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Evening star., 1951-01-12

seemed to remember he had a
peeler in stock somewhere. He
climbed a ladder, rummaged
through the leftovers of past gen.
erations and came up with what
my aunt was looking for"
Mr.. McTighe peeled an apple
with a couple of turns of the
crank. and presented it to the
teacher.
"I should get an "a for that"
he added.
"Camera" Made From Box.
The class, which has learned to.
listen as we'll as talk, heard Mel
vim E. Lenox, "a. Navy veteran
of the Pacific war. explain the
photographs he had taken with
cardboard camera.
In five minutes, Mr.. LenoX made
a camera" from a Christmas box,
several strips of tape and the top
from a flat film container. He
told how to pierce liens" open
ing with a pin. how to focus the
camera and hold it securely for
brief time exposures.
Photography Is really a simple
thing" he added. Sometimes it
seems that people think so much
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Major Pleads Guilty
In Bad Checks Case

An Air Force major today
pleaded guilty to 20 counts OF
false pretenses involving bad
checks totaling $3.25O.
Maj. Donald c. Goewey, 33, of
the TOO block of South Wayne
street, Arlington, the father of
three small children. admitted
the charges to District Court
Judge James w. Morris. Judge
Morris referred the case to the
Probation Office for pre- sentence
investigation.
Maj. Goewey, a combat veteran
of World War II, was charged No
vember Is after 20 checks he had
made out to his account in the
National Bank of Fort Sam Hous-
ton, San Antonio, Tex, were re-
turned marked mot sufficient
funds. Many of the checks were
passed at various Federal En-
ployes Credit Unions here.
Defense Attorney Edward Ben
nett Williams told Judge Morris
that Maj. Goewey had surrendered
to police before they had knowl-
edge of the cases. The case was
prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Martin j. Nc
Namara..
The officer was released on
81 900 bond, but it was pointed
out that he is currently confined
to the Boiling Air Force Base.
Evening star., 1951-01-12

| had everybody's attention when
he began to remove his trousers.
The fact that he was wearing
swimming trunks underneath nev-
er helped his score.
Oddly enough, only two days
later another student at the Uni
versity of Michigan received an
"a" for exactly the same stunt.
DR.. Ray Ehrensberger and his as
sistants in the speech department
disagree. They think this is a
gag approach to a serious subject.
with beginners" DR.. Ehrens-
berger said. every physical or
mental quirk shows up in speech
class. The students themselves
are acutely aware Of this when
they stand up to speak. Most of
them need something at first to
take their minds off themselves
and allow them to concentrate on
their subjects"
CT Explains Artificial Limb.
For example, George Barthel,
27, a sophomore and EXCL. who
lost an arm while fighting the
Nazis, was without a trace of self
consciousness as he explained the
working of a mechanical limb,
Evening star., 1951-01-12

surface. with alcohol and how to
insert the needle in a relaxed
muscle. He did this twice, once
for the class and again for the
photographer.
1T hurts the class worse than
it does Mr.. Swami" an instructor
remarked.
Demonstrates Apple Peeler.
The student explained that the
technique can be useful in many
kinds of emergencies. He learned
to use the hypodermic as treat
ment for asthma.
On a lighter tone was the dem
onstration of an ancient apple
peeler by John McTighe, e. who
fought with the combat engineers
in the Pacific.
My aunt in Washington has
several apple trees in her yard"
MI. McTighe said. She wanted
to peel the apples to make pies
but could buy nothing better than
knife to help her. Then she
remembered the old apple peelers
they once used back in West Vir-
ginia.
"On a visit there she found a
country store, and the proprietor
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Dreaded Dutch Elm Disease
Reported Spreading Here

From the viewpoint of park
officials the enemy within our
gates" is the dreaded Dutch elm
disease, 1O1 cases of which were
found in the District last year.
Since the discovery of the first
case in 1947, the disease has spread
menacingly among some of the
finest elm trees in the city, despite
vigilance and counter ttacks, said
Edward j. Kelly. superintendent
of parks.
Horace v. Wester. plant path
ologist, reported that 27 of the
cases were found in National
Capital Park trees, 81 in trees on
city streets, seven on various
Federal properties and 13 on
private properties. All but two of
the trees had to be cut down.
Thirteen cases also were found
in nearby Maryland and four in
Virginia, it was said.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
A Die, ; Are Injured
In Accident al Jessups

Four persons were killed and
three were injured when their
automobile crashed into a concrete
post, at Jessups. Md, last night.
The dead, all colored residents
of Baltimore, are: Mrs. Pearl
Westray. SO: her daughter. Mrs.
Margaret Dunston, %: Mrs. Dor
othy Westray, 81, a daughter-in in
law of the elder Mrs. Westray, and
Elmer Hunter, %.
The injured are: William West
ray. 27; Willie Millings. %, and
Henry Westray, %. who, police
said, was driver of the car. Their
injuries were not believed serious.
All but Mr.. Millings are from
Baltimore. He is attached to a
cavalry unit at Fort Meade.
The accident occurred about II
pm. on a sharp curve on
Route ITS.
Police said the group had been
to Fort Meade to visit friends.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
By w. H. Shippen

By W. H. Shippen
The University of Maryland
student who started out to press
his trousers in front of his public
speaking classmates got himself
f1unked for his pains.
At the same time the youth who
jabbed a hypodermic needle into
his own arm was up-graded.
despite the fact that a coed
Swooned.
Decisions fke that could battle
some speech departments. The
one at the local university, how
ever, did some tall thinking be-
fore inviting beginners to choose
their own themes for demon
stration" speeches intended to
soothe stage fright.
Wore Swim Trunks.
1t was decided that good taste,
rather than the conventions,
would be the limiting factor. There
was no objection to pants-pressing
as such. If the youth had carried
an extra pair of pants into the
classroom, instead of wearing
them. he probably would have
passed.
He was a fast talker, and he
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Capt. Haines Reelected
By Bethesda Firemen

Capt. Preston B. Haines was re-
elected president of the Bethesda
fire department at it's annual
meeting this week at the Ken
wood Country Club.
Other officers reelected were:
Burrell H. Marsh, jr.. vice presi-
dent: John B. Cole, secretary; G.
Wady 1mirie. treasurer. and EN-
ory H. Bogley, counsel.
William c. Holland, James w.
Cummings, Ford E. Young, sr,
Capt. F. o. Smith and Walter S.
Bogley were elected members Of
the executive committee.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Montgomery County
Home Rule Program
Ready for Assembly
By J. B. Zotmon
Sicr Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 12.-Mont-
gomery County's all-Republican
delegation will launch it's home
rule legislative program next week
by introducing at least six bills,
including one for an elected school
board.
The delegation made it's deci-
sion yesterday after a Commute
conference with Gov. McKeldin
concerning reports that. earlier in
the day. he had said he favored
continuation of the present ap-
pointive system.
Meanwhile, the General AS
sembly, before adjourning until
pm Monday. received a bill by
Senator Louis N. Phipps. Demo-
crat. of Anne Arundel. calling for
a SIS. million bond issue to erect a
State Office building in or near
Annapolis.
Two other bills presented to the
Senate would repeal the State
Jim Grow" Negro segregation law
which now is enforced only on
Chesapeake Bay ferries, and pro-
vide that death sentences be car
ried out in a gas chamber, rather
than by hanging, as at present.
Appointive Boards Favored.
The Republican Governor ex-
pressed his attitude on the method
Of selecting school board men,
bers at his first press conference
Asked whether he favored a
Montgomery County proposal fol
an elected board. he said:
MY general feeling is that such
boards should be appointed
rather than elected"
News of his remarks soon spread
to the Montgomery legislators, one
of whose principal pledges during
last years campaign was to spon-
sor legislation for an elected school
board.
The Montgomery delegation de-
cided to meet with the Governor.
After the conference the dele
CATION said he had promised to
support the bill. The group
quoted him as saying he was
speaking only lin general when
he expressed his opinion on the
question.
Other County Bills.
The other Montgomery bills to
be introduced next week would:
Transfer electrical and building
inspection functions from the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission to the
County Council.
Repeal the Lindsay law, which
prohibits nonpartisan elections of
council members in counties hav-
ing a charter form of government.
Montgomery is the only such
county in Maryland.
Authorize the County Council
to appoint members of the liquor
board. They now are named by
the Governor.
Increase beer license fee:
charged by the liquor board.
The delegation deferred action
on proposal to authorize States
Attorney Walter w. Dawson o1
Montgomery County to appoint q
deputy to act in his place wher
he is Ill or out of town.
Evening star., 1951-01-12

about gadgets they forget the es-
sence of photography"
Demonstration Talk.
Students who tend to freeze
before an audience receive indi-
vidual instruction until they fee
they are ready to face the class
either to introduce themselves, re.
late some personal experience OF
to make a demonstration" talk
They are not pressed to continue
however. if shyness persists.
The classes are not so much tt
train orators as to promote self
assurance, reduce conscious
ness and enable students to con-
verse freely on social as we'll as
public occasions.
If the talks in the classes are
interesting" DR.. Ehrensbergel
said. "the students will learn the
art of listening. This seems doublJ
essential now that Americans are
bombarded with public state
ments, many of them conflicting
Who but attentive, trained
listeners can draw intelligent con.
clusions from addresses like those
of former President Hoover. Presi-
dent Truman or Senator Taft?"
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Anderson Given
15Years toLife
In Wife Staying
Convicted of Murder
In Second Degree;
Sentence Is Maximum

William j. Anderson, SO, former
Supreme Court building employe,
today was given the maximum
penalty of is years to life for sec
ond degree murder in the fatal
shooting of his 47-year-old es-
tranged wife last September.
The sentence was imposed by
District Court Judge F. Dickinson
Let's, who declared a report by
the probation office challenged his
sympathy Ito a great extent"
Judge Let's did not elaborate
on what the pre-sentence report
said. Probation Office findings are
not open to the public.
Indicted in First Degree.
Anderson had been indicted for
first degree murder in the shoot
ing Of Mrs. Laura M. Anderson
of 1856 Eighteenth street NE.
as she sat in her automobile at
Eleventh and c streets NE.
Last month. however. he was
allowed to plead to the lesser
charge of second degree. At that
time. Assistant United States At
torney John C. Conliff, jr.. said
the Government felt it could not
prove "the degree of deliberation
and generalization that the statute
contemplates in a first degree
case"
The second degree plea was ac-
cepted by District Court Judge
Edward A. Tamm. Mr.. Conliff
told Judge Tamm he felt sub
stantial justice would be served"
by its acceptance.
Wife kicked Him Out"
For some time before the shoot
ing, Anderson lived in the 900
block of Eleventh street NE. He
was quoted by police as saying
his wife kicked him out after he
| turned over his house to her.
| Two men were sentenced today
to serve from to II years each
for manslaughter. One of them.
Rudolph Coleman, Al, colored, of
the 1900 block of @ street NV.
was sentenced by JuG.se Let's for
the fatal beating last october of
Ethel Harris, 40, colored. who also
lived at the @ street address.
The other man sentenced was
William S. Meyers, al, colored, Of
| the TOO block of D street S.W.
Judge Matthew F. Mcguire hand
ed down the sentence after Meyers
was convicted of fatally beating
David Leak, 40, colored. of the
400 block of Casey court S.W.,
during a fight.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Palisades Citizens
Partition Area Into
.6CiviI Defense Zones

The Palisades Citizens Associa-
ton area last night was parti-
toned into six zones as part Of the
groups new plan for a civil de-
fense organization.
About $50 residents of the Sec
ton held mass meeting in the
Palisades Park Fieldhouse, Sher-
rier and Edmunds places NV,
to launch the new defense setup.
1t calls for block-by block cover
age in the event of an A-bomb at
tack on the District.
The Palisades area begins at
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, at
the intersection of Canal and Fox
hall roads NV, runs along the
west side of Foxhall road to Ne
braska avenue, on the south side
of Nebraska avenue and Lough-
borough road to Macarthur boule-
ward, on the east side OF Norton
street to the C. g. o. Canal, and
then east along the canal to the
starting point.
Six Zones Defined.
The six zones are bounded as
follows:
Zone Canal road NV. Fox
hall road. Whitehaven Parkway
and Hutchins place.
Zone 2-Hutchins place, White
haven Parkway. Canal road, Fox
hall road, Nebraska avenue, and
boundary line just south of
Dexter street.
Zone 3-Forty- ninth street. a
boundary line just south of Dexter
street. FoXhall road, Loughborough
road.
Zone 4-Nebraska' avenue. Chain
Bridge road at Fort Kimball
Park. Loughborough road. Weaver
street and Canal road. .
Zone 5-Weaver place, Canal
road, Loughborough road and
Macomb street.
| Zone 6-Macomb street, Canal
road and the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad tracks, Loughborough
road and Norton street.
, Wardens Named.
The following wardens and the
zones they will supervise were
named at the meeting:
Zone Joseph w. Turton,
4486 Macarthur boulevard NV,
George c. Smith. assistant. 1912
FoXhall road NV.
Zone William Sherwood,
4845 w street NV.
Zone 3-Herman Fakler, 1850
FoXhall road NV.
Zone 4-Richard Waterman,
5015 Macarthur boulevard NV.
Zone 5-Ralph Cusick, 5039
Lowell street NV.
Zone 6-Gorman P. Young, 5187
Watson street NV.
Area Warden Robert Nicholson
outlined the duties of zone ward
ems, as defined in General Order
NO. OF the District Office OF Civil
Defense.
The Palisades area includes
homes in parts of Wesley Heights
and in Kent. Briarcliff and Dunn
barton. There also are several
municipal installations and impor-
tant buildings.
Included in the area are the
Georgetown reservoir, part of
Delecarlia reservoir and the mas
ter conduit of the city water
works, which runs under MacAr-
thur boulevard. the highway cut
ting through the whole area.
On the edge of the area, just
over the Marylnd line, is the Army
map service and the Army Beach
Erosion Board.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
|5NewG.0.P. Senator'S
Selected for Places
On Civil Service Body

Five freshman Senators today
were among the six Republicans
selected for places on the Senate
Civil Service Committee.
Senator LANCER. Republican, of
North Dakota the committees
top-ranking minority member. is
the only holdover from the 81st
Congress.
The new members are Senators
Dirksen of Illinois, Duff of Penn
sylvania, who hasn't been sworn
in as a Senator; Butler of Mary
land, Welker of Idaho and Carl
son of Kansas. Senator Dirksen
formerly served in the House of
Representatives and Mr.. Duff is
finishing his term as Governor
of Pennsylvania.
Go to Other Committees.
Republican Senators on the
committee during the 81st Con-
gress who are not returning be-
cause of assignments to other
committees are Flanders of Ver-
mont, Thye of Minnesota and
Ecton of Montana.
The Democratic Senators on
the committee were selected last
week.
They are Senators Johnston OF
South Carolina, chairman: Nc
Kellar of Tennessee, Nicely of
West Virginia, Pastore of Rhode
Island, Monroney of Oklahoma,
Smathers of Florida and Clem-
ents of Kentucky. The last four
are newcomers to the committee
House Membership Changes.
Meanwhile, the Democratic
caucus in the House made sew
eral changes in membership OF
the House Post Office and Civil
Service Committee. reducing the
majority membership from Is
to 13.
Representative Murray of Ten
nessee remains chairman, and
these new appointees were added
Representatives Karsten Of Mis-
souri,, Burnside of West Virginia
Lesinski of Michigan, Jarman of
Oklahoma, Anfuso of New York,
Lantaff of Florida and Reams, in
dependent, of Ohio.
Other members who retained
their places on the committee in
the order of their seniority in the
81st Congress include Representa-
tives Morrison of Louisiana, Miller
of California, Davis of Georgia,
Whitaker of Kentucky, Rhodes of
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
By Don S. Worren

A new slate Of Republicans as
signed to serve on the Senate
District Committee was approved
today by a conference of Senate
Republicans.
The new committeeman are
Senators Nixon of California. Case
of South Dakota, Butler of Mary
land, Walker of Idaho and Ben
nett of Utah.
The sixth place will be filled
by Gov. Duff of Pennsylvania
when he takes his seat in the
Senate late next week.
Senator Nixon had been as
signed to the committee earlier.
He took his seat in the Senate
near the end of the 81st Con-
gress, and has attended one meet
ing of the group. He heads the
new Republican list on the COM
mittee. since he won seniority py
taking the oath ahead of the
other freshmen.
+ al W fACt UU IIVpUSdls
The Republican conference
failed to act today on a proposal
that the size of the District and
other minor committees be re-
duced and that there be some in
crease in the size of major COM
mittees. The purpose of the pro-
posal was to give more of the new
members places on the more i'm
portant committees.
This question possibly will be
taken up later in the Senate.
All of the old Republican men,
bers of the Senate District Com
mittee got better committee posts
bearing out predictions that the
District Committee would get a
new lineup of Republican mem
bers. Those going to other COM
mittees are Senators Williams OF
Delaware, Mccarthy of Wiscon-
sin, Margaret Chase Smith OF
Maine, Hendrickson Of New Jer-
sey and Dworshak of Idaho.
Case Familiar With Problems.
Senator Case has a background
Of IA years in the House, where
he had an opportunity to become
familiar with District government
problems. In the House he was
a member of the Appropriations
Committee and also served on the
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities. He is a veteran of World
War I, operates a ranch in the
Black Hills and is the owner of a
newspaper.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
U. 5. Photo Expert
Wins FairchiId Prize

Russell K. Bean of the United
States Geological Survey last
night was presented the Fairchild
silver plaque for outstanding work
in the field of photogrammetry
this past year.
The award was among several
made at the 17th meeting of the
American Society of Photogram-
metry at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mr.. Bean, who is chief of the
photography section of research
and engineering in the surveys
Typographical division, was hon.
ored for his design of a twinpleX
system of photo mapping. which
gives greater accuracy with fewer
pictures. The award was estab-
lished in 1912 by Sherman M
Fairchild, chairman of the board
of the Fairchild Camera and In
strument Corp.
A trophy and $100 were awarded
last night to Morris M. Thompson
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey
for the best article in the society's
quarterly publication, Photogram-
metric Engineering, in 1850. He
wrote on New Approach to Flight
Planning"
The society's annual honorary
membership award went to Dr..
Irvine Gardner of the Bureau Of
Standards.
In addition, these Washington
area residents were among the IA
receiving the Ford Bartlett men,
bership awards: Robert J. Gully,
1851 D street Sc; Arthur C. Lun-
dahl, 4401 Chestnut street, Be-
thesda; Grace C. Maloney, Harry
L. Nicholson, 1909 Colonial ter
race, Arlington; Clarence .Ruther-
ford. II Galveston avenue S.W.:
Max H. Salzman, SOB Crescent
road, Greenbelt; William R. See
strom. 1922 North Rockingham
street. Arlington, and Mrs. Ann
Southard, 1735 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
The society closes its conven-
ton today.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
G. 0. P. Selects Membership
For Senate D. &. Committee

Senator Butler. prominent for
many years in law practice in
Baltimore, was a novice in politics
when he ran for the Senate and
captured the seat formerly held
by Millard Tydings. Democrat,
who was chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee.
Senator Welker is a lawyer and
a ranch owner who defeated Sen
ator Glen Taylor. He is a veteran
of World War II.
Senator Bennett, who defeated
Senator Ebert Thomas. Democrat,
chairman of the Senate Labor
Committee, is a former president
of the National Association of
Manufacturers. He is a paint
ard glass manufacturer and also
has a motor company at Salt
Lake City.
Gov. Duff won the national
spotlight as Governor of PennSyl-
vania and played an important
role in the 1948 Republican ma
tional convention. He is regarded
by some as a possible candidate
for the Republican presidential
nomination in 1852.
Duff Assignment Is Surprise.
His assignment to the District
Committee was somewhat of q
surprise because of his prominence
in the party, but since he has not
yet taken Cffice as Senator all
of the other freshman Senators
have seniority over him.
The Democratic lineup on the
District Committee already has
been charted. Two freshman
Democratic Senators were named
to the committee-Senator Clem-
ents Of Kentucky and Willis Smith
of North Carolina.
The House District Committee
Is losing one of its Democratic
members - Representative Gran
ger of Utah. who has won a place
on the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Following a meeting Of the
House Democrats in a caucus
this morning, 1t was announced
that the party ratio on the Dis
trict Committee would be changed
from Is Democrats and 10 Re
publicans to IA Democrats and
II Republicans. This is in keep
ing with the increased numbe.
of Republicans in the House.
House Republicans were to
meet this afternoon to approve
a slate Of Republican committee
asSignments there.