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Evening star., 1952-03-10
aaLuMp q cLAI!

left in q short time. Graphite Is q
soft, black carbon used for lead
pencils and other purposes. What q
fall in value from diamond to
graphite!
Diamonds are the hardest stones
in the world. They are harder than
iron or any other metal. It Is pos
Is:ble, however, to use an iron ham,
Imer to split q diamond. A diamond
has so-called Zines Of cleavage.
An expert can split a diamond easily
enough, and this Is done by gem
cutters who work with rough dia-
monds to prepare them for the
market.
Long ago It was learned that
glass, especially "lead glass;" could
be cut to look like diamond gems,
When cut in the right way, lead
Iglass win sparkle, and It may fool
10 person by making him suppose
Evening star., 1952-03-10
By Fronk Colby

shall not attempt to offer an ex
PLANTATION. Witness: perspiration
We hear 1t as "PRESS-per-AY'-
shun," more often than not. But
we shouldn't. The correct pronun-
citation is: PER-spi- i-RAY'shun.
Communique, IAN official bulle.
tin or communication issued to the
press or public in general" is cor
|rectly pronounced: kuh-MEW- -nuh-
KAY (no moo" sound In the second
syllable, all the commentators ano
|columnists in the country to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1952-03-10
CIuy-TiIe Record Set

NEW YORK.-Production Of
clay tile for baths and kitchens Of
homes and for commercial and
public buildings In 1851 totaled
l45 million square feet, the Tile
Council Of America reports. This
was the greatest output In the
|industry's history.
Evening star., 1952-03-10
By Romon coffmon

he Is looking at q diamond. Jewel.
|ers can tell the difference with lit
tie trouble.
Many ways Of testing have been
used by the public. For example.
la glass gem" has been crushed
when squeezed with the fingers be-
tween two silver dollars. A dia-
mond will 60 through such squeez-
ing without being crushed.
II a false diamond, made Of glass.
lis placed in water, it win tend to
lose its sparkle. A true diamond.
on the other hand, viii gleam in
water.
Ten Illustrations by Frank c. Pape
appear in the picture leaflet, "Africa's
People and Customs" II you want
copy, send . self lf-addressed envelops
bearing Q Scent stamp to Uncle Ray
In care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1952-03-10
Answer 10 PAULDRON.

Pardon. ,parol, plod. plan. pour. pond.
aloud. apron. around. ulnar, undo. un-
load. upon upland. laud. land, lard. load.
loan lord. loud lorn. darn. dour, drop,
Evening star., 1952-03-10
Word Come
Find q or more words in
FIG RTNE.

meaning, ''a small carved Of
nodded figure" Average is 20;
limit 20 minutes.
/ Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters Words which ACQUIRE four letter.
jby the addition of .s." such as bats
i eats" are not used. Only one form of |
WORD g used. Proper names are not used
"a list VIII be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
gbe Sunday, Sfar

sEz CROSSROADS DESTNmd indications Of hope the stu
otn world attention hos been focused this week On
the critical cono Zone The Editorial Sections front eod
dees the stoeo considerations affecting the Western view
Of the Suez crisis
QUESTION sHoWANshThe political parties taking sober look
at the problems will convention time One Cos
sundru them that the stens and omfoue fhd nos
will be fatal millions witness M kond s.
Brondt for pOEheos in the Edtoa seesoa
WORKERS PARADsEony words hove been uttered ond written about
Ruio tdu But who has looked behind the
Iron Pictorial Mosoze features spread
Of uncensofed photos Of Russa today
DANGER THE sHADoW-ee four crimes epeosed u
HE United dark Ceyeland Ohio went 70 work 70
ehonoe situation thct struck terror redens hearts Beatrice
schopper tells cevelond cleanup This Week Mosazne
MESSAGES FROM Outer sPlcE-s Naval keseu Laboratory hu in
sfGed roofa eonsdnce that looks Ike odof
Actually IFS escopeo radio telescope that receives messages
and MIom MoY and Phoosopher John Hoon
visited Lohooy recently ond give their report IN
The Stor Pictorial MosGxne
FOR YOUR BEST READING EVERY DAY OF WEEK ORDER THE EVENING
AND SUNDAY STAR HOME Ds,N si1s s.r AeHTH Hf,, e S so
Evening star., 1952-02-01
District to Drop Motor Number
AS Essential for Vehicle Title

qualities of their automobile body
wheels and frame after the motor
had worn out. would have a motor
overhaul.
Now, it is merely the matter Of
buying a new motor.
Paper Work CurtaiIed.
Under old registration and
licensing laws. the auto owner
should have gone through the
paper work required to revise his
title and registration. showing the
new motor number as well as the
serial number. The serial appears
|on the automobile frame.
Under the new, only the serial
number will be required.
Problem Eliminated.
Maryland revised its regulations
In this respect last July, Penn
|sylvania and at least eight other
Jurisdictions have had the serial
Enumber only plan for some time
1T has been q terrific problem
lin recent years. q spokesman fol
the trafic department said. mo-
only for us, but for the motorist.'' &
Trucking companies in particular
were among the widest users Of the
NEW motor plan and thus were re-
quired to obtain revised registra-
Itions and titles, he pointed out.
I'VE believe it viii be big step
in removing an aggravating and
time me-consuming problem" he
added.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Hearings on Gas Rate
Will Resume Thursday

Hearings on the Washington
Gas Light Co. request for a $2.3
million rate increase will resume
next Thursday. the Public Utili-
tiles Commission announced today.
The proceedings recessed Janu.
larry Is after the company had con-
Icluded it's arguments for a new
rate, which win, If granted. mean
Ian average is per cent increase
in gas consumers bills. and an all
time high seven per cent rate Of
return to the utility.
Company witnesses are due to
Ibe cross-examined by PUG ex-
Eaminers, as well as by representa-
|tives Of the District Federation Of
Citizens Associations and the Fed
|eral Government, which have in-
tervened In the case.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
New Exam Plan
Asked for Police
|AndDeiectiYes
Separation of Tests
For Promotion Would
Eliminate inequalities

Detectives and uniformed men
win get separate promotion exami-
nations If the Civil Service Conn
mission approves recommendations
offered by a special police board
today.
Inspector Howard v. Covell.
head Of the recently formed board
Ito study promotions, said the plan
eliminates inequalities between the
two branches of the police depart-
Iment.
Trainees Would Get Posts.
The recommendations, he con.
ltinued, also would mean that
higher officers would be placed In
spots they now are being trained
to I'LL.
At present, some plainclothes
lmen have been able to reach the
rank of lieutenant by taking only
lone examination, while uniformed
men must take three examinations
| to reach the same rank.
Detective sergeants now may be
lappointed from privates without
denomination and then. within a
year, they are able to take the
examination for lieutenant. With
uniformed men it takes much
longer.
Not Retroactive.
II the proposed plan Is accepted.
Inspector Covell pointed out, it
also would mean that detective
sergeants, who have taken the
examination for lieutenant and
are on top of the civil service list,
could not be sent to the precincts
lin uniform if lieutenant's spot
were vacant. The highest uni
formed man would receive the
position.
In that way, he said, police
loficers would be doing what they
have been trained to do and would
lnot have to be broken In all over
again in uniform or plainclothes
assignments.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

tirement age OF Comal' nisele".
81 on Monday. Had he been able
to remain Id service, he would
have been promoted to the rank
of captain in July and would have
been the first captain in the
history of. the Medical Service
Corps.
Comdr. Bigelow will not remain
idle, however. When his Navy
retirement becomes effective he
WIN BE sworn in as director of the
program analysis star of the De-
partment of Medicine and Surgery
Of the Veterans Administration.
Comdr. Bigelow was chief
warrant officer at the outbreak
of World War land was promoted
to the rank of lieutenant. After
the war, he reverted to his rank
of warrant officer and, at the
outbreak Of World War II. was
again promoted to the rank OF
lieutenant. He became Q full
commander in 1945.
Friends Of Comdr. Bigelow
planned TO honor him at cere-
monies IN his ofice this afternoon.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Bar Considering Request
For Study Of Hearings Data

The District Bar Association to.
day was considering a request from
1.-THE District Commissioners thai
the lawyers group study tran.
scripts Of the Senate District Crime
Investigating subcommittee ant
the Charles E. Nelson gambling
conspiracy trial.
The Commissioners decided yes.
|terday to ask Association Presideni
Leonard p. Walsh to name a COM
|mittee for the purpose. The object
lis to help the Commissioners de-
eide whether administrative action
should be taken against any police
men whose names have figured In
the trial or the Senate investiga-
ton.
Police Chief Robert ". Murray
said he is studying the Nelson
trial transcript to d determin e
whether Inspector Albert I. Bull
lock should appear before the
Police Trial Board. Inspector
Bullock was acquitted of con-
spiracy charges last Tuesday In a
directed verdict Of District Court.
He was Immediately restored to
duty and Is now on leave.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Bill Would Change Name
10 Arlington Boulevard
sy q Staff Correspondent. Of The Star

RICHMOND, Feb. Ia bill tc
change the name of Lee boulevard
in Arlington and Fairfax Counties
to Arlington boulevard was before
the General Assembly today.
Senator Charles r. Fenwick OF
Arlington dropped the bill in the
! hopper yesterday. American Le-
gion posts in his home county had
Suggested the change because Of
the confusion often arising from
the names, Lee boulevard and Lee
highway, both running approxi-
|mately parallel through Arlington.
Senator Fenwick sand the name,
Arlington" was suggested more
than any other, after the county's
Legislative delegation announced
two months ago that 1t was open
to suggestions.
The Legion, incidentally, pro-
posed American Legion boule-
ward"
Among names suggested for the
artery leading through the heart
|of Arlington from Memorial Bride
were Grant" Jackson" Me
mortal" and veterans.
And, oh yes, there was another
veterans organization that had a
suggestion: Veterans Of Foreign
Wars boulevard"
Evening star., 1952-02-01
|AAA Plans 10 Study
District Proposal for
Scent Gasoline Tax

The District Division Of the
american Automobile Association
will study the proposal for a s.
lcent-a-gallon gasoline tax here,
lit was announced today.
While the organization Is TAX
ling no stand on the matter at
present. it reported that IA States
have gas, taxes below the nickel
District motorists would pay un-
der the 1-cent increase proposed
in the 10-year highway plan.
These States are California,
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and
Wisconsin.
Gasoline taxes In those States
range from 2 cents a gallon in
Missouri to 4A cents in Michigan
and California. New Jerseys is 8
cents, and Alaska'S 2 cents, and
there is no local tax in the United
States possession, Canal Zone, ac-
cording to the figures. 4
The IA States listed include IL
of the IA largest motor vehicle
REGISTRATIONS in the country, the
AAA report said, and comprise 81
'Iper cent Of the entire Nationi
motor vehicle registrations.
Washington I. Cleveland. man
lager of the AAA District Division
|said that advisory board woult
hear Engineer Commissioner Ber'
Inard L. Robinson discuss the origin
land destination survey, the pro
posed highway program and meth,
Iods of financing it at a meeting
lat noon next Tuesday in the May.
flower Hotel.
! The gas tax proposal then viii
tbe referred to the clubs taxation
committee, headed by John A
Reilly. he added.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

served with him about 80 years
and he has every man in the Fire
Department behind him. Morale
win be high in the department
with e. man like that holding
down the top job"
Chief sutton was born in South
west washington, the only son Of 3
railroad man. At an early age
this parents moved to 916 G street
tS.W.
The screeching Of sirens and thu
tciang OF engines passing his dool
was enough to make any DO!
dream. Engine Company No. 13
located at Tenth and G street.
lS.W., was only a few doors away
24-HOur Day.
Chief Sutton first served at thai
company. During those early
years he worked a 24-hour day
with one off every fifth day.
He started by driving a three
lIlUISS A1OSC WdSOll. dCA lag hO'
came a driver for Deputy Nichol.
son.
"a better man never stepped ir
Ia fireman's uniform" Mr.. Nichol-
lson said today. 1--WE were always
Saving one another at fires"
Since joining the department
Chief Sutton has battled virtually
leEery major Washington fire, in
Ecluding those at Kann's warehouse
land the Center Market at Fifth
land K streets NV. He was also
lat the scene of the Knickerbocker
ETheater disaster.
During his long career he has
never been seriously injured, al
though "the Lord must have been
with me" on many occasions, he
said. Once he broke his arm when
he stumbled down q smoke
|Shrouded basement stairway. An
other time he suffered minor in-
|juries when he fell through q
|skylight to a room eight feet be-
low ss7
Evening star., 1952-02-01
By Nelson M. Shepard

Federal park officials. who hac
mo vote or hand in the planning
today were reported as being an
tagonistic towards some of the
major projects in the Districts
$140 million, 10-year program fol
development. fearing ir-
revocable injury to park values.
They particularly singled out:
The new proposal for a bridge
across the Potomac on the line
of E street, spanning but per-
mitting no egress to Theodore
Roosevelt Island, a wilderness
property decided to the Govern
ment for preservation in its nat
|ural state.
Reconstruction of the Rock
Creek Potomac parkway from
Connecticut avenue to Constitu.
Ition avenue, funneling more traf.
|f1e through the narrow valley
which they fear would lose itt
identity as park.
Future extension Of the Rock
Creek-Potomac Parkway through
the Zoo to the Montgomery Coun-
ty line-a plan at variance with
the purpose of park and Federal
planning officials to extend it only
to Tilden street on one side and
Colorado avenue on the other
With roadways on both sides Of
the creek to serve as a main tTaf-
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Writ Sought for Airn1en
Facing Execution in Japan

District Judge Burnita Mat.
theWs yesterday ordered Defense
officials to show cause next FRI
day why she should not issue a
writ of habeas corpus for two air.
men now under death sentence
in Japan for murder and rape.
The date Of their execution has
not been set.
The airmen, Pvt. Herman Dem
mis- and SiSergt Robert Burns.
both colored, were convicted by a
court martial of raping and mur-
|dering Miss Ruth Farnsworth. a
civilian employe Of the Air Force
lat Guam in 1949.
Attorneys Frank D. Reeves.
Robert L. Carter and Thurgood
Marshall, all connected with the
National Association for the ADJ
vancement of Colored People yes
terday filed a petition for a writ
of habeas corpus on the grounds
the airmen did not receive ade-
quate counsel, testimony was per-
jured and a confession was
forced.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
|Firemen Rescue Woman
Trapped in Burning House

Fannie Bullock, colored, "a. OF
$50 Twenty first street NV, was
rescued by firemen early today
from her second floor room when
la fire in an adjoining room blocked
her exit.
The fire was discovered by Bat.
TALON Chief Clarence Quick. drill
master of the fire training school.
and one of his aides, Pvt. c. S.
|Atnip, as they were driving past
the house. Chief Quick radioed
the fire. dispatcher to send an
engine company and he and his
aide rushed to the building and
warned the woman, who was
climbing out the second-f1oor win
dow, not to jump. The rescue
was made by ladder by flremen
from Engine Company %.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Federal Agency Fears Injury
ToPorkIond in Highway Plan

fic thoroughfare for SuburbaniteS,
it was said the project is destined
to change the entire character OF
that portion of the natural park.
Cited also as being detrimental
to park values but one necessi-
tating ''forbearance" was that
portion of the Southwest Freeway
project providing an extension
from the Fourteenth street over
pass encroaching on the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial area and slic-
ing through the tourist camps,
tennis courts and East Potomac
Park to span the Washington
Channel. Thence it would divert
traffic through the Southwest re-
development project area to the
South Capitol Street Bridge.
Park officials also foresaw fur
ther tearing up Of Potomac Park
when the new substitute span for
the old Fourteenth Street High
way Bridge is built.
Possibly even q greater sacri-
fee of riverside values from the
viewpoint of park officials is the
proposed Rock Creek otomac
parkway and Ohio avenue extern
sion. This traffic artery would
extend the parkway on a new
line by construction of a new
SeaWall and I'LL from p street
NV. to independence avenue
S.W, under the second arch Of
Memorial Bridge, to continue one
way southbound operation of Rock
Creek Potomac parkway.
With the Regional Highway
Planning Committee and District
officials supporting the program,
the National Park Service and
its subsidiary National Capital
Parks Office are expected to put
forth the principal objection to
the foregoing and some lesser
projects which affect park inter-
eSts.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, however, is
at variance with several aspects
of the 10-year-program. including
the E street bridge over Roose-
welt Island, and especially the
extension Of the dual traffic nigh
way northward through Rock
Creek Park to Maryland.
The planning commission has
been pushing the proposed Poto-
mac crossing at Alexandria-an
item omitted from the program.
It also is interested in, river
crossing at the point of Nebraska
avenue extended. which the pro-
gram omits.
At the recent meetings Of the
Regional Highway Committee,
when the program was under dis
cussion before its formal submiS-
sion yesterday, the Park Service
had no vote and no official reps
resentative on the committee.
Harry T. Thompson, associate
NCP superintendent. was present
as an observer, only. The PLAN
ming commission, however, was
represented by John Nolen, jr., its
director of planning, who is a
member of the regional committee.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

A new regulation which elm.
mates the need of listing a motor
number to obtain vehicle title,
registration and license tags will
go into effect here February IL.
In signing the revision into law
the Commissioners not only CONF
piled with requests from the De-
partment of Vehicles and Traffic
but yielded to a comparatively new
phase Of automobile history.
Until q few years ago motorists
still confident of the hold together
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Unrelated Steworts
Get Stiff Penalties
In DRIVING Cases

Two men named Stewart re-
|ceived stiff penalties for similar
|offenses in Rockville Police Court
yesterday.
One Of the Stewarts, James s.,
of Kensington, was sentenced to
80 days Id the Montgomery County
jail at Rockville and the other,
Charles c.. Of Gaithersburg. was
fined $500. Both were charged
with driving on revoked permits.
Charles C. Stewart was fined
an additional $500 by Trial Magis-
trate Walter Fl. Moorman on a
charge Of displaying q permit not
his own.
James s. Stewart, who was rep
resented by attorney Kenneth
Lyddane, noted an appeal and was
released under $500 bond. The
Stewarts are not relata6.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

|ert v. Murray and his executive
officer, Inspector Howard v.
Covell.
Chief Sutton promised to do his
utmost to maintain the efficiency
|of the force and to keep morale
lat its highest degree. :
The veteran firefighter was
hoping that lightning rnighi
|strike," when the telephone rane
In his home yesterday. His wife
Louise called him to. the phone
"Wait j minute. !. said a mar
| at tethe other end. Then Commis.
lsioner Young's voice came over tht
wire.
"Chief Sutton" Mr.. Young said
I'sthe Board Of Commissioners has
unanimously chosen YOU as chie1
engineer of the Fire Departments
He Heard Right.
Afraid to trust his own ears
the firemen shot back: wait 9
minute. You mean have beer
picked as chief engineer?" With
la reassuring atl1at's correct" from
the Commissioner. the grateful.
Ichief thanked him and hung up
Il n Well, what is it?'' his wife in.
quired nervously.
Well. I'm in.' were the only
words he could find at the time.
Thus a man who realized q
childhood dream when he became
"a fireman in 1916 and since de-
voted his heart and SOUP to tbs
department has seen his life am
|hition come true.
One Of : Candidates.
The new chief was one of seven
candidates the Commissioners
were considering for the post.
When Deputy Chief Ford Literal,
also d candidate, heard the news
he said
= There's no man better liked fl
the department than Chief Sutton.
He's q f1reman's fireman. I've
Evening star., 1952-02-01

/ Deputy Fire Chief aMillard H
Sutton, SIS, today was sworn in as
chief of the fire department at
District Building ceremonies at
tended by more than 100 city of
ficials and well wishers.
Chief Sutton. who succeeds Jo-
seph A. Mayhem. was given the
oath by Geoffrey Thornett. secre-
tary of the Board of Commission
ers. The Commissioners. who
looked on, later congratulated the
new chief as a real firef1ghter, > I
Commissioner John Russell
Young declared 1--WE are proud oi
your service-you have been a real
firefighter from your boyhood
on up."
Praise for Chief.
Engineer Commissioner Bernard
Il. Robinson and Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue predicted that
under Chief Sutton the fire de-
partment would rise to ever
greater heights in its national
standing. ],
Retired Chief Mayhem was
present for the ceremonies along
with former Chief Stephen e.
Porter, who retired In 1916 after
IS years service; former Deputy
Chief Philip w. Nicholson. SO,
who retired in 1881 after 81 years
service, and former Deputy Chief
Benjamin w. Weaver, who re-
tired in 1916 after serving 46
years.
Mr.. Nicholson recalled that
Chief Sutton served as his aide
and driver back in the early days
when motor vehicles were just
being added to the force.
Murray Is Present.
"He was a crackerjack, too,
Mr.. Nicholson said.
In addition to top Fire Depart-
ment officials. present for the
ceremonies were Police S1pt. Rob-
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Arlington to Offer
|Niuht Courses for DPS

Night courses for displaced
persons seeking naturalization
will be offered in the semester
opening Monday at Washington
Lee High School, Arlington.
Glasses in basic English and in
American history will be given
at z pm. on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
In addition, classes In beginning
shorthand, tipping. operation of
Ioffice machines and regular high
school subjects will be available.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
|Rubbi Metz to Speak

Rabbi Solomon Metz win speak
lon THE Task Of American Jewry'
lat $3.50 o'clock tonight In the
american Legion Quonset Hall,
l3S0l Eastern avenue, Mount Raj
nier, Md.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Rent Control Starts
I'm Putuxent Area
BY ihe Assoeiuisd Prsss

Rent control becomes effective
to-day IN the Patuxent tMd.l area.
tsite Of q naval air station.
The Office Of Rent Sterilization
ANNOUNCED maximum rents in the
Iarea, which covers all st. Marys
County, win be those charged on
January !, 1851.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

Medical Service
Corps, is retir-
ing today.
His retire.
m e mt tern1i-.
mates a career
than b e 6 a n
when he enlist
ed in the Navy
A years ago. on
August 81. 1907.
He Is leaving
the service be-
C a u S e h e
re h ed the
statutory re-.