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Evening star., 1955-07-24
DR.. Carl Keyser; Procticed
medicine Here 55 Years

examining board here during
World War I and formerly wa
on the staff at Garfield Hospital
He was a member of the Amer
Iican Medical Association, the
District Medical Society and tht
Association of Oldest Inhabi'
tantS.
He was the brother of Mrs
Christian Heurich, 1907 New
Hampshire avenue NV, widow
of the Washington brewer!
owner.
Besides his sister, he is sur.
vived by his widow. Mrs. Mary
Proctor Keyser; a brother, Adolpf
Keyser, 1777 Lanier place NV.
and another sister, Miss Anna
M. Keyser, of the New Hamp'
shire avenue address.
Services will be held at II
m. tomorrow at Gawler's fu'
neral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be II
Parklawn Cemetery.
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Mrs. 9. E. Walker,
Wife of Coione!

Mrs. George E. Walker. IS.
wife Of Col. Walker. executive
ofhcer, Intelligence, Gt Head
quarters. I'd Army, died Friday
at the Army Hospital at Fort
George G. Meade, Nd.
Mrs. Walker was the former
Marion W. Rabe Of Saginaw.
Mich.
Besides her husband. she is
survived by two children, Sue
Ami. IS, and william M, IL;
her mother, Mrs. Laura Rabe,
Birch Run, Mich; four brothers,
Floyd B. Rabe, Richard and Rob-
'ert Rabe. all Of Saginaw. and
Air Force Mai. Carl c. Rabe,
Shreveport. La, and a sister.
Mrs. James Bromley. Ypsilanti.
Mich.
Services will be held at II am.
tomorrow at Fort Meade Post
Chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
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days at first hand. AS the first
assistant ornithologlst of the
Biological Survey he was in
charge of a Death Valley Ex-
pedition for five months in 1891
and later became a specialist in
Death Valley literature.
Belonged to Cosmos
Born in Oakland, Calf, DR.
Palmer was educated at the Uni
versity of California in Berkeley
and the Georgetown University
Medical School.
He was one of the oldest mem
bers of the Cosmos Club. He is
listed in Who's Who in America
DR.. Palmer is survived by his
widow, the former Bertha Ellis
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the S. H. Hines funeral
home at II am. Wednesday by
DR.. Kenneth w. McCracken, as
SiStant minister of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church
Burial will be in Oakland, Calf
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Herman Cooper, 'Newsboy'
For Star at Ocean City, Nd.

Herman Cooper, go, The Stars
"newsboy" on the boardwalk at
Ocean City, Md, died Friday in
Salisbury, Md. He had suffered
a heart attack Wednesday at
his Ocean City home.
The stocky ear-splitting news
vendor who was known to hun
dreds of persons on his daily
stint of covering miles of board
walk was the distributor, dealer
and newsboy for The Star at
Ocean City. He was The Stars
agent for the Bethany Beach
and Fenwick Isle territories.
He had spent 81 consecutive
summer seasons at the ocean
resort. When he first went
there he sold newspapers from
Philadelphia and Baltimore, but
for many years he had been as
sociated only with The Star At
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DR.. Carl S. Keyser, 83, a prac-
ticing Washington physician for
about SIS years, died Friday at
his home, 1906 Twentieth street
NV, after an illness of a year.
and-a- half.
DR.. Keyser was a lifelong
Washington resident, the son OF
Peter Louis and Laura Mueller
Keyser. He received his medical
degree from what is now George
Washington University and took
post graduate studies at the Uni
versity Of Heidelberg.
DR.. Keyser first began prac-
ticing medicine about the turn
of the century on New York
avenue NV. Later. he lived and
had Offices at 1918 Nineteenth
street NV. For more than 20
years his Office was at his home
on Twentieth street.
DR.. Keyser served on the draft
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one time he had a store in
Ocean City.
Among his friends. Mr.. Cooper
was known as a friend of those
lin need. Once, however, Mr..
Cooper suffered a minor setback
and got down in the doldrums,
himself. He was ready to call 1t
quits and was resting on board
walk bench. Just then a small
boy came up to Mr.. Cooper.
II wish I could grow up to be
ia great newspaper boy like you.
Everybody says you are great
and I think so, too." the boy
said.
The story goes that Mr.. Cooper
was never down in the dumps
again.
He spent his winters in Balti-
more, where he was also a news
vendor.
His wife Madge survives. He
will be buried in Columbia. s. C..
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sioner just before and at the
turn of the century. He died in
1902 while serving his third
term.
Mr.. Ross is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Virginia Clark Ross
of 1921 Albemarle street NV,
a brother. Col. Tenney Ross.
United States Army retireO of
2915 Connecticut avenue NV,
and two sisters, Miss Mildred
Varnum Ross. and Mrs. Georg-
ette Ross Howard. both of 1900
Connecticut avenue NV.
Graveside services will be held
at 10 am, Tuesday. at Arlington
National Cemetery.
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With Regard to q
Card of Thonks

Ven often cord OF thonks In
The StoT meons need which con
hardly be solved In ony Other voy
Not only Is il o gracious expression
Of gratitude TO those who hove sent
fiorol tributes but also eourteousy
oeknovIedses the services ond kind
nessss Of the mony to whom o per.
sonal note Of thanks cannot well be
Hailed or whose aames and 3D.
dresses ore not known. Insertion Of
Q eard Of thonks moy be arranged
sy tsIephens to The Stor. ST 5000
The Evening and Sunday Stor
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DR.. 7. S. Palmer, PhiIoteIist
And OrnithoIoqist, Dies

DR.. Theodore Sherman Palm
er, 81, noted ornithologist and
philatelist, died in his sleep yes
terday at his home at 1889 Bilt-
more street NV. DR.. Palmer
had been confined to his home
after breaking his hip two and a
half years ago.
A member of the staff Of the
Agriculture Departments Bureau
of Biological Survey for A years
DR.. Palmer was a specialist in
game preservation and conserva-
ton, regulating the importation
Iof birds and mammals to this
country. Considerable legislation
was based on his recommends
tons. At one time he was assist
ant chief Of the bureau
He was one Of the founders OF
the District Audubon Society and
it's president for Is years. He
was first vice president Of the
National Association of Audubon
Societies for 19 years, secretary
of the American Ornithological
Union for 20 years. and a MEM
ber for more than six decades OF
the Biological Society of Wash
ington.
Had Over 5O.OOo Stamps
AS absorbed in his avocation
as in his vocation. DR.. Palmer
had over $4,000 stamps in his
albums. He specialized in the
emissions of Spain and Portu-
gal and their colonies and in
United States revenues. He
started saving stamps when he
was 9 years old. His interest
in ornithology dates back that
far, too. He was collecting birds
eggs at the same age.
He has a natural aim to a
sense of history. He is a de-
scendant through both parents
|of Roger Sherman. a signer OF
the Declaration of independence
from Connecticut.
DR.. Palmer knew Death Valley
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Guy A. HueueIet, 81,
GREYHOUND Official

LEXINGTON. KY. July % tP).
Guy A. Huguelet, 64. chairman
of the board of Southeastern
Greyhound Lines. died at a hos
pital today. He was admitted to
the hospital June % and had
undergone surgery.
A native of Charleston. S. c.,
Mr.. Huguelet was one Of the or
ganizers Of Southeastern Grey
hound in October, 1926.
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league Volunteer Fire Company
has been running the show. max
ing pony penning the climax Of
its two-week carnival.
The time the ponies swim
across the inlet between the two
islands is determined by the
tide. Often it must be set for
early morning. This year it is
expected to be sometime between
II am, and / pm. Wednesday.
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Copt. George Roberts,
Retired Ferry Skipper

NORFOLK. July % (P.-Capt.
George w. Roberts. retired skip
per Of Pennsylvania Railroad
ferry steamers running between
Norfolk and Cape Charles, died
here yesterday on his 10th birth
day. At the time of his retire
Iment in 1945 he was captain OF
the ferry steamer Elisha Lee.
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Draths

ARais' 1sS5. JOIN oSsS g Ap3h M q %4iz 81. sF.sI.y
lane, Chew Chase; Mo. bsloysd, yTS,. aSs- ~ s.
3. ssnS AM. q k A9 q Ada sns sss ne
Funeral Home Of Robert 4. Pumphrey:
Bethesda. Md, where private services
Ii am, fnterment private. Please
omit flowers. "a
aSR1tsssHNii JuIs ss. less. An At his Essiasnee. sas
4 st. Sc, CARL A; ANDERSON, n hps- s.
OF Mrs. Anton Antonsen Of Brooklyn.
N. Y, and Oscar Anderson of Austria
Friends may call at oawiers 9asL CRspe!s;
opposite1 @ % Services will be held at
Fort Myer Chapel on TUESDAY. July 20.
ALL e II G.m.,.IR IN; Interment Arlington es Sa-
~. will be held on Monday, July
9 :|:| :;:!!: =:
- GLORIA J. BARNES;
Daughter Ruler.
ESTEI,LE C. BRISCOE, Fin. Secy
BERRY: EMMA BYLER; On saturday'
ne: Anne Byier Coyle and John Byler.
Che Is also, survived BY, two nepheW,s; WI;
Sc held ct Hysongs Funeral Home; 1900
) pm. ~ Rel Relatives " and friends are IN
Tted TO attend Interment private.
@UTLER, MAMIE. On THURSDAY. ..n'tI' July
Shr,. 1asHxS; axM1E e sDTTsR pTsfaRsnsi d 't 5Sos
q. se.. wife Of Joseph Butler. step
mother Of Mrs. Irene Gamer, n- MEs. Io.
seph johnson and m pavid Su'leEii FiioSsnef ssef
%.,s. & ME- Susie Aii Miner sDpi sa%Ssi and Henry
g9ldfsn,; sT,.nss Aies may caIl Rm a. % the Henry s
Washington & Sons Funeral Home,
Monday, July IS, at i 80 pm, at ths
M st. NV, Rev. J.. L. Bennett omciat-
ing, Tnterment Woodlawn Cemetery
cHLcoTH, WILLIAM j.. sR; On
Thursday, July Fl. 1875; At Tampa;
Fla WILLIAM J. CHICoTH. Sr, Of
Reitsville. Md. beloved husband OF tne
late Maude Frances Chilcoth and tsthei
of Bertie Irene CT ildrens. Helen FRAN
ces GODFREY Hazel Alberta Rodrlguel
and William Chilcoth, tr. ne alse
is survived by eleven granocnllaren
services at the Gasch Funera! HONS
Hyattsville. Md. on TUESDAY. july 10
At pm Relatives and Iriends IN
yited. Interment Fort Lincoln Cene'
tefy. -
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Use Record

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, July %
P.-All records for water con-
sumption on a single day were
shattered here yesterday when
more than nine million gallons
were used.
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Garn nf Thanka

ALLEN, LAWRENCE HARRIS. The
ks s SEN 1f the ssss sss Il ySR1f e maR msR
vreaths. cards and acts OF kindness
duTlng our regent 6ereaysment; -
HOWARD. EVELYN WILLIAMS.
GEORGE ALLEN.
GRYMES. REV. RICHARD d. The fam
tly Of the late Rev. RICHARD D.
GRYMES, who died July 4. 1865,
snd hea deep n's5s 10 shs ee
and members Of the Salem Baptist
Church the WashinRton Baptist MIN
,stsrisi CEntsrsnes .sa;i 5elatiyss neigh
nesses and expressions of sympathy
extended during our recent bereave-
MRS. R. D. dRYMEs AND CHILDREN.
Of the late florence G. JENKINS
wishes to express its deep apprecia-
tion and sincere thanks. to the many
kind messages Of sympathy and beau
tiful floral sprays during our recent
The JENKINS AND AUSTIN FAMILY.
JOHNSON. GEORGIA. We wish to ex-
press our appreciation for the many
sympathy and coincidence extended by
our friends and neighbors during the
recent death Of our beloved mother,
pAUGHTERs. Ied14 sEiSE, JANE JOHNSON, VIOLA
GRAY. MARY CLOUGHToN. INEZ
J00HNNss0N: GRhNDsoNSN eEhh SN,,I ELBERT LIsGS
T2Kl 4qRNS2E: GEou1sE AsD JoaNsoa: GaaSpDAooH-
3. Lee. wish, to express my sincere
thanks and deep appreciation to the
ministers; relatives. ,nTeiGhbors .sI;d and
friends ior personal .. Gals Use ,t OF tneir tsI
my beloved SON. RODNEY MILES
JONES. Jr.. who died on July z. 1885. .
MUNDY, ANDREW L. The family of the
p late a. ps6s l. exprsss apND is 4 d.ep e 'sTd
probation and sincere thanks to the
many friends and neishbors for their
kind expressions of sympathy, beauti-
We are also persuaded to especially
mention the kindness, Of the Dupont
Laundry and ND he noble vpT presentation
assistant pastors Of the Capitol view
Baptist Church for the eulogy OF the
deceased and your alert choir and the
Goo aodutle bless e'itn ali n!aai Of you. ''''' '
Earth has no sorrow that heaven
to go' THE MUNDYs.
MYERS. ROY W. wish to express my
sincere and deep appreciation TO tne
Social Club. D. c. Federation OF Musi.
clans and friends In the Bureau of
Dairy Industry for their sympathy and
lovely floral tributes shown at the
passing Of my brother. ROY W MYERS
EDNA SWALES.
yosEY. WALTER b. We wish to thank
our many friends, relatives and neigh
bors for their acts of kindness. mes:
sages of sympathy and beautiful horal
reavement in the death of our beloved
husband and father, WALTER B.
EaRY e. PosEY AND WALTER W.
POSEY.
WHITFIELD, MARY e. We wish to
thank our many relatives, pastor and
assistant pastor Of Rehoboth Baptist
Church Apostle Mason, lodges and
Kindness during our recent bereavement
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, lone
AND RALPH RAvNALL.
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FUNERAL DESIGNS.
CEMETERY LOTS

CEMETEhI LUIS
fH0TCE LOTS in Natl. Memorial Park
GooDiNG 1905 North stafioTe
ST.. Arlington. Va. IA 2-S772. -2s
NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK sites
reduced prices. Call Lu. 4-4lo5' sat
and Sun
4 SITES In National Memorial Park
will sac Call JE. 4-1126. "a
FOR SALE crypts In Fort Lincolr
Crypt EF. ROW 4: price $500. Cal
roRT slssT Z GLipNCoLN + 20 n cEMSII2fYERY-sitss
ard 4. lot D. block 2: will sacrnce
oV. 3-6324.
EACRfFTCE roadside cemetery lot q
beautiful Parklawn Cemetery. Cal
70. 2-2S16.
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M. Guy SAUNDERS. Master.
HUNTER. JAMES RALPH. On satur-
ss sEs ssY RSpH Ri sif ausEk Il sOsy e a9sP1 s9so
ST. NV. beloved husband of vireinia
Shepherd and Miss Marsha s. Hunter
brother b Of M. Miss Amy nd Hunter TSnm. Johr
Hunter: He also is survived BY
Birch Funeral Home, 3034 M St. NV
where services vii be held on Money nS
tomac, Md "a
DNEs ssy NARY MARY 5SsFs e F''Si' 81 54s Spsy
st. NV, beloved wife. Of the late
.rsstHs Jops mother her Of s,S Masds saEe5
BY five grandchildrsn. Mary pritchett
man and Theodore Baker: three great;
erandchildren ponald dsssr RssnaId r.I.,,vs. sns
and friends. After j pm; sunday
fr Sfrazier Funeral Home. ssa Rhode
Island ave; M wo,d.r EunerSl, l,y sery,ces VII
pm. at the Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church. 2nd st; and Rhode Island ave
\ NV, Rev, Robert Anderson onciat,
ing; Intsrment Lincoln MemS9Tfis
kEKstk aiy as fsas fs55 81 a. n: M en- ri?ss sSt
husband Of Mary Proctor Keyser; broth
er Of Mrs Christian tar, nns Heurish' m xsH. Mr
ser, Friends may call at. oawler''
Chapel. 1895 Pa. ave; NV: free park, ark:
ing opposite). Services viii be helc
rs. at 10 am. lnterment Parklawr
KORLIsHIN. EVA PANco. On Friday
July %, 1853, EVA PANCO KORLISH1r
| Of b3Of 4lst pl.. HyattSville, Md, be
loved mother OF Mrs. Elizabeth Higley
| sister of May and Elizabeth Panco
| Mrs. Richard Clark and Mrs. Ros'
Shoitis, sister OF Mrs. Fannie Parvis
| John and Nicholas Panco and mother
! in-law of DR.. John z. Higley. FuneIa
services and interment Monday, July 20
a. Edwsrd:yille, is $. .orv Pa 'wilke'-sarF'
KRAUss. KARL A.. sR: On THURSDAY
ssT, ST. Of s307 46th ave. Riverdale
| Md, beloved husband OF the lat
! cemiiie csroiIiiiI" X. Fades and Kari A, xrsy IS
Anna pewart. Friends may cali at tn
Naliey Funeral Home. 5000 Rhod
ices will be held on. Monday. July 25
In the Little Church OF Fort Lineoll
| Sited. intsrment Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
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NV. FUNERAL services on Monday. july
Rome: SSci = thence nj 10 II. BIZ Blessed ssersmsnl
Church, Western. ave. and Qnesade
~ NV, where the holy sacrifice ol
the mass will be offered at $3.50 am
iE9ssTSeass EoSIs 3. fsofI poEPHiN. h I Rss ssc,. ~
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Severance Pay Plan
Studied for Reserve
Officers in Cutback

Top Pentagon manpower OFF,
cials were reported last night to
be talking about" a plan to
give severance pay to reserve
officers released from active duty
under the administrations uni
formed personnel ,cutback.
However, their plan has not
yet become firm enough to pre-
sent to the controllers Office. 1t
would have to be approved there
and then by Secretary OF De-
fense Wilson and the Budget
Bureau before submission to
Congress.
Carter L. Burgess and Hugh
Milton, Assistant Defense Sec
retary and Assistant Army Sec
retary for manpoWer, respec-
lively, originated the plan to
enable long-service reservists to
establish themselves again in
civilian life.
The Army will have to drop
10000 officers by mid-l956.
About IS per cent of the ground
! forces 125,000 officers are re-
servists.
Thomas Backs Reserve Plan.
Meanwhile, Navy Secretary
Thomas gave wholehearted in
dorsement to the administrators
military reserve plan and ap-
parently contradicted one of his
senior admirals who earlier said
the sea arm did not need the
system since it was in a "class
by itself"
Vice Admiral James L. Hol-
loway. jr.. chief of naval person.
mel, told a House Armed Serv-
ices Subcommittee last week
that, while the Navy did not
need the new plan, it Endorsed 1t
anyway as a means of strength
ening the country's overall mill
tary posture.
| The Navy is achieving the
purpose of the six months pro-
gram tof training) in its own
way on a voluntary basis and.
therefore, does not need legiSla-
tive assistance in this area as
do some of its sister services,
the admiral said.
| Cites Emergencies
! Mr.. Thomas said in a state
ment issued by the Defense De-
partment that the plan will en-
hance the means with which we
have been creating a we'll trained
group of sailors and Marines
ready for national emergencies.
with the provisions for
equity of military obligation pro-
posed in the plan" he continued.
II am confident that the princi-
pie of reserve training will
be accepted as a fundamental
necessity to the American way
of life
while preserving the integri-
! ty of current programs, the
Naval and Marine reserve will be
expanded and strengthened as
training effectiveness is in
creased. The support and under
! standing of the principles of the
National Reserve Plan by the
/ public is absolutely essential"
Two More Approve.
! The Pentagon released two
other Endorsements of the plan
as it pressed its campaign for
congressional passage.
Army Secretary Stevens said
"our very survival as a Nation
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EasiIand 10 Broaden
Inquiry on Matusow,
Sees Sign Of Plot

Chairman Eastland of the
Senate Internal Security Sub
committee yesterday laid plans
to broaden the MatuSow lnvesti-
CATION and indicated belief that
some sort of conspiracy is behind
the actions Of the turnabout
witness.
THE whole thing is bigger
than he is" Senator Eastland
said of Harvey Matusow, the
youthful self-styled ex-Commu-
mist who has repudiated sworn
testimony he gave in court and
before congressional committees.
The subcommittee will resume
public hearings with MatuSow as
a witness at 1870 pm. tomorrow
He will be questioned further on
Tuesday and Wednesday. On
next Saturday the group will call
Angus Cameron and Albert E.
Kahn, publishers of Matusow's
forthcoming book. False Wit
ness" in which he tells how he
lied in many Investigations in
"Just a StoOge."
Senator Eastland said the in
vestigation may last month or
more and that other witnesses
will be called.
The Mississippi Senator was
asked if he thought that Matu-
sow's activity was part of a big
conspiracy.
"Why do you think we are
spending all of this time on it?"
Senator Eastland shot back.
"Matusow is just stooge."
The subcommittee heard Mr..
Kahn for several hours behind
closed doors yesterday. Senator
Eastland said he brought in re-
quested information including
the names of persons who helped
finance his publishing firm and
a list of people who are to re-
ceive advance copies of the Matu-
sow book to be published next
month.
Mr.. Kahn said he had asked
the Eastland group to request
the Justice Department to fur
nish records giving details of its
dealings with Matusow. who
served as a Government witness
in several Communist trials.
The data requested by Mr..
Kahn would include notes and
tape recordings Of all conversa-
tions held with Matusow and re-
cordings of meetings and nego-
tiations between MatusoW and
Roy Cohn. former counsel of the
Mccarthy Investigations SUBJ
committee.
The Eastland subcommittee
later in the day heard testimony.
also in executive session, from
Herbert Tank. a Broadway play
wright. who was identified in the
hearing last week as a Matusow
bodyeuard. MatuSow testified at
the time that he didn't know
whether or not Mr.. Tank had
been supplied by the Commun-
lists, but that he was around him
to protect me from crackpots."
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7urnobout Trio Tells Varied Stories

case. She seems assured of listen
ers for a while longer, at least.
AS for Harvey Matusow. he is
booked solid for return engage
ments all around the circuit he
once played as a false witness"
as he now calls himself.
Did Night Club 'Bit."
Spectators at Mr.. Matusow's
appearance before the angry. dis
concerted members of the Sem
ate Internal Security Commit
tee, could not decide whether
the 28-year-old former Bronx
boy was holding a Federal press
conference for his forthcoming
book. or whether he was polish
ing up a new anti-Communist
night-club routine. tLast year
he spent five evenings in a
Washington night club satirizing
the Army-McC cCarthy hearings)
What the Senators, who once
encouraged Mr.. Matusow, did
establish was that he was a for
mer Boy Scout, a punctual pupil,
a "habitual and perpetual liar"
and stage struck kid. He was
known as kid Nickels" around
the boxoffice of Pins and Nee
dies" where he used to go to get
nickles for the pinball machine
and pay telephone in his fathers
cigar store. He saw the show
about 40 times.
Mr.. MatusoW doubtless dreamed
OF being on the other side of the
footlights one day. 1t was, to
judge from Mr.. Matusow's looks,
a plausible ambition. With his
wet black eyes, his black wavy
hair, his even teeth, he could
easily today be playing the ro-
mantle lead in a road-company
revival OF The Student Prince. :"
Instead. he will return tomor-
row to make another appearance
before the completely olsen
chanted Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee. If he enjoys the
new role of recanter any less
than that of the informer, he has
given no sign of it in the crowded
caucus room.
Tell us lie, Harvey" begged
a photographer the other day.
Mr.. Matusow gave him a big
smile.
Evening star., 1955-02-27

his announcement VI HAVING
given misleading" testimony at
the Lamb hearings. His appear
ance on the witness stand be-
spoke a practiced witness, one
handy with legal terms. Six feet,
six inches tall, and wearer OF
violent ties and thick glasses,
Mr.. Watson, though crammed
into the witness chair. seemed at
ease throughout his recantation.
When it was over, he stepped
down heavily and took up
bulging briefcase. He left behind
the picture of himself being
"belabored" by former FEC At
torney Walter r. Powell, jr., a
man about a foot shorter than
himself. Mr.. Watson wrote he
had decided to make a clean
breast of things after a return
to his humble abode" dairy
farm in Kansas.
Tangled Tale.
FEC Examiner Herbert Sharf-
man spoke of being favorably
impressed with Mr.. Watsons ap-
pearance. But Mrs. Natvig he
labeled as completely incred-
ible." Someone, apparently the
grand jury starting tomorrow,
will have to unravel her tangled
tale. But in the meantime, she
is easily recognizable to the
casual observer as the immobi-
lizer OF everybody's bridge game,
the Ancient Mariner of the
party line.
Mrs. Natvig's motivations must
await psychological explanation.
The simplest and most obvious
clue to her behavior is that she
enjoys talking, and that unlike
Scheherezade, who kept telling
stories to keep her head, Mrs,
Natvig kept on telling hers to
keep her audience.
miner Sharfman, W h o
finally fatty refused to listen any
more, profeSsed mild astonish-
ment that some of the details
of her stories had proved accu-
rate. She did write an editorial
in the Homestead Florida News
that was nominated for the Pu-
liter Prize. And she once owned
a Rolls Royce. Whether its loss
in the depression was the cause
of her joining the Communist
Party, as she once claimed. is, of
course, another story.
Mrs. Natvig fingered around
the hearing room after she had
been banished from the Lamb