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Evening star., 1952-05-21
Civic Association Backs
Eliot School Transfer

The East Central Civic Associ-
alton last night indorsed the pro-
posed transfer of Eliot JUNIOR High
School from white to colored stu
dents.
The association also requested
better police protection for the
first blocks of @ street and Florida
avenue NV. Residents COM
planned about a series of house
breakingS and "all-night brawl-
ing" in the alley between the
streets.
A trafic survey at Third street
and Florida avenue was also re-
|quested.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Hospital Volunteers
To Hear President

President Truman will address
representatives of some 400 organ
izations who participate in volun-
teer services in veterans hospitals
at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Departmental Auditorium.
His speech will mark the open
ing of a two-day conference of
leaders of the Veterans Admin
istration Voluntary Service. This
service co-ordinates volunteer
activities for wounded veterans.
F. R. Kerr, assistant admins
traitor of the VA Special Services,
will preside. Mr.. Truman will be
introduced by Carl r. Gray. jr.,
veterans administrator. Admiral
Joel T. Boone, VA chief medical
officer, also will speak, describing
the work of the volunteers in the
hospitals.
Also on the program will be
Joseph r. Press. a World War H
veteran whose arms and legs are
Iparalyzed. In spite of this, he
started an import-export business
from his Veterans Hospital bed
and now does more than 81 mil
lion business a year.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Special Masses Planned
Here for Ascension Day

Special masses will be held to-
morrow at Catholic churches in
the Washington Archdiocese in
observance of Ascension Thurs
day.
The day will be marked by con-
firmation of two groups by the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington.
Twelve students at the Indus
trial Home School, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Calvert street N. w., will
be confirmed at 4:30 pm, and q
class of 230 children at st. AIMS
Catholic Church, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Yuma street NV al
8 pm.
The service will also be con-
Quoted at 8 pm. for a class oi
about 200 children at st. Peter.
Church, Second and c streets S
E., by the Most Rev. Patrick j
|McC Cormick, Auxiliary Bishop o.
Washington.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Feogun Elected Head
Of National u. Alumni

David A. Feagan is the new
of the National Uni
versity Alumni Association.
He was elected at the associa-
tion's annual meeting last night
at the ArTny-Navy Club. Also
elected were:
Byron N. Scott, vice president;
Norman D. Morgan, treasurer
Margaret H. Farley, secretary, and
Luther E. Engle. Marcus L. Beck
ner, jr.:: Catherine Edmondson. S
Churchill Elmore, Guy M. Mead
|ows, william T. Pace, jr., and
Joseph PAUL, members Of the
Board of Governors.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
House Group
Kills Delegate
Bill in 81 Vote
Home Rule Buckers
Stort Campaign for
Discharge Petition

The House District Committee
today killed legislation for a nom
voting delegate in the House from
the District by a vote of 8 to Z.
The vote tabled the delegate bill
previously approved by it's Judici-
ary subcommittee.
In sending the bill to the full
committee recently. the subcom-
mittee tabled Washington home
rule measure. previously passed by
the Senate.
The subcommittee had virtually
killed the long-pending bill for
limited Self-government here by its
vote Of 5 to 8.
Discharge Petition Planned.
Proponents of the home rule bill
have not yet given up hope, how
ever, and plan a new campaign to
force their bill from the District
unit.
They announced they will make
personal calls on members of the
House to obtain signatures on a
petition to discharge the District
Committee from jurisdiction over
the legislation.
Such a discharge petition would
require the signatures of 218 mem
bers to become effective.
The home rule bill buried by the
subcommittee would provide for
an elected city council, a mayor
appointed by the President, and
Ia non-voting delegate in the
House. This bill passed the Sem
ate months ago. The bill buried
today by the District Committee
carries no provision for an elected
cit council or a mayor. It would
only authorize a non-voting dele
gate in the House to be elected
every two years.
Discussion Is Lengthy.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House Committee said there was
lengthy discussion over the dele
gate bill. Most of the Is men,
|bers were present, but all did not
vote.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he thought
the committee was reluctant to
send such a measure to the House
floor for action without more to
"back it up."
No hearings have been held on
the delegate bill, he explained.
Furthermore, he added, he never
received a single request from any
organization or person for pas
sage of such legislation. s
Evening star., 1952-05-21
|Robber Uses Gun;
[$1 Loot May Bring
IS Years in Prison

# the police catch the robber
in this case, he'll find crime a
very bad investment.
A 30-year-old man last night
held up Albert Moore, delivery
boy for Frank Small, Jr., Inc.
auto dealers of 215 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. The robbery occurred
as Mr. Moore was parking a de-
livery truck in the rear of the
building, after having delivered
parts.
The robber used a gun. If he's
ever caught and convicted, what
ever sentence he gets for the rob-
berry probably will be in addition
to a f1ve-year term for using the
gun.
He got 81 in change.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Needed Congressman Defend
ADprovuI of Own Tax Relief

York, top Republican on the Ways
and Means Committee, says his
"a years in Congress have con-
vinced him lawmakers have to do
something about their living costs,
"n they DON'T" he said, you're
going to make Congress rich
mans club. or you will get legis-
lators who will find other ways of
getting along"
Representative Chelf. Democrat,
of Kentucky said there were 33
members of the House quitting
at the end Of this year-most. of
them because of finances.
The newest member of the
House, Representative O'Brien
Democrat, Of New York, said
IT didn't come down here to
make money. ! always wind UP
with nothing. anyway. My wife
always said when I got a raise, ii
was Just a down payment on a
new debt"
Mr.. O'Brien is q former Albany
lnewspaperman.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Block Of Constitution Ave.
To Be Closed for Tunnel Job

Constitution avenue. between
First and Second streets NE, will
be closed to all traffic at $50 am.
tomorrow. It may remain closed
for several months while new
steam tunnel for the Senate Of
fee Building is being built.
The District Traffic Department
suggested that westbound motor
lists detour through C street to
Delaware avenue and thence
south to Constitution avenue.
Eastbound traffic should detour
south on First street and thence
left into Maryland avenue.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Truman Halls teachers
In Greeting 1852 Winner

President Truman today hailed
the teachers of America for their
work with youth.
The President spoke briefly in
greeting Mrs. Geraldine Wheldon
Jones, fourth grade teacher
from Santa Barbara. Calf. who
has been designated teacher o4
the year."
Mrs. Jones was chosen in q con-
test sponsored by the Office OF
Education.
Next to the child's mother. the
greatest influence on his char.
acter and his growth into q good
citizen is his teacher" the Presi-
dent said.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Scupunese Society to Meet

The Scapanese Society of Wash
ington, a society of former en-
ployes Of soap headquarters in
Japan, will meet for a showing o1
the color film, Gateway to
Japan" at 8 pm. tomorrow al
the japanese Arts and Crafts
Shop, TOT Twelfth street NV.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Housing Association
Is Community Chest
Member Again, 61-37

The Washington Housing As
sociation is back in the Com
Chest, but it now faces a
study Of it's purposes by an out
side group.
The United Community Serv-
ices Board Of Trustees yesterday
voted to rescind an action taken
last month, ousting the housing
group from the Community
Chest. The vote yesterday was
81 to 81.
Then resolution was adopted,
giving the Housing Association
Community Chest support for
1858. But, it called for a study
of purposes and methods of the
association. This study will be
made by some outside group, the
resolution stated.
F. Elwood Davis, past president
of the Junior Chamber of. Com
merce and assistant trust officer
at the Riggs National Bank. led
the unsuccessful fight to keep
the housing association out of
participation in Community
Chest funds.
Dispute Over Bylaws.
He said the one question was
whether the association is eligible
for Community Chest support un-
der the bylaws. He cited the by
laws, which say that an agency
shall not perform services for
which public agencies have been
established. He stated that at
least four Government agencies
work in the housing field, dupli-
eating efforts Of the Housing As
|sociation.
G.. Howland Shaw, former As
sistant Secretary of State, de-
Tended the association. He de-
clared that, if Mr.. Davis theory
were applied, the greater part OF
the agencies in the Community
Chest would have to withdraw.
Mr.. Shaw pointed out. that the
bylaws also say the public agency
must be making adequate provi-
sion.
"Is there any public agency
performing adequate service?" Mr.
Shaw asked. If so, you name
| it,"
Cites Objections.
"This means a lot more than
the future of the Washington
Housing Association. It mean:
whether the UCS is going in ont
direction-trying to plan ant
fight for this community, ol
whether it is going to become q
supine organization going alons
doing the obvious task and avoid.
ing the responsibilities"
Frank Luchs, real estate man
declared the Community Ches
has had a hard time raising
money in the past.
Zone of the reasons is tn,
washington Housing Associa
ltion," he declared. Don't XII
yourself. There are people VIII,
lobject. and object strenuously, t,
;|the association"
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Gu Seminur Awards

Supreme Court Justice Frank
furter viii present special awards
to several students Of the Cath
|olic University School Of Law att
q meeting Of the Riccobono Semi
mar Of Roman Law at 8 pm. to|
morrow In Mcmahon Hall.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Market Men Differ on Cause
OF Potato Black Market Here

Wy WI4OAConlCA' w 4COd44CA WO0&A |
spiral the price to the retail store |
far above the OPS ceiling of
about 6 or 2 cents a. pound.
According to market sources,
wholesalers should be able to buy
100 pounds of white potatoes at
from $3.50 to Sc. The OPS legal
markup allows wholesalers about
80 cents additional. and a mark
up of about 81 to 80 cents for
retailers.
A District food industry broker
Of more than Is years experience,
whose prosperity depends largely
on the potato trade, said he has
good reason to believe some deal
ers are exceeding OPS ceilings,
directly or indirectly.
But he insisted that no one
segment of the business, or the
business as a whole, should be
blamed. The housewife may be
inclined to blame the corner
grocer, who in turn may blame the
wholesaler, who may point to the
grower, who may blast the Gov
ernment. He said the trouble is
deeper than that.
No Hoarding Indicated.
He and others confronted by
dwindling potato bins here make
these two additional contentious:
l. There is little basis for
charges that wholesalers or farm
ers are boarding potatoes, or that
Spectators have Withdrawn any
appreciable quantity Of potatoes
from the market in the hope of
reaping huge profits later. They
contend that boarding would be
silly in such a perishable crop and
the uncertainty of ceiling prices.
2. The general public must bear
some of the responsibility for the
high price of potatoes. There
would be no serious or continuing
black market, if people refused to
pay above-ceiling prices, they say.
/ Unpopular as OPS potato price
ceilings are in produce commits
sion markets in Washington, the
OPS itself is not the main viii
lain, in the view of dealers.
In late 1850, the dealers re-
called, potato prices were danger
ously low. The Government not
only Withdrew it's price protection,
;Ibut also urged farmers to cut
potato paintings at leafs one-fifth.
That cut, coupled with unfavor-
. able weather, made last years
crop Is per cent smaller.
1 Trouble Followed ROllback.
OPS last January ordered a 5
Ito 10 per cent rollback on prices
of white potatoes. That caused
an immediate howl and dire
prediction by potato growers. Last
March, this city first began to fee
the potato pinch at the retail level
Potatoes retailed at about 81 cents
for 10 pounds, as compared with
I59 cents In early January. Also
they were becoming less plentiful
Protests against alleged prof
Iiteering began to filter in. A spot
check today brought reports from
some dealers that they are trou.
;; Ibled by evidence, not only Of price
ceiling violations, but also of Other
devices to circumvent regulations
|. They said such tactics, however
widespread, would not help the
potato business in the long run.
OPS had this to say: "Of course
we are aware Of complaints that
some dealers are using methods
such as selling potatoes at above
. ceiling prices or on a tie-in basis
with other foods and possibly
under an arrangement whereby
buyers of potatoes pay for some
stuff they don't even get. We art
Investigating"
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Anucostiu School Play

The Footlight Club of Anacostia
High School will present two per-
formances of the comedy "You
Can't Take It With You" this
week. The first show viii be at
$50 pm. tomorrow: the second
at 8 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1952-05-21


such a high-cost aristocrat in the
District that the Office of Price
Stabilization is actively interest
ed" and dealers bemoan evidence
of profiteering in their ranks.
Wholesalers, retailers and OPS
spokesmen agree that a black
market fourishes here. But they
give different reasons for that de-
as we'll as for the diff
Guilty in coping with it.
Food industry and Government
differ as to chances OF
improvement within the next few
weeks. Government officials pre-
dict new potatoes, arriving about
June l, will ease the situation ma
terially and drop the price.
Marketmen fear the crop will
fall below average and that, in any
event, it will take at least an
other month to increase the sup
ply and appreciably lower the cost
to the retail store customer.
Survey Proves Shortage.
A survey of food industry
brokers, wholesalers and retailers
in the Washington area substan-
tiated rumors that an acute short
age of potatoes exists. 1t also
indicated that about the only way
to get potatoes in any considerable
quantity now is to pay more than
the OPS ceiling price.
1--WE are watching the Wash
ington situation very closely" an
OPS official said. "Our inspectors
are on the job. We are fully
aware of reports of black market
here. But bear in mind
that we must be prepared to &c
into court with evidence to prove
any complaints. We have not yet
filed any in the District"
OPS disclosed that more than
1000 major Investigations are un-
der way throughout the country
That does not include visits of
and on by agency inspectors tt
scan books and potato stocks Of
dealers.
More than 70 formal complaints
have been filed in courts. as COM
pared with about As up to May is
Most of these have been against
growers and wholesalers accused
of selling spuds greatly in excess
|of ceiling prices set by OPS last
January.
Dealers ''Disown" Black Market
Dealers, conceding the existence
|of a black market in potatoes. in
sist they did not create it. The!
declare that no one group-grow'
Iers, wholesalers, retailers-shoult
bear all the blame for such prof
liteering. Some contend that over
ceiling prices would not last loni
liz the general public really re
sisted them.
OPS ceilings get little sym
lpathy. Potato dealers hope cell
Iings will expire June 30. Som
dealers, nevertheless, believe tn
economic and agricultural trou
BILE started before the OPS f1xe'
ceilings, and that removal of cell
ings, as Of today, would not i'm
mediately solve the shortage
They report they have booket
Iorders well into July.
To the housewife, however. !
lis a serious condition. and not {
supply-and-demand or price-flx
ling theory.
Retailers report that many es
Establishments in the District re
fuse to sell more than pound
Iof potatoes to a customer-as
Stunning potatoes are available a
jail.
/ Some Pay $40 a Hundred.
/ Individual customers. support
led indirectly by general testi
lmony of dealers, tell how the
lpaid as much as SO wholesal
flor 100 pounds of potatoes. L
THAT instance, the potatoes wer
classified as seedlings. on whicl
IOPS has placed no ceiling. An
isuch price Of 10 cents q poun
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Truffic Club Supper

The Traffic Club Of Washington
viii hold q buffet supper at $3.50
O'Clock tonight In the National
Press Club.
Evening star., 1952-05-21
Some Pay $40 a Hundred.
Individual customers SlIprlor+

Individual customers. support
ed indirectly by general testi-
mony of dealers, tell how they
paid as much as $40 wholesale
for 100 pounds of potatoes. In
that instance, the potatoes were
classified as seedlings, on which
OPS has placed no ceiling. Any
such price Of 10 cents q pound
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-09-01
Rabbit Virus
Succeeds

IN TWO YEARS since the intro
duction of nyxomatosis, the rabbit
killing virus, to Australia, enough
rabbits have been killed to permit
the country's grazing lands to carry
at least 100000 more sheep, ac-
cording to The Wool Bureau.
Harmless to other animals but
fatal to the rabbit, myxomatosis is
spread by certain species Of mos
quitoes. They carry it to rabbits
both in the open and in rabbit bur
rows. Since its introduction into
Australia, the virus is estimated
to have killed from 100000 900 to
SOO,OOO,OOO rabbits. The nation nor
mally exports about 100000, 900
rabbits year in the form Of skins
and carcasses from commercial
trappers.
Estimates Of the total rabbit
population IN the country vary from
5OO,OOO,OOO to 1000, 100000. And
studies indicate that seven rabbits
will eat as much grass in day as
the average sheep. Australians be-
lieve that the elimination Of major
part of their rabbit population
eventually would permit grazing
of an additional 100000 sheep.
a great deal remains to be done,
of course, since rarely if ever is
the entire rabbit population in any
area wiped out by the virus. And
some rabbits are completely inn
mune while others may build up
an immunity in future generations.
New carriers Of myxomatosis-
sand flies, fleas, etc, are being in
vestigated with an eye to finding
one which might carry the virus
to drier areas where the mosquito
carriers can't breed.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-09-01
Livestock Sales Dates

MILES CITY: Montana ram sale. Sept. Is.
BUTTE: 9th annual Al and FLA livestock
sale. Sept 90
SHELBY: Complete dispersion. Dresen Here
lords Shelby stockyards, Sept. 90
VAUGHN: Archie Parkes estate, Hereford dis
person sale. Sept. 1876
S1NdMs-Pettapiece & Kruse Hereford disper-
sion sale, Sept ~.
BozEMAN: aallatin Valley Aberdeen-Angus
Breeders association first annual female
sale, at night, Sept. 20.
CHEYENNE, WYO.: wyoming Hereford ranch
annual sale Oct. g.
Barn Hereford annual sale. at the ranch,
Oct. 3.
AUGUSTA: Ruth Morgan Hereford dispersion,
Oct. T.
Breeders annual fall sale Oct. g.
GRASS RANGE: N Bar ranch 9Th annual
commercial and purebred Angus sale, at the
MALTA; AI;I Noorgtheastern Montana Hereford
HAVRE-Bear Paw hereford Breeders annual
sale, Oct 16.
TOWNSEND: Frank weifrich Hereford pro-
duction sale. Oct l6.
TWIN BRIDGES: A. C.. Bayers annual sale
40 the ranch. Oct. 20.
LEWISTOWN: Montana Aberdeen Angus
feeder sale. Oct TO-
ENNIS: Orr Herefords-J Jumping Horse ranch
annual SALE Oct 81.
AEAENAs nSEI1u f1efSkOTQ EAncu annual S01e9
Oct az.
DILLON: Montana Hereford Futurity oct %.
MILES CITY-Tri-State Hereford Futurity,
Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
BILLINGS: North Rocky Mountain Aberdeen
Angus purebred sale. Nov. 1.
MILES CITY: Tri-State Hereford Futurity.
Nov 8
KALIsPELL: Northwest Hereford Breeders
annual show and sale. Nov. 6.
BUTTE: western Montana Hereford sale.
Nov. z.
LEwIsTowN: Central Montana hereford
sale Nov. g.
MSSOULA: Western Montana Aberdeen
Angus association annual fall SALE Nov. 18.
SHERIDAN. WYO.; Sheridan Hereford ASSN
sale. Nov. 29.
MILES CITY: The Miles City bull sale. Dec
IL
MssoULA: NssOula Hereford Assn. sale
Feb 1-3
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-09-01

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Evening star., 1952-10-11
New Sliding Door
Is Operated by
Floating Action
By D. N. DerWin

Over the last few years the
sliding door has become more
popular.
For a while. it was given but
little consideration and passed of
as a fad. Home owners, in gen.
eral. have accepted the sliding
door as both practical and mod
ern innovation. 1t does save space
and. in addition, proves itself
more fitting in present decorating
trends than the old-style swing
doors.
Now being marketed is a float
ing action type of sliding door.
This new door has many ad-
vantages not obtainable with ordi-
nary sliding doors and employs
neither tracks on the floor nor
hangers above. It literally floats
In and out of its pocket suspended
by a steel scissor mechanism.
The door is balanced so that it
moves back and forth easily. It
can also be made closing by
simple spring adjustment. To
assure the noiseless operation.
bronze bushings are used.
Since this new-type door scis-
sors itself into the wall, it saves
the floor space taken up by the
full swing of a normal door from
closed position to full open
against the wall.
The mechanism for the door is
easily installed. There are only
two brackets and two runners to
secure-one to the door and the
other to the back stud. A re-
movable jamb must be provided
to give access to adjusting the
bracket at the top of the door.
One -quarter-inch maple slides,
both top and bottom, prevent the
door from rubbing against the
pocket. The removable bracket
allows all hardware to be removed
without disturbing the wall sec
ton.
No special wall construction is
necessary as these doors can be
installed in any regulation 2X4-
inch stud wall, either in a new
home or in remodeling. 1t is
possible, however, to secure a
custom made wall section con-
tanning one of these doors. In
these wall sections. kiln-dried fir
and pine are used for the wooden
parts and the wall sections are
standardized for 34-inch plaster
construction. A cold rolled steel
channel stiffener is used at the
split jamb.
ScaffOld Support.
A most versatile piece Of me-
chanical apparatus available for
the home owner who does his
own repair and maintenance jobs
is a new, improved offset ladder
bracket and scaffold support
which will save many a home
owner damaged cutters and a
strained back.
The newest feature of this
bracket is double truss steel grip
which transmits the load from
rungs to rails. The entire bracket,
of all steel construction, slips on