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Evening star., 1952-12-09

weighing about IS pounds. shot
through the air like a skyrocket.
The sharp blade, about 3 inches
wide and 4 inches long. struck Mr..
Patterson in the head and flew on
across the street another 40 feet.
Police believe water had ac-
cumulated in the hollow bar and
that the open end haG become
clogged with dirt and gravel. They
theorized that the explosion was
caused by steam building up in
the bar and blowing out the
plugged end.
Arthur Coleman, colored, of 653
Morton street NV, had been
working beside Mr.. Patterson. Just
before the explosion Mr. Patter-
son asked him to get an ak from
a truck, which may have saved
him from injury.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

The Commissioners today re-
fused a request from the South
west Businessmen's Association to
postpone a December II public
hearing on the first Southwest
slum clearance project.
Also refused was a request that
business properties be excluded
from the Project B" rebuilding
project. The B area project, COW
ering a 76-acre tract bounded by
E and I streets and Fourth and
South Capitol streets, is the first
phase of a plan to rebuild the
entire Southwest.
Requests Rejected.
The city heads rejected requests
made by a delegation headed by
Joseph H. Schneider, president of
the business group.
Mr.. Schneider asked for the
postponement on grounds that
there has been insufficient time
to study detailed plans drawn up
by the National Capital Planning
Commission. The plans, covering
only the small B area, will be
the subject Of the December II
hearing.
Wants Individual Effort.
Mr.. Schneider also proposed
that Southwest property owners
be given a chance to improve
their own properties. This. he
contended, would have the same
m-clearance and upgrading ef-
feet as the redevelopment pro-
gram.
Commissioners Bernard L. Rob-
inson and F. Joseph Donohue told
the buSinessmen's delegation they
could present their views at the
hearing, along with other groups.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Iron Bar, Flying Through Air
Like Jet, Crushes Mans Skull

An explosion which sent a
heavy iron bar hurtling go feet
through the air critically injured
laborer today.
James Patterson, jr., 35, colored,
of 627 Morton street NV, was
taken to Suburban Hospital with
a crushed skull and was given
slight chance of survival.
He was digging a sewer ditch
at Clearmont place and Strath-
more avenue, Garrett Park, Md.
About 20 feet away the bar,
known as tunneling bar, was
resting on top a 55-gallon drum
in which a fire was burning. A
pitch pot was suspended from the
bar over the fire.
Suddenly there was a loud
"Whoosh" and the 4-foot bar,
Evening star., 1952-12-09
District PTA
|SeeksSupport
|0fFund Bid
U. S. Groups Asked
To Aid in Request
For More Money
BY Jones 6. Deone

The District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers today decided
to seek the support of parent
teacher congresses throughout
the country in urging bigger ap-
preparations for the Districts
schools.
The congress Board of Man
ayers also voted to back legis.
lation for a more flexible school
budget.
In calling for budgetary re-
form. the group referred to what
it called the current critical school
situation. A shortage of funds
THIS week caused the shutting of
some teachers and closing cut IF
some grade school classes in order
TO provide salaries for more
teachers in the colored schools.
Several member groups of the
congress also have urged author
ity for the schools to transfer
surplus funds from one use to an
other and anticipate climbing en-
rollment.
Asks Class Reduction.
The board today also called for
Ia reduction of the standard
grade school class size from SO
to 80.
The board also approved an
action program for the current
school year and created a COM
mittee to consider ways to lessen
possible community tension in the
event the Supreme Court outlaws
school segregation here.
Points included in the action
program are: .,
To work for smaller classes.
To support enactment of laws
Furnishing those selling narcotics.
To try to improve comics.
To make critical evaluation of
District welfare activities.
To seek more adequate pay for
teachers and other school em-
ployes.
To work with school superin.
tendent Hobart M. Corning to OBJ
tain money for the projected
multi-million dollar building pro-
gram, borrowing the. money If
necessary.
Study Curriculum.
To urge a study of the school
curriculum by committee of lay.
men.
To provide an adequate pro.
gram for children not attending
school.
The board also decided to seek
greater emphasis on guidance in
all schools and proposed central
educational clinic for special serv-
ices to children and 24-hour
treatment center for those emo
tionally disturbed.
A nurse, clerk and councillor or
assistant principal for every ele-
mentary school also will be
sought.
A committee will study the ad-
visibility of compulsory commit.
ment Of narcotics users to Gall
linger Hospital for a 90-day
period.
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SOClety OI,oUo CIlcIllStS dllO
chemical engineers.
DR.. Fisher is a native Of Kings
ton, N. Y, and a graduate of
Williams College. He received his
doctors degree from the Univer-
sity of Columbia in 1912.
Prof. Raymond E. Kirk, head
of the department of chemistry
and dean of the graduate school
in the Polytechnic Institute of
Brooklyn, and Dr.. Ernest H. Vol
wiler, president of Abbott Labora-
tories of Chicago, were named to
the society's Board of Directors.
Prof. harrington Daniels, head
of the department of chemistry
in the University of Wisconsin, is
president-elect for 1858.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Sister Identifies Woman
Found Dead in Lake

A woman whose body was found
floating in Kingman Lake near
Gallinger Hospital yesterday was
identified by police today as Mrs.
Ida Bell Murray, SO. of the TOO
block of Ninth street NE.
Police said the identification
was made by a sister. Mary Byrd.
of the same address.
The dead woman's body was
first noticed by John S. Watkins.
a District government engineer
working on the East Capitol street
bridge. Harbor police took 1t to
the District Morgue.
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Rivera to Attend Red PurleY

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9 (R.-i
Mural painter Diego Rivera said
today he would leave shortly for
the Communist peace confer
ence," which opens December IL
in Vienna. He will go via Havana,
since he is not permitted to enter
the United States. He has been
expelled from the party, but his
application for readmission is
pending.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Messiah to Be Sung
In First Congregational

Handel's Messiah" will be pre-
sented at BIS o'clock tonight in
the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets NV. g'
The choir will be composed Of
singers from the Mount Vernon
place Methodist Church, the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
First Congregational Church and
First Baptist Church. "a
/.
Soloists will be Margaret Barn
well, soprano, Ruth Hall. con-
tralto, Ivan Genuchi, tenor, and
Edwin Miller, baritone. William
Watkins Is the organist.
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Dr.. Schucht in Syrio

DAMASCUS, Syria. Dec. 8 (Po.
DIR. Hjalmar Schacht. one-time
financial wizard of Hitler's Third
Reich, arrived in Damascus today
to survey the nations economic
and financial health at the invi-
tation of the Syrian government.
Indonesia, Iran and Egypt have
called on him for advice in the
last two years. .
Evening star., 1952-12-09

been recalled to active service the
day after paper retirement" in
1941. He holds the Distinguished
Service Metal.
Served on Addison Committee.
The retired officer was a men,
ber of the Addison Committee on
Public Works which advised the
Commissioners recently on con-
struction and financing needs for
the city.
In his letter of resignation to
the Commissioners, DR.. Mazique,
a colored physician. said he was
leaving the post for personal
reasons" He was one of the nine
original members selected by the
city heads for their advisory group
last summer.
Praised by Truman.
On his retirement the Army's
only Negro general officer was
praised by President Truman in
a ceremony at the White House.
He entered the military service
in 1898 during the Spanish-Amer-
lean War. Mustered out after the
war, he enlisted as a private in
the old 9th Cavalry and won a
commission in 1901. When he
was made an officer there were
only five Negro officers in the
service. When he retired there
were more than 1000.
His promotion to general rank
was announced by the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt on October 25,
1910.
Gen. Davis son, Col. Benjamin
o. Davis, jr., is stationed with the
Air Force at the Pentagon. Gen.
Davis and his wife live at 1871 S
street NV.
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Overtime Drinking
Out for Inaugural
And New Years

There will be no overtime
drinking in Washington bars
on New Years Day or Inaug-
uration Day, the Commission
ers have decreed.
The Restaurant Beverage
Association had asked the city
heads to permit bars to stay
open two hours past the regu-
lar closing time on those two
occasions.
The Commissioners denied
the request today. The reg
ular deadline for shutting off
the sale of alcoholic drinks on
week nights is 2 am.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

an a u t h ority
on the chem
istry of rubber =,
has been chosen
president = elect
of the Amer
lean Chemical
Society. He will
take office in
1854.
DR.. Fisher, a
resident of 200
North w a y n e
street, Arling-
ton, was elected
- ~ofi0No1
ballot of the
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Residents Are Urged
To Rush List of Rooms
Available to Visitors

Washington area residents
were urged today to list all
housing accommodations
available for inaugural visi-
tors. The need is urgent,
officials said. pointing out that
the demand for rooms is
much greater than the list
ingS to date.
Accommodations for rent
for the period around Janu-
ary 20 should be reported
Immediately to the Inaugural
Housing Headquarters at 1925
I street NV. or by telephon-
ing Republic 7-2600.
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$50 Citizen Leaders
To Study Ways to Aid
D. G. Works Program

About $50 citizen leaders
were to meet at the District
Building this afternoon to
mobilize support for the Dis
trict's proposed 1919 million
public works program.
Permanent committees will
grow out of the meeting to
help decide projects in the
program. After that, the
committees will help sell the
projects to Congress.
The program was drawn up
by a special group headed by
Francis G. Addison, jr. It
has been approved in prin-
ciple by the Commissioners.
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Denies
Leach Threat;
Case Now Expected
To Be Handed to
Jury by Thursday

The defense in the narcotics
conspiracy trila of Randolph (Cat-
fish Turner and eight co-defend-
ants rested its case at 10:30 am.
today.
With the jury excused, Judge
David A. Pine began hearing argu-
ments on requests from both sides
as to material to be used by the
jurist in instructing the panel. The
case Is expected to be placed in
the hands of the jury tomorrow
or Thursday following final argu-
ments.
Denies Threatening Woman.
Today, Turner denied on the
witness stand. that he had threat
ened the life of a Government
witness, Nellie Leach, a former
dope peddler.
The Leach woman testified she
was threatened following her ap-
pearance before special grand
jury investigating dope traffic.
Her testimony was corroborated
by two narcotics agents, who said
they heard a voice, which they
identified as that of Turner,
threatening the life of the Leach
woman during a conversation I'M
the Turf Club, in the 1900 block
of U street NV.
BY prearrangement the woman
had a small microphone concealed
in her handbag and the alleged
conversation was transmitted to-
a sound truck, where the Federal
agents made a recording.
The recording, played before the
jury yesterday, was garbled and
clouded by background noises.
Peddlers Support Case.
The Government has had to
depend largely on the testimony
of admitted narcotics peddlers and
addicts. Star witnesses for the
prosecution included Paul Robin
son, who said he had been a run
ner for the alleged dope ring, and
who told of making trips to New
York to pick up narcotics in
wholesale lots; Esther Wright,
Herbert (Bucklejaws) johnson,
admitted former dope peddler, and
the Leach woman.
The witnesses implicated ALI
the defendants in one way orI
another with operation of the sus-
pected syndicate. The name of
1t. H. H. Carper, former head of
the police narcotics squad and
now facing trial on graft charges,
was brought into the testimony.
Witnesses testified they had
turned over sums Of money toI
Turner with the UNDERSTANDING
that the cash would be forwarded
to 1t. Carper for protection.
Besides Turner, those on trial
include Leon James, Eddie Meat
head) Atkins. Joseph (Peter Rab-
bit) Smith. Samuel I. Palmer ;,
Allan (TWk) Williams, Warren
Williams, Lawrence Carrodo and
Richard Manfredonia. All are
colored except the latter two, who
are charged with being the New
York wholesale Suppliers for the
Washington market.
Federal Narcotics Agent John
Cross told yesterday how he op-
Grated recording device in the
sound truck parked near the Turf
Club.
Heard Warning.
The agent testified he heard a.
voice, which he identified as
Turner's. warn the Leach woman,
Don't mention any names. If you
do, somebody's going to get killed
The witness declared he had
heard Turner's voice
when the latter was arraigned inI
the spring of 1851, before United
States Commissioner Cyril Law
renee.
Defense Attorney James J.I
Laughlin denied Turner had been
before Commissioner Lawrence at
that time and yesterday issued a
for the Commissioner.
But the latter is away on a vaca-
ton.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Correction

In an article entitled what
High School Accreditation Means.
in the Editorial Section last Sun
day, the names Of Sherwood
School, Sandy Spring, Md, and
Georgetown Preparatory School,
Garrett Park, Md, were omitted
from the list of accredited high
schools in the Washington area.
Both schools have been accredited
by the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools
for several years.
Evening star., 1952-12-09


history, as a
member of the
Citizens Ad-
viSory Council.
en-. Davis
replaces DR.. Ed
ward c. MaZi-
que, who re-
signed.
Born here on
July /, 1877,
Gen. D av j S
finally retired
from active
duty in 1948.
after so years.
s
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Gen. Davis Gets.
Appointment TO.
Advisory Group
Retired Negro Office,
Replaces DR.. Mozique
On Citizens Council

The Commissioners today ap-
pointed Brig. Gen. Benjamin O..
Davis, U. S. A. retired, the frst
colored general in the Army's
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Arlington Man y Head
Chemists Society

DR.. Harry L. Fisher, special
assistant to the director of the
Office of Synthetic Rubber, Re-
construction Finance Corp, and
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-11-12
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS

Deaths due to accidents continue
to stand high in Washington's ten
leading causes of death. A great
deal has been said, designed to pre-
vent these deaths through educa-
ton. A great deal has been done
in the field of engineering to reduce
deaths due to accidental happen
stance A great many laws have
been passed, created with the hope
that the individual citizen would o.
hey.
These measures have helped to a
degree. There will come time,
however when the level of deaths
due to accidents will be no longer
readily reducible with present mea-
sures This will be true until addi-
tional measures are taken to be GER
tain that physical defects which are
predisposing to accidents are disco
vered in the human body
Faults in vision may we'll be the
unsupported cause of accidents. As
ISOLATED with vision is nutrition de-
ficiency, particularly of certain vi
tamin contents of foods Photo
phobia, or fear of light, may be the
result of poorly balanced diet.
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Sudden s:rong lights, or coming out
of poorly lighted area into bright
ly lighted one, will confuse persons
with photophobia. The soft. low
lights of taverns are not only ro-
mantle, but most pleasing to the
person with photophobia.
Faults in hearing are important
factors in the cause of accidents.
Many persons with hearing difficult
ty, refuse to admit the loss of this
faculty. Such persons are accident
hazards. Many persons have no j.
dea that they have faulty hearing
in one or even in both ears.
Faults in muscle action and in
nerve reflexes may be causative fac
tors in accidents. Here again nu-
triton may be the fault. Anemia
may be the underlying factor Some
one of the other chronic diseases
may predispose to poor function Of
muscles and nerves.
Until such time as plan develops
in the minds of the public to screen
the total population for such physi-
cal defects, every effort is not being
made to abolish these causes of ac-
cidentS
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-11-12
Garfie!d's P-TA
Plans Assembly

Back to School NIGHT" is the
theme of the Garfield high school
Parent-Teacher Associations meet
inc at 1870 pm this Thursday, Nov.
10. Parents will assemble first in
Ia students classrooms before pro-
-eeding to the auditorium.
The program will feature a talk
by Judge Frank James of the Supe-
rlor Court on Responsibility of Ci-
tizenship".
A panel discussion, led by Jane
Willard. on The Significance OF
This Week 0 Citizens of Our State.
and mtaical selections by a chorus
directed by Parker Cook also are on
he program.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-11-12
ARE YOU AN EFFICIENT
DISHWASHER?

Does the sight of dirty dishes in
the sink rob OH of your joy of cook
ing? Be your own efficiency expert
and eliminate the drudgery in dish
washing by re-examining your pre-
sent methods. Sit down and spend
| few minutes analyzing what you
are doing now, and how you can i'm
prove your method SO that the job
of dishwashing can be a joy as we'll
as other kitchen duties.
Check your supplies. such as soap,
securing pads and powder, dishcloth
and drying towels. Are there plen-
t of supplies on hand? Are they in
the most convenient place? All
dishwashing supplies should be near
the sink and within easy reach.
While you are preparing your
meal, do you remember to soak
cooking utensils so that they will be
easy to wash later? Utensils which
have had milk, egg or starch mix
lures in them should be soaked in
cold water, whereas pans which con-
tanned sugar mixtures should be
soaked in hot water
Often, there are periods of time
during the preparation of a meal
when a few bowls, cups and spoons
could be washed, rinsed and allow
ed to dry so that the after dinner
load would be lightened.
Now to the actual dishwashing
procedure itself. Research studies
have shown that right-handed peo-
pie save time and energy if dishes
are washed from right to left This
means stacking the soi1ed dishes on
the right hand drainboard.
The following principles of motion
economy in dishwashing have been
ably stated in the book by Nickel
and Dorsey, Management in Fami-
ly Living.
Wash the dishes at water level to
eliminate carrying water in the
cloth to the dish.
2. Wash the dish with circular
movement in order to move i'm the
easiest manner and to allow the
cloth to be self-dipping in action.
3. Retain the cloth in the right
hand Gf r;ght-handed) except when
reaching for dishes from the drain
board.
4. After washing one item, move
hand with cloth to next item to be
washed. This positions the cloth
while the left hand disposes of tie
washed dish.
5. Dispose Of washed dish with
the hand nearest the drainer on
tray. Reaching across the body to
dispose of dish requires longer
time and more motion.
g. Use the left hand to pivot the
dish during the washing process in
stead of turning it with both hands.
7. When drying dishes, save mo-
ton by holding an end of the towel
in each hand, keeping the hands
close together and close to the dish.
Even more time can be saved in
if the dishes are rims
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-11-12
Salmon Fete Billed
BY MethodiStS

After the morning worship the
lie hooist Men viii have a Salmon
Dinner this Sunday, Nov 16 to pre-
sent awards to the prize winners in
The recent church salmon derby
Besides everyone who participated
- the derby, he church members
lSo are invited to the luncheon
which will cost fifty cents per plate
Eddie Shimomura, derby chairman.
III he master of ceremonies.
Dr. James Unosawa, derby judge
ii present a trophy to DR.. S. Flu
rJ2, the champion and prizes to
Mrs. Gainji Kozu and Martha Ka-
gu chi.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-11-12
MYERS Set Movie
For Rally Fund

To raise funds for the Northwest
Methodist Rally slated Nov. 90, 90
and 30 in Ontario, Greg, the MYF-
ers will sponsor THE Enchanted
Forest. full-length up-to-date
movie, at 7:30 pm. this Friday,
Nov IA, in the small chapel of the
Japanese Methodist church.
Stars of the film, which also fea-
lures Blackie "a raven, are Edmund
Lowe and Brenda Joyce.
Tickets are being sold at fifty
cents for adults and twenty-five
cents for children under twelve.
Refreshments will be on sale at
the MYF booth.
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ed in extremely hot water and al
lowed to drain dry. Time may also
be saved in rinsing by immersing
the dishes all at one time into deep
hot water for two minutes. To do
this the drainer rack should be fit
ted with long handles to prevent
putting hands into the hot water.
Being your own efficiency expert
can be fun and profitable in saving
time and energy, which we all can
spend to more advantage with our
families.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-11-12
Spiritual Weekend
At PRESBYTERIAN

japanese Presbyterian church will
sponsor Spiritual Emphasis Week
end I'm Tee. 4 to 7 with the Rev.
taul Nsgano Of California as its
leader. The meetings will be from
3 pm. each day
A welcome banquet for Rev Ma
Hano is set for els pm Thursday.
Dec. 4, in Hong Kong Cafe. Reser-
vations must be made with Tsugio
Anzai, Franklin 663l
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MARYKNOLL
18th b z. Jefferson

9 am. and 1890 am.-Low Mas
Benediction will be held following
1920 Mass
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METHODIST
1896 Washington st.

STCHTREN BUDDHIST
ie4z Weller st.
II m.-YBA service
2 p.m.-Issei service The Rev K.
Tkuta TO speak.
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PRESBYTERIAN
522 9th Ave. SO
ST. PETERS CHURCH
1919 king st.

10 am-Church school.
11:15 a.m.-Holy communion. The
Pastoral Letter" of the presiding
bishop will be read instead of SER
mon.
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d 4 MIIAeff'
Church Notices
sol y. Spruce
9:45 a.m.-Sunday School for all
ages.
10 a.m.-Issei service.
11:15 a.m.-Nisei worship service
7:30 p.m-Youth fellowship meet
ing.
BUDDHIST
1927 Main st.
II a.m.-Young peoples devotion
al service. Vinayas in charge. Or
ganist, Florence Chikata.
CONGREGATIONAL
305 I'm So.
10 a.m.-Sunday School for all
ages.
11-11:30 am.-Pilgrim Fellowship
Hour for Junior high school STU
dents.
11:15 Nisei worship service.
FAITH BIBLE
1913 18th Ave.
II m.-Worship service. Speak
err the Rev. Hideo Aoki
$50 p.m-Special evangelistic
meeting with the Rev. Aoki.
Saturday
9 to $50 a.m.-Japanese gospel
hour in Japanese over Radio Station
KXRN.
MARYKNOLL
18th & e. Jefferson
8 am. and 1890 a.m.-Low Mas
Benediction will be held following
1890 Mass.
METHODIST
1886 Washington st.
10 am.-Church school. Skeptics
Hour.
Ills a,m.-Nisei worship service
Rev Paul Hagiya's sermon topic
will be Getting Along with Others
Especially in Church.
1890 p m.-All-Church Salmon
luncheon.
8 p.m-MYF evaluation meeting.
)uzzers dance class.
STCHTREN BUDDHIST
Io4z Weller st.
II m.-YBA service.
2 p.m.-Issei service, The Rev K.
Tkuta TO speak
PRESBYTERIAN
522 9th Ave. so
GAS a.m.-Sunday School
10 a.m.-Issei worship service.
10:45 a.m.-Girl Scouts.
Ills a.m.-Nisei worship service
Musical Interpretation of the
Creation.
11:15 a. m Cub Scouts
7:30 pm.-Young peoples fellow
hip.