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Evening star., 1954-12-10
Blond Is Named Queen
OF Tournament OF Roses
BY the Associated Press

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 10
A pretty 19-year- -old college girl
who plans to be school teacher
will reign as queen of the seth
annual Tournament of Roses in
Pasadena New Years Day.
Marilyn Smuin, 10. a green
eyed blond from nearby San
Gabriel. is studying at Pasa-
dena City College. plans to teach
elementary school, and later to
marry and raise a family.
A panel of eight judges Sc
lected her from among 1900
co-eds attending the junior COL
lege here.
She is 5 feet 5, weighs 100,
has a 35-inch bust, 25-inch waist
and 35-inch hips. Born In Glen
dale, the queen is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Smuin.
Evening star., 1954-12-10

Christmas shopping is faster
and time-saving when you don't
have to carry cash for every
purchase! If you mail this
coupon today, we will have your
account ready for Christmas
Shopping at The Hecht Co.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Arsenic Is Discovered in Body
OF Poisoner' S Husband No. 2

sisters who died were cancer
victims.
The two bodies exhumed at
Jacksonville besides that of Mr..
HARRISON were those of Robert
Lee Higgins, q month. old
grandson. and Mrs. Doyie
Weaver. The man and baby
Evening star., 1954-12-10
BY thskssociased Press

ANNISTON. Ala. Dec. To-
"A good deal Of arsenic" was
found In the body OF Frank Har-
relson, second husband of self
confessed poisoner Mrs. Mamie
Doss, Sheriff A. A. Pate said to-
day.
Mr.. HARRISON. who died In
1945, was one Of four husbands
whom the chubby. Temperament
tai grandomther admitted killing
with rat poison. She is being
held in Tulsa, Okla. where she
made q detailed confession to
officers.
Sheriff Pate said Ernest Har-
relson, a brother of the dead
man, would swear out q murder
warrant during the day.
The bodies Of. Mr.. HARRISON.
a tiny grandson and a sister of
Mrs. Doss were exhumed at
nearby Jacksonville Monday.
Sheriff Pate said autopsy reports
probably would be available ON
the other two bodies tomorrow.
Earlier Alabama Bureau OF IN
vestigation chief Joe Smelley had
said that II arsenic was found in
the bodies at Jacksonville, three
other bodies would be exhumed
in Alabama. He listed them as
those of another sister Of Mrs.
Doss, another grandchild. and a
Woman-no kin-Whose identity
was withheld.
Charlie Braggs of Alabama
City, first husband and only
man who survived a marriage
with Mrs. Doss, has asked au-
thorities to look into the deaths
of two children by their mar
riage. They were divorced in
the 1920s.
In addition to the husband
poisonings admitted by Mrs.
Doss. pathologists found arsenic
in the body of Mrs. Doss'
mother, Mrs. Louise H. Hazel,
at Lexington, N. C.
The oftimes widow hotly
denied poisoning any blood
relatives. A sister, Mrs. Annie
Mae Higgins, of near SPRING
vile, Ala, also said that the two
Evening star., 1954-12-10
India Congress Party
Picks New President
BY the Assecieied Press

NEW DELHI. India, Dec. To-
Prime Minister Nehru's success
sor as president OF the Indian
Congress Party was named to-
day. M. P. Bhargava. permanent
secretary to the party's execu-
tive committee. announced the
election of Uchharangrai NJ.
Dhebar.
Mr.. Nehru's request to be al
lowed to relinquish the post was
accepted by the party executive q
month ago.
The choice Of Mr.. Dhebar as
Mr.. Nehru's successor is final
and not subject to congress ap-
proval, Mr.. Bhargava said. Mr..
Dhebar will take over at the
party's national convention In
mid-January.
Evening star., 1954-12-10

died In 1s45. and Mrs. Weaver
in 1850.
The other sister whose death
Mr.. smelley called suspicious
was Mrs. sula Bartlett. who died
in 1858.
Mr.. Smelley said Mrs. Doss
was with all Of the Alabama
residents who died under sus-
picious circumstances at the
time Of their deaths. and had
small insurance policies on most
of them.
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Coming Stomp Ruling

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10. (R.
The Alcoholic Beverage Com
mission decided yesterday that
taverns with Federal gambling
stamps viii not be cited for al
lowing gambling solely on the
grounds they have the stamps.
Two Indianapolis taverns had
been cited for possession OF
gambling stamps under ABC
rules that q tavern must main
tain a high and fine reputa-
tion,'
Evening star., 1954-12-10
Russian Press Raps
Steel Industry, Lag
On Consumer Goods
BY tho Assoeiofed Press

~ W8 ASS0Ga0fS0 PFss8
MOSCOW. Dec. 1o.--The So
Wet press severely criticized the
steel industry yesterday for fall
ure to reach It's production goals,
and at the same time lam
pooned consumer goods indus
tries for inefficiency.
These criticisms are especially
significant toward the years
end, when results on the five-
year plan--applying to both
heavy industry and consumer
goodS--are summed UP.
More than a year ago the re-
gine of Premier Georgi Malen-
kov promised the Soviet con-
sumer more abundant life
within two or three years" At
the same time heavy industry
was not to be sacrificed.
Trud carried an article from
Magnitogorsk, an important
Urals steel center. complaining
about the high cost OF produc-
ton. It blamed this mostly on
inefficiency in the operation,
maintenance and repair of fur
naces, causing costly shutdowns.
This trade union newspaper
cited one shutdown costing zap
proximately 500 tons of steel"
Miss Goals Again.
The magazine Problems of
Economy. journal Of the Eco
nomics Institute of the Soviet
Academy Of Sciences. complained
that both this year and last the
Soviet iron and steel industry
failed to reach goals set by Gov
ernment planners for increasing
labor productivity per worker.
With regard to consumer
goods, Pravda carried a satirical
article entitled Fairy Tale
About a Clothespin." 1t told the
story of a man who had to use
q rope as q belt to hold up his
trousers and wire for cufflinks.
His shoes were falling off for
lack Of laces. and for lack Of a
comb he had to groom his hair
with his fingers while looking in
the washbasin because he had
no mirror.
Raps Lack Of Organization.
Nobody believes such a per-
son exists" Pravda said, "but he
would If he lived in Alma Alta
(Kazakhstan) and was supplied
by Alma Atlas ministries"
Pravda said Soviet industry
was still so badly organized that
children in Central Asia get their
sleds from Leningrad and people
in Kazakhstan cannot be sup
piled with buttons and clothes
pins from their own plants but
must get them from a source
clear across the country.
Pravda demanded that local
industry make itself able to
supply communities with ordi-
nary necessities.
This dispatch indicates the
Malenkov regime is having diff
ficulty keeping the promises
made to the Soviet consumer in
September, 1858. Heavy in
dustry-which supplies the sim
eWs for war-still has priority
on labor and materials, leaving
little for the consumer economy.
The Soviet press indicates the
consumer program will be diff
cult of achievement without some
sacrifices in heavy industry.
which Stain called production
of the means Of production"
but there seems to be little in
tention on the part of the re-
gime to order such sacrifices.
If Soviet labor and agriculture
are to bring about fruition of
the promises. it apparently can
be only by increasing the pro-
ductivity Of laboll" which is an
other way of saying that more
production has to be achieved
from whatever manpower is left
to the consumer economy when
the needs of heavy industry are
satisfied.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-22

las w. Butler, Btry c. 945th AAA
Bn (AW) (MbD, LIST 1t. Charles
Rider, Btry B, 945th AAA Bn
| (AW) (Mbl), were promoted to
Captain, End 1t. Charles L. Rob
ertson, Hq & Hq Btry, 193rd
AAA Bn (AW) was promoted to
1st 1t. M-Sgt. Lloyd w. Hearn,
Hq & Hq Btry, 945th AAA- Bn
(AW) (Mbl), was appointed to
the. grade of End 1t. WoJG Car
ter E. Minor, Hq & Hq Btry,
160th AAA Group, was promoted
to chief Warrant Officer. Sgt.
Henry S. Saunders Jr., of the
153rd Signal Detachment was ap-
pointed a Warrant Officer Junior
Grade and assigned as Radar Of
ficer, Hq & Hq Btry, 193rd AAA
Bn (AW) (Mbl). In the enlisted
ranks Cpl. James E. Jackson III,
Hq & Hq Btry, 160th AAA
Group was promoted to Sergeant.
In the 193rd AAA Bn (AWO)) }
(Mbl) Sergeants Harry L. Hur-
lock, Harry E. Reed, Earl ID.
Smith, Richard B. Merritt, John
A. Robbins, and Jerome D. Shetz-
Ter, promoted to Sergeants First
Class. Corporals Richard c. Hair
grove, John w. Smith, James l..
Vaughn, William M. Coverdale
Jr. Joseph B. Righter, Cortland
w. Warrington, all of 193rd AAA
Bn (AW) (MbD, promoted to
Sergeants. In the 945th AAA Bn
(AW) (Mibl) the following an
nouncement of promotions have
been announced: SIC James t.
Hurst, Edgar L. Broyles Jr. and
Charles F. Stuchlik III promoted
to Master Sergeants. Sergeants
Donald ]. Coffin, Robert IL. F1ggs,
Dale A. Boyce, Carl A. Schulz
Jr., Gilbert c. Cosden Jr., and
John P. 'Passwaters to Sergeants
First Class. Corporals Robert L.
Moore, Howard F. Neal, George
A. Davidson, Richard N. Batche-
lor, and Carl w. Everline promo
j ted to Sergeants. Master Ser
geants Elton ]. Timmons, SIC
Gilbert C. Cosden Jr. AMI John P.
Passwaters, all of the 945th AAA
Bn (AW) (MbD have successful
ly completed the Artillery Tests
appropriate to their grade.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-22

cruited the highest number of re-
cruits during the drive when they
signed 10 new men. Capt. Bryan's
unit made the greatest percen-
tage increase when they secure s
new recruits. Col. Ralph S. Baker,
160th AAA Group and 1t. Col
Albert Adams, Group Executive
officer, made the presentation to
Hq & Hq Btry, 945th AAA Bn
(AW) (Mbl). Both units were
highly commended for their re-
cruiting efforts.
Governor AT Fort Miles
Several members of the. 16Oth
AAA Group will receive indivi-
dual awards and they will be pre-
sented by Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs on Governors Day at Fort
Smyrna times., 1954-07-22

and Daisy Mae. The male of the
wrestling species will provide the
action in two half hour time linn
it supporting matches. This will
be return meeting between the
four windup principals. In their
first tugfest several weeks ago
in Wilmington, Daisy Mae and
Dagmar were returned the win
ners in a savage scuffle that had
a large crowd on its feet from
start to finish. NICOLA, incidental
ly, insists she is the "uncrowned
queen of the mat-maids." Meth
er of the soc a IL d champions,
Mildred Burke or June Byers,
will meet me-" she explains, $50
I claimed the title by default. I'm
ready to defend my crown at any
time and against any challenger. /"
To make it unanimous, NICOLA and
The Lady Angel also have claim
to the team match title, despite
their previous defeat by Dagmar
and Daisy Mae. "It was a mis-
take" the Slave Girl explains,
"and we'll prove it when we get
'em in the ring at Milford" AL
though women wrestlers are BAN
ned in New York and Pennsyl-
.vania, Delaware has no such silly
ruling and the mat-maids usually
attract capacity crowds for their
performances. AS most fans are
aware, the girls know all the
tricks of the trade, plus few of
their own manufacture. Reserved
Seat Tickets now available at Mil
ford Bus Center, 26 S. w. Front
Street, Milford Delaware and
Mag Sporting Goods Store, Dow
er, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-22
STATE GUARD
ENCAMPMENT
National Guard To Be At
Fort Miles July % To
August 8
TO MAKE AWARDS

Announcement has been made
by the Adjutant General, State of
Delaware, and the Commanding
General, 261st AAA Brigade, that
several units of the 160th AAA
Group, Delaware National Guard
will be presented outstanding
awards during the coming sum-
mer encampment at Fort Miles,
Delaware, during the period July
25 to August 8. Colonel Ralph S.
Baker commands the 160th AAA
Group, Lower Delaware's Nation
al Guard organization. Several
individual awards will also be CIV
en-. The Henry C. Ray Memorial
Trophy will be presented to the
945th AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl)
which is commanded by 1t. Col.
Jerome d. Niles and has its head
quarters in Georgetown, Della
ware. Other units of the 945th
AlAA Bn (AW) (Mbl) are located
in Dagsboro, Laurel, Seaford, Mil
ford and Fort Miles. This award
is made to the highest rated Ma
tional Guard Battalion in the
State. The two previous years
that this Trophy has been pre-
sented it was also received by a
160th AAA Group organization,
the 193rd AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl)
which is commanded by 1t. Col.
Joshua T. West with headquar-
ters in Dover, Delaware.
Wins Trophy Second Time
The David A. Benson Trophy
in memory of the late David A.
Benson will be presented to Bat
terry C, 145th AAA Bn (AW)
(Mbl) of Milford Delaware and
commanded by Capt. Dallas w.
Butler. This is the second time
the Trophy has been awarded to
Battery C. They also won the
Eisenhower Trophy last year. Hq
& Hq Battery, 160th AAA
Group, located in Milford, Del.
and commanded by Capt. Charles
F. Byran Jr. and Hq & Hq. Btry,
945th AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl) of
Georgetown, Delaware command
ed by 1t. Walter L. Johnson, have
each won a $10O prize for re-
cruiting during the May Recruit
ing Drive. 1t. Johnson's unit re-
Smyrna times., 1954-07-22

Miles. Medals of Military Merit
will be presented by the State of
Delaware to End 1t. Layton e.
Timmons, Btry A, 945th AAA Bn
(AW) (Mbl) Laurel, Delaware,
WOJG Harold r. Welch Jr., Btry
C. 193rd AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl)
Harrington, are, M-Sgt
Stanley e. Baker, Hq & Hq Btry,
945th AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl)
Georgetown, Delaware, and Sgt
William S. Ingram, Btry c. 193rd
AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl), Harring-
ton, Del, for outstanding services
in the Delaware National Guard.
Medal of Military Merit will be
presented to M-Sgt., William
Marvel Hq, G. Hq, Btry, 160th
AAA Group, of Milford, Del, for
80 years of long and faithful
service. Awards for 20 years SER
vice will be presented to CWO-4
Edward R. knight and CWO-2
Howard M. Willis, both of Hq &
Hq Btry, 160th AAA Group.
Awards for 10 years service will
be presented to 1t. Col. Jerome
D. Miles, Major Kenneth c. Mad
den, Capt. Norman H. Cannon,
Capt. (Ch) Robert E. Van Cleaf,
1t. Walter L. Johnson, 1t. Don
aid F. Booth, all of the 945th
AAA Bn (AW) (MbD, Capt. AL
fonso Vitolo, WOJG Albert w.
Whitney, SIC Victor Laramore,
Sgt. James M. Killen, of the 193rd
AAA Bn (AW) (MbD, Capt.
Charles F. Bryan Jr., Capt. Fin
ley B. Jones, Capt. John o. Syn
wer, M-Sgt. Sigurd E. Christian
sen Jr., M.-Sgt. Herbert C. Jump,
M-Sgt. Charles H. Klemstine and
Sgt. Augustus H. Lindale, all of
Hq & Hq Btry, 160th AAA
Group.
Promotions Announced
Following promotions have been
announced by the Adjutant Gen.
1, State of Delaware: 1st 1t. Dali
Smyrna times., 1954-07-22
WRESTLING AT MILFORD
Four Women Wrestlers Featured
In Main Event

It OuE tODtSh FiCottCto GSopuASu
In Main Event
Wrestling under the stars will
be INTRODUCED to Milford and vic
Unity mat addicts Monday Night,
July 26, at the ball park. Bert
Bertolini, one of the Easts lead
ing promoters and matchmakers,
has arranged an outstanding main
event fe t u I'm g four women
wrestlers who will. vie in a best
f-three-falls Australian tag team
match. In one corner will be
NICOLA, the Slave Girl, and The
Lady Angel. Providing the oppo-
sition will be Darling Dagmar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-21
By chorIes E. Trocewen

That was all--and 1t was enough.
It was this pose, and the continued
talking. second after second, that had
attracted the policeman, Templeton
Jones, and the assorted characters.
The policeman, having an official
status there, acted the oldest.
First he walked around the front Of
the car. as If aiming to see what the
thing was all about.
Then. since neither lady paid the
slightest attention to him, he walked
out into the street and made as II he
were assessing the traffic situation.
The ladies went right ahead talking.
The one in the bombazine t?) never
moved muscle, but balanced her
self. in and out the car. as gracefully
as ever.
Now Jones was watching the police
man, to see what he would do.
BET he does nothing" said Jones
to himself. and he was right. as usual.
Finally. when she. got ready, the
young woman in black pulled her head
out Of the car, Strengthened out, and
walked back into the building.
The show was over.
The policeman Tin rather disguised
fashion, Jones thoughty walked away.
The assorted characters pretended to
be looking into drug store window.
As for T. Jones, who never pretended
about anything, he went to lunch.
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This and Thot

it that way. 'has been much used for
mourning.
Itiwas peculiarly dull looking black,
somewhat stiff; he remembered old
ladies. mostly, wearing 1t in the old
days.
The young woman Jones had his eye
on was not In the least mourning for
any one.
She stepped across the sidewalk with
the agility of deer, deer let us say
about 10 years old.
Eighteen-year-old deer always walk
gracefully and with deer-like agility.
Even the policeman on the beat mo-
ticed 1t.
A policeman's lot, Gilbert assured
the world, is an unhappy one. but this
time, II the mans eyes were any evil
dence, there was nothing unhappy
about it at all.
He was just watching the young.
1.-the young lady, as was Templeton
Jones. and an assorted gallery Of other
characters who had collected quickly.
The gallery was all the stranger
since all the young woman did was
lean into the car and start talking to
the driver.
That was all.
She simply remained on the side
walk, and leaned into the front door.
carefully balancing herself on the back
Of the seat with her left hand.
And she stood. talking for five min-
utes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-21
Herbert Hooyer's Failures

When Democratic orators lack a real
issue, they always fall back on Herbert
Hoover. In recent speech Adlai
Stevenson recounted several alleged
derelictions of Mr.. Hoover contrary
to the factso and implied that he was
complete failure. Yes. Mr.: Hoover
did indeed fail in many things.
He failed to draw his salary OF
5000 year, turning it all back to
the Treasury; he failed to repudiate
the promise on Government promissory
notes; he failed to try to pack the
Supreme Court and he failed to have
his sons organize insurance company
firms to write insurance on Government
enterprises.
A determined Democratic wrecking
crew In Congress insured rejection OF
his constructive proposals, but ne did
not appeal for votes with promise OF
a Is per cent reduction in the Federal
budget, which was honored by an. in
crease Of 500 per cent. He failed to
claim the right to seize private property
under inherent powers" He failed to
place the Government in competition
with private business and failed to put
his political fortunes above the letter
and spirit of the Constitution. Mr..
Hoover would not have failed to remove
from his cabinet Secretary Of State
who openly defended traitor to his
country and he would not have publicly
Inundated one of our top generals for
advocating an aggressive instead OF q
do-nothing policy In police action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-21

Templeton Jones Is great hand for
stopping on steps and at front doors
of business buildings.
He likes to stand and look around.
What does he do. looking around?
Why, he watches people, not with g
view for spying. but solely because he
finds people the most interesting ami
mails In the world.
The other day he watched as q young
girl in black bombazine dress walked
across the sidewalk to q parked car.
Jones could not see her face, only her
blond hair and that queer black dress,
sleeveless, rather longer than usual.
Jones is old enough to have heard
about bombazine. and II he missed the
diagnosis, this time. 1t was because of
miracles done with modern fabrics.
Even an expert would have said the
garment had that bombazine look.
Although Jones did not have his big
dictionary with him, he later looked
up the word which had instantly flashed
into his mind.
He was right, as usual:
"A twilled dress fabric having q silk
warp and q worsted filing: also, such
fabric Of cotton and worsted. said
the big book.
Also, s.Black bombazine has been
much used for mourning
Jones was glad to see theNIphrased
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Defends Brown

Arthur c. Katims' criticism Of a. re-
cent Constantine Brown article Is based
upon superficial reasoning.
It is true that Mr.. Brown has de-
nounced what he once referred to as
tour Unbelievable policy in China as
well as elsewhere under Roosevelt and
Truman. Acheson. ct al. because as one
whose professional integrity cannot be
inpugned. he realized that hardly 2
major move was made from the time
Russia was officially recognized under
the most ruthless and unworthy in
dividual ever to occupy the White
House which did not play into the
hands of this atheistic regime, this
diabolical force. determined, to destroy
Western civilization.
But Mr.. Katims failed to perceive in
reading that a Journalist of Mr.. Browns
caliber would denounce such bargain
basement policies, regardless OF which
party was in power. He would do SO.
not because of his party affiliation, but
because of his solemn oath to defend
the Constitution, with Gods help,
against all enemies. both foreign and
domestic.
IL MTs bTOWIlS ScIlblxuC1ltS SSCul
Overwhelmingly Republican. it is be-
cause the ideals Of the late Messrs.
Theodore Roosevelt and Robert Taft
are his ideals. When he used the word
'us'', 1t was not in order to avoid fixing
responsibility for an armistice the
American people have resented: every
one knows who was offlcially represent
ing the United States at the time this
appeasing action took place. Any one
with the most elementary understand
ing of journalistic Technology knows
that ''uS'' and 1--WE" refer to the adj
ministration in power who is officially
authorized to act In the name Of the
people.
In his statement that The fact still
remains. :. !. !. that the French and
British did not and never could succeed
in pushing the Truman administration
into such posture" Mr.. Katims is all
too right because the plan, instigated
by Roosevelt and his clique and carried
forward with zeal by Truman and
Acheson. to change the basic structure
If this Government of which we have
been so proud. was so far developed at
the time of the Korean war 1t would be
difficult indeed to define q line of de-
/. rnarcation between the aims Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-21

call him Pickwickian or pixieish he finds
equally wide of the mark but easier to
take. To his associates at Hale and
Dorr, where he gained his greatest
prominence in libel suits, he is known
as "the old man" and devastating
croSs-examiner.
Mr.. WEIGH still can walk through
Boston unrecognized. State street,
where he works, is the heart Of the A.
nancial district Of the city and at noon
time there are any number of older
men wearing conservative suits and
panama hats strolling to their lunches.
But when he goes into restaurant and
takes of his hat he leaves turned heads
and whispers in his wake.
One day recently, while he was par
taking of broiled scrod at Boston's
Parker House with q friend, rather
nervous, white haired lady diffidently
approached the table. you're Mr..
WEIGH. aren't you?" she said quavering
but purposeful. He bowed. II just
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Labor Takes an Interest

demonstration Of labor management
relationship that reflects mutual respect
and sense of genuine partnership Is being
given currently in the hat industry. the
industry is centered for the most part IN
the southern New England New York area
and, like the allied textile industry. has
been having its troubles operating IN 2
high-cost region. In this instance MILL
merry concern with Sc million production
annually is being carried over q bad finan-
cial period by s250,0oO loan from the
United Hatters, ALL union.
The immediate cause Of the company
difficulties was recent heavy investment
in new productive facilities. The union
financing, it is believed by company and
union officers, may carry the ownership
through a critical period and there was
agreement-in which even the creditors
joined-that company prospects for future
Business are good. Part Of the loan is COM