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Evening star., 1951-05-05
ECA Leadership
Seen as Spur 10
Housing Abroad
Crane Notes Benefits
In Restoration of
Stabilized Conditions
By Robert J. Lewis
ReoI fstote Editor Of The Stur

Jacob L. Crane, an assistant to
the administrator of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency, says
ECA leadership is having great
influence in many countries to-
wards solution of the housing
problem.
Mr.. Crane returned not long
ago from visits to a number of
European countries and to cities
in South Asia as chairman of a
United Nations housing mission
and as an adviser in connection
with Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration housing activity.
In an interview yesterday, he
said governments almost every
where are putting forth greater
efforts to help solve the housing
problem.
Shortages Still Acute.
I'm Italy, France, Austria, Ger
many and Greece, the housing
situation is relatively the most
serious among the European Re-
covery Program countries" Mr..
Crane said.
"A great deal of progress has
been made in a number of these
countries but, owing to the ex-
treme need, they still show acute
shortages.
Relatively the greatest pro-
gress in overcoming shortages has
been made in the Netherlands,
Belgium, the United Kingdom,
Denmark, Sweden and Norway"
A major obstacle to new-hous-
ing construction during the post
war period in the devastated coun-
tries of Europe has been the ne
cessity for reconstructing war
damaged homes and for restoring
basic production facilities, he said
Every Effort Significant
Even a modest effort in new
home construction in these coun-
tries is significant, when consid-
cred against what has been
achieved in re-establishment Of
the production economy on which
future housing improvement
largely depends" he added.
Mr.. Crane said ECA co-opera-
tion has been supplied mainly
through United States approval Of
counterpart funds" for housing
use and through encouragement
of housing programs by ERP
countries.
"The dollar cost of this assist
ance has been negligible but the
effect has been great" he said
Counterpart funds are provided
by ECA countries themselves in
their own currencieS in amounts
equivalent to the dollar value of
goods supplied under ECA grants.
They are available for reconstruct
ton and redevelopment work with
United States approval.
In many European countries,
signs on construction projects
as against a generally conceded
(See LEWIS, Page B-3.)
Evening star., 1951-03-27

it sticks to your pie board, 1t will
stick to your pie tin OF dish.
Now place your peeled sliced
apples in this mixture. tossing
them a little: 11a cups sugar, 2
large tablespoons flour, teaspoon
cinnamon, " teaspoon salt. Place
these in your lined pie pan or dish.
piling nice and high. Pile extra
sugar on top and dot in 3 or 4
places with butter. Stretch the
top crust dough over, cutting it
off about u inch over and beyond
the edge of pan SO that this lap
can be tucked under the edge of
the lower crust, making better
seal there with the tongs of a
fork pressed gently. Lower crust
rim should be moistened just a
little with water to make this top
crust stick to it. Then, puncture
the top with few small holes,
brush with cream or milk and
sprinkle on light amount of sugar
If you like. Bake 10 minutes at
400 degrees another 80 minutes at
Evening star., 1951-03-27
SEWING MACHINE.
HOBRY2
From M. r. B., Arlington.)

From M. r. B., Arltngton.)
For Mrs. c. K. R., Washington.
The following opinions I have
gathered in the past 20 years as
both student. teacher of sewing
and tailoring, as well as practical
home use.
If space will allow, I would sug-
gest a cabinet model, chiefly be-
cause the top of the cabinet opens
to form an extension leaf which
is very desirable (but not neces-
sary) when sewing large pieces
such as bedspreads, slip covers or
coats. Because ! am a service
wife" I now have a portable, on
which I make all my personal
clothing, draperies, bedspreads and
slip covers, and recommend this
type of machine for any one who
travels as I do, or who moves
frequently.
I wonder If any reader can sug-
gest a hobby that might interest
Evening star., 1951-03-27
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Ienough water to make thick bat
ter (about / cup). Beat egg
whites until stiff and fold in to
the batter. Spoon into muffin tins
and bake until golden brown.
Also to Mrs. l.. H. H., Wash
Iington. When she goes to San
Antonio. Tex. she should take
most all summer clothing as the
weather there at this time of
year is hot in the day, but as a
rule it will be cool enough at
might for light coat and blan-
ket for sleeping.
y X x X
POSTCARDS?
From Mrs. E. F. S., WashingtonJ
For Mrs. c. A. w., Arlington.
I have been collecting postcards
of churches for a little over one
year. I now have $50 church
postcards but not a single one
from Montana or Nevada. have
studied all my lists of collectors
in my different clubs but never a
collector from those States. See
ing your letter in RICH I wonder
if you could give me the name
of some one there, who could find
me some church cards. I could
send change or stamps to pay
for them.
save other interesting cards
also, but churches are my main
line, all denominations.
APPLE PIE.
From Mrs. H. C. R., SilUer Spring.
To Mrs. A. v. A. of Washington.
In answer to your request of how
to keep apple-pie crust from stick
ing to edges of pie pan, may ]
say that flour and not grease is
your answer. I have seen many
a good cook dust a little -four onto
IA pie pan before lining it for a
two-crusted pie (tapping it lightly
to shake off excess. At any rate,
you are only causing adhesion
when you moisten the pie tin. I
manage to keep enough flour
sprinkled on the dough while roll
ing it out so that the crust never
sticks to the edge. Flute the
edges with a light stroke instead
of MASKING down hard. Few
fruit pies will not run over in
your oven, although there is now
on the market a deep pie dish
with extra high sides to prevent
this. Too much juice and not
enough thickening matter Is the
cause. I use tapioca with most
fruit pies. Please try my apple
recipe. it was given to me by a
friend and all good things de-
serve to be passed on.
Apple Pie: Two cups sifted -four,
" teaspoon salt. Sift together,
then remove about 1s cup -four
and mix with cold water. Cut
% cup shortening into -four with
pastry blender or a fork, and then
mix the paste into the f1our-fat
mixture. Divide for the two
icrusts. Sprinkle flour lightly if
necessary to keep dough from
sticking to hands or on pie board.
Don't ever be afraid to use flour
to keep 1t from sticking. but too
much flour will surely give you
tough crust. I firmly believe if
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Five-Yeur-OIds

feeling is more likely to send him
to his practice than any order his
teacher or parent gives him.
Five-year -old children. as a
general thing, are not likely to
attend in concentrated fashion
any sort of activity for any length
of time. Their attention span is
short. Their muscles tire soon,
their nerves sooner. Ask but little
of them. Make their lessons short
and to the point. Let them have
two lessons a day, each of brief
duration, rather than a single pro-
tracted one. And don't expect too
much devotion to any duty. Even
in their play, these little ones tire
soon of any set movement, any
game by rule. They run about
like water flies, make lot of
noise, but do not long play in
organized fashion. They must
change their activity and the
form of it frequently.
Genius is rare. When it is born
it lives on regardless of handicaps.
It cannot be created by wish or
will. Be careful about trying to
inspire it in a 5-year-old child.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
By AnoeIo Potri

The bright 5-year-old child is
likely to be asked to do more
than he is ready and able to do
For example, a little boy OF 5
likes music. He can play the
piano better than children mucn
older and enjoys telling the name
of the composer, the kind OF music
he wrote, where he lived and
when.
While he was at home all day,
his mother accented this music in
terest and no doubt hoped that in
time he would develop into a
musician. At the age of 5 he en-
tered kindergarten and from then
on seemed to lose interest in the
piano. When his mother said,
you'd better practice now," he
staggered and said, THAT old
stuff. Kid stuff. I'm not doing it,
That staggered his mother so
that she did not know what to
do or say. All her hopes fell, her
castle in the air vanished. This
was a new child. Where did he
come from and how could she get
back her musician?
First, he must be a child among
children. If he is a musician, no.
body and nothing will prevent him
from studying and practicing his
music. The newness of school
once worn down a bit he will, if
he is truly interested in music,
get back to it.
But he only practices min
utes," complains his mother.
If he practices wholeheartedly
for S minutes, a 5-year-old has
done his full duty. Say so, praise
him, and let him go, feeling in his
innermost being that he can play
or leave it alone as he likes. That
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Leftover Pastry

Next time you have leftover
pastry, cream together a quarter
cup of brown sugar with table
spoon of butter or margarine and
spread on the pastry squares, then
sprinkle with nuts, and bake in a
hot oven.
Evening star., 1951-03-27

my father, who recently was
forced to retire at the age Of 10?
He is a man who never has had
a hobby other than his own busi-
ness work and, because he lives
in an apartment hotel in a large
city, cannot accept a hobby such
as gardening. He is not interested
in cards, music or stamp collect
ing. Any information will greatly
help man who has always been
very young in spirit but is now
detected old man.
y X X X
OSNABERG.
From Mrs. E. D. G.. WashingtonJ
To Mrs. A. McA. L. of Silver
Spring: Osnaberg can be pur-
chased from the Scottdale Mills.
Scottdale, Ga. They are very
obliging about sending samples
from which material can be or
dered direct. They also have
other curtain and drapery mate
rials, including nice colors in
Monks cloth.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
TO FIND CHICORY?
PENNY" CANDY STORE?
UAT AhEHCCV

"ALAMOS?"
From Mrs. w. P. S., Falls Church,
Does any one know where
ground cllicory may be purchased
The type that is added to coffee
to give it extra body and flavor?
I know that coffee with chicory
may be bought, but I want to buy
the chicory separately and add il
to the coffee myself.
Second, does any one know Of
an old-fashioned penny" candy
store anywhere in the vicinity o1
D. c. or suburbs? 7 mean the
types of stores that were very
prevalent about 20 years ago. Nc
doubt the candy that once was q
penny is two or three pennies now
but it isn't the price but the type
of candy I am referring to when
I say penny" candy. I really fee
like the younguns of today are
being denied a big thrill if they
don't get to visit penny" candy
store and I'd like to track one
down and take our brood there
Third, has ony one ever been
to a town called "Alamos" about
$50 miles south of Arizona, ir
Mexico? If so, would they kindly
send their address or phone mum
ber to RICH so I may contact them
for information.
This is about my umpteenth
letter to RICH and it never fails
to amaze me how many replies ]
get. The RICH is my sole reason
for taking The Star. It's the bic
city version of the small town
sewing circle where ideas, thought
PHILOSOPHERS are exchanged along
with all kind of recipes for home
making and for living. Vive the
RICH!
COMMENTS.
From Mrs. w. T., Fairtar.J
Many thanks to RICH and D. M
c.. Hyattsville. for solving an
other problem. I sent in a ques-
ton concerning caps for piano
keys. The answers came right
back. She had them and is
keeping them for me at her
office in D. c. Will pick them
there.
Mrs. T. c. S., Bethesda, on
shoes: I agree with you on the
shape of women's shoes made to-
day, Nearly all American women
have high arches and long toes
whether they wear size 3 or 10
I know, I have sold shoes.
X X y 4
SPECIAL CORNBREAD.
SAN ANTONIO.
(From Mrs. B. /. w., Falls Church,
To Mrs. E. L. B.. Arlington
Here is a recipe for cornbreao
without soda or baking powder
1t is excellent for a person on a
diet. How she enjoys this.
Corn Bread: Two cups corn
meal, " cup -four, / Tablespoon
sugar, 2 eggs, separate6, u CUP
shortening. Warm water or sweet
milk. Sift meal, flour and sugar
together: cut in shortening, mix
well. Add beaten egg yolks and
Evening star., 1951-03-27

Open-faced sandwiches are at
tractive garnished with pimiento,
ripe or green olives. finely diced
green celery, finely cut parsley
tiny slices of sweet pickle.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
COOKIE CONNECTION.

(From, E. C. B., Falls Church,
For Mrs. S. F. NJ, Alexandria: !:
The following may be the recipe
requested by Mrs. S. F. M. Recipe
for Quaker Sweet bits, cookie
confection. One cup sugar, l ia
blespoon butter, 2 eggs, 212 cups
quick cooking oats, 2 teaspoons
baking powder, l teaspoon vanil-
la. Cream butter and sugar. Add
yolks of eggs. Add quick cooking
oats, to which baking powder has
been added and add vanilla. Beat
whites of eggs stiff and add last.
Drop on buttered tins with tea
spoon, but very few on each tin
as they spread. Bake In slow oven.
Makes about IS cookies.
Evening star., 1951-03-27

325 or $50 degrees. Sprinkle salt
in your oven on the dripping spots
and it will cut down the smoke
and be much easier to scrape clean
with a knife after oven cools.
Good luck to you.
Evening star., 1951-03-27

great fovorte in the Spring slipper selection is the
soft droped kid shoe in rainbow hue Very new looking
is the soft kdskin shoe in blonde with brilliant touch
of red for trimming This shoe and matching bog ovo
able locally Coll Sterling 500O extension 1885, between
and 43O, for further shopping information
Evening star., 1951-05-15
$40 Grocery Bill
Incurred IS Years
|Aqo Is Paid in Full

It was Is years before he could
get the money together, but Bill
Hendricks didn't forget that he
owed $140 grocery bill.
The elderly man, who lives at
lot E street NV, walked into the
S. & M. Market at 500 G street
NE. yesterday and asked if a man
named Dave" still worked there.
IT owe him a grocery bill from
Is years ago." he told the present
proprietor, William Raine. "I've
been sick and haven't been able to
pay it until now"
Mr.. Raine said the grocery had
changed hands several times in
the last Is years, but he remem-
bered that Dave Rosenberg owned
the store about the time Mr..
Hendricks would have been a GUS
toner.
He checked and learned that
Mr.. Rosenberg now operates the
Buckingham Restaurant, 237 North
Glebe road, Arlington. Mr.. Hen
drick called on Mr.. Rosenberg and
paid him the $140.
"It makes you feel good about
people" Mr.. Raine said.
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Indictment Says Loymon Posed
As Lawyer and Faxed Divorce

A lawyer" who allegedly forged
a divorce decree and undertook
other legal work here without
benefit of admission to the bar
was indicted today by a District
grand jury.
The man, Alfred r. Anci, 49,
described by police as a bill coll
lector formerly of the $500 block
lof Fourth street, NE, was charged
with forgery and uttering. en-
bezzlement. false pretenses and
grand larceny.
Another Indictment today ac-
Icused a Washington postal clers
lof shooting Attorney B. Dabney
Fox last April 8. Mr.. Fox
wounded in the left eye, still is
on the critical list at Freedmen's
hospital.
Charged with assault with 6
dangerous weapon, assault with
intent to kill, carrying a deadly
weapon and unauthorized use o.
Mr.. Fox's Car is Charles r. Cole.
man, 26, colored, of the first BLOCK
|of Bryant street NV.
Coleman was arrested in Hunt.
lington, w. Va. April II.
Judge McGuire's Name Used.
Anci allegedly forged divorce
decree for Mrs. Thelma l.. Lanti
of the 500 block of Sixth stree
INV, from Foster I. Lantz, bear.
ling the name of District Court
Judge Matthew F. MCGUIRE.
Authorities said the supposed
copy Of a final decree had mis-.
takes in the name of the court
Evening star., 1951-05-15
By J. l. MichoeI
Stox S.oSS

ANNAPOLIS, May 15.-Mid-
shipman Robert A. Renneman
stands head and shoulders above
this years Naval Academy gradu-
ating class-so much so that he
will be commissioned in the Army.
The 26-year-old middle from
Nassau, N. Y, is feet 6 inches
tall. or 2 inches more than the
Navy's maximum limit for officers.
For years now, he has been
jumping up and down-literally-
to shake down his tall frame so he
will meet Army and Navy maxi
mum height limits.
But, it seems, he Just won't
shrink any more.
- Served in Infantry. -
Midshipman Renneman tried to
enlist as an Army air cadet when
he was 18. He stood 6 feet S
inches then, l inch more than
the limit, and it appeared that
his ambition to become a flyer
would be thwarted.
But some one told me-" the
middle said yesterday, that if
you Jump up and down hard
enough and sort of shrink your
self you can reduce your height
an inch or more and you will
stay that way at least an hour
1t worked so well I was accepted
Mr.. Renneman served a year
and a half as e. enlisted man be-
fore receiving a temporary COM
mission as a lieutenant of in
fantry. At the end of two more
years he found himself in Schwa.
bach. Germany, yearning for 6
permanent 4 commission.
Evening star., 1951-05-15

in the signature of the judge and
the spelling of the name of Harry
Hull, clerk of the court.
1t. David Higgins of the police
check and fraud squad said the
paper, all typewriter, was en-
tirely fictitious and that so far
as he could learn Anci never had
been admitted to the bar.
It was charged that Anci re-
|ceived $35 for arranging the "di-
vorce
Another Fraud Charged.
Anci is charged also with hav-
ing obtained some $500 from
Mariana Mari, 2021 Kalorama
road NV, former restaurant
owner here, in undertaking va
rious legal chores.
1t. Higgins said Anci told Mr.
Mari he was going to be appoint
ed a judge the next time there
was a vacancy on the bench, ano
that this was being arranged
through tom Clark"
In one instance, Anci is re.
ported to have assured Mr.. Mar
that he could take care of a bank
note which was being collected by
a bank "at less cost" Anci, it was
charged, however, never turned the
money over to its owner.
The II. counts against Anci ir
the Mari case go back to 1948
The fictitious divorce paper wa.
forged on March 13. 1850, accord.
ing to the indictment.
Anci was arrested in March or
a commissioners warrant in Jack.
sonville, N. C.
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Circus Fans to Play Roles in DeMHIe's Movie

Cecil B. DeMille arrived in town
today to make what he says will
be his greatest movie. And a lot
of Washington actors - circus
fans-will get into it.
The movie will be made at the
circus. It'll be called 1.-The Great
est Show on Earth" And the
cameras will be grinding from
Thursday afternoon through Sat-
urday. with some of Hollywood's
biggest stars taking part.
Mr.. DeMille and part of 150-
man vie-making contingent
arrived at Union Station this
morning. Photographers and a
police escort were there, natur-
ally. -.s.
This afternoon, fans with sharp
eyes could have seen Director De-
Mile scouting the circus grounds,
planning for the elaborate Shooting
schedule to come. Tomorrow
the cameras and lighting equip
ment will be set up-including
what the director says is the big
Igest camera boom in the world.
Celebrities Expected.
And, starting Thursday, look
who'll be there:
Jimmy Stewart (who came to
Washington before as Mr.. SMITH
he'll play a clown.
Dorothy Lamour-in tights, in
stead of a sarong. She'll hang by
her teeth.
Betty Hutton-she'll actually
Evening star., 1951-05-15
ID. {. Area GAMBLING
Exceeds Nevada S,
Saws Senator Malone

Senator Malone. Republican, of
Nevada declared today illegal
gambling in the District and
Prince Georges County could be
stopped permanently in "a hours
If city and county officials wanted
to stop it.
The legislator from the only
State where gambling is legal
charged there is more illegal
gambling in the District and
nearby Maryland than there is
legal gambling in Nevada.
Senator Malone made the state
ment in an interview attacking
the failure of Congress to face
the gambling issue squarely.
"If they are against gambling,
let them bring a bill to the floor
to ban horse-racing as well as
roulette wheels and slot ma
chimes" he challenged.
He expressed doubts that Con-
gress would ever do that and he
complained that, instead. Con-
lgress has attempted to regulate
gambling by "surreptitious means.
Senator Malone contended that
the Senate Crime Investigating
Committee "raked up a lot" ir
New York and Florida but failec
to stop gambling.
Investigations in the District
he added, also have failed to stor
gambling here. And it could be
stopped. he insisted.
Something is wrong" he said
wherever you find illegal gam.
bling"
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Hit-Run Driver FIees,
Leaving Stolen Car

A hit-and-run motorist escaped
early today after crashing into two
other automobiles while driving a
stloen convertible on Canal road
at Chain Bridge.
The driver of the stolen car left
the scene. saying he was going to
call police. Instead he disap-
peared into a nearby wooded area.
Police said the auto, heading
into the District, sideswiped car
driven in the other direction by
Scott Seegers. a free-lance writer
of Mclean. Va. It then crashed
headon into q car driven by Lloyd
Emerson Denny, jr.. an FBI pho
tographer Of Falls Church. Va.
The convertible, owned by
Thomas E. Walsh, 66Oe Riggs
road, Hyattsville was reported
stolen about 10 o'clock last night
from the 1400. block of Georgia
avenue NV. Damage to his car
was listed at $400 and to the other
autos at $3.50.
The hit-run driver was de-
scribed as about 25, 6 feet tall
weighing ITS pounds and wearing
an Army khaki uniform.
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Heirloom Cameo Stolen
With Other JeweIry

A cameo 2 inches square hand
ed down through the family of
Mrs. Orene Hamrnacher, 1850
Harvard street NV, since the
War Of 1872, was among jewelry
stolen from Mrs. Hammaclaer re-
Gently, police reported today.
Mrs. Hammacher, who had been
out of town since May l, told po-
lice the museum piece" is set in
a white gold frame. Other items
taken by thieve included gold
chain with a medallion ruby set,
a yellow gold sunburst with a
diamond in the center and a
large turquoise on the edge, a
small lavaliere with a diamond
in the center and two pearls on
each side.
Although police listed the jew-
elry as valued at $50, Mrs. Ham
macher reported some of the
items to be over 140 years old
and of unknown value"
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Group Health Meeting
On Hiqher Dues Called

Members of Group Health AS
sociation will meet tomorrow at
8 pm. at the Federal Security
Auditorium, Third street and In
dependence avenue S.W., to con-
slider proposals for an increase in
membership dues.
William F. Warne, CHA presi-
dent, said the organizations trus-
tees have proposed increasing
adult membership fees from $3.50
to 81 per month and children's
fees from $2.25 to $2.75 monthly.
The increases are necessary be-
cause CHA currently is operating
at a deficit, Mr.. Warne said.
Evening star., 1951-05-15

Edmund L. Jones, general counsel.
The union delegation was headed
by Walter j. Bierwagen. president
and business agent of Division 689
OF the Amalgamated Association
of Street. Electric Railway and
Motor Coach Employees of America
(AFL).
Other labor negotiators were
N. A. Jenkins. j. B. Gardiner, I. N.
Collins. E. Fields, j. F.. Taylor,
B. B. Blankenbaker, j. A. Long,
more, c. L. Greenwell. r. c. Sales,
w. Klotz, G. E. Odum, the locals
financial secretary; L. L. Thomp-
son, 3. L. Collins, w. B. Caldwell,
j. F. Cannon, r. e. McNeece,
C. F. Steeg and M. T. Clarke.