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Evening star., 1953-05-14
Woman Faces Gun Charge
In Scarinq Ex-Roommafe

A 34-year-old woman who told
police she pulled a .38-caliber
revolver on her former roommate
"iust to scare her" today faced
charges of assault with a dam
gerous weapon.
Ellen T. McVey of the 200
block of Ninth street NE. was
arrested at the Chastleton Hotel
last night after the revolver was
fired in a third floor room.
According to Pvt. James S.
Croson of the third precinct. Miss
McVey went to the hotel where
her former roommate. Mary Lou
Saylor. "a, was living. The po-
liceman said she pulled the .38
from her purse as she walked in
and said. This is it,"
Pvt. Croson said Miss Saylor
grabbed the barrel of the revolver
and it went off, but no one was
wounded.
Evening star., 1953-05-14

427 Delaware avenue S.W.; Pfc. Robert
L. Hit, 1775 Church street NV; Corpl.
Theodore White, 423 Fourth street NV.
and Corpl. Louis F. Malone. jr., 94S
Florida avenue NV. .~
Corpl.. Henry A. Tavenner, 3O2s
B. Goodwin, 1900 Massachusetts avenue
Kentucky avenue Sc; Sergt. James E
Tate, 1928 South Capitol street Sc
and ,Corpl. Russell c. Palmer, 34sl Hol-
meade place NV.
1900 Grafton street SW: Corpl. Morris
Crosby. us Third street S:W.; Sic. Viii:
am orP a S1s vern9n S Wads
ESsp BAY street Sc sE PVtoF PVt Antonio n Jackson
SO9 Second street S.W.; Corpl. George
w. Justice. 329. Kentucky avenue Sc;
and Pfc. James A. Lee. $50 H street S.W
o corpl. John John H u Moore; 542S &C Cor 2
Piekney ayeaae ss5s North caato et Street
Corpl. Rufus s. Richardson. .62S Callar
street NE; Corpl Frederick -Smalls
Station. TO Florida avenue NV: FRS
1t. Lorenza Thomas. 4509 Eads stree
NE: Pvt. Ralph A. Vest. 2419 Firs
fsst Mofse NW stEeet Ps n Ernest aad l. re %ak1 A
Woo. 627 H street NV.
From Maryland.
Corpl. Anthony F. Cianelli. $50 Juanitt
S: oertly. 6Oo3 Forty-third avenue
From Virginia.
CAPT. Lfuce R. Payne, II. 400 souti
Barton street. Arlington and Sic. Joh1
H. Wasner, 1923 Knight street. For
Evening star., 1953-05-14

ment remain, informed officials
said.
Details are being kept secret.
It is understood that the agree
ment will provide for the United
States to build several air bases
in Spain. and improve naval
facilities. The United States
would have the right to joint
use of these bases with Spanish
forces in the event of war. But
no large American forces would
be stationed there in peace
time.
Major Policy Shift.
Such an agreement, officials
here pointed out, marks a major
shift in Spanish policy. Spain
kept neutral during the last
two world wars. The agreement
contemplated now would commit
Spain to the American side from
the very start of a possible third
NOiIu war.
In making such a policy shift,
Spain has insisted on large-scale
American aid in undermining her
armed forces. She wants mill
tary equipment of various kinds.
plus some defense support and
economic aid. The $125 million
appropriated by Congress last
year was not enough to meet
Spanish demands.
The arrangement in Spain is
entirely outside the framework of
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization. Most of this coun-
try's NATO allies are aloof in
their relations with Spain.
American military experts be-
lieve that adequate air and ma
val bases in Spain are necessary
in any realistic plans for defense
against a possible Russian attack
in Europe. They would provide
a point to strike back from in
case the Russians should quickly
overrum defenses in Germany
and France.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Problem Of Price
For Spanish Bases
Tackled by Officials

Top officials of the Eisenhower
administration are wrestling
with the problem of how much
military assistance to schedule
for Spain in return for air and
naval base rights there.
The administration has de-
cided to ask Congress to re-
appropriate for the next fiscal
year SIPS million appropriated
but not used this year. and add
some new funds.
But the amount of the in
crease has not been decided, in
formed officials said today. Some
Of those concerned in the Span
iSh negotiations are urging an
extra $100 million to make a
total Of 1925 million available
for use in the fiscal year start
ing July /. But it is doubted
If the figure will be that high in
view OF the administrations gen.
eral economy drive.
The amount this Government
is willing to spend to help mod
erniZe the Spanish armed forces
is key issue in the protracted
negotiations with the Franco
regime for base rights.
Dunn Returns to Spain.
James c. Dunn, American
Ambassador to Spain, was flying
back to Madrid today to resume
negotiations after 10 days OF
conferences here with State and
Defense Department and Mu-
tual Security Agency top Of
f1cials.
His talks here are understood
to have cleared the way fol
winding up in a few weeks the
negotiations that have been
going on for more than a year
A decision on the amount Of
military aid planned for Spain
is expected to be relayed to
Ambassador Dunn shortly.
Most other issues in the ne
gotiations have been thrasheo
out to the point where no major
obstacles to an early agree
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Reed Sets Hearings
On Plan 10 Revise
Entire Tax System

In apparent Illustration at Ad-
ministration opposition to his
proposed 10 per cent income tax
cut. Chairman Reed of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee today turned his attention
to an exhaustive overhaul of the
entire Federal tax structure.
The New York Republican
announced that hearings will be-
gin June Is on some 40 proposals
for revising the revenue system.
His decision is expected to throw
an additional roadblock in the
way of any extension of the ex-
cess profits tax on business be-
yond the present termination
date of June 80.
The committee is already con-
sidering reciprocal trade ex-
tension and proposals to SIM
plify customs regulations. Mr..
Reed told reporters he will be
'too busy" to take up the ad-
ministration tax plans until I
get these other things taken
care Of"
Lists Hearing Topics.
Mr.. Reed said the tax overhaul
hearings will cover such impor-
tant suggestions as deduction
for working housewives who have
to hire baby -Sitters, increasing
deductions for medical expenses,
allowing a deduction for college
education outlays, ending "dou-
BILE" taxation of both corporation
income and dividends and in
creasing allowances for business
depreciation and surpluses.
Mr.. Reed noted that the last
complete tax revision occurred
II years ago, in 1875. The time
has come, he has said, to study
the merit. justice and clarity of
each section of what he calls
the present "crazy-quilt" tax
code and rewrite, eleminate or
add new provisions as needed.
The New Yorker said the hear
ings will not go into personal in
come or corporation tax rates
themselves at this time, but will
include a study of excise or sales
taxes-the levies on liquor, to-
bacco, gasoline, furs, movie tick
cts and hundreds of other items.
His announcement made no
mention of plans by the Eisen-
hover administration for a SIM
liar broad tax revision project.
just what role the administra-
ton survey would play in the
committees plans was not i'm
mediately clear.
Ready Next Year.
The committee hearings were
expected to extend over many
weeks. The aim is to have a
composite tax revision law ready
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Tornado Death Toll
In Waco Rises 10 1O4;
Damage $50 Million
By the Assoeioted Press

WACO, Tex. May 14.-The
known death tally mounted to-
day as searchers dug deep into
the tournado ruins in downtown
Waco.
Today the 104th body was
taken from the debris.
Meanwhile. city officials stud
led these figures: Damages esti-
mated at $50 million; 1876 busi-
ness and manufacturing build
ings destroyed; 1886 other
buildinsg and homes damaged
or destroyed.
The report was made last
night at a Disaster Relief Com
mittee meeting. The figures were
compiled by an Army engineers
survey team sent here from
Dallas.
In San Angelo. where another
tornado struck shortly before
the Waco storm, the toll stood
at 10 dead-making total OF
Ill tornado dead in Texas.
Two Hours of Sunlight.
The weather remained wet
and cold. Two hours of sun
light yesterday were all Waco
had seen since the twistel
smashed the heart of the busi-
ness district Monday.
AS the search became better
organized State highway patrol.
men took over the responsibility
for policing the ruined section
Workers reported at least Il
bodies had been dug from tht
ruins of the r. T. Dennis furni'
ture store. Survivors had eSti'
mated 80 or more persons were
buried in the crumbled wreckagt
of what had been a 5-story
building.
Husbands Body Recovered.
Last night workers recovered
the body of John William Coates
who was talking on the telephone
to his pretty red-haired wife
about "a. when the twistel
pounced. He began to describe
the terrifying change in the
weather. Then he cried: Honey
the buildings falling I'M"
The phone went dead.
Mr.. Coates body was founc
in the wreckage of Neeley's Paint
Store. where he worked.
Mrs. Coates father and mother
were in the paint store also
Their bodies had not been found
early today.
Evening star., 1953-05-14

for passage by early next year.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Reeds fellow
Republicans on the Ways and
Means Committee said they are
ready to oppose solidly any ad-
ministration proposal to extend
the excess profits tax on busi-
ness
The administration repeatedly
has been considering asking Tor
an extension of the tax to help
ease an expected budget deficit
in the year beginning July 1.
The tax now brings in an esti-
mated $2.5 billion a year.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Ships Go to Iquitos

For the first time since before
war, direct ocean steamship serv-
ice has been resumed with Iqui-
tos, Peru, which claims to be fur
ther upriver than any other deep
water port in the world.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
3 District Veterans
Reach West Coast

Thirty-three more District
veterans of the Korean fighting
were among those who arrived
on the West Coast this week to
start 30-day rotation leaves.
They are:
Corpl. James A. Poteat, 146 Thomas
street NV; Corpl. William H. Prather,
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Camera Angles
Snapshot Contest Gives
All Amateurs q Break
By Alexander J. Wedderburn
curetor Of Photography
The Smithsonian institution

tiple printings. and montages
are ruled out. Enlargements
are permissible but must not
be larger in the longest dimen-
sion than 10 inches. Do not
mount or frame entries.
The judges. in making their
selections, will considr photo
graphic quality, general inter-
est or appeal and. of course
their decisions shall be accept
ed as final. So enter your best
snapshots that are on hand
and keep these requisites in
mind whenever you make a
picture that you will send in
this summer.
Closes Described
Now for a breakdown on the
four classes. First, class A in
cludes all pictures of babies
and young children. One or
more youngsters can be includ-
ed-even an adult, if not the
center of interest of the snap
shot. This class will be judged
on cuteness, expression, char
acter or mood, and is always
one of the most popular phases
of the contest.
Class B may portray one or
more young people (high
school age or over) or adults
engaged in any activity in
doors or out. This provides
everyone leeway for submitting
any picture which features
people, other than babies and
children.
Glass D is for those who have
pictures of pets, farm animals,
zoo animals, or forms of Wild
life. including fish. birds, and
insects. People may be includ-
ed in these pictures but should
not be the center of interest.
If any of your snapshots do
not fall within the above class
iflcations they may be entered
in class c. which includes
scenes and still life shots. Here
is the niche for your land
scapes, seascapes, buildings.
flowers, aerial shots, or still
life subjects. which may in
clude tabletops or miniature
arrangements.
To get into the contest just
print your name and address,
and title of print (if any, on
the back of the snapshot and
mail or send it to the Amateur
Snapshot Contest Editor Of
The Star, Washington 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Dr.. Kenneth Mees
ToLecture Here

DR.. c. E. Kenneth Mees, di-
rector of the Eastman Kodak
Co.'S research laboratories is
scheduled to lecture on RE
cent Advances in Astro-
nomical Photography" at the
auditorium of the Natural His
tory Building, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue NV,
Thursday at 8:15 pm.
The lecture. illustrated pho
Geographically. will be public
and is the Goth in a Sc
ries Of James Arthur lectures
on solar subjects, presented by
the Smithsonian Institution
through an endowment fund.
DR.. Mees, prominent on two
continents for Photographic
and physical research and de-
velopment, is an Englishman
and educated at the University
of London and the University
of Rochester, N. Y. He was
managing director for Wrat-
tan & Wainwright, Ltd, of
Croydon before coming to this
country in 1912 to head re-
search for Eastman.
He holds medals from the
Royal Society of Arts, the
Royal Photographic Society,
the City of Philadelphia, So
cietie Francaise de Photo
graphic, Society of Motion
Picture Engineers, National
Academy of Sciences, Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and
Sciences and the Swedish Pho
tographic Society.
He lectured recently before
the Royal Society in London.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

June 2. 1t is a rich blue in
color and is a rotogravure
print.
The Library of Congress has
brought out a handsome book
let on Washington State. 1853
1858. 1t contains 68 pages of
text and illustrations relating
to the Nations extreme north
west corner. Much of the ma
terial has philatelic signifl-
canoe.
The General Services Admin
istration Stamp Club will meet
in Room 6340, GSA Building,
Nineteenth and E streets NV,
tomorrow afternoon at $50.
John D. Tomlinson, adviser in
the Office of United Nations
Economic and Social Affairs,
Department of State, will dis
cuss THE Origin and Develop
ment of the United Nations
Postal Administration and It's
Activities" and will display al
buns of stamps presented to
him by representatives of
many foreign nations. Public
invited.
The Woodbridge Stamp Club
will meet at 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE. tomorrow evening
at 8. Visitors invited.
The Washington Philatelic
Society will meet at 2017 I
street NV, Wednesday eve
ming at 8. John D. Pope, Sd,
of st. Louis, is to talk on
Lavender, Letters and Old
Lace" illustrating his address
with pages from his collection
of valuable covers. Guests well
come.
Bolivia has four new stamps
to publicize the Nationalist
revolution" of April, 1852.
Portugal has brought out
two large modernistic stamps
for the 50th anniversary of
the founding of the national
automobile club. The design
shows old and new seals, mon
archist and republican. De-
nominations are: 1-escudo,
green; 3.50-esc., brown.
Medals and stamps COM
memorating physicians who
have become noted explorers
are being exhibited at the
Medical Museum of the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology,
Ninth street and Independ-
ence avenue S.W.
H. R. Harmer, Inc, 80 East
Fifty-Seventh street, New York
City, is to auction the stamp
collections of the late Col.
Hans Lagerloef, famous Swed-
ish- American philatelist who
died in May, 1852.
Charles R. Chickering de-
signed the National Guard
stamp, and Herbert F. FIGHTER
and John N. Edmonson were
responsible for the engraving.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Photographic Notes

Fifteen prize winners and
four honorable mentions came
from model train flash photog-
raphy practiced at the recent
national Photographic show in
New York. Sylvania and the
B. & o. Railroad co-sponsored
a contest using the latter's
model train exhibit.
DR.. Howard James, Kodak
research associate. has received
the Davanne Medal of the
French Photographic Society.
The award dates to 1887 and is
named for one of the first
French photo-chemists.
In the Graf1ex "22" line a
new model 400-F has been is
sued, equipped with an 83-mm.
lens and adjustable synchro
shutter.
A bulletin full of tips for the
home movie-maker is being
mailed to camera fans this
month by Eastman Kodak CO.
A slide carrier for Brumber-
ger projectors will permit the
showing of one-half of a
coupled stereo slide without
separation.
A circle attachment for
speedlights which weighs but a
few ounces and slips around
the lens in closeup photog-
raphy and can be dismounted
in an instant, gives cold light
and may be a boon to medi-
cine and dentistry.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

cancelers in Germany and
Canada, but has been de-
veloped specifically by the
Pitney Bowes Co.. Stamford.
Conn. The new device saves
time in changing dates, is less
tiring to use and therefore
conduces to improved morale
among postal workers. Ten of
the cancelers have been as
signed to Washington, but
they have not yet been re-
ceived from the factory. A
print" from Buffalo, N. Y,
showing the style and indicat-
ing the size GA inches in
diameteD of the device is re-
produced herewith.
Collectors specializing in air
mail stamps will be interested
in a pamphlet entitled
Flight. published by the Ma
tional Committee to Observe
the 50th Anniversary of Pow
cred Flight. Gen. James H.
Doolittle, chairman, 14O5 G.
street NV. Former President
Herbert Hoover wrote the in
PRODUCTION and John Prentice
Evening star., 1953-05-17
PhiIoteIic News
Map Hell ps Collectors
Of u. S. Stamp Issues
PhHoteIic News
By james Waldo Fowcett

The National Geographic
Society once again has come
to the aid of scholarly stamp
collectors. This time its con-
tribution to philately consists
of a new variety of map of the
United States. Stressing the
historical aspects Of scientific
geography, the beautiful null
ticolored chart represents a
background for a majority of
the stamps issued by the Post
Office Department since the
first adhesive appeared in 1847.
Topographic details of the
new map are printed in pastel
shades of blue. green. gray.
red. orange-brown. City and
town names stand out in black.
important motor highways ap-
pear in vermillion. The Span
ish. Santa Fe. Oregon and
California emigrant trails are
plainly traced and the same is
true of the exploration routes
of Coronado. De Soto, Cham
plain. Joliet. Marquette, Lewis
and Clark, Pike. Walker and
Fremont. Battle sites are
marked by crossed swords.
But the inscriptions of
greatest value to the philatelic
public are those which briefly
tell the facts about events in
commemoration of which reg
ular or special stamps have
been produced. For example.
the scent Virginia Dare label
of 1887 is located" by letter.
ing reading: First English
attempt, 1857, to settle Amer
lea: Lost Colony of Sir Walter
Raleigh" The 2-cent Grand
Canyon stamp of 1884 is
"documented" with the words:
discovered in 1910 by Car
denas, one of Coronado's cap
tains" and the Scent tele-
graph centennial stamp of
1914 with: Samuel Morse
demonstrated to Congress
with messages between
Washington and Baltimore.
Charles E. Riddiford styled
the new United States map,
James M. Darley was chief
photographer, Wellman Cham
berlin did the necessary re-
search and DR.. Gilbert GroS-
venor supervised the entire
enterprise. Eight additional
maps of specific sections of
the American terrain are in
cluded in the National Geog-
raphic Magazine for June.
A new variety of hand-can-
ceiling device is being tried out
experimentally in about $50
different post Offices scattered
over the country from coast to
coast. It resembles the tradi-
tional roller dating machines
of the past three or four
decades, and conforms in
some particulars to similar
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Camera Club
Activities

A showing of color slides de-
picting Colorado scenes will be
made by Herman Postlethwaite
at Wednesdays meeting of the
National Photographic Society.
Mr.. Postlethwaite will also
comment on the members
color slides. At the last color
meeting, the top award of out
standing merit was won by M.
Mosely. c. w. Hodgson. r.
Boyle, Bronnette Ehrlich, Ann
Katrine Shaw, Augustus Brod-
well, j. johnson and George
Frey took merit awards.
Terry Manos, member of the
Metropolitan Motion Picture
Club of New York, will screen
three of his films at meeting
tomorrow of the Washington
Society of CinematOgrapherS.
Meeting time is 8 pm. at the
Review & Herald Publishing
House, Takoma Park.
Mr.. Manos' Rhapsody in
Snow" is a film record of the
New York blizzard of 1947.
Another film, Vacation High
lights" is a pure travelogue of
a journey by automobile across
the border into Canada
through Quebec. The third
movie is a documentary of New
York City, covering the Bowery
to Park avenue and the Bat
terry to the Bronx Zoo and is
titled, The $24 Purchase"
The Silver Spring Camera
Club will meet Thursday at
125 Dale drive to elect officers
and hold a color and mono
chrome competition. The fol-
lowing are the choices of the
Nominating Committee: For
president, B. D. Dobbins; vice
president, A. J. Wadman; sec
retary, Mrs. B. D. Dobbins;
treasurer, E. j. Wilmington:
member of the Board of Direc-
tors, Vernon Wertz. DR.. Ralph
Alpher, w. D. Durding and A.
Phillips were tied for first
award in color at the last
meeting. Mr.. Dobbins was
first in the monochrome
awards.
The FotO Craft Club will
hold a judging of its annual
salon tomorrow evening at
7:30. Judges are Edward S.
Cobb, Robert S. Scurlock and
John A. Meenehan. On Thurs
day, the group will show color
slides and movies at $3.50 pm.
at the Twelfth Street YMCA,
1916 Twelfth street NV.
Alexandria Camera Club
members will hear Herbert A.
Thorn of the Commerce De-
partment speak on studio
photography Tuesday night at
8 o'clock at the Alexandria
Recreation Center, Cameron
and Harvard streets. Mr.. Thorn
will give a demonstration and
members are requested to bring
their cameras. The clubs
monochrome competition for
the date has been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

made the 80 pages of realistic
drawings included in the
brochure.
The design for the I'd Queen
Elizabeth coronation COM
memorative of the Union of
South Africa is based on a
photograph of her majesty
and represents a more accu-
rate example of portraiture
than certain other coronation
issues scheduled for distribu-
ton between May Is and
Evening star., 1953-05-17

A bulletin full of tips for the
home movie-maker is being
mailed to camera fans this
month by Eastman Kodak Co.
Evening star., 1953-08-04

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Evening star., 1953-08-04
District Man Wins Auto
With 25-Word SIouan

Vincent L. Korce Of 1924 Lyn-
dale place Sc. has won a new
car for writing a 25-word slogan
in a national Packard slogan
contest.
He submitted two slogans to
the contest-one for himself and
one for his wife. This week he
was notified that his entry won,
but he can't remember which
one he signed and which his
wife signed.
A new automobile also was
awarded to owen Lofts of '624
Northampton drive, Silver
Spring, Md. a salesman of
McNey y-Kelbaugh, Inc.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Plane 10 Pick Up 3S
Survivors Of Crash
By the A,soein,sd Press

ATHENS, Aug. Am Air
France DC-4 flew today to the
Greek island of Rhodes to pick
up 38 survivors from the air.
lines Constellation whic h
crash-landed just off the south
west coast of Turkey yesterday
An Air France spokesman said
a final count showed four pas
sengers died in the crash. The
survivors included 80 passengers,
3 of them injured. and all 8
members of the crew.
The survivors will be brought
to Rhodes by boat, possibly to-
day. the spokesman said.
The planes French pilot, Capt
Raymond Terry, after his two
left engines failed, repeatedly
nursed his huge craft toward
Fethiye, on the Gulf of Makri
and belly-landed it in the water
close to the shore. Fethiye is
so miles east of Rhodes. Turkish
boatmen brought the survivors
to shore.
Among the rescued passengers
were the American wife of an
Iranian, Mrs. Marjorie Clark
Yahyavi, of Portland, Ore, and
their child. They were returning
from the United States to Te-
heran.
Air France was unable to give
an official list of the dead.