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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
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WALT WHITMANs AMERICA was the whole America Of
his doy-he width and beodth of it from shore to shore.
yet the descriptions impressions and sensitive enduring
truths contained in his poetry ring resoundiney
century and just applicable todoy. In The Stor
Pictorial Magazine Walt Whitmons America comes to
life with picture interpretation Of his beautiful and
eloquent Leaves Of Gross"
WHY MEN FAIL-ond why other men succeed Whot is the
psychological key to success? This challenging question
asked by university coed is answered by less
authority thon Dr.. William c. Mennineer, one Of the
Nations most respected psyehiass who discusses the
problem in This Week Magazine In the some magazine,
ton" tells how museums all over America ore getting
together to send their othcenuy French masterpieces
home for visit in S. million goodwill gesture. Illus
roted with number Of the paintings reproduced in full
COLOR
STOCK MARKET ABcs-The FuIbreht committees investi
COTTON the stock markets health hos eentered attention
this Thermometer" Of prosperity. Whot is it? How
does it operote? For the read The Stor inter
view with broker George M Ferris, r, in the Editorial
Section
ALL EYES ON HOLLYWOOD is the Nations program next
Wednesday night The occasion? The teIeeost of the
annual Academy Awards dinner, Diamond studded folk
festival which, says Jay Cormody in the Dromo Section,
robs with suspense and the prospect Of dromote upets.
HIGHLIGHTs FOR WoMEN-In the Womans Section you're
let in interesting foets about OF the towns
gentleman gardeners Harriet French interviews Amer
artist who has helped bring international fome to
tiny ort center in Fronce.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Senate Gives County
Veto Power Over
Creating Towns
BY Gene GOODWIN
S,cr Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 26.-The
Maryland Senate has decided
that county commissioners or
county councils should have a
veto power over creation of new
towns under the municipal home
rule bill.
On a 14-to-10 vote, the Senate
last night adopted an amend
ment to the measure proposed by
Majority Leader John G. Turn
bull, which provides that no
municipal corporation can be
created without the specific ap-
prevail" of the county commits
sioners or council in that county.
Senator H. Winship Wheatley,
jr., Democrat, of Prince Georges.
earlier had talked about a SINH
lar check on annexations, but
he did not propose such an
amendment last night. He can
still amend the bill. however,
when it comes up for final pas
sage in the Senate next week.
Expansion Curb Opposed
Ed Mester, executive secretary
of the Maryland Municipal Lea
que, which fought successfully
for the municipal home rule
amendment to the Constitution
approved by voters last Novem-
Der, said his group had no seri-
GUS objection to Mr.. Turnbull's
amendment, but would oppose a
county veto power on the right
of existing municipalities to ex-
pand.
Senator Stanford Hoff, Repub-
lican, of Carroll, opposed the
Turnbull change, arguing that
it violates the spirit of the con-
stitutional amendment.
Senator Wheatley. also OPP
posing Mr.. Turnbull, said the
majority leaders real intent in
his amendment is to block any
towns in Baltimore County,
which now has none. The Turn
bull change, he added, "ties a
string on home rule with a
delegated Veto"
Validity Questioned
Senator Edward S. Northrop,
Democrat, of Montg o merry
County, said that. although he
believes the home rule bill is
apt to create a chaotic condi-
ton in his county," he questions
the constitutionality Of Mr..
Turnbull's amendment.
Mr.. Turnbull said he had
checked with the Attorney Gen.
eral and found his amendment
Gin complete conformity with
the Constitution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Department Store Sales
Drop 6 Pei. in Area

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
last week dropped 6 per cent
behind those of the previous week
but remained II per cent ahead
of totals the corresponding week
last year, the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond reported yes
terday.
Area sales in four weeks ended
March 10 were 10 per cent above
those Of year ago. while sales
for the year to date were up 6
per cent.
Excluding suburban branches,
downtown department store sales
last week were down II per cent
from the previous weeks but still
4 per cent higher than those in
the comparable 1854 week. Four
week sales were up 6 per cent,
and those for the year to date
were 3 per cent higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

by firemen in time to save the
building. An unestimated amount
of damage was done to lumber
in the storehouse, but it was
said that about 100000 worth
was saved by the quick work of
f1remen.
Smoke Darkens Streets
The smoke was so dense on
New York avenue that traffic,
already stopped, would have
found it impossible to proceed.
A policeman said it was "as
dark as night" Streetcars and
automobiles were tied up or re-
routed.
Mr.. Hamilton said he rented
the building from the Griffith
Consumers Co. nearby. but owned
the firm. He said he had about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

Neuberger probably wouldn't
press an investigation.
Donations were still coming
into the Oregon Senator's Office
for the sQuirrel-proof fence he
proposed for the practice green.
He said he has abandoned that
idea, though. The money will be
turned over to the Wildlife Man.
agement Institute. This morn
ing's mail brought the fund to
$160.
A Hackers Tale
One of the most intriguing
angles of the entire episode re-
manned unconfirmed today. That
was a report The Star received
from a taxi driver.
He said he was driving around
the back of the White House the
other morning, the day after the
news broke about the squirrel
deportation, and saw car STOP
ping.
1.-THE DRIVER jumped out with
a great big crate" the taxi driver
said, land ran over to the fence.
and opened the crate. and about
a million squirrels jumped out
and ran into the White House
yard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
By Riehord Rodgers

No longer threatened by ex-
lie, the family Sciuridae went
about it's usual duties at the
White House today.
Sciuridae, as you and Noah
Webster know, are squirrels.
Mr.. Webster describes the FAM
lily as widely scattered" but
the White House types won't be
quite so scattered now as they
were before President Eisen-
hover stopped their eviction.
The Presidents press secre-
tary. James c. Hagerty, con-
fessed yesterday that three
squirrels were trapped and BAN
ished from the presidential
mansion because of their re-
search into Mr.. Eisenhower's
golf game. Specifically, they
were digging into his practice
putting green.
There will be no more trap
ping" Mr.. Hagerty promised.
Cites 1906 Law
That didn't entirely satisfy
Senator Neuberger, Democrat, of
Oregon, who started save-the-
squirrels campaign earlier this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Four Firemen Hurt in 4-AIorm Blaze,
Damage to Truck Shop Set at SIS, 900

A four-alarm fire that laids
down a dense black smoke, seen
from many downtown area van
tage points, was being investi-
gated by the fire marshal's Of
fee today.
The blaze. which brought some
go pieces of apparatus to First
and N streets NE, around s.
pm. yesterday. caused about
$4,000 damage to the Witt-Will
truck repair garage owned by
Joseph M. Hamilton.
The cause was not Immediately
determined.
Four flremen were injured.
Pvts. James Healy. n. of 223
West Cameron street, Falls
Church. Va, attached to No.
Engine Company; C. L. Hous-
ton of Engine Company 16
and Pvt. E. F. Schnable, q.
of 1912 Nichols avenue Sc,
attached to Truck Company 4,
suffered cuts. Fire Inspector
Eugene H. Roberts. Sc. sprained
his left knee when he fell
into a pit on the first floor of
the shop. He was pulled out of
the water-filled hole by Fire In
spector Anthony B. Mileo.
With exception Of Pvts. Hous-
ton and Schnable, who were
treated at the scene, the injured
were treated at Casualty Hospital
and released.
First Alarm by Phone
The alarm was telephoned in
at 4:45 pm. by Harry Hanlein,
shipping clerk for the Lamar g.
Wallace Millwork Co. SO N street
NE. He was told by someone
else that smoke was coming from
the second floor of the truck body
shop.
The first f1remen who arrived
Immediately turned in a firebox
at 4:54 pm. The second alarm
followed at 4::56, the third two
minutes later, the fourth at 5:04
pm, a special alarm 10 min
utes later. and a second special
alarm at $3.50 pm. The Fire De-
partment said the amount of
equipment was among the largest
dispatched in recent years and
exceeded that summoned by five
alarm fires.
Iron grillwork on the windows
handicapped the firemen.
Mr.. Hamilton said insurance
would cover only about one-third
of the loss.
The fire spread to the Lamar
& Wallace Lumber Co. store
house next door but was stopped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Smashing of Big Dope Center
Is Reported;; 9 Seized in Raids

the Harrison and Jones-Miller
Narcotics Acts.
Both were recently in jail for
similar offenses, police said.
The 17-year-old, also colored,
is on probation for robbery, &C
cording to police.
The other six arrested were
picked up in separate raids
around the city and are not
connected with the wholesale"
operation, the agents said. They
are:
Clifton Reed. "a, 1900 block of
First street NV; James r.
Evans, 80, 1900 block of Vermont
avenue NV: Margaret D. Stew
art, 81, 1900 block First street
NV; Legree Scott, 80, 100
block Buchanan street NV;
Sylvia Valerie Jones, 81, 1900
block of Seventh street NV,
and John Barrymore johnson.
81, 900 block of Morton street
NV. All are colored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

Federal narcotics agents and
Metropolitan police have
smashed what they say was a
wholesale heroin center.
A 17-year-old youth, charged
with being the wholesalers 60
between, was arrested, as were
eight other persons. Federal
agents reported >tbey contacted
the youth in the 900 block of
M street at 8 am. yesterday
and gave him 500 in marked
money.
The agents said he went by
cab to a basement apartment in
the 1900 block of Columbia road
NV. after telling undercover-
men to wait for him at Thir-
tenth street and Vermont ave-
nue. NV. They followed him
in another cab, with another car
load of police and agents follow
ing them. they added.
At the apartment. the youth
stayed about 5 minutes, then re-
turned to the cab, they declared.
Police reported they found 100
capsules of heroin in an envelope
under the cabs seat when they
arrested the youth.
Inside the apartment they
found the marked money plus
1881 and 381 capsules of heroin,
as well as 1000 empty capsules.
police said. They arrested Will
liam Blue" Miller. rs, 800 block
of Third street NV, and Bessie
v. Byrd. 81, of the Columbia
road address, both colored.
Both were held under $1,000
bond by United States Commits
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence for &C
ton of the grand jury. They
were charged with violation of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
$4,000 Bond Set for Man
In Robbery Attempt

Henry J. Green, 26, Of the
44O0 block of Hayes street NE,
was charged today with the at
tempted robbery of the Humpty
Dumpty grocery at 4401 Sheriff
road NE. February Is.
Police said Green, colored,
was arrested at his home last
night on a tip.
Robbery Squad detectives &C
cuse him of trying to hold up
Victor Schery. 60. proprietor of
the store. Police say. however.
he became frightened and ran
when Mr.. Schery's son, Joseph.
"a, appeared.
He was held for the action Of
the grand jury under $500
bond by United States Commits
sioper Cyril S. Lawrence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Star Stan Photo.

$4,000 insurance on the fixtures
and other equipment, but that
insurance on the building was
carried by others.
G. c. Robertson, general super
intendent of the Griffith Con-
sumers Co., at 1900 First street
NE, said no damage was done
to their plant.
Hose lines were carried into
the rear of the body plant
through several apartments on
New York avenue NE. Thirteen
families we're evacuated from II
row houses in the block.
Every available motorcycle po-
liceman in the city was called
to the scene to help control traf-
fic. A crowd estimated at 1000
persons gathered at the scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Bethesda Trade Show
Features Is Exhibits

Seven hundred persons at
tended the opening last night
of the three-day Bethesda Trade
Show in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School.
Jay Fitzgerald, president Of
the Bethesda Junior Chamber of
Commerce, show sponsors, said
IS percent of the Bethesda
merchants have entered exhibits,
which is the first show of its
kind for Bethesda.
Entertainment programs will
be staged tonight and tomorrow
night, with flea market auctions
following the shows.
Among the rs exhibits are dis
plays of woodworking, printing,
hair-cutting and flower arrange
mentS.
A brokers' Office has assigned
representatives to explain work.
ings of the stock market to show
visitors.
Hours for the show are 8 pm.
to II pm. through tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Montgomery Group
AT Annapolis Backs
Park planning Bills
By ChorIes [. Hoffman
Stoy Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 49, The
Montgomery County delegation
early today agreed on five major
measures affecting operations OF
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Favorable reports, wit h
amendments, were to be made on
four bills. The fifth, which would
have given the county council
authority to pay between so and
rs per cent of the cost of recrea-
ton areas used by the county.
was killed. The county now pays
q fiat rs per cent of the cost.
Would Reorganize Commission
A bill calling for reorganiza-
ton of the commission with
three members each to be named
by the governing bodies of Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties was passed by the
House yesterday and sent to the
Senate. The bill permits two
present Republican members to
serve two years left of their
terms.
A major change made in a bill
calling for the three Montgomery
members of the commission to
serve as a planning arm for the
county would add to this arm the
county manager and director OF
public works.
Bills permitting the commits
sion to buy parklands outside OF
the present park district will go
to the House floor for second
reading today. Another bill re-
ported favorably will permit the
commission to establish a re-
volving fund for highway and
school site acquisitions from sur
pluses in its park program.
Subdivision Regulations
The delegation also will move
1UI dCJlOIt VA dAlOb1AC1 u1CuoAAS
which would authorize the county
council to amend on its own
initiative, subdivision regulations
to be administered by the COM
mission.
The delegation also is expected
to report out a bill extending
the regional planning district
throughout Montgomery but ex-
Guiding the towns of Rockville,
Gaithersburg and Washington
Grove.
Decision on a bill to turn storm
drainage control and construc-
ton over to the county council
is awaiting word from that body
Storm drainage is now handled
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
Some delegates expect the
council to reject the proposal al
this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Spencer Reoppoints
3 on Advisory Council

Reappointment for three-year
terms of three members of the
Citizens Advisory Council was
announced yesterday'by Commits
sioner Spencer. III
They are Attorney William y.
Leahy. chairman; Woolsey w.
Hall. first vice chairman, and
Richard P. Dunn. G
The council has q total Of Minis
members. GO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

science degrees were conferred
by DR.. Elkins to DR.. Du Bridge.
DR.. H. Marston Morse, profess
sor of mathematics at Prince
ton University's Institute for
Advanced Study; DR., John II.
Van Week, dean of the Division
of Applied Science at Harvard
University, and DR.. John
Christian Warner. president of
the Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology. -3Aa .ss -
DR.. Hugh L. Dryden, director
Of the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics. was
awarded an honorary doctor of
engineering degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
$1,000 in Cigars
| And Pipes Stolen
From D St. Shop

Thieves with an appreciation
of fine pipes and cigars looted
w. Curtis Draper, Tobacconist,
Inc, SOB D street NV, of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth
of merchandise early today.
They tried to force safe con-
tanning about $4,000. They sue
ceeded in knocking off the dial,
but were unable to get in.
The thieves took only pipes
worth $3.50 apiece or above, and
only the finest Havana cigars.
All the amber and ivory cigarette
holders and the silver and gold
lighters were taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

our confidence in the ultimate tri-
umph of truth and Righteousness,
our earthly existence would be al
most uncomfortable.
The three things about this verse
which impress me particularly are
% that st. Paul is not speaking out
of theory, but experience; (2) l am
impressed by the fact that God is at
work in everything" not only in
the very evident movements which
are related to goodness and truth,
and 90 it is of inestimable comfort
to know that God works with us in
tho fulfilIrnant of His r,lauS and MR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Bankers Urged
ToFight Spread
Of Branch Units
Independents Told
British Style Of
Operation Is Peril

Independent bankers f1ght1ng
the spread of branch banking
today sought thousands of Paul
Reveres to sound the warning,
the British type of banking is
coming"
w. j. Bryan of Nashville,
president of the Independent
Bankers Association of America
said the organization would try
to furnish the Reveres. He
spoke before today's session OF
the organizations 21st annual
convention at the Willard Hotel
The convention ends tonight
with a dinner at which Speaker
Rayburn will make the chief adj
dress.
MIR. Bryan said he believes
"our free enterprise capitalistic
system depends on our retaining
locally owned and locally man
aged banks"
Legislation Proposed
The organization is supporting
proposed legislation which would
stop the acquisition of banks
across State lines by bank hold
ing companies, and forbid hold
ing companies to own both banks
and other business interests. 1t
would also forbid a holding
company from buying banks in
States which forbid branch
banking.
Mr.. Bryan said bank holding
companies have been formed to
evade Federal and State laws
which are ineffective in meeting
the problem. He asserted that
bank holding companies control
"a dangerous and alarming
amount" of banking and other
business.
He said two holding companies
have Is per cent of the bank
deposits in Arizona and two
banks in Oregon have more than
87.2 per cent Of the deposits.
Concentrated control of money
and credit, he said, led to the
Specialization of the banks in
France and naturalization OF
the Bank of England.
Clinton B. AFFORD, editor OF
the American Banker. told the
convention that State banking
systems exist because the people
do not believe the national bank
ing system satisfies needs 100
per cent.
Opposes Mergers
Representative Celler, Demo-
crat, of New York, told the meet
ing yesterday that the "unrelent-
ing trend" toward bank mergers
l1luot NC SIOPPCO.
Otherwise, he said, "the bank
ing structure of the United
States will soon resemble that of
Cheat Britain, Germany and
other countries in which all
private financing resources are
controlled by a mere handful OF
interlocking giant banks"
The Resolutions COMMITTEES
today recommended the "early
termination of the present Postal
Savings System" 1t also urged
legislation to stop Federal saw
ings and loan associations from
establishing branches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

poses We do not labor alone efforts expended
in vain.
As minister this has been particularly
aging since the world has been terribly unsettled
from the day my ordination until At times it has
seemed that the force of righteousness constituted almost
negligible minority and that any hopes for and broth
erhood were but empty dreams.
Repeatedly however this of Scripture has to
mind with its reassring words concerning Gods ultimate
purpose No who accepts the authentic character of
these words from Pauls letter to the Romans long
main discouraged be seriously tempted to give
up In despair
Monday-LeYis L. Strauss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Fire Stotion Completed

The Fire Department officially
will take over a f1rehouse just
completed at Forty-ninth street
and Central avenue NE. at 8
am. tomorrow. The new station
will be occupied by No. 80 engine
company, and on April 3 at 8 am.
No. II truck company will
move in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
Hotoyomo Master Mason

TOKYO, Mar. 26 (P.-Prime
Minister Ichiro Hatoyama be-
came a Master Mason today.
He was congratulated by the
first and present United States
Far East commanders, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and Gen.
John E, Hull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
A Uhnnght fur Tnhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know

verse of Scripture which has meant great deal to
through the years Romans vi2s I'VE know that in
everything God works for good with those who love Him.
Life at best its variety of difficulties and it not for
Smyrna times., 1955-09-29
KentOn

Kenton Methodist Church, the
Rev. Frank Lucia, pastor, an
nounces the following: Holy Com
munion on october 2; Young
Adult Glass met Tuesday, Sept.
q in the church basement; the
W.S.C.S. meets Wednesday, Oct.
5 in the church basement. Plans
are being made to reorganize The
junior choir. The W.S.C.S. clear
ed over one hundred dollars serv-
ing lunch at the sale of Allen
Cook.
The Homemakers Club met at
the home of Mrs. Grover Kemp
ON last Thursday. Mrs. Kennard
Wooleyhan presided. The attend
ance was ten. Plans were dis
cussed to hold bazaar on Oct.
1920. The topic, "Refinishing
Furniture" was presented by the
the leaders. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Mae
Davis.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-29
LET MACHINES
EASE MAN LABOR

Many farmers are still doing
things the hard way. County
Agent George Vapaa suggests do
ing more jobs mechanically in
stead of by the backbreaking
method.
For instance, a dairyman spends
about rs per cent of his time
working around buildings. He will
handle around is tons of pro-
duce, raw materials, and waste
per cow per year. A pouItryman
will handle around 10 tons of ma
terial per 100 hens per year, and
will likely spend more time in
the poultry house doing it than
the dairyman spends around the
barn.
"Why not let conveyors or ele-
vators do a big share of this work
for you?" Vapaa asks. Small
portable elevators are easiest to
use to move material either hori-
zontally or vertically. There are
many brands of small conveyors
on the market-or you can build
your own. They are used to
Smyrna times., 1955-09-29

handle bulk grain, litter, bedding,
ensilage, chopped hay, potatoes,
apples, vegetables. sand, gravel,
stove woods, and similar mater
ials.
The smali conveyor can be con-
structed of aluminium or wood
with chain and flights, or a belt
with or without cleats. 1t is gen,
orally built in from 8 to z0-foot
lengths and will operate to 60 de-
grees up or down from the hori-
zontal. A y hp or smaller elec-
trio motor is required, depending
on length.
Larger portable elevators for
general purpose are available in
lengths from 20 to 70 feet. They