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Evening star., 1950-05-01
Pepco Presents
Financing Plan
Al PUG Hearing
Approval Is Given
Subject to. Ruling
On Details of Sole

The Potomac Electric Power
Co.'S new financing plan was pre-
sented to the Public Utilities
Commission this morning, with
no objections heard.
After a brief hearing, PUG
Chairman James II. Flanagan re-
cessed the proceedings until /
pm. next Monday. At that ses-
sion. officials. will submit details
of the financing plan which in
wolves the sale of new stock and
bonds. Mr.. Flanagan said the
PUG would issue an order ap-
proving the sale subject to ap-
proval Of the data to be submit
ted next monday.
r. Roy Dunn. vice president and
treasurer of Pepco, outlined to
the commission the company's
plan to offer $50 million worth of
35-year first mortgage bonds and
710.700 shares $10-par common
stock.
1TOpOSAl 1S Outl1ne0s
Mr.. Dunn said the proceeds
from this financing would be
used as follows:
l. $40, 1855 900 to redeem first
mortgage bonds which are due in
1866. These bonds now carry an
interest rate of 3A per cent and,
If refinanced at present, would
save one-half per cent interest
which would amount to about
1000 a year over the next Is
years.
2. Sc million to pay off bank
loan notes due in April, 1852.
3. $5 million to pay off bank
loan notes due this October.
4. The remainder OF the pro-
ceeds would be used to carry out
construction planned for this
year.
$40 Million for Construction.
Mr.. Dunn said the common
stock should bring Pepco about
$40 million to boost the total OBJ
tanned by the financing plan to
around Sal million.
After the bank, notes have been
paid off and the 1866 bond issue
redeemed. about $40 million will
be available for construction pur-
poses. This sum and other COM
pany funds will be used for Pepco's
1850 construction program, esti.
mated to total about SIT million.
MIR. Dunn told the PUG that the
company ALSO planned to spend
another SAT million in 1851 and
$10.9 million in 1852 for expan-
sion of existing Pepco facilities
to meet the demand for electric
service in the area. He pointed
out that the company would be
back next year with another
financing plan to- carry out this
planned construction.
To Be Sold to Underwriters.
The $50 million in bonds which
Pepco has requested the PUG to
approve will be sold to under
writer's for distribution. The COM
mon stock will be offered to pres
ent holders Of common stock at
the rate Of one share for each
five shares held. Present holders
will be allowed to issue transfer
warrants in case they do not de-
sire to purchase. Any common
stock not sold by this method will
be turned over to a group of un-
derwriters.
The construction which Pepcu
is carrying out this year includes
the installation of it's second gen.
orator at the new Potomac River
plant. improvements to it's other
two plants, expansion of its trans
mission and distribution facili-
ties. and improvements for its
general plant.
Pepco plans to receive bids BY
underwriters and bring in the
prices at which the stock and
bonds will be sold to the PUG for
approval on Monday as required
j law.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Ballet Students 10 Present
Program Next Sunday

Ballet students of Zina Ouzarova
will present a dance program at
$3.50 pm. next Sunday at Lisner
Auditorium.
More than 1870 students from five
Evening star., 1950-05-01
students from hvt

naise" by Bizet and 'Fantaise I'm
promptu" by Chopin.
Tickets for the program are on
sale at the willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Grant Tree Suyed

Gen. Grant national park. part
of Sequoia park in California, was
created in 1890 TO preserve the
famous Grant tree, IS feet in
diameter.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
BY the Assoeia.ed Press

MUSKEGON, Mich, Jan. 28.-
A 40-year-old factory worker rue
fully announced today that his
young and pretty Belgian war
bride has decided to leave him and
marry his seafaring brother.
Archie Kimes, his face gaunt
with fatigue, said:
She's going to marry William.
I didn't suspect anything. I guess
that's all there is to it,
Mr.. Kimes had just returned
from a fearful meeting in New
York yesterday with his missing
wife, 27-year-old Laura, and his
handsome older brother, William.
The Belgian-born girl had been
missing for more than two weeks,
purportedly because her mother
vas going to be deported.
At the dockside, while Laura
was putting her mother, Mrs.
Marie de Bue, 54, on the boat for
Brussels, Archie showed up. He
was dressed in shabby clothes and
needed a shave.
Then William joined the COM
pany. He was nattily dressed in
his ship captain uniform. Mother
and daughter rushed into his
arms.
Lets go and talk somewhere, {"
Evening star., 1950-01-29
.AIumnae Club Hears
Federal Education Aid
Called Only Expansion

Federal aid to education is not
new and is only an expansion of
current practices, Francis j..
Brown, of the American Council
on Education, declared yesterday.
Mr.. Brown was one of several
speakers on a panel discussing
the question at the Garnet-Pat-
terson Junior High School. This
panel. along with panels on civil
rights and national health pro-
grams, was part of an institute
on problems of social legislation
sponsored by the College Alumnae
Club of Washington.
Mr.. Brown explained that edu-
cation now receives help from the
Federal Government in number
Of ways. Housing was cited as
an example. The expansion of
the program to give direct grants
to States is logical conclusion
of the present trend, he stated.
/, Others on the education panel
were the Rev. William E. McMa-
nus, of the National Catholic Wei
fare Conference, and Moss Ken
dirk, National Education Associa-
ton. Father McManus said Fed
eral aid to education has some
dangers but is desirable.
National health problems were
discussed by DR.. Herbert Mar
shall, president of the National
Medical Association; Paul Sifton,
of the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO), and Mrs. Andrew Bic
miller, wife Of Representative Bic
miller. Democrat. of Wisconsin.
The civil rights forum featured
Representative Mccarthy. Demo-
crat, of Minnesota ! DR.. Frank
Hern. Of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration; Leslie Perry, of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, and
Herman Edelsberg, of the Anti
Defamation League of B'nai
Birth.
Evening star., 1950-01-29

sells, the United States extended
her six-month visa several times,
but last December told her she
must 60 home.
About two weeks ago mother
and daughter disappeared.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Ingrid's Suit Says Husband
Made Her Work Too Hard
BY the Assoeioied Press

JUAREz, Mexico. Jan. 2s.-In-
grid Bergman's divorce action
against DR.. Peter Lindstronl con-
tains an allegation the physician
forced the actress to work too
hard.
Attorney William A. Cooke, El
Paso. Tex. revealed yesterday that
Miss Bergman is seeking q Mexi-
can divorce from her Hollywood
physician-husband. A decree
would enable her to marry Italian
Director Roberto Rossellini.
Mr.. Cooke said the complaint
charges DR.. Lindstrom forced the
actress to make pictures when
she didn't want to. It also alleges
the actress never saw $l75,000 re-
ceived by her husband as her
business manager for her work in
the picture, "Stromboli,"
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Competition Sought
For Freedom Fair
Buildings Designs

Definite plans for Nationwide
competition in design of the Free
dom Fair buildings were proposed
yesterday to the National Capital
Sesquicentennial Commission.
Ralph Walker of New York
president of the American In
stitute of Architects, made the
proposal after an executive COM
mittee meeting of his group. IN
der the plan, awards would BIZ pre-
sented at the Institute convention
here May 10 to 13.
The architects believe the COM
mission should engage an out
standing architect as an adviser.
A jury selected by the commission
would pass on designs for the
buildings.
Letter Sent Commission.
Mr.. Walker addressed his letter
to Carter T. Barron. executive vice
chairman of the commission. Mr..
Walker said: Because the Free
dom Fair will be the center of in
ternational interest, the ALA be-
lieves it is of utmost Importance
that every effort be made to en-
able the finest American design
talent-in all fields-to express it.
self. Architecturally, the influence
OF the designs can be world wide
and could add much to America S
prestige"
The Byrne Organization, 2607
Connecticut avenue NV, by let
ter of intent" has already been
selected by the commission as its
architectural, engineering and
management consultant. That firm
already has drawn plans for the
Freedom Fair buildings.
The Fine Arts Commission re-
quires that Freedom Fair build
ingS, erected in Anacostia Park. as
proposed be temporary and torn
down after the fair is over.
Sets Date for Beginning.
An ALA spokesman said the con-
struction program could start, in
July. Bids on the main buildings
would be opened about October.
Meanwhile, the commission yes
terday announced the appoint
ment of nine committee chair
men. They are:
Exhibits committee, Charles
M. Upham, engineer-director of
the American Road Builders AS
sociation; fire protection commit
tee, Fire Chief Joseph A. Mayhew;
housing committee, Frank E.
Weakly, president, Washington
Properties, Inc; insurance COM
mittee, District Superintendent of
Insurance Albert P. Jordan; med
ais and awards, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe
Ross, director of the mint; public
safety and traffic, Supt. of Police
Robert j. Barrett; reception COM
mittee, Edgar Morris, president of
the Edgar Morris Sales Co.: spe-
cial events committee, John A.
Reilly, president. Second National
Bank, and Veterans Committee,
Col. Waldron E. Leonard, CO.
ordinator of veterans affairs for
the District.
Evening star., 1950-01-29

Holly trees should be planted
Is to 30 feet apart.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Georgetown Gallery
To REGISTER Students

Registration for the spring Sc
mester Of the Georgetown Studio
Gallery will begin tomorrow and
continue through February 9. The
hours of registration will be be-
tween 10 am. and 4:30 pm. at the
gallery. 2700 @ street NV.
The gallery will offer day and
evening classes in painting, pottery
making, sculpture and drama.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Dr.. Otis Cope Dies at So
I TRANSMISSION Pioneer
By the Associoted Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Jan. 2S.-
DR.. Otis Merriam Cope, SO, an
early developer of blood transfu-
sions. died here today.
DR.. Cope retired in 1948. He
graduated from the University of
Michigan in 1902 and received his
doctors degree in 1904. He prac-
ticed medicine in Ohio and Michi-
gan and in 1910 became an in
structor in medicine at the Uni
versity of Michigan. In 1924 he
became professor in physiology
and pharmacology.
From 1882 to 1948 he served
as professor of physiology and
biochemiStry at New York Medi-
cal College.
Evening star., 1950-01-29

e. ''''''''''
ENGLISH
ENGLISH. LANGUAGE AND
WRITING
Mon. and Wed.-7:O0 TO $40 pm.
MODERN" LITERATURE
Mon. and Wed.-7:00 to $40 pm.
CREATIVE WRITING
WORKSHOP
Monday-7:0O to $3.50 pm.
SPEECH AND
THEATER
PRINCIPLES OF SPEECH
Tues. and Thars.-S:00 TO $50
PLAY PRODUCTION
Tues. and Thars.-4:W to $50
FINE ARTS
INTRODUCTION TO
INTERMEDIATE AND
ADVANCED PAINTING
Section v
Mos. and Wea.-S:0O to 1000 pm.
Section vi
Mon. and Wsd.--S:00 to 1000 pm.
SCULPTURE
Tues. ndThvs.--8:00 to 1000 pm.
DRAWING
Satarday-l0:O0 to 1900 noon.
PAINTING
Satarday-9:30 to 1850 pm.
WORKSHOP
Fipe 3-hony work periods per
week, meetings to be arranged.
MUSIC
APPRECIATION OF MUSIC
Wednesday-7:00 to 300 pm.
ADVANCED CONDUCTING
Tharsday-3:30.4:20 p.m.
PIANO
VOICE
ORGAN
VIOLIN
Late affersoos
individual insfracfioS
Evening star., 1950-01-29
War Bride, n, 'JiIts' Husband
To Wed His Seufurinq Brother

the Captain suggested.
Today in Muskegon the heart
broken Archie said his wife had
pleaded with him to give her a
divorce. He implied that he had
agreed.
Its terrible" he sighed. "You
don't realize what 1t is until it
hits you"
Mr.. Kimes and his shapely wife
were married in Brussels in 1946.
Soon after they made their home
in Muskegon. her mother came to
visit them from her home in Brus-
Evening star., 1950-01-29
AIumnue MEETING CuIIed

The Alumnae Association of
Dunbarton College of Holy Cross
will meet at $50 pm. tomorrow
at the college, 1885 Upton street
NV. to plan its annual fashion
show and card party. The event
is to raise money for a scholarship
fund. %lN
Evening star., 1950-01-29
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. A-33
~
Heart Works Hard

At the rate of 70 strokes a min
ute, the human heart beats 81
million times a year. Six ounces 'of
blood are moved at each stroke,
or 1880 tons a year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suf-
fering gentleness, goodness, faith
meekness, temperance: against such
there is no law"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol
lowing from the Bible-Isaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a
shepherd; he shall gather the lambs
with His arm, and carry them in his
bosom, and shall gently lead those
that are with young"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures, -
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 38-"Jesus
mapped out the path for others. He
unveiled the Christ, the spiritual
idea of divine Love"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
DEVOTIONAL
BROADCAST'S

The following radio religious pro
grams, sponsored by the Washing
ton County Council of Churches, anc
furnished through the cooperation
of Radio Station WEI and WARK
are scheduled for next week:
WEI, Monday through Friday
1915 a. M, Morning Devotions, con-
Quoted by Rev. Paul Wellington
WARK, Monday through Friday
$40 p. M, "Vesper Thought" con-
Quoted by Rev Charles Walden.
WARK, 1.-THE Minister Comes Call
ing" 1870 pm. Monday, Capt. John
G. Churchill; 1:3O pm. Wednesday
Rev. Carl E. Myers; 100 pm. Fri
day, Rev. H. Clayton Meyer.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
South Potomac Street

Beyond the Contemporary" will
be the subject of the sermon by the
minister, The Rev. DR.. William M
Norment, at the morning service OF
worship and communion on Sunday
at $50 o'clock Mrs. w. E. Peacher
Jr., organist-director, will play three
organ numbers by Edrnundson: pre-
Iude, Chorale- prelude on 18th
Century Hymn" offertory 'Te
Thee, o Lord; postlude-"All Glory
be to God on High" ,'s
The Church School, Harry S
Snavely superintendent, will as
semble at 10:45 am.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
Church NeUs
City Park
Services

At the 6:45 o'clock Sunday eve
ming service at the City Park the
Rev. Carl Myers, assistant pas
tor of the Church of the Breth-
rem, Hagerstown, will be in
charge.
On the following Sunday, Au-
gust Is, the service will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Charles M
LeFew, pastor of the Washington
Square Methodist Church, Hag-
erstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

Cor. Washington and Prospect SITS.
The guest minister at the HOO
o'clock morning worship service on
Sunday will be the Rev. William H.
Kepler, of the Northminster Presby-
terrain Church, Washington, D. c.,
whose sermon subject will be "The
Amazing Promise"
The church school classes are held
at 9:43 a. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
World Wide Briefs
Of The Past Week

Street car fare in Washington,
D. c., has now gone up to Is cents
or three tokens for 40 cents.
United Nations Secretary-General
Trygve Lie celebrated his 54th
birthday on Sunday, July Is.
Quintuplets were born to Negro
sawmill worker and his wife in
North Carolina recently, but died
shortly after birth.
Montana gained only 27,740 in
population during the past 10 years.
Official temporary figures now give
the State 597, 1876 residents.
Gen. Evangeline Booth, retired
commander of the worldwide Sal
walton Army, is dead at the age of
81 years.
High-speed photography has now
revealed that the common house-fy
apparently jumps with his legs be-
fore using his wings when ne flies.
Field medical and dental equip
ment was discussed at a joint meet
ing of the Armed Services of the
U. S., the United Kingdom and Can
ada in a recent meeting at Montreal.
The recent sale of a complete
Australian postage stamp collection,
including one of each stamp issued
since 1913, brought the record price
of $4,000.
ST. Johns Episcopal Church, at
Hampton, Va, the oldest continu-
ously-established Protestant parish
in the Western Hemisphere, recently
observed its 340th anniversary.
Several special Representatives of
the United Nations will soon appear
in Korea wearing the distinctive blue
uniforms of that body, it has been
announced.
At a carnival at Niagara Falls,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH

Corner Franklin and Locust SITS.
At the morning worship service
at 900 o'clock on Sunday, the Rev
Gerald D. Kaufman, assistant pas
tor, will preach on the subject
Finding a Religious Outlook OF
Life"
Sunday School will convene a
1000 am.
The Women's Society of Worlc
Service will hold their annual Lit
erature Meeting" at the church OF
Tuesday evening, August 8, at 7:3I
o'clock.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
ST. PAUL'S METHODIST
CHURCH
N. PotOmac, near Franklin

The guest minister at the HOO
o'clock service on Sunday morning
will be DR.. J. Phelps Hand, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Methodist Mis-
Sionary Society of Baltimore City.
During the service a solo will be
rendered by Mrs. Merle Belle Col
lette, with Miss Catherine Powell at
the organ.
Sunday School with classes for all
ages, meets at 9:45 am.
There will be no evening service.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Eighty-fye boys chosen by the
American Legion assembled in
Washington last week for the fifth
annual Boys Nation" when the
young citizens got first-hand look
at how government operates and
tried hand at running it themselves
for a brief period.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

The America Fair at Osaka, Japan,
which opened March Is, attracted
more than 1,525,OOO persons up to
the end of May
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
ST. PAUL'S EV. LUTHERAN
CHURCH, JAMESTOWN

Mathis will be held on Sunday
morning at $50 o'clock, with the Rev.
Frederick L. Fritsch, of Manoa, Pa,
preaching the sermon.
Sunday school will be held at
10:40 am.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Ute Indians, most of them poor,
uneducated farmers, are over $31
million richer because of recent
decision of the u. S. Court of Claims
allowing them an award for land
taken from them in the past 70 years.
But there's hitch. They can't get
their cash until Congress votes i'll
Four cats won furious battle
with a deadly cobra in India re-
Gently when the reptile appeared
and swallowed a rat the felines had
caught. When the fight ended, the
snake and two of the cats were dead.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

The official exchange rate between
the Ryukyuan yen and dollar was
changed April IL from so to l to 100
to /.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Average monthly coal production
in new Japan for the Japan Fiscal
Year 1850 was more than 100000
metric tons.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

The diphtheria rate in new Japan
has been reduced Sc percent since
the beginning of the Occupation.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
SERVICE AT FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
PIE M. POTOMAC

235 N. Potomac ST
Esprit" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon on Sunday morning
at ii o'clock.
The Golden Text will be from
Gal. 5:22, -''The fruit of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Ont, recently, dog named Skip
ply" won new automobile which
was CHANGED off. The winning ticket
had been taken out in his name.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Sister Kenny has returned to this
country from European tour claim
ing that she has proof for her theory
that the polio germ can thrive in the
vital organs and the muscles of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Wages and salaries of American
workers reached an al1-time high in
May of this year, the Commerce De-
partment has reported, when they
attained a $139,2OO,OOO, OOO-a-year
rate.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

body, rather than in the nervous
system.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

A shark was killed when it be-
came impaled on propeller of the
destroyer escort U.S.S. Hemminger
in the Atlantic Ocean recently. A
diver had to be lowered to free the
big fish from the fouled propeller.
Representative Klein, of New
York State, declared in the U. S.
House of Representatives last week
that "meat prices are threatening to
turn this country into a nation of
vegetarians and ruin the cattle-rais-
ing states"
Standby plans are being made to
evacuate the 100000 persons now
in European refugee camps if the
cold war becomes more serious. Most
of them would be brought to North
America, according to present ar
rangements.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

The world sugar crop this year is
the greatest in history, l H. Kemp
ner, Jr, president of the Imperial
Sugar Co, has declared. He says
nothing but "hysterical buying"
could create shortage and that this
would be only temporary.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

At a carnival at Niagara Falls,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

James A. Hard, oldest living MEM
Der of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, celebrated his 109th birthday
on Saturday, July Is. Veterans from
several wars gathered to help the
aged Union soldier celebrate.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

Several special representatives of
the United Nations will soon appear
in Korea wearing the distinctive blue
uniforms of that body, it has been
announced.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

metric tons.
Evening star., 1950-08-06
By Nike Anderson

A generation ago, little girls
heroes were made of sterner stun
than the microphone clasping
idols of today. True, we adored
the Valentines and Colmans. but
they could not compare with the
real life adventures like the Vik-
ing Lindbergh, the romantic Dick
Halliburton, or Admiral Richard
Byrd, for they were handsome
young men who actually lived the
adventures and explorations which
were only make-believe in the
movies.
The other night, at a small
hotel (the Lafayette) within
sound of the hammers flying in
the White House, we saw Admiral
Byrd at dinner with his delight
full wife. The man whom a flus-
tered club woman had once in
troduced as Rear Richard. Ad-
miral Byrd" is as trim, supple
and gallant as ever, the thatch
of thick silver hair only serving
to make him more distinguished.
Brunette Mrs. Clarence West
brook, sparkling in chandelier ear
rings and a Dior gown Of poppy
taffeta, with only a vaporous
white poppy to serve as a shoul-
der strap, was celebrating her
birthday on the Shoreham Ter
race, only to discover that four
of her guests we're also celebrat-
ing theirs! Her birthday pres
ent? A house on lovely lake
near Minden, Ontario, where the
quintuplets were born. This au-
tumn, the Westbrooks will go up
to hunt "meese."