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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-06
GREEN, MARY d. (MAMIE,. On S
HANNAY, WILLIAM NJ On sunday. No
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vember 4, 1881, WILLIAM M HANNAY,
husband of the late Mary A. E. Hannay
and uncle of Mrs. Margaret McC. S.
Spinks of WASHINGTON, d. c.; Allison F.
H. Scott OF Dallas, Tex. GEORGE F. Han
nay, William Mauat Hannay. Sadie E.
Hannay. Lula lone Hannay and Edith
Hannay Bingle of Kansas City, Mo,
Friends may call at Gewier's Chapel
1856 Pa. ave. NV. Services will be held
at the National Presbyterian Church, 18th
and SITS. NV, on Thursday. November
8, at 2 pm. Interment Rock Creek Gem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-06

PAUL, KAZAR. Suddenly on Sunday. No
vember 4, 1851, at his residence. 1885
Park I'd. NV. KAzAR PAUL, beloved
husband of Altoon Paul, father OF John
K Paul. Mrs. ANGUISH Manouelian and
Mrs Margaret Hanscomb. Services at
the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 1901
14th st. NV, on Wednesday, November
Z, at > pm. Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. q
PAIL KAZAR snecial communication
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Cohen Again Will Head
MARYLAND District AFL

BALTIMORE, May "a (P.-
Harry Cohen, veteran Baltimore
union leader, was reelected yes
terday to his fifth term as presi-
dent OF the Maryland State and
District of Columbia Federation of
Labor.
The 60-year-old president and
business agent of Baltimore Local.
No. 355, of the Truck Drivers
Union, was named unanimously
by the 800 delegates attending the
45th annual convention of the
federation here.
The delegates passed scores of
resolutions and pledged their CO.
operation to President Truman,
indorsing his action in resisting
Communist aggression in Korea.
Other officer selected are: Vice
presidents, Glen A. Snyder and
Carl Scholtz. for Baltimore; Glenn
F. Preller and James C. Turner,
for Washington; Jefferson Davis,
Baltimore. vice president at large:
Charles E, Stutzman, for Cum
berland, and E. w. Butler, for
Hagerstown; Frank j. Coleman, of
Washington, secretary, and Rob-
ert c. Lester, Washington,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Nicely 10 Delay Move
For Crime-Study Fund

Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee will wait until
the June 13 meeting of the Senate
Rules Committee to present his
groups request for $4,000 to in
Ivestigate crime and law enforce
ment here.
There had been some discus
sion of asking a special meeting
of the Rules Committee, watchdog
Iof Senate funds, but Senator Nicely
said he will wait for the next
regular meeting.
The question was to have been
taken up at the Rules Committee
session yesterday, but a misdi-
Irected report kept it from coming
before the group.
This procedural tangle was
Strengthened out yesterday when
the necessary report was filed with
the Senate to be referred to the
Rules Committee.
In this, Senator Nicely explained
that the Senate Crime Committee
had not had time to go into Wash
ington in it's exposure of inter-
state racketeers. He said there
would be close cooperation be-
tween the proposed District Com
mittee inquiry and that of the
Senate group, now heade' by Sen
ator O'Conor, Democrat, of Mary
land.
On the House side of the Cap
ital the District Committee hopes
to call up for action on the House
floor June 4, the Davis omnibus
crime bill to tighten law enforce
Iment here.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Evangelical Churches
Plan Fund Campaign

A million-dollar drive to help
finance churches in new COM
munities throughout the Nation
was announced last night by the
Board of National Missions of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church.
The Rev. DR.. L. w. Goebel.
president of the Evangelical and
Reformed Church, announced the
campaign at dinner meeting at
the Concordia Lutheran Evangel-
zeal Church, 1920 G street NV
DR.. Goebel stressed the need
of "unGergirding the church build
ing program in this time of crisis"
He said the drive would be a
two-year effort beginning shortly.
The campaign goal, in effect.
will double previous working cap
Eital which is lent by the board
to encourage groups starting on
building churches.
Attending the meeting were 80
persons, including members of the
official boards of the Washington
area Evangelical and Reformed
churches and officers of the
Potomac Synod, which covers the
Baltimore area and as far south
as Richmond.
The meeting was a highlight
|of the boards semiannual four
day gathering. Board sessions
were to conclude today at the AM
bassador Hotel.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Church Project Urged
To Assist Families

Metropolitan Area churches
have inadequate programs for
family counseling, a Washington
Federation of Churches social
welfare conference concluded yes
terday.
The conferences workshop
groups recommended the fedora
tion set up family welfare COM
mittees to aid church members
and ministers in strengthening
family life.
1t was also recommended that
the federation create a commits
sion on community life for social
action on issues such as segre-
gated schools and housing, and
that church segregation be stud
led thoroughly.
The workshops met at the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
under the auspices of the fedora
tons welfare department.
Speakers were DR.. Samuel C.
klncheloe, Chicago Theological
Seminary professor of the sociol-
ogy of religion; DR.. Frederick E
Reissig, the federation's executive
secretary, and the Rev. Thomas
B. Keehn, legislative secretary o1
the Congregational Christian
Church's Council for Social Action
Evening star., 1951-05-24

planned the radiator in his tank
leaked and wanted advice. Lillian
may have her master plumbers
certificate, but her answer was
strictly feminine: Patch it with
a bobby pin and some well-chewed
gum"
,Rations Her Photos.
Almost all the letter-writers
have asked for pictures of the
attractive plumber. but Lillian
has been rationing her photos
with care. She's also passed UP
some interesting invitations-a
week end at the Naval Academy,
a television show in Chicago and
numerous dinner dates.
Her overseas mail-75 letters
from Korea alone-has included
election as pin-up girl for an in
tantry company, complaints from
an Australian soldier that it's
too far from Brisbane to Arling-
ton and photograph request
from a Netherlands soldier in
Korea.
Other interesting correspond
ence has been from a lady in
Colorado, who thought they were
Evening star., 1951-05-24

Commissioners
Back Principle.
OF fFIuoridation
Board to Toke Up
Later Problem of
Financing Program

The Commissioners today ap-
proved in principle fluoridation Of
the Districts water supply. but
will have to go into the financial
arrangements later.
The budget Office will make
recommendation on how to pay
the $130,000 a year cost of the
move. designed to cut down tooth
decay.
This includes the question of
whether the money should come
from the separate water fund or
from the general fund.
The fluoridation process was
recommended by Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue, who reversed
an earlier stand on the matter.
At that time he had advised
against the plan as an unjusti-
fed expense.
Mr.. Donohue said he had made
the first decision on the basis
of information that the process
still was in the experimental
stage. Since then, he said, he
had received information from
the Public Health Service and the
American Dental Association IA
voring the process.
Mr.. Donohue said the mixture
in the District would be one part
of the chemical to one million
parts of water. He said it would
be tasteless and odorless and has
no discolering effects On the
teeth.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
|Eqq, Frozen Food
Prices Drop Here;
Produce Also Down

Prices of eggs and frozen foods
declined in Washington markets
in the last week, food experts
said, today.
One large grocery chain said
that large grade A eggs declined
in price from IS to SO cents a
dozen. Other grades dropped a
few cents. This price slump is
attributed to greater production
and the fact the warm weather
lessened demand for eggs. OFF,
cials also pointed out that fewer
eggs are being sent to hatcheries
and not as many are now going
into storage. Experts said all
frozen food prices have declined
in accordance with Office of Price
Sterilization regulations.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are
becoming more abundant and re-
fleet price declines in varying de-
grees, Stood authorities declared.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Model Shirley Talbot Wins
Drama Addition on WMAL-V
Washington Native
Going to New York
For Network Show

+ Shirley Talbot, % = year old
model, of lis Rittenhouse street
NV, will leave for New York to-
morrow to appear on television's
Hollywood Screen Test" program.
She will be seen over WMAL-TV,
The Evening Star station, at 7:30
pm. Monday. ..s
She took first place last night
over nine finalists who appeared
in additions on WMAL-TV. The
station sponsored the test here in
co-operation with Universal-In-
ternational Pictures. The audi
tions are being held in 10 cities in
connection with the showing OF
the motion picture. Hollywood
Story" at Keith's Teater, starting
June 6.
The judge last night was Jessica
Landau, Universal -International's
Eastern talent representative.
Miss Landau is going later to 9TH
er cities to conduct the same au-
dition contests.
Parnell Roberts of Baltimore,
winner of that city's elimination
contests yesterday morning, will
be on the New York show with
the Washington winner.
Miss Talbot was born here.
She attended Coolidge High
School and studied drama at
Catholic University.
In 1948 she was chosen Amer
ica's Dream Girl" by Harry
Conover, the model agent. She
also was named Mardi Gras queen
of the National Capital in a COM
petition in February. 1850. She
appeared last month on MICS
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Donohue Gets Query
In Health Department
Charges 10 Patients

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue has been asked by officials of
the Health Department to deter
mine which of their services
should be paid for by those pa
tients able to pay.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, di-
rector of public health and officials
of the Health Department con-
ferred with Commissioner Dono-
hue yesterday afternoon and
showed him which of their services
they believe are in the public
interest.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
has ruled that. except for INDECENT
persons and those suffering from
contagious or communicable dis
eases, patients should pay for the
services rendered by the Health
Department.
DR.. Seckinger said that, in the
laSt QecaQe or more. the health
department has been developing
services which are in the public
interest. He cited the work being
done by the Maternal and Child
Welfare Bureau, which is giving
prenatal care and advice to ex-
pectant mothers, and the Cancer
Research Bureau, which is trying
to cut down the death toll of
cancer.
The work done by the Bureau
of Dental Services also was cited
by DR.. Seckinger as being in the
public interest. He said the bureau
does not give any long-range
treatment in dental matters, but
sends the patients to private
dentists.
Commissioner Donohue told the
officials to prepare a memorandum
for him defending the work they
are doing in the different clinics.
He said he will bring it to the at
tention of the other Commission
prS
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Woman Discovered Dead
On Road Was Hit by 7 Cars

Miss Marjorie c.. Griffin, who
was found dead on Shirley high
way, May 3, was run over by two
automobiles. Virginia State police
at Groveton said today.
Miss Griffin, 20. had lived in
Washington several weeks, but her
home was in Kannapolis, N. C.
When her body was discovered
on the highway near Lincolnia.
police launched an investigation
to determine whether she had met
with foul play.
Police said they have talked to
the two drivers they believe struck
her as she was lying on the high
way about $3.50 am, but made no
arrests. They added three Fort
Belvoir soldiers reported they had
left Miss Griffin shortly before
she was run over.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
Pretty Plumber Pen Pal of ESQ Men
By Brion Bell, Jr.

Lillian Ann Baumbach, 21-year-
old miss from Arlington, Va. and
the country's first woman master
plumber, has become the pen-pal
of more than $50 men in the
United States and overseas.
Pretty Lillian first hit the news
in February with news of her en-
trance into a previously mascu-
line profession. Since then the
mail has been coming in patches.
The wire services spread Lillian's
fame-with picture-to the far
corners of the globe, and she's
been receiving letters from every
section of the United States,
Australia, Germany, Korea
and France.
Arlington's post Office knows
Miss Baumbach's address without
and the mails still
pouring in. The letter carriers
have even delivered envelopes
addressed simply 'The Pretty
Plumber"
Calm About Rise to Fame.
In addition to her voluminous
correspondence, Lillian has been
on two local television shows, a
New York TV program and a
radio broadcast; has written a
magazine article (Helpful Plumb
ing Hints for Housewives); has
been a cover girl for a national
plumbing magazine and has re-
ceived gifts-including light
weight wrench-from manufac-
turers in her trade.
Lillian, who sticks close to the
service managers desk at her
fathers plumbing business, 4147
Wilson boulevard in Arlington.
and leaves the heavier work to
the men, is taking her sudden rise
to fame calmly.
I've had lot of fun with all
these letters" she said, leafing
through the many envelopes,
"but Dad doesn't seem to be i'm
pressed.
II had to get my cousin (Vir-
ginia SMITH to help me answer
all the letters. And we're just
about caught up with the latest
batch"
Lillian's favorite letter was from
a soldier in Korea, who COM
Evening star., 1951-05-24

that, while he had every conf
dence in the honesty and in-
|tegrity of his 48 inspectors. the
investigation sis just beginning. "
The men accused in connection
with the irregularities were Or
dered held in $1,000 bond each
and their cases continued until
June Is this morning by NUM-
Icipal Court Judge Thomas C. Seal
ley. They were Jacob Hoffman,
!54, of the first block Kennedy
street NV, and Harold H. Long,
also 81, of the first block Black
hawk drive, Forest Heights, Md.
Long has been an inspector in
the Southwest motor vehicle in
Ispection station, 615 Tenth street
IS.W., for 10 years. Mr.. Keneipp
said he was to be suspended to-
day.
Hoffman gave his occupation as
salesman and said he was self
employed.
Months of Investigation.
Their arrests at the Southwest
station followed months of in
vestigation, prompted by rumors
that defective cars were being
stamped with approval stickers
and that Hoffman was arranging
to have these stickers placed on
the cars by some inspectors.
Police said Hoffman, who hangs
around the first block of Massa-
Ichusetts avenue NV" accepted
la marked SIS bill, part of a SIS
fee, from an undercover man to
move a defective 1899 Plymouth
through the station. Police said
Hoffman handled car titles and
arranged for inspections by new
owners. .-
On arresting Long, police said
they found the marked SIS bill
on him and that he was seen
taking it from the glove compart-
Ipartment of the car, where Hoff-
man allegedly placed it. Police
said Long admits the charges but
that Hoffman has denied every
thing.
Got Firm Clue.
At a press conference yester-
day, Mr.. Keneipp and Police 1t
John B. Layton revealed these
facts leading up to the arrests
and disclosure of the alleged
racket:
Until March 8, no specific cases
substantiating the rumors had
come to light. However, on that
day, Motorcycle Policeman r. T
White stopped a car on Georgia
avenue near Howard University
for a minor infraction of the law
The officer noticed that the Cal
obviously was in bad condition
but that it carried a recent stickel
of approval from the Southwest
station. The car had eight ma
jor defects.
Pvt. White reported the mattel
to the Traffic Division, and it was
passed along to Mr.. Keneipp BY
1t. Joseph Osterman. Mr.. Ke.
neipp called in his supervising
inspector, Charles w. Reed, anC
asked for a full report.
1t was found, after investiga.
ton, that the car Pvt. White
stopped, previously had beer
checked at the Northeast station
1927 West Virginia avenue NE.
and rejected at least twice be.
cause of bad brakes, a ripped
fender, no rear lamps. bad steer.
'Iing mechanism and excessive
lemanation Of smoke.
Evening star., 1951-05-24

related; an ex-high school class
mate in Anchorage, Alaska, a
soldier in a plumbing school al
Fort Belvoir. a sailor in San
Diego, Calf, who wanted he1
opinion-and got it-on what type
Of heating unit to use in his house
and an offer from a Sarasota
(Fla) real estate man to sell her
a good site for a plumbing COM
pany.
Lillian refused an offer from a
Granville (Pa.) boy to become
her plumbers assistant.
Miss Baumbach'S social invi-
tations have not been restricted
to the mails. An Arlington woman
telephoned Lillian's father to pro-
pose a match between her son and
the pretty plumber, but that was
quickly vetoed.
The saddest letter Lillian re-
ceived was from a man in Penn
sylvania. who had sent her an
earlier series of letters. His latest
message was that he had found
the lone girl in the world for
him" and he hoped Lillian would
understand if they stopped cor
responding. Lillian understood.
Evening star., 1951-05-24
|MosIem Mosque Rising Here;
Foundation Near Completion

The foundation and basement
of the Washington Mosque, a
rallying point for the Moslem
faith, at Massachusetts, avenue and
Belmont street NV, have been
almost completed and work on the
upper floors will begin within the
next few weeks.
That was disclosed today by
Hassan Hosny. third secretary of
the Egyptian Embassy, who is
secretary of the Executive Com
mittee of the Washington Mosque
Association, Inc, headed by
Egyptian Ambassador Kamil Alb
dul Rahin.
Designs and drawings for the
Evening star., 1951-05-24
D. {. Auto Inspection House Group Drafts
Bribery Probe Pushed Report After Secret
After Arrest Of Two d. T.. Textbook Quiz

A House District Subcommitte,
today was preparing a report II
the full committee on it's sudden
secret and short inquiry intt
whether Subversive textbooks art
being used in the Districts public
schools.
The subcommittee called eight
witnesses yesterday, without any
public notice that the hearing was
scheduled, and finished with them
in short order.
Indications were that nothing
much came Of the session. Chair
man Morrison of Louisiana pre-
viously had said he planned two
closed hearings to see if it was
necessary to hold public sessions
After witnesses were dismissed
yesterday. he declared:
I'VE went into the matter thor.
oughly and heard all witnesses
We went into all the evidence re.
quested. We will make a report
to the full committee very soon
It's all over"
Lee Is First Witness.
Adelbert w. Lee. vice president
of the Board of Education, wa.
the first witness. 1t was Mr.. Lei
who started the whole thing BY
leyeling charges that some si2
textbooks and a song book were
unsuited for school use. HI
charged that the books were
slanted toward Socialism.
Other witnesses were c. Mel.
vim Sharpe, president of the
Board of Education; School Supt
Hobart Corning. Assistant Schoo
Supt. Norman j. Nelson, Associate
School Supts. Carl F. Hansen ane
Lawson J. Cantrell, Mrs. Lucille
Cardin Grain of New York City
and DR.. Lavinia Dudley of New
York City. executive editor o1
the Encyclopedia Americana.
Mrs. Grain is the editor Of 9
pamphlet called The Educational
Reviewer. This publication was
the source of much of Mr.. Lee!
information that certain text.
were Slanted toward Socialism.
DR.. Dudley said she was callee
to give the subcommittee infor.
nation about the difficulty o1
compiling historical texts.
Defense by Corning.
DR.. Corning indicated he stooc
firm in his defense of the criti.
cized texts. He and other wit.
nesseS were under instruction!
from the subcommittee to remair
silent about their testimony, ane
he would say no more.
DR.. Corning went into the hear
ing with a long prepared defense
which he had intended to release
to the public afterwards. Thi!
the committee prevented.
Chairman Morrison said thi
was only because the subcommit'
tee has adopted a rule of closet
hearings in this matter.
Reviewer Copies Furnished.
Mrs. Grain apparently read a
length from reviews of supposed!
subversive textbooks. These re-
views had appeared in her pub
|lication. She furnished the sub
committee with copies of the bacl
issues of The Educational Re
viewer.
The inquiry got to the Hill afte
the Board of Education, on Apri
4. backed up DR.. Corning in hi
contention that the books in ques
ton are not subversive. Mr.. Le
did not go along with this boart
action. The books were re-rea,
and again approved by a teache
textbook committee after MI
Lees charges were made.
Representative Miller, Republi
can. of Nebraska then asked tn
House District Committee to max
the inquiry.
Evening star., 1951-05-24

More arrests may be made to-
day for the alleged misuse of Dis
trict auto inspection stickers, as
a motor vehicle inspector and an
other man faced preliminary hear
ing on charges of taking bribes
to approve cars with mechanical
defects.
1t still is unknown whether more
than the two men are involved
in the alleged racket, which was
disclosed late yesterday. Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp said
Evening star., 1951-05-24
District Officials
Back Prer1larita|
Blood Tests
Commissioners and
Health Officer Favor
Amendments to Bill

Premarital blood tests were
recommended today by the Dis
trict Commissioners and Health
Officer Daniel L. Seckinger.
Such a provision is being sought
as an amendment to bill on
which public hearings were con-
cluded today by Senate District
subcommittee.
Senator Pastore. Democrat, of
Rhode Island and subcommittee
chairman, said he personally ap-
proved of the proposed change and
would lay it before the full sub
committee soon for action.
Another amendment to the bill
would restrict premarital require
ments to a certificate showing the
parties desiring to marry were free
from syphilis. The bill originally
submitted required freedom from
both syphilis and gonorrhea before
a marriage license could be issued
The Pastore subcommittee also
concluded public hearings on a
bill to require employers here to
pay wages at least twice month
The wage bill was strongly
recommended and stoutly opposed
by witnesses who debated the
complicated measure at some
length during the hearing.
Opposed by Trade Board.
The wage bill was generally op-
posed by spokesmen for the
Washington Board of Trade, the
Washington Restaurant Associa-
tion and the Laundry-Dry Clean
ing Association of the District.
Principal objection to the bill
was that business here already is
burdened with many reports for
different Government agencies.
Recommending the bill were
spokesmen for the Department of
Labor and the District Minimum
Wage Board.
The District Commissioners, ac-
cording to Robert Keneipp, assist
ant corporation counsel. took no
position on the wage measure.
since it had no effect on District
government workers.
For the Board of Trade, A.
Julian Brylawski declared that the
legislation was unnecessary and
would add another restrictive bur-
den to the already increasing costs
and difficulties encountered by the
business life of the District"
Warns of Added Expense.
He also warned that to set up
city controls to enforce the bill
would add to the already pressing
financial burden" of the District
government.
The premarital examination bill
was approved, with proposed
amendments, by DR.. Seckinger. by
Mr.. Keneipp for the city heads,
and by Ray Everett, speaking for
himself personally. 1t was point
ed out that similar measures are
in effect in many States.
Senator Pastore submitted for
the record letter from spokes-
man of the Christian Science
Church. Signed by James Watt,
manager of the Washington Office
of the Christian Science Commit
tee on Publications of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of
Boston, the letter asked that the
premarital examination bill be
amended to exempt from the test
any person who felt it would vio-
late his religious convictions. pro-
vided he submitted an affidavit
that "he is sure he is not infected
with any venereal disease"