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The Miami times., 1952-10-04
Hot flashes" Of Change Of Life stopped
or strikingIy relieved
On 63-0O%* Of the cases
in doeiors' eesis.l

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The Miami times., 1952-10-04
Not that there is an


Is shortage of
coats and other fur items but fam
liar disappeared the labels Gone such familiar
Hudson Mendoza aland squirrel and
the popular apin and
If shopping around the labels then
better grab pocketbook running for such
fashion longer acceptable the recent Federal
Commissions fur labelling act Such frs will have to be called what
they just plain rabbit
This law that all fur coats and other fur garments must be
English the from
which the taken And the Federal Trade Commission
list of 100 true English alpaca zebra
which will let the customer what buying
Naturally this law designed protect the and help
letting if not worth certainly what
getting In this the Commission right of its chief
functions is to protect the customer.
wonder if the really protect
ed at all times.
That there merit however dubious the such
be justified by the that they carried
instance who wouldn't saying
is black marten instead of skunk genet" instead
blue japanese wolf instead of dyed Manchuran wolf
stead of Chinsese dog?
BY far the of the fancy ust bunny honey
making itself lot of money"
early just ruling will
have fur sae but probably will that
buy their for show and conversation of
functional will just wait until they afford
will be proud call by its ue English little bit
of big ura mink stole instead of mink broadta
instead of whole coat.
And that does happen be said that the ruling helped
to raise the fine art of hyprocrcy interest
and perhaps unforeseen by product
The Miami times., 1952-10-04

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The Miami times., 1952-10-04

If you have been shopping around in the
fur coat salons of the nations stores you
might have noticed that the selection seems
a bit limited this year.
Not that there is an actual shortage of
coats and other fur items, but many fami-
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Catholic Leaders in D. T..
To Attend Cleveland ParIe,

Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle
and others from Washington will
participate in the 38th National
Conference of Catholic Charities
and annual meeting of the Society
of st. Vincent de Paul at Cleve-
land September II through IS.
MSgr. John F. McClafferty
dean Of the National Catholic
School Of Social Service; Miss
Louis MCGUIRE and Sisters Mary
of st. Theresa and Mary Janet
M. c., all of Catholic University
also will attend, according to the
announcement by Msgr. John
O'Grady, executive secretary o1
the conference.
Others are the Rev. John l.
Lennon, assistant secretary of the
national conference, and Repre-
sentative Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
of Michigan.
Msgr. O'Grady pointed out that
many important problems other
than direct charity would be dis
cussed at the conference.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Man Freed After Shotgun Blast
Mars Sons Weddinq Party

The bridegroom guided his in
jured brother to a car and with
a guest, JEANNE Middleton, is, o1
2216 Sixteenth street Sc, started
driving toward a hospital.
AS the car pulled away the elder
Allen emerged from the house with
a shotgun and fired. One blast hit
the side of the car. spraying pei
lets inside
Several struck the bridegroom
and one hit Miss Middleton in the
back. So all three went into Gal
linger Hospital for treatment.
Today, with cooler heads pre-
|vailing, the mother insisted Pvt
Allen did not strike her as Police
Pvt. James S. Payne was told yes
terday.
Father Allen. locked up in the
5th precinct. was visited by his
bridegroom son, who asked for his
release.
Father didn't mean to shoot.
young Allen said.
But the elder Allen, charged
with assault with intent to kill and
assault with a dangerous weapon
remained locked up until the
lcharges were dropped.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Proorom for Toniohf

Program presented through the
cooperation of the District anc
Montgomery County Recreation
Departments and the Film Center
of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Lafayette, Oliver street ane
Broad Branch road NV.
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and Tay.
lor streets NV.
Turkey Thicket. Tenth stree
and Michigan avenue NE.
Sousa, Thirty-seventh street anc
Ely place S.E.
Jefferson, Eighth and H street!
S.W.
Hihcrest. Thirty-second anc
Denver streets Sc.
Parkview, Warder and Oti.
streets NV.
Bundy, 429 o street NV.
Smothers, Forty-ninth stree
and Washington place NE.
Barry Farms, 1890 Sumner roac
Sc.
Montgomery County, at Dusk.
Pinecrest Recreation Center
KenSington Parkway and Everett
streets. Kensington.
Pleasant View Recreation Cen,
ter, Upton drive, Kensington.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
MT. Alto Records
Phone Contacts
With Veterans

Telephone conversations between
the admitting office of Mount Alto
Veterans Hospital and outside
IcallerS now are recorded.
A Veterans Administration
spokesman said that such instru-
mentS have been in use in hos
pitfalls and regional Offices through
out the country for several years
DR.. Linus link, manager OF
Mount Alto, said the recordings
were considered helpful because
they provided a permanent record
Iof veterans first contacts with the
hospital. Usually, he said, many
|of their problems are first re-
counted in these conversations and
thus the recordings would be part
Iof their medical record if needed
He said the recordings also
would give hospital officials a
check on the kind Of service the
veterans were receiving when they
called.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Parked Truck Rolls Down Hill
And Pins Man Under Wheel

A runaway driverless truck
rolled over a streetcar platform at
Fourteenth and w streets NV. to-
day and stopped after pinning a
man under it's left rear wheel.
William B. Campbell, 43, COL
|ored, of Philadelphia, a railroad
attendant, was taken to Freed
mems Hospital in a critical condi-
tion after he was extricated. III
The truck, fat-bodied, heavy
model such as is used to haul
bricks, was parked on the Four
,teenth street hill, north of the w
street intersection when it began
ito roll backward.
Mr.. Campbell was standing on
the loading platform south of the
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Police Board Censure
|0f Monroe Defended

Censure of Police Capt. John B.
Monroe recommended by a special
Police Board was not intended as
a warning against assistance Of
congressional committees by po-
licemen, Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue said last night.
Mr.. Donohue repeated his de-
fense of the reprimand under
questioning during the "Commis-
sioners' Report" program on Sta.
ton WMAL-TV.
Its purpose was, he said, to show
that lit never is in the public in
terest for any one to make accuse.
tions against another person on
pure hearsay." He called one Of
the tragedies of modern democ-
racy" the tendency to make ac-
cusationS on the basis of shotgun"
evidence.
Capt. Monroe was ordered CEN
sured for publicly expressing an
"unfounded" opinion of his former
superior officer. The Police Board
report dealt with the gambling
arrest record of police under Capt.
William T. Murphy. Capt. Mon
roe served under Capt. Murphy in
1948.
AS the board saw it, the dispute
between Capt. Murphy and Capt.
Monroe boiled down to a personal
problem" or clash"
The board had been appointed
by Police Supt. Robert v. Murray
to look into questions raised by
testimony in the recent Senate
crime hearings.
Arnold Bauman, counsel to the
Senate committee, who was in
town on personal business today.
said he regarded the censure Of
Capt. Monroe as serious" and
added: II shall be in communi-
cation with Senator Nicely about
it." Senator Neely, West Vir-
ginia Democrat. was chairman Of
the Crime Committee.
Evening star., 1952-08-19

Peace reigned again today in
the family of Walter Lee Allen,
81. Of 1929 East Capitol street,
who went to jail yesterday after
a shotgun blast wrecked the we'd
ding reception of his son and new
daughter-in-law.
Allen was freed this morning
when the son. Lance M. Allen, 49,
and his pretty bride Louise told
Assistant United States Attorney
Wilbur Sewell that they did not
wish to prosecute.
All the principals but the de-
fendant appeared for the hearing
on the chain of events which po-
lice said took place at the Allen
home. following the wedding
The police told this story:
During the party Lance's broth
er, Pvt. James Allen. %, Of Fort
MEADE, began cutting up," and
during the celebration took a
punch at his mother and two sis
tiers.
That stirred father Allen to the
point that he struck Pvt. Allen
lover the head with a picture, in
'flicting head and arm cuts.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Mcdonald Breaks Even
In Brush With Law

Earl H. Mcdonald, reputed mum.
bers big wig here, today brok,
even on his latest brush with tn,
law.
The dapper colored man wa.
fined $40 in Municipal Court fol
passing a red light but was &C.
quilted of a speeding charge. Parl
Police Pvt. F. M. Bradberry &C.
|cused him of speeding along Con.
|Stitution avenue Saturday night
and passing the light at Eight.
|eenth and Virginia avenue NV.
Mcdonald is free under bond or
gambling charges growing out oi
Ia raid on his home in the 380(
block of Tenth street NV. early
last month. Also hanging ovel
him is a $4,000 tax lien filed by
internal revenue agents, who say
|he owes the money under the new
gambling tax law.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Let's Get Out the Vote
Peoples Voice Likely to Be Faint
In Maryland, Virginia Elections

dent. In 1920, the percentage
dropped to 49.1 and in 1924 to 48.4.
Proportion Went Up.
From 1923 to 1910 the proper
ton increased steadily until it
reached the 624 per cent record
Since then the voting totals as
we'll as the proportion of actual
voters to potential voters have
fallen off. Wartime and other
factors may account for some of it
between 1910 and 1948. 1t never
theless is hard to explain why the
percentage of actual voters to po-
tentials dropped to 53.4 in 1914
and 81 in 1948.
The situation is not yet satisfac-
tory, despite the fact that the
combined estimated vote of A.
324,000 in 1850 was the largest Off
year vote in history. Even that
was less than so per cent Of the
people who could have voted fol
members Of Congress and Cover.
nors if they had taken the trouble
to register and cast ballots.
Residents of the voteless Dis
trict have more than silent part
Inership in the drive for repre-
sentative national vote and ar
active. alert participation by eligi-
BILE voters.
The District, according to Cen
SuS Bureau reports. has approx
!mately 100000 men and women
VINO are 81 or older. Well over
100000 of them maintain voting
residences in other States.
Absentee Ballots.
Democratic and Republican
headquarters estimate that 10000
cast absentee ballots here in 194e
or went home to vote that year
That is a pretty good percentage
even though it may be explained
to some extent by the large num-
ber of Federal job-holders.
The small segment of electoral
activity in the voteless capital OF
the Nation does not include many
others who work in Washington
but live in nearby Virginia and
Maryland. The situation in theil
counties will be explored in the
second article in this series.
Evening star., 1952-08-19

intersection waiting for a north
bound Streetcar.
After he was knocked under the
rear wheel of the truck, Mr.. Camp
bells body locked the wheel and
"Snubbed" the truck to a stop.
Witnesses rushed to help him
but could not pull his body away
from the wheel. John A. Fowler
attendant in a gasoline station at
2126 Fourteenth street NV.
moved the truck far enough up
hill by pressing the starter to free
Mr.. Campbell.
Joseph Moore, 35, colored, o1
1877 S street NV, who hao
parked the truck, was taken to
the 18th precinct for questioning
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Woman Dies of Injuries
Caused by Car Saturday

A Washington woman died yes
terday in Emergency Hospital OF
injuries suffered Saturday night
when she was struck by a car as
she crossed Vermont avenue hall
block north of Thomas Circle.
Mrs. Margie Kennedy Pryor, "a
had been in critical condition
since the accident with multiple
rib fractures and collapsed lung
Her husband, Army Sergt. Walter
Pryor, is a patient at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Driver Of the car that hit Mrs
Pryor was Charles H. Gray, col.
ored, Is. of 2609 Eleventh street
NV, police said. He was charged
with colliding.
A former resident Of Augusta
Ga. Mrs. Pryor married the Army
sergeant last December, two
months after she had been acuuit-
ted of murder charges growing out
OF the death in June, 1851, of he1
former husband, John B. Kennedy
Mr.. Kennedy, an Augusta politi-
cal leader, was shot and killed with
a target pistol. His widow plead
led self defense.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Absentee Voting in
PENNSYLVANIA

As a serUice to the Districts
absentee Doters The Star is pub
fishing voting regulations in
each State for nert Nouember's
election. One State 1DilI be pub
liShed each day. Watch for
yours. Toddy's instGlln,ent is for
residents lDho iDish to Dote in
Pennsylvania:
Officers to Be Elected: United
States Senator. 80 Representatives
Ito Congress and some Common
wealth officials.
Residence Requirements: State
1 year; county, 2 months; pre-
cinct, months.
Registrations: In person and
permanent if elector votes at least
each two years. Register for elec-
ton from April % through Sep
tember 13.
Federal employees do not lose
residence in Pennsylvania while
in Federal service and their last
place of residence In the Com
monwealth shall be considered
their voting residence. Such en-
ployes must present, when they
offer to register and to vote. a
certificate from their superior in
Federal service stating nature of
employment. length of service and
that employe entered service from
Pennsylvania.
Absentee Voting: None.
For further information call
Mrs. Clarence Fisher, chairman
of the uoters' seruice, District
League of Women Voters. Taylor
OO56.
Tomorrow: Alabama. h
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Iris Fitch Has Another Title
She's Miss Washington of 1852

It's no use, boys, trying to court
Iris Anne Fitch, the new Miss
Washington of 1852.
The hazel-eyed beauty. who last
night won out over eight other
finalists as the prettiest girl in
the Metropolitan Area, is regu-
larly squired by Midshipman John
Gurski, captain and end of the
Navy football team. And it's easy
Ito understand why he's happy
with the assignment. @
Miss Fitch, who is 10 ond lives
at 5040 Hanna place Sc, is q
stately S feet 71a inches tall
She weighs 125 pounds, has q
35-inch bust, 24-inch waist ano
f35-inch hips.
She said she hopes to marry
Midshipman Gurski in about two
years. He will be graduated next
June.
This contest, sponsored locally
by Radio Station WWDC, is not
the first won by Miss Fitch. She
ALREADY has been crowned as Miss
Glen Echo, Miss Valentine and
Queen of the Auto Show.
She let out a scream of delight
and kissed other finalists when she
was told she had won the last
elimination in the Capitol Theater
last night before a packed house
She looked momentarily at a
charm bracelet on her wrist. A
'lucky penny" hung from the
bracelet.
Miss Fitch. who is a, clerk in the
Foreign Service Institute of the
State Department, then posed for
nearly half an hour for photogra-
pliers. She was crowned with a
diadem of yellow daisies by Com
missioner p .I0Senh nOi10huA uyhn
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Youth Critically Injured
As Car PIunges rs Feet

A Riverdale youth is in critical
condition today with injuries suf-
fered when the car in which he
was riding plunged over a 25-foot
embankment at Beltsville.
James H. Reese, 18, was taken
to Prince Georges County Hospital
at Cheverly, where he was treated
for internal injuries.
The crash occurred about 1890
last night as the car was travelling
on a dirt road at the Agriculture
Experimental Station.
Two other Riverdale youths
were also hurt in the accident.
They were both reported in good
condition today at Leland Hos
pital. Riverdale. They are Edward
Keyser, %, and Clifton Mad
ison, 18.
Evening star., 1952-08-19

said this was one Of the reasons
why he had such good job.
Miss Fitch was born in West
minister, Md. She is the daughter
Iof Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Fitch
tjr. He is in the Air Adjutant Gen.
erals Office of the Air Force. She
has sister, Doris Jean, %.
Iris was graduated from Ana
costa High School last year. She
has two years of voice training
and six months experience as q
model. Last night she sang with
a Song in My Heart" She hopes
to major in voice in some uni
versity.
The panel of 13 judges who
chose her last night did so on the
basis of charm, personality, beauty
of face and figure and talent.
The runner-up was Maureer
Anita Quinn, Is. of 2210 King
street, Alexandria, Va. She is q
clerk-typist with the Air Force in
the Pentagon. A willoWy 5 feet
I9l2 inches tall. Miss Quinn en-
tered the contest to further hel
voice career.
Miss Fitch won a Jackpot OF
awards, including an all-expenses
paid vacation in Miami Beach
Fla, a radio, stage or television
contract, complete wardrobe, fun
coat and luggage.
She will represent the District
area at the Miss America contest
to be held from September l to
in Atlantic City, N. j. There she
will compete for scholarships
awards totaling $4,000.
The contest was under super
vision. of Norman Reed, program
director of Station WWDC, as
sisted by Irv Lichtenstein, public
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Driving License Revoked
For Ex-Embassy Chauffeur

The Commissioners today ap-
proved revocation of the automo-
bile driving permit of Walter C.
Hook, jr.. former chauffeur of the
Saudi Arabian Embassy.
Hook. who earlier this month
lost his District hackers license
was stopped July 80 for speeding
at so miles an hour in a 25-mile
zone. The next day he was
stopped by Maryland police for
speeding 80 miles an hour through
College Park. Both revocations
Stemmed from these reported vio-
lations for which Hook has escaped
punishment by reason of his diplo-
matte immunity. He has since
been removed from the immunity
list.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Stevenson-Sporkmon
Club Forms in HyuttsviIIe

A Stevenson-Sparkman Club for
Prince Georges County will hold
an organization meeting at 8 pm.
Wednesday in the Maryland
Building, 1903 Baltimore avenue,
Hyattsville.
Nathaniel j. Ely, Washington
and Maryland attorney, an
nounced the meeting. He is being
assisted in formation of the club
by Attorney Walter L. Green, in
whose office the meeting is to be
held.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Driver Killed
In Truck Crash
AT Spotlight
College Park Man
Dies When Vehicle
Is Hit by Another

A 29-year-old College Park pro-
duce stand operator was injured
fatally early today on the Balti-
more boulevard when his truck
was struck from behind by q
tractor-trailer.
The man, Arthur Raymond Hal
loway. jr., of 5025 Nantucket road,
had stopped for a traffic light at
University lane when the accident
occurred. according to Prince
Georges County police. The trac-
tor-trailer was driven by William
Desmond Campbell. "a. Of Green
vile, S. c.. police said. Both We
hicleS were Southbound.
He was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Leland Memorial Hospital
He had a fractured skull.
Technical charges of man.
slaughter and reckless driving
were placed against Mr.. Campbell
He was held under 81 500 bond fol
a hearing at 9:3O am. September
II, in HyattSville.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Storm Heaviest
In |nMontgomerY;
Area Receivers
Rockville Durkened
For Hour and q Half;
Hot Weather Returns

Montgomery Country was re-
covering today from a severe
storm which toppled trees and
darkened Rockville and several
nearby areas for as much as an
hour and a half last night.
The storm also washed down
the rest of the Washington area
but Montgomery bore it's greatest
force. Winds which recorded 40
miles an hour in the District
reached much higher strengths in
the county, the Weather Bureau
said.
Cooler Temporarily.
The storm brought temporary
temperature drop. but warm
weather resumed today and the
Weather Bureau said it is ex-
pected to continue the rest of
this week with temperatures
slightly above normal.
Showers are due Thursday and
lagain Sunday. according to the
long-range forecast.
A high in the mid-80s was ex-
pected today.
Toppled trees were responsible
for all the power breaks in the
storm, the Potomac Electric Pow
er Co. reported. Rockville as a
whole was blacked out for IA min
yates. and the Rollingwood and
Congressional Airport areas also
suffered. An hour and half
blackout occurred in Rollingwood.
Four Buildings Struck.
Lightning struck at least four
buildings in the Rockville area.
The Rockville Subfreeze Co. re-
ported bolt burned out a motor
in the plant. Two barns and the
locker plant at Congressional Air
port also were struck, but no fires
were started.
Five automobiles were damaged
when a tree crashed at service
station at West Montgomery ave-
nue. and Bridge street in Rock
IVllle.
Several trees also were downed
in the District. Those reported
included one at Twenty-frst and
M streets NV; another in the
1900 block of Dunbarton avenue
NV, and a third in the 140O
block of Swami street NV.
Little Rain Reported.
Only 80 hundreds of an inch
of rain fell at the weather sta
ton at National Airport, despite
the storms violence.
Tonight will be fair, with a low
of about SO, and tomorrow will
have some cloudiness, but little
temperature change, the Weather
Bureau said.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
s. Million Is Spent
Printing Chit-Chot
OF 82d Conqress
BY the Assoeioied Press

The 82d Congress talked up
$3.059,915 in taxpayers money
before it went out of business
last month.
This printing bill was dis
closed today when the final
edition of the Congressional
Record for the 82d Congress
came of the presses.
Capitol Hill chit-chat for
the Congress totaled 35,999
pages-at $85 per page.
Senators talked for 1,648
hours and 10 minutes. House
members talked 1852 hours
Is minutes.