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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Motorist Pays
Penalty for IdLing

Few motorists stop to realize
it. but we pay quite penalty for
motor idling and low speed car
performance.
The fan. which normally
wastes one horsepower. isn't
needed at all for road speed. In
fact. one Of the almost forgotten,
cars-the Wills-St. Claire-had,
an arrangement wherein the fan
automatically cut out at speeds
around 40 m.p.h.
Another waSter is the heavy
f1ywheel. This is designed to
give the engine smoother flow of
power at low speeds in high
gear. and to help check stalling
and rough idling. Hot-rod drivers
shave down the flywheel about
one-third in order to obtain i'm
proved acceleration through
lessened inertia.
Many reductions in weight can
be affected If the car is to be re-.
stricted in its service. That is
why conventional motors show.
up so well in competitions where
the owner merely wants per-
Torrance, rather than con-
venience. He may even do away
with the generator and battery.
and obtain ignition from mag.
=
neto.
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bigger engine and the result will
be foregone. The more powerful
car will win on our wide, straight
roads.
Million-Do Business.
A million dollar business has
been built on the Americans de-
sire for more speed. The owner
Of a sports car can do two
things: He can buy special parts
for his original engine to in
crease its performance. Or he
can junk his engine and start
with big-bore American engine
and further soup up that.
If he decides to enter official
competition. however, the sports
car owner must abide by the
rules of the Federation Interna-
tionale de L'Automobile (FIA), a
world body governing Sports-car
racing.
This organization sets limits
on engine size, body size and
other qualifications necessary for
an organized sport.
The Sports Car Club Of Amer
lea follows FLA regulations. The
SEGA is the largest single club
Of its kind in America, also hav-
ing members abroad. In Coop
Grafton with other groups, in
GLIDING the American Automo-
bile Association, it sanctions the
major races in America. Wat
kins Glen is the largest of such
races, held yearly in Grand Prix
fashion at Watkins Glen, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Type of Antifreeze
May Be Changed

There seems to be a theory
af1oat that if you start with one
kind of anti-freeZe it is not adj
viSable to switch to another type.
We know of no reason why this
cannot be done. Mixing types Of
anti-freeze is not permissible,
of course, but if there is sum-
mer's run of plain water in the
cooling system between the two
types of winter coolant the
change is entirely practical.
Always make thorough job Of
draining the system, and run the
engine for minute or two when
you think the system has been
fully drained.
This will often bring out some
coolant that has been trapped in
the hot-water heater. Don't for
get to open the drain or drains
at the rear side of the motor
block.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23

such a body lies in its lightness.
The less a driver has to increase
his engine power to achieve a
high power-to-w weight ratio, the
cheaper it will be to have q
winner.
These new bodies have been
demonstrated to be stronger
pound for pound, than metal
bodies. They will absorb more
shock and are easier and cheaper
to repair than a metal body.
It is reasonable to expect a
growing interest in sports cars
The removal of the ceiling on
automobile production and the
increasing availability of indus
trial metals is a factor to be
considered, considering the num-
Der of blueprints Detroit has
shown of sports cars.
Perhaps soon American fam
lilies of average income will
welcome their sons home from
college in the modern Bear
Cat" The interest is ready to
be tapped and Detroit already
appears to be well aware of 1t.
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order to be recorded as a
f1nisher.
Spitler's task would have been
lightened considerably had his
car worn one Of the new plastic
bodies.
These lightweight skins are
being turned out. tailor made for
some classes, at an increasing
rate. Or an owner can buy the
necessary materials and build his
own.
The immediate advantage of
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guished themselves in the sport.
Among them are Steve Splitter
and Roger Wing. both residents
Of Bethesda, Md.
Wing has owned several
XIX 120s and has driven them
with skill in several national
events. spelled by Splitter.
Illustrating the degree Of en-
thusiasm for the sport possessed
by It's followers, Splitter once
pushed his conked-out entry sew
eral miles to the finish line in
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Others include races at Sebring,
Fla: Pebble Beach, Calf. and
Bridgehampton. Long Island.
Washington heads up one Of
the regions OF the SEGA. Balti-
more is a part of this region.
Nearly 100 members meet regu-
larry to plan events or just talk
shop. It is not necessary to own
a sports car to belong to the
club.
This region has produced vet
eran drivers who have distin-
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Sports Cars
Continued From Page SID

cepts Of design. Nash is con-
tinuing production of its two
year-old Nash Healey. a $4,000
car that has done we'll in for
eign competition. Many Ameri-
can manufacturers, including all
General Motors models, Chrys-
Ter, Packard and Ford have Ell
ther in the works or on the draw
ing board some version of a
sports car.
The conclusion must be that
American motorists may soon be
able to shop around for sports
cars as they could Is years ago.
The Nash-Healey and the Gun.
ningham now are the only Amer
lean sports cars actually on the
market since the demise of the
CroSley Hotshot. The Nash
Healey at that is a half-breed.
The engine and drive components
are of American origin, placed in
a chassis of English design, in
England, and the whole is clothed
in a body designed in Italy.
Hence the high cost.
The Cunningham is all-Amer-
lean and is produced in limited
quantity in Florida. This excep-
tional machine can be had for
around $4,000.
All sports cars are not ex-
pensive, however. An MIG costs
a little over $4,000. a Morgan
slightly more, and the sleek
Jaguar XK-120 around $4,000.
Some Chryslers cost more than
the jag"
A great deal Of time and space
have been spent defining sports
cars. A dyed-in-the-oil enthusi-
asst knows one at first sight but
fogs up if asked to point out
why the latest Super Chrome
Jet Wing Nine" experimental
model is not a sports car.
Sports Car Defined.
A good policy for a beginner
is to ask the man who owns one.
Ralph Stein, automobile editor
for ArgoSy Magazine and q recog-
nized authority on sports cars.
has this to say in his book,
Sports. Cars of the World"
"A sports car is a machine
which is driven for the sheer
pleasure of driving. It must be
fast. it must have impeccable
handling qualities, precision
stereing. trainlike road adhesion,
powerful brakes. It must have
perfect visibility, good lights. It
should please the eye-not neces-
sarily of the mob, whose tastes
have been perverted by the De-
troit styliSts-but the eye of o
connoisseur. who knows what to
like. In other words. it should
be a delight to wheel it. shining
and growing, out of its garage
just to drive it for the fun of.
driving it fast"
The majority Of sports cars in
America are located in Cali
fornia, in New York and in the
New England states. Florida also
has its share, as have parts Of
Texas.
Because of Americas love for
brute horsepower, large-dis-
placement engines of domestic
production often replace orig
inal equipment, making repair
bills lower and offsetting the
scarcity Of foreign parts.
One of the most effective COM
binationS has been the flexible
Cadillac engine in a British AL
lard. itself the result of an
Anglo American porridge Of
parts.
The twisting, narrow roads
and the sharp diversity of al
titudes in England and on the
continent, plus the high cost of
fuel, have made mandatory small
displacement engines coupled to
four and five forward-speed
transmiSsions.
But bring that small bodied
car with it's small engine to
America, match it against
another of the same size with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Check Hose Connections

Before anti-freeze is put in,
check all hose connections, the
radiator and the heater for leaks.
Even the smallest leak should be
repaired to prevent gradual loss
of the solution.
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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21
Committeeman Have
Nothing To Say After
Statehood Conference

WASHINGTON, Up - Chairmen
Of the Senate and House Interior
Committees discussed statehood
for Hawaii with President Eisen-
hover Friday, but had nothing to
say when the session was over.
Legislation to admit Alaska to
the union apparently was not dis
cussed.
Sen. Butler and Rep. Miller,
Nebraska Republicans, had only a
shake of the head and a gesture
over the shoulder toward the con-
ference room for neWsmen who
sought to learn what went on.
Butler has predicted the Haw-
allan bill will be approved by his
committee early in the session
converting next month and sent to
the Senate for action.
Butler opposed Alaska state
hood legislation in its present
form but has said that too would
be taken up by the committee. He
has declined, however, to predict
the outcome Of the committee vote
on Alaska.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21
US Unrepatriates
Plan Festive Xmas
Behind Barb Wire

y PANAUNJOM, Up - Twenty
two American war prisoners plan
ned a festive Christmas behind
barbed wire as the u. N. Com
mand made last minute appeal
that they weigh carefully their
decision to stay with the Reds.
A 12-page letter addressed to
each prisoner urged them to be
certain their refusal to return
home was not an ''irrevocable"
mistake.
Copies of the letter were sent
to 1t. Gen. K. S. Thimayya, In
dian chairman of the Neutral Ma
tons Repatriation Commission
with note asking they be de-
livered to the % Americans in
neutral custody.
A spokesman for Thimayya in
dictated the "come home" letter
would have to be approved by
the five-nation MIRO Monday,
just two days before expiration
Of the 9O-day period for trying
to WOO home unrepatriated war
prisoners.
The Reds delivered truckload
of athletic equipment to the pro-
Communist north camp, along
with decorations nc colored
tissue paper. Holiday food also
has been supplied for the Ameri
cans, l Briton and 327 South Kor-
cans in the camp.
Some $4,000 Chinese and North
Koreans in the anti Red south
camp will get Christmas delica-
cies from the U.N. Command. And
the Indian Command said it would
distribute gifts from outside or
CARNATIONS, including several
planeloadS Of food from Formosa.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21
COP Senators Start
Move To Unseat
Sen. Chavez Of NM.

WASHINGTON, LR - The Sen
ate-where Democrats barely out
numbered Republicans-may ulti-
mately be asked to decide whether
veteran Democratic Sen. Dennis
Chavz Of New Mexico should re-
tain his seat.
Over the opposition of its lone
Democratic member, Sen. Hen
nings of Missouri, the Senate Ell
ection subcommittee urged Fri
day that about 10000 votes cast
last year when Chavez defeated
Republican Patrick J. Hurley be
invalidated.
The subcommittee majority,
Republican Sens. Barrett Of Wyo-
ming and Potter of Michigan, held
there was a ''lack Of secrecy" in
the voting
This was just a preliminary
step. Several more actions would
be required to bring the issue be-
fore the Senate itself.
Barrett, subcommittee chair
man, told a news conference that
10000 Of the ballots involved
were cast for Chavez, who has
been in the Senate since 1885, was
reelected by 5000 votes-122,000
to $4,000.
Therefore, if the Senate were to
accept the subcommittee recon-
mendation, Chavez 5000 vote
edge would be replaced by a
5,000-vote advantage for Hurley,
onetime Secretary of War and
former ambassador to Nationalist
China.
Such a development would have
serious implications in a Senate
now made up of 48 Democrats,
At Republicans and one indepen-
dent Sen. Morse of Oregon.
Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21

Jeanne Trip. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harlan Trip, teachers
at the Nome School arrived from
Rochester, Mimi, to spend the
holidays with her family.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21

Emus are hard to shoot because
they run at about 35 miles an
hour and their heavy, feathered
hides often turn bullets.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21

Ivy CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The annual Christmas Eve pro-
gram of the Ivy Community
Center will be held at 1880 pm.
at the Community Methodist
Church. The film Holy Child of
Bethlehem" will be shown.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-12-21

LETS TALK TURKEY" says
Smilin' Jack at Nero Meat,
Evening star., 1953-02-10

and Miss Gertrude Carraway.
editor Of the national OAR
magazine. who will be the guest
speaker.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan Mauldin Is
chairman Of the dinner which
will be preceded by q business
meeting at 6 pm. Mrs. James ].
Baldwin. Is. the chapter regent.
Members Of the Victory Chap
ter were the guests Of Mrs. Fay
Chaires Edgar at q meeting yes
terday in the Georgia Room of
Memorial Continental Hall. The
hostess, who is q member Of the
OAR museum stan, also ar
ranged D tour through the
museum.
The Dolly Madison Chapter
will observe guest night" at q
meeting this evening at the
Chapter House. The speaker will
be Arthur Dubois, chief of the
Heraldic Branch. ONCE Of the
QuartermaSter, General, United
States Army.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Odd Requests Filled
Trunun's Mail BQQ

I've ever read about. See II we
can't arrange something there. :"
Mrs. Short produced a 21-page
list Of special days which citi-
ZenS had asked the President to
proclaim.
Among these were requests for:
National Gripe Week. Expectant
Fathers Day, Missouri Iced Tea
Day, Doghouse Week, Bury That
Grudge Day." etc.
The replies, Mrs. Short said,
explained special day or week
proclamations are handled by the
Congress.
Approximately $4,000 requests
were annually received asking
for special messages from the
President at the opening of vari-
Gus conferences, conventions or
events for special awards to dig
nitaries.
More than 1000 messages were
sent out by the President each
year in reply to these.
At one time President Truman
had mentioned he liked to re-
ceive letters from children. a
comment that brought on stacks
of such mail.
A sample, Mrs. Short read: II
am seven years old. am very
sorry I did not see you in New
York. My father does not let
me drive on Saturday"
Many formal and informal
messages were received from dig
nitaries throughout the world,
Mrs. Short said, and added it
was interesting to note that
kings and queens, like common
ers, were prone to pen notes on
such messages as Christmas
cards.
Abusive and threatening let
ters were turned over to the
Secret Service, but If a letter
was simply very critical but
polite, a way to answer the letter
could be found, Mrs. Short said.
One cautious woman, who
wrote to the President through
Mrs. Truman, began, II love
you more than any one in the
world for what you have done
for America"
Mr.. Truman's final speech to
the Nation brought a mixed re-
action in kilograms the next
day, with the favorable by 8
am. outnumbering the unfavor-
able. 270 to 3.
The President, Mrs. Short re-
vealed. liked to read the good
with the bad and had been
through the kilograms by the
time the staff appeared.
Some read, Just a line before
they put you out to pasture" or
II hope you will sit and be the
conscience of the people"
Not such a friendly reaction
was received from one source
who started out with, II have
noticed you have been foaming
| at the mouth from time to time"
Many of the writer's, near the
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Lyon Village
Benefit Slated

A luncheon and card party
given annually by the Woman's
Club of Lyon Village for the ben
eft of Arlington Hospital will
be held at pm. Thursday at
the Lyon Village Community
House, Twentieth and North
Highland streets, Arlington.
A chicken salad luncheon and
dessert will be followed by bridge
and canaSta games.
The clubs Finance and Budget
Committee is IN charge of the
event, with Mrs. william G. Watt
as chairman. She is being as
sisted by: Mrs. Joseph Reynolds.
Mrs. e. K. Francis, Mrs. John
Tolley, Mrs. Walter Garner and
Mrs. L. H. Blevins. the latter
president Of the club.
Reservations may be made
through Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs.
Garner or Mrs. Watt.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
BY Peggy Roberts

Fun to do, and fast work, too,
these gay cross-stitch designs
give tea and glass towels new
color and interest. Embroider
these motifs in the shades sug-
gested on the chart or in colors
to match your kitchen.
Pattern NO. 5085 consists of
hot-iron transfer for six motifs,
each 71a by 512 inches; color
chart. stitch illustrations and
finishing directions.
Send Is cents in coins, your
name, address and the pattern
number to Peggy Roberts. Wash
ington Star, P. o. Box 100, Sta
ton G, New York 10. N. Y.
Peggy Roberts takes pleasure
in announcing its new Needle
work Album. Directions for
pineapple doilies and other grand
features are printed in this book.
Is cents,
Evening star., 1953-02-10

end Of Mr.. Truman's admints-
tration. began to offer their
advice, telling the President:
Not to retire. to write a book. to
publish a newspaper and to help
Adlai Stevenson publish q maga-
zine.
More than half the letters re-
ceived, Mrs. Short said, men
toned Mrs. Truman as a
charming woman" and referred
to "his lovely daughter Marga-
ret"
A sample read, Mrs. Truman
has been an inspiration to good
womanhood and yes, Papa,
Margaret is as cute as a button. "
The period from october 3
last year through January Is.
Mrs. Short said, brought a total
of 6.647 letters praising the
President for his leadership.
Mrs. Short is at present pub
licity director of a new children's
magazine, "Story-a-Day," slated
for spring publication.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Sorority Benefit

The College Park Alumnae
Association of Alpha Delta ri
Sorority will hold a benefit party
at 8:15 o'clock tonight at the
University of Maryland chap
ter house of the sorority, 1908
College avenue, College Park.
Proceeds will go to the associ-
atoms Abigail Davis Student
Loan Fund. Mrs. Earl j. Thom-
son and Mrs. F. Norman Hearn
are hosteSses for the event.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Anniversary Parties Mark
OAR Calendar This Week

A round Of birthday celebra-
tionS scheduled this week by
District groups Of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution got
under way yesterday with q
luncheon given by the Capt.
Molly Pitcher Chapter.
Held at the Arts Club. the oc-
casion marked the echapter's 9Th
anniversary and honored Mrs.
William H. McGlaufiin, one of
its members who currently holds
the Office Of State chaplain in
the District Society.
Mrs. James B. Patton, presi-
dent general of the national So
ciety. headed the guest list.
which included Mrs. Loren E.
Rex, first vice president general.
The entire cabinet Of State off,
GERS. headed by Miss Mamie F.
Hawkins, regent. also attended.
The program featured a review
of current New York plays by
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin. Mrs.
Lester G. Wilson, vice regent Of
the hostess chapter, presided.
The 40th anniversary Of the
Thomas Marshall Chapter will
be celebrated on Thursday eve
ming at a meeting to be held
jointly with the E Pluribus Unum
Chapter at the Chapter House.
A brief history of the former
group will be given by Miss Mary
Norris McCabe, q charter mem
ber and niece Of the organizing
regent.
Miss Faustine Dennis, State
vice regent, and Mrs. Andrew
Kress, State registrar, will be
among the guests.
c. D. Hudson. a member Of
the Abraham Lincoln Associa-
ton, will give an illustrated talk.
The program also will include
musical selections by Betty Wei
siger. Loyal B. Aldrich and Het-
tie Riddeford.
The American Liberty Chap
ter will observe its seth anniver-
sary at 2 pm. Friday at the
Chapter House. Invitations have
been extended to Miss Hawkins
and Miss Dennis, as well as ma
tional officers living in this area.
Mrs. William S. Ritnour will be
hostess and Mrs. John G. Halves,
chapter regent, will preside.
Miss Hawkins will be guest of
honor Of the Margaret Whetten
Chapter at luncheon Saturday
celebrating its 44th anniversary
The event will take place at the
Kennedy-Warren, with Mrs. Ed
gar Balshaw, Miss Helen Moore,
Miss Edna Stevens and Mrs. AL
bert Guy acting as hostess.
The Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter also will mark it's
anniversary on Saturday at a
luncheon at the Kennedy War
rem which will feature a Valen-
tine theme. Mrs. Clayton D.
Emig. founder of the chapter,
will cut the birthday cake.
Another event of special in
terest on the OAR calendar this
week is a buffet dinner to be
given by the Katherine Mont
gomery Chapter at 7 pm. Friday
at the Chapter House. Honor
guests will be the State officers
Evening star., 1953-02-10
TheChef
Says

Beloved by gourmets the world
over is the famous French dish
of chicken in red wine-seen on
all swank menus as "Coq au
Vim" To make and serve this
properly, you should be sure that
you use in the cooking the same
wine that you will drink with
the dish - so that there is
nothing to fight with the chick
ems delectable flavor.
Get two 21a-pound broilers.
Clean and SINCE them carefully.
Cut each in 4 small pieces.
Parboil " cup diced fat salt
pork about 5 minutes, and drain.
In a saucepan put 2 tablespoons
Of butter. and brown the diced
pork in this. When golden
brown. remove the dice and set
aside.
Season the pieces Of chicken
with salt and pepper, put them
in the hot fat and brown on
all sides. Add a dozen small
onions and IL mushrooms, cover
the pan. and cook over a low
fire until the onions are soft
and Just starting to brown.
Now pour off half the fat. Add
3 shallots. minced, to the fat
remaining in the pan. and l
Glove of garlic. crushed, if you
like it. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons
of flour over the works. Cook
for a few minutes over low heat
to brown. stirring so that it does
not Scorch.
Add / pint Of the best red
wine-burgundy or claret-and
If the wine is not sufficient to
cover the chicken, make up the
difference with q little water. or
more wine. Add one herb fag-
got and bring to a boil. And
the reserved Drowned salt pork.
diced, cover the pan and cook
in a moderately. hot oven at
about 400 degrees, until the
chicken is tender. Skim sauce
If necessary.
When done, remove the fag-
got and check seasoning. Put
the chicken, mushrooms, onions
and pork dice in a serving dish
and pour the sauce over.
Sprinkle with chopped parsley,
and listen for the applause.
If you make this in an earth
enware casserole you may bring
this direct from the oven to the
table-and to my way of think
ing 1t tastes best served in this
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