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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-07-09
WEDDING

to Edgar w. Hanlon of 2719
Elizabeth Avenue, at an 500
o'clock ceremony on Saturday
evening, June 18th.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.. Evans, and
the groom is the son of Mrs.
Mary Hanlon.
Overseer Carl Q. Lee per-
formed the ceremony by
candlelight. An exquisite ar
rangement of lovely flowers
created a summer garden eff
feet. Miss Ellen Holstein of
Chicago, sang 'Because", "T
Love You Truly" and the
Lords Prayer" accompanied
by Mrs. Harrison Farley.
The bride wore a gown of
white lace and net with a flow
ing train of the same material
with Tiara lace and net-pearl
center, and lovely pearls
which were a gift of the
groom. She carried a bouquet
of cascaded white roses.
Virginia Evans and Frank
Hanlon acted as Maid of Hon
or and Best Man. Miss Evans
wore a gown of peach lace and
satin. The Observation-Disclosures
Evans, Phyllis Evans, Helen
Ruesch, and Avalyn Ruesch
were gowned in blue and pink
sheers. The flower-girl, Janet
Evans, was dressed in white
organdy and carried pansies.
All wore tiaras of white car
nations, American Beauty Ros-
es and stephonitis in colonial
bouquets. Jay and Terry Ev-
ans, small sister and brother
of the bride, were ringbearers.
The mother of the bride
wore blue crepe with pink ac-
cessories and a corsage of Tea
Roses. The groom's mother
was dressed in yellow with
white accessories with a cor
sage of Tea Roses.
Following the ceremony a
reception was held in Wauke-
gan, attended by 400 guests.
Out-of-town guests we're: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hanlon, Chi
cago; Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Keep
hart, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas Kephart, Highland
Park; Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor
risson, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
Anil Newman, Des PLANES;
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G.. Follensbee,
Waukegan; Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Follensbee and family, Round
Lake; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Gibson, Lake Villa; Mrs. A.
Nygren, Chicago; Mr.. Eldon
Neuman and fiancee, Miss
Eileen SigWold of Des PLANES;
Mr.. Ray Sigwold of Des
PLANES; Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Carroll, Waukegan; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Greener, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cliff Evans and family,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gage Stew
ems, all of Waukegan; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Cornell of North
Prairie, and many others from
Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor,
Antioch and Zion.
The Evans first grandchild
was also born on June 18th to
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Christmas
(the former Betty Evans). The
son hos ham ,orooJ Tau.oo.
Evening star., 1947-04-06

Eoster lilies such as these now
ore developed from domestic rother
thon imported bulbs.
Evening star., 1947-04-06
Larger
E-aSter
Lilies

By HERMAN F. scHADEN
TWO OR THREE EASTERS
= from today. churches and
homes may be filled with the
sweet fragrance Of lilies one
third larger than the present
plants.
Developed by DR.. s. L. Ems
weller Of the Agriculture De-
partment's Plant Industry
Station at Beltsville, Md, the
new varieties have larger,
thicker petals and leaves,
which lend more stability as
well as beauty.
Ten years In the making,
they win augment a home
grown crop estimated this
year at from 1000. 600 to TO-
000, 900 bulbs-still far below
the $4,000, 900 bulbs imported
from Japan before the war.
The new lily creation Is a
tetraploid, meaning it has
four sets Of chromosomes, the
bodies which carry all herit-
able traits. The usual Easter
lily, q diploid, has two sets of
chromosomes.
DR.. E msweller and his as
sociates developed the new
plant by treating scales of
selected bulbs with a 2 per
cent solution Of colchicine, a
drug frequently used in plant
breeding. \
Introduction Of these stur-
dier, lovelier lilies is expected
to stimulate expansion Of a
war-born fiower-growing In
dustry in the Pacific North
west and the Gulf States.
Evening star., 1947-11-16
Theoretical Physicists End
3-Day Conference at 6. ".

Some of the Nations leading theo-
retical physicists yesterday COM
pleted q three-day annual confer
ence here to discuss problems OF
gravitation and electro-magnetism
in relation to the theory Of RELATIVE
ity. Meetings were held at George
Washington University and at the
Carnegie Institution.
Topics under discussion included
such items as the difficulties in
herent in unified field theories, the
size of the universe and whether
there is a correlation between the
rotation of celestial bodies and
their magnetic fields.
Among those attending the con-
ference were DR.. H. w. Babcock
Mount Wilson Observatory; DR.
Gregory Brett, Yale University; DR.
Charles Critchfield. University o1
Minnesota; DR.. Richard Feynman
Cornell University; DR.. Leopold In.
field, University Of Toronto; DR.. Il
P. Robertson, California Institute
OF Technology; DR.. M. Schwarz.
schild and DR.. John Wheeler o.
Princeton University; DR.. Juliar
schwinger, Harvard University; DR.
Edward Teller. University Of Chi
cago: DIR. Robert Oppenheimer ane
DR.. Herman Weyl of The Institute
for Advanced Study, Princeton
II N, J,
Evening star., 1947-11-16
Gun Factory Employees Ask
Additional Paw Increase

Naval Gun Factory employees last
night adopted a resolution asking a
pay increase above, the 7-cent-an-
hour raise recently granted them by
the Navy Department.
The motion was passed unani-
mously by nearly 1000 members Of
Lodge 174, International Associa-
ton of Machinists, at a meeting in
Laborer's Hall. 525 New Jersey
avenue NV. Theodore r. Edn.is-
ton, president Of Lodge 174, pre-
sided.
Asserting the 7-cent-an-hour in
crease was inadequate" in the face
of higher living costs, the resolu-
ton urged Secretary of Navy Sui
Evening star., 1947-11-16
|6eorgeC {. Shaffer, II.
Florist for 50 Years,
Falls Dead al Hotel

George c. Shaffer, Washington
florist for nearly half a century,
fell dead last night as he stepped
from an elevator in the Kennedy
Warren apartment hotel after visit
with friends. Mr.. Shaffer, II, had
left Doctors Hospital only last We'd
nesday, after spending a month
there.
DR.. Joseph T. O'Hanlon, resident
physician at Doctors Hospital, and
DR.. Clayton Hawfleld. Mr.. Shaffer's
family physician, were called to the
scene. Mr.. Shaffer was pronounced
dead by DR.. OHanlon.
Mr.. Shaffer was born in Oxon Hill,
Md, and moved to Washington as a
child. He first entered the florist
business in 1900 and he had operated
the store at 900 Fourteenth street
NV, for many years.
Mr.. Shaffer was active in the
Washington Board Of Trade, the
Scottish Rite Masons, the Elks, Odd
Fellows and the Association Of Old
est Inhabitants and was member
of the Congressional Country Club.
He had been in poor health for
the past four years and twice had
been hospitalized this year.
Mr.. Shaffer is survived by one son,
Clarence j. Shaffer, secretary-treas-
urer of the business his father
headed. He lives at 2730 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Miss lola Shaf1er of 1903 Biltmore
street NV, and Mrs. Maude Grown
Of 7 Girard street NE, and by one
brother, Arthur Shaffer, 1911 Forty
sixth street Sc.
Mr.. Shaffer's first wife died in
1916. He remarked in 1926 and his
second wife died in 1886.
The body is at Hysong's funeral
home. 1900 N street NV.
Evening star., 1947-11-16

activities during the last year Of
the county association. Entertain
ment will be provided by Edmund
H. Harding. James B. Stringfellow
will act as toastmaSter.
Evening star., 1947-11-16

Ivan to direct re-examination Of
data pertaining to the Washington
area so that "a further substantial
increase in pay" may be granted.
Retoil Group to Hear McFee
ORANGE, VA, Nov. Is tSpeciaD i.
B. McFee, director Of the
Virginia Retail Merchants Associa-
ton, will speak at the annual ban
quet Monday of the Orange County
Retail Merchants Association in the
f1rehouse. Mrs. Peytia r. johnson,
secretary, will give a resume of the
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Addition Of Pergolo Aids
In 'BuIunciinq' Home DESIGN

Spring usually brings to mind the
matter of screening. An oft-re-
peated error is to place screens in
side the porch railing or well inside
of the porch edge, where there is
no rail. All screens belong outside
of the rail, so that leaves and twigs
will not mat down between the rail-
ing and screens.
Where the porch does not have a
railing, the screens should be placed
as near the edge as possible so that
rain and wind-borne debris will be
shed off.
Plain common sense approves of
the latest ideas in screening. The
practice used to be to have per-
inanent screens which were nailed
into place. Modern practice calls
for screens that are built in Sec
tions and held in position by hooks
and eyes or by buttons, so that they
can be easily removed. s
The ultra modern idea is to have
frames from which the screening
can be removed and glass panels in
serted, so that the screened porch
may be converted into sun-parlor
for the winter months.
All these ideas can be carried out
economically by making use of
standard glazed sash and standard
screened sections.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Godgets
Rust Preventive
ProIongs Life of
Hot Water Tanks
By Hiison Munsey

Hot-Water tanks are susceptible to
a corrosion of metal walls, which
not only results in brown-stained
water detrimental to washing but
also makes earlier replacement of
the tank necessary.
An appliance designed to combat
this condition does SO by taking
upon itself the destruction that
would normally act on the tank
itself. This: device is not a rust
remover but a misrepresentation.
1t works by an; electroehemical
process which prevents corrosion
and so stops the formation of rusty
water in galvanized stell tanks.
1t is made from newly discov-
cred alloy and can be easily and
quickly installed In the standard
range boiler or any automatic heater.
No Chemicals Required.
This device is In the form Of a
rod made in two different pipe
diameters, and is equipped with a
special fitting that acts as a hot
water outlet and permits its con-
nection with the tank and the hot
water outlet to make one-piece,
rigid assembly.
The installation requires no at
tention after it is put in place, and
no chemicals are required in the
water to make it operate success
fully. 1t is designed to take care of
temperatures up to $50 degrees
Fahrenheit without excessive cor
rosion.
1t can be used in existing water
(See CADETS, Page B-2.)
Evening star., 1947-05-17
By ROGER c. Whitman

Question. There are several thick
nesses Of wallpaper on our plaster
beard ceilings, bedrooms and haH.
It is almost impossible to get the
paper off. Could paper be plastered
over, or is there some paint that
would hide the defects?
Answer: You may be able to re-
move the paper II you are careful
not to soak with too much water.
Some must be used to soften the
wallpaper paste. so that the paper
can be pulled and scraped OF with
a putty knife.
Too much water may loosen the
paper envelope Of the plasterboard.
Taking of the paper win leave q
rough surface on the board. To
smooth this, let it dry thoroughly.
and then apply a thin coat OF shell
lac After this has dried, rub lightly
with a medium coarse sandpaper
wrapped around block of wood.
The shellac will hold the flbres
stiff, SO that the sandpaper will cut
them off. Plaster cannot be applied
over wallpaper. Textured wall paint
can be used, if you like that kind
of wall finish.
Sweating Walls.
We have a one-story frame house
with plastered walls. We would
like to know what makes the walls
sweat. We have q hot-air furnace
with a register in each room and a
cold-air register In the living room
and kitchen. Should each bedroom
have a cold-air, too? Our heat
seems to stay in the cellar.
Sweating may be due to lack OF
sufficient heat or excessive humidity
in the house air, The latter might
be nlinimized by shutting off the
humidifier at the furnace. A leaflet
sent to you on condensation Sweat
ing) may help you further. It
should not be necessary to have
cold-air returns in all rooms, unless
those already in place are not large
enough. Have competent heating
man check this for you.
Radiators Always Warm.
We have hot-Water heat in our
two-flat building. Some of the
radiators remain warm at all times,
even when the heat Is turned of.
What can be done?
Evidently some Of your radiators
are equipped with the type Of valves
made for hot-water radiators. Such
valves are made with a small orr
flee, permitting a slow flow Of hot
water through the radiators when
Evening star., 1947-05-17
By w. Wordsworth Wood

The average suburban house can
be improved or made more attractive
without the expenditure Of much
money. Usually in the spring the
owner strolls about and notices
where these improvements or addi-
tions would be best. .5<
More than orle-ha1f of the houses
we see are what might be called
unbalanced. A side porch or an
attached garage very often draws
the outline Of the house far off tc
one side.
A definite cure and sure balance
for this defect lies in the building
of a pergola on the opposite end
of the building. This IS a standard
architectural remedy for balancing
up the silhouette of a country
house, and a most economical one.
A small amount Of lumber will pro-
duce pergola.
There are many cases where a
blank wall can be made more slightly
by laying plain lattice trellis
against it. Many blank doorways
can be softened by frame of arched
trellis work.
If you happen to be a lover of
vines or climbing shrubs, it might
be worth noting that, from prac-
tical standpoint, it is better to have
them climb on trellis work than on
the house itself.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
First Aid for AiIinq Houses

valve is turned of. The purpose Of
this is 70 prevent the water in the
radiator from freezing and causing
damage. A hot-Water radiator
should never be shut-off completely
during the winter season.
Rust Spots on Marble.
How can rust spots be removed
from a marble table?
If the stain is not too serious,
you can take it off in the following
way: Dissolve one part sodium
citrate in six parts water and add
six parts gIycerin. Mix a part OF
this with powdered whiting to make
a paste. Spread this on the stain
in a thick coat and let remain for
several days or until dry. Repeat
If necessary.
Thick, Rusty Hot Water.
Question: Our water supply seems
clean enough when cold. but when
we heat it with the coal-stove type
of water heater or furnace, which
is a hot-water system, we have
thick, rusty water that can hardly
get down the drain. I've drained
the hot-water tank by opening the
valve at the bottom and letting the
water run until clear. run the tub
and sink faucets until clear, still 1t
happens again next wash day. Just
how can flush and clean my tank
and pipes?
Answer: A common cause for
dirty hot water is overheating. The
higher the temperature to which
water is heated, the more likely 1t
is to be dirty.
Water at a temperature OF 130
degrees is sufficiently hot for house,
hold uses. You say you have drained
the storage tank, but have you
drained the rust out Of the water
heating stove? II is possible that
the storage tank Is badly .rusted
and should be replaced with one OF
copper or monel, If you can get one;
There is chemical compound
now available which can be used to
arrest corrosion. It is used in q spe-
cial type Of container that is in
stalled In the cold-water supply
pipe. For the name and address OF
the maker of this unit, write to the
Architects Samples Exhibit, 101
Park avenue, New York City II.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
0HE Approves
Completion Of
Office Building
$734,384 Involved
In Clearance to
House RFC Units

The Office Of the Housing Expe-l
diter has approved an application
Of Jerry Maiatico for $734, 1874 in
construction to complete 12-story
office building at the northwest
corner of Connecticut avenue and
II street NV, to be occupied by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
This and 81 other non-residentiali
approvals during the last two weeks
gave the go signal to 81 1855, ,423 in
construction in the Washington
area, Edward M. Synan, manager
Of the Office, announced.
S529, 900 Denied.
In the same period, 13 applications
for construction valued at $529, 900
were denied.
So far since March rs, 1946-ef-
fective date of the construction
limitation order-1.056 construction
Jobs valued at $33, 3,o40, ,180 have been
authorized, and $50 projects valued
at S26,o28, ,173 have been denied.
When RFC moves into its new
building, Mr.. Synan said. it will be
able to release approximately 100000
square feet Of rented floor space in
Washington. Partial construction
of the building was authorized on
May 29, 1916.
Other Approyals.
Approvals were as follows:
Ten projects valued at $923,034 ap-
proved on the basis Of rare and unusual
hQrdShin and with the OF minimum
Jerry Maiatico. completion of Office
Spildng; g7sx S0asscticut ass avenue ana street
Krecgm Realty; Inc sses garage, naa Jesup Blair
building: Ssos Lee highway, Arlington,
.; +; ! F. ~ HssnsE; g En- garage, 1880 Ontario
barber shop and restaurant, 522-524 King
Anthony Vicino, alterations to barber
shop, 2423 Minnesota avenue Sc: $1,000. |
DR.. Thomas j.. Brown, addition to
Physicians office, $50 Third street SWi
Frank. sylvan & WALLACE Lushs. repair
IRE damage to stores and 4 Offices, 1115
/, Fails Church, Va; $1,000.
sutana ksth roas sms sE seEHos s1ssoo station 444o
of one seToas soPsss hePass0 0F an
activity:
Kabat-Kaiser Institute. air conditioning |
Of hospital rooms, 1888 Sixteenth street |
NV; $6,0o1.
One project approved because it will |
increase production of critical products: !
shull Electric Products Corp, addition
Davis highway, Arlington; $4,000.
Four projects valued, at S556,500, ap;
community facilities to eliminate COM
munity hardship:
Hardship Cases.
School Board of Fairfax County, Oak /
Street Elementary School, Falls Church, |
Va; 100000
Prince Georges Bank & Trust Co., ad- |
Evening star., 1947-05-17
20 DWELLINGS Authorized

The District FHA Office during the
last week issued permits for the
construction Of 10 new dwelling
units.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
USSP Gives Up
18th Street
Apartments
Repairs Storted
On IS Units Rent
Ceilings Not Set
By Robert j Lewis
Rsal E,,as. Editor q Ths sisr

The 8-story Yorkshire Apart
Iments. 1856 Sixteenth street NV,
one OF the city's newest elevator
apartment buildings, soon will pro-
vide homes for 96 Washington fam
lilies
Occupied by the Soviet Govern.
|ment Purchasing Commission since
Its completion five years ago, the
building now has been vacated and
IS undergoing repairs, and renova-
ton. The Russian agency has mov-
ed its Offices to New York.
To Take Several Months.
A spokesman for the Yorkshire
Co, 1913 Fourteenth street NV,
owners, said that renovations were
expected to require several months.
He added the company had many
more rental applications than avail
able apartments.
The building has one-room effici-
ency, and one bedroom units.
So far no rent ceilings have been
set.
"A spokesman said considerable
amount Of renovation and repairs
were necessary. The lobby Is being
redesigned, floors are being refinish-
ed, many new doors and venetian
blinds are being placed, and the
interior is being painted.
The building has had hard usage
as an Office building, and will be
gone over from top to bottom" the
spokesman said.
Earlier this year, r1eighboring
building - the 5-story Park Hill
Apartments-was vacated by the
Soviet organization, and the ITO
units in that building have been
renovated and already rented.
S92.50 Top Rent.
Rent ceilings set on the Park Hill
Apartments, located at 1910 Park
road NV, range from $66.50 for
one-room efficiency apartments to
$92.5o for one-bedroom apartments
in the most desirable locations.
The Park Hill Co., also located
at 1918 Fourteenth street NV,
provided the District Rent Control
Administration with estimates show
ing the approximate cost of reno
waiting and repairing this building
was $4,000, rent control official
said
Among repair items and estimated
costs were the following:
Painting, $15,600; electrical work,
$500; plastering repairs, $3,285;
plumbing and heating, $500; floor
ing. SO. 9.149: laying carpets. s4,500:
repairs and new refrigerators, $500:
reconditioning gas ranges, $4,000:
repairs to venetian blinds, $500;
and cleaning building, $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
District Rental
Housing.Picture

j Applications for 797 dwelling ac-
commodations were filed with the
District Veterans Housing Center,
1400 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
during the last week, of which 1853
were for houses and apartments and
20 were for rooms.
During the same period, SO houses
and apartments and II rooms were
listed for rent.
Applicants were classified as fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Rental Units Approved

esA 37-unit apartment project In
College Park, Nd, has been approv-
ed for mortgage insurance by the
Washington FILA office. It will be
built at the corner Of Rhode Island
avenue and Knox road by Joseph e.
Smith with an insured mortgage of
$276, 900.
Evening star., 1947-05-17

(see HOUSING, Page BID
Evening star., 1947-05-17

(See CADETS, Page B-2D
The frontiersman., 1947-09-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS

To an ec1Cor It Is always gratifing to rece- i've mail regarding his publication. TTo arc no exception to the rule, and, since .:e are endev-- orinr to please the public re Gv :9ost sincer- ly appreciate lottors from our readers. for m no other way can VIC klcH whether or not re are serving then in the mann CT they desire. This --ecl.s nail brought the following letters: Dear Sir:
 l an interested in the Homer area, and Irond- CT if you have any natcr- isl on this part of Alas ka. You rorc suggested to nc by the t-laska Spor- ts.1an. I UorlC like a copy Of your publication, please, and thacky yo1.
 Yours very truly
 Lon T. Jones
 32C Fifth St.
 PetalWla, C2lif. (Thank you IF. Jones for your letUcr of in- ouiry. :, Letter rega- rding the Gcldovia ar- ca is on the way md re have rcfcrod your letter to IF, Benson editor Of the Homer Ho- ncrstaGer) Ed.
The frontiersman., 1947-09-27
BROTHER i.-2RIVES FR WEDDING

Billy Beach arrived yesterday in Seldovia from anchorage.
 He is here to attend the wedding of his sister Alice rho is being narr- jed this afternoon to Charles Zimmerman.
 Billy is stationed in Anchorage with the A.C.S. there.
The frontiersman., 1947-09-27

Dear s-r. and Hrs. O'Brien.
 A note to let yo, know that I enjoy reading your paper as much as I did ,rhen Viola Daniels published it. Our cir cIlavlon lists arc sligh- tIy oallod up, so don't know --.lethc~ or not you are on our cIchange list. IT not, lo5 nc .lnorr as we y7A.n5 to eNhaage the Star tor your paper.
 loIr editorial on George Baltaz0r and his cart is one of the finest pieces of rriting Of it's kin1, myself and ny associates have seen in sometime.
 SlnCeIIy
 Ed. Fortier GAS edior of the Forty-Minth Star fir. For tier, TIC know that you'fe [ busy man, so we doubly appreciate your consider ation in taking time to write to us. Your words arc 9 definite encourage mont to US and very much appreciated we assure you. rTe are receiving your fine paper and thank you)
The frontiersman., 1947-09-27

lr. and Hrs. Orin Diamond of the
 Seldovia Cash Store wish to announce that they are making business trip to the states and are plan ming to leave on this Denali. They will be glad to take care of any outside orders for residents of the community, 50 if you desire andy "statesi6e purchases" please leave your order right away at the
 Seldovia Cash Store
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-20
INDIAN TRIBES TO BECOME CITIZENS

Certificates of citizenship will be issued to all Indians of the Tsimshian Tribe and all Metlakat- lans who emigrated from Metla- katla, British Columbia, to An nette Island who were made citi- zens by act of Congress in 1894 if bill sponsored by Delegate Bartlett becomes law.
 The measure has received the support of the Indian Affairs sub cOmm.ttee and will be favorably reported to the full House public lands committee. The benefits of the bill also apply to all other British Columbia Indians who joined the Metlakatlans not later than January 1, 1900, and who be- came citizens under the same act of Congress.
 The bill was amended to pro- vide the issuance of the documents by the Immigration and Natural ization service rather than by the District Court of Alaska.
 The legislation seeks to aid In dians who have subsequently, left Metlakatla, Alaska, and have been asked to submit proof of their cit. izenship. It is understood certifi- cates issued by the Alaska Native Service are not always recognized as sufficient proof.