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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-01-05

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guests for dinner New Years
Day, Monday, Jan. 1, Messrs. and
Mines. warnell Rhodes, LeRoss
Copeland, Ralph Wilson and A.
Brown.
Mrs. James Keys, 3736 Fourth
Ave. So, was taken to Minneapo-
lis General Hospital Thursday,
Dec. % after suffering a stroke at
his home. Mr.. Keys Is somewhat
improved, but his condition is
still critical.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis whitlock,
1854 clinton Ave-, had as their
dinner guests, Miss Charlotte Per-
teet and Sue King, Monday, Jan.
1.
Mr.. Walter Lowe, 4053 Third
Ave. So, returned to the city
Monday evening, Jan /. from Des
Moines, Iowa, where he spent the
holidays visiting his mother and
other relatives and friends. Wal
ter had been out Of the city for
q week.
Messrs. Gilbert Woods, Otis Nc
Greeor, Kenneth Henderson,
Harold Lewis. clifford Hobbs and
Bobby Terrell arrived in the city
Friday. Dec. 20 from Des Moines.
Iowa to spend the weekend visit
ing friends. They were the din
ner guests of Misses Gwen Miller
and Gloria Brown, 3749 Fourth
Ave. So. The boys returned home
Monday, Jan. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart +. Nit
choIl, 1912 Elliott Ave. So, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Granville. 1914 18th Ave. So, at
a dinner. Saturday, Dec. 80.
Miss Donna Cuff, at Bryant
Ave. No, left the city Tuesday.
Jan. 2 for Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota to visit her sister. Miss Cuff
viii be out OF the city for a week.
The plano GLASSES at the Phyllis
Wheatley House are resuming
their regular lessons after a two
week vacation over the holidays.
Mrs. Emma Simns, 701 FIRE.
mont Ave. No, entertained Mines.
Sadie Fisher and Leota Tanner at
dinner Wednesday, Dec. q.
Mrs. Ruby BobO, 9s Hyland
Ave. No. had as guests for dinner
New Years Day, Mcssrs. and
Mines. James Jacoway, Carlos
Mendosa, Percy White and
Charles Latimer of st. Paul.
The new officers elected for the
King David Lodge No. 2 r. ].
Freeman, reelected most worthy
master; Milan Draughn, senior
warden; Lyle Wright, junior war
den: Benjamin Brown, secretary;
Dixie Fulson, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Gage,
1912 Clinton Ave. So. entertained
for their son and daughter,
Thomas Perdue, En-. LIST class of
the u. s. Coast Guard, and Miss
Dorothy Perdue Of Chicago, Mon
day night, Jan. 1, in the rumpus
room of their home. Fifty or more
guests of Minneapolis and St.
Paul enjoyed the courtesy. Mr..
Perdue will return to his base in
Boston, Mass, this weekend. Miss
Perdue will become a permanent
resident Of the Twin Cities.
The King David Lodge No. 2,
F.A.A.A.Y. Masons gave their an
nual banquet at Nicollet Hotel,
Wednesday, Dec. q. Fifty guests
attended the turkey dinner.
Among the guests was Mr.. r. J.
Simmons of Duluth, who is the
National Grand Secretary. He
gave talk explaining st. Johns
Day. Joseph Freeman was master
of ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Parker,
1874 Aldrich Ave. No, had as
their dinner guests New Years
Eve, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Jack
son and son Mickey; Mrs. Erma
Peterson and son Marshall and
Elmer Wagner.
Lucille Evelyn Roach, 3917
Fifth Ave. So, returned home
from Fairview Hospital Saturday
Dec. 80 after a tonsilectomy oper-
alton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Sheppard,
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Miss Meyers WEEDS
Shelby Cox In
Church Ceremony


green electric candlebra, white
pine. and white pom poms, Miss
ElVera Meyers, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. e, Meyers Of owa-
tonna. became the bride Of Shelby
Cox Of Minneapolis, Friday eve
ming, Dec. ~, at the Border
Methodist Church, Minneapolis.
Rev. Frank Edmund See of
Duluth, former pastor Of the First
Baptist church Of owatonna and
Rev. Charles Sexton, pastor OF the
church, officiated at the cere-
mony.
Proceeding the ceremony, the
Mr.. John Moultrie. play
ed a program of nuptial music.
Mr.. Worthy Turner, tenor with
the Twin City Symphonic chorus
sang Because" and the Lords
Prayer"
Entering with her father, the
bride was dressed in a shell pink
floor length gown Of taffeta and
lace, with a lace hat TO match.
She carried a white Bible, covered
with a white orchid, from which
fell satin streamers combined
with Stephanotis. Her only
jewelry was an imported rhine
stone necklace and earrings to
match--the gift from the groom.
Mrs. John r. Brush, st. Paul,
was the matron of honor, wear
ing a floor length gown of nile
green chiffon with a bolero jacket
of Moire taffeta to match. She
carried a Colonial bouquet Of
poinsettas and pine, tied with a
red satin ribbon.
She wore a necklace of emeralds
and pearls, a gift Of the bride.
John r. Brush, st. Paul, was
the best man, while Clifford Haw-
hns, and Shermont Polk, both of
Minneapolis, were ushers.
The brides mother was dressed
in a horizon red taffeta floor
length gown. She wore a corsage
of Johanna Hill roses.
Following the ceremony the re-
ception was held at the Hospital
ity House at 902 Hennepin Ave,
with over so persons in atten-
dance. Mrs. Ernest Nell, Mime
apolis, acted as hostess.
Mrs. shermont Polk, Minneapo-
lis, was in charge Of the guest
book, while Mrs. Harold Stevens,
of Cook, MINI, was in charge Of
the gifts.
During the reception, Mr..
Turner sang several numbers, and
the Rev. Sexton spoke briefly on
Love and the Home"
Before her marriage, the bride
was affiliated with the Josten
Manufacturing Company, owa-
tonna, as the Final Inspector.
She was active in church actiu-
ties; also held numerous offices
in Local No. II, International
Jewelry Workers Union, affiliated
with the AT. of L.
Before serving in World War II
the groom was the baritone with
the Gospel Four Quartet that
sang extensively throughout the
United States, Canada and parts
of old Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox have gone TO
eastern points on their wedding
trip, and on their return, they
will be at home at 1915 Portland
Avenue, Minneapolis.
Pre-nuptial affairs for the
bride, included a dinner party by
the Josten's ten-year girls,
Owatonna, at the home of Mrs.
Ed. d. Skalicky; a dinner at the
Hotel Owatonna by the women
employees Of Josten's; a dinner
party at the home of Mrs. Clar-
ence Nitschke and a dinner at
the home Of Miss Mildred Crane,
Owatonna.
A gift was also presented by
the Alta Society of the First Bap-
fist church, Owatonna, Of which
the bride is the past president, at
their Christmas party. The bridal
dinner was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Brush, st.
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SOCIAL e PERSONAL

Miss Peggy Aparico of 1894 ROndo Ave. held open house
Tor her friends on Monday January Among the guests
ent Misses Lucy Norris Barbara Fields Barbara Vassar
Beverly Jones Rosaee Price Faye Shuck Ewrard
Elmer Morris and Bill Coins -
Evening star., 1951-11-01

"baby" and mamma" Once he
also spoke his brothers name,
Bruce.
He learned these by lip read
ing. His mother says he also
understands a few more. For
instance, when she says, Get
your shoes" he will go and get
them. But he can't say shoes"
yet.
Sometimes when a plane pass
es overhead, Melvin will point
up. His mother thinks he hears
it. But he doesn't hear shouts.
He can't play outside with
other kids. because he can't hear
automobile horns
No one knows whether he will
ever have useful hearing, or how
much. Someday, his mother
hopes, he may be able to use a
hearing aid. Meanwhile, his fu-
ture will be this:
He must be taught lip read
ing, word for word. He must be
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Rockville Bypass
Is Opened 10 Traffic

A new Rockville bypass was
opened to traffic today when Rep
resentative Beall, Republican. of
Maryland, cut the ribbon after a
brief ceremony.
There were no speeches-it was
too windy and cold-and only a
handful of persons were present
Most OF the spectators were rep
resentatives of the City of Rock
vile. Montgomery County and the
State Roads Commission.
After the ribbon was cut, Mr.
Beall drove his car along the l.3-
mile bypass. which was built at
a cost of $212,610.
1t is expected that the bypass
will divert over 5000 cars daily
from Rockville's main street. The
bypass replaces a section of
Route 240. Work was begun on
the bypass in the spring of 1850,
Evening star., 1951-11-01
New 2-Cent Postcard
Makes Debut November is
BY the Associated Press

The public will get preview
of the new two-cent Government
postal card by the middle of No
vember.
The new card. replacing the old
penny card, will go into official
use January l, 1852.
However, the Post Office De-
partment announced yesterday it
has arranged for immediate print
ingS so the new card may be sold
during the three-day national
postage stamp show in New York
City, Starting November Is.
The sale is largely for the bene-
fit of collectors.
The two-cent card will have a
rectangular red stamp showing
the profile of BENJAMIN Franklin.
Evening star., 1951-11-01

Glenn Dale Sanatorium and
trained his nurse there to begin
his education. The nurse taught
him what the word shoe"
looked like.
Miss Lutz worked with him
all summer. Now Melvin goes
to a pre-school class of the
society for more of the same
kind of instruction every Satur-
day. His family continues it at
home.
The hearing society helps
many youngsters like Melvin.
It's work is made possible by the
Community Chest. You can help
continue it-by giving to the
Chest.
Listen to Meluin's mother, his
nurse and Miss Stella Lutz, his
teacher aboUe, tell Gunndr
Back about this boys uorld of
Silence-Stdtions WMAL and
WMAL-FM. 1915 o'clock to-
niQht,
Evening star., 1951-11-01
State Department Honors
Seven Veteran EMPLOYEES

Seven veteran State Department
employees were praised for faith
full service and presented with
medals by Assistant Secretary Ed
ward w. Barrett today.
Silver medals representative of
more than 20 years service were
awarded to William Gerber of 4307
Thirty eighth street NV, Victor
Farrar, 1923 Twenty-f1rst street
NV: Henry P. Leverich, 4518
Lowell street NV; Ernest Per-
kins, 1923 Twenty-first street
NV, and Norvelle Sannebeck, 4O4
Jefferson street, Alexandria.
Bronze medals for more than
10 years service were awarded
Eugene j. Andolsek of 1920 South
Twelfth road, Arlington, and Ste
phen Morris. 2817 N street NV.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Truman Inks Out
Some Antique Laws
In Statute Books
By the Associated Press

With stroke of the pen Presi-
dent Truman yesterday relieved
the Army of the job of stabling
his horses and storing his car
riages.
The Presidents signature on a
recently passed bill also deprived
the Secretary of Agriculture of
authority to supply any city in the
Nation with mot more than one
American bison"
Wiped out. too, was any legal
backing for the United States
commissioner of education to sell
any male reindeer the Govern
ment might have and to use the
proceeds to buy female reindeer
for distribution among the ma
tives of Alaska.
These were just some of the
cobwebs busted out of the law
books by the new law. It not only
repeals a lot of antiquated legal
provisions relating to Government
property. some of them dating
back to 1882, but also G rifies
other statutes on the, subject.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Judge Myers Temporarily
Assigned 10 Appeals Bench

Municipal Court Judge Frank
H. Myers has been designated to
sit temporarily on the Municipal
Court of Appeals until President
Truman appoints successor to
the late Judge Brice Clagett of
the latter court.
Chief Judge Nathan Cayton OF
the Court of Appeals named Judge
Myers yesterday. He announced
that Judge Myers will join him
and Judge Andrew M. Hood when
the Court of Appeals sits next
Monday. Judge Clagett died last
Friday.
Judge Myers has been sitting
recently in the United States
branch of the Municipal Court
handling criminal cases.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Former Policeman Son
Found Dead in Parked Car

The body of a man identified by
police as Charles Tucker, 38, of
5451 Silver Hill road, Parkland.
was found in an automobile parked
in wooded area off Central ave-
nue. near Largo, Md.
1t. Elon Turner of the Prince
Georges County Police said a
hose attached to the exhaust pipe
led into the rear of the car.
The officer said the dead man
had been living with his father.
Charles H. Tucker. former Met
ropolitan policeman. 1t. Tucker
added the victim was separated
from his wife and was former
employe of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
ST. A|oysius' Church
Is Ruled Beneficiary

st. Aloysius Catholic Church to-
day was ruled chief beneficiary of
"a $4,000 estate left by a parish
ioner who died in 1947.
The United States Court of Ap-
peals announced the decision in
rejecting the claim of a distant
relative of the dead man, Thomas
y. Halloran. 10. retired Federal
employe who lived at 2024 Monroe
street NE.
Basis of the will contest was a
claim that Mr.. Halloran was men
tally incapable of executing a will
because he had said he was sur
|vivsd by no relatives. Actually,
there were some seven or eight
Ineices and nephews.
Mr.. Halloran's statement about
having no relatives. the appellate
court held. could have been mere
ly a picturesque way of saying that
he preferred to ignore them"
The church, which Mr.. Halloran
attended for many years, is located
at North Capitol and I streets.
Evening star., 1951-11-01

taught speech, sound for sound.
With his hand on the teach
er's throat. he will feel how
words vibrate. With his eyes
on her lips, he will see how
they look.
Then he must initiate.
After words, sentences.
Learning will be slow. Ordi-
dinary schools have no place
for him.
He must learn to get along
with kids, and adults, who hear.
He must strive constantly and
have constant encouragement.
For a long time it will be like
the photograph above. The
teacher here is Miss Stella Lutz.
and she is trying to get Melvin
to say shoe"
Miss LutZ is devoting her life
to children like Melvin. She has
patience and understanding.
The Washington Hearing
Society discovered Melvin at
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Garden TaIksContinue
AtWoodward-Lothrop

A series of garden lectures to
be held in connection with a
Thanksgiving flower festival, will
continue today, at Woodward g.
ILothrop's Bethesda Chevy Chase
store at Western and Wisconsin
avenues.
The flower festival. staged by
the National Capital Garden Club
League. will be held on the store
grounds Monday through the fol-
lowing Saturday.
The first lecture of the series,
held at 2 pm. yesterday. in the
store auditorium, was by Mrs.
Herbert Greger, show chairman,
who talked on making play out
of work. At the same time this
afternoon, Mary D. Lamson, New
York landscape architect, will dis
cuss a Design for outdoor Liv-
ing"
Tomorrow DR.. Freeman A.
Weiss. president Of the American
Horticultural Society, will speak
on Better Bulbs for Better Gar
dens," and Saturday, Harry L.
Erdman, horticulture director for
the Hershey estates, will talk on
"Roses-And What You Should
Know About Them" All lectures
are free.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Catholics to Recite
Rosary for Peace

An estimated IS per cent of the
Washington archdiocese's 10000
Catholics have pledged to say the
rosary daily for world peace and
the welfare of the United States
family and friends, according tc
the Rev. John B, Roeder, arch
diocesan director of the Family
Rosary Crusade.
More than 5000 men have been
soliciting pledges in a door-to-
door campaign since Sunday
Many non-Catholies have agreed
to participate in the crusade by
saying their own prayers, kthei
Roeder said.
Evening star., 1951-11-01

. Charles M. Irelan today was
sworn in as the new United
States attorney for the District.
The oath was administered by
Chief Judge Bolitha J. Laws of
District Court at ceremony wit
messed by prominent members Of
the bench and bar.
The certificate of appointment
to the four-year term was pre-
sented by Attorney General Nc
Grath, who declared Mr.. Irelan
has served "eminently in public
Office"
Among those present were three
former United States attorneys.
These included George Morris Fay,
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Arlington Child Hurt
When Struck by Car

A 4-year-old Arlington girl was
recovering at Arlington Hospita.
today from a head injury suffered
when she was struck by an auto.
mobile in front of her home yes
terday afternoon.
The girl is Barbara Jean Rollins
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rollins of 3426 North Washington
boulevard.
The driver of the car, Mrs. Ivy
B. Fischer, wife of Arlington Com
missioner of Revenue George D
Fischer. said the girl was one OF
two children who ran between two
moving vehicles toward her car
No charges were placed against
the driver.
In a Fairfax County accident
today Capital Transit bus opera
tor, driving his own car. suffered
a broken right knee in a collision
with a parked trailer truck, Ar
lngton Hospital reported.
The hospital said Richard C
Kline. Al, of Centreville. reported
he was driving about 40 miles an
hour in the, rain when his car hit
the parked truck near Centreville
He was admitted to the hospital
with fractured right knee, lac
Ierations of the neck and face
bruises.
The second etraffic accident n
two days at the Pimmitt Run
Bridge in Arlington injured a man
whose car skidded on the road
and fell 40 feet into the stream.
Victim of the accident last
night. county police reported, was
Ralph Buel Palmer, jr., %, a car
Itographer, of $3.50 Broad street
Brookmont, Md. He suffered a
possible broken nose and was
taken to Arlington Hospital.
The Pimmitt Run Bridge lies
between Chain Bridge and a hilly
section of North Glebe road. A
motorist who crashed into the
smaller bridge Tuesday escaped
with minor injuries.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Retail Food
Prices Climb
To New Level
Appear to Be Stable
Since 1.8 Pct. Rise.
Reached Oct. IS

District retail food prices set a 2
new record high between mid
September and mid-O October, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics an
nounced today. The Associated
Press said during the last week,
however, retail food prices re-
mained about stable, while the
wholesale food level drifted slowly
downward, nationally.
The advance here until October
Is represented 1.8 per cent and
was led by fresh fruits and vege-
tables, dairy products, eggs and
meats, the bureau declared. WASH
ington was one of eight cities sur
veyed
The report gave these compari-
sons for Washington between
September Is and October Is
prices:
Flour-Five pounds, 54.4 and
54.5 cents.
Layer cake-one pound, 51s
and sos cents.
Round steak - One pound,
$1.13.7 and $1.17.6.
Chuck roast-One pound, 74.5
and IT'S cents.
Pork chops-One pound. $50
and 86.8 cents.
Bacon-711 and 1874 cents.
Butter-83.2 and 84.8 cents.
Milk q quart)-Delivered, 22.5
and 23.5 cents. At grocery, 2O6
and 21.6 cents.
Eggs-1 dozen, Sc and 90.3
cents.
Frozen strawberries-1 pound.
59.8 and SCI cents.
Oranges-1 dozen, SIS and $50
cents.
Lettuce-1 head, It's and 17.2
cents.
White potatoes-15 pounds, 81
and 761 cents.
Fresh tomatoes-1 pound, 142
and 228 cents.
Canned goods-Peaches, 212-
size can, 34.8 and 35 cents. To-
matoes, 2-size can, 1914 and 161
cents.
Navy bean-1 pound, 1877 and
15.5 cents.
Hydrogenated shortening - I
pound, 374 and 81 cents.
Salad dressing-1 pint, 20 and
1916 cents.
Sugars pounds, So and 51.2
cents.
The bureau said the food index
in the District for October IA was
228 per cent, about l3 per cent
higher than the pre-KoreaA war
figures in mid-June 1850. This
was 8 per cent higher than last
year and about is per cent above
the previous high of May, 1851,
officials said.
The Agriculture Department
Listed these plentiful foods for
thrifty buying: turkeys, cranber-
ries and apples, processed citrus
products, raisinS, dried prunes. dry
beans. cabbage, caulif1ower, pork,
canned tuna, frozen whiting and
ocean perch fillets, cottage cheese.
honey, almonds, fllberts and wal
nuts.
The wholesale food level. in the
past week. continued slowly down.
ward. The Dun & Bradstreet food
index. which totals up the whole
sale cost of a pound each of 35
foods, eased to a new 1851 low of
$6.65. only slightly above the S6.52
of year ago. At the years peak
last February, it was $7.31.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Two Men Convicted
With CeIIuIoid Kid
In $500 Hiss Burglary

Three men await sentence at
District Court for breaking into
the Georgetown home of Donald
Hiss last July and stealing more
than 5000 worth Of jewelry and
Clothing.
The three, including James E.
Bishop, %, of the 1700 block of
10 street NV. known as the Gel
luloid Kid, were convicted last
might by jury. The jury had de-
liberated nearly four hours.
The other two convicted with
Bishop were Clarence A. Satter-
white, 25, of the 1000 block of
North Capitol street, and Wilson
B. Davis, Is, of the 800 block of
M street NE.
They were prosecuted by AS
sistant United States Attorney
Arthur j. Mclaughlin.
Judge Matthew F. MCGUIRE, who
presided at the trial. referred the
Icase to the probation officer pend
ing sentence, for which no date
was set.
A highlight of the trial as it
came to a close yesterday after
noon was testimony by psychia-
Itrists on whether Bishop was of
sound mind. DR.. Frank S.
Caprio, a private psychiatrist. tes-
titled for the defendant that
Bishop is of unsound mind.
Two Gallinger hospital psychi-
IatriSts were then called by the
prosecution and testified that
Bishop is sane. The two giving
lthe latter testimony were DR.. Jo-
seph L. Gilbert and DR.. Amino
lPerretti.
Bishop became known as the
I"Celluloid Kid" because police said
he used celluloid to open doors in
lhousebreaking.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Child Delinquency TuIks

A non-credit course in THE
Prevention, Control and Treat
ment of Juvenile Delinquency
will begin at $40 tonight under
the George Washington University
Division of Community Services.
The course-a series of lectures
by specialists-will be hald in the
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1951-11-01
Retroactive PAY
|AidsBuyingRush
Before Tax Rise
Retailers Busy Today
Restocking Shelves,
Repricinq Goods

Washington merchants, particu-
larly liquor dealers. today are
restocking shelves after a Christ
maslike buying rush yesterday to
beat the new and higher taxes.
With their purses bulging with
retroactive pay increase payments.
Government workers released from
their jobs early to welcome Prin-
cess Elizabeth swarmed into the
business district in a rush.
Many Government girls had
been shopping for weeks in antici-
patton of their pay increase and
yesterday they f1ocked to will
call" departments to make final
payments and walk off with their
purchases.
Rush for Cigarettes.
Liquor store dealers said they
could not remember such a buying
rush at this time of year. Gus
toners were buying in case lots
and shelves were emptied faster
than they could be restocked with
storehouse supplies.
There was a rush on cigarettes,
too, with well-heeled Government
employees buying a dozen cartons
at a time. The Federal tax on
cigarettes jumped from z to 8 cents
a pack today and the increase is
reflected in retail prices.
Motorists filled their tanks with
gasoline because the Federal tax
jumps from ia to 2 cents gall
Ion.
Liquor dealers today were re-
pricing their stock with a wary
eye on the increases being passed
on to consumers by competitors.
The Office of Price Sterilization
has issued orders permitting retail
boosts on all tax-affected items.
General Advance Due.
Although the actual tax in
crease is only 26 to 80 cents a
fifth, retailers can jump their
prices 20 to so cents. This is
because price markups are per-
mitted all along the distributive
line before the bottle reaches the
consumer. Retailers must decide
whether they will take advantage
of the full permissible mark
up or shave it to meet COM
petition.
Taxes on automobiles went up
today from 7 to 10 per cent of the
manufacturers price. Prices on
new cars will Jump an estimated
$50 to S135. New-car accessories
also will cost more under a 3
per cent tax rise.
Evening star., 1951-11-01

This little boy will have a
birthday on Tuesday. He'll be 4.
But he won't know it.
His name is Melvin. Three
years ago he went to the hospi-
tai with tuberculosis. Last May.
he came home again, the tuber-
culoSis gone.
But something else was
wrong. E--s
He couldn't hear his fathers
greeting. And he couldn't talk
to him.
He couldn't even speak his
own name. s.
He won't know Tuesdays his
birthday because he is deaf.
The cause. according to the
doctors. was the drug used
against the TB-streptomycin.
But it saved his life.
What is deafness like when
you're about to become four
and don't know it?
Melvin speaks two words.