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Evening star., 1953-09-25

essential part of a program to
safeguard the student and his
associates from a communicable
disease which is still a major
public health problem"
He urged other schools to make
chest X-rays a requirement, not
only for freshman classes but
for the entire student body. fac
ulty and other staff members.
In Washington, he said, only
five Of the is colleges present
this annual overall X-ray serv-
ice. They are Trinity, George
town Visitation. Wilson Teach
erS' and Miner Teachers Col
leges and Howard University.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
GU 5 freshman Class
To Be Given Chest X-Uays

The freshman class at George
town University will line up for
chest X-rays tomorrow from 8
am. to 2 pm. at O'Gara infirm-
ary as a part OF the schools stu
dent health service.
More than 500 students are
expected to take part in the sur
vey in cooperation with the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association.
Edward K. Funkhouser, execu-
tive secretary of the association,
said that such a service 'is an
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Film Show in ItoIy

An international competition
for technical industrial docu-
mentary films provided a fea-
ture of the International Ex-
hibition of Cinema Technique at
Turin, Italy.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
BY the Asseeiotsa Press

RICHMOND, Va, May H.
Representative Tuck, Virginia's
newest Democratic Congressman,
says he has no desire to serve
on House committees which may
show favoritism toward labor
unions.
This was the 56-year-old for
mer Governors answer to q pre-
diction by Representative Bailey,
Democrat. of West Virginia that
Mr.. Tuck would not win appoint
ment to the House Labor Com
mittee.
In voicing his forecast, Mr..
Bailey made reference to Mr..
Tuck's "well-known labor rec
ord"
Mr.. Tuck's answer to this was:
IF I am required to become
a union janissary and submit to
vassalage from any source, am
not eligible or available for ap-
pointment or service on this
committee or any other COM
mittee with such requirements
as the gentleman from West
Virginia lays down"
(The word janissary'' orig
mated In the 18th century
from o group Of Turkish sud.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Two Hurt as Mock
Air Wreck Turns
Into Real Thinq
.Rx the A.,eciutad Pres.

ABERDEEN, Md. May II. -
Two Civil Air Patrol hiers took
of on a practice mission to find
q make-believe wreckage but
wound up themselves as the real
victims when their plane crashed
yesterday.
They were Mai. Dolphin Davis
Of Baltimore and 1t. Wilbert Gil
bert Of Forest Hills. N. Y. Maj.
Davis, who is commander Of the
North Baltimore Squadron OF
the CAP, suffered back injuries.
while 1t. Gilbert had q broken
arm and possible internal in
juries.
Witnesses said their two
scatter was flying at about 1900
feet when the engine apparently
failed and the aircraft crashed
to earth. Rescue teams were
waiting to rush to the mock
plane wreckage when the CAP
aircraft spotted it. Instead. they
sped to where. Mai. Davis and
1t. Gilbert crashed within q mile
Of the wreck intended for the
drill.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Broyhi|I and Fenwick
To Address Meetinq

Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican, of Virginia, and Vir-
ginia State Senator Charles r..
Fenwick will speak on area
problems at a citizens meeting
at 8 pm. Thursday at Swanson
Junior High School.
Senator Fenwick, a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, will address the
mass meeting on Virginia's health
program. Mr.. Broyhill will speak
on the specific problems of the
10th District.
The meeting will be Spon-
sored by the Westover Civic AS
sociation. in cooperation with
the Dominion HillS-Paisley For
est, Madison Manor and the
Highland-O -Overlee Knolls Asso-
Citations.
Each speaker will be allotted
30 minutes, after which they
will answer questions. Mrs. M.
w. Hanshette, president Of the
Westover group, will preside.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
7 Virginia Women Enter
-Woman's S Air Race

Two Northern Virginia women,
one a research chemist. the other
a former school teacher, have
entered the All-Woman's Inter-
national Air Race which begins
June 10.
Miss Eleanor Davis, IS, Of 1928
North Eighth street. Arlington.
will pilot her own two-seater
cabin plane. Her companion and
navigator will be Miss Janet
Graham, 26. Of Greenway boule-
ward. Falls Church, a former
Falls Church elementary school
teacher. Miss Graham is now
employed in the American Air
lines operations Office at Wash
ington National Airport.
Miss Davis, a research chem
ist with l1arris Research Labor
atories, Inc, Of Washington. will
fly the 85-horsepower plane she
rebuilt and has based at Falls
Church Airpark. The 1000 mile
air race begins at Welland, On
tario and ends at New Smyrna
Beach, Fla.
Both Miss Davis and Miss
Graham are members Of the
Fairfax Squadron Of the Civil
Air Patrol.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Son Of Arlington Woman
Detained al Ellis Island
By the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, May l1.-A man
travelling as an interpreter for
two Turkish wrestlerS was taken
to Ellis Island by immigration
authorities after his arrival by
plane yesterday.
The wreStlerS, Omer Dikmen
and Kenan Yildiz, who are to
appear in wrestling shows in
various cities throughout the
United States, were not detained.
immigration authorities gave
no reason for OBTAINING the in
terpreter, Nurullah Bariman. 29.
He said he is connected with a
Turkish information agency in
Istanbul.
His mother, Mrs. Nermine Ra-
kibe Meals of 2805 North Seventh
street. Arlington. Va, was watt
ing at the airport with her at
torney. She said she had not
seen her son for Is years.
Mrs. Meals is the wife Of Col.
Robert Meals. Mr.. Bariman is
a son by previous marriage.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Car Kills Man, IS,
As He Attempts 10
Cross Georgia Ave.

A 65-year-old man was killed
last night when struck by a Car
while crossing Georgia avenue
at Barry place NV, according
to police.
John Brown, colored, Of the
2300 block Ninth street NV,
was the Districts oath traffic IA
tality this year.
Police said the car was driven
by William Francis Barnes. 40,
colored, of Landover, Md. They
reported that the victim stepped
out from behind moving cars. A
coroner's inquest will be held. ~
Four Washington persons were
in Casualty Hospital today after
a two-car crash yesterday on
Military highway at Forestville
road.
All were reported in good con-
dition.
Prince Georges County police
identified the drivers as Walter
E. Brannan, Is, Of 5737 East
Capitol street and Archibald S.
Blair, So, Of 1926 Good Hope
road Sc. Mr.. Blair suffered
cuts on the legs and multiple
bruises. Mr.. Brannan's back
was injured.
Henry Powell, 26, Of 624 Sev-
enteenth street NE, a passenger
in Mr.. Brannan's auto, received
possible broken knee. Mr..
Blair's wife, Mae, ST, suffered
face cuts and multiple bruises.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Alexandra Hospital
Tour, Dinner Tomorrow

Alexandria Hospital will OBJ
serve National Hospital Week
with a tour and buffet dinner
for members of the Alexandria
Hospital Corp. tomorrow.
The 160-member corporation
is the hospitals governing body.
The tour will begin at Carter
Hall, the nurses home, where
the need for improved facilities
will be discussed.
Hospital Administrator Van C.
Adams will conduct the tour.
Hospital department heads will
be on hand to explain their par
ticular jobs and answer ques-
tiOnS.
This entire week will be avail
able for group tours by any
interested organizations. Mr..
Adams should be called at the
hospital to arrange group tours.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
100 Frustrated by Heat
At Fordhom u. Rites

NEW YORK, May II (R.-
Sudden warm weather proStrated
100 persons. many of them chill
dren, yesterday as they attended
a religious ceremony at Fordham
University.
The victims were part of a
crowd estimated at $4,000 taking
part in observing the annual
World Sodality Day celebration
Of the Catholic Church. The tenn
perature reached a high of 80.
Nurses in the professional
were taken out to set up an
emergency f1rst-aid station and
treat those suffering from the
heat.
Many of the victims were chill
dren who had not eaten since
early morning because they came
to the ceremony directly from
church services.
OF those Frustrated, eight teen
age girls were taken to Fordham
Hospital and later released.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Posse Stays Farmer
Who Killed Wife and
South Hill Policeman
Sy the Assecic.ed Press

SOUTH HILL. Va. May IL
A 35-year-old tenant farmer
went berserk here last night,
killed his wife and a policeman,
and wounded another man. =
Then, the farmer, Ashley
Garnes, colored, was shot to
death in his farmhouse a mile
and a half west of this Mecklen-
burg County town.
On Force 6 Months.
j. A. Dennis, a policeman for
six months. was killed by a single
blast from Garnes' shotgun as
he and about eight other off,
GERS approached the house.
The officers had gone there to
arrest Garnes after receiving a
call from Charlie Moore, colored,
who said he spotted Garnes near
the body Of his wife. Josephine.
Mr.. Moore stopped. GarneS shot
and slightly injured him.
Battle Ends.
Some of the officers stayed in
front of the house, while the
others, including Mr.. Dennis.
went to the rear. There was a
shot and Mr.. Dennis fell
Police backed away and started
firing. Presently Garnes shouted
that he had been hit in the legs.
One unidentified officer went
through the back entrance and
killed GarneS.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Death After Futile
Aid Efforts Probed
By the Assoeiuied Press

BALTIMORE. May 11.-An in
vestigation has been launched
into the death of a Baltimore
school teacher, who friends said
became i'll last Sunday and was
not able to get prompt medical
attention.
The medical examiners Office
was told by acquaintances Of
Miss Mildred Dennis, 40, that
they called "at least" 80 doctors
and the Physicians Exchange
without getting help for her.
They finally took her to the
accident room of a hospital
where she was said to have been
given emergency treatment and
returned home.
Miss Dennis, an English
teacher at Gwynns Falls Junior
High School, was treated by her
own physician on Monday after
his return from an out-of-town
trip. He sent her back to the
hospital, where she died Tues
day.
DR.. William v. Lovitt, assistant
medical examiner, said he un-
derstood Miss Dennis apartment
had been fumigated over the
week end and she complained OF
feeling i'll from smelling fumes.
An examination is under way
to determine what part the
fumes may have played in her
death. DR.. Lovitt said she had
heart trouble and the direct
cause of death was "a pulmonary
endema."
Brice Dancer, manager Of the
exchange. said 800 physicians
are listed for emergency serv-
ice" He also said none of the
remembered the call.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Nursery Home Operators
Questioned in Boby's Death

Prince Georges County author
tiles today were questioning
operators of a Maryland Park
nursery home where a 7-month-
old baby died April "a under
mysterious circumstances.
The nursery operators, Mrs.
Arlene F. Tenant and her hus-
band, Flonnie N. Tenant, were
being questioned by States At
torney Carlyle j. Lancaster and
Detectives Charles N. Thomson
and Richard A. Pearson.
The child, James Cecil Hender-
son, jr., son Of an estranged
District couple, was found near
death in his crib at the nursery
at 407 fifth avenue. The
baby was taken to Prince Georges
Hospital, where it was pro-
nounced dead on arrival.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Tuck Says He Mill Not Seek
Pro-Lubor Committee Posts

iers which was comprised Of
Christian captives.)
Mr.. Tuck told reporters he had
never. heard Of Mr.. Bailey until
the West Virginian made his
statement declaring his belief
that the labor committee was
"set up for the purpose Of look
ing out for the interests Of
labor"
MIR. Bailey said he doubted If
Mr.. Tuck could serve that pur-
pose"
The Virginian replied that it
was quite clear" to him that
Mr.. Bailey believed domination
by the labor unions is q pre-
requisite to appointment and
service on the labor committee
Of the House."
AS q newcomer to Congress.
Mr.. Tuck can seek appointment
to any one OF . number Of COM
mittees.
He declared. however. that he
has not applied for assignment
to any committee as yet.
During Mr.. Tuck'S fOur-year
term as governor, two c0ntro-
versial labor acts were passed
the Virginia right-to-work law
and the States public utilities
labor relations law.
Evening star., 1953-05-11

DR.. James I. Boyd. county
medical examiner, said after an
autopsy that the child died OF
multiple blows to the head and
face"
The Tenants later volun-
tarily surrendered the nursery
home license until the difficulty
is cleared up"
Two other infants deaths oc-
CURED while the Tenants were
operating nurseries in other sec
tions of the. county. In 1914 q
three-month-o -old boy died. and
d year later a six-week-old gid,
also died. Both deaths were ruled
accidental.
The Tenants have told police
they have no knowledge of how
the Henderson baby was injured.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
350-Yeor-Oid Oak Rules Lonely Forest

The people who control thef
parks said there is a tree near
Dickerson, Md. older than any
settlement in this part of the
country. They believe it is $50
years old.
There is, too-a gnarled giant
Of a white oak. Scared by the
centuries.
It's a stones throw from the
c. & o. Canal about four miles
from Dickerson.
Until the Park Service an
nouncement it had been rela-
lively unpublicized. Now it may
become a major tourist attrac-
tion for the quiet community.
The tree is celebrated in Mont
gomery County already. Two
men, who know about trees and
wood. Roger Davis, 46, a lumber
man, of Dickerson, and Billy
Jones, 80, of Poolesville, took a
Star reporter and photographer
to the tree.
They crossed the Monocacy
AQueduct afoot, and hacked their
way through nearly a mile Of
undergrowth. Then they spot
ted the tree.
"It's the biggest tree I ever
saw" said Mr.. Davis, the lumber
man.
The men cut some vines and
took a measurement. After some
calculation, they figured its di-
ameter at nine feet-a couple Of
feet larger than the Park Service
estimate.
The townSpeople saw somewhat
more than the tree.
They noticed particularly that
the area presents promising pos
sibilities as a picnic spot. The
tree is so yards from the canals
towpath. Nearby is a boat rental
firm.
Fishing is good.
Birds abound, but because of
the heavy underground, hunting
does not seem too feasible.
The area is Sparsely populated.
Route %. near Dickerson, the
access road from Washington,
is a curving little road running
to the south of Sugar Loaf
Mountain.
From Washington the tree can
be reached by taking Route % to
about a quarter Of q mile beyond
Dickerson. From there, a left
turn is made on Monocacy road,
an unimproved route which leads
to the Monocacy River.
The Monocacy is crossed by a
stone aqueduct at that point and
the tree is located four-fifths of
a mile down the c. & o. Canal
towpath.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Montgomery Council
To Get kensington
Fire Department Bill

A proposed Montgomery
County bill reorganizing the
Kensington Volunteer Fire De-
partment is expected to be pre-
sented to the County Council
tomorrow.
The measure bears the in
dorsement of the department
and % county civic groups.
They reached agreement on a
compromise bill after debate on
how the departments board of
directors should be constituted.
The present board of directors
has seven members. including
two members of the department.
AS proposed. the board would
have 13 members, including two
from the fire department.
Three members would be from
district l, in Kensington south
of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road; four from district 2, North
Kensington and Viers Mill Viii
lage, and four from district 3,
Glenmont- Wheaton.
The bill, as originally backed
by citizens groups. called for an
11-member board, with only one
from the fire department.
Also part of the compromise
bill are provisions that the board
must approve the annual budget
before setting the fire tax rate;
that the fire department will
not transfer funds from one
budget item to another without
board authorization, and that a
public hearing must be held on
the proposed budget each year
between May is and May II.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Bowling Alley and Stores
DAMAGED in Alexandra

Fire damaged the floor of a
bowling alley and the rear Of
three stores in the 500 block of
King street. Alexandria, yester-
day.
The blaze started in an in
closed areaway beneath the
Health Center bowling alley at
SOC King street. The three stores
are located beneath the bowling
alley.
Fire Chief Bernard Padgett
said the fire was discovered
shortly before 3 am. by a
passerby.
The FIRE chief said the flames
apparently started in trash in
. the areaway. !
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Chesapeake Bridge Tolls
Soar Above Estimates
BY the Assoeiafed Press

BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE
Chesapeake Bay Bridge linking
Maryland's Eastern and Western
shores. is surprising the hopes
of the experts with its money
making ability.
Already. in its first nine
months, the toll span has coll
lected more than had been plan
ned for a full year.
Through April it carried ], ,290,-
427 vehicles for a total of ST.
575,055 in tolls. Traffic officials
had expected it to gross about
$2.4 million the first year.
And the summer vacation
months of May, June and July
are expected to bring an even
heavier volume of traffic.
Louis j. O'Donnell, in charge
Of the States toll facilities, said
the Chesapeake span, along with
the Potomac River and Susque-
hanna River toll bridges, took in
just under $575.0 900 during April.
OF this amount. the Bay Bridge
crossed $271 .666.35.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Foirfox Sewer System
To Be Report Topic

A progress report on the
public sewage system for Fair
fax County will be made at the
next meeting Of the Annandale
Citizens Association at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the Annandale
School.
Carlton c. Massey, County
Executive for Fairfax County;
G. Hubbard Massey, consulting
engineer, and Mrs. Anne VIII
kins, member of the Board Of
Supervisors for the Falls Church
District. will speak on efforts to
obtain countrywide sanitation
facilities.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Stanley Campaigns
BY Proxy Fenwiek
Charges in Virginia
BY the Assoeioted Press

VIRGINIA BEACH. Va. May
11.-State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick asserted here last night
his opponent for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Thomas
B. Stanley. is waging a campaign
"by proxy"
The Arlington legislator ac-
cused Mr.. Stanley of avoiding
public speaking engagements and
discussion of campaign issues.
MANY important groups, rep
resenting large segments of
voters, necessarily had to call off
meetings when my opponent de-
clined to appear and discuss the
issues" said Senator Fenwick.
Organizations such as the
League of Women Voters have a
policy Of hearing candidates
when they can all be present"
Two Events Cited.
Senator Fenwick cited Mr..
Stanley's absence from Amherst
Day ceremonies at Sweet Briar
College Saturday and a forum in
Richmond Friday night.
II predict he will continue to
absent himself from the speaking
platform wherever I appear by
declining the invitation. or by
sending representative to cam
paign for him by proxy" said
Senator Fenwick.
He said Mr.. Stanley had de-
clined invitations or sent pinch
hitters to speak for him ION at
least 10 different occasions"
The result, he declared, is that
Mr.. Stanley "is carrying into his
campaign for Governor the same
absentee record that marked his
term in Congress.D
l. Hits Congressional Terms.
Senator Fenwick, an attorney
in private life, had previously at
tackled Mr.. Stanley's three terms
in Congress as "seven lean years
characterized by frequent abb
Senteeism.
Senator Fenwick continued:
Does my opponent expect the
people of the Commonwealth to
vote for a candidate in absentia? d?
7 predict they will not do so.
docs my opponent, if he is
elected Governor, expect to be
an absentee Governor? His rec
ord to date indicates just that. F"
Senator Fenwick said Virginia
can ill. afford an absentee Gov
ernor" and added: Certainly
the people do not want any part
of government by proxy or gov
ernment by crony."
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Commissioners PI an
Tax Structure Study
As Congress Asks

Commissioner Samuel Spencer
today said city officials would
study the tax structure here as
requested by the staff of the
Senate District Committee.
The committee has asked the
study and raised the possibility
that big tax increases for Dis
trict residents may be the way
to finance the $685. million public
works program being advocated
by the city heads.
Mr.. Spencer commented:
"We shouldn't jump to conclu-
sions just because the request
was made. We can't expect Con-
gress to approve the public works
program without examining the
tax structure of the District" {"
To Support Own Plan.
He said he and his fellow Com
missioners would continue to
support their plan to finance the
public works program. This would
call for a combination of Federal
grants and Federal loans with
small tax increases in water and
sewer rates.
"The present plan was devel-
oped after full consideration of
the present level of District
taxes" Mr.. Spencer said. "It is
a well-conceived plan. It is fair
to the Federal Government. and
fair to the District taxpayers"
Mr.. Spencer said it was a nat
ural thing to expect Congress to
want to examine the city flnan-
cial structure before appropriate
ing the huge sum needed for the
public works program.
Robert c. Albrook, clerk of the
Senate District Committee, said
preliminary studies were under
way. y @sss 3s.-
Excise Increases Weighed
Apparently the committee
staff is trying to find out if the
District can raise another $40
million in tax revenues by in
creasing present taxes on real
estate, cigarettes, beer, and in
comes.
The public works program was
drafted by a citizens committee
headed by Francis G. Addison.
jr. The Commissioners took this
draft and came up with a pro-
gram for improving all city IA
cilities. The program currently
is in the hands of the Federal
Budget Bureau.
The Commissioners are seek
ing approval of the whole pro-
gram from this Congress. Actual
appropriation of funds would
come later.
One of the main principles of
the program, approved by the
Addison committee and the Com
miSsioners, was that taxes should
not be increased to any extent
or the result would be an &C
celeration of the move of busi-
ness firms. and residents to the
suburbs.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Convict Cauqht
Along Highway
Near Fairfax
Vireinio Fugitive
Denies Attacking
Woman in Home

A road-gang fugitive sought
in the assault Of q mother was
recaptured yesterday on a tip
from q person who spotted him
near a shack three miles east
of Fairfax.
Fairfax County police said the
rape case of the convict, Rich
ard Parker. q. probably would
go before the county grand jury
today.
Pvt. Dennis ONeil Of the
county force said Parker "acted
very surprised" when told he
was wanted for the assault.
Denies Attacking Woman.
Police said Parker admitted
calling at the woman's home to
beg a drink of water and a
place to change clothes, but he
emphatically denied attacking
her.
The phone tip came shortly
after noon yesterday. The tip
ster said he saw a man answer
ing the fugitive's description at
a shack near Norfolk store on
Route 236.
Pvt. O'Neil answered the call
and found Parker walking along
the highway. Parker was carry.
ing five sandwiches in q sack.
He surrendered meekly. He got
the sandwiches from a woman at
a home where he asked for a
handout, he said.
Soon Eligible for Parole.
Parker escaped from the road
gang working on the Shirley
highway near Franconia on FRI
day. In two weeks he would
have served half Of his 12-year
sentence and would have been
eligible for parole. He was SEN
fenced for felonious assault on
his wife and for grand larceny.
His accuser, a 21-year-old
Fairfax County housewife, said
he assaulted her Friday after
noon while her two daughters.
4 and 2, watched.