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Evening star., 1953-04-08
80 Applicants Seek
Arlington Clerk Post

Nearly 80 applications have
been received for the S., 5,200-a-
year position of clerk to the Ar
lington County Board, officials
said today. This is the last day
for filing applications.
Examinations will begin at 8
am. Saturday at the Stratford
Junior High School, Jack Foster,
county personnel officer, said. The
examination will be divided into
several categorieS and will ex-
tend over several days.
The vacancy was created jan
uary /, when the board failed to
reappoint Mrs. Ruby Simpson as
clerk. Board Chairman Robert
A. Peck said the new board
wanted time to study the position
and specify new requirements.
Mrs. Simpson is now employed
in the Office Of County Treasurer
Colin C.. Macpherson.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Mount Vernon Citizens

The Mount Vernon (Va.) Citi-
Zens' Association will meet at
$3.50 o'clock tonight in the par
ish hall Of st. Luke's Protestant
Episcopal Church on Fort Hunt
road. Wellington. The Fairfax
County budget, sanitary prob
lens, the school bond issue and
Illegal dumping Of trash will be
discussed.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
D. {. Educational N
Proposal Favored by
Fairfax School Board

At least one suburban school
board-Fairfax County's-would
like to see the District Board
of Education licensed to operate
a television station.
The Fairfax School Board yes
terday sidestepped an invitation
to join the Greater Washington
Educational TeleviSion Associa-
ton, Inc, which seeks the same
television channel that the Dis
trict Board of Education has
applied to use.
Instead, the Fairfax board
said, it would prefer to see the
District Board of Education get
the license for educational
channel 26.
All suburban school boards
around Washington have been
invited to join the Television
Association. Fairfax is the first
in the area to side publicly with
the District Board of Education
in the contest over the television
license. The decision rests with
the Federal Communications
Commission.
Meeting Friday.
The Television Association is
preparing to hold an organiza-
tional meeting Friday. Besides
area school boards, membership
Is to include representatives from
colleges. cultural. welfare, pri-
vate and parochial school or
ganizationS.
1T looks to me like there are
too many cooks in this associa-
ton plan," said Schools Supt.
w. T. Woodson. II think one
organization. like the District
School Board, could do a better
job than a group of people loose
ly knit together"
F. w. Robinson, School Board
chairman, said he thinks the
proposed membership in the
Television Association was too
varied.
Certainly. if the District
School Board gets the license
they're going to call on all these
other institutions for program
material" added Mr.. Woodson.
Cost Problem Raised.
If the District Board of Edu-
cation fails to do a good job
of running the education sta
ton. Fairfax officials said the
FEC could be asked to revoke
the license.
Another problem that both
cred members of the Fairfax
School Board was the cost of
participating in the Television
Association. Mr.. Woodson ex-
planned that, as a member Of
the Television Association, Fair
fax County would be called on
to put q share Of the cost Of
building and operating the new
station.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
More Nurses Needed
For Arlington Addition

More registered nurses will be
needed at Arlington Hospital
when a new 70-bed surgical wing
opens next month, John j. An
derson, hospital administrator,
said today.
Applications are being accept
ed from nurses living in this
area for either full-time or part
time work, Mr.. Anderson said.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
between Virginia and the Dis

between Virginia and the Dis
trict?"
Jack Dolton, for the Amalga-
mated Casualty Insurance Co..
said he thought the roots Of the
evil" here. was that the District
had an understaffed Public Util-
tiles Commission. There is an
insufficient number Of clerks to
handle the taxicab regulation, he
declared in his letter to the Dis
trict Committee. He protested
also that there apparently was
only one Inspector Of the bus and
streetcar system.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Four Enter Council Race
In Falls Church

-Four new candidates have en-
tered the race for Falls Church
City Council. The election will
be held June 8.
j. Hugh Rose. civic leader, said
the four had agreed Ito associate
themselves as independent can
didates supporting the same
platform"
The candidates are Herman L.
Fink. Charles c. Seymour, Grant
C. Hilliker and S. E. (Tim)
Kite.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Law Plaques Council
In Selecting Site for
Rockville Fire House

Lawyer members Of the Mont
gomery County Council are hav-
ing their troubles trying to ap-
prove a new fire house site for
the Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
The council yesterday held a
second public hearing on the
proposed site at the departments
carnival grounds on Route 240,
just south of the business dis
trict.
President Pro Tenn Harold
Hammond said the second hear
ing had been called so it could
be shown no additional sites were
available. The law requires such
a statement or submission of two
alternate sites.
Councilmen Hammond, Louis
A. Gravelle and j. Louis Monarch
a few weeks ago revived a long
forgotten law as a ground for
refusing to approve a fire house
site for the Conduit Road Fire
Board on Massachusetts, avenue.
The law, ignored for many
years, makes null and void pur-
chases of land by fire boards if
no public hearing is held before
the purchase.
4
The Councilmen, however, in
referring to the letter of the law,
forgot to look further to learn
that all fire boards which make
such illegal purchases shall be
prohibited from receiving county
tax funds. A number of fire
departments are affected by the
regulation but as yet no funds
have been cut off by the county.
Yesterday Mr.. Gravelle, an at
torney, said the Rockville de-
partment's site did not fall in
this category. He said the land
was originally purchased as car
nival grounds and the action
before the Council was merely
conversion Of use."
Mr.. Gravelle led the opposition
to the proposed Massachusetts
avenue site. He joined with Mr..
Monarch. also an attorney, in
overruling the opinion of County
Attorney David Macdonald, who
said the Council could have rati-
fled the purchase.
Approval Likely.
The Rockville site appears
likely to be approved, but the
council still must act-probably
in the May legislative session.
to legalize the existence of a
number Of the flrehouses and
make the departments eligible
to receive county tax funds.
The council yesterday refused
to approve a requested 5000
increase in the estimated $780,
900 appropriated for the Mont
gomery Blair High School gym
naSium.
Council President George Mes
bitt said action would be taken
when the School Board explains
the increase in the cost of con-
struction at a time when build
ing costs in some areas are on
the downward grade.
Daylight Saving Approved.
In other action yesterday, the
council approved daylight saving
time for the county. It will go
into effect If and when it is
established in the District.
Minutes of a recent closed ses-
sion revealed the council had
asked Public Safety Director
Arthur E. Miller to express it's
grave concern" to the county
Fire Board over reports that fire
equipment was seen answering
emergency calls at excessive
speeds.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
HyuttsviIIe Man Shot
While Cleaning Pistol

Lawrence Prof11tt, 80, Of 1905
Lancer place. West HyattSville.
was shot in the left leg last
night, police reported.
HyattSville Police Pvt. Charles
Williams said Mr.. Profitt told
him the .32-caliber revolver went
of while he was cleaning it at
home.
The bullet was removed at
Prince Georges, General Hos
pital. The hospital reported his
condition was satisfactory.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Maryland Graduation Set

Commencement exercises for
about 1850 University Of Mary
land seniors have been set for
10 am. June 6 on the Quad
rangle. Geary F. Eppley. dean of
men, announced today,
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Rescue Squad Benefit

Proceeds Of a white elephant
auction in Bethesda will enable
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Res
cue Squad to buy a mask and
air tank device used by fire.
fighters and underwater res
cuerS.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
ChiIIum PTA MEETING

The Chillum elementary
school PTA will meet at $3.50
o'clock tonight in the school at
Chillum road and Sargent road,
Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Virginia Commission
Protests Proposals
For Transit Board
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, April 8.-The
State Corporation Commission
yesterday denounced as wholly
unnecessary" an attempt to set
up an independent Federal
agency to regulate transportation
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area.
Commissioners w. Marshall
King. chairman. H. Lester Hook
er and Ralph T. Catterall said
they have filed a formal oppo-
Sition memorandum with a Sem
ate committee now considering
a bill to create the special agency.
3 Members Planned.
Under the provisions Of the
Senate bill, the commission would
consist of three members who
have been residents of the met
ropolitan area for at least two
years before their appointments.
Their salaries would be SIS, 900
year. Appointments would be
made by the President, with the
approval Of the Senate.
The corporation commission
memorandum said the special
commission was wholly un-
necessary" when "for a very
nominal expense this service can
be performed by the three jul
risdictions involved" - Virginia,
Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia.
The creation Of a new COM
mission as proposed would be
confusing to the public and an
added burden on the transporta-
ton companies serving this area
because Of the duplication of au-
thority," said the memorandum.
1T is quite clear that this is
another proposal that the Fed
eral Government duplicate and
encroach upon State regulation,
which, in our opinion, is detri-
mental to the best interests of
the public"
Not Able to Appear.
The sec. members were not
able to appear before the Sem
ate Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee which is con-
sidering the bill, when the
committee held a hearing in
Washington last week. However,
if the bill goes to the House, the
members said today, they would
appear before the House COM
mittee to oppose the measure.
The area in which the pro-
posed commission would have
jurisdiction, under the terms of
the bill, includes the District of
Columbia, Arlington and aFirfax
Counties and Alexandria and
Falls Church in Virginia and
Montgomery and Prince George
Counties in MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Uncle Ruy's Corner

Last time I spoke about the
moloch lizard of Australia which
would look extremely fierce If it
could be enlarged to the size Of
the ancient thunder lizard. This
small lizard has an average
length Of only about eight
inches.
Not a single member Of the
lizard family, as it exists today,
has anything like the size Of the
thunder lizard of prehistoric
times. Perhaps we should be
glad that the earth is now free
Of such monsters. Their bones
look interesting in a museum,
but to have the animals wander
around would cause trouble.
Our present lizard falls short
Evening star., 1953-06-17

Of the big dinosaurs, but we do
have some which might bother
us If we met them in the wilds.
Let US suppose. for example.
that We took q nap on the
ground while visiting the island
Of Komodo. We might awake
with a big. tough lizard lowering
over us!
Komodo is one Of the smaller
islands in the East Indies.
Strangely enough, the outside
world heard nothing about its
huge lizards until the present
century. Forty-one years ago
the crew of a sailing vessel went
ashore there and saw sights
which gave them a shock. Lum-
bering about the island were
huge lizards, with long claws on
their feet. Some Of them were
from eight to 10 feet long!
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Take MyWord for 1t
By Fronk Colby

Brack Alfred, a student at the
University of Houston, has a
hobby of collecting radio and TV
mispronunciationS. He has sent
me a long list of boners by a
number of picture stars, college
professors, commentators. an
nouncers, ministers and lay
speakers. Here are few Of his
examples:
Chrysa hemum: miSpro-
nounced: "kriss- ANN N-the-um."
Should be: kri-SANN- -the-mum.
Terpsichorean: miSpronounced
"terp-see-KORE-ree-un." Should
be: TERP- se-koe-REE-un.
Circuitous, roundabout: mis-
pr onounced "SIRK-it-uss."
Should be: sir-KYOO-i-tuSs.
Coincidence, sympathy: mis-
prom ounced "KON-duh-lenSS."
Should be: kun-DOE-l'nss.
Arctic: mispronounced "AHR-
tik." Should be: AHRK-tik.
Itinerary, route of travel:
m pronounced i-TIN-uh-ree."
Should be: eye-TIN-uh-R -REHR-
ee.
Bronc HAL: miSpronounced
"BRON-i-k1." Should be:
BRONG-kee-ull.
Been: mispronounced "ben."
Should be: bin.
Chicanery, "trickery: miSpro-
nounced "Shi-KAN-er-ee." Should
be: hi-KANE-u
Armistice: miSpronounced
"ahr-MISS- -tiss." Should be:
AHR-miss-tiss.
Respite, pause: rest: mis-
pronounced "ree-SPITE." Should
be: RESS-pit.
Choreography, "art of COM
posing or arranging dances or
ballets":: mispronounced "kore-
uh- GRAFF-ee." Should be:
KORE-ee-OG-ruh-fee.
distributed by McNauEht Syndicate. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1953-06-17
By Ramon Coffmon

Since then those lizards have
been given the. name Of Komodo
Dragons. It has been learned
that two other small islands.
near Komodo, have lizards Of
the same kind.
Komodo Dragons are flesh
eaters. They feed on wild pigs.
when possible. and also attack
other good-sized game. A few
Of them. but only a few, have
been placed in ZOOS, including
the London Zoo. One has been
observed to swallow a pigeon,
feathers and all!
Laws have been made to pro-
tect these big, queer lizards.
Hunters are forbidden to come
ashore and destroy them.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Contract Bridge
Bv EosIev BIockwood
washington, D. g.
WEnNEGnAY lime IL, 1A62

BY EosIey BlockWood
Even though you recognize
the need to keep a dangerous"
opponent out of the lead, it is
not always clear how this de-
Sirable result can be accom-
pliShed. Today's hand illustrates
how humanicS can be used to
reach a correct final decision.
West dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
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$AQ10
WEST. EAST.
(Mr. Champion) (Mr. Muzzy)
AK54 A82
3AK954 2J10732
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SOUTH.
(Mr. Dale)
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The bidding:
West North East South
/ heart Double 3 3hearts 3 spades
4heartS 4 spades All pass
Mr.. Champion won the first
trick with the king of hearts.
Mr.. Muzzy played the deuce on
the trick. definitely requesting
shift. What could he want led?
Not a club apparently, since
there were two club honors in
dummy and Mr.. Champion had
the jack. If Mr.. Muzzy had the
king he would almost certainly
win a trick with it later.
So Mr.. Champion made a
good shift to the queen of dia-
monds. Mr.. Dale now had a
tough decision to make. With
this shift he had to lose a dia-
mond trick. He had already lost
a heart. And on the bidding he
expected to lose trick to the
king of spades. Obviously, he
could not afford to let Mr..
Champion ruff a diamond lead.
What was that queen of dia-
monds? With the jack showing
in dummy, it was not the top
of an honor sequence. Surely it
was either a singleton or the
top of a doubleton.
If it were a doubleton, Mr..
Dale had to duck in dummy and
win the second diamond lead so
Mr.. Champion would have no
more of the suit to lead when
he was in with his supposed king
of spades.
If it were a singleton, how
ever, the right play to cut the
communication between the de-
tenders hands was to win with
the ace at once.
Which play would you make?
Mr.. Dale decided his best chance
was to duck the first diamond
lead. He felt it was about $3.50
as to whether the queen were
singleton or doubleton. But here
was the clincher. His right hand
opponent was Mr.. MuZzy. Even
If the lead were a singleton the
odds were overwhelming that it
would never occur to Mr.. Muzzy
to overtake with the king and
return a diamond for Mr.. Cham
pion to ruff.
AS the play actually went, Mr..
Dale won the second diamond
lead with dummy's ace. lost a
spade finesse to the king, but
was then in a position to win
any return. pick up trumps, and
discard two diamonds from the
board on his long clubs.
(Copyright, 1853. General Features corp)
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Word Game
Find "a or more words in
METAST SIS,

METAS ASIS,
meaning, change, of state. sub
stance or form" Average is 81;
time limit, Is minutes.
Rules Of the game. l. Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition OF
as -" such as bats" cats" are not used.
Only one form of q word is used. 4.
Proper names are not used.
Answer to ROGATORY.
roar, rota, rotary, root, oary, Orgy.
oratory, CORY. goat, gray, groat. Argot,
airy. taro, tarry, tory, toSa, tray, troy
Evening star., 1953-06-17

To obtain o free copy Of the Il.
lustrated leaflet on THE STORY OF
envelope 70 Unele RAY In esrS q The
Evening star., 1953-02-14
Brotherhood
Observance
Set Monday

Mrs. Oswald B. Lord, newly
appointed United States Repre-
sentative on the U. N Commits
sion on Human Rights. will be
the main speaker at a Brother
hood Week" meeting to be Spon-
sored by the Women's Division
Of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews, at 2::30 pm.
Monday at the Mayhower Hotel.
Among the guests of honor will
be Mrs. Richard Nixon, wife of
the Vice President; Mrs. Martin
Durkin, wife Of the Secretary of
Labor, Mrs. Herbert Brownell,
wife Of the Attorney General and
Mrs. Rowland H. Sergeant, who
is Actress Myrna 10y.
Presiding over the session will
be Mrs. Wilson Compton, wife of
the administrator If the United
States International Information
administration. Cantor Jaob Bar
kin of the Adas Israel Congrega-
ton will be the so1oist and the
invocation will be given by the
Right Rev. John K. Cartwright,
pastor Of st. Matthews Cathe-
dral.
The meeting viii be open to
the public.
Evening star., 1953-02-14
7erps Set for Tough Ring Foes
After Easy Win Over Citadel

The University Of Maryland's
boxing team is reaching its peak
with the schedule half completed
and the toughest opposition yet
to come.
The Terrapins showed them
selves ready to meet the upcom-
ing program in good style by
trimming The Citadel, Tel, last
night, their most one-Sided vic
tory since blanking Buoknell in
1947. That brought their season
record to two wins, two losses
and one draw. Still to be met
are Army, Michigan State. South
Carolina and Louisiana State, all
top-caliber teams.
Last nights bouts at Ritchie
Coliseum drew q turnout Of 3,7O0.
Featherweight Garry CARRIER
started the action with q techni-
cal knockout in the second round
over The Citadel's Ken Pearce,
and the Maryland team kept
winning until Ronnie Rhodes was
upset by Don Shriner in the 165-
pound bout. BY that time, how
ever. the Terps had taken i've
straight and clinched the victory.
Rhodes. Southern intercollegi-
Evening star., 1953-02-14
Society and Club News
LuWton CoIlinses Honor
Secretary, Mrs, Stevens
The military dominated tn,

The military dominated the
party scene yesterday.
In the late afternoon Army
Chief Of Staff, Gen. j. Lawton
Collins. and his wife entertained
at q reception in honor Of the
Army'S new civilian boss, Secre-
tary Of the Army Robert Ste
vens, and Mrs. Stevens.
In the evening on the very dot
Of the hour that the reception
was scheduled to end, the Chief
Of Naval Operations, Admiral
William M. Fechteler. received
his first guests at his stag dinner
for the visiting Chinese Chief
Of Naval Operations, Vice Ad-
miral Chi Chang Ma.
Some 200 important Capital
figures gathered between and
8 at the Fort McNair quarters
Of Gen. and Mrs. Collins. Prac-
tically all had to do with de-
Tense. In fact If war had been
declared yesterday battle plans
Evening star., 1953-02-14
Area Tournament May Decide
Northern Virginia Cage Title

Washington-Lee and George
Washington High Schools, dead
locked for the lead in the North
ern Virginia basketball league,
may not decide the title until the
Metropolitan Area basketball
tournament gets under way next
month. The team making the
best showing probably will be
recognized as champion.
The tie came about last night
as Washington-Lee, avenging an
earlier defeat last month, clearly
outplayed George Washington to
take a $3.50 victory on it's home
court. Both teams now have
81 records in league competi-
ton.
With three regular players out
because Of illness, CIV failed to
score from the floor in the first
10 minutes. The Presidents only
trailed by 5-4 at the end Of the
first quarter, but all their scor-
Evening star., 1953-02-14
Miss Sprogue
Is Engaged

Mrs. Rathburn Eaton Sprague
Of Lebanon. Pa. announces the
engagement Of her daughter,
Susan to 1t. William Daniel
Davis, u. s. A. He is the son
Of Brig. Gen. John Fuller Davis,
U. s. A., retired, and Mrs. Davis
Of Washington.
The bride-elect, daughter OF
the late Mr.. Sprague. Is q grad
uate Of the George School,
Bucks County. Pa, and Hood
College. She has recently re-
turned from a two-year assign
ment with the Mutual Defense
Assistance Program in Heidel-
berg, Germany.
1t. Davis is q graduate Of the
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter,
N. H., and the United States Mil
itary Academy at West Point. He
has served in Japan and Korea
and is now aide-de-camp to
Brig. Gen. Barth at Indiantown
Gap Military Reservation.
The wedding will take place in
the early spring.
Evening star., 1953-02-14

Judge Augustus N. Hand turned
down q defense request to stay
the execution pending an appli-
cation for Supreme Court review
of the case.
Judge to Fix Date.
Federal Judge Irving r. Kauf-
man indicated in New York he
will set an early execution date.
possibly within a few weeks.
He told the Rosenbergs' attor-
ney, who asked for a delay. that
he did not believe anything can
be accomplished in too long a
delay except bringing upon the
prisoners mental anguish by in
stilling false hopes in them"
Judge kaufman will set the date
Monday.
The electrocution, originally
set for January IA. had been
postponed while the presidential
appeal was pending.
The Rosenbergs were SEN
fenced on April 5, 1851, after
Mrs. Rosenberg's brother, David
Greenglass, testified they per-
suaded him to turn over wartime
atomic secrets to a Russian off,
cial In New York. The Rosen-
berrs have insisted they are in
Ilocent.
Greenglass and Morton Sobell
were sentenced to prison in the
case.
Evening star., 1953-02-14
Lottery Operator S Wife
Acquitted Of Same CHARGE

An Arlington woman whose
husband was convicted Of per-
mitting the operation Of q lot
tery in their home has been
acquitted Of the same charge
in Arlington County Court.
Mrs. Lillian Delp, 35, Of the
1900 block South Glebe road.
was cleared by Judge Hugh C..
Cregger. In an earlier trial her
husband. Marion Delp. SO, was
convicted and fined 500 and
sentenced to q 30-day jail term.
A second charge Of operating q
lottery against each Of them
was dismissed by Judge Cregger.
Three other men who were ar
rested when the Delp home was
raided January 9 were convicted
Of operating . lottery and all
received fines and jail terms
Thursday. They are Theodore r.
Knott. 40. Of the 500 block Del
Ray avenue. Alexandria, fined
$500 and given q 6O-day jail
term: Frank ]. ODonnell. "a. Of
the 100 block Del Ray avenue,
Alexandria. and Langhorne c.
Rorer. %. Of the HOO block
South Alfred street, Alexandra,
both Of whom received 500
fines and 80 days.
Judge Cregger said Knots
sentence was greater because he
had Q prior conviction for q lot
tery operation In Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-02-14
Lions Playing Johnsiown;
kiIrea Draws SIS Fine
spseiei Dispatch 10 N. s.e,

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Feb. a.
The Washington Lions and the
Johnstown Jets meet tonight In
their second Eastern League
hockey game in three nights.
with Referee John DAILY working
the game.
Thomas Lockhart, president Of
the league, announced DAILY
again would be on hand after
;fining Wally Kilrea, coach Of
the Jets. $25 for molesting DAILY
following Thursday nights game.
After Kilrea was elected WASH
ington scored two goals for q
81 victory.
Lockhart said that If either
coach moleSts DAILY tonight that
coach will be suspended.
Washington will be strength
ened tonight by the return Of
Larry Archambeault, big defense
man and team captain, who has
been out several weeks with an
injury.