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Evening star., 1954-05-12
7O-Piece School Orchestra
Makes Bid for Congress Funds

and Bennett Marvel. II, Of 1921
Western avenue NV.
They must have been saving
themselves for the final num-
ber.
Trio Magnificent.
Mrs. Topping announced that
the last piece. "Jinricksha," a
spooky Oriental air, had been
played so much that everyone
is sick and tired of it, but the
children love it,"
The trombones were magnif-
icent in "Jinricksha." The boys
scarcely glanced at the music,
they played with such feeling.
When the players filed out of
the room afterwards, to pro-
longed applause. the trombonists
grinned at each other. They
were good, and they knew it.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Hacker Exoneruted
On Bribery Charge

A grand jury yesterday exon
Grated a Washington taxi driver
of attempting to bribe a police
man to Ak a traffic ticket.
The jury ignored the charge
against Troy r. Holbrooks. 38,
colored. Of the 1400 block Of v
street NV. He had been ac-
cused of offering q policeman
IS to fix the ticket.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Senators Kill
Major Threat
S|un1 Plan
Phillips Proviso
Burred U. S. Aid for
Certain Projects

A major threat to slum clear
ance and redevelopment projects
in Southwest Washington and
elsewhere-the so-called Phillips
amendment-has been killed by
a Senate Appropriations SUBJ
committee.
The controversial proviSo
voted by the House into an inde-
pendent offices appropriation bill,
would have restricted the kind of
projects for which Federal re-
development grants could be ap-
proved.
In effect. the proviso would
have limited such aid to resi-
Dental development in which the
non-residential features were de-
termined to be normally essen
tial." The proviso. sponsored by
Representative Phillips. Repub-
lican, Of California was aimed
initially at a New York City
coliseum project.
Chorus Of Protests.
Federal and municipal officials
from throughout the country
protested the proviso strenuously,
conten0ing it would throw a
shadow over virtually all projects
containing any non-reSidential
structures.
William Zeckendorf, head Of
the New York firm of Webb &
Knapp. which is working on a
vast redevelopment proposal for
Southwest Washington, had
warned fatty he would drop the
plans if the rider was not de-
leted.
The provision was knocked out
Of the bill yesterday by the Sem
ate subcommittee headed by
Senator Saltonstall, Republican,
OF Massachusetts,. The chair
man said he hopes for early
action by the full committee.
Other Actions Taken.
Other actions of the subcom-
mittee affecting the District in
cluded:
l. Approval of a $545 900 item
requested by the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission for
land acquisition under the Cap.
per-Cramton Act. The request,
in the same form as it passed
the House, includes $135, 900 for
the George Washington Memoir
ial parkway in Virginia, $126, 900
for the further development of
stream valley parks in nearby
Maryland, and $284,000 for a
District playground.
Senator Saltonstall said no
move was raised in the subcom-
mittee to provide that this would
be the final appropriation under
the Capper-Cramton Act. A
House Appropriations subcom-
mittee headed by Mr.. Phillips
had earmarked the request as a
final appropriation" but the
move was killed on the House
floor.
2. Approved a $4.5 million item,
also in the House-approved ver-
sion, for the Washington Hos
pital Center on the Soldiers
Home grounds.
The District Commissioners
yesterday adopted new bound
aries for the second southwest
redevelopment project. 1t takes
in virtually the entire area be-
tween Independence avenue and
Washington Channel and be-
tween South Capitol and Twelfth
streets S.W.
The action means that plan
nerS now can begin work on the
master redevelopment plan for
the entire Southwest section,
rather than attacking the prob
lem in small, isolated projects.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Board Sets Meetinq
With Citizens on Sc
Recreation Budget

The District Recreation Board
has scheduled for June 8 its
annual meeting with represent
atives of citizens organizations
on items to be considered in it's
1856 budget request.
Meanwhile, Recreation Supt.
Milo Christensen advised the
board, at its meeting yesterday,
that a study is being made of
ways to handle increasing de-
mands for extra use of school
buildings for citizens meetings.
Mr.. Christensen said it may
be necessary to double up on
meetings where possible, because
the Recreation Departments
custodial funds are limited. The
department pays custodial ex-
penses for about eight meetings
a year for a citizens group and
four for parent teachers group.
In Time for FAN.
The recreation head said rec
concentrations will be prepared
for the board in time for the
opening of the fall season.
The board agreed to advise the
Payne PTA. in answer to a
request for continued supervised
evening recreation at the Payne
School, that sufficient funds were
not available. The Payne Gen.
ter's Friday night program
closed, along with other evening
programs, in March.
If the PTA can furnish the
money to meet the cast of
custodial service. the department
will consider the evening pro-
gram, the board said.
The board also took up a reso-
luton of the Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association condemning it
for the procedures involved in
getting approval of change in
the bylaws to permit non-
segregated after-hours use of
white schools for meetings.
Notices of Hearings.
It was voted to inform the as
sociation that all newspapers
carried advance notice OF hear
ings and that all organizations
asking to be heard were heard.
The board yesterday COM
mended Mr.. Christensen and
the recreation staff for the very
fine work they have done in de-
veloping public recreation in
Washington"
Among yesterdays actions was
a vote to oppose the issuance of
a retail liquor license to Emerald
Enterprise. Inc. trading as the
Tru-Value Market, at 1901 D
street NE. The market is across
the street from the Lovejoy
Playground. Mr.. Christensen
said there now is a $45. 900 de-
velopment program under way,
which will increase the size of
the outdoor play space.
It was voted to advise the
Commissioners that the board
approves the principles of pro-
posed legislation to provide for
establishment of an American
National War Memorial Arts
Commission.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Coolidge School Group
Elects ]. l. c. Sullivan

j. L. c. Sullivan, Washington
businessman, was elected presi-
dent of the Coolidge High School
Home and School Association last
night. Other officers elected are:
T. F. Stretton, first vice presi-
dent; Cedric Reynolds, second
vice president; Wallace B. Dun
lap, treasurer; Mrs. Louise Rob-
ertS, secretary, and Carl A. Bau-
mann, member at large.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Admiral Gets Norway Post

Rear Admiral John H. Carson,
commander since last July of
the Mare Island-Vallejo Area,
Calf, has been named chief of
the United States military as
sistance group in Norway, re-
placing Rear Admiral James H.
FoSkett.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Formal Signing
Of Works Bill
|sConsidered
Ceremony Proposed
At White House to
Mark D. c. Milestone

Ceremonial signing by Presi-
dent Eisenhower of the Districts
$305 million public works financ-
ing bill was under consideration
at the White House today.
The measure, which would
raise Washington taxes an esti-
mated SLAB million a year. was
sent to the executive mansion
at 5 pm. yesterday following
final action by the House.
It had not yet been deter.
mined exactly when the Presi.
dent will sign the bill into law.
but the action was expected not
later than early next week.
State Of Union Proposal.
Proponents of the measure
pointed out it was recommended
in the Presidents State of the
Union address to Congress with
the approval of the Federal Bu-
reau of the Budget. which was
Intimately involved in draft
ing it.
Both House and Senate spon-
sors pointed out this would JUS
tify making the act of signing a
ceremonial one, especially since
the measure is one of the most
important pieces of District leg
islation passed by Congress in
several years.
If the White House approves
the idea of staging a ceremony,
it was expected the District Com
misSioners would be invited,
along with Representative Simp.
son, Republican, of Illinois.
chairman of the House District
Committee and the bills spon-
sor, and Senator Case. Repu5.
lican, of South Dakota, CHAIR
man of the Senate District Com
mittee, who was involved in
drafting the measure.
Other possible witnesses would
be members of the 25-man Cit
izenS' Advisory Committee who
helped draft the Districts build
ing program and worked out
original plans for financing it.
In any event, President Eisen-
hower's signature will put q
number of new taxes into effect.
Increased levies on liquor and
beer will go into effect the day
after Mr.. Eisenhower signs.
Other Effective Dates Vary
Assuming he signs before the
end of this month, other in
creased chargeS-on real estate,
groceries. restaurant meals, Gig
arettes, gasoline, individual in
come, automobiles, water, sewer
service, buses and vault rentals
will go into effect on the first
days of several coming months.
Meanwhile, the Washington
Restaurant Association declared
that starting the 2 per cent tax
on restaurant meals at SO cents
instead of $1.25 will work q
hardship on small eating places.
A spokesman said many small
restaurants do not have cash
registers which will record the
tax, and will have to train en-
ployeS to do SO.
Meanwhile, Immediately after
congressional clearance of the
bill. District budget officials sent
about $50 million in amended
budget requests for the next
fiscal year to the Federal Budget
Bureau.
They included proposals for
public building projects held
back pending enactment of the
bill. They are expected to be
sent to Congress in two or three
days, to complete the Districts
budget for fiscal 1855.
Other items include recent de-
partmental requests for welfare
work, housing regulation en-
forcement and civil defense.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
BuccuIoureute Speaker

The Right Rev. Edward D.
Bum, president of Georgetown
University. will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon at the Uni
versity of Maryland on May 80.
, 1954-05-13
ST. THOMAS

L" 4EOMAO 49,.
gislative Assembly,s bill. But
apparently they are only plac-
ing stress on the internal re-
venue which will be returned
while overlooking or at least
paying no attention to the
other features Of the bill that
viii deprive the people Of
much Of the autonomy they
now enjoy.
Many listeners in the aud
fence were confused but
soon reasoned that the very
fact the fifty-five cablegrams
favor the act which the ST.
Thomas members are so Wig
orously against, added to the
satisfaction against, added to
the fact that the very people
wrote wrote bitterly against
the native people, also want
this act.
Following Mr.. Hodges talk
in which he emphasized that
the virgin Islands will get
$40, 100000 every June, Coun-
, 1954-05-13
Gilman Gomez scoffed at it

Gilman Gomez scoffed at it
saying that if it is so difficult
to get a few thousand dollars
now, who would believe that
the Congress would make
10 million dollars available
every year with this new act,
Councilman Reese was ano-
Their speaker. All the visiting
Councilmen made it clear that
they did not come here to cri-
ticize or to bicker. They came
only to explain the dangers
in the present bill and urged
everyone to join in a protest
against it.
Mr.. Gomez thanked every
one for the kindness shown
and the excellent behavior as
the crowd listened very atten-
lively. He said they greatly
appreciated it. The meeting
ended at 1l:20,
Councilman Eric Carroll
was master Of ceremonies;
, 1954-05-13
HOWARD -.

On March %, in a special
convocation, Howard will also
confer the honorary degree of
doctor Of laws on His Imperial
Majesty Halle Selasssie of Eth
iopia, who will arrive in the
y. S. on March Is, as official
guest Of President Eisenhow-
er and the United States.
At the trustees meeting
which voted the honors to
Commissioner Bornn, they
also reelected Governor Ar
chic Alexander to a three
year term as trustee Of the in
stitution.
, 1954-05-13
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given the
general public that poison
will be placed on Estate Sam
uel Hope. The foregoing is ne
cessary due to the heavy loss
among my sheep.
carmelo velez
Christiansted
, 1954-05-13
NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to the Order of the District Court of the Virgin
Islands, Division Of Saint Croix at Christiansted, entered
May 9th 1854 in the above entitled matter, the undersigned
United States Marshal for the District of the Virgin Islands
will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION in the District Of the Virgin
Islands, located at Christiansted, v. l., at 2 O'CLOCK PM,
on the 4th day of June, 1854, the following:
slot No. 208, consisting of OILS acres, more or less, as shown
on Map dated March 13, 1947, entitled Revised Subdivision
Map of Estatess La Grande Princesse and Parcel of St.Johns'
Number SC-47-2 recorded in Real Property Register Sub-di-
vision No. ], Page, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
Dated May IL, 1854
OUGLA S. ARMSTRONG
United States Marshal
, 1954-05-13
Christiansted
CASH BOX.

CASH BOX
nation as to where the papers
may be found. There is no de-
sire on the part of the editor,
A. Brodhurst, to pro
secute anyone. His only inter-
est is in the return of the pa
pers for which a liberal re-
ward will be paid.
The pathway of life is always
wide enough for those who wish
to go straight.
, 1954-05-13

titled, and where subject to proper spending. Washington and ST.
Thomas should not fool each other, nor themselves.
/ appreciate the Senator's hope that the new organic act will
be a big step forward toward making the islands sef-supportng5"
That time is a long way off, but one can always hope, and a step is
Ia step.
Never thought when starting this that it WOULD reach such
length. Hope / haven't bored you with what you already know. My
regards to the Senator, and appreciation of his continued interest
in that tough problem.
Sincerely yours, l
Harry E. Taylor
, 1954-05-13

N H DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF SAINT CROIX AT CRAFTSMANSHIP
United States of America, Plaintiff
VS.. Civil No. 80 = 1854
Victor S. I Thompson and Erina D.. Foreclosure OF Real
Thompson, His Wife, Defendants. Estate Mortgage
NOTICE OF SALE
Evening star., 1954-11-23

ENDS TONIGHT
Open at 500. Show Starts at $50.
Action! Action!
PRIVATE HELL 36"
IDA LUPINo, 6:35. 1906: Plus
"THE ACT OF LOVE"
KIRK DOUGLAS, S:15. Color Car
toni Riddles Free!l
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Hollywood
Those Lights Will Wilt
Even q Real Prince
By SheiIoh Grohom

Mexico. In any case. wen re-
marry here in June"
Robert Taylor, after the
funeral OF Lionel Barrymore, was
musing that he is now number
one. in point Of years Of service,
at MGM. He signed in 1884.
Spencer Tracy is next, followed
by Walter Pidgeon.
+ Il 4 y
Barrymore, at Metro a few
weeks ago, was discussing life.
Its like a balloon" said Lionel.
When you start to come down
you have to drop things over
board, bit by bit. All ! have left
is cigarettes" Not since the
passing Of Irving Thalberg has
the death Of any one In Holly
wood cast such gloom.
When Hedy Lamar returns
here-very soon-from Houston.
she'll do it in the style BETTING
the wife Of an oil millionaire.
Hedy's retinue includes a chauf-
feur. butler, houseboy, maid and
cook.
Chatted with George Nader at
U.-I. He was dressed in medieval
British style. 'I'm doing some
extra scenes in Lady Godiva'," !"
explained the new handsome
heartthrob. ! asked if he was
playing peeping Tom. "No." said
George. But ! did a lot OF
peeping when Maureen O'Hara
was riding the horse.
~ - X
Dick Powell is scoring 1.-THE
Conqueror" which he produced
starring John Wayne-"And I'll
have it ready to show you early
in January. ! like it--but I'll
soon know whether have to 60
back to playing a banjo"
Steve Cochran Is back Ia
Hollywood from heaven knows
where. While here, he'll do q
Climax" for television, and star
with Sherry jackson Of the
Danny Thomas show in Come
Next Spring"
Rossellini has Eddie Albert
and wife Margo for Midnight
He made the deal with Eddie
while the latter was In Rome
making Roman Holiday" It..
Margo's best role since Winter.
set"-and that was a long time
ago. -. Which reminds me, Eve
Arden's last picture, "The Lady
Wants Mink" MADE three years
ago-has been reissued twice and
is cleaning up because Eve ID
much more popular now on ac-
count of her TV show.
(Released By NANA.)
Evening star., 1954-11-23
= Il Es,s ! vanezliela,,.

rera, jr. He's 9 Venezuelan. !.
When Judge Edward Bresiin
takes over as Bronx DA, his Spe-
cial Session robes 60 to Abe Ros-
enfield. Cecile B. DeMille in
from Egypt. Wednesday. Then he
flies back again. .. Jennifer
Jones Portrait Of q Lady" frac-
tured To-day Boston record.
crossed $4,000. Gary Cooper
penning his memoirs. y. Eddie
Fisher, in Hollywood for the en-
tire month of December, will
gander the honeymoon cottage
Debbie has picked. Dan Dali
ley dating Jean Coyne. :.
Travelling Lady" a $50, 900 ship
wreck. Air Force Gen. Boat
ner's daughter. Edith, marrying
Capt. st. Claire STREET., jr. !.
Cesare Slept claims his new car
has three speeds: Fast. faster
and Eyes, Your Honor"
"White Christmas" crossing
$930,O00 for six weeks at Radio
City Music Hall. i. Kay Starr
and Harold Smith, jr. planning
q merger. Paul Gregory back
to Hollywood. The Dick
Clarks George Abbott's daugh-
ter. judy named her Amy: the
Jackie Brights (AGVA prexy),
called him Kevin; the Alan
tCBS-TV) O'Neals picked Alan
Sd. Reuben Mamoulian and
Maxwell Anderson to script Spa
nish version of Carmen" !.
Julia, shapely half of Darvas and
Julia. dating Marty Tannen-
baum, Yonkers trotting track
owner. =. Noble Sissle running
for Local 802 v.p. Lionel
Barrymore dickers now having
re-runs. Margaret O'Brien
being rushed by Howard Ollen.
John Meehan, one time stage
manager for George M. Cohan,
passed away. Pat O'Malley's
daughter. Kathy, and Jim Ma
loney picked December 18. :.
TB Christmas Seals in the mails.
Majority of summer stock pro-
ducers boycotting Equity request
for meeting over new rules.
(Managers claim Equity never
heeds their requests anyhow)
!. Anatole Litvak to wed top
French model, Sophie. Vir-
ginia Mayo en- route from Holly
wood. !. Gen. de Gaulle Ga. !.
Vittorio Gassman and Anna Ma
ria Ferrero planning to wed be-
fore New Years. Cass Frank
Inns mother died. Fog and
rain wrecking observation towers
biz at Radio City and Empire
State. as well as night clubs and
theater trade. Jane Withers
and pianist Loren Tindall in key.
Johnnie Ray getting $780,
900 for his next Zanuck flicker.
Paramount signing four Of
the kids from II Feel Wonder
ful"-Phyllis Newman. Rita Tan
no, Richard Tone and Albie
Gaye--for "Vagabond King"
Evening star., 1954-11-23

No. / Fifth Avenue. Closing
Of Panama Canal, to handle big
ger warships. skyrocketed South
ern Pacific stock. as railroad
freight cargoes leaped. Mill
ton Berle, recovered from his
collapse. remembers ruefully
when he kidded Eddie Cantor's
estimate that TV drained a
comics sap. 81. Nate Blumberg.
Of Universal Pictures, one Of the
great gentlemen Of the industry,
getting along fine at Doctors
Hospital. At Harkness Pa
vilion, comic Joe E. Lewis finally
past the critical stage after ulcer
surgery. MY blood puzzled
them." explains Joe E. ut was
100 proof"
Jack Dempsey a grandpa next
month. The John McMillens
barbara Dempsey expect Sir
Stork. -. Linda Christians es-
cort at El Morocco, Renaldo Her
Evening star., 1954-11-23
HOLLYWOOD.

| 61OAL4 : WNS06.
When Mamie Van Doren read
that Ray Anthony was sending
Marilyn Monroe flowers, she
she sent him q big basket OF
roses. Mamie told me, at the
Universal- international Lunch
| con for Prince Axel Of Denmark.
| that the handsome bandleader
is now her feller. But she can't
quite make up her mind to
marry him because Of my Ca
reer." Who's kidding whom?
1t was comical to see his tall
Royal Highness being powder
| puffed because of the perspira-
tion caused by the hot lights.
Incidentally, I overheard Mamie
Van D. telling a Swedish news
paperman, I'm a Svenska flicka"
translation, a Swedish chick.
Rosalind Russell was working,
but her husband, Freddie Byis-
son, was there to honor his
fathers fatherland. Freddie,
making a mint from "The
Pajama Came" is busy with his
associates planning his next
musical for Broadway, 1.-THE
Year the Yankees Lost the
Pennant."
Pier Angel, q twosome with
Finnish Ballerina Taina Elg,
confessed I'm trying not to
! think of my wedding to Vic
(Damone) tomorrow. But I'm
excited" They'll depart into the
wild blue yonder in Vic's new
car. with journeys end Las
Vagas. where Vic will sing at
the Sands while Pier suns herself,
Lou Costello tells me his cur
rent film, '"The Mummy" is the
Funniest I've made in ten
years." He's off to New York
when it's completed. and
4 Marjorie Main advises she will
return to U-I, IF you can find
us someone to play Pa Kettle. :
Percy Kilbride has definitely re-
tired and all the gold in the
world couldn't bring him back
he says.
William Holden will star in
the movie version Of Picnic y
but doesn't know when or with
whom.
keenan, Wynn and Metro are
/ parting company in March.
Here's Keenan's explanation OF
why he wants to leave the studio
after 13 years there under con-
tract: '"They take you too much
for granted when you're around
all the time. The, change will be
| good for US both. And besides,
! can't make money on a salary
l must nave a percentage to take
care of all my obligations.
When Ed Wynn celebrated his
birthday recently while appear
ing at Las Vegas, son keenan,
flew there for the party. And Ed
told the crowd. "You have the
wrong idea about Hollywood.
We're all nice normal people. "
Then up spake Keensy, yeah,
Dads been married three times;
so have T."
! Talking Of marriage, Marie
Windsor is trying to figure q way
ito make sure my marriage to
Jack Hupp will be legal. His
California divorce isn't final un-
til June But we might go to
Evening star., 1954-11-23

ABC Drive.ln g. s1oo 'ss's": so. ,'as:s ss;
Family showplace Of the South
east" Open Nightly 6:1B PM,
Kiddies Free. Larsest Screen In
the Southeast.
Evening star., 1954-11-23

Wide-Ffsion Screen. THE RAID
in Color with VAN HEFLIN. at 6:35.
9:15; plus ZONE GIRLS CONFES-
sIoN;r n.t !; doa e say Y .ne only aEr Enjoy tne
Evening star., 1954-11-23
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Men and Maids, and Stuff: !:
Jack Benny and Mary will be
July grandparents. That's why
they rushed to New York to
visit daughter Joan and Seth
Baker. Fog delayed Benny's
flight for five hours: finally took
off at 5 am. Greatest Of the
Negro stage talents, young
Sammy Davis. jr., who lost an eye
in that auto crash at San Berna-
dino. Calf. always refused to
travel by plane. Accident won't
remove him from headliner
status. Paramount'S Bob
Shapiro, back from the Coast.
locked up Silver Chalice, !"
Battle Cry" and Sinatra's
Young In Heart" for his the
ater. Noel Coward. en- route
aboard the Queen Elizabeth,
won't play any TV dates until
Broadway sees him, for the first
Evening star., 1954-11-23
PALMER DRIVEN

4&KAB&kaAB U&kB v8'&W ~
Cedar SALT. Via Peace Cross or
New Wash. BALTIC Pkwy. Out Defense
Hwy to Rt. 7O4. Turn Right to
HUMPHREY BoGART in
"THE GAME MUTINY"
(Tech.) at sos Only. Also GEO.
MONTGOMERY in INDIAN UPRLS-
ING in Color. at $50. 10:15.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Films Of More Than Routine Merit

Films Of More Than Routine Merit
"BRIGADOON'-Gene Kelly Cyd Charlse in musical
fantasy.
GAME MUTY"-Comdr Queeg and his wartime col
lapse.
"THE EGYPTANThe popular novel spectacularly Cinema
ScOped
king size.
.erHE HIGH AND THE MGHTY.-John Wayne saves trans-
Pacific airner.
"THE RAID"-inor but wel-made Civil War action drama
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS"-The years most
Joyous musical.
SUSAN SLEPT HEREDebbie Reynolds brghtens romantic
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Sullivan
Coward Is Cogey
Toward Las Vegas

time in IS years. in his two new
plays. He won't play Las Vegas
until he flies out. looks at the
various clubs and picks a room
sufficiently intimate for his type
of work.
*A -
Rocky Marciano's sister, Betty,
and middleweight Sammy Giu-
liani prefer the shaded lights at
Evening star., 1954-11-23
DRIVEN THEATERS

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the 14th 81. Bridge.