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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

ness; must sac. by OWNER, AID. I.
1886; after pm. 10. 4-1923;
GROCERY. guarantees $1,000 ?
, wkS 81 800 good will plus inver:
SUPERMARKET in large apt. area;
seen to be appreciated; no com
petition: Will sacrifice. Partnership
disagrees 10 3-gS0n. lgs
COCKTAIL LOUNGE, downtown
business section. next to large Office
6 D.n; .I and .heaters; 49,, Small, com,
$500: long lease. New. modern
P riee s 500 terms! BOB fISf HoI.
LANDER iexclusive), 14Ii Pa. ave.
R 4 VI hAi NS7sI and liouor, I upssr
sooo d dosn fH' hs to Sa1i o S' STcs
BOB HoLLANpER' i4lI 1 "a. ave
RES TAURANT tcafeteria5, ! near s
White House and other Gov. Bldgs
Food only. Same owner 20 yrs.
and no. Sundays. Seats Is; does does
p pTSG Sdsiy s Me dG SnOWp banS ysTy
Retiring. BOB HoLLANDER lex
elusive 141l Pa. ave. NV. Ma
DRIVEN RESTAURANT, good ioea-
ton: low price, easy terms. Cali
ia. 5-4%4n or IA. 2-4O09. 90
DAIRY QUEEN-Drive-in ice cream
business: shopping center; owner
W Woosey to e Bs9$$tSn' substantial ga sash
SMALL LUNCHEoNETTE, business
sec. of Bethesda, Nd. priced for
quick sale. OIL. 4-9S96. OIL. 6-341s.
PARTNER. est well-known. cash
slider active man with capital. Pur-
pose. expansion. Box 2S0-Y. Star.
dS-UNIT BRICK MOTEL. only 3
yrs. old; completely air conditioned,
coffee shop. Can be coVerted to
colored occupancy. On main high
way 80 minutes :rom Wash, D. C.
Only. persons. with substantial cash
M0TELS QD--Close-in to Washing
ton; 20 units. office and broom
home; long frontage on national
hwy.; fully ir-cond.; earnings in
1855. $4,000; moderate cash pay
ment and 20-year LIST trust as So
available on balanee; t.l about
units. IL baths and ' 5"room ia,
bath owners home. Present owner
has NET income of $4,000. Sew
eral acres for additional develop
ment. price. $4,000 and small
cash payment. ttI) about 20 miles
from WASHINGTON. 16-unit motel.
office and spacious owners quar-
tiers under ! roof: income steadily
increasing. Foreseeable road changes
viii increase value; price. Sl05, 900.
lNEZ CUSHARD. Realtor, 4S3g
Wisconsin ave-, EN-. 2-4232 or OIL
SUPERB PROPERTY for geriatric
center or convalescent home: To-
Gated about IS miles from Wash
inston. 20 luxuriously furn. rooms
IS ceramic tiled baths with tub
and shower Lee. central Twins
room: din. rm. and kitchen, Guar,
ters Tor manaeer. Set well back on
CUSHARD. Realtor. 4S39 Wiscon
SIN ave. EN-. 2-4232 or OIL .
BAKERY-Money-maker. good fol
| couple; doing good business; estab.
| liShed for many years: long lease
low rent. Sacrifice price due TO ii
health. DRAVILLAS REAL ESTATE
! CO. AID 2-0712 DO
observation-disclosures be sold due II
death OF owner; long established
| Takoma Park location: no com.
petition; excellent business for the
past ID years: S4,5U0 complete
RAFFELL REAL ESTATE. ~. 8.
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GEORGETOWN

Home of unusual charm. wonder
BOSS 8; PHELPS, INC, MA. $4,000
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CHEVY CHASE-Artists dreaml
3a-ft living room, library. bed.
rooms. Extra lot; fine condition.
Bargaini
CAPITOL HILL-Charming really
old house, . fireplaces, > baths. new
gas heat Huge garden SI0.750.
STEVENS REAL ESTATE. AID.
2-2ST5. 49,
FIT STEVENS
Attractive lge 7-rm. brick semi-
detached home Offering > lge. kits.
covered front porch. attractive rec.
rm. plus built-in garage n block
to bus. :! blocks to shopping. Priced
to sell with $1,000 dn,. convenient
terms,
T. n LERNER e. co.
tn 2-14O0 TIL y PM.
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1927 4sth ST. NV bedrms
bath, liv. rm.. dining rm.. kit
full bsmt.. excellent location. Avail
able Immediately. $3.50 per mo.
w. c. & A. N. MILLER
DEVELOPMENT co.
RENTAL DEPT. EN-. 2-4464
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CITIES SERVICE OIL CO

Presently engaged in the
most dynamic expansion pro-
gram in its history. desires to
interview men of ambition
and integrity who want to
forge. a .career--as independ-
ent buSinessmen-in the oil
industry. We want only the
FINEST service station deal
ers-and we are building the
FINEST stations for them to
operate. Opportunities for
growth in both income and
prestige are truly unlimited
in this hield. Annual earnings
ranging from $500 to S20.-
900 are not uncommon In to-
days market. Many dealers
are ENJOYING such incomes
now II you are accepted as
a Cities Service dealer. you
Will have the benefit OF a
salaried training program
plus complete merchandising
assistance from the most
progressive company in the
Industry. Investment capital
is desirable. but character and
sincere purpose are more i'm
portant. II YOU would like
further details, please call
IA. 4-ll00, bet. . am. and
3 pm. Monday through FRI
day.
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HOUSES EURN. tcons. ,

CORAL HILLS. 1927 45th pl. ST.
rage; SI25. Call LU. 2-i000. 10
IN BEAUTIFUL KENWOOD-May TO
Oct. Opportunity for = responsible
adults to enjoy comfortable home
at special price during absence OF
owner. OIL. 4-002S. --19
GEORGETOWN-Desirable 3-bedrm.
house. available Immediately; $40.
DOROTHY WOOD, REALTOR. DE.
VILLAGE. mr.. george
town-Charming row .house, con-
venient to embassies. Pentagon and
midtown. Beautifully furn. for
gracious living. suitable 3 or 4
adults only: 3rd-h. studio has sep
arate bath; SlS5 per mo-, available
May 10th to Sept. 18th. For appt.
phone ME. S-4901 from 0 to d,
;-RM.. e-BATH BRICK. downtown
REALTY e COO on N Hsa' $3.50 $3.50 OlAiN
ROCKVILLE, 637 Blandford St.
oedrm. rambler; liv. rm.. din. rm.,
kit; full bsmt.; within 3 blocks OF
the main street Of Rockville. Call
Pc. 2-400S. 30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES . bed
rms. 1h2 baths: beautifully fur
nished; reasonable, Ho, 2-453l.
NV. SECTION bedrms., well fur
niShed. mr.. transportation; also s.
nm. apt, pvt. bath with . en-
frances; rent $500. RIGGS AND
CO.. NE. S-04S6.
tur, 1nr~r AVT1- rNt - -N,-Ayr
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81 ROOMS, II BATHS
r.. I. ave-. near Conn. Very well
furnished; ideal for tourist trade,
s., 500 down
LANE PASTOR, Elk. 3-2555
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1890 - -
STAND

At 9Th and K st. market: only $500
cash J. EARLY DAWN g. CO, tn
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WE SPECIALIZE IN RENTALS
Bethesda area; rambler: 3 bed
rms. liz baths; fully air-cond,;
S220:. May 10.
MALORA r. CHRISTIAN, INC.
1905 Wis. Ave. NV. Wo. 5000
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APIS. UNFURN.-VA. Cont APIS.
FORT CRAIG

1 bedroom available. 2 bedrooms
available adults only. For informa-
ton. Apply Apt. 2. lis s. Court
House I'd, Arlington. ia. 7-17so or
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GROCERY. air-cond.. equipped: Ill
1886: after pm. Lo. 4-7953.
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HOUSES TO SHARP

FALLS CHURCH AREA-win share
3-bedrm. home with conEenia
COLORED COUPLE OR SCI. LADY
to share 6-rm house with ! other
lady. mr.. Seat Pleasant, WA. 5-9i79
COLORED-li53 BELMONT NV
Reliable family. share l0-rm, 3-b
hse. NO. G-0593 ewes: 81 $4,000
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EyE. PARK. sHOREHAM HOTEL

most exclusive in-town location;
enormous bedrms;, IA baths.
new: asking $40 500 FRANK s.
PHILIPS. DI. 7-141i: ewes. OIL.
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goose grass TEA or dalapon. For
goose grass the treatment was to
apply TO the crowns of the plants,
but for nimble will it will be nee
.essary to spray the patch and
and then after the effects of the
chemical have dissipated to re-
seed
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morning just like the morning.
glory. but are small and not
nearly as attractive.
/ The bindWeedS are difficult to
eradicate because most often they
are intertwined with some desir-
able flower, shrub or vegetable,
Unless controlled, however, they
will smother out the desirable
plants. 2.4-D is effective, but
since it cannot be sprayed the
only alternative is to daub the
leaves with the solution. Even
Spading will not eliminate this
pest and so the most practicable
course seems to be to keep a
small can of PAD handy and
whenever a bindweed is observed,
to give it a gentle washing.
! NIMBLE WILL (Muhlenbergia
disfussa) is another pest of the
poorer soils. perennial that
is most Objectionable in the lawn.
A Weak-Stemmed, narrow-leaved
grass that spreads by seed and
is prolific seeder. Nimble will is
not an attractive grass and
should be eliminated. Some
gardeners think it Bermuda be-
cause of the why stems, but
Bermuda spreads by under
ground roots and seldom pro-
duces seed. Nimble will thrives in
poor SOIL in shade, and where
ever there is little competition.
Pulling is one way of control
but it is fairly tough-rooted.
Since the nimble will is usually
in thin areas it is probably de-
Sirable to give it the spot treat
ment recommended above for
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SONG SLFUTH
ANSWERS
See QUIZ on Page E-4

l. why Was I Borne" by
Jerome Kern and Oscar Ham
merstein II. 2. What Is This
Thing Called Love?" by Cole
Porter 8. Who (Stole My
Heart Away?)" by jerome
Kern. Oscar Hammerstein II
and Otto Harbach. 4. why
Did I Kiss That Grip" by
Lew Brown. Robert King and
Ray Henderson. 5. "Whatll I
Do?" by Irving Berlin.
Other famous questions in
the repertory of the American
Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers include Who'll
be the one this summer
buy my lavender buy
my violets join the union
=. lend me a rainbow" :.
why s. am blue am I
happy can't l can't
it be like this forever ). can't
we :. can't you?" What
is he gonna do when he
gets home he up to :.
home without a mother it
about you romance ;. a
song ;. sWeeter you :.
life?" and hundreds more.
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.CumeIIiu Society
To Supply Speakers

The Camellia Society of the
Potomac Valley is prepared tt
supply recognized garden clut
groups with speakers. Requests
should go to Milton H. Brown
1920 N. Trenton street, Airing
ton, Va.
Mrs. Benjamin S. Killmaster
won an American Camellia So
ciety honorable mention in the
1886 arrangement contest
Photographs of the local show
winners were sent to the ma
tional organization.
The first fall meeting will be
at the Woodward a. Lothrop
Chevy Chase auditorium October
/ at 8:l5 pm.
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GARDEN
GUIDANCE
More Weeds-Do You Know Them?
BY W. H. YoUNGMAN

only Tea and Dalapon applied
to the crown of the plant will
kill without destroying the good
grasses. Feeding the lawn, re-
seeding and similar good cultural
practices are also help. IN
ldoubtedly these chemicals APP
piled in the spring to inhibit the
termination of crab grass will
also affect the termination OF
goose grass seeds.
BIN WEED (ConvolvuluS
spp. Some folks call the bind
weed wild morning glory, sweet
potato vine, etc, but they all
act the same. They are not re-
IStricted to poor soils.
Pulling does no good because
the underground roots will soon
put forth a new shoot.
The arrow-Shaped leaves are
more sharply pointed than a
morning glory leaf. The small
white. pink, or lilac tinted
trumpetlike flowers open in the
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T HIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

The cool moist weather of last
week was most favorable to the
growth of grass. but it also
slowed down the ripening OF
our tomatoes. This illustrates
the influence of weather upon
plant growth. The cool-weather
plants, such as our grasses, grew
rapidly The hot weather low
ers, sdch as the tomatoes
slowed down. The weather also
favored the gladS, which have
been putting on an excellent
showing.
The frequent showers have
tended to leach the nitrogen out
of the soil and in many gardens
an additional application of
fertilizer is needed to keep the
plants growing rapidly.
Rose Care
The showers have made it
difficult to keep the roses pro-
tected from insects and dis
eases. When showers come so
frequently it usually will pay
to depend upon a spray, which,
with the use of a "sticker," will
oftentimes persist and give bet
ter protection to the plants
through two or three showers
than a dust probably would.
PerenniaIs and Biennials
This is about the last week
end in which to SOW seed of
perennials and biennials unless
you have a coldframe in which
to carry the seedlings through
the winter.
Fight Jap Beetles
The Jap beetles are beginning
to lay their eggs in turf and so
we can soon take steps to treat
the grasSed areas with chlordane
or milky spore disease. The
chlordane gives protection for
from 8 to 5 years, but the milky
spore disease is a permanent
protection against these pests.
However, it takes several years
for the milky. spore disease to
diffuse through the soil and so
it is desirable to use both.
Watch Out for Winds
According to some reports the
hurricane season is about to
begin. thus it is important that
tall growing plants be securely
staked and tied if loss or injury
is to be avoided. Use coarse Irvine
or strips of cloth to avoid cutting
tender stems.
Dividing DaylilieS
Sometimes we wish to increase
the number of plants of a given
daylily. This is easily done after
the Towering season. Lift the
clump and taking two Spading
forks. place them back to- back
and push them down into the
clump. BY pulling the handles
together they force the clump
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Sometimes weeds do not thrive
in a well-prepared flower bed
or turf. but, as mentioned be-
fore. that is the exception.
/ Most weeds like as good a soil
as, do our flowers and shrub
berry. The few that cannot with
stand competition should be
headed by sheep sorrel, weed
That thrives in poor, dry soils
that are too acid for good plant
growth.
SHEEP SORREL (Rumex ace
tosella) is one of the most COM
mon pests of the yard and gar
den.
! 1t thrives in poor soils and
soils that are highly acid. Even
in the lawn where we apply
lime scantily because some of the
weeds prosper more than the
lawn grasses with the decrease
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In acIdity. we will find this pest
Sheep sorrel spreads by un-
foreground root stems as well
as by seed and it is a prolific
seeder
The arrow shaped leaves and
the threadllke roots identify
this troublesome perennial.
Use 2,4-D or any of the chem
ical weed killers for broad leaved
weeds. or lime the soil and fer
tilize so that the competition will
starve it out. Hand-pulling sell
dom achieves elimination of this
pest.
GOOSE GRASS (Eleusine in
dlca) is another pest that in
many gardens is considered more
OF a problem than crab grass
Like, sheep sorrel it thrives in
poor soil. 1t is a summer annual
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Into two parts. This can be
repeated until the divisions of
desired size are obtained. An
AK or a butcher knife seldom
follows the natural divisions
although they are frequently
used for this purpose.
1t should be noted that day.
lilies do not need to be divided
unless they are two big for the
location, or more plants are
wanted. A large clump of day
lilly produces an excellent display
of bloom.
Oriental POppies
In planting the oriental poppy
it is essential that they be
placed in situation where they
get full sun at least half of
the day, and where there is good
drainage. PoppieS will not toll
crate wet situations. Even in
the summer time while dormant
they demand protection from
excess moisture about the
crown.
Plant the dormant roots with
the crown not more than 2
inches below the surface of the
ground. after settling. Now is
the time to buy and plant these
snowy perennials.
Remove the Spent Blooms
Keep the spent flowers re4
moved from the ANIMALS. They
usually will stop growth once
they have formed seed. How
ever, they can be cut back at
any time. If given a good feed
ing and watering they normally
will start back into towering
in a comparatively short time.
Three Glad Varieties
Three glads that have done
exceptionally we'll in my garden
are-Gold.. Fan, and Friend
ship. The placement is good
and the tall spikes well filled
with buds make them desirable.
They are in the medium price
class.
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Summer Song Theme
OF Pimmit Hills Show

Summer Song" will be the
theme of a flower show spon-
Sored by the Green Thumb Gar
den Club of Pimmit Hills, Falls
Church. Va. next Saturday at
the elementary school on Isle
avenue. 1t will be open to the
public from 2 to 5 pm.
Any amateur gardener in the
Alexandria, Arlington and Fair
fax County area is invited to
participate in both horticulture
specimen and arrangements
classes. Entries may be placed
from 8 to 10 am. Saturday.
There will be a ascent admis-
sion charge. For additional in
formation. call Mrs. w. A. Wat
son, ElmWood 5000.
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GARDENS
Talk on Boutonnieres

The Hillmead Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at $3.50 pm. at
the home of Mrs. Hugh Logsdon,
6lO2 Temple street, Bethesda,
Md. Mrs. Floyd Smith will talk
and demonstrate the making of
boutonnieres. New residents are
invited.
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Goose Grass

Because of its habit of growth
1t is difficult to get with the
lawn mower. The low spreading
growth usually enables the seed
heads to slide untouched beneath
the cutterbar. When it comes to
pulling this pest, it is so tough
rooted that 1t takes real effort.
Goose grass is not easy to kill
with the modern herblcides.
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Tour Next Sunday

The Falls Church Garden
Club will visit the Lebanon
Estate, home of DR.. Paul
Bartsch, next Sunday. ]. Morton
Franklin will lead the tour.
Members will assemble before 8
pm. at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy C, Lauver. 600 East
Broad street.
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Panel to Discuss
Problems

The Potomac Chrysanthe-
mum Society will feature a panel
discussion on Bloom Support
and Protection of Chrysan-
themums," Wednesday, at 8 pm.
in the Perpetual Building, Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda, Md.
Visitors welcome.
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Goithersburq MEETING

Neighborhood Garden Club
lof Gaithersburg will meet
Wednesday at 1890 pm. at
Owen Hall in Grace Methodist
Church.
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EorIy Americana Display
Disturbs the Experts

Early Americana authorize:
looked at the Peoples Capital
ism exhibit which opened Mon.
day at Union Station and they
don't like what they saw.
Their critical remarks are d.
rected at the first displays
two-room furnished house la
beled: This is the way Amer
leans lived in l776."
Said C. Malcolm Watkins, as
sociate curator Of cultural his
tory OF the National Museum:
No one would ever build a
house like that. It is filled with
furnishings from the wrong pc
Rod. 1t is not arranged in lv-
able order and it fails to express
the resourcefulness and self
reliance that were real factors
in American life then and which
are what really led to the de-
velopment of our peoples capt.
talism. The people who got UP
this display seem to think they
can sell America like SOAP"
He was Joined in his com.
ments by Frank E. Klapthot
curator Of the Museum Of the
Daughters of American Revolt.
ton. and Charles G. Dorman
an authority on early American
arts in the history department
of the Smithsonian Institution
The three agreed:
That most of the old houses
furnishing are not of the Revolu.
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"trip. and be put to bed for theil
nap.
Mrs. Katherine Brisco. CHIEF
counselor Of Junior Village. from
which the babies were to be
moved. explained the logistics
this way:
The cribs and furniture were
sent to the new nursery-in the
infirmary of the home for the
aged at Blue Plains-this morn
ing. Most Of the spare diapers
and bedclothes went yesterday.
Lunch was to be served the in
fants in their old quarters. Then
a counselor or an older inmate
of the village will take each baby
on her lap, get into a car, and
the caravan will proceed to Blue
Plains.
The cars belong to the Junior
Village staff. It had been planned
to move the babies in the Wei.
fare Department bus, but 1t was
decided there was too much
chance Of drafts and chill.
If all goes well. the cribs will
be set up and ready for theiS
little occupants when the cars
arrive at Blue Plains.
Then, all that will be required
lis to "plop them down for their
maps" Mrs. Briscoe said hope
fully.
Everything was mapped out
and looked simple. But it's not
easy" Mrs. Briscoe admitted.
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tionary period but date from the
middle of the 10th century.
A bench in q corner is a re-
production Of an 1850 piece.
Modern andirons stand In the
fireplace.
A rag rug in the kitchen !.
so big a fire in the fireplace
would set 1t afire.
A supporting batten on the
front door is upside down and
the hinges are on backwards.
DR.. Kalpthor added:
"A great deal Of fine crafts
manship and initiative went inte
a house in those days, but nj
European or Asian would CUES.
1t from this"
The idea Of the show came
from the Advertising Council
The United States Information
Agency. sponsor of the show, /.
sending 1t to other countries
around the world to counteract
Communist propaganda about
America. Large sections of the
show display photographs Of
America at work. school and play
and it contains a brightly fur.
nished pre-fabricated house with
a new car in the carport.
The Information Agency dis.
closed that the Americana fur.
nishings were purchased from Q
Georgetown shop for $3.50. The
agency admitted mistakes hae
been made but said they woulc
be corrected before the show
went on the road.
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Itorical Association. He holds
Phi Beta Kappa key from Fisk.
Member Of Several Boards
DR.. Franklin's career is further
distinguished by membership or
the directors board of the Ameri-
can Council of Learned Societies
the Albert Beveridge Prize Com
Imittee Of the American Histori.
Ical Association, the governing
board of the United States Bool
Exchange, board Of trustees Of
Fisk and the program commit.
tee of the Southern Historical
Association. He is a former
member Of the United State.
National Com mission fol
| UNESCO.
AS an author, DR.. FRANKLIN
specializes in the American
South.
One Of his books. From
Slavery to Freedom" a history
OF the American Negro, has hac
five printings and is regarded al
"a standard text. Another, 1.-THE
Free Negro in North Carolina,
details the history Of Negroes a!
slaves from 1893 to the start o.
the Civil War.
His latest work, 'The Militant
South" is due to be published
this fall.
DR.. Franklin lives with hi!
wife, Aurelia, whom he met al
u student at Fisk. and theil
3-year-old son at POLL Monrot
street NE.
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Engineers Asked
To Alter Anucostio
ILevee Program

The Army Corps of Engineers
today is studying a request that
it alter planned levee construc-
ton on part of the Anacostia
Flood Control Project at Peace
Cross.
Town officials from Mount
Rainier and Brentwood com.
planned yesterday to Represen-
tative Landlord, Democrat Of
Maryland. that existing plans
will eventually create a lake in
part Of their area. Other sections
would be left unprotected against
flooding after heavy rains.
Army engineers plan to con-
struct an earthen levee which
would stop at Thirty-seventh
street. then swing south to high
ground. Residents are asking
that the levee be extended be-
yond Thirty-seventh street to
Thirty-fourth street. At that
point. they want a flood wall
erected to the vicinity of Thirty
first street.
Mr.. Landlord held the meeting
in his office. Also present were
members of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.