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Evening star., 1953-10-14
Hypnotists Get Together Here
To Pool frances for Science

A group Of hypnotists got to-
gether last night and decided to
keep an eye on each other.
The primary purpose Of the
session, attended by 13 serious
minded professional people, a
spokesman said, was to find
means to eradicate the, popular
conception that hypnotism is a
kind Of voodooism or black
magic.
ALI members of the group, with
the exception Of william Mayors
of 3407 Thirteenth place Sc,
said they wished to remain
anonymous. Mr.. Mayors, a pro-
fesSional hypnotist hired by the
Army during World War II,
quickly assured the interviewer
his science was serious business
with those attending.
Not once did any of the men
or the one woman present, glare
into each others eyes, humble
incantations or snap their fin-
gers in the approved vaudeville
style.
Instead they sat around and
discussed such profound topics
Evening star., 1953-10-14
Man Suspected Of Robbing
Sleeping Victims Is Held

Police yesterday arrested a
25-year-old man and charged
him with robbing three men
within the last week as they
slept in their cars in the Flor
ida avenue market area.
The suspect was identified by
police as Thomas F. Chisholm,
colored, Of the 1900 block Of
Providence street NE. He was
arraigned on robbery charges
before the United States Com
missioner yesterday and held
under a $4,000 bond.
Police said Chisholm was
picked up early today by two
Robbery Squad detectives, who
spotted the suspect from a de-
scription furnished by two men
from Elkton, Va, who were
robbed of $63 last Saturday.
The suspect also admitted,
Evening star., 1953-10-14

as the best means of using their
strange gift as an adjunct to the
medical and psychiatric profess
sions.
Through the meetings, the
members hope to acquaint them
selves better with the uses of
hypnotism and. at the same time,
diSpel the fear the average lay
man has Of being put into a
trance.
In outlining the causes and
effects Of hypnotism, Mr.. Mayors
said it is impossible for q hypno-
tist to make a person do any,
thing in a trance that would or
dinarily be repugnant to him
while conscious.
He said he has hypnotized over
more than / million persons, in
cluding audiences of several
thousand at a time.
Such stunts. he added, are
saved for the stage or other dem
onstrationS. His real work and
the hope Of his cohorts is to use
the gift constructively," he said.
"You can't beat it." he de-
clared, when it comes to getting
a tooth pulled"
Evening star., 1953-10-14

police said, that he robbed How
ard Ryan, Al, Of Miami Of $65
last Wednesday. In both cases,
the men were sleeping in their
cars when the robberies oc-
CURED.
Detectives Robert j. Reed
and Shirley F. O'Neil arrested
Chisholm in the 1900 block Of
Sixth street NE.
Evening star., 1953-10-14
all "Tru-fit" proportioned
in fabulous new WOO|ens
'49'' and '54'' values
for this event only

The new shaped suits, the exciting
stalk.slim suits, the dramatic town
tailleurs, the impeccable classics
-. take your choice and take home
substantial $ll to SIC savings, too!
See Bonds incompatible tailoring
coupled with famous 'Tru-fit" pro-
portioning for matchless fit. Rich
pure wool wOrsteds - sheen
gabardines, superb sharkskins and
aannels in sizes 10 to 20, 38 to A.
Evening star., 1953-10-14
costly lbe|ines or pOOd|ec|Oths
newly box shaped Or fitted
usually '5s'' and '64''
for this event only

Grab your hat and rush in for the
biggest coat buys in town! Terrific
$40 to SIS savings in this special
purchase Anniversary Sale. And
wait till you see our spectacular
collection. :. everything that's new
in fine woolens : silvery frosted
poodlecloth and expensive Zibe-
lines. Dramatic silhouettes with
Paris-inspired fashion fair. Gray,
beige, black, blue, pink, to mention
just a few: sizes 8 to l8.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
District Heads 10 Gel
Report on Magazine

A report on the feasibility of
publishing an official District
magazine is expected to be in
the hands of the commissioners
early this week.
The city heads asked their
secretary, Godfrey M. Thornett,
last June to study the sugges-
ton of District reorganizerS that
the city government publish it's
own "house organ" containing
official news and notices..
The publication would carry
information Of value to persons
doing business with the city and
those doing business under city
regulations.
Mr.. Thornett was asked to
figure out financing. stating and
subscription charges necessary
to put out such a publication.
The reorganizers proposed
that the bulletin be published
every two weeks.
The recommendation was
made by General Administration
Director Schuyler Lowe in his
proposed reorganization of the
Secretary of the Board of Com
missioners. It was contemplated
that the publication could be
self sustaining.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Injuries Fatal to Man
After Truck-Auto Crash

Loren j. Orwick, At, of 316
Eighteenth street NE, died in
Emergency Hospital today from
injuries received yesterday in an
accident at Twelfth and G
streets NV.
His death was the 44th traffic
fatality in the District this year
At the same time last year, 35
had been reported.
Mr.. Orwick suffered a skull
fracture when he was thrown
from the rear of a truck when
a car smashed broadside into it
early yesterday, according to
police. He died at 1880 am.
today.
Police said the truck went out
of control, jumped the curb, and
crashed into a store at 1109 G
street NV. The truck driver,
Lloyd M. Flanagan, So, of 1853
Tennessee avenue NE, suffered
only minor injuries and was re-
leased after treatment at Emer-
gency.
Also treated there was the
driver of the auto, Edgar White,
38, colored, of the 1000 block of
Quebec place. Police said White
was charged with drunken driv-
ing and failing to yield the right
of Way.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation OF the District. Arl.
ington County, Prince Georges
County, Montgomery County
and Alexandria Recreation De-
partments and the Film Center
of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Janney, Wisconsin avenue and
Albemarle street NV.
Rudolph, Second and Hamil-
ton streets NV.
Taft. Eighteenth and Perry
streets NE.
Kenilworth. Kenilworth ave-
nue. and Ord street NE.
Hoover, Second and N streets
S.W.; also community sing at
1880 pm.
Ft. Greble. Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake streets S.W.
Logan, Third and G streets
NE
Francis. Twenty-fourth and N
streets NV.
Richardson, Nineteenth street
and Benning road NE.
Douglass-Dwellings, 1000 Ala
bama avenue Sc.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Smithville, Route No. 2, Sill
yer Spring.
Westbrook, Baltimore avenue
and Allen road. WeStgate.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Father Of Six Slain
In Prince Georges

A District father of six chill
dren was fatally wounded early
today in a shotgun ambush at
Eagle Harbor, Md.
Prince Georges County police
said the dead man was Eric r.
Hubbard, 33. colored, of 1865
Firth Sterling avenue Sc. Mr..
Hubbard, an employe at the Hot
Shoppes in nearby Virginia, is
the father of three boys and
three girls, ranging in age from
one month to 10 years.
A lookout has been broadcast
by police for a 38-year-old Ar
lington man on murder charge
in connection with the shooting.
Police said the shooting about
las am. followed an argument
earlier at an inn in Eagle Har-
bor. a colored resort in lower
Prince Georges County.
Mr.. Hubbard and four other
men were riding in a car along
a dark road when Mr. Hubbard
was hit in the head by shotgun
blast. He was killed instantly.
The victims wife said her hus-
band and another man had left
home about 2 pm. yesterday to
go fishing.
Evening star., 1953-08-24

home his wife, Lille Mae, had
obtained for them while he was
overseas.
Two others from the Washing
ton area are expected home soon.
They are Sergt. James N. Diggs,
%. of Annapolis and Corpl. CAL
vim j. Mack, %, of Severna Park,
Md.
Others from Maryland and
Virginia who reached San Fran
cisco included Pvt. Albert R.
Wobie, Roxbury, Va; Corpl.
Berten E. Dunford, Wytheville,
Va; Corpl. Robert C. Chinault,
Fredericksburg, Va; Corpl. Roger
A. Stone, Sugar Grove, Va; Pfc.
Larry K Woodbridge, Lynchburg,
Va; Corpl. Danzil w. Grouse,
Baltimore; Sergt. Curtis E. Nor
ris, Baltimore; Sergt. Robert I.
Banks, Cambridge, Md; Corpl.
Charles B. Elder, Hydes, Md,
and Sergt. Hall E. Saylor, Ladies'
burg, Md.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Montgomery Fair to Open
on1orroW at Guithersburo

The big Montgomery County
Fair at Gaithersburg, Md, opens
at II am. tomorrow for a five
day and night run.
Standing by at that time to
clip the ceremonial ribbon will
be Montgomery County's Farm
Queen. Anita King, and the
newly chosen Miss Washington
of 1853, Helen Fiske Smith.
The first events will include
a night display of fireworks,
demonstration of the modern
method of milking COWS by ma
chine and a parade and drill by
the Air Forces Drill Team and
Band.
An afternoon feature will be
the arrival on the fairgrounds
of a 1,200-pound cheddar cheese
to be placed in the Dairy Parlor.
This cheese, one of the biggest
ever made in the United States,
was especially manufactured for
the Montgomery County Fair.
Originally made in 1851. the
cheese has been curing and aging
for two years in a specially pre-
pared wooden tub. 1t will be on
sale at the Fair, for the benefit
of All Club work, in any size
piece from an ounce to 100
pounds.
In additional to the carnival,
the animal exhibits and spe-
cial events there will be daily
demonstrations at the fair of
hooked rug making, cake baking,
food freezing, landscaping and
While children and their fathers
are kept amused with the
animals or at the pony ride
ring, the mothers can look over
the exhibits of canned goods,
fruits and vegetables competing
for ribbons at the fair.
A fried chicken plate lunch
will be served every day, with
crabcakes on Friday.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Fair Program

A busy schedule has been COM
pleted' for the five-day Mont
gomery County Fair, which
starts tomorrow at Gaithersburg,
Md. Here are the highlights:
Tuesday.
go II a.m.-Oficial opening Of fair. Miss
Washington and County Fair Queen.
p.m;-,Arrival of mammoth cheddar
cheese at dairy parlor.
4 pm.-Milking demonstration. dairy
parlor.
6:3o p.m.-Parade by Air Force Drill
Team aid Band.
$50 p.m.-Fireworks.
Wednesday, ChiIdren's Day.
a.m.-Swine judging. show Pavilion.
:, 10. am.-Ayrshire. Holstein. milking
ShQrthorn Judging. show ring: sheep
judging. show pavilion; dairy goat judg-
ing; poultry Judging; rabbit judging.
IL a.m.-Pie eating contest. the sta
dium
ps rlor
p.m.-Rodeo, the paddock.
p.m.-Parade by Marine Drill Team
and Drum and Bugle Corps.
$50 p,m.--Homemaker March OF
Progress, the stadium.
Thursday.
a.m.-Swine Judging, show pavilion.
10 a.m.-Guernsey and Jersey cattle
judging. show ring.
4 p.m.-Milking demonstration. dairy
parlor.
7:30 pm.-Parade by Sd "Old Guard"
Infantry Drill Team and Army Band.
p.m.-Canine parade Of champions
and dog obedience demonstration.
p:m.-Light draft horse pulling
contest.
a.m.-Draft horse judging, the pad
dock; All and FLA swine and sheep
Judging, show pavilion.
10 a.m.-Angus, Hereford and Short
horn cattle judging, show ring; All and
FLA dairy cattle judging.
p.m.-4-H and FLA baby beef iudg-
- p:m-praft horse exhibition teams.
2:3O p.m.-4-H and FLA beef breed
ing cattle judging.
5 p.m.-Old-fas milking con-
p.m.--Parade by Navy drill team
and band.
$50 p.m.-Heavy draft horse pulling
contest.
Saturday.
9:30 a.m.-Tractor rodeo.
10 a.m.-HorSe show begins: pony
classes.
p.m-Juniors. hunters. jumpers,
saddle horses.
p.m.-Hunters. jumpers, saddle
horses.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
10 Nurses Graduated
Al General Hospital

The Capital City School oi
Nursing at District General Hos
pital yesterday held commence
ment exercises for 10 graduates
of the professional nurse pro-
gram.
They were: Miss Dorothy M
Bibb, niece of Leo c. Hare, 3015
K street Sc; Miss Patricia Ann
Dew, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
H. L. Dew, 8235 Fourteenth ave-
nue., Hyattsville; Miss Eleanor
Friend, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Friend, 1920 College ave-
nue., College Park.
Also Miss Kathryn A. KaritaS
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
j. Karitas, 208 Southway, Green
belt; Miss Kathleen Moskowitz
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rubin
Moskowitz, $50 Ninth street NE;
Miss Florence M. O'Lano of 644C
Temple Hill road Sc.
Also Miss M. Maxine PyleS
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pyles, King George County, Va;
Miss Eleanor Strine, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Strine, 1928
Camden street Sc, and Miss
Ann Christine Welch, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Healy, 81
Galveston ctrnpt G w
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Man Pleads Guilty
To Arson Charqe

A Seat Pleasant (Md.) man
pleaded guilty today to setting
fire to his rented home because
of a dispute with his landlord
Earl Eckloff, SO, of a house
that was in the 600 block of
SiXty-Second place was ordered
held for the Prince Georges
County grand jury at a prelimi-
nary hearing in Upper Marlboro
Police Court.
Ecklof is charged with arson.
His bail was set at $1,000.
Police said Ecklof told them
he set his home ablaze, because
the owner refused to install
water in the two-story frame
building.
The house, owned by George
w. Godfrey of 1868 Alabama
avenue Sc, was almost des-
troyed.
Police booked the tenant as
Earl Acutf when he was arrested
Saturday and that name was
used in a story on the fire in
yesterdays Star.
Sam Acuff, 412 Sixty-ninth
place, Seat Pleasant, told The
Star today that he is the only
Acuff living in Seat Pleasant.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Ain Benzedrine Cana
Indicted in Robberies
Al Two Stores Here

-Four young men were in
dicted today on charges of armed
robberies of two stores netting
more than $4,000.
They are Charles B. Carriker
20, of the 1900 block of Hol-
brook terrace me-; Samuel D.
Wrightson, jr., %, of the $500
block of Ninth street Sc;
George E. Littlefield, 20, of the
700 block of North Carolina ave-
nue. Sc, and Ronald Couch, 10,
of Clinton, Md.
The four were referred to by
police as the 'Benzedrine' gang.
Each of the robberies was
committed after store closing
time when the manager of one
store and an assistant manager
of the other were forced at pistol
point to reopen the stores and
the safes, according to police.
One indictment accuses the
four of robbing the Food Fair
Market, in the 5000 block of
Naylor road Sc. of $1,000 on
July II. William H. Soper,
manager of the store, said he
was approached in his auto
mobile after closing the store
and forced to unlock the store
and its safe.
A second indictment accused
the four of robbing a store of
the American Stores Co. in the
400 block of Chaplin street Sc.
of $2,917 last June 26. In the
latter robbery the assistant
manager, Carl H. Hammer
meister, and a clerk were
forced back into the store at
postol point, where Mr.. Ham
mermeister was forced to open
the safe O01jno cojd
Evening star., 1953-08-24

him with three-foot saplings."
He said the rough treatment
continued until August 8, the day
he was released from prison.
Sergt. Spivey suffered a thigh
wound the night of his capture,
November Is. 1850, but was
forced to march until December
10, when he was admitted to a
hospital. 1t was a week after
that before he saw a doctor.
The soldier, who attended
Banneker Junior High School
here, was overseas 38 months and
was a member of the I'd Divi-
sion'S 9th Regiment.
NewSmen Are EIuded.
Originally scheduled to come
in on the second plane, Sergt.
Jackson arrived on the earlier
fight with Corpl. Tyson, and
managed to elude newsmen in
his haste to reach home.
He was anxious to see the new
Evening star., 1953-08-24
District Motorist Killed
In Prince Georges Mishop

A District man was killed in a
freak accident yesterday when
the hood of his car flew open
on Route so, near Glenn Dale
road, in Prince Georges County.
County Police Pvt. F. w. Noe
identified him as Robert c.
Shaw, 26, colored, of 1249 Irving
street NV.
The accident occurred when
the hood flew open, obstructing
Mr.. Shaw'S vision, and causing
the car to crash into a bridge
abutment, Pvt. Noe reported.
Two passengers in the car
were injured but were released
after treatment at Prince
Georges General Hospital. They
were listed as Rhoda Williams,
81, of 904 Sixtieth avenue, Fair
mount Heights, Md, and Ethel
Spriggs, 18, of 1922 Dix street
NE.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Burglar Surprised in Act
OF Robbinq Home Here

Roy E. Koch of 3714 Window
place NV. told police he sur
prised a burgler in the act of
looting his home last night.
Mr.. Koch said he entered his
living room at 11:15 pm. to find
a heavy-set white man standing
there fixing a white handker-
chief mask over his face. AS he
advanced toward the burglar, ne
said, the masked man showed
him a gun and threatened,
Don't come any closer, Mac"
The intruder then turned and
left the Koch home by the rear
door. Mr.. Koch said he took $50
in cash, a Japanese Nambu g.
millimeter automatic pistol and
an alarm clock from a second
floor bedroom.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
District Soldiers Released by Reds, Welcomed Here

Three Washington soldiers,
who only few days ago were
Korean prisoners of war, landed
at National Airport today for
joyous reunions with their fam
lilies.
They were the vanguard of a
group of area GIS, who docked
at San Francisco yesterday with
more than 300 other repatriateS,
first to be returned by ship.
Two of them, Sergt. William
M. jackson, 35, of 129 Fifty
third street Sc. and Corpl.
Tyson Simmons, 81, of 4439 E
street Sc, arrived here at 10
am. aboard United Airlines
plane.
Two and one-half hours later,
Sergt. John B. Spivey, Is, of 81
Rhode Island avenue NE,
dropped in aboard an American
AirlineS plane.
Less Happy Scene.
A similar but less happy scene
was to be repeated this after
noon with the arrival of Corpl.
Webster L. Johnson, 25, of An
napolis.
Corpl. johnson is hurrying to
the bedside of his mother who is
near death of cancer. Herson
was liberated on August 8, Mrs.
Johnson's 55th birthday and she
called it the incest present any,
one could have.
Corpl. Simmons, who also put
prison behind him August 8, got
a big welcome from his father,
Sam Simmons, and his 5-year-
old sister, Carolyn.
Only 2 when he saw her last,
Carolyn jumped into the SOL
dier'S arms and Rugged him
while he impatiently chatted
with newsmen.
I'm sure glad to be back
every ones treated me swell"
he grinned.
Gains Much Weight.
Corpl. Simmons looked it, too.
Once a 165-pounder, he had lost
80 pounds three months after he
was captured near the Yalu Riv-
er on November 27, 1850. Now
he is back up to 149 pounds
three of them gained on the
ship.
Revealing he suffered a minor
shrapnel wound in the hand be-
fore his capture, Corpl. Sim
mons said he was treated
pretty rough" at prison camp
No. 5 until things improved"
after the peace talks began.
Asked about efforts of the
Communists to win him over,
as they did a few other Amer
leans, the soldier had nothing
but an emphatic mo comment" :"
Corpl. Simmons was in the
25th Divisions oath Infantry
Regiment, spending three years
overseas.
Mother Waits AnxiOusly.
The interview ended abruptly
as the soldier said:
"I've got to go now to see my
mother" She was at home wait
ing anxiously after hearing his
voice over the telephone last
night.
Evening star., 1953-08-24

Sergt. Spivey was the center
of a mad rush by his mother;
wife, Mrs. Lorita Spivey, 6-year-
old daughter, Joan, and three
brothers, Eugene, 30; James, %,
and Harry, 26.
There he isl" they shouted.
His mother, in tears, had diff
Guilty controlling herself.
Sergt. Spivey, talking freely
about prison life, said he was
punished constantly for his re-
fusal to embrace Communist
propaganda.
Frequently Punished.
In prison camp No. 5, he was
a frequent visitor to the
freezer" swimming hole" and
''iron box" prisons within pris-
ons for stubborn captives.
I'm the freezer the prisoner
was forced to sit at attention" +"
he said. eff he relaxed, two
guards on either side would beat
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Car Carrying Airmon
Goes Out of Control

The three airmen were in a
car which went out of control
while rounding a turn in the
road and crashed into two poles
before bursting into flames.
One of the dead men was iden-
titled by the air base as Airman
BIC Thomas Andrews Stevens, 20,
son of Mrs. Inez Stevens, Buffalo,
N. Y. The other victim was iden-
titled today as Airman David AL
bert Viers, ~, of Belspring, Va,
a brother of Thomas w. Viers of
Radford, Va.
Corpl. Donald D. Forsht of
Prince Georges County police
listed the injured man as Air
man 1/c Jerome j. Tachik, %,
of the 1402d Maintenance
Squadron at Andrews Air Base.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph j. Tachik of Gary, Ind.
Corpl. Forsht said Airman
Tachik was driving the car,
which was headed west on Marl-
boro pike about II pm, when
the accident occurred. Because of
his injuries, Airman Tachik was
unable to give many details of
what happened. the policeman
reported. The three men were
returning from a beach resort.
Pulled Airmen From Car.
A witness told police the air.
mems car went by him at high
speed before going off the road.
1t hit one pole, rebounded onto
the highway and then came to
rest against another pole $50 feet
away with the cars motor on
fire. A bystander managed to
put out the fire and helped pull
the airmen from the car.
Two counts of manSlaughter
and a reckless driving charge
were to be placed against Airman
Tach1k, who is in Boiling Air
Force Base Hospital with head
injuries, according to Corpl.
FOrSht.
Evening star., 1953-08-24
Air Force Association
|Honors Gen. Arnold
As Jets Fly in Salute

Eight F-86 jet fighters, fol-
lowed by five BAT jet bombers
in Information yesterday few
over Arlington Cemetery as Ar
thur F. Kelly. retiring president
of the Air Force Association
placed wreath on the grave OF
the late Gen. H. H. Hap" Ar
mold. during a memorial service.
The event was the last of the
four-day Air Force Association
convention here.
Gen. Arnold was wartime head
OF the Air Force.
Placed in Trophy Room.
A plaque, dedicated to the Un-
known Soldier. was placed in the
cemetery's trophy room. Maj.
Gen, E. K. Wright, commanding
general of the Military District
of Washington, accepted the
plaque from Mr.. Kelly.
The program. arranged by the
Chaplain's Division of the Air
Force Association, included a
message by Maj. Gen. Charles I.
Carpenter, chief of Air Force
chaplains. After the memorial
services, the delegates and guests
attended an Airpower Brunch in
the Hotel Statler. The AFA pre-
sented it's membership awards
and plaques.
AFA's Exceptional Servic e
Plaques were presented by out
going president Arthur F. Kelly,
to the California Wing, Detroit
Squadron No. l of the Michigan
Wing, and Baltimore Squadron
No. of the Maryland Wing.
Shield plaques went to a num-
Der of individuals for special
services. They included William
Walker, Of 814 Olmi Landrith
Drive, Alexandria. Va.
Laud Stand by Dulles.
Before returning home, the
delegates adopted a resolution
commencing Secretary of State
Dulles for his stand that all
United Nations prisoners must
be returned by the Reds in
Korea.
The association also charged
that Air Force pilots captured
were being withheld deliberately
by the Reds. The Air Force
later said that of 885 pilots and
airmen missing, only rs were on
the original list of prisoners
the Reds published in Decem-
ber. 1851.
So far, only six Air Force men
have been returned in the pris-
oner exchange, the Air Force
added. 1t is believed that many
more are alive and in the hands
of the Reds.