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Evening star., 1950-11-16
Plans 10 Use FIuoride
In D. {. Wafer System
Advanced at Farley

The use Of fuoride in the city's
drinking water moved a step
closer today.
Public Health Director Daniel
L. Seckinger and officials of the
Water Department and Washing
ton Aqueduct met in a closed
session yesterday and discussed
plans that may speed use of the
chemical.
Good for Teeth.
All the officials stressed that
fuoride is good especially for
children's teeth, but that it also
has a beneficial effect on the
teeth of adults. Fluoride, it was
pointed out, is tasteless.
The proposal is to be taken
up with the Commissioners in a
few days, and then DR.. Seckinger
expects to call a meeting of
civic and professional leaders
to explain the f1uoride method
and obtain their reactions.
In general agreement that the
use of fluoride would be desirable,
the officials explained it would
cost about $4,000 for capital out
lay to begin the work and an ad-
ditional 100000 yearly to buy the
chemical. It would take about
|1ka to tons of duoride a day
to treat the Washington water
supply.
Cheaper Chemical Discussed.
The use of sodium f1uosilicate
in the water instead of sodium
luoride also was discussed. While
lit was said the fuosilicate would
be cheaper than fuoride, it would
be less soluble.
Those attending the meeting
in addition to DR.. Seckinger, were
DR.. A. Harry Ostrow. directro o1
the Health Departments Bureau
of Dental Services; DR.. Arthur
E. Cliff. acting assistant director
of Public Health; David v. Ault
superintendent of the water de-
partment; Harold Kemp, sanitary
engineer of the District. and Ed
ward Schmidt, j. C. Smith. Car
J. Lauter and Norman Jackson o1
the Washington Aqueduct.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

Behind this picture of family eating
breakfast is a story.
1t started not very long ago when the
father-the clean-cut young man on the right
eagerly got out of a uniform and set his
sights on a civilian future.
He started raising family. But some
how, things didn't go right. Jobs didn't last.
There wasn't enough money to pay the grocery
bill. The future-whch had seemed so bright
lost its glitter.
The only hope seemed to lie in new
place to live. They moved to Washington.
Instead of the job he expected the young
father found new trouble It was harder than
he had thought to find a job-.the steady,
respectable job he wanted. Food still cost too
much, and the rent-low as 1t was for tiny
third-floor flat-coudn't be paid
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Heavy Supplies
Hold Turkeys
AT t1949Leve|
Price May Go Lower
Before Thanksgiving;
Crunberries Plentiful

Bumper crops of turkeys and
are expected to keep
these Thanksgiving essentials at
reasonable prices, food experts said
today.
A leading chain store today
quoted 8 to IL pound eviscerated
turkeys at 73 cents a pound and
8 to IL pound New York dressed
(not eviscerated) at 63 cents a
pound. Other stores said fancy
young turkeys were selling at 43
cents pound for birds over 20
pounds. Under II pounds they
were quoted at 81 cents a pound.
From II to 20 pounds, the price
was set at Al cents a pound.
These prices for turkey appar-
emily are about the same as they
were last year just before Thanks
giving.
Cranberries were selling at Is
cents a pound package.
But store officials emphasized
these prices Represent only
today's figures, which may change
before Thanksgiving.
May Go Lower.
Some experts said turkey eased
a few cents pound recently and
may go even lower, because there
is record crop of some 44.5 mil
lion turkeys this year. This is
2.5 million more than last year
and tops the 1910 crop by nearly
81 per cent. The cranberry crop,
rated the second largest, is placed
at 941 900 barrels.
On other food fronts, grade A
eggs went from II to 73 cents a
dozen. Vacuum packed coffee
dropped a penny in the retail
markets and is now selling about
86 cents pound, officials said.
Up 1.6 Pct. Since Mid-June.
Food authorities said cabbage,
Western apples. celery, Brussels
sprouts. fresh corn and Florida
oranges were bit lower in price
than last week.
Beef. lamb and pork prices re-
mained practically unchanged
from last week, officials said. Veal
loin chops went from 80 to 95
cents a pound and outlets from
$1.05 to $1.10, one large grocery
chain reported.
Retail food prices have climbed
about 1.6 per cent since mid-June,
before the Korean war began, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics report
ed on the basis Of survey of SO
food items in eight cities.
The National Association of Re-
tail Grocers noted, however, that
several foods are still priced well
below the peak levels of 1948.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Neighborhood Concert
Mondoy at Cordozo

lnyitotions for the second of this SEQ
sons Neishborhood Concerts by the
National Symphony orehestro. with
Howord Mitchell conducting. ore being
distributed now.
The concert, under the sponsorship
Of The Evening Stor, will be held OF
Cordozo High School, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets NV, ot 9 pm. next
Monday.
invitations moy be obtoined at Cor
dozo. Armstrong and Dunber High
Schools; Miner Teachers College. Cor
net-Potterson and Terrell Junior High
Schools; the Recreation Department, at
Sixteenth and Lomont streets NV.
and the business counter in the lobby Of
The Evening stor Building.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Exemptions Sought
To RecreafionaI Ban

The District Recreation Board
today asked the Commissioners to
arrange a meeting with National
Production Authority officials to
talk about exemptions to the ban
on all recreational construction.
It was last Tuesday that the
Recreation Board voted to seek
relaxations in the stop order
issued by NPA, an order which
prohibits any construction of
recreation, amusement and enter
tainment facilities. The order has
stopped all Recreation Board
plans.
The board told the Commission
ers it would seem logical that
amendments should be made to
the stop order to permit construc-
tion of public agency facilities In
those communities where service
men and their families are con-
centrated. Washington. the board
pointed out, has one of the largest
concentrations of service person
mel of any location in the United
States.
During the early part of World
War II, a similar ban was issued
by the old War Production Board
Later this was relaxed to allow
some public recreation construc-
tion.
At that time, the Commissioners
supported the Recreation Boards
contention that exemptions should
be allowed. At Tuesdays meeting
the board urged the Commissioners
to give this support again.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
-. ~.,
Widow Of Skipper
Who Died in War Zone
Denied Risk Claim

The Washington widow Of a
wartime Liberty ship commander
today was denied a claim to her
husbands $4,000 seaman's war
risk insurance policy although his
death in a war zone was "due to
accident"
The United States Court of Ap-
peals made this ruling on the basis
of evidence indicating the nature
of the accident" was such as to
place the case outside of policy
coverage.
The circumstances were these:
Jens M. Cappelen, SO, a grad
uate of the Norwegian Naval
Academy who enlisted in the
United States merchant marine In
1912, Immediately set out on con-
tinuous voyages totaling $4,000
miles as. master Of the U. S. s.
William B. Giles carrying NUM-
tions before his arrival in Mo-
rocco.
Capt. Cappelen docked his ship
at Casablanca in June. 1943, al
the height of the TuniSian cam
paign, after undergoing three SUBJ
marine attacks en- route.
On the day of his scheduled re-
turn trip to the United States, hi
was found dead in his cabin bunk
A bullet wound was in his head, 8
revolver was at his feet and hi
finger prints only were found or
| the weapon.
Without celebrating further or
the exact nature of the death
the appeals court backed Dis
trict Court finding that there wa.
no evidence death was directly Of
proximately due to a risk of war
warlike operation or a marine risl
or peril as required by the wal
risk insurance statute.
Attorneys for the widow, Mrs
Pauline Cappelen, a Red Cros.
worker who lives at the Kennedy
Warren, argued that trial cour1
erred by refusing to hear evidence
showing that Capt. Cappelen hae
been under "long- continued nerv'
Gus strain" on his voyages JUS
before his DEATH
But retired Federal Judge Rob
ert N. Wilkin of Cleveland, sitting
by designation on the appellate
bench, ruled that even concedine
this evidence "it would not bring
the cause Of death within thu
terms of the insurance contract.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

real estate industry will have to
cope.
Last night, Thomas j. Watson,
board chairman of the Interna-
tional Business Machines Corp.
and recipient of the 1850 Indus
trialist of the Year" Award of the
Society of Industrial Realtors,
declared it will be necessary to
have Cooperation and co-ordi-
nation" to hold down imitation.
He added the Government should.
"as soon as possible" begin re-
ducing the national debt.
Introduced by Rickenbacker.
Mr.. Watson was introduced by
Capt. Edward v. Rickenbacker.
John K. Langum, vice presi-
dent of the Chicago Federal Re-
serve Bank, told realtors that as
long as defense expenditures "re-
main high and increase, main
tenance of the "soundness of the
American dollar and stepping up
production will be fundamental
problems in the American
economy"
"Inflationary pressures will not
be steady, even. or continuous, al
adjustments occur in various parts
of the economy, but the pressure
on price levels will continue as the
underlying tendency until defense
expenditures can be lowered" he
said.
DR.. H. B. Dorau, chairman of
the real estate department of New
York University. said the expected
tendency of real estate to increase
in value will result in fewer mort
gage foreclosures on existing prop
critics.
eve will substitute for the mort
gage foreclosure, of course, a more
insidious form of default" he said.
"The mortgage lender will receive
so or 40 or 80 cent dollars, and
if he receives back one-half of
what he gave up originally he
loses just as effectively as If the
mortgage borrower had defaulted. I"
Evening star., 1950-11-16
By Cot Hendley, Jr.

The Board Of Education will
investigate reports that profess
sional gamblers are moving in on
the city's high schools, with bet
ting rampant on numbers, horse
races and football games.
Meeting yesterday. the school
board heard Adelbert w. Lee,
board member, charge that gam
blers are invading the schools.
Mr.. Lee also said drinking has
become prevalent at the high
school football games. but he said
possibly the students themselves
are not guilty.
He asked School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning to make an investiga-
ton of the reports he said have
been reaching him In increasing
numbers. The school board di-
rected DR.. Corning to look into
the matter.
School officials Immediately said
the reports probably are exag-
gerated.
No Gambling Evidence.
Norman j. Nelson, assistant su-
perintendent in charge of white
high schools. said he knows Of no
evidence Of gambling in the
schools or at the football games
He said the games are policed
but some drinking does go on
despite this. although he does not
think it is among the students
Mr.. Nelson said he has noticed
more empty liquor bottles under
the stands after football games
recently.
Mr.. Lee said that at a recent
football game at Eastern High
School it was reported a mar
came with suitcase full o1
liquor, soda and paper cups. He
was dispensing drinks" to al
around him, MI. Lee stated.
He was not a student, but he
was prepared to do business,
Mr.. Lee said.
The board member pointed out
that drinking OF. school property
is forbidden under Board of Edu-
cation rules. Stricter policing
would help to break up drinking
at the games. he added.
No Specific Instances.
AS for the gambling. Mr.. Let
said he has received reports thai
professional gamblers are goins
into the schools, or operating just
outside the schools. He said, how.
ever, he could cite no specific in.
stances.
It was some four years ago that
Mr.. Lee made similar charges
about drinking at the high schoo.
football games. Much was writ.
ten and said about the charges
at that time, but nothing con-
elusive came Of it. Stricter polio
ing of games did result, however
but Mr.. Lee said the policing had
grown more relaxed in recent
months.
In another action, the schoo.
board decided to limit the number
of essay contests officially ap-
proved by the board for student
participation each year.
DR.. James A. Cannon, boarc
member, called for the limitation
saying so many essay contests are
being sponsored by various organ.
izations now that they are inter
Evening star., 1950-11-16

When brand-new baby came, the sit
uation seemed hopeless.
A woman neighbor's chance suggestion
saved the day. First she sent the mother with
her baby to Children's Hospital. In the clinic
the baby was treated for malnutrition. The
odler brother also was treated for tonsillitis
and an ear infection. Later, visiting nurses
brought the treatments to the home.
Next the good neighbor called Travellers
Aid. For crucial six weeks, Travellers Aid
paid the rent and the grocery bill.
The six weeks was enough to put the
father on his feet He found good job. With
his first pay he bought his two boys new shoes
Then he and his wife set out to find new
home to replace the tfaird-floor flat. They hope
to move In soon-pernanently.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
HyottsviIIe Beauty Contest

Hyattsville High School will
hold a beauty contest and dance
at g. pm. Monday. About 100
girls. each one sponsored by a
local business or professional man,
will compete in the contest.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

These young parents allowed this picture
to be taken because they are grateful for the
help they found when they needed it. The
help came from some of the 105 agencies of
the Community Chest-more than 20 of which
specialize in family problems. This is good
example of Washingtons Generosity in Action
generosity thousands will be counting on
next year. Dig deep when you are asked
Star staff Photo by Paul Schnick.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
TWO CHURCHES GIVE
RECEPTION FOR COUPLE

The members Of Mt. Olivet Bap-
fist Church, assisted by members
Of Zion Baptist Church Of Mime
apolis, gave a reception for Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. f. Bell, Thursday,
May IS, on their return from their
honeymoon, spent in Des Moines,
Iowa.
The reception was given at TO
w. Central Ave, the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Lyon, first floor,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Jack
son, second floor
In the receiving line were Mrs.
Lucy Harris Of Minneapolis, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. f. Bell, Mrs. Evelyn
Combs Of Minneapolis, and Mrs
Sidney Hawkins of Des Moines,
cousin of Mrs Bell, who returned
with them from their honeymoon.
The couple received many gifts
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell were married
Wednesday May 10, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. l. II. Hagan, 6O1
Carroll Ave.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
ST. PETERS A.M.E. CHURCH

Sunday morning, our presiding
elder, Rev. James w. Dixon, de-
lIvcred a very timely and fervent
message. His theme Silent
Power" expressed the idea that the
church today has become formal
by having a form of God but deny
ing the Power of God. Power has
been shifted into the background,
we have a peculiar philosophy that
the power of God is to be tolerated
rather than be experienced Our
lust for power in Government
which includes the political
Government, clubs, fraternities
and other organizations reaches
into the innermost parts Of our
thinking This is false power and
soon breaks down in the time of
need. In material power too many
are going into the realm of Edu-
cation displacing God with the
dollar sign. Material wealth that
decides the destiny Of the Church,
clubs, etc, is soon destroyed. Real
power is an actually, a reality. 1t
is a power that directs, changes
and controls and cannot be ex-
planned. Few have experienced the
Baptism of fire brought forth by
the son Of God We must let God
come into our lives and permeate
our being. II is the third part of
the Holy Trinity. God makes us
live and Jesus inspires US. Let the
Holy Spirit come into your hearts
and lives. Through God all things
are possible if we only believe.
Sunday afternoon was Quarterly
Communion and Rev. Wendell
Johnson of Wayman A NJ. E.
church brought the message.
Sunday night the Senior Choir
had their first All Request Pro-
gram. A rendition of spirituals,
gospel selections and congrega-
tional singing brought a never
ending joy to the hearts of all who
heard. It proved that music
washes from the soul the dust of
everyday life.
This Sunday is Layman Day.
Our guest speaker will be DR..
Henry Allen, professor of Chris
tian Education at the University
of Minnesota. At 5 p. m. music
will be rendered by the Twin City
Gospel Chorus.
Remember the sick and the shut
ms, and that the Prayers of a
righteous man availeth much"
We wish for Mrs. Wreatha Max
well, our reporter, a very pleasant
vacation Harriet Cox Jones -
Acting reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
Minerva BFtdEewAter
6S8 No. Mimi. Ave-
Sioux Falls, So. Dakota

Shirley Ann Tolbert, six-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Tolbert, 933h N. Main
Ave. was one Of the pupils in a
piano recital Sunday afternoon at
the Augustana College. Shirley
Ann played two selections, The
Fairy Court" and Little Spring
Song"
Mrs. Anna Lee johnson, Duluth,
MINI. returned to her home Wed
nesday after a Mothers Day visit
with her sons who are students at
the Augustana College. Mrs. John
son was the houseguest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Smith, 216 East 32nd-
st. and was the guest of the
Bronze Women's Club, Monday at
the Center Mrs. Johnson was the
honored Guest at a group OF
friends at the home of Mrs.
Smith on Tuesday.
Mrs. Homer Edgar. daughter-in-
law of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Edgar,
ll5 No. Dakota Ave, returned TO
her home Tuesday and Mrs. Ruby
Macer, Mason City, Iowa, daugh-
ter of Edgars, arrived to be at
the bedside of her father. Mrs.
Homer Edgar spent three weeks
in the city.
A group Of the BahaI and
friends from their armchairs en-
joyed a hunting trip in South Da-
kota, local happenings reproduced
by msuon pictures shown by Mr..
Alfred White at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. II. Frymon, 123 N.
Minnesota Ave. Sunday evening.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
MASON CITY, IOWA
Granville Williams, Jr.
800 9th PL S. w.
Mason City, Iowa

st. John Baptist Sunday school
opened with James Burrell as the
Assistant superintendent. Sterling
MaCer cateChized the lesson on
MiCah's plea for human rights
Rev. c.. M Williams was in his
pulpit for the eleven o'clock ser
vice which was called Youth Day
His subject was Faith and Cour-
age" Rev. Grcgs was a visitor.
Mrs. Estella Schiller, the food
chairman for the installation ser
vice. chose her new committee.
They are Mrs. Louis Ripper, Mrs.
Maybelle Turner and Mrs. Barnett
of Manley, Iowa.
st. John was present at Union
Memorial Methodist church at 3
p. m. Rev G. NJ. williams subject
was THE Holy Spirit. Its Office
and Work" Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ash
ford and family were visitors.
Miss Alice Jefferies opened the
BTU. meeting at $50 with Gran
vile Williams Jr., reviewing the
lesson. The Willing Workers
group gave the program. Gene
We've and Janice Burrell sang a
solo with Ginger Burrell as &C
companist. The group gave two
numbers.
Rally Day was planned for the
first Sunday in June.
At the evening service Rev. Will
hams subject was The Import
ance of Fruit Bearing" Mrs.
Peggy Ripper, Sterling Macer and
Miss Alice Jefferies will represent
the Sunday school and the BTU.
at the Sunday school convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Martin are
visiting in New Jersey with Wv
ian, their daughter at her gradua-
ton.
Mrs. o. H. Burren is leaving for
Sioux Falls, s. d.
Rev. and Mrs. Jordan Ray have
left for their conference. Mr.. Ash
ford and family of Des Moines
were visiting his father, Rev. A.
Ashford at Garner, Iowa.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
PAST
and
PRESENT

Red light, green hight, hope to
see a ghost tonight" Yes, listen
ing to Alma, Marsha, Didee and
Philip Stewart recite these words,
we know that spring is here. We
can tell it's spring by Diane Moore
and her lolEpops, Annabelle and
Isabelle Foster and their new
bikes, and Clarence Taylor, Jr.,
playing baseball
Remembering, l think of the
times that Connie Brown, Joan
Howell, Bev. Kirk and Marcheta
Allen used to play house on top
of Comics garage roof. Bev. Car
roll, Betty Zachary, Rosie John
son, Erm Owens had their day
playing baseball in the Hollow.
Petey Vassar, Martha Anderson,
Emily Clark and others belonged
to the doll club at Halle. Bruce
Williams had a beat up red bike.
Joe Ray loved to make the little
girls ride him on their bicycles.
Now, it's spring again, People
who were once running around
playing baseball in the streets are
now preparing to get married.
Such case Is Norman Carter and
Jean Schofield.
With spring, the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity has returned to
give one of the most beautiful
formal parties of the year. 1 do
mean the most beautiful. Percy
Hughes played. 1t was a lovely
night, and most of the girls were
out in their new summer formals.
The young people really took over
that party. Who were there?
Donald and Ronald O'Neal with
Joyce Vassar and Beverly Balen-
ger, Earl Bowman and Bobby
Cartwright, with Bobby wearing a
lovely navy blue organdy polka
dot formal. Harrison Williams and
Petey Vassar, with Petey wearing
a yellow taffeta formal that really
stood out. Janet Aaron and Rich
ard Randall, with Janet looking
like a fairy queen in a white bal
lerina formal. Russell Mayo and
June Williams, and June in a
formal of white organdy over blue
silk. Kathleen Curry and Elmer
Morris, with Kathleen wearing a
stunning formal Of green polka
dot organdy. Rosamond Miller and
Kermet Wheeler, Rosamond wear
ing a pink picque strapless formal.
can't describe how everybody
looked, but here's some of the
people who were there: Billy
Coins and Jean Brown, Walter
Macintosh and Joan Fraction,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
by
Myrrhene
Allen

Inez Saunders and Donald Horace,
Kirk Anderson and Bennery Jones.
On with spring See Central
and Mechanics graduates have
their announcements out Dick
Mason and Pat Foster are catch
ing up on their tennis Jean
Brown is catching up, period
Connie Jones and a few others
have been changing car tires
lately. Oh, what a thing to hap
pen Kirk Anderson is learn
ing how to race lone Brown
won the Elks Oratorical contest
Chandler and Al are going on
piCnics in the rain Jean Dur
and is starting to give her parties
again Connie Hill had one
last Saturday night. Connie
Brown, Phil Freeman, Bruce Will
liams, Joan Howell, Marcheta AL
len, Bill Dawson, Kenny McKin-
ney, Joyce Vassar and coolies of
others attended . People are
coming to the city to visit. Such
is the case with Chuck Eastern
who's here on a IA day furlough
to visit a young lady by the name
Of Joyce Vassar. Say, kid, how do
you do it? Boyd Davis is try
ing to catch up on playing base
ball. Even in the rain) Louise
Cuff is making more cracks about
certain people Jack Shannon,
Chuck Mccoy. and Bubba Jack
son are gathering at certain
peoples houses Mrs. Fields is
leaving for Howard U. for Bar
bara The Credjafawn's had a
Progressive party at our house
last week. do mean it was crazy.
Say, Sonny Morris, someone else
tried it this time ... Marshall
had their Senior Day on Tuesday,
May %. Saw Gloria Williams,
Martha Anderson and Marlene
MCGEE getting ready for it &.
The Omega formal is Monday
night The Credjafawn's is
June 9. They tell me the u of Ms
finals will still be on The Jazz
Concert was real sharp Sunday
night, going by the many who
went Count Basic will be at
the Flame in a few weeks &.
George Shearing was really great
going by Bev. Carroll, Bruce Will
liams, and a few others Jean
Brown and Carmitta Hit are pre-
pairing to graduate in the very
near future Vincent Sheperds
is preparing to pay a certain
someone Csc because the sun
shone a few Sundays ago.
Well that's sprinp