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Evening star., 1947-06-21
First Aid
Continued From Page B-1.)

in the proportion of three pounds
to the gallon of hot water. Use
steel wool and a stiff serubbing
brush. The paint should soften SO
that you can scrape and scrub it
off. Follow the scrubbing with a
fresh solution and then rinse very
thoroughly. Apply the waterproof
ing material according to the di-
rections that come with the product.
Before this work is done, it would
be wise to check the mortar joints
as well as the joint where the walls
meet the floor. If openings or weak
mortar are found, these repairs
should be made first, and prefer
ably by an experienced workman.
Paint on Window Frames.
Question: The inside woodwork
around our windows Is painted
white, and is peeling and checking
quite badly. I plan to have it re-
painted and would like to have the
trouble corrected first. What should
be done?
Answer: After scraping and sand
ing off the old paint, have your
painter fill cracks and crevices on
the outside with caulking compound,
applied with caulking gun. IN
side cracks can be filled with putty.
For window woodwork good
enamel could be used, which will
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Truman Housing Plan
Illegal, Daniel Says

Clarke Daniel, Washington
builder, this week assailed .Presi-
dent Truman's reorganization plan
for Government housing agencies
as Illegal" saying 1t did not con-
form with the Reorganization Act
of 1945.
Testifying before the Senate
Banking and Currency COMMITTEES,
as representative Of the National
Home and Property Owners Foun-
.dation. Mr.. Daniel said the plan
would merely continue the status
QUO which has been proved to be
extremely inefficient and extrava-
CANT"
The plan provides for permanent
establishment of National Hous-
ing Council to supervise and CO.
ordinate operating agencies which
would perform the Governments
housing functions.
Daniel accused the present Ma
tional Housing Agency of present.
ing "a fictitious picture Of the
housing shortage" and said that
as a result builders have pur-
chased great quantities of land to
produce housing for a mirage
market that is rapidly fading
away
Evening star., 1947-06-21

Withstand moisture better than q
fiat paint. One coat of enamel
undercoater should first be applied
of the same brand as the finish
enamel. Paint In the grooves in
which the windows slide should be
put on thin. to avoid future sticking,
Creaking Rocking Chair.
Question: have an antique rock
ing chair that creaks badly. How
can I stop this creaking?
Answer: Dissolve little shaved
parafine in some benzine careful
of fire!) and pour 1t into the creak-
ing joints where the pieces of wood
are fitted together. In hardening
the parafine will act as a lubricant,
and should quiet the creaking. As
the finish on the chair might be
damaged, wipe of excess parafine
promptly.
released by the Consolidated News
Feature Inc}
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Architects Win Prizes

Grosvenor Chapman and W. D.
Foster received prizes at the recent
hobby show OF the Washington
Chapter. American Institute of Ar
chitects, held at the Octagon House.
Mr.. Chapman's award was for a
water color. THE Red Barn" and
Mr.. Fosters for an exhibit Of coral
and shell from the Virgin Islands.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Godgets
Continued From Page B-1.,

and water. The suds are then re-
moved by the vacuum cleaner COM
pletely so that no soap is left in the
fabric to destroy it. Then the fabric
is rinsed with clean water and the
vacuum process repeated.
Soap and water that is removed
in the two processes are drawn into
a metal container that easily can be
emptied. The result will look like
a professional cleaners job.
tFor further information as to where
the items mentioned above may be OBJ
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Permits
Continued From Page BIZ

to erect one 2-story brick dwelling: 1856
Meade street NE: to cost $11,500.
Peabody Street Dwelling.
Federal Contractor Co., a16 New York
avenue NV. owner and builder: Homer
j. Smith. 220 Quackenbos street NV,
architect; to erect one 2-story masonry
dwelling: 32I Peabody street NE; to
cost $4,000 54s5
Federal Contractor Co, s15 New York
avenue NV. owner aud builder: Homer
j. Smith. 220 ouackenbos street NV,
architect; to erect one 2-story masonry
dwelling: 2a9 Oneida street NE; to cost
Evening star., 1947-06-21

day school to be sponsored jointly
by the Building Of1icials Conference
of America, the Midwest Conference
OF Building Officials and Inspectors
and the Illinois State Inspectors
Association in Chicago from June
80 through July 8.
Evening star., 1947-06-21

Federal Contractor CO., eiS Nev York
avenue NV owner And Builder; Homer
j. Smith. Z2o cuAekenhos street NV.
architect; 10 erect one 9-story rnasorry
aysilinS; 310 Oneida street NJ; @ coat
Francis J. Custer, eaax Minnesota ave-
nue. S.E., owner; builder not seiected:
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-05-31
Gortietltne)

,8ir baben uns in lester 3eit
Ielten geieben; id) fano nift eintnal
3eit, mir Dor meiner Ibreile nod
@riiBe fir oid bon ibm auftragen
su Iailel1. Mls mir aber 5ulest 5nlonl-
men poren, laste er nod, baB er
fonlnell tpollte."
lln6 oas mar oan1als = bier 8o-
den mofte es ber iein = ia au6
mirflih gsartins abiidt gelpeien;
aber ieitoem batten tie iid ernltli6
entsneit. Wtartin mar oes elpigen Mn-
pun1pens miioe getporoen; es mar
5tpiihen ibnen 5u einen1 beftlgen
Bortipe6iel eefommen uno in 3pie.
trad)t poren lte acknowledgement.
,gr miro bod nift etpa franf
iein?" fraste Serta beiorgt.
.Sb mo ser uno frunf!" la6s
te sllfreo. nssein, iein 8erbleiben in
Berlin bat iiderli6 san5 anoere
8riinoe,"
y2u peiBt, mas es ilt?"
.geihts 1peiB i6, aber id) babe 10
meine 9erlnutungen." Gin bosbaftes
Sd6eln ipielte INN ieinen Muno.
.Su folterit mid, alfreo! go jag
es mir bod, mos bolt ibn 5uritd?"
sllireo id1pieg. 8as arme blaiie
&ino tot ibm ooh leib. slber batte er
nidt idon au uiel seiagt?
n8ie seiaet, id) babe nur 10 cine
pase Gernutung," iprad) er. grins
merit on oid nod on oas biibIfe
Sdaulpielerfino2"
rMeinit bu sic 2ucie Sorn?" frag-
te Serta erregt, uno gliibenoes Hot
iiber5og ibr @eiidt, UNI oann idnen
elmer fablen 8laiie s,1 rpeiden.
Sic aitterte on allen @lieoern l.nb
nit ltarren slueen iab tie i'm an.
~Nlfreo," idrie tie, ~ou treibit ei-
nen S6er5 nit mir."
nMir lit pabrbaftig nidt gum
Sher5eu 5ll Mute. 2ucie lit IN
Berlin, uno Nortin bat tie getroffen. T"
@ie abtpebren6 FOB iie Die Sdnoe;
Ser 8ooen ihien ibr ,inter oen Siis
BEN 5l1 i6ipanfen, unh fraftlos ianf
iie auf eillen Stubl. Dann be-
oedte iie Dos @eiibt nit ben &dr-
ben, llno belize Sranen netteil tire
Singer.
go JOB tie cine gon5e 8eile. Gin
@inlmern mie bas zines &ir0es fanl
Don ibren 2ippen.. grIdredt blidte
alfreo auf ieine Sdpeiter. 8as bot
te er angeribtet!
rslber, Serta, 10 berubige bid bod.
Sd babe Sir ood geiagt: i6 pers
mute es nlr. i'd tpeiB abIolut
nibts geitimnltes. gs lit ia nlogli6,
ia iogar nabrideinlid, bob ib mid
tdl1ihe. .8irflid, es lit gar fein
8runo, oaB or 10 auBer Sir biIt."
aber lie borte ni6t ouf ieine @or-
te. nMartin, Wfartin!" tpieoerbolte
iie INNER tpieoer Itia Dor iid] BIN.
gs flang linn, als reoe tie IRE,
uno Dieoer nerirdte er, auf ite ein-
5ilreoen.
Isle fannit on tpegen elmer iol-
den &leinigfeit oib nur 10 aufregerl,
Serta?" fubr er ungeouloig in iei-
ner brutalen 8eiie iie an. Gin flu-
ges Wfao6en nimmt Don iol6em flei-
nen 5ehtelme6tel gar feline Noti5
2ucie miro linn, tpie id tie tariere,
balo genug ipieoer oen 2aufpaB ge,
ben, uno oein slnbeter febrt reuig
ipie Elm begoiiener BuoeI 5u beinei
SiiBen 5uriid. 0u iolltelt iest lieber
oafiir iorgen, ouB ih nad) Der Ian.
gen &eiie mas 5u elien befomme."
Serta adtete nidt auf Die roben
Heoen oes 8ruoers uno perbarrte
in ibrem tportloien Sdymerse.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-05-31
Martin Augntti,
Sin 8omen non 90. sdarIan

uad, bieie &leinItdoter nit ibrer
altbodenen Moral!" ieuf5te er Grger.
lid tnb ging in Die Slide, Inn ii1
lelbIt 81 perIorgen. llnb bonn nod
elmer 8eile berlieB er oas Saus 1,nb
aing in Die Staot.
Sier uno ba trat er in Elm Saus.
slber ieoesnlal, tpenn er tpieber auf
Oie StraBe fam, mar iein glntlis
triiber, nno itarrte er nieoergelhla-
gener Dor iid) BIN. Sbm eing
oiesmal oas 8aiier bis an BEN Sals.
SSt Berlin NOR Iein &rebit au gnoe;
leiile alten @reisbeimer 5reunoe 1pas
rem ieine leste Soffnung, ii6 nod elm
nal aus Der Sdlinse 81 aieben.
,8as ioG ih ma6en?" oadte er,
uno cine groBe 8ut gegen ieinen
Gater erfaBte i'm. 8ar ser ni6t
perpflibtet, i'm itanoessemdB gu err
balten? gr ipiiroe i'm 5ipingen unb
nliiBte er einen Bro5eB gegen i'm an.
itrengen. God tpGbreno er Dies
oadte, fiiblte er ielbit bas Sorihte
uno 1ngerebte ieiner anflusen.
slber mar ie elm Dfeni1 10 pom
llngliif Derfolgt geipelen iDie er? Seit
Sabren batten i'm Die &arten iiber
8aiier sebalten. @as er in Ser einen
9tad)t berlor, in oer nGditen batte er
es ipieoer tpett genla6t. gr tpar irr1-
mer nod auf 2eute geItoBen sic es
gu rupfen iid lobnte. 9lber ieit
ad]t Sagen = Sed iiber Yeh !;
lluo mas er. in ser 8eibnohtsnaht
uerloren bate, NOR mebr, als er BON
ieinem @ebiel in Sabren be5ablen
fonnte, llto tpenn er lpie Elm S1ulen-
beiliger lebte.
llno num- elmer ieiner olten Srel,n-
De nad oem anoern mar fir i'm ni6t
5uba1ie. Sobolb er auf ben 8elo-
punft fam = ltnb es tporen ooh nur
lumpige fiinf5ig ODER bunoert Morf,
ie nadoem er lte einIhdste, lln1 bie
er lie angling = fanb er 5l1gefnopfte
Salben uno .fiible @eli1ter. S6er
es begann Elm Sammern iiber idle9te
3eiten unb eigene S6mierigfeiten.
Wan bdtte meinen iollen, gan5 Cries
beim miiiie 5u 0euiobr 8anfrott mo-
6en. &nappe bunoert Wiarf tparen
biz iest Der grtrag ieiner Miibe,
llnb idon fiel es ibn idtper, nod
2el,te 5u finoen, an Die er iid tpen-
ben fonllte.
Wtit foroialer 8eeriiBung botte
er eben ben brapen Weiiter 9am-
mann in Die Wa6e genonlnen. Ser
quite &erl bate ibtn friiber 10 mani
Dies Wtal aus Der Sinte gebolfen.
vSo, nein Iieber Serr alfreo, bos
lit iest cine teure 3eit, miiiien sic
miiien," iagte er tiibl, unb iein @e-
libt befom ploslid) 10 einen merfuiir-
Dig berl6loiienen Musbrud. .9ie
Butter, miiiien Sic ipiiien, iast mel
ne Srau, foitet i6on cine Wtarf orei-
Big, uno sSleiif fam uniereins iih
faum mebr leiiteu. $50 min oas
blnaus, lage ib in1mer, iDober Iol's
llnlereins nebmen? Mber id nin
ia Hlbt Hagen. mir baben ia
8ott iei Sanf nod unier Saus uno
III ben 9uten Sabren baben mir audi
elm paar Caller auf bic bobe Gante
gelegt, = aber" >. unb elm unbeint-
liheS Sd6eln 5udte llm ieinen Muno,
uno alfreo flangen Die &orte tpie
Sobn ~aber gebrannte ain=
Der i6euen oos 5euer. 8enfen
Sic nod an oie id0ne Sunne in IT,
rem 8arten, Die Sic mir NAL per
fauften2 :. slls i1 lie mir bolea
iuollte, - Sroiit MabI5eitl Mit
Sbnen, lieber Serr alfreo, nii1Ieu
Sic wiilen mod)te id) ooib lieber
feline 8eidafte mebr ,nladen. Sic
Evening star., 1947-12-18

The average bee is compelled to
travel approximately $50 miles to
make teaspoonful of honey.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

the house, sought to limit the cou-
pies allowance to the annual stipend
Of $1,000 pounds which Elizabeth
has been receiving for three years
Unsuccessful, Mr.. Webb then
sought a 5,000-pound slash In the
40, ,000- pound allowance recon-
mended for Elizabeth. That amend
ment also was rejected.
I'VE wish the royal couple a life
Of happiness and good fellowship,
but we want to take them out Of the
gided cage" said Emrys Hughes,
one Of the Laborites who sought to
cut the allowance.
Prime Minister Attlee contended
that the sum recommended would
not presuppose a luxurious life,
while Cripps declared that it was
necessary for the simple but digni-
fed" manner in which the royal
couple would have to live to dis
charge their responsibilities.
Last night in Buckingham Palace
King George VI and Queen Eliza
beth listened to the mems and boys
choir of st. James's Palace Chapel
Royal sing carols. Later 500 servants
and clerks and their guests danced
in the room in which Elizabeth and
Philip had their wedding breakfast
It was the first time the annual
Christmas staff dance has been held
in a state apartment rather than
in the servants section of the palace
The King danced with Princess
Elizabeth's maid, Miss Margaret
MacD Donald, and the Queen with her
own page, Cyril Hayley, for the first
dance.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Commons Approves
100000 Allowance
For Elizabeth, Philip
BY the AssocIotsd Press

LONDON, Dec. 18.-The House of
Commons has approved an annual
allowance Of $4,000 pounds ($20o, ,00O
for Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip, over opposition Of . small
labor bloc but with the support OF
Prime Minister Attlee and Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford
Cripps-austerity advocate.
Elizabeth will be taxed on one
tenth Of her annuity4,000 pounds
($16O0O-and Philip on one fifth of
his-2,000 pounds $4,000. The aver
age Briton in this income bracket
pays roughly nine shillings (s1.SO
for each pound income, but inasmuch
as the rates vary under different
conditions the exact taxes to be paid
by the royal couple remained un-
certain pending an official an
nouncement.
The allowances were approved last
night after a six-hour debate, dur
ing which half-a-dozen Laborites,
headed by Maurice Webb, chair
man Of the Labor Party caucus in
Evening star., 1947-12-18

Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Woods.
who according to a coroner's re-
port was probably strangled with
a wire or thin rope, was identi-
fled at the District Morgue by Mrs
Mayme CLANCY, Of the 600 block
of B street NE, a sister Of the
dead woman, Morgue officials said.
A laboratory test is being made to
determine whether there was alcohol
in her blood.
The body was discovered by ]. M
Connor, plumber, who has a shop
at the rear of 1922 Sixth street NV
1t. jeremiah Taherty, head Of the
homicide squad, said he believed
the body had been placed in the
Evening star., 1947-12-18
HerscheI Y. Johnson S
Condition Is Serious
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-Herschel
W. johnson, American chief deputy
delegate to the United Nations, was
reported in a serious condition at
Lenox Hill Hospital today after suf-
fering q second attack of pain from
a heart condition.
A bulletin from DR.. William Coda
Martin last night said: Mr.. John
son suffered second attack Of pain
this morning. His condition Is con-
sidered serious, but the prognosis
appears to be good" He suffered
the first attack Monday.
An oxygen tent was placed owe,
him Tuesday to ease his breathing
a physician said. Two cardiac spe-
cialists, DR.. Lawrence Whittemore
and DR.. c. E. de la Chappelle, have
been called to his bedside.
Associates from the American
delegation, after a visit with Mr..
johnson yesterday, said he was
alert and appeared to be in good
spirits.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
'E Street Fire Causes
$4,000 Damages

A two-alarm fire late yesterday
afternoon at 1105 E street NV
caused damage estimated at $4,000
and jammed the street with Christ
mas shoppers and homeward- bound
Government workers.
AS smoke poured from the win
dows, the spectators saw one man
climb out a second STORY window o1
Morris Berman's Harrington Valet
Shop, swing from a sign and drol
safely to the street. Others in the
building came down the stairs.
Peter Z. Ferber, interior decora-
tor, said the fire started in his estab-
lishment on the second floor rear
He and his foreman, George Or
sages, and his bookkeeper, Catherine
Breen, were In the place at the
time, he said. Mr.. Orsages looked
around and saw flames leaping from
upholstery in the rear Of the room
to the ceiling.
Mr.. Ferber said he threw two
buckets Of water on the flames in
a futile attempt to put out the fire
while Mr.. Orsages ran out anc
turned in an alarm.
The two top floors Of the four
story building are unoccupied. The
Fidelity Investment Co. is on the
first floor. On their arrival, fire.
men ran aerial ladders to the roo1
Of the building and that of the Per.
petual Building Association next
door at the corner Of Eleventh
street, which was unchanged. Rec.
ords Of the investment company
were carried into the association
Offices.
The fire was soon extinguished
Mr.. Ferber made a preliminary esti-
mate Of his loss at $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

attempted 10
uncover =, some
inkling Of the
/ events leading
up to the find
ing of the 32-
year = old wo-
mans body in
an alley yester-
day morning.
No suspects
have been picked
up SuACe ycSIcT-
day afternoon
| when one was
questioned and
released.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Bulgaria, Albania Agree
Not to Aid u. N. Probe
BY The A.soeiotsd Press

BY The Associated Press
SOFIA. Bulgaria, Dec. ia gov
eminent communique said last
night that under the new Bull
garian-Albanian 2o-year mutual aid
pact neither nation can give any
assistance whatever" to the United
Nations commission investigating
Balkan border disturbances. Neither
is a member of the U. N.
Marshal Tito Of Yugoslavia ar
rived in Bucharest yesterday to
confer with the Romanian govern
ment on signing q similar 20-year
pact which would be the final link
in q four-power Danubian defense
chain.
Last week Tito signed a mutual
aid pact with Hungary and earlier
a similar agreement with Bulgaria.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Woman's S Strane|ing
Called Tough Case

Police today characterized the
strangulation death Of Mrs. Doro-
thy Belle Woods as "a very tough
case" The entire homicide squad
Evening star., 1947-12-18

alley. Her death occurred elsewhere,
he said he believed.
Mrs. Woods had no fixed address,
| according to nolice.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

gency coal shipments to Chile was
an important factor enabling the
government to quickly break the
Communist-inspired strike of $4,000
coal miners recently.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Chile Cites u. S. Aid

Chile's Ministry Of Defense de-
clares that prompt action by the
United States in assigning emer-
Evening star., 1947-09-07
CURB SUMMARY

Furnished hy The Associated Press.D
New YorS steck EreSsnSs. sKsvisE he
high. low and elesins price fer the week
and the net ehanss from the pfevieus
SatuSday'a elane.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Tobacco Markets

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. F.-Prices
on the Eastern North Carolina nue-cured
market today remained fairly 6rm with
Thursdays level. but prices on the border
belt Of South Carolina and North Carolina
continued to show slight declines. the
Federal-state Departments Of Agriculture
fluctuations on the border ranged from
90 cents to So per hundred pounds, the
Federal State marketing service said. with
few more declines being posted than
increases Advances were for the inferior
Grades of offerings.
Practically all border markets reported
blocked sales, and the marketing service
predicted that blocked conditions would
continue for perhaps another week or
more.
Daily average on the border for the
second straight day showed decline,
with Thursdays gross sales totAling y, :
3O2 ,O54 pounds for an average Of S42.26
or So cents below Wednesday.
Fluctuations on the Eastern North
Carolina belt were limited. but low orange
cutters dropped to $40. thereby eoualling
the low set for this grade week sgo.
However. the low side Of leaf was slightly
higher. with gains up to - for some green
grades. Quality generally was not as good
as Thursdays offerings.
Gross sales Thursday totaled e.266- 46o
pounds for an averaee OF A2.&2. The
price sverage vas 30 cents below Wednes-
days sales but the volume was about
$500, 600 pounds more than Wednesday
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Theoter Men Are Named
To Convention Posts

Committee heads for the two-day
convention of the Motion Picture
Theater Owners Of America and
the American Theaters' Association
scheduled to open September 10 at
the Shoreham Hotel, were an
nounced yesterday.
A. Julian Brylawski, convention
chairman and president of the Local
chapter Of the theater owners
group, named the following:
| Sidney Lust, assistant convention
chairman, assisted by Frank Bou-
cher, Gene Ford, Hardie Meakin
Harry Bachman, Morton Gerber
Carter Barron. Jack Foxe, Mrs. Lust
and william Boyle. More than SOC
leading theatermen are expected fol
| the convention.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
Movie Employment
Drops 30 Per Cent
By the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 6-Employ-
ment in the film studios is down ap-
proximately 30 per cent from year
ago, cutting some 1900 off the movie
payrolls, competent industry sources
said today.
The figure Of 1900 was on a basis
Of 80 per cent Of $4,000 as q mean
average of the most working in the
studios at any one time although
there are some 10000 employed.
Most of those laid off are crafts
men but the total also includes
extras and some contract players.
Studio sources refusing to be iden-
titled said there has been a gradual
decline in the last year as a result
of postwar retrenchment.
| The British situation in which
Britain taxed American imported
films rs per cent and American stu
dios banned shipment of films
abroad, these experts said, could not
be considered a primary cause OF
retrenchment but did accelerate 1t,
Evening star., 1947-09-07
D. {, Licenses Yield
S813,481 Revenue

A total of 1894 licenses issued
during the fiscal year ended June
80 produced $s13,48154 in District
revenues, Edward E. Bailey, super
intendent of the License Bureau,
reported yesterday.
The year recorded an increase of
2,770 licenses issued and $48, ,767. As
in revenue. The increase was at
tributed mainly to continued col
lection of back fees on apartment
houses, rooming and lodging houses
and to establishment of new busi-
nesses and trades requiring licenses.
The licenses were distinguished
as follows: Miscellaneous, Al 900
producing $805 .494.54; transfers, g.
S37 producing $3,837; engineers, 975
producing $2,s25; and engineer re-
newals, 1,225 producing. $1,225.
The bureau denied 2,02s appli-
cations of various types. resulting in
Municipal Court criminal proceed
ings in most cases against persons
found to be operating without
licenses.