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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

HERBS are grown here for
the Cathedral'S Herb Cottage.
Stepping through the Dutch
doors of the stone cottage,
close by the Bishops Garden,
is stepping into the past again.
Here the work of the hand is
considered as important as
it is in the greater work of
building the Cathedral.
Christmas decorations, home
made, line the windows. The
herbs are bottled by hand, and
are hand labeled. Herbs,
spices, jellies, mustards and
other condiments can be pur-
chased here.
Cuttings and herbs also are
sold to the public, in season,
from the Herb Cottage Green
house.
The Bishops Garden, the
Herb Cottage and the green
house are the work of the All
Hallows Guild. All of it is
the work of volunteers. And
all the proceeds 60 to the
Cathedral, which make 1t good
in every way.
Street Scenes :.
A sign, Xmas Trees" for
lorn and alone at the edge Of
q vacant lot off Wisconsin
avenue :.
A man clad In overcoat,
sweater, muffler, ear-tab hat
and white sport shoes, walk
Ing along K street.
A tot barely able to toddle,
with her nose pressed against
the window of a bookstore,
peering intently at a blueiack-
eted book titled How to Live
Gracefully"
An automobile on Old
Georgetown road with two BIZ
cycles and a Christmas tree
jutting out from the open
trunk -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

The first phose Of the Gray Commission
plan TO prevent forced intesrotion in
Virginia schools will be voted on Jonu-
cry 9. The Stor osked Senator Fen
wick, q member Of the Groy Commits
sion. to write this, the eighth Of o
series exploring both sides Of the CON
troversy. The opposite viewpoint was
written by Alexondno Delegate Armi-
steod /. Boothe and appeared in The
Stor Yesterday. Eoeh submitted his
article without knowledge Of whot the
other had written.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
Two Arrested
0nLiquorCounl

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. % (P). -
Maryland liquor agents made
two arrests in Silver Spring yes
terday in what was described as
"a possible delivery Of whisky into
the State by a Washington liquor
store.
Robert N. Lucke, chief Of the
alcohol tax enforcement unit,
said the case could be the most
important of its type yet handled
by his agents.
He said George H. Brown. 81,
colored, of 416 Delafield place
NV, Washington, has been
charged with transporting three
cases of whisky valued at $3.50
into Silver Spring and delivering
them to William H. Bannister of
306 Bradley avenue, Silver
Spring.
Mr.. Lucke said Brown made
the delivery to Bannister in a
vacant lot on East-West high
way just across the street from
Ia Montgomery County liquor
'dispensary.
Brown posted collateral Of
$500 pending a hearing January
g on charges of possession of
non-tax paid whisky and trans
portatioi without a license. Ban
mister posted $3.50 for appear
ance on a possession charge the
same day.
His agents also seized the car
Brown was driving, Mr.. Lucke
said. He said it was registered
in Washington to Ida FUR.
I'VE are investigating to find
if others are involved in con-
spring to violate Maryland
laws" Lucke said, land other
actions might be taken"
Maryland law prohibits bring
ing of more than one quart of
whisky into the State at one
time and limits the amount to
two quarts a month.
Alcohol agents have been
cracking down on illegal traffic
during the holiday season and
already have made eight arrests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
The
Rambler
Wintry Wonderings
In q Gracious Post
By JACK JONAS

A stroll through the Bish-
ops Garden at Washington
Cathedral, even in chilling
wind, is an adventure into the
gracious past.
Artistry, symbolism and
tradition combine here as it
does throughout the 60-acre
Close to provide beauty and
serenity.
Each stone and shrub and
tree and herb is part of a
meticulous design. But the
careful planning is lost to the
casual view, and all that is
evident is the final effect.
A Norman arch, one of two,
stands at the entrance to the
garden. The feeling is strong
that it will be as indestructi-
BILE for the next eight centu-
ries as it has been for the past
eight.
Inside, the walks wind
through the gardens many
sections. Technically, it might
be termed a formal garden,
with its box and yews. But the
informality of the surprises
that appear around each turn
bellies the term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
BY RICHARD RODGERS

Uncle Sam appealed today for
5000 volunteers willing to shoot
it out with saboteurs for no
pay.
Applicants must be free from
military draft. but physically
sound.
At stake is the Nations stock
pile Of strategic war materials,
already worth more than SIS bill
lion. and growing in size and
value.
The General Services Admin
istration already is out beating
the bushes for volunteers who, in
an emergency. would be assigned
to guard about 800 warehouses
and other storage sites for the
stockpiled items.
1--WE don't have the money to
guard the stuff" said Baron
I. Shacklette, GSA security di-
rector. That would be horribly
expensive. Wen have to have
volunteers"
The stockpiles are all around
the country. They include rs
categories. from platinum at
West Point and diamonds in
bank vaults, to ore camouflaged
as railroad trackbed and mounds
Of metal masked by Junk.
GSA quietly began recruiting
unpaid guards for emergencies
last May.
We've got about so sewed up
so far" Mr.. Shacklette said.
Within six months we should
have a substantial organization. u
The obvious pools Of prospec-
tive sentinels are in the COM
munities at or near the stockpile
sites. Veterans organizations
are a likely place. So are groups
OF employees in the warehouses
themselves.
Every applicant would have to
be screened carefully. Mr.. Shack
lette said that If H-bomb day
ever comes, trained and hardened
sabcteurs are sure to strike at
the StockpileS, with arson, ex-
plosives and every other weapon
at their command.
Besides familiarity with side
arms. volunteer guards at a num-
Der of installations must have at
least a smattering of fight
ing techniques.
Screening Of applicants would
have to touch on their integrity
in the looting line. too.
The GSA was appalled, once to
discover an enormous shortage
In a stockpile of tin and copper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

ingots. The material was in a
warehouse inside a military res
ervation in the East. Investiga-
tors concluded workmen inside
the place were saving the ingots
into pieces they could carry out
in their lunch buckets.
Volunteers will have to be told
what they are guarding. But
they need not know how much
of the stuff is in their jurisdic-
ton. Some Of them are bound
to be surprised to learn what is
on their beat.
That aforementioned railroad
tracked. for example, is an in.
nocent stretch of ballast to the
onlooker. Yet 1t is a critical ore.
I'VE caught the devil over one
stockpile We camouflaged." Mr..
Shacklette said. "GSA bought a
lot of critical metal and piled It
up in a big hill. All the engi-I
neers around there knew what
we were doing. Of course. But
we piled it up and then covered
it over with o bunch Of cheap
metal. The engineers burned our
ears with complaints that We
were letting ourselves get
cheated. buying that junk as
valuable material"
Other materials have been ar
ranged in mounds, covered with
dirt and planted in grass.
Practically all the stockpiled
materials are Impressed. But
some are in the finished form.
such as medicines, including mar
cotics, bandages and other medi-
cal equipment. and mercury.
Stockpiles also include oil,
feathers and down for polar
sleeping bags. sisal for rope,
manganese, tungsten. rare
earths, titanium for jet engines,
clays, mica, insecticides, castor
oil, quartz crystals. industrial
diamonds, zinc. chrome. hog
bristles for brushes. silk, wool,
asbestos and a lot Of others.
Materials that deteriorate In
storage are kept moving in and
out Of stockpiles. AS GSA ac-
Icumulates fresh rubber it releas-
es storage rubber to industry. for
instance.
GSA stockpiles are subject to
weather conditions. too. The New
England floods washed bales of
rubber downstream. where flood
sufferers forgot their suffering
long enough to retrieve them for
their own profit.
The Government has stock
piled its full quota of some ma
.terials. Others still are in short
supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
Gray PIon Hit
ByPresbytery
BY the Associated Press

The Potomac Presbytery Of the
Presbyterian Church in the
United States tSouthern). came
out yesterday In opposition to
the Gray Commissions report
for averting enforced racial in
tegration in the public schools.
The Unit, which has a mem.
bership OF IS churches in the
Northern Virginia area, passed q
resolution against the report by
a 1872 vote in Alexandria yes
terday after several hours OF
heated debate.
Said the resolution:
believing any effort to
circumvent the supreme law OF
the United States established
through constitutional processes
may lead to destruction of gov
eminent by law, substituting for
it government by mass emotion
we reaffirm our faith in the
Supreme Court of the United
States and condemn the philos-
ophy which calls for obedience
to only those laws which are
palatable and pleasant.
Sc. believing the Gray Com
mission proposal for modification
of the State constitution to
provide public funds for pupils
to attend private schools will be
destructive of our public school
system of which the Christian
Church has been mother and
champion. we affirm our belief
that the people Of the State OF
Virginia should move toward
compliance with the Supreme
Court decision in a fashion con-
sistent with good citizenship and
sound Christian principles"
I'VE reaffirm the position OF
our denomination as set forth
by the (church's) general as
sembly in 1854 calling for the
ultimate abolition Of enforced
segregation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
D'AIesundro Backed
By Montgomery Unit

A group of Is Democratic
precinct leaders in the Kensing-
ton Wheaton area of Mont
gomery County yesterday urged
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Of
Baltimore to seek the Democratic
Senatorial nomination in Mary
land.
Bethesda Chevy Chase Pc :
tomac Democrats also pledged
their support to the mayor this
week and urged him to oppose
George P. Mahoney in the pri-
mary. The declaration came from
10 OF the 20 precinct leaders in
the western suburban area of the
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
u. S. Seeks 5000 Volunteer Guards
To Protect StockpiIes Of War Goods

GSA also is stockpiling wea-
pons for its own future volun-
teer guards. In the past three
months. more than 500 pistols,
riot guns and the like have been
acquired as surplus from other
agencies-conf1scated by police
and so on GSA also draws upon
seizures by Treasury agents for
It's stocks of narcotics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
THIEVES GET HAMS,
CAKES AND 2 TREES

Thieves were getting
ready for Christmas last
night in Alexandria.
A. H. McLellon, superin-
tendent of National Gene
terry on Wilkes street, re-
ported to police that two Z
foot cedar trees valued at
$50 each were stolen from
the cemetery.
The Royal Meat Market
at 30l N. Patrick street re-
ported someone broke in and
stole several fruit cakes,
four cooked hams and one
raw ham. The meat market
thieves also took $23 In cash
and about 100 cartons Of
cigarettes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

The final article In this
series will appear tomorrow.
1t will summarize the list of
leading public figures and or
CARNATIONS which have taken
sides in the dispute.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
Pageant Tonight

Pupils at the Piedmont Day
School, $3.50 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington, will present a fantasy
pageant, 1.-THE IL Days of Christ
mas" at 8 o'clock tonight in the
school. Proceeds of the per.
Torrance will be given to Chill
Idren's Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
Votes
Law 10 Protect
County Streams
AntipoIIution Edict
Sets Fine, Excludes
Farm Operations

A new ordinance TO protect
Fairfax County streams from
pollution by silt and trash was
on the books today. as the
county government sought to
protect the purity of its natural
water resources.
The ordinance, adopted by q
4-to-2 vote by the Board of Su-
|pervisors yesterday, makes It
unlawful to discharge or de-
post, cause or allow to be dis
charged or deposited, in any
State waters in the county any
wastes, rubbish, trash. garbage,
dirt, soil or any matter causing
or aiding pollution"
The penalty for violation Of
the ordinance is a $500 fine. 80
days in jail, or both.
1t was amended on motion of
Maurice Fox to ex-
clude farming operations. Vot-
ing with Mr.. Fox for the ordi-
nance were Mrs. Anne Wilkins.
Chairman G. Wallace Carper and
C. B. Jet. Opposing it were
Stuart DeBell and c. B. Runyon.
Lake Bancroft Affected
The ordinance was drawn up
principally to guard streams
from silt washing down from new
developments where precaution
lis not taken against this. Adop-
ton Of the ordinance resulted
from complaints of Lake Bar
croft residents that silt from
upstream developments was af-
Ifecting their lake.
The supervisors postponed &C
ton on purchasing a new sani-
tary land fill near Franconia.
after County Executive Carlton
&c. Massey reported another site
is being investigated. Nearly 100
residents of the Franconia area
came to the meeting prepared to
oppose the site under considera-
ton near their neighborhood.
They presented a petition against
it and asked that they be allowed
to speak when the matter comes
up again.
A grant Of $4,000 was APP
propriated to the District Home
for the Aged at Manassas. The
money is to be used for expan-
sion of the old age home. which
Fairfax County and several
other counties in the area oper-
ate jointly. The appropriation
had been set up in the county
budget.
Rezonings Granted
The supervisors Endorsed a
petition to expand an existing
street light district to include
the Broyhill Crest. Rolf Heights
and Broyhill Park subdivisions.
The final decision rests with the
Circuit Court after a public
hearing January 81.
Rezonings were granted as
follows:
/. Five and a half acres on
the West side of Route /, 1.400
feet south of Franklin street, from
rural business and suburban
residence to general business, for
the estate of w. F. P. Reid.
2. Twenty-six acres at the
northeast corner of Shirley
highway and Edsall road from
agricultural to general business
for the Alban Tractor Co. and
Sol Deutsch.
8. Six acres along the RF&P
Railroad at Shirley and No. !
highways from agricultural to
industrial for Vernon M. Lynch
q Sons.
4. Three acres on the south
side Of Lee highway. 900 feet
west of Prosperity avenue. from
suburban residence to general
business ito a depth of 500 feet
from Lee highway for Thomas
g. Vivadelli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

POWDERY SNOW, left over
from the week end, clings to
rutS worn in the flagstone
walks. The ruts were worn by
the wheels of numberleSs car
riages when these stones were
a part of the streets of Alex
andria - ours, not Egypt's.
Framing the walks are bat
tered curbs cut by slaves for
the streets of the same city.
A baptismal font, dating
from the time of Charlemagne,
stands in one circular section
and here again symbolism,
tradition and artistry are EVIL
dent. Herbs, symbols of the
good in life, are planted ar
tistically around the tradition
al outdoor font. The pungency
of thyme and sage is brought
up by the wind.
A rose garden, recently re-
arranged and with drying
petals still clinging to the
bushes, is set off by an an
cient wayside Cross.
Box and holly from Mary
land and Virginia line the
walks. There is heavy horse
stone used by George Wash
ington. A bronze sundial from
Scotland sits atop a capital
of the 18th Century.
The second Norman arch
a larger one of the type used
for the entrance of carriage
and horseS-leads into a small
stone court. A cedar of Leb-
anon shows of its Oriental
texture beside the arch. Not
far away is a honey locust, of
the kind from which the
thorns placed on Christ's head
are said to have been taken.
In the shadow house, visi-
tors stand on stones from the
floor Of Nellie Gusts girlhood
home in Abingdon, and catch
a magnificent view OF the
Cathedral above the gardens
yews, framed in one of the
windows.
There is a garden Of MEM
DRY, where ANIMALS given in
memory of loved ones, are set.
And there is the traditional
bishops pool. Small fish swim
beneath the thin ice on the
surface, and a constant trickle
of water pours down a facing
of rocks into the pool. The
pool is shaped like a Greek
cross. Nearby, at one side of
the pool, a plank atop a low
rock wall provides a resting
place for meditation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
VIRGINIA MUST DECIDE
MiddIe-Rood Approach
Seen in Gray Proposal
By CHARLES r. FENWICK
State Senator From Arlington and Member
of the Gray Commission

The Virginia public school founded segre-
There probably would have been public school
The Negro has largely been edu-
Gated at the expense Of the white citizens.
than years Supreme Court of the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02

street, Alexandria, owner and
builder: dwelling in Weyanoke;
cost, $4,000.
C g. N Corporation. Arlington
Towers. Arlington. owner, and
builder; dwelling in Salona VII
lage; cost. $4,000. z
Coffman 81 McCaffery. Inc.
2705 North Yucaton street, Ar
lington. owner and builder: two
dwellings opposite Patrick Henry
drive of Route q: cost. $4,000.
c. S. Bilisily. 1912 Oval drive.
Alexandria, owner; dwelling in
Westgrove: cost. $25. 900.
Ben Mar Construction Co.. 1904
North Rhodes street, Arlington.
owner and builder; dwelling in
in Sunset Manor; cost. $4,000
each.
Bwy Catlett. Alexandria. Va.
owner and builder; dwelling in
Groveton Heights; cost, $4,000,
Jack Brennon, Mclean, owner:
dwelling in Chestnut Hills: cost.
$15,500; builder, Willamoore
Kendall.
Charles Bittinger, jr., 1851
North Twentieth street: two
dwellings in Westhampton; cost,
$4,000 each.
Carey Construction Corp, rs
North Glebe road, owner and
builder; two dwellings in Wake
field Forest; cost, $4,000 and
| $1,000
B. F. Griffen. Alexandria. own
er; dwelling in Arden Acres: cost,
$4,000: builder, o. A. Keys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Foirfox Approves Home Projects

Ralph M. Grant, 100 Ham
mond parkway, Alexandria. own
er and builder; dwelling in Lake
Bancroft: cost. $4,000.
Monroe Development Corp.
1874 North Kings highway. Alex
andria. owner; dwelling In West
grove; cost, $4,000: builder. C.
w. Bosnell. Inc.
John Cap. sos Russell road.
Alexandria, owner; dwelling in
Hallowing Point; cost. $4,000:
builder, Charles Gustafson.
L. d. Roberts, zoos North Fair
fax drive. Arlington. owner and
builder: dwelling in Kirby Court:
cost. $4,000.
M. D. Fleegal, 2o8 Ceilings
wood road, Alexandria. owner
and builder: dwelling in Yelling
ton: cost. $4,000.
Joseph Lewis, Beulah road,
Vienna. owner; dwelling on
Beulah road next to church;
cost, $4,000: builder, F. Shomo.
j. A. Foster, Merrif1eld, owner
and builder; dwelling in Fair Hill
on boulevard: cost. $4,000.
Mrs. Minnie B. Montgomery.
704 Grand View drive. Alexan-
dria, owner: dwelling in Spring
vale; cost, $1,000; builder, A. H.
Graves.
Murphy L. Shearer, 6224 North
Thirty-fi fifth street. Arlington,
owner: dwelling in Salona Vii
lage: cost. $4,000; builder. M. B.
Porter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02

The Fairfax County Inspec-
tors Office issued the following
building permits recently:
Morrell Construction Co., Alex
andria. owner and builder: four
dwellings in Rose Hill Farm; two
to cost $l7,750; one to cost $13.-
500. and one to cost $15.500.
c. 81 j. Inc. 1910 Vermont
avenue NV. owner and builder:
five dwellings in Monticello; cost,
$1,000 each.
Trustees of Springfield Meth
odist Church, Springfield. owner:
church building on Old Keene
Mill road: cost, $97. 900.
r. Spreier, 139 South Highland
street. Arlington, owner and
builder: dwelling in Lake Bar
croft: cost. $4,000
C, W. Stipe. sr. & Son. oil
Beacon Hill road. Alexandria,
owner and builder; II dwellings
Kings highway: cost. $4,000.
Donald Trone. SIS Green
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-10
WiIdlife Forum
Meetings Under
Way in Sidney

The second in the series of ter
wlldlife lecture forums on the
subject Climate and Plant Suc-
cession' will be held THURSDAY
night, November II at the Moose
hall. Eldon Smith, Wildlife Spe-
clallst from the State College held
the first session November 8 and
1St.
The third session will be on
Soil Formation and Mainten-
ance." Smith will use charts and
pictures to show relationship be-
tween the way soil is handled
and its ultimate production of
fish and game.
These interesting programs will
be held every other Thursday
starting promptly at 300 D. m.
and are open to every family
member. Smith starts at BILLINGS
Monday and ends up at Glasgow
Inc first session here had about
forty people in attendance. Farm
ers and townspeople will find
The sessions of great help in game
management and in wildlife CON
SerVatiOn.
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-10
Gideon Rally Held
In Sidney Sunday

The Gideon International. Sid
ney camp, held its annual rally
Sunday concluding with a 800
p. m. banquet at the Lalonde ho-
tel, attended by about 35 persons.
Laymen attended from various
communities in northeastern
Montana, coming from as far as
Klnsey. Ministers had also been
invited from towns in this area
including Lambert, Richey, Saw
age, Fairview, Culbertson, P1en-
tywood, and Bloomfield.
Lourids Lund of Kinsey spoke
briefly at the banquet, explain
ing the work being done by his
group in the Miles City area.
The Camp also furnished
speakers in four Sidney churches
for morning services. Lund spoke
at the Church of the Nazarene:
Henry Nollmeyer, of Savage was
the guest speaker at the Holiness
Methodist; Harry Ducello was at
the Peoples Congregational; and
Otis Fencl at the Christian and
Missionary Alliance.
The Gideon international tries
establish contacts between Law
men and the churches, to provide
help for personal problems, thru
the Bible. 1t also places copies of
he Bible in hotels and other
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-10

selected musical recordings will
augment the stories to be read
by AAUW members. Mrs. c. o.
Watkins has charge of schedule
arrangements with Mrs. Vic Koch
as the first story teller.
The University Women have
used profits from their children's
theatre productions to finance
this venture. Mrs. Sarah Kittle-
son, librarian, has given it her
Wholehearted endorsement and
expects the story hour to be well
attended. Appreciation of the To-
cal branch of the American AS
ISOLATION of University Women
Ior special rates on work and ma
terlals for this undertaking in the
community interest go to c. R.
santa for plastering, Carroll Eb-
ersole for painting walls and cell
ing, and Carl Johnson of Mar
ShaIl-Wells for paint.
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-10
WOTM Aid
Acknowledged by
Shodair Hospital
Helena, Montana -

AACACA4d, OlOllLdIld -
We r deeply grateful for the
unselfish service rendered nv the
Women of the Moose in behalf
OF sick and crippled BOYS and
girls In this hospital. 1t is in keep
ing with the high ideals and
Christian charity so characteristic
OF your great organization.
The money received will be
used in helping unfortunate and
handicapped boys and girls to
find health and happiness. Be
cause Of your kindness many chill
dren will be able to lay aside
their clutches and braces to romn
and play like other children.
May you be rewarded by the
knowledge that smiles will re-
place tears on little faces and
laughter will replace sobs of
pam as little ones are restored to
health through good deeds Of
your Tag Day workers.
a greater Philosopher once
said, What you do for others
lives after you and becomes inn
mortal" Your noble deeds will
live on in the lives of the little
ones you have helped on the
road of life.
Sincerely yours,
Edwin Grafton,
Administrator.