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Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22
From where | sit e. by Joe Marsh
I'm Glad
We're Different"

There's a lot Of difference Of
opinion in our county on the best
kind Of pasture. Some say alfalfa
mixed with bronze grass-Others
say mixed with oats or barley. But
all agree that a mixtures better
than a single crop.
I sometimes think people are the
same way-and the strength of
America is its mirture of so many
different strains-some from one
country, some from another-right
down to little differences: like
folks who have a taste for beer and
those who prefer cider.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

jOrities. Republican administrations
nationally and in the state will as
sure an era of good and cooperative
government"
Among party leaders attending
the rally were State Chairman Isaac
r. Brown, Jr., Wilmington Chair
man EllwOOd S. Leach, Mrs. Frank
G. Tallman, Republican National
COmmitteewOman, Mrs. Mary E..
Stout, Wilmington vice-chairman.
and Steven Smith, long active in the
Wilmington Fifth Ward Committee.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

In the two seasons that the All
America Football Conference has been
in operation, the Chicago Rockets have
scored exactly the same number of
points-263-in their IA annual tits.
The present Queen of England is
a descendant of Robert Bruce and
her family home, Glamis Castle.
was mentinOed by Shakespeare.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22
Advertisement

From where sit, so long as we
never become intolerant of one an
others different tastes-so long
as we live together with our differ
ences, and even supplement them
the way bronze grass does alfalfa,
then we're a mighty good crop!
So neighbOr-enjOy your cider
while / enjoy my beer! Vote for
your candidate-PII stand BY mine!
But never let our differences
divide US!
@e Ma,4x
Evening star., 1948-12-02
ABC Board Requested
To Reopen Grill Case

Contending that Policeman Samuel
E. Wallace, whose uncorroborated
testimony led to the conviction OF
the Mitchell Grill, 235 G street NV,
on charges of violating ABC Board
regulations, has again" changed his
story, Attorney F. Joseph ODonohue
today asked the board to reopen the
case.
The case created a sensation when
Policeman Frank N. Manthos told
the board Pvt. Wallace was attempt
ing to "sandbag' the grill and the
charges could not be true because
he was in the grill when they were
alleged to have occurred and saw
nothing untoWard. A score OF other
policemen testified they had not OBJ
served any violations while they
were in the grill.
On the stand Pvt. Wallace first
told the board he had never seen
any policemen in the grill. Later
he changed this to say he had seen
Pvt. Manthos there. but had testl-
fed as he did because Maj. Robert
Barrett, superintendent of police,
and 1t. Roy Blick of the Vice Squad
had instructed him not to engage in
"mudslinging by telling the board
that policemen frequented the grill.
Maj Barrett called Pvt. Wallace
oefore repoi ters in his office Tues
day and the policemen said he had
erred in telling the board that the
police chief had given him instruc-
tions as to how to testify. His only
instructions came from 1t. Blick,
Pvt. Wallace said.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
Legitimate 1heater
In Alexandria Hinges
On Segregation Law

The proposed opening of IT.
week series of legitimate Broadway
shows in Alexandria after the first
of the year appeared to rest today
upon whether Actors Equity will go
along with Virginia's segregation
law.
Valentine Smith, manager of the
Virginia Theater, confirmed that
negotiations are nearing completion
with a New York booking agency to
produce the shows at his theater,
beginning soon after the New Year.
The Washington area has been
without a legitimate theater since
the National closed as a showhouse
last summer after Actors Equity
banned the theater in protest
against the racial segregation policy.
1t was pointed out that Actors
Equity has accepted this policy,
when decreed as matter of law,
by permitting legitimate plays in
Richmond Spokesman for equity
said the Washington case was differ
ent in that the theater was located
in the National Capital and segre-
cation was a matter of policy based
on custom rather than law.
The question of whether the ac-
tors organization will accept en-
gagements in Alexandria is up to
the unions council, it was said.
Mr.. Smith said the plays could be
produced without extensive altera-
tions to the Virginia Theater, which
was opened in May of 1947 and seats
I,l33.
The stage is ample for dramatic
productions. Mr. Smith said, while
considered too small for presenta-
ton of elaborate musical reviews.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
GasCompany Allowed
To Buy Stock Issue by
MARYLAND Concern

The Public Utilities Commission
today authorized the Washington
Gas Light Co. to acquire not more
than 10000 shares of capital stock
to be issued at the par value Of $40
per share by the Washington Gas
Light Co. of Maryland, Inc.
With the exception of IS shares,
all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock and all OF
the other securities of the Mary.
land company are owned by the
Washington Gas Light Co., the PUG
said.
Population growth in the territory
served by the Maryland company
has necessitated extensive addi-
tions and engagements Of its gas
distribution system, the cost OF
which has been financed principally
by the means of advances for con-
struction made by the washington
company, the PUG explained. These
advances are estimated to amount
to S2,488 900 at present.
To replace the advances for con-
struction with permanent capital
the Maryland company asked per-
mission to issue 120,70o shares Of
capital stock having an aggregate
par value of $2,414,000, the PUG
stated. Under the authorization
the minority holder Of rs of the 49,
300 shares presently outstanding
will be offered ia shares. at the
price of $40 per share. The re-
mainder of the proposed 10000
shares, together with any Of the
ia shares not purchased by the
minority holder, will be issued to
the Washington company in pay
ment of outstanding advances for
construction or for purchase In cash
at the price of $40 per share.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
Ken Murray Morries
ShowqirI He Hired
BY the Associated Press

PALM SPRINGS, Calf. Dec. q
Ken Murray and the girl he first
met three years ago when she got
an addition for a part in his Black.
outs" revue. are honeymooning to-
day in this desert resort.
The putting stage, screen
and radio comic and Betty Lou Wal
tiers, 81, were married yesterday ir
Riverside's Mission Inn Chapel by q
Congregationalist minister.
Miss Walters-Who got the part ir
Murray's shows from Wenatchee
Wash. For the 45-year-old Murray
it was marriage No 3 and his brides
first. He is divorced from Actresses
Charlotte la Rose and Cleatus
Caldwell.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
Mother and Baby Drown
Under Overturned WAGON
BY the Associoted Press

WAUSEON, Ohio. Dec. "A
farmers wife and her 2-year-old
daughter drowned in 18 inches of
water yesterday after they were
pinned in a shallow ditch by an
overturned Wagonload of corn
Victims of the freak accident
were Mrs. Eugene Pontius, q, and
her daughter Judy.
Mrs. Pontius, Judy and her son
William, 4, were riding on the
wagon which was being pulled by
corn picker. When her husband
who was driving the picker, came
to the end of the field he swung
too wide.
The wagon overturned in the
ditch, trapping Mrs. Pontius and
her two children. Mr.. Pontius
raised the wagon enough to allow
his son tn crawl out. The mother
and daughter were removed later
after help arrived, but they were
dead.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
|$130,775 Profit Made
BY Times.Hera| in
October, Court Told

The Washington Times Herald
financial report for October, filed In
District Court today by the Riggs
National Bank as collector for the
estate Of the late Mrs. Eleanor M
Patterson, listed q profit Of $780,
775.16 for the month.
The. proprietorship account on
October 81 amounted to $2,044, ,4O5. 10
as compared with $1,913,63O.54 on
September 80, the report stated.
The report was filed with the reg
lister Of wills. Mrs. Patterson's will
leaving the newspaper to seven OF
its top executives, is being contested
by her daughter, Mrs. Felicia
Gizycka.
Today, at meeting with reporters
in the Office OF William A. Roberts,
Mrs. Gizycka. read the answers to
questions which reporters had been
required to submit in advance. Mr..
Roberts, Mrs. Gizycka's S counsel, was
asked who wrote the answers. He
said that II sat with her several
hours. Every single word was Sc
lected or approved by her"
/ Gives Views on Publication.
Among the questions was one ask
ing Mrs. Gizycka if she was inter-
ested in becoming publisher or shar.
ing in publication of the Times
Herald.
MY mother founded and edited
the Times-Herald when she was 81
years of age" Mrs. Gizycka read in
reply. She began active interest
in newspaper publication when she
was 46. In the event that as a result
of this suit, I become the owner OF
the newspaper, I would secure the
most competent and liberal news
paper executives possible with due
recognition to the members of the
staff who have proved genuinely
loyal to our family"
Mrs. GiZycka, whose home is in
New York, has been here since Mon
day to give testimony under ques-
tioning OF attorneys for Mrs. Pat.
tersons executors. The deposition
sessions covered two and hall
days and ended yesterday.
Dispositions Sealed.
Judge James w. Morris late
Yesterday signed an order directing
| the deposition to be sealed" so that
the answers Mrs. Gizycka gave will
be kept secret, at least for the time
being.
The motion made by Mrs. Gizy-
cka's attorneys to have the deposi-
/ ton sealed was not contested os
opposing counsel.
| In the motion, Mrs. Gizycka'S at
torneys argued that unless the dep
osition remains sealed there is rea-
son to believe that it will be usee
for undesirable publicity purposes.
! Mrs. Gizycka was bequeathed 9
$4,000 annual income, some rea
estate and personal property by hel
mother.
In challenging the disposition o1
Mrs. Patterson's $16,5O0,OO0 estate
Mrs. Gizycka Is charging hel
mother was of unsound mind ano
that the will was obtained through
fraud. deceit and undue influence
Evening star., 1948-12-02
Epicureon Creations on Display
As DC. Caterers Exhibit

der Chef Emil Buisson, had carved
a horse from mutton talloW and
nodded a madonna from candle wax
to surmount a column of hominy.
The craftsmen of the kitchen still
have some of that talent that caused
the masons of Notre Dame to sculp
murals in stone as they worked.
The chefs of the Epicurean Club,
which sponsored the event along
with the Washington Restaurant
Association and the Washington
Hotel Association, were unstinting
in their praise of the decorating
work Of newcomer to the city
Basil Cretsos. For 10 years he was
chef of the Hotel Grand Bretagne
in Athens, Greece, and now is with
the Old New Orleans restaurant.
With painstaking precision he had
repeated a tiny flower design, made
with cucumber peel for the leaf and
radish peel for the petals, on the
chois frois that covered dozen
chicken breasts surrounding SIM
ilarly decorated whole capon.
Two exhibits-not for show but
for taste-won first prizes in their
respective classes. Giacinto Maggie.
chef of the Madrillon Restaurant,
exhibited the Spanish chicken and
rice taroz con polo) and other dishes
served in the establishment daily
and the Government Services, Inc.
Pierre Barrad, chef which operates
the cafeterias in most Government
buildings, showed baked apples and
lemon puddings.
The chairman Of the committee
that staged the show was Peter
Borras, proprietor Of the Madrillon.
The judges included chefs from
New York.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
DR.. John K. Duncan Dies;
Dentist Here Since 1908

DR.. John Kennedy Duncan, "a. a
practicing dentist here since 1903,
died Of heart attack this morning
at his office home, 7o2 East Caplto
street. -
A native Of Dubuque, Iowa, DR..
Duncan came to Washington in 1901
and received his dental. training at
Georgetown University. He was a
member Of the District and Ameri-
can Dental Societies.
DR.. Duncan was a Thirty-secone
Degree Mason and Shriner. He
also was a Modern Woodman o1
America and a member OF ingram
Memorial Congregational Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Alice Thompson Duncan, whom he
married 49 years ago: two sons, E.
j. Duncan, 3238 Chestnut street
NV. and DR.. Wallace T. Duncan,
2837 Northampton street NV; two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Falot OF Detroit,
Mich, and Mrs. William Glab OF
Dubuque, and two grandchildren.
Masonic funeral services will be
held for DR.. Duncan at 1890 am.
pm. Saturday in the Lee funeral
home, Fourth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NE. Burial will
be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-12-02

they have been officially submitted
for consideration.
Il y II
NO SOAP-A sweet young thing
Itelephoned yesterday to ask:
Does Civil Service Commissioner
Perkins play the part of Ma Perk-
ms on the radio? -"
YES, BUT-When the Flanders
Civil Service Subcommittee begins
Its hearings on top-bracket Federal
salary increases week from Mon
day it will find some unscheduled
witnesses on hand waiting to testify
These witnesses will be officials
of the AFL Government Employees
Council and the AFL National AS
sociation of Letter Carriers.
The union leaders will say that
they are heartily" in accord with
increasing the salaries of the Gov
ernments top executives. But,
they'll add, how about considering
the cost-of- Living plight of the
Governments rank-and- file en-
ployes and giving them pay raise
as well?
BUDGET-A number of depart
ments and agencies that have been
Eordered to absorb part of the cost
Of the recent $3.50 pay raise are ask
ing the Budget Bureau to relent a
little on this order
An official of the Commerce De-
partment-one of those affected
said: This hits us harder than
anything done to us by the House
Appropriations Committee during
the past few years."
Some officials in the agencies af-
fected say that slight personnel cuts
may be necessary in order to ab-
sorb the pay raises cost. These
cuts, if any, will not affect many
employees. But 1t might hamper
some agencies future hiring plans
unless the Budget Bureau eases up
on its directive.
At least 10 independent agencies
and the State, Justice and Com
merce Departments have been Or
dered to absorb part of the pay
raise costs.
JOB NEWS-The Civil Service
| Commission has annollnced exams
Evening star., 1948-12-02

With pheasant galantine in aspic
quail pie and a fairyland of spun
sugar festooned from towering cakes,
the caterers dominated the culinary
exhibit which was yesterdays fea-
ture Of the Regional Restaurant
Convention at the Hotel Statler, The
convention closes tonight.
The show demonstrated something
that party-goers invited to the big
events along Philadelphia's Main
Line, on Long Island and on the
North Shore of Massachusetts, Bay,
have long known. That is that
Washington's catering is ne plus
ultra.
While they are but a small part of
the local business, the embassies
have set standard here at at-home
entertaining on scale that in New
York and other cities has gone to
the hotels. Washington's caterers,
who are ready to produce Limoges
or Royal Crown Derby porcelain for
special occasions, are little shocked
about conditions in Philadelphia.
They have heard the caterers there
serve on paper plates!
The grand prize OF the show was
won by Clements exhibit of a buf-
fet with garnished meats and fish
and confectionery and cakes decorat-
ed with gossamer tracery.
1t was the work Of Virgil Flora. a
pupil of Clement Maggie. who has
sold the establishment to his
nephews and now devotes himself to
teaching the decorating OF food SO
this phase Of European culture, OF
which he is such an outstanding ex-
empler, will not be lost.
The heart-shaped betrothal cake
in the exhibit, covered with pink
icing and a diamond pattern OF
su2ary lace work, was a valentine
surprising anything the old German
craftsmen used to do with paper.
1t took two days to decorate it.
But all was not cake In the
caterers exhibits.
Out of Magruder's quail pie stuck
a dozen pairs of tiny legs. Thus
ready to be lifted out were boned
quail chaod froid, buried in chopped
truffles masked in aspic. 1t was a
sight to make a shoplifter OF a
gourmet.
And Magruder's had a boned tur-
key with a beef tongue through the
center and a dressing OF sausage
meat, diced ham, mushrooms, dried
turkey liver and fines hebras masked
with bechemal sauce.
Huber's was content to show their
typical wedding buffet with an
opulent silver service, shining
punch bowl and coffee urn.
The exhibit of Avignone Freres,
the catering establishment OF which
Pietro Orcini is chef, had the galan-
tine of pheasant in aspic that
stopped the passersby.
The exhibit We'd with Clements in
The elegance of the buffet from
wedding cake to slices Of sandwich
loaf, each one Of which was the
American flag, with pimento cheese
for the red strips and bread for the
white.
The Statler was alone in the
hotel class, the other Washington
hotels with excellent kitchens failing
to exhibit.
The craftsmen of the Statler, un-
Evening star., 1948-12-02

for laboratory technicians (biolog.
ical and physical science aides at
starting salaries of $2,152 to $3.72v
Ia year.
Another exam announced by the
commission is for student aid
trainees in several professional fields.
The starting salaries are $2,498 to
$2,724 a year College sophomores
and Juniors are eligible.
(Be sure to listen in every Sum
day at H:15 am. ouer WMAL,
The Star station, for Joseph
Young's broadcast Uersion OF the
Federal Spotlight, featuring ud-
dittonal neWs and Die,Ds OF the
Government scene.
Evening star., 1948-12-02


Sniping Charged.
They suggest that some Govern
ment officials may be unusually
sensitive because some of the forth
coming recommendations might re.
suit in changes in their own balli-
wicks. In effect, some Hoover unit
people are charging Federal officials
with conducting counteroffenslVe
sniping campaign.
Government officials criticizine
the Hoover groups procedure de-
clare they are not trying to discredl1
in advance the forthcoming recon-
mendations. But they say they OBJ
ject to having the facts twisted by
Hoover commission members.
They cite two recent incidents
to back their case.
One concerns a statement at
tributed to a Hoover commission
spokesman which criticized the way
Government job responsibilities ano
salaries are fixed.
Hoover group spokesmen were
quoted as saying that salaries OF
Government officials and super
visors depended on how many
people they had working for them
Consequently, it was said, 1t is next
to impossible to reduce substantially
the number of Government en-
ployes.
Held Only One Faction.
Completely distorted, say Fedora
officials.
| They declare that this practice
was prohibited by law number OF
years ago. The number OF EN-.
ployes working for an official is only
one of the factors that determines
an executives job rating and sub
sequent salary. it is said.
Another statement attributed to
Hoover commission members which
is objected to by some Federal
officials is the one calling for easier
ways to fire incompetent Govern
ment employees.
| Some top members in the Hoover
commission have said that it was
almost impossible to get rid OF
Iincompetents under the present
system. Consequently, the Hoover
group is giving serious consideration
to proposal that supervisory en-
ployes be given authority to fire
summarily rankand-file Govern
ment workers.
Federal personnel officials say
that the present system provides
the necessary means for getting
rid of incompetents.
The whole procedure takes only
10 days and requires only that
Government administrators have
enough CUTS to take the necessary
action" one of these officials said.
! Incompetence Firings Cited.
| This official added that many
thousands of Federal employees are
dismissed each year for incompe-
tency. He said that no further
authority was needed and that the
proposal before the Hoover group
would be very cruel and unjust
to Federal employes-"a supervisor
could fire anyone he or she wanted
to Just on Whim."
All of this feuding is unfortunate.
Whatever the merits OF either
sides position, it would be best all
around to wait until the Hoover
report is submitted to the Presl-
dent and Congress before begin
ming to debate furiously on the
va rious recommendations. Un-
doubtedly many Of the Hoover
commissions recommendations will
be worthwhile ones. As for those
proposals that may not have very
much merit, there will still be time
enough to discuss them fully after
Evening star., 1948-12-02
Bethesda Man Acquitted
On Race BETTING Chofqe

Millard L. Broadhurst, 81, of the
400 block West Virginia avenue
Bethesda, won acquittal yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
on a charge that he had handled
race bet money.
His attorney. Joseph B. Simpson
tr., successfully contended that the
police had no warrant for the man,
did not see him commit a misde-
meanor and therefore arrested him
illegally.
The case reached Circuit Court
on appeal from the Bethesda Police
Court, where Magistrate Warren
Browning imposed a fine of $1,000
and a Jail sentence of six months.
Evening star., 1948-12-02
Butter 2Cents Higher,
Some Meat Lower in
Retail Stores Here

Butter was selling 2 cents
higher in some retail stores
here today, but prices for steaks,
pork and chuck roast had
dropped from 2 to 4 cents since
last week in large chain estab-
lishments.
Retail meat prices in general,
however, remained at levels of the
last two weeks. One chain store
organizatio listed chuck roast and
beef roast at to cents higher.
Wholesale butter prices in New
York, which governs Washington
wholesale quotations. have climbed
about 4 cents since Thanksgiving,
dealers said. This has been reflected
to some extent in the u and 10
cents a pound retail price charged
in several stores today, as compared
with 10 to II cents a week ago. In
a few other stores, however, the
price remained at the lower figures.
The East Coast dock strike ap-
parently had little effect on food
prices here, dealers said. It's settle
ment, however, averted widespread
price increases for sugar and coffee,
New York market observers de-
clared. Coffee and sugar supplies
were reported to be moving in nor
NAL volume to prevent shortages
on retail counters.
Down Since September.
Retailers here and elsewhere
called attention to substantial de-
cline in meat prices since mid
September. One large chain group
here noted that it offered porter
house and sirloin steak this week
for 81 cents as compared with S109
and s1.05 pound on September
20. Round steak was quoted at IS
cents, chuck roast from rs to 55 cents,
ground beef from IS to 55 cents
and rib roast from SO to SO cents,
the company said.
Wholesale meat price quotations
from Chicago today showed an over
all decline of about Is per cent since
mid-September, spokesman for the
American Meat Institute reported.
An Associated Press survey of re-
tail butchers indicated the following
drops at larger chain stores of sew
eral cities: Sirloin steak down nearly
20 per cent since mid-September
chuck roast down 81 per cent, pork
loins down SO per cent, pork shoul-
ders down "a per cent, smoked hams
down 18 per cent and pork sausage
down 19 per cent. Lamb was down
only slightly and rz1ere was little
change in veal prices.
Wholesale Index Down.
The American Institute of Food
Distribution reported that unfavor-
able weather such as dryness in
Florida. excessive rainfall in the
Middle Gulf areas, and GOODNESS from
Texas through Arizona, has damaged
or delayed some winter vegetables.
This may slow canning Of tomatoes
and other fresh vegetables this win
ter. the Institute explained.
The Dun & Broadstreet index
showed wholesale food prices in No.
vember reached their lowest aggre-
gate leveh since June, 1947. The
index, representing the total whole
sale cost Of a pound of each Of 81
general use foods, was $685. yester-
day, as compared with s6.3S last
week and s7.17 a year ago. Beef,
butter, cheese. potatoes. rice, prunes,
hogs and lambs were slightly higher
at wholesale this week but these ad-
vances were more than Offset by
declines in flour, wheat, corn, rye,
oats, lard. coffee, cottonseed oil,
cocoa and steers, the report stated