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Evening star., 1950-08-11
By Nettie Rosenstein
Quest columninR for Eleni


You can't make a little black
dress" for nearly 80 years.
started in the 1920's to make
fugitives from the cheSt-fiattening
chemise look like women again
without having a trademark as
inescapable as a tattoo.
It's not that I want to escape
mine-the little black dress is my
favorite brain-child-but do
create other types Of clothes and
handbags, stockings, jewelry and
perfume which women also like,
judging from their consumer ac-
ceptance. Believe it or not. the
little black dress also blooms each
season in colors. This Fall, there
are little blue jay blue, claret red
and cognac brown dresses no diff
ferent from the little black one
except for color.
People often ask how manage
not to reach a Saturation point
with the deceptively simple little
U1dCh vi COS WIllCIl 1 udfC bul LIEU
cut for so long and so often.
You'd think" they Say-they
are usually men with eyes in the
back of their headS-"that II your
dresses were THAT simple, there
couldn't be enough difference be-
tween a last-year's and a this
years model to interest a woman
in making wardrobe replenish-
mentS."
1t may look the same to the un-
observing masculine eye, but not
to the woman who knows what a
slight change in silhouette. shoul-
der-width, or the way sleeve is
set in can do to a dress.
We make black dresses in such
profuSion that we are bound to
come up with Is or 20 models
which women will feel so content
cd in and garner so many COM
pliments from that they are
ready and waiting for the next
cnes, subtle though the differen-
cas from the old ones will be.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
Conducted by
BETSY CASWELL
SOIL PROBLEM.

From Mrs. W. J. S., ArlingtonJ
For Mrs. r. c., Arlington:
From How to Make Garden" by
C. H. Matschat. Bake the soil in
an oven for one to two hours at a
temperature of about $50 degrees
Semesan and formaldehyde dust
other methods of controlling fungi
are sold in prepared form by al
dealers"
Hope this will solve your sol
sterilization problem.
r u X
CHICKEN CACCIATORE?
(From Mrs. H. G., Washington
would appreciate having the
recipe for chicken cacciatore a:
mentioned in RICH by Mrs. P. H
H., of Cheverly. Thank you kind
ly.
QUERY?
From Mrs. r. J. E., WdShington.)
We are a club of about 40 wom-
en- using the money we can earn
to help others. Do the readers
of RICH have any ideas for after
noon, programmes book reviews,
speakers, etc.? Also interesting
ways of earning money.
Evening star., 1950-08-11
SWEATER PATTERN?


from Mrs. H. E. S., WGshington.)
I wonder If some one who has
back copies of the Mccall Needle
work Magazine can help me find
instructions for a certain sweater.
AS I remember. this is in either
the summer, 1916. or summer,
1947 issue, on a page with sew
eral children's sweaters. 1t is a
raglan sleeved cardigan with
small cables along the raglan in
creases. made the sweater for
my little girl two years ago and
would like to make another, but
both sweater and instructions
have since been lost. If some one
has this information I would be
grateful for a chance to copy the
pattern.
LILY POOL?
from Mrs. L. A. H., WGSIlingtonJ
would like information as to
how to go about breaking up q
lily pool in a yard. Can an aver
age man of the home break up the
cement? Then what is it filed
with, so as to plant grass over?
After many years it is too much
care. and a danger to children.
The Arizona post., 1950-01-20
Social and
Rsrsona(

Mrs. Herbert FOrtgang, New
York, arrived Tuesday to spend a
month with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Wendell, E. Adams.
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Fine, E.
End, entertained their daughter,
Sylvia, who spent recent week
end with her parents and to cele-
brate her mothers birthday. Her
equally famous husband, Danny
Kaye, flew in for the day and
the couple returned to Hollywood.
Nathan Robinson, prominent
eastern portrait painter, joins the
art colony here. Mrs. Robinson
accompanied him. Their son, Roy,
attends school here. Mr.. Robin
son taught painting at Richmond,
Va, including adult classes spon-
sored by the Public Schools. He
hopes to do similar work here.
The Arizona post., 1950-01-20
Numbered among the new ar

Numbered among the new ar
rivals are Mr.. and Mrs. Elk
Smith and daughters, Nadine, Ell
len and son, William. Mr.. Smith
was in the auto parts business
in Granite Falls, MINI.
Mrs. Louis Saul, w. Michigan,
returned to Tucson after an alb
sence of several months in New
York visiting her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rubin PupkOw,
formerly of New York, are max
ing Tucson their home. He has
established an electrical appliance
business on N. Country Club.
Mrs. Manya Steinlieb, New
York, is spending the winter with
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Goldstein, De-
sert Blvd. The women are friends
since childhood in Russia.
David Friedman, New York, is
spending month with his daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Mindell, E. Bellevue. A
912 hour plane trip took two days
The flight was held up by wealth
er and missed connections.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Festival Program
Highlights Of the Apple Blossom
Festival today and tomorrow:

Highlights Of the Apple Blossom
Festival today and tomorrow:
Today.
3p.m.-Coronation of Miss Anne
Carlton Hadley as Queen Shenan-
doah XIII.
$3.50 p.m.-Pageant. I'm Spring.
time, at Handley School Bowl.
S p.m.-Concert at bandstand.
7p.m.-Firemen's parade. .!
9 pm.-Fireworks at Handley
School grounds.
$3.50 p.m.-Teen-agers' dance.
George Washington Hotel.
10 p.m.-Square dance at rear
of $50 North Loudoun street and
PrincesseS' Ball, National Guard
Armory.
Tomorrow.
10 a.m.-Opening Of Army, Navy
and Air Force exhibits and repeat
performance Of pageant, In
Springtime."
2 pm.-Grand feature parade.
3;45 p.m.-Exhibition drill by
Staunton Military Academy on
Handley School grounds.
4p.m.-Concert at bandstand.
9 p.m.-Teen-agers' dance at
George Washington Hotel.
10 p.m.-Square dance in rear
OF $50 North Loudoun street and
Queens Ball at National Guard
Armory.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

the vehicle off of him.
John Fulton Hargett, Is. also
of Seminary drive who police said
was driving the jeep, had to be
treated at Alexandria Hospital for
nervous shock after he discovered
Buddy was dead. Donald Lee
Broaddus, 10. of Seminary drive.
another passenger, was uninjured.
The jeep belonged to a nearby
golf range where Buddy worked.
He usually drove it home for
dinner and last night stopped by
to pick up John.
The boys were riding on a small
private lane through the woods
when the jeep apparently went
out of control, ran up an er1bank-
ment and overturned. police said.
Police said no charges had been
filed, pending a conference with
the Commemorative attorney.
Buddy is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Cora Alexander; three broth
ers, John and Richard of Fairfax
County, and Hubert of Arlington,
and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Coe
and Betty Alexander.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Madame Pandit Puts Peace
Up 10 Women Of World
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, April
27.-Mme. Pandit said here
last night that she believed in
equality of opportunity for every
one, regardless of race, creed, sex
or religion"
Insisting she is not feminist" :"
1ndia's Ambassador to the United
States explained that she believed
it was up to women to point the
way to peace.
The sister of India's Prime Min
lister Nehru said it was time that
the women of the world stood up
and had a say, because our stake
in peace is a great stake and it is
for us to take the lead and to
point the way"
Nine. Pandit spoke at Mary
Washington College, where she
told the students that the women
OF 1ndia-thanks to the help of
Mahatma Gandhi-"are perhaps
progressing more rapidly than
those Of any other country in the
world today"
Evening star., 1950-04-27

sales manager of the dairy who
took a leading part in organizing
the union.
I'VE don't want you to suffer
just because you signed a good
contract" he told Mr.. Ward.
A Washington advertising man
M. Belmont Yer Standig, who
handles accounts for Mr.. Ward
started the pay-back plan. After
the union won its demands last
month, Mr.. Yer Standig said
Everybody was mad at everybody
else"
And I was mad too because
the company couldn't afford to
advertise as much" he admitted
He explained to the union men,
bers how much the pay raise was
costing the company and hit upon
the idea of getting enough new
customers to pay for wage in
creases.
Mr.. Yer Standig was toastmaster
of the dinner, Others who at
tended were Baltimore Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro, Representa-
tive Germatz, Democrat, of Mary
land. and James Ward. jr., who
runs the dairy for his father.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Boss Weeps as Employees Find
1000 Customers After Raise

More than 600 Baltimore milk
men started paying back their
boss last night for wage increases
won in a strike.
James Ward, sr., head of the
Green Spring Dairy in Baltimore
and the Embassy Dairy in Wash
ington. shed tears as his Baltimore
drivers marched forward to hand
him lists of about 1000 new
customers.
The drivers have pledged to get
a total of 10000 new Green Spring
Dairy customers which they soy
will more than make up for the
$4,000 in wage increases they
won last month.
If anything like this ever hap
pened before, I've never heard of
it," Mr.. Ward told his employees
"The chances are this will usher
in a new chapter in industrial re-
lationships."
Mr.. Ward learned of the pay
back plan at dinner given in his
honor by the union at the South
ern Hotel in Baltimore.
We're going to show you that
unionizing can mean good busi-
ness" said Harry Ryan. assistant
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Il Named in Fairfax
To Weigh Changes in
County Government

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors yesterday selected
members of a commission to study
the county government.
Three members were chosen
from each of the county's six
magisterial districts, and three
were named at large.
The supervisors decided April 5
to appoint the 21-member COM
mission for a study of the existing
county government to see if it
needs any changes and to con-
slider what other forms of govern
ment may be advisable.
Advocates of a county manager
for Fairfax meanwhile are cir
culating petitions for a referen-
dunn on that form of government.
About 35 candidates for the
study commission were selected by
three-man committee appointed
by the supervisors. The commit
teemen were Manning Cash, State
Senator Andrew w. Clarke and G.
Hubbard Massey.
Members of the commission
subject to their acceptance, are:
John Rust, Carl Marshall and
William West from Providence
district; Charles E. Gardner, Lewis
Travis and Mrs. Jean White from
Dranesville district; Rufus Cald-
well, French Fleming and Ira
Cochran from Lee district: Alec
Haight, David Lawrence and Will
liam S. Elgin from Centerville dis
trict; Vernon Lynch, the Rev. Mil
ton Shepherd and Martin T. Webb
from Falls Church district; Walter
Grain, Mrs. Dewey johnson and
Mrs. William Devers, from Mount
Vernon district; DR.. George
Schulz, Senator Clarke and w.
Alvord Sherman, members at large.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Carpenter Is Acquitted
OF MansIauqhter CHARGE

James r. Crowley. 29-year-old
carpenter, was acquitted yesterday
of a charge of manslaughter grow
ing out of the death. March Is,
of David Fox, ~, retired Marine
of Seat Pleasant.
A Prince Georges County Cir
cult Court jury held that Mr..
Crowley acted in self-defense
when he struck Mr.. Fox with his
fists the previous night in a Seat
Pleasant tavern. Mr.. Fox lived
at 6908 Delwood drive. Mr.. Crow
ley's address was given at 6511
Davis street, Maryland Park.
Witnesses testified that Mr.. Fox
walked up behind Mr.. Crowley
while the latter was standing at
the tavern's bar with a compan-
ion. Mr.. Crowley whirled and
felled the ex-Marine with a blow
to the chin. He died next day
in Casualty Hospital. Mr., Crowley
said he believed Mr.. Fox was
about to attack him.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Student Charges Policeman
With Assault in ARLINGTON

An 18-year-old Washington-Lee
High School Junior has brought a
charge of assault against an Ar
lington policeman who arrested
him Monday.
Pvt. William R. Horner charged
the youth, Herbert Clellon Bohrer.
jr.. of 866 North Frederick street,
with disorderly conduct and re-
sisting arrest.
The policeman had been dis
patched to a baseball field at
Wilson boulevard and North Har-
rison street to settle dispute over
whether boys teams or girls
teams should use the field.
Glen Deem, attorney for the
youth, said the student reported
that the policeman struck him on
the forehead while placing him
under arrest.
Charges against both will be
heard May in County Court.
The youth is varsity football
player at the school.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
S7,716 Repayment
Ordered in Arlington
Rental 0vercharges

An Arlington couple has been
ordered to repay $7,7l6 in rent
overcharges in a case described
by housing officials as one of the
largest ever prosecuted here.
Judge Albert v. Bryan of Alex
andria Federal Court ordered the
repayments for IL houses in West
over. located on Washington
boulevard in Arlington. The
houses are owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert w. Hart, who live in the
development.
Most of the overpayments were
made under alleged sales con-
tracts" in which the occupants of
the houses made monthly pay
ments toward purchase" of the
houses. the prosecutor charged.
Judge Bryan. in an opinion hand
ed down Tuesday, held that the
agreements were not bona -fide
sales contracts because they did
not bind both parties to complete
the sale. He upheld the housing
Office charge that the monthly
payments were in reality rents.
Miss Louise F. Mccarthy, attor-
ney for the ONCE Of the Housing
Expediter, said rent ceilings for
the houses ranged from $47.5O to
SIS. The monthly payments were
$40 to $110. she said. The re-
payment sum will be divided
among 19 tenants who have lived
in the IL houses during the over
charge period.
About 1890 of the repayments
were ordered for straight rent
overcharges. which Miss Mccarthy
said occurred before the sales con-
tract plan was begun.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Foirfox Rotary to Open
'Follies" 2-Niqht Stund

The Fairfax Rotary Club will
present it's fourth annual Fair
fax Follies" at 8:15 pm. today
and tomorrow at Fairfax High
School.
The cast will include Fairfax
Mayor Robert D. Graham, Police
Judge Harry Carrico, Circuit
Court Clerk Thomas P. Chapman
and Sanitary Engineer James j.
Corbalis.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Sections Of 0ber Law
Old Statutes,
Hammond Tells Club
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, April 27.-Parts
of the anti-subversive Ober Law,
Attorney General Hall Hammond
said, are identical to sedition laws
which have been on the books in
Maryland since shortly after the
Civil War.
In an address before the
Eleventh Ward Democratic Club
last night, Mr.. Hammond termed
the 1949 legislation as "a psyche
logical attack on Communism.
The object of the Ober commits
sion in bringing the attorney gen.
erals Office into it was psyche
logical" he said. Enforcement of
the law is in the hands of & Spe-
cial assistant attorney general.
Mr.. Hammond said, however,
that actual enforcement is up to
the people"
THE law does not attempt to
prevent personal thoughts or be-
liefs." he explained. "only advoca-
tions or acts OF overthrow"
He predicted that there will be
few actual. cases in which Ober
Law violations will be taken to
court.
The law provides stiff penalties
for Subversive activities and,
among other things, requires all
employees of governmental agen-
cies to sign a loyalty oath.
The law has been upheld by the
Maryland Court of Appeals. but it
is the subject of a referendum. to
be voted upon at the November
elections.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Montgomery Police
Seeking Bird That
Can Recite Rhymes

Montgomery County police yes
terday were asked to hunt for a
bird with a 150-word vocabulary.
The bird an 8-month- old
parakeet-flew away from its
home at $500 Grove street, Chevy
Chase. 1t was the pet of Barbara
Cough, IL. a pupil at the Somer-
set Elementary School.
"Butchie." as the parakeet was
called. had been allowed freedom
of the house.
According to Mrs. Edwerta
Cough, Barbara's mother. who
works in the County Building,
Bethesda, "Butchie" called all
members of the family by name
and could recite three nursery
rhymes. The bird is blue with
gray and white wings.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Fairfax PLANNING
More 4-Roonl
School Buildings
State Grant Sought
For Construction of
Emergency Units

Fairfax County plans to build
more four classroom emergency
schools with funds to be granted
by the State.
This was disclosed yesterday as
the county supervisors adopted q
$3,472. .205.03 budget for 1950-51
which requires no increase in the
current $3,l9 tax rate.
School Board Chairman F. w
Robinson explained that although
no funds for new schools are in
cluded in the budget, the county
expects 100000 State grant for
school construction. Such grants
were authorized by the last Legis-
lature.
I'VE want to put all of that
money into classrooms, Mr..
Robinson said.
Bond Issue Begged Down.
Four emergency schools were
constructed last year with county
funds. They are built of cinder
blocks and are designed for future
enlargement. The buildings cost
about $4,000 each.
Hope for a $40 million county
school bond issue has been begged
down by Alexandria and Falls
Church annexation proceedings
against Fairfax. Mr.. Robinson
said he thought more emergency
buildings would be the only way
to take care of a large increase
In enrolment anticipated next
fall.
Only is persons attended the
hearing. Wallace Carper, chair
man of the Board of Supervisors,
predicted the hearing room would
have been filled if any increase
had been proposed in the tax rate.
DR.. Schulz Commends Board.
DR.. George j. Schulz, who two
years ago was a principal critic
at budget hearings, commended
the supervisors for holding the
line" on taxes a third straight
year.
Il think it is amazing you have
done so much with so little" he
told the supervisors and County
Executive Secretary R. M. Lough-
borough.
Mr.. Loughborough said every
thing was figured so closely that
no special appropriations could be
made during the year.
Van Adams, administrator of
the Alexandria Hospital, asked if
this meant the county may not be
able to pay it's hospital bills If
they run higher than expected.
All Bills Will Be Paid.
For the past several years, hos
pital care of indigents has exceed
ed the county's expectations.
Supervisor Maurice Fox said all
bills approved by the county
would be paid "if we have to bor-
row the money to do it,"
John j. Anderson, administra-
tor of Arlington Hospital, ap-
peared with Mr.. Adams. Both
hospitals had asked for financial
assistance from Fairfax County,
but no hospital grants were put
in the budget.
The new budget takes effect
July l. 1t was adopted without
change.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Post Office Urged to Fire
so 600 'Non-EssentioIs'
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senator Williams, Republican,
of Delaware suggested yesterday
the Post ONCE Department drop
&C, 900 mon essential" employees
instead Of cutting mail deliveries
to save money.
He was protesting in the Sem
ate against Postmaster General
Donaldson's recent order reduc-
ing mail deliveries as an economy
move.
Senator williams said removal
of "the on-essential" white collar
employees would save more than
$500 million.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Church Group to Give PIoy

The Youth Fellowship of the
Church of the Ascension, Episco-
pal, will present a three-act COM
edy, TOO Many Relatives" at $3.50
pm. tomorrow and Saturday, at
the East Silver Spring school au-
ditorium. Proceeds will be used
for a new stained-glass window in
the church.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

Roads in Fair
fax County.
Harry Milton
Buddy Alex
ander, IA, of
Seminary drive
n e ar Baileys
Cross Roads,
W a S crushed
beneath the ov-
erturned jeep.
Police said he
was dead when
two nearby resi-
dents, Russell
Lacey and Jack
Coker. pulled
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Jury Weighs Hot Issue
As Courthouse Smokes
BY The Assoeiofed Pres.

SALISBURY, Md, April 27.-
The grand jury was in session
yesterday, discussing the currently
hot issue of gambling.
Smoke began to fill the corridors
and pour out the windows. Some
body turned in an alarm.
Firemen traced the smoke to two
overheated radiators roasting a
thick accumulation OF dust.
The courthouse janitor was busy
with orders from headquarters to-
day. He's cleaning radiators.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Maryland Man browns
When Boot Cupsizes
BY the Associated Press

SHARPSBURG. Md, April 81
James E. Carbaugh. jr., 80. was
drowned yesterday while on a Po-
tomac River fishing trip. Mr..
Carbaugh disappeared in the wa
ter after a boat overturned as he
and Clarence Manous of Hagers-
town tried to anchor it. Mr..
Manous scrambled to safety.
State police were unable to
locate the body.
Mr.. Carbaugh, a resident of
Frederick County. worked for the
Western Maryland Railway.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Falls Church Boy, IA,
Killed as Jeep Driven
BY Friend 0verturns

A Falls Church High School
student was killed last night when
jeep driven by a young friend,
overturned near BaileyS Cross
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
EOD Mess Rated
Tops In Area

A bit of unexpected honor came
the way of the soldiers mess hall
at Erie Ordnance Depot this
week.
After pronouncing the mess as
one of the best in the Second
Army area, William Van Fossen,
food service supervisor from Sec
ond Army Headquarters, request
ed a set of pictures of the mess
hall to show other posts in the
area as an example OF how at
tractive as we'll as clean small
mess halls may be made.
Colorful plastic tablecoths and
window curtains and plain colored
cotton chairbacks have been used
to brighten the dining room.
During the past year, the Erie
Ordnance Depot mess has held
the rating of the second best one
in the Second Army area.
1t. Vern A. Mcdowell is mess
officer at Erie Ordnance Depot,
and his assistants are Mess Ser
geant John B. Byers, Sgt. Ross
D. Ward, Cpls. Davis S. Dennis
and Robert E. Thomas and Pfc.
Joseph F. Parma.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
Vacationland Has
Busy Prospects

A survey made last year dis
closed the fact that 72Po of the
American families enjoyed vaca-
tions during 1949 and upon which
they spent 100000, 900.
Indications are that this figure
will be exceeded in 1850. The
available facts to date surely in
dictate that this great Vacation
land area will enjoy it's greatest
season, reports i. Z. Finefrock,
secretary of the Lake Erie Islands
and Peninsula Vacationland.
Early inquiries for cottage in
formation and reservations show
decided increase over those re-
ceived to date on previous years.
Several owners of groups Of
cottages have volunteered the in
formation that their cottages are
already approximately 1870 re-
served for the season.
Approximately 1000 Of the huge
Vacationland folders have al
ready been mailed from the in
formation booth to various To-
calities in Ohio and surrounding
states. Several thousand others
have been passed out at the To-
ledo sport and travel shows and
they will also be available at the
Cleveland and Detroit shows.
The early mailing and distri
button of the folders is producing
the anticipated demand for more
detailed information on onr re-
creational facilities.
Apparently the inclement wealth
er during the past months has
kept the average family SO close
indoors that they are now look
ing forward more than ever to
cne grand escape this summer and
Vacationland is doing everything
in their power to have them es-
cape to our area.