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Evening star., 1953-06-17
Violin and Bennett,
Convicted in Bribery,
Await Sentencing
By Froneis P. Douglas

Sentence is expected to be
passed next week on Marin E.
Violin, 81, New York exporter
convicted Of bribery, and Henry
G. Bennett, 50. former Com
merce Department official, who
pleaded guilty Of accepting
hribeS.
Violin was convicted in Federal
Court in Alexandria yesterday.
The jury found him guilty of 10
: counts charging bribery and
other offenses.
He was not in court when the
jury reported after deliberating
for more than nine hours. He
suffers from heart disease, and
Judge Albert v. Bryan had per-
mitted him to return to his New
York home.
Mrs. Bennett Awaits Sentence.
Also to be sentenced is Ben
nett's wife, Mrs. Twila Bennett.
She has pleaded guilty to two
counts charging she aided her
husband receive extra compen-
sation outside the Government
for performance of his duties and
o count charging conspiracy.
The Government, represented
by Joseph A. Lowther, charged
Violin paid Bennett $2,608 to
influence him in granting licenses
to export tin plate which Violin
had sold to foreign purchasers.
Bennett was the licensing officer
for one category of tinplate in
the Commerce Departments Of
flce Of International Trade.
Wolin'S defense was that the
payments, made by check to Mrs.
Bennett, were commissions on
sales he had made to a Vene-
Huelan buyer she had referred
to him.
Appeal Not Decided.
The conspiracy count on which
the three persons were convicted
carries a maximum penalty OF
i've years Imprisonment and $1O,-
900 fine. Penalties are less for
conviction on the other charges.
Thurman Arnold, chief counsel
for Violin, said he thinks an ap-
peal will be asked, although he
said he has not yet consulted
Violin about it.
Bennett is now employed by
an iron company. The Bennetts
live at 1909 Milan drive, Alex
andria.
The jury before which Violin
was tried received the case late
Monday. Yesterday at / pm,
1t reported it could not reach
unanimous agreement. Judge
Bryan stressed the Importance of
reaching a verdict. He said jurors
should give proper regard to one
Another'S opinions.
The jury went out to lunch.
About Is minutes after it re-
sumed deliberations, it reported
its verdict.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Senate Unit Holds Hearing
tuesday on Teacher Raise

Public hearings on a proposal
to raise Washington school
teacher and officer pay by 10 per
cent are to be held at 2 pm
Tuesday by the Education Sub
committee of the Senate District
Committee.
Witnesses are to include school
and District officials. spokesmen
for various teacher organizations
and probably various civic
groups.
The subcommittee is headed by
Senator Beall, Republican, OF
Maryland. who introduced the
bill.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Kotmunder Fetes Wife
Of Everest's ConqueroI
By the Assoeiafed Press

KATMANDU, Nepal. June IT.
The wife Of Tensing Bhutia,
Sherpa guide conqueror of Mount
Everest. got an enthusiastic well
come here today. She arrived
with her two daughters to await
her husband.
She shed tears Of joy as she
posed for photographers. II am
so happy" she said. God be
thanked everything went we'll"
A big welcoming celebration
awaits Tensing and New Zeal
ander Edmund Hillary. his COM
panion on the ascent. ..
Evening star., 1953-06-17
AIemun Off for Athens

ISTANBUL, June II (P.-Mi-
guel Aleman, former president of
Mexico, left here by plane for
Athens, accompanied by his wife
and son and party of 10 per-
sons. On completion of his tour
of Europe, he said he would re-
turn to Mexico.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Luos' Kinq Reaches VitteI

VITTEL, France, June II (P).
king Sisavang Wong of Laos,
in Indo-C China, and his Queen ar
rived last night for a month S
vacation.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Famous Fables
By <. (. Edoor

Dis stur b a nee - Judge
Learned Hand. the distin-
guished jurist, has spent so
many years on the bench
that court room noises are
second nature to him. But
like an orchestra conductor.
he can detect the faintest
unusual sound.
One day. when he was lis
tening to a trial in a court
room "a floors above the
street, he called the attend
ant to his side and ordered
him to remove the dog that
was barking.
Dog, your honor?" said
the other, II don't hear q
dog barking"
II tell you there's a dog
barking" said Hand irri-
tably. and I want it sill
enced."
The attendant dutifully
began to reconnoiter. One
after another, he descended
the "a flights. Finally. in
the rear of a shop down the
street he located the of
Tending animal. which had
almost succeeded in OBJ
structing justice.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Uncle Rows Corner

1t used to be a custom to
speak of the Great Sphinx as
"a mystery" Early in the pres
ent century, people gazed at it
standing at the edge of a desert
west of the Nile River) and asked
such questions as these:
How did this mighty statue
come to be? Who made it. and
why? When was it produced?"
Few persons of that time were
bold enough to suggest the an
swers, but now the outlook has
changed. Thanks to the work of
experts, enough facts have been
gathered to push aside most of
the curtain Of mystery.
We know. for example, that
the Great Sphinx dates back to
the same time, or almost the
same time. as the Second Pyra-
mid. Various other sphinxes.
Evening star., 1953-09-18

ancient Egypt to make a sphinx
with the body of an animal and
the head of a man. In several
cases a bulls body was carved to
represent royal powder, but later
sculptors chose a lions body for
this purpose. The head often was
an image of the kings head.
The head of the Great Sphinx
is the largest ever carved IN
stone. If it were hollow, it could
hold the head of the Statue OF
Liberty with a good deal of space
to spare. If the mouth of the
stone head could open, it would
be large enough for an American
buffalo, or bison, to walk inside.
The battered face Of the Great
Sphinx gives only hint Of what
it looked like in early times.
There are reasons to believe that
the face was q likeness of King
Khafre, builder Of the Second
Evening star., 1953-09-18

The Great Sphinx as it may
have looked Immediately after 1t
was carved.
some fairly large, have been dis
covered and studied. None OF
these can rival the Great
Sphinx in size, but certain Of
them carry out the same idea.
It was o widespread custom In
Evening star., 1953-09-18
By Romon Coffmon

Pyramid, who lived more than
5000 years ago.
Hundreds of years after
Khafre's death, some Egyptians
adopted the custom of Offering
prayers while standing or kneel-
ing before the Great Sphinx. It
appears that they had forgotte
the original purpose of the
statue, and believed it to be the
image of a god
The Great Sphinx was carved,
for the most part, out of stone
which existed at the spot where
it stands. Only the paws and
legs of the gigantic lions body
were pieced together with stone
blocks.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIockwood

BY EosIey BIockwood
What suit shall the defense
attack? That's question that
bothers many players. Mr.. New,
the avid kibitzer, for one. He
watches in awe as his idol, Mr..
Masters, hits on the killing de-
fense time after time.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
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(Mr. MasterS) (Mrs. Keen
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The bidding:
South West North East
INT Pass 2NT Pass
3NT All pass
How does Mr.. Masters do it?
Actually. in most cases the best
defense is based on the simplest
kind of reasoning. 1t is often
missed because of what might be
called stinginesS.
A player like Mr.. New or Mr..
Meek may have a suspicion that
the lead of a certain suit will
wreck declarer's contract. On the
other hand, they fear that 1t
might give declarer an extra
trick-let him make four no.
trump instead of three or five
spades instead of four. So they
lead something that is safe"
This miserly attitude will get
you nowhere. The first game of
q rubber Is worth close to 400
points, counting the value of
the game. What if declarer does
make an extra trick. worth 80
points? Obviously, you can we'll
afford to let him make several
such small gains in exchange for
a reasonable chance of defeating
his game contract.
Take today's hand, for ex-
amble. Mr. Masters led the
queen of spades. Mrs. Keen
flashed the eight and Mr.. Abel
elected to lay off. Now, Mr..
Masters felt sure his partner had
the king of spades, but, noting
the good five-card club suit in
dummy and realizing that the
spade suit would take only three
tricks for his side. he decided
that continuation of the spade
suit was hopeless.
AS you see, Mr.. Abel could win
the second or third round of
spades, knock out the ace of
diamonds and then have nine
tricks, losing only three spades
and a diamond.
But at trick two Mr.. Masters
shifted to the trey of hearts.
Thus the heart suit was set up
while Mrs. Keen still had the
ace of diamonds and the de-
tenders won four hearts. a spade
and a diamond for down two,
100 points.
The heart shift might have
gone right into the ace-queen,
enabling Mr.. Abel to make one
or two extra tricks. But it
stood to gain so much more than
1t could lose that it was worth
the risk.
Copyright, 1853, General Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Ansner To ASSURANCE.

acne, acres. area assure, asea, aura,
sane, sauce, scan, scar. scar snare,
Suer. sure. user. race. raSe, rune, ruse,
naCre, near. ness, nurse, caress, cares.
cause, cane. case, cess, Grass, cresS.
cruise, crus, crane, curse, cures, earns,
eCru.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
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Evening star., 1953-09-18

The story Of the alphabet contains
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about the names OF people. To get .
copy send q stamped. Self-addresse9
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Evening star., 1953-06-10
BY Marty Links Athens General Strike
Succeeds OnIv PurtIv
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ATHENS. Greece. June 10.-A
24-hour general strike called for
Athens and its port of Piraeus
yesterday drew only partial sup
port. Shipping was tied up, but
all public utilities except the
streetcars functioned normally.
Evening star., 1953-06-10

The General Confederation Of
Labor called the strike. starting
last midnight, to protest the
governments refusal of q wage
boost demanded after the drach-
ma was devalued so per cent on
April 9. The labor group also
wants withdrawal of a bank re-
form draft law now before a
parliamentary commission.
Evening star., 1953-06-10
Parents Of Injured Boy
Sue pEpC0 for $375,OOO

The parents of q 12-year-old
Bethesda boy. injured when he
touched a high-tension wire
while tree-climbing. yesterday
filed suit against the Potomac
Electric Power Co. for $375,0O0
damages.
The suit was filed by Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Devine, 8918
Broadmoor drive. in behalf of
themselves and their son, Will
liam j. Devine. jr. 1t was filed
in the q. s. District Court for
the District Of Columbia.
According to the complaint,
the accident occurred near the
Airlawn Recreation Center in Be-
thesda on June %. 1850, when
the boy was 10. According to
the suit. the lad. burned by. the
wire. fell 30 feet to the ground
Evening star., 1953-06-10

and suffered permanent internal
injuries.
The suit charged the power
company was negligent in allow
ing uninsulated wires to pass
through unpruned tree branches.
Evening star., 1953-05-27

FILL YOUR PICNIC BAS-
KET WITH BLUE RIBBON
GOLDEN FRIED CHICKEN
so DELlCATELY FLAW
oRED-So EASY TO FIX
Ib.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12
raveIer's Notebook

One can almost fish over the
bank from an easy chair on the
front porch that stretches $50
feet along the lodge. The main
building was erected in 1921 as
a retreat for q textile executive.
Rustic cottages now house most
of the guests. Besides fishing for
bass, perch and channel cat,
activities include hiking, horse
back riding and swimming.
YeoF-Around Areo
Although tourists from every
State crowd into the Valley dur
ing the summer and somewhat
melt away when September rings
school bells. most Of the areas
resorts are operated throughout
the year. Icing sometimes closes
Skyline Drive, but never Route
IL or U. S. IL, which carry much
of the Valleys commerce as well
as tourists.
Practically all of the Valleys
eight commercially developed
caverns recognize no season, ex-
cept to provide a cool retreat Of
about IS degrees for summer
sight-SeerS and a warming tenn
perature at the same reading in
winter.
Natural Bridge alone, listed as
one Of the seven natural wonders
of the world, is credited with
drawing thousands Of visitors in
to the Valley.
S. Million Now
Some IS million now is being
spent on the bridge properties
to perpetuate the fulfillment of
Jefferson's prophecy that NAT
ural Bridge will yet be a famous
place, that will draw the atten-
ton of the world"
The Natural Bridge Hotel,
built many decades ago, has
been augmented during this S.
million development by a motor
lodge of So modern rooms and
a 30-room brick addition, opened
about q year ago.
Still to be developed is a 10
acre lake, for swimming, fishing
and boating.
Natural Bridge, too, is open
throughout the year. Naturally!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12
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way Circle, PortIand, Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12

/ attention or all visitors. Anyway,
he has prepared a four-page
folder which he hands out to
illustrate his story. 1t contains
a little map Of the Valley. with
a series of circles to show dis
tances from Waynesboro to var
iouS attractions between Win
chester and Roanoke.
WayneSboro Is within a few
minutes run Of the southern
end of Skyline Drive, where the
Blue Ridge Parkway starts.
Doing the Valley
There are several ways to "do''
the Valley, which would include,
Of course, a spin over at least a
part of Skyline. A good place to
start is Winchester. Two choice
routes southwark toward the
Valley are available there: q. S.
II. leading through Strasburg
and west of the Massanuttens;
the other, u S. 522 and State
Route IL, to the northern en-
trance of Skyline Drive at
Front Royal.
There are times when weather
creates a haze around Skyline
so heavy that the Valley is OBJ
scured. Riding along the Valley
floor, virtually in the shadow OF
the Shenandoah Mountains, is
a pleasant alternative, for on
No. IL are Skyline Caverns, which
boasts of it's exceptional lighting
and it's anthodites (calcite cave
f1owers), and Luray, whose cav
erns are known for their spa
cious rooms" and varied forma-
tions.
Characteristic Resort
Five miles north of Luray on
Route IL there is a sign on thu
right-hand side of the road fol
southbound visitors that calls
attention to one of the character
istic resorts that make the Valley
a delightful stop-over place fol-
vacationers. Shenandoah River
Lodge" the sign reads, and
directs the motorist over a side
road through fields and woods to
a lodge-and-cabin colony built
on the banks of the Shenandoah
River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12
CONTINUED From Page C-s.)

lily in any area where his fancy
induces him to stay.
The Valley mas built its tour
list facilities to the point that
such impromptu plans are feas-
ible. But q restaurant operator
in Waynesboro advances another
scheme that tourists might well
consider.
George N. Gianakos, who OPP
crates the Southern Restaurant
there and busies himself with
selling tourists on the Valley,
tells the story of the Yankee
physician who decided to make
Waynesboro his vacation head
quarters while in Virginia.
HE told me-" Mr.. Gianakos
relates, that Waynesboro was so
convenient to the places he
wanted to see; 80 minutes over
the highway in that direction,
an hour or 50 in another. It
makes sense"
Mop Illustrates Point
Mr.. Gianakos didn't say which
came first. the New Englander's
discovery or the device he en-
ploys to bring the idea to the
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30

Stephen Foster, who wrote such
, songs as my Old Kentucky Home"
and "Old Folks At Home" died
homeless and forsaken in a New
York hospital charity ward.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Hurruh for
theOutinq
By Angelo Potri

One Of the great pleasures Of
the summer vacation for the
children Is q picnic. Father is
to drive the car, mother has
charge Of the food baskets. The
children choose their favorite
books, toys and so forth, and all
Is ready on the sunny morning.
Picnics call for a good deal of
preparation, most Of which is the
mothers task. She gets the
baskets down from the storage
closet, tests the thermos jars,
puts out a pile of paper napkins.
makes the sandwiches, fills a big
vacuum jar with ice water
knowing that it is dangerous to
drink water from a stream.
It is well to warn these happy
youngsters beforehand that poi
son ivy grows in many spots.
Parents might even examine the
terrain to take precautions
against this vine. It is wise to
take along a cake of brown
laundry soap and, if a child has
been exposed to poison ivy. lath-
er him with it. Let the soap
stay on his skin until he reaches
home. Then put him In a bath,
scrub him well-and hope for
the best.
While picnics are great fun,
parents should be ready for
emergencies. Besides the brown
soap, take along a f1rst-aid kit.
with enough bandages. Th e
chances are you won't need it,
but 1t Is a good idea to be pre-
pared.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
By MurieI Nissen

DEAR MISS NISSEN: For
three years, ever since I was II
and the boy 16, ! have been going
with Terry of and on. Now he
has again drifted away from me.
telling me he likes another girl.
After every other break, we've
gone back together again. In be-
tween I have had other dates.
but they just don't interest me
too much. My problem is: should
! go back to Terry when, and if.
he wants to go with me again?
My mother says I've lost all
pride, but I do care for him.
B. B. M.
ANSWER: The right sort Of
pride, the kind that goes hand
in-hand with self-reSpect, is a
precious possession, not to be
relinquished lightly. Terry OBJ
viously has concluded that you
lack it entirely. He can beckon
you to come, or cast you aside,
and you will comply humbly. Ap-
parently. he has found no other
girl quite so amenable, or else
he wouldn't be constantly COM
ing back to you. The possibility
that he might care for you sin
cerely isn't worth considering.
His treatment bellies any idea of
tenderness or affection. Perhaps
he isn't mature enough to be
capable of deep emotion. This
might develop in time, if you're
prepared to sit out a long wait
ing game. I doubt very much,
however, if he will ever regard
you other than as a girl handy
to have around in case of emer-
gency. Finally, face the fact
Squarely that, if he does come
Evening star., 1953-08-11

cence, your feeling for your
movie star is just q step in
growing up. Lots Of these emo
tions seem silly to oldsters who
just haven't time to look back
to their own teens and realize
that they did some pretty silly
Evening star., 1953-08-11

crush. I even called him up
(from Boston to California; and
he was very sweet to me on the
phone. He promised to come to
our house If he ever came to
Boston. Do you think I'm silly?
N. p.
ANSWER: Since daydreaming
is an integral part Of adoles-
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Problems Todoy
Girl Continues to Care
For VuciIIoting Youth

back. and even II he ultimately
marries you. the pattern almost
certainly will never change.
DEAR MISS NISSEN: My
parents have just bought q beau
tiful new car. When my brother
asks my father If he can use it.
Dad always tells him to ask Nom.
She says no, because she's afraid
of accidents. Then all three
get into an argument, and my
brother says it's Mons fault
that he can't use the car, which
hurts her. Who lis right2
-JEANNIEt /!
ANSWER: Both your parents
are very much at fault. but ap-
parently their system OF ducking
issues is nothing new. The ques.
ton Of when and how your
brother gets the car should have
been settled among them when
the car was acquired Distnity
between parents can be most
damaging to 4 child's faith. as
is clearly evidenced by your own
attitude towards your family.
Your father is most at fault,
because permission is asked Of
him. and he should make the
decision instead of passing the
buck to your mother.
DEAR MISS NISSEN: I am IA
years old, and I'VE feet, ten inches
tall. I am very good at sports,
largely because of my height. but
am not popular with the other
kids at school. I think they're
jealous Of me-. MARTHA A.
ANSWER: And / think you're
ridiculous! Perhaps the fault is
that while you're good at sports.
you're not a good sport. There's
Evening star., 1953-08-11

"The. Way to a Girls Heart" /"
In al cases. be sure to iMcloss
an addressed, stamped enCelope
and send request to her, care
OF the Won1en's Dept. The
EUentng Star. Washington 4.
D. C.
Evening star., 1953-08-11

q big difference. you know. II you
have q pleasant disposition. are
friendly and cooperative, you
should have no trouble in being
popular.
DEAR MISS NISSEN: I'm
very much in love with q movie
star. and know it isn't just q
Evening star., 1953-08-11

things. too. You'll recover, and
be none the worse for the ex-
perience.
Muriel Nissen lcill reply to
all readers iDho ask for help.
Write for free leGfet D-23.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-20

present a defense designed to stop
Cameron and his Uclan team
mates. In addition, Trojan rooters
are quick to point out, Southern
Cal has an offense of its own which
it plans to use Saturday afternoon.
Saturdays neighborhood classic
shapes up as one of the most inn
portant games of the season for
both teams, with a possible con-
ference championship riding on the
outcome.
For UCLA, there is the added in
centive of a 1854 Rose Bowl bid.
Southern California, winner over
Wisconsin in the 1853 Rose Bowl,
is ineligible for the 1854 Tourna-
ment of Roses game under a new
Pacific Coast ruling which pro-
hibits any Pacific Coast team from
playing in the Rose Bowl more
than once in two years.
Mel Allen and Lindsey Nelson,
MICS top sportscasters, will han
die the play-by-play and color for
the General Motors USC-UCLA
game telecaSt
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-20
Follow Rules For
Happy Hunting

Three simple commandments
can be the key to enjoyable hunt
ing for everyone, according to r.
K. Davis, extension wildlife con-
Davis today urged hunters to
follow these three common sense
rules:
Remember you are a guest of
the landowner. The Ohio State
University staff member claims
the future of hunting depends on
observance of this rule. Ask per-
mission to hunt and treat your
host fair and square.
The second commandment is,
Always Be Safe" Safety is COM
mon sense, Davis said. use your
head and save your life"
Finally he asked hunters to play
fair with the hunting regulations.
Every sport has rules to protect
the best interests of all concerned