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Evening star., 1950-08-18
Two Vacation Accidents
Wipe Out Family Of Three
BY the Assoeioted Press

BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Aug,
1S.-Two vacation accidents dur
ing the past year have wiped out
a family of three.
Yesterday, Hoyt D. Smith, SO,
principal of the Mamaroneck
Junior High School. and his
daughter Sylvia, IA, died in the
flaming wreckage of their small
plane. They were vacation-bound
to Niagara Falls.
Last summer, the wife and
mother, Mrs. Helen S. Smith, was
vacationing with them in Colo
rado. Taking pictures from a
ledge at Royal Gorge, she slipped
and fell 800 feet to her death.
The husband and daughter wit
messed her fall.
The plane crash occurred when
the craft rammed into an oak tree
on a high peak near here in
Palisades Interstate Park. The
bodies of Mr.. Smith and his
daughter were burned beyond rec
ognition. They we're identified
from dental charts supplied by
an Uncle, DR.. Erwin S. UlSaver
lof New Rochelle, N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
DR.. AIvia Harrington, 10,
Retired Dentist, Dies

DR.. Alvia William harrington,
10. father of Max harrington,
head of mems activities at George
Washington University, died last
night at the George Washington
University Hospital.
DR.. Harrington had been i'll fol
several weeks. He was born in
Laddonia, Mo-, and was a grad
uate of the st. Louis University
School of Dentistry. He practiced
dentistry until 1945 when he re-
tired in Reed Springs. Wyo
Recently he moved to Oak Grove
Va.
DR.. Harrington coached boys
athletic teams as a hobby while
practicing in Colorado Springs
and Reed Springs. He was a
Mason and a member of the Bap-
tist Church.
Mrs. harrington died several
years ago. DR.. harrington is sur
vived by two sons, Mr.. harrington
IA Woodhaven boulevard, Bethes-
da. and Bert harrington of Oak
Grove. A daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Warren of Detroit, also survives
Funeral arrangements have moi
been completed.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
EXCL Gets Death Penalty
In Killing Of Girl Secretary
BY the Assoeioted Press

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 49,
Death in the electric chair wa
ordered today for Edward L
Gibbs, 25-year -old EXCL Studen
convicted of murder in the slay.
ing of a pretty girl secretary a
Frqnklin & Marshall College.
In a proceeding that took only
55 seconds, Judge Joseph B. Wis.
Sler read the death sentence, the
date to be "at such time as the
Governor of the Commonwealth
shall fix"
The defendant stood quietly as
the expected sentence was an
nounced.
He said nothing.
Gibbs, a Franklin & Marshall
College senior from Pitman, N. j..
was convicted of murder in the
Staying last January 10 of 81
year-old Marian Louise Baker.
w. Hensel Brown. Gibbs at
tcrney. already has announced he
will appeal the case to the State
Supreme Court.
Gibbs, who is married and the
sen of a prominent New Jersey
family, maintained throughout his
four-day trial last March that he
killed the pretty college secretary
"ons an impulse" after they drove
to a lonely spot several miles
from the college campus.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Founder of Fitch Fortune. Asks
Court to Gust Family Trustees

trust. The four are trustees of
the estate, controlling it, and were
officers and directors of the Fitch
company sold last year.
None of you." his letter went
on, seem to believe that trust
company is the safest manager OF
our affairs. Yet I cannot think
of any other way.
Because I hate to expose you,
I've tried to find another solution
You have not helped me"
The elder Mr.. Fitch said his
reason for asking the court to
remove them as trustees was be-
cause he feared my plan to pro-
vide lasting wealth for my chill
dren and heirs is in danger. and
see my life's work likely to &c
for nothing.
Assets of S2,060,O0O.
That must not be-" he wrote
The estate trust, Mr.. Fitch's
petition said, had assests May 81
of $2,060,000 through ownership
of the F. w. Fitch Investment
Co.
The trust was set up in 1926
by Mr.. Fitch. Under it, his sons
and sons-in- law, as trustees, took
$633,000 for themselves in divi-
dends between 1910 and 1945, he
alleges.
The younger members of his
family have not commented on
the Fitch petition and letter ex-
cept that the elder son. Gail
termed it "a surprise" The four
trustees are currently paid $1,000
monthly and Fitch himself gets
$25 900 annually from the trust,
the petition said.
The millionaire started life as
a country town barber. developed
his ideal hair tonic" in the first
decade of the century, selling 1t
himself for several years.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

derstorms; not so warm north por-
ton.
Wind velocity at 11:30 o'clock
this morning. 8 miles per hour;
direction, south.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, August 1928.
The temperature will average
to four degrees below normal;
for Washington, maximum SO and
minimum 65. A little warmer Sun
day and somewhat cooler Monday
and Tuesday. Little or no per-
cipitation Sunday through We'd
nesday.
District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for "a hours
ended 9 am, August 18, 2 grains
per cubic yard of air.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Mrs. John Turrentine
Civic Leader, Dies

Mrs. John w. Turrentine, Sc
a well-known social and civic
leader here. died this morning
Mrs. Turrentine, the formel
Katherine Whiting Bacon, was
native of Middletown, Conn, but
has lived here since her marriage
| in 1925 to DR.. John w. Turrentine
president emeritus of the Amer
ican Potash Institute. They livec
at 4439 Cathedral avenue NV.
Trained as a singer herself
Mrs. Turrentine took an active in
terest in the musical life of Wash
ington and was a patron for Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra con-
certS and member Of the Library
of Congress Friends of Music
group.
Mrs. Turrentine had served on
the women's boards of Columbia
Hospital, the Visiting Nurse AS
sociation and the House OF
Mercy. She was a member of the
Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Turrentine is survived by
her husband and two brothers
Roger w. Bacon and c. Everett
Bacon. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Senate Group Cuts
$40 Millions From
Highway Aid Bill
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Senate Public Works Com
mittee-acting in accord with
President Truman'S request-to-
day cut $120 million from a Fed
eral highway aid bill.
Chairman Chavez announced
that the group had trimmed the
measure from $500 million to $500
million.
The bill, as revised, would au-
thorize $500 million of Federal
highway expenditures in each of
the two years ending June 80,
1852, and June 80, 1858.
Earlier this session, the House
passed a $570 million bill. The
Senate committee raised the fig
ure to $500 million.
Mr.. Truman, who had asked
only $500 million, wrote Senator
Chavez yesterday protesting the
increase.
He said it was particularly un-
desirable" to encourage more road
building at a time when we are
attempting to conserve manpower
and materials for our defense
efforts"
The Senate has agreed to vote
on the highway bill next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
By the Associofed Press

,DES MONIES, Aug. 18.-The
disappointment of a millionaire
80-year- old father, with the man.
agement by his sons and SonS-in-
law of q fortune he created from
shampoos and cosmetics, was dis
closed in court yesterday.
Fred w. Fitch, founder of the
nationally known concern bearing
his name, attached a copy OF a
personal plea he had made to his
four juniors, to a petition he filed
in Polk County District Court ask
ing their removal as trustees Of
family estate trust.
The trust controls the Fitch
fortune, but no longer. the letter
said, have the Fitches "a business
bringing in millions of dollars a
year."
The Fitch Manufacturing Co
was sold last year to Grove Labo-
ratories of st. Louis at price, Mr.
Fitch asserted in his petition. "less
than the book value" as the only
alternative to financial failure"
Now, his letter addressed to my
dear boys" stated, there isn't the
money and the income to waste
and mishandle as there used
to be-"
Saving Taxes" Is Out.
For years our company and the
trust estate have been misman-
aged" the letter said. Saving
taxes has been the excuse. The
same kind of mistakes are still
being made and justified on the
same old excuse. We can't stand
it any longer"
Mr.. Fitch had proposed that the
sons, Gail and Lucius, and sons
in-law, Lester r. Sandahl and
Richard Young, agree to have a
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Evening star., 1950-08-18

d1lO dSCIlC1CS W
obtain recognition as essential
agencies in the defense program
OF course, such agencies as the
Defense Department and the va
rious security bureaus and law
enforcement Offices already have
been designated as essential agen-
cies.
But the big fight revolves
around which departments and
agencies will administer the wide
spread economic controls program
that Congress is about to enact
The employees in these agencies
who would be slated for dismissal
could have their jobs saved by be-
ing transferred to the new units
added to their bureaus to Garry
out essential" duties.
At least four of the larger de-
partments are contending over
which should get the nod for ad-
ministering these controls. It's
considered likely that Commerce
Interior, Labor and Agriculture
will be given some responsibility
for carrying out these assign
ments, but the question remains
as to how much of this work
will be given to each one.
The Labor Department wants
to administer whatever rnanpoWer
and wage controls are necessary.
And some Labor officials would
like to have the independent Sc
lective service system brought
under the Labor Department.
Commerce wants the job of ad-
ministering the allocations and
priorities of strategic materials
and it appears as Commerce is
going to get it.
The Agriculture Department is
angling for the job Of food con-
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Upside-DownL Look Ends 7 onight
For Student After 3O-Doy Test

sponge rubber prevents a chaflng.
They make him look like a man
who is going blind. People
especially New Yorkers-often
murmur sympathetically when
they see him.
He couldn't do anything right at
first. The food on his dinner
plate seemed to be suspended in
air, ready to fall in his lap-ex-
cept that his lap was up where his
shoulders should have been. He
fell over things. They were on
his right when he saw" them on
his left.
But I learned" Fred said. II
can sort playing cards and get
through other laboratory tests
Just about as fast as I ever could.
Sometimes faster.
I've even driven a car for few
miles on a country road. In time
I suppose I'd forget all about how
things used to look"
Stomach Butterflies Cured.
BY now Fred is over the butter
flies in the stomach that bothered
him for the first few days. Back
in Wichita, his wife (they have a
four-monthS-old daughter), is hu-
morously reconciled to his weird
appearance and topsy-turvey way
of life.
Fred will take his glasses off
in public on the I'VE the People"
radio-television program at $3.50
pm. He's not sure how he feels
about ending the experiment.
For the sake of the project, !"
he said, I'D like to keep on for
several months more. But 1t also
will be nice to start living a nor
NAL life again back in Wichita"
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Maryland
and
Virginia
Withdrawal Leaves Tydings
With Two Opponents
News in Brief

A four-way race for nomination
for the seat of Senator Tydings in
Marylan's Democratic primary
September 18 was reduced to
three today with the withdrawal
Of Lawrence B. Scally, Baltimore
attorney.
Senator Tydings now faces John
A. Meyer, former House member
who was Endorsed by Mr.. Scally
and Hugh j. Monakhan, II, OF
Baltimore. Mr.. Monokhan said
he is determined to stick in the
race. The deadline for with
draWals is midnight.
Three Republicans are after the
nomination for the Senator's job
They are D. John Markey, Walk
ersville; Mayor Herman L. Mills OF
Hagerstown and John D. Butler
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Chicago Area Marines
Call Up 800 Reservists
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-The Ma
rine Corps today called to active
duty 800 members of its voluntary
enlisted reserve in the Chicago
recruiting area.
Col. Frank M. Reinecke. in
charge of Marine recruiting in
the area, said the 800, of the rank
of sergeant and below, will report
within Is days.
An extra Is days will be allowed
in extreme cases" of men who
can't get their civilian affairs in
shape sooner.
Col. Reinecke said this is the
first call for inactive Marine en-
listed reserves. Most of these
men are veterans of World War
II. They have not been paid and
have not been required to attend
drills.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
BY the kssoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-For 80
days. Fred Snyder has been look
ing at the world upside down and
backward.
Tonight Fred will take off his
special, binocular- like glasses.
The floor will shoot up to the
ceiling. The ceiling will come
down to the floor. Once again
Fred will see the world as other
people see it. And
I'm not sure III recognize it.
Fred said with an uncertain
laugh. 1--WE got pretty used to
leading this upside down exiS-
sence. Things look right to me
when they're upside down and
backward to everybody else"
Fred is a friendly, 25-year-old
graduate student at the Univer-
Sity of Wichita. He undertook
the upside-d down experiment as
part of his work in psychology.
His teacher, DR.. N. H. Pronko,
who came along to New York,
thinks it's a pretty valuable piece
of work.
Something to Be Learned.
Were not trying to prove any,
thing" DR.. Pronko said. We're
trying to learn something about
how people see. Apparently it's
something we have to learn. In
some ways Fred already has
learned to see as well as. or
better than, he did with normal
vision"
But it wasn't easy.
First Fred put on his strange,
projecting glasses. A light metal
headgear supports them and
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Old Veterans Home Sought

A proposal that the State estab-
lish a home for aged Maryland
veterans was laid before the State
American Legion convention in
Baltimore today.
The proposition was to go before
the Resolutions Committee and
called for an occupational colony
for aged veterans, their wives or
widows. One Baltimore post also
planned to ask for a State bonus
Of $40 for every month served in
World War II. This is contrary
to National Policy Committee
decision last week against press
ing for bonus legislation while
Korean fighting is on.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Red Korea Claims Proof
u. 5. Ordered Executions
BY the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, Aug. 18. - North
Korea claimed today to have
proof that the United States Or
dered South Korea to execute 50
Communists in January. 1949.
The proof is in the form of a
secret document of the American
military intelligence. which has
fallen into the hands of the North
Korean army, a Communist cor
respondent reported from Py-
ongyang. His dispatch was cir
culated here by Tass, Soviet news
agency.
THE document makes 1t clear
that SO Korean patriots were
bestially murdered by the Syng-
man Rhee bandits in Taejon on
the orders of American military
advisers" the dispatch said.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny. warm and humid; highest
near 80 this afternoon. Chance OF
scattered thundershowers late this
afternoon and tonight. Low to-
night around SO. Tomorrow
mostly cloudy and not so warm,
with chance of showers.
Maryland-Partly cloudy with
chance of scattered thunder
showers tonight; lowest IS to 10.
Tomorrow mostly cloudy and not
so warm, with chance of showers,
Virginia-Partly cloudy, scat
tered thundershowers north por-
tion tonight, lowest IS to 70. To-
morrow considerable cloudiness
with scattered showers and thun-
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Cruise Planned Tonight
For CoIored in Military

The Unifcation Society Of the
District will give moonlight
cruise for colored military person.
mel of nearby units and their fam
lilies at $50 o'clock tonight aboard
the S. S. Robert E. Lee.
Also invited are colored vete-
rams of the city and their families,
plus any colored visitors to Wash
ington. The boat will leave from
the wharf at Sixth street and
Maine avenue S.W.
Free invitations may be OBJ
tanned at any recreation unit of
nearby posts.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
THIS SUNDAY BEST READING
is IN
Qbe Sunday $ta1
. Vim oan, evsnins EdiHsn.

Editorial Feature Section-A foreign correspondent for the
London Observer who prefers to remain anonymous for
security reasons reports conditions behind the Iron
Curtain in Czechosovakia.
May congressional committee witness, quered about
Communist te-ups decline to reply the constitutional
ground of possible self determination? Robert K. Walsh
reporter discusses the legal of this
ton raised by investigations Capitol Hill
only roogravure section
includes interesting illustrated articles The Chesa
peake BayT History, and Recreation Have Made
Important U. by Francis P. Douglas; Senator
Kefauver-Senatorial Sleuth" and Fur Fashions" by
fashion editor Eleni Sakes.
Magazne-Wrter A. E. Hotchner assigned by
the beginning of the Korean War Ito find
American people doing to build the morale
of servicemen" In this issue appears his startling
report under the title Men Who Need Friends
don't miss Matt Taylor's breezy short story
"MaGarry and the Beauty Queen"
7OR HOME OR VACATION DELIVERY PHONE STERLING 5ot
Evening star., 1950-08-18
School Population Grows

Fairfax County has shown a
IS per cent gain in children dur
ing the last five years. special
school census shows. The official
Federal census gave the county a
total population growth of 156
per cent over the last 10 years
The school population increase
over the 10-year period is well
over 100 per cent, education OFF,
cials said.
The population Of children one
to 19 years Of age now is 28.540
The total population is 98.l93.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Burglar Is First Customer

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 18 (P).
"A burglar was the first Gus
toner" of the King sandwich
shop at Lancaster. When Ruth
Blum, an employe, opened the
shop for the first time yesterday
she found the place had been
looted of sliced ham, cigars,
cigarets and other items.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
BeIqiun Regime Wins Vote

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 18
(P.-The House of Representa-
tives gave a 107-78 confidence vote
to Belgium's new Social Christian
government last night on it's eco
nomic and rearmament policy.
The Senate Is scheduled to vote
today on Premier Joseph Pholien's
new cabinet.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Seal Sole Head Named

Charles E. McCarty, manager
OF Potomac Yards, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Alexan-
dria 1850 seal sale, according to
Don Burdette, president of the
city's tuberculosis Association.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

WA hS4 "a
That's W h y
the final deter
mination as to
which are eS-
sential a en-
cies is of such
e x trem e i'm
por t a nee to
Federal work.
erS.
| And this t. S
W hy a bitter
fight is going
on among some
depa r t m e n t s
Evening star., 1950-08-18

trolls, and Interior wants to ad-
minister whatever controls are set
up for natural resources such as
coal, oil and iron.
And agencies such as the Federal
Power Commission, the Federal
Communications Commission and
others are contendng that they,
too, are essential in carrying out
various functions of the defense
program.
The National Security Re-
sources Board is also a most in
terested participant. since many
NSRB officials don't want the
overall direction of this program
to be shifted away from their
agency.
It all boils down to the fact that
practically every Federal agency is
trying to get some of the work
that will result from the defense
program. It's up to President Tru-
man and Congress to decide which
ones will be so designated.
~ **
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Navy
Lodge No. / of the AFL American
Federation of Government En-
ployes has adopted a resolution
calling for straight time-and-one-
half overtime payment for Fed
eral employees for all work over
40 hours week Capt. John
A. Waters, jr., USN, has been ap-
pointed director of the security
division of the Atomic Energy
Commission Federal agen-
cieS have nearly completed theil
survey to determine the number
of Government employees subject
to military service in the near fu-
ture. The number isn't expected
to be too large -. Bruce Stub
blef1eld, chief Of the Civil Service
Commissions veterans service
section, will represent the COM
mission at the various veterans
organizations conventions that
will be held shortly 49,. Chair
man Harry B. Mitchell Of the Civil
Service Commission has just left
for a three weeks vacation in
Montana. Commissioner James
Mitchell has just returned from
his vacation.
Be sure to listen at Gas
pm. every Saturday oUer
WMAL, The Star station, to
Joseph Young'S Federal Spot
light radio broadcast, featuring
additional neps and uiewS of
the Government Scene.)
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Montgomery Plans Defense

Appointment Of 15-member
Advisory Planning Committee on
civilian defense in Montgomery
County has been announced by
Edward L. Foster, county defense
director.
So far representatives of medi-
cine. public works. fire and police
protection and communications
have been appointed. Later, those
from schools, public utilities and
civic organizations will be Sc
lected.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Temperatures in Various Cities.

Let's be sensible. There is no
shortage of food in the United
there is no immediate prospect OF
rationing. So let's be sensible.
Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Operating Engineer Union
Opens Fight on Accidents

A campaign to eliminate, or at
least minimize, construction &C
cidentS is being undertaken today
by Local n of the International
Union of Operating Engineers
(AFD.
More than 500 Of the 300 local
members met in special session
last night in Laborers' Hall, 525
New Jersey avenue NV, to dis
cuss the problem. The principal
speakers were Arthur D. Hill and
Hunter P. Wharton, assistants to
William E. Maloney, general presi-
dent.
The campaign is part of a ma
tional drive being carried on by
the international in cooperation
with President Truman's Safety
Conference. the National Safety
Council. the Associated General
Contractors and insurance car
rierS.
The purpose, as explained last
night, is to instill safety con-
sclousneSs'' in the minds of con-
struction equipment operators It
was pointed out that about 80
per cent of industrial accidents
are caused by human failure.
Accidents follow a pattern, it
was shown. Because of this, it
is possible to prevent accidents
by reviewing those of the past.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
The Federal Spotlight
Many Agency Jobs Depend
|On Essential Status Decisions
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

jobs Federal employees depend whether their
particular adudged essential Congress and the
President.
With Congress slash funds agencies
by 10 personnel will be REQUIRED in
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Scattered and thundershowers predicted for
tonight the country except the west coasts
The largest rainfall will comprise the Plains States from
Nebraska southwark Western Texas and eastward into
western portions of Middle Mississippi Valley Cool weather
scheduled for the Northern States with significant
change elsewhere. -AP WrephOto Map.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Comstock Lode. the great Ne
vada silver mine, was discovered
in 1859.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

CUOOIAL4o4 O41IOCo'
On the other hand, the essen
tial agencies not only will avoid
any personnel cuts, but they will
increase the number of their
Evening star., 1950-08-18

High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, SO, at $50 pm.
Low, 20, at 6:10 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 90, on June "A.
Lowest, 15, on March 3.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Menhaden fish meal is widely
used in poultry and stock feeds.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Hoarding is foolish. Despite
the fighting in Korea there is no
immediate prospect of food ration
ing or shortages. Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
River Report.
Humidity.

(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferr!
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah clear .
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Month 1880 AVE- Record,
Evening star., 1950-08-18

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1950-08-18

The Sun and Moon