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Evening star., 1947-09-29
Planning Is Key
To Serving Meals
With Economy
By Violet Faulkner
The Stor's Food Editor

Here's Tuesdays menu In our
food for four on 1888 a week"
series which began in The Sunday
Star.
For breakfast tomorrow mother
gives the family that canned grape
fruit she bought in her weekend
shopping trip which we described
yesterday in detail. The grapefruit
cost Is cents. In addition, each
members of the family of four-two
adults and two children-gets an
egg, toast, milk for the children
and coffee for mother and father.
Mother uses the cream OF the top
of the milk for coffee.
With two small children to care
for and all her own work to do, she
has found it pays to plan ahead
If she didn't the days never would
be long enough. When she cooked
the oatmeal for Mondays breakfast
she planned to have enough left
over for another meal. She COM
bined 1t with some of the prunes
to make the pudding for Tuesdays
lunch.
Out of the II pound of bacon
she uses two strips to give added
flavor to the green salad. The
Evening star., 1947-09-29
| District Listed
| As Best inU. S.
In English Use

A language expert in New York
today picked Washington as the city
with "the best users of American
English in the United States" nam
ing three persons in public life as
examples-none of them natives of
the Capital.
Max Sherovsr, president Of the
Language Research Bureau in Rock
efeller Center. New York, cited
Mrs. Claude Pepper, Mrs. Robert A.
Taft and Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, tr., rs the best speakers of
American English" in the Capital
He picked Nashville as second to
Washington and Boston third.
Washingtonians, he said. have de-
veioped the art OF speaking at "a
rnodulated level and with a cross
between the broad A and the hard
A."
Mrs. Taft, who spent her teens
IN Washington when her father was
Solicitor General in the Taft ad-
fninistration, Is the Only one of the
three examples who was brought up
here. Mrs. Pepper was born and
educated In Florida. Senator Lodge
u . Bostonian.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
as
McReynolds Apartments
Ask Rent Rise al Hearinq

Seeking rent increases averaging
Is per cent for 240 units of the
McReynolds Apartments, 705 Eight
eenth street NV, counsel for the
G. and r. Corporation, owners,
sought to present evidence of in
creased maintenance and higher
taxes and payrolls in a hearing
today before Rent Examiner James
A. Tyson.
Approximately 20 tenants attended
the hearing. Examiner Tyson de-
MED q motion for dismissal of the
petition. made by Smith w. Brook
hart. counsel for a group of tenants.
The motion contended that ANY
adjustment upward of the maximum
rent ceiling applicable to these hous-
ing accommodations would permit
receipt of an unduly high rent and
lead to prof1teering."
T. LaRoy Betor, member of the
rental agency for the apartments,
testified that the present maximum
rent ceiling on standard apart
ments Is $50.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Silver Spring Woman,
Grandmother, Wins
Mrs. Maryland Title

Mrs. Nellie Proctor Hewitt, ST.
year-old Silver Spring grandmother
who had six sons in World War II
and has won acclaim for her baking
and civic activities, was awarded the
title of Mrs. Maryland" last night
and handed check for $500 in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Hewitt was declared winner
Of contest conducted at the Bet
ter Homes Exhibit by the Real
Estate Board of Baltimore and the
Home Builders Association. The
judges decision was based on phys
ical attractiveness, homemaking
ability and outside activities.
Mrs. Hewitt was in the news last
week with the announcement by
a Washington baking company that
her recipe for bread was so out
standing it would be used on a
commercial basis for County Fair
bread.
A Red Cross nurses aide. Mrs
Hewitt is the mother of nine chill
IA Cal ulio Vic 81 dlldLhOuilCA va live
Her husband, the late Frank
Hewitt, was a captain in World
War I. He died three years ago.
Mrs. Hewitt likes to sing. She
has written several songs and poems
which have been copyrighted. She
belongs to the National Capital
Orchid Society and has been doing
Red Cross work at Walter Reed
and Gallinger Hospitals.
Today she was at the infirmary
Of the Bliss Electrical School in
Takoma Park, substituting as q
nurse.
Mrs. Hewitt chose to take the $500
award In preference to a California
trip alone, or to Florida or New
York with a member of her family.
She entered the Mrs. Maryland
contest, she said. after reading q
story In The Star. She was crowned
by Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Of
Baltimore
Evening star., 1947-09-29
CafesMayCut
Bread Portions
ToSaveFood
Officials Deny PIon
For MeotIess Doys;
Meeting Set Tonight

Washington restaurants prob
ably will return to the wartime
practice of fewer rolls and bread
slices on the table as their con-
tribution to the new food con-
servation drive, 1t was indicated
today.
Local members of the Restaurant
Association will meet at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the Washington Gas
Light Co. auditorium at Eleventh
and II streets NV, to discuss Presi-
dent Truman's conservation drive
and the cut in wheat products served
to diners-out is almost certain to be
one means of conservation, accord
ing to Robert J. Wilson, association
secretary.
Meatless days, however, are un-
likely since Washington restaurant
teurs are generally agreed that saw
ings effected during the war by this
practice were negligible. Other ways
to cut down on waste food going into
the garbage can also will be worked
out, Mr.. Wilson said.
The national restaurant groups
industry Advisory Committee will
meet at the Mayfiower Hotel at
10 am. tomorrow to formulate a
plan to be presented to the new
Citizens Food Committee, which
meets with the President later in
the day. Mr.. Wilson also is secre- =
tary OF this group.
Last night a top Agriculture De-
partment oficial scoffed at rumors
that certain commodities may be
rationed again. The Associated
Press had reported that housewives
IN Louisville and Salt Lake City
were stocking up on war-scarce
items, such as nylons and sugar,
while their husbands were buying
tires.
The Government official pointed
out that the wartime rationing laws
have expired and that congressional
action Is generally considered un-
likely. The Citizens Food Com
mittee is expected to run a volun-
tary campaign for food conserva-
tiop
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Report Due on Audit
.0fD. .FundsHandIed
By Dead Policeman

A progress report" on the de-
tailed examination of District fund
accounts handled by the late Pvt.
Oscar L. Fisher was promised for
tomorrow by District Auditor
Arthur r. Pilkerton as two of his
office staff continued the audit
today.
While this audit will require sew
eral days, further examinations of
collection accounts kept by Pvt.
Fisher for the three police benefit
associations necessarily will go on
for a considerably longer time, asso-
citation officials said.
Pvt. Fisher, veteran desk clerk at
No. 4 precinct, committed suicide
September 18. Mr.. Pilkerton said
that after a preliminary check last
week he assigned two men for a
complete examination.
This audit, he said, concerns Pvt.
Fishers accounts of funds he re-
ceived as collector of collateral post
ed at the precinct and welfare
money deposited there by estranged
husbands for support of their
families.
I'VE have nothing to do with the
examinations being made of the
accounts kept for the three police
associations" Mr.. Pilkerton ex-
planned. That is not within our
jurisdiction. I believe our audit
will require several days but the
detailed work really did not get
under way until this morning. I can
promise a progress report tomor-
row."
Mr.. Pilkerton had no comment on
statement by several police de-
partment officials last week that
a $145 shortage existed at one time
In Pvt. Fishers District funds ac-
counts, but had been made up by
fellow policemen.
I'D rather not comment on the
situation at No. precinct until
we get farther along in our adult"
he said.
Meanwhile, officials of the Police
Relief Association, Police Retire
ment Association and the Police
mems Association said examinations
into Pvt. Fishers accounts for those
organizations will require consider
able time because of the vast amount
of individual card checking that viii
be necessary.
1t was announced Saturday that
full reports will be made to Police
Supt. Robert j. Barrett. Maj. Bar
rett returned to Washington yester-
day from q law enforcement con-
ference in Duluth. MINI.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
corn cobs. coffee grounds orange
and water melon rind, egg shells

corn cobs, coffee grounds, orange
and water melon rind, egg shells
and 50 on.
But you can take the word Of
Mr.. Xanten that meat scraps have
practically disappeared" from gar
bage.
Vegetable waste has dropped ma
terially, until the big bulk of 1t
consists Of citrus rinds and carrot
and beet tops and other greens
which most people won't eat and
which would not be directly useful
for relief purposes. OF course If
Johnny eats all his spinach then
he may pass up a slice of bread
and the wheat that it saved can be
shipped abroad
Bread Waste Has Been Hish.
Bread waste in the past has been
tremendous. The Department of
Agriculture in 1943 estimated that
one slice of bread wasted per week
in each Of Americas 100000 fam
lilies mounted up to 1000, 900 loaves a
week and we probably were wasting
more than that at the time. But re-
Gently the big bakers have been tell
ing the department that bread sales
have slackened and they believe it
is because housewives are seeing that
each loaf is eaten. The reason, they
believe. Is high food prices which
forces every conservation measure
on the low-income families especial
ly, and they are the big bread eaters.
Washington housewives can help
by seeing that children eat their
crusts and that somebody eats the
ends Of the loaf-the heel. Hotels
and restaurants probably will be
asked to do as they did during the
Evening star., 1947-09-29

war-put less bread and rolls on the
tables-stop cutting the crusts from
sandwiches, end the practice of serv-
ing poached eggs on toast and sim
liar garnishes and cutting down on
the sizes of cake.
Real savings in wheat can be ef-
fected by these measures, 1t is gen.
orally agreed, If they are fully COM
piled with.
Effect Of Pleas Noted.
Another Agriculture Department
study made before the war showed
that in our largest cities as much as
300 pounds of food per person was
going into the garbage can. The
wartime and postwar figures for
Washington, less than half this
amount, form striking report on
how much Americans took to heart
the wartime pleas to waste less"
Food waste, of course, is not all
the family's fault. 1t begins on the
farm when foods are not properly
handled or preserved and continues
in transit, at the warehouses, at the
wholesalers and at the retailers.
A study by the Agriculture Depart
ment of number of Washington
retail stores in 1910 showed that
much food was thrown away be-
cause of improper care. The worst
casualties were avocados, of which
1877 per cent were lost. Next was
grapefruit, with 79 per cent loss,
followed by rs for cabbage and 6.8
for caulifiower.
1t Is more than likely, however
that stores are being more careful
of their produce today since these
losses are more keenly felt in the
cash register than ever before.
Evening star., 1947-09-29

The effect of the national anti
waste campaign during the later
war years is obvious from this ia
BILE. But when the war was ending
Washingtonians began to throw
more into the garbage can. The
estimate by the ONCE Of william
A. Xanten, supervisor Of city refuse.
was that in fiscal 1947 the figure
would be up to 143 pounds per per-
son. but actually the upward trend
turned about and took a nose dive.
The reason, Mr.. Xanten believes, is
high prices.
The figures used to compile the
above table do not include garbage
collected from hotels and .restau-
rants, which Is about half of that
collected from homes. Exact figures
are not available for these collec-
tionS, and 1t may be that people
eating out were more careless than
those who ate at home.
Conservation Program q Factor.
But 1t seems likely that the war
time conservation program had its
effect on hotel and restaurant eat
ers, too, especially during the period
OF gray bread and while walters
were not putting bread on the
table unless the customer asked
for it.
1t Is impossible to estimate ac-
curately the amount of edible
garbage which Is thrown out be-
cause the collection figures not
only include uneaten bits of sirloin
steak and slices of bread, but also
Evening star., 1947-09-29

Burglars entered q Takoma Park
service station shortly after day
break today, smashed concrete
block and hauled away a 350-pound
safe containing $7s4, minutes before
employees arrived to reopen the sta
ton.
Prince Georges County police re-
ported the burglars also stole an
automobile radio, q spotlight, two
automobile heaters and wrist
watch from the station, the Sligo
Service Center, 7216 New Hampshire
avenue. They opened the cash reg
lister, but it was empty.
The safe, feet wide and 18 inches
Evening star., 1947-09-29

high, set in a wall, was surrounded
by concrete blocks installed when the
building was constructed.
Takoma Park police said one OF
their cruise cars inspected the serv-
ice station premises at 6 am. on a
routine check, and that the safe was
in place then. The BURGERS entered
the building by smashing a rear door
panel.
r. w. Common, station operator
said the safe contained weekend
receipts and company papers. At
tendants discovered the burglary
Mr.. Connor said, when they arrived
at Z o'clock
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Ad Club Defers Lunch
To Plon Friday Outing

The regular Tuesday luncheon of
the Advertising Club of Washington
will not be held this week, as mem
bers complete their preparations for
Fridays Pail Festival" at the
Woodmont Country Club, Bethesda,
Md.
1t will be the first all-day outing
the club has had in seven years.
A recreation committee headed by
Tom Griffin has scheduled a golf
tournament beginning at II am,
tennis, softball, horseshoes and 9TH
er sports, as well as bridge, gin
rummy and dancing in the evening.
A steak dinner will be served. A
World Series game will be presented
by television,
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Policemen are people tooi

Policemen are people, too!
For example, Pvt. Walton A. Hens
ley of the TRAFFIC Division hasn't
become so broken in spirit by the
jouncing his motorcycle gives him
that he can't enjoy a turn on the
dance floor in an exhibition with his
wife.
And Detective Sergt. John r.
Luskey enjoys playing the violin in
duet with his wife, an accordionist.
Pvt. Robert E. Burke of No. 8 is
a song land joke man and guitarist.
Pvt. Russell J. Glover of No.
favors sleight-of-hand tricks for re-
Taxation.
All of them are going to Walter
Reed Hospital at 7:30 o'clock to-
night to put on a show for the
patients in cooperation with the
Red Cross.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Mon Is Held by Police
After Fiqht Victim Dies

A man identified as Aaron T.
Bush, 81, colored, died today in
Freedmen's Hospital of injuries re-
ceived In fight Friday night, po-
lice reported.
Morris CASTOR, 80, colored, 1900
block Of Sixth street NV, tele-
phoned Policeman George C. Prath-
er OF the second precinct, police said,
to report his participation in the
night. He was arrested and now is
being held for action by the coroner.
Police said Mr.. Bush, VINO lived
in the first block of Second street
NE, was struck in the right eye
with a board during the fight in
the 900 block of N street NV.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Police to Put on Show Tonight
For Patients at Walter Reed

They'll be accompanied by other
entertainers drawn from the force
and families of policemen. These
will include the Silver Shield Quartet
and two young vocalists whose
fathers are in the departments
Miss Joan E. Seyfried and Miss
Elizabeth June Mower.
Sergt. Forrest L. Binswanger, di-
rector of the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club, will bring his young
boxing champs.
And Capt. Robert Pearce of the
first precinct has assembled a group
of valuable prizes for the patients
which were donated by downtown
merchants.
Inspectors Oscar J. Letterman,
Walter H. Thomas, Clarence Talley
and Lloyd E. Kelly plan 10 attend
Evening star., 1947-09-29

bacon fat helps save on oil for
the dressing. The rest of the bacon
she is boarding to use on top Of
the open-faced sandwiches for Sun
day night lunch for herself and
dad. Tonight she uses part of the
can OF plums she bought. Out of a
No. 212 can she can save three
or maybe four plums to use later in
the week in combination with a
bit of other leftover fruit to put
in jellied salad.
Tomorrow we'll tell you how
Wednesdays menu is planned.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Tokomo Club to Hear
Botonist Tonight

DR.. William StuarB botanist. will
address the Takom8 Horticultural
Club at 3 O'Clock tonight at the Ia
koma Branch Public Library, Fifth
and Cedar streets NV.
Members will complete arrange
ments for the annual exhibit Of
dahlias and Fall flowers, to be held
next month at the library. j. Mark
Alberton is In charge Of arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
3 Repeater Drunks
Given Stiff Sentences
By Judge Scott

Municipal Court Judge Almond
w. Scott today gave maximum or
near-maximum sentences to nine
men during the first hour of the
morning court session. carrying out
his threatened breakdown on "re-
peater" drunks. The penalties ranged
up to $500 fines or six months in Jail.
The nine were among more than
go persons charged with intoxication.
Each of the nine pleaded guilty and
did not contest their records Of pre-
vious convictions.
+ The first to get the works" was
Charles g. johnson, 81, of the TOO
block Of Wolfe street, Alexandria.
Following his guilty plea, the Judge
called for Johnson's record. After
q few moments he looked at the de-
fendant soberly.
Record Is Cited.
you have been in this court eight
times previously this year. accord
ing to your record" Judge Scott said.
johnson shook his head when asked
II he had anything to say.
well, sir, you are going to be the
first victim" Judge Scott continued.
I'm giving you q $500 fine or six
months in Jail. I hope this will
straighted you out so that some day
you may understand your behavior
with whisky isn't worth the conse-
quences."
OF the eight other defendants, two
more received the $500 or six months
penalty, one got a $500 fine or 80
days, three got $500 fines or ninety
days. and two were given 500 fines
or 80 days. The differences in sever
ity OF sentences was due to the num-
Der Of past offenses.
Warnings Recalled.
Twice last week Judge Scott an.
nounced In court he would impose
the maximums on convicted repeat-
ers. Under the law, first offenders
may be sentenced up to 500 fines
plus 30 days in Jail. and second Of
tenders UP to $500 fines and 60 days
in Jail. The $500 fine and six months
JAN term applies to repeaters OF
three or more times.
In his previous warnings from the
bench, Judge Scott pointed out the
need for . rehabilitation center for
drink victims. He added. however,
that In the absence of q special in
ststution, he would begin sending
repeaters away for the winter" In
the District Jail.
AT least that way you won't be
able to get near liquor for a while, :"
he told one defendant.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Urges Increase
In Chest Fund Goal 10
Meet Minimum Need

A request for an increase in the
$3,900.000 goal of the Community
Chest Federation fund campaign this
year was received today at the
Washington Chest ofiice in a letter
from Local No. ~ of the United Of
flee and Professional Workers of
America.
I'VE cannot understand why, in a
period Of increased social needs and
increased cost of living, a goal is set
which is admittedly lower than the
minimum needs of the agencies" as
serted the letter, signed by Miss
Sylvia Soloff, president of the local.
Not only would the present goal be
insufficient to finance the needed
recreation, education and social
services provided by the Chest agen-
cies, 1t was asserted, but it would not
permit meeting the much needed
higher salary standards.
That many Chest agencies are un-
able to handle properly the needs
Of the community is due primarily
ito the fact that they have made
quate and inexperienced staffs," the
letter said. THE low salaries set
by the Chest have failed to attract
skilled workers.
We are certain that If the people
of the Washington community were
given the facts-the need for more
money so that they and their chill
dren can receive the recreation, edu-
cation and guidance a socially
minded city provides-they would
respond generously.
I'VE are also certain they would
be shocked If they were aware of the
substandard salaries received by the
people who give them these services.
ut may be satisfaction to the
campaign committee to be able
to state at the conclusion of the
campaign that the goal had been
met, but 1t is no advantage to the
people Of our city when that goal
is so low that 1t does not meet
their needs"
Lee D. Butler, president of the
Washington Community Chest, to
whom the letter was directed, said
since the campaign goal was set
by the Chest Federation Executive
Committee, Miss Soloff's letter had
been referred to the federation for
reply.
Edward J. Keys, executive direc-
tor of the federation said the unions
request will be considered. and a
reply will be sent to the union by
federation officials within the next
few days"
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Peruvian Plane Lands
In New York, Opening.
Chi|e-to-U. ). Service

Washington now has q new direct
air link with four Latin American
capitals as a four -engined DC-4
equipped with radar, yesterday COM
pleted the Peruvian International
Anyways inaugural flight from San
tiago, Chile, to Washington and
New York.
The plane stopped at National
Airport yesterday morning for cere-
monies. It brought gift of orchids
from the President of Panama to
President Truman.
The planes 80 passengers included
Gen. Armando Revoredo, Peruvian
air minister; official representatives
Of the President of Peru, Harold L.
George, former commanding general
of the Air Transport Command and
now president of Peruvian Always,
and 10 Latin American journalists.
The newsmen are from the four
countries linked with Washington
and New York by air-Chile, Peru,
Panama and Cuba.
Gen. RevoedO told q news con-
ference the new air route will help
II an emergency comes"
He AIDED that the organization of
the airline carrying Peru's flag "is a
tribute to the United States, which
permits small nation to compete in
the air on the same basis as a great
nation"
Gen. George explained that the
planes radar device was being used
by the line for the first time in COM
mercial aviation. It is lone answer
to all-weather flying" he said.
Shelton p. Mills, chief Of the State
Departments Division of North and
West Coast Countries of the Amer
lean Republics Affairs Division,
represented the United States at the
airport ceremonies.