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Evening star., 1952-08-22
BY the Associoted Press

PARIS, Aug. 22.-Experts from
Il countries are concluding a
three-day study here aimed at re-
moving some Of the national pref
udices and tensions affecting
world understanding.
What makes some Europeans
consider all Americans noisy
cocksure and boastful?
What makes many Americans
consider all British stiffiy formal
claSs-conscious Snobs?
Evening star., 1952-08-22
District Driver Injured
In Three-Cur Collision

One man was hurt in a three
car crash early today at Benning
road and Twenty-first street NE,
police reported.
Clyde H. Bennett. 81, of 1861
Taylor street NV, driver of one
OF the autos, was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with a possible
fracture of the right knee.
Police said Mr.. Benefits car
and one driven by Archibold D.
Burt, so, colored, of New York,
collided. The Burt auto was
knocked into one operated by Will
liam w. Mumford of 958 Mount
Olivet road NE. Neither Mr..
Mumford nor Mr.. Burt was hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
DisfrictFirm Pena|ized
For Illegally High Pay

/ The Wage Sterilization Board
today imposed penalties on the
j. D. Hedin Construction Co., a
District firm. for paying Illegally
high wages to bricklayers building
Veterans Administration hos
pital in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The WSB authorized the Vet
erans' Administration to cut $40,-
600 from the fees it would have
paid Hedin. WSB also ordered
Hedin not to deduct as an ex-
pense item for income tax pur-
poses $4,000 in wages that the
company paid the bricklayerS.
The Michigan Regional En-
Iforcement Commission of the WSB
found the Hedin firm paid brick
layers So per hour, whereas the
ceiling wage for such workers In
that area was $2.7S per hour.
Wages paid the bricklayers to-
tailed $116,131.50. WSB could have
had VA deduct the entire amount
from fees to be paid Hedin.
! The decision was the first big
wage violation case to clear WSB.
Hearings on the case were held
in Detroit in December.
WSB first complained last April
9 against the wages Hedin was
paying on the $7,152,0 hospital
construction project. WSB found
that the over-ceiling wages were
paid between February % and
November IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Woman Awarded $4,000
lin Husbands Traffic Death

"A Washington woman, yester-
day won a consent judgment in
District Court for $2S, 900 damages
in connection with the traffic
death of her husband or. Route !
near Woodbridge. N. j.. last Feb
ruary /.
She. is Mrs. Joan Weaver, 1901
East Capitol street, widow of WAL
ter v. Weaver, who was struck and
killed by a trailer truck as he was
about to replace tools in the trunk
compartment of his brothers car,
after repairing a tire. Mrs. Weaver
was represented by Attorney Ber-
|nard Margolius.
Defendants in the case were the
Branch Motor Express Co., 1925 K
street NV, George Hall, owner
of the truck, and John Durham.
the driver,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Citizens Group Prepares
For Membership Drive :

The Sixteenth Street High
lands Citizens Association last
night appointed q committee Of
seven to prepare a membership
drive to coincide with the city
wide campaign planned by the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions for next month.
A 500 appropriation was made
for the drive.
The group appointed the follow
ling members to the committee:
Morris Fox, Mrs. James r. Kirk
land, Paul F.. Loehler, Col. A. 8.
Goodyear, Mai. Carl Baumann,
Mrs. Lewis F. Collins and Mrs.
George H. Foster.
Capt. Harry M. Dengler, presi-
dent, conducted the meeting in
the Birghtwood School. Thirteenth
and Nicholson streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Miss, Here's a Man
Saying Leap Year
Is Just a Myth

.,Unclaw that man. gal.
It may be Leap Year. but the
prospects of an increase in mar
rage frequency are unavoidable
according to the cruel. cold sta
tistics of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co.
DR.. Louis I. Dublin, chief sta
tistician for the company, says the
Leap Year idea of woman's ira
ditional right to propose with re-
sultant increase in marriages Is
a myth. Only twice since the Civil
Warm 1896 and 1920. has the
marriage rate in Leap Year leaped
This years reason: 1.-THE supply
of available unmarried persons
has been depleted by the squirt
in marriages following World War
III
Sorry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

|quired after the District Commits
lsioners have acted.
Subject of a recent hearing at
the District Building, the new plan
calls for the elimination Of the
proposed extension of Woodley
road from Twenty-ninth to Thir-
Ity-f1rst streets. Instead. it is
planned to have a curved road
connecting with Garfield street
that would provide for less de-
Istruction Of trees on the Woodley
estate property and otherwise i'm
prove the original plan.
Property Owners Protest.
NCPPC officials said that, while
the new plan would be a better
one from the viewpoint of future
building on the Woodley estate.
many property owners are protest.
ing it.
+ The old controversy over the
disposition of the 26-acre Nevius
property in Arlington County
again comes up at this meeting.
Two bills are pending in Con-
lgress, one to sell the Government
owned property for private de-
Ivelopment, the other to retain the
land as the site for some future
national monument.
The monument idea is the one
favored by the planning commits
sion. The Nevius property Is on
the axis of the Mall, situated SO
high above the Lincoln Memorial
that any large housing develop
ment would dwarf that monu-
ment, it was said. For this rea-
ISon the commission Is opposed
ito exploitation Of the site.
r A staff report on the proposed
access road to the Burke (Va.)
airport site. will be made. The
commission is particularly inter-
ested in the final route of this
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Bill Asks Location
|0f New District in
North Virginia Area
BY a stoff Correspondent Of N. s.ar

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 24.-A
move to locate virginta's pro-
posed new 10th congressional
district in the Norfolk area was
swiftly counteracted in the Gem
eral Assembly today.
State Senator F'enwick Of Ar
lington introduced q bill this
afternoon to create the new dis
trict, resulting from the States
higher 1850 population, in the Az
lington- Alexandria Falls Church.
Fairfax area.
Mr.. Fenwick was Joined by Is
other Senators-almost half OF
the 40 members of the upper
branch-in sponsoring the bill.
An identical bill for the House
of Delegates already has been
signed by more than IS Of the
100 members in that branch, but
may not go in until tomorrow SO
that at least 81 sponsors can be
solicited.
Only yesterday, State legislators
from the I'd congressional dis.
Itrict solidly backed identical bills
to place the 10th district in the
Norfolk area. Patrons of this
measure were five Senators and
IL Delegates.
The strategy employed on the
Fenwick and proposed House bills
lis to gain nearly overwhelming
sponsorship at the outset. Two Of
the co-patrons Of Senator Fem
wicks bill were members of q
special redistricting commission
which had charge Of redividing
the States congressional areas.
The commission also had proposed
that the new 10th district be
established in the Washington
suburbs. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

and 1924 degrees in extreme east
portion. Tomorrow, increasing
cloudiness and less cold, followed
by light snow in west portion at
night.
Virginia-Fair and somewhat
colder tonight with low Of 1870
degrees in west and north and
20-25 in southeast portion. To-
morrow. increasing cloudiness. less
cold, followed by light snow or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny with high near SO this aft.
ernoon; fair and somewhat colder
tonight with low about "a IN city,
Is in suburban areas. Tomorrow,
increasing cloudiness and slightly
milder.
Maryland - Mostly fair and
somewhat colder tonight with low
about five degrees in extreme west,
1915 degrees in central portion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Congress in Brief

senate:
Considers minor bills.
Special mine safety subcommit-
tee opens inquiry into Illinois coal
mine disaster, with Secretary of
Interior Chapman as initial wit
ness.
Armed Service Preparedness
Subcommittee hears Mai. Gen,
Lewis Hershey, draft director.
testify on manpower utilization.
House:
No business scheduled.
Armed Services Committee
hears opponents of UNIT.
Expenditures Committee votes
on Truman plan to shake UP In
ternal Revenue Bureau.
Judiciary Committee considers
probe Of Justice Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Rabies in Fairfax
Sosscer Dinner Planned

The Prince Georges Council of
Democratic Clubs will sponsor a
banquet next Wednesday to kick
of" Representative Sasscer's cam
paign for the nomination to the
Senate from the 5th Maryland
district.
Ofhcials of the organization said
State leaders are expected to give
Mr.. Sasscer their official indorse-
ment at the affair at Z pm. in
the Prince Georges Golf and
Country Club.
Guests expected at the banquet
include State Controller j. Millard
Tawes and DR.. H. c. Byrd, presi-
dent of the University of Mary
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
South Dakota Storm
kills s; Snow, Cold
|Hit New York State
BY shs A.seeiai.d Pres.

Bone chilling cold hit the Mid
west today as icy blasts from
Canada and the Arctic region
spread across the Eastern half
OF the Nation.
The North Central region was
In q deep freeze. Temperatures
plummeted to more than 80 de-
grees below zero In some areas.
There was q promise Of some re-
lief-not so cold tomorrow.
The cold air extended south to
Northern Florida and eastward
Ito the Atlantic Seaboard. Read
|ings are about 20 degrees lower
compared to yesterday. It was A
above in Jacksonville, Fla, and
|39 In Mobile. Ala.
Finding Of frozen bodies OF
three more victims brought to six
the death toll In South Dakota S
worst snowstorm.
Bodies of Thor F'oSheim, rs
year-old Moenville farmer, and
two Murdo Sisters-Helen Judd
10. and Flora, 7-were found late
yesterday.
Earlier victims of the storm
were Virginia Spinar, 15-year-old
rural Winner School girl; Kenneth
Maxwell. a, Winner truck driver
and A. H. Kourt, former Mayor
LOT Winner.
| Zero I'm Chicago.
The bitter cold covered Mime
sofa, Wisconsin. Iowa and Illinois
It was 80 in Alexandria. MINI.
and near that mark in many other
North Central cities. In Rockford
ILL.,, the early morning low was
80. It was zero in Chicago and
81 below in Minneapolis.
Temperatures remained below
zero all day yesterday over most
of the Dakotas, Montana. Mime.
sofa and Northwestern Iowa anc
Wisconsin. But today's forecasts
were some warming for the area
by tomorrow.
Rain was forecast for Northern
california for at least Severa,
days. However, melting isn't ex.
pected to create much of a f1ooc
hazard since the downpours art
not expected to melt much Of the
heavy snow pack in the Sierras.
Blizzard Hits New York.
/ The blizzard which hit Western
, and Central New York State yes
| terday was followed by colder
weather. Temperatures dropped
to below zero in some areas during
the night. Two deaths were at
tributed to the storm.
/ Strong winds whipped the fall.
ing snow and highways in some
sections were drifted. Driving was
hazardous. The fall in the Ro.
chester region was z inches. Some
schools in Genesee County. neal
Rochester, were closed. More thar
3 inches Of new snow was swirlec
into drifts by winds Of IS miles ar
hour. with gusts up to so miles pei
hour In the Buffalo area. SYRIA
Icuse also reported heavy snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Hits Animation Buying

Modernization of Arlington
County's "old-fashioned procure
ment procedures was urged last
night by Bertram M. Gross before
the County Commission on Ethics
in Government.
Mr.. Gross is member Of the
County Planning Commission and
is new research chief Of the
Democratic National Committee.
He recommended a better syS-
tenn of competitive bidding and
public records OF officials private
incomes and the sources of all
campaign contributions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

lClNA y ANC
Commissioner, said the ODM feels
/ the commission has made the COR
rect decision in deciding against
preventing Defense Department
workers from transferring to nom
defense agencies.
/ Also, Mr.. Flemming said. any
attempt to force non-defense
lagency employees to work in the
Defense Department is not con-
Isistent with national policy.
Mr., Flemming said the ODMfeels
lit is not necessary now for either
la labor draft or freeze" He said
the ODM is following the policy
that. if American workers are told
where their services are needed,
they voluntarily will offer their
services.
| A labor draft or freeze will be
ATTEMPTED only as a last resort
mfr. Flemming said. And he MADE
lit plain that ODM considers this
Ia remote possibility.
~ ~
i SOCIAL SECURITY - In his
budget message, President Tru-
imam asked Congress to include
i Federal employees under social
security coverage In addition to
their civil service retirement ben
|ef1tS.
| Under the proposal, the en-
ployes would receive social secur-
lily benefits whenever they were
4 greater than civil service retire
Iment payments. Although civil
service retirement benefits are
generally higher. there are some
lcategories where social security
payments are greater. This is
particularly true in survivorship
insurance benefits to families OF
deceased workers.
/ TAX EXEMPT-Representative
IBurdick, Republican, Of North
Dakota, a member Of the House
Civil Service Committee, has
sponsored q bill to tax-exempt
Iannuities Of retired Government
Iemployes. !
RETIREMENT-Other Federal
retirement bills introduced in the
House include one by Representa-
tive Lesinski, Democrat, Of Micfli-
gan, to permit employees with more
than 20 years of service to with
draw retirement deductions, upon
leaving the Government If they so
ELECT. a9i8-t As Aa A3sz
/ AA -
TAX FORMS-Quite few Gov
eminent agencies are taking a
long time in getting the W. in
come tax forms to their employees.
These forms are necessary before
tax returns can be filed. Although
the deadline, March 10, is still
some time away, many employees
want to file their returns now.
Il
| PRESIDENTIAL REQUEST
President Truman has asked Con-
gress to repeal the Written rider,
which drastically limits promo
.. tions in Government, and to ter
inmate, on June 80, the Fergu-
Ison-Jensen rider, which cut agen-
lcies 10 per cent below their orig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

The ODMS
views were dis
closed by Ar
thur s. Flen-
ming, assistant
to ODM Chief
Charles Wilson
on manpo W er.
q t a dim er
m e citing the
other night Of
the Society for
Personnel ADJ
ministration.
Mr.. File m =
ming. a former
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inal personnel budget estimates
last year.
Indications are, however, that
Congress, being in an economy
mood this year. will not pay too
much attention to the Presidents
request. There Is a chance,
though, that the riders will be
modified somewhat. particularly
the Written amendment.
The Written rider, according
to Government personnel officials,
has caused more personal hard
ships and injustices among en-
ployes than any other amend
ment Of recent history. The off,
Gals declare that whatever saw
ings the rider accomplishes is
more than Offset by the loss in
operating efficiency that the rider
imposes.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE The
District Federation of Federal
Employees Unions, National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, has
announced plans for ain intensive
membership drive in the Washing
ton area. The group says the
drive will be the most compre-
hensive and vigorous" it has ever
undertaken. All NFFE locals ir
this area will participate in the
campaign, which will be keyed tC
the Every Member Get a, Mem
ber' theme.
The NFFE locals say they plan
to contact every eligible nom
member in the Greater Washing
ton area.
BE sure to listen in to
Joseph Young's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at 6:15
pm. eoery Saturday over Sta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
The Federal Spotlight
|ODM Backs Commission Policy
OF Avoiding Job Freeze, Draft
BY Joseph Young

Mobilization its approval to the
Civil Commissions decision against imposing job freeze
Defense Department workers
which final authority manpower decisions
employment and private industry also approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
IL Pet. Profit Posted

South Africa's 5,404 retail gro
Gerry stores showed an average
profit Of II per cent In the latest
year on which q countrywide sur
lyey was based.
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What's Alt the Fuss?

Five-year-old Ronald Bogert
turned up safe at his Oxon
Hill Md home last night as
volunteers from nine fire COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Search Ends at Home

For Q whole day q birdwatcher
lon the Isle or Wight searched
lvainly for q redstart - then found
lone in his bedroom on his return
lt.asaa IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
McNoyr Outlines Setup

Advocates of home rule in
Prince Georges County received
more. ammunition in their fight
for a charter form of government
when Irving G. McNayr. Mont
gomery County manager, outlined
the advantages Of such q setup
last night.
Mr.. McNayr spoke at a work.
shop sponsored by the Citizens
Committee for Good Government.
The committee is spearheading a
drive to put into effect major gov
ernmental changes recommended
in a report of . recent county
survey.
The meeting was held in Bla-
densburg Junior High School and
was attended by about $50
persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

rain In west portion at, night.
Wind: Westerly, 10 miles per
hour at 1880 am.
River Report.
tFrom q. 8. Engineers.l
Potomac River cloudy and Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

panies and bands Of neighbOrs
searched the woods for him.
Ronald told his parents he
had been sleeping under q tree
when he was awakened by the
fire sirens.
His father, Earl Bogert, coli
Iapsed from excitement when
the boy returned and was treat
ed for a possible heart attack
at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24
Virginia to Ask
Funds for Lost Land

A resolution which will ask Con-
greSs to consider legislation to
provide for compensation in lieu
of taxes lost on land taken over by
the Government is being prepared
for introduction in the Virginia
General Assembly.
Delegate j. Maynard Magruder
of Arlington is chief patron of the
resolution. Arlington has had an
especially high percentage Of its
land taken over by the Federal
Government.
Another resolution, already ap-
proved by the House Committee on
Federal Relations. would make it
the sentiment of the Legislature to
oppose the Governments taking
over by condemnation any State
property unless such taking is
absolutely necessary" -AP.
Rabies in Fairfax
The first case of rabies in about
two years has been reported in
Fairfax County.
County Agent Joseph Beard
said a COW which died a few
days ago on a farm near Chan
tilly leased by A. H. Bowman has
been diagnosed as rabid.
He said another animal on the
farm, a young bull, has beer
suspected Of developing the dis
ease. He added a fox killed in
the barn on the farm some time
ago probably was rabid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

BE sure to listen tn to
Joseph You1lg's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at 6:15
pm. e0ery Saturday oDer Sta
ton WMAL.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

the policy Of not forcing monde
tense agency employees to transfer
to the Defense Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-24

AuIunlUulIE IIBIlESI IHUSLa DC IL HKIEVU VI
one-half hour after sunset.
Preeipitation
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
CAPITAL tcurrent month to date):
L uu
Evening star., 1952-03-08
b D. M. Derwin

There was q time when women
accepted as unquestionable the
truth Of the statement that
"women's work is never done"
However, today many married
women work to supplement the
family income. The husbands, in
turn, have accepted as natural
their share Of the housekeeping
chores But, while accepting their
share, they have not wholly en-
dorsed the methods by which
they should be performed. In
many cases they have stream
lined procedures. in others they
have added innovations that re-
duce the time required to accom-
plish these tasks.
Sometimes. seeing the prob
leins Of housekeeping with fresh
eyes. they discovered or developed
short cuts or invented improved
procedures.
3One such new product is new
plastic floor covering that brings
with it an entirely new concept
of ease of cleaning and floor
beauty. This new floor covering
doesn't need scrubbing. Modern
photogravure processes have been
combined with plastic to produce
beauty Of design and color with
the maximum of wear and ease
OF maintenance. The plastic has
the peculiar quality Of repelling
other materials. Nothing - not
even dirt-wants to stick to it.
In addition. since it is non-porous.
Dirt can't become imbedded in
its smooth surface.
This new floor covering Is
underlaid, not inlaid. The colors
and the pattern are sealed.
Experience gained by the manu-
facturer over q period of time re-
vealS that this type of floor cover
ing lasts a long time.
It is impervious to action of
strong soaps, grease, cleanSers,
household acids and alkalies.
Even I've will not harm It.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
CLEAN As a PIN
lilo Defense Hwy.
Open Sunday, 10 Pm.

Decorated in exquisite toste
throughout. Living room with fire.
.ploce, fuIl-size dining room, very
modern kitchen with automatic
washing mochine. 3 bedrooms and
bath on End floor. Full basement
with COS heat. Storm windows and
doors. Lot 6o'xl2O'. Convenient
to shopping and 20 minutes by
bus to 9th and N. 7. Ave. AS
sumo 81 loan.
Direcfioss: 0sf Defense Hwy. ~
miles past Peace Gross to opes
sigs AID koass.
Evening star., 1952-03-08

in highway work. and failure Of
public industrial and military
facility programs to expand, the
drop in construction expendi-
lures was greater for public
work than for private in Feb
ruary. as compared to January.
it was explained.
Expenditures for all new
construction for the first two
months of this year were about
the same as for the same period
OF 1851. but the composition Of
the program had changed
markedly" BIS said.
The major downswings of a
fifth on private residential and
a third on commercial work
were Offset by the huge indus
trial expansion Of 70 per cent
from relatively high postwar
levels and a multiplication of
several times in expenditures
for military and naval construc.
ton.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Lewis
Continued From Page BID

N~OANsAAAeA~0 = SAtA sS0S - -.
mere than As per cent from the
January February period in
1851. Warehouse and office
buildings expenditure was of
20 per cent and that for
churches and other religious
buildings was of more than 16
per cent.
Statistics released by the
Labor Departments Bureau Of
Labor Statistics and the Build
ing Materials Division of the
Commerce Department showed
that expenditures for new con-
Struction in February declined
by about z per cent to a rate bf
almost 81 billion a month.
Seasonal Decline ON Roads.
All major types of construc-
ticn shared in the reduction, ex-
cept private industrial building,
which the agencies pointed out,
is heavily Influenced by the
basic steel. aluminium and air.
craft plant programs.
Owing to Q seasonal decline