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Evening star., 1953-07-04

line in reaction, it is a grease
cutter.
Floor Covering.
If you are interested in a color
full yet subdued effect in floor
covering design. it is available
in all-purpose vinyl plastic floor
covering in a striking new pat
tern, made up of multicolored
squares of various sizes, sprinkled
on an unusual soft background.
The design is available in six
colorS with these colors predomi-
mating in the background-red,
green, gray, yellow, pearl and
beige, all with multicolored
squares to blend with each back
ground. The non-porous surface
is greaSeproof, waterproof and
dirt cannot penetrate, the manu-
tacturer says. Strong soaps.
detergents, household alkalies
and even lye have no effect on
Evening star., 1953-07-04
By D. M. Derwin

Nothing is more discouraging
or annoying to a home owner
than to find the new or recently
painted house disf1gured by cop
per stain from window and porch
screens.
This stain is copper oxide
which runs off the screens onto
the paint, reacting with ingredi-
entS of the paint to form a new
compound, usually brownish in
color and very definitely dis
figuring.
In the past there was no other
recourse except to repaint, but
today, with a new solvent now
on the market, copper stains can
be removed.
This new Stain-removing SOL
vent works by chemical reaction,
not friction. The solution dilutes
with 3 parts of water to l part
solution and is applied with a
paint brush. No hard rubbing is
necessary. Brush on a liberal
quantity of liquid solution in sew
eral consecutive applications and
in approximately a half minute
Evening star., 1953-07-04
New Solvent Removes Copper Stains From Paint

the copper stain will disappear
so says the manufacturer.
After removing the stains from
an area, the surface should be
flushed with clean water. Where
iron stains are mixed with cop
per stains, the iron stains in
many instances will disappear.
While this chemical product has
removed other stains on occa-
sion, it must be remembered that
it is basically made to remove
copper stains.
The diluted solution does not
dull paint nor is it a paint re-
mover. 1t does leave the paint
with an egg-shell finish. Upon
use, it will be seen that along
with the stain, white appears on
the application brush, but this is
only dead-chalked paint and the
unchalked paint is untouched
and not damaged in any way.
One pint of the solution makes
a gallon. It is, according to
the manufacturer, harmless to
copper screens themselves, has
been proven to be free of lye,
acids and free caustics. Aka
Evening star., 1953-07-04

the finish. It may be waxed If
desired but it is not necessary,
though waxing will prolong its
life and will help to maintain
a uniform gloss.
This covering is easy to install
since it may be cut with ordinary
scissors, and if a 'cemented job
is preferred any good linoleum
adhesive may be used. It wears
well and its beauty is lasting
because the. design and color are
underlaid Seneath a clear film
of vinyl plastic and thereby is
protected from dirt and wear.
Numerous other designs are
available and some with match
ing counter tops and wall cover
ings.
For further information, please
write to Mr.. Derwin, Room 724.
The Star Building, inclosing self
addressed, stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1953-07-04
Replacing Oil Burners

| About II per cent OF all oil
burners sold are used to replace
older burners. New homes &C
count for 80 per cent of oil burn
erS sold while SIS per cent are
Evening star., 1953-07-04

sold to convert a furnace to
automatic fuel. The average age
of oil burners replaced by new
Evening star., 1953-07-04

ones is about IA years, according
to the Plumbing and Heating In
duStries Bureau.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Five Are Charged
After Liquor Raids
In Prince GEORGES

Five persons were charged with
liquor law violations in raids on
two Prince Georges County es-
tablishments yesterday.
The raids were carried out by
Robert Beall, Prince Georges
ABC inspector. and William H.
Limerick, deputy sheriff.
At the Paddock Inn, pit Main
street, Laurel, George Michael
was charged with permitting the
sale Of liquor after midnight
Saturday. His father, Peter
Michael. was charged with max
ing the sale. Each posted $500
collateral.
Similar charges were placed
against Savannah johnson, coll
ored. and his son, Daniel Paul
johnson, after a raid on john
sons Grocery, I'LL Eastern ave-
nue., Deanwood Park. Savannah
Johnson, the proprietor, also was
charged with permitting his store
to stay open after midnight.
Fred Williams. colored. Of the
5100 block Of Maple road, Dean
wood Park, was charged with
buying ,whiskey after midnight
Saturday at the johnson Gro
Gerry. Savannah johnson posted
$1,000 collateral. Daniel Johnson
posted $500. and Williams posted
500.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Robertson S Hunting Bill
Will Be Offered AGAIN
ax .La A..o.;..aa pr...

A bill to keep hunting on
public lands in line with State
regulations will be offered again
this session by Senator Robert
son, Democrat. Of Virginia.
He introduced a similar bill
last year but it was caught be-
hind a jam Of legislation and
failed to reach the floor.
But the bill apparently did
some good" Mr.. Robertson told
a reporter. II stopped getting
complaints Of violations"
Prior to that he had received
complaints from Virginia and a
number of other States that
hunting on public lands was
being allowed in violation Of
State regulations.
Mr.. Robertson also is planning
to re-offer a bill to confine bank
holding companies to the bank
ing business. He said there have
been complaints that some COM
panies of this type have tended
toward monopolies In their areas.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Holiday Traffic Toll
Called 'Disgracefu|'
Ry the Associuted press

American motorists wrote a
bloody record of death on high
way and street in two successive
week ends of the Christmas-New
Year holidays.
AS the number of persons killed
in traffic accidents in the last
four days mounted to 391, Ned
H. Dearborn, president of the
National Safety Council, declared
"This is a disgraceful way to
start the new year."
The previous record for a four
day New Year week end &c pm.
Wednesday until midnight Sun
day. was 375 fatalities, set last
year.
Belated reports might swell
the total to the safety councils
earlier estimate of 40.
Accidental deaths of various
kinds numbered 122 and Sc were
burned to death to raise the
total for the 102-hour period
to $50. Last years total was GIL.
Only the week before an all
time record for highway fatal
tiles during a four-day Christ
mas week end was established at
556. It, too. broke a year-old
record by one. The Christmas
weekend accident fatalities Of
all kinds numbered 744.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Ground Is Broken
For Catholic School

Ground was broken for the
new $3.50 900 combination school,
auditorium and convent of the
Catholic Church of the Little
Flower yesterday in the 5700
block of Massachusetts, avenue.
The ceremony was conducted
by the Rev. Edward J. O'Brien,
pastor since 1948.
Among those taking part were
George Morris Fay, former Unit
ed States attorney; Joseph e.
Sheehy, Charles H. Maher, John
T. Kent, Benjamin E. Talbot.
jr., and Joseph T. Geuting, jr..
members of the Building Fund
Executive Committee.
Also. Henry Needham, presi-
dent of the Holy Name Society;
Mrs. Charles johnson. prefect Of
the Ladies Sodality, and Bernard
F. Kelly, building fund cam-
paign manager.
The structure Is expected to
be completed in August. The
auditorium will be used as q
church. replacing the chapel in
Glen Echo which is too small
to accommodate the rapidly
growing parish.
Philip Hubert Frohman, WASH
ington Cathedral architect, de-
signed the Colonial type struc-
ture.
Father O'Brien said q new
church will eventually be built
on the site. which adjoins the
Western Suburban Junior High
SchOOl grounds .t
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Maryland Men 10 Return
From Far East Service
By the Associoisd Press

SEATTLE, Jan. 5.-One Of the
largest groups Of Maryland men
to return from the Far East re-
Gently go Army officers and
men-are to arrive in Seattle to-
morrow aboard the Navy trans
port Marine Adder.
The announcement said there
are 2,908 enlisted men and 261
officers aboard.
Men from the Washington area
include:
Pfc. Richard c. Acklin, 46O5
Thirtieth street, Mount Rainier;
Pvt. Frederick D. Adams, Nor
beck; Sergt. James E. Bond, Box
lis. Brandywine; CWO4 Lloyd
L. Gibson, Kensington; 1t.
Thurston G. Looming, 1909 Emer-
son street, Landover Hills.
Other Marylanders include:
Pfc. Henry c. Chandler, East
New Market; Pvt. John c. Chap
pelear. Hagerstown; Corpl. viii
liam K. Leppo. jr.. Route 2
Westminster; Sergt. Lawrence
E. Newman, 4507 Forty-first
avenue, Brentwood; Sergt. Regi-
nald B. Queen, Annapolis; Corpl
Howard P. Ridenour, jr., Hagers-
town; Pfc. Joseph w. Rollins,
Frederick; Sergt. Robert L. Will
son, Owings.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
.215 Glass Workers Strike
AT Berkeley Springs Plant
By the Associufed Press

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w.
Va, Jan. 5.-The CIO last night
called a strike for about 215
workers at the Pennsylvania
Glass Sand Corp. plant near
here.
.Enoch Rust, international rep
resentative Of the unions glass
and pottery affiliate, said the or
der would become effective today.
He said negotiators had been
unable to reach a contract agree
ment with the company on
wages.
The union, certified as collec-
tive bargaining agent in a plant
vote last October, sought a Is
cent increase In the hourly pay
rate. to match the rate at the
firms plant in Mapleton, Pa, Mr..
Rust said.
The company Jhad offered
Berkeley Springs employees an
ll-cent raise. he said.
Evening star., 1953-01-05


Hinton. 33, of Culpeper. Va.
the driver, and his niece, Miss
Nancy Davis, 10, of Woodbridge.
Va. Both were taken to Uni
versity Hospital at Charlottes-
vile. Mr.. Hinton is an inspector
for the Division of Motor We
hicles, stationed at Culpeper.
Mr.. Sorensen was returning
home after taking his daughter,
Betty, 81, back to Madison
Teachers College, Harrisonburg,
Va, after the holidays.
Mr.. SorenSen was a landscape
architect for the Veterans Ad-
ministration. He was a native Of
Denmark and came to this coun-
try at the age of II. He lived
in Iowa before coming to Arling-
ton % years ago.
Besides his daughter, Betty
MIR. Sorensen leaves his wife,
Mrs. Casha Sorensen; a son,
Donald, 26, who lives at home.
and another daughter, Ruth, %,
a high school teacher at Lynch
burg, Va.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
By the Assoeiaied Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, va /,
Jan. 5.-The average Virginia
income nowadays is more than
200 per cent higher than it was
In 1929. But it's still below the
average American income.
These facts are pointed out in
an article by Commerce Depart
ment Economist Robert f. Gra-
ham, jr., appearing in the jan
uary University of Virginia news
letter.
Increased 2O7 Per Cent.
BY 1851 Mr.. Graham reports
the average Virginian's income
had increased by 207 per cent
over 1929. For the country as a
whole. the figure was only 1873
per cent.
The Virginia increase improved
the States per capital income
standing, but still left the Old
Dominion Is per cent under the
national average. In 1929, Vir-
ginia trailed the national aver
age by SO per cent.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouah

The agent at the Baltimore &
Ohio's station at Takoma Park,
Md, probably is the first one
on the system who took the job
only after envisioning the place
with a woman's touch.
Time and a lot of fast, CRIME
producing trains have passed
that typical turn-of the century
railroad edifice.
Even at yard-approaching
speed, it seemed to blend right
into the landscape. and COM
muters using it have been just
numerous, enough to keep the
platform Scuffed.
Things have changed.
There Was q Christmas Party.
Best Recommendation of the
transition might be the COM
muters' pre- Christmas party at
the station, for which the agent
scrubbed the place down, car
ried the coal, baked the CHINA
mon rolls, made the cocoa and
put up the tree.
The agent is Mrs. E. S. Hitler
man, a pleasant woman teleg-
rapher who can almost leave her
smile like a stamp on the vol
umes Of freight reports she has
to make out.
Mrs. Hillerman, mother of an
18-year-old son now in the Uni
versity Of Michigan, operates
what the railroad calls q "one-
man station"
In other words. she handles
the freight-accounting Office,
keeps books on the kind of cars,
the number, the contents, the
consignees and the charges, if
any. This entails visits to five
or more consignees down the
tracks every time a freight car
rolls into Takoma Park for them.
She Operates Tower.
She has no more telegraphic
duties, although she is a tele-
graph veteran of 13 railroads
Evening star., 1953-01-05

The final section of the high
way Improvement program for
Maryland Route 1913 reaches
from Takoma Park to College
Park via Old Bladensburg road
and University lane.
AS in the other project seq
ments. Route 1913 would be
widened-in this case, to four
lanes divided. This would ap-
proximately double the present
road width to 48 feet, exclusive
of center dividing strip.
New Cut Planned.
At the same time, something
new would be added. Instead of
continuing the widening program
all the way along the present
line Of. 1913, a new cut would
branch out at the intersection of
Colesville road, on the western
outskirts of Maryland Univer-
sity. and pass west of Byrd Sta
dium to an immediate juncture
with Metzerott road, and ulti-
mately' to the proposed circum-
ferential route just beyond.
Immediate need of four-lane
treatment centers between Ia
koma Park and Colesville road,
since this is an area in which
housing development has been
even more intensive than in
Montgomery County along the
western reaches of Route 1913.
Traffic would be channeIized at
three crucial intersections
Colesville and Riggs roads and
New Hampshire avenue. A wider
bridge would be built across the
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Lorton Pedestrion Killed
CROSSING Hiqhwoy No. !

Sidney Ben Smith. SO. of Lor-
ton, Va, was killed Saturday
night when struck by an automo-
bile as he was walking across
Route No. near Lorton
With Mr.. Smith when he was
struck was his wife, Elsie. 43.
State police said Mrs. Smith had
started to cross with her hus-
band. She saw the approaching
car, shouted warning to her
husband, but it was too late. Po-
lice said Mrs. Smith bruised her
leg jumping out of the way.
Police listed the driver of the
car as Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth
Summers, %, also of Lorton.
Both Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Sum-
mers were taken to Alexandria
Hospital for. treatment of shock.
A technical charge of involun-
tary manslaughter was placed
against Mrs. Summers, pending
a hearing at Fairfax January 81.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Wounded Fairfax Boys
Condition Is Serious

A 16-year-old Fairfax County
boy who was accidentally shot
while hunting rabbits is in seri-
Gus condition at Alexandria Hos
pital.
He is Chester Barclay Burch
of Springfield. He was wounded
Saturday while hunting with
George William Hollingsworth,
Is, also of Springfield.
Fairfax County police said
George told them he was un-
loading his shotgun and 1t was
resting In the crook Of his arm.
The gun accidentally discharged.
striking his companion In the
stomach. The injured boy was
taken to the hospital by the
Franconia Rescue Squad. He
was reported improving today.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
NoII Named President
OF Berkeley County Court
Special Dispatch 10 The ssor

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Jan.
5.-Obed c. Noll. starting his
18th year as a member Of Berke-
ley County Court, was named
president when the court Or
ganized Saturday.
A Democrat. he served four
years previously as president but
was replaced two years ago when
Republicans controlled the three
member body.
William F. Reid, Democrat.
took a seat on the court, having
been elected in November to o
six-year term. He is 80, q World
War II veteran and an account
ant. He is the youngest man
elected to the court.
One Of the courts first acts
was to name DR.. Curtis @. Power
as county coroner, succeeding
DR.. q. o. Martin.
Ernest G.. Alther is the Re-
publican on the court.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Virginia Income Rises Sharply,
But Is Below National Level

During the same 22-year Pc
riod, Mr.. Graham said the States
total income increased by 315
per cent. An upsurge in Gov
ernment employment in the
State was given as the reason
for much of this increase.
Government Pays One Fourth.
BY 1851, says Mr.. Graham,
Recommendations. State and
local-was paying one-fourth Of
Virginia salaries. Nationally,
government was footing Is per
cent of the bill.
Mr.. Graham listed two chief
reasons for Virginia's lower av-
erage national income-a heavier
percentage of rural families and
a Negro population that is twice
as large as the national proper
ton of Negroes.
The article declares that wages
paid in Virginia are generally
lower than for the rest of the
Nation. Mr.. Graham said of
273 industries checked, only 80
had pay scales equal to the ma
tional average.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Woman Agent Makes Station
At Tukonnu Park Stand Out

and for several wartime years
operated the BIOS most i'm
portant tower at Seventh street
and Rhode Island avenue. One
of the systems busiest. it in
volved putting the right train
on the right track into Union
Station.
Mrs. Hillerman is her own
maintenance force. She builds
her own fires in the'old, pot-bel-
lied stove, carries the coal. car
ries out the ashes. keeps the
floors scrubbed like a Dutch
kitchen.
The windows lower panes
sparkle. In her Office, which
separates two waiting rooms. an
ambitious ivy plant is gaining a
foothold on a cleaning cream
colored wall. In one waiting room
a basket of autumn plants leap
out Of the background at anyone
expecting the traditional gloom
OF railroad stations.
Made 'Em Paint It Up.
The new paint job? some one
asked. "Your idea?"
"Sure was" she smiled. II
worked here six months to see If
I'd like it. When I decided, I got
after them to paint up."'
An infrequent stranger walks
into the station and seldom
leaves without expressing aston
ishment at seeing a woman on
the one-man job.
She works from 7 am. to 4
pm, goes home to 602 Pershing
drive. Silver Spring, where she
sometimes prepares lunch for her
husband, a Government employe,
and then returns to the station.
With the exception of a one-day-
a-week maid, she does all her
own houSework-"certainly all
my own cooking and baking"
Besides all this, her commuters
VOW she should at least have an
honorary position on the rail-
roads public relations staff.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Baltimore Foursome Wins
Bridge Tournament Here

A Baltimore foursome COM
posed of Erwin Fisher, Ira Hay
gooni, William McDevitt and
Kiff1n Rockwell last night won
the team-of-four title in the
18th annual Northern Virginia
Contract Bridge championship
series at the Willard Hotel.
The new champions netted
30l2 wins in 48 matches, to lead
IS teams entered in the COM
petition. In a special pair game,
Mrs. r. j. Lesko. William Jacoby,
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Byrns,
all local players, were the win
nerS.
On Saturday, Raymond Fetz-
ner and Michael Michaels cap
tured the open title over a COM
peting field of 50 pairs. Charles
johnson and Henry Stearman
were second. All are members
Of the Washington Bridge
League, sponsors of the tourna-
ment.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Part Time Classes Ended
As Pupils Return 10 School

The Districts public school
children streamed back to classes
today-probably with less elation
than their parents over the end
Of part-tirne classes for the bal
ance Of the school year.
Opening of a new addition to
the Payne Elementary School,
Fifteenth and c streets Sc, to-
day ended the Districts last eight
part-time school classes meeting
at that school and nearby Maury
School. No more are expected to
be necessary before next fall.
The new annex will bring to
Payne several hundred pupils
from Maury and Webb Schools.
A few pupils at Pierce School also
will move to Webb. All the
schools are for colored pupils.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Silver Spring Trade Board
To Honor lis Officers

Outgoing officers of the Silver
Spring Board of Trade will re-
ceive special awards and new
officers will be installed at a
dinner meeting Wednesday. The
event is set for $3.50 pm. in the
Indian Spring Country Club.
President-elect David Scull
will present certificates to the
retiring officers in behalf of the
groups $50 members.
In addition to Mr.. Scull, the
following officers and directors
will be installed:
w. Claude Land, first vice
president: Bernard M. Bulkley,
second vice president; Howard
w. Bain,' secretary; Joseph d.
O'Connell, treasurer: Carl Fred
ricks, assistant treasurer, and
Fred w. Carmack, sergeant-at-
arms.
Directors will be william D.
Blair, Sam Fig, Frank L. Hewitt,
jr.: Phil Kaufman; c. Edwin
Kline; E. Brooke Lee; Peter N.
Lombard; Lawrence B. Maloney:
L. E. Martin; William B. Wheeler
and William M. Wright.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
Truman 10 Get
Free Ticket for
Inaugural Ball
Complimentary List
includes Stevenson
And Borkleys

Complimentary tickets to the
Inaugural Ball are being issued
to President and Mrs. Truman,
former President Hoover and
the widows Of three former Pres
idents, it was disclosed today.
Vice President and Mrs. Bark
ley also will receive invitations
and complimentary tickets, the
citizens inaugural committee an
nounced.
The group thus honored in
cludes Mrs Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Another
ticket goes to Adlai E. Stevenson,
the defeated Democratic NOM
inee for President.
Eisenhower Group Included.
Mrs. Howard A. Coffin and L.
Corrin Strong, co-chairman for
the ball, said the first two invi-
tations have been sent to Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower and Mrs.
Eisenhower. and the Vice Pres
ident-elect and Mrs. Nixon. A
group Of friends close to the
Eisenhowers and the Nixons will
be included in the complimentary
list.
Similar invitations are being
extended to the Ambassadors
and minister of 76 foreign coun-
tries, justices of the Supreme
Court, the District Commission.
ers, governors of all States and
members of the Joint Congress
Sional Committee for the Inau-
gural, and the wives of these
officials.
Commissioners F. Joseph Dom
ohue and Renah Camalier are
both Democrats, appointed by
President Truman. AS the rank
ing officials of the District gov
ernment, they were asked to at
tend the Republican function.
Ball in Two Sections.
The ball will be held January
20 in two sectional the Ma
tional Guard Armory and Nc
Donough Auditorium, George
town University. Only those who
receive invitations may attend.
Except for those receiving
complimentary tickets, the ball
will cost $12 a person. A limited
number of boxes seating eight
have been sold for $500 each.
Evening star., 1953-01-05
BorkIey Doubts Life
Will Be Private
When He Quits
BY the Associoted Press

After 40 years in public Serv-
ice, says retiring Vice President
Alben Barkley, how can he re-
tire to a private life?
Such a man may not hold
Office but he will not be private, ="
the 75-year-old Weep told inter-
viewers on CBS-TV's "See It
Now" yesterday. His own future,
he said, may lay in lecturing,
writing, business or law.
To Richard Nixon, his sue
cessor as Vice President and
Senate presiding officer, Mr..
Barkley cOunseled: Learn the
rules and master them and
take into consideration the lido
syncraSies Of Senator's"