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Evening star., 1953-02-26
Dies After Shooting Self
| With 'UnIoaded' Pistol

William Perry, II. who shot
himself in the head on Tuesday
while demonstrating a pistol he
thought was unloaded, died yes
terday in Freedmen's Hospital.
The colored youth was show
ing the .45-caliber pistol to two
friends, according to police,
when he held it to his head and
pulled the trigger. Nothing hap
pened. Confidently, he pulled
the trigger a second time, and a
bullet went through his head.
He lived at 1902 Third street
NV. and was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Perry, both of
whom were at work at the time
of the shooting.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Georgia Lawmakers Fail at Word-Mokinq

sentatives voted to make "andor'
a legal substitute for "and/or," !"
but the Senate turned thumbs
down on the suggestion yester-
day.
When the House bill came up
for consideration in the Senate.
1t was postponed indefinitely.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Man Freed on Charge
Of Biting OFF Nose
BY the Associofed Press

BROCKTON, Mass, Feb. 26.-
A jury yesterday acquitted Her.
bert H. Pruitt, "a, of a charge
of assaulting Eugene Perpall, 20
by biting off his nose.
Pruitt told the court a row
developed when Perpan kissed
Pruitt's wife as the three walked
home from a party early Feb
ruary z. Perpall landed in Brock.
ton Hospital minus most of his
nose.
Pruitt had appealed a district
court conviction.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Philippines President
To Seek Reelection
By the Assoeioted Press

MANILA, Feb. 26.-President
Elpidio Quirino agreed yesterday
as expected to run for re-elec-
ton in November.
He accepted the bid in a
stormy session of the Liberal
Party national directorate which
rejected Defense Secretary Ra-
mon Magsaysay, scourge Of the
Communicated Huks and a ris-
ing star in Philippines politics.
Mr.. Quirino became President
in April, 1948, on the death of
Manuel A. Roxas. He was re-
elected in a hotly contested 1949
race.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
9y fhe Assoeiuted Prass

ATLANTA, Feb. 26.-Georgia,
the United States and the Eng
lish language generally will have
to struggle along without a sug-
geSted new word-"andor."
The Georgia House of Repre-
Evening star., 1953-02-26
AME President Elected

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 26
R.-Elenor j. Woodcock of
Detroit is the new president of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. He was elected here
yesterday at the midwinter ses-
sion of the bishops council.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
New Congress Has Sights Set On
Cutting Spending, Reducing Taxes
By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST
and WILLIAM r. PEACOCK

WASHINGTON, (P)-The new
Republican controlled Congress
convened Saturday, its sights set
on cutting government spending
and reducing taxes.
The rap of gavels in Senate
and House brought the 83rd ma
tional legislature into being with
the jubilant COP in the majority
for only the second time in %
years.
They sounded also the begin
ming Of the end Of 20 years of
Democratic "New Deal Fair
Deal" administration.
Rep. Charles Halleck Of IN
diana, chosen by House Repub-
licans as their floor leader, named
a cut in government costs as the
No. l task for the new Congress.
He predicted it can be done
without endangering security or
hampering government services.
And Rep. Reed O-NY, who
becomes chairman Of the ia x
writing House Ways and Means
Committee, came to the opening
session with a bill already pre-
pared to reduce income taxes Of
most individuals by II per cent
effective June 80.
Reed declared, "We can have
the tax relief provided in my bill
and also achieve our major goal
of a balanced budget the
present high individual income
tax rates are preventing all seq
ments of our peoples from realiz-
ing a higher standard Of living"
Rep. Dingell R-Mich), mem
Der of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, had bill to do away with
the amusement tax which adds
20 per cent to the cost of theater
and movie tickets.
But most COP leaders were
taking the line that Congress
must first see what it can do
about reducing expenses before
considering tax cuts.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Commission Calls For
Complete Revision OF
New immigration Act

WASHINGTON, Up President
Truman today denounced what he
called "unwarranted and repre-
hensible" attacks on his special
commission on immigration and
naturalization.
Truman spoke out in state
ment issued when the commission
called at the White House for
formal presentation of this re-
port which recommends end-to-
end revision Of the McCarran-
Walter immigration Act.
The findings already had drawn
a sharp attack from Sen. McCar-
ran O-Nev), chief sponsor of the
law. Truman said such attacks
were POLITICALLY motivated."
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Republicans Distrustful Of Proposal
By President Truman For Big Income
Tax Reduction For New President

WASHINGTON, R-Repubi-
cans in Congress SHE'D nervously
Saturday at a parting proposal
by President Truman to give big
income tax reductions to Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower for living
expenses in Washington.
The COP lawmakers seemed
uncertain as to whether they
should regard Truman's eleventh
hour suggestion - which would
also apply to Vice president elect
Nixon and House Speaker Joseph
Martin, Jr. as a subtle BOBBY
trap or something right down
their alley.
Truman urged immediate en-
actnent of bill to allow the
President, the Vice president and
the Speaker of the House special
living expense deductions for in
come tax purposes amounting to
$4,000 for the President and
$4,000 in the case of the Senate
and House leaders. The Vice
president also serves as the presi-
dent of the Senate.
The deduction would be in lieu
Of equivalent tax-free expenses
allowed previously and granted
the three officials but which
were repealed by the last Con-
gress.
There was no question but
that the idea, in principle at
least, struck a responsive chord
on Capitol Hill where lawmak-
ers have long complained about
what they consider inadequate
salaries in a high-cost town.
But the question among Re
publicans seemed to be: "What's
Harry Truman up to now"
"I'd want to scrutinize care
fully any suggestion which came
from the White House at this
stage of the game" commented
Rep. Heating R-NY).
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Canada Reveals u. S.
Air Force Specialists
Man Radar Stations

OTTAWA, Up - Canadian de-
Tense department spokesman dis
closed Friday night that us. Air
Force radar specialists are man
nings stations in Canada under a
joint pl la n for the defense Of
North America against enemy air
attack.
The spokesman gave no figures
on the number of American
troops stationed at such posts
but said that certain radar sites
will be manned completely by
us. personnel. These sites are
generally in areas important to
the defense of us. cities.
The American-man stations
are closely linked with other
Canadian stated sites in a CO.
operative system to detect and
warn of any unfriendly planes.
the spokesman declared.
They said the u. S. radarmen
began taking up their stations in
Canada early last fall
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Wounded Korean Vet Is
First Patient In New
Sc Million VA Hospital

PHILADELPHIA, RANo hos
pita1 patient ever had it so good
as 20-year-old Donald w. Leman-
owicz.
He's had some week end -
with four nurses and an entire
nine-story $6,SOO,OOO hospital at
his beck and call.
Lemanowicz wounded in Korea,
is the ony patient in the Veterans
Administration hospital here
which opens officially today. But
from now on he'll have plenty of
service buddies as hospital COM
panions.
The VA invited Lemanowicz in
few days early so the hospital
staff of 27 could "dry run" their
equipment with one patient on
hand.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
39l Traffic Deaths
New YearWeekend
Sets New Record
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

American motorists wrote a
bloody record Of death on high
way and street in two successive
weekends Of the Christmas-New
Year holidays.
AS the number Of persons killed
in traffic accidents in the past
four days mounted to 391 Ned H.
Dearborn, president of the Ma
tional Safety Council declared,
"this is disgraceful way to start
the new year"
The previous record for a four
day New Year weekend was 375
fatalities, set only last year.
Belated reports might swell the
total to the 40 the Safety Coun-
Gil estimated in advance Of the
new year weekend.
Only the week before an all
time record for highway fatalities
during the four day Christmas
weekend was established at $50.
It, too, broke a year old record
by one.
During the first II months of
1852, an average Of 102 persons
died every "a hours as the result
of traffic accidents.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Jade by the Gunnysackful

SEATTLE, Up - Jade by the
gunnysack has arrived in Seattle
from Alaska.
The 187-pound shipment came
from the Jade Mountain country,
just inside the Arctic Circle in
the Kobuk River area Of Alaska.
The jade was mailed at a cost
of $29.45 by Charlie Cleveland,
who sent it south to the Alaska
Native Industries Cooperative
Association headquarters here.
Uncut and unpublished, the jade
looks like common chunks of
stone, but a close look reveals a
greenish tinge.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Singer Peggy Lee and
New Hubby To Attend
Ike's Inaugural Ball

WEST LOS ANGELES, Up -
Honeymooners Peggy Lee and
Actor Bradford Dexter were pre-
pairing today to leave for Wash
ington and President elect Eisen-
hower's inaugural ball, at which
Miss Lee has been invited to sing.
The couple was married yes
terday in the garden of Miss Lees
home by DR.. Arrest Holmes, dean
of tn e Institute of Religious
Science.
One of the attendants was the
singers 1O-year-old daughter by
David Barbour, musician and
composer.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Predicts Statehood
For Hawaii At
Very Early Date

NEW YORK, R-Sen. William
F. Knowland R-CaliD said after
conference with President-elect
Eisenhower today that he has
every reason to believe that Ha-
wall will get statehood Eat a very
early date"
KnoWland, new chairman of
the Senate Republican Policy
Committee, told newsmen he did
not feel at liberty to discuss what
Eisenhower had to say about
Hawaii statehood.
Legislation to give the terri
tory statehood will be introduced
in the new Congress in few
days, Knowland said. Previous
bills to grant statehood to Hawaii
and Alaska have been sidetracked
in Congress.
Knowland was accompanied to
Eisenhower's Commodore Hotel
headquarters by COP Senators
Hugh Butler of Nebraska, Guy
Gordon of Oregon, and Arthur V.
Watkins of Utah.
Butler will be chairman Of the
Senate Interior and Insular AZ
fairs Committee, which handles
statehood legislation. Gordon and
Watkins are members of the COM
mitee.
Butler previously has been OPP
posed to statehood for Hawaii, but
recently came out in favor of it
after a visit to the territory.
In reply to questions, Know
land said statehood for Alaska
was not discussed at today's ses-
sion.
He added that in his opinion
the case for Hawaiian statehood
''is much stronger" than that for
Alaska.
He said such things as the
length of time Hawaii has been a
territory, and the size of its popu-
lation, gave it priority over AL
aska.
Hawaii, which had a population
of 499,794 in the 1850 census, be
came a territory in 1900. Alaska,
with a 1850 population Of 128,643,
has been a territory since 1912.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
New Congress VIII
Steer Clear OF
Health Insurance

WASHINGTON, tR-A demand
for the custer of "socialized medi-
cine crusaders" from government
came from Rep. Judd R-Minn
today with the change of national
administration still two weeks
off.
AS leaders in the new COP :
controlled Congress made clear
they would have no truck with
Fair Deal" proposals for COM
pulsory federal health insurance
or related programs Judd told a
reporter:
1--WE need a house cleaning in
the whole Federal Security Adj
ministration, and people placed in
charge who will cooperate with
the American Medical Association
on a program for better distri-
button Of a higher grade of medi-
cal care"
What irked Judd and some
other COP lawmakers was a re-
port by the Federal Security
Agency headed by Oscar Ewing,
saying that during 1851 private
insurance met only about IS per
cent of the nations personal costs
of sickness, including loss Of in
come.
The combined total of private
expenditures for medical care and
loss of income due to sickness,
was put at $14,2OO,0O0,0OO. The
report said the nation paid $2,4O0,-
100000 in health insurance pre-
miums and got back in benefits
900 million dollars less.
The American Medical Associ-
alton called the FSA report, a
'perversion Of statistical infor-
nation" and an obvious attempt
by a lame-duck administrator to
discredit the voluntary health in
surance programs"
President Truman and the FSA
have several times recommended
that Congress enact a system of
prepaid health insurance for en-
ployed persons, the cost to be
financed by payroll levies. Just
as consistently Congress has re-
fused.
Republican House leader Hal
leck of Indiana said the House
was mot going to get into the
field of compulsory government
insurance"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-01-05
Churchill Arrives
For Talks With
Ike and Truman
By GEORGE CORNELL

NEW YORK, Up - Winston
Churchill came to the United
States today and said resistance
to Communist aggression in Ko-
rea had helped lessen the danger
of a third world war.
The British prime minister also
spoke up aaginst an extension of
the war in Korea because of the
danger in Europe.
eve think it would be a great
pity for U. N. armies or for
United States armies to wander
all about this vast China - that
isn't the real center Of gravity"
he said
The real center Of gravity is
in western Europe - in front of
the Iron Curtain"
Wearing a brass buttoned nau-
teal outfit and smoking a cigar,
Churchill told newsmen who met
him aboard the Queen Mary that
the real significance of Korea
was that Soviet aggression has
been resolutely and fully con-
fronted."
Churchill declined to say what
he would discuss in his meeting
with Eisenhower - probably to-
morroW-but declared there was
nothing extraordinary" about it.
To questions from approximate
ly 200 newsmen, the prime min
lister:
Indicated that Britain wanted a
lowering of American tariff bar
riers so she could earn her own
living with trade, not aid"
Declined to comment on any
possibility that he might meet So
Wet Premier Stain.
Declared Britain's first atomic
bomb went off beautifully" -
but that Britain was not getting
the full information" promised
by the late President Roosevelt on
atomic matters.
Highly praised President Tru-
man for having taken ''great and
valiant decisions which have
made US all feel better"
To question whether he had
been screened under the new
McCarran Walter immigration
Act Churchill quipped:
II was told I was okay."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
Marylanders Eating
More Canned Food

DR.. H. E. Michl, economist for
American Can Company, points
out that in the last al years the
per capita consumption of canned
foods in the state increased from
% pounds to 80 pounds a year.
Some of the reasons listed by
the economist as contributing to
the marked increase in consump--
ton of canned foods are: conven-
fence of canned foods, permitting
the housewife more leisure; long
range decreases in the cost of
canned foods; increase in variety
of canned fruits, We getables and
juices, and improved quality of
canned food products due to mod
ern canning methods and the man.
ufacture of tailor-made cans pro-
viding a wide selection of sizes
and uses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
Thrift Shop Sale
For Anniversary
Set February q

To celebrate the anniversary of
the Thrift Shop of Montgomery
County, at 1920 Wisconsin Ave,
Bethesda, and in appreciation of
the past patronage of the public,
a Especial feature" sale of many
dozens of decorative aprons will be
held on Friday, February 81, at
II noon, with Mrs. Frank Wilson,
ST., and Mrs. R. H. Chichester, of
Montgomery County General Hos
pital as Chairmen. These lovely
aprons are handmade and offered
at Anniversary prices"
At 10 am, on Friday, February
27, prior to the opening of the
Shop, Mrs. G. V. Canada is plan
ming a coffee cloch, for all vol
unteer workers, in recognition of
their many hours of service to the
shop.
Assisting her are, Mrs. Baum,
Council of Jewish Women; Mrs.
R.H. Chichester, Montgomery
County General Hospitals; Mrs.
H. Wales, Womens Auxiliary of
Suburban Hospital; Mrs. l.. S.
Flory, OAR; and Mrs. R. Thul-
man, Planned Parenthood.
The Thrift Shop has just had
its face lifted" for this event
and invites the public to take
advantage of the bargains offered.
Profits from all sales are used
for welfare, medical and educa-
tlonal charities of the Womens
Auxiliary of Suburban Hospital,
the Women's Board of the Mont
gomery County General Hospital,
the Chevy Chase Chapter of the
OAR, the Montgomery County
Section of the National Council
of Jewish Women, and the Plan
ned Parenthood League of Mont
gomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
DR.. Allen VOshell
Easter Seal Sale
Head in Maryland

DIR. Allen F. Voshell, Baltimore
orthopedic surgeon, has been ap-
pointed Maryland State chairman
of the Easter Seal Sale, which will
be conducted nationally from March
5 to April 5.
. DR.. Voshell, who is president of
sthe Maryland Society for Crippled
Children and Adults and a board
member of the Baltimore League
for Crippled Children, stated:
''The development and continual
ton of the activities of these or
ganizatiOns are of tremendous i'm
portance to all of US in Maryland
and especially to those handicapped
by injury and disease. The means
to accomplish these" he continued,
"is dependent solely upon the gen.
erosity of all citizens at Easter
Seal time"
The quota for the 1853 campaign
is 100000.
DR.. Voshelrs accomplishments in
the field of orthopedics have re-
ceived international recognition,
and he is the recipient of the Gold
Medal Award of the American AGA
denny of Orthopedic Surgeons for
his developments in knee surgery.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins
University and Medical School, he
is at present director and surgeon
in-chief of the James Lawrence
Herman Hospital for Crippled
i Children, the professor of ortho-
pedic surgery of the University of
Maryland School of Medicine, pre-
sident of the American Board of
Certication of Orthopedic Surgery,
orthopedic surgeon for the Mary
land State Department of Health,
chief consultant at the Marine Hos
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
Mrs. T. J. DOWney
Community Chest
Drive Chairman

Judge Stedman Prescott, presi-
dent of Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council announ-
ces the appointment of Mrs. Theo-
dore j. Downey of Bethesda as
general campaign chairman for the
1953-54 drive.
Mrs. Downey served as residen-
tial chairman during last years
campaign under C. Edwin Kline,
campaign chairman. Mrs. Downey
is interested in many community
activities and brings a wealth of
experience and enthusiasm to her
newest assignment.
b Mrs. Downey is End vice. resi-
dent of the Bethesda Woman's
Club. She has been active in Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, arent-Teach-
ers Association, League of Women
Voters, Red Cross and Federation
of Music Clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downey live at
5210 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, and
have son, Paul, at Lafayette Col
lege and daughter, Theodore, at
Bethesda-CheYy Chase High
School.
Although the annual campaign
begins in October, the selection of
a chairman early in the year is
important for many reasons. The
campaign organization of some
$500 workers is a huge task in
itself, and the chairman also serves
as an executive vice president of
the Board of Trustees of the Chest
and Council.
There are eleven county agencies
supported by Community Chest
funds. These are: Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Jewish
Community Center, Health Fund
and disqualification, Social Service
League, Mental Hygiene Clinic,
Public Health Lay Council, Beth
esda-Chevy Chase YMCA, Silver
Spring Community YMCA and
Montgomery County YWCA.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
Safety Engineers
Speaker Service.
Again Available

If you are a member or officer
of any local civic, educational, bus
mess or professional organization,
you will be interested in the an
nouncement recently made of the
reactivation of the Washington
Safety Society's Speakers Bureau.
This local affiliate of the Amer
lean Society of Safety Engineers,
as a contribution to the cause of
greater public safety in the Met
ropolitan Washington area, is of
fering to furnish to you, without
charge, a qualified and thorough
ly competent speaker on any de-
sired safety subject.
In statement announcing this
move, the society president, o. D.
Maxwell, stated, Among the
members of the Washington Safe
ty Society are experts and author
tiles in virtually every field of
safety. Our membership is COM
prised of professional Safety En-
gineers who are qualified to speak
on home, traffic, industrial, or
school safety or on any one of
number of other related safety
subjects"
If you would like to sche dule
an interesting and informed safety
speaker for your organizations
next meeting, Mr.. Maxwell sug-
gests that you telephone Edward
Landry, at Sterling 3-310O, ex-
tension $50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
Sheep Field Day
Set February %
At College Park

Sheep growers will have an op-
portunity to learn new methods and
information, all pointed to greater
efficiency and profits, in the third
annual sheep management field day
to be held at the University Ct
Maryland Saturday, February 28.
Visitors are requested to gather
at the sheep barn on the College
Park campus at $3.50. The lamb
creeps, Landing pens, dipping vat,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
Women Dinner

The Silver Spring chapter, 116O,
Women of the Moose, is having a
spaghetti dinner Sunday, February
%, from to. 6 pm. at the Moose
Lodge home, 926 Wayne Avenue,
Silver Spring for the benefit of
their Friendship Committee, which
is headed by Mrs. Walter Hendrix.
The public is invited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19

pital and a visiting orthopedist at
major hospitals in the State.
DR.. Voshell is a Fellow of the
American Board of Orthopedic
Surgeons, and holds membership
in the Southern Medical Associa-
ton, the American Orthopedic AS
ISOLATION, the Baltimore County
Medical Society, the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland, Johns Hopkins Surgical
Society, the Robert Jones Orthope-
die Club, the Johns Hopkins Club
and the Caduceus Club of Mary
land.
AS chairman of the coming Eas-
ter Seal drive, DR.. Voshell hopes TO
spread the support of crippled peo-
pies programs in the State among
the entire citizenry. eff everybody
gives some," he said, none will
have to give much"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, February 10, 1858

also includes discussions of the re-
search in sheep breeding now IN
progress at the University, the
place of the farm flock in Mary
land and new developments in sheep
nutrition.
The program will conclude with
two demonstrations type of ami
NAL and slaughtering lamb. The
college Block and Bride Club, an
organization of animal husbandry
students, will serve lamb barbecue
at noon. The days program will
conclude at 80 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19

shearing equipment and feeders
will be available for inspection by
growers.
Three demonstrations-on build
ings and equipment, docking and
castrating and shearing-will be
castrating and shearing-will be
presented in the forenoon. DR.. ].
R. Sperry of livestock sanitary
service will discuss disease and
parasite control.
The University's beef cattle and
hog facilities will be toured in the
afternoon. The afternoon program