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Captain Cecil Grey, United
States Army, the Senior Observer
at the American School, went to
see the Commander of the Arab
Legion in Jerusalem, Abdullah
Bey Ell Tell, to ask for permission
to take Gebel across the Arab
lines to the Arab-held airfield of
Jerusalem from where a UNl
plane would take him to Tel
Aviv. After "a hours of high-level
discussions among Jerusalem,
Haifa, and Tel Aviv, the arrange
ments proposed by the UN OBJ
server were completed.
At daybreak on Tuesday, a jeepl
with Captain Grey and an Arab
Legion officer set out from theI
American School to meet an Arab
armored car on the crossroads bel
low Mount Scopus. The Jews had
promised safe conduct for thel
armored car and the Arab Officer
in the jeep. Behind the barDeds
wire road-block, marking the en-
trance to the Jewish part of
Mount Scopus, Samual GebelI
waited, accompanied by two Jew
ish policemen and two UN OBJ
servers from Mount Scopus. His
baggage was searched by the
Arab officer and he was placed in
the armored car and taken off to|
the airfield. An hour later, the
white UN plane took off with the
sick man to Tel Aviv. Samual
lived.
Humanitarian work is only AMI
occasional interlude in the Obser-
vers' basic task to keep the truce
going, or as the Observers say in|
Jerusalem, ito keep the Warm
War from getting hot" That is not
an easy task with opponents hold
ing lines only a few yards apart.
In some sectors of the city, the
only dividing line between the
enemy Ines is a white sheet hungi
across the narrow street. Most of
those sheets are riddled with bull !
lets. Both sides invariably claim
that the other one started thej
shooting, and il, is up to the OBJ
servers to find out, if possible,
more often it is not.
There are only some so obser-
vers in all of Jerusalem, and Some
10000 Jews and Arabs. Now and
again, an observer, trying to de-
termine what really happened, has
to lift the forbidding white sheet.
Twenty-five-year-old Ensign Jean,
Pierre Boi1lot, French Navy, is one
of those who have gone through
that experience. Thrilling" is his
own way Of describing it, but he
adds 1T makes my heart stand,
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BeuYside Discussion


by Massa Joe
Sic CARTE: Tantu Bee, houze
zit. All amt heerin nutten bout
dat foHy-tical harganizashan?
Yu doan meen tn tel ME de
memba dem meat up Rip Wan
inkle arreddy?
Tantu Bee: Mic gel, ali heer
fu de pass cupple a weaks dey
bin advatizin flu blud doaners
-peepul wild plentie blud. Yu
sic, efsdey doan gle de transfu-
zlan nung, de whoal hargani-
zasf1an gwine ded arf. An wus.
since de man whu eet de buk
av Shakespeare, (cover anarD
gwine iine de sheapskin brig
gade.
Sic Carrie: What bout lii gull
lat av gath? Day gat tn resusi-
tat he too?
Tantu Bee: Eff dey gat anuf
blud, an de harganizashan live
ne warnt tn bic de guiding
commet. But yu wont bic abul
tn sic i'm vivid de niaket eye.
w gat tn uze ah Carl Zeiss
microscope.
, 1948-12-31

duty, Commando. William SAT
ford, United States Navy, be
reused from his sleep. Out Of
breath from running, the Arab
officer told his story: from the TOP.
floor of the British Consulate,
someone was flashing light sig
mails to the Jews.
An iron rule is that every COM
plant, however improbable, must
be investigated with complete
CONTINUED on Page a
, 1948-12-31

Sic Carrie: Ha, ha, hal Pap
py-sho nebber sease, but it
daily inkrees. All house divid-
id aggenst itself cannat stan.
Tantu Bee: All kin bet ah
know whey yu tarkin bout.
Dab ingineerin feet whey dey
poofarmin wild wan hart ali de
arfice dung jailhouse an de
mex hart, sebben tn ate moiles
apart, an flu noh erthly rec
son.
Sic Carte: liz a darn gud
ting dey jus get tru importin
a Iii moar talent, or all dunno
what wudden happen in febu.
rarrie wen de seeson start.
Tantu Bee: Yu mus knoe
puerile it bic wen lii cheat an
arl crittasize e bass-evun he
cud see ct.
, 1948-12-31

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Evening star., 1948-10-12
New Metal Fasteners
DESIGNED for Roofing

New metal roofing fasteners are
designed to secure asbestos cement
corrugated roofing to the steel roof
framing. They can be installed
from the roof surface, thus doing
away with scaffolding and working
beneath the roof surface.
A lead covering tab Is said to
provide q weatherproof seal ct each
bolt, eliminating the necessity OF
cementing the bolt head. Also, the
manufacturer claims that the resil-
ience of the fastener compensates
for movement between frame and
roofing, due to expansion, contrac-
ton and vibration.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
New Building Permit office
|StreomIined,' Gen. Young Says
Central Bureau Aims to Reduce
! Time Required, He Explains

The code runs to 435 pages Of fine
print. No one man can possibly
be an expert on every bit Of it. or
make an unaided check Of build
er's plan to see that 1t conforms
to every item Of the code.
Every such plan must pass through
the hands of number Of specialists,
each Of whom checks 1t for his spe-
cialty. Moreover, there are many
minor structures and special fea-
lures which call for separate per-
rnits.
The ramifications Of this system
have grown through the years, as
Washington, In common with cities
everywhere, has extended municipal
control into new fields and devised
new regulations to curb unsound
practices and to keep up with new
building techniQues. Man by man,
Office by office, the checking per-
sonnel have progressively been ex-
panded.
Time-consuming Job.
AS a result of this piecemeal ex-
pansion, it had become extremely
difncult, irritating and time con-
Stunning for an applicant to get .
permit, on account of the need to
60 to o number Of different offices
and walt around while successive
specialists checked the plans.
Our builders, as I stated last win
ter before q congressional commit
tee, were getting what is commonly
called the "r,inaround." John
Scharf, president OF the Washington
Building Congress, supporting my
testimony, told the committee that,
as builder, he had to walk sew
eral miles to get a permit to do q
$500 job"
This Is readily understandable
when it is realized that an elabo-
rate structure for example new
apartment house, might require as
many as 20 different permits: A per-
NIT for razing old structures on the
site, q permit for excavation, per-
NIT for new construction (Which Is
the building permit proper, a per-
NIT for barricade erections, a permit
for retaining walls, q permit for
driveways, etc., etc.
8. r. Harrison of the Highway De-
partment, told the committee in de-
tail Of the woes of such an applicant.
In his words:
THE applicant first appears at
Room 108 (of the District Building) =,
proceeds then to Rooms 800, $40, 405.
40. back to Room l0s. His applica-
ton is now in the mill. At some
future time after the engineers have
Evening star., 1948-10-12

klC pOI POSC d110 ' ~~'
functioning of the bureau, we must
60 behind it for a moment and con-
slider our local building code, what
It is and how it is made workable.
The Distrisct Of Columbia Build
ing Code Is among the best and
most modern in the United States.
1t was brought up to date seven
years ago, ct considerable expense
and with immense effort. Since then
1t has been repeatedly reviewed and
amended by expert technicians Of
the District government. working
closely with volunteer citizens com.
mittees.
It's vital function is to be safe
guard against unsafe and unsani-
tary construction, and guarantee
that new structures and recondi-
toned old structures will be worthy
Of the National Capital.
Must Check All Plans.
The city government must, of
course, check all structural plans
before they are put into effect, to
bring them into conformity with the
code. This check is not q simple
matter.
It must deal with the basic struc-
tural elements of a building (foun-
datons, walls, roof. floors, etc.: its
stAirways, doors and windows, and
the permissible loads on every Sec
ton Of floor; the permissible num-
ber Of people that may assemble in
any room; the means by which they
may escape safely in case of fire;
plumbing, electrical installations,
heating systems, elevators and q
multitude Of other items.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
|47,o00 Homes Started
In District Area
Since v-JDay
Continued from Page C-1)

and mail questionnaires to local
building inspectors.
The bureau has collected and pub
lished information on building per-
mits since 1920. but until recent
years has been unable to conduct
the continuing field checkup work
which is essential to accurate esti-
mates Of housing activity.
In 1946, recognizing the critical
importance Of housing data for the
postwar building market, the bureau,
with assistance from the housing
expediter, undertook q major ex-
pansion of its housing statistics pro-
gram. The new program was de-
signed to provide current, accurate
Information on the number and
types of new housing units started
and completed in the nonfarm areas
Of the country as whole, and de-
tailed data on housing activity, con-
struction costs, and other related
facts for the major metropolitan
areas, as well as selected smaller
cities.
The bureau was able to compile q
continuous series on total dwelling
units started in selected areas for
the period January, 1916, through
September, 1947. Totals for that
period are presented In the follow
ing table:
New Permanent Dwelling Units
Started In Selected Areas,
Youu>~v 1oAc S>n<aunh>. 1oA1
Evening star., 1948-10-12
frustrated D. G. Home Seeker
Ponders Fate as Years Roll By

0cOTSe washington MeUlOTldl FaEhs
way which some day will be built
from where the road now ends
at Chain Bridge all the way to
Great Falls. Fortunately. this
wasn't true.
We discovered the wonderful spot
its about $50 feet above the level
Of the river-was privately owned
though sandwiched between two
pieces Of park property.
That would be good, though, we
figured because it would protect"
our place, as the real estate people
say. It does, but 1t also makes it
impossible to get water or sewer
Brought in without practically sub
sidizing the Suburban Sanitary Com
mission for . year or so.
So of we went to buy . lot, an
acre maybe, perhaps two. The hill
was steep and the land line runs
down to Macarthur boulevard, so we
thought we'd splurge and maybe
buy two acres. Just enough to have
fun with, not too much to take care
Of.
All.or- Nothing Demand.
The hitch turned out to be that
the land was Just q shade under
10 acres and the owner was In an
all-or nothing mood. Besides, he
named . per-acre figure which seems
astronomical even today, three years
later. We did compromise somewhat
on the figure, but no on the 10
acres.
Yes, we were 10 enchanted We
bought the whole thing. Well, We
said. well cut 1t up into acre lots
and get us some neighbors and
enough money to put in . road and
get us out Of hook.
We went to an engineer and after
q lot Of wrestling had q road laid
out and surveyed. That cost money.
Then 1t turned out things had gone
wrong and the engineer had to
hire another surveyor to do the
job all over.
We soon discovered that there
are rules and regulations about lot
sizes and frontages and road grades
and drainages and paving specifica-
tions and widths Of streets. II took
months.
As all Of this was going On over
a period Of many months-years, In
fsct-for I was away in the Army
part Of the time, during which the
project came to q standstill. Worst
Of all, that cost Of building was
roaring upward like one Of those
motorcyclists In q hill-climbing con-
test.
Invested In Super Plans.
We even got % enthusiastic we
hired an architect and invested In
plans. Super-plans, too. Huge glass
windows facing south to overlook the
frothy water dropping over the Po-
tomac dam, and other windows for
an unobstructed view up river.
1t kills me just to think about It.
Lately, we've been hacking OF q
room here and another there. And
adding two kids to the family, too.
At least the children have taken our
minds OF the house and lot problem.
OF course, things aren't 20 bed
as they sound. The place Is still
beautiful. The new K street elevated
highway-or Whitehurst ekyway-
Is going to mean less than Is min
utes driving time downtown with
hardly . stop light. And they're
going to build . new elementary
school on part Of the farm behind
us about the time the kids are ready
for It.
We have q roof over our heads, a
very adequate one, too. but you
can't see the river from the living
room or drink q cooling drink on the
terrace with q river breeze blowing
in your face. That's still part OF
the dream,
Evening star., 1948-10-12

Faced with substantial budget
cuts the bureau has been forced to
discontinue the series for most Of
the areas, and Is no longer able to
prepare estimates Of number of
dwelling units completed.
Surveys Of the Washington area
were resumed In August Of this year,
but the bureau will be unable to
provide comparable information for
more than four or five other large
areas within its present budget lin
ltations.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
BY Brio. Gen. Gordon R. Young

UfSfFsef Engineer CommIstIonef
The District governments new
Central Permit Bureau in the Dis
trict Building is an attempt to give
to our citizens who are seeking per-
Evening star., 1948-10-12

MUS lOT con-
struction or al
teration Of build
ingS and the
like, the sort Of
stresmlined and
efficient service
which a citizen
has a right to
demand from his
local govern
ment, and which
. well organized
private business
gives to its cN-
ents.
To understand
Evening star., 1948-02-16
Hit Mptttnrtattt

BAILEY, LEANORA E. To the memory
of devoted friend, .LEANoRA E. BAILEY,
who passed away four years ago today,
February Is. 1914.
SUSIE e. RICHARDSON. =
FOWLER, HARRY C. In memory Of a
dear husband and father, HARRY c.
FOWLER, who passed away four years
ago today, February 16. 1914
We often sit and think of him
When we are all alone,
For memory is the only thing
That grief can call THE Is oTn; TaM1ry .
HICKMAN, HARVEY. In sad but low:
ing memory of our dear SON, HARVEY
HICKMAN, who passed away three years
ago today, February 16. 1945.
just when life was sweetest
The gates of heaven opened
And God took you home to rest
We watched you slowly fade away,
God was watching from above:
We prayed as hard Tor, you to stay
God took you home to share His love.
Your memory is all that we have now,
Your cares are all at rest:
Happy are we who today can, say
We EoyN 5SHsa yS4 MorHEs aqd sid ASp 91r FxTER
HILL, who departed this life one year
ago today, February 10, 1947.
HIS LOVING WIFE.
remembrance of our father, WILLIAM A.
JEFFERSON. who passed away seven years
ago today, February 16. 1941.
Put your faith in God
And He will bring you through,
For they were taught by you.
We strive in our daily living
To do our very best,
For we know you're constantly watching
cEIEsTfNE TR s0ui AND NES'e15 RUTH. gas' TONI AND
TALMADGE.
MCINTOSH, REV. WILLIAM, AND
CORA. Sacred to the memory Of our dear
father, Rev. WILLIAM MCINTOSH who
1912. and our dear mother, CORA NC
INTOSE, who left us twenty-six years
ago, December 20. 1921.
There is no death, there is, no night,
The loved ones passed beyond our sight
Are living in eternal light
Removed from care and pain.
And some. day in a fairer land
We shall hear their voices
We shall touch their hands.
And with lifted hearts that understand
DEvoTED CHILDREN, MARY. BELLE.
JULIA. ANDREW CARRIE ANNIE AND
ing memory OF cur husband and father,
HARRY r RENFUo, who departed this
life four years ago today, February 10.
1914.
God called him home,
It was His will,
But in our hearts
He fingers still.
His memory is as dear today
AS it was the day he passed away;
For both of US he did his best,
May God grant him eternal rest.
IDA AND LOUISE
SELF. ELIZABETH. In loving memory
of my aunt, ELIZABETH SELF. who passed
away two years age today. February 16,
1916. JULIUS E. JONES.
SMITH, JOHN E. A tribute of love and
devotion to the memory of my husband,
JOHN E. SMITH, who departed this life
nine years ago today February 16, 1889.
Yes, you've departed this earth for a
5rlghter sTe snore. 1o-svs- o-s
DEVOTED WIFE, BURNscEAN SMITH
SIMMS.
TALBERT. JOHN D. In loving mem
ory of our dear brother, JOHN D. TAIL
BERT, who departed this life twelve years
ago today, February 16, 1885.
HIS LOVING SISTER NER1ssA GRAY.
Evening star., 1948-02-16
Rites for 5. |. 0zmen
Set; Was Gardener
Al White House

Funeral services for Samuel L.
Ozment, 50, retired White House
gardener, will be held at 1880 am,
tomorrow at the S. H. Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Bureal will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Mr.. Ozment died Saturday at
George Washington Hospital after
several months illness. He lived at
1861 Perry place NV.
He was born in Montezuma, Tenn,
and owned a blacksmith shop there
until he came to Washington in 1921
and joined the White House garden
ing staff. Mr.. Ozment took care of
the roses on the White House lawn
and often Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
would sit and talk to him as he
tended the flowers, his family said.
Mr.. Ozment had often recalled Mrs.
Coolidge's liking for roses. He was
retired in 1888.
Mr.. Ozment's hobby was making
and playing "fiddles." He had made
more than hundred in his lifetime
and had given them to his family
and special friends. He made his
first fiddle from cigar boxes when
he was IL or IA, copying it from his
fathers violin. Mr.. Ozment played
only folk music. Mr.. Ozment could
play almost any musical instrument
except the piano, his family said.
For many years he was an instructor
and led the Montezuma Brass Band
in Tennessee.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Nam
ME r. Ozment;; three daughters,
Mrs. o. F. Oliver; Mrs. Kathleen o.
Abreo; Mrs. Oscar L. Rodgers, all
of Washington, and four grand
children and two great grandchl-
dren.
Evening star., 1948-02-16
Greek-Turkish
CONTINUED From First Page.)

existing situation except to reveal
more clearly to the Greeks and tc
the world the true character Of
Greece's enemy"
The report asserted that "for-
eign assistance" to the guerrillas
has, been the decisive factor" in
their survival. This assistance has
come from Soviet-dominated Bull
garia, Yugoslavia and Albania.
Situation Not Improved.
During the three months ending
with December, the report admitted
the military situation in Greece "has
shown no improvement" 1t added
however, that potential effective
ness of the Greek armed forces has
been increased greatly by the Amer
ican aid program and the results
of recent engagements are encour-
aging"
OF the $3O0OO0,000 allotted te
Greece under the aid program, $l72,'
100000 has been apportioned for
military purposes and $l23 SOC, ,O0(
for economic aid, with the remainder
going for administrative expenses.
Mr.. Truman reported that the
Turkish aid program "is proceed
ing in an orderly manner" with
planning now resulting in deliveries
(which can be expected to flow at
a fairly uniform rate"
The report said that actual ship
ments to Turkey through December
"wefe inconsiderable,' with pro-
curement under the program for
Turkey amounting to only about
SO 100000
Evening star., 1948-02-16
Births Reported

From District of Columbia Bureau
Vital Statistics:
John and Ruth Baker. girl.
Robert and Giayds Brooks, boy.
Kenneth and Vera Campbell, girl
Julius and Alice Chlopicki, girl.
David and Helen Eden, girl
Norton and Rhoda Fink, girl.
Robert and Margaret Frye. boy.
Charles and Jean Grob. boy.
Ralph and Mary Henderson, girl.
Raymond and Doratha Keister, boz
Roy and Bettye McKissick. boy.
Robert and Polly Parker. boy
james, jr.,. and Mary Ryan, girl.
Morris and Shirley Smith. girl.
Henry and Mary Wulff, girl.
Glenn and Anna Ball, boy.
George and Helen Bishop, boy.
Oscar and Josephine Cain, girl,
Joseph and Sarah Cheyanec. girl
Kenneth and Mildred Evans, boy.
Mesba and Elva Fields, boy.
Frank and Betty Flury, boy.
Lawrence and Harriet Frye. boy.
James and Mildred Harvey, boy.
Earl and Alta Hodgkins, boy.
William and Elsie McGregor, girl.
Rudolph and Mossie Palmer, boy.
Howard and Margaret Pearson, hcy
Daniel and Marian Sharp, girl;
Humphrey and June Sullivan, boy.
Cyril and Mary Weller, girl.
Merle and Una Yeakle, boy
Charles and Rebecca Bethea,, boy
Anthony and Eloise Hall, girl.
Edward and Ethel Hill girl
Moses and Marion Jones, boy.
James and Willie Mullins, girl.
Joseph and Edna Shields. girl.
Willie and Ophelia Singletary, girl.
Reed and Cornelia Stokes. boy.
Sylvester and Virginia Williams, girl
William and Glessie Dorsey, girl.
Thomas and Iris Hawkins, boy.
william and Georgia Hogue. boy.
Columbus and Ellie Kelley, boy.
Russell and Beamus Mutt, boy.
Clarence and Susie Short, boy.
Exum and Mary Smith. boy.
]. CARMEL and Ruth Turner, girl.
Evening star., 1948-02-16
Rent
Continued From First Page.)

ber 81, 1916, when President Tru-
man declared hostilities at an end.
He declared unconstitutional the
rent control section of the 1947
Housing Rent Act. The act expires
February 20.
Before House Next Week.
MIR. Wolcott said the proposed
30-day extension will go before the
House next week. The idea has
gained important converts in Con-
gress. The Senate has not acted.
Mr.. Wolcott reported that the
committee rejected, IA to 6, a mo-
ton to continue the rent ceilings
to March 81, 1949. 1t turned down,
IT to 5, another proposal to con-
tinue the law to June 30, 1948.
Mr.. Wolcott declined to predict
what form the controls will take
after the 80 days expire. He told
reporters the committee will go to
work on 1t next month.
He said by that time 1--WE should
know whether we have a depression,
a new level of stabilization or just
nothing at ALL" In any event, Mr..
Wolcott contends, Congress will be
in better position then to decide
about the future of rent control.
Several Congress members have
agreed with Mr.. Wolcott.
A Senate banking subcommittee
headed by Senator Cain, Republican,
of Washington is ready with the
preliminary draft of measure
which would liberalize controls and
extend them through April 80, 1949.
Committee to Study Plan.
The full Senate committee took a
look at this plan 10 days ago and
decided to put off further study until
today. AS originally drawn, Senator
Gains draft proposed:
1. Ending controls in. any area
where / per cent or more of the
dwellings for sale or rent were va
cant.
2. Area wide rent increases of up
to Is per cent where landlords could
show certain cost increases.
8. Rent increases of any amount
agreed on by tenant and landlord
in exchange for lease running
through 1949.
Some members of the committee
have predicted these proposals never
will become law. Senator Cain,
surprised at the controversy they
started, has admitted they may be
changed.
Evening star., 1948-02-16
Mrs. H. S. Stevens Dies;
Ex-Missionury Was l06
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

HAMPTON, Va, Feb. 16.-Mrs.
Harriet S. Stevens, former mission
airy to Burma, who assisted in max
ing the first translation Of the Bibis
in the Burmese language, died Sat-,
urday night at the age Of 100.
Mrs. Stevens was born in Burma
in 1841, the daughter of missionary
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Francis
Mason. She was educated at Buck
nell University, of which she was
the oldest living graduate, and later
served as Baptist missionary to
Burma for As years.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. George Phenix of Hampton
and Mrs. A. E. Murphy, Indianapo-
lis, and two sons, DR.. William o.
Stevens and Edward F. Stevens,
both of New York.