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Evening star., 1951-01-27
Stock Price Advances
Range Up 10 81 After
Price-Wage Freeze
BY The Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-A strong
forward movement today in the
stock market was Wall Streets
answer to the Governments price
wage freeze order.
Top gains ran to around 81 a
share with the bulk of the plus
signs in the range of few cents
to more than a dollar a share.
The pace of business during
the first hour was the fastest of
the week, and the volume for the
full two hour session hit esti-
mated is million shares. A week
ago the total came to LA million
shares.
Wall Street regarded the Wash
ington order as bullish for the
stock market.
Brokers said nothing could be
better to assure profits of industry
than to have present high prices
frozen without immediate pros
poets of a rollback.
The order lifted depressing
blanket of indecision from the
market which had been more or
less marking time pending issu-
ance of the Washington regula-
tiOnS.
Bullish Reactions General.
Although the stock market re-
fected the bullish reaction of
traders in general. enthusiasm was
bounded by the realization that
these present orders will be
changed as quickly as possible.
The stock market rally was
concentrated in the steels, motors,
rails and oils, and long list of
individual issues joined in the for
ward movement.
Some of the merchandising is
sues were backward. Issues like
Montgomery Ward, Woolworth
and Gimbel traded unchanged or
a few pennies higher or lower.
Bethlehem Leads Steels.
But such issues as General
Foods, the textile house of Low
enstein and the packing firm Of
Wilson & Co. all tipped higher
along with the rest of the market.
Bethlehem Steel again today
was the leader in that group,
Nickel Plate gained more than 4
points in the rail division and
passed the 200 mark.
Also higher were Chesapeake &
Ohio, Standard Oil New Jersey, a,
Texas Co.. United Air Lines.
United States Gypsum, American
Woolen, Allied Chemical, Amer
lean Cyanamid, Phelps Dodge.
American Telephone. Follansbee
Steel, United States Steel, Jones
& Laughlin, Chrysler, Goodrich.
Boeing and Philco Radio.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
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willful violation. Although the
law says a person who buys an
overpriced article "in the regular
course of business or trade" is
just as liable as the person who
sells it, experience in World War
II was that the seller usually
takes the rap.
Suppose person buys an
overpriced article for his own use
or consumption-not for business
or trade-and then finds out late:
that he paid more than the law
allows. Can he recover the exact
amount he paid?
He can, up to three times the
overcharge-or up to the over
charge plus $4,000, whicheve. Is
lower.
Government Also Can Sue.
If the seller can prove his over
charge was not his own fault the
buyer can recover no more than
the amount of the overcharge.
The Government can bring suit
against the man who sells the
over priced article if the buyer
fails to do so within 80 days. In
any case no action can be started
more than one year after the
transaction.
The law says a suit may be
brought in ANY court of compe-
tent jurisdiction. That apparent
ly refers to Federal district
courts
During World War II a great
many price violations were settled
out of court, often through local
OPA offices. The new law provides
for the same kind of Judgment
or a compromise"
Hard Coal Wage at Stake.
Another big question today was
what effect the order will have on
the $1.60-a-day wage increase the
hard coal industry agreed to only
yesterday for $4,000 of John L.
Pennsylvania hard-coal
miners. Mr.. Lewis had negotiated
the same increase last week for
$4,000 soft coal miners. The
Governments order froze prices
and wages Immediately at the
highest level prevailing between
December 19 and January 25.
Mr.. Ching said he has not had
time to study Eric Johnston's
freeze order in. detail. but agreed
that the miners apparently cannot
get their wage increase by Febru-
ary /. unless the Wage Stabiliza-
ton Board brings out formula
by then to permit it. And Price
Administrator Di Sale said he
has not yet considered the coal
operators request for price rise
to cover the wage boost.
Mr.. Johnston, the former movie
czar, apparently has no illusions
about the headache that may go
with his new job. He told the
House Senate Joint Economic
Committee yesterday:
II think it is impossible for
anybody to take this job without
having a lot of dead cats thrown
on their doorstep, but I hope the
people will understand.
A few hours later he issued
the orders freezing prices and
wages.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
70 Governors Reject
Fund-Matching Plan
For Bomb Shelters
BY the Associated Pres.

CHICAGO, Jan. Ex-Governor
of 20 States have decided that it
is impractical for States to match
Federal funds for large bomb
shelters.
The Governors agreed yesterday,
however, that family shelters and
the Improvement of existing IA
cilitieS are desirable"
Millard Caldwell, national civil
defense chief, briefed the Gov
ernors on the national defense
Isetup as it affected the States.
The briefing was given at the mid
winter meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Council of State
Governments to which all Gov
IernorS were invited.
The Governors drafted state
ment of policy at the end of the
one-day session which rejected
the large communal bomb shell
ters proposed in the recently
passed National Defense Act.
Further Shelter Study Asked.
Congress authorized the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. to lend
up to $3.50 million to States on a
matching basis for the construc-
tion of the public shelters.
"The value of large communal
shelters is still uncertain and the
matching of Federal funds on any
large basis by the States is there
fore impractical" the Governors
statement said.
They recommended further
study of the shelters before any
financing is undertaken.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
and several other Governors ex-
pressed the view earlier that the
Federal Government alone should
undertake the cost of the shelters.
The meeting urged further that
"all States should enact interstate
compacts enabling the States to
work together in a cooperative
manner to handle any disaster
occasioned by enemy attack"
Interchange of Equipment.
Gov. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio,
chairman of the committee, said
this meant the interchange of
equipment "and any other help
that another State or region could
give another"
A committee made up of Gov.
Lausche and four Governors to
be appointed by him will meet
with Mr.. Caldwell later on further
cooperation between the States
and Federal Government on civil
defense matters.
Gov. Lausche pointed out that
the States refusal to undertake
financing of large shelters did not
apply to those which could be used
for underground parking and
might thus be -liquidating.
He said that it was not only
the money the States were con-
cerned with in the communal
shelter question. but the "uncer-
tainty that they can be built in
sufficient numbers to do any good
or give sufficient protection"
Evening star., 1951-01-27
British Flu Deaths Rise
.213 in Week 10 1909 Total
By the Associofed Press


LONDON, Jan. 27.-Infiuenza
continued its deadly path in Eng
land and Wales, bringing death
to 1,099 persons last week, the
Health Ministry announced today.
The deaths, covering the 1875
great towns Of England and Wales.
including London. were an in
crease of 213 over the preceding
week. It was the fifth week dur
ing the current influenza epidemic
that deaths have been above nor
NAL for the season in England
and Wales, with Northern Eng
land being the hardest hit.
Meanwhile, the wave of influ-
enZa Waned and surged in other
parts of Western Europe. Belgium,
Germany, Denmark and Sweden
reported that the crest of the dis
ease appeared to have passed.
Polish and Czechoslovak reports
indicated the disease was flaring
up there and Spain reported it
was reaching epidemic proper
tiOnS
Evening star., 1951-01-27
784 Air Raid Sirens
Wall in New York Todoy
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-NeW
York's air raid warning system
was to get its initial postwar test
at noon today with a record num-
ber of 784 sirens wailing away.
Civil Defense officials said the
test was not a drill" and was
chiefly intended to familiarize the
public with the system and to
check the mechanism.
New York's last air raid test was
May S, 1945, when 453 sirens
sounded.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
1000 10 Give Sendoff
To Corcoran Show Toniqhl

The fifth annual Washington
area show of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art will get an official
sendof at $50 o'clock tonight
from an estimated 1000 gallery
members and guests.
The show. Offering 353 entries
by local artists, includes water
color and oil paintings. prints,
drawings, ceramics and sculpture.
The public opening of the show
at Sevneteenth street and New
York avenue NV. is at 2 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
1,25O in District Building
March Out in Fire Drill

Some 1880 District Building
employees, headed by Commis-
sioner John Russell Young,
marched out into the 35-degree
cold yesterday in the first of a
proposed series of fire drills in
District-owned buildings.
Fire Marshal Raymond c. Rob-
erts said the building was cleared
in four minutes. The drill had
been announced ahead of time.
All who were able took the stairs.
For Mr.. Young, it was a four
flight descent
Evening star., 1951-01-27

ent for the Washington News
Service, then worked successfully
for the National Youth Admins
tration and War Food Admins
tration. He was in the Marines
during the war and was manag-
ing editor of Leatherneck Maga-
zine. More recently he worked
for Nations Business.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
GreenbeIt Night

Greenbelt High School will hold
its twelfth all-Greenbelt night at
$50 o'clock tonight at the Uni
versity of Maryland Coliseum.
Band concerts, basketball game,
tumbling stunts by the recreation
department and crowning of
queen will be featured.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Monnerheim Reported
Worse After Operation
BY The Assoeioied Press

LAUSANNE. Switzerland, Jan.
27.-The condition of Finland's S
former President, 83-year- -old
Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Man
nerheim, took turn for the worse
late last night.
He underwent major intes-
tinal operation at the Municipal
Hospital here Wednesday morning
Hospital officials, noting the old
soldier also suffered from heart
trouble, said they were gravely
concerned over his condition.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Bevin Has Restless Niqht

LONDON, Jan. q P.-British
Foreign Secretary Bevin. who is
suffering from pneumonia, had a
restless night" his physician re-
ported today. A Foreign Office
spokesman said later that Mr..
Bevin was little better, continu-
ing his improvement.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Danish Mink Called Best

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mink
is the worlds best, according to
two buyers from Hollywood who
attended the recent fur auctions
in Copenhagen. The auctions
brought 312 times as much as the
previous years sales.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
New York Has Snow

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (P.-New
York City today had its first snow
fall of 1851. The Weather Bureau
predicted a fall of from l to 2
inches.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
FOUND.

BILLFOLD, ladys vic 10th and H SITS
NV. Can have same by identifying. LA
5000. after d pm.
CAT, beautiful tortoise shell. golden eyes
female owner or good home. AL. 1859
tan and white, has injured foot
OV. 143S. 2s*
DOG, female, mixed breed, tan and white
collar, no tags long hair and tail: vic.
2400 Duke St. Alexandria. Owner or
good home. AL. 1859.
CLASSES, fesh-colored frames; vic. OF
9Th. between r and G. about 1890
Fri, Jan. 26. AK. 1893. MRS. MARTIN.
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Officer Reported
Missing on Day
|0f Promotion
1t. Foster Among a
From District Area
On Casualty List

Second 1t. George E. Foster, %,
of Rockville. Md. was reported
missing in action in Korea on the
day he was to be promoted to first
lieutenant. the Defense Depart
ment announced today.
He was one of four District
area men, reported missing in ac-
ton in Korea in the 207th De-
fenSe Department casualty list.
The others are: Capt. william H.
Hickman, about 35, formerly of
5507 Thirty third street NV; I'd
1t. George S. Crisp, "a. of 5410
Riverdale avenue, Riverdale, Md.
and Pfc. Robert E. Burner. 18, of
Luray. Va.
1t. Foster is the son of 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Roy M. Foster. His
father is hospitalized in Japan at
this moment and his mother lives
at 1927 Ardennes avenue, Rock
vile.
Graduate of West Point.
Mrs. Foster said her son is a
member of the 32d Infantry Regi-
ment, 7th Division. and platoon
leader. Her husband and her son
met in Japan when 1t. Foster was
on his way to the front. she added.
1t. Foster was graduated from
West Point last June. Before that
he had finished the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School and at
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Colonial Furnishings
Destroyed by Fire
lin Alexandra Home

Fire swept through the tor
floors of a three-story Alexandria
house early yesterday. driving foul
persons into the street in then
night clothes and destroying val.
liable colonial furnishings.
The house, at 1702 Orchard
street, is owned by Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph P. Crockett, who lost mos
of their possessions.
Saved from the blaze were 8
number of valuable family por.
traits. including one of Thoma.
Jefferson, from whom Mrs. Crock.
EFT is descended. She praised the
firemen who carried the portrait
from the burning house.
"They did such remarkable worl
much beyond the line Of duty,
said Mrs. Crockett.
Firemen also saved the Crock.
ett's pet cats and some antique
furniture which Mrs. Crockett
said had survived fire during
the Civil War.
The fire was discovered by DIR
William H. Wagner, director OF
the Alexandria Clinical Labora-
tories, who lives on the third floor
He told f1remen he awoke and
found his mattress ablaze. Fire
men said he apparently had fal-
len asleep while smoking.
Also forced from the house was
Miss Lucie Marshall, q school
teacher. Another occupant, Air
Force Capt. Victor Crepeau. was
not at home.
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Arlington School Meeting
To Be Next Monday Night

All Arlington taxpayers have
been requested to attend a dis
cussion on financing school con-
struction at 8 pm. next Monday
in the Kate Waller Barrett School,
4400 North Henderson road.
The meeting is sponsored by
the county School Board and
Chairman Colin C. Macpherson
will preside.
Mr.. Macpherson said the board
wants taxpayers "to come out and
express themselves as to how they
think we should finance the new
schools we need so badly" A pro-
posed $7.5 million construction
bond issue was defeated by the
voters in November.
A story in yesterdays Star er-
roneously said the meeting would
be held at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1951-01-22

The Cassedys, both graduates of
Ohio Wesleyan, were managing a
school at Norfolk. They were
looking for a place to start a
school of their own. When they
heard that such an attractively
situated hotel was on the market.
they went out to see it. They
Immediately realized its possibili-
ties as school site. That is how
National Park Seminary was
started.
The school opened in 1894 and
was soon filled with Gibson girls
with high pompadours and
pinched waists and swinging
skirts. They played on the gas
lighted croquet lawns, which had
been an advertised feature OF
the hotel. And. as they were
modern young ladies. tennis courts
soon had to be installed for them
Mrs. Cassidy had ideas on the
bringing up of young women
which found favor with parents
All the emphasis was on womanly
charm. The room assigned to
each girl and her roommate was
their home and when the faculty
members called on them they
were expected to entertain with
appropriate conversation and serve
tea-to greet their guests and say
goodby in the manner expected OF
ladies.
Mr.. Cassidy had business acu-
men and promotional ideas. He
built the road that enabled early
automobiles to come to Forest
Glen. And he got out the pro-
m o tional literature. On e
brochure quoted the Duchess of
Hamilton and Brandon Ca visitor,
not a graduate) as saying she
would always think Of the, Ma
tional Park Seminary as "a heaven
of education.
No "Reigns of Terror"
Perhaps the most ATTRACTIVE
promise in his early promotion
was the statement that there
would be mo nerve-racking ex-
aminations.
"The periodical 'reigns of ter
ror'," wrote Mr.. Cassidy, during
which regular exercises are sus-
pended and the brain and nerve
of the student are subjected to
Evening star., 1951-01-22

tury was the chafing dish course.
One thing all the graduates of
that period agree on-they had
fun at the school. Not even the
necessity Of the girls dancing with
one another at their parties
bothered them. Young men were
invited at times to well-chaper-
oned afternoon receptions.
"We had such good time that
we didn't even miss the boys" y.
says Mrs. James S. Dawson of
Rockville, a graduate Of 1900.
Mrs. Dawson got out her men,
ory book to help recall the old
days to this reporter.
1.-THE Cassedys used to have
wonderful people come out to talk
to us and after the talks we would
all meet them" she said. "Once
we all went in town to the White
House, where President and Mrs.
Mckinley received us. E. H. Soth-
ern and his wife, Julia Marlowe.
used to come out and play little
scenes from Shakespeare.
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Maryland Assembly
Checks Progress Of
Defense Planning
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 22.-
Will Maryland be prepared if hos
tile bombers wing their way over
her key areas?
That question is being asked
more and more frequently at the
State House, where the General
Assembly will start the fourth
week of a 90-day session tonight.
The House of Delegates has
taken a concrete step toward get
ting a partial answer to the ques-
ton.
In compliance with a House
resolution, Col. David Mcintosh,
jr., State director of civilian de-
fense, will appear before the dele
gates tomorrow afternoon to give
a full report on exactly what has
been done so far.
Meanwhile, it was learned from
a source close to Gov. McKeldin
that the administration plans to
ask for a bond issue in excess of
So million to help finance the
civilian defense program.
Equal matching funds would be
forthcoming from the Federal
Government. G
The State and Federal money
would be used to build up supplies
of drugs, plasrna and other first
aid equipment, to help equip the
cities and towns with air raid
warning devices and to set up
emergency services.
Many Senators and Delegates
feel the General Assembly should
give the problem of civilian de-
fense the number one priority this
session.
The governor, himself, said in
his inaugural address that it is
the most urgent problem facing
Maryland.
Ready for House introduction
tonight is a bill by Delegate
Tawney, Democrat, of Baltimore
to make hit-run driving a felony
punishable by a mandatory jail
sentence and heavy fine.
He submitted a measure last
week to change the law SO that
second convictions for drunken
driving would automatically re-
suit in the permanent loss of the
offenders drivers license.
II have declared war on hit
run drivers and drunks who get
behind a steering Wheel" Mr.
Tawney said.
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Alexandra City Employees
To Get Safety Plaque

A plaque will be awarded at the
Alexandria City Council meeting
Wednesday night honoring city
employees for their safety record
of the past year.
The presentation will be made
by officials of the Hardware
Mutual Insurance Co., the city's
insurance carrier, to City Manager
w. Guy Ancell. Mr.. Ancell will
accept the bronze plaque for the
some $50 city workers.
The city engineering depart
ment, headed by City Engineer e
Luckett Watkins, will be singled
out for special recognition.
Edward w. Alfriend w of Alex.
andria, Northern Virginia residenl
agent of the insurance company
said that during the period from
1916 through 1850, the number o1
injuries to Alexandria employees
decreased eight per cent with the
cost of injuries being reduced over
As per cent.
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Swanson PTA to Hear
OF Guidance Proqrum

The schools guidance program
will be explained at meeting at
8 pm. tomorrow night of the
Claude A.. Swanson Junior High
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton. The meeting will be held in
the school auditorium in Arling-
ton.
Participating in the program
will be Miss Edith Boyce, the
schools guidance counselor: Mrs.
Miriam Speck, Arlington school
psychologist; Miss Kathryn Cook.
Arlington director Of guidance.
and w. P. Cunningham. remedial
reading teacher.
Evening star., 1951-01-22

crucial tests in answering an ex-
f1austive list of questions. subserve
in our opinion, no practical end.
That was in the days before
feminism and careers for women
affected private school education
The courses in art and music were
not of the type to encourage pro-
fessionalisrn.
Recognizing that it is the prov
ince of woman to throw herself
heartily into the pursuits of others
rather than to have pursuits OF
her own" Mr.. Cassidy wrote, "it
is desirable to give her a SYM
pathetic insight into many prov
inces of thought. rather than re-
strict her training to a few"
They Enjoyed Themselves.
One of the early graduates who
regularly attends the alumnae
meetings makes a little joke OF
saying that all she can remember
of her education at National Park
Seminary at the turn of the CEN
Evening star., 1951-01-22

The student council decided some
thing had to be done.
Louis Rosie, council president,
called a special meeting. Phil
Keyser. student council member,
suggested that they could sell old
newspapers to make up the loss.
Every other Saturday for the
past two months, squads of school
students have toured Mount Ver-
non district of Fairfax County
collecting old newspapers. Some
|of the students who were old
enough to drive borrowed trucks
from sympathetic businessmen
and farmers. Residents started
saving their newspapers for the
school collection.
Principal Melvin B. Landes said
money from the paper sales is re-
sponSible for most of the $1,000
the students have collected to
make up for the robbery. In addi-
ton, the student council has spon-
sored a dance and extended the
magazine subscription drive. Col
lections in the entire magazine
drive have mounted to $4,000, in
cluding the stolen $4,000.
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Public Hearing tomorrow
lon Revised Bethesda Plan

A public hearing will be held
tomorrow night on proposed re-
visions in the Maryland-National
Park and Planning Commission
master street plan for commercial
expansion of the Woodmont tri-
angle at Bethesda.
The hearing Is scheduled for
g pm. in Bethesda Elementary
school.
Cecil A. Eby, vice chairman Of
the commission, said the proposed
revisions involve elimination from
the original plan Of two streets and
the addition Of two others. He
said the changes would make the
project less expensive,
Evening star., 1951-01-22
Advanced Typing Class
Offered in Montgomery

Registration will be held from
7:30 pm. until $50 pm. tomor-
row and Thursday in Montgom-
cry Blair High School, Silver
Spring, for a class in advanced
tipping to be offered by the Mont
gomery County Board of Educa-
ton, beginning tomorrow.
The class is open to persons 16
years old and over who are not
attending regular day school. II
will meet for 16 three-hour ses-
sions. The term registration fee
is $3.50.