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Evening star., 1953-01-16

affairs. Mr.. Rhodes has partici-
pated widely in several organi-
cations He was vice chairman
of the Arizona State Board of
Public Welfare. He belongs to
the Masons, Rotary Club and
ElkS.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Maryland Assembly
is Asked 10 Abolish
Lash for Wifebeaters
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 16.-The
Maryland General Assembly is
being asked to abolish the whip
ping post which State law now
provides for wifebeaters.
Included in a batch of Legis-
lative Council bills as the as
sembly got under way here was
a measure to eliminate the an
cient penalty of whipping or
lashing men convicted of beating
their wives.
Under the bill, recommended
by the Prisoners Aid Association
of Maryland, wifebeaters could
be fined not more than $500 or
sent to Jail for not more than a
year, or both. The present law
allows a sentence of up to 40
laSheS.
Evening star., 1953-01-16

Advertising Advice in Ads
NEW YORK (P.-A New
York advertising agency is TAX
ing full-page advertisements in
newspapers to tell advertisers
how to write advertisements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
The Montgomery Case
How the Death Of Lonely Man
Became Congressional Issue

The death of John C. Montgomery officially called
suicide has become the subject OF congressional iuest
Department official told those Dho and those
1oho haze Investigated his death:
At $50 pm. January 49, John C. Montgomery A. left
the Finnish the State Department to 60 to party
All secret documents had been cleared from his desk
because Mr. Montgomery was scrupulous about security
Others might leave classified letter their to step
into the han-but not Mr.. Montgomery
Hoped Be Foreign Service.
He had always wanted to be foreign service officer,
but he couldn't the examination This job the Finnish
desk though close to being in the foreign service
his desk reports from Finland and from his desk went
messages to Finland.
This afternoon he going reception Assistant
Secretary OF State George W. Perkins, who retiring He
had of his he rode to the Chevy Chase
Club with Mr. and Mrs Elmer Margrave Mr. Margrave had
worked in the with him for a year.
At $40 pm the trio walked into the club Martins
served and Mr. Montgomery had two After that conded
that he didn't want to drink because he had
dinner engagement.
At pm, he arrived alone at the home of Kaarlo "
Makea first secretary of the Finnish legation at 1903 Forty
sixth street NV. It small dinner party, kind
where unusual behavior of guest would be noticed
Tells the Same Story Twice.
At the table, Mr. Montgomery told rsque story That
Of his State Department guest They
more surprised short time later when he told the
joke again.
very difficult to get acquainted with" summed up Mrs
Makela.
During party martini three glasses
of red wine three of white wine and glass and half of
benedictne. He weaving slightly
At 1890 am he bid the MakelaS good night and left
with the other two guests Aholm and a-Ritta
Niiranen, both of the Finnish Legation
At am, they dropped him across the street from the
he crossed the street and entered the house. It be-
longed to his friend Marvin Braverman, attorney
At about am, Mrs Margaret Werner who lives next
door at 2713 street NV heard what sounded like hud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Ban on Bocchus
Inks Students
At Georuiu II.
By the Assoeiaisd Press

ATHENS, Ca, Feb. 14.-Uni-
versity Of Georgia students, con-
tending that the convivial cup is
the "inseparable handmaiden Of
learning" reacted strongly to q
dry" order today.
John Cox. university Director
of Mems Activities. ordered a
500 fine for any fraternity serv-
ing beer, wine or liquor at any
party. on or OF the campus. He
said he intended to enforce the
university's alcoholic beverage
rule for the good Of students and
institution alike.
The campus newspaper, The
Red and Black, could see little
good accruing in any direction
and commented editorially:
"Traditionally, institutions Of
higher learning from Heidelberg
to Harvard, II not recognizing
oficially the place where Louie
dwells' have regarded it with q
tolerant eye"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
DC. Area 10 Carolina
Turnpike Announced
By Virginia Group
By The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IA.
Plans for a 2O0-mile, 5000 million
turnpike running north-south
through eastern Virginia were
disclosed here today.
The road would be built as a
self liquidating toll facility, with
ownership ultimately to revert
to the State, by a new nom
profit company which expects to
receive it's charter from the
State Corporation Commission
Monday.
If plans work out construction
would start in about a year and
the entire route could be COM
pleted about two years after the
construction begins.
Bypass Major Cities.
These and other details Of
Virginia's latest turnpike pro-
posal were announced by John
j. Wicker. jr., Richmond lawyer
and president of the newly
formed Virginia Interstate Turn
pike Corporation.
Designed as a limited-acceSS,
divided LANE Superhighway, the
turnpike would run from a point
just west of Washington to
North Carolina.
It would run near but bypass
such major cities and towns as
Richmond, Fredericksburg. Pet
ersburg, Hopewell, Emporia and
Lawrenceville.
Provision would be made to
serve these localities by connec-
tions with existing highways or
by new spurs" to be built in CO.
operation with State and local
government officials.
The turnpike is conceived
partly as a link and as future
pattern of similar turnpikes pro-
viding one swift thoroughfare
(see TURNPIKE. Page A-ll) /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
BY the Assoeioied Press

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. IA.
The Eighth Air Force an
nounced tonight that Master
Sergt. Carroll w. Butin, "a,
listed as killed in the crash of
a CarSwell Air Force Base B-36
in Labrador, was found alive in
the wreckage of the plane today.
The wreckage was buried in
five feet of snow.
Capt. Burton E. Wilder, pub
lie information officer of the
Eighth Air Force, made the an
nouncement and said Sergt.
Butin was in serious condition
in Goose Bay Air Force Base
Hospital.
The plane crashed late Thurs
day night
Capt. Wilder said poor COM
munications with Goose Bay hin
dered getting full information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Secrecy ScuttIed,
Navy Gives Lineup
For Korean Action

The Navy did something prac-
tically unheard of last night.
It announced in advance the
probable lineup of ships that
will lombard the Red Korean
port of Wonsan Monday.
Ships which will probably be
at Wonsan next Monday, Febru-
airy 49," the Navy announce
ment said, include the destroy
ers U. S. s. De Haven and
u. S. S. Samuel N. Moore.
Conducting (mine) sweeping
operations in the harbor and
surrounding area will be the
U. S. S. Gladiator and U. S. S.
Dextrous, assisted by the fleet
tug U. S. Takelma and land
ing ships U. S. S. milestone
and U. S. s. LIST 901."
Such a public announcement,
which was contained in a two
year summary of the seige Of
Wonsan, would have caused
military security officers Of an
other day to turn pale. But
evidently in this case the Navy
feels the Reds are in no position
to retaliate, even if given such
specific information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Airmun Found Alive in BIO
80 Hours After Crash of Plane

He said that "as best we can
assume, Butin was in the wreck
age from "a to 80 hours"
Capt. Wilder said the sergeant
was found In the fuselage in a
section near the tail. He said
they could guess that this was
a portion Of the giant craft that
buried itself in the snow and
did not burn.
Sergt. Butin's condition, while
serious. was not reported to the
base here as critical.
A veteran airman, Sergt. Butin
had been in the Air Force since
1899.
His wife, Helen, said she was
"elated" at the news, but still
didn't quite know what to make
of it.
Capt. Wilder said he could not
explain why >Sergt. Butin was
listed as dead when the body
was not found until today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Soviet Embassy Attache
Is Victim Of $500 Theft

Thieves took $500 from the
apartment of Soviet Embassy
attache last night, police re-
ported.
The money-$400 in bills and
500 in half-dollars from a piggy
bank-was stolen from the apart
ment of v. D. Yudin of 1751 p
street N. w.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yudin and their
10-year-old son had been out for
the evening. police said. They
discovered their apartment ram
sacked when they returned. Only
the money was taken, police
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Missing Boby's Body Found
After Mothers Furnace Story
Arlington Womon's Daughter Leads
Police in Search Near Shirley Highway

Office, which she did, Mr.. Hassan
said.
The girl reported "some sus-
picious goingS-on" at the Opano-
wich home, Mr.. Hassan said.
The search of the woods was
started about $50 pm. after
William G. Nemeth, attorney for
Mr.. and Mrs. Opanowich, called
Mr.. Hassan to say he had q
client who wanted to make q
statement.
The client was Mrs. Opano-
wich's daughter, Mrs. Marian
Lowe, 81, Of Shirley Duke Apart
ments.
Leads Search to Woods.
Mrs. Lowe led Mr.. Hassan and
Detectives William DinSmore and
Walter Kadel to the brush filled
woods along Army Navy drive,
which parallels Shirley highway.
While the search was in prog
ress. reporters questioned police
officials about why Mrs. Opano-
wich would tell them she threw
her baby in a furnace, if she had
taken the infants body into the
woods. One policeman said he
believed Mrs. Opnowich told the
furnace story to avoid having her
daughters name brought into
the case as driver of the car in
the trip to the wooded area.
The area of the search is
adjacent to Shirley Homes in the
Arna Valley area, along Four
Mile Run. After a futile search
for about an hour with police
lamps, Mr.. Hassan conferred
with Police Capt. Walter Bell
and Detective Capt. Dudley
Rector.
They called for Fire Depart
ment hoodlights.
Hundreds of spectators arrived
and police roped off the area
while the SO police and firemen
searched the weeds and brush
near the busy highway. More
(See BABY, Page A-11.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Plane Carrying As
Feared Lost in Fliqht
Across Mexico Gulf
Al on Passenger List;
Search Is Launched
In Rough Weather
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. IA Ma
tional Air Lines DC-6 with Al
passengers and five crew mem
bers was long overdue on a flight
over the Gulf of Mexico from
Tampa to New Orleans tonight
and authorities quickly organized
an intensive search.
Four Coast Guard Phys and
three surface craft were sent to
the area from New Orleans and
Gulf Coast bases. Another Ply
left Jacksonville, Fla. with two
National Air Lines pilots aboard
to join in the hunt.
One Lodestar was to leave
NAL headquarters in Miami
shortly after midnight with
Capt. E. j. Kershaw, vice presi-
dent in charge of operations,
aboard. Two other Lodestars
were to be sent before morning.
Flight Across Open Gulf.
The Navy at Pensacola and
the MacDill Air Force Base
planned to send search craft.
The flight originated at Mi
ami and after a stop in Tampa.
where it picked up other passen-
gers, took off on the 491-mile
flight to New Orleans across the
open Gulf.
The flight regularly requires
an hour and so minutes between
Tampa and New Orleans.
NAL headquarters said the
plane had sufficient fuel to keep
it aloft until about 1890 pm.
Saturday. It was presumed to
have gone down in the Gulf.
Rough Weather on Route.
1t was piloted by Ernest
Spring, veteran NAL captain,
and the crew included two other
men and two stewardesses, all Of
Miami.
The Weather Bureau reported
rough weather along the route,
including showers and thunder
storms. Small craft warnings
few along the Florida coast and
a weather forecaster at Miami
said "it's pretty rough out there
in the Gulf"
Last report frem the plane
gave its position about 100 miles
southeast of New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
New Cabinet Wives:
Mrs. Ezra T. Benson

NEW CABINET WiFE-Ms. Ezre
loft Benson, mother Of six children,
divides her time between her hus-
bond, fomiIy and church. An oe-
count Of the personality, activities
and background Of the wife Of the
new Secretary Of Agriculture % given
by Staff Writer Isabelle Shelton on
Pose D-l.
CAN PLANE CRASHES De RE-
DUcED m ALASkA?-Testimony at
o recent House inquiry forms the
basis for snotheF outline Of events
leading up to recent military trons-
port crashes in Alaska and the
Northwest. What happened before
two Flying Boxeors" pIowed ints
glacial peaks is related BY W. Il.
Shipper Of The stor stsH on Poss
Al.
Complete Index. Poge Az
Radio IN. Programs, Pages Els
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der. She had been arrested FRI
day in connection with the dis
appearance Of the baby boy,
Police said her first story was
that she had thrown the baby
into the furnace. Before the dis
covery Of the baby's body last
night, however, Mrs. Opanowich
had added to her story that she
had had q miscarriage February
6 anG that the baby had never
lived. She still chung to the story
about the furnace, police said.
Mr., Hassan said, however. he
was sure the body found last
night was that of the Opanowich
baby. He said the body was that
Of a week-old infant.
The police investigation
started, Mr.. HasSan said, after a
Pentagon secretary who was a
neighbor of Mrs. Opanowich told
her employer she was worried
about the case and wondered if
she should do anything. Her
superior advised her to contact
the Commemorative Attorneys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

The body of the baby Of Mrs.
Viola Opanowich was found by
Arlington police last night in a
brush filled woods along Shirley
highway, Commemorative At
torney William J. Hassan report
ed at $3.50 pm.
Mrs. Opanowich Is in jail
charged with the infants MUIR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15


by letter from the Most Rev.
Altileto Giovanni Cicognani, the
Apostolic Delegate here. 1t was
the second message on the
matter.
1T am directed by the Holy
See," the ArcEahHaashop's letter
said, "to inform the competent
authorities that many new de-
mands are being received at the
Vatican urging the Holy Father
to intervene for clemency in
behalf of the Rosenbergs and
that the leftist newspapers in
sist that His Holiness has done
nothing"
The letter asked that Gen.
Eisenhower be notified of the
message.
Speaks for Itself.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said this has
been done and Gen. Eisenhower
expressed his thanks for this
courtesy"
Mr.. Hagerty was asked If there
would be another presidential re-
view of the case in view of the
communication from the Vati-
can. and replied:
1.-THE Presidents statement on
the Rosenberg case speaks for
itself. It was an official state
ment by the President uphold
ing the conviction"
That statement. issued Febru-
airy IL. said the President had
made a careful examination into
the case and was satisfied that
the two individuals have been
accorded their full measure of
justice.
An execution date for the
RoSenbergs-the first to be SEN
fenced to death in this country
for peacetime spying-is expected
to be set this week. They are
confined in the death row of
New York's Sing Sing prison.
No Record Of Message.
The Archbishop's letter was
addressed to Sherman Adams,
the Presidents top assistant. It
called attention to the following
(Cna pnCTN1nrp1G norA AN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

that the United States not at
tempt to go it alone. but that it
would bind its allies closely
through consultation and intel
ligent cooperation. There is no
room. he said, for "the big stick"
or the ultimatum, ''be it a small
or medium ultimatum. or large
economy size"
1--WE want no satellites" Mr..
Stevenson said, I'VE want COM
panions in arms, the companion
ship of embattled free men in
common cause"
The former Illinois governors
address was delivered directly to
an audience composed of the
great and the near great of the
Democratic Party and carried to
millions of listeners throughout
the country by television and ra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
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Stevenson Speech
Nets $4,000 for
Democrats Deficit

NEW YORK, Feb. IA up.
-Adlai Stevenson's speech
here tonight cut the Demo-
Gratis campaign deficit by
more than a quarter of a
million dollars.
A total of 2,740 tickets
were collected from diners
who came to hear the de-
feated Presidential candi-
date and other Democrats
at a $100-a-plate Jefferson
Jackson Day dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
NBC Trying to Put
Press PurIey on TV
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-The
National Broadcasting Company
said tonight it was seeking OFF,
cial White House approval to
televise President Eisenhower's
first press conference as chief
executive.
A telegram requesting permis-
sion for N. B. c. to broadcast
newt Tuesdays press conference
over its television network was
addressed to presidential press
secretary James C. Hagerty by
N. B. G. President Frank White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
State Department
Agent Shifted After
Testifying on Files
Mccarthy to Investigot
Transfer Of Aide Who
Appeared at Hearing
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Sena-
tor Joseph r. Mccarthy. Repub-
lican Of Wisconsin, said tonight
that a State Department Sc
curity agent who testified be-
fore his committee last week
had been transferred to "a
beat"
Senator Mccarthy identified
the agent as John E. Matson,
who testified during an appear
ance before the committee about
the disappearance OF documents
from secret State Department
files.
The Senator said Mr.. Matson
had been assigned Ito doorbell
pushing and beating the street
in investigations after testifying
before the Senate committee"
Senator Mccarthy said Mr..
Matson's transfer appears on
the surface to be q case of re-
prisal or intimidation" against
a witness of the Senate Investi-
eating Committee.
Plans Public Hearing.
The wisconsin Senator an
nounced his committee would
hold a public hearing on the
transfer.
Mr.. Matson confirmed in
Washington that he had. been
transferred.
Mr.. Matson. then special agent
in the Security and Investiga-
tions Division, testified Febru-
airy 5 in Washington that his
1949 report on a possible Com
munist suspect in the United
States Embassy in Ecuador dis
appeared-along with other doc
umentS ION several occasions
from the State Departments
secret files.
Senator Mccarthy, head of a
Senate Investigating subcom-
mittee, has been conducting
closed hearings for the past two
days in New York on what he
calls ''mismanagement and sub
version" In the Voice of America
program.
Witnesses Heard.
He told newsmen tonight that
the next closed session would be
held in Washington Monday and
that another New York hearing
may be held next Saturday.
At today's session, Senator
Mccarthy said the subcommittee
heard seven witnesses. He said
the session was mainly con-
cerned with waste and incompe-
tence in the building of trans
mitters and facilities" of the
Voice.
Earlier in the day he told
newsmen that the picture of
waste in the Voice of America
''looks worse and worse as we
get into 1t deeper and deeper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Eisenhower Wont
Review Rosenberg
Case, Aide Reports
Decision Is Firm
Despite Pleas From
Pope, He Declares
By Cecil Holland

A White House spokesman IN
dicated yesterday that President
Eisenhower's decision upholding
the death penalty for atom spies
Ethel and julius Rosenberg re-
NAMED unchanged after receive
ing . message from Pope Plus
XII about many new demands"
for clemency.
The White House said the mes
sage was received Friday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Allen Beck In Belgrade

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE Unit
ed States Ambassador to Yugo-
slavia, George Allen. returned to
Belgrade today after q months
consultation in Washington. Bel
grade radio. reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

from the proposed Washington
Hospital Center, moves to i'm
prove private hospital facilities
and the proposed new Veterans
Administration hospital here.
The long-awaited report, made
public by the city heads last
night. puts a tentative price tag
of 1921 million on the program.
Further Studies Sought.
The Commissioners immedi-
ately approved the report lin
principle" This week. however,
they will make more detailed
studies "as to the (final) scope
and financing"
BY the next week end, they
hope, to have consolidated the
hospital recommendations into
the city's proposed eight-year
public works program. Official
and citizens leaders hope to win
congressional authorization for
the one-package program this
year. 1t calls for q grant and a
loan as the Nations share in
bringing the Federal city's fa-
ciiities UP to par. In subse-
quent years, money will be
sought for specific projects.
AS last estimated, the total
city Improvement program cost
stood at $3.50 million. Ofiicials
stressed. however, that the hos
pital-as well as other program
costs are still under scrutiny.
The hospital advisory COM
mlttee, headed by Omer w.
Clark. broke its program in two.
The first four projects, each with
a specific priority. and costing
$6.3 million. were urged for con-
struction next year. The re-
naming nine, at a $3.50 million
cost. were listed by priority for
construction later.
Gallinger Wins Priority.
Top priority went to the 800.
bed Gallinger addition. This pro.
ject also is the only major in
novation to proposals considered
earlier for inclusion in the public
works program. In its present
tentative form, it adds about So
million to earlier projects.
The advisory committee, made
up predominatel" # physicians,
based its prop entirely on
health needs of e community.
Mr.. Clark stressed:
1.-THE members do not con-
slider themselves qualified to make
estimates of cost; such estimates
should be secured from (the
city's) Engineering Department.
or some other qualified sources"
Members of the group, besides
Mr.. Clark, are DR.. Norman @.
Brill, DR.. Arthur c. Christie, DR..
Worth B. Daniels, DR.. c. K.
Fraser. DR.. William B. Ingersoll,
Garfield I. Kass. DR.. John H.
Lyons. Mrs. Neville Miller, DR..
Howard M. Payne, Leo Schneider.
DR.. John A. Washington, DR..
(See HOSPITALS page A-ol