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Evening star., 1947-03-17
u. S. Cultural Relations
With Austria Resumed
BY the Assoeioted Press

Resumption of normal cultural
relations between the United States
and Austria, was announced today.
A joint announcement of the
State and War Departments said
the United States hopes this will
encourage organizations and insti-
tutions in both countries to promote
cultural exchanges.
The American move was made in
accordance with the Moscow decla-
ration of 1943 regarding Austria and
with terms of the four-power agree
ment on new control machinery for
Austria of June %, 1896
Under this new policy declaration,
the United States government will
encourage the sending to Austria of
books, Art work, noncommercial
films, recordings, musical scores and
other cultural materials.
The Government also will pro-
mote the extension of postal service
and of other transportation and
communications facilities between
the two countries.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Armykoving Supplies
To Germany as Urged
In Hoover S Report
Nv the Associotsd Press

The Army is accelerating relief
feeding operations in Germany. In
line with recommendations OF Her
bert Hoover.
A summary statement by the War
Department last night said "im-
mediate action on Mr.. Hoover's rec
concentrations has been taken"
Secretary of War Patterson declared
that the expenditures recommended
by the former President Che eSti-
mated the American share at $685.
100000 fully support the amounts
for which the War Department has
asked Congress"
The departments announcement
said these things had been done:
Surplus Army foods, including
large amounts of 10-in-1 rations,
are reaching Germany, assigned for
soup-kitchen feeding of an esti-
mated 3,500,000 children and 1,000,-
900 aged in the combined American
and British occupation zones.
Through cooperation of the
Agriculture Department the Armys
share of seed potatoes has been
bought and seven ships a week are
scheduled to load at American ports
In time to get the seed to Germany
for spring planting. Buying of food
potatoes will be postponed in line
with q later recommendation by Mr.
Hoover. Buying of other seeds has
been authorized by Mr. Patterson,
subject to British agreement to
make similar purchases.
Studies are under way directed at
expanding production of nitrogenous
fertilizers here and obtaining else
where in the world more phosphate
fertilizers.
Congress will be. asked to permit
chartering of laid-up liberty ships,
to be operated by German crews.
Mr.. Hoover estimated that the an
nual saving for the British and
American governments, if rs ships
are operated by German crews,
would be about $40,000,000.
Where matters are beyond the
sole control of the Army, discussions
have been started through the State
Department. In this category the
subjects include proposals for: Fur
nishing surplus fish by Norway,
Denmark and Sweden; making
better fishing grounds nearer the
Baltic and North Sea coasts avail
able for use by the German fishing
fleets; use of French ports for Ger
man fishing craft in emergencies.
The Army also is checking to see
whether any of its own ships or
those of the Navy or other organiza-
tons could be used to increase the
size of the German fishing fleet.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Women Who Named Clara Bow
As Mrs. Hush Have New Puzzle
to identify Mrs. Hush went as fl

to identify Mrs. Hush went as fol-
lows:
1.-TWO o'clock and all's well
"Who 1t Is I cannot tell.
1.-THE queen has her king it's true
But no ribbons tied in blue"
Miss Bow in private life is wife of
Rex Bell, cowboy film actor. The
first two lines referred to her two
sons by Mr.. Bell, the "it" in the
second line to the fact that she used
to be known as the "It" girl in the
movies. The fourth line indicated
an united bow, or that she was no
longer Miss Bow.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - Al


ago from North Park College, Chi
cago. Three sisters and a brother
all in California, survive.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

speech tomorrow at 9 pm. g pm.
EST on Britain's economic situa-
tion, his Office announced today.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

minutes later. A doctor attributed
the death to heart attack,
The minister came here 20 months
Evening star., 1947-03-17

AttIee to Speak on Radio
LONDON, Mar. II up. - Prime
Minister Attlee will make a radio
Evening star., 1947-03-17

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Evening star., 1947-04-27
Medical TechnoIogisis
Hold Seminar on Tests

The District Society of Medical
Technologists held a day-long semi
mar on laboratory test problems
yesterday at the District Medical
Society auditorium.
Among those who addressed the
group were DR.. Charles c. Shepherd
of the National Institute of Health
1t r. B. Berlon, of the Naval Medi-
cal Center; DR.. Eugene r. Whitmore
former professor Of pathology at
Georgetown University; DR.. Harold
Il. Hirsh, instructor at George
Washington Medical School: DR.
Roger M. Choisser, also of George
Washington, and DIR. Joseph ]. Wal
lace, internist at Yater Clinic.
The program ended with a ban
quet at the Mayf1ower Hotel, at
which the technologist heard an
address by Col. Elson B. Helwig, OF
the staff of the Army Institute OF
Pathology. DR.. Oscar B. Hunter
an advisor to the society, acted as
toastmaster.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
New Method Found
To Forecast Sunspots

A new method of predicting SUM-
spots, which greatly affect radio com.
munication, has been recently devel.
Ioped, the National Bureau OF Stan.
dards announced yesterday.
The new development, far more
accurate than previous methods, viii
enable radio engineers to select the
best frequencies for the communica
ton between any two points in the
world for any hour of the day.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
|Postor Reeds Service to Widow
|UnubIe to Go to Husbund Rites

Davies described the funeral and re-
peated many OF the passages.
MIR. Brooks. who died Wednesday
at Homeopathic Hospital, had once
been associated with Alexander
Graham Bell and Thomas Edison in
| telephone and electrical research.
He retired from teaching in 1929
latter 20 years at the University Of
Illinois.
Among the friends and school
mates who attended the services at
GaWler's Chapel was former Chief
Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

TOO Ill to attend the funeral serv-
ices yesterday afternoon for he1
husband. Morgan Brooks, 86, pro-
fessor emeritus Of the University
Of Illinois, Mrs. Frona Marie Brooks
was read nearly the entire service
by the Rev. A. Powell Davies, ON
ciating minister, who visited Mrs
Brooks at her home, 231I Connecti-
cut avenue NV, when the funeral
was over
Mrs. Brooks, who Is in her eighties
was unable to attend the services for
her husband. In order that she
might know what had been said at
the final rites, Mr.. Davies, pastor
Of All Souls Unitarian Church here
went to her Immediately after the
rites and reviewed the service. Mr.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

/ tree planted hy the PTA IN 1897,
which has died since.
A tree planting ceremony viii be
held at I pm. tomorrow. Mrs. Her
bert A. Read. PTA president. viii
present the three. pin oak, to
Charles E. Barton. principal. who
viii accept 1t for the school.
Earlier In the afternoon, the
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Stuart pIA 10 Replace
Tree ii School tomorrow

The Parent Teacher Association
|of the Stuart Junior High School,
Fourth and E streets NE, viii pre-
sent 4 tree TO the school to replace
the George Washington Memorial
Evening star., 1947-04-27

schools Girl Scout troop viii plant
i red maple tree On the school
grounds.
Following the ceremony. the PIA
win meet Ia the school auditorium
Evening star., 1947-05-04

'Chicken!' said the drunk, moving little
toward Gilchrist Let real man show you"
Gilchrist moved one hand, catfooted one
foot Twelve inches gained. then - so much
more slowly - thirteen, fourteen fifteen. His
nails were squirting blood on the microscopic
notches they tore for themselves. He breathed
the high air, heady with terror, then was
afraid to breathe again because it pushed him
away from the wall He shut his eyes to close
out the blank wall, the empty air. the grinning
face of the drunk, the - and then he gave up
to hopelessness, swayed.
Suddenly he felt strong lift, and the
dangling rope was about his chest The drunk
had rope too, funny. Must have -
Gilchrist opened his eyes again when he
was lifted onto stretcher and covered with
Evening star., 1947-05-04

A Short Short Story
CrANDING calmly on the ten-inch ledge,
~ Gilchrist looked down at the outer reaches
of the crowd gathered on the street below.
The time, five in the afternoon. The crowd,
several thousand, more pressing in eagerly.
Gilchrist was uncomfortably cramped, facing
the rough concrete wall with arms extended
as one cruci6ed, but he couldn't see that that
mattered Soon he would be more uncomfort
able STILL and then he would be at peace -
spread out on the marquee eight stories down.
When the evening papers were going to
press, they'd received by special messenger
a typed letter from DR.. William Cilchrist.
The letter explained how, when and especially
why Dr. Gilchrist would jump from the mid
die story of his hotel. But if the letter had
merely commented on the weather, it would
still have been worth box on page one.
DR.. Gilchrist had invented one of the final
improvements ON the atomic bomb
HE fact that Gilchrist was going to commit
war and what he felt was the misuse of peace,
was one more wonderful break for every eve
ming paper But even the editors realized that
this was more than news story. They took
time to notify the police; Washington learned
about it right away. Plenty OF people who
heard the news realized that the loss of Gil
christ's brain was the worst threat to peace
yet. The doctor could not be spared for
dramatic gesture. Friends, police, government
officials raced to stop him.
But when police dangled ropes in easy
reach, from a tiny closet window floor
above, Gilchrist merely shook his tired head.
When a message from his wife was shouted
to him from another window, the scientist
felt savage stab of loss, but shook his head
again. He had chosen his suicide ledge well.
No landing net could stop him because OF the
marquee below. No one could reach him
without hazardous creeping across six feet
of ten-inch ledge. He thought that he could
never have made the trip himself, except that
he was calm with the intention of death.
Loud speakers were placed in the Hotel
Spatton across the street, and Gilchrist heard
battery of voices hastily hooked up: friends,
colleagues, the mayor, senator and two
cabinet members begged him to grasp the
rope, told him his gesture was tragic, unnec-
essary.
Yes, his son had died in the Pacific, they
said, but this was no way to avenge him.
Yes, things did look bad, but - Cilchrist
shook his head to himself He had thought
through all their arguments on many sleep
less nights 1t seemed clear to him, in his
exhaustion, that the bomb had shown once
and for all that mans mind is not enough to
save mankind the destruction of his own
brain was small peace-offering for the think
Evening star., 1947-05-04

behind the Spatton across the street, and Gil
christ judged it as almost time. The crowd
was huge and, he could tell, solemn That was
the important thing. Several thousand people
who had never seen the actuality of war
would now witness a graphic, messy TO
pound lesson in the proposition that science
alone can save mankind Quickly, now, before
any scheme could be worked out to stop him.
Now
CndRIsT made silent prayer to the God
he knew, turned three-quarters away from
the wall, and -
1t was young man, obviously very drunk
indeed. He was sprawling out of the window
Gilchrist himself had used GO 'headr' the
drunk said. Jump. Hurry up. Get going"
Gilchrist, watching the drunk come un-
concernedly on the ledge, as if it were the
hotel corridor, felt the beginning of confusion.
But the man was so young. He spoke to him
as he had spoken to a thousand students in
his classes: Get back in there! You don't
know what you're doing Get back in there
and sober upr'
But the drunk was not taking orders. To
some invisible pink bird on his left shoulder
ne complained, Isn't that too bad! Perfessor
thinks I'm not good 'nough f'r decorating
sidewalk Well show i'm"
Well, thought Gilchrist, let the darned
young fool jump. It's here or in some war
some day. And then, his anger passing, he
thought again, and in voice much louder
than he had strength for, he spoke sharply:
Listen, my boy, you're young. You've got
the world before YOU You -" Gilchrist was
stopped by his own amazement. What was he
preaching? While there's life - there's hope.
He thought he'd ceased to believe that long
ago. Long before he planned his own death
this way.
HE drunk was waving his bottle waggishly
at Gilchrist He'd actually taken step or
two along the ledge. He was begging, Jus
kindly step out of the way, brother, and -"
And then his voice was drowned out by
curious sound from the crowd below. 1t rose
harshly and began to beat on Gilchrist's
unbelieving ears 1t couldn't be - Laughter?
Yes, and there was more of 1t. And more.
What had become of the scientists heroic
gesture? Two suicides fighting for room on
one ledge. Yes, perhaps it was grotesque,
funny so disconcertingly that it struck
him like blow; his own hun1or came back
to Gilchrist. He wanted to laugh too, for the
first time in so long. And then. more than
anything else, he wanted to be off that ledge
and safe in good wide bed, to think things
through and arrive at different conclusion,
to enjoy the foolishness of mortality.
'What'sa matter?" burbled the drunk sus-
piciously Want me to 60 first? Scared?"
YES" whispered Gilchrist honestly. His
voice held terror Afraid - I'll fall" His
fingers took tearing hold on the concrete.
He made little way toward the window.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

a blanket. Laboriously he fought up from
shock, whispered to face that was patiently
policemans, did you get the kid in too?"
HE face looked worried. Yeah. He's out
like a light Never saw such faint. He was
scared stiff to 60 out there"
''Scared?" Gilchrist wondered in whisper.
accepting a sip of some welcome drink.
Didn't seem scared; just cocky. and drunk"
He's no drunk the policeman tucked
Gilchrist kindly. mo. doctor He's psy-
chology perfesser lives down the hall from
you. Told me he admired you, and he would
bring you in with psychology instead of
ropes. . And he did, said the policeman,
marveng "All hadda do for him was get
the crowd laughing" The End
Evening star., 1947-05-04

The famous scientist stood
there, ready to jump. 1t
was to be a final gesture
Evening star., 1947-10-04
Fulton Lewis Decides
To Sue Over Dismissal
By Farm Cooperative

Fulton Lewis, jr., radio commen-
tator dismissed from membership in
the Southern States Cooperative
farmers organization, said today he
has decided to appeal the action to
the State courts.
Dismissal of Mr.. Lewis, owner Of a
250-acre farm near Leonardtown,
Md, came after a day-long session
yesterday in Richmond of the a.
member board of the organization
Charging him with "lack of SYM
pathy with the objectives OF the
farmers" the cooperative asserted
Mr.. Lewis had embarked on a
propaganda campaign" designed to
"mislead the public into believing
that farmer co-operatives are social
istic, if not communistic, and are tax
dodgers"
The commentator, who appeared
at the sessions in Richmond with his
attorneys, claimed he had no rea-
sonable opportunity to defend him.
self"
He called the meeting "a star
chamber proceeding, drumhead
court with unsubstantial ac-
cusations. without support in proof
and fact"
Declining an appeal to the CO.
operatives annual membershi
meeting In Richmond November 10,
Evening star., 1947-10-04
$3.50 Payroll Seized
In Baltimore HoIdup
By the Assoeiofsd Pross

BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.-Police in
10 States were on the lookout today
for the getaway vehicle of an armed
bandit who took a $3,269.10 payroll
from a contracting firm here yes
terday.
Witnesses told police two men were
occupying the front seat of the car,
green sedan with Virginia tags,
when the holdup man ran out of the
Offices of Mechanical Contractors,
Inc, and jumped into the vehicle.
Miss Charlotte Ehrman, an EN-
ploye OF the firm, said the robber
followed her into the building when
she brought the payroll from the
bank at noon.
She said he drew pistol and said:
Stand still! When I leave don't go
near that window to shout or look
out or I will shoot you from the
street."
Only other person in the building
was Mrs. Doris Coleman, another
employe. The bandit was described
as about IS and wearing a black and
white checkered sport coat and q
jockey cap.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
B-6 ~ THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
4,
Use Of Turbo-Props
May Mean 400 M.P.H.
Speeds for Air|ines

LONDON, Oct. 4 (NANA) The
annual exhibition of the Society of
British Aircraft Constructors shows
that Britain's big land aircraft.
now in final assembly, will be able
to rely on turbo-props when they
are needed.
The first version of the Bristol
Brabazon I, a 130-ton plane, will
have eight piston engines, but the
second will have Theseus gas tur-
bines driving its propellers.
The turbo-prop is expected to
bring with it the era in which air.
liners will regularly fly at speeds
we'll above 300 m.p.h. and gives
promise of new liners with speeds
above 400 m.p.h.
The turbine has been seen in
flight, fitted in bomber which
ought to have a range of 5000 miles,
and this would seem to answer
critics who have doubted the value
Of the gas turbine in ocean flying.
There seems every reason now to
expect that the gas turbine will find
large application in long-range
flying.
Another turbo-prop combination
of greater power is specified for the
13o-ton civil fying-boat which is
being built by Saunders-Roe and
there are other less ambitious prof.
ects.
The assumption that the gas
turbine would use too much fuel for
long g-range commercial flying Is
likely to prove unjustifled. The low
drag of the gas turbine as compared
with the piston engine is expected
to give improved performance and
British experiments suggest that,
when judged on the basis Of miles
per gallon, the turbo-prop will actu-
ally show a greater economy than
the piston engine.
Evening star., 1947-10-04

Mr.. Lewis said he would take his
case to court.
The boards unanimous decision
was announced by Harry N. Nuttle Of
Denton. Md. president Of Southern
States. Other members of the board
represent farmers in Virginia. Della
ware, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
Liquor License Application
By Deane Firm Denied

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board today denied the application
of Deane Liquors, Inc, for a liquor
license at 1913 Kenilworth avenue
NE, because the majority OF resi-
dents of that area protested.
The board also took into con-
sideration the nearness of Eastland
Gardens and Mayfair Mansions, two
apartment developments.
The Deane company sought to
transfer to their name and to the
Kenilworth avenue address the
license held by Samuel Walkin at
2406 Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-04

Acapulco. Mexico. to the Philippines
by the tug Edward M. Quinn under
charter to the Luzon stevedoring
Co..
The Sea Frontier said it learned
the tug left the minesweepers and
put In to Palmyra to refuel II days
ago. When it returned, they were
gone.
Evening star., 1947-10-04
More Planes Join Search
For -Four Minesweepers
BY the Assoeiossd Press

PEARL HARBOR, Oct. 4.-The
maritime mystery of four mine
sweepers which vanished off Pal
myra Island II days ago remained
unsolved today as the Navy added
two planes to a widening search.
A Bit searched the area all day
yesterday without result and two
more of the Flying Fortresses were
sent by the Hawaiian Sea Frontier
to Palmyra, approximately 1,l00
miles south of here.
Three men, either Mexicans or
Filipinos, were aboard the four
minesWeepers being towed from
Evening star., 1947-10-04

India will get 35,0O0,OO bushels
of wheat from the Australian har-
vest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

The combined choirs O. the
First Prysbyterian church and St.
Paul's Lutheran church will sing
Sir John S%tainer's The Cruel
fixion' a meditation on the
sacred passion of the Holy Re-
deemer, Palm Sunday afternoon
at 5 o'clock in St. Pauls Lu-
theran church, Sixth and Market
streets.
THE Crucifixion," the most
popular of the English composers
choral works uses the s%criptural
accounts of the passion Of Our
Lord and Savious, Jesus Christ,
for its text and is written for bari
tone and tenor solo voices and full
chorus.
Emory N. Grubbs will be tenor
soloist and the baritone solos will
be sung by Thomas P. Brown and
w. E. Snakenburg. Mr.. Grubbs,
Nj. Snakenburg, William Guerin
and Cameron Sinclair will be
heard in Incidental male quartets
occurring throughout t cantata.
The now famous choruses.
"Jesu. Lord Jesu"; Filing Wide
The Gates; God So Loved the
World and The Appeal of the
Crucified" will be sung by the
combined choirs of First Presby-
terrain and St. Paul's Lutheran
churches consisting of the follow
ing voices
Soprano
Miss Johann R. Banck Mrs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
First Christian
Announces Events
For Holy Week

A series of pre-Easter evange-
listic services at First Christian
Church. which began last Sunday
morning, have continued nightly
this week with interested congre,
cations present. The Rev. Allen
Wilson, pastor, is doing the preach
ing and Mr.. Geo. B. Canady IS
leading the singing this week.
Beginning next Sunday morn
ina, the song services will be led
by the Rev. Ponzi Pennington, OF
Columbia, S. c., who engaged in
similar work at First Christian
during their pre-Eastr services
last wear. Mr.. Pennington will be
in charge of the singing each
night throughout the coming week,
beginning next Sunday morning.
and continuing through the clos
ing service on Easter Sunday
night.
A feature Of the music program
is that both the organ and piano
are used in the song services,
with. Miss Alta Bryant at the Or
gan, and Miss Azalene Souther-
land at the piano.
A spokesman for the local con-
gregation states, I'VE hope that
many persons throughout the
community will share with us the
pleasure of attending the services
during the coming week"
It is understood this series of
services will conclude the pas
torate here Of the Rev. Mr.. Will
son, who is retiring to make his
home in Connecticut. Mr.. Will
son will be succeeded by the Rev.
Byron Carlisle, who, with Mrs.
Carlisle and their two small chill
dren will arrive here to assume
the duties of the local pastorate
about April 10th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
Lutheran, Presbyterian Choifs
To Sing Cantata, "Crucitixion"

William Bellois, Mrs. Oar
Cameron, Miss Miriam Gentry
Mrs. Rudolph Gertz, Mrs. Rogel
W. Hewlett Miss Margare'
Mailer, Miss Marie Mailer, Mis-:
Barbara Anne Scott. Mrs
Cameron Sinclair. Miss Irmalee
Sweum. Mrs. Samuel Troy.
Alto(
Mrs. W. G. Boyer, Mrs. Thomas
P. Brown, Mrs. O. E. DuRant,
Jr., Mrs. W. ]. Kelly Mrs. Loren
Marcroft, Miss Ruth Marrisol-
Miss Johanna E. Render Mis-
Elaine Won Oesen, Mrs. Henry
Won Oesen. Miss Louise White.
Tenor
Paul Franklin B e /, Henry
CAIRNS, Emory N. Grubbs, Tanky
Meier, Cameron Sinclair.
Thomas P. Brown William
Guerin, Thomas Hall, Henry
Meier, John Oldenbuttel, w. E.
Snakenburg. Henry Won Oesen.
The choir OF the First Presby.
terian church is under the dlrec-
tor of Edwin D. Clark, and War
rem A. Hohl is tie director of St.
Lu1neran church. A per
of the cantata will also
be given by the combined choirs
in the First Presbyterian church
On Good Friday evening,
April 4, at 8 o'clock,