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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
School Site Plan
Due Tomorrow

The National Capital Planning
Commission tomorrow is slated
to receive a plan for compromis-
ing differences between parking
and recreation authorities over
the use of the old Industrial
Home School site.
The new plan, worked out at
the urging Of the planning COM
mission staff, allots a small por-
ton of recreation land at the
Wisconsin avenue and Calvert
street NV. site to a proposed
fringe parking lot.
The bulk Of the 41a-acre area
would be preserved for recreation
use, however. Milo F. Christian
sen. Recreation Department SUI
perintendent, said he expects to
develop a supervised recreation
center there, using the aban-
doned school building. Funds
for this purpose are in the pend
ing budget.
Mr. Christensen said the COM
promise proposal is attractive
from his departments stand
point because it includes a road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06

way and parking space needed
for recreation purposes.
The main portion Of the park
ing lot. which would have a 238-
car capacity. would be on nearby
Observatory Circle.
The new plan will be con-
sidered by the Recreation Board
next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Nixon May Repeat
Open House for
Tourists Today

Vice President Nixon, who
shook 1000 tourist hands yester-
day in his Capital Office. planned
a repeat open house today.
A member of his staff said
that if today's reception proceeds
as smoothly and pleasantly" as
yesterdays, I'VE may do it again
some time when Congress is not
in session."
Expecting only the routine
Capitol tour, sightseers being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06

PETOSKEY. Mich. (P.-The
wildlife is a little too tame
around Petoskey for modern
farming m thods. Robert
Theaker planted turnips to en-
rich the soil. Deer and elk dug
them up and ate them. Mr..
Theaker said he counted as many
as 40 deer and 8 elk at one
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Strike Threat
Still Pending
AT Greyhound

AFL bus drivers remained firm
IN their threat to strike at mid
night tonight against the Allan
tic Greyhound Corp. which oper-
ates in the District and 10
States.
A union spokesman said 725
bus drivers are involved in a
contract dispute.
Curtis Funkhouser, superin-
tendent of the Washington Divi-
sion Of Atlantic Greyhound, said
only ID bus runs. nine inbound
and nine outbound, would be af-
fected at the terminal here if the
strike occurs. All other trips
to and from Washington are
handled by other segments of
the Greyhound system, he said.
Seek Negotiating Session
The bus drivers. represented
by the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees of
America, have demanded nego-
tiating session be scheduled this
week. The company has said
that other commitments prevent
1t from meeting with union rep
resentatives until after April IL.
The union. named bargaining
agent for the drivers last No
vember. has been negotiating
for an initial contract since that
time.
Greyhound operations in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia, Virginia, North and South
Carolina. Georgia and Florida as
well as the District would be
affected.
So End WoIkout
At Yellow Cab Co.
A two-day strike by shop and
maintenance employees of the
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guided around were surprised by
the invitation to meet the Vice
President. Mr.. Nixon met all
corners for q full hour. School
children and casual visitors
Joined the queues of guided
tourists.
A vice presidential aide said
the open house was Mr.. Nixon's
idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Thief Reconsiders

SHERMAN, Tex. R.-Some-
body stole two diamond rings
and wrist watch one night from
the home of Mrs. w. T. Redden.
Next night. somebody put them
back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
So End WoIkout
At Yellow Cab Co.

A two-day strike by shop and
maintenance employees of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06

Sovey for sister, Foster many.
mony rollen. eIoehes. bonnets; cute
little chin ties. long velvet strsemen.
pretty horol trimming. A $QEA
must" for me liitls miss. W3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
PETITE PURSES

50 mcny ond soeh one eviss ihon
che Test orsssy. little spring
siro~A piodies. beodsS RA
sqvo~ boss fes Girls 3S
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Enjoy dinner at
Lasssburgh's

LtssGSVtAsSWS .
Thursday Evening. served from
4 20 8 P.M.
Price of dinner includes roll,
butter, dessert ond beverage
A broiled tenderIoin steak with
onion souce,
french fried potatoes
tonnctces and lettuce LBS
Lonsburoh's own Chop Susy
over crisp noodles, spiced peach,
buttered osporoous--95e
Frosted fruit rings with
eontoloupe wedges, minced ham
trioneies--eSs
CIoverIeof rolls ond butter
CHOICE: Home mode peoeh or
opple pie, ice cream, bartlett
pear
CHOICE: Hot teo, coffee, milk
A complete dinner for children
75e
Specially priced luneheens
served from 80 AN. till 4 pm.
Use middle Sth street door
before Fesuler store hours.
Lansburgh,s - COLONIAL
TEA ROOM-Street Floor,
Mexzdnine
Evening star., 1955-01-25
DratHs

wsAIKER. Lillian a 4; ,sSSddsai,. On On
residence. 80, 5th s.. s.e., LILLIAN
Il fhomss msNi Walker sp'ian ana I sIs.eslin-lsw r q
other ta'si relatives and and fTisnds. After 5
may % cali pss1s Il .SamSSenrs Funssai @ Home.
423 4th st, s.W.. where services wiz
be held at pm. "wednesday, Janu-
h5s pssreps 20 FsS Wood,swn a eesaras cssrS
wALKER. THOMAS A. on Tuesday.
Ssa SfanaFf fHA 81 s02 e WAnss AnnISTseasf q 5iss a0
band Of Jeannetse 6; Walker. serv,
Rsme fss asaf s6f f4t6 st. nss T CO. asss Erdss
January IS. at pm. Friends in
yited. Interment Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. "a
WALSH. DELLA AGNES. ON Monday,
SSsnpsry s.fs:; ssf; 1859, pELIA AZ AGNES g
SAhs beloved sna MSaSssfr 4 sas ss
Walsh. Funeral from the James T.
Ryan Funeral Home. 3lz Pa ave.
$50 & o. am "e0issGas RsGnlem 'anus mass st St. t.
Peters Church at 10 am. Relatives
and friends invited. Interment Mount
olivet Cemetery.
WARSAW. BENJAMIN. On Tuesday.
January 25, 1855, at his residence:
WARSAW beloved f husband s sys q Selma
Warsaw. and devoted father Of Mrs
Edith Enrich, Ms. Lillian Norman
and Mrs. Beatrice Thurman. He also
Is survived by two sisters. Mrs, Rose
Kraus and Mrs. Amelia Gladstone,
Jack. Harry and Morris Warsaw. All
Of New York, and Max Warsaw. Fu-
neral services at the Bernard DAN
zansky a. Son Funeral Home. 1901
14th st. NV, on Wednesday. January
20, ct $3.50. pm. Interment Tifereth
the family suggests contributions be
sent to the Heart Fund. Memorial
week. 2020 Florida ave. NV. 20
WHITE. IDA MARY. On Saturday. JAN
5sth ave, Chapel oaks. Nd. IDA
MARY WHITE. devoted mother Of
Charles White sister OF Mrs. Sadie
Carter and George Anderson. She also
Is survived by two grandchildren.
etght Observation-Disclosures. two great
great grandchildren. other relatives and
pm. Tuesday. January 25, at Barnes q
Matthews Funeral Home. GA 4th
st. s,w Funeral Wednesday. January
rs, at pm. from Chapel Oaks Com
n1unity Church, 5Sth ave. and Linden
St. Rev: Ernest Craig officiating. Inter
ment 'Voo"lawn Cemetery 25
WILSON, ISABEL NEALE PAINTER.
OF Allen pl,. Fair Lawn, N. j.. be-
loved wife of John B. Wilson. in her
9th year. Services At the Wander
Rssr Rstt rS So'Pa Psr Ls%n aGe 1881 3 ON ssss %sa
Washington Memorial Park. The FAM
ily will receive their friends on Tues
day, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Mrs. Anna Sanders Dies at o6;
Widow of Bridge ColiopseHero

braced the passenger coaches
preventing them from dropping
into the 40-foot-deep waters Of
the Potomac.
Mrs. Sanders is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. william H.
Dalkin, 302 Woodland drive,
Forest Heights, at whose home
Mrs. Sanders had been living,
and Mrs. Harry c. Wetherall,
4640 Chesapeake street NV.
Others Survive.
Other survivors include three
sons. James C. Sanders, ST.. of
Richmond and Clearwater, Fla. !;
John w. Sanders of Oakland,
Calf, and Robert L. Sanders of
the Forest Heights address.
There are also IL grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
Two other daughters, Miss
Jessie M. Sanders and Miss Bea-
trice E. Sanders, predeceased
Mrs. Anna Sanders.
Funeral services viii be con-
Quoted at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
the chapel of Lees funeral home,
Fourth street and Massachusetts,
avenue NE. The Rev. j. j.
Moore, pastor of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church,
will ofiiciats.
Burial services at Oakwood
Cemetery In Richmond will be
conducted at pm. Thursday
by one of Mrs. Sanders grand
sons, the Rev. James C. SAM
derS, jr.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Oliver {. Sweet, II,
Retired Lawyer and
|HorticulfuraIist

Oliver Edwin Sweet, 72, lawyer,
retired Government official and
well-known in horticultural cir
cles, died suddenly last night of
a heart attack at meeting of
the Takoma horticultural Club,
IN the Takoma Park Elementary
School Auditorium, Dahlia street
and Piney Branch road NV. He
resided at 1919 Thirteenth street
NV.
Mr.. Sweet was born in Silver
ton, Colo. and was the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Sweet.
He received an ABB. degree at
the University of South Dakota
in 1904 and LIB. degree in 1906
at the same university. He was
married Marc h25. 1908, in Ver-
million, s. Oak.
After teaching high school in
Vermillion and at the University
of South Dakota in 1906, he prac-
ticed law in Rapid City, Iowa,
from 1907 to 1914, serving as city
attorney from 1910 to 1914. Re-
turning to South Dakota he
served as assistant attorney gen.
eral from 1915 to 1921.
Coming to Washington in 1921
he was appointed an attorney
examiner in the Interstate Com
merce- Commission. From 1925
to 1880 he held the position of
assistant general solicitor and
was director of the ICC Bureau
Of Finance from 1880 to his re-
tirement in 1948. Mr.. Sweet
also was a professor of consti-
tutional law with the Washing
ton College of Law in this city
from 1923 until 1880.
Mr.. Sweet was a member of
the American Bar Association
and the State Bar Association Of
South Dakota, Beta Theta Pi
and the Masons.
He was a 30-year member of
the Takoma horticultural Club,
Evening star., 1955-01-25

Mrs. Anna M. Sanders. 96,
widow Of the railroad engineer
whose train was caught in the
spectacular collapse Of the old
Long Bridge in 1903, died yes
terday at a daughters home in
Forest Heights, Md. Mrs. Sanders
had been i'll for one month.
She made Washington her
permanent home in 1906 and for
many years was an active MEM
ber in the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church. She was
born in Richmond, Va.
Her husband, the late William
r. Sanders, was an engineer
with the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad for 81 years until his
death in 1916.
Engineer Of IF. F. w."
Mr.. Sanders was plotting the
once-celebrated C. a. o. express
the eF. F. w." from Washington
to Charlottesville. Va, the night
of October 18. 1908 when the
north section of the Long Bridge
draw span collapsed under the
weight of the train.
Accounts in The Star at that
time credited Mr.. Sanders with
saving the lives of many passen-
gers. When he felt the draw
giving way beneath him he
quickly applied the throttle,
speeding the engine across the
break and causing the coal
tender and first baggage car to
break and fall. These two cars
Evening star., 1955-01-25

intendent of cargo for ships
operating during World War I.
Capt. Rusk designed and pre-
sented exhibits and displays
promoting the merchant marine,
In World War II. Capt. Rusk
was secretary of the seamens
awards committee. of which he
later became chief. At retire
ment he headed a board which
supervised the awarding of
contracts to companies which
were engaged in raising ships
sunk during World War II.
He is survived by his widow;
a son, Robert Vinton Rusk, ll5ll
Regnid drive. Wheaton Md:
three daughters. Mrs. Frank Null
len. Milford. Conn, Mrs. John
Mullady, California, and Mrs.
Wilbur Schneider, 3711 Plyers
Mill road. Kensington: a sister,
Mrs. John Price Wetherill, 16
Carroll place, Kensington.
Funeral services were today at
the Robert Pumphrey Funeral
Home with burial in Ivy Hill
Cemetery in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Big Inch Pipeline Planned
For U. 5. Bases in Spain
By the Assoeiafed Press

MADRID. Jan. 25-Uncle Sam
is going to build a 600-mile. $40
million big Inch" pipeline in
Spain to supply jet fuel to five
American air bases.
A British firm has already
been awarded a SIS million con-
tract to provide the pipe. Bids
are expected to be let soon for
the construction work. Ameri-
can contractors will supervise
the construction.
The pipe line will stretch from
Rota. on the Mediteraean,' to
Zaragoza, northeast Of Madrid.
1t will supply jet fuel to a
Navy air station at Rota and
United States Air Force bases
at San Pablo and Moron de la
Frontera near Seville, Torrejon
near Madrid and at Zaragoza.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Mrs. Robert |. Burr, II,
Native Of District

Mrs. Robert Lightner Burr.
81, a native of the District, died
in Detroit last Wednesday after
she was struck by q car.
Mrs. Burr formerly lived at
1914 Thirty-sixth street NV.
She was a graduate of Gordon
Junior High School.
She Is survived by her hus-
band, Robert; two daughters,
Patricia, 5. and Diana, 2, now
of Detroit; her mother. Mrs.
Lena Lightner, 1924 M street
NV: a sister, Mrs. N. H. Dover
of Norfolk. Va: four brothers,
Edward of Alexandria: Thomas,
USN; Charles of the NJ street adj
dress and william of Halltown,
w. Va.
Funeral services were held in
Detroit Saturday.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Frederick A. virkus, Is,
Small Business Leader
BY The Asseeiaied Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Frederick
A. virkus. rs. president Of the
Conference Of American Small
Business Organizations. died yes
terday at . sanitarium in sub
urban Hinsdale.
Mr.. Virkus was active In the
Republican Party. He was CO.
chairman of the National Repub-
lican Roundup Committee. which
in 1949 assailed what Is called
New Dealism In the G. o. p.
and was a delegate to the 1851
Republican Convention.
He served as a State represen-
tative from 1912 to 1916, and
twice was q Republican nominee
for United States Representa-
tive.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

and a past president. and was
director and vice president Of
the Potomac Rose Society. He
was one of the organizers Of
the National Garden Club League
and the American Federation
of Government Employees.
In addition to his widow, Mrs.
Lorena G. Sweet. he is survived
by a son, James E. Sweet of
Chicago. and two grandchildren;
also a sister. Mrs. William F..
Schnaidt of Sioux Falls, S. Oak.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
With Regard to q
Gard Of Thanks

vey often card OF thanks In
The stos meets o need which con
hardly be solved in nny other woy
Not only Is il o gracious expression
Of gratitude TO those who hove sent
florul tributes but also eourteously
acknowledges the services and kind
nesses Of the mony TO whom o per-
sonol note Of thanks ennnot well be
mailed or whose nomes and 3D.
dresses ore not known insertion Of
O cord Of thonks NOV be arranged
BY telephone TO The Ssor ST $4,000
The Evening and Sunday Stor
Evening star., 1955-01-25
specioI Education Speaker

DR.. Frances Connor. instructor
in the Department Of Special
Education at Teachers College,
Columbia University. New York.
viii speak at 9 O'Clock tonight In
the Little Theater Of Washing
ton-Lee High School. Arlington.
The meeting win be open to the
public.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Generals Brother Retires

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. R.-
Thomas G. Lakeland, 68. has
retired as chief Of police at
Lakeland Air Force Base. The
giant base, training center for
all Air Force recruits, was named
for his brother, Brig. Gen. Frank
Lakeland,
Evening star., 1955-01-25

Sington, Md.
Capt. Rusk,
q native of
Baltimore, re-
tired from the
S service two
years ago. He
e enlis t e d in
/ 8 918 after
being educated
in Dis trio t
public schools.
He held var
ious jobs in
the Maritime
S e, in
eltidin0 siIner.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Capt. Frank Rusk,
Maritime Service

Capt. Frank Rusk. SIS, a 35-
year veteran Of the Maritime
Service. died Saturday at his
home ALL West Saul road. Ken
Evening star., 1955-01-25
In Mrmnrtaiil

BURGESS, JOHN N. In loving memory
Of our dear husband and father, JOHN
N. BURGESS. who passed away four
teen wears ago. january rs, 194l.
Gone, but not forgotten.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

January 80. 1865. EARL R. sHoRTELI
Of 1885. 11th st. NV. beloved brother
the Collins Funeral Home. 1891 14th
st NV, on Wednesday. January 20,
at $50 am. Requiem mass at the
Immaculate Conception Church. 9Th
and N SITS. NV. at q am. Interment
Mount Oliyet Cemetery
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Draths

POWELL. ELLA MAY. On Monday.
s1rss fnqs5s Home e ss nsssassulsRtpD sss Epiphany sTs
from from lA she w. MAY ESStaIiann soMEl sunsEal son
Funeral Home, $3.50 Georgia ave. NV.
on Wednesday, January 26 ct pm.
tend Interment private. Please omit
flowers.
PRIvETTE. DAISY. Suddenly. on
PRIvETfE PRTIviaf yuag of M 9G mo1e 1893 yot pAsY 81
TPrisette daasnter q mrs s. yietoris onls DAVIS s
2heoa Fl S'afsraf s. eatsd & 81 iitss psy,o0 Of dss M5s
and Edrar Dasher Of FitzgeTaid, Ga. !:
aunt Of Dee Ann Davis. Edgar, jr.. and
pianne pasfer Other relatives and
day January IS. friends may eii caii at the
Frazier Funeral Home. 3S9 Rhode
Island ave. NV Funeral and inter-
H1ent at Fitzgerald. Ga, on Friday.
"a, 1855. fSkAc PRYoR Of 1881
& SPlRE%sa Ers Ma1y s. T. sm ssiG'd and PrS%ss Sacs
Scott. Beulah Isler. Josephine Henry
and Mr.. William Charlton. Also sur
friends. Notice of funeral later. Ar
rangements by Mcguire. Inc. 81
oUARLEs, BISHOP l. Suddenly on
5th st. NV, BISHOP L. oUARLES. de-
voted husband Of Mrs. Bertha Quaries.
father Of Dora Mae. Louise, Pearl.
QuaTles. He also is survived by one
sister. other relatives and many friends.
Notice Of funeral later. Arrangements
by the Palmer Funeral Home. 412. H
st. ne.
REvELLs, HERBERT JAMES. OF 424
9TH St. s.W.. on January %. 1865,
husband of Catherine Reyells, brother
Of Thomas Revells Of Holdenville.
Okla; uncle Of Jack and Vance
Revells. Services at Chambers Fu-
Wednesday. January 20, at 1880
am, Interment Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

.. 5. n. on Monday. January "a,
L. ls'i AoLb sf.hsSse S1sa1 s1pLEY LHESfD5a 5
U. s. N, formerly of 1921 Colborne
I'd. Baltimore, Nd. beloved husband
Q; q; Mary c,oli Elizabeth Shipley anes HALL
Cloyde s. Shipley (nee Bartholomew
and beloved brother of William Hood
Shipley. Friends may call at the
son ave. Baltimore. Md, on Wednes-
day. January 26. after pm. Serv-
ices on Thursday. January ~ at .
Cemetery (Hagerstown. Md. papers
please eopy) Kindly omit flowers and
contribute to the Damon Runyon
Cancer Fund. 26
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23

CHICAGO, Aug. % Up. "A
mixup of records Of two prison.
ers named Fullilove brought the
release Of the wrong man yes
terday from the Cook County
Jail.
Andrew Fullilove, IS, who was
awaiting trial on charges Of as
sault with intent to kill and
robbery, was released when jail
attendants mistook him for A.
j. Fullilove.
A. j. Fullilove, 26, in jail on a
charge Of stealing a COW In
Montgomery County, Miss. was
scheduled to appear in criminal
court after an application for a
writ of habeas corpus had been
filed.
Chief Justice Richard B. Aus
tin granted q motion for the re-
lease Of A. j. Fu1lilove, pending
a hearing on the writ. Andrew
lFullilove signed the $500 bond
supplied by q professional Donds-
man and shortly after was re-
leased.
The error was not discovered
flor about two hours. Police iaid
ANDREW Fulliloye was q former
convict and had been in jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
Record Mixup Releases
Wrong Man From Jail

since April IS. His bond had
been set at $4,000.
Andrew Fullilove is 5 feet , and
weighs lis pounds. A. J. Full
love is 5 feet 9 and weighs l38
pounds. He has been in jail
since Thursday.
Judge Austin declined to COM
ment on the mixup. except to
describe 1t as another Of those
things"
Meanwhile. A. j. Fullilove re-
NAMED in jail while police
searched for Andrew Fullilove. :
Sheriff Joseph Lehman said
lit seems on the face Of 1t one
of those extraordinary coinci-
Ddences Of Names" He said he
planned to question the guards
involved.
Warden Irving J. Black. who
described the substitution OF
prisoners as an unfortunate CO.
incidence" said he had asked
the States attorneys Office to
tell him what to do about A. j,
Fullilove. He said he was held
in jail. although a $500 bond had
been preferred in his behalf.
The FulliloveS are not related
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
.Aerotrain Seen
Cost Answer

LAGRANGE. H.. Aug. % up.
General Motors answer to the
soaring cost Of operating passen-
lger trains Is It's experimental
I"Aerotrain."
Seating 400 persons in 10. 40
foot coaches, the low-slung train
presents several railroad flrsts,
IGM Executive N. c. Dezendorf
said yesterday at its christening.
Powered by a 12-cylinder. 1900
horsepower engine, the Aero
trains low center Of gravity-45
inches above the rails-and its
lightweight construction make it
capable Of a top speed Of 102
m.p.h.
Each coach rests on four
wheels instead Of the usual eight
and nylon-reinforced bellows are
used instead Of steel springs to
fsmoth the ride.
A luggage compartment, SINH
lar to a bus. opens from outside
the coach. Each is equipped with
airplane-type pantries for pre-
lparing and serving light meals.
The doors between the cars
open by a touch of the rubber
Insulation and stay open as long
as the doorway is In use.
The Aerotrain will be shown
to the public at GINS Powerama
August 81 to September Is south
jof Chicago's Soldier Field.
The locomotive costs 5000 600
and the passenger cars can be
built for $1,000 a seat, Mr..
IDezendorf said. as compared to
the $4,000. a seat for conven-
ltional passenger cars.
l. The first Aerotrain was built,
Mr.. Dezendorf said, at the re-
iquest of several railroad presi-
dents concerned with the an
Inual loss in passenger service
ESTIMATED at more than $700
million.
A second Is being built. Both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
ChiIdren's Home Gets
$40. 600 Fund Boost

An increase Of $4,000 in Fed
eral matching funds for mod
ernization of the Children's Con-
valescent Home was approved
yesterday by the District Com
missioners. Last year, $234,00O
of Federal funds were granted
under the Hill Burton Act when
the modernization project was
estimated at $350,000.
The Commissioners approved
the increase because the work is
now expected to cost 1896, 600
and qualities for the funds as a
chronic disease hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
Leesburg Woman Gets
Red Cross Post

LEESBURG. Va. Aug. %
(SpeciaD Mrs. Richard w
Burbank of Leesburg has been
appointed executive secretary OF
the Loudoun County Red Cross
Chapter succeeding Mrs. E
George Griffith. 49
Mrs. Burbank worked with
the Junior Red Cross in the Dis
trict schools during World Wal
II. She did volunteer work with
the Montgomery County Red
Cross in Maryland, where she
lived before moving to Leesburs
in 1949.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
Russia, Greece Sign
-17-Yeur Trade Poet

ATHENS. Greece, Aug. % up
Greece and the Soviet Union
today signed a trade and pay
ments agreement here. It will
run for II months.
The pact provides for an ex-
change Of $40 million worth Of
goods from each country. Greece
will export mainly tobacco and
will import oil and gasoline, coal
and fuel oil on a barter basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23

will be turned over to the Penn
sylvania Railroad and the New
York Central for exhibition and
test runs.