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Evening star., 1949-11-16
Californian Asks Anucostiu
To Send Pesky 'Persimmons'

persimmons so I can get some
seed to plant some here?" wrote
Mr.. Fogle.
IF you send me some Of yours,
I will send you some OF mine, ="
he added.
At their meeting last night at
the Eastern Branch YMCA, Sew
enteenth street and Good Hope
road Sc. association members
said they would be glad to let Mr..
Fogle have all of their fallen per-
simmons. But they don't want
any persimmons in return. said
President William Yearwood. All
they want to do is get rid OF
what they already have.
According to the District Engi-
neer Department, to which the
citizens have appealed to clear the
fruit away. the trees in question
are gingkos. not persimmons.
The group doesn't know whether
Mr.. Fogle wants any fruit from
the gingko tree, so is not pre-
pared to act on his letter.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
BroziI Cultural Center
Meeting Called Tonight

The Brazil United States Gull
tural Center will hold a meeting
at o'clock tonight in the Roger
Smith Hotel.
Honored guests will be Miss
Carolina Nabuco, daughter of the
former Brazilian ambassador to
the United States; Brazilian Am
bassador Mauricio Nabuco, Bra
lillian Minister Afranio de Mello-
Franco. Paul Davis, American
delegate to the Organization of
American States. and Hildebrando
Acciolio, Brazilian delegate to the
organiZation.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

leave on their honeymoon-desti-
nation secret.
After the wedding trip they plan
brief visit to Mr.. Barkley'S home
in Paducah. KY. Then they will
go to his Washington apartment,
where they expect to remain until
late spring or until Congress ad-
| iourns next wear,
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Falling "persimmons" (actually
gingko fruit, which have long
been the. scourge of the Anacostia
Citizens Association. have found
a friend in California.
"A story printed in The Star last
month describing the wrath OF
the citizens at having to walk
on sidewalks laden with "persim-
mons" went by way of the As
sociated Press into the columns
of the Sacramento Bee. a Cali
fornia newspaper. where Noah A
Fogle spotted it.
Mr.. Fogle, a rancherof Rose
vile, Calf, who grows japanese
persimmons. has always wanted
to grow Eastern persimmons.
according to a letter he wrote to
the association last week. He has
tried everywhere in California. to
get some of these persimmons and
has been unsuccessful, he says
would it be possible for you
to send me few of your falling
Evening star., 1949-11-16
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Evening star., 1949-11-16

Arrow Iustrous white
broodot o sporkIes with good looks brings all the famed
style medium collar fits
broodcoth shrink beyond % because its Son.
and its Mtogo cut olo"s
you freedom movement See Mo-you like its looks Sizes
IA to II; sleeves 81 to 35
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Czech
Continued From First Page)

ated uranium mines, where ma
terial for atomic energy is pro-
duced.
This might explain in part the
numerous arrests of doctors, de-
spite Prague's shortage of physi-
clans. Informed sources said the
doctors were needed to classify
prisoners as to the kind of work
they could do.
Labor Camps Legalized.
Forced labor camps were legal
ized a year ago. 1t was reported
that the government recently au-
thorized Communist-controlle
national committees-which are
not agencies of the government
to try persons considered anti
Communist and send them to la
DOR camps after confiscating their
property.
Many frightened people were
sleeping away from their homes
to avoid arrest.
Tying in with the report that
many were being sent to the
mines was the disclosure by Ce-
teka. official news agency, that
Czech coal miners failed in Sep
tember to fulfill the production
targets set by the five-year plan
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Police Charge Of Assault
Against Woman Dropped

The United States Attorneys
Office yesterday dropped an as
sault charge against Mrs. Mons
P. Kaplan, 81, growing out Of hel
behavior in the Tenth Precinct
after her arrest on a minor traffic
charge October /.
Prosecutor Thomas Walden
said his office had investigated
and decided not to press the
charge. He pointed out Mrs
Kaplan forfeited a total of $35
collateral posted on other charges
of disorderly conduct and follow
ing another vehicle too close.
Police had reported that Mrs
Kaplan was unruly in the pre-
cinct station after being booked
on the traffic charge. The de-
fendant gave an address in the
1900 block of Amherst road
Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

The first and only photograph
that Mrs. Eva S. Clifford has ever
offered for publication has won
her a Grand Prize of $25 in The
Stars Amateur Snapshot Contest
and a chance to share in other
cash awards totaling $4,000.
Mrs. Clifford, mother of two
children and an employe of the
Military Air Transport Service,
Patuxent River Naval Air Station,
won in the Babies and Children
class with picture of the son and
daughter of her friends, 1t. Comdr.
and Mrs. Emil Schuld. Her snap
shot, with the grand prize VIM
ners in the three other classes of
the contest, is reproduced on page
8 of today's Pictorial Magazine.
My own children. Connie. 10.
and John, 4. are about as photo
genie as anybody else's.' Mrs. Cliff
ford said, but I've taken pictures
of them only once. I guess that's
because I'm always so busy TAX
ing all the other children at the
station"
Mrs. Clifford took up photog-
raphy in April, 1948-"in self de
fense," she explained. because her
husband, 1t Comdr. Walter Cliff
ford. an MATS flyer, was bug
on it."
There was another reason. too" :"
she added. "A very dear friend
and excellent photographer took
my portrait with such horrible re-
suits that I felt I had to do some
thing for myself and others who
are not too photogenic" (The &C
companying picture of her is a
self-portrait.)
Wins In Animal Life Glass.
The winning entry in the Ami
NAL Life" class, a closeup of a
mother bird feeding her babies, is
the result of two years effort by
Warren B. Burgess, 1900 Twenty
sixth street NE, an electrical en-
gineering consultant at the Naval
Research Laboratory.
Il tried many, many times for
that particular kind of shot" Mr..
Burgess said. Il finally got 1t in
the yard in back of mine"
Mr.. Burgess has won many
prizes in contests conducted by
the NRL Camera Club. of which
he is president. He has been an
employe of the laboratory for more
than Is years.
The winner in the Scenes and
Still Life class. Jack Romagna
9908 Indian lane, Silver Spring
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Is Senators Ticketed
By AFL Leaders For
Defeat in 1850
RY the Associated Presx

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct 8.-AFL
political leaders today ticketed four
Southern Democratic members of
the Senate, plus nine Republicans,
for defeat in the 1850 elections.
These leaders have completed a
list of Senators they will support or
oppose in an ambitious political
drive to secure a more friendly Con-
gress.
The labor organization, which
claims 100000 members, wants to
be sure the Taft-Hartley Act is re-
pealed and other desired legislative
proposals are cleared through Con-
gress.
The four Democrats whose names
are listed for AFL opposition at the
polls are Senators Fulbright of Ar
kansas, Tydings of Maryland,
George of Georgia and Hoey of
North Carolina.
Top officials of the AFL's political
arm-Labor' League for Political
Education-said they feel these four
Democrats have voted too often
against measures sponsored by the
Truman administration and wanted
by labor.
The nine Senate Republicans on
the AFL's blacklist are Taft of
Ohio. Young of North Dakota,
Gurney of South Dakota. Donnell
of Missouri, Wiley of Wisconsin,
Milliken of Colorado, Capehart of
Indiana. Hickenlooper of Iowa,
and Reed of Kansas.
Probably the outstanding i'm
preston gained at this 6Sth an
nual AFL convention is the evi-
dent determination of AFL lead
ers to make labor's weight felt in
national politics.
The convention has authorized q
plan to collect a multi-million dol
lar campaign fund through 81 con-
tributions from labor union men,
bers.
In discussions on the convention
floor of plans to see that every AFL
member gets a chance to con-
tribute, the 81 amount has some
times been referred to as vol
untary assessment.
The AF'L's Senate list for 1850
calls for support of II Senators in
Guiding three Republicans. The
Republicans are Senators Tobey
of New Hampshire. Morse of Ore
gon and Aiken of Vermont.
Senate Democrats whom the
AFL plans to support next year
are Hill of Alabama, Hayden of
Arizona, Downey of California.
Mcmahon of Connecticut, Pepper
of Florida. Taylor of Idaho. Lucas
of Illinois. Long of Louisiana, Nc
Carran of Nevada, Elmer Thomas
of Oklahoma. Ebert Thomas of
Utah. Myers of Pennsylvania,
Johnston of South Carolina, and
Magnuson of Washington.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
WomonIs Star Snapshot Winner
With First Photo Ever Offered

is official reporter of the White
House. The picture is one of five
he made on a visit to Key West
with President Truman last
March.
Mr.. Romagna. whose official
duties include the making OF
shorthand transcriptions of the
Presidents statements at press
conferences and on other occa-
sions, has two hobbies besides pho
tography: Playing the piano and
building model boats. He has wen
minor prizes in previous Star
Snapshot Contests, but this is the
first time he has captured a
Grand Prize.
1947 Winner Repeats.
For Henry Gichner, however,
winning the Grand Prize in the
Young People and Adults" class
is a repetition of his success in
The Stars 1947 contest.
THAT picture also carried of
$50 in the Newspaper National
Snapshot Awards" he recalled
land I hope I do as we'll this year
In fact, I hope that all four OF
The Stars entries do even better
than that"
Mr.. Gichnar, vice president and
general manager of the Fred S.
Gichner Iron Works, Inc, lives at
6115 Thirty-third street NV. In
his spare time, he is a sandlot
baseball umpire, and his winning
entry this year was snapped dur
ing a Sunday afternoon game on
the EllipSe.
The winners of the local con-
test were picked by a board of
judges composed of Alexander
Wedderburn, curator of photog-
raphy of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and author of The Stars
Camera Angles" column; John
T. Lipscomb. picture editor OF
The Star; Philip H. Love, feature
editor: Arnold c. Fjelstad of the
Pictorial Magazine staff and Bob
Hoke. staff artist. In the Ma
tional Awards, to be held October
II in Explorers Hall of the Ma
tional Geographic Society. Six
teenth and M streets NV, the
judges will be:
Harold Blumenfeld, editor OF
Acme Newspictures.
Julien Bryan. internationally
known photographer and lecturer.
:. Melville Grosvenor, assistant
editor of the National Geographic
Magazine.
l. Lejaren A. Hitler, famous pho
tographic illustrator.
Kenneth w. Williams, manager
Iof the Photographic Illustrations
Division Of the Eastman Kodak Co.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Mrs. Mckee Appeals
Sons Custody Award
BY the Associoted Press

TORONTO, Oct. 8.-Notice of
appeal was filed at Ottawa today
by Toronto solicitors of Evelyn
Mckee against the judgment OF
the Ontario Appellate Court
which awarded custody of her IL
year-old son to his father, Mark
T. Mckee, wealthy United States
air lines executive.
The case has been in and out of
court for seven years, originating
in the California courts, which
gave Mrs. Mckee custody.
Two years ago at Osgoode Hall
here, Justice Dalton Wells re-
versed the decision and granted
custody to the father. This ruling
is being appealed to the Supreme
Court of Canada.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Radio Show Producer
Held After Car Death
ey the A,.ooioted Press


HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 8.-Frank
Haven MacQuarrie, 55, producer
and announcer of the radio show
Noah Webster Says" was booked
today on suspicion of manslaugh-
ter in the death of a woman
pedestrian.
1t. E. r. Evans, a motorcycle
officer, said Mr.. MacQuarrie's car
struck Mrs. Dorothy Friedman. Al,
on Cahuenga FreeWay and that
the impact hurled her more than
20 feet.
Mr.. MacQuarrie told police that
another car struck Mrs. Friedman
and tossed her body on his ma
chine,
Evening star., 1949-10-09

An American firm is interested
in Egypt's new venture to estab-
lish a DDT plant.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

eral COlleaRueS,
that final agreement will be
reached tomorrow on the top ex-
ecutive pay bill.
"It will only take us about 20
minutes to reach agreement on
that BILL" he said, disclosing that
the conferees had reached virtual
agreement on the legislation at
their Friday session.
RECLASSIFICATION BILL
The conferees said that, as soon
as agreement is reached on the top
bracket measure, they would begin
immediate consideration tomor-
row of the pay measure for the
Governments 885,000 classified
employees.
According to the conferees,
there's a good chance that they
will reach agreement on the re-
classification measure tomorrow.
If not, they say that final agree
ment can be reached on Tuesday.
AS disclosed here last Thursday.
the Civil Service Commissions
classification division is working
out compromise measure for the
conferees that would provide an
average pay increase of a little
more than sl25 for classified en-
iployes within the framework Of
the House bills l8 grade classical
ton structure.
POSTAL BILL-The postal pay
legislation will be taken up last by
the conferees.
Whether this is by design or
circumstance is a matter of de-
BATE Some observers feel that
it is by design because some of the
conferees are annoyed with the
intense pressure" campaign
brought to bear by the postal
groups on behalf of the legisla-
ton.
At any rate. the postal measure
also will be enacted at this session,
conferees say.
TOP PAY-While not fully dis
closing the tentative agreement
reached on Friday on the top
executive pay bill, conferees say it
is similar to the suggestions made
last week by President Truman.
The President should be very
Evening star., 1949-10-09

acted De1Ore
Congress goes
home.
"If Congress
does go home
at the end of
the week, you
can be pretty
certain that we
will have en-
acted the three
pay bills" one
of the confer
ees said.
He predicted,
along with sew
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Colombia Reported Holding
Vessel Loaded with Arms
BY the kssoeiofed Press

BOGOTA. Colombia, Oct. g.
The newspaper Ell TEMPO said
today that it had learned from
reliable sources that the Colom-
bian navy and air force are trying
to find a freighter which, is re-
portedly loaded with arms and
ammunition and heading for Co.
lombia's Atlantic coast. .-
According to the newspaper, the
search began in the first days of
the week. It said the ship, under
United States Flag, sailed from
Havana about five days ago and
presumably is trying to unload its
cargo in some isolated spot distant
from any harbor.
The newspaper said the search
has failed so far.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

much SdClSlleu Will IL, OIlc VI
them said.
President Truman had agreed
substantially with the Senate
enacted bill providing $22,500 an
nua1 salaries for cabinet officials
and $4,000 for most of the other
top Federal officials. but he asked
that about Is of them be given
$4,000 year. The House-passed
bill would provide these officials
with $4,000 salaries and the
Presidents proposal was in the
nature of a compromise.
NOT RETROACTIVE Fol
some reason or other. a lot OF
Government employees seem tc
think that the pay raises will be
retroactive. The salary adjust
ments will not be retroactive and
will go into effect on the pay
period following the date when
the President signs the legislation
Joseph Young's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast is heard
every Saturday at 8:15 pm.
ouer WMAL, The Star station.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
| Northeast Residents
Oppose Changes in
Commercial zoninq

The Northeast Citizens Associa-
ton last night protested the pro-
posed rezoning of a large section
Of it's area from commercial to
residential. Petitions were being
circulated.
The property proposed for re-
zoning is along Eighth street be-
tween East Capitol and H streets
NE, and involves sections of at
least 20 blocks. The area has
been zoned commercial since 1920.
Samuel Cross, president OF the
group, told the special meeting
the rezoning was Objectionable to
area residents mainly because it
would decrease property values.
Some pieces of property, he said,
would be decreased in value by
$4,000.
Hearing Set October 19.
A hearing on the plan will be
held October 10 at the District
Building.
William J. Bartle, legal advisor
to the association, said it was
not known why the Zoning Com
mission had called the hearing.
H. G. Ashton, executive officer
of the Zoning Commission, how
ever, said last night the hearing
was the result of a survey of ex-
cess commercial zones in several
sections of East Washington. The
original request for the survey
came from a southeast citizens
association. he said
Mr.. Ashton said about IA per
cent of the area now is used for
commercial purposes although it
is zoned 100 per cent commercial.
This tends to have a depreci-
ating effect on property in the
area" he explained.
Further Action Planned.
Mr.. Cross requested members
of the association and other prop
erty owners affected to start cir
culating petitions and asked for
personal donations for legal ex-
penses.
The group will hold it's regular
meeting Thursda ynight and plans
to discuss further action on the
matter then.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
in Missouri

Two springs in Missouri have a
combined daily flow OF $4,000, 900
gallons. Alley spring has a daily
flow of 80,OOO,0OO gallons and Big
Spring a daily total of 543, ,000, 900
gallons.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
ThreePoy Bills Will Approved
This Week, Conferees Predict
By Joseph Youno

conerees Government salary legislation
predicting that the three bills will be agreed
White House by the end of the week.
the pay
might lost in the shuttle Congress achieves its goal
of ad end Of this
several members the we'll
administration leaders in the
the three much satisfied with it,
Federal pay bills must" egis- them said
aton and will be
Evening star., 1949-10-12
Cox Lays Milk Price Rise
To County Board |naction

Arlington residents might have
successfully resisted the "unjusti-
fed increase" in milk prices last
August if the County Board had
actively represented the con-
suming public" during the price
hearing, Robert w. Cox, County
Board candidate, declared last
night.
Mr.. Cox, who is Town Meeting
nominee for the board, addressed
meetings of the Northwest Arling-
ton Civic Association and the
New Arlington Citizens Associa-
ton. He attacked the board and
it's chairman, Basil M. De LASH
mutt. for failure to resist "the
highest milk prices in Arlington S
history"
THE announcement Of cuts in
the price of milk in New York
City ranging from ~ to 2h
cents per quart" Mr.. Cox said,
sis additional evidence that the
recent increases we have had in
this area were not justified"
Mr.. Cox is opposed by Mr.. De
Lashmutt, the Democratic nom
mess, and Jacob Bechtel, Inde-
pendent, In the November 8 elec-
ton. ..
Evening star., 1949-10-12
Curbs> on Use of Water Lifted
In Maryland Suburban Areas

The washington Suburban San
itary Commission announced to-
day that it has removed restric-
tions on the use of water in
nearby Maryland. The curbs were
imposed June Is as a conservative
measure.
The commission said average
daily consumption in the sanitary
district approximates 21.000,000
gallons, which exceeds the normal
capacity of its filter plants. It is
necessary. therefore, to obtain
additional water from the District
of Columbia system.
Pointing out that construction
in the sanitary district is pro-
Evening star., 1949-10-12
Falls Church Schools
To Bar Fairfax Pupils
# Bond Issue Passes

Fairfax County children will
not be admitted to Falls Church
city schools if a proposed con-
struction program is carried
through, the chairman of the City
School Board said last night.
Mrs. Helen Regan, addressing
more than $50 members Of the
Madison School Parent Teacher
Association. said construction of
a new city school would, however,
relieve overcrowding at county,
operated schools within the city
limits.
Fairfax County retained control
of Falls Church High School and
Oak Street Elementary School
when a separate city school dis
trict was created last June.
Waiting List Planned.
The city schools would maintain
a waiting list, Mrs. Regan pre-
dicted, of county students whose
parents wish to pay tuition to send
them to city schools.
Mrs. Regan urged the PTA to
support proposed 5000, 900 bond
issue for school construction. The
city council is scheduled tonight
to hear a school board request
that a referendum be called on
the plan. The funds would be
used. according to the board, to
build a new junior-senior high
school and an elementary school
and to remodel Madison. The
present Jefferson School would be
abandoned.
Mrs. Regan said that classrooms
will continue to be crowded
while we have county children in
city schools" Parents of county
pupils concerned about crowded
conditions should, she added, take
their problems to "those RESPONSE
ole-the Fairfax County School
Board"
II the city is successful in it's
proposed unit to annex adjacent
Fairfax County territory, Mrs.
Regan predicted. the city would
build additions to its own schools
or, If it gains control of Oak
Street School and Falls Church
High School, it will enlarge those
buildings.
10-to-20-Cent Rise Seen.
The board chairman said she
had made very rough calcula-
tions" on how much taxes would
be increased If the bond issue
passes. The present school tax
rate Of $2.65 per 500 valuation
probably would rise 10 or 20 cents,
she said, increasing yearly tax
bills So or $6.
The $4,000 figure was selected
as the cost of the proposed con-
struction program, Mrs. Regan
said, because that amount repre-
sents the total borrowing power
Of the city under Virginia law.
Municipalities may not borrow
more than 18 per cent of their
total assessed valuation.
Other less urgent needs of the
city, she added, could be met by
bond issues which would be au-
thorized after next years re-
assessment.
A kindergarten is planned for
Falls Church schools in the near
future, Mrs. Regan said.
Evening star., 1949-10-12

ceeding at an accelerated rate,
the commission urged the public
to continue to cooperate in the
conservation of water"
The commission has started a
Sl0,000,000 building program
which will provide a filter unit
with a capacity of more than H.
100000 gallons daily, at the Willis
School Filtration Plant. Water
will be piped from the Patuxent
River to the filtration plant. and
from there to the Wheaton area.
The commission said it expects
this work to be completed next
summer. after which it should be
unnecessary to restrict the use of
water again.
Evening star., 1949-10-12
Traffic Light Authorized
AT Silver Spring Crossing

Montgomery County officials
plan to erect a traffic light in the
near future at Colesville road and
Dale drive, Silver Spring.
The State Roads Commission
notified the County Council yes
terday that it has authorized issu-
ance Of a permit for such a light
as result Of a traffic count at
the busy intersection.
Civic groups and individuals in
the area have long urged installa-
ton Of a traffic light there to pro-
tect pedestrians crossing Coles
vile road.