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Evening star., 1950-03-03
Rent Control CIamped
On I Eastern Areas
After Sharp Rises

Rent controls have been cIamped
on again in two East Coast areas
in the face of skyrocketing rents
Housing Expediter Tighe E.
Woods re-established controls over
"a New Jersey county in the Tren-
ton area and over Maine town.
ship at the request of local Off
cials. The rents had increased an
average of more than 80 per cent
in the New Jersey area and by
more than Al per cent in the
Maine section, Mr.. Woods said.
The housing expediter said he
agreed with recommendations
made to him by local Rent Ad-
visory Boards In the two areas
that rents had risen "unreason-
ably since the areas were decon-
trolled last September.
The Trenton Rent Advisory
Board noted there had been
widespread coverage of unrea-
sonable and exorbitant rent in
creases" ranging as high as 160
per cent within the few months
since decontrol Of Hunterdon
County.
Its plea to the housing expe-
diter for re-establishment of rent
curbs there was approved unani-
mously by six board members,
including both landlord repre-
sentatives.
The Portland (Me.) Rent Ad-
visory Board adopted its recon-
mendation for recontrol of the
town Of Sanford, including the
communities of Sanford and
Springvale, by a five to two vote,
with the two landlord representa-
tives casting the negative votes
and four public interest repre-
sentatives and one tenant repre-
sentative casting the affirmative
votes.
In both areas, rent surveys con-
Quoted at the request Of the rent
advisory boards showed that
homes in the lower rental group
suffered the highest rent boosts.
The average rent increase in
the New Jersey area amounted to
$10.42 per unit. This worked out
to p So per cent increase for units
renting under $50 month, a 90
per cent boost for units renting
up to $44.99 a month, and 20 per
cent increase on units renting at
over $45 monthly.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
By the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 3.-A
truck swerved from behind a line
OF traffic and crashed head-on into
an automobile. One woman died.
That was July 7, 1916.
Today the woman's husband
donned the uniform of State
trooper at headquarters near here
and assumed his duties with a
solemn VOW to do all he can to
promote highway safety.
The trooper is Elmer Richard
Brabrand of Smithfield. The
woman who lost her life was Mrs.
Anne Brabrand, his wife of little
more than a year.
Il did a lot of thinking after my
wife was killed" Trooper Bra
brand said today. s
IT decided that I wanted to be-
come a State policeman, but was
afraid it might be just a snap
judgment"
Finally, last October, Mr.. Bra
brand joined the force in a pro-
bationary status. In that capacity
he was assigned to patrol with a
veteran trooper.
Eight weeks ago he was brought
to the State Police School, along
with 19 other probationary officers
for intensive training in the basics
of traffic and other law enforce
ment.
Today marked the end of that
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Tokomo Park Man, 81, Studies Cooking
By Cospor Names

Eighty = one year old George
Davis didn't need a cooking school
diploma to become a good cook.
He was already good. He said so
himself.
But recent studies in cooking
and nutrition at Sligo Seventh
day Adventist Church, Takoma
Park, Md, have added to his skill.
The two-week course of six les
sons was taught by Miss Ada
Dean, medical secretary of the
Potomac Conference of Adven-
fists. Mr.. Davis was the oldest
person in the class.
Il enjoyed the cooking class"
Mr.. Davis, of 818 Davis avenue,
Takoma Park, said. He was one
of six men in the school. "Of
course, the only other man in my
class was a student at Washing
ton Missionary College"
Mr.. Davis hauled out the class
photograph. He was in the rear
row on one side, and the college
student was in the same row at
the other end. The rest of the
picture was taken up with girls
and women. Mr.. Davis winked.
Wife in the Glass.
He then pointed to a student in
the front row. It was his wife,
Mrs. Ruth Belknap Davis.
"She got me into the class"
the spry octogenarian said. "She
decided to 60 to school, and I
went along"
Miss Dean said the retired
builder and contractor was an ex-
cellent student.
Mr.. Davis, who has been cook
ing regularly for about nine years,
was quick to discuss recipes, his
favorite dishes and allied subjects.
Get the right ingredients, that's
the main thing" he advised.
A Seventh-day Adventist for IS
years, Mr.. Davis eschews meat and
meat dishes. But a whole wheat
bread he made had a most ap-
petizing smell, and his descrip-
ton of how to make a favorite
vegetable dinner watered the lis
tener's mouth.
Give me a mess of cabbage"
he explained. sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes. carrots, parsnips.
Then steam it up until it is well
done. 1t smells good and tastes
better" Mr.. Davis smacked his
lips.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Phone Bills 10 Carry
New Rate Increases
Here After Monday

Washington telephone bills is
sued on and after next Monday
will reflect a new and higher rate
schedule approved by the Public
Utilities Commission yesterday.
The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co.'S new rates, which
add so cents month to residence
service bills. were the subject of
a public hearing at the District
Building Tuesday.
They are designed to bring the
company an additional $2,250. 900
a year in gross revenues. The
company had asked the commits
sion to approve an increase OF
$3,200,0 900 year but was granted
the lesser amount.
The average rate increase under
the new schedule would be 81
per cent. according to calcula-
tions brought out at the hearing.
Broken down. the increase for
residence service would be 1913 per
cent, commercial users, rs per
cent, and Government. 1876 per
cent.
In addition to the so cents a
month increase for residence serv-
ice, the number of calls allowed
for two-party line limited serv-
ice will be reduced from As to 40.
Individual line main station
business service also will increase
by so cents.
The increases for private branch
exchange systems and equipment
range up to $35 a month, depend
ing on the type of service.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
! Anti-Discrimination
Trial Set March 81
Under Act Of 1872

The date for the Districts first
modern anti-discrimination trial
was set for March 81 by Munich
pal Court Judge Frank Myers yes
terday.
The date was set after attor-
neys for the John r. Thompson
Co., Inc, operators of Thompson S
restaurants, pleeded not guilty to
charges brought by a group OF
colored people under the Dis
trict's anti-discrimination acts OF
the 1905.
Unused for years. the laws re-
Gently were resurrected by the
Corporation Counsel's Office and
held to be still in effect. The laws
provide that no restaurant oper-
ator may refuse to serve respect
able and well-behaved persons.
Members of Group.
The colored group was COM
posed of Mrs. Mary c. Terrell,
widow of a former Municipal
Court judge; the Rev. Arthur
Elmes. pastor of the Peoples
Congregational Church, and Miss
Essie Thompson, of the 1900 block
of T street NV, an employe of
Government Services. Inc. They
charge they were refused service
last Tuesday in Thompson's res
taurant at 725 Fourteenth street
NV. The information. filed by
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King yesterday, names Syl-
vester Becker, company vice
president, as defendant for the
corporation.
The charge has four counts.
The first, based on the anti-dis-
elimination law Of 1872, charges
that the restaurant management
did then and there refuse to
sell food to Mary C,
Terrell, Arthur F. Elmes and Essie
Thompson, who were we'll
behaved and respectable persons
of the Negro race solely because
of (their) color"
Based on Law of 1873.
The second. third and fourth
counts are based on the law OF
1873, according to Mr.. King. The
charges are that the restaurant
refused to serve them food which
the customers desired; that
they refused to accommodate
them and that they refused to
treat (them) as other well-be-
haved, respectable persons were
treated"
Mr.. King said the maximum
penalty under the law for a con-
viction Of the charges would be
a $100 and suspension of the res
taurant's license for one year.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
AIexundrion Unhurt
As Cor Hits Train

An Alexandria man escaped in
jury this morning when his car
crashed into a Washington g. Old
Dominion train at North Quincy
street in Arlington.
The driver was Stewart A. Vroo-
man, 20. of 1922 Cross drive, q
newspaper circulation man.
The trains engineer was Foster
R. Ormsbee, Is. of 2708 North
Pershing drive. who said the auto
skidded into the left front of the
engine. The car was badly dam
aged.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
D. C.-CoIifornio Flights
Ended by Navy Squadron

An overnight nonstop military
transport service between WASH
ington and Fairfield, Calf. has
been discontinued and Navy
Transport Squadron YRS is being
diverted from it to the Alaskan
air lift.
The Air Force saaid that Squad
ron VR-3 Is needed in the Alaskan
service because Navy Squadron
VR-5. which has been supplying
Navy installations there, is being
transferred. It Is moving from
Seattle to Moffett Field, Calf, to
supply mobile feet units in the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Coroner S Jury Clears
Policemen in Staying
Fleeing Housebreaker

A coroner's jury yesterday re-
turned a verdict Of justifiable
homicide in the death of Juan M
Fino. 40. a mechanic, who was
shot by Metropolitan policemen
early Wednesday,, after fleeing
from a housebreaking at 484C
Georgia avenue NV.
Exonerated in the fatal shoot
ing were Pvts. Webster D. Daw-
son and Edward j. White of No
10 Precinct. The two fired a total
Of seven shots at Fino as he fed
across an open field in Fort
Slocum Park. One shot struck the
running man in the head. He
died Wednesday night in Gar
field Hospital.
Both officers testified they fired
their service revolvers after first
warning the man to stop. They
had pursued him in a scout car
up to speeds "over 60 miles an
hour" before he crashed a bor-
rowed car he was driving into a
road end. Pvt. White fired at the
car four times during the chase.
Pvt. Dawson testified he COM
manded Fino to halt when he
jumped out OF the wrecked car
and started to run. The order un-
needed. Pvt. Dawson said he first
fired two warning shots, then
fired at the running man. Not
until the officer tripped, he said,
did he take steady" aim. He fired
from his knee, and the man fell.
The housebreaker had been
apprehended in restaurant by
Pvts. James S. McWhirt and
Patrick w. Hanft of No. 6 Pre-
cinct. He escaped from them and
fed in the borrowed automobile.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
House Unit Would Keep
Synthetic Rubber Law
By the Associated Pres,

The special House Armed Serv-
ices Rubber Subcommittee recon-
mended yesterday that the pres
|ent synthetic rubber law be ex-
tended unchanged for three years
The committee rejected Presi-
dent Truman's request that the
administration be given a freer
hand in administering the war
built, Government = owned $700
million synthetic rubber facilities.
The administration wanted i'm
mediate authority to start dispos-
ing Of at least part Of the plants
to private industry.
Evening star., 1950-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Davis work to-
gether to bake the bread. He
mixes the materials and she
kneeds it and puts it in the oven.
The octogenarian said the cook
ing school taught him new things
about the use of peanuts and
mushrooms for foods.
A native of Kensington, Mr..
Davis worked for Darby and Davis,
builders, for many years. He re-
Evening star., 1950-03-03
| Bethesda Library
To Close SATURDAYS

The coal shortage is forcing the
Bethesda Public Library to dis
continue Saturday hours.
The library, with quarters in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, normally is open from
am. to 6 pm. on Saturdays. Be-
cause the school will not be heated
over the week ends during the
coal shortage, the library will be
closed.
Daily hours OF 2:30 to 8 pm.
Monday through Friday, will be
continued.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Humphrey Takes Fight
Against Byrd Group
To Funds Committee

oClldCOl I1ul1lpllIcy, OeIlOCIdL Oh
Minnesota, carried to the Senate
Expenditures Committee today his
losing battle to abolish the Byrd
Committee on Reduction of Gov
ernment Expenditures.
Senator Humphrey, who was
given vigorous political spanking
by Senators of both parties yes
terday. told a reporter he is 60.
ing ahead with his. attempt te
scuttle the 9-year-old committee
If it kills me-"
He said he viii lask the Expendi-
lures Committee to call Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder and
Budget Director Frank Pace in the
hope they will support his charges
that the group headed by Senator
Byrd. Democrat of Virginia, does
not do anything and isn't needed.
Accused of "Slur."
Senator Byrd touched off the
latest phase Of the battle when he
told the Senate yesterday that
Senator Humphrey had cast a
"repugnant slur" on the member
ship of the. House group,
of which Secretary Snyder and
Mr.. Pace are non-Congress men,
bers.
In what Senator Humphrey
later described as a move to give
me the business" Democrats and
Republicans arose to defend Sem
ator Byrd and the committees
work.
Senator Byrd accused Senator
Humphrey of at least nine mis-
statements of fact in speech
calling for the Senate to abolish
the committee.
Byrd Supported. .
The Senators who rallied to
Senator Byrd's support included
Democratic Senators George of
Georgia. McKellar of Tennessee,
Stennis Of Mississippi, and Re-
publican Senators Wherry Of
Nebraska, Ferguson of Mich
igan, Tobey Of New Hampshire
and Mundt of South Dakota.
Senator Stennis said the commit
tee should be strengthened and
its work expanded rather than
abolished.
Senator Humphrey stood by his
when he took the floor to
reply to Senator Byrd and noted
that his move had brought more
Senators to the floor for the de-
bate than discussions on the atom
ic and hydrogen bomb.
He charged that coalition of
Democrats and Republicans were
using him as a target to attack
the administration. "The big
guns have been wheeled out" he
Repeats Charges.
Repeating his charges of waste
and extravaganza, Senator
Humphrey said that the Senate
Committee on Executive Expendi-
lures already was charged with
the job which Senator Byrd said
the joint committee was perform
ing.
Senator Humphrey offered to re-
sign from the expenditures group
and suggested Senator Byrd, who
knows all about economy" for his
place.
Evening star., 1950-03-03

tired three years ago from active
work. He built his present house
Sc years ago. In 1910 he did most
Of the work on the house of his
daughter, Mrs. Winifred j. Nc
Dermott, child of his deceased
first wife, next door. He remar-
ried five years ago.
I'VE cook for health" Mr.. Davis
said. II hope to cook a good meal
on my hundreth birthday"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-06-01
Why Meat Prices Are Higher

forget the long cycles required for beef pro-
duction. If beef prices are high when the
decision is made to ship cows and heifers to
the stockyard, or to hold them for breed
ers, the stockman tends to Gull closely and
capitalize on the high prices. He knows
to build up his herd drop in prices might
cause severe inventory losses. Thus high
beef prices in themselves may tend to pro-
long scarcities.
"Beef cattle can be fed to heavier
weights and so increase the meat supply,
but the cattle population increases slowly.
beef cattle numbers possible in the short
term future, it follows that any substantial
decrease in beef and lamb prices, other than
seasonal ones, would arise from decreasing
demand or decreasing marketing costs"
With most forecasters of economic con-
ditions predicting a continuance of high
level consumer incomes at least for the
foreseeable future, and with wage levels
in the marketing and processing industries
still on the rise, there appears little prospect
for any substantial near-term lowering of
meat prices other than pork.
Consumers should also remember that
production costs on the stock ranches and in
the feed lots are materially higher than be-
fore the war.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-06-01

use of modern machinery and equipment in
industry and agriculture and the conse-
quent lessened national appetite for starch
Ter foods has also played an important part.
These changes in the relative consump-
ton of different kinds of foods have neces-
STATED changes in land use. More land is
devoted to the production of dairy products,
meat and poultry, vegetables and fruits,
than in past decades Less land is needed
for grain, potatoes and certain other foods
than would be the case if per capita con-
sumption had remained unchanged. A ris-
ing population has maintained or increased
the total amounts required of some of these
foods even though per capita consumption
has decreased.
A substantial increase in production of
vegetables, poultry products and, to some
extent, of dairy products also can be
brought about without greatly affecting the
percentage of all land devoted to these
products because of the comparatively in
tensive methods of production that are fol-
lowed. A continued increase in consunp-
ton of meat products on the other hand
would require much larger acreages for
pasture, hay and grain feeds and would be
extremely helpful in providing use for sur
plus acreage now devoted to grain.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-06-01
The Editors Page
Our Changing Food Habits

CHANGES in the eating habits of the
~ American people have come so grad
ually that consumers themselves are scarce
ly aware of the extent to which they have
modified their choice of foods in compare
lively recent years.
But these differences become very APP
parent when relative consumption of basic
foods 10 years ago is compared with that of
today. And when comparison is made with
the foods on the American table so years
ago the change is revealed as truly pro-
found.
In the last decade there has been sharp
rise in consumption of meat, poultry, fish,
and dairy products. And there has been a
considerable increase in the use of vege-
tables, fruits and eggs. During this same
period there has been further decrease in
the consumption of potatoes, grain prod
ucts, sugars and syrups.
More plentiful production of most of
these foods, advertising and other forms of
consumer education, better transportation
facilities, improved methods of food preser-
walton and rising consumer incomes
among the more important factors that
have been responsible for this evolution in
eating habits.
The reduction in hand labor through the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-06-01

NVHERE has been too much tendency on
= the part of consumers to hold the live
stock producer responsible for the compare
lively high meat prices that have prevailed
in recent years. If the urban housewife
doesn't accuse the stockmen of deliberately
holding prices up, she is inclined to COM
plain that he has caused high prices by not
producing enough meat.
But the fact is that the producers have
turned out considerably larger numbers of
livestock of most kinds than during the pre-
war years, and the livestock has been of
better quality. Greatly increased demand,
rather than short supply, has forced prices
up.
The demand for meat resulting partly
from rising population but largely from
sharply increased consumer income has
zoomed beyond all previous levels. AS re-
suit, although meat prices are considerably
lower than postwar peaks they are still
relatively higher than in the past in COM
parison with some other consumer items
Per capita consumption of meat in 1886
SO was 1875 pounds In 1949 per capita con-
sumption was AS pounds. Estimated con-
sumption for 1850 is $50 pounds with prac-
tically all of the increase going to pork.
Prices of meat this year, as in the past,
will be influenced by the amount of dis
possible personal income in the hands of
consumers and the proportion of that in
come used to buy meat. It is anticipated
that retail prices will follow the general
price level quite closely, with beef and lamb
somewhat on the high side, and pork on the
low side because of the sharply increased
supply of the latter product
AS the Federal Reserve bank of Boston
commented recently, urban folks tend to
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-06-01

Western markets are becoming more and
more important in their effect on prices
paid western livestock producers. This is
true of hogs as well as cattle and sheep.
West coat packers are buying hogs as far
east as the western part of the cornbelt.
There is greater opportunity for livestock
feeders in Montana, Wyoming and other
western states than ever before. The big
west coast demand is for slaughter animals
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-06-01

Only one-third of the worlds people get
enough of the right kind of food That third
consumes three-fourths of the worlds food
supply. Half of the human race actually
goes hungry. Famine and starvation still
plague large areas of the earth as thew did
In ancient times despite the tremendous
progress in production methods and tech
nlques IN some regions. World populations
continue to grow at rate of about 100000
year, keeping ahead of the world food sup
ply. In food scarcity countries increased
production coupled with announcement of
birth control offer the principal hope of i'm
provement.
There is growing recognition of the i'm
portance of protein in the human diet. DR..
James S. Lester, dean of American medical
nutritionists, says, "The protein quota of the
American soldiers ration in the second
World war was liberal, more liberal than
that of any other soldier in the world. Meas
ured in terms of greater vigor, quicker and
more assured recovery from injury and a
higher degree of morale did this liberality
of protein allowance in the American SOL
dier's ration contribute to the winning of
the war? believe it did" The American
soldier was given an average of one pound
of meat day.
Mother Nature is taking hand in deal
ing with the surplus grain problem. The
outlook is for the smallest wheat crop in
years and a substantial reduction in feed
grain production as we'll Carryovers year
from now will be much smaller than at
present. This seasons experience will do
much to emphasize the importance of main
tanning large reserve supplies of these basic
farm commodities.
Nearly 70 percent of Montana's farms
are now electrified. That's a great increase
over the 5 percent reached by powerline
service in 1885. Wyoming has also moved
ahead rapidly in this respect with nearly 80
percent of the farms electrified Much of
the progress has been due to REA develop
ment
While creamery butter production ir
Montana increased 25 percent in Febru-
airy this year and 10 percent in March
over the corresponding months in 1949, it
is still about 10 percent under the 1944-48
average. But the production trend is up
ward.
Orderly marketing on the part of pro-
ducers and effective advertising of pork UNI
der the auspices of the American Meat In
stitute enabled distributors to market the
unusually large supplies of pork last fall
and winter without causing destructive
price break
Some grain growers with surplus acreage
are considering development of farm flocks
of sheep. Mutton, lamb and wool price out
look seems favorable because of heavy liu-
uldation of range flocks in recent years
Montana Farmer-StOCkman