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Evening star., 1947-12-09
PUG Reopens Hearing
On Phone Companyts
Rate Increase Plea

The Chesapeake q Potomac Tele-
phone Co. today resumed after q
seven-week interval its efforts be-
fore the Public Utilities Commits
sion to obtain increased telephone
rates from Washington subscribers.
The increases would average about
so cents a month per subscriber.
The testimony was presented to
the commission today by company
witnesses seeking to prove the phone
company's higher operating costs.
Also expected to testify are witnesses
for the Treasury Departments Bu-
reau Of Federal Supply. The Gov
ernment is the largest single custo-
mer OF the company in the District,
paying a yearly phone bill Of about
So, ,400, 900.
Harry G. Gretz, assistant con-
troller Of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co.-which owns all
CdSP stock-was the first company
witness today.
He presented figures showing that
Bell systems operating revenues
last year were $2,093, 1854 ,941. Pay
ments to employees, however, were
81, ,759, los, 900 while taxes amounted
to $241 ,449, 900.
Earlier, John M. Howard, general
commercial manager of C&P, told
the PUG that increased costs had
brought the company to a critical
stage in view Of revenues.
The rate increases sought by the
company would bring C&P an ad-
ditional $4,000, 900 annually. Appear
ing for, the Treasury at the hearing
conducted by PUG chairman James
M. Flanagan, and Byron Harding
and Charles M. Dineen.
v. A. McElfresh, auditor for the
PUG, also will testify.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Georgetown 10 Open
First Arhritis Clinic
In Capital Thursday

The city's first arthritis clinic will
open Thursday at Georgetown Hos
pitfalls out-patient department.
= 1t will be open each Thursday
hereafter in section of the second
floor of the new hospital, at $500
Reservoir road NV, from $3.50 am.
until the last patient has been seen.
Georgetown doctors say the new
clinic was set up in the belief that
District arthritis victims who can
not afford frequent trips to a private
physician should have access to dag
nosis and treatment from doctors
who have special interest in the
disease.
Origin Still Obscure.
Long regarded as the more or less
inevitable accompaniment of old
age, arthritis is a painful, sometimes
crippling, malady the origin Of which
still is obscure to doctors.
Because Of ignorance of the cause
Of the two most common types OF
arthritis, the relative helplessness OF
modern medicine to treat the direase
effectively and its chronic, prolonged
nature, many doctors are reluctant
to care for its victims.
Yet the ailment is shared by q
large section of the people, and the
Georgetown staff hopes by intensi-
fled study it may stumble upon
the cause of arthritis and bring
about more satisfactory method
of treatment.
Like the rest Of the out-patient
department, the arthritis clinic will
be open to senior Georgetown med
ical students, giving them a chance
for concentrated study and recog-
milton of the disease.
Patients to Be SCREENED"
Set up under the general direc-
ton of DR.. Harold Jeghers, chief
of medicine, and DR.. Frank Hor-
vath, head Of the out-patient de-
partment, the clinic will be oper-
ated by DR.. Darrell Grain and DR..
]. Lawn Thompson, internists, and
DR.. Milton Cobey, orthopedic con-
sultant.
Before doctors of the clinic see
Ia patient, he will be screened" by
the general out-patient department.
Doctors point out that this proceed
ure will enable them to detect any
ailments which may be contribut-
ing to the patients illness.
The hospitals X-ray machine and
laboratory equipment will all be
available to help in the diagnosis.
If surgery becomes necessary, pa
tients will be admitted for opera
ton,
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Air Rescue Service
Is transferred Here

The Air Rescue Service of the
Air Transport Command has been
moved from MacDill Field, Fla, to
join other major elements of the
command at Gravelly Point, it was
announced today.
The transfer brings together for
the first time all five of the ATC
units-weather, flight, transport,
rescue, airways and communications.
The Air Rescue Service, responsible
for locating missing planes, main-
tains control centers at MacDill
Field, Lowry Field. Colo, and HAM
ilton Field, Calf.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Push-Button War Ideo
Scored by v. M. |. Head
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 9.-Maj
Gen. Richard J. Marshall, superin-
tendent Of Virginia Military Insti-
tute, declared here yesterday that
no thinking military man will tell
you that the next war, if there be
one, will be push-button war"
The former chief of staff to Gen
Douglas Macarthur, speaking at q
meeting Of the Staunton Kiwanis
Club just one day after the sixth
anniversary of Pearl Harbor, said
the "push-button" war would not be
feasible because "the atomic bomb
has not been engineered to the
point OF overcoming armies, navies
and air forces"
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Palestine Jews Need
Support, Cherner Saws

The need of Palestine Jews for
support and protection by all free
dom-loving peoples was stressed last
night by Joseph Cherner, president
of the Louis D. Brandeis Zionist Dis
trict. He addressed meeting of
more than 1,500 at the Washington
Zionist Districts Chanukah party
at the Indian Spring Club.
Labelling the forces which oppose
the Palestine Jews as evil, Mr..
Cherner added that Jews the world
over must unite to supply the needs
Of the hard-won state.
The zionists also heard Arthur
Tracy, singer. Mr.. Cherner pre-
sented gift to A. s. Kay, program
director for the group.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
u. ). Returns IS
Buildings Here
To Owners
PBA Explains Drop
In Occupancy at
177S Pennsylvania

The Public Buildings Administra.
ton said today the Government has
turned IS leased buildings here back
to private owners this year. inyolv-
mig about 100000 square feet Of
space.
The Premier Building, at 71s
Eighteenth street NV, a former
apartment house, and the Otis
Building, at $40 Eighteenth street
NV, are the most recent to be
vacated by Federal agencies. Both
buildings had been used by the Fed
eral Power Commission.
PBA officials said the changes
were made In carrying out fixed
program of releasing as many pri-
Vately owned buildings as is con-
sistent with Federal policy at this
time.
The personnel of the two rather
small buildings have been shifted
to l778 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
now being occupied also by the
State Department.
Criticism Answered.
In answer to criticisms that onIv
about one-third of this building IL
occupied, with a resultant injury
70 retail business on the block, the
p6A issued some statistics. 1t said
the present occupancy Is down to
about 300, compared with about
LOO on December 81, 1916, which
was the peak.
OF the $4,000 square feet of space
IN the building, 1900 square feet
actually are vacant now. This space
Is being held in readiness for the
State Department, "if and when".
Congress authorizes the foreign aid
program, 1t was said.
Using the ideal space of ITO square
feet per person, PBA officials say.
the building should accommodate
no more than about 875 persons.
Conference Rooms Cited.
The fact that the 10th and 11th
floors of the building are occupied
oy no more than about rs employees
is another factor that has led some
merchants to think space in the
buildings is being wasted, officials
said. On these floors are conference
rooms, necessary when needed but
not always in daily use, and a large
auditorium where international del
egates meet, it was explained.
The PBA said the PENNSYLVANIA
avenue building which has been oc-
cupied at various times by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and
the War Manpower Commission, is
only a pawn" in the big shuttle
game involving Government Office
space in Washington.
Adding to the current problem are
the agencies banished from WASH
ington during the war but being
brought back gradually. New spacs
must be found for these employees.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Rent Control End Asked
By Norfolk Area Bourd
By the A,soejoted Prs,s

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 9.-Recom-
mendation that rent control be dis
continued in the Norfolk area was
forwarded to Tighe E. Woods, acting
housing expediter, in Washington
yesterday by the Norfolk Rent Con-
trol Advisory Board.
Irving F. Truitt, chairman, who
concurred with a majority Of the
board In recommending decontrol
said that some large housing accom-
modations cannot be utilized be-
cause single occupants or couples
refuse to give up quarters which
they now occupy at low rental rates.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Violinist Dedicotes,
Concert to CONGRESS

A violin concert dedicated to
Congress will be given at $50 pm.
tomorrow In Constitution Hall by
Iossy Spivakovsky, according to
Patrick Hayes, concert manager.
Special invitations have been
issued to members Of Congress, Mr..
Hayes said.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
EngeI, Bernstein to Speok

Irwin M. Engel, chairman Of the
New York Chapter Of the American
Jewish Committee and David Bern
stein, recently returned from a
seven-month mission for the COM
mittee tn Europe, win address the
Washington chapter Of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee at $50 pm
tomorrow In the Statler Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Railroad Prosecution
UnderD. SmokeLaw
To Begin in January

The District after January / will
begin prosecution of railroads found
to be violating the city's smoke
regulations, the Commissioners an
nounced today.
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, the
Engineer Commissioner, said Dis
trict smoke inspectors have just
completed 354 checks of trains op-
Grating in the District-exclusive Of
the Washington terminal area-and
found four violations.
Says Railroads Are Trying.
although this is a much better
record than shown in September
check, when per cent violations
were iound," Gen. Young said, 1--WE
want a 100 per cent smoke-free sit
uaIion here"
Gen. Young said the railroads
were making real effort to keep
down the smoke nuisance, and are
to be commended.
"But feel that sufficient warning
has been given the railroads and
the Commissioners decided to be-
gin prosecuting observed violators
the first of the year." Gen. Young
said.
Gen. Young said the smoke in
spectors have not finished a similar
check of Washington terminal
trackage.
Enforcement Dropped in War.
He explained that during the war
smoke ordinance violators were not
prosecuted because Of bad coal and
other things which made strict OBJ
servance Of the law difficult.
The Commissioners second check
on the smoke nuisance -centered
principally around the Brentwood
area of Northeast-was begun after
q hearing October "A. Residents had
complained to the commissioners
that smoke from trains was a
nuisance and damaged their prop
erty extensively.
Evening star., 1947-12-09

about $1s SOC, 900 or 81 500, 900 above
the present level.
Answering a question from John
g. Sutton, Mr.. Finch said ii would
be legal, under the Hatch Act, for
employees of the Federal Govern
ment to participate in the proposed
city elections and to run for ONCE,
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04

bricks were used in wartime fac tory construction and in Allied warships. They are strong, abso- lutely unyielding to water, sun, fire or insects. This makes them ideal for roofs and walls.
 Such bricks are almost as light as cork. They feel like sandpaper, and even when broken do not pre- sent any sharp edges. Unlike solid glass bricks, they can be nailed and cut with saws.
 Another chemist was inspired by watching his wife bake cake. He saw the thick, heavy batter rise to fluffy lightness as the baking pow der released masses of tiny bub- bles of carbon dioxide gas. Imme- diately he began whipping up patches of laboratory batter.
 Instead of kitchen ingredients he used special forms of rubber. After baking powder" was add ed the batter was heated. AS gas bubbles were released, the mix ture began to rise. It took the form of a highly uniform foam. When further heat was applied, the tiny rubber films around each bubble became vulcanized. That is, they toughened.
 A rubber "cake" baked this way really consists of tiny rubber bal looms, all permanently stuck to- gether. In addition to being very light, like the foamed plastic, it has all the advantages of rubber's flexibility.
 This is one product many com panies are preparing to make. During the war it proved to be excellent for mattresses and up holstery. Unlike springs and pad dings, the rubber foam keeps its shape almost indefinitely. It can
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04

not become infested with moths or other insects.
 Lately a notable improvement was made in the baking of rub Der cakes" Chemists worked out special baking powders which suddenly release extra amounts of gas after the batter is full of bub- bles. Billions of rubber bubbles are burst open, just as child's balloon will break if inflated too much.
 But there is an important diff. ference in the rubber foam. Each bubble is quite strong and is firm ly stuck to surrounding bubbles. Therefore, after bursting, it does not collapse. If you examine such bubble under the microscope it looks something like child's rub Der ball that has been gashed with a knife. All the air can be squeez- ed out of the ball to make it go flat, but when you let it go it will spring back into shape, sucking air back in through the hole.
 In rubber foam this process makes it possible for air to pass freely in and out of the whole mass. In other words, the material becomes self-ventilating. This has obvious advantages when the foam is used for making bed mat tresses and chair cushions. Such articles then "breathe" fresh air in and out every time a person moves on them. One type can be placed under rugs to give lux uriously soft, springy feeling with out the bouncy effect of rubber
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04
Building With Bubbles
Science DigesD

Not long ago an industrial chemist sat idly watching his youngsters chewing bubble-gum. Suddenly strange light came into his eyes. He picked up the remaining gum and raced for his laboratory. The inspiration that came to him then is growing into a big-time industry.
 Science has learned how to blow what children always have longed for-bubbles that never break. In half a dozen new fac tories complex machines are blow ing bubbles on huge scale.
 In one plant the "soap-suds" is a styrene plastic. Special blowers force air into the melted plastic creating a light and fluffy foam. The bubbles are extremely small and uniform in size. At certain point in the process the foam is cooled. Millions of air bubbles are trapped in the plastic, and the re- sulting material looks almost like a bubble-bath turned solid.
 A chunk of the ''foam" as big as a 200-pound block of ice can be lifted by a little child. Actually the material is 10 times lighter than cork. Because every air bub- ble is permanently enclosed in a thin plastic shell, the foam is ab- solutely waterproof. This, com bined with its lightness, makes it enormously buoyant in water.
 Hence it was used for making
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04

unsuitable boats and rafts during wartime. Hundreds of bullets can be fired into one of these bubble plastic floats without sinking it.. In spite of its lightness the plastic foam is strong; it can easily be cut and shaped with carpenters tools, and because of its airy com position it provides exceptionally good insulation against heat and cold.
 It is also quite cheap. it may come into general use for insulat- ing cold storage rooms, refrigera- tor cars, household coolers and so on.
 Most striking items so far made with this material are full-size summer houses. Sheets of the bub- ble-plastic, properly supported, make up the walls and the roof. So thin are the countless bubbles that outdoor light diffuses through them. The result is soft pleasing illumination without glare. Air trapped in the bubbles keeps out the suns heat.
 Architects are now experiment. ing to see if the solidified foam can be used for all-season houses. Large panels of it give plenty of natural light without the high heating cost that comes from hav- ing many windows.
 With quite differer. equipment, , industry is now blowing glass bubbles. Here also the bubbles are microscopically small. They are made by forcing air into white-hot molten glass. Billions of bubbles make glass extremely light with out serious loss of strength.
 Large quantities of bubble-glass
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04
STEP IN TIME SAVES LIFE

DEVON, Conn. (Rj-Five year old Russell Thomas of New Ha- ven is alive today because anotnkr bather in the Devon park pond stepped on him.
 Surrounded by scores of other bathers, the child, son of Mrs. LII lian Thomas, apparently sank un- noticed to the bottom of the pond, yesterday.
 Russell Hansen, "A, of Hamden, entering the pond, stumbled and, seeking the cause, found the child's body, brought it ashore and administered artificial respira- ton.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04


 Similar materials are being pro- duced with strong plastics like eel lulose. One of these looks like familiar white cotton batting. But it is much lighter, stronger and proof. Made into sand wich" with two thin sheets of plywood or aluminium, the com position is being tried out for walls in houses. Its insulating and sound-proofing qualities make it promising material for tomorrow's home. One form of this plastic batting is reported to make good lining for winter coats, much warmer and lighter than chamoiS.
 Applying the old-fashi n e d skills of bubble-blowers and cooks to new synthetic ingredients, chemists are developing entirely new types of products to build i'm portant new industries.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-04
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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
New rent bonus
drive announced

Giving war veterans an even
chance to get apartments simply
by paying rent" is one of the OBJ
jectives of the federal drive here
against rental bonuses, it was
stated by Assistant U. S. Attor-
ney Leroy R. Krein, as he an
nounced the second recent prose-
cution by his office of an al
legged bonus-getting landlord.
Charges were filed G al n
Charles F. Henry, who demanded
and obtained bonuses ranging
from 500 to $412 in renting 10
apartments at 4336 Drexel boule-
ward and one at 4501 North NAL
den avenue, according to evidence
secured by the enforcement staff
of the area rent office.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
luck to PAc drive gets up steam

CIO Political Action commit
tees in shops and neighborhoods
this week got the 1947 sgive
dollar to PAC" campaign under
way.
All regional directors of the
CIO have been directed by
CIO President Philip Murray
and CIO-PAC Director Jack
Knoll to give greater emphasis
to the immediate need of build
ing stronger P.AC throughout
every community in this coun-
tiy."
CIO Director Michael Mann
told The Star everyone should
see now. with the anti-labor
bills in Springfield in WASH
ington. that there is no alterna-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

he should have the same right
as the big newspapers have to
blaspheme him.
Carmel cited many state and
U. S. Supreme Court decisions
UNFOLDING the rights of unions
which these laws would invali-
date. He closed his testimony by
saying that the Gripping of labor
was one of the tactics of Hitler.
Olander pointed out that where
as it is the avowed aim of our
government to grant freedom for
trade unions in the former enemy
countries, yet in America they
are trying to destroy the trade
union movement.
IF there is any lesson from
the past" he concluded. I'm
regard TO the progress of the
common man. it is that there
is no substitute for strong trade
unions"
Meantime, the Senate anti
closed shop bill (S.@46D was sent
to ahe subcommittee for two
weeks for further study. Sen.
Rice w. Miller, R-Hillsboro)
asked for immediate defeat of the
Measure, but the committee voted
o send the bill to subcommittee.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

hearings in the state on the plight
of small business by committee
set up by the legislature last
session.
Three leaders of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor testi-
fled against the bills: r. G. Solder
strom, President; Daniel Carmel,
attorney for the ISFL; and Victor
Olander, Secretary.
soDERSTRoM accused the Leg
islative Small Business Committee
of disregarding in its investiga-
ton the real problems of small
business, such as taxes, chain store
competition.
The only thing they re-
ported was program to cru
city labor" he said. "and the
committee should be investi-
gated for spending $4,000 of
the peoples money in this man.
ner. It borders on fraud"
Soderstrom then cited objections
to the specific bills:
H. 500 BARRIERS, carpenters,
truck-drivers, plumbers, could be
called self-employed nnd work
for less than union wages, and
whoever asked them to join a
union could be fined or jailed.
lib. 60l-The secondary boy
colt is a useful weapon to the
labor movement. For example,
union printers have always had
the privilege of refusing to do
scab work.
lib. 602-Peop5e should be per-
mitted to picket. A wage Garner
has no other way to air his views
TO the public than by signs and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
St. Louis IAN
wins annual wage

ST. LOUIS. - (FP) - The
first guaranteed annual wage
ever won in this area was
signed into a contract here by
Dist. 8. International Associa-
tion of Machinists tunaffili-
ated).
The contract. approved by
both the union and the Citi-
Gems Coach Co. of Alton. ILL.,.
provides a guarantee of 2.440
hours of work annually. Bust
ness Agent William Black said.
:. Employees absent from work
because of sickness or injury
will also be entitled to the full
annual wage. he said.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
Strike notices

WASHINGTON. - tFPl -
Although the legal point is un-
settled. spokesman for both the
AL and Go reported June 2
that they'd advise all unions
to continue filing 30-daY strike
notices with the government
until the Smith Connally labor
disputes act officially expires
June 80.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

Charged with holding the red
batting House aggregation in
contempt. Dennis trial was be-
ing pushed forward swiftly to
prevent him from carrying out
his declared aim of taking the
issues involved in the witch
hunting campaign to the people
of the country.
Trial date has been set for June
Is in the United States District
court at Washington, D. C. AL
though the committee is technical
ly headed by Rep. j. Parnell
Thomas R., N. j., the most active
member is Rep. John E. Rankin,
racist Mississippi Democrat.
Dennis is expected to demand a
postponement of the trial date at
a hearing in the same district
court June 4.
Does your neighbor read
M
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

hibit the sec
ondary boycott;
and seriously re-
strict the right
to picket. They
are sponsored by
Rep. G e or 6 e
B r y d i a OR -.
P r o p h e t S :
town and others
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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
Stop work at
social agencies

Approximately $50 employees
of four Jewish social agencies left
their desks for two and half
hours last week in protest over
arbitrary refusal of the board of
directors to negotiate basic issues
Of union security, wages, and pub
lie arbitration with the Go social
service employees union.
Agencies involved are the Jew
ish Social Service Bureau, Chill
dren's Bureau, Community Gen.
tiers of Chicago, and vocational
service.
The union has been attempting
since January to negotiate a con-
tract with a joint personnel COM
mitbee of the four boards, but
charged that it has been blocked
by the refusal to consider the
wage issue by Meyer Kestenbaum,
chairman of the joint committee.
Kestenbaum is president of
Hart Schaffner and Marx Cloth
ing company. Office workers, So
cial workers and maintenance
employees are involved. They are
paid substantially less than gov
eminent workers in equivalent
jobs, the union charged.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

five but Independent political
atfion on our own part"
CIO-PAC explained that
political action costs money,
SO money will be Forthcoming
for CLOS political action work.