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Evening star., 1955-07-02
By HAROLD SMITH

Modernizing an old fashioned
medal bedstead is relatively sim
pie, provided its architecture
isn't too gingerbready. Many Of
these sturdy steel or brass frame
works are clean-lined enough so
they can be converted by "be-
heading" with q hacksaw.
Using the former foot as the
new head. a bit Of camoufage
can effectively At an old eye
sore into the most modern decor.
Usually these old type bed
steads, particularly the cheaper
ones, have square or round thin
wall steel tubing head and foot
that will cut readily with q fine
toothed hacksaw. Even some OF
the "brass" bedsteads. you will
find, are Of steel tubing covered
with q thin brass shell.
Here's Fair Warning
It's only fair to warn you thai
the angle iron used In bedsteads
both side rails and end tie
braces-are Of tempered steel
difficult, If not impossible, to cut
with a hacksaw.
In beheading an old bedstead
be sure to leave enough bracinG
to hold the legs rigid after thu
superstructure has been ampu'
tated.
Usually the head end has 9
cross brace running from one
side rail dovetailed to the other
Evening star., 1955-07-02
100 Get
Mortgages

The Housing and Home FL
nance Agency announced today
that more than 1,700 home mort
cages have been placed with pri-
vate lenders by the Voluntary
Home Mortgage Credit Program
since its inception.
HHFA Administrator Albert M
Cole noted that 116 Of these had
been placed in the programs Re-
gion ~, which covers Maryland
the District, Virginia and West
Virginia.
The VT1MCP is a program
established by the Housing Act
of 1854 as a voluntary clearing
house for referral to private
lenders of Federal Housing Ad'
ministration and Veterans Ad.
ministration home loan applica.
tions from small towns and re.
mote areas, and for minorit,
housing in any area, where sat
isfactory financing is not avail
able through normal local chan
nels.
According to Mr.. Cole, tn,
program has been stepped up il
recent weeks. He reported to th'
national committee directing tn,
program that 1,146 of the 1,71'
loan placements made through
June Is resulted from commit
ments by participating Lenders
during the first two weeks O
June.
Further speeding up in loaI
placements is anticipated a
thousands Of applications nov
being processed reach the com
mitment stage, Mr.. Cole indi
Gated.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

Building permits issued in
Prince Georges County follow
Paul ]. Wengel. 5o19 Hanna
place Sc, owner and builder;
dwelling on Henderson road;
cost, $4,000.
John L. Pyles. 1880 st, Barna-
bas road Sc, owner and build
er; dwelling at 1855 st. Barna-
bas; cost, $4,000.
Lawrence M. Rosina c. Bow
man, 3109 Queens Chapel road
owner and builder; dwelling al
Fortieth avenue, University
Park: cost, $4,000.
S, g. S. Construction Co., Mar
low Heights, owner and builder
dwelling at 2502 Riviera street
MARROW Heights; cost, $4,000.
William A. Duyall, Hatton Hill
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Outside Steps
IOf Concrete
Reduce Core
By DOUGLAS TUOAfEY

Almost all country houses or
summer cottages have one or
more outdoor stairs or steps.
Those made Of wood are a source
of everlasting maintenance. for
lit seems that the first part Of q
building to weather out is the
steps.
Substantial steps can be cast
out Of concrete, and where they
are properly done they last for
Ia lifetime and require no main
Itenance. Such steps can be cast
over banked earth If 1t Is solid
and well settled, and the weight
of the unit is sufficient to elm
mate any danger from frost.
The form required for casting
steps is simple. 1t consists of two
side pieces cut according to the
height and depth wanted for the
steps. A back and front piece
is nailed into the face Of the
lsides and fronts are set across
each step. The entire form
should be wen braced with stakes
/ The mix of concrete useC
should be one Of cement to two
lof sand and three Of gravel o.
crushed stone. The mix shoult
be as dry as possible to reduct
!. Islumping. The form is flllet
behind the first step and well
tamped and puddled and tn
filling continued upward. If tn
mix is as dry as it should b.
there is no DANCED Of the uppe
portion slumping down and bulg
ing out Of the top Of the frs
step.
Where the solidity Of tn
ground under the steps is doubt
full, two or three holes six inche
in diameter and about two fee
!. deep should be dug in the groun,
before the form is set, and shoul'
be filled with concrete at tn
same time as the form is beinI
! filled. These will make needle
or posts which present an ancho
for the entire assembly.
CReleased By the Bell Syndicate. me.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Area Contracts Are 56%
Ahead of 1854 Awards

Contracts awarded for future
construction during the first i've
months Of this year in the WASH
Iington metropolitan area set an
all-time record for the period
according to the F. w. Dodge
Corp. construction news and
marketing specialists.
The five-month total for this
area, In which the reporting firm
includes the District. Montgom'
cry. Prince Georges. Arlington
and Fairfax Counties and Alex.
andria and Falls Church. wa'
1925, ,089. 900. This represents
Igain of Sc per cent above thu
same five-month period In 1854
The month Of May alone. how
lever, ran up only $50. $4,000 II
future construction contracts
awarded. which was a drop Of q
lper cent from May, 1854. It alst
was a drop Of 2 per cent from
April. 1855.
i Breaking the five-month tota
.lfor 1855 down into three cate
Igories. the Dodge flrm fount
THAT nonresidential contract
Amounted to $86.856. 900. a gail
.Iof 100 per cent over the 1854 pc
lIriod; residential contracts to
tailed $122.667. 900, a gain Of 2
per cent over the 1854 period
and heavy engineering work &C
, counted for $19,566.000 in con
, tracts. a gain of 70 per cent owe
, the 1854 period.
Il The figures for May. 1857
broken down the same way
showed drops in all three cate
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Old Metal Bedsteod
Can Be Modernized

which requires no alteration.
Above this there Is often q sec
ond cross brace between leg
posts, into which the bottom end
of the head decorations are set.
and usually held sin place by
small spot Yields that are easily
broken by q sharp hammer blow.
Saving on Point
If this top cross brace is at
or below the mattress level. the
bed posts can be sawed OF flush
with the top line Of the brace.
In some cases it may be neces-
sary to get this upper brace re-
welded to the posts. an inexpen-
sive job at your neighborhood
welding shop. If removal Of the
bannisters leaves a series Of open
holes in the cross brace, all you
need do is turn the brace bot
tom side up before welding.
In case there is no upper
brace at usable height, one car
be improvised from parts Of the
discarded head, or from thir
wall electrical conduit. which
again calls for an inexpensive
welding job.
The open ends left where thu
posts are sawed can be closet
either by having caps welded Of
brazed on them, or by whittlins
ltapered wooden plugs forcet
down into the tubing.
They're Reversed Now
Now the end that was ono,
the foot becomes the head O.
the bed. There are varioui
ways to gussy this up. Perhaps
the simplest is to sew. up {
tight fitting slipcover tina
pulls down over the meta
framework like q boot, stretches
faulty in place with the aid o
a drawstring or row Of tiestring
along the bottom edge.
| A method that opens up extr,
possibilities Is to cut two ply
wood panels to at inside tn
main framework, sandwichinI
these over the metal worl
Ihemned by the outer framing
The ends Of the panels next II
Ithe posts may have to b
shimmed apart. The two panel
Iare held together by fiat hea,
wood screws extending through
one panel and just far enougl
Into the other so the points don
break the surface.
4 This paneling can then b
used as the base for upholster
treatment, or can be varnishe
or painted. The plywood ca,
; also serve as a foundation 70
. Iheadboard shelving to hol
books. clock, reading lamp, an
the like.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
AtIuntu Gets Funds
For Urban Renewal

The Urban Renewal Commis-
sion has announced approval of
a grant of $31,270 to the Metro
politan Planning Commission at
Atlanta, Ga, for aid in the city's
comprehensive general planning
work.
The grant covers half the total
estimated cost of the planning
work. The remaining half is pro-
rated among the city, Fulton
County and DeKalb County, the
URIC said.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

gories from May. 1854. Nonresi-
dental contracts total $8,135. 900,
q drop Of 80 per cent; residential
contracts totaled $29.914.0 900, q
drop Of IS per cent. and heavy
engineering totaled 81. 1.437. 900, q
drop Of 20 per cent from the
previous May.
May awards in non residential
and heavy engineering also
showed drops from April. 1855
but residential awards in May
showed a gain Of ~ per cent
from April 1855.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
SPECIAL NOTICES

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts contracted by anyone
TWYMAN' IVY Nan s4i4 'SS Warder gAMA st. NV. r.
WahhInssSSh' VIII NSf .bl Ii RESPONSIBLE for
any debts contracted by anyone
other than myself. JOHN H. MYERS
343S SD ave-. N. Forestville. Md.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to the unanimous consent
OF the directors, and more than
two-thirds consent of the stock
holders of the American Standard
Life Insurance Co.; said company
intends to ele amended articles of
incorporation with the superin-
tendent of Insurance of the District
OF Columbia under the provisions of
title So. section 500 of the District
OF Columbia Code, to permit the
company to expand its operations to
include the underwriting of health
and accident policies. (S.l DUDLEY
S. KNOX, Secretary. jy2,9.16
Evening star., 1955-07-02
PERSONAL
900 BICYCLES TO RENT, So weekly

800 BICYCLES TO RENT, So weekly
Also daily and hourly rates.
Park, EX. $4,000. -
ARTIST-Portrairs in oil or colorful
pastels by European artist; also
classes in portrait and art. KNUD
HOUGART. ia. 5-15S7.
WILL RIM. AND BOARD and care for
elderly people in lovely country
PHONE-MAIL SERVICE; 81 mo.
Desk space, only $50 mo. Loc.
downtn. Nice bldg. AID. 4-772o. 3'
FORMS 81, U. s. Job applications
prepared and typed, personnel
counselins. ExCH. SERv. CO., 1740
K st. NV, RIM. As. ST. 1851 SO.
81
WEDDING announcements, invita-.
tions; 24.hr service. STANLEY
ADAMS PRINTING CO.. sos l1th
st NV. DI 7-1434. nights or
phone orders ia 5-S245, A.
MIMEOGRAPHNG, 500 copies. $3.7
incl. typ. Of stem. EXCH. SERV. CO,
1740 K st. NV, RIM. 4S, ST. 3-61 SO.
WANTED-Math. tutor; eighth grade
boy. Beverly Beach; July, August.
West River 4011. 3s
Evening star., 1955-07-02
AUCTION sALEs
THOs. ]. OWEN q SONS, Auctionesrs
I'LL 4 ST. NV.

Trgsssss' SAFE Q; vsluaSls THREE,
BRICK DWELLING BEING KNOWN
CHAPLIN STREET. NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of a certain deed Of trust
duly recorded, in Liber No. es4l;
Folio 356 ct sea-, OF the land
record; q 3, the Ds.ct o9 Gf Go GSumS s4;
secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell, at public AUCTION
DAY. THE ELEVENTH DAY OF
THiKry 9qHK. AZ 6cr6ek 5ss5. A At tbe roqH. }1I.
situate in the Distric. Of Columbia,
and DESIGNATED os and being Lot
176 in Wardhnan ct al. subdivision
OF Lot 20 in the subdivision Of
South Grounds OF Columbian Uni
versity and Lot in Block. IS.
Meridian Hill" as per plat Of the
in the ONCE of the Surveyor for the
District Of Columbia in Liber Coun-
ty 10 st Foiio rs; nov known as
Lot i76 in Square 1862
TERMS: Sold subject to q prior
building association deed Of trust
ond deed Of trust for approximately
trust which is purported to be paid
but not released. further particu-
lars OF which will be announced at
time o. ssl:; the purchase price
above said trust to be paid in cash.
A deposit of $780, 90 required. Con-
veyancing. recording, etc. at pur-
chaser's cost Adjustments maoo
as of date OF sale. Terms to be
complied with within thirty days.
otherwise deposit forfeited and the
property may be advertised and re-
sold at the discretion OF the
trustees.
CHARLES X. BROWN. JR.,
GEORGE G. JEFFERSON.
lao a TrnetRAe
Evening star., 1955-07-02
THoS. J. OWEN q SON. Auctioneers
I'LL E St. NV.

Trustees 7v+ssu! sale .s, q yslussls ,,, sEM5 ms
BEING Known As PREMIsEs
NggsTEE NgnREE sgl7 BLAINE STREET.
BY virtue Of certain deed Of trust
duly recorded. in Liber No, 9231,
rSG esopds Il th. & isG pisrise e ot ths col. a
bia. and at the request Of ths
party secured thereby. the under.
signed trustees will sell. at public
auction in front Of the premises,
on FRIDAY The EIGHTH DAY OF
O'CLOCK PM, the following de
scribed land and premises, situate
in the District of Columbia, and
DESIGNATED as and beins, Lot 8 in
Square 5049 in the subdivision made
by Kathleen Wright. as per plat re-
veyor for the District Of Columbia
the South I4.25 feet Of said lot
dedicated for alley purposes. as
per plat recorded in said Surveyors
once in Liber Ito st folio ,, 33.
covenants and agreements Of rec
Terms: Sold subject to . prior
{building associationl deed Of trust
for approximately $5.553.74 fur-
announced at time Of sale: the pur-
chase. price above said trust to be
paid In. cash. A deposit Of $4,000
required. Conveyancing. recordins,.
ETC.. at purchasers cost. Adjust
ments made es of date o. sale.
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may b
advertised and resold ct the dis
erection Of the trustees. f
FRANK W. MARSALEK.
CARLTON q. TRExLER,
te27.29-iy2.5.7 Trustees.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
THOs. j. OWEN 4 SON, Auctioneers
III e St. NV.

igfssfss sfosY. s5is pEgseHkp1 g E5,Pa3le R. AME
DWELLING KNOWN AS PREM
IsEs E5,, s2S5 s5, SHANNON PLACE
By so2rhsesfI virtue y certain deed of trust
duly recorded, in Liber No. s725.
Folio 367 ct SEQ, OF the land rec
and at the request Of the party
secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees srcn, % " hs sell 2. pgos en arSSaen Ts
DAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF
O'CLOCK PM, the following
described land and premises, SIT
uate in the. District Of Columbia,
OF Lots 20 and "a In shannon's
subdivision OF the Estate Of George
W. Talburtt, being an addition to
AnasSstis. .copd.d or union n pb. T9gfh, Once 81
RSsee Rse gat sarveyor TsoPfdeq Tor e the pistriet Of
Columbia in Liber Governor Shep-
herd at folio z. Described by metes
and bounds in said deed. and sub
Ject to and together With right
Of Assessment and taxation as Lot
SI1 in Square 51S4.
Terms. Sold subject to a prior
building associatisnl deed OF trust
ther psrticulars Of which will be
announced at time OF sale; the pur-
chase price above. said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit OF $500. 90
required. Conveyancing, recording.
etc, at purchasers cost. Adjust
ments made as OF date OF sale.
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may be
advertised and resold at the dis
erstion OF the trustees.
THORNTON w. OWEN,
ROBERT w. KDWELL,
ts1o- -jy2, SSH Trustees.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
ADAM A. WEsCHLER q SON,
Auoti0neerS

TRUSTEES SALE OF Two-sroRY
FRAME DWELLING. No. 1890
GALES ST. NE; 8 rooms and bath.
Arcols heat. electricity and gas.
By ord.d sqs a Hsr Ct Me- aeea s5 9t tESis ie s
ct seq, one of the land records OF
the District of Columbia. and at
the request of party secured there.
by, the undersigned trustees will
Offer. for, sale by public suction. In
i11,n 1rent v,i Of ,,.Il, premises - on FRIDAY.
Il HF FHRGETHRTY hsaETH RAY q ocEock 19sa iPsSsI PS
the following described. property in
the District of Columbia, to wit:
Lot SO in. Hieston's subdivision Of
block 22 in "Rosedale" and "rsh-
SeT counf, ni per RlSt do rssordsd s tba II
once Of the Surveyor for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Said block %
now known for purposes OF assess
ment and taxation as Square 4513.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A de-
post Of $4,000 required Of pur:
title. conveyancing. recording. rev.
enue stamps, and notarial fees at
cost of purchaser. Terms to be
complied with within 30 days from
day Of sale. otherwise trustees re-
serve Sc v..L the risht. to resell property
chaser, after 5 days advertise.
ment of such resale in some news
paper published in Washinston,
D. c., or deposit may be forfeited.
or without forfeiting deposit trus-
tees, may avail themselves of any
legal or equitable rights against
defaulting purchaser.
SAMUEL J. L'HoMMEDIEU.
JULIAN CARDIN,
je2T,o9- iyc,b7 TrtisteeS
Evening star., 1955-07-02
AUCTION SALES lcsa..l
THos. >. o.EN , SOY, A,ssisnssrs.

TETs,sss sTosy. SbrkIsrsatc SrIs q ErRIpbfe'' ND. YRxsE
DWELLING, BEING Known as
PREMISES SEAS KARL PLAcs
By virtue Of . certain deed Of trust
duly recorded: IN LiheI He. sSo
I.sopd. rS4 Sis e .. bre is: e d iAs coia$ sa
bia, and at. the request Of the
party secured thereby. the UNDER
signed trustees vii. sch. at public
auction IN front Of the premises,
81 81 Ig6S9Af g6S9. i.bl hAt t1sss. MTA Al TW6 PS6
O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises, sft--
uats IN the District Of COLUMBIA,
n,s.sd and SssisnSted N,1e q, ss and y c SeinG Lot
the subdivision of par part Of . the he
Sheriff Estate known IS HBurrville'
as per plat recorded in Liber 1858
At folio le1 among the. Land Rec
said block 2 now known for pur:
poses Of assessment and TAXATION
IS Square 5205.
Terms: Sold subject to o First deed
Of trust for 100000 and . Sec
end sse peg g Of .S TTgSt for apPES5TiMsteyy
Of sale; the purchase price above
deposit q s5oo.o6W W required. Con-
vvsyancins: recording: etc. at pur.
as Of date Of sale. Terms 70 be
complied with within thirty days.
otherwise deposit forfeited and the
property may be advertised and
resold at the discretion Of the
FRANCIS c. HEIdLR,
ETHEL N. HOFFLER.
je29-jy2,6,S.11 Trustees.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
THos. ]. OWEN q SON, Huctioneers,
iii 81. NV.

TsHs5fs sTosY kos ssls fi sR,ek esufSls p%rEse ING
BEING KNOWN AS PREMISES
8 Street. \ y Z sEouTTaaEAsT, TTaafE
BY virtue OF q certain deed Of trust
duly recorded. in Liber No. 5000.
ords Of the District q Columbia.
sarsa s a teS request R the SsT
in front Of the premiseS. on
THURSDAY THE SEVENTH DAY
OF JULY AID. 1855, AT TWO
O'CLOCK PM. the following de
scribed land and premises, situate
in the District Of Columbia. and
DESIGNATED as and being Lot "a In
ssua1s s hs oes q Pai ssS9rdsq or
"a at folio 50.
Terms, Sold subject to prior
building associationl deed Of trust
for approximately 81 ,524.s7 fur
ther particulars Of which will be
announced At time Of sale; ths
Bsfeasd E. psid pi0e in easR. sRo' sag deposit ' o. o.
s5o0.O0 required. conveyancins.
recording. etc. at purchasers cost.
Adjustments made rs Of date Of
sale. Terms to be complied with
within thirty days, otherwise de-
post forfeited and the property
may be advertised and resold ~
the discretion Of tho trustees.
HERMAN LEVINE,
ie25. .2s,30-ly2.6 Trustees.
CONTINUED on next passI
Evening star., 1955-07-02

Trustees Sale Of Valuable TWO
STORY ROW BRICK DWELLING
BEING KNOWN AS PREMIsE8
EuMIBEER 235 SEVENTH STREET.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust
Poll Folio 4 4as l., e fsa. 2, the @ Land ,s:t {;
and at the request OF the party
secured thereby, the undersisned
trustees will sell. at public auction
THURSDAY THE SEVENTH DAY
OF JULY. AID. 1865, AT THREE
THIRTY O'CLOCK PM, the fola
lowing described land and premises.
situate in the District Of Columbia,
and designated as and being Lot 81
II o Msrphys 2 sossss & .S Of per S1sns ps
recorded in the once Of the Sur
veyor for the District Of Columbia
in Liber 81 at folio 56. 4
Terms; Sold subject to q ,prior
building association deed Of
trust for approximately S5.77104
further particulars Of which viii
be announced at time Of sale: the
purchase price above said trust tq
be paid In cash. 4 deposit o.
S500.o0 required. ConveyanctnT.
recording. etc. At purchasers COSY;
sale. Terms to be complied with
within thirty days. otherwise de-
post forfeited and the property
may be advertised and resold az
j GEORGE GATELY. l.
Surviving Trustee.
SAUL CHwARTZBACH, woodward
Building. Attorney for Noteholder.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
THoS. J. OWEN & SON, Auctieneers,
I'LL E st. NV.

TsHs5fs sTosY ssIf aN6 Il hASfMsSf yslassf TW EoH
KNOWN 4 As PEENlsEs NJMbES
MGn,r,v l9S5 RLL1ADENsBuRG ROAD.
BY Sohtasefii yirtns 81 certain deed of tru,.
duly recorded. in Liber No. io26s.
and at the request Of the party
secured s;u, ed. ,tl2,, thereby, by the pndersisned
DAY. THE FIFTH ri Es..sss' DAY oP S july,
o'ciocK PM. the followinr-
described land and premises, situate
shs 4'tsiet and d Ssns SSSmGos nos fss
Of w. Henry Walker. assignee, and
Charles z. Banes subdivision Of
part of Long Meadows" as per
plat recorded in the once Of the,
Surveyor for for the I..s District Of ,, Colum. 4, |.
subject to right Of way Of record.
Now known for purposes Of assess.'
ment and taxation as Lot 1877 IN
Terms sold subject to q prior deed
492 81 further particulars of which
will be announced at time Of SALE.
the purchase price above said trust
TO be paid in cash. A deposit of
recording. etc. At purchasers cost.
Adjustments made as of date Of
sale. Terms to be complied with
within 80 days, otherwise deposit
forfeited and the property may be
advertised and resold ct the discfe-
tton OF the trustees. asy
WILLIAM D. PAYNE. Z
EDWARD SHAPIRO.
1e23,25,2s. .30-jy2 Trustees. :
THOS. ]. OWEN q SON, Auctioneers,
iii Z. st. NV.
, 1955-05-19

This new us. Air Force F.1O0
Super Sabre Jet hits speed Of
over 756 mph as Il tests endnv.
anee Of standard wristwatches ip
supersonic flight. Control panel
dial upper rightl shows plane
travelling &c over Mach Ill fndi.
eating that Il has alreadycrashed
sonic barrier and Is exceeding
speed Of sound b. over 100 mph.
~ newly designed "Senat0r,,
watch upper lettl on outside ot
pilots canopy. Is one Of many a.
tached % iet ln experiments con-
Quoted b BuIOVa Watch Conn
pany 81 cooperation with North
American Aviation
, 1955-05-19

The great attraction this
coming Sunday " 8 Monday
% Of May in the Alexander
Theater will be "The Revenge
of the Creature" a Sd film,
which was only very recently
released. This film is a success
sion to the film "The Creature
From the Black Lagoon
The story begins in the re-
gion of the upper Amazon
where an expedition success
fully captures the "gill man.,
an underwater creature who
is apparently part man and
CONTINUED on page A.
, 1955-05-19

Super Sabre's specially Inc
stalled camera kept check on time
pieces as plane went through
strenuoustestfighk TheWatchess
first 70 Be tested under supersonic
flight conditions, kept accurate
time throughout experiments.
Holder 81 the Official worlds
speed record, and first operation
81 let designed to fight 81 super
sonic speeds. the Super Sabre .
suecessor 20 the famous Ez06 Sap
bre which outfonght The Ccmmns
mist NIG-I6s IN Korea. winning
the nfst large-scaih Test tc5 1ee
plane sppremaeybJ
, 1955-05-19
Caribbean Art Con.
Closes Fri. May 10th
in Virgin Islonds

Miles Merwin, representa-
tive Of the Alcoa Caribbean
Art Contest in st. Croix an
nounced yesterday that the
contest closes on Friday, May
Goth at 5 pm.
Those taking part are urged
to get their paintings or draw
ings in before the deadline.
, 1955-05-19
Finnish Muguzine
Features Virgin Isles
JdnuorY Edition
Hernundez to Select
Police CHI. Cdptuins
otter Examination
Commissioners

Commissioner of Safety The Virgin Islands were
Hernandez confirmed the re- were featured in the January
port that two officers have issue Of the Finnish Magazine,
been selected in ST. Thomas to Suomen Kuvalehti, the largest
go to the mainland for advanc- weekly magazine in Finland.
ed training courses at the Gin The magazine carried a two
cinnati Police Academy. They page article description of the
are Lieut.. Otis I. Felix and islands by Paavo Vennonenb
Sergt. Jean N. Aubain. who was so deeply impressed
The course will include Po- during a recent visit that he
lice Administration, Human requested booklets and pic
Relations; Crime Scene search lures from the Development
es; Traffic Engineering; Police Board for reproduction.
Vehicle Operation; Driver Inn Mr.. Vennonen wrote in part
provenent; Detectives Of SUI a sfollows; Il have tried to say
pervision and Personnel Per nice words of your islands and
Torrance Ratings. their. inhabitants which they
By the middle of next year well deserve. That I found out
at least a half a dozen men during my visit there"
from the Virgin Islands Police
Force will be taking courses in
different police academies in
the United States, Commits Continued on page q