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The Republican., 1962-09-06

Monday evening visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shat
fer and son we're Mrs. George
Stewart, Mrs. Ed Kitzmillcr and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Uphold, all of
Oakland, and Robert King, Las
Vegas, New.
The Kings Daughters Sunday
School class of the E. U. B. church
met last Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Lewis
Mrs George Edwards of Grants
vile spent last Thursday visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs Homer Shaffer.
Mrs Vonda McIntire and son,
Paul Waller Hoye, Jr., spent last
Thursday in Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Dewitt
and Miss Evelyn Dewitt we're in
Morgantown, w. Va, last Wedncs-
day evening due to the death of
their uncle, Otto Newbraugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Ashby, of
Waynesburg, o.. spent last week
with the latter's mother, Mrs Os-
car Shaffer and daughter, Betty
Ellen.
Pfc Robert Shiffy. of Fl Lee, Va,
spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Luther Jordan and
family
Mrs. Edith Saddler and Miss Icie
Schoch, of Falls Church, Va, spent
the weekend at their home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Nordeck Shaffer
and son, David, of Oakland, we're
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Shaffer and son, Robert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Carskadon
and Mr.. and Mrs Harold Hine-
baugh were among those attending
d hamburger fry last Saturday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
| Bill johnson near Terra Alta, w.
Va.
Mrs. Dale Hileman and Lakin
Bucklew, of near Terra Alta, w.
Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs Luther
Jordan last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Ashby, Jr.,
announce the birth of a son last
Sunday afternoon, September 2, in
the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital.
| Douglas Stiles, of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stiles
/ and family.
A birthday dinner was held last
Sunday in honor of Mrs. Robert
Henline and Terry Dewitt at the
nome of the formers mother, Mrs.
Oscar Shaffer Those present we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Ashby, of
I Noah D. Kinsinger and wife tc
Albert c. Bender and wife, 904o
acres of land and buildings in dis
trict Ia.
Seven building permits also
we're granted.
/ Betty Lou FOrtoricc, Deer Park
residence on Crancesville road.
I Charles Nugent, Friendsville
residence at Sand Spring.
| Elizabeth Ann and J. Rogers
Fike, Oakland, residence on Har-
vey's peninsula.
James Fitzwater, Swanton, resi-
dence near SWantOn.
I Noah D. Kinsinger, Oakland
shop near Gortner.
! Robert Livengood, GrantSVille,
residence near Salisbury,
! Myles F. Werner, Finzel, garage
near Finzel.
The Republican., 1962-09-06
21 Deed Transfers
Recorded For Week

Twenty-one property transfers
were recorded in the office oi
the State Department of Assess.
ments and Taxation in the Court
House, Oakland, during the past
week. They included the following
Delbcrt r. Bittinger and wife
to Leo c. Beckman ard wife, 2f
of an acre of land in district
Swanton.
Harold L. Mckenzie and wife to
Paul T. Garlitz and wife, "a of an
acre of land in district 8, Johnson
Harold l.. Mckenzie and wife
to Robert E. Pressman and wife
"a of an acre of land in district =
Raymond Livolsi and wife tC
Gustave Tretter and others 80 of an
acre of land in district Ia, west Oak.
land.
Frank r. Stoner and wife to
Arthur E. Keyser, ZIG of an acre
of land in district 8, Ryan's Glade
John Joseph Rcmbold and wife
to Gorden Leo Rexrode and wife
l lot and dwelling in district 16
Mt. Lake Park.
Robert B. WCotcrs and wife to
Jack E. Liller and wife, 1.88 acres of
land and buildings in district 16.
Owen Floyd Frantz to Charles
B. Getty and wife, 2 lots in dis
trict 2, FriendSville.
Owen Floyd Frantz to James NJ
Bryce and wife, lot in district 2
Charles F. Appel and wife to
George j. Kerins, Jr., and wife, "a
of an acre of land and dwelling in
district a.
Daniel Fraker and wife to George
p Grass, Jr.. and wife, IL of an
acre of wooded land in district 6
Sang Run
Fred A. Garcia and wife to Robert
Lewis Johnson and wife, .46 of ar
acre of land in district l.
Daniel j Egan and wife to Sher
K. Wang and wife, 2 lots and build
The Republican., 1962-09-06

spent Sunday and Monday witt
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Schlosnagle
and family The latter's daughter
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
MetheDy, we're also Sunday dinner
guests.
Mrs Richard Selby and son
Ficky. we're UniontoWn shoppers
on Saturday.
Mrs. Clayton Speichcr, Accident
and daughter, Mrs. William Wiley
of Frostburg. spent "Wednesday
with the formers sister, Mrs. Edit
Lowdermilk.
Friends who visited with Mr.
and Mrs Lawrence Friend during
the week were: Mr.. and Mrs. By
ard LiSton, Harnedsville, Pa; Mrs
John Williams and daughter, Con.
ME; Emmitt Friend, Mrs Kenneth
Holiday, Mrs. Jessie Sines, Mr.
and Mrs Robert Murphy, Mrs
Tom Sines and daughter Peggy
t Mrs. Howard Skidmore.
Misses Leila and Patsy Riley, oil
Washington, D. c., and Floyd Baker
of Hillside, were weekend guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Elwood Riley.
Wallace d. Holman and sons
Mark and John, of Waynesboro
Va, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hol-
man. They all attended the Hol-
man reunion on Route 40 on Sun
day.
Kenneth Turney, of Circleville
O., spent the weekend here with
his wife and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Fraser
and daughters, Norma and Mar
garct, returned to Newark, Del,
on Friday after visiting with Mr.
ana Mrs. w. X. Livengood since
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Frazec and
daughters, of Parsons, w. Va, Wis
tied with friends here on Monday.
Mrs. Mae Williams is vacationing
with her son and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Williams.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Thomas during the week we're:
Sam Fits, George Fits, Danny
Siccorci, Akron, O.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Thomas and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Fike and daughter
of Akron, O.; Mr. and Mrs Edward
Shaffer and children, of Silver
Spring and George Atwcll, Rock
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph d. Swauger
and children entertained with a
picnic barbecue at their home at
Homecoming Sunday afternoon.
Guests we're Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Rodeheaver and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arlie Kissner and sons, of
Hazelton, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
c. Herring, Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Livengood and sons, Mrs. Maude
Livengood, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Livengood, Mrs. Bessie Herring,
Mrs David Fike and grandson,
Ric<y Bates, all of Fricndsville.
Visitors of Mrs Sallie VanSickle
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl VanSickle
were Edward Tucker, Brownsville,
Pa; Mr. and Mrs Asa Fike, Mrs.
Mimic Glover, Mrs. Cora Tucker,
Mrs. Helen Krepps and children,
Games NdHSlCkle, MGS. lOTd Mae
Humbert, all of Marklcysburg, Pa;
Mrs. Audrey Mitchell, Raymond
VanSickle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Teats
and children, of Akron, Ohio; Mr..
and Mrs. John Schroyer, Robert
Schroyer, of Washington, d. c.;
Mrs. Thelma Debolt, of Confluence,
Pa; Mrs. Iva Schroyer and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frances Fike and son,
Mrs. Reuben Harshbarger and
granddaughter, Kathy; Mrs. Fred
Thomas, Mrs. Clark Frazee, Mrs.
Homer Rodahaver, Mrs. Hosea Fike
and Mrs. Chester Fike.
Walter Liston, Keeler Glade
was a Wednesday afternoon guest
at the Dunham and Shoemaker
home.
The Republican., 1962-09-06

A high school honor student OF
Falls Church, Va, was shot to
death after setting up a telescope
in his yard to study the stars. He
was hit three time by bullets short
" after midnight
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Carnival
Calendar
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 2

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2
Royal proclamation officially published the Chronicle BY
command Of Thor ILL., Mystic King of Carnival declaring perioC
from Kings Day, Jan. to Mardi GraS Feb 26 Carnival
FRIDAY, JAN
Identity of Queen Iduna H. Thor ILL., Mystic King
of Carnival, revealed in the Chronicle
KINGS DAY-JAN.
The Twelfth Night of Christmas the official start of the
Carnival season.
MONDAY, JAN.
730 pmWOrk meeting scheduled by Singing River Carnival
Club, at Krewe of Niord den Logan St.. Pascagoua
TUESDAY, JAN.
730 pm.-January meeting of the Elite Carnival Club at
home of Mrs Bobby Bara Wilson Springs Meeting shifted from
tirst Tuesday due to New Years holiday
SATURDAY JAN. IL
pm-KreWe of Niord ball. ElkS ballroom costume. Theme:
Fiesta In Old Barcelona" BY invitation.
SUNDAY, JAN. 13
am-Breakfas given by Thor ILL., Mystic King of Carnival,
following Nord ball. Corral Of Coitas Restaurant BY
invitation
SATURDAY, JAN. Is
3pmCarnval parade, downtown Pascagoa Sponsored by
ElkS Club.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Anola Club has
holiday theme
at Friday meet

The Friday meeting OF the
Anola Club was opened with a
Christmas reading by Mrs.
James Estabrook and the entire
program for the day was carried
out in the holiday theme.
PascagOula High School Choral
iers presented several tradi-
tional Christmas songs.
Mrs. F. c. Minkler and Mrs.
George Howell introduced Erik
Engdorf Of Denmark; Mrs. Mer-
cedes della Guardia of Costa
Rica, and Mrs. Eva Rothmeyer
and Mrs. Celia Bailey Of Mexico.
Each guest spoke on Christ
mas traditions in foreign coun-
tries.
Mrs. Alf Dantzler, chairman
Of scholarship fund, reported on
the clubs recent rummage sale.
The proceeds from this success.
full sale will go to the scholar
ship fund.
Thirty dollars was sent to the
Veterans Hospital in Biloxi. The
clubs project for this Christmas
will be to furnish dinner, toys and
clothes for a family of five chill
dren and their parents.
Hostesses we're Mesdames Eve
lyn Rawlings, Juanita Brondum.
Mary Kate Haydel, Laura Kate
Franklin, Alice Hodgson and
Minkler.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Colmer speaks
at club meetinq

Gulf Coast Chapter 2O9 National
Association Of Retired Civil EN-
ployees held its Christmas lunch
con Dec. Is. at Cotlta's with SO
present.
Cong. William C0lmer was in
troduced by Marion Stephens,
chairman of the legislative com
mittee.
Colner delivered a talk con-
cerning procedure on passage OF
new bills in Congress.
He also assured those present
that Congress would take the
necessary action in passing law
giving retired members the five
per cent increase in annuities
passed at the last session OF
Congress.
Christmas gifts were exchanged
by member and guests.
Guests present were c. D. Bone,
Mesdames K. F. McCullman, w.
r. O'Dell, G. N. Kinser, E. j.
Sacks, Flora Stephens, W. Buras,
Irene johnson, ]. E. Murdock and
Rip Downing.
Calvin T. Bolding, publicity
chairman, announced that the
next meeting will be Jan. "a.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Kindergarten
gives program
at Pas church

The kindergarten and nursery
of First Baptist Church of Pas
cagoula presented narration OF
the Christmas Story Wednesday.
Narrators were Gina Dubuis-
son, Susan Gibson, Marie Har.
per, Pam Roush, Janice Chesser
Mark Hartley and Tina Davis.
Other children participating
were Candy Holt, Reggie Broom
10 Lynn Fuente, Lesia Ferrell
Johnette Ray. Sharon Thompson
Stephanie Mason, Cole5te Cut
rer, Barry Mason, Clinton Alb
hey, Phillip Carr, Mark Edwards,
Hickey Keener,
Dwight Everett, Laurin Avara,
Shelly Ray, Janice Chesser,
Cathy Merritt, Clinton Abbey,
Teri Nation, Nancy Gautier, Ceci
Sims, Paul Starnes,
Kathy Fremin, Leahne Good
fried, Sylvia Kendrick, Michele
Burks, Lucie Whitsell, Martha
Byrd, Denise Meadows, and Wade
Williams.
Bendiction was given by the
Rev. Clark McMurray. pastor.
Director of the Kindergarten
and nursery school is Mrs. Boyce
Coleman, assisted by Mrs. An
drew and Mrs. j. A. Willis.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Central students
give program

A program entitled Cards Of
Christmas was presented Tuesday
night at Central Elementary
School, under the direction Of
Joann BroaduS.
Those who participated were
Sharon Watkins, Susan Martin,
Judy McLendon, Karol Burkett,
Debbie Walker, Ethelyn Barron,
Donna Branch, Mary Ann Ire
villion, Ann Wilkinson, Laureen
Lindsey.
Aileen Owens, Jimmy Brewer,
Johnny Ferrer, Henry Ivy, Randy
V0nKanel, Marion Parham, Diane
Muller, Libby White, Jill Holmes,
Sharon Pittman, Denise Moncrief,
Cynthia Prestridge, Janet La
chaussee, Charmane Ates,
Erline Arceneaux, Deborah
Manning, Sarge Reclllin, Jimmy
Flanagan, Michael Boleware,
Gary German, Patricia Sballings.
Kathryn Golf.
Angela Smith, Carla Ander-
son, Libby Thompson. Kathy
Benefited, Marcia Paxton, Jay
Thorn, Ricky Roberts, Darrell
laramie, Kelly Thibault, Sammy
Smith,
Jimmy Heidelberg, Warren
May, Woody Vandevender, Thom-
as Williams, Bill Chamberlain,
Shirley May. Richard Sutherland,
Mary Pierce, Robert Norris,
Wayne Bond, Freddie Halbeck.
Craig Edwards, Gerald Parker,
Vicki Lonergan, Brenda Denton,
Franz Hanning, Gwen Bodden,
Floyd Jones, Judy Dobbs. Sandra
Hester, Stephen Douglas,
Raymond Svensson, H enry
Thompson, Billy Scoville. Deles-
lyn Cooper, Deborah Rednour,
Robyn Oswald, Guy Herring.
James Billingsley, Bobby Nicely,
Sandra Stevensfsnd Steve Odom.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Moss Point
CIR 5-1630
RUTH DAVIS


Mr.. and Mrs. William Stuart
and sons, Mrs. c. B. Wilkersou
spent Saturday in New Orleans.
Mrs. Irene Rea of Philadelphia,
Miss, is a guest of her grand
daughter Mrs. E. E. Killen and
family during the Christmas holi.
days.
Students home for the holi.
days; LSU Jimmie White, Billy
Roy Kelley;
Pearl River Junior College; Joe
Brister, Fayla Simmons.
Mississippi College; Arthur
Jones, Dennis Bilbo, Billy Hardin,
George Bond, Elizabeth Ann Nc
Gowen, Katherine Davis, Pat
Watts.
Baptist Bible Institute; Al
Smith.
SMU; Mike Warnock.
Jackson School of Nursing;
Vicki Gieger, Brenda Owens.
Tulane; Mark Peterzell.
Wake Forest; Dickie Daffin.
William Carey; Phillip Sudduth,
Durwood Blackwell.
Belhaven; Mary Helen Wood.
MSCW; Olivia Jane, Sherry
Spann, Linda Jean Renfroe, Kay
Dearing.
Blue Mountain; Kathy Jones.
Mr.. John Lowe is recuperating
at home with a broken ankle.
His brother Walter Lowe and
Colonel Earl Edwards Of Tchula,
Miss. visited in the Lowe home a
few days last week.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Candy speaks
to garden club
in Moss Point

The December meeting of Moss
Point Garden Club was held
Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Leon
Nelson.
1t featured a talk by B. E..
Candy, director of State Wildlife
Museum of Mississippi in Jack
son.
After an opening prayer by
Mrs. Arthur S. Jones a Christ
mas poem was read by Mrs, Van
Hardin.
Gandy's talk on birdlife was il
lustrated with color slides OF
birds of Mississippi.
He was introduced by Mrs.
Chester Lyons, program Chair
man, who presented him with
a gift of a bird feeder.
The table, covered with a red
felt cloth, was centered with an
arrangement composed Of six tiny
white reindeer drawing a white
sleigh filled with colorful Christ
mas balls.
Other arrangements in the room
consisted of green Christmas
tree decorated with icicleS by
Mrs. r. F. Fitzner; and bird
arrangement fashioned by Mrs.
w. B. McDavid.
Mrs. Jones poured coffee and
refreshments were served.
HoSteSSeS were MesdameS T. l..
DeLaSlmnet, Marvin White, Eu-
gene Garfield, McDavid and Fitz-
ner.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
&c Council SETS
Christmas party
for Pas children

Knights of Columbus Council
1905 will be host algain this year
for its annual children's Christ
mas party.
Francis Larson, grand knight,
has announced that there will be
a Santa Claus parade starting at
l pm. Monday on Market Street
and proceeding to the council
home by Jackson Avenue, Watts
Avenue and South Magnolia
Street.
More than 500 children will
gather at the home after the pa
rade and Santa Claus will talk
to them and distribute gifts and
candy.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
New Books
at library

New books just received at
Jackson County-P goula City
Library include the following:
Adoption. four Periods and Af-
ter by Louise Raymond.
Alphea by Grace Stone.
Handbook OF Biblical PERSONAL
ties by George NJ. Alexander.
We Dissent by Hoke Nor
ris.
The | Hate TO Housekeep book
by Peg Bracken.
A book about Soils for the Home
Garden by Henry Stewart Ortloft
The library is to be closed Mon
day and Tuesday.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Bunko hostess
is Mrs. Shimp

Mrs. Bill Shimp entertained 20
members at the Bunko Club
Christmas meeting, which was
held Tuesday night at the home
of the Luther Stations in Pasca-
goula.
Prize winners were Bill ShimI
end Mesdanes Paul Lewis, Vince
Determan and John Kinslow.
Mrs. Lawson Nelson was win
ner of the door prize.
Gifts were exchanged by the
members and refreshments
served by the hostess.
Next meeting will be in the
Nelson home at 212 BellvieW
Street, Moss Point.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Mays entertain
at home in nap

The Jack Mays entertained
about sixty of their friends in
their home on Weems Street In
Moss Point Thursday night.
Christmas decorations were
beautiful throughout the house.
Mrs. j. T. Thompson attended
the silver service. MesdameS J.
w. Flowers and j. d. Faggard
assisted in serving.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
Christmas party
set by Pas KCs

Knights of Columbus will hold
their annual Christmas party Sat-
urday at the home beginning al
g pm.
A buffet supper will be followed
by dancing, with music furnished
by Jack Fallo Cavaliers.
Committee chairmen are Wally
Frazier, Mack Hudson and E.
j. Murry. Admission will be s.
"a couple for guests, with mem.
berS being admitted free.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
81 II @i,'RId:i:S;::;i Is SP0Mt] 70 u {!

her parents the R. c. Whites for
Christmas and New Years holi-
days.
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
PoscugouIo

DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Griener
are visiting in the home of her
parents, the J. Leslie Nelson's OF
545 Polk Avenue. for the holidays.
DR.. Griener will leave for Ger
many Wednesday where Mrs.
Griener will join him later.
Mike Nelson will arrive from
Ole Miss for Christmas vacation
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert May will
leave tomorrow for Philadel-
phia, Pa, where they will visit
The chronicle., 1962-12-20
LOtSa Lumber

BATON ROUGE, La. CUPD -
Louisiana's annual sawtimber
growth is more than 100000
600 (b) board feet, equally di-
vided between pine and hard
wood.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing points subtract times indicated
from the above: Annapolis, 3h hours,
Bloody Point Light 4lz hours; Colo
soIomons Island. GA hours; Point
Lookout, ia hours.
Precipitation
Month 1862 1891 Normal Record Yr.
January 1.59 3.l2 324 7.S3 '37
February 3.65 5.71 2.44 6.S4 "a
Evening star., 1962-09-09
CityMonuger
In GreenbeIt
Resigns Job

Charles T. Mcdonald has
annoupced his retirement as
city manager Of Greenbelt. a
municipality he helped trans
form from q model Federal
project to one Of Prince
Georges County's fastest grow
ing communities.
Mr.. Mcdonald, 81. has served
the city IA years. He was in
strumental in arranging the
last governmental transfer Of
streets, water and sewer sys-
TENS to the self-sustainine
community in 1858.
During his tenure. Mr.. Nc
Donald was a major adviser II
the Mayor and council in the
drafting Of a 1857 master
zoning plan with the Mary
nd-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
Several years ago he guided
the transfer Of the city water
and sewer system to the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission and aided negotiation:
for the sale Of Greenbelt Ele-
mentary School to the county
Board Of Education.
Mr.. McDonald's retirement Il
effective November IS.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Mental Test
Ordered for
Area Driver

Traffic charges yesterday led
an Arlington high school senior
to a mental institution.
In-unusual Saturday proceed
ings,i County Judge Ken Mac
Farlane Smith ordered Francis
Lewis Fletcher, 10. Of the 800
block Of South Adams street,
sent to Western State Hos
pital for observation.
Judge Smith commented that
he could not recall q previous
instance in which q defendant
charged with traffic offenses
has been forced to undergo
mental examination.
Commonwealth Attorney
william Hassan declared that
the boys record demonstrates
complete disregard and disre-
spect Of the law beyond the
bounds Of sanity"
Fletcher has been accused of
more than 20 traffic violations
in the last two years and was
arrested three times for driving
with a revoked permit, accord
ing to Mr.. Hassan.
Assault and forgery charges
also have been filed against
him. He last was arrested Fri
day for driving while his license
was revoked.
Police testified that recently
they unsuccessfully pursued
him along crowded Route / at
speeds in excess Of 100 miles
an hour.
Friends said that Fletcher's
father was killed in the Battle
of Bulge during World War II
and that his mother died sew
eral years ago. He has been
living with o grandmother.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

District and vicinity-Vari-
able cloudiness today. high in
the upper 70s. Low tonight in
the lower COS. Mostly cloudy
and mild tomorrow with show
ers. Saturdays high, 78 at 4
pm; low, 54 at $40 am.
Maryland-Variable cloudi-
ness today, high 74-79. Low
tonight 60-65. Mostly cloudy
with showers tomorrow, high
in the upper 70s.
Virginia-Variable cloudiness
today with chance of showers
in the southwest; high in the
7Os. Mostl ycloudy tonight
with showers spreading over
the State tonight and continu-
ing tomorrow. Low tonight.
60-65. High tomorrow in the
IDS.
Resort Areas
Long Island and New Jersey
beaches-Increasing cloudiness
today, high 72. Showers to-
morrow, high "A.
Maryland. Delaware and Vir-
ginia beaches-MoStly cloudy,
high 70 today. Scattered show
ers, high rs tomorrow.
Nags Head to Cape Hatteras
Cloudy today, high rs. Scat
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Girl, 3, Burned;
Condition Critical

A 3-year-old girl remained in
critical condition yesterday
with burns she suffered while
playing in the yard at her
home in Seabrook, Prince
Georges County Police re-
ported.
Diana L. Higdon, Of 9432
Franklin avenue. had been in
the yard only q few minutes
when her 7-year-old brother
Stephen, inside. the house,
looked out and saw his sisters
clothing aflame, police said.
The child's mother, Mrs.
Joan Higdon, ran outside and
smothered the flames with a
blanket according to Detective
1t. Earl j. Huber.
He said the child suffered
second and third degree burns
over so per cent Of her body.
She. was admitted in critical
condition to Prince Georges
General Hospital.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
BETTER T-BoNEs
Supersonics Weigh
Merit of Live Cattle

More than three hundred
Angus fanciers. mostly from
Virginia, attended the field day
on the 1.6Oo-acre Strauss farm.
There was a judging contest
for amateur and professional
cattlemen, and a discussion of
herd classification by w. b.
McStadden, official classifier
for the American Angus
Association.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

Showers and thundehOwerS will tonight the third
the Nation except for the Northeast Atlantic
and the Southern Plateau will the
the Midwest and Kansas The Eastern
States will be warmer.-AP WirephOtO Map.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Sac statt wrIter

BRANDY STATION. Va.
Aug. "a supersonics ma
chine that may revolutionizs
the cattle breeding industry
was demonstrated today tc
Aberdeen-Angus cattle breed
ers at a field day at Brandy
Rock Farm. owned by Admiral
Lewis L. Strauss and his son,
Lewis H. Strauss.
The machine. an expert
mental model used in research
at the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitutes. measures the rib eye
muscle in cattle. This is the
red meat in a T-bone steak.
d. c. Meyerhoeffer. a re-
searcher at vPI. said that the
ability to produce large areas
of lean meat ip steaks Is an
inherited characteristic passed
on to the offspring by the sire
and dam. If it is possible. he
said, to select breeding ami
mails with large areas Of lean
meat, then cattle breeders will
be able to put better steaks on
the market.
without the machine. Mr.
Meyerhoeffer said, 1t was nec-
essary to slaughter animals Il
determine the yield Of lear
cuts.
The machine measures thI
lean meat by bouncing a super
sonic vibration through the
animal and back to a recorder
Mr.. Meyerhoeffer emphasized
that it Ia in the expert
mental stage and may moi
prove effective.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

implies that the cost Of estab-
fishing a rehabilitation center
probably would not be very
great.
1t suggests that Prince VIII
liam County, where large at
tractive tracts Of land still can
be acquired relatively inexpen-
sively. might accommodate the
center, and that as few as five
full-time staff employees could
maintain it for 100 patients.
The commission recommends
that If the various jurisdictions
agree to establish a farm, a
plan originally outlined by Al
coholics Anonymous. and If the
farm is successful, q separate
one might be later established
for women.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
University Women
Meeting Tomorrow

The Washington Branch of
the American Association of
University Women meets to-
morrow at 4 pm. at the Edu-
cational Building, 24O1 Virginia
avenue NV.
DR.. Charlotte Luethens of the
German Federation Of Univer-
sity Women will discuss "The
Role Of Women in Present Day
Society,"" Members and their
friends are invited.