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Evening star., 1949-10-10
Blaze JumpsGun
BeIvoir Fire
| Demonstration

Fort Belvoir firemen got an
early start today on the practical
aspects of Fire Prevention Week
which is currently under observa-
ton at the Virginia reservation.
AS part of the celebration. the
Army smoke eaters plan to burn
down two old sheds, illustrating
fire fighting methods at the same
time
But a 12-year-old runaway. who
got cold after a night of rough
ing it" in a storage shed (not one
of the condemned ones) on the
post, caused a premature demon
stration.
The boy. who lives in Lorton,'
built fire to keep warm. The
fire got out of hand and the shed
was destroyed. Belvoir authorities
who said the boy was taken home
by his parents, had no estimate
Of the loss.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Il. Brooke Lee Obtains License
To Wed Mrs. Nina @. Poole

ond wife, Mrs. Thelma L. Lee, wa!
awarded an absolute divorce from
him less than two weeks ago. Hel
earlier limited divorce, on ground!
of desertion, was awarded Angus
6, 1947.
Mrs. Poole and Robert M. Poole
Washington banker. were divorced
18 months ago. She is manager OF
the Piney Branch Apartments in
Silver Spring, which Mr.. Lee
owns. She is active in Democratic
politics, having served as presi-
dent of the Silver Spring Won-
ans Democratic Club. She also
has been president of the Silver
Spring Business and Professional
Women's, Club.
In the application for a mar
riage license Mr.. Lee described
himself as store and apartment
owner and farmer. Mrs. Poole
gave her age as 40.
Mr.. Lee said the marriage cere-
mony would be performed by the
Rev. John F. McClelland, pastor
of the Silver Spring Congrega-
tional Church. He said witnesses
would be Capt. John H. Jones OF
Glen Burnie, Md, father of his
bride and formerly a Chesapeake
Bay captain, and Mr.. Lees eldest
son, Blair Lee III, Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee will make
their home at 8402 Manchester
road, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Fairfax Boy, II, Taking Ride,
ives in Woods for 46 Hours

Capt. johnson said he was con-
vinced Daniel would not miss
Sunday mass, so he checked
Roman Catholic churches in the
Alexandria area yesterday. He
did not, however, check the Fort
Belvoir Chapel.
Daniel, his father said, re-
ported he ate apples to stave of
his hunger after deciding to stay
lin the woods when he suddenly
realized Saturday he had played
there until it was late. He suf-
|fered no i'll effects from sleeping
lin the woods, his father said.
The boy was pedaling home
ward about 8 am. when he was
seen by Virginia State Trooper
u. w. Clarke and his son, who
recognized Daniel. Mr.. Clarke
stopped and gave Daniel a lift.
The Johnsons live at 1905
washington avenue, Huntington,
just south Of Alexandra In Fair
fax County.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Vocational Students Hunger
For Classics, DC. Teacher Says

Vocational pupils have a des-
perate hunger for the classics
Shakespeare and Chaucer-a Dis
trict school teacher said today
my students at the Burdick
Vocational High School are eager
for culture, Miss Phyllis Haae
assured 200 educators holding a
work conference to improve school
programs at the Federal Security
Agency, Office of Education.
The particular study needs OF
Tom, Dick and Harry. who are
not going on to college. were
studied this morning at the open
ing of a four-day meeting called
by the National Commission on
Life Adjustment Education for
Youth.
Member of a panel of 10 teach.
ers, Miss Haag explained thai
Burdick girls want a school news.
paper and dramatic club. "TheJ
realize their education is terminal;
that they won't go to college," she
added.
only one and a-half hours Of
each day Is left for teaching
citizenship and courses which
meet the ethical. cultural and
esthetic needs of the pupil" Mis-.
Haag stated. students spend
three hours in shop and one and
Evening star., 1949-10-10

one-haf in related SUBJECTS ano
theory. in addition to working
part time"
The classics, however, are taking
a back seat for personality and
vocational pursuit studies in a
Philadelphia parochial girls
school, Catholic sister stated.
This idea of culture always
amuses me, an industrial arts
teacher from Ann Arbor, Mich,
said.
This split between culture and
vocation . as though the practi-
cal arts isn't culture" he laughed
Students from the Missouri
Ozarks want their world history
course to include a study OF prob
lens faced by teen-age automobile
drivers, a Springfield teacher
pointed out.
Children usually know what il
good for them." an elementary
school teacher remarked from the
audience. They're smarter thar
you think"
An educational expert is ex-
pected to point out tomorrow
weaknesses in the various pro-
grams outlined by the panel. He
is DR.. Robert j. Havighurst, pro-
fessor of education at the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
City Heads Plan Reception
For Shah Of Trans Visit

The Commissioners made plans
today for the reception of the
Shah Of Iran. who will visit this
country next month as a guest of
President Truman.
The city heads named Charles
Stofberg. special assistant to Com
missioner John Russell Young. to
be co-ordinator Of arrangements
for the visit.
Stanley Woodward. chief OF
protocol for the State Department
asked the Commissioners to dis
play Iranian and American flags
along the route the Persian ruler
will take from National Airport to
Blair House.
The Shah will arrive at pm
November 16 at the airport, where
he will be met by the President
and escorted to Blair House. The
motorcade will pass along Consti-
tuition avenue from the Memorial
Bridge approaches to Fourteenth
street, north on Fourteenth street
to the District Building and thence
along Pennsylvania avenue to Blair
House. The Commissioners will
greet the Shah at the District
Building,
Evening star., 1949-10-10

Red-haired Daniel johnson. IL
year-old son of an Army captain,
was back at his Fairfax County
home this morning after disap-
pearing for As hours.
The boy. who told his father,
Capt. r. E. L. johnson, he spent
the time in woods near Mount
Vernon, except while he was at
tending mass at Fort Belvoir yes
terday, was none the worse for
his experience.
Capt. johnson, attached to the
Joint Brazil United States Defense
Commission here, said Daniel rode
away on his bicycle about 10 am.
Saturday. He left a note on his
bed which read: Dad. I have
gone for q morning ride. Don't
worry
The father didn't worry until
late Saturday when Danied failed
to return. Then he notified Fair
fax police, who broadcast look
out.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
10 Past Jaycee Presidents
To Be Made Life Members

The board of directors Of the
Washington Junior Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday voted to con-
fer life memberships on the 10
past presidents of the organiza-
ton. Engraved certificates will be
presented to them at luncheon
ceremony later this fall.
The past presidents are: Robert
w. Wilson, Corcoran Thorn, jr., AL
bert E. Conradis, John s. Bleecker,
jr., Lyle F. O'Rourke, Minor Hud-
son, A. z. Foster Wood, Geoffrey
Creyke, jr.. Bernard j. Nees, Har-
|old D. Fangboner. Millard F.
West, Preston w. Grant, Winfield
Weitzel, Jack Morton, Carl D.
Ford, Robert Wise, L. w. Lawder,
James S. Beattie and Frank z.
Davis.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Boiling Offers Parachutes,
Other Useful Items for Sale

The Boiling Air Force Base is
putting up for sale 245 parachutes,
26 motor vehicles and wide
assortment of useful" items, Col.
Henry J. Amen, base commander,
announced today.
Competitive bidding on the
items opens at the base today and
will continue through October 81.
Bids on the vehicles and the para
chutes will be opened at 10:30
am. and pm. on October 81
while the bids on the other items
will be opened at 3 pm. Friday.
Invitations to make bids may
be obtained by calling the Boiling
Salvage Section.
Among the items are woolen
trousers and shirts, shoes, blan-
kets, RATS, life vests, desks and
chairs.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Judge WMCheer
Stars, but They
Can't Break Law

Arlington Judge Hugh Reid is
willing to cheer the high school
football heroes from the sidelines
but he refuses to overlook their
traffic violations.
Judge Reid made his position
clear today in county court in
the case of John w. Jack Gilf1llan
19-year- -old Washington-Lee High
School fullback. charged with
passing a stop sign.
Assistant Commonwealth's At
torney Paul D. Brown suggested
that the case be nolle pressed and
explained that many" requests
to drop the charge had been re-
ceived.
II don't believe that nolle
pressing minor traffic violations
is the proper way to teach respect
for the law" Judge Reid said.
II will be glad to cheer him
from the sidelines on Friday night
but I will not overlook his traffic
violations"
The case was continued until
$50 am. Thursday. Young
Gilfllan, who lives at 4512 North
Eighteenth street. Arlington, has
the option of foreiting $8.25 COL
lateral before that time.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Schedule
of Proposed New Gas
Rates Offered PUG

Consideration of proposed new
rate schedules offered by the
Washington Gas Light Co. was
resumed by the Public Utilities
Commission today as company
experts introduced a rate sched-
ule termed "a compromise be-
tween the practical method of
figuring rates and the scientific
method"
The new schedule was substi-
tuted for one submitted earlier
which had been figured on a
scientific basis
Under the new rate schedule,
the District domestic consumer,
who does not use gas for heating
would face a 9.43 per cent in
crease if the PUG grants the COM
pany's request for 100000 in ad-
ditional yearly revenue. Under
the previously submitted schedule
the increase to the small consum-
er would have been 1924.
Consumers who use gas fol
heating would get $40 per cent
increase under the new rates. in
stead of the 6.44 under the old
schedule.
The new schedule would in.
crease by 3.11 per cent the bill.
now paid for gas by the Fedora
Government. It formerly was
scheduled for a 1.04 per cent de-
crease.
The company said it revised the
proposed schedules so there woulc
be more equal distribution OF the
increase among all consumers.
Acting on a request by the PUG
the company offered proposed
rate schedule designed to bring
the company 100000 more a year
Under this, the average small con-
sumer would pay a 7.13 per cent
increase. The Government would
pay Lea per cent more each year
If the company is allowed the
$500, 900 increase.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Private Power
BestatCapito|,
Committee Told
Saving Of S696, 900
Possible, Supporters
Of Bill Assert

An annual saving of 1896 1880
would be possible If Capitol Hill
bought its electricity from the
Potomac Electric Power Co. in
stead of manufacturing its own
the House Committee on Public
Works was told today.
At present the Government
makes its own power for Capito'
Hill in the Capitol Power Plan
at South Capitol and E streets.
Charles A. Henlock. administrs
tive assistant to David Lynr,
Architect of the Capitol. appeared
before the committee in support
of legislation authorizing an ex-
penditure of $16.446.000 over a
four-year period in new equip
ment and wiring necessary for the
proposed change.
Bill Drawn After Survey.
The legislation was drawn ur
after study by the House Office
Building Commission and a sur
vey by the New York engineering
firm of Burns and Roe. The plan
is to change the equipment and
wiring so that go cycle alternat-
ing current may be purchased
from the Potomac Electric Power
Co. This is the type Of current
Pepco distributes throughout the
Washington area.
The product of the Capitol
power plant is Is cycle alternat-
ing current. that Is it alternates
Is times a second instead of 60
as in the Pepco system. This al
ternating current is then trans
formed to direct current in the
various buildings to provide light
ing without a flicker caused by
the slow Is cycle alienation.
The power plant with installa-
ton of new boiler with auto
matte stoking system would be
used only for heat and refrigera-
ton under the plan.
Davis Critical of Delay.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee was critical OF
the Federal Government for not
having made the change before.
He said: IF the power system
was operated by private people
they would have replaced these
boilers years ago and not let
them wear out before they began
to talk about them"
Mr.. Henlock said that Mr.. Lynn
had called the attention of Con-
gress to the situation in 1899 but
that the defense situation Of 1910
had postponed it.
Mr.. Henlock said the change
over to automatic stoking and
other changes would eliminate
104 employees.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Anne Beers School PTA
Will Meet Tonight

The Anne Beers School Parent
Teacher Association will hold its
first fall meeting at o'clock to-
night in the school, Thirty sixth
street and Alabama avenue Sc
The schools children have been
requested to bring unused clothes
tomorrow for distribution to the
needy.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
.5esqui Fund Report
To Stir 'Ruction' in
House, Rayburn Says

Speaker Rayburn today pre-
dicted a ''ruction" when the con-
ference report approving the So
100000 fund for Washington's
sesquicentennial next year reaches
the House floor for a vote.
Mr.. Rayburn commented on the
House. Senate conference report as
he left the White House after the
weekly legislative conference there
Asked if he thought the House
would approve. the Speaker said
only that there will be a tussle. >
Representative Taber. Repub-
lican, of New York reiterated to-
day his intention to strike out OF
the supplemental supply bill, II
possible, the fund for the sesqui-
centennial.
Rejected Three Times Earlier.
The conference report may be
called up for action on the House
floor tomorrow. -
Denied by the House three times
before, the appropriation was ap-
proved by the conference Friday
The Senate earlier inserted the
SO ,000. 900 fund in the supplement
tai bill after the House had
stricken the sum on the floor.
The House now is faced with
the necessity either of approving
the fund or sending the entire re-
port back to conference. 1t would
not be possible to. single out a
single item of its provisions for
defeat.
Hotels Plan No Rent Rise.
Meanwhile. the Washington Ho-
tel Association announced yester-
day that hotel rates will not be
raised during the large celebra-
ton next year.
In a letter to Carter T. Barron,
executive vice chairman OF the
National Capital Sesquicer.-n-
nial Commission, Bourbon A.
Dawes, executive secretary of the
hotel group, said, Il am happy to
report that each of the 81 mem
ber hotels has replied to our poll
and there has been unanimous as
surance that regular rates will
prevail and that there will be no
increase in hotel rates"
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Condition of Policeman
Reported Unchanged

Sibley Hospital officials said to-
day there was no change in the
condition Of Police Pvt. Chester F
Moore, 80, who was shot and
wounded seriously with his own
pistol Saturday as he sat in his
automobile near the Second Pre-
cinct station.
Police quoted Pvt. Moore as say
ing the pistol went off as he was
putting it in the glove compart-
ment of his car. He was wounded
in the left side of his stomach. !,
Evening star., 1949-10-10
PeurI Buck to Speak

Pearl S. Buck, author and
president of the East and West
Association, will inaugurate the
fall program Of the organization
with a talk at $50 pm. Friday at
the. China Doll Restaurant, SIT
r street NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

E. Brooke Lee, 81. vice chairman
of the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and leader of the Democratic
Party in Montgomery County to-
day obtained a license to marry
Mrs. Nina G. Poole, 8001 Newell
Court, Silver Spring.
The marriage, which will take
place this afternoon, will be the
third for Mr.. Lee and the second
for his bride.
The Democratic politicians sec
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Jonney PTA to Meet

The Janney Parent-Teacher
Association will hold its first
meeting of the season at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the school audi
|torium, Wisconsin avenue and
| Albemarle street NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
ID. T.. Catholic Schools
Reported Told 10 Open
Doors 10 Negro Pupils


ington archdiocese have been told
to open their doors to Negroes,
a speaker at a forum on inter-
racial problems at Catholic Uni
versity revealed last night.
The Rev. Joseph F. Cantillon,
S. j., assistant dean at st. Peters
College in Jersey City, termed the
opening of the parochial schools
in Washington last month "an
admirable thing" He went on to
say that colored pupils now are
enrolled in elementary and sec
ondary Catholic schools.
He was speaking as a member
of the flying trio" which consists
of a Catholic priest, a Negro en-
gineer and a white businessman,
which tours the country in a
private plane to lecture against
discrimination.
Meeting Reported.
Father Cantillon said that Ger
tain people" were called in by
Archbishop Patrick A. OBoyle
and the segregation matter
threshed out.
He praised the manner in which
it was done-without publicity.
He said this was the best way to
handle the steps forward in the
battle against segregation. just
take the steps, don't make an
nouncements. When a group or
an organization announces ahead
of time that it intends to break
the segregated pattern. the forces
of prejudice have time to line up
and fight the move, he added.
Father Cantillon's remarks that
the Catholic schools had been told
to open their doors is the first time
even a semi official statement has
been made on the subject. Queries
of top Catholic leaders before the
opening of school brought the re-
sponse the archdiocese had nc
policy on admission of Negroes tc
schools. either for or against.
Last month The Star carried a
story of the enrolment of two
colored students at Gonzaga High
School, the first time in the his.
tory of the school that coloreo
students have been admitted.
Policy Lacking.
At that time, Gonzaga officials
said there never had been a policy
which prevented Negroes from en-
rolling but that qualified colorec
boys just hadn't applied before.
The other two members Of the
flying trio" were Archibald F
Glover, Negro who is a civil en-
gineer in New York City's Depart
ment of Public Service. and Julian
J. Reiss, Lake Placid IN. " busi-
nessman who furnishes the plane
The discussion covered the usual
fields of employment, housing and
education, tracing developments
in the past few years.
Father Cantillon said he felt
this year was a significant one fol
the Catholic Church in that the
Is, ,000, 900 Negroes of the United
States were looking at the Cath
olic Church with interest"
"It's more than that" Mr.
Glover exclaimed. 1T is with in
tense interest"
Glover Is Convert.
Mr.. Glover is a convert to the
Catholic Church. He said he felt
that if the Catholics went aheao
with their sincere-and practica.
efforts to- break the segregated
pattern, the Negroes would flock
as converts.
Negroes are fed up with talk,
Mr.. Glover said.
The forum was sponsored BY
the Catholic Interracial Council
of Washington and the student
interracial group at Catholic Uni
versity. G. Rowland Shaw. presi.
dent of the Interracial Council o.
washington. presided.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

Motorcylist Injured.
In an accident yesterday. the
driver of a motorcycle was sent
to Casualty Hospital in undeter-
mined condition with severe head
injuries. The injured man, Lloyd
Vaughn, 70, of 219 I street NE,
ran into the rear of a Potomac
Electric Power Co. truck on Elev-
enth street near Potomac avenue
Sc, police reported.
The driver of the truck was
identified as Elmer r. johnson,
80. of 1907 Perry street, Mount
Rainier, Md.
Three men were hurt yester-
day when their automobile struck
a telephone pole on the Old Ger
mantoWn Boyds road in upper
Montgomery County.
The men, identified by the
Suburban Hospital where all were
taken, included:
Clifford Frazier, 81, of Gettys-
burg. Pa, who suffered broken
arm and a cut face, admitted;
Sterling Hood, 81, Gaithersburg,
Md, cut face and possible
broken jaw and nose, admitted,
and Wilfred Beall, 40, Clarks-
burg. Md. cuts and bruises.
treated and released.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
Good Boy Gets
 Christmas Wish

CALEXICO. Calf. (P) - Some small boy here is going to have an impossible" Christmas wish come true.
 On Christmas eve it will snow on this California-Mexican border town for the first time since 1882. And all because of a letter to Santa Claus.
 The post office received the note which the boy, who didn't sign his name, told Santa how good he had been all year and how sad he was that he couldn't play in the snow at Christmas time, like northern boys.
 All he wanted this Christmas was a SnoWStorm.
 The post office passed the letter on the the chamber of Commerce.
 So, starting at pm. Saturday, planes of the Border Flying SerV- ice will take off and, using crop dusting electors, drop snow over the city. Snow will be freighted in from California noun a n areas. Santa Claus himself-plus a few helpers-will load it into the planes.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES GO UP JANUARY 1

Social Security taxes on wages will be increased to 112% for both employees and employers effective January l, 1850, Clark Squire, col lector of internal revenue, has announced.
 Employers withholding Social Security tax under Federal Insur- ance Contributions Act should withhold 112 % tax from payments of wages made on or after January 1, 1850. The employers tax is 112 %, making total of 38O. The formmer rate of tax was 1To for employees and 19o for employers.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
TIN PRICE DECLINES

The downward trend in the price of tin continued with the REC lowering it's spot quotation for Grade A Tin to 78Ac per pound on Dec. 14th.
 Up until the 28th fo September the price had held at $1O3 per pound, but at that time the REC posted a lower price of 96c. On Oct 24th they again reduced the price another cent to 95c. The price had a severe decline on Nov. 2lst, when the REC posted new selling basis of 85c per pound, a reduction of 10c. On Dec. 1st the price was set down to 83c, and the following day, Dec. End, it was quoted at 81c. Dec 9th say the price fall to 79c, and finally on Dec. 14th go to 7834c per pound.
 With a decrease of over 24c per pound the mining of tin on the Seward Peninsula will again be- come difficult undertaking. Such a decline will not mean the closing down of present opera tions, but any new ventures will be carefully examined in this new light before development work will be commenced, which may have an adverse effect upon the economy in this region.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
Pan American ;.
 Transport Workers Ask Wage Hike

NEW YORK, (P) - The CIO transport workers union said We'd nesday night it is demanding 20 cents per hour wage increase for about 4,000 maintenance workers employed by Pan American World AirWays.
 James Horst, director of the EWU's air transport division, said the union also is asking a pension plan wholly paid for by the com pany. At present, company and union make equal contributions to a pension plan, Horst said.
 Wage scales now range from $l.06 to $2.08 per hour for the maintenance personnel, Horst said
 Negotiations began Monday night for a new contract to replace the one expiring Jan. l.
 Horst said the union was mak- ing numerous other demands, among them that the company stop sub-contracting work normal ly done by its maintenance per- Sonnel.
 Another demand, he said, is that the company cease hiring foreign workers when American citizens are available.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
uteS ahead of schedule.

uteS ahead of schedule.
 A skeleton staff of supervisory employees, editorial writers and three reporters are getting out the paper. The Gazette employs 30 on its news and photographic staff.
 Strikers are members of the American Newspaper Guild (CIO).
 Chief issue is the Guilds de- mand that it have a voice in dis missal of employees. Management says it should have the final say. Wages are not involved.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
Strike Doesn't Stop Newspaper

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (P) - A strike of more than 20 newsmen and photographers-over half the staff-failed to affect publication of the Arkansas Gazette.
 The first edition rolled off the presses at 1O:47 p.m., seven min