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such for nearly thirty years.
Robert H. Johnson, of Philadel-
phia, grand esteemed leading
knight, succeeds Mr.. Wilson as act
ing grand exalted ruler. He viii
serve in an acting capacity until
the next grand lodge session in
Atlantic City in August.
Funeral services for Mr.. Wilson
We're held at Metropolitan Bap-
list Church6at l pm, Saturday,
February %. The Rev. E. c. Smith.
pastor, officiated. There was both
Masonic and Elk services. Mr..
Wilson was a thirty-thnd degree
Mason.
Iennesseean
Mr. Wilson was born in Dixon,
Tennessee, August %, 1890 He
has led q colorful life, which in
Guided a career as a newspaper
editor and publisher prior to his
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Realty
Revue

The Christmas season Is already
here, and the real estate industry
aims to celebrate it properly.
Photographs to the right Of this
column show q few of the enter
tainers booked for Christmas
benefit parties scheduled by home
building and brokerage groups in
the area.
The Washington Home Builders
Association will hold its party at
noon, next Friday, in the Hotel
Statler. Roger Price. who gained
attention as the Jester" at
Democratic and Republican politi-
cal conventions, will be one of the
highlights Of the home builders
show, as well as the Four D.
Lovelies. a girl singing act. along
with the Jay Walkers. comedy
act, and Betty Brett, q marimba-
phone player. Benefited will be
the two Boys Clubs of Washing
ton.
The Washington Real Estate
Board will hold its party at 1915
pm, December %. in the Statler.
with a big entertainment program
scheduled. So far booked is a
singing couple known as Herb and
Betty Warner. Three other at
fractions will be on the bill, but
deals for these acts have not so
far been closed. Gifts Of toys col
lected at the party will be dis
tributed to needy children.
The Montgomery County Real
Estate Board expects to have its
biggest yuletide party-its fourth
Evening star., 1952-12-13

tional 180 persons in its restau-
rant which, at present, has an
entrance on Fourteenth street.
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Mrs. Oscar Andrezen, author of
"$500-and a Home Of Your Own, y
will address the Creative Writing
Group. Alexandria branch, AmeN-
can Association of University
Women, at the home Of Mrs. Alden
Ryan. 1909 Oakcrest drive, at 8
pm. Monday.
DR.. Joseph Lohman, chairman
|of the National Capital Planning
Commission, will address a meet
ing of the Washington Housing
Association at 1918 pm. Tuesday
in the YWCA.
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The Society of Residential Ap-
praisers will hold its Christmas
meeting at the Burlington Hotel
at $50 pm. Monday. Leon Brusi-
lofts orchestra viii provide enter
tainment.
Evening star., 1952-12-13

annual event-from 1880 am. to
4 pm. December %. at the Coles
vile road Hot Shoppe.
Headlining the program will be
Hawaiian dancing by Leilani and
music by the Dave Platt Trio. Con-
tributions from the party will be
made available to the Montgomery
County Youth Camp.
Also scheduled is the annual
cocktail party of the Washington
Building Congress, to be held from
s to 8 pm. next Thursday in the
Mayflower Hotel.
Others we've heard about in
clude an architects get-together
and the Walker and Dunlop party
held this week; a party scheduled
for employees and guests by Cohn
6 Levine at 8 pm, December %.
at the Golden Parrot Restaurant,
and the annual National Associa-
ton of Home Builders shindig at
S pm. next Friday at the Press
Clubs East Lounge.
X X &,k
Glen M. Vickrey, associated for
more than 18 years with the late
H. Clifford Bangs, has succeeded
to full ownership Of Mr.. Bangs
business. it was announced today.
The brokerage and leasing of sbuSi-
ness and commercial properties
was started more than SO years
ago by Mr.. Bangs. Mr.. Vickrey
said he, himself, has exclusively
dealt in such properties for the
last 80 years. The Office will re-
main in the Investment Building
of which Mr.. Vickrey said Mr.
Bangs was the first tenant.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Home Output
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lower than for the same 11-month
period in 1851.
On the basis Of Bliss season.
ally adjusted rates. there seems
to be no chance of an early re-
imposition of controls over home
building. since for such curbs to
be re-instated. building must
reach an annual rate Of IL mil
Lion for three consecutive months,
The annual rate, on a season.
any adjusted basis. was 1,16O, 900
curing November (slightly above
the 1,156,000-unit rate in Octo-
oer): 1.091, 900 in September. and
! ,037 900 in August.
Evening star., 1952-12-13

Foster Shan Mr. shannon.
non has been with the firm
since 1910. except for four years
service in the Navy.
The firms main office Is In
Washington and it also has a Vir-
ginia branch. The company was
established in 1906. Executive
vice president is Frank j. Luchs.
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The Colorado Building Corp.
this week elected the following
officers: President, DIR. Alvin Kay;
vice president, David H. Legum;
treasurer. Raymond j. Gerber:
secretary, Morris D. Schwartz.
Legum & Gerber announced, at
the same time. the leasing of addi-
tional space in the building, on
the G street side, to Hot Shoppes,
Inc, to permit seating of an addi-
Evening star., 1952-12-13

as anybody. He's the president
Of the company"
And Mr.. Winkler turned out
to be the quiet-spoken middle
aged man who had told the
chap wanting a walters job that
he was with the company. and
what could he do for him.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
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the company. what can I do for
you?"
Finally the time came to ask
. few questions. We asked a
man standing around who we
might talk to to learn some of
the facts about the place.
WELL" he said, II guess Mr..
Winkler would know as much
Evening star., 1952-12-13

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son Of the late
H e r b ert T.
Shannon, sr.,
one of tn e
founders Of the
t ! r m, q n d
broth er of
w lila m E.
Shannon. now
the president.
Ten statesmen
will staff the Of
fee, the an
n ou n c e m ent
said.
Evening star., 1952-12-13

Shannon & Luchs Co. today
announced it has opened q branch
Office at 5000 Connecticut avenue
NV. that will be in charge of
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Corn Requires Work

DES MOINES.-To produce one
bushel Of corn requires about 40
minutes of work on the part of
an average American farmer.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Another Bay Ferry?

Southern Maryland residents have made an
interesting suggestion in connection with the
States problem of disposing of its ferry system
when the Chesapeake Bay bridge is completed
sometime next summer. The State Roads Com
mission is considering proposals to use the big
boats for ferry route across the bay at a
lower location. The idea has possibilities which
ought to be fully explored before taking up any
plan to put the vessels up for sale.
One proposal is that ferry line be opened
between Crisfield, on the Eastern Shore, and
Solomons in Calvert County, distance of about
40 miles. Another is for route between Girls
field and some point in st. Marys County This
would be about 16 miles shorter than the
Solomons trip. The longer run would take about
four hours, the shorter route less than three
hours. In either case the trip would be through
waters usually rougher than those to which the
boats have been accustomed on their trips
between Sandy Point and Kent Island. Shorter
routes might be found between Dorchester
County on the Eastern Shore and Calvert or st.
Marys Counties. A Smith Island ferry also has
been advocated.
Meanwhile number Of would-be purchasers
Of the ferry boats have offered to buy them at
Evening star., 1952-01-02
By Charles E. TroceweH

of it, though he, personally had nothing
to do with it, and tries to find other
reasons.
Our mourning dove is, with the ex-
ception of his head, beautiful bird.
The head is rather on the pee-wee
side, but probably does as well as most
bird heads.
All doves and pigeons drink in the
manner detailed by our correspondent.
Our doves also whistle with their wings
when they rise from the ground. This
is one sure way OF Identifying them.
Many of them remain in this vicinity
the year around
Perhaps they have found that they
are safer here than farther south, where
they are hunted as game birds
They are, truly, nice birds to have
around being much closer to songbrids
than pigeons. and having habits much
easier to endure.
Few birds in the cold look better or
seem happier than the mourning doves.
Out our way in winter we seldom have
more than pair, but over In nearby
Virginia home bird lovers often report as
many as 40 at time.
1t Is possible for q bird to freeze It's
tail In water. but it does not often hap
pen. We have had reports OF starlings
freezing by their feet to tin roofs.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
This and That

"This morning saw him again in the
yard.
do you suppose he missed the boat,
or do they sometimes stay over on pur-
pose?
Very respectfully. r. w. L."
The mourning dove. or turtle dove, as
it is sometimes called (also Carolina
dove) is of great interest because 1t so
much resembles the extinct passenger
pigeon.
Total destruction Of the teeming mil
lions of the passenger pigeons is one of
the greatest arguments for conservation.
Not even pair was left. Now and then
somebody comes up with a claim of
having seen one of the pigeons, but what
they saw was turtle dove.
The difference in size-the pigeon was
vastly larger than the dove-would not
be easy to tell at some distance.
But even such guess would be
useless, for literally there are no more
passenger pigeons. They were destroyed
by the greed of man.
Occasionally you hear some one say
this Is not SO, and give various reasons
for their failure to live as a race.
The simple truth is that man alone
was responsible for this destruction, the
ending Of q beautiful race Of creatures.
No wonder that, now and then, some
sensitive person cannot bear the shame
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Taxi Drivers MoIiqned?

It was with astonishment that read
in The Star letter written by Edmund
A. Gibson in which he very severely
castigates Washington taxicab drivers
in general and quotes friends and ac-
quaintances who agree with him.
am not and never have been taxi
cab driver; am not personally ac-
quainted with any taxicab driver in
Washington or elsewhere.
My experience with Washington taxi
cab drivers is just the reverse of Mr..
Gibson's. While I can submit nothing
but negative evidence, I wish to say
that during the 80 years I was driving
an automobile in the streets of Wash
tngton-up to September IA, 1949-I
never once received any Insulting or dis
courteous treatment from a taxicab
driver. Since stopped driving-on ac-
count of failing vision-I have had oc-
casion to make frequent use of taxi
cabs and again, as passenger, must
say I have not observed one single in
stance of the kind of behavior Mr..
Gibson complains Of.
I think the taxicab drivers have
right to have the brighter side of the
picture given to the public.
Albert d. Rust.
Evening star., 1952-01-02

the Districts traffic fatalities the past
year were pedestrians and suggests IAN
educational program for the entire pop
ulace with particular emphasis toward
those not operating motor vehicles" I"
Agreed, except on where the empha-
sis should be placed A healthy hunk
of that education should be reserved
for the motorists.
But first sample lesson for pedes-
trians You walkers must learn that
you have the right of way on cross
walks. But don't be foolish enough
to attempt to exercise that right. You
will be safer If you are forever con-
vinced that motor vehicles are your
diabolical enemies whose sole purpose
in life is to run over you. Then you
will understand that the rule giving
pedestrians the right of way at certain
places was concocted only as a decoy
to lure you within the range of cars.
Beware of the car lettering a half
block back Of you as you leave the curb
to cross the street. When you are two
or three steps from the curb, the car
will come whizzing by. II you imagine
Evening star., 1952-01-02
ARLINGTON, Va.

'Dear Sir:
'You have often written about the
mourning dove. What beautiful bird
it is, and how nice to have around.
1.-TWO peculiar traits of the dove have
always interested me.
'I have often noticed them drinking
at the bird bath. They stick their bills in
the water and suck it up like kid with
straw in an ice cream soda.
"All the other birdssI have noticed fill
their bills and then lift their heads to let
it run down.
''Then they seem to throw their voices.
When hear one in tree nearby, I
find myself searching the trees or wires
twice as far away.
The call seems to be coming from a
much greater distance.
Back in Minnesota, where the doves
were numerous, we were told that it was
their protection from the hawks, which
would be looking for the dove in more
distant tree, as was.
do these doves stay here all winter?
"A day or two ago one came to my bird
bath and after drinking. sat at the rim
for quite b while. The water was starting
to freeze over, and as he sat, his tail was
in the water, so I went out and fright
ened him away for fear he was trapping
himself.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Betsy Ross Stamp

When both The Star and the equally
venerable Associated Press give space
to a story, definitely it is news. Like
the impudence of one M. B. Schnap-
per, editor Of something called Public
Affairs Press of the District of Colum-
bia, who challenges the Post Office for
issuing Betsy Ross commemorative
stamp, am sure that publicity for him
self and his private enterprise was the
farthest thing from Mr.. Schnapper's
thoughts. draw attention only to the
fact that his self-asserted knowledge Of
history is equalled only by his ignorance
of philately! Is he possibly unaware that
error stamps" command premiums?
Is he, also, so picayunish that he would
debunk beautiful, cherished legends? I
challenge him to state publicly in your
columns that he will refuse to use Betsy
Ross stamps on his mail!
Thomas Quinn BeeSIey.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Virginio's Bad Traffic Record

It is a shocking truth that Virginias fine
highway system has become more dangerous as
1t has been improved. In 1851 the States toll of
dead almost reached the 1000 mark for the
frst time since 1941 when 100 persons died
on highways that were considered less safe than
those in Virginia today. That was year when
traffic fatalities nationally reached an all-time
peak OF 39,969. This year the national total was
approximately 37,500 deaths 1t is evident that
Virginia's death rate last year exceeded that for
the Nation generally
There may be more than coincidence in the
rise of the accident rate in Virginia along with
highway improvement program that has
stressed elimination of hazardous curves, blind
spots and similar safety engineering The
States roads are smoother and straighter than
ever-but they also are more enticing to speed
erS. And 1t is the consensus of Virginia's traffic
authorities that speeding is the major cause of
fatal accidents on the States highways Gov
ernor Battle, who has assumed personal leader
ship In a campaign to reduce highway accidents
blamed the black record of the past year on
drivers rather than on mechanical defects or
road hazards. He joined with Captain w. L..
Groth safety engineer for the State Police, in
denouncing speeders as potential killers. The
Governor promised radical action" if drivers
do not show more responsibility.
, There Is much that Virginia could do in
corrective way that could scarcely be called
radical, however. It was brought out at the
Governors traffic conference several months
ago that too many reckless drivers are let off
with fines instead Of jail sentences. legisla-
tive advisory committee has recommended man
datory minimum jail terms for drunken driving,
operating a car after revocation Of permit and
other types Of recklessness. Trial magistrates
have asked for more authority to suspend and
revoke drivers licenses Periodic re-examina-
tion Of drivers is another suggestion. But even
without additional legislation there could be
Statewide breakdown if judges were less lenient
with serious offenders than they have been in
the past. The 1851 death toll justifes stern
enforcement of available laws and full use of
available penalties es-supplemented by any new
legislation that will help to keep hagrant viola
tors of safety rules off the public highways.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
odd Stuff That Bears Repeating

What Herbert Hoover said in recent radio
forum about the danger Of mixing politics with
certain Federal appointments may be "old stuff"
but the warning cannot be repeated too often.
The Hoover Commission gave special emphasis
to this subject some two and half years ago, yet
Congress has done nothing about it. Meanwhile
the Internal Revenue Bureau has been rocked by
a series of scandals of unprecedented propor-
tions and extent, centering significantly, around
politically appointed internal revenue collectors.
Congress needs to be reminded of this situation
as long as it continues its apathetc attitude to-
ward curtailment of patronage opportunities.
Task forces of the Hoover Commission ex-
pressed particular concern about the injection of
politics into the selection Of internal revenue
collectors postmasters and several other types of
Federal employees. The commission recommended
that collectors and postmasters be placed under
the civil service merit system. The administra-
ton approved the merit idea for postmasters,
but was cool toward changing the system of ap-
pointing collectors until the recent scandals
broke into the headlines. Now President Truman
is on record as favoring the plan.
Mr. Hoover put his finger on three big defects
of the patronage system. First of all, he said it
places the appointee under obligation to political
Bosses" very risky thing to do in the field OF
income tax collection, where political influence
and presSures are likely to be exploited by un-
scrupulous taxpayers. Second, political selection
paves the way for incompetency, he said. Third,
standards of integrity are likely to be subordi-
mated to political considerations. Where any Of
these factors are dominant merit is to suffer
and the way is paved for inehiciency, waste and
corruption. Congress must share responsibility
for such evils when it deliberately ignores the
warnings of the Hoover Commission and other
competent critics of the poltical-hack system.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Do Pedestrians Resent Being Soved?
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
r VERY MUCH appreciate Miss Vera
i Adams taking time to write The Star
her views on the use of the microphone-
loud speaker equipped police cruiser
that toured busy shopping areas during
the week Of December IL to "a, asking
pedestrians and motorists alike to OBJ
serve traffic regulations. thereby hoping
to reduce accidents or avoid traffic fatal
tiles.
1t is true that the major proportion
Of the messages broadcast were aimed
at pedestrians and justly so. Here Is
why:
In 1851, 68 persons lost their lives In
traffic on Washington streets. OF them.
AZ were pedestrians: 80 of these pedes-
trians were negligent. They crossed in
the middle of the block, stepped OF
loading platforms without looking, or
were inattentiye. Pedestrian fatalities.
therefore, are our biggest problem, and
that is why our traffic education pro-
gram is aimed principally at the care
less pedestrian
/ think Miss Adams will be gratifled
to learn that during the week the police
cruiser was on the streets warning peo-
pie to be alert, both the accident and
fatality rate dropped. In 1850, during
the week of December 1923, there were
1863 accidents and 4 fatalities. In 1851,
during similar period. there were 800
accidents and only l fatality.
Let me assure Miss Adams, that we
are not unmindful of the shortcomings
OF motorists in obeying traffic regula-
tions, but that first things come first
in traffic education.
Julian BryIawski.
Chairman, Committee on Public In.
formation and Education, Commits
sioners Traffic Advisory Board.
A great prayer of gratitude went I'D
from my heart when read Miss Adams
letter, THE Lowly Pedestrian" I, too,
stood and listened to the scout car
"bawling out ORDERS" and not one word
OF caution to the drivers of the cars they
were warning the pedestrians to beware
of. If the scout car people walked in
stead of driving safely in a car, they'd
know enough then to warn motorists.
Miss Adams has said it-drivers are
the ones who need warning and watch
ing
Mrs. J. M. Wooding.
Z John j. Schwager in his letter De-
cember rs points out that over half Of
Evening star., 1952-01-02
One Law Alien Spies Like

Most important of the suggestions made by
the House Un-American Activities Committee for
strengthening our anti-spy safeguards is the
proposal for legalizing overlapping in espionage
Investigations. The committees report, "The
Shameful Years." reviews the history of Russian
espionage in this country since 1919. Nothing
in the record is more shameful than the way
our counterespionage forces have been handi-
capped in their vital work by overlapping re-
strictions.
The Supreme Court has interpreted the am
biguous wording of the Federal Communications
Act as precluding the use in Federal courts of
evidence based on overlapping. The act outlaws
the "interception and divulgence" of information
transmitted by telephone or other means of inter-
state communication by wire or radio. Alien
spies do not have to worry about this law Wire
tapping is one of their chief espionage tech
niques They never cease to wonder at the short
sightedness of Nation which knows that spies
are at large within its borders yet refuses to give
its counterspies free hand in meeting the
threat to national security.
The House committee favors sterner penalties
for convicted spies, including discretionary i'm
position of the death penalty in peace time
Capital punishment may be inflicted only in time
of war under present laws. But sterner penalties
will be of limited advantage as long as an ILL
advised restriction continues to hamper the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the military
intelligence agencies in their efforts to catch
spies Numerous bills to free our counterespio-
mage forces from this handicap have been intro
duced in Congress from time to time, but invari-
ably they have died quiet death Congress is
taking heavy responsibility on itself in thus
tying the hands Of the FBI in the critical atomic
era. II the House committee is successful in
securing remedial action at the forthcoming ses-
sion it will have made major contribution to
the security of the country.
Evening star., 1952-01-02

what Roads Commission officials regard as
favorable prices" Chairman Mccain of the
commission has indicated that he is tempted to
take advantage Of one Of the offers, rather than
have the commission continue in the Chesapeake
Bay ferry business, The Legislature is likely to
consider the problem, as there are indications
that bills providing for transfer Of the ferry to
another point will be introduced. It would be
unfortunate If disposition Of the ferry should
become political issue. This is a question that
should be decided strictly on its merits with
practicability and cost of a transfer weighed
against benefits to be derived from the plan.