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shut their eyes to the remarka-
BILE development Of this Nation
during past decades. They must
wonder how such prosperity
came about when communities
and citizens were free to look
after themselves - including
their own protection against the
so-called local Interests"
These believers in centraliza-
ton fail to warn us that monop-
oily is exercised by Government.
Curiously enough, they proclaim
their fear of private power
monopoly in a county, city or
State. but urge upon us all a
gigantic, overwhelming, Nation
wide power monopoly. But, of
course, they also see themselves
as the all-wise directors of that
monopoly-so all would be we'll.
The American> people do not
| want and do not need to have
any such monopoly. nor do they
want a system leading toward it.
They know they can have all
the power capacity of our
streams developed, as needed,
without forfeiting the advan-
tages of local responsibility and
participation.
Throughout our country are
many public enterprises-organ-
lied years ago by States, NUM-
cipalities and other public
agencies-Which have long been
in successful operation. In hun
dreds of other instances, power
has been and Is being provided
by private enterprise under the
regulatory processes of the par
ticular governmental agency in
volved.s In each instance the
people directly concerned by
such operations have decided
whether they are best served by
public or by private agencies.
Defines "True" Issue.
The issue is not, therefore,
public power versus unregulated
private power. fhe true issue
posed to us is Federal monopoly
of power. as against public or
regulated private power, freely
chosen in each instance by the
citizens of each area, with the
Federal Government drawn in
as a cooperating partner where
this seems necessary or desirable.
Last year, for example, State
and local governments were in
vited to cooperate in power
generation without the threat
Of Federal power control. Dur
ing this brief period numerous
local public agencies and private
investors have applied for Ii
censes to build hydro-electric
plants. These applications in this
Northwest region amount to
nearly 6 million kilowatts. This
represents prospective invest
ment of not less than $11a bill
lion. Well over half of this would
be invested by public power
not private poWer-interests.
But the seekers after Federal
control of energy are not 81
fenced even by this. array of
facts. They say that construc-
ton of power projects by local
enterprise will impede the COM
prehensive development of this
or other river. basins.
Requirements of FPC.
Agaif1-let's look at the facts.
What they say just is not true.
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FILA. will be among the speakers.
Some 5000 mortgage, CONNER
cial and mutual savings bankers.
title and trust company officials,
builders and life insurance exec
utives are expected to attend.
Another $25 million has been
released to the Housing an d
Home Finance Agency for loans
to educational institutions to
construct student and faculty
housing. HHFA Administrator
Albert M. Cole announced this
week.
With an earlier $25 million
released for this type of con-
struction during the fiscal year
ending n&t June 30, the new
money brings the total released
for this year to $50 million.
Since the inception of the pro-
gram in 1850 applications for
housing loans have been APP
proved to house 32.554 students,
260 student families and 4l4
faculty members, Mr.. Cole said.
The University Of Virginia
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THE EVENING STAR washington, D. c.
SATURDAY. AUGUST n. 1854
lie use. recreation, religion and
residential.

lie use, recreation. religion and
residential.
Some 500 members and guests
attended the Montgomery Coun-
ty Real Estate Boards summer
outing held recently at the
Manor Country Club, Norbeck,
Md.
Edward L. Sterner has Joined
Dorothy X. Winston a. CO. as
Q salesman. it was announced
yesterday. MIR. Sterner was with
the United States park police
until his retirement several
months ago.
|. w. Frank Caney has a new
wrinkle for merchandising cer-
tain houses-a Shetland pony as
q gift to the buyer.
Ak#
Yeonas Realty Co. has extern
sively remodeled its Offices in
Arlington. the fourth expansion
of the firm in an eight-year
period. Stephen G. Yeonas, who
heads the firm. is treasurer of
the Alexandria Arlington Fair
fax Real Estate Board.
\ X II X
Albert M. Cole, administrator
OF the Housing and Home FL
nance Agency, has appointed
three Washingtonians along
with IL others to the National
Voluntary Mortgage Credit Ex-
tension Committee.
They are John A. Reilly,
president of the Second National
Bank: W. Franklin Morrison.
executive vice president of the
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association, and Oliver M.
Walker, president of Walker g.
Dunlop. Inc.
The committee, provided for
In the recently enacted Housing
Act Of 1854, isl charged with re-
sponsibility for facilitating the
flow of funds for residential
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Mr.. Sweet. ern mana ger
with Offices in Longview, Wash.
For seven years preceding 1858,
he was also vice president and
director of the First Federal
Savings & Loan Association In
LongvieW.
In announcing Mr.. Sweets
appointment, Mr.. Mason said he
would also head a special COM
mittee established to rule on the
eligibility of items under the
home mo6ernization and repair
section of the National Housing
Act.
Charles G. Larkins, formerly
financial analyst with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commits
sion and recently with Navy Cost
Inspection Service. has joined
the George Mason Green Co.
~ B.
The Housing and Home FL
nance Agency reports that SO
per cent of the housing pro-
grammed for private construc-
ton under the defense housing
program had begun, according
to data available through June 80.
Eighty-four per cent, or IT,
BAT OF the projected 92,817 units,
have been completed, HHFA
said. ALI projected units have
been completed in LA of the
200 critical defense housing
areas slated to get them.
+ r Il
The 41St annual convention of
the Mortgage Bankers Associa-
ton Of America will be held in
Chicago, September q to 80.
William A. Clarke, president
OF the association, announced
that James w. Rouse of Balti-
more, former member of Presi-
dent Eisenhower'S housing adj
visory committee. will conduct
the session. Guy T. 0. Hollyday,
chairman of the Title Guarantee
Co. OF Baltimore and former
chairman of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, and DR..
George w. Snowden, consultant
on minority group housing for
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Group 10 Study FILA Work
Includes Westinghouse

George A. Baumann, director
of personnel Of the Federal
Housing administration. has
been named chairman of a spe-
cial committee appointed by
FILA Commissioner Norman P.
Mason to study organization Of
the rs FILA field Offices and the
salaries o all employees.
Among others named to the
committee are Charles A. Bow
ser. assistant commissioner Of
FILA for technical standards:
Walter s. Newlin. executive of
ficer of FILA field operations:
Horace B. Bazan. FILA budget
officer, and Allan F. Thornton.
director of FHA's research and
statistics division.
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be held IN the evening at Airing
toms Washington-Lee High
School.
Charles NJ. Goodman. Wash
ington architect, will be one Of
FIVE judges for the second de-
sign awards program of the mag
azine, Progressive Architecture.
Architects designs for build
ings to be built in 1866 will be
judged in New York on Septem-
Der II Awards are to be given
in eight categories-comme
education, health, industry, pub
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Center in Arlington is adding
concentrated review courses for
mechanical and electrical en-
gineers to the list of refresher
courses 1t offers to help pro-
fessional people, prepare for
registration examinations given
semi-annually in Maryland, the
District and Virginia.
Similar courses for architects,
civil engineers and land survey
ors were begun year ago and
will continue to be offered. Most
OF the courses viii begin the
week Of September 6 and will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

HON e mod
ernization and
re p a ir pro-
gram.
For 80 years
before joining
t he Fresno
+ iEm NJ r.
S W e e t W a S
within tn e
l. o n 8 b e !
Lumber CO.,
of K a n S a S
City. Mo-, ris-
ing to the po-
Sition of vest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

Revue

Federal Housing Commissioner
Norman 2 Mason has appointed
Cyrus 3. Sweet, vice president
Of the Valley Lumber Co, OF
Fresno, Calf. to direct FHA's
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mortgage loans, into areas where
there Is a local shortage Of such
capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

sketches by Star stan Artist Fang Auerbaeh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

loeued block west Of 10th Street. little North Of
kennsdy Street :roffie light hi: properly adoins Rock
Detached brick containing bsdroom Va both.,
supdeek. reeeaiion COS hownier hea wulio-wcll
earpssnY drcpss vsneton Blinds ouomoe woshsr included
SUNDAY 70 A. other tSon ops~ hours cali Mr.. 1IisR
EN-. 2-2341.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Another $64 Question.

needs of your family. You
also have the chance, Of course,
to incorporate special features.
2. When you can pick your
site, you are adding to the
value of the house, for you
have a chance to select the
site carefully.
3. You know exactly what
goes into the house. All houses
are compromises, and you are
apt to compromise less when,
you build yourself-unleSS, of
course, you don't have the
money to build what you'd like
to build.
Architects believe that when
you build it is a good idea
to obtain the services of an
architect. Many persons of
experience support this view.
Another article will suggest
ways in which the architect
can be helpful to you in get
ting the design you want, see
ing that the proper materials
are used and in helping you
to economize.
A good architect also can
help you select a contractor
with whose reputation he is
familiar and whose perform
ance he knows of personally.
A contractor is unable to
judge his costs accurately if an
architects drawings are bad or
incomplete. A contractor will
invaribly find. under such cir
cumStanceS. it will cost him
and you-more to build than
he thought it would. If this
Evening star., 1954-05-29
By ChorIes M. Goodman
us Told to Betty Miles

Let's suppose you have de-
cided you want a brand-new
house; you don't want a used
one.
The question then arises:
"Shall I buy a new house that
is already finished and ready
to move into, or shall I pick
my own site and have a house
built to my own specifica-
tionS?"
There are advantages and
disadvantages both ways.
Whether you should buy or
build depends on two things, I
think: The needs, interests and
habits of your family, and how
much money you actually have
on hand in cash or liquid
assets.
When it comes time to Sc
lect a house, all is chaos, in
many cases. Each member of
a family has his own dream
of what a house should be,
and the dreams differ. It is
important to reconcile them so
the house you finally move
into will be a home for the
family as a whole.
Architects often find these
dreams aren't centered around
how members of a family want
to live-but around the ex-
terror appearance. of the house
itself. People often forget that
an uncomfortable house will
be mo- more satisfying than an
uncomfortable chair. no mat
ter how specifically beautiful
1t may be. In weighing the sd-
vantages and disadvantages of
buying a ready-built house in
contrast to the advantages and
disadvantages of building
from scratch, first let's con-
slider some of the advantages
of building:
1. When you build you get
house that is tailor made for
your family's needs and that
looks as much like your dream
house as your budget will per-
NIT. There may be some disap-
pointmentS in such a house
too. But wise and realistic
planning can keep these to a
minimum.
The great advantage lies in
the fact that, above all else,
the house you build specially
for your family can give you
the space you want, not only
in size and shape, but the
right kind of space for the
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Washington Couple Restore
Farmhouse Near Potomac
Star Staff Photo by John Koran

! kinson had only two rooms
one upstairs and one down.
stairs.
There was no bathroom, no
kitchen, no heating system.
The site was a cleared area
facing the road. Nine acres Of
woodland went with the place.
The cleared area was almost as
much overgrown as the wood
land.
So the first project was to
clear away the weeds, bushes
and Seeding trees about the
house, and to get things in
shape to move in.
This took about six months,
including the time needed to
construct an addition provid-
ing a kitchen and bathroom,
have well drilled, and to in
stall a heating system. Previ-
GUS owners had obtained water
from a nearby spring.
Before this work was COM
pleted. the family moved in.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
By Robert J. Lewis

A tumbledown, ramshackle
house. windowleSs and aban-
doned, can turn out to be an
irresistible challenge.
That was what started one
young Washington couple on q
restoration project five years
ago, with the result you see
pictured on this page.
This house is located in the
Potomac, Md, area on South
Glen road, between Potomac
and The Glen.
The desire to restore an old
house was. of course, only part
of the challenge. The postwar
housing shortage was at it's
height at that time, Houses
were not easy to find, and es-
pecially if you wanted a place
in the country with some land
around it at a reasonable price.
The farmhouse bought by
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Will
Evening star., 1954-05-29
What to When You Build & d.
Big Question: Should You Buy Or Build?

money for changes that aren't
essential. Building is heady
wine that sometimes over
comes the owner. and even q
strong minded architect may
fail to. restrain him.
Cash put out for so-called
little items not included in the
original estimate-$25 here,
$50 there can add up to many
hundreds or thousands Of
dollars.
4. It may be difficult to get
a loan to build q home of
modern design. If that is your
choice. However, this resis-
lance to modern architecture
has broken down over the
years. It is not as hard to
finance a modern house today
as it was several years ago.
When it comes to resale, a
house built to your own speci-
f1cations will have, some ad-
vantages, such as q carefully
chosen site. It's design should
be good. too. But it may be
a home tailored so specifically
for you that it may not have
the same value for someone
else.
If you. can find a house al
ready built that will serve
your way of life effectively,
you will find that buying that
ready-built house has some
advantages:
/. When you buy a house
already completed, there is
less confusion and fewer prob
lens. even though you must
take pretty much what is Of
fered to you.
2. One of the greatest ad-
vantages is that you do know
exactly what your house Is
going to cost you. Though a
good architect and contractor
should be able to give you a
very close estimate of the cost
when you are building it your
self, no one can be certain Of
the final cost until the work
is finished.
house on the site before you
buy it. You can get the feel
of it. not on paper. but IN
reality. You can see it in re-
lation to other houses nearby.
If you study the house
closely. you can get a very
good idea of what you're get
ting, though it is true that you
may not know what's under
the plaster, as you do in a
house you see built from the
foundation up.
So many people think that
by inspecting things like
plumbing and fixtures closely.
they can protect themselves
against an inferior product. A
house can be really inferior,
yet pass the plumbing -and-
fixture test. Be guided on
quality, above all, by the build
er's reputation.
4. When you buy a house
already built, walks, sidewalks
and street arrangements are
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been completed-to provide a
dining room and garage-and
the Wilkinsons hope to build
(See LEWIS, Page B-6)
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happens, he may finally walk
off the job. since in close COM
petition builders try to bid only
what they can afford to and
still make a profit.
AS to the disadvantages Of
building:
l. There are additional items
such as walks a driveway, a
sidewalk, if the county re-
quires it, which you must pay
for when you build. A devel-
opment builder includes the
cost of the sidewalk and these
other items in his sale price.
too, but he very likely can
effect some economies on these
items since he is building on q
large scale.
2. Even with careful PLAN
ming. there may be unexpected
expenses. I believe from 5 to
10 per cent of the estimated
cost of tlle house should be
set aside for emergencies, such
as increases in material and
labor costs.
8. There is always the temp
tation to add this and that. and
to make changes after con-
struction starts. Changes after
the contract is let, such as the
addition or subtraction of a
wall, are expensive. But, since
the arrangement of space is
actually very important, vital
changes for the sake of more
space may be worth the extra
expense.
On the other hand, it is
foolish to spend additional
Evening star., 1954-05-29

This article, as told to a
Star stat tDriter, is by a
member OF the Washington
Chapter, American Institute OF
Architects, Dho &1s designed
houses for individual clients,
for Development builders and
for pretabricGtion. 1t is the
fourth in a series on "Whdt
to Look for When You Bug
or Build" appearing peekly
in The Stars Real Estate and
Architecture Section.
Evening star., 1954-05-29

eve decided to move in to
make it easier to work on the
place." Mr.. Wilkinson said. 1T
saved time to be right there"
Now a second addition has
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14
HEMINGWAY is
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fire 60 miles south of Mombasa
that was threatening a camp Cd
children. This was during the first
week in March.
Burns Suffered
Hemingway volunteered and
ended up with End degree burns on
the legs, abdomen, chest, mouth
and left hand and 3rd degree burns
on his right arm.
Hemingway did not make public
either the extent of his injuries in
the two crashes or the fire fighting
episode.
'Tghad two strikes on me from
the plane crashes and the fire
would have been the third" he
said. People would have thought
I was hamming it."
Now, the burns have healed, al
though he has ugly scars on his
arm and legs. The kidney and liver
are functioning, but he's on a strict
diet, Hemingway said, and his vi
sion has returned, although the
eye pains him frequently.
The Hemingways plan to be in
Madrid for 10 days before return
ing to Genoa to sail for their home
in Havana sometime in June.
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TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK R-The stock mar.
ket advanced quietly today with
some minus signs providing a drag
on progress in early dealings.
Although the higher side of the
list was well populated, gains and
losses spread out over range of
between 1 and 2 points.
Railroads were higher along with
steels, motors, aircrafts, radio-tel-
evisions, building materials issues,
and airlines.
Rubbers and electronics were
were lower. Otherwise, major div
isions were mixed or steady.
Among higher stocks were South
ern Railway, Johns Manville,
Youngstown Sheet & Tube, General
Motors, Texas Co., Kennecott Cop
per, and Vanadium.
Lower were Goodrich, Interna-
tional Harvester, Southern Califor-
mia Edison, General Electric, and
Cities Service.
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|Freighter's Grew
Is Rescued Off
Cape Hatteras

CAPE HATTERAS, NC. IA
2OO-foot freighter ran aground in
raging seas on bleak Hatteras Is
land today. Coast Guardsmen took
off its crew of IA by breeches
buoy. above the booming surf.
. Capt. Jose Zillie radioed at 1870
am, that he feared his vessel,
the Omar Babun of 1,275 tons, was
sinking in high seas off Barrier
Reef on this forbidding coast. Min
utes later the vessel reported she
was aground.
The Coast Guard said the vessel
was of Panamanian registry.
Lloyd's register lists an Omar Ba-
bun, registered in Honduras.
Hampered by fog and rain and
by the uncertainty of the vessel
as to its position, the Coast Guard
finally located the ship about S
am, and began the rescue opera
ton.
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DEATH
MRS. MARY nj. ].
JOHNSON

Mrs. Mary Marie Jennie John
son, 81, died this morning at Mon
roe General hospital after a short
illness.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at S p. m. in the
Chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home.
The Rev. J. Paul Touchton Oh
First M. E. (Stone) Church will
officiate at the services. Burial
will be in City Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Ed
ward Johnson, Staten Island, NY;
and Martin Johnson, Staten Island,
N. Y; four daughters, Mrs. Elida
Soderberg, Mrs. Burnetta Frances
and Mrs. Alice Butler, all of Key
West; and Mrs. Helen Ralsky,
Staten Island, N. Y; and six grand
children.
Mrs. johnson was member of
Rebecca Chapter No. 214, Order
of the Eastern Star; Foresters Of
America, Edgewater Chapter;
Shepherds of Bethlehem Star Gen.
fury Lodge, Staten Island, N. Y.
Fern Chapter 81, Order of the
Eastern Star of Key West, will
hold chapel services in Lopez Fun
eral Home Sunday afternoon.
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BLACKOUT is CALLED

(COntlnueO from rage One)
orders from ''the executive depart
ment."
On Wednesday, Adams had re-
lated that at this conference presi
dental assistant Sherman Adams
suggested he prepare a chrome.
logical account of the Army's
troubles over Schine. This was the
first step toward the now famous
Army report which brought on the
roaring public row with Mccarthy
Adams stand that he couldn't
reveal details of the conference
talk touched off vigorous protests
from Democratic members of the
Senate Investigations subcommit.
tet. They demanded to know
whether the concern was that il
might be Embarrassing to some
one.
Information Withheld
WEIGH said that if the informa-
ton did come out it would not be
unfavorable to the Army-"quite
to the contrary, in my opinion ~
he said.
Chairman Mundt ruled Adams
should answer the questions but
said he couldn't force him to.
Adams was asked to give a more
precise report after lunch on the
sources of his orders against talk
ing.
A little earlier in the hearing
Sen. Symington (D-Mo) had de-
manded that senators on the inves-
tlgatlng subcommittee declare now,
or as soon as possible, whether
Army counselor Adams ever had
threatened "blackmail" against
Mccarthy and his aides.
Original Charge Read
!, Symington read original McCar.
thy camp charges that Adams had
conferred with Republicans on the
subcommittee and threatened to
issue a report embarrassing" to
Cohn.
The charge was that Adams
threatened to issue the report, I'M
less Mccarthy dropped his investi-
cation of alleged subversion in the
Army and dropped a demand that
Army Loyalty Board members be
hailed before the subcommittee.
charge as ''false."
Dlrksen went to the witness chair
ands testified his first "hint'' a
scandal might be brewing came
In a late afternoon visit Jan. %
from Adams and White House aide
Gerald Morgan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14
Eight Enter
Guilty Pleas

Eight persons yesterday pleaded
guilty in Criminal Court before
Judge Thomas S. Caro-. Their nam.
es, offenses and penalties follow:
S. P. Motyka, reckless driving,
SIS or 30 days.
Frank Regnetti, no drivers lcen.
Sc, $40 or 10 days.
R. H. Ellis, driving on wrong
side of road, $3.50 or so days and
license revoked.
p. E. Hogan, drunk, dismissed.
Barbara Preston, reckless driv.
ing and no drivers license, SIS or
Is days.
J. S. Bigger, reckless driving, SIS
or Is days.
J. A. Kidd, reckless driving, SIS
or 60 days.
Leo Womack, assault and bat
terry, sentence deferred.