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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Statue of Two FIog-Roising
WMArYive in Pieces '.-

Gently assembled statue is now
in the process Of being cut up
into sections for transportation
here.
It will be dismembered by ace
tylene torch into pieces.
The loads will assay between
"a and 80 tons, the sculptor said
The legs will constitute one Sec
ton, two Of the figures another
three will make up the third
truck load, one figure the fourth,
and the fth will contain odds
and ends"
Police Help Needed.
At present Mr.. deWeldon is
negotiating with police and
highway officials for a route
which includes bridges and road
ways wide enough to handle the
convoy which will make its
snail's-pace trip to Washington.
Once here the group of six
figures with hands clasped about
a piece of steel pipe containing
the flag staff will be reassembled
and welded together again.
The pedestal is all ready for
the statue, and gray granite, i'm
ported from Scandinavia to
simulate the volcanic rock of
Suribachi, awaits in Baltimore.
Once the statue is in place
the granite will be set around
the base and landscaping will
begin.
Mr.. deWeldon estimates the
statue should be ready several
months before its unwilling date
on November 10, the 10th an
niversary of the founding of the
Marine Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
DriyerIess Road Grader
Rips Alexandra Pipeline

A driverless road grader ran
amuck at the new Alexandria
High School site yesterday, broke
a small waterline and narrowly
missed a passing motorist when
it wheeled across Seminary
road.
The big piece of equipment
stopped when it crashed against
a tree on the opposite side Of
Seminary road from the school
site. Alexandria police turned
OF the motor.
The incident was reported by
Russell Hit of IL Rosecrest ave-
nue., Alexandria, who was driving
by when the grader crossed the
road in front Of his car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03

Farmers Home Administration,
and DR.. James M. Gwin, di-
rector of the Maryland Extension
Service.
The drought assistance law
provides for such a study fol-
lowed by a recommendation to
the Governor and the Agriculture
Department before the President
acts to declare a particular area
eligible for the emergency Fed
eral aid.
DR.. Gwin said the drought "is
much more spotty than we
thought"
He described Southern Mary
land as in bad shape" and said
the hay and dairy feed situation
was bad in Kent and Frederick
Counties.
Bryan Humphrey Of the Mary
land State Tobacco Authority
said il the drought continued it
could result in a SIS million loss
to the early tobacco crop in
Southern Maryland.
1t was revealed that the COM
mittee's survey yesterday showed
that corn growers in wide areas
were sacrificing their green corn
product-stunted by lack Of rain
and converting it to ensilage
before maturity.
DR.. Gwin said the worst finan-
cial damage may be expected in
the dairy industry, where the
drastic pasture situation might
show up In a milk shortage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Maryland Farm Unit
Decides Not 10 Ask
Drought Relief Now

An emergency drought COM
mittee decided yesterday that
Maryland's livestock feed situa-
ton. while serious. is not ex-
IRENE enough to warrant desig-
mating the State a drought
disaster area now.
The committee, meeting at the
University of Maryland, decided
to seek more information from
Maryland counties and to meet
again next Monday to reappraise
the situation.
) Maryland's top farm leaders
comprise the committee. They
are George j. Martin, chairman
of the State Agricultural Con-
servation and Sterilization Com
mittee, Ralph r. Peters of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Milk Producers Ask
Drought Relief for
Central Virginia
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Aug. 3.-A
request for hay and grain
aid to a 40-county area in
Central Virginia hard-hit by
the prolonger dryness was
made to the State commits
sioner Of agriculture yester-
day by the Petersburg Hope
well Co operative Milk
Producers Association.
A spokesman for the De-
partment of Agriculture said
the department is keeping
abreast Of the situation"
but there was no indication
as to what action might be
taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Ground Crews
Defer Strike
0n6AirIines
To Stoy on Jobs
Pending Outcome
Of Wage Purleys

Ground crew members Of six
major airlines have authorized q
strike but the National Mediation.
Board called a bargaining ses-
sion today to forestall q walkout.
The workers are members Of
the AFL ~Machinists' Union.
About 10000 workers are in
volved in the Nation wide bar.
gaining.
The affected airlines are Cap
ital. Eastern. National, North
west. Trans World and United.
American Airlines operations
across the country already have
been halted by a strike of 1900
pilots, members of the Airline
Pilots Association, AFL. The
Mediation Board has not entered
the dispute. which resulted in a
walkout last Friday at midnight.
win Stay on Job.
A machinists union spokesman
said ground crews would stay on
their jobs at the Nations air.
ports as long as the Mediation
Board continued to seek a settle
ment.
The dispute involves new con-
tract negotiations. The union is
demanding a uniform wage on
all airlines. asking q five per
cent increase over present top
claSsifications.
The union and the six airlines
bargained jointly for the first
time last year. The result was
an across-the-board increase for
all employees but rates on air.
lines were not made uniform.
Seeks Other Adjustments.
The union also wants to adj
just hours Of service, overtime,
paid holidays. paid vacations,
severance pay and other fringe
items in the contract.
The dispute between pilots and
American Airlines has resulted in
a rush Of passengers on other
airline facilities here. Actually
the pilots have the same dispute
with Trans World and United
Airlines but have not left their
jobs with these companies. A
spokesman said the union did
not want to cause too great q
hardship on the public.
The pilots are seeking recon-
sideration of the policy of sched-
uling fight time in excess Of eight
hours on nonstop transconti-
mental flights.
The company has argued that
the pilots dispute involves only
westbound flights which, because
Of headwinds, require about an
hour more flying time than the
eastbound trips. A company Of
fetal pointed out that in inter-
continental flights pilots fly reg
ularly scheduled trips Of more
than 8 hours and no question of
safety has been raised in such
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Thorough Burglar
Loots and Locks
Safe, Takes Key

A small safe at the Davis Sand
& Gravel Corp. in Clinton, Md,
apparently was robbed early to-
day BY a thief who left the safe
locked and took the key with
him, Prince Georges County po-
lice reported.
George M. Davis. president Of
the company. said he would be
unable to tell how much, If any.
money was taken from the old
key-type safe until a loeksmith
opened it later today. He said
the loss could not be more than
$50.
The safe is in the dispatcher's
Office. Entry was gained through
a window, Mr.. Davis said, be-
tween $50 and 7:30 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03

rain yesterday and during the
night came too late to prevent
severe damage to the corn crop
and wilted pastures.
About half the corn crop was
lost before the rain got here.
The pastures are severely wilted
and the winter feed situation
has gone beyond repair. Last
year Fairfax had to import about
1000 tons Of hay. This year it
looks like Wen need 5000 tons
or more" he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Music Examination

The Virginia Department OF
Education viii conduct an exam
nation August 20 for a special
perpose certification in music.
Interested Fairfax County resi-
dents should call Charles w.
Weisiger. jr.. director Of person.
mel at Fairfax. not later than
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
British Ambassador
Gives Housemaid in
Marriage 10 Chef

~
British Ambassador Sir Roger
Makins today gave his wife's
housemaid in marriage to the
Embassy chef.
Miss Anne Garland was es-
corted hgS the Ambassador down
the aisle of the Church Of the
Annunciation, Massachusetts,
and Idaho avenues. When she
walked back up the aisle she was
Mrs. Michel Roussett.
Father Unable to Be Here.
Sir Roger took on the role in
the wedding when Miss Cart
lands father was unable to come
here from his home in County
Louth, Ireland. An uncle who
was to substitute for him also
was unable to come.
Friends of the bride took her
plight to Sir Roger. who offered
his services.
The romance began, MFR. Rous-
sett said, when he met Miss
Garland on the Embassy steps
Two weeks later they had their
first date.
Have Nuptial Mass.
They were married. at a
nuptial mass by the Rev. Francis
w. Kraster, assistant pastor of
the church.
Miss Garland wore a white
embroidered organdy dress with
a fingertip veil attached to q
pearl-encrusted cap. Mr.. Rous-
sett wore white dinner jacket.
After a honeymoon in Canada
the couple will live in Bethesda.
Who will do the cooking?
"Ah, not mel" said Mr.. Rous-
sett. II relax at home. I cook
enough. ] told her that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Showers Held
Sign Of Early
End Of Drought
Forecoster Sees
Plenty Of Ruin in
Next Two Weeks

Enough rain fell in the area
last night for a Weather Bureau
official to predict that the back
OF the l0-week drought is bro
ken.
Encouraged by rains measur-
ing more than an inch in some
sectors. George Brancato, head
forecaster at Baltimore, said q
moisture pattern taking shape
promises plenty of rain the next
two weeks.
It was welcome news in farm
areas suffering from the long
dry spell, and to communities
where water supplies have dwin-
died to emergency levels.
The five-day forecast calls for
more showers about Thursday.
Meanwhile. clearing skies are ex-
pected tonight and fair and
warm weather tomorrow.
In Washington, District Fore
caster W.. P. Day agreed condi-
lions were much more favorable
for rain, but did not venture
beyond the five-day forecast
calling for half an inch.
He said a high pressure cell
in the Midwest, which had pre-
vented movement of moisture
bearing air from the Gulf had
broken down somewhat and a
better movement of air from
West to East was now expected.
However, big rains cannot be
expected before conditions allow
a much greater flow of air from
the gulf, he said.
Except for the northern SEQ.
lions, Washington itself was
hardly touched. But heavy falls
were recorded to the north and
west. Brookdale, Nd, had l.48
inches, the Dalecarlia Reservoir
reported 1.20, Takoma Park 1.28
and Waverly Hills Al.
In Virginia, Falls Church had
1.29 inches and Chantilly 1.72
inches. Elsewhere in the vicinity
the measurements were negli-
gible. For instance, the National
Arboretum in Northeast WASH
ington had only .04 of an inch,
District Heights .03 and Silver
Hill .02.
Dry Baltimore was well damp
ened by 70 of an inch. To the
north, where the city's dwindling
source Of water lies, as much as
an inch fell. Substantial rains
fell as Tar north as Pennsyl-
vania and New York. To the
south, Richmond had 70, and
farthersouth, Rocky Mount,
N. c., had 2.07 inches.
The New York metropolitan
area got more rain in four hours
this morning than it's had in
over a month. BY 8 am, the
Weather Bureau said, 1.04 inches
had fallen. There was only IL
inch registered in all July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Cor-Wosh Firm Sues
To Halt Water Ban

Alexandria's largest car-wash
f1rm today filed suit to prevent
enforcement Of the city's emer-
gency water ban, which shut
down the firm on Friday.
The Alexandria Minute Man
Car Wash, Inc, on Oronoco
street, asks for a temporary in
junction to prevent the city and
the Alexandria Water Co. from
denying use of water for COM
mercial automobile washing. Ar.
guments for the temporary in
junction were scheduled to be
heard in Alexandria Circuit
Court at 2 pm. today.
The firm, which claimed It
crossed $60,467.33 in the past
fiscal year, claimed that there il
no longer a water emergency.
and that the authority for ban
ming unnecessary uses does not
cover commercial operations.
Defendants Named.
Named defendants in the suit
are City Manager Ira F. Willard.
who invoked the emergency or
dinance; the Alexandria Water
Co., which declared the emer-
gency, and the City of Alexan-
~dria. represented by Mayor Mar
shall j. Beverley.
James Thomson, attorney who
filed the suit, declared that the
car-waSh firm had rent and other
fixed obligations to meet, and
could not be without income. The
suit charges that the ban is de-
priving the firm of means to meet
its commitments. Minute Man
employees Is to 10 persons.
According to the suit, the firm
used $4,000 gallons of water in
June.
Cleared Of Charges.
The ordinance banning the
A14AlCNCoO0Ay h0E Va WdOCA A0
termed unreasonable and arbi-
trary" and, the suit charges, Ii
unconstitutional in that it
amounts to the unlawful taking
Of property without just COM
pensation.
Alexandria has two CONNER
rial car-wach este h1irhvnanfS
The operator Of the other one.
situated on Franklin street, was
arrested and charged with doing
business illegally after the ban
was imposed.
Yesterday he was cleared Of
charges that he violated the
city's emergency ban on nom
essential water uses after 1t was
shown that he was the victim
Of a mixup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Radio Stution Sold

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug.
3 R.-Cy N. Bahakel of Roa-
noke, Va. announced yesterday
he has completed negotiations
to buy Radio Station WPLH here
for $50, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-03
Rain Too Late to Help
Foirfox, Agent Scys

County Agent Joseph e. Beard
Of Fairfax County, Va, said the
Evening star., 1954-10-06
z Firms 10 Manufacture
4,63O Trucks for Army

International Harvester Co., of
Chicago and Mack Manufacture
ing Co., of Allentown, Pa, will
manufacture $50 million worth
of 5-ton trucks for the Army.
A total of 4,63O trucks will be
built, the Army Department said
last night. The procurement will
complete the $266 million auto
motive program announced by
the Army last July.
International Harvester, al
ready producing this truck un-
der another contract, will make
5000 of them under the new
agreement completing that guam
tity by early spring of 1856.
The Mack Co., will make 1880
trucks. new to their production
lines. and complete the job at
about the same time.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Citizens Group Drops
Fight on Inteqration

Members Of the Palisades Citi-
zens' Association last night voted
to instruct their delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions to oppose any further &C
ton against integration in the
District.
The group will vote next
month on a motion to contribute
$25 to the Federation's litigation
fund. At the same time, it will
take UP a motion to donate $25
to a program for parent educa-
ton on integration.
DR.. r. Lomax Wells, president
OF the District tuberculosis Asso-
citation, spoke to the group. He
urged everyone to get the free
X-rays provided by the District
Public Health Department.
The mobile x-ray truck will be
at 1855 Macarthur boulevard
from 2 pm. until $3.50 pm. to-
morrow from noon until. 8 pm.
Friday and Saturday.
The meeting was conducted by
Lawrence Mills, jr., president, in
the Palisades Field House, Sher-
rier and Edmunds places NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Citizen Group Meets
In North Cleveland Park

The North Cleveland Park
Citizens Association held its first
meeting of the fall last night in
the Hearst School, Idaho avenue
and Thirty seventh street NV.
A report on the program Of a
plan to extend Route 240
through Rock Creek was read.
and the association generally
agreed to back the Federation of
Citizens Associations protest
against the move.
The election of officers was
postponed until the November
meeting. Mrs. T. Ellis Allison,
acting president. conducted last
nights meeting.
Evening star., 1954-10-06

said one member. "I can't tell
one building from another"
"All we've gotten is general
ities." said another. I'VE can't
tell what the specific plan Isl
Arthur g. Hagen. owner Of q
recently renodeled house near
the Freer Art Gallery. tried TO
sound hopeful.
"There1l be a lot OF disruption.
but the end will be good" he
said.
His wife was more resigned.
II hope we break even," she said.
Turning to other business, the
association voted to use its
Christmas funds for welfare
projects this year instead of the
usual Christmas party.
Mrs. Franklin G. Sartwell,
president, conducted the meeting
in the Jefferson Memorial Lii
brary, Seventh and Fl streets
S.W. Monday night.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Columbia Heights Citizens
Commend Chief Murrdy

Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray was commended last night
by the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association for his efforts
in seeking more foot patrolmen
for the police force.
Chief Murray has asked for
222 more privates and for "a
more school crossing guards.
In another action, the group
denied it had ever invited any
other citizens group to Join the
association. President George H.
Brown noted a report that his
association would welcome a
merger with the Citizens Forum
of Columbia Heights.
The meeting was held in the
Columbia Heights Christian
Church. 1885 Park road NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Southwest Citizens Still Cool
To Area RedeveIopment Plan

Members Of the Southwest
Citizens Association remain
dubious about the merits Of the
zeckendorf redevelopment plan
despite the efforts Of a public
relations expert and his scale
model.
Lee H. Callison. public rela-
tions representative Of Webb e.
Knapp, the New York firm plan
ming to carry out the reconstruc-
ton, described the philosophy of
the redevelopment program as
one Of "betterment." He brought
with him a schematic scale model
Of the plan.
"It's too hard to visualize, !"
Evening star., 1954-10-06
D. c. Mon Gets Year
In Theft of Narcotics

A Washington man was SEN
fenced to a year in jail in Fair
fax Circuit Court yesterday after
he pleaded guilty to the theft
Of $100 worth of narcotics from
the Penn Daw Pharmacy.
The term was imposed on
Charles Y. Dittman, So. of the
200 block OF d street NV. He
was charged with breaking into
the pharmacy last July Is. He
was given a three-year Jail term
in Prince William County on
Monday for possession of mar
coticS.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
HS-l And Fleet Training Groups
Haze Joint Coffee; Plan Luncheon

Ideas buzzed exctedy at Aeropams Thursday October
loo when the wives Of the Fleet Training Group the
HS-1 Officers Wives Club at their monthly coffee
The main topic of excitement the coming luncheon at Fort
Taylor which the two collaborating
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Saturday. October ?. 1854
Committee Tells
Schedule For Oil
Week Movie Here

The schedule for the showing of
the film, "The Story of Colonel
Drake" has been announced by
the committee in charge of the
local observance of Oil Progress
Week, October 10 16.
This special week is sponsored
by the Oil Industry Information
Committee. Activities are being
handled by G. C. Ehrhart; Larry
Dion, publicity chairman; Allen E.
Curry, chairman of films and
speakers; and j. R. Fleitas, chair
man of school programs. A. E.
Cosgrove, Jacksonville, is the state
chairman of the O.I.I.C., and J. B.
Hollingsworth is Miami area chair
man.
The movie which will be shown
here will have its premiere show
ing Sunday in Miami at the Olym-
pia Theatre.
The local schedule has been ar
ranged as follows:
October II, 1:50 pm, Poinciana
School.
October II, 1O:3O am, Key West
High School; GAS pm, Kiwanis
Club, La Concha Hotel.
October Is, S:45 am, Douglass
High School 1.-TWO showings).
October IA, S:45 am, Harris
School (two showings); 1918 pm,
Rotary Club, La Concha Hotel.
October IS, 10:30 am, Truman
School.
October IS, IL noon, C.M.I.
October 20, s pm, Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, JayCee Club
house.
October Il, 6:45 pm, Lions Club,
Lions Den.
The showings will be handled by
Ehrhart and Curry, with Curry
handling the last two alone, since
Ehrhart will be out of town.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Madison Didn't
Like To Do His
OaU7s HOlsSeaUOrk

SANTA MONICA, Calf. R-Guy
Madison, the cowboy actor, spent
too much time home on the range,
he complained in winning di-
vorce Wednesday from actress
Gail Russell.
Madison testified it was often
necessary for him to cook meals
and clean the house because his
wife chad no interest in keeping
up the home, wouldn't allow serv-
ants and showed no interest in
my work. =
The 32-year-old actor won an in
terlocutory decree on cross-com-
plant as Miss Russell, 20, dropped
her suit. Her attorney said she
was too emotionally upset to APP
pear in court. The couple married
in 1949 and separated Slast year.
Madison agreed to pay his wife
$4,000 cash plus minimum ali
mony of $2,400 a year for the next
10 years, or until she remarries.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Mothers Patrol
At Sigsbee Park
Going Concern

The Mothers PATROL, recently
organized by the Sigsbee Park
Community Council in a further at
tempt to protect the lives of school
children, is now a going concern.
Organized and equipped within one
week, the twenty-five volunteers
are performing service for all of
SigSbee Park.
1--WE meet the buses and see the
children safely across the street,
and at the same time we are help
ing the motorist in ! keeping the
children all together in a group.
Stopping the children from strag-
Cling across the street, making
them cross in crosswalks, and
stopping traffic so that a group
may cross safely are the things we
are trying to do" said Mrs. Fraz-
er, chairman Of the Mothers Pa
troll.
Street signs depicting policemen
have been donated to the group by
the Coca Cola Bottling works in
Key West. More signs depicting
school children have been promised
by the Holsum Bakery, Belts and
badges have been donated by the
Automobile Association Of America
and were obtained through the ef-
forts of Mr.. Myrtland Gates.
1.-THE one thing we really need
now," said Mrs. Frazer, sis more
volunteers. We have a duty list
made up but it would be much bet
ter if we could have enough wo-
men to furnish requirements in
case of illness or other emergen-
cies. Any woman interested could
contact me by calling 2-Ss03."
The women have been empower
ed to step out in the middle of the
street and stop traffic at corners.
Sticker numbers or license num-
bers of violators viii be taken and
turned in to the authorities for &C.
ton.
"We intend to protect our chill
dren here in Sigsbee," said Mr..
Roberts, president Of the Com
munity Council. "This is but the
beginning wedge to make all driv-
ers safety conscious"
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09

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