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Evening star., 1950-09-10

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new home wave without any help. You
do 1t just with pin curls and BoBB1.
Saves half the time and work.
You'll love the new BoBBI Formula
It's different simplifes home waving
amazingly. BoBBI waving lotion has
6eme-oil base. 1t conditions and luster-
izes your hair while it waves.
BoBBI's neutralizer is different. The
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
HeIsinki. copi+oI
Of Finland Has
Fefed FOUNDING

Helsinki, capital of Finland, re-
Gently observed the four hundredth
anniversary of it's founding by the
Swedish King Gustav Vasa in
1850. The principal festivities
were scheduled for June 11-13,
when official guests from many
countries attended the celebration.
On June II. statue of King Gus
tav Vasa was unveiled, and a new
road, named after the Swedish
monarch. was formally opened.
The long and varied program also
included a pageant, "Helsinki 1850
1885," concerts. theatrical perfor-
mances, art exhibitions, and sport
ing events.
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education circles on the Pacific
Coats. 1t will be So feet deep and
- feet wide. There will be a steel
gridiron "a feet above the stage
floor, and the distance from the
floor to the top will be rs feet.
There will be an orchestra pit
in front of the stage. Excavation
facilities will be included so that
sometime in the future an hydraul-
ic system can be installed to raise
the orchestra platform to the lev
ell of the stage.
A fly gallery will be installed
20 feet above the stage floor with
a complete system of counter
weights.
On one side of the stage there
will be a switchboard room with
glass panel facing the stage. On
the other side there will be a pub
lie address and radio control room.
This viii make it possible to
broadcast programs direct from
the auditorium.
A huge pipe organ will be in
stalled in the auditorium with the
console up front to the left of the
stage. The organ chambers will DE
in the ceiling.
Adjacent to the stage there will
be a room "a feet by 26 feet and
% feet high for the construction
of scenery for plays. Four large
dressing rooms will be located un-
der the huge stage.
The auditorium and chapel lob
by will be % by IS feet in size. 1t
will contain display cases, cloak
rooms and ticket booths. On the
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and the other, which is also a ra-
do studio will seat about 100.
There will also be space for the
future inclusion of speech path
ology and correction laboratory
The radio studio will seat about
100 1t will have a IS by "a foot
elevated stage. There will be three
auxiliary rooms including an an
nouncers booth, a control room
and dressing room.
In the basement of the building
there will be a heating plant for
this building and it will also be of
sufficient size to heat the pro-
posed women's dormitories.
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Pacific Lutheran COLLEGE To
Get New Sb5,000 Building

The auditorium will seat 900 on
the main floor and 800 in the bal
cony for a total seating capacity
of 1900. There will be curtains in
the auditorium so that it can be
divided into three sections. The
balcony can be closed off as can
the area under the balcony. This
will leave seating capacity of
600 in the area closest to the stage.
The stage will be the largest in
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balcony or second floor level there
will be lounge which will also be
used for art exhibits, teas, recep-
tons, etc. The third floor will be
devotional chapel which will seat
about rs persons. A 10 foot rose
window of stained glass will form
the backdrop for the chapel altar.
me daily chapel exercises will
be held in the main auditorium
This will fulfill DR.. Eastwood s
dream to have chapel as the GEN.
ter for religious activities on the
campus. Daily chapel services
have been held in the gymnasium
the past three years, and prior to
that they We're held n Trinity
Church, across the street from
the college.
The music and speech studios
and practice rooms in the class
room unit of the new building will
be completely sound PROCEED. John
Richards. representative of the az
chitectural firm, stated that the
very latest features of music and
auditorium buildings throughout
the nation are incorporated in the
structure. Donald 10y of Los An
9eles, an outstanding acoustical
consulting engineer, was engaged
by the architects to assist in the
sound control" designing.
Every room will be room with
in a room. The floor, wall and
ceiling system Of each room will
float" This floating" is obtained
by suspending the room so that it
does not have direct contact with
the rest of the building. This pro-
cess makes each room completely
soundproof.
For the music department there
will be IA practice rooms with pi-
amos. There will also be two or
gan practice rooms. There will be
five music studios for members
OF the music faculty.
The band and orchestra room
will be 40 by AZ feet and will have
built in risers. Adjacent to it will
be an instrument storage room. A
similar room for the Choir of the
West and chorus will be next to
the band room. On the same floor
there will be a music library.
Most of these practice rooms and
studios will be wired so that re-
cordings can be made from them.
The transcription room, with cut
ting head. will be in the basement
of the building. The rooms will
also be wired so that the record
ings can be played back to them
from the transcription room.
The speech department will have
two offices and two classrooms
One classroom will seat about 80
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Sweden Sees
TeIevision
First Time

The premiere for Swedish tele-
vision occurred in Gothenburg re-
Gently on the premises of Liseberg
Amusement Park where Swedish
artists directed by Per-Martin
Hamberg of the Swedish Broad
casting Company broadcast a per-
Torrance costing about Kr. 1OO,-
600. The successful show was
viewed in rs receiving sets within
the big amusement park.
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lutheran College is adding an
other building to its campus.
Bids for the chapel-music-speech
building were opened in the col
lege Thursday, June 8. Three Ia
coma firms were awarded con-
tracts totaling $528,871. The total
cost of the building, including the
equipment and furnishings, will De
approximately 1925, 900.
The contracting firm of Steiro
and Hansen received the general
contract for their bid of S419, 931.
The plumbing, heating and ventH-
ating contract went to the Weber
Plumbing and Heating Company
for SOS. $50. The Raymond Electric
Company was low for the electri-
cal work with a bid of $4,000.
Construction has already begun.
1t is expected that the building
will be completed by September l,
1851.
Lea, Pearson and Richards, Ia
coma architectural firm, designed
the building and will supervise
construction.
Tacoma. Seattle and Spokane
firms turned in bids for the var
ious contracts.
The decision to accept the bids
and to begin construction at once
was made by the building commit
tee Of the board of trustees which
met at the college when the bids
were opened. Members of the COM
1nittee include DR.. H. L. Foss of
Seattle. chairman; the Rev. F. j.
Molter, vice-chairman: pastor of
Luther Memorial Church in Taco
ma: DR.. S. c. Eastwood, president
of the college; Morris E. Ford, SUI
perintendent of schools for the
Franklin Pierce District; Arne
Strand, principal of Sumner high
school; Francis Edlund of Olym-
pia.
This new structure will be the
fourth major building to be added
to the Pacific Lutheran campus IN
the past four years, under the adj
ministration of able President
Eastwood. The library has been
completed and Old Main complete
" refurnished at a cost of $780,
coo during that four year period.
The new building will be of re-
inforced concrete construction,
brick veneered, with cast stone
trim. The general style of archi-
lecture and the color of the brick
and stone will harmonic with the
Science Hall, Library and Student
Union.
Located directly west of OLD
Main, the building will form a
quadrangle with the Science Hall,
Library and Old Main.
The building will be 231 feet 10
,. inches long and 154 feet 9 inches
wide. 1t will cover 21,728 square
feet on the ground.
The chapel-auditorium will form
the upright part of the IT" shaped
building and will run east and
west with the entrance on the east,
facing Old Main. The stage and
music and speech sections will be
in three-story unit running north
and south.
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from Pacific Lutheran College at Parkand Washington Nearly
Scandinavian right
the Newburn,
S. c. Konra During past
including SIG girls
college, which founded
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Rapidly growing Pacific
lutheran College is adding an
other building to its campus.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
School Registration Dates
Are Set for September 7-6-7

Boys and girls entering the Dis
trict's grade public schools for the
first time this fall should register
September /, 6 and z. school off,
cials said today.
All public schools in the city
will open September II.
Principals will be at the ele-
mentary schools on the registration
days from 8 am. to noon and
from l pm. to 4::30 pm. Parents
were advised to take their children
to the school nearest their homes.
The children must be at least
five years old by January Is, 1851
to be eligible for kindergarten, or
6 years old by January Is for the
first grade. Birth certificates and
smallpox vaccination certificates
must be presented.
All elementary pupils who were
in school last year, except those
promoted to junior high school
will report to their last years
! room.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Miss GreenbeIt' Contest
Slated Tomorrow at Pool

Miss Creenbelt of 1850" will
be selected tomorrow afternoon
at the Maryland community's
swimming pool.
Crowned by Mrs. Wells Har-
rington, Mayor of Greenbelt, the
queen will preside at the Water
Follies of 1850, sponsored by the
city's recreation department.
Some so youngsters and adults
will participate in an eight-act
water pageant at pm. under
the direction of Sam S. Fox and
Miss Ora Donoghue of the recre-
atior department.
Selection of the queen from q
group of contestants sponsored by
city organizations will be made
by a panel of three judges repre-
senting The Star. the Post and
the Times Herald. Mrs. Harring-
ton will present a loving cup te
the beauty contest winner.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Draft Boards Send
Sc From District 10
Center for Training

District Selective Service head
quarters said today it would send
56 instead of 81 men in it's first
batch of inductees to the Arling-
ton Farms Center on September s.
A spokesman said that two men
have been excused by local boards
for the time being and that one
new name had been added to the
list. The men excused are likely
to be taken in a later contingent
for induction.
Names of the 56 men will be re-
leased tonight and carried in The
Sunday Star.
Headquarters also announced
that Of the first 77S men taking
pre-induction physical and mental
examinations. 333 were accepted
about AZ per cent.
Maryland Figures.
Maryland, which sent the first
area men for induction at Ar
lington Farms on Thursday, will
follow up with seven more next
Tuesday. Chevy Chase will send
six and Hyattsville one. Two days
later, Upper Marlboro will send
nine and Silver Spring six.
Meanwhile, Col. Asher w. Har-
man. Virginia selective service
director, said that a sufficient
number Of men to meet the States
September draft call of 1,0S7 men
has been found acceptable in pre-
Induction examinations.
OF 3,737 men sent by local
boards to examination centers,
LILO have passed.
The director said incomplete
reports from an induction call for
204 "delinquents" showed that IS
have been found and accepted.
Navy Leads in Recruiting.
On the recruiting front yester-
day, the Navy led the services with
IA men sworn in. The Army fol-
lowed with eight, while the Air
Force had three and the Marines
one-an 18-year-old girl.
The Navy also accepted 10 out
of IS applicants and began proc
essing them for enlistment. The
Marines accepted two out Of eight
applicants.
A Marine recruiter said the au-
thorization to enlist men in the
Reserve for an indefinite period
instead of only Regular service
enlistments has so far failed to
spur greater numbers of applf-
cantS.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Woodside Methodists
To Hold Special Rites

"A special service of remern-
brance in recognition of work ac-
complished by the congregation
and ministers of Silver Springs
Woodside Methodist Church will
be held at 4 pm. tomorrow.
A frame building at 1914
Georgia avenue which for So years
served the church as its only place
of worship, will be torn down
soon to make room for a new edu-
cation building, according to the
Rev. Philip c. Edwards, pastor.
Two former pastors, the Rev.
Clarence E. Wise-1908 to 1909
and the Rev. Ralph D. Smith
1922 to 1944-have been invited
to take part in the service.
Miss Jessie Kimpton, one of the
oldest members of the church,
will speak and Carl Roeder, who
cared for the church's oil lamps
and wood stove as youth, will
recall the Trials of a Janitor."
Paul Lehman, preacher here for
many years, will give a brief his
torical statement, and Mrs. H. H.
Hewlett, for a number of years
president of the Ladies Aid So
ciety, will join with Mrs. Grace
Williams to recall the history of
that group.
Church members with old pho
tographs or mementos of early
days at the church have been in
vited to bring them to a fellow
ship hour after the service.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
By Chorles J. Yorbrouqh

Beginning today, the Navy 1;
prepared to run in four Ringers
on the Korean Reds.
The third and fourth sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Ringer,
sos Sixty-fourth avenue, Capitol
Heights, Md, volunteered in the
Navy yesterday, were accepted,
passed their physicals and were
off to Great Lakes. Ill, fo.'
training.
Robert Ringer, 20, and his
brother, Walter, 81. took the oath,
shook hands with 1t. Comdf.
j. S. Leidel, who said he was
glad to have them aboard, and
then caught a late afternoon
train at Union Station to embark
on a four-year enlistment.
Proud Father Stands BY.
Their proud father, an assist
ant paint foreman at Gallinger
Hospital, and Walters pretty
blonde friend, Mary Evans. of
1915 Burns place Sc. stood by
to watch that first transition
from civilian to Navy.
The process linked the brothers
in service with two older brothers,
Donald Ringer, "a, and Thomas
Edward Ringer. Is. both veterans
of World War II. Donald. a war
time gunner aboard tankerS, is
Evening star., 1950-08-26

School officials emphasize that
all parents living outside the Dis
trict who want to send their chill
dren to District schools must pay
tuition in advance. There are no
exemptions.
No nonresident pupils will be
admitted to Kramer Junior High
School or Deal Junior High School.
because Of crowded conditions ex-
|pected at those schools.
Tuition rates for one semester
for nonresident students are as
follows: Teachers colleges, $50;
senior high schools, $139.50; vo-
cational highs, $142:: junior highs
500 so: elementary schools, $62. so;
special classes for crippled chill
dren. $191 so, and evening schools
$3.50.
Students expecting to attend
public schools above the ele.
mentary grade may register q few
days before the opening Of schoo
ior on the first day of school.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Sesqui Events
Where to Go,
Whut to Do

This year marks the 150th
anniversary of establishment of
the permanent seat of the United
States Government in the District
of Columbia. The National Capt.
tai Sesquicentennial Commission
has scheduled the following events
in observance of the city's 150th
birthday Gree of charge unless
otherwise noted:
Today.
''Illinois State Honor Day." with special
ceremonies at the Sesuuicentennial band
Once Once Buiidins. As scheduled for $50 pm. 4
performance of The Lincoln Pageant"
with the Illinois Home Economics Chorus.
Is planned Continuing
Faith of Our Fathers Paul Green's
pageant honoring George Washington, at
the Sesquicentennial Amphitheater, Six
teenth street and Colorado avenue NV,
. II Tickets. es, at 90 cents to sa.4o. are on
street NV; at Super Music City Stores,
street NV: at trailer in front Of the
District Building. Fourteenth and streets
Nv and at the amIphithnsatsr box once.
ployes are entitled to 20 per cent
discount on reserved seats purchased at
the trailer or amphitheater.
"The American Professional" psintinss
and drawings recording four centuries Of
American history. at the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art, Seyenteenth street and New York
''Washingtoniana" exhibit of pictures,
phamphlets and rare books from the COL
lection of the District Public Library, at
the Corcoran Gallery.
Makers of History In Washington,'
paintings of great Americans and their
families, the National Gallery Of Art,
Sixth street and Constitution avenue NV.
Picture of the week: Henry Clay" by
John Neagle. Picture-of-the-week lectures
at 1880 and 2:20 pm. Gallery hours:
10 am. to 5 pm.
"NIiIestones in American Achievement"
an exhibit marking the sesquicentenniaI
Of the Library of Congress, as well as Of
the District, at the Library First and
East Capitol streets Sc, . am, to 10 pm.
An exhibit of old pictures, prints and
portraits of early Washingtonians, at the
Central Public Library Eighth and K
streets NV, 8 am. to 9 pm.
"The Freedom Train Exhibit" at the Ma.
tional Archives exhibition hall, Const!tu-
ton avenue between Seventh and Ninth
'The Nations Capital and George Wash
ington Universlty.'' exhibit of paintings,
maps, political cartoons and
books, at the university library, 2023 q
street NV. Hours; am, to 10 u.m.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Man Slightly Hurt as Auto
Hits Bridge in Police Chase

Four Virginia men and two
Fairfax County policemen mar
rowly escaped death early today
after an 80-mile-an-hour chase on
Route % in which one car crashed
into the Bull Run Bridge near
Manassas. One person was hurt
slightly.
Police said a cruiser occupied
by Pvts. Roland Heath and An
son Roberts gave chase to the
car at Centreville. Some miles
away. at the bridge. the car went
out of control, crashed against the
side of the iron bridge. riccocheted
of the railing several times and
turned over twice. Pvt. Heath
managed to stop the patrol car
in time to avoid a crash.
Only person injured in the ac-
cident was Charles w. Hundley,
%. of Catharpin, Va. treated at
Arlington Hospital for scrapes
Driver of the fleeing car, Vernon
r. Posey, 20, of Manassas, was
charged with reckless driving and
released after posting $104.25
collateral.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Airmon jailed so Days
On z Traffic Choroes

"A 24-year-old corporal attached
to Andrews Air Force Base was
ordered to serve so days in Jail
IN default of fines totaling $50
after he was convicted yesterday
on two traffic charges.
Judge Alan Bowie in Upper
Marlboro Police Court fined the
soldier. Charles E. Robinson 500
Tor driving without a permit and
$50 for reckless driving.
State police told the court Rob-
1nson's car was zig-zagging Just
before he was arrested August 1s
on Route 4 near Forrestville,
Evening star., 1950-08-26

Miss Del-Fin Poaha. 18-year- -old
Miss Hawaii of 1880" is in town
today on her way to Atlantic City.
N. j.. where she will represent the
territory early next month in the
Miss America" contest.
The olive e-complexioned girl ar
rived here yesterday on North
west Airlines plane. The airline is
arranging her appearance in sew
eral American cities.
She was greeted by Joseph r.
Harrington, delegate from Hawaii;
Miss Sandra Stahl, who is Miss
Washington of $780,; Radford
Mobley, president of the National
Press Club, and others.
An accomplished hula dancer
and singer of native songs, Miss
Poaha is equally skilled at swim
ming and riding surf-boards on
her native Waikiki Beach. She
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Ringers to Fight Korean Reds;
Four Sons of Family in Navy

stationed in Pearl Harbor. Thomas
is a radioman-gunner with tn.
Navys air arm currently sta.
toned in California.
The fathers grin and hand
shake with his last two eligible
sons was sharp contrast to Miss
Evans almoSt-tearful reaction.
Il think it will be good fol
them the father said. TT might
be tough right now. but feel
every American should do his part
in times like these. I certainly
can say I'm proud to have four
sons In service. / pray. as does
their mother. that they'll return
safely
Both Were Store Clerks.
Both the new recruits were en-
ployed at the Atlantic & Pacific
store in the 5000 block of Mime
sofa avenue ne.
It isn't likely that a fifth son,
Claude Ringer. 27, of 1415 Ridge
pl. Sc. will be a fifth Ringer for
the Navy. He has two children
Also beyond immediate Navy
possibility is a sixth son, 9-year-
old Paul.
There are two daughters. how
ever, who'll be of WAVE age be-
fore Walter and Robert complete
their enlistmentS. Alice Jane is
Ia and Madeline is II.
Evening star., 1950-08-26
SIS Draft X-Roy Fee Evokes
Wide Debate; Probe Asked

Merits of the Army's practice OF
paying S. fees to private ply
sicians and hospitals for each
chest X-ray examination in the
expanded military service induc-
ton program were debated widely
today.
Disclosure Of the practice yes
terday stirred stormy protest on
Capitol Hill but the Army's sur
geon general termed the fee q
reasonable rate"
The Associated Press reported a
Milwaukee physician has aver
aged SLIPS daily this month by
making the X-ray examinations.
1t was learned here that Arling-
ton Hospital. only hospital in the
Washington are participating in
the program. has crossed S13,957
in the fees since July 10.
Investiga tion Asked.
Representative Tale, Repuhli-
can. of Iowa. has told the House
that a full investigation of the
Milwaukee situation should be
made and termed it IAN outrage
GUS raid upon the public treasury.
Maj. Gen. Raymond w. Bliss.
the Armv Surgeon General, admit
ting there is a shortage in Army
X-ray equipment due to surplus
sales after World War II, de-
scribed the current policy of let
ting such work out to individual
physicians and hospitals as strictly
an emergency" measure. The
examinations are made by con-
tract to the lowest bidder.
He said that when the Arny's
medical facilities catch up with
the Korean situation, it will han
die its own.
He also pointed out. however,
that, in some instances. the Vet
erans' Administration is doing
some of the x-ray examinations
over the country and Is being paid
at the same S. rate.
Practice Defended.
From John j. Anderson, admin.
istrator of Arlington Hospital
came defense of criticism ane
a doubt that the Army can ever
do it for SIS.
According to hospital records
,951 men were examined for ches
X-rays and blood tests from Jul,
10 through yesterday. The hos
pital operates such q service undel
contract five days a week: charge
SIS for the X-ray and 50 for th'
blood tests.
Mr.. Anderson said that to han
. die the business, the hospital hat
spent 5000 on X-ray film, employet
, three additional technicians a
|, about $3.50 per month, includinl
Evening star., 1950-08-26
Arlington Fireman
Sets His Bed Attire,
Own Unit Puts HOut

An Arlington fireman set his
bed af1re with cigarette early
today. His own fire company
responded to put out the fire and
hospitalize him for burns.
Edward Kay, on temporary leave
from No. 5 Engine Company, suf-
fered a badly burned right foot
and, other burns in the fire at his
home. 622 South Twenty-first
street. Engine Companies No.
and and Truck Company No. 4
responded to a neighbor's alarm
and found Mr.. Kay fighting the
blaze. Damage was confined to
the bed and parts. of the floor.