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The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. s. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Monday, April r, 1850


 Forecast Nome: Continued high Cloudiness with little change in temperature. Moderate North westerly winds decerasing to gen. tie tonight. Lowest temperature tonight 26, highest temperature Tuesday 35.
 Nome data last "A hours as of FOO am. today:
 Precipitation, none. (Total this month .98 inch).
 Temperatures: highest 32, low est 26.
 Maximum wind 30 miles an hour from the north.
 Sunrise at 4.21 a.m., sunset at TAB pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one year ago to- day: highest 35, lowest 29. Extreme temperatures on this date since 1907: Highest 40 in 1945. lowest IA in 1924 Data for other selected stations as of FOO am. today:
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
POLARIS HOTEL

Graham Hammers, Spokane. MT. and Mrs. Walter Kirkland. MT. and Mrs. Wolford, Tony Haul keS, Unalakleet.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17
Hospital News

Joe Maloney has been admitted to the hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-17

Gene Margraph. son of MT. O. Margraph of this city, arrived on Pan American to be here this summer.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
4-Yeur-OId Performer
Wins Rodeo Prize on Bike

One rider at the Variety Club
rodeo yesterday wasn't mounted
on a horse. He was winner Of the
bicycle matinee prize.
Bobby Kadel. 4, son Of District
Police Pvt. Charles B. Kadel. 423
Irvington road, Falls Church.
grinned his delight as he was
lifted to the bike seat.
The Armory audience Of 5000
Lone Ranger and Wild West fans
applauded. For the duration Of
the benefit rodeo's run bicycles
will be given away at the 2::30 p m.
shows through Friday and tele-
vision sets at the $50 pm. per-
formances through Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Mother Gets Back Children
Found Alone in House

Two children. who apparently
spent most Of Saturday alone in a
Riverdale (Md.) house. were re-
stored to their mother early yes
terday.
The children. Sharon Wright. 8,
and Stephen. Is months. were
taken to Leland Memorial Hos
pital after neighbors had called
police when they heard the boy
crying.
Their mother. Mrs. Thelma
Wright. told police she had left
the children with couple about
8 pm. Friday. Mrs. Wright went
to police on her return home after
being told that police and welfare
authorities had taken the chill
dren. 4
Evening star., 1950-04-10
House Democrats Ball Team
Slipping Off to Florida Camp

to take his place wherever
needed; and Robert T. Sc
crest Of Ohio, Albert Raines
of Alabama. Hugh B. Mitchell Of
Washington, George H. Fal-
Ion Of Maryland and Edward A.
Garmatz Of Maryland, other
mysterious newcomers.
Accompanying them will be the
usual club house staff including
William M. (Fishbait) Miller,
House Doorkeeper. equipment
manager; trainer, coach, general
manager of ticket sales and
holder of other portfolios; Turner
Robertson, in charge of Pages and
Joseph H. Callahan, Sergeant-at-
Arms who will see to it that the
team observes the strictest train
ing routine.
Two card-carrying Republicans,
Harold c. Hagen, versatile Repub-
lican reserve on last years team
and Lowell Stockman. a wheat
grower from Oregon are going
along on the trip. This being a
somewhat questionable situation.
the Federal Bureau Of 1nvestiga-
ton and the Loyalty Board are
going to keep a close watch on
them. lending a real cloak and
dagger touch to the training trip.
The Star, sponsoring the annual
Congressional Ball Game which
yields substantial sums to send
underprivileged children and
children with heart Affections to
summer camp, has, after diligent
investigation. dug up the fore
going facts. The public will be
kept advised Of developments as
further facts come to light.
Evening star., 1950-04-10

IT Is all very huSn-huSh, out
a small group of House Demo-
Gratis will leave for Florida today
on a mission cloaked in the deep
est secrecy.
First inkling that something big
is in the wind came several weeks
ago when Representative Albert
S. Herlong, jr.. of Lake County,
Fla, invited members Of the
Democratic Congressional base
ball team to come to his district
for spring training.
In his efforts to avoid publicity
about the training trip. Repre-
sentative Herlong was careful to
reveal the plans to an Associated
Press reporter whose story ap-
peared in California papers as
well as In others. Hardly had the
story been printed before the
Pasadena Chamber Of Commerce
dispatched an invitation to Rep
resentative c. w. "Runt" Bishop
Of Illinois. the Republican man
ager, to bring his team to the
California city for training.
Representative Bishop replied
that the Republicans we're too
much concerned with the Ma
tion's business to spend that much
time away from Washington and
away from their individual con-
gressional districts where many
face competition in the primaries.
Anyway" he added, I'VE Repub-
licans prefer to play our baseball
extemporaneously."
Commenting on the Demo-
cratic plans, Representative
Bishop added, mo matter how
much the Democrats train. no
matter how many whistle stops
the team makes between Florida
and Washington on the return
trip, the Republicans intend to
carry on a high-level prepara-
ton. I have instructed my team
to think baseball morning, noon
and night and dream about it
when asleep. Out Of all that
heavy concentration Of thought,
there Is no telling what may ma
terialize on the evening of May
19 when we play our opponents
at Griffith Stadium"
Leaving today for Florida are
Representative L. Wendell Rivers,
South Carolina. a center fielder;
w. M. Don Wheeler of Georgia,
a pitcher; L. Gary Clement Of
New York, q mysterious new
conner; Harry P. O'Neill of Penn
sylvania, q modern Horati ready
Evening star., 1950-04-10
was called off shortly after it was

was called off shortly after it was
scheduled to begin.
Most Of the Tidal Basin visi-
tors Travelled in 10000 automo-
biles, composing the heaviest traf-
flc in the history Of blossom view
ing. For three hours during the
afternoon, Constitution avenue
was a solid mass of cars from the
Capitol to the river.
Fashion Parade.
Blossoms Of another kind fes-
TONED Connecticut avenue, where
fashion held the spotlight from
Lafayette Park to Florida avenue.
Artificial flowers of every descrip-
ton adorned the hats and Easter
corsages the lapels.
The hat honors 49, from the
smartest to the silliest-were by
no means confined to the women
A man won the prize for the
most unique" hat, and dogs and
even a rabbit sported the fanciest
of chapeaux.
The distinction of wearing the
most unique" hat went to Noel
Reynolds. ITO New York avenue
NV, who sported a creation
boasting several toy springs.
This. you see, is a spring hat -
he explained.
Most melancholy looking under
a respective frilly bonnet and
straw hat were Bigg's Lucky
Penny and Christopher Of Chevy
Chase. cocker spaniels owned by
the Misses Pat and Virginia Pat
terson. No. 6 Curtis court. Chevy
Chase. Md.
Another Exciting Hat.
Another exciting" hat was the
large-brimmed iris blue velvet
chapeau. bordered in gray feath-
ers, worn by Mrs. Muriel Mauch
Of the Dorchester Apartments.
Judged the "best dressed couple
over so" were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
L. Peck. 1701 Massachusetts, ave.
nue. NV, who were spotted or
their way to Sunday dinner.
Mr.. Peck said he was "juSt
turning 10" and his wife q wet
bit younger" and that they had
a "bushel of grandchildren-foul
Pecks." They have been mar
ried Al years.
Mrs. Peck wore a Navy blue
faille suit and her husband q blue
business suit. Il
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Gray Chilly Day Discouroges Egg-RoI|ing

Washington's Easter week end
closed today with a damp, gray
day. chilly and unsuitable for
the traditional egg rollings sched-
uled in several parts of the city.
The 50-degree temperatures
which put a chill on the Cherry
Blossom Festival yesterday re-
manned about the same today.
Only the hardest of egg-rollers
braved the finger-numbing weather
to engage in the Easter time
rite on the slopes of the Zoo
logical Park. Officials estimated
that barely 500 visitors. mostly
clad in Woolens and furs, had
entered the gates by noon.
The monument lot slopes were
almost completely depopulated, as
the thermometer struggled to a
midday high of A degrees.
Zoo Barred to Vehicles.
At the Zoo, Capital Transit
was standing by with about half
a dozen extra buses to accommo-
date crowds which did not mate
rialize. On a lust in case" basis,
too, Zoo officials had all the gates
barred to vehicular traffic for the
protection of non-existent throngs.
Children dressed warmly in head
scarves and fur-lined coats shiv-
cred glumly with their parents. A
few huddled on benches clutching
their Easter baskets, legs covered
with blankets.
One mother, Mrs. Edna Cham
berS of 1869 Columbia road NV,
commented that she intended to
take her daughter Carol. 10, and
other charges into the lion house,
and then movie.
We just can't sit here and
freeze" Mrs. Chambers said.
Instead of rolling eggs, some
children were busily rolling them
selves down the Zoo slopes to stir
circulation.
Park Police 1t. w. r. James, q
veteran of % Easter Mondays at
the Zoo, summed it up this way:
1T takes a lot to keep them away,
but this looks like the day."
Travel Heavier Than Usual.
Washington transportation Gen.
ters reported heavier than aver
age weekend turnover due to the
Easter holidays.
Sunny skies yesterday made
Easter Sunday fine for promenad-
ing on Connecticut avenue or
brisk walks around the cherry
blossoms, and good humor was the
order of the day.
An estimated 1856 persons
viewed the cherry blossoms, about
$4,000 of them on foot. Other
thousands jammed Connecticut
avenue to make the Easter Parade
a clear success.
Too Chilly for Pageant.
But not many were inclined to
sit still an hour and IS minutes
in the chill breezes from the Po-
tomac River for the third per-
formance of the pageant and
stage show at the Watergate.
Only few hundred were in at
tendance when the performance
Evening star., 1950-04-10

Awards for the "best dressed
husband and wife under so" went
to Mr.. and Mrs. Max Truitt, 1895
Wyoming avenue NV. daughter
and son-in-law of Vice President
Barkley, and to Mr.. and Mrs. r. M
Hendricks, 1910 Preston road, Al
exandria.
Among the best dressed
misses" was Miss Shirley Talbot
Of lis Rittenhouse street NV.
the model who represented WASH
ington at the Mardi Gras festi-
val in New Orleans. She was re-
splendent in gray gabardine.
All in all, the Easter parade and
fashion hunt sponsored by the
Connecticut Avenue Association
was hailed as undoubtedly one OF
the most successful in the coun-
try" by Alfred Pasternak. chair
man of the parade.
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes valued between $500
and $4,000 were awarded to the
winners in the fashion hunt. The
winners, besides those listed above,
were announced as follows:
Best dressed family-Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Stiles.
Most exciting bonnets - Mrs.
Marina Weymann, wife of the
military attache of the Guatema-
Ian Embassy; Miss Felicia Pard-
ina: Mrs. Muriel Mauch, and
Miss Marian Harris.
Best dressed couple w. R.
Glesner and Miss Jane Brown.
Best dressed boy and girl twins
Lee and Roger Euster. II.
Best dressed mother and daugh-
ter-Mrs. Walter Cahill, Airing
ton, and Burke Cahill,- 2.
Also, Mrs. John w. Morse,
and daughters, Verone. 4. and
Aloma. 8.
Best dressed father and son.
Herbert S. Thatcher, Arlington
and son, Steven, and Neil Jarrett,
Chevy Chase. and son. Neil. jr.
Best dressed grandmother -
Mrs. Elizabeth Palis.
Indiana Visitor Wins.
Best dressed matrons - Mrs
Jim Brown, visitor from Pendle-
ton, Ind: DR.. Paquita Carter. Ar
lington: Mrs. Delbert Zehn and
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Tribby.
Best dressed miss-Miss Vera
Ann Knott. Miss Cora T. White
Miss Ogal j. Martin. Miss Sylvia
Hensler and Miss Fonnlee Paris.
Best dressed young lady with
man In uniform-Mary Elizabeth
Bauer.
Best dressed young ladies with
men not in uniform-Miss Mitzl
Atherton, Miss Diana NOVEL; and
Mrs. M. Virginia Rodgers.
Best dressed bachelors-Arthul
c. Harper and Annie Van De Cas-.
teele.
Best dressed dog-Pet Of Mrs
T. Raymond Zepp and Winkie
owned by Miss Margorie Taylor
Chevy Chase.
Best dressed grandfather-Wil-
liam E. McCaffery. .
Best dressed brother and sis.
ter-Sara Jane and Gary Aide.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Easter Bunny Sends
Child, 2, to Hospital
With NibbIed Finqer

The Easter bunny claimed
one weekend victim, a little
boy with q nibbled right in
dex finger.
Robert Whetzel. 2, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Whet-
Eel, 612 Sixth street NE, at
least was the only reported
casualty resulting from an ILL
natured holiday rabbit. He
was treated Saturday night at
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
FIoris PTA to Meet

The Floris (Va.) Parent Teach
er Association will meet at 8 pm.
Wednesday. The meeting was
postponed from last Wednesday.
Evening star., 1950-01-06

Capt. Courtney recently was
elected vice commodore of Divi-
sion of the auxiliary. He is
being replaced here by Capt.
Allan A. Carney, commodore OF
the Capital Yacht Club. The party
is sponsored by Flotillas 81 and ~
Of the club. and by the Corinthian
Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1950-01-06
Institutions Report
Drop in Food Costs

Prices paid by the District for
food for its institutions have
dropped from s to As per cent on
most items.
Only. four commodities have in
creased in price. The most no
ticeable increase was in the price
of coffee. which rose "a per cent
during the past 18 months.
These figures were given the
Commissioners today by Roland
M. Brennan. purchasing and con-
tracing officer for the District, in
a statement "for the information
of the Commissioners, the District
Budget Officer and sub-commit-
tees of Senate and House Appro-
priations Committees" ..
In addition to coffee. the prices
rose on canned peas. S per cent:
milk and cream. S per cent, and
canned peaches. 2 per cent.
The largest decreases for the 18
months were in lard, As per cent;
colored oleomargarine, 40 per cent
and poultry, 33 per cent. Other
decreases were: Meat and meat
products. Is per cent: eggs. 25 per
cent; fish. 18 per cent; canned to-
matoes. Is per cent; bread and
rolls, 13 per cent; cheese, 8 per
cent; sugar, per cent. and -four,
per cent. A selected list of II
items in fresh fruit and vegetables
showed decrease averaging 6 per
cent.
"The overall competition has
advanced still further than was
the case on July /, 1949," Mr..
Brennan told the Commissioners.
with such keen competition,
some of the edge should be re-
moved from the higher costs of
certain. commodities the District
buys"
Mr.. Brennan's statement also
<included prices on other items the
District buys. He predicted prices
generally will continue to drop
this year.
Evening star., 1950-01-06
Testimonial Party Set
For Copt. Courtney

A testimonial party will be held
at 8 p.m., tomorrow at the Capt.
tai Yacht Club. Maine avenue and
Tenth street S.W., for Capt. Fran
els D. Courtney, of Division 2,
Coast Guard Auxiliary, Washing
ton Area.
Evening star., 1950-01-06

Industrial accidents that cripple
or kill occur in the United States
every four minutes.
Evening star., 1950-01-06
Nine Years for $50

NIne IedTS TOT 33U I
George Bernard Shaw wrote for
nine years before he was able to
make living at it. His total
income for that period was
about $50.
Evening star., 1950-01-06

.ss5sasssssz&.A; II -
WOMEN Navy sets, the i
scene for tulip-time! Royo1
crepe print dress with jocket. y
Also with black background. y =
Sizes l4lA to 22h--S2295 =
Evening star., 1950-04-03

house, it must contain a salts
factory spot where one can sit
out and enjoy it, and it must be
built with an eye for design.
Very few people," Mrs. Block
declared, "are trained to think in
three dimensiona1 form. When
you plan a garden, you must think
of how your garden will look in
reality, and how it's proportion
will be sustained as it actually
grows"
It's a natural tendency and a
great temptation to use as many
different plants as space will per-
NIT, Mrs. Block declared, but a
selection of plants in terms Of
design is a rewarding technique.
Then, too, not only must one con-
slider the various hues of the
flowers themselves. but the blend
ing of the different green's and
the characteristic growth of the
plants chosen are factors in the
final picture, too.
And, of course, the garden
should be in harmony with the
house, and stones and building
material used should have an af-
finity with it, too.
$50 much money goes into the
kitchen today" Mrs. Block mused.
That's important, of course, she
added, but garden beauty satisfies
the need for pleasant and relaxing
privacy.
Through community planning,
Evening star., 1950-04-03
The eWronq
Punishment
By Angelo Potri

Lessons should never be as
signed as a punishment. Educa-
ton. learning. should be a joyful
adventure at best. duty easily
performed at its worst. but never,
never a punishment. Children
have enough distaste for school
without this added incentive to
rebellion. Every effort should be
made to make learning a pleasure,
its accomplishment triumph. We
rarely achieve that goal. but at
least we should do nothing to
make it impossible.
These remarks are called forth
by something which happened re-
Gently. A 12-year-old boy. who
has at least two hours OF home
work daily. brought home an as
signment with an air Of desolation
that certainly outdid anything
l ever saw in any school of my
experience.
Look" said he, Il must hand
in these 80 examples-40 Of null
tiplication Of mixed numbers, 40
OF addition. subtraction and null
tiplication Of mixed numbers
besides the other work, all because
Jimmy whooped and a couple of
other fellows laughed loudly while
she was out of the room"
Children can be very trouble
some. They can put a teacher in
a very bad light before supervi-
sors who are none too understand
ing; they can send a teacher home
ready to resign, ready to take in
washing rather than teach them
another day. That is quite true.
But.
The teacher who has been pro-
fesslonally trained. who under
stands the nature Of her charges,
will take long breath and start
over again with renewed under
standing until she and the class
are on terms Of friendliness. Then
there will be few occasions for
any such feeling.
NO matter what the situation
may be. no matter what the chill
oren DO. lessons should never be
assigned as punishment.
Evening star., 1950-04-03
Readers C|eQrinq House
Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
PLANT INFORMATION?
SOFA PROBLEM?
WASHING CORDUROY:
RECIPE.

RECIPE.
(Fyom Mrs. P. H., Wdshington.)
We are moving into a new home
in Bethesda soon and wonder
where to obtain information on
what types of shrubs and flowers
can be planted at what time of
the year. Would the Agriculture
Department or University of
Maryland have material on this
specific region?
Also, have any readers had any
experience in purchasing a new
sofa in muslin and making slip
covers, with no upholstery? I
thought this might be more eco
nomical, money and wear wise,
while our children are so young.
Now for an exchange or so: In
washing children's corduroys. do
not wiring at all, hang over a
hanger or rod while quite wet,
with legs folded to make proper
creases. Drying can be speeded
later over or near a radiator, but
this method saves ironing and
wear on the nap.
You have never tasted waffles
until you try the sour cream
recipe in "Joy of Cooking" and it
requires buying whipping cream
and letting it sour. Not very
cheap. but heavenly to eat! Sift
and measure l cup cake flour.
Resift with 2 teaspoons baking
powder, 1s teaspoon salt, l tea
spoon sugar, l teaspoon soda.
Beat in a separate bowl until
light three egg yolks. Add two
cups thick sour cream. Then COM
bine the liquod and dry ingredi-
ents. Beat until stiff but not dry
three egg whites and fold them
into the batter. Bake.
DETERGENT.
(From Mrs. M. H., WashingtonJ
To Mrs. j. K. G., Alexandria:
I have been using the new no.
rinse method for about two
months now and would not go
back to the regular soap powders.
There are two of the four-letter
detergents that I have tried and
I find each as good as the other.
I have used these for washing
white washable pigskin gloves
and find them entirely satisfac-
tory. There has been no yellow
ing or graying of any of my wash
and the wonderful saving of time
is a very fine thing.
Evening star., 1950-04-03

beauty and practically are called
into play in developing larger
areas. Residential sections are
developed without overcrowding
and with adequate parks. Trees
are essential as beautifiers to re-
lieve the raw-looking newer apart
ment developments.
Fairgrounds must satisfy GER
tain requirements, too, to be
worthy of the name. Usually half
of the grounds are allocated to
field games, the rest to less space
demanding sports and a sheltered
spot in a proper park is set aside
for parents with small children.
Park planners try to retain an
areas natural beauty. a philoso-
ply illustrated by lovely Rock
Creek Park. Picnicking spots and
bride paths add to parks use
fulness in terms of the enjoy
ment and health of the public.
A Bostonian, Mrs. Block is a
graduate of the Cambridge School
Of Landscape Architecture and
Domestic Architecture. She's look
ing forward to possession of a
house that will provide the op-
portunity for using her knowledge
in a garden of her own. But
house hunting can be as large a
problem for an architect as for
any body else. and at present she
contents herself with handling
her gardenless apartment and
others gardens,
Evening star., 1950-04-03
tify Small Homes
They Beouthy Small Homes
Blooming Door Yard Gardens Boosted
By Betty Miles

while many Uonlen ledue the
home each day for Office, fac
tory and school. tew still are to
be found in the ranks of seueral
OF the sciences. This article is
the first in series about posts
tOonlen scientists hold Dith the
Government, and their interest
ing ,DorldsJ
The colorful. blooming door
yard gardens that for centuries
have graced the entrances to cot
tages in England's pruned and
picturesque villages could be used
effectively before today's Amer
ican homes, Mrs. Faith Jones
Block, landscape architect with
the National Capitol Park and
Planning Commission, believes.
In order to beautify their part
Of town, Mrs. Block suggests, too,
that homeowners in new develop
ments might get together in small
groups and employe some one to
plan landscaping for them. Door
yards gardens, adding warmth and
beauty to an area, might well be
part Of such a plan, since they
are nicely adapted to the small
homes being built today.
To a great extent, consideration
OF the land and the site is being
overlooked today, Mrs. Block de-
clared, with bulldozers leveling
hill and mound before the build
ing begins. Men such as Thomas
Jefferson. she pointed out, built
their homes with an eye to the
beauty of the land, making the
most Of it's natural charm. Wise
home owners do well to call in a
landscape architect before they
build, not afterward, she added,
so that he can tell them how to
use the natural features of the
land.
Farmers, too, could reserve more
Of their land for gardening, she
believes. The return to the ira
dition Of years ago, when a gar
den surrounded the house and the
actual farmland was removed
from it. would prove a rich re-
vival, Mrs. Block feels.
Although primarily interested in
community planning, Mrs. Block
has designed attractive surround
ings for individual homes, among
them Georgetown gardens. There
is great deal that can be done
with small city garden, she de-
clared, and Washingtonians are
especially lucky for, with the city
standing as it does halfway be-
tween the North and South, the
climate here allows for a great
variety of possible plant choices.
Then, too, the mild weather en-
ables Washingtonians to have
blooms in their gardens from 8
to 10 months of the year or better.
An ideal city garden, she ex-
planned, must offer privacy, hence
the indispensable wall. It must
be readily accessible from the