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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
BY HOWARD L. DUTKIN

| The full bench of the U. S
Court of Appeals will be asked tt
review a recent appellate deci
sion in which governmental ia,
claims against an insolvent firm
were placed ahead of the land.
lords lien, The Star Learned
yesterday.
The 2-to-1 split opinion wal
seen by Judge Walter M. Bastian
the dissenter, as posing a possible
danger to the stability of the en-.
tire mortgage market.
The majority opinion was writ
ten by Judge George T. Wash.
Iington and concurred in by Judge
David L. Bazelon.
Priority of Claims
1t held that the District gov
'ernment's claim for unpaid sales
and use taxes had priority ovel
the Federal Governments tas
claims against the corporation
Both governmental claims were
put ahead of the landlords lien
even though they postdated the
latter's claim.
At issue were the assets oil
Lobel Enterprises, Inc, which op.
Grated grocery business or
premises leased from the Square
Deal Market. Inc.
Lobel, unable to pay it's debts
assigned its assets of $1,548 tc
creditors.
At that time. Lobel owed the
landlord, Square Deal, 5000 fol
two months rental arrearage;
$753 to the District for the taxes
and 1894 to the Federal Gov
eminent.
District Gets Priority
The appellate court held that
the District Government had
priority over the Federal claims
by virtue of later statute.
OF the landlords claim, the
appellate majority said that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
By WILLIAM A. MULLEN

A spokesman for the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants said
Yesterday the group lacks suffi-
Gent funds to aid in moving
the old Union Fire Engine
House from Nineteenth and H
streets NV.
Meanwhile, an association
committee is studying alterna-
tives to the District Commits
sioner's request to vacate the
building by March 81. The as
ISOLATION has been meeting there
for many years, but now the In
ternational Monetary Fund
wants the site for its new
structure.
Herbert P. Leeman. the asso-
cations acting president. said
the cost of moving the old build
ing would be about $4,000. The
General Services Administration,
which made an engineering
study of the problem for the
Fund. made this estimate, Mr.
Leeman said.
Money in Districts Hands
But he pointed out the $4,000
the Fund has agreed to put up
toward moving the old building
would be under the control OF
the District Commissioners and
not the association. He said this
is contrary to popular opinion
for the $4,000 would be spent
as the District Commissioners
shall decide.
He explained the $4,000 would
be the cost of moving the build
ing as it is to another site. To
tear it down, clean the brick and
re-erect the structure elsewhere
would cost slightly less, he de-
clared.
But both methods would be
more expensive than to construct
a reproduction of the existing old
fire engine house, Mr.. Leeman
asserted.
Informal Farley Set:
While the association ponderS
this problem, Mr.. Leeman said
these steps are being taken:
/. At 1880 pm. Wednesday
the association will hear an adj
dress by Col. Theodore Cogswell
register of wills here, on Wills
and Probate" There will be in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

yesterday By the District Publ
In carrying outfits duties relat.
ling to the regulation of the
transit system in the District Of
Columbia. the Public Utilities
Commission has sought at al
times to keep the public fully in.
formed as to it's decisions and the
reasons for making these deci-
sions. We have, however, avoided
engaging in any public contro-
versy or public debate on the is
sues. We have generally confined
yourselves to the official actions
which we were required to take
and the official recommendations
which we were called upon to
make to the Board of Commits.
sioners or to the Congress.
At the present time, however
lit appears to us that there is a
calculated campaign by special
Interests to create public confu-
sion and thereby to subvert the
public interest. While the self
interest Of these advocates may
be clearly apparent to the pub
lie, it appears to us that the pub
lie is entitled at this time to a
clear Statement of the issues in
volved. We. as the official body
charged with protecting the pub.
/ lie interest and with having the
full technical knowledge of the
issues involved, have a clear pub.
lie obligation to speak.
The central issue today relates
to the street railway system oil
the Capital Transit Co. At the
present time. the company faces
the liquidation of its properties
on August IS, pursuant to Public
Law 389 of the 84th Congress.
The present deep concern OF
the management is to realize the
most that it can get for it's street
railway properties. These prop
critics on August IA, 1856, will be
carried on the books of the COM
Ipany at a value of approximately
I$11 million. This is also the ap-
lproximate cost of removing rails
and restoring pavements.
Net Value Could Be Nil
Therefore, if the salvage value
of rail property equals its book
value, the net market value OF
the street railway properties, in
cluding the obligation for re-
moving rails and restoring the
streets, would be nil. To the
extent that the salvage value Of
the property is less than book
value, the rail properties would
have a minus value.
1t is apparent that the Capt.
tai Transit Co. stands to gain
about $11 million if it can sell
the street railway system to the
successor operator at book value
and concurrently transfer its re-
sponsibility for removing the
rails and restoring the streets.
Now consider the value of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The AFL-CIO Community
Service Committee con-
tinues its sessions at the
Willard Hotel. -
The AFL Building and
Construction Trades De-
partment begins a five-day
meeting at the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

within ourselves in the presence
Of Jesus, but when called upon to
speak out and be one of His heroes
we are hesitant for fear Of what
our neighbors, friends and bust
ness associates will say.
Nicodemus came very close. to
Jesus but backed away into the
shadows. His next appearance is
like that of one straddling fence,
raising only technical question
when positive action in Christ's
defense was needed.
Some years ago a young man
of our church was hesitant to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

in craftsmanship, over a tota
Of 1000 boys and girls II anc
under who entered the contest
Chi also won winner and run.
ner-up trophies in Class B Of
the contest-models of the con-
testant's own design.
Breaks Record
BY taking the best-of show
trophy. Chi toppled the three
year record of Bob Atkins, IL, Of
1919 Fort Davis street Sc. who
did, however, win the Capt
Eddie Rickenbacker Trophy fol-
superior accuracy of reproduc-
ton of an existing type OF. plane
His model of a North American
Al Savage, twin-engine Navy
patrol bomber took tops ir
Glass A.
There were four classes OF
model aircraft in the competi-
ton: Glass A, open to all age
groups. including actual aircraft
models either present or in past
civil or military use. Glass B,
also open to all ages, included
models of original design. Glass
c entries were for contestants
aged 10 or under and we're of
the plastic type. Class D, re-
stricted to boys and girls IL or
under, consisted of prefabricated
solid models.
Models in all classes could not
exceed 80 inches in wing span
and were not necessarily flyable.
Judging was on the basis of
neatness, rigidness. excellence of
finish, accuracy of reproduction
or originality, craftsmanship
and knowledge of aerodynamics
evidenced in construction.
Paul CARRIER, curator of the
National Air Museum. the head
Judge, built his first model plane
when he was nine years old after
seeing a Wright Brothers dem
onstration at Fort Myer.
He highlighted yesterdays
show by demonstration of a
manual ornithopter, a Tapping
wing aircraft conceived by a
Frenchman in 1875.
Among the other judges were
1t, Col. William G. Draper, Pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
Group Lacks Funds
To Move Firehouse

formal discussion on the future
of the old fire engine house by
the members.
2. A meeting has been ar
ranged for Friday between an
association committee and Mai,
Gen. U. s. Grant III, president
Iof the Columbia Historical So
Iciety. They will explore the pos
sibility of the association sharing
with the society the old home
lof the late Christian Heurich.
Isr., at 1907 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
The association still has under
consideration the proposed site
on the George Washington Uni
'versity campus to which it has
been suggested the old building
be moved.
Lots Studied
The association has not yet
completed a study of the posi-
bility of purchasing a lot to
which to move the building, il
the District Commissioners would
give it the funds $4,000.
The association is watching
the next moves growing out OF
the introduction in the House
of a bill by Representative
Thompson, Democrat Of New
Jersey, designed to give it the
exclusive right to occupy the
old building. This would have
the effect of preserving the sta
| tus quo-the building remaining
where it is. The association
hopes for early hearings before
the House District Committee
on the measure and the intro
duction in the Senate Of similar
legislation shortly. The legis.
lation would halt proposed trans
fer Of the land by the General
Services Administration to the
Fund and the moving of the
building to George Washington
University campus.
| A proposal to relocate in ar
old fire engine house on Wis
consin avenue, below M street
NV. not far from the Potomac
River, has been discarded. A
mattress factory now occupies
that building and its lease has
five or six years to run. 1t Is
owned by a private individual
but the cost Of purchasing it i,
considered prohibitive to the
association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
Psychiotry Forum Set

| The Rev. John @. O'Connell,
&c. M, will speak on "Psychiatry
and Catholicism" at an open
forum at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
st. Peter Claver Center, 814 Sew
enth street S.W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
Chi Lin, IS, Is Winner
In Model Plane Finals

Chi Lin 49, of 9o varnum street NV took the best
ohow trophy yesterday in the finals of the fourth annual model
aane building contest sponsored by the Junior Chamber
Commerce and the District Recreation Department
The 126 nasts that competed during the windy afternoon
Taft High School winners nine regional
finals week
Chi few with his model planes each judged superior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
A Uhnngtt fur Tnhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY HOWARD MORRIS STACKHOUSE
Maintenance Supervisor, ESQ Standard Oil Co.

The story of Nicodemus to has been the portrayal
of modern man.
We know, Nicodernus admitted that Jesus
from God and that his teachings those of the One
who had sent him. We like NicodemuS are very brave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
Text of P. u. C. Statement
On City's I ronsit Crisis

Following the statement the citys transit crisis issued
yesterday By the District Public Utilities Commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

Gen. Lane indicated such an
authority would probably con-
slider seriously the development
of a rapid transit" system here.
Such a system involves operating
buses or rail cars on separate
rights of way where they will
not be stopped by cross traffic,
as in subways and on special
railroad tracks.
/ And, Gen. Lane said, such
rights Of way are too expensive
to be provided except out Of tax
money. Even public authorities,
he said, can hope to pay only for
! their costs of operation out of
fares.
He declared there is trend
to public ownership because
such subsidies and concessions
can be given to a public agency,
whereas they would be suspect
if given to a private entire
preneur."
General Lane insisted public
authorities in Chicago and Clev-
land are operating in the black, u
though he admitted they are
heavily subsidized by exemption
from taxation and in having
taxpayers provide the rapid
transit systems they are Develop
ing.
1 Figure Bending"
1 Mr.. Weston charged there had
been figure bending" in a re-
/ cent General Electric study
: which disagreed with commits
/ sion conclusions that buses are
!, Echeaper to operate than street.
cars.
5 He denied a suggestion in the
5 Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions report that the national
/, trend from streetcars to buses is
the result of a criminal con-
spiracy.
! The trend. he insisted, was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
A WORD
TO THE WISE
By MRS. FRANK COLBY

Corpus Christi: For months
this phrase has jumped at me
from magazines and CONNER
Gals on TV: more doctors
smoke Blanks than any other
cigarette" Wish you'd split a
few hairs for us.-D. E. B.
Answer: Advertising writer's
are uninhibited souls who some
times throw the syntax rules
out the window. They strive
for punch" terseness and orig
linality of expression; and we
should not try to hold them to
standards that are too rigid.
There is no law against hair
splitting, however, so let's ana
lyze the sentence in question.
The sentence as it stands is
sliptic. When the missing or
understood elements are sup
piled, this is the surprising re-
suit: More doctors smoke Blanks
than any other cigarette Smokes
Blanks)."
Now to correct this illogic. a
verb is needed in the clause
which begins with the conjunc-
ton "than," thus: More doc
tors smoke Blanks than (they)
smoke any other cigarette" the
pronoun they" being UNDER
stood.
Riverdale: So often we hear
the expression, THE river emp
ties into the gulf Cor Atlantic, or
such) !" How can a river empty"
itseIf?-S. A. H.
Answer: THE river empties"
is a quite proper idiom. One Of
the definitions Of ito empty" is
Cwebster's New internationally
ITO discharge itself: as. the
river empties into the ocean,
The New Century: ITO discharge
contents, as a river" Funk and
Wagnalls: ITO pour out itself
or its waters: as. the river emp
ties into the bay"
Distributed BY McNaught syndicate. Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL

l. For the first and only time
in our history a child of a
President was born in the White
House So years ago yesterday.
Who?
2. Who was the first First Lady
to die in the White House?
3. Who was President when
Elias Howe patented the first
sewing machine ITO years ago
today?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
By EASLEY BLACKWOOD

AS soon as the play begins, de-
clarer gets to see his partners
Shand. A defender does not have
this advantage. That is why it
is best. usually, to make honest"
leads and plays when you are de-
Tending. For example. lead your
Fourth highest card from a long.
broken suit, lead the top of a
worthless two-card or three-card
holding, etc.
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
NORTH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

since you and your partner are
playing blind" these are the
only legitimate methods of ex-
changing information about your
respective distributions and high
card holdings.
OF course the declarer is try
ing to read each card led by
the defenders, too.
The minute the six of clubs hit
the table as the opening lead in
today's deal. Mr.. Dale knew it
was not a fourth-highest lead.
This knowledge, gained through
the use of the rule of eleven,
guided the old master into max
ing the only play which would
net him 10 tricks.
He made this simple calcula-
ton: Six from IL leaves five.
Now if the lead were a true
fourth highest, there would be
exactly five clubs higher than the
six spot outside of Mr.. Abel's
hand. But Mr.. Dale could see
six such cards in his own hand
and the dummy.
So the lead was obviously from
a short suit. But how short?
Mr.. Dale decided not to take any
chance on its being a singleton.
He went up with dummy'S ace
of clubs.
He breathed easier when the
ace and king of spades pulled all
of the opposing trumps, leaving
the queen on the board as an
entry. At trick four he led the
queen of clubs and Mrs. Keen
could take her king whenever
she pleased.
She laid off the queen, but
when the ten was led next and
overtaken by dummy's jack, she
knew the jig was up. She won
and her side then cashed two
heart tricks-but that was all.
If Mr.. Abel's original lead had
been from four clubs to the king,
Mr.. Dale could have taken the
flnesse and won IL tricks-six
spades. five clubs and a diamond.
But he knew that could not be.
And if he had ducked the FIRST
lead on the actual lie of the
cards. the defenders could have
promptly won five tricks-the
king of clubs. club ruff. the ace
of hearts, another club ruff and
the king of hearts. In a very
literal sense, the rule of eleven
is worth its weight in gold.
(copyright. 1856, General Features Corp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Why We Soy

FABLE: When someone adds
"insult to injury" he is not apol-
ogetic after inflicting injury. The
saying goes back to the fables of
Aesop. who tells the story Of the
bald man who swatted a fly on
his head. but raised a bump by
hitting himself so hard. The fly
got away as an added insult to
his injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

ARRESTED on charge of falsifying
bank records.
Examiners have found a $1.3
million shortage in the funds.
Rose had denied that he profited
personally.
Gov. Hartman drove here
from his home at Orden, some
As miles away. and conferred
with Mayor Eugene Clusker and
the village board.
Then he strobe down the
street. chatting and shaking
hands. followed by hundreds Of
residents. The Governor stopped
in so to so stores in the business
district.
Accompanying him was Edward
#. Dickinson. State commerce
commissioner.
Federal Aid Due
Mr.. Hartman said Mr.. Dick
inson would investigate the pos-
sibility that loans could be made
to local businessmen in need
from the New York Development
Business Corp.
This is a private corporation,
set up under legislation passed
during the Hartman administra-
ton. It. draws funds from indi-
vidual banks and supplements
the activities of commercial
banks.
In addition to Gov. Harriman's
visit. residents were cheered by
word that the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp, which has taken
over the bank for liquidation,
may start repaying depositorS by
next Friday.
The Federal agency insurers
bank deposits up to $4,000.
Those with this amount or less
in the bank will get their money
back. However, a number of de-
positors were known to have con-
Siderably more than $4,000 in
the bank. and they face possible
heavy losses.
Rose is being held in the Fed
eral House of Detention in New
York in lieu Of $4,000 bail.
Shortage SkyrOckets
When he first was arrested last
week, it was said the shortage
amounted to $580,0O0. There was
an immediate spontaneous out
pouring of support for the
wealthy bachelor banker, who
asserted he had juggled the
books merely to help out several
local businesses with loans.
Meetings were held and petit.
tons were signed in his support.
Then the FBI disclosed that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
|Kunsos City
Star Halted by
Carrier Strike

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8 (R.-
Picketlng by some of its contract
carriers today prevented the
Kansas City Star from publish
ing its Saturday editions.
In 20-degree temperature, with
snow underfoot, the carriers set
up a picket line that was OBJ
served by members of the news
papers craft unions.
Some of the pickets are mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Catholic Group Elects

Leo F. Stock has been re-
elected to another three-year
term as president of the Par
ticular Council of the st. Vim
cent de Paul Society, a Catholic
mems charitable group-for the
Archdiocese of Washington. The
Council is composed of presidents
and vice presidents of parish
units OF the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

dependent merchants" obtained
"a temporary restraining order
against the picketing. Papers
were served on the pickets. but
they continued their demonstra-
ton.
Later in the day the placards
were taken over by men identi-
fed by Star officials as members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

lbers Of the Newspaper Carriers
Union. Local 526. while others
said they were not affiliated with
the union.
A spokesman for the carriers
said they were seeking equaliza-
ton Of rates each carrier pays
for papers he delivers on his
route.
Right now no two Star car
riers pay the same rate for their
papers. yet all the customers pay
the same subscription price,"
said Howard j. Whalen, secre-
tary-treasurer of the union.
Ofhcials of the Star, describing
the carriers actions as illegal,
for the reason carriers are IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
MetoI Groups Meet

DR.. Robert H. Aborn, director
OF the United States Steel Corp. S
fundamental research laboratory,
will address a joint dinner meet
ing Of the American Welding
Society and the American So
ciety for Metals at 6:15 pm.
tomorrow at National Airport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

OF the Pressmen's Union at the
Star. Their placards simply said:
The Kansas City Star is unfair
to carriers"
AS the day went on it became
almost a certainty the Star would
be unable to publish its sched-
uled 152-page edition for Sum
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Holy Lund Talk Set

The Rev. Godfrey Kloetzli,
o. F. M. director of tours at
the Franciscan Monastery here,
will give an illustrated talk on
the Holy Land at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the st. Peter Claver
Center. 814 Seventh street S.W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

actually was SIS mil
lion.
Confusion and anger replaced
the goodwill felt toward Rose and
there were no more demonstra-
tons of support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Horrimon Pledges Aid
To Town in Bonk Crisis

ELLENvILIE, N Y, Dec. H9-Gov AvereI Hartman
talked with townsfok the streets of Eenve today and
sed to do what he could to soften the blow of closing
villages largest bank.
The Home National Bank ordered quidated Tuesday
after its once-popular president William Richard 81 was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

changed their tactics and their
tune" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
liz Democratic
Women on Ballots

Mrs. Katie Loucheim, direc-
tor of women's activities of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, has announced that II
Democratic women have filed
as candidates for the United
States Congress.
They are Mrs. Martha Crit
fiths of Michigan, Mrs. Leonor
K. Sullivan of Missouri, Mrs.
Edna F. Kelly of New York,
Mrs. Edith Green of Oregon,
Mrs. Elizabeth Kee of West
Virginia, Mrs. Fay Porter Of
California. Mrs. Wayne A. r.
Legs of Illinois, Mrs. Julia S..
Crews of New York. Mrs. Agnes
ICELAND of North Dakota, Mrs.
Grace M. Sloan and Mrs. w. T.
Granular of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Iris Bitch of Georgia,
Mrs. Oracle Pfost of Idaho,
Mrs. Coya Knutson of Mime
sofa. Mrs. Alice File and Mrs.
Louise Reaux Hansen of Michi-
gan and Miss NADIA Novakovich
of Nevada.
OF this group of candidates,
eight women are presently
serving in Congress and
eleven have won their State
primaries or are unopposed for
nomination. Thirteen Repub-
lican women are seeking Con-
gressional seats in twelve
States and Hawaii.