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Evening star., 1952-03-18

zation operating in the District
area. Today. 16 pages Of the
classified telephone directory are
necessary to list them.
AS in other cities, the business
has grown up here as a sort ot
|undisciplined Topsy that, because
|of its own delinquencies and irre-
Isponsibilities. is headed for the
house Of corrections"-Govern-
|ment regulations.
A television set is by far the
most complicated instrument that
has worked its way into the av-
|erage American home. The initial
investment comes high, and up
keep is frequent and costly. Like
the pioneers in every other indus
try that has contributed to oul
high standard of living, the tele-
vision industry undoubtedly Il
basically conscientious and honest
from the manufacturer to the
neighborhood repair man.
I'm Three Categories.
But, as with the advent Of most
other industries from carpet
sweepers to autos to radios, the
televjsion business also has its
quota of unethical dealers, high
pressure statesmen, incompetent
practitioners and out : and Out
|racketeers.
In general terms, the service
concerns can be divided into three
|categories: Cd The honest, COM
petent men, ca the honest but
unskilled men, who unwittingly dc
more harm than good but charge
high prices, and CD the fakers
who make false and unnecessary
repairs at exorbitant charges.
The second and third categories
are the ones that are causing thu
steady flow of complaints to the
Better Business Bureau and te
Chatham T. Nottingham, District
superintendent of licenses.
Television service charges alone
run into millions Of dollars a yeal
here. With several hundred thou
sand sets in the area and with
each set averaging from three te
four service calls a year. at q cost
of from So to $50 call, the mag.
nitude of the business Is apparent
It is an unregulated, unlicensed
and untaxed business, and thu
TV set-owner is footing the bill
No one seems to be more aware
than Television Associates, Inc.
an organization Of area sales arc
service concerns, that the high
percentage of incompetency ant
fraud is threatening to kill thu
golden TV service repair goose.
Code Of Ethics Proposed.
"The greatest problem facing
our organization is protecting the
public against incompetent, un.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
5000 Aid Civil Defense

RICHMOND, Mar. 10 -w).At
least $4,000, Virginians are en-.
rolled as volunteers in Virginia's
civil defense program. ]. H. Wyse
State civil defense director. said
yesterday. The total includes &c.
lO45 workers in the States critical
land target areas. Y
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Seats,
Cut in Impact
Urged on Planes
Doctors Are Told
New Features Con
/. Curb Crash Deuths

Plane crash fatalities could be
greatly reduced If aircraft design
ers would arrange to reduce the
impact Of the crash. and would
strengthen passenger seats and
harness. two Minnesota research.
ers said today.
Dr. Edward j. Baldes. q bio.
physicist with the Mayo Clinic.
and James j. Ryan, professor Of
mechanical engineering at the
University Of Minnesota. told the
Aero Medical Association that q
plane can be designed so that its
"crash speed" is reduced.
They pointed out that the hui
man body, when properly supports
ed, can Withstand q force up to
so times the force Of gravity.
The force on the passengers in
such fast planes as jet trans
ports would not be greater than
$50 G." in cash Of crash. if "con-
slant deceleration" at the time
of the impact, could be obtained.
In other words. the force Of the
fall must be reduced to a point
at which the human can with.
stand it.
Urge "Collapsible" Material.
DR.. Blades and Mr.. Ryan. in
a discussion at the second day at
the aviation medicine meeting at
the Hotel Statler, suggested that
the belly" and the forward third
Of the plane be constructed Of
"collapsible," or non-rigid mate
rails which would "catch" and alb.
sorb the energy Of the impact.
They also suggested that large
Iparachutes. similar to those used
to drop guns and other military
materiel, should be incorporated
into the structure of the planes.
i One chute, they suggested,
would be released from the rear
of the plane to act as drag"
when crash is near. Others, they
said, might be released from the
top and reduce the impact force
Ito point which the occupant
could stand.
Favor Backward Seating.
Both speakers strongly ad-
vocated that all passengers sit
facing the rear. If this were done.
they pointed out, the passenger
would not become q human pro-
Ijectile" which continues to fly
forward when the plane motion
stops.
If conventional seating is used.
lthey said. wider and stronger
safety belts are needed, and q
strong shoulder harness or even
padded flexible bars should be
lifted across a passengers chest.
Among other safety features ad-
vocated by DR.. Baldes and Mr..
. Ryan were:
/. Placing the planes engine
beneath the wing. so that In case
of q fire in motor, the motor
could be jettisoned without dam
age to the wing.
. 2. Arrangement Of the retrac-
table landing gear SO the wheels
fold up into the fuselage and q
mechanic could work on them in
case they were jammed.
8. Placement of bottles of fire
J extinguisher solution in the wings
next to the gas tank. so that in a
! crash the bottles would break and
. smother any fire.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
PTA to Hold Fair

A one-day fair. sponsored by
the Woodrow Wilson Parent
Teacher Association win be held
Saturday at the Arlington Ele-
mentary School at II am. A king
and queen Of the Woodrow Wil-
son Roundup" viii be crowned at
1880 pm. by School Supt. William
A. Early.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
lvideo's Growing Pains
By Williom J. Mover

Only a few years ago. the house
with a television aerial was a con-
|spicious novelty in your neighbor-
hood. Today, the situation Is just
the reverse.
Ten years ago, there wasn't a
|television sales or service organi-
Evening star., 1952-03-18

When something goes wrong with the
teIevision set the owner, with thot help
less feeling thot develops when COM
plieoted meehonieul sodset foils, coils
q repoirmon. When something goes
wrong osoin soon, he feels Res been
syped. On the other side. the service
industry is faced with o shortage Of
troined mechanics. Mony owners charge
thot the service industry is run BY
quocks, gyps and incompetents. The
service people soy they're doing the
best they con to train meehonies in o
new industry. This is the second Of
three articles in which The Stor will try
to examine both sides Of the problem.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Full Schedule
Planned for Visit
|0fQueen JuIiana
White House Will Be
Reody for Occupancy;
State Dinner at Hotel

A full round Of activities has
been announced for Queen Juliana
and Prince Bernhard Of the
Netherlands during a three-day
state visit to Washington begin
ming April 2.
An address by the Queen to a
joint session Of Congress, presen-
Evening star., 1952-03-18

IdIlOu OI b temporary CarlllOn as
q symbol Of the permanent one
to be sent the American people
by the Netherlands and visits to
American servicemen wounded In
Korea are included.
President Truman was advised
yesterday that the reconstructed
White House definitely would be
ready for occupancy in time for
the visit. The reconstruction Job
has been in progress for three
years.
State Dinner at Hotel.
The work will not be far enough
along, however, for the STATE
dinner which President and Mrs
Truman will give in honor of the
royal visitors to be held there
This affair will be held instead
at the Carlton Hotel.
The visitors are expected to re-
main in this country and Canads
until the latter part Of April. The
Queen will want to be back in The
Netherlands in time for her birth.
iday, April 80.
The trip will be intersperset
with rest periods, including tn,
week end Of April s, when the
visitors viii be guests of Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt at HYDE
Park, N. Y. The Easter weel
end will be spent at Sea Island
lGa. The Queen also hopes *
spend a day "incognito" in New
York.
Washington Schedule.
Following are the highlights o
the Washington schedule an.
nounced last night by the Stat,
Department and the Netherland'
Embassy:
April arrival at 4 pm. a
Washington National Airport
Welcome by President and Mrs
Truman, the cabinet and member
Iof Congress. Reception at tn,
District Building at 4:45 pm. an,
presentation Of the "key to tn,
Icity." State dinner at 8 pm. b,
President and Mrs. Truman.
Address to Congress.
| April strip to Mount Vernon
lat 10 ain. The Queen will plac,
Ia wreath at Washington,s Tomb
Wreath laying ut Tomb of tn,
Unknown Soldier in Arlington
Cemetery at IL am. Address b.
the Queen to a joint session O
Congress at 1880 pm. Reception
by the General Federation O
Women's Clubs at 3 pm. Recep
|tion Of the foreign chiefs Of mis-
sion at the Army Navy Countr,
Club at 4 pm, followed by recep
ton for official Washington. Din
ner at $3.50 pm. by Secretary O
State and Mrs. Acheson at Ander
son House.
April reception by the visi
]. tors at 10 am. for members O.
the Netherlands Embassy staff al
the embassy. followed by recep
tion for Netherlands citizens O
Washington. Washington press
radio and itelevision correspond.
entS will honor the visitors a
luncheon at 1918 pm. at tn,
Hotel Statler. Queen will NEE
White House women reporters a
l2:45 pm. at the chancery Of tn
Netherlands Embassy. Queen will
present the temporary carlton a
$3.50 pm. in Meridian Hill Park
Trips to Walter Reed Hospita
and Bethesda Medical Center t,
visit wounded at 4::30 and ST.!
lp.m. The visitors will give a din
ner In honor Of President ant
Mrs. Truman at 8 pm. at tn
lembaSSy.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Lincoln Alumni to Meet

The Lincoln University (Pa.)
Alumni Association will meet at
1880 o'clock tonight in the Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity House. 1708
'Srstreet NV.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Mrs. Thorpe Will Resign
AS Traffic Bureau Aide

Mrs. Elinor Thorpe, administra-
tive assistant to Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp for the last five
years. is resigning effective April
Evening star., 1952-03-18
video's Growing Pains
V Trade Organization Aware
of Fakes, Unskilled Repoirmen

QUALIFIED, unreliable, unethical and
| financially irresponsible service
men. who prey upon the un-
suspecting television public" Jo-
|seph H. Schneider, attorney for
the association, told Mr.. Noting
ham.
The goal Of the association, Mr..
Schneider wrote. Is to pattern a
code of ethics" for the business
and his letter recommended:
]. Licensing the service business
2. That learner. apprentice and
master licenses be issued to repair
men on the basis Of their ''quali-
fications and experience"
8. That a committee of mot less
than three qualified and expert
enced men be set up to determine
the qualifications and experience
of each license applicant.
4. That the financial RESPONSE
bility Of each applicant be investi-
gated.
5. That permits be required for
installing outdoor antennas with
subsequent inspections to see that
all installations conform to fire
regulations.
The interest Of the District Lii
censing Committee. however. goes
beyond the protection of the set
owner as far as the operation of
the television Is concerned.
Tax q Factor.
Mr.. Nottingham points out that
the unregulated service organiza-
tions pay no sales taxes on an
tennaS and television parts and
no personal taxes on equipment
and fixtures.
He also points out that they
carry no public liability insurance
and he cited the instance of a
service man dropping q hammer
from a roof. narrowly missing q
pedestrian. Neither do they carry
compensation insurance for en-
ployes. and Mr.. Nottingham told
OF one instance when a concerns
employe fell from q roof.
He cited Mr.. Schneider's letter
which stated that q number OF
service men do not use proper
safety devices and equipment
approved by an underwriters as
ISOLATION" that there has been q
failure to ground antennas and
to protect against lightning" that
there has been q ''lack of knowl-
edge and experience" in handling
high voltage incident to televisior
sets and that, in one case, a re.
pair man ''ran the cable from the
antenna to the television sci
through q live chimney"
Ordinances Studied.
In regard to responsibility, Mr.
Nottingham told Of q service mar
selling warranty contracts cover
ing more than q year, but thai
he soon went out Of business be.
cause Of a lack Of finance.
Mr.. Schneider said the televi-
sion associates also have studied
the ordinances Of other cities and
do not believe licensing Is the
entire answer to eliminating the
irresponsible and hy-by-night
service concerns which, he said
are the root Of most Of the trouble
The association believes ar
educational program designed te
teach the public the pitfalls and
dangers Of buying television serv.
ice would help eliminate the pres.
ent. troubles, but James L. Burns
president Of the association, SAID
lit does not have the money te
conduct such a campaign.
These are the highlights Of the
conditions that are causing thu
District to consider regulating
televiSion sales and service here
Tomorrow: Better Business
Bureau examples Of bad busi-
Evening star., 1952-03-18

Katherine Brooks Gives SoeioI DetoiIs Of
the Visit. Pose B-3
Evening star., 1952-03-18

Tomorrow: Better Business
Bureau examples Of bad busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1952-01-20
6-by-8-Foot Church Gives SiteDeMer Fire Destroys
For Iowa Baptism and Wedding5ecret Instruments
Secref Instruments.
BY ihe Associated Pres.

DENVER. Jan. ls.-An esti-
mated $4,000 worth Of scientific
equipment - used In top-secret
military research and described as
virtually irreplaceable - was de-
|stroyed by fire here today.
The unexplained blaze was dis
covered early this morning in the
research physics laboratory on the
University Of Denver main cam
pus. Four rooms in the tempo
rary wooden building were swept
through, at an estimated 500, ,O0O
Ito $150,000 additional damage.
DR.. Byron Cohn, head Of the
university physics department,
said most Of the equipment was
especially built for measuring
transmission Of the suns cosmic
and infra-red rays through the
atmosphere. The actual observa-
|tions were made on Mount Evans.
DR.. Cohn said most of the ex-
|perimental data on three years
|of work was recovered from the
building by DR.. David M. Gates,
Ia scientist connected with the
project.
Evening star., 1952-01-20

Franklin University.
The blood center announced a
schedule of bloodmobile visits this
week as follows (each visit starts
at 10 am. except when otherwise
listed:
Tomorrow-Air Rescue Squad
ron, Mclean Gardens; High
School, Berkeley Springs, w. Va,
1870 am.
Tuesday - Navy Department;
Department of Labor; Berkeley
Springs, w. Va.
Observation-Disclosures; Baptist
Church, Warrenton; St. Johns
Church, Bethesda, 2 pm.
Thursday Pentagon: Christ
Church, La Plata, Md; Fort Bel
voir.
Friday-Pentagon; Andrews All,
Force Base; Community Center
Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star., 1952-01-20
U. 5. Will Continue Help
To Refugees, Truman Says
BY the Assoeioied Pres.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Presi-
dent Truman today reaffirmed the
United States intention of aiding
refugees and surplus populations"
throughout the world.
In a message to the board of di-
|rectors of the United Service for
New Americans. which helps re-
settle Jewish refugees arriving in
this country, the President said:
Eve are all rejoicing that our
Nation has welcomed more than
100000 displaced persons in the
last three years.
Millions of refugees and surplus
populations yet remain in various
parts Of the world. Our Govern
ment recognizes their distress and
has agreed to participate in an in
ternational effort to relieve it."
Evening star., 1952-01-20
BY The Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press
WATERLOO. Iowa, Jan. 19.-It
doesn't take much of q congrega-
ton to I'LL Waterloo's smallest
church.
The tiny chapel. six feet wide
and eight feet long. has only four
pews. Each is just large enough
to hold one person.
Charles Walensky, 81, builder
OF the church, says it is open for
use by persons of any faith.
Mr.. Walensky erected the mini
ature church in the back yard of
his home. He finished the project,
complete in every detail. last
month after ~ year of work.
Scriptural texts, illustrated with
oil paintings, adorn the walls. The
altar rail is hanked by slender
tube lights. The floor is carpeted.
The windows are of stained glass.
Equipped With Organ.
The chapel equipment includes
a tiny electric organ. There even
is a loud speaker system through
which music may be piped from
the Walensky home.
Il The white frame structure has
"a steeple which rises 16 feet from
the ground. Over the door as you
enter is the name of the chapel
lettered in gold-"The Morning
Star Chapel"
Already the tiny church has
been used for a baptism and a
wedding. Mr.. Walensky said sew
eral others have asked permission
to be married there.
The first persons married in the
chapel were Marine Pfc. and Mrs.
Virgil Slower of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The wedding was January 2.
The first baby baptized in the
church is Susan Ellen Holdimar,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle
Holdiman of Waterloo. Susan is
the great granddaughter of Mr..
w dIeIlSky.
Every One Welcome.
Officiating at both ceremonies
was the Rev. L. George Pimlott
pastor of the Linden Methodist
Church, Waterloo.
"It is church in every respect"
Mr.. Walensky said. Every one is
welcome to use it in any way he
feels might be of some benefit
Ito him."
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark,
Mr.. Walensky has lived in Water
loo for more than 40 years. He
learned the building trade in
Denmark as a young man. Since
coming to the United States he
Evening star., 1952-01-20

has concentrated on construction
|of churches and schools.
AS soon as weather permits,
|Mr. Walensky says he plans to
have a public dedication of the
chapel.
He says he hopes every one
who visits the church will be as
Impressed as one woman was
when she first entered it.
"She was SO impressed with Its
features that she asked me If she
could kneel down and pray" Mr.
Walensky said.
That's the exact purpose for
which it was built"
Evening star., 1952-01-20
McCarran Committee
10 Resume Inquiry
Into IPR Next Week
BY the Associated Pres.

The Senate Internal Securit,
subcommittee announced yester.
day that it will resume It's investi.
cation of the Institute of Pacifi.
Relations next week.
Extended hearings were hele
last year on the affairs of tn.
IPR. a private research organiza.
tion, as part Of the subcommit.
tees search for any subversive
influences on United States poll.
'cies in the Far East.
Chairman McCarran, Democrat
of Nevada. said in a statement
that career diplomat John Garter
Vincent has been subpoenaed te
testify during the coming week
No date was, given, but Mr.
Vincent is expected to testify thu
latter part of the week, first a
a closed session and then in ar
open hearing.
Asked for Chance to Reply.
Mr.. Vincent, now United State.
diplomatic agent and consul al
tTangier, requested last November
9 that he be given a chance te
reply under oath to earlier testi-
mony of Louis Budenz.
Mr.. Budenz. who broke with the
Communist Party in 1916 after
serving as managing editor Of the
Daily Worker, told the subcom.
mittee he had heard in Official
party circles that Mr.. Vincent was
Communist.
He said Mr.. Vincent, who ac-
companied former Vice President
Henry A. Wallace on q wartime
mission as State Department. adj
wiser, was counted on by the party
to guide Mr.. Wallace's recon.
mendations along Communists
lines.
Mr.. Wallace later testified tina,
his recommendations were JUS
the opposite of ro-Communist
Mr.. Vincent said in asking to tes.
tlfy that he was not and never
has been a. Communist.
Eight Others Listed,
Senator McCarran's statement
listed eight persons besides Mr.
Vincent who he said will be called
by the subcommittee "in the near
future"
Among them were Owen Latti-
more, Johns Hopkins University
professor and Far Eastern affair,
specialist, and Frederick Vender-
bllt Field. millionaire New York
leftist.
Mr.. Field testified at a public
nearing OF the subcommittee last
July, and Mr.. baltimore has ap-
peared at a closed-door session
he mas asked to be heard publicly
Both Mr.. Vincent and Mr.. Lat
timore were among the targets OF
Senator Mccarthy, Republican Of
Wisconsin, in his Communism-in.
Government q charges. They have
denied his charges.
Other prospective witnesses list-
ed by Senator McCarran were
Julian Friedman. Lawrence K
Noslnger, Maxwell s. Stewart
Harriet Moore Gelfan. William 7,
Holland and Edward C. Carter.
Inc Senator said all of them
nave been active in the IpR
Both Mr.. Holland and Mr.. Carte,
have testified previously and have
denied testimony that Communist,
innltrated the institute and usec
1t TO influence foreign policy.
Evening star., 1952-01-20
3 Britons Held for Week In Red Zone Are Freed

Fields tour Of British troop. units
lin Germany, were reported re-
leased at Helmstedt, where the
Russian and British zones meet.
They are Gordon crier, manager
Iof Miss Fields tour; publicity
agent Peter Wilson. and In Army
Idriver Lance Corpl. Michael Levy.
Evening star., 1952-01-20
Alexandria WCA
ito Sponsor Art Class

The Young Women's Christian
Association of Alexandria will
sponsor a new art class beginning
at 10Aa.m. Tuesday at 602 Cam
eron street.
Mrs. Edith Otteson, who has
had paintings exhibited at the
Corcoran Art Gallery and the
National Museum of Art, will in
struct the class. Registrations will
be accepted at any time before the
class meets.
Evening star., 1952-01-20

y e S { e r d a y
by Nat C.. Will
son, C h a p t er
manager.
Mr.. Frederick
h a S b en- a
member of the
National r e d
c r o S S dis
charge review
council. A ma
1--WE Oh ALTOONA,
Pa, he is a
g r a d u a t e of
Central Hig b
S C h o o / and
B e n i a m i n
Evening star., 1952-01-20
Registration at SuitIund

Registration for the second
semester of night school at the
Suitland High School, 5000 Silver
Hill road Sc, will be held al
IL pm. Tuesday. Glasses will be
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays
for IL weeks.
Evening star., 1952-01-20
BY the Assoeiaied Pres,

BERLIN. Jan. 10. - British
officials said tonight the Russians
have released three men held in
the Soviet zone since last satur-
day when they wandered of the
Allied highway and wound up
under arrest.
The three, assigned to Oracle
Evening star., 1952-01-20
Frederick Is Named
Blood Center Aide

Donald R. Frederick is the new
assistant administrator of the
district Red Cross Blood Center
His appointment was announces
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Take Nv Word for 1t 8, F'o"t co'',

ready uses the hyphen, omit the
hyphen that would otherwise be
added: twenty-three thirtieths.
Austin: am concerned about a
newspaper caption: Did You Vote
Yet? The usage CRATES on my
ears.-H. r.
Answer: This problem is one OF
timing.
did" keeps happening in the
definite past: Did you vote YES
TERDAY? Did you vote an HOUR
AGO? Did you vote LAST YEAR?
"Yet" can bring happening up
to the present time and may require
have or has: Have you voted yeti
this year (between January / and
NOW)? Have you ever (yetl voted
(between the time you were eligible
Evening star., 1952-02-07

Fresno: Should the hyphen be
used in such an example: ten
weeks vacation?-H. G.
Answer: No. Correct: a ten-week
vacation, or: q ten weeks vacation.
other correct expressions: a five
minute rest, or: a five minutes rest;
q two-day trip, or: two days trip;
q f1ve-year extension, or: a f1ve
years extension.
Wichita Falls: What Is the rule
regarding hyphenating fractions?
Mrs. T. E. M.
Answer: In best usage q fraction
is always hyphenated: two-thirdS,
one-fourth, one-thousandth. II the
fraction contains part that al
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Word Come
Find So or more words in
POLTROONS,

meaning, towards; cravens." :"
Average is "a; limit, Is minutes.
Rules--Words must be of four or more
letters Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of S." such as bats. :"
cats" are not used. Only one form OF a
word Is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
Answer to MESQUITE.
meet, mete mite, mist. must, mute, muse.
emits, seem, site, smite, smut, stem, suet,
suite. quest, quiet quite. quit items
teens, times.