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Evening star., 1948-05-16

For two weeks there was a
scratching and a mewing at 1922
Pennsylvania avenue NV. that the
landlord hadn't mentioned when
the lease was signed.
Like an Edgar Allan Poe mystery,
it seemed to come from the inner
recesses of the wall.
Sometimes it got downright
creepy, but Mrs. Auta A. Living
stone paid it little more heed than
the squeaking door sound effects she
heard on the radio mysteries.
That was, until yesterday. 1t
seemed the mewing and scratching
was getting out of hand, bit nerve
shaking even to one geared to such
things.
Mrs. Livingstone, who had sup
pressed curiosity longer than is
conventional, called the Fire De-
partment.
For a busy few minutes, the men
of Rescue Squad No. l made like
beavers, tapping the walls here and
there and pausing for intermittent
news and scratchings.
At last they paused, looked at one
another and nodded their heads IN
common assent. This was it. They
carefully cracked the plaster and
sawed a a'six-by-six inch hole through
the laths.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Wedding Photos Lead
To Charge Of Bigamy
| AGAINST Ex-PoIiceman

A Charles County CMd) grand
jury this week will hear the story of
how a photograph shown by a
preacher at a Washington precinct
station led to the filing Of bigamy
and perjury charges against q for
mer District policeman.
States Attorney Thomas C. Car
rico said evidence to be presented
at La Plata will allege that George
William Solomon Miller, 80, former
private at No. II precinct, married a
one-time Gallinger Hospital student
nurse though he already had a wife
and four children.
Miller ran afoul the law in his
own station when the Rev. Royal A.
Rice, pastor of the La Plata Metho-
dist Church. appeared there last
January and asked for him.
Pastor Took Wedding Photos.
Mr.. Rice said he had taken some
photographs of Miller and his wife
after they were married in his par
sonage January 10. The pastor ex-
planned Miller had asked him to
mail the photographs, but since he
was coming to Washington anyway,
he just brought them along.
Desk Sergt. Louis M. Butt was
somewhat surprised. He had an idea
Miller had a wife in the District.
That night 1t. Bert Sheldon con-
"a
and asked for an explanation. After
seeing his attorney, Miller resigned
the following day, 1t. Sheldon said.
Mr.. Rice said the couples mar
riage license was in perfect order
It had been applied for January 8
and issued two days later in COM
pliance with Maryland law. The
woman was listed as Irene Marie
Roles, 10.
The pastor recalled that two or
three persons accompanied the
bridal couple.
1T was a festive occasion" Mr..
Rice said, ''and the bridegroom who
I understand Is an amateur photog-
rapher, said it would be nice to
have pictures"
It was then that Mr.. Rice assured
the couple he was something OF a
photographer himself, and after
taking the pictures, agreed to send
them to Miller.
Miller Fight Extradition.
Mr.. Carrico said Miller had re-
sisted extradition and would have
a hearing June ! in Washington
Municipal Court. In addition to
bigamy, he is charged with making
false statements in connection with
the marriage license.
Gallinger Hospital officials said
Miss Roles resigned shortly before
the marriage, saying she was re-
turning to her home in Pennsyl-
vania.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Soda|ity in Silver Spring
Elects Mrs. (. F. Brennan

Mrs. Edward F.. Brennan has been
elected prefect of the Sodality OF
st. Michael's Church, Silver Spring
succeeding Mrs. Frederick j. Roy.
Other officers are Mrs. Thomas A
Loughrey, vice prefect; Mrs. John
Alexander. treasurer: Mrs. Howard
Pyles, recording secretary, and Mrs
Thomas Jef1ers, corresponding Sec
retary.
Mrs. John Hunter and Mrs. Rich
ard Thibadeau have been appointed
co-chairmen of the Social Commit.
tee. Mrs. William E. Cassap1s mem
bership chairman, and Mrs. Charles
Clifford is chairman of the Commit
tee to Visit the Sick. The SodalitJ
has a membership of 700.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

The Traffic Department added to
the high cost of living last week
with an announcement that here
after a fee of 81 will be charged for
a driving permit for learners. The
permit is good for 80 days, but can
be extended for another 80 days. Up
to last week the permit was issued
free. The regular permit will re-
main at So and is good for three
years.
Under the new regulations per-
son with a learners permit can
drive any passenger automobile if
a person with an operators permit
is riding in the front seat with him,
but cannot drive a car for compen-
sation.
Persons between Is and 18 years
can also obtain a learners permit,
but can only drive car that IS
owned by parents or guardian ano
must be accompanied by a person
with a drivers permit.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
By Mor Lou Werner

Mephitis, a pet skunk, probably
spoiled whatever chance he had OF
winning the pet show at the Semi
nary Fair yesterday when he bit
the judge on the knuckle.
The woods kitty sank his teeth
into the knuckle Of the Rev. J. L. B.
williams when he lifted the animal
from his cage to pose for newspaper
photographers.
Up to that point. Mephitis had
everything in his favor. Although
his name means bad odor" IN
Latin, this little sachet kitten had
been deprived of skunk's usual
defense. He had been thoroughly
doused with lilac talcum and per-
fume for his appearance in the
show.
No Helpless Animal.
He proved that skunks aren't
helpless without their natural odor.
Mr.. Williams is rector Of Eman-
uel-on -the-Hill Episcopal Church,
which is located on the grounds of
the Virginia Theological Seminary
and site of the fair. The ladies
auxiliary of Mr.. Williams church
sponsored the annual event.
Mephitis is the pet of Miss Keating
Karig, daughter of Capt. Walter c.
Karig, USN, of Seminary Hill,
author of a number of books in
cluding the best seller, "zotz."
Major event of the fair was the
annual turtle sweepstakes, which
produced an insult to all land .loving
terrapins when the only sea terra
pin entered, ran off with first prize.
Diamond Lii Is Winner.
The sea terrapin, called Diamond
Lii by it's owner, l2-year-old Anne
Howe of 3416 South Utah street
crossed the finish line first in each OF
three heats. Anne said the terrapin
was purchased by her mother, Mrs.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Auto Learners Permit Fee 6S| Employees Are Given
0f 81 Imposed by District Till 24th 10 Pledge Loya|i,

Government Services Inc. en-
ployes will have until May "a tc
sign the loyalty forms which each
of the $3.50 workers must complete
or lose his job.
Original deadline was yesterday
but GSI officials explained there
had not been sufficient time to han
die the mechanics Of the job.
GSI's general manager, r. R
Ayers, said last night he did not
know of any case Of an employe re-
fusing to sign the loyalty oath. He
said the forms may all be completed
before the new deadline.
All GSI employees, regardless OF
whether they work in Federal build
ings, are required to sign. About
1000 employees, including supervis-
ory personnel. are employed in the
cafeterias, another 100 work in
snack bars and $50 are spread among
recreation concessions and at the
central business Office.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Animals in the News:
Discovery Of Small Trapped Kitten
Ends Two-Week Mewing in Wall

What they extracted was a three
week old kitten. practically extinct
from its long incarceration. Regina
Santos. 18, Mrs. Livingstone's
daughter, took it in hand, feeding
it milk to bring it around.
The kitten was refugee from its
mothers brood in the attic. 1t had
slipped through a hole in the attic
into the partition between the walls
and for two weeks. the mother ap-
parently had commuted from the
attic to the infant to feed it.
Whether the rescued cat would
remain with the Livingstones was
not determined. But from the way
1T backed away from the hole in the
wall, it was definite tabby had en-
tered a new phase of its life.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
|Motorist Chasing
|Woyword Spider
Hits Parked Cars
by the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
15.-Frank Warren Swacker, Uni
versity of Virginia student from New
York, today blamed spider for
his woes.
Swacker was motoring downtown
when he felt a SPIDER crawling up
his leg. While attempting to To-
cate the intruder, Swacker crashed
into a parked automobile belonging
to Fred w. Hanf, of Phoebus.
The spider continued his journey
undisturbed by the collision.
And as the hunt grew more furi-
GUS, Swacker crashed into sec
ond parked automobile-this one
owned by Police Court Justice j..
Callan Brooks-about 20 feet further
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Chevy Chase Council
To Aid f. Y. Brown
Center Fund Drive

| OrgdnlZdtlOnS Represented OIl Ile
Chevy Chase Community Council
will be asked to undertake in
dividual fund-raising projects as
part of the campaign to equip the
new MISREPRESENTATION center at E.
v. Brown School.
Council President Sam Higger
said letters carrying this direct ap-
peal have been prepared and will be
sent to the two council delegates
and head of each organization.
Included in the % member groups
of the council are home and school
associations, churches, Scout groups,
Camp Fire Girls, citizens and busi-
nessmen's associations, an Ameri-
can Legion post, the old civilian de-
fense organization and women's
clubs.
$3.50 Contributed.
As the campaign for group sup
port got under way, Edward T.
Stafford, council treasurer, an
nounced that Chevy Chase residents
have contributed approximately $3.50
to the campaign in its first four
days.
A check for another $500 will be
presented to the center by the
Junior Woman's Club Of Chevy
Chase, representing proceeds from
its May 7 benefit ball. This Is the
first group gift.
Mr.. Stafford said the individual
gifts vary from 81 contributions
from children to $50 donation from
a Chevy Chase dentist. He said IS
contributions predominant with a
good sprinkling Of SO and q few
.$25 gifts"
, The campaign goal is $5.0o0-the
amount needed to buy the furniture,
games, curtains, canteen equipment
and dozens of other items that the
residents of Chevy Chase are being
asked to pay for as their contribu-
ton to an attractive center.
81 From Each Child.
One of the first gifts came from
Mrs. Joseph H. Galliher, 1890 Nc
Klnley street NV, who explained
her donation was "at the rate of 81
for each of my five children, former
pupils at E. v. Brown"
Judge Frank H. Myers Of Munich
pal Court sent message wishing
the campaign good luck with his
contribution.
A 81 bill came from John M.
Fowler, 3506 Mckinley street NV.
with this identifying detail: Il am
212 years old"
Mr.. Higger said several groups
already have plans under way to
help the center. One group, he
said, is planning a benefit card
party. Another expects to present
a television set or some equally
expensive piece of equipment.
Drama Group to Contribute.
The college-age dramatic group
of Blessed Sacrament parish, Mr..
Higger said, plans to contribute half
the proceeds of its next play pro-
duction. The group. the Gaudeo
Players, will present Ruth Gordon's S
Years Ago. at Holy Trinity Audi
forum, Thlrty-slXth and o streets
NV, on May 25 and 26 with the
center sharing the profit.
In his letter to council groups,
Mr.. Higger gave progress report
on the campaign and added this
request:
Now I wish to ask your individual
organizations for two things-a cash
contribution to the community
center drive in any amount you
deem proper and the undertaking
at your earliest convenience of some
project or plan of your own organi-
zation mad execution to raise funds
for the center
The goal is just ahead" he added,
If we an get together for strong
pull >as we have in the past. We
can't help but be successful"
Evening star., 1948-05-16

relating to payments to property
owners for lands condemned for the
opening of Eastern avenue
Efforts will be made by the full
Senate District Committee to ar
rive at final settlement of the
long fight between the Commis-
sioners and National Guard officers
over a division of concession re-
ceipts from nonmilitary uses Of the
District Armory.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Toostmosters Name Huskins

Rupert L. Haskins has been named
president of the Toastmaster's Club
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation. Other new officers are
John j. Guerard, vice president. and
Mrs. Alvin S. Holmes, secretary
treasurer. The club has both men
and women members.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Group to Honor Children

The East Central Civic Associa-
ton will honor area school chill.
dren for outstanding contributions
to civic improvements in special
Youth on Parade" meeting at
pm. Tuesday at the Bundy School
429 O sareet NV.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Bourd Elections Is Topic

A discussion on whether the
County School board members
should be elected or appointed will
be held at the meeting of the
Leland Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association at pm. Tues
day. Walter Hess, of the National
Education Association, will conduct
the discussion. Ofdcers will be
elected.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
House Committee Clears
MARYLAND tobacco Bill

The House Agriculture Committee
yesterday favorably reported bill
by Representative Sasscer. Demo-
crat, of Maryland, for parity prices
on Maryland tobacco.
The full committee acted shortly
after receiving the bill from sub
committee.
As amended, it provides a support
price of 419 cents per pound for
Maryland tobacco and uses as base
period the wears 1886 to 1941,
Evening star., 1948-05-16
.SurruttsviIIe PTA to Elect

The Surrattsvile PTA will elect
officers at 7:45 pm. Tuesday in the
Surrattsville School.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Rent Boost Weighed
After Protests by 80
| General Scott Tenants

The District Rent Administration
today has under advisement the re.
quest for q rent increase by owners
Of the General Scott, one Of Wash
| ington's newer and swankier apart
ment houses, after so tenants yes
terday expressed their objections.
The building, located at Scott
circle NV, is owned by Herbert
Harvey, Inc, real estate brokers, who
are asking for rent increases aver
aging slightly less than "a per cent
on all Of the buildings $50 units.
Rents now range from $3.50 to
$3.50 . month.
Harvey Cites Rising Costs.
According to Herbert Harvey,
/ president Of the company, who tes-
titled at yesterdays hearing, the in
creases have been made necessary
by the rise in the cost Of operation,
and maintenance since the rental
ceilings were originally applied in
1912.
His attorney, John J. Wilson. pro-
duced figures to show the gross
rental income from the building
rose from $146.064 in 1912 to $147 ,36a
in 1947. Expenses over the same
period rose from $50,923 at t69, ,14o,
Mr.. Wilson said.
A group Of tenants, represented
by Attorney Herman Miller, charged
that service in the building had de-
teriorated in the last few years.
Specific complaints included such
items as dirty laundry rooms, brok-
en- Venetian blinds, service
charge" for private telephones;
cooking odors in the air-condition-
ing system and discrimination on
Evening star., 1948-11-16
father,
IF YOU READ THIS

come back to us. Mons not cross ut
you any more. She said, Il never
would have picked that quarrel with
Dad il ! hadn't felt 80 miserable. "
Seems she'd been bothered with con-
stipstion caused by lack Of bulk in
the diet. Well, since Grandma tipped
her Of to KELLOGGS ALL-BRAN,
Nom has Joined the REGULAR" and
what . difference In heri She polishes
of Z bowlful of ALL-BRAN every
am, drinks 4 lot Of water. She's
taken to baking swell mullins, too,
from the recipe on the ALL-BRAN
box. So come on back. You'll find
home was never like this-befors
ALL-BRAN. JACK.
Evening star., 1948-11-16

the part Of the management Ia ~.
decorating the apartments.
$l5e for Penthouse.
They also charged that Q pent-
house apartment has been rented
for several years without rent
ceiling. Mr.. Harvey said this apart
ment originally was intended for the
use Of the owners Of the building.
When they could not agree which
one Of them should occupy it, it was
rented to . third person for $50 .
month, he said.
Included among the buildings 5
tenants are several members Of
Congress and Miss Rose Conway,
personal secretary to President Tru.
man. None Of this group attended
yesterdays hearing.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Church Group Plans Dinner

The Women's. Society Of Chris.
tian Service Of the Union Methodist
Church will sponsor . ham dinner
from S to pm. Thursday In the
church, Sl4 Twentieth street NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Radio 'PhonograPh Te|eviision

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Moenox teeson offers exceptional clarity duol phonogoph
opon poyno 1919 RPM clearer
Armstrong find these phonoeroph oil
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

YOU NAME ii -. watch FARMLAND dc It'll Need
a slaughtering hoist? A high scaffold for apple picking,
house painting or putting on storm windows2 Use your
FARMLAND. From fall to spring it's busy loading
shocks, moving rocks, pulling fence posts, scooping
silage, doing scores of tasks easier, faster, betterl No
wonder farmers buy it in every season of the year.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

FEED LOTS CLEAR IN NO TIME! With a Snow
Scoop Attachment on my Loader, 1
don't just push the snow around I pick it up and
get rid of it. It's a cinch, too, to load ear corn, snage and
other loose materials with the scoop. This wonderful
loader is a prime necessity ON the farm from fall to
spring. while most other implements rest . and rust.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

BIG REPAIR JOBS ARE EASY with a FARM
HAND to help. This Sand and Gravel Plate Attach
ment moves earth, lifts big loads of gravel, bricks, build
attachments and you're set for any
kind of lifting, loading or moving work.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

YOU'LL FIND NEW USES for your FARMLAND
every day you own it :. like carrying wood from the
wood lot, pulling well rods, moving outbuildings. And
when your fall and winter chores are done, you've got
the worlds champion power implement for haying, har-
vesting and hauling next summer. Yes, NOW is the time
to order your Loaderl
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

BREAKS FROZEN STACKS. Watch how my
Loader with All Forage Fork
Attachment bites huge loads out of frozen stacks :.
them free and clear with that tremendous 5000 Id. lift
and 21-foot reach. It's another back-breaking job that
does in minutes
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

SNOW BOUND? NOT NE . !. with my FARM.
HAND Loader and v Plow Attachment to blast
through the drifts and clear my road in a hurry. That
rugged FARMLAND frame absorbs the shocks and
strains of heavy blowing, saves the tractor, speeds the
work. I've earned up to $35 a day clearing snow for
n~eighbors, too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

Communists but urged them to use
"calmness, patience and to treat the
colored people well" He said that
under such conditions the Negroes
would soon learn to ignore sub
versive instigators.
Mr.. Newell also warned against
Communist infiltrations into citi-
zens' associations. Mrs. Joseph
Vanier, president Of the group,
pointed out that they already had
a constitutional check against just
such an occurrence in that all new
members to the association must be
voted in.
In other business, the group en-
powered a committee to represent
them at the hearings on the
Auchincloss plan for home rule.
The meeting was held at the
Janney School at Albemarle street
and Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Arlington Nursing Group
Names Committee Heads

Committee chairmen Of the Ar.
lington Instructive Visiting Nurse
Association were announced today
as follows:
Mrs. Beulah Goss, finance; Mrs.
Robert C. Young, publicity and ra-
dio; Mrs. j. G. Boss. nursing; Mrs.
G. Harrison Mann, nominating, and
Mrs. James Head, education.
DR.. Joseph Bernstein has been
chairman of the Medical
Advisory Board, which includes Drs.
Albert Orlosky, June Shafer and
Blanche Tabor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Newell Warns Citizens
OF Subversive Threat

Clifford S. Newell, former presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, told the Friendship
Citizens Association last night that
the District has "a white mans
burden" it must not shirk.
Mr.. Newell warned the group that
Communist elements in the District
are trying to undermine and de-
stroy wherever they can. He
pointed out that they find "fer-
tile field" for this in "the unin-
formed Negro" Mr. Newell stressed
that the citizens should not allow
themselves 10 be handicapped by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Bill Opens Way 70 Relief
For Eastern Ave. Owners

Courts would be permitted to re-
open condemnation proceedings in
the long disputed cases of property
owners along Eastern avenue NE,
under a bill introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Revercomb, Repub-
lican, of West Virginia and Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas.
The measure went to the District
Committee. It would give property
owners along the avenue the right
to take their case to court again,
asking for more money than they
got in a 1910 condemnation award
for changes in their property made
by street alterations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
BIandy 10 Establish Fleet
Headquarters in Norfolk
by the A.soeioisd Press

NORFOLK, Va. Jan. 22.-Admiral
w. H. p. Blandy. commander OF
the Atlantic Fleet, will establish
headquarters ashore at Norfolk
about March l, the Navy announced
yesterday.
It will be the first time Atlantic
Fleet headquarters has been set up
ashore.
At present Admiral Blandy's
command is abroad the amphibious
command ship Pocono, now on
cruise in South Atlantic waters.
Admiral Blandy's headquarters
will be established at the Norfolk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

Naval Hospital, which has been in
caretaker status since it was de-
commissioned last May.
Naval spokesman said establish
ment Of the headquarters at Nor
folk will enable Admiral Blandy to
carry out the functions of his dual
command more efficiently than
would be possible afloat."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Navy Center Schedules Talk
On Emotions Link 10 Illness

A forum on heart disease and a
lecture on pschosomatic medicine,
showing the effect of emotional
stimuli on body disorders, will take
place tomorrow at the National
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
At / PM, the naval hospital staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
THURSDAY ANuARY a. la1 $500 - :. -

will meet in the main auditorium
for the discussion of heart disease.
DR.. F. r. Lang, DR.. H. r. Coop
er, Dr.. D. E. Billman and DR.. r. G.
Parker will deal with the symptoms,
diagnosis and treatment of the
disease and its relation to other
nalaaies.
At 8:15 pm. doctors will hear
review of the psychological factor
in medicine by DR.. Frank Fremont
Smith of New York City, vice presi-
dent of the international Commit
zee for Mental Hygiene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

American tanners use about a
million kangaroo and wallaby skins
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

Steaks, chops, roasts,
poultry, seafood and
other meats in our
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cellophane by, our
experts giving you
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your praise.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
"The Sanctuary" Maus0leun1

l. HE SANCTUARY has been built to stand tfrou
has been spared in effort make one of the
America The edice is one hundred and seventy fe
wde with provision for future extension when require
the keynotes of the granite exterior Beau
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Evening star., 1948-02-29

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Evening star., 1948-02-29
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