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Evening star., 1954-06-08
Parents Press Board for New
Schools, Play Areas Supplies

J Requests for school improve
mentS ranging from complete
new buildings down to drinking
fountains and blackboards were
before the Board of Education
today.
Here are highlights from the
testimony before the board at
last nights public hearing on
budget needs for 1886:
Mrs. Beecher p. Allen, Browne
Junior High School PTA-
Browne needs a new gymnasium
and library.
Thomas r. StrettOn, Paul Jun
ior High Home and School AS
Sociation-Paul should be reno
vated and proper library. rec
reation room, cafeteria, wood
shop, mechanical drawing room
and other facilities provided.
Mrs. Pauline DObbins, Francis
Junior High Home and School
Association - Most classroom
doors are not sturdy enough and
present a safety hazard. Francis
also needs 750 new lockers and
a bigger cuStodial staff. The
school should also make swim
ming a part of the curriculum
Mrs. Verdis McMichael, Lin.
coin Civic Association - Sup.
ported the requests of Francis
parents.
Mrs. Willie J. Carter, Nalle
PTA - Nalle needs playground
equipment. including seesaws
swings, baseball bats and beam
bags. The school also is short
of space.
Mrs. David WOllett, Keene
PTA = Keene is crowded and
1,071 new housing units are ex-
pected in the next few years
nearby. A new school in the
Riggs Park area is needed i'm
mediately. So are clerks for all
grade schools.
Mrs. Eunice Hawkins, Carver
PTA - Carver needs a water
cooler, new boys washroom,
playground resurfacing and
equipment and repainting G.
Broken windows need replace
ment.
Mrs. Edward J. Sloane, Beers
PTA - Elementary principals
spend too much time answering
phones and keeping records.
Clerks should be provided for
all grade schools. So should
trained librarians and more
nurses. Class size standards
should be reduced.
Mrs. John Steele, PTA Coun-
Gil A, Area Six-The elementary
pupil-teacher ratio should be re-
duced to 25-1 in kindergarten
and first grade and 30-1 in other
grades. Clerks for grade schools
and assistant principals for large
ones also are needed.
Mrs. Catherine Jones, Payne
PTA-Payne's recent addition
needs an extra. floor as soon as
possible. The school also needs
a second-f1oor connection be-
tween the old and new buildings,
more teachers, a clerk and extra
custodian and library books.
Erwin M. Logan, Grimke PTA
We are not asking for play
ground equipment because if we
had it we wouldn't have any
place to Pat It., We do want a
play area" Houses in the 900
block of T street could be razed,
or a nearby park could be fenced
in.
Fred HI. Nevils, Thomas PTA-
Thomas needs an auditorium, IL
brary, health clinic, vacuum
cleaning system. refrigerator for
teachers lunches and new furni-
ture. "The general appearance
of all furniture is more than
dingy."
Mrs. Walter Sullivan, Langdon
PTA-Holes in the yard are en-
dangering children. New land
Scaping and fence are needed.
Julius HObsOn, Slowe- -NoyeS
PTA-Both schools need audi
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Mount Ruinier Citizens

The Mount Rainier CMd.) Citi-
zens Association will meet at 8
pm. Friday in the town hall.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Recr:eotionoI
Items Needed

The American Women's
Voluntary Services is appeal
ing for furnishings and recre-
ational equipment to be do
mated to the anti-aircraft
units which defend Washing
ton.
A pickup service may be
arranged by calling AWVS
headquarters, Tuckerman q
1866.
Furnishings needed include
lounge chairs and sofas, oc-
casional chairs and tables,
bridge table and chairs, lamps,
large pictures, rugs and drap-
cries.
Recreational equipment be-
ing solicited includes such
items as pool tables, ping pong
tables, playing cards, chess,
checkers, horse shoes, basket
ball and softball sets, current
magazines, pocket-size books
and modern records.
Pianos and TV sets also are
needed but the AWVS cautions
they should be in good condi-
ton as the cost of repair often
is prohibitive.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Club to Hear
Troubudours

The December meeting Of
the Twentieth Century Club
will feature a musical program
by a mixed quartet from the
Flying Troubadours, George
Washington University Glee
Club group which leaves Dec
ember II to entertain Amer
lean servicemen stationed in
Newfoundland and Greenland.
DR.. Robert Harmon, director
of the Flying Troubadours, and
Mrs. Harmon, who is accom-
panist for the group, will pre-
sent the program following the
clubs monthly business session
at II am. tomorrow at the
YWCA.
The CIV group has made
similar flying tours each
Christmas season since 1850.
Tomorrow's program also
will include Christmas stories
read by Mrs. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, wife Of the president
of George Washington pniver.
sity.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
The Tall Look.

THE TALL LOOK names the
silhouette that has finally
crystallized out of all of last
summers. excitement over "the
Dior look" the Chanel look" and
the rest of the predictions. The
line is lean and long from shoul-
der to hem, with a minimum Of
horizontal distraction from bust,
waist and hip. Salient points
are: The 1ong-waisted sheath:
the middling to really long torso;
the straight. narrow coat: the
long fitted Jacket; the high,
shallow decolletage; the slim,
narrow dress for evening instead
of the bouffant skirt. The sill
houette is very high fashion for
winter and should gain more
widespread prestige in subse-
quent seasons.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
OAR to Give
Marine Award

The first annual award to
the Marine Corps will be
presented on December z, Pearl
Harbor Day. at Quantico, Va,
by Miss Gertrude s. Carraway,
president general, and mem
bers of the national board Of
the National Society, Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolu-
ton.
The award, a military wrist
watch. will be given to
1t. William II. Haynes, jr.,
U. s. M. c. r., for ranking
highest in leadership among
the candidates in the 1854
Platoon Leaders Glass at the
Marine Corps schools at GUAM
tico.
The Marine Corps award was
authorized by the OAR ma
tional board last October. An
annual award to the Air Force
was voted at the same time.
The OAR has been presenting
awards for many years to the
service academies of the Army.
Navy, Coast Guard and Mer-
chant Marine.
1t. Haynes recently was
commissioned a second lieu
tenant In the Marine Corps
Reserve and will be attending
the basic course at the Marine
Corps schools, Quantico, until
February 26.
Members Of the OAR execu-
tive board will accompany Miss
Carroway to Quantico imme-
diately after their meeting and
luncheon the same day at the
OAR headquarters here.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Fashion Definition

PLEATS: Once called plaits.
this popular treatment has
been a fashion staple for gen.
erations. This year, however,
the pleated skirt is especially
important. A pleated skirt 10
the ideal solution for the
woman who wants q skirt that
is at the same time fairly mar
row looking, and with plenty
of walking ease-and it's a
natural for the new slender,
but casual styles. Moreover.
the long-torso look, especially
for daytime, takes naturally
to a burst Of pleats below the
hipline. You'll be seeing de-
mure dresses. fitted to the
hips, with a furry Of school
girl pleats below in the Peter
Thompson tradition. Middies,
sometimes sailor r-collared, 60
over pleats, and new in suits
is the squared-of boys jacket,
set casually above, in most
cases, a pleated skirt.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Spread

Party sandwich spread: Chop
ped chicken mixed with finely
chopped blanched almonds and
mayonnaise. Season with q little
onion Juice. salt and freshly
ground pepper. Use one slice
Of whole wheat bread, one slice
Of white bread for each big
sandwich: then remove crusts
and cut into strips.
Evening star., 1954-12-05

gift sets for the
table and the bath
l. Mortex signature" set Of bath
and hand towels, wash cloths. 9.o8
2. Embroidered piIlowcoses His
and Hers, Mr.. and Mrs. Pair, 2.25
8. Foney ond-embroidered and
eut-work pilIowcoses. Pair, 3.o5
4. Irish linen double domosk tobIe-
cloth (5ox74") six napkins. l4.5O
IS. Handmade Italian bridge set,
natural color linen. 36x36" cloth,
4 napkins. $50
&. Hand embroidered white linen
teo napkins, set Of s, llxll". 49S
Y. Mortex "Invitotion" set. Bath
towel, wash cloth, z fineertiPs. 3.98
s. coIorful, convenient Hi Jocs" to
keep frosty beverage glasses dry.
Set Of eight. LIS
WGL-Linens, 5th Floor
oIso Chevy Chose and Alexandra
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Natures Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey
Red Harvesting Ants.

Ninety thousand acres of pub
lie range in the Big Horn basin
of Wyoming has been cleared by
harvesting ants. These red,
nimble- e-footed industrious har-
vesters prevent natural re-seed-
ing.
They belong to a tribe OBJ
served by Solomon centuries ago.
He left many illusions to them
in his writings. Among classic
writer's keenly interested in
these skillful mound builders
were Appollo, Ovid. Plutarch.
Virgil and Pliny.
Harvesting ants have circled
the globe. In the beginning they
were warriors, attacking. killing
and consuming small animals.
Came a day when they became
vegetarians. They still can make
life miserable with their formic-
acid-fllled bayonets for those
daring to challenge them
No matter where you see their
mounds, the foundation was laid
by q young queen building the
first chamber in which to rear
her children. Old mounds may
be several feet high and across.
with an opening at the top. No
grass is permitted to grow at
the doorstep nor in the yard.
Paths may radiate from the
main nest. some of them
marked with white paint manu-
factured by the workers.
On busy days, harvesting ants
resemble witches riding their
brooms. Each harvester ships of
a slender stem bearing the grain,
graSping it by the small end in
her jaws and adjusting the grain
neatly into the notch under her
broad head Upon reaching
home. chaf and capsule are re-
moved before the seed is stored
below.
Two more sentinelS patrol the
outside Of the nest during the
day. At night. all entrances are
locked.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Fumous FubIes
By {. (. Edoor
THE BERRYS
oAKY DoAKS!
BEETLE BAILEY
THE JACKSON TWINS

IMPROVEMENT:-Author
Rex Beach spent a couple
Of years in the gold country
of Alaska during his youth.
When he returned to the
States, he was fiat broke.
One day, an author friend
suggested that he write
about his adventures. Beach
had never written a word
in his life. but he promptly
dashed off two stories and
send them to a magazine.
To his surprise. he received
$100 for the roughly written
yarns, and an invitation to
meet the editor.
These stories are good.
They ring true" the editor
told him. "If you have any
more, we'll be glad to use
them"
Beach decided then and
there to devote his time to
writing. He realized at once
that he had much to learn
and worked for weeks over
his next story. He checked
every word. polished every
sentence-made certain that
his grammar was punctil-,
ious. When he was satisfied.
he sent the manuscript in.
No fat check was forth
coming. Instead, the story
was returned to him, with
a rejection slip. Also en-
closed was a note.
What kind of tripe do
you call this?" the editor
wrote. BE yourself!"
Evening star., 1954-01-05

please explain the meaning
and the origin Of the expression
"kick the bucket" as used in
the following expression. I was
afraid my old woman was about
to kick the bucket w. G. c.,
Concord.
Substitutes for death and to
die are numerous. Many of our
current expressions were brought
across the Atlantic by our FORE
fathers.
Kick the bucket, to peg out,
and to bite the dust are heri-
tages from England. Perhaps the
terms were coined as a means
Of taking some of the sting from
the death of a loved one.
In the sentence, II was afraid
my old woman was about to
kick the bucket" the speaker
obviously was referring to his
wife, whom he feared was about
to die, possibly as the result Of
a sickness or injury.
In most instances. terms Of
Evening star., 1954-01-05

preliminary hearing yesterday in
Upper Marlboro police court.
Judge Nita S. Hinman Crane
granted a weeks continuance
in the case Of Charles. A. Evans,
18. who Is accused as an access
sorry. All are colored soldiers.
County police said Burch was
pronounced dead on arrival at
District General Hospital where
he was taken after the three
fought in front Of a restaurant
in the 500 block Of Livingston
road.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Soldier 10 Face Jury
In Fatal Stabbinq

One Of two men held in con-
nection with the fatal stabbing
of George Burch, 81. in a brawl
at Chapel Hill, Md. Friday faces
action of the Prince Georges
County grand jury.
Frederick Hauser, %, was
ordered held without bond on
a murder charge after he entered
a not guilty plea and waived
Evening star., 1954-01-05
Marines Collect TOYS

Marine Corps Reservists COL
lected 62,431 toys for under
privileged children in the Wash
ington area during 1858, it
was announced yesterday. The
Washington Police Boys Club.
the Almas Temple Shriners and
the Alexandria Fire Department
did repair work on the toys
which went to Is charitable Or
ganizations in the Metropolitan
Area.
Evening star., 1954-01-05
A Word to the Wise rM. Frank Cobb,

this nature are not used con.
temptuously. For one reason or
another. they are preferred over
the cold, bleak words. death"
and die"
British soldiers in World War
I popularized the term, Ito 60
West" when referring to
buddy who sustained fatal
wounds.
American gangsters during the
Roaring Twenties likewise cre-
ated colorful expressions for
forceful departure from earth,
some of which are: to take for
a ride. to put on the spot, to
put the finger on, to bump of,
and to rub out.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Senate Unit 0kays
Is as Voting Age

A Senate subcommittee today
approved lowering the voting
age from 81 to 10. by constitu-
tional amendment. as recon-
mended by President Essen
hover.
The subcommittee Endorsed a
resolution that Senator LANCER,
Republican. of South Dakota
introduced last year. before the
President made his recon4men-
dalton.
Present when the subcommit-
tee acted were three Republicans
Senators LANCER, Dirksen of
Illinois and Butler of Maryland.
The result was left open for
the two Democrats on the sub
committee to vote later. They
are Senators Kefauver of Ten
nessee and Kilgore of West Vir-
ginia. Both have indicated their
support of the change.
The resolution now goes to
the entire Senate Judiciary
Committee. An informal poll
10 days ago indicated the COM
mittee stands 8 to 3 in favor
of the lower age. with four
members noncommittal.
If the amendment reaches the
Senate floor, however. it is likely
to run into strong opposition
from some Southern Democrats
on the States rights issue. Even
some who favor the change con-
tend it should be left to each
State to decide for itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Tin Coast kidnapping
Face Charges Today
BY the Associated P,sss

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 90
Two men who never got a cent
of the 100000 ransom they de-
manded for the release of Leon
ard Moskovitz faced arraign-
ment today on kidnapping
charges.
Harold Jackson, 81, and Joseph
Lear, 43. were, arrested early
Tuesday by police who rescued
Mr.. Moskovitz. SO. unframed. in
a rented house where he had
been held captive for 81 terror
filled hours.
Yesterday, Police Chic
Michael Gafiey said criminolo-
giStS had established through
ffngerprints that Jackson might
be Howard Halter, alias Harold
Jackson. who was sentenced to
the Washington State Reforma-
tory in 1928.
But records received from
Washington authorities con-
WINGED San Francisco police he
apparently wasn't the same man
jackson apparently had burned
his own f1ngertips in an effort
to hide his identity. Police said
a set Of his SCARED prints had
been sent to the FBI in Wash
ingtOn, D, c., for. q check.
Punishment under California,
little Lindbergh Law provides fol-
life Imprisonment for kidnapping
and the death penalty If any
bodily harm was inflicted. Mos
kovitz said he was threatened
but not harmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
House Group Votes
Widow Annuities

The House Civil Service Com
mittee has approved legislation
to provide survivorship annui-
ties to widows Of members of
Congress who die in Office, 1t was
disclosed today.
The action was taken in ex-
cutive session yesterday In the
form Of an amendment to the
Civil Service Retirement Act.
In order to pay for the new
benefits. the committees bill
would increase the legislators
contribution to the Civil Service
retirement system.
Committee members pointed
to the case of Representative
Adolph SABBATH of Illinois, who
died last year after more than
40 years in Congress. Under the
present law. his widow was I'M
able to collect any annuity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Big -Four Ministers
Arriving in Berlin
For Their Meeting
Dulles First on Scene,
Followed by Bidoult and
Eden; MoIotov Awaited
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN. Jan. IL. OnlteQ
States Secretary Of State Dulles.
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault and British Foreign Sec
rotary Anthony Eden reached
Germany today for Big Four
conference Monday.
Communist secrecy cloaked
the movements of Soviet For
eign Minister v. M. Molotov, but
he was expected in East Berlin
by train tomorrow.
The three Western ministers
arranged a get-together to set
up strategy for the meeting. A
French Foreign Ministry spokes-
man said the three would hold
a pre-conference talk tomorrow
at French headquarters.
Mr.. Dulles. who few to this
divided city in President Eisen-
hower's plane, Columbine, said
in a prepared statement the
Western powers hope to unite
Germany by giving the German
people as a whole the right which
our civilization treats as funda-
mental. including the right of
a people by free elections to
choose for themselves their own
sovereign government"
Large Delegation Greets Dulles.
Mr. Dulles was the first to ar
rive. He was greeted at the air.
port by a large delegation of
Western officials and an Amer
lean tank unit fired a 19-gun
salute. Mr.. Dulles was followed
shortly by Mr.. Bidault, who
came in by train from Paris.
Mr.. Eden stopped off in Duessel-
dorf on his way to Berlin and
told reporters at the airfield
there nobody can expect a full
solution to the problem (of Ger
many can be found in a matter
of few weeks"
speaking 10 OeWSmen before
his departure from London, Mr..
Eden warned:
"A conference like this must
take time. For my part as long
as we are making any progress
at all, am ready to devote any
time that may be necessary"
Mr.. Dulles also had expressed
caution about the parley's pros
poets when he left Washington.
If the Soviet leaders come to
Berlin with a genuine desire to
create conditions of peace" he
told reporters. they will find us
open minded and cooperative =
But he queried: Twill Ger
many, and indeed all Europe, be
unified for peace? Or will divi-
(See BIG FOUR, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Presidents Views Were Aired
At Jan. Is Press Conference
Referred to U. S. History and Precedent
In Comment on Brcker Amendment

President Else hover S
Bricker amendment comments
which today drew the fire of
Senator Bricker, Republican,
of Ohio-came in lecture
which the President delivered
to a news conference January
Is.
Nat S. Finney. reported for
the Buffalo IN. W Evening
News. raised the issue when
he told Gen. Eisenhower:
IT would like to ask a Ques-
ton about your current posi-
ton on the Bricker amend
ment. and try to ask it so that
it will not be confusing. Will
you accept or agree to an
amendment which would make
it impossible to use the treaty.
making power to impose con-
ditions on the individual
States which can not be i'm
posed by regular legislations?"
Press conference rules for
bid direct quotation of the
President. and the White
House today refused to make
an exception regarding Gen.
Eisenhower's disputed answer
to Mr.. Finney's question.
Reply Paraphrased.
This. however, was what
Gen. Eisenhower said by way
of reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
27-Yeor-OId Gets
US. Post, Youngest
Picked by President

President Eisenhower today
made his youngest appointment
when he nominated Roswell
Burchard Perkins. 27-year-old
New York attorney, to be Assist
ant Secretary of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare.
The youngest previous Eisen-
hover appointee. according to
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty, was Rocco
Siciliano. Assistant Secretary of
Labor, who was 81 when named.
Mr.. Perkins was assistant
counsel for the Kefauver Crime
Committee and has been a con-
sultant for the Welfare Depart
ment for the last four months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Works Program
Gets Close Scrutiny
On Capitol Hill
Committee Members
Reserve Views Of Plan
Pushed by President

Members of the House and
Senate District Committees in
dividuailv were making detailed
studies today of city's $685. mil
lion public works program, on
which joint hearings will begin
TUESDAY,.
For the most part, the men,
bers are reserving judgment on
the programs details. but many
noted President Eisenhower's
strong Endorsement Of the 10
year financing plan.
The President told Congress
YESTERDAY a long-range improve
ment plan is essential to make
the capital city worthy of our
great Nation"
At the same time, he submit
ted to Capitol Hill a District
budget stripped of essential con-
struction. The needed capital
outlay money will be requested
later. after Congress acts on a
bill authorizing the long range
works program.
Spencer Pushes Project.
For the last three weeks, Dis
/ trict Commissioner niue
Spencer has been visiting men,
bers of the two committees to
explain the works program and
furnish material on it.
After such a visit today, Mr.
Spencer said he had been able
to talk with nearly all the mem
bers.
Here was some of the reaction
from members of the two COM
mittees:
Senator Gore. Democrat, oil
Tennessee: II am favorably i'm
pressed with the public works
program as it has been out
lined to me in conferences with
the Commissioners.
nave not yet nad time &c
examine the budget as SUBJ
mitted by the President, but the
fact that most of the public
works projects have been elm
mated from the general funC
(of the DistricD shows the neeo
for very careful examination Of
the problem of financing"
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee: 1.-THE Dis.
trict will never be able to have
more public works until it gets
more revenue" The Senator
previously had Endorsed the
works program as it now stands
| Harris Sympathetic.
Representative Harris. Demo.
crat, of Arkansas: Naturally,
am very cognizant of the neec
for capital improvements.
am sympathetic to the needs.
He added, however, that he die
(See D. c. BUDGET, Page A-5J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22

him again. It finally forced his
car into a ditch at the Seminary
road overpaSs.
After wrecking Pvt. Scott. the
fleeing car turned off Shirley
highway onto Seminary road.
Police said it smashed into an
other automobile driven by
Joseph Barnett of 1899 Rodman
street NV. Pvt. Scott hailed a
passing motorist and continued
the chase all the way to Bailey's
Crossroads. then back towards
Alexandria along Route 7.
Pvt. Scott fired eight shots as
the chase neared Route z and
Shirley highway-near the place
where the chase began.
One of the bullets pierced a
rear tire and another went into
the trunk Of the fugitive car. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
6 Crashes and Gunfire- in One Chase

sideswiped a third car. driven by
Roy S. McEwen of Fort Myer.
then smashed into a pole at
Route 7 and Thirty-f1rst street.
Two men jumped out of the
car. Pvt. Scott. assisted by two
Alexandria policemen patroling
the area, arrested one. He was
identified as John Fingers, "a,
colored, OF the TOO block Sixth
street NV. The other man es-
capped but was arrested later at
his home. He was identified as
Robert Gibson, %. colored, of the
400 block Twenty-fourth street
NE.
Both men were charged with
hit and run. Police said Gibson
told them they had traded places
driving during the course of the
chase-without stopping.