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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Steel Once Consigned to Russia
Used in White House SoIurium

Steel once consigned to Russia
through lease-lend is now holding
up President Truman's new solar
ium on the roof of the renovated
White House, The Star learned
today.
Two beams, about IL feet long,
clearly marked III. S. S. r." rest
under the solarium, encased in
concrete, according to E. B. Good
man, representative of John Nc
IShain. Inc, the contractors on the
job. They are the only materials
$50 marked in the building. Evil
Identity they were diverted from
lease-lend after American-RuSsian
relations cooled soon after the
war, he added.
He also revealed that, while the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Experts Draft Report
On Blast Fatal 10 -Four
Al Howard University

Federal experts assigned to de-
termine the cause of the chemi-
cal blast that killed four custodial
workers at Howard University
March q have completed their in
vestigation. They will meet this
afternoon to draft a report on
their findings.
The report will be submitted
later this week to the Federal Fire
Council, headed by w. E. Rey-
nolds, commissioner of the Public
Buildings Service.
Inquest Delayed.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
has delayed an inquest into the
deaths pending completion of the
Federal investigation. That in
quiry was conducted by John w
Durham and Roy L. Hunt of Pub
lie Buildings Service and Raleigh
Gilchrist, Bureau of Standards
chemist.
Another committee of the Fed
eral Fire Council has been as
signed to investigate every build
ing at Howard to search for po-
tential fire hazards and check on
the adequacy of fire safety pre-
cautions.
Were Removing Chemical.
The explosion occurred while a
work crew was removing 420
pounds of war surplus sodium
chlorate from the basement of the
laboratory building.
Investigations by the District
Fire Marshal's Office and univer-
city chemists have failed to es-
tablish the cause of the blast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Store's 20-Year Club
To Initiate IS al Dinner

The Woodward & Lothrop
Twenty-Year Club will initiate Is
new members at its 39th annual
banquet in the Statler Hotel
April 26.
The clubs newly elected officers
will be installed by the outgoing
president, w. c. McDermott.
The banquet will be held in the
Presidential Ballroom at 7:15 pm.
after reception in the Congress
Sional Room at $50 pm.
The new officers are Mrs. Ruth
S. Keys, president; Robert Brown,
vice president; Miss I. B. Rosen-
berger, secretary. and George
treasurer.
The club has membership of
SIS, of whom 1868 are still active
in the company. The new men,
bers to be initiated are Edward P.
Brown, Mrs. Pearl w. Embrey,
Mrs. Mamie K. Fisher, Walter R.
Granger, Mrs. Marion L. Green,
Charles B. Gunerman, Paul
Hardesty. Mrs. Marie M. Hellyer,
Mrs. Nora E. Hoover, Mrs. Lomia
c. Morris, Mrs. Elizabeth E.
ODonnell, Miss Louise L. Offutt,
Mrs. Julia v. Ovelton, Mrs. Violet
B. Price, Miss Margaret Smith,
Miss Dorothy Tebbetts, Mrs. Corrie
M. Woodhouse and Mrs. Bessie
lingerie.
Also expected to attend are 10
club members with more than so
years service each. They are:
c. H. Hospital, D. B. Lee, w. J..
Mcmahon, j. F. Pyle, Miss A. Reed,
L. H. r. Robinette, F. P. Scott,
c. A. Venable, Miss M. Dora COL
Inns, William T. Brady, j. Davies,
c. E. Davis and Miss Mary E.
Cleary. OF these, Mr.. Venable and
Miss ClnarV GRO ocfiuo ey,oployoc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
DC Heads to Hold Hearings
On Proposed Laws Each Month

on another proposal concerning
the consent of residents living
within earshot of carnivals, cir
|cuses and rodeos to the staging of
such affairs.
Both these items are due for
hearing May 10.
Some types Of regulations would
not warrant hearings. the mu-
nicipal lawyer said. On the ex-
|cluded list would be emergency Or
|dinances, such matters as routine
automobile parking and govern
mental administration rules.
The Commissioner agreed with
Mr.. Kneipp that to foil certain
long-winded persons" a time
limit of five or 10 minutes per
spokesman should be imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Mon Wa||gren Drops Idea
Of Re-enterinq Politics

Mon c. Wallgren, former chair
man of the Federal Power Com
mission, said after a White House
call today that he had virtually
abandoned any thought of re-en-
tering politics.
A one-time Governor and mem
Der of Congress from Washington
State, Mr.. Wallgren, longtime
friend of President Truman, left
the power commission several
months ago. At the time he
thought he might seek political
office again.
He said today, however, that he
expected now to go back to his
old home at Everett, Wash, and
go into business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Routine Police Calls
End With Being Held
On Narcotics Charqes

Three men charged with mar
cotics violations were arraigned
yesterday before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
after being picked up by police
on routine calls over the week
end.
Two of the men were arrested
Sunday by second precinct officers
and their hearings were con-
ltinued to April 10 with bond set
at $4,000 each.
The first, Thomas J. Harris,
%, was picked up during investi-
cation of an assault-with-a-dead-
ly weapon case in the 1900 block
of Tenth street NV. Harris threw
a suspected "deck" of heroin on
a dresser in the presence of the
policemen.
Described as an admitted mar
cotic user by police, he is charged
with violation of both the Har-
rison and Jones-Miller Narcotic
Acts.
Later in the day the same Of
f1cers arrested Donald F. Cole. IS,
400 block of N street NV. He was
taken into custody on disorderly
conduct charges at Ninth and o
streets NV. The same narcotics
charges were placed against him
after four capsules of suspected
heroin were found on him, police
said.
The third man, Pvt. James JET
ferson Perry, a 22-year old SOL
der, was held by the commissioner
for grand jury action. Bond was
set at $500. Perry was charged
with violation of the Marijuana
Tax Act Saturday.
He was arrested after police re-
lceived a call for an unconscious
man in house in the 1000 block
of First street NV. A doctor
treated Perry. who was in a dizzy,
semiconscious state, at his home,
police said. Officers said he was
thought to have been under the in
f1uence of narcotics. A search at
No. 10 precinct revealed two mari
juana cigarettes on his person, &C
cording to police. All three of the
men are colored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

Soviet mark is hidden beneath
the concrete, symbols of some un-
known Masons have been placed
on prominent display in the White
House room that will be used for
radio and television broadcasting.
The symbols, various designs
cut into the original limestone
when the White House was built,
came from parts of the building
that had to be removed during
the recent work. Fishhooks, chew
rons, tree-like sketches and Ma
sonic emblems are included, Mr..
Goodman said. The stones so en-
graved have been placed over the
dummy fireplaces in the broad
casting room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Heads Hear
Senators Facts
About Bullock
Decision Put Off
On Retirement of
Police Inspector

The Commissioners heard
enough today from Senate crime
Iprobers to defer action again in
the case of Police Inspector Albert
II. Bullock.
They conferred briefly with
Crime Counsel Arnold Bauman
and Harold Solomon, then an
nounced they would postpone a
decision on the police officers ap-
|plication for retirement.
The Commissioners said the
Senate Crime Committee investi-
cation Of Inspector Bullock had
not been completed and that they
would wait until the probers get
through.
Inspector Bullock is on leave.
He has not worked since last fall.
He was suspended when a grand
jury indicted him on charges
of gaming conspiracy with the
Charles E. Nelson numbers ring.
He was aquitted in January.
FOllce Cnle1 Robert v. Murray
then lifted the suspension but In
spector Bullock has been on leave
ever since.
Meanwhile he filed for retire.
ment. While the Commissioners
debated what to do, the crime in
vestigatorS called on Inspector
Bullock to answer the police flnan-
cial QUESTIONABLE.
Mr.. Bauman complained last
week that the officer failed to
submit his answers within the
time limit ordered by the Com
He also rejected Ger
tain "stipulations" appended by
Inspector Bullock.
The officer said he waived none
of his constitutional rights against
possible self determination and
stipulated that the data supplied
was for the exclusive use of the
Senate committee.
Chief Murray was represented
at police headquarters as favoring
the Bullock application for retire.
ment. He told reporters, how
ever, that he had made no rec
ommendation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
MckeIdin Criticized
By Butler for Stand
Favoring Eisenhower

An Eisenhower-Taft clash among
leaders of the Maryland Repub-
lican Party was out in the open
today.
Senator Butler, Republican, of
Maryland says he's for Senator
Taft.
Furthermore, the Senator de-
clared in a statement, he doesn't
believe Gov. McKeldin should
presume to dictate" the candi-
date the Maryland delegation
should back for the presidential
nomination.
MIR. McKeldin, on the other
hand, has strongly indicated he's
for Gen. Eisenhower.
After lunching with the general
in Paris Sunday, the Governor said
Maryland's "a delegates to the
G. 0. p. national convention in
Chicago beginning July z will be
pledged to him as a favorite son
candidate on the first ballot.
Always Follows Dewey.
And if he is not nominated, Mr..
McKeldin declared, 1--WE will de-
eide who the delegation will vote
for" Then he added:
II always follow the. leader
ship of Gov. Dewey (of New York;
and Dewey, as you know, is back
ling Eisenhower"
It was that statement to re-
porters, as reported by the Asso-
ciated Press, which caused Sena-
tor Butler to criticize the Gov
ernor.
Il am sorry to see from the
Governors statement that he is
following the twice-discredited
leadership of Gov. Dewey"
Mr.. Butler commented. while ]
am for Senator Robert A. Taft,
and I believe in him sincerely,
want to see the people of Mary
land, and not the Governor, select
our delegates to our national
convention"
Mentioned for Vice Presidency.
Gov. McKeldin often has been
mentioned as q possible vice
presidential nominee. Many be-
lieve the purpose of his confer
|ence with Gen. Eisenhower during
his three-week European tour is
to determine how the general
would view the Governor as his
running mate.
Many Republican leaders be-
sides Senator Butler are known
to be Taft men. It is felt they
could block MIR. McKeldin's plan
to carry Maryland for Gen. Eisen-
hover, unless the general collected
a large write-in vote in the May
S primary.
The question Of whether Mary
lane Republican voters will be al
lowed to write in Gen. Eisenhower
or any other choice for the NOM
nation, however, is still before
the courts. The Maryland Court of
Appeals was scheduled to hear
arguments on the issue today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

The Commissioners today de-
cided to name one day each month
for public hearings on proposed
regulations affecting the city.
They even gave it a name,
Proposed Regulations Day."
It will be held the third Monday
of each month, starting May 10.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert F. Kneipp came up with
the idea that the public might like
to discuss in hearing some of the
city's new ordinances prior to
their adoption. For example, Mr.,
Kneipp said. the citizenry Is
quite anxious to COM
ment publicly on the proposed rule
banning BIB guns in the city, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Expense Of Reception
For JuIiana Is S6,517

Queen Juliana's reception here
cost $6,517.40, the Commissioners
reported today.
The money was spent for such
items as flags. decorations, a re-
ception stand and music.
The District government paid
1892 and the Federal Govern
ment paid the rest, $2,525.20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

front seat. DR.. ]. L. Stringfellow,
coroner, said death was caused
by head injuries.
Sergt. Lemay was found dead
in the back seat. The coroner
said he died of a broken neck.
The woman passenger in the
soldiers car was admitted to the
University Hospital at Charlottes-
vile with a fractured leg and
cuts. Police identified her as
Ann Carroll of Kingsport, Tenn.
The truck driver was unhurt.
Bodies of the soldiers were
taken to the Clore Funeral Home,
Culpeper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
D. {. Workers 10 Get Leave
OF ; Hours on Good FRIDAY

The Commissioners today in
structed all District department
heads to permit employees who
can be spared three hours leave
on Good Friday to attend religious
services from noon to 3 pm. The
employees will have to take the
time off their annual leave.
The Commissioners acted after
a letter from Donald S.
Dawson, administrative assistant
to President Truman, urging the
move.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Timber Burned in Year
Would Build a City

Every year thousands Of homes 90
UP in smoke-before they ore built.
The eouse is something we ore all &C.
quointed with-forest fires. The tim
Der lost in forest fires in America eoeh
year would build oil the houses in
city Of half miIIion population. Who
is responsible for forest fires? Nine out
Of 10 ore eoused by pure and simple
eorelessness on the port Of people like
you. This terrible destruction must
stop it we ore to keep America strong.
PIeose be careful. Remember, only
you con prevent forest fires.
Published os q service in -opera.
tion with The Advertising CouneiI.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

The concerts will be the same
major events Mr.. Hayes has been
promoting in Constitution Hall.
They now will be known as the
American University Concerts.
1--WE see this splendid develop
ment as an extension of the cul-
tural program of the university
and the university's program of
community service" Mr.. Fletcher
said. 1--WE have observed for some
time the work of other UNIVERSE
ties in this direction, at Columbia,
Yale, Cornell, the University of
Michigan and many Western uni
versities."
Mr.. Hayes said the university
will present two major series and
many special events during the
concert season.
Prof. James L. McLain, head of
the university's music department,
was enthusiastic about the new
plan and said that its advantages
for the university were great,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
President Has Lunch
With Members of
Supreme Court

President Truman today
went to the Supreme Court
to have lunch with the JUS
tees in their private dining
room.
It was the first time in sew
eral years that the President
had gone to the court.
In the course of the year
the President generally has
lunch at a few departments
and also with old congress
Sional friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Club to Honor Pastor

The Michigan Park Garden
Club will honor the Rev. Arthur
A. Azlein, pastor of the Christian
Church. South Dakota avenue
and Taylor street NE, by plant
ing a magnolia tree on the church
lawn at 1880 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Business Course Limited

A 15-Week course in business and
economic analysis for secretaries
beginning at George Washington
University today will be open to
members of the National Secre-
taries' Association only, the uni
versity announced. The course is
being given in cooperation with
the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

cert season.
r. v. Fletch-
er, chairman of
the university's
Board of Trus-
tees. said today
Patrick Hayes,
o W ner of the
Hayes Concert
Bureau, will di-
rect the new
enterprise. The
b u r e a u w i'll
m a n a G e the
concerts, h a n
d lie promotion
and sell tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Kenwood Plant Sole Nav !

A plant sale to be conducted
by the Kenwood Garden Club will
be held May at the Kenwood
Golf and Country Club, instead
of this Thursday as was previously
announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
American u. Sets Up
Major Concert Series
For Next Season

American University is estab-
fishing major concert enterprise
as an activity of the university
beginning with the 1928 con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

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Evening star., 1952-03-16
Miss Grohon Picks Place in the Sun"
Bogort, Miss Hepburn and Miss Hunter
HOLLYWOOD.

k1OAL1 WONJJ. 4
The big topic here this week
is Oscar and who will take him
home next Thursday night.
Usually we can guess the
Academy winners far in ad-
vance. But this year only q
confirmed optimist would go
too far out on a limb with
the possible exception of pre-
dieting that the best picture of
the year will go to "A Place
in the Sum-"
Humphrey Bogart says he
never wanted an award before,
but now he'd like an Oscar for
his son Stephen to play with.
His african Queen" just made
the deadline and it helps to be
fresh in the memories of the
voters. I'd say Bogey has q good
chance.
So has Marion Brando. If I
were giving the awards, I'd
choose him. "A Stretcar Named
Desire" was Brando,s second
film. # Marion wins, he'll he
setting no precedent. Only
first-time winners were Vivien
Leigh for "Gone With the
Wind" Jennifer Jones for "Song
of Bernadette" and Judy Hol-
liday last year for Born Yes
terday."
March in Running.
I didn't care for Death of a
Salesman" as a play--too grue-
some. But Fredric March has
already corraled plenty Of
awards for his Willie Loman In
the film, and therell be a lot Of
votes counted for him.
Arthur Kennedy finally gets
the recognition he rates as one
of the best actors in Hollywood.
And I'd like to see him pull a
surprise win out of the hat for
Bright Victory"
Montgomery Cliff made "a
Place in the Sun" two years
ago. There has been only one
other picture for him since-at
20th-Fox. If by some chance he
should win the award. Monty
won't be here to accept it. In
fact, the only nominee in the
male best-acting section In town
right now is Mr.. Bogart. Which
is one reason why he might get
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Todoy's Schedules

iO0uy , SIItSOQlSS
Stage.
ARENA-"Three Men on a
Horse; $3.50 pm.
Screen.
AMBASSADOR-"The Great
est Show on Earth; 1:10,
1855, $40 and 9:25 pm.
CAPTTOL-"The Belle Of New
York: las. 4:30, tbs and
10 pm. Stage: $40. 6:25
and 9:10 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Quo Vadis";;
1870, 3:15. $40 and $3.50
pm.
DUPONT-Ihe sinners;
1:35, $40, 5:45. 7::50 and
9:55 pm.
KEITH'S"The Las Vegas
Story; 1885. $40, $40, 7:45
and Gas pm.
LITTIE-"La Ronde":: 1880.
4:05. $40, 7:45. $3.50 and
1890 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Hood
luin Empire: 1:15 3:15.
5:25, 7::30 and 9::40 pm.
ONTARIO-"Death of a
Salesman: 1870, $3.50, $40,
7::50 and 10 pm.
PALACE-"African Queen;
1A0, $40, $50. TAO and
$50 pm.
PIX - "Casablanca"; 2:45,
6:15 and $50. pm.
PLAYHOUSE - Five Fin
gers: 1:2O, $3.50, 5:45. 500
and 1918 pm.
PLAZA-"The Lavender Hill
Mob: /. 2::35. 4:10, 5:45.
7:25. 9 and 1915 pm.
TRANS-LUX-"The Sniper":;
/, ESQ. 4:45. $3.50, 1870 and
1915 pm.
WARNER - "The Greatest
Show on Earth; los, $3.50,
6:35 and 9:25 pm.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
So in Love These NightingoIes

husband and wife who can al
ways play together as closely on
the stage. screen and airwaves
as we will do in our private
home"
Miss Peters. who halls from
the Bronx. made her debut at
London's Royal Opera in Coyent
Garden. singing the leading role
in Balfe's "The Bohemian
Girl" But her debut at the
Metropolitan Opera was really a
Cinderella triumph.
''The Met directors started
rehearsing me on the colora-
tura role in Mozart's Magic
Flute" she said. Between re-
hearsals I attended classes in
the Nets long opera courses.
Leading roles at the Met were
scheduled to be q full year
away for me.
Then five hours before the
curtain went up on the Nets
opening opera Of the season.
Don Giovanni Mr.. Bing sent
for me. Nadine Conner, who was
scheduled to sing the leading
role. had been taken i'll. For
tunately. / had studied the role
and, fortunately. Miss Conner is
about my size so her costumes
fitted me-"
She was an instant success,
lauded by critics, and became
a star overnight.
Merrill, the bridegroom to-
be, confesses he was boy
soprano in his childhood in
Brooklyn.
Fortunately, my mother was
a professional singer" he ex-
planned, "and she wanted me to
be a classical singer. She knew
that soprano would only be
a singer of popular songs. So
she carefully coached me into
becoming a baritone.
"Also / wanted to be a base
ball player. When / was sing
ing on the summer circuit. I
used to pitch for a semipro
baseball team called the Kings.
I don't mind boasting / was a
good pitcher. / got tryout with
the Brooklyn Dodgers and I still
think I could have been pitch
er in the major leagues. What
stopped that was that I got a
Metropolitan Opera contract
and signed it a few weeks be-
fore the Dodgers got around to
offering me a contract"
Merrill's engagement an
nouncement was slightly ILL
timed. He was recently named
by a school of fashion models
as "the years most eligible
bachelor"
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Another Set Of Oscar Guesses

Katharine Hepburn, In my opin-
ion. Her skinny old maid in
african Queen" was priceless.
This. by the way. is the movie
Bette Davis begged to do when
she was at Warmers. Bette
knows Academy Award caliber
when she reads it. Only she
wanted to do the picture with
Cary Grant. who might have
been terrific.
Until 1 saw Katie in "Afri-
can Queen" was sure Vivien
Leigh would be the winner. Not
especially for her performance,
but her role in "Streetcar," with
all the screaming and carrying
on, is the kind that always
fools the people into believing
it was also a great perform
ance. At that, she wasn't bad.
But I actually preferred Kim
Hunter in the same picture.
who is q nominee for the best
supporting role by an actress.
A lot of people here think
Shelley Winters should win. I
thought she was excellent in
"A Place in the SUM-" but Tn
surprised that Elizabeth Tay-
lor was nominated for the same
picture Director George Stew
ems accomplished the miracle
Of getting a great performance
from the girl, better known be-
fore this picture for her great
beauty than for her acting.
Jane Ozark Horse"
The speech Jane Wyman
made in the judges chamber in
'"The Blue Veil" was like vivien
Leieh's rolling on the floor
scene in "Streetcar"-long and
sustained. 1t was an inevitable
prelude for the Oscar derby.
I'll be surprised II jamie wins,
but in this town you never
know. ! remember when we all
thought that Rosalind Russell
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