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Evening star., 1950-10-28

33rd AVE, w. HYATTS.
Three bedroom asbestos -shingle home,
two years old; large level lot, back
room. eXtra-large kitchen with dim
ing space, full dry basement, gas
air-conditioned heat; $1,000 will
handle to responsible party. Cali
Mr.. Myrick. TO 5755.
KIRKS REALTY co.
Evening star., 1950-10-28
THIS is 1T

Semidet,. brick in Takema Park. 1st
Il. has ly. rm. with fireplace, dining
rrl.. kitchen. pantry, breakfast al
cove. End fl. has 3 bedrms.. tiled
bath, stairway to unfinished attic,
plumbing roughed-in. Full bsmt.
with outside entrance: screened
buy for $1,000. Can Mrs. M aSusi Rogue
vert. ~. 1881 or COX g. CO.
Evening star., 1950-10-28

WEST HYATTSVILLE
$500 40th ave. living room with fire.
place, dining room, kitchen. bath.
2-bedrooms. > porches; . bedrooms
on second floor; detached garage:
gas h.-w.h. sos 500. liberal terms.
KIRKS REALTY co.
RE. 1914; ewes. RA. $3.50.
Evening star., 1950-10-28
RE. 3614 80

BRICK RAMBLER
About 3 yrs. old. Nice size rooms
and in new-house cond. l blk. to
bus. Shown by appt Mr.. Miller,
Evening star., 1950-10-28
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$500 DOWN
S13 500

New brick. 2 bedrms.. liv. room with
fireplace. utility room. Conv. Arl.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

Every man with a gun in the
Far East zone seems to be needed
badly to hold the defense line.
There are no troops to spare or
withdraw from the front.
Because the Pacific war was
waged almost entirely by a series
of amphibious landings, there are
presumed to be a fair supply OF
landing craft in Gen. MacArthur's
command. But it is doubtful that
numbers and specialized types
needed for substantial effort-a
division or more-are Immediately
at hand and ready for service.
On the other hand. the amount
of available naval and air units
needed to provide gunfire and air
cover for a landing already is COM
paratively large.
The United States Navy, to-
gether with ships of the British
fleet assigned to the Korean war
daily dump huge tonnages of she'll
fire on enemy targets, in addition
to bombs dropped by carrier avia-
ton.
Some speculation over the pos
sible use of airborne invasion has
arisen out of the fact the United
States has two airborne divisions
in this country, the 82d and the
11th. The 82d was described
before the outbreak of the Korean
war as far nearer wartime
strength and general readiness
for action than any of the five
Army divisions then in the United
States
Evening star., 1950-08-07
By Elton c. Fay

Associated Press Military Affairs Reporter
Lack of manpower and. to some
degree, transportation apparently
precludes any early. large-scale
effort to upset the Korean Red
army by amphibious or airborne
invasion behind the lines.
Nevertheless, military men here
are not disposed to rule out the
possibility that the time will come
for use in Korea of the sea-air in
vasion technique that helped win
World War II campaigns in both
Europe and the Pacific.
Nor does it mean there won't be
more forays by small groups land
ing from ships for demolition and
scouting missions along the en-
emy-held coastlineS.
The departure from American
West Coast ports of units of the
1st Marine Division led to wide
spread expectation on the home
front that "a spectacular landing
was imminent. The Marines rep
utation as amphibious landing
specialists presumably gave rise to
the expectation. Instead, the bri-
gade landed quietly at South
Korean port. then moved to the
front to take up positions with
troops already in battle.
Odds Against Big Sneak Attack.
Whatever the military or psy-
Geological value of putting a big
force behind the enemy now-to
divert some of his attack force to
beachhead defenses-the odds are
weighted heavily against it.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Channel Tank Leak
Causes Fire Scare

River firemen answered four
calls and pumped water for 71a
hours yesterday when gasoline
from a leaking tank at the May
flower Marine Service spread a
wide, infiammable slick over
Washington Channel.
While flremen from the Fire
boat william T. Belt attempted to
hose the gasoline away from
docked boats in the Mayflower
basin at 1900 Maine avenue Sc,
the tank was drained and emer-
gency repairs made.
There were no fires and the calls
were made by anxious boat owners
VINO feared that even a lighted
match might set off a waterfront
fire.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

logical areas for landings, with
fiat country and fair beaches or
harbors. However, Yellow Sea
tides have wide ranges, adding
difficulties in timing and selection
of beach areas for going ashore.
The East coast tidal range is
much more moderate. But there
the beaches and reefs would be
more of problem than on west.
There is another disadvantage in
an East coast landing: the north
south ridge of mountains rises
sharply from the sea, meaning
that an amphibious invasion force
would be confronted with natural
enemy Notifications and would
have to work its way westward,
laterally, across the ridge lines.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

However, here there Is the
problem of transportation. 1t
takes a great fleet of planes to
move an airborne division of
1000 to 10000 men.
For the assault phase alone it
is estimated that about 800 C-82
flying boxcars" or their equiv
alent are needed. For the as
Sault phase ana the continuing
requirement for resupplying the
"airhead" with food, ammunition
and requirements, more thar
1000 planes are required.
In addition to menacing an en-
emy from the rear of his attacking
force, one of the major values OF
an amphibious or airborne in
vasion is to stop the flow of sup
plies to the enemy front (the
military calls it "interdiction.~ y
At this stage. the United Nations
forces are relying on tactical and
strategic air attacks by both land
and carrier based planes to carry
out the effort to cut supply lines.
Amphibious experts look upon
Korea. as neither too good nor
too bad for landings.
The West coast has several
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Mccarthy Declares
Tydings Is Lap Dog
Of Administration
BY the Associated Press

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 7.-Sena-
tor Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin renewed his communist-in-
government charges yesterday and
called Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, of Maryland the Truman ad-
ministration'S "whimpering lap
dog"
Senator Mccarthy also said he
intends to continue a bare
knuckle" fight to expose Com
munists "as long as I remain in
the Senate"
Senator TydingS, reached at his
home at Havre De Grace, Md, de-
clined to comment.
Senator Tydings headed the
Senate Foreign Relations subcom-
mittee which investigated the Nc
Carthy contentious that the State
Department harborS Communists
and Red sympathizers.
Dishonest Job" Charged.
The Democratic majority of the
subcommittee labelled the Nc
Carthy charges "a fraud and a
hoax"
In a speech before the Wiscon-
sin Retail Food Dealers Associa-
ton, Senator Mccarthy accused
Senator Tydings and Senator Nc
Mahon, Democrat, of Connecticut,
who also was on the investigating
committee, of doing "a dishonest
job" and of being interested in
protecting Communists for politi-
cal reasons"
Then, in leading up to his
sharpest criticism of Senator
Tydings, Senator Mccarthy asked:
why does the Congress stand
idly by while a group of Com
munists, fellow travellers and their
dupes Tin the State Department.
sabotage the efforts of the Ameri-
can people to hold back the athe-
istic Communist horde before it
hits our shores?
Asks About $50 Billion.
1.-THE American people want to
know where and how was spent
the 500 billion which the Ameri-
can people gave to make this ma
ton strong. If that money was
wasted, the American people want
to know, where, why and by whom.
LAS you know, the (Senate)
Evening star., 1950-08-07

Armed Services Committee is
charged with the responsibility OF
making sure that the money
which we appropriate for the arm
ing of this nation, and any other
nation, is being properly spent.
who do you thing is the chair
man of that committee? None
other than Millard Tydings-the
same TydingS who headed the
Whitewash committee"
Senator Mccarthy repeated his
bitter criticism of Secretary of
State Acheson and said again
there is an urgent necessity of
getting rid of him if this nation
is to survive"
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Girl Who Killed Twin F|ees
State Hospital for City Fling
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA
pretty 14-year-old girl who killed
her twin is going back to a State
hospital after a brief city fling.
Alice Richard of Fresno walked
into 4 police station yesterday and
calmly related:
She climbed a wall of the State
hospital at Napa Saturday, hitch
hiked the so miles here, saw a
movie and had a coke and a
doughnut.
Asked why, Alice countered,
Have you ever been locked up?"
She was declared mentally i'll
in a Fresno court and sent to
Napa for observation after she
admitted: She shot her sleeping
twin, Sally, March 10 because
hated Sally-She was stupid ano
always acting like nut"
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Vivien Leigh Returns

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 7 R.-
Vivien Leigh is back in Hollywood
for the first time in 10 years. The
British actress, who starred in
Gone With The Wind" is now
the wife of Sir Laurence Olivier.
She will play in the film version OF
"A Streetcar Named Desire"
Evening star., 1950-12-31

And some want it to stay that
way.
Take that little woman with
graying hair who can be seen two
or three times a week unfolding
her green canvas chair at 2 pm.
in front of the penguins' glass
pen.
That's the hour the birds who
always dress for dinner are fed.
She'll talk freely about the pen
gums and how she would like to
visit the Zoo each day, but who
she is and where she lives other
than in a hotel. is something she
won't discuss.
THE keeper is on his way" she'll
say without taking her eyes off the
birds. "See. the penguins have
heard the fish pals rattle and are
waddling toward the door" A few
minutes later the fish pals and
keeper rounded the corner some 40
feet away.
Like Amused Director.
In her front seat. the little old
lady is like an amused director
watching her penguins perform in
front of their iceberg backdrop
She calls each penguin's next
move. When the last fish has
been swallowed, she folds up her
green canvas chair and steals
away.
Mrs. Agnes AllSworth. a middle
aged regular" of 2032 Belmont
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Alexandria ChiId's Photo
Wins Prize in Contest

A picture of Nicole Bourque,
3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. David F. Bourque. sos jan
ney's lane, Alexandria, was chosen
fourth prize winner in the 18th
annual Children's National Pho
tograph Contest.
First prize in the contest, spon-
sored recently by the National
Association of Department Stores
Photograph Studios. was captured
by Sue Lawler, S, South Hadley
Falls, Mass.
Nicole's picture was taken at
the Woodward 81 Lothrop depart
ment store studio. Her picture,
along with those of the other
winners and honorable mention
awards, are on display at the
studio and windows of the stores
North Building, Eleventh and G
streets NV.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

Douse explained, "by making a
catfish br-r-r-r-ow-ow-ow It
took weeks to get the puma to
br-r-r-r-ow-ow-ow back"
Mrs. Douse stops by to look at
Blackie, a black snake her 18-
year-old son caught and donated
to the reptile house. He is the
second largest in the blacksnake
pit and has dent on the side of
his head where turtle is thought
to have shared him once in a
wilder state.
Calls Them College Boys.
Mrs. Douse' regular Zoo tours
also include a Hi, kids" to the
bright yellow and black polka
dotted atelopus, (tiny frog-like
things). She calls them the "col-
lege boys because of their hashy
attire.
Children form a large part of
the Zoo regulars" and would be
even more regular in attendance
if they didn't have to bother Or
ganizing parents for chaperones
Mrs. John Henry Fillmen, 27,
finds her two children take her
to the Zoo almost every day. She
thinks it's a good cure for Roger,
2, who had polio this fall, and
Clndy. 4. Besides giving them good
exercise it takes their minds of
the fact that their father. an
Army lieutenant, is fighting in
! Korea. While 1t. Fillmen is away
Evening star., 1950-12-31

talk baby-talk to Sparky.
Sparky, Claire explained. used
to be the kitten in the Dhotre
trailer. Then Sparky grew into
a leopard-siZ cat and trailer
camps grew distrustful. So 18
months ago Sparky was sent to
Dr.. William M. Mann, who as
Zoo director specializes in houS-
ing overgrown pets.
Claire knew the leopard tanner S
wife because she likes to visit the
circus and write books about cir
Gus folk-that is. when Claire'S S
not at the Zoo running Junbina' S
elephant breath with onions ca
tidbit that makes Jumbina polish
her tusk with her trunk in glee)
Or patting baby Jennie's elephant
head (it feels like a Sponge) or
feeding an acorn to personality
packed Foxey squirrel (his figure
resembles two circles) or getting
animal ideas to paint on ties and
scarfs for ZOO and circus fans.
Are a Group Apart.
Zoo regulars, like Claire Faw-
cett, are a group apart from other
Zoo visitors but individually apart
from each other. It's the ami
mails that bind them together. A
Zoo habitue may know another
by what animals he visits and his
behavior in front of the cages, but
rarely by full name or address.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
By Corter Dowson

By Carter Dawson
A girl leaned over the rail in
the Zoos lion house and spoke
softly to the big leopard looking
at her behind bars.
"Sparky, baby, want to stalk
with me today?"
The big cat crept stealthily
around the walls of his cage
while the girl got into a peek-a-
boo position off to the side.
A very fast shuff1ing footstep
put the girl in front of the cage
at the same moment Sparky
sprang and bounced like friend
ly rubber ball straight to the
ceiling.
Playing stalking is a weekly
routine between Sparky and Claire
Fawcett, 6311 Thirty third street
NV, one of the Zoos regular
visitors.
Likes to Be Flattered.
"Sparky likes to be f1attered," I"
she said. He pretends not to
hear when I say ooh you so
but his ears and tail
give him away. His ears perk
and his tail twitches. I've worked
hard making friends with him.
It all started by request.
Mrs. Damoo Dhotre, wife of a
circus leopard tanner, asked Claire
to go to the Washington Zoo and
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Army Cook Turns to Fighting,
Wins Medal in Korean Action
CorpI. Cox Aided
In RepuIsing Of
FIonking Attack
By Ben Franklin

A 25-year-old Army cook who
drew an MI rifle instead of a
can opener in Korea has won the
Silver Star medal for throwing
everything but the kitchen sink at
the North Koreans.
Corpl. Thomas N. Cox, son of
Mrs. Ruth R. Cox. a General kc-
counting Office audit clerk of 1888
Columbia road NV, joined the
Army in November, 1949, after
four years as cook in the Navy.
He has seven battle stars for
actions during World War II
aboard the U. S. S. Bowdich.
Corpl. Cox wrote his mother
Army chow isn't as good as Navy
fare, but he was scheduled to take
G course in cooking from the Army
anyhow. This was in Japan last
spring.
Before he could get to cook
school July Is, the Army sent him
to Korea as a member of Company
A of the 9th "Wolfhoud" Regi-
ment, 25th Division. He wrote
there was no cooking to do while
fighting the North Koreans -
every one was eating K rations-so
he took up fighting himself.
At this he excelled. as his cita-
ton shows:
"Corpl. Thomas N. Cox on 18
September learned that all mem
bers of a 57-mm. gun crew in po-
sitions on the company defense
perimeter near Haman had cas-
ualties. Corpl. Cox Immediately
made his way forward through
heavy fire to front line positions
and manned the weapons. Con-
tinuing to load and fire the guns
despite a hail of hostile fire which
shot away part of his equipment
and clothing, he delivered accu-
rate fire at the attacking horde
to halt an attempted fanking
penetration and thereby assisted
greatly in repulsing the attack.
"Corpl. Cox's exemplary devo-
ton to duty and conspicuous
bravery reflect great praise upon
himself and the United States
Army"
Between his service in the Navy
from 1941 to l945 and his enlist
ment in the Army. Corpl. Cox
worked at a filling station at
Fourth street and Rhode Island
avenue NE. and as a clerk in a
grocery store. His mother came
here in 1912 from Sanford, Fla,
where Corpl. Cox was born and
grew up.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

road NV. likes to visit the ami
mails because "they are not two
|faced-like humans"
She goes to the Zoo every Sun
day at l pm. Her particular pet
is a coatimundi she named Attu
to celebrate our victory there dur
ing the last war. She and Attu
celebrate Sundays with grapes.
bananas, raisins, celery and car
rots.
A Siberian ibex who looks like
"the voice of conscience" is the
reason a young woman writer has
become Sunday habitue of the
Zoo.
THAT ibex says to me, What
have you done?'" she said. II
discovered him one New Years
day. He cured a friend I took
there last January who had cele-
brated particularly hard the night
before. He looks SO sad.
Stands With Wise Eyes.
HE just stands by with wise
eyes that say, You're wasting your
life, spending your substance on
nothing He's like a visit from
the head master" -
Then there's Mrs. Dorothy
Douse, sol Underwood street NV,
a Smithsonian Institution en-
ployee who likes to "get away
from it all" by talking to the
Zoos puma.
You have to speak first" Mrs.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

they are living with Mrs. Fillmen's
parents at 1886 Ontario place NV.
Another regular" at the Zoo,
and one of the most individual
istic, is the man who recently dis
covered the Zoos two hyenas like
to have cigar smoke blown in
their faces.
Try 1t Yourself
He is an English professor at a
Washington college and wants to
stay one, so he declined to pose
for pictures in front of the hyena
cage or grant an interview on his
smoking habits around hyenas.
TRY it yourself" he urged the
reporter, you too can make a
hyena look blissful with one puff
of a cigar"
I did. I went to work on
Charlie.
Charlie went into blissful
hyena panic and I went green.
At least he didn't laugh at girl
smoking her first cigar-a 10-cent
cigar-and shrinking it to a stub
in 10 minutes. Charlie just rolled
on his back, tried to do a back
bend with his neck and climb the
bars with a wiggle.
Then I sprinkled drops of my
best 10-cent perfume something
to do with Paris on Charles bars
and floor. And Professor, for your
information, it left him cold
Stick to cigars.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
d. T.. Commissioners
Approve Continuance
Of Veterans Center

Continued operation of the Dis
trict's Veterans Service Center
has been approved by the Com
missioners.
A report by the House on the
Districts 1851 appropriations had
called for a study of the work
being done by the agency, and of
the necessity for its continuation.
The city heads endorsed reports
by Engineer Commissioner Cor
don r. Young and 1t. Col. Thomas
j. Hayes. Sd, assistant engineer
commissioner, in favor of the
center.
The reports have been turned
over to Budget Officer Walter L.
Fowler for preparation of a state
ment to Congress.
Col. Hayes wrote that he had
discussed the work of the center
with Waldron F.. Leonard. direc-
tor, and added:
Il believe the recent develop
ments in Korea and elsewhere,
and the work being done by the
center at this time, should satisfy
any doubts at the present as to
our continued need for the
center"
Gen. Young wrote that the cost
of operating the center, per case
handled, was only a fraction of
that in other communities of
which he had record. He said the
center had been able to function
for four years in a period of
steadily increasing costs, without
an increase in it's budget.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
7 Former Trackmen
And Policeman Catch
Suspect in Robbery

A 19-year-old youth lost a six
block race to two former track
stars and a 59-year-old police
lieutenant last night and was
charged with assault and at
tempted robbery of a woman in
the 2100 block of I street NV,
Miss Elma P. Neuber, SO, of
2100 I street NV, suffered a
broken leg but held onto her purse
when, according to police. she
was hurled to the sidewalk by a
colored youth who tried to rob
her. 3
Sylvester M. Gilbert, 10, colored,
Of 2314 G street NV, was booked
at Third Precinct on charges of
attempted robbery and assault.
But that came only after his cap
ture in a chase that ended near
Twenty fourth and G streets NV.
It also came after he knocked
down one man and bit another
on a thumb and leg, police re-
ported.
Passerby Starts Chase.
The chase began. witnesses
said, when William H. Grass, 81.
of 21O9 K street NV, a sales
man for the Bethlehem Steel Co.,
saw someone push Miss Neuber
to the ground. Mr.. Grass, in his
earlier years a track athlete on
Potomac Boat Club and the
American Legion teams. was on
his way to party. He swiftly
changed course and sprinted after
the man.
Meanwhile, Irwin Fine, 81, of
2141 I street NV, a Federal Com
munications Commission econo-
mist and a one time cross country
runner at Columbia University
was carrying his laundry along
street. He heard Mr.. Grass shout
"stop that man" He saw the
pursued man and caught him
near Twenty-frst and I street.
Mr.. Fine said he grabbed the
man but was caught off balance
by a sudden punch that sent him
sprawling. Picking up his laundry
bundle, he got his second wind
and resumed the chase.
Police Et. James L. Rockford
SO, of 827 Twenty-second street
NV, who only yesterday received
transfer orders from Third pre-
cinct to administrative headquar-
tiers duty, was walking home from
nearby movie on Pennsylvania
avenue. He was in civilian clothes
Policeman Joins In.
1t. Rockford saw Mr.. Grass
pursuing the colored man. He
joined the chase along I street
down Twenty-second street to H
street, west to Twenty-fourth
street, and south to G street.
Mr.. Grass cornered the man ir
a doorway near that corner. They
wrestled and fell down some con-
crete steps. Mr.. Grass said he
was bitten twice before 1t. Roch-
ford and MI. Fine reached the
scene and helped subdue the man
1t. Rockford said a preliminary
inspection of police records indi-
Gated Gilbert only recently was
released from jail where he hao
served a sentence for breaking
into a restaurant.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Home Accident Fatal
To ; During YuIe Week

Home accidents here during
Christmas week caused three
deaths and lot injuries, the Red
Cross Accident Prevention Serv-
ice reported yesterday.
Two of the deaths were attrib-
uted to falls. An infant died of
suffocation.
The service said the number
of accident injuries in homes this
year reached 1884, against 6,210
a year ago. Accidental deaths
numbered 207, compared with 244
last year.