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ing, air conditioning and acoustic
treatment. The details are sim
liar to those Of the old Senate
room, more popularly known as
the Supreme Court room, which
has been used by the Senate dur
ing the reconstruction. It is to
that room the lame ducks" will
return on November ~.
Designs Approved.
Francis P. Sullivan Of Washing
ton, the associate architect. and
the Philadelphia firm Of Harbeson,
Hough, Livingston & Larson col
laborated in developing the de-
signs. The Fine Arts Commission
approved them unanimously when
asked for an opinion by Congress
Work on the project was divided
into two parts. the first to be COM
pleted in the six-month period
July 1-December 81, 1949, and the
second in the same period this
year.
The first half involved replace
ment Of the old Senate and House
roofs, with their skylights and iron
trusses. by reinforced concrete
slabs and structural steel beams.
The new roofs are fireproof, in
sulated and covered with sheet
copper.
Ceilings Completed.
Also included in last years work
were new ceilings for the cham
bers and interior alterations down
to the gallery floors, For the most
part, the ceilings are plaster and
relatively fiat, with decorative ef-
fects. But each has a higher CEN
trail section (cove), scooped out in
an eIlipse in the Senate and
rectangle in the House.
These central sections are Of
stainless steel and have tiny per-
forations for the entrance of con-
ditioned air. Behind the steel,
which helps reflect light, a blan-
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Florance P. Shea, IS,
Long a Cattle Dealer
In District Area, Dies

Florance P. Shea, 86. a Wash
ington cattle dealer for half a
century. died yesterday at Provi-
dence Hospital after a brief ILL.,
ness.
Mr.. Shea took over the cattle
business from his father, Cor
nelius Shea. whose own career
spanned SO years.
He sold cattle throughout the
District. Virginia and Maryland
and many of his herds grazed
where the Tivoli Theater now
stands. He sold to such institu-
tions as the Soldiers Home, St
Elizabeths Hospital, Maryland
University. Gallaudet College and
dairies.
During World War I he shipped
many cattle to France.
Mr.. Shea was a lifelong residen,
OF Washington. After his retire
ment about 20 years ago, he made
his home with a daughter, Mrs
James j. Bowe, at 1914 Eighth
street NV. He recently movee
with the family to 3506 East-West
highway. Chevy Chase, Md.
Besides his daughter, he leaves
grandson. Donald j. Bowe, 4834
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Mr.. Shea belonged to the Holy
Name Society at st. Gabriel's
Catholic Church. 26 Grant Circle
where services will be held at
am. Monday. Burial will be II
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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days, but was released when the
American End Division captured
the enemy position where he was
held.
Pfc. Wently had been in Japan
since last December. He entered
the Army in 1945 and was sta
toned in Germany for four years.
He was drafted for military
duty, according to his father. six
months before he would have
graduated from Washington-Lee
High School in Arlington.
The soldier was born in Pitts
burgh. The family moved to Ar
lington about 10 years ago.
In addition to his parents, Pfc.
Wently is survived by three sisters.
Doris, 20, and Ruth, 10. both stu
dents at Fairmont, w. Va, and
Darlene, Z, a second-grade stu
dent at Walter Reed Elementary
School, in Arlington.
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ket Of acoustically treated mate
rial has been placed.
In the very center are ornamen-
tai rosettes Of carved, shatter-
proof glass which may be illu-
minated from above to give direct
light. Most of the light for the
floor comes from outlets around
the perimeter Of the cove, however.
Old Seals Saved.
The House ceiling has one other
attraction-the official seals of the
States and territories, which line
the sides Of the central rectangle.
They are sculptured and painted
in official colors. The original seals
were painted or glass in the old
skylight in the 1865. They were
cut out and saved and an au-
thorized State official may request
his States seal by writing to Mr..
Lynn.
A rich blue velour brocade, with
a design of liberty bell and stars,
covers the gallery walls in the
House and the same thing in red
hangs in the Senate chamber
Acoustically treated material is
placed behind the fabric.
There are marble plaques, por-
trait reliefs Of the great lawgivers
Of history. above % of the "a doors
in the House gallery. The top
sculptors in the country did these
heads of Hammurabi and Moses,
Justinian and Napoleon, Black
stone and jefferson. Above the
door is this inscription
Of a quotation from Daniel Web
ster:
LET us develop the resources OF
our land, call forth its powers,
build up its institutions. promote
all its great interests and see
whether we also in our day may
not accomplish something worthy
to be remembered"
Work on the second half of the
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Some 10 WaShingtonianS OF
different races and religious de-
nominations will share tomorrow
in reading the New Testament in
it's entirety for the first time in
this city.
The 18-hour task, scheduled to
begin at am. in the Foundry
Methodist Church, Sixteenth and
P streets NV, is assigned to
grocers. policemen, students, Gov
ernment heads, university presi-
dents. businessmen, ministers,
lawyers and an ambassador.
!. Portions of the scriptures will
be interpreted in sign language
for the deaf and parts of the read
ing will be in Braille.
The reading, under auspices of
the Washington City Bible So
ciety. will be done at Foundry
Methodist Church through CO.
operation of the Rev. DR.. Fred
erick Brown Harris, pastor, and
chaplain of the Senate.
The purpose, according to Bible
Society officers, is to offer a ma
tional testimonial to the impor-
tance of the Scriptures "the
source book of the faith by which
our Nation lives
w. H. Fisher, jr., of Brookdale,
Md, will open the reading at S
am. with chapters l through 4 of
the Book of Matthew. Christ's
Sermon on the Mount, chapters
5 through 8. will be read by Ste
phen T. Porter, retired District
fire chief.
Each reader will take about is
minutes to complete assignments
of chapters. Congregational sing
ing and organ music, with the
reading Of the Lords Prayer, will
fill in brief periods between books
of the Scriptures.
DR.. Alexander Wetinore, direc-
tor of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. is to open the reading of st.
Mark at 7:15 am. Miss Dorothy
Cherry, a student at American
University, will begin reading st.
Luke at 8::45 am.
At IL am. Mrs. John A. Patter-
son, jr., wife of the manager of
Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co., will open the reading
OF st. John. Herbert Elliston.
editor Of the Washington Post,
is to read chapters 10 through II
Of st. John at noon.
Miss Cora Sitton of 1926 Eighth
street NV. will read chapters
IL and 13 of the Acts of the
Apostles from a Braille Bible at
2 pm. The Rev. c. c. Hung,
pastor of the Chinese Commun-
ity Church, 1011 L street NV,
will read at 2::30 pm.
Sign language Interpretation
will begin at 1880 pm. with the
reading Of Timothy. Miss Eliza
beth Benson and Edward Scouten,
professors at Columbia Institu-
tion for the Deaf, and the Rev.
w. A. Westerman. will translate
the scripture into sign language
through $3.50 pm.
Chapters one through s Of the
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SeventytoR ReodNew Testament
In 78 Hours Here Tomorrow

Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews
will be read at $40 pm. by
General Services Administrator
Jess Larson.
DIR. Mordecai Johnson, president
Of Howard University, and DIR.
Paul Douglass. president of Amer
lean University, will read the rest
Of Hebrews from 8:20 until $50
pm. Australian Q Ambassador
Norman j. o. Maxim is to read the
text of Jude at $50 pm.
Chapters / through II of the
Revelations of st. John the Divine
will be read by two Boiling Air
Force Base personnel, Sergt. Will
liam Forman and Pfc. Norma M.
Jones, beginning at 10 am. The
reading of the complete New
Testament is scheduled to end at
II pm. DR.. Harris will offer the
benediction.
Others scheduled to participate
in the reading include:
4 Benjamin E. Hardy. Daniel
Spencer. Clifford r. Armhold,
Wade H. Holmes, George E..
George, Justin Lawrie, Leonard
M. Elstad, Bird H. Dolby. Mrs.
Frances L. Mills. Victor H. Evjen.
Joseph L. Proctor, the Rev.
Herbert Eberhardt, Albert w. At
wood, Mrs. w. w. Bouterse, Miss
Jacqueline Marshall, Benjamin
A. P. Doehrer, James MCGEE, j.
Austin Latimer. william j. Cow
perthwaite, Miss Margaret Ring
rose, Thornton Owen, Ralph B.
Kennard, Nathan Bushnell, jr., r.
r. Zimmerman.
Clifford Ketzel, Carl Tiller,
David C. Mearns, Miss Francis
Acton, Glenn Elliott, James Mayo,
E. c. Giddings, Noah r. Robin
son, Dean j. Locke, Rossie L.
Patterson, Dean Presnall, Armiger
L. Jagoe. Vernon Hill, Walter
Emery, James L. Ewin, Rodney
Croyle.
John Edwards, Navy Chaplain
L. c. Austin, Robert j. Wilson,
Mrs. Ettie Zahn. Miss Barbara
Brooks. Edwin Rencher, Mrs.
Pierce Gait, Robert c.. Gilmore,
H. B. Niece, Mrs. Alice Bell, Miss
Margaret Ross, Miss Bernice
Brown, E. Herman Erickson, Al
ton Wilson, Lyle Rodden. Richard
L. Disney, Joy Elmer Morgan,
John Hollis, Frank White. and
Walter Keim.
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Evening star., 1950-11-17
Hagersfown GI Sentenced
To IS Years for Desertion
BY the Associo,ed Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov
ia United States Army private
who got a three-day pass In
England in 1945 and never re-
turned to duty. was sentenced to-
day to is years in prison for
desertion.
Pfc. Raymond o. Young of
Hagerstown, Md, was found guilty
by martial court and given a
dishonorable discharge.
Officials said Young entered the
service in 1912. and served in Eng
land until 1945. While his unit
was being returned to America,
Young got his pass. Court
officers said he met a girl during
his stay and never came back. ="
He was arrested in London last
September Is.
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Fake Bomb Found
AT Phone Mans Steps

Police today investigated a fake
bomb found on the front steps of
Donald A. Hunter, 2438 Thirty
ninth street NV. building super
intendent of the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co.
1t. Sheldon Mckee, head of
the bomb squad. said the device,
made Of plaster of paris, was a
good replica Of homemade
bomb" 1t was 614 inches In d.
smeter and II inches high, with
wires protruding from the top.
High police officials, including
6upt. Robert j. Barrett, conferred
on the incident.
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unsettled industrial conditions,
the remodeling be postponed un-
til the summer Of 1947.
But when only one firm bid
was obtained in December, 1946.
1t became apparent that alb
normal conditions of the building
industry precluded any accurate
cost estimate or scheduling of
completion time. So. in July,
1947, the work once again was put
of. And by that time the best
estimate Of cost for the entire
project had risen to $3.9 million.
Senate Approved in '48.
Then. in June. 194S. the Senate
authorized the architect. under
the special Senate committee, to
proceed on cost-plus a fixed-fee
basis and approved an estimate of
s2,267 900. 1t added 100000 for
emergency.
The House followed in Febru-
airy of last year. approving an
estimated cost of $2,567 900 for
its share. with an extra $100, 900
for emergency. The totals could
bring the final cost to $5,034 900.
At that time 1t was decided to
tackle the work in the two six
month periods, when Congress
normally was recessed.
When the Korean war broke in
June. there was serious considera-
ton given to postponing the Sec
ond phase of the work. But when
the terrific added cost was con-
sidered (of storing fabricated
parts, rehandling same, insurance
losses due to deterioration, pos.
sible wage increases, etc., 1t wa.
decided to 60 ahead.
Now. that the completion da!
is approaching. thoughts in ths
architects Office are being turned
toward the center of the Capitol
where the weakening caused by
the British-built bonfire of 1872
is causing more and more concern.
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Korea, Novem-
ber l, the De-
tense Depart
m e n t a n
nounced today.
The soldiers
father said that
Pfc. w e n tly
was a recon-
naissance crew
man in one of
the first units
committed to
combat in Ko-
rea. Pfc. Went
ly was taken
prisoner for two
Evening star., 1950-11-17
By |. Edqor Primo

By L. Edgar Primo
Workmen today are pounding
down the home stretch to COM
plete the refurbishing of the Sen
ate and House chambers before
the newly elected 82d Congress
arrives on January 8.
The original plan to finish the
S. million project (which included
roofs on both wings Of the Cap
itoD in the six-month period. July
1-December 81, still stands al
though the failure of Congress to
recess on time delayed start of
work on the Senate side until
August Is and on the House until
September 2.
There is not the slightest doubt,
however, on meeting the deadline
in the mind of David Lynn, archi-
tect of the Capitol. "It will be
ready" he declared with. fnality
yesterday.
For Mr.. Lynn, the project which
had it's origin in 1885, is one of
the top achievements and most
difficult undertakings in his 27-
year tenure as architect. And that
tenure has seen the construction
of the new House Office building
and the Supreme Court building,
among others.
Delays Caused by War.
The current work represents an
achievement over terrific obstacles
= delays caused by war and
threats of war. shortages of ma
terialS and skilled labor and soar
ing prices and wages. =
When the new Congress is
ready to organize 1t will find halls
of quiet, simple beauty and
dignity" Mr.. Lynn said.
The designs were studied from
classic architecture, as had been
done by early Federal architects,
and were fitted to modern light
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Montgomery Symphony
Opens Season Sunday

The Montgomery Symphony
Orchestra will present its first
concert of the season at 4 pm.
Sunday in Leland Junior High
School, Chevy Chase.
Chester j. Petranek will con-
duct the orchestra, made up of
musicians of Montgomery County.
The program will include Proko-
feff's "Peter and the Wolf" and
Bizet'S "Jeux d'EnfantS."
Evening star., 1950-11-17
Automobile 0Idtimers
Elect Frank 6. Stewart

Frank G. Stewart, a director Of
the Washington Automotive Trade
Association, was elected temporary
president of the Automobile Old
Timers, Inc, at a Burlington Ho-
tel luncheon yesterday.
Howard s. Fisk, former auto
mobile editor of The Star, was
elected temporary vice president.
Permanent officers will be elected
next month.
Automobile executives or any
person who owned, drove, worked
on or sold automobiles as long
ago as Is years are eligible for
membership.
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project involves refurbishing from
the gallery level to the chamber
floor. In general, the House is
done in blue and tan tones and
the Senate in red and tan.
In the House, as in the Senate,
the old lower walls Of cast iron
wainscot. pilasters and plaster
panels have been replaced by
walnut wood paneling, separated
by marble pilasters. with marble
caps and bases.
A new Speakers rostrum of
walnut, with a marble base. is
being installed. An American
flag will continue to be hung be-
hind the Speakers chair, framed
in a columned motif. A simple
marble sculptural composition
containing a clock will be placed
over the rostrum. The oil paint
ings of Washington by Vanderlyn
and Lafayette by AIRY Scheffer
will be placed on the same wall
| they always have occupied.
Seating Increased.
The number of floor aisles In
the House chamber has been re-
duced from seven to five, allowing
an increase in, seats from 444 TO
456. Unlike the Senate, which
will keep its old seats, the House
lis getting new chairs of walnut
and leather.
Construction Of the gallery
floors in both chambers is of steel
and concrete, covered with rubber
tile. New noiseless seats are being
installed. The fabric for the ones
in the House gallery features the
six-pointed star Of the House seal
and for the Senate the five-pointed
star Of the Senate seal. -.-.
There will be new desks and
stools for the press in both gall
leries.
In the upper chamber. marble
Evening star., 1950-11-17

Edward T. Dicker, first Repub-
lican to be elected to the Texas
House of Representatives since
the Reconstruction Era, arrived
in Washington today to consult
with Guy Gabrielson, Republican
national chairman, and other
leaders of the party.
Mr.. Dicker, who is from Dallas,
wants to inquire into the oppor-
tunities open to a Texas Repub-
lican, should he get elected to
Congress. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Dicker.
"ThiS has changed the uhnle
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Dr.. Seckinger
May 10
Lift Milk Ruling
Health Director Sees
Decision on Importing
No Longer Necessary

District Health Director Daniel
L. Seckinger said today he Is con-
sidering asking the Commission
ers to rescind a recent ruling
which allows the importation Of
non-District inspected milk for
sale outside the District.
The ruling was a concession to
the city's new milk regulations,
which forbid sale in the District
of any milk from farms not in
spected by the District. It al
lowed dairies to import and
process non-District inspected
milk. but only If it was sold else
where.
DR.. Seckinger indicated he felt
the ruling no longer was necessary,
since Washington's three inde-
pendent dairies have agreed to
buy only District-inspected milk.
To Stop Buying Outside Milk.
BY Sunday, officials said today,
all three Of the Independents will
have stopped buying outside"
milk, and two of them will have
started buying from the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers AS
sociation.
Officials Of the powerful pro-
ducers' cooperative said Embassy
Dairy next Sunday will start buy
ing 1000 gallons of milk a day
from the association.
An Embassy spokesman said the
gallonage will be considerably
more, probably 5000 or 7,0oo,"
and that the remainder of the
dairy's supply also will be inspected
by city health officials.
At the same time. Wakefield
Model Farms Dairy began
Wednesday buying cream and
milk from the association at the
rate of $500 gallons day. This
represents about so per cent of
the Wakefield supply and the re-
mainder comes from sthe Capitol
Milk Producers Association, also
District-inspected, at Frederick,
Md.
Temporary Order Dissolved.
A hint to the Wakefield action
came earlier this week, when the
dairy announced that all its milk
would come in the future from
District-inspected farms. This
announcement was made after
District Court Judge Alexander
Holtzof dissolved a temporary
order which permitted Wakefield
to import milk not inspected by
city officials.
r. A. Mcfarland, general man
ager Of Highland Farms, the third
independent, said that dairy,
which also relies chiefly on the
Capitol cooperative. has stopped
purchase Of cream not inspected
i, by the District. -..-
4 Gas Of last week." he declared
I'VE are handling only District
inspected supplies"
4 The new contracts with the
Maryland and Virginia associa- -
ton will swell the percentage of
milk produced from that source
for sale in the Washington area.
The association already supplies
about Sc per cent of the milk con-
sumed here.
| For Wakefield and Embassy.
which bitterly opposed the CO.
operative, it was a return to the
fold. Association officials said
they had supplied Wakefield with
milk from 1925 to 1948, and EN-.
bassy until 1912.
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Hike for Girls Announced

The Alexandria Recreation De-
partment will sponsor a nature
hike for girls IL years Of age and
under tomorrow starting at the
Cameron Street Recreation Cen
ter. The mixers will leave 1905
Cameron street at 10 am. and
return at pm.
Evening star., 1950-11-17
B. K. Slaughter Named
To New Post in NSRB

B. K. Slaughter today was ap-
pointed a specialist in small busi-
ness planning in the production
Office of the National Security
Resources Board.
Mr.. Slaughter has served in the
Commerce Departments Office of
small business since 1947. Before
that he was on the staff of the
Smaller War Plants Corp.
Evening star., 1950-11-17

Do you know? The Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society-a Red
Feather agency of the Community
Chest-made 1850 calls on sick
persons in their own homes last
lyear?
Evening star., 1950-11-17
Soldier
Killed in Korea

Pfc. David C. Wently. %, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Evin B. Wently
Of 1904 North Potomac street.
Arlington, was killed In action in
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-10-06


Peter Jefferson. the father Of
Thomas Jefferson. is reputed to
have sent out his servants to stop
waYfarers and bring them to his
home. Legend says that our
father. the patriarch Abraham.
was of the same type. He was
always inviting strangers to his
hearth. We need not go so far
back. I remember in my own
fathers house. every Friday
night. there would be a bevY Of
strangers around the Sabbath
table.
Everything about our life to-
day conspires against this COM
partnership. Our houses are small
er, the congestion has grown.
Our lives have become too COM
petitive. We have lost the relax
ed sense of leisure to take up
with people.
We talk of the arts as though
they were confined to painting
and sculpture and music. but
companionship is as much an art
as any Of these. The Europeans.
I think. have more of an under
standing Of this art than we Am
orleans: certainly they get more
pleasure out Of meeting with
people. In America. one goes
into a restaurant to eat lamb
chops and scrambled eggs and
frozen shrimps. but in Europe.
people go to restaurants to talk
to people rather than to eat.
We need each other more than
we let on. Of course, there are
some people who overdo it. You
remember the Jewish story about
Yankel who visited his friend,
Mr.. Farbstein, and stayed on and
on.
Finally, Mr.. Farbstein said:
"Yankel. expect you will never
visit me again"
why do you say that?" asked
Yankel. "Why you have treated
me fine. A brother could treat
me no better. l have fine
room, fine food"
YES" said Mr.. Farbstein. but
if you never leave. how can you
visit me again?"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-10-06

Helen Hayes. ''First Lady Of the Ameri.
can Theater'', will be starred in a
United Jewish Appeal broadcast to be
heard over the network Of the Ameri.
can Broadcasting Company from 7:0O
to 1880 Pm. (EST) on Sunday, OctO.
Der 8. Entitled formula for Life. the
program will be broadcast in conneC.
ton with National &C.. Day &c" for
Cash-Cash for Life). Eddie Cantor is
Chairman Of this special cash collec.
ton effort. which is being conducted
in communities throughout the coun.
try. The UJA provides assistance to
headline" immigrants going to Israel,
and to other homeless and impover.
ished Jews through its three agencies:
the United Palestine Appeal, the Joint
Distribution Committee, and the United
Service for New Americans.