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|A-Bomb Castings Believed Made
For Use on Any Type of Target

exploding. The objective was to
produce an earth shock to crumble
underground installations. The
Allies never were able to solve the
problem Of attack on U-boat pens,
tucked away along the coast under
thick layers of earth and rein
forced concrete. A deep-penetra-
ton atomic bomb may be the
answer.
The Air Force has been expert
menting with dropping 42,000-
pound bombs designed for con-
ventional explosive loads. The
size of these bombs presumably
equals or exceeds the standard
atomic bomb casing.
2. An atomic marine mine
which can be preset to explode
or be detonated by remote elec-
tronic control. Such a weapon
may be dropped from a plane, as
thousands of standard mines were
during the war, or planted
stealthily from a submarine steal
ing into an enemy harbor. At
Bikini, the bomb exploded under
water was lowered through the
null of specially adapted vessel
and exploded under the most care
full laboratory conditions. The
weapon in no way would have
been useful in a wartime attack
on an enemy port area or a fleet
at sea.
3. An atomic bomb designed to
explode on impact with the
ground or a few hundred feet
above it if a proximity fuze is
used and possibly with its force of
explosion under some control (if
Mr.. Johnson's reference to "size"
is taken literally) A weapon OF
this nature is tactical-for use
against enemy forces. Dropped
from the air or carried by
guided missile, it's logical tar
gets would include heavy con-
centration of troops on q
beachhead or at a port of en-
barkation area. High defense Of
f1cials already had let it be known
that tactical use of the atomic
bomb was under study.
There seemed to be no sugges.
ton in Mr.. Johnson's comment or
atomic weapons that he was re.
ferring to the projected hydrogen
h0T,oh
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low in comparison with those oi
other cities.
Commissioner Young inter-
jected that there was much con-
fusion over the question of the
rate because it was overlooked
that Washington has a high as
Sessment.
"The rate may sound low" he
said, but when you consider that
we have full value assessment this
more than makes up for the ap-
parently low rate."
Mr.. Simpson promptly sup
ported this, saying it was a case
of low rate coupled with a high
assessment.
Mr.. Redden said he still thought
the District could stand a mild
increase in its realty rate. He
declared that the size of the Fed
eral share of the National Capt.
tai costs doesn't appear to be
as high as it should be-" in view
of the large amount of property
taken out of taxation here be-
cause of it's Government owner
ship. He added, however, that
If the seat of the Government
were not located in Washington
it would not be the city it is and
that this offsets the tax exemp-
tionS.
Notes Citizens Support.
Police Inspector Clarence Lutz
speaking for the Policemen's As
ISOLATION. sponsor of the bill, tolo
the: subcommittee he believed tax
payers would be willing to stand
some increase in the rate in order
to give police the shorter week
Citizens associations, he said, had
Endorsed the bill.
The bill also was indorsed by
Inspector Hobart Francis OF the
White House Police Force, who
said the measure had been in
dorsed by officials of the Secret
Service and the Treasury Depart.
ment.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

night. Tomorrow, some clOudineSs
and moderate temperature.
Virginia-Fair and cooler, low
est 1896 west portion, with scat
tered frost mountain valleys; 36-42
east portion. Tomorrow, some
cloudineSs and moderate tempera-
ture.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, Northwest.
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Seek Falls Church Tax Rise

In Falls Church the School
Board prepared to ask an increase
of Is cents in the tax rate for
1901 when its budget goes tc
the City Council. If approved the
proposal would run the tax rate
to $4.80 per $100 valuation.
City Manager Roy F. Dunn sale
he intended making no request fol
a change in the city's general taz
lew.
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District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny, highest in upper COS this
afternoon. Fair tonight, lowest
about AZ in city and 36 in SUBJ
urbs. Cloudy tomorrow with high
est in the COS.
Maryland-Fair and cooler, low
est 1896 with scattered frost west
position: 36-42 east portion to-
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Fire in Reur of Hotel
DESTROYS Storuoe Shed

Fire shortly after noon today de.
stroyed a storage shed in the real
of the York Hotel, 933 Ninth
street NV. The main building
was not damaged.
John Parsekian, hotel manager
said he did not know how the fire
started. Traffic on Ninth street
was diverted for about 30 minutes
while f1remen fought the blaze.
Quito, Ecuador, has doubled
the price of electricity for indus
trial use.
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Mrs. Provensen to Speak

Mrs. Hester Provensen, assistant
professor of speech at the Uni
versity of Maryland, will address
the nurses at Walter Reed Cen
eral Hospital On Human Rela-
tions" at 7 pm. tomorrow in Del
ano Hall at the Army Medical
Center. Members of the Army
Nurse Corps Reserves and Army
nurses in the Washington area
have been invited.
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S. Million Budget Adopted

The Prince Georges County COM
missioners have given final ap-
proval to the 1885,, budget total
ing almost $5 million. The board
also formally adopted the new tax
rate of $l.90 per $100 assessed
valuation. This is 7 cents less
than the old rate. 1t will produce
more revenue, however. because
of large increase in the tax base.
Budget items include almost
$2.4 million for public schools
and more than $4,000 for county
road construction. A similar sum
was allotted to road maintenance.
In addition, the commissioners
authorized an $500 900 bond issue
for road improvements.
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Sented figures
showing Gov
ernm m ent de-
partments are
spending more
than $3.50 mil
lion dollars for
travelling pur-
poses.
Par t icularly
criticized W e e
Federal officials
charged W ith
doing political
campaigning on
Gov rn m ent
travel funds.
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3 Judges Named to Hear
Alexundrio-Fuirfux Suit
By the A,soeio,sd Prs,,

RICHMOND. April 26.-Chief
Justice Edward Hudgins OF the
Virginia Supreme Court today
designated three judges to hear
the City Of Alexandria, annexa-
ton suit against Fairfax County.
Judges Walter T. Mccarthy Of
Arlington. and JEFF F. Walter Of
the 3lst Circuit. we're named to
sit with Fairfax Circuit Court
Judge Paul E. Brown.
The case is scheduled TO begin
May 26 or on some other date
which may be set bv the court
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Church School Teaching
Institute Called Fridoy

In institute for vacation church
school teachers will be conducted
from 10 am. to 3 pm. Friday by
the Arlington Council of Church
Women at the Clarendon Metho-
dist Church.
/ A feature of the course will be
a demonstration of kindergarten
teaching methods. Teachers of
preschool-age children will be
shown how to tell a story, teach
a song and conduct a rhythm
hand
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Fl. Meade Aids Cancer Drive

FORT MEADE. Md, April 26
(SpeciaD The Fort Meade Con-
solidated Welfare Fund recently
handed over check for $2,5O0 to
the American Cancer Society as
the posts contribution to the So
ciety's current drive for funds.
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Maryland
and
Virginia
Cigarette Tax Considered
By Alexandra Council
News in Brief

For the second time in foul
months the Alexandria City Coun.
Gil is considering imposing a ia,
of 2 cents per pack on cigarettes
in an effort to balance its budget.
An ordinance proposed was ap-
proved last night on its first read
ing by a vote of 5 to 2.
The Council set public hearing
on the measure for May 8. Al
that time it will take final action
The Council rejected similar pro.
posal in December.
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spendid organization. and I'm
proud to head it."
COMMERCE-The Commerce
Departments request for author
ity to fire Summarily any employe
'it chooses in the interest of the
Government, has suffered a re-
sounding defeat in the House.
Such an amendment to the
House Appropriations Committee
1851 money bill was ruled out of
order by Speaker Rayburn. Had
the proviso been approved, IL
would have paved the way for
other military Federal agen-
cies to get summary dismissal au-
thority. without giving the en-
ployes chance to defend them
selves.
LEGISLATION-The office O.
Senator Douglas, Democrat. OF
Illinois, is showing quite a bit OF
interest in the Payroll Control
Act" bill introduced the other day
by Representative Ellsworth. Re-
publican, of Oregon. There's q
possibility that Senator Douglas
will sponsor a similar measure in
the Senate.
The Ellsworth bill is designed
as an economy move to halt al
hiring in Federal agencies during
various periods of the year wher
the Budget Bureau determine,
that Federal employment shoulc
go no higher.
At the same time. the measur,
would aid Federal career EN-.
ployes about to lose their jobs. b,
providing that any hiring b!
agencies during this payroll con
troll period be done by transfers
In other words, during the period!
when agencies would not be al.
lowed to hire any outsiders, they
still could hire employees from
other bureaus in Government.
CUSTODIAL WORKERS-De,
spite intense opposition from EN-.
ploye groups. the House Executive
Expenditures Committee has ap.
proved the Presidential reorgani
cation plan to bring all custodia
employees, including those in tn,
postal service, into the Genera
Services Administration.
u
CAB The House has upheld
the House Appropriations Com
mittee's sharp slashes into tn,
Civil Aeronautics Boards 1875
budget requests. AS a result, 4.
considerable number of CAB EN-
ployes face dismissal.
CAB officials. however, will ap
pear before the Senate Appropri
ations Committee today to asl
that the House amount be in
creased considerably. They'r,
hopeful the Senate group will b,
more generous.
BE sure to listen at 6:45 pm.
eUery Saturday oper WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
netuS and uiews OF the Govern
~, o,,f sno.aa
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HyuttsviIIe Boosters Show

The Booster Club will sponsor
a variety show at 8 pm. Friday in
the Hyattsville Elementary School
to raise money for uniforms for
the Hyattsville Junior Senior High
! School Band.
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Lyle TO Give Rodio Talk

Robert S. Lyle, headmaster of
Sidwell Friends School. will speak
ON THE Quaker School and the
Community" at. 12:l5 pm. TO-
morrow over Station WOOK.
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The Federal Spotlight:
The Federal Spotlight:
House Members Sharply Attack
Excessive Federal travelling
BY Joseph Young

House members attacking
Federal agencies using for travelling expenses
The raised the
the 1851 omnibus money BILL
Republican Representatives Taber wadsworth
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Legislative Session Set

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil is preparing for its May legis-
lative session, second in history
The 1850 legislative meetings will
be held at 2 pm. on Monday and
Tuesday.
Yesterday the Council refused
to permit Eugene B. Casey. an
aide to the late President Roose-
welt. to proceed with his plans to
construct a $40 million apartment
project on land between the Be
thesda Naval Medical Center and
Connecticut avenue. The Council
said sufficient land already is
zoned for apartment use.
The Library Advisory Commit
tee urged the Council to establish
a Department of Libraries with
control over a countrywide system
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IU S. WfATHfR suReAU MAP
ospsamsei u cs~~s.ss

will be cloudy tonight in the extending from North
New England westward through New York State into
the central Great Lakes region few forecast
Northern New England Skies will be clear of the
southern half of the country Temperatures will show rising
in the central southern plains States
Pacific Northwest Falling temperatures slated for the
Carolnas and Georgia. ZAP Wirephoto Map.
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Park Chances Grow Dim

Chances appear slight that Lake
Bancroft can be converted into g
park. That became clear last
night at a meeting of the Northern
Virginia Regional Planning Com
mission.
Fairfax County said 1t could not
forego the revenue to be derived
from commercial development OF
the Alexandria Water Co. reservoir
as a residential area. This ID
planned by a building syndicate.
In addition the commission was
told by Representative Smith
Democrat, and State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick that financing
a park programmes proposed by
some citizens-would be difficult.
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and Keating. all of New York
have sharply criticized the travel.
ing expenses.
Mr.. Taber and Mr.. Keating pre-
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River Report.

from Omitted States Engineers
and at Great Falls; SHENANDOAH CLOUDY
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BE sure to listen at Gas pm.
eUery Saturday oper WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
netos and UietDs OF the Govern
ment scene.I
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nigh and Low OF Last ~ Hours,
Low, ~ at $3.50 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 80, on April 4.
Lowest, 10, on March 8.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24
Israel Ready to
Discuss Compensation

LAKE SUCCESS - (IST -
Israel this week reaffirmed its
belief that the Arab refugee prob
lem can best be settled in the
context of a final peace settle
ment, and called upon the United
Nations to urge the Arab States
to enter into direct discussions
with Israel Immediately.
Ambassador Abba Eban, speak
ing in the AID Hoe Political Com
mittee, restated Israeps willing
ness to participate in such nego-
tiations and to give priority to the
refugee problem in the frame
work of these discussions-as
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24

American Hebrew Congregations.
Rabbi Berman, who is the spir-
itual leader of Temple Isaiah Is
rael of Chicago, told more than
1000 delegates representing 425
Liberal Jewish congregations, that
the new attitude on ritual and
ceremonial practice which per-
vades the Reform movement, in
dicates that Liberal Judaism has
undertaken to correct a costly
error made by early anti-ritualistic
leaders who were intent on over
emphasizing ethical and religious
principles and looked upon cere-
monials as trivializing the noble
teachings of Judaism.
1T is generally recognized" he
said. that these disciplines have
the power to restore in the Jew a
sense of kinship with God. to help
him to relive his history which
has always been a vital source Of
support for his faith and a bull
wark for his self-respect: and to
instill In him faith in despair. as
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24
PLAIN TALK
Continued from Page u

He has no fixed schedule Of
1ees. People pay him what they
IRE able to pay. If they can not
pay anything that's all right with
him. So far his fees have been
snough to pay his Office expenses.
Rabbi Fox feels the good>job is
reward enough. 1t gives better
results than sermons.
All this brings up an old ques-
don: What's the essential func.
don Of a rabbi? Should he be
mainly the preacher or the pas
tor? Should he think Of himself
- a prophet or at least a states
man whose business it is to make
the whole world over? Should he
be rather the wise friend Of his
flock whose members may come
to him with whatever ais their
souls. A good shepherd. you
might say. rather than a prophet
In a world that has plenty Of
shouting prophets-on the radio.
the platform and the press!
My own idea is that I prefer a
rabbi who is content to be pas
tor in the pastoral way retired
Rabbi Fox has taken. / don't
care in the least what rabbi
thinks about the international
situation, and, in boredom, I fall
asleep when I hear a rabbi get
ting cosmic. I just don't listen.
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Neum0nn Headlines
Southeastern z. O. A.
Conference in Miami
Continued from Page u

VOO0Cu0ue0 1COm rage
Among the other prominent
speakers and personalities who
will participate in the program.
will be DR.. Sidney Marks. execu-
tive director of the z. o. A.: Louis
Falk. z. o. a. vice-president and
national projects chairman: Abra-
ham A. Redelheim. vice-president
Z.O.A.: Abraham Goodman. vice
president Z.O.A: Abraham Cold
stein. honorary vice-president: Dr..
Shlomo Bardin. director of the
Brandeis Youth Foundation: and
Mrs. Isadore Moscovitz. chairman
of the Southern Inter-Regional
Youth Commission.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24

they did for his fathers. and
strengthen him to triumph psY-
chologicallY and spiritually over
defeat"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24
Use Of Ceremonials in Reform
Jewish Congregations Increase

CLEVELAND. OEIO-A wide and increasing by
Reform Jewish Congregations and their members
and ceremonial Observance the the
reported by Rabbi Morton NJ Berman Chairman
Reform Practices the Biennial Assembly
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LETTER BOX

Mrs. Irving M. Robinson
1872 President Street
Charleston, S. c.
Nov. II, 1850
Editor, The Sou. Jewish Weekly
Jacksonville, Florida
Dear friends:
just want to tell you how muGh
I enjoy The Southern Jewish
Weekly. I read it thoroughly
from front to back.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Irving M. Robinson
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24

mnmties voted unanimously at the Ma.
tionaI Planning Conference for Israel
and Jewish Rehabilitation to mobilize
American Jewry for this supreme emer.
0ency effort the collection of $4,000.
700 in cash during November and De-
Cember 70 enable the agencies of the
United Jewish Appeal to carry on with
their vical missions Of rescue and re.
Mobilization in Israel, Europe, North
Africa and the United States.
Before the year runs out, here is WHAT
you can do. Pay your 1850 pledge in fuIl.
II your pledge is all paid up, make a
substantial advance payment now-on
your contribution for 1851. Help raise
the $5O.OOO.OOO the United Jewish Ap-
peal must have before December 81 Of
ibis year.
The time b short ACT COW, today.
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and q life In misery.

and Life In misery.
90 The Jews Of Libya and TtipOn.
tania have appealed-asain for rescue
n 1881, these lands will come under di.
re0 control Of the Araha. The $4,000
900 you give now % she United Jewish
Appeal can help save these Jews from
oppeession.
20 The Jews Of Israel must have our
help now % provide for some 10000
Immigrants who pour each month into
tie Jewish 'Seaoe from Eastern Europe
andthe Netherlands. These newcomers
come 70 Israel with nothing but hope Ia
their hearts, They need homes jobs, The
assurance Of . dieni6ed future.
The need for $50 900 is real and
urgent lDufgenC was recognized when
1900 representatives Of q major Jewish
OeeaoizaeiO0s and q DE leading con.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-11-24

10 rescue homeless and distressed Jews
who must be saved now, the United lew.
ish Appeal must have $50. OOO, 900 before
the end of this year-before December
81. Fifty million dollars in cash before
the end Of 1850 is an absolute muse b.
cause:
(1) At the end Of 1880. only three
months will remain in which 70 com.
Plete the mass transfer to Israel Of Jews
still left in Iraq. Before its too late, be.
fore the deadine falls, before the end
Of this year, you each and every Ameri.
can Jew-must share in providing $780,.
100000 for the United Jewish Appeal
(2) Jews in Roumania must continue
to emigrate in large numbers while they
still have the opportunity to 60 to Israel
The s5oyOOO.OOO you give now maymean
the difference between . Life in Israel
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $3.50 pm.

washing GOns OsOU Pm.
Stoddert, Thirty-ninth and Call
vert streets NV.
Keene, Church street and Riggs
road NE.
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
Sherwood. Tenth and G streets
NE.
Garfield, Second and F streets
Sc.
Fort Greble, Nichols avenue
and Chesapeake street S.W.
Cook. North Capitol and p
streets.
Rose Park, Twenty seventh and
o streets NV.
Langston, 2210 H street NE.
Douglass-Dwellings, 1000 Ala
bana avenue Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Kemper, 2035 So. Lincoln.
Alexandria, 8 pm.
Parker Gray, Patrick and Wythe.
Montgomery County, 8 pm.
Jessup Blair, Blair road and
Georgia avenue.
Prince Georges County, 8 pm.
Takoma Park, Grace Methodist
Church. Larch street and New
Hampshire avenue.
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Man Threatening 10 Jump
Into River Is HospitaIized

A 47-year-old Weather Bureau
craftsman was a patient today in
Gallinger Hospital after telephon-
ing his wife that he planned to
Jump into the Potomac River.
The man, Roy T. DeBord, OF
AL Ridge road Sc, was taken
into custody late yesterday by
Police Pvts. Thomas F. Allen anC
Charles L. Sullivan of No. 4 pre-
cinct. He was arrested at the
north end of Highway Bridge.
Mr.. DeBord's wife, Mrs. Helen
DeBord, notified police after the
call. She said she pleaded with
him to come home. but he refused
saying he was very tired" She
said he has chronic sinus trouble
had been working overtime at the
Weather Bureau and suffered a
nervous breakdown about two
months ago.
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City Heads Abandon
District Trade School
'Irfegu|arity' Probe

The Commissioners decided to-
day to take no further action on
their investigation Of trade schools
In the District, in the absence of
indications from their year-old
fact-f1nding committee that the
schools were being conducted ir-
regularly.
The city heads this week re-
leased a report signed by seven of
the original 20 members of the
committee stating there was no
evidence of exploitation of vet
Grams by trade schools operating
under supervision of the Board of
Education.
This report had been kept secret
since its submission last February
by Committee Chairman Leon
Chatelain, because several mem
oers complained that they were
not permitted to vote on it.
A meeting with the Commits
sloners on Tuesday failed to re-
solVe oltterences among the COM
m1ttee members.
The Commissioners said TODAY
that since substantial agreement
within the committee has not been
attained We feel that no good
purpose would be served by con-
tlnuing the committee in exist
ence."
The Commissioners accepted the
report they already have as rem
reSenting the views of part of a
committee, adding:
We shall similarly be happy tn
receive any reports from other
members, individually or by
groups and to release them.
I'm the absence of some posi-
tive showing that the Board of
Education is at fault in the con-
duct of activities in this field, evi-
IDENTIFY no action by the Board of
Commissioners is in order"
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New Bozooko Uses Principle
Discovered by D. C.. Scientist

DR.. Munroe demonstrated thai
the charges could be shaped ir
such a way as to direct and con.
centrate the explosive force.
The 3.5-inch bazooka shells EN-.
ploy this principle, it was said, te
penetrate heavy armor plate by
channeling the force of the ex.
plosion directly forward.
DR.. Munroe, a former dear
emeritus of the George Washing
ton University School of Gradu-
ateS, which he founded, illustrated
his discovery by firing charges
which etched fragile objects like
leaves and lace on the toughest
armor plate.
Plates Given to Club.
He fashioned fire screen from
the plates and presented it to the
Cosmos Club, of which he was an
active member for many years.
In his younger years, DR.. Mum
roe 'toyed with death and made
a comrade of INT for six years, .
according to his colleagues.
DR.. Munroe was the only sur
viving charter member of the
American Chemical Society at
the time of his death. He COM
piled comprehensive bibliogra-
ply on the history of explosives
and the work is still regarded as
an authority in many fields. A