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Evening star., 1953-04-07
By THE HLASKIN SERVICE

@. Who originated the word alpha
bet"?-I. H. B.
A. The term 'talphabetum, from the
Greek letters alpha and beta, is Of
Roman origin and was only later ap-
piled by the Greek It was first used
by Tertullian about AID. 200.
Evening star., 1953-04-07

@. Are there iany bobtailed cats be-
sides the Manx Nbreed?-J. G.
A. Other kinds of bobtailed cats are
found in other parts of the world, par
ticularly in the, Orient, and are known
as Oriental bob4ailed or tailless cats.
Evening star., 1953-04-07
Questions4 and Answers

The StI readeRs can get the answer to any
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Evening star., 1953-04-07

have softened up allied units with in
tensive artillery and mortar shelling.
Then their infantry attacks-in the
direction of the next unit along the
line, which had not received a single
preliminary shell. The element of
surprise was valuable the first time;
now the troops are not caught nap
ping.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1953-04-07
Letters to The Star

think has done the most to place us in
our present precariouS state-Commu-
nism or loss Of our civil rights?
Valentine C.. Wilson.
Evening star., 1953-04-07
Daylight Saving

Standard time was proposed orig
inally by the railroads as a measure to
introduce order into railroad schedules
and later adopted for the nation as a
whole.
Daylight saving time, whatever else
its advantages, has to certain extent
defeated its original purpose, besides
bringing confusion in other respects.
Why not take rough poll of the en-
tire Nation and, If the majority is
against daylight saving time, let Con-
gress abolish it? But. If the majority
is in favor Of daylight saving time, then
let Congress incorporate it as a feature
Of standard time for the nation as a
whole. POnderer.
Evening star., 1953-04-07

Pen-nGnaes may be used If letters carry
a0rtterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-04-07
St. Lawrence Seuwuy


In the letter by Tom Blake, publicity
representative of the Great Lakes-St
Lawrence Association, on the ST. Law
renee Seaway, published March 81, he
listed several of the interests behind
the National st. Lawrence Project Con-
ference which are opposed to the prof.
ect but he omitted saying that the most
aggressive support and 80 per cent Of
the financial support of his organiza-
ton comes from small group of Mid
west steel companies headed by the,
M. A. Hanna Co. These companies have
invested in an ore development in Lab
rador and Quebec and want the Subsi-
died waterway in order to get COM
petitive advantage in the movement of
their ore Their attitude is similar to
one we recently heard expressed by
another industrialist, that what is good
for them is good for the country.
Mr.. Blake is novel, to say the least.
in his contention that if we do the nav
igatiou work in the International Rap.
ids section Of the st. Lawrence River
in spite of Canada'S willingness to do
it, we will have control of the waterway
Notwithstanding that we would be
hemmed in by Canada on both sides,
because to own link in a chain is to
control the chain. I doubt that any
military commander flanked on both
sides would consider himself to be in
control of the situation.
Mr.. Blake should know that the "St.
Lawrence Waterway" is no good to
either country without the Great Lakes
system and we have practically full
control Of the latter, from the Welland
Canal to the western end of Lake Su-
perior. One essential lake, Michigan, IS
completely American and in the other
lakes the channels are almost invari-
ably on the American side and we do
all Of the maintenance and improve
mentS. At the 500, indispensable to the
Canadian grain movement, we own and
operate four of the five locks. A fifth,
owned by Canada, is practically OBJ
Solete.
The st. Lawrence River is 95 per cent
in Canada. Why not let Canada take
care Of the river, we take care of the
Great Lakes? I am quite sure the two
countries will have no trouble. as they
have not had in the past 100 years.
Thomas Kennedy,
Vice President, United Mine Work.
ers of America.
Evening star., 1953-04-07
Dr.. Adenouer's Problems

DR.. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor Of the
West German Federal Republic, arrives in
Washington at moment that is critical to
his own country and to the whole cause OF
it1l md
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Camp Springs Wafer
Decision DueTuesdav

A decision is due Tuesday on
the proposed extension of water
lines to the Camp Springs area,
according to the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Commission Chairman Ray
mond w. Bellamy said the prof.
ect would be considered on its
own merits rather than on the
political future of Prince Georges
County Republican leaders.
Gov. McKeldin last Monday di-
rected that the line be installed,
partially because he said, Frank
Small is too valuable a man for
us to lose" Mr.. Small is the
5th District Representative.
Mr.. Bellamy said he believes
the Governor was interested in
getting water for Camp Springs
but Il don't think he expects us
to drop everything else"
He added he would seek clari-
IlcdClOn OF Cne Governors In
Structions made in a telephone
conversation with Commission
Member j. Norman Ager or
Monday.
The commission chairman said
the Camp Springs projects, esti-
mated to cost some 100000, i;
one of several major projects
being considered.
Mr.. Bellamy said the $278, ,00C
figure for the project quoted by
its supporters was only the cost
of extending a 24-inch main 2.s
miles into the area and would
not include the cost of all lateral
lines.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Arlington vice-Chairmen
Named for Fund Drive

Ernest v. Cooke, chairman OF
Arlington's 1854 Red Cross fund
campaign. has announced ap-
pointment of Miss Jeane F.. Dee
ley and E. r. Mckinney as vice
chairmen.
Miss Deeley is clerk of the Ar
lington County Board. Mr.. Nc
Kinney is manager of the Shir-
lington F. w. Woolworth store
and is president of the Shirling-
ton Business Association.
Other appointments announced
by Mr.. Cooke are: Jerome Will
liam Rowe, as chairman of
south Arlington business solici-
tation; A. P. DiGiulian, north
Arlington business solicitation;
Mrs. Ralph Campbell, south Ar
lington residential; Mrs. L. H.
Blevins, north Arlington resi-
Dental, and Mrs. II. M. Murphy,
publicity.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Recapfured Fugitives
GET Longer Jail Terms
By the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. S.
Twenty-one months were added
to the prison terms of three re-
captured Maryland house of
correction fugitives in Anne
Arundel County Circuit Court
Friday and a fourth prisoner
was granted a jury trial.
Judge Benjamin Michaelson
added six months to the terms of
Levi Jones, who fled prison
October 7, and James Claude
Bradford, who escaped october
S. Jones was serving a two
year term for burglary and
Bradford a three-year term for
breaking and entering.
Nine months were added to
the sentence of Melvin Miller,
who had been a fugitive since
May Is. He was serving a two
year term for burglary.
Edward Smith, who escaped
September "a, was granted a
jury trial. He was serving two
years for bastardy when he
escaped.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
$4,000 Is Donated
For Wheaton Church

A donation of $25, 900 has been
made to the Archdiocese Of
Washington for construction Of
a Catholic church near Wheat
on. Md.
The contribution is that of
Mrs. Charles w. Allen, widow of
prominent Washington physi-
clan who died in 1949. and her
two daughters, Alicia and Helena
Allen.
Mrs. Allen asked that the
church be named for st. Jude,
Patron of Desperate Cases. The
Aliens. who live at 2424 Tunlaw
road NV, are converts to the
Catholic church.
The new church will be located
on a 10-acre hillside tract on
Viers Mill road, near the Wheat
on City development between
Wheaton and Rockville,
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Boy, II, Missing 4 Days,
Is Found Dead by Father
SpseioI Dispatch 10 The Stor

STANARDSVILLE, Va, Dec. S.
"A 17-year-old boy, missing
since Tuesday, was found dead
in his parked car in a wooded
area near here today.
Sheriff w. D. Deane, of Greene
County said the boy. Charles Mill
ton Long, died of carbon mon
oxide poisoning. The exhaust
pipe had been bent into the in
terror of the car through the
floorboards. Sheriff Deane said
there were no indications of foul
play.
The youths body was discov-
cred by his father. John Long
and a brother, who had been
searching since Tuesday.
Charles car was parked about
a mile off Route 633. Sheriff
Deane said the windows of the
car were tightly close. The igni-
ton of the car was turned on
and the fuel tank was empty.
Sheriff Deane said he was
checking a report that the boy
had had quarrel with q girl
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Calvert County Child
Fatally Burned at Home
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-A l.
year-old Calvert County girl
Shirley Ann Hunter, severely
burned in a fire at her home,
died en- route to Johns Hopkins
Hospital today.
Two small sisters and an in
FAINT brother were taken to the
Calvert County Hospital at
Prince Frederick. The girls were
reported in serious condition
from burns.
The fire broke out at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hunter of
Paris. Firemen from the North
Beach Volunteer Company were
told that the four Hunter chill
dren had been left alone in the
house for a few minutes and that
the kitchen stove overheated and
set off the blaze.
Firemen arrived in time to
conflne the blaze to the kitchen.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Steel Worker Keeps
Maryland Clio Job
BY the Assoeioted Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec s.
Charles Della. member of a steel
workers local in Baltimore, re-
tanned his job as secretary treas
urer of the CIO Maryland In
dustrial Union Council today
after a taut contest which held
up the organizations annual
convention.
Mr.. Della won. 460 to 1876, over
Charles Nelson, another member
OF United Steel Workers Local
2509 at Bethlehem Steel's Spar
rows Point plant on the south
east edge of Baltimore.
Mrs. Audrey Smid. telephone
company auditor in Baltimore
and member of the Communica-
tionS Workers Union, defeated
Robert Martin of Hagerstown.
Mrs. Smid is the only woman
president of a State CIO council
in the country.
The election brought to a close
the three-day convention.
George Craig of Philadelphia,
a regional CIO director, told the
union men they face a fight to
retain the benefits they won
under the Roosevelt and Tru-
man administrations.
"The honeymoon is over now
that a Republican administra-
ton is in power" Mr.. Craig said.
I'VE can't stand on the status
quo. We must let the members
Of Congress and the State legis-
latures know our wishes. Some
Of the benefits we have won may
be wiped out by legislation in the
States"
Evening star., 1953-12-06

three-phase system Of taxing
truckers that includes graduated
license taxes according to weight.
a gasoline tax and the two per
cent gross receipts tax.
But the commission expressed
the view there were inequities
among the different classes of
trucks and in their tax obliga-
tionS to the State.
Treats All Alike.
The weight-distance tax, said
the report, ''is the only form OF
highway user tax, which, ap-
piled to the heavy units, treats
them all alike whether foreign
or domestic, for-hire or private. u
This is because the tax is
based on the weight of the truck
and the distance it travels over
the State. Neither rates nor de-
tails were proposed by the COM
mission. but it asked the high
way department to study the
matter and report to the general
assembly.
The other members of the
commission were State Senator
Marvin Minter of Mathews, Del
egate John H. Daniel of Char
lotte Courthouse, Writ Faulkner
of Glasgow, president of the
State Chamber Of Commerce;
Carter Glass, jr., Lynchburg
newspaper publisher, and Walter
Grant. Danville newspaper exc
| cutiVe.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Baltimore Building Site
Still Sought by State
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-With
the "Mondawmin" site ruled out
Gov. McKeldin's special commit
tee today considered about q
half dozen other locations as
possible spots in Baltimore fol
erection of a new State office
building.
Robert o. Bonnell, chairman
of the committee named to rec
ommend a location, said yester-
day the Mondawmin site in
northwest Baltimore had been
crossed off the list.
Promoters who plan to build
a shopping center on the big
old estate said there would not
be enough room for the type of
office center planned by the
State, Mr.. Bonnell said.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Missing D. {. Man
Found Dead in Car
In Charles County

The body of Ollie S. Davis, A.
year-old automobile mechanic
of 449 Newcomb street Sc, was
found yesterday in the back seat
Of an automobile in a wooded
area near Pomonkey, Charles
County. according to Maryland
State Police.
State Trooper Walter Wilt said
hose attached to the exhaust
pipe led into the car. Trooper
Wilt said he was awaiting q re-
port from the county medical
examiner to establish positively
the cause of death.
DR.. Richard DAILY. assistant
medical examiner, said an au-
topsy was to be held today.
Mr.. Davis last was seen by his
wife in the living room Of their
home as she was leaving for
work November IL. He was gone
when she returned. They have
a 7-year-old daughter, Sandra.
A sister, Mrs. Pearl D. Thrower,
of 4515 Alabama avenue Sc,
said her brother had been suf-
fering from a nervous disorder
and was a patient at Mount Alto
Hospital two weeks before his
disappearance. -
Mr.. Davis worked for O. local
automobile firm but had been on
sick leave for several weeks.
During World War II, Mr.
Davis served as an aerial gunner
in the Air Force. He was shot
down over Yugoslavia and was
reported missing in action for
three weeks.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Experts 10 Discuss
Effect Of Road Plans
On Rock Creek Park

Charges that current highway
proposals constitute an improper
and dangerous encroachment on
Rock Greek Park will be dis
cussed at a dinner tomorrow
night at the Hotel Statler.
The informal gathering is be-
ing arranged by officials of the
National Resources Council
made up of 80 national conser-
vation and scientific research
groups.
c. r. Gutermuth, council exec
utive secretary, said invitations
have been sent to citizen-leaders
prominent here in moves to block
projects they view as improper
park encroachments.
Among those expected to at
tend are Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant
III, former chairman of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Commits
sion, and former Senator Gerald
P. Nye, leader of a citizen move
ment in nearby Maryland which
opposes road proposals in parks.
Most immediate concern of the
parkland champions is the pro-
posal to bring a leg of Route 24O
through Maryland sections of
Rock Creek Park and, eventually
through the District section of
the park to downtown Wash
ington. One group of citizens
also has filed a Federal court
suit challenging legality of using
a Maryland park section for the
proposed inter-county belt free
way.
Mr.. Guthermuth said the Rock
Greek road proposals are typical
of "invasions of the national
park system" which, his group
has been fighting throughout
the country.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Christmas Charity Committee
Opens Arlington Offices

The Arlington Community
Christmas Committee has opened
headquarters at 1913 North Fair
fax drive to serve as a clearing
house for needy families and
those planning to give Christ
mas food and gifts.
An organization of the volun-
tary social agencies of Arlington,
the Christmas Committee is COM
posed of representatives from
the agencies, churches and
schools. Leon Logan. manager
of Sears Roebuck & Co. in Clar-
endon, is chairman.
Agencies which will distribute
the Christmas baskets of food,
clothing and toys are Family
Service of Northern Virginia and
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Admiral Parr Injured
By Car Near Office

Rear Admiral Warren Parr
(retired) was reported in salts
factory condition at Bethesda
Naval Hospital last night after
suffering a fractured left leg in
an auto accident.
Admiral Parr, who has Offices
as an industrial engineer at 824
Connecticut avenue NV. was
struck crossing the avenue near
his Office, yesterday, by an auto
driven by Conception A. Giminez
Arnau of the Spanish Embassy,
police said. Admiral Parr, about
so, lives at 1862 South Glebe
road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Four Corners PIuns
Tree Lighting Parade

The Four Corners (Md.) Busi-
ness Association will hold its an
nual Christmas tree lighting
ceremonies at p. m. Wednes-
day.
A parade will form at Coles
vile road and Underwood ave-
nue. and move to the shopping
center at Colesville and Old
Bladensburg roads. Santa Claus
will be on hand with gifts and
candy for the children.
Evening star., 1953-12-06

Catholic Charities Of Northern
Virginia, both Community Chest
services; Arlington Ministerial
Association; Arlington Red Cross
Chapter, and the Arlington
branch of the Salvation Army.
This is the fifth consecutive
year of operation for the COM
mittee.
The telephone number at
Christmas headquarters is Jack
son 8-4558. Hours are from 2
to 5 pm. from now until De-
cember Is, and from 2 to 9 pm.
from that date through Christ
mas eve. Information may be
obtained at other hours from
the Arlington Community Chest
and Council, jackson 2-5116.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Pulaski Prosecutor
Heads Association
BY the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Dec. 5.-Alton I
Crowell of Pulaski was elevated
to the presidency of the Associa-
ton of Commonwealth's Attor-
neys of Virginia here today to
succeed Howard w. Smith, jr.
of Alexandria.
The Pulaski County prosecutor
has been mentioned prominently
as a possible successor to retir-
ing Judge John S. Draper OF
the 21st Judicial Circuit.
commemorative Attorney C.
E. Cuddy of Roanoke was elected
vice president.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
|PIan Is Pushed
10 Seize Sites in
|FreewdY Path
Maryland Group
To Begin TuIks on
Rolling Hills Lond

The Maryland State Roads
Commission expects to begin ne
gotiations this week to acquire
more than 20 home sites near
Rock Creek Park which stand in
the way of nearby Maryland's
proposed inter-county belt free
way.
The affected land, part of q
new subdivision called Rolling
Hills, is located east of the Ken
sington parkway and south OF
Rock Greek Park.
Under present plans, the con-
troversial belt road would pass
through the park eastward from
Wisconsin avenue, dip out of the
park west of Connecticut avenue
and pass through Rolling Hills
and other private land just be-
fore re-entering the park south
of Forest Glen.
A Federal court suit challeng-
ing legality of the use of park
land for the road already has
been filed by six residents of
the park area. The suit is against
the National Capital Planning
Commission, which has ap-
proved the park use tentatively
on grounds that the road has
parkway characteristics.
New Homes Being Built.
Final plans for the road have
not been made and the roads
officials do not plan immediate
acquisition of other land in that
area, they said. The reason for
moving fast in the Rolling Hills
development. they said, is that
new homes are being built which
would greatly increase acquisi-
ton costs later.
D. c. Gruver, of the Gruver-
Cooley Construction Co., Rolling
Hills developers, said SO lots
are in the subdivision. Nine
homes have been built, and the
firm has construction permits
for eight others. he said.
Roads officials said 16 lots are
involved in the acquisition plus
five others partially affected.
Only one completed home-aS
yet unoccupied-is clearly with
in the taking area, but two 9TH
ers also are affected, they said.
Await Land Appraisals.
Mr.. Gruver said he was ap-
preached by Roads Commission
officials a month ago, but had
heard nothing since. Roads off,
cials said they were awaiting
private land appraisals, which
are expected this week. They
said they would contact the con-
Struction firm and private land
owners involved Immediately for
negotiations.
At present. they said. they in
tend to acquire other land in that
area only if there is other build
ing development which would in
crease its value.
A hearing on issues of the
court suit, meanwhile, is not
expected before the first of the
year. The Planning Commis-
sion has so days in which to
answer the citizens suit.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
peI;t;co!ho DsslAA
Thing of the Past in MARYLAND
Teachers in State
Plan on Institute
On Government
By the A.soeio,ed Pres,

of9A 4MO11Es, OcC. O.-ADOut
100 Maryland public school
teachers met here today to take
the next step in an unusual pro-
ject.
Their objective is to know
more about practical politics
than the practical politicians do.
I'VE are babes in the woods as
far as practical politics is con-
cerned," declared DR.. Earle r.
Hawkins. president of Towson
State Teachers College.
$50 few, except the politicians
knew much about practical poll
tics. We should know as much
rs the politicians"
DR.. Hawkins made the keynote
speech Friday night as the teach
erS opened a conference to plan
the Statewide spread of their
Institute on Maryland Public At
fairs.
Started in Summer.
It was started last summer
when about so of them studied
State and local government prob
lens in a two-week workshop al
ToWSon Teachers College.
Nearly all the so were back to-
day, reinforced by so more.
Their purpose this time was
to plan for setting up institutes
in January in their own coun-
ties.
AS DR.. Hawkins put it:
IF our $4,000 public Schoo
teachers became we'll informed
about their government, il
could bring about a revolution
in the State"
Case Re-enacted.
Today the newcomers get, by
way of Illustration, a re-enact-
ment of the case study by Mabel
j. Hoyler and Zelma v. Smith of
the Fedrerick schools.
It is a study of a dispute in
1948 and 1949 between the Fred
erick County School Board and
the Frederick city government.
The city wanted to build a
street across one edge of the
Frederick High School grounds,
and the case ultimately went all
the way to the General Assembly
and the Maryland Court of APP
peals.
The school board won. The
teachers have made the case into
a story which illustrates the re-
course a citizen has to the courts,
and how groups of citizens can
go about legally thwarting the
design of practical politicians.
Expenses Paid.
The institute idea is sponsored
by the Maryland State Teachers
Association, which paid travel
expenses of the 100 or so who
came here for the conference, as
well as for their meals and hotel
rooms
Cooperating are the Maryland
State Department of Education
and the Maryland Congress OF
Parents and Teachers.
Dr.4David w. Zimmerman, as
Sistant State superintendent OF
schools, said at the first dinner
that the Institute on Maryland
Public Affairs is mot Just an
other pressure group for q. larger
share of the tax dollar."*
He Joined Superintendent Let
tie M. Dent of St. MaryS County
and others in setting the aim as
Every teacher an informed and
participating citizen"
When the teachers get their
project going, participation will
count toward the schooling they
must get to retain their teaching
certificates.
The State teachers association
even hopes the Institutes will be
so successful that some citizens
will want to attend.