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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Do You Want to Remove Ivy
From Brick Wall? Here's How

Allow this to remain until dry
and repeat the treatment if nee
essary. If any stains remain,
bleach them out with a satu-
rated solution of denatured alco-
hol and oxalic acid (sold at paint
stores). Apply literally and
allow to remain for several hours.
then rinse thoroughly with clear
water.
Black Cook Stove.
Question: I have combina-
ton cook stove and would like
to know how / can keep the top
of the stove black. I have used
stove polish and also put on
black enamel, but it always
burns off and turns white over
the coal fire.
Answer: One reason why most
of the stove polish does not stay
on is that you run your coal fire
too hot and every time the lids
and the rest of the top becomes
f1re-red everything on the sur
face burns off. Try to control
your drafts so as to eliminate
the excessive heat at the top of
the stove. You might also try
the following method, which
may be smoky for while:
Smooth the top by rubbing with
coarse sandpaper to get a
smooth surface and to remove
any rust While the metal IS
cold, rub in some raw linseed
oil and allow to soak for one
half hour or so. and oe sure
excessive oil is wiped off; then
start and maintain a low fire
for an hour or so. Put cut the
fire and then apply stove polish,
Mr.. Whitman offers readers
leaflets on a variety of subjects
concerning home repair work
If you would like to have his
leaflet Wit, Cleaning Venetian
Blinds and Shades. send 10 cents
in coin to Roger c. Whitman,
P. o. Box SO, Station G, New
York 10. N. Y.
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Features, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

insuring much higher percentage
mortgages for the purchase of
new houses than for the pur-
chase of old housing. +. Mort
gage insurance should be made
available to help finance i'm
provement costs at the same low
interest as new construction and
over a much longer term than
is now generally possible"
4 + X
So two powerful movements
are now under way: One, this
campaign to make painless new
roof, new heating plant, garage.
paint job or whatever your house
needs. The other to make it
easier for you to buy a house
new or old.
There is no economic reason, :"
the industry leaders concluded,
why the down payment on an
$1,000 house should be five
times as big as the down pay
ment on a $1,000 house"
This handicap placed on new
home buying was shown by a
national survey. The National
Association of Home Builders
polled leading contractors
throughout the country on the
cash payment handicap. They
were asked if a return to the
original FILA cash rule of 10
per cent down on an average
house (noW priced around $12,-
000) would help home buyers.
Out of 260 returns, 246 big
builders said such a change
would range from mild improve
ment" to sensational"
X X y y
Bankers and money lenders
in general are heoinOino tn raaI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
By Dovid G. Boreuther

A lot of people are looking to
the Eisenhower administration
to make it easier to own and
maintain homes.
They argue that this can be
done without any Government
subsidy which we'd have to pay
for with income taxes.
The pressure is coming from
two directions. The home build
erS are clamoring for lower down
payments on new homes. The
building industry in general, in
Guiding the institutions that lend
money to home owners for re-
pairs, want older houses to be
given as good a break as new
houses when it comes to credit
for bills owed.
This all sounds like quite a
trick without Government
handout. But the experts think it
can be done. They cite the fact
that the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration (FHA) the agency
which made it possible for so
many million people to buy
homes-has cost the taxpayers
zero in IA years.
r Y II
Yet, when you need repairs
or improvements for your house
today, the cost of saying charge
it" amounts to a pretty penny. 1t
seems that the man who wants
to buy a new house gets a much
better break, and he does.
Furthermore, so much mod
ernization work is needed that
the FILA exhausted it's authori-
zation to insure Ia billion dol
lars worth of such loans many
months ago. Material manufac-
turers want that limit raised
quickly.
The men who supply the
equipment and the money have
suddenly realized that the 43
million existing dwellings in this
country make up the biggest
single asset 600 billion dollars)
in the inventory of our national
wealth.
Forty-one of these leaders got
together recently in a round ia
BILE discussion at Rye, N. Y. to
draft a letter to Eisenhower on
this subject. One of the things
they observed in their report.
published in a trade publication
was:
There is no economic justlfi-
cation for the present policy of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
By Roger c. Whitmon

Question. Kindly tell me how
to remove stems and tiny pieces
that have stuck to the brick
walls of my home after pulling
off the ivy
Answer. TentacleS adhering to
the bricl: can be removed either
by lightly wire brushing the sur
faces or rubbing with 20"
Sandpaper.
Plaster Over Blocks.
Question. My rear hall going
down to the basement runs
along even with the foundation.
This wall was plastered. but has
been crumbling and powdering
for some time. I Clipped away
the old plaster and am ready to
re-plaSter the wall again. I
bought some special type of re-
inforced oil coating to paint
over the blocks in this area to
make it waterproof. Will this
oil have any affect on the adhe-
sive value of the plaster? Would
this Zoe the best method?
Answer. Coating the blocks
with oil would prevent plaster
from adhering to the surface.
The best procedure is to coat
the concrete blocks with a white
portland cement mortar. This
would give you the plaster effect
desired and will not be affected
by dampneSS or condensation
Detailed information on the
mixing and application of ce-
ment plaster can be obtained In
booklet form from the Portland
-e2nen, Association, SO w.
Grand avenue, Chicago, Ill.
LipStick on Shingles.
Question. Is there any way to
remove lipStick writing from an
asbestos shingle house?
Answer. Scrape off as much of
the lipstick as possible with a
knife blade and then cover it
with a thick layer of paste
mixture of powdered whiting
and benzine (be careful of fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
Buy No. 2 s75,Q50

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window and fireplace separate dining de luxe oeec kitchen
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bright oiy bedrooms-l0x3 0xl2 9xl0 de luxe oil tile both
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NEITHER ARROWS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07
SuppIiers Hope FILA Gets Repoir Funds

ize that credit on a family's
home depends on a security that
is much broader than arithmetic
shows. The sentimental value
you place on your own home is
much greater than its market
value.
This was demonstrated several
years ago when mortgages of
terms longer than 20 years were
first proposed. Economists held
that mortgages for 80 or more
years-devised to make monthly
payments lower-would be &C
tually insolvent for a certain pc
Rod. They argued that the an
nual depreciation rate for a
house would exceed the amorti-
zation rate at which the mort
gage would be paid off.
So there would be time in
which the property might not be
worth the amount of outstanding
debt.
We asked an astute practical
builder about this at the time.
His answer was: Theory! What
man who loves his home COM
pares it's market value with his
mortgage? His home means
more than that. He will hang on
to it through thick and thin-as
long as he can. His home means
more to his family than it does
on the market. Money can't buy
some things!"
There's an old economic saw:
1.-The higher the risk, the higher
the interest" So we may see the
time when money lenders look at
the security of home ownership
somewhat like they look at Gov
eminent bonds-worth a lower
rate of interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

470l Locust Hill Circle
Open Sunday, 2 It'll Dark

We ore proud to present this
custom built stone and brick Co.
lonioI home with mony unusually
ottroctive features, including q
large comfortable Iibrory with
stone fireplace and bright mod
ern kitchen. The moster suite
consists Of bedroom with study,
dressing room and both. Serv-
ont's quarters. 2-eor goroge.
Over one ocre of woods and eor-
den with outdoor fireplace. lor9e
first trust con be oroneed. For
further information, pIeose coll
Mrs. Upp, JU. 9-0335.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

Open Sunday, I to S
439 Kimberly I'd.
THE INTERIOR

decoration is beautiful in the f.
bedroom, 3-both house. II you
don't need four. one Of the first
floor bedrooms con become q
Iibrory. Lovely view Of wooded
lot Of more thon " ocre from
picture window. A dreom kitchen
with breakfast oreo. Living and
dining room perfect for enter
toinine. fireplace in reereotion
room. Mods room and both
in basement. Within waking
distance of MOL. ond direct
route to downtown Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-07

$40 Grove Street
Open Sunday, I to S

This custom built rombler con-
venient to the new shopping GEN.
ter now being built is everything
the home seeker hopes to find in
quality. size Of rooms. abundance
Of closets and overall livobility.
We think it is one Of the most
perfectly planned homes on our
books toduy and you ore invited
to inspect it. Please coll Mrs.
BoIIif, WO. 6-738l or W0.
6-7075.
Directions: From Wisconsin Ace.
turn RIGHT on Western Are. to
Ktrkside Dr., turn left to Grove
Grove.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Service News
Holidays to oSeeP Parties, Reunions

and Mrs. Knox arrived on Fri
day and will be here until after
the holiday.
Porties Scheduled
The Assistant Chief of Army
Transportation, Brig. Gen. Har-
old T. Miller and Mrs. Miller,
have invitations out for a 4 to
7 o'clock party at home on Sum
day next.
Col. and Mrs. Erwin A. Jones
will be hosts at 6 to 8 o'clock
party on Wednesday. Their
ranking guests will be the Judge
Advocate General of the Army,
Mai. Gen. Ernest M. Brannon
and Mrs. Brannon.
The commanding officer of Fort
McNair. Col. Joe David Moss
and Mrs. Moss, will have with
them on Friday for dinner. Maj
Gen. and Mrs. H. w. Blakeley
and Miss Phyllis Becnel, sister
of Mrs. Moss.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Henry Sic
vers, are entertaining at buffet
supper on Tuesday. The small
party in their quarters at Fort
McNair is mainly for some of
their friends on the post. On
Christmas Day, Col. and Mrs.
Sievers plan to have dinner with
the men of the I'd Battalion
in their mess. Col. Sievers is the
commanding officer.
Capt. and Mrs. James Gordon
are especially looking forward
to Christmas at home, they hope
to have their small son Donald
with them from Walter Reed
Hospital where he has been since
February. His brother Jimmie is
also eager to share the fun with
him.
The Gordons also expect to
have as house guests Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Trotter of Columbia,
S. c., parents of Mrs. Gordon;
also her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bran
ham of Bainbridge, Md.
Capt. and Mrs. Guthrie are
expecting her mother, Mrs. Will
liam F. Quinn. of Syracuse. N. Y.
to arrive on Tuesday. She will be
their house guest over the holi-
days. Mrs. Guthrie will enter
tain at a coffee hour in her
Evening star., 1953-12-20

honor on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Oliver Naquin, wife of
Navy Capt. Naquin, writes from
London where she is while her
husband is on duty there with
the MAAG. That she keeps in
touch with her friends through
this papers columns. Mrs. Mel
son Hoff received a note from
her yesterday together with sea-
sons greetings.
Transportation Corps Porty
, Over three hundred officers of
the Transportation Corps and
their ladies enjoyed dinner and
dancing at the Fort Lesley j.
McNair Officers Club on Friday.
This was the annual Christ
mas party planned by the Trans
portation Corps Women's Club
to provide special greeting to
newly arrived officers and their
wives as we'll as those who are
soon to depart.
Heading the receiving line was
Brig. Gen. Paul F. Yount, acting
chief of transportation, and
Mrs. Yount. Also greeting the
guests were Maj. Gen. (retired)
and Mrs. Frank A. Heileman,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Bertram F.
Hayford, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Harold T. Miller, Brig. Gen.
Frank A. Besson, commanding
general of Fort Eustis. and Mrs.
Besson. and 1t. Col. and Mrs.
C. v. Christianson. Mrs. Chris
tianson is president of the
WOmen's Club.
Col. and Mrs. j. j. Lane were
in charge of general arrange
ments. The decorating commit
tee headed by Col. and Mrs. Her.
bert L. Phyfe consisted of Col.
and Mrs. Judd Russell, Col. and
Mrs. James Glore, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Russell Humphreys. 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Carl G.. Schone and
1t. Col. and Mrs. Thos. l.. Har-
rigan.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Harmon j.
Pippin, jr.. were in charge of
hospitality and were assisted by
1t. Col. and Mrs. Albert Cnand-
Ter. 1t. Col. and Mrs. Raymond
. c. Conroy, Maj. and Mrs. Walter
j. Flanagan, Capt. and Mrs.
K. w. SchoenWether and Capt.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Miss Bronson,
Mr.. Muhoney
Are Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Woolsey
Bronson, of New Haven, Conn,
and Bay Head, N. j., announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Jean West Woolsey
Bronson, to Mr.. Daniel Joseph
Mahoney, jr., of Miami Beach,
Fla, son of Mrs. Florence Ste
phenson Mahoney, of Washing
ton, and Mr.. Mahoney, of Miami
Beach.
Miss Bronson is a graduate of
Westover School and Vassar Col
lege, so. She made her debut at
the New Haven Assembly. She is
now associated with The New
Yorker magazine.
Her f1ance is a graduate of the
Arizona Desert School, Phillips
Exeter Academy and Yale Uni
versity, so, where he was a
member of Fence Club and
VOLTS Head. He is a graduate of
the University of Virginia Law
School, '53 and is currently on
the staff of the Springfield News
Sun, Springfield, Ohio.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Service News
BY Evelyn M. Dent

A gay children's party opened
the holiday season at Fort Lesley
]. McNair yesterday. In true
Christmas spirit each child re-
lnembered youngsters less for
tunate and brought toy as a
token. The cheerful packages
ere all ready and in good season
they will be given through the
Salvation Army to some other
little child.
A tall white tree dominated
the scene of the party at the
Post Theater, and Santa Claus
was there to find a gift to pre-
sent to each youthful guest.
Chaplain F. E. Helsel, and Mrs.
S. c. Guthrie were the guild
ing figures of the 2 o'clock fete.
Mrs. Ralph r. Burr, assisted
At the white tree. Mrs. Joseph
Moss, Mrs. Stanley Young and
some of the post ladies were on
hand to help the very young
quests around. Besides the child
ten on the post, there were
young people whose parents are
attached to the National War
College and the Industrial Col
lege of the Armed Forces.
Elders Plons
Meanwhile their elders were
planning home festivities and
holiday journeyingS. Gen. and
Mrs. J. Lawton Collins are among
the stay-at-homes. They will
have their son-in-law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Rubino and their small son
Michael jr., with them for the
holidays.
1t. Gen. and Mrs. Ralph j.
Canine expect to be at home and
have already greeted family ar
rivals. Their son. 1t. Edwin
Canine, arrived today from Fort
Bragg. Fayetteville, N. c. On
"Wednesday Mrs. Edwin N. Ca
mine, and her daughter, Miss
Margaret Canine, of Terre Haute,
Ind. mother and sister of the
general, are expected and will
stay here throughout the holi-
day.
Christmas Day will find the
family at home when they will
talk to the absent members,
Captain ard Mrs. Canine, Jr., in
SchWeinfurt, Germany. This will
afford the brothers an opportu-
nifty to exchange greetings which
will probably have to last long
time. 1t. Canine is at home on
leave prior to his departure for
Korea. He is due to leave Janu-
ary IA.
1t Gen. and Mrs. Lyman l..
Lemnitzer with their daughter
Lois plan a family Christmas,
too. Their son and daughter-in-
law, 1t. and Mrs. William Lyman
Lemnltzer are in Germany and
the families are sure to contact
each other during the day.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Burton M.
Hovey expect to have their an
nual gathering at their quarters
Christmas eve before going on
TO midnight mass. Mrs. M. E.
Wilson, mother of Mrs. Hovey,
Is with them and will be here
until after the holidays. The
party will also include several
friends of their daughter, San
dra.
The Army Chief of Engineers,
Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis.
jr. and Mrs. Sturgis, have their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard G. Knox of
Chicago, ILL.,. visiting them. Mr.
Evening star., 1953-12-20

1t. Col. and Mrs. Vernon C.
Aurell are spending this week
end with her brother-in-law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Wyse, in Richmond, Va. On
Tuesday they will leave for Jack
son. Mich. to spend Christmas
with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Evening star., 1953-12-20

A. Schultz, and their children.
Capt. and Mrs. Sherl Winter
are now in their new home in
Swarthmore, Pa. Capt. Winter
is chief of Dependents Services,
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Winter. who has been the
house guest of DR.. and Mrs. John
R. Lloyd for the past week, has
left with her children for their
new home.
Evening star., 1953-12-20

and Mrs. Walton A. Rutledge.
Comines and Goings
Col. and Mrs. Harley D. Brown
are entertaining Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Frank A. Besson, who ar
rived on Friday for the week end
from Fort EuStis, Va, where
Gen. Besson is in command.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Send q Kid to Comp
Send Kid to Comp
Grass to Play on Is Unknown
For These -Four Children

Cement and cement-hard clay
make up the Bates front yard.
There is no backyard.
There is an alley. 1t is filthy.
Mrs. Bates doesn't like to let her
children-12, 10, 8, and 8 years
old-play there. Blocks away
there is a school yard. 1t is
cement. The kids hardly know
what it is to run or play on
grass.
They should go to camp.
Mrs. Bates can't send them.
It's all she can do to keep them
clothed and fed.
Her separated husband con-
tributes to the family upkeep.
Some weeks $25, some weeks
nothing, some weeks in between.
Mrs. Bates works one day a week
as a maid. This nets $6. Her
son serves papers; her Oldest
daughter baby-sits. It helps.
Mrs. Bates gets help from her
sister and brother. But it gets
harder and harder to borrow
from them-they've loaned SO
much already.
If Star readers send the kids
to camp for IL days, Mrs. Bates
hopes to work full time and try
to get a. little ahead"
The kids themselves would get
even more ahead in the green
camp site, where you don't have
to play on cement.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
9Th Grade Schooling Found
Averogefor VHginions Over25

cannot afford to be out of line
with this national trend"
For the age group 1919. the
percentage attending school
dropped to Is. In many cases,
however. students have finished
high school by this age.
Offers 4 Remedies.
Prof. Meade said it was i'm
possible to pinpoint the reasons
for Virginia's low standing in
school attendance. He added,
however, that a survey 10 years
ago showed that a major cause
for children leaving school was
a lack of satisfactory adjust
ment to school problems.
Four measures were proposed
then to remedy the situation
a school program suited to the
needs and abilities of the pupils,
adequate guidance programs,
specialized training required Of
all prospective teachers and
adequate salaries for teachers.
Commented Prof. Meade:
"These suggestions are as
valid today as they were in
1943."
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Summer Camps 10 Open
For Pa|sied Children

A summer camp for cerebral
palsied children will open at the
Silver Spring, Md, intermediate
School starting June 20 and clos
ing August Z, it has been an
nounced by United Cerebral
Palsy of Montgomery County,
Inc.
Camp director will be Mrs.
Alice Littleton.
Services offered are arts and
crafts, physical and occupa-
tional therapy.
Parents interested in enrolling
their cerebral palsied children
should make written application
for information to United Cere-
bral Palsy of Montgomery
County. Inc, P.O. Box 1877, Sill
yer Spring. Children of kinder
garten age up will be considered
for enrolment. Applications
should be filed before June Is.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
1900 Homemakers
To Study Next Week
Al U. Of MARYLAND

Some 1900 Maryland home
makers will begin a week of COL
lege life next Monday at the
University of Maryland when
they convene at College Park
for the schools 9th annual
Rural Women's Short Course.
First, second and third year
students will be able to choose
two classes Of their liking and
attend four sessions Of each class.
Fourth year students will attend
special classes while those who
have attended five years or more
may select two regular classes.
Varied Curriculum.
The curriculum will include
such subjects as home manage
ment. foods and nutrition, home
furnishing. clothing, journalism,
radio and television, music ap-
probation and human develop
ment. The faculty will be COM
posed Of members of the uni
versity's staff and invited in
Structors from business fields.
The short course will open
next Monday with an evening
veSper service in the Memorial
Chapel. The address will be given
by DR.. Henry w. A. Hanson,
former president of Gettysburg
(Pa) College.
The following morning DR..
James M. Gwin, director Of the
University Of Maryland Exten-
sion Service. will welcome the
women at an assembly. His
address will be followed with
one by Mrs. Florence w. Low,
State home demonstration agent
leader. In the evening the
women will be honored at a
reception by DR.. H. c. Byrd,
university president.
Concert Wednesday.
A concert will be held WedneS-
day evening featuring harpist
and soprano Ruth Linrud and
the Air Force Band. The an
nual silver tea will be held
Thursday afternoon. and that
night a music pageant will be
presented.
During their five-day sched-
ule of college dormitory and
dining hall life, the women will
hear such speakers as Mrs.
Haven N. Smith, first vice presi-
dent of the Associated Women
Farm Bureau: Amy Fry, one of
Maryland's 1862 international
farm youth exchanges; DR.. Ida
Bailey Allen, author; DR.. Charles
e. Weniger. dean Of the Seven
Day Adventist Theological Sem
mary in the District, and Mrs.
Mildred Buchanan Flagg, au-
thor and lecturer.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Control Of Oak Wilt
Started in Maryland
BY the Assoeioied Press

Maryland tree experts who last
summer found a number of areas
affected by oak wilt believe they
have made a good start in con-
trolling the disease.
An aerial survey made last
year disclosed about Is areas
which appear to be infected.
Only 16 Of these yielded the oak
wilt fungus during laboratory
examination. The most serious
infection was found on the east
ern slope Of Dams Mountain, be-
tween Cumberland and Keyser,
w. Va. The other known areas
Of infections were all in the
section west of Hagerstown.
AS a result Of the survey,
wilted trees were cut, logs
sprayed and brush destroyed.
The live stump and other trees
within 66 feet of infected trees
were poisoned,
Experts say this procedure has
been found effective in other
States, but the success of the
Maryland work will not be
known until later this summer,
when another aerial survey Is
conducted.
Oak wilt control work has been
carried on as a cooperative
effort of the Department of
State Forests and Parks, the
United States Agriculture De-
partment and the University of
Maryland.
Tree experts ask that willing
oak trees with of1-color. sparse
foliage be reported to district
foresters.