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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Jupun's Links With the West
Are Only 100 Years Old Today

to the entry that describes Per-
rvs delivery of the Fillmore let
ter to the Japanese high COM
miSSionerS.
The Truxtun-Decatur Naval
Museum, 1910 H street NV, has
a Perry exhibit with pictures by
Japanese artists, the Autographs
by William Heine, the artist who
accompanied Perry, and gifts
presented to Perry by the Japan
csc. The Naval Academy at An
napoliS also has an exhibition
on Perry.
Models Made of Fleet.
Junior sized men-of-war, mod
els of the Perry fleet, have been
built under sponsorship of the
Navy League to sail the Tidal
Basin. They have been offered
to the Greater National Capital
Committee for use in connection
with the Cherry Blossom Festival
next year.
Perry's four black ships were
the steam frigates Susquehanna
and Mississippi and the sailing
Sloops Saratoga and Plymouth.
Newport is honoring the COM
4hodore'S memory today, with
events including the planting of
Japanese cherry trees along Me-
mortal boulevard.
There will be a wreath-lay-
ing, with japanese and Amer
lean participation. at the Church
of st. Mark's-in- the-Bouwerie
in New York, where some au-
thorities maintain Perry was
buried. Others believe his body
lies in the family plot at New
port.
Art Exhibit Prepared.
An exhibition of American art
has been prepared by private or
CARNATIONS for display in Japan.
Priceless Japanese art treasures
have been on display in this
country for some time.
Memorial scholarships have
been arranged at several uni
versities in. this country for Jap
anese students. A Japanese
newspaperman will spend a year
under a special grant working
on the Fresno (Calif.) Bee and
studying methods of United
States newspapers in other cities.
Nearly every japanese port
which played any part in the
Perry expedition has planned an
observance for some time during
the centennial year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Falls Church Tract
zoned for Business

The Falls Church City Coun-
Gil last night rezoned to COM
mercial and apartment use a
six-acre tract at 65O1 Wilson
boulevard to permit construc-
ton of a shopping center and
dwelling units for about so
families.
The property, near Seven Cor
ners, is owned by Ta1madge M.
Thorne. According to proposed
plans, the shopping center will
face the boulevard opposite the
Willston Apartments. The dwell
ing units will be built on the
remaining ground.
The council appointed Vail
Pischke, assistant city attorney
as substitute judge for the Falls
Church Municipal Court, effec-
tive Immediately. Mr.. Pischke
will fill the vacancy created
when William M. Baskin was
elected city attorney.
Mayor Charles E. Kellogg ap-
pointed a committee of seven to
draw up recommendations for
city charter revisions. Any pro-
posed changes would have to be
submitted to the Virginia State
Legislature. The committee
members are: Councilman Ray
mond Taylor, Mr.. Baskin. Coun-
cilman-elect Grant G. Hilliker,
retiring City Attorney Lytton
Gibson, Adam Yarmolinsky,
Franklin Thackery and Horace
Dean.
The council will hold three
more meetings before the newly
elected group takes over early in
September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Polio Hits 6 Student Nurses
At Sunituriiun1 in Rockville

Medicine, said shots" were
given to all student nurses at
the sanitarium under 80 years of
age.
There are about 200 persons,
including staff and patients, at
the sanitarium, DR.. Billiard said.
This includes about 40 student
nurses who came there for three
months Of training.
A sanitarium spokesman said
that swimming in pond on the
grounds had been restricted. but
student nurses are still attend
ing classes.
The five new cases reported
yesterday included a 28-year-old
woman, non-paralytic, onset
July 8: a 28-year-old woman,
non-paralytic type. onset July
6; a 20-year-old woman, para
lytic type, onset July 10. and a
21-year-old woman, paralytic
type, onset July 4, all of Chest
nut Lodge. and a 43-year-old
man Of the 1000 block of Park
wood road. Bethesda, paralytic
type. onset July 10. being treated
at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Latest Fall Fashions
Reported by EIeni

The Stor's Foshion Writer Elem is
in New York to report the Iotest foil
ond winter fashions. Beginning TO-
morrow and continuing through July
"a look for her special iIIustroted
articles in the Womon's Section direct
from the scene on lotest trends in
dresses. coats, eolors, accessories and
siIhouettes.
For foshion news and all the news,
read The Stor every doy. Only $T75
per month. Phone Sterling 5000
ond order home delivery now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Chest x-Ray Program
Starts al Fort BeIvoir

A week-long chest X-ray pro-
gram at Fort Belvoir begins to-
day.
DR.. Harold Kennedy, health
director of Fairfax County, said
the X-ray service is available
free to every one on the post.
The mobile X-ray unit will be
set up at the following locations
and times.
Today, $50 am. to pm, Post
Englneer; tomorrow, $3.50 am.
TO 4 pm, Building I'll; Thurs
day and Friday, $50 am. to. 4
pm Engineer Research and
DEVELOPMENT Laboratories: Julv
20, $3.50 am. to 4 pm, Younc's
Village Canteen. Building Mr. i.
and July 81. $50 am tn 4
pm, Gray's Hill Village Chanel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Bids on Highway job
In Prince Georges
Due by September

Members of the Southern
Prince Georges County Board of
Trade were told last night that
bids will be asked by September
on construction of a dual high
way from Woods Corner to Gin
ton.
Plans for building the new SIS
mile segment of Route 5 were
disclosed by representatives of
the State Roads Commission at
the board meeting in Bells
Church. Camp Springs. Md.
Most Will be Limited Access.
The Roads Commission Off
Gals also announced that more
than IS per cent of Route 5 from
the District line to its junction
with Route 301 at TB will be a
limited access highway.
Route S when dualized be-
tween Woods Corner and TB
will be relocated east of the
present road and, it was ex-
planned. access to all new dual
lane construction will be limited.
The Roads Commissions 12-
year plan calls for construction
of one new lane of Route 5 from
Clinton to TR within the first
four years. A one-mile section of
the present Route S just north
of Clinton is scheduled for patch
ing and smoothing later this year.
Higher Fees and Gas Price.
The States road program will
be financed by an already effec-
tive 1-cent-a-gallon increase in
the gasoline tax and a possible
advance in car registration fees
beginning in April, 1855.
The trade board last night dis
cuSsed but did not act on sug-
gestions to set up planning rules
in the area and a iaison COM
mittee to work with representa-
tiveS of nearby communities.
John A. Scheibel, Camp
Springs builder, urged planning
regulations lin order to prevent
the county's southern section
from becoming its dumping
ground"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14

one hundred years ago Today,
Commodore Matthew Calbraith
Perry began at Edo (now Tokyo
Bay the historic negotiations
which were to open the doors of
Japan to the West.
He had anchored his four black
ships six days earlier, waiting to
present to duly designated Off
Gals President Fillmore's mes
sage to the Emperor.
1t sought protection for the
persons and property of ship
wrecked Americans, the right to
purchase supplies and the open
ing of one of more japanese
ports t.. trade.
Commodore Perry went ashore
in impressive naval regalia, &C
companied by some 800 officers
and men. and a few days later,
sailed away with the promise of
a return for the Emperor's reply
in the spring.
Treaty Concluded.
The following March saw con-
clusion of the first treaty be-
tween the United States and
Japan granting the requested
privileges to this country.
The centennial is being OBJ
served with several events here,
but the most elaborate observ-
ance will be taking place in ia
pan, extending through the
March 81 anniversary of the
signing of the treaty negotiated
by Commodore Perry.
Today's events include a cele-
bration at the japanese Embassy
at which special albums of Japa-
nese paintings - the Horyuji
murals-are being presented. to
leading American Universities.
This afternoon Postmaster
General Summerfleld was to
present a special album of COM
memorative stamps to japanese
Ambassador Eikichi Araki at the
State Department.
The stamp shows Perry and
his ships with Mount Fujiyama
in the background. One of the
albums is to go to the Crown
Prince Akihito and another to
Prince Takamatsu, brother of
the Emperor and honorary pres
ident of the Perry Centennial
Committee in Japan.
There are albums also for the
Secretary of the Navy and the
mayors Of Norfolk, Va, the town
from which Perry sailed. and
Newport, r. l., where he was
born.
Pamphlet Prepared.
Chairman of the State Depart
ment's Perry Centennial Com
mittee is DR.. Daniel C. Buchan-
an, who lived in Japan for many
years.
The department is preparing
an illustrated pamphlet depict
ing the Perry landing and it's
significance. It will be distrib-
uted chiefly in Japan for use in
the centennial celebrations there.
A small special exhibit at the
Library of Congress comment
crates the anniversary.
It includes a drawing on rice
paper of small railway train
that Perry presented to the
japanese, and a scroll showing
the Americans landing boats, a
steamship. and portraits of Perry
and Comdr. Henry A. Adams,
who brought the treaty back to
this country.
Also shown is the first volume
Of Perry's three-volume official
report, : published here In 1856.
and Robert Danby's manuscript
journal Of the expedition, opened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Curousing Porokeets Facing
Curfew on Sturlinqs' Protest

offending birds, John Nc
Queeney. was charged with
maintaining public nuisance.
Mr.. McQueeney told the judge.
however that he had 225 para
keets in his basement and that
they were boisterous only when
the lights were on. The Starlings
alleged the lights were some
times kept on late at night.
On MIR. McQueeney's assurance
that the parakeets would be
BACKED out at an early hour, the
judge fined him IS and costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Baltimore Mans Death
Laid to Spotted Fever
BY The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 14.-The
illness of a husband and wife, in
which the husband died, has been
diagnosed as Rocky Mountain
spotted fever.
DR.. Huntington Williams, Bal
timore commissioner of health,
said there was considerable diff
f1culty in establishing the dag
noSiS.
The weekly Health Department
report listed the cases as the
second and third this year. The
last fatality from the disease
was reported here in 1948.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
BULLETIN

Three new cases Of polio
two of them of the paralytic
type-were reported today in
Montgomery County, raising
the county'S total for the year
to IA. The cases are; a 25-year-
old woman of the 100 block of
South Van Buren, street, Rock
vile, stricken on Friday; a %
year-old woman of Lone Oak
drive, Bethesda, Saturday, and
a 13-year-old girl of the 5000
block Of Bradley boulevard, Be-
thesda. July 7.
Six student nurses have been
stricken by polio at Chestnut
Lodge Sanitarium, Rockville,
Md, according to DR.. Dexter M.
Billiard, superintendent of the
private institution.
The six victims all are be-
tween 20 and % years old. The
county health department said
four Of the cases are Of the para
lytic type.
Four of the cases were report
ed yesterday. A fifth case re-
ported yesterday in Bethesda
brought the Montgomery Coun-
ty total to II for the year. There
were no cases reported at this
time last year.
DR.. Billiard released a prepared
statement to the press at 3 pm.
yesterday after staff conference
at the hospital. He said four of
the women were from Tennessee
and two from Virginia.
Complete Recovery Reported.
The press statement said one
patient had made a complete xe-
covery with no residual impair
ment. One patient is in George
Washington University Hospital
and the other four are being
transferred there for continued
treatment, DR.. Billiard said.
DR.. Billiard said the staff was
keeping a close watch on any
sickness that develops among the
patients or employees of the sani-
tarium. He said the staff had
been In consultation with county
and State health officials and
two specialists from the I~ational
Institutes of Health and has been
told what precautions to take.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott. county health
officer, refused to inform re-
porterS exactly where the six
cases were located. Reporters
recognized that Chestnut Lodge
was in the 500 block of West
Montgomery avenue, Rockville,
where the cases were reported.
DR.. Ellicott said he could give
out only information about block
numbers and number of cases.
Asked what precautions were
being taken, DR.. Ellicott replied:
What the health department
is doing is not a matter of public
information"
He added that in all polio
cases the department commune
Gates with the attending physi-
clan to- take necessary steps.
Restriction on Information.
DIR. Ell1cott said he had re-
ceived direct orders from the
State Health Department to re-
lease no information concern
ing the administration of gamma
globulin to persons at the sani-
tarium. DR.. Edward Davens,
chief of the State Health Depart
ment Bureau of Preventive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Cooper Chosen
Candidate for
Arlington Board
Democrat to Face
Two Contenders.
In Election

Arlington Democrats last night
nominated Wesley w. Cooper,
40-year-old attorney, as the
party candidate for the Arling-
ton County Board.
| Mr.. Cooper, unsuccessful in
his bid for election to the board
seat last year, will be opposed
by a Republican, Richard L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14

The Starlings at 5601 Hamilton
street, Hyattsyille, were unable to
sleep because of the parakeets at
5000 Hamilton street.
A complaint, lodged by Mr.
and Mrs. William L. Startling
was brought before Judge Theo-
dore L. Manga in Hyattsville
Trial Magistrates Court yester-
day.
Nocturnal twitterings caused
by what they took to be so or so
parakeetS kept them awake. the
Starlings said. The owner Of thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
IL Million Children
May Be InocuIoted

A mass anti-polio incubation
of IL million children through
out the United States may be at
tempted this fall, Basil O'Con-
nor. president of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis announced in San Francisco.
There for a one-day confer
ence of foundation volunteer
workers in four western States,
Mr.. O'Connor told newsmen that
plans call for the mass inoccula-
tons only if a recently developed
inactivated virus vaccine proves
both safe and effective"
Mr.. O'Connor said the vaccine,
developed by DR.. Jonas E. Salk
of the University of Pittsburgh,
has been used successfully in
preliminary trials on 80 children
and adults.
He SAID the mass inocculation
would take several months and
that it would be a year before
the final results were known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Second Non BIPARTISAN Seeks
Arlington Nomination

A second candidate for nom
partisan nomination to the Ar
lington County Board announced
today.
He is Glenn Bayless, 81, of 1865
South Abingdon street, news edi-
tor of the Washington bureau of
McGraw-Hill publications.
The other candidate is DR..
Laurence S. Knappen of 2512
Fort Scott drive, public utility
consultant.
Non-partisans will name their
board candidate at a town meet
ing at 8 pm. Friday at Stratford
Junior High School. The nomi-
nee will oppose candidates of the
Democratic and Republican par
ties.
Only one seat on the board is
up for election this year. The
term of DR.. Robert H. Detwiler.
Independent, expires December
81.
Mr.. Bayless, an Arlington resi-
dent for three years. is vice
president of the Abingdon School
Parent-Teacher Association. He
has been a Washington newsman
since 1943, formerly working for
United Press and Newsweek.
He is married and has two
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
MoIester of Two Girls
Sought in Silver SPRING

Montgomery County police to-
day reported they were still on
the lookout for an elderly gray
haired man believed to have ex-
posed himself and molested two
7-year-old Silver Spring girls
yesterday.
The parents said the incident
occurred while the girls were
playing in a woods between the
Woodlawn School and the Mont
gomery Hills Junior High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Virginio's 1853 Supply
OF Serum Distributed

RICHMOND, Va, July IA (P0.
The State Health Department
has distributed some 10000 cubic
centimeters of gamma globulin,
Virginia's entire supply for 1858,
to local health departments for
use against poliomyelitis.
The serum will be available to
children between the ages of six
months and Is years, and ex-
pectant mothers, who are ex-
posed to polio in their house,
hold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14
Tenth Case Reported
In Prince Georges County

The 10th polio case in Prince
Georges County was reported
yesterday.
The County Health Depart
ment said 3-year-old boy of
the 500 block of Second street,
Temple Hills, was, stricken on
July 8 and taken to Children's
Hospital. Last year at this time,
six cases of polio had been re-
ported in the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-14

Parli, and a non-partisan, as yet
unsolicited by the Arlington
town meeting.
A graduate of Baylor Univer-
sity. Waco, Tex. and George
Washington University here, Mr..
Cooper has been a resident of
Arlington since 1945. He lives
at 906 North Longfellow street.
Three-way Race.
The convention was attended
by about so delegates. Mr..
Cooper was nominated on the
third ballot in a three-way race
for the nomination. William c.
Nemeth, an Arlington attorney,
was ruled out of the race after
the second ballot. In the final
tally. Mr.. Cooper defeated Wade
Pearson, theater chain manager.
The vote for each candidate
was. not disclosed in compliance
with a rule adopted by the con-
Vention on recommendation of
Committee Chairman Harrison
Mann.
Promises Clean Fight.
Mr.. Cooper pledged a good,
clean fight" in the coming cam
paign. He said Democrats hold
the balance of power in the
county and can elect their can
didate If they give full sup
port to the campaign"
Leonard o. Hilder was elected
chairman of the convention
which was held in the Lyon Viii
lage Community House. Mrs.
Maude Dove was elected secre-
tary and William ]. Hassen,
county Commonwealth attorney
was elected chairman of the
Resolutions Committee.
A resolution offered by Mr..
Hassan's committee that the
convention recommend 10th dis
trict Democrats select a candi-
date for the House of Repre-
Sentatives in a convention rather
than in a primary election, was
tabled after brief discussion.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19
Butch, Travelling Mailman
Is Famous Personality

/ finds out the location of the fire.
When It is major emergency.
he calls in to the post office. and
checks out until all danger is past
Butch has covered about eleven
thousand miles in his mail truck,
averaging sixteen miles a day of
stopping and starting on the
streets of Farmville He has a set
schedule of deliveries. within
which he is supposed to reach
certain streets by a specified time.
Depending. of course, on the
volume Of mail, he can be located
at d certain point within twenty
or thirty minutes
He carries an odd variety of
goods including hams bees, and
even an occasional liza1d Nothing
much seems to surprise him. cX-
ccpt the time someone SWiped one
Of three bags Of man he was car
ryiug Realizing 6and hoping
that someone was playing a Joke
on him he continued casually up
the street IN the truck, and it was
not long before The hrcklcr came
strugeung along behind him beg
gine him 10 take back the loot.
People have been very good to
him ne SAYS He gets many offers
10 stop for a few minutes while
The Observation-Disclosures fetches hum
a GLASS Of water, coffee o. some
thing 70 eat
It's moi always smooth sailing
though He SAYS, YOU have to
learn the people heir likes and
disNkes" A few persons want TO
have packages delivered certain
way. at a certain place AT some
houses. he has learned not to
leave q parcel on the front porch.
on t0 ring the doorbeil during Ger
tim hours At others, he delivers
10 the back door and this TOO.
can lead to trouble
N Hot Water
Finding the back door open at
a particular house, he thought he
would save the lady some trouble
ana walked in through the kitch-
en- where he was going to leave
the package An irate voice came
from the front OF the house. tell
ing him IN somewhat uncompli-
mentary terms (as If addressing
ones husband to get off the
newly washed kitchen floor and
Quickly The lady was red-faced
and apologize when Butch S
meekest voice. reserved for such
situations replied
Another time to Butchs en-
barrasment, his considerate serv-
ice back fired. A businessman in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19

is why it is so important to put a
return address On the package :
incidental ser, ices
A man Of many services, Butch
also performs a number of side
taVOrS He has been requested to
Keep on the watch for vacant
apartments tourists have stopped
their cars TO hand HIM letters to
mail and visitors question him
fol- directions. He IS constantly on
the watch for various items that
people want to dispose of. because
lie usually knows someone that
can use that very article.
For recreation. Butch enjoys
fishing and puttering around in
his workshop at 10 S Virginia
Street. where he likes TO make
most anything In his spare
time, he built beauty shop IN
ms backyard, which his wife has
operated for the last two OF three
years.
Butch says that he has seen a
lot OF Farnville growing up since
ne has had his route. He remem-
DerS a number of times when he
has first Of all delivered gradua-
ton gifts to a young lady. Next
came engagement presents. Then.
inevitably the wedding gifts. Of
ten it was not long before he came
bearing baby presents. And before
you know it, he is bringing ami
versary remembrance.
Butch says that III a city he
couldn't handle his Job the way
worry about the people of Farm
vile And ii may be said with all
he does here, but that he doesn t
certainty that the people of Farm
vile did not worry about Butch
He happens TO be one Of their best
known characters.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-19

Farmville had ordered a fur coat
from Richmond as a surprise
Christmas present for his wife. He
carefully instructed the store to
address it TO his business, where
he intended to keep ii hidden UNI
I'll Christmas morning
The box finally came to Butch
tor delivery He noted the address
and the size of the box large
and heavy item fol- a tired bust
nessman TO haul home al the end
of the day SO. as a favor, he took
it to the mans home. and gave
it to his curious wife AS q result
there was no surprise. the man s
Christmas was. ruined, and Butch
has not heard the end of his
good intention" to this day
He has his worries with moor
rect addresses. people moving and
leaving no forwarding address and
with packages that are improperly
packed and addressed. He says.
YOU just have to use your own
judgment to find out where peo-
pie are.
Butch has other problems too
Occasionally. a parcel Will go
astray Sometimes one may tall
off his truck. and ne will not
realize it until hours later. With
compliments to the people OF
FarmVllle. Butch says that the
lost package has always turned up
a few days later. handed to him
intact by the person that found
it.
He may get package addressed
to a Mrs Smith. Farnville, Va"
Now there may be a clan OF
Smiths in the town, and Butch
does not have time to ring the
doorbellS Of each Instead of re
turning the parcel. he studies the
return address. or failing that.
The pOstmark. and remembers
that Mrs Smith on such-and-
such street has daughter
living IN POdunk. Putting two
and-tW0 together, he makes his
delivery, and il nearly always
turns out right. Butch says THAT