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Evening star., 1952-02-19
Dick contino Trying
To Re-enter Service
By the Associased Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19.-Dick
contino. who, made as much as
$4,000 a week as an accordionist
before his conviction as a draft
Idodger, is trying to re-enter the
armed forces.
The husky 22-year-old took his
pre-induction physical examina-
ton yesterday and said afterward,
Il hope I passed" He said if he
passes the physical he'll probably
choose the Army.
Drafted last April. Contino fled
from the Fort Ord (Calif.l induc-
ton center and turned himself in
here a few days later. At his trial
he said he was suffering from
panic claustrophobia." He was
fined $4,000 and sentenced to six
months in McNeill Island Peni-
tentiary. He got time off for good
behavior and was released De-
cember %.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Law Against Deceptive Ads
Asked for Air Ticket Aqenis
sy The Associated Press

of me A$3cetoied PresS
Congress has been asked to
crack down on any ticket agent
who cheat air travellers through
failure to provide the services
they promise.
The Civil Aeronautics Board
yesterday proposed q law aimed
at stoppine misleading advertis-
ing. CAB Chairman Donald w,
Nyrop said he had received 53s
complaints of such practices In
the last four years.
The proposal would outlaw de-
ceptive advertising as to quality
of service. type of plane, sched-
ules and routes.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
PTA Program Tonioht

Music classes of the Woodlawn
Elementary School in Arlington
will entertain the Parent-Teacher
Association at the association s
regular meeting at 8 o'clock to-
night at the school, 472O North
Sixteenth street, Boy Scouts who
are students at the school will
conduct q flag ceremony in
observance of Boy Scout Week.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Young Democratic Club
Elects in Jefferson
BY the Assoeiaied Press

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Feb
19.-Harry OFT has been renamed
president of the Jefferson County
Young Democratic Club.
Also reappointed were ,Bett,
Jane Boyer as vice president anc
Mildred Moler as secretary.
Martin Dean Welsh, jr., Baker.
ton. was named treasurer to sue.
ceed William Wilt, Bolivar, anc
Mrs. Shirley M. Hunt was namee
Sergeant-at-arms to succeed Frank
Strider.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Storm
Continued From First Page.)

Five, and possibly six, men
perished early today when they
leaped from the tossing bow of
the Fort Mercer and missed the
bouncing life RATS put out by the
Yakatat. That was before the
rescue of the four after dawn
today.
One man was lost while heroic
coast guards were taking the 80
seamen from the stern of the
Pendleton.
! Still another, although clad
in lifejacket. was swallowed up
by the angry seas when he leaped
from the Pendleton's bow in an
attempt to reach a nearby Coast
Guard motor lifeboat.
Positive identification Of the
lost men could not be determined
Immediately.
Saw Bow Float OFF.
One of the survivors Of the
Pendleton, Douglas B. Potts, 81,
of Pasadena, Tex. said the ship
broke in half-all of a sudden
about $50. am"
Il looked out and saw the bow
of the boat floating to port" he
said.
| Ray Sybert Of Norfolk, Va,
the Pendleton's chief engineer
said the noise of the vessel break
ing up sounded like the roar of
thunder"
The seas were breaking in
every direction" he said THE
tanker cracked right through No
8 hold, just forward of midship.
Right up to that time we had no
warning anything was wrong"
| Mr.. Sybert had great praise for
the Coast Guard rescue crew.
Their work was nothing short
of miraculous" he said. Here
were four young men (of the
Coast Guard lifeboat crew work
ing in the dark against terrific
odds. We will be indebted for
ever to the Coast Guard"
Rescuers Brave Seas.
The rescue crew braved buffet
ing seas to make repeated passes
at the Pendletons stern as a plane
.. dropped flares to light the scene
Each time the lifeboat passed
a man leaped off the derelict
stern.
Boatswain's mate, First Glass
Bernard c. Webber, who was in
charge of the 36-foot open life
boat, told about the rescue later:
I'VE lost our windshield on the
way out. The snow kept hitting
my face so hard I could hardly
keep my eyes open. I couldn't
see much and had to steer mostly
by instinct.
II was strapped to the wheel
so I wouldn't get tossed over
board. The other men were
knocked to the deck time after
tipe. I thought several times ]
had lost my whole crew. They
looked like goners, but they man.
aged to hold on.
Some of the men from thu
stern of the PendIeton were half.
handed down to us. The other.
had to make clear jumps.
$ "Tiny" Dies a Hero.
. "The very last was a big guy
they called Tiny Gle was latel
+ identified as 350-pounder George
Myers.
, He got on our boat but fell of
. Just then big wave caught u.
! and We banged against the sidt
OF the tanker. He was crushed.
: I'VE had to let him go to saw,
|, anybody, but that guy died a hero
= He handed down probably hal
the survivors we did get"
!, The fate of the Pendleton nigh
have been unknown except for /.
| daring Coast Guard pilot who wa
seeking the Fort Mercer.
& He flew so low through swirlin,
u snJw he could read the Pendle
Evening star., 1952-02-19
PTA Speaker Named

William Schmidt. superintend-
ent of schools for Prince Georges
County, will address the Bladens-
burg Primary Parent-Teacher AS
sociation at 8 o'clock tonight at the
school, Edmonston and Annapolis
roads.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Pigeon Club Planned

SINGAPORE (P.-The Animal
Lovers League of Singapore 10
planning to form a homing.
pigeon club. Its 5000 members
hope they will be able to race
pigeons to and from Singapore
and the Federation of Malaga:
Evening star., 1952-02-19
By jones {. Roper

The Once Of Price Sterilization
said today it hired a bribe- taking
Agriculture Department worker
only because Agriculture officials
recommended him.
OPS said Agriculture recon-
mended the man, Stephen G. Ben
it, jr.. despite the fact that he
had been forced of the Agricul-
ture payroll in Dallas, Tex.
Since then. the Associated
Press reported today, he has
pleaded guilty to accepting one
bribe Of 1850 and another bribe
of an undetermined amount. A
federal court in Dallas sentenced
Benit to six months probation and
q fine Of $500.
An OPS spokesman said that
upon the basis of five recon-
mendatioils from, Agriculture, the
IOPS Office in Dallas hired him
but fired him 10 weeks later when
a grand jury was about to indict
him on the bribery charge.
I After The Star publicized the,
ease, OPS ordered an investigation
|of its Dallas Office to see how a
man under investigation. could
have been hired. AS a result Of
the investigation. it was learned
today. OPS Has put Bernard Levy,
executive officer for the OPS dis
trict Office. in Dallas. on mon.
lactive status"
OPS officials here said MP. Levy
would remain on annual leave,
performing no duties, until inves-
tigation shows whether he was
negligent in the Benit case.
Criticized by Civil Service.
| Publicity in the case also
prompted the Civil Service Com
mission to criticize OPS personnel
handling.
An OPS spokesman, after ex-
haustive inquiries in Dallas, cited
five instances in which Agriculture
recommended Mr.. BENT for OPS
employment before OPS hired
him:
i /. w. H. Rima. regional execu-
tive officer of OPS, telephoned
John w. Bolish, chief of the area
!, personnel division of the Produc-
ton and Marketing Administra-
ton of the Agriculture Depart
ment, and was told that Benit had
been allowed to resign from the
Agriculture Department pending
investigation of his receiving from
grainmen a bottle or two of
whisky and possibly a hat at
Christmas.
2. j. D. Patterson, regional per-
sonnel officer of OPS, telephoned
Mr.. Bolish and got virtually the
same story Mr.. Rima did.
8. William j. Watson, assistant
director for management of the
Agriculture Departments PIMA
office, voluntarily telephoned Mr..
Patterson at OPS and recon-
mended Benit for employment at
OPS.
4. Latham White, director of
the PIMA commodity Office at
Dallas, also voluntarily telephoned
Mr.. Patterson and urged favor
able consideration of Benit's job
application. (Mr. White himself
now has been fired from Agricul-
lture.)
| S.. Lee Thomas, regional en-
lforcement director of OPS, tele-
phoned Mr.. White, who is quoted
las saying there was no reason
OPS should not hire BENT.
Ten weeks later, however, OPS
headquarters in Washington
ordered Benit fired.
An OPS spokesman here re-
called that on February 4, The
Star, on the basis of testimony
before closed session of a House
subcommittee, publicized the OPS
hiring of BENT.
After this" an OPS spokesman
explained today, "the OPS re-
gional director in Dallas person.
ally examined Benit's personnel
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Vincent Is Cleared,
Leaves for Post in
Morocco tomorrow

Career diplomat John Carter
Vincent has been completely
cleared" by the State Department
Iof charges involving his loyalty
and security. the Department an
nounced today.
The announcement said Mr.,
Vincent will leave tomorrow for
Tangier. Morocco, to resume his
duties as American diplomatic
agent and minister there with
the Departments full confidence
and best wishes"
Mr.. Vincent came home last
Fall to answer charges made be-
fore the Senate Internal Security
subcommittee by Louis Budenz
former managing editor OF the
Communist Daily Worker. that he
had been Communist.
In recent hearing before the
subcommittee, Mr.. Vincent denied
he was or ever had been a Com
munist and called Mr.. Budenz
testimony a lie.
No Reasonable Doubt.
Michael j. McDermott, State
Department press officer, an
nounced his clearance by the de-
partment today and said:
II wish to point out that this
means that the department has
carefully investigated all the
charges which have been made
against Minister Vincent over q
period of time, and it has found
unequivocally that no reasonable
doubt exists as to Minister Vim
cents loyalty to the United States
or his security"
At Mr.. Vincent's request, Mr
McDermott made public a letter
to the diplomat from Carlisle H
lHumelsine, deputy Undersecre-
tary of State for Administration
The letter, dated yesterday, SAID
in part:
"This is to convey that yor
have been completely cleared by
the Department of State, on all
the evidence in regard to charges
as to your loyalty to the United
States and as to your security.
"The favorable decision in re.
gard to the loyalty aspects of your
case will be referred to the 10y.
atty Review Board of the Civil
Service Commission for post-audit
review. The departments Sc
curity decision, however, is final
John Davies Exonerated.
The department said yesterday
that testimony given the Senate
subcommittee last week involving
the career diplomat John P
Davies. jr., carried mo implica-
ton Of disloyalty.
Lyle H. Munson, former Gen.
tral Intelligence Agency employe
testified Friday that Mr.. Davie.
in 1949 recommended as con.
Sultants to the CIA four person.
who have been described as Com.
munists or pro-Communists.
The department said in a state.
ment that 'the matter wa!
thoroughly examined by the de.
Ipartment at the time it occurred
and found to be groundless il
any implication that Mr.. Davie!
was suggesting anything inimica
to the security interests Of tn,
United States"
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Pigeon Likes 'Prefub'

When a shipyard worker at
lClydebank,, Scotland. dislodged a
pigeons nest while repairing his
roof, he remade it and reports the
pigeon pleased with it. e"prefab.' .
Evening star., 1952-02-19

CAT. large. handsome maltese and white;
vic. of Park Fairfax. Call TIE O5l9.
COCKER SPANIEL black, New York tag
I'll 4k1k .,1
Evening star., 1952-02-19

CAMEO BROOCH, scenic design; lost Sun.
Eeo' q; sentimental value; reward
Evening star., 1952-02-19

COCKER SPANIEL. red and white, name
Tafty'; vic. 18th ST., S. Arl Reward
OW. 1925 after g. III
Evening star., 1952-02-19

CAT, Young male tiger; tan, with black
markings vic. or Rockville and Darns-
town rd. Reward. Rockville 3521 30
Evening star., 1952-02-19

CAT male. yellow and white striped
Leather collar with bell Vic. Grubt
rd., East-West hwy. Reward. JU. 5-O156
Evening star., 1952-02-19

BLACK LEATHER CASE with initials Il,
g containing toilet articles; lost vic
brentwood I'd. and R. l. ave. Call DU
Evening star., 1952-02-19

BAG, black. containing red plastic bill
iold. watch. Virginia driving permit and
papers; vic. of Halls restaurant 7th
ana K SITS. s.w., Sat. night Reward
LU. 4-lS09. 1909 14th nj se
Evening star., 1952-02-19

COCKER SPANIEL. red and white male,
answers TO Fella'; reward. Call ST..
Evening star., 1952-02-19

BOG, young black. male, cocker; Feb.
II. Jennings rd.. Kensington. LO.
6s476.
PENCIL. Sheaffer. black. gold striped.
small; 18th and r sts. NV Reward,
WA. 094Q. 20
KEYS, 6, AND BOTTLE OPENER and cork
sErew: found about weeks ago, 14th and
r NV. TE. s5S5.
Evening star., 1952-02-19

DOG, Spaniel type, black puppie, long legs
ears. white chest; answers to Mike;
Sun; near Summer, Md. Reward OIL
Evening star., 1952-06-13
An Instructive Siege

Although the Communists are hailing 1t as
a victory for themselves, the British have won
a number of concessions in exchange for ending
their dramatic seven-day siege of the Russian
run radio station in their sector OF West Berlin.
The siege was put into effect in retaliation
for Soviet seizure of several small neighborhoods
along the city's east-west dividing line. 1t also
was designed to demonstrate that Britain, along
with France and the United States had no in
tention of responding meekly to other threats
and pressures in the Kremlins campaign against
the peace contract with Bonn and the six-nation
treaty on the European Defense Community. To
underscore that point the British threw barbed
wire around the station and ordered their troops
to meet force with force If necessary to prevent
anybody from entering.
The decision now to lift this miniature
blockade apparently has been based on the fact
that the Russians during the past week have re-
acted by releasing most of the seized areas and
making other gestures of somewhat placating
nature-a reaction considered satisfactory enough
by the Anglo-French- American authorities who
have not wanted to press the issue to extremes
that could boomerang in way that would do
more harm than good. AS one official has said,
I'VE must show moderation as well as firmneSS
so as not to bring down further difficulties on
Berlin"
In this instance, the moderation does not
seem to have been excessive At any rate, the
siege, though brief, has had the virtue of making
clear to the Kremlin that the Western Allies are
in no mood to put up with bullying tactics.
Evening star., 1952-06-13

helpful to the obstetrician. This record
then Is forwarded to the hospital where
the patient will be delivered. If COM
plication is expected, the delivering doc
tor is prepared for it.
When the mother is ready to 60 home,
a public health nurse again advises her
and warns her to bring her new baby
regularly to well-baby clinic.
OF course, this co-ordinated system of
care is not the only reason the Districts
mortality rate has been reduced.
The Health Departments case-finding
program has eliminated lot Of venereal
disease here. In 1949. there were 597
new infections of primary or secondary
syphilis discovered. In 1851 only 81
new cases were found.
Last year there were only eight cases
of congenital syphilis-venereal disease
passed from mother to child. Signifi-
cantly, these infections were in children
whose mothers had not received pre-
natal care.
Anti-biotics come in for large meas
ure of credit, too. And the standard
of living has improved. Expectant
mothers are eating better.
Improved hospital facilities also have
helped to cut the mortality rate. The
mortality rate for non-white infants
in 1916 was SIT per 1000. This was
the year when 81 infants died during
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
II read your recent article telling how
tough it would be on kitten as play
mate for dog.
For your information. let me give
you the following adventure:
IT have spent the most gruelling week
end of my career protecting my 56-pound
French poodle Ba from a five-month-
old kitten.
"Ba and went to the vet on Saturday
to get acquainted with said feline.
''Ba was so nervous about being in
that chamber of horrors in the first place
that she paid no attention to the cat.
II took Thomas home for the week
end. and he took over the whole place
Ba's food, toys, balls, bed, and her special
nighttime sleeping place
THE dog was completely intimidated
after few tentative tries on her part
to retrieve some small part Of her prop
erty was met with brisk slaps about the
muzzle accompanied by splitting noises.
'Ba was quite pathetic in her concil-
iatory attempts. She crept up on him
while he was sleeping and licked him.
oh, so gently and lay down beside him
with her nose next to his.
"Of course this idyll lasted only as
long as he was unconscious.
We'll. yesterday afternoon I couldn't
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Stupid to Back Ike?

AS an Eisenhower supporter in Prince
Georges County, protest the letter sent
by our commissioners to Gov. Nickel
din as not being representative OF citi-
zen opinion.
When support of Ike is called
Stupid mistake" grow curious as to
who is calling whom stupid" The
Republican Small machine was lately
expensively financed, but can our COM
missioners honestly feel that winning
a majority vote for Small indicated
solid-Taft backing in the county?
There was absolutely no Eisenhower
campaigning. Absolutely no funds were
available to any one, and only cou-
rageous handful of volunteer workers
available to take the "risk" of getting
signatures on petitions. On election day,
few knew who the Ike candidates were.
So the elected officials of Prince
Georges County are backing Taft, Mac
Arthur, etc. So Taft wins the nominal
ton. So Taft is soundly defeated in
November. So good-by, Republican lead
ers in Prince Georges County.
Personally, I am continually amazed
that citizen of the caliber of Dwight
Eisenhower would willingly assume the
burdens of the presidency. I humbly
submit that we, as a Nation, would
become spiritually strong and united
should he do so. We are fortunate that
his magnificent qualities of honesty,
keen intelligence and leadership may
be had for a truly free vote. May God
bless him.
Frances Townsend Trammell.
Evening star., 1952-06-13
By Charles E. TroceWeH

its perfect equipment for life in this
world.
Only one-third Of the body should be
clipped.
Some have the idea that the original
clipping was done to make it easier for
the dog to swim.
French poodles are favorite circus and
performing dogs, because they are quick
and intelligent.
We already have told our best story
about poodle, but it seems to fit in here.
so here goes:
A gentleman living in nearby Mary
land had his dog leap at him. When this
occurred second time, he thought it
about time to give it away.
He found man who had farm and
several police dogs. He expressed fear
to the farmer that the police dogs would
harm the poodle.
THAT will be all right" said the
farmer. II will watch out for that"
The poodle owner worried several days
about the way those big German shep-
herds might be pestering his old friend.
That night the door bell rang.
There stood the farmer with the
poodle.
Take back your dog" he said. "He
has run all my police dogs away. and
can't find them. Maybe they will
come back. now that he Is gone"
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Discipline in the Home

A news item from India says that a
Punjab Queue Society has been formed
in Pakistan Ito inculcate self-discipline
and self organization" Hurrah for PAX
istan! We could use some of the same
over here.
But If the young were disciplined in
the home there would be no need for
discipline among adults. In a cartoon
Mama asked each of her brood of three
how he would prefer his eggs cooked.
No. said, FRY mine in butter, over
easy and be sure the whites are cooked"
No. 2-"Poached in milk for me, two
minutes thirty seconds and no salt"
No. 3-"Shirred with plenty Of parsley
and plenty of butter"
When the eggs were served there were
glowering looks on the faces of the Off
spring seated around the breakfast
table.
For. Mama, serving from a platter,
said. Eat your omelet and shut up!"
We all need more Of the same. And I
don't mean omelet!
We are badly in need Of discipline and
it should start in the home, when the
children are small. OF course, to do this,
the parents themselves must be self-con-
trolled. Too many adults pamper them
selves beyond all reason. They are in no
position to discipline or to teach self-con-
troll to others.
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1952-06-13
This and That

stand it any longer and hauled Thomas
back to the vet.
so that is the end of cat companion
for my poodle dog.
You had the right idea, in the main,
but just backward-at least so my dog
and I think.
Sincerely, A. w."
There is no smarter dog in the world
than French poodle.
It probably originated from the span
iel, now so popular.
Poodle oodle" dog is phrase some
times used in comic songs.
"A poodle, oodle dog.
"As fat as any hawg-"
So went song of some 80 years ago.
Such songs and ideas apply only to
the toy poodles.
The big ones. especially the black dogs,
are said to be the most intelligent of
the canine race.
AS they grow older, they may grow
mean.
Their pull on leash is tremendous.
Their stand. braced. is almost perfect.
Even the clipping, often done to an
absurd stage. leaves this dog with every
bit of his dignity.
One has to be around this dog to sense
Evening star., 1952-06-13
America Remembers

The roads and fields of our country
still bear the footprints of her heros,-
footprints inpisible noW,
but in the hearts OF her people neUer
forgotten.
How gratefully we remember the young
Lafayette,
sharer iUith US in the passion for
freedom.
We remember his selfess zeal In our
cause,
has blood shed at Brandyirine.
his step in step with our otDn
on the long, long marches.
oh, Lafayette, ipe remember how Wash.
ington loUed you.
hoiD like q son you iUere
to the cl,ildless father of our country.
Time has erased your footprints
from the old Virginia roads,
but, GlaDdys, America remembers.
lnez BoreIoy Kirby
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Police Ethics

1t would be difficult to take exception to the
police code Of ethics which has been prepared
for the members of the force by Superintendent
Murray. It would be equally difficult to bring
ones self to believe that it Is going to do any
good.
policeman knows, without code of ethics,
that he is supposed to be courteous, efficient and
loyal to his country. He also knows that he is not
supposed to burglarize store or accept bribes
from criminals
The real problem is not to spell out the dis
tinction between right and wrong. The problem
Is to spot the men who recognize the distinction,
but who still 60 bad.
In recent weeks the Police Department has
been having bad time of it. The Senate District
Crime Committee has unearthed evidence which
indicates that there has been corruption at high
levels in the department. In addition, several
rockies on the force have been caught red handed
In violations of law.
This has been embarrassing to Major Murray,
who only recently took over chief of police.
Naturally, he wants to do what he can to clean
house The Star wishes him luck with his code
of ethics. But it also ventures the suggestion
that the best course is to be eternally vigilant
to detect and get rid of the relatively few dis
honest policemen who can seriously damage the
reputation and morale of police force that is
composed, in the MAN, of honest and competent
men.