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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
KnowIond Calls Nicely Attack
On President Most Shockinq'

Senate Republican Leader
Knowland of California today
took issue with fellow Senator's
criticism of President Eisen-
hower'S church-going as the
most shocking" of a serious of
recent Democratic attacks on Mr..
Eisenhower.
Senator Knowland called the
comments of Senator Nicely.
Democrat, of West Virginia. be-
fore the CLIO Auto Workers at
Cleveland Monday 1.-The most
shocking personal attack on the
President during my 10 years
in the Senate"
Senator Nicely said the Presi-
dent never joined church be-
fore gaining his high Office, but
now gets his picture taken there
alsomt every Sunday.
Resented by All
Denouncing an attack on the
Presidents personal sincerity
and religious belief, Senator
Knowland added:
with the great problems fac
ing our Nation, foreign and do
nestle, the recent attacks are
petty and carping. I believe that
all people of faith, Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish, will re-
sent this uncalled-for attack"
The Republican leader said
the latest attack was even more
shocking than those questioning
the health of Mrs. Eisenhower
and the recent White House
squirrel issue.
DIR. Elson Comments
Joining a number Of Repub-
Iicans and churchmen who went
TO Mr.. Eisenhower's defense was
the Rev. Edward L. r. Elson,
pastor of the National Preshy-
terrain Church which the Presi-
dent attends.
He said "the religious faith of
Mr.. Eisenhower Is 90 trans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
) Linemen Burned
By 4,4OO-VoIt Cable

A Potomac Electric Power Co.
lineman was burned from the
waist down and two other work
ers suffered minor flash burns
when a 4,400-volt cable ignited
the linemen's clothing today
near Rockville.
William e. Howard. 43, of 1923
Parrish drive, Rockville, PEPCO
employe for Is years, was treated
at Suburban Hospital for burns
on the lower half of his body.
He was reported in good con-
dition.
He was at the top of a pole
and was prevented from falling
by his safety belt. Fellow work
ers lowered him to the ground.
Also treated were Franklin B.
Cook, 90, of 4410 Randolph road,
Rockville, and c. w. Franck. jr.,
80, of Gaithersburg. who suf-
fered flash burns around the
face.
Montgomery County police
said the accident occurred when
a steel climbing spur worn by
Mr.. Howard punctured the lead
casing around the cable. The
men were working on Halpine
road, near Rockville pike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Just Delivery Boy, Says Chambers

of the State Board of Funeral
Directors and Embalmers, told
the committee the legislation
would increase health safeguards.
Requiring licensed director at
all funeral and burial services,
Mr.. Chambers said, is unneces-
sary.
Anybody can take a body to
a cemetery. You can ship it there
by Railway Express. A funeral
director is just a delivery boy.
He's a high-class butler" said
Mr.. Chambers.
There was a smattering of ap-
plause from committee members.
What would you charge to
inter these bills" asked Delegate
Virts, Democrat, of Frederick, as
the hearing ended.
Nothing" replied Mr.. Cham
bers. absolutely free"
He donned his dark blue over
coat with white carnation, adj
justed the homburg matching his
black tie with glittering stickpin
and strobe from the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

and definitely want Irwin to have
the shots. They feel sure they
know what the announcement
will be next month when doctors
report results of the Nation wide
NEGOTIATIONS last year.
Mr.. McConaghy feels relieved
on another score, too. He says,
my little bank account wouldn't
dent that hospital bill. I never
did have much faith in charities
but this Polio Foundation Ger
tainly did help me over the
hump"
Mrs. McConaghy says, 1--WE
just feel SO thankful she had
the vaccine when she did"
Perhaps the greatest tribute
to the Salk" vaccine comes when
visitors ask Mrs. McConaghy how
Ossie is feeling.
The happy mother turns to
her daughter and says. Stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
SitweIIs Can Stand Anything-
Except Criticism, They Admit

Two members of England's
most celebrated writing family
today met the Washington press
at the Mayfiower Hotel and
scattered epigrams around them
like flowers.
Dame Edith and Sir Osbert
Sitwell, known for their dozens
of volumes of poetry, criticism,
fiction and autobiography al
most as much as for the cool
eccentricity of their public man.
ner. dispensed comments on
everything from television to
abstract painting to Shake
speare.
The only question they them
selves asked was about the
weather - should they dress
warmly to go look at Washing
tons famous cherry blossoms.
Sir Osbert. dressed in a dark
suit, with striped gray socks and
shirt and a green figured tie,
was asked if people in England
were as hostile to abstract paint
ing as some Americans seem to
be.
"Of course they are" he said.
"Some Infatuated colonel gen.
orally starts it-balked of draw
ing blood for the moment, he
goes for the artist"
Suggested Stuffing Critic
Dame Edith confessed she had
her own troubles with critics.
When one wrote disparagingly Of
her verses, she worte to the
MAGAZINE and suggested the
critic "be stuffed and put in a
glass case" The magazine didn't
take the suggestion kindly, she
said. They didn't think it very
generous of me-"
Dame Edith wore a black
gown down to her feet and a
black veil on her gold-em-
broidered turban. tits medieval,
1 know" she said, 'but then my
face is like that of the Plan
tagenet kings" She wore four
enormous aquamarine rings on
her fingers and except for scar
let nail polish was without any
makeup.
Does unkind criticism make
her angry, she was asked. mo"
broke in Sir Osbert, cts as our
other brother once said, II never
get angry unless someone does
something to annoy me-"
The Sitwells were brought to
Washington by the Institute Of
Contemporary Arts. Sir Osbert
will read from his works tonight
and Dame Edith will read to-
morrow night. both at 8:45 pm.
at the Departmental Auditorium.
When Dame Edith remarked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Plan to Organize
PTA Discussed at
Teachers College

Wilson Teachers College
is considering organizing a
PTA.
DR.. Walter E. Hager, coll
lege president, made this
disclosure at a workshop on
race indignation yesterday.
The meeting was sponsored
by the District Congress of
Parents and Teachers.
The PTA idea has been
under discussion for some
time, DR.. Hager said. Will
son is expected to merge
with Miner Teachers Col
lege next summer. and the
matter may be decided after
that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
up, Ossie. Show them how you
can walk"
Area Pediotricions Vote
To Aid in SoIk Program

The District Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics
last night voted unanimously to
volunteer services of it's men,
bers if the Salk vaccine for polio
is found to be effective.
The organization, which is
made up of pediatricians in the
Washington area, will aid health
departments in the vaccination
program.
Health departments and ply
sicians are awaiting the final re-
suits of the massive test last
summer to determine the vac
cines effectiveness. Results are
to be announced in Ann Arbor,
Mich, on April IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Conventions Today
Conventions meeting in Wash

Conventions meeting in Wash
ington today are:
New York Life Insurance Co.,
which today began a five-day
meeting to be attended by 500
representatives at the Shoreham
Hotel.
The National Rifle Associa-
ton, which began a six-day meet
ing yesterday at the Willard
Hotel.
Girls Clubs of America which
will end three-day meeting at
the Hotel Statler today.
American Council on Educa-
ton, Far Eastern Association
which ends a four-day meeting
at the Hotel Statler tomorrow.
The National Federation of
Grain Co-operatives which ends
a four-day meeting at the May
flower Hotel tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

Declaring that his firm handles
more than 1900 funerals a year
from its Washington and River
dale. Md, homes, Mr.. Chambers
said the proposed laws wouldn I
bother him at all.
But it would keep out a lot of
young men who want to come
into the business and we don't
want to do that.
1.-THE funeral business is an in
viting business. We want more
people in it. These bills are just
more hurdles for those who want
to come in and they aren't
necessary" he said.
Charles E. Delosier, secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Fairfax Girl, 9, Stricken With Polio
After Taking Solk Vaccine, Improves
Her Parents Indorse
Test as Daughter
Gets Stronger Daily

The only Fairfax County child
to contract polio after taking
the Salk vaccine test last year is
on the road to recovery without
suffering paralysis.
Although pretty little Ossie
McConaghy. 9. of Mclean. Va.
is still somewhat weak from eff
fects of the disease. she is getting
stronger every day.
Her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James McConaghy, believe all
boys and girls should take the
polio vaccine, despite the illness
that struck their family.
Ossie feels the same way. She
says, IF they do get it, they
won't get it bad"
First in State
At the time the case was first
reported last October, DR.. Mason
! Romano, director of the Bureau
of Communicable Diseases, said
it was the first known instance
in the State in which a child
inoculated with the Salk vac
cine had been stricken with polio.
It is still the only case that has
been publicized in Virginia.
Or. Romano said he was not
alarmed or discouraged over sue
cess of the vaccine tests because
Chey were intended principally to
prevent paralytic cases of polio
not to eliminate the disease
entirely.
More than 1900 Fairfax
County school children were in
oculated in the tests last spring.
Ossie's younger brother, Irwin,
8, a first-grader at Franklin
Sherman School in Mclean,
plans to take the new series of
shots this spring. Irwin agrees
whole heartedly-he was lone
some while Ossie spent five weeks
in Children's Hospital last fall
and he is delighted to have her
back again.
Teacher Visits Home
A visiting teacher comes to the
house to help the little girl with
her studies until she can return
to school. Ossie goes out on
warm days and enjoys feeding
her calf and rabbit. She spends
a lot of time watching television
and occasionally pecks out a
tune on an old organ her father
bought for her last Christmas
after he saw it advertised in The
Star.
She spent five weeks in Chill
dren's Hospital and still goes
there twice a week for therapy.
Doctors have studied her case
so thoroughly that her father,
a builder. says, "They grilled us
like we were in court-mostly
about water. They wanted to
know all about her habits, too
what things she eats and things
like that"
Mr.. McConaghy said he had
his doubts about the vaccine
that day last fall when he saw
an ambulance in his driveway
and found it had come for Ossie.
He remembers telling the ambu-
lance driver, But golly, she had
the Shots"
Now Mr.. and Mrs. McConaghy
both heartily indorse the vaccine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
friendly Visitors Bring Light
To Blind Girls Study Problem
Star Stan Photo

agencies such as hospitals or the
Visiting Nurses Association to
the UCS.
Varied Duties.
The program, as explained by
Hulda Hubbell. UCS volunteer
director, is quite simple.
Each volunteer attends three
two-hour orientation sessions. In
these, the volunteers are told
what they are to do and what
problems they can expect. Then
they are introduced to the per-
son who they are to help
by a staff member of the agency
which previously has handled
the case.
Their duties may vary from
reading to bedridden octo-
genarian to taking a youngster,
whose mother is i'll, to the ZOO.
So far, according to Mrs. Hub
pell, ABOUT 50 persons nave. at
tended three Friendly Visitor"
orientation sessions and about
Is are now active in the pro-
gram. UCS plans to start an
other session some time near the
end of the summer and Mrs.
Hubbell says the group could use
so more volunteers.
More Help Needed
In Phyllis Schunian's case, as
it is most often, the help of Miss
Northrup isn't enough. UCS
officials say that she needs other
visitors to help her with her
studies during the late afternoon.
Phyllis says she hopes to be
a singer when she is graduated
from Coolidge next year.
But right now, I've got to lick
my studies," she adds.
It looks as if it's up to people
who can see to bring the sun
into Phyllis Schuman's life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
F Street Candy Store
Yields $50 10 Bandit

A Fanny Farmer candy store
at 1881 F street NV. was
robbed of $50 last night.
The bandit held his hand in
a pocket as if he had a gun and
told Evelyn Sievert, AZ, of 405
Tenth street NE. the clerk. to
hand over money. according to
police.
The robber was said to be
about 33 years old. S feet 10
inches tall and weighing about
ITO pounds. He wore a light tan
sweater and tan pants. He had
no hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 80 (P).-
Funeral directors are really
nothing more than delivery boys
or high-class buffers, a Mary
land legislative committee was
told yesterday.
If you can go out and get a
dead man and put him in a hole
in the ground, you shouldn t
have to have a degree to do
that" w. w. Chambers told the
House Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Chambers appeared before
the Maryland lawmakers to OPP
pose some bills which would
tighten the requirements on the
funeral business in general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Col. Mccormick Remains
In Serious Condition

CHICAGO, Mar. 80 (P.-Col.
Robert r. Mccormick. "A, editor
and publisher of the Chicago
Tribune, remained in serious
condition today at his farm
home near suburban Wheaton.
DR.. Theodore r. Van Dellen.
his personal physician, said yes
terday Col. Mccormick, who has
been at his home since he left
Wesley Memorial Hospital March
II, had taken a turn for the
worse" and that his condition
was serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
'ScrewbaII' Set Off Blasts
In Northwest, Police Think

1t. Sheldon R. Mckee, police
demolition expert. leaned to the
theory today that a "screWball'
had touched off one or more
dynamite bombs in the area of
New Mexico avenue and Garfield
street NV.
At least one and perhaps three
explosions have occurred in the
vicinity in the past two weeks
Yesterday police found the re-
mains of bomb which had
shaken the neighborhood at mid
night.
Checking old complaints, de-
tectives found reports of loud
noises on the nights of March
16 and 10. Nothing was turned
up after those alarms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Bethesda Asks
Traffic Plan 10
Cost 81 Million
Businessmen Submit
Ambitious Proposal
To County Council

Bethesda businessmen believe
Montgomery County should
spend 81 million in the next year
to stimulate circulation of traffic
and provide parking lots in the
Bethesda shopping area.
Roger w. Eisinger, jr., chair
man of the Bethesda Chamber
of Commences Parking Lot Com
mittee, yesterday presented to
the County Council an ambitious
plan calling for widespread street
improvements and relocations.
Were stymied for parking in
Bethehda," he told the council.
THE areas on the verge of
tremendous growth and may be-
come as great as Silver Spring u
The committees plan calls for
the abandonment of Forty
sixth and Forty-Seventh streets;
the widening of Arlington ave-
nue. between Bethesda ave-
nue. land Old Georgetown
road; creation of a railroad
underpass at Reed street; extern
sion of Woodmont street to Brad
ley lane and, the widening of
Auburn, Delray and Fairmont
avenues between Old George
town road and Wisconsin ave-
nue..
Pearl street would become a
through street, paralleling Wis
conSin avenue. This would re-
lieve traffic pressure on Wiscon-
sin avenue and permit shoppers
to move about the business dis
trict.
Mrs. Stella Werner, council
member, chided the chamber
group for attempting to expand
the commercial area in the east
ern section of the shopping dis
trict while development lags in
the Woodmont Triangle between
Old Georgetown road and Wis
conSin avenue
use UP the area zoned COM
mercial." she advised. The Off
cial concurred with Mr.. Eisinger
that businessmen winning ex-
emptions from parking-lot as
seSsments are lowering receipts
used to finance purchase of
parking areas.
The chamber plan, which also
proposes establishment of seven
new parking areas, will be turned
over to the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission for review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

The afternoon light filtered
strongly through the blinds and
into the eyes of teen-age girl.
The glare did not distract her
from her studies.
Sunlight has never bothered
Phyllis Schuman. She was born
blind and attended schools for
the blind until this year, when
she entered Coolidge High
School.
Phyllis found the adjustment
to public high school, despite
her high marks, pretty difficult
There was SO much reading to
be done and her small residual
vision, even with the use of ire
mendous glasses, is good only
for about an hour at time.
She needed help.
Assistance Comes
Several weeks ago, an organi-
cation called the Friendly Visi-
tors came to her aid. Now every
w esday night, Suzanne
Northrup, 20. a secretary in Sem
ator Capehart's Office, comes to
i6-year-old Phyllis home, 6661
Thirteenth street NV, to read
English and history to her.
Those are my hardest sub
jects. because of all the reading. :"
explains Phyllis.
The Friendly Visitor" pro-
gram was started by United
Community Services last fall.
The group, which consists of
men and women who volunteer
their services, attempts to bring
friendship and comfort to the
aged. the handicapped and the
institutionalized.
UCS handles all details of the
recruitment and orientation of
the volunteers and all requests
for the services of Friendly Wis
itors" are routed by requesting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

reality. Hills bring one little closer
to the blue arch of the heavens.
AS a boy, thrown on my own spir-
itual resources at an early age, l
sought to discover the purpose and
meaning Of life. Along the Hudson,
some 20 miles north of New York
City, the hills fise steeply above the
long sweep of the river. There is a
particular hill called Willard" now
heavily settled.
On that summit, alone in the
quiet hush of the twilight hour, !
loosed my troubles, hopes, dreams
and aspirations. The presence of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
'Robbi Greenbere to Speak

Rabbi Meyer Greenberg, direc-
tor of the Hillel Foundation at
the University of Maryland, will
discuss THE Young American
Jewish Intellectual at the open
forum of the College of Jewish
Studies at 8:45 O'Clock tonight
at the Adas Israel Congregation,
1850 Quebec street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Defense Ends
Quiz Of Thonlan
In Bride Trial
Witness Dismissal
Sets Off Argument
Among Attorneys
BY JACK JONAS

The defense today ended its
cross-examination of Capt. Todd
o. Thoman, jr., key Government
witness in the bribery and con-
spiracy trial of two policemen
and six alleged gamblers, and
almost Immediately a hassle
among attorneys developed as
Assistant United States Attorney
Edward P. Troxell began to ques-
ton Capt. Thoman.
Defense attorney Joseph Sit
nick accused Mr.. Troxell of pre-
pairing to go back over the en-
tire case about which the Gov
ernment's questioning lasted for
Is days.
Attorney Myron G. Ehrlich OBJ
jected to nearly every question
put by Mr.. Troxell, sometimes
successfully, but more often url-
successfully.
hapS IMAGINATION
Attorney John Burnett said
Mr.. Troxell was letting his
Imagination run away with him"
in saying that Mr.. Burnett had
asked him to read something
from the court record-now
more than 1000 pages long.
Attorney Curtis P. Mitchell
said Mr.. Troxell's questioning
was improper and extremely
repetitious."
Between the exchanges there
were numerous aside conferences
among the attorneys and Judge
Burnita S. Matthews of U. S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia.
On trial are Capt. John B.
Monroe, suspended 18th precinct
commander; Probationary De-
tective George C. Prather, sus-
pended in the 18th precinct;
Roger w. (Whitetop) Simkins,
SIS, colored; Albert H. (Real Es-
tate) Smith, As; Charles Gee
chic Charlie) Anderson, 40, COL
ored; Curtis M. (Bozo) Taylor,
80, colored: John lefty Win
ston, AZ, colored, and Burnie
King, 20, colored.
Stands by Testimony
In five days of cross-exam-
nation, defense attorneys had
tried to shake Capt. Thoman's
story that he got more than
$4,000 in brides from the eight
men on trial. The captain stood
firm on his testimony.
This morning, Mr.. Burnett and
Attorney James Reilly attempted
to pinpoint a $500 bride payoff
by Simkins in Maryland rather
than in the District. Capt. Tho
man insisted he got the money
inside the District line.
But you did ride around in
Maryland several times in that
Mr.. Reilly asked.
Eyes, SIR" Capt. Thoman said.
Ask About Hidden Radio
Hints that a hidden radio was
used by Capt. Thoman during
his investigation was injected
by the defense, but the police
captain said a mixup in plans
was responsible for it's not being
used.
Mr.. Reilly asked Capt. Tho
man if he had used such a
radio-identified as a Schmidt
device worn in a shoulder hol-
ster with an aerial secreted in
the wearer's sleeve-to commu-
nicate with Capt. John B. Lay
ton, who headed the bribery in
vestigation.
"We planned to use it on one
1 DelleVe, Out capt.
Layton was late getting there
with it, and I left without it,"
Capt. Thoman replied.
The defense has tried. through
series of questions about the use
of electronic devices and Capt.
Thoman's investigative methods,
to point up its contention that
the eight men on trial were
into violating the law.
The eight men are accused Of
setting up an elaborate payoff
scheme to protect the numbers
racket here from police inter-
ference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

Years later when found myself far from home
rounded by death and all the evil destructive forces of
had need of the strength gathered the hill. The
boarded memory of my youthful pilgrmages had
the fabric of my life with God and
his universe which enabled to Withstand the shocking
paradox of with all its bitter revelations To emerge
with that faith intact Is tribute to its strength
Tomorrow-Joseuh n Kaufman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
A Thnnght fur Tuhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
BY BERNARD E. EMPLETON
Director, Health and Physical Education, YMCA

II will lift mine eyes unto the hills from whence
cometh my help" psalms, cxxi10
For this has had significance for many years
The ancient Hebrews looked to the hills for the help they
felt would be forthcoming have looked to the hills for
nep. Hills high places where perspective physical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

Tomorrow-Joseph d. Kaufman
Evening star., 1955-05-26
BY VIOLET FAULKNER

Along the Shenandoah River,
near Berryville. Va, is a group
of white topped buildings,
known as the Holy Cross Mon
sstery.
We're of the Cistercian or
der, popularity called Trap
pists,'" explained Father John
Holohan, superior of the Mon
astery.
As Trappist monks they fol-
low the ancient rule of Saint
Benedict which was written in
the 6th century. Our particu-
lar ORDER" he went on, "is a
Benedictine reform dating
from the late 18th century"
It's the aim of the monastery
to be economically self-suftl-
cient and to produce within
their cloister as many Of their
needs as possible.
One of the products they
make is their own bread which
forms the staple part of the
Monks meatless diet. It's a
dark, firm loaf made of whole
wheat flour, honey, nonfat dry
milk solids, butter. white flour.
yeast. sugar. salt, shortening
and soy -four.