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Evening star., 1952-05-10
Slow, Heavy Trucks
Breaking Highways,
State Tests Reveal

Heavily loaded trucks break up
highways, especially if they are
creeping along.
That, boiled down to simple
terms, is the chief conclusion of a
group of Federal, State and indus
trial engineers who conducted a
six-month test late in 1850 near
La Plata. Md.
In the tests, eight trucks, divid-
ed into four weight groups. trav-
eled almost continuously over
parallel lanes of 1.1-mile stretch
of United States route 301. The
concrete road used was built in
1941.
Here are some of the findings
set forth in a summary report by
the Highway Research Board re-
leased yesterday:
| Single-axle trucks with an axle
load of 22,400 pound caused 6!4
times as much cracking of the
concrete as those with an axle
load of $4,000 pounds, the amount
many States have adopted as their
maximum.
The heavier trucks broke So
per cent of the concrete slabs over
which they travelled, compared
with 26 per cent broken by trucks
limited to $4,000 pounds.
Half of the joints in the lane
subjected to 22,400-pound loads
showed damage, compared with
18 per cent of those in the 18,000-
pound lane.
The difference was even greater
in another comparison. Tandem
axle trucks with a load of 44,800
pounds caused 1873 times as much
cracking as those held to $4,000
pounds. A tandem axle has four
wheels.
Exact comparison between sin
gle-axle and tandem-axle runs
was not possible because of some
difference in the road base.
The Highway Research Board
is made up of engineers and other
representatives of the Federal
Bureau of Roads, and highway
departments of Connecticut, Della
ware, Illinois, Kentucky, Mary
land. Michigan. New Jersey, Ohio
Pennsylvania. Virginia, Wisconsin
and the District of Columbia
Trucks were supplied by the auto
mobile industry.
Evening star., 1952-05-10
FEATURES:
DIRECTIONS:

Out Wisconsin Ave. past Naval Hospital
TO Garrett Park Rd. topposite George-
town Preparatory SCHOOL,, right on Car
ret Rd. to Flanders Ave. and follow signs
to sample homes.
Evening star., 1952-05-10

CHOOSE FROM SEVEN BASIC FLOOR PLANS


AT SPRINGFIELD-the community designed for prog
ress-the Crestwocd Construction Corp offers you one
Of the widest selections of homes the Washington oreo
In addition to the three bedrooms full basement Chester
field pictured at left and priced at ST $50, there
six other models ranging from Sl3,o5O to Sl7,o5O.
There's the roony bedroom, bath and holf For
tax for those who prefer the two-stoy Colonial The
two-bedroon AIbenore is fovorte Of many working
couples who want roomy rambler that's perfect for
entertaining yet to maintain. You'll want to all
seven CresMood models together in single block at
Springfield.
WOODWARD & LoTHRoP's coIorful contemporary
decor is in keeping with the nfomoiy of the Crestwood
Chesterfield. The decorators have chosen wallpaper,
point corpets and furniture with eye to the budgets
OF young homemokers we'll to beauty. An interest
ing correlation between wallpaper curtains and furniture
tobrc is one OF the design heh9hts. You'll be omozed
at the modest price too many Of these Woodward &
lothrop res and you'll say it's one of the most ottoc-
tive model homes you've ever seen.
GENERAL ELEcTRIc's coIorfuI TexoIite counters and
breakfast top match the pastel shades of the spocous
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light lunches The roonny nationally acclaimed General
Electric refrigerator and practical garbage Disposal
other features that make these Cestwood kitchens happy
places in which to work.
YOUR CHOICE of coors for wallpapers and paints, BATH
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Evening star., 1952-09-29
Uncle Ruy's Corner

Early one evening, while I was
crossing the Bay Of Bengal abroad
an ocean liner, saw scores Of flying
fish above the waves. The flights
seemed to be hardly 100 feet in
length, and the fish kept within a
yard or two of the surface.
There was time when most per-
sons found it hard to believe that
fish could fly, or make any motion
in the nature of fight. Now there
are thousands of persons dncluding
tourists on their way to, or from,
Bermuda) who have seen such fish
with their own eyes.
Sailors Of long ago returned to
port with stories about fish which
had flown up above the deck and
dropped there. Other persons prob
ably told the sailors that they were
spinning yarns.
Now we have clear records of
flying fish landing on the decks of
vessels. Bermuda fishermen some
times 60 out at night with lights
on their boats, and return with fish
which have flown aboard"
Perhaps these strange fish should
be called gliding fish," Their So
called wings move back and forth at
times, but the motion seems to be
onlUa trembling set up by the wind.
Evening star., 1952-09-29

@, In playing poker, when Q
player holds hand equal to q
full house or better, we celebrate
Iby doubling the stakes until the
cards are dealt around the table
Iby each player. We call this q
round of roodles." Why? Be-
cause "roodles" is a corruption Of
"roulette?"
A. No. For some unexplained
reason "roodle" developed from the
German word rudel, meaning
flock; herd, troop tof horses OF
wild beasts); an egg whisk." 1t
could be that the excitement OF
playing a round Of roodles sug-
gested the clamorous hubbub OF
wild animals.
Decatur: What's the origin OF
the expression ito take umbrage,
and how is umbrage pronounced?
A. Umbrage IS from the Latin
meaning shadow, shade" No
doubt the first man to take UNI
bragg poked OF to sulk in the
shade. Pronounce 1t: UM-bridge.
@. To settle an argument, please
state the difference, If any, between
Ia second" and "a moment"
A. Strictly speaking, second Is
Evening star., 1952-09-29

After a careful study, scientists de-
cided that flying fish gets out of
the water by swimming quickly and
by giving a strong push with the
tail as it starts to rise above the
surface. To some extent. at least,
these 1ish are kept in the air by the
action of wind currents. 1t seems to
be correct to say that they 60
through the air by gliding. rather
than by flying.
In the same places as birds have
wings. flying fish have long, broad
fms. Sometimes the fins are bit
longer than the body, but there are
sereval kinds Of flying fish and the
fms differ in size and shape.
b Flying nsh are small. Their
Evening star., 1952-09-29
] uke NV Word for 1t
By Fronk Cobb,

lone -sixtietn or minute. A mo-
Iment is an indefinite, short period
Iof time, an instant.
@. Why the word "nosegay2'
Does it imply that a small bunch
Iof posies makes ones nose gay?
A. That's the general idea. Noah
Webster (1828) defined the word as
"a bunch of flowers used to regale
the sense of smelling"
Pittsburgh: Bet you can't find
the first mention Of the word
"bdellium."
A. The word is found In Genesis
|2:12, and in Numbers lit. The
Biblical meaning of bdellium (pro-
nounced: DELL-i-um) is lost in
antiquity. In modern usage,
bdellium is a kind Of aromatic resin
similar to myrrh.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1952-09-29
Moves PTA to Heur Talk

Howard D. Rees. student coun-
selor at George Washington and
Maryland Universities. will speak
on "How the Family Natures" at
the Noyes Elementary School PTA
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow In
the school. Tenth and Franklin
streets NE. Parents will be able
to meet their children's teachers
at 7:20.
Evening star., 1952-09-29
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Evening star., 1952-09-29
By Ramon coffmon

average length, when full grown.
seems to be only about IL inches.
Among the many members of this
family is the California flying fish.
This kind is seen of the coast Of
Southern California and is larger
than average. The adults have .
length of about 18 inches.
Science pupils and their teachers may
ieailet entitled Fascinating Facts About
Planets" Simply send 0 self-addressed.
stamped envelope with your request to
Uncle Ray in care of The Star.
Evening star., 1952-09-29
Contract Bridge
Bv EosIey BIockwood
Washington, D. G.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1882


If Mr.. Abel passed his partners
double after the one-spade bid, Mr..
Champion thought 1t might be
pretty bad. He therefore bid two
clubs. A few seconds later Mr..
Muzzy was in four spades. Mr..
Champion shuddered, but felt .
little better when nobody doubled.
North dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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(Mr. Champion)
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The bidding:
North East South West
/ club Pass spade Double
2 clubs Pass 4spades All pass
Mrs. Keen opened the king Of
hearts and Mr.. Muzzy won with the
ace and promptly ruffed a heart
with dummy's lone trump. Check
ing up (too late as uSuaD he saw
that he still had two heart losers
and a diamond loser.
If he let the defenders in now,
they would surely cash those tricks,
so he tried to get rid Of one Of them
on dummy's clubs.
It Is hard to see how he expected
to do this, as he had two clubs him.
self and, with only five clubs out
standing, one opponent had dou-
bleton at the most. Anyway, at
trick three Mr.. Muzzy led the ace
of clubs. He followed with the
king and Mrs. Keen ruffed and
cashed two quick hearts and the
ace Of diamonds. She still had the
ace of trumps for the setting trick.
Mr.. Champion hit the ceiling.
"Muzzy, why do you always have toI
win the first trick?" he snarled.
"All YOU had to do was win 10
tricks. Any 10. You can give up
the first three or the last three or
any three in between as long as it's
not more than three"
II can't make the hand" replied
Mr.. Muzzy excitedly, with only one
trump in your hand"
Want to bet?" continued Mr..
Champion. with q club suit like
I had, you don't need trumps. too.
All you have to do is give them the
first heart trick. Then there's moth
ing they can lead that will beat
you"
Mr.. Champion was right. If Mrs.
Keen wins the first trick, her best
continuation is another heart. But
this can be trumped on the board
and a diamond led. Mrs. Keen
would win the ace and fire a third
heart.
But Mr.. Muzzy could win with the
ace, enter dummy with club, pitch
his last heart on the queen Of dia-
monds, and re-enter his hand by
ruf1ing a diamond. He could then
drive out the ace of trumps and just
barely outlast Mrs. Keen in the
trump department to rack up 10I
tricks.
Copyright, 1852, General Features Corp
Evening star., 1952-09-29
Game
Find 1S or more words in
KINGWOOD

meaning, "a handsome violet
marked wood" Average is 16. limit.
20 minutes.
Rules-words must be Of four or more
letters Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of "s." such as bats
cats" are not used. Only one form OF .
word is used. Proper names are not used.
A List win be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-09-29
Answer {. NOCTURNAL.

noun. oral, outran, cant. canon. canton.
canto. carton, cart, caul, carol. cannot,
cantor. clan. ciot. clout contra. colt. coal,
coat. coral. conal. count, court. corn.
cult, curl. curt, taro, tarn, talon, tale,
torn. tonal. tour. tuna. turn. ulnar. ultra.
unto, rant, roam, rota. rout. runt. acorn.
ector.. alto. anon. annul, aunt lorn, loeA,
put. lunar. @
Evening star., 1952-09-07
by ALBERT D. (DoLLY) STARK
Is hld 10 ROBERT n. SHOEMAKER

It's okay for the catcher to talk to the um-
pire, too, but - and this is important - he
better never turn around. If there's one thing
an umpire hates, it's having some player give
him the ''eye." Because that look or gesture
can Immediately stir up the players on the
bench and the fans in the stands.
The umpire warns the catcher the first
time, eff you have anything to say, say
it-but look toward the pitcher.''
The point is that when catcher holds the
ball on you or turns around, it's as if he were
saying. where the devil was that one?" He
doesn't have to say anything malicious, but
right away you start to hear some jabbering
on the bench. Where was that one? That's
four you've missed today"
It's an opening for the bench Jockeys.
Managers all seem to want to have some
holler guy ON the bench ready to give you the
needle. And did you ever notice that the guys
who get chased by an umpire are almost al
ways expendable "a utility infelder or
possibly pitcher who worked the day before?
One of these characters takes up the jockey
Evening star., 1952-09-07

ALMOST every time you've been out to
IA the ball park lately, you've seen what
has become known as ''rhubarb" That is,
a more or less violent debate between a
player or players and one or all of the UNI
pires. The squabble was very likely based
ON one of two questions: was he safe or out?
Was it strike or ball?
When order was finally restored, you
noticed that one of the players left the field
and headed for the clubhouse. He was
through for the day.
People often ask me just how far player
can 60 without being thrown out of a ball
game. Well. it's really up to the individual
umpire he has to use his own judgment.
Many fans think that if a player as much as
touches an umpire he gets thrown out. That's
not quite true. The player may grab an
umpire's arm in the excitement of arguing his
point. The umpire realizes he's just excited
But if player pushes an umpire or touches
him in any way that even looks like violence,
he's out of the game. Furthermore he can't
use obscene language and he can't throw his
glove or his bat on the ground or in the air.
If member of a visiting team should yell
from the bench, why don't you put on the
white suit Ihome-team uniforml?" that is
enough for you to chase him out of the park
How? You just call time and say, Get the
hell out of here! You insult my integrity. you
appleheadr'
Umpires definitely should not take any
abuse from the players. These men with
AUTHOR: One Of bGsebaLrs most colOTHl
figures, Dolly Stark ,Oas an umpire in the
National League for ID seasons.
Evening star., 1952-09-07

their gestures and remarks can turn par
tisan crowd against you and possibly make
you target for some pop bottles. When
players argument gets beyond squawk and
he gets abusive, there's only one thing to do:
get that troublemaker out of there.
Undoubtedly the most difficult spot for an
umpire is behind the plate. Besides calling
balls and strikes and plays at home, this man
is umpire -in-chief. He runs the game and he'll
make about 225 decisions in the course of
single afternoon.
les Part Of the Came
THERE'S always something going on at the
plate. The batter steps up, and the catcher
starts chattering, who was that beautiful
gal saw you with last night? Looks like
you've been pretty lucky. Well, you won't
be SO lucky now!'
Just then the pitcher let's one go down the
middle. Strike onev' yell. The batter's
attention may have been diverted just enough
for him to let good one go by. That sort of
shenamgans is all right, part of the game.
Evening star., 1952-09-07
UNITED PRESS

ing as soon as there's gesture by one of the
players on the field. For instance, you call a
ball, the pitcher gives you that second look,
meaning, What was the matter with that
one?" And then the bench jockey says, ''Why
don't you open the other eye?"
STAN Takes One
l HERE are times, however, when player
will set the crowd off without meaning to.
Say, for example, am behind the plate in an
important game between the Cardinals and
the Dodgers at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis
We are in the last half of the eighth inning,
the Dodgers are leading 80, the Cards have
men on second and third with one out, and
popular figure like Stan Musial is at the plate
Base hit puts the Cards in front, fly ball ties
the score.
In comes the first pitch. shout. Strike
onep as it cuts the plate in half Stan Musial
steps out of the batter's box, picks up little
dirt and says. Gee, Dolly. can you imagine
me taking one right through the middle at
Continued on page 20
Evening star., 1952-09-07

veteran bigeague umpire tells just how much the
i'm blue will take before he banshes even the biggest
stars. Here's eye-opening, behindthescenes story
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Vlrses Held Christmas
Party Last Friday Night
I1onlIrro1 1rom ~ 1---1


Clough MI Charles varney. Mr.
Thomas schlegel, Mr. Thomas Kee-
gan Miss CAROLYN Weaver, Miss
Doris Galloway. Miss Ann schrock.
Mias Cora Schrock, Miss Ellen
Webb. Miss Vivian Guengerich.
Miss Elizabeth Swartzentruber, Mr..
and Mrs Floyd Allen and family.
Mrs Charlotte Odell, Mrs. Jennie
Dunlap, Mrs Emma Leibhart, Mrs
Bertha Belts, Mrs. Margaret Mel-
yin. Mrs. Delema Donovan. Mrs
Philomena Lynch, Mrs. Mae Walins
Mrs Janette Hobbs, Mr.. Frank
arumbaOgh Miss Jean Manlove.
airs. Mildred Newberry and friend
Miss Jean Sapp, Miss Charlotte
Kern. Miss Fannie Collins, Mss
Jeanette Welch, Miss Mary Thaw-
ley Miss Margaret Plummer, Miss
Marie Butrico, Miss Doris Won
taOerres, Miss Doris Walton. Miss
Elizabeth Melvin, Miss Lois Todd
Miss Faye Swift, Miss Jean Mack
lin, Miss Betty Evans. Miss Ange-
lima Zehr Miss Donna Larrimore,
Miss jeanne Orlando. Miss Mel-
rose Meyer, Miss Barbara Palla-
dino, Miss Naomi Sypolt, Miss
Catherine Mervine. Miss Sara Hay
worth. Miss EIilda Bender, and Miss
Maxine Mast Mrs Emma Farley
and son.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
433 Guests Reported
AT Welfare Home
IeantInnsa 80 a. -

s.AssA run Atat -ra.aI
figure would grow to 500.
He took the occasion to point out
that the home with its present
equipment, is designed. to accom-
modate 355 patients9 The over
croWding occurs mainly in the hos
pital section, he said.
s85OOO0 To Be Asked,
(Directo2s Of the State Depart
ment Of Public Welfare have an
nounced that they intend to ask the
1853 Legislature for S85O.OOO to
build an additional building on the
Smyrna property
Dr. Prickett also commented
During the past year we, in the
State Welfare Home, have made
a real effort to properly care for
our patients in giving them ade-
quate housing, medical and nursing
care, food, rehabilitation, and rec
reatOn service. However, our pop
ulation has increased on our hos
pital floors to the extent that we
cannot give the service we desire,
and we are unable to accommodate
our long list Of applicants who
have been found eligible for admis-
sion, the majority Of whom are in
dire need of hospital care.
The total cost Of maintenance of
the Welfare Home during 1851 was
$3S6,057.25. This mounts to S2.51
per patient per day, for 1851.
Principal items in the expendi-
lures were $180,555.1S for salaries
and wages, and $182,905.47 for
OperatiOnal, including food, fuel
and medical supplies.
% Cents Per Meal
The home served 572,461 meals
during the year The average cost
per meal was 1882 cents, including
the salaries of kitchen. employees
and the gas used for cooking, as
well as the cost Of the food.
The statistics included in the re-
port show that the average daily
waiting list numbered 14.65 per.
sons.
Figures on the cause of adnlis.
sion to the home show that of 23s
persons admitted during the year
161 had chronic physical illness
Senility was the cause in 80 cases
and indigeney in q.
The average age Of the persons
admitted was II years.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
HOllym0unt Club News


On Saturday, December 18th, tie
Hollymount Home Demonstration
Club held its Annual Christmas
Party. Reverend w w. Hamilton
gave the invocation. The group
then sang the beautiful Christmas
carol, JOY TO The World. They
were accompanied at the plano by
Mrs. Ida Bookhammer. Judy Hon
kins then recitated. eChristmas
Morning She was followed By
Terry Bryan, who sang Please
Hurry Up, Mr.. Clock. Carol Ann
Brittingham then sang, The Night
Before Christmas" She was ae-
companied on the piano By Mrs.
Bessie Millman. Next Norma Brit
bingham played a beautiful piano
selection Untitled, March Of the
Christmas Bells. Missy Price.
daughter Of the retiring club presi-
dent, Mrs. G. y. Price, recitated
Christmas Miracle of Manhattan
This was followed by a one-act
comedy entitled, "The Weatherbys S
Go To The Circus under the di-
rection Of Mrs Willard Webb. The
cast was led by Mrs. John Steyen-
son and Mr. James Joseph who jor-
trayed Matilda and Siias Weather
by. They and their shree children,
Hiram, Jeramiah, aid lt3rhdOus,
played by Harold fiamilton, Billy
Wilson, and Geraldine Hamilton,
respectfully, had never seen a cir
Gus The entire cast did a fine job
and the performance was enjoyed
Immensely by everyone. This was
followed by the most beautiful
part of the program, a pageant Of
'"The Christmas Story. AS the pro-
gram opened Mary r. Vincent led
the choir Of angels, as they sang
Of Christ's Birth. The angels were
Norma. Brittingham, Carol Ann
Brittingham, Mary Virginia David
son, Phyllis Millman 1Iary and
Joseph, played by Mrs. Everett
Hopkins and Mr.. Joseph ldeIlvain,
knelt at the crib as the shepherds,
played by Ann Doriuan, Missy
Price, Mary Lou Dorman, siEs. Sam
Sloan, and Sammy Slcan, cSue.
Sammy Sloan sang a sclo as &c
knelt at the crib AS the thl,ee kings
entered bearing their gifts, they
sang, I've Three Kings Mrs. G.
Y. Price was Narrator.
We wish to congratulate and
thank Mrs. Willard WeDD, Mrs. Sam
Sloan and Mrs. Grace Millman for
presenting such a splendid pro-
gram. We also extend our sincere
/ thanks to Mrs. Ida BookhammeI
who accompanied at the piano
most of the program.
After the entertainment Secret
Pal gifts, and gifts from the grab
bag were distributed Mrs. San
Sloan, on behalf of the entire club
thanked the retiring officers Of
l1952 for doing such a fine job. She
tthen presented each with a Christ
mas gift from the entire club as
token of remembrance.
To close the program, sandwich
es, coffee, tea, and mints were
served. 1t was a very enjoyable
evening, and everyone went home
with the true feeling Of Christmas
in his heart.
The club will nave its regular
monthly meeting on Wednesday
January 18th, 1858, at the Cool
spring Grange Hall. Mrs. Walter
Phillips win be hostess.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
NelUtOn Firms
Hold Annual
Xmas Disner
60 - - -

teontlnueu irum first paell
Hawk, Oscar TOrbert, John Win
gate; ten-year awards: George Nc
DoWell, Paul Messick, Andrew
Moore, William Stewart; and fif-
teen-yeaT awards: Arthur Handley
and Harold Williams. Newton
Chemical and Supply Company
awarded the following: Five-year
awards: Miss Mary Kopas, John 3.
Doordan, and Arnold Sell.
The guests who attended were:
Mrs. Florence Baker. Mrs. Grace
Adams, Mrs. Jane Phillips, Luther
T. Calhoun, Robert Rider, and
Paul Hyde of Bridgeville, who act
ed as Santa Claus and presented a
gift to Mr. Newton from the em-
.ployees.
Kenneth w. Baker presented the
new employees who have Joined the
organizations since last years
Christmas dinner.
Dinner music was furnished by
Eddie Drew at the piano and the
entertainment was given by the
Silvertone Female Quartet.
The event was topped off with
the sho, ing of movies which had
been taken at the various employee
functions during the past year.
Announcement was made by
Sam Talucci, toastmaster, that
each employee would receive a tur-
key ready for the oven" as a gift
/ from the company.