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Evening star., 1955-02-04
By Fronk SortweII, Jr.

Bootsie Baby, at 81, isn't such
a baby anymore. For cat, she's
an old, old lady.
She still has a fast paw with
a catnip mouse, but her love
life has dimmed, and the neigh
borhood birds nave an easier
life.
She attributes her longevity
to leading a full life, eating
wisely and regularly. and re-
fusing to be anything other than
catlike. She also steadfastly re-
fused to enter cisterns.
Bootsie lives with Mrs. Lin
ME Small at 610 Upshur street
NV.
Found in 1888.
William H. Small, jr., Mrs.
Smalls son, found Bootsie, her
eyes unopened, in the Small's
backyard a few days before his
own second birthday-Septem-
ber 4. 1888. She had apparently
blundered through the fence.
She blundered well and won the
Smalls hearts. She stayed, even
when she was found to be the
rightful property Of a neighbor
Her mother was blue Per-
sian, her father a Maltese.
AS she grew in wisdom and
grace, Mrs. Small, as was the
custom of the time, attempted
to arrange a marriage for her.
A series of eligible, thorough
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Rush D. Holt in Clinic,
Suffering With Cancer

Rush D. Holt, youngest man
ever elected to the Senate, Is
critically i'll with cancer, the
Associated Press reported today.
The former Senator from West
Virginia is in the clinic center
of the National Institutes Of
Health at Bethesda. Md. Aides
said he was placed on the critical
list after his condition became
worse Wednesday.
Senator Neely, Democrat, Of
West Virginia, told a reporter
Mr.. Holt has cancer. In disclos-
ing he obtained the admission Of
his one-time political foe into
the clinic, Senator Neely said 1t
was the least he could do for
any one suffering from cancer.
Mr.. Holt, now 49, served In the
Senate from June, 1885, until
January, 1941. He was only 20
when he was elected in Novem-
Der, 1884. Since he didn't meet
the required 30-year minimum
age, he had to wait until seven
months after his election before
being seated.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Roomer and Nine Friends
Finally Get the Heave-Ho

One non-paying roomer was
one thing, but when nine Of his
pals moved in, Mrs. Jane Graves
had to call a halt.
Police hauled all 10 out of her
rooming house at 1408 Fifteenth
street NV. Tuesday night. Two
were able to dispose of their
cases at the precinct level. The
eight others trooped into Munici-
pal Court Wednesday.
Not even Charles Dickens has
described a situation like this"
declared Judge Edward A. Beard
as he delt out fines and Jail
terms of up to four months on
disorderly conduct or drunk
charges.
Mrs. Graves testified she hired
one of the men weeks ago for
janitor duties, being sorry for
him. One by one, he brought in
his friends. Judge Beard said
Mrs. Graves was overwhelmed
by the growing traffic and finally
called police. Pvt. A. L. Kragh
said he found the eight sprawled
about in various stages Of drunk.
enness.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
| Mrs. Gusack 10 Continue
Duties for Civil Service

The shifting of Mrs. Ruby Gu
sacks work for the District Vet
erans' Service Center to the Dis
trict Building will have no effect
on the service she had been per-
forming, Waldron E. Leonard,
director of the center. said today.
He said Mrs. Gusack's perma-
nent Office always had been in
the District Building and that
her work at the center was on a
part-time basis. performed most
ly for an hour or two in the
mornings.
Mr.. Leonard said Mrs. Gusack
answered few queries directly for
veterans. and that the bulk of
her work was in assisting service
queries on Government jobs.
Civil Service Commission Of
ficials said she will continue to
answer queries about Govern
ment jobs as a service to the
center, but that the work will
be done from her District Build
ing Office.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
New Group 10 Help
individuals Affected
By SIum Clearance

The United Community Serv-
ices Committee yesterday voted
to establish a new Committee
on Urban Renewal and Com.
munity Service. This group will
be charged with providing help
for persons caught in the city's
poposed anti-slum program.
This is a bold and con-
structive plan to rebuild the
physical structure of a major
portion of downtown Washing
ton" the resolution, introduced
by Isadore Seeman, executive di-
rector of UCS, stated.
"At the same time it
would be tragically shortsighted
if the people of Washington
failed to develop and execute
a parallel program focused on
the personal, the human and the
social needs of the people who
live in areas destined for physi-
cal renewal" the resolution said.
Failure to undertake such
a plan for social rehabilitation
would not only lessen materially
the likelihood of success in
achieving the physical recon-
struction outlined in the urban
renewal plan but would also
lead to the beginnings of new
deterioration in reconstructed
areas" Mr.. Seeman's report said.
mo neighborhood can become
or remain any more sound than
the people who live in it,. This,
then, is the time to plan for
renewal of the human values
of the neighborhood. in close
coordination with the plans for
physical renewal of the blighted
areas Of Washington"
The committee also voted to
authorize Arvin E. Upton. chair
man Of the volunteer department
Of UCS, to appear before the
Senate and House District Com
mittees and back funds for pay
ment Of the salary of a super
intendent of volunteers for the
District Public Welfare Depart
ment. For two years. the SAL
ary was paid by the Junior
League. Although Welfare Di-
rector Gerard M. Shea asked for
an appropriation to cover the
salary, the Commissioners struck
1t from the budget.
Evening star., 1955-02-04

Ice skaters were presented
with variety of spots to pursue
their favorite sport In a list
announced by the National Cap
ital Parks today.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflect
ing Pool was opened this morn
ing for the second time this
year. The first time was some
thing of a bust as warmer
weather slipped in Unexpectedly.
Also available to skaters were
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.
Kenilworth avenue and Douglas
street NE. and these points on
the C. g. o. Canal: Lock 6, near
Brookmont. Md: Lock Z. Glen
Echo: point off Brick Yard
road above the David Taylor
Model Testing Station.
Another spot is Cabin John
Greek at the end of the Glen
Echo car line in the Glen Echo
residential district.
Officials warned skaters against
use of the dangerous wide water
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Lowry Is Reindieted
On Taft-HartIey Act
Violation Charges

Clayton A. Lowry, former Of
fetal Of the painters union, con-
victed of extortion and con-
spiracy last month, yesterday
was reindicted on charges Of
Taft-Hartley Act violations.
Lowry and Robert E. Minte
Washington painting contractor
were indicted on the same
charges last summer. But the
indictment was dismissed upon
motion Of the Government when
it was found that the key word
"willfully" had been omitted
from the true bill.
Specifically, Lowry is charged
with having received a total of
81, 500 from Mr.. Minte in 1851,
A provision of the Taft-Hartley
Act makes illegal such transac-
tions between an employer and
a representative of labor. At the
time, Lowry was secretary-treas-
urer of the District Council No.
81, Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers.
The new indictment was re-
turned before Judge Charles F.
Mclaughlin in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia. If convicted of the charges,
Lowry faces a maximum sentence
of one year on each count of
the two-count indictment.
Last month the former union
official was convicted of con-
spiracy and extortion under the
Hobbs anti-racketeering law.
He was found guilty of taking
part in the extortion of $4,000
from the Metro Decorating Co.
under threat of causing labor
trouble. Sentence has not yet
been imposed.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
5 More Top Officials
OF District Promoted
To Super Pay Grade

The District is promoting five
more of it's top officials into civil
service super" pay-grades, Com
missioner Samuel Spencer an
nounced today.
Heading the list are the two
civilian members of the Public
Utilities Commission, Chairman
Robert E. Mclaughlin and
Robert M. Weston.
The other three Of the five
whose jobs are being "reallo-
Gated" at the beginning of the
next pay period, February 13,
are Albert r. Jordan. superin-
tendent of insurance; DR.. Daniel
L. Finucane. Glenn Dale Hospital
superintendent, and. DR.. Fred
erick C. Heath, deputy director
of public health.
Approved by Commission.
Commissioner Spencer an
nounced that each of the pro-
motions had been approved by
the Civil Service Commission in
response to an earlier request
by the Commissioners.
Civil service super pay-grades
are GS-16, II and 18. The Dis
trict has no GS-18 employees.
Counting the two civilian Com
missioners of the District. the
city has five GS-17 employees.
who are paid a maximum Of
$4,000.
It has 10 GS-16 employees who
are paid a maximum of $12, 800,
and will pick up five more as
the result of the new promotions.
$1,000 Pay Increase.
Mr.. Mclaughlin and Mr.. Wes-
ton are receiving $1,000 pay in
creases to go with their promo
tions from GS-15 to GS-16. A
statement by Director Schuyler
Lowe of the Department of Gen.
eral Administration said. "The
new salaries for the PUG Com
missioners are at the top of the
new grades, as is customary for
residential appointees. All 9TH
ers are at the entrance salary
according to civil service rules"
The other three are being pro-
NOTED from GS-15 at S11, 300 to
GS-16 at $4,000.
Highest paid employe in the
District government is public
school Superintendent Hobart
NJ. Corning. whose $4,000 a
year salary is provided under
special legislation for teachers
and school executives.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Psychiatrist Testifies
He Can't Say Askins
WAS Insane in '3S

A pSychiatriSt testified today
at the f1rst-degree murder trial
of Robert E. Askins, 35, that he
had been unable to form any
opinion as to whether the de-
fendant was of sound or un-
sound mind in December, 1888.
Askins, who is colored. is be-
ing tried on charge of murder
ing Ruth Mcdonald. 81, colored,
by giving her a drink of poisoned
whisky on December %, 1888.
She died the next day.
DR.. Morris Kleinerman, for
merly a psychiatrist at St.
Elizabeths Hospital, testified to-
day that he had examined
Askins in June, 1899. while the
defendant was a patient at the
hospital. He said that as a
result of the examination he was
unable to form any opinion as to
Askins' sanity six months earlier.
Actions Didn't Show Insanity.
However, Dr.. Kleinerman testi-
fled Askins' alleged actions in
December, 1898, as described to
him, did not indicate Askins
was of unsound mind at that
time. DR.. Kleinerman appeared
as a rebuttal witness for the
prosecution.
Late yesterday, DR.. Amino
Perretti, psychiatrist at District
General Hospital, testified he
believed Askins was sane at the
time of the crime.
DR.. Perretti said he reached
his conclusion from a study of
records of Askins, made while
the defendant was a patient at
the hospital. While DR.. Per-
retti had not himself examined
Askins. he testified he believed
Askins had become of unsound
mind while jailed after being
arrested and charged with the
murder.
Reiterates Testimony.
Earlier yesterday. DR.. Joseph
L. Gilbert, psychiatrist at st.
Elizabeths Hospital, under cross
examination, again testified he
believes Askins was insane in
December, 1888. DR.. Gilbert first
examined Askins early in 1889,
he said.
Askins' trial is before a jury
in the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia. Judge
Edward M. Curran is presiding
Askins is being prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attor-
neys Thomas A. Flannery and
Harold H. Titus. jr. Attorney
George E. C. Hayes is defense
counsel.
Askins' trial was delayed be-
cause he was adjudged insane
in 1899. He was released from
st. Elizabeths Hospital in 1852
as a social recovery. Last fall he
was adjudged at a court hearing
as mentally competent to stand
trial,
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Shop The Star First l..
For Your New Home

Get on eorly stort If you ore plon-
ming to buy q home. Shop the big
real estote section Of The Stor to-
morrow. When you shop The Star reoI
estote section first you get heod
start in your importont week end
seoreh tor just the house you won't.
The widest vonety Of real estote
offerings for sole in the Washington
oreo oppeors in The stor every sot-
urdoy.
Don't miss the big real estote sec
tion in The Stor tomorrow. Reed The
stor regularly. Phone Sterling $1,000
for convenient home delivery.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Harris Submits
House BiIIson
D. {. Suffrage
Arkonson Urges
Two Approaches;
Shuns Home Rule
Rv Hnyold r Ronere

Representative Harris. Demo-
crat, of Arkansas has introduced
legislation to give Washington
residents national representa-.
ton in Congress.
The legislator, who is second
ranking Democrat on the House
District Committee. sponsored
two separate pieces of legisla-
ton for the purpose.
A bill which was referred to
the District committee would
provide for election of delegates
from the District to national
political conventions and also a
non-voting delegate from the
District to national political con-
ventionS and also a non-voting
delegate from the District in
the House.
A separate House joint resolu-
ton sponsored by Mr.. Harris
would propose an amendment to
the Constitution giving Wash.
ingtonians the right to vote for
President, Vice President and
for such members of Congress
as the Congress itself shall de-
eide.
Referred to Committee.
The joint resolution was re.
ferred to the House Judiciary
Committee.
The Harris legislation would
provide suffrage for the District
on a national level, but would
not give any congressional ap-
proval to local self-government,
known as home rule.
In a preamble to his joint res
olution for national suffrage, Mr..
Harris declared that the District
is recognized as the seat of gov
ernment, is a populous and per-
manently separate political unit,
which, in keeping with its spe-
cial purpose, is not and should
not become a State or part Of a
State"
The preamble also points out
that the proposed national suf-
frage should give 10 residents
here rights "as nearly similar to
those of citizens resident in the
several States as may be without
impairing the supreme authority
of the said Government over its
capital.
Text of Proposal.
Text of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment is as follows:
"The Congress shall have
power to provide that there shall
be in the Congress and among
the electors of President and
Vice President members elected
by the people of the District con-
stituting the seat of the Govern
ment of the United States, in
such numbers and with such
powers as the Congress shall de-
termine. All legislation here
under shall be subject to amend
ment and repeal"
The Harris joint resolution
would rpOiIirp q tW0-fhirdc v0fe
of both House and Senate and
the signature of the President
for enactment. The proposed
amendment, however. would go
into the Constitution only when
ratified by legislators of three
fourths of the States within
seven years of the enactment Of
the resolution.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Split Roll Wrecks Train

JEWETTVILLE, N. Y. Feb.
(P.-Twenty-two cars of a 40
car Baltimore & Ohio railroad
freight train derailed near here
today. There were no injuries
The derailment repeatedly was
caused by a split rail-perhaps
the result Of sub-zero tempera-
lures.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Corning Plans
ReshuffIeof
School Officials
Reossignments
Are Outgrowth
OF Integrution

District School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning today released tenta-
tive plans to be presented to the
Boards Of Education calling for
reassignment of top school Of
! ficials.
The proposed job shutting, an
outgrowth of racial intergration.
will be put before the boards
personnel committee next Thurs
day and subsequently to the full
board.
DR.. Corning stressed that the
plan is mot yet completely jel-
led" and that some of the pro-
visions might be subject to
change.
/ He gave this summary of the
proposal, which calls for three
deputy superintendents:
Haynes to Be Deputy.
DR.. Harold A. Haynes, present.
ly first assistant superintendent
in charge of former colored
schools, would be a deputy super
intendent having as a RESPONSE
bility personnel service. under
Thomas Holmes; general re-
search and statistics under DR..
Richard Foster; individual pupil
study and attendance, under DR..
Irene Hypps.
DR.. Haynes also would have re-
sponsibility for the curriculum
with a person yet to be named
to work with him. He would have
also library service, including de-
velopment of a professional and
textbook library, and a depart
ment of visual and auditory aids
and reading clinic.
In outlining the proposed re-
sponsibility of DR.. Norman Nell
son, now first assistant superin-
tendent in charge of former
white schools, as another deputy
superintendent. DR.. Corning ex-
planned:
"One of the most important
things in this reorganization is
to bring about unanimity of
practice in school system which
has been very definitely divided
into two sections" In bringing
those two sections together, he
added, it is imperative that the
inStructional program be unified.
To Head Supervision.
DR.. Nelson would be in charge
of school management and su-
pervision at all levels. Working
with him would be Miss Edith
Lyons, now associate suerin-
tendent in charge of former
Negro elementary schools. en-
elementary schools. and because
of the magnitude of that job
more schools and more people
involved - someone, probably
from the director level, would be
brought in as her assistant.
Lawson j. Cantrell, an asso-
ciate superintendent in charge
OF former white junior high and
vocational schools, would have
charge of junior high schools,
and Francis Gregory, associate
superintendent in charge of for
mer colored junior high and vo-
cational schools, would have
charge of vocational high schools
and adult education. DR.. Carl
F. Hansen would have senior
high schools and educational
television in the schools. He now
is associate superintendent in
charge of former white ele-
mentary schools.
In the business department
under the third proposed deputy
superintendent, Charles N. Eel
lers, things would remain the
same except for the fact that
working with him would be John
M. Reicks. associate superin-
tendent in charge of buildings
and grounds.
The teachers colleges would
be under Mr.. Nelson.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Tires Much Better

CHICAGO.-A modern auto
mobile tire lasts about five times
rs long and costs one-half as
much as one produced In 1920.
Evening star., 1955-02-01
HighIiehts
TeIevision Today.

Ielevision Iodoy.
600, WTOP (9)-Action: A So
cialite guest is mistaken for
a maid, in "Clyde's Mistake,
with Joe Kirkwood.
1880, WMAL t7)-Cavalcade of
America: "Take Of Zero" )"
the story of the Nays XFY-1
Flying Pogo" and Marine
Corps Col. Joseph "Skeets
Coleman.
500, WTTG t5)-Life Is Worth
Living: Bishop Sheen speaks
on HAS Christianity Failed
in This World Crisis?"
$500, WRC ~ - Bob Hope
Show: With Roy Rogers. Dale
Evans, the Sons of the Pio-
neers, Trigger and Line Re-
maud, French vocalist.
$3.50, WTOP (9)-Halls of Ivy:
Ronald Colman's hopes soar
when it's rumored his book
has been accepted by pub
Usher and awarded a prize.
$3.50. WTTG t5)-studio 81;
James Craig takes the long
way round to bring two Grim
mails to justice. in "The West
erner."
$3.50, WMAL (7)-Twenty Ques-
tions: DR.. Samuel Brownell,
United States Commissioner
of Education, is guest.
900, WRC t4)-Fireside Thea
ter: A woman with a young
son marries a man who had
lost his son accidentally, in
Brain" with Maureen O'Sul-
livan and John Howard.
800. WMAL (D-Make Room
for Daddy: Rusty Hamer and
Sherry Jackson have varying
reactions to a governess hired
to care for them.
. $3.50, WTOP (9)-Red Shelton:
The comic is menaced by in
vading Martians when he is
host to Ruth Roman and
Reginald Denny.
$3.50, WRC (4)-Circle Theater:
John Cassavetes is caught in
a nightmare of lies when he
tries to impress his prospec-
tive father-in-law in Ladder
of Lies" with Georgiann
johnson.
$3.50, WMAL (0-U. S. Steel
Hour: Gertrude Berg believes
she speaks with her late hus-
band on the phone each Sum-
day in six O'Clock Call"
10:00, WTOP t9)-Danger: "The
Dark Curtain" is seen when
a woman with an obsesSion
to steal takes doll belonging
to a child of her husbands
boss. Beatrice Straight stars.
1880, WTOP (9)-See It Now:
A report on Formosa.
11:10, WTTG (5) Doctor Re-
ports: Heart disease discussed
by DR.. James Watt, director,
Heart Institute at Bethesda.
11:20, WMAL (7)-Seven Star
Theater: A man loves every
woman for the love Of killing,
in Wanted for Murder" with
Eric Portman.
1925, WTOP (9) - The Late
Show: A bank executive turns
into a desperate man when
he becomes 1.-TWO Dollar
Bettor," with John Litel and
Marie Windsor.
Rodio Today.
800, WGMS - Showcase:
Thomas Overture to Mi
gnon."
500 WRC - Radio Theater:
James Mason and his wife,
Pamela Kellino, star in Five
Fingers" the story of a pro-
fessional spy.
1000, WWDC-Heart Fund: A
special benefit with Jimmy
Durante and Helen Traubel.
1900, WTOP-Music Til Dawn:
Selections include Franck's
Symphony in D Minor.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-11-15
HOWDY FOLKS:


How about it? Have you made ar
rangements to attend the annual meet
ing of the State Association of Soil
Conservation District Supervisors?
Where and when? Billings, Nov. 90 and
80. Also, the afternoon and evening of
the 18th are scheduled for tours and
committee work. Headquarters is the
Northern Hotel.
viii there be anything of interest to
you? I'm sure there will be. Among
administrator for the Soil Conservation
Service, and DR.. r. r. Renne, presi-
dent of Montana State College.
An important part of the meeting for
your District Supervisors will be the
committee work. Here is the chance
to exchange ideas on common problems
and to do something about them.
Just few items to think about /.
How about getting uniform election pro-
cedureS for District Supervisors?
Should special day be set aside for
elections over the entire state? What
assistance or action is needed where
districts are not carrying out their re-
sponsibilities or provided by law? Must
there be a state legislation to enable
local groups to participate in the Wa
tershed Program that is available to
them? Your help is needed.
Has your Soil Conservation District
been represented in the past? viii it be
represented in Billings? The more SUI
pervisors the better, but of more inn
portance is that each of the SO districts
in the state be represented. See you at
Billings.
COnservingly yours,
CONSERVATION CHARLEY
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-11-15

Nov. 16-18-Montana Wool Growers
Convention Great Falls.
Nov. 27-Dec. 18th National All Club
Congress, Chicago.
Nov. 20, 3O--Montana Association of Soil
Conservation District Supervisors An
nual Convention, Billings.
Dec. National Safe Driving Day.
Dec. 5-S-Beef Production School, Mon
tana State College, Bozeman.
Dec. 12-15-Sheep Production School,
Montant State College, Bozeman.
March 2S-31-Second Annual Northern
Plains Spring Exposition, Glendive.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-11-15

It seems too bad that the raising of
sugar beets finds such tough going and
that more farmers in this valley are
not doing it. Sugar beets and lambs
have proven to be money makers in the
lower Yellowstone valley around Bill
hngs and in lots of other irrigated Sec
tons OF the west and should be done
to a greater extent in all irrigated val
leyS of Montana. Seems like we're not
getting all we should from our good
irrigated farms.