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Evening star., 1948-03-26
$1,000 Beauty Shop Wage
Goes in Effect Tomorrow

An order setting minimum
weekly wage of $30.60 for beauty op-
orators will go into effect tomorrow
replacing the s18 minimum which
has been in effect for 10 years.
The work week will consist of at
least "a hours, but not more than
A hours.
The Minimum Wage Board, which
set the scale about a month ago,
discovered that the lower weekly
wage was being paid in some shops,
but most of them we're paying the
new scale and some more. The new
wage scale provides that tips from
patrons shall not be counted as part
of the minimum wage.
A wage of 95 cents an hour will be
paid for working time less than "a
hours in any week and overtime for
working more than A hours a week
is also set at 95 cents an hour. The
former rate was so cents an hour.
The wage for maids and cleaners
will be $24.50 week and hourly
wages will be rs cents for those
working less than "a hours a week
The wage under the old minimum
wage order was $14.50 a week and
an hourly wage of IS cents.
The minimum daily wage for en-
ployes who work less than four
hours day, or who, on reporting
for work, are given no work, is pay
for four hours. Where employees
work on commission basis, they
will get the minimum wage if their
commissions do not equal that
amount.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Weeds Fight Planned
On Private Property

The District will assign forces
to spray weeds on private property
this summer, without cost to the
owners, if the legislation proposed
by the corporation counsel is en-
acted into law.
This announcement was made
yesterday by the Commissioners
Committee on Cleanliness and San
itation at its meeting in the Num-
cipal Center.
The proposed legislation, however.
would not eliminate the respon-
sibility of private owners from de-
stroying weeds on their property
when they reach the height of six
inches.
Meanwhile, the annual alley
cleanup program will start April
10 in the Southwest section. Will
liam A. Xanten, chairman of the
committee announced. Other areas
will be cleaned throughout the sum-
mer until all alleys in Washington
have been covered.
Kirk Miller of the Washington
Board of Trade asked the committee
to recommend that the Commits
sioners issue their annual procla-
nation calling for an intensive
cleanup. paintup" campaign in
Washington from May l to May 8.
The committee requested DR.. Carl
F. Hansen, associate superintendent.
of the public schools, who attended
the meeting, to get school principals
to assume responsibility not only
for the appearance of their school
buildings and grounds, but to clean
up the entire block in which
school was located. This program
was suggested to the committee by
Mrs. D. j. Miller of the Margaret
Washington Vocational High School,
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Cain Reported Ready
To Help Push District
Daylight Saving Bill

Senator McGrath, Democrat, of
Rhode Island today announced that
Senator Cain. Republican, of Wash
ington has agreed to help bring the
McGrath bill for daylight saving
for the District to the Senate floor
Senator McGrath said he will be
unable to attend all sessions of the
Senate on account of increasing
duties as chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. But
Senator Cain will team up," he
said, in an effort to get Senate
approval of the proposal.
THE District people deserve to
know where they stand on prospects
for daylight saving this summer"
Senator McGrath said
Announcing he favors national
daylight time as recommended yes
terday by President Truman, Sena-
tor McGrath said he hopes bill
by Senator Reed, Republican, of
Kansas, to make daylight time uni
form throughout the country will
be enacted.
But in the meantime" he
stressed. II think the District bill
should be enacted as soon as pos
sible."
The McGrath bill is on the Sen
ate calendar but will not be called
Monday because of the agreement
that nothing of controversial ma
ture will be considered then.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 26.-The
State of Virginia, sub, wants to
make Critic Ted Shane, the maya
zine writer, eat his words.
Recently Mr.. Shane wrote a
magazine article entitled, Il Hate
Southern Cooking" Much of his
gastronomic disgust was directed
at Virginia.
He said he understood why bread
was called the staff of life after
biting into an overlooked Virginia
cornstick.
He said frying chicken Southern
style meant executing the bird in
boiling oil after first immersing
same in cement.
He said it looked like the South
was hopeless and if he were forced
to travel through it again he would
bring along hamper of good nour-
ishing Northern chop suey or cold
potato salad.
That's what he said in the maga-
zine. And well-fed Southern editors
took their napkins from under their
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Bids for Construction
OF National Hospital
To Be Sought in July

Construction bids for the huge
500-bed National Institute of Health
hospital and research center at
Bethesda are expected to he adver-
tised shortly after July /, Federal
Security Agency spokesmen said
today.
Plans for the new center are vir-
tually complete and bids for con-
struction are being held up pending
Senate action on a bill passed by
the House, authorizing expenditure
OF $40,000,000 for the center, the
agency reported.
The center, to be located on site
across the Rockville pike from the
Bethesda Naval Hospital, will in
clude laboratories for the study of
mental ailments, cancer, heart dis
eases and other maladies. Patients
will be selected from all over the
country on the basis of their re-
search value, officials said.
The Government has acquired 140
acres OF land for the site, including
48 acres purchased this month from
Iile olSterS OF the Visitation of
Washington. Negotiations for ad-
dltional land are under way.
On March 8, the House passed the
Labor Federal Security appropria-
tions bill. which provided for the
$40, 100000 authorization. It in
cluded an "escalator" clause for
further expenses in case construc-
ton costs increase. The measure,
now before the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee, would give FSA
S., 5,0O0, 900 to get construction started
during the fiscal year 1949.
The proposed center is consoli-
dation Of earlier plans, which called
for two separate hospitals. One,
with 200 beds, would provide re-
search for the National Institute of
Mental Hygiene, and the other, with
900 beds, would be devoted to the
study of other battling maladies by
the National Institute of Health.
The consolidation allowed the size
of the hospital to be cut to 500 beds.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Meeting Here TO Complete
Merqer Of U.S.. Blood Banks

The Executive Board of the Amer
ican Association of Blood Banks,
organized in December at Dallas.
Tex, met today at Chevy Chase
Junior College to complete the work
of organizing the Nations 1900
blood banks under single organi-
zation and unified policy.
Tomorrow the board will hear
reports from State representatives
who are scheduled to arrive in
Washington this evening
DR. John Scudder, president ELECT
of the association, is presiding at
the two-day sessions Hosts of the
are Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Scudder. Mr. Scudder, who is presi-
dent of the college, is brother of
Tho prncidept -elect
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Virginia, Sub, Intends to Make
Southern Food Critic Eat Words

chins, dipped their pens in defensive
vitriol and laid into the literary
representative from the cold bread
belt of New York.
Mr.. Shane is coming back though
He's coming back to eat, too.
He was invited to be a judge at
the annual Virginia chefs tourna-
ment Monday and Tuesday at Mary
Washington College at Fredericks-
burg. A panel of gourmets and
food editors from the North and
Midwest with sprinkling of South
erners, will criticize the best efforts
of Virginia hotel and restaurant
chefs.
Mr. Shane thanked the State
Chamber of Commerce for the invi-
tation and said he'd come If the
chamber gave him a safe conduct
guarantee. The chamber did. He
said also that he could only kibitz
and judge desserts and vegetables
because he had gone on a strict
non-meat diet.
Digestion trouble? Where've you
been eating lately, Mr.. Shane?
Evening star., 1948-03-26
D. {. Home for Aged
Branded Fire Trap
|By Welfare Board

The Home for the Aged and In
firm at Blue Plains has been brand
ed fire trap by the Board of Public
Welfare.
A committee was appointed by the
board at its meeting yesterday to
take up the matter with Congress
Immediately.
There are ass aged and inf1rm per-
sons at the home. OF these, 1856
are in the infirmary. If a fire
started there, the buildings would
go up in flames quickly and many
Of the inmates would be trapped,
the board warned.
The committee to see Congress
will be headed by Raymond Clapp
acting director.
Acts on Food Costs.
Also brought to the attention of
the board was the rising cost of food.
The group approved a deficiency
measure of $60,930 to buy food for
the institutions under it's jurisdic-
ton. The present appropriation
was based on cost of 81 cents per
person. Meanwhile, the cost has
risen to 63 cents person, it was
said,
1t also was decided tosinvite Rep
resentative Miller, chairman of the
Health and Welfare Subcommittee
OF the District House Committee, to
meet with the board and discuss
the rehabilitation of some of the
buildings controlled by the board.
The boards construction program
for the coming fiscal year totaled
S., SGT 900. The Commissioners
slashed this to $37o.O0O before sub
mitting it to Congress, leaving pro-
vision only for two buildings at the
District Training School at Laurel,
Md. Hearings on the District bud
get will begin next Tuesday.
The board also approved a rec
ommendation that Congress be
asked for an additional 500 900 for
the Children's Receiving Home, now
under construction on Mount Olivet
road NE.
Aid Regulation Eased.
The regulation in effect since last
fall, whereby applicants for public
assistance were refused aid if they
had relatives who could provide for
them, was changed by the board.
Hereafter, if such applicants are in
need of aid they will be given relief,
and the corporation counsel will be
asked to get reimbursements from
the relatives, bringing suit If nee
essary. 1t was decided it has been
unjust to penalize those needing re-
lief, when their relatives have re-
fused aid.
The change in the name of the
National Training School for Col
ored Girls to the Industrial Training
School for Colored Girls was ap-
proved
The board also discussed the pos
Sible transfer of the National
Training School for Boys on Blad-
ensburg road from Federal to Dis
trict authority. There have been
reports that the Federal Govern
ment is contemplating moving the
school and returning to District
care the 106 Washington boys who
are confined there. The board de-
cided the 326-acre tract would be
for District needs.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
New Cancer Detection
Clinic Opens tuesday
Al Doctors Hospital a

First appointments at the new
Doctors Hospital cancer detection
clinic have been scheduled for Tues
day, DR.. John o. Robben, the med
ical director, said today.
Announcement of the service has
brought enough requests for exam
nations to fill the appointment
periods for two months, but the
enthusiastic response has been well
coined by the staff and supervising
committee. DR.. Robben added.
I'VE believe this is the start of a
large-scale drive on cancer here, ="
he commented.
Perfecting Procedures.
1t had been thought at first the
clinic might open yesterday. but DR..
Robben explained it had been de-
cided to await passage of Easter
week and to take more time to per-
feet the clerical procedures involved
in handling patients.
Those receiving examinations will
be asked to pay $40. DR.. Robben said.
He emphasized they will be receiv-
ing services worth more than $100.
The fee, recommended by the
American Cancer Society, is made
possible by the cooperative con-
tributions of services by the doctors
involved in the project, he said.
There will be three examination
periods a week, with about IS
patients being handled during each
of them.
AS explained by Dr. Robben, the
examination is a thorough, special
ized one which the family physician
usually is not equipped to perform.
Appointments By Phone.
Any one having reason to believe
he has cancer should see a physician
at once and should not wait for a
clinic appointment, he said. He
pointed out the clinic service will be
offered persons who have no symp-
toms of the disease but who want a
precautionary examination.
Appointments can be made by
calling Doctors Hospital by tele-
phone and asking for the cancer
detection clinic. he said.
The clinic will be supervised by
committee headed by DR.. Harry Lee
Claud.
Other cancer clinics are being
operated at Garfield and Gallinger
Hospitals.
Arrangements can be made for
free examinations of persons unable
to pay.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
DC. Gets Tick Feverv Vaccine
For us Police, Firemen

Washington's meager supply of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever vac
cine was slightly augmented today
when the United States Public
Health Service provided an addi-
tional 500 cubic centimeters to
inoculate approximately ITS mem
bers of the Police and Fire Depart
ments.
In agreeing to supply the extra
amount, the Health Service insisted
that the vaccine be administered
only to members of the two depart
ments most likely to be exposed to
ticks, it was explained by DR.. James
Cumming, director of the Health
Departments Bureau of Preventable
diseases.
The previous supply allotted to the
District by the health service was
1000 cubic centimeters, enough to
inoculate approximately TOO civilians
in the citys few tick-infested areas,
DR.. Cumming said
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Admira|s Testify Airport
For Annapolis Is Urgent
BY the Associoted Press

A proposed airport at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis was described
by two naval officers yesterday as
a "compellingly urgent part of the
Nays defense plan"
Vice Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
vice chief of naval operations, and
Rear Admiral James Holloway,
Naval Academy commandant, testi-
fed at a hearing on the Army and
Navy public works bill.
The Navy's professional officers
from now on. they said, will have
to be as familiar with military air.
craft as they are with ships.
They told House Armed Services
Subcommittee that the airport
ranks third in Importance on a list
Of Navy projects for which appro-
priations are sought
An appropriation Of $4,000, 900 Is
being asked for the airport. The
Navy wants to establish afr in
doctrination facilities as part of the
academy,
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Police Commissions
Post in Montgomery
Abolished by Board

In a surprise move, the Mont
gomery County commissioners yes
terday abolished the post of police
commissioner, now held by Com
missioner Wesley I. Sauter Of Be-
thesda. The action becomes effec-
tive April l.
The vote, taken In a closed ses-
sion at the Rockville Courthouse,
was 3 to 2, with Commissioners
Charles H. Jamison and Oliver w.
Youngblood supporting a motion by
Board President Brooke Johns to
eliminate the office. commissioners
Sauter and George c. (Ace) Es-
worthy voted against the resolu-
tion.
The job carries a $1,000 annual
salary which is in addition to the
$1,000 received by Mr.. Sauter as
commissioner for the western sub
urban area.
After the vote, Mr.. Sauter was
quoted as saying, Il guess you won't
need me any more" He left i'm
mediately afterward. When reached
later at his Office in the Bethesda
County Building. Mr.. Sauter re-
fused to comment.
Il think we can get much better
results with chief of police as
the sole authority over the Police
Department" Mr.. Johns declared.
Before, we couldn't hold any one
responsible for conditions in the
department because of the dual
authority setup.'
The decision to eliminate the po-
lice commissionership brought to
an end 10-month-o controversy
among board members.
The argument started last July
when Mr.. Johns resigned as COM
missioner in charge of the county
almshouse with the understand
ing that Mr.. Sauter would do like
wise with the police commissioner
job.
"At that time" Mr.. Johns told
reporters, Mr.. Sauter told us he
would resign as of January, l948.
Last December, however when we
reminded him OF his promise, he
told us he had reconsidered.
In other business, the commits
sioners appointed Roger w. Bur-
dette, Damascus, as an assessor at
$3,10O a year. He fills the vacancy
created by the recent retirement of
William Aud.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Episcopal Dioceses Plan
Institute in Baltimore

The Episcopal Dioceses of Mary
land, Washington and Easton and
the Extension Service of the Uni
versity of Maryland will sponsor
a Town and Country Church In
stitute April in the Diocesan
House in Baltimore.
Helping the Rural Church to
Help Itself" will be the theme of
the meeting, presided over by DR..
T. B. Symons, Extension Service
director. Participating will be the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of
the Diocese of Washington; the
Right Rev. Noble C. Powell, Bishop
of the Diocese of Maryland and the
Right Rev. William McClelland,
Bishop of the Diocese of Easton.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Science Fair Entry
DeodIine Extended

The committee in charge of
the Second Annual Science
Fair sponsored by The Star
has decided to extend the
deadline for filing entries to
April 9.
An Unexpectedly heavy de-
mand for entry blanks ex-
hausted the supply, and it was
impossible to have an addi-
tional supply printed in time
for use prior to the Easter
holidays. Requests for about
$50 of the blanks are now
pending.
The Fair is open to all
senior and junior high schools
in the Washington area. Full
information may be had from
the Science Fair Editor, Room
724, The Evening Star Build
ing,
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Style Show to Benefit
Chinese Student Fund

A fashion show for the benefit of
the students fund of the Institute
Of Chinese Culture will be held at
pm. Wednesday in the Shoreham
Hotel, with Miss Drucie Snyder.
daughter of the Secretary of the
Treasury, as commentator.
Tickets are on sale at the Shore
ham from pm. to 10 pm. includ-
ing Sunday, and at the institute
Offices, 2200 r street NV, during
the day. The show will feature
modern French and American styles
by Mime. Irene de Sancy, who has
employed Chinese silks and bro
cades in dresses.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Gen. Billy Mitchell
Medal 10 Be Given
To Son Tomorrow

A special gold medal will be
awarded posthumously tomorrow to
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, the
Air Corps general who was court
martialed in 1925 for insubordina-
tion in expressing the then bold
theory that air power was the
supreme military weapon and ca
pable of destroying sea power.
The special medal. awarded for
Gen. Mitchell's "far-sighted leader
ship" in aviation, was authorized by
Congress two years ago and only
recently completed.
The generals son, William Mitchell,
jr., will receive the award from Gen.
Carl Spaatz. Air Force chief of staff,
in a ceremony at the Pentagon
which will be attended by high
ranking military and Government
officials.
The ceremony will begin at noon.
Gen. Mitchell was born in Nice,
France, the son of an American
Senator. He was graduated from
George Washington University in
1899 and enlisted in the United
States Volunteers during the Span
ish-American War. He received a
commission as first lieutenant in
the Regular Army in 1901 and at
the outbreak of World War I was
assigned to Europe as q military
observer with the aviation branch
of the French Army. He was the
first American officer to fly over
enemy lines.
Gen. Mitchell, after his court
martial, resigned from the Army in
1926 and spent the last years of his
life at Middleburg, Va, raising
stock, farming and writing. He died
in New York in 1886 at the age of 81.
The medal, designed by Erwin
Springweiler, has on one side like
ness of Gen. Mitchell and on the
reverse the inscription, For out
standing pioneer service and fore
sight in the field of American mill
tary aviation"
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Man Who MoIested Woman
In Store Gets 90-Day Term

A 90-day Jail term was imposed
today on a man convicted Of molest-
ing a 28-year-old woman shopper
in a crowded 5-and-10-cent store
yesterday.
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson also imposed an extra pen
atty of $1O0 fine or another 80 days
in Jail on Robert Miller, 33, colored,
no fixed address
The woman testified that Miller
molested her as she was walking
through Woolworth's store in the
3l00 block Of Fourteenth street NV.
The defendant. who admitted to
narcotics, testified he did not re-
member any circumstances, includ-
ing the slap the witness said she
gave him.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Thief Gets S263 in Store,
ALTHOUGH Seen Enterino

A man waiting for bus at Bowen
and Ridge roads Sc. early today
saw thief break the door glass at
the Bowen Food Market, 4403 Bowen
road Sc. BY the time the witness
had relayed the information to po-
lice and officers reached the store,
the thief had made off with s2l5 in
cash and $48 worth of cigarettes and
candy. Bernard Fried, store owner,
inventoried the loss.
The police, informant described
the thief as youth of about 10,
wearing a chauffeur's cap.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Gen. Moore to Leove
Pacific Post in July
By the Associoted Press

Maj. Gen. George F. Moore, head
of the Philippines-Ryukyu command,
is being transferred to the 9Th Army,
with headquarters at San Francisco.
The Army said today the order
will be effective in July. His assign
ment at 9Th Army headquarters was
not announced. Gen. Moore is a
native of Austin, Tex.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Baked Goods to Be Sold

A sale of home baked goods, spon-
sored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Hillendale Fire Department, will be
held tomorrow at 956 Thayer ave-
nue., Silver Spring.
Jackson advocate., 1948-02-14
Agitators And
Radicals Accused
By Governor

Oklahoma City 80 Opposed to a
legislative session to deal with
Oklahoma's stand on racial seq
regation in the state University,
Governor Roy J. Turner accused
"agitators, composed of radicals
in minority groups both Negro
and white" in rendering "disser-
vice to their own people," in a
recent statement invclvig the i'm
provement Oklahoma is taking
steps to make in the field of edu-
cation for Race students.
1t would be a grievous tragedy
if a few were to be responsible
for losing the gains that have
been made, or for jeopardizing
the future interests of all who
compose our minorities, he said.
He continued, that Oklahoma has
Jackson advocate., 1948-02-14
Rust College
Administration
Building Nears
Completion

Holly SpriRs, Miss. - The 1926,
900 administration and class room
buildings of Rust College in Holly
Springs will he ready for use III
the early spring. The $4,000
does not include the price of the
furniture.
This building replaces the ad-
ministraton building destroyed by
fire January 8, 1910. 1t is a two
story structure. The first floor
contains sixty classrooms, trustee
room, presidents office, deans Of
flee, teachers room and two gen.
eral rest rooms, corridor with met
al lockers and drinking fountain.
The second floor contains a IL
brary reading room and stack
room, tower room, seven class
rooms, and two water fountains.
The above 80 feet high, is to be
fitted with a four face clock and
carillion bells.
The auditorium will be built
near with a seating capacity of
$50 and modern stage dressing
rooms and balcony.
This building was made possible
when, under the Leadership of the
late Bishop J. Lloyd Decell, the
White Methodist Conference of
Mississippi included their Million
for the Master Campaign, 100000
for Rust College. knowledge of
this gift, with the 100000 being
raised by the Negro Conferences
of the state, led the general edu-
cation board to pledge 100000
being raised by the Negro Con-
ferences of the state, led the gen.
eral education board to pledge
100000 to the college. The build
ing was authorized and the corner-
stone laid November Is, 1947.