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Evening star., 1953-04-04

they already had his resignation,
why did Weeks come before the
committee to testify?"
DR.. Astin himself continued
his restrained tactics yesterday
He told reporters, my major
concern is to see that the in
tegrity of the Bureau Of Stand
ards is upheld, and incidentally,
my own"
AStin Defends Aides.
On instructions from Secretary
Weeks. he refused to discuss the
battery additive which the bu-
reau condemned and which the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology approved in effect.
He defended two bureau Scien-
fists who worked on the tests at
the bureau and later took jobs
with battery manufacturers.
They are DR.. George Vinal, now
a consultant for the Radio Corp.
of America and the Exide Bat
terry Co., and Paul Howard, now
working for the Yardney Silver
Alkaline Battery and Electric Co.
"Their behavior is entirely
proper" DR.. Astin told reporters.
'Dr. Vinal retired two years ago
after AZ years service. He is
probably the country's outstand-
ing authority on storage bat
teries, and it was perfectly nat
ural for him to serve as a con-
sultant in private industry"
DR.. Astin said the firm that
hired Mr.. Howard is a rival of
the regular storage battery
manufacturers.
He disclosed that when Mr..
Sheaffer asked for his resigna-
ton, the Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce offered him a Civil
Service job in the bureau.
Reserved Job Decision.
" II asked permission to reserve
a decision" DR.. AStin said.
In answer to a question. he
said he did not know whether the
offer was still open.
A reporter related that he
asked Secretary Weeks Tuesday
whether DR.. Astin could have
some other job in the Commerce
Department. Secretary Weeks
shook his head vigorously and
replied, absolutely not"
This news apparently Jared
DR.. AStin. He pursed his lips
and ducked his head as If dodg-
ing a blow, but said nothing.
Asked about reports that sew
eral bureau scientists have
threatened to quit when he goes,
DR.. Astin said, "It is very i'm
portant that the work go on. I
strongly urged that no member
of the staff take any action to
circumvent the Secretary's de-
SireS."
Releases Letter to President.
The lanky, soft-spoken SCI
enlist, who will leave the bureau
April 18 after 81 years. made
public his letter of resignation
and President Eisenhower's re-
ply.
DR.. Astin's letter to Gen. EiSen-
hover was dated March 80. and
read:
"The Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce for Domestic Affairs
has informed me that the Secre-
tary plans to study and possibly
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Submarine
Continued From First Page.

in the stern had wirelessed, Eve
all are safe in the submarine
Rescue us. We have air to last
only a few hours"
Rescue teams and equipment
were rushed from Golcuk, a
naval base, and were expected
to reach the scene in a few
hours. United States naval in
formants at Istanbul said some
American submarines were only
about 100 miles away and would
be rushed to the scene.
Joint Maneuvers Reported.
Two newspapers. Son Posta
and Aksam reported without
confirmation elsewhere, that
joint American Turkish naval
maneuvers were to start five
days hence near Chanakkale.
Several ships of the American
fleet, including the cruiser Roa-
noke, six deStroyers, six Subma-
rineS, two minesweepers and a
supply vessel. were due at Izmir,
200 miles to the south, on a good
will visit today. Other Ameri-
can fleet units, including the
carrier Tarawa, the heavy cruiser
Newport. News, three destroyerS
and a tanker arrived at IStan-
bull today on a courtesy visit.
The newspaper Aksam said
the joint naval maneuvers were
to be an exercise in mining the
Bosporus.
Defense Minister Seyfi Kurt
bek and Admiral Sadik Altincan,
Turkish navy commander, few
to the scene of the submarine
singing along with other top
military officials.
The Dumlupinar was reported
accompanied by her sister sub
marine, the Inonu, and was
travelling on the surface en- route
from Canakkale to IStanbul at
the time of the collision at 2
am. q pm. EST Friday.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Reds Decrease Jummino
Of U. S. Broudcusts
By the Associated Pres,

BONN. Germany. April A.
Communist radio commentators,
heard here since the start of the
current Kremlin drive to win
friends, still snipe at the West,
but jamming of United States
radio broadcasts has dropped off
mysteriously in the past six
weeks.
Most Of the anti-West Red
broadcastS have concentrated on
what they call the "evil conse-
quences" of the proposed six
nation West European army.
But Western observers noted
today that the Soviets appear
to be holding off using power
full new transmitting and jam
ming stations, on which con-
struction has been rushed.
Evening star., 1953-04-04

DR.. Astin's scientific ability and
personal integrity" but said:
"The position of director of the
bureau is one of those which
President Eisenhower felt he
should have the right to fill with
an executive of his own choosing
Several weeks ago DR.. Astin was
informed of this decision and
submitted his resignation"
But Senator Hunt said Secre-
tary Weeks statement that the
bureau under DR.. Astin had not
been sufficiently objective. Looks
like q cover up."
CDR. Astin's reputation il
ruined" he added. The reputa-
ton of the bureau is ruined. Il
Evening star., 1953-04-04
88-Time Loser
Loses Again on
FBI IFingerprints

FBI files put the finger on q
man seeking a job as waiter in
the Soldiers Home here.
Director j. Edgar Hoover told
House appropriations subcom-
mittee, in testimony released
today, that the agency's % mil
lion criminal fingerprint records
disclosed the man was arrested
88 times since 1884.
Mr.. Hoover did not name the
applicant but remarked: "Ob-
viously he would have been un-
satisfactory as an employe Of
the Soldiers Home"
Evening star., 1953-04-04
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Over Asiin tuster
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DR.. Kelly and DR.. D. w. Bronx.
president Of Johns Hopkins UNI
versity. who recommended DR..
Kelly to be committee chairman.
Both DR.. Kelly and DR.. Bronx are
members OF the Board OF Visitors
Of the Bureau Of Standards
standing five-member group ap-
pointed to study bureau opera
tions each year.
Secretary Weeks asked each of
the following to name a member
Of the new committee:
George r. Harrison, dean of
science at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology and chair
man of the governing board of
the American Institute of
Physics.
Donald A. Quarles, president
of the Sandia Corp, Albuquer-
que, N. Mex, and head of the
American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers.
r. ]. S. Piggott of the Gulf
Research and Development Corp,
president of the American m
stitute of Mechanical Engineers.
Walter L. Huber. San Fran
cisco consulting engineer and
president of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers.
harrington Daniels, chemistry
professor at the University of
Wisconsin and president of the
American Chemical Society.
Andrew Fletcher, president of
the st. Joseph Lead Co., of New
York and head of the American
Institute of Mining and Metal
lurgical Engineers.
James w. McRae, vice presi-
dent of the Bell Telephone Lab
oratories and president of the
Institute of Radio Engineers.
Shortly before he was fired, DR..
Astin proposed that the board of
visitors or group from the Ma
tional Academy of Science study
overall bureau operations-and
particularly the way the bureau
tested AD-X2, a chemical in
tended to give new life to aging
batteries. ....s
Secretary Weeks accused the
Bureau of Standards of not being
sufficiently objective" in testing
the battery additive, but Senators
Tobey and Bennett reported yes
terday that there was no reflec-
ton on DR.. Astin's integrity.
Senator Tobey conferred with
Mr.. Sheaffer for IS minutes. and
then said the dismissal reflects
simply a desire on the part of
the new administration" to have
men "in complete sympathy
with them on policy"
Inquiry to Be Considered.
Senator Sparkman and Hunt
said Chairman Thye of the Small
Business Committee mas agreed
to take up at a committee meet
ing next week the question of
hearing DR.. Astin. Secretary
Weeks and Assistant Secretary
Sheaffer. ,.......
Senator Bennett of DR.. Astin's
home State voiced confidence in
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Moroun Stute Alumni

The Morgan State College
Alumni Association will hold a
spring frolic for the benefit of
the scholarship fund at 8 o'clock
tonight in the Rhode Island
Plaza, 1900 Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
All You Can Eat for 81

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, April
"A roast beef dinner, with the
guarantee of "all you can eat
for 81" will be the feature Of
opening Of War Memorial Park
here May 80. it was announced
today by j. Wesley Rice.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
FOUND.

DOG, male, mixed breed, white with one
black ear. Vic. Of Temple Trailer VILLAGE.
Owner or good home. KI. 9-395o.
POLICE DOG, female. well bred, intel
ligent; also black male, short hair.
LL 2-0136.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
New Star May Give District
3 Women in BowIing's Top 10

last season and seventh nation
ally, with an average of 1868
for 293 official games, is doing
quite as well now as a member of
the Crawley Memorial League at
Mount Rainier and in tourna-
ment bowling. She resigned
from the Capital Major League
after winning the title last sea-
son.
It was quite an evening in the
league. The Sunbeams blanked
the leading Chevy Chase team.
with a lot of help from Miss Will
son and Jesse Keith, who rolled
367. The Campanellas came
within five sticks of the season
record with a game of GIL in
beating Camden, 2-1. Dorothy
Nickels Of Campanella, who the
week before shot 447. came back
with 399. and her teammate,
Marie Fawley, rolled 376. The
Campanellas totaled 1,781, quite
a score. Fulford's won two from
King Pin.
The standings: Chevy Chase,
1888; Campanella, 1926; Sun
beam, 1899; King Pin, 37-38;
Fulford's, 35-41; Camden, 33-42.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Moore Easy Winner,
Decries Lack Of Foes
Rx the As.osiafed Press


ST. LOUIS. Mar. 12.-The
door is open for any one who
wants to step up and give Archie
Moore a tussle for his light
heavyweight championship, but
no one apparently wants to
enter.
Moore bemoaned the lack OF
opponents last night after he
won a unanimous decision over
Nino Valdes in their 10-round
nationally televised bout in the
st. Louis Arena.
It was the fourth non-title
appearance by Moore since he
won joey Maxim'S crown here
last December II. All four
matches have sent Archie against
heavyweights, and until Valdes
came along he had a perfect
knockout record.
Valdes. the 26-year -old Cuban
heavyweight champ, Just would
not fall over for the 36-year-old
Moore. Yet while outweighing
Archie by 80 pounds, Valdes
couldn't spill Moore either.
Moore weighed in at 1870 to
209l2 for ValdeS.
Moore seemed more hurt by
the fact he can't get fights than
/ by Valdes' punches. It's the
first time I ever heard of q
champ who couldn't get fights, u
he complained.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
First Switch Tonight
Sedgmon Puts Up Better Fight
Than Others, Kramer Says

has had on three previous tours.
I'm happy at being in the
lead" Kramer said. "but Frank
led me at 1917 and that alone
is better than Pancho Gonzales.
Bobby Riggs or Segura did when
I toured with them"
The only other time he trailed,
Kramer said, was in 1948 when
Riggs held a 9-8 lead.
Kramer's final total against
Riggs was 1920. Against Con-
zales it was 96-28, Seguar 56-28.
Lacks Confidence.
II think Frank lacks conf
dence, but I think he'll get over
that" Kramer said. 1.-The rapid
change in types of courts from
city to city has slowed him a
bit"
Sedgman complained that the
Sam Houston Coliseum court
here Tuesday night was too fast.
Canvas had been stretched over
concrete. Kramer made a quick
job of a 6-1. 6-1 verdict.
The AuSSie admits his biggest
problem is handling Kramer's
serve and confesSes the various
courts are not like his Austria
liam grass surfaces.
Sometimes you are playing
with ice under you, sometimes
it's boards" he said. Some
places have poor lighting, but
expected this when I turned
pro-"
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Lions TrYComeback
Against Springfield

The Washington Lions need
to upset the strong Springfield
Indians at $50 o'clock tonight
at Uline Arena to regain a tie
with New Haven for third place
in the Eastern League standings.
New Haven bounced the Lions
out of third place by edging the
last-place Trojans, Sd. in Troy,
N. Y, last night and now hold
a 51-49 point lead over Wash
ington. However, both clubs ap-
pear to have clinched spots in
the four team playoff for the
league title since Troy is three
games behind the Lions.
Springfield, already mathe-
matical certainty for first place
with rs points, has won eight
of IL games with Washington
this season. The Indians will
introduce a new goalie. 21-year-
old Flick Piatkowski from Chat
ham, Ontario, and will bring
back to Washington the league S
No. /, 2 and 4 leading scorers
Verne Pachel and Bill Jones top
the circuit with IS and SO points
and Wimpy Jones is fourth with
IS.
Washington will be led by
Bibber O'Hearn and Stan Ware
chi who are seventh and eighth
in the league scoring with "a
and 70 points.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
First Switch Tonight
By the Assoeioted Press

HOUSTON. Mar. 12.-Frank
Sedgman of Australia says he is
not discouraged over his showing
against Jack Kramer in their
professional tennis tour. And
Kramer, now holding a 28-19
lead in the cross-country series
agrees that the former Davis Cup
star has no reason for concern
Kramer is taking his first
singles rest Of the tour at to-
nights Coliseum match. Sedg-
man will tackle Pancho Segura
for the first time.
Segura and Kramer then will
try to reduce the 1921 doubles
lead held by Sedgman and Ken
McGregor, the 1852 Australian
amateur champion and fourth
member of the troupe. One dou-
bles match was split, one set
each.
No Segura NC GregOr Match.
There will be no Segura- NC
Gregor singles tonight, Segura
leads this series, 37-10.
Both Kramer and Sedgmar
say breaks decided several
matches at critical points and
the series would be just about
even had they gone the other
way.
The veteran Kramer, the
tours promoter. also says the
25-year-old Sedgman is provid-
ing stronger opposition than he
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Mosconi, 77-Tine Champion,
Shoots for Billiards Records

clinched $4,000 first money and
$1'0O for his tWo-inning best
game. He took that from Caras.
who had a best of three.
For Moore, third in the so
tourney, and Lassiter, who has
a 4-3 mark, there's considerable.
Moore plays Lassiter this after.
noon.
The fight is so tight outside
the championship that Moore
can wind up anywhere from Sec
ond and $1,000 to fifth and $3.50.
Lassiter can wind up anywhere
from a tie for second to fifth.
r. That puts Joe Procita of Los
Angeles, who completed his tour
ney schedule Monday, on a very
hot spectators seat. He's certain
of $700 third money but today's
results could hoist him to Sec
ond money.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Rusty Russell Takes
Job at Minor School
BY the Associated Press

DALLAS. Tex, Mar. 12.-
Rusty Russell. who resigned as
head football coach at Southern
Methodist University on Feb
ruary /, has accepted a similar
post at Schreiner Institute in
Kerrville, Tex.
The school is a power in junior
college circles.
Mrs. Russell and I visited
the Schreiner campus and found
it very much to our liking" F"
Russell told the Dallas News. Il
will report there March 15," he
added.
Andrew Ellington, president of
the Kerrville school. and Ted
Carley, athletic director, con-
f1rmed the statement.
I'VE are greatly pleased to
have Mr.. Russell join our
faculty." Ellington said. Let
me say now that there will be
absolutely no pressure on him.
All we are trying to do at
Schreiner is a good job in the
field of Christian education"
Russell refused to discuss SAL
airy terms, but it is believed the
job pays around $500 a year.
When he resigned at SMU, his
seven-year contract was settled
for an estimated $4,000.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
By Rod Thomos

Washington is headed for its
strongest showing in many years
in the national ratings of women
duckpin bowlerS, what with the
rise of Marion Hamilton in the
Capital Major League.
In a touch-and-go race with
Frances Wilson for the cham
pionship Of the star-packed
league, Miss Hamilton, of the
Chevy Chase team, lost the lead
last night, but only a sharp re-
versal in the remaining weeks
Of the season can keep her out
of the top 10 of the National
Duckpin Congress rankings.
Until recently it appeared
Miss Wilson, of the Sunbeam
team, would waltz to the league
title. Then Miss Hamilton came
on with a rush and for a fort
night led the circuit with a
slight advantage over Miss VIII
son.
They clashed last night and
Miss Wilson is back in front. She
rolled $50 while her rival shot
321. This left Miss Wilson Is
pins to the good with an average
of 118-1 for IS games against
Miss Hamilton'S 117-64 for IS
games.
If the national ratings, which
are based on averages, were
compiled from current figures,
Miss Wilson and Miss Hamilton
probably would place among the
first five. In tournament COM
petition they've matched their
league averages.
Maxine Allen of Durham,
N. c., won the No. ranking last
season with an average of 120-
130 for 234 games. An average
of 117-79 for 335 games, rolled
by Ethel Die of Baltimore, was
good for fifth.
Miss Wilson landed the tenth
spot with 115-194 for 27O games.
She's almost a cinch to improve
on that rating.
But Washington has a third
candidate for the Big Ten. Toni
Rowe, ranked No. l in the area
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Lu Kim Disqualified
In Match With Rocca

Failing to break a hold after
a count of five, Lu Kim was dis
qualified following II minutes of
action in his wrestling match
with Antonino Rocca, the fea-
ture of a four event card at Tur-
ner'S Arena last night.
Vic Holbrook, Chicago televi-
sion wrestling star, made his de-
but here a success by defeating
Jack Witzig with a body press
in 20 minutes of the opening
bout. In other matches, Mighty
UrSus threw Clyde Stevens in II
minutes and the two-man team
of Joe Tangaro and Guy Brun-
etti defeated the Zebra Kid and
Chuck Morgan.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
ST. Petersburg Open
Using Winter Rules
BY the Associoted Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
12.-Winter rules were put into
effect to keep the touring golf
professionals happy as they teed
off today in the first round of
the $4,000 st. Petersburg Open
tournament.
These rules, which permit a
player to move his ball to a bet
ter lie on the fairway, were de-
cided on by PGA officials to pre-
vent a mass withdrawal of golf
ers like that which disrupted the
Ell Paso Open last month.
Because of the powdery fair
ways and bumpy greens at Ell
Paso, 80 golfers, including stars
like Cary Middlecoff. Lew Wor-
sham and Jim Ferrier, picked up
and walked off in a huff.
The travelling PGA officials
saw a good possibility of similar
action here. because the sandy
fairways of the 6,260-yard Pasa-
dena municipal course are very
soft after a winter drought and
there isn't enough grass to cover
the bare spots.
Harvey Raynor, PGA tourna-
ment supervisor, said the So
called winter rules would allow
a golfer to move his ball as
much as IL inches with a club
to get a better lie.
The Pasadena course. with a
par of 35-36-71, seemed in good
enough shape yesterday for big
AL Besselink. former University
of Miami golf star now playing
out of Grossinger, N. Y. He shot
a 4-under par 81 in tuneup.
Evening star., 1953-03-12
By the Associoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 12.-
With his 11th world pocket bill
lard championship in 13 years
already clinched, Willie Mosconi
tonight shoots for world records
in the finale of the 1858 tourna-
ment.
Mosconi, whose home is in
Haverford, Pa, clinched the
championship last night by de-
feating Luther (Wimpy) Lassiter.
Elizabeth City, N. c., 1903. in
a record-equaling two innings.
1t Was Mosconi's seventh victory
without a defeat Tonight he
meets Jimmy Moore of Albu-
querque, who has a AZ record.
The champ missed a golden
opportunity to break three rec
ords last night. His first goal
was to run at least 116 balls,
bettering Ex-Champion Jimmy
Caras' lis, highest in this tour
ney. His others were to break
his own world tourney record of
121, set last year. and to run out
$50 balls in one inning.
Shooting superby, Mosconi ran
rs. Then, on an around-the-
table shot, he failed by 4 inches
to get the position he wanted.
He barely made a combination,
but was in a tough spot again
on his 80th shot and missed.
For Mosconi tonight there's
nothing at stake except his bic
for high run, worth $50 to him
if he makes it, or to Caras of
Philadelphia, if the champion
fails. Mosconi already has
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Harness Horsemen' Bill
Now Up 10 State Senate
By the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Mar. H.
Harness horSemen have staged
a legislative comeback in their
fight to be guaranteed two rep
resentatives on the racing COM
mission.
The House of Delegates yes
terday passed the bill to require
the Governor to increase the
membership of the commission
from three to five and name at
least two representatives of the
sulky sport. 1t now goes to the
Senate and then still must with
stand a possible veto by Gov.
McKeldin.
The bill missed passage sew
eral days ago when the vote of
approval was SO to AZ. 1t re-
uuires a constitutional majority
of 81 for passage.
Yesterday Delegate McNulty,
Democrat, of Anne Arundel. the
bills sponsor, moved for recon-
sideration of the vote and won
87:Cc2. u
Evening star., 1953-03-12
Maryland, Gu Boxers
Off for Eastern Meet
LITTLE SPORT

Seven Maryland boxers and
two from Catholic University
will fly to Syracuse late today
for the Eastern Collegiate box
ing tournament opening tomor-
row at Syracuse University. The
contingent will be Joined by a
full squad of eight Virginia
ringmen.
Coach Eddie LaFond of Gu
nominated 139-pounder Norman
DiCarlantonio and 147-pounder
Bernie Pannone. Llght-heavy-
weight Joe Della Rata, who
ranked well up in his class, and
other members of the squad
passed up the tournament to hit
their textbooks instead. DiCar-
lantonio won three bouts and
lost one, while Pannone had one
victory, two draws and a defeat
on his record. ...
Coach Frank Cronin of Mary
land thinks Maryland has a good
chance of winning two individual
titles and possibly the team
championship. He likes Garry
Garber's chances in the 125-
pound class and undefeated Cal
Quenstedt in the heavyweight di-
vision.
Other Maryland entries will be
Gene Perkins. 1872; Gary Fisher.
139: Bob Theofield, lat; Ronnie
Rhodes, 165, and Bill McInnis.
Interchangeable. MiddleWeight
Davey Lewis, who was knocked
out in the South Carolina match
last week. has just been released
from the hospital, where he was
under observation for several
days, and will not make the trip.