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Evening star., 1951-01-25

Dale E. Oyster, an operations
analyst in the Air Force Depart
ment, today was selected by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce as
the outstanding Government
young man of the year.
The award is given annually in
honor of Arthur S. Flemming, for
mer Civil Service Commissioner
and now president of Ohio Wes-
leyan University, who was on
hand today at luncheon in the
Burlington Hotel to make the pre-
sentation to Mr.. Oyster.
Second prize winner in the con-
test limited to male employees be-
low the age of SO, was Albert F.
Siepert, executive officer of the
National Institutes of Health. DR..
Paul w. Mcdaniel, deputy direc-
tor. division of research, Atomic
Energy Commission, was the
third prize winner, and Clinton L.
Walch, procedural technician,
Treasury Department, won fourth
place.
Important Work Cited.
Mr.. Oyster, who is 80, was nom
mated by the Air Force for his
work in developing radarscope
pictures, electronic countermeas-
ures and assessment of target
damage for use by Air Force fiers
in attack and defense.
1.-THE potentials of his contri-
button is beyond monetary evalu-
alton and is vital to national Sc
curity and economy" the Air Force
declared.
Mr. Oyster is married and has
one daughter. The family lives
at 528 Argyle drive. Falls Church.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Only 159S 10 Get D. C..
S|um Rehousing by
1852, Meeting Is Told

Washingtonians are "paying
through the nose to keep a SUBJ
stantial portion of our people
in miserable pig sties." Mrs. Hilda
Cloud, executive director of the
Washington Housing Association
yesterday told membership
meeting.
But only one-fourth of the
people now in substandard hous-
ing will get public housing by
1858 at the present rate, she
declared.
Principal speaker at the first
full membership meeting of the
group at the YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV, Mrs. Cloud
declared the slums will remain
here until we really all get to-
gether and wipe them out" She
declared the cost of disease, crime
and fires can be cut down by
better housing.
lieu Llttlc revenue.
She pointed out the substand-
ard property brings little in taxes,
yet needs fire and police protec-
ton, health services and schools.
which are paid for by others in
higher taxes.
Mrs. Cloud pointed out that "14
census tracts in Washington are
slums."
Mrs. Cloud asserted the basic
principles to be followed in slum
clearance have been laid down in
the Comprehensive Plan of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. She said the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency will use the redevelop-
ment funds to purchase slum
property, tear down the houses
and then resell the land to pri-
vate developers to rebuild the
neighborhood according to ac-
cepted plans.
But she pointed to the practical
difficulties attending the agency
owing to lack of funds.
1T is up to us to press for a fas-
ter beginning for the redevelop-
ment program, she declared.
Relocation Agency Urged.
Col. Campbell c. johnson, first
vice president of the housing asso-
citation said there should be a
central agency to relocate people
elected from their homes in re-
building the slum areas. The
greatest problem, he said, is in
caring for those who are unable
to be provided for in public hous-
ing because their incomes are
above the minimums.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III. an
association board member, OBJ
served that, when the people of
the District agree on something.
they usually get it from the Con-
greSs.
John Ihlder, executive officer of
the National Capital Housing
Authority, said he expects no un-
animity on public housing, but
widespread public opinion will
count much with Congress.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Arlington Court JoiIs
D. c. Numbers Operator

A Washington man whose car
was conf1scated after he was ar
rested on charge of operating
a lottery last week had his car
back today but was sentenced in
Arlington County Court to 80 days
in Jail and fined $50.
The sentence was imposed on
James A.. King, 40. colored, of
the 1400 block of Irving street
NE, a waiter at the Army Navy
Country Club. King was arrested
on Army Navy drive by Detective
Russell L. Runyon, who said he
found numbers slips in Kings
possession. ..
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Construction Begins
On Falls Church School

Construction of an elementary
school in Falls Church began to-
day, School Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt
announced.
A $136,157 contract for the
four r-room structure was signed
with the B & j Construction Co.,
Washington, last week.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
K. of c. to Hear DR.. Brown

World Federalism" will be the
subject of an address by DR..
Brendan F. Brown, dean of the
Catholic University Law School,
at the bi-monthly meeting of
Rock Greek Council, Knights of
Columbus, at $3.50 o'clock tonight
in the American Legion Home,
Rockville pike, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
VFW Ceremony Sunday

A dedication ceremony of post
colors will be held by the Ridgley-
Duvall Memorial Post No. 1868 of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars at
Lincoln High School, Rockville,
Md. at 3 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Rockville Group to Sing

The Rockville Choral Group will
offer special music by two quar-
tets at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Rockville Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1951-01-25

Star staff Photo.
BRIG. GEN. CHARLES w. KUTZ.
His total service in the Army
was almost As years.
A poker faced pipe smoker, he
was stern in appearance but
actually affable.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
Alaska Tax Collections For First Seven Months More Than $8,OOO,OOO

ANCHORAGE, (P)-Alaska tax collections of more than $8,000,- 900 in the first seven months of 1851 have set an all-time record, Territorial Tax Commissioner M. P. Mullaney announced yesterday.
 He said collections indicated the territorial treasury would have a surplus on hand by the end of the 1852 fiscal biennium. Appro- priations made by the 1851 legis- lature for the biennium came to $19,O 9,O0O,O0O.
 The $8,024,747.75 collected in taxes through July 31 was more than half the entire total for the 1949-5O biennium.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
Rotary Hears Where
 The Good Fishing Is

Program Chairman Dan Jones of the Nome Rotary Club might have been stuck yesterday noon at the Clubs noon luncheon when his speaker, MT. Wediou, who is dealing with trace elements, left town before the meeting hour. The Rotarians were scheduled to hear about the Fairbanks labor atory for trace elements, one of only two in the United States.
 But Rotarian Dan is a wide awake man: Fellows, I heard that there's good fishing on the river" Name of this choice spot reserved until Rotarians have had a chance to wet their linesO
 Then MT. Jones told fellow Ro- tarians about the prospects of re- opening much of the ground in this area for further develop ment because of new mining tech niques. There are 35 areas be- tween Council and Solomon, many of which may produce again with new pumping methods, etc, he said.
 One thing Dan said about the fishing prospects was that Treats station wagon would be too low to ford the streams = Cooley's roads will need further develop ment for the preacher, it seems.
 Guest was Frank McGinnis, from Anchorage, guest of Deputy Marshall George Bayer.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
THE EVANGELICAL MISSION
 COVENANT CHURCH

Paul B. F. CdrISOnI PdS1Or Sunday
 1O:OO a.m.-Sunday School 11:OO a.m.-Morning Service in English with sermon translated. Monday
 500 p.m.-Covenant Navigators meet at church. Different pro- gram every week. Tuesday,
 7:3O p.m.-Cottage Prayer Ser vice. Thursday
 7:30 pm. - Mid-Week prayer Service.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
WEDNESDAY,
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
 of
 ALASKA CANCELLATION SOCIETY Hr4d,,r E Troab.Yrn pac@or

EVANGEL1ZA1kO kON SOC1E1 Arthur H. Freeburg. Pastor Sunday 200 p.m.-Sunday School for the boys and girls.
 Worship for Adults. 7:3O p.m.-Junior Church, adults welcome to attend. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.-Bible Study Wednesday, BOO to 400 p.m.-Children's club. Boys and girls under 8. 400 to 5:30 p.m.-Pioneer Girls Club. Friday 7:30 pm. - Prayer and Praise Service.
 Our Message: The Blood, The Book, The Blessed Hope.
 WHERE YOU ARE
 NEVER A STRANGER
 EVERYONE WELCOME
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
ASSEMBLY OF GOD Third Avenue West pastor-h F Canener

FdStO1-As E. OdPtlIe1 SUNDAY 10:00-11:45 a.m.-Sunday School and worship service. Classes for every age group.
 7:45 p.m.-Evangelistic service. WEDNESDAY,
 7:45 p. m. - Bible study and prayer. FRIDAY
 7:45 D. m. -Christ'S Ambassa- dor's meeting. This is service led by the young people, includ- ing singing, testimony, games, and message.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division Clark H. Lewis. Pastor

h41 c1t0 A4NAS4SA
 Clark H. Lewis. Pastor Sunday
 10:OO a.m.-Sunday School. Lesson: "In Trust for the Mas CTS USe." 11:0O a. m. - Morning Worship. Dedication service for our new hymnals. Pastors message: "Who Shall Be Sanctified?" 6:45 pm. - Junior Society. Brand-new handwork in this meeting for boys and girls up to 12.
 6:45 D. m. - Nazarene Young Peoples Society. An interesting program planned and presented by youth.
 7:3O p.m.-Evangelistic Service. For your souls sake, don't miss this service! Tuesday
 7:3O p.m.-Sunday school teach CTS and officers regular monthly meeting. Wednesday,
 7:3O p.m.-The Glad Hour. Con- tinuing our Bible study on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
 THE FRIENDLY CHURCH WITH THE SINGING TOWER
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10
CHURCH SERVICES :
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Neil Murphy, s. J. Sunday Masses: am. & 10 am. Daily Mass 7:00 am. Saturday Masses: ' am. & am. pm. and 7:30 p.m.. Confession. HE COMMUNITY METHODIST
 CHURCH
 Robert 5. Treat. Minister
 and LAVINiA WALLACE YOUNG
 MISSION Miss Esther Mccoy Director Lavinia Community Center Greetings, readers, and you shall see What the fare for Sunday is going 10 be- Sunday School at 9:45
 A time when religion comes
 alive; Morning Worship at II am. The best of ways for the week
 to begin. The men's quartet will render a tune The title of which is "I Would be True" The Word for the day from Matthew five, And the Sermon will be "Men Come Alive" 3:3O p.m.-Hospital Service. Hymns chosen by the patients 7:3O pm.-Evening Service. Hymns We Like To Sing. Message by Rev. Treat: "The Fruits of the Spirit" Slides at the Fellowship hour following. Wednesday, NoOn-Catechism Class. Thursday
 7:3O p.m.-Prayer meeting. See You At Church THIS Sunday
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-10

It usually doesn't take long for the man with push to pass the man with a pull.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Date Set for Filing Briefs
In Gas Storage Hearing

Briefs in the case of the Wash
Iington Gas Light Co., seeking Fed
eral Power Commission approval
to build a $6.7 million standby
natural gas and propane plant
near Rockville, Md, must be ir
Iby October Is.
This was announced today by
FPC Trial Examiner S. w. Jensen
who completed the hearing OF
testimony in the case on Thursday
Briefs will be filed by c. Oscar
Berry, attorney for the company
FPC Attorney Jacob Goldberg and
Assistant Montgomery County At
torney L. Clark Ewing.
Then Examiner Jensen will pre-
pare his report to be submitted tc
the commission for it's action
Company witnesses said the pro-
ljected plant is needed to insure
that the Washington area viii
have an adequate gas supply, par.
ticularly in cold weather anc
emergencies.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
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is n looks like the shodow Of
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Edwod Tomnson hos the the Sunday editorial section
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Evening star., 1951-09-08

Santa Claus bag will be little
heavier this year. but fathers
purse is going to be a shade
lighter.
Toy sellers in Washington said
today they are looking forward to
a boom year, as variety and VOL
.ume Of toys is up over last year.
Prices, however, generally will be
slightly higher.
The shopping already has be-
gun. Shoppers are laying away
toys so they won't have to take
what's left when the heavy shop
ping season rolls around.
Reasons for the variety and
higher prices, toy dealers point
out, is that the manufacture and
setting of prices both took place
before materials got scarce and
the general price freeze was or
dered.
The manufacturers were busy
last year making and selling toys
for this years Christmas season
They got a good many licks ir
before metals became too scarce
However, some of the more in
expensive toys offered for sale this
year will be of wood or plastic.
/ Most of the deliveries for this
Evening star., 1951-09-08
British Steel Request
Criticized at Capitol

A British request for steel at a
time when this Government can't
spare enough of the scarce metal
even for vital highway bridges has
caused a furore on Capitol Hill.
The Senate Public Works Com
mittee, investigating the shortage
of steel for highway bridge prof.
ects, turned a critical eye yester-
day on the request which was
made by British Finance Minister
Hugh Gaitskell in a meeting with
Mobilization Director Charles E.
Wilson Thursday.
The Economic Cooperation Ad-
Iministration finally disclosed last
night that Mr.. Gaitskell requested
100000 tons. A spokesman said
lit would be studied in the light
of domestic needs and the demand
of defense here and abroad.
On the Senate floor, Senator
Chavez, Democrat, of New Mexico
declared he was extremely dis
tressed" even if Mr.. Gaitskell gor
only qualified assurance o.
American help in steel.
This countrys highway. hospita
and school construction program
are lin very bad shape" lie said
and Mr.. Wilson knows that ''ou
economic situation will not permi
any large deliveries overseas"
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Langley PTA Fetes Faculty
And Former Principals

DR.. Harry S. Baker, former
principal of the Langley Junior
High School, Second and T streets
NE; Miss j. Anna Tennyson, for
mer assistant principal, and fac
ulty members, were honored to-
day at a luncheon given by the
Langley Junior High School Par
Teacher Association.
The school is scheduled to be
turned over to the use of Negro
pupils on Monday.
The luncheon was held at the
Ugly Duckling, 1901 Park road
NV.
Mrs. Ina Whitall, last president
of the Langley PTA. presented
tokens of appreciation tor DR.
Baker and Miss Tennyson for
their long and faithful service
to Langley"
Mrs. Francis T. Leyden, ST., pub
licity chairman of the associa-
tion, said the majority of the
white students who have been at
tending Langley will go to the Taft
Junior High School. Eighteenth
street and Perry place NE.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Toy Sellers Envision Boom Year,
Prices Expected to Be Higher

year have been made-one major
dealer here reported that 80 pei
cent of his expected stock is in
and the manufacturers are al
ready at work on Christmas, 1852
That's when the pinch of metals
will be felt. Toy dealers are ex-
pecting more wood and plastic ir
the toys they buy next year. And
prices are expected to go ever
higher in the 1852 season.
A number Of toy makers already
have asked, and been granted, in
creaSeS under the general manu-
.facturer's ceiling price order. Il
allows post-Korean increases ir
costs of raw material and labor
to be added to pre-Korean selling
prices.
A number of new toys have beer
added this year, particular!
among the smaller items. Tht
trend is still toward toys tha
junior can't very we'll smash whe1
he gets little rough.
The old standbys-f1re engines
scooters and bicycles-are avail
able again in quantity. Severa
new games, one of the toy deal
er's best sellers. have been addet
tn the LIST
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Caldwell His Conanf
For A-Bomb Remarks
BY the Assoeioted Press

Millard Caldwell, Federal civil
defense administrator. said yes
Iterday a report by DR.. James B
Conant, president of Harvard
University, has added to public
confusion over the need for civil
defense.
II don't suppose for a moment
that DR.. Conant would consciously
advocate anything other than an
urgent realistic program of civil
defense to protect the home
front" Mr.. Caldwell said.
But the effect of his remarks
is to give the American public a
false sense of security"
Mr. Caldwell was asked about
his reaction to report by DR.
Conant this week to the Ameri-
can Chemical Society in New York
City.
DR.. Conant, one of the scientists
who made the worlds first atomic
bomb, predicted that atomic en-
ergy would be replaced by solar
energy, and that Russia would be
afraid to start war.
DR.. Conant said he saw mel
ther an atomic holocaust nor the
golden abundance of an atomic
age" He added that he was con-
fdent that New York, Paris, Lon
don, Berlin or Moscow would not
be destroyed by atomic bombs.
THE public reads the headline
'Conant Unworried About ar
Atomic War; but it probably die
not see that DR.. Conant said he
used a plastic crystal ball as his
authority" Mr.. Caldwell said.
Evening star., 1951-09-08

District public school system for
90 years, beginning as a teacher
at Central. He served as assistant
principal Of the high school for
eight years before being named
principal in 1886.
He held that post until Contra
High School was discontinued al
white high school last year
1t was his last act at the schoo
he served so long to handle the
details of closing it.
The Board of Education ther
named him principal of Coolidge
High School.
Born on farm in Ritchit
County, w. Va, Mr.. Hoover bega1
teaching school in countr!
school at the age of II. Will
money earned as a teacher in th'
mountains of his home, he wa
graduated from the University o
West Virginia.
He came to Washington as al
Agriculture Department worke
and went to George Washington
University before joining the Dis
trict school system in 1922.
Mr.. Hoover lives at 1916 Balti
more avenue, Takoma Park, Md
He has son and daughter, botf
grown, who were graduated from
Central High School. -
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Dispute on Transfer
OF Lafayette Pupils
Revived by Protests

The dispute over the planned
transfer of some 100 pupils from
Lafayette to Murch Elementary
School apparently is not over, al
though School Supt. Hobart M
Corning has ordered the change
to take place Monday.
The transfer of the pupils, to
prevent overcroWded classes at
Lafayette, will be accomplished
by a change in the boundary lines
between the two schools. Part
of the Lafayette area has been
assigned to Murch and pupils
living in the affected area must
shift schools.
10 kilograms of Protest.
Yesterday at meeting of the
Board of Education's Personnel
Committee, C. Melvin Sharpe,
president of the board, expressed
dissatisfaction with DR.. Corning's S
decision.
/ Pointing out that he had re-
ceived 10 kilograms of protest,
/ Mr.. Sharpe promised to look into
the dispute further.
The whole thing was before the
Board of Education earlier in the
summer and protesting parents
were heard in a public hearing
THE hoard however. refused tC
make a ruling in the case as re-
quested by DR.. Corning. Instead
the board directed DR.. Corning tt
restudy the matter and then make
whatever decision he felt proper
without referring it back to the
school board.
Lunch Changes Approved.
The personnel committee ap'
proved some changes in tht
method of operating the schoo
lunch program but failed to an
nounce the appointment of sue
ceSsor to DR.. Garnet c. Wilkinson
who has retired as assistant super
intendent in charge of school
for Negroes.
> 1t is. assumed the committee dis
.cussed the appointment, Whicl
has been under consideration
since before school closed las
June, during an hour and hal
/. executive session.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Property Tax Payment
Comes Due This Month

The first half of District real
estate and personal property taxes
is due this month. tax officials
reminded residents yesterday
The taxes are due in two in.
stallments, one in September and
one in March.
Mailing of real estate tax bills
was delayed this year while tax
officials awaited the setting of the
$2.15 per $100 valuation rate, but
was completed this week.
A 1-per-cent-a-month penalty
on the tax will be imposed on tax
payers who have not paid by &C.
itober !.
Evening star., 1951-09-08

talkies are used by the ATU
men to track down the stills.
The moonShiners drive hum
dreds of miles from their stills
to buy the sugar and yeast they
need. They buy several hundred
pounds of sugar in S and 10
pound packages, paying 10 cents
a pound for it.
Any large purchase of sugar
soon arouses the interest of
Federal agents. They follow
the purchaser to his home and
then began systematic hunt
for the still.
The Federal agents and in
spectors for the ABC Board
agree that very little of the
moonshine comes to market in
Washington. Most of it is con-
suped in the rural areas near
the still country.
BootleggerS here buy taX-paid
liquor at retail stores and sell
it after closing hours at pre-
MUM prices. So far, they have
been unwilling to run the risk
of being charged with posses
sion of untaXed whisky.
But on a fifth of good bour-
bon. which sells for $500 in
Washington now. the Federal
tax is $1.80 and the District
tax, 25 cents. BootleggerS,
watching the tax go higher. may
soon turn to the moonshine
producers for a cheaper source
of supply.
The Federal agents insist that
rum-running will never return
to Maryland and Virginia high
ways on the scale that existed
before repeal.
But the moonshiners and
bootleggers indicate they are
willing to try.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
By james J. CulIinone

Deep in the mountains of Vir-
ginia, along the trail of the
lonesome pine, moonShinerS and
''reVenOOerS' are intenSifying
the battle of wits and bullets
they have fought since the coun-
try was young.
It's a grim battle that is being
stepped up all over the country,
as Congress prepares to increase
the tax on legal whisky from
So to $10.50 a gallon.
Il can make whisky for rs
cents a. gallon-good whisky,
too, boaSted a moonshiner. one
of a gang of II arrested recently
at Pound, in Wise County, Va.
All you need for sweet mash
whisky is sugar, yeast and corn
meal. Once you get your mash
ing started, all you need is sugar
and yeast"
The "reyenooers''-agents Of
the alcoholic tax unit of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue
are giving the moonshiners a
hard time. Last year they cap
tured 10.176 stills with a ca
pacity of 2.726,OOl gallons. The
year before they captured 10000
stills with a capacity Of 2,381,897
gallons.
The legal liquor industry re-
ports, on the basis of its own
surveys, that captures by local
and State enforcement officers,
if added to the Federal totals,
indicate that about 10000 illegal
stills were confiscated last year.
They are fearful that bootleg
ging is coming back to the pro-
hibition levels, when Federal
seizures of stills were running
around $4,000 a year.