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Evening star., 1946-07-13
Army Demonstrates Tests
To Help Driver Efficiency

Drivers of Army vehicles may be
given physical tests almost as rigid
as those for flight crews as the out
come of demonstration given yes
terday by the Air Transport Com
mand at the 503d Army Air Forces
base unit at the National Airport.
The demonstration was observed
by Brig. Gen. Leon w. Johnson,
deputy chief of staff for personnel
of AAF headquarters; Elliot Parker,
safety director for the War De-
partment, and Lit. Col. Leonard
Carter, safety director for the AAF.
1t was explained that research
showed some of the drivers of Army
vehicles are prone to have accidents.
AS result, tests were worked out
which, it is hoped, may be adopted
throughout the Army.
: The tests include those of the
prospective drivers neuro-muscular
coordination. reaction time, and
the length of time to take to re-
cover normal sight after sudden
glare. Depth perception tests also
are given. Examinations on gen.
eral knowledge, on the automobile
and on driving and driving rules are
included.
The program of the demonstra-
ton provides for the physical tests
this morning and a driving demon
stration this afternoon.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Packet Flies to Europe
Today for Demonstration

A C-82 Packet" carrying a
picked detachment of paratroopers
took off from Boiling Field to-
day for Weisbaden, Germany, te
demonstrate to American and Brit
ish air-borne units the latest things
in equipment and methods.
The joint Army Air Force-Army
Ground Forces team will report tc
the American theater commander
at Weisbaden first and then fly on
to England for series of demon
strations. They will then return
to Germany to continue flight
demonstrations for occupational
forces.
1t. Col. William F. Mandt of AAF
Headquarters is project officer fol-
the group and 1t. Col. Robert E
Huneycutt, formerly with the LIST
Allied Airborne Army, is in charge
of the paratroop detachment.
The project is planned primarily
to show what the Packet" can dc
in the air and how well-traineo
paratroopers can load and discharge
heavy equipment, such as a 155-mm
howitzer. The fight operations will
include dropping of paratroopers
and extra supply equipment.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Greenbrier Hotel Offered
For Sale by Surplus Agency

The Greenbrier Hotel at White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, which the
Army purchased in 1912 for $3,317,-
44l.80, is being offered for sale as
surplus property by the War Assets
Administration. During the war
it was known as the Ashford Cen
eral Hospital
WAA announced that the priority
period in which Government
agencies. State and local govern
ments and nonprofit institutions
can record their interest" expires
tomorrow. Engineering reports are
available at the regional Office in
Richmond where bids are to be
submitted.
The Army Engineers Corps noted
that the property, which the War
Department obtained from the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, had
been developed to the extent of
$2,44l, 1884 in addition to the orig
inal purchase price. The property
consists of about $500 acres and
includes the hotel, adjoining cot
tages, airplane hangers, laundry
Ice and refrigeration plants and a
pumping system to handle mineral
water from nearby natural springs.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Mother Offers Eyes on Death
Give Vision to Blind
Mrs. Doris Potion, 49.
Takes Action After
Reading Star Story

An article she read in Thursdays
edition Of The Star today prompted
Mrs. Doris Tucker Patton, 1918
Pennsylvania avenue NV, to offer
the use of her eyes, after death, for
the benefit of persons blinded by
disease or accident.
The idea evolved from an appeal
reported to have been made to
members of the American Optome-
trio Association in a Pittsburgh con-
vention that they join in allowing
their eyes to be transplanted to liv-
ing persons Immediately after their
own death.
DR.. H. E. Pine, president of a ma
tional optometric fraternity, was
quoted as confident that the pro-
posal would meet with much success
among medical men. So far as is
known, Mrs. Patton's offer is the
first local response.
Mrs. Patton, 40, and the mother
of three children, said the article
struck responsive chord as soon
as she read it, and she promptly
wrote The Star inquiring how she
might make legal arrangements to
donate her own vision.
What waste of life it is" she
declared, "for good eyes and good
bodies to die, and not to be utilized
in some way. I think if people had
a more realistic attitude" she con-
tinued, you would feel almost as if
you were reincarnated and going
on again"
Her interest in the more advanced
fields of surgery, Mrs. Patton re-
vealed, was stimulated by articles
she had read about the wartime
experiments of Russian surgeons,
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Senate Group Gusts
Rider 10 Scrap D. {.
Testing Laboratory

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee last night struck from the
third deficiency bill the House rider
which for l3 years has prevented the
District government from operating
its OWN testing laboratory for high
way materials
The Senate is expected to sustain
Its committee, after which the issue
finally will be settled in conference
between the two houses.
Since 1888, the House has written
into each annual District appropria-
ton bill this provision requiring the
Districts laboratory to stand idle
and making it necessary for the city
to have its testing done at the
Bureau of Standards The Senate
heretofore has opposed the ban, but
without success.
Avoided in D. c. Bill.
This year the House members in
charge of District appropriations
succeeded for the first time in get
ting the regular District bill through
without the laboratory rider, but the
House Appropriations Committee
promptly revived it in this deficiency
bill.
When the deficiency bill was up in
the House on June %, Representa-
tive Horan, Republican, of Washing
ton tried again to have the rider
eliminated, but, with only a small
segment of the membership voting,
1,ic y,,afio,, foi1aJ -
Mr.. Horan, acting for Representa-
tive Stefan, Republican, of Nebraska,
told the House the District govern
ment could have saved 100000 had
1t been able to operate its own
laboratory during these years.
Advocates of the rider in the
House contended the Bureau of
Standards is better equipped to rem
der the service, and Representative
Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois ar
gued that if the bureaus rates are
too high, an effort should be made
to adjust them.
Mr.. Horan contended the Bureau
of Standards exists to check testing
laboratories, not to operate them.
Rider Orders Transfer.
Ordinarily the House rider merely
prohibits the District from operating
it laboratory, but this year it goes
further and requires the equipment
in the laboratory to be declared sur
plus, if not adaptable to other uses,
and to be sold by the War Assets
Administration. The proceeds from
the sale would be credited to District
revenues.
The Senate Committee also added
three local items to the deficiency
bill, as follows:
For the Collector of Taxes.
S136,645 to reimburse the Red Cross
for inheritance and estate taxes
paid under protest by the relief
agency on property turned over to it
in the District.
For the local Rent Control Admin
1stration, an Increase of 1920 in
operating expenses.
For the District National Guard
an increase from S35 ,080 to slO5 ,240.
Other local items inserted in the
bill by the House were not changed.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
New Film to Be Used
For TeIevision Monduy

A new film process to expedite
television broadcasts of news events
will be employed for the first time
Monday in the coverage of the final
parade here of the 442d Infantry
Combat Team, q highly decorated
Nisei unit.
The film accounts of the parade,
which is scheduled to end with a
presentation of the regimental colors
to President Truman, will be flown
directly to New York for television
over Station WNBT. From there
it will be transmitted to television
receivers only few hours after the
Washington ceremonies.
The new film process includes a
special emulsion used on the film
to obtain more detail in both high
lights and shadows of outdoor scenes
where lighting cannot be controlled.
1t was developed by Du Pont labor
atOries.
Evening star., 1946-07-13

instruction by radio as to how to
land, Col. Allen said. He added that
the plane has not been heard from
since
The public relations Office at West
Point, about 18 miles from Stewart
Field, said the plane was believed
forced down in the neighborhood
of Ellenville, N. Y, about 80 miles
from the military academy.
Col. Heriot's wife, Mrs. Ann v.
Heriot, and two children live at the
Alexandria address. He was gradu-
ated from West Point in 1880 and
during the war commanded the Goth
Field Artillery Battalion of the 25th
Infantry Division. He was awarded
the Legion of Merit for service at
Guadalcanal.
Maj. Catlin's wife lives at the
Arlington address. He was gradu-
ated from West Point in 1943 and
served in the European theater dur
ing the war with 9Th Air Force for
IA months. He was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross and the
Air Medal with five oak leaf cluS-
tiers,
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Service Center Collects
Sacks 10 Ship Overseas

Cotton feed and -four sacks are
needed desperately abroad for cloth
ing and bedding, officials of the
United Church Service Center a,
New Windsor, Md, said today
Housewives, farmers, millers ano
others are urged to send the sacks
to the United Church Service Cen.
ter, where they will be baled ano
shipped overseas. The bags should
be laundered If possible before send.
ing.
Service center officials said the
great shortage Of textiles overseas
has forced many persons to 60 with
out a change of clothing for months
at a time. Recent receipt of flour
sacks in France resulted in women
converting the sacks into children's
dresses, aprons and other similar
articles.
Clothing and other household
necessities are also urgently needed
for shipment overseas, service cen.
ter workers said,
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Troop Withdrawal Forecast
By Surplus Sale 10 Brazil

Early withdrawal of small Ameri-
can troop detachments remaining
at air bases in Brazil was fore
shadowed today by an agreement to
sell Brazil six small boats, stores OF
aircraft parts and other surplus
property located on or near the
bases.
The United States agreed to ex-
tend credit of up to 100000 to
Brazil to finance the purchase, the
State Department announced late
yesterday. The loan, bearing 23a
per cent interest, is to be repaid in
five annual installments beginning
next July /.
A major purpose of the agreement
the announcement said, is to facili-
tate withdrawal of remaining Amer
1can soldiers from the bases which
this country built up for wartime
use and now has turned back to
Brazil.
The agreement provided that the
sale price would be figured at Is per
cent of original cost for tactical-type
airplane spare parts and compon-
ents, rs per cent for spares for COM
mercial-type planes, 80 per cent for
boats and so per cent for other NOV
able goods-all less depreciation.
A Largest of the six vessels involved
In the sale agreement is a 104-foot
sea rescue boat. Sale price for the
six craft, which originally cost q
total of $442, 500, was fixed at S132, $50
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Citizens Breakfast to Honor
Senator Copperl 81 Tomorrow

Senator Arthur Capper, Republi-
can, OF Kansas, eldest member of
the United States Senate, will be
honored by the Northwest Council
of Citizens Associations with a
breakfast tomorrow morning on his
81st birthday anniversary.
The breakfast, at $50 am. in the
dining room of the Shoreham Hotel,
will be an informal affair ito honor
a good friend of the District" ac-
cording to Gordon M. Atherholt,
vice president of the council. Sena-
tor Capper is a member of the
Senate District Committee.
Special guests at the party will be
Mrs. A. L. Eustice of Evanston, Ill,
Senator Capper's sister; Mrs. J. M
Kerr. friend; Senator Hoey, Dem
ocrat, of North Carolina, acting
chairman of the Senate District
Committee, and Commissioner Guy
Mason.
Other Guests.
The council represents the 10 citi-
zens' associations west Of Rock
Creek Park and north of George
town. Other guests will be:
M. Douglas Clarke, president of
the council and vice president of
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association; Mrs. Clarke. MIR. and
Mrs. Atherholt, Robert A. Maurer,
jr., president of American University
Park Citizens Association; Mrs.
Leslie B. Wright, secretary of the
council; Owen B. French, president
Of Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association; Mrs.
Leslie B. Wright, secretary of the
council; Owen B. French, president
Of Cathedral Heights s-Cleveland Park
Citizens Association, and Henry M.
Fowler, president of Chevy Chase
Citizens Association.
Also George T. Bowman, presi-
dent of Forest Hills Citizens As
ISOLATION; Harry w. Stewart, presi-
dent Of Friendship Citizens Associ-
alton; john B. Dickman, jr., presi-
dent Of North Cleveland Park Citi-
zens Association; Harry c. Grove,
president of Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association: A. Lloyd Nell,
American University Park; Mrs.
Olive G. Faircloth, vice president,
Cathedral Heights, Cleveland Park
Edward K Bachschmid, Friendship;
James F. McMullen, Glover Park,
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Eisenbarth LAWYER j..
Appointed by Court

Henry Eisenbarth, 1S-year-old
youth charged with first-degree
murder and robbery, finally obtained
a lawyer late yesterday after several
weeks in jail during which he in
dicated family members could not
make up their minds whether they
could pay for an attorney.
Eisenbarth stands indicted in con-
nection with the Staying of Don B.
Glendening, AZ, a radio repairman.
who was clubbed to death with an
Indian warclub June / in his apart
ment at 321 e street NE.
The youth explained to Justice
James w. Morris in District Court
that he had not gotten used to be-
ing In jail' and declared his family
had not yet obtained counsel for him
because of financial conditions.
80 my ma said for the court to
appoint lawyer for me-" he told
Justice Morris politely.
But I understood there was an
ability to pay for an attorney" the
jurist replied.
"Oh, yes" the youth explained,
but everything's changed. The
money doesn't come in so fast now"
After informing Eisenbarth that
the process of appointing an attor-
ney possibly would slow up his trial,
Justice Morris named Attorney Will
liam H. Collins to serve as the
youths counsel at least until it is
determined whether or not Eisen-
barth's family can pay for a lawyer.
Eisenbarth then pleaded guilty to
the charges and afterward went into
a short conference with his attor-
ney,
Evening star., 1946-07-13
C.P. Stewart, IA, Dies
Newspaper Veteran

Charles Perkins Stewart. "A
organizer of United Press South
American coverage and telegraph
editor of the Alexandria Gazette
died Thursday in Alexandria Hos.
pital after a heart attack.
Funeral arrangements have moi
been completed pending the arriva
OF his daughter, Mrs. William
Busser, from Mexico.
Mr.. Stewart was born in st
Joseph, Mo-, and worked on news
papers in Sioux City, Iowa ano
Indianapolis, Ind, and on the st
Louis Post-Dispatch, the Chicago
1nter-Ocean, and the Cleveland
Press until 1908, when he was ap-
pointed European manager for the
United Press. In 1912 he became
Far Eastern manager and he was
aboard Henry Ford's peace ship
the Oscar I'd, which went to Europe
during World War I.
In 1916 he was assigned by
United Press to organize its South
American bureaus and in 1918 he
became publisher of the Rio Platte
American.
Returning to this country, he
wrote a column of comment on
foreign affairs which was syndicated
through the Central Press.
He lived at 2704 Leslie avenue,
Alexandria.
Besides his daughter, he is sur
vived by his widow and four grand
children.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Virginia Jury Returns
Verdict for Death in
BOBBY Trap Staying
by the hssoeiuted Press

MARTINSVILLE, Va, July 13.-
Anon J. Gusler, 52-year-old furni-
ture plant mechanic. had a death
sentence hanging over him today
after being convicted yesterday by
a Henry County Circuit Court jury
for the BOBBY trap killing Of ]. Rus
sell Smith, 38, a fellow workman.
After deliberation of an hour and
a half, the jury returned its verdict
fixing Gusler's punishment at death
in the electric chair.
Gusler's attorneys filed motions
to set aside the verdict, and Judge
Joel w. Flood said he would hear the
motions next Tuesday when Gusler
will be sentenced.
Gusler received the jury's verdict
with the same Unconditional express
sion which characterized him during
the trial
Gusler's son was at his fathers
side when the verdict was read. His
wife and two daughters left the
court room when the jury retired
and were not present.
Gusler testified at his trial he
placed three sticks of dynamite un-
der Mr.. Smiths desk in an ONCE
adjoining drying kiln at the furni-
ture factory at nearby Bassett, Va,
and that the victim died when he
pulled seldom-used switch and
thus touched OF the charge.
Gusler told the court his act was
prompted by fear that Mr.. Smith
would get him" because of bad
feeling growing out of a drinking
party during which he kissed Mr..
Smiths wife in the Smith home two
years ago. Gusler said the victim
once threatened to kill you 6r run
you out of town"
Evening star., 1946-07-13

able to talk to the Senators-"espe-
cially Mr.. Bridges as he is Sc
dreadfully misinformed."
Mrs. Parker said, He can't under
stand the situation of us mothers
Once upon time public schools
were looked on as a luxury"
Her group, she said, felt the CEN
ters could not survive on private
funds exclusively, because the
mothers who had to work could not
increase the payments they were
now making toward daytime care OF
their children.
I, She cited the case of local war
veteran who was unable to make
enough money to support his fam
lily, as the result of partial disa-
bility suffered in the service. The
veterans wife was forced to 60 to
work, leaving the children in a
day nursery.
This family, and others like it.
Mrs. Parker pointed out, would be
left with inadequate supervision
during the absence of both parents
unless the appropriation is restored
Senator Hoey said today he is
considering waging a floor fight in
the Senate to restore the funds
Il would hate to see the centers
discontinued at this time" he said
Senator Hoey led the Senate fight
to authorize the program.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Stubborn Child Held
To Prevent MARRIAGE
BY the Associated Press

ELKTON, Md, July 13.-Teresa
Leary, charged under Massachusetts
law with being stubborn child,
has changed her mind about marry
ing a Boston Navy veteran.
She waited in the county jail OF
this "Gretna Green" today for hei
father, jeremiah J. Leary, a customs
of1cer, to come and take her back
to her home in Maiden, Mass. =
Il want to be with my mother,
said the pretty red-haired Regis
College sophomore who was detained
here with 23-year-old Robert Nilsen
I'm worried about all the distress
I've caused"
She said wedding plans were off
but she may decide later to marry
the eX-sailor.
Her father obtained the stubborn
child" warrant, a common accusa-
ton in Massachusetts, where chill
dren are legally in custody of their
parents until they are 81. Teresa
is 18.
She told Deputy Sheriff Harry
Minker she and Nilsen had applied
for a marriage license and were
picked up by State Police near here
Thursday night in her fathers
automobile.
Nilsen is being held on a Mary
land speeding charge A Massa-
chusetts warrant charged him with
unauthorized use of an automobile
Teresa said she and Nilsen met
five weeks ago at a Cambridge
(Mass) restaurant where they were
walters.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Walters on Wildcat Strike
Ordered Back 10 Work

Fourteen walters at the Duet Club
at 727 Fifteenth street NV, who
went on what both the walters un-
ion and the management, of the
club said was an unauthorized strike
last night, are expected to return to
work today, Manager Roger j.
Squitero said today.
When the walters walked out at
6 pm, Mr.. Squitero said he and
three CASHIERS, two food checkers
and three Office hands waited on
tables. He said the men struck to
protest discharge of two walters.
All are members of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees Alliance and
have been ordered by the union to
return to work today.
Mr.. Squitero said he. did not in
tend to rehire the two discharged
walters The club is at 727 Fifteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1946-07-13

with the proceedings, dropped OF to
sleep.
At 12:47 am, neighbors were
awakened by wild yowls from the
interior of the darkened theater,
and police were called. Garry had
taken stock of the situation and de-
cided on action.
Policemen Andrew Wilson and
Walter White rushed to the thea
ter, talked with the sequestered
youth through the locked door, ad-
vised him to experiment with the
barrier and in no time Garry
emerged as sheepishly as you please.
The policemen took him to his
home, 3519 T street NV, where
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L,
Kmsey, were waiting with that hair
brush look in their eyes. A fella
never had better alibi.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Bride Of One Day Killed
In Crash Near leesbura
Speeioi pi,po,ch 70 The stor

LEESBURG, Va, July 13.-Mrs.
Louise Perry Smallwood, %, Charles
Town, w. Va, a bride of one day,
was killed and three other persons,
including two Washingtonians, were
injured last night when the car in
which she was riding collided with
Washington taxicab at Clarks
Gap, miles west of here.
State Trooper M. S. Ritter said
Mrs. SmallWood and her husband
William G. Smallwood, were mar.
ried Thursday at Hagerstown, Md.
and were returning from the races
at Charles Town when the accident
occurred. Mrs. Smallwood died al
the Loudoun County Hospital here
Mr.. Smallwood, whose injuries
were undetermined; James o. Pier
first block of Thirty-fifth street
Nh, the cab driver, cuts and
bruises, and Ernest May, 60, of 1926
Nineteenth street NV, fractured
hip, were admitted to the hospital
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Educators Suggest
Colleges Ease Rules
Ito Admit Veterans

The aptitude. ability, character
and service record of veteran
should be given more than custom
ary weight In admitting him to a
college or university, the Conference
on Emergency Problems in Higher
Education resolved today.
Examinations and academic rec
ords should be taken into consid-
Grafton, the resolution said. but
shortcomings on these should be
viewed in the light of the veterans
potentialities as a student rather
than his record.
This was one of several resolu-
tions made today by the conference.
holding its last session here at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building. The conference is
sponsored by the American Council
Of Education.
The conference was expected today
to call on the War Assets Admins
tration to adopt a policy of selling
Surpluses to institutions of learning
at a normal price, rather than on
competitive basis. Conference
delegates appeared to be unanimous
in this matter, but final action
awaited drafting of a resolution
which could be voted on.
Other resolutions made by the
conference today were:
l. That colleges and universities
should jealousy safeguard" their
authority to select the courses in
dividual veterans should take.
2. That the Veterans Administra-
ton should streamline the methods
by which institutions make reports
on veterans education required by
law.
3. That universities be permitted
to collect the same fees from the
Government for books, equipment.
supplies, etc, used by veterans at
tending college" under public law
10 as are collected under public law
346.
4. That educational benefits ac-
cruing to United States veterans
entering colleges and universities be
extended to foreign students.
S. That for the time being the
number of students from this coun-
try studying abroad, especially in
Europe. be limited to those who have
completed one year of graduate work
in this country.