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Evening star., 1952-07-06
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The stor


CHICAGO, July 5.-Carpenters,
painters and electricians today ap-
piled the finishing touches to the
arena in which the Republicans
Monday will open the biggest fight
the party has faced in many years.
At the moment the sprawling
international amphitheater is a
peaceful. picturesque scene. Mon
day, and for most Of the week, its
walls will echo the alternating
cheers of the Taft and Eisenhower
partisanS as the battle for the Re-
publican presidential nomination
goes on.
Through television, millions of
Americans will view this conven-
ton in their living rooms. perhaps
more intimately than the 10000
spectators who will jam the audi
torium.
Nearly every electronic device
known to this age has been utilized
to link the country to this long
awaited event.
Branch Post Office Set Up.
It will even be possible for a
delegate to receive a long-dis-
tance telephone call without leav-
ing his seat in the hall. Page girls
from the telephone center in a
wing outside the main hall will
be able TO- take telephone mes
sages to the delegates with the aid
of walkie-talkies.
A branch post office has been
set UP inside the building.
High up near the ceiling. In
back OF the speakers platform, a
row Of glass-enclosed booths has
been built for radio broadcasting.
Television cameras have been
placed strategically in the four
corners Of the big hall.
Outlets for microphone connec-
tions have been installed next to
the seat locations Of every dele
cation. These will be connected as
each delegation casts it's votes, or
whenever delegate is recognized
to speak from the floor.
Lincoln Portrait Above Platform.
A huge painting of Abraham
Lincoln will look down on the as
Evening star., 1952-07-06
New Workers Sought

Revision Of New Zealand's I'M
migration program to provide Q
so per cent increase In laborArs
for the building industry Is being
urged by the president Of the
Master Builders Federation.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
Program Of Republican Convention

Address by Mrs. Clifford
Mayes Of idaho. assistant chair.
man Of the Republican Ma.
tional Committee.
Address by Herbert B. War;
burton Of Delaware, chairman Of
the Young Republican National
Federation.
Address by Patrick j. Hur-
ley, Republican nominee for
Senator for New Mexico.
Address by Joseph r. McCar-
thy, United States Senator from
Wisconsin.
Report of the Committee on
Resolutions.
$3.50 PM. (EDT).
Convention called to order
by permanent chairman.
Singing of the National
Anthem.
Invocation by DR.. Harrison
r. Anderson, former moderator
Of the Presbyterian Church of
the United States, Chicago.
Music.
Address by Mrs. Katharine
st. George. member Of Congress
from New York.
Address by Walter H. Judd,
member of Congress from
Minnesota.
Address by Harry p. Cain,
United States Senator from
Washington.
Roll call Of states for nomi-
nations for President.
Roll call Of states for selection
Of a nominee for President.
Adjournment.
Thursday, July 10
1880 PM. (EDT).
Convention called to order by
permanent chairman.
Singing of the National An
them.
Invocation by Rev. Arthur J.
Payne Of the Enod Baptist
Church, Baltimore.
Music. -
Address by Mrs. Gladys E.
Heinrich Knowles. Republican
National Committeewoman for
Montana.
Address by Albert p. Morano,
member of Congress from Con-
necticut.
Roll call of states for nomina-
tions for Vice President of the
United States. ..
Roll call of states for selection
Of a nominee for Vice President.
Election Of national commit
tee and announcement of meet
ing for organization.
Appointment of committee to
notify candidate for President.
Appointment Of committee to
notify candidate for Vice Presi-
dent. .
Adjournment.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
BY the Assoeicssd Press

II CHICAGO, July 5.-The Re-
publican National Committee
has announced this tentdtiue
program for the Republican Ma
tionGl Convention:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Forest Hills Citizens Would
Retain Chevy Chase Center

The Forest Hills Citizens Asso-
citation moved last night in favor
of retaining the old Chevy Chase
Community Center. in the $500
block of Connecticut avenue NV.
This action echoes q similar
motion made by the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association last week.
The old building, once the E. v.
Brown School, was mentioned in
Ia recent congressional hearing as
an example of surplus District
property that could be disposed
of prof1tably.
In another action the associa-
ton voted to defer election of
Officers until the next meeting.
The group, headed by Raleigh
IGilchrist, president. met in the
residence of Charles A. Burmeis-
ter, 1850 Broad Branch road NV.
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You must call this week
for these savings!

You must call this week
for these savings!
Custom will take
your old living room suite
and-like magic-it comes
back to you a thing of
beauty. Custom strips your
furniture to its bare
frame re-glueS it, re-
bowels it re-builds it
with only the finest new
materials. And to insure
the long life of your fur
niture, Custom gives you
their exclusive "Cradled-
in-Steel" construction :.
will not sag, stretch or
break down! Be satisfied
with nothing less than
the finest! Let Custom
experts rebuild your old
furniture into furniture to
be proud Of.
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G. Celebrating 100 years Of service.
A MARVEL IN lss2-EvEN MORE 50 IN 1883
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By Meredith S. Buel

New official Soap Box Derby
wheel-and-axle sets have arrived
and boys can pocket more than
half the money they planned to
pay for them.
Mandell j. Ourisman an
nounced today the Metropolitan
Area Chevrolet dealers will abb
Isorb more than half the cost of
wheel-and-axle sets.
"All a boy has to pay is &c."
he said. Chevrolet will pay the
rest"
Wheel-and-axle sets are high
this year. Total cost, including
mailing charges. runs close to $13.
This generous offer is being made
only by the Chevrolet dealers in
this area.
Price For First 100.
Mr.. OuriSman wanted to make
this clear to all Derby entrants:
This offer holds good only for
the 100 sets Chevrolet was able
to buy at this time. After they
are sold. wheels and axles will
cost boys the regular selling
price"
Chevrolet is handling the SELL
ling of these sets exclusively. They
are available now at the IL Metro
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Coaster Race Wheels and AxIes
On SdIe-ot Half the Price

'politan Area Chevrolet agencies.
Before this year, the sets were
sold by two local tire companies.
"All Soap Box Derby contest
ants Of Washington and neighbour
ing N ryland and Virginia coun-
ties should take advantage of this
offer Immediately" Mr.. Ourisman
pointed out. From the way en-
tries continue to pour in for the
July 10 race. I believe our supply
of 100 will be sold very quickly"
The District Department of the
American Legion also is doing all
in it's power to help racing hope
fuls this year. Derby Racing Di-
rector Jerry Zindel has announced
that the Legion's 81 posts here
have set up a program to sponsor
a number of boys and pay con-
struction costs. Any entrant wish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Group Asks Police 10 Curb
Minnesota Ave. Speeding

The Minnesota Center-River
Terrace Citizens Association last
night called for stricter traffic
supervision along sections of
Minnesota avenue.
The group charged that excess
sive speeds were common perils to
the residents.
In another discussion it was
proposed that the dredging Of
the sand bars of the Anacostia
River might reduce the flood
hazard in the Minnesota avenue
area. It was recalled that the
planned clearing of the Eastern
Branch, pending for a number of
years. has been held up by the
cut in appropriations.
The meeting. held in the Green
way Barber Shop, 1888 East Cap
itol street. was conducted by Al
fred F. Marinshaw, president.
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ing to be sponsored by a Legion
post should call Mrs. Rose Long,
the racing directors secretary.
The telephone number is Metro
politan 2736.
Mass Meeting Tomorrow.
Meanwhile. finals plans are be-
ing made for the big Soap Box
Derby mass meeting at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Commerce De-
partment auditorium. Fourteenth
street between E street and Con-
Stitution avenue NV. Every one
in Washington and the nearby
communities is welcome to come.
John pullman, an aeronautical
engineer at the Navy's David Tay-
lor Model Basin, Carderock, Md.
will be the principal speaker. Long
a Soap Box Derby enthusiast, he
will speak on streamlining coaA-
ers and general racer construction
The new Soap Box Derby movie
will be shown, as we'll as cartoon
films. Derby officials will discuss
the race and answer all questions
from the floor.
Up-to- the minute Derby news
will appear regularly in The
Star.
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Derby Guide

The Event-A coaster race
for boys II through IS, in
which contestants drive cars
of their own building.
Time-July 10.
SpOnSOrS-The Star and
Metropolitan Area Chevrolet
dealers, in cooperation with
the District Department of
the American Legion.
RegiStratiOn-At the near
est Chevrolet Office.
The 12 Chevrolet agencies are:
Addison. Fourteenth street and Flor
ida avenue NV; Aero Auto Co., l101
King street. Alexandria: Barry-Pate.
chevy Chase Motor Co; 77a6 WIS,
Upshur street NV. and Kenyon
ton.
Also Justine Nicholson. $40 Bal
timore avenue. Hyattsville; Mandell.
610 H street Ne; stohlman; 1897
N street NV; Williams; 1889 East;
West highway, Silver Spring, and
Wissinger. Seven Corners. Falls
Church.
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Dartmouth Club Dinner

Sidney c. Hayward. secretary
Iof Dartmouth College. and Dudley
wv. Orr, life trustee of the school,
will address the annual spring
dinner of the Dartmouth Club OF
Washington at 7 o'clock tonight
in the National Press Club.
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Exhibit at Eliot School

Fifty science class exhibits will
be open to the public at the Eliot
Junior High School, Consti-
tuition avenue and Eleventh street
NE. during school hours today
through Thursday. The exhibits
were prepared for competition in
a Science Fair later this month.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Small Fry Crime Wave
Hits Benning Area Stores

Police today said q small fry
crime wave has hit the Benning
area In the Northeast with four
or flve groceries and q variety
store the main victims.
In the last month there have
been a series of housebreakings In
the area. Each time very little Is
taken. usually candy. food or toys
and gadgets.
Max Seidlitz. owner of q variety
shop in the 500 block Of Forty
second street NE. said his place
had been entered seven times re-
Gently. The last break was Friday
and 50 worth Of candy and toys
were taken.
Police said the housebreakings
appeared to be the work Of q juve-
nile gang. The gang has been
breaking into the same neighbor-
hood establishments repeatedly In
the past month.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Falling PowerWire Electrocutes
Airmon After Car Hits Pole

minutes to move the wire. DR.
John T. Maloney. Q county medi-
cal examiner. issued q certificate
of death caused by asphyxia due
to electrocution.
Sergt. Riggle leaves his wife and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Riggle Of Raleigh. N. c. He had
been in military service about
four years and had been stationed
here since returning from Ger
many about two years ago.
In the District. q 33-year-old
woman was charged with drunk
enness last night after being
struck by motorcycle policeman
who suffered an upset trying to
avoid her, police said today.
The woman is Daisey Spinner,
colored. Of the TOO block Of F
street S.W., according to the po-
lice, who said she was crossing
Virginia avenue at Twenty-fourth
street when she suddenly reversed
her direction.
Pvt. George r. Hoover, %, Of
3202 Seventy-sixth avenue, Kent
land. Nd. was thrown against d
metal sign on q safety island In
trying not to hit her. the report
said.
The woman was treated at
Emergency Hospital for cuts to
the right leg. Pvt. Hoover was
treated for . bruised right thiEh.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Beer and Ale Retailers
Must Post Prices in Week

Washington's estimated 1000
beer and ale retailers have one
more week to post their prices in
their places Of business. District
Price Director Vincent A. Holmes
said today.
The Office of Price Sterilization
regulation lit requires that the
retailers Of beer and ale must
post ceiling prices, both for cases
and individual containers. by
March a. The ceiling price list
must be posted in clear view of
customers.
Meanwhile. the OPS began a
Nationwide survey Of price mark
ups by groceries today. The sur
vey will be made in Washington
and 1873 other cities.
The results Of the survey may
be higher ceilings for some items,
lower ones for others. The gro
cery trade has contended OPS
mark-up margins are based on
buying habits that have under
gone changes.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
DC. Man and Girl, II,
Held in Police Chase
By N. Associated p,..: :s.,

BALTIMORE, Mar. TIA
Washington man and his teen-age
girl companion were arrested early
today after leading police on a
mile-a-minute chase in an auto
mobile he is accused Of stealing.
The pursuit ended when the car
hit another auto, then rammed a
police car.
The girl, identified as Yvonne
Antonelli. II. Of the 1900 block Of
Bladensburg road NE, Washing
ton, was treated at a hospital for
minor injuries.
Police arrested her and 22-year-
old Richard M. Hodgson of the
2400 block Of Twenty-second
street NE. on auto larceny
charges. Police said the car was
stolen at Dorsey, Md, and was
spotted by State police on Balti-
more boulevard. The chase lasted
less than 10 minutes. they said.
Hodgson also was charged with
reckless driving, excessive speed
ing, operating without a license.
failing to obey an officer and fall
ing to obey is automatic signal
lights.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Tax Office Is Kept
Busy on Final Day
For Making Returns

A few hundred last-minute tax
payers were celebrating st. Pat
rick's Day today by disposing oil
their long green at the Internal
Revenue Bureau office.
BY mid-morning. 345 people
wanting information about their
tax returns had visited the bu-
reau for interviews with 121 dep
uty tax collectors.
Like taxpayers all over the
Nation, they had until midnight
tonight to get their returns in
the mails. After that, it will cost
an extra S per cent or fraction
thereof for each day they are late
during the year.
About so were In line when the
Offices opened this morning. BY
8:15 am, 200 were firing ques-
tions. They we're moving so rap
idly that the corridors were
empty by 10 am.
jackson Maslin. collector In
charge. expected something like
Saturdays total Of 855 by today's
S pm. closing time.
Not all those entering the build
ing today wished information.
Quite a number were paying their
taxes at cashiers windows.
In addition to the personal In
terviews, 10 collectors continued
to answer questions by telephone.
The bureau figures it has aver
aged about 10 900 calls q day since
the tax. forms were mailed out In
january.
Despite the two additional days
granted taxpayers this year. Mr..
Maslin believes the total number
81 inquiries win about equal last
years. Up to today. 1928 persons
had visited the bureau.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
ID. {. Blood Center
Distributes 1,411 Pinfs
lin Three-State Area

The Washington Regional Blood
Center last week distributed a to-
tai Of 1.411 pints of blood in the
District and communities covered
by the bloodmobiles In Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland, the
Red Cross announced.
A total Of 453 pints were shipped
to the Department Of Defense.
In the District 576 pints were
distributed; In Virginia, 388; in
West Virginia. 148: in Maryland,
200. and outside the area, 80.
The bloodmobiles are scheduled
to make the following visits this
week. starting at 10 am, unless
otherwise Indicated:
Tomorrow: Main Navy Build
ing. Department Of Labor. Gen.
sus Bureau, Suitland, Md, at
noon
Wednesday: Pentagon. Grace
Episcopal Church, 1901 Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring, Md, at 2
pm Reformed Church, s. Main
street. Woodstock. Va.
Thursday: Pentagon. Suit
land Community Hall at noon.
Union Hall, Chester street, Front
Roya., Va.
Friday: Pentagon. Meas Dis
pensary. Quantico, Va. Reynolds
Memorial Baptist Church, Sperry-
vile, Va.
Sunday: Naval Air Station,
Anacostia.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Second Contempt Trial
For Patterson DELAYED

The second contempt-o Con-
gress trial Of William L. Patter-
son. leader Of the left-wing Civil
Rights Congress, was postponed
today until Wednesday.
The postponement was neces-
sary because District Court Judge
Luther w. Youngdahl, to whom
the case Is assigned. still is hear
ing another trial. The jury In
the first trial was unable to de-
eide il Patterson was In contempt
IN failing TO produce records Of
the Civil Rights Congress. 4
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Rising Temperatures
Forecast Tomorrow

Something more compatible with
the coming spring was promised
for Washington weather watchers
by the Weather Bureau today.
Tomorrow win be milder than
today. and Wednesday milder
than tomorrow. the prophets
promised. But Wednesday evening
may bring clouds and showers.
Temperatures about eight de-
grees below normal were made
even less pleasant by winds with
gusts up to IS miles per hour yes
terday.
One Of the heavy puffs blew over
q 50-foot tree in, appropriately
enough. the 1900 block Of Gales
street NE.
Another knocked out q plate-
glass window In front Of the World
Insurance Co.. 1908 Thirteenth
street NV. Firemen were kept
busy fighting rapidly spreading
grass fires.
Several ships In Chesapeake Bay
were blown from their moorings,
and at Friendship Airport. Balti-
more. q single-engine airplane was
turned over by q gust Of wind as
1t came In for Q landing.
Two persons were slightly In
jured. Mrs. q. Ralph Robinson Of
New York, who dances profession
ally with her husband, suffered a
back injury. Mr.. Robinson suf-
fered cuts on both knees.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Judge Urges
Loan Rate Probe
In Montgomery
Some Companies
Are Blood Suckers
Woodward Charges

Investigation of Montgomery
County small loan companies was
recommended today by Chief
Judge Charles w. Woodward In
his charge to the March term OF
the grand jury.
Judge Woodward called the
companies .'blood suckers" He
defined them as those firms which
lend amounts up to $500 at 8 per
cent interest a month.
This Is an unconsciousable
amount" Judge woodward said.
when people are down on their
luck and get in the clutches OF
them-whom consider nothing
but blood suckers-they have a
hard time ever escaping them,
Judge Woodward added.
Violations Suspected.
The judge said a recent case
led him to believe that some OF the
companies we're violating the laws.
Judge Woodward noted that
Fred L. Lutes. president OF the
Suburban Trust Co., had been ap-
pointed, foreman of the grand
jury. He explained to Mr.. Lutes
that his selection was mere CO.
incidence" as the case had come
to his attention after Mr.. Lutes
had been named.
Before charging the jury, Judge
Woodward thanked the 20 men
and women for performing their
services willingly.
He lashed out at those talesmen
who had come to him with "all
sorts Of excuses" for being re-
leved Of their duties.
No Loafers Wanted.
"It is becoming more difficult
as the years go by to get good
men and women for jury duty"
he said. "We don't want q bunch
of loafers. We have to have men
of character and ability. The
very strength of democracy Is to
see that justice is done.
IF any of these jurors were on
trial, know they would want the
best men and women in the
county sitting on their jury" he
added.
Judge Woodward said that some
persons called to jury duty come
in with weak excuses and he
knows they are frivolous. In that
case, he added, 1--WE let them know
we don't want them"
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Five Peacocks Flee Zoo
And Perch on Church Roof

Five Of the Zoos peacocks fed
their freedom today and found
temporary sanctuary on the roof
of the All Souls Episcopal
Church, Woodley place and Ca
thedral avenue NV. One Of
them made . forced landing on q
fourth-foor window Of an apart
ment. 1901 Calvert street NV,
and finally all came home.
Keepers at the Zoo said the
peacocks are prone to wanderlust
In the spring. Best advice to
people who think they see pea
cocks, the keepers said. Is to face
the fact and let them alone. The
birds always faithfully return.
Only one has been lost in the last
few years.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
video's Growing Pains
D. c. Moves to. Regulate Sales
And SerHcing Of " Sets
nfont Industry Plagued BY Rapid Growth;
Freud, Gyp Charges From Public Pile Up

can recommend q reliable con-
Germ"
Chatham T. Nottingham, super
intendent Of District licenses,
says:
1--WE are getting a steady now
Of complaints against incompe-
tent work. price gouging and OUT
right fraud. We don't believe every
TV repaiIman Is q crook or In
capable, but to protect those who
aren't. as well as the public, we
propose to set up some regula-
tionS.
Regulations would improve the
quality Of the work by making the
concerns the workmen represent
responsible for it. At present, the
independent servicemen are re-
sponSible to no one. Regulations
also would have q tendency to re-
duce and standardize costs which
now seems to be whatever the
service people see at to charge
generally all the traffic can bear.
I'VE also look at this from other
angles. Unless the TV repairman
knows his business, he can create
serious fire hazards by causing
short circuits in sets or antenna
installations. He also evades the
District sales tax in the sale Of
parts and tubes. He has no liza
bility responsibility to his en-
ployes or the public.
Seeks Curbs on Sales.
There also is q certain amount
Of Misrepresentation In the sale
Of sets and we plan to regulate
them in some way-perhaps by the
serial number method - so the
customer will get exactly what
he's paying for"
The licensing committee will
draft the proposed regulations
and licensing law for the District
Commissioners. who In turn will
call for public hearings. Mr.. Not
tingham hopes an ordinance win
be in effect by the first Of next
year. s
Tomorrow: A code of ethics In
the teleDiSiot business.