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Evening star., 1953-10-04

parents are bringing him up
badly; If this can be altered, he
will get thinner; if it cannot be
altered. he will remain fat"
Now these two opposite opin-
ions may cause some confusion
in the minds of parents, but the
average family physician is quite
capable of handling the Situa-
ton. The first point is that the
child is obese Excessively fat) i,
not just a little too fat, and does
not show abnormal deposits of
fat in any particular place or
places in the body (breasts, hips,
thighS) This type of over
weight child is best treated by
reducing his food intake This Is
not a gland" case.
The gland-type of overweight
child will show excess fat in the
above mentioned places and
gland extracts (thyroid, pitui-
tary and sex) are prescribed
usually not later than one or two
years before the onset of puberty.
Evening star., 1953-10-04

a few exceptions, this WORKS OUT
all right.
However, what about these
exceptions and the girl or boy
becomes so fat that he is a
subject of mirth to his play
mates, so that he or she is rarely
chosen in group games where
the instructor does not insist
on every boy or girl taking part
in group games?
What about dieting in chill
dren? In the same issue of
Medical Press. two different
opinions are expressed and the
Medical Press suggests that you
take your choice.
DR.. H. S. L. Monquand states:
1--WE have never known the
slightest i'll result from the
stricteSt dieting of child. On
the contrary, we emphasize that
no child who is obese from any
cause should be allowed to take
Evening star., 1953-10-04

an unrestricted diet because the
benefit of weight reduction is so
great. It is sometimes said that
the dieting Of small children is
unnecessary because they will
get normal without treatment
at some later date, that is
puberty or adolescence. There
is no general rule of this kind.
Spontaneous cure is very un-
certain and dieting should be
adopted as soon as the child is
seen, whatever the age."
On the other hand, DR.. F.
Bicknell has this to say: mo
child should be dieted. If he is
too fat, it is probably due to an
endocrine (gland) disturbance,
in the treatment of which diet
will play little or not part. The
child who is too fat merely from
overeating should never be given
a diet and never, never drugs
| His fat is a symptom that his
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Completes Visit

Miss Bette Bednarik returned
to Brooklyn. N. Y, early in the
week following visit with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bednarik of In
dian Head.
Evening star., 1953-10-04

Miss Marjorie Holton, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Holton
of Soperton, Ga, became the
bride on September 26 of Comdr.
Milan G. Dooley. He is the son
of Mrs. Stella Dooley of Wash
ington.
The ceremony took place at
the Fountain Memorial Baptist
Church. with the Rev. Walter A.
Mitchell officiating. Following
q reception, Mr.. and Mrs. Dooley
left on a wedding trip to Canada.
They will reside in Washington.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
on Motor Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard e.
Trotter, sr., of Waldorf are
spending two weeks on a motor
trip to the West and will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trotter at
Weaver 6. Oak.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Your Health
By jones w. Borton, M. D.

by james w. boTtons NJ. y.
Most physicians do not worry
about an overweight boy or girl
before the age of puberty GA to
is in boys and IL to IA in girls).
There is a general feeling that
with the coming of puberty, this
excess fat will disappear and
the boy and girl will "slim
down" to normal weight and
normal proportions. In fact,
school physicians have gotten
into the habit of allowing ma
ture to take its course and, with
The frontiersman., 1953-12-31

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Evening star., 1953-11-20
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All with fibereIos shades.
Black bases with white shades;
green bases with green shades;
grey bases with red shades or
chortreuse with chortreuse.
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Evening star., 1953-01-11

hover announced that Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith, his war
time chief of staff, former Am
bassador to Moscow and now
head of the Central Intelligence
Agency, would be nominated for
Undersecretary Of State. the No.
2 job in the State Department.
under Secretary of State-desig-
nate John Foster Dulles.
Gen. Smith. who will relin-
quish his Army rank without de-
lay. thus became the first major
holdover from the Truman ad-
ministration slated for a role in
the new scheme Of things.
Labor Undersecretary Picked.
The President-elect announced
also that he would appoint Lloyd
A. Mashburn of Los Angeles.
California Labor Commissioner
and long active I'M American
Federation of Labor Building
Trades circles, to be Under
secretary of Labor. Mr.. NASH
burn, unlike his chief, Martin p.
Durkin, Secretary Of Labor-des-
ignate. is a Republican. He said
in California some time ago that
he had been offered the Labor
Department assignment.
Gen. Eisenhower announced
the two appointments in the
course Of a busy day in which
he continued to work on his
inaugural and state Of the union
Evening star., 1953-01-11

age for him at the postoffice
iust of the campus.
When Schafer arrived at the
postofhce. an automobile was
parked outside. man got out
Of the car, approached him,
started to. talk and then pushed
or crowded" Schafer into the
car. Three other men were in
the sedan.
The car was driven around
near the college for As minutes
or more. Schafer struggled to get
out, but the men wouldn't stop
and his efforts were futile.
Thought 1t Was Joke.
During the ride the men
talked basketball, and Schafer
said that at first he thought it
was a prank and joked with his
captors. Later, however, they
told him they wanted him to be
"less active in future games"
and the kidnapping no longer
seemed a Jest.
Schafer was let out of the car
unharmed, in front Of his dormi-
tory. Later he went to the Rev.
Thomas Burke, prefect of the
dormitory. Schafer did not get
the license number of the car.
College authorities notified the
FBI, who asked that the story
be kept secret in the hope OF
trapping the men. The Villa
nova spokesman said this was
the first time any member of the
team had been approached and
added. "All the officials at Villa
nova are convinced that Bob
tod the truth"
Schafer was an outstanding
scholastic basketball player in
Philadelphia at Roman Catholic
High School. A star as a fresh
man last year, he was called on
to take up the slack on this
years varsity when Larry Hen
nessey was suspended for six
months on charges of violating
the NCAA outside competition
regulation. In the recent Sugar
Bowl tournament. Schafer scored
80 points against Louisiana State
as Villanova lost in a double
overtime. He Is the teams high
scorer SO far this season.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Truman Voices Wish
For Senate Seat
BY the A.seeio.ed Press

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10. - "I'd
give anything to be in the SEN
ate at the present time"
This was how President Tru-
man expressed his feelings in an
interview with Raymond P.
Brandt. chief Washington cor
respondent of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch, in copyrighted story
published tonight,
Mr.. Truman, in answer to a
question whether he would con-
sent to represent the Fourth
Missouri district in Congress,
said: "I'll give it consideration. u
But he added, I'D give anything
to be in the Senate at the
present time"
MIR. Truman told Mr.. Brandt
he felt my veto messages
will be the historical documents
Of this administration. They set
the pattern-all the way
through-of what ! was trying
to do. There were the vetoes
of the Tidelands steal. the Taft
Hartley Act. the Kerr gas bill.
the McCarran immigration bill
and some others can't remem-
her," Mr.. Truman said.
The President said he con-
sidered the aid to Greece and
Turkey and the Marshall Plan
the most important legislation
during his regime.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Bragg Wins All Three Sprints
Before $500 at Star Games
Davis, Olympic High Jump Champion. Hurt;
Several Big Names Fail to Come Through

fellow from Villanova, Fred
Dwyer.
Georgetown's Charley Capoz-
zoli had Browning Ross on his
heels all the way, but Cappy had
a push left that gave him the
Acacia invitation 2-mile run in
a finish that was rather confus-
ing because, in their duel, the
two standouts were tapping the
other competitors near the
finish.
The Olympic high lump cham
pion, Walt Davis of Texas, tied
for first place in his speciality
but wound up in Emergency Hos
pital with a possible f"o"tured
ankle. suffered in his first at
tempt to clear 6 fee. lnciles.
Ken Wiesner of the Navy Olym-
pics failed at 6-feet-7 after
Davis had been carried from the
Armory on a stretcher and the
event ended in a tie at 6-feet-6.
Davis and Wiesner finished 10
in the Olympics at Helsinki last
summer.
Georgetown failed to make its
expected bid in the touted James
(Confinued IN page C-1 Co1 ~
Evening star., 1953-01-11

An Ice storm In western
Maryland apparently was NOV
ing toward the Washington area
today, with q few degrees in
temperature expected to spell
the difference between icing
conditions and q light rain.
The forecaster said a mass Of
cold air from Northwest Canada
was approaching the East coast.
He added. however. that the
temperature here may get no
lower than IS degrees early to-
day.
Meanwhile. a coating Of ice
glazed the mountains of West
ern Maryland. Garrett County
Maryland's Little Switzerland
was the focal point Of the ice
storm.
Power and telephone lines
were seriously damaged by icy
deposits and falling trees and
branches. This condition has
grown progressively worse since
Wednesday night.
At the same time icing con-
.ditions paralyzed transportation
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Basketball Star at Vi|Ionovu
Tells of 'Kidnoping' Ride
Says Four Strangers
Ordered Him to Be
Less Active in Games
BY the Associoted Press

VILLANOVA, Pa, Jan. TO-
Bob Schafer, Villanova Colleges
high-scoring sophomore basket
ball star, was kidnapped near
the campus Tuesday night by
four strangers who asked him to
be "less active in future games."
college spokesman said today.
Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton agents are investigating, the
spokesman said.
The 19-year-old Schafer re-
ported his 45-rninute ride to
school authorities and, after four
days of investigation, the college
spokesman said. no one is GER
tain whether Schafer was the
victim of a prank or an attempt
by gamblers to influence his play.
Schafer's experience first was
disclosed by a Philadelphia Bull
letin reporter. It occurred the
night before Villanova beat Mil
lersville (Pa.) State Teachers
College. 1919, with Schafer
scoring 20 points. Last Monday
night, Villanova, a 14-point fav-
orite whipped Princeton. 72-65,
at the Main Line field house,
mere. Schafer scored 18 against
the Ivy leaguers.
Schafer scored 33 points to-
night as Villanova defeated
Xavier of Ohio. 94-86.
AS related by the college
spokesman, here's what hap
pened:
Schafer. a Philadelphian, was
in his dormitory when he re-
ceived a mysterious telephone
call about $50 pm. Tuesday.
The caller said there was a pack
Evening star., 1953-01-11
By jones 6. Deone

For the first time since before
World War II, Washington's Red
Cross chapter soon will be housed
under one roof.
Since 1890 the headquarters
Of the Districts Red Cross has
been the building constructed at
1880 E street NV, as a World
War I memorial. But the chap
ter is moving out.
Several weeks ago the first Of
the chapters employees set up
offices in q cleaning new build
ing at Twenty-f1rst and E streets
NV. Last Monday the regional
blood center joined them. By
February /, the entire chapter
staff hopes to be moved in.
The move will bring together
again all the chapters varied
humanitarian activities. It also
will give to Washington one Of
the Nations finest Red Cross
centers.
The old building. now OUT
grown, viii be transferred to the
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Sailor Hitch-Hikes
600 Miles to Face
Speeding Summons
by the Assoejatsd Press

WESTFIELD. Mass, Jan. TO-
Roland v. Turcotte. 81, a Korean
Navy veteran whose ship is sta
toned at Norfolk, Va. is a con-
scientious motof1st.
When he was home to see his
wife December t13 he was stopped
for speeding. On his return to
Norfolk a summons for him to
appear In cou urt today was mailed
to his home. Mr.. Turcotte's wife
wrote him that he must appear
In person.
So Mr.. Tqrcotte got the week
end of and thumbed his way to
Westfield 1900 miles - wearing
out a new pair Of shoes in the
process. He arrived at the court
house at 1880 am.
Judge Arthur T. Garvey fled
the complaint discontinued
prosecution) and Mr.. Turcotte
went home for a few hours sleep
before heading back to Norfolk.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Driver of Stolen Car
Rams Another
They Flee on Foot
Two stolen cars crashed yes

Two stolen cars crashed yes
terday in Kensington.
One was stolen from James ].
Chaney's home at 1708 Gales
street NE, the other from Merrill
F. Ridgely's home at 4508 Fuller
drive, Kensington.
Montgomery County police
have this theory:
The thieves stole the District
car first, drove it to Kensington.
and one of them got out and
stole the second auto. Then
both drove off-but for only
two blocks.
Puller drive stops in a dead
end. Apparently the lead driver
didn't know that. He seems to
have slammed on the brakes
when he discovered he was run.
ming out of street, and the sec
ond car ploughed into his.
Both men got away on foot.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
BIZ MerreII WhittIesey

Big Arthur Bragg, a dash man
who thundered down the track
as though catapulted from a
cannon, took the play away
from the big names in the dis
tance and field events in the
sixth Star Games at the Ma
tional Guard Armory last night
with a sweep of the Exchange
Club sprint series. A near-capa-
city crowd of $500 witnessed the
years big track show.
The Morgan State speedSter
was a streak in his white uni
form as he won the 10 and 100
yard dashes in record-tying time
and was just tenth of second
from the meet mark in winning
the 80. 1t was the second
straight year he has taken all
three daSheS.
15-FOot Pole Vault.
Pushing the former national
intercollegiate sprint champion
for honors were the Rev. Bob
Richards. Olympic pole vault
vault champion, with a 15-foot
leap, his 30th in formal compe-
tition, and a surprise mile
triumph by the doughty little
Evening star., 1953-01-11
; Duck Hunters Rescued
From Chilly Potomac

Three duck hunters were res
cued by members of the Old
Dominion Boat Club in Alexan-
dria yesterday after their OUT
board motor boat turned over in
the chilly Potomac River.
Fished from the water after
about 80 minutes Of threshing
around were:
John w. Payne. SO, of 1900 Fort
Foote road. Oxon Hill. Md:
Eric Curtis, 80, of 3710 First
street Sc, and William Adams.
Is, of 7201 Fort Foote road.
Oxon Hill. They were treated for
exposure at Alexandria Hospital.
Navy Comdr. Fletcher Shelf
field, stationed at the Naval Bu-
reau of Personnel, headed the
rescue party.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
The New Cabinet:
Arthur SummerfieId

NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL
Arthu, {. Summerfield, one Of the
Notions top automobile deolers, looks
with pride at his new job as Presi.
dent-eleet Eisenhower's Postmaster
General. Stor Stoff Correspondent
George Kennedy describes Nj. Sum-
merfieId's business and personai
background. Pose A-5.
FIRST TIME IN CONGRESS
Chorles S. Gubser. newly elected Re.
pubIieon Representative from Coli
fornio, is q former teacher, Stots
legislator ond presently q former.
His background and views on Fed
eroI economy appear in New Foees
in Congress on Pose All.
IMPROVING OUR HIGHWAYS
Riggs and Sargent roods in Prince
Georges County moy some day bs
widened to eose the flow Of troffie
to and from the District. Story on
Pose AIS.
Complete Index. Poge AZ
lodio- -Tv. Programs. Poges E-4-S
Evening star., 1953-01-11
MARYLAND Ice Storm Moves
East but May Miss District

and communication services in
the region of Blue Ridge Sum-
NIT, Pa
This section, which is popular
with summer vacationists from
the District, was suffering from
closed highways. broken power
lines and lack of telephone COM
munications.
The forecast for the District
calls for a continuing rain or
drizzle today. The fog which
temporarily hampered air traf-
flc yesterday was expected to
clear up somewhat.
Some cloudiness is expected
in Washington tonight. followed
by lower temperatures tonight
and tomorrow.
The steady rain in the Wash
ington area for several days was
responsible for another flooding
of the residential section around
the Peace Cross in nearby Prince
Georges County, Md.
Traffic was rerouted by police
during the high-water stage.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Two More Appointees Chosen
BY Eisenhower for Top Jobs

messages-the latter will be his
first communication to Congress
and got set up for meetings
next week with the top brass"
of his administration.
Patronage Talks Set.
The President-elect will open
Monday with a patronage con-
ference with Senators Taft of
Ohio, majority leader; Know
land Of California, Policy Com
mittee chairman. and Millikin
of Colorado, G. o. P. Conference
chairman, who want to iron out
what Senator Knowland has de-
scribed as some "misunderstand-
ings" about displacement.
Senator Knowland said Fri
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Il Motorcycles Pile Up
In London Fog, Killing ;
By the Asseeiated Press

LONDON, Sunday, Jan. IL
Twelve teen-age motorcyclists
roaring home from a dance in
single file piled up in dense fog
early today, killing three riders
and seriously injuring seven.
Two of the dead and some of
the injured were girls riding on
the rear of the machines.
The pile-up near London'S
Croydon Airport was the worst
accident reported in the pea
soup fog which closed in on most
of Britain yesterday.
Transportation in London and
other other areas was virtually para
Shipping in the Thames River
stopped. Air traffic in and out of
London's two international air
ports was virtually at a stand
still, stranding many passengers.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Case Advocates
5 Instead Of ;
PIun Would Pave
Way for Negro and
Woman on Bourd
By Don S. Worren

Expansion of the District
Board of Commissioners from
three to five members to promote
the likelihood of the appointment
of a Negro and a woman was
advocated last night by Senator
Case, Republican. of South Da-
kota, the incoming chairman of
the Senate District Committee.
This was No. l on his own
seven-point legislative program
~~-~->-~
Choirmonship of Unit Hondline D. c.
Funds Still Up in the Air. Pose AS
Mrs. Howard Coffin Is Advanced as
Possibility for District Commissioner.
Pose A-l6
for the District which he said
he would introduce promptly to
get the legislative machinery in
motion on District affairs.
His program includes Wash
ington home rule as a some
what more distant objective and
election of members of the Com
missioners' advisory Council as a
more immediate, training stage
step.
Senator Case said he has two
purposes in mind in proposing
expansion Of the Board of Com
missioners-to tighten the task
Of the present three members
and to provide representation
for segments of the District pop
eaastion not now specifically rep
resented on >shsvsoard:
Negro Population Cited.
He pointed out that the Ne
gro population constitutes an
important percentage of the
Districts total population (about
one-third). And he stressed
that, from a realistic point of
view, it was unlikely that a
Negro would be named a Com
missioner under the present
three-member setup.
The four other projects on
Senator Cases program are:
/. Separate legislation for
election of a non-voting Dis
trict delegate in the House.
2. An increase in the pow
ers of the Commissioners, pend
ing home rule. The extent of
this move would be determined
after a codification is made OF
the present powers of the city
heads, survey which he hopes
will be ordered as a part of
his program.
3. A measure for use of in
itiative and referendum proce-
dures, subject to congressional
approval or veto on important
District issues, such as the pro-
posed 1868 million capital works
program that might impose new
tax loads on District residents.
4. A measure providing for
District primaries for the elec-
ton of District delegates to the
party conventions where Presi-
Dental candidates are named.
His home rule bill. he said,
would be substantially the same
as the compromise Neely-Case
bill which was passed by the
Senate January % of last year
but was buried in the House
District Committee. An earlier
home rule bill, fathered by Sen
ator Kefauver, Democrat of Ten
See CASE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-01-11
WidowCharged
With Murder
In Son 'sDeatl
Drug Overdose FotoI;
Husband and Boby
MAY Be Exhumed

An Alexandria widow is being
held without bond on a charge
of killing her 7-year-old son
with lethal dose of barbitu-
rates. and police say there is q
possibility they may exhume the
bodies of her husband and
another baby son who also died
within the past two years.
The woman is Mrs. Gladys
Payne, AZ, of 1912 Ebert avenue.
She was formally charged
with murder yesterday, and ar
raigned before Alexandria Civil
and Police Court Judge Harry
F. Kennedy.
Mrs. Payne spoke softly and
Internationally at the brief ar
raignment. Judge Kennedy adj
vised her of her rights and
asked if she wanted a lawyer.
She replied she did not want
one at this time.
Judge Kennedy asked if she
wanted to plead guilty. She
murmured no" Judge Ken
nedy ordered her held without
bond and committed her to
jail.
Questioned Repeatedly.
Police said Mrs. Payne had
three insurance policies on her
son wallace, totaling $3,000. She
had applied for payment of all
three policies, but had not yet
collected, they added.
Mrs. Payne was taken to jail.
still wearing the brown fur coat
and black suit she had on when
police picked her up Thursday
night. Police questioned her
repeatedly before placing the
formal charge at noon yester-
day. They would not disclose
whether she had made any state
ments. She was given a lie detec-
tor test in Washington Friday.
but police would not disclose
the results.
At the time of Wallace's death
November 10. Mrs. Payne said
he apparently died of head in
juries received when he fell down
a flight of stairs August IS. He
was treated at Alexandria hos
pital for scalp injuries and re-
leased August %. He was re-
admitted four days later.
No Sign of Brain Damage.
From August q to Novem-
ber IL. Wallace remained at
the hospital. Then his mother
took him to the George Mason
Hotel where she was staying.
Police showed reporters his
medical record. 1t related that
he underwent an exploratory
brain operation, but doctors
found no signs of brain dam
age. The boy continued to have
symptoms that puzzled doctors.
Routine laboratory tests re-
vealed nothing suspicious.
eOne laboratory specimen still
was in the hospital laboratory
when the boy died. DR.. John
Sims, Alexandria coroner, had
it sent to Richmond for a more
thorough examination. The Sec
ond examination revealed traces
Of barbiturates, according to the
medical report.
DR.. Sims said the boy appar.
emily had been given barbitu-
rates while he was at the hos
pltal. although none had been
prescribed. Police said q nurse
(See MRS, PAYNE. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1953-01-11
ScotteredD. Red Cross Units
To Be in New Building by Feb. !

National Red Cross for a new
use, still undecided.
World War II set the wheels
in motion that led to the con-
struction Of new quarters. The
corps Of volunteers and trained
specialists mobilized to make
bandages, comfort hospitalized
servicemen, aid soldiers families
and do the Red Cross other
important home-front chores
quickly expanded beyond, the
limited space available. Even
before American fighting men
shoulderer arms. the new ma
tional blood program was estab-
lished. and a donor center had
to be established.
Wartime Red Cross activities
mushroomed out into eight diff
ferent centers. And even after
the war the headquarters staff
remained spread out ineficiently
in four.
So the new chapter house was
planned. Workmen dug in a lit
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