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Evening star., 1950-12-28
Charles F. Kane Rites
10, Be at ARLINGTON

Military burial ceremonies fol-
Charles E. Kane. IS. veteran Dis
trict employe, will be held at Ar
llngton Cemetery tomorrow fol-
lowing a mass at st. Francis de
Sales Catholic Church. Rhode
Island avenue and Twentieth
street NE.
Mr.. Kane. a World War vet
eran and for A years an inspector
in the District Water Department,
died yesterday in Homeopathic
Hospital.
Prayers will be offered at 8:15
am. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
funeral home. 2901 Fourteenth
street NV, to be followed by the
mass at 8:45 am. Burial will be
about 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Kane, who lived at 2O23
Newton street NE, is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Kane,
and daughter. Miss Ann S.
Kane, IA. of the Newton street
address. Also surviving are a mar
rled daughter, Mrs. Mary F. King,
Of 4409 Iowa avenue NV, and
three sisters. Mrs. George o.
Barnes, of Chevy Chase, Md;
Miss Mary A. Kane, of Chicago,
and Mrs. Burton Allen. of Kansas
City, KanS.
Mr.. Kane. a native of Washing
ton. attended st. Cecilia Academy
here. He served as a corporal in
World War I and was overseas 18
months.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
William K. BenthaI Dies;
Retired D. T.. Fireman

William K. Benthal, SIS, a re-
tired District fireman, was found
dead in bed this morning at 1902
Randolph street NV. where he
roomed.
He was pronounced dead by DR..
Thomas F. Collins, his private
physician who had been treating
him for several months for heart
trouble. DR.. Collins was called
by James D. Morrison of 1648
Newton street NV, another re-
tired fireman. who discovered Mr..
Benthal dead in bed when he
stopped in to visit him.
Mr.. Benthal was a District fire.
man for 80 years. Born in Ken
lucky, he served in the United
States Navy in World War I. He
later worked as a Government
employe here before joining the
fire department in June, 1920,
with Engine Company No. 20.
He received a ribbon decora-
ton for his work in the Knicker-
booker Theater disaster here in
1922 and again in 1925 for his aid
in the Kann warehouse fire.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Grand Jury Resumes
Probe Of Weinberq

A Federal grand jury today
resumed its investigation of the
wartime activities of DR.. Joseph
w. Weinberg. Scientist X".
after a four month layof.
The jury repeatedly is looking
into possible charges that Wein-
berg, who worked in the Univer-
sity of California radiation labo-
ratory. perjured himself before the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities more than a year
ago when he denied knowing
Communist officials on the West
Coast.
The House committee, which
gave Weinberg the Scientist x"
alias, accused him in a report of
giving atomic secrets to Steve
Nelson, Communist party or
ganizer during World War II.
The lone witness appearing to-
day was DR.. Kenneth o. May, 35,
a mathematician and ex-Com-
munist who was graduate
student at California with Wein-
ber in the late 1930s.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Two 4OO-Pound Safe!
With S1,7OO Stolen

Hard-Working safecrackers early
today carried away two 40O-pound
safes from neighboring Northeast
firms for total nights profit of
about $1,7OO.
The safes were taken from the
Cushwa Brick and Building Supply
Co. 1877 Ingraham street NE, and
the Duron Paint Manufacturing
Co., 140 Ingraham street NE. They
were found hacked open about $50
yards away, near a railroad.
Durwood Boeglen, general man
ager of the brick firm, said his safe
contained $1,000. He said the
theft must have occurred between
3 am. and 6 am. when no one was
at the Office.
Gary Lebbin, owner of the paint
company, estimated his loss at
about $100. Both places were
broken into through locked doors
Police said sledge hammers and
pickaxes were used to open the
safes after they had been removed
to the railroad tracks.
Yesterday thieves entered three
offices at 1760 K street NV, tax
ing $100 from a wall safe in the
Parkwood Opticians Office in addi-
ton to six binoculars. Another
office was ransacked. and Sc was
stolen from a third Office in the
building.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Masked Fare Gives
D. C.Cobbie Laugh,
Then Takes $3.50

1t was funny to Thomas Lyon,
cab driver, when passenger
robbed him of $3.50 today.
Mr.. Lyon, Al, of the 500 block
of Seventh street Sc. told police
he picked up a colored man at
Eighteenth street and New York
avenue NE. and took him to the
100 block of Bladensburg road
NE.
There the passenger said he had
to get some money from his
house. In a few minutes he was
back, but with a black stocking
cap pulled over his face. Sits
were cut for his eyes.
Mr.. Lyon said he just had to
laugh. it was so funny, but he
handed over his cash when the
man told him to do so cor else. -
Police arrested a suspect a short
time later on the description Mr..
Lyon furnished.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Prof. Elias Huzar Dies
Visiting Senate Offices

Prof. Elias Huzar of Cornell
University died in Casualty Hos
pital today less than an houl
after he collapsed in a corridor
OF the Senate Office Building.
Prof. Huzar, a former admins
trative analyst for the Budget
Bureau, was in Washington at
tending the annual meeting of
the American Political Science
Association.
Born in New York City in 1915,
Prof. Huzar graduated from Will
liam Jewell College in 1885 and
later received his masters and
doctors degrees from Princeton
University.
He became associate professor
ct political science at Cornell in
1888. In 1943 he joined the Bud
get Bureau staff and remained in
Washington until 1946. when he
returned to Cornell.
Prof. Huzar was alone when he
collapsed, apparently from a heart
attack.
Attendants from the Office of
the Capitol physician applied arti-
fetal respiration for half an hour
while awaiting the arrival of an
ambulance. Prof. Huzar was pro-
nounced dead 2 minutes after
arrival at the hospital.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Charles H. Tompkins and Wife
Honored at Central Reunion

A prominent Washington build
er and his wife were among per-
sons who received Certificates of
Distinction last night during the
42d annual reunion of Central
High School alumni, held in the
Carlton Hotel.
Charles H. Tompkins, president
of the construction firm bearing
his name, and his wife Ida were
the recipients of the awards. along
with five other distinguished Gen.
tral graduates. Mr.. Tompkins
and his wife were graduated in
1902.
The others honored were James
H. Lemon, graduated in 1913,
president of the Board Of Direc-
tors of Children's Hospital and
with the firm of Johnston, Lemon
& Co.; James M. Mitchell. class
of 1926, civil service commits
sioner: Judge Frank H. Myers of
Municipal Court. graduated in
1915; Miss Alma Preinkert, presi-
dent of the Maryland Federation
of Women's Clubs, graduated in
1913, and Rudolph E. Schoenfeld,
American Ambassador to Ro-
mania, who was in the class of
1902.
Met in School Shop.
Many of the hundreds of alum
nj present were familiar with the
story of how MIR. Tompkins met
his wife in the blacksmith shop of
Central, which was changed to
Cardozo High School last Septem-
ber.
Married in 1906, the couple had
specialized in technical subjects.
Although her maiden name was
Tompkins, they were not related
nor did they know each other be-
fore their acquaintance at Gen.
tral.
Mr.. Tompkins received his
award for his outstanding
achievements as a builder, civic
and fraternal worker. and his
wife for her business and home
making ability. She aided her
husband when the construction
firm was in its infancy.
New Officers Elected.
New officers of the Central High
School Alumni Association were
elected during the reunion.
Eldred Dickinson of the class
of 1924 succeeded Mr.. Dunlap as
Evening star., 1950-12-28
New Evacuation Plane
Designed 10 Garry
Wounded in Comfort

Men wounded in Korea will soon
be flown to the United States in a
neWly-modified air evacuation air.
plane which was unveiled yester-
day by the Military Air Transport
Service at Washington National
Airport.
Designated the C-54M, the new
version of the Douglas Skynaster
was specifically designed by MATS
to provide every possible facility
for wounded personnel in transit
to the mainland for hospitaliza-
ton.
At the unveiling, Maj. Gen. Lau-
renee S. Kuter. commanding
MATS; Rear Admiral J. P. Whit
ney, vice commander, and BRIG
Gen. Wilford F. Hall. MATS air.
surgeon, said the C-54M was a
carefully engineered conversion
developed over a two-year period
with features scheduled to be in
corporated in future transport air.
craft assigned to air evacuation
duty. The entire conversion re-
suited from the combined ideas
of the Air Force. Navy and Army
New Features of Plane.
| Gen. Hall detailed some of the
new features of the four -engined
80 litter air evacuation plane
They include:
A new heat and ventilating sys-
tenn providing patient-controllec
draft-free ventilation at each
| stretcher station. The system in
cludes safety devices to shut the
ventilation OFF.
Painting of the entire top OF
the fuselage with a special solar
heat rejecting white lacquer
which lowers cabin temperatures
from six degrees to Is degrees
| Fahrenheit under extreme heat
conditions.
Several experimental glass cabin
windows that are expected to re-
duce glare and filter out approx
mately so per cent of the solar
heat rays.
A new adjustable system o1
stretcher suspension which per-
mits better spacing of stretchers
and adds to patient comfort by
allowing them to ride in vibra-
tion-proof stretcher sings.
A revised oxygen system with
more outlets located so that each
patient may be provided with
either an oxygen tube or mask.
Medical Station Improved.
Completely new medical station
including nurses cabinet fillec
with dressings. plasma, bandages
and surgical equipment; COM
bination galley and medical work
bench with hot plate, hot chests
for hospital-prepared food. foul
thermos bottles, food storage
space and troop seats for the med
ical crew.
An automatic system for insect
control which distributes insecti-
eide into every crevice of the air.
craft.
A special cabin interior insu-
lated against noise, heat and cold
The C-54M also carries q
new type electrically -operatec
stretcher lift weighing less than
100 pounds, which will load or un-
load two stretcher cases at a time
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Corcoran Art Expert Gets
Hartford Curator's Post

Charles F. Buckley, keeper Of
the Clark collection at the Cor
coran Gallery of Art, today was
named general curator of the
Wadsworth Atheneum in Hart
ford, Conn.
Mr.. Buckley, who lives at the
gallery. will assume his duties
February l. according to an an
nouncement of the Board of Trus-
tees reported by the Associated
Press.
Mr.. Buckley has been with the
gallery since September, 1949.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
District LAWYER
Loses Appeal
In nLarcenyCase
Court of Appeals
Affirms Conviction
Of Albert F. Graham

The conviction of Washington
Attorney Albert F. Graham on
charges of stealing $4,000 from
a client was affirmed today by
the United States Court of APP
peals.
Graham. 43. of the 500 block
of South Second street. Arlington.
long familiar figure in Judici-
ary square, faces a six to 18
months prison term on the two
grand larceny charges. He was
convicted last May be a District
Court jury and sentenced by
Judge Jennings Bailey.
The jury found that the
lawyer last February obtained the
money from Francisco Gal, Al,
Hungarian immigrant who had
been charged with disorderly
conduct. Graham claimed the
$4,000 was his fee for representing
Mr.. Gal on the criminal charge
and in efforts to obtain the
clients American citizenship.
Mr.. Gal. however, testified that
the lawyer specified 5000 for the
legal fee plus $4,000 to pay police.
Evidence showed that the lawyer
kept the funds for his own use.
The appeals court, in an opin-
ion written by Judge George T..
Washington. found a parallel in
the Lindbergh baby kidnapping
case in which CASTOR B. Means
obtained 100000 from the lsts
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean on a
promise that he would help re-
cover the kidnapped child. Means
was convicted of converting that
sum to his own use.
Judge Washington found that
Judge Bailey was correct in al
lowing the trial jury to weigh the
testimony of the two principals
n the case and to believe whom
it chose. The appeals court also
held that Judge Bailey's instruc-
lions to the jury were fair to the
defendant and IAN adequate
statement of the law"
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Mother Burned Saving Children
As Christmas 7 rec Catches Fire

The Christmas tree that had
frightened their holidays brought
near-tragedy to a young mother
and her two small children when
it burst into flames last night.
Mrs. Arthur Rice, 80, of 20 New
York avenue NE, was burned
about the hands as she fought to
keep the flames away from her
daughters, Virginia. 2, and Pa
tricia Ann, 13 months.
Paul Owens, As, roomer. was
burned about the face and head
when he dashed through the
flames to carry the youngest child
to safety.
All of the children's Christmas
toys and much of the family
clothing were destroyed before
firemen eXtinguished the blaze.
Evening star., 1950-12-28

Their father, an Air Force
sergeant stationed at Eglin Air
Force Base in Florida. had spent
Christmas with his family, but
had to start back to the camp
yesterday afternoon.
Four other residents of the New
York avenue house were forced to
flee from second floor rooms by
the smoke and flames. Mrs. Lee
Montgomery, 81, suffering from
a fractured ankle and unable to
move, was carried to a rear porch
by her husband where she re-
manned until the fire was ex-
tinguiShed.
Mrs. Rice said the tree burst
into flames shortly after she
lighted it for her daughter.
Evening star., 1950-12-28

president for the coming year
A third generation native Wash
ingtonian. Mr.. Dickinson lives at
4311 Window place NV, and
has been in the insurance busi-
ness for % years.
Others chosen were Robert E
Newly. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Riley,
Miss Katherine Sunny and Miss
Bessie Whitford. vice president;
Mrs. Martha T. Baker, secretary
and Ernest F. Williams, treasurer
Honorary vice presidents are
Lawrence G. Hoover. last princi-
pal of Central; Miss Ruth McRae
and Col. Lynn E. Woodworth, last
assistant principals; DR.. Robert
A. Maurer and Charles H. Bates
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Price Of Butter
Up | to4Cents
In Area Stores
Rise Started When US.
Quit Selling Its Stocks;
Other Foods Steady

The retail price of butter to-
day was up l to 4 cents pound
over a week ago in many area
stores and dairies as the whole
sale butter market continued up
ward.
Most other foods were un-
changed in price from last week,
including turkeys and chicken.
Butter has been rising in price
on the commodity market since
the Agriculture Department
stopped sales of its butter holdings
in order to take inventory.
Government stocks, acquired
under the price-support program,
amounted to nearly 200 million
pounds last summer, but they
have dwindled to less than TO
million pounds. On top of this
development, butter production
recently has been too low to supply
the consumer market.
First Rise in Weeks.
The higher retail price for but
ter today was the first rise for
some retailers in weeks. They
warned it might go higher if the
wholesale market keeps going up
Eggs were reduced in price by
several large food chains from 2
to cents a dozen. One retailer
pointed out that eggs have
dropped II cents a dozen since
December 9.
One food chain increased the
price of some canned fruit juices,
canned corn and peaches and
dried fruits by cent a pound or
l cent a can.
The Agriculture Department
this week announced it will allow
marketings of 8 million tons OF
sugar in the United States in the
new year-150,000 tons more than
estimated consumption in 1850
The new quota, the department
said. is expected to maintain sta
Bile prices, to allow unrestricted
consumption by household con-
sumers and industrial users and
to maintain present large stocks. -
Plentiful Food Listed.
The departments Production
and Marketing Administration
headlined pork and sweet potatoes
on its list of plentiful foods for
thrifty buying this week. The
1850 pig crop was estimated at
100. 700, 900 heads per cent over
last year and exceeded only by
crops in the war years of 1912
and 1943. The PIMA recommended
that cooks team up plentiful pea
nuts. ham. honey, apples or
oranges with sweet potatoes for
festive holiday menus.
Here's the administrations ma
tional list of foods likely to be
relatively low priced in January
because of abundant supply:
Apples, oranges, grapefruit. cram
berries, potatoes, onions, sauer-
kraut, pork, broiling chickens,
shrimp, frozen fish fillets, cottage
cheese, peanut butter and honey.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Agnew
TO Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Herndon Agnew, So, clerk
of the Arlington County Board.
who died yesterday from injuries
she suffered in an automobile ac-
cident. will be held at pm. to-
morrow.
Services pill be held at the Ar
lington Methodist Church. South
Glebe road and Eighth street.
Burial will be in the Presbyterian
Cemetery, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
D. c. Awards Text Contracts

The District today announced
the award of contracts to So firms
to furnish $220,250 worth of text
books, charts and other instruc-
tional material for the city's pub
lie schools during 1851. The an
nouncement came from Roland M.
Brennan, District purchasing Of
dcer.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Mrs. Pettey Elected

Mrs. Julia Pettey has been
elected president of the ladies
auxiliary of the Bladensburg
Volunteer Fire Department and
Rescue Squad. Other officers are:
Mrs. Rose Bennett, vice president.
Mrs. Helen Clements. secretary:
Mrs. Edna Miller. treasurer, and
Mrs. Bessie Stack, custodian.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
Bush Pilots Use OF
Highways Halted

Anchorage - Alaska pilots
are going to have to quit using
territorial highways for land
ing fields.
The announcement was
made by Frank Metcalf, terri
torial highway commissioner,
who also heads the highway
patrol. There are several laws
prohibiting the setting down
of planes on highways when
ever pilots please, Metcalf
said.
In the future the laws will
be enforced and the highway
patrol has been given orders,
Metcaf stated.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
Easter Seals
On Sale Soon

Easter seals, the sale of
which is sponsored by the A
laska Crippled Children's AS
ISOLATION, will be in the mail
shortly, Mrs. Reuben Tesarik,
local ACCA president, said
yesterday.
Sale of small packs of the
seals at the school will start
Monday, she added.
Ninety-fve percent of the
money raised through sale of
the stamps remains in the ter
ritoritory. The seals will be
mailed from Anchorage, and
money for them will be mailed
back to that city, Mrs. Tes
ark explained.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
CITY Seeks Payment
For Jail Site

The condemnation suit of
the Department of Justice
against the City of Kodiak, for
land on which the federal Jail
is built, has been set for hear
ing on April 2 in District Court
in Anchorage.
The department originally
agreed verbally to pay the city
$500 for the city's expense in
moving the building currently
used as a city hall. However,
no money has been paid.
Now, the city is seeking, be-
sides the $500, money for the
appraised value of the land it.
self and of the former city
hall which was burned by the
city last year.
Buell. Nesbett, Anchorage
attorney, is representing the
city.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
Red Cross
Asks Funds

The annual American Red
Cross drive for funds will get
mder way Monday and will
Eun until Mar. 81, Gene Mar
lzr, Fund Chairman, said yes
terday.
Volunteer collectors will
cover every section of Kodiak
and vicinity and will give a
receipt and sticker to every
contributor.
Persons wishing to mail
their contributions may do so
and are requested to address
them to: American Red Cross.
Kodiak, Alaska, in care of
Marlar.
''The Red Cross has been
quite active in Kodiak the past
year and we hope to continue
the work. Every contribution
will aid some needy person, +"
Marlar said.
He also urges everyone who
plans to give to the drive to
have his contribution ready
when the canvassers call as it
viii greatly speed up the
work.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
Democrats To Hold
Caucus Tomorrow

Members of the Democratic
party living at MOB, Woody
Island, Kodiak and surround
ing area will meet tomorrow
at the Union Hall to select de-
legates to attend the conven-
ton at Anchorage later this
month.
Kodiak is entitled to send 26
delegates to the convention
and to date only 10 have been
selected.
The meeting tomorrow is
scheduled to begin at 2 pm.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
Open Statehood
Hearings Seen

Open hearings on the A.
hska statehood bill were a.
ssured recently by Chairman
G O'Mahoney (D-Wyo) of the
Senate committee on interior
and insular affairs.
Dates for the hearings have
not been set, but he indicated
here would be no delay, &C.
anrding to an article in the
SEATTLE Post-Intelligencer.
Alaska's civic and business
leaders are expected to fly to
Washington within a few
hours after hearings are
scheduled, Del. E. L. Bartlett
mid.
Anchorage Territorial funds
lave been made available for
promoting Alaska statehood
h0 the Board of Administra-
don, Gunnard Engebreth,
president of the Anchorage
Republican Club, disclosed.
Engebreth said he was adj
vised by wire from Gov.
Ernest Gruening that $25, 900
has been "unfrozen" by un-
snimous vote of the board
which controls territorial ex-
penditures.
The governor indicated that
further funds would also be
made available.
Robert Atwood, chairman of
the Alaska Statehood Commit
tee and publisher of the An
chorage Times, said the ex-
ecutive committee of his group
is presently taking action for
use of the "unfrozen" funds.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18
Progressive Party

The Kodiak Progressive
party, a group of Is represen-
tative businessmen of Kodiak,
who in the last city election
endorsed and supported the
present city council and may
or, reaffirm their confidence in
their choice.
The mayor and council are
representative of the majority
of the bona fide residents and
taxpayers of our community,
expressing the. will and the
attitude of those who elected
them to office. Any criticism
from any minority group who
might be actuated by person
alities or fancied wrongs,
should be looked upon with
great caution lest such unwar-
ranted publicity resulting
therefrom become detrimen-
tai to the welfare of the en-
tire community.
Kodiak today, as a result of
untiring efforts by our city Of
ficials, stands on the threshold
of the greatest development
in it's history. We must not al
low any petty or imagined
grievance to divide us against
ourselves. Only a united front
can win our goal.
Kodiak Progressive Party
J. G. Martz, chairman
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-18

A program Of vaccination
against tuberculosis is current
ly being carried on around Ko-
diak Island by the department
of health vessel, Health.
The work is being made
possible by the cooperation Of
the local Coast Guard air de-
tachment, which delivers vac
cine to the boat at towns
around the island.
The vaccine, which is made
in Chicago, is BEG vaccine, a
mild strain of bovine tubercu-
losis, and must be used within
seven days after it is made.
The BEG vaccine was used
in southeastern Alaska expert
mentally about 10 years ago
and results Of that testing and
similar tests in Canada showed
that among those who receive
it the instance of tuberculosis
is greatly lowered.
In November, 1913, a team
of two women, DR.. Florence
Marcus and a nurse, came to
Kodiak to conduct a program
of vaccination, but because of
bad flying conditions at the
were able to visit only Afog-
max and Ouzinkie.
Before receiving the vaccine,
persons are tested to see if