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Evening star., 1948-02-07
BIodensbure Postpones Action
On Domestic Animal Controls

1901 Forty eighth street, who de-
scribed the proposal as an infringe
ment on individual rights.
The council called special meet.
ing for pm. next Thursday, in the
firehouse, to obtain the public's
views on a State Roads Commission
request for new traffic regulations ir
the business section at Edmundsor
road and the Defense highway.
The commission wishes to change
the operation of the traffic light at
the intersection and to curtail park
ing privileges. Under its plan, park
ing would be eliminated on both
sides of Edmundson road for 30(
feet north of thescorneT and BON
sides of the Defense highway for
300 feet east of Edmundson road
and for 300 feet west of River road
The Council appointed Gustav Ely
a part-time traffic policeman, fol-
duty in school areas.
Mayor Andrew Gasch proclaimed
the week of April S as Bladensbure
Boys Club week. During that period
a campaign will be conducted tc
raise $500 for boys club activities
Evening star., 1948-02-07

parently came from KernanS Lyce-
um Burlesque, also depicted nearby
in paint. There pretty ladies adorned
the advertising placards and a
barker" j. Stanley Long, of the
trade group, sang its praises.
Police Quartet Sings.
The lobby crowd heard some good
entertainment when the Metropoli-
tan Police Quartet, composed OF
E. M. Hedrick, D. w. Hedrick, r. L
Harding and Luther Bowers, sang
several old-time melodies. Dressed
in the police costumes of the '90s
they not only made a hit but main.
tanned ''order" as they of1ciously
patrolled their lobby beat"
Reilly Welcomes Guests.
The only speech was that of Trade
Board President John A. Reilly, who
welcomed the guests. 80 ~
Past Presidents Joseph c., Nc
Garraghy and Ben McKelway were
chairman and vice chairman, re-
spectively, of the Reception Com
mittee, who greeted the guests. w.
Russell Lamar, chairman of the
Membership Committee, and ]. Gar
rett Beitzell, chairman of the 1948
Midwinter Dinner COMMITTEE, were
introduced before the entertainment
began. 80
Prominent guests at the dinner
included: Supreme Court Justice
Jackson, John R. Steelman, assistant
to the president; Guy Mason ano
Brig. Gen. Gordon r, Young, Dis
tricJ Commissioners: Senators Buck
Cain, Capper. Cooper, Dworshak
Green, Johnston, McGrath, O'Con'
or, Robertson, Sparkman, Stennis
and Young; A. L. M. Virgins, Un-
der secretary of the Treasury.
Also, Justices Clark, Miller, Pret-
lyman and Stephens, United States
Court of Appeals for the District
Justices Proctor, Goldsborough
Morris, Pine, Schweinhaut, Holtzoff
Keech and Curran of District Court
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Ruling on No Parking Signs
In Snow Emergency Asked

The Commissioners have been
asked if the Department of Traffic
and Vehicles and the Division OF
Sanitation have the authority to
erect emergency mo parking signs
during and Immediately after heavy
snoWStormS.
The request was made after a
meeting yesterday in the office of
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
in the Municipal Center Attending
the conference with Mr.. Keneipp
were 1t. Col Vernon A. Shrum,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner; !;
William A. Xanten, superintendent
of the Division of Sanitation. and
Inspector Arthur E. Miller of the
Police Traffic Division.
The meeting was called to make
plans for coping with heavy snow
storm wherever it strikes Washing
ton. Special attention was paid to
the downtown section and other
congested districts, where parked
cars hinder the work of the sani-
tation division in removing snow.
1t also was suggested that the
public help themselves during and
after snowstorm by carrying
a bag of sand in their cars to help
them when they get stalled on icy
pavements.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Virginia Lutherans
Consider Fu||-Time
President Of Synod
By the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. THE
10th annual convention of the
Lutheran Synod of Virginia. at its
closing session at ST. Marks Luther
an Church here yesterday, passed a
resolution instructing its executive
council to study the possibility of
employing a fulltime president of
the synod.
The council will make its recon-
mendation at next years synod
convention, which again will be held
at st. Marks Church.
New President Inducted.
A ceremony for the induction on
the groups new president, the Rev.
j. Luther Mauney of Marion, was
conducted by the Rev. j. J. Scherer,
jr., of Richmond, retiring synod
head. .-
DR.. Charles J. Smith, president Of
Roanoke College, Salem, presented
a watch to DR.. Scherer on behalf of
the synod. ..
DR.. Scherer presented a resolution
inviting the biennial convention of
the United Lutheran church in
America to meet in Richmond in
1850.
Alternate Delegates Named.
Nine alternate lay delegates to the
national convention in Philadelphia
in October were elected. They are:
L. E. Easterly, Greenville, Tenn;
]. P. Miller, Pulaski; Gabriel Blosser
Staunton; George p Grove, Airing
ton; C. M. Speese. Roanoke; w. T.
Stauffer, Newport News; Ralph Kill
linger, Marion; E. L. Keiser, Waynes-
boro, and c. " Henkel, sr., Lynch
burg.
The Lutherans agreed to the
merger Of the New Market and Win
chester Conferences into the Shen-
andoah Conference.
The Lutherans also chose five
clerical and five lay delegates-one
each from the synod's five confer
enceS.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

The bank account of the Alexan-
dria Hospital Is described as the
institutions "sickest patient" by
Hospital Administrato Van Campen
Adams in this weeks edition of Pm,
a weekly publication of the hospital
This patient" Mr.. Adams is
quoted as saying, needs transfu-
sions, infusions, oxygen, intervenous
feelings, special nursing, consulta-
tions; in fact, all and any types OF
heroic treatment if he is to survive. y
The financial problems Of the
Alexandria Hospital have been in
the city's spotlight since publica-
ton of the Clemmons survey report
last November that criticized collec-
ton methods and other financial
Evening star., 1948-02-07
900 Pounds of Meat
DESTROYED in Fire

Approximately 1000 pounds OF
meat was destroyed early today
when fire burned a smoke house on
the farm of George Wilson, on
Sheriff road, Brightseat, Md.
Firemen from Seat Pleasant, Capt.
tol Heights, Tuxedo and Bladens-
burg, responding to an alarm at q
M. confined the blaze to the smoke
house, though another farm building
was only 3 feet away. They said an
oyerheated stove caused the hre.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Delaney Tract Area
Residents File Suit 10
Block Row Houses

Residents near the Delaney tract
in the North Ridge section of Alex
andria seek to block construction
of a row-house development on
part of the land, in suit filed
yesterday in Alexandria Circuit
Court.
A portion of the Delaney tract
was rezoned by the city counci!
last month from residential A
which permits single-family unat-
tached residences, to another clas.
sification to permit construction o1
$1,50o,0O0 development of row
houses. The project is planned te
contain 122 living units.
Names Owner, Others.
The suit asks that a permanent
injunction be issued against Mrs
Martin Delaney. ST., owner OF the
property, to prevent construction o1
the houses. 1t also asks that Alex.
andria Building Inspector A. r
Lash be restrained from issuing q
permit, that Clerk of the Court FL
lott Hoffman be restrained from
recording the zone change on the
property deed, and that the Plan
ming Commission be restrained from
approving the plat for the houses
The suit, filed by former City
Manager Carl Budwesky, who Is
acting as attorney for citizens pro.
testing the rezoning, cites a section
of the law that requires a three
fourths vote of the council to re-
zone property when 20 per cent o1
adjacent property owners protest
The vote on the rezoning was six tc
three. Seven to two would be g
three-fourth vote.
The question of whether the law
requires 20 per cent of all abuttine
property owners to protest OF
whether 20 per cent of property
owners on one side are sufficient tt
block a rezoning long has been ar
gued in Alexandria zoning cases
No Parkfairfax Protest.
The four-acre portion of the De-
laney tract rezoned is located al
the corner of wellington road anc
Beverly drive in Alexandria. Mos
Of one side of the property is
abutted by the remaining portion
of the Delaney tract. Parkfairfax
Alexandria largest apartment de.
velopment, is across the street from
the rezoned land. Owners Of this
project have voiced no protest
against the rezoning.
Alexandria City Councilman Pau
Delaney, whose mother owns the
property, said last night the project
was to contain the best possible type
of attached homes. He said it was
to be the same type of development
as Yates Gardens, one of the better
residential developments in down.
town Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Maryland Youth Held
In Taxi Driver Holdup

A young man charged with the
holdup and robbery of taxicab
driver was held for the Prince
Georges County grand jury after
preliminary hearing yesterday be-
fore Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie at
Upper Marlboro.
The defendant is Carl Stewart, 18,
colored, of the $500 block of South
ern avenue, Fairmont Heights, Md.
He is charged with robbing Earl
Jones, SO, the cab driver, of $4 and
forcing him out of the taxi.
Judge Bowie continued until Fri
day a hearing for residents OF the
Hillside Trailer Camp, 5000 block OF
Marlboro pike, whose eviction is
sought by the county on contention
that the camp is unsanitary.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Three Ministers Deny
Buying Of Degrees
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Feb. T.
Three North Carolina ministers, In
a statement to the Associated Press
last night denied amy part in any
purchase. of degrees" from Mount
Vernon University of Washington.
The ministers were the Rev. E. B
Joyner of Concord, the Rev. w. Earl
Armstrong of Gastonia, and the Rev
Neil Armstrong of High Point.
They testified here Thursday in
Federal Trade Commission hearing
regarding the school. An Associated
Press account of the hearing stated
that they and two other North Caro-
lima ministers-the Rev. E. D. Han
cock of Star, and the Rev. A. v
Childers of Kannapolis-testif1ec
that they had obtained by mail ano
without study degrees ranging from
honorary bachelor of theology tc
doctor of philosophy on payment oi
$50 each to the school.
The three men said they were un-
able to speak for the other two wit
nesses. Mr. Hancock and Mr.. Chill
ders were not available for comment
The three ministers issued this
statement:
I'VE severally and individually
the three Of us, deny unequivo-
cally that we have had any part ir
any purchase of degrees. We have
known Rev. Samuel L. Lacy, Jr.
decidedly longer than three year:
and we have the highest regard fol
him spiritually, ethically and ir
every other way. We consider hin
one of the outstanding minister:
and Bible teachers to be found any
where. We have a very friendly
and cordial interest in the future
we'll being of Mount Vernon Univer-
sity. in Washington.
"At the hearing, we testified fol
Mount Vernon University, and not
against it as seems to have beer
implied"
Evening star., 1948-02-07
NAVY Remains Undecided
On Academy Airbase Site
BY the Associosed Press

A Navy Department spokesman
has confirmed reports that alter
native properties are being consld-
cred for the proposed Naval Acad.
envy airbase near Sandy Point, Nd
Properties being surveyed are II
the area between the South ano
severn Rivers in Anne Arunoe.
County.
The Navy officer refused to elao-
c~ate. but said "all possibilities are
being explored"
Asked whether that means aban-
donment of Sandy Point, he said he
could only state that the depart
ment "has not given up any sites.
Six sites originally were investi-
gated In the Annapolis area.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Rail Freight Rate Rise
Within Virginia Granted
sy the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 7.-Vir-
ginia rail carriers yesterday were
granted a 20 per cent increase in
intrastate freight rates by the State
CORPORATION Commission.
The commissions order made the
increase effective February 20, but
exempted pulpwood and extract
wood, in carloads. and coal, in car
loads. from the rate increase.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
30 Over-Aee JoIopies
Sold by D. G.. for $12,217

The District today found itself
s12217 richer" after opening bids
on 80 overage jalopies which it had
offered for sale to the public.
Of 46 bids opened late yesterday
by Property Officer Paul Chalupsky
the highest was $760 for a 1888
Chevrolet sedan. Lowest of the
winning offers was $66.35 for car
which had been damaged by fire.
All the cars were sold, and Mr..
Chalupsky said results of the sale
had far exceeded expectations"
Evening star., 1948-02-07

SlXIn QSCrlCU LOT
the post of at
torney general
of Virginia.
The disclosure
t h a t the job
would go to the
49-year-old for
mer Roa n o X e
judge came yes
t e r ay with
word from lead
ers of the pre-
d o m ! n a n tly
Democratic AS
sembly that the
orga n | "a tion
forces were al
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Arlington Democrats Hit
INonportison Elections

The Democratic Club of Arlington
has rejected a proposal to indorse
nonpartisan elections for the Ar
lington County Board and School
Board.
The proposal. which has the back
ing of the Arlington Better Govern
ment League, was turned down at
a meeting of the club in the Lyon
Park Community House. At the
same time, the club tabled reso-
luton urging amendment OF the
Hatch Act to permit Government
workers to enter partisan elections
for local Offices.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Country Award
for service to
the church, the
community and
his troop.
The a W a r d
will be present.
ed at a special
Scout service at
II am. tomor-
row at Calvary
M e t h o d i S t
Church, IWen-
ty t hird and
South G. r a n t
streets, sponsor
of Troop 1l9.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
MRS. Van ArsduIe Files
Suit for Divorce Here

Mrs. Anita Moore Van Arsdale
1914 Connecticut avenue NV, yes
terday brought suit in District Court
for divorce from Samuel Owens Van
Arsdale, so, former official OF the
General Motors Corp.
The suit, which charges niscon-
duct, names a correspondent. 1t
gives the Chamberlain Hotel at Old
Point Comfort, Va. as the address
of both the husband and core
spondent. The suit says Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Arsdale were married in
Harrodsburg. KY, in January, 1929
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Son of Mr.. Malcolm MacCos'
and Mrs. Pierce MacCoy, 1881 South
Grant street, Malcolm is a sopho-
more at Washington-Lee High
School. He is an Eagle Scout with
Bronze Palm and the recipient OF
g. Citizenship Medal awarded an
nually by the Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
Malcolm also is member OF the
basket ball team of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship of Calvary
CIo,,rch
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Mount Rainier Church
To Bid Postor Good-by

A farewell reception for the Rev
and Mrs. Charles H. Frick will be
given by the board of Mount Rainier
Christian Church at 3 pm. tomor-
row. Mr.. Frick has accepted a cal
to a church in Huntsville, Pa, ano
will conduct his final service al
Mount Rainier February IS.
Wilbur Smith, board chairman
will officiate at the reception.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
|Co-ordinafors
Eagerly Await
New Oil Supply
Pledged Stocks Due
Next Week to
Relieve Shortage

Weary workers of the Fuel Oil Co
ordinating Committee continued to
fill emergency orders today while
Washington awaited the arrival Of
promised new stocks.
Calling the situation tight" Fuel
Oil Co-ordinator ]. Thomas Ken
nedy said ample stocks for today
remained in the emergency pool,
but that the future depended en-
tirely on replenishment Of dealers
tanks.
Two barges, one carrying 650,000
gallons of No. 2 oil and kerosene and
other like amount of gasoline. left
Baltimore this morning for WASH
ington's ESQ Standard Oil Co. plant
and should arrive tomorrow after
noon, ESQ officials said.
Part Of Three-Way Deal.
This consignment was apart from
100000 gallons ESQ agreed to fur
nish the Petrol Corp, one of the
principal Washington area sup
pliers, as part of a e,500,0O0 gallon
deal arranged between the Senate
Small Business Committee and
three oil companies.
For the first time in three weeks,
Mr.. Kennedy's staff of Is will be
given a day off tomorrow. The Of
flee will be closed to give workers
the rest that Mr.. Kennedy said was
necessary to keep them going.
Answering seven constantly ring
ing telephones, investigating hard
ship cases, filling out certificates and
contracting dealers has been such
gruelling work that one OF his super
visors cracked up" and was forced
to lay off, Mr.. Kennedy said.
Two More Shipments on Way.
Although expecting no oil barges
to arrive today, Mr.. Kennedy hoped
the shortage would be alleviated
early next week with at least two
additional promised shipments.
One was new loan of 100000 GAL
Ions of Diesel oil arranged with
the Navy and expected to arrive
Monday or Tuesday from Norfolk
Diesel oil may be burned in some
home furnaces.
The loan was negotiated at a
meeting attended by Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Mark E. Andrews,
Mr.. Kennedy apd William H. Press
of the Fuel-Oil Co-ordinating Com
mittee and Albert ]. Wolken of the
Senate Small Business Committee
staff.
Mr.. Wolken told newsmen that the
first allotment of 9,500,000 gallons
of No. and kerosene obtained for
the Washington and Baltimore
areas, should reach Washington this
weekend.
Other Firms to Assist.
Under terms arranged by the
Small Business Committee, Sinclair
Refining Corp. and Cities Service
Corp. will begin furnishing the re-
manning 100000 gallons next week.
about half of it earmarked for the
area.
The Maritime Commission an
nounced as another measure of re-
lieving the Nationwide shortage
that all tankers sold abroad from
now on must carry one cargo OF oil
to this country.
For instance, 10 tankers being
sold to Italy will bring at least 10
cargoes of oil to Eastern UNIFIED
States ports before making any
other voyages Likewise, tankers
sold in this country must remain IN
the domestic trade until May l.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Street Committee Named

WARRENTON, Va, Feb. 7 (Spe-
ciaD The Warrenton Town Coun-
ell has named a Street Committee
which will recommend locations for
the Is new parking meters to be
installed.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Malcolm MacCoy. II, member
of Arlington Boy Scout Troop ll9,
will be the first Scout in the Wash
ington area to receive the God and
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Virginia Legislators
To Nominate Almond
As Attorney General
BY the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IA joint
Democratic caucus of the General
Assembly will meet Monday to NOM
mate Representative Almond of the
Evening star., 1948-02-07

TRADE BOARD DINNER REVIvES AVENUE '90s-The
svania the revived last night for the mid
the Board of Trade at the Mayower which
repeated tonight The lobby lined with huge panels
depicting restaurants theaers other buildings they
peaed the century front of The STAR
lettering policeman of the past gazes colorul couple
They rght Yates oldborough AL Lee and Toni
Pearson Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1948-02-07


try
, 1948-03-08

FOR SALE Singer sewing
machine, Lightweight porable
incarrying case with complete
attachments sos. 90: also Koda-
scope 8 nm. movie protector
$1,000 Gull Real Estate Corp.
Christiansted.
, 1948-03-08
BLIcATIoN

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that Trademtrk No.
230,252 which was registered
in the United States Patent
Office, Washing D. c., on July
10, 1927, in the name Of COL
Gate & Co, of Jersey City,
New Jersey, a corporation or
ganized under the laws sof the
State of New Jersey, and
which was registered in the
Office of the Government Sec
rotary of the Virgin Islands
of the United States on March
20, 1916 and later assigned to.
COLGATE
PEET COMPANY Of Della
ware by instrument dated
August 10, 1928, and recorded
October 20, 1928 has been re-
newed on September 2, 1947
in the United States Paten Of
flee, Washington, D. G. for a
period of twenty years from
July 10, 1947, to COLGATE
PEET COM
PANY, a corporation of Della
waer, which has made a show
ing Of ownership Of the trade
mark originally registered to
COLGATE g. COMPANY, and.
that the said renewal has this
date been recorded in the Of
flee Of the Government Secre-
tary of the Virgin Islands of
the United States at st Thorn
as, in accordance with the pro-
visions in the regulations gov
erning the registration of Pa
tents and Trademarks in the
Virgin Islands, approved
April /, 1916.
~-
, 1948-03-08
FOUND

A pocket watch was found
on Company Street, Christian
sted, near the Post Office.
Owener may call at the
Avis Office.
, 1948-03-08
4 New Drink!

Here's a new drink smooth, rich.
delicious Hemo-a new idea to
please your taste and give you more
than you have ever had in a choco-
late drink,
At meaItime or between meals, at
Observation-Disclosures Hemo cold
or hot. It has a new flavor that you
will look forward to enjoying again.
And while you enjoy it, see what
Il does for YOU
Mtamin-kln.ral Food Drink
just two glasses Of this delicious
drink give you your entire daily E
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-12-04

ter. After soaking, crack the pecans
carefully and shell. Then spread
out to dry in warm place, such
as the oven at $50 degrees Fahren-
heit with the door slightly ajar. Do
not scorch the pecan nuts.
Allow to cool, then pack in mois-
ture-proof containers No head space
is needed. Press out air and heat
seal cans at once.
Quick freeze at community locker
plant or in home unit.
Ingredients for pecan pie are one
fourth cup butter, two-thirds cup
firmly packed brown sugar, a dash
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-12-04

of salt, three-fourths cup dark
corn syrup, three well beaten eggs,
one cup pecan halves and one tea
spoon vanilla.
First prepare the pastry, lining
an eight-inch pie pan. Cream toge-
Their the butter, brown sugar and
salt, then stir in the remaining in
gradients.
Turn into the pastry Lined pan
and bake in oven at $50 degrees
Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. Reduce
heat to $50 degrees Fahrenheit, and
bake for 30 minutes or until firm.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-12-04

October, have been suspended from
the subsistence rolls.
For the past few months, the
veterans and their trainers have
been advised by the VA that these
reports were due on the'first day of
each month for the previous months
training. The VA has allowed a
period of ten days for the receipt
of these reports in their office, and
has not suspended those veterans
whose reports were received on or
before the 10th day of the month
following the period which the re-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-12-04

port covers.
Those veterans who failed to sub
NIT this report and who have been
suspended, willremain in suspended
status until the report is received.
These veterans have been individ-
ually notified by letter of the sus-
pension and the reason therefor.
In accordance with VA Regula-
TONS those veterans who do not
submit this report within so days
from the due date, will be discon-
tinued from training and vii. Lose
subsistence for the period Of the
delinquency. Veterans will not be
reentered into training until this re-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-12-04

port is received.
This report is not required from
veterans training in institutions of
higher learning, institutional on-the-
farm courses, and correspondence
courses. Veterans who have been
suspended and who submit the pro-
gress and attendance report proper
ly signed by the veteran and the
trainer, will be placed back on the
subsistence roll as quickly as pos
sible, provided the report for the
month of October is received on
or before January 1, 1919.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-12-04

Several weeks ago you were Civ
en- a method for canning pecans
This week | will give you a pecan
pie recipe and suggest a method
for freezing.
To freeze pecans, first soak over
night in salt water, using one-half
cup of salt to three quarts of wa