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Evening star., 1951-01-23
Woman Mails Letter.
Brings Fire Equipment

When a middle-aged woman,
described as from the deep South"
tried to mail a letter in a f1rebox
yesterday. she seemed surprised
when II pieces of fire equipment
rushed to Eighteenth and Harvard
streets NV.
Finally grasping that she had
the wrong box, firemen said she
calmly strolled on to find green
box instead of a red one. They
said she did not give her name.
Firemen said they "chalked it
up to experience" and set it down
as an accidental alarm"
Evening star., 1951-01-23
Special Dispatch TO The star

QUANTICO, Va, Jan. 23.-A
colored girl has been admitted to
the Quantico Marine Base School
for children of base personnel de-
spite a Virginia statute calling
for segregation in public schools.
The girl, Ethel Britt. IA, was
admitted to the ninth grade yes
terday in what base officials
termed a routine procedure.
They explained that the school
lis On Federal property, financed
entirely by Federal funds and op-
Grated under Federal authority.
Ethel is the daughter of
M/Sergt. and Mrs. Charles Britt.
ISergt. Britt is a mess sergeant.
and the Britts live on the base
The first colored student at the
school, Ethel took her place in a
class of about IS. The school
teaches all grades from kinder
garten through high school and
Evening star., 1951-01-23
D. {. Area Population
May Jump 100000.
thornton Owen Says

The national emergency may
increase the Washington area
population by 100000 and will re-
quire dispersal of key government
tai agencies throughout a 20-mile
radius from the city, Washington
Board of Trade officials believe.
Thornton w. Owen. board chair
man, told q Graphic Arts Associa-
ton luncheon at the Continental
Hotel yesterday that Federal en-
ployment trends. protection Of IA
cilities and reduction Of District
spending are major problems af-
fecting businessmen here.
The board, Mr.. Owen said, sup
ports the administrations disper-
sal plan. That calls for removal
of strategic agencies to places
within a 20-mile radius from
downtown Washington. The board
does not favor proposals for dis
persal to other cities, Mr.. Owen
said.
Housing Construction Cited.
Noting official estimates that at
least $4,000 additional Federal
employees will come here if the
emergency develops. Mr.. Owen
predicted this would increase the
population by nearly 100000. with
families and dependents. The
number of privately employed
people and their dependents also
will be greater. he said.
There are great many houS-
ing units now on the market and
under construction" he reported,
"and many thousands of addi-
tional units will have to be con-
structed to take care of the in
creased population"
District Fiscal Affairs Studied.
Board of Trade committee and
staff workers, Mr.. Owen said, are
giving special study to District
fiscal affairs in view of the ma
tional emergency.
I'VE subscribe to the principle, "
he said, that in times of national
emergency resources of the coun-
try should be placed at the dis
posal of the National Govern
ment. In such times local govern
ments should curtail their activi-
ties, set aside their capital i'm
provement programs and to the
greatest extent possible reduce
expenditures and pass on the saw
ings in the form of reduced taxes
to local residents"
Evening star., 1951-01-23
Right 10 Rea|ign
Urged
For Truman
Administration Asks
Congressional Backing
As Defense Move

The administration today asked
Congress to move quickly to give
President Truman emergency
powers to realign Federal agencies
and personnel for the defense
program.
Budget Director Frederick j.
Lawton told the Senate Executive
Expenditures Committee that
what is needed in the present
situation is the ability to effect
the necessary changes in the Or
ganization and management in
defense agencies and functions of
the Government in the most ex-
peditious way"
Mr.. Lawton said, however, a
bill currently before the commit
tee was not the fastest way of
achieving these goals.
Would Amend Act.
Sponsored by Chairman Nc
Clellan and four other committee
members. the bill would amend
the, Reorganization Act of, 1949 to
give the President authority to
submit temporary reorganization
plans to Congress.
The temporary plans would be-
come law within IS days unless
vetoed by Congress. Under the
present act, a plan becomes Law
so days after it is submitted un.
less the House or Senate kills it
Mr.. Lawton said much better
way would be to amend Title I o.
the First War Powers Act to give
the President power to act by
regulation or order. His actor
would become effective at time
fixed by the President, Mr.. Lawtor
explained.
Lack of FIexibility" Charged.
The witness asserted that the
Mcclellan bill ''lacks the flexibil.
ity and expedition which can be
obtained by executive action pat.
termed after the experiences ot
World Wars I and H."
The bill would permit the Pres.
ident to submit temporary reor.
ganization plans shifting function!
from one agency to another anc
utilizing whatever services anc
personnel are deemed necessary
in connection with national emer.
gency programs.
It also would authorize the Pres.
ident to appoint officials under the
emergency organization plan!
without Senate confirmation.
Measure Indorsed.
Robert Mccormick, research di.
rector of the Citizens Committed
for the Hoover Report. indorset
the Mcclellan measure. saying
that the Reorganization Act o,
1949 is "a proven success"
Mr.. Mccormick contended thai
circumstances which in the past
required presidential powers un.
der the First War Powers Act o1
World War II do not today exist.
He added that congressional ap.
proval is necessary "as a safe.
guard against unwise reorganiza.
ton plans"
I'VE do not believe that Con.
gress should negate its response
bility in this matter" he declared
Evening star., 1951-01-23

The Police Department was q
bit top heavy today. but never in
its history has it cleaned 50 re-
splendently.
All of its officers from the rank
of captain through the major and
superintendent turned in their
uniform caps and received new
creations that caused a stir in the
fashion world rivaled only by
Mainbocher's headgear for the
Waves.
The new caps are heavily in
Evening star., 1951-01-23
Swimming Forecast
Above Key Bridge
Within 5 Years

A District official told the
Georgetown Citizens Association
the Potomac River between Key
Bridge and Great Falls may be
suitable for swimming in five
years.
Harold A. Kemp, director of
sanitary engineering and chair
man of the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin, said
all communities in the Metropolis
tan Area of Washington now have
or are working toward sewage
treatment facilities. which will
clean up the river.
A recent order of the Virginia
State Water Control Board re-
quires Alexandria to set up sewage
disposal facilities by July l, 1852
Mr.. Kemp said. Both Arlington
and Fairfax counties, he added,
have passed referendums provid-
ing for bond issues to finance sew
age disposal facilities.
ID. &. Program Started.
On this side Of the river, Mr..
Kemp pointed out. the District
has started a program to run for
another eight years to provide for
secondary sewage treatment, and
the plant, at Blue Plains, will also
handle the sewage from the near
by Maryland counties.
Above Great Falls, he added
most Of the major communities
have sewage treatment facilities
A second factor in making the
Key Bridge-Great Falls section
of the river safe for unlimited
recreation is reduction of soil pol
luton of the river. Such a pro-
gram is being set up, Mr.. Kemp
said, but it probably will take
longer than the reduction of sew
age pollution.
Want Home Rule Action.
During its business meeting
the association, meeting in the ST.
Johns Parish Hall, Potomac and
o streets NV. declared itself not
in favor Of the new Auchincloss
bill, which would provide q non
voting delegate to Congress from
the District and streamline the
city government in it's present
form.
In the same action. the group
asked chairmen of both District
committees of Congress to intro
duce legislation similar to the
older Auchincloss bill for Dis
trict home rule.
Karl Bradford, president. con-
Quoted the meeting which also
favored the granting of an appeal
before the Board of Zoning Adjust
ment for permission to change a
grocery store at 3428 o street NV.
to a laundry.
Evening star., 1951-01-23

Icrusted with golden scrambled
eggs" on their visors.
The caps Of the captains are no
more heavily decorated than those
of Navy captains, but the visors Of
the inspectors and Robert j. Bar
rett. major and superintendent Of
police. are more lavish.
On his shoulders, heretofore
Maj. Barrett has worn only a
golden oak leaf, Army insigne OF
a major. But with his new cap
however. Maj. Barrett blossomed
out today with four golden stars
Evening star., 1951-01-23
Soap Price Increases
|0f ! 10 2Cents Due
lin D. T.. Area Soon

Retail prices of household soap
may go up from a half cent to
two cents here as a result of
wholesale price increases an
nounced by two of the largest
soap manufacturing companies,
Washington dealers said today.
Economic Stabilization Agency
officials said they received word
today that the Proctor & Gamble
Co. and Observation-Disclosures
Co. have announced wholesale
price increases of about 6 per
cent. Lever Brothers, another
major manufacturer, notified ESA
last week that it intended to raise
prices but has not yet done so,
agency spokesmen said.
Drug, grocery and department
store representatives here said
they had not heard Of the whole
sale price increases and that there
was no change today in retail
prices. They added, however, that
such increases undoubtedly
would be reflected in the retail
field in short time.
Retail prices for many grades
of soap bars and boxed soap flakes
went up here and elsewhere about
month ago. A popular brand of
hand soap sells for about 9 cents
and might be increased to 9h
cents on the basis of the new
wholesale boosts. Several brands
of boxed soap flakes sell at retail
for about 80 or 80 cents. These
might go up 2 cents. dealers said.
ESA officials said they under
stood the two companies raised
the prices on claim that the
cost of raw materials has in
creased Is per cent during the last
six weeks.
Evening star., 1951-01-23


York City headquarters today.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Mr.
Van Dusen comes from a news
paper family which founded the
original Rocky Mountain News
the Denver Times, and other
newspapers in the Rocky Noun
tain area. Mr.. Van Dusen was
a reporter on the Rocky Mountain
News and Denver Post before 60
ing to New York in 1925 to go
to work for the Wall Street Jour-
nal. He Joined Pan American
in 1923.
Since 1949. he has been in busi-
ness for himself as q manage
ment consultant.
Evening star., 1951-01-23

lon his shoulder. In the Army a
full general wears four silver stars
The departments executive Of
f1cer wears three stars, assistant
superintendents wear two stars
and inspectors wear one star.
Inspector George Wallrodt, who
distributed the new caps and stars
said he couldn't reveal the name
of the departments fashion ex-
pert or the cost Of the new mill
inery. Each officer got two new
caps.
Evening star., 1951-01-23
old Alexandra Bukev
Leased for U. S. Offices

The old Corby Bakery building
at 208-210 North Lee street, Alex
andria, has been leased by the
Government and will be occupied
by the Defense Department. the
General Services Administration
announced today.
The Defense Department will
move in February 16, it was an
nounced. The building contains
about 10000 square feet of floor
space. The rental will be $500 q
year.
Evening star., 1951-01-23
Parking LOT Plea
For 22d and @
To Get Heariinq
Session Tomorrow
On Zoning Opposed
By Church Of Pilgrims

A controversial application tc
permit temporary parking lot
on the southwest corner of Twen-
ty-second and @ streets NV, Just
north of the Presbyterian Church
of the Pilgrims, will be heard by
the Board of Zoning Adjustment
tomorrow.
The proposal involves five lots
owned by Mrs. Carolyn G. Town
send, fronting about 80 feet on c
street and 100 feet along Florida
avenue and Twenty-second street
The session of the church took
formal action opposing the move
last July, according to DR.. An
drew Reid Bird, pastor.
The church is among several or
ganizations and individuals in the
area protesting the proposal, and
still others have registered sup
port for the parking lot in letters
on file with the zoning office.
Hearing Set for $3.50 AM.
The hearing starts at $50 am
in the board room of the District
Building. ,t
DR.. Bird said the church feels
the parking lot would detract from
the setting, not only Of the church
itself, but of the area as whole.
1--WE just feel we ought not to
let this beauty spot be encroached
on" he said, adding that a park
ing lot also would be detrimental
from the standpoint of added
noise and traffic. DR.. Bird also
questioned the need for parking
facilities there.
He pointed out that great care
was exercised in selection of an
appropriate location for the
Gothic structure erected about %
years ago. as a gift of the Presby-
terians of the South.
Other expressions of opposition
have come from the management
of the Phillips Gallery, at Twenty
first and @ streets NV, although
it said it would welcome parking
space in the neighborhood if it
could be a little more secluded, -
and the Minister of Luxembourg,
Hughes LIE Calais, who objected
to the potential noise. q
Fears for Property Values.
Cornelius Van H. Engert, 1928
@ street NV, said he feared prop
erty values would be adversely af-
fected. as did DR.. William B. Mar
bury. 2238 @ street NV. Charles
E. Tribby. real estate man. also
expressed disapproval of the move.
No objection to the parking lot
was expressed in letters from. the
Indian Embassy. the Embassy of
Burma, the Chilean Embassy, the
Korean Embassy, the Embassy of
Israel. Jerry Maiatico, president
of the State House, Inc, a new
apartment house on the southeast
corner of Twenty-second and @
streets; the Society of the Gin
cinnati and the Cosmos Club,
which has acquired property on
the northeast corner of Massachu-
setts and Florida avenues.
The Swedish Embassy's letter
noted need for parking facilities
and said everything which may be
done to alleviate it would be ap-
preciated.
Evening star., 1951-01-23
|. W. Afford Is Elected
By Ruritun National
By tie Assoeiated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 23.-
Ruritan National went into the
second day of its annual conven-
ton here today
The opening days sessions yes
terday were featured by the elec-
tion of 1851 officers and talks by
DR.. Allen A. Stockdale of Wash
ington and DR.. Walter Flick of
Washington and Lee University.
L. w Afford of Walterboro, s
c., was named president to succeed
Gusts Old of Norfolk County.
Evening star., 1951-01-23

vice president
in charge Of
p u lie rela-
tions, news and
advertising for
Eastern A ir
Lines, Inc.
Capt. Eddie
Rickenback e r ,
president and
general man
ager Of East
ern, announced
Mr.. Van Du-
sens appoint
ment from the
| oir1inn,c N q N,
Evening star., 1951-01-23
Van Dusen Gets Press Posi-
with Eastern Air Lines

William Van Dusen, who organ
lied and directed public relations
for Pan American World Airways
for 20 years, has been named
Evening star., 1951-01-23


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Evening star., 1951-03-31
Expert Answers HousehoIders
Questions on Repair Problems

Question: I'm having trouble
with my outside paint on window
frames and doors. In spite of the
fact that I've used the best paint
I could buy. and cleaned and
scraped the old paint, after a year
or two, it curls off and leaves bare
wood. What should I use as an
undercoat to remedy the trouble? d?
The house is so years old. so you
can see the painting has never
been done properly.
Answer: It may be that after so
years. cracks have opened up
around the window and door
frames, or the flashings have worn
out, so that water works in be-
hind the paint film, causing it to
loosen its hold on the wood. 1t
would be advisable to caulk all
crevices around the window and
door frames with caulking COM
pound, forced in with a caulking-
gun, and fill any cracks in the
wood itself with putty, or wood
putty. Give the surfaces a first
coat of aluminium paint, then use
the putty. and follow with regular
house paint, one or two coats. All
peeling paint should first be
scraped off. of course.
Question: Is there any kind of
waterproof glue or cement that we
can use to mend a broken piece
Evening star., 1951-03-31

nails at each creaking place. Drive
them at different angles to lock
the floor to the joist. When the
nail is driven in within a quarter
inch of the floor, use a nail set fol
the rest of the distance to avoid
marring the wood. Sink the heac
of the nail below the surface ano
fill the hole with wood putty OF
wood filler.
Locating the Joist.
To locate the joist under the
floor, notice below in what direc-
ton the joists run and estimate
the location of the nearest wall
Then measure the floor from the
creaking point to the wall. Most
joists are spaced 16 inches on
-centers.
To locate the joists under the
second floor, or over any finished
ceiling, and to determine the
direction they run is more diff.
dcult. You may be able to fino
them by tapping gently on the
ceiling with your~knuckles. Space.
between joiSts will ring hollow;
joists will sound solid. Their
measure from a wall that will be
in the same place upstairs. You
won't be able to use wedges, o1
course, but mailing may suffice.
Cure without Nails.
Sometimes mild cases o1
squeaking can be remedied with.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Well Placed Nails
Can Halt Creakinq
Of Floor Boards

Music has charms to soothe, the
poets say, but it has nothing o1
the kind when it's made by two
floor boards rubbing together.
Grandma in her rocker may
contend that such squeals ano
groaus are no worse than the jazz
that comes out of the radio. II
you're like Grandma-and many
people are-you're lucky. You'll
think such noises are just nice
honey sounds-like a duet by a
mouse and a crow.
But if you're like Mrs. M. j. j. of
Minneapolis. who says a creaking
floor "iS getting me down." you'll
have to take a hammer in hand
or be a nervous wreck.
Floor creaks almost always are
caused by the loosening of nails
that hold the subflooring to the
joists. The nails get loose from
shrinkage and drying out of the
lumber. Happens in any house.
Fault Can Be Spotted.
If your basement ceiling is open
--uncovered-with the joists and
subfloor exposed. as most are, you
can watch the subfloor movement
while someone steps back and
forth on the Squeaky place. If the
space between the top of the joist
and the floor boards is merely
paper thin, few finishing nails
driven all the way through finish
floor, Subfloor and into the joists
should do the job.
But if it appears that the joist
or floor has warped and there is
noticeable space between them,
drive a thin wedge, such as the
thin end of a shingle between
them. Then drive nails through
the floor and through the wedges
to hold them in place.
Resin coated finishing or casing
nails. 2 inches long, should be used
for this work. Use at least two
Evening star., 1951-03-31

out nails. Take up the carpet,
find the squeaking place and try
to force the floor down. To do
this, take several thickness of old
carpet or folded newspapers for
padding. place a block on top and
pound vigorously. The pad will
protect the surface of the floor.
Insufficient bridging often is to
blame for floor squeaks. Bridging
comprises the cross pieces you'll
see between poists when you look
up in the basement. Their pur-
pose is to distribute the weight
placed on a floor. Instead of the
weight Of the piano, for instance,
being all in one place, it is spread
sidewise by these cross pieces
throughout the entire f1oor.-
Examine all bridging carefully.
Any loose pieces should be nailed
snugly into place with two nails
at each end.
Evening star., 1951-03-31

of marble? We have the broken
piece.
Answer: Use a paste Of mixture
|of litharge and glycerine in the
following proportions: Four parts
by weight Of litharge to one part
by weight of commercial glycerine
This will set in about an hour.
Mr.. Whitman offers readers
leaflets on a variety of subjects
concerning home rapair work. If
YOU would. like to have his leaf1et,
WI. Marred Furniture Finish,
send 10 cents in coin to Roger c.
Whitman, P. o. Box 80, Station G,
New York 10. N. Y.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-28

A young Irish lass, Mdureen
Connolly, won the National Ten
mis- championship before her 18th
birthday and was recently given
the top spot in the national rank
ings. She copped the title at For
est Hills in September.
Another netster had a busy year,
too. This was Doris Hart, who
placed second TO Miss Connolly in
the ratings.
She spent an hour in st. James
church, London, then in half that
time proceeded to win the wo-
mems singles championship of the
world in the Wimbledon tourna-
ment.
First Cage Clinic
The Diocesan elementary school
athletic program went places dur
ing the year too.
A big step was the first ele-
mentary basketball clinic schedul-
cd at st. Charles with the Coium-
bus high coaches providing
instruction for the grade school
youngsters and their coaches.
Also on the grade school front,
Immaculate Conception hung up a
very fine record in becoming CO
champion of the North division
basketball league for the first hoop
title in its history plus continuing
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-28

Johnny Wirtz, former Columbus
coach, received a nice promotion.
Writ, who once directed st.
Mary's Rambiers, was named head
coach at st. Ignatius' in Cleveland,
one of the largest parochial
schools in that city.
More Grey Matter
The strategy department was
strengthened among the high
schools during 1851 with three new
coaching personalities welcomed
into the fold.
Mike LoPresti took over the
reins at Lancaster, Forest Shdr-
rock was named head coach at
Rosary and Kenneth NeUiLLe as
sumed the mantle at st. Mary's,
Columbus.
The Bowling Front
Columbus, which hosted to the
Women's Bowling tournament sew
eral years ago, was again the site
of a national kegling meet.
More than 900 teams rolled here
in the Knights of Columbus tourn-
ament at 0lentangyVillage and
Riverview lanes. About so local
fivesomes took part.
Joe Sinke and JlInie McMdhon
failed to defend their doubles
crown but made up for it else.
where.
Sinke shot ITO, highest pinfall
in the 26-year history of the X OF
c meet, for Meister Brau in the
team event.
Mcmahon waited until the Ma
tional All-Star tournament to make
his move. Then he won the mems
title (plus $4,000, one of the few
men ever to repeat, having won
previously in l949.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-28
1851 A Great Sports Year

sport. Included were Central Cath
olic League titles in basketball and
baseball, the mythical Columbus
Catholic football crown and the
best record in the Summer Base
ball loop.
Three More For Gel
The Central Catholic League and
Diocesan athletics all over got a
big boost in 1851.
Three new members were add
ed to the Gel roster. Holy Fanlt-
Ey, Columbus, st. Mdry'S, Marion,
and Central Catholic, Springfield,
joined with Columbus St. Charles,
Rosary and st. Mary's, plus st.
Mary's, Lancaster, and st. Francis,
Newark, to make it an eight-team
league.
st. Francis and st. Charles were
scenes of physical expansion, too.
The Green Wave dedicated a new
gymnasium while the Carolians'
home court was improved in size
and seating capacity.
During 1851, Diocesan schools
held their own in matters of policy
as the athletic zoning petition was
successfully voted down. However,
the pre-district basketball tourna-
ment rule was passed by the Ohio
High School Athletic Association
to keep the picture cIouued.