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Evening star., 1947-04-11
Mrs. Bessie v. Brown, 50,
Long With Treasury, Dies

Mrs. Bessie v. Brown, SO, retired
employe of the Treasury Depart
ment, died yesterday In Garfield
Hospital after an illness OF several
weeks. She lived at 1920 s street
NV.
A native Of Decorah, Iowa, she
entered Government service about
40 years ago, after the death of her
husband, Charles A. Brown, q Civil
War veteran. Mrs. Brown, who lived
in Washington since shortly before
the turn OF the century, retired
from the Treasury Department 13
years ago.
She was an active member of the
Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church, 1926 Vermont avenue NV,
and belonged to the Women's Guild
Of that organization.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Martha
Ramsey, Decorah, and two brothers,
J. N. voldeng, Minneapolis, Mimi,
and c. N. Voldeng, Park Ridge, ILL.,
Funeral services will be held at
8 am. tomorrow at Gawler's Chapel,
1850 Pennsylvania avenue NV. The
Rev. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor OF the
Luther Place Church, viii officiate.
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
FomiIy CIings to Homestead
In Path of Northeast Highway

highest bid bad been a little over
$86 by wrecking firm.
Now, according to a son, Ralph
Plummer, 1926 Sheriff road NE,
they are contracting to have the
house set back IS feet at cost of
ST 300 or more. So far, he said, they
have been unable to get the work
done.
Meanwhile, the governments
agent is pressing in Municipal Court
to have the house vacated. A: hear
ing is scheduled Monday.
Mrs. Fannie Tinnen, one of the
owners, and her daughter, Miss
Roberta Tinnen, are living in the
house.
Keeping the home, Mr.. Plummer
said, is turning out to be expensive,
but the family isn't discouraged.
"It's our old homestead" he ex-
planned. "We're planning now to fix
it up and do some remodeling."
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Three Employers Here Fined
On Wage Law Violations

Three employers yesterday paid
a total of sos in fines in Municipal
Court on charges OF violating Dis
trict Minimum Wage Board regu-
lations, governing the working hours
of women employees.
Fined $50 by Judge Walter j.
Casey was Georges Radio Co., with
main offices in the 800 block OF
F street NV. The board charged
women were employed more than
eight hours a day, and more than
six consecutive hours without As
minute interval, and that time rec
ords were not kept showing meal
recess hours.
Charges of failure to keep pay
roll and time records for women
employees brought Sam Wah, opera
tor Of the Sam Wah Laundry in
tie 240O block Of Fourteenth street
NV, SIS in fines.
George Louie, operator of laun-
dry at 1908 Monroe street NV, was
fined $50 on charges of failure to
keep records of time worked by
women employees.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Nature Tours Scheduled
lin Parks Over Week End

Three nature tours and camera
stroll are being offered over the
week end in Washington area parks
according to Irving G. Root, super
intendent of National Capital Parks
A bird walk in the Kenilworth
Aquatic Gardens will be held from
7 to $50 am. Saturday, organizing
at the gardens Office, adjacent to
Kenilworth avenue and Douglas
street NE. Park Naturalist w
Drew Chick and Ranger-Naturalist
Gordon Gaumnitz will conduct the
tour.
Another bird walk will be held In
Rock Greek Park from to $3.50 am
Sunday, under the direction OF
Ranger Naturalist James Fowler
The group will meet at Sixteenth
and Underwood streets NV.
A camera stroll will be held at
Fort Washington, Md, on Sunday
led by Mai. Ralph w. French. Spe-
cial buses will leave from 1416 T
street NV. at l pm.
Mr.. Chick also will lead a wild
flower and fern expedition in Rock
Creek Park between and S pm
Sunday. The meeting point will be
at Sixteenth and Whittier streets
NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Training Plan Offered
At ChiIdren's Hospital

A new type of assignment is being
offered at Childrer's Hospital to
volunteer staff assistants of the Dis
trict Red Cross.
Miss Ashby Taylor, superintendent
of nurses at the hospital, has re-
quested the volunteers to help with
clerical work in the admitting room
the X-ray department, the laborato-
ries and the wards.
To fill this need for volunteers
Mrs. Leven Allen, chairman of the
Staff Assistants Corps, announced
today q new class for staff assistants
would be held at the Red Cross
chapter house, 1870 E street NV.
beginning April 81. Hours will be
arranged later.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
- ROADS CLOSED 70 TRAFFIC.
SAT. u NOON 70 400 Pm.
sun. ii:ee A.N 70 500 p ~.
- peNoTeS" ONE. .vsAN- TRAFFIC
- DENOTES -rwo.wAx. TRAFFIC

The determination OF the District
government to clear the path fol
widening Sheriff road NE. finds one
family along the way equally de-
termined to hold on to its old home
stead.
But the job so far has been any
thing but easy.
The home at 451s Sheriff road
NE, was built in 1905 by the late
Frank Plummer, colored. Mr.. Plum
mer died in 1926, and his wife in
1914. The property now belongs to
their four surviving children.
The property on which the house
stands was condemned. Last month
the family bought the house itself
back for $500 in a sealed-bid sale,
and deposited 500 as guarantee
that they would remove the struc-
ture. Later they learned the next
Evening star., 1947-04-11
District Trade Board
Asks CAB 10 Authorize
| New Pan Am. AirIines

Washington's growth In import
ance as a center for national and
international air traffic was empha-
sized by the Washington Board of
Trade yestcrd day III brief filed with
the Civil Aeronaatics Board in sup
port of the application of Pan
American Airways Tor permission to
connect its gateway" cities with
about 12,coo miles of domestic
routes.
William H. Press, executive sec
,etary, pointed out for the Board
of Trade that National Airport nJw
is the country's second busiest air
terminal and accommodated 9I0,-
s51 passengers for the first ir.ne
months of 1916 as compared with
344.257 for the whole year of 1912.
In his statement to the board,
Mr.. Press showed that the Capital
has the largest amount of air travel
per 1000 population of any city IN
the United States, and that Pan Am
proposes to establish high-speed.
nonstop service to 7 of the 10
cities with which Washington has
it's greatest volume of air travel.
These cities include Miami, New Or
leans, Houston, Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Seattle.
Opposition Brief Filed.
On the other hand, American Air
lines told the board in brief for
the opposition that Pan Ans en-
try into the domestic field would
mean disastrous dissipation of traf-
fic and the unba1ancing of the air
transportation system of the United
States"
If Pan Am had been operating
it's proposed domestic service last
year, the brief continued, it would
have diverted at least $50 0,000, 900 in
annual gross revenues from exist
ing airlines with disastrous conse-
quences" to the whole system.
The pioneer international carrier
is seeking domestic routes to meet
competition created when the CAB
allowed several domestic lines to
extend their systems overseas.
Population Is Seventh.
Mr.. Press emphasized that the
present population of Metropolitan
Washington is $4,000 or the sew
enth largest urban population in the
country, and that its volume of re-
tail business is the sixth largest.
AS to the need for one-carrier
service to other countries, MIR. Press
pointed out that the Capital is the
center of the great majority of
agencies maintained by foreign gov
ernment in the United States.
In addition, he continued, the
Government is represented abroad
in at least rs foreign countries and
this puts an added load on present
TRANSFORMATION facilities.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Place Sunday Classified Ads Early!

Classified advertising in The Star increased
an extent customers attempting to place
Saturday overaxed telephone facilities
As this Inconvenience to the customers
unavoidable
Whereas the Saturday deadline is designed
date last-mute business do however, request that
whenever possible you call in your classified advertisement
early the business week this way you viii avoid the
inconvenience of telephone delay and at the time
make possible give prompt and efficient service
to the many customers who uavoidaby apply for classified
space the last minute. Your cooperation VIII De
appreciated
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Lincoln Museum 10 Have
Anniversary Program

The annual program cemmemo-
rating the anniversary Of the as
sassination of Abraham Lincoln will
be held at 3 pm. Sunday in the
Lincoln Museum, which is the old
Ford T1leater, at 511 Tenth
street NV.
Senator Brooks, Republican, OF
Illinois and Representative Donde-
70, Republican, of Michigan will
be guests of honor.
The commemorative program will
include singing by the National
Press Club Mems Chorus, under
direction Of Reinard Werrenrath,
and an exhibition of Currier and
Ives prints by the Rev. F. Stuart
Cast, rector of the Church Of st.
Stephen and the Incarnation.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Cabs to Charge
Hourly Rate for
Cherry Viewing

Visitors who wish to see the
cherry blossoms this week end from
taxicabs will have to pay the hourly
rate of $3.50 instead Of q straight
zone charge.
The plan advanced by George T.
Bowley, editor OF the Washington
Taxi News, has the approval OF 1t,
Joseph d. Harrington. police hack
inspector. AS explained by Mr..
Bowley, the normal trip to the Tidal
Basin area takes about 20 minutes.
However, with more than SOC, 900
persons expected to be sight seeing
in the vicinity over the week end,
the trip probably will take 2 hours
or more.
The $3.50 rate is for hire of the
cab which can accommod odate up to
five persons.
1t. Harrington said that the cab
drivers must explain to persons
asking to be taken to the Tidal
Basin area that they must hire the
cab by the hour and that the length
Of the trip cannot be guaranteed.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
National Airport Plans
New Lighting | i / System
III Budget IS Approved

High-intensity safety lights tc
border the runways of National Air
port are included in the airport's
plans for the coming fiscal year. II
was learned today.
The lights would be in addition
to the radar and other safety facil-
tiles for automatic landings which
have been installed in recent months
They would be used to guide In
coming planes to the runways dur
ing "soupy" weather.
Civil Aeronautics Administration
officials, executives of the Air Trans
port Association and aviation writ
ers last night saw demonstration
Of similar lights while flying over
the Newark IN. - Airport.
Newark Lights Experimental.
The lights at Newark were in
stalled for test purposes at a cost
OF approximately 100000. While
no lights have been selected for the
airport here, it is expected that SIM
liar ones will be chosen If Congress
approves the airport budget re-
quests.
Basically they are oblong lights
OF brilliant red neon They are
placed at right angles along the left
side of the runway facing the in
coming planes. Their wattage can
be increased to tremendous bright
ness according to the density of the
weather they are to penetrate.
In addition to the red light that
borders the runway, each red lamp
contains a brilliant white blinker
light. The white blinkers are syn
chronized so that they flash In rapid
sequence beginning at the far end
of the runway, thus giving the inn
preston Of brilliant white streak
running through the red.
Visibility Tor Miles.
The lights are said to be visible
for as far as five miles in bad
weather.
In addition, other lights are in
stalled for some 5000 feet leading
to the runway to help guide the pilot
to the light-rimmed landing strip.
Commercial airline pilots, while
high in their praise of automatic
plotting devices that bring their
planes into airports. are said to favor
some kind Of lighting devices so they
can see the field and bring their
planes in by contact flying.
Last nights demonstration was
witnessed from a four -engined plane
furnished by Pennsylvania Central
Airlines. The plane flew over the
Newark airport for more than an
hour during the test.
The lighting system was developed
during the war and was used ex-
tensively by the armed forces
during poor visibility.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Citizens Fovor Increase
In District HEIGHTS Tax

An increase in the District Heights
property tax rate from 80 to rs cents
is favored by the District Heights
Citizens Association, 1t was an
nounced today. A referendum on
a bill authorizing the increase will
be held May 5.
The association, In q statement,
said the tax increase would provide
the town with street lights, better
fire protection and additional street
maintenannA
Evening star., 1947-04-11
milk Price Reduction
Would CuriaiI Output,
Producers Claim
A spokesman for washington area

A spokesman for Washington area
milk producers today informed O..
Virginia Milk Commission hearing
In Alexandria that to lower prices
Of milk now would definitely put
lot Of farms out of business and
therefore shorten the already short
supply of locally produced milk"
The statement was made by Bruce
B. Derrick, manager Of the Mary
land and Virginia Milk Producers
Association, in testimony prepared
for delivery ait 4 hearing called at
the, request OF the producer group.
The association lis seeking to have
Virginia producer prices Of milk
maintained at the same level as in
Maryland and Washington.
1t was Mr.. .DerTick's first formal
reply to criticism leYeled at him by
the Washington Committee for Com
sumer Protection, which Is protest.
ing the associations action having
the Agriculture Department set
aside milk marketing agreement
for this area. The consumer group
began a leaflet campaign today urg-
ing housewives to cut down on their
milk purchases during April.
No Prospect Of Surplus.
Mr. Derrick stated at the hearing
that there was mo prospect of sur
|plus milk during the entire year"
He went into great detail on rising
producer costs and pointed out that
while milk prices in Washington
haye increased 39.2 per cent since
January, 1941, all food costs have
increased 88 per cent in the same
period.
The leaflets, distributed at Is
shopping areas of the city, assert
that organized consumer resistance
will bring the price of milk down
as 1t did with meat"
Consumers are urged to buy milk
only for children and invalids, to
use evaporated and dried milk
wherever possible and to use other
dairy products in lieu Of fresh milk.
Mrs. Sarah Newman, COMMITTEES
chairman, has charged the Mary
land and Virginia Milk Producers
Association with 'monopolistic prac-
tices" in allegedly attempting to-.
maintain the present price OF fluid
milk.
Agreement Set Aside.
The producer group petitioned the,
Agriculture Department last month.
to set aside its long-standing mar
keting agreement with the Govern
ment which has controlled producer
prices in this area.
The department acted favorablyI
on the request, thus forestalling .
price drop Of about one cent quart
on April /.
The consumer committee said $50
volunteers were distributing the
leaflets today and tomorrow.
About IS Washington labor, civic
and consumer groups are supporting
the drive, according to committee
official
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Thorn Appoints Aides
lin S1O4,0OO Drive
For Cancer Relief

Corcoran Thorn, jr., who will head
the District campaign for $104, ZOO
for cancer relief that begins next
week, today announced appointment
of a staff to aid in the soliciting
drive.
Named as vice chairman Of the
campaign were Mrs. j. Clifford Fol-
ger, whose husband is chairman of
the District Red Cross; DR.. William
P. Herbst, jr., president of the Dis
trict Medical Society, and Samuel
II. Kaufman, business manager
of The Star.
The Government division will be
directed by Maj. Gen. Norman T.
Kirk, Rear Admiral Clifford A.
Swanson and DR.. Thomas Parran,
surgeon general Of the Army, Navy
and United States Public Health
Service, respectively.
Heads of Other Groups.
Millard F. West, jr., investment
broker, and Philip L. Gore, vice
president of the storage firm, will
be co-chairman of the business
division. Mrs. Folger was designated
chairman of the residential CAM
paign. while James P. Nolan, partner
of Mr.. Folger in an investment firm,
heads the special gift division.
Other officers are Frederick P. H.
Siddons, treasurer; William J..
Maben, publicity chairman, and
Ernest H. Edinger, campaign direc-
tor.
Mr.. Thorn, vice president of the
Riggs National Bank, was selected as
general chairman of the local cancer
drive last week by DR.. Harry H.
Kerr, chairman of the District divi-
sion of the American Cancer Society.
IL Million Sought in United States.
The District campaign is part of a
national drive to raise $4,000, 600
to finance the establishment Of can
Ger detection and treatment clinics.
a program of public education and
expansion of cancer research during
the coming year.
Warning that the annual cancer
toll is nearly 200, 900 in this country,
the society has adopted the slogan:
Unless we act, one in eight will die
of cancer"
Contributions to the local cam
paign, which gets under way Of
ficially Monday, are being accepted
at the campaign office, room D,
Chamber of Commerce Building,
1915 H street NV. They may be
mailed to the American Cancer
Society, washington s, D. C..
Evening star., 1947-05-02
FARM and GARDEN.

GOOD BANK-RUN GRAVEL for Streets,
roads and driveways, delivered and spread
II ssssH AND gboBff BfUsRSss Wa SOD from To- sar
dens Of famous Ayrlawn farm in Bethesdas
immediate delivery available. WI. 64aO.
GARDENS FLOWED AND HARRowEp-.
Immediate service; low standard rates: also
sPRAYING--Fruit trees, shade and ever.
green, shrubbery. Control Of tent caflter.
phone WA 1864. or after 8 pm. WA. 3sss.
FLAGsToNE AND ROCK for walks, valIx
rock gardens, freplaces and bldss. caI
a AzAIEAs; al sizes and colors, whoiesals
TRACTORS-An types; new farm eouip.
msnt. Phone after 9 3.m. "a. Siso.
TREE REMOVAL with modern power pso tools,
spraying. pruning, topping, compiete tres
) W kIfs SsH TREE saaSfer ID sf Hp5SGtessssa 81 sssa.
FLAGsToNE WALKS, terraces, firepisces.
rock ssrdsn. nshgonds, retaining walls.
MARCucCIO. Route 4. Horners lane,
Rockyilie, Nd. Phone Rockville 36ss.--S
adaENsios ons q .ls,n home salasners plSy,ns
reasonable Also strawberry plants for
DRIVING TRACTOR, suitable for puIi-
ing gang mowers or golf bali pickup;
seps seeed Tss Hupp sooe s. rsnng sgs eo9ss9s e
SPRAYING FRUIT and shade trees. sontro, ont
of tent caterpillar, Jap and elm beetle:
In poMer spray Tor large trees. Phone DU.
MAkTN FARM BLDGs. as advertised IN
SprtnE issue of Farm Quarterly Si1os,
hsyzsskers, corn cribs. Cali WI 1853.
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Evening star., 1947-05-02
AVIATION,

AER0NTCA. 1912, Champ; I710th club
interest for sale: S160; excellent condition.;
based at Hyde Field. -ADx 1851. "A
NEW AERONCA CHAMPION, model 2 AC,
Just relicensed; privately owned: never
cracked; s1;555 ~ takes it. This week end
EVGRY EVfhs eo oNE e0Sa SWaHo FLIES needs compie.s
sHivERs sfiTv1SR iSs INSURANCE AGENCY. 1910
Vermont ave. nv DT. 100
DON'T OVERHAUL your engine. New one
costs less on Continental Exchange Plan:
Call COASTAL AVA. CORP, RE. 1888. D
NEW CROSS-COUNTRY 1e46 Taylorcraft.
hand-rubbed -fuselage; $500. radio eauip-
ment with hxed and trailing antennae.
complete shielding Primary blind flying
Instruments; Navigation lights. extra wina
tank, aluminium wheel chocks. Plane ale
ways hangared. For look or demon.
stration flight, phone DI. 4473 weekdaysi
Sundays, EN-. 07s4. Washington, D: G. "a
PLACE YOUR ORDER for immediate de-
livery Of Stinson station wagon; CAPTTOL
AIRCRAFT SALES, Hyde Field, Clinton
NS Hau Fasssfy GaNT BeaT RsseE Is Cub
65-h.p.; Just relicensed: $685.. BOB
BABER, Queens Chapel Airport, UN. 4234.
FAIRcHLD PT-I9, licensed; Just re-cov-
cred. repainted; engine, 400 hrs. since ma
jored 81 $50. Contact T. T. ELMORA
Jr., 2575 St. Johns ave, jacksonville.
Fla
Evening star., 1947-05-02
BANK AND BUSINESS
References required from
every advertiser seeking
capital through advertise
ments in The Star.
BUSINESS oPPoRIUNIIIEs.

REAL ESTATE OFFICE, excel downtown
pay for % equipment only. Cali RE. 3535
SALESMAN to sell nationally advertised
priced S12.95, fully guaranteed; not toy;
You can make 4e@ For complete details
Day e; IaHTN1Na isIsSa' AppINa' MAcH1SE Ssisf NJ
st. ST. Los % Angeles gees oIM i3 csiif a4S south sprlns
FOR sALE-Two furniture stores In nearby
~ truck snd foos1
So0D REsTtuRANT in Falls Church.
4Tnss " SNIFF fsa III AZ sealth as, Make OFFER PHILIP
GAS STATION, large building; suitable for
ear ar business. r repairing: could be used for
has attractive. showroom. JOHN BUR,
DOPr, colesville. Md. Cali Ashton. Md.
APPLIANCE SERVICE business would like
to merge with company having nice sales
ieerlen seeSiee and gosssSiitiss bgt seknE
Das, sELF-sERyIcE. $4,000; lock. stock
oTsr ond saIFs o kesklv keg rent SGSa Lease Doing
Milton ynnies With % a Grri5 NJ bRHdsNES SInsH e.
Ia0A ct. NV. Ma. so36; ewes. GE,
DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDRY store
ideal for tailor and shoe repair: only
laundry agency In neiEhborhood: win sell
with Or without truck. Box a7s-D Star.
oRocERs. Why nay large amount to
ue.on for maasss IA an sssr ds
Spring. Nd. Has been successful grocery
o5srr oS: and store meat sanr market aonao isT
SESSION session. In as sep..mber Cali ~ NJ EWe IHo
N. BERNSTEIN co. 1415 st. NV.
kknksTsA9aANr kk s4o9a FOR LEASE. seating eapsc- s
fly IT'S. Apply after. $40 pm. at TURF
MEMS. "a mi So. OF Laurel on Baltimore
BUSINESS AUpITs, APpRAIsALs. e.1a
weekdays. AUBREY HAMPTON. Real Es-
tate and Business Broker. Public Account
spER sni; Dl zNp as1N WINE. RESTAURANT in clar-
erdon, va; doing approx. S50s0o0 yrly.
nice Clean sna nsIufsss
%stmosphsre. % Rent, $500. Including air
for quick sale. only $23,500; down pay
EoUsd Rs sasfoR e nias " 1.i@eai
No sSs. ans;MpRY CLEANING and tailor shop,
s ss.si. nt rent apDo 200 for @0 i.os Rsome sao2
Rsssi:: ss:.. sss sn srHok sSS 5'r 1875
q sso-5Nfwsfnkr Ns slks1 sroHE-po~ntovn
fSae at present over q 200 me; GOOD
nesa ssGss sasoes sis cash saoss ~ e
ISF2Nfs. WA small Ysae5n ass 5,o store or. II in
large dsyelepmsns ever ~ pyoper ysany an
ssesf. cement ap 5po7 aS5naALLG or LG. 81 ssss.
GIFT WEAR- Lovely store tn g. larss anC sps; sIa:
sss g.a4 i.sl sa1 1prssd rsa 9ssi s
co, DI. aI3I: ewes. AID. 6eo7 ef
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Evening star., 1947-05-02
POULTRY and EGGS

CAPITAL HATCHERY--oniy hatchery in
p: c. 1885 Kenilworth ave. ne, Ii. $500.
AT 1880 90
1000 BABY CHICKS, pullorum controlled.
S1l per hundred. o. G. MAXWELL, Lam
ham. Md. Defense hwy Phone NY. o22s.
JAMES FEED STORE. 819 X ST. NV.
ME. 00S9-Baby chicks, feed and poultry
WANTED-12 New Hampshire Reds, I-yr..
OLD laying hens. Phone Mr.. BLrcK. sH.
TW0-DAY sPECIAL,i-My regular SIS N,
n Red chicks In lots of 100 or more, S16
only; also turkey bouts avsilabis Hohe'A
NORBECK HATCHERY tout Georgia aveJ
twas Beach's(, Ashton 4133 As