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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at Il o'clock tonight, sail ing west at 2:30 a. m.
 Princess Norah, from Vancouver due at SIS tonight, sailing fol Skagway at 1l:45.
 George Washington, scheduled tC sail from Seattle this p. m.
 Sailors Splice, scheduled to sail from Seattle Thursday.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Louise, scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Alaska scheduled southbound Thursday evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20

Persons, who nayo received ap- plication blanks for the Civil Air Patrol, are requested to send their completed applications to Norman J. O'Brien at the Civil Aeronautics Administration office in Juneau. The office is located in the Mo Kinley Building at the foot of Seward Street
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20
RoBERTsONs HERE

Mir. and Mrs. Elliott Robertson arrived on the Aleutian yesterday and will spend a week visiting MT Rohertsons parents, MT. and Mrs R. E. Robertson. The younger Robertscns reside in Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20
HOUSTONS LEAVE

MT. and Mrs. Warren Houston and daughter Sheila left Satur- day via Pan American Airways. He is co-owner of Juneau Up- holstery Go. and will attend a furniture show while in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20

MT. Houston will return to Jun eau in two weeks, and Mrs Hous- ton and Sheila will visit for longer period with Mrs. Houston's mother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20
FROM ISLAND

A. Johnson of Middleton Island, Alaska, is a new registrsnt at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20
TWO DAY TRIP

Tracy Arm, Endicott Arm and Fords Terror. Friday evening. Boat Monterey. See Alaska Travel Bureau. Phone 646. 943 2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20

Daniel and Samuel Streeter of Brooklyn, N. Y, are new arrlvals at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20

Capt. R. D. Steveas of Anchor age is. a guest at the Baranof Ho- tel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-20
HERE FROM DENVER

Stopping at the Baranof Hotel is James C. Douglass of Denver, Colorado.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

include the Presidents swimming
pool, horseshoe pitching court and
bowling alleys, as well as the liv-
ing rooms.
The White House policemen who
guide visitors through the open
rooms remove small objects which
might prove irresistible as souve-
Mrs, in addition to keeping a sharp
watch.
While none claim to be expert
enough to answer the thousands OF
questions put to them on details, q
few, including Corpl. Lee H. Wolfe
Corpl. John j. Cash and Pvt. Ig-
natius Connole, have voluntarily
made studies of available data on
the House" as they call it.
Visitors need no tickets, and tour
ist guides are not allowed to con-
duct the tours. The White House
grounds are maintained by the Ma
tional Capital Parks, the local
branch of the National Park Serv-
ice. The White House has its own
maintenance force to care for the
mansion.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Home Show Offers New Devices

Home owners will appreciate
, an all-metal combination window
which offers weather proofing
screens and storm sash in one per.
manently installed unit.
Another firm will show residential
type fences.
A local savings and loan associa-
ton booth will furnish information
about the way to get home modern
iZation loans.
Radiant Heating Exhibit.
In addition at the home show
you'll be able to take q "look-see'
at the system Of radiant heating
And with winter not too far away
I think we can call this . timely
subject.
Lighter finishes on furniture Il
camouflage dust deposits were re.
Gently observed at the furnishing.
markets. Look for the lighter fin.
ishes at the home show. ..
Evening star., 1948-10-12
J Is not the month

in operation, under construction or
In the blue print stage.
Drive In any direction and you
will not have to 60 far to see new
Houses and apartments being built
new subdivisions staked out. STOP
at the courthouses and you will see
county officials wrestling with zon-
ing and other problems that such a
building boom creates.
First there is the question oi
schools. Everywhere they have add
ed new classrooms and are talking
about building more.
Montgomery County started the
school year with about 10 more
classrooms than it had on opening
day, 1947. The new facilities are
part Of q two-year $4,000 con.
structive program. Schools also are
in the spotlight in Montgomery be.
cause of lively controversy over
the so-called progressive system OF
education which has been highly
criticized by group which wants
more emphasis on the three RS
Montgomery reports no overcrowd-
ing in its classrooms this year.
S10,000,0o0 Program Needed.
Prince Georges has considerable
school construction under way and
figures it would take $4,000, 900 to
meet its school needs. Prince
Georges admits its schools are OVER
crowded in several areas, particular
ly those near the District line.
There is growth, too, in the insti-
tutions that deal in higher educa-
ton in nearby Maryland. The
Montgomery Junior College, quar-
tered in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School since its establishment
two years ago, thinks its enrolment
justif1es separate quarters.
President H. c. Byrd keeps the
University Of Maryland able to
handle ever increasing enrollments
through more facilities at College
Park. Most spectacular of the cur
rent program is a new stadium to
seat $4,000, almost three times the
capacity of the present one.
In Arlington, where schools have
long been a lively topic, Virginia S
first elected school board has taken
office. The voters there already
have authorized a $l,776,000 bond
issue for schools and q referendum
has been proposed on another OF
$4, $50. 900.
Arlington is one Of four Virginia
counties In which Negroes have re-
Evening star., 1948-10-12

Its great horseshoe table. and is next
largest to the East Room.
Visitors frequently ask what kind
Of wood is used in the paneling, and
often mistake it for walnut, accord
ing to Inspector H. W.. Francis, chief
of the White House Police. Actually,
/ it is English oak.
White House police guide visitors
through the East Room, the Green
Room, the Blue Room, the Red
Room, the State dining room, the
main corridor and the reception
lobby from 10 am. until noon daily
except Sundays, Mondays and holi-
days.
Sightseers are not shown any OF
the rest of the mansion at present,
although it is expected the broad
cast room. from which President
Roosevelt delivered his fireside chats,
and the china room, which contains
items left by the various Presidents,
will be reopened to the public in the
future.
The quarters reserved for the
family and guests of the President
Evening star., 1948-10-12
BY Horriet Griffiths

of the building as originally con-
ceived by George Washington.
The East Room is the largest
room in the White House. The
walls are covered with enameled
wood paneling. The floor is of oak
! parquetry. There are three impos.
ing crystal chandeliers, and the
window draperies are of heavy rec
silk danlask. The piano, of mahog.
any decorated in gold, was added
during Franklin d. Roosevelt's ad.
ministration.
In this room, where Abigail Adams
Is said once to have hung the fam.
lily laundry, many Presidents used
to receive New Years Day visitors.
Scene of Noted Weddings.
Weddings in that room included
those of Nellie Grant to Algernor
Sartoris in 1874: Alice Roosevelt to
Nicholas Longworth in 1906, ano
Jessie woodrow Wilson to Francis
B. Sayre in 1913.
Funeral services for Presidents
William Henry Harrison, Zachary
Taylor and Abraham Lincoln took
place in the East Room, and the
bodies Of william Mckinley, Warren
G. Harding and Franklin D. Roose-
velt have lain in state there.
Theodore Roosevelt is said to have
used the room for physical exercise,
and once Secretary of War Taft en-
tered to find a Japanese expert
teaching the President jiu-j -jitsu.
Considered the most beautiful
room is the Blue room. This is the
scene Of formal receptions, and for
many years diplomats presented
their credentials there.
The room Is elliptical in shape.
The wall covering above the white
enameled wainscoting Is of heavy
corded blue silk. and the curtains
are Of the same material.
The Blue Room was the scene Of
the weddings of Maria Hester Mon
roe, daughter Of President Monroe; :;
John, son Of President John Quincy
Adams: Elizabeth, daughter Of Pres
ident Tyler; President Cleveland and
Frances Folsom, and Eleanor Wilson
to w. G. McAdoo.
For Receptions and Teas.
The Red and Green Rooms are
used by the presidential family for
receptions and teas. The Aubusson
rug on the oak floor of the Green
Room bears the coat of arms Of the
United States. The Red Room Is
used by the Presidents wife for re-
ceiving guests by appointment.
President Hayes took his oath of
office in the Red Room late Saturday
night, March 3, 1877.
The imposing State Dining Room
comfortably seats 104 persons around
Evening star., 1948-10-12

sorted to the courts in the past
year in an effort to obtain equal"
school facilities with whites.
Fairfax has built a new school at
Falls Church, added to the Mount
Vernon High School and made other
improvements, but its plans to build
a number of much needed schools
has been stymied through the ex-
haustion of the State literary loan
fund from which it had hoped to
finance the buildings.
Consequently, Fairfax has joined
many other Virginia counties and
cities in proposing a special session
OF the General Assembly to author
ize a State sales tax to provide
funds for school construction.
Alexandria inaugurated a new
eighth grade in its school system
this year and has begun a s2,7oo, 900
building program.
Another major concern in all
communities is better roads. Silver
Spring, now Maryland's second
largest city, last month opened the
long-sought new Baltimore & Ohio
underpass. This project, together
with the widening and improvement
of Georgia avenue, took IA months
to complete and cost over $4,000, 900.
One improvement always leads to
another, and the Silver Spring
enterprise has caused Bethesda to
intensity its effort to have the
traffic bottleneck on Wisconsin ave.
nue. eliminated.
Similar departments are kept busy
in Virginia, and both States, along
with the District, are concerned over
pollution control.
In Fairfax County the creation Of
additional sanitary districts is a live
issue. Arlington, long plagued by
burning dumps, has just awarded
contract for 300-ton incinerator.
Utilities Expand.
Private utilities serving the area
also have to expand their facilities.
A new natural-gas line is projected
in Virginia, while new electrical
plants are under construction in
Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince
William Counties.
The Federal Government lends
stability to the residential boom by
enlarging its investment in the
Metropolitan Area. It has, for ex-
ample, finally decided to proceed
with the Veterans Administration
Hospital on the Nevius tract in
Arlington, while in Bethesda 1t will
greatly expand the public health
institutions.
The county governments them
selves have housing problems. Ar
lington plans to enlarge its over
crowded courthouse. Prince Georges
is adding two wings to its court
house and just opened a new build
ing for the Board of Education at
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Went Cop Cuts Costs
In Installing Burners

A newly developed vent cap now
in production makes unnecessary
the placing of long vent pipe above
the roof in installing oil or gas
burners. This new cap may be set
nearly flush with the roof and still
maintain an even pull regardless of
unusual draft conditions or high
velocity winds.
1t makes possible better perform
ance of fuel burners and a more
attractive roof line.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
By Anne AIboueh
Ce-ordinotor, Wemen's activities,
Home Show-Exposition

Visitors to the National Capital
Home Show Exposition at Sthe Ma
tional Guard Armory, October is to
"a, inclusive, will see hundreds oi
new developments for the postwar
American home.
The exhibits themselves range
from windows to washers, and even
just plain window washers. And all
these are aimed at lessening labor
for the homemaker.
in the many displays and booths
there will be furniture, rugs, linen,
electrical appliances and other
equipment. From top to bottom OF
your house-inside and outside
they're all there.
In addition, the home show guests
can even enjoy moving pictures OF
the manufacture Of certain ma
terials.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

indorser. On loans in large amounts
it is an accepted practice to have
some form of security.
@. How is the loan repaid?
A. In equal monthly installmentS,
except that farmers who receive
their income seasonally from crops
and live stock are permitted to re-
pay, their loan Seasonally.
Q. Is q down payment required2
A. Yes, at least 10 per cent of the
total cost of the proposed improve
ments.
Cost Of Loan.
@. How much does the loan cost?
A. The interest rate and other
charges which a lender may make
on any loan are matters of arrange
ment between the lender and the
borrower. However, the total
charges, including interest, may not
exceed the limit prescribed under
the regulations of the Federal
Housing Administration Of S. dis
count per 500 for IL equal monthly
ipstallments.
@. May the loan be paid back
at any time?
A. Yes. The borrower may make
as many advance payments as he
wishes. A reasonable rebate will be
allowed when the loan is paid off
in full ahead of time. .
@. What If a payment is late?
A. If it Is more than is days late,
the lender may collect a late charge
to cover his extra costs, but not to
exceed cents for each dollar on the
payment that is late, or more than
$5 for any one late payment; or the
lender may charge interest on over
due payments at rate not to ex-
ceed the maximum legal rate per-
mitted in the State. It is most
important that borrowers make
their payments promptly. If they
are continually late, the lender will,
OF course, take appropriate steps to
enforce collection.
@. What are the advantages of
this insured property improvement
credit plan?
A. It enables people to make
needed repairs or Improvements to
their homes or other property and
to use and enjoy these improve
ments while they are saving the
money to pay for them.
Cash Payments Urged.
If person. can pay cash for these
improvements, the FILA urges him
to do so. The administration urges
no one to borrow money unless he
can fully afford to do so.
Whether you are paying cash for
your improvement or intend to
finance it with an insallment loan,
here are few things to remember:
Do business with a responsible
and established dealer or contractor.
If in doubt, check with your lend
ing institution or the Better Busi-
ness Bureau.
II a major alteration is contem-
plated, the services of a qualified
architect are recommended.
Obtain bids from two or more
dealers or contractors.
Do not sign any papers or docu-
ments unless You read them carr
fully and understand fully what you
are signing. If in doubt, consnlt
your lending institution or attorney.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

n o u 9 e o and
apartments, we
must not over
look the 49, 900
existing single
family hom e S
and 189 900 null
tiple-family units
In the Metropl-
itan area.
These e struc-
lures, whether
. one year old or
100 years old.
must be pre-
preserved . n d
protected. Par
.v ~kN &t~S.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

History, sentiment and curiosity
combine to make the White House
the Nations most famous home.
During July and August 15s, ,456
sightseers visited the White House
alone.
In the 1947-1s4S social season
81 1886 persons attended functions
there. And there was an attendance
of 4,234 press and radio correspond
ents at conferences with the Presi.
dent during the last fiscal year.
Counting Cleveland as one tenant
despite the fact that he had two
terms that were not consecutive
the White House has been occupied
by 81 Presidents so far. Today this
home is in the news more than
ever. For a Nationwide political
campaign is now under way to de-
termine who will be It's tenants for
the next four years.
The rent is free "a gift of the
American people. But to get q
lease you have to win a majority
vote of the electoral college. And
the politicos will tell you that's the
toughest job they can think Of.
Corner Stone Laid in 1892.
The corner stone of the White
House, which was designed by James
Hoban, was laid on October 13, 1892,
at the site selected by Maj. LEIar
FAINT, the French engineer who pre-
pared the plan for the city. The
site was approved by George WASH
ington.
The design Is said to have been
suggested by that Of the Duke Of
Leinsters palace in Dublin. The
buildings exterior walls actually are
not white, but are of light gray
sandstone from qaarries on Aqua
Creek, Virginia.
The walls were painted white
after the fire in 1914, when the
British forces which had captured
Washington burned the building.
The building first was occupied in
1900 by President and Mrs. John
Adams. The east and west terraces
were constructed during Jef1erson's
administration. After the recon-
struction following the fire, Presi-
dent Monroe moved in during De-
cember, 1917.
The south portico was finished in
1924 and the north portico in 1929.
The east terrace was removed In
1859.
Renovated I'm 1902.
Extensive restorations were made
in 1902 during Theodore Roosevelt's
administration. From an architec-
tural standpoint the improvements
were designed to restore the interior,
so far as possible, to a plan for use
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Renovated I'm 1902.

| Extensive restorations were made
in 1902 during Theodore Roosevelt's
administration. From an architec-
tural standpoint the improvements
were designed to restore the interior,
so far as possible, to a plan for use
Evening star., 1948-10-12

when an inven-
tory usually is
taken, a review
OF the last year
reveals that all
the M ry land
and Virginia
c o m m u nj ties
bordering Wash
ington are striv-
ing under pro-
gressive leader
ship to become
more attractive.
At almost every
b sy interSec.
ton there is q
Sh0nNin0 rantar
Evening star., 1948-10-12
SIS 100000 toBeSpent Here
On Home Maintenance in |48
$500 improvement Looms Made in Year,
FILA Aide Says; Questions Answered
BY Arthur ]. Frentx


Lending Institutions Washington
building material repair maintenance industry
record in their cooperation with the FILA and its home repair
property improvement program
outstanding part of this the service performed in
Evening star., 1948-10-12
District S Booming Suburbs
Undergoing Sharp Changes
County Officials WrestIe With Many
New Problems in Expansions Wake
By George B. Porter

There's candidate U. A. in
political subdivision the District
Linked together by mutual problems geographically the
teeming communities which suffering grow
Evening star., 1948-10-12

the interest Of WashlngtOn's rapidly
increasing families and in the civic
benefits accruing from the restora-
ton and maintenance of our homes
In the excitement Of building new
Evening star., 1948-02-01
Sd High School
Contest Begins

The third annual national high
school Photographic awards, spon-
sored by the Eastman Kodak Co.
starts tomorrow and closes May Z
with a total of $500 offered In
prizes.
A $500 grand prize, coupled with
500 division first prize makes
the best picture worth $500 this
year. Pictures taken since May Is
1947, are eligible for entry in one
of five classes for which 500, $5C
and $50 are offered for first, second
and third choice winners.
Students in public, parochial OF
private schools and in the 9Th tt
18th grades may compete. The
classes of entries include school prof.
ects, people, young or old; scenes
and still life, animals and pets and
babies and small children. Judges
are Julian Bryan, photographer; G
Scott Fletcher, head Of Encyclopedias
Britannica Films, Inc, and Kenneth
williams of Eastman.
Evening star., 1948-02-01

A joint meeting of the Department
Child Welfare and Rehabilitation
Committees will be held at the Lee
gion Club Saturday at pm. Mrs.
Margaret E. Carroll, department
child welfare chairman, expects to
have a member of the staff from the
crippled children's clinic Of Gal
linger Hospital as speaker.
Evening star., 1948-02-01

Half the fun Of being photogra-
pher lies in having your work ap-
preciated by others. To be sure, you
can satisfy yourself with the plaud-
its Of family and friends but this
criticism may be sugared for the
very sake Of the close relationship
At the beginning, every photog-
rapher should have the benefit OF
the sharp, though understanding
criticism Of those who have gone
before and achieved some measure
of experience.
With the tremendous increase In
popularity Of photography as
hobby, amateur photographers all
over the country have banded to-
gether in groups, each with the goal
Of constant improvement and en-
lightenment as their prime OBJ
jective. These camera clubs and So
cieties are of the greatest benefit
to their members. A meeting place
for kindred spirits, where ideas new
and old can be discussed, latent tai
ents developed, and expert criticism
received, is essential to any hobby
ist. The Washington area is for
tunate in having one of the most
active camera clubs in the country
The National Photographic So
ciety, Washington's largest and one
of its oldest camera clubs, started
when a few camera fans got to-
gether in some ones front room to
talk cameras and films.
Candid Cameras Started 1t.
It began back in the days OF the
candid camera craze in 1888, when
it was questionable to appear in
public without at least an f.2 lens
draped around the neck. In those
days 1t was called the Internal Rev
enue Club. because all of its dozen
or so members worked for that bu-
reau.
Being photographers and liking
to hash over gamma and exposure
in the jargon of the day, they
banded together in club with w
E. Rabenhorst as president, Roy
Specht as secretary and David
Evening star., 1948-02-01
Matarazzi Heads
Photo Enaineers

Albert r. Matarrazzi, chief Of tha
research section Of the Army Mal
Service was elected president OF thu
Society of Photographic Engineer
last week at the annual meeting
held In the National Museum. HI
succeeds Raymond Davis, head o1
the Photographic section Of the Blu.
reau of Standards.
Other officers are Father Francis
Reyden, S. j., of Georgetown Uni.
versity, first vice president; Frank
H. Wildung, Of the National Geo.
graphic Society, second vice presi.
dent; Judson H. Bell of the Naval
Photographic Center, secretary, and
Keith 3. Lewis of Eastman, treas
urer.
Elected to the council of the so.
ciety for two-year terms were viii.
liam J. Nagle of Ansco: Capt. L. A
Pope, U. S. N, chief of Naval Pho
Biography; Jean st. Thomas, chief o1
the technical photo division OF CAA
Officers will be installed at the
annual banquet February %.
Evening star., 1948-02-01
Taylor Print
Wins Prize at
|Fotocraft Club

Grand prize winner of the seventh
annual salon of. the Fotocraft Club
of the Twelfth Street YMCA was q
print by r. G. Taylor entitled free
dom Journey" which also won FIRST
prize in the color class. The COM
petition, open to the general public
for the first time, was notable for
excellence of the contributions in
the junior division as well as for
those by the more experienced anna
teurs. Although there were many
pictorial and still life photographs
the bulk of entries were devoted to
portraits and human interest pic
lures of people.
DR.. George Adams placed second
in the color class with q Printon
entitled, East Meets West" Third
place went to Mr.. Taylor for his
Sunset on the Potomac"
In the Junior division, first, second
and third place winners were DR.
Adams "springtime at souss
Bridge" G. A. Digg's "Cattails" and
M. F. Taylor's Young Mariner"
In the portrait class Of the senior
division, Paul Fowlkes won both
first and second prizes with his
prints Gwen" and Dave" Gen
tleman Of Distinction" by Henry
Gichner, was third.
Winners in the pictorial class OF
the senior division were woodland
Monster" by William Underdew
first place; Gamma" by Thomas
Tiggs, second place, and Fruits OF
Toll" by j. r. Burress.
Mr.. Gichner's "Rub-a-dub-dub'
placed first in the children's picture
class of the senior division while
Thomas Diggs was second with DE
licious" and Mr.. Fowlkes was third
with THE Gypsy"