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Evening star., 1952-12-26
7 Iron Lung Patients
Talk Coast-to-Coast
On Special Phones

Two polio afflicted mothers,
both long time iron lung patients,
exchanged coast-to-coast Christ
mas greetings yesterday via spe-
cially equipped telephone sets.
The call was placed by Mrs.
Robert M. Averill of 3511 Idaho
avenue NV, an iron lung patient
for the last six years, to Mrs. Mary
Ann Huff of Van Nuys. Calf, who
has been confined to an iron lung
since she contracted polio three
years ago.
Purpose of Mrs. Averill's call
was to offer Mrs. Huff. as Christ
mas gift, the same kind of self
answering telephone facility
which makes it possible for her to
receive calls without help from
family members.
Mrs. Averill told Mrs. Huff the
equipment was being offered by
w. H. Shaw, of Northfield. N. j..
its inventor. Mrs. Averill received
the equipment as a gift last year.
The device, manufactured for
bedridden patients. contains an
electronic circuit which auto
matically opens the connection on
the second ring of the telephone.
The conversation is carried on
through sensitive microphone and
receiving sets. attached near the
patients head.
The conversation yesterday
brought out that both Mrs.
Averill and Mrs. Huff served as
captains of the Mothers March
on Polio during March of Dimes
campaigns last year.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
Physical Standards Cut
In Drafting Doctors
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Defense Department today
announced lowering of physical
which will allow an
other examination of 1000 doc
tors, dentists. and veterinarians
previously rejected for military
service.
The department said it's lowered
standards would permit fuller use
of doctors who are under selec-
tive service or in the officers re-
serve, without hurting the quality
of medical care in the armed serv-
ices.
The announcement also said a
saving equal to the services of
1000 physicians has resulted from
relieving military doctors from
non medical duties. Deaths among
wounded getting medical treat
ment since the Korean war, it
added. are running at only half
the World War II rate.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
Reformed Gambler Tells G|s
Of Mercury Dice, Tinted Cards

"just borrow the dealers glasses, >
The battered little black suit
case which Mr.. Palmer carries on
his travels could prove very en-
barrassing if opened without an
explanation.
In it are cards family notched,
roughed or tapered. and colored in
devious ways. Also dice that turn
up "seven" or eleven" easily and
dice of the "tops-and-b bottoms
type, which contain no numbers
that add up to seven.
At one camp where Mr.. Palmer
spoke soldier came to him the
next day and said he had returned
$140 he had won from a barracks
mate.
Possibly the mans conscience
might have prompted the refund,
it is just possible Mr..
Palmer taught the losers why the
dice were so poisonous.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
NAACP Offers Plan
To Truman Designed
To End Segregation

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
has offered President Truman a
Iseven-point program looking
toward ending racial segregation
in the District.
It was prepared by the executive
committee of NAACP as a result
of recent statement by the Pres
ident that he would act to end
segregation if he thought he had
the authority.
The proposed program calls for
Appointing a District Commits
sioner who would not represent 9
continuation of the present policy
of segregation.
Instituting a fair employment
practices setup for city govern
ment employees.
Sponsoring legislation to en-
force an FEPC statute here.
Designing plans, procedures and
Itechniques for eliminating every
vestige" of segregation to hand
over to President-elect Eisenhower
Establishing suitable proce-
dures" to safeguard civil liberties
and the general welfare of all
Washington residents.
Formulating specific measures
Immediately to end segregation.
Cooperating with the Negro
medical society here in its cam
paign to end segregation anc
racial discrimination in the Dis
trict's voluntary hospitals.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
YugosIav Military Budget
For Next Year Cut 10 Pei.
By the Associoted Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Dec.
26.-The Yugoslavia government
disclosed today it is cutting its
planned military spending next
year by 10 per cent.
The announcement added. how
yer, that the cut will not affect
Yugoslavia's ability to resist ag-
gression.
Defense Minister Ivan Gosniak
said the economy in the $500 mil
lion 1853 military budget was
made possible by reducing the
training period for military re-
serve from three to two years, by
demobilization Of the home guard
against internal enemies, and by
the unexpected surplus from the
1852 budget.
Mr.. Gosniak termed it a peace"
budget, obviously rejecting his
governments confidence that Yu-
goslavia has less to fear next year
from the possibility OF a Comm
form invasion.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
'ShowpIace' Log Cabin
Swept by $4,000 Fire

Fire caused an estimated $685.
900 damage last night as it swept
through three rooms of a "shoW-
place" log cabin-type home on
Route 301 about 1l2 miles south
of the intersection with Route SO
lin Prince Georges County, Md.
Bowie Fire Chief William w.
IWildman said the blaze burned
out the dining room, living room
and kitchen of the home owned
by Homer j. Wilson. The three
other rooms were badly damaged
by heat and smoke, the chief said.
Chief Wildman said Mr.. Wilson
had built the home himself over
IA seven-year period. He said all
the logs were hand-rubbed and
hand-tooled.
Seven Prince Georges and Ann
Arundel County companies fought
the blaze for more than two hours.
Chief Wildman said no one was
lat home when the fire broke out.
Bowie firemen had the fire under
control within Is minutes after
making the mile run to the
home.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
japanese Give Away
Peak Of Mount Full
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 26.-The Japa-
nese government today gave away
the peak of majestic Mount Fuji.
Kyodo News Agency said the
top one-fifth of the -draped
mountain will be given free to the
Sengen Shrine, which is at the
summit, provided:
The Sengen Shrine must agree
not to sell the land, make profit
on it, conflict with other religious
organizations which consider Fuji
|semisacred. or impose restrictions
lon the use Of the area for sports
or recreation.
Evening star., 1952-12-26


A. By reducing from % to six
the number of categories hereto
fore used in reductions in force
and adjusting eligibilities for each
of these categorieS.
@. What are the Lew categories?
A. CAREER, CAREER-CONDI-
TIONAL. AND INDEFINITE, each
of which are divided into sub
groups "A" and B." with "A" in
dicating veterans preference.
@. What are some of the ma
jor changes in the revised proceed
ures?
A. Indefinite employees no longer
have reassignment or dumping
rights, and workers with "unsatis-
factory" performance ratings are
dropped to the bottom of the re-
tention list for reduction in force
purposes.
@. Why have the dumping
rights of indefinite workers been
eliminated?
A. Indefinite employees accept
such appointments with the un-
derstanding that they are not of
a permanent nature. Agencies,
therefore, have no obligation to
disrupt their operations in order
to retain indefinite employees.
@. What effect do the new
procedures have on career workers
serving their probationary Pc
riods?
A. They lose their top job
rights and are placed in compe-
tition with other career employees
whose tenure is also limited.
@. Are career workers rein
stated since September, 1850. af-
feted?
A. Yes. They will now be in
Evening star., 1952-12-26
ColOrs Mark Deck.
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

80 in west, 30-34 in east portions.
Tomorrow partly cloudy. turning
colder in north by afternoon and
by night in south portions.
Wind-Northwest, 16 miles per
hour (National Airport at 10 a.m)
Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, Dec. 1871.
Temperatures will average 3 to
S degrees below normal for the
period. Washington normals are
AZ and 27 for the daily high and
low. Colder Sunday, little warm
Evening star., 1952-12-26
By W. S. Shippen
Star Stoff Correspendent

FORT MEADE, Md, Dec. 26.-
The rolling dice ma be sweet
enough to drip J sthey're
poison for the " -.Ig soldier.
More than one recruit has come
down with mercury poisoning. a
malady that debates the pocket
book, wrecks furlough plans and
promotes barracks-room blues.
Dice loaded with honey and
quicksilver are as rought on mill
tary morale as 10 varieties of cold
decks demonstrated here by a re-
formed gambler now lecturing to
newly inducted soldiers in camps
throughout the country.
Eugene Palmer. 70 years old,
learned the art of bilking suckers
when he was a boy back in Ot-
tumwa. Iowa. the son of a profess
sional gambler. Mr.. Palmer tells
the soldiers how the evangelist,
Billy Sunday. hit his home town
in 1908, closed the gambling
houses. and converted him to the
church.
Million Hear Lecture.
In recent years. Mr.. Palmer has
Ilectured to more than a million
soldiers and airmen at $50 camps.
His tours are sponsored by the
Pocket Testament League of New
York.
Mr.. Palmer arrived here shortly
after some Baltimore professionals
slipped into the barracks in Army
uniforms and took the boys for
some substantial sums before they
were suspected. The profession
ais were working with a soldier
stationed at the fort.
Mr.. Palmer this week is showing
inductees being processed at the
2053d Reception Center how dice
loaded with the honey-mercury
mixture can be set to make any
desired point. The only require
ment is that they remain with the
desired numbers upright for 80
seconds or so until the mercury
can settle.
Col0rs Mark Deck.
Another of Mr.. Palmer's props
is a marked deck with identifying
colors on the backs of the cards,
visible only to a dealer wearing
glasses designed to separate the
colors.
The latter combination is
quite the thing" in military
camps just now, Mr.. Palmer says.
If you want to read your finan-
cial future in a game like that"
Mr.. Palmer tells the soldiers,
Evening star., 1952-12-26
Keneipp Again Asks
Mandatory Reporting
OF All Epi|epsyCa

Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp has requested Health
Officer Daniel L. Seckinger to
make mandatory the reporting of
all cases of epilepsy to the Health
Department by the physicians
treating persons with this dis
ease.
The Health Department would
i'm turn report all cases to the
Traffic Department. Epilepsy is
now one of the diseases which is
not reportable to the Health De-
partment.
This is the second attempt by
iMr. Keneipp to have this done.
The last time was 1949. He. could
mot get the support of health Of
Iflcials at that time because, they
said, it would require legislation.
Mr.. Keneipp conferred with DR..
Seckinger recently and again
made the proposal. Before he
would commit himself, however,
DR.. Seckinger said that Mr.. Ke-
Ineipp should investigate to see
how many States had this re-
Iquirement.
Sees Legislation Needed.
DR.. Seckinger said he believes it
still would require legislation. Be-
fore proposing such legislation to
the Commissioners he said he
would first take it up with the
District Medical Society to obtain
the vews of Washington physi-
tcians.
With the discovery of new drugs,
he said, it might be possible to
control the disease to a point
where the patient would not suffer
an attack while driving an auto
mobile.
Might Not Cooperate.
Herman S. Cole, administrative
assistant to Mr.. Keneipp, said
that, even with drugs, the sufferer
might fail to cooperate with his
physician and refuse to take the
drugs. He said there were many
instances in the files of the Traf-
f1c Department where physicians
had recommended not issuing a
driving license to a patient be-
cause he had failed to cooperate
with the doctor.
Congress has passed legislation
specifying that only persons who
are mentally, morally and phys
ically qualified can obtain drivers
licenses. All applications for per-
mits state that the person apply
ing has not had stroke. paralysis
or is suffering from epilepsy.
If he states that he is subject
to any of these attacks before q
permit is issued he must get the
Endorsement of his physician that
he is in condition to drive safely
This Endorsement is then turned
over to the Health Department
and upon it's recommendation the
permit is issued or denied.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
Accidents Killing
Record Number AIonq
Nation S Highways
BY the ASsoeioted Press

Violent accidents took a heavy
death toll in the nation over the
Christmas holiday. with trafic
mishaps the No. l killer.
A new all-time death toll on the
highways for a four-day holiday
period was indicated if the trend
continues.
The traffic toll mounted steadily
throughout Christmas eve and
Christmas Day and passed the 200
mark early today. The nations
record high traffic fatalities for a
four-day Christmas holiday num-
bered SIS in 1886.
Since s pm. Wednesday, the
violent death toll included 225 in
automobile accidents: 20 in fires
none resulting from Christmas
trees-and 20 in mishaps of mis-
cellaneous nature. The nations
record accidental death toll over
the extended Christmas holiday
was 789 last year. The traffic total
was 535.
Most of Nation Clear.
Highways in some parts Of the
Midwest and Northeast were icy
but clear, dry weather was re-
ported over most Of the country
yesterday.
Some cities reported a record
number of accidents. In Chicago,
police said the 24-hour Christmas
period was one of the worst in the
city's traffic history. There were
some 1900 accidents. More than
q dozen persons were killed. in
cluding four by hit-and-run driv-
ers. Traffic Chief Michael Ahearn
blamed the heavy toll on drunken
drivers and increased traffic be-
cause Of the relatively mild
weather.
The Associated Press survey
continues through the extended
holiday weekend to midnight Sum-
day., The National Safety Coun-
Gil has estimated a traffic death
toll of $50 for the 102-hour period.
Council figures show that up to
December ! this year 102 persons
were killed in traffic accidents
every "a hours.
Toll Given by States.
The death toll by States. listing
traffic, fire and miscellaneous:
Alabama, l, 0, o; Arizona, 2, o, o;
Arkansas. 3, o. l; California. 10,
2, o; Colorado. 2. o. o; Connecti-
cut, l, i. o; Delaware, /, 0, o.;
Florida. 2. 0. o; Georgia, S. 0, q;
Illinois. 16. /, /; Indiana, IL, 0. o.;
Iowa, 3, /, 2; Kansas, 2, /, 0; Ken
tucky. 3. 0. 2.
Louisiana. 3. l, o: Maryland, S.
2, o; Massachusetts,. 3. /. /; Michi-
gan. 10, 0. 3; Minnesota. 5. 0, 0;
Mississippi. l, 0, o: Missouri, IL,
o, 0; Nebraska, l, 0, 0: New Hamp-
shire, /, 0. O; New Jersey, 2, l, 2;
New Mexico. 8, o. 0; New York,
81. 2, /.
North Carolina. 4. 0, S; Ohio,
26. o, /; Oklahoma. 9. 0. o; Penn
sylvania, is, !. /; South Carolina.
Z, 0, /; South Dakota, l., O. 0;
Tennessee. S, i, 3; Texas, Z, l. /:
Utah, /, o, o: Vermont. 0. 0. /;
Virginia, III, 4. 0; Washington. 4,
o, o; West Virginia, 3, 0, 0; Wis
consin, /, 0, !.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
Day-0Id Baby Girl Found
Abandoned in Hotel Hall

A baby girl, probably born yes
terday, was found abandoned in
the hallway of a hotel early to-
day.
The child. which police said
was only a few hours old, was
found at 2:45 am. in a second
floor hallway at the Whitelaw
Hotel, Thirteenth and T streets
NV. by Mrs. Maggie Anderson.
colored, a resident of the hotel.
For swaddling clothes, the COL
ored child had parts Of three
Washington newspapers and yel-
low cotton mattress cover. Its
cradle was a shopping bag. The
baby was taken to Gallinger Hos
Ipital,
Evening star., 1952-12-26

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny this afternoon. high about
As. Fair tonight, low near 80. To-
morrow partly cloudy and rather
windy, turning colder by night.
Maryland-Partly cloudy in east.
mostly cloudy in west portions
with snow flurries in the Ale
ghenies tonight and tomorrow.
Low tonight 24-28 in west, 30-34
in east portions. turning colder
tomorrow afternoon and night.
Virginia-Fair tonight, low Is
Evening star., 1952-12-26

cause he tried to rape her. The
prosecution said the killing fol-
lowed an argument over the
woman's mule grazing on Mr..
Stratford'S field.
Mrs. Ingram, 43, and her two
sons-Wallace, who was 16, and
Sammy, IA, at the time-were
convicted in 1948 and sentenced
to death. The penalty later was
reduced to life Imprisonment.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
Traffic Jams Cost Millions

CHICAGO.-Traffic congestion
Is estimated to cost Chicago more
than $100 million a year and New
York City more than 81 million a
day. according to Arthur C. But
Ter, director of the National High
way Users Conference.
Evening star., 1952-12-26

m q K e m o + e
equitable lay
off procedures
affecting Fed
eral W ork e. RS
and to elimi-
nate the "end-
less chain Of
bumpings" that
o en- follows
r e d u ctions In
force.
@. How do
the new pro-
cedures attempt
to accomplish
thiSo
Evening star., 1952-12-26
The Federal Spotlight
Reduction-in-Force Program
Explained in Question Form
By Joseph Young

The Civil Commission today explains question
form the queries Federal workers about
new simpihed reduction n-force program procedures
The layof system will into effect February IS.
Evening star., 1952-12-26

Here are questions and answers:
@. What is the purpose of the
new procedures?
A. To simplify, improve, and
Evening star., 1952-12-26
US. WEATHER DUReAu MAP
OspsFsmsns q esMmsFes

Snow urries expected Central and Northern Ap
palachians Northern New England the Great Lakes
the Upper Mississippi Valley light due in
Nebraska while rain is forecast Northern Florida Northern
California and the Oregon coast will be fair in the rest
the Nation Little change temperature expected except
the Eastern Seaboard, where it will turn colder.
ZAP wirephotS
Evening star., 1952-12-26

er Monday, colder Tuesday. Lit
tie or no precipitation.
River Report.
From U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Evening star., 1952-12-26

Mtc0fd Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 101, on June 26.
Lowest. Is. on January 80.
High and Low of Last "A Hours.
High, 40, at / AS pm.
Low, 81, at 7:1O am
Evening star., 1952-12-26

Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Evening star., 1952-12-26

improve, and
Evening star., 1952-04-24
Eisenhower to Get D. C.. Votes
AT W&L's Mock Convention

voted unanimously in favor Of
supporting Gen. Eisenhower.
"He will be our choice because
we are confident he has the best
chance Of any of the Republican
candidates." the student leader
said.
Henry G. Edmonds, jr., Of 1900
Delafield place NV. Washington,
lis chairman of the parade COM
mittee for the District delegation.
Parade Precedes Convention.
A mile-long parade will wind
through the streets of Lexington
Immediately before opening of the
convention Monday afternoon.
The Washington float will have
IA statue of a COP elephant atop
Ia plaster model of the Capitol. The
rest of the float will display a
lawn covered with pretty girls
holding Eisenhower signs and
slogans.
Keynote speaker of the conven-
ton will be Senator Duff, Repub-
lican, Of Pennsylvania, an Eisen-
hover supporter.
A mock convention of the poll
tical party out Of power is a presi-
Dental year tradition at Washing
ton and Lee,
Evening star., 1952-04-24
Experts Study Reports of Rabies in Pooesve Foxes and Skunk

DR.. Carlton M. Herman. Wild
life pathologist, Federal Fish and
Wildlife Service, Interior Depart
ment, is also studying the Mont
gomery County situation. He is
attached to the Patuxent Research
Refuge near Laurel, Md.
The wild animals apparently
have some nervous symptoms, the
farmers have informed DR.. Her
man. The animals go around in
circles before they die, indicat-
ing the brains motor section was
affected, he explained. He said this
is typical of lot of virus infec-
tions that hit the nervous system.
At the Patuxent Refuge, DR..
Herman said. no unusual condi-
tions have been found among the
wild animals there, at this time.
Rabies has been reported among
foxes in Virginia, Pennsylvania
and elsewhere.
Evening star., 1952-04-24
Historic Estates to Be Opened
During Virginia Garden Week

Colorful, historic Virginia homes
and gardens will be open to the
public during Garden Week, which
starts Saturday.
The annual pilgrimage attracts
thousands of visitors from over the
Nation. They visit the estates that
reflect the way of life of many
early great Virginians. And the
admissions go to the Garden Club
of Virginia for use in the restora-
ton and upkeep of historic spots
in the State.
Garden Week has been an an
nual event in Virginia since 1929
with the exception of the war
years. 1t is always held in the final
week of April when enough of
Springtime has soaked into Vir-
ginia soil to bring the dogwood
and the early garden flowers to
the peak of bloom.
The guide book for Garden
Week charts the tourists course
to some $50 showplaces and in
cludes a brief history of what they
will be viewing. It carries on its
cover a picture of "Oak HILL" the
last home Of President James
Monroe in Loudoun County.
Alexandria Schedule.
Eighteenth Century houses and
their small town gardens in Alex
andria will be hosts to visitors
from 10 am. to $50 pm. Satur-
day and on Sunday 2 to S pm
They include The Blue Door
708 Wolfe street: Founder house
317 South st. Asaph street; DR.
Brown house, 212 South Fairfax
Evening star., 1952-04-24

He said last year he received
reports of foxes being found dead
in the county. But this was found
to be usually due to mango.
Another district game warden,
Henry c. Hough, said he was ad-
vised one farmer reported a
strangely acting fox. The animal
kept walking around and around
the farmer, who tried to drive
him off. but without immediate
success.
Mr.. Hough said there are not
many SkunkS found dead from
natural causes. Many are killed
by autos.
He estimated the county skunk
population in the thousands and
said a fair estimate would be two
or three thousand foxes.
The game official has received
many reports from farmers and
others in Upper Montgomery
Evening star., 1952-04-24
Educational N 10 Aid
Teacher Staffs Also,
Corning Says Of Series

AS the school boards pilot prof.
ect in educational television passed
the mid-point yesterday, educa-
ton officials who witnessed the
program foresaw an extra educa-
|tional dividend from TV teaching.
A group Of about 80 gathered
at the Wardman Park Hotel to
witness the telecasting OF the
sixth in the 12-part weekly series
Science in Everyday Life" The
programs are being put on by the
Science Department of the Dis
trict Board of Education in CO.
operation with Station WNBW-
TV. A concurrent series is being
produced by the Music De-
partment.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, super
intendent Of schools, who praised
the program highly, spotted the
extra dividend. He said this would
be the benefit to the faculties of
the individual schools in watching
the work of top flight teachers.
Demonstrates Possibilities
DR.. Corning said, This is one
of the most outstanding demon
strations I've seen in my whole
life. It shows clearly the possibility
of television for direct classroom
teaching, providing the high level
of planning and teaching is main
tanned"
The program was the second Of
two devoted to aviation. The
teacher was Mrs. Marjorie H.
Campbell, a science specialist in
the school system. who has taught
all of the first six programs.
Aimed at fourth, fifth and sixth
graders, the instruction is very
basic. The whole program was de-
voted to explaining, with numerous
small experiments, the propulsion
and control of an airplane in
flight.
Results Being watched
Mrs. Campbell said detailed in
formation on results is being COL
lected from the SO District classes
and others in nearby areas which
see the programs. She sends ma
|terial to supplement the actual
program to the teachers of these
classes.
DR.. Carl F. Hansen, associate su-
|perintendent of schools, under
whom the project is being carried
out. said the programs have al
ready proved so effective that it is
planned to start permanent pro-
gram of television classes in Sep
tember. This will include the
music and science and the cur
riculum is expected to be ex-
|panded to cover some foreign
Language work and possibly other
subjects.