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was as usual quite distinguished in gown Of maroon
velvet In black tafetA gown OF the shoulders,
Barbara StraWder made quite picture dancing with
her brother. MrA W. b Walker, very sweet person,
in black crepe and pink SASHA similar gown was
pictured in Vogue last month, Mrs o. c. Han was
very petite In al white Attractive YVOaAS weber
wore gown would like to have, white net and black
lace As Mrs. Alberta Davis entered the hall her ap
pearanee was breath-taking. She black strap
less gown. Mrs LuvsEne Noble was charming in black
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Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS

tbs Ernest johnson was eater,
tanned At . dancing party given al
the homo Of Mrs. Mildred MAndsr.
willie. 622 GlrGrd Ave. ~. on Satur.
day, Jan, I. Those present were,
Mr., and Mrs. Eugene Carter, Mrs.
Winnie Powers, Misses Anna Mae
Allen, Joyce Clayton, Margaret
Stewart, JACQuelins Cuff. Donna
Cuff, vSda Law, Carmen Allen,
EsSio Mae Whitaker. Among the
men present were; Byron Young,
Tsrrin Jackson, KSnuSl Ellis, Sam.
usl Heron, Nelson Mccoy. Earl
Weber, Al Bantam, Wayne Wilson,
LARohn Latimsr, Harry EStsrH,
Jerry Boal, Carl Patterson, Roy
Bradford, Leonard Powers, Norman
Davis, Kenneth Jones, Ralph Ora.
ham. Harvey Hopkins and Charles
Thompson Of New York City.
Mr., and Mrs. L. Stewart. Il0S TIL
Ave, NJ, were hosts 10 an annual
New Year family dinner on Sunday,
Jan. g. The guests included,
MSsArS. and Mines. win TurnbOuEh,
v. s. Kaufman. Grady Elliot; Mrs.
Claudia Wallace; Mssara. Allie
LOvsjoy Of Sioux City, Ia, and
James Hughes Of Milwaukee, Wis,
Mr.. LoVsJOy, brother Of Mines.
TlrnbOugh, and Stewart, arrived
Saturday, Jan. 4, 70 attend the din.
nsr and left Sunday night He
stayed with the Stewards,
TIE Senior Usher Club d st.
Peter A.M.E. church held their an
nual Christmas party on New
Years Day at the home Of Miss
Eunlce LsvsrStt and Mrs, Ruth
Thorpe, Se0B Clinton Ave. The
members and their guests who At.
tended were, MssAru, and MmeS,
Dan McAdAms, Frank Curtis,
Robert BAhnArn and Ralph Wilson,
Others werei Mines. Viola Madden,
Josephine Brown, Henrietta VII.
llams, Claudia ChSAtham, Gertrude
Band, Minnie Rhodes and MIAu
Henry Lewis and Master Jimmy
Shelton.
Mr.. and MrS. walter Smith. STtS
Fifth Ave, s., entertained a. q New
Years Eve party At their home
The guests wersi MeaaFs. and
Mines. John 8, ovsrtOn, Ralph II
Wilson, Mrs. Thelma GriAby and
Mr., n. Rsasby.
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time in white Mrs. VSns Gantham gOwnsd in white and
gold There white that night a the unmarried
g) book read said that
white Ms Ernest Charleston gOwned blue with pink
Gerald who visiting the holidays
Aung white jersey MS Raymond Brown looking sOphis
ated with gold leaves In her hair and the
sharp in Tux and Tails.
The LOafes club hosts Christmas party Treasure
Inn and grand party The boys making their business
furnished by the Merry Men Of Rhythm
Ton Hbbs "HOmS" for 0rstmHs
Tom Hibbs also home for Christmas.
rede with the family gathered around home for
him BOystOwn Nebr Father FlAnAgan home for boys
Ten he citizen Of BOystown He member Of
school graduating class During his BOytOn
developed within him understanding Of the ideals behind
why Waited BoyStOwn frequently since his 1887
graduation and that Why time when talked Of home
and Christmas he turned his path to BOyStOwn
morning he stood beside In gfthled room
BOystowns apartments watched
him. them with their s sent BY
Flanagan Butt There gift marked
expected by Tom His
special g-he qualification Of spreading the holiday Joy among
those homeless and abandoned boys
different from first Christmas at BOystOwu said
Tom YMCA Cedar st. There
boys now and great fAcCS The living quArter
sng Of spacious bung each being divided into four apart
men housing approximately l26 boys modern detail
magnificent chapel and the athletic facilities first rate
which deeply impressed him the racial
religious "ov 400 boys approximately OF
them coed and study together without barrier
boys and leave BostoWn they take
with them intelligent and Christian outlook
upon persons and ereed Bystown accomplished
nothing would still be wonderful institution
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FiSh are believed 10 quickly d.
ESut hooks they swallow.
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Ruby Bobo n
Reelected Ruler
OF Mlnnahoh0

The Daughter Elks MinnshahH
Temple No. 100 held la ssml-Nn-
nuAl election Of officers on Thurs
day. Jan. 2, at the Minneapolis
Elk's Rest.
Mrs. Ruby BObO was reelected
to serve ~ daughter ruler with
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TALES OF TWO CITIES
Nv EMMA KIRK

was unable to participate the Years celebrations because
E. [ - a.. ne mn wsex was one 70 emmSen Inc formal Sa
ony 80 S1 was pHuA,.H m~ EAR wSos1 was "'0| n nS'
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TIE R.kB.P. Cub met Tuesday.
Jan. 2, at the home Of MrS. Beatrice
Cassius, 500 Fourth Ave. 8. Prises
were won byi Mines. Ann Walker
(frst). Allie Wilson (SocOndl, and
Patricia Dawson (thirdl. Mrs.
Viola Madden was presented with q
guest prise.
Family Dinners A family gather
Ing was held for Christmas dinner
at the homo Of Mr.. and Mra. Dan
McAdamS, $50 +, ssth st., with Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wilson also ~
hosts, The guests included. MeSars.
and Mines, John s, ovSrtOn. II. u.
Harvey, A, L. Brown and Walter
Smith. Also Mines. Rosa Galloway,
Betty Smith. Leila Thomas and
MSsSrs, ChAlmSr Lawson, Charles
Hin, Ira Allen, Johnny Carter and
Clarence Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. WAFAsn Rhodes,
SS2A Fifth Ave. g., entertained .
few friends Sunday, Dec. 20, honor
Ing Mmss. Beatrice Robinson and
Myrtle Dickson Of Dss MOlnss, II.
Those present WorO' MSSars. and
Mines, CydS Johnson and Ralph
Wilson, Mrs., Frank Curtis and
MlsS Helen Kemp,
Minnesota Christmas trees are
tagged 10 eliminate bOotlSgging and
offer the buying public assurance
that the trees were legally cut and
properly replaced In the state for
sStTy program.
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Evening star., 1947-05-31
District Rental
Housing Picture

Applications for rental housing
were received from 78O persons dur
ing the last week, 75S of whom
wanted dwellings. -..-t
In the same period. lot houses
and apartments were listed for
rent, plus 1876 rooms.
Applicants were classified as
follows:
Evening star., 1947-05-31
fO7 900 in D. C.:
Loans
Insured by FHA
Borrowing TotoIs
s221,3e5.ooo in
Last Is Years
BY Robert J. Lewis
Reol Estote Editor Of The sior

When the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration was set up 13 years ago
to insure loans for home building,
eyebrows were raised in many quar-
ters.
Today FHA has insured a total
of more than $4,000 ,000, ,000-of
which 1921 1876 900 has come to the
District area-and has won the CO.
operation of the Nations lending
institutions.
Consewatively managed and pop
ular with builders and others in
the real estate field, yet irnbued
with a pioneering spirit, FHA has
added a degree of protection to
both borrower and lender which
neither had before.
Up to now, 100000 District area
persons have purchased homes, built
rental dwellings or financed home
repairs with FILA insured mortgages,
according to James A. Hewitt, di-
rector of the FHA District Insuripg
Office.
Loans insured in the District area
since June, 1884, consisted of $4,000
amounting to $32, 100000 for prop
erty r improvement, and $4,000
amounting to $188, TOE, 900 for build
ing or buying homes and rental
housing projects.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Heating Efficiency
Allows Easements
More Play Space
By W. Wordsworth Wood

With the increased use of oil and
gas as fuel or Of automatic self
stoking coal furnaces, the average
house with a basement finds con-
siderable amount of space converted
into bright and attractive rooms
where noisy activities can be car
ried on without disturbing the
sleeping areas of the house, and
where games or hobbies that require
a lot of floor area can be accommo-
dated. ..
Until a few years ago, basement
remodeling was costly, but with the
introduction of composition wall
boards and the, perfecting of ply
wood sheets, the average hometown
er, who is handy with tools, can do
the job himself.
The actual preparation of the
walls is simple. Two-by-tWo wood
strips are run around the base of
the walls and verticle studs of the
same material are run up at two
foot intervals to support CORE
spending strip at the ceiling. This
furnishes a good backing or frame
on which the wall covering material
can be nailed.
The job should be done in what is
known as "driving-fit," in other
words the vertical pieces should be
sufficiently long to wedge tightly be-
tween the upper and lower rails.
Do not make the mistake of meas
uring the distance between floor
and ceiling and cutting all the ver-
tical lengths at once. Basement
floors are notorious for not being
exactly level. You might find as
much as full inch of variation in
some places.
One of the chief objections to
basement rooms is that they look
the part. The small windows, high
up in the walls convey the cellar
like atmosphere.
This can be nicely eliminated by
using false windows of standard
size. These are placed below the real
(See WOOD, Page B-3.)
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Godgets
New Guards Cover
Electrical Outlets,
Protect Children

Electrical outlets can be danger
GUS if not protected, particularly
when there are young children
around the house. Tampering with
the outlets is likely to result in
death or at least a very severe
shock.
This can be avoided by using a
plastic guard that completely covers
the outlet, whether it is plugged or
not. This cover is designed to pro-
tect either single or double outlets.
1t is nodded with three potential
holes in the face 1t is also pro-
vided with a brass connecting bar.
The bottom thread on the bar is
made to replace the screw that holds
the outlet plate in place. At the
other end of the bar is removable
screw which fits into the bar.
To place the guard in position, the
plate screw is removed and the
brass bar used to replace it. Then
the cover is punched through the
indicated position on the face of
the guard. If the plate is held in
position with cne screw then the
center hole i'll the guard is punched
out. The guard is then placed in
position with the bar extending into
the punched hole and the screw at
the end of the bar tightened into
place.
At the bottom of the guard two
openings allow the connecting cords
to pass through. In the case of
plates held by two screws, it is
necessary to take out only one of
them and replace it with the brass
bar. The corresponding hole in the
guard is punched out and the screw
frightened into the bar as before.
The plastic guard is finished in a
brown color and will add to the ap-
pearance of the room as well as
guarding against accidents.
(Released by Consolidated News Features,
Inc)
Evening star., 1947-05-31

(See PERMITS, Page B-3.)
Evening star., 1947-05-31
First Aid for AiIinq Houses

hard before polishing. A good brand
of non-rubbing wax can also be
used.
Question: Our garage floor has
settled about six inches. Would 1t
be all right to lay a new cement
floor over this?
Answer: You will first have to
break up the present floor and use
it as a foundation for the new con-
crete, to be poured on top. Or it
may suffice to roughen the surface
thoroughly before pouring the new
mixture. If you cannot get mason
for the job, you can get a leafiet on
the laying of concrete floors from
the Portland Cement Association,
80 West Grand avenue, Chicago.
Make sure the base is solid and we'll
tamped to receive the concrete, and
that there is at least a 4-inch
thickness IN the concrete floor.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
New Realty Firm Formed

G. Willard Ashley, Silver Spring,
and William D. Leath, Washington,
hare formed Leath & Ashley, Inc,
real estate dealers, with Offices at
927 Fifteenth street NV. Both have
been active in the real estate field.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Building Reported
Below Expectations

Construction activity throughout
the country, though up per cent in
April as measured by the value of
work put in place, still is below
earlier expectations, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported this week,
Total construction expenditures
during April, including minor build
ing repairs, increased to $9S8, 900, 600
and employment by construction
contractors rose by 100000.
Gradual decreases in industrial
and commercial building since the
first OF the year brought April ex-
penditures for these two categories
down IA per cent under the January
total, but this was offset to some
extent by sharp increases in highway
construction.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
D. c. Area Men Elected

G. H. Ellingson, president of the
First Federal Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION, Washington, was elected
vice president, and Joseph j. Till
son, secretary of the Citizens Build
ing and Loan Association, Silver
Spring, was chosen a member Of
the board Of Governors for Maryland,
at the annual convention of the
National Savings and Loan League
at Swampscott, Mass.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Projects Valued i!
AT AtS1,811,287
Authorized Here
Five Nonhousine
Jobs to Cost
Sal, 900 Denied

Construction of 43 projects valued
at $1,811 ,287 was authorized in the
last two weeks by Edward M. Synan,
director Of the District Construc-
tion Office Of the housing expediter.
!. Denied were flye applications for
construction valued at $241, 900.
Approved since March 26, 1946,
have been l,O99 projects valued at
$34 ,851 1853. Denied to date have
been 555 projects valued at $26,-
269, 9,173.
Federal limitations on nonessen-
tial commercial and industrial con-
struction are still being enforced,
Mr.. Synan emphasized today.
"The amount of nonhousing con-
struction permitted has been in
creased, and may be increased fur
ther if the materials production pic
ture continues to improve" he said.
"But the limitation order Is still the
most important weapon of all in
meeting the Nations housing short
age. 1t requires Federal approval
for the start or repair of most types
Fof construction
No approval is required for job
costing $400 or less on a house;
81 900 or less on a hotel, apartment
house, institution, commercial build
ing or industrial building of less
than 10000 square feet; and $751;
on factory of more than 10000
square feet.
Projects approved this week, by
categories, follows:
Nine projects, valued at $568, 8,544,
approved because of unusual hard
ship and with the minimum amount
of critically short materials:
:. ]. and william Stoneburner, country
food store. $3.50 Lee Highway, Arlington
Pearle W. and Howard W. Sharpe, serv-
ice ssttaation, Lee hiEhway, Fairfax, Va;
old Dominion Motors, completion of
Alexandria: $4,000.
do1} r Ma 4 iossn ss6oS completion of store Wal
W Builders ana Realty Corp, garage, Mont
gomery and St. Asaph streets: $4,000.
Mcmahon Chevrolet, Inc, service garage,
1910 Upshur street NV; Sl50,O0o.
Smiths House of Furniture, retail fur
niture store, Triangle Park, Wheaton, Md;
Judd & Detweiler. Inc, addition to
printing plant, lexington place and Florida
avenue NV; 100000.
Three projects, valued at $241 500,
approved to eliminate serious short
age of an essential activity or service
vitality necessary to public health
and safety: -
District government. renovation to high
school, Mckinley Technical High School,
| Public Buildings Administration air
conditioning. National Bureau Of Stand
ards, Van Ness and Connecticut avenue
N W; 100000.
Public Buildings Administration, re-
pairs. Winder Building, Seventeenth and
F streets NV; S175,O00.
Three projects, valued at $462 500
approved because they will provide
essential community facilities to
eliminate community hardship:
H. Fairfax School Board, addition to Fair
fax High School, Fairfax Court House,
Va; 100000.
(See NON-HOUSING, Page B-3.}
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Washington?
By Roger c. Whitman

Question: What can be used to
remove varnish from hnoleum?
Answer: Sponge with a luke
warm solution of trisodium phos-
phate Qarge paint store, also at
grocery store under trade name; a
cleaning powder that makes no
suds) in water, using about three
pounds to the gallon. Work on a
small part at a time, and do not
flood with water.
Let the solution stay only long
enough to soften the varnish; then
take up with fine steel wool. Rinse
at once and thoroughly with clear
water and wipe dry. AS the linoleum
may soften somewhat, let dry for at
least IL hours before walking on it.
Later thin coat of good paste wax
can be applied, which should dry
Evening star., 1947-05-31
S927,984 Decline
Is Shown in Week
In Building Permits

Building permits issued by Robert
H. Davis, District Building inspec-
tions director, totaled $329, ,945 in the
last week, drop of 1927, 1884 from
the week before.
Included was $15O,0OO permit for
a motion picture theater.
Permits Of $1,000 and over were
as follows:
Ike Weiner, 203 I street NV,
Room 8, owner; Tuckman-Barbee
Construction Co., 1920 H street
INV, builder; John j. link, Balti-
more, architect; to erect one 2-story
fireproof moving picture building,
2405 Nichols avenue Sc, to cost
$150,0O0.
Karl w. Corby Construction Corp.
Hibbs Building, owner and builder;
n Toz.-- r, q
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Architects to Hold
Hobby Show June II

The Washington chapter, Ameri-
can Institute Of Architects, will hold
a hobby show and garden party in
the garden of the Octagon, Eigh-
teenth street and New York avenue
NV, between 5 and Z pm. on
June IL.
Prizes will be awarded for hobby
displays. Displays will include
water color sketches, sculpture, fur
niture and nhatnpra nhv IL
Evening star., 1947-05-31
1913 Dwellings Approved

The District FHA offices this week
approved construction of 1913 new
dwelling units.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Realtors Stog Outing
Set June II at Buv Ridoe

The 10th annual stag outing of
the Washington Real Estate Board
will be held at Bay Ridge, Md,
June II, with a dinner at 6:15 pm.
The realtors party will leave the
boards office at 1417 K street NV.
at 1890 pm. Howard E. Thompson
is chairman of the Program Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
u Saw, Ex-Premier,
Held in Burma After
Gun Battle at Home
By the Assoeioted Press

RANGOON, Burma, July 21.-
Burmese police held former Pre-
mier U Saw and 10 of his lieu
tenants today after killing three
of the opposition leaders follow
ers in a gun fight at his home
yesterday when they arrested
the group in connection with the
Saturday massacre of seven
council ministers.
| u Saw-leader of the Myochit
party-was held under heavy guard
in the Rangoon central Jail while
authorities imposed dusk to dawn
curfew on the city.
Authorities said the raid on n/the
former premier's home was led by
Ba Maung, inspector general OF
Burma police. A violent gun fight
ensued before u Saw and his fol-
lowers surrendered. During the
battle three Myochit party members
were killed.
Oficials said search of U Saws
house unearthed a cache Of arms
and ammunition.
Nearly 50 Arrested.
The Burmese press said nearly so
persons all told had been arrested
as a result of the assassinations OF
Maj. Gen. U Aung San and six
fellow ministers who were cut down
by machinegun fire during meet
ing of the nine-man executive coun-
Gil in Government House Saturday
morning. Six of the victims died
soon after the attack and sew
enth, Sac Sam Htun Sawba, sue
cumbed the next day.
Among those reported held was
Thakin Ba Sein, leader Of the Do
bama Asiayone Party.
A new ministry was sworn IN to
replace the slain members. The
government announced that Thakin
MI, leader of the Constituent As
sembly and one of Aung Sans aides
in the Anti-Fascist Peoples. Free
dom League, took the oath as dep
uty chairman of the Executive
Council.
Shops and Bazaars Closed.
Rangoon, shocked by the news
of the assassinations, closed its
shops and bazaars, and thousands
of mourners filed past the biers of
the victims.
U Aung San, 32year-old strong
man" of the Anti-Fascist Peoples
Freedom League, was in line to
become the premier of the incipient
Burmese republic.
The embalmed bodies of the min
listers were placed In Rangoon'
historic Jubilee Hall, where they
will lie in state for a month.
The populace was urged in a
radio address by Maj. Gen. Sir HUI
bert Rance. British governor, to
remain calm and follow the wise
course toward independence, set by
your late leaders"
U Saw-premier Of Burma In
1940-was arrested by the British
in 1912 on charges of being jap
anese collaboration. He was de-
tanned in Uganda, Africa, through
out the remainder of the war.
His Myochit Party split early
this year with Aung Sans majority
political organization in a dispute
over terms of Burma's independ
ence
Evening star., 1947-07-21

road, Mount Rainier. Md. The
Bairds said Neal was the man who
held gun while Brinn trussed them
before taking a small amount of
money and almost $1,000 worth OF
iewelry from their apartment Null
len is accused by police of being the
driver of the getaway car.
According to Montgomery County
police the trio also are being qaes-
toned in connection with the holdup
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Cosrnan,
1912 Bradley boulevard, Bethesda,
where jewerly valued at $4,000 and
an automobile were taken.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Hearing Of ; Suspects
In HcIdup Continued

Preliminary hearing in Hyattsville
Police Court of three suspects in
the $1,000 front door" robbery of
Maryland roadhouse proprietor
and his wife was continued today
until Thursday.
The three are booked by police as
John A. Mullen, 38, of the 1000
block of D street NE; Robert E.
Brinn. %. and George c. Neal, %,
both of the 1400 block Of Harvard
street NV.
All three are charged with rob-
berry in the holdup July 10 of Mr.
and Mrs Spruce Baird, 2z05 Arundel
Evening star., 1947-07-21
First Aid Room TO Open
At Municipal Center

A first aid and emergency station
for the District employees will open
this week, on the fourth floor OF
the Municipal Center, DR.. George
c. Ruhland. District health officer
has announced.
The first-aid room will be similar
to one in the District Building. DR.
Joseph A. Murphy. director of the
bureau of school medical inspection
will be in charge and Miss Marjorie
Evening star., 1947-07-21
0usfed in Row Over KIan,
Pastor Speaks on Auto LOT
Nv ths Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, July 21.-Ruled out
of his church by court order, the
Rev. Ernest L. Wiedenmann yester-
day held open air services on a
parking lot for minority of his
congrega gation-divided because of q
row over the Ku Klux Klan.
While he addressed 80 members
of his flock, 40 or so others assembled
in st. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, few blocks away, to hear
the Rev. John L. Yonce, assistant
pastor.
Mr.. Wiedenmann was prevented
from holding services in the church
by a temporary injunction obtained
in Circuit Court last Friday after
dissident members had protested a
memorial service attended by
hooded members of the Klan.
Egypt is to build four new olive
oil plants and wants American
enllinment
Evening star., 1947-07-21

Woodsell will be on duty as public
health nurse. 1t will be open from
S:15 am. to 4:45 pm. Mondays
through Fridays.
Evening star., 1947-07-21

Argentines will pay higher elec-
trical rates to Offset higher wage
scale. ,
Evening star., 1947-07-21

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