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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
Hearing May Resolve Georgetown Zoning Dispute

washing, parking garage being
erected on the property by the
Parkway Motor Co. This COM
pany has occupied its main
Office at 3040 M street for more
than IL years.
Numbered among the home
owners are some well-known
Washingtonians. They include
James K. Vardaman, jr., COVER
nor of the Federal Reserve
Board; Stanley Woodward,
treasurer of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee; Brig. Gen.
John Magruder, u. A., retired;
and Mrs. Griffin de Mauduit.
Another, Donald H. Shannon, a
correspondent, is serving as a
spokesman for the group.
The houses on Thirtieth and
Jefferson streets, between the
canal and M street, are sur
rounded by business and small
industrial concerns. These con-
ditions were existing when the
houses were purchased in recent
years. Mr.. Shannon said the
homeowners could put up with
the parking lot between their
rear yards but fear the annoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
Leon Chate|ain, Jr.,
Named Treasurer
Al ALA. Session
By Robert J. Lewis
Sfar Stoff Correspondent

BOSTON, June 19.-Leon
Chatelain, jr., Washington archi-
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a part Of the original boundary
line of old Georgetown. Thir-
tieth street once was on the line
of the original Beall's addition,
dating back to the 1780s.
The issue of the present zon-
ing dispute will be resolved at a
public hearing next Thursday
before the Zoning Commission.
Since 1924, the rear area has
been Zoned as second CONNER
cial. Occupants of the remodeled
houses want it changed to resi-
dental use. When the individual
houses were bought, the owners
presumed" they would be given
a chance to extend their rear
yards to meet should the inter-
vening space be offered for sale.
Instead, it was said, a sign ap-
peared on the property last De-
cember designating the place as
a parking area for the Colder
CommiSSary Corp. and Parkway
Motor Co., Inc. They realized
then, too late. the property had
been sold.
The homeownerS intend to
put up a brisk fight to stave of
the present threat Of a car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
What to Look for When You Buy or Build
Simplicity a Mark Of Good Design

A simple design whose IN
terror has not been compile
Gated by too much variety in
materials gives the owners
possessions a chance to be dec
orative as well as useful.
Convertability. as timeleSs
as simplicity itself, is another
important trend In modern
design.
Convertobility, Too
Convertability today means
the use Of movable partitions
instead of fixed walls. so that
the actual size and shape Of
the space within a house can
be changed to At the family'S
needs.
Colonial homemakers en-
ployed this principle. There
were no movable walls in those
days, to be sure. But the idea
of convertability was expressed
Continued on Page B-4, Col. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19

here re.elec- Mr.. Chatelain, Jr.
ted Clair w. Ditchey Of Detroit
as president. Also elected were
(See LEWIS, Page BID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
are designed for problem sites

are designed for problem sites
have predominated.
Whatever the favorite of the
day, whichever way the trend
is going, the principles that
make good architecture re-
main. One of these, basic in
good design - whether it's
Renaissance, Colonial or con-
temporary Americans SIM
plicity.
I feel that one of the most
important trends in contem-
porary design is toward more
simple shapes.
This is not just OF interest
to the architect from an eS-
thetic point of view. A simple
shape means many things for
a family.
The less complex the house
plan, the more the house has
to offer the family living in it.
A house with a simple
shape, such as a rectangle, Is
the least conf1ning-and, hap
PLY, the most economical.
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Continued on Page B-4, Col. 81
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$4,000 Veterans Apply
For New Loans in MAY

Almost $4,000 home loan ap-
plicationS for guaranty were
submitted to the Veterans Adj
ministration during May-an
increase of % per cent over
April and .73 per cent over May,
1853.
The VA said an increase in
appraisal activity since last
February is just beginning to be
felt in the rate Of home loan
applications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
By Harry Ormston
as told to Betty Miles

This article dealing NTH
trends i'm home design, By a
1Dinner of one of the Washing
ton Board of Trades Gchitec-
turGl GDdrdS, Is seventh In a
series on what to Look for
When You Buy or Build" as
told to a staff tDriter for The
Star.
Houses are somewhat like
schools of fish, which go along
in one direction until some
thing affects them. then
change and go in another di-
rection.
Everyone r e m m b ers the
bungalows that covered the
countryside after World War I.
Then, during the '20's, the
two-story house was the favor
tie. Since World War II,
houses on one level, and split
level houses-which actually
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ance and depreciation Of their
property which they say the
erection of a commercial garage
might cause.
Furthermore, the parking lot
entrance fronts on an attractive
setting of the canal used as the
departure point for tourists TAX
ing the barge trips sponsored by
National Capital Parks. Home
(See SHEPARD, Page B-2J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19

CeCC ana 1Or-
ner president
Of the Wash
ington Board
Of T r q d e,
t o d a y was
e &c tie d ma
tional treas
urer of the
A m e ic a n
In S t itute Of
Architects. /
The closing
session of the
86th ann ual
C O n v e ntion
here re-elec-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
ScottsvlIc News
Virginia Londerec Gets Scholarship
To Attend Lonswood College Next Fall

following the morning service.
The event closes the Sunday
school for the summer months,
and future plans are for reopen
ing in September. Elmer Johnson,
Sunday school superintendent
presented prayer cards to each
member of the Sunday school to
mark the completion Of the Sun
day school year.
Rev Webster Simons wishes it
TO be known that although the
Sunday school is closed he is
stresSing family church services
each Sunday. and hopes the whole
family Will attend church toPeth-
CT each Sunday morning Services
are held at st. Johns. Scottsville,
on the second and fourth Sunday
mornings, and at Christ Church.
Gledowcr. the first third and fifth
Sundays at HIS a. m: St. Ste
phenS at Esmont. Sunday school
at II a. m, preaching service 2nd
sunday at p m, ana 4th Sun
day at 10 a m.
ST Anne's Parish young peoples
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

mond, president of the Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce, has
announced the appointment of
E. L. Johnson, of Scottsyille. a
member of the personnel of the
U. S Rubber Company. to be a
members of the Virginia State
.Chamber of Commerce Social Sc
'curity committee
The Rev. Temple Collins, pastor
Of Fox Memorial Baptist Church
in Fluvanna county. is conducting
vacation Bible School this week,
June IA to June l8. meeting each
morning at a. m.
Rev. E J Nottingham, III, pas
tor of the Scottsville charge of
NJ thodist Churches. is in Rich
mond this week attending Metho-
dist conference. His sermon sub
iect Sunday night was The Wis
dom Of Penny Baxter" The boys
and girls quintet sang special
hymns The intermediate Fellow
ship Group met at 7 p. m. in the
basement at the parsonage
WSCS Meeting
Mrs Emil Ewoldt with Mrs. Ed
ma Pippin as co-hoStesS will en-
terrain the Woman's Society for
Christian Service in the EWoldt
home Thursday night at p m.
June II Mrs. Ed Gildersleeve
will lead the program.
Mrs. r. l.. King Of Raleigh. N.
c.. and Mr. and Mrs. ChaJie
Sawtelle of Richmond, arrived
Sunday for a visit with DR. and
Mrs r. L. King. Jr Mrs. King
ST.. will stay for some time with
Mrs. King, Jr. The Sawtells have
returned to Richmond. and DR.
King has returned TO duty at
Langley Field after spending the
week end here
Mr.. and Mrs John Dorrier and
family have moved to Richmond
where Mr. Dorrier is employed
Mrs Robert Walls, Of Whining
ton, Del, is spending some time
here at their home
B F Wells, of Totier Creek.
with Luther Baber Of Hatton, H
H Tapscott of Scottsville. and
Tanner Meyer and Corley Moon,
of Esmont. spent Friday and Sat
urday fishing at Messick, and re-
port very poor luck
Over one hundred dinner were
served Saturday night at the
Christ Episcopal Church supper
on the lawn at the home of Mr.
and Mrs John T Hiorth at Car
ters Bridge. for the benefit Of the
church auxiliary,
Mr.. and Mrs b F.. Wells and
daughter June Wells. spent Sun
day at Mydus in Nelson County
at family reunion at the home
of Mrs Wells uncle. Marshall
Phillips.
The Rev and Mrs. Webster ST
mons. Mrs. Patsy Davis. Mrs. Rus
sell Moon and MIS-. Larned RAN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

dolph are in Richmond this week
representing St. Anne's Parish at
the Woman's Auxiliary Institute
at st, Catherine S School. Rev.
and Mrs. Simons will go from St
GATHERINGS to Roslyn for a young
people conference lasting another
week
Mr. and Mrs, jackson Beal Jr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley. Beal. Miss
Louise Beal. Mr. and Mrs. w M
Payne and Mrs L. T Drscoll were
among those who visited Mrs
Jackson Beal, Sr. in Southside
Hospital, Farmville- on Sunday
where she is very i'll
Bible School
The leaders Of the Vacation
Bible School for the community
will meet Thursday night at 8
p. m, in the Baptist Church to
make final plans for the opening
of Bible School, Friday morning
which Will last through the 25th.
The R0v, F J Nottingham TT
is leader of the school this years
The Most Worshlpful Grand
Master Of Masons in Virginia will
make an official visit to Lodges
No Sc and so in Charlottesville
Monday night, June 81
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

group, which meets at ST Johns
Church in the parish hall every
Friday night, will be conducted by
Mrs. June War and Ellis Jones.
Friday. June 10, during the abb
sence of Rev Simons. and plans
are being made for the meeting
June IS, which will be the last
meeting for this summer. They
will not meet during July and
August. Kay Adcock of ESmont is
chairman of arranging for the
25th Of June meeting.
Bert Downs, student minister
from the Theological Seminary,
in Richmond. is staying at the
Travellers Rest Hotel, and is min
lister in charge of services at the
Scottsville Presbyterian Church
for the summer.
Mrs, Rebecca Miller, home eco
Monies teacher in Scottsville High
School. also sponsor of the local
FILA Scottsville Chapter, and
Gale Wee Johnson, a Scottsville
High School junior. attended the
Future Homcmakers of America
convention at LoneWood College
in Farmville last week, from June
8 to June II Miss johnson was
chosen on the basis of outstand-
Ing ability in the field of home
economics.
HOLSTER V. Schcnck of Rich
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
Mt. Zion

The vegetation was greatly re-
freshed by a fine shower, Sunday
night. 1t was very much needed.
Mrs. T B. Anderson. MFS. Pres
ton Mertz and Mrs. NJ K Davis
spent Saturday in Richmond
r B Anderson Jr, and Mrs
T. B Anderson went to Stanton.
Sunday, to visit Mr.. and Mrs
George Argenbright, who are
The Rev. F. J. Nottingham III.
pastor Of Scottsyille Methodist
Church, has announced that Sun
day June 20 will be Victory
Sunday and the All members are
asked to fill their Set Up Chart
estimating what they expect TO
give for the new year He says our
goal is for all our All members
to give as God hath prospersd
US"
Dr.. and Mrs. Cary N. Moon ana
three children will return to
Charlottesville the last Of the
week after spending two weeks at
their home "Shirland' near
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
ScottsyilIc News

Miss Virginia Lee Londeree
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lar
kin Londeree, president of the
eraduauns class of Scottsyille
llieh School this year also an
honor graduate has been award
cd at $500 scholarship at Long
wood College in Farmville The
award was made by Dr. Dabney
$. Lancaster. president of the
COLLEGE She was also valediCtor-
IAN Of the class of 1854. and plans
10 enter LonRwood College where
she viii MAJOR IN mathematics.
ScotJsYillc Community Vacation
Bible School will beein here Fri
day June l8 meeting IN the
Scolts4illc Baptist Church from 9
10 II 90 nj Rev. + j Noting
ham III pastor Of the Scottsville
Methodist Church is principal,
and he VIII be assisted by the
Other ministers Of the community
and teachers frcm the different
churches
Scottsylle Methodist Church
cmldtfns choir under the direc-
ton ST. Mrs. Ray Caldwell sang
sunday June 6. at a service in
Sharon Baptist Church in Buck
ingram County
Final Event
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
1t. Keenan, Pilots
Helicopter In Korea

Army lst 1t. Joseph S keenan,
Of DillWyn. Va. is serving in KO-
rea With the ID Infantry Division.
Keenan, is an aviator with the
divisions Provisional Aviation
Company which uses both fixed
wing and helicopter aircraft for
such Jobs as artillery observation
and reconnaissance Lieutenant
Keenen. son Of Mrs. Kay Keenan,.
Of Dillwyn. Joined the I'd Division
laat October Before entering the
Army In 1850. he graduated from
Indiana University in Blooming
ton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18
iTCH-Me-kOT
IN IS MINUTES

After applying Itch-Me-Not, you
must be pleased or your 40c back
at any drug store Danish exter-
nally caused itch Of eczema, ring
WoInl, athletes foot. poison ivy,
INSECT bites. surface rashes. Today
at
GRAY'S DRUG STORE
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

KEEP VIRGINIA CLEANl
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-18

GRAY'S DRUG STORE
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02
This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Gibb

In the meantime, "This Rock"
will be watching the AP teletype
and expects to see "Flash" that
Mike" has replaced Liberace in a
few years.
School Board
I'm told that fellow who lives
in a glass house shouldn't throw
stones. In spite of my poor spell
ing, this one is too good to pass up
however, so I'm just going to
pitch little pebble of sand at the
School Board.
Pray tell jusy honorable sirs,
which is correct = maintenance
or maintenance? And when you've
given us an answer, take a look
at one of your large. yellow trucks
with black lettering on the cab
door!
Honest, feel like heel =
commenting on an item such as
this. But ever since / was a pupil
in school, I've been waiting for an
opportunity to avenge the many
time I had to stay after school
and write a mis-spelled word sew
eral thousand times.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02
Polygamous Men Finish Probation

KINGMANs Ariz. B-A. year. long
probation ended Tuesday for nine
residents of once polygamous Short
Greek, Ariz.
Superior Court Judge Robert S.
Tullar, who passed the original SEN
tence against the men in 1858, turn
ed down . petition to revoke the
probation and send them to jail.
The state claimed the men had re-
sumed practice of plural mar
riages.
Each of the men testified he had
not practiced polygamy during the
past year and did not intend to
practice it again.
The tiny Short Creek community
was brought to national attention
July q, 1853, when officers rsided
it and arrested virtually the entire
population.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02

"The backbone of our industry
is the sales representative who is
known and respected in his own
community" Graves said.
This kind of agent relies less
and less on pushing a cold door
bell. He likes to arrange house
parties at which he can demon
strate his wares to groups of club
women and neighboring house
wives,
Who is engaged in this type Of
work and what are its rewards?
A tree nursery firm specializins
in direct selling found its agents
ranged from "a to S. years of age /,
earned between $500 and s., 600
a year, and formerly had been
employed as shipping clerks gar
age attendants, and truck drivers.
The field is divided equally be-
tween men and women. While it
still draws college boys, it also
attracts many retired business
men.
Graves, who heads one Of the
words largest cosmetics firms,
has 10000 sales agents, mostly
women, from girls of IS to one
woman who, now IS, is still q top
seller.
"They come from all walks Of
life," he said. "Many are former
schoolteachers or widows. Many,
many minister's wives take up this
workout three Of our represen-
tatives are the wives of small
town bankers.
"And one of our best agents
among the few men selling for
our particular FIRMS a southern
minister. He does a tremendous
business.
The great problem in the indus
try is the turnover in sales agents,
which averages more than 50 per
cent year. They are recruited
largely by other agents or through
classified newspaper ads.
"The reason for the turnover Is
the fact that many people take
up direct selling for a single pur-
pose" explained Graves. "They.
want to make enough money TO
buy new furniture, a TV set or
new car. When they've done that,
they often drop out.
"But there is plenty of incentive
for those who want to make it q
life job. Mos executives Of direct
selling companies are men who
started by ringing doorbells them
selves"
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02

Editor, The Citizen
/ am . girl 12l4 years old and
am in the seventh grade at school.
My brother is Is years Of age
and graduated last year.
have heard grown-ups talk lots
about child delinquency and I've
read about it, too.
think can tell you what causes
children to be delinquent. 1t is lack
Of interesting things to do at home.
My mama and daddy are very
fine parents but they baby US too
much. They spoiled us, you might
say, and ! suspect there are many
other parents who are doing the
same thing.
They don't understand us or else
they have forgotten their own
younger days.
My brother could NOW the lawn
and trim the trees and empty the
garbage If nam and daddy would
allow him to, but all he did when
he came home from school was
hop in daddy's car and run all over
town.
He never was asked to lift a
finger to. help daddy or mama and
the idea never occurred to him to
offer. He gets an allowance for do
ing nothing.
Mama won't allow me to help
with housework. can't wash dish
es or sweep the porch or even take
care of my own pets.
/ have a mama rabbit and three
babies. I'm not allowed to clean
their pen and / would enjoy taking
care of them.
Mama thinks girls shouldn't do
such things - but she does it her.
self. / can't see how ! am any
better than my mama.
/ don't know how to do any cook
ing or baking or cleaning and /
am a healthy girl and would en-
joy it very much.
I don't think my brother will
ever amount to much for he is
contented to be waited on.
/ am not contented.
l am tired of reading all the
time and reading love stories would
be bad for some teenagers. Lots of
my friends read them but ! like
detective stories better.
l feel like running way and stay
ing with family where / could
work for my board; where I could
use some of my enegy instead of
sitting around getting fat.
/ want to learn to cook and sew
and wash clothes and iron them
and learn how to tend babies, too.
If there are any mamas who a.
gree with me, won't you please ex-
press yourselves in the Key West
Citizen?
MY mama always reads the pa
per from cover to cover.
Almost q teenager ~
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02
A DEAD TOOTH
IS DANG ERoUS

Tooth decay, when neglected, Of
ten destroys the nerve and blood
supply to the tooth.
A dead tooth may be a source
of infection, and if not carefully
treated and re-checked frequently,
may prove to be a real danger to
general health.
Infections from teeth and gums
are dangerous if not treated.
Surprising to many people IS the
fact that more adult teeth are lost
from diseases of the gums and the
bony structures that support the
teeth than from dental decay.
Among the most common caus-
es of loss of teeth are poor care
of the mouth, lack of well-balanc-
ed diet, and injury to the teeth
due to their being out OF natural
position.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02
A Grain
Of Salt
By Bill spiIImsn

The rents are being raised in
some OF the Poinciana housing pro-
jects In a very unique way.
Technically the rent itself has
not changed but residents are now
required to pay for utilities that
they previously did not do. Anyway,
the renters are paying about $40.
more a month to live on the pre-
misses.
Whether this is the first step
along the line of future increases /
do not know.
To people who are not familiar
with the housing projects history,
/ shall briefly review the past.
Way back, the federal govern
ment decided that Key West need
ed some war housing. They leased
some land which was not too val
liable at that time and built the
units.
Last year, the government, un-
der you-know-what administration,
decided to tear down all housing
units and turn the land back to
the owners.
This threat put the renters over
barrel. Apparently the Washing
ton decision was not because of
any particular local need but in
stead perhaps from pressure from
private money interests.
The decision put the land owners
in very good bargaining position.
They took an attitude of almost IN
difference.
The city, after negotiations of all
sorts, was given building and a
tract of land to sanction the sale
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02
EAGER EXTERMINATOR
is CONVICTED FOR
LACK OF TERMITES

ROCKVILLE, Md. N-James r.
Hoover, 80. q Bethesds extermi-
nator, has been convicted on three
false pretense charges involving
treatment Of homes he said were
about to be undermined by ter
mites.
Asst. States Atty. Robert C..
Heeney this week told the Circuit
Court jury that Hoover @panicked"
three Bethesda home owners into
taking a total Of $3.50 worth of
antitermite work the prosecutor
said was needless. Hoover awaits
sentencing.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-02
Hal Boyle
Says

NEW YORK R-Many of today's
famous men got their start by
pushing doorbells.
Bruce Barton sold cooking uten-
sils from door to door to help pay
his college tuition. Billy Graham
toted around a well-known ife OF
household brushes. Eric Johnston
once was . vacuum cleaner sales
man.
Arthur Godfrey, who later learn
ed he could get into more living
rooms via television than by
knocking on front doors, in his
youth sold cemetery lots for time
by house to house. plugging.
!; Thsysar just a few of the honor
ed graduates of a form of direct
selling. symbolized by the rowing
yankee peddler, which began in
this country almost as soon as the
pilgrims landed. Approximately a
million Americans today devote all
or part of their times to this kind
of salesmanship. This huge army
of dporbell ringers now sell items
as small as a nail file, as arge
as an oak tree. fortunately, they
don't have to carry sample oak
trees in their daily rounds. Pic.
lures will do.)
Business is good right now with
the doorbell pushers.
"Direct selling seems to rise and
fall with the tempo of retailing
generally said George Graves,
president of the National Assn. Of
Direct Selling Companies.
There is no available census 81
the industry, but we estimate its
volume at between two and four
billion dollars year. And this
doesn't include the door to door
business done by insurance agents,
milkmen, or auto statesmen. Tn IRE
are quite a few auto statesmen now
out looking for sales by pushing
doorbel.s."
His organization has quietly set
about trying to stamp out unsavory
practices in the industry. Member
firms must subscribe and live up
to a code of ethics. Crews of high
pressure statesmen who move from
town to town are frowned upon. So
is the brsssy, fast-talking fellow
who wedges his foot in the house
wife's door while he pours out a
quick glib spiel about the wonders
Of new can opener guaranteed to
Tighten her chores, improve her
intellect and make her irresistible
to her husband.