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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
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Evening star., 1954-11-18
The Sun and Mo0n,

Rises Sets.
Sun. today 6:54 am. 4:52 pm
Sun. tomorrow 600 am. 1852 pm
Moon; today 1924 am. 1:12 ?. m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one half h0nr after sunset.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
.Asfin Calls AD-x2
Test Unprejudiced
sy ,he A.sesie,.d Pos,

DR.. Allen v. Astin. director Of
the United States Bureau Of
Standards. said yesterday he was
confident there was no prejudice
against battery additive AD-x2
among bureau personnel.
DR.. Astin testified at Fed
eral Trade Commission hearing
that he approached test OF the
additive in July. 1852, with an
open mind"
Pioneers, Inc, Of Oakland.
Calf, and Jesse M. Ritchie. its
president, are charged with false
and misleading advertising that
AD-X2 will lengthen the life ex-
pectancy of lead acid storage
batteries.
DR.. Astin said he devised a
code so that bureau personnel
handling the June, 1852. test
would be kept in the dark about
which of 80 batteries were treat
ed with AD-X2.
Although most of the bureaus
work is done without such
"blindfold" procedure, DR.. Astin
said he used it partly to please
Mr.. Ritchie, who had made
charges Of prejudice against cer-
tain bureau personnel. and partly
because it was better test pro-
cedure.
He said Mr.. Ritchie inspected
the batteries used in the test and
pronounced them suitable, and
that the manufacturer agreed.
somewhat reluctantly, to GER
tain deviations from the test
procedure he had originally sug-
geSued.
The bureau reported after the
test that there were no signifi-
cant statistical differences be-
tween untreated and treated bat.
teries.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Record Temperatures This YeaP.
Highest. l03. on July 81.
Lowest. t3. on January 2S.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 81. at pm.
Low. 66. at 6:45 an.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Baptisis 10 Hear
Segregation, Report
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, va, Nov. 49,
The Virginia Baptist General AS
sociation was scheduled to hear
a report to-day on church segre-
CATION in the final days sessions
Of it's tllree-daY 131st annual
meeting here.
The report Is due from the
associations committee on Chris
'tian life and is scheduled to in
clude a resolution that urges
calm adjustment" to the prob
lens of racial segregation in
church
T1h REV I1avid r. White of
RicIln ofld q cbmmittee member,
has said The committees report
cautions people to take the
Christian point Of view" and not
attempt either to force or fight
the end of segregation.
Yesterday, the association
named the Rev. r. F.s Cayerlee
of the, Fredericksburg Baptist
Church as president. He sue
ceeds DR.. r. r. Hough Of Salem
The association approved a
1866 budget of more than ST.
925, 900.
Last night the Raptists were
charged to concern themselves
with the real. basic serious
things OF our time"
The challenge came from DR..
J. w. Storef, president of the
Southerni Baptist Convention
and pastor Of the First Baptist
Church in Tulsa, Okla.
A second speaker called South
ern Baptist unity a miracle"
1T is a miracle that without
any organization form to hold
29,494 churches together we. have
been able to march in unity
said DR.. Duke K. Mccall, presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louis
vile. XIV,
Evening star., 1954-11-18
'Lenin Pamphlet
lis Non-MoHobIe,
University Told
STAR stan Photo.
BY the Associoted Pres.

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Nov. 18.
The United States Post Office
has notified Brown University
that IS copies of Lenin's PAM
phlet. "The State and Revolu-
tion." consigned to the universi-
ty bookstore from a Moscow pub
fishing house, are being held up
because the parcel contained
Communist propaganda
The Post Office told the uni
yersity yesterday that such ma
terial is non -mailable unless adj
dressed to a registered foreign
agent or to- members of the
diplomatic or consular corps
with certain exceptions.
Exceptions have been made in
certain cases where such matter
was addressed to universities
which undertake to study such
propaganda and, of course, in
no way promote its dissemina.
tion,'' the post Office said.
Samuel H. Arnold, university
provost, said Brown will inform
the post office 1t plans to use the
Leriin pamphlet along the lines
outlined in the post Office letter.
A Brown spokesman said copies
of the Lenin pamphlet have been
on library shelves since 1922.
Oh, yes, the Providence Public
Library has the Lenin book for
central circulation. But it's in
Russian.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Drug Thief Lowers Sell
From SkyIighi With Rope

A thief who took only NOR
phine from a full narcotics lock-
er broke into the Riggs Manor
Pharmacy in West Hyattsville
last night by. lowering himself
with ciothesiine from. a
smashed skylight. A
Prince Georges County De-
tective Sergt. Emmitt F. g. Gray
said the thief passed up other
drugs after breaking operthe
locked narcotics drawer. The
theft was the fourth narcotics
burglary in the county in the
last two months, Sergt. Gray
said.
Melvin. Sindler, owner of the
drug store at 6573 Ager road.
said the thief used a double
length of clothesline. secured to
a rooftop chimney. to- lower
himself II feet into a mems
room. He apparently left by
the back door.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Senior Officers Laud
Accused Lieutenant
! the Asseesatea Psssas

AUGUST Ga, Y Now l8.A-A
young Army lieutenant ON mill
tarx trial for mall Treatment of
enlisted men has been described
by two senior officers at Camp
Gordon as an outstanding ofIicer
who shaped up',sa previously
Ehoddy company Of trainees.
Their testimony came yeSter-
day after three privates took
the stand to tell of incidents
that occurred } when I'd 1t.
Charles q. Anderson was as
signed to Company A after his
graduation from officer candi-
date school at Fort Benning.
Pvt. James NJ. Blount Of New
York City said at 1t. Anderson's S
court martial that 1t. Anderson
ordered him to shovel dirt on
Pvt. Rodney r. Steele, "a, of
Montgomery, Ala. while the
company was on bivouac. Pvt.
Blount said he covered Pvt.
Steele with dirt, but that the
lieutenant, noting Pvt. Steele s
face uncovered except for pine
needles, ordered that dirt be
thrown over his face.
1t. Col, Morris B. Montgomery
testified that 1t. Anderson and
1t. Robert Penland of the same
company were "the two most
outstanding officers I had in my
command" who were not already
company commanders. Col.
Montgomery is commanding Of
f1cer of the 1st Infantry Train
ing Regiment at Camp Gordon.
Col. James o. Wade said Com
pany A was "less responsive than
any other during my regime"
before 1t. Anderson was assigned
to 1t. He said that under 1t.
Anderson and 1t. Penland the
trainees soon looked like a sea-
soned outfit" Col. Wade has
been removed as commanding
officer OF the Replacement
Training Center at Camp Cor
don. The Army said the action
was taken because of his failure
to act quickly on charges
brought against 1t. Anderson.
Evening star., 1954-11-18

cover" Mr.. Corrigan continued
81 didn't say that" DR.. Gerber
said. IF you photograph it, It'll
be there" :"
The coroner added that he die
not photograph the inside Of the
cover, because he did not thinl
it was necessary.
Questioned on Ink Test.
The 67-year-old lawyer ther
asked DR.. Gerber If he had evel
heard of the Rorschach test. He
described it as q personality test
in which a blob of ink is creased
in a piece Of paper. The subject
then opens the paper and in Mr.
Corrigan's words "sees all kinds
Of different images" in the ink
markings
That's exactly the same thing
that occurred in this pillow" Mr.
Corrigan told the coroner.
"Oh, no. replied DR.. Gerber
his voice rising.
Pulling out piece by piece the
bloody bedclothes taken from the
murder bed, Mr.. Corrigan asked
the coroner to tell him the exact
tests made on each and theil
relative position on the bed-top
bottom, underside, topside, DIR
Gerber could not do this in every
case.
Twice Mr.. Corrigan got from
the coroner testimony to help
parts of the defense case already
advanced: That an insane per-
son could have wanted to destroy
the pretty victim and that it was
physically possible DR.. Sheppard
olacked out twice in fighting an
intruder.
Quizzed on Schizophrenies.
DR.. Gerber admitted he once
said Marilyn Sheppard might
have met a chizophrenic-an in
sane person-who built her ur
as his ideal woman and then de-
cided she had to be destroyed
The coroner agreed with Mr.
Corrigan that those afflicted with
this type of mental illness are
usually young persons.
And they have some normal
periods and at other times they
assume other personalities" Mr.
Corrigan asked.
That's my understanding, ,
DR.. Gerber replied.
Last week Mayor j. Spencer
Houk Of Bay Village testified DR.
Stephen Sheppard came to his
ofiice not long after the Staying
and advanced a theory his
Evening star., 1954-11-18

4 District and vicinity-cloudy
and mild with some fog and
Echance of occasional drizzle to-
might with low about 56. Mostly
cloudy and mild tomorrow.
Maryland and Virginia-Most-
ny cloudy tonight and tomorrow
with some fog and chance of
occasional drizzle or light rain.
IL ,ow tonight 50-56, y
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Brethren Church PIons
Drive for S5,I50,OOO
BY the Asseeiased Pres.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 18.-The
General Conference of the Evan
gelical United Brethren Church
yesterday approved a church,
wide. four-year fund drive to
raise S5,150,000.
OF the amount 81 million
would be for church extension,
while other sums would be al
located to the church's colleges.
The drive will begin as soon as
the project can be readied for
promotion.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Baptist Convention
Elects Fox, Calls for
lntegration Support

Edward u. Fox. a member oi
the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist
Church. was elected president
iof the District Baptist Conven-
tion yesterday in Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Sixth and A
Streets NE.
! At the same session. mes
'sengers to the conventions 18th
annual session approved a reso-
lution calling on Baptists of
Washington to support the Su-
preme Court decision on racial
integration in the public schools.
Responsibility Cited.
The statement said: I'm rec
ognition! of the current and COM
plex problems arising from the
Supreme Court ruling on racial
integration in the public schools,
it is our responsibility as citizens
and as Christians to adhere to
this decision. !"
It added that "as we endeavor
to solve these problems, it is
imperative that we seek the Aill
of God. exemplify the spirit of
Christ and so manifest His. love
to all mankind ~ -
: The Rev. j Ray Garrett, pas
tor of Second Baptist. Church,
told the meeting citi-
zens, we are going to- support
Dur Constitution and. we are go
ing tok accept the. decisions of
the Supreme, Court Until the time
the people of'sour Nation have
decided II ii not tus thlins to do. ;"
..ss-;;sstsSf% y.
|: Crusade T'articipa tipp lssed.
I Another resolution Hev ed
by the messengers callHd u ZAP
tist cIaufches here to- 5sartlcl& te,
"in the etange1istic EFFORTS 81 3he
simultaneous crusade for April
1855 :
Other officers elected were Dr.
Robert S. Cooper. pastor of East
Washington Heig hts Baptist
Church, vice president; Clinton
Hemlnings Of Takoma Park Bap-
list Church. secretary; Mrs. III
Bert Keefer of Luther Rice Me
mortal Baptist Church, assistant
secretary. and Lee M. Clark of
Brookland Baptist Church,
treasurer.
A record OF 625 messengers,
more than 100 over the previous
high attendance figure. regis
tered for the meeting. The clos
ing session last night heard talks
by the Rev. Lewis Brown, of the
American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society, and DR.. H. Cornell
Goerner, professor at Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary.
Evening star., 1954-11-18

brothers wife was killed by q
schizophrenic. DR.. Steve said
an unidentified psychiatrist had
come to him with the theory and
suggested police look for some
young person in thei neighbor-
hood who had contacts with Mrs.
Sheppard.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
BY ihs Assoeiased Press


CLEVELAND. Nov. 18.--Before
his surprise testimony two days
ago that Marilyn Sheppard was
killed by a surgical instru-
ment," Coroner Samuel r. Ger
ber gave no opinion on what the
murder weapon might have
been, he said today.
william j. Corrigan, counsel
for DR.. Samuel H. Sheppard,
osteopath on trial for the slay-
ing of his attractive and
pregnant wife. asked DR.. Gerber
"At various times you gave an
opinion on the type of weapon
used?"
mo. SIR" the coroner cor
rected him. -
Previously DR.. Gerber agreed
with the defense attorney that
the type Of weapon used to
inflict q gashes in the victims s
/ head was the uppermost ques-
tion in the minds of most people
in Cleveland after the July 4
killing.
Weapon Never Found.
The weapon never has been
found, in spite of intensive
search that included the bottom
of Lake Erie for several hundred
yards from its shoreline behind
the Sheppard home.
'sYou knew the doctor did some
surgery?' Mr.. Corrigafl asked,
pointing at the defendant.
II didn't know it, I heard it,
DR.. Gerber replied.
'You knew that in Bay View
Hospital there was a surgical
Department." the white haired
lawyer went on. The defend
ant, his two brothers and his
father practiced at Bay View
Hospital.)
II assume there was" the
coroner answered.
did you go there and examine
instruments in Bay View Hos
pital? at any time?"
mo, sir"
When DR.. Gerber testified
Tuesday the pillow of the bed
where Marilyn Sheppard was
slain showed the bloody imprint
of a two-pronged surgical in
strument." it caught the defense
by surprise. Yesterday DR.. Ger
ber qualified his testimony some
by saying the mark looked like
that of a surgical instrument but
might have been made by some-
thing else.
Checked Sterility Rumor.
DR.. Gerber also denied he
ever said Mrs. Sheppard was
beaten to death because she was
pregnant. but he admitted check
ing into a rumor that her hus-
band was sterile.
did you ever assert that the
murder was the result of the
pregnancy of Marilyn Shep-
pard?" Mr.. Corrigan asked.
II never did," DR.. Gerber re-
piled.
Mr.. Corrigan then asked
whether DR.. Gerber had not in
timated the brutal bedroom
bludgeoning of July 4 was the
result Of the victims four-month
pregnancy with her second son.
'1sheSer heard Of it, the cor
oner answered. -
NJ Egidenee Introduced.
The possibility of the defend
ants being sterile was touched
upon at the murder inquest last
summer, but mo evidence has
Evening star., 1954-11-18
HoIdup Man Gets $65

A gunman got $65 from a
grocer last night. forced the vic
tim to the rear of the grocery
and then fled over a rear fence,
police reported. The victim, Ja-
cob Schereschersky, IL, Of l2l6
North Capitol street. described
his assailant as a Negro in his
middle 30S.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Coroner Denys Giving Theory
On Sheppard Murder Weapon

been introduced to support or
refute the widespread rumor.
Earlier, the coroner. on the
stand for the third straight day
in the nearly flve-week-old trial,
brought into court a number Of
articles removed from the Shep-
pards' lake front home. They
included a shotgun which DR..
Gerber said was taken from the
house by DR.. Richard Sheppard,
Sans brother, and later turned
over to authorities.
Other items in DR.. Gerber's
collection were a piece of iron
pipe the coroner said was from
| the defendants sports car, a
Jaguar; a riding crop and tire
tool.
There also were two towels DR..
Gerber said showed mo blood, .
and a rust-stained dirty T-shirt
| found near the Sheppard home
| and likewise having no blood
spots. The T-shirt was picked up
! the. day of the murder in a
search by police for DR.. Shop
pard,s missing T-shirt which
witnesses said DR.. Sheppard wore
on the night Of the killing.
Failed to Test Garnet.
Mr.. Corrigan blasted DR.. Ger
ber for failing to test carpeting
| in the Sheppard house for blood
stains on the day Of the Staying
and Dr.. Gerber responded:
II didn't see anything
thought was blood, but I didn' I
get on my hands and knees to
go over the carpeting COM
pletely."
The defense counsel then asked
if it wasn't a comparatively SIM
pie matter to expose stains in
the dark by using a "luminal''
spray.
The coroner said 1t was con-
siderably more complicated than
Mr.. Corrigan made out, and in
the interchange asserted:
You're 100 per cent wrong
-. Luminal must be used with
absolute care"
After obtaining DR.. Gerber's
emphatic denial he ever init
mated to any one 'in any way
whatsoever that the murder of
Mrs. Sheppard grew out of
her pregnancy" Mr.. Corrigan
switched his inquiry to the
bloody pillow on the slain
wornan's bed.
Modifies Statement.
On Tuesday DR.. Gerber testi-
fled the blood stain on the pillow
showed the imprint of a two
pronged surgical instrument. +"
Yesterday, answering a question
from Common Pleas Court Judge
Edward Blythin. the coroner
modified this by saying the i'm
print appeared to have been
made by a surgical instrument.
but might have been left by
something resembling it.
Mr.. Corrigan sought to prove
the blood stain was a simple
crease marking.
Down the middle of that
blood splotch between the two
markings you call the impress
sion of an instrument, there is
a line" Mr.. Corrigan told the
witness. "apa
"Yes sir, that's a crease in the
cloth caused by the weight of
the blade on each sideyf replied
DR.. Gerber. f sIs.>1r
''And. of course. the weight of
the blade was not heavy enough
to be seen on the side of the
Evening star., 1954-11-18

Wind-Mostly northeast, 8-14
miles per hour tonight be-
coming variable tomorrow.
River Report.
tFrom o s Engineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpere Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear At
Harpers Ferry.
,Headinas WASHINGTON National Airport, |,
Yesterday Pct. Today Pct,
Noon "a Midnight - 80
pm. 81 8 am. ---- 100
& pm. 10 10 am. ---- 30
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Arlington Church Musicale

The Chancel Choir of the Ar
lington Forest Methodist Church
will present an evening of light
music at 8:l5 pm. Saturday in
the social hall of the church.
a7Ol Arlington boulevard.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11
.'Y' Clubs at Amelia
High Are Hosts At
Parents Night Event

A successful Parents Night was
held by the Hi-Y and THY clubs
Of Amelia School Wednesday in
the school auditorium
Rev. Mr. King. pastor of Pied
mont Baptist Church, delivered
the guest address on What Part
Youth PLAYS in County and Local
government"
Betsy Stark and Byron Ward
who were delegates to the Model
General Assembly last month at
Richmond, reported on the act
ivities during that state wide
gathering Of high school students
to study government.
Members of the newly-organiz-
ed Junior Tri Hi = for eight
grade and freshman students were
part of the nights program,
which was their first project.
The clubs seek to encourage
practical everyday Christian living
among their members in homes,
school and community. Jean is
Tri-Hi-Y president, while Byron
Ward is Hi-Y president.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11

there were close to a million fires
in American communities
erty damage amounted to 5000
million and 1000 people died
as result of fire Cleanup Week
which is being observed now. can
help bring that toll down, and
keep it down! Because one of it's
aims is to get rid of a dangerous
fire hazard: combustible rubbish.
indoors and out.
Indeed, by the time the week is
over, we should be able to see a
big difference when we drive
around town. We should even i'm
press the people who pass by.
We'll look SO neat and spruced
up for Spring
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11
Amelia Dinner May {
Raises Funds For
Memorial Building

A benfi dinner was held Fri
day to raise funds for the Amelia
County War Memorial Building.
Nearly 200 person attended the s.
per plate fun-raising dinner, in
Amelia High School.
ADrogran Of entertainment was
provided for the banqueeters
by the high school students. Vo-
cal. Instrumental and choral
numbers were included There
were several numbers by the
newly-organized school orchestra,
also
Mrs. Q. ID. Weisiger Jr., is SER
wing this year as chairman of the
Amelia County War Memorial Re-
creation Building. Inc, which is
an association or county organ
izauons backing the effort to pro-
vide a community center at
Amelia
A site for the building has been
secured adjoining Amelia High
School, and interior and exterior
Mans arc nov hpinu studied
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11
w. c. FITZPATRICK, MAYOR
Town ofrFormviIIe

ing equipment Those r it said
should be cleaned regularly and
kept in good repair.
Rubbish Fires
Grass fires. brush ard forest
fires are threats to life and pro-
perty, as well as to valuable ma
tural resources and the land If
rubbish must be burned, follow
these precautions:
Use a rake TO remove combus-
tlble material from a 3t0ot strip
around the rubbish OF trash to be
burned Have pail of water or
a hose handy Avoid burning on a
windy day Stay with the fire
until it is out \
In burning over a field, pillow a
firebreak at least six feet wide
around the field to be burned
Avoid burning when there are
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11
One Result of Clean-Up-More Space!
Plenty of storage space

Plenty Of storage space
That is a housewives dream
and no *matter how many closet
she has or how roomy an attic or
cellar, she never seems satisfied
But maybe your home provides
more storage space t h a n you
think. Spring cleanup time is a
good time to find out Here's how
you can do it.
Useless Objects
AS you clean each room. look
for piles of old boxes, or shoes
that are no longer wearable, brok-
en- furniture, magazine and news
papers from bygone years - in
other words. all useless objects
which may have accumulated in
closets or corners, attics of eel
lar.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11

brief visit to Harrisonburg this
week to see Mrs. r. P Baker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Tudor.
Recent visitors in the home of
Mrs. ]. A. Cakes were Mr. and
Mrs. r. F. Turner and two daugh-
tiers. Judy and Sara. of Alexan-
dria: Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Cakes,
James Cakes of Chase City; j. r.
Cakes, Of Spencer. N. C.; Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Cakes and son
of Salisbury, N. c., Mrs. J. E
Baldwin, of Lynchburg, Mr., and
Mrs. w. E. Moore, Beth and Will
liam Moore. of Pampln.
Callers in the home of Mrs
Binford and Norman Booker last
Sunday were Mrs. H. It Terry
Of Pamplin Nh and Mrs. N. G
Terry and daughters of CritZ. anc
G. A Terry, Washington visit
ors in the same home.
ors in the same home during the
week were MIS-. A f. Atkinson
of Richmond. Mrs. Carl Waugh.
an and daughter, Carolyn, anC
Mrs. Newton Coin and son
George, of Farmville.
Mrs, Frank Saxton, who ha
been the house guest OF Mr.. anC
Mrs. j. t. Baker, returned to he,
home in Michigan last week. Ell
route she visit a daughter il
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Rev r. P WEIGH VISITED
Norman Booker on Wednesday
Mr.. Booker continues quite sick
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11

As you come across them, be
honest with yourself: if you hav-
emit used them during the past
year you won't use them this year
either Don't continue to hang on
to them Just in case"-throw
them out
You will probably be amazed at
how full your rubbish barrel Will
be-and at the extra storage space
you've provided for yourself,
Fire Safety Too
Better still, you Will also have
made your home safer from fire,
because according to the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, COM
bustible rubbish is a serious fire
hazard
No doubt about it, the time it
takes you will be time we'll spent!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-11

winds. Set the fire to burn against
rather than with, the wind
Methods of Control
Keep back-pack pumps, swat
ters OF wet burlap sacks handy
for fighting these fires when they
are small. Try to control the head
of the fire
If the fire develops a large head,
pillow a firebreak with a tractor
and disk or middle buster pillow
ahead of it. then back fire along
the break you have made or along
road or lane