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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Plumbers Death
Ruled Suicide

A Takoma Park plumber
found dead in the front seat OF
his car yesterday of carbon
monoXlde poisoning, was rulec
suicide by Montgomery Coun-
~ Medical Examiner DR.. Frank
j. Broschart.
Eugene r. Lane, so, of 54 Wal
nut avenue, was pronounced
dead at the scene after a neigh
Dor discovered the body.
Takoma Park police said a
section of vacuum cleaner hose
had been attached to the exhaust
pipe and was pumping fumes
into the car through rear win
dow when the neiehbor diScov
cred the body about 4:30 pm
Police said Mr.. Lane left ne
notes. He was married and hac
a daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Adults Can Take
Hiqh School Tests

Virginia adults who lack high
school diplomas may take tests
to qualify for equivalent ccrtif-
Gates starting at 8 am. April 20
in the instruction directors Of
flee, Ellicott Building. Fairfax
Similar tests will be given in
Arlington April 10 and 20 by Roy
Brooks of the Washington-Lee
High School guidance depart
ment, 1900 North Quincy street.
The ties includes five l-hour
examinations in English compo-
sition, literature, general mathe-
mates, general science and So
cial science.
Applicants must be at least
20 years old, legal Virginia resi-
dents and must have been en-
rolled in a high school for the
past year Fairfax County APP
plicants are asked to call the
Office of the director of instruc-
ton in the Ellicott Building. Ar
linston applicants should call
Mr.. Brooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
.TyrrelI to Show
.'Old Canal Movie
Tomorrow Night

w. Bryant Terrell. photogra- :
pher, naturalist and lecturer, will
present his color motion picture
of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio Canal
tomorrow evening in the audito-
rum of the National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution
avenue NV.
The showings, at Sis and 8:15
pm. will be sponsored by the
District of Columbia Audubon
Society.
The Old Canal" portrays
many scenic shots showing the
recreational possibilities along
the 1875 miles of the canal as it
winds westward along the Poto-
mac River from Georgetown to
Cumberland in Western Mary
land.
There are also many pictures
If mammals, birds, turtles, snakes
and insects as we'll as the flowers
and trees found along the route
Mr.. Tyrell. resident of Ia
,koma Park, Md, spent two years
to produce the movie.
1.-The Old Canal" is one of FIVE
nature pictures he has produced
in the last 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Parents of Baby Victim
OF Wildcat Face Court

A Gagged margay resting on a
counsel'S table became the pros
|ecution's first exhibit today in
connection with Prince Georges
County's wildcat case"
On trial are Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter t. Perry of 1890 Gunpowder
road. Beltsville, Md, the parents
of an infant whose toes OF one
foot were chewed off by the wild :
cat.
A third defendant is WinsloW
Prescott. so, male nurse and
handyman, who is charged with
neglect OF the 3-month-old in
FAINT, Thomas, the night OF the
attack March 10.
AS the trial got under way
three of six warrants outstand-
ing against the parents were
dropped, leaving them charged
only with harboring a wild and
vicious animal" for display pur-
poses.
The margay is a South Ameri-
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can animal similar to the ocelot.
In its small wire cage on the
counsels table 1t looked about
the size OF an ordinary house cat.
The injured infant still is in
serious condition in Johns Hop
kins Hospital. Baltimore. Physi-
clans say osteomylitis has devel-
oped in the injured limb lust
below the knee.
In his opening statement, in
Hyattsville Magistrates Court,
Defense Attorney Ralph w.
Powers said he would show the
Perrys bought the animal from
a pet shop on the assumption it
was an ocelot. The Perrys be-
lieved this animal would not be-
come wild on reaching maturity.
he said.
DR.. William Mann, SUPER
intendent of the Washington
Zoo, testified briefly. He said
the margay was a Jungle cat"
which seldom attacked children
unless goaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02

This message is not some
thing brought to you here today
only in the few minutes / am
speaking. This is what is being
said to you in every hymn and
anthem. in the lessons out OF
Holy Scriptures. in the sound of
trumpets. in our prayers and in
the sacramental action of this
holy communion.
The bishop pointed out that
Easter cannot stand alone. We
cannot separate what we shall
be from what we are now. We
cannot face death with faith
unless we have learned to face
life with faith"
Services at ST. Patrick's
At st, Patrick's Catholic
Church, the Right Rev. Msgr
Philip NJ. Hannah. chancellor OF
the Washington Archdiocese
said This year at Easter it seems
that the world needs a miracle
to avert catastrophe of war
1t needs even. if one can use
such a word, a greater miracle to
establish a peace based on JUS
tice and charity for all"
Msgr. Harmon assured the
worshiperS that "the miracle
OF the first easter is the con-
Soling guarantee that miracles
of grace, miracles OF peace. still
occur Christ who shattered the
vaults of the grave at the first
Easter can shatter the chains
OF hatred and injustice ana VEN
geance.
The Lord of creation can
move mems hearts, if they SO
will, as well as the stones Of the
grave. The peace of the world
today can be restored even as
the peace of soul of the Apostles
and followers of Christ was re-
stored. For peace is the pre-
eminent work of Christ as wal
and hatred are the works OF
sin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Fire Ruins Sifted
AT BIadensburu
Building Destroyed;
a Men HospituIized

| Prince Georges County fire Of
fficials today were seeking the
cause of a three alarm fire in
Bladensburg last night which
destroyed the former Bladens-
burg flrehouse and sent four
firemen to the hospital.
Eight volunteer fire companies
worked for more than an hour
to control the blaze in the one
story building in the 1900 block
Of Annapolis road.
Fire Marshal Lawrence r.
Woltz said no damage estimate
has been made. The building
housed a restaurant, barbershop
and laundry.
Firemen were able to keep
flames away from a grocery and
private home on each side of the
old firehouse.
Clouds of smoke drew hun
dreds of onlookers to the scene.
Traffic had to be detoured for
several hours.
Jack Mowatt. one of the in
jured flremen, turned in the first
alarm.
Il was driving home and saw
flames, he said.
Taken to Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital were:
1t. William Bennett, %, of
5505 Fifty fourth avenue. East
Riverdale. cement in eye: Albert
Butler. 40, of 1900 Bladensburg
road. Cottage City, burn on neck:
Mr.. .Mowatt, 20. OF 53l8 Taylor
street, Bladensburg. and James
Hall, 20, of 3404 Newton street.
Mount Rainier, smoke inhalation.
Treated on the scene for smoke
inhalation were two Bladensburg
If1remen-Thomas L. Horseman.
~, 4202 Edmonston road. and
Gary Weese. 18, 4907 Taylor
street.
Bruno Maisonneuve. so, of 1903
Baltimore avenue. Hyattsville,
owner. said the building was in
sured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02


The whole climate Of St. EIzobeths
Hospital is being changed by new
tronquIizine drugs, doctors report.
From on institution where euord-
like attendants were q eonstont need,
the mental hospitol is developing q
hemeGke atmosphere in which no-
tients con help themselves. This is
the second Of q series. The final
story will appear tomorrow.
days. The drugs Gained the pa
tent without producing stupor.
They reduced anxiety and ten
sion without marked ISOLATION.
The patient remained alert and
was able to accept and take
part in work toward his cure.
The treatment period varies
with the patient. Generally
doctors use the drugs for a period
of two to five months and then
continue psychotherapy. The
patient is built up from small
doses to large doses and taken
of gradually.
Drugs Are Too New
Short periods of time may be
all that is necessary to calm pa
tients who have recently de.
veloped a disorder. Chronic pa
tents may have TO be given large
doses for a year or longer. Some
times small doses are prescribed
continually. and the patient may
be sent home to work and live
normally.
1t is impossible, in these in
stances. to tell whether continual
drug treatment will be a life
time proposition. The drugs are
too new.
Fortunately, most people can
take these drugs, which are gen.
orally given in pill form. But,
they are not given to very old
patients or the very young. Per-
sons with a history of ulcers,
liver or kidney trouble are usu-
ally excluded. If a patient has
a low white cell count in his
blood he is not given the drugs
at St. Elizabeths.
These drugs may never be
used for persons in depressed
states or with a history of past
depressions. This has been known
to lead to suicide particularly
II reserpine Is administered.
There may be occasional side
effects such as jaundice. leuko-
penia or other ills. Sometimes
the drug treatment must be re-
duced and sometimes it is halted.
Close supervision by physi-
clans is necessary to watch for
signs of these side effects.
This necessity is used by GER
tain pSychiatristS as an argu-
ment against the general use Of
the drugs by general practi-
TONERS on patients visiting their
Offices.
1t has been said that the drugs
are too new for medical scien-
lists to know all there is to know
about their effects and all of
their uses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Eisenhowers Among Record Thrones
Attending Easter Services in Area

soldiers were sure the dis
ciples were sure both friends
and enemies were sure that
Christ was dead.
But he was truth" the min
lister said, land truth marches
invincibly against death,
Jesus Christ is history's 'perpet-
ual contemporary"
The Eisenhowers, as is GUS
tomary. left the church first,
Youngsters whispered to their
parents and necks stretched as
the couple walked down the
aisle. smiling. The First Lady
held her husbands elbow and
smiled at him.
5000 at Arlington
Eight thousand worshipers
heard the Rev. Thomas Sherrard
Roy of Worcester, Mass, declare
at the traditional sunrise service
in Arlington Cemetery that 1.-The
significant revelation of life
brought by the resurrection is
that now. this day, this moment,
you are living an endless life.
THE endless life is not some
thing that is going to begin at
some future point in your ex-
perience. 1t has already begun"
DR.. Roy recalled that preach
ers used to tell their hearers to
prepare for death. What should
have been said then as it should
be said now is. Prepare for life.
For you are not going to die,
you are going to live and death
is just an episode in that con-
tinuous life"
Anderson at Amphitheatcr
DR., Hurst r. Anderson. presi-
dent of American University
told more than 1000 persons at
Carter Barron Amphitheater the
perpetuation Of our spiritual
, and moral heritage depends al
most entirely upon 1.-THE effec-
tlveness of our living in this
world Of tension and insecurity"
/, The university presiden
J charged we have been doing "a
very bad job of communicating
this heritage TO other people
There are two reasons for this.
First, we haven't understood it
too well ourselves. Second. we
haven't gotten 1t across because
we haven't lived it too we'll"
-Four principles underlay our
heritage, DR. Anderson said.
They are belief in the dignity
and worth of human personality,
the support of human society by
a framework of stable principles.
the possibility of human prog
ress, and the conviction that as
American Christians we have a
destiny to realize in terms of
our own community life which
brings these points of view into
individual relationships.
Bishop Dun Gives Message
The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop of Washington,
told worShipers in Washington
Cathedral "the theme OF Easter
is the living Presence and sover-
eighty OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02

NEARLY 125 years ago, st
Mary'S Ca t holic Churc h
bought land adjacent to the
Presbyterian burial grounds
for a church building. AS
workmen eXcavated for the
foundation, they accidentally
went beyond the building line.
Their picks bit into a
wooden ammunition box about
the size of a coffin.
When they opened it, they
found the remains of man
dressed in a Continental uni
form. The insignia indicated
he was from a Kentucky out
fit.
Alexandria officials were
told of the discovery, and the
body was reinterred in the
same spot. On the church
records went an entry-"Jan-
uary 10, 1928. An old Revolu-
tionary Soldier from Ken
lucky" -
The Old Presbyterian Meet
Ing House had been built in
l774. During the Revolution,
Alexandria was a hoSpitaliza-
ton center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02

ONE THEORY is that the
"old Revolutionary Soldier
from Kentucky" was wounded
on the battlefield and sent to
Alexandria for treatment, and
later died.
In the confusion of war,
there was little time for keep
ing up church records, or for
complete identification Of the
dead. Those who died were
hurriedly buried, so time could
be spent treating the living.
There was not even time
enough to wait for a coffin, in
the Kentuckian's case, and the
ammunition box was used as
a substitute.
The church was destroyed
by fire in 1885, was rebuilt,
but was discontinued as a
church in 1886. The records,
meanwhile, were lost, and
with them the entry for jan
uary 10, 1928.
They later were rediScovered,
and a movement started to
recognize the unknown soldier
of the Revolution. The Ma
tional Society of the Children
of the American Revolution
began a campaign for funds
for a permanent monument to
his memory.
The American Legion Post
Of Alexandria, meantime, put
a marker on the grave on
February % 1923. A year
later the permanent monu-
ment was completed and dedi-
Gated. The inscription on the
marble slab, written by Will
liam Tyler Page, author OF
the Americans Creed" reads:
Here lies a soldier hero OF
the Revolution whose identity
is known but to God.
"His was an idealism that
recognized a Supreme Being,
that planted religious liberty
on our shores, that overthrow
despotism, that established a
peoples government, tn a
wrote a Constitution setting
meteS and bounds of delegated
authority, that fixed a stand
ard Of value upon men above
gold and that lifted high the
torch of civil liberty along the
pathway OF mankind.
In ourselves his soul exists
as part of ours, his Memory S
Mansion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
.YMCA Need Cited
In Silver Spring

A YMCA spokesman last week
said the need for a ~" building
in Silver Spring was illustrated
by the flood of applications re-
ccived for free Easter vacation
swimming lessons being given by
the organization.
c. Edwin Kline, chairman of
the Silver Spring Y, declared
only 252 boys could be accepted
for the swimming courses today
through Saturday. Hundreds Of
boys had to be turned awag. lie
said.
The Y swimming lessons are
being given daily from noon TO
s pm in the pool at Walter r d
Army Hospitals Forest Glen AM
nay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02

Washington churchgoers in
record numbers attended sunrise
and other Easter Sunday serv-
ices yesterday.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
were among those attending
church services. They went to
National Presbyterian Church
where they heard DR.. Edward L.
r. Elson, minister of the church,
preach.
Evangelist Billy Graham cleo
trified a crowd of 10000 at Wal
ter Reed with a minute
sermon in which he said Christ
is the key to Americas racial
problems.
The tall North Carolinian.
backed by the powerful delivery
which has made him world re-
nowned. also said the resurrec-
ton key, the promise of life
hereafter and a love for man.
kind also is the key to our press
ing international difficulties.
Crowd Spills Into Streets
DR.. Graham told the crowd,
which spilled over the sides of
the bowl and into the streets and
buildings, that the love Christ
had for man is what is needed
now to solve the racial contro-
versy.
ITS a serious problem" he
said, land emotions are running
high" The minister told a story
Of a white and colored man who
had a reason to quarrel. But
they found one another Chris
tians," he declared, land they
Joined their hands and hearts
In Christ there is no barrier"
/ When President and Mrs.
Eisenhower took their seats in a
fifth-row pew in National Pres
byterian Church to join the world
in hailing the ascension of Christ
they heard the Rev. Edward l.. r
ElSon preach on Christ Is
Risen!"
To the first family's pastor
the real Easter message is
truths vindication."
Everyone Mr.. Elson said
thought Christ was dead after
the crucifixion. PLATE was
sure. Caiphus was sure
the Pharisees were sure the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
BeItsviIIe Victim
OfFulIing Tree Dies

A Beltsville Md firewood
dealer died in Leland Memorial
Hospital last night from injuries
received when a tree fell on him.
John H. Flora, 81. of Route /,
was clearing trees Friday on
property owned by the Smith
Gravel Pit, near Falkland, when
the accident occurred, according
to his family.
Mr.. Flora, native of High
land. Howard County, had lived
in the Beltsville area 25 years.
He is survived by his widow.
Edna, and four children, John H.
Flora, il, &c. Mrs. Dorothy M.
Clark, A; Martha Elizabeth
Flora, 81, and Christopher G.
Flora, 81, all of Beltsvile, and five
Stepchildrcn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
The
Rambler
The Revolution Had
Its Unknown Too
BY JACK JONAS

Some people have suggested
there ought to be more than
one Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier-say one for World
War II and one for the Korean
War.
They seem to be overlooking
the tombs of unknown soldiers
of the Revolutionary War and
the War of 1912.
That for the Unknown
Soldier of the War of 1912 is
in Avon Springs, N. Y, but
the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier of the Revolution is
close at hand.
1t is simply marked, with a
marble slab atop six short
columns, in the Old Presby-
terrain Meeting House church,
yard at Alexandria, Wa
famous church with an equally
famous and historic burial
ground.
The Revolutions unknown
soldier was discovered by acct
dent. Nobody knows where
or when he fell, or how he got
to Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Rambling

c. D. Hill has responded to
the request about writing the
sentence, There are three
Ito, two, tools in the English
language" He says it ought
to be There are three words
In the English language that
are pronounced similarly or
the same-to, two, too" I'm
less he adds, someone in
sists on tew, tyeu or teu." !.
A woman at the Ben Frank
lin Station of the Post Office
was using the new talking
stamp vending machine. She
studied the instructions,
dropped in a nickel, dialed for
one stamp, and listened to the
machines message. Il already
had stamps she said to the
man in line behind her. II
Just wanted to try it out" !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
$500 Damage Caused
By Fire in Trailer

| A house trailer at the Night
ingale Trailer Court in Fairfax
County was severely damaged by
fire last night.
The blaze started in the
trailer of Mrs, Myran Foley while
she was visiting next door. The
Kitchen and bedroom compart-
ments were burned, causing dam
age estimated at $500.
The blaze was put out by the
Penn DaW Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Civilians TO Hear TuIk

r, K. MOTIFS, president Of the
Federal Storage Co. and head
of the United Givers Fund, will
discuss the functions of the
United Givers Fund at lunch
con meeting Of the Civilian Club
OF Washington at 1890 pm.
tomorrow at the Mayhower
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Association for Child
hood Education meets at the
Sheraton-Pa Hotel.
The American Institute of
Timber Construction con-
tinues its meeting at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
Drug Treatment Gives
St. EIizobeths New Air
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS

"You many strange faces about the grounds"
pSychatrist at ST. Ezabeths Hospital said recently Where
they from?"
He didn't have to wonder long.
THE strange faces persons who be kept in
disturbance wards but who been copromazne
Arkansas State press., 1956-11-23

b.idc-elset. IN tine home Of Nj
and Mir {. S. Smith, GOO NORTH
Arkansas street. Mis- d l..
Lynch. a faculty member If Dan-
Itl hl sehul has been elected a.
enc Of the members Of the \
lumui Board Of Shorter college
Tho Ashley county teachers
association was held al the Dan
lrl hi school W { Slack is pFesi-
dent The Daniel hi Tigers
defeated Magnolia last Wednesday
mite by a score ef 40-l2 for the
conference championship The t.
gers were the only team IN tn
conference that was undefeatei
in conference play Their record
far the conference Has four WiHa,
and one tie Outsta ding IN The
baekfield we're NJ. Burns, Newton
and Fink. In the line, Alison. K
Newton and Jack Cazon. The t.
gers vii lose ab NJ five FIRST
string men by graduation. how
ever, Coach Grant expects TO
field a strong team mex, season.
Arkansas State press., 1956-11-23
Suppose The Arkansas Negro Voter
Try Voting Independent =.

Negro what they think of HIN, when they
supported the states Democratic head IN
passing hate measures to keep the Negroes
from exercising his constitutional nights, IN
a country he has given his blood 10 protect
The best phrase and one that Is enjoyed
most in repeating. is Il told you So" Since
This phrase is also distasteful u the listeners
ear" We will not repeat it. but Wen say that
this paper warned the Negro voters back IN
1854 when they were running al over the
state, shouting the name Of Oryal Faubus. Not
only did this paper tell you what You were
getting into, the then candidate oval FduDus
told you in plain language what he was gong
to do against your interests II he were elect
ed governor. Still many so-ealled Negro lead
ers supported him. with the excuse, "He
doesn't mean what he says.
II any gains in the Negroes status toward
his citizenship, have been made there nave
been no records made of them. But on the
other hand the Negro has lost ground, and
with the recent action of the voters in pass
ing bills designed to hamper his progress and
10 increase hate, the Negro has just about
had the foundation taken from under him.
The Negroes thruout the country recent
IN led the way, and now if the Arkansas Ne
gro can understand anything al all well
discover our mistake. and cast our vote where
il will do some good. II il doesn't d. any
good il can be a resentment Vote. We
can let the Democrats Of the south know, We
don't like their manifesto signing, their fill
clustering and their lack of loyalty To Amer
lea when America includes us. We can LEI Ark
ansas know we don't like bills passed on 10
the voters designed 10 create hate and con-
fusion and to delay US in gaining our rights
under the constitution. And especially W.
don't like people We elect 10 HIGH offices 10
lead TRADES against our interests.
Arkansas State press., 1956-11-23
fordyce

The Central Arkansas confer
cEcc Of the AME church held its
meeting at the ST John AME
church last week Bishop ). l..
Greene was the presiding officer.
Rev r. L. Lilly was hoSt-pastor
The faculty and student body
OF Dallas County Training school
held a special chapel service on
Friday morning, al which time
several Of the visiting ministers
Of the Central Conference met
with us a very inspiring talk
was given by the Rev Mcmillan.
director Of Public Relations, Shor-
ter college The student body
~ the school recently elected its
student council officers for the
school year They are: Horace At
kinson, president. James Mos
ley, vice-prcsident. Sarah Patton,
secretary. Joyce Oakley. assistant
secretary; Sandy Thomas, treas
urcr, Willie Collins. parlamenta-
rian: Thomas Davis. reporter. and
J " Clark. serEeant-at-arms. .
The Yellow Jackets Of Dots