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It Does Hoppen Here
It Does Hcppen Here
Accidents Occur Fast When Motorists
In the Wrong Lanes Violate Traffic Rules

Traffic Director George Z.
Keneipp tonight ipil present
another program in q neiD
,Deekly series, Traffic Direc-
tors Mailbag" at 6:15 o'clock
oper WMAL-TV, Channel z.
The shoiC tpiH include a dis
ctIssion OF accidents like the
one pictured here.
In maneuvering through WASH
ington's heavy trafiic, even
drivers familiar with the road
ways find themselves In the
wrong trafic lane ct the wrong
time.
And, Of course. tourists and
other motorists who do not know
the city streets and circles find
themselves In this unhappy sit
uation far more frequently.
A District traffic regulation
requires that drivers must obey
the markings indicating q course
of travel. no matter how in
convenient this may be.
In washington. these markers
include turn and through signs
painted on the street. arrows,
buttons and trafiic light signals
both in and between intersec-
tions.
Trafiic Director George Z.
Keneipp said the Improper use
Of trafnc lanes" is responsible for
= heavy accident toll here each
year.
An accident growing out Of
Evening star., 1955-01-03

one Of the specific violations, that
OF continuing straight ahead In
. left,turn lane, Is pictured here.
Under the traffic directors
classification Of improper use Of
trafiic lanes. violations resulted
In 2.lss Of the total 1855 acci-
Evening star., 1955-01-03

able to reach . balanced budget.
he said he and other members
OF Congress will offer their own
proposals to do it.
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Defense Forum at $50 P.M.

The Homewood Citizens As
sociation will hold its annual
Montgomery County Civil De-
Tense Forum at $3.50 o'clock to-
night. It was incorrectly an
nounced in yesterdays Star that
the meeting would be at $50
pm.
Evening star., 1955-01-03
Their Tfaining staff.

Training the men for the last
three months and getting ready
to take another group through
In the FIRST three months Of 1855
were TfSergt. Richard Al. Blair.
70, Of 1927 North Washington
boulevard. Arlington: comrnis-
stoned Warrant Ofiicer John
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THE TRAVELLERS NOTEBOOK
Outer Banks Vacations
Resumed After Diane

events next month, and tour
lists are welcome to look on. The
harvesting celebration viii con-
tinue from September II
through the 18th at Harwich.
This week-long event will in
clude a championship picking
race, a parade, a cranberry pie
eating contest and guided tours
Of the areas boys and screening
houses. The second celebration
is set for September "a at Car
yer.
Gates Of the Mountain
Lewis and Clark. $50 years ago
this summer, discovered Gates
of the Mountains In Montana.
Preserved in its wild state and
unreachable by roads, the
strange scene can be seen by to-
days tourists just as the ex-
plorers saw it--by boat. There
are daily cruises during the sum-
mer, with a price tag Of $l.50
per person for the two-hour trip.
Gates of the Mountain is in the
rugged country where the Mis-
souri, River flows through steep
limestone canyons. and the
weird formations give to area a
fascinating beauty. The ex-
plorers came upon the scene at
dusk, so the story goes. and 1t
appeared that the river was
blocked completely by q. huge
stone cliff ahead. But as the
boat approached, the cliff
seemed to turn. as If one a
hinge, and the gate was open.
4 Il 4 +
Santa Ea N NJ Ia plIttinp
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eye I saw q long. slim fish with
Ia vieious-looking, undershot
jaw that marked the barracuda.
He looked mean. I wouldn't
mind shooting him at all.
But when / swan slowly up
to meet him. / found he had q
friend. and another, and an
other. In fact there were eight
barracuda together more
tigers of the sea" than I cared
to tackle.
Another of the aqua-lungers,
Bill Weiss of Washington, who
is a statistician for the Food and
Drug Administration when he
isn't skin-diving, spotted the
barracudas, too. We decided to
go back to the boat and talk it
over. Capt. Brown assured us.
however. that barracudas were
good game fish and not danger
GUS unless we ourselves were cut
and bleeding.
So we went back below and
found the barracudas again,
drifting in the same area.
It Is perhaps all for the best
that I record q failure of our
mission. We shot several times
but couldn't get the range or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-21
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
FLORIDA KEYS.


Tourists in the Sunshine State
are discovering a new vacation
land, stranger than any foreign
country, quiet, restful and fas-
cinating. It's the new world
beneath the Florida waters.
More and more vacationers are
finding that "skin-diving" is
fun for every one-rich and
poor, old and young, swimmers
and nonswimmers.
Three years ago the skin
divers were q handful Of youth
full lobbyists who had the lakes
and seas to themselves. But
now the vacationers are taking
over. This year the "snorkels'
of northern tourists are bobbing
on the surface of every bit of
clear water from the Keys to
Pensacola. Next year. when
Floridians expect to have things
really organized for the visitors,
skin-diving should be one of the
major recreational activities of
the State.
Two-Fold Appeal
The lure Of skin-diving is
|twofold. First, one can enter
AN unknown world of form and
color. The man who coined the
phrase underwater falkland"
knew what he was talking about.
Second. one can experience a
new sensation akin to personal
flight as one drifts lazily about
in the friendly, warm Florida
waters.
Tourists who have discovered
skin-diying can quickly become
fanatics, as did this reporter and
his wife. One try and we were
literally overheard.
Our first attempt was at
Weekiwachee Springs. near st.
PETERSBURG. Florida has many
of these monstrous springs, gush-
ing crystal-clear water into pools
full of strange marine life. They
are perfect for sksn-diving,
Tubes for Breathing
We bought face masks which
permit one to see clearly under
water, rubber fms which fit over
the feet and give one smooth,
efficient swimming power and
snorkel breathing tubes which
permit one to lie prone on the
and watch the UNDER
water life. The equipment cost
about $12 for each Of us.
My wife Dorothy stayed in
shallow water and played tag
with brightly colored little fish
and poked among the shells and
water plants. I headed for
deeper water, took a long breath,
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q tank Of compressed air under
1.-THE sea and swim free as the
fishes themselves for as much
as an hour. Dorothy and the
|nonswimmers held on to ropes
attached to the boat and pad
died Iazily on the surface, study
ling the swarms of marine life
around the reefs.
First we explored the shallow
reefs, lying from a few to Is
feet under the sea. Bright trop-
|ical fish were everywhere. They
|drifted upfto us, filling the water
with brilliant reds, yellows. blues
and puppies, some fish SEEM
|ingly Lit from within. For comic
relief there were long, thin pipe
fish which stood on their tails
and tried to look like seaweed
when we approached them and
the ugly but harmless little
cowfish which looked like old
fashioned unstreamlined subma-
rines.
The aqua-lungers tried some
spearfishing out in deeper water.
A hundred feet down is easy and
safe for the beginner If he clears
his ears as he descends and stays
near the boat.
The water was thick with the
usual good-eating game fish, but
they seemed to this diver to be
too pretty to shoot. A huge sea
turtle made an easy target but
posed the question of what to do
with him after he was shot. A
sting-ray, about 4 feet across,
flew slowly along the bottom
but looked too tough for d be-
ginner to tackle. Capt. Brown
even spotted a monster Jewish
for us-as long as a man and
weighing 800 to 400 pounds. Too
big.
Then out of the corner Of my
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TRAVEL
Skin Diving in Florida
Nov Big-T ime Attraction

and plunged for the bottom.
lit was a brief visit and I soon
came away from the fish and
the little turtle who seemed to
like being chased. Quickly !
took another deep breath and
looked for a new canyon to
explore.
1t was like the first shots Of
cocaine. We were addicts.
We tried skin-diving along the
beaches and found 1t easy to
use the snorkel in the surf.
We thought of trying one Of
the river trips, where skin
divers float face-down for miles
along some of the clear Florida
rivers, exploring the grottoes as
they go. Or diving in one of
the lakes where caves and big
fish are the lure. Or a plunge
in the Miami Hollywood Fort
Lauderdale area, where under
seal reefs bring in the tourists.
But we settled for the ultimate
In kin-diving. a trip to the
keys.
The skin diving off the
Florida Keys is as good as any
in the world. The water Is clear
to great depths, is warm, full Of,
the weirdest tropical fish as well
as the biggest game fish and
dotted with fascinating coral
reefs.
Charter Boats for Hire
Several guides take out skim
diving parties in charter boats,
charging about $12 to SIS a day.
all equipment furnished. We
chose Capt. Hugh Brown at
Islamorada. Capt. Brown is a
pioneer in skin-diving. He's
been down all over the world
and is a friendly encyclopedia
Of undersea lore.
The swimmers in the party
used aqua-lungs-the simple de-
vices which permit you to take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-21

Santa Fe, N. NJ. is putting
the finishing touches on plans
for the 243d Santa Fe Fiesta.
The four-day event, September
2 through 5, celebrates the re-
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RESORTS.
HARPERS FERRY, w. VA.
HILLTOP HOUSE
la nRme Re0AN AZ IA

HAkPERS FERRY, w. VA.
IN THE LITTLE ALPS OF AMER
ICA." FAvORITE RESORT OF s Y.
8. PRESIDENTS, THE EMBASSIES,
ISL 8 sTA srss RIVERS RIVERS IS MILEs BY
car FROM q G. ! HR, ON p; & 9.
PENSE INCLUDING 8 MEALS A
DAY, TOURS OF AREA. AND
GOOD HoUSEKEEPING."l
Virginia Brooks at the organ every
evening. Harpere Ferry Is sn artists
paradise! Big art show planned in
Sept Do you have q painting of
our historic viilage2
Gun collectors convention in Octo-
Der. Do you have . Harpers Ferry
musket to exhibit, sell or trade?
Open all year Special rates and
program for year round guests. Big
ballroom. Christmas and New Year
dates open Plan q big Christmas or
Government friends who won't be so
ing home ct THANKSGIVING or Christ
reminds them Of Bavaria.
New Years party among Embassy or
mas. Europeans love our place---it
DRIVE UP SUNDAY FOR DINNER
Cut out this ad--saye--teli friends.
Phone Harpers Ferry 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-21
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr,
The Stars Travel Editor


The Outer Banks of North
Carolina are still operating for
vacationers, despite hurricanes
Connie and Diane. according to
Charles Parker, director OF the
North Carolina News Bureau.
Within hours after Diane whirled
northward, Mr.. Parker sent the
following telegram to the Note
book. He said: Business as
usual is the rule again at North
Carolina beaches, which wealth.
cred two hurricanes within a
week. The Outer Banks, from
Cape Hatteras to Mays Head,
suffered very little damage, de-
spite the fact that they are the
most exposed. All roads are open
and all ferries are operating. No
bridges were washed out. OF the
three ocean fishing piers at Mays
Head and Kitty Hawk. only one
suffered damage requiring ma
jor repairs, which are already
being made. No hotels or other
guest accommodations were
seriously damaged on the coast
north of Hatteras. Sport fishing
fleets are unchanged and ready
to put to sea"
$50
American visitors to Austria
now are allowed to present a
valid passport as the only neces-
sary travel document. Until
lately, those who wish ed to
transit the Russian zone to reach
Vienna were required also to
have a Gray Card" That re-
quirement has been abolished
Surfb0ards Revived
Hawaii's missionaries frowned
on surf riding and nearly killed
the sport before the turn Of the
century. 1t was supposed to be
too much excitement and to
promote gambling. The revival
came in 1908, under the encour-
agement of one Alexander Hume
Ford. He founded the Outrigger
Club in Waikiki.
Coral Gables. south of Miami.
has an establishment that is a
tourist attraction as well as a
restaurant. Some sighteeing bus
tours stop there for passengers
to examine it. and others point
1t out while passing. The oddly
is the Merry Go-Round Restau-
rant, which overlooks q. s. High
way l and the University OF
Miami. Shaped and decorated
like a merry-go-round, the build
ing features a revolving dining
floor. 1t makes a complete
revolution every Is minutes.
Old Autos to Tour
Automobiles dating back to
1908 models will be among the
$50 antique cars assembling
next Sunday in Niagara Falls,
N. Y, for the annual revival
of the Glidden Tour. About rs
manufacturers, many Of whom
have been out Of the car making
industry for years, will be rep
resented, as well as three forms
Of automotive power-gasoline,
steam and electricity. The 400
mile tour will end In Montreal.
\ \ Il
Cape Cod will turn the spot
light on the cranberry In two
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conquest Of the area from the
Indians by the Spanish general,
Don Diego Devargas. The cere-
monies accent the three cultures
acknowledgements colonial. In
dian and Angol-American. with
Spanish costumes predominant
ling. Entertainers will include
the famous Zuni Indian Band,
and there will be music and
dancing. Spanish and Mexican
foods, spontaneous entertain
ment, parades and pageantry to
make the occasion memorable
for tourists.
In-the-Air Luxury
Luxury in crossing the Allan
tic by air has been added to the
point that a la carte meals are
available on some lines. Sabena
Belgium Airlines, for instance,
has decided to create a meal
time atmosphere identical with
a luxury restaurant" Hostesses
and stewards. when they now
serve the hors d'oeuvres, ask
the traveller his choice for the
main course, Medallion de Veau
Judic (veaD, Filet Mignon steak
or Poularde Archuduc (chicken
Also served are fine vintage
wines. To further create the
luxury restaurant atmosphere.
everything is served on porce-
lain tableware, with accompany
ing silver plate"
4
Miami Beach, as many a tour
ist knows, has a parking prob
See NOTEBOOK. Page Ella
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solve the tricky undersea angles.
We didn't hurt the barracadas,
and they didn't hurt Us.
# those barracudas are stu
there next year. however, they'll
get peppered with spears again.
For this tourist is coming back.
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Miami Beach, as many a tour
ist knows. has a parking prob
See NOTEBOOK. Page Ella
Evening star., 1955-07-20
.Button-Sized
Buttery Made

ELGM. H., July 20 P.-El-
gin National Watch Co. yesterday
announced development Of q
button-sized battery which 1t
says Is the first ever made which
viii not leak, swell or emit
gas.
A. p. Barton, Elgin's Elec-
tronics Division manager. said
the miniature battery. known as
the ''micro-ceH," has maintained
full strength without deterioria-
ton in tests running more than
a year.
He said the cell currently be-
ing tested was built to power an
electronic watch now under de-
velopment. The battery is about
the diameter Of half a dime, but
is three times thicker.
Mr.. Barton said the cell has
enough energy to operate the
watch and similar specialized
miniature electronic devices at
virtually constant voltage for
two years. He added that this is
at least IS per cent more capacity
than any other comparable sealed
battery yet developed.
The secret Of the cell, Mr.,
Barton said, lies in the use Of
indium as an anode (positive
terminaD. Indium is a soft,
silvery metal whose value as a
battery element had not pre-
viously been discovered, the an
rlouncement said.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
IsroeIite, CircIing Earth
In SoiIboot, Visits DC.

Joseph Hawkins, Al. self
dubbed Wandering Israelite, is
on his way around the world,
alone, in a 23-foot sailboat.
He came to Washington yes
terday to clear up some matters
with the Israeli Embassy, leaving
his boat, the Lamerhak II,
moored in Baltimore.
Mr.. Hawkins gave this itin-
erary:
He left Malaga. Spain, in
November, 1858. sailed across to
Puerto Rico. then to New York.
By that time the $1,000 he re-
ceived as compensation for an
accident in the American mer-
chant marine was about gone.
He tied up with some manufac-
turers Of sea-going equipment,
QUILTED himself on them and
set of again to Baltimore.
From there. he'll go down the
Inland Waterway to Florida,
Cuba, through the Panama
Canal. down the west side of
South America. to Easter Island :,
Pitcairn Island. Tahiti, Samoa.
Fiji, Australia, New Guinia. Bali,
Malaga, India. around South
Africa, across the Atlantic to
Brazil. north again to New York,
across the Atlantic again to-
England and Ireland, through
Europe by inland water, into the
Mediterranean. to Italy, Greece
and home to Tel Aviv.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
FinaIisfs
Chosen for
Miss U. 5. A.

LONG BEACH. Calf. July 20
I(R.-Miss New Mexico emerged
today as the morning -line
favorite to be crowned Miss
U. s. A.
But there will be lively COM
petition from every one of the
IA other finalists chosen last
might by the judges. They are
the Misses Arkansas, California.
Colorado. Florida, Georgia, Illi-
Inois. Nebraska. New York City.
New York State. South Carolina,
Texas, Vermont, Washington
and Wisconsin.
Brown-eyed Joan Schwar ., a
coed from Albuquerque, was the
crowd pleaser as the American
beauties paraded before the
panel of judges and an audience
of 5000. She got even more ap-
|plause than Miss Iowa, from the
State half of Long Beach came
from. (Miss Iowa was elimi-
Inated.)
Miss South Carolina, Sara
Ella Stone. also drew heavy APP
Iplause as did Miss Georgia,
lCarolann connor, and Miss
Florida. Marbles Gessler. The
South may shine tonight at the
finals Of the Miss U. S. A. con-
test.
The winner goes against the
world tomorrow and Friday
nights for the title of Miss Uni
verse.
For the first time since the
contest started in 1852, there is
only one woman (Singer Ginny
|Simms) on the panel of judges.
Veteran observers of the pageant
predict a swing to the sex ap-
peal girls as a result.
In Lne past, women Judges
have Influenced the selection
more toward the sweet, whole
some type such as last years
winner, Miss Miriam Stevenson
Iof South Carolina.
That's why Miss New Mexico,
Miss England and Miss Ceylon
(Maureen Hingert) are early
Ifavorites in the audience betting.
There are plenty of the sweet,
Iall-American girl types to
choose from in the Miss U. S. A,
finals. such as Margaret Anne
Haywood of Arkansas, Donna
ISchurr of California, Dorothy
Jean Bewley of Colorado, Miss
Gessler, Donna Streever of Me-
braska. Patricia Anne OKane
of New York City, Janet Kad-
lecik of johnson City, N. Y;
Miss Stone. Mary Miles Daugh-
ters Of Texas, Carlene King
johnson of Vermont, Shirley
Evening star., 1955-07-20
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS for the con-
struction. OF the addition to Mount
Eagle Elementary School to be
located on Kings highway. near
Penn-Daw, Fairfax. County. Vir-
ginia, Commission No. 227. will be
received, BY, the County School
a D1 the once Il sSperinsenSent ahas shSa. v.
T. Woodson, Fairfax County Court
house. until 500 pm. August IL,
1865. E.D.S.T., at which time and
place they will be publicly opened
and read. Copies Of the Drawings.
Specifications and other proposed
contract documents are on file and
open eps e. inspection at the ONCE Of !!
County Schools. Sets of docu-
ments may be obtained from Rob-
ert A. Willgoos. and Dwight G.
Chase, Registered Architects. Fair
Tax and Montgomery streets, Alex.
Virginia, upon deposit of $500
each. for the first two sets. II
within 80 days after ultimate time
mtnts ct for receipt Of bids, the B = doeu- l
the deposit will be refunded to any
contractor who has submitted a
bonafide proposal for the general
contract. To non-bidders S55. 90
for each set deposit viii be re-
Iunueu. Each plQder snail be re-
quired to submit with his bid, q
Bid Bond made payable to Fairfax
County School Board in the amount
Of SO Of bids submitted. No bid
may be withdrawn for period Of
30 days after the ultimate time
set for the receipt of bids, how
ever, the right is reserved to reject
any and all bids and waive formali-
ties. Bidders shall be registered
as Contractors In the Common
wealth Of Virginia. The atten-
ton Of the bidder is invited to
Title 81, Chapter Z. Code OF Vir-
ginia. 1850. which requires evil
dence Of q Certificate OF Registra-
tion before his bid may be received
and considered on a general or
subcontract of $4,000 or more.
In compliance with this require
nnent. the bidder will place on the
outside of the envelope containing
his bid. the following notation:
Registered Contractor, Virginia
Siais he viii inseTs r. the folloWing ststsa SRa
nnent In his bid over his signature:
REGISTERED rs Contractor under
Title "a. Chapter z, Code OF Vir-
ginia,,, 1850. Certificate Mo-
10" jy2O
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Deuf-Mute Futher
|SIuys Wife, Self

DENVER, July 20 (P.-Police
said the 26-year-old estranged
husband of a 22-year-old deaf
mute shot and killed her.
wounded two others and then
killed himself last night.
Clarence H. Williams, the hus-
band and father, also was a deaf
mute. The shootings occurred
in an East Denver apartment.
Wounded were Mrs. Marlene
Hinrichs. %, in whose apart
ment kitchen the shootings took
place. and Robert v. Edwards, 81.
In the kitchen at the time of
the shooting were three young
children, Claude Williams, IA
months old; his 4-month- h-old
brother Eugene. sons Of the
slain couple, and Mrs. Hinrichs'
2-year-old son Roy. They were
not injured.
No explanation of the shoot
ing was given.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
WOMAN AUTHOR, 1O7, TO BE PAID
AT LAST FOR CHILD'S CLASSIC

PHILADELPHIA, (H9.-The way has been cleared for
101yearod Mrs Frances Ford of Philadelphia to
cevng royalties classic chldens story she authored
many years ago-"The Little Engine That Could"
cousin, Mrs Elizabeth Chmiel of Tucson Ariz dis
closed last week that she has finally found after years
searching what she considers to be proof that her cousin
frankie" wrote the story.
Mrs. Chme said Mrs. Thomas H. Conway of Warren,
Pa wrote to her that she had mulgraph copies of the
story, which circulated in 1912 part of 12voume
set entitled 1.-THE After-Schoo Library 1t part of
series, after School Club Letters"
Now Grosset & Dunlap publishers, have announced
they will out with book next containing the
story along with several others which Mrs Ford wrote
Mrs. Ford will get all royalties.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
ADAM A. WESCHLER q SON
Auctioneers-Appraisers

TRUSTEES SALE OF FOOD MARKET
gFILxSTyRES ANp EQUIPMENT.
Tanned IN PkEMfsEs 1a4S FIRST
BY virtue Of q Chattel Deed Of Trust
recorded in Liber 974S Folio lat
one of the Land Records Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and at the request
OF the Parties Secured thereby, the
undersigned Trustees will sell by
public auction at the above men
toned premises on TUESDAY, JULY
20, 1855 at IL O'CLOCK AM,
National Cash Register. scales, bot
tie cooler. refrigerating and freez-
ing cases, American slicer, fish box,
tenderizers. meat blocks. grinder,
refrigerated produce staEes son :
dolas, counters, butchers tools
walk-in cooler, 4 compressoIs. add.
ing and stamp machines. stock in
trades. etc. Terms: Cash. LEON.
ARD B. MYERS and JACOB SAN.
DLER, Trustees. DAVID HORN.
STEIN, Attorney for Party Sc.
cured Tower Building.
jy20, %, rs
Evening star., 1955-07-20

BY then he figures it'll be 1861
Mr.. Hawkins says men have
preceded him in circumnavigat-
ing the world alone - but the
smallest boat used was a 30
footer. That gives him a 7-foot
advantage"
Why all this? Well. Mr.. Hav-
kins said. he wants to show the
flag of Israel in a lot Of places
that haven't seen it.