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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-02-01

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Beauty Hints
CHOOSE YOUR COLOR
BY NINA TEMPLE

Every woman has one color,
whether she knows it or not,
which is kind to her - it high
lights her - brings out her best.
Some women never find their
color - they allow fashion, or
just routine to do the choosing
- they never know what 1t is
to appear at their very best. Try
all the colors until you find one
at which, when you wear it, your
friends will exclaim, - ooh how
lovely you look" You will no
doubt be dressed in your own in
dividual color and are at your.
peak. Then when you have
found your color 49, stick to it.
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VETERANS
WORD WAR Il

male or female who have
served at rsast go days and whu
were honorabiy discharged. We
will gladly help you 70 obtain a
guaranteed home loan under the
G. !. Bill Of Rights. Consult us
for information or advice without
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Evening star., 1947-06-23
ADA Sponsors Six Meetings
On BowIes Report Tonight

Six neighborhood discussion meet
ings in various parts of the city will
be held tonight by members of the
Washington Chapter of Americans
for Democratic Action on the recent
report Of the Committee on Eco
nomic Stability. The committee was
headed by Chester Bowles, former
OPA administrator.
The report was forwarded to
President Truman several weeks ago
The public is invited to the dis
cussion meetings at 8 pm. at the
homes of the following persons:
Mary Lee Council, 1914 Connecti-
cut avenue NV; Martha Josephs,
Westchester Apartments, Thirty
ninth street and Cathedral avenue
NV: James c. Turner. >1441 East
Capitol street: John w. Edelman,
2200 Columbia pike: Ben Sigal,
6301 Sixteenth street NV, and
Walter Befr, $500 Western avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Duncan Will Sing Hoition Song
|AtWuter Gate I omorrow Niqht

Louis Seize pieces it calls for-but
Mr.. Duncan's studio Is ultramodern
with multicolored fluoreseent In
direct lighting and built-in furni-
ture.
The song Is entitled "Omimba" "
1t has African undertones and the
influences of the French culture of
the Haitian half of Hispanola. Mr.
Duncan heard it first two years
ago sung by Negro woman In the
mountains high above Port au
Prince He said as she waved and
swayed in her song and the women
about her chanted at intervals,
THAT I must have and it must be
orchestrated."
Todd Duncan at A has a vitality
that radiates a healthy, happy
person. His greatest pride is his
son Charles, who was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa at Dartmouth before
his graduation this spring and who
enters Harvard Law School this fall.
He has been enjoying the only ex-
tended period at home in recent
years. For the past eight weeks he
has lived in the Sixteenth street
mansion interrupted only by con-
cert at Newark, N. j., Thursday,
which broke all records for Northern
New Jersey. Twenty thousand peo-
pie turned out to hear him.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
.VFW Elects Buscher
MARYLAND Commander

A 31-year-old Montgomery Coun-
ty veteran, who served as a Navy
lieutenant In the Pacific, has been
elected Maryland Department COM
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
He is Charles B. Buscher, $500
Manchester road, Silver Spring, who
was named yesterday at the closing
session of the VFW State conven-
ton at Ocean City, Md, the As
sociated Press reported.
Mr.. Buscher. a member of the
Silver Spring Memorial Post for the
last two years, Is general manager
for the Montgomery County liquor
dispensary system.
Another Silver Spring resident,
Floyd J. Carter of Magnolia park
way, a chiropractor, was named de-
partment surgeon.
Other officers are: Richard F.
Cullen, Salisbury, senior vice COM
mander; George D. Ridenour, Ha-
gerstown, Junior vice commander;
Reginald H. Murphy, Baltimore,
quartermaster: Joseph Mclaughlin,
Baltimore, judge advocate, and the
Rev. John O. Long. chaplain.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Darden Assumes Posi-
As Virginia U. Head
By the Associofed Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June
23.-Former Gov. Colgate w. Dar-
den, jr., officially took over today the
presidency of his alma mater, the
University of Virginia, as DR.. John
Lloyd Newcomb retired to private
life after 42 years association with
the university-the Last IA as presi-
dent.
| Mr.. Darden becomes the thiro
president of the 125-year -old school
for until Edwin Anderson Alderman
took office in 1904 the university was
governed by a chairman of the
faculty. DR.. Newcomb became presi.
dent in 1888 when Mr.. Alderman
died.
The retiring president will take ur
private residence on Boiling Wooe
road, leaving the presidents home
on Cars Hill which now is beine
redecorated for Mr.. Darden and fis
family to occupy later this month
Formal Inauguration of the incom.
ing president is set for the autumn
DR.. Newcomb yesterday received
the tribute bf alumni, students
faculty and administrative officer.
as three-day victory reunion" ot
alumni closed.
From Edward r. Stettinius, ir.
university rector, came the presen-
tation of a silver box on behalf o1
the Board of Visitors with the word.
that 1t was filled with our affection
and esteem for you as man, anc
our gratitude for the lasting goot
Iyou have wrought the university"
University Dean Ivey F. Lewis an.
nounced the contribution of none,
by faculty and students for a bus
] of DR.. NeWcomb.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Natural Gas Price Rise
Seen by Trade Groups

Shortages and higher prices for
users of natural gas will result
from restrictive Federal regulations
of the industry, three trade associa-
tions of the industry declared today
The statement was issued Jointly
by the Independent Natural Gas
Association, the Independent Petro-
leum Association and the Midwest
ern Oil and Gas Association, all
with headquarters in Washington
The association contended the
regulatory power of the Federal
Power Commission. which was up
held recently by the Supreme Court
virtually will halt the interstate
flow of natural gas due to cinf1ict
in Federal and State control and
the necessity for well owners to
qualify as public utilities. The Fed
eral Power Commission, under the
courts ruling, has the power to
regulate local production and gath
ering of natural gas.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
u. ). Units 10 Dismiss
200 With P-1 RATINGS

The Civil Service Commission an.
nounced today that it has instructed
all Federal agencies to dismiss all
war service and temporary employees
who now are serving in junior pro-
fessional assistant jobs.
The commission said the order will
affect about 200 employees who have
a P-1 classification. These employees
must be dismissed by August 20, II
was said.
Reason for the order is that ex.
aminations for permanent jobs ir
the P-1 category have been con.
cluded apd there are a sufficient
number of eligibles to fill the Jobs
on a permanent basis, the commits.
sion said.
The Government gradually is re-
turning to permanent job status
program as fast as examinations are
held and graded for the various jot
categories. During the war all posi-
tions were filled ION a war-service
or temporary basis.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
.Franconia Man Killed
One Hurt in Traffic

A Fairfax County man was killed
and District tailor was injured
critically in Washington area auto
mobile accidents over the week end.
Vernie Ray Elliott, so, Franconia
carpenter, died early yesterday after
his car overturned on the Franconia
read, about two and half miles
west OF Alexandria. Fairfax County
police said the vehicle apparently
went off the right side of the road,
swerved back onto the highway,
then plunged off the left side and
overturned. Mr.. Elliott was alone.
Mayer Ackerman, SO, proprietor
of tailor shop at 1870 Connecticut
avenue NV, was injured critically
yesterday when he was struck by
truck in tn 1900 block Of Columbia
road NV, police said. Mr.. Acker-
man was admitted to Emergency
Hospital with skull fracture and
head injuries. He lives at 1842 CAL
vert street NV.
Police said the driver of the truck,
Charles K. Hepp. %, of the 2100
block of I street NV, was not
held.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
townsend Club 10 Open
Convention on THURSDAY

Starting Thursday and continu.
ing for three days at Uline Arena
the Townsend Club will hold Its
national convention here this week
with Congress furnishing most OF
the speakers.
The aged conventioners will be
welcomed by Representative Mil
Ter, Democrat, of California, one ot
the sponsors of Townsend legisla-
ton in the Eightieth Congress.
Leading the meeting will be DR.
F. E. Townsend, 8o-year-old organ
izer of the club, and his son, former
paratrooper, Capt. Robert C. Town
send, now general manager of the
Townsend National Recovery Plan
Inc.
Among the speakers will be Sen
ators Pepper of Florida and Taylor
Of Idaho, Democrats, and Wiley
Republican, of Wisconsin, and Rep
resentatives Blatnik of Minnesota
Ramey of Ohio, Angel of Oregon,
Hall of New York and Phillips of
California, Republicans.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Raeksfeering Charged
lin Housing Industry;
House Probe Ordered
~ ,he A.soe;o,sd prsss

Racketeering and monopoly" In
the housing and construction in
dustry was charged by the House
Labor Committee in an announce
ment yesterday Of the opening on
an inquiry.
Representative Gwinn, Republi-
can, of New York, who was desig-
mated by Chairman Hartley to make
the investigation, told reporters it
will delve into what appears to be
a move to bring about collectivism
through increased Federal housing
programs"
With Mr.. Gwinn on the subcom-
mittee are Representatives Owens,
Republican, of Illinois and Lucas,
Democrat, of Texas.
Group to Probe Costs.
Mr.. Hartley said the subcommit-
tee will investigate material and
labor costs and questionable prac-
tices relating to the economics of
housing and construction generally"
and will inquire into numerous
complaints of abuses that are
paralyzing the building business" :"
Mr.. Gwinn said hearings will be
started probably in September and
will be held later in New York, Chi
cago and West Coast cities which
he did not specify.
THE building trade unions" Mr..
Gwinn declared, "are tieing up all
including housing in whole
cities and in some instances in
States, unless private builders agree
to terms calling for wages and over
time that they simply cannot pay
if they went to sell their houses"
Lower Priced Units Affected.
The practice, he said, has been
aimed mainly at moderately priced
houses and apartments
THE unions" he said, "are begin
ming to clamor for more Federal
housing because the Government is
the only one able to pay the exorbi-
tant prices since it can pass the
costs along to the taxpayers.
"Unwittingly, these unions are
joining forces with the collectivists
in q move to get more public hous-
ing, the greatest avenue there is
to collectivist society. Government
housing means political party con-
troll of those who occupy the hous-
Ing and in other countries it always
has led to ALLEGATION of space under
a one-party System."
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Coroner Rules Man S Death
By Shooting Is Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
today issued certificate of suicide
in the death of Edward S. Calbreath
SO, who shot himself through the
head yesterday after getting ready
for church.
Mr.. Calbreath, who lived at 4528
Seventh street NV. left a note in
dicating dependency over i'll health,
according to homicide squad de-
tectives. He apparently fired one
shot from .41-caliber pistol into
his head In the basement OF his
home shortly after arising yester-
day.
His wife, Mrs. Carrie Calbreath.
said he had dressed himself for
church and gone downstairs to
make coffee. An hour later. she
found his body. Mr.. Calbreath was
. Labor Department employe.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
D. 6. Mission Resident
Found Dead in Baltimore

Baltimore police today were in
vestigating the death of a man
whose only home address was listed
as the Gospel Mission here.
The body of the man, identified
by papers as John o. Lavendar,
about so, was found floating In the
Baltimore harbor yesterday. Mis-
sion employees did not recall him.
When a Baltimore police boat
took the body from the water it
was found that the man was wear
ing one black shoe and one brown
shoe. No marks of violence we're
discovered on the body, which po-
lice said had been In the water
about three days.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Please Call In Your Sunday :
Classified Ads Early in the Week

The Saturday rush for Sunday classified advertising has
telephone facilities have been
taxed This rush result of many customers calling IN ADS
at the last minute before the Saturday deadlne.
avoid the annoyance of repeated busy signal, we
urge our customers call in their Sunday ads time
Monday through Friday-from 800 to 900 In
this way your ad handled promptly and efficiently
with the minimum of inconvenience. Saturday for
those who cannot place their earlier We appreciate
your cooperation in this effort to provide you our customers
with better service.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
MARYLAND Sales Tax Effective
JuIy1 on Vurietyo of Items

What about the store keeper? Can
he pay the tax himself so as not to
lose any business to stores in areas
where there is no tax? Can he
advertise that the tax will not be
added to the selling price of his
goods?
The State says mo" Such an
act makes him liable to a maximum
fine of $500 or a six-month jail
sentence, or both.
Under the law, he must keep track
of the tax on each sale and report
his tax collections to the State con-
troller's Office in Baltimore before
the 18th of each month.
! In addition, If the storekeeper fails
to collect the tax and report 1t, he
may be fined a maximum of $l,00C
or put in Jail for not more than one
year, or both.
Now Being Contested.
The tax is expected to take effect
July ! even if the courts decide that
an attempt to place the matter be-
! fore the voters in referendum is
constitutional, and despite an in
| junction suit filed in Baltimore seek
! ing to halt its endorsement.
| Although petitions bearing the
signatures of nearly 1T.000 voters
have been filed with the Secretary
of State asking for a referendum
Attorney General Hall Hammond
| has ruled that the question cannot
be placed on the ballot.
| But there's a bright side to the
picture. You can deduct the tax
you pay on your purchases from
your State and Federal incomes
| taxes.
(Tomorrotp: Items eren1pt from
! sales tur.)
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Trapped Suspect Drinks
Store Beer 10 Pass Time

A suspected housebreaker, who was
trapped in grocery when he
sprained an ankle jumping through
the skylight. told police today he
drank IL bottles of the proprietor S
beer Willing away the time until his
discovery.
The man, William H Corbin, Is,
colored. first block of Daggs alley
Sc, was found in a trash bin at
the store early yesterday. Mrs
Raymond Pyles. whose husband owns
the store at 1909 Good Hope road
Sc, had noticed the skylight was
broken and called police.
: Police said the suspect was unable
to climb out because of his injured
. ankle and was afraid to leave by
the door for fear he would be seen.
Eleventh precinct police said he will
be charged with HOUSEKEEPING to-
day,
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Students to Compete
In Python Contest

Five high school students will
compete in the semifinals of the
Knights of Pythias national public
speaking contest at $50 o'clock
tonight at the Pythian Temple,
1912 Ninth street NV.
The contestants are Charles Win
grove, Is, Parkersburg, w. Va;
James Grant. Is. Orlando, Fla;
Genevieve Operf1inch. Is, Lavassine,
La; Jacob Bachman. l6, Athens,
KY, and Robert White, 16, Nor
folk. Va.
The finals will be held August IA
In Beaumont, Tex. Juvenile
delinquency is the subject Of the
speeches.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
New Delay Seen
In Enforcement
|0f Fire Code
Builders, Landlords
| Urge Postponement
| Beyond July |

Washington builders and land.
lords today voiced a unanimous plea
to the Commissioners to extend be-
yond July / the effective date Of
the tight fire safety rules drafted
more than year ago under the So
called Egress Act.
More than 100 persons turned out
for public hearing at the District
Building to consider further post
ponement in the effective date.
The strict rules adopted by the
city heads affected both new and
existing buildings and were post
poned last winter until July after
builders and landlords testified the
necessary materials were not avail
able and the cost was prohibitive.
Citizens Group Studying Problem.
Since that time citizens com.
mittee has been studying the prob
lem with the. city heads and has
presented a report asking riaodifi-
cations in the rules. The Commits
sioners have this report under study
but have not taken action.
At the conclusion OF today's hear
ing, Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young told the group its request
would be taken under advisement
and 1t is believed an extension will
be granted shortly.
While today's session dealt only
with the question of postponing the
date. several witnesses urged the
Commissioners to remove require-
ments affecting existing buildings.
We cannot rebuild Washington,
declared Paul j. Miller, speaking
for the Washington Guest House
Association. ITO include existing
buildings is going to be impossible"
Sees Adequate Labor Supply.
Clement F. Preller of the WASH
ington Building Trades Council told
the hearing he was confident there
was an adequate labor supply here
to do the work required under the
egress rues. In reply to Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Kenneth E.
Madsen, Mr.. Preller said he thought
there also was enough labor to do
new construction, too.
MIR. Miller, however, disputed this
statement. Il personally know there
is shortage of labor" he said.
Other witnesses included John
Reilly, president of the Washington
Board of Trade; Morris r. Clark of
the Building Owners and Managers
Association, Frank E. Weakly, presi-
dent of the Washington Hotel Asso-
cation; Ringgold Hart, attorney for
the Washington Restaurant Asso-
citation, who also spoke for the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation; A. Julian Brylawski of the
Washington Motion Picture Owners,
A. Hamilton Wilson of the Washing
ton Building Congress, Alvin L.
Aubinoe of the Home Builders As
Esociation, Walter B. Jarvis, the
Washington Real Estate Board;
Francis J. Eiseman, administrator of
Garfield Hospital; Teunis F. Collier,
Georgetown Citizens Association;
Sol Kann, vice president of S. Kann
Sons Co.; Ralph w. Foster, assistant
general secretary Of the YMCA; O.
A. de Lima of the Roger Smith
Hotel and the Federation of Civic
Associations.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
D. c. Chess Champion
To PIuy at Press Club

I. S. Turnover, undefeated chess
champion of the District and direc-
tor of the United States Chess
Federation, will take on all comers
among the National Press Clubs
chess players beginning at pm.
tomorrow.
He will play simultaneously all
members who accept the challenge,
moving from table to table for his
moves.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Policeman Wounds Man
Found Near Parked Cars

Clarence M. Ross, 80, of the 400
block of N street NV, is recovering
in Gallinger Hospital today from
two bullet wounds suffered when a
policeman fired at him because Ross
allegedly ignored an order to halt.
Policeman Joseph F. Longo, 90,
Of the first precinct said he saw
Ross tampering with an automo-
bile parked in the first block of H
street NV. yesterday. He ap-
preached to investigate and fired
two shots when Ross fed.
Ross, who Is colored, suffered
wounds In the left leg and right
arm.
Evening star., 1947-06-23

stories on the Maryland sales
tar.
By J. B. Zotmon
Beginning July /, a 1o-cent ham,
burger will cost II cents in Mary
land.
When you go into your favorite
tavern for a 15-cent bottle of beer
the charge will be 16 cents. A SAC
tweed suit for dad will cost s4o.8C
and when your wife buys $17C
washing machine the bill will be
s173.40.
In other words, almost everything
the average person buys in a Mary
land store from July l on will have a
sales tax on it.
No Taxes Under 9 Cents.
The general basis for the tax Is {
per cent of the price. 1t Is figured
like this:
Cost Tax
Under cents Nothing
% q cents se 50 to cents # cent cents
In each 50-cent bracket over 81
a cent will be added to the tax.
Thus, a 81 necktie will have q
cent tax If the price tag says Sl25
there will be a Scent tax. The ta2
on $40 pair of shoes, at the rate OF
2 cents on every dollar, will be 2(
cents.
There will be no tax on what are
known as the essentials of life, such
as groceries and medicines. Nor will
you pay any additional tax wher
you buy ticket to show or If yor
are lucky enough to get new car
since both are already taxed by the
State or Federal Government.
These items are among q long lisi
of exemptions which will be dis
cussed in a later article.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Hough Goes on Trial
In Realty Promotion;
Advertisements Read

The Government opened Its case
against Stanley P. Hough, real
estate man, in Federal Court in
Alexandria today with the introduce
ton of a number of newspaper ad-
vertisements that allegedly were
part of the defendants scheme to
defraud veterans In connection with
homes he failed to complete.
Carl M. Faust. post Office inspec-
tor, was the first Government wit
ness. He read to the court num-
ber of advertisements describing a
housing development for veterans in
nearby Maryland known as Hough
or Hart Park. The two names were
used for the same area, Mr.. Faust
said he understood.
In his opening statement, United
States Attorney George Humrick-
house told the @2-man jury that the
newspaper advertisements were part
of scheme Hough devised to de-
fraud certain persons" Mr.. Hum
rickhouse said, however, that the
charge in the indictment of using
the mails to defraud was based on
letters Hough wrote to veterans in
| connection with the housing de-
velopment.
In cross-examining Mr. Faust
Defense Attorney John Donovan
asked If he could show in my Of the
advertisements that Mr.. Hougf
claimed houses had been completed
Mr.. Faust read from the adver.
tisements that the homes were
under construction or that con-
struction was about to begin. He
told the court he had visited the
property and found some excava-
ton work started, and that on his
last visit to the property yesterday
brick work had been started on one
house.
He also said one advertisement
stated that only six homes we're left
for sale in the development.