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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02
Junior Bond Contest
PIunned for Miumi

A Junior band contest is to
be held at next years American
Legion convention in Miami, If
three or more bands indicate in
terest in the plan.
The junior band contest was
not held here this year, presum-
ably because of lack Of interest.
The National Contest Super
visory Committee Of the Legion
agreed today it would recon-
mend such q contest to the Ma
tional Executive Committee Of
the Convention Corporation, If
enough interest in the plan de-
velops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02

becoming southwest 1920 miles
per hour tonight and shifting to
northwest over lower bay tomor-
row afternoon.
Pollen countess grains per
cubic yard of air for the "a hours
ending 8 am. yesterday.
River Repert.
(From q. 8. Ensfneers.)
Potomac River. clear, ct Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear, at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02

He intends to spend as much
time as possible with small posts.
tits no criticism of anyone" he
said, "but too often we just hit
the big cities. The little posts are
just as good as big ones.
1.-THE thing I want to do-and
the thing think I can dds
get down on the level of the boys
in the blue caps"
His father-in-law, George r.
Quesenberry, herded him into
the Legion as well as the real
estate business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02

airplanes to Australia from Cali
fornia. Transferred to the China
Burma India theater, he few
cargo across "The Hump"
=. He is ~ years old, 6 feet and
s. inches tau, stands as straight
as cadet, and has a jaw on him
that might be hacked from flint.
He says his digestion is fine. and
he'll need a strong stomach for
the seemingly endless round Of
Legion chicken dinners. And
baked ham with raisin sauce. .
he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02
Resort Areas Forecast
(Fridoy)

Blue Ridge-Partly cloudy
and warm.
Lower Bay and Virginia
Beach-Partiy cloudy and
warm with westerly winds
10-15 miles per hour.
Upper Bay. Rehoboth.
Ocean City and South Jersey
Party cloudy and warm
with westerly winds 1920
miles per hour. shifting TO
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02
Legionnaires Start
Heading for Home;
Space Available Now

Washington's flood Of Ameri-
can Legionnaires was trickling
out of town today.
Early leavers, not waiting for
today's final sessions in the Ma
tional Guard Armory. began
their exodus yesterday. leaving
tel5space available Tor the first
time since the convention start
ed.
Travel companies reported
traffic heavy but not enough to
call for, more than q few extra
cars inserted into trains. Air
lines were putting no extra
flights on today's schedule.
Big Week End Seen.
Tomorrow, with the big con-
yention over and the Labor Day
week end about to start, all
forms of transportation expected
heavy patronage.
The Legionnaires surprised no.
telkeepers by giving up many
rooms yesterday. John J. Cost,
general manager of the Dupont
Plaza and chairman Of the con-
vention's housing committee.
said many people who had ex-
pected to leave today pulled out
yesterday.
He suggested anything after
the mammoth parade Tuesday
might seem anticlimactic to some.
or business and personal affairs
might have summoned them
home early.
Maybe they just got tired"
he added.
Left Vacant Rooms.
The home-going Legionnaires
left vacant rooms that other
travellers had tried vainly to re-
serve, Mr.. Cost said.
On the other hand, some con-
vention- goers will stay on for
tomorrow's meeting Of the Ma
tional Executive Committee. or
to see the sights.
Union Station officials were
planning many extra trains and
extra cars for tomorrow. though
they found convention travel
nothing to what we expected"
Many Legionnaires must have
come by private car, they said,
or as individuals without group
reservations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02
40 and 8 Dimes in French
At Speeches. BANQUET

The Legion's Society Of 40 and
8. the fun-making organization,
had fun last night during its
annual convention banquet In
the Hotel Statler. s
Beyond q brief Introduction by
Frarcis u. Miller. genera chair.
nianIof III Promenade rationale
Committee, there wasn't . breath
or a. speech. 2
But there was a floor show,
followed by a dance.
The menu was a work OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-02

Scattered showers expected tonight in Northern New
England Florida the mountain area West Virginia
Southern Michigan Southern Nevada and In Western wash
Northern Rockies and the lower Ohio Valley cooler In the
Middle and Upper Mississippi Valley and In the Upper Great
Lakes area ZAP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1954-07-28


Ia Dble. 3 ~ Pass
A All pass
Mr.. Champions Jump to three
spades after the takeout double
was an effort to keep Mr.. Meek
out of the bidding.
In that respect it was sue
eessful. The jump raise in this
situation is a weakness" bid
and Mr.. Champion hoped Miss
Brash would pass 1t unless she
had big hand. Not Miss Brash.
She never stops one short OF
game.
OF course the four-spade con-
tract turned out to be a sound
one. If either outstanding dia-
mond honor had been in Mr..
Meek's hand. it would have been
cold. In fact, 1t would often be
made with the cards Just as they
were.
Mr.. Abel opened the deuce Of
hearts and MIR. Meek won with
the king. Now a careless player
would cash the ace of hearts at
this point; not only to grab that
winner, but because the play is
30 natural" and apparently
harmless.
But see what would happen.
Miss Brash would trump the ace
of hearts. She would enter dunn
J my with a trump and ruff off
dummy's last heart. After pull
ing the last opposing spade she
would lead the queer of clubs.
Mr.. Abel's best play would be
to win with the ace of clubs and
get off lead with a club. Miss
Brash would win this return on
the board, lead a diamond and
put in the nine spot.
Mr.. Abel would win with the
tack-but that would be his last
trick. He could return dia-
mond into the ace-queen; or he
could return a club or a heart,
either of which would enable
Miss Brash to ruff in her hand
while discarding the losing dia-
nnond from the board.
However, Mr.. Meek did not
lead heart at trick two. He
recognized his partners deuce
as a fourth highest lead. (There
was the remote possibility that
the deuce of hearts was a single
ton, but Mr.. Abel almost GER
tainly would not have made a
takeout double with a singleton
In the "other major").
So, If Mr.. Abel had four
hearts, then Miss Brash had
exactly one-and therefore it
was hopeless to try to cash an
other trick in the suit.
Mr.. Meek also realized that
long trump holdings in closed
hand and dummy lend them
selves readily to a throw-in play.
He returned the eight of dia-
monds at trick two. This ruined
the throw-in play outlined above
and doomed the contract to a
one-trick set.
Copyright. 1854. General Features Corp3
Evening star., 1954-07-28
Uncle Ruy' S Corner

While he was in the Rocky
Mountains, Capt. Meriwether
Lewis spent "a exciting hours.
He went ahead Of the party to
examine some rapids. but left
the bank OF the river and
climbed hill. The sight which
met his eyes was full Of beauty.
He beheld the Missouri River
spread out before him. To the
south he saw a range Of snow
covered mountains.
Rejecting on the beauty OF the
scene, the captain walked down
another side of the hill. Soon he
came upon q herd Of buffaloes.
He thought that there must be
q thousand or more. Game was
needed at the camp. 50 he leveled
his gun and fired. SUddenly he
turned and saw q large bear. .
grizzly. stealing toward him.
hardly 20 yards awayi
Dropping his empty aintlock.
Lewis dashed toward 3 tree. Az
Evening star., 1954-07-28

bear on the bank. Fortunately
he had kept his spontoon, q kind
Of spear. and this he pointed at
the beast. Perhaps the grizzly
became frightened: at any rate it
ran away.
Lewis returned to the spot
where he had dropped his gun
and picked it ups Then he went
on with his walking. That eve
ming he saw an animal which he
mistook for q tiger; it must have
been q puma. 1t was crouching,
and seemed ready to spring.
when he fired at it. The bullet
failed to strike its mark but the
big cat turned and loped away.
Soon afterward Lewis caught
sight Of three buffalo bulls. The
animals ran toward him. and
seemed to be on q charge, but
they halted their course at a dis
tance OF about 100 yards. After
looking at the white man, they
returned to their herd.
Evening star., 1954-07-28
By Romon coffmon

Feeling that he had had enough
adventures for one day. Lewis
hurried back to camp. That night
he slept under a tree. In the
morning he caught sight Of a
rattlesnake, coiled up at q dis
tance of only few feet. Acting
quickly, he struck the serpent
and ended its career.
Evening star., 1954-07-28
Our Presidents
By Honore M. cotudol


President Eisenhower's
predecessor as president of
Columbia University was the
Republican nominee for Vice
President when President Taft
was defeated by Woodrow
Wilson in 1912. Who was he?
(which ex-President wrote
Of his g. =. Discrimination to
mental effort which has thro
life been my besetting in
trinity?
(Which President lived for
q short time in a house on
Jackson place while the White
House was being done over?
(Answers on next page.)
Evening star., 1954-07-28

beheId the Missouri spread out
before him.
he glanced over his shoulder, he
saw that the bear was chasing
him. with Jaws wide open. The
tree was too far to reach in time.
so the captain changed his
course and ran toward the river.
The bear followed.
Rushing straight into the
!. water. Lewis turned and saw tn
Evening star., 1954-07-28

Facts about Mexico's people and
their strange customs. also about the
ancient Aztecs, appear in the leaf
let called Mexico and the Mexf-
cans This leafiet viii be sent TO you
stamped, addressed envelope.
Send your letter to Uncle Ray In care
or The Star
Evening star., 1954-07-28
fAnsver 3 Yesterday,s puzxIe.,

Z - I n -
Evening star., 1954-07-28
Word Come
Find 81 or more words in
rVN rTIT III

Find 81 or more words in
GIN NCTURE,
meaning, "act of girding. stir-
rounding" Average is 33; time
limit. 80 minutes.
Rules OF the eame--1. Words fnpst
be OF four OF more letters. = Wotds
which acquire four letters by the addi-
dition Of -e.s' such as bats" CAD,
are not used. g. Only one form Of q
word Is used. 4. Proper names are not
used.
Answer 10 wHARyES.
wares, washer weaves. wavers. wears,
hares, hawse. have. hawser, hears. aYefs.
raves, rase, rash, rhea. vase, save.
safer, scar. share. shear. shaver, shrey.
swear.
Evening star., 1954-10-05
MoriIyn Posed, Joe Opposed,
So Their Marriage Didn't Take

ITCH" to report she wouldn't
be in for work as scheduled
because she and Joe had sepa-
rated and she was busy confer
ring with Attorney Jerry 'Giesler
about a divorce. Mr.. Giesler later
disclosed Marilyn will not ask
for alimony. He will file formal
divorce papers tomorrow in Sam
ia Monica. charging mental
cruelty.
The official reason for the
breakup. as given out by Mr..
Giesler and the studio: "Incom-
Evening star., 1954-10-05

patibility resulting from the con-
flicting demands Of their ca
reers."
Reporters and photographers
swarmed around the couples
home in Beverly Hills. A woman
who identified herself as Mrs.
Nelson. said through a peekhole
in the front door: Miss Monroe
is not well. She's tired and she
has a cold"
Joe was divorced several years
ago from Dorothy Arnold, by
whom he had a son. Marilyn
was married at Is to James
Dougherty. then an aircraft
worker and now a Van Nuys,
Calf. patrolman. But this mar
riage, too, ended in divorce a
few years later.
Evening star., 1954-10-05
By sheiIoh Grohon,
lor.h American Newspaper AlIione,

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 5.-The
glamor- packed marriage of the
decade" between Marilyn Monroe
and Joe DiMaggio broke up yes
terday after run of less than
nine months, with both parties
bored right to the ears" with
each other.
Both the onetime Yankee Clip
per and his wife were in seclu-
sion in their English farmhouse
in Beverly Hills. Their "his" and
"hers" twin black Cadillacs were
parked outside. A housekeeper
said neither Marilyn nor Joe
would see reporters.
The blond beauty, who rode
to fame and one Of Hollywood's
fattest salaries, pulled no
punches when she announced to
astonished friends that she will
file for divorce as soon as posi-
BILE.
Marilyn told them: "Joe and I
just don't speak the same Ian
guage."
To this, one of her closest
friends - who, like the movie
colony as a whole, was
caught by surprise by the an
nouncement - added: ITO be
frank, Joe bores her. And I think
he's just as bored with her as
she is with him."
The $100,000-per-picture ac-
tress confided to friends: "Joe's
idea of a good time is 70 stay
home night after night watching
television. He goes for days and
days without even speaking to
me. He's the modest man I
ever knew"
The idol of the diamond and
the screens biggest-draWing fe-
male star, it was learned, have
been quarreling bitterly for the
last six months---but they man
aged to gloss things over in pub
lie. Besides Marilyn's COM
plants, according to intimates,
there were other causes of fric-
ton, such as:
Item: Joe. a quiet, publicity
shy husband, objected heatedly
to the fanfare Of sexy photos
which attended Marilyn's every
public appearance. She retorted
it was all part of her work.
Item: Marilyn was obligated
to attend a number of parties.
Joe ducked them.
Item: Joe disliked her friends
and gave Marilyn an ultimatum
over one of them, Natasha Lytess,
Marilyn's coach. Either she
goes or I do" Joe told Marilyn
shortly before she left for New
York to work on "The Seven
Year Itch" Natasha made
the eastward jaunt; Joe stayed
behind. but joined his wife there
later.
Item: Joe wanted to move to
San Francisco. Marilyn's career
was anchored to a Hollywood
film lot.
Marilyn gave the news Of the
bust-up casually. She telephoned
Billy Wilder, her director on
Evening star., 1954-11-29
.5FIyers Killed
In B-25Crash,
Sixth Badly Hurt
Missing Andrews
PIune Hits in Woods
Near Friendship
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
sey. Md, between Baltimore
boulevard and the new Balti-
more Washington expressway.
Picked Up Three Army Men.
Andrews officials said the
three-man crew picked up three
Army hitchhikers in Tulsa for
the return trip.
The survivor was conscious
when searchers finally reached
the scene after hacking their
way through brush for an hour.
He was in the planes tail Sec
ton, which was broken off from
the rest of the craft.
Maj. Shearer was making an
instrument approach to Friend
ship, Air Force investigators
said. Friendship is not equipped
with Ground Control Approach
equipment, they added.
Wheels Were Down.
The B-25's wheels were down,
indicating it was coming in to
land. It had already completed
its turn toward the landing
strip.
Searchers said it crashed on
a 100-foot hill, and wreckage
was strewn $50 feet on each side
Of the hilltop.
The survivor apparently was
conscious most Of the time since
the crash around 1920 pm, res
Evening star., 1954-11-29

Versatile Artist Decorotes Ciys Streets for YuIe;
7 Miles of Wiring, 5000 Bulbs Needed for Job
Star Staf Photo.

tective agency to 60 around turn
ing them on and of.
His own spoilers will patrol
the decorations, replacing burnt
out bulbs and repairing any
decorations that become bat
tered.
"The first cane we put up got
banged" he said. "Some so and
so knocked it sideways. I don't
know how he, managed to do
it. Must have used a truck. /"
This is his busiest season. His
company has a Christmas flavor
the year around, for that matter,
since it makes and sells Nativity
scenes all through the calendar.
He is now looking forward to
putting up the Nativity scene
on the Ellipse for the Pageant
Of Peace. And he is to trim
the tree there. perhaps the big
gest Christmas tree ever deco
rated.
Like all giant jobs, the tree
trimming task stimulates the
pugilistic-appearing artist.
'It'll be big" he said happily.
"I'll even have the Fire Depart
ment helping me, it's such a big
tree"
Evening star., 1954-11-29
Girl Accuses Escort
Al Dance of Attack

A 19-year-old colored girl was
criminally attacked last night by
q 23-year-old colored man after
she had accepted his offer to
take her home from q dance at
Turner's Arena, police reported.
The girl told police the man
drove to the $500 block of Thir-
teenth street NV. where he told
her to get out and 60 with him
to his apartment. When she re-
fused, she told police, he struck
her with his fist.
The girl then ran. into an
apartment, followed by her at
tacker. He hit her again and
then raped her. she said.
Police said the attacker took
the young woman to her home
in the 800 block Of Fifty-fourth
street NE, and drove OF. She
noted his license number and
called police.
The man is being held pending
further investigation.
Evening star., 1954-11-29
A Modern LompIiehter
By Richord Rodgers

Dolled up for Christmas for
the first time on a big scale. the
city's business streets owe their
Yule prettiness to Earl Har-
grove, sr.
His statistics on the project
are fairly impressive The job
took more than 5000 light bulbs,
2 miles Of garlands, nearly Z
miles of electric wiring, 238 ten
foot canes painted in candy
stripes, the same number of il
Illuminated plaques bearing San
ta's face.
Mr.. Hargrove is pretty blase
about the job. He is used to
big orders, having spent q years
here putting together big and
beautiful displays. He has other
projects going on in other cities,
too.
He runs the Hargrove Dis
play Decorators, 1915 Sixty
fourth avenue, Cheverly, Md.
Mr.. Hargrove is an artist.
He also is something of an in
ventor, a competent carpenter,
better than fair at the electri-
clans trade and more than ade--
quate at construction work.
He resembles none of these
least of all the beret and smeck
artist. Instead, he could be a
tough bozo who has spent his
life working prelims in the
prizefighter industry.
He designed the decorations
which now brighten the shop
ping section.
Then, with some two dozen
empoyes, he set about making
them. And he has just finished
getting them up. pitching in to
help his crews muscle them
into place. This was something
of a physical workout, too. The
canes are supported by 4-by-4
Evening star., 1954-11-29

timbers bedded in sand filled
oil drums.
Some of the decorations he
purchased. For instance, in
New York he discovered a manu-
facturer who produces Christmas
tree globes and bells which defy
breakage. 1t is possible to crack
them, but it takes concentration
and ingenuity. Mr.. Hargrove
bought out the entire stock of
10000.
Since he didn't get the con-
tract to prettify the streets until
the middle of last month. there
wasn't time to make all the
candy canes in his own shop.
He bought some but manufac-
tured the others.
The shop turned out its own
magnifled snowflakes. First
time they've ever been used out
doors here" Mr.. Hargrove said.
"Wait'll next year, though. I'll
bet they're copied all over town" !"
The lights are tied into fuse
boxes in stores. "You have to
know something about circuits, :"
Mr.. Hargrove said. 1--WE can't
run canopies across the streets,
you know"
Evening star., 1954-11-29
|SmaII-PIane Crash
Kills 7 in Virginia
BY ths Assoeiatsd Press

CHEATHAM ANNEX, Va. Nov.
30. - Two persons were killed
when a four place private plane
crashed and burned in the fuel
tank area of Cheatham Annex of
the Norfolk Naval Supply Center
last night.
The victims were identified as
Pfc. Dom s. Meeske, "a, pilot
and owner of the plane, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Meeske,
Muskegon, Mich, and Roy Albert
Shaffer, 26, of Hampton.
The plane, a red and silver
Aeronca sedan, was registered in
the name of Pvt. Meeske, ac-
cording to Eugene Marlin, OPP
orator Of the Patrick Henry Air
port at Hampton, Va. Pvt. Meeske
is stationed at Fort Eustis.
Mr.. Marlin said Pvt. Meeske
fled a flight plan at his airport
Saturday, saying he was going to
fly to Harbor Field, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1954-11-29
Do You Really Drive Well?

Motorist A waits at stop sign
for Car B to clear the intersec-
ton. Meanwhile, Motorist G.
who does not see the approach
Another in series Of joys for logging
memories Regarding District traffic
lows.
ing car. begins to sound his horn.
Motorist G is:
/. Violating a traffic regula-
ton.
2. Showing a discourteous driv-
ing attitude. but Is not breaking
the law.
5. Entirely justified by this
action.
Answer ! Is correct. Section
l43 (a) of the Traffic and Mo-
t2e vehicle Regulations states
chat It is unlawful for q driver
Evening star., 1954-11-29


The lights will be turned on
today for the first time. Mr..
Hargrave will be present when
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer turns the switch at 5:15
pm. The ceremony will be at
the F. street NV. entrance to
the Civil Service Commission
Building.
Thereafter the lights will be
turned on around 5 o'clock each
evening and will remain on until
nearly midnight. Mr.. Hargrove
has arranged for a private de-
Evening star., 1954-11-29
Church to Replace Police Boys Club

and 1--WE might buy 1t, for use by
the club" He said he does not
expect the clubs board Of di-
rectors to alter their racial policy
at their meeting next Monday.
The new club at All Souls will
be known as the Columbia
Heights Boys Club, DR.. Davies
said. 1t will be run by William
Neal. a George Washington Uni
versity graduate student and
trained recreation director, with
the help Of three or four as
SiStantS.
Evening star., 1954-11-29

All Souls Unitarian Church
will open a non-segregated boys
club on Wednesday to take the
place of Police Boys Club No.
10, which is moving from the
church because it's segregation
policy conflicts with the church's
policy.
DR.. A. Powell Davies, minister
of the church at Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV, said the
new club will be- open from 8
to 8 p.m., every day except Sun
day.
Evening star., 1954-11-29
Rose Society Elects

w. A. Minor. assistant admin.
istrative manager, Foreign Agri-
cultural Service. Department Of
Agriculture, recently was re-
elected president Of the Potomac
Rose Society. Other officers
elected are George w. Spangler.
third vice president; Mrs. Arthur
C. Barrett, Jack N. Paisley.
Frederick w. Lang. and Frank
B. Nelson, directors.
Evening star., 1954-11-29

The police club, which de-
cided to move when the church
asked it to say when it would
take steps to modify It's segrega-
ton policy. still has no place
to go. It has been meeting at
the church since 1887 and has
1900 members.
Leon Chatelain, jr., president
Of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, said that another church
In the Columbia Heights area is
talking of selling its property