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Evening star., 1952-07-08

with nothing at all. He fatty
told Senator Smathers. Democrat.
of Florida, the Senate bills spon-
sor: II have you over the barrel.
You either accept our bill or
nothing at all. I will not go to
conference"
However. Senator Smathers and
Chairman Johnston Of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee, with
the valuable aid Of William C.
IDoherty. president Of the AFL
National Association of Letter
Carriers. carried the fight to the
House. They conferred with
House Speaker Rayburn, Major
Iity Leader Mccormack and Mi
nority Leader Martin, winning
their pledges Of support in the
fight to take the measure to
House Senate conference. Finally,
Speaker Rayburn prevailed on Mr..
Murray to go to conference.
Had it not been for the two
Senators, Mr.. Doherty and some
assistance provided by the Ma
tional Association Of Retired Civil
Employees. the bill probably would
not have been enacted into law
Also, Jerome Keating, secretary
of the letter carriers group, die
excellent work on behalf Of the
Legislation.
LAYOFFS-The State Depart.
ment will have to eliminate 40l
jobs here, but officials hope thar
most Of this can be achieved by
not filling vacancies. Some lay
offs are also in the of1ing at tn,
Federal Civil Defense Administra'
ton and the Wage Stabilizatiol
Board, although officials in tht
, two agencies also hope to eas'
the impact as much as possible
, by not filling vacancies.
\
! CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Chair.
/ man Gordon Dean of the Atomic
Energy Commission has com.
Imended Lee Hargus for his out.
; standing work as Defense De.
partment test information direc.
tor for the recent atomic bomk
test in Nevada. Also praised were
!. Morse Salisbury. Acc information
chief, and his two assistants
Shelby Thompson and Rodney
Southwick. Two top official.
, of the Citizens Committee fol
the Hoover Commission have
|; formed the public relations anc
Government research firm o1
Coates and Mccormick, Inc, with
!. Offices here and in New York
They are Charles B. Coates, who
!, was vice president and genera
/ manager of the citizens groul
until it ended operations las
month, and Robert L. L. Nc.
! Cormick, the citizens groups di.
: rector OF research. Robert B
Dawkins is the Federal Trade
= Commissions new assistant gen.
eral counsel in charge of appeals
Georgy B. Hudson has completed
: her 51st year with the Bureau O.
5 Engraving and Printing. Another
, bureau employe, John B. Irving
: has been there AZ years. Tht
, Army Departments first Titl'
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Numbers Operator
In Arlington Obtains
u. 5. Gambling Stamp

Bennie Cooper. twice convicted
in Arlington as a numbers writer.
has obtained a Federal gambling
stamp, the Associated Press re-
ported today from Richmond.
Cooper, 81, of the 1900 block of
South Rolfe street, Arlington, was
arrested on July Is and again on
September 20, 1851. and charged
with operating a lottery. He
served several days of two Jail
terms imposed when he was con-
victed on the two charges, but
was freed by Judge Hugh Reid
when a medical check-up revealed
he had tuberculosis.
Issued for June.
An Internal Revenue Bureau
spokesman in Richmond said the
stamp was issued for June and
had not been renewed for July.
Cooper's application for the stamp
was approved recently. he said.
The wagering stamps are required
by the end of the month in which
bets are accepted.
The stamps, which cost $50. are
sold for the fiscal year ending
June 80. but may be purchased
on a pro-rated basis any time
during the year.
Asked If convictions on State
or local numbers charges void an
application for a wagering stamp.
the spokesman said the applicant
is never questioned about num-
bers convictions.
Wins Appeal.
Last January. Cooper, who Is
colored, was picked UP for q third
time and was sentenced by County
Court Judge Paul D. Brown to a
six-month Jail term and was fined
$500. Cooper appealed to Circuit
Court, where in April a jury
cleared him Of the charge.
He was represented by former
Assistant Commonwealth'S Attor-
ney Paul G. Varoutsos, who sue
cessfully prosecuted him twice
last year: Louis Koutoulakos, at
that time in private practice but
now an assistant Commonwealth s
attorney, and Homer Randolph
Thomas.
Petite Issues Warning.
Cooper was arrested by Airing
ton Detectives Russell L. Runyon
and Russell Petite. Mr.. Runyon
was on vacation today, but Mr..
Petite said that If Cooper goes
back into the numbers business,
he will be arrested for q fourth
time.
Director of Public Safety Car
Isle Johnstone said he was sure
Mr.. Runyon and Mr.. Petite "will
do what they're supposed to do
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Big 3 Reply Due Thursday

PARIS, July 8 R.-French
Foreign Minister Robert Schuman
told the National Assembly today
the Big Three's reply to the So
Wet proposal for a four-power con-
ference on Germany is to be sent
this week and probably will be
published Thursday.
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Gene Tierney Gems Stolen

NEWQUAY, England, July 8 (P).
Thieves yesterday stole jewelry
worth $4,000 from the American
movie actress. Gene Tierney. She
was here on location with Clark
Gable making film called Never
Let Me Co."
Evening star., 1952-07-08

future a p p r o.
priations bill or
by specific leg
iSlation.
This means
that, until fur
ther MOTTO e,
F e d raj en-
ployeS may not
accumulate any
more a n n u a !
leave. Regard
ing their 1852
annual lie a v e,
they must use
all OF it by next
June 80, or for
Evening star., 1952-07-08

*" efficiency award has been
given to Bernice B. Handzel, an
administrative assistant in the
Office of the Quartermaster Gen.
eral. Miss Handed suggested the
use Of night letters instead of
kilograms to notify next-of- kin
|of Korean casualties. resulting in
a saving to the Government Of
l$162,438. .. s.a- t'4at@ ~s
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Woman Killed by Train

CUMBERLAND, Md, July 8 (P.
Mrs. Rose Stump. 73, of Wiley
Ford. w. Va. was fatally injured
yesterday at the River avenue
crossing of the Western Maryland
Railway when struck by a pas
senger train.
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Food Bills Rise Here
For June, Indicating
Record Cost Of Livinq

District food bills went up last
month. following a national climb
that indicates the country's cost
Of living may have hit an all-time
high.
The Bureau Of Labor Statistics
yesterday said Washington retail
food prices increased two-tenths
Of / per cent in June.
Washington was one of eight
key cities surveyed. The NATIONAL
price rise was three-tenths of Il
per cent.
BIS said grocery and meat
prices across the country are Ia
per cent higher than they were
just before the Korean fighting
broke out more than two years
ago.
A record high cost of living for
the Nation was set last winter.
The June survey, though, makes it,
appear that a new high may have
been set last month. Since food
represents about IA per cent of the
total spending Of an average city
family. June's costs may have
pushed the cost-of- living index upI
to and beyond last winters level.
June Increases.
Percentage increases during
June here were on:
Pork. 6.3; chickens, SO; lamb,
1T: fish, seven-tenthS of ! per
cent: beef and veal, five-tenths of
per cent; pork chops, 8: whole
hams. 6; sliced bacon, S; salt pork,
3.
Egg prices here increased sea-
sonally by 2.7 per cent.
Other Washington percentage
increases:
Cereals, bakery products, two
tenths Of ! per cent; rolled oats
and cake, about 2; flour and rice,
about !.
Bread prices remained m-
changed here.
Fats and oils increased two
tenths Of l per cent, as higher
prices for lard Is per cent? and
margarine g per cent? more than
OFFSET lower prices for salad dress
ing Co.'S per cent?.
Controls on potato prices were
removed June s, and nine days
later Spuds cost nearly 3 per cent
more. ....
Sizable increases boosted the re-
tail prices Of apples (47 per cent?
and oranges Q9 per cent?. Bever-
age prices went up one-tenth of l
per cent.
Vegetable Average Lower.
On the other side of the ledger,
the fruit and vegetable group
averaged al per cent lower. InI
that bracket, frozen items in
creased 3.5 per cent and dried
items cost seven-tenths of per-
cent more, but those raises were
more than offset by decreases Of
O.4 per cent in the fresh items and
s@.4 per cent in the canned group.
The biggest decreases were for
gReen beans (46.5spe cent?, cab
bage (31 per cent? onions (27 per-
cent? and lettuce (24 per cent?.
The other test cities were At
1anta, Ga; Boston. Chicago, CO.
lumbus. Ohio; New York, Rich
mond and San Francisco.
The special surveys have been
made in these and Washington for
several months past. BY surveying
them, BIS figures it gets a picture
Of food trends at least three weeks
earlier than if it were to wait for
completed reports from the larger
group Of cities used for the reg
ular consumer price index.
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Fete for Miss Trumun

LONDON. July 8 (P.-Margaret
Truman was listed today as guest
of honor at a luncheon party to be
given by Prime Minister Church.
i'll at No. 10 Downing street to.
morrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Police Stoy on Move

An auto trailer has been con-
verted into a mobile police sta
ton, complete with radio and field
phones, by the police Of Herford-
shire. England.
Evening star., 1952-07-08
THE Federal Spotlight
1.-THE Federal Spotlight F'T7T 7'''FEsF 'yE
Ban on Leave Accumulation
Becomes Permanent Law
-yyTTwHFZEEEF
By Joseph YOUNG

The useorloseN it annual leave ban is permanent piece
Of legislation unless specifically repealed by future Congress
Civil Service officials that despite fact that the rider
part of the 1853 independent appropriations b
worded as to be permanent law.
In other words the rider does not have be renewed each
Evening star., 1952-07-08

II fair most Of the Nation tonight except
showers along the east coast Of Florida
and extending from the middle Of the
Atlantic States sOuthwesward through the Ohio
Valleys to Texas will be cooler the
In the Mississippi Ohio Valleys;
from the Northern Central Plains the
coast. ZAP WirephOtO.
Evening star., 1952-07-08

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 101. on June 90.
Lowest, 10, on January. 80.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High, S3. at 12:45 pm.
Low, 72. at 7:O5 am.
Evening star., 1952-07-08

by Congress as part Of an appro-
priations bill or by any other leg
iSlation. It remains in effect un-
til either specifically repealed in a
Evening star., 1952-07-08
River Report.

(From U. s. Engineerst
Potomac River clear at HarperS Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Uncle Rays Corner

A dream has come true. The
coullt.y AlloWn as India obtained
freedom five years ago, and today
it is a republic.
India has more people than the
U. s. A.-more than twice as many
Parts of India have been broken
of to form Pakistan, but the 're-
public Of India, according to the
latest census, has 1856 million
people.
Those people live in an area only
a little larger than the part Of the
United States east of the Missis-
Isippi. The population is dense,
with an average Of 313 persons to
the square mile.
India ranks second in population
China is first, Russia third and the
U. S. A. fourth.
Although it is now a free repub-
lie, India is a member Of the British
Commonwealth of Nations. This
group includes the United Kingdom,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Pakistan, Ceylon, the Union OF
South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda and
other members.
The peopie Of India are known
as Indians, and this tends to con-
fuse them with the natives Of the
New World who are called "In-
diaqs" or American Indians
sometimes "red men" The ueople
Evening star., 1952-05-05
I axe NY yWord for 1t

Verona, N. Y: Please explain the
status of the word "snoop."-Mrs
C. B. T.
Answer: Snoop, meaning ito pry,'
is from the Dutch word snoepen
literally, ito take and eat" (food o,
drink on the sly"l It is listed by
the dictionaries as colloquial, which
|stigmatizes it not at all for informal
writing or for conversational pur-
lposes.
Richmond: I've suffered for years
lover sportcasters' use of nth" un-
til I want to turn the radio off be-
fore they get to the fifth round,
or the fifth inning" Can't you dc
TSomething?-J. p. r.
Answer: I can only try by re-
Iminding offenders that the "f'
should be sounded in the middle
of the word. Although it is little
more trouble, the careful speaker
will say: fifth.
Galveston: I should very much
appreciate your comments on these
questions: "a Which word is cor
rect In this sentence: He came out
second (best-better) (2)Is thusly
ever considered good usage?-B.
Answer: /. Second best is correct
zone who or that which is second
m order Of rank, quality, fitness
-. as, he was the second best In
Evening star., 1952-05-05
By Fronk Colby

his class in mathematics. ."-Mer-
riam Webster. 2. should avoid
"thusly though it has some die
tionary sanction. Thus is strongly
preferred in best usage.
Buechel, KY: Is there any differ
ence in the words lighted" and
''lit"?-A. r.
Answer: Both are correct; how
ever "lit up" has been stolen by the
"slangsterS," and now carries the
connotation of intoxicated"
La Jolla: Is the word malarkey
slang, or is it a legitimate deriva-
tive of malar?-Mrs. P. Van w.
Answer: Malarkey is slang, and
is not legitimate derivative. Since
it means nonsense; foolish talk"
it is not unlikely that some in
genious coiner of slang could have
made it from malar, "the cheek
bone" But that is anybody's guess.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc. J.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Word Come
Find "a or more words in
RISE,

DISP ERSE,
meaning, to spread, diffuse."
Average is 30; limit. Is minutes.
RuleS-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of IS" such as bats"
Tcats." are not used. Only one form OF .
word Is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
Answer to UTTERMosT.
user, utmost, utters. terms test. totters,
tore, tome, tour tort, tout. trots, truest,
trust, trout, tret, tumors. tutors, rest
rout. roue. rose. rouse, rote.. ruse. rust
more, mouse, most, mote, mutters, muster.
must, mute, muse, otter. custer. outset
outer, serum. smote, smut, some. sores
sort, sour. stutter. store, storm. strung
stem. strut, stet. stouter. Suer, Sust aAasa.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
BY Romon Coffmon

but their skin color varies from
deep chocolate brown to very light
brown.
India was a civilized land when
western Europe contained savage.
or half-savage tribes. In ancient
times, as well as today, there were
large cities in India. Some of these
contained big buildings.
Facts about Mexico's people and their
strange customs, also about the ancient
Aztecs. appear in the leafiet called
Mexico and the Mexicans.' This leaf
let will be sent to you without charge
if you inclose stamped, self-addreSsed
envelope. Send your letter to Uncle
Ray in care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Contract Bridge
BY EosIey Blockwood
washington, D. C..
MONDAY, MAY 5, 1852


One mark of the fine player is
his ability to see the necessity for
changing his original line of play.
Mr.. Masters saw that necessity in
today's deal. He literally made
the hand over" to suit his purposes.
Before reading on, see if you can
make six hearts on the North
South cards, with the deuce of
spades opening.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH.
CMr. Champion)
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WEST. EAST.
(Mr. AbeD (MiSs Brash)
A10532 AAQ876
053 V82
o872 oJ1096
%J1OS2 &Q9
SOUTH.
(Mr. Masters)
Al
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1A543
&K53
The bidding:
North. East. South. West.
! club 1spade 2hearts Pass
4heartS Pass ANT Pass
6dm'dS Pass 6hearts All pass
Here is the way Mr.. Masters went
about it. He played the four of
spades from dummy at trick one
and Miss BraSh won with the queen
and returned the jack of dia-
monds.
Dummy's queen of diamonds took
the second trick and two rounds of
trumps were cashed. Mr.. Masters
saw that he had just II winners
five hearts, three top diamonds, two
clubs and diamond ruff.
1t occurred to him that if Miss
Brash had as many as four clubs,
she could be squeezed in spades and
clubs. In other words, to guard
those two suits, she would have to
hold onto one spade and three
clubs, four cards in all.
After losing the first trick, Mr.
Masters could win the next nine in
hearts and diamonds. That made
10 tricks in all and everybody
would be down to three cards.
He therefore cashed the king of
diamonds, returned to his hand
with third trump lead, played the
ace of diamonds, on which small
club was discarded from dummy,
then ruffed his last diamond.
At this point it was clear that
Miss Brash could not have as many
as four clubs because she had shown
four diamonds, two hearts and, by
inference, four or five spades.
If Miss Brash held spades and
Mr.. Abel held clubs, no squeeze
would develop. Mr.. Masters neatly
arranged things so that Mr.. Abel
would have to guard both suits.
He pulled the king of spades from
dummy. Miss BraSh covered with
the ace and Mr.. Masters ruffed.
Now Mr.. Abel had the high spade,
the ten. On the play of the last
two trumps he had to hold that
card to keep dummy's nine from
winning. He therefore had to
throw away two clubs and Mr..
Masters won the last tricks in the
club suit.
tcopyright. 1852, General Features Corp
Evening star., 1952-05-05
Lost Truin Bows Out

The last train on the 87-year-
old English railroad from Wey-
mouth to Easton went out in q
blaze Of glory when sparks from
the two engines fired bushes near
Portland dockyard and it took two
brigAdes to put out the flames.
Evening star., 1952-05-05

Of India have an older right to the
name of Indians" which arose
from the name of their country.
American Indians were called In
dians because of the mistaken idea
of Columbus that he had reached
islands near India.
The Indians of India are of
highly mixed stock. Thousands of
years ago, great numbers of Ary-
ans (members of the white race)
entered the land. Efforts were
made to keep them from mixing
with the dark-skinned people who
already lived there, but marriages
took place. Today the residents
NAV be described as brownskinned,
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Legion Post al Airport
will Install Tomorrow

New officers of National Airpor'
Post No. 103, American Legion
and it's auxiliary are to be installed
tomorrow night at Gadsby's Tav.
ern in Alexandria.
Millard Edelen is the new post
commander, and Mrs. Martha
Pruett is president Of the auxiliary
unit.
Other Legion officers to be in
stalled include:
Edward Roster, first vice COM
mander; Jack Christy, second vice
commander; Roland Harding
third vice commander; Ralph
Egan. adjutant:: Benjamin Endi-
colt, finance officer: Harry Gar
ber, jr., assistant finance officer;
Lloyd Diehl, judge advocate; Ed
win Powers, service officer: Clay
ton Alderman, sergeant-at-arms;
Samuel Pruett, assistant sergeant
at-arms; Joseph Twine, chaplain;
John Thompson. assistant chap
lain; Harold Marshall, athletic Of
ficer; George Branner, Herman
Swank, Marshall Nichols, Thur
man Thompson and William
Lemley. executive committeeman,
all for the Legion post.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Youth Political School
is Held al Annapolis
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June IA. - The
first bipartisan political school fol
young people was held at ST
Johns College today.
Close to 100 persons sat in or
an all-day session.
Simon E. Sobeloff, chairman o1
the Commission of the Admins
trative Organization of the State
praised the initiation Of the con-
ference.
Such meetings are valuable not
only for the instruction they may
bring to those who attend" hi
said. "They serve also to stimu-
late interest in political life among
the students here and in the wider
community"
The afternoon session featured
five lectures and roundtable dis
cussions. The speakers were:
John Reeves, Maryland Secre-
tary of State; State Senator Louis
L. Goldstein. Democrat. of Calvert
County; Thomas N. Biddison, Bal
timore city solicitor; Hall Ham.
mond, Maryland Attorney Gen
cray. and State Senator Stanford
Hoff, Republican, of Carroll
County.
The meeting concluded with q
dinner address by DR.. H. C. Byrd
president of the University Of
Maryland.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Plan Transit Body
In D. T.. Area Indorsed
By Arlington Board

Pending Federal legislation to
set up a new commission to reg
ulate transportation in Metropol-
itan Washington has been in
dorsed by the Arlington County
Board.
Four members of the board
present at yesterdays meeting
took the action unanimously
without discussion or debate. Alan
L. Dean was absent because of
illness.
Gerald J. Glassman, executive
assistant to the County Public
Utilities Commission, proposed the
favorable action.
In other business, the board
appointed Mrs. Florence Cannon,
former board chairman, as its Sec
ond member of the Virginia Ma
tional Capital Park Authority.
A report of the Pension and Re-
tirement Board on an auditor S
suggestion concerning its records
was received without comment.
The auditing firm was j. Coleman
Andrews of Richmond.
Expenditure of $375 900 was au-
thorized to complete the new sew
age disposal plant. The money
was included in the current bud
get to meet costs beyond the
amount of a $2,617, 900 bond issue
approved in 1850.
The new plant, now under con-
struction, is on South Glebe road
near U. S. /.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
BY the Associated Press

NEWPORT NEWS, June IA
One of the largest and strangest
governmental metamorphoses in
modern Virginia political history
is taking place here.
The outcome will determine if
Virginia'S third largest city is to
be born. following in population
size only Richmond and Norfolk.
| At stake also is development of
| the north shore of the States
largest seaport--Hampton Roads.
Growth Brought by War.
The 100000 people of this 1876
square mile section of Tidewater
Virginia are in the throes of grow
ing pains. brought on by the popu-
lation and industry influx during
World War II.
The largest and last of the
movements may be to destroy all
political boundaries and convert
the five political subdivisions
the cities of Newport News and
Hampton. the counties of Warwick
and Elizabeth City and the town
of Phoebus-into one city of 160,-
900 persons.
The first step was carried out
this week when Warwick voters
decided five to one, to convert
their county into a city.
To Vote on Consolidation
The second step will come Tues
day when voters of Elizabeth City,
Hampton and Phoebus cast bal
lots in a three-day consolidation
referendum.
The third stage will come dur
ing the general election Novem-
ber 4 when voters of Warwick
and Newport News will decide if
they want to consolidate into one
city.
No date has been set for bring
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Loudoun Board Approves
Motel Despite Critics
Special Dispateh 70 The s,ov

LEESBURG. Va. June 14.-The
Loudon County Board of Zonine
Appeals has authorized Lawrence
IS. Hutchison and Charles w. sgd
nor. Leesburg business men. to
build a motel on five acres of land
on the west side of Route Is, three
miles from Leesburg. This is in a
highway agricultural district.
The board gave it's decision
Thursday after a hearing which
drew a number of opponents to
the project. Garden club members
and area residents said this would
be a wedge into a beautiful and
strictly agricultural district"
Opponents included Mrs. w. C.
Eustis. Mrs. Amory Perkins, Mrs
Warner Snider, Mrs. B. Frank
Nalle. Mr.. and Mrs. Beverley Duer
Rev. j. Armistead Welbourn, Gen.
w. c. Crane and others.
Estimated cost of the proposed
2l by 176-foot cinder block build
ing is $4,000 to $4,000.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Maryland Eagles Adopt
9-Point Anti-Red PROGRAM
BY the Associated Pres.

FREDERICK. Md. June IA
Maryland's Fraternal Order OF
Eagles today adopted a nine
point program designed to coun-
ter the efforts of Communists and
other subversiveS.
A resolution setting forth the
plan was adopted unanimously
after it had been proposed to the
lodges 47th annual State conven-
ton by State Senator Robert B
Kimble of Cumberland. Others
elected included Robert w. Gle
land, Hagerstown, vice president
c. Bernard Smith, Frederick
treasurer and Raymond D. Funk
Brunswick, chaplain.
The nine points of the program
included telling the truth about
freedom by sending scrapbooks
and children abroad, and keeping
Radio Free Europe and other
propaganda media active.