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Evening star., 1948-01-18
White Fathers Yearn
To Return to Work

service of the church, that
beckons these men so strongly?
Sure, they say, you live
bleakly in a mud hut until you
get your mission house built;
you don't have refrigera-
tors, instant heaters, modern
plumbing or any of the other
comforts usually associated
with civilized living. The diet
Is monotonous, mostly rice
and eggs; the water is sus-
pect, and keeping clean is a
problem. You lose weight and
contract malaria or maybe
any one of a hundred other
tropical diseases. You work
hard and do many things you
never did before, such as de-
signing and building a mission
house, teaching school, giving
medical treatment and pull
ing teeth.
But where else, they ask,
can you find a tribe of pyg-
mics who hunt elephants with
a bow and arrow and can run
as fast as a deer? Where else
can you learn to eat locusts,
ants and grasshoppers and
consider them a delicacy?
Where else can you find such
Evening star., 1948-01-18
BY STANLEY BAITZ

ELEVEN YEARS in the
~ African bush country, and
the Rev. Joseph M. Riopel
can't wait to get back. The
Rev. Peter O. L,Heureux has
been out there for seven years,
and he's Just as eager.
These two Catholic mission
aries-members of a society
of missionary priests dressed
like Arabs and called "the
White Fathers of Africa"-are
among the most recent re-
turnees from the Dark Con-
tinent.
Currently they are at the
society's United States head
quarters-a frame dwelling on
a cliff overlooking the Rock
vile pike, Just beyond Be
thesda-resting and awaiting
the call to 60 back. The Rev.
Gordon Fournier, superior of
the house, who has spent
seven years in North Africa,
says wistfully he would like to
be going, too.
What Is there out in the
wilderness. aside from the
Evening star., 1948-11-26

whose appearance and aptness
makes 1t hard to believe that he,
too, Is an octogenarian.
We've always believed in helping
each other as much as possible y
said Mr.. Hopkins.
Mr.. Hopkins, before his Interior
Department appointment, practiced
law in Kansas and wyoming and
published two newspapers in the
Midwest-the Hoxie Palladian in
Kansas and the Wheatland Times
IN Wyoming. He also was commits
sioner OF public lands in Wyoming
He was a county attorney in Kan
sas, and State Senator there.
Mr.. Hopkins became member of
the Board of Appeals and Review
of the Civil Service Commission
here in 1927, where he served until
retiring in 1898.
Shortly after the war broke out,
Mr.. Hopkins was recalled from re-
tirement and again became q men,
Der of the Appeals Board until 1945,
when he again was retired. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hopkins have lived at the Utah
street address for about eight years.
The Hopkinses have three sons,
Grant, Philip and Ralph: six grand
children and nine great-grandchil-
dren.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Post Offices Get Reminders
OF Jan. | Boost in Rates

The Post Office Department is
sending out reminders to post Offices
throughout the country that postal
rates will go up on January /.
Congress approved the new rates
In the last-minute welter of legisla-
ton last June to help pay for boosts
In the pay of 100000 postal workers.
The order affects nearly all classes
of mail except first and second-class
parcels.
Air mail goes back to 6 cents after
20 months at S cents. Special de-
livery rates jump from 13 to IS
cents.
Also increased are fees for money
orders. postal notes, c. o. D. pack
ages, insurance and registered mail
Rates for books, catalogues, seeds
and plants, which have been under
a preferential rate" for some time,
will go up from one cent to a cent
and a half for each two ounces.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Maryland Champions
Leave Today for 4-H
Congress in Chicago

State champions in Maryland All
Clubs will leave today for the 27th
annual All Club Congress in Chi
|cago. Last year representatives Of
the Old Line State captured nine
firsts.
OF the Maryland delegates, nine
are from the Washington area. In
addition to attending the congress
along with 1900 All Club members
from throughout the Nation, they
will have an opportunity to attend
the National Livestock Exposition
and the National Farm Show, also
being held in Chicago.
Theme for this years congress Is
Creating Better Homes Today for
a More Responsible Citizenship To-
morrow"
Two to Compete in Judging.
Two Washington youths, men,
bers of the University of Maryland's
livestock judging team, also will be
in Chicago for the intercollegiate
Judging contest conducted in con-
nection with the livestock show.
All Club delegates and the con-
tests they will enter include Flor
ence Duke, Clinton, leadership;
Mary Ellen Stone, Leonardtown,
leadership; Pauline VESSEL, Laurel,
food preservation: Jane McCauley,
Hagerstown. clothing; Rose Ann
Wilson, Cumberland, room I'M
provement; Barbara Long. Cum
berland, girls record; Arthur Cook,
Frederick, achievement; William C..
Fonner.. jr, Dunkirk, field crops
contest, and Seth K. Schnebly,
Hagerstown, leadership.
Miss Letter to Make Trip.
Among adults accompanying the
group will be Miss Miriam Letter,
assistant home demonstration agent
of Frederick County.
The Washington members Of the
college livestock judging team are
Carl Emerson and Francis White.
The seven-man team will be &C.
companied by the coach, Malcolm
Kerr, of the university's animal
husbandry department.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Board Studies Merger
OF Pxs and Ship Stores

Consolidation of adjacent Army
post exchanges and Navy Ship
stores, like those at Boiling Air
Force Base and Anacostia Naval
Air Station, is. sought by commit
tee of the Munitions Board.
A survey, already started, will de-
termine If the multi-million dollar
business is unfair competition with
private business.
THE study includes the sugges-
ton that the sales of Pxs and ship
stores be reduced or restricted
closely to prevent unfair competi-
ton with civilian merchants" q
spokesman said.
The United States Chamber Of
Commerce has requested Congress to
look into the situation.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Draft Deferments Denied
To Chiropractic Students

selective service has refused to
give draft deferments to chiroprac-
tic students.
The National Chiropractic Asso-
ciation and the National Capital
Chiropractic Society had protested
to Maj. Gen. Lewis 3. Hershey, draft
director, that failure to defer such
students resulted from the eco
nomic jealousy Of organized med
icine."
Selective service said that since
the armed services needed physicians
badly, medical students were being
deferred to maintain a supply, but
that the services were not looking
for chiropractors and, therefore,
there was no special reason for de-
ferring chiropractic students.
Meanwhile, the National Society
Of Professional Engineers asked
uniform national regulations" on
student deferments instead of leav-
ing the decision up to local boards.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Former Donors
ToGet Appeal 10
Aid Chest Again
$1,233,0 Needed
To Reach Goal With
Only Few Days Left

Former contributors to the Com
munity Chest who have not given
this year will receive letters asking
for their continued support in the
drive to raise $4,566, 100.
With only few days left to 60,
the campaign, already three times
extended. is still $l,233 900 short of
its goal. The 104 Red Feather
agencies in the Washington area
which rely on the Community
Chest for support will have to cur
tail their programs II the drive
fails, officials say.
The letters. signed by General
Campaign Chairman Chauncey G..
Parker, also contain blank gift
cards to be passed on to friends and
business associates Of the former
contributor.
Because your contribution last
year indicates your genuine inter-
est in the welfare OF our commun-
ity," Mr. Parker wrote, won't you
make your pledge for an amount
commensurate with our increased
goal ?" Contributions are
to be mailed to Community Chest
headquarters. 1l01 M street NV,
the letter says.
Last Wednesday the drive had
reached 1872 per cent of its goal
with contributions reported totaling
s3,342,762. Mr.. Parker told volun-
teer workers that they could take a
holiday over the Thanksgiving week
end. but urged them to renew ef-
forts Monday to complete their
solicitation before December 8.
Evening star., 1948-11-26

Mr.. and Mrs. selden G. Hopkins
of 1919 North Utah street, Arlington,
today are observing the 636 ami
versary of their marriage which
they say has been without any
quarrels.
The Hopkinses attribute their hap
piness to patience. tolerance and
mutual satisfaction" with each
other. They were married 63 years
ago Thanksgiving Day at her home
in Plainville, Kans., when she was
20 and he was 23. This year their
anniversary comes the day after
Thanksgiving. and they plan to
spend it quietly at their Arlington
home where they live alone.
A graduate Of the Iowa State Uni
versity Law School, Mr.. Hopkins was
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
during President Wilson's admins
tration in 1917.
Politics still holds the interest of
both, and they vote in every election
They also are mutually interested
in reading, which has been their
favorite pastime since Mr.. Hopkins
retired from the Government.
Mrs. Hopkins, who appears much
younger than her SO years, said she
does most of her own housework-
with some help from Mr.. Hopkins,
Evening star., 1948-11-26
by The Asseeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov.
26.-A group of University Of Vr-
ginia law students has filed a suit
in Albermarle County circuit court
seeking to force the university to
release final grades on an introduc-
tory course completed in May. The
suit Is returnable iri February.
Court attaches said three Of the
four students who filed the suit in
their names and in the name of the
law school class of 1947. have with
drawn their names. Court attaches
indicated they thought the suit may
have been filed as a jest.
The three are Chester Brandon,
James c. Paine and Samuel w.
Meek. Still listed on the petition
is Edgar o. Appleby, Is, Of New
York. He could not be reached for
comment.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Virqiniu u. Law Students File
Suit to Force Release of Grades

Acting Dean John Richie, III, Of
the law school. refused to comment.
The petition contends that under
the contract" by which the tuition
to take the course was paid, an i'm
piled condition is that said COM
plainants are entitled to be advised
of their progress"
The petition said "all agitation
and requests for the completion and
publication (of the grades have
been wholly. willfully. wantonly and
scrupulously ignored" The students
acted as their own counsel in draft
ing the petition.
Also, the petitioners claimed a
property right to the grades and
said in the suit that deprivation OF
them is causing undue hardship
and acute mental suffering and
worry"
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Temporary Storage
Urqed for Extra Corn
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Nov. 90
Reports received here by the Vir-
ginia Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice indicate that in some sections
of the State this fall there is more
corn than normal storage facilities
can handle.
G. D. Kite, associate agricultural
engineer on the Extension Service
staff here, said most of these re-
ports have come from Eastern Vir-
ginia.
Farmers with corn surplus were
advised by Mr.. Kite to provide
temporary storage facilities to take
care of immediate needs. He said,
however, that farmers should ar
range to build new cribs or ex-
pand present ones If 1t appears
their corn crops will continue as
large in future gears.
For temporary cribs, Mr.. Kite
suggested circular Enclosures made
with snow fencing or welded wire
or a few poles stacked log-cabin
fashion with openings between.
Whatever material is used should
be inexpensive as the extra storage
may not be needed next year, he
said.
AS a floor for the temporary crib,
sisalcraft paper should be put on
"a good grade of roofing, asphalt or
the ground on a well-drained site,
he said. AL joints in the paper
should be sealed with tar or similar
material, he added.
The roof Of the temporary struc-
ture, he continued, can be Of the
same material as the floor with a
few wooden strips across the top
to hold tie paper in place. The
under side of such q roof would
rest on the corn stacked inside.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Stray Dog Finds Body
Of District Nurse in
Potomac Near Romney

The body of Miss Guelda Hawkins,
4s-year-old Washington nurse, was
found yesterday in the south branch
Of the Potomac River near Romney,
w. Va, after q hunter was drawn
to the scene by the strange antics
Of a dog.
Miss Hawkins, q native Of Frost
burg, Md, was last seen when she
visited her sister, Mrs. Marjorie
Evans, in Frostburg Monday. At
that time, Mrs. Evans said, Miss
Hawkins planned to return to Wash
ington and close her apartment at
I'LL East Capitol street to return
to Frostburg for the winter.
West Virginia State Trooper F. H.
Tribett said her car, 1941 Chevro-
let, contained a penned note saying
she was too i'll to go on" and di-
recting that the car should be given
to Mrs. Evans and her husband.
Body in Shallow Water.
Lewis West, owner Of the Blue
Beach Tavern. which is 200 yards
from the Potomac bridge on State
Route %, discovered Miss Hawkins
body IN shallow water under the
bridge after investigating the
strange conduct of a huge stray dog.
Mr.. West said he had started
hunting yesterday and as he walked
under the bridge the dog made an
attempt to attack him. He said it
apparently had been there for some
time, judging by the well-tracked
ground. 1t appeared hungry and
when he took 1t home to feed 1t the
dog still appeared restless.
The tavern owner returned to the
scene, then saw the body near the
shore. He said he had seen Miss
Hawkins car about so yards north
of the tavern for two days.
Nurse for ~ Years.
Mrs. Evans said her sister ap-
peared in good spirits during her
Monday visit and had planned to
return to Frostburg for Thanks
giving dinner.
Miss Hawkins, a graduate Of
Homeopathic Hospital here, had
been a nurse % years, her sister
said. She was registered with the
Washington Nurses Registry and
only recently had private nursing
case at Prince Georges General
Hospital, Cheverly, Md.
She is survived by two other
sisters and two brothers.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Fire May Be Used 10 Dry
Earth in Virginia Road Job
By the Assoeio,ed Press

RICHMOND, Nov. ga type of
burner formerly used to rid a high
way of excess asphalt may provide
the answer to some problems OF
rainy weather road construction.
State Highway Department en-
gineers have decided to turn the
flames from several of the burners
on some 81 miles of Route 1913 under
construction north of Mathews
Courthouse. The object is to dry
newly graded earth sufficiently to
permit application of the asphalt
surface treatment.
For weeks this construction job
has been held up by untimely rains.
Engineers have estimated the burner
drying, If successful. may mark the
beginning Of a new technique for
road builders.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Boy, IA, 10 Stand Trial
For Murder in lurav
SpecioI Dispoieh 10 The Sfor

LURAY, Va, Nov. 26.-Ray Ed
ward Tppett, IA, formerly of Wash
ington, charged with the murder
July 10 of his half brother. Donald
Paul Flather, II, has been found
sane at Southwestern State Hos
pital and an order has been en-
tered in court here for his return
to Page County. He will be re-
quired to stand trial for murder.
Young Tippett was committed to
the hospital by the court at the re-
quest of the boys stepfather.
Young Father was killed in a
struggle over a gun, according to
the boys testimony at the inquest.
Robert Keyser and j. Everett Will
of Luray have been named by the
court to defend young Tippett.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Church 10 Dedicate Chimes,
Carlton in Warrenton
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

WARRENTON, Va, Nov. 2e.-
The Warrenton Methodist Church
will dedicate its new chimes and
carlton and its modernized organ
in services at 10:45 am. Sunday.
The chimes and carlton were pur-
chased with funds bequeathed to
the church by Miss Kitty Phillips,
Warrenton busineSswoman and
church worker. They will be pre-
sented by DR.. A. r. Anderson, jr.
The organ, which was gift of
the late George H. Hickman, will
be presented formally by Mrs. Ed
ward r. Fletcher.
The dedicatory service will open
with carlton music by Miss Bar
bara Sanders, organist, followed by
the regular morning worship, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Paul D. Martin,
jr, pastor. Mrs. L. L. Hutchinson
will sing a solo.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Virginia Economy Group
To Meet Wednesday
By the Asseejoted Prsss

RICHMOND, Nov. 26.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Advisory
Council on Virginia Economy is to
meet here Wednesday.
Although no agenda for the meet
ing has been announced. the Ex-
ecutive Committee will confer dur
ing the day with the chairmen Of
80 committees charged with carry
ing out the work of the council.
The council consists of As men,
bers appointed from the State at
large to arouse interest In State
economic conditions.
The committees meeting is set
for 2 pm. In the ONCE of the Dt-
vision Of Planning and Economic
Development In the State Finance
Building.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Moekoy-Smith Elected
Head Of Clarke Society
SpeeioI Dispateh 10 The Star

BERRYVILLE, Va, Nov. 26.-
Alexander Mackay-Smith has beer
elected president Of the Clarke
County Historical Society. succeed
ing Col. James M. Thomson, who
served in that capacity during the
last year. Other officers are Ever
ard Kidder Meade, vice president;
Edward Williams, treasurer: Mrs
Joel D. Grif11ng, recording secretary,
and Mrs. T. e. Blackwell, CORE
spending secretary.
Directors are Col. Thomson,
Thomas B. Byrd, George H. Burwell,
Curtis Chappelear, Ralph N. Dorsey,
the Rev. Henry G. Lane, Mrs. Emily
Mccormick, Miss Mary Page and
Mrs. Richard e. Byrd II.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Trustees Elect Two
At Suburban HospitoI

Col. Paul H. Griffith and Robert
n. Myers have been elected trustees
Of Suburban Hospital to fill va
cancies on the board created by the
designations of Mrs. C. M. Upton
and Richard B. Barker.
At the monthly meeting Of the
board, Arthur B. Scion, superin-
tendent, reported that in October
1878 patients were admitted to the
hospital, "a babies were born and
17e operations performed.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
By Charles A. McAIeer

Ever think how you would feel II
tho earth's gravity was increased
100000 times?
The tacks would pull right out Of
your shoe soles, no doa'bt. A pound
OF butter would weigh 260, 900 pounds
even If 1t retained its shape, which
1t wouldn't.
None OF these things is likely to
happen to you right now but the
University of Maryland's Depart
ment of Veterinary Sciences has a
$4,000 gadget which can exert these
forces on substances. One thing 1t
Is helping researchers to do Is probe
deeper into the mysteries Of virus
diseases.
The new instrument is an ultra
centrifuge, one Of about 20 OF its
kind in the world.
$500 Pound Machine.
A centrifuge is an instrument for
rotating substances at such speeds
that force Is created with enough
power to pull matter-such as
viruses-out Of other matter. This
is known as centrifugal force. 1t
Is like increasing the force of grav-
ity. The common cream separator
on farms is type Of centrifuge
which forces milk out Of the cream.
But the ultracentrifuge is capable
of bringing about forces thousands
of times greater than a cream sepa-
rator or, for that matter, the usual
laboratory centrifuge found In hos
pitals.
The new machine weighs $500
pounds, stands feet high and is
7 feet long. It is electrically driven
and has a refrigerations system for
control over substances
which have q tendency to, heat up
under terrific forces. 7
Substances can be whirled at q
rate Of 10000 revolutions per minute
although the researchers at College
Park. Md, usually do not run the
device at greater than 10000 rpm. s.
Virus Diseases Studied.
The scientists in the veterinary
are interested in virus
diseases affecting animals. The
ultracentrifuge, used with other
equipment including year-old
electron microscope. permits re-
searchers to enlarge the little known
virus 100000 times. thus making
them visible to the naked eye.
The new machine, designed by
DR.. Edward Pickles, formerly associ-
ated with the Rockefeller Founda-
tion, arrived at the College Park
several weeks ago. DR.
A l.. Brueckner. director of the
Livestock Sanitation service and
professor of veterinary sciences
heads the department where the
ultracentrifuge is being put to use
Chief of the virus diseases sec
ton Is Mai, Reginald L, Reagan, q
Evening star., 1948-11-26
247 Deer Reported Shot
In ; Virginia Counties
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Siar

WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. GA
total of 247 deer were bagged in
three Northern Virginia counties
during the three-day open season
for bucks. according to final reports
filed yesterday at checking stations.
OF the total, 122 were killed in
Shenandoah, 112 in Frederick and
l3 in Warren County.
In addition, a black bear weigh
ing 3O5 pounds was killed in the
Edinburg Gap section Of Shenan-
doah County by John Rutz, Stras-
burg. Mr.. Rutz and the bear sud-
denly met, face to face. and the
beast. first OF the kind encountered
in that locality in recent years, was
killed with single shot.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Death Of Baby in Nursery
In Virqinia Ruled Accident

The death of 3-month-old Susan
Martin, who was found unconscious
in her crib at the wellington
Nursery on Mount Vernon Memo
riol highway Wednesday night. has
been ruled accidental by DR.. John
A. Sims, Alexandra coroner. She
was pronounced dead soon after
arrival at Alexandria Hospital.
The child was believed to have
smothered in her blankets, DR.. Sims
said. Cause Of death was asphyxia-
ton, according to the coroner.
Susan had been at the nursery
since she was 10 days old, police
said. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Mar
tin of 4004 Bunker Hill road. Cottage
City, Md, said burial would be
private.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
100 Deaths From Accidents
During Holiday Reported
BY the Asseeiated Press

The Nations death toll from vio-
lent accidents over the Thanksgiv-
ing Day holiday passed the 100
mark, a survey showed today.
The total of los fatalities from
6 pm. Wednesday to midnight
Thursday compared with violent
death toll of 1913 for Thanksgiving
Day last year. On the same holi-
day in 1916 there were 50 deaths
from violent accidents.
About two-thirds Of the fatalities
on the holiday resulted from acci-
dents on the highway. The survey
showed that 80 persons lost their
lives in traffic Inishaps. The other
Is died in accidents from miscel-
lenaous causes, including drowning
plane crashes and falls.