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Evening star., 1954-04-24
By Mrs. Fronk Colby

cluded-accent cigarette" on
the first syllable. Right?-L. c..
Answer: Wrong. The accent
properly falls on the last syl-
liable, thus: cig-uh-RET.
Louisville: Colby. you're wrong.
You frequently use the express
sion. Il had rather" You should
say, II would rather"
Answer: Woolley and Scott's
College Handbook of Compost
ton ID. c. Heath Coz: Had
better. had best. had rather are
entirely grammatical and fully
approved by good usage. Would
rather, would better, would best
are not preferable. Had better
is preferable to would better:
had best and would best had
rather and would rather are
equally good. Right: I had
rather go than stay. Right:
They had best attempt no vio-
lence."
distributed By MeNaught Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1954-04-24
vishinsky Scouts Report
That He Might Retire
BY the Assoeioted Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
April 24.-Soviet Delegate Andrei
Y. Vishinsky. commenting yes
terday on speculation that he
might retire. told reporters. I'm
not tired"
He pointed out he was going
on home leave May S, but ig-
nored a point-blank question as
to whether he was coming back
to the U. N. later.
Mr.. Vishinsky chided one re-
ported for writing recently that
he was II. He said he was 70.
Recommend your editor to re-
quest the truth more" Mr.. VII
shinsky told the reporter.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI

(which two Presidents
took the oath of office private
ly when March 4 fell on Sum-
day?
2-Who was the first Presi-
dent to name a woman to his
cabinet?
(Which President enter
tanned Will Rogers in the
White House in 1925?
ANSWERS on next page).
Evening star., 1954-04-24
4. vApr0vr
Burmu Chief in Moscow

MOSCOW. April "a (P).-The
news agency Tass announced last
night that Soviet Foreign Min
lister V. M. Molotov yesterday
received Burma's Foreign Min
lister Sac Khun Hkio, who is in
Moscow on an unoff1cial visit. It
was believed Sac took up the
general topic of Burmese-Soviet
political and trade relations.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
RaccOOn.

In April, three to six little
coons arrive in the great hollow
tree. Among our native animals
the raccoon has adapted himself
to changing conditions and is
holding his own.
He is known as the little
brother Of the bear. His most
famous act is to wash every bit
of food he eats. including bread
or cake. 1t is believed this
washing habit originates in his
need to wash the mud from
clans and sleeping frogs he lifts
out of deep mud.
His weakness is sweet corn.
He will strip a fine corn patch
coming into the milk stage.
With a berry patch in sight he
will spend days feasting on wild
or cultivated fruit. He may
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Taylor Sees Atomic Targets
If Fighting in Korea Resumes
BY Frunk Beck

tingent upon their ready avail
ability and the possibility Of
rapid use when suitable tar
gets exist. Targets would
not necessarily remain (sta-
tsonaryD" 1t was apparent that
he was referring to troop tar
gets as we'll as Notifications.
And, he said, I'VE could not
hold a debate" over the use of
atomic weapons every time a
target is sighted.
Evening star., 1954-04-24

raccoons often take over large
nests of birds. They are fond
of sun baths in big trees. Lying
on a broad limb their fur har-
monies perfectly with the bark.
Raccoon coats have lost much
Evening star., 1954-04-24
ONCE PAST THE BORDER THE CIRCUS
CARAVAN STOPS FOR A McMENT>>>
Word Game

Find As or more words in
N E c ROP s Y,
meaning, IAN autopsy" Average
is Al: time limit, 80 minutes.
Rules Of the game-1 Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
IS" such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3. Only one form of q word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star., 1954-04-24

SdSS AL Z dSS
Mr.. Abel led the king of hearts,
then made a good shift to a
trump. Mr.. Heinsite saw that he
couldn't stand too many trump
leads as he had two losing hearts
left in his hand. Deciding to
play Mr.. Champion for the king
Of spades, he went right up with
dummy'S ace.
He led q small diamond, Mr..
Champion ducked and the king
won. A heart was ruffed in
dummy and now there was no
quick way to reach the closed
hand again. Finally Mr.. Helm
site led the queen Of diamonds.
Mr.. Champion won with the ace
and led the king and another
spade. taking the last trump OF
the board.
Mr.. HeinSite still had a losing
heart and q losing club. He
couldn't put both Of them on
dummy'S good jack Of diamonds
and so he went down one.
He seemed almost happy, as
the result appeared to justify his
criticism of Miss Brash's bidding.
II ask you again." he said. why
did you bid three spades instead
of tWo?"
why didn't you make your
contract?" put in Mr.. Champion.
Let me tell him." said Miss
Brash. Duck the first spade
lead. Mr.. Champion will win
and undoubtedly return a spade
which you can take in your hand.
Now ruff a heart on the board.
Return a small diamond.
If Nh. Champion ducks, win
with your king and ruff your last
heart. If he goes up with the
ace Of diamonds and leads an
other trump, you will have two
discards coming on dummy's dia-
monds. That is. you will win the
trump lead. cash your king of
diamonds and go to dummy with
a high club. On dummy's queen
and jack OF diamonds you can
park a club and your last heart"
II saw that play" lied Mr..
Heinsite. But I still say your
Jump to three spades was too
strong"
We'll, I have just this one
comment to make" said Miss
Brash. There was nothing wrong
with the bidding which a little
good play couldn't cure"
Copyright, 1884. General Features corp)
Evening star., 1954-04-24

Of their charm for college boys.
though raccoon caps are in good
demand. The black-ringed tail
no longer waves from automo-
bile radiators.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
CIemenceuu Was Teacher

PARIS.-George Clemenceau,
French statesman, once taught
In a girls school located at STAN
ford, Connecticut.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Famous Fables
By {. {. Edoor

URGENT - Although his
earnings were fabulous,
Comedian Sir Harry Lauder
was never reckless with his
money. When he was ap-
pearing in New York, he
was eager to see a friend
who was in Chicago.
Come to see me soon as
possible" he wired. II am
dying"
The friend arrived the
following morning and
rushed to Ladders hotel
room, to find the comedian
in perfect health.
"Why did you send me
that telegram" demanded
the friend. WAS that your
idea Of a joke?"
"Joke?" said Lauder,
deadly serious. "Of course
not. I meant to say, I am
dying to see you,' but I had
already used up 10 words!"
FLOWERS-Arturo ToS-
canin's recent retirement
without fanfare is typical Of
the man. One night, some
years ago. he was presented
with a huge floral tribute
after a concert. The macs
tro refused to accept it.
How could you refuse
anything so beautiful?" he
was asked, when he had left
the stage.
Flowers" replied Tos-
canini, are for pr1m a
donnas or corpSeS. I am
neither"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Police Trio Indicted
On twenty Counts in.
Traffic Shakedown

Three District policemen were
under indictment today on a
total of 20 counts of shaking
down motorists arrested for traf-
fic violations.
All suspended members of the
Metropolitan Policies 18th pre-
cir1ct, the three named by a
grand jury are: Pvts. Cecil H.
Perry, Is, of the 100 block of
Belleview street Sc, Is counts;
George j. Maurer, 81, of the
1900 block of Naylor road Sc,
counts, and Albert M. Pizzi, 20,
of the $500 block of Minnesota
avenue Sc, 2 counts.
The trio was charged with
arreSting motorists, mostly on
speeding counts, and asking
brides of from SIS to $25 either
on the spot or after the victims
appeared at a precinct station.
Many of the motorists in
volved were cab drivers whose
licenses were in jeopardy. The
indictment said the racket was
worked from February. 1858, I'M
til Is months later when a cab
driver complained.
Assistant United States At
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agree to some notifications of
the rider, but that Congress
should retain some control on
the total number Of permanent
Federal employees in Government.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Jack H.
Pockrass. chief OF the Air Force
Departments Office of Place
ment and Enploye Relations, has
been awarded a citation by the
Presidents Committee on EN-
ployment of the Physically
Handicapped. Mr.. Pockrass was
honored for his work in develop
ing a Nation wide plan for giving
physically handicapped persons
employment in the Air. Force
Department Z. Charles Stanley
Hollander of the Naval Gun
Factory is one of 80 scientists
throughout the country selected
to study the techniques of using
radioisotopes at Oak Ridge.
Tenn. James E. M. Brown of
the Navy Department has been
elected president of the Wash
ington Chapter of the National
Association of Cost Accountants
Others elected were Ben
C. White, Post Office Depart
ment, vice president; Stanley j
Curran, Office OF Defense Mobili-
cation, treasurer. and A. B.
O'Donnell, Rural Identification
Administration and F. B. Collins
and Percy L. Hanson, Army
Department; directors. Ber-
nard r. Mullady, former Govern
ment official and public relations
man, has been appointed circula-
ton manager of the AFL News
Reporter. Fred A. Toombs,
Assistant Secretary of the Civil
Aeronautics Board, has been
named Government chairman OF
the annual campaign for the
Washington Home for Found
lings. A cash suggestion
award of $275 has been given
to Ralph A. Hafner, chief of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
IA Candidates Seek
Seven Montgomery
School Board Seats

Ten late-filing candidates for
the Montgomery County Board
Of Education broadened the field
today to IA in the first full nom
partisan election of the seven
school board members.
One candidate, Leslie M. Able,
who would have been the 18th
person In the race. filed and then
Withdrew before the deadline last
night. throwing his support to
County Councilman Lathrop e.
Smith.
All but one OF the incumbent
School Board members. H. Stan
ley Slime. filed for election in
November. Mr.. Slime. board
member since 1945, had said
earlier he would not run.
Three Without Opposition.
Three of the incumbents had
no opposition in their districts
and were assured of election.
barring write-ins at the polls.
They were Harrison C. King.
Laytonsville farmer, 1st district;
Willard g. McGraw, Gathers
burg attorney. End district, and
Mrs. Helen M. Scharf, Bethesda
housewife. 4th district.
Board Member Leila M. Ed
wards picked up the most oppo-
sition in eleventh-hour filings.
Candidates who filed shortly be-
fore the midnight deadline in
cluded four who will oppose Mrs.
Edwards.
A sharp contest also appeared
to be likely in the Rockville area
where Mr.. Smith. defeated for
denomination to the council in
the Republican primary June
%, will oppose Board Member
William r. Bulls.
Opposition in 5th District.
Mrs. Edwards Of 106 Indian
Spring drive, Silver Spring, will
have opposition in the 5th dis
trict from Mrs. Jeanne D. AM
dersen. 11705 Broadview road,
Silver Spring. and Thomas Rob-
inson. Kensington cniropractor
who filed yesterday. Earlier,
Stanley M. Levy. 9706 Cameron
street. Silver Spring, and Mrs.
Rose c. Kramer, $3.50 Harvey
court, Silver Spring. had filed for
the 9Th district seat.
School Board Chairman Wylie
w. Barrow, who filed yesterday
for one Of the two at-large seats
will have opposition from Mrs.
Lyman G. Smith. 3941 Washing
ton street. Kensington: Wayne
Birdsell. 1910 Moves drive, Silver
Spring, and Mrs. Helen B.
Quayle. a next-door neighbor OF
Mrs. Scharf, at 7426 Hampden
lane, Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Mayor Beverley Loshes
City Manager Willard

Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
of Alexandria today issued a
bristling attack on City Manager
Ira Willard, saying that Alex
andria needs a new city manager
more than it needs the current
government survey.
The Mayor has been a foe
of the government survey since
Mr.. Willard proposed it a year
ago, claiming it was too expen-
sive. The entire survey is ex-
pected to cost $4,000.
The Mayor declared: 81 feel. as
I have for some time, that the
council needs another survey
one to find a city manager who
can run the city without burden
ing' the citizens and business
men with more taxes all the
time. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Tilted Bride Says Herman
Played Role Of Very Rich Man

of having extensive financial
interests in Mexico.
They left for the North on
their wedding trip and pulled
into motel near Fredericksburg
Va. the afternoon of March 4.
After checking in, Herman told
his new bride he wanted to drive
down U. s. Route l to service
station and have a few repairs
on their Cadillac convertible.
That was the last she saw of him
until his arrest in New York.
Mrs. Haven accused Defense
Attorney Daniel Jacobson of ask
ing her foolish questions" and
reprimanded him for trying to
wear me out"
AT one point, Judge Sterling
Hutchinson referred to her as
Mrs. Herman" and she snapped
back. I'm not Mrs. Herman"
Mr.. Jacobson asked if she
loved her husband.
IT didn't have a silly school
girl type of love-" she said, but
I admired him and / had faith
in him and I believed the things
he told me until / learned he
was a thief"
Told of Mexican Interests.
Mrs. Ravens said Herman told
of making $4,000 last year and
painted a beautiful financial
picture of vast interests in
Mexico"
did you marry him for his
money!" inquired Mr.. Jacobson.
NO"
She admitted buying Herman
two diamond rings and other
gifts, which prompted Mr. Jacob
son to ask her if she considered
herself a shrewd businesswoman.
81 don't consider myself
shrewd," she said, "but I'm not
stupid either"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Fair to-
night with low about SO. Tomor-
row mostly sunny and continued
rather warm.
Maryland-Fair tonight with
low $3.50 in west and 62-68 in
east portions. Tomorrow mostly
sunny and continued rather
warm.
Virginia - Fair tonight with
low $3.50 in west and 62-70 in
east portions. Tomorrow mostly
sunny with little change in tenn
perature.
Wind-Gentle and variable
tonight and tomorrow.
Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, July 28-Aug. /.
Temperatures will be near the
normal high of SO and normal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
United Press Refuses
To Reinsfate Writer
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 27.-The
United Press Association yes
terday rejected a request of the
American Newspaper Guild. CLIO,
that Theodore s. Polumbaum,
Boston television script writer
fired last year, be reinstated and
reimbursed for lost pay.
Mr.. Polumbaum was dis
charged in April last year, one
day after he appeared before the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities and refused to say
whether he ever had been q
Communist. Previous witnesses
had testified he was. a member of
the Communist Party's youth
movement while q student at
Yale University.
The guild protested the firing
and the case went to arbitration
An arbitrator ruled that q news
service is entitled to discharge
an employe if he takes such a
determined stand on a highly
controversial question that the
news service customers feel he is
biased.
The arbitrator held, however.
that the United Press had failed
to prove its contention, as stated
In letter to the Guild, that Mr..
Polumbaum in his committee
testimony Intentionally created q
doubt as to his honesty.
But the arbitrator concurred
with the position taken by the
United Press that its writer's
must be free of any suspicion Of
bias if the news service is to
retain the confidence of its Gus
toners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Embassy Dairy Sold
To Producers Group
In S3,S5O,OOO Deal

The Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association yes
terday announced the purchase
Of the Embassy Dairy. largest In
dependently owned dairy in this
area.
William B. Hooper. assistant
manager Of the association. who
will be Embassy's managing di-
rector and treasurer. said the
sale was completed as a $780,
900 cash transaction.
Potential sale of Embassy,
which distributes about 10 per
cent of the areas milk. was an
nounced nearly two months ago.
But q month ago James j.
Ward. president of Embassy. an
nounced he had changed his
mind about the deal.
Asked what had happened in
the meantime to put the transac-
ton back on the track. Mr..
Hooper said Mr.. Ward changed
his mind again the following day,
and that since that time details
Of the sale were being worked
out.
Mr.. Hooper said there had
been no threat of court action,
even though the parties had
signed a sales contract at the
time Mr.. Ward disclosed he had
decided not to sell.
Mr.. Hooper said the title
changed hands today and that
the new management would take
over Embassy August /. He said
part of the sales price was bor-
rowed from the Bankers CO.
operative and association men,
bers financed part of it. The
transaction was handled by
Columbia Title Insurance Co.
The 1.900-member dairy farm
er cooperative now has almost
complete control Of milk pur-
chased for the Washington area.
It announced its policy will re-
main the same for Embassy. with
no advance in prices. Mr.. Hooper
said it was hoped prices may
in time be reduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
By the Associated Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, July 27.-An
Elderly Palm Springs, Fla, wom-
an who was Tilted the day after
she married man Is years her
junior, says he portrayed him.
self as ''fabulously wealthy"
And despite his professions of
wealth. Mrs. Dyoll P. Ravens
says 49-year-old Percy William
Herman, her ex-husband, took
$243,000 belonging to her when
he left her March 4.
Mrs. Ravens, 81, told her story
Of woeful romance in Federal
District Court here yesterday
during a hearing on a defense
motion to suppress as evidence
some $213,500 of the money
seized by the FBI.
Herman, arrested in New York
March Is, is charged with UNI
lawfully taking his wife's money
across State line. The defense
contends he had the legal right
to do so.
Proposed Three Days Later.
Mrs. Ravens. a tall, clear
spoken woman, met Herman at
an auction gallery last January.
Three days later he proposed
and several weeks later she ac-
cepted.
She said he passed himself of
as 'fabulously wealthy" and told
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Apartment Firm Replies
To Injunction Suit

n .
NORFOLK. July a. - The
Mayfiower Apartment Corp. has
filed an answer in United States
District Court to an Injunction
suit filed by the Virginia Beach
Hotel and Cottage Association,
Inc. alleging that the Mayfiower
was illegally renting furnished
apartments on q daily and week.
~ basis in unfair competition
with other resort establishments.
The Mayflower Corp, headed
by w. Taylor Johnson. and his
wife, Foye, denied there was any
illegality in the arrangement.
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torney Fred Smithson said the
trio actually was believed to
have shaken down IS motorists,
but that evidence was presented
in only 20 cases.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray,
commenting on the indictments,
said he believed there would be
no more involving other mem
bers> of the force.
Should the policemen be con-
victed they automatically will
face a police trial board. It Is
possible they will be prosecuted
before the police board even if
cleared in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27

operations branch OF Fort Bel
voir's Corps of Engineers Re-
search and Development Labora-
tories. Another suggestion award
went to BENJAMIN p. johnson
jr., a project engineer.
Length of service pins have been
presented to three employees OF
the Office of Navy Controller
They are William Ralph Hardy,
Frank Irving Harris and Jerome
Knight Holloway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
School Contracts Awarded

In Prince Georges County the
School Board has awarded con-
tracts for a new multipurpose
room at the Lakeland School for
colored students and for four
room addition at College Park
School. The low bid was
$147, 1856.
The successful bidder, Hill,
Schrider & Kimmel Construc-
ton Corp. Of Washington, also
was awarded a contract for $685.
$40 to add four rooms to Forest
Heights School.
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e ven though
it could take
action against
non : Federal
workers. The
new legisla-
ticn will per-
NIT the Gov
ern m e n t to
d e duo the
amount owed
out of an en-
ploye's wages
until the tax
debt is paid
up.
The State of
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Maryland also will try to use
the new legislation to collect
State income tax owed by Fed
eral workers who work in Mary
land but reside elsewhere. IN
der Maryland law employees who
work there but live elsewhere
must pay State income taxes.
Many Federal workers who
work in Maryland but co not re-
side there have.balked at paying
such a tax. Maryland so far
has been unsuccessful in trying
to force payment and would now
like to collect.
However, key members OF the
House and Senate who drafted
the tax legislation say the pro-
vision involving Government
workers applies only to Federal
income taxes. They say they
doubt that Maryland or any
other State could use the new
law to force payment of indebted
ness on State income taxes.
Maryland officials, however, i'm
dictate they will at least seek
a court test to see if the new
law could be used to collect
State owned income taxes.
4 y x \
TAX-EXEMPT ANNUITIES--
AS published here previously, the
new tax legislation will give Fed
eral employees a decided break
in one respect. Federal workers
retiring before IS will have the
first $1,000 of their annuities
tax-exempt, the same as will
be the case for those VINO retire
after SIS. Since the majority
OF Federal workers retire before
IS, this is a beneficial provision.
| X \ \
1 PAY-There are indications
that President Eisenhower has
given his approval to the per
cent. $170 rninimum-$440 maxi
mum. classified pay raise bill
approved last week by the SEN
ate Civil Service Committee
White House approval of the
per cent. 5000 minimum SAC
maximum, postal pay raise bill
also is strongly reported.
Chairman Carlson of the SEN
ate Civil Service Committee
visited the White House with
Senate Majority Leader Know
land last Thursday Although
Senator Carlson did not say
what was discussed, it is signifi-
cant that the next day his COM
mittee approved the combined
classified and postal pay bills
and he predicted fatty that
there will be a Federal pay raise
enacted by Congress this year."
| The pay raise legislation is by
no means out of the woods yet,
but the situation appears better
than 1t did a week ago.
X 4 4
I WRITTEN RIDER - The
House Civil Service Committee
has sharply criticized the Civil
Service Commission for a do
nothing" policy regarding the
failure to convert several hum
dred thousand indefinite en-
t ployes into permanent status.
The House group, in its re-
port on the pay-fringe benefits
bill, said the issue of deciding
whether to repeal or modify the
/ Written rider would be decided
in House. Senate conference. But
it made it clear that its con-
ferees would hold out for modi-
f1cation rather than outright re-
peal.
The House committee said
more than 208,0 indefinite en-
ployes could be given permanent
status right now, if the White
House and the Civil Service
Commission changed the present
executive order regarding APP
/ pointments. The group called
for new executive order which,
it said, could convert the Gov
eminent to permanent APP
pointment and promotion basis
without the necessity of Congress
having to repeal the Written
rider outright.
The committee said it would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
inteqrotion MEETING Set

Montgomery County School
Board President Wylie w. Bar
row has accepted an invitation
to attend an informal discus
sion of school indignation prob
lens tomorrow at Carver High
School, Rockville.
The meeting. sponsored by the
Montgomery Civic Unity Com
mittee, a biracial community
study group, will be attended by
Rockville area school principals
and student council representa-
tiveS.