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NSOIlILIlueU FIO1u rage C-1J
I'm not angry at him." Robinson
said. Hes the boss man and if
snother man is made champion or
becomes champion I'll even fight
hun foy the crown"
ChrlStenberrys action brought
this retort from George Gainford,
EooinSon's manager: Somebody
is screWy some place A title is
won in ring and taken away in
q ing.
GainfOrd asserted he had mailed
a special delivery letter to Chris
tenberry before he and Robinson
left New York.
1t is our understanding that
we were only to notify the COM
Mission tnat negotiations were
unoer way for a fight" Gainford
id In the letter. which Chris
tonherry should receive today. we
explain that We are negotiating
With Jack Solomons, the British
promoter, for a title fight with
Randy Turpin in London next
June
Robinson lost his middleweight
title to Turpin in London in July,
1851, but won it back in a return
bout the next September at the
Polo Grounds, New York.
Ted Waltham, secretary of the
British board. declared however
that the British Board of Boxing
Control would support the action
of the New York commission.
Maxim Bout Last.
Robinson. now the featured
dancer and master of ceremonies
in a night club act that opens
IN E0c,Cn Sunday, last fought on
June 25 when he failed to lift the
- nt-heaI"Wcight crown from
.Xin2 he lost'on a TKO when
Io was uTlahlc to come out for the
18th round because Of heat ex-
huston.
He has been quoted since that
memorable fight in Yankee Sta
dunn that I'm definitely in the
twilight of my career
Still he has never come right
out and said Il quit" or Il retire"
Chrlstenberry, in announcing
the commission action, said he
would be happy to work with the
National Boxing Association, the
British board and European Box
ing Union on plans to decide who
will succeed Robinson.
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20 seconds when we're IA points
ahead in the last period and then
drive for a layup," Bud said. q
don't know what happened tc
their thinking"
Bill Chambers, who scored &c
points for the Indians against
CIV. added 26 against Maryland
10 of II from the foul line. Cham
berS is a most unspectacular type
but winds up with the points.
Evening star., 1952-12-05

Twenty years ago Navy
signed E. E. (Rip) Miller to his
third season as head football
coach,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-15

could perform record number of twinkling
heel beats in the esfyechat = that leap in
which the dancer repeatedly strikes his feet
together while in the air. Nijinsky was able
to do this six to 10 times in single leap. Asked
how he achieved the feat. the genius mildly
answered. Il just pause in the air little"
LOUISE REDFIEID PEATTIE has W7itte,s mary
stories and books. some with her husband,
naturalist Donald Cmlross PeoNie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-15
&2h;ln

EMERGENCY. We've just received frantic
order for THIS WEEKS 1852 Travel Key to
Europe" With the order came this note from
a mother, obviously disturbed by the effect
of TV on her child's mind:
Dear Sir: Enclosed is 81. Please rush
your travel guide to Europe. In my daugh-
ter's geography class this week the teacher
asked her, Where is the English Channel?'
My daughter replied, I don't know, We
can't get it on our set.
RUN10R. Just before Joe DiMaggio's official
retirement (see The Big Streak" on Page l4),
it was rumored that the Yankee Clipper
might not be deserving the diamond after all.
Word came out of major sporting goods
store that DiMaggio was buying large guam
titles of baseballs- and perhaps secretly prac-
ticing away at his famous home-rn swing
somewhere.
Joe soon cleared up the mystery. He does
buy lot of baseballs for his many fans
who want autographed souvenirs.
COMING UP. If you are man, chances are
you've often said something like this: ''One
thing l hate about women is that they're
always gossiping" And if you are woman,
you'll probably claim that men are equally
bad as tattlers.
Who does gossip most the men or the
women? We asked reporters Lester and Irene
David to find out, and they spent month
eavesdropping on conversations of friends and
strangers wherever they found them. The
results of their survey, which will please one
segment of our readers and probably shock
the rest, are given in next weeks issue.
Also next week: Words to Live BY, Have
You Civilized Mind?", from famed producer
Oscar Hammerstein II; fiction story, THE
Warning" by Arthur Gordon; the conclusion
of Joe DiMaggio's three-part article, Days
Ill Never Forget; Invitation to Mayhem"
a humor article by Parke Cummings, plus
many other features. THE EDITORS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-15

TVHOSE of US who
Il once upon a memo
rable time saw Nijinsky
dance. watched the gilt
tering star of the Cars
ballet defy the law of
gravity. For that great
est of all male dancers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-06-15
How TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
by Louise Redfield Peattie

Absurd. of course. but = we saw it done
And when the too difficult must be done, you
might try the trick, in spirit at least.
For many of the hardest, the highest things
are accomplished just that way - with a leap
of the will. twinkle of brave laughter. a
defiance of the Flooding common sense which
keeps most of US earth-bound. Our pedestrian
virtues will see us through our daily duties.
But sometimes life calls on us for more than
we dare be sure there is in us.
You are suddenly faced by family crisis. a
business emergency, some test of your cour-
age, or a problem demanding sheer inspiration.
1t all looks beyond your power. But rise to
the challenge! Take the leap! laughing
faith. daring effort, fash of God-given
strength to sustain you = and you've done
it! How? You lust paused in the air little"
Evening star., 1952-05-20

ington as in few other cities the
Commissioners constantly are
called on to appear at public af-
fairs of all kinds. For the sake
of continuity and routine details
they could very well use an ad-
ministrative officer, he said.
But he said he thought the plar
should go through because o1
what it does accomplish. He
noted that Congress does hold
safeguards.
Council Form Called Best.
Senator Case said. however, a
city of the size of Washington
with its minority groups, would
best be governed by the traditional
mayor council form of govern
|ment, as are nearly so per cent
of cities over 100000 population
This was provided for in the
home rule bill.
Another omission which Senator
Case noted was that the reorgani.
zation plan would not let the Dis
trict sell bonds as he believed il
should do. 1t still will leave the
city taxed without representation
he added, but it will provide a
streamlined set of departments.
Representative Sitter, a mem
ber of the House District Commit
tee. said he favored home rule.
He said that since the pending
plan is susceptible of adoption
it would provide a great improve
ment over the present Setup Of the
District government.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Woman Is Beaten to Death:
Man Held for Grand Jury
Tells Police He Struck
Her Several Times
During Argument

A slender 36-year-old brunette
whose marriage of 18 years broke
up a year ago was found beaten
to death last night in the room
Iof a sheet metal roofer with whom
she lived in the 2400 block OF
Eighteenth street NV.
The victim, Mrs. Mary Pearl
Hutchinson, formerly of the 100
block of Kilbourne street NV,
died of a cerebral hemhorrage
caused by numerous blows on her
head and face, Deputy Coroner
Christopher j. Murphy reported
At an inquest at the District
Morgue this morning, a coroner's
jury ordered the roofer, Everett
ILedbetter, 43, held for the grand
Jury.
According to 1t. Lawrence Hart.
nett and Detective Sergt. Robert
Talbot, of the Homicide Squad
Ledbetter told the following story
of events leading up to Mrs
Hutchinson's death:
About a week ago she came tc
live with him at the Eighteenth
street address. He is employed
by a roofing firm in the same
block. Sunday morning the couple
started drinking and consumed q
pint of whisky and a fifth of wine
An argument started Sunday
night. Ledbetter said Mrs. Hutch
inson called him a liar and he
slapped her with the palm of his
hand, knocking her across the
bed. When she attempted to fight
back he held her on the bed anc
Evening star., 1952-05-20
15-Cenf Increase Boosts
Painters Pay Rate TO S2.67

Some 600 AFL painters here
won a 15-cent-per-hou pay raise
hourly rate to $2.67. The raise is
to take effect Thursday subject TO
Wage Sterilization Board ap-
proval.
The agreement was reached
bewteen the District Painters
Council and two employer groups,
the Union Painting Contractors
and the Washington Independent
Contractors. Both employer
groups were represented in nego-
tiations by Attorney ]. E. Binde-
man.
Under the new contract, the
employers will pay a fiat rs cents
an hour in welfare fund contribu-
tions. This replaces a 5 per cent
contribution of the payroll which
under the old pay scale amounted
to 7.56 cents an hour.
The employers also agreed 10
set new job apprentice program.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Mother Defies Fire,
Saves Two Children
In Burning Home
By the Associated Press

PORTSMOUTH. Va, May 90
A 22-year-old mother ran into her
burning house to rescue her in
Ifant son and another child here
after the heat drove off would
be reScuerS.
Mrs. Ruth Bynum tossed her
3-month-old son, Elvin, jr.. out
Iof second-f floor bedroom win
dow into the arms of a neighbor
She pushed her nephew. Elvin
Bynum, 2. out the window and
then jumped.
When the fire first burst from
an oil stove, Mrs. Bynum ran up
stairs and carried her niece, Gym
thia Bynum. 4, and her nephew
Edward Bynum. 2. to safety.
Then, after several men tried to
enter the house, but retreated in
the face of the heat, she went
in again to rescue the other two
children.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
z Fl. Be|voir Soldiers
KILLED as Car Hits Tree

Two Fort Belvoir servicemen
were killed early today when their
auto went out of control on U. S
l and struck a tree.
The dead were Corpl. Kermit B
Bloomer, %, of Blackwater, ir
Southwestern Virginia, and Air.
man Basic James w. Greer, 19
Iof Spartanburg, S. c.
A third soldier, identified a:
Sergt. Donald v. Steadman, 20
of Hopkinton, r. l., suffered heac
injuries in the crash. He is ir
good condition at Fort Belvoil
Hospital.
Fort Belvoir authorities said the
accident occurred about 1915 am
'on the military reservation about
a mile west of Accotink.
Evening star., 1952-05-20

hit her several times on the head
and face with his fists. Later
that night they became recon-
ciled and were on friendly terms
when he left for work yesterday
morning.
Ledbetter could not work be-
cause of the rain and returned
home. The couple started drink
ing wine. About 2 pm. they de-
cided to "sleep it Off"
He awoke about 6 pm. and
found Mrs. Hutchinson dead. He
called Pvt. Joseph Snigocki of the
18th precinct. He told the Off
Ger his friend was unconscious.
An Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance doctor pronounced her dead.
Police said Ledbetter told them
he had a wife and several grown
children in Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
D. {. Reorganization
Plan Endorsed by
Two Congressman
Star staff Photos.
Two members of Congress today

Two members of Congress today
urged that the reorganization
plan for the District government
sent to Congress May l by Presi-
dent Truman, be put in effect.
Both Senator Case, Republican
of South Dakota and Representa-
tive Sitter, Republican. of Penn
sylvania made clear, however, they
do not see the plan as a cure-all.
They testified as the Senate
Committee on Government Oper-
ations resumed a hearing begun
last Thursday.
On District Committee.
Senator Case said he was ap-
pearing in an individual capacity
as member of the Senate. He is
however, ranking minority mem
ber of the Senate District Com
mittee and a member of the sub
committee on home rule and re-
organization.
Need for reorganizing the Dis.
trict government "is clear to any
one who has given any attention
whatsoever to the sprawling, top.
sy-grown machinery the city nov
has," he said.
FavOrs Rights of People.
Senator Case said he had triee
to preserve for the people of Wash.
ington the right to reorganizt
their local government.
He told how the reorganization
feature of the Taft-Kefauver home
rule bill had been dropped from
the Observation-Disclosures bill
which passed the Senate early IL
this session.
The Senator pointed out that
there have ben many proposals tt
streamline the city government
and said all these efforts, regard,
less of their merits or demerits
suggest a general recognition o.
the need for reorganization.
Delegation of Authority.
| He noted that the pending plar
is more charter for reorganiza.
tion than specific plan. Com
mittee Chairman Mcclellan inter.
jected that it actually was a dele
cation of authority to the com.
missioners to reorganize.
Senator Case saw as one omis.
sion of the plan it's failure to in.
clude an administrative officer, q
Feature of the reorganization pro.
posal drawn up by Walter L. Fow.
Her, District budget officer.
He pointed out that in Wash.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
New Kiwanis Club Elects
Officers in Takoma Park

The Rev. H. r. Hodgson. pastor
Iof Grace Methodist Church. has
been elected president of the new
ly organized Takoma Park (Md.)
KiwaniS Club.
Other officers are: Howard G.
Ashley. jr., vice president; George
M. Byrd, treasurer, and Fred E
Ellrod, jr., secretary.
Members of the board of direct
ors are: Robert j. Kelley. Law
renee Oosterhous. Layton M. Dod-
son, Royal II. Chalker, Franklin
Schneider. Harry R. Showacre,
and Alvin S. Insley.
/ The club is the first Kiwanis
Club to be organized in Takoma
Park, Md.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
D. {. Heads Bar Closing
OF Street for PARKING

The Commissioners today denied
a request of Ferdinand Kaufholz
jr.. deputy regional director for
Public Building Service, that Thir-
teenth street S.W., between C and
D streets, be closed to through
traffic from 6 am. to 6 pm, Mon
days through Fridays.
The request was made so that
the street space could be assigned
for the exclusive parking of Fed
eral Government employees.
In denying the request, the
Commissioners said the street is
an important one for traffic in
that area.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Trial Of 7 Policemen
Due on Charges Of
Beating Blind Man

The Commissioners today or
dered a police trial board hearing
for two policemen accused OF
beating blind man.
The complaint was made by
Joseph A. Taylor, 80, colored OF
the 800 block of Taylor street NV
Witnesses named Pvts. Alfred F
Houston and William D. Cave OF
ninth precinct as his assailants.
The incident occurred on May
18, 1851, near Langston Terrace
The Complaint Review Board
which hears all charges against
policemen made by citizens, re-
viewed the case and declared:
1--WE feel the charges to be
justified and deem it proper to
have a hearing before the police
trial board"
The Commissioners approved
the boards finding.
Mr.. Taylor and a friend, James
Eaton. 35, of the 800 block OF
Geranium court NV, were to-
gether on the night of the in
cident, the review board report
stated. Both men admitted they
had been drinking and were ar
rested by the policemen after
leaving a friends apartment.
Mr.. Taylor charged he was
kicked and hit with a blackjack
He spent nearly a month in Gal.
linger and Freedmen's Hospitals
Both men were charged with
being drunk and with disorderly
conduct. Mr.. Eaton forfeited col
lateral and has not filed a COM
plant against the police.
The two policemen denied using
any unnecessary force in making
the arrest and maintained the
two men fell down several fight.
of stairs at the apartment house
before they arrived at the scene
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Citizens Voice Views
On District Affairs al
First Town Meetinq

District citizens told the Com
missioners yesterday what they
thought about some proposed new
regulations the city heads had
drawn up. ,fa.a... ..... ......
More than so persons living in
|voteless Washington went to the
District Building to a "town meet
ing" called for the purpose of
finding out what the public
thought about upcoming regula-
Itions.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue, in welcoming the citizens,
said the gathering was ga sort of
town meeting" in which the audi
ence could consider and discuss
proposed regulations.
"As such, it is a step toward
self government" he said.
The Commissioners will holC
similar sessions once each month.
when residents of the District can
make their wishes known.
BARRIERS Protest Regulation.
Up for consideration yesterday
were proposals dealing with barber
shops, travelling shows, BIB guns
and hypodermic needles.
District BARRIERS and members
of the BARRIERS Board, a District
agency, told the city heads they
didn't think much of a proposed
regulation which would require q
District barber with residence
elsewhere to appoint a manager
or legal representative living here.
Such requirement would mean
extra expense, and would be par
ticularly oppressive to owners of
one and two chair shops, they
said.
The Health Department sought
this requirement because of some
difficulty encountered in the past
in serving health violation war
rants on nonresident owners.
Some of the citizens approved
a proposal which would require
operators of carnivals, rodeos, tent
shows, circuSes and such to obtain
written consent from 80 per cent
of the residents within 500 feet
of the site of the show.
Present Requirement Cited.
Under present law operators
must get permission from rs per
cent of the nearby residents be-
fore license can be issued.
The proposal attracting the
largest number of witnesses
about 25-was one which would
tighten regulations against air
guns here.
Under the suggested regula-
tions the "sale or transfer" of air
guns to children under 18 would
be unlawful. Children would not
be allowed to carry the guns on
public property, either.
Citizen opposition was expressed
on a proposal to prohibit possess
sion of hypodermics by any one
except doctors and other profess
|sional people. and those persons
who carried a doctors certificate.
Every one agreed they wanted
to eliminate the narcotics problem
here. But this proposal, they
warned, would cause a lot of con-
fusion with no guarantee of re-
suits.
Mrs. Allan Sheppard of the Pro-
Igressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown and A. Julian Bry-
lawski, himself a diabetic. pro-
TESTED visitor here who needed
to carry hypodermic would be
lin violation of the law if he didn't
know about the certificate re-
lquirement. Mr.. Brylawski said a
citizen here might be embarrassed
if he left his certificate in another
coat.
Evening star., 1952-05-20

dence at Gal
linger Hospital
be named in
honor of Mrs.
Anne Archbold.
Mrs. Arch h
bold has con-
tri b u t ed for
more than 80
y e arS to the
maintenance of
m a n y services
at Gallinger.
The ceremony
n a m ing the
auditorium for
Mrs. Archbold
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Tupe RECORDINGS Due

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a suggestion made by Ra-
.dio Station WRC that tape re-
icordings be made of some of the
Commissioners board meetings to
be used on the program, Hear.
ling Time"
Evening star., 1952-05-20
GoNinger to Name
Auditorium for
Mrs. Anne ArchboId

The Commissioners today ap-
proved recommendation of Health
Director Daniel L. Seckinger that
the auditorium in the nurses resi-
Evening star., 1952-05-20

will be held at 8 pm. Friday in
connection with Gaping day exer-
ciSeS at the hospital.
Evening star., 1952-05-20

Contends Plan Is Inferior.
DR.. George B. Galloway, of the
Legislative Reference Service OF
the Library of Congress, declared
that the pending plan is inferior
to the rejected proposal of the
Budget Bureau.
But although the pending plan
is ION its face merely a blank
check" for reorganization, he said
1t may well be approved on the
strength of improvements expected
from it.
Its failure to provide a more
satisfactory overhead government
for the District will be offset, he
declared. if the House passes the
Senate-approved bill to abolish the
Commissioners and create a Is
member District council.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Canadian Producers
Raise Newsprint Price
BY the Associated Press

TORONTO. May 20.-Some Of
the Canadian producers of news
print have decided to put into
effect June Is the $10-a-ton in
crease in the price of newsprint
exported to the United States.
Ordinarily, all the producers fol-
low the lead of those first an
nouncing.
Abitibi Power and Paper Co.,
Ltd. said it had advised its Gus
toners the increase would be
made as of June Is. It was un-
derstood at least one other large
Canadian company had given
similar information to it's Ameri-
can customers.
The increase brings the price
delivered to New York to $126 a
ton. Prices at other United
States points vary by zones. The
Canadian base price remains at
SIP a ton plus sales tax.
The last increase, also $40 a
ton, was effective last July l in
both the United States and Can
ada.
The Canadian government said
last Friday it had agreed to al
low the $40 increase because Of
the boosted exchange value of
the Canadian dollar and lowering
returns on newSprint sales in New
York.
The United States has expressed
opposition to the increase, saying
it is not justified.
Evening star., 1952-05-20
Marine Reserve 10 Hear
DouqIas and KimbaII Talk

Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois and Navy Secretary Kim
ball will address Marine Corps
Reservists at their convention here
Friday and Saturday.
The two-day session will be held
at the Naval Gun Factory. Gen.
|Lemuel c. Shepherd, jr., Marine
Corps commandant, and Senator
Douglas will be the dinner speak
Iers Saturday night.
Registration will begin in the
Naval Gun Factory officers mess,
from 4 to 8 pm. Friday. A smoker
will be held at 5 pm.
Registration will continue on
Saturday. The formal convention
will open at 9 am. Saturday.
The delegates will hear Secre-
tary Kimball speak at the lunch
con of the Marine Corps Reserve
officers Association. The national
president, Col. Justice M. Cham
bers. holder of the Congressional
Medal Of Honor. will preside. Brig
Gen. Melvin j. Mas is chairman
of the Board of Directors and
1t. Col. William P. McCahill is
Executive director.
Evening star., 1952-05-20

a very fine" Board of Public
Welfare and that charities have
information on relief recipients
to prevent duplication, so that,
in effect, there is no reason to
make the rolls public.
Public means public" the Com
missioner said. j, IF we open the
rolls, even with the greatest safe
guards, it would still be possible
for some youngster in school to
point to another youngster and
say: Your father is on relief.
I'm not going to permit that"
Discuss Advisory Council.
DR.. Veal asked for information
on the proposed citizens advisory
council, to be set up under the
new Commissioners reorganiza-
ton scheme,
Gen. Robinson said the council
would call for nine members ini-
tally. with the idea the council
might be enlarged. He cited sew
|eral qualifications for member
ship, including knowledge of the
District. civic-mindedness and
ability.
Mr.. Dennis was assured that
even though the law would call
for appointment of the council
members by the Commissioners
thus eliminating elective proce-
dure, the method would not be a
rubber stamp" one. Instead
the Commissioners said, great
care would be taken in the selec-
|tion.