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Evening star., 1947-12-10

The two policemen thwarted any
possibility of an escape by remev.
ing the distributor cap Of the en-
gine and then searched for tn.
hunters.
They began tramping over tn.
fgof course and surrounding lands
It wasn't long before they heard thu
bsying of hounddogs. Following the
sound, they soon came upon the
three-man, three dog party.
Robert L. Frye, 33. Of 1888 Provi-
dence street NE. and Wilbur Green
28, of 2218 Lawrence street NE, both
colored, were fully equipped for
hunting, the policemen said. They
were charged with illegal hunting
and forfeited $25 each at the ninth
precinct. The third man, Joseph w.
johnson, %, colored, 1647 Montello
avenue NE, was not arrested.
Il came along for the exercise, "
he told the policemen.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
20, 900 New Members
Sought in NAACP Drive

ITO Secure These Rights" a
phrase adopted from the report Of
the Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights, will be the 1948 campaign
slogan of the District Branch o1
the National Association for the Ad.
vancement of Colored People.
The organization last night sci
a goal Of 10000 new members ano
$4,000 in a meeting of 18 drive
chiramen with Mrs. Thomasina w
johnson, consultant to Secretary
OF Labor Schwellenbach and direc-
tor of the membership campaign
at the Twelfth street YMCA.
The drive slogan was adopted
unanimously. At the meeting with
campaign officials were the Rev
Stephen G. Spotswood, chairman of
the local NAACP branch; William,
A. Hill, executive secretary, and stu
dent representatives frnm the How
lrd University branch.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Capital Transit Plans
Economies Before L
Asks New RATE Rise

The Capital Transit Co. will spend
the next few months rounding out
economies within the company in
order to make expected requests for
fare Increases "as light as possible, u
officials said today.
Vice President E. G. Giddings said
1t now appears very clearly" that
the company will go to the Public
Utilities Commission within the
next few months to ask approval of
fare increases to Offset company
losses estimated at $4,000 a day.
Warnings were given by Capital
Transit officials at October wage
hearings that spiraling costs would
force requests for higher fares.
Workers were granted a 15-cent-
an-hour increase plus another
cents in fringe benefits.
Principal factor in the company's
loss, he said, is the increased wages,
which take IS cents out of every
dollar of revenue. A further reason
is drastic reduction in public use
of streetcars and buses-which Mr..
Giddings said has fallen off 10 per
cent in year.
The official attributed the latter
to increased use of automobiles in
the District and a loss of customers
through Federal Government per-
sonnel reductions.
At the same time, however, Cap
ital Transit has been operating with
additional numbers of buses and
streetcars, he said. Elimination of
vehicles on little-used routes will be
the main means of economizing.
During the next few months, Mr..
Giddings said, transit service on
every route in the city probably will
be changed to meet actual demands,
now being studied by special field
staff.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Thomas Circle Unit Head
Cites beaufificaiion Aims

The Thomas Circle Citizens As
sociation last night was acclaimed
as the citizens group, without
boundaries" by Mrs. Ella Thomp-
son, president of the organization.
She added that the association
was set up for ''the Identification
of downtown Washington" and that
its aim is to make sure the city
will make good impression on Wis
IitorS.
A committee was appointed to re-
port on proposed legislation in the
House to permit voluntary admis-
sion of patients to st. Elizabeths
Hospital.
The meeting was held in Mrs.
Thompson's home, 1886 Sixteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Truman Will Light
National YuIe Tree
On Christmas Eve

President Truman will light the
National Community Christmas tree
on the south lawn of the White
House, and will give his greeting
to the Nation at pm. Christmas
Eve.
This was announced yesterday by
the committees involved in the ar
rangements. This 25th anniversary
of the first national Christmas tree
is sponsored by the District Rec
reation Board, the National Cap
ital Parks Office, the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade, the
American Forestry Association and
the Electric Institute of Washing
ton.
The Marine Band, with Mai. Will
liam F. Santelmann directing, will
open the program with a concert at
4:30 pm. The President is expected
to appear at pm. and will be
welcomed by members of the ma
tional committee in charge of the
event. Justice E. Barrett Pretty
man, national chairman, will intro
duce Mr. Truman, who will light the
tree and give his greeting few
minutes later.
Greeting by Scouts.
Christmas greetings from the
people of Washington will be pre-
sented to the President and Mrs
Truman by Boy Scout and Girl
Scout from the District, selected by
their respective organizations
Carols will be sung by the Central
High School Chorus, directed by
Miss jeanette Wells.
All arrangements on the grounds
are in charge of the National Cap
ital Parks Office, which will erect a
large stand at the tree and install
the necessary rope barricades. The
public will be admitted to the
grounds by the southeast and south
west gates. The west tree will be
used this year. Trimming of the
tree is arranged by the Electric In
stitute Of Washington, assisted by
Harold Snyder of the Recreation
Department. Gene Ford is advising
with the Tree Committee on effec-
tive decorations.
The American Forestry Associa-
tion will make its usual contribution
Of Illuminated programs for distribu-
ton to the audience.
Cadets in Honor Guard.
A guard Of honor will be formed
by District high school cadets, under
the direction of 1t. Col. William E.
Barkman and assisted by Col. H. o.
Atwood. Boy and Girl Scouts and
Campfire Girls will act as ushers
and distribute programs and carol
sheets to the audience.
The program Is expected to be
broadcast on all major networks and
televised by NBC and by Du Mont
Television Co.
Commissioner Guy Mason and
Harry S. Wender of the District
Recreation Board are serving as
vice chairmen with Justice Pretty
man on the National Committee.
The Executive Committee officers
are Miss Sybil Baker of the Recrea-
ton Department, chairman, and
Ovid Butler, American Forest Asso-
citation, and Edward Kelly, National
Capital Parks ONCE, vice chairmen.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Probe of Citizens Group
On Covenants Is Uroed

The Southern Conference for
Human Welfare today asked Attor-
ney General Clark to investigate the
Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
Jon for any connection with mass
meeting on November 8 at the Con-
-ress Theater, where the signing
Il restrictive covenants was urged.
Joseph Forer, acting chairman of
he Southeast Chapter of the or
: ;anization, said in a letter to Mr..
Clark that his office should deter
nine If the citizens group had Ho-
ated Federal law in the means it
advocated for keeping colored fam
lilies out Of the area,
Evening star., 1947-12-10
z Fort Meade GIs Struck
By Car; I Killed, I Hurt

A soldier stationed at Fort Meade
was killed and his companion crit
icaliy injured In traffic accident
yesterday.
Pvt. James r. Odom was killed
when struck by an automobile as
he walked along the highway to
Annapolis near Fort Meade. The
injured man was Tf5 Larney E.
Firth.
Evening star., 1947-12-10

ARLINGTON PRIZE WINNER Elizabeth Ann Riggs arrived
Arlington Hospital at 150 the first baby born there today
As such she became Baby Arlington and will complete
the elimination of monthlong BUY in Arlington" campaign
sponsored by the Arlington County Chamber
Elizabeth Ann who weighed 5 pounds at BIRTH and her mother
Mrs Marbele Riggs 1922 North Jackson street kept
smiling for photographers this morning Ralph Quick
Arlington physician delivered the baby Star staff Photo
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Hamilton Fish to Speak

Hamilton Fish, former Republican
Representative from New York, will
speak on Communism in America"
at the 58th annual dinner meeting
of the Sons of the Revolution in the
District, to be held Friday at the
Chew Chase Club.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
YuIe SeoIs Brina $l4.lO5

F! Sale of Christmas Seals by the
Arlington tuberculosis Association
has brought in $14,105 to date, it
was announced this morning. The
goal is $35, 100.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
TODAY in HISTORY
know America)


1775-George Clymer and Mi
chael Hillegas, Philadelphia mer-
chants, appointed by Continental
Congress, joint OF Continental
TreaSurerS.
l736-The Pittsburgh Gazette
first issued: first newspaper west
of the Alleghanies. A weekly.
Town then mere cluster of log
huts.
1346-An American force I'M
der Col. John c. Fremont occu-
pies San Diego, and us. flag Of
ficialIy raised in California for
| first time.
l905-Agreement with Japan
! signed: Japan recognizes Ameri-
can sovereignty over the Philip
pines and we theirs over Korea.
1914-First talk over telephone
between New York and San
Francisco.
1920-Beginning of air mail
Service between New York and
San Francisco.
1939-Nazis declare all Ger
mans wherever living citizens of
Germany.
1940-Germans begin the all
out bombing of England.
l942-FirSt marriage in White
House in "a years-that of Harry
Hopkins.
l943-Gen. Eisenhower offers
peace to the Italians.
l944-American armored forces
crash through shattered German
lines.
l945--Jap premier rejects AL
lies surrender ultimatum.
l946-The Paris Peace Confer
ence opens, with DR.. Evatt of
Australia, all nations have an
equal voice and decisions decided
| by majority.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29

By DOROTHY ROE


as you recover from the shock of the fu dress
closet obsolete you might eye the coming
coats.
These going to be considerably take since few
90 10 the extremes in styling that identity the dresses for fu
you're the conservative type you're going to be obe find
plenty OF discreet weoobe and suits this foil you
Iodicol fashions they'll be available. too
There two distinct sihouetes the foil cout lineup
both both practical and both becoming One is the fitted
coat which has been missing from the fashion
Seasons The other is the greutcoot with full oring back
most universally becoming.
FOR sports and evening many hooded coats are
being shown the hoods usually lined contrasting color
and designed so that they may be thrown back form
cowl collar.
Fabrics ore hundsomer hon they have many yeors
For dessY cous you'll be seeing suny black brood
CLOTH with sheen almost like silk For sturder coos there
Gre soft imported weeds wonderful deeppe velours and
tesces' velvetY suede cloth. silky camers hair.
Colors are deep, rich and glowing with garnet red
veours slated for top honors of the There's deep
hunters green thot will be popping up oil the coat col
iechons. olso and coppey tobacco brown wonderful
when combined with black
you're cape fam you'll be happy season for cupes
arc oil over the Place long short and medium There ru
moc toorlengh hooded cupes evening" guaranteed to
muke any woman look like primo donna case in point
~ nonY boos black boudcoh hooded heuter cape lined
IN 9onet RED satin and cold lame. Another Similarly slno
iormol cope is Mviette's. in scmlet wool
ts ior suits you pay your money you take your choice
ke generally ore longer skirts ored instead of stroioht
Woss ore npped in and there's round look TO the hs
pun Tor conservative souls there still boxv iucke suits nd
Peeno cssic which depend good lines fobric and toll
oring for their effect ~ ~ "1o 'oi'-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
Personals
uHIIIiIIlIIIanIilaIninRHiIIIMpnni!lplIlIIilIllll'
Vosburghs Return

Vosburghs Return
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Vosburgh,
All Elizabeth street, have return
cd home after Today trip to
Washington, d. c.; Johnstown,
~ r.; Chicago, H., and Sparta,
Wise. The Citizen city editor and
wife arrived by plane from
Chicago Sunday evening.
Subscribe to The Citizen-25c
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
HOUSING

A sharp squirt In house con-
struction, when private builders
began work on $4,000 new per-
,nanent non-farm dwelling units,
was registered in June, accord
ing to the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics. It was the largest number
for any month since the boom
days of the Nineteen-Twentics
and was an increase of $500 over
the postwar record set in May.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29

| Calling all Key WeSterS who
have green glass rum jugs!
From far-off Colorado, The
Citizen publisher has received q
letter asking for one green glass
rum jug to replace a similar
piece acquired here Is years ago
but recently broken.
The letter, from T. NJ. Metz
ger, of the Grand Junction, Colo,
Daily Sentinel" speaks for it.
self:
Some 10 years ago we ac-
quired green glass rum jug.
about Is gallons capacity. while
visiting in Key West and with
in the past year have had ii
fashioned into table lamp. I
add with pride il was one of
the most attractive things
things imaginable. perched
near big picture window.
But today our dog hit the
table. and the lamp was shat
tered into hundred pieces.
Thus I am desperately hoping
that you may put this into the
hands of someone who can
make replacement. Obviously.
will pay reasonable price
and cost of shipping. This jug
we had. I was told. was used
in the shipment of Cuban rum
to the mainland. II was really
an attractive piece of furniture
and Mrs. Metzger is heart
broken over its loss"
So is The Citizen, and it hopes
that somewhere on this isle there
still exists a green glass rum jug
which can be sent to the Metz
gers. Through such occurrences
Key West can wen maintain its
enVlable reputation for the
quaint and unusual, the pictures
que and the original.
Metzger evidently means a
five-gallon demijohn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIPS

A ten-man board has been APP
pointed by President Truman to
select U. S. students for study
abroad under Government spon-
sorship. Foreign Governments
can pay in part for war surplus
purchases from the U. S. with
scholarships in their schools for
American students. So far, about
1900 students have applied for
these scholarships, according to
the State Department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
NFORMATION ABOUT
MARITIME SERVICE

Jeff Knight, Jr., manager of
the Kew West office of Florida
State Employment Service, said
today that anyone between the
ages of l72 and IS years inter-
ested in the apprentice seaman
training program of the u. S.
Maritime Service, may call at his
office and obtain the necessary
information and forms to be fill
ed out.
---'---- ----
increasing numbers of WIN
COWS in homes have aluminium
frames.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
TERMINAL LEAVE

Nine million ex-Service men
have received more than $1,000
100000 in terminal leave pay
bonds or cash since Congress au-
thorized the payment. according
to the U. S. Treasury. Another
100000. belived eligible, have
until midnight. August 81, to file
claims. OF the total, the Army
tops the list with 100000 claims
filed and 1,250,000 to be filed.
The Navy had 2,4l7,000 on file
and 100000 expected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
Federal Buying OF
Eggs Discontinued
tsperiaI tn The Citixenb

observation-disclosures
buying of eggs to support produc-
er price was discontinued on July
%, until further notice, because
Department of Agriculture Off
Gals believed that consumer de-
mands for the remainder of the
year will be strong enough to in
sure producers the minimum
prices promised by law.
The government has bought
about 270,000,00O dried and froz-
en- eggs since the first of the
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
Coloradian Seeks Green Glass Rum
Jug Here To Replace Broken One

Calling all Key Westers who&
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29
VICTORY MEDALS

General distribution of the
Victory Medal, awarded to all
World War ii veterans, will be-
gin in August lSt, according to
the war department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29

In Circulation
(specIaI 10 The Ciuxen)

Observation-Disclosures in cir
culation at the beginning of July
totaled $28,292, 23O,031, an average
of $l98.38 each for a population
estimated at 144,055, 600.
This average was a drop of IL
cents, according to the Treasury
Department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29

West Point was first occupied
by troops during the u. S. Rev
dictionary war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-29

Asbestos was used against fire
AIS long ago as the fifth century
ID. c.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, August 49,. l941-A pubic
hearing having been held BY the Commis-
sioners Of the District Of Columbia in the
public alleys in the District OF, Columbia;
as hereinafter described, and, as the said
Commissioners are of the opinion that the
street area and alleys referred to should
be closed, notice is hereby given that under
date of August 7, 1947, they have prepared
the following order: Ordered; Ihat PVT
suant to the provisions OF Public o Act No; Nc:
street and alley areas as shown In green
on plaGs filed in the ONCE of the Surveyor
of the District of Columbia and numbered
Is Maps 1913, 1919, 1920, are hereby
ordered closed; same to take effect on and
after September 15, l947; the title to the
revert to the abutting property owners as
shown on said maps: the said closings to
take effect Jointly or separately by sub
sequent order or orders on the eheetiVe
date aforesaid, according to Items z, 3
and 4 described as follows: z Slosing ,sd Of
Lots 6 to II, inclusive. 3. Closing pubic
alley In Square 1915 abutting Lots 81 TO
50, inclusive, and Lot S06. 4. Closing part
of ST., east Of Texas ave, and part OF
public alleys In Square 1894 providing FOR
dedication Of street and aieE AREA ;n,.r IN
ested este 'us'i, must i,e h In hwritine. with the Com
missioners, D. c., objections, If any. to
these closinss, or as to any item proviolns
for the closing listed above. before Sep
tember Is, 1947: otherwise said closngs
shall become effective on and after tnst
PSse Act MS s91 sgP[9veda a6Tsa pessn0esa au9 u
MASON, GoRDoN R. YouNG, Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columnla:
Evening star., 1947-08-27
LAUNDERING BLANKETS?
FLOOR SUGGESTION.
CLEANING RUG?

(Fr0n1 Mrs. F. H., Bethesda.
11nave lost the information clipped
from the RICH many months ago
about how to treat woolens once
they have shrunk. To launder a
wool blanket, crib size, I followed
directions given for my washing
machine. The blanket is now about
half its original size. Many thanks
for information on how I can get
this blanket back to normal.
A suggestion for tile floors: Don't
let the bathroom floors discourage
you in redecorating. They can be
covered with string rugs SO that
none Of it shows. In redecorating
our powder room I used bold wall
paper in green background with
white and shocking pink figures,
put a full-length mirror on the
door, and used white organdy cur
tains and a skirt for the radiator.
The tile is blue and white. I
bought two rather large string rugs,
sewed them together and cut them
to 60 around the bathroom fixtures.
1t gives a pleasing effect to have
a wall-to-wan rug in a bath.
Another problem. What to do
about cleaning Chinese hand hooked
rugs? I find the suction of vacuum
cleaners too great for them. A
broom creates too much dust and
books, blinds and draperies become
laden with dust. A carpet sweeper
Is of little help.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Why Grow Old?
By Josephine Lowman

Many women make the mistake
of thinking they need not do any
thing about their figure If they have
the correct number of pounds for
their height. Yet most figures past
80 could use a few f1gure-molding
exercises in order to Danish rolls
and bulges. A sheif-hke hip line on
a thin woman is not at all unusual,
nor. is a protruding abdomen or
homely thighs.
Even in quite young women we
can often see the incipient roll over
the girdle, the double chin or lumpy
thigh. Weight distribution varies
in different people. Some women
keep a slim waist but develop large
hips while others thicken through
the middle.
A few carefully prescribed exer-
cises can do worlds of good in fight
Ing bulges which have appeared and
In avoiding those which have only
been glimpsed. You can keep your
girlish figure as you grow older, but
it Is more of a. battle than it was
when you were very young.
The following exercise is splendid
for the inner leg, thighs and hips:
Lie on the floor on your back with
your legs straight and your arms
Evening star., 1947-08-27

1t will be tossup as to who
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children. Crochet body in white
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The pink crocheted tongue actually
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Our new 6O-page multicolored
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To obtain this pattern, send Is
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Evening star., 1947-08-27
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