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Evening star., 1953-12-25

public record before the FEC
in Washington in the 1949-50
hearings shows that it was RCA
that consistently insisted that
only an all-electronic compat-
ible color television system was
good enough for the American
public"
After the CHS system was
adopted in 1850 over protests by
large segments of the industry.
the MISC was set up to develop
compatible standards that would
be acceptable to the FEC. RCA,
along with a number of other
firms, took part in the commit
tee work and continued to make
ref1nements in the color method
it previously had developed.
After the committee had de-
cided on what the new standards
should be, RCA and it's sub
sidiary, NBC, petitioned the FEC
last June 26 for it's approval and
the committee itself and a num-
ber of other companies filed
similar petitions. The commits
sion's official order of approval
refers to the standards as "the
MISC color system"
Statements by Philco.
In another apparent reference
to RCA's ads. Philco Corp. has
been publishing full-page ad-
vertisements entitled, Facts the
American People Should Know
About Color Television." "These
standards were developed by the
leading scientists of the elec-
tronics industry" says Philco.
"They are not the work of any
one company"
In the background is a patent
licensing arrangement under
which RCA licenses other manu-
facturers to use it's patents as
well as those of General Elec-
trio and Westinghouse and COL
lects a royalty Of IA per cent.
GE and Westinghouse have
filed court petitions to terminate
RCA'S right to license their in
ventionS after December 81,
1854. No decision has been
handed down yet.
Evening star., 1953-12-25
Man Critically Burned
By Fire in Old Oil Drum

A E-year-old man was report
ed in critical condition today in
Mount Alto Hospital from burns.
Before lapsing into uncon-
sciousness, Woodrow w. Parker,
of no fixed address, told firemen
he was sleeping in front of a fire
in a used oil drum in the rear of
the 400 block Of Twenty-seventh
street NV.
He said he awakened to find
his clothes aflre, but was too
weak to extinguish the blaze. He
suffered burns to SIS per cent of
his body. Police said at one time
Mr.. Parker was the owner of a
Georgetown gasoline station.
Evening star., 1953-12-25
'Messioh' to Be Sung
At Cathedral Sunday

The Star enormously reported
yesterday that the Washington
and Cathedral Choral Societies
would present Handel's 1.-The
Messiah" at Washington Cathe-
dral this afternoon.
Actually the two societies,
under the direction of Paul CAL
laway, will present the program
at 3 pm. Sunday. Four soloists
will sing with the 200-voice
orchestra and 40 members of
the National Symphony Orches-
ira will play a score Of the
original orcheStration.
Evening star., 1953-12-25
Competitor Says RCA
Claims New Color N
system as lis Own
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-A
heated controversy over color
television flared last night be-
tween two major companies in
the field. with overtones of COM
ing litigation over patent rights.
E. F.. Mcdonald, jr., of Chi
cago, president of Zenith Radio
Corp, charged that Radio Corp.
of America was trying to create
the impression the newly ap-
proved color standards were the
work of RCA alone. He said he
felt the alleged RCA campaign
was connected with the ap-
preaching expiration. at the end
of 1854, of licensing agreements
under which RCA collects royal
ties from large part of the in
duStry.
RCA Defends Statements.
RCA replied, Every statement
we have made can be supported
by solid proof of it's accuracy"
The statement said Zenith now
is in patent litigation with
RCA and Mr.. McDonald's last
ill-chosen blast is an obvious
maneuver on his part related to
the action now pending in the
Federal court.
The Federal Communications
+ Commission on December II
adopted the new color standards.
which were recommended by an
industry group known as the
National Television System Com
mlttee. Being compatible, they
provide color telecasts that can
be received in black and white
on present TV sets and replace
incompatible standards devel-
oped by the Columbia Broadcast
ing System and adopted in 1850.
Color TV never gained a foot
hold under the CHS system.
Mr.. McDonald's statement is
contained in a copy, released
here, of a letter to FEC Chair
man Rosel H. Hyde.
"We were shocked" he wrote,
when we saw the misleading
manner in which the Radio Corp.
of America sought, through tele-
vision announcements and full
page newspaper ads published
throughout the country, to Gre
ate the impression that this
MISC system of color television
which you approved was the sole
and entire product of RCA.
Nothing could be further
from the truth since the
system was developed by the
joint efforts of many TV man
ufacturers, of which RCA was
only one"
$50 Million Investment.
In its reply, RCA said: "RCA
has invested almost $50 million
in pioneering and developing
compatible color television. The
Evening star., 1953-12-25

e m p ! o y e S
started their
vacations sew
eral days ago
and won't re-
t urn u n t il
January 4.
The reason
for this mass
use of annual
! e a We is the
new law which
requires Gov
e r n m e n t
workers to use
all of thei ir
cllrrpnt, vcar'S
Evening star., 1953-12-25
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Cloudy
and not as cold with chance of
some rain or sleet tonight, lowest
around 33. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and mild.
Maryland-Some rain or sleet,
mostly in east portion, and not
as cold tonight. Lowest 30-35,
except $3.50 in the mountains.
Tomorrow, partly cloudy and
mild.
Virginia - Rain in east and
Evening star., 1953-12-25

central portions tonight, begin
ming in extreme south this after
noon, mixed with some sleet in
the interior. Not as cold to-
night, lowest 30-35. except $3.50
in the mountains. Tomorrow,
partly cloudy and mild.
Winds - Variable, Sis miles
per hour tonight, westerly at
1925 miles per hour tomorrow.
River Report.
(From q. S. EngineersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry,
Evening star., 1953-12-25
"A in South Africo

Membership of the Alcoholics
Anonymous newly organized
branch in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa, has reached rs, including
9 women. A branch will be
started in Uitenhage soon.
Evening star., 1953-12-25
Population Expanding Fast

India's population of 800 mil
lion is growing at the rate of SO
million decade, a population
expansion greater than the total
population of Britain, New Delhi
reports.
Evening star., 1953-12-25
Accidents
Continued From First Page.)

enth street, Arlington, was
charged with manslaughter, po-
lice said. He told police he was
responding to a fire alarm and
saw Mr.. Lanham too late TO
avoid hitting him. police said.
Sailors Slightly Hurt
As Car Hits Pole
Two sailors escaped with only
cuts and bruises, although the
auto in which they were riding
was demolished after crashing
into three abutments and a light
pole at the Maryland approach
to the South Capitol Street
Bridge early today.
The seamen, Aviation Machin-
ist Robert F. McKeon and APP
prentice Seaman William K.
Pursell, are both assigned to the
carrier Midway, believed pres
emily at Norfolk, Va. Mr..
McKeon's home address is 3210
Nineteenth street North, Arling-
ton. Mr.. Pursell's address was
not available.
Both men are being held for
observation at Bethesda Naval
Hospital. Their injuries have
been diagnosed as cuts and
bruises.
Evening star., 1953-12-25
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
New Leave Law Causes Record
Year. End Exodus of Employees
By Joseph Young

Civil officials predict more Govern
will be absent from
than before in history.
The abenteesm will be legal it should noted en-
ployes will be using their regular annual leave.
Civil Service Commission officials say per
Evening star., 1953-12-25
High Council for Tourism

A new High Council for Tour
ism has been formed in Egypt,
Cairo reports.
Evening star., 1953-12-25

forecast for tonight in Northern New England
Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, Upper Michigan
Eastern Washington Eastern Oregon and the mountains of
Idaho Scattered light rain expected in Florida Elsewhere
conditions will be generally fair with little change
perature. ZAP WirephOto.
Evening star., 1953-12-25

ECIlO VI rcucIdl cIuplOySS Will NC
absent from their jobs during
the next 10 days. Many of the
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Mann Urges Easing
Of Political Curbs
On Federal Employees

Harrison Mann, candidate for
the Virginia House of Delegates
from Arlington, today urged
amendment to the Hatch Act
and Virginia law to remove re-
strictions on Federal employees.
Mr.. Mann, referring to the
Hatch Act restriction, said, "The
present situation which permits
one Federal employe to cam
paign actively for a third party
candidate for the County Board,
while another who may prefer a
Democratic or Republican can
didate finds himself gagged, is as
ridiculous as it is unjust.
Last year, the Arlington Dem
ocratic Council named Mr.. Mann
as it's spokesman in a request to
Gov. Battle to sponsor legisla-
tion to permit Government en-
ployes in counties to have the
same right to serve on local
boards as in cities.
Much of the support for in
corporation of Arlington. the
candidate said, arose from the
belief that Federal employees may
serve on local governing bodies
in cities. Incorporation would
lose millions of dollars Of State
road funds, he said, and would
pile new tax burdens on Arling-
ton citizens.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
'Dump-Truck' Ruling
Asked in Maryland
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, May "A con-
troversial law exempting dump
trucks from Maryland's truck
weight limits has been referred
to the attorney generals office
for a ruling on its constitution
ality.
Assistant Attorney General Jo-
seph D. Buscher said yesterday
the measure had been challenged
by Delegate William S. James,
Democrat of Hartford County.
The bill was approved in the
dying hours of the 1858 legisla-
ture as a rider to the 12-year,
$3.50 million roads improvements
act, which Gov. McKeldin signed
last week.
The truck provision has been
called by Senate Majority Leader
Goldstein "the worst piece of
class legislation I saw at An
napolis."
Delegate Harry H. Ham, jr.,
Democrat of Wicomico County,
said earlier he introduced the
amendment at the request of two
other legislators. He refused to
name them.
Mr.. Buscher said Delegate
James had asked for ruling
on whether the amendment vio-
lates a Maryland constitutional
section which specifies only one
subject may be dealt with in a
bill.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Hospital Aide Held
After Eastern Shore
Policeman Is Killed
By the Assoeiosed Press

CAMBRIDGE, Md, May A.
Russell Regina, 32-year-old at
tendant at the Eastern Shore
State Hospital, was held on a
murder charge today in the fatal
shooting of Cambridge Police
man Daniel Bier, %.
Patrolman Bier was shot down
late yesterday after he went to
the Regina home to investigate a
domestic squabble in which
Regina's 22-year-old wife, jean
cite, was cut on the arm.
A posse of more than so men,
including 40 State Troopers
from Easton and Salisbury
sheriff's deputies and city police,
quickly formed and searched a
40-acre woods for Regina.
Capt. Paul Randall of the
State Police at Easton said one
of the two planes which flew over
the woods at tree-top level spot
ted Regina and circled until Off
GERS could close in.
Three troopers who made the
arrest fired warning shots into
the air. Regina offered no re-
sistance although he carried a
loaded, 45-caliber automatic
Capt. Randall said. Regina's
hours after the policeman was
shot through the heart in the
Regina home.
There was no immediate ex-
planation of why the officer
was shot. Mrs. Regina, who had
been taken to Cambridge Hos
pital before Officer Bier arrived
at the home, was released after
treatment for a slaShed arm.
The shooting occurred in the
bedroom of the Reginas' four
room frame house, where the
couples 3-year-old son was ir
bed. Police said the dead police
man and Bier were friends, "or
a first name basis"
Bier, married, had no children
He came here six years ago from
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Arlington Is Registering
First-Grade Pupils Now

First-grade registration in the
Arlington public schools for chill
dren whose sixth birthday falls
between next october l and
March /, 1854, is now underway.
Children who will be 6 before
October will be admitted auto
matically and no application is
necessary. But younger children
must be examined between June
/ and July Is. Parents wishing
to apply for the examination
should send a postcard to School
Psychological Services. 1926
North Quincy street, Arlington,
before May Is.
The postcard should include
the child's name, address. birth
date and telephone number, as
we'll as the name of the school
most convenient for the exami-
nation. The following schools
will be used for testing: Marsh
all, Glebe road and North
Twenty-fifth street: Henry, 70C
South Walter Reed drive, and
Washington Lee High School
1900 North Quincy street.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Bishop0 Opens
Convention Of
Holy Communion
Held at St. PuuI's;
Reports Are Heard

The 58th annual convention
Of the Episcopal Diocese OF
Washington was to open with
celebration of holy communion
by the Rt. Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, at 8
o'clock this morning at st. Paul's
Church, Webster street and Rock
Creek Church road NV.
Day-long business sessions
were scheduled to begin at 10
o'clock with Bishop Dun as pre-
siding officer. The bishop will
offer a progress report on a
diocesan survey which is now
under way.
At a preconvention service
yesterday at Washington Ca
thedral, Bishop Dun stressed the
right of churches to be con-
cerned with temporal affairs.
Condemns Racial Bars.
There are some who do not
think the church should be con-
cerned with the whole of life, p"
the bishop said. 1--WE cannot
complain when criticisms are
made of things that ministers
say. We ministers, being human,
say foolish or even false things.
What we must hold fast is that
God and his church are con-
cerned with the whole OF life"
Biship Dun also took occasion
to condemn racial segregation.
I'm the world, said St. Paul,
there are all sorts of ugly, proud
divisions and barriers between
men," he declared. But in
Christ these divisions and bar
riers are overcome"
Deputies to the provincial
synod and members of the exec
utive board were to be elected
this afternoon. Transfers and
appointments were to be an
nounced and program budget
was to be presented for the first
time.
Work in Armed Forces.
Canon Charles Martin was to
report on the church's ministry
to the armed forces. The Rev.
John Heuss, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, New York, was
to speak on "The Task of the
Parish"
Hosts are the Rev. C. Julian
Bartlett, rector, and the Rev. H.
H. Surface, jr., assistant rector.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Registrar at ST. AIbans,
7 Others Hurt in Collision

The registrar Of st. Adams
School and two other members
of the staff were injured yester-
day in an automobile accident
at Maryland avenue and Twenty
first street NE.
The registrar, Miss Eleanor
Brown, 81, was in Casualty Hos
pital, where her condition was
described as good today. Police
said she suffered possible frac-
tured ribs and cuts.
Treated for cuts and released
were Miss Mabel G. Tilley, So,
housemother, and Howard Pratt,
40, a master.
Miss Tilley was driving east
on Maryland avenue at the time
of the collision with a car driven
south on Twenty first street by
Horace Mckay, colored, of Bal
timore, a porter, police reported.
They charged Mckay, also
treated for cuts, with colliding.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Arlington Pupils Meet
Authors and Artists

Arlington elementary school
students are meeting the au-
thors and illustrators of some
of the books in their libraries.
The hook fair" opened today
and will continue through May
IL at 1921 North Monroe street
in Virginia Square.
Philip Graham, publisher Of
the Washington Post, will speak
at 8 o'clock tonight.
Twenty-eight authors are
scheduled to meet students and
the public during the fair. More
than 1000 children's books will
be exhibited. ..
The public is invited during
these hours: Monday and Fri
day, 1::30 pm. to 4 pm. and 6
I'm. to 9 pm; Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, 1870 pm. to
4 pm, and Saturday, 10 am.
to 4 pm.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
ey the Associofed Press

QUANTICO, Va. May 4.-Men
in Confederate gray and Union
blue shot against-not atone
another yesterday in the sew
enth semi-annual North-South
Muzzle Loading Shoot.
Individual champion in the
craftsmanship competition was
Joseph w. Heuay, 26. of Norfolk,
with 81 out of a possible so
points. Mr.. Heuay was a men,
ber of the First Virginia GrayS
of Norfolk, which took the team
title by winning four Of the five
events.
The so competitors were
dressed in Civil War uniforms.
The North teams had authentic
dress from Civil War surplus.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
FAiIinq Returned POW Finds Mother Is Cure

of a "burp" gun before his cap
ture.
Operated on Three Times.
His captors operated on the
arm three times. 1T got worse
every time. Those Chinese doc
tors sure weren't any good for
me-" said the soldier.
Americans were treated worse
by the Chinese than any prison.
ers except the South Koreans,
he said.
"If a British soldier shot a
Chinese they'd kill an American
for it,"
Pvt. Akres, taken to the Camp
Pickett (Va.D post hospital, suf-
fered shrapnel wounds in the left
leg and frostbite when captured
last March. He said conditions
in the prison camp were better
than he had expected, probably
because the Reds were aware of
the coming repatriation.
Lists Other Prisoners.
Pvt. Smith was flown to Valley
Forge General Hospital near
Phoenixville, Pa. for special
treatment.
One of the first men released
in Korea, Pfc. Robert Christ
Stell, 81, colored, of Baltimore,
gave newsmen tattered pages
from a notebook bearing names
of 80 prisoners he said were with
him in the prison camp.
ITO think that any of these
men would fall for communism
is a bunch of foolishness," he
said. Pvt. Stell expects to visit
relatives of eight Marylanders
still imprisoned.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Norfolk Morksmun and Team
Win Civil War Rifle Shoot

The South teams. unable to get
the real thing, wore duplicates
of the Confederate gray. The
yankees" had to go to Norfolk
in rebel" territory to acquire
a 36-star Union flag for the oc-
caSion.
The North teams competed
with 1868 Springfield 58-caliber
muzzle leaders from Civil War
surplus. The Southerners used
58-caliber Harper's Ferry and
Richmond rifles of 1863-64 vim
tage picked up from various
sources.
The leaders in the competi-
ton included:
Team match-First, First Vir-
ginia Grays; second, A Co.,
Washington Blue Rifles; third,
Richmond Volunteer Militia.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Two Enter Race 10 Head
VIRGINIA Junior Chamber
bv the Axsocioted Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May
4.-Walter H. Hick of Ports
mouth and George C. Rawlings,
jr., of Fredericksburg have an
nounced their candidates. for the
presidency of the Virginia Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The elections will be held at
the annual State convention at
the Hotel Chamberlin, May Is
through May II.
Both Mr.. Hicks and Mr.. Raw
Inns are State national directors
for 1952-53 and both were vice
presidents during 1851 and 1852,
and the year before that Mr..
Rawlings was State treasurer.
Among candidate for one Of
seven vice presidencies are Ken
meth B. Ludwig, camera shop
owner, of 4857 North Thirty
third road, Arlington. and Bruce
D. Reynolds. of Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Press Photographers
Plan Film Slide Library

GALVESTON, Tex. May 4. P.
The National Press Photog-
raphers' Association has voted to
establish a film slide library at
Richmond, Va.
Bob Dumke of the Milwaukee
Journal, who proposed the liz
brary, said it will be a central
point where slides and materials
for lectures can be obtained for
use all over the country.
Chairman Of the library will
be Louis j. Patterson of the
Richmond Times Dispatch. CO.
chairman will be William C. Al
len of the Associated Press
Washington staff.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Holmes Is Candidate
For Council Scot

The name of Forrest S.
Holmes, jr.. 6917 Carleton ter
race, College Park. Md. was in
advertantly omitted from the
list of town election candidates
in The Sunday Star.
Mr.. Holmes is one of five cam
didates for councilman at large
in College Park. Two are to be
elected. The other candidates
are Walter F. Mulligan and Jo-
seph c. Longridge. incumbents,
and Lee G. Prickett and George
W. Senge, jr.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Lockers in Church
Yield $lOO to Thieves

Thieves stole wallets and val
uables of six persons last night
from the locker room of the CAL
vary Baptist Church, Eighth and
H streets NE.
Police said somebody sneaked
into the church, where meeting
was going on, and took the val
uableS from the room on the
third floor. Over $100 in cash
plus six watches are missing.
Evening star., 1953-05-04

WlSeman was unable to identity
further) helped keep us alive.
"The second winter they gave
us some clothing and blankets,
but for the whole 212 years we
lived in mud houses and slept
on the floor.
1--WE didn't have much in the
way of shaving gear. Late in
1851 they issued a razor-it
looked like q butcher knife-one
razor to a squad. GIs were cut
ting each others hair. We never
saw a Red Cross or any other
welfare worker. There was no
barbed wire around us. and
guards never bothered us. They
were instructed to not even talk
to U.S." No escapes were at
tempted that he knew of, the
corporal said.
AS for war news, he said. "all
we got was from the bitch
boxes,'" which, he explained,
were loudspeakers. But I never
believed any of that stuff"
He said his captors, particu-
larly during the first winter.
Jared only a little better as far
as food and medical supplies
were concerned. AS for his
capture:
I'VE were supposed to attack
around Wonsan. We heard the
Chinese were just on the other
side of the hill. After it got
dark we heard and saw one of
our sergeants out there. We
went over to get him. He was
wounded in five places and
hollering for help.
1--WE made a stretcher out of
wood and carried him all night
trying to get around the Chinese.
We finally got into this building
and tried to bind up the sergeant
to keep him from bleeding.
"The next morning they
caught us-about 10 Chinese.
They fired their burp guns into
the building. One boy got hit
in the shoulder and the few of us
decided it was best to surrender.
eve held out a white handker-
chief or something.
II don't know whether the SER
geant ever pulled through. He
was pretty badly shot up. Ijust
don't know"
Useless White Pills.
His continued illness eventu-
ally brought Corpl. Wiseman to
freedom. Cali they ever gave me
was little white pills. They had
sick call three times a week.
They gave me these little white
pills but they never did any
good"
AS unquestionably more bene-
f1t than the little white pills."
was the telephone call made to
his mother within 20 minutes
after his arrival at Walter Reed.
"This you, Mother?" he asked,
a smile breaking over his face.
"I'm all right. I feel all right
now"
Shortly after arrival at An
drews yesterday afternoon, the
repatriated prisoners were
hustled to their destinations.
Pvt. Woodhouse was flown to
his Norfolk home to be greeted
by his aunt, Mrs. Ollie Mills.
He didn't look like a man
whose weight had declined from
ITO to 80 pounds during his i'm
prisonment. But his left arm
hung nearly useless, the work
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Garden Pilgrimage TO End
With Tour Of Frederick

The 18th annual Maryland
House and Garden Pilgrimage
comes to a close tomorrow with
tour of Frederick County.
Among the Frederick County
homes to be open during the
tour from 10 am. to 6 pm. are
Tuscarora. built by Charles Car
roll in 1894; Woods Mill Farm;
Bloomsboro, built in 1880, and
Araby.
The annual tours are spon-
sored by the Federated Garden
Clubs of Maryland.
Evening star., 1953-05-04
Society Of 0rnithOIOgY
To Meet in Two Counties

The goth annual meeting Of
the Virginia Society of Ornithol-
ogy will be held Friday and Sat-
urday in Arlington and Fairfax
Counties.
The Friday sessions. beginning
at 2 pm, will be held in the
auditorium of The Hecht Co.
store in Arlington. The annual
dinner will be at 6 pm. Friday
at The Hecht Co.
The Saturday session will be-
gin with a 7:30 am. birdwalk,
starting at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard H. Rule in
Pine Ridge. Fairfax County.