davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-28
State Vocational.
Continued from Page One)

TCOntInued ffOm FaRc Une1
James Outlaw, a Freshman, and
Edward Whitehead, a Junior from
Greenwood
The skit is written and directed
by Ernest 7. Battle, Head of the
Department of Speech and Drama
at the College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-28

son, treasurer; Mrs. l.. S. Camp
bell, registrar.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Take Ny Word for 1t By F,e"t Colby

This column, since it deals
with usage, origins. pronuncia-
tions and, occasionally, with
spelling and punctuation. is.
without doubt, the most vulner-
able to typographical errors of
all syndicated features.
There have always been typo
graphical errors, and, alas, there
always will beat least until a
race of infallible men can be
developed to do the Nations
typeSetting and proofreading.
The typographical error is no
reSpecter of persons or publica-
tionS. You'll find printers errors
in the beSt-edited newspapers,
magazines, and books.
One of the most celebrated
mixups occurred in 1881, in
printing a new edition of the
Bible. Through an amazing
oversight, the seventh COM
mandment read: Thou shalt
commit adultery; the kings
printer, one Barker, was fined
for not catching the error. Speci-
mems of that edition are known
among book collectors as the
Wicked, or Adulterous, Bible.
Evening star., 1953-06-12

To obtain q free COPY of the illus
trated leafiet. "Vitamins and Miner
AIS" In natures 1000. send q sell.
RAN in care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1953-06-12

| My readers have sharp eyes.
and send me many hilarious
clippings containing typohowlers
such as these: Candles deco
rated the altar, and communism
was served as usual" "The bride
wore a corsage of punk roses. "
B proposes that Mexican
labor be imported at once to
keep cops from rotting."
One especially splendid news
paper caused me to tell my read
ers that the correct pronuncia-
ton of stationery was "STY-
Sh 'n-EHR-ee." (The linotype
operator must have been from
"Aus-TRY'L-yuh.D Another fine
paper unwittingly reversed the
answers in one of the grammar
tests.
It adds up to this: If you read
something in this column that
doesn't make sense, or with which
you disagree, drop me a line. II
the error is mine. I'll publicly
correct it. If it is a printers
error, I'll be glad to tell what
it should have been.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1953-06-12
By Romon Coffmon

Fishermen have declared war
on starfiSh. They blame the
queer-shaped animals for the
loss of many fish.
In addition there is a score
to settle for the way starf1sh de-
stroy mussels and oysters. In a
single year it was estimated that
starfiSh destroyed more than
half a million dollars worth of
oysters in beds off the shores
of Connecticut. This led to a
furious attack, and 1000 BUSH
els of starf1sh we're taken from
the Connecticut oyster beds that
year!
There was a time when fisher
men would pull starflsh apart,
and would toss the parts into
the water. 1t was supposed that
the tearing would destroy them.
but what q mistake! If q star
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Uncle Rays Corner

Despite its low-grade nerve
cells q 'Starfish knows enough
to eat an oyster!
It has been figured that an
oyster can resist eight pounds
of pulling" A Starfish has muscle
tissue, but never could give a
sudden pull of that force. In
stead Of doing so. it climbs over
an oyster and faStens its tube
feet to both sides of the oysters
shell. Then it gives a long,
Evening star., 1953-06-12

fish is torn into two or three
parts. and dropped back into the
sea. the parts are likely to grow
into two or three starfish! A
single arm will fail to turn into
a new starfish, but If a fair part
of the central body is fastened
to the arm, a new" animal, with
five arms, will exist in the course
of time.
If a starflsh is turned upside
down, while on the beach or
elsewhere, it will try to turn
over. This can be done by rising
on the tips of four of the arms,
and then throwing the fifth arm
up and over to bring about a
"somersault." The ASterina type
of starfish has been watched
while it turned over in less than
a minute.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
-@-@aa@

steady pull. Poor Mr.. Oyster
may hold out for a time. but at
last meets his doom. When the
shell comes open. the starfiSh
eats the soft body.
Evening star., 1953-06-12

> All HdSS
In today's deal Mr.. Dale won
the first two tricks with the
king and queen of hearts. He
continued with the ace of hearts
and Mr.. Abel ruffed.
Now Mr.. Abel had a plan and
a very good plan. as far as it
went. He correctly decided that
it was of vital Importance to
keep Mr.. Champion out of the
lead so that diamond could
not be led through his ace
queen.
He cashed the ace and king
of clubs and ruffed club in
dummy. He ruffed dummy's last
heart. Next, he took two rounds
of spades, ending on the board.
At this point he was feeling very
we'll satisfied with himself.
Trumps had broken 20. which
was necessary to the success OF
his plan. All he had to do now
was to duck a diamond lead
around to Mr.. Dale and the old
boy would be end-played.
So out came small diamond
from dummy-but the plan fell
apart when Mr.. Champion put
up the 10 spot. Mr.. Abel frowned
and stared at the ceiling. 1t
didn't help him. If he let the
10 hold, another diamond lead
would undoubtedly follow and,
on the bidding. the king was al
most certainly in Mr.. Dale's
hand.
Finally, he played his queen.
Mr.. Dale won with the king and
returned the jack Another dia-
mond had to be lost, for down
one.
Mr.. Abel could have made the
hand by another play-and re-
gardlesS of how good the de-
fense was. After stripping the
clubs and picking up the trumps.
all he had to do was to lead
dummy's last heart and pitch
the eight of diamonds on it. That
would put Mr.. Dale in for sure.
His return would have to be
a diamond, which would go into
the ace-queen; or a club which
could be ruffed on the board
while Mr.. Abel got rid of his
queen of diamonds.
Copyright 1853, General Features Corp,
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Contract Bridge
FRIDAY, JUNE IL.
By EosIeY BIockWood

In making an avoidance play
(keeping a dangerous" oppo-
nent out of the lead) it is neces-
Sary to think of every possible
countermeaSure the defenders
might employ to thwart your
plans. This is especially true
when you are playing against a
fine defender like Mr.. Champion.
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
NORTH
(MrS. Keen)
AAJ83
1852
b764
&AJ
WEST EAST
CMr. Dale) CMr. Champion)
ASA A92
0AKQ10 VJ97
oKJ9 p10532
%10976 %Q432
(Mr. AbeD
AK Q1076
2S4
nAQ8
%K85
The bidding:
South West North East
is Dbl. Redbl. Pass
Pass 2H IS Pass
As All Pass
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Bandits Get $1,000
In Georgetown Cafe

Two men took an estimated
$1,000 from a Georgetown res
taurant owner today and then
locked him and a customer in
the mems room and escaped.
Owner John N. Saah, 43, who
operates the restaurant at 2o37
K street NV, under the White
hurst freeday, told police the
two bandits entered while he
was alone and demanded the
cash.
While the holdup was in
progress, a Maloney Concrete
Co. truck driver, Henry S.
Schwartz, 81, of 612 North Taze-
well street. Arlington, came in
a side door. After taking the
proprietor's money, the bandits
forced both men into the mems
room, locked it and left by the
front door.
When they heard the door
close, Mr.. Saah called to the
cook, Carey Jefferies, 48. colored,
of 642 F street, NE, who was
in the kitchen and unaware of
the robbery. He released them.
Both bandits were colored,
and both about 5 feet, 7 inches
tall, police said. One carried a
38.-caliber revolver; the other a
.22-caliber.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Americans Refusing to Return
Insult u. S. POW Observers
Anti-Reds in Another Compound Seize
Indian Major and Hold Him u Hours

mission agrees to their request,
it will bring to 102 the number
of Chinese and Korean prison.
ers who decided to go home after
all. This is the largest single
group to switch.
The Chinese as we'll as %
Americans, l Briton and 335
South Koreans are being held
for interviews by representatives
of their old sides.
Maj. Gedward A. Morrer of
Tacoma, Wash, one of the allied
observers, reported the show of
hostility by captured allied SOL
diers held in the Korean neutral
zone awaiting final action on
their fate.
Maj. Morrer, one of four
United States observers said the
Americans and Koreans gath
cred at their approach, started
singing the "1nternationale, 4"
then began their shouts in Eng
liSh.
Maj. Morrer said an Ameri-
can prisoner led the group in
chants resembling football
cheers.
He said the leader asked
loudly: will we go south?"
"No!" the answer was shouted
in unision.
will we go north?" asked the
leader.
Yes" the Americans and
Koreans yelled.
The major said that in a final
show of defiance, the POWs
"c]enched their fists and shout
ed at U.S."
The major said Indian escorts
cut the compound fence to per-
NIT the observers to leave with
out walking back to the main
gate where they had entered.
The incident between Chinese
(Spe pOWS Paoe A-2l
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Matter Of Opinion
William Woodward, II, Dies;
Owned Three Derby Winners
Banker Best Known
In Racing as Head
Of BeIuir Form
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Wil-
liam Woodward, II, banker and
race horse breeder who owned
three Kentucky Derby winners,
died in his home here today.
Mr.. Woodward's Derby winners
were Gallant Fox in 1880, Omaha
in 1885 and Johnstown in 1889.
Mr.. Woodward was chairman
of the American Jockey Club,
ruling body of the American turf,
from 1880 to 1850, when he re-
tired because of i'll health.
He was president of the Han
over National Bank, New York,
from 1910 until 1929 and chair
man of the board of the Central
Hanover Bank & Trust Co. for
the next four years.
But he was best known as
owner of some of the Nation S
most outstanding race horses.
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, famed
horse trainer, has had charge of
his horses for 80 years.
The most famous of the Wood
ward horses, Gallant Fox, was
foaled at the Claiborne Stud in
Paris. KY. Mr.. Woodward owned
the 2.500-acre Belair stud farm
near Bowie, Md, where many of
his race horses were raised.
Gallant Fox, carrying Belair's
white and red dot silks, took the
triple crown" in 1880, follow
ing up his Kentucky Derby tri-
umph with victories in the Freak
ness and Belmont Stakes.
Omaha also took the triple
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Indo-Chino Typhoon Toll
Is ! 900, May Go to 1000

SAIGON, Indo-China, Sept.
26 (P.-Nearly 1000 persons are
known to have been killed by
a typhoon which struck the
coast of central Indo-China
Pham Van Giao, governor of
Central Wet Nam, announced
today.
1t was feared that the death
toll may reach 1000. The ty-
phoon yesterday pushed food
waters over the whole region
around Hue. The governors an
nouncement was only a prelim-
mary report on the casualties.
At least 100000 were left
homeless after the winds and
floods swept away thier straw
hutS.
The typhoon destroyed food
supplies and rice in the fields,
and famine was feared as a
result in AMMAN, Central Wet
Nam state. Medical authori-
ties also warned of the danger
OF a typhoid epidemic.
Aerial reconnaissance dis
closed that typhoon floods also
caused serious damage in zones
held by the Communicated Wet
Mini,
Evening star., 1953-09-26
McMdnus Sentenced
To Life for Murder
By the Associoted Press

CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, Sept.
26.-Fred Eugene McManus. 49,
year-old confessed killer of five
persons, was sentenced today to
life Imprisonment for the mur-
der of William Allen Braverman.
The Valley Stream, Long Island,
youth faced the bench calmly
and apparently without emotion
as State Supreme Court Justice
H. Douglass Van Duser followed
the recommendation of the trial
jury.
But he smiled as usual for
news photographers as he was
led quickly from the half filled
Ontario County courtroom to
await transfer to the Elmira re-
ception center for convicted
criminals.
The 10 men and 2 women of
the jury Thursday found Nc
Manus guilty of first-degree fell
ony murder after celebrating
more than l3 hours. But they
recommended life Imprisonment
instead of death in the electric
chair.
McManus ultimate destination
was believed to be Auburn State
Prison.
Evening star., 1953-09-26

crown, Johnstown won the Der
by and the Belmont Stakes.
In recent years, Mr.. Wood
ward had been sending some of
his most promising colts to Eng
land in an attempt to have an
American-bred horse win the
EPSON Derby.
The closest he came was in
1850 when his Prince Simon was
beaten by a head by the French
horse, Calcador. His Black Tar
quin failed in the 1949 English
Derby.
Twelve of Mr.. WoodWard'S
horses each won more than
100000. Gallant Fox earned
the then astounding sum of
$328,165 in two seasons and was
the worlds leading money-win-
ming horse when he retired to
stud at the end of 1880.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Treasury Orders Cut
In Interest Rate on
New Savings Notes
U. S. Action Reverses
7-Month Rise in Return;
Demonstrates 'FIexibiIity' y
BY the Assoeicted Press

The Treasury has ordered
lower interest payments on one
type of Government security,
setting the stage for a demon
stration that its flexible" money
policy can lead to cuts as well
as boosts in interest rates.
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey last night halted sale
of two-year Treasury savings
notes, which since May IL have
been carrying an interest rate of
2.47 per cent.
This Series B" will be re-
placed on October /, Secretary
Humphrey said, by new series
with interest rates revised
downward to reflect recent
changes in the Government Sc
curities market"
ReverSes 7-MOnth Rise.
That was the entire official
explanation of a Treasury move
which reverses a steady seven
month rise of interest rates to
the highest level in about 20
years. The climb has affected
the cost of private borrowing.
Administration aides said the
decision implies no basic shift
to an "easier money" policy.
They said it simply demonstrates
the Treasury's flexible" pro-
gram, under which interest rates
will be kept just high enough to
attract buyers for its securities.
However, the market changes"
which Secretary Humphrey
mentioned were chiefly rises in
the price of Federal bonds.
Under a flexible" policy, there
fore, a continued strong trend of
prices and demand could mean
interest reductions on additional
securities issues in the future.
Some officials, on the other
hand, say the savings notes may
prove to be a special case. There
have been signs. these officials
explained, that the interest rate
was set high so as to create an
abnormal demand for that type
of security. to the disadvantage
of other Government issues.
Mr.. Humphreys action, in any
case. was his first opportunity
to prove that the flexible"
policy can mean lower interest
rates as we'll as higher.
Are Sold to Corporations.
The savings notes affected are
sold primarily to corporations
which wish to invest for short
periods the money which they
are setting aside for taxes or
holding in reserve for other pur-
poses.
The notes are not marketable,
but may be redeemed for cash
or used in payment Of taxes after
they have been held at least
four months.
The Series B" notes placed on
sales four months ago offered
substantially higher rates than
the Series A" three-year notes
which they replaced. Series B |
notes paid 2.16 per cent if held |
six months, 2.33 per cent after
year, 2.41 after 18 months and |
2.47 if held for the full two years
to maturity.
The forthcoming, series will !
pay less. but probably not as
little as the Series A notes; their
rates were LA per cent at six
months, 1852 at one year, 1.78
at two years, and 1873 at three
years.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
BY the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM. Sept. 26. -
American and South Korean
prisoners who refused repatria-
tion shook their fists at United
States observers today and
shouted, GO home, American
imperialiStS. Go back where
you came from, stuffed shirts"
Earlier, angry anti-Commun-
ist prisoners delivered by the
allies to Indian custodial troops
seized an Indian major and held
him hostage for 80 minutes. He
was finally released when the
Indian commander chided the
Chinese for lack of hospitality.
SiXty-nine other Chinese priS-
onerS - mostly officers - an
nounced today they have changed
their minds on repatriation and
now want to return to Red
China. If the repatriation COM
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Desperate Killed
With FBI Man in
Baltimore Movie
Another Federal Agent
Wounded; Few Patrons
Aware of Gun Bottle
By the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.-A
West Coast desperate was killed
and an FBI agent fatally wound
ed last night in a blazing gun
battle at a downtown movie
house.
Most of the movie audience,
absorbed with the crime picture
on the screen, didn't realize a
squad of FBI men was shooting
it out with the trapped gunman.
Another agent was seriously
wounded in the battle on \the
mezzanine of the Town Theater
here.
Shot to death in a phone booth
as he talked to Los Angeles was
John Elgin johnson, 34-year-old
former bank robber wanted for
parole violation and as a mur-
der suspect.
FBI Man Dies in Hospital.
Agent j. Brady Murphy, SO, of
the Baltimore Office, was shot in
the lower abdomen and died
about 4 am. today at Mercy
Hospital. Agent Ray Fox, 80,
was shot in the hip.
They were leading a squad of
FBI men up the steps when
Johnson-being stalled by a Los
Angeles reporter until officers
could get there-suddenly turned
and opened fire through the glass
door of the booth.
Mr.. Murphy sagged to the floor
and his gun rolled under a chair
Mr.. Fox fell backward toward
the stairs. Other agents moved
up emptying their pistols into
the booth.
Johnson, hit by two bullets in
the right side of the chest and
one which grazed his face,
slumped against the door of the
phone booth, jamming it tight.
He didn't get out of the
booth-not till we pulled him
out" said Scott Alden, special
agent in charge of the FBI
here.
The phone booth was riddled
with bullet holes. johnson was
dead when he arrived at Uni
versity Hospital.
Few Aware of Shooting.
1t was over so quickly only a
few theater patrons sensed any
thing amiss. A small crowd of
curious, near the back of the
theater where they could hear
shots, was in the lobby when
johnson and the wounded agents
were taken out.
The movie. ct, the jury
based on a best seller by Mickey
Spillane-had started only a
few minutes before.
One patron, Francis O'Brlen.
said he thought some one had
let off string Of firecrackers. :"
He said the man next to him,
however. threw himself on the
floor and said some one was fr-
ing a pistol
The theater manager said
very few people were in the bal
cony near the scene of action.
Mr.. Alden said johnson had
(See SHOOTING, Page A-3.J
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Personal Estate
or $40, 900 Left
By Senator Tobey
By the Assoeiated Press

NASHUA, N. H., Sept. 90
Senator Charles w. Tobey, who
died July 25, left a personal es-
tate of $4,000, according to an
administration filed in the Hills
borough County Probate Office
here.
Senator Tobey died without
leaving a will.
His two sons, Charles w. To-
hey. jr., of Hopkinton and Rus
sell B. Tobey of Concord will act
as administrators.
The Senator's widow, Mrs. Lii
liam c. Tobey, waived all inter-
ests IN consideration of ST paid
her by the Senator's four chill
dren who, with Mrs. Tobey, are
heirs -at-laW.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Drought Disaster Areas
Certified for Virginia
By the Axsocioted Press

President Eisenhower wired
Gov. Battle of Virginia that he
will designate certain Virginia
counties as major drought dis
aster areas eligible for Federal
relief.
The White House said the De-
partment of Agriculture had GER
titled the need for such assist
ance.
The department, under the
amended law, will determine the
particular counties affected and
the amount Of help to be given.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
japanese Typhoon
Leaves lis Dead and
Damage in Millions
One American Soldier
Killed; Tokyo Is Hit
Sidesweeping Blow
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sept. 26.-A roaring
typhoon swept over Japan's main
island last night and early to-
day. sideswiped the teeming
Tokyo area and left in it's wake
millions of dollars in property
damage and at least lis dead,
including l American soldier.
Skies cleared today as the
storm sWirled into the North
Pacific where it began breaking
up.
The American soldier drowned
at Camp MaiZuru in Southern
Japan. His name was withheld
and details of the drowning
were not Immediately available.
japanese national police said
the big storm, with 90-mile-an-
hour winds at its center, left
ia Japanese dead, 288 missing
and 259 injured.
Hundreds of thousands of
Japanese were left homeless.
American Bases Damaged.
American bases in Japan suf-
fered damage estimated officially
at millions of dollars.
A United States Army spokes-
man said damage at Camp Otsu
near Tokyo will run to $1.9
million.
A landslide damaged the heat
ing plant and an ammunition
depot at Camp Misuru.
Five warehouses collapsed at
the Kobe quartermaster depot.
Thirty-eight United States
Army buildings in Tokyo were
damaged, six small buildings
were destroyed and three Army
Sedans were damaged.
Only minor damage was re-
ported at United States Air
Force bases. Some roofs were
lost and several Quonset huts
destroyed at Itami Air Base
near Osaka
Communications Disrupted.
Communications between
Japan and Korea were disrupted
by the storm. One Army tele-
type line was temporarily re-
paired this afternoon, but it
broke down again.
Some news copy reached
Tokyo from Korea via a British
commercial telegraph firm which
routed messages through Hong
Kong.
The Japanese coast guard said
10 small ships or boats were
sunk, but only two seamen were
known dead.
The 10,000-ton tanker Chigusa
Maru, which called for help dur
ing the height of the storm last
night, radioed today that she
had repaired a disabled engine
and was heading for port under
her own power.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
The Increasing Role
OF Negro Churchmen

NEGRO LEADERS-Neero church.
men and women ore playing an ever
increasing role in activities Of the
Washington federation Of Churches
ond other city-wide groups. Writer
Mark Gnerro comments on outstond-
ing achievements on poee A-8.
BUILDERS oPTIMlSTIc-Areo
builders believe assurances thot most
Federal job cuts have been occom-
pIlshed will boost demands for homes.
Reol Estote Editor Robert J. Lewis
presents Their reoction in on orticle
on pooe B-l.