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Evening star., 1950-03-21
Natures Children
By Lillian Cox Athey
Chinchillas.

Chinchillas wear the most valu-
able fur coats in the world A pelt
8 by IL inches will bring $285.
The fur is so light it appears to
float, your hand passing over it is
not aware of anything but warmth.
If you blow upon it you create an
iridescent color like that of a Jewel
in the light.
The valuable little rodents almost
became extinct. They would have
passed into history if it had not
been for M. F. Chapman, a mining
engineer in South America, and
crew Of % native trappers.
In the cold snow-swept Andes
Mountains in Chile he worked for
three rears to collect herd of II
chinchlllas, four females and seven
males. These we're the direct ances-
tors of all the chinchillas in the
world today
1t took him three years to bring
the animals down the 1900 feet to
sea level. He had to remain for a
year after descending several thou
sand feet giving the little fellows
time to get used to the lower alti-
tude. Then, one cold day in Febr-
uary, 1923, he brought them to San
Pedro, Calf
The poor things were shivering
and almost frozen in spite of warm
blankets. When crossing the equa-
tor the intense heat had caused
them TO shed their fur coats! Now
they were naked and in a strange
country.
The South American chinchilla is
a small rodent weighing about o
ounces and measuring no more
than II inches long. They have
round, erect ears, black beady eyes
and bushy tail like chipmunk.
Their fur is like no other. It has
an unusual hair structure Out of
each follicle grow 80 strands of
hair finer than a cobweb. The hair
is tipped, with steely blue, then
quarter of an inch band of pearl
gray shading to lovely slate blue
at the base. The hair is so dense
the skin. The wearer keeps it
clean with frequent sand baths and
sun rays.
The chinchilla mates for life. His
mate, slightly larger, asserts her
rights by nipping him occasionally.
The animals sit on their launches
to dine, holding their food with
tiny forefeet tipped with square
finger nails These are used fire.
quently to comb the quivering whis-
kers and wash faces. They are
strictly vegetarians, have no odor
and cost less than three dollars a
year to board. They beg to be loved
and cuddled. But a pair in today's
market costs $780, little too
costly for pets
Evening star., 1950-03-21

Mother-If you'd take my ad-
vice you wouldn't always be broke.
Daughter-Oh, 1 don't know.
Your household account is often
overdraWn, isn't it?
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Take My Word for 1t
BY Frank Colby
Let's Pick the Ugliest Words

in English.
A few weeks ago Time Magazine
fJanuary 80 issue) published an
article about the ten most beautiful
sounding words in English which
my readers selected In my recent
Nation wide poll-melody, lullaby,
mimosa, memory, mellow, mother,
moonbean, murmuring, beautiful,
1anolin.
It has occurred to me that we
might find it stimulating, as we'll as
having some little educational value
in the field of word meanings (se-
mantics) to pick a group of 10
words having the ugliest combina-
tions of sounds.
In doing so, however, we need to
be on guard against the perfectly
natural tendency of picking words
OF ugly meaning that may not be
actualy in sound. The thing to do,
though it is not always easy, is to
disregard the meaning altogether
and to seek words of ugly sound.
For example, the word "physi-
cists," to me, has a harsh and ridic-
ulous sound, despite the fact that
there is nothing about the meaning
OF the word that is in any way un-
pleasing. On the contrary, physicists
are among the finest scientific minds
of the world today.
Another word that displeases my
ears is "catechism" Another is
"Czechoslovakia."
It Is such words that I'd like to
have my readers send to me. Those
of you who are teachers will find
your English classes keenly inter-
ested in turning in their lists of
cacophonous (ugly sounding) words.
I'd like to hear from all my
readers. Just jot your words down
and mail them to Frank Colby, in
care Of this paper.
I'll tabulate the words and report
on them later. If the response is
good, perhaps we shall uncover a
new fact or two that will be useful
In the field of word sounds.
Leafet C-6, prepared by Mr.. Colby,
contains several wcrd-quiZ games which
offer an excellent way to test your
vocabulary. For copy, send 5 cents
in coin. and stamped, self-addressed
P. Q. Box 80, Station G. New York 10,
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Points for Parents BY Edyth rhomo

Mother-Neither you nor man
age our money very we'll. Let's
find some one to teach us some
simple bookkeeping and what we
should know about budgeting our
money
Evening star., 1950-03-21

Leafet c-6, prepared by Mr. Colby,
contains several word-quiz games which
offer an excellent way to test your
vocabulary. For a copy. send cents
in coin. and a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to him, in care of The Star,
P. o. Box 80, Station G, New York 10,
n Y
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Word Game
Find 29 or more words in
QUADRIVIAL.

meaning. having four ways or
roads meeting in a point" Aver
age is 27; limit, Is minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS" such as bats"
word is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow
fn MISnCApNU(>
Evening star., 1950-10-31

CHOOSE from cotton tapestries,
rayon damasks, textured fabrics.
Evening star., 1950-10-31

OUR SPECIALISTS re-spring your
furniture, tie springs with high
tensile twines.
Evening star., 1950-03-19
Barbecued' Indoors

10 3ks pounds. ready-to-cook
weight, disjointed: " cup
olive oil or other fat, thinly
sliced onion, 31a cups canned
tomatoes or 8 medium to-
matoes, / Glove garlic, 1h tea
spoons salt, "a teaspoon pep
per, " cup white wine.
Cook chicken in hot olive
oil until delicately Drowned,
turning to brown evenly. Add
onions and cook until onion
is transparent and golden.
Add tomatoes, garlic, salt and
pepper. Cover and simmer
until chicken Is tender and
the tomatoes are reduced to a
thick sauce, 40 to so minutes.
Add wine last Is minutes of
cooking. Remove garlic Glove
before serving. Four to 5
servings.
Evening star., 1950-03-19
BY Violet Faulkner
Food Editor

inches from source Of heat.
Then regulate the heat so the
chicken will begin TO brown
lightly at the end Of 10 min
utes. After the pieces are
lightly Drowned on all sides,
start spooning the barbecue
sauce over them and continue
TO broil until the chicken is
tender, about IS to SO min
utes. Basic chicken with the
sauce about every 10 min
utes, leaving a pool of the
sauce in the rib cage when
pieces are turned ribs-up.
The chicken Is done when
meat on the thickest part of
the drumstick cuts easily
and there Is no pink color Wis
ible. Serve with the pan
sauce poured over the chicken
or In a bowl on the side.
Barbecue Sauce.
One teaspoon salt, " tea
spoon pepper, l tablespoon
paprika, tablespoon sugar,
" Glove garlic or " teaspoon
garlic salt. l cup catsup. l
medium onion, finely chopped;
" cup water, " cup lemon
juice or vinegar, l tablespoon
worcestershire sauce, "a cup
butter or margarine.
blend salt, pepper, paprika
and sugar. Add garlic. cat
sup. onion and water. Heat
to boiling. Remove from heat,
add lemon juice, worcester
shire sauce and butter. Makes
21a cups.
Chicken Cacciatore.
"Broiler-fryer' chicken, 21a
Evening star., 1950-03-19
Chicken

NOU DON'T need all elab-
i crate barbecue pit to en-
JOY the goodness of barbecued
chicken. It's just as good done
indoors In the brOiler pan of
your kitchen range as 1t is
outside over a grill. Indoors
or out. our recipe for this
universal favorite is some
thing special any day of the
year.
Your first step is to select
tender young chickens weigh
ing not more than az pounds.
Then either halve or quarter
the chickens. according to in
dividual taste; rinse in cold
water and wipe dry. So that
the pieces will brown evenly.
snap the cartilage in the
drumstick, hip and wing
joints to keep the bird flat
during the broiling process.
Breaking the major joints
also makes the chicken easier
to manage on the plate later
on. If necessary, a slender
metal skewer may be used to
anchor the wing and leg to
the body to make a compact
flat piece of chicken. Place
the chicken in the broiler
pan, from which you have
previously removed the rack,
brush with melted fat and
place skin-side down.
Now you're all set to start
with the actual broiling. Fol-
low the directions given for
your particular range for use
OF the broiler. Chicken should
broil slowly to be at its best,
so place the broiler pan S to 7
Evening star., 1950-03-23
By The Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 23.-This city
found itself swamped with onions
today.
More than 10 million pounds
stood in railroad cars on tracks
at the produce yards and the
Association of American Railroads
announced it wouldn't let any
more come in.
Chicago, which some historians
say means smell Of wild onions
in Indian language. has become
the mecca for onions from nearly
every section of the country.
The influx hasn't been caused
by any sudden desire for the
pungent vegetables by the city's
population. It's the result of
activity in onion futures on the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Heavy trading has gone on this
year, particularly in those con-
tracts calling for delivery of cash
onions by the end of this month.
Normally, not many cash articles
are delivered on any commodity
futures. and aren't supposed to be.
The futures are a technical means
for dealers to hedge their cash
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Rush-Hour Express Buses
Over New Span Approved

The Capital Transit Co. today
received permission to run a new
rush-hour express bus line over
the South Capital street bridge
beginning April 3.
The Public Utilities Commission
approved establishment of the new
service at regular fare. Earlier
the commission had turned down
request to charge five cents
extra on the line.
The buses will run from Livings-
ton Manor to Tenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue N. w.
Passengers will not be allowed
to get off from northbound buses
South of D street S. w. except at
Portland street, Firth Sterling
avenue and M street nor board
them between Firth Sterling ave-
nue. and D street S. w.
,On southbound buses, passen-
gers will not be permitted to alight
between D street S. w. and Firth
Sterling avenue.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
indians Had d Word for It:
Chicago Smells of Onions

However, in this case cash deal
ers who have sold March contracts
on the futures market have decid-
ed to deliver the onions. That's
legal, and those who bought weeks
or months age must either take
the onions or sell out their March
futures.
Many holders on the contracts
don't want onions. They've sold
out. One result is that prices
have tumbled to the lowest level
since trading began in onions in
1912. The price of the March
contract touched so cents a sack
yesterday.
: Onions are one of the few ag-
ricultural commodities which
don't receive any Government
price support aid. Holders of
cash onions can't dump them on
the Government. If they don t
want onions, their best bet to get
rid Of them is to dump them on
holders OF March futures con-
tracts.
Meanwhile. the price tumbles,
which is nice for consumers but
tough on both onion producers
and spectators who bought the
March contracts.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Myer Named to Indian Bureau
Before Nichols Learns of Change

The trust territory of the Pacific
the Marshalls, Carolines and
Northern Marianas-are now ad-
ministered by the Navy. President
Truman has ordered that those is
lands and American Samoa be
transferred to civil government
under the Interior Department. by
1852 if possible.
81 can't comment" Mr.. Nichols
said, until I read the announce
ment. What does it say? When is
it supposed to take effect? I don't
know whether to come to work in
this Office tomorrow or to move
upstairs"
Mr.. Nichols, former president OF
New Mexico A. and M. College, had
been Indian commissioner for a
year. He took the post after M,
Myer had turned it down.
Mr.. Myers appointment must be
confirmed by the Senate. He now
heads the Institute Of Inter-Amer-
ican Affairs, State Department
organization.
Secretary Chapman praised Mr.
Myer for IAN outstanding job In
the maintenance and relocation OF
the japanese evacuees from the
Pacific Coast region during his
service as director OF the War Re-
] location Authority.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Pilot With Legs Frozen
Rescued by He|icopter
BY the Assoeioied Press

GLE ELUM, Wash, Mar. 23.-
The pilot of a small private plane,
his legs frozen from the feet to
above the knees, was snatched by
helicopter yesterday from a snow
covered clearing in the Cascade
Mountains.
The dramatic rescue ended q
four-day ordeal for Victor C. Rob-
'erts. The 29-year-old flyer had
been missing since Sunday when
his plane crashed on frozen Lake
Waptus during a flight from
Ephrata to Seattle.
Mr.. Roberts suffered also from
frost bitten hands. severe shock
and possible back injury.
The pilot was lifted to safety
shortly after he was overtaken by
two Air Force men-Lt. Wallace
L. Boyd and Sgt. John L. Robbins.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Symington Reported
Possible Choice on
Resources Board
Air Secretary Mentioned
For Post From Which
WoIIgren Was Borred
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stuff Correspondent

U. S. NAVAL BASE. Key West,
Fla, Mar. 23.-Stuart Symington,
Secretary for Air. is a distinct
possibility for the long vacant
Craftsmanship of the National Sc
curity Resources Board, it was re-
ported in informed quarters at
the Little White House" today.
The Craftsmanship has been open
for more than a year after the
Senate Armed Services Committee
bottled up the nomination of
President Truman's old friend,
Mon c. Wallgren. former Senator
and later Governor of Washington
State. who failed to win re-elec-
ton in 1948.
Steelman Filling Post.
The 7-6 vote which tabled the
Wallgren nomination was made
possible when Senator Byrd, Dem
ocrat, of Virginia. joined the solid
Republican majority on the COM
mittee.
; Mr.. Wallgren had been NOM
mated to succeed Arthur Hill,
Virginia businessman, who was an
appointee of the rate Secretary of
Defense Forrestal, when the NSRB
was set up. Mr.. Wallgren was
later appointed to the Federal
Power Commission.
Since the Wallgren rundown,
Presidential Assistant John r..
Steelman has been serving as act
ing chairman in addition to his
other duties.
Other Shifts Denied.
While the Symington appoint
ment, which has been rumored
for some time. was taking on
greater semblance of form. a re-
port published in a Boston paper,
listing some additional shifts was
branded by presidential spokes-
man utterly fantastic"
This one had Associate Justice
William o. Douglas moving from
the Supreme Court to the chair
manship of the Atomic Energy
Commission, where a hunt for
successor to David E. Lilienthal
is making small progress; putting
Attorney General j. Howard Nc
Grath on the court to re-estab-
lish Catholic representation on
the tribunal. and bringing Massa-
chusetts' Gov. Dever to the JUS
tice Department.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
D. T.. Man Found Dead
In Car on Fairfax Lane

The body of a Washington serv-
ce station manager was found
hear Great Falls Park in Fairfax
County today in a car which ap-
parently had been rigged for
Tuicide.
He is Lester Lockett, about 48,
If the 1900 block of Forty fifth
place Sc, who was married and
the father of 4-year-old daugh-
ter.
The car was parked on a pri-
vste lane. near Forestville, lead
ing to the home of Warren j.
Willett, farmer, whose wife, Nell,
vas the sister -inalaw of the dead
nan.
Mr.. Willett said he looked out
Of a bedroom window about 6::3(
A.m. and saw a car parked neal
I new house he was building
Mr.. Willett said he went to the
EAR. saw a garden hose leading
into left rear window and heard
the motor running. He saw a
man, whom he did not recognize
lying on the rear seat of the 1850
two-door sedan. Mr.. Willett
tailed police.
Mr.. Lockett was manager OF
IN Addison Chevrolet Co. service
Itation and was a veteran of
World War I. The body was to
be viewed later today by DR.. Nell
ION Podolnick, Fairfax County
sorner.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
House Votes $15O,OO0 to Push
Committees Subversive Inquiry
Wood Tells Of Investigations Under Way;
Plans to Publish List of Million Names

The House by a vote of BAT to
IL today gave its Committee on
Un-American Activities an addi-
tionai $150,000 to continue its
investigation of subversive activi-
ties.
The action followed an appeal
by Committee Chairman Wood,
who said the committee had a
big program pending and had a
balance of only $4,000 as of
March l.
The extra money was approved
by the House, first by a voice
vote, but an automatic role call
became necessary when Repre-
sentative Marcantonio, American
Labor Of New York, pointed out
that quorum was not present.
Chairman Wood told the House
that investigators of the COM
mittee were working in Hawaii
as result of the recent strike of
dock workers. He also said an
investigation of the Ku Klux
Klan was under way.
A comprehensive document is
Evening star., 1950-03-23
California U. Teachers Reject Anti-Red
Doth But Oppose Red Hiring. Ps. BIG
Security Bill Grants Full Fhings Discretion
to Agency. Poge 3D.

Mr.. Truman at Key West, Fla.
and said the President is delaying
an investigation of his charges
that Communists and fellow trav-
elers have infiltrated the State
Department.
Actually Mr.. Truman has not
refused to turn over the files to q
Senate Foreign Relations Sub
committee. The matter is still
under consideration and Chair
man Tydings of the subcommittee
said he believes a procedure will
be worked out by this week end
to make the files available.
Tydings Refuses Comment.
Senator Tydings said he had
absolutely no comment" on SEN
ator McCarthy's charges. But an
other Democratic Senator who
withheld the use of his name
blasted Senator McCarthy's criti-
cism of Mr.. Truman as such a low
attack that I can't think of a
fitting reply" and added:
Let the American people be
the judge of that kind of criticism
of the President of the United
States"
The exchange came amid these
other developments:
l. Representative Nixon, Re-
publican. of California, a member
of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities, said the SEN
ate inquiry is rapidly degener-
Iating into a political squabble. :"
He suggested that Mr.. Truman
name an impartial, non-political
commission" of outstanding jurists
to make the investigation.
2. Chairman Taft of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee said
Republican Senators are going to
continue to help Mccarthy in his
fight" After a meeting of the
committee Senator Taft told re-
porters that support is not a mat
ter of party policy but that he
had suggested to Senator Nc
Carthy that ''if one case didn't
work, to bring up Others"
|. 8. Representative Werdel, Re-
publican, of California said Sena-
tor Mccarthy is being made the
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Health Officer Orders
Immediate Probe Of
Supply Setup
Barrett Told to Investigate
Charge Hospital Foiled to
Assist in Drug Theft Cose

Health Officer Daniel L. Seek
niger today ordered an "immedi-
ate investigation of Gallinger
Hospitals supply system. following
that vast amounts of
streptomycin are missing from
Gallinger supply rooms.
DR.. Seckinger. in a memo to the
Commissioners, said he has named
two Health Department officials
to carry out the investigation.
At the same time, it was learned,
Commissioner Young has asked
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett to
investigate complaints of lack of
cooperation by Gallinger officials
in the investigation of charges
of James w. Kinard, 35, colored
a Gallinger pharmacists aide, stole
500 walls of streptomycin there
last November.
Stebbing Doubts Story.
At Kinard's District Court trial,
meanwhile, DR.. P. A. E. Stebbing
Gallinger superintendent. today
questioned validity of reports that
from 1000 to 5000 walls Of strep-
tomycin are missing from the hos
pital supplies.
DR.. Stebbing told the court it
was "inconceivable" to him that
such quantities of the drug have
disappeared. as reported. He add
ed he thought it was "a paper
shortage instead of an actual
shortage"
5000 Reported Missing.
To reports in yesterdays session
of the trial that 1000 walls are
missing, DR.. Stebbing testified he
had been told as recently as last
week that hospital records show
5000 vials are missing.
He said he did not ask supply
official about the matter until
Tuesday of last week, however
because the reported loss had not
been brought to his attention
officially.
Asked if he knew definitely
about a shortage. DR.. Stebbing
said, II can't say even now
there are shortages in the
Under another line of question
ing. DR.. sStebbing testified it was
he who ordered Kinard suspended
after his January arrest and later
reinstated him pending trial.
The hospital chief added he
was convinced" there was no risk
to this action.
In answer to a direct question
tSee DRUGS, Page A-3O
Evening star., 1950-03-23
$500 Payroll
Taken in HoIdup
AtWarehouse
Two 'Neot-Appeorine'
Men Stop Truck at
Konn Building
RIII ETIN
BULLETIN

Police recovered the automo-
bile used in the Kann's payroll
robbery shortly before 2 pm.
today. The stolen car was found
at Fifth street and Oakdale
place NV. and police towed it
to headquarters Immediately to
look for flngerprints.
Two meat appearing" bandits
held up paymaster at the S.
Kann Sons Co. warehouse shortly
after II am. today and escaped
with about $500.
A department store truck in
which the paymaster was riding
was blocked by the bandits car as
lit was about to turn into the
driveway of the warehouse at Del
aware avenue and C street S.W.
Stepping swiftly from their car.
the bandits approached the truck
on either side. One robber, wear
ing smoked glasses, covered
Charles M. Langley, paymaster
and James Kidwell, truck driver.
with a 38-caliber revolver.
Victims Were Unarmed.
Give us your guns" the armed
robber commanded.
Told that their victims uyere m
armed. the robber next ordered:
Hand us the payroll"
Mr.. Langley handed over card
board box containing pay en-
velopes for 1875 warehouse workers
and truck drivers. The workers
are paid weekly.
The robbers jumped into their
Car and sped north on Delaware
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Flood al Peace Cros!
Ties Up Traffic After
1.47-Inch Downpour
Anucostio OverfIows
At 3 AN. in Heaviest
Ruin Since October

The heaviest rainfall since last
October was tapering off today
while Prince Georges County po-
lice struggled with a traffic jam
caused by a flood at the Peace
Cross.
The Weather Bureau reported
147 inches of rain had fallen in
Picture Of Flood Voters at the Blodens-
burg Peace Cross. Page 81
the storm which began shortly
after 10 am. yesterday. Showers
ended this morning and the fore
caster said the skies will clear
tonight.
Automobiles were backed up
bumper to bumper. for more than
5 miles on the Baltimore boule-
ward after police blocked off the
highway at Hyattsville because OF
the flood at Bladensburg. Heavy
trucks and interstate buses, how
ever. were permitted to go through
Route / Traffic Diverted.
Traffic from Route l was di-
verted into Washington over
Rhode Island avenue and Queens
Chapel road. Twelfth precinct
police reported solid stream of
cars moving slowly deep into the
city at the height of the morning
rush hour.
Traffic on Defense highway was
diverted over Edmonston road,
Riverdale road and River road.
The Anacostia River overf1owed