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Evening star., 1950-03-16
Egg Prices Up Cent!
In Some Stores Here
As Meat Holds Level

Egg prices were up 2 cents a
dozen in many Washington area
stores today as the general level
Iof meat prices remained un-
changed from a week ago.
One large food chain also in
creased it's two house brands of
bagged coffee and 4 cents a
pound-63 to 81 cents and Sc to n
cents a pound, respectively.
This same outlet likewise raised
the price of New York dressed
frying chickens from 80 to 43 cents
"a pound and dressed and drawn
chickens from SIS to 81 cents.
A survey of stores showed few
meat changes exceeding 2 cents
a pound, either up or down.
Good quality lettuce was some
what higher again this week and
produce men said choice supplies
were scarce. Overall receipts have
been too heavy for the demand
recently and many markets ap-
parently tried to hold onto slow
moving stocks too long, one large
wholesaler said.
Green peppers, good straWber-
ries and Texas spinach also were
a shade higher, but most stores
quoted lower prices on snap beans,
broccoli, new cabbage, carrots,
cauliflower, celery, green corn,
cucumbers, onions and squash.
The first Cuban watermelons of
the season reached markets as far
north as New York this week.
They retailed at around 10 to 13
cents a pound. The first Mexi-
can canteloupes of the season are
due in northern big-city stores
early next week.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

$500 already has been sent in cash
donations, she said, and items
contributed by neighborhood mer-
chants will be auctioned at to-
nights show.
Eugene's father. Austin Wiles,
a mechanic. of .3811 Powhatan
road, Hyattsville, Md, said $1,000
would "just about cover" costs
of the extensive medical care.
Eugene and his father arrived
at the school in an ambulance
today. and the youth was wheeled
quietly into the auditorium just
as the show started. After a trip
to Leland Memorial Hospital, he
will return for tonight's show.
Radio Entertainer Art Brown,
who was master of ceremonies for
the show, tried to coax Eugene
into a stage appearance while he
was backstage. But he met a
stern refusal,
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Larger Womon's Boord
At Hospital Planned

The Woman's Board of the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital will be enlarged.
Action thus to revise the con-
stitution and bylaws of the board
was taken at a recent meeting of
the group, which named Mrs. Yes
tus Wilcox and Mrs. Henry Dec.
Adams to direct revision of board
regulations. The membership Is
now limited to 100.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

A 17-year-old youth sat quietly
in the rear of the Mckinley High
School auditorium today while
about 1900 fellow students-un-
aware of his presence-watched a
variety show held for his benefit.
The youth, Eugene Wiles, sat in
a wheel chair, his broken legs
covered by blankets.
Occasionally he laughed or ap-
plauded one of the 27 acts of the
student show. But what he want
ed more than anything was
anonymity.
Eugene was rolled back stage to
visit with some of the 200 stu
dent members of the cast. But
even then he insisted on taking
route through the school corri-
dors and stage-door entrance,
so he wouldn't have to pass in
front of the audience.
1t was backstage. on January g.,
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Ohio Dentist Killed by Train
As Il Leaves Union Station

. DR.. Edward Lalley, a Niles,
Ohio. dentist, was killed at Union
Station last night when he was
dragged % feet by a Baltimore
81 Ohio passenger train as it was
leaving the terminal.
Witnesses said apparently he
fell under the train or walked too
near it and was pulled under the
wheels.
DR.. Lalley, about so years old,
had been attending the District
Dental Society's postgraduate
clinic and had gone to the sta
ton with DR.. Max Station, of
Warren, Ohio, who boarded the
train.
He got of the sleeper which
DR.. Station had boarded and
started to walk along the plat
form as the train began to move.
"A witness. 1t. Comdr. Evan
Krogue of 222 North Piedmont
street. Arlington, told police he
saw DR.. Lalley fall under the
train.
Evening star., 1950-03-16


signal helper in the communica-
tions and signals department and
finally advancing to freeman.
Mr.. Clokey served in the Army
in World War I.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow at the Timothy
Hanlon funeral home, 1881 Geor-
gia avenue NV. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Clokey is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Alma C. Clokey, and
a daughter, Miss Jeanne Clokey
both of the Fifth street address;
two other daughters, Mrs. Alma
Taylor of Philadelphia and Mrs.
Margaret Davis of 2809 Sixth
street NE; brother, Harold
Clokey Of Atlanta, Ga, and four
sisters, Mrs. Helen Wetzel of 501a
Tilden street NV. Mrs. Anna
Carter, 5054 Sedgwick street NV;
Mrs. Edith Green of ITO Douglas
street NE, and Mrs. Alice Moore
of Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

front door from the paint firnl.
On the. front Of the circular, in
large letters, was printed:
'We absorbed the District of
Columbia sales tax on products
advertised in this circular"
Mrs. Danzi reported the matter
to her superiors and they, in turn,
supplied the Corporation Coun-
sells office with the information.
Summoned into court today,
Charles A. Kellem, jr., manager
for Thompson's. explained rue
fully that Mrs. Danzi's circular
was just one of 10000 already
handed out to Washington house
wives. The firm was fined s100
by Municipal Court Judge Frank
H. Myers.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

With the exception of Brown
professional dance team and
Singer Lois Agee, who last week
was selected Miss Outdoors" at
the Armory sports show, the high
school extravaganza has an all
student cast.
Eugene, who is getting private
tutoring at home, said he plans
to return for graduation this June.
His brother has taken over his
Star paper route in Hyattsville
and he spends most of his time
studying and watching televi-
sion," he said.
Eugene limited expression of his
feelings about the benefit to say
ing he was surprised by the whole
thing"
Then he wheeled himself back
into the auditorium to catch the
rest of the show.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

when Eugene. a stage crew men,
ber, fell from a 25-foot catwalk
and suffered fractures of both
legs. After a school assembly
Eugene was stranded on the cat
walk when other crew members
left. He fell as he tried to slide
down a rope.
Eugene spent three weeks in the
hospital, and still returns for re-
gular treatment. His legs will
have to remain in the casts for
another five months.
A month ago. to help with the
medical expenses, the Mckinley
arent-Teacher Association de-
cided to sponsor the benefit show.
Its president, Mrs. Frank F..
Strope, said she hopes at least
81 900 can be raised from 25-cent
admissions to today's matinee,
and 60-cent tickets to a perform
ance for parents tonight. About
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Christoffel Requests Bond
OF $4,000 Pending Appeal

Harold r. Christoffel today
asked the United States Court of
Appeals to set him free on $4,000
bond pending appeal of his re-
cent perjury conviction in District
Court.
The papers, signed by Attorney
o. John Rogge who has repre-
sented the former Milwaukee
labor leader through both his
perjury trials, pointed out to the
appeals court that during the
three years of criminal prosecu-
tion Christoffel has been free un-
der that amount of bond. Mr..
Rogge is now in Sweden.
Mr.. Rogge's petition said Chris
toffel has maintained a home in
Milwaukee virtually all his life
and that his wife and two chill
dren now are living there. The
lawyer has said that Christofel
always has appeared on schedule
in court and that he will continue
to do so in the future If free on
bond.
Christoffel now is under a two
to-six-year sentence imposed last
Tuesday by Judge F. Dickinson
Let's. He was convicted by jury
-,
House Labor Committee in 1947
when he denied having any Com
munist Affiliations. His 1948 con-
viction on the same charge was
subsequently reversed by the
Supreme Court on grounds that
the Government failed to show
that a committee quorum was
present at the time of this testi-
fo0ry
Evening star., 1950-03-16
ST. Patrick Day
Celebration 10
Open With Mass
Dance and Banquet
Events on Schedule
Here Tomorrow

Religious services will open St.
Patrick's Day here tomorrow, and
banquets and dances will close it.
Irish Minister Sean Nunan and
Mrs. Nunan will be special guests
at the annual st. Patrick's Day
mass at 1890 am. in st. Patricks S
Church. Tenth and G streets NV.
Archbishop Amleto G. Cicognani,
apostolic delegate to the United
States, will preside at the mass.
which will be sung by Archbishop
Patrick A. O'Boyle. Bishop Bryan
j. McEntegart of Ogdensburg,
N. Y. will preach.
The Irish War Veterans and
ladies auxiliary, with color guard,
will attend the mass with the
Ancient Order of Hibernians of
the District.
Wreaths to Be Placed.
Others expected to attend in
clude Joseph D. Brennan, first
secretary of the Irish Legation;
District Commissioner John Rus
sell Young, Engineer Commissioner
Gordon R. Young and United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay.
The Irish Veterans Post Guard
of Honor. with the ladies auxili-
airy, will place wreaths at the
statue of Commodore John Barry
and the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington Cemetery
These ceremonies will begin at l
pm.
Representatives Barrett O'Hara
of Illinois and Eugene O'Sullivan
of Nebraska. both Democrats, will
speak at the wreath-laying cere-
monies.
The Irish veterans will hold
their 14th annual st. Patrick's
Day dance at 9 pm. at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
The Friendly Sons of st. Pat
rick will hold their 22nd annual
banquet at 7 pm. tomorrow in the
Mayflower Hotel. Chief Justice
Vinson. who claims Irish ances-
try on both sides of his family,
will be awarded a gold medal by
the group. The principal speaker
will be Representative Hart, Dem
ocrat, of New JERSEY.
Card Party for Church.
The Ladies of the Altar Of St.
AIMS Church will hold a St.
Patrick's Day card party at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the church hall, 4404
Wisconsin avenue NV. Proceeds
will go TO the church.
The Washington Cosmopolitan
Club was to celebrate st. Patrick's
Day early with a luncheon at
1890 p.na. today in the Carlton
Hotel. The Right Rev. William
j. Mcdonald was to speak on
"St. Patrick and the Irish"
The Mission Society at Dunbar
ton College of Holy Cross will
celebrate with a luncheon today
and an original play tomorrow,
according to Miss Rita Hughes,
2l29 Leroy place NV, president
of the society.
The luncheon will be at noon
in the dining hall and will be
highlighted with an auction of
homemade cakes. The play, which
has been written by Miss Jeanne
Keefe. senior from Canandaigua,
N. Y, will be at 9:10 am. tomor-
row in the college auditorium.
All proceeds will be used for the
benefit of foreign, missions.
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Ready for
Roosevelt High School

Invitations are now ready
for distribution for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star. Tt will be held
at Roosevelt High School at
8 pm. Monday.
The tickets may be had
without cost at Roosevelt High
School, Shepherd, Raymond,
West, Trusdell, Health School,
Bancroft and H. D. Cooke Ele-
mentary Schools, Sacred Heart
Academy, Nativity School, the
Recreation Department, Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and the business counter
In the lobby of The Star Build
ing.
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Firm lined 500 for Saying
It Would Absorb Sales Tax

2 The Districts first successful
prosecution for violation Of sales
tax regulations today cost a paint
firm $100.
Thompson Paint Stores, Inc, of
1916 Fourteenth street NV,
pleaded guilty. The firm was ac-
cused of violating regulations
which specifically forbid a firm to
advertise that it will absorb the
sales tax in its products.
The stores trouble started when
one of the prospective customers
turned out to be Mrs. Laura Danzi
of 400 Arkansas avenue NV.
Mrs. Danzi is an employe of the
sales tax division.
Mrs. Danzi came home March 7
to find a circular stuffed in her
Evening star., 1950-03-16

ington planning for the Sesqui-
centennial celebration.
We'll do the best we. can with
the $4,000 allowed by the Sesqui-
centennial Commission. rather
than have no exhibit in the Cor
coran Art Gallery" he said. The
Sesquic e ntennial officials had
turned down a request for an ad-
ditional $35, 900.
The commission voted to rec
onlmend the sale Of q small lot at
Thirty ninth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. iinneeded
for park development.
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Injured Youth Is Guest at Show Held for His BeneftD
D. C.Expansion
0fCo||ege-Leve|
Glasses Studied
Corning Says Survey
To Be Presented to
Bourd for Action
By Colt Hendley, Jr.

School officials have begun an
extensive study. leading toward
expansion of the college-level edu-
cation offered by the public
schools here.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing revealed last night he and
his staff were working on the
survey and hoped to have it in
shape to present to the Board Of
Education in the mot too dis
tant future
He gave bare details of the
plan at the School Board meet
ing held at the Thomson Ele-
mentary School to acquaint citi-
zens with the status of the school
budget now being considered by
Congress. The meeting was to
answer questions of citizens, not
to receive requests for future
school needs, which will be done
at later meeting.
DR.. Corning said his staff has
been tracing the city's high school
graduates to find out what hap
pens to them. From this study,
it will be possible to see what
type of higher education is most
needed.
Many Avenues Open.
He said the expansion could be
in any direction. 1t could be two
years of technical education above
the high school level, an academic
Junior college, more degrees and
courses offered at the teachers
colleges or actual creation of city
colleges offering a wide curricu-
lum.
In the District education on
the college level in unsupported
schools is available only at two
very small and inadequately
equipped teachers colleges" he
stated. All the States have a
number of unsupported institu-
tions available.
He added that development Of
the teachers colleges, Wilson and
Miner. Should come"
DR.. Corning's comments came
in response to a question from
Herbert Leeman. president of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. Mr.. Leeman wanted to
know what progress was being
made in getting a junior college
for the city.
Delay on Sites Hit.
Board Of Education members
Joined DR.. Corning in explaining
details of the budget now before
Congress.
Particular note was made of the
fact that money for purchasing
sites for future schools never was
sufficient. DR.. Corning said that,
II sites had been acquired 10
years ago in Northeast and South
east Washington, the school sit
uation there would not be as crit
ical as it is.
It's pretty bad business to
postpone acquisition of sites for
buildings that will be needed" he
stated. 1T is better to buy when
land is unimproved and selling at
a lower price,"
A delegation of mothers from
congress Heights. headed by Mrs.
Donald Lowe, wanted to know
when relief from part-time classes
at the Patterson and Congress
Heights Schools would be pro-
vided.
I'm afraid you will have part
time classes until the new Simon
Elementary School is completed"
DR.. Corning answered. The school
should be finished by next De-
cember or January, he added.
Evening star., 1950-03-16
House Members Wear
Green One Day Early;
No Session Tomorrow

Members of the House
marked st. Patrick's Day to-.
day-one day early.
Representatives and staff
members in the House cham
ber sported green tinted car
nations.
The premature celebration
was occasioned by the fact the
House does not plan to meet
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-03-16
GroupStudyiing
Insurance for
Sesqui Events
Jordan Committee
To Fix Liability
Of Commission

The problem of liability in
surance to cover all phases of
the Sesquicentennial Commission S
widespread plans for the next few
years is in the hands of special
Advisory Committee.
This committee, which has
started work on the complex prob
lem, is headed by Albert F. Jor-
dan, District insurance superin-
tendent.
Mr.. Jordan said the committee
first must determine the liability
of the commission. Since the Fed
eral Government is involved the
extent to which it is liable for
injuries, damage to exhibits, fire
and such must be determined, he
added
To Go on With Fair.
This phase is being studied now,
Mr.. Jordan said
Relatively simple. he continued,
is the problem of insurance for
commercial exhibitors who may
participate in the Freedom Fair
the phase of the celebration of
the l5Oth anniversary of the NOV
ing of the Capitol to Washington
which is planned for the spring
of 1851.
The insurance problem, COM
plex as it is, constitutes only one
of the major problems confront
ing the Sesquicentennial Commis-
sion.
After a meeting yesterday, the
commission decided to go on with
the Freedom Fair in 1851 if three
big questions are answered salts
factorily. During this year, the
celebration will consist of special
events, including presentation of
Paul Green's symphonic drama in
the amphitheater being built in
Rock Creek Park.
McGrath Ruling Sought.
The commission still must find
the answer to these three prob
lens:
A suitable site; whether the
commission has the legal right
to conduct survey to determine
if enough commercial exhibitors
would take exhibition space to
make the fair pay; and whether
it has the legal right to allow a
non-prof1t private corporation to
take over the building and opera
ton Of the fair for the commits
sion.
The legal questions have been
submitted to Attorney General
McGrath for an opinion. The
site question also is still up in the
air.
Paul Massmann. newly ap-
pointed general director of the
commission, indicated yesterday
he favored the originally selected
site at the foot of East Capitol
street. Lack of sufficient space
there has been one of the argu-
ments against that site.
Insurance Aides Named.
Mr.. Massmann said he felt a
change in the design of the pro-
posed exhibit buildings would al
low an increase in the exhibit
space from about 100000 square
feet to about 100000 square feet.
To solve the insurance problem,
the commission named the follow
ing to assist Mr.. Jordan:
Howard Startling, Association of
Casualty and Surety Companies;
Harry Hazelhurst, Insurance Rat
ing Bureau; Charles Boteler, Mu-
tual Insurance Agency; Manning
Hoffman, of Howard and Hoffman,
Insurance; and Lloyd B. Harrison
and Henry Wixon. of the Corpora
tior Co11nSe1'S office
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Church Sign Wos Right

SYDNEY (P).-Ignoring the in
scription atop the door of the
Central Methodist Mission-"And
be sure your sin will find you
out"-a burglar entered the mis-
sion and robbed it. A few min
utes later he was arrested by a
policeman while sitting on park
bench counting his loot.
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Port Tobacco Meeting

The Society for the Restoration
of Port Tobacco will hold it's an
nual meeting at 8 pm, March
pa, in the La Plata High School.
Feature of the meeting will be a
performance of Thornton Wilder's
"The Happy Journey" by the Port
Tobacco Players.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

dence Hospital
OF a heart at
tack. He had
been i'll for two
weeks.
Mr.. Clokey, a
dent of Wash
ington, lived at
1927 F / f t h
street NE.
He went to
work for the
w a S h / n g.
ton Terminal
more than IS
years ago, be-
Evening star., 1950-03-16
Senator's See Chance
For Marshall n d s i Heights lei
Action, Planners Told

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission took up
today the question of whether
to push for redevelopment of Mar
shall Heights or switch it's slum-
clearing plans to some other area.
Spokesman for Chairman of the
Senate Banking and Currency
Committee and Senator Flanders,
Republican, of Vermont, subcom-
mittee member, told the commits
sion that further consideration of
the Marshall Heights matter in
the Senate still looks good"
The spokesmen were John Horn,
administrative assistant to Sena-
tor Sparkman, and Laurence G
Henderson, aide to Senator Flan-
ders.
Physical improvements in Mar
shall Heights are, now under a
District Commissioners freeze"
order pending a decision on the
future of the area.
Commission Secretary Thomas
S. Settle announced that it
appeared improbable the commits
sion would reach a final deter
mination on their future course
at today's session.
Others at Session.
Others attending the morning
session included John B. Duncan,
representing the Clearing House
for Slum Clearance and Re-
development; Ernest F. Harper,
president of the Federation OF
Civic Associations; the Rev. John
F. Whitfield. president, Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL Ministers AL
lance. and Edward r. Carr,
representing the Washington n
Board of Trade and Home Build
ers' Association of Metropolitan
Washington.
Also present were Miss Barbara
Terrett, of the League of Women
Voters. and Mrs. Hilda Cloud, of
the Washington Housing Associa-
ton.
Congress last year rejected the
request Of the District Redevelop-
ment Land Agency for 50 mil
lion to carry out the Marshall
Heights plan. Included in the
plan is the proposed construction
of 1900 dwelling units.
Would Transfer Plot.
The commission yesterday de-
cided Its has no objection to pend
ing legislation. authorizing the
transfer of 500 square feet of oc-
cupied park land for the use of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
Transfer of the tract forming
part of the rear grounds of the
Georgetown Branch Library to
ownership Of the National Capital
Parks Office was recommended lin
principle"
Approval also was given to a
pending bill authorizing the Gov
Fernment to purchase the oldest
standing house. in Georgetown at
3o51 M street NV. It was erected
around 1765.
Should the Budget Bureau and
Congress approve, the small build
ing would be maintained as nm
historic shrine. -
Mr.. Wurster said the commis-
sion voted to 90 ahead with plans
TO arrange an exhibit Of WASH
y
Evening star., 1950-03-16
! Milton ! Ill Il. Clokley l Dies;
Signals Foreman for
Washington Terminal

Milton H. Clokey, 81, inspector
foreman of communications and
signals for the Washington Ter
minal Co., died Tuesday at Proyi-
Evening star., 1950-03-16
ForestviIIe Grunge Dinner

4 Women Of the Forestville (Va.)
Grange will serve q fried chicken
dinner ut 2::30 pm. Saturday at
the Grange Hall, Forestville.
Evening star., 1950-03-16

A BEVY OF BLOSSOM PRNCESSES-Thrteen cherry blossom
prncesses hand at National Airport to Eastern
Anes CHERRY Blossom Silver Liner when arrived
this morning Representing their States Qe to right
front Helen Ruth Polk Ohi0 Margaret Ada New Mexico
Alma Allen, Tennessee second Diana Sadefer Texas
Freeman Illinois, third Patricia Krma wisconsin,
Betty Ann McDermot New Jersey fourth Rhodes
Florida Sally Willie Mississippi jamie Palmer, North Dakota
fifth Martha Louise Smith, idaho; Barbara Jean Potts.
STAR Stah Photo.
Arizona sun., 1950-02-03
Anybody Can
Paint Pictures

Duke Ellington, Arthur Godfrey,
Ginger Rogers, Lionel Barrymore,
and many others, including the il
lustrous Winston Churchill are
among the fast growing fraternity
of dabblers and earnest devotees of
amateur painting. Albert A. Os-
trow, writing in the January Lib
erty Magazine, cites an authority
"who is convinced there is latent
talent in every normal human be-
ing" Talent is found in all walks
of life, housewives, teachers, STU
dents, streetcar conductors, bankers
and bartender. Amateur painting
has become one of the recreation
sensations of the times.
Some of the reasons given for
taking it up: One of the easiest
hobbies to pick up; it relaxes ten
sions; beginners costs can be very
little; it can be done inside the
house or outside; it provides SIM
pie outlet for self expression.
Arizona sun., 1950-02-03
Racial Restrictions
On FILA Homes
Ends February IS

Richard S. Hare, state FILA. di-
rector, recently notified all banks
and loaning Institutes, and title
companies that February IS is the
deadline which FILA. would insure
loans on homes where the contract
limits occupancy or ownership, on
the basis of race, color or creed.
It is reported that six out of II
subdivisions filed with the Mari
copa county recorders office since
January II have carried racial re-
strictions. Some of the restrictive
covenants filed here place the time
of continuance from 25 to As years.