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Evening star., 1951-02-19
Dovid Lowrence
KrenIin Lets Cat Out of Boq

tempt to justify what has been
done in the Far East by the
Communists and could mean
that Stain is aware of the ex-
pense which the Red Chinese
are to him and must be prepar-
ing to find a way out. The
studied denunciations of the
United Nations lineup of coun-
tries opposed to Russia Is a
clumsy effort to divide the Latin
American group.
The amount of space devoted
nevertheless by Stain to a dis
cussion of the q. N. set-up
could be the forerunner of an
other boycott" but it Is much
more likely that it is merely the
beginning of another series Of
propaganda blasts designed to
justify the speeches made by
his spokesmen in the U. N. it
self and to help them carry on
even more propaganda cam
paigns.
The worst mistake that the
Western Allies could make
would be to take seriously any
thing that Stain says about his
desire for peace. Even conced-
ing that Russia is not yet ready
for war, 1t would be a blunder
to allow the Stain statement to
lull the Allies into a false Sc
curity by letting down on either
the speed or the scope of our
whole rearmament program.
So long as the Red Army of 5
million soldiers remains mobil-
lied in Europe, there can be no
security. If Stain wants to
prove a peaceful purpose he can
do so easily by a complete de-
mobilization of his large ground
armies.
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Evening star., 1951-02-19

offensive, the British are help
ing them indirectly. A typhus
epidemic is ravaging Communist
troops in Korea. Yet. accord
ing to reliable information.
planes Of British registry are
carrying the much-needed serum
to Hong Kong, where it Is trans
shipped to Red China.
The Labor government told
the House of Commons last
week that Britain does not in
tend to discontinue its exports
of rubber to Red China. al
though the British leaders know
the Importance Of that basic
strategic material in the prose-
cution of the military campaign.
The British government Is
opposed to application of sane
tions to the Chinese Commu-
nists. who have been branded
as aggressors by the United
Nations. Mr.. Attlee still speaks
about a "modality" of accept
ing the Red cease fire, condi-
tions. And it is from London
that informal suggestions have
been made to the State Depart
ment that Turkey and Greece
receive no political commit
ments from the American Gov
ernment in the present crisis.
The reason for such an atti-
tude is the assumption that
American commitments, de-
manded urgently by the Ankara
and Athens governments, would
offend Russia and make even
more difficult any possible
agreement that. might be
reached at the meeting Of the
Big Four foreign ministers.
Evening star., 1951-02-19
Hotel SfofIer
. Flirting With
Stomach Ulcers?

Do you have hunger pains, heart
burn, frequent stomach upsets OF acid
indigestion? If you do, by all means
bee your doctor - and start taking
Sedasel. For these disturbances may
mean excess stomach acid, believed to
be a common cause of pepdc ulcers.
Users say Sedagel acts faster - lasts
Longer than anything else they've ever
uied. Sedagel "sponges up" biting,
burning add-then it spreads coat
ing over stomach and intestinal walls
that sootbes and protects. Don't take
chances. Try Sedagel. 1t contains the
newer, wonder drugs you We read about
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Evening star., 1951-01-17
Georgia Firm Awarded
Parkway Grade Contract

A $76O,000 contract for grad
ing So miles of the Baltimore
Washington parkway has been
awarded to the Wright Contract
ing Co., Columbus. Ca, it was
announced today.
The contract covers 3.5 mile
sector of the roadway in the Fort
Meade area lying between the
Laurel-Bowie and Laurel Fort
Meade roads, and IL miles of in
cidental roads adjacent to the
parkway.
Edward j. Kelly, superintend-
ent of National Capital Parks, said
the contract was the first award
made for grading under the re-
cent congressional authorization
to resume work on the parkway
With the Smile section graded
under previous authorization, al
most 10 miles of the 18-mile Fed
eral section of the parkway now
are graded or under contract for
grading.
Associate Director A. E. Dema-
ray of the National Park Service
has approved contracts for three
structures along the parkway, and
bids for a fourth have been re-
ceived by the Bureau of Public
Roads. Actual construction was
begun early this month on dual
bridges across the Little Patuxent
River.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Unusual Bids Noted
In District Tax Sales

An unusual amount of bidding
over the actual value of the ac-
counts is being noted in the Dis
trict's annual tax sale this year,
officials report.
Some 2,414 tax accounts, repre-
senting about $125,000 in delin-
ouer0 real estate taxes, are being
sold to buyers, who then may COL
lect the 1-per- er-cent-month penalty
due until the property is redeemed.
About 1,1O0 accounts were sold
yesterday. first day of the sale,
Tax Collector Guy Pearson re-
ported, and the surplus bids over
the amount of the accounts
mounted to about $4,000.
Mr.. Pearson said this is much
higher than usual and that it ap-
parently results from local buyers
driving up a group of outside
bidders who are participating in
the sale.
On one SIS account, there was
a surplus of $3.50, and on $110
item, the surplus was $3.50, Mr.
Pearson said.
The surplus is held until the
property is redeemed and then is
returned to the buyer.
If the property is not redeemed
within two years, the buyer may
apply for a title.
About 66 individual bidders are
participating In the sale, which
continues today in the District
Building.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Subcommittee Chairmen
Named by Board Of Trade

President Thornton w. Owen of
the Washington Board of Trade
today announced seven appoint
ments to committee assignments.
L. w. Lawder was named vice
chairman of the boards Traffic
Committee, under the chairman
ship of William o. Hermann.
These four subcommittee chair
men were named on the World
Trade Committee: Jack Evans, in
ternational relations; Robert Hill,
economic administration field
counseling; Maury Nee, world
trade week. and Jennings Ran
dolph. international Trade Mart
Association. The chairman of the
World Trade Committee is James
L. Oliver.
Andrew l.. Devlin becomes
chairman of the Private Flying
Promotion subcommittee Of the
Aviation Committee. Melvin E
Tyrell heads Skyway One subcom-
mittee of the same committee
Howard Drake is Aviation Com
mittee chairman.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
|B. N. Landesman Named
Assistant u. 5. ATTORNEY

Bertram M. Landesman, who
has been serving as an assistant
to the general counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board,
has been appointed an Assistant
United States Attorney, it was
announced today by United
States Attorney. George Morris
Fay.
The appointment raised the
number of assistants to SO.
Mr.. Landesman, who is SO, has
been assigned to prosecute GRIM
inal cases at Municipal Court. He
was graduated in law from New
York University in 1910. Prior to
his service with the NLRB, he
served as an assistant to the gen.
eral counsel of the United States
Railroad Retirement Board. His
home is at 5915 Fourteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
D. {. Heads 10 Consider
Conditional Driver Permits

The Commissioners tomorrow
are scheduled to take u recon-
mendations by the Traffic Advisory
Board and Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp, that conditional driv-
ing permits be granted to motor
lists whose licenses have been sus-
pended or revoked for traffic vio-
lations.
One of the permits would allow
the holder to drive only during
daylight hours. This permit would
be restricted to those drivers who
cannot see well in the dark.
Another permit would be issued
to truck drivers whose permit has
been revoked or suspended for
traffic violations involving their
private automobiles. This would
permit them to drive only the
trucks.
Another type of permit would
allow the holder to drive only to
work and back, where other means
of transportation was not avail
able.
The Commissioners also will
consider regulations governing
amputees and other handicapped
persons who require special equip
ment on the vehicles they seek to
drive. Mr.. Keneipp said nearly
all States, including Maryland
and Virginia, have such regula-
lions.
No permit of any kind would be
granted to drivers whose licenses
have been suspended or revoked
for offenses involving the use of
alcoholic beverages.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
WAC Chosen for Brains Stops
En- Route to Eisenhower Duty
Corporal Entered
Service Because She
Wanted to TroveI
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

If a sunny disposition and a
CHEEKY smile will be of any help
to Gen. Eisenhower in his Euro
pean mission, they're on their way
from Fort Belvoir.
And WAC Corpl. Patricia Brom-
mage, 20-year-old with one hitch
in the Army behind her, also is
taking along efficiency. Selected
on the basis of her top score
among the WAC in the Armv'5
general classification test. the
Oakland (Calif.) girl leaves for
Westover Air Force Base Friday
en- route to Europe.
Then she reports for duty in
Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters.
Her first overwater flight, her
new job with the general and the
fact that the West could be the
explosive end of the next wars
fuse hold no fears for her.
Bent on Travel.
"I've been lost in the Pentagon,"
she laughs.
Two years and a few months
ago she was an Oakland high
school graduate who wanted to
join the WAC for two reasons
lit was about the time of the
Berlin airlift. I felt that the
Army really needed help from
women. I also wanted to travel" :"
The fact that she travelled to
Camp Lee. Va. stayed there 18
months and then travelled to Fort
Belvoir for eight more wasn't
enough. 1t was the travel idea
she had in mind.
Duty at Belvoir, including some
shorthand aJ 120 words a minute
and typing at IS, also called for
boning up on all available mate
rial to give lectures in the troop
information and education pro-
gram. The subjects ranged
from Indo- China to what-is COM
munism and how it works-if any.
1t wasn't ponotony. but it still
wasn't Corpl. Brommage's idea of
travelling. But for it the expert
ence gave her corporal's pay and
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Service on W. N. & A.
Continues as Strike
is Averted on DeadIine

Service on the w. M. & A. bus
line continued without Interrupt
ton today. following minute
agreement which avoided an i'm
pending strike.
The threatened work stoppage
on the line, which serves about
10000 commuters daily between
Washington and Prince Georges
County, was eliminated last night
following a verbal agreement bus
company officials and union
spokesmen.
Officials of the union, Local
1865 of the AFL Motor Coach En-
ployes, were to meet with COM
pany officials today and draw up
"a formal agreement. Leslie L.
Altman, company president, said
he expected no bitches in the
proceedings.
A strike had been authorized by
the union, with last night as a
deadline for the company to &C
cept an arbitration finding and
reinstate, with back pay, a driver
who was discharged. Alleged neg
ligence in an accident was given
as the cause.
An official for the bus line said
there was no decision not to abide
by the arbitration award but that
it had been received only five days
ago by the management. The
management contended the pro-
visions required more time for
study.
The company was directed by
the award to reinstate Norman F.
Gibbs of Maryland Park, Md,
with back pay to November 18.
He was cleared by the arbitrators
of any negligence in an accident
on a Labor Day run into West
Virginia.
Evening star., 1951-01-17

statutory authority exists under
which this administration is au-
thorized to accept on behalf OF
the United States conditional do
nations of real property"
Mr.. Green said, however, that
the deed transferring the house
and lot to the Government has
been recorded, and that, despite
Mr.. Reynolds letter, the property
is listed officially in the name of
the United States. The clerk said
he did not know what legal trans
actions would be required to re-
turn the property to Miss Gruver.
Last month, Miss Gruver left
the home to visit her mother In
Florida, leaving a note for all
mail to be returned to the post
Office.
Earlier. Miss Gruver wrote Sen
ator johnson that she was max
ing the bequest because she ZAP
preciates the privilege of being q
citizen of the United States"
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Symphony Launches
$4,000 Drive for
Sustaining Fund

The 21st sustaining drive oil
the National Symphony Orches-
ira was in full swing today. with
first reports due at a luncheon
next Tuesday.
The drive seeks S190, 900 to off
set an expected deficit next sea-
son. The same amount was raised
last year.
Senator Flanders. Republican
of Vermont, called the orchestra
lone of the great institutions" OF
the Capital. in urging public sup
port at the opening luncheon
yesterday at the Mayflower Ho-
tel.
Outstanding Contribution.
The Vermont Senator described
the orchestra as "the outstand-
ing contribution of the people of
Washington" to the city's pres
tige. 1t not only serves adults,
he pointed out. but also develops
IAN appetite for the great works
of music" among the city's chill
dren."
"It depends" he added, ION the
constant interest and support of
the people themselves"
Mr.. Flanders emphasized thai
there are not enough after
year subscribers" in the perma-
nent Washington public to sup
port the orchestra alone.
The funds must be paid by
those who live here now" he as
serted.
Now Mature Organization"
Mrs. Hans A. Klagsbrunn
chairman of the orchestra Wom-
ems Committee. declared the Or
chestra now is "a very we'll es-
tablished. mature organization on
a very firm foundation.
Citing increases in the number
of subscribers. she added that
"the city has come to recognize
the orchestra" and she called for
increased participation in its
growth.
Campaign Chairman Millard
West. jr., announced that 5000
copies of a special recording by
the orchestra of Dukas' The
Sorcerer's APPRENTICE Will be
given away to contributors of SIC
or more before March l. Pau,
Hume will be the narrator ane
Howard Mitchell will conduct.
Next Tuesdays luncheon will
be in the YWCA, Seventeenth ano
K streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Government Turns Down Home
'OHered by Arlington Woman

The Federal Government has
declined the offer of an Arlington
home decided to it last month by
an Arlington woman who specified
that "a colored person shall live
on the property rent-free as care
taker."
Miss Margaret E. Gruver, 922
South Twenty-second street, wrote
to Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado, Offering the property
and inclosing a key to the frame
bungalow She sent the deed to
the Senator.
H. Bruce Green, clerk of the
Arlington County Circuit Court,
said today he had been informed
in a letter from w. E. Reynolds
commissioner of public buildings
of the General Services Admins
tration, that the commissioner has
mo alternative" but to decline the
offer and return the deed and
key to Miss Gruver.
Mr.. Reynolds said that "no
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Assai|anf Robs Driver
OF Bakery Truck Of SIS

Police this afternoon began a
search for a man reported to have
robbed a bakery truck driver OF
$25 to $50 after hitting him OF,
the head with heavy instcu-
ment" at Wisconsin avenue and
Macomb streets NV.
The driver was identified by his
employer. Holmes Bakery Co., as
Ray E. Farmer. Is, of 1911 M
street NE. Police broadcast a
lookout for a dark-skinned COL
ored man about 80 years old
wearing working clothes and last
seen running north on Macomh
street. The bakery said the rob-
cry repeatedly occurred at about
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Evening star., 1951-01-17
Mount Vernon Place Fire
Routs Score Of Tenants

A score of tenants in an apart
ment building at 8O3 Mount Ver-
non place NV. were routed from
their bedrooms early today by
smoke from a fire which burned
out one bedroom on the third
floor.
The blaze, of undetermined
origin, was in the apartment OF
Charles Miller, who had gone to
work several hours earlier, fire.
men reported.
Another fire broke out in the
coal bin of the Capital Transit
garage at Fourteenth and Bu-
chanan streets NV. early to-
day. BY the time firemen arrived
it had been extinguished by an
automatic sprinkler system. En-
ployes blamed a loose electric wire
which they said ignited a door, in
turn kindling the coal.
Evening star., 1951-01-17

Mems Victory Center. a canteen
for servicemen at 1113 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. They have a
telephone in their living room and
an extension in the bedroom for
after hours calls.
Each caller gets individual treat
ment. One exclaimed, Il thought
this was a business call"
"It is business call" Mrs. Ross
replied Our business is to help
people find the way to salvation
the most important business in
the world"
But I thought was to sell you
some insurance"
Universal Insurance, Free.
mo" Mrs. Ross said. "the in
surance is for you. All kinds
of insurance is for sale-fire, tor
nado, accident, life. The insur-
ance you need is for your soul
universal insurance. free to
all comers."
But I haven't time to talk
about that now"
"Yet some day you must take
time to die" Mrs. Ross said
How have you insured yourself
and your family against death?'
In recent months. the Rosses
have received increasing numbers
of calls from persons who are
seeking Bible messages, comfort
and advice on personal problems
They don't know u.s. Mrs
Ross said. land perhaps this helps
them to unburden themselves
Some want to know what church
they should enter, others seek
advise on marriage. or on business
affairs where moral issues are in
volved.
THE telephone reaches into
every home and place of business.
We try to make it an instrument
of salvation"
Evening star., 1951-01-17
'PhoneEvongeIist' HosMessoge,
Even for Wrong Number Callers
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Talk of Salvation to
200 Who Call Daily

Nobody gets the wrong number
when he dials Adams 8424.
Callers may be misdirected, the
victims of pranksters, careless OF
merely curious, but Washington.
telephone evangelist turns none
away without gospel message.
In fact, the whole thing startee
18 months ago, when a breathles.
suitor asked for Mary" and go
Mrs. Margaret Ross instead. Sh.
explained that no one namee
Mary lived there. and the youth
replied:
It must have the wrong mum.
ber."
But perhaps God has YOU
number" said Mrs. Ross, organizel
of Bible study and prayer groups
When the youth said he did no
believe in God, Mrs. Ross prom.
ised to pray for him anyway.
The incident might have beer
just another wrong number" ir
Washington's busy telephone sys-
tenn, except for the fact that the
youths father found slip OF
paper in his sons room bearing
the name Mary" and a telephone
number.
Dials and Gets Salvation.
He dialed the number to learn
more about Mary and got Mrs
Ross Mrs. Ross gave the doubt
ing father an appropriate message
from the Bible. The father brought
his wife in on the message, Mrs
Ross said, and both professed to
be saved. Whether junior ever
got in touch with Mary was not
revealed.
However, Mrs. Ross and her
husband. Malcolm D. Ross, were
inspired to give similar messages
when strangers called. Both had
been in nondenominational evan
gelical work for many years before
coming to Washington in 194e
from upper New York State.
They never solicit telephone
calls nor accept donations as a
result of them. Somehow the
word got around. The calls were
punched together. They came
from Federal departments, mill
tary posts, business offices and the
city rooms of newspapers-oddly
enough.
200 Calls Daily.
Most persons had received mes
sages saying. Call Adams 842A
for important message" At least
80 per cent had no idea what the
calls were about, and an equal
number had never "darkened the
door of any church." Mrs. Ross
estimates. Many of the call slips
were left by practical lockers.
The Rosses now receive up to 200
calls daily, at all hours. The two
spell each other on the telephone
and sometimes call in volunteers.
Mrs Ross is on duty at their home,
1916 Twenty-flrst street NV, while
her husband runs the Business
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Truman Faces Music, Admits
He Can't Play Missouri

than any other tune except '"The
Star Spangled Banner" and Hail
to the Chief" Bands and Or
chestras play it wherever he goes
But the President confessed to
his audience yesterday that he
never learned to play it.
The President played instead
the BLACK Hawk Waltz" and ar
excerpt from Mozart's Ninth So
nata."
The President made a hit with
the servicemen when he told them
cold beer was available for those
who didn't like tea. Coffee was
served for those who preferred it
The tea was the second of -four
the President and Mrs. Truman
are giving for hospital patients
and personnel.
Evening star., 1951-01-17

One of Washington's best-kept
secrets was exposed at the Blair
House yesterday-President Tru-
man doesn't know how to play
The Missouri Waltz"
The President took time out
from international and domestic
problems to pinch hit for Mrs
Truman. who has a cold, at the
weekly Blair House tea for vet
eran-patients from service hos
pitals in the area. S.
When the President sat down
at the piano and asked his guests
what they would like. some one
shouted:
"The Missouri Waltz"
Since he became President Mr.
Truman undoubtedly has listened
to THE Missouri Waltz" more
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Appropriation
Bill Hearings
Begin tuesday
Changes in Lineups
Of subcommittee
Slated Monday

House hearings on the huge
1852 appropriation bill, including
$136.7 million for the District, will
be started Tuesday, under plans
announced by Chairman Cannon
of the House Appropriations Com.
mittee.
AS a preliminary step the COM
mittee will hold an organization
meeting Monday, when some
changes in it's subcommittee line.
ups will be brought UP.
Mr.. Cannon said some re.
shutting of the subcommittee i.
necessary. primarily because the
size of the committee has beer
increased for this Congress from
As to so members. Under Chair
man Cannon's plans Cne addi-
tional subcommittee is to be Gre
ated, to raise the total to 10.
Bates Heads ID. C. Unit.
Representative Bates, Democrat
of Kentucky now is chairman o1
the District Subcommittee. He is
expected to remain in this post
but there may be some other
changes on the subcommittee.
Meanwhile, the Districts legis-
lative program continued to grow
as Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee introduced
seven measures in the Senate.
Two Of these are new bills
recommended by the Commission
ers. One is to permit the pay
ment of overtime to police who
work on a sixth day of the week,
since the department does not
yet have enough men to put the
whole force on the authorized f1ve-
day week.
The other bill requested by the
Commissioners would increase the
fee of jurors in condemnation
cases to $40 day.
Five Bills Reintroduced.
In addition. Senator Nicely re-
introduced five bills that failed of
action in the past Congress. One
would place girls now committed
to the National Training School
for Girls, under the guardianship
of the Board of Public Welfare
and permit that board to deter
mine which girls should go to the
training school.
The others would permit police,
under certain conditions, to de-
stroy dangerous weapons illegally
held by arrested persons; would
strengthen the boiler inspection
laws of the District; would raise
the registration fee of podiatrists
from So to S. a year to keep pace
with increased costs. and would
provide for two assistant disburs-
ing officers in the District gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Young Democrats Plan
Panel on Freedom

A panel discussion on How
We Lost Our Freedom in the
Fight to Preserve It" will take
place at a meeting of the Young
Democrats Club at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the American Legion Hall,
2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Participating will be Sanford
BolZ. Washington attorney, and
DR.. Robert O'Connor, Georgetown
University political science pro-
fessor.
Evening star., 1951-01-17
Jury Indicts D. c. Man
ION Income Tax Churqe
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.-Car-
rington Sweeny, S., of Washing
ton was indicted yesterday by a
Federal grand jury here on
charges of failing to file tax re-
turns on income totaling $19,-
236.90.
The indictment charged Sweenv
failed to file returns for the years
1947. 1948 and 1949 on annual in
comes of $8,561.45, $5,345.51 and
'$5. .32994.