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Evening star., 1952-03-07
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Civil Wor days which fought Reed about the EGoiol
Section
TRUTH ABOUT TEEN AGE-How much there to oil the tck
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soldiers have made him on authority youth problems
WHAT HAPPENS 70 THOSE SOCIAL SECURITY DEDUcToNsstor ste
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Evening star., 1952-03-07
Plea Of Insanity Fails
AS Man Is Convicted
OF Assault on Girl, IS

Robert Byrd, 35, Of the 600
block Of L street S.W. was con-
victed in Montgomery County Cir
Icuit Court today of a charge of
assault with intent to rape a Is
|year-old Bethesda girl.
Judge Charles w. Woodward de-
ferred sentence at the request Of
Defense Attorney Robert B.
myers.
At the same time. Judge Wood
ward overruled an insanity plea
filed by the defendant. The judge
said he believed Byrd, who is col
Iored. was sane at the time Of the
loffense last July 2 in Somerset
and is sane now.
The girl, who identified Byrd
as her assailant in court yester-
day, said the assault occurred as
she strolled through q woods area
lin Somerset.
She said Byrd threatened her
with a knife. But suddenly the
man arose and fed into the woods,
She said.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
agents had testified that foot
prints at the scene matched
those made by tennis shoes found
lat q construction project where
byrd was employed. And q fel-
low worker said he had seen
byrd with the shoes just before
lhe was arrested July 8.
Byrd denied the charge and
insisted he had never worn or
owned tennis shoes. He contended
lhe was home when the attack
occurred.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Finance Head Named
For Eisenhower Drive

I i. Corrin Strong, Washington
civic leader. today was named
finance chairman for the Eisen-
hover : for President movement
in the Washington area.
Mr.. Strong. who lives at 2712
Thirty second street NV. has
been q Washington resident since
1926. A director Of the National
Savings and Trust Co. since 1896
he also served as president Of the
National Symphony Orchestra
Association for three years.
Senator Lodge, Republican. OF
Massachusetts,. national campaign
for Gen. Eisenhower,
said, IT am personally gratified
that a man of Corrin Strong's
character and reputation has ac-
cepted an active and important
post in this vital campaign for
Gen. Eisenhower"
Mr.. Strong commented that he
was glad to be Of service In the
Eisenhower campaign. adding
my own interest like millions
|of others-is only to help nom-
|inate and elect as President Of
the United States the one mar
qualified to lead this Nation"
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Action Urged 10 Allow
| 10Th District Race
In July Primary
By Alex Z. Preston
Ca. es.sS r~,,..n@na.nS

RICHMOND, Mar. 7.-G Gov
Battle was expected to deliver 9
plea to the General Assembly to-
day to add an emergency clause
lon redistricting legislation, al
ready passed, so candidates fol
Congress may run in the July II
primaries.
It probably win be the last re-
districting action Of any kind
that the 1852 General Assembly
will be asked to take before ad-
ljournment tomorrow night.
Two bills making only token
lreapportionment Of representa-
Ition In the State Senate anc
House Of Delegates were killed ir
Icommittee last night.
But a determined bloc Of legis-
Ilators who fought the congress
sional redistricting bill Of State
lSenator Charles r. Fenwick o1
Arlington was holding out
against an emergency clause.
All the group needed do was
prevent a four-fifth vote for the
emergency amendment in either
house.
The Fenwick bin passed the
House Of Delegates. 81 to Is,
Wednesday, and the Senate yes
|terday agreed to House amend
|ments by q vote Of "a to 13.
Should the opponents. consist
ing Of legislators from the I'd
District, the Republicans and a
few others, muster suficient
strength In either house to carry
out their plan. another possible
solution may be used as q last
resort.
Legislation has been drafted to
make it possible for q candidate
Ito file this year between the time
the new congressional districts
would be created late In June and
the July is primary. This bill
would require only q simple ma
ljority vote for passage.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

Simple occasional table arrange
ments-Mrs. Albert Goergen, Bev-
erly Hills club. first;; Mrs. j. K.
Barley, Arlington Neighborhood
club, second, and Mrs. Michael F.
Keogh, Perennial club, third.
Large inches, Union Station
Mrs. Charles Grover, Silver Spring
club, first; Mrs. Charles Shannon,
Hoe n Hope club. second. and
Mrs. Crosby Boyd. Trowel club,
third.
Large inches, the Capitol-Mrs
Charming Bolton, Fairfax Garden
Club, first; Mrs. James E. Wissler
Wesley Heights and Spring Valley
Club, second, and Mrs. Alice Cor.
don Murdock, Trowel club, third
Medium inches, Relative Ma
|terials-Mrs. Grant Boss, Peren-
|nial club. first; Mrs. Arthur Ring
land, Kenwood club, second, and
Mrs. Frank L. Ball, Arlington
Neighborhood club, third.
Medium inches, the Monument
Evening star., 1952-03-07
D. {. Pharmacists Support
New Draft Of Drug Law

The District of Columbia
Pharmaceutical Association has
notified the Commissioners that
the revised draft of a more
stringent narcotics law now meets
with its "wholehearted support"
The group opposed the original
bill which made it unlawful for
druggists to sell syringes, hypo-
dermic needles and narcotic in
struments Of all kinds. The bill,
as amended by the corporation
counsel on the recommendation
of the association and the District
Board Of Pharmacy. would now
make it an offense to possess the
instruments unlawfully rather
than to sell them.
F. Royce Franzoni, association
president. commended the Com
missioners "in their efforts to
bring our narcotic enforcement
laws UP to standards presently In
effect In nearby States"
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Georgetown Club Wins Silver Bowl at Garden Show
By jones BirchfieId

A Washington garden club that
was organized only q few months
ago is the proud possessor today
Of Star silver bowl for one Of
the best gardens in the garden
club section Of the National Capt.
tai Flower and Garden Show.
The award, along with three
others donated BY The Star. was
presented yesterday to Mrs. Gros-
venor Chapman, president Of the
New Scotland Garden Club Of
Georgetown. by Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman. q vice chairman Of
the Awards Committee Of the gar
den club section Of the show
w. n. Youngman. The Stars gar
den editor. assisted In the award
presentations.
The New Scotland Club, given
the historic name Of q section Of
Georgetown, was organized four
months ago. This. naturally. was
the first time it had entered COM
petitions:
Its penthouse garden, consisting
of spring flowers and towering
shrubs with q fountain as q back
ground. was made primarily from
materials grown by members.
500 Wait ut Doors.
The awards were given shortly
before the huge show was opened
by Mrs. Charles F. Brannan, wife
Of the Secretary Of Agriculture.
A crowd estimated at more
than 500 had backed up awaiting
the opening Of the Armory doors,
On the inside Of the Armory a
paradise Of spring blooms greeted
early visitors. This is the second
time the show has been held in
Washington.
Other awards donated by The
Star, and presented by Mrs.
Kaufman and Mr.. Youngman.
were to the Perennial Garden
Evening star., 1952-03-07

son, Middleburg (va.) Club, sec.
|ond, and Mrs. Harold Parsons, Ar
lington Neighborhood Club. third
Console table Of pussy. willows
and red anemones-Mrs. Elmer
Bunting, Chevy Chase md. club
first; Mrs. Albert A. Mattera, Sill
yer Spring. second.
Occasional table arrangements
Mrs. N. H. Ranck. Belle Haven
club, first; Mrs. Richard Mattingly
Forest Hills club, second, and Mrs
Paul M. Segal, Rock Greek club
third.
Mantle arrangements Of small
flowers and driftwood-Mrs. Hugh
Cary, Arlington Neighborhood club
first; Mrs. L. L. van Piper, Rock
vile Community club, second, ant
Mrs. Frederick A. Reuter-, third.
Flowering alder branches for 9
chest Mrs. Claude Cook, Ken
wood club, first: Mrs. Willard Fur.
low, Kenwood club. second, ane
Mrs. Hugh Cary, Arlington Neigh.
lborhood club, third.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

Club, for its outdoor living room;
Mrs. p. G. Nutting Of the Garden
Club Of Chevy Chase. d. c., for
her terrarium, and to the Bethes-
da Community Garden Club. for
its shady window garden.
An additional star award for
the most meritorious professional
garden in the show is to be pre-
sented Saturday. Granville GUIDE
show chairman, win make the
award.
An award donated by the
Times Herald for the best flower
arrangement in the garden club
section went to Mrs. Charles Gro
yer Of the Silver Spring Garden
Club for her Interpretation OF
Union Station"
Book Guides Judges.
In one arrangement class at
yesterdays opening, even the
Judges were stumped and had to
call for Gray's Botany. This class
called for flowers in each arrange
ment to be relative material. all
OF one plant family.
It was won by Mrs. Grant Boss
OF the Perennial Garden Club, who
had seven plants from the same
family.
The first. second and third
prizes in the garden club section
ARE as follows:
Buds and blossoms, table set
ting for mother and daughter tea
Mrs. Joseph w. Stanley. Peren-
|nial Gard Club, first; Mrs. James
IN. O'Neil, Belle Haven Club, Sec
ond. and Mrs. John S. Middaugh
third.
Free hanging wall arrangements
|of ivy and red geraniums-Mrs
II. j. Eden, Town and Country
Club, first; Mrs. Ludwell Hutchi-
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Dr.. Briefs TO Give ToIk

DR.. Goetz Briefs, Georgetown
University economics professor,
|will discuss German Labor Un-
ions Participation in Manage
nent," at q Joint meeting Of the
Economies Round Table Of the
university and the Catholic Eco
aomics Association at 3 o'clock
,onight in Copley Lounge on the
University campus. DR.. Briefs re-
: ,ntly returned from Germany. (
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Fire Heroism, HOUSEKEEPING
Solution Win Police Awards

Pvt. Thames citation stated
that, last November, as part OF q
special plainclothes detail investi-
eating q series Of housebre reakings
Pvt. Thanos worked out a pattern
Of the housebreaking activities
and q complete list was compiled
Then the men were assigned to
specific sections of the precinct
and changed their assignments
daily so as not to excite suspicion
On the night Of November 80,
while covering the territory be-
tween New Hampshire avenue and
Fourth street NV, Crittenden
street TO Farragut street NV.
Pvt. Thanos observed a colored
man leaving an apartment with
several packages In his arms. The
man answered the description Of
the housebreaker as given by some
of his victims. As the man ap-
preached a sedan. Pvt. Thanos
drove alongside in his car. The
man Immediately threw the pack
ages onto the back seat, jumped
into the car alongside a colored
woman waiting there and started
the engine.
Pursuit FOils Escape.
Pvt. Thanos identif1ed himself
and said he wanted to talk with
the man. Instead the man drove
OF at q high rate Of speed. The
officer raced after him. During
the chase the woman threw several
Of the packages from the car. Pvt
Thanos finally managed to stop
his suspect, who tried again to
escape but changed his mind
when the officer drew his service
revolver
The suspects we're taken TO the
station and held for investigation,
After extensive questioning by Pvt
Thanos, Probationary Detective
Benson Taylor. jr., and Pyts. Cox
and Williamson. police said Jessie
r. Kelly admitted approximately
81 cases Of HOUSEKEEPING within
the city. Kelly and his wife Marie
we're charged with housebreakine
and held for grand jury action.
The committee announced that
no awards were made for October
and November. 1851.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Births in District Hit
New High During 1851

A record total Of 80, AGO babies
were born In the District last year.
Joseph B. Irvine, director Of the
Bureau of Vital Statistics. said the
previous record was 1926 in 1850.
The Nations birthrate for 1851
was 24.5 per thousand popula-
ton. The District birth rate for
that year was 36.9 per thousand
population.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Crime Probers
May Ask Barrett
10 Testify Again
Committee Source
Says Appearance
Seems imperative

There was speculation today
that former Police Chief Robert
J. Barrett would be recalled to
give further testimony before the
Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing crime in the District.
This developed following the
appearance Of Commissioner Johr
Russell Young, head Of the Dis
trict government. at q closed hear
ing Of the committee yesterday
Committee Counsel Arnold Bau-
man would not say If he plans
to recall the former police super
intendent when public hearings
get under way again. But an
other committee source said II
seems imperative" that Mai. Bar
rett be called back to tie together
some loose ends left by witnesses
who followed him in both public
and private hearings.
viii Study Drug Traffic.
Mr.. Young has been the Com
missioner handling police affairs
and it was believed that some Of
the questions asked Of him yes
terday dealt with the Barrett re-
gime.
Daniel B. Maher. attorney who
appeared when Major Barrett
testified. also was present repre-
senting Mr.. Young In yesterdays
closed session.
Major portion of the next set OF
public hearings will deal with the
illegal drug traffic here. Mr.. Bau-
man said. however that he does
not intend to ask permission to
look over the special District
Crime grand jury's transcript OF
its inquiry into the drug traffic.
Mr.. Young was qestioned for an
hour and a half yesterday in ex-
ecutive session of the subcommit-
tee. When he emerged. both he
and the Senators conducting the
inquiry said the results were
satisfactory"
Senator Pastore. Democrat. Of
Rhode Island. one OF, the COM
mittee members, said the, questions
dealt primarily with Mr.. Young's
financial affairs. He said
they followed the line, Of d cues
tionnaire distributed blythe COM
mittee toafnore than 800 Wash
ington policemen.
Maher Admitted.
The meeting, which might have
produced fireworks. went OF
smoothly. the Senators having re-
solved an issue raised by Mr.
Bauman.
Mr.. Bauman sought to prevent
Mr.. Maher from attending thu
closed hearing as attorney fol
Mr.. Young. He wanted Mr.. Mahel
disqualified because the latter was
a witness before the crime probers
in January and also appeared as
as attorney for Maj. Barrett. Mr.
Bauman thought there might be q
conflict of interests among the
various witnesses.
BY divided vote. the Senators
decided not to bar Mr.. Maher and
he was present for the testimony
Chairman Neely and Senator Pas
tore voted to admit the attorney
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Tomorrow's Schedule
For Flower Show

10 a.m.--SnOW opens.
1p.m.-Presentation Of The
Evening Star award for the
most ineritorious garden m
the professional section.
pm.-Luncheon by Trow-
el Club for guest exhibitors
for the day, Mrs. Robert Ash
and Mrs. Thomas H. Glaggett
of Bluefield. WA. and visit
ing judges.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Given
For z Building
Projects in Area
3 Office Structures,
Number Of Stores
To Cost SIS Million

The Government today gave the
go-ahead signal to az construc-
ton projects in the Washington
area estimated to cost q total Of
SIS. .463. 800.
The list includes three DOWN
town Office buildings. q new Sears.
Roebuck d Co. retail store and
Is food markets and shopping
centerS.
Office Buildings.
The Office buildings to be
erected are these:
A 12-story structure at 1701~ K
street NV, estimated to cost
$1.4 million. It is to be built by
DR.. Edward A Cafritz and DR..
Jacob Kotz on the former site Of
the Washington Club.
A 10-story building at TIT n
street NV, estimated to cost
81. .805. 900. The builder viii be
Jerry Maiatico who. at one time,
Offered to provide an UNDER
ground bombproof shelter for
5000 persons in the proposed
structure.
A 12-story building at 1901 Con-
necticut avenue NV, estimated
to cost $1.3 million. It is to be
erected by a syndicate which has
been headed by Morris Gewirz.
The Sears, Roebuck & Co. re-
tail store is to be erected at Ala
bama avenue and Naylor. road
Sc. at q cost Of $2.7 million.
Nine Safeway Stores.
The NPA gave permission for
erection Of nine Safeway Stores.
each to cost 1856, 700, at these
sites: Sixth and N streets NV.
Montgomery and Alfred streets.
Alexandria; Carroll avenue north
Of Elm street, Takoma Park. Md:
Old Georgetown road and Fair
mont street, Bethesda; on Mont
gomery avenue. Rockville; Balti-
more Washington boulevard north
of Branchville road. College Park;
at Routes so. 211 and 20 in Fair
fax County. Va: corner Of Riggs
road and East West highway.
Prince Georges County. and at IN
dian Head road and Audrey lane.
Prince Georges County.
/ Other, store developments to be
| started are as follows: E,.l
A shopping center to be built
by William M. Sachs at 1914 Liv-
ingston road. Prince Georges
County, $51, 900; shopping center
to be built in District Heights,
Md. by Washington Estates, Inc,
$685., 900; shopping center at
George Palmer highway at Sixty
ninth place. Seat Pleasant, Nd,
to be built by Gregory Estates
Shopping Center, $450, 900; food
market at Wisconsin avenue at
1.-THE District line, to be built by
the Chevy Chase Land Co.. $248,-
900
Three Warehouses Listed.
Three warehouses also are on
the list, as follows: At 1862
Twenty-fifth place Sc, to be
erected by the w. D. Campbell Co.,
l$125, 900; 1880 Oakie street NE,
Frank Parsons Paper Co., $108,-
900. and 5000 North Capitol street,
A. & H. Plumbing Supply Corp.
$40, 900.
The National Laundry Co., Inc,
will put up a building at Bladeps-
burg road and West Virginia ave-
nue. NE. at a cost Of 100000.
The Hamilton National Bank
will erect a bank building at 1887
Connecticut avenue at a cost of
$3.50 900.
The % Washington area pro-
jects are among los commercial
projects in seven areas for which
NPA will allot materials.
Henry H. Fowler, NPA admin
istrator, said the agency's action
was taken to help areas hit by
lack Of defense expansion con-
structior1 and slack in ordinary
construction activity due to the
restrictions caused by materials
scarcity.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

Outstanding work at IRE and
lin a series Of housebreakings has
brought Awards, of Merit to two
District policemen, it was an
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Benefit Dinner Sunday

The Mothers Club Of st. James
School. Mount Rainier. will'sponsor
|a benefit spaghetti dinner from
/ to $3.50 pm. Sunday In the
school. 5000 Rhode Island avenue.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

.nounced today
by the Award
of Merit Com
nnittee Of news
paper city edi-
tors
Pvt. Robert
n. Caldwell, Of
No. 13 Precinct,
was n a m e d
Policeman Of
the Month for
December. 1851,
for his assist
|ance at q IRE
and arrest Of
49, Aanrs,rn . al
Evening star., 1952-03-10
Uncle Ruy's Corner

Any one who owns q diamond l.
likely to take good care Of 1t. This
stone is of high market value. Many
diamonds have an extra value be-
cause they are set in rings.
Accidents do happen, however.
and the question may be asked,
What would happen If some one
dropped a diamond In q fireplace
and left it in the fire several min
tuteS?"
The answer Is that the stone
would be almost, If not quite, as
Igood as new. Ordinary fires fail TO
make a diamond burn up."
It would be q mistake, however.
Ito suppose that 4 diamond never
can be injured by fire. An ex-
ltremely hot blaze can destroy one.
III the temperature Of fire is above
!, 400 degrees Fahrenheit, there is
danger Of loss.
A burning building may supply
enough heat to injure diamonds.
lIf q jewelry store burns, the dia-
lmonds may have smaller weight at
the end. In one such IRE, It was
found that some Of the diamonds
weighed only one-third as much
when they were rescued from the
lashes.
II q blowtorch Is allowed 10 play
on . diamond, only graphite will be
Evening star., 1952-03-10
NV Word for 1t

Overheard on q New Orleans
broadcast: "You are listening to
the Pagliacci' Of the piano!'
Now it may be that he is as good
as two men: even so, 1t is quite
impossible Sor him to be two men
Pagliacci is italian, and it means
"the players; hence. the phrase
"Pagliacci Of the piano" actually
means players Of the piano." The
announcer should have used
"Pagliaccio Of the piano." (the
player Of the piano..
Pagliacci is pronounced: Pahl-
YAH-chee: pagliaccio is: pahl-
YAH-choe,
The words once and twice do not
END in IT." and they should never
have a st" sound attached. Not
"oncet; twicet." Be sure to say:
|once; twice.
Overheard In q doctors ofiice:
I"My doctor has -scribed peni-
lcillin; which drug store should
take the prescription tor" There
Iare no such words as ''perscribe;
prescription" The words meant
were: prescribe; p-r-e-scription
and should be pronounced pree-
SCRIBE; pree-SKRIP-shun.
It is hard to understand why Che
lprefix per" Is so frequently mis-
pronounced as ''pree," while pre-
usually Is heard as per: and ]
Evening star., 1952-03-10
Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIuckwood
washington, u. G.
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1862

One easy way to show a hant
L well above minimum strength Is Il
open the bidding with one no.
trump. When vulnerable, nearly al
!. players use this bid to show from
20 per cent to a little less than 81
J. per cent Of the high cards.
+ South dealer. North-South vul.
nerable.
Is NORTH (Mr. Champion).
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3s 2A6
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" WEST. EAST.
Mrs. Keen) fMr. Dale)
AJ10953 A72
+ 3QJ54 01072
& oJ86 oQ1092
b "a &K985
Il SOUTH cMr. AbeD.
e AAQ8
Il 2K983
II oK5
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ii The bidding:
\ South. West. North. East.
u MT Pass 3NT All pass
This is a very convenient tool
10 use when your distribution per-
n1its it. However, there are other
requirements than the amount of
high card strength. You should
have some strength in all four suits
and a balanced distribution. There
must be no singleton in the hand
and not more than one doubleton.
4 With a five-card suit, most play
krs prefer to bid the suit though
many will still bid a no-trump If
the suit is a minor.
Play Is Weak.
Mr.. AbePs hand today was just
dbout right for an opening no.
trump bid. He had the high cards,
the distribution and the kind of
hand which needs leading up to. "
81 But Mr.. Abels bidding was
better than his play. Mrs. Keen
opened the jack Of spades and
dummy's king won. Mr.. Abel could
Zee seven tricks outside of the
club suit. -
9 Trying for two tricks in clubs,
he failed to execute q fool-proof
safety play. He led the trey from
the board and played the ten from
his hand.
The Proper Play.
Mrs. Keen won with the queen
and now Mr.. Dale had K, nine, eight
over dummy's jack. Two club tricks
were simply not available and the
contract was defeated.
Proper (and winning) play was
70 lay down the ace of clubs first.
This play, with the combination
Qf cards shown, would win against
any distribution of the opponents
clubs.
Try 1t for yourself. You can
even put all five clubs in Mrs.
Keen'S hand or in Mr.. Abels. Still,
the play Of the ace first assures
the winning of two tricks in the
suit.
Copyright. 1851 General Features corp.)