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Evening star., 1950-10-10
Converts Two Original Sisters
Mark Its Golden Jubilee Today

The newspaper clipping was SO
old and faded that it had to be
protected by cellophane, but its
headline, Pretty Girls to Begin
Perpetual Worship" told why it
meant so much to the two aging
sisters.
For Mother Severina Di Gio-
vanni, SO, and Mother Rachel
Maresca, II. today celebrating
the golden jubilee of the founding
of the Convent of Perpetual
Alteration, the clipping was a
part of their memories.
1t was on October 10, 1900. that
they arrived in New York to begin
the trip to Washington, where
they were to take possession of
the newly built convent and
chapel at 1419 v street NV. Four
other members of the order were
on the trip. but only Mother
Severina and Mother Rachel re-
main at the convent.
| Now, SO years later, after de-
voting their lives to the convent,
they are taking part in the spe-
cial religious services, marking
the jubilee.
Mother Severina was born in
suburb of Palermo, Sicily. She
entered the order in Rome in
1888 and was transferred to Bel
gium, where she stayed until
coming to the United States.
Mother Rachel. a native of So
rento, Italy, became a novitiate
in 1894. She also served in Bel
gium before coming to this coun-
| try.
When they arrived in New York,
they were met by the late Mrs.
Evening star., 1950-10-10
Gen. .Reckord to Get
Decoration as First
Soldier of MARYLAND
By the Asseeieisd Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
adjutant general of Maryland,
is to get the American Le-
gion's Distinguished Service
Medal, the Legion's highest
decoration.
The citation describes him
as "Maryland's first soldier" :"
The medal is to be awarded
in recognition of Gen. Reck-
ord's work in reorganizing the
Guard and his postwar ef-
forts to cut unemployment
among Maryland veterans.
Evening star., 1950-10-10
British PeddIer Fined
For Unjust ScoIes-
HH Ounces in Pound
By the Associated Press

SHEERNESS. England, Oct.
10.-Kenneth Walker was
dumbfounded when a weights
inspector proved that his push
cart scales gave 1712 ounces
for a pound.
He was dumbfounded all
over again yesterday. A judge
fined him f2-$5.60-for using
unjust" scales.
The prosecutor said incor-
rect scales are unjust by Brit
ish law whether they give too
much or too little.
Evening star., 1950-10-10
Man Boyoneted to Deoth
In Front of AurioI's Home
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Oct. 10.-A man was
bayoneted to death in front of the
residence Of French President
Vincent Auriol early today.
Police gave chase after a man
was seen lettering near parked
car. Sighting the running man
the guard who stands in front o1
Mr.. Auriol's residence lowered his
bayonet.
The man ran headlong on to it
He was identified as Pierre
L'Hotte, address unknown.
Evening star., 1950-10-10
.HurtIe to Speck Tonioht

Russell P. Hartle, candidate for
Congress from the Sixth Mary
land Congressional District, will
speak tonight at a meeting of
the Montgomery County Woman's
Democratic Club in the Jesup
Blair Community House. Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1950-10-10
Walk Awoy From Crosh

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 10 P).-
A plane crashed on West Noun
tain yesterday and the three oc-
cupants climbed out of the plane
and walked away, leaving the
damaged craft on the hillside
State police are trying to find out
who they were.
Evening star., 1950-10-10

Let's be sensible. There is no
shortage of food in the United
States. The President has stated
there is no immediate prospect of
rationing. So let's be sensible.
Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-10-10

The Everglade region of Florida
is 140 miles long and about SO
miles in width.
Evening star., 1950-03-02

Washington; Allen R. Stickley
jr., -Anacostia; Burton Wolfe
Woodrow Wilson: Phil Gross, Nc
Kinley; Peggy Reaser. Western.
GOLD KEYS: Brian Crowley
Montgomery Blair: Marianne
Waelder, Sidwell Friends; Barbara
Holland, Woodrow Wilson; Rob-
ert H. Wilkinson, jr.. Washington
Lee, and Michael Mensh, Central
CERTIFICATES: Marion E.
Sibley. Woodrow Wilson; Bill Nc
Naughton, Carol l.. Funk, Brian
Crowley, Nancy c. Peterson
Jeanne A. Rembert, Annette Gar
yer (two, and Dorothy Kelso
Montgomery Blair.
Review.
GOLD KEYS: Owen N. Ray
nor. Roosevelt: Marie M. Binot
(two), Bill McNaughton and Con-
stance LIE Roy, Montgomery Blair
CERTIFICATES: William R
Fene, Bill McNaughton, Daniel B
Levine, Herbert D. Morrison and
Jon Waring. Montgomery Blair.
Poetry.
GOLD KEYS: Barbara Murray
Holland. Woodrow Wilson; Con.
zalo Carnevali and 10 Kreiselman
of Sidwell Friends; Miles Davis
and Kathryn A. Clayton of Cen
trail High.
CERTIFICATES: William r
McKaye (two), Louise Meikle and
Barbara Casady, Sidwell Friends;
Lynn Rumbaugh, Coolidge; Bev-
erly L. Blades and James F. Bab-
cock. Bethesda Chevy Chase;
Marilyn j. Kapplin and Barbara
A. Murphy. Mckinley; Paulette
M. Salto and Michael Mensh,
Central: Helen Van Doren, Roose-
welt. and Jeanne A. Rembert, Ruth
E. Bauman and Howard H. Met
calfe, Montgomery Blair.
Short Short Story.
GOLD KEYS: Beatrice SHAW
Montgomery Blair. Samuel c.
Worsley, Mckinley; Douglas Da-
Wis. Coolidge; Barbara L. Casady
Sidwell Friends. and Carlton
Clark, Montgomery Blair.
CERTIFICATES: Jean Rylano
(two), and Robert S. Lyle. Sidwell
Friends; Herman Robertson, jr.
Dunbar; Sara c. Pryor. Brian
Crowley, Lala Huebner, Constance
Leroy, Charles H. Crom, Harry
E. Ingram, Robert Sperry, ant
Martha Jane Smith, Montgomery
Blair; William Colliver, Green:
belt; Stan Fielder. Eastern; Roger
Euster and Lydia Clark, Coolidge
Mary L. Chase. Cardozo; Mitchell
Blankstein. Roosevelt; Clara Kel.
Ter. Notre Dame High of Waldorf;
Hugh w. Gourley. Central.
Column.
GOLD KEYS: Phil Gross, Nc
Kinley; Joel E. Smilov, Wilson;
Doris E. Crosswait, Montgomery
Blair: Drew G. McKillips. Gen.
tral.
CERTIFICATES: Ronnie Sea-
gel, Western; Mary A. Devlin
Anacostia; Joan Wilson, Eastern;
Jennifer Wellborn, ethics d a.
Chevy Chase; Barbara Van
Brackle, Dunbar.
Editorial.
GOLD KEYS: Claire Stanton
Eastern (two); Ann T. Baldwin
Eastern; Robert McColley anc
Owen N. Raynor, Roosevelt.
CERTIFICATES: Owen N. Ray.
nor. Roosevelt: Dorothy Norman
Dunbar; Ellen Sincoff, Western;
Russell E. Arney, Eastern; Caro-.
lyn Palmer. Eastern; David Paul.
son, Mckinley; Carolyn Cunning.
ham tthree), Eastern; Drew G
McKillips, Central; Henry A
Turner, jr.. B t h da-C hevy
Chase; Patricia Parkman, Mont.
gomery Blair; Ronnie Seagel
Western; Eleanor Edlow. Western
and Lorenz Schrenk, Anacostia.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Winning Poem Entitled
TO Those Who Are
Not Quite Great

The winning manuscript in
The Evening Stars Scholastic
Writing Award contest fol-
lows:
To Those Who Are Not Quite
Great
BY Barbara Murray Holland
You may knoW By the thin
relentless face
The almost-genius, accursed
race
Whose hearts neDer came to-
a resting place.
Fire and bone and hollo1Ded
thin
As a reed, as a flute. BY the
fame Within;
1t has been tore-Dritten, they
shall not tDin.
But the heart that consumes
the flesh and the mind
Still burns, Dhen the shell
has been left behind.
FOLLOWING Dhat it 1DiI reUer
find.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Price Of Milk Goes Ur
Cent a Quart Today;
Some Foods Down

Cost Of living for Washington
area families will rise further to-
day and tomorrow as the price OF
milk rises one cent a quart to %
cents for home, delivery.
The Increase was allowed dairies
serving Arlington and Alexandria
in an order last week of the Vir-
ginia Milk Commission. The in
crease was requested by the Mary
land and Virginia Milk Producers
Association, which cited higher
production costs.
Washington dairies brought their
prices in line with the nearby fig
ure'as many of them serve both
areas.
Decline in Stores Reported.
Last night. the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported that the price
of food in Washington stores de-
clined three-tenths of l per cent
between August % and Septem-
ber Is.
1t said a special survey of foods
showed lower prices for most
meats, some fruits and vegetables
and sugar.
Higher prices, on the other
hand, were reported for salmon,
eggs, some fruits and vegetables
and coffee,
Coffee Prices Up.
The report noted that coffee
prices during the first two weeks
of September had risen 2.5 per
cent, to a new high of an average
of Sc cents a pound, Egg prices
were reported up is pei cent.
The agency noted that prices
averaged higher for 27 foods. lower
for 10 and no change for four.
Helping to bring the average
down were declines of IA per cent
for sweet potatoes, 13 per cent
for onions and 9 per cent for let
tuce.
BIS said beef and veal prices
during the period were 1.8 per
cent lower and chicken prices 4
per cent lower.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

An audience Of 1,5O0 last night
saw the seasons final perform
snce of Faith of Our Fathers -
the Sesqui symphonic drama in
the Rock Greek Park amphithe-
ater.
The future of the drama will
await an analysis Of attendance
and a financial balance sheet to
be submitted to the National Cap
ital Sesquicentennial Commission
This will be prepared shortly by
Paul M. Massmann, the commits
sion's general manager.
After the final curtain, the cast
held party on the stage. Paul
Green, the author, was on hand
to congratulate Lawrence Ryle
who took the part of George
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Threatened Suicide
From Hotel Ledge
Thworted by Police
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 30.1 - A
young elevator operator teetered
for 10 minutes today on the top
ledge of one of Baltimore's big
gest hotels before his threatened
suicide attempt was halted by a
policeman.
While a big crowd watched
below. Patrolman Edward F.
Blaney crawled out on the 18th
story ledge of the Sheraton
Belvedere. He pinned the 22-year-
old colored man to the side of
the building. Hotel employees
helped Patrolman Blaney bring
him inside.
Meanwhile. firemen had spread
nets around the area.
Jack Friedman, a taxicab driver,
made the first report of the Incl
dent. He heard a thump on the
roof of his cab. Investigating, he
discovered hotel uniform coat.
The elevator operator, Clifton
Edward Sessones, was treated for
shock at Mercy Hospital. Police
said he had been under mental
strain for some time.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Faith of Our Fathers Closes
Before Audience of 1,5OO

Washington, central figure in the
production.
Last nights performance was
given in the chill valley air, with
only a few stars out and a har-
vest moon climbing. The 4,000-
seat amphitheater was less than
half filled, in sharp contrast to
opening night, August 4, when
President and Mrs. Truman and
their dauhgter, Margaret. at
tended with a packed house.
Last night was Texas Honor
Night" Representative Gossett
Democrat, of Texas, received a
scroll to be given to Gov. Shivers
Lawrence B. Slater, assistant gen.
eral manager of the commission
made the presentation.
The closing scene, with the cast
singing 'Taith of Our Fathers,
the old hymn, brought a warm
response from the audience.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Weafherman' S Promise:
No Smoky Haze-Just Foq

= Early Sunday risers could expect
to see heavy fog instead of the
smoke and haze which blotted out
the sun most of last week, the
Weather Bureau said last night.
Observers believed the air would
clear by afternoon, sending the
mercury to about rs degrees. Yes
terday's high was rs degrees.
Most of the smoke from Cana
dian forest fires has at last disap.
peared, the bureau said, adding
that cloudy and mildef weather
may be expected tomorrow.
In contrast to Washington's, re-
visitation of summer, Montana
and Wyoming caught a neavy
snowstorm yesterday. Yellowstone
Park was buried under snow up to
16 inches, and comparable depths
were measured elsewhere il. the
region.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Track Removal Work
To Begin Tomorrow
On 11th Street Span

Work will begin tomorrow to
remove the streetcar tracks from
the Eleventh Street bridge over
the Anacostia River. Highway Di-
rector u. N. Robertson announced
yesterday.
After $50 am. tomorrow, traffic
will be confined to two lanes. Mr..
Robertson advised motorists to
use other bridges possible, to
avoid congestion.
The work win ba -,one by the
Capital Transit Co. 1t may take
as long as a month, although it is
hoped itcan be completed sooner.
Will Be Repaired.
After removal of the tracks,
the section Will be resurfaced with
sheet asphalt This part of the
project will be done by the Dis
trict at Capital Transit's expense.
Buses replaced streetcars on
the route in 1885, and street rail-
way tracks were removed from
the streets leading to the bridge.
Rust Damage Found.
Because of congested traffic
conditions, however. the removal
of the tracks on the bridge has
been put off. The new South
Capitol Street bridge now has re-
duced traffic on the Eleventh
Street bridge about 33 per cent.
Officials have found that seep-
age of water through the track
system is causing, damage to the
steel superstructure because of
rust and corrosion.
Motorists have complained, also,
that the tracks are slippery.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Crusade for Freedom
To Begin Tomorrow;
Pledge Signers Sought

The Crusade for Freedom" will
get under way tomorrow with q
parade and noon speech on the
District Building steps by Joseph
C. Grew, former ambassador to
Japan.
The District crusade committee
hopes to get 100000 or more sig
natures in Washington, subscrib-
ing to the pledge:
II am proud to enlist in the
Crusade for Freedom. I am proud
to be a signer of this declaration
Of freedom and to have my name
included as permanent part OF
the freedom shrine in Berlin.
Starting at HAS am. from
Twelfth street and New York ave-
nue., the parade will feature ar
rival of the lotion Crusade for
Freedom Bell' on the first leg of
"a national tour.
The parade, led by the Marine
Corps Drum and Bugle- Corps will
escort the bell to the District
Building where it will be received
by the Commissioners, Mr.. Grew
and others.
Signatures for the freedom
pledge will be flown to, Berlin in
time for dedication of the Free
dom Bell on United Nations Day,
October "a.
The freedom crusade is Ma
tionwide effort to acquaint east
Iern Europeans with democracy
through the new voice, Radio
Europe" and to acquaint Ameri-
cans with the story of Communist
oppression.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Boy, 9, Critically Injured
By Auto on Laurel Road

A 9-year-old Laurel (Md.) boy
was critically injured yesterday
when struck by an automobile on
the Laurel-Fort Meade road.
Robert Landon suffered a skull
fracture when struck by car
driven by Melvin M. Balmer, so,
of Berwyn, Maryland State Police
reported.
Police said the boy was walking
along the road with his father.
John Landon, and a brother. Mr..
Balmer told police the boy ran
out into the roaG and he was
unable to avoid hitting him.
The boy was taken to University
Hospital, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Lack of Demond Piles Up
10000 Tons of Iron Ore
BY the Associated Pres.

GOA. Portuguese India.-An es-
timated 10000 tons of iron ore
have piled up here because of a
sudden fall in foreign demand.
The decline in exports is at
tributed to foreign competition,
failure of Goan exporters to fur
nish guarantees to importers, and
unfavorable rail rates in Goa. The
press here is campaigning for
government assistance to counter
act competition and provide all
possible facilities to exporters.
Goa's exports of manganese, an
important dollar Garner, have not
been affected The iron exporting
industry is relatively new ere.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Nearby Schools 10 Get
Aid Under S2S Million
Bill Signed by Truman

President Truman has signed
bill for Federal aid to school
districts materially affected by the
impact of Federal activities. In
cluded are areas in nearby Mary
land and Virginia.
Twenty-eight million dollars
was appropriated for the meas
ure, which went through Con-
gress just before the adjourn
ment to November 27.
The United States Commission
er of Education will administer
the program.
Aid This Year.
All nearby areas should become
eligible this year for financial aid
for their schools, according to an
aide to the House Education Com
mittee.
President Truman signed the
measure yesterday.
The complex law establishes a
series Of formulae for the Com
missioner to administer the pro-
gram. It divides school needs
into six categories, with varying
amounts to be advanced for aid
Need Cited.
School officials from virtually
all districts in the outlying Wash
ington Metropolitan Area appeared
before the House Education Com
|mittee when hearings opened on
the need. They cited the burden
which children of Federal workers
had placed on school systems all
around the National CAPITAL.
The amounts to be made avail
able to each nearby school dis.
trict is to be determined later.
The law for Federal aid to
maintenance and operation of
schools is a companion measure
to another law which authorized
Federal grants to- State depart
ments. of education for long range
planning and construction of
school facilities. This measure
was signed by President Truman
September 26.
$49.5 Million for Planning.
To finance the planning anG
construction program Congress
made available in the supple
mental appropriations bill, about
$49.5 million.
The Commissioner of Education
also will administer the construc-
ton program. But it was pre-
dicted last night by a House Edu-
cation Committee aide that areas
near Washington probably will
not, come in for any of this money
until later. The ALLEGATION OF
funds for this purpose is to be
made on the basis of urgency
of need" and on a long range
basis.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Safety Talks

Inspector Richard Mansfield will
conduct safety talks in District
and nearby schools this week.
Schedule of this weeks programs
follows:
Monday = Murch School, IL
am; Hearst School. 2 pm.
Tuesday-West School, II am;
Health School, 2 pm.
Wednesday-Laurel, Md, Ills
am.
Thursday-Beltsville Md. 1890
am; Lakeland, Md, 1880 pm.
Friday-North End. Md, 1890
am; College Park, Md, 1880 pm
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Most Union Plumbers
In Area Will Strike
Over Pay Tomorrow
By Edoor Primo

@A6Ooo ooV Va ol1C 4,OUU QlllO1l
plumbers in the District area will
go on strike tomorrow, an official
of Local S. United Association of
Plumbers and Pipef1tters, said
yesterday.
After two months negotiations,
and despite help of a Federal
mediator, the local and the Plumb
ing Contractors Association are
still 10-cents-an-hour apart on
wage contract.
The local is demanding a 25-
cent raise on years contract.
The Association has offered a Is
cent increase for the year starting
September l, and an additional
Is cents for the following year.
The plumbers now get $3.50 an
hour plus 10 cents for a welfare
fund.
No date has been set for a
renewal of negotiations.
About $50 of the locals mem
bership will report for work to-
morrow because approximately 20
firms have met the wage demands,
according to Bernard Downey,
business agent.
$50 Others Here.
OF the other $50 plumbers in
the area, $50 are members of
Local 5, the remainder out-of-
towners. Mr.. Downey said that
the contractors association had
300 Local men working before
negotiations broke down.
Both private and Government
buildings will be- affected by the
work Stoppage, which will cover
the District and nearby Mary
land and Virginia.
Asked if work at the White
House would be affected, Mr..
Downey said: "We only have one
plumber working there now.
wish we had more. It's too early
for the plumbing"
Other Labor Developments.
Elsewhere on the labor front
there were these developments:
/. Repairs on more than 100
elevators are being held up here
while so members of the Inter-
national Elevator Construction
Union. AFL, battle with the Wash
ington Elevator Contractors As
ISOLATION over what time the men
| should report to work. The union
says 7:30 am, the association,
I8 am.
2. An AFL carpenters strike
went into it's fifth day at Fort
Belvoir. Some $50 union carpen-
tiers are staying away from three
barracks projects because a con-
tractor on a fourth job is using
non-union men.
3. The NLRB has ordered an
election among traffic employees OF
the Maryland Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Co. to determine
which of two unions, if either
shall represent the workers In
bargaining.
4. A threatened strike of Wash
ington glass workers was averted
last night when negotiators fol-
the union and 10 firms involved
reached agreement on a new two
year contract. Meyer Goldberg
chairman of the negotiating COM
mite for the glass companies, said
the new contract provided an
average raise of 1917 cent an hour
for the 200 workers represented by
Local 963, Glaciers Union, AFL.
The strike against the glass COM
panies had been called for tomor-
row morning.
The old wage scale was from
$1E5 to 1925 an hour, Mr.. Gold
berg said. The new scale will range
from $1.87h to $2.371a an hour
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Hospital Meeting Tuesday

The Woman's Auxiliary of Ar
lington Hospital will meet at st.
Georges Episcopal Church Parish
Hall at 1:30 pm. Tuesday. John j
Anderson. hospital administrator
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Sufety Supervisor Numed

Kenneth E. Crank. Bronze Star
veteran of World War II, became
safety supervisor of the South
ern Railway System today. Mr.
Crank is a native of Lynchburg
We.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Kensinqton PTA to Meet

The first meeting of the year
for the Kensington Elementary
Parent Teacher Association will
be held in the school at 8:15 pm
Tuesday. .
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Mothers Club to Meet,

The Mothers and Teachers
Club will meet at s pm. Tuesday
in the Forty-third Avenue School,
HYattsYille.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

FIGURED TAILORED RAYoN MAR
QUISETTE CURTAINS decorated with
large foroI pattern. The curtains have
Wot-A-Set finish and come in tailored
styles. Ivory, rose and gold. 84-inches
wide to the pair and II inches long in
eoIors, 78 inches long in ivory
$3.50 mr..
Evening star., 1950-11-01

FAMOUS MAKE COTTAGE SETS, of
p ernnonent-finished oreondy or cotton
morquisettes, complete with tie-boeks.
RuffIes are trimmed in assorted coIors,
some with EvereIoze Chintz to make
your kitchen or dinette CHEEKY bright.
$3.50 pr.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

COLONIAL TWO-TONE RAYON MAR
QUiSETTE CURTAINS, sheer WONDER
workers the way they lift the duIest room
out of the doIdrums They're half ivory,
half coIored The coIors ore green and
blue. They're full 86 inches wide to the
pair, 81 inches long ------$2.99 pr.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

FAMOUS MAKES TAILORED LACE
CURTAINS, extra fine quality that you'll
recognize at glance. Choice of ex-
quisite patterns in white or ivory, the
perfect background for modern, Colonial
or period furniture. In II, 78 and 81"
lengths eths------------$2.99 80 pr.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

COLORED RUFFLED RAYoN MAR
QUIsETTE CURTAINS with Wot-A-set
finish. Five decorator coIors to choose
from: ivory, rose, blue, green and gold.
They're deIcoteIy ruffIed, hang in lovely
deep folds. 8o inches wide to the pair,
81 inches long ------ ---$2.S9 pr.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

PERMANENT FINISHED COTTON
MARQUISETTE CURTAINS, with Cots
Paw design. Extro full ruffIes, all baby
heoded and with seIvedaes removed,
bock-hemmed for extra tailoring. 80"
vide. 80" long ----------S2. 60 pr.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

TAILORED OR RUFFLED RAYoN MAR
QUIsETTE CURTAINS. RuffIed styles in
ivory or shades Of rose, green, gold and
blue. They have the grace and charm
of extra width, too . 81 inches wide
to the pair and 81 inches long. Tailored
styles in II or 80 inch lengths, "a inches
wide------------------$2.99 wide pr.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

RAYoN NET TRAVERSE DRAPERIES,
beautiful sheer quolity in soft ivory
color to 90 with your room DECOR So
easily washed too, with less than 20
shrinkoee! In 63-nch length, 84-inehes
wide to the pair. Pineh-PIeoted tops.
$3.50 pR.