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Evening star., 1952-03-03

Cuttings from WashingIon's
famed japanese cherry trees are
being returned to Japan as a
goodwill gesture, it was an
nounced today, for grating pur-
poses to improve the war-depleted
grove of cherry trees in Tokyo
from which they came originally.
Supt. Edward j. Kelly of Ma
tional Capital Parks, said cuttings
are being taken from eight flower
ing varieties along the Tidal
Basin, three of them from the
remaining IL original trees sent
Fby the Mayor of Tokyo as a gift
to the United States in 1912.
A request for the cuttings from
Ithe Tidal Basin trees was received
Friday from Ryuji Takeuchi, rep
Iresentative in Washington Of the
japanese Government Overseas
Agency. He stated that the peo-
pie of Adachi Ward, the eastern
suburb of Tokyo, where the origi-
nal grove of trees is located, felt
that the ratification of the Japa-
|nese peace treaty makes this year
an appropriate time to renew their
own grove of cherry trees.
This grove of 5000 trees formed
a beautiful avenue along the en-
Ibankment of the Arakawa River
During the war, the head OF
Adachi Ward said the grove was
depleted for fire wood and other
war purposes. Hence the wish
that cuttings from the original
trees sent to Washington be sup
Evening star., 1952-03-03

vld M. Jones, 6713 Fourteenth
street NV. Mr.. Lewis is a men,
Der of the firm of Louis & Hitch
cock. Inc, church organ builders.
and as an accomplished musician
himself. He lives at 5000 Tilden
street NV.
Other officers of the Grand
Council are: r. w. Waldt, princi-
pal conductor of work; r. L. Heb
bard, treasurer; o. B. Roepke,
recorder; S. T. Farmer, chaplain;
M. r. Bennie, visitor and lecturer;
r. B. Doing. captain of the guard;
w. c. Dowden, conductor of the
council; G. L. johnson, steward; !;
w. s. Pawl, marshal and F. H.
Hunsaker. sentinel.
In addition, the nluStrious Mas
ters Association, representing il
lustriouS masters of the six con-
stituent councils of the Grand
Council. was organized at the
meeting with these officers: Jo-
seph GeibelS, Columbia Council,
president; Harry C. Walker,
Mount Pleasant Council, vice
president. and Eugene F. Shouse,
Brightwood Council, secretary
treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Holy Name Society
Seeks New Members

The Holy Name Society is con-
|ducting a membership drive
throughout the, Washington arch
diocese this week.
Objectives were outlined in a
television program, Mid Day
CHAPEL" today over Station
WTTG. The Rev. Joseph M.
Moran, spiritual director for the
larchdiocese's Holy Name Socie-
ties; John r. Foley, president of
the archdiocesan Union of Holy
Name Societies, and Thomas A.
Holland, jr., chairman of the
membership. appeal.
Pastors and priests in the nearly
loo churches of the archdiocese
yesterday spoke on the detectives
and history Of the Holy Name
Society. The society pledges its
members to honor the namA of
pesus Christ and not to blasphefne.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Science Talent Search
TO Pick Winner Toniqht

The 40 young finalists in a
Science Talent Search will learn
tonight which of their number is
the outstanding junior scientist in
the country.
The awards will be made at
pm. in the Hotel Statler Presi-
dental Ballroom by DR.. Harlow
Shapley, director of the Harvard
College Observatory, chairman of
the Board of Judges.
The winner will receive a So 800
scholarship from the Westing-
house Co., and second place will
get a $4,000 scholarship. A total
of $1,000 in study grants will be
given out.
Washington's representative
among the flnalists in William w.
Hooker. a senior at Anacostia
High School, whose entry concerns
the mathematical aspects OF
Pascals Triangle. He lives at 1886
Highview terrace Sc.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
5000 Hear Graham
lin Final Area Sermon

More than 5000 persons
damned the Alexandria fVa)
Arena yesterday to hear Evangel-
ist Billy Graham in his last pub
Ilic speaking engagement before
leaving Thursday by boat for Eu-
Irope.
The North Carolina evangelist
will speak on several occasions in
England and expects to visit Gen.
Eisenhower in Paris. He will re-
turn in time for campaign, OPEN
ing May 4. in Houston, Texas.
Mr.. Graham warned his audi
Ience against playing with deadly
ideas by telling how a vaudeville
performer was crushed to death
when the snake he had trained
Irebelled. On all other occasions
THE boa constructor had obeyed a
whistle and curled around the
performers body. and then had
uncurled when the man Whistled
again. This time he did not un-
curl at the second whistle, listen
ing then mot to the man, but to
its instincts"
"And you have played too long
with Sin," the speaker told his
audience, urging those present to
repent before it was too late.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
First Surprise Air Raid
Sends Spotfers Into Action

Civilian volunteer aircraft spot
ters swept into action in Wash
ington. Virginia and Maryland
yesterday without advance warn.
ing.
Spoilers here joined almost
80, 900 in the Eastern Air Defense
Force area over IL States in eight
hour exercise. 1t marked the first
time action had been called with
out prior notification.
! The area observers, notified by
telephone, were at their observa-
ton posts scattered throughout
the city, notifying the Baltimore
filter center of all aircraft move.
ments spotted.
Simulated aggreSsor aircraft Of
the Air National Guard. Tactical
Air Command and The Eastern
Air Defense Forces crisscrosSed
the 12-State area throughout most
the day.
Aircraft of the 121st CWhite
House, Squadron few three in
tercept sorties from Andrews Air
Force Base in coordination with
the ground exercise.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
kornarens Dies
0fWound;; Wife
Faces Charge.
Beauty Shop Owner
Was Shot Feb. II
After Argument

John Henry (Jack) Kornarens,
Washington beauty shop operator
shot by his wife February II, died
this morning at Garfield Hospital.
His bride, Mrs. Dorothy GaSkin
Kornarens, "a, previously charged
with assault with intent to mur-
der, now faces a murder count,
police said.
Mrs. KornarenS was released
under $1,000 bond February %
pending preliminary hearing in
Silver Spring Police Court March
18.
The 42-year-old man was shot
at the couples home. 401 Leighton
avenue, Silver Spring during an
argument about his drinking and
staying out late" Mrs. Kornarens
was quoted as telling police.
When police arrived at the
home, Mr.. Kornarens told them,
however. that "a man opened the
door and shot me-"
Mrs. Kornarens, a free-lance
fashion model, told police she shot
her husband with a 80 calibre
revolver she had bought for him
as birthday present.
Mr.. KornarenS was struck in
the left chest. The bullet emerged
at the lower part of his back, and
the slug was found by police in
side his shirt. Investigation of
the shooting disclosed that Mrs.
Kornarens had spent at least two
nights just before the shooting
observing her husbands move
ments from the attic.
Mr.. Kornarens was known here
by his professional name. 'Mr.
Jack"
Evening star., 1952-03-03
District Court Sets
New Jury Days
To Speed Calendar

Jury day at District Court.
which for 129 years has fallen on
1.-THE first Tuesday Of each month.
has been changed to the first
Monday.
The move, decreed by Chief
Judge Bolitha j. Laws, is expected
to speed up the court calendar
and be fairer to jurors.
Previously, a Juror who had as
little as one more day to serve
would often be required to appear
on Monday and become tied up
in a case which might last sew
eral days. Under the new ar
rangement jurors will be dismissed
on the last Friday of the month.
Formerly, in many instances,
cases which might have gone to
trial on Monday were held over
until Wednesday because the
Tuesday selection Of jury panels
would serve to interrupt. The task
Of interviewing some $50 pros
pective talesmen occupies - fun
day.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Fireman Dies Of Injuries
In Fire Truck-Car Crash

Wesley Briggs, IS, driver Of the
Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
Volunteer Fire Department truck
involved in a collision with a pas
senger car February 81, died early
today at Suburban Hospital.
Mr.. Briggs. a cannery worker,
suffered a broken neck in the
crash and had been paralyzed
from the neck down..
The truck Mr.. Briggs was driv-
ing was answering a call to a
brush fire when it collided with a
car driven by George Ziemeilis,
II. Of Route 2. Gaithersburg.
Young Ziemeilis and nine other
firemen were also injured in the
crash as the truck overturned.
The Gaithersburg- Washington
Grove Fire Department has begun
q drive for funds to help pay Mr..
Briggs hospital expenses and care
for his family.
Mr.. Briggs was married and the
father of three children.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Metnodists 10 Build
80 New Churches in
Area in Next 4 Years
By Cospor Names

Thirty new Methodist churches
are planned for the Washington
area within the next four years
it was learned today.
Ten of the proposed new
churches are expected to be built
in the Alexandria district, accord
ing to the information.
The other 20 churches probably
will be divided between the Wash
ington west and east districts o1
the Methodist Church.
Officials at Hamline Methodist
Church, where a pastors meeting
of the "Tri-District Methodist
Evangelistic Mission of Metropoli-
tan Washington" is being held
said the rapidly growing popula-
ton of the area makes the plans
imperative.
3O,1OO Attend Services.
More than 30,100 persons at
tended Methodist services yester-
day in connection with the evan
|gelistic mission, DR.. Eugene E
Golay, executive director Of the
mission, said today.
DR.. Golay also stated that 729
persons made commitments. eithel
by profession of faith or letter
of transfer, to join local churches
DR.. Kenneth Copeland of San
Antonio, Texas, told the preachers
this morning pulpit evangelism
has several principal objectives
He said they are to lift people to
Christ, to lift Christians to q
higher sense of obligation. to bring
people to new decisions and to
rededicate the Indifferent Chris
tian to Christianity.
Nearly 800 Methodist churches
Of the District area will hold spe-
cial services at 7:45 o'clock TO-
night.
The mission is sponsored by
the Washington West, Washing
ton East and Alexandria dis
.tricts of the Methodist Church.
It will end with a mass meeting
at $3.50 pm. Sunday in Uline
Arena.
Special Services Tonight.
At Union Methodist Church, 814
Twentieth street NV, the Rev
Howard w. Ellis Of Nashville
Tenn, will use his talents as an
artist to illustrate his sermon. He
will complete a picture, suitable
for framing, at each session he
speaks.
In conjunction with the serv-
ices this week. teams Of laynier
will visit homes within the COM
Imunity and invite residents to at
tend services in nearby Methods,
churches.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
.SiInkins Letters
Put in Evidence
In Liquor Suit
Numbers Business
Reported Mentioned
By Gamblers Wife

Letters mentioning the numbers
business and purportedly written
by Mrs. Yvonne Simkins to her
gambler husband, Roger (White-
top) Simkins, were introduced to-
day while dispositions were being
taken in a suit against the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board for
restoration of the Brass Rail res
taurant's liquor license.
Mrs. Simkins, owner of the res
taurant, was instructed in every
instance by her attorney not to
answer questions about the let
ters. Robert D. Wise, assistant
corporation counsel, asked Mrs.
SimkinS If she had written them
to Simkins while he was obtain
ing a divorce from his first wife
in Hot Springs. Ark, in 1945.
Mr.. Wise then read from a let
ter which mentioned man by
name and intimated numbers
game activity. The man. accord
ing to the letter, was frightened
by the gambling raids of Inspec-
tor Roy Blick, then head of the
police vice squad.
Deposition Scheduled.
Mr.. Wise, when asked where he
|got copies of the letters, said
From a little bird"
Also mentioned in the purported
letters from Mrs. Simkins was
the name Of person called New
|some." A man named Morris
lNewsome was to give a deposition
later today.
The Brass Rail, 1889 Seventh
|street NV, was the scene of a
shooting four years ago in which
Charles H. Nelson, night manager,
and Henry piggy Leake we're
both wounded.
Aired in Senate Hearings.
The confusing details surround
ling the shooting were aired during
recent open hearings of the Senate
District Crime Committee.
The ABC Boards decision not to
renew the restaurants liquor
license followed the hearings. at
which several witnesses mentioned
lSimkinS in connection with the
numbers racket here. SimkinS
later was cited for contempt by
the Senate for refusal to answer
committee questions.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Senate Crime Probe
Hears Trio on Dope
Traffic in District
By John v. Horner

The Senate Crime Investigating
Subcommittee turned its attention
today to the District narcotics
traffic problem, questioning three
unidentified witnesses in an ex-
ecutive session.
Neither members of the commit
tee nor Counsel Arnold Bauman
disclosed the nature of the testi-
mony, but Mr.. Bauman told re-
porters definite progress is being
made in uncovering the organiza-
tional structure of the local dope
racket.
Two men and q woman were
called before the committee. Two
of them were reported to be pris-
oners, brought to the Capitol by
marshal. All of the witnesses
were colored.
Won't Estimate Traffic.
Mr.. Bauman would not estimate
the size Of the Washington mar
cotics racket, the amount of money
involved in sales, or the number
of 'pushers" and addictS. He said,
howeEer. that nncerted effort is
made here to. sell teen-agefs. But
he would not hazard q guess as to
the number of young addicts.
The counsel said heroin is the
principal dope distributed in
Washington and said the chief
source of supply is New York.
Mr.. Bauman announced he
would ask the Crime Investigat-
ing Subcommittee, of which Sen
ator Neely, Democrat, of West
Virginia is chairman, to resume
it's public hearings about March
II. The investigation at that time
will be centered upon the mar
cotics problem, but the counsel
said this does not mean that the
probe into organized gambling is
completed. Gambling and police
protection were subjects of open
hearings conducted in January.
Critical of Police Officer.
Mr.. Bauman was critical Of Po-
lice Inspector Albert I. Bullock'S
failure to answer a financial
QUESTIONABLE sent him a month
ago. The inspector, who is on
leave after being acquitted in Dis
trict Court of gambling conspiracy
charges in the Charles. E. Nelson
numbers case, is reported to be
the only policeman who has not
answered the financial question
naire.
More than 300 were distributed
by the Crime Committee, and an
swers were ordered by the Com
miSsionerS.
Inspector Bullock was sent a
questionaire last fall but was not
pressed for the answers while the
gambling conspiracy charges were
pending against him. He was ac-
quilted late in January and Mr..
Bauman forwarded a second ques-
tionaire by registered mail. A
postal receipt for the latter, bear.
ing the date of February 2, was
returned to the crime committee,
indicating the registered letter was
accepted at the Bullock apartment
house.
The policeman had been quoted
as saying he knew the letter was
in his mail box, but had never
picked it up. Mr.. Bauman char
acterized this as a technical eva
sion and said he is considering
laying a formal complaint before
the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Police Ask New Sefup
To Censure BorderIine
Magazine Lewdness

Police today proposed the crea-
ton of review board to stem
the flow of sensational magazines
bordering on lewdness and OBJ
scenity.
What police seek is one censor
ing agency outside the depart
ment to determine when "art"
stops and obscenity begins. It's
duties. according to the outline
proposed, would be to keep a care
full watch on newsstand maga-
zine and literature sales, as well
as to review movies.
ManpOwer Needed.
Presently, the Women's Bureau
of the Police Department does
some policing of movies and of
publications and similar inspec-
ton is made by Inspector Roy
Blick's morals squad.
However, as a personnel prob
lem alone, the need of constant
vigilance requires more manpow-
er than the department can
muster.
Aimed at BOrderline Cases.
The Police Department spokes-
man said the proposal is aimed at
the So-called "borderline" cases
not the fragrant violations sucn
as were produced in a raid last
Friday night. Two men were ar
rested and an estimated $4,000
in obscene books and movie film
was seized.
This type Of violation, the
spokesman said, can be taken care
of by normal police methods. 'It's
the fringe or questionable cases
that require a censorship board. u
he said.
Under the proposal, the review
board would assume the duties
now held by Inspector Blick's
squad and the Women's Bureau.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
II Seized in District
And Prince GEORGES
By Bootleg Raiders

District and Prince Georges
County police arrested II per-
sons yesterday in drive on illegal
Sunday whisky sales.
Forty-six f1fths of wine, one
fifth and 81 half pints of whisky
were seized by members of In
spector Clarence Lutz's vice squad
in a raid on the second floor of
Ia building in the 200 block Of D
street NV.
Edward E. Maxey, 46, and Mrs.
Yvonne Terrence, SO, both of the
D street address, were charged
with vagrancy, possession of un-
taxed whisky and keeping whisky
for SALE. ..
Southeast Couple Held.
Eleventh Precinct police seized
SO bottles ofs beer, SO half -pints,
6 full-pints and 8 half-gallons of
whisky along with SO f1fths of
wine and 2 half-gallons of gin in
a raid on a home in the 2400 block
of Nichols avenue Sc.
James Wilson, 81. colored, and
his wife, Elsie Collins Wilson, 28,
of the Nichols avenue address,
were charged with three counts of
keeping whisky and two counts of
illegally selling whisky.
In another raid yesterday the
vice squad charged Frank L. Col
|lins. 20. colored. of the 800 block
of T street NE. with keeping and
selling whisky without a license
and vagraney. The squad picked
lup Collins at Shoeshine parlor
in the 1900 block of Seventh street
NV. marking the third time in
two months the establishment has
been raided.
Also arrested at the parlor and
charged with vagrancy were
Daniel w. Shipp. %. colored. of
the loo block of Fifty-first street
NE. and James Bauman of the
400 block of r street NV.
Two others, Howard Cash. 56,
colored, of the 1900 block of Con-
stitution avenue NE. and Lewis
Harris, 20, colored. of the 400
block Of Neal place NV, were
arrested on the street and charged
with selling half-pints Of whisky
on street curbs.
Freed on $1,000 Bond.
In Prince Georges County. police
charged James Earl Proctor, 35.
colored, Of the $500 block Of
Tucker road, Oxon Hill. with the
sale of untaxed liquor in his home.
He was released under $1,000
bond.
Robert Earl Newman. 80, coll
ored, of the 800 block Of Fifty
sixth avenue Me-. was also ar
rested in Maryland and charged
with selling whisky without q
license. He is being held at the
Marlboro jail under $500 bond. 3
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Girl, 10, Suffers Burns
From Gus Oven Flash

Af10-year-old girl suffered burns
Of the upper body and arms yes
terday when flame from a gas
oven flashed out as she attempted
to light it.
The victim, Sally Carroll of 17O6
Gates street NE. was reported in
good condition at Providence
Hospital today despite burns on
Athe chest, arms and head.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Norway Is Subject
OF NATO Proorom

Two films, Lets Look at Nor
way" and '"rop of the Ski World. -
and q talk by Mr.. Odd Holaas,
cultural attache OF the Norwegian
Embassy, at 3 pm. Wednesday in
the Washington Post auditorium,
1915 L street NV, will open an
informal series Of Aims and talks
on our partners in the North At
lantic Treaty Organization. They
will be sponsored by the Washing
ton chapter Of the Atlantic Union
Committee.
Program and dates for remain
der Of the series have not been
announced.
Evening star., 1952-03-03

The election
and installation
of officers Sat-
urday IN d e d
the annual as
senbly of the
Grand Council,
one of the four
bodies W h ic h
constitute the
York Rite of
Freemasonry.
Succe e d j n e
Mr.. Lewis as
deputy grand
master is Da-
Evening star., 1952-03-03
COLLEGE Duy at CIV

George Washington University
viii hold its fourth annual College
Day from $3.50 pm. to $50 pm.
Wednesday at which high school
students will tour the university
and hear discussions Of the uni
versity curriculum. An open house
at the school Of engineering is
among the events scheduleds
Evening star., 1952-03-03
500 Line Up in Cold
On First Day to Buy
New D. c. Auto Toqs

Despite cold and drizzling
weather, an unusually heavy"
number Of District motorists
lined up today in Municipal'
Center for the first chance at
the 1852 auto tags.
About 500 were iIf line at
S:15 am. Clyde H. Rorie,
colored. 4406 Hayes street
NE, who showed up at 6 am.
was first in line.
Officials expect last years
figure of paid registrants of
197,131 to be topped by the
March 81. deadline for the
sale.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Father Gormun to Speuk

The Rev, Charles D. German,
assistant pastor of the Shrine of
the Most Blessed Sacrament, will
speak at a class for Catholics
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the church
5841 Chevy Chase parkway
NV. Father German will discuss
the history Of the Catholic Church.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
WoIter Reed PTA to Meet

The Parent Teacher Association
of Walter Reed Elementary School
in Arlington viii meet ats pm.
Wednesday. "A
Evening star., 1952-03-03
PTA to Hear Dr.. Grou

DR.. Mary L. Grau. Montgomery
County elementary school super
visor. win speak before the Alta
Vista Elementary School PTA at
10 pm. tomorrow In the school in
Bethesda, Md. I--
Evening star., 1952-03-03
T.C. Lewis Is Installed
By DC. Grand Council

Theodore c. Lewis has been
Installed as the 34th grand mas
ter of the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters of the Dis
Evening star., 1952-03-03
WAC Vets Meeting

The District chapter Of the
WAC-Vets will meet at Q pm.
Thursday ct, 1915 i street, w.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
MEETING TO PLAN TO GET
LOST COLONY ON IT'S FEET

Roanoke Island Historical Asso-
citation directors meet in Raleigh
at the Sir Walter Hotel Wedness-
day, December 8, it was stated by
Martin Kellogg, chairman.
The association which sponsors
The Lost Colony will have on its
agenda, the mapping of plans for
next seasons presentation of the
symphonic drama, longest-lived
outdoor production in America.
One of the matters to be brought
up at the meeting is the employ
ment of new manager for the
drama to succeed William Mardy
who has resigned, effective De-
cember l, this year. Hardy will
be manager of Unto These Hills,
the new symphonic drama entering
its second season at Boone, in 1858.
Next year will mark the 18th
season for the Lost Colony, first
of the symphonic drama types Of
outdoor productions created in 1887
by Pulitzer Prize Winner Paul
Green Of Chapel Hill.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28

the two pictures printed here were
shots that he made.
The top, photo by HARDWOOD was
made aboard the old freight and
passenger boat Hattie Greet which
was operating at the time be-
tween Elizabeth City and Dare
coast towns. A. w. Drinkwater of
Manteo, who says that he helped
relay the first message about the
first fights on December II, 1908,
and later in 1908 and 1911 filed
the stories of newsmen covering
Wright Brothers flight expert
ments here identifies the persons
in top picture from l to as fol-
lows: Mitchell of the New York
Herald, Mitchell of the Associat-
ed Press, 0rville Wright Tin cen
teri Arnold Kruckman of the
Hearst papers and Varges, his
photographer.
In the lower picture, members
OF the Wright party are dragging
the experimental glider to the top
of Kill Devil Hill for take-off.
According to Fred Kelly, official
bsigrapher of the Wrights, Orv:lle
did not conduct the experiments
he had planned in connection with
the automatic glider device due to
the presence of newsmen who
made an appearance at their camp
each day. Before his soaring ex-
perime nts were over, however he
set, on October "a, 1911, a new
rt.:crd, soaring for nine minutes
ard 45 seconds. This. remained
tho worlds record for soaring in a
glider until 1921, when it was ex-
cceded in Germany.
1t will be at the scene of The
Wright's experiments here that
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Society
will on December II, next month,
celebrate 49th anniversary of first
light.