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Evening star., 1950-01-03

TERMS ofSALE ofLOTS in the CITY of WASH
INGToN. the Eighth Day of October, 1892.
IL Lands purchaed Sale be ba to the Terms and
Conditions declared BY the Pdden, puan to the Deeds IN
TruR
The Purchr Immediately pay fourth part Of the purehae
moneys The du b paid three equal annual payments with yearly
ntere OF fix per the whole principal unpaid payment
not ma the day. the payments made be forfeited OF the whole
mopa and int unpaid be recovered @ and execution"
n the option Of the commaloner.
The purehes be entitled conveyance the whoe purehae
money and m,ere being PAID and before No bid under Three
Dolars to be received
eu,Loho REGULATIONS ISSUED PRESIDENT WASHINGTON
Federal Ctys building regulations by
George Washington.
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their increasing jobs is the in.
spection of oil burners in the city
1t is estimated that $4,000 oil
burners are in use in the District
at the present time and increas-
Ing every year.
The Office has jurisdiction oveI
every building in the District ex-
cept Federal property, where in
spectior1s are made on request oil
Federal authorities.
The main duties of the marshal's
office are the enforcement of laws
and regulations under the purview
of the Fire Department, pertain
ing to the protection of life ano
property from fire, the investiga.
tion of fires and the abatement
of fire hazards.
The District is divided into II
geographical districts, and they
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Pyromoniocs Haunt Fire Marshal When Moon Is Full

Fires in the District are held
to minimum by the constant
checking of fire hazards, Mr..
Roberts said. by his deputies and
inspectors. The Office is manned
by five deputies and 20 inspectors,
Their work consists of seeking
fire hazards and having them cor
rected.
They cover wide field of every
house, business building and other
structures in the District, and
make on an average of $4,000
inspections every year. One of
Evening star., 1950-01-03
$4,000 May Provide
New Lease on Life 10
Frederick Landmark
Special Dispoteh 10 The star

FREDERICK, Md. Jan. B.
Winchester Hall, Frederick land.
mark, may begin a new lease or
life through an inconspicious $10,-
600 item in the 1850 county
budget.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners set up the fund to re-
furbish the buildings small audi
torium as a theater for the Com
munity Players, Inc, and other
civic groups that care to use it.
Located in the heart Of the
city, Winchester Halls impress
sive facade, with massive two
story white columns across two
wings captures every tourists In
terest.
For years the building itself has
been a prime bone Of contention
in Frederick. Antiquarians revere
1T as a landmark historically sig
niflcant. and moderns call 1t 9
disgraceful. menacing firetrar
that should be razed. With ar
appropriation from the count,
commissioners to begin work, his.
tory lovers feel they've scored ane
the building will be modernizee
gradually and sympathetically.
Erected In l845.
Consisting Of two three-story.
and basement wings with q two.
story connection passage, Win.
chester Hail was erected In 1874.
by Hiram Winchester. q success.
full Connecticut schoolmaster
who then opened the Frederick
Female Seminary. In 1893 thu
buildings were acquired BY Tht
Woman's College which tvs de.
cades later became known q.
Hood College. 5.ss
In 1915 the college moved Il
its suburban Campus and for q
few years q preparatory school,
occupied Winchester Hall. Gradu-
ally Hood activities centered or
the campus and Frederick County
finally acquired the hall.
. During the depression virtually
nothing was spent for mainte-
nance and the building deteri-
GRATED to q catch-all for county
and Federal officials who could
|wrangle no better quarters.
Replacement Planned.
Periodically plans have been adj
vanced to replace Winchester Hall.
The most recent was three months
ago when an unsuccessful effort
was launched to build a new court
house on the site.
At the request Of the Commu-
nifty Players, the commissioners
have agreed to finance recondi-
tioning Of the auditorium in the
west wing. Seating 250, It win
be equipped as q theater and civic
center.
The Players will rent the quar-
ters from the county. assuring q
return for the $l0.0 900 investment.
Work viii begin this month and
the Players expect to sAase VIM
chester Hall for theif annual
spring show, probably Id. April.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

special agents Immediately notify
local authorities. The suspect is
closely observed as to what con-
facts he makes at stores and resi-
dences, and those places are care
fully watched for fire.
One typical example of loca.
and special agent cooperation
was cited by Mr.. Roberts.
After one fire here some years
ago investigators found identica
rubber water bottles filled with
gasoline. When Identification o1
the bottles failed here, one was
Evening star., 1950-01-03

When the moon is full, it isn't
witches, but a more deadly and
realistic spook that haunts the
District fire marshal's Office.
For it is then that a certain
type Of psychopathic f1rebug is
most likely to strike. Fire Mar
shall Raymond c. Roberts learned
this during the IA years he studied
and actively combatted arsonists
for the Fire Department.
Firebug-fighting actually COM
prises a small part in the routine
of preventing fire, but it ranks
high among the most important
and interesting. ...
The marshars Office has spe-
cialist for the task. but he leans
heavily on observant citizens and
force as secretive as the FBI.
The latter are the special agents
of the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters.
The value Of citizen co-opera-
ton had no better example than
that January night in 1928 when
all Washington seemed to be
burning.
No less than five major fires
roared simultaneously over a wide
area. One madman on the loose
had set even more fires that were
nipped early. All Washington fire.
fighters went into action, and help
was summoned from Baltimore.
The pyromaniac, District
policeman, made one mistake.
Emerging from one building. he
was surprised by a young couple
who had just driven up in a car.
Excitedly. he pointed to the grow
ing flames and shouted fire" But
in his haste to get away, he over
looked the obvious thing-to pull
a quite visible fire box.
The alert girl took the mans
automobile license number, but in
those days before police radios. it
was hours before the culprit was
run down, and he found time to
set two more fires.
Local authorities all over the
country get expert arson fighting
help from the secretive special
agents Of the underwriters board.
They operate quietly. without
fanfare and little public credit,
but they follow the movements of
known firebugs with the alacrity
Of FBI agents. Arsonists are hard
to catch. even harder to convict,
but by constantly keeping known
offenders under scrutiny, fires for
capital gain or sadistic pleasure
are held to surprisingly low
level.
washington is not plagued by
organized arson," Mr.. Roberts
said. Most fires by pyromaniacs
and paid arsonists are started by
men sent from other cities. The
paid arsonlst usually receives a
percentage before he sets the
fire. another payoff after the fire
and a final. larger sum after the
insurance settlement"
The arson threat Is kept down
here because Of the absence of
large, concentrated warehouses of
inf1ammable materials, the mar
shal added.
As soon as a known arsonist IS
reported to be in Washington, the
Evening star., 1950-01-03

are supervised by one of the dep
Iuty fire marshals. They are re-
quired to inspect annually ap-
proximately 1000 apartments,
$500 roomlng houses, 1900 tene-
ments, los boarding houses, 200
lodging houses. 900 licenses for
kerosene, all stores and shops
within their respective dis
tricts and keep record and
descriptive sheet of all such in
Fspections. An inspection Of an
apartment house consists of start
ing on the roof and ending in the
basement, checking the fire alarm
system, fire extinguishers, exit
lights and signs. both interior and
exterior fire escapes, and the stor-
age of combustibles and locker
rooms in the basement. The heat
ing plant is checked as is the hue.
If any violations are found they
are ordered corrected Immediately,
and if they are not done, the
case is referred to enforcement
authorities. The Office received
about 1000 complaints yearly and
each complaint is investigated.
One inspector is assigned to all
locations where gasoline is stored
or handled for sale. It is esti-
mated that about 100000 gal
Ions of gasoline is stored within
the District limits. It is necessary
to inspect approximately 600 gasoy
line filling stations in the city aid
pumps, extinguisherS, sand buck
cts, and general housekeeping con-
ditions are checked. Before q new
pump is installed an investigation
is made To see shat it is being
properly installed. There are about
500 replacements made every year
Wholesale drug warehouses are
inspected to- see that inflammable
liquids are kept In f1teproof vaults,
and dry cleaning establishments
are inspected at least annually
before their ! license is issued.
The public assembly squad, for
the past year, has been working
from 6 p.m.- to 2 am. and they
visit all places of public assembly,
particularly theaters, night clubs
and dance and skating halls. The
downtown theaters are inspected
every other night. This squad is
the aftermath Of the Cocoanut
Grove fire In Boston several years
ago and the Ringing Bros, Bar
mum & Bailey fire in Hartford. In
both fires there was a great loss
Of life.
The Office of fire marshal was
organized in November 1888, and
Col. William o. Drew. then assis-
tant chief engineer of the depart
ment Yas detailed. The Office
was not officially designated
as fire marshal until 1884,
when Col. Drew continued un-
til he was retired in 1902.
During the 66 years the ofhce has
been In operation, there have heen
seven fire marshals including Col.
Drew. They were in succession;
Sidney Bieber, Philip Nicholson.
George s. Watson. L. v. Seib and
Calvin G. LAUDER. The present
fire marshal was appointed on
September 13, 1943. after serving
as acting inspector, acting SER
geant, fire Inspector and deputy
fire marshal since October l, 1928.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Deloney Heads Foundation

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
8 R-Ward Delaney, formerly
head OF the Institute OF Textile
Technology here. yesterday was
appointed executive director Of
tiie Oscar johnson Cotton Foun-
dation.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Maryland Crop TotoI
Put at | $50, 500 Acres.
BY the Assoeiossd Pres,

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-Mary-
lands acreage under cultivation
for all crops. including truck
crops. was 1,680,50 during 1949,
the State Crop Reporting Service
said today.
The 10-year average for the
period 1938-1947 was 1885,, ,000
acres. OF the total acreage har-
vested last year. 118,700 acres
were truck crops for the fresh
market and processing.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Talk on Israel Set

Lawrence r. Levenberg, foreign
affairs editor of the Cleveland
News. will speak on "A Reporters
Report on Israel" at $3.50 pm.
Sunday at the Arlington Jewish
Center. He also will show a film,
Message to Israel" taken during
"a recent visit.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

it could have fioated there from
Hams Point, where Mr.. Marchal
was last seen by Park Police.
Jurisdiction In Question.
Detective Vincent Free of the
Prince Georges County force said
he would confer with District
homicide detectives today to settle
the question of jurisdiction be-
cause Mr.. Marchal apparently
went into the river in the District.
But Capt. jeremiah Flaherty,
head of the Districts homicide
squad. said he had not assigned
any men to the case because the
body was found in Prince Georges
County waters.
Deputy Coroner Richard Rosen-
berg Of the District coroner's office,
who went to Hyattsville yesterday
to assist In the autopsy, said he
thought Washington would handle
at least part Of the investigation
because the man apparently
died here.
DR.. James I. Boyd, Prince
Georges County deputy medical
examiner. reported the autopsy
showed the chefs death was due
to drowning. He said it would be
up to police to determine whether
the man jumped, fell or was
showed into the river.
Wallet Found Empty.
Although Mr.. Marchal's friends
had told police he usually carried
several hundred dollars, his wal
let was empty when the body was
found. Police thecrized that some
one found the body and tied it to
log, intending to notify police,
and then pocketed the money and
left the body to be found by some-
one else.
Three Alexandria men, who were
out boating. discovered the body
yesterday. They were James e.
MCGUIRE of 1909 Duke street;
Ashton r. Hayden and Coleman
Warrick. both Of 204 Franklin
street. Harbor Police said they
were summoned by Raynor Howl
son. employe Of an Alexandria
fertilizer company.
DR.. Rosenberg said it would be
impossible to determine just when
the drowning occurred.
Lamp Post Incident Recalled.
Park police, in their earlier
investigation of the case, had
checked several reports that Mr..
Marchal was still alive after he
was last seen BY q Park policeman
on November II.
At that time. Park Policeman
n. L. Hayden found. him sitting
dejectedly in his new car about
40 feet from ths lamp post he had
rammed at Hams Point. The
policeman Heported Mr.. Marchal
had identified himself and adj
mitted his car had done the
damage.
While the policeman went to
investigate the lamp post. the chef
disappeared. The policeman re-
ported he had said nothing to
frighten the Frenchman. The
damaged car-flrst Mr. Marchal
had ever owned--was towed away
and Harbor Police dragged the
river but without results.
A veteran Of the French Army
and two years In q German con-
centration camp. Mr.. Marchal
came to America In 1947 under an
immigration quota. He lived at
Alt Seventh street NV,
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Looking Boek $50 Years
Capitol Dome Steady Sentry
Over a Growing City Below

TERMS CONDITIONS declared BY de PszsDrr e te UNITED
STATS. this venenxh day oeber. svn hundred and ninety
one regulating e Materials and Manner Of die Buildings and I'M
,,oyrmenu on the LOTS IN the CITY Of WASHINGTON
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18
Hospital Raises Rates To Meet Operating Costs

Grlffin Memorial Hospital has announced a slight in- crease" in. hospital rates. due to higher costs and a deficit of $1, ,323. .46 for 1949.
 The following raises have been made: three and four bed wards raised from $8 to 2.5O per day; semi-private and private rooms from $9 to BIO, and SIP to SIS, respec- lively. Children's rates of $5 will remain the same.
 Tt is hoped that these in- ereases will show on the an- nual report as a surplus" a statement. issued by the hos- pital said.
 In explaining the increase q in rates the statement gave the following report of costs in 1949: "The bulk of the hos pital expenses is made up of salaries. raw food andasupplies. Out of our 1949 expenses of m, ,668.65, $11, 14O.53 went
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18

for food. and $1O, 224.63 for salaries. Considerably more than $2,OoO was charged off to charity and bad debts.
 Depreciation, supplies. maintenance. repairs, etc. made up the balance. Our in- come? Just $1. 1928. 46 less than our expenses".
 In 1946 the net operating income exceeded expenses by |$4,818.O3. and donated surplus amounted to $7,659. 32.
 These donations have com- pletely ceased this year, with the exception of $580 received from the Liquor Dealers .As- sociation. All donations re- ceived have been used for new equipment, not operating ex- pense," the statement said.
 It was pointed out that while hospital costs have risen, the length of stay in the hospital, due to modern drugs and surgery, has been
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18
MacD Donald Loses,
 Plans Appeal

A decision in favor of the City of Kodiak was given Monday by Commissioner A. M. Vokacek, in the city's suit against H. F. Macdonald for an unpaid water bill amount ing to $78.50.
 Macdonald in a counter claim, in answer to the city's complaint, had asked for an award of around $1,0O0, for damages he said were done his Kodiak Cold Storage Co. plant while the water was shut off by the city,. q | :Talmage. L. Smith, Mac Donald's attorney. gave oral notied of an appeal of the commissioners decision to the district court.
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Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18
greatly reduced.

greatly reduced.
 A few years ago a simple appendectomy meant IA days in the hospital. Today this has been reduced to six or seven days. As a result, despite higher per diem rates, the total hospital bill has been reduced.
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18
African Hunt A5ovses .t \" :.
 To Be Shown

A two hour and fifteen minute show of African hunt ing films made recently by Gren Collins of Anchorage will be presented at the Orph- cum Theatre on Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, for the benefit of the Kodiak Recrea- tion Fund.
 Collins took the films this year when he went to Africa on a big-game hunt. They are i'll color..
 The Rotary Club is sponsor ing the show, which will be at7 and. .e9:15 pm. The Orph-' cum is donating the use of. the. theatre, and all profits will go to the. fund which is for maintenance and use .'uf the Legion Hall by young people.
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18
Air Parcel Post Rates lncr ase

Rates inCr dSe Rate revisions for air parcel post became effective in A.. laska on Nov. 15, Postmaster. Maurice Briggs said yester-I day.
 In the states the air parcel post rates. were increased and became effective Nov. l. Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson. announced. There will be a slight in crease in the. first five zones for the territory Briggs said.
 Boat mail rates will remain the same with the exception of Washington, Oregon, parts of Idaho, Northwestern Mon- tana and a part of Northern California. The above states and parts have been classified as in the seventh zone. This will make boat rates a little less than the former rate when they were in the eighth zone.
 Air parcel post to the above states and parts will be To cents for the first pound over eight ounces and 72 cents for additional pounds. The rate to the remaining parts of the states or eighth zone will re- main the same at 80 cents for the first pound and 80 cents for all additional.
 The Post Office Department pointed out that the raise in air parcel post rates will not materially affect costs to the general public. 5~
 A postoffice survey shows that approximately 50 % of the volume of air parcel post weighs one pound or less and is mailed individually.
 Donaldson said, ''Experi- ence in the past has shown the present rate for packages weighing more than one pound to be uneconomic."
 Cost of the operation of [ air parcel post service has risen sharply since it was ina gurated in June of 1948. i
 Salaries of employees in the field postal service has in- creased as have monies paid to air carriers.
 The volume of air mail car ried has increased about 25% turing the past two years. 4
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18

MT. and Mrs. Fred Coplson were PIMA passengers for An- chorage Monday. ... --
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18

Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie scrog- gins returned early this week from a several weeks vaca- tion in California.
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-18
ACCA To Reorganjze

There will be a meeting at 1 the Legion hall Community center) Nov. 29. at 8 pm for the purpose of recognizing and reactivating the Kodiak Chapter of the Alaska Grip pied Children's Association.
 All interested persons are requested to attend.
 Mrs. Phyllis Webster has been working at the Log Cabin Liquor Store the past week. Mrs. Betty Ball, the store's regular employe, has been confined to Griffin Me- morial Hospital.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
NEW TWo-IoNg
FISHER INTERIORS

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holstery-new colors--new
appointments : placing
Chevrolet far ahead in
both beauty and comfort.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Merchants Pledge Fullest Cooperation in
Cleanup Drive Sponsored by Garden Club

An appeal to the merchants to
cooperate with the town clean
up campaign to be sponsored
this month by the Garden Club
was made by Mayor Edwin S.
Lanier at a supper meeting Of
the Merchants Associations di-
rectors Monday evening at the
Carolina Inn.
The mayors appeal met with
enthusiastic response from the
directors, who unanimously
passed the following resolu-
tion: I'VE as merchants want to
cooperate 100 per cent in the
cleanup campaign and will
gladly lend our trucks and other
equipment"
Wilbur Kutz, president of the
association, said his truck would
be available for use throughout
the campaign, and Sam Lock-
hart, general manager of the
Hazard Motor Company, said
his firm would lend four or five
trucks.
Mr.. Lanier said he was sure
the town government, including
the board of aldermen and the
city manager, would cooperate
in every way possible. Il believe
the Mississippi river could be
diked with the trash that is
going to be collected during this
campaign the mayor said.
It was decided that a full men,
bership dinner meeting Of the
Merchants Association would be
held Monday, May Is, at the Inn.
The directors voted to ask /. G.
Greer to appear at this meeting
and explain the purpose of the
chair of retailing to be estab-
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07

lished in the University's COM
merce school by gift of $780,
900 from the merchants of the
state. Orange county's quota Of
this amount is 300. Mr.. Greer,
who is general coordinator of
the campaign and executive
vice-president of the Business
Foundation of North Carolina,
is expected to explain to the
merchants here how they will
benefit by the proposed chair of
retailing.
A report from Bill Sloan,
chairman of the parking lot
committee, said that the town
government had given permis-
sion for Grady Pritchard's lot
on North Columbia street to be
used as a free parking lot if the
neighbors didn't object.
H. S. McGinty, chairman of
the bad check committee, sub
mitted two form letters his COM
mittee had proposed for mer-
chants to send to passers of
bad checks. The makeup of
these letters was approved by
the directors. Other members
of the committee are Herbert
Wentworth, S. Berman, and
w. E. Thompson.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
ExEcUTRIx NOTICE

Having qualified as Executrix Of
the estate Of Gregory Lansing Paine,
deceased, late of Orange County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Chapel
Hill, N. c., on or before the Srd day
Of March. 1861, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar Of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make Immediate payment.
This the Srd day of March, 1850.
Alice T. Paine, Executfix,
Estate Of Gregory Lansing
PGine.
L. J. Phipps, Attorney.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
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Chevrolet is the longest,
heaviest car in its field,
and has the widest tread,
all Of which contributes
70 maximum stability and
safety.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
EXECUTOR NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor Of
the estate Of Edgar G. Lloyd, de-
ceased, late Of Orange County, North
Carolina, this is 10 notify all persons
having claims against the estate Of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, on or before the 7th day of
April, 1851, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 7th day Of April, 1850.
Kenneth Lloyd, Executor,
Estate Of Edgar G. Lloyd.
L. j. Phipps, Attorney.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07

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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
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all driving conditions -
another vital feature found
only in Chevrolet and
more expensive cars.