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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
Red Cross Fund
Drive Opened
By Eisenhower
President Cites
Its Contributions in
Air and N Appeal

President Eisenhower last
night opened the annual Red
Cross fund drive in a television
and radio appeal indorsing the
Red Cross principle of people
helping people,"
In a recorded statement, the
President called attention to the
material contributions Of the
Red Cross and added:
But beyond all this-the Red
Cross abundantly provides faith
in the innate goodness of people,
in their ability to work together
for the Nations good.
ut exemplifies the enormous
power which kindness and gener-
oSity can exert to move men
closer to the day when the rule
of force will be banished from
the world and when the Golden
Rule will guide the actions OF
mankind" he said.
Overt0n Is Chairman.
The drive to raise $85 million
begins officially today and con-
tinues throughout March. Will
liam w. Overton, jr.. of Dallas
Tex, is the national campaign
chairman.
More than 10000 Washington
area volunteers will seek to
raise a 1853, 500 quota for the
Metropolitan Area. Nearby areas
joining the District in the drive
are Alexandria and Arlington,
Fairfax, Prince William, Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties. Philip L. Graham is
general chairman of the local
drive.
Henry Cabot Lodge, United
States Ambassador to the United
Nations. will address a kickoff
report luncheon for workers and
leaders at 1880 pm. tomorrow
in the Chamber of Commerce
Building.
people Helping People"
In his talk, the President said
he personally believed in the
Red Cross because II know from
my own experience the great
good it accomplishes in war and
peace: second. because I believe
in the fundamental principle OF
Red Cross-the principle Of peo-
pie. helping people"
Generation after generation OF
American servicemen have
turned to the Red Cross with
their personal problems and it
has responded quickly and gen.
erously." he said.
Through the Red Cross, Amer
leans constantly have relieved
the pain and suffering of fellow
citizens in natural disasters, he
went on, and in the last decade,
the Red Cross has given life
itself to the wounded and the
sick" through the blood collec-
ton program.
'The Red Cross has provided,
and with your help will con-
tinue to provide. vast quantities
OF blood products-products such
as gamma globulin, which helps
our children avoid the horrible
paralysis caused by polio." he
said.
Il am confident that this year,
as in the past, the American peo-
pie will join the Red Cross in its
magnificent efforts to comfort
our fellow men," the President
concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
Use Of Alphabet
Grading in DC.
Schools Urged
Parents and Teachers
Ask Specific Marks
On Pupils Progress

Parents and teachers want a
return to specific grades in the
report card system in District
elementary schools, Associate
Superintendent Carl F. Hansen
reported today to a committee
studying the subject.
DR.. Hansen prepared an an
alysis Of comments by teachers,
parents and organizations after
a television program January 30
on which school officials dis
cussed report cards.
The present marking system in
District schools is: Outstanding.
Satisfactory. In need of i'm
provement.
Thus the child is rated in ac-
cordance with his ability rather
than against class standards.
Until Is years ago the District
used the standard alphabet sys-
tenn: A. B. c, D.
Back Specific Grades.
Report card grading systems in
Arlington County, Va, and Anne
Arundel County. Md, have re-
Gently been under fire by parents
who have objected to abandon
ment of the traditional alphabet
method.
The Anne Arundel dispute was
carried to the General Assembly
where bill which would have
required all Maryland counties
to use the A, B, C. type of grade
was killed in a committee last
week.
DR.. Hansen said his Office re-
ceived communications from 40
parents, Organizations and fac
ulty groups supporting a return
to specific grades. Only six sup
ported the present system of
reporting.
It has been suggested that
parents should know how their
children are doing in relation
to a grade standard such as the
old A. B. C markings.
Objections Summarized.
The school official summarized
objections to the present system
as follows:
/. It is uninformative to par
ents.
2. 1t encourages mediocrity
and is geared to the needs of the
slow rather than the average or
above-average learner.
g.. It is unrealistic in that it
cushions the child and parent
against the disappointments of
failure"
4. It eliminates. with respect
to grading, the stimulus of COM
petition
5. 1t tends to discourage main
tenance of achievement stand
ards.
6. Essay reports are not an
effective substitute.
z. Parent-teacher conferences,
while sometimes essential, are
not a workable substitute for
periodical reports.
Suggestions Offered.
AS suggestions. DR.. Hansen
offered the committee meeting
in Raymond School the follow
ing:
The report card must "say
something important to parents
and children" be clear, simple
and easy to use.
1t should show the child's
achievements in relation to class
standards and the A, B. c. D
rating scale seems the simplest
device" The card should en-
courage top performance by
average and bright children.
It may be flexible for slow
learning children and for kin
dergarten, primary and in
termediate levels. It should
evaluate effort and citizenship
and encourage parent-teacher
nnVaforavaac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
Legion Anniversary PIuns

The 35th anniversary of the
American Legion will be cele-
brateo by College Park Post No.
217 at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
College Park Knights of Column
bus Hall, $500 Baltimore boule-
ward. The meeting is open to
the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
Detectives PRESSING
Search for Slayer Of
U. Of Md. Registrar
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
he was ransacking the room. and
attempted to get out Of bed.
Police theorize the killer pushed
her back on the bed and began
slashing her viciously.
Miss Alvina, who had removed
her hearing aid. heard the
sounds of the struggle family
from her rear bedroom. She at
first thought it was in an alley
at the rear Of the house. and
looked from a window.
Then she realized that the
struggle was inside the house,
and rushed into her sisters bed
room. to find the slayer slasnire
at Miss Alma.
Lunees at Sister.
Miss Alvina grasped the mans
shoulders and attempted to pull
him away from the bed. He
turned and struck at her several
times with the knife. wounding
her. then fed from the room and
down the stairs.
Miss Alvina followed. He ran
through the living room into
the kitchen, and fed through a
rear door.
The screams Of the two
women, m e antime. had
awakened Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s.
Heine, 1884 Chaplin street NV.
Mrs. Heine Is a sister Of the
Misses Preinkert.
Mr.. Heine got a revolver and
ran to the rear of the house, but
the killer was gone.
Collapses In Hallway.
Miss Alma made her way
downstairs, bleeding profusely.
She collapsed in hallway, and
died on the floor there, beneath
parrots cage.
Mrs. Heine ran into the street
screaming:
Help! Some one just mur-
dered my sister and stabbed the
other one!"
At this point. three mem
William r. Gray. Is. Of 1912
Chaplin street NV: Joseph Ba-
roch, %, of 926 c street S.W..
and Jack Bailey. Is, of 936 Vir-
GINA avenue S.W.-arrived in an
automobile They had been out
for the evening and were accom-
panying Mr.. Gray home.
The three leaped from the
car. Mr.. Bailey ran into the
house and saw Miss Alma's body
lying on the floor. Miss Alvina.
he said. was running around
with blood gushing from her
chest and face"
Runs to Gasoline Station.
Mr.. Gray, meantime. had
run to a gasoline service station
two blocks away to call police.
but before he had finished the
call, heard sirens Of arriving
police cars.
A physician on q Health De-
partment ambulance pronounced
Miss Alma dead, and her body
was taken to the District Morgue.
The ambulance took Miss Al
VIVA to Garfield Hospital, where
she was reported in fair condi-
ton today.
DR.. Richard Rosenberg, deputy
coroner, said the fatal wound
was a deep cut which went in at
the neck and penetrated to the
lung. Miss Alma also was
stabbed. in the right breast, in
the. liver, in the abdomen, in the
right thigh, in the right forearm,
and on the head. There were
cuts on her right hand, which
apparently were inflicted as she
grasped the knife In an attempt
to defend herself.
Miss Alvina was slashed on the
chest and right arm.
Twenty Detectives Detailed.
} Twenty detectives went to
work on the case almost imme-
diately. There were IL men
available nearby. under the
command of Capt. Fuss. who had
just returned to the 18th pre-
cinct station house after a gam
bling raid.
Police said neighbors who
heard sounds Of the scream and
struggle thought it was "just an
alley fight" Nobody outside the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-01
interior Would Give
Parkway to Maryland

The official position of the
Interior Department in favor of
turning over to Maryland two
parkways in this area was dis
closed in Congressional hearings
made public today. High depart
ment spokesman gave as the
reason for the proposed transfer
of the Baltimore Washington
and Suitland Pathways a desire
for the Government not to go
too deeply into the highway
|. business.
The testimony was presented
to a House appropriations sub
committee during hearings on
the departments budget requests.
Transcript of the closed hear
ings were made public today.
Maryland officials. recently
faced with informal reports they
would be offered the roadways,
already have discussed the pro-
poSal. but have been. reluctant
to take a definite stand.
The Interior Departments
policy was briefly, laid down on
a national level by Secretary
Mckay. in testimony for the new
departmental budget.
Il think we have been getting
into parkwayS where we
had no business" he said. IT
think we ought to leave the
highways to the State and the
Bureau of Public Roads, and we
will stay with the parks"
He warped: IF we do not
watch our step we are going to
be in the highway business In
a big way"
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02
LIVE XMAS CELEBRATION

Distracting Holiday Sights and
Sounds Can Lead to sHoli-daze'
II would like to invite every
citizen in Delaware to join the
nation in a LIVE Christmas Cele-
bration."
This Christmas invitation was
rendered by H. w. T. Purnell,
Vice-president for Sussex County
for the Delaware Safety Council,
as he gave his support to the
Holiday Hazards program now
being conducted by the Delaware
Safety Council and the National
Safety Council.
Mr.. Purnell reminded local cit
izens that "the mixture of last
minute shopping, home celebra-
tions, office parties, distracting
holiday sights and sounds, can
lead to the sometimes-tragic state
or holi-daze'."
Mr.. Purnell said "holi-daze" is
an intangible thing, but is still q
very real hazard during this hol-
iday season.
ITO make matters worse" he
said, 'We're in this state of sholi-
daze' just at the time when win
ter walking and driving hazards
are at their height"
He said the National Safety
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02

weight of each porker. At killing
time the hogs were weighed and
the one guessing the nearest to
the weight used to get a $500
prize; also supply of fresh meat
for his fine guessing. Among those
who visited the pens were John
B. Naylor, William Spencer, Char
les H. Hubbard, James Stubbles,
Harry Yokum, Samuel Chadwick
and others. These incidents hap
pened two weeks before killing
time each year.
The four weather prophets of
the community are busy telling
people what to expect this Win
ter. Three of them predict mild
winter, but the fourth one thinks
it will be tough. The latter pre-
diets three or four large SHOWS
and says the last one will come
in the last part of February. He
forecasts two big storms IN jan
uary and two in February. He
largely bases his tough predic-
tions on the fact that there was
a large black walnut crop; also
heavy pecan crop. The three
having a light prediction to offer
the public say that the apple and
pear crops were light, and they
indicate a mild season to come.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02
Townsend

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tipping of
Montclair, N. J., spent the week.
end with her mother, Mrs. Stella
Outten and family.
The recent rains have done
much to fill the empty woods
ponds which have been dried up
for a long time. According to the
old timers the winters never set
in until these ponds are refilled
by the stormy weather. One old
hunter says it will never grow
bitter cold until these ponds are
refilled so he depends upon that.
The auction sale held on the
lawn at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Reynolds of near town
on Saturday was well attended,
and good prices were realized.
This event was held for the bene-
fit of the Church Improvement
Fund and a full report will be
given later by Mrs. Reynolds.
The huge building boom still
continues in this section. All of
the contractors have their ponds
full and yet more orders still pill
ing in upon them. Neat, cozy
new homes are springing up here
and there, and the end never
seems to be in sight. Even the
choice lots between the town and
Ginns' Corner have been sold and
the sites converted into choice
home locations. Also along New
Discovery way a set of new
homes are being planned for or
else construction begun. No doubt
that within ten years from now
the Townsend area will be. almost
wholly new in homes, and hardly
known to former residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Penn Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde L. Shockley
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis D. Hurd of Edgemoor
Gardens, Wilmington, on Thanks
giving Day. Other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Layman of
Wilmington; also Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Shockley, Jr., and son Dav-
id, of Philadelphia.
George Lambert of Newark was
another lucky gunner to try his
luck in this vicinity on Monday.
He claims that he shot at rab-
bit as it entered some bushes and
when going to pick up the game,
he found two rabbits lying there
instead of one. The same thing
happened here in 1900 when James
Wilson had shot at a fleeing RAD
bit.
The days of big hogs years ago
used to draw much interest and
brought several viewers at the
pens in the fall to guess at the
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02
MARYDEL

Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Sheppard
and Miss Jean Leslie enjoyed
Thanksgiving in Kelton. N. c.,
with relatives. Mr.. Sheppard's
mother returned home with them
after visiting her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Olin Ford Wis
tied Mrs. Herman Cohee in Sails
bury Hospital, who is recovering
from a sinus operation. They also
visited Mrs. Ford's sister in Primo
ess Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Covell spent
last Sunday in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Collision
spent Saturday in Philadelphia,
Penna.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02

Councils figures showed that the
traffic death toll was usually
higher in December than in any
other month of the year.
Motor vehicle deaths rise
steadily from a low point in Feb
ruary, until they reach an all
year high in December" he
pointed out.
For this reason, he urged all
motorists and pedestrians" -. to
be extra alert, and to be certain
to continue to observe all COM
mon sense safety rules for stay
ing alive in traffic.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02
LeipsIc

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Clothier of
Templeville visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clothier on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilson,
Sr., spent Thanksgiving Day with
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson, Jr.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Mary Rawley from the Tor
bert Funeral Home on Saturday.
Interment was at Lakeside cem-
etery. Surviving are her mother,
Mrs. James Lafferty of Wyoming
two sons, DR.. c. G. Rawley, Jr.,
Crisfield, Md; and William H.
Rawley of Leipsic; sister, Mrs.
Edith Price, Fair Haven, N. j.;
and two brothers, James F. Laf-
ferty, Jr., wyoming; and Lee N,
Lafferty, Camp Hill, Pa.,and three
grandchildren.
Mrs. Lucy Faulkner of Hartly
has been spending a week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Denney
Sr., and Mr. and Mrs Harvey Den
ney, Jr, and children, visited Mrs
Anna Denney at Elkton Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright OF
Yorklyn, visited Mrs. Ida Slaugh-
ter on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Voshell
and son of Smyrna were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02

WHEN THE MAN Of the house
takes over on the outdoor broiler
he'll be happiest if he's working
with a thick juicy steak, and a pan
full of tangy Steak Sauce Tabasco.
The little woman can help him by
making this up indoors before he
moves to the back yard or terrace.
To make this fabulous southern
sauce land it requires no cooking!),
soak one Glove of garlic in half,a cup
of salad oil overnight. Add " tea
spoon Tabasco, 8 tablespoons lime
juice, and u teaspoon salt. Mix well.
Brush over steak as it broils over
hot Goals
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02

Daley home on Thursday
Mrs. Laura Daley Clark is WIS.,
iting her sister in Philadelphia,
Penna.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Covell en-
tertained friends for Dessert" on
Thanksgiving evening.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02

Mrs. Elva Taylor of Hartly and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Daley and
family of Bear were Thanksgiving
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Seward
Daley
Mr.. and Mrs. 'Brainard Taylor
of Wilmington were callers at the
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02
Moist-COId Operation

A n1oist-cold refrigerator viii
keep food fresh days longer than
ordinary refrigerators. Uncovered
food will not dry out. Concealed
cooling coils, and ideal tempera-
ture, make this possible.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-02

voshell and family. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Price and
daughter, Peggy Ann, and son,
William, of Fair Haven, N. j.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rawley of
Crisfield, Md, have been staying
with Mrs. James Lafferty and Mr..
William Rawley for a few days.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Clothing Drive in Area
Nets 7 Tons for Koreans

. The four highway transport
reserve units of the District
turned over two tons of clothing
to the Korean Embassy for dis
tribution in South Korea.
The clothing was collected in
a four-week drive by Interstate
Commerce Commission employees
and reserve units.
Reserve Col. Herbert Qualls,
commander of the reserve units
and assistant director of the
ices Bureau of Motor Carriers
delivered the clothing to present
to an embassy aide Wednesday
| night.
The reserve units participating
in the drive were, the 435th
Highway Transport Division, the
337th Transportation Group, the
434th Transportation Battalion
and the 687th Transportation
Company.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Senate 10 Receive
Paris, SEAT0 Pacts
Al Special Session

President Eisenhower plans to
send the new German rearma-
ment and Southeast Asia defense
pacts to the Senate when it re-
convenes on November 8 SO that
early action may be taken In
the new Congress In January.
This was announced by the
White House yesterday after the
President met with Secretary Of
State Dulles, Undersecretary
Herbert Hoover. jr.: Assistant
Secretary Livingston Merchant
and Department Counsellor
Douglas Macarthur II.
The Senate meets on the Mon
day after election to consider a
resolution for the censure of
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
Of Wisconsin. Rut it may also
take up other matters.
Presidential Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty explained yes
terday's announcement in q
statement to 1lewsmen:
''He (the President) is doing
this with a view to obtaining
the advice and consent Of the
Senate to the ratification of such
Of these instruments as require
Senate action.
"The President hopes that the
Senate will refer these instru-
ments to the Foreign Relations
Committee for study and report
so that the full Senate will be
able to act promptly on these
matters when it meets in the
new session in January"
Mr.. Hagerty said the Manila
treaty covering Southeast Asia
and the series of European de-
fense agreements signed in
Paris earlier this month would
be submitted. Among the latter
are the protocols to establish
West Germany's sovereignty, the
Franco-German agreement on
the Saar, amendments which
would bring West Germany into
NATO and amendments which
would remake a 1948 Brussels
pact into a new West European
Union.
The United States would not
be required to act on the Saar
agreement, but only on those in
which it is an active partner.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
--AP Wirephoto.

self. His bent posture and the
immense head with its receding
black hair made me think sud-
denly of Winston Churchill, who
walks in the same way. I pulled
out a light meter to check illu-
mination and an alert figure
materialized out Of nowhere be-
side me. glanced at the object in
my hand and just as quietly
vanished. He might almost have
popped out of the Chinese vase.
The whole thing was over in
five minutes. I returned to the
outer courts of the Forbidden
City and saw no more sign of
guards and security agents than
might be expected at Bucking-
ham Palace.
In the Pavilion of Purple
Light diplomats and leading
Chinese revolutionaries were as
sembling for what Peiping calls
a cocktail party. This elastic
term can mean sitting among
thousands listening to speeches
and grabbing at the odd drink,
or it can mean. as in this case,
circulating among some of the
strangest people in the world.
The Dalai Lama was there, a
slender youth in saffron robes,
with his former rival in Tibet,
the Panchen Lama. Both are
patrons of the All-China Budd-
hist Association, through which
China hopes to win the conf
dence of 7 million Buddhists in
Tibet, Sinkiang, Inner Mongolia
and other minority areas.
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In whole or in part strictly prohibited }
-, Tomorrow: Red China grate-
ful to Russia, but wants to
A,11ornn fro Aa vx1s<I, Vu~zx
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Ad Typoqruphers Elect

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Oct. 80
P.-Carl H. Ford of Cincinnati
was elected president of the Ad-
vertising Typographers of Amer
lea today, Walter T. Armstrong
Philadelphia, was elected vice
president and Mrs. E. w. Shaefer
New York, treasurer. Detroit
was chosen as the 1855 conven-
ton city.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Supper to Honor Leaders

The three military com.
manders for the Washington
area will be honored with q
buffet supper at 6 pm. tomorrow
by the Armed Services Hospi.
tality Committee at the Fort Nc
Nair Officers Club. They are
Maj. Gen. John H. Stokes, Real
Admiral Thorn B. Hill and Brig
Gen. Stoyte o. Ross.