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Evening star., 1955-01-15
Stevens Sees Atoms
Easing Logisiic Woes
BY me A,.oeiaied Press

CHICAGO, Jan. l5.--Secretary
Of the Army Stevens says the job
Of supplying the armed services
throughout the world may soon
become much easier.
In q speech before the
Quartermaster Associa tion's
winter meeting in Chicago yes.
terday. Mr.. Stevens said the,
Defense Department and the
Atomic Energy Commission cur.
rently are experimenting with
steriiizing food by atomic radia-
tion. 4qAss
II, proved practical. Mr..
Stevens said, the process could
substantially reduce" the fleets
of ships and railroad cars re-
quired to service the armed
forces around the world. For one
thing, he said, 1t would mate
rally reduce the necessity for
cold storage and refrigeration.
Eventually" Mr.. Stevens
added, ''it may revolutionize ac-
cepted ideas and practices In the
field Of food processing, pres.
ervation, storage. and ship-
mert."
Mr.. Stevens did not 60 into
detail about atomic sterili1a.
ton methods being tried.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Color TY Process
Mognifies Objects
Up to 5000 Times
BY fhs Assoelosed Press

NEW YORK. Jan. i5.-CB0
used color Tv yesterday to help
magnify objects up to $4,000
times and project them on Q six
foot screen.
II said the technique should
have wide use in medicine and
other scientific study. especially
In education.
Under the direction Of DR..
Peter C. Goldmark, president Of
CHS Laboratories. the color Tv.
microscope showed such things
as living protozoa. red corpuscies
grown to the size Of stones, Q bit
Of cancer stissue and some hay
fever-producing pollen.
DR.. Goldmark uses . specially
adapted microscope that can
magnify 1000 times. The rest
Of the blow-up comes from pro.
jecting the picture on the big
screen.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Mystery $1,000 Pleases
And Puzzles Railroad
BY me Associaisd Press

LOUISVILLE. KY. Jan. l5.--
It's all a mystery but the Louis
vile q Nashville Railroad is
richer by $1,000.
John z. Tilford. president Of
the railroad. yesterday opened
. plain envelope addressed to
him and inside was another plain
cover, and q note. 1t said:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is $1,000 which is
due the Louisville 6s Nashville
Railroad Co. Will you please see
1t Is delivered to the proper
authorities"
It went to the treasurer.
No one knows of anything that
should have produced the 81 900
bill inclosed in the letter. post
marked Louisville.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

The Baltimore Clippers, alter
nately helping and hurting the
Washington Lions, will try, to
make it two straight wins over
them at $3.50 tonight at Uline
Arena after completely outclass-
ing the Lions. SCI, last night at
Atlantic City. Baltimore is now
only two percentage points be-
hind Washington in their battle
for third place in the Eastern
Hockey League.
With Goalie Jack Spencer
sidelined because of an injured
ankle, the Lions have been bor-
rowing substitutes for each
matchs Wednesday they got
Grant Butler from Baltimore
and he shut out the league-lead-
ing Clinton Comets. But last
Evening star., 1955-01-15
American U. Breaks
Victory Drought in
Downing Terrors

Bargain bills at American
University may be Just what
the doctor ordered for the ailing
Eagles. They walloped Western
Maryland last night. 90-64, in q
Mason-Dixon Conference game.
after Wilson Teachers hung an
80-65 sinner on Frostburg Teach
ers in the opening contest.
The Eagles converted 81 Of 81
free throws In rolling over the
Green Terrors to their first con-
ference victory Of the season.
With Frank Weiss. freshman
center. sparkling the attack. AU
built up a 1925 lead in the first
half and was never seriously
threatened thereafter.
Wilson had a tougher time
against the determined Frost
burg five, but with Frownfelter
connecting for 28 points and
Mitchell for 27, pulled away in
the second half.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Health Board Warns
Prince Georges on
Housing Projects
By George Flynn
Ssur SlaR censspeadenl

BALTIMORE. Jan. Is. - The
Maryland State Board Of Health
pointedly warned Prince Georges
County yesterday that unresu.
lated production of mass housing
in the county can produce ecor-
ditions Of blight and slum."
In an unusual action. the
board suggested TO Prince
George County commissioned
that they seek the extension d
the boundaries Of the Washinss
ton Suburban Sanitary Commis.
sion and the Observation-Disclosures
Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission to embrace the whole
county.
The boards proposal also In.
cluded the extension Of the two
agencies to include all Of Monte
gomery County, but It was ap-
parent that the board members
were principally concerned about
Prince Georges County.
Appropriate regulatory aus
thorityp was Urged for county
outside the jurisdiction Of
the two agencies (which face the
next onslaught Of mass develop-
ment.
The recommendation was put
forward by the board, following
a hearing on q sewer system
application filed by representa-
tiyes of the firm that plans to
install a 4,000-hoine project.
Hoffman Homes. near Brandy
wine. This Is beyond the control
Of the Park and Planning COM
mission and the facilities of the
Sanitary Commission.
Charles F. Wagner. chairman
Of the Health Committee Of the
Accokeek Citizens Association,
described the Brandywine area
as q complete blank" so far a.
planning is concerned.
When the Jones Point bridge
Is opened. the Brandywine area,
will be wide open for unchecked
exploitation, he said.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Hagemeyer Scores 81.
But GaIIaudei Loses
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LYNCHBURG, Va. Jan. l5.--
GalIaudet produced the games
individual star against Lynch
burg College last night. but the
home teams more diversified at,
tack prevailed as it won. 1o3-93.
in Mason Dixon competition.
Big Ted Hagemeyer was the
games high scorer with 80 points
for Gallaudet, and Bill CasWell
and Joe Pelarski added 20 each,
but Lynchburg had q 48-42 lead
at the half and successfully
STAYED on several Of the visitors
rallies In the second half TO win.
Tony Ruiz topped Lynchburg's
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Evening star., 1955-01-15
B-cc Wins in Overtime
Blair Makes 1t Nine Straight
As Wildcat Stars Foul Out

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couid get no closer tnan 3 points
penino tne biazers.
BARS AZ Alkire was the lead
ing scorer with ~ points. Iyn-
dali ana Gary Brogdon had ~
eacn Tor northwestern, Wnicn
Bethesda-Cnevy Chase had .
close snave IN lts game with
Blaoenspurg. tying the score IN
the last Two seconds OF reguia-
ton time on 9 pair OF foul shots
Dy Bruce keSsler, and winning
on three free throws IN the over
Time, oI-04.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
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Continued From Page A-12D
Wayne Powell, Fairfax suhsti-
tute, kept his team In the game
with his rebounding.
Falls Church won It's Group !
game with Mount Vernon, 62-42,
In spite Of 26 points by the Ma
jors' Gary Treon last night ct
Falls Church.
Frank Giambattista and Bob
Blake each sank 10 points for
the Jaguars, who won their Sec
ond game In i've tries.
Wakefield picked on Osbourn
Of Manassas for q 4l-37 win last
night In Arlington. The Group
II game was the Warriors NTH
victory In eight games. Don
Richards led the winners with
II points.
Roy Fox. Herndon's 6-foot-5
center. dumped In the winning
goal with one second to 60 In the
second overtime last night to
defeat visiting Garfield, 54-52.
Fox. who teamed with John
Slepetz to control the back
boards, finished with ~ points
and MacRadcliffe scored IA for
Gar Field.
NokesyiIle outran its opposi-
ton as 1t beat WarTenton, AZ
"a. in o Group II game at Nokes-
vile. Bobby Lunsford topped
the winners with 10 points and
Jack Gray had eight for the
visitors. a.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
West Sill Favorite
|By31 Points 10 Win
Pro Bowl tomorrow
BY The Assoeiuied Press

LOS ANGELES. Jan. l5.--
Just why isn't evident. but the
people who make odds on sports
events still have Buck Shaw's
West team a 31a-point favorite
to whip the East tomorrow in
the Pro Bowl football game in
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Shaw selected his starting
team the very first day Of prac-
tice. He, has stayed with it,
making no changes or altera-
tions of any kind. He has driven
the players hard. there has been
considerable contact work and
nobody has pulled up lame.
The West team is physically
fit, it runs its plays smoothly
and with Y. A. little Of the
San Francisco Forty Miners and
Norm Van Brocklin Of the Los
Angeles Rams to quarterback
the outfit, the West viii not lack
for adequate passers.
Satisfied With Squad.
Jim Trimble, boss Of the East
team, says he's well satisfied
with the performance Of his
squad. Otto Graham, whom he
regards as footballs finest quar-
terback, missed the first six
practice sessions and last week
played in q Honolulu benefit
game. Trimble plans to open
with his own Philadelphia quar-
terback, Adrian Burk.
Trimble will run his squad
through its final drill today. He
told newsmen that II he had
this team at Philadelphia "even
Cleveland couldn't beat u.s." but
Of course there are several OUT
standing Cleveland players in the
East lineup-Lou Groza. Gra-
ham, Dante Laveli, Abe Gibson
and Len Ford among them.
The game starts at 4:30 pm.
washington time), 20 minutes
after Yves Santee runs his 1-mile
race in the coliseum. The lanlky
Kansan win be opposed by Bob
McMillen, who came within
inches Of catching Josy Barthel
in the Olympics at Helsinki.
McMillen says he is In good con-
dition and expects to give Santee
q good battle.
The game will not be televised.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Lions Battle Clippers Tonight
With Third Place at Stake
LAP wirepnoto.

night Butler was back in the
Clipper lineup and but for Fern
LePointe's goal in the final Pc.
riod he would have had another
whitewash job.
The Lions borrowed Buddy De-
Felice from the Jonhstown Jets
for last nights fray. but he
couldn't stave of the red-hot
Clippers, who have won four
Of their last five games. includ-
ing q 6-1 decision over WASH
ington. Tonight the job will be
handed to Frank Pasco Of
Niagara Falls.
Herb Schiller paced Balti1
more's attack with two goals.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Dover Flyers Defect
Montgomery &c. Bats
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Spseiai pispoteh 10 he Siur
DOVER. Del, Jan. 15.--Mont-
gomery Junior College gave Do
yer Air Force Base q run for its
money last night, but couldn't
overcome the Flyers big first
half lead and lost. Bats.
Bill Gaskins and Larry Stear-
man sparked the visitors late
splurge after Montgomery found
itself down 81 points going into
the final quarter.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
one-Mon voIIey Team
Defects Fort Belvoir

Ali Abdoh, one-man volley-
ball team, defeated Fort Beloir.
Military District Of Washington
champion, twice last night in
an exhibition at Jefferson Rec
reational Center before a ca
pacity audience Of several hun
dred spectators.
Abdoh won the first game,
l5-11, assisted by another player.
but took Belvoir single-handed,
1913. in the nightcap. after
trailing 6-12 at one stage. Abdoh
complained of feeling badly be-
for the match, but insisted on
going through with 1t.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Groat Leads Fort BeIyoir
Over Naval Receiving

Dick Groat lived up to his
press notices last night in scor-
ing 80 points rs Fort Belvoir
routed Naval Receiving Station.
03-6l, on the sailors floor.
With Groat. one-time Duke
star. leading the way. Belvoir
piled up q 49-31 lead in the first
half and coasted to victory.
Groat now has S39 points for
the season.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Transit Strike Postponed
In Philadelphia by Union
By tho AssoeIossd Press

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Is. -
Less than two hours before o
midnight deadline, transport
workers have postponed .
threatened strike OF Philadel-s
phia's transit system to consider
q last-minute company offer.
The postponement will give
rank and file members Of the
CIO Transport Workers Union
an opportunity to accept or re-
ject a Philadelphia Transports
ton Co.'s offer. which included
a 7-cents-an-hour wage increase
on q two-year step-ip plan.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

A crowd Of 1.150, jamming
Carroll High School last night to
watch two Catholic :, League
games, has caused the league to
depart somewhat from its double
header schedule.
The league, well balanced and
expecting its most successful sea-
son, has decided to break UP the
Carroll st. Johns twin bill.
scheduled for February 4, into
separate games. The crowd last
night overflowed on to the floor.
Under the new schedule, st.
Johns and Carroll still play at
Carroll, but the Priory-G George
town Prep game has been trans
ferred to Priory the same night.
Brother Fintan Andrew, league
president, said that no other
changes were planned. but that
If it appeared necessary other
double headers might be split
up.
Gonzaga Gains Lead.
The crowd at Carroll, which
was lining one end Of the court
and sitting in the aisles, had
reason to complain about the
seating, but not about the games
they. saw. Defending champion
Gonzaga came from behind In
the feature to beat Carroll, So
56, and go into the league lead
with q 20 record. Mackin de-
feated Priory. 46-45 in the
opener.
Carroll started fast and led
Gonzaga 31-13 midway in the
first half. but Gonzaga used an
all-court press In the second half
and simply outran the Lions the
rest Of the way. CAROLS Frank
Wightman missed a lay-up with
five seconds to 60 and Ed Scan
Ions rebound was not good
either.
Tony Natoli. a 5-foot-8 senior
who scored the winning basket
with 81 seconds remaining, had
his best night in high school ball.
making 80 points. 10 in the last
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Episcopal Wrestlers
Beut SuitIund Hiqh

Episcopal High Schools wrest-
ling team Is on to q good start,
having thrown Suitland High
School for q 27-l6 loss in its
opening match Of the season.
Chip Woodrum, ia: Capt.
Rives Richey. l29. and Heavy
weight Willie Parrot scored falls
for the victors.
Evening star., 1955-01-15
Gonzugu and Moekin Win
Catholic League Will Split Bill
To Avoid Another Crowd Jam

half, and drawing nine fouls from
the men who guarded him.
High for Carroll was Larry
Smith, who had IA points and
held Gonzaga's high : scoring
Ronnie Bennett to Is.
Hogan Wins for Mackin.
In the opener, Bill Hogan, who
holds the record at Mackin with
II consecutive free throws, made
two free tosses with seven Sec
onds left to give the Trojans a
46-45 victory over Priory for
their first league victory. Hogan
made 10 straight foul shots and
added three field goals to be
Mackin'ss high scorer with l6
points.
Damian Crane. who led
Priory with 16 points, had sent
the Panthers ahead, 45.44. on
a one-handed Jump shot with Is
seconds left. Earlier. Chris Walsh
made ten points in the third
quarter to pull Priory within one
point at the end of the period
after they had trailed most Of
the game.
Junior Ed Lawler topped the
st. Stephens scorers with 18
points for the first time as the
Saints dealt the winless Capitol
Page School q $500 defeat at
Wilson.
Bill Helgeson scored half Of
the Pages points as they lost
their third game. st. Stephens
evened its record at 5-5 as 1t
heads into the toughest part Of
the schedule from here on.
Woodward Prep had three
men In double figures. but only
four scorers in all as 1t dropped
a 1898 decision to Columbian
Prep at the Central Branch
YMCA. Chuck Lynch scored 10
points to pace Columbian to its
first win in five tries.
Friends squeezed by Charlotte
Hall, 56-54. to record its third
win In row for q 3-4 record.
Doug Anderson dumped in 20
points for the winners and Dan
Bernstein sank 10.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

Heavyweight Bob Carter Of
Washington-Lee pinned ''Porky"
Pennell to clinch q 26-1T victory
for the Little Generals over
Wakefield Hieh School in their
wrestling match yesterday. The
winners scored four falls IN win
ming their second straight Sbatch.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

Lynn Zuck's Is points led
Richard Montgomery to q $3.50
victory over Wheaton High,
ending q two-game losing streak
for the hosts.
Unbeaten Oxon T7iIl made
DeMatha Its eighth victim. 66-
81. Bill Grove led the scoring
with 23 points. followed By Joe
Horne's Is, Sonny Miller's IL
and Sonny Piper's IL points.
The visitors made it close be-
fore dropping their fifth game
Of II. John McDonough sank
10 points, Bill Galleher made 16
and Bob Stevens got Is.
CAME Steele's 81 points were
the biggest contribution to
Gaithersburg's 1881 defeat of
Sherwood. The home team won
its third in q row since being
defeated by Bethesda Chevy
Chase. +.
Laurel High won its Prince
Georges County class B game
with Surrattsville. 47-34. its
fourth victory in seven games.
Bill Parsley bucketed "a points
for the winning hosts.
Dave Cross hit for 20 points
In pacing Frederick Sasscer to a
71-62 win over Gwynn Park in
the class B game at Marlboro.
La Plata smashed two Of its
basketball records when it de-
feated Margaret Brent High,
95-31, at La Plata.
Larry Gray scored 43 points
to break Ronnie Hulac's record
Of 80 set three years ago. The
previous team high was 81.
LaPlata stepped into the un-
disputed lead in the Tri-C County
League with a 30 record. It
has won five Of eight games
overall.
Damascus High won its fourth
game of five, 5000, at Mount
Airy last night. George Kemp,
usually the top scorer for Da-
mascus, was held to two points
but Ronald Cue took up the
slack with IA.
Great Mills High School won
its first game of the season by
upsetting Calvert County, 50-49,
in overtime. Miller, who topped
Great Mills with II points. sank
the winning point from the foul
line. Bobby Bowen scored 10
for the losers.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

Laurel High won its Prince
Georges County class B game
with Surrattsville. 47-34. its
fourth victory in seven games.
Bill Parsley bucketed "a points
for the winning hosts.
Evening star., 1955-01-15

Dave Cross hit for % points
In pacing Frederick Sasscer to q
71-62 win over Gwynn Park in
the class B game at Marlboro.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-04-09
Whitfield And
billiard Win At
Chicago Meet

Chicago, III. April 5 = Harri-
son billiard of Cleveland made good
his prediction of becoming the first
athlete to win the Chicago Daily
News Relays 60-yard hurdles, nine
times in succession when he breez-
ed to an easy victory in the finals
of that event before 1922 cheer
ing fans at the Chicago Stadium
here Saturday.
billiard, who a few weeks ago
announced that he would try to &C
complish the feat, not only sue
ceeded, but tied the American In
door and Daily News records set
by himself in '48 and 749 by posting
IL seconds mark.
Meanwhile, Marvellous" Ma
Whitfield, fresh from competition
in the Pan American games in
Mexico City, successfully defend
ed his relay title in the 6O0-yard
run by defeating a field led by
Joe Gaffney of Philadelphia.
Both billiard and Whitfield com.
peted in the 10th Annual Chicago
Daily News Relays, presented an
nually for the benefit of the Chi
cago Daily News Veterans Fund.
Whitfield was clicked at Ill
seconds, just 1.5 seconds short OF
the American Indoor record OF
1875 Nal set the latter mark
| in 1858.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-04-09

improving educational opportuni-
ties in the state in which is included
items for a state wide building and
Improvement program and the
equalization of teachers salaries.
The governor also called for
greater employment opportunity
FOR both the Negro and white peo-
ole of the state in order 10 create
the much needed wealth TO meet the
future demands of education. And
as means of providing the oppor-
tunities that will stop its best peo-
pie both Negro and white from
leaving the state after having OBJ
tanned their education at the ex-
pense of the state. Here he pointed
10 the Agriculture and Industry
Board and the balance agriculture
with industry program and its work
in improving opportunity both on
the farm and in industry in the
state.
The speech drew warm re-
Spouse from the record crowd in
cluded a large number of white
people, which filled the college
auditorium. Reacting to the warm
and friendly reception the COVER
nor remained long after the pro-
gram ended TO autograph programs
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-04-09
Governor.
Continued from Page One)

lature which closed special ses-
sion last week for finding the ways
and means to appropriate some $88
million dollars to finance the
Minimum Foundation program for
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-04-09
Memphis Negroes
Apply As Firemen

Memphis, Tenn, April 5 - In
the wake of an announcement that
the Memphis Fire Department will
hire its first Negro firemen, 227
men applied for 10 openings in a
fire station in a heavily Negro
populated section of the city, cur
rently manned by whites.
The joint announcement disclos-
ing the decision to hire Negro fire
men here was made by Claude A.
Armour, fire and police commits
sioner, and Fire Chief John C. Xii
nck, at meeting attended by. To-
cal Negro leaders.
The 10 men selected to fill the
civil service position will serve I'M
der supervision of a white captain
and white lieutenant. White fire
men now at the station will be
transferred.
Armour said the new Negro fire
men will serve under the white of
ficers until experience and eligibili.
| ty requirements are met for pro.
motions. A fireman must have
served five years before he car
qualify as lieutenant and another
three years before he can be made
captain.
In making the announcement,
Armour said the hiring of Negro
police here has worked out success
fully and that he is confident the
plan for Negro firemen will b.
successful. Negro police were add
ed to the force in 1913 and a
present there are IL in the depart
ment, one a sergeant.
Qualification for fire fighter jobs
include that the candidate must b,
between 81 and 33 years of age, a
least SO" but not more than g. g.
Also they must weigh from 16'
to 21O, have 1920 vision and "pre
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-04-09
Liberia To Send
Delegation TO
Asia-Africa Conf.

MONROVIA, Africa, April -
The government of Liberia is TAX
ing the conference called by Pandit
Nehru and which has been named
the Asian African Conference,
quite seriously. A large and i'm
portant delegation has been named.
Among those whom President
Tubman is sending are: Momolu
Dukuly, acting secretary of state,
who will be chairman of the dele
cation; former President c. D. B.
King, C. Abayomi Cassell, attor-
ney general; Ambassador to Eng
land, Henry Ford Cooper; Charles
B. Sheraman, economic adviser:
Rudolph Grimes, counselor Depart
ment of State, and J. S. 0. Cole
man, first secretary of the Liberian
Embassy, Washington.
Liberia will be having her first
brush with truly International poll
tics and specifically with Commu-
mist China. AS an independent
country, however, she may be play
ing for the stakes as a spokesman
for West Africa.
Gold Coast has been reported as
being interested in having repre-
sentative present. The large num-
Der of highly trained Gold Coasters
who would be at the disposal Of
Prime Minister Nkrumah woulc
suggest that if the two countries
were represented, the interest O.
darker peoples would be in gooo
| hands.