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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-05-08
What we still
don't know about cancer
and one of the reasons WHY

IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, our knoWl-
edge Of the nature of cancer, and
how to treat it, has grown encour-
agingly. Patients, who would have
been considered hopeless cases
even FIVE years ago, today are
being completely cured. And even
those who apply for treatment
too late can usually live longer
and less neutrality-suspicious. of
modern palliative treatment.
All the same, there have been
defeats as well as victories. We do
not know-to take a single cx-
ample-why 50 many more men
are now dying from cancer of the
lung. In 1933-just twenty years
ago-lung cancer killed 2,252
men; in 1853, some 10, 500. That's
a great incrcasc-which even our
expanded population, and other
known factors, can't possibly &C
count for in full.
Well, why haven't we found
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Bandits Get S4OO
In Alexandra Store

Two masked men held up and
robbed an Alexandria grocery of
about $400 last night after firing
a shot at a clerk who tried to
wrest a gun from one of the men.
The holdup took place at the
Liberty Market, TOO North Co
lumbus street, about 8:45 pm.
The men, wearing stocking cap
masks with eye holes cut in them,
entered the store and said this
is holdup," according to the
store owner, Abraham Greenblat.
In the store at the time were
Mr.. Greenblat's son, Maynard,
John Harrison, a clerk, and an
other clerk.
Mr.. Harrison, who was stand
ing beside the cash register, tried
to wrest the gun from one of
the men when he reached for the
money.
A bullet whizzed by Mr.. Har-
rison and narrowly missed MIR.
Greenblat. 1t buried itself in q
shelf after shattering a bottle of
wine that poured over Mr.. Har-
riSon.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Police Car Crashes at
Bethesda Medical Center

A Montgomery County police
car, escorting an emergency case
In another car to Bethesda Naval
Medical Center, skidded through
the hospitals main gate yester-
day, knocking down a flve-foot
concrete post.
Pvt. Carl Satterwhite, "a,
driver Of the police cruiser, said
his car would not come around"
as he entered the gate from
Wisconsin avenue. Witnesses es-
timated his speed at Is to 80
miles an hour, police said.
He was slightly injured, and
was released after treatment at
Suburban Hospital for bruises
and abrasions of the left leg.
Police said Pvt. Satterwhite
picked UP the escort at the Dis
trict line. Chief Petty Officer
Robert L. Hise, stationed at
Patuxent (Md.) Naval Air Sta
ton, was identified as the driver
Of the emergency" car. Navy
authorities said he was visiting
in Alexandria, Va. when his wife
became Ill. Alexandria and u. 8.
Park police were enlisted to speed
the Hise car to Bethesda.
A police report of the accident
said damage to the cruiser was
estimated at about $500.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Three Accidents
In Six Minutes
Kill 7, Injure Sd
| Cor Hits Streetcur;
| Pedestrian Struck;
| Policeman Hurt

Three accidents within six
minutes killed two men and in
jured a third here yesterday.
The dead were Voyd v. Martin,
80, colored. GIT Florida avenue
NV, and Charles j. Wilson, 20,
142 Ivanhoe street S.W.
Accident Investigating Unit
reports said Mr.. Martin was
driving south on Eighteenth
street NV. when his car hit q
streetcar in the 2400 block at
8:46 am.
Police said the car was de-
molished, and damage to the
streetcar was estimated at $500.
Mr.. Martin. rushed to Emer-
gency Hospital suffering a brok-
en- leg. cuts and internal in
juries, was pronounced dead at
2:40 pm.
Police said he had been driv-
ing on the wrong side of the
road. His car struck the left
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Boby Bonter-No. J
BODY bdnter-No.
These Tears Can Win You a Prize
Can you make with the smalls

Can you make with the small
talk?
Take a look at that young
lady to the right. What's she
saying?
The caption printed beneath
the picture gives the words put
into her mouth by Constance
Bannister's 1855 calendar. Can
you beat it? If your wits keen
enough. a cash prize awaits you.
Each day for the next "a days
The Star will print q new Ban
mister baby picture. Under each
picture will appear a caption
from the calendar. Your job is
to write a better caption in Is
words or less.
For your convenience q coupon
will be printed with each picture
but it isn't necessary to use the
coupon. You can sketch one Of
your own. Just make sure your
coupon tells which picture you're
captioning. either by number or
by q pasteup Of the photograph.
Daily prizes will be given for
the best and most original cap
tions. First prize will be SIS,
second prize $40 and third prise
$5. A grand prize Of 500 will
be awarded for the best caption
submitted during the 30-day
contest. In case Of any tie.
duplicate awards will be made.
The contest is open to any one
except employees Of The Star
and The Evening Star Broad
casting Company and members
of their families. Contestants
may submit any number Of
captions.
All captions for picture No. Z
published today, must be received
in The Star Office not later than
noon. Wednesday. October ~.
Prize winners will be an
nounced one week after publica-
tion Of each picture. Judges will
be members Of The Stars statf
and their decisions will be final.
Mail your entries to Baby
Banter" The Evening Star.
washington 4. d. C.
The coupon may be pasted on
. postal card. II you prefer.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Marian Year Rally
AT Monument Site To
Hear Bishop Sheen

The Most Rev. Fulton ]. Sheen,
national director of the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith,
will preach at the Archdiocese OF
Washington's Marian Year rally
at 4 pm, today at the Wash
ington Monument grounds.
Thousands of area Catholics
are expected to attend the spe-
cial rally and mass commemor-
ating the Tooth anniversary Of
the proclamation of the Dogma
Of the Immaculate Conception.
The Most Rev. Amleto G. Cic-
ognani, Apostolic Delegate to
the United States. will celebrate
the mass. The Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle. Archbishop of Wash
ington, will preside at the rally,
Seats for about 5000 aged and
infirm persons have been pro-
vided directly in front of the
outdoor altar. Parking areas ad-
jacent to the rally site have been
arranged for by police officials
Drivers of all private automo-
biles heading for the rally are
asked to display a white cloth
on the front bumpers of theil
autos so they may be directed te
the parking areas.
A choir of 1000 grade and high
school children will sing for tht
mass. A concert of sacred music
will be given from 3 to 3:45 pm.
by the Metropolitan Police Bant
and the st. Johns High Schoo
Band.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
I New Yorker 10 Get
zoning Code Redrafl
$4,000 Contract

$4,000 contract for the 49,
month job of rewriting Washing
tons 30-year-old zoning regu-
lations has been sent to Harold
NJ. Lewis, New York planning
consultant, it was disclosed last
night by Brig. Gen. Louis W.
Prentiss, Engineer Commissioner.
Gen. Prentiss said the con-
tract was sent out for Mr.. Lewis
signature yesterday. He made
the disclosure on the "Commis-
sioner's Report" program over
Radio Station WWDC.
The Commissioner said the
District had been prepared to
offer a joint contract to Mr.
Lewis and the Washington arch
itectural firm of Berla & Abel
After three months negotiations
however, the general said, Berla
& Abel decided they were not
interested in a lump-sum con-
tract.
Nevertheless, he added. the
firm indicated they are willing tc
work for Mr.. Lewis, but want tc
do SO on a day-to-day basis.
Gen. PrentiSs called Mr.. Lewis
"one of the outstanding planners
of the country" and said he hac
helped redraft New York City'l
zoning code.
Mr.. Lewis Is to work in con.
junction with a citizens advisory
committee headed by Thomas j
Groom, president of the Banl
of Commerce and Savings.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Driver Killed as Car
Coreens Into Ditch

A 27-year-old man died yes
terday Of injuries he received
when his car struck the rear Of
another car, careened into O cul-
vert and overturned near Pisgah.
Md, Maryland State police re-
ported.
Dead on arrival at Freedman's
Hospital was James c. Bowman.
Of Pisgah. Police said both his
legs were broken and. his face
cut.
Police said Mr.. Bowman's car
hit the left rear of q car driven
by Elwood w. Hicks, IS, of
Brooklyn, Md, on State route
484 just outside Pisgah in
Charles County. Both cars were
headed north. Mr.. Hicks escaped
injury.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

front Of the streetcar driven by
Ernest e. Drake, Sc. 1928 Hol-
brook terrace NE. No charges
were placed again Mr.. Drake.
Employe Of Newspaper.
Six minutes earlier. Mr.. Will
son, q messenger for the WASH
ington Post and Times Herald.
was walking across Fourteenth
street NV. in the 800 block.
He was hit by a cab driven
by Harry Smith, "a. colored.
1906 Tenth street NV, accord
ing to police. Mr.. Wilson was
pronounced dead at noon in
Emergency Hospital.
The cab driver was held for
action of the coroner.
Meanwhile, a motorcycle po-
liceman, rushing to the scene.
was In collision with another
taxi. Pvt. Theodore r. Thomas,
33, colored, attached to the
Traffic Division, was reported in
good condition last night in
Emergency Hospital with hip
injuries.
Siren Was Wailing.
Police said Pvt. Thomas was
going west on New York avenue
NV. siren wailing and red
lights flashing, when he was hit
by the cab. driven by Gordon w.
Lowe. IS, Of Clarksburg, Md.
They quoted MIR. Lowe as say
ing he hadn't heard or seen the
motorcycle. Pvt. Thomas re-
ported he thought the cab
would stop because Of the lights
and siren.
The hacker was charged with
failure to yield right Of way to
an emergency vehicle. and with
falling to give full time and at
tention to his driving.
The two deaths bring WASH
ington's traffic toll to "A dead
for the year. At this time last
year. accidents had killed 50
persons.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Students Push Drive
For WEN Building,
Cite Crowded Hollis
Special Dispatch TO The ssor

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Oct.
ga group of William and
Mary student leaders here is try
ing to awaken Virginia to the
crowded conditions in this States
oldest institution Of higher learn
ing.
The students themselves have
launched q campus-wide drive to
raise funds for a student activf-
ties building.
Such a building has been pro-
posed for the College of William
and Mary for the past two dec
FADES but appropriations have yet
Ito be provided by the General
| Assembly.
wen be lucky If we raise
enough to furnish one room," adj
mitted one campus leader, shut
at least 1t will focus attention
on the snamefully inadequate IA
lcilities at the college,"
Evening star., 1954-10-24
; Virginions Named
To Cuncer FIGHT Posts

Three northern Virginians
have been elected directors Of the
Virginia Division of the American
Cancer Society.
George A. Collier and Mrs.
Lawrence Ball of Arlington and
DR.. Charles v. Amole Of Alexan-
dria, were named to the posts.
Mr.. Collier was also named o
delegate from the Virginia d.
vision to the. National Cancer
Society.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Old Route ]
By George Kennedy

So I took the old, slow low
road.
| I had to find out the hard way
about how much time Highway
requires for the Washington
Baltimore run. For the advance
ment of motoring and a thought
brought to mind by slow-moving
traffic I wagered a Maryland
terrapin dinner with our Mr.
Yarbrough.
My competition was formid-
able. Mr.. Yarbrough dabbles in
sports cars and thinks nothing
of driving 10000 miles on q
three-weeks vacation.
My hopes were dashed when
the flip of the coin gave me
the old road. I still had to buck
the weight of traffic. Most mot
i orists apparently were unaware
that two new ribbons of con-
crete had been unrolled for them
And trucks still have to use the
old road as far as Laurel.
B0rrows $50 Horses.
To meet Mr.. Yarbrough's
challenge, I borrowed a little
low job with three carburetors
and $50 horsepower under the
hood.
I am sure Mr.. Yarbrough kept
under the speed limit. I couldn' I
keep up to it!
1t was not SO bad at the Dis
trict line where Jimmy La Fon.
taine's old gambling house Is
falling to pieces. The road is
wide going through Cottage City
and Colmar Manor. held to the
Is and 80 mile an hour speed
limits.
But I was boxed the minute
I passed the Peace Cross ir
Bladensburg. The road is mar
row between the George Wash
ington House Q732) and the
Palo Alto tavern Q734D. I wa.
behind a big truck and eatine
diesel smoke. A line of car.
kept me from passing him or
the left, the curb from passing
on the right.
One Box After Another
Every time I would get out O
box I would run into another
one.
Here's the way was clocket
at check points: Start (Bladens
burg road and New York avenu,
N.Eo, 3:55 pm. Hyattsvill'
bridge 4:05. College Park, Al
many more minutes thar
miles.
After passing, the Laurel by
pass I thought I would be abl
to let it out. But the seventh
race was just over and automo
biles bound for Baltimore wer
pouring into the highway.
I passed the automobile grave
yards and a car that had beel
in a recent accident upside dow
by the side of the road-grin
reminders that old Death High
way" has taken $50 live
since 1850.
Almost an hour had elapse,
when I passed the Baltimor
City line, almost an hour an
a half by the time / reache,
the rendezvous. Mulberry an
Paca streets where the new rout
. meets Route 40.
His time to Baltimore was 6
minutes. Mine was hour and 2
minutes.
Never again.
/
Evening star., 1954-10-24

Quick Ruling Seen
On Plea 10 Reopen
Bullock Pension

The q. s. Court of Appeals is
expected to rule shortly on the
Districts request for a rehearing
of the decision giving former po-
lice Inspector Albert L. Bullock
a $500 yearly retirement pen
sion.
The District yesterday filed the
petition with the appellate court
1t charges that the decision
earlier this month strikes a blow
at the morale and the efficiency
of the Metropolitan Police De.
partment.
The government contended in
the petition that Bullock, sus-
pended after his Indictment or
charges of violating gambling
laws in 1851, acquitted and then
restored to duty, can never "be
called upon to command loyal
policemen in the future"
Silent On Income Source.
After the former inspector was
acquitted he was again suspended
on charges of INSTRUMENTATION
when he refused to reveal -tc
Chief Robert v. Murray the
source of about SIS, 900 in outside
income.
Subsequently, a police trial
| board determined he failed tc
file required income tax forms
The appellate court decided
2 to / that Bullock was entitled
to the pension.
The District contends that be-
cause retired police officers may
be called upon to serve in emer-
gencies, and Bullock obviously
betrayed his trust when on
active duty and could never be
called upon to command loyal
policemen in the future" a re-
hearing should be granted.
The earlier Court of Appeals
decision granted Bullock the re-
tirement pension for life and
the District claims the pensioner
is without the concommitant
responsibility OF serving his
benefactor in emergencies"
Error i'm Ruling Charged.
Citing the dissenting opinion
of Judge Charles Fahy, the petit
ton declared that the appellate
court erred in interpreting the
| retirement statute as making
| payment of the pension manda'
| tory.
Il Is now up to the court tt
determine whether or not th'
petition has enough merit II
grant a rehearing.
Bullock's first suspension in
volved an indictment in connec
ton with the 1851 Charles E
Nelson gambling case. He applies
for retirement in February, 1852
after his acquittal on the basi
of age and service. He wa
again suspended on charges o
insurbordination while his pen
sion application was pending.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
New Rockville Highway
Plans to Be Discussed

Plans for the proposed new
Rockville divided highway will
be discussed by members Of the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion and project engineers at q
public meeting OF the Rockville
Pike Business Association at 8
pm. tomorrow at Parklawn on
the Rockville Pike.
A silver cup will be awarded
to the firm which made the most
Improvement in the past year.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
BrookIund Child Center
Fund Drive Plonned

The Brookland Child Center
Guild. new civic group, will begin
raising funds for the Brookland
Child Center, Inc. Of Prince
Georges County. 1t has been an
nounced by Robert McChesney.
president.
The child center, the first area
school of its kind for retarded
children, was opened in 1948.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Safety ToIks
D. c. Schools Program
Listed by Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
Of The Stor's School Sofety Prosrom,
will give his sofety cholk tolks at the
following District schools this week:
Tomorrow - Briggs Montgomery
Elementory School, 9:l5 ON.
Tuesdoy Ketehom Elementary
School. 9:l5 ON. and l0:45 o.m.
Wednesdays. J. Bowen and
Ambush Elementary Schools ot An
thony Bowen Elementary School. S:l5
an.
Thussdoy-Bruce Elementary School.
o:is o.m.; Gage Elementory School.
l0:45 an.
Friday Carver Elementafy School.
e:ls am. and l0:45 nm.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Via the New Rood
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

Never known as a person of
great compassion, I took my $32
million ride over the Baltimore
Washington parkway with vague
STRINGS of altruism toward poor
old George Kennedy, battling
all that traffic on Highway 1.
It almost took the pleasure
out of the ride. But at least
he wasn't on the thirsty high
way. The parkway doesn't have
a filling station for automobiles
or their drivers.
The trip was made doubly
pleasant by the use of one sof
the newest sports cars. {
AS an experiment, it was a
great argument settler. Obeying
all speed signs, which ranged
from Washington's 25-mile limit
to the open roads SIS, passed
the Friendship international
turmoil in exactly "a minutes.
It was 19 minutes to the Laurel
Bowie turmoil.
Minor Speeding.
Traffic was light. Minor
speeding was heavy. Ten cars
moved past while my Speedom-
eter was hanging on the legal
30-mile limit. I passed one car
while doing a legal 45-the only
thing I did pass at any speed
except a stalled tractor headed
in the other direction.
Eight passed me at the As
mile speed. Twenty passed me
in the 55-mile zone.
If United States park force
had their radar in operation. it
was we'll hidden. Only one police
car was seen in the 30.7 miles.
No trucks are permitted on
the Federal end. but although
some do slip through OCCASION
ally, there were none in sight
until after the Maryland share
of the road was reached.
Some Washbeard Effect.
There is noticeable difference
in the riding surfaces of the
Federal and Maryland State
sections, but certainly not un-
pleasant ones. A few spots have
a slight "washboarding" effect.
Beauty of the ride is the actual
pleasant sensation the whole
project gives a driver. Curves
are gentle and the scars of con-
struction are all but gone except
on the Washington end. Absence
of signboards-except the Of
ficial ones-lends some peaceful
dignity.
| Slow In Baltimore.
Conspicuous are the signs at
turnoffs advising the hungry
and thirsty motorist that mo-
tells. food and gasoline are avail
able on Route !.
| But here's the bitter truth. It
took me only 80 minutes to drive
from the Washington end to the
Baltimore city limits. BUT.
From the Baltimore City linn
its. it was another Is minutes
exactly to Paca and Mulberry
streets-where Route 40 goes
through the city. Total time, 64
minutes.
Ten minutes of that Is piled
up behind q red light at Annap-
oils road. 1t took 10 minutes to
move Six-tenths of q mile. II
was. needless to say, rush hour
Everybody was rushing except
Mr.. Kennedy.
I had to wait Is minutes fol
him, standing at the corner OF
Paca and Mulberry so long
began to feel like q vagrant.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Appeal
Made as Chest
Donations Lag
Only S. Per Cent
OF Goal Achieved
With III Days Left

The Community Chest is
good business" General Cam
paign Chairman John s. Hayes
yesterday reminded businessmen
and others who have not yet
made their pledges in the an
nual drive for a better Wash
ington.
With only IL days left, the
campaign stands at $2.118,030.
or IS per cent Of the $685., ,000-
plus goal.
Recalling that the Chest was
started by businessmen. Chair
man Hayes said:
"It was good business to an
swer one appeal 26 years ago
and it's still good business. It
costs far less money. as well as
time and effort on the part Of
givers and campaign workers
to combine more than 100
appeals into one united effort.
"Only 8.8 cents of each dol
lar contributed is used for nec-
essary campaign expenses and
for year-round Chest manage
ment. Ip pre-Chest days, in
dividual agency costs of raising
money ranged anywhere from
Is to IS per cent on the average,
with some exceeding even this.
Urges Readiness.
Mr.. Hayes urged all residents
to be ready when busy Red
Feather workers call:
1--WE know that many Of yor
who gave last year and who have
not yet made your pledge Intend
to give. I'd like to urge you tC
give now. The best way the citi-
zens Of the community can bt
assured Of q successful campaign
by November 4 Is to be ready
when your fellow businessman ol
neighbor calls"
The next report luncheon will
be held Tuesday, when volun-
teers in the Government Unit
Business and Professional Unit
and Operation Advance meet In
the Washington Hotel.
Progress in the campaign te
date stands as follows:
Operation Advance-$666, ,061
or 81 per cent of an 1923 900 goal
Expected by now, 100 per cent.
Some Behind Goal.
Government-$975, ,009, or 6,
per cent Of an $1,590,200 goal
Expected by now. 81 per cent.
| Washington Reside n tia i
$166,364, or SO per cent OF
1882 900 goal. Expected by now
10 per cent. 80
Washington Business-$157.-
024. or Il per cent Of a $733, ,00'
goal. Expected by now, 81 pc
cent.
Alexandria-$34,776, or Al pc
cent of an $85, 500 goal. Expected
by now. so per cent.
Arlington-$41.811. or 81 pc,
cent of a $67. 200 goal. Expected
by now, 49 per cent.
Fairfax--$17 1853, or 80 per cen
of a $4,000 goal. Expected b,
now, ga per cent.
Montgomery-$42, ,204, or q
per cent of a $4,000 goal. Elk
pected by now, 48 per cent.
Princes Georges-$17.419 or 2
per cent of a $65. 900 goal. Elk
pected by now, SO per cent.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Pope ProeIoims May 81
As Virgin Mays Feostdoy

VATICAN CITY, Oct. % (P.-
Pope Plus XII has issued an
encyclical to Roman Catholic
bishops proclaiming the feastday
Of the Virgin Mary as queen Of
heaven and earth.
The encycical sets May 81 as
the day for annual observance
of the feast-a day, it says, when
humanity should be consecrated
to "the immaculate heart Of the
Blessed Virgin Mary"
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Sertomo Speaker Numed

DR.. Leonard Carmichael, Sec
retary Of the Smithsonian InSti-
tuition, will be guest speaker at
. luncheon meeting of the Ser
ton1a Club of Washington at
1915 pm. Tuesday at the UNI
versity Club, 1135 Sixteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Freshmen Join Council

Montgomery Junior College,
Takoma Park, Md, has an
nounced the election of fresh.
men, Susan j. Curtis, Patricia A.
Johnson, Denise Coyle, Ronald
g. Lange and Ronald s. King. to
the Student Council.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Optimists to Hear Priest

The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith,
o. P, dean of the school Of phi
losophy at the Catholic Uni
versity. will discuss "Commu-
nism" at the Optimist Club of
Washington meeting at 12:15
pm. Tuesday at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Admen to Hear Beatty

Morgan Beatty, National l
Broadcasting Co. news commen-
tator, will be guest speaker at
the Advertising Club of WASH
ineton meeting at 1890 pm.
Tuesday at the Statler Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Star Reporters Race Proves
Parkway Saves rs Minutes

opening Of the Baltimore Washington Parkway
Friday Immediately raised controversial quesonhow much
the road than old Route /?
resolve argument the Star dispatched staff writers
George Kennedy Charles Yarbrough time trial
left Washington Bladensburg
and York and met at Paca and Mulberry streets
in Baltimore The reports follow.