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Evening star., 1951-01-06
Carroll L. Tuvenner Dies:
Service Stution EmpIoye

Carroll Lee Tavenner, 43, as
sistant manager of the Warren
Shell Service Station, Pennsyl-
vania and Minnesota avenues Sc.
died Thursday at his home, 1885
Walters lane. Forestville, Md. He
had been i'll since August.
Mr.. Tavenner was born in
Paris, Va, and had lived in the
Washington area since he was
1S. He previously worked 1S
years for the Continental Baking
Co. He was a member of the
Mount Calvary Catholic Church
in Forestville.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Catherine E. Tavenner; two sons,
Robert Lee and William Carroll
Tavenner. and his father, Eugene
NJ Tavenner of Groveton, Va.
He also leaves seven sisters.
Funeral services will be held at
1920 am. Monday in the Mount
Calvary Church. Burial will be
in Washington National Gene.
terry.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
DistrictDe|egate
Without Vote Is
Proposed in Bill
AuchincIoss Measure
Provides for Election,
New City Organization

An elected but non-voting Dis
trict delegate in the House and
the streamlining of municipal de-
partments are proposed in a bill
that Representative Auchincloss,
Republican, of New Jersey expects
to introduce soon in Congress.
District suffrage, in at least
some limited form, is believed
almost certain to be placed before
the new Congress. Present discus
sions indicate one or more bills
providing for reorganization of
city departments.
Mr.. Auchincloss, author of sew
eral earlier and more extensive
bills for a fully elected city gov
ernment, said he plans to offer
a measure with the non-voting
delegate provision. This would be
coupled with proposals for re-
vamping city bureaus, he said.
Local home-rule bills for the
District have died in the past two
Congresses. In the 80th Congress
a House suffrage bill was killed
IN the House. In the 81st Con-
gress, the Senate passed the Ke-
fauver bill, but it was buried in
the. House District Committee.
Such home-rule bill might be
reintroduced in the new Congress.
but there still is hard core of
opposition in the House District
Committee.
Therefore, suggestions for a
much modified bill have been
greeted with remarks of approval
from some House District Com
mittee members who oppose a
wholly elected city government.
Mr.. Auchincloss himself said he
thought that under the circum-
stances the best move might be
to reorganize the city government
and to elect delegate as a means
of proving the benefits of suffrage
here.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Marine Held Under $40. 900
In Two Armed Robberies

Pvt Neal A. RuetZ, 10, of the
Marine Corps. was held under
$40, 900 bond on charges involving
two armed robberies following his
arraignment before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
today.
Police said the young Marine
has admitted fracturing the skull
of Morton Eichner. a cab driver,
of 521 Longfellow street NV, who
was struck on the head with a gun
butt ir a holdup Wednesday
night. Mi. Eichner was robbed of
So.
Later, Pvt. Ruetz allegedly
forced a parking lot attendant to
drive hin from Fourteenth and H
streets NV. to the Washington
Monument lot. He is accused OF
forcing the attendant out and
driving off with the car. He was
arrested at the Marine Base at
Quantico, Va.
Two charges of armed violence,
two of armed robbery and one Of
assault with a dangerous weapon
are pending against Pvt. Ruetz.
Commissioner Lawrence continued
the case until January 18.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
D. {. Hacker Cleared
In SaiIor's S Drowninu

A Washington taxicab driver
has been cleared of manslaughter
in the drowning near Clinton, Md.
last Saturday of a 27-year-old
sailor stationed at the Chelten-
ham Naval Radio Station.
Judge Robert w. Mccullough.
in Upper Marlborough Police
Court, freed the cab driver,
Charles Crocker. 30, of the 700
block of Lamont street NV, be-
cause of insufficient evidence yes
terday.
An additional charge of reckless
driving filed by State Police
against Crocker, who is colored,
was dropped.
Richard Gordon Mann, of
Farmville, Va, communications
technician was the victim. He
was drowned when Crocker's cab,
in which he was a passenger, ran
off the Clinton -Cheltenham road,
turned over on it's top and dived
into six feet of water in Piscata-
way Creek.
Crocker escaped through win
dow of the submerged vehicle ano
swan to shore.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
u. ). Disease Rate
Shows Drop in 1850

The number Of communicable
disease cases reported in the
United States during 1850 was
generally lower than in previous
years, according to statistics re-
leased yesterday by the Public
Health Service.
Greatest progress Is being made
in diseases for which preventa-
tive measures are widely used.
For example, the 1850 total for
diphtheria was 6,035; smallpox.
"a, and typhoid and paratyphoid
fevers, 3,424.
The 1880 totals for the same
diseases were 66,576; 4S,907 and
27,201.
A significant exception was
noted in the case of whooping
cough. where immunization is
also used extensively. There
were 118,797 cases last year, COM
pared with 1924 in 1880. Other
diseases, showing increases were
influenza, infections encephalitis,
meningococcal meningitis, pneu-
monia and rabies in animals.
Fewer cases were reported for
measles, poliomyelitis, Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, scarlet
fever and tularemia.
The report also contained word
of an unidentified epidemic re-
ported by the Louisiana Depart
ment of Health which struck
from 200 to 800 residents of the
State last fall. The mysterious
ailment was said to affect the
upper respiratory tract with an
infection. accompanied by fever,
headache irritability and alb
domlnal pains. An investigation
is under way to determine the
cause of the outbreak, the report
said.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
National Symphony Concert
To Be Given at Walter Reed

orchestra equipment to the hos
pital without charge.
The concert was arranged in CO.
operation with the entertainment
and instruction service of the Dis
trict Red Cross. Mrs. C. C. Schif-
feler heads the committee.
The program Thursday will in
clude Beethoven's Leonore Over
ture No 3; Wagner's Prelude to
act I of the opera Lohengrin;
Tschaikowsky's Nutcracker Suite;
Anderson's Fiddle Paddle, and
Enesco's Romanian Rhapsody
No. /.
The National Symphony has
been distributing 800 tickets a
week to servicemen in the Wash
ington area, Mr.. Mitchell said.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Trucker Caught Under Bridge
Cuts Off Girder und Pays Bill

Dozens of people witnessed the
operation. In fact, some blocked
behind the wedged truck were glad
to see the bridge opened-by hack
saw OF otherwise.
But the district engineer couldn't
see it that way. He reported to
headquarters in Richmond. And
the Vance Trucking Lines of Hen
derson, N. c., received a sharp
letter.
The trucking firm reported it
certainly doesn't want it's drivers
to hack away at Virginia bridges,
And it invited Virginia of1cialdom
to send along a repair bill. That
is just what the highway engineers
plan to do.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Farm Group Chief
Predicts Black Mart
Born Of Price Curbs

The head of the American
Farm Bureau Federation sees the
return of price and ration con-
trolls as paving the way for a
comeback of the World War II
black marketeer.
Allan B. Kline, president of the
big farm organization, told re-
porters at a luncheon in the
Washington Hotel yesterday that
black market operators would
thrive even more now because of
their experience in the last war.
Sees Freezers Aiding.
And he indicated the problem
of meat boarding and resultant
scarcities would be increased un-
der rationing because of the popu-
larity of food lockers and home
freezers.
Mr.. Kline said the country
would pay the price of controls
through subsidies, which he said
was only a tax on the people.
Getting rid of controls when the
emergency is over is going to be
politically difficult" Mr.. Kline
added.
He insisted that wage, price and
ration controls would hamper
production of agricultural COM
modities at the very time stepped
up production is desperately
needed"
Subject to Change.
However, Mr.. Kline indicated he
would defer his objections to such
controls in the event of a total
war. In this connection, be
stressed that the present situation
of a national emergency which
has no forseeable end would be
different from an all-out war.
In place of controls, Mr.. Kline
advocated really tough" Federal
taxes. credit controls, monetary
control measures and trimming Of
non-essential Government spend
ing.
Mr.. Kline said he favored the
parity concept as set forth in the
Agricultural Act of 1949, indicated
support of the Defense Production
Act which exempts farm products
from control when they are below
parity, opposed an excess profits
tax on farmers and favors a grad
uated income tax.
Evening star., 1951-01-06

Cross coverage Of private resi-
dences, apartment houses and
neighborhood stores. -
Mr.. BoWersock is a native of
Kansas City, Mo-, where he lived
until moving to Washington in
1949. He served as vice president
of the Union National Bank of
Kansas City prior to his position
at the Union Trust Co. here. He
is Harvard graduate.
Mr.. Bowersock lives with his
wife and three children at Herbert
Springs, south of Alexandria, Va.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Civil Defense Aides to Survey
Available Tools and Material

Civil defense officials today were
prepared to begin a survey of
tools, equipment and supplies
available in the District which
might be requisitioned in case of
an enemy attack.
P. Y. K. Howat. assistant direc-
tor for rescue and repairs serv-
ice. said he would begin Wednes-
day to mail out TAO questionnaires
to builders, contractors, hardware
stores, lumber yards and other
probable sources.
The information is being sought
also for planning purposes to de-
termine whether inventories are
adequate, or whether outside
equipment or material would be
required in case of emergency
Mr.. HoWat said.
A requisition system is being
prepared to insure compensation
for goods and services used, it was
reported.
The questionnaires cover sup
plies of axes, shovels, crowbars
Evening star., 1951-01-06

All &c members of the National
Symphony Orchestra have volun-
teered to play a special concert
Thursday for hospitalized veter-
ans at Walter Reed Hospital,
Howard Mitchell, conductor, said
today.
Five hundred patients will at
tend the concert in the hospital
auditorium. The concert will be
broadcast for patients unable to
leave their wards.
Mr.. Mitchell said he hopes to
present series Of musical events
for hospitalized patients during
the orchestra's current season.
In addition to the musicians
playing without compensation,
Farran's Transfer and Storage
Co. has volunteered to move all
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Manila 10 Raise Legation
In Madrid 10 Embassy
By The Assoeiafed Press

MANILA, Jan. 6.-The Philip
pines today decided to send an
ambassador. to Spain, where here
tofore it has been represented by
a minister.
The embassy will have jurisdic-
ton over Philippine legations in
Rome, Paris, the Vatican, Brussels
and The Hague.
The post of Ambassador was
offered to Claro M. Recto. Tormer
Supreme Court justice.
ROME, Jan. 6 (P. - Govern
ment circles reported today that
an italian Ambassador to Spain
will be named next week.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
By Harry Lever

An eagle made a surprise flight
in Constitution Hall last night and
crash landed on a woman's
shoulder.
She shrieked and the eagle got
jittery. A man sitting nearby
patted the big birds head to quiet
it. DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, pres
ldent of the National Geographic
Society. arose to help.
All this climaxed a lecture by
Capt. c. w. R. Knight. interna-
tionally known British falconer,
before $500 persons. Capt. Knight
appeared with his 11-pound eagle.
Mr.. Ramshaw, under sponsorship
of the Geographic Society.
Unknown to the audience, Capt.
Knight had decided to terminate
his lecture by having Mr.. Ram
shaw fly from the back of the
hall to the stage.
The bird, which has a wing
spread of feet, II inches, took off
all right. But apparently he was
blinded by photographers fash
bulb. Flying low, Mr.. Ramshaw
zoomed above spectators heads.
Even the photographer ducked to
avoid talons encased in protective
Evening star., 1951-01-06
New Hearing Slated
On RefriaI Motion in
|Weak|ey Murder Case

Another hearing will be held
next Friday in District Court on
the question of whether Luther r.
Weakley, 40, former salesman
convicted of first-degree murder,
should be granted a new trial.
A motion for a new trial was
argued in part yesterday. A prin-
cipal point to be discussed when
argument on the motion is re-
sumed is whether Judge Edward
M. Curran sufficiently instructed
the jury as to premeditation re-
quired in f1rst-degree case.
Judge Curran believes he did
However, he invited Defense Coun-
sci James J. Laughlin, and the
Government to present additional
legal rulings and arguments. A
first-degree murder verdict car
ries mandatory death penalty.
Convicted of Shooting.
Weakley was found guilty last
month of fatally shooting Thomas
G. Carnes, 43, last May in the vic
tins office at 316 F street NE.
Mr.. Carnes was Washington man
ager of the Blue Plate Foods, Inc.
It was testified at Weakley's trial
that Mr.. Carnes had fired him the
night before the shooting.
Judge Curran in charging the
jury had explained there must be
a turning over in the mind of
the accused a pre-conceived de-
sign or plan to kill "in order for
defendant to be convicted of
first-degree murder. Judge Curran
expressed the view that his charge
was sufficient, but asked counsel: !:
Does that instruction meet the
requirement that an appreciable
length of time must exist between
the formation of intent and the
act?"
Juror in Court.
Meanwhile, one of the jurors
who was a member of the jury
which convicted Weakley is now
specializing as to whether the first
degree murder verdict was cor
rect. The juror is Carl H. Peck,
38, of 308 Thirteenth street Sc.
Mr.. Peck was at court yesterday
during argument on the motion
for a new trial for Weakley. His
appearance, however, was un-
official and he made no statement
to the court.
To newspaper reporters. how
ever, he expressed anxiety. He
said for a long time during the
jury's deliberations he had held
out for a verdict of second degree
but finally voted for conviction on
a frst-degree charge.
Il am not sure the verdict of
f1rst-degree murder is justified y
Mr.. Peck told reporters. II don /
want to see any miscarriage OF
Justice"
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Woman, 81, Killed
Crossing Highway
Near Rockville

An 87-year-old woman is Mont
gomery County's first traffic fatal
ity of 1851.
County police at Rockville said
Mrs. Marion Barrow, 81, was
struck by a car last night as she
walked across Rockville pike in
front of her home, about 2 miles
south of the town.
Mrs. Barrow, who lived with
friends, was taken to Suburban
Hospital where she died at 1902
pm.
Police did not charge the driver.
DR.. Benjamin Henry, 81, of On
tario, Canada.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
1900 China Missionaries
Plan 10 Leave, Paper Says
BY the Associated Press

HONG KONG, Jan. 6.--Nearly
all of approximately 1000 Prot
estant missionaries in Communist
China have decided to leave soon,
the English-language Hong Kong
Standard reported today.
The newspaper said the only
exceptions would be missionaries
unable to obtain exit permits i'm
mediately. It said the main
reasons for the withdrawal were
Red China's seizure of United
States assets and American-sub-
sidized institutions and "the in
imical Communist attitude toward
missionaries"
Evening star., 1951-01-06
News Photographers
Cancel Truman Dinner
BY the Associofed Pres.

The White House News Pho
tographers' Associations annual
dinner for President Truman.
scheduled for February "a. has
been cancsled in conformity with
the calling off of all other major
social functions in the Capital due
to the world situation.
However President Truman will
formally open the associations
annual picture exhibition at the
Library of Congress on February
"a and will present prize awards.
This pictorial review of the last
year will be open to the public
following the ceremony. The
White House Correspondents As
sociation had previously Cancelled
their dinner because of the emer-
gency.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Senator Moybonk Leaves
For Key West Hospital
By the Associated Press

Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina left by train last
night for Miami, Fla, and will go
by automobile this week end to
Key West to enter the Navy Hos
pital there.
Senator Maybank has been at
home this week after two weeks
at the Navy Hospital at Bethesda,
Md, where doctors said he had
burst small blood vessels in his
stomach.
He said last night he expected to
have another "check-up" at the
Florida hospital where he expects
to spend three or four days. He
then plans to spend several weeks
in Key West recuperating.
Evening star., 1951-01-06

Residential Unit
for the 1851
Red Cross Met
ropolitan Wash
ington Ar e a
campaign.
In making the
a n nouncement
E v e re tt j.
Boothby, gen.
eral campaign
chairman, said :
MIR. BoWerSock
heads a large
group of work
erS responsible
for the r e d
Evening star., 1951-01-06
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Jan. 6.-The State
Highway Department is consider
ing the case of the sawed-off
bridge. The department didn't
like it at all.
The case came by it's name hon.
estly. A truck driver hauling an
outsize fuel tank wedged his vehi-
Gle in truss span bridge over the
North Meherrin River on Route
40 in Lunenburg County.
So with traffic blocked behind
him, he sawed off the girder that
trapped him at one end of the
bridge and bulled his way through
the opposite member at the other
end.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Senator Hunt Undergoes
Minor Surgery Here
BY The Associated Press

Senator Hunt, Democrat, OF
Wyoming, was reported resting
today after a minor
operation at George Washington
University Hospital.
Zan Lewis, Senator Hunts ad-
ministrative assistant, told a re-
porter the Senator was feeling
pretty good"
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Civil Defense Program
OF fFirsf-Aid Traininq
Starts Here Monday

The first phase of a widespread
civil defense training program will
get under way Monday with a
series of classes to train 1000
volunteers as first aid instructors
to $4,000 wardens.
Under the leadership of the
Red Cross, classes will be held at
the Walsh House, 1920 Massachu-
sets avenue NV. from 9 to IL
am. and from 7 to 10 pm. each
Monday. Wednesday and Friday
until the courses are completed.
The announcement of the pro-
gram coincided with an urgent
call for volunteers for the instruc-
tor training. Civil defense leaders
pointed out that there is an acute
shortage of qualified instructors
in the District. Persons who
served as warden instructors in
the last war are especially needed
ana special refreSher courses Will
be arranged for them.
The professional Red Cross staff
will give volunteers a 44-hour
course in advanced f1rst-aid work.
with additional periods devoted to
special problems of atomic war;
fare. In their own neighborhoods,
the instructors will, in turn, con-
duct classes of about % hours for
wardens. Afternoon
classes may be arranged if there
is a demand for them.
William Armstrong, director of
training Of the warden services.
announced that the program will
be under Mrs, Lois H. Morrison
who has been sworn in as assist
ant director of training in charge
of f1rst-aid. Those interested in
joining the course should call the
safety services of the Red Cross at
Hobart $500.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Police 1t. FeIber to Take
FBl Academy Course

Police 1t. Richard Felber of the
Homicide Squad will take three
month course at the FBI Acad-
emy, beginning Monday, Chief of
Detectives Robert v. Murray has
announced.
1t. Felber, 43, is one Of the
Metropolitan Police Departments
ace detectives. He was acting head
of the Homicide Squad last year
when the murder of two Lans-
burgh department store watchmen
was solved.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
D. {. Committee
Of Senate 10 LIST
5th Ex-Governor
Clements Of Kentucky,
Smith, North CuroIino
Appointed to Serve
By Don S. Worren

The number of former Stat,
governors on the Senate Distric
Committee has increased, though
1t hasn't yet reached the peak O.
1916.
The group now has four. Ont
more will be added by reason Of
committee assignments made yes.
terday by Senate Democratic
leaders.
Two freshmen Southern Demo
Gratis drew assignments to the
District Committee. They are Sen
ators Clements of Kentucky, past
Governor of his State and also
a former member of the House
and Willis Smith of North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Smith is a former president
of the American Bar Association
and served three terms in his
States legislature. At one session
he was speaker of the North Car
olina House.
G. o. p. Assignments Later.
Republican committee assign
ments will be made later. A Re-
publican Committee on Commit
tees is expected to be named late
next week. -:
In 1916 a majority of the IS
members of the District Commit
tee were former Governors. At
that time the committee was
headed by the late Senator Theo-
dore G.. Bilbo of Mississippi.
The four former Governors now
serving in the District group, all
Democrats, are Senators Neely of
West Virginia, the chairman:
Johnston of South Carolina, Hunt
OF Wyoming, and Pastore of
Rhode Island.
Senator Pastore was added at
the end of the 81st Congress.
G. o. P. Side Listed.
On the Republican side, in the
present membership-which might
be changed-are three former
members of the House, Senators
Margaret Chase Smith of Maine,
DWorshak of Idaho and Nixon of
California, and a former State
Senator, Hendrickson of New
Jersey.
Some Republican members of
the group are seeking bigger SEN
ate assignments and there may
be changes.
The assignments made yester-
day by the. Democratic Steering
Committee. headed by Majority
Leader Mcfarland, are subject to
Senate vote but are expected to
be confirmed.
Senator Clements, 54, was a
county clerk. judge and sheriff in
Kentucky before he was elected to
the State Senate in 1912. Two
years later he became floor leader
in the State Senate and later he
was elected to the House. He was
elected Governor in 1947.
Veteran of World War I.
He is veteran of World War
I. At the University of Kentucky
he played center for two seasons.
Senator Willis Smith, who won
the seat of former Senator Frank
P. Graham, is a strapping six
footer of 63, who worked his way
through college but found time to
play varsity basketball and be-
come top man of his class.
He became corporation law
yer with lucrative practice and
has represented various clients in
legislative matters. He opposes
some of tn Fair Deal program,
including FEPC and the Bran
nan Farm plan.
Evening star., 1951-01-06

cludlng Secre-
tary of Agri-
culture Bran
nan, paid him
tribute.
Mr.. Weir, the
first Negro to
be appointed a
clerk - stenog-
rapher in the
d e p a r t m ent,
was ASSISTANT 10
the director of
the Office of
Plant and OPP
erations at the
time of his re-
Evening star., 1951-01-06
N'oodmont PTA to Meet.

William A. Early, Arlington
superintendent of schools, will
talk on current school problems
at a meeting of the Woodmont
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton at 8 pm. Monday in the
school, 2422 North Fillmore street.
Evening star., 1951-01-06

tirement.
He is a native of Chicago
where he graduated from the
Metropolitan Business College.
Mr.. Weir has one son who is a
physicist at the Bureau of Stand
ards and a second son and daugh-
ter who are teachers in Washing
ton schools.
The retired official and his wife
plan to live in California.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Banker Named 10 Head
Red Cross Drive Unit

Justin D. Bowersock, executive
vice president of the Union Trust
Co. of the District, has accepted
the position of chairman of the
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Raymond J. Weir Retires
From Agriculture Post

Raymond j. Weir, who entered
the Agriculture Department in
1910 as a seed weigher, retired this
week as nearly 500 employees. in
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