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Evening star., 1950-11-12
No Defects in Gas Pipes
Found After Explosions

An investigation has failed to
reveal any defects in gas pipes
at two apartment houses dam
aged by explosions Friday, Act
ing Fire Marshal Roy Warfeld
said last night. Mr.. Warf1eld said
he would continue his investiga-
ton tomorrow.
The blasts. which occurred at
the Kenmore Apartments in the
5400 block of Connecticut avenue
NV. and a brick ur-family unit
at 5340 Ames street NE.
We will have to start from
scratch" to learn the cause of the
Connecticut avenue explosion,
which occurred when a tenant
attempted to light a pilot burner
on his gas stove, Mr.. Warfield
said.
In the other case, Mr.. Warfield
will talk to George Green, colored,
36, who suffered burns. Mr.. Green
was asleep in the apartment OF
his brother. Mr.. Warf1eld said he
hopes to learn whether the guest
completely turned off a heater on
retiring.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
District Area
Wounded in Korea,
Families Informed

Two Washington area men have
been injured in recent fighting in
Korea. according to word received
here by their families and an
nouncements by the Army.
Pvt. Robert F. Chester. IS. was
seriously injured in action" Oc-
tober 16, according to telegram
received yesterday by his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Chester, GIG street
Sc.
Pvt. James P. Broyhill, Is. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix H. Broy-
hill, 1905 North Kentucky street
Arlington. was reported wounded
on the Defense Department cas-
ualty list yesterday.
Under Heavy Mortar Fire.
The telegram received by Mrs
Chester did not indicate the ma
ture of her sons injuries. She
said she last heard from him
October IL when she received a
letter on paper that he said had
been taken from "a dead cook.
Mrs. Chester said the letter was
too blurred to read. except for a
few phrases which indicated that
his outfit had been pinned down
by heavy mortar fire for about
three days.
= Pvt. Chester enlisted in the
Army in 1947, but was discharged
when the Army discovered he was
too young. his mother said. He
enlisted in the Navy in November
1948, and after receiving a dis
charge from that branch three
months ago he re-enlisted in the
Army. He was sent overseas
September 10. A native of Wash
ington, Pvt. Chester attended
Hine Junior High School.
Paratrooper Wounded.
Pvt. Broyhill, a paratrooper,
was slightly wounded in Korea
October 81. He is nephew OF
Marvin T. Broyhill and Lincoln
r. Broyhill, also of Arlington.
The Broyhilr family is prominent
in the building industry in the
county.
The soldier said in a letter to
his parents that he was wounded
in the hand after parachuting
into enemy territory. Pvt. Broyhill
volunteered for service last Feb
ruary. He had left this country
September l. After his family
moved from Hopewell, where he
was born, Pvt. Broyhill attended
Walter Reed School and Claude
Swanson Junior High School in
Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Repoving Of S Blocks to Begin
This Week at Marshall Heiqhts

ment plan for the area to be
carried out within the next three
Or four years"
Permanent paving of most of
the streets. he said. must await
the installation of water and
sewer mains. Residents are re-
quired to install their own con-
nections to the newly-laid mains
before resurfacing is started On
many streets in the development.
The five blocks to be repaved
this week lie between houses built
facing on streets running east
and west and do not carry water
mains, Mr.. Harrison said. The
existing roads. some Of which are
partially paved and of varying
widths, will be graded to stand
ard width. covered with a gravel
base and an asphalt surface, he
said. A permanent surface will
be added at a later date.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
3.496 Rent Rise Granted
438 Southeast Apartments

The District Rent Control Ad.
ministrator yesterday granted &
rent increase of 3.4 per cent or
438 apartment units Waverly Tay.
lor, Inc, operates at several ad.
dresses in Southeast Washington
The new rents will range from
$40 a month for units having three
and a half rooms and bath te
$99.50 for units having five and q
half rooms and bath. Rents for
merly ranged from $67.75 to $9t
a month.
The apartments are located al
2817 to 1920 Twenty-eighth street
Sc; 1900 to 1908 Thirtieth street
Sc; 1929 to 3217 Buena Vista
terrace Sc; 2809 to 2817 Gaines
vile street Sc; 1908 to 2S9s
Hartford street Sc; 2719 to 280s
Jasper street Sc. and 2912 to 294C
Southern avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1950-11-12

The first phase of million
dollar street improvement pro-
gram for the Marshall Heights
area of Southeast Washingto
will get under way early this week
with the resurfacing and regrad-
ing of five blocks on Fiftieth,
Fifty first and Fifty fourth
streets.
The construction will be the
first improvement in the area
undertaken since the District
Government abandoned its plans
for overall redevelopment of Mar
shall Heights last spring. Previ-
Iously the Government had placed
a freeze on all construction per-
mits for the area.
S. r. Harrison, District engineer
Iof streets said yesterday that the
repaving operation marks the first
phase of an ambitious improve
Evening star., 1950-11-12
FBI Director Plugs
Some Crime Plays
Given on Radio, TV

FBI Director j. Edgar
Hoover told the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee, in a
report made public last night,
that programs which portray
crime in it's proper light and
awaken Americans to action"
have a proper place on the
radio or television.
He cited This Is Your
FBI" as an example and said
the FBI has been proud to CO.
operate in producing it.
In the same report, Arthur
J. Freund of st. Louis, chair
man of the American Bar AS
sociation's criminal law Sec
ton, advised the committee to
go beyond the comics it has
been investigating and look
at other mass-media for por-
traying crime.
Among the movies and radio
programs Mr.. Freund referred
to as this trash" was This
Is Your FBI."
Evening star., 1950-11-12

floor to the party, and the receiv-
ing lines contained SO many guests
it took some of them two hours to
reach the family party.
The reception lines ended in
the Presidential room, where the
brides table and half a dozen
buffet tables had been set up
Cocktails were served at several
bars in the Congressional room
the Federal room and the recep-
ton hall.
Maj. Barrett, dressed in a cut
away coat and striped trousers
told his friends it was the crown
ing day Of his career.
The guests joined in the chorus
when the Police Orchestra struck
up when Irish Eyes Are Smiling
This and solo selections fol-
lowed the cutting of a huge we'd
ding cake by the bridal party.
Bartlett and his bride have
known each other for 18 months
He served in the Pacific on the
aircraft carrier Midway in World
War II.
The best man was the bride
groom's brother, Richard w
Bartlett. They are the sons OF
Mrs. Frederick S. Bartlett, of 13
Elm street. Takoma Park. Md.
The former Miss Barrett, a
graduate of st. Cecelia's IS Academy
has worked as a secretary at the
Metropolitan Club for the last
four years, and plans to return to
her Job after the honeymoon. She
was attended at the wedding by
five bridesmaids.
The young couple will make
their home at BOLT Eastern ave-
nue., Silver Spring. Md.
After the reception. small
party was held for the families
and close friends at the Bar
rets' residence, 5811 Seventh
street NV
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Census Bureau TO Begin
Employment Survey Here

A 5-day survey on the number
of part-tim workers available for
full-time employment opens here
tomorrow under auspices of the
Census Bureau.
It is part of a National survey
which will provide the Govern
ment with figures on employment
and unemployment, r. w. Rem
sing, District supervisor of the
Census said.
He stressed that all individual
information reported in the sur
vey is held in absolute confidence
and that only statistical sum-
maries are published.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Paul Hume Named Director
OF GEORGETOWN u. Music

Paul Hume, music critic for the
Washington Post, has been named
director of music at Georgetown
University, the Very Rev. Hunter
Guthrie, S. j., university presi-
dent, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Hume succeeds the late DIR
Edward P. Donovan, founder OF
the University Glee Club and di-
rector of music at the university
for the past 80 years. He will con-
tinue as the Posts music critic.
The new musical director is a
pianist, organist and baritone and
has given recitals at the Phillips
Gallery during the last five years
A native of Chicago, Mr.. Hume
has been in Washington for eight
years. He lives at 4515 Connecti-
cut avenue NV. is married and
has a son.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Z CIV Debating Teams Win
5 and Lose ) Matches

Two George Washington Uni
versity debating teams won over
five colleges and bowed to three
others during sessions at the Uni
versity of Vermont Friday and
yesterday.
One team which took the af-
flrmative on the subject, RE
solved That the Non Communist
Nations Should Form a New In
ternational Organization" won
over Utica College, New York Uni
versity, Wesleyan and the Univer-
sity of New Hampshire.
Those on the team were James
Robinson, of 2817 Thirty-ninth
street NV. and Daryl Kays, %
of 2201 G street NV.
A second team, taking the neg
ative side of the debating subject
won over the University of Maine
but lost to Tufts College, New
York University and the Univer-
sity of Rhode Island. Marvin
Cohen, 20, of 1345 Randolph
street NV. and Larry Robinson,
81. of 1925 r street NV, made
UP the team.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Atlas Club Refused License
To Sell Liquor by Drink

The Alcoholic Beverage Contro'
Board has refused the Atlas Club
1349 E street NV, license to sell
liquor by the drink. ruling that II
is not a bonafide club under ABC
regulations.
The decision was made after
officers of the club appeared be-
fore the boards hearing to prove
that it was club, to present its
membership list and records such
as cancelled checks.
Following the hearing. the board
said it was disclosed that the clut
made SO purchases of alcoholic
beverages from retail stores at 8
cost of $2,865, but club officers
made no explanation of the pur-
chaSeS.
The board also said the club
had no certificate of occupancy as
required by the board and that
toilet facilities were not up tc
ABC requirements.
The Atlas has been operating
as an after-hours club for several
years. -..
Evening star., 1950-11-12

with a chuckle. SANITY will do the
best he can, Billy, but he can't
promise you everything. What else
would you like for Christmas?"
Santas at Hecht's.
Hecht's this year has Santas, all
trained by the school. The others
are Joseph Preston of 1869 Fessen-
den street NV, and Alton Loomis
of l409 Forty eighth street Sc.
At Sears & Roebuck's Wisconsin
avenue store, another school grad
uate is occupying Santa's throne.
Leonidas Lo Beall, rs, looks
enough like Santa without false
whiskers and costume to assume
his role in real life.
In his eight years as st. Nick,
he has earned the confidence of
a half million children.
What's his approach?
THE most frequent questions I
hear is. Are you really Santa'?"
Mr.. Beall says. II just smile, hold
the child's hand and reply. What
do you think'?"
Mr.. Beall said the child always
sighs, and breathes a Yes
At Woodward and Lothrop's, the
senior Santa is Joseph E. Carr, an
assistant buyer in the shoe depart
ment when he isn't st. Nick.
Also a Santa school grad, Mr.,
Carr feels you have to have the
love of child in your heart" for
the role.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Juvenile Court Refuses to Blame
Comic Books for Delinquency.
Crime Rate Rise Seen
As Result of War and
Lack of PurentuI Care

Washington's Juvenile Court
refuses to blame juvenile delin-
quency here on comic books.
That's what Miss Helaine A.
Todd. director of social work at
I the court, reported to the Senate
Crime Investigating Committee in
a Nation-w wide survey on juvenile
delinquency made public last
night.
Half of the questions in the
survey concerned the effect of the
comic books-particularly whether
there was any relationship be-
tween crime comics and juvenile
crime and whether juvenile delin-
quency would be decreased If crime
comic books were less available.
The prevailing view of the experts
was that juvenile crime is more
attributable to the home than to
the comics.
"Since time immemorial," wrote
Miss Todd, children have played
some variations of cops and rob-
bers. It seems to matter little
what is the current name of the
criminal (robber) and the law
cops.
Environment Cited.
"It would be reasonable to be-
lieve that today Hopalong Cassidy
is just as great a hero in the slums
as he is among the children whose
| families can buy them Hopalong
outfits. Perhaps the difference
might be that children who are
experiencing economic depriva-
ton and lack of family unity are
more forced to achieve by their
own means the gaining Of what
they want"
Miss Todd said the staff could
think of no instance where de-
linquent act was traceable to read
ing crime comic books.
In answer to questions on the
increase or decrease of juvenile
delinquency, Miss Todd told the
committee:
/. The peak year in juvenile de-
linquency brought to the atten-
ton of the court was in 1914
when $3.50 delinquency COM
plants were received. In fiscal
1850. the complaint figure was
1874, showing a small but con-
sistent decrease since 1914.
Increase Seen.
2. The number of juvenile de-
linquents may increase in the next
three or four years when the
children of the war marriages
become old enough to be involved
in delinquency" This forecast is
based on the fact that the de1in-
quency age appears to be Drop
ping and that, in turn, appears
to be caused by the high rate OF
Evening star., 1950-11-12
By Mary l. Vouehon.

By Mary |. Vouehon.
Winding lines of children, full
of whispered secrets. are ap-
preaching Santa Claus in Wash
ington department stores this
week.
The jolly old elf of sthe boom
ing laugh and easy promises has
changed during the past few
years.
These days he is a student of
child psychology. a gent with a
Santa Claus school" degree
tucked in his belt. His costume is
neat and his hearts in his job.
Santas have become permanent
store employees, trained to play the
role year after year" A special
Santa Claus school is located at
Albion, N. Y.
Percy j. Bobbitt. dean of the
Santas, has played his role for
13 years. He attended the Santa
school last year. At the Hecht
Co., Santa Bobbitt, father of six
children, is well prepared. as a
Santa school grad. to enter the
land of childhood magic with
confidence.
He has his answers all lined up.
"And what do you want from
Santa. Billy?" he asks. Often the
question brings the answer, my
two front teeth" Child Psycholo-
gist Bobbitt, nonplussed, replies
Evening star., 1950-11-12

S in 1t. Star Staff Photo.
"The school has taught us the
personal touch" he said. We've
thrown away our gloves, we take
the child's hand and we no longer
perch them on our knee"
Other Modern Santas.
Other Santa school grads are
holding forth at Kann's and Lans-
burgh's department stores.
Frank Kirby, at Kann's, por-
trays his job from behind the plate
glass show windows with a hid
den microphone.
"It isn't just job" Mr.. Kirby
says. You are perfect in the
eyes of those little children. Just
think, with only a word, Santa
is able to make those little tykes
eat their spinach and drink their
milk
Rowley Cornell Of Lansburgh' S
terms himself the skinny Santa. F."
1--WE learned al school it isn't so
much Santa's size as what's in
side his mind that counts. -" Mr.,
Cornell says. 1--WE not only look
like Santa, we believe. maybe for
the moment. we are Santa"
"We haven't. stopped at chile
psychology" Mr.. Preston says. "a
good many of our customers whit
stand In line for q photograph
with Sanity are women" he added
Maybe a psychologist can ex
plain that"
Evening star., 1950-11-12

illegitimacy during the war years
and the lack of adequate parental
care from the dissolution of war
marriages.
3. The records here show moth
ing that could be defined as Or
ganized gang activities although
delinquent acts are committed
by groups of children.
4. In contrast with the post
World War II decrease in juvenile
delinquency, there was an in
crease during the five years after
World War I. Miss Todd sug-
gested that the expansion Of social
welfare activities in the inter-
vening years had made it possible
for children to become adjusted
without court action in the pres
ent day.
Hoover Gave Cause.
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
told the committee that youth
has led the criminal army" dur.
ing the past decade. The basic
cause Of the high rate of juven.
lie crime, he declared, was "the
lack of sense of moral RESPONSE
bility among youth"
Homes broken by death, de.
sertion, divorce, separation, neg.
lect or immortality, he said, STAMP
their imprint on the developing
child.
He also blamed juvenile delin.
quency on inadequate schools ane
youth-serving activities. Schoo
systems and children suffer, he as.
serted, when the public fails tt
provide sufficient funds for ade'
quate teaching staffs. decent sal
aries and proper equipment.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Health Service Reserve
Elects 4 D. c. Residents

Four Washington residents have
been elected officers in the Asso-
ciation of Reserve Officers of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice, it was announced yesterday.
They are Miss Anna Heisler, a
senior nursing officer in the PHS,
vice president; DR.. James Q. Cant,
jr., secretary; DR.. Julius Fogel,
treasurer, and DR.. Ezra B. A.
GratZ, q dentist, historian.
Evening star., 1950-11-12

One of the biggest and mos
elaborate wedding parties in post.
war years was held at the Hote
Statler yesterday afternoon BY
Police Superintendent Robert j
Barrett and Mrs. Barrett after
the marriage of their only daugh.
ter.
Approximately 1,100 guests
turned out for the affair. which
consisted of cocktails, a buffet
luncheon and q musical program
Those in attendance included sis
judges of District and Municipa,
Courts, numerous other District
officials, members of the Police
Department, and hundreds Of
relatives and friends.
The bride, comely Miss Joanne
Victoria Barrett, 81, and her
bridegroom, Frederick StonnelI
Bartlett, 23-year-old emp1oye oi
an Office supply firm here, left
Immediately after the festivities
for a honeymoon IN New YORK ano
Atlantic City:
At least 1000 guests attended
the Catholic ceremony in the
Church of the Nativity, performed
by the Rev. Walter j. Norris, as
sistant pastor. Seating facilities
at the church were filled to capac-
ity, and more than 100 guests
stood in the rear.
The ceremony began at 10
o'clock and most of the guests
followed the wedding party to
the hotel. Three motorcycle Of
ficers escorted the party to the
reception at the Statler.
About half the guests were Of
ficers of the Police Department
and their families. Those invited
included most of the headquarters
staff, along with senior officers
in the various precincts.
The hotel turned over most of
it's public rooms on the second
Evening star., 1950-11-12

he engaged in private practice
After four years service with the
Army Medical Corps, including
duty in the European theater
he became epidemiologist and as
Sistant director of the Bureau o1
Venereal Diseases. He lives at the
Alban Towers.
DR.. Morgan was born in Pitts
burgh in 1903 and after graduating
from Columbia University Medical
School in 1880, interned at Nor
ristown, N. j., Memorial Hospital
and was resident physician at
Columbia Hospital here.
At a farewell party given for
him last week at the Health De-
partment. DR.. Morgan said he
expects to return to the bureau
after his Army duty.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Nursing !! Glasses
Planned for
Civil Defense
Courses Will Stress
Atomic Casualties;
Program Outlined

Plans for starting courses in
home nursing with the emphasis
on casualties that could be caused
by an atomic attack will be
presented to the District Commits
sioners for action this week.
Acting Civil Defense Director
John E.. Fondahl has laid before
the Commissioners a program to
start training classes for 80 in
structors November n. under the
direction of the Red Cross
Graduates would, in turn, teach
local groups of women volunteers
for a two-week course.
According to Inspector Fon-
dahl, the students would learn
"the fundamentals of nursing on
such conditions as shock, cuts
and wounds. hemorrhage, burns,
fractures, severe bruises, concus-
sion. head injuries. reaction from
intravenous injection and radia-
ton sickness"
Courses Can Start At Once.
With injuries from an atomic
explosion, the nurses would be
taught what to look for, what
to do and what to report to the
doctor"-knowledge that would
be valuable mot only in the home
but also to doctors in first aid
stations" the report says.
Inspector Fondahl advised the
Commissioners, that Miss Lillian
Adams, supervisor of nurses
training for the District Red
Cross Chapter is ready to start
the instructors courses at any
time. Volunteers for the course,
which will take three weeks,
would be chosen by William Arm
strong, director Of training for
the city's developing warden
service.
In addition to the training of
home nurses, Engineer Commits
sioner Gordon r. Young said yes
terday he hopes to get action early
this week on the formation of a
Citizens Advisory Committee and
a Medical Advisory Committee to
work with the Commissioners and
the Director of Public Health on
the civil defense program.
Blood Center to Be Expanded.
In another aspect of the civil
defense program, the Washing
ton Red Cross Regional Blood
Center announced that it has be-
gun renovations for enlargement.
The Red Cross said present
facilities could not supply needs
for blood donations and the re-
modelling will enable the center,
l730 E street NV. ito increase
and add to the COM
fort of the donors"
Last week the center distributed
757 pints of blood to District hos
pitfalls and communities in Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia,
it was announced.
The Bloodmobile is scheduled
this week as follows:
At Hagerstown. Md, at st.
Johns Parish House. South Po-
tomac street. 10 am. to 4 pm.
Monday; at Chevy Chase, Md. at
All Saints Church, Chevy Chase
Circle. 2 to 8 pm. Wednesday;
Prince Georges County, Bladens-
burg Elementary School, IL noon
to 5:45 pm. Thursday, and at
the Pentagon from 10 am. to 4
pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1950-11-12

ment physician
to be called into
a C iv e Army
service, Health
Director DAME.
I. Seckinger
announced yes
terday. He will
be stationed in
Y o k o h a m a
Japan.
DR.. M or gar
Joined the Bu-
reau of Vene-
real Diseases in
1882, W or king
- ~.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Health Department Officer
Called into Armv Service

DR.. A. Truxton Morgan. assist
ant director of the Bureau of
Venerial Diseases of the Health
Department. is the first depart
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-01

Juice. 4 cups sifted enriched flour. !
tablespoon cinnamon. teaspoons ALL
spice. N teaspoon nutmeg. teaspoons
cloves. Ia teaspoons salt. cups short
ening. z cups sugar. 81 cup grape jelly
rs ounce glass;. IL eggs. / pound
chopped blanched almonds. ia pounds
broken pecans. 2 tablespoons vanilla
extract. Combine fruits. add sherry or
fruit Juice. Cover and let stand over
night. Sift together flour. spices and
salt. Cream together shortening and
sugar until fluffy. Add jelly and mix
thoroughly. Beat eggs and add 10
creamed mixture alternately with flour
mixture. Add nuts and fruits. a small
amount at time. Add vanilla extract.
Bake in CREASED paper-lined loaf pans
in slow oven 1900 10 325 degrees F..
Bake large cakes 3 hours. Bake small
individual cakes. 21zx4 inches hour.
Cool cakes in pans. When cool. cakes
may be garnished with fruits and nuts.
Makes fruit cakes.
Glaze for fruit cakes: l cup sugar.
II cup corn sirup. IA cup water. Com
bine ingredients and cook until mix
lure forms thick sirup. Cool. Spread
on cake. While still moist. arrange gar
nish of fruits and nuts. When glaze has
SET. wrap cakes in moisture-proof cell
lophane or in waxed paper. Store In
covered containers.