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Evening star., 1950-06-16
Take MyWord for 1t
BY Frank Colby
Curious Word Origins.

Because English is strictly a bor-
rowed language from beginning to
end, polyglot of ,Anglo-Saxon,
French, Latin, Greek, and almost
every other tongue ancient and
modern, it is distinguished by
thousands of word curiosities which,
If they had form and substance,
might well be displayed under glass
In the Smithsonian Institution.
Take the word trivial, for ex-
ample. In today's English anything
trivial is of no Importance. The
word evolved thus: In ancient Rome
matters of state were debated at
the Forum. But at a certain place
in the city three streets came to-
gether, and it was there that the
people gathered each day in idle
and noisy gossip. The intersection
was known as Trivia, three roads" /"
In time Trivia became the word
trivial.
The surprising thing about the
word chattel is that it is the word
cattle in disguise. Cattle started out
as the Latin capitals which meant
head; chief" In Middle English
the word became chatel, property"
for wealth was usually measured in
terms of domestic animals. Later
the word was spelled cattle" and
the meaning was "chattel." Finally
the word split in two and became
chattel,, property" and cattle, do
meStic animals"
A person who is sarcastic is given
to the making Of cutting remarks.
The word is from the Greek sar-
kazein, Ito tear flesh like the dogs;
to bite the lips in rage"
We think Of a pedagogue as a
schoolmaster, usually one who is
pedantic. But in ancient days peda-
gogues were slaves who were en-
trusted with the well being Of their
masters young sons. They escorted
their charges safely to and from
school and generally acted as the
boys body servants.
The word lady evolved from the
Anglo-Saxon hlaefdige, loaf maid, y
or the kneader and baker Of bread
A lord originally was not a noble
man nor deity. Lord is the mod
ern form of hlafweard, 'the keeper
of the loaf" And a steward was a
stiward, "the keeper Of the pigs!
Evening star., 1950-06-16

a ploolng problem, choice Of
opening leads an illustration of
precise timing by declarer and a
type Of card reading that might be
called playing by ear" were fea-
tured at one table or another
when today's hand was played in
the finals Of the Minnesota State
championship recently held In
Minneapolis. The diagram sets
forth the bidding sequences as it
occurred at one Of the tables. There
were several variations.
East opened with one club prop
erly showing the six-card minor
before the f1ve-card major. While
the South hand appeared to be
worth more than a mere overcall
at the level Of one, he chose to
launch a pussyfooting campaign,
intending to get in both suits at q
reasonable level and with the
vague hope of being doubled into
game somewhere along the line.
West and North had not the
values to justify a free bid and
East reopened with one spade.
Many players would have preferred
a bid of two spades with this hand,
so rich in playing strength, but
East decided upon a little pussy
footing of his own. South then
came out in his true colors by
jumping to three diamonds, which
North raised to four. East then bid
four spades, very enlightening call,
describing a good five-card suit and
by implication, therefore, a six-card
club suit. -s
South persisted to five diamonds
and West chose to double, a de-
cision in which we would not con-
cur. Since partner had described a
six-f1ve holding, West should be
confident of the solidity of the black
suits and expect to lose but two red
cards. A bid of five spades should,
therefore, be preferred.
West selected for his opening lead
the ace Of clubs, which would not
have been our choice. The spades
should have been chosen as having
a better chance to survive. After the
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opening club lead, the hand could
have been won, but declarer quickly
surrendered the advantage that
West had conferred upon him. He
drew one too many trlmps, which
made 1t impossible for him to fulfill
his contract.
After ruff1ng the club lead, de-
clarer should pull only one round of
trumps. East's jack should be read
as a singleton and West be placed
with three trumps to the queen.
On the theory that East has shown
a holding of six-five, declarer should
look for a singleton heart in his
hand, so the suit will not break.
The king and queen of hearts
should be cashed. Now declarer re-
turns to his hand with second
round of trumps, cashes the ace of
hearts, discarding a spade from
dummy, and ruffs a heart, estab-
fishing the suit. He returns to his
hand by ruffng q club and leads a
good heart. West may ruff with the
queen Of diamonds, but .declarer will
discard one of dummy's remaining
two spades. The defense will thus
be held to q diamond trick and one
trick In spades.
(Copyright, 1850, by Charles H. 0oren)
Evening star., 1950-06-16
Uncle Ruy's Corner

Inc X-Ray has been used In
medical work almost from the time
Of the discovery by Roentgen. a
German scientist, S. years ago.
Roentgen, himself, made x-Ray
pictures Of bones in the human
hand.
Several years ago, a doctor sent
me q letter with this paragraph In
It:
I'm my own practice I have had
patients who had been treated for
bruises when they actually had
broken bones. In one case a man
30 years Of age did not learn about
q broken bone in his foot until four
weeks after the accident happened. {"
That doctor was worried by the
high cost Of X-Ray machines and
the high cost of X-Ray work for
patients. We still have high costs
in this field, but perhaps they are
less hard to meet than they were a
decade ago. Two or three times
during the past 10 years, I have
had my teeth X-Rayed, and the
cost was fairly moderate.
When we think of what an X
Ray picture can do for US, we may
worry less about the cost. It can
give doctor quick knowledge of
whether or not a bone is broken.
and 1t can tell a dentist whether
there is an abcess at the base of
the root of tooth. Before X-Ray
machines came on the scene, a
dentist could do little better than
guess whether a certain tooth was
abcessed.
1t is safe to say, that thousands
OF good teeth, perhaps millions of
them, were pulled out during the
period of such guesswork. When
child loses a milk TOOTH" he has
little, If anything, to worry about.
The loss Of second tooth is q SER
1ous loss. Dentists are learning bet
ter ways to save teeth, and in some
cases they are able to destroy alb
scesSeS without taking out the teeth.
The X-Ray must be given high
credit for its work in dental treat
ment. Before 1t came into wide
spread Use, many persons had tooth
assesses without knowing it, and
the assesses often led to illness,
sometimes to DEATH.
Many other ways have been found
to use the X-Ray for human knowl-
edge Of whether any verterbrae are
out Of place in the spine. It has
been used with success in treating
certain forms of cancer.
Evening star., 1950-06-16
Points for Purents ., Esy.A 1aems. ws'l.e.

Mother-ITl put the leftovers in
the basket while you children and
dad dispose Of the garbage and
wipe on the table. Then We can
lAN play ball.
Evening star., 1950-06-16

Facts about Mexico's people and their
strange customs, also about the ancient
Mexico and the Mexicans." This leaf
let will be sent to you without charge
II you inclose a stamped, self f-addressed
envelope: Send your letter to Uncle Ray
in care The Star
Evening star., 1950-06-16
Goren on Bridge
BY chorIes II. Gorer

Both vulnerable. East deals.
NORTH
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The bidding:
East South West North
/ club heart Pass Pass
spade 3diam'ds Pass diamonds
spades 5 diam'ds Dbl. Pass
Pass Pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Veterans Excused
From New Duty
That Is

Privately owned war dogs"
which saw service during World
War II have no obligation to re-
turn to active duty, the Army said
today.
Many dogs were lent to the
Army by their owners during the
war. They were used to guard de-
pots and to go on patrols. Patrol
dogs were taught to know Amer
leans but to bristle at the enemy.
Some of them became rather
fierce and had to be "de-trained"
before they were tame enough to
return to their homes and civilian
life.
None of these canine veterans
is to be recalled to active duty,
an Army spokesman told a re-
porter.
The Army's own dogs have had
a good many families since the
war, he explained, and the regu-
lar canine corps now totals around
500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Three Area Students Get
CHICAGO U. Fellowship

Two students from Arlington
and one from Fredericksburg have
been awarded fellowships for ad-
vanced study at the University of
Chicago, Chancellor Robert M.
Hutchins announced.
Stanley Lusby, 1927 North
Adams street, Arlington, who re-
ceived his bachelor of divinity de-
gree from Colgate-Rochester Di-
vinity School and his B.A. from
the University of Richmond, al
ready has begun work for a Pho.
degree at the University of Chi
cago Divinity School.
Miss Fay Gilkey Calkins, SOLO
Fourteenth street, Arlington, who
received her B.A. from Oberlin
College and her MA. from Haver-
ford College, will continue work
toward a Pho. in political science.
Miss Sue Ellen G. Lane, Fred
ericksburg, is working for an MA.
in Greek. She was graduated by
Mary Washington College Of the
University of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Sesqui. Events
Where to Go,
What to Do

This year marks the 150th
anniversary of establishment OF
the permanent seat of the United
States Government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The National
Capital Sesquicentennial Commits
sion has scheduled the following
events in observance of the city's
150th birthday Gree Of charge
unless otherwise noted:
Continuing.
Faith of Our Fathers" Paul Green's
Ht the sesquicentenniai amphitheater, Sig
$50 pm. Tickets. at 90 cents to $40. 4S:
District Building. Fourteenth and E streets
NV: at stabler's Ticket Mart, 1922
ssst WI .st At S sqgeF a Mas f f'
street NV. and at the amphitheater box
.sThe American Professional" paintings
and drawings recording four centuries OF
q Art. seysnteenth street and New York
%Wsshinstonia," exhibit of pictures
lection Of the District Public Library al
n Also "Pian Of Washington" architsc.
tural exhibit. Gallery hours: 10 am. &c
$3.50 pm.
Makers Of History Of Washington,
paintings Of great Americans and theil
families. the National Gallery of Arts
Sixth street and Constitution avenue NV
Picture Of the week: The Skater" b,
Gilbert Stuart, famous painter of George
WASHINGTON. Picture Sle-week lectures
at 1890 and 2:30 pm. Gallery hours
10 am. to pm.
"Milestones in American Achievement,
an exhibit marking the sesquicentennia!
OF the District at the Library, First and
streets NV, 8 am. to / PM.
An exhibit of old pictures. prints anc
portraits of early Washingtonians, at thu
Central Public Library Eighth and Z
streets NV. 8 am. to 8 pm.
The Freedom Train exhibit at the Ma
tional Archives exhibition hall. Constttu:
ton avenue between Seventh and Mint
SirVts NV o am. to p'm' g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Speeder Jailed, Fined
On 10 Traffic Counts

Sentences aggregating 81 months
in the Maryland House of Cor
rection and fines totaling $3.50
were imposed on a Highland Park
man in Upper Marlboro Police
Court yesterday after he pleaded
guilty to 10 traffic charges.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie
imposed the sentences on John
Hensley, %, colored, of the 1900
block of Sixty-ninth avenue.
HenSley was arrested after an g.
mile chase at speeds ranging up
to IS miles an hour.
Hensley was arrested at Mill
tary highway near Branch ave-
nue., Silver Hill, after being chased
from Clinton, Md. by Pvt. George
Roland of Prince Georges County
police. Before being halted In a
borrowed" taxicab, Hensley was
involved in three collisions, one
of which injured a motorcyclist,
James Prince, 80. Of ZIG Maryland
avenue NE.
Sentences of six months each
were imposed for reckless driving,
driving while drunk and exceed
ing 10 miles an hour, and three
months for failing to stop at the
scene Of an accident. Fines of $50
each were imposed on each Of
two more counts of failing to stop
at the scene Of an accident, I'M
authorized use Of motor vehicle
and passing another car when the
way ahead was not clear. Fines
Of $25 each were imposed for
driving without a license and fall
ing to obey a policeman's COM
mand.
Judge Bowie said failure to pay
the fines would add 100 days to
the jail sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
All Club Delegates
Honor DR.. Symons at
Maryland u. Meeting

Maryland's All clubbers said
farewell to one Of their best
friends yesterday.
They gave a set of bronze book
ends bearing the All emblem to
DR.. T. B. Symons, dean of the
University of Maryland College of
Agriculture, who retireS this fall.
Long an active worker in farm
youth programs, he told the 100
All Club members attending the
annual conference at the uni
versity that young people have
been the greatest inspiration
have had over my last 80 years as
director"
Recognition of DR.. Symons came
during the days major assembly
yesterday, which was conducted
by Patricia West of Lothian.
Earlier in the day the delegates
were divided into two groups, girls
attending a fashion show in the
new armory and the boys gather
ing on the campus for highway
safety demonstration.
Gown Awarded Prize.
Nancy McCauley, 15-year-old
Hagerstown club member, won
erst prize in the dress review.
modelling a pink organdy evening
gown she designed and made.
Nancy, whose sister. Jane, won
top honors in 1913, will compete
in the national contest in Chicago
next fall.
Purple ribbons went to the
three other contest finalists, Ruth
Gillespie of Galena. Dorothy Will
liams of st. Leonard and Elizabeth
Suit, Davidsonville entrapt who
was runner-up last year.
Other contest winners included:
Dairy Foods: Bernadette Glat-
felty and Phyllis Beachy of Acct
dent. team winners with butter
churning demonstration; Wanda
Keller of Middletown, individual
winner, with milk pasteurization
demonstration.
Other Winners Named.
Clothing judging: Nan Zane of
Piscataway and Betty Shepherd of
Powhatan, team; Betty Shepherd,
individual.
Canned foods: Ruth Weems of
st. Leonard and Suzanne Monnett,
team; Bonnie Cox Of Port De-
post, individual.
Etched aluminium trays: Patsy
Skirven and Lillian Coxon, Rock
Hall, team; Nancy Lindsay. Lin
wood, individual.
Table setting: 10 Anne Brown
and Martha Lucy, Salisbury. team;
Jacqueline Short, Centreville, in
dividual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Police Holding Woman
In Knife Staying

Police today were holding q
woman on charges that she fatally
stabbed her common-law husband
during an argument last night al
their home in the TOO block of
Princeton street NV.
The woman, Gertrude o. Tuck
son, 80, was charged with murder
in the death Of Clement Jackson,
81, and held for the action of the
coroner. Both are colored.
Police quoted her as saying the
argument started when Jackson
struck her on their arrival at the
Princeton street house last night
She said she snatched up a knife
from a bureau and struck jack
son in the chest.
Although mortally wounded in
the heart, jackson chased the
woman down a fight of stairs be-
fore he collapsed, police said. His
body was taken to the morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Flying Tractor I ruiIer' Gets
OKin First Performance Test

conditions permit. The mother
plane-engines, cockpit. booms
and tail surfaces-may fly of to
cradle another "pod" elsewhere.
From a logistical standpoint,
that will save precious time, pro-
vide greater mobility and reduce
potential loss under enemy at
tack.
Fairchild announced other pos
sibilities for the XC-120, built for
the air force as a prototype. The
removable cargo compartment
has 2,700-cubic-foot capacity. II
can hold up to 10000 pounds OF
material. But it also can be fitted
out as a hospital unit, machine
shop, communications center, fly
ing control tower or an Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Gov. Bottle Names Three
To Apprentice Council

Gov. Battle Of Virginia yester-
day named three new appointees
to the State Apprenticeship
Council.
Lawson Wimberly Of Arlington
was appointed as employees repre-
sentative for the unexpired term
of o. E. Barnes of Alexandria,
who resigned. The term ends next
year.
Also named to the council were
James r. Elliott of Norfolk and
S. r. Wheeler of Roanoke, employ
ers' representatives. Mr.. Wheeler
was reappointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Board Prepares
Ban on Hiring
OF Subversiives
Montgomery Action
Believed Spurred by
Firing of Teacher

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnet Board is drafting regula-
tons to guard against the en-
ployment Of subversive persons,
it was learned today.
Such persons, it was disclosed,
will include those closely asso-
ciated with subversives as well as
members of subversive organize
tons.
Although the proposed regula-
tons do not specifically mention
Communists, it is understood the
rules are aimed at them.
The board undertook the work
at the request of the County
Council.
It is believed the councils re-
quest was spurred by the recent
discharge Of a Montgomery Blair
High School teacher.
The teacher, william w. Hinck-
ley. was fired last June after
Elizabeth T. Bentley named him
as a one-time member of the
Communist Party underground.
Miss Bentley is a self-confessed
former Soviet espionage courier.
whose disclosures have set off sew
eral congressional Investigations
in the last two years.
When Mr.. Hinckley took the
stand before the House Un-Ameri-
can Activities Committee, he re-
fused to say whether he was or
had been a Communist.
A county official explained that
the regulations will be in accord
ance with provisions of the Mary
land Ober law requiring measures
to help carry out the State law.
Montgomery is believed to be the
first Maryland county to draft
such regulations.
They also will set up specific
steps to be taken by the board
in checking on the loyalty of
for county jobs.
No plans are being made at this
time for loyalty check of pres
ent employees because of lack of
facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Ground to Be Broken
For Alexandra Church

DR.. Cliff r. johnson. chairman
of the committee on church ex-
tension, Presbytery of Potomac.
will speak tomorrow at ground
breaking ceremonies for the new
$4,000 church building Of the
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Al
exandria.
The ceremonies will be held at
3 o'clock at the church site at
Route / and North Kings high
way. The Rev. j. w. Meyers,
church pastor and current mod
orator Of the presbytery, will OIL
ciate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Sewage System
0Kd by Virginia
Work on Project Due
To Start October |;
First Under Program

The Virginia State Water Con-
troll Board has authorized Fairfax
County to build sewer system to
serve the Groveton area.
The work-scheduled to start
October will be the first in the
SO million sewer improvement pro-
gram approved in a Fairfax refer
endum late last summer
Sanitary Engineer James j.
Cobalis. jr., said the water control
board had agreed to allow con-
struction of the Groveton project
before disposal plant is built be-
cause the county showed there Is
money available to build the plant.
Critical Need Cited.
Mr.. Corbalis said Groveton
needs sewer service more than any
other area Of the county. About
800 homes will be served by the
projected mains. Repeated at
tempts Of residents in that are to
get permission for sewer system
failed because no assurance could
be given that disposal plant
would be built. Money for the
plant, however, was authorized In
the bond issue referendum.
plans for the Groveton system
were prepared about four years
ago with Federal funds" Mr.. Cor
balls said.
He added that specifications
should be ready in time to adver-
tise for bids by the end of this
month. The project calls for ap-
proximately 100000 feet Of sewer
line ranging in size from 8 to 18
inches. 1t is expected to cost $780,
900. and require one year to COM
plete. The system will connect
with the Holmes Run trunk sewer
at Telegraph road and F street
in New Alexandria. The two main
lines of the Groveton system will
run along Pixies Run and Paul
Spring Branch.
Connections Optional.
The project will make sewers
available to residents of Groveton,
New Alexandria, Fairview, Penn
Daw, Wilton Woods and Blunt'a
lane.
Connection with the sewer sys-
tenn will be optional. Connection
fees will range from 500 to $500.
depending on property frontage,
and home owners will have to pay
the cost of laying sewer lines from
their houses to the county sewer.
There also will be q 50 monthly
service charge for users Of the
sewers, to be reduced next year
to $3.50.
Next to be built under the 50
million program is the disposal
plant, Mr.. Corbalis said. Plans
are about 80 per cent complete,
and he said construction was ex-
pected to start about January Is.
The rest of the sewer program in
cludes sewer lines to be installed
in the Baileys Cross Roads area
and near Falls Church. These
projects are scheduled to- start
next spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Body Found in Field;
Believed Fire Victim

The body Of w. B. Williams. 66.
retired interior decorator of 1905
Lamont street NV, was found in
a field at Amissville, Va, after he
apparently had been burned to
death in a brush fire, it was learned
today.
The discovery was made Thurs
day by a son-in-law, Edward
Wines of Warrenton, Va, accord
ing to DIR. j. P. Snead, Kappa
hammock County coroner. Amiss-
vile is on Lee highway between
Warrenton and Luray and Is about
SIS miles from Washington.
DR.. Snead ordered an autopsy.
The office of DR.. Richard e.
Palmer, pathologist at Alexandra
Hospital, said the cause Of death
was burns.
DR.. Snead said residents Of the
countryside had seen smoke from
the farm late Tuesday and he be-
lieved Mr.. Williams had been dead
since that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Police Women Sought
To Guard School Crossings

Ben H. Hall. personnel assistant
to the Montgomery County Mana
ger, today issued another appeal
for persons to apply for jobs as
police women to guard school
crossings.
Although the county needs 80
police women, only IA applications
have been received so far. The
deadline for making applications
had been set for Monday. but it
will be extended for two weeks be-
cause of the lack Of response.
Mr.. Hall said uniforms and ap-
pointees will undergo preliminary
training before the school term
opens September IL.
They will work about three and
a half hours a day, five days a
week, at a salary of $50 a month.
In calling for applications, Mr..
Hall said the police women will
be performing public service by
freeing regular policemen for 9TH
er duties"