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Week End Convention Sci
By Cosmopolitan Clubs

More than 200 members of Co.'S
mopolitan Clubs from Virginia,
Maryland. Pennsylvania and the
District will hold their goth an
nual convention Of the Capital Dis
trict Federation of Cosmopolitan
Clubs here this weekend.
Fred ]. Rice, Washington at
torney and retiring Governor of
the federation, will preside at the
meetings which will begin with
registration tomorrow morning at
the Mayflower Hotel. Ray v.
Watson, of Baltimore, who is un-
opposed. will be elected Governor
for next year. The meeting will
be highlighted by the Governors
dinner and ball Saturday night.
The regular Thursday luncheon
OF the Washington Cosmopolitan
Club will be postponed this week
because of the convention and will
be held instead at 1880 pm.
Saturday at the Carlton Hotel.
Admiral Sir Frederick Dalrymple
Hamilton, who represents the
British Navy on the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, will address the lunch
con. Out-of-town convention
members will be guests Of the
local club.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
After Dark

vakos' neighborhood social parlor.
That's the way it is again this
week. when Fiji D'Orsay is setting
the place and the customers on
fire. You remember Fiji, the
pert and saucy French Canadian
lass who lent the Partisan touch
to a whole host of movies. start
ing a couple Of decades ago. After
a flock of USO shows during the
war and some B pictures" some
even were z pictures, she says.
delicately holding her nose-Miss
D'Orsay decided upon the quiet
retirement of a housewife. She
wanted to continue being Mrs.
Ricky LaRico and thought this
was the best way to do so.
After a few years, however, both
Miss D'Orsay' and the man who is
still her husband noticed that
one fact was obvious. Fiji might
take the girl out of show business,
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Fiji Dorsey Returns
And Scores q Triumph
By Harry Macarthur

in 1852" or ''Mush ought to be
terrific in 1882"
There is a teleyision program
called This Is Show Business, :"
on which talented entertainers
submit their acts and their prob
lens Of the moment. It almost
never got started when Artie
Shaw. the first guest on the first
program Git was on radio them
said blandly to Clifton Fadiman,
Il haven't got q problem in the
world" These problems of the
entertainers still seem a little un-
common to most of US. running
to such posers as Should I make
$500 a week in New York or 20
to Hollywood and make $500 q
week." Or. Where should I bury
all my loot?"
If This Is Show Business" In
view of all this, wants a man with
a real problem for that panel of
fatherly advisers George S.
kaufman and Abe Burrows
we've found him. He is Jack
"Jive" Schaefer, trumpeting band
leader and salty song singer at the
Casino Royal.
Mr.. Schaefer thinks he ought
to go into television. But there
are those songs he sings. He has
built himself quite a reputation
for his delivery of lusty ballads
that are so earthly they are not
offered at the dinner show but
are saved until the children are
home in bed. He can't do those
on television. But if he does di-
luted ditties, will his old Casino
Royal customers think he has
gone soft and stop coming to hear
him?
And where will he get songs?
Can't do the same ones over and
over. week after week, on a tele-
vision show. He thought of hiring
a writer for that. but the man
quoted a price of $500 for three
original comedy ditties. And that
was a bargain, the writer said:
his regular rate was $3.50 per song.
Mr.. S. could tell Mr.. Fadiman
real sad story.
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The decor Of the Club Kavakos
is not likely to remind you of any
of those glittering penthouse
bistros you see in the movies. In
fact, certain corners Of it are
downright depressing. And the
establishments location. at Eighth
and H streets NE, is hardly one
that would be described as FASH
ionable even in a front page
scandal yarn in a newspaper in
which all women are beautiful
heiresses. The happy boss Of the
place, Bill Kavakos, has made an
important discovery. however.
He has learned that the COM
bination of box Office names and
prices that do not smack of high
way robbery is a recipe that lures
customers and turns a man a
profit now and then. Consequent
ly, the best entertainment in town
often turns out to be at Mr.. Ka-
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OFFICIAL NOTICES

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia. Washington. d. C.
April 25, 1850. A Proclamation Re-
iating to Dogs Within the District
Of Columbia, where's. Where's. The u S'Tms;. cSmm1s;.
have been notifed by the Health
Oficer OF said District, that. not
WithstandinE immuniEation of dogs
within the District OF Columbia and
other restrictive measures nave
eurbed the disease q rabies IN SAID
continued in force. said disease may
spread within the District Of Colum-
bia, Now. Therefore. In accordance
with the provisions Of Section z OF
the Act approved June 10, 1873. as
No. 1873, 79th Congress, 1st Session.
approved July 5, 1a45, and by virtue
OF the powers vested in them by said
section, the said Commissioners do
hereby proclaim: Sec. !. Anti Rabies
Vaccination. etc. Par. tao During
and August 4. 1850. both dates in
elusive. every person owning or
keeping or having custody Of dog
in this District shall have such dog
yaccinated against rabies, by a
Rabies vaccine Of a type and strength
approved by the Health Oficer, D, C..
except as provided in Par. d of this
section. tbl Such vaccination may
be done either at the expense of the
District, by veterinarians DESIGNATED
for that purpose, or at the expense
Of the person owning, keeping, or
having custody OF q dog, by q pri-
vate veterinarian. tc) Anti-rabies
vaccination at the expense Of the
District win be done on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday Of each week
and ending on Friday August 4,
1850. between the hours Of 400 pm,
and 600 pm, at the clinics listed
below; NoEthwest ssetion - Adams
Alice Deal High School. Fl. Drive
and Nebr. Ave; Fussell Young Ice
Cream Co. trear Yard, 3206 M
Street; Polk School, fth and Pr
Streets; Upshur st. Hospital, l4th
and upshur Streets; Whittier School,
9th and Sheridan Streets. North
east Section - Burroughs School,
18th and Monroe Streets; Circus
Grounds. 23rd and Okla. Avenue;
Evening star., 1950-05-04

Custom-built furniture is filled with
expensive permonized Spanish
moss, which is covered with 3
doubIe-thiek layers of finest cot
ton felt for 6 times the comfort.
Ordinary furniture, many times,
has only layer Of felt.
Evening star., 1950-05-04

but she couldn't take show buSi-
ness out of the girl.
= = -
The D'Orsay return to the en-
tertainment world may be con-
sidered by many people-male
people, especially "a happier
event than the like renaissance
of such people as Al Jolson. Rudy
Vallee and Maurice Chevalier.
She is 20 years older. OF course.
than she was when she became a
young movie starlet. but she
doesn't look 90 years older than
Margaret O'Brien. She is trim
of figure and it is in all the right
places. There is a flash in her eye
and the old naughty f1irtatiouS
manner sparkles.
Miss D'Orsay is no match vo-
cally. to be sure, for a lot of
newer singers, but. like the fact
that she has been around for
some time, she is the first to ad-
NIT it. She has voice enough and
she doesn't really have to sing.
When she turns on that per-
sonality. the railing around the
Kavakos dance floor starts to
melt.
Miss D'Orsay manages to get a
lot of variety into her numbers,
most of which she wrote herself
after discovering that special
songs by such people as those who
write for Dorothy Shay do not
come out right in Fifi's Gallo
style. She can start off with the
lively bounce of something like
La Vie Est Belle" go dramatic
and torchy in her own version of
MY Man." then turn to Partisan
with a thing called There's a
Little Wolf in Every Man" The
conclusion of a D'Orsay appear
ance usually is a rousing COM
munity sing of that sturdy old
piece. "Alouette." Nobody is more
likely to turn you from a silent
introvert into a. singing extro-
vert.
Miss D'OrSay, in other words,
is real real.
y -
There is one of our notes here
that fails to inspire the memory
it ought to inspire. It reads
either Music ought to be terrific
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Promotion Announced
For Col. Mark Smith

1t. Col. Mark A. II. Smith, who
was with the General Motors Ac-
ceptance Corp. here for five years,
has been promoted to the rank of
colonel. it was announced from
his present post as quartermaster
of the Seattle (Wash0 Port of
Embarkation.
Col. Smith, whose home is in
Baltimore, attended Emerson In
Gtitute here. Baltimore Polyrech-
mic Institute. Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and the Georgetown Uni
versity Law School.
New Orleans is the worlds chief
banana mort
Evening star., 1950-05-04
LEGAL NOTICES

GEORGE II. PALTRIDuE, Atterney,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the, District OF Columbia, Hold
ing Probate Court.-No.. 74asI. Ad-
nlstT1siCnThs min sss ,b1 = tc oiys No No
district Of Columbia has obtained
from the Probate Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Letters TeSta.
mentary on the estate Of Eliza Ford.
deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof; legally authenti-
Gated. to the subscriber. on or be-
1880; otherwise they may by law be
excluded from all benefit OF said
estate. Given under my hand this
gath day Of April, 1850: GEORGE
Il ts.sb PbLTRtDGE Atttsf ELS IIs N strsss sRoWM wv:
Deputy Register Of wills. for the
s,i. Prosst. {. Court Gfi'mO'A .pa7 & myfs11 T. n'
THOs. MORTON CUTTINGS.
Attorney. 4I6 9th 50. NY.
UNITED STAT, STATES !, pIsTRlST 9sRS o'3sr GogET
Probate Court mo. 1910. Admin
istration.-This is TO Give Notice:
That the subscriber.. Of the. District
Of Columbia has obtained from the
Columbia. Letters Of Administrator
on the. estate Of Irene J, Mattingly,
late Of the District OF Columbia,
deceased. All persons having claims
sarnsd sans to 5' exS6it SHSsA'tS s. M Same Win
the vouchers thereof, legally authen-
before the 23rd day oi October:
hP AZ BE- 'se ssclus.S StnsrEss rom sa'I n Ib.n. s
this Sist day Of April. 1880. WI
TfHs9n THEobosE codswEn coz sisa Rssi:ssi 1stsss
Of wis Tor the District Of Columbia.
Clerk Of the Probate Court:
DAVID L. BLANKEN, Attorney,
,,,,,rv,, IIE.:s 1I32 Mar1sT n;s,s.r Blas; -o,,.-
oSTih for he pistries e Of % Columbia, Hoi9inr 3E
Probate Court.-No, 1873. Admin
iStration.--This is to Give Notice:
That the subscrioer, Of the District
Of Columbia has obtained from the
lumbia. Letters Of Administration on
the estate Of Harry =. Schwartz. late
Of the District Of Columbia. de-
ceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby
vouchers thereof, legally authenti-
Gated, TO the subscriber. on or be-
fore the 23rd day Of october, AID.
1850; Otherwise they may by Law be
excluded from all benefit Of said
estate. Given under my hand this
2lst day Of April, 1850. ANNA
SCHWARTZ. 4707 Conn. Ave. NV.
t6eal.D Attest. THEODORE coos
WELL Register Of wills for the
District OF Columbia. Clerk OF the
Probate Court. ap27 ,my4,11
BERGER q AGENsH. Attorneys.
rr,rrn sIvI Ieo& = yss4ts,rkE;IEE.. "a k;E coupr
fSEE Pc ssct: pl:'Ftss e GSlaassiSss asSs1H 1HTa a
Notice: That the S1bscriber. Of the
District Of Columbia. has obtained
from the Probate Court Of the
District Of Columbia. Letters Testa.
mentary on the estate OF Joseph
A. CUNNINGHAM, late Of the District
Of Columbia. deceased. All persons
havfnK claims AGAINST the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit tbs
same. with the vouchers thereQks
legally authenticated. 70 the sub.
scrtber. on or before the goth day
Of October, A. D. 1850; otherwise
:he1 nn. May By Jaw b :s,!. EXCLUDED sa tEo@
sPas. SPf issO. RS hfas rAseeis sseesii sn nNsoaHsu&. sas
40 Hamilton St. NV. seal At
ReSister 81 wills for The District
Of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court. Ap2I.myA.A
Continued On Neat PAss)
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Classified Ad Rofes
Local Advertisers

Local Advertisers
Three Lines Cdinfmuml
or 2 times. 35c per line per
insertion.
Q 20 6 times consecutively, 3Se
per line per insertion
Z times or longer consecutively
Sic per line per insertion.
Advertisements under Special
Notices and Personal. Sc per
line additional.
Advertisements OF New Auto
mobiles. SOC per line. 4-Ens
minimum.
OUT-OF-TOwN RATE
Four Lines tNdinimuml
Flat rate per tine SOC
Out-of-town Rate Is charged
on all advertising IS miles or
more from Washington.
oFFiCx HoErRS
DAILY, = am. 20 . en-.
SssSsHas' saSSas. i an an. % % . pm Pm
Leave your ads at the Business OfHcs.
llth and pennSylvania ave; at Ang
of the Branch 0fnees throughout the
city. o.
PHoNE STERLING B00o
Advertisements for tne daily paper
accepted till Q pm day before issue.
Tor Sunday til pm. Saturday.
Branch agenev dead lines one hour
earlier
CLAIMS for errors must os made In
time for correction Before second in.
sertion
II advertisement vas prepaid. re-
tain cash register recent which bears
serial number with date and tcentt-
deS your advertisement
When cAncelinE CLASSIFIED advertise.
mentk be sure to make Q note OF the
cancellation number This 10 I'm.
portant in case Of adjustment
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ATTN.: TAXI OPERATORS

ATTN. TAXI UPERAIOHS
Bell Cab has few free memberships
now and heneflt from many services.
disqualification insurance, free tow
ing service, etc, Plus all PRIVILEGES
Of Combined Cab Service. Dues, 81
per vk. New chevvies, immediate
payment. easy wkly. rates, 2-way
radios available. Do business with
one OF the Oldest and fairest OUTFITS
in town. 1917 l. st, NV. Elk. 67O0.
BELL CAB CO.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Backyard Pool Built by Arlington Family
With Muscle and $780,; 9 Feet at Deep End

they might have saved their
backs by hiring a horse and
scoop.
Month Building Forms.
Another month went by for
the building Of the forms, pour
ing the concrete and compile
ton of the pool.
Mr.. Richter purchased REIN
forcing steel from a wrecking
company for $110 and second
hand lumber for the forms from
junk yard at $55. He bought
ready-mixed concrete, using 80
yards for a total of $345.
AS it turned out, his specifl-
cations for the bottom and sides
Of the pool g inches thick
were oversize and he figures he
might have saved as much as
a third of the cost on concrete
by cutting down on the pool
thickness.
The next largest expense was
the plumbing which he had
professionals handle at a cost
of $255, including labor and
materials. The county, he said,
insisted that the pool drain to
(See POOL. Page B-3.)
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Boom Reported
In Nearby Farms
And Old Houses
Property Market
In Area Likened
To Lost War Sturt

A boom in sales of farms in
nearby counties as well as new
and used houses in and around
Washington was reported this
week by real estate men.
They give number of reasons
for the situation, which resembles
the market in this area at the out
set Of World War II.
Leading the list of explanations
for the boom is a hedge against
imitation. Customers also are
seeking homes now on the assump-
ton the Government may stop
private housing.
The stepup in farm and rural
home sales is attributed to con-
cern over possible food shortages
later and a desire to get away
from Washington in the event of
any bombing.
Few Mention Bomb.
On this question of fear of an
A-bomb attack, real estate men
report that few prospects actually
mention the bomb. But, as one
sales manager put it: you can
Evening star., 1950-08-05
By D. M. Derwin

There's nothing quite so invig-
Grating as that morning showey-
first hot, then cold-before start
ing out to work. It has very def
mite and numerous advantages but
it can also lead to a certain
amount of evaporation.
Should one shave before one
showers, because then the mirror
is clear of fog, or should one
shave after a shower? Do 1t
either way and, regardless. the
result will be the same for when
the shower is completed and
you're ready to comb your hair.
you're faced with a bathroom mir
ror that's mist-covered or fog
hidden.
Each morning that you sneak
in those extra couple of winks
after the alarm goes off, the bath
room fog usually seems denser,
more annoying. more exasperating
A fog-free mirror has only re-
Gently been developed by a large
concern. This mirror utilizes a
Enthusiastically controlled heat
ing element made of electrically
conductive rubber especially de-
Evening star., 1950-08-05
First Home Bought
By War Widow
Under New Act

Mrs. Geraldine Kelly, widow OF
the first World War II CT to enter
Paris after its liberation, this week
became the first war widow in the
Washington area to buy a home
under new provisions of the 1850
Housing Act.
The act was broadened this
spring to permit widows of World
War II veterans to get a Veterans
Administration-guaranteed loan
loan for a new home purchase.
Mrs. Kelly. whose husband. staff
Sergt. Lawrence r. Kelly. died
after the war from service disabili-
ties, purchased an Edward r
Carr-built home in the 300-unit
development at Fort Dupont Park
A full loan of $4,000 was made
by Weaver Bros. Inc, with VA
guaranteeing 60 per cent of the
loan. as provided by the act.
Her new home is semi-detached
| all-brick and has five rooms,
Evening star., 1950-08-05
BY MoIcolm Lamborne, Do.

The Richter family, 1714
North Taylor street, Arlington,
find they are spending less
time-and money-on long vac
ations away from home and
more time in their own back
yard.
That's because they invested
around 5000 and considerable
muscle power in a project that
has produced a 30-by-12-foot
swimming pool large enough for
adults to dive from its 9-foot
deep end.
The pool came to light fol-
lowing an article on this page
July Is about a go by 30-foot
pool built of asphalt roofing
for $3.50 by Falls Church resi-
dent. The story stated that a
pool of the same dimensions
using concrete would cost 10
times as much.
Idea Came Suddenly.
"We did it for $3.50 and have
pool of great durability"
Charles Richter declared this
week. He added that he thought
their experiences - yes, and
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Fog-Free Mirror Developed
To Help Morning Shower Bath

, signed by U. S. Rubber which
warns the glass to a temperature
of SO degrees, which is enough to
Offset the condensation of mois-
ture-laden steam on the mirror,
Uniform Heat Assured.
Thus a uniform heat over the
entire surface Is assured by a
heating element which eliminates
any possibility of cloudy patches.
There is no discomfort from
this heat since the mirror tenn
perature is only slightly above
room temperature.
Operating on ITO volts, it uses
the same amount Of current as
60-watt bulb. A separate switch
mounted in one corner of the mir
ror operates the heating element
only when needed. A warning
pilot light indicates when the fog
freeing heat element is in opera
ton. The heater itself consists
OF a layer of rubber which will
conduct electricity sandwiched be-
tween two layers of insulating
rubber. The unit has been ap-
(See CADETS. Page B-3)
Evening star., 1950-08-05

backaches-might be helpful to
other families seeking a back
yard pool.
He said the idea of a pool came
to him suddenly last year when
he was figuring what he could
do to stop erosion in a yard
that had very little charm. In
addition, the Richters have
three children who might bene-
fit from a pool.
Mr.. Richter first got esti-
mates from contractors but
found they were too stiff for
the family budget. The esti-
mates ran in excess of $4,000.
The answer naturally was
"let's do it ourselves" With
the help of two male friends,
the Richters plus their 18-year-
old daughter and 13-year-old
son pitched in with picks and
shovels the hard way.
The yard is so situated that a
bulldozer could not be brought
in. So they spent six weeks over
Weekends and evenings last
spring digging the hole and
moving the dirt. Later. said
Mr.. Richter, it occurred to him
Evening star., 1950-08-05

(See CADETS, Page B-3)
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(See POOL, Page B-3D
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(See PERMITS, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Home-buiIders
Cancel Some
Permits Here
Rising Prices Cause
Shelving of Plans
For Construction

A few prospective home-build-
ers have started canceling their
building permits with the District.
indicating mounting prices have
shelved their plans for construc-
ton.
This was disclosed today by an
official of the Central Permit Bu-
reau, who commented that this
may be trend"
He said the few cancellations
received recently were from in
dividuals rather than professional
builders. He added that the in
dividuals are finding material
prices too high, land they also
are finding out that they have
started too late"
Builders Worried
This official noted, on the other
hand, that builders are pressing
bureau aides for faster processing
of applications and plans. This
may indicate builders are hurry
ing to start projects in anticipa-
ton of Government clamp down
on construction.
"They seem to be worried" one
District bureau official observed
of Washington builders.
Meanwhile, the bureau issued d
permit this week for a $500, 900
project of so dwelling units on
Oglethorpe, Nicholson and Second
streets NE. Builder and owner
is Cory Construction Co., and the
architect is George T. SantmyerS.
Others Approved.
Other permits approved during
the week included:
SOhn Miller owner and SSildsT
bFef and a erect dwelling lssS $3.50
Evans, aoidstein & Valentine. own
Valentine, builder, .925 New York avenue
NV; to erect six 2-story brick and
cinder-block dwellings, 6504 to 5514 Gen.
Evans. Goldstein. & Valentine, owners;
Walter Valentine, builder and civil engi-
neer; to erect ten 2-story. brick and cinder-
72 Fifty-fifth Street Sc; to cost 100000.
Evans, Goldstein & Valentine, owners;
Walter Valentine, builder and civil engi-
neer; to erect three 2-story brick and
cindsr-block dwellings Community, 97-
9so10l Fifty-fourth street Sc; to cost
Evans. Goldstein g. Valentine. owners;
neer; to erect seven 2-story S brick and
detached and 3 are community, "a to
10 Ftfty-fourth street Sc; to cost
Evans, Goldstein & Valentine, owners;
Walter Valentine, builder and civil en-
gineer; to erect eight 2-story brick and
cinder-block dwellings (semi- detached). 81
to 70 Fifty-stxth street s. E; to cost
Pemerey DEVELOPMENT Corporation. own
Co.. builder, 924 Fourteenth street: Ed
mund w. Dreyfuss. architect, 1919 Fiji
teenth street NV; to erect two 3-story
brick and cinder-block apartments {26
units1: 2s9l o to- to 2s11 Pomerey road s. E.;
Brentwood village Stores Corporation,
owner, 1319-21-23-25 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE; w. ]. David, builder and archi-
techt, 1871 Rhode Island avenue NE: to
install new fronts, plaster ceilings, 1919
21-23-25 Rhode Island avenue NE; to
Milton Isen. owner. builder. 43O Wood
6526 Piney Branch road NV; to erect
16 two-story and cinder-block fats;
100000 Mount olivet road NE; to cost
Georgetown Development Corporation,
owner. IL Dupont Circle; John R. De-
(See PERMITS, Page B-3.)
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(See BOOM. Page B-30
Evening star., 1950-08-05

tell what they have on their
minds"
Another noted there had been a
trend to the country for some
time. He added: THE war scare
has added fuel to an already
smoldering fire."
A check of brokers in such
places as Warrenton and Lees
burg, Va, and Leonardtown and
st. Marys in Maryland disclosed
that Washington prospects appar-
emily are inquiring more about
(See BOOM, Page B-30
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Room Listings Here
Rise as Homeowners
Expect War Influx

Washington home owners,
anticipating an influx Of per-
sons here stemming from the
Korean crisis. are listing
rooms for rent in growing
numbers with the District
Housing Center.
During the past week, for
instance, 102 rooms were
listed for rent as against 81
dwelling units. Householdcrs
apparently are planning TO
add to the family income by
renting their spare rooms.
Applications for rental
housing during the past week
amounted to 259. OF the total,
249 were for dwellings and
10 for rooms.