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Evening star., 1951-09-03
BY Romon Coffmon

We wonder where the stretches of
desert sand came from. Two fairly
good answers exist. Many deserts
probably are the beds of ancient
lakes or seas which dried up and
left the sand behind. Biologists
have learned that dry land has
taken the place of water-covered
land in hundreds of, parts of the
earth. We may figure that large
number of sandy deserts are places
where lakes or seas used to exist.
Another theory is based on the
fact that mountains tend to take
water from clouds. One side of
mountain may have thousands of
bushes and small trees. The other
side may be barren, with few trees
or bushes. Water running down the
barren side Of mountains can wear
away rock, turning much of the
rock into sand. We suppose that
small streams flowed down the
barren sides Of mountains and car
ried sand over level stretches, thus
providing sand for some deserts.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Uncle Ruy's Corner

There are many deserts on earth,
and we can hardly describe them
all in few words. They may be
sandy, or they may be rocky. They
may be high or they may be low.
One thing which is true in general
is this: Deserts tend to be
deserted places.
No desert is completely vacant.
People keep away from them, as
a rule, but some travellers go across
the great stretches of wasteland.
Here and there are oases, with
enough water to grow plants and
to keep people from becoming
thirsty.
Low deserts are extremely hot in
the daytime-the temperature often
goes above ITO degrees Fahrenheit
in the shade. The worst trouble
is that shade is hard to find.
People suffer a higher degree of
heat than the shade" tempera-
ture indicates.
At night the air tends 10 grow
cool even over low desert. On a
high desert the weather may be
very hot in the daytime but 30 cold
Evening star., 1951-09-03
I axe MyWordforIt By F'o"t Colby

From a current thriller: "Her
Brobdingnagian shoulders rose
above an appalling expanse of
sequins." Brobdingnag is the region
in Swift's "Gu.liver's Travels"
where everything is of enormous
size. The inhabitants are described
as giants "as tall as an ordinary
spire steeple." The adjective,
Brobdingnagian, therefore, means
gigantic, colossal"
pronounce Brobdingnagian !:
ROB-ding- -NAG'-ee-un Chard "g''
in the third syllable).
Paranoia is word which de-
scribes a form of insanity char
acterized by a supposed persecution
complex, and an exaggerated idea
OF ones own greatness. Paranoia
is pronounced: -uh-NAW- ZEE
uh. A person so afflicted is a
paranoiac: PAIR-uh- h-NAW'ee-ak.
Prosthetics is a word new to most
of us. We see the word in articles
about the manufacture of artificial
limbs, especially for and by disabled
veterans. Prosthetics is from the
Greek word prosthesis, meaning
literally, IAN addition; something
added or put on; hence, that
branch of surgery Cor dentistry)
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Word Game
Find 21 or more words in
BLAMARLE.

u u N w n u y A8
meaning, faulty, culpable." Aver
age is 20; limit, 20 minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
ny the addition OF IS" such as bats"
word is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow,
Evening star., 1951-09-03

which specializes in artificial parts
or organs"
Prosthetics is pronounced: pross-
THET-iks.
A number Of readers have asked
for the origin, meaning, and pro-
nunciation of the word surrealism,
as used by artists. Surrealism is
from the French surrealisme, and
expresses the idea of above or
beyond realism; hence, a type of
art which purports to express
images or ideas without relation to
reality, as in a dream or nightmare.
Surrealism Is pronounced: Suh-
REE-ull-izm.
The Spanish painter, Salvador
Dali (SAHL yah THAWR DAH-
lee), is perhaps the best-known
surrealist (suh Rec ull ist) in
America. His most familiar work is
the painting, Persistence of Mem
ory," a sort of hashish dream
landscape in which f1abby watches
droop like melted cheese over
various objects.
Frank Colbys leafet, CO, will put
you right about the use of the end-of-
sentence proposition. To obtain
Frank Colby, care Of The Star, p. o.
Box 99 Station G, New York 10 N Y
Evening star., 1951-09-03
30 THE EVENING STAR
Contract Bridge
Bv CuIbertson
washington, D. G.
ONDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1881

(Copyrisht, 1851, by Ely Culbertson.)
A defender should always be Sus-
picious when good declarer, fall
ing to draw trumps, exposes himself
to an overruff-aS South did in to-
days deal.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
North-South 20 on score.
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The North-South 90 part-score
naturally played part in the
bidding, which was:
North. East. South. West
club Pass spade Pass
2clubs Pass 2spades Pass
Sspades Pass Pass Pass
It was to Vests credit that he
made the opening lead, at any rate,
which would give South the most
trouble-namely low heart. Not
wanting to give up dummys entry
without a struggle, South played
low from the board. East won with
the heart queen and returned a
heart, knocking out the ace.
South saw that he would need
plenty of luck to fulfill the con-
tract! The diamond ace might, of
course, be on side, but if it was not,
South could not even hope to ruff
a diamond in dummy. since the
defenders would be sure to lead
trumpS. South decided to play for
an off-side position of the diamond
ace and a possible error by an op-
ponent.
To that end, he caShed the top
clubs and then ruffed a club with
l1IC Ola VI VI u1llHo' WCSI 1ClAs 11C
had no sure trump trick in his hand
and was delighted to overruff.
From that point on however, he
might as well have thrown in his
cards! South ruffed the heart re-
turn, cashed the spade ace and led
to the king-and could discard all
Of his diamonds on dummys estab-
iShed clubs.
Granting that West could not be
sure of winning trump trick ma
turally," he still should have looked
with some suspicion on South's
kindness in giving him the chance
for an overruff. If South had had
the ace and queen at the top of his
spade suit, would he have been so
amiable? The answer was almost
certainly no. and thus West should
have politely declined the oppor-
tunity!
tReIeased by the Register anu Tribune
Syndicate. 1851
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Answer to SNoWFLoHER.

snow, sole, solo, solon. Sower sooner, sore,
swoon, swore, news, noel, nose, moose,
oleo, owners, overs, woof, worn, woolens,
wolf, worse, wooer, wrens, felon, ferns,
noWn, flows, flowers, foe. floors, fools,
fowler, fore, frowns, lens. lore, lone lorn,
lowers, loon, loose, loser, rewon, role,
ToWen, roWel rose roof
Evening star., 1951-09-03
ADVERTISEMENT.
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tons to wear in or behind the
ear. Can be used by persons with
normal hearing or with TONAL
loss, as opera or field glasses are
used for the eyes, slips in purse
or pocket when not in use.
This revolutionary device ampli-
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Invented by the Chicago elec-
tronicS engineer whose Subminia-
ture vacuum tube gave the world
its first 1-unit hearing aid, it is
produced in laboratories which
are daily meeting every type of
hearing problem. If interested
for yourself or a friend, write
Walter H. Huth Laboratory, Ills
N. Franklin Street, Chicago 10,
Illinois, for free booklet or visit
DRAKE HEARING CENTER
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Evening star., 1951-10-11
Astin Fills In for Condor
At Bureau OF Standards
BY the Assoeioied Press

DR.. Allen v. Astin, a Govern
ment scientist and weapons ex-
pert. today was appointed acting
director Of the National Bureau
'of Standards. ,.-.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer,
who made the announcement, said
DR.. Astin has been specializing
for some time in research for the
Defense Department.
He succeeds Dr.. Edward Con-
don, who resigned recently to be-
come research director for the
Corning Glass Corp.
DR.. Astin, who has been with
the bureau since 1882, was one
Iof the original group of scientists
in the agency who led in devel-
opment of proximity fuses for
bombs and rockets in World
War II.
Recently he has been an as
Isociate director in charge of the
divisions of electricity. electronics,
ordnance development, missile de-
velopment and the Office of Basic
Instrumentation.
He is a native of Salt Lake
City, Utah, and a former research
associate for the Utilities Re-
search Commission of Illinois.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Suspect in Ho|dup
OF Sentry Held in Bail

! A 23-year-old messenger. iden-
tified by police as Charles D..
Perazzo. was arraigned yesterday
before United States Commission
er Cyril s. Lawrence in connection
with the August 8 robbery of a
Walter Reed sentry. He is charged
with robbery by force and violence.
His case was continued until
October II and bond was set at
$4,000. Perazzo was returned to
the District after his arrest Tues
day night in Hoboken. N. j.
The sentry, Corpl. Burl Withers,
was accosted by two men at the
Sixteenth street entrance to the
hospital grounds. He was slugged
with a shotgun butt and his pistol
was taken. One of the two men
fired at him as they escaped in
IA red convertible.
Capt. Joseph Hunt. head of the
robbery squad. said Arlington po-
lice. meanwhile, are enroute from
Fort Worth, Tex, with another
man wanted for questioning in
the Walter Reed case. the $700
Airport Drive-In Theater holdup
September 16 in Arlington. and
the SO holdup Of a Washington
cab driver September IL, near the
Sailing Marina dock on Mount
Vernon boulevard.
Already charged in the theater
holdup and the holdup of Cabbie
Simon Volovick, 81. of 1908 Massa-
chusettS avenue NE, is James
Young McGinnis, 25, Of the 400
block Of Rittenhouse street NV.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Truman Will Speak
Al Gompers Square Rites

President Truman will speak on
October 27 when the little park at
Massachusetts, avenue and Tenth
street NV, occupied by the me-
mortal to Samuel Gompers. is for
mally dedicated as Gompers square
in honor of the founder and
first president of the American
Federation of Labor.
The Gompers statue. central
figure in a group, was dedicated on
October Z. 1888. by President
Roosevelt.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission recently
agreed to the designation of the
square at the request of the Wash
ington Central Labor Union.
The White House said that Pres
ident Truman would speak at
HAS in a program starting at
II am.
Secretary of Interior Chapman
will preside at, the exercises and
the other speakers will be Secre-
tary of Labor Tobin and William
Green. president Of the American
Federation of Labor.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Miss Martha MetzIer
Church ContraIio

Miss Martha A. Metzler. for
many years q well-known con-
tralto in Washington area
churches. died yesterday in Prince
Georges General Hospital after a
long illness.
A Washington native, Miss
Metzler was an examiner in the
Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing for 80 years until her retire.
ment in 1886. She lived at 42ll
Thirty second street, Mount
Rainier. Md. with a sister, Mrs.
Dora M. Weber, widow of former
Mount Rainier Mayor F. E. Weber.
Miss Metzler was leading con-
tralto soloist at Zion Lutheran
Church for many years and sang
before church groups and other
organizations in the city. She
later became a member of Trim
ity Lutheran Church in Mount
Rainier.
Besides her sister, she is sur
vived by a niece. Mrs. j. L. Aman,
wife of Col. J. L. Aman, and a
grandniece, Miss Elizabeth Aman,
all Of 40ls Jefferson street, Hyatts-
vile, Md. *
A funeral service will be held
at II am. Saturday in the Gasch
funeral home, 4739 Baltimore
avenue, Hyattsville, and burial
will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Daniel H. Magi|I, ST.,
Prominent Georgia Editor
BY the Assoeiated Press

ATHENS, Oct. 11.-Daniel H.
Magill, sr., associate editor of the
Athens Banner-Herald and promi-
nent State political and newspaper
leader, died of a heart attack at
his home last night.
His son. Dan Magill, jr., di-
rects athletic publicity at the Uni
versity Of Georgia.
Born in Hartwell, Ca, Mr.. Ma
gill studied for the ministry at
Mercer University before enter
ing the University of Georgia.
He Joined the Athens Herald
after several years on the Atlanta
journal news staff. When the
Athens Banner-Herald combined
he was made managing editor and
has served the paper since 1920.
He was appointed associate editor
IL years ago.
Funeral services are scheduled
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Fred |. Rohrbach, s.,
Scout IrainingLea
Nature Lecturer, Dies

Fred L. Rohrbach. So. superin-
|tendent Of buildings in the District
Armory group and a colorful
figure to thousands Of Washing
ton school children who knew
him as a lecturer on wildlife, died
late Tuesday of Hodgkins' disease
in Doctors Hospital.
He had suffered from the disease
Ia type of cancer. for three years,
but remained at his desk in
Temporary Building x until April
80. He lived at 1923 Nineteenth
street NV.
Mr.. Rohrbach gave talks on
wild life the first Saturday of each
month in the National Museum.
Tenth street and Constitution
avenue NV. and was known to
school children from all parts OF
the city.
Seven Years as Scout Leader.
He strove to bring an under
standing nature to children and
adults alike. and in seven years as
a Boy Scout leader-trainer had
Evening star., 1951-10-11

born in New York. He was a
member Of the Washington Board
of Trade. Gompers Masonic Lodge,
Almas Temple and the Brother
hood of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. He, was a former
national officer of the Master
Painting and Decorating Con-
tractors of America.
Besides his brothers, he Is sur
vived by two sons, Irwin H. Jaffe
of New York and Air Force 1t.
Kenneth S. Jaffe. stationed at
Mitchell Air Force Base. N. Y; a
daughter. Mrs. Marjorie Sklar of
1850 Connecticut avenue NV,
and three sisters, Miss Rose Jaffe
and Mrs. Rebecca j. Goldwater of
3726 Connecticut avenue NV. and
Mrs. Bessie e. Lord of Houston,
Tex.
Funeral services will be held at
1880 am. tomorrow in the Dam
zansky funeral home. 1901 Four
teenth street NV. Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld and Rabbi Hugo
Schiff Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation will conduct the
services. Burial will be in Ohev
Sholom Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Pastor Aids Mans S Fight
To Stay Free Of Chain Gang
BY the Assoelated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Oct. IL
THE people haven't given any
sovereign State the right to heap
indignities on an individual" the
Rev. N. S. Hammack. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church in
Los Gatos, told Gov. Warren's ex-
tradition secretary today.
He was testifying on behalf OF
John w. Brown. Los Gatos union
official. who was arrested last
week as an escapee from a Geor-
gia chain gang Is years ago.
Mr.. Hammack said the whole
community was aroused over the
effort to return Mr.. Brown. whom
he described as completely re-
habilitated, to Georgia, where he
served about six months of a one
to five year sentence for a bur-
glary that netted him SO worth OF
clothes.
Mr.. Brown. whose name was
Charles Thompson before he es-
capped, told his own story to
extradition secretary, James
Welsh.
Mr.. Welsh said today's testi-
mony. a petition bearing 1,011
names. and many letters will be
given to Gov. Warren when he re-
turns to the capitol tomorrow or
Friday. It's up to Gov. Warren
whether to grant Georgia's formal
request for the return of Mr..
Brown.
An attorney said after the ex-
tradition matter is cleared up the
next step will be to ask for a
pardon.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Truman Security Plan
Has Gone 10 the Doqs
BY the Assoeioisd Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. IL
President Truman's recent Sc
curity order today posed this
question: Does reporting the
projected training of dogs "in the
detection and detonation Of land
mines" affect national security?
Officials Of the Stanford Re-
search Institute. which planned
the project. contend it does. So
do a lieutenant and a civilian Sc
curity employe from the Army
Corps of Engineers at Fort Bel
tvoir, Va.
No, said 1t. Col. L. w. Correll,
executive and security officer for
the North Pacific Corps of Engi-
lneers in Portland, Greg.
Col. Correll pointed out that
dogs were used to detect land
mines in World War II and their
handlers disposed of the explo-
Isives.
The question arose after the
Call Bulletin reported the project.
It's information came from a pub
lie record at City Hall-the insti-
tute's request to use 10 acres of
tcity land to train the dogs.
Institute directors demanded.
said the newspaper. that the story
be killed, but declined to give the
reason. It was too late; the paper
already was on the street. Later,
the institutes publicist. William
c. Estler, explained the purpose
Iof the project was made public
inadvertently.
| And the two security officers
from Virginia came out to ask
an explanation.
Today. the project is a dead
issue. for the time at least. :. .
The institute withdrew its re-
quest for the land.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Hin Aart,1nrfatlt

RICE, ROBERT. sR. In sad but loving
RICE. sr., who departed this life one
year ago.
Yours is a memory day, and my
thoughts travel over the well-loved way
that goes from my heart to you; IT'S .
Fof ay en Rss 10 afaa 81 You ana and assa ns
you the Joy and love that always wished
bEyoTESEPn %TSEn DAudHTEK, HELEN r
THAYER, NELSON c. In sad but loving
remembrance Of our dear father, MEL
thirty-sisht years ago today October II,
strong, but ever tender.
No gentler father could there be
Than you. whose well-loyed face and
Are but cherished memory.
Always so true. unselish and kind
A few in this world his equal you'll find:
A beautiful life that came to an end,
HIS LOVING CHILDRENs
VAUGHAN. DIR. JULIAN r. TO the loyine
memory ef my dear husband, DR.. JULIAN
r. VAUGHAN, who entered into eternal
rest thirteen years ago today, October
The thought still Fingers,
You, dying. live to find a life devine;
l. 'I1nF, thn. di. tn death AI8aRTa ihail Rske ms
VAUGHAN. DIR; JULIAN z; In loving g.
BE- Hem5R5anSisn 5RgSn vauHA dfSgsse xo depsrsss
this Iits thirteen years ago today, October
MAY his SOU 5rssir MI y sJTsss. Rses;i
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Disable Sees Big Tax Boost
Endangering U.S.. Incentive
BY the Associoisd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Price
IStabilization Director Michael Di-
Sale says too big a boost in taxes
at this time might dull the in
Icentive of both labor and manage
Iment.
Speaking at the 10th annual
forum of Christ Church last night,
Mr.. Disable said he favors a S6
billion tax bill, less Government
spending and restricted credit, but
added:
Il am not so sure that higher
taxes are the thing we need at
this time"
Taxes tend to retard business
initiative. he said, land the same
would work if YOU tax away all
the money from the extra hours
that labor works"
The $6 billion tax proposed by
Mr.. Disable is much less than that
asked by President Truman and
bills under consideration by Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Editor of Textile World
Killed in Georgia Crosh
By the Associated Press

NEWMAN. Ga, Oct. 11-Earle
Mauldin, IS, Southern editor of
the industrial magazine Textile
World. was instantly killed in au-
tomobile-school bus collision yes
terday in which five others were
critically injured. "
State Highway Patrolmen C. T.
Lowry and Jack Benny said the
car in which Mr.. Mauldin was a
passenger struck the bus and then
rammed into an embankment with
such force it was completely de-
molished. Workmen with wreck
ing bars were needed to extricate
Mr. Mauldin's body.
The patrolmen said several
Negro children were aboard the
Coweta County school bus but
none required hospital treatment
though they were shaken and
bruised.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Rev. Joseph J. Rhoads, 81,
Bishop College President

The Rev. Joseph j. Rhoads, 81
prominent colored educator and
college president, died yesterday
in Marshall, Tex. the Baptist
Joint Committee on Public Affairs
ANNOUNCED here today. &c.,,
Mr.. RhoadS, president of Bishop
College in Marshall since 1929
was president of the Texas Coun-
lcil of Negro Organizations and
chairman of the State Committee
on Democracy in Education.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
FBI Arrests Another
Fugitive From Georgia
BY the Assosioted Press

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 11.-Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation
agents early today arrested a
Georgia man they described as an
escapee from the Irwin County,
Ga. Jail.
They identified him as j. w.
Henderson, 81, who has been liv-
ing in Philadelphia under the
name of Robert Brown and work.
ing at a steel castings company
in nearby Chester.
The FBI said Henderson, who was
serving a life term on a murder
charge, broke out of the Georgia
institution June 26. He was to
have a hearing today before
United States Commissioner
Henry P. Carr.
Evening star., 1951-10-11

brought 600 adults here into the
Scout organization as Cub pack
leaders. He was chairman of the
children's committee Of the Dis
trict Audubon Society.
Born in Chicago. Mr.. Rohrbach
served in the Philippines during
World War I. He was discharged
at Fortress Monroe. Va. in 1926
and came to Washington as q
representative Of firms manufac-
turing air-conditioning. heating
and ventilating equipment.
His career with the General
Services Administration began in
1912, when he became manager OF
the Arlington Farms group OF
buildings under the Public Build
ings Service. Later he super
vised the Suitland, Md. group
before being transferred to the
Armory area.
Exhibits Displayed.
A group Of outdoors and bird
lore exhibits made by Mr.. Rohr-
bach and his son, who became an
Eagle Scout last year at the age
of Is. are being displayed in New
York by the National Audubon
Society.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Rachel Rohrbach, and their son
Lee w. Rohrhach, a student al
Sidwell Friends School. Mrs. Rohr-
bach said her husband asked that
friends contribute to the building
fund for Childrens Hospital in.
stead of sending flowers for his
funeral. a. -.-
Services will be held at 1915
p m. tomorrow in the Gawler fu-
ner.! home, l756 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, and burial will be ir
Arlington Cemetery. ,.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Mrs. Lawrence Groqan,
In First Class al Trinity

Mrs. Jane Macdonald Grogan,
SO. widow of Lawrence v. Gro
gan. Washington furniture dealer,
died last night at her home, 2729
Ordway street NV.
She was member of the first
four-year class at Trinity College
here. which was graduated in
1905. Later, she organized and
became the first president of the
Washington Alumnae Association
OF Trinity College.
A native of Boston. Mrs. Gro
gan came to Washington in 1914
She is survived by two sons,
Peter Grogan of 34s Ashley ter
race NV. and Lawrence v. Gro
gan, jr., of the Ordway street
address.
A requiem mass will Be cele-
brated at 10 am. tomorrow in ST.
Thomas the Apostle Church,
Twenty-seventh street and Wood
ley road NV. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Thomas F. CIemmer,
Farmer in Augusta
BY fhe AssoeioteA Pres.

STAUNTON, Va, Oct. II. -
Thomas F. Clemmer, one of Au-
|gusta County's largest farm opera
tors. died yesterday at Kings
Daughters hospital in Stanton
where he had been a patient since
Sunday. He was stricken Saturday
might with a heart attack.
Funeral services will be this
Afternoon in the Bethel Presby.
terian Church. Burial will be ir
the church cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-10-11

~ years ago.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ida c. Caspar; three sons,
j. Rupert CaSpar of 625 Allison
street NV. George j. Caspar of
1912 Sheridan street NV. and
William c. Caspar of 4416 Illinois
avenue NV; two daughters. Mrs.
Joseph F. Amato of 4413 Illinois
avenue NV. and Mrs. Florence
I. Caspar OF the Crittenden street
address, and a brother. Christian
Caspar of Hampshire Knolls,
Hyattsville, Md.
A requeim mass will be cele-
brated at 10 am. tomorrow in
st. Gabriel's Catholic Church on
Grant circle NV. and burial will
be in st. Mary's Cemetery.