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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29

the Japanese ships-like the Rus
sian Diesel-equipped schooners-
often turned up in maneuver areas
at about the time major exercises
wer egetting started.
Last year three Russian YES
sels-the Omar, Belsk and Globus,
arrived at st. Thomas just a few
weeks before spring maneuvers
were held.
In this case. military planners
are completing arrangements for
an Army-Navy-M arine-Air Force
exercise involving some 10000
men, which is due to be held from
January through mid-March.
Use Longest Route.
Is While Soviet ships have a right
to put in at st. Thomas for sup
plies. water and repairs-provided
they abide by United States reg
ulations-some Navy people point
out that the Caribbean route is
the long way around for q vessel
on the Europe ladivostok run.
It would be shorter, they say, to
60 through the Mediterranean to
the Indian Ocean, and thence up
the east coast of Asia.
The Russians themselves have
volunteered no explanation.
AL Is Of the Soviet ships re-
ported in the area over the past
30 months are said to be part
Of the reparations demanded from
Finland by Russia after the war.
All are new 328-ton schooners,
1875 feet long.
Aside from supplies needed on
the trip they carry no cargo.
Those which appeared last year
had salt aboard for ballast; the
present trio is using rock.
These three stopped in Ply
mouth. England, and left there
November II.
The captain Of the Peramutr
is M. Moriacov. who was chief
mate on the Globus, which Wis
tied st. Thomas on January %,
l949. There is evidence indicat-
ing that some members of the
crews also have made more than
one trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
to aid parents with child prob

to aid parents with child prob
lens.
Probably never BEFORE" she
said, were parents 80 eager for
guidance"
Proof that human brains do not
die quickly after death was re-
ported by DR.. Mary Jane Hogue.
This is shown by some gray
brain tissues Of babies kept alive
for months In test tubes at the
University Of Pennsylvania School
Of Medicine. The tissues came
from babies which had died natu-
raj deaths.
DR.. Donald r. Griffin Of Cornell
University described radioactivity
has been set to work to time the
homing flights Of birds.
It used to be necessary to sit up
all hours, watching for q bird to
return to Its nest. Now a few radio
active atoms are attached to the
band on q birds leg. A meter that
reads radioactivity is set near the
nest. The meter writes the hour
and minute Of the birds arrival,
day or night.
DR.. Norbert Wiener, famous
mathematician, described yester-
day an invention which enables q
person to hear through his finger
tips.
This hearing aid. after more
work, likely will be q glove. worn
on the left hand. It takes the
sounds Of speech from the air,
and transforms them into tiny
electrical shocks on the fingers.
The shocks travel along the
nerves to the brain.
With his fingers acting as ears,
even q blind deaf-mute learned
to speak, DR.. Wiener said. DR..
Wiener. of the Massachusetts, In
|stitute Of Technology. is the orig
inator Of cybernetics. q new
science Of electronic controls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Scientists Report Finding Sex
In Tiniest of Living Organisms

longer have the ability TO attack
certain hosts and thus kill BAG
terra. .. - 4
Sex also has been found among
the algae, simplest OF plants which
constitute the most primitive
form Of life visible to the eye.
They are the organisms which
often form the scum on stagnant
water. Most Of them are sexless.
Plus and Minus Cells.
Their is mating, however, be-
tween individuals of one species,
the chlamydomonas, reported DR..
Ralph A. Levin of Yale Univer-
sity. This is proving of value in
study Of the mechanisms by
which plants draw carbon dioxide
from the air, the cornerstone Of
all higher life on earth.
Chlamydomonas. DR.. Levin said,
is a one-called. free-swimming
plant. He explained:
The two sexes, designated as
plus and minus, cannot be dis
by any visible charac-
ter except their mating behavior,
where the difference might be
said to be psychological. Parent
cells settle down and divide to
form q hollow sphere Of young
cells. These swim away and
gather into clumps from which,
after q few minutes, mating
couples separate. One partner
consistency continues to swim
while the other, shortly after
mating. ceases to beat its flagella
and allows them to trail Imply
in the water. BY experimentally
marking the types in various ways
it can sc shown that 1t is always
the plus cell which takes on the
job Of propelling the partners
until ultimately they settle down
and f,1sA eoynufetelv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Noise Shock Waves
May Generate Power,
|
Physicist Reports
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec.
2s.-The potential heat and
power that lie in noises-noises
about as louG as the popping Of a
paper bag-may some day be
utilized to operate engines or
touch off explosions, a physicist
reported today.
The shock waves set up by these
noises have a tendency to con-
verge at single point. and in SO
doing, generate enormous pres
sures and temperatures. DR..
Arthur r. Kantrowitz told a Sec
ton Of the American Physical So
ciety meeting at the University Of
Virginia.
DR.. Kantrowitz said he and
Robert w. Perry. carrying out ex-
periments supported by the Office
Of naval research at Cornell.
found that shock waves appear to
possess an unexpected potency.
This potency, OF split-second
duration. may find its greatest
value in military application.
Demonstrations Cited.
The physicist, who already had
demonstrated that shock waves
could operate an accomplishing
machine. said he and his associates
found the shock waves peculiar
affinity while testing for pressures.
In laboratory experiment they
divided a length of 3-inch tubing
with a celluloid diaphram. Pres
sure was built up in one section
until the diaphram popped. The
fiat shock waves travelling into the
low pressure end of the tube were
pierced by cone. This made the
invisible area of shock doughnut-
shaped.
Then. as they travelled along the
tube, the waves tended to con-
verge at the hollow. This built up
hundreds Of pounds of pressure at
the center and thousands of de-
gress Of temperature. ~
Exact measurement Of the heat
couldn't be made, but DR.. Kan
trowitz said 1t probably was as
much as 10000 to 10000 degrees
for a tiny fraction Of q second.
Shock Waves Set Up.
Noise Of the bursting cellulold
disc that set up the shock waves,
DR.. Kantrowitz said. was about
as loud as that caused by popping
an air-fflled paper bag. ..'
Shock waves properly concen-
trated probably could provide q
self-perpetuating ignition system
with the noise touching OF the
explosion and the explosion pro-
viding the necessary shock to
touch of succeeding explosion
and so on.
But DR.. Kanstrowitz said he
still felt that the present spark
plug was better for ignition In
automobiles. He added that the
noise or shock system had more
promise as a detonator Of xplo-
sions outside of engines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
BIuine Brudfute Dies

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20 (R.-
Blaine w. Bradfute, IS. owner and
publisher Of the Bloomington
(Ind.) World Telephone. died in
q hospital here last night. He had
been associated with the daily
paper since his youth and its
publisher since his father died
about 80 years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Ida Lupino PIons Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. - R.-
Ida Lupino plans to divorce Col
lier Young but will remain his
business partner. The British
born actress said last night that
their separation and divorce will
be on friendly terms. They mar
ried last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
DR.. Lee F. Crippen Dies

BEREA, KY. Dec. 20 (R.-Dr.
Lee F. Crippen. So, chairman OF
the Berea College history and
political science department, died
yesterday at the college hospital.
He had been LII since undergoing
an operation last October. He was
born at Hurlock, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
GuIuxiies
Continued From First Page.)

scopes have sighted 1900 galaxies
through the bowl. All are vast
distances away. The closest are
almost a million light years from
the earth. Their light, moving
through space at $4,000 miles a
second, requires q million years
to cross the great void which
separates them from the Milky
Way.
The $500 we're seen in small
telescopes. DR.. Shapley said the
new 200-inch telescope at Mount
|Palomar, Calf, would be able to
see probably one million galaxies
through the same WINDOW.
The distribution Of the o''serv-
able galaxies has been studied for
the last is years by Harvard as
tronomers. For some unknown
reason, DR.. Shapley reported to-
day, they are not distributed with
fair uniformity throughout OBJ
|servable space. Is stars are dis
tributed in the galaxy, but tend to
occur in great clusters, the largest
objects In creation.
Hot and cold clouds in the space
between the stars were described
fby DR.. Lyman Splitter Of Princeton
University. First Of two types Is
the extremely tenuous conglom-
erations of gas and dust. made up
largely Of hydrogen, In the path
Of the ultraviolet radiation from
nearby hot stars. Whenever a
particle Of this light hits a hydro
gen atom it tends to knock of q
single electron with great force.
The energy of these electrons
sometimes sends temperatures to
$500 degrees centrigrade. d DR..
Spleen said.
The other type of cloud is far
from any Observation-Disclosures
star. and Its only source of heat
Is the constant coSmlc raolatlOn
which beats against Its dust and
gas particles. The hydrogen
atoms stick together and even
combine in molecules.
Here, DR.. Spitzer's calculations
show. the temperature cannot be
much below 40 degrees above
absolute zero-approximately 500
Fahrenheit, or much greater than
800 degrees above this point wherel
all motion stops.
'sunspots Are Believed |
Tornodoes in Atmosphere
NEW YORK. Dec. 20 GA
discovery that sunspots are prob |
ably nothing more than tremen-
dous whirling tornadoes In the
suns blazing atmosphere was rel
ported from Harvard University
today.
Ths spots cover billions Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Wultzer Divorced

A German woman has been
granted q divorce because her
husband liked waltzing. She told
the Judge he turned on the radio
st = am. and then insisted that
she get out Of bed to dance with
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
West Virginia Apple Crop

VSSt VHyt'I'0 VPP'S IVP
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 20.
"A 1870, 000-bushel crop Of ap-
pies was produced In West Vir-
ginia this year, the Federal-State
Crop Reporting Service an
nounced. The amount was IS per
cent greater than last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29

been taken to halt the: "mysteri-
GUS shopping" of contracts and
concessions for next years OFF,
cial celebration at the Freedom
Fair,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Jesse H. Cooper, Clear Spring,
Route l, died at the Washington
County Hospital on February II,
aged 81, years.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

She was a daughter of the late
Dawson F.. and Elizabeth (Harp)
Flock and was born at Myersville,
Maryland.
She was member of the United
Brethren Church for more than fifty
years. She was married to the Rev.
DR.. F. Berry Plummer in the par
.sonage of st. Paurs Church, Hag-
erstown, by the late Rev. DR.. A. B.
Station. Together with her hus-
band she served the following
United Brethren Churches: Messiah
Church, Shippensburg, Pa; Otter
bein Memorial Church, Baltimore,
Md; Grace Church, Carlisle, Pa,
and for more than twenty-seven
years, st. Paurs Church, Hagers-
town.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by sister, Mrs. Eliza
betr HORNE, Myersville, and num-
Der of nieces and nephews.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Florence E. L. Wyand, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters of Administration
on the estate of
FLORENCE E. L. WYAND
late of said county deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day
of September next; they may other
wise, by law, be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 18th
day of February AID, 1919.
VIOLA A. WAYLAND,
2-17-3t Administrative
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Surviving are: his wife, Mrs.
Charol Cooper; four daughters, Mrs.
Franklin Hatch, Allston, Mass; Mrs.
Robert Uglo, Chambersburg, Pa;
Mrs. Leroy Pettibone, Portsmouth,
! N. H; and Mrs. Robert Ashbaugh,
Rohrersville; three sons, Daniel, Ha-
gerstown; Willard, Mobile, Ala;
and Richard, Rouzerville, Pa; and
ten grandchildren.
Mako Chick HOltz, 316 East
Franklin street, died on February
II at his home, aged rs years.
He had attended city market for
the last SO years, selling produce.
The last surviving member of his
generation of his family, he is sur
vived by one son, Paul Holtz, New
Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Harvey James COmerer died at
his home, Hancock, route 2, on Feb
ruary II, aged "A years.
Born in Fulton County, Pa, he
was the son of John Calvin and
Georgianna (Pittman) Comerer. He
was a member of Rehobeth Meth
odist Church and the Warfordsburg
Odd Fellows Lodge.
He is survived by: two sons, Floyd
and J. Calvin Comerer, both of
Hancock; three daughters, Mrs. Lei
ia Cutler and Mrs Viola Glasier,
both of McConnellsburg; and Mrs.
Ethel Fries, Mercersburg; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Georgette Daniels, Ha-
gerstown; and Mrs. Anna James,
Greencastle; 20 grand children and
6 great-grandchildren.
Luther Roy Thomas died sudden
Iy at his home, 218 East Franklin
street, on Feb. IL, aged Sc years.
He was i'll only a few minutes.
Born and reared here, he was the
son of William and Mary (McDade)
Thomas, and was member of ST.
Paups cub. Church for 40 years,
the Mems Bible Class, Odd Fellows
and WOW. He was employed at
Brandt Cabinet Works.
Surviving are: his wife, Nellie
Thomas; three daughters, Mrs. j. F.
Sim, Baltimore; Mrs. Gilbert Brez-
Ter, York, and Mrs. Samuel Moore,
Mercersburg; 8 grandchildren; two
sisters, Mrs. Nettie Rudisill and Mrs.
Jacob Trovinger, both of Hagers-
town; and five brothers, Charles W.,
Harry E. and Samuel A, all of Ha-
gerstown; Edward M, Polo, Ill, and
Rev N. B. S. Thomas, Lemaster, Pa.
Mrs. Emma E. (FlOOk) Plummer,
wife of the Rev. DR.. F. Berry Plum
mer, pastor of ST. PauPs Evangelical
United Brethren Church, died sud-
denly at her home, LOG East Frank
lin street, on February 10, of heart
attack.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Mrs. Martha Ann Owen, widow of
William D. Owen, died on February
7 at the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Rev. and Mrs. F. T. Kohl
er, in Williamsport, aged Sc years,
after a prolonged illness.
Formerly a resident of Duncan
non. Pa. she was member of the
Asbury Methodist Church and a
teacher of the Crescent Ladies BIZ
BILE Glass there. She had resided
with her daughter in Williamsport
for the past six years.
She is survived by the following
children: William Owen, Harris
burg; Mrs. F. T. Kohler, Williams
pert; Mrs. Grace Miller and Mrs.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Daniel ]. Danny Chopper, wide
ly known citizen Of Hagerstown,
died at his home, $50 South Locust
street, on February 9, aged 83 years.
Mr.. Chopper for years was an en-
ploye and member of Hagerstown
Lodge of Elks and was we'll known
in fraternal circles.
He was the last survivor of his
immediate family. A number of
nieces and nephews survive.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

risburg; II grandchildren and five
great grandchildren. Also surviv-
ing is a sister, Mrs. Frank E. Har-
per, Duncannon.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Mrs. LOttie M. Springer, widow of
Daniel A. Springer, died on Febru-
airy IA at her residence, 400 South
Potomac street, aged a.
She was a member of the St.
Paups United Brethren Church.
She is survived by: one son, Leroy
Springer, Hagerstown; one sister,
Mrs. Grace Smith, also Of Hagers-
town; two granddaughter and one
great-grandson.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

Mrs. Emma e. (FlOOk) Plummer,
wife of the Rev. DR.. F. Berry Plum
mer, pastor of st. PauPs Evangelical
United Brethren Church, died sud-
denly at her home, 106 East Frank
lin street, on February 10, of heart
attack
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

w. L. Hines, Newport, Pa; Mrs.
Charles Mayer, sDuncannon, Pa;
Mrs. Frank Mitchell, Wormleys-
burg, Pa; Mrs. Ray Stouffer, Har-
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Montgomery League
Uroes School Bonds

LEGISLATION authorizing a
IS .oo0, 900 bond issue for Mont
gomery County school construc-
ton was requested by the County
League Of Women Voters yester-
day.
The league left to the County
Councils discretion the amount
of additional bonds necessary at
this time to provide other capital
improvements such as housing ia
cilities. county administrative Of
fices and a county public health
department.
The league also requested the
County Council to sponsor in its
May legislative session q bill pro-
viding a countrywide library.
A full information program on
county finances was adopted
unanimously as part OF the
leagues annual project.
The County Council was COM
mended for appointing commit
tee to survey the cost and need
for another hospital. A motion to
raise the leagues dues was de-
feated.
Mrs. James v. Bennett. new
president. presided. The league
met In the Indian Spring Country
Club. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Policemen Cleared
In Deaths Of Here

A policeman from the Tenth
Precinct and one from the Seventh
Precinct were exonerated yester.
day by a coroner's jury investigat.
ing the deaths of two men.
The jury ruled justifiable homi.
eide in the death of Richard A
Cooper, SO, of the 200 block o.
Seventeenth street Sc. Pvt
George r. Sydnor testified he free
two shots at Cooper when he
failed to obey an order to hall
early Thursday.
Pvt. Sydnor said he came upor
Cooper as the man walked out o1
a closed restaurant in the 20(
block of Upshur street NV. He
said he fired as the man ran Out
of the kitchen.
In the other inquest, the jury
ruled accidental the death OF
William Mcdaniel. who died after
a scuff1e with Pvt. Charles D. Hill
of the Seventh Precinct. McDan.
iel, 48, colored, Of 1920 Capitol
avenue NE, died Wednesday at
Freedmen's Hospital.
The jury was told Mcdaniel
grabbed Pvt. Hill when the off,
duty policeman ordered him to
stay away from a poolroom in the
1900 block of Ninth street NV
Pvt. Hill said he struck Mcdaniel
in the face.
The man fell backward and
struck his head on the sidewalk
Deputy Coroner Christopher j
Murphy said an autopsy showed
Mcdaniel had been intoxicated at
the time
Evening star., 1949-04-23
dc. Sales Tax Backet
ByTydings, Hoey;
Action Effort Slated

Approval OF the proposed 2 pei
cent sales tax as the major means
of meeting the Districts imam
cial problems was expressed yes
terday by Senators Tydings OF
Maryland and Hoey Of North
Carolina. Democrats.
Both are former members of the
Senate District Committee. which
is sponsoring the House passed
$4,000. 900 revenue measure with
some changes.
Efforts TO get action on the
bill are to be renewed next week
with the return TO Washington OF
Chairman McGrath OF the District
Committee.
Sensible, Tydings Says.
Senator Tydings commented
that the District has a real need
for more funds. "and this appears
q sensible way to get it." He
added that. with solution Of the
revenue problem. the District
would be in a position to do more
about meeting the city's needs.
Senator Hoey. in separate In
terview. said he has not made q
detailed study Of the measure. but
that the sales tax appears to be
the fairest and best way" to gel
the required extra money.
Minority Report Delayed.
Sales tax opponents have moi
yet filed their minority report
This was to have been done late
yesterday. but Senator johnson
Democrat. of South Carolina. one
of the leading sales tax foes. left
for a trip to his home State with
out filing the document.
When the bill comes up for ac-
ton. opponents are expected te
suggest several alternatives to the
sales tax. including a borrowing
plan, higher income tax rates ane
a greatly boosted Federal pay.
ment,
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Bull With DisIoeaied Spine
Undergoes Operation
by the Asseeiossd Press

DETROIT. April 23.-Nesha-
miny Golden Boy. prize bull, has
q chance to get well.
After a rare spinal operation
yesterday, however. veterinarians
said they would keep their fingers
crossed for at least five days.
The s16.5o0 Ayrshire bull,
owned by c. E. Wilson. president Of
General Motors Corp, dislocated
his spine last summer.
An operation was performed at
the Wilson family's Windrow
Farms, near Oxford. Mich. Metal
plates were fastened along the
9-year-old animals spine under
the hide.
The operation was decided upon
after windrow Farms had de-
SPARED of Neshaminy Golden
Boys recovery through ordinary
veterinary treatment.
1t was performed by DR.. James
Farouaharson of Colorado Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Virginia Rotary District
Votes for New Governor
BY the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va. April 23.-Dele-
gates to the annual conference OF
the l86th district. Rotary Inter-
national, began balloting on q
new district governor to succeed
the Rev. w. r. Smith Of Chatham
The two nominees are Dr.
George Leavell of Bristol. and A.
B. Honts of Front Royal. who had
announced their candidacy prior
to the conference. The winner was
to be announced today.
Speaking at a luncheon, the rev
Ronald M. Wilson, past presl-
dent of the Winchester. Va. Ro-
tary Club. told fellow Rotarians
that youth offers the starting
point for building a better world.
The Presbyterian minister said
world problems today "are largely
a problem of human engineering.
He said while man has found ways
of making life easier physically
'elhe has failed to make life great.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Is Attending Convention
OF Virginia City Managers
~ ss.s 49, sessa tsAss

ETAUEToN. Va. April "a
Approximately 10 Virgins City
rnanagerx and guests met hers
yesterday for tire seEaaarnaai srs-
sson o! tlae Virginia secisesns IN
transitional City Managers AexcI-
alton.
j. e. Blggis1s. Newport AeMs GssT
Manage. and president uf TIE VIZ
gtnla group. presided aa Tie eFsn-
ing luncheon. TIE eonseFatsnsa NAs
70 extend through rsous, tfaAv
Principal speaker sesssTcaz eas
Staunt0n Afaycg william A. Ga4-
bert. VITO outlined TIE CrxA11xa-
ton of the city manager fdxm Ct
government,
Al q buffet supper tast No NJ
the group cosnmenofAted tfse sist
anniyersary q the fossradszS nf
tlse city fnanszss form ot co."
ernnenl in Ssaautosa.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Leon W. Brown, Arlington
School Board Ex-CIerk, Dies

Leon w. Brown. 80. clerk 10 the
Arlington School Board for 10
year period ending in i945. died
yesterday in Arlington Hospital
after q three weeks illness.
Mr.. Brown. a native OF Tennes-
see. recently had been employed
by the Baltimore Md City De-
partment OF Education. as pro-
curement specialist He also had
been associated with n construe-
ton firm since leaving the Arliue-
ton post.
Prior to becoming clerk 70 the
Arlington board In July. 1885.
Mr.. Brown was with the Treasury
Department and taught at Wash
ington-Lee High School. Arling-
ton. He was q graduate Of Mary
Vile fTenn.) College. and earned
a masters degree at George Wash
ington University.
Surviving are his widow and a
son. Thomas, 6. who live at lac
North Abingdon street. Arlington,
and his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Brown. SweetwateT. Tenn.
Funeral service and burial all
be at Sweetwater at ) pm. toner
row.