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Homer news., 1955-04-14
CHIEF ADDRESSES LADIES

Fire Chief Ora Jones spoke on fire preventi on at the meeting of the Homer Women s Club Thursday evening at the home or Mrs. Matt Thone.
 w Chief Jonas stressed the. home fire hazards and urged the ladies to cor rect serious hazards before they became tragedies. According to Chief Jones, stove pipes and roof jacks are the worst fire hazards In Alaska, and he recomnende cd that new stove pipe and roof jack be put in every fall or oftener. Also in fall, the Chief said, all stoves should be thoroughly cleaned and all old carbon clipped out. He also pointed out that grease on g stove or hood vi II blaze up whe n heat eds
 Chief Jone Is explained the u se of several types of fire ext ingu1shers and warned the ladies never to put water on an electrical fire, or on gasoline, oil, kerosene or grease fires. The weter on such h fires only serves to bring the combustib1e nter- ia1s to the sur face wt,e re they burn more eas fly, he said.. Salt or sand or any, thing that will snothe r the flame was suggested by lone s. ' For electric al ii res, he said the e1ectri ctty should be disconnected first, before dealing with the fl ames.
 M During the usiness meet ing Mrs. Vern Mutch revie we'd for the group a biography of Florence Night ingale. Writ ten by Cecil Woodham-Smi tn, much of the book vas based upon papers Of Florence Nightingale which had never before been usede Mrs. Mutch stated that she felt the book would be of parti cu1ar inter- est to Home er's many nurses
 Refre hnents were served by Mrs. Noel Holt and Mrss Alm. 1e 94 @-T
Homer news., 1955-04-14
TO sEIDoWYA HOSP E'AL

Mrs. Yu1e Ki1che r was in town We edne sday preparing to leave for the Sc ldovia hospt- tai to await the arrival of her baby. She said that she was to be flown to Se1dovta by Dr. Provonsha.
Homer news., 1955-04-14
LIBRARY BOARD TO MEET

The board of directors of the Homer Public Library will meet Thursday, April 21 at 8 p.m. at the library, acc ord- ing to Ruth Newman, pre- si dent of the board.
Homer news., 1955-04-14
STUDENTS VI SIT HOMER

Hez Ray and Dave Watson, student from the University of Ala ska ,, visited Homer this week. They stated that they wore just looking the Terri tory over. Ray Is teaching ma jsr and Watson a physical educati on major.
Homer news., 1955-04-14
BIDS TO Bz OPENED

Don Sni tn said this week that he had talked to Col. Farrell of the District Eng ineers In Anchorage and Far- re1l stated that 50 far as he knew the bids on the Nit. oh1- son pro ject would be opened on April 2l.
Homer news., 1955-04-14
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need don't break get Wishbooks down and check local merchants all because never be going to turn in Homer store Your local try keep variety of good hand about all Of them order mercan- it back here for in good tims So don f4rsts 1s
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Homer news., 1955-04-14
IEvELINc GROUND

Norris Kil1en has been busy this week level ing grav- el on the Chuck Abbott prop erty across the street from the Chamberlain store. Abbott says that he may erect an office building on the site but that his plans are not definite as yet.
 SMITHS RETURN FROM VACATION tks
 Mir. and Mrs. Bob Smith and son Arthur returned Satu rday from vacat ion in the States N
Homer news., 1955-04-14

SMITHS RETURN FROM VACATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Man Who Stole New Roof
From u. S. Is Given Year

The sheets Of copper were
beaten into chunks Of metal and
hauled away In the trunk Of q
car. Altogether. there were ~
sheets weighing 373 pounds.
Samuel Silyerman, Al, Of the
Washington Rag d Bag Co.,
|215 L street S.W.. testified that.
on November 4 two men brought
the metal to the shop and that
he paid them $97. He said he
took down the license number
LOT the car and reported the In.
Icident to the police.
Investigator Porter M. Beaie
lof the Park Police said the car
was traced through the tag nurY1-
Der and belonged to Oscar
Adams.
Beard, who was charged with
destroying private property and
taking property without right.
was sentenced to $50 days on the
FIRST charge, and $50 or so days
on the second, the sentences to
run concurrently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

A man who stole a roof from
the Federal Government was
sent to jail yesterday by Judge
Almond w. Scott in the Munic-
ipal Court.
This is one Of the most un-
usual stealings I've heard Of, !"
said the jurist.
The defendant, Charles
Edward Beard. 40. colored Of
the $500 block Of Seventeenth
place Sc, was accused Of re-
moving one side Of an A-shaped
sheet copper roof from q new
$40, 900 comfort station In Upper
Fort Dupont Park. just OF Ala
baina avenue Sc. on November 8.
The building is on Federal prop
erty.
Oscar Roosevelt Adams. "a.
colored, Of the $500 block Of
Bruce street Sc, accused Of the
theft along with Beard. asked
for q jury trial. which was set
for January 8. He was held
under 81 900 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Christmas Season Mail
Expected to Set Record

This Christmas season will
break mailing records. Postmas-
ter General Arthur E. Summer
1leld announced today.
It Is estimated more, than II
billion pieces Of mail will be car
ried during the last quarter Of
this year--more than 800 pieces
for every family In the United
States.
The Post Once offers new
services this season. MIR. Sum-
merfield pointed out. They in
clude. certified and "combina-
ton" mail. Certified mail may
be used to send gift certificates.
savings bonds and other ilnpor-
tant items, with proof Of delivery
available to the sender.
Combination" mail may be
used to mail a letter or message
inside q package or publication.
after payment Of postage for both
the parcel and the letter.
The Post ONCE has q free
pamphlet, Packaging and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

Wrapping Parcels for Mailing.
available,
Mr.. Summerfield recommend
led that matters use scent in
stead Of 2-cent stamps on their
Christmas cards, since they not
only may provide air-lift service
but win expedite delivery by
surface routes. Cards with Scent
stamps win be returned to the
sender If they cannot be de-
livered--a service not permitted
when 2-cent stamps are used.
The Post Ofice's experiment
tai airlift of Scent letters be-
tween major cities win carry
about. $50 million pieces Of first-
class mail this month.
Mail this season viii be going
through many unusual routes
over the Nation. Christmas
mail viii be delivered hv r~ivate
plane by 80 couriers. 90 will use
shallow draft boats and l35
win deliver on horse or mule
back.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Counts Tramc
CITY 70 FORGET S. u. S. OWES;
COLLECTING COSTS TOO MUCH

The District Commissioners abandoned efforts today to
collect 6onth old IS service charge against the Federal
Government
They acted after Corporation Counsel Vernon E. West
Schuyler Love- director Of General Administration, con-
tended they could levy the charge but suggested might not
be wise TO do so.
The SIS was levied against the General Services
Administration last May when the agency received
District permit to park truck public space" on the
south side of street NV between Nineteenth and Twen
teh streets heavy boxes from the washington
Auditorium which Is occupied BY the Geological Survey
voucher for the money was sent to the General
Accounting ONCE GAO wrote District Commissioner SAM
uel Spencer August asking why the District thought
the fee was legal
Today. the Commissioners approved the Corporation
Cosel opinion that the fee legal but decided not to
charge It, especially after Engineer Commissioner Thomas
A. Lane said the collection would cos more than 45 In ad
ministrat0n The Commissioners withdrew the charge.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Chest PushesOn
With 81 Pei. In

Nearing its goal and still striy-
ing to 60 beyond the 81 million
figure set for 1855, the Com
Chest Federation yester-
day reported $s,S84 .904 collected
or 81 per cent Of the goal.
The Alexandra unit was sec
ond to 60 over its quota Of
$87. 900. Yesterdays figures
showed the nearby unit had
turned in $87.200, representing
12.485 gifts brought in by $4,000
volunteers In As days.
The first unit to go over the
top was the Government group,
which exceeded its quota BY the
scheduled date Of November 5.
The latter now stands at i06
per cent.
The next report roundup will
be held at 4 pm. tomorrow at
campaign headquarters In the
Hotel washington.
Charles H. Mason, Alexandra
campaign chairman. told Gen.
eral Campaign Chairman E. <.
Morris, that I'VE won't be salts
fled until every worker finishes
his assignment in support Of the
$4 million goal"
Mr.. Morris pointed out dOnors
now total some 100000. as COM
pared to $1,000 when the Chest
was first organized.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Hospital loys Pldns
For Maternity Wing
Costing s40, 900

Ofhcials Of MONTGOMERY
County General Hospital yester-
day announced plans for a new
$4,000 maternity wing to be
added to the present hospital
building in Sandy Spring, Nd.
Mrs. Kartharine E. Carr, hos
lpital administrator, said the adj
ditition would bring to 20 the
number Of maternity beds In the
hospital. The proposed wing win
include q labor room, q delivery
room. q fathers waiting room,
and q room FOR four maternity
beds.
The hospitals board Of direc-
b0rs last week approved q con-
gtruction contract subject to the
granting Of q special exception
for the wing By the Montgomery
County Board Of Zoning Appeals.
The appeals board win hear the
hospitals application Thursday.
A Bethesda firm Of architects.
Charles B. SouIe and Andrew VI.
DonnaIly. designed the planned
addition The addition. If ap-
proved. win be built by the Sou
der Construction co. Of Damas-
Gus. Nd. the lowest pf six bid
lders.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Boxer Cleared
In Shooting
Cola symptoms Appear

An l8-year-old lightweight
boxer late yesterday was acquit-
ted by a Jury of charges of as
sault with intent to rob and
assault with a dangerous weapon
The youth cleared is Joseph
Gilctrist. colored, Of the 1900
block Of Massachusetts avenue
Sc. He had been accused with
two others OF shooting and
wounding q grocer.
Each of the two co-defend-
ants last week pleaded guilty to
q single count in a two-count
indictment accusing them Of as
saulting Alvin Weinstein, 80,
manager Of a grocery in the $500
block of Sheriff road NE. MIR,
Weinstein was shot in the stom-
ach last May after being ac-
costed behind the store.
Roosevelt Palmore, 1S. colored,
Of the 5700 block Of Nome street
NE, pleaded guilty last Wednes-
day to assault with a dangerous
weapon. Thomas w. Cunning
ham, II, colored. Of the 1900
block Of Girard street NE,
pleaded guilty to a charge OF
assault with intent to rob. Both
await sentence by Judge James
n kirkland Of District Court.
Both Palmore and Cunning
ham testified Gilchrist was with
them. Gilchrist, however. tes-
tilted he was elsewhere at the
time Of the crime. Several other
witnesses corroborated his alibi.
The jury deliberated about
seven hours In reaching its YER
dict Of acquittal. Gilchrist was
represented by ATTIC rney H. Cliff
ford Alder. Judge Kirkland
presided at the trial.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Roise Given q, 900
Phone Employees

Wage increases Of from 50 to
$3.50 per week have been nego-
tiated for $4,000 employees Of the
long lines department Of the
American Telephone 81 Telegraph
Co.. including about 400 employees
here.
The wage boosts were an
nounced jointly by the company
and the CLIO Communications
Workers Of America, bargaining
representative for the workers.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association is in
the second day of a three
day meeting at the Shore
ham Hotel, with 200 expected
to attend.
Electrical Techniques in
Medicine and Biology is in
the second day Of q three
day session at the Shoreham
Hotel. About 800 win attend
the convention.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
|zonersioweiqh
LOi Controls

The restriction Of single FAM
lily home construction through
interim" coming controls on the
widths and areas Of lots win be
considered BY the District Zon-
ing Commission at q 10 am
hearing tomorrow.
The proposed new controls, de-
signed to serve until the current
revision Of the city's coming or
dinance is completed. is vir-
tually certain TO draw opposition.
District building officials, how
ever, said the Zoning Comniis-
sion asked that the interim con-
ltrols be drafted In response to
REQUESTS from citizen groups 10
various areas.
The proposed zoning amend
Iment contends that, In view oi
Ia current shortage In housing, !
there Is "a tendency 10 develop
land for residential use at densi-
tiles which are greater thar
deemed desirable under present.
day standards for health, safety
and general welfare"
No Minimum Areas
While the revised regulation.
win contain minimum lot area
and width restrictions, none
exists now, The proposed amend
lment would require:
Minimum lot areas Of 5000
square feet and minimum widths
lof SIS feet for one-farnily de-
ltached homes; lot areas OF 2.75t
square feet and widths of Is feet
for one-family sernidetachec
homes. and 2,100 square feet and
I20-foot widths for one-family
ROW houses.
Lots that meet 85 per cent Of
these standards, however, c0ulc
lbe developed II "a they did moi
labut other ,indeyeIoped lots ol
| IA they were not owned by the
same people who owned abuttine
lots.
In one further restriction, the
amendment also would permit
lthe conversion Of buildings zoned
for one-family row use to apart
lments or flats only II the lot had
q minimum area of 1000 square
feet for each household unit. "
Lower Standards Forecast
The amendment was drawn
after q survey Of average loi
widths and areas In each Of the
three one-family zoning cate.
Igories by Harold M. Lewis, the
consultant conducting the zon.
ting ordinance revision.
The Zoning Advisory Council
lin q report to the commission
ION the amendment, went alone
with the new controls but said
1.-THE row-house standards prob
ably will have to be lowered
when the final zoning revision Ii
lput into effect.
| In explaining its position the
lthree-Inan council wrote:
while we believe the stand.
lards Of 2.l00 square feet with
la 20-foot lot frontage for row
housing ii general is too high
ut must. nevertheless. be recog-
lnized the regulation will af-
feet only about 600 acres, over
DB per cent Of which is pres
ENTITY improved.
This means that there are
only some 10 acres Of tnirn-
proved land which would be az
lfected."
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Gongwer Named
To .. c. Bourd

James M. Gongwer. 81, of 4l0l
Aspen street. Chevy Chase, Md.
today was named to the District
Board of Registration for Pro-
fessional Engineers.
He will serve for five years
from December 10, taking the
place of Daniel c. Walser.
Mr.. Gongwer Is a civil engi-
|neer and q structural consultant
who helped in the building Of
District Court House, Providence
Hospital and reconstruction Of
the Capitol terrace and the
House and Senate chambers.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
INDIAN SUMNER DAY DREAMING
Porents Of Grant School
Push Fight on Closing

Petitioners determined to fieht
to the last ditch in an effort TO
save Grant Elementary School
placed their names on the dotted
line last night.
"A crowded room at the school,
ITwenty-first and q streets NV,
gave proof to the fact that the
schools FTA Is not taking the
fight lying down. Led BY Mrs.
e. Daniel Bremen. president. the
group heard panel Of three
plead for support Of the school.
Association members gathered
after School Supt. Hobart NJ.
Corning said last week the school
would be closed on January 81
and that It's four teachers and
lao pupils would 60 to Briggs
Montgomery School, Twenty
seventh and X streets NV.
I'VE are here to promote the
welfare Of our children. Mrs.
Bremen said, "and we must keep
this school as It Is"
To Tap PTA Funds
As the first step the assocfa-
|tion agreed unanimously that
Expenses incurred In its effort
Ito save Grant be taken from
IPTA funds This was little
irregular. Mrs. Bremen said for
the record but no one objected.
Also dispensed with were asso-
citation rules that no speaker
could be heard more than twice
lon the same subject and that
lno one could talk longer than
10 minutes.
One Of the panel members,
Harold Rosenthal, first vice pres-
lident Of the group, said more
pupils win be piled on q teacher
Iif the transfer Is made. He note
there II an average Of about IS
lstudents to one teacher at Grant,
while the move to Briggs-Mont-
lfomery would mean q ratio Of
about 40 to 1.
Counts Traiiic
But the biggest objection APP
lpeared to be the great distance
Iso many small children would
have to walk to school land the
many trafiic hazards they'd face
lin their daily travel.
Another panel member, Jerry
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Hcrbor Nets Removed

GAsEBo. Japan, Nov. is tE9.-
Ihe United States Navy began
removing submarine nets from
6asebo Harbor today. lifting the
last sea trafiic restrictions on
Japanese ports. Fishermen have
frequently complained that the
nets interfered with their trade.
Evening star., 1955-11-15

Hart. who checked the trafiic
dangers within the schools
boundaries. reported that more
than % 900 cars cross one Of its
|arterial streets during the day
light hours.
s.And there's only one traffic
Ipolicewoman In the area he
said.
1T was Or. corning's idea that
the transfer would gain the use
Iof two teachers. " he added, but
III we have to hire two or three
more patrolmen. we won't gain
anything. "
He also pointed out there Is
no public transportation for the
pupils.
One mother wanted to knoy
what +the little kids win do
who have to walk Is blocks In
snow and slusllp TO Briggs Mont
gomery. The question went un-
answered.
Called on for any remarks
he cared to make. Police Pvt,
Joseph Barrofio, school safety
Ioficer. said he wasn't supposed
to say anything. but be conceded
Iit Is .'going to be very hard for
Ius to map out q safe route" for
children II the transfer Is made.
values Question Raised
One speaker, who identified
himself only as .'Pete.' wanted
IT'D know II the value Of q child
has gone down slightly when
he learned the transfer was to
save two teachers He was
roundly appiauded.
Another argument to keep the
school was offered by Mrs. Wil-
liam Hanback,, the third panel
member. who said loss Of Grant
would be q great blow 10 the
AREA In that many people would
move out and no one would
come IN.
we need the school for our
Ichildren, she said. land for q
good, healthy nsighborhood."
The petitioners pledged their
Incorporation in the fight they
expect to take before the Build
lings and Grounds Committee Of
the Board Of Education on De-
lcember 8.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Air Crashes Probed

MANILA. Nov. IS R.--All
Philippine Air Force Psi MUS
tang fighters were grounded and
Ian cfiicial probe started today
into q series Of crashes that have
taken the lives Of I'VE pilots and
two civilians this year.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
| Homsters Catch Colds
And Science Benefits

throat Of Q young woman two
days after she came down with
what they described as sthe
common cold" She had swollen
membranes uf the nose passages
and b slight soreness and rough
ness TO her throat. the research
|ers reported. Her temperature
was normal.
Cold symptoms Appear
Several hamsters were giver
the wasftngs 81 their noses
while d number of other ham.
sters had their nasal passages
rubbed with washings obtained
from one Of the research workers
described as being in excellent
health The latter were to pro-
vide. the so called control
group" used in all research stu
dies.
Three days after exposure tc
Ithe cold virus suspension" the
report stated, ..the sucklings
showed cold virus symptoms such
as q running nose. wheeling. and
the nOstril area was swollen
Iboggy and infiarnmed. The suck
ling hamsters which received
normal nose and throat wash
ings showed no cold symptoms
Then followed additional tests
In which, according to the doc
tors. another line of hamsters
was successfully infected with
the common cold.
After four such carryovers the
|infective cold virus material was
installed nasally into q hui
man volunteer" ." according to the
report.
The human volunteer" the
report stated. who received nose
and throat washings. from the
infected hamsters showed COM
mon cold symptoms. :"
Another volunteer who received
,washings from the hamsters
showing no signs Of a cold also
showed no evidence of a cold.
Evening star., 1955-11-15
Report Cards
OfSonle Pupils
May Be Blank
New ABcDU Marks
Viii Not Be Used
For Time Being

Il l =
Johnny may draw q blank
when the District school system
issues q new elementary report
card for the first time next
week.
Mrs. Bessie Cramer. elemen-
tary director, told . meeting Of
parents today that some pupils
may take home unmarked cards
on Monday.
The reason Is that the school
system isn't planning to send
home new ABCDU marks just
yet. All that win be marked on
cards next week win be checks
indicating where improvement
is needed.
II no improvement Is needed,
q child may bring home . blank
report. Mrs. Crainer said.
New Plans Outlined
Presidents of & number Of the
city's parent-teacher groups at
tended q three-hour meeting
this morning to hear Mrs. Cram
er and Assistant School Supt.
Edith A. Lyons outline new re-
porting plans
Miss Lyons said the schools
were going to try out the new
elementary cards for a year ''be-
cause you asked US" for them.
Mrs. Cramer explained that
letter marks which win start
going home with pupils next
February--are an attempt toI
rate pupils on q citywide stand
ard, as well as to tell parents
better how their children are
getting along,
She said no one knows yet Just
how well the new system will
work sout. however. She urged
parents not to decide on its value
merely on ''the mark the child
gets. but to find out from teach
ers what the mark means.
A mark Of G. she pointed out,
will mean good progress for
grade under the new system.
An Al Or B win mean q child is,
doing better than that.
New Standards Are Strict
Several parents uuizzed Mrs.
Cramer on the significance of
the new marks and the strictness
Of the new city standards, which
the school official said all teach
ers win be instructed to follow.
Mrs. Irving Cantor. of the La
fayette Home and School AssO-
citation, said she feared q mark
of p might be too awfully dis
couragingn To younger children.
adding she did not want to see
children set hurt.
mrs. Christine Lanier, Of Scott
Montgomery PTA, wanted toI
know why spelling had been
omitted from the list Of subjects
for the first two grades.
Mrs. Cramer said these were
questions the parents ought toI
consider ana make suggestions
on. She urged that they give
the card q fair trial, but added: 4
II the card doesn't do what
It ought to do. let's change it,
Letter to Parents
Mrs. Cramer read letter
which win go home to parents
with the new cards Monday.
The letter viii ask parents toI
consider, among other questions,
whether pupils should be rated
In relation to ability as compared
with classmates or according toI
uniform standards.
1t also viii urge that they shunI
rewards or ptinishinents In con-
nection with marks, asserting
these have no place and may be-
harmful"
Mrs. Cramer also disclosed
that the school system has re-
printed 10000 copies OF the
thirc. .to-sixth grade report form.
which came back from the print
er's last week bearing the mis-
spelled word 'excellant. and
this grammatical blcoper: ..Im-I
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