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Evening star., 1953-04-14
D. T.. Commissioners
Tell Murray 10 Probe
Bullock, Beach Cases

The Commissioners today
ordered Police Chief Robert v.
Murray to investigate whether
suspended Police Inspectors AL
bert / Bullock and Beverly C.
Beach should be brought before
a police trial board.
Chief Murray said he would
try to determine what charges
should be brought" He would
not elagorate.
Samuel Spencer, president of
the Board of Commissioners,
told reporters after an hour long
closed session with city officials
that the jrobe will be directed
particularly at income sources
which the two inspectors failed
to explain satisfactorily" to the
Senate District Crime InveSti-
eating committee last year.
To Have Legal Aid.
Mr.. Spencer added that Chief
Murray will have whatever as
sistance he needs from the cor
poration counsel's office in con-
Quoting the investigation.
The announcement of the city
heads indicated there is still
some doubt as to whether trial
board action will result at all.
Attending the closed session
with the Commissioners were
Chief Murray, Inspector Earl
Hartnett. chief clerk of the Met
ropolitan Police Department.;
Principal Assistant Corporation
Counsel Chester Gray and AS
sistant Corporation CounselS
Henry Wixon and Oliver Gasch.
both of whom have conducted
number of trouble shooting
expeditions in the past for the
city government.
Investigation Preliminary.
Commissioner Spencer en-
phasized that this will be strict
ly preliminary investigation"
Trial board action will hinge en-
tirely on whatever Recommended
tionS Chief Murray may incor-
porate in a formal report to the
Commissioners.
The police chief said that the
Bullock-Beach screening will be
somewhat along the same lines"
as the investigation conducted
last year by a special board of
police inspectors which took
statements from and Scrutinized
the Senate testimony of several
other police officials whose con-
duct in Office was questioned by
the Senate committee. There
was no indication how long the
investigation would take.
Last Friday, when the grand
jury decided not to indict Inspec-
tor Bullock and Inspector Beach
for perjury, the police chief said
he would require both officers to
face charges before Trial
Board. He said they should ex-
plain their Senate Crime Com
mittee testimony "ln all fair
ness" to the rest of the po-
lice department and to the
public.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Academy Of Sciences
And Radio Engineers
Hit Astin Dismissal

The Washington Academy of
Sciences and the Washington
Chapter of the Institute of Radio
Engineers were on record today
as condemning the Commerce
Departments handling of the
dispute over the battery additive
AD-X2 and the abrupt dismissal
of DR.. Allen v. Astin. Director
of the National Bureau Of
Standards.
In a telegram to President
Eisenhower yesterday the Acad-
emy of Sciences said there is "a
feeling of deep concern and un-
rest that is now widespread
among scientists of Washington
and elsewhere as a result of the
recent dismissal of the Direc tor
of the National Bureau of
Standards"
The Academy asked Gen. Eli
senhower to retain DR.. Astin un-
til the 1ive-member Bureau of
Standards Visiting COMMITTEE
and a special committee of scien-
tif1c leaders named by Secretary
of Commerce Weeks have time
to make a thorough study of the
case.
Unless the Government main
tains it's traditional atmosphere
of "disinterested investigation
free from political and CONNER
cial pressures," the Academy
warned, "the scientific agencies
will be unable to attract and re-
tain scientists of the caliber re-
quired for the satisfactory per-
formance of their duties"
The local chapter of the In
stitute of Radio Engineers voted
81 to 0 last night to adopt a
similar resolution condemning
the handling of the Astin dis
pute.
Evening star., 1953-04-14

Five-Day Forecast for Washing.
ton and Vicinity, April 1919.
Temperature will average near
normal or slightly below normal.
Washington normals are 65 for
the daily high and A for the low.
Warmer tomorrow and Thurs
day, cooler Friday and Saturday
and warmer again Sunday. Scat
tered showers likely Thursday
afternoon or night and again
about Sunday will total "a to "a
inch.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
London Buys Royal Vegetables
Grown in Queens Garden

his yield was so great that the
royal family and it's retinue of
servants could eat only 40 per
cent. The rest is sold through
Covent Garden, the big vege-
table and flower market.
In addition to the vegetables,
MIR. Stevenson is raising all the
flowers which will be used to dec
crate the royal premises during
the Queens coronation in June
This year he will produce $4,000
geraniums. 5000 sweet peas, 40
600 chrysanthemumS. 900 lilies,
5000 hydrangeas and hundreds
of orchids, delphiriums, roses,
carnations and irises.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, April l4.-Oueen
Elizabeth II is the proprietor of
q truck garden which peddles
royal carrots and tomatoes to
the London public, it was dis
closed today.
The vegetables are grown at
Windsor Castle, where a 40-year-
old Scottish gardener who hates
waste has transformed 30 weed
choked acres into one of the
finest truck gardens in this part
of England.
David Stevenson. appointed
head gardener at the castle, said
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Councilman Appointed

A Washington businessman,
George M. Miller. AZ, treasurer OF
the Community League of Ia
koma Park, last night was elected
a member of the Takoma Park
City Council.
The vacancy was caused by the
resignation of Frank E. Lucas.
vino is moving to Virginia. Mr.,
Miller is treasurer and general
manager of w. S. jerks & Son,
Inc, hardware and roofing
concern at 723 Seventh street
NV
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Foirfox BUDGET Praised

The Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors today is looking for
ways to trim a few more cents
off proposed tax rate of $2.84,
which would mean an increase
of 10 cents.
At a budget hearing yesterday
the $9.9 million budget drew
more praise than blame. The
budget must be adopted by the
end of the month,
Evening star., 1953-04-14
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Fair
tonight, with low about 81 in the
city and near 80 in the suburbs
with scattered light frost. To-
morrow, sunny and warmer.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair
tonight, with scattered light frost
in the interior and low, 30-36.
Tomorrow, fair and warmer in
the afternoon.
Wind-NorthweSt at 1915
miles per hour tonight and to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Policy on Excise Tax
Returns Is Eused
BY the Asseeioted Press

Revenue Commissioner T. Cole
man Andrews announced yester-
day that beginning July / most
businessmen paying excise taxes
may file returns quarterly in
stead of monthly.
Mr.. Andrews said it is ex-
pected this will cut the number
OF excise tax returns handled by
the Revenue Bureau from rs
million a year. to 2.5 million.
and that the reduced paper work
would save the Government SIS
million.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Apartment Site Zoned

Zoning to permit construction
of $50 apartment units on the
Lee tract. adjacent to Tyler
Gardens Apartments, was ap-
proved by the Falls Church City
Council last night in a reversal
of a vote last month.
The council refused, however
to reverse a September decision
to preserve as residential the
Thomas E. Edwards property
between Park avenue and Great
Falls street, near Lee highway.
The September vote was a re-
verSed of a decision last June
to permit multiple housing.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Truck Drivers Strike
Makes $1,000 Idle
BY The Associufed Press

DETROIT, April IA CIO
truck drivers walkout protest
ing removal of equipment from
a struck supplier plant today
forced auto plant closings idling
$1,000 men.
The layoffs at seven factories
were reported by Chrysler Corp.
and the Briggs Manufacturing
Co. after truck drivers set up
picket lines. Managements of
Chrysler and Briggs said thou
sands of additional men might
be idled.
Evening star., 1953-04-14

nOmy Scneme
Of things.
Top Con-
gre S S / on a |
leaders now
declare there
is no chance
of a raise this
ye ar. They
have privately
told some of
the employe
leaders to be
patient and
W ait un TIL
n e xt Y ar.
Thn~ LA1l 4Nk
Evening star., 1953-04-14
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Primary Contest Sure
For ATIinoton DeIeoofe

A contest for Democratic
nomination for Arlington's three
seats in the Virginia House of
Delegates was assured today
when George P. Grove, attorney
and civic leader, became the
fourth candidate in the July IA
primary.
The candidate joins a field
which already includes j. May
nard Magruder, an incumbent;
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone, Thomas
j. Broyhill and Harrison Mann.
Evening star., 1953-04-14
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Classified and Postal Workers
Not Likely to Get Raise in7953
By Joseph Young

The word from Capitol Hill is that pay
this for the Governments classified employees
Not that employees had
increase Some efforts behalf salary
crease got under way when the Republican Congress
Evening star., 1953-04-14

(Be sure to listen every
Saturday at 6:15 pm. over
WMAL for Joseph Young's
radio edition of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
news and comment on the
Government scene.)
Evening star., 1953-04-14

associate Republican member Of
the Civil Service Commission.
Evening star., 1953-04-14

is expected to be fair in the Eastern half of the country
tonight although thunderStOrmS expected in the
Central Plains Scattered fureS forecast for
the Northern Rocky Mountains and showers looked
for in the Pacific Northwest States 1t will remain cool in
the Northeast ZAP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1953-04-14

apparent that a Federal pay
raise didn't figure in the eco
Evening star., 1953-04-14
River ReN0rt,

Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Rabbi GerstenfeId to Speak

The YWCA will open its 1858
Public Affairs Sunday Supper
series. with Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld Of the Washington He
brew Congregation as its first
speaker at $50 pm. Sunday at
"Y" headquarters. Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
Rabbi Gerstenfeld's subject
will be 1.-THE Communist Chal-
lenge to America"
A popular speaker, Rabbi Ger
stenfeld was formerly chairman
of the Committee on Religious
Life in the Nations Capital.
Last year he received the Free
doms Foundation Award for the
best broadcaSts of the year.
The Public Affairs Committee
will present Lord Rochdale, Brit
ish Conservative and vice presi-
dent Of the National Union of
Manufacturers. as it's second
speaker in the series on February
/. Lord Rochdale will speak on
the topic, Trade. Not Aid" =
Assisting Mrs. Armistead Lee,
chairman of the committee. In
making arrangements for the
series are Mrs. Jack Steele, DR..
Evening star., 1953-01-21
COFFEE CAKE.

Mrs. c. H. L.. Washington
To the lady who wanted cof-
fee cake and quick breads,
this recipe incidentally is
called Sunday morning coffee
cake and I think it very good.
Those who have eaten it also
think it good and it is so easy
to make, which is another good
feature.
One and a half cups sifted
flour, l cup sugar. "a cup
shortening, / tablespoon
melted margarine. / teaspoon
cinnamon, 2 teaspoons baking
powder. u teaspoon salt, u
cup milk and l beaten egg.
Sift together -four and SUI
gar. add shortening and mix
in thoroughly with fork. Meas
ure "a cup of this mixture and
add melted margarine and
mix well. Reserve to put on
top of coffee cake.
To remaining flour mixture
add baking powder, salt. milk
and well-beaten egg. Beat
well. Pour in creased pan,
sprinkle with cinnamon mix
ture.
Bake at 375 degrees about
40 minutes (some ovens vary so
you could check on it after
about "a hour. I test with a
tooth pick or regular cake
tester. When I make mine I
use a pan 7x11 inches, an 8
or 8 inch square would prob
ably be all right though.
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TO DYE TABLECLOTH?
mrs. E. A. c., Washington
I have a white linen dam
ask tablecloth and six match
ing napkins that I would like
to dye a dark green. Could
do this successfully myself or
would professional service be
recommended? I would ap-
preciate information from any
readers who may have had ex-
perience in his work as to how
to make the dye colorfast,
even in color, etc.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
PenWonnenGroup
To Hear Poet

Stanwood Cobb. poet. will be
guest speaker at a meeting Of
the poetry group Of the District
Branch, National League Of Pen
Women. at 8 o'clock tonight in
the studio. 1851 Columbia road
NV. Mr.. Cobb win present
readings from his recently pub
Hshed book. what Is Man?"
The program. which Is under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. r. C..
Sheriff., will also feature q talk
by Mrs. j. w. Perkins, q poet
member Of the branch who has
recently returned from a trip to
Iceland. She viii discuss the
poetry Of Iceland.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

Albert Atwood, Mrs. E. M. Bross.
Mrs. Walter Judd and Mrs. Lynn
Eldridge.
Speakers for the February Is.
March ! and March IS suppers
will be announced later.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Readers Clearing House
RECIPES OFFERED

mrs. w. H. p. Washington
Taking it for granted that
I'm not the only collector of
recipes, I'm sending the prizes
of my collection.
Quick Caramel Icing: Two
cups brown sugar, H teaspoon
salt. "a cup butter and % cup
milk. Cook. stirring until
sugar is dissolved. Then cook
without stirring until mixture
forms soft ball in cold water
234 degrees). Cool to luke
warm u10 degrees). Beat un-
til it begins to thicken. Add
2 teaspoons vanilla. table
spoon cream. Continue beat
ing until of spreading con-
sistency. If thicker icing is
desired beat in small
amount of confectioner's
sugar.
I, too, have given up seven
minute frosting. This one is
just as good, very simple, and
spreads like a bakers dream.
White frosting: One-half
cup shortening. l egg white. 3
cups confectioner's sugar, 41a
tablespoons granulated sugar
and 2 tablespoons water. Let
sugar and water come to a
boil. Beat egg whites and add
sirup, shortening and confec-
toners sugar, beating well
after each addition.
I was very pleased to get
these proportions for pie crust.
I've never found any that
beat it,"
One and a fourth cups flour,
u teaspoon salt, "a cup Short
ening. and 3 tablespoons water.
This is a quick icing which
is delicious. Like Ozark pud-
ding it. too. falls when taken
from the oven. Oven icing:
two beaten egg whites, " tea
spoon baking powder, ! cup
brown sugar and u teaspoon
vanilla.
Mix above ingredients as
listed. When cake is almost
done spread mixture over
cake and bake in slow oven
until brown.
Does any one have a really
good recipe for basic cream
pie, one which can be used for
coconut. banana. etc. I would
also like recipe for chocolate
icing, cooked, uncooked or
what have you?
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BOOK OF PATTERNS?
mrs. H. H., Washington
I wonder if you can advise
me where it would be possible
to obtain a book of patterns
for an old fashioned patch
work quilt and also for a
braided rug made out of strips
of cotton material. I have
tried three local stores and
have been unable to obtain
either.
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TO CLEAN JEWELRY?
miss M. /. F., WGShington.J
Is there any reader who can
tell me how to clean costume
jeWelry-such as metal pieces
exclusive of real silver and gold
and also rhinestones and
Evening star., 1953-01-21
SUGGESTIONS;
WHAT TO DO2

{ Mrs. J. M. r., Silver Spring.
Mrs. J. j. L.. Wheaton:
In answer to your question
about what to do with the
ground under your picket fence
I would suggest that you cover
the ground with a strip Of
gravel. The gravel would be
level with your grass and when
it was cut. you would go along
the edge of the gravel and
no trimming would be re-
quired. Also. it would keep
rain from splashing mud onto
your fence. I have seen this
done in Florida and the grass
does not seem to grow into
the gravel. I remember a plant
called moss rose" and it seems
to me that it is the. same
plant that is known as portu-
laca. It reseeds itself each year
but what I have in my yard is
very slow coming up each
spring.
AS to the Christmas cards.
I always cut the signatures off
before sending them away.
What can I do with old
white shirts after the collars
and cuffs are worn? BY the
time the collars and cuffs give
out, they are worn too thin to
be made into anything.
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OTHER VIEWPOINT.
Mrs. B. G., TGkoma Park)
I am writing IN regard to the
letter from Mrs. S. H. p, pub
liShed in the RICH in which she
strongly advises against the
feeding of pork kidney to cats.
1t is untrue that all pork is
infected with the parasite of
trickinosis. AS a matter of fact,
in this day of scientific re-
search in regard to the proper
care Of animals, only a very
small percentage of hogs would
be found to be infected and of
those it would be very unlikely
that the organisms would be
found in the kidney since its
habitat within the animal body
is for only a short time within
the intestine, from where it
travels to muscle fibre and
there remains until it is eaten
and can continue its cycle of
growth or die a natural death.
I feal qualified in answering
since I am a registered nurse
and, have consulted a veteri-
marian on aspects of the dis
ease in animals.
CHILDREN'S CLOTHES.
mrs. D. J. G., BoDie)
The lady who wanted advice
on making children's clothes
will find these two bulletins
very helpful: Fl778, Fabrics
and Designs for Children's
Clothes, and L-255, Dresses De-
signed for Little Girls. They
may be obtained free by writ
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Conducted BY
BETSY cASWELL
CROCHET PATTERN.
(R. NJ. W. Lopettsptllel

tH. M. Va LODeLESDHte/
This is for Mrs. r. c. c.,
Arlington. whose request for
information was in the jan
uary IA Star.
Crochet Attern for "The
Last Supper" can be ordered
by sending a large self-ad-
dressed envelope. stamped,
with 10c in coin to Smart
Crochet Department No. 900,
420 Lexington avenue, New
York II. N. Y have this pat
tern. 1t is a chart to follow
and would be rather hard to
copy.
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HANDMADE ARTICLES?
MRS. M. J. p, Arlington)
I am interested in new ideas
for handmade items for
church bazaars. I would be
glad to exchange ideas with
any readers who are interested.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

Liver kebabs bs:Atternate cubes
@iver (ealf;you9Sbeef srchick||
eOwrth bacon squares, mush1
room caps Brush iyith barbecue
sauce, or leave plain. Broil !
Evening star., 1953-01-21
TO CLEAN JEWELRY?

y OLEKA1N UI w EIIO
miss M. /. F., WGShingtonJ
Is there any reader who can
tell me how to clean costume
jeWelry-such as metal pieces
exclusive of real silver and gold
and also rhinestones and
imitation pearls?
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Decision on Falls Church
School Plans DELAYED

The Falls Church School
Board will hold a special meet
ing December 20 to decide on
its construction program under
a proposed $500. 900 bond issue.
Expected to act on plans last
night, the board put off q final
decision at the requests Of its
Real Estate Committee, which is
looking into new school sites.
Last September the board
asked the City Council to ap-
prove the bond issue. Half of
the money would be used to
expand George Mason High
School and half to provide more
elementary classrooms.
The council has refused to
consider the question until the
board decides whether it wants
to build new elementary school,
probably in the southwest Sec
ton, or to add rooms to the
Mount Daniel Elementary
School.
In other action last night the
board let a $2,368 contract to
John L. Reid for repairs to the
gymnasium floor in George
Mason High School and for
electrical work.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Kent Village Infont
Suffocotes in Cdrriuoe

A 3-month-old baby girl was
found suffocated in her carriage
today in Kent Village. Nd,
Prince Georges County Police
reported.
Police Pvt. S. o. Packet said
the child. Sheryl Lyn Belote, was
found apparently dead about 6
am. by her father. Leon A. Be-
lote. of 2765 Seventy-third place.
Police said the father told
them that when he got up this
morning. he found her lying face
down with her head between the
mattress and the side of the baby
carriage. She was not breathing
he told police.
She was pronounced dead on
arrival at Prince Georges Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Fire Roufs Two Families
From Alexandra Home

Two Alexandria families were
left temporarily homeless yes
terday when fire damaged a
house at 522 South Alfred street.
The two-story frame house
was shared by Mr.. and Mrs.
William Trammel and their
three children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Smith and their two chill
dren.
Fire Inspector Willard Robey
said the blaze was caused by a
lighted cigarette accidentally
tossed into trash in the Tram
mel kitchen. The loss was esti-
mated at $1,000.
The Disaster and Home Serv-
ice Committees of the Alexandria
Red Cross Chapter found tenn
porary quarters for the Tram
mels in a tourist home. Inc
Smiths were able to stay with
relatives.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
THIS SUNDA US BEST READING
9f)e Sunday $taf

THIS T-The coming Congress will make break the
Republican Po election according to President Esen
or Staff Writer Richard Fund dMozes the job oheod Of
Congress the Edtono Section and finds ho the tosk big
but, the record. not impossible.
ESCAPE STokY-Mo on 5000 doing Uses have fled the Iron
Curtoin everything a barrel q roller. Stronger
the thrilling told BY Eeonor
This Week Magazines feature entitled Too Smart for
the Reds"
BRITISH ~ coERcALS-A good old American thot
people England look vusuiy due for test in Bdtcn
Will teIevion? Lots people Poioment
and fear it will The Sos radio eviscn editor.
Harry Macarthur, tells the story the Sunday Edtoo Section
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Evening star., 1953-12-18
Ia Points Listed for Avoiding
Christmus Tree Fire TRAGEDIES

increase size of fuse, or substi-
tute a penny for a blown fuse.
Z. Turn off the tree lights
when no one is to be in the room
for any length of time.
8. Do not operate electric
trains or other electrical toys
which may set off a spark near
the tree.
9. Dispose of Christmas gift
wrappings at once.
10. Use only artificial snow
and decorations Of the fame
proofed or non-combustible type
for trimming the tree.
II. Be sure the ends Of metal
lie icicles or other hanging dec
orations do not dangle into light
sockets where they can cause a
short circuit and flash fire.
IL. Move the Christmas tree
lights if the trees needles near
them turn brown. When the
needles start to fall, take the
tree down and discard it.
13. Dispose of the old trees in
fire-safe areas outdoors-not in
furnaces. stoves or flreplaces.
Christmas trees burn with al
most explosive violence.
IA. In case of fire, call the
fire department Immediately.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
La PLATA Housewife
Sentenced 10 Year for
Taking Tax Funds
SpeeiaI Dispatch 10 The Star

LA PLATA, Md. Dec. 18.-Mrs.
Elsie M. Martin, former county
amusement devices clerk who
pleaded guilty to embezzling
more than $4,000 in slot ma
chine tax money. was sentenced
yesterday to serve a year in
prison after the birth of her child
next month.
Judge j Dudley Digges said in
sentencing her that he did not
wish her child to be born in
prison.
Weeps at Sentencing.
Mrs. Martin, Is, burst into
tears on hearing her sentence
and was comforted by her hus-
band. ]. B. Martin, La Plata
businessman. The Martins have
a daughter. 3la years old.
The sentencing process COW
cred three hours. nearly two of
which was taken up by testi-
mony of DR.. Arthur B. Todd of
ST. Elizabeths Hospital and by
DR.. Edward j. Edelen, her local
physician. DR.. Todd testified
that an examination Of Mrs.
Martin revealed that she was,
because Of an unhappy child
hood and because of polio she
suffered in 1850. "emotionally
inadequate and of an unstable
temperament"
Asked Probation.
Her attorney, Rudolph A. Car
rico asked that she be placed on
probation.
Mrs. Martin confessed to
stealing sums ranging from
$3.50 to $2.125 over a period of
a year. She took the witness
stand and tearfully told the
court she did not know why she
took the money. nor what she
had spent it for.
She was released in $4,000
bail.