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Evening star., 1948-01-03
126 New Rental Units
For Veterans Approved

One hundred and twenty-six new
dwelling units for World War II
veterans and their families are pro-
vided = in the Washington area
through approval this week of two
rental projects for Federal Housing
Administration mortgage insurance
District Director James E. Hewitt
of FHA listed the projects asfollows;
Darsor1 Apartments, with 48 units
to be built in Sligo Park Hills, Md.
by Arthur B. Darson and E. d. Ed
son. It will be financed by Frederick
w. Berens, Inc, with a mortgage OF
$332, 100.
Virginia Gardens, Of 80 units, to
be built at Columbia pike and south
Sixteenth street, Arlington, by Philip
s. Bowie and Herbert j. Korsen-
dorfer. 1t will be financed by Met
ropolitan Mortgage Co. in a $3.50, 500
mortgage.
The latest approvals bring to 112
the number of multi-family rental
housing projects approved by the
local office for Title vi financing.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Home Godgets-
Curtains TruveI
Around Curves
With New Rod
By HiIson Munsey

Many a home owner and interior
decorator has long desired a curtain
rod which will permit draperies to
be closed in equal folds, have cur
tains traverse freely around curves
and still show a natural closure.
A manufacturer with a knowledge
Of these tribulations now presents
a really new method Of curtain and
drapery traversing that is new in
design, operation and performance
and designed to overcome the limi-
tations Of the cord-drawn traverse
The principle is more readily
demonstrated than described be-
cause it is revolutionary in con-
ception and design. Traversing o1
draperies in equal folds is done by
the use of matched sets of carriers
which move at. proportionate speeds
assuring the equal distribution Of
the fullness of the drapery.
Carried Around Curves.
Perhaps the greatest functional
contribution the new rod makes Is
it's ability to traverse curtains free
ly around curves, including those
of very small radii. This is accom-
plished by the use of flexible
shaft. Because of this new apph-
cation the curtain or drapery Is
carried rather than pulled, the top
is not stretched, the closure is ma
tural and the tendency to gap is
eliminated.
In appearance it resembles a roc
or pole with a number of graceful
. : 1See GADGETS Page By =
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Attic to Cellar
Husbands Viewpoint
Needs Consideration
In House Decorating
By Betty TrexIer

Like everything else, decoration
has its fads and fashions. The
main thing is to please yourself
and your family.
Above all, don't forget about your
husband. If he thoroughly dislikes
those fragile antiques you're "gaga'
about, you'd better strike some sort
of a compromise.
There's no sadder sight than
large man, for instance, oozing
out over the. sides of dainty little
side chair he's scared to death might
cave in any moment. But that's
no reason you must not buy it.
The thing to do is be sure he has
some comfortable pieces he can
park himself in and contentedly
puff away at his pipe.
Sometimes we forget 1t, but our
husbands not only live in the house,
they also provide for it, and ma
turally should have some "say"
when 1t comes to furnishings.
II our income Is limited, and
WHOSE tS1i U!-Oul CllOICC Va IoA :
nishings is restricted by the money
factor. If we already own a lot
of furniture, even the most pros
porous of gus may hesitate to. get
rid Of it to try something new.
Some things we may hate to dis
card only because Of their senti-
mental val1le.S Sfk%
But If we have no limitations and
can do as we please, we should 60
ahead and do just that. Practically
always must be considered, Of
course. If you have houseful Of
children and limited budget, it
isn't exactly practical to have the
place loaded down with satin-cov-
cred Victorian loveseats and other
handsome but easily breakable ar
ticles.
But If your family is grown, or
there's only you and your husband
(See TRENER. Page B-2)
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fun of seeing a dilapitated place
change through the months to a
home Of charm and atmosphere.
It's true that virtually all the
historic homes-those built before
1830-have been restored to their
former beauty. Most Of this was
accomplished before the war, start
ing with the pioneering efforts OF
the late Mrs. Charles r. Hoof, Of
Alexandria.
Known as Face LITTER"
Mrs. Hoof became interested In
the restoration in the late 1920's
and persuaded number of Wash
ington and Virginia families to
take on the untried task of doing
over" old landmarks. She became
known as the "face litter" of Alex
andria.
Another early pioneer Is Mrs.
Martha Sadler Monfalcone, for
merly of Richmond and now
resident of Fairfax. She has been
at her favorite hobby for IL years
and her enthusiasm is greater than
ever.
Mrs. Monfalcone, wife Of Gov
ernment architect, believes there
are literally hundreds of older
homes in Alexandria still available
for doing over, similar to the two
homes shown on this page.
There are enough old places to
keep people busy for years." she
declares. -~3
Started With Own Home.
She started with her own home
at 305 North Washington street and
has been at it ever since Employ
ing her own help and supervising
every step of the work, Mrs. Mon
falcone has done over about 80
houses in the IL years.
To give the homes their most
authentic tone, she secured Vlr-
ginia as far south as Richmond for
such things as fireplace mantles.
She found q number in some old
places in Richmond, which, unlike
Alexandria houses, were being de-
molished.
The two houses pictured, at 211
and 209 Wilkes street, just, few
blocks above the Potomac River,
are graced with mantles she picked
up in Georgetown. No. 211 now is
occupied by Col. and Mrs. w. E.
(See LAMBORNE, Page B-2)
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Home Builders to Meet
In Chicago Feb. 22-26

The annual convention and expo
sition of the National Association OF
Home Builders has been set for Feb
ruary % to 26 in Chicago.
According to an announcement
exhibit space is nearly sold out
Sessions will be held in the Stevens
and Congress Hotels.
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CiUil Engineer
JOHN 6. AHLERS
Solution of Conatruc

Solution OF Construction
Problems-pithtn q budget
Appraisal costs. estimates, plans, water
project. bridge and industrial construction
3215 Macomb st. OR. s19s
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tSee FILA, Page B-2o
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(See CADETS, Page B-2.) :
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District Rental
HOUSING Picture

Applications for rental housing
during the past week totaled 387
according to the District Housing
Center, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. To fill the need, 10 dwellings
and so rooms were listed for rent
Applications were classified as
follows:
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ELLINGSON, Page BED
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Marines Face Charqt
After Red Detention
BY the Assoeioted Press

TSINGTAO, China, April g.
-Four United States Marines. re.
leased only Thursday after three
months captivity by Chinese Com
munists, were "in Dutch" agair
today.
Brig. Gen. G. c. Thomas, Marine
commander, ordered the four ar.
rested for going out of bounds intc
Communist territory. The arrest.
complied with q Red demand thai
the Marines be disciplined.
Sources close to the general re.
ported, however, that they woule
not be dealt with harshly. Theil
imprisonment by the Communist.
was considered enough punishment
They were captured Christmas DAY
while on duck hunting trip. TIL,
discipline, it was said, probably viii
be brief confinement to barrack.
and loss of couple of months pay
The four are Corpl. William L
Pollard, Fort Worth, Tex; Pfc. Car
rol w. Dickerson, Olathe, Kans.
Pvt. Robert Hart, Pittsburgh, Pa
and Pfc. Thomas Kapodistria, Buf
falo, N. Y.
Pollard said yesterday they wer,
fired on without warning by tn,
Reds. whom they had mistaken fo
Chinese Nationalist troops. Pfc
Charles j. Brayton, jr.. of Cover
nors Island, N. Y, the fifth membel
of the hunting party. was woundet
fatally.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Howard u. Student
Anested.on Charge
OF Altering Grades
War Veteran Is Accused
Of Accepting $l00; Nine
Others Held Involved

A Howard University student
has been arrested and charged
with accepting s10o to substitute
a record card with a passing
grade for one with a failing
mark.
University and police officials i'm
mediately began an investigation to
determine whether the grade chang
ing is widespread or is only an iso-
lated case.
Detective Sergt. John Apostolides
told reporters he was informed by
university authorities that at least
nine students were involved and
that from 200 to 800 record cards of
individual grades were missing from
the university files. Police said the
students were Office employees of the
university.
Howards president, DR.. Mordecai
johnson, said, however, that the
university so far has discovered
only one case of an altered grade
He said 1--WE are not sure ourselves
of the full facts" but that the re-
port of 200 to 800 missing cards ap-
peared exaggerated.
Couldn't Produce Cards.
DR.. johnson said the student had
been taken by police last night to
the place where he allegedly had
concealed the cards after removing
(See HOWARD, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Both Houses to Get New Bills
For Draft and UNIT Next Week
Will Differ From Forrestors Proposals;
Eisenhower Sees Both Steps Necessary

the yare now enrolled in q Reserve
unit.
Meanwhile the Senate committee
received a statement from Historian
Charles A. Beard saying UNIT
would violate every liberty to which
our Nation has been dedicated.
DR.. Beard said UNIT also would:
/. Create a monstrous military
bureaucracy drawn from the upper
and middle classes"
q "Enslave the sons of plain peo-
ple-farmers, industrial workers and
all other laborers who toll with
their hands for a living"
DR.. Boards statement was read
for him by DR.. Charles C. Tansill,
professor at Georgetown University
DR.. Beard traced the training of
German youths under military con-
scription in the days before World
War I, and added:
ITO imagine that the American
people would escape the major de-
fects of this 'militarism,' if Univer-
sal Military Training were perma-
nently established in the United
States, is to indulge in day dream
ing and self deception"
The committee planned to wind
up its hearings today after hearing
three other witnesses who oppose
the draft and UNIT. They were DR.
H. D. Smyth, atomic scientist; Tru-
man K. Smith. former Army officer,
and DR.. L. H. Ryerson of the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
Chairman Gurney said his group
would go into executive sessions
Tuesday to draft legislation, but he
refused to predict when it would be
completed. Aides in the Office OF
(See DEFENSE Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-04-03
REYNOLDS Is Rebuked
BY Chinese for FIiqht
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

NANKING. April 3-Millionaire
Milton Reynolds was rebuked sharp
'ly today by committee of frowning
Chinese scientists for the f6uled UP
attempt to seek the worlds highest
mountain.
The Chicago manufacturer denied
that he had made quick, unsched-
quled flight over the ANNE Machin
range after canceling the aerial ex-
pedition to Western China.
He pleaded guilty of omissions, -
however. for his failure to inform
the Chinese scientists of the prog
ress of the projected expedition
and he offered to fly eight of the
scientists in an ALI Chinese ex-
pedition" over the ANNE Machins.
DR.. A. T. Sab, chairman of the
committee which was openly hostile
toward Mr.. Reynolds. said the Chi
nese would fatty refuse to consider
such a proposal until their coll
leagues in Peiping and
Lanchow-could participate In a
meeting.
DIR. Sab did not protest to the
American Embassy over the u1-
scheduled flight but an En-
bassy representative accompanied
MFR. Reynolds to the committee
meeting.
Mr.. Reynolds hurried here from
Shanghai, where his ill-fated plane
was under guard Of Chinese soldiers.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Government 10 Excuse
Army Day Marchers

President Truman has authorized
Government Departments and agen-
cies to excuse employees who can be
spared to participate in the Army
Day parade Tuesday without affect
ing their annual leave, Col. z. 8.
Bethlehem, parade chairman, said
today.
Employees ''in the vicinity OF the
parade" who wish to view 1t also
may be excused, Col. Bettelheim
said.
Several thousand reserve officers
and member OF veterans organiza-
tions are expected to march IN the
parade, which is scheduled to start
at the Capitol at 1.30 pm and
finish about 3:15. Total number of
marchers viii be about 10000, Col.
Bettelheim said
The President will review the
parade from . stand on Constitution
avenue.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
BULLETIN

Chairman Gurney of the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee said today he hopes to
have draft and UNIT legisla-
ton on the Senate floor "be-
fore the end Of next week"
He made this announcement
as the committee ended public
hearings.
Bills to provide for temporary
selective service and universal
military training, but differing
in several respects from the ad-
ministration's suggestions, will
be introduced in both houses of
Congress next week.
The administrations version OF
an omnibus draft-UMT bill reached
Capitol Hill yesterday as the Senate
Armed Services Committee heard
Gen. Eisenhower. retired Army Chief
of Staff. urge adoption of both pro-
grams and offer to stay in uniform
as long as needed
The draft and UNIT are needed
to insure the preservation OF the
democratic way of life and to coun-
ter an theology which seeks to de-
stroy democracy" Gen. Eisenhower
said.
The administration proposal called
for registration of men up to As, with
limited draft of non-veterans
between the ages of 19 and 26 for
two years service. Veterans would
be draft exempt If they have been
on active duty l8 months since
September Is, 1910. Those with 90
DAYS active duty would be exempt il
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Isocson Hits Denial of Passport
To Greek Guerrilla PurIey
House Member Coils
State Departments
Action frightening
BY the Assoeioted Press

Representative Isacson of New
York today termed as ''frighten-
ing" the State Departments re-
fusal to grant him a passport
to attend an international con-
ference at Paris.
TT is frightening to think that
our administration refuses access te
facts" the American Labor Party
member said in New York. Mr.
Isacson recently was elected to Con-
gress with the support of Henry A
Wallace. third party presidential
aspirant.
The Bronx Representative, who
applied for the passport March 25
informed the State Department that
he planned to attend a conference
on aid to Greece. The application
was denied as mot in the interests
of the United States Government, q
department spokesman disclosed last
night.
Il sincerely hope that this action
by the State Department" Mr.
Isacson said, was not in the nature
Of a personal reprisal against me
because Of my cutspoken criticism
Evening star., 1948-04-03
House Vote on Repeal
OF 0Ieo Tax Assured
By Unusual Campaign
Public Pressure Gets
218 Names on Petition
To Bring Bill to Floor
By ChoImers M. Roberts

Repeal of the oleomargarine
taxes was a big step nearer to-
day as a result of one of the
most successful public pressure
campaigns seen at the Capitol
in many years.
While a House roll call was in
progress on the European Recovery
Program yesterday afternoon the
last of 218 House members to sign
lis name to tax repeal discharge
petition stepped to the House clerk 1
cesk, pen in hand. He was Repre-
sentative Lucas, Democrat, of Texas
His signature assured the House
of vote, probably on April 26, on
the repeal bill sponsored by another
Democrat, Representative Rivers OF
South Carolina. Under House rules
that is the earliest date the bill can
come before the House.
Forced Out of Committee.
The successful drive for 218 sigma
lures, majority of the 435 House
seats, forced the Rivers bill out o.
the Agriculture Committee, where
it, along with IS other repeal meas.
ures. was shelved last month.
1t was the first successful petition
in the Eightieth Congress. The lis
(See MARGARINE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Macarthur Favored
In Wisconsin Test;
Dewey May Be Third
Governor Also Meets
Strong Stossen Support
In Stumpine Tour
Rv Gould inroln
Stoy Stoff Coryespondent

MADISON, Wis, April s.
Gov. DeWey's gamble in Wis
consin-his two-day foray into
the State-has all the earmarks
of a real gamble.
The New York Governor, who
swept the primaries here four years
ago, finds himself facing tough op-
position. Gen. Macarthur rates as
a "favorite-son candidate" Many
of the people here are thinking first
Of the war scare. 1t Is getting into
their bones and Gen. Macarthur
seems to be the answer to their
prayer.
Gov. Dewey's other opponent Is
former Gov. Harold E. Stassen OF
Minnesota. In months of personal
campaigning Mr. Stassen has made
good impression in the 40 munich
palities he has visited. A few nights
ago he drew a major turnout OF
more than 1000 persons at a rally
in Madison.
Mccarthy Stassen's Manager.
In addition, Mr.. Stassen has the
support of the Tom Coleman Re-
publican organization. His cam
psign manager is Senator Mccarthy
who, with the aid of the Coleman
organization, was nominated for tn,
Senate over former Senator La Fol.
lette in 1916.
Gov. Dewey. for his part. has a
long record of success at the polls
in this State. He carried the pri-
maries in 1910 over Senator Van
denberg of Michigan. In 1914 he
won II of the "a delegates to the
Republican National Convention
when he wasn't a candidate and
had so proclaimed. And in Novem-
Der Of that year he carried the
State aaginst Franklin D. Roosevelt
Full Slate Entered.
All three candidates have entered
full states of delegate-candidates-
seven delegate-at-large candidates
and 20 district delegates fWiscon-
sins delegation this year will be 81
| ICa. Dor TrTrc nona .
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Greek LoyaIists Recapture
5ViIIages in Fierce Fighting
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS, April 3.-Press dis
patches said today fierce fighting
is continuing in Northwestern
Greece near the Albanian border.
The dispatches said national
forces have captured five villages
in mountainous terrain about IS
miles northwest of .Ioannina Guer-
rilla losses were said to total more
than $50.
1t is estimated that between 1000
and 1900 rebels are holding posi-
tions in the mountainous area
Turkish and Greek Foreign Min
listers conferred yesterday about
their nations problems.
A spokesman said Necmeddin Sa-
dak of Turkey and Constantin
Tsaldarts of Greece also discussed
the present international situation" I"
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Girl Who Saved
Sister Despite
Own Burns Dies
BY the AsSoeiuted Press

NEWARK, N. j., April 3.-Barbara
De Couse, 7, died last night in City
Hospital after saving the life of her
little sister, Paula, 2 months old
Barbara was home minding her
sister, police said, while their mother
was out shopping. Her dress caught
fire from the kitchen gas range.
She rolled on a bed. extinguishins
the flames. The bed caught fire ano
Barbara snatched up Paula from
her nearby crib and ran to the home
of neighbor.
Firemen put out the blaze. Dep
uty Chief Charles Manger said Bar.
bara showed more spunk than I've
ever seen in my Is years with the
fire department"
Evening star., 1948-04-03
By ]. A. OLeoy

| A skeleton organization in the
State Department is ready to
start Monday morning carrying
out the $6,098, 100000 program
Congress enacted yesterday to
strengthen Communist gov
ernments in Europe and Asia.
| President Truman probably will
sign the bill today. His signature
will make available automatically
advances from the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. of $1,000, ,000,O 900 to
start the European Recovery Pro-
gram and $4,000, 900 of the addi-
tional aid for Greece, Turkey and
China.
/ All of the IS SOC, ,000, 900 in the bill
for the first year of ERP and $685.
600, 900 of the China fund is for
economic assistance, designed to en-
courage the people OF those areas to
resist communist infiltration.
| The bill also makes another con-
| tribution of $50, 900 900 to the United
Nations international children's
fund.
Military Aid Included.
The remainder consists of S275,-
900 900 of additional military aid to
Greece and Turkey and SIPS 900 900
which China may elect to use for
military supplies to combat the
Chinese Communists.
Mr.. Trumans first task after
signing the bill will be to select a
sac ,000-a-year administrator who is
to have charge of the economic
phase of the program.
Congress provided, however, that
until the independent administrator
is nominated and confirmed by the
Senate, the State Department could
set UP a temporary organiza ton, and
Undersecretary of State Lovett an
nounced the department is all set
to dc so.
The House and Senate put the fin
ishing touches to the bill yesterday
oy approving the conference agree
ment, one day after the April l goal
set by the administration when the
program was submitted 1t was
nearly two weeks ahead of the fin-
ishing time that seemed probable a
few days ago.
Hoffman May Be Administrator.
The name of Paul G. Hoffman.
president of the -Studebaker Corp,
figured most prominently today in
speculation over probable choice
for administrator. Former Under
secretary OF State Will Clayton also
has been mentioned.
The bill also calls for a "roving"
ambassador to keep in touch with
the operation of the European Re
covery Plan in the Is countries out
side the iron curtain. which Joined
in drawing up the plan last sum-
mer. This assignment is expected
to go to Lewis w. Douglas, Ameri-
can Ambassador to Great Britain.
who did much to convince Congress
OF the importance OF preserving
| Western Europe from further Com
munist expansion.
| Although tho amounts authorized
in yesterdays enabling act still
must undergo the scrutiny of the
House and Senate Appropriations
| Committees-the RFC advances will
keep the programs going in the
meantime.
Chairman Taber Of the House
| Appropriations Committee has in
dicated 1t may be May 10 before
his committee decides whether to
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Communicated Strikes
Follow Arrests in Indiu
By the Assoeioisd Press

BOMBAY, April g. Spreading
strikes threatened Bombay today
following arrests of Communists
which already have touched of two
walkouts.
Textile mill workers walked oui
yesterday and 100 dockyard en-
ployes staged a sitdown when news
spread that police had begun arrest.
ing Communists in Bombay and
Poona.
S. G.. Paktar, general secretary OF
the Communist-dominated Textile
Workers Union. said the union felt
confident the workers will demon
strate to the public their feelings
against the repressive acts of the
government"