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Evening star., 1955-10-01
FHA vVindfaII
Hearings End
Third Shirley Duke
Builder Quizzed

Hearings which may decide the
fate of the Governments pro-
gram 10 recover some Of the
.windfalls FHA-insured con-
struction melon harvested BY
apartment builders and stock
holders concluded yesterday IN
Federal Court In Alexandria.
The nth day Of hearings be-
fore n. 8. District Judge Albert
v. Bryan found Justice Depart
n1eiat Attorney Carl Eardiey CALI
ing Earl j. Preston, the third
builder of Alexandria's Shirley
Duke Apartments, to the stand
as an adverse witness,
NIr. Preston, of 1906 Bruce
drive. Silver Spring. benefited
from the local windfaIl with his
wife to the extent of $34O. 900.
The other two builders. Herman
w. Huffman. 28OI Quebec street
NV, and Bryan Gordon, jrs 81
Berryville. Va. together cut
themselves in for q ST. million
Mr.. Preston testified that be
was asked to participate In the
Shirley Duke project In Febru-
airy. i949, BY an executive Of In
vestors Diversified Services, the
Minneapolis iirsn which financed
the apartments.
He said he attended an ALL
night session Of Shirley Duke
builders and diversified services
executives In q washington hotel
! during that same month at
which the Minneapolis Arm dealt
itself out Of its $3.50 partner
ship with Shirley Duke and &C
cepted . Service fee" Of s0I9,-
900. Mr.. Preston said he felt the
price was reasonable for the
privilege of getting in on such a
deal. !"
The FHA IS attacking the pay
rnent Of the fee as unauthorized
under FEIA regulations. as well
az claiming that dispersal Of the
SIS million difference in the
actual construction cost and the
FEIA-insured loan is Illegal.
Evening star., 1955-10-01
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING.
Thr SunnalJ Star

Choose T1se star on Sunday When You Haze Choice
URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE TOR G-SiAN-
j. Edgar Hoover has important advice for parents
In This Week Magazine He explains why boys with
paper routes and other spare-time Jobs generally
stay out of trouble
ALLISON IN FMMLAND-The star Pictorial Magazine
features the picture story OF Washington's Mary
Jane Hayes who made good In the movies without
going TO Hollywood.
NEW HATS FOR MILADY-Also In the Pictorial Maga-
zne Here is the latest word and picture Of coming
fashion headlines for head wear discussed by Star
Fashion Editor Eleni.
GIFT FROM THE SEA--In the Womens Section don't
miss the fourth installment of Anne Morrow Lind
berghs book. Also, Reporter Isabelle Shelton inter-
views Washington women on their reaction to Mrs.
Lindbergh's best seller. n #ss s3 "
EASY WAY TO SEE THE WORLD-That's through the
three-eyed camera Of Cfnerama, muses. Jay Carmody
In the Drama Section He takes q critical look at
"Cinerama Holiday the sequel to ~This Is Gin
erama,1 which, theX say, 6 destined TO break its
predecessors long-rn record Of 30 weeks in Wash
ington.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE SOCIALITE-Reporter Daisy
Cleand on the society page, calls on Carolyn Hagner
Shaw who again raises storm as her little green
book Social List OF Washington rolls on the press.
THE REVIEW on THE WEEK--In the Editorial Section,
The Sunday Star presents the Review OF the Week.
Important developments In Government following
the Presidents Illness, plus new and vital events
on the foreign front make this must reading.
WORLD SERIES AND FOOTBALL NEWS whether
you are football OF baseball fan, or both youn ind
ali-star coverage Of diamond and gridiron In the
big sports section.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-10-01

The Christmas Pageant 0a
Peace. . 3 mammoth tfree-weel
spectacle Initiated last year on
the Ellipse, will be repeated tfis
year. It was announced late yes
|terday.
President Eisenhower opened
last years pageant hy personally
lighting the big community
Christmas tree and making . na-
|tionally broadcast address.
Directors of the pageant. meet
Ing yesterday to decide the fate
|of this years festival. announced
that word had been received
from the Denver White House
shortly before the Presidents Ill
ness. that President Eisenhower
would again "be happy 10 par
|ticipate. "
The announcement was cOu-
pied with the hope that Mr.
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tee, which has suDscIl0su Si.ovo y.
announcer Si.uuo mas come lI0n
the Clrcus SAINTS ana 5inners
1ne dlrectors q tne non-pfon'
organization hope 70 raise 2 tota
Iof more than sd. 600 20 nnancs
this years pageant.
Midway Of the pageant las
year. II was incorporated as |
non-partisan, non-prcfit. non
Isectarian organization.
Mr.. Carr. tn announcing th.
directors decision yesterday
said that "only through the CO
operation Of churches aflt
church groups. schools and col
lieges, the embassies, our owl
local and Federal Government
business. labor and social organ
IizatiOns, was the beautiful
Pageant Of Peace made possible
Hast year. II was our finest com
lmunity effort.
Nearly 5000 men, women ails
children took part IN the re-
Iligious services. tableailx, ION
songs and dances on the pagean'
stage, he noted, More than 5o0,'
GOO spectators visited the Eilips'
during the three week stand,
Mr. Carr announced q plaf
Tor public subscriptions 70 sup
port this years pageant. Il,
lsaid cCntributio from ~ cent
up would ne accepted o. th!
lPageant of Peace, Inc, once
at l6l6lk street NV. ana notet
ltnat sucn donations ere tax'
Evening star., 1955-10-01
fairfax Hospiial
SOUGHT
Committee to Ask
County Referendum

The Fairfax County Hospital
and Health Center COMMITTEES
yesterday voted unanimously 70
|ask the County Board Of super
iyisors to seek 4 So million bond
referendum for 4 county hos
Epital At the November general
ELECTION.
COMMITTEES Chairman Donald
IL. wilkins sid his group de-
tcided to ask for the referendum
when 1t became apparent that
lie would take .at least five or
six vears to raise the money
from voluntary contributions.
There Is too great . shortage
i0f hospital bsds Id Northern
Virginia for lis to wait that long. Z
iAIr. wilkins said. He added that
the committee felt the difference
between the s per cent interest
rate on bonds and the usual 5
per cent fee for q promoter to
Organize d voluntary campaign
could be put to good use III con-
stTuction of the hospital.
The eoHmitte Is seeking 3
300 bed hospital although some
members have indieated that the
Evening star., 1955-10-01
State Accused
|0IPassing Buck
On Pollution Ills
Foirfox Chairman
Floys Virginia On
SCOTS Run Project

Chairman @. WalIace CarperI
lof the Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors today accused the
Virginia State Water Control
Board of passing the buck" on
controversial pollution problems
particularly the proposed
lScOtts Run sewage disposal
plant.
Mr.. Carper's statement was
prompted BY an announcement
from the water board yesterday
THAT II was withholding further
action on the SCOTS Run project
lli1tIl Fairfax County decides
whether the area to be served
lhy the plant should he resoned
flor q subdivision.
We decided that q month
Iago when we turned dawn the
lrezoning application for the
property involved, Z said Mr..
lCarper. He voted with 3 majority
lof the board against the re-
lzoning application. Does the
water board want Us To act all
lover again2
Protests From b. G.
| A developer, John Bobby, pre-
posed to install the plant on
lScotts Run to serve 4 new sub
Idivision originally called Mclean
Heights. The plan brought pro-
ltests from the District, Arlington
land other Jurisdictions because
Iefiiuent from the sewage disposal
Iplant would now into the Poto-
Iniac River above the District
water system intake.
The water hoard first approved
plans FOR the disposal plant, then
Iordered D new hearing. The Sec
iond hearing was held Iii August.
mo further action was taken By
1.-THE water board until the wait
land see announcement was
made yesterday.
MIR. Carper said the water
board might have III mind the
pending application before the
Fairfax Board OF Zoning Appeals
flor d special use permit TO build
1.-THE disposal plant. That appli-
cation Is scheduled TO be heard
October III.
| Stil, ] don't see why the wa
tier board has TO wait To see what
Jour zoning board does, said Mr..
lCarpkr. The issue before the
water board Is simple whether
Ithe plant might pollute the
stream. Z
MIR. Carper said he understood
1.-THE use permit hearing had been
postponed BY the county zonfne
board at the applicants REQUEST
70 await . ruling by the water
board.
I'm beginning TO wonder il
lWe1i ever get this thing settled
the way It's going. Z
/ Spent Millions
| Fairfax County has spent
millions Of dollars In recent
years TO satisfy the water board. 7
lsaid MIR. Carper. They made
lus build a million dollar sewage
treatment plant while other COM
Imunities were poIluting the
Potomac river far more than
Fairfax County. I'm not COM
1plaining about that. But I think
'Ithe water board ought to rernem-
lber how we have co-operafed
land give US . little bit Of the
same kind Of co-cperation. .
I Mr.. Carper was referring 10
1.-THE big sewage plant that Fair
Ifax County put into operation
Hast year. Fairfax currently Is
participating In the construction
Iof Alexandria's multi-miIIion
dollar construction plant which
|Win take sewage from Fairfax
that cannot be accommodated 1T
1.-THE county's existing plant.
Evening star., 1955-10-01
|vNl Board Okuys
Focuity Puy Raise

LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. ] lA1,
The Virginia Military institute
Board Of Visitors has given its
Iokay to . higher pay scale for
faculty members. to be largely
financed by q $50 tuition in
crease. Under the schedule. an
average increase OF about $500
would 90 TO each faculty member.
Evening star., 1955-10-01
q, 600 Volunteers Open
Chest Drive for 81 Million
Irst General
Report Meeting
Next Friday

The 1856 Community chest
drive for 81 million opened today.
AS 1900 volunteer workers
prepared to begin solicitation
general campaign chairman i.
X Morris predicted compiets
success for the campaign.
Between now and October 81.
workers hope to reach every
person In the Washington area
with an appeal TO support the
no agencies united Ia the sinsle
campaign.
The 81 million goal Is broken
down into three main divisions
Government employees, 81, ,638
600; business. $i,605, $50: resI-
DENTAL. $556. .15U.
Watch ~ show
Residential workers met In
groups throughout the area yes
terday To watch q telepisiofl show
over WhEAL-I'V, WTCp-TV and
WTTG. The show, called ..W0En-
an at Home, 2 was designed To
illustrate situations volunteer
workers will face as they Il. axe
their rounds beginning today.
s = -
The first general report lunch-
e0n win be held next Friday III
/ the Hotel washington. A "Vic-
tory luncheon, ending the cari-
paign. Is scheduled for Nover1.
ber 8. !.
An early report meeting viii
be held by Montgomery County
volunteers at 1915 pm. Mon-
day In the Woodside Methodist
Church. s750 Georgia avenue.
Silver Spring. Workers win pre-
sent Mr.. Morris. the general
campaign chairman, with the.
first funds collected.
In Arlington. Boy Scouts. Girl
. Scouts and Camp Fire Girls
planned demonstrations today to
point up the meaning Of Red
Feather Month. Their shows
were scheduled for the lot next
Ito Murphy's on Wilson boule-
ward, Ia the Sears Roebuck stors
window In Clarendon and at the
lKann's Arlington store.
The A. B. q w. Hus Co. has
painted one Of its vehicles IN
| the bright Community Chest
icolors. The .Red Feather bus
lwill travel q different route each
Iday during the campaign month
Jas q reminder to citizens Of the
Eneed to give.
Stress InstAiiments
j The Chest this year Is stress
Sing instaIlment- giving While
,geither cash Or pledges Is accept
liable. monthly or quarterly col-
.Itributions throughout the year
are the goal. Wherever possible.
! employers have been encouraged
10 establish payroll- deduction
systens for their employees.
Il Mr.. Morris chief lieutenants
ARE Veterans administrator Har-
/ EVey Higley, IN charge Of the Gov-
fsernment unit: Maurice e, Heart-
I field. business unit: Mrs. Fred
/ erick B. Lee. Washington resi-
dental unit.
!, Also. Charles H Mason. Alex
andria: Charles Rideout. Arling-
!, ton: G. Douglas Adams, Fairfax
I County and Falls Church; Frank
liz. Hewitt, Montgomery County.
land Ernest N. Cory. jr.. Prince
1 Georges County.
Il Last year. more than 400, 900
,Iarea residents contributed TO the
Community Chest campaign. As
Ia result, the il0 participating
Iagencies provided health. wel-
flare or recreational services To
stmore than q quarter Of D million
.larea Haen. women and children.
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Evening star., 1955-10-01

Union leaders today sti werecf the men, he said had
hoping be found worked at the bureau lon
Ito the posts of 4B plate to have retirement rights
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
Red Gross Recruits Am
Plans instruction Glass

The Montgomery County Red
Cross is offering two courses of
instruction this week and at the
same time calling for volunteers
for two of the chapters projects.
Monday is the deadline for reg
istering for the speech class now
being conducted at chapter head
quarters, 2020 East-West High
way, Silver Spring. Also at head
quarters, will be the first aid in
structor's course, starting Novem-
Der 28 and continuing through
December 2, from 7 to 10 p. m,
Registration will be taken by
phone, JU. 8-2515. =
A new gray lady unit is now
being formed to do volunteer
hostess and recreational work at
the Cedarcroft Sanitarium on Col
umbia Pike, between Silver Spring
and Burtonsville.
Gray ladies would be on duty
Wednesdays and Sundays from l
to 4 p. m. and Mondays ard Fri.
days from / to A p. m. Appli-
cants for this volunteer service
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
.Wonlan's Club
Plans Varied
Program Week

On the calendar next week for
the Woman's Club of Bethesda, is
a program of slides by the fine
arts section at the club house on
Tuesday, at IL a. m.
Mrs. Louis A. Gravel, delegate
to the International convention of
the General Federation of Wo.
mems Clubs at Geneva, SWitzer.
land, will show slides and relate
some of the highlights of the con.
vention. Mrs. Camille L. Lefeb
vre will also show slides of her
trip to Hawaii and Mrs. Leroy
Mickey and the recorder group
will serve as hosteSseS.
On Wednesday at $50 a. M,
the art class in design will meet
at the club house with the in.
structor, Miss Harriet Lager
strom. At 1890 p. M, the drama
section will meet and all who
are interested in taking part in
the Christmas play are urged to
attend.
The club house will also be the
meeting place of the Invulnerables
next Friday at p. m. as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
E. Miller.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10

must be over q years of age.
Mrs. Curtis Morris, former
chairman of gray ladies at Forest
Glen section of Walter Reed Hos.
pital, will be chairman of the new
unit. Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, chair
man of the Montgomery County
Red Cross gray lady service, is
making appointments for inter.
views now at JU. 8-2515.
Volunteers are needed now for
recruiting of donors for the com.
ing Bloodmobile visit at the Cit.
.zens Bank in Langley Park, on
December %. This work can be
done at home. Anyone interested
should call chapter headquarters
JU. 8-2515 and ask for the blood
program desk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10

The time has come, however, to
order your Christmas cards, if
you want your name on them. q
learned my lesson about getting
ordinary cards and signing them
myself. About Easter one year,
a couple u know told me they
had finally figured out who that
one Christmas card was from -
me-
So ever since, I've had them
printed. Lots of people like the
cards with a picture of their
family or their house on them.
If that's the kind you want, talk
to the people at Suburban Photo
in Rockville, about making them.
They do very nice work, and if
you make your arrangements
now you'll have the cards in
plenty of time to mail.
incidentally, l found an unbeat.
able Christmas bargain right
here in the office. Our good.
generous publishers have decided,
for the first time in 100 years
and three months, to offer two
years Of the Sentinel for s.. You
can send a gift subscription for
one year, and add another year
to your own subscription, all for
s.. Or you can send two one-year
gifts. Or one two-year gift. The
possibilities are unlimited.
But it really is a special Christ.
mas offer, and will be revoked
shortly. SO don't put off taking
advantage of it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
Rockville Coed
Chosen, County
Goods Pledged

Campus news of students from
Montgomery County brings word
that a Rockville girl Wilma Ann
Robertson, sophomore at West
ern Maryland College, has been
chosen by popular vote as a court
attendant to the 1855 Homecom-
ing Queen. The queen and her
court will reign over Homecom-
ing activities at Westminster Sat
urday.
Miss Robertson is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Rob-
ertson, 221 S. Washington Street.
She is Physical Education
major, a member of the Sigma
Sigma Tau sorority, treasurer of
the Women's Athletic Associa-
ton, and on the Freshman Ad-
visory Council
Six American University Stu
dents from the County were
pledged by national sororities OH
Oct. Is, ending Ia days of rush
ing.
The sororities and their new
pledges are: Alpha Chi Omega,
Barbara Happier, 10109 Hadley
Place, Kensington; Phi Mu, Diane
Perkins, GAIL ST Andrews Way,
Silver Spring; Kappa Delta, Celia
GanoZa, 1908 Centerhill Street,
Wheaton; and Linda Atkins, 9808
Cameron Drive, Silver Spring;
and Delta Gamma, Barbara
Roome, 1914 Cameron Drive, Sill
yer Spring, and Sue Netterstrom,
6313 West Halbert Road, Beth
esda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
Scouts Plan
Clothing Day
For Goodwill

Housewives in the area are be-
ing asked to start saving their
disable discardS such as old cloth
ing, shoes, hats and household
textiles for the Boy Scout Good
Turn Day" clothing drive, which
is to be conducted throughout
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties on December 3.
Sometime next week. $4,000
Good Turn Day bags will be dis
tributed in an effort to exceed
last years proceeds of 10000 filled
bags. This years filled bags
should be placed on front porches
for the scouts to pick up any
time after 10 a. m. on the day OF
the drive.
Public Printer of the United
States, the Honorable Raymond
Blattenberger, will be honorary
chairman for the second year. Di-
recting the expanded bi-county
scout drive are Robert F. Pfaf.
man, Silver Spring, chairman of
the Montgomery District Civic
Service Committee, and Col. Bur,
ton f. Bailey, chairman of the
Prince Georges district.
The contributions will be turn.
ed over to the Davis Memorial
Goodwill Industries where they
will be made into saleable mer.
chandise by handicapped people,
thus providing vocational training
and wages during the winter
months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
~ Fellowship
Service Slated
Next Sunday

Montgomery County members
of the YWCA are looking for
ward to the World Fellowship
Service at the National Cathedral
November 10 at 4 pm. This
service, which inaugurates World
Fellowship Week, is intended to
bring home to the members that
they are a part of a world or
ganiZation with branches in 65
different countries.
One of the features of tn e
ceremony is the gift-bearing pro-
cession with young girls in
native costume from all of the
embassies in Washington and
from every State and territory of
the United States.
DR.. Eugene Carson Blake, presi-
dent of the National Council of
Churches of Christ, will give the
address. The famous Cathedral
Choir of men and boys under the
direction of Paul Galloway, or
ganist and choirmaster of the
cathedral; Howard University's
chorus, under the direction of
Dean Warner Lawson and the
chorus from Westinghouse
High School under the direction
of Florence Booker, will sing
during the services.
YWCA members may obtain
free tickets to this service by
calling the Montgomery County
headquarters office, Oliver
1852.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
AAUWs Study
Groups Meet

Study groups of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase branch of the Amer
lean Association of University
Women are meeting today begin
ming with the Legislative commit.
tee at 10 a. m. at the home of
the chairman, Mrs. Milton Witt
man, 113 Lucas Lane, Bethesda.
The afternoon family living
group will have dessert and cof-
fee at 1890 p. m. at the home
of Mrs. Royce Skow, 1903 Falston
Avenue, Somerset. The discussion
regarding adolescent behavior and
problems will be led by Mrs. r.
L. Jenkins.
The music group will meet at
1890 also at the home of Mrs.
Donald r. Burgess, 6451 Barnaby
Street, NV.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10

10 cents, so really you get these
things free.
Sounds to me like you can't lose
49, all you have to do is buy at
Food Fair regularly, and they
have about the best quality stuff
extant anyway.
II Il
Speaking of food (Which I'm
always ready to do l have a
number of friends who are dogs,
and the people they own tell me
that this new Red Ranger dog
food is the best. It's a dry mix,
and is supposed to contain over
1000 calories per pound. Incl
dentally, if your dog doesn't like
dry meal, try pouring a little
milk or gravy over it.
Anyway, only the Southern
States stores sell this Red
Ranger dog food 49, the store in
Gaithersburg, Armstrong; at
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10
Damascus Host for Fall
Future Homemaker Rally

Damascus High School will be
hot to the chapters in Montgom.
cry County of the Future Home
makers of America at the Region
c fall rally Saturday.
The program will include cleo.
ton of several officers plus a
demonstration Of flower arrange
ment. Miss Julia Watkins, super.
visor of home economies for the
County is in charge OF the meet.
ing, assisted by Susan Rice, Da-
mascus, student chairman of Re
gion c, and Mrs. Margaret Thorn.
as of the high school faculty and
her entire FILA group.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10

Bethesda and Silver Spring December a.
in the immediate community who need help.
Mrs Francis Vane is chairman with Mrs ALDER Clarke Mrs
Clifford Roberts and Mrs Herbert Whitehead Wcecarmen
Rockville and Upcounty representatives pickup stations
cude Damascus Health Center Miss Bernice Geng aytonsve
Mrs Henry A. Perry Jr; Oney Health Center, Mrs A.
McManus, Jr Pooesvie Health Center Stanley Imsead
Cabin JohnGlen Echo Health Center HELLER and
Mrs George W. Spanger; Rockville Health Malcolm
Morse Wheaton Mrs Harry Rohenback; MIL Health
Center, Mrs Norris Musgrove.
For general information call JU. 5!7145
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-10

Olney, and w. ]. Hines and Sons
place at Cheverly.
Ice cream is always good for
dessert (for people, not for dogs
- although my dog used to love
strawberry ice cream. He
wouldn't touch chocolate.D The
Delvale people make very good
ice cream. and now they're fea.
turing chocolate chip mint. It's
green. You can get it at almost
any store.
hear from my friends in Cal
thersburg that a young man
named Alfred Dennis is starting
a new business there, called the
New Home Improvement Co
He'll build you storm windows,
fences, storm doors and all sorts
of things like that. Write down
Gaithersburg 1172, so when Do
It.Himself ruins the new screened
porch you can call Mr.. Dennis
and have him redo it right.
Another favorite victim of the
typical Handy Husband is the
family TV set. The next time it
goes bad, better call Rockville
Radio and TV so they can get If
fixed in a hurry before the
mechanical genius in your family
kills it for good. They also fix
radios and sell them.
Christmas is coming ~ as if
you didn't know! It's amazing
how good kids become, along
about this time or year, isn't it?