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Evening star., 1952-11-21

From j. M. 1T, BURBANK: Years
ago I heard better definition of
"a moment" than you recently gave
in your column: "A moment is the
period of time which elapses between
a traffic lights turning green and
the car behind you starts blowing its
horn"
A. Not bad.
Med. W., Laguna Beach. wants
the origin of the expression "Scott
free" as, "He got off Scott free
A. The term is 'scot Free" and
has no connection with either
Scots or Scotland. Scot is from
the Old French escot, "a payment:
q contribution, such as tax reve-
Inues." Scot free. therefore, is any
thing that is free of cost, Of what
ever nature. The word "scpt" has
disappeared except in tfeNexpres-
sion scot free.
From Mrs. j. H., San Luis:
Where do so many people get the
pronunciation "chim-ley," or "chim-
bly," for the word chimney?
A. Where2 I'd like to know,
Chimney has neither an '.l.' nor a
"b" in the spelling. Correct: CHM
nee.
From L. NJ. T., Rochester: I have
heard pekoe tthe tea) pronounced
"PECK-oh." Can that be right?
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Uncle Ruy's Corner

The Zulus said little about gods
or goddesses when they were visited
in early times. but they had strong
belief in spirits.
Capt. Alien Gardner of the Brit
ish navy made "a tour Of Zululand
lit years ago, and left an account
OF questions he asked the ratives.
and their answers.
when you sec the sun rising end
setting, and the trees growing, co
you know who made them and who
governs them?" he inquired.
NO" was the reply. eve see
them but know nothing Of how they
came. We suppose that they came
by themselves"
"Who helps you to win q war, or
makes you fail?"
IF we fail to win, and come back
without cattle, we think that the
spirits of our fathers have failed to
look down on US"
The natives went on to say that
they never thought about spirits ex-
cept in time Of war. Then they
asked the spirits to help them to
victory. AN
Ministers Of the gospel have gone
to Zululand to try to change the
views Of the natives. Some zulus
have become Christians, but others
cling to their old beliefs.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Contract BRIDGE
By EosIey Blockwood

GUS'Sy UI0GNWVVu
have said that normally you
need an average hand in high cards
to respond to your partners bid
OF one in suit with bid of two
In a lower-ranking suit. What
about Mr.. Champions response of
two hearts in today's hand, then?
He was a queen short of an aver
age hand.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Parents Able to Check
On Children in School
By the Associoied Press

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.-Parents
OF pupils in grades Z through IL
of city schools will have a better
chance TO keep tabs on their chill
oren's progress in English be-
cause of a new plan adopted this
year.
Pupils are required to submit
pertinent copies of their English
curriculum to their parents. The
Evening star., 1952-11-21

however, that his spade holding
more than made up for the absence
of a queen in his hand
He could have bid four spades.
of course. There's nothing wrong
with that call on the North hand.
But it might do the partnership
out of a slam. If the two hands
were perfect fit, Miss Brash
would not have to hold a huge
hand to have good play for six
odd.
Mr.. Champions bidding was all
right. If you want to question any
of the bidding you might consider
Miss BraSh's four-spade call, her
third bid on hand of absolutely
minimum proportions. But be care
full. because she made four spades.
The holding of an average hand
In high cards. then, is only a
general yardStick as to the strength
necessary for a tWo-over-one re-
sponse to an opening one bid. Ex-
ceptions branch out on either side.
And the best way to remember
these exceptions is this: The strong
er you are in partners suit, the
more you are justified in shading
the requirements.
When you are very short in part
ner's suit tholding a singleton or
void it is wise to tighten up the
requirements little.
Mrs. Keen got the defense off
on the right track by opening
trump, but even this good opening
couldn't beat the contract.
Miss Brash simply cross-ruffed
diamonds and hearts. She lost three
club tricks at the end, but made
a total of eight trump tricks, the
five in her own hand and three
diamond ruffs on the board. These,
with the two red aces, were enough
for the game.
Copyright 1852, General Features Corp)
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Take NV Word for It >, F,o"t Colby

A. "PECK-oh" IS British, and
does not occur in standard Anneri-
can speech. Better say: PEE-koe.
From Mrs. B. j., Lakeside: A
certain politician is said to be mo
torious for nepotism." How bad is
that, if 1t is bad?
A. It's bad if carried to extremes.
Nepotism means the showing of
favortism to ones relatives, regard
less of merit or lack of merit.
Nepotism is from the French nepo-
tisme, from the Latin nepos.
nephew; grandchild." Pronounce
it: NEP-uh- -tiz- m.
distributed by McNauSht Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1952-11-21

Zulu witch doctors taught their
people that a strange animal dwelt
on one end of the rainbow. the end
which seemed to touch the earth.
This animal was supposed to be
about the size and shape of sheep,
but was said to have hair Of differ
|ent colors. The natives believed that
anyone who looked at it would die
unless they made q quick visit to a
witch doctor and took medicine to
save himself.
That animal was an object of
fancy, but the Zulus dealt with AMI
mails which were real enough. Their
hunters brought down lions and
Evening star., 1952-11-21
By Ramon coffmon

leopards from time to time. Spears
were the chief weapons in days Of
old, but the Zulus also used bows
and arrows. Some of them employed
clubs. 3
The klip-das, or cliff badger, Is cne
of the small animals which the
zulus have hunted for q long time.
Before they obtained firearms from
foreign lands, they would slip up
on cliff badgers and huri baIl-headed
clubs ct them.
| tion Of atoms and atomic sneTsy to
| simple terms has been prepared BY
| Uncle Ray. To obtain free copy,
| send . self-addressed. STAMPED envelope
! to Uncle Ray in care OF The star.
Evening star., 1952-11-21

plan developed when parents at
tending a meeting of the second
ary education council admitted
they didn't know just what their
children Sudied in school.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Word Come
Find 90 or more words in
L A r. G Ell Y.

extensively, abundant
ly." Average is 26: limit Is min
uteS.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of. IS. such as .'bats." /"
cats are not used. Only one form Of .
woro Is used. Proper names are not used.
ia list viii be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
81 THE EVENING srARrcRoss-WoRD PUZZLE

Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2I, 1852
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Answer te sonFNTLoQUY.

HiIo, simony. shiny. slim. alum. soul
soon. soil. solon. solo. oily. olio. ominous,
only. minus. moil. moon. noisy, linn. lions.
, 1952-04-01
JOB ? RINTINO
PUBLIC SPIRITED

"MissAthletic Meetp--from among
their own classmates. BY selling
votes to friends and the public it
is hoped that there will be enough
money made to pay part Of the
expenses Of the meet.
al the practice games which
viii be held from time to time
contributions will be solicited,
Hope has been expressed that
those who attend the games will
give generously.
The problem Of lodging and
feeding the visiting athletes is one
yet to be solved. Any citizen with
a spare room and a warm heart is
urged to take in one of more Of
these boys and girls for the week
Of the meet, feeding them break
fast and one other meal per day.
Arrangements for other meals
will be made if money or gro
ceries are donated. The school
lunch program will provide lunch
for competing students.
, 1952-04-01
NEWS

The SIS FORT TOWN
SHEND' is scheduled to sail
from New York April 5th and
is due at Frederiksted April
18th, accepting freight and
passengers for Pperto-de-Hier
ros, Trinidad, Grenada, Saint
Vincent, Barbados, Martinique
Antigua and St. Kits.
FURNEss. Witty 8 co. LTD
lRob't Z. Merwin 4 Co. Inc.
, 1952-04-01
N q 7 | g E
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

The National Democratic Party Of the Virgin Islands
will hold its quadrennial insular convention, on Friday, April
Is, 1852 at $50 PM. at the LUTHERAN PARISH HALL
in the town Of Cbristiansted, vi. i for considering the fol
lowing viz.
, 1952-04-01

DR.. Robert NJ. De Freitas.
p. a. @, p. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraction Or
thoptics; announces that on
Tuesday April Isl. from 10 AN.
TO 5 PM. & Wednesday. April End
from 1890 to 4:SO pm. complete
optometric service will be of
fered to the Municipality of
St. Croix.
Will be in Frederiksted
Municipal Hospital from 900
am. until noon Wednesday.
The latest designs in Eye
glasses prepaid or g 0. D.
FOR SALE
Princess Stock Estute
Approximately $50 acres.
Five minutes East Of
Christiansted
Near Buccaneer Hotell.
, 1952-04-01
!. Election Of Officers.

8@##M NZ
2. Election Of Delegates and AIternates for the prr-
pose Of nominating a candidate for President and a
Vice President Of the United States, to promulgate
a platform, and to take such other action with re-
spect to any other matters as the Convention may
deem advisable. This Convention is called to meet
il the International AmPRitheatre, IN the City ri
Chicago, State Of Illinois, on the 2lst day Of July,
1852 at 1l:30 o'clock in the forenoon.
8 Instructions 70 Delegates attending The sa ID
Convention.
A. Platform.
$ Such other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
All registered Democrats are requested to attend
JOSEPH ALEXANDER, Chairman
Democratic National Committee
Of the Virgin Islands, y. S.
9hristiansted, VI. March 81, 1852
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Peril 10 U. 5. Philosophy
Seen if Republicans Win

Donald s. Dawson, a presi-
Dental assistant, said yesterday
a Republican victory in this years
elections would endanger the
whole philosophy of government
the Democrats have developed ir
the last 20 years.
Political parties represent diff
ferences in philosophy" Mr.. Daw-
son told the District Democrat
Clubs monthly luncheon at the
Du Pont Plaza Hotel.
1--WE always have been for the
little fellow. You can't change
management and expect to carry
on the same kind Of business"
Mr.. Dawson listed projects for
soil conservation. public power,
education and health among the
Democrats investments" in the
Nations future.
On this record, he said, the
Democratic presidential candidate
should run. Gliding the Repub-
licans for fighting among them
selves, Mr.. Dawson said:
"All of the Democratic candi-
dates can speak from the same
platform and they all speak to
each other"
Evening star., 1952-07-07
4 Who Refused Draft
Get Prison Terms

Prison sentences were imposed
today in Alexandria District Court
on four young men charged with
refusing induction into the armed
forces. Three said they refused
to serve because they were men,
bers of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A four-year sentence was i'm
posed on James r. Green, %, OF
the 500 block of LeBaum street
Sc, one of the Jehovah's Wit
nesses.
Sentences Of three years each
were imposed on Robert Avery
jr., 20. colored. of the 340O block
of South Kemper drive, Arling-
ton; Gordon v. Oehser, %, of the
3100 block of North Eighth street
Arlington and Garnett Otis
Strickland, "a. colored, of the
first block of Quincy place NV
All except Oehser claimed to be
Jehovah's Witnesses.
Green, Avery and Oehser were
convicted after trials in the Alex.
landria court last month. Strick-
land pleaded no contest.
The sentences were imposed BY
Judge Albert v. Bryan.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
District Man browns
On Pafuxenf River 0ufinq

A 56-year-old man drowned in
the Patuxent River shortly before
midnight Saturday, when he dis
appeared while swimming near
Benedict Beach, Md.
State police said he was David
Ray Parker, Sc, colored, of 170o
Independence avenue Sc. He was
employed at the State Department
las a storekeeper. Police and vol
unteers are searching for the
body.
Mrs. Parker said her husband
and son. Charles PURGE. 81. and
two friends began fishing about
$50 p. m. Saturday night. About
two hours later. they decided to
swim from the boat. Mr.. Parker
took only q few strokes before GO
ing down. and never came up, Mrs
Parker said.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
|Carper and Taylor
Ask Transfer Of Trial
To Alexandra Court

A change in venue to Virginia
in the case accusing Police 1t.
H. H. Carper and Police Sergt.
William L. Taylor with conspiring
to violate the narcotic laws was
asked today in a motion filed here
lat District Court.
The two officers were indicted
on May % on the conspiracy
charge and on charges of accept
ing protection money from dope
Ipeddlers.
The motion seeking a change in
venue was filed in behalf Of them
by their attorney, Myron q. Ehr-
llich.
The motion asked that the case
be transferred to the Alexandria
division of the United States Dis
trict Court for the eastern dis
|trict of Virginia. It contended
that "the prejudice against them
lis so great that they do not believe
they can obtain fair trial in this
district"
Mr.. Ehrlich also filed a motion
seeking dismissal of the indict-
ment on several grounds. The
motion contends that the counts
|of the indictments are "duplic-
itous" and contain an "illegal
joinder" of offenses.
Motions also were filed asking
that the two men be tried sep
|arately, saying that a trial to-
|gether would be prejudicial. It
adds that some of the counts
apply only to Carper and other
only to Taylor.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Washington Man Injured
In Collision Near Stounton

STAUNTON, Va, July z (R.-
Five persons were injured, two
seriously, in a two-car collision
yesterday on Route AZ at Augusta
Springs, about Is miles west OF
here.
Donald Paul Crouch, IS, of 1856
Sixteenth street NV, Washing
ton, suffered a head injury and
was transferred to the University
of Virginia Hospital in Charlottes-
vile.
He is reported still unconscious
and in critical condition teday
He is an Associated Press teletype
Operator.
The other occupant of the autt
/ in which Mr.. Crouch was riding
was Miss Sarah c. Huffman. 26
of Huntington, w. Va. She is IL
serious condition In Kings Daugh'
ters Hospital here with a fracturet
pelvis and rib fractures. Stat,
police said she Is believed to b.
driver of the auto.
According to police, witnesses
said the couples auto went out o.
control on q curve and was strucl
by an auto driven by Albert r
Ehrhardt. AZ. of Arlington. III
Twas not seriously hurt. His Wit,
WAS badly cut about the face.
The Ehrhardt's l4-year-old son
Robert. suffered o shoulder frac.
iture.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Holiday Death Mark
Falls Short Of Record
By the Associated Press


More than 600 Americans died
violent deaths over the four-day
Independence Day week end.
The toll was far from a record
for holiday week end.
Traffic accidents took 346 lives
far short of the $50 the National
Safety Council had predicted and
II fewer than the number who
died on the highways during a
similar 78-hour Memorial Day
period.
But 1876 drownings between
ppm. Thursday and midnight Sun
day helped boost the total well
beyond the Memorial Day figure
of $40. There were IS such deaths
during the holiday week end five
weeks ago.
There were 50 deaths from mis-
cellaneouS accidents.
National Safety Council statis-
tics for 1852 show that motor
vehicle accidents have killed about
80 persons every "a hours.
Fourth Of July fireworks ac-
counted for only two deaths.
The four-day week end of 1850
was the bloodiest independence
Day holiday in records that date
back to the close Of World War II
The toll was 1913 lives, 491 lost in
traffic accidents.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Free Star Movies
Progrums Listed
For Films TONIGHT

Programs presented through the
cooperation of the District, Ar
lington County, Prince Georges
County and Montgomery Recrea-
ton Departments and the Film
Center of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Chevy Chase, Forty-first and
Livingston streets NV.
Rudolph, Second and Hamilton
streets NV.
Langdon Park, Twenty-second
and Franklin streets NE.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth avenue
and Ord street NE.
Virginia avenue, Ninth and Vir-
|ginia avenue Sc.
Bald Eagle, Nichols avenue and
Joliet street S.W.
Monroe, Georgia avenue and
Columbia road NV.
Francis, Twenty-fourth and N
streets NV.
Blow. Nineteenth and Benning
I'd NE.
Douglas as-Dwellings, 1000 Ala
bama avenue NE.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Walter Reed School. Washing.
ton boulevard and Mckinley road.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Iandover Hills Elementary
School. 7009 Varnum street.
Montgomery County, Dusk.
Jesup Blair Community Center.
Georgia avenue and District Line.
Silver Spring.
Woodlin Elementary School,
|Luzern avenue. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Citizens Urged TO Protest
Transit Rate Increase

The Transit Riders Protective
Committee today called on Wash
ington area citizens to appear and
make its protest at the transit
rate hearing so the Public Utilities
Commission will reject "the sense
less proposals of the Capital Tran
sit Co."
The committees statement
pointed out that a bus ride in New
York City and dozens of other
cities" is only 10 cents. Capita,
Transit is asking a 17-cent fare.
The committee said the transit
|company's proposals. if approved
by the PUG, would slash the mum.
ber of passengers so sharply tn,
lcompany's gross income and ne
profits would be greatly reduced
rather than increased.
It charged that high fare,
already have pushed the company
beyond the point Of diminishing
returns.
THE only salvation is Lower
fares and much finer service, se
that there viii be q great increass
IN the total number Of passenger.
carried daily, q greater gross in.
come and an improved profits pic.
sur' the statement said.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Red Cross Aide SIugged
By Intruder in Office

Police today were looking for a
man who last night slugged the
night duty officer at Red Cross
headquarters.
John Mclaughlin Of Centre
vile, Va. the Red Cross employe,
was released after treatment at
Emergency Hospital for a head
wound.
Mr.. Mclaughlin told police q
colored man wearing an Army
overseas cap walked into the Red
Gross offices, 1880 E street NV,
ana asked for money to get back
to Fort Belvoir.
When ordered out Of the build
ing. the intruder hit MIR. Nc
Laughlin with an unknown weapon
and fled.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
a Held in Arlington on Charge
OF Armed Robbery and Assault

He told police the men in the
other car also pulled to a stop,
and all four men beat him before
he managed to run into the
woods. Mr.. Spencer had both
jaws broken and a broken nose.
Police said the victims in both
robberies had identified all four
men.
Suspects Car Stopped.
1t. Rector stopped the suspects
car on Columbia pike near Glebe
road when he noticed it answered
the description given him by the
sailors.
The detective became more sus-
picious when he noticed one OF
the men in the car had blood
stains on his clothes.
The four gave their names as
Robert Eugene Reid, Is. of Hern.
don; Chester Lee Turner, jr., 81,
of Route 2, Herndon; S/Sergt
Sidney Randolph Wagner, %, oi
Quantico, and Walter Bernard
Fegan, 28, of the 2600 block Of
South Meade street, Arlington.
Judge Hugh Reid ordered al
four held for grand jury actor
without bond after a hearing il
Arlington County Court. today
All are charged with armed rob.
berry and felonious assault.
Detective William DinSmore sale
Turner formerly was member o1
the Kelly gang that was respon.
lsible for a wave of housebreaking.
and thefts from automobiles ir
the nearby Virginia area about
two years ago.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
317th Regiment Leaves
For Training in Virginia

The 317th Infantry Regiment
from Washington-left yesterday
for summer training maneuvers at
Camp Pickett, Va.
More than 800 officers and men
of the reserve outfit joined other
units of the 80th Division" the Blue
Ridge Division. for two weeks of
intensive training.
Col. Norborne p. Beville, COM
mander of the regiment, who lives
at 1886 South Wakefield street,
Arlington. pointed out that over
60 per cent Of the men were battle
tested combat veterans, including
a dozen veterans of the Korean
war.
Training this year will be on a
stepped-up basis in accordance
with the latest Army Department
policy and the units will be rrac-
tically self sustaining.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Some Miller Backers
Listed in Red Probe,
Harrison Charges
By the Associated Press

WINCHESTER, Va, July T.
Representative Harrison, Demo-
crat, of Virginia charged last
night that Francis Pickens Miller
is being supported by a New York
organization, many of whose
hackers are mentioned in the rec
ords of the House Un-American
Activities Committee.
He named the organization q.
the National Committee for ar
Effective Congress, and he said i
was soliciting contributions tt
defeat Senator Byrd and cleo
Francis Pickens Miller"
Voters will choose between
Senator Byrd and Mr.. Miller il
the July Is Democratic primary
Mr.. Harrison called on Mr.
Miller for an explanation "as tt
why persons mentioned in tn,
records, files and publications o
the House Un-American Activitie
Committee are soliciting contri
buttons to elect him and defea
Senator Byrd"
Mr.. Harrison said the chairman
of that committee had said tn
committee listed many of tn
persons listed on the letterhead O
this New York organization"
II do not charge that any o
these men listed on the letter
dated June 80, 1852, are Com
munists." Representative Harri
son said.
His statement continued:
"The letter says that the com
mittee has been active in cam
lpaigns in other States and tina
such an investment (of money
made in time will yield more dol
lar-for dollar value in positiv'
results than any equal expendi
ture we know Of
MAY I ask this question: Re
suits for whom? Certainly no
the taxpayers of America.
"This New York fund raisin,
committee seeks to defeat Sen.
lator Byrd and elect Mr.. Miller be.
cause Senator Byrd 'wields al
implacable ak on government ex.
Ipenditure.' :"
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Arlington 10 Sponsor
Sanitation Seminar

A three-day food sanitation
seminar win be sponsored by the
Arlington Department Of Inspec-
tionS beginning tomorrow.
Norbert Melnick, director Of In
lspections, predicted that $50 food
establishment owners and man
layers will attend.
DR.. Mack ]. Shanholtz. State
health commissioner; DR.. r. G..
IBeachley, County health officer,
land County Manager A. T. Lun-
berg win participate in opening
ceremonies at 1880 pm. in the
Health Department auditorium.
1900 North Edison street.
Among other speakers win be
Miss Mary Beach, Ray A. Neff,
and James w. Smith Of the State
Health Department.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Detective Wounds Self
while Cleaning Pistol

Precinct Detective James K,
McCarty. SO, accidentally shot
himself last night while cleaning
"a pistol at his home, police re-
ported.
Ninth Precinct police said De-
tective McCarty was cleaning a
az caliber automatic target pistol
in a bedroom Of his apartment
at 1915 Corcoran street NE. The
gun accidentally discharged
wounding him in the groin.
He was taken to Casualty Hos
|pital and admitted in undeterm-
lined condition. Police said hi:
wife and 14-year-old daughter
were in another room at the time
lof the accident.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Federal Worker Dies
OF Auto Crush Injuries

Mrs. Lillian T. Clarke. a Gov
lernment worker. Of 4021 Ninth
street NV. died yesterday in Q
Washington (Pa.) hospital. two
days after she was injured in q
ltwo-car crash, the Associated
Press reported.
Two other persons also were In
Ijured In the collision on Route 40
lone mile west Of the Pennsylvania
town.