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Evening star., 1953-09-23

YOUNG WOMAN, white, under 35,
ist; answer phone, light house du-
ties, live in; for employed man. RA.
3-413S after 8 pm. 20
WOMEN (coloredD, full or part time
in hours, TO suit you. Sales work
Of Of, lac ss' apparel and haber. About
- pm, Wed. only, 4649 Desne
WOMEN white, 1880. to carry
dishes, counterwork and oppor-
tunity to learn the restaurant busl-
ness; no experience necessary; pleas
day work; S45 wk. Job. Apply
sHOLL's COLONIAL CAFETERIA,
1892 Conn. ave. NV. See Mr.. FaJ-
far bet. 1912 am. and "a pm.
AMBITIOUS woMEN-t2) for part
ment. collections. deliveries. Hours
to fit home, schedule. Phone. use Of
car; pay check each wk. Call OIL.
4-3040, 81 pm.
WORKER in children's institution;
ability to play the piano desirable.
ground and experience. Box cock.
HELP! We need several good repre-
sentatives for AVON'S fall promo
tlon. you can earn SSu-SjU WHY,
part-time hrs. RE. 7-S107. -25
POSITION, in Protestant children'S
home for white woman. 80 to SO,
capable of working with children;
good salary, live in; refs. required.
$23 WEEKLY. for wearing lovely
dresses given to you as bonus. Just
show Fashion FrockS to friends;
no canvaSsine, investment or expe
rience necessary. FASHION FROCKS.
Dept. M-513S. Cincinnati. Ohio.
HOUSE OF STUART sales opportu-
nitv; full or part time program fits
into busy household duties. Write
or phone MRS. FLORENCE KE-
NEALY, 4T57 Chevy Chase dr., Apt.
III, Chew Chase, Md.
POSITION for women
(white) who need income and have
time available but cannot work
regular hours. No delivering or col;
lecting. No investment. Car and
phone essential. For interview ap-
potntment,a phone MRS. STEVENS
older woman will as
sumo light home duties, tend school
child, prepare dinner; 1-6 or pm.
EMPLoYERs OVERLOADED: Excel
lent secy -bkpr. will accept your
backlog of work at your office or my
home: cleo. typewriter; hourly basis
or fat fee. DE. 2-gIg9. 25"
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PAINTING, plastering and wall scrap
ping; reasonable rates; free eSti-
matpS ~ R-IRE1 pS
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Service Station Salesman
Work for major oil company; 40-hour
week, vacation and sick benefits.
Energy and initiative more lmpor-
tant than experience. Apply in per-
son to manager, CAPITOL SERVI-
CENTER. POI Constitution ave. NV.
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SITUATIONS MEN Cont,
MEN AVAILABLE NOW

For employment. odd Jobs. yard work
wall washing, carpentry, houseclean
ing etc. SALVATION ARMY HAR
BOR LIGHTS CORP, ME. S-4532.
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LIVE IN

Experienced, settled woman; g.h.w.,
some cooking, for nice family; love-
ly second floor room and bath, top
salary EN-. 3-7S96. 1900 Tilden st.
NV. corner of Connecticut ave.
bus La or LIZ.
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PAINTING

PAINTING
First-class work; white mechanics;
THnHAe immed G service; tfse tFee estimates,
PAPER HANGING, $40 per rm. up;
guar. guar RA 3-7s93 s"Cls or RE' e 4-s555. &Gn
PAPERHANGING, $40 a room, up.
Fine selection of paper. DO own
work, Guaranteed, RA. 6-2355. ---"5
PAPER-HANGER specializine in pvt.
homes; work, cone oy self. Call TIA.
9-S933 for free estimate. -H3
PAPERING AND PAINTING
Al work estimates tree. Call MR..
BECKETT. AID. 2-0930.
PLASTERING, new or old; repair
| work done; immed. serv.: work guar;
esti. free; white mechs. IA. 9-0"oS.
PLAsTERING REPAIRS. old or new;
reas. RA. 2-69Si. RA. 6-C766.
PLUMBING AND HEATING services.
ffq4rnsace. .oC cleaning; reasonable, Call
PLuMBiNGG AND HEATING. bath
rooms installed 1895 up; American
s375 up; over 30 installed since 9 lst
OF year, work guaranteed. Free eSti-
mates. W. H. MCKENZIE JU g.
IPORCHES-Let me bid on your porch.
The Porch Man, VIM. j. PEPPER.
JU. 9-3430. -
PORCHES BUILT or iuclosed. with
regular or Rlass-louvered jalousie
windows; free estimates. SECO
SALES. JU s-3010, day or niGht.
ROOF REPAIRS. of all types; aver
age roof painted. S35; roof check
up and flashings caulked. SIS 30
years. exper.; prompt service ia.
4-0S24 or
ROOFING, all types; cutters, spouts:
carpentry and painting. A D.
THOMAS WA. 1882.
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ADDITIONS

Alterations. repairs. everything from
roof TO basement: screen porches
added; extra rooms built; garages;
driveways; screening, recreation
rooms; roofs raised or attic eXpan-
sion; .FHA-approyed financing; )
free estimate All wort guaranteed
GRIFFIN CONTRACTORS, JU
1-761@.
ALTERATIONS, remodeling; gar. rec.
rms, drivewayS, firepl. FHA terms.
DANNY PETRONI. tn. 2-211s;
ASPHALT DRIvEwAYS. So per So
yd.; asphalt resIlrfacing, 81 80 pei
Aries FiNisHGDi; -; doPmef n p wihaows, EET
and stairways. Commercial or resi-
Dental; SO months to pay. UN
4,2491. J E: HENDRICKS,
places: chimneys; walls; remodedInln1s dn1
BRICK MASONS. INC.-All types Of
brick work; no Job too small. JU
CARPENTRY-Rec. rooms, ADDITIONS,
attics finished; genl. repairs. HAINES
q PUTNAM, RA. 3-66l6. VA,
CARPENTRY - General remodelins.
tial. MR.. LAWRENCE. RA. 6-9703.
CARPENTRY. remodeling. repairs,
cabinet work. general contracting
JU. S-4736. -25
CARPENTER, small Job speciality.
prepare for winter now. MR.. CRAW,
after 8. JU. 5-3224. -25
CARPENTER-Repa old and new
work: recr. IIns anything. MR.
SMITH, ia. 7-5527, any time -
CARPENTRY. repairs. remodellng.
painting white mechanic, DU.
7-9623 25'
CARPENTRY. building, remodeling
CEMENT WALKS. drives. floors,
porcheS. steps; free estimates; white
mech. JACK SPARKES. EO. o-S439.
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statesmen
statesmen

Is to so wears of age. interested in
permanent position with unlimited
opportunities for advancement; SOC
per week salary. plus commissions:
transportation furnished. No can
vaSSlng. Apply in person, Mr.
CHINE CO. 3l07 Wilson blvd.
Arlington Va ~
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HEIP-WOMEN

ACCoUNTANT-sECY., exper.. capabl,
college grad, B.C.S. and MICS. de.
grees. RE. 1-0461, Ext POI OF
write Box 41-V. Star. -"
ACCOUNTING CLERK
90 to 30. to work in cost st-findins
dept. of local manufacturer; per.
manent position, pleasant working
conditions, employe benefits: typinl
not essential. Apply
Stone Paper Tube Co.
900 Franklin St. NE.
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Household Finance Corp
7444 WIS. AVE.
BETHESDA, MD.

MEN 90. to sell furniture
on floor. in our Washinston and
Arlington stores: good salary and
comm Unusually good oppor. Apply
ATLAS FURNITURE. 9"1 G st. n ".
VETERAN. Korean War; mPnhan-
ically inclined. to learn refrigera-
tion business under GI training
bill: D. c. drivers permit. 3905
AMERICA'S best lob; S35 wk., 3
ewes. and Sat: white; car For in
formation see MR.. QUINN. sos
Rhode Island ave. n E., 6:15 pm,
weekdays -
MEN-Fifteen hrs. wkly..
ewes. and Sat; part-time work in
hrs. to suit you Will earn you $40
wkly. Apply ST. pm, Tues, Wed.
or Thurs. Rm. 7o5. 1919 F st. NV
TIRE MAN for JOHN
c. KACUR RUBBER CO.. 1902 l4th
OR HIGH SCHOOL STU
DENTS, over Is; part-time work;
can earn $40 week. Apply AS pm,
Room 424. l404 N. Y. ave. NV,
EXPERIENCED SHOVEL OPERATOR
-Non-union; union rate pay. Call
HE. 4-5206, 6 pm. through 9 pm.
81
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CT ERIK

CLERK-STENoGRAPHER. Junior girl.
pleasant working conditions. 5-day
week. 37la hrs. Apply. SUN LIFE
OF o1d, CANADA "A aaD y. '1e LOT TRANSPORTATION at
-TYPIST, 1880; for small loan
office; exper desired. not essential;
good working conds., paid vacation,
decentralization. Apply in person,
AETNA FINANCE CO. 1928 Ga
ave, Silver Spring, Md. rs
CLERK PS, TYPlsT RECEPTdoNIsI
Cali RE. 7-5047.
CLERK -TYPlST. perm. position in
fund campaign ONCE. Salary ap.
proX. $34O0; eXper. pref. Age limit
35. Write qualifications, refs. Il
Box 4SO-T. star rs
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HELP-WOMEN

SECRETARY, part time, 10 till 2.
Law office. Give full particulars;
Sl35 per mo. Box 245-1 Star.-24
SECRETARY desires interesting, Sc
cure position, where proven consci-
entiouSneSs. loyalty and integrity are
valuable, with sales ability and real
ization of Importance of telephone
and personal contact, courtesy and
discretion. Three college degrees,
six years secretarial experience.
shorthand. typing, soundscriber;
thorough knowledge of various ONCE
procedures and equipment. XII.
9-4455 o4S
Evening star., 1953-09-23

CARETAKER. white; no furnace Ar
ing: free 1-bedrm. apt. plus months
salary; part-time man and wife
Apply MR.. SCHMITZ, 70l6 Greip
ST., Seat Pleasant. Md. 80
FARM COUPLE, European preferred
man for general farm work, wife
to keep house cleaned. RE. 7-2271
after 5, or come to 1915 F st. NV
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN to work
& hrs. night shift. nights a week
Must have hospital laboratory exper
Apply DR.. KONCRLMANN, 1?l1
No,,, "a
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GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
Switchboard Operators
DbOno TInrkc

@AOAAO SAO
positions with excellent
pay for intelhgent, experienced
switchboard operators and phone
clerks. 5-day week in air-cond. of.
fees with congenial surroundings
and co-workerS. Generous buying
privileges and company benefits
paid vacations and sick leave. regu-
lar advancement for the right girls
Voice quality important. Phone Mr.
Gill or Mr. ReSnik at GEORGE s
WAREHOUSE. LA. 6-2600.
YOUNG GIRL, from cultured home
to work in exclusive, small, Conn
ave. store; no experience necessary
hrs. 10 am to 6 pm: salary, $40
a wk. Telephone for appt. RE
T-4S36. -25
LADIES, part time. day or ewes, ir
hours to suit you; no exper. nee
About 81 hour. Apply 10-2 pm, oil
81 pm, Tues, Wed, Thurs. Rm
T05 1919 F st. NV. -23
LADIES-Excellent opportunity, dem.
onstrate popular household items In
department stores. No experience
necessary. We train you. Must ht
good talker and perSonable. Tor
salary and commission. Apply
KANN'S. personnel ofice. 4th floor
7th. Sth and Market Space NV.
Evening star., 1953-09-23

Permanent position; good salary. plus
commission. Apply in person, RINE
HART SUNOCO STATION, 9d43
Va. ave NV. "a
SHEET METAL MECHANICS-CallM Mr..
Brown SOLAR HEATING CO. JA.
7-43oo. llol Lee hwy" All, Sa va
SHIPPING CLERKS. white. for lge
wholesale distributor. excellent op-
porunity, vacations, etc: Fiye-d
SHOE FiNISHERS Cc>: must be ex,
perienced; good salary and hours
Apply 633 F St NV. IS
eHOEMAKERS 2l; must be expert
enced; eoqd salary and hooYrs.
SHOE REPAIRMAN, must be able to
repair ladies' shoes and do upper
chimes. FORTUNA, INC. 7"06 Wis.
sHoE SALESMAN' cxper.. for family
store. good salary and comm.
PELL'S SHOES, 400 sth St Sc.
SHOE Statesmen, family shoe store,
eXper. only. STEADY Good salary
1886 Wilson blvd, Arl.' ia. 7-?9y'4'
sPOTTER, WOOL, fully exper.; steady
work. good salary: VACATION with
pay. SHIRLINGTON CLEANERS,
kTATiSTiCIAN-ACCOUNTANT tenn
porary work for about 3 months.
Prior experience in railroad status
tics and accounts desirable but not
necessary. In replv state eXper.,
age and compensation expected on
hourly, weekly or monthly basis.
Box I79-X. Star. -25
eTEAMFITTER and helper, exper. in
house heating, boiler requirements.
installations and repairs; state
salary expected and exper. SoX
A-Q-T Star -23
Evening star., 1953-09-23

CASHIER wanted for cigar counter:
experience necessary. BRENTWOOD
DRUGS. 1901 r I. ave. ne. "a
CASHIER -CHECkER-Full or part
Supermarket cashier. Apply in per-
son: Ask for Mr.. Reiter. PoSINS,
CASHIER CIGAR CLERK. Mon
days. Apply in person, LAFAYETTE
DRUG. ! 5th and Eye SITS. NV. --25
large furniture store; 40-hr. wk..
hours from l2 It'll Q days, Sat.
Q to 6; must be willing worker.
Apply Mr.. Hendricks. CURTIS BROS
FURNITURE CO., GOAL Nichols ave.
sc. -23
CLERK, white; general Office work;
tipping, filing and bookkeeping ma
chine; experience not necessary;
2 weeks paid vacation: s day week.
Salary $40 per week to start, Apply
bet. 430 and $40 pm. DY-DEE
WASH, so Canal st. s.w.. RE.
CLERK, drug. cosmetic. 1913 daily
HIGGERS DRUGS. 5017 Conn. ave.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Sell Xmas Gifts and Toys

ThrouSn HOUSE OF eLAsTICs
CATALOG SELLING PLAN" Phone
IA. a-303l. or write HOUSE OF
PLAsTICS. 6222 N Capitol St. for
FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG.
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SALESWOMEN

SEAMTRESS. experienced for dra-
peries. NJ. SAAKS INTERIORS, 3402
Conn. ave. NV ~
SECRETARY to advertising manager;
bright, energetic young woman who
wants a position with all the excite
ment of the advertising and publ
city business, plus the opportunity
TO learn how bis-store advertising is
created; knowledge of shorthand
and typin2 essential; 5-day week.
Apply Advertising Dept, THE
HECHT CO, WASHINGTON. ~
Evening star., 1953-09-23
YOUNG LADY

YOUNG LADY
Prominent real estate firm has open.
ing for bright young lady for gen.
eral work in our Property Manage.
ment Dept. Good position with
bright future for selected applicant
Apply in person to
Jess Fisher Management CO
1920 K St. NV.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
KITCHEN
RFMODFTING

Steel and wood in colors. Birch.
maple and knotty pine. Get our
FREE estimates and FREE planning
service, Liberal terms. 80 months
to pay.
MILLER BLDG. SUPPLY co.
KITCHEN CENTER, HU. 3-6640
17l5 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE.
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NOTICE TO JOB APPLICANTS
Firms engaged in interstate com.
merce or in the production OF
goods Tor commerce mast noU pay
at least rs cents an hour ana
time ana one-halJ fof overtime
IRnde1 the Federal Wage and Hour
LGW job seekers offered less By
coreTed frms should notify the
Wage ana Hour DiUision U S
Department OF Labor telephone
Executive S-24G0 Extension 1875
Evening star., 1953-09-23
APPLIANCES

ALL FAMOUS BRANDS OF THE
VERY LATEST MODELS. NEW. IN
FACTORY CARTONS; WASHERS,
FREEzEPS, RANGES, DRYERS.
AT THE LOWEST PRICES
ON THE EAST COAST
CHECK OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU
BUY. WE REPEAT. ALL NEW, IN
FACTORY CARTONS. CASH OR
EASY TERMS. AS LOW AS 100
DOWN. OPEN EYES. TIL 8. CALL
JU. S-97q1
PETE HILL co.
944 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring. Md.
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HELP-MEN Cont

statesmen t3l. to sell furn. on fnor
in our WASHINGTON and Arlington
stores. Good sal. and commissions;
unusually gocd opportunities. Apply
ATLAS FURNITURE. 93L G ST. NV.
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Sales Representative
SERVICE DEPARTMENT

position in service dept. of we'll
established firm; daytime hours. sal
ary. Interview lO-l2 noon.
WESTERN EXPERIMENTING co.
lptb
Evening star., 1953-09-23
YOUNG MAN

sALARIED POSITION
GANIZATION. OFFERS JOB Sc
CURTTY AND EXCELLENT AD-
VANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY. AGE
"I-|S. EXECUTIVE TYPE, COL
LEGE. EXPERIENCED PREFERRED.
BEGIN AS CREDIT INVESTIGATOR
AND ADJUSTOR ALL MODERN
EMPLOYE BENEFITS PROGRAMS.
APPLY
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SERVICE STATION
ATTENDANT

Permanent position; good salary. plus
commission Amply in person, RINE-
HART SUNOCO STATION, 9643
Va ave q. W u
Evening star., 1953-09-23

AUTO ACCESSORIES including heat
erS,. radios, seat covers. spotliehtS,
foglights, directional signal lights,
floor NETS, back-up lights, seal
beam headlights, hood ornaments
and others too numerous to men,
ton. Also a fun line of Kaiser
low as 500 off list price. Closing
out entire stock Of parts and ac-
cessories. ScHLEGEL & GOLDEN,
263 Carroll st. NV. RA. 3-3%o3.
BABY CARRIAGE, folding type; Slb.
Call Ii. 4-3S50. -23
BATHTUBS. built-in type. S25: ba-
Sinss toilets; pipe. BLOCKS. INC.
ll7446o Lee hwy Key Bridge. ia.
BEAUTY SHOP EQUIP. modern. 7
DRYERS and chairs. showcase. desk,
new tPaiderl. one leather, SIT. tail
panel. one dwarf flower box panel,
s #; one manicure table; childs
hydraulic barbar chair, pink leath-
er. MR.. WILLIAM. LA. 6-l70l
BED. double, HOLLYWOOD, good cond,-
GSI1 t!Sn; .fts2 Ti5' 1925 8 ST. NV apt 3.
Bed size metal mahoaany fn.;
coil spring and mattress; good con-
dition $50 RA 6-7S1g Is
BOOKS-Many added to our shelves
for our regular Thurs. Sale---1O a m.
to 10 pm. ESTATE BOOK SALES.
722 l1th St nv, md floor.
BOOKCASE. open. eft wide; ivory
color, buil-in bar; S27.50. 1850
BRICK, RI611t0 face &C, ";T or common new: on.
or 3 million. Open Saturdays.
ALASKA COAL h RRICK co, Ma.
S-5SS5 OF 1-T3n0
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MAN (YOUNG)

4V1IA1N Y WV
WHITE
For Bedding Dept. Must be able to
handle merchandise alone, keep
stock and records in good order.
Excellent opportunity for willing,
conscientious and dependable young
man
Evening star., 1953-04-10
If Not Burke. Where?

Commerce Secretary Weeks has admin
1Stered what may well be the fatal blow to the
Burke airport project. His elimination from
next years budget of any funds for the con-
troverSial Virginia site is setback for the
movement for prompt air-traffic relief at the
National Airport. 1t is easier to kill the Burke
project than to find a suitable alternative,
however. And some alternative must be found
soon, if flying hazards at Gravelly Point are
to be reduced in accordance with urgent
recommendations of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.
There is hint in Secretary Weeks recent
testimony before House Appropriations Sub
committee that he and his aides of the CAA
have some alternative definitely in mind.
Significantly, subsequent testimony by F. B.
Lee, deputy CAA administrator, mentioned
Andrews Field as leading possibility for relief
of commercial air-traff1c congestion in the
Washington area. Mr.. Weeks told the subcom-
mittee: "We are still studying that question
location of an auxiliary airport) very care
fully and think are rather hopeful OF
coming up with a solution which will save
lot of money over what has been originally
contemplated"
It is no secret, of course, that the CAA
long has had its eyes on the Air Forces
Andrews Field as an eventual solution of
Washington's airport problem. But while the
CAA has looked, the Air Force has made it
plain that it will resist any attempt to dislodge
it from the big field hard by the Suitland
Parkway. Yet military records indicate that
the field is not being used to its full capacity.
Last year there were only $4,000 aircraft
movements there as compared with more than
three times that amount of activity at the
National Airport. Operations at Andrews now
are confined to the Military Air Transport
Service. some jet interceptor squadrons and
flying proficiency flights for officers at the
Pentagon. All of these activities apparently
could be conducted at other military fields in
this area without impairing the national
defense.
There is no question as to the desirability
of Andrews Field as an auxiliary airport. It
is within easy driving distance of downtown
Washington, via the Suitland Parkway and
South Capitol street bridge. Many millions of
dollars would be saved by converting it from
military to civilian use. If the proposed Burke
airport actually Is dead Secretary Weeks would
be justified in reviving the proposal that An
drews Field be turned over to the CAA for
development as WaShington'S alternate air
port An appeal to the White House for a
decision on this matter in event the Air Force
refuses to surrender, would be warranted.
Evening star., 1953-04-10

allowance for the earlier Easter this
year. These increases are the more i'm
pressive because they are occurring
without any special stimulus of scare
buying, such as the fears of shortages
and higher prices which followed the
outbreak of the Korean war.
I'm the present circumstances, people
look forward to abundant supplies and
probably-in some things-lower prices.
Thus good retail sales are attributable
to high employment. high personal in
comes, and willingness to buy and, If
necessary. to borrow to finance pur-
chases."
The N. c. B. reports that Federal
Reserve Board survey found 48 per cent
Of spending units examined receiving
higher income than a year ago and SO
per cent expecting still further in
creaSes during the next IL months.
Thirty-three per cent felt that this is
a good time to make major purchases
Of durable goods. compared with 20 per
cent so minded in the same survey last
year. -NE .
Toward the end Of last year the
Commerce Department and the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
combined in prophecy that expendi-
lures for industrial plant expansion and
improvement would be 2 per cent lower
in 1853 than in 1852. But later survey,
Evening star., 1953-04-10

one. Perhaps those who rouse echoes
In others are making them recall with a
racial memory features pleasant to
some one in times past. Perhaps the
very sight Of q nose stirs recollections
associated with happy times centuries
old.
In this way it is possible to remember
what one does not remember, to hear
sounds one does not hear, to see faces
one has not seen.
The curious thing about all this
business is that in time every one comes
to justify himself.
He finds similar tastes in those he
likes, so he says, and traits which he
does not like in others. But all these
are later discoveries. The real reason
for liking or not liking lies in the two
persons themselves and usually a great
deal more IN one than in the other.
There are, Of course, great differences
In human beings. # one searches for
them, the first classification which
occurs Is the kindly and unkindly per-
sons. It win be found that one who
properly may be placed in the unkindly
group seldom II ever likes one who
rightly goes into the kindly class. There
seems to be differentiation here which
no amount of education or experience
ever overcomes. Kindly persons in
Stinctively like kindly persons while the
unkindly secretly deSpise them. The
reverse is not true. Persons by nature
kind preserve their kindness with all.
There may be feeling of uneaSiness.
perhaps, in the presence Of the other
sort, but 1t Is never carried to overt
speech or act.
What Is it that makes kindly person
that way? Perhaps 1t Is impossible to
pin the thing down. When one tries
Evening star., 1953-04-10
Slow Cleanup on the River

With summertime approaching, it is dis
turbing to be reminded that the Potomac River
in this area is still dangerously polluted. Such
a reminder has come from Edwin R. Cotton,
director of the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin, in testimony at the
Capitol Good progress has been made on
cleaning up the river along its upper reaches,
but progress in the immediate vicinity of Wash
ington has been distressingly slow. In fact,
what advances have been made in recent years
are Offset by new sources of pollution
which have brought the river to near-septic
condition.
Mr.. Cotton, in requesting the annual $1,000
Federal contribution toward the administrative
expenses of the commission, disclosed that so
per cent Of the sanitary waste load has been
abated farther upstream, and that 81 per cent
of the industrial waste load has been elimi-
mated. This continuing program helps to assure
Washington safe water supply at Great Falls
In the tidal area from Georgetown to below
Alexandria, however, the water is grossly pol
luted," Mr.. Cotton testified, and is continuing
to be downgraded by new sources Of sewage
and industrial wastes" The situation becomes
particularly offensive during periods Of warm,
dry weather.
Fortunately, the District and Virginia are
keenly aware Of the bad conditions and are
taking steps to remedy them. The District is
building $l7-million secondary sewage treat
ment plant and the Virginia communities have
joined in an engineering survey that promises
to provide adequate facilities to treat the
sewage emptied into the river on that side.
Much credit for this progress should go to
the Interstate Commission, which has been
campaigning tirelessly for q cleaner river
for years
Latest fash from Zanzibar Is that there
win be q bumper crop Of cloves, the chlorophyl
Of 1906.