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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

ordinary washing powder could be recon-
mended for the job.
The fact is, your automatic washer uses
new washing and rinsing methods. Because
this is true, new kind of detergent had to
be developed.
Why all works better
all washes with controlled suds instead of
thick, heavy suds. That's why it can wash
far more efficiently and rinse out completely
without leaving trace of grazing suds film.
When you wash with all, you don't stuff
up your machine with smothering blanket
of suds that interferes with washing action.
all let's your clothes slosh around freely in
the wash water :. j. and it's this free move
ment that quickly floats out every particle
of dirt.
Rinses far cleaner, too
You have certainly noticed how hard it is to
get rid of thick, heavy suds when you're
washing dishes in your sink. Stubborn suds
are also problem in your automatic washer.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Thieves Crack Safe
In Full View Of Street

Safecrackers, apparently work
ing for more than three hours
in plain view from the front Of
a store, took $4,000 from a
supermarket safe during the
night, police reported.
The thieves expertly cut out
the dial from a safe at the
Safeway store, 1852 Fourteenth
street, using acetylene torch
equipment stolen from a nearby
firm, police said.
Pvt. T. j. White of the 10th
precinct discovered the theft
as he walked his beat this morn
ing and noticed the rear door
of the store ajar.
Safe squad detectives said the
thieves apparently cut through
a skylight and used hacksaw
to sever protective bars beneath
the skylight.
Then they opened the back
door and wheeled in the acety-
lene torch equipment. taken from
a lot next door occupied by the
Hilliard c. Meyers & Son roof
ing company.
Police said they were puzzled
why the light from the torch
did not attract a passerby. The
safe is at the front of the store,
in full view from the outside.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Series Of Basement Fires
Probed In MI Rainier

Residents of a Mt. Rainier
apartment development today
were alarmed by the second
series of basement fires in as
many days,
The Mt. Rainier Fire Depart
ment responded at 8:37 am.
to three separate blazes-at 4207
Eastern avenue, 43o7 Eastern
avenue and 4315 Russell ave-
nue-in the. haywood Garden
apartments. Yesterday, firemen
doused five blazes in basement
trash cans on Russell avenue,
Haywood drive and Upshur
street.
The fires, which caused little
damage but sent smoke spiraling
through upstairs apartments, are
nelng investigated by Prince
Georges County fire prevention
authorities.
Fire County Marshal Lawrence
r. Woltz. called to Mt. Rainier
this morning. said the trash fires
definitely were set" but that
police and firemen have so far
found no suspects.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Kent Store al PeniagoI,
Begins Clothes Return

The Kent Cleaners of Wash
ington. Inc. concession at the
p Pentagon has opened and
started returning clothes left
there before the dry cleaning
chain went bankrupt Septem-
ber 10.
Thousands Of customers had
their laundry and dry cleaning
In the Kent stores when they
were locked up.
According to the office of
Attorney Lee w. Cowan, the
court-appointed receiver for the
bankrupt concern. it is hoped
that distribution Of clothes in
the rest Of the nearly 80 area
stores viii start next Friday.
The owners must pay clean-
ing charges for cleaned cloth
ing. but viii get soiled clothes
back free.
MIR. CoWan's first chore as the
receiver Is TO get the shirts and
dry cleaning back to their right
full owners. His second Is to see
that ths Kent creditors get the
most for their dollars.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Rural Posinlasters
Open 5-Day Farley;
Pay Is Prime Topic

The Nations rural postmasters
gathered at the Hotel Statler
today for the opening of their
five-day convention.
High on their list for action
is expected to be demands for
pay and Office maintenance
adjustments.
More than 500 postmasters,
about half of them women, had
registered as the first session
began at 10 am. with an ad-
dress by Eugene ]. Lyons, Assist
ant Postmaster General. Mr..
Lyons. discussed improvements
that have been made in the Post
Office Departments operations
under the Republican Admins
tratiol1 and explained the Ad-
rniristration' s reasons for oppos-
ing the 5 per cent Federal pay
boost which was vetoed after
Congressional enactment.
Mr.. Lyons said the pay struc-
ture for the Post Office Depart
ment needs modernization to
provide better returns for rural
postmasters, who now are paid
on q basis Of gross receipts of
their Offices.
The convention will hear re-
ports and adopt resolutions at
a session beginning at $50 am.
Friday. A spokesman said one
of the reports Is expected to deal
with the rural postlnaster's
problem of having to provide his
own equipment and maintain
the equipment without REIN
bursement from the Govern
.lnent. The organization has
asked that some reimbursement
be made for such expenses dur
ing past conventions and prob
ably reiterate its position
FTl0aV. gtS4s{s@ 7sy HIN
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Fired AT in Hof Chase,
Stolen Auto Skids
100 Feet 10 Hit Tree

A 1O0-foot skid and a collision
ended an 18-block chase early
yesterday after police fired six
shots at a fleeing car.
The chase began at New York
avenue and Tenth street NV.
when First Precinct Pvts. A. C.
Woodard and Thomas r. Estes,
in a scout car, saw a car speed
ing by on New York avenue.
The police pursued the car
in a zigzag course through down.
town Washington. occasionally
firing at its tires, until the car
struck a curb near Fifth and
+ streets NV. A wheel fell off
and the car skidded more than
100 feet before striking a tree.
Its three occupants attempted
to run but the car was sur
rounded by police.
Arrested was Horace Collier.
%. colored. of the first block of
L street NV, who was charged
with unauthorized use Of a We
hicle, driving without a permit
and reckless driving.
His companions. Wade p.
Byrd, %, colored, of the 900
block of Second street NV, and
Magnolia A. Thomas, 81, colored,
OF the 400 block of Fourth street
Me-. were both charged with
unauthorized use of q vehicle.
Police said Collier admitted
stealing the car a few hours be-
fore the chase from a parking
lot at North Capitol street and
avenue
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Navy 10 Give Exam
To Officer Candidates

High school seniors who desire
70 attend college and train for
careers as Navy officers may take
competitive examination to be
given throughout the country
December IL.
The Navy has announced that
applications for the examination
must be received by November
20.
Successful candidates will begin
their naval careers in colleges
and universities In 1856, with A.
nancial assistance from the Gov
ernn1ent. After a normal college
education graduates will be COM
missioned in the regular Navy
or Marine Corps.
Male citizens between II and
81 years of age are eligible to ap-
ply for the aptitude test. Those
with qualifying score will be
given a midshipman's physical
examination next February. APP
proximately 1900 youths will be
selected for appointment to the
training program and the college
Of their choice.
The Navy said 1t would pay the
students 5000 annual retainer
pay until commissioned and pro-
vide for all tuition, fees and
Evening star., 1954-09-20
District Counts Gains
Realized in August
Under New Tax Bill

Returns for the first month
OF the Districts new higher taxes
on groceries, restaurant meals
and hotel rooms were in today.
1t will be well into October
however. before the August re-
turns are tabulated and analyzed
and the city knows how much
the new levies boosted revenues.
The increases were part of
the measure providing for the
Districts big public works pro-
grom. They are expected to
bring In an additional $50 mil
lion a year.
The American Legion conven-
ton may have swelled the hotel
receipts above normal for the
month of August, officials noted.
The boost in hotel room taxes
from 2 to 3 per cent is expected
to yield about $20O,000 more q
year. The new one per cent tax
on grocery food costing more
than 28 cents is expected to
provide $3.5 million, and the
higher restaurant taxes from
lowering the 2 per cent tax ex-
emption to cover all meals cost
ing more than SO cents, about
SIS million.
The assessed value Of taxable
real estate in the District
reached new high on July | of
more than $1,850.0o0,00O. At
the new tax rate. increased 5
cents to $2.20 per 500 valuation,
this should bring in more than
$40.5 million. Real estate taxes
yield the biggest chunk Of the
city's tax revenue.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Public Library Asks
$4,000 Fund Boost
For improvements

The demands of the District
Public Library for fiscal 1856 are
a modest-enough $1,611 900 -
$4,000 over the current fiscal
year..
Public Librarian Harry N.
Peterson would like to see:
The new Anacostia Branch
Library, to be completed this
year. equipped with $50, 900 worth
Of books and furnished with the
necessary staff and incidental
equipment. u
The new Bookmobile provided
with $l2,875 for a full-year OPP
Grafton.
Two librarian positions pro-
vided to head the philosophy
psychology religion section of
the reorganized Central Library.
Wants Lighting Modernized.
Modernized lighting of the
Central Library.
Repairs to various branch Ii
brary buildings, which would
amount to $25, 900 in each year
of f1ve-year program.
And special improvements to
library branches. such as replac-
ing the front steps and resodding
the grounds of Southeast Branch;
developing parking area for
Northeast Branch; planting and
regarding Petworth Branch
property. and making structural
repairs to- the Georgetown,
Mount Pleasant and Takoma
Park Branches.
More Money for Postage.
Even postage enters into the
library's 1856 operational picture.
Said Librarian Peterson:
Experience has proved that
penny (sic) postcards now being
sent to remind readers when liz
brary books are overdue are not
as effective as letters sent by
f1rst-class (3-cent postage) mail"
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Exhibit Opening Sunday Traces
National Bank s745 Years

many old documents and mo-.
mentoes, including notices Of the
subscription books opening and
of the first directors meeting, as
they appeared in the National
mtelligencer. Photographs of a
check from one Of the banks
first check books and an early
stock certificate also will be seen.
Another photograph will show
a section of the banks original
vault. Made of oak timbers. it
is nailed together with hand
made nails and rounded off on
each side in order to make it
difficult to saw through it. It was
considered ample protection for
the banks funds in those days.
First Subscribers.
A photograph of the original
articles of association will at
tract attention. with its date of
"4th Of September. 1909" On
the opposite page can be seen
the signatures of the first SO sub
scribers to the banks stock and
the number Of shares purchased
by each of them.
On October / this year. the
Bank Of Washington will become
the second largest bank here
through merger with Hamilton
National Bank. Assets will ex-
ceed 1921 million and it will
have II Offices scattered through
out the city.
The NBW has grown rapidly
since 1949 when the United Mine
Workers acquired a large interest
and Barnum L. Cotton became
president. While union funds
have been an important factor
IN the growth since then. some
OF .city's oldest families and lar
gest commercial enterprises con-
tinue to maintain accounts there.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
W. Il. Knight Heuds
Opera Guild Here

w. Hamilton Knight was
elected president of the WASH
ington Opera Guild, Inc, at q
recent meeting Of the Executive
committee at the guild head
quarters, 1719 Nineteenth street.
NV.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Carl II. E1lingson. Col. Stanley
EDWARDS. Mrs. Gardner Luce and
Mrs. Fl. Harrow. vice presidents:
Mrs. Myra Gsilingwater. secre-
tary: Lt. Kathryn Clardy. assist
ant secretary. and Mrs. A. "a.
Wells, treasurer.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

was a Navy flight instructor and
aviator.
Mr.. Brown will work with
Dean Arthur e. Burns in de-
veloping graduate and under
graduate study programs, the
university said.
The new professor and his
wife and three children live at
IL Vernon terrace. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Body Of Boby Girl
Is Found in River

The body of a newborn baby
girl. colored, was found floating
between two piers at the Naval
Gun Factory at $50 am. today.
The Navy said Engineman
1ic Gene Masters saw the in
fant's body in the water while
he was removing stores from a
boat at one of the piers. The
body was unclothed and there
was no sign Of violence. The
Navy notified the coroner's Of
ice.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Residential Chest Workers
Attend Tea Today ~

A tea for her Red Feather
team captains and workers win
be given at 2:30 pm. today by
Mrs. w. John Kenney, chair
man Of the Residential Advance
Gifts Committee for the 1866
Community Chest Federation
United Defense Fund campaign.
The combined tea-meeting will
be held at 78 Kalorama Circle
NV, her residence.
Mrs. Theodore Wedel, a mem
ber of the training committee,
will speak. Materials for the
october campaign will be distrib-
.uted. A minimum goal of S.
$4,000 has been allocated by
Chest officials, but $1,368, 900 adj
ditional will be required for total
services of all agencies, officials
explained. /
These team captains have been
invited to attend the meeting:
Mrs. William D. Blair, Mrs. Ed
ward Cafritz, Mrs. Theodore w.
Dominick, Mrs. Christian A. Her
ter, jr., Mrs. Joseph D. kaufman,
Mrs. Milton King, Mrs. Frank C.
Waldrop and Mrs. Edward
Wootten.
Mrs. Lemuel Shepherd. jr., wife
of the Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps and honorary chair
man for Residential Area X,
has invited division chairmen
and team captains to a training
meeting. This will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Marine
Commandments quarters, G street
between Eighth and Ninth streets
Sc. ss,
officials said Mrs. Harold Berg
man. Area X chairman, and Mrs.
Shepherd; will speak. Mrs. Jac-
ques Reinstein, chairman of re-
cruitment for the Residential
Unit, will explain the campaign.
The division chairmen and team
captains will be given campaign
material.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
information Agency
Outlines Church Role

An exhibit, "The Church in
America" sponsored by the
United States Information
Agency, will be on display from
8 am. to 9 pm. each day from
tomorrow through October 3 at
the YWCA. Seventeenth and X
streets NV.
The exhibit is designed to show
the varied religious and secular
contributions Of the church ia
American life. It covers the
settlement and growth Of the
church In America as well 40
its present role as q democratic
and spiritual force.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Representative NorreII
Suffers Slight Stroke
BY The Asscxicsed Press

BY me Assctiused Press
Representative Norrell, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas was reported
in satisfactory condition today
at Walter Reed Hospital after
suffering slight stroke yes
terday in Arkansas.
MIR. Norrell was flown here
from Pine Bluff, Ark. after his
seizure. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Norrell.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

a d m i n iStra-
ton.
Mr.. Brown
since last year
has been as
sistant execu-
tive director
of the Com
mittee for a
N a t i o n a ]
Trade Policy
here. He is a.
grad u a tie Of
the Uniyer-
Sity Of Maine.
During World
.HYH. ~
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Second Precinct Is Topic

Operation Second Precinct"
win be discussed by the East
Central Civic Association at .
pm. tomorrow In the Winfield
Scott Montgomery School, 4is
r street NV. The Second Pre-
cinct's crime and vice u the
object Of 0 cleanup campaign
by community organizations.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

handle court referrals which
totalled 3.445 last year, q 129
per cent increase over 1912.
Appeals Unit Asks Clerk.
To compensate for funds re-
fused in the current budget the
court asks. an additional $4,000
to provide needed supplies and
services for the central traffic
violations bureau recently estab-
liShed.
The Municipal Court of Ap-
peals wants a $I04,638 appro-
priation for 1956--a $4,000 In
crease principally 10 hire an
other fkie CLERK.
The District % Columbia Tax
Court seeks no Increase ever lin
current $25.i75 appropriataon
for It's one Judge and two clerks
operation.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Businessmen
Hit Licensing
For Trade-Ins
Oppose Regulation
Requiring Listing as
Second Hand Dealer

Representatives OF some 1000
District businessmen today asked
the Commissioners to rescind q
regulation slated to be effective
November (which would re-
auire dealers In ''trade-in" goods
to take out licenses as second
hand dealers.
Horace Walker, executive di-
rector Of the Retail Gasoline
Dealers Associations of Metro
politan Washington, said the
District service stations have lost
8 million gallons Of gasoline sales
since the recent increase In the
gasoline tax and declared the $50
license fee might force some
small dealers out Of business.
He was echoed by Harry n.
Brylawski. executive secretary Of
the Greater Washington Retail
Dealers Association.
Urge Suspension.
They urged that enforcement
OF the regulation be suspended,
until Congress has a chance to
consider new license legislation
next year.
Deputy Police Chief Howard
v. Covell said the regulations,
which would require dealers to
report to police on most second
hand items they handle, would
tighten recovery of stolen goods.
Were picking up $4,000 to
$4,000 month worth of stolen
property, mostly from pawn
shops" /" he said.
He described case in which
a television set was stolen here,
taken to New York, traded In at
a department store there and
brought back to Washington
with many other sets by
wholesale dealer and found by
police here.
Fingerprinting Exempted.
The battle over licensing of
merchants who handle used
goods as an Incidental part of
their business has gone on spo-
radically since the turn of the
century. They have not been
obliged to take out such permits
under a 1884 law, partly because
of their vigorous opposition to
requirements for fingerprinting
and daily reports to police.
The new regulation would ex-
empt them from f1ngerprinting
and require them to report to
police Is days before selling used
goods at retail.
In another hearing this morn
ing. the Commissioners heard
unopposed recommendations that
they allow construction of me-
chanical parking garages to
maximum heights permitted by
city building regulations.
Such garages are now limited
to 35 feet in height, or five
stories.
The measure also would relax
flreproofing requirements.
Engineer License Change.
Another proposal. also UNI
opposed; would revise horse
power limitations on licenses for
second and third class steam
engineers. The change is de-
signed to let buildings install
heavy air conditioning machin-
cry without hiring higher class
engineers.
Claude Brown, business agent
for the International Union of
Operating Engineers, Local 80
and 99A. promised the unirS
would set up a school 40 train
engineers to handle Increased
equipment.
All proposals were taken under
Amusement by the Commits
sioners.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
1,45O Workers
Sought 10 Aid
Chest Drive !.
Volunteers Needed
Now, Leader Tells az
Breakfast Conference

The Community Chest called
today for 1.450 additional work.
ers to organize Washington's
business community before the
annual RED Feather" campaign
opens October !.
AT a breakfast in the Wash.
ington Hotel for the business
units top leaders, William y.
Haggerty, chairman of the unit.
said workers should volunteer
this week II this years "cull-
densed campaign" is to accom-
plish its mission on schedule. ,.
In place of last years IL re-
port meetings, the campaign this
year is designed to get its work
done in eight meetings, the last
on November 4.
400 Plus" Motto.
The motto of the campaign is
100 Plus" Last years campaign
brought in $3,382, 900. The plus"
is the additional $l,368, 900
needed for the total services OF
all Chest agencies.
400 Plus" also points to the
more than 100 separate agencies
which every year help more than
250,000 persons in the Washing
ton area. The agencies do not
run separate campaign.
The business unit has already
enrolled more than 800 volun-
teer workers. The 1,450 addi-
tional volunteers will be desig-
mated outside" workers who visit
every business and professional
firm to organize giving.
The only exceptions are the
100 large downtown firms which
were organized September /.
These firms are expected to have
reported most of their $500, 900
by the first report meeting on
October IL.
AZ Per Cent Deadline.
At the October IL meeting, a
per cent of the total goal must
be reported If the scheduled ONE
month campaign is to wind up
on time.
The business unit will on
cially begin its campaign next
Monday at the Washington
Hotel. At the breakfast meet
ing, Commissioner muel
Spencer, General Campaign
Chairman John s. Hayes and
four former general chairmen
will be guests.
The day before, Sunday. Sep
tember 26. Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon will make a
Nationwide television and radio
appeal for a successful Com
munity Chest campaign.
Executive Director Ferdinand
V. Grayson of the Community
Chest Federation today told the
business leaders that you're not
Going just one job-you're saw
ing the trouble, expense and
heartaches of 100 nursing, coun-
selling. medical, youth and other
agencies who would otherwise
have to do the job themselves"
Campaign headquarters are at
l101 NJ street NV, DECATUR
2-7330. After Monday, head
quarters will be at the WASH
ington Hotel, the same phone
number.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
6. W. Selects Associate
On Public Administration

George Washington University
has announced the appoint
ment of David S. Brown as
associate professor of public
Evening star., 1954-11-11
Windsor Visits Churchill
After Denying Nazi Ties
BY The Asseeiotsd Press


LONDON. Nov. 1.-The Duke
Of Windsor paid . call yesterday
on his old friend Prime Minister
Churchill. Aides said Il vas
purely social.
Sir Winston has been called
on by an opposition Laborits TO
explain in Parliament why
the government published Nazi
World War II documents depict
ing q Hitler diplomat as claim
ing contacts with the Duke. The
Duke has denied the claims.
Laborite viii Nally has asked
Sir Winston why the Duke was
not informed Of the govern
ment's intention to publish the
German documents referring to
him and what action is In
tended to be taken In embody.
ing the Dukes denials Of the
serious allegations made against
him in reprints Of the volume"
Evening star., 1954-11-11

were several socalled drapes,
youths who let their hair
grow at the temples to meet In
sducktails" at the back Of the
head and wear loose fitting coats
and trousers tight fitting at the
ankles.
They also questioned. but re-
leased, q man charged in q car
nal knowledge case involving one
of Carolyn's girl friends and In
which Carolyn testified Noyem-
Der l.
Carolyn's father. Stanley Was
ilewski, 36-year-old guard at the
Maryland Drydock Co, who.
like his daughter. sometimes used
the surname Wells, said ne un-
derstood his daughter had been
warned not to testify in the
morals case.
Says She Wouldn't Listen.
( The grief-stricken father said
his problem child had been ASK
ing for it."
"She just wouldn't listen. She
brought 1t on herself. ! don't
know what her mother or I
could have done that we didn't
do to prevent it." he said.
He said she insisted on dating
boys several years her senior
and skipped classes at school.
He said the name paul"
which police found written in
lipstick on the dead girls thigh.
was probably the name of a
former boy friend now in the
reformatory."