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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-19

THE DUST and cobwebs
l. of Is years didn't stop
an elderly couple from trans
forming the musty shell of an
old church into a home
radiating with warmth and
beauty.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
F. Lee first went househunt-
ing, the idea of salvaging
rundown church never en-
tered their minds. They had
sold their 10-room house near
Urbana, Md, on a 130-acre
farm on the north side of
Sugar Loaf Mountain. Their
children were grown and had
moved away, help was scarce
and the farm was too much
for them.
Temporarily, they rented an
apartment in Buckeystown,
near Frederick, and browsed
around the countryside, look
ing for a site on which to
build. They noticed a small
church a few feet back from
a two-lane highway which
cuts through the heart of
Buckeystown. The red brick
structure seemed to struggle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-19
BY Meredith S. Buel

to keep above towering weeds
and broken stained-glass
windows helped complete a
desolate picture. The corner
stone read: "St. Johns Re-
formed Church. Established
in 1884"
Inside were four bare walls,
cobwebbed corners and a
dusty floor. Not a chair, a
pew or a pulpit remained. A
neighbor told them the doors
had closed is years ago be-
cause the congregation had
faded away.
II believe it has POSSIBLE
itieS," Mrs. Lee told her hus-
band. He agreed.
The Lees had glimpsed part
of a picture of future comfort
and charm radiating from this
desolate place. The panoramic
view behind the church COM
pleted this picture. There lay
pastures where cattle graZed.
The Monocacy River bisected
the fields, which joined rolling
hills in the background.
That was in March, 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-19
They're Making Themselves at Home

They bought the church and
set to work.
The picturesque scene be-
hind the building gave them
an idea. Why not make the
half acre in the rear of the
church their front yard? A
large bite was taken out OF
the back of the structure to
make way for French doors.
An arched window to con-
form with the Gothic-Style
doors and windows was built
in above the doorway. Then
a brick porch was added.
Inside, a complete face
lifting job began. Freshly
painted cream -colored walls
and new windowpanes helped
brighten the rooms. Heating,
lighting and plumbing were
installed. The 54-foot long.
30-foot wide interior was
divided this way:
Partitions were erected to
set off a bedroom and a living
room with a connecting hall
way. Off one side of the hall
way was a tiled bathroom
with a large stained-glass
window adding a colorful
Evening star., 1952-09-13
Chickens Prove Useful
In Cancer Experiments

CHICAGO.-Cancer researchers
are finding chickens handy tools
in some cancer experiments, es-
pecially those centering around the
virus theory of the origin of can
Ger.
1t has been found that the
Rouse sarcoma virus, which occurs
naturally in chickens, can pro-
duce cancer in chickens in five or
six days-about 10 times as fast as
the most rapidly acting chemi-
cal cancer producer.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
Clio Raise for Murray
Challenged by Taber
By the Associated Press


Representative Taber. Republi-
can, Of New York said yesterday
the CIO United Steel Workers
have not asked Government per-
mission to raise the annual pay of
Union President Philip Murray
from $25, 900 to $40. 900. He asked !:
when are the labor leaders going
to comply with the law?"
Mr.. Taber issued a statement
through the Republican National
Committee commenting on the
raises voted to union officers by
the USW Executive Board in a
meeting at Pittsburgh August 20.
In addition to the big raise for
Mr.. Murray, there were raises
from $4,000 to $25,OO0 for Vice
President James G. Thimmes and
Secretary-Treasurer David j. Nc
Donald. District directors were
boosted from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Taber made public an ex-
change of letters with Joseph D.
Cooper. executive director of the
Salary Sterilization Board which
was set up to bar inf1ationary sal
ary rises.
Mr.. Cooper wrote that his Office
had received no petitions from the
union for authority to make the
salary increases. He assured Mr..
Taber that when we do receive
an application we will consider the
request for approval under the
same rules that apply to compar-
able industrial executives"
Evening star., 1952-09-13

Wherever you look, you'll see the signs
of quality you missed in other homes
at this low price. For this is the orig
inal 3 3-bedroom rambler originateA
by Gelman, copied many times, but
never really duplicated at this amaZ-
ing price. Why? Because we give you
PlextOne Paint, the lifetime finish, in
every room. Because we give you gen.
uine hardwood oak floors. Because we
give you Misunderstanding on all doors
to keep your fuel bill low. Because we
give you automatic gas heat, easily
converted to full air-cOnditiOning at a
reasonable extra cost. Because we give
you an all masonry basement with
lots Of room for workshop and rec
reation room. Because every room in
these Gelman ramblers has the i'm
portant details you'll first begin to
appreciate after you move in. The
kitchen has separate rear entrance,
plus custom made, factory finished
cabinets and a genuine linoleum floor.
The cOlorful ceramic tile bath features
American Standard plumbing fix
lures, the best to be had. Everything
you want, from shopping center to a
school and churches, are already right
in Wheaton City, or soon will be!
Buses stop almost at your door. Lots
of green, Handicapped lawn surrounds
each house. Streets are already paved.
There's no waiting for city water or
sewers. The only thing missing in
Wheaton City is you'll
Evening star., 1952-08-24
7 Of Reds Lawyers
End Prison Terms
BY the Assoeioted Press

Prison gates opened yesterday
for two of the defense attorneys
convicted Of contempt of court
after the conspiracy trial Of II
Communist leaders in New York
three years ago.
Abraham Isserman OF New York
walked out of the Federal correc-
tiorial institution at Danbury,
Conn, after serving a four-month
sentence. Warden T. Wade Mark
ley said Isserman appeared to be
in an affable mood when he left.
A Justice Department official
reported George w. Crockett, jr.,
a Negro attorney from Detroit,
also completed a four-month
sentence and was released from
the Federal correctional institu-
ton at Ashland. KY.
Six of the lawyers who defended
the Communists were sent to Jail
for contempt Of court last Octo-
ber, drawing terms ranging from
80 days to six months. Trial Judge
Harold r. Medina accused them
Of working in shifts" to harass
him during the prolonged trial.
All the Communists were convict
ed of conspiring to teach over
throw Of the United States Gov
ernment by force.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
u. ). Steel Settles
Union Contract Details
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. % (R.-
U. 8. Steel Corp, biggest steel pro-
ducer in the Nation. reached COM
plete agreement with the CIO
United Steelworkers today on q
new contract.
The, giant firm was the last
major producer to come to term;
with the union. Earlier today
Crucible Steel Co. of America also
signed a formal pact with the
union.
U. S. Steel employs about ITO, 0,O0C
USW members in its far-fung
plants. The Crucible pact covers
about $4,000 workers at plants in
Pittsburgh and Midland, Pa; East
Liverpool, Ohio; Syracuse, N. ",
and Harrison, N. j.
Both firms had resumed produc-
ton under interim agreements
The U. S. Steel contract embodies
all terms of q settlement worked
out at the White House July "a
which sent most of the 100000
striking steelworkers back to work
after SIS days of idleness.
Evening star., 1952-08-24

I got the wrong size, is ALL"
Imagine that" said the be-
mused adjuster. II didn't even
know they had different Sizes"
The man was staggered. What's
wrong down there. anyway"
Nothing. I just never saw q
parachute in the whole place all
the time I've been there"
What do you wear en- your feet.
lady?"
why I wear-Oh! ! see! 7
thought you said parachute"
Il did say pair of shoes. Now
look here :"
They finally got it settled.
This is the third of a series.
Nert: Experiences bus and cab
drivers haze with the public.)
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Gov. Lodge Won Run
For Senate Vacancy
By the Associated Pres,

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. a.
Gov. John Lodge, ending weeks OF
speculation, tonight said he was
not a candidate for the United
States Senate seat left vacant by
the death of Senator Brien Nc
Mahon, Democrat. Of Connecticut.
Said the Governor:
I'm order to remove any doubt
concerning my position. want to
repeat that I am not now and
have never been a candidate for
the Senate. ! want to state
unequivocally that I am not avail
able for this Senate vacancy"
Earlier today, Glare Boothe
Luce, former Representative from
Connecticut'S plush Fairfield
County district, said she herself
will campaign for the Republican
nomination if Gov. Lodge decides
not to run.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
by the Asseeiaied Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-
Peiping Radio apparently has
launched an all-out propaganda
campaign charging American a.
trocities against Communist pris-
onerS of war.
It started last night with a
charge that United States and
South Korean guards killed ITO
Red POWs on Koje Island last
January. No such incident has
ever been reported by Allied off,
cials or newsmen.
Today broadcast heard in San
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Victim S Uncle Held
In Brutal Sex Staying
BY the Assoeiufsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 49,
John Chauncey Lawrence, whose
pretty 16-year-old niece was slain
by a sex field in Southern Cali
fornia, surrendered to police to-
day.
Lawrence, 81, denied any
knowledge Of the death Of Kath-
ryn Knodel. Of Redlands, whose
battered and almost nude body
was found Wednesday near
fashionable Palm Springs.
Police Inspector George Murray
said dark red stains were found in
Lawrence's old sedan but they will
not be analyzed until officers ar
rive from Redlands.
Lawrence, an unemployed
former manufacturer of knit
goods, gave himself up to a down.
town patrolman. He told police
he thought they wanted him con-
cerning woman trouble" in
memphis, Tenn.
He denied having been near
Redlands or Palm Springs, saying
he had returned Tuesday from
Memphis where he had quarreled
with a woman with whom he had
been living.
His wife, Marjorie, 81. q regis
tered nurse was taken into
custody and held as Q possible
material witness.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
4 Men Seized in Robbery
OF Mississippi Bank
BY the Associated Press

BROOKHAVEN. Miss. Aug. %
men were arrested today
and charged with the $5,4O0 rob-
berry Of the Silver Greek (Miss.)
State Bank.
Andy Hopkins, State police
Identification chief. identified
them as T. T. Motley, q, Mil
waukee, Wis; L. c. Robinson, 27,
Chicago; Nora Goodwin, 26. Mil
waukee. and his brother. Sylvester
Goodwin. 30, Chicago. All are
colored. Sylvester Goodwin was
wounded seriously.
Mr.. Hopkins said Amiel Good
win, 17-year-old brother of the
Goodwins. was charged with aid
ing the escape of fugitives, but
was not present at the bank rob-
berry yesterday.
Approximately $500 of tn.
stolen money was recovered, MIR
Hopkins said.
Sylvester Goodwin and Annie
Goodwin were wounded by of11cerl
in a running gunf1ght two mile!
north Of Brookhaven.
Three bandits held up the bank
at Silver Greek, a town of about
$50 persons 80 miles south of
Jackson, and made their getaway
in an auto driven by fourth man,
Evening star., 1952-08-24

back. ! keep burning the bacon" F"
He was fluorishing skillet.
The clerk ran a hand over his
head nervously, cycling the skillet
and remembering the pillowcase
lady.
eyes, sir!" the clerk said.
Right away. sir. Here, let me
carry it for YOU"
This is one Of the busiest sea-
sons for adjustment sections.
People have returned from their
vacations and are bringing back
bathing suits. Some gripes are
legitimate. Others are downright
grating.
Week in and week out. the
|adjusters face women who want
to exchange hosiery. The color
isn't right or the size is wrong,
|or "they just popped full of runs
for no reason at all"
"And how long have you had
them, madam"
why, I've only been wearing
them six months"
Comedy at Times.
Sometimes the whole transac-
ton is a comedy. A man tele-
phoned. asking a store to "senc
somebdy to my house and gel
this pair Of shoes
did you say q parachute?"
"That's right. a pair of Shoes"
"I didn't know we even had q
parachute"
"Sure you do," the caller said
l"all department. stores sell them
Evening star., 1952-08-24
James Stewart Extortion
Suspect Held in Missouri
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEOSHO, Mo-, Aug. 23.-Sidney
Clyde Davis, SIS, who the FBI says
tried to extort $1,000 from Actor
James Stewart. was in Jail here
today in lieu of $4,000 bond.
The FBI arrested Davis, a truck
driver. earlier this week at Garth
age, Mo-. on charges he demanded
the money from Mr.. Stewart by
threatening to harm him and his
family.
Davis appeared before United
States Commissioner Charles
Grayston at Joplin and asked to
be transferred to the jurisdiction
of the Kansas City District Court.
Mr.. Grayston said the transfer
would probably be completed after
some paper work, but it would be
some time before Davis comes to
trial
Evening star., 1952-08-24

Try Hard to Please.
In the last two years, store Of
ficials said, department stores
everywhere have been trying
harder and harder to satisfy the
purchaser. It's a rough job with
some people.
"Some of them must have fore
heads made of Brass a store
|employe said. They call in here
and order two spools of thread
and want it delivered that day. Or
they'll call in an order for /
yard of ribbon and want us to
take it out to them in. a truck.
And we do"
The big stores also call for and
pick up items as picayune. instead
of insisting upon the customer
mailing it or bringing it back. -
Stores don't absorb expensive
gestures like this. Nor do they
stand the losses caused by fraudu-
lent adjustments. All these things
bounce right back to the public.
Prices are lacked up to cover these
and similar expenses, and some
where along the line you are help
ing to pay the freight for your UU
neighbor.
The adjustment department
comes to grips with most Of the
cheats. Negotiations are not al
ways confined to words.
A woman progressed through
ranks Of underlings until she got
to a brass hats Office, screaming
for him to give her credit on 9
dozen glasses she had with her
He refused firmly, pointing Out
that the glasses were bought
months before, were damaged ir
her home. and the store WASH
responsible.
Takes to Violence.
The amazon abandoned verba
tactics. She fired a glass at tn,
mans head. He ducked behine
the desk. She flung another glass
One by one she threw the rest o.
them as the manager crouchet
behind the furniture. Then she
flounced away.
Another f1ery-eyed battle-ax wa.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Atrocity Propaganda
Launched by Red China Radio

Francisco added torture, disfigu-
ration and medical experiments to
the charge of murder.
The Red radio said "gruesome
facts about the American murder
of POWs for secret experiments
have been revealed by American
secret agents" now in Communist
hands.
The broadcast said one such
agent. Chinese identified as Tan
Ching Min, told how he had been
forced to help bury three prisoners
murdered by the Americans for
secret experiments.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
AIeut Cir, ! Of Only mU. S,
Is Visitor From PibiIon Islands
Scholarship Winner,
u Years Old, Did
Research for Movie

Miss Alexandra Gromoff "a
rare eyeful, not only because she
lis dark, dimpled and demure, but
also because she is one of only
five Aleuts now reported to be in
the United States-is paying a
visit to Washington.
Miss Gromoff, %, a student at
New York University. is the WIN
ner of scholarship given by the
Department of Indian Affairs.
She is here currently in connec-
ton with a movie THE World in
His Arms" at Loew's Palace.
During filming of the picture,
which is based partly on Alaskan
life, she acted as a researchist.
The AleutS, Miss Gromoff, ex-
planned are cousins to the Es-
kimos whose culture has virtually
vanished. It is Miss Gromoff' s
ambition to return to her native
Pribilof Islands, in the Bering
Sea only 500 miles from Russia, to
help re-educate her people and
resurrect as far as possible their
ancient arts.
If it hadn't been for World War
Iu, Miss Gromoff might have re-
mained on the isolated island of
st. Paul. where she was born,
happy in the simple pleasures of
|swimming,s fishing and hiking.
But military operations necessi-
tated the evacuation of the Pribi-
lofs. She and her family were
taken to the Alaskan mainland,
and there her thirst for knowl-
edge was sharpened as O new
world opened before her.
Her father is a sealer in COM
mon with most of the male resi-
dents of st. Paul, which has a
population of 800 human beings
Evening star., 1952-08-24
County Board Asks
Study on Proposal 10
Make Arlington a City

A University of Virginia study
of proposal to make Arlington
a city was requested by the
County Board yesterday.
The board asked the University's
Bureau of Public Administration
to compare the 1916 charter
authorizing Incorporation with
the present county government.
County voters will decide on
November 4, General Election Day,
whether the transition to a city
should be made next January.
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
said the university's study would
be made between September Is
and October so that the results
will be available to citizens before
the referendum. The study was
requested by the. Citizens Com
mission on Local Government.
DeadIocked on Report.
The boards action was unani-
NOUS. In some. other matters.
however, board members failed to
reach agreement and several de-
cisions were postponed until a
special meeting at 8 pm. Monday.
Board Member Daniel A. Dugan
was absent yesterday.
One of the % votes was on a
proposal by Board Chairman
Robert w. Cox that the report
Of the Citizens Commission on
Ethics in Government be accepted
and that the commission be COM
mended for its year-long study.
Robert A. Peck, a Republican,
and Alfred E. Frisbie, Democrat.
voted against the proposal. They
also opposed a more brief motion
by Alan L. Dean, like Mr.. Cox
a non-partisan, that the board
acknowledge receipt of the COM
missions report.
Mr.. Peck said there were "some
things in it I would like to dis
cuss before we vote to accept it. l.. i
I am sorry to say I can't go along
with some of the statements in it."l
Pool Bond Issue Postponed.
Mr.. Frisbie referred to the report
as Loves Labor Lost In 54
Pages" He recalled that he had
opposed appointment of the COM
mission when it was set up a year
ago and had asserted that as a
guide for official conduct, 1.-THE
Ten Commandments are good
enough for me-"
The board postponed action on
a proposal that it request a No
vember 4 referendum on a $780,
600 swimming pool bond issue.
Also deferred to Monday night
was selection of a nominee for
appointment to the National Capt.
tai Regional Planning Council.
Consideration of a resolution
asking reinstatement of rent con-
troll in the county was on the
agenda yesterday. but Mr.. Cox
referred to a court order banning
him or Mr.. Dean from acting on
the proposal. Federal District
Judge Sterling Hutcheson last
week signed a temporary order re-
straining the two board members
from voting on rent control.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Three Loudoun Polio Cases
Raise Month S Total 10 9
speeiol pisposeh 10 The s,or

LEESBURG. Va, Aug. 23.-
Three additional polio cases in
Loudoun County were reported
this morning by health author
tiles, bringing the total in Lou.
doun this month to 8.
The latest cases are a 24-year-
old man who lives in Ashburn. q
36-year-old woman from Round
Hill, and an 8-year-old boy, iv-
ing near Leesburg.
The two adults have been taken
to Gallinger Hospital in WASH
ington. The child Is in Children's
Hospital, Washington.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Miss Truman, Termed
Nightingale, Heads West
By the Asseeioied Press

HELSINKI. Finland, Aug. o.
Margaret Truman headed back to-
Sweden today aboard the 100-mile
Stockholm Helsinki ferry on her
way to Oslo, Norway.
Her visit here was a great sue
cess and Firms called her "The
Nightingale of the White House."
Evening star., 1952-08-24

and thousands of seals.
One aspect of Aleut culture
Miss Gromof would like to delve
into is the similarity she has
found between Aleut legends and
those Of ancient Greece.
Close as the Pribilofs are to
Russia, Miss Gromoff says her
people "do not even know what
communism is. They just hate any
sort of dictatorship"
Evening star., 1952-08-24
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. c. A-29


refused credit on a bundle of pill
lowslips she wanted to return. She
began clubbing a store man over
the head with them and had to be
led away.
The same clerk was approached
several days later by an angry
man crying. Take this thing
Evening star., 1952-08-24
ufHsR W1eW

There she was IN q pnoto, al
dolled up In that number she
never wore"
Got Them on the List.
"It's surprising how many prom
inent people are in our file" the
head of an adjustment depart
'ment said.
Most of them are women. But
that's because most department
store customers are women. The
tender sex gets a high mark in
honesty from salesclerks. Most of
the clerks are women, too, of
course.
One memorable UU was the
matron who called upon one of
the better stores here to give her a
half dozen gift boxes free.
We'll be glad to-" the clerk
said. ''You bought the gifts here.
of course?"
"No, I got them at -" and
she named a cheap outfit.
I'm that case. don't you think
you'd better get the boxes there,
too?" said the startled clerk.
"Why, they make you pay for
them," the old gal said, "and be-
sides, I couldn't let my friends
know the things came from THAT
place."
Strange things happen in stores.
There was that blond last
winter" a floorwalker recalled
with gleam in his eye. "She was
wearing a fur coat and she went
to the robe department. I hap
pened to be around there. She
wanted to try a robe on, so she
took of the coat, and there she
was in underwear, shoes and
nothing else"
That's nothing" a saleslady
said. Some woman took her
Evening star., 1952-08-24

dresser. She showed up at every
swank party. always in a new
gown. She was constantly order
ing fancy rigs and then returning
them, claiming she'd never worn
them.
One day she sailed into the
adjustment department Of a store
here. carrying a valuable evening
dress she had bought only two
days before. The adjusters asked,
Didn't you wear this? We can't
take it back"
"Oh no." she said. 81 nev.r
wore It,"
The adjuster quietly spread be-
fore her a newspaper society page.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
The Great Americon Public
Cronks and Refined Cheoters
Give Stores Biggest Headache
Try Hard to Please.

fgirdle off in an elevator one real
hot day last week."
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Chile Guards Atom Ore Doto

Military secrecy shrouds the de-
velopment Of Chile's uranium but
discoveries have been reported
near Copiapo and in a mine near