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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
BY Robert ]. Lewis

The experts know that the
least expensive form that a
house can have is that of a
cube, or square box.
With that shape, the house
needs less foundation work.
less exterior wall area, and a
smaller roof for the amount of
inside space it offers.
But such a shape has draw
backs.
A simple. box-like house is
not so easy to ventilate. is more
difficult to provide with natural
light. and often is not too at
tractive.
How, then, can the econo-
mics of the shape be retained
and the other drawbacks elimi-
mated?
A recently completed Wash
ington house serves as an ex-
ample Of the way in which
one District architectural firm
handled that question.
The firm worked on the
theory that the cube form
could be modified to eliminate
the drawbacks, provide luxury
features that otherwise would
not be possible. and retain
economies inherent in the
form.
The house is owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Mark p. Schlefer. It
is located at 2911 University
terrace NV. The architec-
tural firm that handled the
design is Leon Brown and
Thomas w. D. Wright.
The architects said the cost
amounted to slightly less than
SO a square foot, not includ-
ing the lot. The house has
two-and-a-half bathrooms, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
By Harry Borrett
as told to Betty Miles

This article by a past presi-
dent of the Washington Metro
politdn Chapter, American IN
Stitute of Architects, is the
ninth in a series on what to
Look for When You Buy or
Build" as told to a staff tDriter
for The Star.
If you can afford to build
a house, you can't afford not
to employ an architect.
Obviously, ! can be accused
of bias. But I feel genuinely
that professional services are
vital in home building, just as
they are when legal or medical
advice is needed.
Today's architect is a de-
signer and a businessman.
From the time you first con-
suit him until you move into
your home, the responsibility
for its proper construction is
his. A wise home owner takes
advantage of all the architect
has learned through training
and experience.
I don't think you can come
too soon to an architect once
you have decided to build. The
executive secretary of the local
chapter of the American In
stitute of Architects can give
You a list of men who do the
kind of work you prefer.
Go around and visit them.
Talk to them and get to know
them, for this is a very close
relationship, and unless you
are compatible the work will
not go ahead properly. Look at
pictures Of their work. go to
see houses they have built.
Make sure you like the mans
work and that you have con-
fidence in the lob he will do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03

well-equipped kitchen. and is
air conditioned.
The architects said they
started out with such an
economical shape, in the modi-
fled cube, that they could
afford to be somewhat free
handed in modifying the cube
and thus provide such luxuries
as a two-story living room and
an open second-fl deck.
1--WE found it's more econ
omical to start out with an
economical shape and then be
extravagant in modifying it to
bring natural light inside, and
ventilation, than to attempt to
perform economies on a shape
that is more costly to begin
with, the architects said.
Section Left Open to Sky.
The pictures that accom-
pany this story show some OF
the ways in which the cube
form was modified.
For one thing, one section Of
the second floor was left
largely open on two sides as a
deck, and was not rooted,
having only q pergola- like
covering consisting of beams
open to the sky.
As a protection against rain
or sun however. this pergcla
can be covered with canvas
that is rolled over by a system
of ropes.
The cube-like form is fur
Their modified by a roof which
slopes up on the side facing
south to bring more. winter
sun inside the house and to
take advantage of the view.
Still another modification
MOS onhiox,od ~, 1aox,;ao 4I,n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Stassen Sees Russia
In Economic Distress
BY the Associoted Press

Foreign Aid Director Stassen
said yesterday Russia's offer to
buy ST. billion worth of indus
trial equipment from Britain
shows the Soviet Union is in
economic difficulty"
He also told a news confer
ence the United States would
not object to Britain shipping
nonstrategic items requested by
Russia in it's huge order. But,
he said. he expects Britain will
continue to screen" contracts to
block export to the Communist
world of any strategic items
which would contribute to the
Soviet war potential.
In discussing Russia's trade
offer, Mr.. Stassen noted that at
least two of the items Russia in
cluded in its list of possible pur-
chaseS-tankerS and steel rolling
mills-were definitely classified
as strategic. In answer to ques-
tons, he said the United States
would have to consider cutting
of aid to any friendly govern
ment which knowingly permits
shipment of highly strategic
equipment to the Soviet Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
300 Postal Employees
To Leave Here Under
Long-Range Program

The Post Office Department
long range decentralization pro-
gram calls for eventual trans
fer Of approximately 800 en-
ployes from its administrative
headquarters here to Is regional
Offices.
Postmaster General Summer
field gave that estimate to a
House appropriation subcom-
mittee studying department bud
get requests for the coming fiscal
year. He reported, in a hearing
transcript made public yesterday
by the subcommittee, that estab-
lishment of the new regional
Offices would require an overall
total of 900 employees. Transfer
of some 800 from Washington
would cut the net increase to
600. he explained.
Other department officials in
dicated that these transfers
might be made within the next
ID months but Mr.. Summerfield
said there was no set schedule.
The first regional Office has been
established in Cincinnati and
two more probably will be in
operation by July. he said.
THE subcommittee should
recognize. as we do" he said,
that most of the work that will
be done in the various regions
is presently being done in Wash
ington. We are not trying to
set up lot of Offices throughout
the country and still retain the
total number of personnel We
had in Washington.
I'VE hope that the net result
will be that there will be little
if any increase in the total num-
Der of employees involved in the
work, but they will be located
in the areas rather than in
Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Industries Reject
Private Operation
Of Germ War Plants
By John A. Giles

Efforts to get private industry
to operate the Army's highly
secret biological warfare plants
were reported today to have
collapsed.
After months Of negotiations
and repeated predictions of sue
cess, an official admitted today
that it now looked like the
Chemical Corps would have to
continue the operations includ-
ing those at Camp DERRICK near
Frederick. Md.
The negotiations with the
Mathieson Chemical Co. of Balti-
more were initiated last summer
after Secretary of Defense Will
son announced a drive TO take
the armed services out of indus
trial work as much as possible
and turn it over to civilian con-
tractors. Efficiency and economy
were given as the reasons for
the Wilson program.
Biological warfare would en-
ploy germs and poisons. sprayed
from airplanes or otherwise dis
tributed to injure or destroy both
plant and animal life. This is an
area in which the United States
has never engaged. All official
statements indicate national
policy is opposed to it.
The Chemical Corps has pro-
ceeded with the research and
development in this field for two
purposes: Cd to provide defenses
against enemy use of such war
fare and 90 to prepare a coun-
ter. blow against such an enemy
after h has made use of it.
But, even with these laudable
purposes. the chemical industry
is reported reluctant to produce
the chemical compounds neces-
sary. There are other factors,
including their uncertainty over
the continuity of the enterprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
I The Lost Cause in |ndo-ChinQ
In the End Russia Will Likely Control Vital Gotewoys
From Pacific to Indian Ocean; Is Chang the Answer?

forces. A major war on the
Asiatic mainland is considered
possibility by our military.
But as In the past the enemy
must take the initiative.
In some quarters the pos
sibility of letting the Chinese
Nationalist loose in ''harass-
ing operations" against their
Communist enemies is con-
sidered as having some merit.
Chang Kai-shek has some 80
well-trained divisions equipped
with modern weapons. Ac-
cording to American civilians
and military men who have
visited Formosa. the morale
and spirit Of these troops is
good. Provided with the nee
essary logistic means. the Ma
tionalists could reconquer the
large island of Hainan in the
Gulf Of Tonkin. This island
was lost to the Communists in
1949 during the debacle of the
Nationalist forces. It serves
today as an important base
whence supplies and other
kinds of assistance are sent to
the Wet Minis. Chiang's
armies also have the capability
to start major raids from
Hainan-if they capture it
and from Formosa itself
against Southern China.
The difficulties which the
Peiping regime finds itself in
today make it probable that
the same maSSeS-including
fighting men-who went over
eagerly to the Communists be-
tween 1947 and 1919 would
turn against their present
rulers. The promises made in
those days by the Chinese
Communist leaders that China
would become another Garden
Of Eden under Communist rule
have proved the opposite.
In any event, there is moth
ing the West can lose by per-
hitting Chiang's forces to
measure themselves against
the Communists in raids and
major skirmishes. If the only
objective achieved is to relieve
the pressure in Indo- China the
attempt would be well WORTH
while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Death Cancels Mercy Race
As Polio Takes Army Man

SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-Creeping
death claimed the life of an
Army officer early today. even as
a Coast Guard ply crew pre-
pared to take off on mercy mis-
sion which would have been de-
cided by the whims Of the ele-
ments.
The officer, who was not iden-
tilted. died from an acute attack
of poliomyelitis aboard the troop
transport Gen. M. M. Patrick at
$50 am. (EST) as the ship
sailed toward Seattle.
Death stepped in only seven
hours after the Patrick had
radioed Coast Guard headquar-
tiers here that the officer had at
the utmost IL hours to live, that
death was certain if he was not
placed in an iron lung.
The death message ended
plans for race against time also
depending on the ability of a
ply to land in the flve-foot seas
which were buffeting the Patrick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Fletcher knebel-
Potomac Fever

Ike got ovation at the Republican supper rally
no Wonderhe of the few Republicans present
danger of getting beat next fall.
Democrats send out truth kits showing how alert
were to the Communist problem The Democrats
to Communists they'd wake night screaming
Republicans seeing them under the bed.
Six thousand Republicans attend $15O box supper in
Washington Republicans have humanzed themselves.
women have learned to eat chicken out of without getting
grease on their mink coats,
Republican Chairman Hall apologies for the
era patronage That makes things Republicans
jobs in Wahngtonand Democrats can't them anywhere
else.
Senator Joe Mccarthy the Democratic Party filled
with rot and slime There mudnging
campalgn-Joes using it all up advance.
House committee votes to increase amail letters to
About the only thing that gone
Republicans got in Is the temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
VA Official and Doctor
Sworn In as Generals

John N. Andrews, Veterans
Administration official, and DR.
Frank E. Wilson, director Of the
Washington Office of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, yeSter-
day were sworn in as brigadier
generals in the Army reserve.
Gen. Andrews is commanding
general of the 310th LogiStical
Command. a District reserve unit
At the VA, he is an executive
in the veterans benefit division.
He lives at 4507 North Twenty
sixth street, Arlington.
Gen. Wilson commands the
805th Hospital Center, a reserve
hospital unit in the Washington
area. He lives at 1888 Arcadia
place NV.
Both men were sworn in by
Col. Marvin w. Marsh, comman-
der Of the District of Columbia
Military District. in ceremonies
at Fort Myer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06

organizations and I have been
on the watch to see that there
were damn we'll none OF a
Communist character. And I
think I know them when see
them"
What's that other paper?"
Its a copy Of a telegram
he says he sent Senator Jen-
ner. He tells the Senator that
the implication in the press
release is as dishonest as it
is contemplate because it
suggests subversion and dis
loyalty to the United States.
I don't know whether you
knew 1t or not, but Aubrey
was a little proud of his war
record. He was in the lst Divi-
sion in World War I. Field ar
tillery. Well. his telegram goes
on to dare Jenner to take any
evidence he has to a grand
jury. which he says would be
the fair thing to do"
Think anything will come
of it?"
mo way of telling. A Sem
ate committee can make it
pretty hot for anybody they
want to. OF course. he might
be able to make it pretty hot
for the committee. too, if he's
still the same old Aubrey. And
he sounds like he is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Professional Engineer
Tests Completed by Z

The District Board of Regis
tration for Professional En-
gineers announced today that IL
candidates have passed the
examinations for professional
engineers on December IA.
They are:
Lloyd D. Anderson. 8107 Ham,
mond avenue. Takoma Park;
Richard F. Blake. 739 Hilltop
terrace Sc; James w. Carpen-
ter. 1926 Grove avenue. Rich
mond; William H. Clark, 6908
Dartmouth avenue. College Park;
Bonner S. Coffman, 1908 Crit
tenden street NV; Charles c..
Johnson, jr.. 1913 Sixtieth ave-
nue.. Hyattsville.
Roy o. McCaldin. 22l0 Gay
lord drive. Suitland; Robert E.
Perry. l0026 Dallas avenue. Sill
yer Spring; Herman S. Preiser.
1902 Summit place NV; Clar-
ence L. Ross. SOC Tenth street
Sc; Frank E. Williams, jr.. 3138
Buena Vista terrace Sc; Charles
S. Wright. Springfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Costa Rican President
To Wed American Girl
BY the Associated Press

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, Feb.
6.-PreSident Jose Figures,
wealthy coffee plantation owner
who led a 1948 revolution here
and later became President, will
marry Rita Karen Olsen, %, of
Westminster Heights, N. Y, it
was learned yesterday.
Miss Olsen has been here
about a month. A comely blond,
she holds a doctor of philosophy
degree from Columbia Univer-
Sity.
Mr.. Figures, At, a graduate
of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology. was divorced last
month from Henriette Boggs of
Birmingham. Ala. They have two
children, Jose Marti, 10, and
Shannon. 8, who are living with
their mother in New York, where
she is taking an economics
course at Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Lowell MeLLett-
Jenner u psets Aubrey Williams
Former Youth Administrator Resents Implication in Press
Release Concerning His Southern Educational Fund

That's the way remember
him. And he couldn't be a
secret Communist. Aubrey
never had any secrets. Always
said whatever was on his mind.
Used to worry Harry Hopkins
that way. But, here, I'll read
you what he says" Old-Timer
read from his letter:
II do not know whether you
have seen the Jenner release
in which he attacks the South
ern Conference Educational
Fund, Of not. He said he was
conducting Investigations into,
among other things. the Com
munist activities of the South
ern Educational Fund I hap
pen to be president Of this
organization. Our sin is that
we have been working for the
abolition of segregation in the
colleges and the public schools
and for such things as FEPC.
This undoubtedly is what they
mean by Communist activi-
ties
IT have a complete under
standing with all persons in
the organization that I would
not tolerate Communists in
the organization and, most
certainly, no activities of the
sort which characterize their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Senators Vote Chance
On Rules Of Testimony
BY the Associoted Press

The Senate Small Business
Committee has adopted a new
set of rules dealing with the
right of witnesses and persons
attached to the committee to
make changes in the record of
testimony taken by the COM
mittee.
A witness under oath to tell
the truth may later change the
transcript of what he said only
to correct grammatical errors,
obvious errors of fact" and err
rors made by the official report
err, who takes down the questions
of Senators and the answers of
the witness.
Last year, committee aides
said, some changes were made
in testimony taken during the
committees controversial hear
ings into the value of AD-X2, a
battery additive which the Bu-
reau of Standards labeled
without value"
The new set of rules forbids
any change in testimony which
would in any way change the
meaning of the question or the
meaning of the remark"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Patient Dies Despite Surgery
Replacing Vital Link to Heart

A Georgetown University Hos
pital patient, who nine days ago
underwent an operation in which
nearly all of a major blood vessel
leading to his heart was replaced
with that of an accident victim,
died yesterday.
Physicians said, however. that
Thomas Ruark Bass, 81, Chero-
kee Indian, died of a secondary
ailment. the nature Of which was
not disclosed.
In the operation a section of
aorta from the blood vessel bank
at Georgetown was used to re-
place a large damaged section
of Mr.. Bass aorta. The blood
vessel had been removed six
hours earlier from the accident
victim.
Physicians said Mr.. Bass suf-
fered from aortic aneurism-a
tumor in the aorta.
Doctors explained that the
procedure in operations of this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06

type calls for a plastic tube to
carry the blood around the dam
aged portion of the blood vessel
during the operation. The dam
aged part then is removed and
replaced with a healthy section
taken from corpse.
A Bethesda Naval Hospital
surgeon performed a similar OPP
GRAFTON last Saturday in Albany,
N. Y, by using the plastic detour
while the aorta was replaced.
Mr.. Bass, a native of Brainerd.
Mimi, was active in the National
Association of the Physically
Handicapped. He had been
wounded during World War l
while serving with the 10th
Division.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Ruth Bass.
Funeral services will be held
at / pm. Monday in the w. w.
Chambers funeral home, SIT
Eleventh street Sc. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Lowell MeNett-

you're looking q little down
in the mouth, Old-Timer.
What's troubling you?"
Got a letter from Aubrey
Williams. You remember him"
Sure. Used to be head. of
the National Youth Admin
istration and Harry Hopkins
right-hand man in relief work.
Social worker before he came
to Washington and Kept right
Oh being a social worker as
part of the New Deal admin
i5tration. Everybody reruem-
bers Aubrey. Quite a guy.
Runs a farm magazine down
in Alabama, where he was
born. What's he say in his
letter."
He thinks the Jenner COM
mittee is out to get him"
"As q Communist? That
would be funny. Aubrey hates
communism like the devil
hates holy water. Or, at least.
that has always been my i'm
preston and, I'm sure, the
impression of all his friends
in Washington. He's the COM
plete democrat. Loves all Gods
children and just naturally
hates anybody who tries to
push other people around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
z From Area Added
10 Korean War List
OF Army Dead

A Washington and an Airing
ton soldier were among those
listed today as determined dead
by the Defense Department.
They are:
Corpl. Osborne j. Dixon, 81,
son of Mrs. Bertha Dixon of
1414 v street NV.
Capt. Frank Joseph Roberta
husband of Mrs. Dorothy A. Ro-
berta. 100 South Taylor street,
Arlington.
A determination Of death As
made in those cases where sup
porting evidence is available.
usually from eyewitnesses, that
a man has died, even though his
body has not been returned and
identified, the Army stated. Lists
also are being issued Of those
presumed dead after being miss
ing in action for more than a
year.
Dixon Native of ID. C.
Corpl. Dixon. a native of the
District. attended Garnet Pat
terson School. He served in the
Army three years during World
War II and was with the Army
of Occupation in Italy. After his
discharge he was employed as a
window washer here.
He re-enlisted in the Army
in November, 1850, and reported
to Fort Meade, Md. He was sent
overseas in December, 1850. and
was in combat for two months
when he was missing in action
in North Korea in April, 1851.
He was a rif1eman in the oath
Infantry Regiment.
He is survived by his mother
and sister. Mrs. Pauline Proctor,
of the same address.
Mrs. Roberta Notified.
Capt. Roberta was killed on
December /, 1850, his wife said,
during the retreat of the 9th
Army through a roadblock. She
said she wa snotified of his death
this past January T..
He was with the 82d AAA
Battalion of the I'd Infantry
Division.
A native Of Minonk, ILL.,, he
first entered service on October
l3, 1912, and was with another
outfit in the European Theater
Of Operations. He was seriously
wounded in Normandy in July.
1914, and in addition to the Pur-
pie Heart. held the Bronze Star
Medal
Mrs. Roberta is a secretary in
the Defense Department.
He also is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Mary Roberta, and
a sister, Margaret, both of Mi
monk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06

been able to subvert many
elements of the young Wet
Nam army. The recent mass
assertions prove this amply.
France has enough problems
at home and in North Africa
and is no longer in a position
to continue a war which offers
neither glory nor gain to the
French people,
We are stymied by these
logical arguments. It is be-
coming increasingly evident
that mere financial and tech
biological help will not be
sufficient in Indo- China, un-
less the French troops succeed
in winning a spectacular vic
tory over those of Ho Chi
Mini. The chances for such
an achievement are about 100
to /. The proposition of last
fall that we send American
naval units and bombers to
Indo- China is not likely to
produce a victory. It would
merely prolong the guerilla
warfare and further tire the
restless Wet Nam and French
troops.
There have been rumors re-
Gently that we may send two
divisions probably those
which are being withdrawn
from Korea - to strengthen
the electives and the morale
of the French and Wet Nam
forces. 1t is doubtful that the
administration will take such a
step. This for several reasons:
Cd 1t would give an excellent
chance to the Chinese Com
munists to pour openly 10 times
as many divisions across the
borders into Indo-C China. 90
There are grave doubts that
the Congress and American
public opinion would indorse
an extension Of the war while
there is the present status quo
in Korea. 90 It would shatter
the economy plans of the adj
ministration.
Once we engage two divi-
sions in Southeast Asia there
is no telling how many more
would be necessary to obtain
a final victory against the
combined Chinese-Viet Mimi