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Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
Ensigns OutsoH
Brass in Election
OF Mess Treasurer

WITH u. S. NAVY, OFF Formo'
sa-Every war has its lighter mo-
ments. One of them occurred re-
Gently when officers on a U. S. ship
set about electing a mess treasurer,
a job rated lower than the ships
keel.
On most ships some unlucky en-
: sign is elected to the job. On this
particular ship, however, the en-
signs waged a campaign against
the other officers.
The candidates were Lieut.. Will
liam M. Morgan of Long Beach,
Calf, a veteran of Is years at sea,
and Ensign Edward Everett Horton
of Escino, Calf, a June graduate
of Yale.
The campaign was fast and hot,
with both men doing their best to
get his opponent elected.
Ensign Horizons forces went into
action first, posting illustrated signs
praising Lieutenant Morgan-"free
love and nickel beer in the Morgan
manner" and Rex accepts rub
Der checks" and stretch your dol
lars with Morgan"
A few hours later the senior of
fioers countered with hastily pen
cilled broadsides. One was a thinly
yelled threat-"Ensigns, enjoy your
cruise, elect an officer who will save
money and vote for Horton" Anoth-
er was efficiency, economy, enter
prise; vote for E. E. Horton"
Not content with this, a senior
officer arose at dinner to speak for
Ensign Horton and against what he
called the machine" ensigns.
Rex finds it difficult to add and
subtract" he said, "but Ensign
Horton is free and eager, with
plenty of rest and looking for some
thing to do"
Lieutenant Morgan put the issue
this way: do you want a demo-
cratic election or the machine poll
tics of the ensigns?"
But when the ballots were count
ed Ensign Horton had "won." Nor
gan received 81 and Horton 20. The
lieutenant began his new duties i'm
mediately.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06

If your a is moving so miles
an hour, parts of the tires r not
moving forward at all, while other
portions are moving up to 100
miles an hour!
1t is a physical fact that the
bottom section of a tire in contact
with the pavement on a a travel
ing so miles an hour at any given
instant is not moving forward,
while the top portion of the tire
must be doing twice that speed.
To those who doubt this, it is sug-
gested that they consider the fact
that if the bottom Of the tire was
moving at so miles an hour with
respect to the pavement (Which is
standing still) why didn't all the
rubber wear off.
Other interesting little known
facts with regard to skidding in
clude these:
The best braking action, whether
on ice or dry pavement, is just
before the wheels begin to skid.
This is easy to see. The next time
you move a heavy box or piano,
see how much force it takes to get
started moving. After that it takes
only a little "umph" to keep it
going. It's the same with braking
action-the most braking force oc-
ours just before the wheels begin
to slip.
And once they do slip, it doesn't
take much to keep the a sliding.
To get out of a skid, simply relieve
this sideways force. Expert profess
sional truck drivers know they can
do this by steering into the skid,
or pointing their wheels in the
same direction the back of the car
begins to take.
It's as simple as that. Ice isn't
always as slippery as ice, either.
Ice and snow on the streets at a
few degrees below Eel are almost
twice as slippery as that at tenn
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
i0.Monfh.0Id Cat Climbs
i4,780 Foot Mafferhorn

GENEVA, Switzerland - One Of
Europe's highest peaks, the 14,780
foot M%atterhorn. has been con-
quered by a cat.
Astonished Alpinists returning
from a difficult climb up the sheer
sides of the peak told about the
cat, a 10 months old black and
white kitten.
Several days ago the kitten,
which has been named Matt, ap-
parently got bored with watching
climbing parties leave the hotel on
the Hornli ridge where it was born.
So, without ropes, guides, pick
AK, compass, food, water, maps
and first aid equipment it started
up the steep slopes on which a num-
Der of persons have died.
Its first stop was the Solway hut,
at 1856 feet. 1t spent the night
there and dined on milk. The next
day it battered up the difficult
shoulder and spent the night
there. 1t was seen by a party of
climbers who decided it never
could get over the difficult slopes
to come.
The climbers set out, leaving the
cat behind. When they reached the
top, congratulating n another
that they had made it. they heard a
meowing. There was Matt. He had
beaten them there.
Matt looked for something to eat
but found nothing but snow. With a
switch of his tail he walked off.
headed down the mountain.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
Feed & Succeed
THERE'S STILL TIME
TO SAVE BEET TOPS
By JACK

Of all feeds available to reduce
present livestock fattening costs
there is none that can do the job
better than sugar beet tops.
Beet tops which have beer
given reasonable care during har-
vest, and which are presently
gathered in small piles in the field.
should be stacked near the feed
lot to avoid any further losses in
the valuable nutrients they con-
tain.
Many feeding tests have indi-
Gated that tops handled in this
manner, and fed with grain and
hay, will provide 200 pounds OF
dry substance per ton of beets, and
that this 200 pounds of dry sub
stance is capable of replacing or
saving 46 pounds of corn plus $50
pounds of alfalfa hay in the feed
ing ration. This means, then, that
the field cured tops secured from
a 16 ton acre yield of beets have
a potential value to the farmer
who produces them equal to the
cost of 1876 pounds of corn, plus
2,400 pounds of alfalfa hay. These
values do not apply, of course, to
tops which have be. Il left lying out
in the field exposed to weather for
a considerable length of time.
The rapid development Of ma
chine harvesting of beets has re-
quired additional attention for
proper recovery of tops, but this
has been accomplished in many
cases by harvesting methods such
as the Arrow land method with
the international and the use of
side delivery rakes.
An example OF possible top re-
covery from machine harvested
be cts is shown in a tie, t conducted
last :ail at the Windsar, Colorado,
farm Of The GreaG Western Sugar
Company. Sixteen acres of 5eets
With average yield Of 16k 'ns
were topped with a Prov john
Deere topping unit, and then har-
vested with an international flar-
vester. These tops were w~indrov5ed
By the topper, punched by hand,
field cured, and then stacked dry.
When they wer. fed to cattle frcnl
tn. stack, there was a recovery
of 239 pounds of dried tops, or 200
pounds of dry substance per ton
of beets harvested.
On many farms it is not yet too
late to recover these dried beet
tops to replace grain and hay,
which are so costly and scarce this
year.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
Miami Woman's Gambling
Story Costs Her $500

MIAMI, Fla. Mrs. Marion
Stella was arrested with more
than $500 in bets in her purse,
but she commended the bets were
her own.
How much do you usually
bet?" the judge asked.
"Oh, $500 a week." Mrs. Stel-
la replied.
what does your husband do?"
Hes a painter"
And you bet 500 a week on
horses?"
yes"
THAT explanation is an insult
to my intelligence" said the
Judge. Guilty"
He fined her $500 and costs on
charges of operating a gambling
house.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
How To Avoid Skids

p%eratures around zero, so it's a
good habit to "feel out" with your
brakes the comparative slipperi-
ness of the footing each time you
drive. Only do it where there is
no danger of collision and at a
slow speed.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
Poor Strawberries

Small, m%isshapen strawberries
usually are of poor quality and
flavor, and often have a small,
hard, green area.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-06
Turkey Skin

II chicken or turkey skin has a
good flavor, it can be ground and
added to gravy or a casserole mix
ture.
Evening star., 1950-01-15

police, to tell him that dead
man was sitting in certain cafe
in the Arab quarter - unless
someone had logged his elbow,
in which case he would be lying
on the floor.
The first ship scheduled to
leave Port Said that day was
the Antonia at two o'clock; so
Shaun's next call was to Cooks,
who were managing the cruise.
What he learned there con-
vinced him that his time was
even more limited than he had
supposed.
Theo Leidler had just booked
a passage on the Antonta!
Hold one for me!' He hung
up.
Shaun glanced at his watch.
He couldn't hope to get to the
cafe and back. But there were so
many things he must know. He
drove to his hotel, bundled his
kit into a bag, paid his bill, and
made a dash for the police station.
He spent all of fifteen precious
minutes with the chief of police.
and then raced to Cooks to pick
up his steamer ticket.
His taxi wasn't far from the
docks when another car caught
his eye. A gray sedan - surely,
it was Leidler's - sped past,
swerved in, was pulled up with
screaming brakes. The Egyptian
driver sprang out. This street
was nearly deserted. Heavy shad-
ows, cast by a dock building, lay
blackly across it. Shaun had a
hazy impression of a slight figure,
running. Then, that flying shape
and the Egyptian as we'll were
hidden from him by the sedan.
"Stob!"
But Shaun was out on the
running-board before his taxi
man had time to obey the order.
He jumped, took one swift look,
and hurled himself forward.
The Egyptian was dragging
the girl into the sedan!
Ito be concluded merit sueek)
Evening star., 1950-01-15
CRIME TAKES A CRUISE
Continued from page t,Venty-three

reached her ears. 1t was the deep
warning note of the Antonta's
whistle. She had just fifteen min
utes to make the ship!
She was halfway to the door
when the graceful salesman over
took her.
'Madam!" He dropped a lit
ter of boxes at her feet. There is
plenty of time. Always, Ameri-
can ladies are in such a hurry.
Now, you see -" he opened a
box - these shoes, madam -"
Are they my size?"
"But yes, madam"
''lHEY'LL do!" Maureen fum-
bled frantically in her satchel.
The price, please?"
Maureen thrust several dollar
bills into his hand, grabbed the
box and ran out of the store.
Out on the street she stood
still for a moment, trying to get
her bearings. No taxi was in sight.
Panic threatened, but Maureen
conquered it. She had come
straight from the ship to Simon
Arzt's and she must remember
the way =.
Of course! 1t suddenly came
back to her!
Looking all the time for a
taxi, she set out, almost running.
Would they delay sailing if she
hadn't come on board? Whatever
would happen to her if she got
left behind in Port Said? -.
WHEN he dropped Maureen
at the Casino, Shaun had found
himself badly puzzled to learn
that Theo Leidler's gray sedan
was no longer following. 1t
seemed as if his theory that
Leidler had identified him must
be wrong.
But if Leidler wasn't failing
him, who WGs he failing?
Shaun drove straight to the
u. S. Consulate.
There was much to do, and
little time to do it.
First, he called the chief OF
Evening star., 1950-08-23
D. {. Firemen's S Local
Banquet Notes Victory
For 6O-Hour Week

Local SO of the District Fire
mems Association last night held
a banquet to celebrate its victory
in reducing the working hours of
firemen from u to so hours
week.
The event, attended. by Chief
J. A. Mayhem and officers of the
international association, was
held at 419 Seventh street NV.
The reduction in the working
hours. which became effective as
Of July /. was the first for WASH
ington f1remen in Is years and
had been sought for the last II
years.
In 1888. legislation to give the
firemen q 60-hour week was
passed by Congress but was vetoed
by President Roosevelt.
Shortly afterwards, the officials
recalled last night, World War II
began, and efforts to obtain the
60-hour week came to a stand
still.
The campaign was resumed in
1947. The following year, Con-
gress authorized the shorter week,
to go into effect when funds were
provided. Last year. after con-
siderable effort by the locals
legislative officials. money for the
new setup was requested in the
District budget and the appropria-
tion finally provided in July.
The morale of the department
now has reached a new high be-
cause of the improvement in
working conditions, it was said.
Chief Mayhem was praised for
his leadership, and Commissioner
John Russell Young for his
cooperation and assistance in
achieving the new labor condi-
tions.
During the banquet, Mike Rec
tor, the 5-year-old boy whose
cowboy clothes caught fire in
November. 194S. soaring 70 per
cent of his body. was presented
with a merchandise certificate
and given an honorary member
ship card in the association.
The boy, who spent II months
in the hospital. was adopted"
by the 1850 firemen. Since he
Is going to start school shortly,
the certificate will be used for the
purchase Of clothing for the little
boy.
A. E. Davis, head Of the associa-
ton, presided at the banquet.
Evening star., 1950-08-23
Truman Asks $4,000
For GaIIinqer Clinic

President Truman has recon-
mended to Congress an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for increased facil-
tiles at. Gallinger Municipal
Hospital for an out-patient clinic
Of this sum, $4,000 would be
for investigators of the Health
Department and $71,000 for the
clinic.
Also sent to Congress yesterday
for the District was an estimate
of $4,000 for the Once of Ma
tional Capital Parks to meet the
extra cost during this fiscal year
of putting the Park Police force
on a flve-day week.
These items constitute the
major part Of a total of $129,338
supplemental item recommended
by the President for inclusion In
the final supplemental appropria-
ton bill. now pending in the
House. The balance of 1898 is
for judgements and audited
claims.
Evening star., 1950-08-23

Sanforized flanneletts
shirss in assorted plaids.
with pocket. Sizes Z to &.
Evening star., 1950-08-23

Brown. navy, grey Twill
boxer ionsies with Z side
pockets, reinforced seams.
Sizes Z 70 s.
Evening star., 1950-08-23

Dress.up quality percales In
checks and plaids with bolero
effects and big sweep skirts. In.
sert bib styles with piping and
piqus srim. Sizes l2.2O
Evening star., 1950-08-23
Westerr, Style
Shirt

Two-tone sanfofized Aan.
nelette with loop collar and
2 pockets with arrow trim.
Full Cut. strongly stitched.
eolorfast green, blue. Sizes
4 to u. ..............
Evening star., 1950-08-23

Fine quality sanforized
broadcloth, flap pockets
with button. long sleeves.
white only. Sizes 6 to l8.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Building Boom in Britoin

Production of permanent homes
In Great Britain has now attained
q level of close to 10000 monthly.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
|raqi Is Ordered Held
For Grand Jury After
Admission Of Staying

A coroner's jury yesterday hSsN
a 30-year -old ex-janitor of the
Iraq chancery for grand jury &C
ton on murder charge after an
inquest marked by the suspects
blunt admission: II did It."
Sitting calmly between two po-
hcemen and handcuffed to one of
them during the inquest, Cham
chum Elias Sesi blurted out the
admission when asked if he had
any questions for witness on
| the stand.
He had been told of his rights
and warned by Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald that anything
he might say could be used against
him.
Arrested in Detroit only six
hours after the Staying, Sesi is
charged with the knife-slaying Of
Mahmud Rodaini. 81, head care
taker at the Iraq chancery. 2205
Massachusetts avenue NV.
He had no lawyer and told
newsmen IT am the lawyer for
myself"
Rodaini's body was found
Thursday morning in his basement
quarters at the chancery, knife
wounds on the neck, shoulders
and arms. Deputy Coroner Chris
topher j. Murphy said there were
at least 20 cuts on the body.
Sesi, in what police called a
calm" confession, said Rodaini
had made improper advances to
him hundreds of times"
Evening star., 1950-07-30

A motor road leads up to the
crater rim of Mount Capulin. ex-
tinct volcano in Northeastern New
Mexico.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Dewey and Tobin TO Speak
To State AFL Convention
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 20. Gov
Thomas z. Dewey and Secretary
of Labor Maurice J. Tobin will
speak Monday to delegates repre-
.senting 100000 American Fed
Grafton of Labor members in New
York State.
The delegates will begin regis
tration tomorrow for the four
day State Federation of Labor
convention at the Hotel Commo- =
dore.
Thomas A. Murray, State Fed
Grafton president, said the dele
gates would be asked to help draft
federation policy on legislative
and political action.
Gov. Dewey's associates said his
speech would deal with the inter
national crisis. 1t is scheduled for
broadcast.
The federation will elect a pres
ident. secretary-treasurer and is
vice presidents at Wednesday
afternoon session.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Young Polio Victim
Given Grape Juice
Apienty in Vienna
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, July 29.-Americar
housewives in Vienna responded
quickly today to the plea of q
young American polio victim for
q drink of grape juice.
Shortly after Edward H. Rosen-
wasser, 21-year-old Fort Worth
(Tex.) medical student. asked his
doctor in a hoarse whisper for a
drink of the juice an appeal was
spread throughout the American
community. There was none in
the Army hospital or commissary.
Viennese shops never have sold
grape juice, although Vienna is
in the heart of the Austrian grape
country.
Within an hour the first can had
arrived at the hospital from one
housewives pantry. 1t was quickly
followed by other single cans and
late in the afternoon Rosenwas-
ser's doctor said enough had been
sent in to supply him for several
weeks.
1t was the first request Mr..
Rosenwasser had made since he
was admitted to the hospital last
Monday. Hospital authorities said
he was holding his own, though
still in an iron lung and on the
danger list.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
z District Men to Serve
On Foundations jury

Two Washington men have
been namd to serve on the 81
member awards jury of the Free
doms Foundation which will
award 100000 to rs schools in the
country "for outstanding work
in creating a better understanding
of the American freedom philoso.
ply
They are Charles r. Barefoot
past commander, Spanish Wa
Veterans, and Vice Admiral Le
land P. Lovette, director of pub
lie relations of the Veterans o
Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Rocket Released Nine Miles Up
Travels $500 Miles an Hour

enough to lift it off the ground
A second button applied full
power. during which the W.
burned 10 tons of liquid oxygen
and alcohol in one minute. A
third button caused outside cleo
trical contacts to fall away. And
fourth blew up the W. after
it launched the WAC Corporal
Both missiles transmit infcrma-
ton back to the base by radio as
they zip through the air at ap-
proximately twice the speed of a
rifle bullet. They also are tracked
visually and by radar Twenty
seven kinds of information go into
their performance record, includ-
ing speed, altitude, heat genera
ton and weather conditions,
much of it radioed back by the
missiles themselves.
Col. Harold r. Turner, safety
officer who gave details of the
tests, said each missile performed
PCIlCCCly.
They left the ground at 7:44
m, and the humid early morn
ing air permitted ground observ-
ers the unusual sight of twin vapor
trails as the rockets separated
and followed slightly different
courses.
This was the second test of a
rocket in horizontal flight, and
the second firing from this new
Florida proving ground. 1t
brought to a close an Army Ord
nance Department project called
Bumper in which a large rocket
discharges a smaller one in flight.
General Electric. one of the de-
veloperS of the "step" principal,
was in charge of the test.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Louisiana Youths Smear
Italian Red Offices
BY the Assoeiated Press

ROME, July 29.-Two youthful
American tourists smeared Com
munist Party headquarters at
Perugia with ripe tomatoes two
days ago. The youths were iden-
titled by Perugia police tonight as
Robert Hugh Ford, Is. and Ed
mund Cunningham, IT, both of
Shreveport, La.
The two boys are members of
a party touring Italy. They were
taken into protective custody
Thursday when they left the
Communist headquarters with a
plaque and were threatened by
a group of Reds.
No charges were placed against
them.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Potto (which Never Hurries),
2MdndriIIs, Porcupine Join Zoo

Four Surplus" animals from the
Cleveland Zoo-a potto. a brush
tail porcupine and pair of man
rdrills-yesterday were given to the
Washington Zoo.
They were presents Of Fletcher
Reynolds, Cleveland Zoo director,
who got the animals on recent
trip to Africa. DIR. William Mann,
director of the Zoo, here, explained
he and Mr.. Reynolds often trade
extra animals.
DR.. Mann also explained what q
potto is. It's a lemur.
The potto was put in the small
mammal house with the slow loris,
which a potto would resemble if
it's head were thinner and nose
blunter. Both sleep in "fur BALI
state with their heads buried
under their necks.
The potto never hurries. The
Evening star., 1950-07-30
HARD OF HEARING

Be sure to see the tiny 21a ounce minIa
ture hearing aid with NO receiver button
In the ear. 1t banishes outside noises and
helps you to clearly hear the conversations
Of others around you. This Is not mis-
leading advertising. THIS is A FACT
at 3I9 Colorado BIdx,. 18th and q Sts
NV. and see for yourself. Phone Ma
97?9 or Ma. 1923.
Evening star., 1950-07-30

potto never releases its grip on a
branch until it has made sure
another of its hand like paws is
secure.
The brush-tail porcupine is
about three months old, keepers
estimate, and will replace the one
that died last Sunday of old age.
Keeper Allen Norris hopes the
porcupine will use the white
famed brush on the end of its
tail to sweep the cage.
Keepers estimate the new man
drills are about two years old. The
red-bearded, beige -tummied mon
keys turned timid when photo
graphers arrived for portraits
They turned their backs and tried
to hide at the top of the cage
They almost forgot to be timid
with the Zoos older mandrills
with whom they're sharing billet.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Two Girls Denying
Political Aspirations
Opponents for Post

Two girls who sat up the night
before denying their political as
pirations yesterday became op-
posing presidential candidates of
Girls Nation.
Marvella Hern, II, Enid, Okla,
Federalist nominee, met National
list choice Margaret Guenther, IT,
Detroit, Mich, for the first time
Friday in a dormitory room at
Mt. Vernon Seminary, 2100 Fox
hall road NV.
There, the American Legion
Auxiliary is directing an eight-day
citizenship school attended by SO
delegates. Although the Federal
lists and the Nationalists are only
names in the teaching of the
two-party system of Government,
both groups of enthusiastic young
people today will draw up plat
forms.
Shortly after their nominations
(three ballots eachO yesterday. the
party candidates. with embarrass-
ment, admitted they had "sat up
a long time" decrying any and all
interest in politics.
II will accept any suggestions
my party members make" blond
Marvella stressed, "and, of course,
I have a suggestion of my own.
would like to start a Girls
World. where girls from every
country can meet each other"
Marvella, who wants to study
to be a dietician and throw some
dramatics courses in on the side,"
agreed with her party chairman's
plan to have an idealistic and
practical platform, but added:
Every girl here has ideals or
she wouldn't be here, so I would
push the practical part"
Elections of officers will take
place at 1880 pm. tomorrow. Vice
presidential nominees are Judy
Alexander, Montclair. N. j., Ma
tionalist, and Sally McFague,
Milton, Mass.
The District has no delegates
attending the sessions as the girls
represent State organizations.
Only delegate from the Greater
Washington Area is Barbara
Norby, IT, daughter of Lieut.. and
Mrs. F. H. Norby, 3096 South
Woodrow street, Arlington. Bar
bara is a senior at Washington
Lee High Scnooi.
The delegates will tour the Su-
preme Court Building tomorrow
where they will be addressed by
Associate Justice Burton. Later
they will meet Senate Majority
Leader Lucas, Secretary of De-
Tense Johnson, and inspect the
FBI.
Mrs. India Edwards, national
vice chairman of the Democratic
Party. will speak at $3.50 pm. at
the seminary.