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Evening star., 1948-03-14

Residential solicitors in the 81 ,080,- :
900 Washington area Red Cross fund
drive will work today and tomorrow
toward reaching their $4,000 quota
in time for the fifth report luncheon
at 1890 pm. Tuesday in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing.
At Residential Day luncheon
Mrs. Truman is expected to be a
guest and Mrs. E. Roland Hartman
of New York will speak.
Joseph c. Grew, former Ambassa-
dor to Japan and general campaign
chairman, urged Washington resi-
dents to welcome the Red Cross
volunteer worker when she knocks
on your door.
"She is giving generously of her
time and energy in addition to her
own cash gift. Greet her with a
smile, for she represents your once
a-year opportunity to aid the Red
Cross in its great humanitarian
work"
Z. n. mOltlS, C1ldll llldIi VI tllC
residential division, pointed out the
division already is leading the
others in quota percentage, with
49.11 per cent.
The overall campaign has
reached 1901 per cent of its goal,
according to the \last report.
H. Randolph Maddox. general
business chairman, praised the early
100 per cent plus" response of
District banks, of which Robert
Lacey is Red Cross chairman.
Pointing out that the area spon-
sored by B'nai Birth is ahead with
rs per cent of the area quota, o.
H. Ritenour, chairman Of the city
division, urged faster coverage" Of
the office buildings and business
houses to be solicited by his volun-
teer teams.
Alexandria leads the other out
lying areas ip-euota percentage,
with 47.89 per cent of its $4,000
quota.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
ABC Cites Cairo Club
In Advertising Charge

The Cairo Club. 1915, @ street
NV, has been cited by the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board to
appear at a hearing at 10 am.
Wednesday on charge of using
outside advertising in a residential
district in violation of the ABC Act.
Bernard C. and Lillian Garland,
proprietors of restaurant at 628
Fourth street S.W., have been sum-
moned by the board for a hearing
Tuesday at 10 am. on charge that
they allowed intoxicated persons
to remain on the premises in viola
ton OF ABC regulations.
Meanwhile, J. Thomas Kennedy,
superintendent Of Weights, Meas
ures and Markets, will continue his
inspection of packaged liquor stores
to check on short measure bottles.
A check Of several package stores
yesterday showed many instances
OF short measure, especially in rum
and gin bottles. The proprietors
said that the shortage was due to
evaporation while on the shelves
and in many cases the wholesaler
had taken back the bottles and
supplied full bottles in their place
or made refunds.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Courtesy Contest

The Star is cooperating in
the Courtesy contest and en-
tries mailed to the Courtesy
Editor" of The Evening Star,
Washington 4, will be for
warded to the judges.
All that is necessary is to
report an act of exceptional
courtesy occurring during the
campaign and give the name
and address of the courteous
person.
If the judges select the Incl
dent as outstanding, prizes will
60 to both the courteous person
and the one reporting the
incident.
Reports should be mailed be-
fore midnight March II so that
the winners may be announced
at the mass meeting at Con-
stitution Hall, March %, end
ing the campaign.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Special Registration Days
SET in Prince GEORGES

The Prince Georges County Board
of Election Supervisors will hold
special registration of new voters
Friday and on March %.
The special registration. in ad-
dition to the Statewide registration
day April 27, will be held in the
supervisors Office in the County
Courthouse, Upper Marlboro, from
4 to 9 pm. both days.
The two extra days are necessary
to register the many new residents
who want to vote in the May 8
primary, the election board said.
More than 5000 persons, who have
filed their declarations of intention
to vote, are eligible to register, the
board stated.
Registration on April n will be
held in individual voting precincts
throughout the county.
Evening star., 1948-03-14

Colorful silk scarves are big
item in the accessory line and the
tendency toward bright colors in
shoes-as well as navy blue-is
noted. Ankle straps are finding
much favor in the shoe line
The flare back" is feature Of
both long coats and the toppers
chosen for spring wardrobes.
Connecticut avenue will be the
scene of an Easter promenade and
parade sponsored and directed by
the Connecticut Avenue Association,
Inc, on Easter Sunday.
The association comprises a
group of business and professional
men and women in the northwest
area.
To Compete for Prizes.
Beginning March %, business
firms along the avenue and nearby
streets will dress up their indi-
vidual display windows in competi-
ton for prizes.
A fashion hunt" will climax the
promenade between 1890 and 3
pm. 1t will be a search along the
avenue for the best and most
elegantly dressed, the prettiest hats
and the smartest ensemble, among
women, men and teen-agers.
A group of cars of the 1874 and
1917 era will mingle in the traffic
by way of contrast. Fashion ex.
perts from newspapers and radio
stations will travel in the old.
model cars to do the fashion
hunting"
Names toIbe Broadcast.
News photographers and radio
commentators are scheduled to
broadcast names of the winners
with a general description of the
festival. Awards will amount to
between $1,000 and $500, it was
announced.
The prizes will include hats,
blouses, Photographic sittings dec
orative household furnishings, jew
elry and other items.
The procession will follow a route
starting at Florida and Connecticut
avenues, down Connecticut to H
street NV,
H. E. Barnes is president OF the
Connecticut Avenue Association.
and Alfred Pasternak Is chairman
of the Easter Parade.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Locker Plant Association
To Meet at MARYLAND u.
BY The Associofed Press

Members of the Maryland Locker
Plant Association will convene at
the University of Maryland Tues
day for a one-day conference on
deep-freezing and preparation of
food for freezing.
Speakers will include Miss Venia
M. Kellar, assistant director of the
university's extension service; Miss
Margaret McPheeters, nutrition
specialist; M. H. Kerr, of the animal
husbandry department, and A. l..
Schrader and DR.. E. P. Walls, of
the horticultural department.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Cost Of Curbinq
School FirePeriI
Put at 100000
Amount Necessary
For Major Changes
Under New Rules
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

School officials yesterday esti-
mated it would take almost $4O0 900
to make the major construction
changes needed in public school
buildings here to eliminate what the
Fire Marshal's official believes are
fire hazards.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
hastened to assure parents, however,
that the majority of the 313 condi-
tions named in the fire marshal's
which can be corrected at
present-haye been taken care of.
Left are the major construction
items.
Among these major items, the
ones that require the 100000, are
enclosing the stairways in 20
schools; installing standard fire
alarm systems in 80 schools, and
cutting additional exits in seven
schools.
Included also are items such as
sprinkler systems for the stages at
three schools and the fireproof1ng
Of basement compartments that
serve as. terminal points for stair
wells in several schools.
Controversy Opened by Lee.
1t was Adelbert w. Lee, Board Of
Education member, who last week
opened the controversy on whether
the schools here are in a hazardous
state. He charged that school Of
f1cials had been lax in correcting
items in the fire marshal's report.
DR.. Corning denied there had
been any laxity, pointing out that
80 per cent of the correctable items
had been taken care of and that
work was continuing on the others.
Archie Hutson, in charge of Dis
trict construction, backed his state-
ment.
But, in one respect, Mr.. Lee
apparently had DR.. Corning on the
spot.
Mr.. Lee said that a third floor
auditorium at the Hine Junior High
School was being used in spite Of
the fact that the. report recon-
mended it's use be discontinued be-
| cause it was a fire hazard.
Admitted 1t Was Used.
DR.. Corning admitted the audi
torium was being used up to the
time Mr., Lee made his charges.
Also being used was another third
floor auditorium at the Sumner
Elementary School, another room
criticized in the report.
Orders to stop using them have
been issued to school principals, DR..
Corning stated. t4s{
A sum of $4,000 allowed in this
years budget for correcting fire
hazards is sufficient to take care of
all but major alterations, according
to Dr. Corning. One school, the
Eaton Elementary School, received
standard fire alarm system this
year and contracts for installation
of four others will be let in the near
future, he said. Half of the $4,000
will 60 for that purpose.
Lack Of steel is holding up the
installation of panic bolts on doors
in 10 schools. DR.. Corning continued.
They have been on order for some
time, but the manufacturers have
not been able to supply them as
yet.
A full report on the work COM
pleted is being prepared by DR..
Corning and will be presented to
the school board at its next meet
ing,
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Arlington x-Roy Unit
Schedule Announced

The mobile X-ray unit being
used in the Arlington campaign to
X-ray all persons Is and over, will
operate from 10 am. to pm. to-
morrow at 3l00 Wilson boulevard.
Tuesday through Friday, the unit
will be in South darlington from
10 am. to 4:30 pm A portable x
ray unit, meanwhile, will operate
n Junior and senior high schools.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
$4,000 Cancer Fund
Given 6. U. by Widow
-, 80.
OF William HinshaW

Georgetown University last night
announced receipt of a $4,000 gift
from the widow of a Metropolitan
Opera baritone, which will enable
1t to set up an intensive cancer
research project at the new George
town Hospital.
The donation came from Mrs.
Mabel c. Hinshaw, in memory of
William Wade Hinshaw, who lived
in Washington for a number of
years after retiring from his musical
career in 1926.
1t will permit Georgetown to ex-
pand its existing cancer service, and
to establish a four-bed ward where
patients with cancer or related dis
eases can be studied under the most
minute observation that can be
devised.
Second Project Announced Recently.
1t is the second major cancer re-
search project announced here in
recent weeks The American Can
Ger Society and its District chapter
awarded $4,000 early this month
to the Warwick Clinic, now affili-
ated with George Washington Uni
verSity, for cancer research that will
include 12-bed ward for treat
ment of cancer patients. There are
only about 100 such beds in the
country.
The Rev. Paul A. McNally, dean
and regent of the Georgetown Medi-
cal Center, said the grant would
be used over period of three to five
years by Georgetown's Department
of Medicine, headed by DR.. Harold
Jeghers.
DR.. Laurence Kyle, now working
at Georgetown under a National
Cancer Institute fellowship in
endocrinology which is due to ex-
pire this summer. will give most
OF his time to cancer research under
the new project now being formu-
lated.
To Observe Metabolism Closely.
He will supervise treatment of the
patients chosen for observation in
the four-bed ward, and will have
access to special research labora-
tories which are free from routine
hospital work.
The essential thing in intensive
cancer study, DR.. Kyle emphasized
last night, is to observe every
change in the patients metabolism.
The patients under study will get
attention that no hospital could
provide in ordinary cases,
Patients admitted to the cancer
unit need not necessarily have can
Ger. Certain metabolic abnormali-
ties which seem to be related to
cancer, DR.. Kyle stated, also will be
studied.
To Start Within Month.
In addition, DR.. Murray S. Cope
land and DR.. Charles F. Geshlckter
will carry on research with isotopes
"a technique which, Father Nc
Nally reported, already has pro-
duced dramatic results in eight
or ten cases that came in on
stretchers and walked out, ap-
parently cured, at least tempo
rarily."
Another service which will be
integrated in the cancer research
program will be the cancer detec-
ton clinic under DR.. Copeland
which has been examining clinic
patients since September.
DR.. Kyle said the new program
would get under way within a
month, and all four beds of the
cancer ward should be in operation
by July, he declared.
Father McNally also announced
yesterday that the hospitals Is
bed pediatrics ward, dedicated sew
eral months ago by President Tru-
man, now is in full operation.
Evening star., 1948-03-14

as well as biographys of musicians.
These are designed to tie in with
the plan to have booths in the
library where patrons can listen to
music. Music and language rec
ords are being requested.
In addition to books, the library
should have more magazines. Be-
cause of the community nature of
the program, arrangements have
been made for those who want to
give magazine subscriptions to do
so at cost.
It's all in the interest of a library
which comes closer to filling the
needs of reading community.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Chevy Chase Donates
Books and Music for
New Library Branch;

. People in Chevy Chase who want
the best for their library when 1t
moves into its new home at E. v.
Brown School are beginning to
bring in their gifts of books and
music.
The Chevy Chase library branch
hasn't the money to buy the books
and records needed in its expanded
quarters, so 1t is asking residents
to help.
Workmen are altering the old
school at Connecticut avenue and
Mckinley street NV. into COM
bined library and recreation center
Chevy Chase residents, brought to-
gether in their community council,
have taken on the job of collecting
cash and gifts to furnish and equip
their center.
illustrated Books Received.
So far, Miss Edith Saul, branch
librarian, reported yesterday, the
gifts have included Is beautifully
illustrated books that appear to be
brand-neW, large collection of
aviation literature, an album of
Bach arias sung by Marian Ander-
son and Beethoven's Fifth SYM
phony.
The illustrated editions included,
among others, "A Treasury of Amer
lean Prints" edited by Thomas
Craven; a Conrad Argosy, "a Treas
ury of Gilbert and Sullivan" Walt
Whitman's Leaves of Grass" and
Cervantes' Don Quixote."
AS gifts for the library are re-
ceived at the present library quar-
tiers, 1915 Livingston street NV,
the, names of the donors are posted
on the library's bulletin board. The
complete list of donors will occupy
place of honor on the day the
center opens.
In acknowledgement of the donors,
the library places book plates in the
gift books giving the names of those
who presented them. If the books
are given in memory of an individ-
ual, that, too, can be marked on
the book plates, Miss Saul ex-
planned.
Miss Saul said she hoped prospec-
tive givers will check with the library
before they give, so they can be
sure the library can use their Of
fering.
Needed Volumes Listed.
Meanwhile, she gave this idea of
the sort of books in constant de-
mand:
Sets of the Harvard Classics, the
Cambridge History of English Liter
ature, the Cambridge History of
American Literature and the State
guides prepared by the WPA Writ
ers' Program. The library has a cir
culating set of State guides but
reference set would give residents
planning trips a chance to look
through the books at any time.
Such reference material as the
Encyclopedia of Social Sciences,
Encyclopedia of Jewish knowledge,
Catholic Directory, Dictionary of
American History, Paullin's Atlas OF
Historical Geography of the United
States and the Historical Atlas of
the Bible.
In this community, where most
residents own their homes, like to
work in their garden and are un-
usually interested in home decorat-
ing, books on art, interior decora-
ton, gardening, antiques. glass,
china and furniture also are in con-
slant demand.
Science Texts Popular.
Miss Saul has found large num-
Der of high school students want
to become scientists. They confide
to her their ambition to 60 into
bacteriology, botany, physics or
chemistry. So they want current
books on science from pure research
to applied science.
The library also wants books on
music appreciation and technique
Evening star., 1948-03-14
New Delay Expected
In Effective Date Of
Fire Safety Rules

Enforcement of the tough fire
safety rules enacted under the So
called Egress Act will not be under
taken at the end of this month
as was expected, Engineer Commits
sioner Gordon R. Young said yes
terday.
Gen. Young said he would ask
the Board of Commissioners to defer
the effective date of the much post
poned regulations at it's regular
meeting Tuesday. The reason he
gave for the move was that the spe-
cial committee of citizens and Dis
trict officials which is studying the
matter has not completed it's work.
The stay will apply only to exist
ing buildings. New buildings and
present buildings converted to new
uses must comply as they have been
complying.
Gen. Young said he had not de-
cided yet how long to make the
postponement.
When the regulations were written
into the building code in l946, prop
erty owners started frantic protests.
The rules would require major struc-
tural changes in more than 80 per
cent of the existing hotels, apart
ments and other places of public
assembly at an estimated cost of
more than 100000, 900.
Public hearings found the land
lords unanimously asking that en-
forcement of the regulations be held
in allegiance. This was done. Origi-
nally scheduled to go into effect in
March, 1947. the date was shifted
to July, 1947, and then another
nine-month extension was granted
which would postpone it to April l..
In the meantime, a committee
headed by Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Col. Kenneth E. Madsen
was appointed to study the matter
1t is this committee that has not
finished it's work, Gen. Young said.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
PUG 10 Review
GasCo.' 'sPoIicy
0nHeatingShifts
New-Homes-O -OnIyPIon
Is Due for Airing
At Hearing Tomorrow

The Washington Gas Light Co.'S
decision to accept only new homes
and buildings as additional gas heat
customers during and emergency
period will be aired tomorrow be-
fore the Public Utilities Commits.
sion.
At least one organized group, the
Merchandising Plumbers Of the
Master Plumbers Association, will
protest the proposal at 10 am. In
room 500 Of the District building.
The company's plan, effective
since February 27 on a temporary
basis pending the hearing, would
bar conversion to gas heating in
any District home or building.
In its statement to the PUG. on
February rs, the company estimated
$4,000 requests for additional heat.
ing service would be received be-
tween last January l and next
March l.
Because the supply of natural gas
is inadequate to meet the antici-
pated demand, the company de-
cided 1t cannot provide gas next
winter to persons who already have
facilities and who are electing to
change from other fuels to gas for
space heating and steam genera
ton use"
The company pointed out that
new householders may have diff e
nculty obtaining oil and coal, also
short in supply, while those now US
ing these fuels will be supplied by
their regular dealers.
Efforts to increase the company's
gas supply are now being made and
IT promised to inform the PUG AS
soon as the situation would permit
resembling or modifying the order.
Most of the opposition is expected
from the Merchandising Plumbers.
group of about Is engaged in
selling and installing heating units.
William H. Collins, attorney for
the group, said the protest was pre-
missed on these contentious:
l. The plumbers believe the COM
pany's figure OF $4,000 potential re-
quests for gas service was overesti.
mated.
2. They believe the practice of ex-
cluding established householders
from gas service is class discrimi-
nation"
3. 1t appears probable that it will
be at least two years before addi-
tional natural gas supplies permit
unrestricted service.
In view of the fact that the COM
pany added about $4,000 customers
last year, 5000 of them in new
buildings, 1t seems reasonable to
expect $4,000 installations to sat.
isfy the needs of both new and con-
verting customers this year, Mr..
Collins sale.
we feel it wrong to neglect the
old home owners, many of whom
have kept Washington Gas Lioht
going with their cook stoves and
water heaters" Mr.. Collins .saio.
Although the plumbers do not
regard their case primarily as an
economic one, since they also sup
ply the new homes and buildings,
there is the matter of following
through on contacts made the past
few years with home owners show
ing an interest in converting to gas,
Mr.. Collins added.
He charged that the company's
main interest in serving only new
construction was to assure itself OF
completely new business, with the
realization that homes now using
oil or coal for heating, but gas for
other purposes, might be induced
to convert to gas heating at a later
date.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Good Friday Service Set

A Good Friday service sponsored
by the Silver Spring Ministers As
sociation will be held on March 26
from noon to 8 pm. at st. Luke
Lutheran Church, Colesville road
and Highland drive. The Rev.
Robert E. Lee, pastor of st. Luke's,
will conduct the service.
Evening star., 1948-03-14

NOT FASHION SHOW-It serious matter which
prompted Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas Democrat
California to take this vantage point yesterday She
table while talking informally European Recovery
gram group college Capitol Hill to
urge prompt approval measure Harris-Ewng Photo
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Detective Chief to Speak

1t. Charles NJ Thomson, Prince
Georges County detective chief, will
speak at a meeting of the County
Independent Trade Association at
$50 pm. tomorrow at the River
dale Municipal Hall.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Historical Society to Meet

The Montgomery County Histori-
cal Society will meet at 8 pm
Thursday at the Sandy Spring Com
munity House to hear a talk by
M. E. Scheidt on Maryland parks.
r. Bentley Thomas. president of
the society, will preside.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
INAUGURAL BALL TO
BE REVIVED
FOR new GOVERNOR

The Governors inaugural ball viii
be revived after 4 quarier-ocn'ury al
sencc in Montana when John W. Dou-
ner takes Office as the States Clioi
Executive Jan. 5.
The bali ,ha, night viii follow a re-
ception in the Capitol, ending a busy
day for the Govornor-oiect 10 be sworn
in during the morning.
Wesley w. VERT OF Helena. chair
man OF the Lewis and Clark Count
Democratic Central Committee. said
today no formal invitations will be
issued for the ball. All OF the people
OF the State OF Montana are invited"
he added.
The County Central Committee is
sponsoring the dance. 10 begin in ,he
Helena Civic Center al $50 p. NJ, alter
the no-invi.ation reception in the Coy
ernor's reception room at the Capitol
from : 10 9 that night.
In charge OF arrangements Tor the
ball are Wertz and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Doueherty, all OF Helena. W. p. Pill
geram, Helena, is ticket committee
chairman, and lack Mahan. %lIelcn7
decorations committee chairman.
Proceeds from the dance will 90 t.
the State Democratic Central COM
mittee.