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Evening star., 1955-09-17

Alexandria, to progress, must
overcome one-party dominance
Representative Hugh Scott, Re-
publican from philadelphia. said
last night at a g. o. p. Dime,
in the George Mason Hotel.
Earlier. Stuyvesant B. Wright
Alexandra Republican candidate
for the House Of Delegates
labeled the opposition as a small
group OF politicians who believe
they can control city and State
elections. He is running against
James M. Thomson, Democratic
candidate.
Mr.. Scott. Republican national
chairman from 1948 to 1949. is a
native of Fredericksburg. Va. He
said Alexandria Is undermining
in every respect but one-ii
thinks one party is enough"
This Is triumph Of habit over
experience" he added. ANY city
grows on competition"
Election Of a Republican dele.
gate, Mr.. Scott said. would PRO
vide a chance to each q typical
political machine q lesson"
Evening star., 1955-09-17

obtained from a friend. Turner
contended that Mr.. Summers
had stopped him and he had
flashed the badge in self-protec-
ton.
According to testimony. Mr..
Summers was driving toward
an amusement park on the In
dian Head road when Turner's
car pulled alongside and forced
him to stop. Turner accused
Mr.. Summers of speeding and
demanded $50 right now"
\ Mr.. Summers said he told
Turner that his brother -in-law
lis a State policeman and Turner
backed down on his demand. Mr..
Summers noted Turner's auto
license number and the arrest
followed
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Progress Report
in County

!, Progress Report" q new
three-page mimeographed pub
location of the Montgomery
County government, was distrib-
uted to county employees yes
terday.
The work of AL Stoughton. re-
Gently appointed public relations
assistant to County Manager M.
l.. Reese. the paper reports such
developments in county affairs
as these: aa.
Building permits in the first
six months of 1855 jumped 1000
over a similar period in 1854,
Traffic arrests of youths between
l6, and ID are dropping In the
county.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Cain Calls for D. C. Vote
At Citizenship Day Rites

cials were accompanied by
members Of the Little Theater OF
Alexandria costumed in Colonial
fashion.
Chief Judge Bolitha J. Laws
Of the q. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia will
preside at the conferences clos
ing sesson, when naturalization
ceremonies will be held In the
Statler.
Archives Opens Exhibit
The National Archives an
nounced today the opening OF
an exhibit on the Presidents OF
the United States. The exhibit
which will be on view for abouI
six months, is in the exhibition
hall on Constitution avenue be-
tween Seventh and Ninth streets
NV. 1t will be open Mondays
through Saturdays from o am
until 10 pm, and on Sundays
and holidays from ! 70 10 pm. i
Among the papers shown In
the exhibit are the electoral
votes of Virginia cast In 1889 foi
George Washington and in 1885,
for President Eisenhower. An.
other section contains pictures
of the Presidents with a docu-
ment signed by each. including
President Jefferson's letter tc
Congress asking for funds fol-
the Lewis and Clark Expedition
the Monroe Doctrine and Lin
coins suspension Of the priv.
lege of the writ of habeas corpus
The Declaration of Independ.
ence, the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights are permanently
there.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Thr Sunday Star

Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze Choice
YOU AND YOUR FINGERPRINTs-FBI experts say
that once your ink-stained fingers rolled
their record card the identification is permanent.
Find out how hard 1t is to lose your identity by
reading Just for the Record In The Star Pictorial
Magazine.
BUSY BEING A BEAUTY-Brian Bell takes you on a
visit with The Star Pictorial Magazine cover girl,
Leoma Naughton, and tells how this local Miss has
captured many beauty prizes and what her plans
are for the future.
DON'T LET CENSORSHIP DESTROY US!-Has Russias
air force outstripped us? If so, can people be
trusted with the truth? For a noted armans
challenging views these crucial questions read
Maj Alexander P. de Seversky's feature in This
Week Magazine.
CONFERENCE ON SCHOOLS-A White House con-
ference, labeled historic" by the administration,
will be held in Washington this fall to study all
questions relating to schools What the meeting will
be about and what its organizers hope to accomplish
told by United States Education Commissioner
Samuel Brownel in the Editorial Section.
BUSINESSMEN LIKE THEIR MUSTC-Providing enter
tainment for Washington's many conventions is big
business and of the busiest men in the field is
Jack Morton. Meet Mr.. Morton and find out
exactly what this experts job is-Financial Pages.
EDUCATIONAL NEWS-George Washington University
Is introducing program of study on the Soviet
Union and its satellites this fall For the about
this course well other educational devel-
opments read the educational pages in your Sunday
Star.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN--In the Women's Section
don't miss the second instament of Anne Morrow
Lndberghs inspiring series entitled Gift From the
Sea'-youn find this distinguished Star feature
memorable reading a guide to fuller and
happier life. In the same section Reporter Daisy
Celand interviews local mother-daughter teams
who compare college days OF yesteryear to campus
life today. .>..
Evening star., 1955-09-17

woman Gained soon after mem
bers of her family left. He said
the woman was not violent again
during the six days.
The woman's son praised 1t
Thompson and other policemen
who cared for his mother.
II feel that they did the Job
very well and under the circum-
stances were very considerate," :"
he said.
Police blamed a long week end
which included q holiday as
partly responsible for the delay
i'm releasing the woman from
jail. Defenders Day was OBJ
served last Monday.
Sheriff j. Lee Ball, whose re-
sponsibility 1t is to transfer
mental patients to institutions,
said he received the woman's
commitment papers the after
noon of September 13 and ar
rived at the Hyattsvilie station
the morning of September IA to
transfer her.
There's just no excuse for it,
said Board President Jesse s.
Baggett in commenting on the
incident.
Better Facilities Urged
Both DR.. Maloney and Sheriff
Ball. when informed yesterday
of the woman's detention. urged
more and better facilities to
handle mental patients.
DR.. Maloney said the county
should have an observation ward
at the hospital for mental pa
tients.
Sheriff Ball insisted that plans
for an addition to the Jail att
Upper Marlboro should include
special rooms for handling men,
tai patients In emergencies.
Commissioner Frank j. Last
Iner said q strict compliance with
the system for handling mental
cases would prevent such a de-
lay.
The procedure calls for police
to call the persons family for
authority to have the person.
examined by two doctors.
II the family is not available
the police can assume this au-I
thority. a
Two qualified doctors then
must make the examination as
soon as possible.
Patients may be examined at
the Jail or in the emergency
room of Prince Georges General
Hospital. When it is not desir-
able to conf1ne woman patients
in Jail they should be transported
to the hospital emergency room
in the custody OF a policeman.
When the patient has been
examined and commitment pa
pers signed. arrangements for
emergency admission and trans
'portation to an institution will
be arranged.
Admission arrangements are
made by Mrs. M. Isabella Purdy |
county social service director. III
she is not available the sheriff Isl
office will make the arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Firemen Battle Bees, Snakes
And Poison Ivy to Save House

Meanwhile. Montgomery Coun-
ty police were investigating signs
that robbers had broken into the
house. The fire started in a
second-floor bedroom and spread
to the attic.
Firemen said Miss De Muth, a
retired schoolteacher. had gone
to get groceries at the time.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Man, 3, Killed
InLaureI Tavern

A young carpenters helper
was shot to death last night in
q tavern on U. 8. /, near Laurel
Md, and State Police charged
the owner of the place in his
death.
State Police Sergt. Gerald Row
truck identified the dead man as
John L. Ellinger, %. of Laurel
married and the father Of two
children.
Charged with assault by shoot
ing and causing Ellinger's death
was the owner of Bills Best Bet
Tavern-Frederick Scott, 48-
who Sergt. Rowtruck said admit
ted firing the fatal shots. two
bullets from a 80 caliber revol-
yer.
Versions Conflict
However. six witnesses. includ-
ang two brothers OF the dead
man. gave conflicting accounts
Of how the shooting occurred
sergt. Rowtruck quoted Scott
as saying that he had previously
ordered Ellinger not to enter his
tavern and when he came in last
night he was denied service. An
argument led to a fight and the
shooting followed.
Ellinger was hit in the chest
by both shots and was pro-
nounced dead at the Waterloo
State Police Barracks by DR.
George e. Burgtorf. Howard
County medical examiner.
Tavern Torn Up.
Sergt. Rowtruck said witnesses
told him the fight followed the
shooting.
When five State troopers, led
by Rowtruck, arrived at the
tavern, windows had been broken
and chairs and tables overturned
and smashed.
Harry Ellinger Of Beltsville
father Of the shooting victim
said he had gone to the tavern
In search Of his boy and arrived
Just in time "to see my son shot,
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Mentally III Woman Held
I'm Jail for Six Days

Dentention Of q fnentally-il i'll
woman in the Hyattsvilie lookup
for six days due TO Q mixup has
resulted In written instructions
for handling such cases by police
and hospitals in Prince Georges
County.
Records show the woman was
jailed on q warrant charging dis
orderly conduct. which. police
said. was signed by her son.
After hearing of the case yes
terday, the Board Of County
Commissioners approved a plan
to be followed in the future.
It requires the transfer Of per-
sons appearing to be mentally
Ill from police stations to Prince
Georges General Hospital II po-
lice are unable to arrange for
preliminary examinations and
Transportation to a mental insti-
tuition within a reasonable time.
Harry w. Penn, jr., superin-
ltendent of the hospital, who said
he wrote the instructions on rec
commentators of q special COM
mittee named several months
ago, explained that four hours
would be considered reasonable.
Strict compliance with the
iplan was ordered by the COM
lmissioners at q meeting in
IHyattsville after several mem
bers expressed disapproval Of
THE manner In which the case
was handled.
Order Soviet Compliance
Records show she was Jailed
September 8 at 10 pm.
The first commitment paper
was filled out by the woman's
private physician and also was
taken to the jail with her. The
second doctor performed his ex-
amination and filed out COM
mitment papers on September 8.
| Corpl. ]. H. Vincent. who ar
|rested the woman, said she was
violent when brought to the sta
Ition.
He said he called Prince
Georges General Hospital ilmme-
Idiately to have her admitted,
lbut was told the hospital had
Ino room for her.
+ Corpl. Vincent said he then
called DR.. John r. Maloney.
county medical examiner, and
was told he would examine the
woman the next day.
There was just nothing else
we could do at that point"
said 1t. E. R. Thompson. who
heads the Hyattsville station,
'.but TO jail the woman on the
disorderly conduct charge placed
against her."
| DR.. Maloney recalls examining
the woman September 8. He said
he prepared an authorization for
her admission to Spring Grove
State Hospital for observation.
Two doctors who have prac-
ticed for five years are required
by Maryland to examine q men,
tai patient before admission to
an institution.
1t. Thompson noted that the
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Vienna Flower Show

Plants, flowers, house decora-
tions and garden accessories will
be sold today at the Wood-Acres
Garden Club flower show, sched-
uled from l to s pm. at Copp's
Garden Center on Maple avenue
In Vienna. Autumn Medley" Is
the theme of the Vienna clubs
first show. .~... ~
Evening star., 1955-09-17
EIAII.IQA,
County 10 Drop
z '5nob Zones
Opposes Five-Acre
And County Home
CIussificutions

Elimination Of the two large
acreage zones In the proposed
upper Mo ntgomery County
zoning ordinance was urged last
night as the County Council met
tat Gaithersburg for the third
of q series Of five meetings on
the measure.
Thomas @. Oyster. jr., land
planner and engineer. said the
five-acre minimum lot size agri-
cultural zone and the one-to-
four acre lot country home zone
should be dropped.
There is no reason for the
agricultural zone. II land is
farmed then it's simply agricul-
|tura1 land" Mr.. Oyster said as
he scored the two classificatiors
as "snob zones" being used to
protect mice homes"
The council, during the meet
ings on the ordinance. has heard
an overwhelming demand for the
elimination Of the five-acre min
imum in the agricultural zone
although many residents have
urged the retention Of the eoun-
try home zone II it is desired IN
the Potomac hunt country area.
Hearings Rejected
The council last night voted
4 to 3 against a move to let
residents express their views on
the ordinance earlier in the eve
ming.
1.-THE council is spending too
much time at these meetings
trying to sell this ordinance in
stead of getting the views of
residents" Councilman Jerry T.
Williams said. Mr.. Williams mo-
ton was supported by Charles
Jamison and Wilbur N. Baugh-
man.
The Gaithersburg meeting fol-
lowed the routine of having
County Attorney Charles NJ. ire
Ian give an hour -long chart
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Evening star., 1955-09-17
Planning Chief Named

RICHMOND, Sept. II lP.-
George Goodman Gordon. Al.
of Miami. Fla. has been named
chief of the local planning sec
ton of the State Division of
Planning and Economic Develop
ment.
Evening star., 1955-09-17

Harry P. Cain, former Senator
from the State of Washington
and now a member of the Sub
Iversive Activities Control Board,
today deplored the lack of a
right to vote in the District
at ceremonies observing Citizen
ship Day.
. Mr. Cain. speaking at the
Washington Monument Grounds,
declared that here In the Dis
ttrict of Columbia we honor new
citizens, the native-born who.
having attained the voting age
of 81 years. now come into their
citizen rights, and the foreign
born who, by naturalization, now
1enjoy its blessings also.
| But. he added, ''this ritual
strikes an irol1ic undertone in
this voteless community"
Commenting that Citizenship
Day ohservances, have been en-
lcouraged nationally by President
Eisenhower and locally by the
District Commissioners. Mr.. Cain
added: "As we pause to count
tall the blessings which American
citizenship confers we need not
Ioverstress that the right to par
lticipate in government and to be
governed under laws made and
administered by fellow citizens
iof our choice is not available
here"
Appreciated Here
! Mr.. Cain declared that "con-
sidering the persistence Of the
agitation In the Nations Capital
for the franchise and self-gov-
.ernment, the citizens obligation
to vote is more thoroughly ap-
Epreciated here than elsewhere. y
Today's ceremony also marked
the opening of the National Con-
ference on Citizenship. which
will run through Wednesday in
the Hotel Statler.
/ Today, Governors or their rep
resentatives Of the 13 original
States placed wreaths at the
base of the Monument DUR
ing the program. The State off,
Evening star., 1955-09-17

TWO YEARS SHORT OF A CENTURY
Edward Cap Staber retired druggist celebrates his
98h birthday the home of his and daughter-naw,
Mr. and Mrs E. Kenneth staber 9505 Woodley avenue,
Forest Glen Park Nd yesterday Mr. saber at time
practced pharmacy in the historic StaberL Leadbeater
apothecary shop in Alexandria, Va, now museum. The
shop founded by his grandfaher-star STAFF Photo.
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Officers Wives Clubs
Mrs. Dulles Will Be Guest of Honor at Luncheon

Westcott. The table decor will
center around q miniature
White House."
SIGNAL CORPS
Mrs. George I. Back, wife of
the Chief Signal Officer, will at
tend the monthly luncheon of
the Signal Corps Ladies Club
next Tuesday at the Army Navy
Country Club. This will be an
opportunity for the members to
bid her farewell. as the Backs are
leaving shortly.
Mrs. Donald Detwiler will give
a talk on the life of Henry VIII.
and will illustrate her talk with
ceramic f1gurines which she has
made. Mrs. Robert Wilson, 1901
N. George Mason drive, Arling-
ton has charge of reservations.
ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE
Elizabeth G. DuVal, Hungarian
concert violinist, wife of Col.
c. H. DuVal, accompanied by
Lillian Moldaman, pianist, will
present a violin concert at the
Army Medical Service Woman's
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| NV. which was the home oil
James Monroe, built by Gideon
Granger, Postmaster of the
United States in 1902, where tea
will be served.
OctagOn House-Library and
garden of the house, which was
built in 1889 by William Thorn
ton and since 1900 has been the
National Headquarters of the
American Institute of Archi-
tects.
The tour will also include a
visit to st. Johns Church, La
fayette Square, designed by La
trobe, and the Parish House.
Mrs. Stanley Reed is chairman
of the committee for the tour
and serving with her are Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon. Mrs. Trux-
tun Beale, Mrs. Herbert Brown
ell, jr., Mrs. James H. Douglas,
jr., Mr.. William Foster, the Rev. c.
Leslie Glenn. Mr.. Macgill James.
Mrs. Anterior Macondray, Mrs.
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BY EVELYN M. DENT

Mrs. John Foster Dulles, wife
of the Secretary of State, will be
the honor guest at the monthly
luncheon of the Women's Club
of the National War College on
Wednesday. April 6 at the Of
ficers' Club, Fort Lesley ]. Nc
Nair.
Mrs. Laurence c. Vass will
preside. Others attending will
include Mrs. Howard A. Craig,
wife of the commandant of the
National War College, Mrs. Clovis
E. Byers, and Mrs. John D. Hick-
erSon.
The Strolling Strings Of the
Air Force Band will provide the
entertainment.
BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS
Mrs. Charles s. Thomas, wife
of the Secretary of the Navy,
will be the honor guest at the
spring luncheon of the Bureau
of Aeronautics Officers Wives,
next Tuesday In the Burgundy
Room. Sheraton-Park Hotel.
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Mrs. Lloyd Harrison who will
preside, will welcome Mrs
James S. Russell, wife of the
new chief Of the bureau, and
say farewell to Mrs. C. E
Ekstrom.
Reservations may be made by
calling Mrs. E. H. Eldridge, Mrs.
c. j. Pfingstag, Mrs. j. L. Ewing
or Mrs. Alden c. Packard.
CHAPLAIN CORPS
White House Reporter" will
be the subject of a talk by
Bryson B. Rash next Tuesday at
the luncheon meeting of the
Chaplains' Wives Club at the
Officers Club, Walter Reed Army
Medical Center.
Mr.. Rash, who is White House
correspondent for the American
Broadcasting Co. and director
Of special features for WMAL,
will talk on some highlights of
his work.
HoStesses for the meeting are
Mrs. Glenn j. Witherspoon, Mrs.
James Mayo. and Mrs. H. r.
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At Wonon's Democratic Club:
Senator Hill Asks
For Better Schools

Senator Hill labeled President
Eisenhower's program of Fed
eral Aid for school construction
disappointing" His committee,
he added, has heard from 40
out of 48 State superintendent
Of education and not a single
one favored the bill.
INADEQUATE SCHOOLS
Pointing out school enrolment
is growing by leaps and bounds,
he described today's schools as
inadequate and as firetraps
threatening the safety Of chill
dren.
Hearings before his commit
tee, Senator Hill said, revealed
today's youngsters are attend
ing school in warehouses, quon-
set huts, abandoned churches
and ''in one case, not far from
the Nations capital-in an old
morgue."
1--WE cannot forget" he con-
cluded, "our schools are the
backbone of defense of our
country, the bulwark of the
American enterprise system and
the foundation of a trained and
loyal American citizenship"
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-AP Photo.

Club luncheon on Wednesday,
April 6. when they meet at the
Officers Club, Army Medical
Center.
Wives of officers assigned to
the center's headquarters will
serve as hostesses. They will in
clude Mrs. Frank F. Kriwanek,
Mrs. Angus L. Campbell, Mrs.
Dudley P. Cook, Mrs. Maurice j.
Fletcher, Mrs. Gunnar H. Hage,
Mrs. James H. Mackin, Mrs. Ed
win D. McMeen, Mrs. Joseph r..
Vivas, Mrs. Lewis D. Wilson, Mrs.
James H. Parker and Mrs. Ar
thur c. Neeseman. Mrs. Clar-
ence P. Hendricks is chairman.
Reservations may be made by
calling the Officers Club at
Walter Reed Army Medical Gen.
ter.
U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH
The Officers Wives Club of
the United States Public Health
Service will hold their monthly
luncheon on Wednesday April 6
at noon in the Officers Club, Ma
tional Naval Medical Center.
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-Four Historic Homes TO Be Open

Four famous and historic
houses will be open to the public
from l to O'Clock Saturday,
April 16, for the benefit of the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation.
The houses are:
Blair House-Built by DR.. Jo-
seph Lowell, Surgeon General of
the United States Army in 1924.
Decatur HOuse-Built for the
great naval hero Stephen Deca-
tur from a design by Benjamin
H. Latrobe in 1918, and with the
prize money he won in the wars
with the Barbary pirates, now
owned by Mrs. Truxton Beale.
The John Marshall House
1901 F street NV, the home of
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, built
in 1925 by Ringold and occupied
by Chief Justice Marshall, Chief
Justice Melville w. Fuller and
Associate Justice Joseph Story.
The Arts Club-2017 I street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29

Nan Tucker McEvoy, Mrs. Doug
las Mckay and Mrs. Neill Phil
lips. Also Mr.. John S. Thatcher,
Mrs. Benjamin w. Thoron, Mr..
Hermann w. Williams, jr., Mr..
Lorenzo Winslow, Mrs. Arthur
Woods and Mr.. Hardinge Scholle.
Tickets may be purchased at
the American Automobile Asso-
citation, at the National Trust
for Historic Preservation, 712
Jackson place NV, and at the
houses themselves on April 16.