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Evening star., 1953-07-12
Undertaken is Best Comic

PARIS (CDN 1t would hap
pen. This years highly coveted
prize for the best comic draw
ing in France, awarded by the
Academy Of Humor, went to
Jacques de Vignes. He's a clerk
in a funeral parlor.
Evening star., 1953-07-12
one-Sided Anatomy

WUERzBURG, Germany
(CDN A school official in
Wuerzburg has proposed that
medical students should study
anatomy from male bodies only.
unless the students are married.
Evening star., 1953-07-12
Hunt for Missing Friend
Of Rockwell Kent Pushed
By the A.socioted Press

MONdEGAN ISLAND, Me-,
July 11.-Searchers criss-crossed
this resort island today looking
for Mrs. S. Maynard Moran, 40,
New York socialite, who disap-
peared Thursday night from the
cottage Of Artist Rockwell Kent.
A bloodhound led the searchers
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.
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.
cit 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"
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Sex Not Changed 1907,
Christine's Doctor Says
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark,
April ga Danish doctor who
participated in the treatment
given Christine Jorgensen in Co
penhagen last year said today
no doctor can change the sex Of
an individual 100 per cent.
Commenting on the case. DR..
Christian Hamburger of Copen-
hagen's serum institute said:
"A person is either man or
woman. This is an established
scientific fact. It is also a scien-
tific fact that this cannot be
changed. What can be done,
however. is to make life in the
world of the opposite sex easier
for a person who strongly feels
urged by anatomical or mental
differences or both-that he be-
longs to the opposite SEX"
DR.. Hamburger said this was
done in Christine'S case. He
added that nothing more was
done than in hundreds of other
similar cases and that there was
nothing sensational about it. He
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Board Member Urges
School Priority List
Be Reconsidered

A new Board of Education
study of the Districts school
construction plans was urged to-
day by Mrs. Frank F. Phillips,
the boards buildings and grounds
chairman.
'"The whole priority list ought
to be reviewed" Mrs. Phillips
said. She said the board hadn't
considered the plans thoroughly
enough.
The board member also pro-
posed change in the priorities
of two projects. She said a pro-
posed $2.5 million white junior
high at Fourth street and Mis-
sissippi avenue Sc. should be
given higher priority than a
proposed Negro junior high at
Forty-second and Grant streets
NE
The white school. ninth in the
list Of projects approved by the
board, was deleted by the Com
missioners from the budget
request. now before Congress.
The colored project, third on the
list, was pared from $2.5 million
for construction to $343, 900 for
site and plane only.
Citizens groups are planning
a plea to Congress to appropriate
funds for the white school. Plans
and site already are availble.
Mrs. Phillips said she voted
with other board members to ap-
prove the present priorities last
June, but now, she said, she feels
the white school is more urgently
needed.
The whole priorities question
is expected to be raised at board
committee meetings tomorrow.
Besides Mrs. Phillips proposals,
several board members are plan
ming to question Supt. Hobart
M. Corning about some juggling
of construction plans by school
and city officials last week, on
which board members complained
they weren't consulted.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
THE EVENING STAR Bis
Washington, D. C. So
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1853

observed there are scores Of sim.
liar cases in hospitals the world
over.
Askedkwhat sex Christine had
belonged to all the time, DR..
Hamburger said it was beyond
his authority as a doctor to tell.
but, he added, 'in any case no
sex Transformation was made
since this just can't be DONE"
(In New York, ChriStine's
mother, Mrs. George Jorgensen,
said Christine would not COM
ment.)
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

"Hoppy Ever After" the bride
who Leaves the careful planning
Of her beautiful wedding and
dream home to our Wise-in-every-
detail Wedding Consultonts,
newly at home on our Fifth Floor.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

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plays brilliantly, powerfully. Elan.
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Maroon finish, 34.95; ebony, ivory
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124.25
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FM-AM tobIe radio has sensitive,
superior tone, combines dioI and
speaker into single unit. Walnut
color plastic cabinet. S40S
4. CLOCK RADIO, K5l5, Ac
rodio, gives rich, full tone, presents
TeIechron clock to woken you to
music. Ebony or walnut color pIostic
cobinet. :34.05
WGL-Rodios, First Floor,
North Building all except No z
also at Chevy Chase
Evening star., 1953-04-08

Just in time for the American League baseball series
starting April 13 which you enjoy while paying for
your Zenith on our low.cost Deferred Payment Plan.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
VI IL DIX IN l. xANO OOxN
4OM
ANNIVERSARY

Not the oldest :. nor yet the youngest. Our 4Oth
year instead, marks a substantial period of pro-
gress and expansion. We regard the coming
years as of equal opportunity to contribute to the
growth of our Nations Capital and to safeguard
the best interests of its citizens. We invite you
to use our modern, complete banking services.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Catholic Alumni Elect

Nicholas J. Chase, Washing
ton attorney. has been elected
president of the Catholic Uni
versity Alumni Association.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Citizens 10 Ask Court
To Curb School VandaIs

Indignation over the rash Of
window breakings in the Taft
and Langdon junior high schools
was voiced at a meeting of the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association last night.
"Since Juvenile Court doesn't
seem interested in prosecuting
violators, it has become open
season for window breakers in
this area" Fred Devine, a men,
ber of the schools committee
said. The group voted to ask the
courts and the Board of Educa-
tion to cooperate in remedying
the situation.
In other business, the men,
bers opposed any increase in
telephone rates in the District.
Mrs. Alfred l.. Smith conducted
the meeting in Bateman's store.
1904 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

this was new kind, orders were to keep the
cabin window shades drawn"
The captain nodded and, for a second looked
mreasonably sad that Mimi Lee had not seen
the spectacle. Then he leaned to his left and
peered down, hoping to see the famous atomic
cloud. He could not see it. Nor could he see
the sudden man-made hurricane of wind rush.
ing at hundreds of miles an hour across the
desert floor. sucking all the air of the valley
in its wake.
A few seconds later he felt it = as hard
bump that shook the plane. He grinned again
and said. There's your blast, boys! Quite
something, eh?"
Automatically he glanced at his insnu-
ments. The grin left his face, for the altimeter
needles were literally spinning upward. In his
mind he could see the hurricane now - could
see it striking the sloping sides of the noun
tains, joining the storm, sweeping skyward IN
an incredibly gigantic updraft.
His mouth grew hard. He opened the
throttle of all four engines to full power,
showed the wheel forward, throwing the plane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

into the position of steep dive. To his horror
in spite of the tremendous power Of the
engines, the altimeter still spun on upward -
spun until it had no more altitude to register,
and its needles stuck, and now the cold sweat
of fear beaded the captains forehead.
YEARS of guiding these throbbing. glistening
ships through the endless oceans Of the sky
had taught Walter Harmon to know the air as
other men have known the sea. He knew that
the sudden great uprush of air that had struck
his ship must have created vast vacuum over
the mountain ridge. Now air from radius of
perhaps hundreds of miles, rushing to fill the
vacuum, was being sucked skyward, tlrusting
that first mass of rising air higher and higher.
Because this thing was not caused by amy
phenomenon Of nature, but by new and I'M
tried force. he knew that the height to which
it might carry his ship was without limit -
and the knowledge filed him with elemental
fear. He fought it under control, eased back
on the throttles to save the motors.
COsstissed on page 81
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ridges that bordered it, man with the life
and death power of lesser god glanced at his
watch and reached out toward a telegraph key
that stood on the table before him. Then he
paused, lifted a telephone and spoke into it.
SIS that westbound airliner clear YETI"
Sure. They're over the west ridge at
eighteen thousand - but let's give EN- two
more minutes for luck, eh?'
IAN right"
In the instrument-lined cockpit of the big
airliner droning and throbbing its way through
the night skies on the last leg of trans
continental fight, the ships captain, Walter
Harmon, sat at the controls. He was big
man, ad-shouldered and blue eyed. with
thinning hair that was grazing at the temples.
At the moment his usually amiable face was
hard expressionless mask. He was looking
out and down through the window on his left
at the lightning from a thunder storm that
was raging among the mountains far beneath
the plane. The tongues of lightning were stab
bling down out of the sky like the darting
tongues of huge serpents, licking at the gray
Jagged crags of the mountain tops, turning
them to silver.
To Walter Harmon it was majestically
beautiful. He was watching the lightning and
thinking, with heavy heart, That's one OF
the things won't be seeing again after to
night"
WALTER HARMON was due to take the pilots
periodic physical examination in San Fran
cisco the next afternoon. Today. in New York,
he had had private check-up had learned
that the slight deafness in his right ear had
finally reached the point where he could no
longer conceal it. He could still fly. of course
light planes but after tonight he could
never captain an airliner again.
In a way, as he watched the lightning, he
was saying good-by to the big ship and to the
big sky, just as at supper tonight back there
in the Kitty Hawk Room at La Guardia, ne
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had told Mimi Lee, his chief stewardess, about
his check-up. He had tried to say good-by to
her without letting her guess how much the
saying Of it hurt.
IHE pleasant voice of his co-pilot, Jack
Parker, broke into his reverie.
Say. Skipper, was just wondering. That
new A-Bomb or H-Bomb test or whatever it
is down ON the Flats that CAA's been warning
US about over the radio for the past hour ="
Walter Harmon turned his head toward the
navigation desk where Parker and Nelson
Kruger, the fight engineer. were having coffee
well, Jack?" he asked. What were you
wondermg?"
Parker lifted his cup, swallowed, lowered
the cup to the desk top.
Il was just wondering, . he said. Maybe
if any tricky air currents from the blast got
tangled up with the turbulence of that thunder
storm down there, things might get pretty
rugged up here. You know the answer"
Walter too had wondered about that when
he first spotted the lightning.
Nobody knows the answer to that one,
he said, because it's never happened"
Nelson Kruger put down his coffee cup with
a rattle, got to his feet, stretched.
Fifty miles from the fats and eighteen
thousand feet up in the air, and Junior Space
man here worries about blast!"
Walter Harmon grinned at young Parker,
spoke to Kruger.
The Junior Space-man here always wor-
ries, he said. That's why he's going to make
a good captain :" He paused and the sad
ness came back into his face. -. ANY day now"
In the valley the man at the table pressed
his telegraph key and for second the valley,
and the mountains surrounding it, were afre
with soaring white light.
In the plane Walter Harmon, who had been
watching for the fash for the past few min
utes, grinned and said. VERY impressive. " He
turned to his fight officers with an eager, boy
ish look Gosh, hope Mimi saw that!''
Parker and Kruger exchanged glances, then
Kruger said, ''She didn't. Remember? Because
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TN THE valley of French
i mans Flats, miles away
from the crapgv mountain
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Mimi and HE Two
crew members went
back to HE Goblin
, 1953-03-23
Municipal Council 10
Meet at 10 O'Clock
Tomorrow Morning

The Municipal Council will
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing for the purpose of passing
a resolution to convene the lie
gislative Assembly, it was an
nounced today by the Chair
man, the Hon. Henry Rohlsen.
The Assembly session IS
scheduled to be a very short
one, it was said.
, 1953-03-23
MdnY Alien Residents
OF ". I. Forced
10 Return Home

About eight-seVen aliens,
most Of them husbands and
wives Of American citizens
residing here are being re-
quired to return to their
homeland by May | because of
the rejection Of their applica-
tons for permanent residence.
Some Of these aliens have
been residing here for more
than fifteen years.
Rejection of the applications
resulted from failure of Con-
gress to take action on them,
and came as a surprise. The
rejection will cause the dislo-
cation of many families. Many
Of the rejected applicants are
moving Immediately to obtain
visas as non-quota immigrants
due to their relation to Ameri-
can citizens, but usually such
applications t a k e several
months to be processed. I'm
.E.
less a Visa Consul visits Saint
Thomas, applicants will be re-
quired to make the trip to
Barbados at great expense.
The st. Thomas Municipal
Council has written to Cover
nor de Castro asking that he
Continued or Page q
, 1953-03-23
Queen Mother
Had Never Used
Tel. Duke Reveals

Dowager Queen Mary of
Great Britain has never spok-
en- on the telephone, it was
revealed by the Duke of Wind
sor when he arrived in Eng
land earlier this month to visit
her.
Asked why he did not tele-
phone her he said 1T is one Of
those strange things. She is
sort Of scared of it. | don't
why"
The Queen Mother has been
i'll for some time now causing
some concern among t h e
Royal Family. She has willed
that in case of her death the
coronation of Elizabeth, her
granddaughter as Q e n
hould proceed as planned.
, 1953-03-23
Regulations for The
Referendum April 80
Issued by De Castro

Regulations ITO implement
the Law to provide for a Re
ferendum on Certain Amend
ments to the Organic Act of
the Virgin Islands has been is
sued by Governor de Castro.
According to the law passed
by the Legislative Assembly
and signed March 5, "The Gov
erncr is authorized to prepare
and issue such rules and regu-
lations as may be necessary in
order to carry out the purpose
of, and not inconsistent with,
the Act"
The first question will be:
Do you favor the creation of a
single Legislature for the Vir-
gin Islands. The End: Do you
favor the creation of a single
Treasury for the Virgin Is
lands? 3rd: Do you favor the
election Of the Governor by
the People Of the Virgin IS
lands? 18th: Do you favor a
Resident Commissioner for the
Virgin Islands in the Congress
of thee United States?
Referendum ballots t 0 r
St. Croix will be pink; those
for St. Thomas will be in blue.
, 1953-03-23
Governor de Castro
To Muke Important
Address Tues. Night

Governor de Castro will
broadcast his weekly supper
time chat over VISTA tomor-
row night, March "a, at 6:15, it
was announced today. The
Governors talk will be re-
broadcast over WIVI at the
same time.
His Excellency will speak
on three topics, namely: the
visit Of the Secretary Of the
Interior; the Governors per-
sonal position in regard to the
governorship, and: his Third
Anniversary as Governor.
, 1953-03-23
Roy Gordon Vents
Mckay to Shdke-up
". |. Government

The entire Virgin Islands
administration, from top to
bottom, needs to be shaken up
Roy P. Gordon, National Re
publican Committeeman, told
Secretary Douglas Mckay in a
speech at a dinner on Wednes-
day night honoring the cabi-
net member.
Some jobholders Have been
in office for more than twenty
years; they believe that God
has ordained them to stay in
office, and that the govern
ment would collapse without
them, Gordon declared, ac-
cording to an article in the
Journal. He called on
Mr.. Mckay to take action to
clean house.
, 1953-03-23
Chinese Lose $50 Men
In Savage Attacks
On U. N. Forces

Chinese troops in Korea lost
an estimated $50 men in killed
or wounded W h e n they
launched savage attacks on
United States & allied maries
infantrymen.
Continued on Page A
, 1953-05-07
INVITATION TO BID

The Virgin Islands Housing and Redevelopment Autho-
rity invites interested persons to submit bids covering the
clearing of the grounds Of the Marley Homes housing develop
ment located at Frederiksted, ST. CroiX. and the grounds of
the Basin Triangle housing development located at Christian
sted, ST. Croix. The scope of work includes the cutting and
removal of underbrush, weeds, grass, etc. in and about the
premises upon which these developments are located as deter
mined as being necessary by the Authority. The successful
bidder will be required to furnish all labor, equipment, and
supervision to effectively carry out the requirements of the
work. Bids shall be submitted to the Authority at its offices
in St. Thomas in sealed envelopes marked IBID for Clearing
Grounds, Marley Homes a n d Basin Triangle Homes,
ST. Croix." ..<.F ,.ttE, =
The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any
and all bids. Bids will be opened at the Offices of the Authority
in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on May IS,
1858 at 200 PM, Asst.
Henry w. de Lagarde. Executive Director
VIRGIN LANDS HOUSING N
REDEVELOPMENT
, 1953-05-07

Here are tested Instructions:
Curtains: For one pair OF cur
tains use two towels. Stitch q cas-
ing across the top Of each to
allow rod to go through. Sew ball
fringe across bottom and two
inches from bottom for trim.
Shoe Bag: Fold towel up to
three inches from top. Stitch down
center. Sew bias binding all around
the sides.
Apron: Stitch two towels TO-
gether lengthwise. Turn so the
stripes run horizontally and make
a casing across the top for the
apron string (use bias binding) to
90 through. Stitch rick-rack down
the sides two inches from edge
, 1953-05-07
and across the bottom stripe.


.CIOthespin Bag: Fold towel up
in half. Make casing across top to
allow cord through. Stitch up
sides to within five inches OF top.
Stitch bias binding around lower
sides and across the bottom.
Bib: Fold face cloth in half and
cut out half neckline. Stitch bias
binding around all sides leaving
enough to tie.
Potholder: Lay one face cloth
on tor Of another. Fold corners to
nearly meet the center and stitch,
through. Stitch bias binding at one
corner to form q; loop.
, 1953-05-07
NOTICE

This corporation is offering for sale approx
mately $4,000 Brown Bottles, measurements AS a
quart, which were originally required in connection
with the rum operations of the Virgin Islands
Company. .-..s T.
These bottles are unused and offers will be &C
cepted at the Field Office, Bethlehem Factory, before
May 18th.
VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION
, 1953-05-07

Need new kitchen curtains? Been wanting a shoe beg ! use sean; an extra .
NO ~ q notholder? All these and many other household articles ~
be made easily and quickly from dishtowels or face cloths. prother.
O distinctions for these sewing miracles come from Lever 6rOs ne
who have initiated a national "Sew and Save" campaign agn, N NJ
UGth their al.uurpose detergent Breeze which, with every p"cA"se'
WIZ t Is consumer either a Cannon dishtowel or face cloth.
, 1953-05-07
NOTICE

The Virgin Islands Corporation is offering for
sale Is one horse cultivators, 8 horse drawn plows,
several two wheels carts, a quantity of wheels
(assorted Sizes and a few bull carts and wooden
Jokes. If you are interested in any of these items
notify Mr.. Taylor, Bethlehem Field Office before
May 18th.
Evening star., 1953-04-01
AUCTION SALES
ANTIQUES AT AUCTION on Wed.
eyes,, 7:30 to 1890 at GEORGE
TOWN WATERFRONT AUCTION.
1905 K st. NV.
THOS. J. OWEN d SON, AuCtiOneeFS,
as Southern Building.

NOO 0WUbuCEM DUuuAHBs
Trustees. sale q, valuable THREE.
Being Known Hs PREMfs@
SgS4 SS9Ssr,,,Ea ,TEAa1RTEENTH STR ET'
BY virtue oi . certain deed Of trust
dated October 81, 1852, being in
strument No, 439e1. recorded No;
,sSsr .SS Z ot s the pstct q &c ps4tS
secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees. will sell. at public auction
In front Of the premises, on FRI
PAS Rln TIE 1sss THIEP AZ PAY RRAAHRE12ErAAfFRT9 1E AfRI
O'CLOCK PM. the following- de
in the District Of Columbia, and
deSignated as and being lot S3 IN
!SI BSailey.S sqedtyiSSion sNtS!o in Block "a
corded in the once Of the Surveyor
Liber, County 23 at folio 100 sub
ject to building restriction line Of
es'Gas SSS sna"n sfE s c
S3 in SQUARE 1854.
Terms. Sold subject to. .. prior
!building asoctationl deed Of trust
for ta;DI,.oximatsiy sS ; f. further
nounced at time Of sale; the ppr-
chase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit Of $4,000
required. Conveyancing. recording.
ments made rs Of date Of sale.
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may be ad-
vertised and fesold at the discre-
ton Of the trustees.
HOWARD BERNSTEIN.
THOMAS W. HUNT,
mh24. .ap1 Trustees.