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Evening star., 1951-10-28
HsExpe Advice How Getting the Market

spare tire turned out to be re-
groove job which blew out after 80
miles.
In another case. a customer found
that the motor in his newly pur-
chased used car was worthless.
All the auto club can do in such
cases is to try to persuade the dealer
to make some sort Of adjustment.
Unscrupulous dealers have num-
Der Of ingenious devices for bam-
boozling unwary customers, accord
ing to Robert Gilbert, Of the three
AS emergency road service division.
Often. he says. worn-out front
end is concealed by the turning Of an
adjustment screw which has the eff
feet OF tightening the front wheels.
Sometimes tin is wrapped around
broken muffler and exhaust pipe.
This cuts the noise but 1t does not
prevent deadly carbon monoxide
fumes from leaking up through the
foorboard.
Brakes can be made to work we'll
enough for sale purposes despite worm
out lining by moving the brake band
closer to the drum in certain cars.
This soon leads to wearing out Of
the parts and fat repair bill.
A once popular practice which
seems on the way out now. according
to MIR. Gilbert. is the packing of saw
dust in the crankcase, differential
and transmission to deaden the rum
blings Of outworn and broken parts.
Hints to Purchasers
The three AS expert gives the fol-
lowing hints to prospective pur-
chaSers:
l. Look at your reflection in the
side panel. II the image Is distorted,
chances are the car has been hit and
the panel pounded back into shape
and repainted.
2. Stand at front fender. Mark
a spot on your hip where the top of
the fender would strike. Then walk
to the other side Of the car and see
II that fender hits in the same place
to determine II one side is sagging.
Check the rear tenders the same way.
8. Check the front wheels to see II
they are perfectly straight.
: 4. Open and shut the doors. II
they scrape. 1t would indicate the
auto has been in an accident. No
light should be seen at the bottom of
the closed door.
S. Spot the mileage on the speed
ometer. II the numbers are not in
a perfectly straight line after the car
has been driven a few miles. the
meter probably has been turned back.
6. Look under the slip covers for
worn upholstery and check the rub
ber on the clutch and brake pedals
for tell-tale signs of hard usage.
Z. Start the engine and note
whether the oil pressure drops swiftly
when the engine is warm. This may
indicate worn bearings.
8. Remove the front wheels and
check for worn brake Innings.
8. Check the tires for signs of oil
stains that might indicate leaky
grease seals.
10. See that the hood fits tightly
and evenly all around and check the
motor for dryness and cleanliness.
II. It is worth the investment OF
o few dollars to have q competent
mechanic accompany you and check
the machine over before you buy.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

adelphia Inquirer; Ben Perley Poore.
Boston Journal; Hiram j. Ramsdell,
New York Tribune; Frank A. Rich
ardson, Baltimore Sun; William p.
Seville, New York Herald: william
B. Shaw, Boston Transcript; William
w. Warden, Philadelphia Ledger:
James S. Young. New York Tribune.
and many others.
The First Officers
1.-THE constitution having been
adopted" it was reported, the
(press) club proceeded to elect per-
manent officers. and the following
named gentlemen were chosen:
President. John c. Proctor of the
Republican,; vice president. w. j.
Bennett of the Express: secretary.
r. F. Boiseau of The Star: treas
urer, w. r. Collins of The Star:
Executive Committee, o. K. Harris
Of the Express. James Croggon Of
The Star. George Curtis of the
Chronicle. Arthur Shepherd Of the
Intelligencer, James H. Sprigman
Of the Republican and F. j. Nantz
Of the Union. After some other busi-
ness the club adjourned until the
first Saturday in October. Subse-
quently the Executive Committee
met and elected o. K. Harris chair
man.
"The Washington Press Club has
made very favorable beginning and
already has 81 active members. The
gentlemen all seem to take an in
tereSt in the welfare of the club
and no doubt it will be a permanent
as well as an excellent organization"
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Star Stan Photo.

And the major wanted to know.
couldn't we do something?"
They did. The daughter was
dazzling at the party. her escort
flawless. Where did he come from?
Trade secret.
A fast shuttle with Mrs. De Vecchio
through the organizations filing
cabinets gives general idea Of what
the hostesseS can provide:
There's . flle on baby-sitters,
broken down into Special List" Gin
cluding sitters who will remain on
duty for days IN emergencies): a
category headed. "These sitters will
go anywhere" and General File"
subdivided into Alexandria" NV"
me" washington" Arlington" and
Fails Church"
Big File System
Also there are files on homes for
the aged, adoption agencies. beauty
shops. churches. dreSsmakers, State
societies. job openings, out-of town
shows. free legal advice. educational
classes and so on. almost without end.
Having welcomed q new service
family and given it advice and COM
fort during Its Washington travail.
the hostess association Is fully pre-
pared to send the same family conf
dently of to new horizons when the
time arrives.
This is accomplished by the groups
overseas hostess" service.
The armed forces various rotation
plans limit the stay Of service mem
bers in Washington. Many officers
and men assigned here go overseas
after their Capital tour.
Thus service wife about to en-
bark for foreign parts needs only to
call the AFHA to obtain the name
of ready -to-help hostess in or near
her destination. be it Teheran, Dub
lin. Lisbon, San Salvador. Berlin.
Buenos Aires or any one Of SO other
citieS-including Adds Ababa.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
By Howard /. Dutkin

John Doe looked longingly at the
modest but shiny little sedan In the
used-car lot.
Take me home for only 81 600"
pleaded a sign in the windshield.
"a lot Of dough-" John unused. But.
gee. it was just the thing to take the
missus and kids out of Sunday. Aft
er all, 81, 900 was really no fortune
now if guy cut down to two packs
of cigarettes week and maybe took
his lunch to work -.
So John scraped together $500 for
q down payment. Without reading
it, he signed document containing
lot of fine print which, he was told.
was q 15-month conditional sales
contract. Proudly. he drove OF with
the auto.
BY dint Of self-denial he managed
to pay of what he figured was the
$1.100 balance.
His JOY was short-lived when he
went to pick up his title and was
told that he still owed 5000! This
sum represented interest on the
$1,100, and fees for various types OF
insurance-all neatly typed into the
contract after he had signed it.
There it was In black and white.
All John could do was join the thou
sands Of similarly bilked citizens who
bring their woes each year to the
District License Bureau.
Authorities Honds Tied
There is not much we can do
under the circumstances" explained
Leo Fitzgerald OF the bureaus Claims
and Adjustment Division. "since the
courts have held that conditional
sales contract does not come under
the laws governing usury."
But things will be different starting
this week. November ! Is the eftec-
tive date of new regulations adopted
by the District Commissioners to
protect John Doe and his fellow
unwary car buyers.
Under the new rules an auto dealer
will be required to furnish q customer
with a written statement showing the
complete charges for the purchase OF
q car on time and including the cost
of all types Of insurance.
In addition the regulations provide
penalties for o seller permitting or
requesting o customer to sign any
document before all blanks have been
filled in or lined out.
These regulations are q step IN the
right direction. But there is still little
protection for the man who buys
car, accepts the dealers word that 1t
is In good shape and finds-too late
Evening star., 1951-10-28
RecoI|ections of Old Newspoper Row

Old Newspaper Row was probably
at its height from about 1880 to 1895.
After this, the correspondent began
to move elsewhere and today memo
ries Of the place are all that remain.
One Of the most interesting recol-
lections is Of the telegraph Office at
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Fourteenth. Carrying telegraph
messages, before the automobile and
bike. was a mans job, yet boy was
expected to fill it. It was not an un-
common occurrence to be awakened
at 2 or 3 o'clock In the morning and
to receive a message to be carried
to Soldiers Homes. or perhaps Ana
costa, or some other out-of-the-way
place. You can imagine that it took
a very nervy little chap to do this.
II Was Man Sized Job
Many Of our messenger boys Of
today would quit cold II asked to
walk to Anacostia to deliver o mes
sage at about ! or 2 o'clock in the
morning and we could hardly blame
q boy. for it would be asking whole
lot Of him. especially II he were In
any way timid. Many will recall
Elijah j. Bugbee, manager for some
time Of the Atlantic g. Pacific Tele-
graph Co., and later with the West
ern Union. He was an unusually
fine man and the boys under him
always held him in high esteem.
It was indeed quite proper to locate
the Press Club Building at the head
of Newspaper Row. If for none other
than historic reasons, as a memorial,
perhaps, to the newspapermen Of
Evening star., 1951-10-28
North Africa Brews Trouble for France

The traveller gets a taste Of the
unrest in French North Africa In
the most unexpected places.
was strolling through peaceful
valley in central Algeria when a
group of heavily armed police
emerged from a farmyard and de-
manded a look at my papers.
The autumn rains had already be-
gun and clouds capped the jagged
Southern Atlas Mountains. which
separate this fertile area from the
Sahara. The inhabitants are set
tied peasants, and their low stone
houses with fiat shingled roofs are
built into the slopes Of the Aures
Mountains among the dwarf pines,
remaining invisible until one comes
within few hundred yards Of them.
At the time Of my visit. perhaps
200 police had descended on the
area. with the original intention Of
roofing out a group of bandits in the
hills. But soon their campaign was
redirected-against the nationalists,
who have been gaining rapidly in
recent years.
In 1871. when they finally crushed
Algerian resistance, the French de-
clared the country to be part of
Franco-not just colony. Then
they confiscated much of the best
land and settled French farmers on
it, brought in French civil servants
and policemen, made French the only
official language and tried to wine
out the Arabic language and sense
of nationality.
NotionoIism Grows
But the Arabs still outnumber the
French 10 to one and the Algerian
nationalist movement, formerly or
galized mainly in the towns, has
MOI begun to establish itself in the
o0tfy areas where the French "
Evening star., 1951-10-28
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c.
Next Mexican President
More Than Year in Advance of Election, Ruiz Confines
Gets His Political Ducks Nicely in Row
BY Arthur n. Koonce

Adolfo Ruiz Confines, mild. soft
spoken government careerist, only
little known outside of Mexico. seems
destined to be the next President of
that country.
The 62-year-old Secretary of In
terror resigned his cabinet post a
fortnight ago to begin his campaign
after being chosen as the candidate
Of the government political party.
the powerful Party of Revolutionary
Institutions which is known simply
as PRI. In the past, nomination by
this party has consistently been
equivalent to election.
Ruiz Confines lives a quiet home
life and is said to play dominoes
Evening star., 1951-10-28

this area-call on the new family to
provide advice and help.
OF course. this often means STEP
ping into distressing scene. where
an overweight mamma Is wrestling
with f-unpacked crates, tired
children and crushed lampshades.
Much to Offer
But this is the beauty Of our
setup." explains Mrs. r. G. De
Vecchio. an Army lieutenant colonel'B
wife and member Of the AFaA board.
I'VE have nothing to sell and much
to offer-and we've all been through
the heart-sickening mess ourselves"
Many's the neighborhood hostess
who's rolled up a sleeve to change a
diaper or hang picture. At least
one has found herself pinning the
hem in a dress within five minutes
after ringing a doorbell. Giving ad-
vice on nearby schools and bus sched-
uleS Is the mereSt routine.
In performance Of its primary well
coming duty. the Armed Forces Host
ess Association Just naturally has
accumulated q startling assortment
Of facts on file. They know where
parking space 10 available for air-
planes, where one can ride q tandem
bicycle (Hains Point)-and, Of course,
where apartments are to be had.
The Uneseorted Daughter
Then there was the case Of the
unescorted daughter.
This major called us, quite upset"
recalls Mrs. De Vecchio. 1.-THE next
evening, his daughter was to. cele-
brate her 17th birthday. She was to
entertain friends at the Mayfower.
and it was the first really social event
she'd ever had.
well, her date was a CT at
nearby post. and he'd suddenly been
confined to the post for 48 hours.
"The daughter was distraught.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Welcome Wagon Military Style
By Albert M. coIeorovs

Madame" said the major, with O
turbulence fortified by 10 awful days
in the Pentagon. Il have come down
here to tell you to quit telephoning
my office."
He leaned over the desk to assure
that the startled matron caught his
every word.
For your information" he con-
tinued softly. II am most happily
married.
81 do not need q
hostess" Ice formed over his final
word.
Then the lady went into action.
Ten minutes later the major strolled
from the scene. his lips a-smile and
his heart aglow. convinced trrevoc-
ably that in Washington the military
mans best friend is his hostess.
From the pleasantly calm object
of his reflections. he had received (D
the telephone number Of . highly
recommended baby sitter, ca q sure
fire clue to reliable laundress and
CD the positive promise Of q daily
ride to work.
Useful as a Tire jack
For although its name conjures up
images of goodness-knows-what. &C
tually the Armed Forces Hostess
Association, an organization Of serv-
ice wives. is as practical as aspirin
and as useful as a tire jack.
Ntaxv-
hole in the basement receSseS Of the
Pentagon, this quasi-oficial. nom
profit, volunteer organization now Ii
in its third year of providing per-
sonal welcome, blessed assistance,
nerve-soothing information and
"can-do" attitude toward the most
bizarre cries Of distress.
Its main duty remains that Of
guiding newcomers through the
Washington wilderness, but the
Armed Forces Hostess Association
literally Is global in scope. It can
slip you the address Of good, eco
nomical boarding house in London,
or tell you where to find fresh eggs
in Karachi.
Most OF the 500 women who staff
the association are in Washington.
for here Is the greatest job to be
done.
Dizzyine Experience
The serviceman assigned to Wash
ington for the first time encounters
not only dizzying masses Of paper
work during duty hours, but also the
multitude Of problems attendant on
finding home in q crowded city.
Meantime, Myrtle and the children
back In Topeka can't understand
but possibly have some disconcerting
suspicions-what's keeping him from
finding q place for them to come and
live. Or else, Myrtle's here. and list
ing badly to port under an outsized
cargo Of woes.
Enter the Armed Forces Hostess
Association. group Of service wives.
who themselves have been through
the same ordeal, and who then vol
unteered to help minimize it for their
successors. Working with the Mill
tary District of Washington, the
group receives data from the services
on all newly assigned families. Names
are checked against huge wall map,
and neighborhood hostesses-400 in
Evening star., 1951-10-28
By A. v. Sherman

trying to stamp it out by old-fash-
ioned methods.
My appearance outside q farm
house caused stir. Officers Of the
Gendarmerie and police judiciaire
began brandishing Stem guns at me
and bombarding me with questions,
while a posse was after my guide,
who was drinking coffee with viz
layers. The police were especially
suspicious because I was carrying an
Arabic language newspaper: true, 1t
was only the Scouts fortnightly, but
its "nationalistic leanings," and the
fact that 1t was printed in Arabic,
were enough to condemn 1t In their
eyes.
II have already confiscated two Of
this number" q sergeant announced
proudly. My protest that 1t was pub
hshed legally in Algiers was over
ruled sharply. Their point Of view
was interesting. I asked o Gendar-
merle lieutenant why they beat up
the Arabs. "But. Of course, you beat
a criminal when you interrogate
ulu, ue answered, FOIce 90 LnaC
everywhere"
Something Of an ldeolist
The lieutenant was something of an
idealist, and believed sincerely in
Frances mission In North Africa. IF
it takes another 200 years to assimi-
late these people and raise them to
our level we shall carry on for an
other 200 years. Meanwhile we have
to use whatever methods we can"
He and his colleagues have to play
at being part Of Metropolitan
France before an audience OF hostile
Arabs who are no longer willing to
remain mere spectators. TSlk about
Metropolitan France mas sound
Evening star., 1951-10-28

that he has bought the wreck of
the Hesperus on wheels.
From the files of Franklin j.
Bruzbart. manager Of the personal
service department. District division
Of the Three AS comes this sad story
Of Richard Roe. Only the victims
name is changed.
Mr.. Roe bought a used convertible
Evening star., 1951-10-28

with 30-day guarantee. He noticed
it was running poorly and from time
to time during the life OF the guaran-
tee he brought the car back to the
dealer. Each time he was told the
difficulties we're minor and that the
outfits mechanics would flx every
thing UP.
These return calls and alleged re-
Evening star., 1951-10-28

pairs continued until the guarantee
expired. During the next three
months these parts went bad. accord
ing to q letter Mr.. Roe wrote the
three AS: Voltage regulator. fan belt.
carburetor. battery. headlights. oil
line. water hose, brakes and. to top
it of. even the cigarette lighter
ceased to function while the new"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-06

In this Continuing Evaluation
Study, newspapers of each state
are studied, analyzed, and rated
in five classification brackets,
with approximately 20 per cent
of the papers of a state being
placed in each of the five rated
groups. The five quality classifi-
cations are AAA, AA, A, B, and
c. The rating AAA earned by
The Demo ocrat means that
the newspaper rates in the top
bracket.
Each. newspaper is rated on
recognized quality factors includ-
ing local news and editorial con-
tent, evaluated circulation, vol
ume of local advertising and the
fairness of the newspapers adj
yertiSing rate, based on cost per
family reached.
Community Research Bureau
is an independent research or
ganization operated under con-
troll and direction of Frank B.
Hutchinson, who has operated
weekly newspapers. served as
professor Of journalism at Syra-
cuse and Rutgers Universities
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-06
Refuse Removal
Requests In City
Now Exceed 800

London applications for refuse
removal by the Sanitation De-
partment total approximately BOG
to date, it was disclosed at the
City Water Department office
Friday. The paid service in the
city began March l.
The large number of applica-
tions, plus the requests the Water
Department office continues to
receive, is indicative of the graf
flying public response to the lo-
cal sanitation program, 1t was
reported.
Prior to March / the city per-
sonnel, using city equipment, con-
Quoted an extensive cleanup
program free.
Applications for the regular
paid service were to be received
by the Sanitation Department on
or before Feb. 25.
Missed collections or other
complaints should be reported to
the Water Department office to
facilitate the service, Eitel Freid-
rich, Superintendent, advised.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-06

(Ed. Note-See certificate on
Page z this edition.)
New York, March 5, (SpeciaD -.
In a published report on the
evaluation ratings of weekly
newspapers of the state just re-
leased her, The Madison County
Democrat was given a rating of
AAA, designating it as "One of
the Best Weekly Newspapers in
America"
The AAA rating places the
the Democrat in the top 20 per
cent of the weekly newspapers
of the state and the nation, ac-
cording to an impartial study and
classification of the 10000 odd
weekly newspapers of the coun-
try, being conducted on state
by-state basis.
The ratings are made by Com
munity Research Bureau, an in
dependent research organization
which is working in cooperation
with American Weekly Newspa-
per Publishers Council to provide
national advertisers with guide
in the selection of weekly news
papers for advertising purposes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-06
Free Confessor
OF Killing And
Man Who Served

COLUMBUS, o., March 2-tAPl
Curtis Kuemerle, who confessed
to a. holdup Staying for which
another man is serving a prison
term, will be released from the
London Prison Farm April II.
Julius KrauSe, whom Kuemerle
and another prisoner exonerated,
will be released from Ohio Pen
itentiary, q month later-May Is.
Both were convicted of slay-
ing Charles Bartlett, an 81-year-
old Canton Grocer, in 1890
Krause has been in prison &c
years; Kuemerle, 10 years.
The Ohio Pardon and Parole
Commission announced Kue-
merle's parole yesterday. IT grant
ed a parole to Krause week ago
Kuemerle is serving a 10 to IS
year term for armed robbery and
manslaughter.
Krause was sentenced to life
for first degree murder. Gov.
Frank j. Lausche commuted the
conviction to second degree MUIR
der and Krause-before then in
eligible for a parole granted
one upon completion of 20 years
Imprisonment.
Originally, Krause, then II,
and Labannan Rohrback, %, were
convicted of Staying the Canton
grocer. A witness testified only
two persons participated in the
holdup.
Rohrback died in 1885, but ir
death-bed statement said
Krause did not participate in the
crime.
Krause walked away from pris-
on in 1910 and five weeks later
returned with Kuemerle. Kue.
merle readily admitted that it was
he, not Krause, who assisted
Rohrback in the holdup Staying.
Although Kuemerle was sem
up" also tor the crime, authorities
hesitated to believe the stories oi
Krauses innocence. Two year.
ago, Governor Lausche finally
gave recognition to Krause's cass
and commuted his sentence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-06
New Teachers In
County Schools

Joseph Dawson, Peoria, Ills,
has been appointed on the faculty
of the Midway School to fill the
vacancy created by the resigna-
tion of Harold John Howard, who
has re-entered the u. S. Marine
Corps. leaving March 10, accord
ing TO County Supt. W. c. Smith,
Mr.. Dawson will be coach;
teach physical education. history
and also seventh and eighth grade
subjects.
A native of Ohio, he attended
Mifflin High School and is a
graduate of Defiance College.
Mrs. Nola B. Hall, Range town
ship, has been hired to fill the
vacancy created in the Danville
School by the resignation of Mrs.
Dora Montgomery, teacher of the
third and fourth grades.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-06
Former Resident
Dies Suddenly

Howard Bradley, of Lancaster.
former Madison County resident.
died suddenly of a cerebral herh-
orrhage Sunday morning while at
work.
Mr.. Bradley was the Oldest son
Of Mrs. Della Bradley, 81 South
Union Street. He had resided in
Lancaster at 729 North Broad st.
for several years.
Surviving are his wife, Marie;
a son, Russell and daughter,
Ruth Anne, both of Lancaster;
two brothers, Leroy of West JEFF
ferson, r. d. No. / and Bert of
the Hartman Farm, south of Co
lumbus; two sisters, Mrs. Albert
Worley and Mrs. Dorothy Batteig-
er, both of Columbus.
Funeral services at the Schle-
chty-Fichner Funeral home at two
o'clock Wednesday. Interment in
Oak Hill Cemetery,