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Evening star., 1947-11-01
Lane Makes Address
AT Ceremony Opening
Silver Spring Store

Thousands of Montgomery County
and Washington residents crowded
into the new Hecht Co. department
store in Silver Spring as the $780,
600 building opened it's doors at 10
am. today.
The opening ceremonies were eli
NAKED when Alexander Hecht, vice
chairman of the Board of Directors
and a founder of the company, cut
the ribbon at the Fenton street en-
trance to the store.
Addresses were made by Gov
Lane, Brooke Johns, president OF
the Montgomery County Board OF
Commissioners; Joseph r. Byrnes
Baltimore, president of the Mary
land State Senate; Samuel M
Hecht. president of the company
and Charles B. Dulcan, sr., vice
president and general manager
The talks were broadcast over Sta
ton WGAY and the ceremony was
televised by Station WNBW.
Lane Congratulates Company.
Gov. Lane congratulated the COM
pany on its new store and on its
rare good judgment" in locating 1t
in Silver Spring.
II believe that in erecting this new
store to serve the community Of Sill
yer Spring and adjoining areas, the
Hecht Co. has indicated its faith in
the future of Silver Spring and In
the future of Maryland" the Gov
ernor said.
Mr.. Johns told Hecht Co. officials
that you gentlemen are godsend
to the county commissioners"
After the speeches, county officials
said they estimated approximately
100000 will be received annually in
taxes from the store.
Has 116 Departments.
The three-and- -one-half story
building, at Ellsworth drive and Fen
ton street, has no windows except
those on the ground floor used for
display purposes. -- aa -...s. g....
1t is air-conditioned throughout
and contains 116 departments spread
over 100000 square feet of floor
space.
Four escalators and an elevator
provide transportation between
floors. Each escalator can carry g.
900 persons an hour.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Low Bids Are Announced
On Six Virqinio Roads
By the Associo.ed Press

pY 'fFe Nss0t'S1'Su fFSsS -. :
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 1.-THE
State Highway Department made
public yesterday low bids on six pri-
mary road construction projects
totaling more than 1891 600.
Among the projects is an overpass
for the Southern Railway on Route
1913, just north of Fairfax, on which
Harvey H. Stewart. Charlotte, N. O.,
was low bidder at $126,157.11.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Pronksters Scutter Dump
All Over KeedysvilIe
By the Asseciated Press

KEEDE ESVILLE, Md. Nov. l.
Somebody went overheard in a Hal
loween prank and left this town a
real cleanup job.
While most of the Keedysville resi-
dents were in Hagerstown to wit
ness the Mummers parade, some
pranksters moved the whole village
dump and scattered it throughout
the town.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Welfare Board Eases
Stringent Rules 10
End Extra Hardship

A softening of some of the strin-
gent relief regulations put into ef-
feet last August was voted by the
Board of Public Welfare yesterday
afternoon.
The changes were made after
social workers found the new rules
made necessary by a cut in Con-
gressional appropriations, had c1e-
ated great hardships.
One of the charges the boarc
made was to resume the practice OF
helping those whose relatives refused
to contribute toward their support.
The August regulations also pro-
vided that no person able to worH
could obtain relief money. This was
changed at yesterdays meeting tc
provide. that persons not able to
work full time because of illness OF
physical or mental disability would
be eligible for some support. 1t also
provides that persons being rehabil-
itated for the purpose of employ
ment also may be helped.
Minimum Aid Limit Changed.
The board also rescinded the Au-
gust regulation which provided that
assistance be discontinued in cases
Of persons living alone where the re-
lief payment was less than $40 a
month and in cases of families where
the payment was less than $40.
Raymond Clapp, administrative
assistant to the welfare director,
told the board only 26 cases were
affected and that the new rule had
saved only about $3.50 month. He
said there are cases in which the
addition OF 81 or So a month means
much to those on relief and recon-
mended that the board establish a
minimum of $5 a month. The board
agreed.
The meeting yesterday was a
continuation of last weeks meeting
when the board failed to finish the
recommendation made by Welfare
Director Ray L. Huff. The changes
will go into effect at once.
It was estimated that between
100 and $50 cases will be restored to
the relief rolls as result OF the
action taken.
500 Removed in August.
Mr.. Clapp told the board that, as
result of the August regulations,
about 500 persons had been re-
moved from relief rolls. About 300
cases were closed, and 200 are still
under investigation, with most OF
the latter awaiting decision on the
responsibility of relatives.
The board authorized Mr. Huff to
prepare a bill for Congress that
would permit the board to send COL
ored girls to the National Training
School for Girls. Under the present
law; the inmates of the school must
be sentenced there by the Juvenile
Court. Since there have been few
commitments by the court in the
last few years, the school now has
| as many authorized staff positions
as there are inmates.
The board now has under its juris-
diction between 40 and so young
colored girls who have been COM
mitted to their care and who could
be cared for at the school. These
girls are now in foster homes and
at the Children's Receiving Home.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

meQC controversy
would be affect
ed by the ap-
poin n t m ent of
Daniel B. Maher
as special as
sistant corpora
ton counsel.
The Commits
S ion erS a n
noun ce d Mr..
Maher's appoint
m e mt to t h e
n e W ly created
post late yester-
day. He has re-
signed from his
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Hompton Roads Again First

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. tP).-Hanp-
| ton Roads led all United States
ports in export tonnage for July, the
Commerce Department said yester-
day. Bulk cargoes amounted to l.
433 900 tons.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
.Ma1er Is Named
Shooter
For District
Speculation on Role
In Fire Department
Probe Is Stirred

Speculation at the District Build
ing centered today on how the cor
poration counsels investigation OF
the Murphy Conroy Fire Depart
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Loyal Legion Victor
In Washington Cap
By the Associotsd Press

LAUREL. Md, Oct. ia Pimlico
Special invitation was waiting at
the wire today for Walter M. JET
fords' Loyal Legion as the 3-year-
old gelding galloped to an eight
length victory in the 34th running
of the $25 900 Washington Handicap.
Loyal Legion, in proving that his
four-length triumph here a week
ago in the Maryland Handicap
wasn't just another race, romped
home after laying off the pace in
the early stages of the IA mile
feature which attracted a record
crowd of 22,118.
Mrs. E. H. Augustus Blue Yonder
took the place award by three
fourths of length with show money
going to King Ranch's Bridal Flower
in field cut to six starters by late
scratches of Service Pilot and CAL
vados.
Loyal Legion, victor over Mrs. H.
K. Hickey's Ocean Front at the
same distance last Saturday, made
it look easy today as the big throng
backed him down to the favorite's
role. He paid off at SO, $2.40 and
$2.20 for 50. Ocean Front, never in
contention, was last.
The victory was worth $20,100 to
Jeffords, and boosted Loyal Legion's
1947 earnings to $58,015, with five
triumphs in II starts,
Evening star., 1947-10-19
CivicCuIendur
Interfederotion Body
Meets Tomorrow

The Interfederation Council will
hold its first meeting of the year at
8 pm. tomorrow In the Board of
Trade room in The Evening Star
Building.
Howard A. Chittick, director of
the Fairfax Biological Laboratory,
will speak on methods of controlling
the Japanese beetle at meeting of
the Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association at pm.
Tuesday at st. Adams Guild Hall,
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin ave-
nues NV.
Seven other citizens groups are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday.
Chillum Heights-8 pm, Luther
Rice Memorial Baptist Church,
530l North Capitol street.
Fort Davis pm, Ryland Meth
S streets Sc.
S street Sc.
Lincoln Park-8 pm, Epworth
Methodist Church, Thirteenth and
NOltl CarOllna avenue NE.
Tuesday.
Bradbury Heights-S pm, Davis
School, Forty-fourth place and H
street Sc
Petworth-8 pm. Petworth Ii
brary, Georgia avenue and Upshur
street NV.
Takoma ID. C.-Md.)-9 pm,
Takoma Park Library, Fifth and
Cedar streets NV.
Wednesday.
Dahlgren Terraces pm, Crosby
Noyes School, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE.
Friday.
Anacostia-8 pm, Anacostia High
School, Sixteenth and r streets Sc,
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Contest Rules

l. Pupils Of elementary and jV-
nior and senior high schools aye
eligible to write and draw for The
Junior Star. AS many as five prizes
of ST are awarded for the best
original contributions published each
week. Contributors of material of
special merit will be designated Ju-
nior Star reporters and issued cards
identifying them as such.
2. Written contributions must be
on one side of paper, and II typed.
should be double-spaced. Drawings
must be in black-and-whi and
should be mailed fiat. not rolled or
5. All contributions must bear the
name. age. address, telephone num-
Der and school Of the author.
f. The editors choice Of winners
Is final, and he may publish any
contribution in whatever form he
is awarded q prize. He may with
hold prizes awarded for contribu-
tlons found not to be original:
Checks for prizes awarded today will
be mailed before the end Of the
!. Contributions should be ad-
dressed to the Editor of The Junior
Star, 727 Star Building, 1101 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, Washing
ton 4
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Alaskan Indian Legends, by Nola
Nance Oliver and illustrated by
Frances Brandon Field-Doubleday;
$1.75). A group of the most famous
legends of the Alaskan Indians, in
Guiding THE Royal Ermine,' "The
Good Wolf" and THE Strong Indian
Boy Who Killed the Sea Dragon"
Hurry, Hurry, by Edith Thacher
Hurd (Young Scott; $1.35). Here
Is what happened to q "hurrier."
The Bad Little Duckhunter, by
Margaret Wise Brown {Scott; $3.50.
The story of a young duck hunter
who went hunting and didn't get
any ducks, and why.
You and the United Nations, by
Lois Fisher (Childrens Press; so
cents)-A new angle on how to ap-
preciate the United Nations.
Aleck Bell: Ingenious Boy, by
Mabel Cleland Widdemer (Bobbs-
Merrill; $1.75-Here is the young
life of the man who gave us the
telephone. e. A. G.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Part in School Play
Brings Many Trials,
Paul Student Says
Prize Contribution
By Douglas Davis, IA
Paul Junior High School

Have you ever been in a Junior
high school play? have, and this
Is the sad tale. 1t begins one after
noon in the school auditorium.
II told you to walk around!
You're no wooden dummy-at least,
you don't look like one. You are
acting or, at least, trying to!"
That is the director giving you
pep talk at a rehearsal It's only
few days before the play is to be
presented.
Nov get going she whispers.
You start rattling of your lines,
praying for other members of the
cast to come in and shift the atten-
ton off you. But no -.
"You are in love with the grill"
the director yells from the back of
the auditorium. You're tender and
sweet. Right now. you're acting
about as tender as bull in a china
closet" she goes on, as they whistle
and cat-call from the wing some
more.
You founder through few more
rehearsals and, then the big day
comes.
You stand behind the curtain and
hear the auditorium filling up and
the voices Of few hundred people
all talking at the same time. The
director is pouring fake snow all
over you, as this Is supposed to be
a Christmas play. Every one Is
saying: Don't be nervous. You've
nothing to worry about"
A few hundred years later. the
audience is singing the national an
them; then the principal is talking.
Finally, the announcer is reading off
the cast Then the curtain slowly
creaks open. and with little devils
playing football in your stomach,
you step out on the stage.
Then, amazingly, your nervousness
is gone, the long weeks of practicing
begin to tell, and all your lines come
back. Somebody In the audience
actually laughs at one of your
"jokes," and you're of!
Before it's started, it's all over,
and what's more surprising, it was
pretty good! Every one Is shaking
everybody else's hand, and the di-
rector is surprised that you remem-
bered your lines. You smile and say
to her, "Oh, it was cinch!"
Evening star., 1947-10-19

Officers of the Federation of Busi-
ness Mems Associations will be elect
ed at the annual dinner dance to be
held at $3.50 pm. Wednesday at the
Mayflower Hotel. Wayne Miner,
end coach of the Washington Red
skins, will present a football auto
graphed by all members Of the
team.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

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Evening star., 1947-10-19

The male was white with gray
markings around one eye, and the
female was a lemon color. After
they became accustomed to their
new home, the male began to sing.
1t was then I named the male Bing
and the female Blonde. Soon after
this, Blonde began to carry bits of
paper and feathers around in her
mouth, so I put some nesting ma
terial in wire nest and put 1t in
the cage. After that, both birds
worked very hard building the nest,
and when it was finished, Blonde
laid an egg every day until there
were four blush white speckled eggs.
She sat on them for two weeks and,
finally, on the 14th day, there were
four tiny baby canaries in the nest.
Canaries are very ugly when they
are born. They look like worms with
white fuzz all over them, and seem
to be all mouth and stomach. Bing
and Blonde kept very busy feeding
them. and they grew very fast. When
they were four weeks old they were
so big they couldn't stay in the nest,
but they refused to leave it.
One day I carefully picked one
up and sat him on the perch. He
was very wobbly at first, but after
doing this with each bird for several
days they could hop from perch to
perch very well. Two of the young
canaries are white with gray mark
ings on their heads, and the others
are yellow mottled with brown.
When they were month old and
could eat all right by themselves, I
put them in a separate cage. When
they were 6 weeks old, one Of the
Evening star., 1947-10-19
d. C.. Pupils to Hear
alks by Mansfield

Pupils of six District schools will
hear chalk-talks this week by In
spector Dick Mansfield, director of
The Stars school safety program
and former chief of the Washing
ton Detective Bureau.
The safety circus" cartoon talks
are sponsored by The Star, in CO.
operation with school authorities of
the District and nearby Maryland
and Virginia. This weeks program:
Temorrow. II am, Grant.
Tuesday, $50 am, Hardy; 11:l5 am,
Key.
wednesday, IL an Hyde.
Thurnday, II am, Janney.
Friday, IL an, Corcorfn.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

yellow canaries started to sing. Now
I knew there were three females and
one male. I named the male Petey
and the females Patty, Pansy and
Petunia.
Since Blonde had these four
canaries she has laid II eggs. Three
of them Matched. but the babies
died. I am sorry I didn't have such
good luck this year. but I hope to
raise twice as many next year and
be able to sell some,
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Sportsmun's Park Results
By the Assoeio,ed prsx,

Il " Ho SsSoSfoIeo FFeSS
| FIRST RAcE-Purse. $4,000: claiming;
/ 3-year-olds and upward: i - miles.
SsrDsTus (JsssoDl $40 4.ssoo sao ao
Car Carolina Bell 1aa eMseandrew, "0o $50 $50
Baron Omar. corydon. PLATE Sun, Lytta
'A sEcoND RAeE-purse, $4,000; allow
ances: 3-year-olds and upward; fur
TSR jsn SsteP e. puss nsaSss s%,.w $40 tS sS ssS
Patmiboy fHauerl $50
Also ranEststic. Little Fair, Gil. Va. va
|, THIRD sAe@purse; oHs y, 200: claiming;
ssr'riSaf aisr 8s and upward soS tprl?nss sss $50
Doug Crate cMacAndrew) ~ $50 $50
Private Joe (Pierson) $50
oray ai2 ffevaas Hs Dsss ssaa gsss HSs
W FoURTH 5JH RAcESThs ryro Handicap;
Sa55ssss, saj 46 fqsFssp''4 sss
Fancy Fan .ThsaA?ssd Flyer ?5Msdklemurry, e,oO $50 $50
FIRTH RAcE-rurse,. $4,000: claiming;
sweet ae ana seSeuls1 Sexs1S 7es mss 4ss
Miss Pebble tyessopl, $50
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000; claiming;
3-year-olds and upward; Lie miles
Radio Joe (Schoultz) 1880 $50 400
Go Devil tMacAndrew) $40 400
Bullsel tSanabria) 4SO
Also ran-Seventeen Guns, Plaidloch,
! Valdina Infant, and Larkmead Jane.
SEVENTH RACE-The National Jockey
| Club Handicap; purse. $4,000; 3-year -olds
| and upward: / "a miles.
| Take Wing fJessop) $40 $40 $50
Late TIL, cad tFranklin) $50 420
| Sublime (Fay) 460
| Time, 1855.
| Also ran-Lookout Dice. San Yet, and
| Juke Box
ing: 4-year-oids and upward; IL miles.
Twixt Calvin 700 4.40 $50
Deep Red (Jessop) 4.20 2.S0
Star Thorne tBurdy) 2.40
Also ran-Rosadel, Camp Spur, Can't
Sweep. Knight Cappy, Bold Front. Prairie
Flower, and Loyal.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
|Paremf.Teacher
| Associations

The city-wide membership drive
started October IS and will continue
through November Is. The men,
bership of the National Congress of
Parents. and Teachers Is now 1885,
855, with 10,410 members in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mrs. Mabel w.
Hughes, national president, has
urged an increase in membership.
7 Meetings this week are:
Monday.
Cranch-Tyler-1 pm, meet your
children's teacher at the open house
at the Cranch School. Business
meeting at 80 pm.
Kramer Junior High-2 pm, exec
utive meeting at the school.
Stanton-Open house at 7:30.
Patrol boys will direct parents to
the different rooms and open the
meeting by saying their safety creed.
DR.. Hobart NJ Corning will be the
guest speaker and refreshments will
be served.
Hilton-Peabody-8 pm, meeting
at the Peabody School. Mrs. Bessie
Wood Cramer. divisional director of
the sixth division, will speak on
Understanding Your Child"
Noyes-8 pm, first regular meet
ing.
Edmonds-M -Maury-Inspector Rich
ard Mansfield of the Police Depart
ment will speak on "The Safety
Program in Our Schools" at the
Edmond School at 8 pm. A social
will follow In which parents will be
given an opportunity to meet their
children's teachers.
= Tuesday.
Langley Junior High - Parent
teacher conferences will be held
from 7:30 to pm. Following a
short business meeting the gradual
ing class will present a play, "The
City Slickers and Our Nell"
w. B. Powell-8 pm, Mrs. OAG
Hankins, president of the District
Of Columbia Parent Teacher Associ-
alton, will install the new officers
A program, "Practicing Safety" will
be presented by members of the
safetv patrol and the sixth grade.
Taft Junior High - Back to.
school" night at 8 pm. Mrs. Mar
garet Merritt, principal, will be the
speaker and Ernest j. Higgins will
lead group singing.
Wednesday.
Emery-The annual fall luncheon
will be given under the direction of
Mrs. Pearl Mattingly. The open
meeting Of the association will be
held at $40 pm. The theme for
the coming year will be Better
Health and Safety for Our Chill
dren."
Evening star., 1947-10-19
|SchooIboy Jackson
|Wi|IFight I'd Bout al
Turner

Stonewall Jackson, the 18-year-old
fighting schoolboy from Phelps Vo-
cational, adds an unusual twist to
tomorrow nights boxing show at
Turner's Arena when he comes back
for the second straight week to head
line match.
Jackson draws Pat Demers, of
Boston, three years his senior, in a
l0-rounder. with the New England
boy rated the favorite on the basis
Of his superior record.
Stonewall has won 10 bouts in 81
pro starts. but got through with his
best triumph last Monday by scor
ing a third round technical knock
out over Joe Di Martino, the favorite
from Bridgeport, Conn. 1t was
Jackson's first headline match here
and his handlers were we'll satisfied
with his performance.
Demers has had 70 pro bouts since
l943. He beat among others the
New York headliner, Danny Bart
field; Julie Hogan, and Charlie
Cabey Lewis. He has fought such
topnotchers as Charlie Fusari, Tony
Pellone, Freddie Russo and Archie
Wilmer, and shortly he is to meet
Beau Jack in Boston.
Johnny Attel and Larry Barry, who
handle Demers, believe he will gel
to the top in another year.
Stonewall, as usual, will have a
healthy following from Foggy Bot
tom on hand. The Stonewall Jack.
son. Chatter Club, 500 strong, plans
to be present en- masse.
Puggy King, unbeaten Washington
featherweight, will meet Jimmy
Cooper, fast-rising .youngster, in s
Ground semiwindup. Kid Alexander
and Johnny Castor will scrap in 6
five, while in another five Frank
Atkins protege, Roscoe Mercer, will
meet Flat Top Cummings. The
opening four is between Sam JEFF
ferSon and Billy Snead
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Laurel Results
BY the Associofed Press

FIRST RAcEMpa.ss .CE nI%! s25oo; claiming
FsnssTan Fassss (cssee,t, sseerls' 4o 5So soe o
knights lights Arnor 4 rns tHanes' s.so
ro;f Also ron Tans.s5 Tine Fred Cody !un!o,
sEoosp os,sfs' RAcEMpur.s & rI rss sssoo; s.. allow
os 1nees Ma8de snd qpTs5d miles
Valdi%ns % pecoy yNcHa tHanford b''So go ga ga
Gretna Green tMartin) $50
xorth, Mr.. Elmer, Reno, World Police
Swing Tune. Twenty Knots.
rH1RD Pay RasaTgSs seaele gsid flsss9 h4osd.d. xns
steepieehsse: purse. ss,5eo c"osHs siovanees maas
33-year-oIds and upward; about 2 miles.
Genancoke ssIt1s Ss,s,s Fieldl di,, 800 2.eo 2.sG
Cosey (MarzanD $50
| Time, 3:572s.
AoGRHH AsS EfHMsEshap Man I1SSnsrsDs
ances: 2-year-olds; furlonss.
Iossr EoT4 s7Se Weepsr 5sr.sI Dodson $50 s9oo 4so
Fight Fish syn saueeze .szeen} Goturco, 700 s996
=, Also rsnEFlyins Meteor. No Warning,
H sAcspufss Goners!s $780, BAD .dN tFt
ssnces: 2-year-olds; s furlongs.
d coward (Tammaro) $3.50 $500 1880
orioie (snider} GOV 3SsGG
| Time. IA
Also ran--sis Lea. Magic Moment, Fresh
Breeze Pollys Delay. Dusty Legs. Gera-
SIXTH RAcE-The Washington Handi-
cap; purse, S25, 900 added: 3-year-o olds and
Loy4f Legion (Snider) 800 24O 22O
Blue Yonder Dodsonl $50 2.2O
Bridal Flower (Kirk) 22O
Time, 2:03as.
Also ran-a Amanecer. shivarse. Ocean
Front.
a King Ranch entry.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. $4,000; allow
ances: 3-year-olds and upward: liz miles.
Harold Harter Va'gin 1920 $50 $50
Night Count (Breen) $50 400
Ned Luck (Mora) 800
Time. :4645.
Also ran--Lilac Lady. Faerace. Teegy.
Ardashir, Guignol. Dannalike
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse. $500; claim
ing; 4-year-oldS and upward; Ia miles.
Glyndon Mac lWahler) 1880 $50 $40
Omaha Mike tHowelD 500 $50
Signals Bloke (GivensJ $500
Time. 2:OS.
Also ran-Copy Boy Don o'sullivan. I'll
Be Back, Daisy Chance. Gauntlet, Brlar
Cliff. Angry Cohort. PoolesvilIe. Aero Jack.