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Evening star., 1949-11-09

For some reason known only to
gremlins, pixies and the little peo-
pie, the city Of Washington has
been presented with $4,000, 900 by
the Federal Government for the
purpose Of erecting or helping to
erect buildings for the Sesqui-
centennial celebration-but not
one cent is to go toward answer
ing the Capitals greatest cultural
need.
Washington's crying shame, cul-
turally speaking, is that it has no
place in which to present an opera
or q ballet. It is a shame that
is bemoaned not just by people
in the upper social brackets, but
by every one who loves beautiful
voices, beautiful music and beau
tiful dancing and would like to
see them properly presented in
settings of artistic beauty.
Part Of the proposed building
plans for the next years big cele-
bration calls for a permanent am
phitheater in Rock Creek Park
where q symphonic drama based
on the history of the Capital will
be presented. It will be an i'm
pressive thing and undoubtedly
Washington can use an outdoor
amphitheater, but inasmuch as
such construction is subject to
seasonal use only, it would seem
to this writer to be of secondary
Importance to a properly equipped
opera or concert hall that Is
functional. with air conditioning,
II months of the year.
It can fairly be argued that
an amphitheater is not as costly as
an opera house. but wouldn't 1t
be better to at least lay the foun-
dations of an opera house and
convert the base into a temporary
amphitheater for the Sesquicen-
tennial pageantry?
But that Is not all. Counting
the buildings to be erected on the
proposed Freedom Fair" grounds
west of Kingman Lake at the foot
of East Capitol street. one esti-
mate given for building costs
comes to $4,500.000. The main
buildings, according to original
plans, were to be permanent ones
of concrete and steel, to be used
for other purposes after the fair.
Oh, why. Washingtonians want to
know, If there is going to be q
permanent building, can't it be
an opera house? A Capital arch
itect tells me that So, ,000, 900 would
build a nice moderate one.
The ideal location for such q
building would be alongside the
Mall or on the site Of the old
gashouse overlooking the river.
Never was more graphic proof
Of our lack visible than at Con-
stitution Hall last night and the
night before. The Sadler's Wells
Ballet, which the British govern
ment thinks well enough of to
subsidize, went from, the Metro
politan Opera House, where all
arts are combined for perfection
Of performance, to Constitution
Hall with its drawn string green
curtain. 1--WE here will never know
how beautiful the ballet must
have been with scenery designed
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Cocktail HHosts-

Col. and Mrs. J. Hunter Drum
were hosts at cocktails yesterday
at their home on Rodman street
and they will entertain at q SINH
lar party there on November 18.
Among yesterdays guests were
Mrs. Drums mother, Mrs. James
H. Purdy, and Mrs. Norris Broad
dus Of Kansas Ciy, Mo-, who has
been Mrs. Purdy's guest for q
week or 10 days. Mrs. Broaddus
will leave Sunday for . visit In
New York. s;
Col. and Mrs. Drums party on
the 18th will celebrate the couples
tenth wedding anniversary.
Evening star., 1949-11-09

Mrs. Grace Stewart announces
the engagement Of her daughter.
Barbara. to MIR. Thomas Eskey,
son Of Mr.. Arthur Eskey Of WASH
ington and Charleston. w. Va.
and the late Mrs. Eskey.
Miss Stewart attended the Acad-
erny Of the Holy Cross and Mar
jorie Webster Junior College. Her
mother Is executive assistant to
Attorney General j. Howard Nc
Grath.
Mr.. Eskey Is q student at the
University Of Maryland and presi-
dent Of Theta Chi Fraternity. His
father is assistant vice president
OF the Chesapeake Il Potomac
Telephone Co.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Emily Post

A letter says: I'VE have a
friend tn our congenial group who
is delightful company except for
one fault. It is annoying US all
to the point of writing you. She
takes a full half hour or more time
than any one else at table to finish
her meal. There is no physical
reason. In group of 8 or 10
we always have several fidgety
people anxious to get on with the
next course. Also, those of us who
have help in the kitchen are hav-
ing trouble with them about it.
She is an incessant talker, which
accounts for much of the delay.
But-what can we do?"
I take it for granted that you
have tried having the plates of the
others taken away, leaving this
one alone eating. (If not, this
should be effective advice.) If
this has failed, the only remedy
would be to have a very intimate
friend tell her frankly what the
trouble is.
Rings on Right Hond
Dear Mrs. Post: Is the advice
you printed several times to
widows that they could announce
their status as having no husbands
by wearing their rings on the
right hand also to be applied to
a divorcee? I am not wearing my
original wedding band but I have
a jeweled band that wore with
my wedding ring and engagement
ring. Inasmuch as have q young
child I'd like to wear a ring that
suggests q marriage, and wonder
ed about wearing these on my
right hand.
Answer: Wearing them on the
right hand means that you were
married but are so no longer,
You might be a widow or you
might be a divorce.
Mrs. Posts leafet, E-26,
Cocktail Parties," describes
the invitation and tells Uhat to
serUe. To obtain a copy, send
S cents in coin and a stamped,
selt-addressed enpelope to her,
care OF The Evening Star. P. o.
Bor 80. Station, g, New York
10, N. Y. Mrs. Post is sorry she
cannot d1,s,Der personal n,ail.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Wove' Offers Contrasts to Life Ashore

this story, Karen explained that
she liked living on the Wave"
and added that she was going to
visit q friend Of hers on another
boat.
? .And do you know what?" she
said. There are two boys and
two girls on her boat. 50 that's
four people to play with.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt both said
they liked boats, and wouldn't be
happy without owning one. They
hope sometime to make . long
trip in the "Wave"-maybe to
Bermuda or Florida or Panama.
But any such plans are fairly far
in the future.
At present. Mr.. Schmidt is EN-
ployed by o boat servicing arm ut
the wharves and Mrs. Schmidt Is
the art teacher at Mckinley High
School. Their daughter y In the
Amidon School Kindergarten.
Living on q boat. the family
finds, Is q good bit the same a.
living ashore-but there are some
big differences.
Groceries No Problem.
Groceries are no problem. Mrs.
Schmidt places an order once
week, and the groceries are de-
'livered aboard. Milk. ice and
laundry trucks make regular stops
at the dock. Newspaper carrier
boys bring daily newspapers.
Because Of the limited amount
of space, Mrs. Schmidt says she
Continued on Page B-2. Col. -
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for use on the Chesapeake. But
it has had q checkered career
even for q time having been en-
gagged In the West Indian pine
apple trade. At other periods. 1t
was used by oystermen and to
transport such things as hay and
watermelons. ~
It is called the Wave" and Is
said to be the last Of the Chesa-
peake Bay boats known as pun
gies." It is 10 feet overall-from
the tip of the bowsprit to the end
of the main boom-and has IS
feet in the hull. The Schmidts at
present have no sails. bit plan
to buy them when they, can afford
them. The craft has auxiliary
power and o independent electric
plant for use ofishore. -
Living quarters are In the cabin.
which is 81 feet long and II feet
wide and divided into o main cab
In and forward cabin. In addition,
there is o small room forward
which the Schmidits call the
"cuddy." This serves % their
daughters playroom and sleeping
quarters. and 1t is here that she
keeps her nine dolls.
Plenty of Playmates.
In the summer time, the family
has lots Of neighbors and Karen
has plenty of playmates. But In
the winter time. only few other
families stick 1t out on boats along
the Washington water front.
One Of the times I talked to
the Schmidts to get material fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
S4,W,W Apartment
Included in Weeks
Building Permits

Building permits issued during
the last week wer~ boosted 10 the
high total Of % sss ole Nv lsse-
ance Of one permit for % ooo 600
for the construction O. an apart
ment building al t@ol Ma&Saehu-
settx avenue n W
This project MAS announced krt-
eral months ago III The star II
will be located on tho site at the
former Villa Rosa Estate and viii
have Tes unl;s-~Al In one build
ing.
The permit for this building and
others follow
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Home Building in Area
Jumped sou in May,
Labor Survey Finds

Home building in the Washing
ton area jumped by so per cent
in May. the Bureau Of Labor Sta
tistics estimated on the basis Of
a survey just completed.
Builders started 2,240 houses
and apartments during the pc
Rod. an increase Of $50 units
above the April estimate. The
total. however, is $40 units below
the May, 1948. figure. when home
building was at its peak In this
area, BIS said.
The increase over the previous
month occurred entirely In the
suburban areas. For. said the
agency. residential starts actually
declined in the District between
April and May. but almost dou-
bled elsewhere in the area.
Drop I'm First Five Months.
During the first i've months Of
this year. home building activity
resulted in o 6.700-unit total, .
third fewer than were started In
the corresponding months Of 1s48.
Apartment house construction
had the same relative Importance
this year as last year, BIS said.
It accounted for three-fifths Of
all new dwelling units put under
construction In the January-May
period. @
I Average construction cost Of
single family houses according to
reports received by the agency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel Esiats Editor Of The SsaF

Their home address is Slip No.
A, East Basin, Mayflower Marina.
Their '1ot" is the Potomac River,
at the dock in the 1900 block OF
Maine avenue S.W. They live on
a boat-the three Schmidts-and
they wouldn't exchange their sea-
going home for mansion on dry
land.
Mrs. Schmidt says living on a
! boat is pleasant and just as easy
as living ashore-aln1ost.
They have hot and cold running
water, a bathroom with q shiny
tub, q six-burner gas stove. with
broiler and oven; an ice chest. q
double stainless-steel sink. and
three small rooms In the cabin,
plus q summer veranda and ter
race on the deck.
Mrs. Schmidt thinks nothing Of
whipping up q full-size meal for
her family and guests, and takes
such things as baking q cake as
matter Of course.
Iced Cake In Storm.
"I've even iced cake while we
were out in q storm on the lower
Potomac" she said, laughing
And all the icing went to the
right places"
One Of the incest things about
living on q boat, the family says
is that when they take trip their
home goes right with them.
- you never forget your raincoat
or your comb. or your gloves. OF
anything, because everything 4
right here with you." Mrs
Schmidt said.
9 Mr.. Schmidt's first name Is Eric
His wife's name is Freda. and
their daughters name is Karen
She is five years old. The couple
are In their early sos. This month
they celebrated their first full year
of living on the boat.
winter can be little rough
But we were snug and had nc
trouble keeping warm" Mr.
Schmidt said.
Built 81 Years Ago.
] The Schmidt's home was built
81 years ago as q boat-of-all-work
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pears TO be caused" said BIS,
partly by the fact that less elab-
orats housing Is being constructed
and by somewhat lower construc-
ton costs"
The WaShington area covered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18

from builders. amounted to $500
In the first i've months Of this
year, rs compared with 4lo.300
for those started In the same
period tho year before.
1.-THE decrease this year ap-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the recent emergency
absence of Wrangell's only doctor
made it necessary for the local
nurses to assume added response
bilities, and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid nurses
discharged their duties with extra
ordinary competence and. skill, and
WHEREAS, the town of Wran-
CELL is fortunate in having a hos
pital staff of such ability,
NOW BE IT THEREFORE RE-
SOLVED, by the Chamber Of Com
merce of the City of Wrangell. in
meeting duly assembled this Bird
day of October, 1949, that official
cognizance be taken of the extraor-
binary work performed by these
nurses, to-wit: Mrs. Richard Hajny,
Miss Marguerite Price, Mrs. Arthur
Ivy, Mrs. C. P. McCreary, Mrs.
Frank Webb, Mrs. Fred Cunning
ham. Miss Arne Buckley and Mrs.
IL. C. Bigelow.
And to DIR. j. D. Wentzler and
DR.. Herrell of Petersburg for their
generous assistance to the town OF
Wrangell during this period.
AND BE 1T THEREFORE RE-
SOLVED, that special mention be
accorded the Wrangell Telephone
Company, the Alaska Communica.
lions System, Mr.. James Nolan and
the Alaska Island Air Lines, Mr..
Arthur Nelson and the Ellis Ali
Lines, Mr.. A. r. Brueger and the
Rev. Hugh F. Hall for assistance
given during the emergency.
THE WRANGELL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE,
BY: P. C. Mccormack, President
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
ACCA to Meet:
Next Friday

The next meeting of the Alaska
Crippled Children's Association will
be held at the home of Mrs. Hugh
F. Hall next Friday. October IA,
at p. m. All interested members
are urged to attend as, in addition
to a regular business discussion,
further plans are to be made for
a forthcoming rattle.
Wrangell Chapter will hold a
doll rattle some time in November.
A baby doll, which has been do
mated by Mrs. LuElla McKibben.
as well as a Mary Hoyer doll, will
be given away, complete with hand
made wardrobes and accessories
Doll clothing will include knitted
and crocheted garments made by
Mrs. Julius Mason, Mrs. George
Sumption, Mrs. Neil French and
Mrs. Brander Castle, and a bridal
outfit, made by Mrs. William Eas-
laugh. The Mary Hoyer doll will
nave d Wal lIuHhs BlNtu ny
Mrs. Frank Barnes, and the baby
doll has complete bedding aces
series. All items will be ON display
at the Gift Shop, and members will
soon have tickets on sale.
Other chapter activities include
the sale of embroidered towels and
baby garments, as well as stuffed
toys, which are made during meet
ings and placed on sale at Irene's.
The chapter is also sewing hospital
garments for use at the 0rthope-
die Hospital at Mt. Edgecumbe, and
Mrs. Frank Zepp, collection chair
man, reports that to date 8 large
boxes of children's clothing, toys
and comics have been sent to the
hospital.
Through the courtesy of Charles
Saddler, corsages were sold by
Ichapter members at a recent EN-
lem Club party to help raise funds
for the association.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
ELKS STEP UP WORK
ON NEW BUILDING

A few more work nights" such
as Wednesday will see considerable
difference in the progress of the
new Elks Lodge quarters.
About Is Elks gathered at the
new building, held a short, snappy
meeting, and then peeled off their
coats and went to work. Four or
five different gangs tackled va
rious jobs throughout the building
and put in several hours of con-
centrated and productive labor.
Another such evening is planned
for this coming Wednesday and all
EIks are asked to lend a hand for
an hour or so.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
Public Invited
To Chamber Meet

With the object of finding out
what the public wants in the way
of harbor improvements, the Wran-
gell Chamber of Commerce at its
Monday meeting invited all citizens
to its next Monday dinner-meeting
at the Civic Center.
Recent surveys by the army en-
gineers raised the question of what
type improvements should be asked
for in regard to the local harbor.
There is no doubt but that an en-
largement and deepening project is
needed but there is some difference
of opinion as to exactly what
should be done.
The chamber feels that the prob
lem is one that should receive an
expression of opinion from the ones
that use the harbor. Therefore, all
persons interested are invited to
come to the Civic Center next Mon
day noon to have lunch and talk
things over with the chamber.
The matter takes on a special
Importance at this time because
Fred Hartford, local business man,
will leave shortly to go to the
states and will call on the Army
Engineers headquarters in Portland
to request action.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
FIRST AUTOMATIC PHONE
SYSTEM NOW IN AT NENANA

A milestone in the progress of
of telephone systems in Alaska was
passed last Saturday with the in
stallation of the first fully automa-
tic telephone exchange at Nenana.
The system was put into opera
tion by the Alaksa Telephone En-
gineering Corporation, witch also
owns and operates the Wrangsll
Telephone Company.
The automatic dial eychansy 1T
Nenana is the forerunner of siEli-
lar which the company has plarn 1
for other Alaska towns, including
Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
DUE
HERE TODAY

William Warne, assistant sec
rotary of interior; Gov. Ernest
Gruening and Kenneth Kadow of
the Alaska field staff of the de.
partment of the interior, were
due to arrive this afternoon from
Petersburg. A fourth member of
the party will be either Don
Foster, ANS administrator, Oh
Reinholt Brust, also of the ANS.
The group will have dinner at
6 p. m. with officers of various
civic organizations and after the
dinner-at Z o'clook-the public
is invited to hear an address by
Warne.
The dinner and meeting will
both be at the Civic Center.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
WRANGELL DISTRICT, FIRST
DIVISION.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
In the Matter of the Estate of
CEnRGE AUEI mo Dannaca

In the Matter of the Estate of
GEORGE AVELINO, Deceased
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That, pursuant to the ORDER and
DECREE entered in the above en-
titled matter September %, 1949,
awarding the entire estate of said
deceased to the surviving widow
and minor child, and in conformity
with the ORDER OF SALE con-
tanned in said DECREE, the under
signed will offer for sale at public
auction the following described real
property, situated in the TowDsite
of Wrangell, to-wit:
The northern portion of Lot
Twenty-three (23) in Block Ten
(10), being a strip of land 81 feet
and l inch in width north and
south and being a distance of 1905
feet on the northerly boundary OF
said Lot %, and extending from
tide water to Stikine Avenue east
and west;
Also, the northerly portion OF
Lot 10 in Block 10, being a strip
of land 81 feet and 1 inch in width
north and south and being dis
lance of 1877 feet on the northerly
boundary line of said Lot 10 and
extending from Stikine Avenue IL
the westerly line of Lot II east
and west;
ALSO, the northerly portion of
Lot II in Block 10, being a strip
of land 81 feet l inch in width,
and being distance of 1888 feet
on the northerly line of said Lot
II and extending from the easterly
line of Lot 10 to the alley east and
west.
| Said sale will be held on the
premises, at 2 o'clock in the after
noon of October gath, 1919. The
right to reject any or all bids IS
hereby reserved and the sale Is
subject to confirmation of the
above entitled court.
RICHARD SURATT,
U. S. Commissioner, ex-officic
Administrator of the estate Of
George Avelino, deceased.
Published Oct. 7-14-21, 1919.
Posted Oct Q. 1s4s.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT

The regular meeting of the Or
der of Eastern Star was held last
night with obligation being the
main order of business.
The hall was decorated attrac-
lively with marigold by Mrs. Lempi
Fykerude. and Mrs. Jack Waters
and Mrs. Dorothy Otteson were in
charge of the refreshments. Mrs.
Eleanor Barnell was guest.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, October 20. and Worthy
Matron Dorothy 0tteson asks that
all members be present. 1t will be
roll call night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
Nc COrmaCk Is
New Mayor

In a fairly heavy run of ballot
ing, Peter c. Mccormack won the
race for the office of mayor of
Wrangell in Tuesdays election. His
margin was a scant three votes,
with the final count showing 157
for Mccormack and 154 for Fred
Hanford.
Registration had been slow up
until Monday of this week, but a
last-minute rush of persons wish
ing to register kept City Clerk
Robert Wickman and his wife busy
all day Monday. Less than 200 had
registered up until the end OF last
week but Mondays rush swelled
the total to $50 permanent regis
trations.
There were S14 ballots cast inI
the election.
Due to the eloseness of the may
orally count, the canyassing board
recounted several times to insureI
the accuracy of the final vote. Nc
Cormack replaces George Gunder-
son as mayor
New councilmen elected were
For three-year terms-Harry Coul
ter and George Smith; for two-yearl
terms-Dr. f. ]. Wheeler and Vern
Smith
Final tabulations were:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-10-07
RALLY DAY SERVICES
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

There will be a childrens Rally
Day service at the Presbyterian
Church this Sunday at 10 a. m. All
parents and friends are invited to
attend.
The regular morning service will
follow the Rally Day exercises.
A nursery is available at the
Presbyterian Church during the
morning service.