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Evening star., 1947-03-10
Meeting to Discuss Plans
For BeuIIsviIIe Firehouse

The Upper Montgomery County
Fire Company and its Ladies' Auxil-
iary will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in
the Poolesville High School to dis
cuss plans for the new firehouse for
BeaIlsville.
Construction of the new firehouse
was authorized recently by the State
Legislature. The Upper Montgom-
cry County Fire Company serves the
Poolesville, Barnesville, Dickerson
and Beallsville areas.
Evening star., 1947-03-10
County Officials Get
Fire Hazard Report
On Kensington School

Specific recommendations for elm.
ination of alleged fire hazards at the
Kensington Elementary School were
submitted to county officials today
by Henry Marshalk, president of the
Montgomery County Association od
Volunteer Firemen.
An inspection Of the building was
made yesterday by Mr.. Marshalk
Eugene j. G. Raney, chairman Of the
Board of Trustees Of the Maryland
State Firemen's Association; Edward
Wilks, president of the Kensingtor
Volunteer Fire Department, and
Leonard Daymude, Kensington Fire
Department chief, following a con-
troversy started last week when Mr.
Wilks told the county commissioners
the school was q fire trap.
School authorities denied the
charge.
Hazards Could Be Corrected.
Mr.. Marshalk said several fire
hazards were found in the 30-year-
old building, but contended they
could be corrected. The worst haz-
ard, he said, Is the open stair well
which would provide a draft TO,
flames. p
The officials, he declared, also
were concerned by the lack of 9
metal ceiling In a small anteroon
off the furnace room. Corrugated
metal on the furnace room ceiling
he added, needs repair.
Lack of self-closing devices on the
stairwell doors and the furnace
room doors was criticized by the Of
ficials.
The officials charged that desks
and chairs in the. classrooms were
not bo1ted into place, and could cas-
lily overturn and interfere with es-
cape in event Of panic.
Extinguishers Criticized.
Mr.. Marshalk said that over
crowding of the cafeteria and one of
the classrooms with furniture also
was dangerous.
Fire extinguishers in the building
are Of the wrong type, officials as
serted. Mr.. Marshalk said he felt
fire extinguishers should not be used
in schools except perhaps in chem
ical laboratories or furnace rooms,
because teachers and pupils might
be tempted to fight the fire instead
of clearing the building.
The recommendations resulting
from the inspection were sent to
the Montgomery County Commis-
sioners and the County Board of
Education today.
Evening star., 1947-03-10
Commissioners Call
lon District 10 Join
In Foster Home Drive

The Commissioners today issuet
q proclamation asking all resident.
of the District to cooperate during
the next two weeks in finding fos.
ter homes for 200 children who ar,
wards Of the Board of Public Wei.
fare.
The two-week period, ending
March 20, has been named Home
Finding Time" Churches an.
nounced the drive at services yes.
terday.
The children needing homes range
from infancy to 16 years. They have
become welfare charges because they
have no families or because theil
families. cannot support them
They are not available for adop-
tion.
The Board of Public Welfare pays
the foster parents from $50 to $4s
"a month for each child.
A special citizens committee i
backing the drive, headed by FREQ
s. Kogod, member of the board
with Mrs. John E. Chase as vol.
mteer chairman. More than Isl
volunteers will make a house-to.
house canvass.
Proclamation Issued.
The proclamation, signed by tn,
three Commissioners, follows:
Whereas, there are many children
in the District of Columbia who
through no fault of their own, can.
not live with their families. or whs
have lost their families and now art
truly the children OF the District Of
Whereas the efforts to secure
suitable homes for these children
have been Increased with the ex-
pectation Of meeting these children's
needs; and these extended efforts
do not yet suffice, and
Whereas, the Board of Public
Welfare has requested the Board of
Commissioners to take notice of this
need and officially invite concerted
action to secure such homes of all
the people of the District of Colum-
bia,
Nov therefore, we, the Commits
sioners Of the District of Columbia,
do hereby call upon the residents
OF Washington to exert every effort
to secure homes for these children,
TO make homes available for them,
and to so notify the Board of Public
Welfare, and that, to concentrate
this effort we declare the time of
March 10 to March %, 1947, to be
Home Finding Time, and adopt the
slogan for this drive: A Home for
Eveary Child"
Luncheon Set for Wednesday.
Campaign leaders will hold a
luncheon meeting at 1890 pm.
Wednesday at the Mayfower Hotel
at which Juvenile Court Judge Fay
Bentley will speak.
Thine Most Rev. Michael j. Cur
ley, Archbishop of Baltimore and
Washington, asked all Catholics to
aid in finding foster homes.
Evening star., 1947-03-10
Progressive Citizens
To Meet in MARYLAND
By the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 10Th e
Maryland unit. Progressive Citizens
of America, will hold It's first State
convention here March %.
H. Darlington Lancaster, State
chairman, said the organizations
objectives include housing and rent
control, an improved school system
with increased teachers salaries,
and removal of barriers to the
right to vote"
Evening star., 1947-03-10
Woshington-Lee PTA
To Hear Dr.. EIstud

DR.. Leonard M. Elstad, president
OF Gallaudet College, will speak on
Education of the Deaf" at a meet
ing of the Washington-Lee High
School Parent Teacher Association
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the Arlington
school.
The Washington-Lee Choir, un-
der direction of Miss Florence Mae
Booker, will sing festival music it
will present in competition with
other Northern Virginia high school
glee clubs March %.
Evening star., 1947-03-10
School Recitol Slotted

The Junior League Of the Fair
fax colored elementary school will
sponsor recital bv the Rose Bud
Junior Chorus In the school at 8
pm. tomorrow. The chorus Is under
the direction Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Spriggs..
Evening star., 1947-03-10
Dr.. Ruwdon on MetuIs Group

DR.. H. s. Rawdon Of Bethesda has
been appointed a member of the
Metals Handbook Committee Of the
American Society for Metals, w. II.
Eisenman, secretary Of the society,
announced today.
Evening star., 1947-03-10
Card Purty Planned

The Garden Cooperative Nursery
School will hold a card party at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at 8005 Eastern
drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
WAA Reports Overcoot Sale
Success as Mercury Hits "a

ers, $4,000 heavy wool shirts and
large amounts of trousers, raincoats
and so on. All the items had been
used and reconditioned and were
sold "as is, where is" without war
ranty.
This was the first WAA sealed-bid
sale where the property was else
where than the actual place of busi-
ness. Such sales usually are sched-
uled at regional Offices, but under
the new setup buyers come to the
District sales center where the sales
effort and other facilities are con-
centrated. This makes it easier
for them to buy.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
This is a hot story.

This Is a hot story.
At the moment when the ther-
mon7eter hit the days high of "a
degrees, the District Office of the
War Assets Administration late yes
terday announced the sale of some
$1,000 winter overcoats and thou
sands of other items of cold-weather
clothing.
This has been very successful
SALE, said H. c. Wentworth, director
of WAAs Customers Service Center,
at 4:50 pm, when the mercury hit
the days peak.
WAA men in the center at Fourth
street and jefferson drive S.W.,
mopped their brows as they proudly
reviewed the sale of the 48 lots of
clothing which cost the Government
$2,679, ,562.
The 54 bidders, who came from as
far away as Texas and North
Dakota, had inspected the items
within the past 10 days at Fort
George G. Meade.
There were precisely 1852 short
wool winter overcoats, $4,000 long
ones, 1,151 winter caps, about $4,000
wool-lined field jackets, $500 sweat
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Marines Will Recruit
Men With Dependents

The Marine Corps has announced
it will accept men with dependents
for appointment in the grades of
sergeant, staff sergeant, technical
sergeant and master sergeant, if
otherwise eligible.
Men who were in the third, fourth,
fifth or sixth pay grades ats the time
of discharge will be appointed to
their former grades if they re-enlist
for regular duty within 80 days
after discharge, the corps headquar-
tiers announced.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Franklin N. Crosby, II,
| Mi1Iinq Executive, Dies
BY the Associoted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30-FTank'
lin M. Crosby, 70, Minneapolis In
dustrialist and milling executive
died last night of a heart ailment
after long illness.
Mr.. Crosby. a member Of the
famous Crosby milling family, was
a director and vice president OF
General Mills, Inc, flour manu-
facturers
He also had been director since
1897 of the parent firm. the Wash.
burn Crosby Milling Co., until II
was superseded by General Mills.
Mr. 0rosbys holdings and in.
dustrial activities were far flung
He was a past president of the Min
neapolis Grain Exchange and for
mer director of the Milwaukee
Railroad; a director of the st. An
thony g. Dakota Elevator Co., one
of the larger Minneapolis grair
firms; vice president OF the rea
estate firm of S. T. Mcknight Co.
and director of the First Nationa
Bank of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Crosby grew up in the milling
business, his father having been 6
veteran miller who came to Mime.
sofa from Bangor. Me-, and helped
found the Washburn Crosby Co.
known as the makers of Cole
Medal Flour"
Surviving are his widow, three
sons and three daughters.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Liquor Rationing Ends
On All Abe Sales in
VIRGINIA Tomorrow
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va. June 30.-The
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board announced that tomorrow the
few items remaining on the liquor
ration list will be removed.
This means that Scotch, Irish and
Canadian brands, which have been
on an informal rationing basis OF a
bottle a day since January !, may
be purchased as available up to the
legal limit of gallon per purchase,
! just as are other liquors.
Growing stocks of these hereto
fore comparatively scarce items and
assurance from suppliers that re-
refreshments will be coming in
substantial quantities were cited by
officials as making possible the final
removal of ration limits.
No Price Changes Announced.
Tomorrow will be the first day
. since late fall of 1912 that ABC
whisky has been completely unra-
toned in Virginia. The formal
coupon book style of rationing in
stituted in 1943 was abandoned jan
uary 1 and most ABC wares have
: been ration free since then.
No price changes were announced
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the
control board expressed the opinion
that Virginians seemed to be get
ting the blame-or creditor lot
of drinking being done in North
Carolina, Tennessee. Kentucky, West
Virginia, the District of Columbia,
Maryland and several other States.
Sales Increase Sharply.
That's the explanation given for
the sharp increase in State store
sales for the first three months Of
this year.
He pointed out that total sales
rose 2468 per cent in January
March, 1947. over the similar period
OF 1916 and that elsewhere sales VOL
ume declined.
Proof that lot Of people from
outside Virginia came into this State
and bought liquor was made plain,
the spokesman said. by increases in
border zone stores near Washington,
West Virginia. Kentucky, Tennessee
and North Carolina.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Vote Probe Decision
DELAYED in Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee
had to put off action again today
for another week on the question
of whether to recommend a full
scale investigation of alleged vote
frauds in Kansas City last year.
After a two-hour closed session
Chairman Wiley announced that
the subcommittee handling the
Kansas City complaints did not file
it's report. Senator Ferguson, Re-
publican, of Michigan. said the
three-man subcommittee, of which
he is the head, met for half an
hour to read the preliminary draft
of report, but reached no con-
clusion.
Senator McCarran of Nevada
only Democrat on the subcommit-
tee. has indicated In the past he
does not regard any further Senate
investigation is necessary
Senator LANCER of North Dakota
the second Republican on the SUBJ
committee, indicated to, reporters
this morning he has not reached a
conclusion.
Senator Ferguson will try to ar
range another subcommittee meet
ing during the week.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Czech Bishop Predicts
World Government

Faith In mankind's ability to
maintain an organization OF ma
tions that will progressively de-
velop into a true and trustworthy
world government was voiced by
Frantisek Kovar, bishop patriarch
of the Czecheslovak Church. and
Frederick May Eliot, president of
the American Unitarian Association
In a joint statement issued today
The statement was issued as
Patriarch Kovar. guest of Ameri-
can and Canadian Unitarians the
past month, prepared to return to
Czechoslovakia.
The supreme need Of the world
today is liberal Christianity the
statement declared. us liberal
Christians" it continued, I'VE would
join with liberals Of every name
in a united defense of liberty and
a cooperative effort under God to
build better and happier world
The statement expressed opposi-
ton to the use of ecclesiastical
power, whether by the Roman
Catholic Church or by any other
to support reaction and impede the
advance of democracy" 1t also op-
posed theological tests set up by
the World Council of Churches. "be-
cause we hold any creedal barrier
to admission to the congregation
of Christ's flock an affront to His
inclusive spirit"
The church leaders also opposed
"all imperialism" and ANY totali-
tartan program, whether capitalistio
or communistic, as far as it denies
the liberties and violates the basic
rights which our liberal Christian
itv sff1rnS" :"
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Six D. {. Area Boys Win
Prizes in Photo Contest

Six high school boys from the
District area were among the win
ners of this years National High
School Photographic Awards con-
test, results of which were an
nounced today.
The contest, open to students in
the 9Th to the 18th grades, was
won by J. Michael Conner. l9-
year-old senior at Loyola High
School, Baltimore. His snapshot OF
two youngsters watching toy
sailboat took the sl00 prize in the
juvenile class and the $500 grand
award.
Most successful of the local en-
trants was John A. Astin, of 5008
Battery lane, Bethesda, winner of
500 prize. Those who won $5
awards were Walter O'Rourke, 1888
Monroe street NV: Milton Wright,
ZIG R street NE; Morton J. zetlin,
1914 Upshur street NV; Craig
Atkins, jr., 6404 Florida street.
Chevy Chase, Md. and Richard H.
Nachman, R. F. D. 2, Vienna, Va.
Cherry blossom scenes and views
of such Washington landmarks as
the Lincoln Memorial predominated
in the entries from this area.
The contest was judged in the
Museum of Modern Art in New York
City by Helen Hayes. actress: Nor
man Rockwell. artist. and K. w.
Williams. manager of the proto-
graphic illustrations division of the
Eastman Kodak Co.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Journalism Fraternity
ANNOUNCES Awards
.La Asxor;oted Press

CHICAGO, June 3O.-Sigma Delta
chi professional journalistic fra
tern,ty announced today its me-
dallion awards Tor Outstanding
achievements in journalism during
1946 i
Christian science Monitor, for for
eien M correspondence; Wallace R,
Duel Chicago Daily News Washing
ton Bureau for Washington cores
nondence: John w. Hillman, In
dianapolis News, for editorial writ
ing. Dorman H Smith, NEA Serv-
ice for editorial cartoons; John M.
Mccullough, Philadelphia Inquirer
washington Bureau for general re-
porting: Allen Stout, Station WROL,
Knoxville, Tenn, for radio reporting,
and Harry M. Cochran, Station
WSTV. Steubenville. Ohio, for radio
newsWriting. :,
The Kansas City Star received the
courage in Journalism award; Ralph
D Casey. Bruce Lannes Smith and
Harold D. Lasswell OF the University
of Minnesota. for research in jour-
nalism. and Frank G. Brown, Los
Angels Times, for news pictures.
The judges also recommended ci-
tations for two Associated Press
employes-Eddy Gilmore, chief OF
the bureau at Moscow, in the field
of foreign correspondence, and
James NARROW, Associated Press
newsfeatures, in Washington corre-
spondence. Another citation was for
a news picture of the Winecoff Hotel
fire in Atlanta taken by Arnold
Hardy, Georgia Tech student, and
distributed by the Associated Press.
The awards we're announced by
Luther Huston, vice president OF
Sigma Delta Chi and manager of
The New York Times Washington
PureaH
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Fall Kills Isaac SiegeI,
Former House Member
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, June 30-Isaac
Siegel, St, justice in the Domestic
Relations Court since 1889. a mem
Der of Congress from the Goth New
York district from 1915 to 1923. and
a well-known figure in Republican
political circles, fell to his death yes
terday from his ninth-f1oor Man.
haitian apartment.
His son, Seymour, told police the
justice opened window to obtain
fresh air and either lost his balance
or suffered an attack of vertigo.
He said his father had been subject
to dizzy spells. ..
While in Congress, Justice Siegel
native New Yorker. was on the
Overseas Commission which sought
during World War I to improve mil
itary mail service and other morale
factors in the Army and Navy.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Rents
Continued From First Page.>

both houses have said they would
not even attempt to push through
an alternative bill if this one should
be vetoed. Mr.. Truman had asked
extension of the present law for one
year without change
Truman Criticizes Two Sections.
One House member who predicted
presidential acceptance represented
Mr.. Truman as particularly critical
OF the section allowing permissive
rent boosts up to Is per cent In ex-
change for leases running through
December, l948. and another sec
ton lifting most building controls.
However. Senator Hawkes., Repub-
lican, of New Jersey, who introduced
the IS per cent clause, declared that
the leases it contemplates ARE
strictly voluntary agreement He
said that any landlords who use
them "as a weapon Of coercion
would violate the law, assuming the
President signs the measure.
Along the same line. Senator
Smith, Republican. Of New jersey
said that, given evidence OF wide
spread use of the increase provi-
sions to compel the signing of leases
he will ask Congress to nullify the
rent hike provisions.
Statements of the New JERSEY
Senators followed reports that some
landlords in the Newark area are
forcing tenants to sign leases with
rent increases.
Other Provisions.
In addition to the Is per cent
,crmissive. increases, the compro-
mise bill provides that:
| l. Advisory boards be set up in
each of the approximately 500 de-
Tense rental areas in the country
! These boards are authorized to
recommend increases in ceilings or
outright abandonment of controls
in their areas. The boards recon-
mendations would become effective
automatically in 80 days unless re.
jected by Housing Expediter Frank
r. Creedon. who also is rent admin.
istrator.
! 2. Rent controls be lifted imme-
diately on new houses. hotels, newly.
rented dwellings and remodeled OF
reconverted housing accommoda
tiOnS.
3. Government restrictions on al
construction except amusement ane
recreational buildings. such as the.
aters and bowling alleys. be scrap
PED. Mr.. Creedon has estimatet
this would release a backlog O
So 900 900 900 worth of commercial
constructioE.
/ L. Eviction proceedings be place.
under individual State laws, with
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Fiscal
Continued From First Page4

Department, Government corpora
tions, independent offices.
Reported by House committee but
not acted on by either House or
Senate: Financing civil functions of
the War Department.
Not acted on by House committee: :
Financing the District of Columbia
All departmental appropriation
bills originate In the House. In ad-
dition there are numerous deficiency
and supplemental measures. four of
which already have been sent to the
President. Another deficiency meas
ure, financing the loan to Greece
and Turkey and foreign relief activ-
tiles, is awaiting action by the House
committee.
Aside from the money bills. the
record on other legislation hinging
on the fiscal year-end deadline is
somewhat better.
Bills extending the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. and the Commodity
Credit Corp. for another year from
midnight tonight are on the Pres
identS desk.
So also is a bill extending rent
controls until next March and per-
mitting Is per cent rent increases
by voluntary agreement between
tenants and landlords.
Export Import Bill in House.
A stopgap measure continuing for
Is days export and import controls
on certain strategic commodities has
passed the Senate and is ready for
House action. 1t takes the place
OF permanent extender on which
the two branches haven't reached
agreement. Extension of controls
over industrial sugar already has
been approved
ASIDE from the appropria ton bills
and the customary scores Of odds
ard-ends' measures of no general
significance, there are these maj tor
must" billS-so labeled either by
COP leaders. the administration, or
by both:
l. A Republican bill to allow
former servicemen and women IN
cash at once An estimated $1,000.
100000 In terminal leave pay bonds.
These now have a five-vear ma
turity date. 1t is ticketed for House
action next week.
2. A bill designating the Speaker
OF the House as successor TO the
presidency in the event of va
cancy in the Offices of President
and Vice President. Recommended
by Mr. Truman, it has passed the
Senate and probably will be an.
proved by the House Judiciary Com
mittee this week.
3.A COP bill increasing to sc
from 40 cents the legal minimum
wage for workers whose products
enter interstate commerce. House
Labor Subcommittee is CONSIDERING
it now. Mr. Truman has indicated
he tavors higher figure. perhaps
rs cents
4 A bill to unity the armed serv.
ices. an administration must. :
passage in the Senate is slated TO,
this week. A House committee i.
winding up hearings.
5. A bill retaining indefinitely the
present 3-cent rate on local anc
nonlocal first-claSS mail. The Hous,
already has passed it. but unless tn,
Senate acts today the rate will re
vert to 2 cents starting tomorrow.
s. A bill establishing a Nationa
Science Foundation for scientific re.
search and dyelopmert. Passed b!
the Sanefe rAa6U for pNyfSk
Commerce Committee approval.
Evening star., 1947-06-30

and balance-feelings which are
normally associated closely with the
sense of hearing.
He learned all of his flying ma
neuvers by passing pad and pencil
back and forth to his instructor all
the time he was aloft.
He now has 80 solo hours and 81
dual hours in the air.
An employe of The Star since
1889, Mr.. Thomas is married and has
an 11-year-old daughter Ruth. His
wife, Gladys, and daughter lost
their hearing at the age of 2, both
because of whooping cough. Mr.
Thomas lost his sense of hearing at
the same age after an attack of
diphtheria.
Ruth is at present student at
the Virginia School for the Deaf
Staunton, Va
The Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton reports there are quite a few
licensed private pilots who have
various physical defects but who
are considered capable of plotting a
plane.