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Evening star., 1947-01-27
Mr.. Lusk Proves
There Isn't Any
Home SHORTAGE

If you are struggling to find q
home or apartment it might be
comforting to take along an article
from the Washington Business Re-
view, which today called the short
age-which everybody else thought
real-a synthetic scarcity"
Assailing rent control as the cause
of present troubles, Publisher Rufus
s. Lusk said:
mo housing shortage exists to-
day, or at least there will be none
by spring in Metropolitan Wash
ington."
Trouble is, Mr.. Lusk said, that
Washingtonians are taking more
housing space per person now. He
cited figures, bringing in the rising
population and new living quarters,
to show how 1865 persons are oc-
cupying each 100 housing units now,
while in 1910 there were 1872 persons
to each 100 units.
Upshot of his study Vas evidence
that 61,000 more persons could be
housed today If families occupied
the same living space as in 1910.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Place Sunday Classified Ads Early!

Classified advertising in The Star has increased to such
extent that customers attempting to place ads
Saturday overaxed telephone facilities
As result of this Inconvenience to the customer has been
unavoidable.
Whereas the Saturday deadlne is designed to accommo-
date lastminute business do however request that
whenever possible you call in classified advertisement
early in the business week In this way will avoid the
Inconvenience of telephone delay and at the time
make possible give prompt and efficient service
to the many customers who unavodaby apply for classified
space at the last minute Your cooperation will be
appreciated
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Duryeo Introduces Tap 7rot,
Blend of Old and New Dances

dance from the hips and never bend
both knees at the same time.
For those who want to dance the
rhumba, Alberto Gallo, whose spe-
cialty is turning out exhibition
teams, had some points to make.
Mr.. Gallo said the whole idea OF
the slow rhumba, now becoming
very popular, is to relax.
Moving the shoulders and shak-
ing," he told the teachers, "is for ex-
hibition dancers, not for the ball.
ROOM
Weight Shifting Gives Hip Roll.
That rolling hip appearance comes
from shifting the weight from one
knee to the other, not from moving
the hips. The stiff arm that used to
be popular in the rhumba is out,
because it's not relaxing, Mr.. Gallo
explained.
1.-THE body should be erect, not stiff
but at ease" explained Mr.. Gallo.
"T,his is sort of lazy-like dance
done with abandon but very relaxed,
too
Both Mr.. Gallo and Mr.. Duryea
agreed that nine times in 10, both
men and women should dance on
their full feet-not their toes-to
avoid the appearance of hopping.
They also agreed it's up to the
man to learn new steps like the tar
trot, the slow rhumba and the swing
waltz. If the man is a good leader
they said, even poor partner will
look graceful on the dance floor.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Red Cross to Hold Class
In Advanced First Aid

A class in advanced first aid will
be conducted at Linthicum Hall, 3116
o street NV, starting tomorrow,
the District Chapter. American Red
Cross, announced today.
Glass periods will be from 7:30 to
$50 pm. and will continue on
Tuesday and Friday evenings until
the minimum course requirement of
IL hours is completed. A current
first aid certificate indicating the
applicant has completed the Red
Cross standard or advanced course
is a requirement for registration.
The District Chapter also an
nounced combination instructor
and instructor refresher course in
first aid will be conducted at Iinthi-
cum Hall beginning at 7:30 Wednes-
day. Glasses will be held on Monday
and Wednesday evenings.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

Ponder these facts, niece and
nephew. In 1897 many Americans
bought the Series c Savings Bond,
similar in every respect to the pres
ent Series E bond which millions Of
you are now buying regularly
through payroll savings or at your
bank or post Office.
During 1947 the Treasury Depart
ment will hand over 81 for every SO
these wise Americans laid away 10
years ago. The total payoff in inter-
est is staggering sum-over $780,
600, 900. Nearly rs per cent of all
buyers of Series C bonds held on to
them for the full 10 years. You have
the opportunity now to join your
fellow Americans who will share in
the Treasury Departments 1857
payoff of an extra dollar for every
So you invest now in Savings Bonds.
u. s. Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Truman Bids Nation
Join Reserve Officers
In Security Week

President Truman, in state
ment yesterday, urged every citizen
to join reserve officers of the Ma
tons armed services in observing
National Security Week, February
1922. -
The security problems the Nation
faces were called Hateful" by the
President in his letter, which the
Reserve Officers Association of the
United States made public.
The President said:
Long before this country was
plunged into World War II, reserve
officers were working quietly, un-
selfshly, and often at their own ex-
pense to train themselves as the
Nations modern minute men. When
called, they came prepared, forming
the nucleus about which was built
our greatest armed force, and in
war furnishing the leadership for
the great citizen Army and Navy,
and their various components, which
gave this Nation victory, preserv-
ing our freedoms. The Nation will
never forget the patriotic service
and the valor of her citizen leaders
of the armed forces.
while the great majority of the
hundreds of thousands of reserve
officers have returned to their
civilian pursuits, their earnest pa
triotism has, mot been dimmed
Again, without fanfare and with
little recognition, they are working
on their own time to keep their
ranks filled, to maintain readiness
for service, whatever their duties
may be.
GAS an organized group, the re-
serve officers of this Nation believe
in Nation that is vigilant, strong
and democratic, with a national
policy based upon our traditions OF
freedom and favoring justice and
fairness toward all peoples. 1t is
fitting that emphasis is to be placed
upon that theme in plans for OBJ
servance of National Security Week
from February II to %.
mot only out of respect for their
service, but because the questions
to be discussed are fateful for all of
us, every citizen is urged to join
our reserve officers in their observ-
ance. The entire Nation will do well
to give thoughtful and prayerful
consideration to our peoples secur-
ity, not only from wars but from
pestilences and other enemies which
would undermine national strength,
health, character and happiness.S
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Three Speak on Veterans
At Dinner Here Tonight

A Senator, a veterans leader and
a Civil Service Commission oficial
will speak on "The Veteran and
Public Service" at a dinner meeting
sponsored by Society for Personnel
Administration at $50 o'clock to-
night at Barker Hall, Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
The speakers are Senator Cain,
of Washington; Ray
Sawyer, national commander of the
Veterans of World War II,
and Charles r. Anderson, chief, Vet
erans' Service Section, Civil Service
Commission.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
House Gets Bill 10 Put
Library Of Congress
Under rNewCommittee

Control over the operation of the
Library of Congress would be placed
under a bipartisan Congressional
committee and taken away from the
President, under bill introduced
today by Representative Mundt, Re-
publican, of South Dakota.
Administrative control over the
library has reposed with the Pres
ident since 1897.
In a brief address to the House,
MIR. Mundt declared the present ad.
ministration system "at best is an
incongrous situation" and added "at
worst, it could become an agency
for propaganda and persuasion
which would corrupt the objectives
of the Congressional Reorganization
Act"
Under the Mundt bill, the library
would be administered by a four
member group to be known as the
Congressional Library Board. Mem
bers would be the Speaker and
minority leader of the House and
the president pro tenn and minority
leader OF the Senate.
Possible Danger Seen.
Mr.. Mundt said the Library of
Congress, as its name implies, was
primarily intended to serve the
Congress. He noted also that the
Congressional Reorganization Act,
adopted last session, provides that
much of the professional and expert
advice to be available for the re-
vamped congressional committees is
to be provided through the Library
of Congress. Therefore, he argued,
it is essential that the Library "be
entirely freed from all political i'm
plications" and its direction placed
in the hands ssof Congress itself.
otherwise" he continued, 1--WE
would have the weird situation of a
Congress dominated by one political
party being forced to rely for its
expert advice and professional serv-
ices upon a staff of advisers selected,
directly or indirectly, byea branch OF
Government dominated by the other
major political party
He explained his bill provides
specifically that the present tenure
or terms of Office of any individual
now employed by the Library would
not be affected. The measure, how
ever, does provide, he added, that
in the future strictly bipartisan
board which could operate only by
'"cross-party" vote-there being
two members of each major party
on the four-man board-be placed
in charge of the selection of the
librarian and, through him, of the
professional employees upon whom
members of Congress would depend
No Criticism Intended.
He said his purpose was not to
cast any reflection upon the present
staff of the Library or upon the
present librarian, but rather was
merely to assure non-partisan func-
tioning of the Library in the future
Following Mr. Mundt'e talk, Rep
resentative Cox, Democrat, OF
Georgia, spoke on the proposed In
vestigation of Communists in Holly
wood and said he thought 1t would
be well also to look into the Library
of Congress.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

was member of the class of 1945
at West Point. He had served year
overseas after being Stationed at the
Air Forces Tactical Training Center
in Orlando, Fla.
Besides his parents he is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Jeanne r. Clark
son, also Of the Ripon place address.
They were married in the West
Point Chapel after his graduation.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Two D. c. Men Honored
For Heroism at Cuvite

Two Washington residents, for
mer employees of the Cavite Navy
Yard in the Philippines, have been
presented the Meritorious Civilian
Service Award for heroism during
japanese bombing attacks, the Navy
announced today.
They are Harry w. Dean, 1913
Sixteenth street NV, and Roland
v. Carter, 1910 wyoming avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
deDescribes
.businessDeaIs
Al tFie|ds' Trial
Government Offers
Dutu 1t Contends
Defendant Held Back
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen


The Government put in evidence
today in the District Court trial Of
Benjamin F. Fields, charged with
contempt of Congress, information
1t claimed he should have given the
House Surplus Property COMMITTEES
last August.
Glenn A. Dies, former Fields as
sociate, was on the witness stand.
He testified that at the time he and
Fields ended their association last
June 20, he took a financial
memorandum to Fields, showing
this relationship.
These notes, the Government con-
tends, should have been produced
before the committee by Fields.
Included In the notes was the
split in commission on the sale Of
surplus bronze wire screening about
which the committee was inquiring.
The three documents, previously
put in evidence, which the Govern
ment says should have been pro-
duced, are Cd a bank statement OF
last June, CD a deposit slip of last
June 20, and a check stub relating
to Mr.. Dies.
Says He Indorsed Check.
Mr.. Dies said that when check
for $1,206 in final settlement was
given him, he indorsed it, returned
it to Fields, who paid him in cash.
The Dies memorandum has been
in his possession since last June,
Mr.. Dies testified.
Earlier the Government charged
that Fields gave number Of checks
which were returned marked Gin
sufficient funds"
The court and jury were told.
during an inquiry into Fields bank
ing practices and associations, that
the defendants secretary, Miss
Mary F. Brown, gave presents to
bank bookkeeper who handled the
Fields account.
Says Funds not Always Checked.
Miss Brown, during questioning
by Assistant United States Attorney
William Hitz, acknowledged she did
not always make sure that funds
on deposit were sufficient to cover
checks she wrote.
"That fact is reflected in the fac
that a number of checks were re-
turned for insufficient funds" said
Mr.. Hitz.
Miss Brown testified that she gave
Mrs. Helena Wideman, bookkeepe.
in the Industrial Bank of Washing.
ton, cosmetics at Thanksgiving anC
lingerie at Christmas. She said she
also gave a Christmas present to 9
teller there. She denied, in answer
to Mr.. Hitz, having ever asked any
one in the bank to extract anything
from the bank files.
The defense frequently objected,
but Justice Alexander Holtzoff, pre-
siding, ruled that because "the wit
ness is FROM the opposition camp,
the Government is entitled to more
leeway than with a favorable wit
ness"
Testifies on Firms Account.
Miss Brown also testified about
the account of Rockingham Mar
keters of Washington.
i Following her, Mr.. Dies, salesman
and manufacturers representative,
took the stand.
Mr.. Dies testified that the partners
in Rockingham Marketers were Mrs.
Fields and her brother, w. w. Duff
field. This enterprise, Mr.. Dies said,
started out to market turkeys from
Virginia, but also was interested in
the surplus property business, he
said.
Fields Is charged with failing to
give the committee all documents
concerning the sale of the surplus
bronze wire, which he handled.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

If jitterbugging IS too strenuous
but you want to look as If you know
thing or two on the dance floor,
step right up and learn the tap
trot.
Oscar Duryea, who fathered the
fox trot back in 1914 and is ac-
knowledged dean of the dancing
masters, demonstrated his new tap
trot here yesterday at the eighth
annual instruction session OF the
District chapter, Dancing Masters OF
America. ..t
Mr.. Duryea says it is in keeping
with the spirit of the times. He goes
on the principle that you can't
force a dance to Americas feet.
Even Pavlowa, he says, tried that
and failed.
He invented the tap trot when
tired businessmen with a yen for
night clubbing came to him and
protested that they felt foolish
bouncing about and kicking up
their heels at the end of a hard day
at the Office.
Dance Floors Smaller.
Then, evening gowns began to
blossom in night clubs again and
that affected the psychology OF
women. They wanted to look more
dignified as befitted their dress.
Added to that was the fact dance
floors were getting smaller. A dance
had to be devised with close foot
work, with the emphasis on steps
rather than body action.
And finally, says Mr.. Duryea,
sweet music had swept New York.
The public needed something to go
with it, something not as synco-
pated as the jitterbug tempo but
more sophisticated than the fox
trot.
Out of all that came the tap trot,
which is simplicity itself. 1t borrows
little from the jitterbug and lot
from the fox trot.
Right Foot Taps Left.
| AS Mr.. Duryea demonstrated it,
the man steps off on his left foot,
takes the weight off his right foot
and taps it against his left. The
right foot is then free to move into
fox trot for three steps.
That is the basic idea-the man
always steps off with his left foot
and taps with his right. His part
ner does the opposite. After that,
there are many variations. For in
stance, the dancers can cross one
foot over the other or move back
ward and forward. ~.
AS Mr.. Duryea was calling the
measures to the teachers at the
Mayflower Hotel yesterday, 1t went
this way:
"step, tap, step, step, cross. Re-
peat"
If you know a few basic steps,
Mr.. Duryea contends you can do
the same ones to a fox trot, waltz
or tango, simply by fitting the steps
to the rhythmic
Show Waltz Is Difficult.
The waltz he showed the teach
ers is combination of walking and
waltzing. He calls it swing
waltz" You walk a few measures,
then 60 into the old box step OF the
waltz, introduce a swivel step for
variation and then take a walk
again.
The maestro warns the not-so-
good dancers to sit out the slow
waltz. He says a slow number re-
ouires so much weight control that
only a good dancer can manage
without falling over his feet.
"It's Just like bicycle riding" he
explained. "It's easy to keep your
balance if you're riding fast, but if
you get behind a horse. drawn
wagon, you have to be good rider
to keep from falling of your bicycle.
Pointers on Slow Dancing.
The trick in dancing slow waltz,
the dancing master says, is to keep
your weight directly over the foot
lon which you are stepping out,
Evening star., 1947-01-27

Oklahoma, Donnell of Missouri,
Cooper of Kentucky and these DEM
ocratic Senators: McCarran OF
Nevada, Kilgore Of West Virginia,
Eastland of Mississippi, Magnuson
of washington, Fulbright of Arka1a-
sas and McGrath of Rhode Island.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

plane CRASH In
Germany, the
War Department
informed h | S
parents and wild
ow yesterday.
1t. Clarkson
was pilot of an
observation plane
which crashed
near Hamburg,
his father said.
Born in Lynch
burg, Va, he was
graduated with
honors from Bal
tinlore Polytech-
ric 1pcfjtr1to ord
Evening star., 1947-01-27

profits $3.50 with the Federal Gov
ernment, and that from 1927 to
1945 $1,050000 was turned over to
the Government.
National Food officials are ex-
pected to be called at the groups
next meeting Wednesday.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
BoItic Society to Meet

Miss Margaret Bendixer will dis
cuss "a Visit to Denmark" before the
Baltic Scandinavian Society of
Washington at the YWCA branch,
614 E street NV, at BIS pm.
Wednesday, L. j. Esunas, president,
announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Crash in Germany Kills
Alexandra Army Pilot

First 1t. William l.. Clarkson, "a,
so6 of 1t. Col and Mrs. William l..
Clarkson, 1914 Ripon place, Alexan-
dria, Va, was killed Friday In a
Evening star., 1947-01-27

CHOICEAt left Mr. and Mrs Oscar Duryea SHOW
washington instructors the step OF the new tap
Below Alberto Gallo takes his partner Mrs June Sullivan
through step in slow humbaSar Staff Photos
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

guilty Of possession Of liquor.
Upon payment of $50 fine and
costs, her sentence of six
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

volved in operating local hos
pitals. City Manager J. R. Beh-
sor advised the commissioners
over the telephone that some
of his councilmen were unable
to be present.
In response to Benson's sug-
gestion that the commissioners
meet with the city council at its
next regular meeting, the COM
missioners suggested joint
meeting at some time other than
at a regular meeting of either
the council or the board of COM
missioners.
The Community hospital board
of directors reported to the COM
missioners that although the hos
pltal showed a favorable balance
in July, August, and September,
it was going into the red in No
vember. They held increasing
costs to blame for the November
slump.
The commissioners suggested
that every possible saving be
affected in hospital administra-
tion-such as purchase of coal in
carload lots instead of small
amounts at regular retail figures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
PAROLE COMMISSION
CONSIDERING CASE
OF COUNTY RESIDENT

A prisoner sentenced in 1946
to three to five years by a New
Hanover Superior court was
among 21 convicts being con-
sidered for parole by the
State Paroles commission yes
terday, it was announced from
Raleigh.
Ray Gore, who was sentenced
in August 1916 for larceny of
an automobile, is the New Han
over prisoner being considered.
Objections to the paroles were
being accepted by the board in
Raleigh.
Other Southeastern North
Carolinians under consideration
for paroles were the following
three Negroes:
Eugene Hines, Sampson,
county, serving $3.50 years for
accessory before the fact in a
murder charge. Hines was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment in
1884, and later had his sentence
changed to $3.50 years.
Davis Miller, Duplin county,
sentenced to IL months imprison-
ment in September Of this year
for possession and transporting
non-faY Maid whiskev.
Fentress George, Columbus
county, sentenced in July, 1916,
to five years for malicious in
Jury, assault on female and re-
sisting arrest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
MOTORCYCLE RUNS
MAY Be BANNED
, .,,,,;ssioners Table Re
s' 'nsst OF Local Sporting
Goods Dealer

..dav motorcycle races are
sDiiGsiI 1;Teiv to be held next sum
not Of. afi pt Legion stadium as a result 9H
nef '.ion d; taken by the New Han
Of as'-C county commissioners al
3'sl 5sir meeting Monday:
dhelI l'' Anderson, Wilmington
JOIN Ino goods dealer, asked for
the use oo Oh two '.,5 Sundays for the
mel el.rcycle w races. Commissioner
aotope' acsope Trask voiced his opposi-
CeOIs @ ~ allowing any events to
ton tSl.b ~ admission is charged to be
Sn,,.l Snl,n,sored in the stadium on Sun
s3on'(C, .l Commissioner Harry Gard
day. sooke in favor Of allowing
ne[ . snorts events in the sta
ti' ia,nl on Sunday. ,, q. .
I.tor lao for the time being by re-
ns' ,.srins it to the stadium commit
" r;tv officials failed to show up
y wy heir scheduled joint con-
W .ons with the county commits
ltlsa tlars an financial policy in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
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1910 on Your Dial

TODAY
6:3o-sign on and News Summary
6:33-Sunup Hoedown
7:00-News
7:05-Eye Opener
7:30-Today In Our Town
7:35-Eye Opener
7:45-Eye Opener
7:55-Fun at Breakfast
s:oo-Eight O'Clock News
S:15-Melody of the Morning
8:2o-Eye Opener
9:0O-Organ Moods
9:15-Morning Devotional
9:30-Shady Valley Folks
9:55-News
Watts
10:15-The Little Bandstand
10:45-Songs You Remember
IL :00-Emily Post Quiz
II :15-Tell Your Neighbor
11:30-Heart's Desire
12:00-Kate Smith Speaks
12:15-Orchestra
1:00-Cedric Foster
1:15-Meet The Band
1:3o-Quaker City Serenade
1:4o-Checkerbaard Jamboree
2:00-Queen for a Day
2:30-Martin Block Show
3:30-NeWs
3:35-Afternoon Concert
4:00-Erskine johnson
4:15-The johnson Family
4:30-Two Ton Baker
4:45-Adventure Parade
5:00-Hop Harrigan
5:15-Superman
5:30-Rythm Ranch
5:45-Tom Mix
600-Juke Box Review
6:10-News
6:15-Juke Box Review
6:30-Jan CARRIER Show
6:45-Music for Suppertime
7:00-Fulton Lewis
7:15-Dinner Date
7:30-Newscope
7:45-Inside Of Sports
8:00-Mysterious Traveller
8:30-Official Detective
Disability Rose Pitching Horseshoes
9:00-Orchestra
9:15-Song for Surplus
9:30-High Adventure
10:00-American Forum of the Air
10:30-California Melodies
11:00-All the News
11:15-Songs by Morton DoWney
11:30-Jack Fiana's Orchestra
11:55-Mutual Reports the News
12:00-Sign Off
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
CALYPSO YOUTH
BOUND OVER TO
SUPERIOR COURT

Judge H. Winfield Smith ir
Recorders court yesterday
found probable cause to bind
over to Superior court Leslie
Dudley, 26, Calypso truck driv-
er, on a charge of hit and run
driving.
The action resulted from a
collision between a truck he was
driving last October l, and a
motorcycle at Front and Wal
nut streets, resulting in the in
jury of two Castle Haynes
youths.
Paul Kosh, Jr., and Hubert
MCGEE, were treated for a
month at James Walker Mem
orial hospital here for severe
fractures and other injuries
they sustained in the collision.
Dudley was released on 81. 900