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Evening star., 1948-03-22
Butter Probe Is Urged,
But Not by Andersen

A margarine backer In Congress
wants the price Of butter investi.
gated-but not by butter backer.
Representative Rivers, Democrat,
of South Carolina, suggested last
night that Congress look into recent
butter price rises which, he said,
already have cost consumers mil
lions of dollars"
But, Mr.. Rivers added. the inves-
tigating should be done by some
other group than the special House
committee headed by Representative
Andersen, Republican, of Minnesota.
"Mr. Andersen" he said, "is the
acknowledged leader Of the butter
bloc in Congress. For more than
50 years this bloc has refused to
let the House vote on legislation
or modify the Federal anti-mar-
garine laws /" ."
Mr.. Andersen already has an
nounced that his group has investi-
gators at work checking the whole
sale price rises in the New York
and Chicago markets.
Mr. Rivers is the author of a petit
ton to force a margarine tax repeal
bill onto the House floor despite the
refusal of the House Agriculture
Committee to report out a bill,
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Extension Phones Available
For First Time Since War

District residents who want ex-
tension telephones in their homes
may have them installed now, j. E.
Morrison, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., said yester-
day.
The company has not been able to
offer this service since before the
war. Mr.. Morrison explained that
during the war the scarcity of ma
terials and the conversion of manu-
featuring facilities to the war effort
prohibited installation of residence
extension phones.
After the war, he added, 1t was
almost impossible to catch up with
the demand for instruments. Re-
quests for extensions in homes can
now be met.
Istallation of new cable and CEN
tral office equipment is progressing
rapidly to meet the $4,000 untitled
requests for telephone service in the
area, he said. Since VI day, the
company has added more than 49,.
900 telephones here.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Jewel Experts Take Diamonds
In Stride, Delight in Rare Gems

Mr.. Wiss likes the chrysoberyl, q
stone that is ordinarily yellow or
pale green. His prize is an Oriental
chrysoberyl cats eye mounted in q
ring he wears.
IT paid 5000 for that-wholesale
before the war;" he reveals. "Peo-
pie talk of cats eye stones. A cats
eye isn't stone. It's a phenom-
onon. 1t shows up in various types
Of stones. When you get one in q
chrysoberyl, that's something"
The conclave, which will con-
clude tomorrow, Is occupying itself
with instruction of jewelers. plan
ming to take examinations for the
expert ratings of the society and
with plans for an intensified pro-
motional campaign aimed at con-
vincing the gem purchaser he should
select his jeweler carefully, since a
layman hasn't a chance of telling
good stone from bad one with.
out expert guidance.
People talk about perfect dia'
monds, but even the best genuin,
stones have imperfe ectiqu piAcee
there by nature, which can Be seer
under a microscope" Mr.. Wiss sal,
today. They're natures mark o
Identification.
Nov here's something interestin,
my collection of colored diamonds
Every color but red is represented
That blue one is the most valuable
Here's a jet black one-not worth
much, but interesting. My wife keep
pestering me to mount some of my
stones for her, but she doesn't both.
er about these.
I'm a jeweler, but I'm probably
better known for making pinkine
scissors" admitted Mr.. Wiss. Pink.
ing scissors, used by steamstresses
cut "saw-tooth" edge to prevent
cloth from raveling.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
District Jail Inmate
Indicted in HiHinq
Prisoner With Chair

An inmate Of the District Jail,
accused Of hitting a fellow defend
ant with q chair in a District Court
cell block March IL after they were
sentenced in q liquor theft, was in
dicted today on charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon.
Melvin T. Eckloff, %, was accused
of hitting william H. Whitehair, %,
of the 100e block of Eleventh street
NV, who turned principal Govern
ment witness and received the light
est sentence of four men involved in
the theft.
Liquor valued at more than "a, soc
was taken last October from a truck
parked in the 1900 block of New
York avenue NE, according to the
charges. The liquor was being trans
ported from Baltimore to Fayette-
vile, N. c.
Eckloff, Whitehair and William j
Stewart, %, pleaded guilty to 9
charge Of stealing the liquor while
| it was being transported in inter-
State commerce. A fourth man, Will.
liam S. Hodges, %, was tried ano
convicted on that charge and an.
other Of robbery.
Eckloff was sentenced to serve
from two years eight months to
eight years, while Whitehair was
sentenced to serve from one to three
years. Stewart was given from a
year and nine months to five years
and three months, and Hodges, from
three to nine years.
Whitehair allegedly had been
hired to haul the liquor to North
Carolina. The whisky was recovered
from another truck on which it had
been placed and taken into Virginia
authorities said. The indictment
today was one of 81 returned by a
District grand jury before Justice
David A. Pine of District Court.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
By Chris Mothisen
Diamonds?

Jerome B. Wiss will take q
chrysoberyl.
Mr.. Wiss, among the gem experts
attending the 18th annual conclave
of the American Gem Society al
the Hotel Statler, will look twice
at a diamond occasionally, if il
shows interesting coloration. But
an ordinary white diamond, even q
fine one, usually will draw no more
than quick glance from the
Newark, N. j. jeweler.
That's the way it Is with most oi
the gem specialists attending the
meeting. They listen intently te
the lectures on diamond grading
but the items they extract proudly
from little leather cases or tissue
paper wads in their vest pockets
are likely to have names never
heard by the fellow whose only gen
experience has been in taking 6
deep gulp and buying an engage
lme1it stone or wedding band.
H Paul Juergenso of Chicago, mas
fter of ceremonies aof the conciave
for example, carries with him {
group of 20 little known example
of natures jewel work. He likes t.
chuckle at the mystif1cation shown
by jewellers with many years in th'
trade behind them as they examine
4 the items.
Most of them look at the stone'
awhile and then say, Just what i
this stuff?'" Mr.. Juergens say
happily. Then I hand them tn.
list and dare them to match tn,
stones with the names. Usually they
can't even pronounce the words
DR.. William F. Foshag-he's curator
of mineralogy and petrology at the
Smithsonian Institution-got almost
all of them at last years conclave
though. / could have killed him.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Backing Truck Breaks
Mans S Thigh in Arlington

Frederick H. Gadd, A, of the 340C
block of M street NV. suffered q
fracture of the left thigh today when
the truck on which he was riding
was struck by another truck on an
Arlington construction job.
Police said Mr.. Gadd was stand
ing on the running board of q
truck when second vehicle backed
into it near Columbia pike and
South George Mason drive. Mr.
Gadd was admitted to Georgetown
University Hospital, where his con-
dition was described as good.
None was charged in the accident
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Courtesy Campaign
Ends al Rally Tonight;
Awards 10 Be Made

Washington's courtesy campaign
will end with rally at Constitution
Hall at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
But courtesy will not pass out OF
the picture" after the campaign
ends, James R. Collifower, cam
paign chairman, declared. "We
believe that we are just getting
started on the theme of courtesy
he said. 1--WE believe that concen-
trated attention upon courtesy, dur
ing the campaign will have a last
ing effect and the impetus provided
by the program will carry forward
indefinitely"
The program at the rally tonight
will be climaxed by the presenta-
ton of awards to courtesy contest
winners.
Others on Program.
Also on the program will be Nor
gan Baer's music, eight disc jockeys
namely, Florence, Eddie Gallaher
jackson Weaver, Lee Dayton, Miks
Hunnicutt, Ray Michael, Milton @
Ford and Howard Williams: Allen
Funt and his candid microphone
the Singing Squires, barbershor
quartet, and Bob Knight, the "mar
behind the band"
7 The campaign has been sponsored
by the Greater National Capita.
Committee.
Mr.. Collif1ower said: "This rally
tonight will be the first of it's type
ever attempted by any large city in
the country, and we can show tc
the world that Washington can be
called not only the worlds most
beautiful National Capital, but also
the worlds most courteous CITY,"
Auto Manners Seen Better.
Meanwhile the American Auto
mobile Association reported that
automobile drivers in the District
area had showed a great improve
ment in driving manners.
Emergency road service mechanics
travel counselors and representa-
tives in the area were asked to watch
the reactions of the average car
owner during the campaign, accord
ing to William r. Haight, director
of service and travel. Obvious
Improvement was reported. he said
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Visual Education Expert
To Speak at Leland Hiqh

Dr. Floyd E. Booker, chief of
visual education, United States Of
flee of Education. will speak at a
showing of social hygiene films at
o'clock tonight in Leland Junior
High School. Chevy Chase, Md.
The meeting is sponsored by the
parent-teacher associations of the
area and was arranged by Mrs. Ray
mond S. Hart, jr.. and Mrs. David
G. Whitten.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
VFW Post |nspects
|viers Mills, Seeks
Other Complaints

A Washington Veterans of For
eign Wars post today started a
move to have veterans throughout
the Nation report to the organiza-
tons national headquarters all
complaints against housing projects
so the information can be forwarded
to Congress.
The move grew out Of a visit
yesterday by Treasury Post No. 240C
to the 1,400-home Viers Mill project
near Wheaton, Md, which has been
under investigation by the House
Expenditures Committee for alleged
violations of building codes. After
the visit, the post issued a state
ment agreeing with committee in
vestigator that there was faulty
construction at the project.
s Eugene A. Grady, who Is on the
Housing Committee of the post, said
his group would petition VFW ma
tirlsal 0iIlcers to issue u directive
toA&il posts asking tl1atacomplaints
about projects be sent in. In this
way, he said, the post hoped to help
alleviate "deplorable conditions" in
the construction of houses.
Mr.. Grady also said the group
would ask Congress to strengthen all
laws pertaining to loans made by
government agencies and to check
the administration of such loans
pertaining to veterans housing.
The houses at the project have
been priced at $8,7O0. Appraisers
hired by the House committee have
set lower value.
The investigation was started
after Representative Beall, Repub-
lican, of Maryland had received q
letter from Brooke Johns, chairman
of the Montgomery County Com
missioners, charging that the four
room bungalows were over-priced.
Mr.. Grady said his group yester-
day criticized foundations, interior
work, wiring and chimneys at the
project.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
DolzeH to Represent
D Gin Bur Policy Survey

!sGeoFge w. Dalzell, secretary and
treasurer AZ Me Committee on Ad-
missions Affd Grievances of Dis
trict Court here, will represent the
District in Nationwide survey of
bar admission policies and practices.
This was disclosed in an announce
ment from James E. Brenner, law
professor at Stanford University,
Calf, an editor of the Journal of
the American Bar Association.
= A study of the whole legal pro-
fession, of which the bar admission
survey is a part, is being financed
by $50,000 of association funds and
100000 from the Carnegie Corp.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Five VA employees Receive
S241 for Economy Ideas

The Veterans Administration has
awarded $241 to five Washington
employees for submitting time and
money saving suggestions about
their jobs.
Largest award. $3.50, went to Rob-
ert T. Urban, 1871 r street NV,
who works at the VA contact and
administrative service. His sugges-
ton resulted in a saving of $4,480 in
the purchase and requisition OF
paper fasteners used in filing, VA
said. The other recipients are:
Mrs. Laurette H. Bouchard,
Washington Grove, Md, $50; Mrs.
Linda w. Macdonald, 1888 Six
teenth street NV, $40; Edward j.
Twiford, 1922 South Thomas street,
Arlington, Va, s11, and Vernon l..
Halling, 3l2 E street NE, $40.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Man Is Severely Burned
In Curburetor Explosion

Carroll T. Jones, 20, of 34O8 Dent
place NV, was recovering in Gal
linger Hospital today from severe
burns suffered in the explosion of
the carburetor of an automobile
near Waldorf, Md, yesterday.
Mr.. Jones told hospital officials
that he was trying to pour gasoline
into the carburetor of the stalled
car when the explosion occurred.
He was burned on the face and
arms.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Church Discords
Kerosene LAMBS
For Electricity
Special Dispatch 10 The stor

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 22.--
Kerosene lamps that have been used
during the past century for lighting
the Sandy Ridge Christian Church
were stored as relics today and were
supplanted last night by electric
brackets and chandeliers,
Lines of the Northern Virginia
Power Co. have been extended from
Winchester westward to include
Sandy Ridge along with other COM
munities and the congregation lost
no time availing itself of the i'm
proved facilities. NThe Rev. s. J
Goode of this city Is pastor at Sandy
Ridge.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Federal Aid for Schools
To Be Discussion Topic

DR.. Karl H. Berns of the National
Education Association will discuss
Federal Aid for Public Schools at
a public meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow
i'll Leland Junior High School
Chevy Chase, Md.
The meeting is sponsored jointly
by the Montgomery County Council
of Parent Teacher Associations and
the County Education Association.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
D. {. Payment Sought
by Private Hospitals
For INDECENT Patients

Washington's private hospital
leaders will ask the District Com
missioners Thursday to support
their request for public payment
for INDECENT patients.
A Hospital Council Committee
headed by Daniel w. ODonoghue,
jr., said it has been seeking a
chance to present its case to the
Commissioners since last October
%, when the hospitals financial
plight was brought to the attention
of Health Officer George c. Ruh-
land.
DR.. Rutland today indicated he
would support public contributions
to some private hospitals, but not
to all Of them. n
Situation Explained.
This Is the sittIaaion Of which
Washingtonss private hospitals
complains I
Patfeffts III tie lowest income
bracket normally are sent to Gal
Inger Hospital to be treated at pub
lie expense. Children from INDECENT
families, however, often are ad-
mitted to Children's Hospital, while
accident victims frequently are
taken to Emergency or Casualty
Hospitals. The city has a contract
with Children's, Emergency and
Casualty and pays these hospitals
$3.50 day for tax-eligible patients.
Other private hospitals, however,
have no such contract. When they
admit a patient who is unable to
pay his bill and whose income quail
ifies him for public relief, they have
no way to obtain payment from the
District.
Chest Funds Cut Off.
In previous years, Community
Chest funds were available for this
purpose. Last year, however, Chest
officials decided that private char
ity should no longer assume a fin
ancial burden which, they said, was
properly the taxpayers responsible
ity. Community Chest money, dis
tributed by Health Security Admin
istration, now Is limited to families
whose budget cannot stand the
extra strain Of hospitals bills, but
who are ineligible for treatment at
public expense.
The hospitals, Mr.. ODonoghue
said, will ask the District to pay for
the following types of INDECENT
patient:
/. Clinic visitors who need special
care not available at the Gallinger
outpatient department or who live
so far from Gallinger that it is
difficult for them to get there during
clinic hours.
2. Patients admitted to the hospi-
tai as emergency cases.
8. Patients admitted to the hos
pital as bona flde private cases who
later are unable to pay their bills
and fall within the tax-eligible
income group.
4. All hospital patients and clinic
visitors referred to the private hos
pital by any District agency because
OF a lack of beds or facilities for
treatment at a public institution.
Rising Costs Cited.
DR.. Rutland said he recognized
that rising expenses have made 1t
increasingly difficult for private
hospitals to support their charity
load.
IF these institutions have been
and are rendering service to the
city's INDECENT sick for which for
merly the Community Chest fur
nished the funds" he said, 'the
Commissioners may we'll conside,
they want to ask for money to pay
for these services"
The Health Officer added, how
ever, II don't think it should be
spread SO broad that we should sci
up funds for every one Of the hos.
pitals."
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Capt. NoIte to Speak

Capt. Joseph Nolte, of the Silver
Spring Station, Montgomery County
Police, will be the speaker at the
March meeting of the Oakland Ter
race Citizens Association at 8 pm
Wednesday in the Kensington Fire
Hall.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
CHEVY Chase Choir to Sinq

The choir at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Chevy Chase, will present
J. H. Numbers cantata, "Olivet to
Calvary" at Good Friday services
at 8 pm. Friday. Solosists will be
F. T. Garrett and C. w. Robin
SON
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
TRAFFIC NEWS

Thre were as many people
killed in traffic accidents DUR
ing the week ends of July 10
II, when 4 died, and July 17-17,
when 4 more died, as were kill
ed during the entire month of
March; the Nebraska Safety
Council reported today. Sew
eral others seriously injured in
these same accidents may in
crease this toll if they do not
survive their injuries, the
Council further reported.
"At the end of the first six
months of this year, the re-
cord indicated the State had
an excellent chance of accom-
plishing its goal of saving 100
lives" E. P. Tinker, Jr., Ex-
ecutive Director of the Coun-
Gil, said. Nov, however, it ap-
pears that people are making
a violent effort, by driving and
walking themselves to death,
to prove it cannot be done," he
continued.
ize the seriousness of the sit.
eff drivers would only real
uation. | am sure they would
heed our plea for constant
alertness and bear in mind our
admonition that Speed Kills
Take It Easy" Mr.. Tinker
concluded.
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
CIVIL RIGHTS
CONGRESS

The Civil Rights Congress
today called upon Attorney
General Tom Clark to carry
our his oath of office to pro-
tect the Constitution of the
United States by notifying the
Ku Klux Klan that if they
hold their announced "Klon-
vocation" in Stoney Mountain
Georgia, "they will be prose-
cuted to the fullest extent Of
the Civil Rights Statutes"
-'olooYsesess The Mason
In a telegram signed by its
officers, George Marshall, the
Chairman of the Board of Dir
ectors; Len Goldsmith, Nat
ional Director: and William
Patterson, National Secretary,
the Civil Rights Congress
stated that "This meeting, like
every activity of the Klan,
constitutes an open and motor
Gus conspiracy to overthrow
the government Of the United
States by force and violence"
The text of the telegram to
Clark follows:
"Civil Rights Congress ad-
vised Ku Klux Klan will hold
"Klonvocation" in Stoney Mt,
Georgia. Obvious purpose Of
meeting, which is timed to coin
icde with opening Of New Par
ty Convention, is to sonspire
to deprive American citizens
of Negro, Catholic and Jewish
origin of their civil rights. We
call upon you to advise Klan
that if this meeting is held they
will be prosecuted to the full
lest extent Of the Civil Rights
Statutes. This meeting, like
every activity of the Klan con-
stitutes an open and notorious
conspiracy to overthrow the
government of the United ST.
ates by force and violence. 1t
is time the Department of
Justice stopped prosecuting
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
TWO NEGRO
COMMUNISTS NABBED
In Big Net; Face 10 Years In
Prison

New York City, (CNS)-
In move to squelch the Com
munist party the FBI moved
in on the twelve top Commun-
lists in the country on late
Tuesday night and two Of the
leaders caught were Negroes.
They were dapper Benjamin
Davis, militant spokesman
for civil rights and New York
City councilman, and Harry
Winston, Brooklyn veteran Or
ganizational leader for the
party.
Hustled in the New York
net, along with Davis and
Winston, were Eugene Den
mis-, the party's general secre-
tary; William z. Foster, top
connie" and nominee on the
presidential ticket three times !;
James Stachel, chairman Of
the party's national board.
All are being held on $4,000
bail and are charged with con.
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
St. Johns A. M. E.
Church
22nd and Willis Ave.
Rev. E. B. Childress

Mason Devereaux Jr-reporter
Our pastor delivered a stir
ring heart-warm Christian ser
mon on Sunday morning, to a
capacity congregation August
l, 1o48. Subject "Open My
Eyes.
His thoughts for the day
from thought-proking sermon
was as follows: One of the
greatest programs for and in
dividual to enter into is a pro-
gram that is bigger then him or
herself, the imparitive thing is
today is to find individuals
that will stand on his or her
own integrity regardless of
what the difficulties might be
or how hard might our ad-
versary pess us, heart that
has been touched by the power
Of God sometimes or some
where he or she will demonstr-
ate the Holy Spirit, and Men
and Women must think for
and Women must think for
themselves not in a muddle,
but clearly along with some
self-help on thier own part.
Accession: Rebbeca Spears.
kton and niece Florintine, Mr..
H. D. Daniels Sr., 11-58 167
St. Jamcica, N. Y. Mrs. T. c.
Daniel, Jamaica N. Y. Mr.. F.
Hunter, 419 East Warren, De-
troit, Mich, son of Mrs. Ida
Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Williams, 200 Stuyvest Ave.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Mrs. c. Bro
WIN 2209 Michigan Kansas City
Mo-, Mrs. L. Vaughn 2502
Perry Kansas City, Mo-, Miss
S. Lee Gray Eletsiar, Mo-, the
granddaughter OF Robert Gray,
Mich, S. Gray, Hotel Del Par
ado, Chicago, ILL.,, Mrs. K. JON
es mother of Mrs. McDaniels,
Sinner Texas, Miss Dorothy
Elkins, 2034 Maple St. City
Mrs. Bennie D. Brown, Chic
ago, ILL.,, John Whitley, 2621
Erskine ST., ]. A. Johnson, Of
2412 Decatur St. City, Miss
Shirley Popps, 21O4 Maple
St. City,
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
Visits Sister and Family

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Johnson,
of Sherman Texas, visited Mrs
Johnson's sister and brother-in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Pan
key, Sr. Of 2219 Miami Street,
July 18th while in our city.
They were Entertained by the
following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pankey, Jr.
gave in their honor a dinner
party, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hill, an
afternoon Tea, a wonderful pic
mic was held at Elmwood park
those participating Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Avant, Sr, Mr..
and Mrs. Antoine Louis, and
children; Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Combs, Mrs. Jenkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Pankey, Jr, and
Barbara, Mrs. Peggy Wright,
and daughter, Mrs. Marie A
want and children, Mr.. Matt
hews, Fronzell Pankey and Ed
Avand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Saun-
ders, Mr.. Wade the Host, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Johnson Of Sher-
man Texas.
Rev. c. K. Hayes and wife
motored the Johnson's to Boys
Town and Guides showed them
through this memorial Insti-
tuition. They were motored ov-
er other points of interest by
Reverand Hayes and family.