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Evening star., 1951-10-21
Uneasy Calm Of Suez
Dashed by Shootings;
British Bolster Army
By the Assoeioted Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 20.-Two
more shootings shattered the un-
easy calm of the canal garrison
area today and Britain rushed
new reinforcements, including
anti-aricraft units, to ward off
any surprise bombing raids and
protect her Suez lifeline.
At the same time a strong
police detachment unceremon-
iously deported from the Sudan
an Egyptian education official
who had ignored a British order
to stay out of the country.
Western diplomats did not be-
lieve the Egyptian army would
wage war to enforce the govern
ment's scrapping of the 1886 al
lance with Britain and the 81
years of Anglo Egyptian rule OF
the Sudan.
Palestine Recalled.
But they believed it possible
the Moslem Brotherhood. ex-
tremist religious organization
which once boasted 2 million
members, might wage a kind of
guerrilla warfare such as eventu-
ally harassed the British out of
Palestine.
Strong precautions were being
taken in view of reports by
Egyptian informants that the
brotherhood was threatening to
"blow up" the Suez Canal and set
fire to British camps.
There were two conflicting ver-
sions of what appeared to be one
shooting incident today.
Badawi Kllalifa Pasha, under
secretary of interior, said a sentry
at an Egyptian army camp in
Port Said was shot and killed by
10 British soldiers patrolling a
street in an armored car.
A British report told of Port
Said violence more in the guerilla
pattern.
British Report Attack.
Near the Casino Palace Hotel
at Port Said, where six Egyptians
we're killed in rioting and clashes
Tuesday, attackers using automa-
tic weapons fired Is shots at a
truck patrol, the British an
nounced.
The shots apparently came from
o crowd of Egyptians at the edge
of an Egyptian army camp,
spokesman said. None Of the six
British soldiers on the truck was
hurt and none returned the fire,
1t was said.
On the Tel FL Kebir-Kassassin
road west of Ismailia. a British
canteen truck was ambushed and
the Egyptian driver wounded five
times.
Mohammed Abdel Hadi. Egyp-
tian controller-general Of educa-
ton over 8 million Sudanese. was
the official ousted from the Sudan
by the British. =
Told to Stay in Cairo.
British Gov.-Gen. Sir Robert
Howe yesterday ordered him and
Brig. Gen. Abdel Fattah Bishari,
chief Egyptian staff officer in the
Sudan. to stay in Cairo on
grounds of public order" i
Gen. Bishari. on instructions Of
Egyptian army headquarters.
obeyed the order. but Abdel Hadi
took an early morning plane for
Khartoum. the capital.
He said he had not received
the order, but a Cairo newspaper
quoted him as saying he was obey
ing no orders except those of his
own government.
A British, commanded police de-
tachment met him when he ar
rived at the airport tonight and
Immediately put him on another
plane headed back for Cairo.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Red Secs Water SuItiest

.CAIRO.-The Red Sea contains
the saltiest ocean water in the
world-40 parts per thousand,
This is because the bright sun
and great heat of the area cause
very rapid evaporation.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Individual Income Tax 7 Tobles

following the individual ncomeax bur-
will be for the full calendar 1852 and 1858 under the
bill with burdens the 1944 194849
The tables show the 1851 because
the rates apply only to the last two months of this
Evening star., 1951-12-04

MORE Of those terrific watches thot
make such perfect Christmas presents
at price we'll within your gift
budget! Every one with 7-jeweI move.
ment! Dependable, accurate watches
in an exciting array of rolled gold cases
with stainless steel backs. Some even
with scintilIotine rhinestones. At this
bong-up sales price, you'll want one for
yourself as we'll as for your Christmas
list!
Watches, Street Floor. Washington, Park
'ngton, Arlington, Va, and Siluer Spring
Evening star., 1951-02-25

operated by Harold B. Stabler,
6123 Broad Branch road NV,
who uses a loosely mounted
shield to keep squirrels from
getting at the food he puts
out for the birds.
This battles the squirrels
just as much as the problem
of how to keep sparrows and
starlings from gobbling up
the food battles even Audubon
Society members. They have
no answer for that one.
Evening star., 1951-02-25

MORE THAN three dozen
Ul species of birds regularly
winter over in the Washington
area. The robin and the blue
bird, often hailed as harbin-
gers of spring, are year.
round residents. Many of
these wintering' species will
quickly accept food put out
for them, such as bread
crumbs, suet, the seeds from
muskmelons, squash and
pumpkins, mashed potatoes
and other table leftoverS tnot
meat.
The District of Columbia
Audubon Society tries to
encourage feeding these birds
during the cold weather, when
they need it most. A COM
mittee on bird-feeding sta
tions annually conducts a
public tour of stations oper-
ated by members so that
others can see how the experts
do it.
This years tour was high
lighted by a bird-banding
demonstration at the feeding
station maintained by Arthur
Fast, 1924 Rock Spring road,
Arlington. While the crowd
watched, Mr.. Fast attached
small aluminium anklets on
such birds as cardinals, tit
mice, chickadees and white
throated sparrows.
The metal bands have num-
Evening star., 1951-02-25

bers on them. A report is sent
to the Fish and Wildlife
Service, which provides the
bands. When the birds are
caught again, perhaps hun
dreds of miles away, the Fish
and Wildlife Service again
receives the information.
Finally, all records are studied
to increase knowledge of bird
behavior.
The group also visited the
squirrelproof feeding station
Evening star., 1951-02-25
Don't Be FAT!

Take R.D.X. Tables before meals
10 help you curb your appetite. Be-
tween meals, R.D.X. Tables help
you stave of hunger. Reducing BE-
comes more pleasant
Ask your doctor about the won
derful new R.D.X. Tables and Re
ducing Plan. R.D.x. Tables consain
20 bSrmfsI Srsss. =:
You do want 10 lose wright, don't
youl Then buy q package Of R.D.X.
Tables at your drugstore and follow
the R.D.X. Reducing Plan.
Evening star., 1951-01-16
Half q Dollar Bill
Worse han None ,
Thief Discovers

A novel excuse, brimming with
charitable impulses, failed to save
Henry B. Turner. colored, 80, OF
the 1900 block of @ street NV.
from conviction on a charge OF
stealing March Of Dimes collec-
tion bottle today.
In Police Court, where he was
sentenced to 180 days in jail
Turner explained that he intend
ed to drop a dollar bill in the
bottle in front of Lincoln Thea
ter, 1900 block of U street NV.
Much to his dismay, Turner
continued, he found that he had
dropped only half of torn bill in
the bottle. So he picked up the
bottle. retrieved the torn frag-
ment and was preparing to drop
a whole bill in when the heavy
hand of Policeman John Ripa fell
on his shoulder.
Pvt. Ripa said Turner was walk
ing away with the bottle, contain
ing $16.97.
Il had the intention of doing
something for a worthy cause"
said Turner as he was led away.
Evening star., 1951-01-16

up for reappointment each yea1
and a fair turnover in the per-
sons named.
Incompetence in financial mat
ters.
Disinterest or lack of informa-
ton on school matters.
Too much reliance upon board
cOmmittees-The District board
operates with eight standing COM
mittees and one special committee.
DR.. Strayer called for abandon
ment of this system in favor of
the board sitting as committee
of the whole.
Irregular and infrequent meet
ings-No complaint here on the
boards policy of meeting twice
month. In fact, several times
members have suggested meeting
once a month.
The NEA said that certain prin-
ciples for the operation of a
board of education have become
generally accepted. These are
that the board exercises legisla-
tive and judicial functions while
the superintendent serves as the
boards executive officer and pro-
fessional adviser.
The NEA policy is that there
should be a sharp distinction be-
tween the boards responsibility as
a policy-making body and the
superintendent's responsibility as
the administrator.
The survey showed that about
IS per cent of the Nation s
school boards are elected by pop
ular vote. The others are appoint
eo, with only a few appointed by
judges. Members here are ap-
pointed by the District Court
judges.
The three-year term Of Office
Evening star., 1951-01-16
Arlington Woman Found
Hanging From Bannister

Mrs. Tobias C. Stocksdale, A, Of
1016 North Larrimore street, Ar
lington, was found hanging from
a bannister in the hallway of her
home yesterday afternoon.
Her husband, Washington Gas
Light Co. employe, said Mrs.
Stocksdale had been under the
care of a psychiatrist for eight
years. She was found by neigh
bor, Mrs. Coreen Mansell, 1921
North Larrimore street.
A suicide certificate was issued
by the county coroner, DR.. w. c.
Welburn.
Survivors sinclude daughter,
Margaret Louise, 13; Mrs. Stocks
dale's father, Albert E. Finlayson.
of Washington; two brothers,
Edward A. Finlayson, KenSington,
and Maj. Douglas Finlayson,
now stationed in Germany, and a
sister, Mrs. Doris L. McWilliams
of Washington.
Mrs. Stocksdale was past no.
BILE grand of the Martha Washing-
ton Lodge Of Rebecca.
Evening star., 1951-01-16
3 Pct. Rent Increase
Granted Lightwood Gardens

Rent increases of nearly 8 pei
cent have been recommended fol
apartments at Lightwood Gar
dens, in the first block of Chesa-
peake street S.W., by the District
Rent Control Board.
The board reported the in
creases will add up to an an
nual rent increase of $4,461 fol-
the apartment owners, Goldsten
Brothers, Inc. The company had
asked for an increase of $7,829.
New rents will range from $64.25
a month for three rooms and
bath to $75 for four rooms and
bath. Present rates run from
$3.50 to S69.5O.
Evening star., 1951-01-16

over the country. There are more
than 100000 local boards operat-
ing in the Nation. Questionnaires
were sent to 4,343 school districts,
to all cities above 10000 in popu-
lation and to a representative
sample of smaller cities and rural
districts. The answer came from
school superintendent.
Slightly more than half the
boards wese rated as Unusually
successful. Most of the others
rated as average in quality, and
3 per cent were described as dis
appointing in many aspects of
their work.
The most desirable features
listed. in the order of frequency
mentioned, had the following at
the top:
Desirable personal qualities of
the board memberships is a
matter of personal opinion as far
as the District Board of Educa-
ton is concerned. All members
are outstanding civic leaders.
Board deeply interested in well
fare and educatiOn-The Board of
Education has shown itself inter-
ested in these two subjects.
Board recognizes superintend-
ent's authority and does not in
terfere i'm administration-This is
the third most desirable quality
listed in the survey. It is the
point around which the troubles
of the local Board of Education
revolve DR.. George T. Strayer
Iof Columbia University, in his
1948 survey of the school system
here. blasted the board severely
for interference in administration.
Others have agreed with DR..
Strayer.
Harmonious relations among
Evening star., 1951-01-16
Two Soldiers Saw WAY
Out Of Annapolis JAIL;
Third Inmate Stays
speeioI pispotch 10 The S,or

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 49, Two
Fort Meade soldiers escaped from
the Anne Arundel County Jail to-
day after saving their way through
two sets of bars.
Sheriff Joseph L. Alton listed
the men as Kenneth v. Derry and
Henry Richardson. both Army
privates. The sheriff said both
were to be tried Friday on a plea
of guilty of breaking into a res
taurant, the Barn. on Ritchie
highway about two months ago.
Another prisoner, whose name
was not disclosed, was invited" to
escape with the two men but re-
fused to go, Sheriff Alton said.
A lookout was broadcast
throughout the State and to
Washington and Virginia au-
thorities.
r. c. Bowen. Jail warden, made
a routine check Of the cells about
5 am, when the mems absence
was discovered. They had sawed
through bars on their cell and
through an iron grill covering a
window on the second floor. They
dropped to the ground.
Sheriff Alton said he thinks he
knows who smuggled a hacksaw
blade to the men. Pending charges
against another prisoner, he re-
fused to reveal the suspects name,
but said the man was a member
of a road gang which is housed
in the Jail at night.
Evening star., 1951-01-16

that their colleague be allowed te
remain in service.
DR.. Bennett lives at East Falls
Church. His retirement-unleSs
Mr.. Brannan recommends an ex-
ception to President Truman-was
disclosed at the Rocky Mount
convention.
Announcement of DR.. Benefits
possible retirement comedies
with the publication of his biog-
raphy by Wellington Brink. The
book, issued by the Macmillan Co.,
New York, is titled Big Hugh
the Father of Conservation"
Tells Story of Benefits Life.
1t tells the story of DR.. Benefits
life, from the days on his fathers
cotton plantation in Anson Coun-
ty, N. c., to his present recogni-
ton as the worlds great authority
on land. On his fathers planta-
Ition, Big Hugh first saw rich farm
soil swept away by the muddy Pee
Dee River near Wadesboro. ar
Associated Press summary Of the
book discloses.
/ 1t was not mere chance ther
that young Bennett, having com
pleted a chemistry course at the
University of North Carolina ir
1908, became $1,000-a-yeal
chemist in the Bureau of Soils o1
the Agriculture Department.
From Maine to California, the
young chemist saw the same pat
tern being repeated endlessly: A
tiny gully, left unchecked, deep
ening into rivulets and then into
deep ravines through which the
rich topsoil oozed and later gushed
toward the ocean.
Appointed by Ickes.
During these years Mr.. Bennett
was building his case against soil
erosion, case by case. He was
shocked when in 1909 his boss
the chief of the Bureau of Soils
Evening star., 1951-01-16
.Inferfederation Hears
Sasscer on Area Bill

Representative Sasscer, Demo-
crat. of Maryland told the Inter-
federation Council last night he is
prepared to reintroduce a bill tc
establish commission which will
study regional planning and ac-
ton" for the Metropolitan Area.
The bill, which has been in
dorsed by the council, would pro-
vide for three commissioners to
act in conjunction with any like
commissioners representing Mary
land and Virginia. Together they
would determine the need for area
coordination and recommend ap-
prQpriate .ction.
Representative Sasscer urged
the council to have~a committee
prepared to appear before a Dis
trict Committee hearing on the
bill.
The council also resolved tc
propose that congressional atten-
tion be focused on regional traffic
and transportation problems.
The meeting included election
OF new officers for 1851. Former
First Vice Chairman c. Stepher
Duvall of Montgomery County was
elected chairman. Vice chairmer
are Daniel M. Greene, Prince
Georges; DR.. Lawrence S. Knap-
pen, Arlington; Harold A. Ward
Fairfax, and Mrs. Franklin G
Sartwell, District. John F. Kirby
Prince Georges, was named secre-
tary- treasurer.
The Council voted citation OF
merit for outgoing Chairwoman
Mrs. Sartwell. who presided over
the meeting held in the Daniel
Webster House. 503 D street NV
Evening star., 1951-01-16
.U.S ). Youth Too Weak ,
Physical Educators
Declare al Session

American youths are growing
up too weak to take care of them
selves. a group of physical educa-
tion experts declared here today.
Spokesman for a conference on
physical education in elementary
schools told news conference
American school children aren't
getting enough physical training.
They announced they will launch
a program soon to do something
about it.
The conference is being held
at the Hotel Statler. Fifteen or
CARNATIONS. including the Ma
tional Education Association and
the United States Office of Educa-
ton. are the sponsors.
Results in War Cited.
August Pritzlaf, director of
health and physical education
for the Chicago schools. told re-
porters that "lots of kids now
can't climb tree or chin them
selves once"
Theodore Bank, president of the
Athletic Institute of Chicago and
World War II director of athletics
for the Army, said the results
showed up in the last war and
are showing up now in Korea.
There is no doubt that teach
ing physical skills will save nves
in combat" he declared.
Youth Participation Criticized.
The group said less than 80 per
cent of the country's grade-school
children now are getting any
physical education at all. Mr..
Bank said the United States is
we'll behind number of foreign
countries in the percentage of
youths participating in athletics.
Schools, particularly those in
rural areas, often "do nothing"
in the way Of formal physical
training. the group said. The
spokesman criticized the exclusion
of most students from beneficial
sports activities because they can't
meet competition.
Many teachers let the children
out at recess just to throw a ball
around" where as the thing they
ought to do is teach them how to
hold bat properly and organize
games for all.
Evening star., 1951-01-16
Auto Tags Good for 10 Days
Will Be Issued at Cost of 81
Temporary Cardboard
Plates Approved
By Commissioners

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a regulation under which
special Identification tags, good
for 10 days, may be obtained for
automobiles.
The temporary tags, provided
in an act of the 81st Congress,
will be issued at cost of 81. They
are made of cardboard.
They might be obtained for ex-
ample. by a person who buys a
new car at the factory and does
not want to buy regular State
tags to drive it here, or by a lien
holder who has repossessed an
automobile here.
Traffic officials said they in
tended to be on guard against any
abuses of the new privilege by
keeping lists of persons to whom
such tags are issued.
In their letter recommending
the legislation, the Commissioners
had pointed out that the present
act did not provide for issuance
of any kind of temporary tags
to persons mot Immediately able
to comply with all the require
ments necessary to obtain regu-
lar Identification. or persons upon
which it would impose an undue
financial burden to obtain regu-
lar Identification tags for few
hours or days"
They said these would include
a person obtaining a new car at
the factory OF from a foreign
country who wants to bring it per-
sonally to the District for inSpec-
ton, titling and registration.
Under the present system, a car
Evening star., 1951-01-16
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

What makes an ideal school
board?
The National Education Asso-
citation has made a number OF
studies on the question of the
relationships between a board OF
education and a school superin-
tendent. For, in that relation
ship lies much of the answer as
to whether a board is doing
the job.
Here in the District, differ
ence of opinion as to what are
the duties of School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning and what are Board
of Education prerogatives has led
to a controversy which has en-
veloped the School Board. An
added complication, and the fac
tor that is bringing it to head
possibly at tomorrow's meeting. is
a personality clash between Dr.
Corning and Adelbert w. Lee, vice
president of the Board of Educa-
ton.
The NEA has developed certain
standards by which an attempt
can be made to evaluate a board
of education and recommends
certain practices as sound policy
for a board.
Accomplishments Reviewed.
But, in addition, a board of edu-
cation must be judged by what
It has accomplished. DR.. Corning
recently issued a lengthy review
of the things that have been done
in his five years as school super
intendent here. This he did after
criticism of his handling of the
job by Mr.. Lee and others.
Several years ago the NEA con-
Quoted a study Of school boards
Evening star., 1951-01-16

board members-As a rule rela-
tions among board members here
are good, but MI. Lee is opposed
frequently, and heatedly, by DR.
James A. Cannon, board member
defeated for the vice presidency
by Mr.. Lee last July.
Cooperative relations between
board and school staff-Co-opera-
ton has been good here, but more
and more often lately Mr.. Corning
and his staff have been criticized
by board members, particularly
Mr.. Lee, for their handling oil
various matters.
Freedom of the board from pol
itics and pressure groups-Polit-
ical affiliations have not cursed
the District school board, but
the three colored members could,
in one sense. be considered pres
sure group. They are committed
to fighting the dual school sys-
tenn:
Board is chiefly a policy making
body-The District board makes
policy, but it has been accused
also of administering the policy
| it legislates.
Board is progressive and forward
looking in its policies-This seems
to be a matter of opinion again.
Educatlonally speaking, the board
has been considered fairly progress
sive. In matters of policy relat-
ing to racial relations. it has been
accused of being otherwise.
A representative board with a
good cross section of the COM
munity-The board members are
a reelred power company official,
two medical men, one attorney,
three housewives who are civic
leaders, one real estate man and
one attorney.
Evening star., 1951-01-16
Retirement of Dr.. Hugh Bennett
Opposed by Soil Supervisors

declared fatty that "the soil is the
one indestructible, immutable as
set that the Nation possesses. 1t
is the one resource that cannot be
exhausted; that cannot be used
up"
Finally, in 1893, Mr.. Benefits
big chance came. Secretary of In
terror Ickes selected him to be
chief of the newly authorized Soil
Erosion Service. In matter of
days, he called in hundreds of en-
gineers, agronomists, nurserymen,
biologists, foresters, soils surveyors,
economists and accountants and
sent his technicians to the field
to start the biggest face-lifting
job in the history of the world.
Later the service was transferred
to the Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1951-01-16
Prosecutor 10 Probe
Statements Made by
Bowie Track Officials

The Maryland Racing Commits.
sion yesterday referred a steno.
graphic report of statements made
by officials of Bowie race track tt
the Prince Georges County prose
cutor for possible legal action.
H. Courtenay Jenifer, commits
sion chairman, refused to reveal
the nature of the statements prior
to an examination of the report
by States Attorney Carlyle j
Lancaster of Prince Georges
County.
Investigation Made.
An Associated Press report from
Baltimore. however, recalled that
last week commission spokes-
man said an investigation of the
track was being made, especially
with reference to assertions that
bookmakers had been active there
during the last fall meeting.
Bowie is operated by the South
|ern Maryland Agricultural Asso-
citation.
Representatives of the States
three other major tracks-Pim.
lico, Laurel and Havre De Grace
apperaed before the commission
yesterday and were questioned OF
the handling of comeback money.
Bowie was not represented. Late
Chairman Jennifer gave the thre,
tracks clean bill of health.
Represents Excess Wagers.
cComeback money" is bet
ting term used to refer to money
which is bet at a race track by
a bookmaker or his agent. The
money represents an excess of
wagers received by the book
maker which he does not want
to hold. so he protects himself
by betting it off,
John w. Farrell, Bowie board
member who was ousted from the
presidency last week at a stormy
board meeting, said he knew moth
ing about Illegal activities during
the last racing meet.
He refused to comment on the
report sent to Mr.. Lancaster.
Mrs. Josephine M. O'Hara, the
tracks new president, and l.. Ed
O'Hara, general manager and vice
president, were unavailable.
Mr.. Lancaster said II will want
to read and study the report be-
fore I decide what to do"
Evening star., 1951-01-16
White House Bricks
To Be Sold at 81
Eoch-Not 500

Single salvaged bricks from
the White House will be sold
for 81 each-not $100, as was
reported through a typo
graphical error in the Sunday
Star.
The Commission on Reno
vation of the Executive Man
sion pointed out that 500 is
the highest price charged for
any of the salvaged White
House souvenirs. For that
sum enough bricks to build a
fireplace can be purchased.
The commission is receiving
applications at its head
quarters at Fort Myer. Va, for
historic materials salvaged
from the Executive Mansion.
Prices range from 25 cents to
$100.