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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
1akoma School Musicians
Entertain Citizens Group

The Citizens Association of
Takoma. p. c., observed family
night at the Takoina School with
, musical program furnished by
Is pupils.
, It was announced that the
school had been presented a
silk District OF Columbia flag
Yesterday by the Citizens AS
ISOLATION. Renah r. Camalier,
District Commissioner, made the
presentation.
Plans are being made to hold
the annuai dinner Of the assoc
:iation on February Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Allied Civic Group
To Study Easing Of
County Liquor Laws

A study of ways by which
Montgomery County could ease
its tight control over liquor sales
by the drink and still maintain
a respectable atmosphere may
be undertaken by the Allied
Civic Group of Silver Spring.
Edward O. Rodgers, chairman
of the groups legislation COM
mittee, said last night that his
committee may look into the
controversial question of grant,
ing pouring licenses" for mixed
drinks to hotels and restaurants
and possibly to taproonas.
His statement came after a
request by Blair Lee III. chair
man Of the county's newly elect
ed delegation to the General
Assembly, that a responsible
civic organization" study the
problem.
Responds To Question.
MIR. Lee and the five other
members Of the delegation. were
present at the civic groups an
nual Legislative night" at East
ern Suburban Junior High
School, when some one asked the
question from the floor: "How
would your party permit the sale
Of cocktails in restaurants with
out creating the kind of honky-
tonks that exist in Prince
Georges county This might help
solve financial problems by at
tracing new business"
THAT is the $64 question, let
me tell YOU" Mr.. Lee replied.
EsThere are numerous plans for
tnonkeying with the county liq-
uor laws and they have got to be
put out on the table for sugges-
lions from all Sides"
Would Amend Law.
Last week Mr.. Lee said the
Montgomery delegation is ex-
pected to introduce legislation
amending the law which bars
further on-sale liquor licenses in
the county. The county now
holds a monopoly on whisky
sales and a wholesale monopoly
on the distribution of beer.
Hard liquor can be sold over
the bar only at three restau-
rants, Normandy Farms, Olney
Inn and the Anglers Inn.
Mr.. Lee said last night that
he has been told that promoters
of a proposed hotel in the county
were demanding on-sale liquor
privileges ito pay for the hotel"
The civic group, presenting
it's recommendations for legisla-
ton at the General Assembly
session which begins next month,
ran into opposition from Dele
gate-Elect Warren Browning on
a request for legislation creating
another commission to study the
operations of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
One special study commission,
appointed by Gov. McKeldin and
headed by Republican State SEN
ator John Raymond Fletcher Of
Prince Georges, already is ana
lying the laws governing the
sanitary commission.
Fears "Shirking" Job.
Mr.. Browning, a former mem
Der Of the Sanitary Commission,
said, WED be Sinking our jobs
as delegates if we passed that
on to another commission.
The delegation received more
enthusiastically "a proposal for
a drastic shakeup of the SAM
tary Commission. # the pro-
posal is adopted by the Legisla-
ture the jobs Of the three pres
ent sanitary commissioners. all
Republicans. would be abolished.
The three posts then would be
filled by the governing bodies of
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties and by the Governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Flag Righied,
Peace Cross
Project Begun
McKeldin Presides
AT Flood Control
Ground Breaking

Gov. McKeldin had an upside
down Maryland flag righted yes
terday at Riverdale before
speaking at ground breaking
ceremonies for the Peace Cross
flood control projects.
Noting the error in display Of
the speakers platform flag. the
Governor said that. years ago
the flag was flown upside-down
as q signal Of distress but this
is not an occasion for distress.
Somebody please right that
flag"
The Governor said the area
had been in distress for many
years because of floods that &C
company any stable amount Of
rain. With the beginning Of the
control project. he added. the
flag should be placed in its
rightful position.
This is the beginning of
the end Of a recurring night
mare :. that has been as sure
as the coming of each heavy
rain" the Governor told several
hundred shiyering persons at
tending the ceremony.
Congress Members Praised.
He hailed the program, esti-
mated to cost $13.920, 900, as a
demonstration Of what can be
accomplished when the Federal,
State and local governments
work together.
Representative Small, Repub-
lican, who helped obtain Federal
cooperation in the flood control
project, came in for frequent
praise during the ceremony.
Also lauded we're Senator Butler
and Senator Beall, who pushed
the program through the Sen
ate. !.
The two Senators and Mr..
Small joined the Governor in
moving the first shoyels of dirt.
Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis,
jr., Army Chief of Engineers,
said the Corps of Engineers likes
to handle ''these grass roots pro-
jects" when local residents are
willing to put up their own
money to assist in the work. Gen.
Sturgis was introduced by Col.
Ray Adams. engineer for the
Washington district.
Levees to Be Built.
First phase of construction will
include Strengthening of the
Northeast Branch Of the Ana
costa River as it runs through
AnacoStia Park from Riverdale
road to Baltimore avenue. Leyees
Will pc bullt along the branch'S
banks.
The program was arranged by
the Prince Georges Civic Fedora
ton and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Fred w. Cast. chairman of the
Parks and Flood Control Com
mittee Of the federation and of
the Chamber of Commerce for
20 years, served as master of
ceremonies.
Several musical selections were
provided by the Northwestern
High School Band. whose ma
jorettes crowded around a fire
during the speechmaking in an.
effort to keep warm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Health Council to Meet

The Executive Committee Of
the Fairfax County Health
Council last night decided to
call general meeting Of the
Health Council at Sis pm.
Monday at the Health Center
in Fairfax. Va, to discuss the
water situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
THE TESTIMONY

Mr.. Shonick was called before
the same subcommittee three
years later. last July Is, to am
swer Mrs. MarkWard's charges.
Under questioning by sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Citizen Group to Meet

The Landover Estates Citizens
Association will hold It's regular
monthly meeting at $3.50 o'clock
tonight In the Landover Hills
Youth Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07

Lost ii series 81 joys for logging
memories regarding District traffie
laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Nye AssaiIs Gingery.

Mr.. Nye urged Rollingwood
residents not to be alarmed at
the threat seen In the Polinger
case. He described 1t as another
attempt to get support for use
Of the park for the road from
residents seeking q way to pro.
tect their homes and schools.
Mr.. Nye. in a 25-minute adj
dress that preceded the Roads
Commissions presentation, lev.
eled an attack at Parks COM
missioner Donald E. Gingery.
This thing is just as deep ID
the mud Of politics as it can be.
put there by any one man." Mr.
Nye said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11

Scientists have recently reversed
a previous conclusion and now be-
lieve that cancer affects all peoples
in all climates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
Hollywood
Notes

HOLLYWOOD R-Notes and
comments on the Hollywood scene
The news in radio is the return
to the five-a-week pattern. Re-
member back in the early DAYS of
radio when many of the shows
were on the air every weekday
night? It's starting all over again.
On Monday Amos N Andy re-
turn to doing a 15-minute show
five nights week over CHS. It's
the same formal they started with
26 years ago. Only this time the
show comes from the grand ball
room of the Mystic Knights of the
Sea Lodge, and the boys will have
guest stars and play records.
Sounds good. I personally liked
their 15-minute shows better than
the half-hour production.
Among the other nighttime
shows that can be heard five times
a week are Fibber MCGEE and
Molly, Mr.. Keen. the Tennessee
Ernie Show, Mr.. and Mrs. North.
The Great Gildersleeve and One
Mans Family. !.
Billing battles can harm pic
lures. AS for instance, Paramount
wanted to co-star Humphrey b.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
Little Girl Is
Brave Despite
Repeated Illness

MUSKEGON, Mich. 0n-If deter.
mination and patience continue 10
pay off, little Sherry Ann Kobe If
Hesperia will be around for manv
more birthdays.
Sheryl Ann celebrated her fourth
birthday yesterday only "A hours
after discharge from Hackley Hos
pital and her 18th victory over
pneumonia on her 33rd trip to the
hospital.
Sherry Ann suffered a near fatal
attack of meningitis when she was
only six weeks old. Her first battle
with pneumonia came about two
months later. Polio struck at seven
months and left her partially para.
lyzed in body brace. Doctors saw
the brace may come off when she
reaches IS.
Two bouts with measles and
more and still more pneumonia at
tacks have left her body weak
and susceptible to disease, doctors
say.
But nurses at the hospital, which
has practically been her second
home, are amazed at Sheryl's pa
thence and stamina. They say she
Is one of their most lovable pa
tients.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
Last Round OF
Miss America
Event Today
BY JAMES =. ToMLiNsoN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. Tiff.
ty beautiful girls today entered the
last round of competition to pick
the fairest of them all Miss Amer.
lea of 1855.
While the judges went into a
huddle to total up the points gained
by the lovely contestants in pre-
liminary battles, the girls aimed
for that final mixture of beauty
and talent which would gain the
coveted title for one of them and
gain her over $4,000 in awards
Seven attractive gals are leading
the field at this point, victors in
bathing suit and talent contests.
But other points in evening gown
competition, not yet announced,
may place other girls in the select
circle of 10 semifinalists tonight
The judges, faced with the diff.
cult choice of narrowing the field,
viii leave only five finalists and
then late tonight one of them will
be chosen as Miss America, sue.
ceeding Evelyn Ay of Ephrata, Pa.
The annual pageant, which has
been beset by i'll weather since il
opened in rainstorm last Tues.
day night, was slated to 90 on
even if hurricane Edna damaged
the shore. Convention Hall. in
which the selections are made, is
situated away from the ocean
front.
The seven gorgeous specimens
of femininity who have won pre-.
liminary contests on three success
sive nights are as follows:
Talent division: Barbara Maxine
Quinlan, 20, of Alliance, Ohio, who
won last night with a selection
from Carmen.
Janice Hutton Somers, 10, Miss
Michigan.
Heather : 10 Taferner, 20, Miss
New York.
Linda Maud Weisbrod, 81, Dis.
trict of Columbia.
Bathing suit division: Polly Ran.
kin Suber, 10. Whitmire, S. c.,
who won last night for her shapely
figure adorned in a black swim
suit.
Ann Gloria Daniel, a, Miss
Florida.
Lee Ann Meriwether, 10, Miss
California.
A crowd of about 5000, less
than half the usual audience
turned out last night to watch the
parade of pulchr.tude pass along
the stage. Rain pelting down on
the boardwalk, forerunner OF
hurricane Edna, held down the
number of spectators.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
Queen Is Urged
10 Free Her Toes

GLASGOW, Scotland IA noted
foot expert has urged Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II to let her toes
wiggle freely and thus start a ia
shion for sensible shoes. He said
film star Rita Hayworth could
help too.
N. Derrick England, senior lee.
turer at London Foot Hospital, de-
ciared: Few have a greater af-
lection or admiration than I have
for the Queen. But how l wish she
would give a sensible lead in wom-
ems footwear. Women would be
willing to follow her much more
than anyone else"
England said ''people like the
Queen and Rita Hayworth could
have a great deal of influence
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
Edna By-P
in. Outer Banks
In Trek North

CAPE HATTERAS, NC. M-The
scattered residents of North Caro-.
Lines Outer Banks breathed east
er today after a near-miss by flu
rious Hurricane Edna.
The raging center of the sea-
sons fifth tropical storm swept
past this oft-battered promontory
before midnight, about so miles out
to sea and headed north-northeast-
ward.
Winds estimated at up to 10
miles an hour - little more than
half the speed of those in the mid
die of the hurricane - roared over
the upper North Carolina coast.
Huge waves broke across inland
highways, d elaying traffic in
places. There were no reports of
loss of life or serious property
damage.
The area had been well warned
Weekend travellers were cautioned
to stay away from the beaches.
Red Cross disaster workers stood
BY. Marine officials at Camp Le-
Jeune and the Cherry Point Air
Station quartered some post resi-
dents in school and theater build
ings for the night. Many Marine
planes were flown to bases farther
inland in anticipation of destruc-
tive winds that never came.
The South Carolina coast, alerted
earlier, escaped damage. Edna
was about ESQ miles out to sea
when she passed Charleston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11

Tree toads belonging to the
class of amphibia are sometimes
called peppers"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11

is on the screen and not how big
it is.
THE High and the Mighty" Many
of them say John Wayne should
have been grounded for flying by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
Seldom Dull

SALINA, Kan. ZAP = There have
been few dull moments at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Endsley.
A month ago, their daughter
Mary, 2, fell and suffered a
cracked nose.
Two weeks ago their son took
a tumble and broke his collarbone.
Thursday Mary drank some
lighter fluid and had to have her
stomach pumped out.
Yesterday Mary's scalp was cut
when she was hit on the head by
toy gun brandished by a play
mate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
knowland Fears
FOrmOsa Fall

FRESNO, Calf. R - Senate
Majority Leader william F. Know
land declared yesterday that the
loss of the Chinese Nationalist is
land of Quemoy, would have the
same effect on the morale of the
free world as the fall of Diem Bien
Phu did in the Indochina War"
The California Republican advo-
Gated the use of the US. 7th Fleet
to defend the island which was re-
Gently shelled by Chinese Reds
shore batteries.
Knowland said the loss of the is
land would be only a stepping
stone for Red aggression against
Formosa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
BY Bob Thomas

CART and Spencer Tracy in "The
Desperate Hours" But both their
contracts would call for top billing,
SO Tracy couldn't be signed. Rob-
ert Ryan was almost signed for
1.-THE Conquerors." But Susan Hay
wards contract stated that only
one other named be starred with
her. That name was John Wayne.
So Ryan didn't do the role. If
actors only realized how unimport-
ant billing is.
Much ado about big screens. But
isn't it odd that last years Oscar
biggie was From Here to Eter-
nifty" made in black and white
for normal screens. Ditto this
years top contender, "On The
Waterfront. The test is still what
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
KITTEN BAIT WORKS

SALINA, Kan. R-H your kitten
should fall in a well, get a rope
and lower a basket baited with
hamburger.
That's what the Salina Fire De-
partment did when Alberta Pfan-
nenstilPs pet fell in the well.
Worked just fine" said the fire.
men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
PRESIDENT SENDS
SYMPATHY MESSAGE

DENVER Up - President Eisen-
hover today expressed profound
sympathy for the tragic loss of
life and the destruction suffered
as result of the earthquake that
struck Algeria.
The expression was in a mes
sage which the chief executive sent
to President Rene Coty of France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
WEDDING PLANNED

Los ANGELES. tR - The daugh-
ter of bandleader Lawrence Welk
says she will marry an Arlington,
Va, man today, A marriage IL
cense was isSued yesterday to
Shirley Jean Welk, 22, and Robert
Emmett Fredricks, 20.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-11
BAD BARGAIN

LOS ANGELES LR - Actor Vim.
cent Price contends the role he
played in 1.-THE Bargain" was too
much of a bargain. He filed suit
yesterday for $4,000 against Will
liam Marshall and Enrol Flynn,
producers of the picture, charging
that they promised him $S5 200 but
paid him only $4,000.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
By Ramon Coffmon.

milk wool" is made from skim
milk, and can be woven into
cloth.
The casein Of milk can be
turned into buttons. Another
use for caSein Is in making cold
water paints and waterproof glue.
Some so-called "felt" hats are
made from casein, also many
piano keys.
Soybeans are q big food crop
Of Asia. Nand the plants have
been brought to North America.
In the United States enough
soybeans are grown to supply
about two bushels for every per-
son in the country. Soybean
flour goes into the making Of
some loaves Of bread, also into
crackers.
Soybean meal Is used in max
ing many plastic objects. The
objects include toys and billiard
balls. also parts Of some auto
mobile bodies. When you take .
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Uncle Ruy's Corner

In our modern age, chemists
are doing countless things to
add to knowledge. Their work
helps to promote q better life for
every one.
Chemists have played o big
part in developing the wonder
drugs" as well as vitamins. By
finding better ways to produce
drugs and vitamins Of standard
quality, they have kept the
prices from being too high for
common use.
In addition the chemists have
provided all manner Of plastics.
Celluloid is classed as the first
important plastic" It was pro-
duced more than so years ago by
John w. Hyatt. BY combining
alcohol. camphor and cellulose
nitrate. and using heat. he made
celluloid.
Little was done to follow up
Hyatt's work until the present
century. Now We have hum
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Word to the Wise By Mrs. Frank Colby
Fronk Beck

addition of GO. in person" would
have made it clear to us idiots
who was speaking.
A reporter writes of a female
waitress" A chamber of COM
merce magazine boasts: Blank
town - a metropolitan city!"
Metropolitan means "of or per-
tanning to a city" An al writer
inforfs us that, "These premi-
ums are given away absolutely
free" If they are premiums
they are given away; if they are
given away they are free; and
absolutely free" is as redundant
as actual fact, honest truth"
A police reporter warns that
Several escaped convicts have
escaped from prison and are hid
ing somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of this vicinity" That
young journalist will go far. my
friends. have no doubt Of that,
for later in the same article he
observes that the search for the
escapes "still continues to go
on"
Passing mention should be
made of "scalded by hot water;
try an experiment; old antiques;
preventive cure; new recruits;
widow Of the late Jim Blank;
nauseated with seasickness; pois-
oned venom"
But to me, the perfect pleo-
nasm of all time, the apple of
my eye, the Incompatible, honey
of honeyS over which I gloat, was
penned by a gifted columniSt
who wrote: "The city was inun-
dated by precipitation exceed
ing IL inches Of rainfall" Oh,
my!
Released BY McNaught syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Famous Fubles
By E. {. Edqor

ROUGH RIDERS-When
Theodore Roosevelt returned
from the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, he was a national
hero. His political future
was bright.
Opportunis is tried to
worm their way into his
good graces in the hope of
receiving future favors. In
variably they introduced
themselves as former Rough
Riders, knowing that T. r.
was always ready to befriend
a member of his old regi-
ment.
It was not long. however,
before Roosevelt became
suspicious. One night. at a
political rally, he was ap-
preached more than SO
times by men VINO Claimed
to be members of his old
regiment.
How many men were
In that regiment, anyhow"
remarked q friend.
About 1.000," said Roose-
velt. land I've met 10000 Of
them already"
HOPE-The sharp tongue
of Composer Johannes
Brahms cost him many a
friend among his contem-
porarieS. On one occasion,
a rival composer of little
talent asked him?
"Have you heard my last
composition, maeStro?"
II sincerely hope So" re-
piled Brahams.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI

1-As a boy a future Presi-
dent devoured the few books
he was able to borrow, includ-
ing q Life of Washington"
Robinson Crusoe," Pilgrims
Progress, "Aesop's Fables" and
a History of the U. S." Which
President?
(which President was the
author of the book, "The Chal-
lenge to Liberty?
3-Which President once
received the British Minister
in his bedroom slippers?
ANSWERS on next page.)
Evening star., 1954-05-21

The Greek word for "too
muchness" is pleonasm. The
English word is redundancy.
Many a writer uses two or more
words when one is sufficient. The
following are just a few pleo-
nasms from my notebook:
A writer of Western stories tells
us that, 1.-THE ghost town was
deserted, desolate and devoid Of
inhabintantS." If he had added,
". and no one lives there" it
would be impossible to mistake
his meaning.
An international statesman
recently told us, This is me, w.
c. himself, speaking to you." The
Evening star., 1954-05-21
AnsVer e DIeCOUN,F.
NyIons Cutch Fish

Danish fishermen are using
nylon stockings filled with
worms to catch eels. which get
their teeth caught in the nylon
mesh. Copenhagen reports.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
milk wool with samples Of
cloth made from such material.

dreds Of kinds Of plastics. includ-
ing safety glass. bakelite, plastic
dishes, plastic lenses and several
kinds Of plastic cloth.
Who would have supposed that
milk could be turned into but
tons or cloth? Scientists have
found ways to do both Of these
things. A material known 81
Evening star., 1954-05-21

seat In q chair Of q certain type
you may be resting. in . sense.
on soybeansl