punishment
By the Asseeiosed Press

| AHOSKIE, N. c., July ia
young colored veteran who gained
national attention when this towns
Kiwanis Club refused to give him
new Cadillac he had won In a
rattle awaited delivery. of another
car today while the club itself faced
possible disciplinary action from its
international officials.
Club officials said the new car
also q Cadillac, would be delivered
to Harvey Jones shortly
They acted as DR.. Charles W.
Armstrong of Salisbury, N. c., presi-
dent of Kiwanis International, was
being deluged with telephone calls
and kilograms from all parts of the
Nation, protesting the clubs failure
to give the car to Mr.. Jones on the
grounds that colored persons were
barred from the festival-dance at
which the drawing was held last
Friday.
DR.. Armstrong termed the clubs
action "a very serious mistake" and
said the Board Of Directors Of the
International Service Club would
consider the matter at its August
9-10 meeting in Chicago.
Questioned concerning demands
from other Kiwanis Club officials
in East Boston, Mass, and Port
land, Me-, that the charter of the
Ahoskie club be revoked, DR.. Arm
strong said he did not know "exact-
ly what will be done" He explained
that the internationals authority is
mostly advisory but added that 1t
has revoked charters for various
reasons, none of them disciplinary,
in the past.
Meanwhile, the peaceful routine OF
life was broken abruptly for MIR.
Jones, who started the day yester-
day fishing at stream near his
small, backwoods home in this
Northeastern North Carolina -Vir-
ginia borderline community.
Reporters f1ocked to his tiny farm
to tell him that the club had re-
considered its decision and would
award him another car.
Il am sure glad they decided to
give me something" he said. adding
that he would take cash If possible
instead of the car.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
IS Mattresses Burned
In Furniture Store Fire

Fire last night destroyed IS mat
tresses and damaged several bed!
in a second-fioor display room Al
Smiths House Of Furniture, 690t
Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda.
Members of the Bethesda Fire
DEPARTMENT. put out the blaze be-
fore it could spread to other parts
of the three story frame building
Fire Chief A. j. Bargagni sale
he believed the fire was caused BY
a smouldering cigarette or faulty
electrical wiring. He added he viii
make an investigation today but
would not estimate the damage.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
New TriuI Considered
For Douglas Chandler
Ry the As.oeiatsd Press


BOSTON. July 17.-Federal Judge
Francis j. w. Ford today weighed a
petition for a new trial for Douglas
Chandler, So, former Baltimore
writer, convicted of treason for
broadcasting Nazi propaganda from
Germany during the war.
The defense based its plea on the
ground that the defendant didn't
know the difference between right
and wrong" and that the verdict was
against the weight of the evidence.
Judge Ford did not indicate when
he would rule on the motions or
pronounce sentence. Chandler was
convicted several weeks ago by a
Federal jury.
He faces penalties ranging from
death to a minimum of five years
Imprisonment and a $4,000 fine.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
$4,000 HoIdup Suspect
Demands $6 Back Pay
By the Assoeioted Press

AKRON, Ohio. July 17.-Roy c.
Blackburn, ~, Ohio State Univer-
sity premedical student charged with
the $31, 900 holdup of B. F. Good
rich Co. paymaster here June "a,
yesterday visited the company's Of
fees and requested Sc which he
claimed is due him in back pay.
Blackburn is free under $4,000
bond on a charge of highway rob-
berry.
Paymaster c. N. Carlson said the
money due Blackburn would be
given to the bonding company which
had insured the company's payroll
against theft. The company, Mr..
Carlson said, had attached all
Blackburn's property.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
lx the As,eeiefsd Press

JUNCTION CITY, Kans,, July II
Merry 60 rounds and literary
labors don't mix, Author Stanley
Pennen claimed today, and SO he's
planning TO leave his home town.
Mr.. Pennell told . reporter his
literary work has been disrupted
ever since q merry -go-round with a
loud brass organ began operating
across the street from his apart
ment July 4.
The merry-go-round belongs to
Clinton Swan, a jeweler, who said
he's yearned to own one since Il
was a kid about or 10 years old"
Mr.. Pennell, whose writings in
elude "The History of Rome Hanks, +"
said he appeared before the City
Commissioners when he heard Mr..
Swan planned to set up the merry
go-round, but they declared it was
q legitimate enterprise and already
had given the jeweler q license.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Rene Krous, Author, Dies

AMITYvILLE, N. Y, July II (F).-
Rene Kraus, A. biographer and for
mer Austrian newspaper editor, died
Yesterday. He fled Austria in 1888
after the German anschluss. He
was author of THE Men Around
Churchill" published in 1941; Win
ston Churchill in the Mirror" and
other works.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Mountbotten May Get
Edinburgh Dukedom
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, July 17.-Court circles
said today that the Duke of Edin-
burgh is the title most likely to be
conferred on 1t. Philip Mountbatten
when he marries Princess Elizabeth.
The only other person to hold the
title was Prince Alfred, second son
of Queen Victoria, who died in 1900.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Tibbett's Former Wife
Seeks Second Divorce
By the Asseeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, July H.-singer
Lawrence Tibbett's former wife, Mrs.
Grace M. Brown, 4s, has filed suit
for divorce against her second hus-
band, Horace G. Brown, Al, mer-
chant marine officer.
Mrs. Brown asked restoration OF
her former name, Grace M. Tibbett,
saying she is the mother of two
adult children by her first marriage.
Her suit alleged cruelty. She and
MIR. Brown were married last August
IL and separated yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
I$30,o00,o00 Plant
To Make Newsprint
Planned in Alabama
Z By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IT,
Details concerning the size and
operation of a $4,000, 900 mill to
manufacture newsprint to be con-
structed at Childersburg, near here,
were announced yesterday by the
Coosa River Newsprint CO.
Kimberly Clark Corp. of Neenah,
Wis, and the owners have agreed
on the basis for the Wisconsin paper
firm to build and manage the plant.
The mill, tentative plans show,
will have 100000-ton annual
capacity and will be rated at $50
tons of newsprint daily, plus 200
tons of bleached sulphate.
Ed L. Norton. president of the
Coosa Co., said Kimberly Clark ex-
pected to assume full responsibility
for design and construction, and
for subsequent operation, including
production and sales. The manage
ment firm also will be represented
on Coosa's Board of Directors, and
will have headquarters here, 40
miles from the millsite.
Plans for construction of a mill at
Childersburg, to manufacture news
print from Alabama woodpulp, have
been under way for more than a
year. The Coosa River Newsprint
Co. was incorporated in March, 1916,
and recently purchased SIS acres Of
the reservation of the old Alabama
Ordnance Works.
In addition to the site, the COM
pany has leases for 40 years of addi-
tional facilities on the reservation.
Mr.. Norton said production at
Childersburg will help to solve
newsprint shortages in the South. ii
Kimberly Clark has agreed to pur-
chase bleached sulphate produced
as a by-product at the mill, Mr.
Norton added.
Evening star., 1947-07-17

Mems Sborts,pear
2222.5O to SIS ALL-WOOL SPORT
COATS; regulars, shorts, stouts,
1878
$3.50 and 1850 SUNTAN ALL
WOOL WORSTED GABARDINE
SLACKS. Sizes 80 to 44--14.95
+17.s5 CORDUROY SPORTS
COATS in sizes "a only-----8.95
-13.5o SEERSUCKER COATS,
soiled. Regs. 2/34, H4S; stout
1i48
12-S35 and $3.50 CALIFORNIA
SPORT COATS, regular sizes
2/37, 1888, 4/40, 4/42 and 1I43,
22-27.50 to $40 LEISURE OR SPORTS
ENSEMBLES, jacket and slacks.
Sizes SO to 40. (Now 1884 to
26.67) OFF
Evening star., 1947-07-17

5S-12.95 WOOL AND LASTEX
SWIM SUITS; and 2-pc, 1856
.4e--14.s5 and 1895 RAYON FAILLE
and SATIN LASTEX SWIM
SUITS. Black, black-and-white,
blue-and-white. 80 to 38-12.85
Misses Dresses
2o-1o.s5 and 1895 PASTEL CHAM
BRAYS, PRINTED SPUNS, other
cottons. Sizes 9 to 18-----$7
35-16.95 to 1885 SUMMER PRINTS,
pastels, sheers. Sizes 8 to 20-S Sill
2o-22.95 to $35 DRESSES - Navy,
black, prints, sheers--------S17
Misses Goats
12-S25 and 1885 WHITE TOPPERS,
also stripes, checks; 8 to 14--S18
15-3s.s5 to s55 SPRING COATS, full
length and toppers; 8 to 18- -S28
Misses Salts
s-s25 RAYoN sHANTUNG SUITS,
sizes IL, IA, 18---------$18
4LS35 SUITS-grey f1annels, rayon
and wool plaids; 10, II, 16---S15
14-ls.s5 to 22.S5 TWILLS cotton
11.85
1s-s35 and 1895 GABARDINE
SUITS; wool, rayon and WOOL,
i. 10 to 2o--------------S15
Evening star., 1947-07-17

1880 to 30.75 TWO-TONE LEIS-
URE JACKETS OFF
24-6.75 GOLF SHIRTS with Bag to
match; water-repellent ---4.5O
20-2.95 WOOL SWIM TRUNKS--9 -99c
1o-14.75 RED CORDUROY SPORT
JACKETS, all sizes
15-2.75 PLAID SPORT SHIRTS,
1.79
I7.s5 SPORT SHIRTS S----4.95
25-3.s5 to 4.85 SPORT SHIRTS, 2.95
72-2.50 TEE SHIRTS S-----1. SO
Evening star., 1947-07-17

Misses Sborfs,Oear
4s-5.s5 COTTON SAILCLOTH b
STACKS, sanforized. 1920, 3.95
-16.95 RAYON SLACK SUITS, In
aqua or coral, sizes 12-16---10.85
1856 to 10.95 BLOUSES, in dressy
or sports styles, white rayons and
striped cottons, 80 to 38----3.85
s7-s2 COTTON T SHIRTS. White,
blue, red, maize, navy------1. 1.29
as-.s5 CARDIGAN JACKETS-of
cotton Isle. White, colors- s--2.95
- .95 PEDAL PUSHER SETS, ray
on gabardine with rayon Jersey
blouse. Sizes 10 to 12------14.85
Mems OMferc0afs
1-A5 BROWN OvERCOAT, size 40,
22.50
1-71.5o O'COAT, tan. Size SO, 1918
Men's Robes, Pajamas
3o-5.75 to SIS ROBES
14-1o.95 TERRY ROBES------76.95
14-s45 SILK ROBES S-----24.75
25-3.s5 to 4.s5 PAJAMAS ---- 3.65
Mems Shoes
4o-3.95 KID SLIPPERS--------2.39
s5-2.s5 CLOTH-TOP OXFORDS,; LIS
4s-2.5o HIGH BLACK SNEEx- -1.89
Evening star., 1947-07-17

Mems Raincoafs
S-S15 RAINCOATS, "a TO 1895
sAS15 RAINCOATS, 40 to A --6.95
3o-1e.5O to $50 RAINCOATS, 11.95
$3.50 BETTER RAINCOATS, 14.95
Mems Salts
12-43.75 ALL WOOL FLANNEL
SUITS: shorts, longs ----- 1915
Men's Luggage, etc.
5-13.5o LEATHER BAGS-----8.95
$40 DUNHILL LEATHER AT
TACHE CASES ----------29.75
2o-5.95 UMBRELLAS -----4.75
12-MEN'S TOILETRIES n OFF
L3,S5 LIGHTERS -----------99c
Men's Ties, Hose, Underwear
ao-s5 to 81 PURE SILK TIES -2.49
24-2.5O SMART TIES 19
7[75c to 81 LONG HOSE ------29c
Mems Underlcear, etc.
71-sf BOXER SHORTS ----69c
121-S1 BRIEFS
1oo-S1 WHITE TEE SHIRTS --69c
e2.75 LONG NIGHT SHIRTS, 1.95
Evening star., 1947-07-17

Women $,
Misses
$7.95' to
$l2.95
Bathing
,OOllC
57.85

One and two
piece models. Classic
and dressmaker
styles. Black. white.
colors. Sizes 80 to
40,
Evening star., 1947-01-26
500 Texans 10 Honor
Rayburn at Banquet

Some 500 Texans, including Attor-
ney General Clark, will pay tribute
to House Minority Leader Rayburn
at banquet Friday night at the
Statler Hotel.
The Texas State Society of Wash
ington is sponsoring the affair, and
according to its president, Attorney
Ralph Pittman, it is being held "te
show great Texan We are still be-
hind him to man, even though he
isn't still boss of the House"
There will be a number of persons
present who are not from Texas, in
Guiding Chief Justice Vinson, who
will make the principal address. Mr.
Clark will preside.
Most of the 23-member Texas con-
gressional delegation will attend
Others who have accepted invita-
tions, according to Mr.. Pittman, are
Secretary of Commerce Hartman
Secretary of Interior Krug, Secre-
Evening star., 1947-01-26
YMCA Concerts Recorded
For Broadcasfing Later

A series of concerts are being re-
corded at the Central Branch of the
YMCA, 1876 G street NV. to be
broadcast later over station Wash
F. M. The concerts feature num-
be of capital artists.
To be recorded at $50 pm. Tues
DAY will be a concert by DaneSe
Plotner, soprano, Eugene Fry, tenor,
Franklin Armiger, baritone, and Lois
Emmett, pianist. The program will
pe transcribed over the radio at $50
pm. Wednesday.
Robert Frederick Freund, baritone
and Edna Lee Freund, pianist will
record program at $50 pm. Febru-
ary q. 1t will be broadcast at $50
Pm. February 5. Subsequent pro-
grams will be recorded and broad
cast through March 26.
Evening star., 1947-01-26
Brake Prize Winner
In Soap Box Derby
Gets Plaque 10 Keep

A plaque emblematic of the brake
design award he won in the 1916
Washington Soap Box Derby was
presented yesterday to William
Dean Pavey, 13, of 1o730 Old Blad-
ensburg road, Silver Spring, Md.
Bill PaVey already has the award
itself-the William Frederick Jen-
nings, jr., Trophy The trophy is
O. memorial to Bill Jennings, the
1910 Derby winner, who died of in
fantile paralysis in an Army hospi-
tai nearly two years ago.
Since the trophy is permanent
award which will pass into the
hands of the boy who designs the
best set of brakes in the next Derby
1t wss decided to give Bill PaVey
an additional prize. The plaque was
prerared for him to keep perma-
hently.
Son of Army Private.
Bill, the son of an Army private
who came home from England with
q broken jaw, wants to be me-
chanical craftsman.
He won two heats in the 1916
derby but finished a hair behind
another young speed demon in the
third Washington heat. He worked
hard in his basement for many
weeks perfecting his plywood and
board racer, Number 290. Its colors
were the gold and blue of Notre
Dame University a school Bill in
tends to enter when he is old
enough.
Right now, Bill is in the seventh
grade at Takoma Junior High
School. He was nearly a year
younger when he devised the home
made brake. first on paper and then
with working model, which won
him the prize. He said it could stop
his wheeled soap-boX in 30 feet at
% miles per hour. Not bad, he
thought, for his first entry.
Planning for Future Racers.
Bill already is laying plans for the
next three soapboX derbies, for
which he will be eligible.
I'm going to win one, too," he
said, "if I<have to- spend the next
three years at my drawing board"
Corpl. Jennings died at the King
man Army Air Base, February 26,
1945, where he was studying ad-
vanced gunnery prior to going over
seas with a Flying Fortress squad
ron.
In addition to the derby he won
the first prize for the best designed
brakes in 1910.
Evening star., 1947-01-26
R. F. HandIey Named
Chairman of Field Mass

Robert F. Handley, former District
deputy of the Knights of Columbus
has been named general chairman
of the memorial field mass for the
war dead to be held at 10 am.
May 25 at Arlington Cemetery, it
was announced yesterday.
The mass will be held under the
auspices of Washington General
Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights
OF Columbus, in association with the
National Committee of Catholic
Societies.
The most Rev. Peter L. Ireton,
Bishop of Richmond, in whose dio-
cese Arlington Cemetery is located,
is honorary chairman of the COM
mittee.
Traq's latest industrial develop
Evening star., 1947-01-26

/ tary Of Agriculture Anderson, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Snyder, POST
master General Hannegan, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court Doug
las, House Speaker Martin and
Senate Majority Leader White.
Evening star., 1947-01-26
Business Group to Elect

The Northern Seventh Street
IBusinessmerrs Association will elect
officers at meeting at pm. Tues
day at 1900 Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-26

Traq's latest industrial develop
ment is tar refinery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Visibility Too Great

During the war a new fabric was
developed for the Signal Corps which
outshone the brightest material then
extant. It is called gastron, and comes
in red, orange, yellow, blue and green.
The Signal Corps found it exceptionally
satisfactory FOR signaling and direction
markings.
Now the Wal is over the question is
what shall be done with g~astron stocks
on hand. Some bright and e~nterprising
manufacturer has decided to make it
up in bathing suits. It is ten times
more brilliant than ordinary textiles.
Even wearing such q small quantity as
goes into a girls bathing raiment, the
wearer may be seen two miles away.
AS girl bathers do not usually need
such an extraordinary aid to attract
attention, it might have been possible
to devise some other way Of disposing
of this surplus material.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Finland Pays Up

Of all the nations to which the
United States made World War / loans,
Finland is the only one that has faith
fully met the obligation to pay.
Despite Finland's despoiling by Rus
STA, despite it's mistake in siding with
Hitler-doomed from the first to be
costly-Washington received a payment
of S164,852.24 from the Firms a few
days ago.
Only the Firms themselves know
what sacrifice this involved.
But not only the Films know the
fundamental integrity of their nation.
Certainly the United States has
reason to know it too. When Great
Britain. France and other debtor ma
tons WEIGHED, little Finland never fall
ed to pay on the barrel head as often
as installments fell due.
Finland still owes the United States
money. Because so much OF her pay
ments have to be applied to interest,
the principal of Finland's loan has de-
creased only to ~$8,115,000 from the
original $8,400, 900. But the fact is that
the limited States owes Finland a debt
It can never pay, certainly not in the
cancellation of it's balance.
Integrity can be compensated only
bv friendship. We owe Finland a meas
IRE of friendliness far exceeding that
due any other land.