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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-04-21
SOCIAL HrGHIIGHTs


Sunday, April IL. Mrs. Phillips
Allen was the guest of Mrs. Shur-
man Davis. and also attended a
tea at the Bethel Church spon-
sored by Mrs. Davis. Mrs. AL
len was very happy to meet old
friends again.
The young men of the N.A.A.-
C. P. Youth Council entertained
In the rumpus room of Mrs. Marie
Evans Friday evening, April 16.
Many attended and all had an
enjoyable time. The Misses Joyce
Donaldson and Nellie Jones were
teaching folk dancing and the
charleston. Misses Winonah Wag-
gener and Bernice Frye tried a
new dance. the Texas hop" oh!
Gee. what a good time. fun and
more fun, the youngsters enjoy
ed. The young men made lovely
hosts. Mrs. Dolores Watson. SUI
pervisor. Also 1t is SO wonderful
that Mrs. Marie Evans welcomes
that youth group. and all other
organizations. for that matter.
into her home.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-04-21

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the rich notvroI-I looking color that makes you
look younger. And your friends will approve. for
Hollywood stors have shown ihot hair eoloring Is
as important q .5Lsuuty old as lipsiiek or rouge.
soIook your best -. Color your hair with Lorlsvss.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
New Republic Loses
lis Managing Editor
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The res
ignation of Edd johnson, managing
editor of the New Republic, in the
wake of an economy drive on the
magazine, was confirmed today by
Michael Straight, publisher.
Mr.. Straight said six employees
had been fired because the New
Republic was continuing to lese
money.
Two of these were girls who pre-
viously had been working exclusively
for Henry A. Wallace, the publisher
said. Mr.. Wallace resigned as editor
of the magazine in December when
he announced his candidacy for
president on a third party ticket
He has continued as contributing
editor
Mr. Straight said circulation rose
from $4,000 to $4,000 under Mr..
Wallace's editorship and that it
now is $4,000. Advertising revenues
have been low, the publisher added.
Mr.. johnson quit after being told
by Mr. Straight to discharge all
employees the magazine could do
without.
Negotiations with the American
Newspaper Guild over the firings
were very friendly" the publisher
said. Guild officials said the six
employees received twice the amount
of dismissal pay provided for in the
unions contract with the magazine.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Reds Around Mukden
Reported in Flight
By the Assoeioted Press

PE1PING, Feb. 13. - Chinese
Communist besiegers of Mukden
were reported in flight today.
government dispatches said
unsupported national troops had
driven the Reds more than 20 miles
from Suchiatun, rail junction seven
miles south of Mukden. The siege of
Suchiatun was broken yesterday.
There were no details. 1t appeared
likely, however, that the Commun-
lists were falling back to Liaoyang,
IS miles south of Mukden on the
Mukden-Dairen railway. Liaoyang
fell to the Reds last week.
In Shanghai, a government mill
tary spokesman told correspondents
the Manchurian situation was mot
as serious as reported" Until yes
terday pro-government dispatches
had indicated an increasingly criti-
cal situation.
The spokesman, Gen. Teg Wen-yi,
said the Communists were handi-
capped by lack of adequate train
ing, loss of 80 per cent of the veter-
ans of the 9th Route Army and the
new 4th Army, low morale and a
political housecleaning within the
party.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Thaw Clears Streets
OF Ice; Even Warmer
Is Seen for Tomorrow

Warmed by the first appreciable
stretch of above freezing tempera-
lures in a month, Washington
thawed out today and the prospects
were for warmer weather tomorrow,
the Weather Bureau said.
When the observer recorded 80
degrees at 1882 last night, it was
the first time since January Is that
the minimum temperature for a "a
hour period was as high as freezing.
Result Of the "protracted" warmup
was the disappearance of much snow
and ice from the streets, giving
drivers and pedestrians their most
secure surface since the 5-inch snow
of January "a.
Fairfax and Prince Georges County
schools, closed yesterday by icy
roads, were reopened today.
The weather forecast called for
light rain tonight with a low of
around "a and considerable cloudi-
ness and warmer tomorrow.
Transportation was moving al
most normally today throughout the
washington area.
The American Automobile ASso-
citation, which answered 308 dis
tress calls from motorists yester-
day, found today very quiet"
Today's drizzle and above freezing
temperatures were welcomed by
Sanitation Supt William A. Xanten,
in charge of street clearance For
the first time this winter-after a
record period-workers were able to
flush streets.
Their job included washing down
the sewers $4,000 tons of sand sprin-
kled On the streets since the first
snowfall.
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Severe Cold Extends
Down Plains 10 Gulf;
Rains Drench South
BY the A..eeio,.d Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Freezing
rain, sleet and snow pelted areas
from the Plains States to the East
Gulf region today as winters heavy
snowfalls and severe cold prompted
the placing of partial embargo
on rail freight movement into parts
of New England and New York
State.
There was an absence of extreme
cold weather in the chilled North
Central and New England areas
today. But Federal forecasters said
mass of cold air was piling up
west of the Hudson Bay district
and appeared headed across the
Canadian border.
Freezing rain and sleet extended
from Southeastern Kansas and
Northeastern Oklahoma through
Missouri, parts of Illinois and IndiI
ana. Highway travel was reported
hazardous. Snow fell in parts Of
Nebraska. Iowa, Minnesota and
Southern Missouri
Heavy Rains Drench South.
Most of the South was drenched
with heavy rains. Nearly all of
Texas shivered as temperatures
dipped far below normal. In Corpus
Christi, on the Gulf, the mercury
early today slid to IS, one degree
colder than in Edmonton, Alberta.
Temperatures moderated in the
Eastern States and were slightly be-
low normal west of the Rockies.
Cold continued in most sections of
the Mountain States. There were
some subzero readings in Colorado,
Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and in parts
of New Mexico and Nebraska.
Florida's temperatures topped the
Nations weather map again yester-
day, with a high of 78 at Jackson
vile and II at Miami.
Only high-priority freight was to
be carried into the northeastern
section of the country following an
nouncement of the four-day en-
barge by the Association of Ameri-
can Railroads, at the direction of
the Office of Defense Transporta-
tion.
Embargo Begins Saturday.
With large backlogs of freight
piled up during the recent sleet and
snow storms, the New York Central
and the Boston and Albany Rail
roads restricted all shipments to
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Cabman Hit With Brick,
Two Men Escape With So

Two men escaped with So and
Navy discharge papers belonging to
cab driver after the driver was
hit in the head with a brick last
night.
Melvin Carroll, 80, of 322 Elev-
enth street Sc, told police the
men, both colored, hailed his cab at
Eighth and H streets NE. and asked
to go to Fifty-third and E streets
Sc, where one of them slugged
him. The brick was in a paper bag,
he said
Mr.. Carroll was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for scalp lacerations
and released.
Meat and groceries valued at
$46.70 were stolen from a market in
the 5000 block of Benning road
NE, Samuel Epstein. proprietor, re-
ported late yesterday. The thieves
forced rear window, he said.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

New York and New. England except
for livestock, persihables, petroleum,
fuel and coal necessary to keep the
railroads operating. The embargo
is to extend for four days starting
at 1901 am. Saturday.
Chattanooga, Tenn, was soaked
with its heaviest 24-hour rainfall in
the 69-year history of the Weather
Bureau3.84 inches. Many creeks
overdowed and the Red Cross
made plans to evacuate families
from lowlands If the Tennessee
River rises above flood stage.
In Memphis rainfall over a 30
hour period measured So inches,
including 2.70 inches yesterday.
Some streets were flooded and
scores of automobiles stalled.
Sleet and rain was extensive over
Arkansas, Georgia and Louisiana,
with some cities reporting rain daily
for more than week.
Five Die of Cold in Texas.
Texas counted five deaths attrib-
uted to the severe cold. Highway
travel was dangerous in the north
east and western sections and Homer
Garrison, public safety director,
warned motorists not to travel "ex-
cept in cases of extreme emergency"
The coolest weather in Texas was
in the Panhandle region, with tenn
peratures near zero, and industrial
and business activity was curtailed.
Ice conditions were reported from
the Red River Valley in North Texas
south past San Antonio.
New York City, harassed by heavy
snowfalls and cold weather most of
the winter, had the second warmest
day of the winter season yesterday
as the thermometer registered AZ.
The mercury was near that mark in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Wash
ington.
Snow Blocks Kansas Roads.
Temperatures moderated over
Utah and Idaho after yesterdays
suzzero readings, which included
an unofficial -43 at Woodruff, Utah.
The mercury was below zero in
Northern New Mexico but higher
temperatures were forecast as the
snowstorm moved eastward.
Many motorists were stranded in
Southwest Kansas as drifting snow
Evening star., 1948-02-13

Embargo Begins SATURDAY.
With large backlogs of freight
piled up during the recent sleet and
snow storms, the New York Central
and the Boston and Albany Rail
roads restricted all shipments to
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Dr.. Hooton Urges Plan
To Reduce lncompetents
ey the Assoeicted Press

bf me ASSoeicted rfett
PALO ALTO. Calf, Feb. 13.-NoW
there's Hooton peace plan.
DR.. Earnest A. Hooton, Harvard
anthropologist, proposed to a STAN
ford University audience last night:
Universal birth control ito prevent
the incompetent from reproducing
their kind"
Wedding of social misfits from the
educational system.
Efforts to raise the "low I. O." OF
governments.
DR.. Hooton saw danger to democ-
racy in the idea that poverty
stricken, inefficient people have any
innate right to be supported in
idleness from the public purse"
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Alexandria Women Hurt
By Cor Crossinu Street

Mrs. Iona Allen. so. of 225 North
Columbus street, Alexandria, suf-
fered head and possible internal In
Juries late yesterday when she was
struck by an automobile near Queen
and Cameron streets, Alexandria,
police reported. She was admitted
to Alexandria Hospital where her
condition today was described as
fair"
Alexandria police said the car that
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Tobey Urges Vandenberg
As Presidential Nominee
BY the Associoted Press

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 13.-
Senator Tobey, Republican, of New
Hampshire-one of the leaders in an
unsuccessful effort to draft Gen.
Eisenhower-called on the Repub-
lican Party last night to consider
Senator Vandenburg for the presi-
dental nomination.
Senator Tobey told a Lincoln Day
dinner that this country has
splendid presidential timber" in the
Michigan Senator, who is chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. Senator Vandenberg has
asked Republicans in his State not
to consider him for the presidential
nomination.
Michigans Governor, Kim Sigler,
said last week, however, that no one
doubted Senator Vandenberg would
accept "if called upon
Evening star., 1948-02-13
Zionist Council to Hold
2-Duy Conference Here

The American Zionist Emer.
gency Council will hold a two-day
meeting starting at II am. SUM-
day at the Jewish Community
Center to consider future action on
Palestine.
Sunday the conference will hear
DR.. Abba Hillel Silver, council
chairman, report on q recent visit
to Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

blocked many roads. Train and bus
lines operated behind schedules.
Colder weather was forecast for
tonight and tomorrow in Montana,
Wyoming and Colorado, although
readings in some parts OF the latter
two States were below zero today,
including --18 at Laramie, Wyo.. and
-13 at Fraser, Colo.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

ICE = CYCLE - The strangest
sight on the Potomac, near
Key Bridge, yesterday was a
motorcycle operated by H. v.
Rothery and carrying his
brother, Frank Rothery; Joe
Spencer and Jack Hummel, all
of Falls Church, Va.
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1948-02-13

hit her was driven by James Y.
Shifnett, jr.. Of 122 John Roberts
Homes, who was charged with fail
ure to give pedestrian the right Of
way.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
McCarran Says 0. 5. Plans
Compromise Tidal Oil Bill

Senator McCarran, Democrat, o1
Nevada said today the Fedora,
Government is about to admit II
has gone all too far" in claiming
ownership of land under coastal
waters.
Senator McCarran asked Dion r
Holm, counsel Of the San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission, wheth.
er he would support a bill to relin.
quish any Government claim or
lands under inland waters.
Mr.. Holm said such a bill woulc
satisfy San Francisco, but that hi
could not support it because "a
principle is involved" and that II
would not be fair to the States. -
Senator McCarran said he has
learned that the administration will!
offer bill to give up any Fedora,
claim to ownership of land under
bays, harbors and inland waters.
Such measure would be IAN ad-
mission on the part of the Govern
ment that this has gone all too far
and would constitute IAN effort tc
stymie" action by Congress, he
added.
The exchange came at congress
sional hearing on a bill which would
give the States clear-cut ownership
of the land and its resources under
their coastal waters.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Paul F. Baranek, 81, Dies;
Pentagon Printing Official

Paul Francis Baranek, 62, super.
visor Of the regarding section In the
reproduction Office Of the Pentagon
died yesterday at Providence Hos.
pital after q 10-month illness.
Mr.. Baranek was born in Prague
Czechoslovakia, but had lived in the
Washington area since he was Z
He lived at 4608 Queensbury road
Riverdale, Md, for 80 years. Foul
months ago he and his family went
to live at 922 Ninth street NE.
For IS years Mr.. Baranek was In
the interior decorating business. His
store was at IS H street NE. He
worked in the Procurement Division
Of the Treasury Departments blue
print section and later in the blue.
print section of the Federal Housing
Administration before he became 8
supervisor at the War Department
three years ago. His section re.
graded zinc plates used In the pro.
cess of Photographic printing.
Survivors are. his widow, Mrs
Margarete Baranek; three sons
Paul, jr., National Geographic So.
ciety employe; Robert e. Baranel
Of Washington and Karl Baranek
Hollywood, Md; q daughter, Mrs
George Costenbader, and a brother
Joseph 'Baranek, both of Washing
tom and two sisters, Mrs. Ann Paw
Xix, Creighton, Pa, and Mrs. Carri
Maserick, Silver Spring, Md, as vel
as two grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be offered a
10 am. Saturday at st. Jerome
Catholic Church, Hyattsville. Buria
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Group Health Rates
May Be Raised After
Conference Tonight

Prepaid medical service rates ART
expected to be raised so cents q
month for adult subscribers *
Group Health Association, after q
membership meeting tonight.
The medical temperatures Board
of Trustees will report to the H.
600 subscribers that continued
operation at the present rates Of s.
a month for adults and SO for chill
dren would mean monthly loss
of $1,000.
In addition to the basic increase
of so cents in the adult rate the
following budget balancing meas
ures are proposed:
Increase the rate for children
from 50 to $2.25.
May Raise Maternity Fee.
Raise the payment for maternity
service. Families must now pay the
first $50 of the expense Of having
q baby. It is contemplated that
this extra fee would be raised tt
500.
Eliminate the per cent discount
on monthly dues now allowed mem.
bers who join CHA in groups largel
than single family.
Discontinue the 2 per cent dis.
count for dues paid six months ir
advance, and reduce from to
per cent the discount for dues pre-.
paid for one year.
These proposals will be discussed
at 8 pm. in the Federal Security
Auditorium, at GHAs annual mem.
bership meeting. Within a few
weeks, after members have had 6
chance to weigh the need for rate
increase, they will be polled by mail
Should they veto the proposal, some
Evening star., 1948-02-26

reduction In present service wouie
have to be considered, officials say
CHI Increase Also Expected.
Group Health Association mem.
bers receive, in addition to the hos.
pitalization benefits offered in thu
forms Of health insurance, the right
to doctors care, either at home OF
at the two CHA health clinics.
Group disqualification, Inc, which
linsures $4,000 Washington area
residents against hospital costs, is
expected to announce a comparable
rate increase within a few months.
A CHI spokesman today stated,
There Is no question that we will
have to make an increase. but until
we have determined the rates we
will pay the hospitals during the
coming year, there Is no way to
estimate our subscriber rates"
CHI subscribers now get hos
pitalization insurance at the fol-
lowing rates: For individual sub
scribers, without maternity cover
age, IS cents month; husband and
wife, $50; family contract. SITS.
A planned extension coyerage,
worked out in corporation with the
District Medical Society, soon will
permit CHI subscribers to insure
themselves against surgical and OBJ
stetrical costs at the following ad-
ditional rates: Individual sub
scribers Surgical coverage only, 80
cents; husband and wife, $1.70:
family, So. No immediate increase
in these rates is contemplated, OIL
cials saw.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Father ]. B. Creeden
Former President
OF Georgetown, Dies

The Rev. John B. Creeden, s. j.
noted Roman Catholic educator anc
q former president Of Georgetown
University, died today In Boston
the Associated Press reported. He
was n and suffered a stroke Sum
day.
Father Creeden was president oi
Georgetown from 1918 to 1924 dur
ing one of the most significant
periods Of the uniyersity's growth
At the time Of his death, he was
spiritual adviser at Weston College
a Jesuit seminary for advanced
study at Weston, Mass.
The Catholic educator was ma
tive Of Boston. He entered the So
ciety of Jesus in 1890 and joined the
university faculty as young Jesuit
scholastic in 1898. Before becom-
ing president, he served as dean OF
the college of arts and sciences,
Father Creeden established the for
eign service school there and dur
ing his presidency the Georgetown
Preparatory School moved, to its
home at Garrett Park.
It was during Father Creeden's
administration that the university
began organizing its alumni and
accumulated building fund that
resulted in considerable expansion,
He left Georgetown to establish
a law school at Boston College and
became its first regent. He also
served for time on the faculty OF
Cranweil School in Lenox, Mass.
The funeral services will be held
Saturday at Weston, Georgetown
University said. The Rev. Joseph
M. Geib, S. j., Georgetown minister,
will represent the university.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
1n Mrntnrtai1t

DADE, EDWARD, sR.. AND ROSA
ssrsd e tRs TsTSsE q y Nho
psssd sss aa nv ne eer soga sEN
who passed away sixteen years ago today,
February 26, 1882.
How can I cease to pray for thee9
somewhere in Gods universe thou art
Can BE not reach thee with His tender
Can Hs not hear me when for thee I
Then all the more. cen II thou canst not
Poor humane words Of blessing. will I
o true. brave heart, God bless thee.
In Gods great universe thou art todayl
May thy rest be this day In peace, and
thy dwelling place in the Paradise Of God.
bEyoTED DAUGHTER. EDNA DApz
DADE. ROSA ELLEN. In loving mem
ory Of my dear mother, ROSA ELLEN
sso sodss s' 3d. iss sixteen
For all the saints, who from their labors
rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world con-
fesSed,
Thy name. o Jesus. be forever blessed.
o blest communion, fellowship divinel
We feebly struggle. they in glory shine.
Yet all are one In Thee, for all are Thine.
pEvoTEb Aes1aIHi SON. EDWARD DADE, Jr.
Of my dear mother, MARY "
ago today. February 2e. 1915.
God say the road was setting rough.
esntis E e,ossa msss hsr ssrd iovns Il sge sges
IoyNeaa DaU2afa DSaaUasRfEfa foa e te'Hs z Warts
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Blazing Gasoline Burns
Woman Visitor in Home

A 27-year -old mother OF two chill
dren was in Sibley Hospital today
recovering from severe burns about
the hands and legs, received wher
her clothes were ignited by fam.
ing gasoline.
Firemen said Mrs. Dorothy Daf-
fara Of 1852 Eighth street NV, was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schultz
816 Hemlock court NV, last night
when a pan OF gasoline in the
Schultz kitchen caught fire from
a nearby heater. As Mr.. Schultz
threw the blazing liquid out the
door some of it struck Mrs. DAT
fara, they said.
Mrs. Daffara ran screaming tc
her home, followed by Mrs. Sue
Cole, 824 Hemlock court NV, who
was attracted by the commotion
Mrs. Cole, a nurse, said she beat Out
the flames with wet towels and
called an ambulance.
Mr.. Schultz was treated at Sib-
ley for burns on his hands and face
Firemen last night quickly ex-
tinguished a blaze in 10th-f1oor
room at the Ebbitt Hotel, Tenth and
II streets NV. Most of the con-
tents of the room were destroyed,
it was said.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Inquest Set Today in Death
OF Scientist in Auto Crash

A coroner's inquest was scheduled
today In the death Of DR.. Leonard
c. Miller, 33-year-old nuclear science
specialist for chemical company
at Oak Ridge, Tenn, who died
December % after an auto collision
December 10 at North Capitol street
and Rhode Island avenue.
DR.. Miller, whose home was in
Baltimore, suffered fractured skull
in the early morning crash of his
auto and one which, police said, was
driven by Samuel G.. Jordan, 80,
also of Baltimore. s
The Districts 18th traffic fatality
for 1913 was recorded yesterday in
the death of Mrs. Sallie v. Knight,
48, of 522 Tennessee avenue NE.
Mrs. Knight was injured Tuesday
when she stepped from a streetcar
loading platform at Fifteenth and
H streets NE. into the path Of an
auto driven by Rodney F. jenkins,
IS, Of 1904 East Pine drive, River
dale, Md, according to police. Date
of an inquest has not been set.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
BeneIux Countries 10 Ask
Caution in Reich Revival
BY the AssoeIoted Press

LONDON, Feb. 26.-The Benelux
countries are expected to ask the
United States, Britain and France
today to make sure that Germany's
economy will not be revived faster
than that of her smaller neighbors
Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg
are due to join the tri-power con-
ference on Western Germanys
future today. The Big Three already
have agreed in principle, reliable
sources said, on the need for expand
ing Germany's production. The
smaller nations want to guard
against revival of the German war
protential.
Todays meeting of Big -Four min
isters' deputies working on q Aus
trian peace treaty was postponed
because Russian Deputy N. p. Kok-
tomov is suffering from mild case
of influenza. No date was fixed for
the next meeting.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Gl Insurance Extension
Goes 10 White House Toda,

The White House was expected tc
receive a bill today extending the
time in which a limited number OF
beneflciaries may apply for CT in
surance benefits.
The House measure, passed by the
Senate yesterday, refers to small
number of soldiers who were killed
during the early months of World
War II, before they had a chance
to take out national service life in
surance policies.
Congress granted 5000 worth oi
free insurance for such soldiers
including those killed at Pearl Har-
Dor and in the PHILIPPINES before
May, 1912.
The new bill extends from five to
seven years the time in which bene-
ficiaries may apply for the benefits
after the death of the insured. Vet
erans' Administration officials said
figures were not available on how
many former soldiers were granted
the benefit or how many applica-
tions have been filed.