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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
WHY GROW OLD?
BY JOSEPHINE BOWMAN

I quote from a readers
letter which has just come to
my desk.
Perhaps I am a poor man
ager but I just cannot seem to
find any time to spend on my
self during the day. I have
four small children and 1t
seems like I am always wash
ing, ironing and cooking. But
am determined to find at
least some time each day for
some REINFORCEMENT, which
I have certainly neglected.
st am 81 but I look much
older than that because OF
deep lines across my forehead
and between my eyebrows. I
am not a frowning person by
nature, but I do manage to
always find something to worry
about. I am not overweight
but look like I am in my hips.
I am also very round Shout
dered. I am a little taller than
my husband but I feel sure
that I haven't stopped because
of that, at least I haven't
meant to-"
Big Job
You have had, and still have.
a big time and energy consum-
ing job with your four little
children.
think several short rest
periods during the day when
you lie down for even 10 min
utes at a time will be most
helpful or you might take a
longer rest when your children
take theirs in the afternoon,
after lunch.
Also, cleanse your face and
neck each morning and then
apply a lubricating cream.
Leave this on while you go
about the house doing your
work. Let it remain until you
60 out or until late afternoon.
Relaxing
Do few exercises each day.
two for round shoulders and
two for hip reduction. You will
find that these relieve tension
and are relaxing If you will not
do them too strenuouSly or too
long.
Before going to sleep at
night massage along the lines
on your forehead and between
your broWs. You will find that
this will help iron them out
and if you do this faithfully
every night you will soon see a
great improvement. OF course,
stop frowning, and just as i'm
portant, stop feeling tense and
worried. This does not help
any situation or apy other
person and it damages you.
If you would like to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Governors Wife
Will Be Honored

Mrs. Luis Munoz Marin, wife
Of the Governor of Puerto Rico,
who is accompanying her hus-
band on an official visit here.
will be the guest of honor at
a luncheon to be given at
1890 o'clock tomorrow at the
Fairfax Hotel.
The event is a benefit spon-
sored by the Puerto Rican-
American Women's League.
Door prizes will be contrib
uted by members which will
include an original painting
of Puerto Rico's countryside.
Pianist Mrs. Francis r.
Hoele will play music of the
Americas and MIR. Donald D.
Brewer. deputy director Of the
District Welfare Department,
will be the recipient Of q $25
donation for the home at Blue
Plains.
Mrs Edward c. Shields,
president of the league, will
make the presentation Mrs.
N. P. Rua, Mrs. Neuton Wing
ana Miss Laurita Heriot are
In charge of arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

GOODWILL EMBASSY ToUR-Mop locates embassies
and The Mosque which will be open tomorrow from
to pm. for the benefit of the 1nvs Memorial Good
will industries rehabilitation program. They ore |.
Philippines, 2253 street NV; 2 Egypt. 25oI Mosso
chusetts avenue NV g. Pokiston, 2343 street NV;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Even Busy Mother Can
Take Time for Beauty

my leaf1et Essential Daily
Routine for Beauty and
HEALTH send a stamped, self
addressed envelope with your
request for leaflet No. 10 to
Josephine Lowman in care of
The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

4 The Mosque, 255l Massachusetts avenue NV;
5. Dominican Republic. 2e3o Edeevoe terroce NV;
s. Ceylon 25O3 Thirtieth street NV, and 7. Great
Brton, 3lO0 Massachusetts, ovenue NV. Teo will be
served at the latter from 4 to pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Polio Program
Is Started Here

The District took up the pro-
lection needle today.
Last of the localities in the
Washington area to undertake
mass vaccinations against polio,
the District also faced the larg-
est block of first and second
graders eligible for shots.
About 10000 children are to
receive the vaccine at the hands
Of health department officials.
local physicians, nurses and vol
unteer parents. The first chill
dren in the week-long schedule
of NEGOTIATIONS lined UP at 8 am.
today at % public. private and
parochial schools.
Yesterday saw the start OF
mass vaccinations in Montgom-
cry. Alexandria, Arlington and
Fairfax. Prince Georges was
finishing its first round of shots
the county launched a week ago.
Arlington managed to place the
vaccine in some 1900 children
and just about wrapped UP its
first round Of shots.
Second shots in the three
shot program will begin about
May %. The third shot probably
will be furnished by private
physicians. 1t viii be given some
seven months. after the second.
At least 400 physicians as well
as 30 Health Department doc
tors were guiding the vaccina-
tons today In the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Citizen Protests Heard
On Family Court PIon

Citizens opposed to the crea-
ton of a special Family Court
for Washington got their chance
to attack the proposal today. as
a Senate District subcommittee
continued hearings on the con-
troversial subject.
Several prominent lawyers
we're expected to make the prin-
cipal attack on the bill, drawn
to modernize procedure in do
nestle relations litigation. They
hoped to Offset the strong sup
port of the measure offered at a
hearing yesterday afternoon.
Members of the subcommittee.
headed by Senator Morse. of
Oregon, indicated interest in the
Family Court idea. But like some
members of the House District
Committee. they inquired about
the possibility of Incorporating
it as a branch of Municipal
Court. rather than establishing
a separate tribunal.
Domestic relations cases now
come within the jurisdiction of
the U. s. District Court for the
District of Columbia. This is
unique for Federal courts. Else
where, such litigation is handled
by State Courts.
Three-Judge Tribunal
The pending legislation would
transfer the litigation to a three
judge tribunal, which would
handle no other type Of cases.
It would give the new court q
domestic relations commissioner
with authority to gather all per-
tinent data for the judges. It
also would establish a court
agency through which alimony
and m aintenance payments
could be collected promptly.
AS explained by Chief Judge
Bolitha j. Laws of the U. S. Dis
trict Court, the modern court
would seek to promote recon-
Citation between litigants. seek
to reduce damaging controversies
of all kinds, assure the payment
of alimony and maintenance, and
eliminate the evil resulting from
rotation of judges.
Under the rotation policy in
District Court, judges are as
signed to different divisions every
three months. So a judge pre-
siding at the original hearing in
a divorce case is likely not to
be available for subsequent mo-
tons and pleas. It then becomes
necessary for another judge to
go over the entire case each time
there is a legal development.
Judge Laws cited a number of
cases that went before many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
D. C. Authorizes $50, 900
For New Bridge Design

The District Commissioners
today authorized expenditure of
$4,000 for designing the con-
troversial Constitution avenue
bridge across the Potomac River.
The action came as the Fed
eral Budget Bureau was COM
piling reports on a plan to sub
stitute a tunnel for the bridge,
which was authorized by Con-
gress last year.
Today's action is the first for
NAL expenditure toward getting
the bridge underway.
The contract is with the Har-
risburg, Pa, consultants firm Of
Modjeski and Masters. Congress
last year appropriated $500, 900
for planning the bridge.
District Highway Director
John N. Robertson currently is
asking Congress to appropriate
So million, split half-and-half
between Federal and District
funds, in the city's budget for
next year to begin actual con-
struction of tine bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

judges. One divorce had to be
considered by 10 different jurists,
he testified.
The evil also was UNDERSIGNED
in testimony by Judge Edward
A. Tamm. He said one case pend
ing since 1941 has required rs
different hearings to date. An
other suit filed in 1916 has re-
quired Is hearings. and a third
filed in 1858 has had 10 hear
ings.
Under the family court plan
the witnesses pointed out. the
same judges always would be
available to handle any develop
ment in the cases originally as
signed
Favor Municipal Court
Chief Judge Leonard P. Walsh
of the Municipal Court said he
and his associates indorse the
principle of the bill but believe
that if the domestic relations
work is to be taken from Dis
trict Court, it should be given
to the Municipal Court. He ex-
pressed similar view before a
House District subcommittee
last month.
Judge Walsh said no one has
assigned sufficient reason for es-
tablishing a separate tribunal. He
pointed out that Municipal Court
already has a number of
branches and it would be feasible
to add domestic relations. with
a no-rotation policy for the
judges. He stipulated, however
that the judges should be per-
mitted to sit in the other
branches when they have extra
time.
Judge Laws. Judge Tamm and
Bruce Baird. who also spoke for
the bill on behalf of the Wash
ington Board of Trade, said they
would not oppose attaching the
family court to Municipal Court,
If all detectives are retained.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
spoke for the legislation, and a
number of citizens filed letters
of Endorsement. The Senate
passed a similar bill last year,
but the House did not act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Man Acquitted
0n|nsanityP|ea

A man was acquitted of an au-
tomobile theft charge on grounds
of insanity after a trial in which
the prosecution was unable to
have two psychiatrists testify as
Government witnesses because of
a recent U. s. Court of Appeals
ruling in another case.
A jury in the U. s. Court for
the District of Columbia cleared
the defendant, John L. Murray,
"a, of the automobile theft
charge on grounds that he was
of unsound mind at the time of
the alleged theft on January
Is, 1852.
Deliberates ~ Hours
The jury deliberated about an
hour and a half before return
ing its verdict of mot guilty by
reason of insanity" The ver-
dict was received by visiting
Judge Daniel H. Thomas of Ala
bama, in the absence of Judge
Luther w. Youngdahl, who pre-
sided at the trial.
Judge Thomas ordered treat
ment for Murray at st. Eliza
beths Hospital. a.
Two psychiatrists who ex-
amined Murray in April, 1852,
testified they believed he was of
unsound mind at the time of the
alleged theft. Two other psy-
chiatrists the prosecution wanted
to testify for the Government
were not allowed to testify under
the recent appellate court ruling
in another case.
The ruling held that psychia-
trists who have treated a pa
tient cannot testify at his trial
without the patients consent
because it. would violate the con-
fldential relationship between
patient and physician.
Awaits Other Trial
Murray was represented by
Attorneys John B. Diamond III
and Harry j. Ahern. Murray
testified during the trial that he
did not remember things which
took place during the time he
was accused of stealing the
automobile.
Murray still awaits trial on
charges of forging and utcering
a check. Thomas A. Flannery,
assistant United States attorney
said the Government has not yet
decided on trial of the other case
in view of the jury acquitting
Murray of the automobile theft
charge because of insanity.
Murray's trial had been de-
layed because of his twice having
been found Of unsound mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Agency Movings
Irk Senator Butler

Senator Butler, Republican, OF
Maryland. today called on the
Administration to stop playing
musical chairs" with the loca-
ton of Government agencies.
In a statement prepared for
delivery before the House Gov
eminent Operations Committee,
Senator Butler urged the COM
mittee to recommend to the
President that a long-range pol
icy be established for the loca-
ton Of all Government installa-
tons. possibly under the pur-
view Of the National Security
Agency or the Office of Defense
Mobilization"
Specifically the Senator OBJ
jected to the proposal that the
Air Research and Development
Command be moved from Balti-
more to Dayton, Ohio. He urged
that this relocation as well as
the contemplated moving OF
other Government installations
be halted until a long orange pol
icy is agreed upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

The tunnel proposal has been
estimated to cost S28 million
more than the $24.5 million
which the District plans to spend
on the bridge. The tunnel was
sponsored by the Fine Arts Com
mission out of fear that a bridge
at Constitution avenue between
Memorial Bridge and Theodore
Roosevelt Island would do seri-
GUS damage to the appearance
of the riverfront.
Interior Department officials
agreed and drafted a bill for
substitution of the tunnel. Last
week, the Commissioners urged
the Federal Budget Bureau,
which is assembling comments
on the tunnel, not to send the
measure to Congress.
The Modjeski and Masters
contract requires the firm to
submit several designs in color
for submission to the Fine Arts
Commission. The commission has
80 days after receiving the de-
signs to reject or approve one of
thesproposals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Citizen Groups
To Hear Rover
And Murray
Prosecutor Hopes
To Aid Drive for
Law Enforcement

United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover and Police Chief Rob-
ert v. Murray today invited
themselves on a speaking tour
of District civic groups in an
effort to improve law enforce
ment by arousing more citizen
interest.
Mr.. Rover declared that cit
is part of a national disease in
this country that the average
citizen doesn't think of law en-
forcement until crime is brought
to his door,"
Chief Murray and Mr.. Rover
spoke on panel at a special
meeting of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association.
Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill and Donald C. Clemmer.
corrections director. also spoke.
Credits Police Work
Mr.. Rover told the 26 persons
present at the decrease in crime
in Washington last year, while
crime across the country was in
creasing, is due to an improved
police department, more police
men on the streets, land an
energetic, honest police chief"
He said he would take some
of the credit for my Office"
Criminals guilty of several
crimes can no longer, Mr.. Rover
declared. escape prosecution for
the majority Of their crimes by
pleading guilty to one of them.
Il won't take that plea" Mr..
Rover said.
To Aid Understanding
He said he believed he could
do some good in helping the
citizens understand the problems
and achievements of the prose-
cutors and the police department
if he spoke to such organizations
as the Federation of Citizens
Associations, the Federation Of
Civic Associations and the Law
and Legislation Committee Of
the Board of Trade.
He was promptly taken up on
the offer by Peter Better, chair
man of the Welfare Committee
of the Federation of Citizens
Associations. Mr.. Better said he
could be sure the Federation
would hear Mr.. Rover in the next
few meetings.
Mr.. Rover included Chief MUIR
ray in his self-invitation. The
chief promptly accepted.
Judge Cockrill, who has been
doing some arousing of her own
by addressing % meetings in the
last two months-said the po-
lice, prosecutors and courts are
merely instruments of you, the
people. We are only as success
full as you want us to be-"
Cites Staff Needs
The Juvenile Court, she said,
has only half the staff it needs.
Mi. Clemmer testified to the
effectiveness of Chief Murray's
department and Mr.. Rover's
prosecutors by saying they had
damned the city's penal insti-
tutions.
The Criminal Justice Asso-
citation at this meeting opened
its drive for new members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Gaming Charge Filed

James Henry Quayle, SO, of
the 500 block of South Fairfax
street, Alexandria. yesterday
was charged with operating a
numbers game. He was arrested
on the sidewalk in the 700
block of King street by Detec-
tive Charles Baber and Police
Pvt, Earle Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

Tomorrow: 'Phony" chari-
ties take lot Of money out Of
your pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
BEHIND THE MONEY PLEAS
Many Problems Face
United Fund Plan

This is the third Of series Of articles
explaining how often ond for whot
purposes Washington oreo residents
ore osked to give in the name Of
charity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
BY FRANCIS p. DOUGLAS

Washington is not alone in its
experience with-and irritation
by-a multiplicity of drives for
charitable purposes.
Other cities have complained
of "drivitis" and have done
something about it.
One development has been the
formation of sort Of super
Community Chest by some cities.
The usual form this takes is the
inclusion of the local Commu-
nifty Chest and the national
drives for the Red Cross. One
or more Of the national organiz-
atoms that campaign for money
to combat diseases is usually in
cluded also.
In Washington, where so
drives for a variety of purposes
raised $10,590,450 last year and
the combined goals for this year
are larger, a plan for a united
campaign is under discussion.
The District government al
ready has taken a step in that
direction. The Commissioners
have approved a plan to unite
into one appeal the many solicit
tations among District employees.
A single drive plan is under
consideration by the Federal
Government.
Chest to Cooperate
Herbert c. Blunck, president
of the Community Chest Fedora
ton, recently stated, as the Fed
Grafton had done before. that it
is willing to cooperate in a Uni
ted Fund for Greater Washing
ton.
The Community Chest FEEDER
alton has a committee of about
40 persons in the area. headed
by DR.. Hurst r. Anderson, presi-
dent of American University
working on a survey of its prob
lens. The committee is ex-
pected to report its evaluations
and its recommendations next
month.
DR.. Anderson said the subject
OF a united fund will be consid-
cred in the report. But he said
it would be inappropriate te
make any statement in advance
United funds" or greater
federation campaigns" have
grown up in the last six years
With them has come a reviva
of a phrase from early Commu.
nifty Chest days about putting
call your begs in one askit."
Success of early efforts. par.
ticularly of a united drive in De-
troit, encouraged other cities tt
go into the plan of federatine
its various appeals.
More than 600 cities now ust
this plan of raising money. Ii
the campaigns for 1854, more
than 1892 million was raised
Duplication of time, effort anc
costs of campaigns has been cut
down or eliminated.
The step was taken in Detroit
after heads of the motor industry
and labor unions came out fatty
against more than one campaign
in the plants. In an industrial
city. If the big industries put
their foot down on "in-plant
solicitations" it probably woule
mean the failure of a big drive
The parallel in Washington
is Government, the Capitals biz
industry. Government agencies
have become FESTIVE at the stream
of solicitations in their Offices
Some agencies have conducted
single drives in the past, but the
results have not been considered
entirely satisfactory.
Too much cannot be hoped fol
from q united fund drive. i
would not automatically elimi'
nate all other drives.
Mr.. Blunck has pointed on
that such drives do not includ,
agencies that are not health, vel
fare or recreation agencies IL
the social service sense. That Is
they would not include sucl
drives as those for the Nationa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

purposes Washington oreo residents
ore asked to give in the name OF
charity.
Symphony Orchestra and other
civic efforts.
Nor do they include agencies
that may be social service in
nature but of extremely limited
interest. Mr.. Blunck said. Also
excluded are major money rails
ing efforts for buildings, repairs
or requirements.
Several Problems
A number of problems would
have to be worked out. One is
the procedure for determining
the goal of a united drive and
the share Of each participant.
Another hinges on the fact the
Federal Government does not
now permit payroll deductions
for contributions.
In a united fund, an employee
may want to make a large
enough contribution to feel he
has discharged all his obligations
at once But unless this can be
spread over an extended period.
he may not be able to afford it.
So far, National Embarrassing
groups generally have preferred
to go it alone. Frequently they
have been cool toward joining
united fund appeal.
Community Chest procedures
have been directed to combing
over the budgets of constituent
agencies to see that efforts are
worthwhile, not duplicated and
that money is realistically ap-
portioned. For instance, if emer-
gency relief of the needy is
a pressing problem, money is
directed in that direction rather
than to recreation.
The objections of some Of the
national appeals to joining unit
ed campaigns Is based on reluc-
lance to surrender control over
their budgets and their goals.
The Red Cross recently some
what hberalized its policy toward
| joining united campaigns. But
it insists on the local chapters
retaining control of the budget
and the goal. Since much of the
Red Cross effort is concerned
with disasters. which are I'M
practicable, this seems to make
sense. The same has been true
in connection with Embarrassing
for infantile paralysis.
The Red Cross also wants to
maintain its link with its men,
bers When you give 81 or more
to the Red Cross, you become a
member. The Red Cross wants
to continue that, issuing q men,
bership card to each person
from whom it receives 81 or more.
Equal Billing
The Red Cross already has
joined in federated appeals in
about 400 cities. In some cities
it has been given equal billing
in an appeal called something
like United Fund-Red Cross
Campaign" There are instances,
also, where the Red Cross, =.
addition to participating in a
united canvass of industrial and
business establishments solicits
members separately in resi-
Dental districts.
In cases where an independ-
ent appeal has declined to join
a. united campaign, one solution
has been to include the cause
but not the organization. After
the campaign, If the organiZa-
ton declines to accept the money
raised for the cause, the fund
is turned over to other organ
izations to be devoted to the
same purpose.
Reporting on this phase Of
organizing federated drives, the
Community Chests and Councils
Of America said:
Cancer, heart and Red Cross
were the three major 'independ-
emit appeals most frequently In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
St. Burnubus Dinner

The ladies of st. Barnabas
Episcopal Church will hold Q
fried chicken dinner from 4 pm.
to 7 pm. tomorrow at the Parish
Hall, 5203 st. Barnabas road Sc,
Oxon Hill, Md. The public Is
invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
ForestviIIe Supper

A fried chicken supper will
be held at the Forest Memorial
Church. Forestville and Richie
roads, Forestville, Md, ct 4:30
pm. tomorrow.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
Civic Workers Make Towns Successful

Recognition given Richard Gordon
and Mrs. S. 7. Rogers as Man and
Woman of the Year" was richly de-
served.
When a person devotes his spare
time to making a community a better
place in which to live, he does so not
from the desire for publicity but from
The time to making community bet
ter place in which to live, he does so
not from the desire for publicity but
from the desire to contribute to the
community in which he lives.
Tabor City is blessed with some of
the best civic workers to be found any
place in North Carolina. BY the same
Soken, it has its share of people who
would be satisfied to sit back and