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Evening star., 1955-02-12
Bridge Play tomorrow
To Benefit Cancer Fiuhf

A two-session open pair
bridge tournament, sponsored by
the Washington unit of the
American Contract Bridge
League, will begin at pm. to-
morrow in the Willard Hotel,
for the benefit of the American
Cancer Society.
Tickets are $3.50. The bridge
league nationally Is seeking to
raise at least $50, 1000 for the can
Ger society by June 80.
After the qualifying round be-
ginning at pm, the champion
ship. round will be played at Z
pm, with a special pair game
for those who did not qualify
and all others who wish to play.
Proceeds will be turned over to
the District Division of the
American Cancer Society to aid
in its program of research. edu-
cation and service. The society
here will campaign for $279.0O0
during April-Cancer Control
Month. .....
The society's District division
said that last year reputable
scientists sought $4,000, ,532 in
grants from the society, but be-
cause of fund limitations. only
$5.242,167 could be granted.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Two Alexandra Doctors
Are Victims Of Lootinqs

A ring valued at $500 and $48
in cash was reported missing
from Offices of two doctors in
Alexandria that were ran
sacked yesterday. police reported.
The ring, platinum set with
diamonds and $21 in cash was
taken from the ofnce of DR..
James Gooch at 706 Duke street.
police said. The door to the Of
fee and the drawer of the doc
tors desk had been forced.
Missing from the Office of Or.
Walter Nails was $27 in cash
taken from a box in a desk that
was broken open, police reported.
The Office of DR.. William
Burch. which is in the same
building as DR.. Nails Office, also
was rifled but nothing was re-
ported missing.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Motorists Warned of Driving Hazards in Washington Area
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made for violation of the snow
rules.
The traffic tie up, certainly the
worst Of the year and one of
the worst in recent years, began
Immediately after Federal and
District Government employees
were dismissed at $50 pm.
Bridges Jam-packed.
Potomac River bridges were
locked tight. At one point police
closed off the southbound Four
teenth Street Bridge because of
Icy lanes and rerouted cars TO
Memorial Bridge-already JAM
packed itself.
On Constitution avenue one
motorist travelled the single
block of Constitution avenue be-
tween Tenth and Twelfth streets
NV. in 80 minutes at 6 pm.
before pulling to a side street
and giving up.
Those who stuck with the jam
all the way home passed more
than three hours getting to
Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
Two motorists died. apparently
from heart attacks, during the
storm.
But police said major acci-
dents were held to minimum,
probably because lines of traffic
simply didn't move.
Mr.. Keneipp attributed the
snarls to two main factors:
l. The storm came up so sud-
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Star stan Photo by George Ravens.

ready gripped by low tempera-
lures, snow falls yesterday meas
ured more than a foot.
Picture of Conditions.
The Weather Bureau issued
this picture of conditions for mo-
toriStS moving in all directions
from Washington:
Going South U. S. Snow and
ice covered. U. S. 301-Ice cov-
cred as far as Morgantown
Bridge (raining in Norfolk area
with temperature of 50D
Going southwest-U. S. 20
snow and ice covered from Cul-
peper north, U. S. IL, four inches
of snow recorded between Bris-
tol and Pulaski, Va.
Going west-U. S. 40 and SO,
snow and ice covered, especially
bad in Prince William County
State police record ia inches
more snowfall there than in any
other part of the State.
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Bed-
ford west. snow and ice covered;
Bedford east, light snow getting
heavier in the night; chains
advised.
Going north-U. S. slippery,
particularly on grades.
Washington Baltimore Park
way-The highway is open, traf-
fic moving very slowly, it is be-
ing Sanded.
Jersey Turnpike - Southern
portion snow covered, showing
in northern portion, speed re-
duced to IS mph.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Auto Hits Snow PIow,
Tokomo Boy, 9, Hurt

A 9-year-old Takoma Park
(MdD boy suffered severe head
cuts last night when a car in
which he was riding collided
with a snow plow, Takoma Park
police reported.
Admitted to Washington Sani-
tarium was Jonathan Harris, of
7215 Holly avenue. His father.
Gerald Harris, said about so
stitches were taken in the boys
face and plastic surgery was per-
formed. His condition was de-
scribed as good.
Police said the boy was a pas
senger in a car driven by Mrs.
Esther T. Roach of the Holly
avenue address. The accident oc-
CURED at Carroll avenue and
Long Branch parkway.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Falls in Snow Send
Five 10 Hospitals

OF the hundreds of pedes-
trians who slipped, slid or STUN
bled in the snow, at least five re-
quired hospital treatment.
John Foley, 26, of 1341 East
Capitol street broke his left leg
while walking in the 1900 block
of East Capitol street. He was
admitted to Casualty Hospital.
Eleanor Hayes, 80. of 1929
North Capitol street, while wav-
ing for cabs that never stopped,
skittered off the curbing in the
5000 block of Georgia avenue
NV. and fractured her right
shin bone.
Mabel Graham, A. of 608 F
street NE. lost her footing while
walking near her home and in
jured her right knee. She was
treated and released from Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Jacquelin Gibson, 80, colored,
Of 1725 F street NE. fell while
walking down a flight Of outdoor
steps leading to the basement Of
140 Twelfth street NE. and in
jured her right ankle. She was
admitted to D. c. General Hospi-
tai with a fractured right ankle.
Ellen Irwin, 80, colored, Of 618
Second street NV, slipped near
her home and was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with a frac-
tured right ankle and upper leg.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Thr 5nnnau Stat.

MOUNTIES OF THE PARKLANDS- Woshinetons park police
use wild horsemonhip eehnques coupled with mod
eIectronc devices in order to protect thousands OF
park visitors in the Notonol Coptol Area. Look for
Meredith Bues story featured through two full pages
in The Stor Pictorial Mosozine.
MARLENE DIETRICH NAMES THE MAN-Who is the most
fascinating girl could meet todoy? Thots the
question young college coed asks gomorous Moriene
Dietrich. Her answer? Author Ernest Hemingway. In
This Week Magazine Morene tells the young girl, and
you, why she selects Hemingway oil other men.
THE RUSSIAN sITUATIoN-A thoughtful analysis Of this
hectic week in Moscow and throughout the world helps
you bring puzzing picture into focus II oppeo in
Woshineton's only Review of The Week, olong with
unusuo mop showing principal Developments. Side eo-
lures include articles by Sor Sto Writers Eor H. Voss
and Richard Fkund on Soviet economic progress and
the meaning Of the new Russian budget.
DID JUDY GARLAND's STAR FALL with "a stor Is Born?
Thot is just about Holywoods most dromotic question
these doy although her fellow professionals moy vote her
Oscar for her performance in the big musieo 1t is
dealt with in exciting profile Of Judy in the Dromo
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MEET MR. PEEPERS-Lfe in Jefferson City just eluxed
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Evening star., 1955-02-12
Arlington Man Sentenced
For Police Impersonaiion

Fairfax Trial Justice Ernest N.
Hudgins yesterday imposed a CO.
day suspended jail sentence on a
33-year-old Arlington man who
pleaded guilty to impersonating
q police officer.
The defendant. James r. Tay-
lor, Of the 3100 block of North
Tenth street. was accused of pre-
tending he was an Arlington de-
tective on January "a at Tyson's
Corner in Fairfax County.
Police said Taylor obtained
calling card belonging to Detec-
tive Sergt. George Coppage. of
Arlington. They said Taylor used
the card to persuade several Ty-
sons Corner residents he was the
detective.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Mclaughlin Was Early Leader
In EIect-EisenhoWer Drive
George Hayes Noted
For Long Struggle
To Win Inteqrution

George E. c. Hayes, appointed
today as the first colored mem
Der of the District Public Utilities
Commission. is a long term
fighter for integration.
He served on the District
Board of Education from 1945 to
1949, then helped overthrow the
segregated system he had helped
run by taking the case of Spotts-
wood Thomas Boiling to the Su-
preme Court.
The court ruled in favor of
Mr.. Hayes and his associates in
that case. overturning the policy
of segregation in District schools.
Appreciates His Chance.
A second-generation Repub-
lican, Mr.. Hayes was active in
the Citizens for Eisenhower
movement before the convention
which nominated the President.
He told The Star today he is
"appreciative of the chance for
tome community service and
hopeful that I can justify the
confidence the President has
shown by making the appoint
ment."
On the race aspect of the
appointment, Mr.. Hayes said,
1T is a recognition of my group
and is good public relations"
A native of Richmond. Va,
Mr.. Hayes was brought to
Washington when he was 4. He
is now 60. He was educated in
the District schools. Brown Uni
versity and Howard University
Law School. He teaches at How
ard University. is truestee and
a member of the executive board.
Many Civil Suits.
In his private practice as a
of the firm of Cobb,
Howard and Hayes, Mr.. Hayes
has been associated with many
civil rights suits, including those
concerning housing. District
restaurants and the National
Theater.
His father, Attorney James H.
Hayes. was active in Republican
affairs here, Mr. Hayes said.
Both his partners are staunch
One of them,
Perry Howard. a Republican Ma
tional Committeeman from Mis-
sissippi. has served 80 years on
that committee - the longest
term of any member.
Childless, Mr.. Hayes lives with
his wife Louise at 1882 S
street NV.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Family Of 7 FIees
Fire in Apartment

A District family of seven was
routed from it's apartment today
by q two-alarm blaze on Four
teenth street NV.
The fire in the apartment
above a grocery at 1918 Four
teenth street NV. burned out
two rooms and a hallway.
Mrs. Nadine Marshall, colored,
said she was cooking breakfast
when her daughter, Claudia, IL.
rushed into the kitchen and
said:
Mama, the house is on fire"
Mrs. Marshall fled with
Claudia, her three other chill
dren, Betty, 10; Nancy, 7, and
Donald, 2; her mother. Mrs.
Marvin Campbell, and her
brother. Marvin Campbell, tr.
Cause Of the fire was not I'M
mediately determined.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Chevy Chase Girl, Il,
OK After Fall In Creek

An 11-year-old Chevy Chase
girl, whose younger sister helped
her when she fell through ice
on a small creek, was reported
in good condition today at SUBJ
urban Hospital.
Both girls. hospital aides said,
were subjected to the icy waters
of a creek at the end of Lang
drum lane in Chevy Chase, Md.
They are Patricia and Elaina
Cecil, daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Cecil Of 1900 De Russey
parkway.
The girls were testing the ice
for skating when Patricia fell
in nearly up to her waist. Elaina,
who is 8. got wet pulling her out.
Called by nearby residents. the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad took the girls to the hos
pital.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
10 Miles of u. S. 40
Closed Because
OfFrost Dumoqe
BY the Assoeiofed Press

FREDERICK, Md, Feb. 12.-
Frost has damaged sections of
the new U. S. 40 and a 10-mile
stretch east of Frederick has
been closed, the State Roads
Commission said yesterday.
The section shut down extends
from about 3 miles east of Fred
erick to about a half mile east
of Ridgeville near the Frederick
Carroll County line. Vehicles
are being rerouted over old
U. S. 10 which parallels the new
route.
The new stretch of U. S. 40
is not finished yet. It is being
built under a program of stage
construction and the final sur
face has not yet been put down.
Engineers said the surface of
the base course has been broken
up in spots by freezing and
thawing.
Evening star., 1955-02-12

but permitted a few radio-con-
trolled takeoffs and landings.
There was little excitement at
the District fire board. For
tunately, only three local alarms
were reported. along with sew
eral false alarms. But the net
result still was some IS fire
engines on the street which
added to the snarls.
AAA officials said today that
Fairfax and Arlington Counties
suffered the worst road condi-
tions last night. The AAA said
it received $50 trouble calls yes
terday. and was getting them
at the rate of lis an hour today.
Most of the calls were from
motorists who abandoned their
cars last night. At about 9 pm,
one motorist counted 80 aban-
doned cars on Arlington boule-
ward alone between the Potomac
River and Seven Corners in Falls
Church.
The AAA said the George
Washington Memorial parkway
and the Mount Vernon highway
were open this morning. but
cautioned that the Suitland
parkway and the Washington
Baltimore parkway were among
area roads in particularly slick"
condition.
Rock Creek Park roads gen.
orally were open. But the AAA
said Glover road, Grant road,
Ross drive and Morrow drive
were "too dangerous to use."
Cold Wave Widespread
The Washington area condi-
tions were part of the most wide
spread cold wave of the winter
enveloping the eastern two-thirds
of the entire Nation. AS in
Washington, little immediate re-
lief was in prospect.
Much of the south got the full
effect of the icy blasts which
swept down from Canada. It
was zero in much of the South
east, and pelow-zero readings
were reported in Kentucky, with
10 below in some mountain areas.
Readings also tumbled to near
zero in parts of Virginia and
Tennessee.
Nationwide. at least 25 deaths
were attributed to the cold and
snow. In Upstate New York. al
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Thief Enters Home
Via Fire HoIe,'
Gets $247 mCIothes

Damage caused by a fire
worked 'to the advantage of a
thief who crawled through a
hole burned in the side Of a
house and made off with $241
worth of clothes, Alexandria
police reported today.
The burglary was reported by
Warren D. Black of 207 Wilkes
street. Alexandria. The house
is in a row damaged by fire a
week ago.
Mr.. Black told police he went
to get some clothes from a
second-story room of the house
yesterday and found them miss
ing. The same roolG had a hole
burned in the side of it, which
police said apparently was the
means Of entry.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Chever|y Council Opposes
Trucks on Expressway

The Clfeverly tMd.) Town
Council last night voted oppo-
sition to any action that would
open the Washington end of the
Baltimore-Washington express
way to truck traf1c.
At the same time the Council
voted to write the Interior De-
partment urging 1t to retain
control over the Washington
end. classified as a parkway.
The Council will urge Federal
officials not to turn control of
the section over to the Mary
land State Roads Commission.
The Baltimore end of the
sxpressway, now under roads
commission control, Is open to
truck traffic.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Man Critically Burned
In Alexandra Blaze

An Alexandra man was
burned critically early today
when fire swept his two-story
home at 708 Gibbon street, AL
exandria firemen reported.
In critical condition at Alex
ai1dria Hospital with burns over
his face and upper body was
Paul L. Alexander. colored, 30.
Assistant Fire Chief Charles
L. Sampson said the Alexander
house and another adjoining it
were damaged by the 2 am.
blaze.
Mr.. Alexander repeatedly was
cut about the face as he broke
through a second-story window
and leaped to the ground.
Evening star., 1955-02-12

denly, many motorists were
caught downtown unprepared.
without chains.
2. Illegally parked cars, "just
spaced here and there along
some of our main streets"
knocked out the full use of those
entire lanes.
1t. Albert B. Nicholson, of the
Traffic Division. said Washing
ton police received 124 accident
calls between 4 pm. and 8 am.
OF these, however. only 68 were
serious enough to require formal
reports.
Weather Bureau officials ex-
planned that a cold front NOV
ing in from the West yesterday
afternoon accounted for the
transition from rain to sleet and
then snow, buffeted in sand
storm like clouds by gusts of
wind up to 40 miles an hour.
The forecaster had predicted
some snow when the cold air
hit the area, but 1--WE just didn't
go strongly enough on the
snow." he commented today.
Crews Sand Streets.
The winds held temperatures
at pretty much the same level
throughout the area.
District Sanitation Chief Will
lian A. Xanten sent 300 work.
men to District streets on sand
ing and sailing trucks last night,
and similar operations were con-
Quoted all night on Maryland
and Virginia roads.
Telephone equipment couldn't
stand the burden of SO many
calls at the peak of the snow
yesterday, but it was just a ques-
ton of delay until callers were
able to get dial tones. No \elec-
trio lines in the area were re-
ported affected.
The Illustration delays weren't
only suffered by motorists last
night. however.
Capital Transit buses and
streetcars were caught in the
jam and interstate buses were
running as much as three hours
late last night. So were some
trains.
Airport Operations Halt.
Washington National Airport
halted most of its operations
between 2::30 and $50 pm,
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Dr.. Byrd to Spend
Birthday in HospioI

Dir. Harry c. Byrd. president
emeritus of the University Of
Maryland. was to spend his 66th
birthday today at University
Hospital, Baltimore, where he
is recuperating from a hernia
operation.
His daughter. Mrs. Evelyn
Byrd Jackson. said members Of
his family plan a small cele-
bration for him at the hospital.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
Fairfax Master Plan
Won't Make lis Effect
Fell for Long Time
BY Mary Lou Werner

Much remains to be done be-
fore Fairfax County feels any
effect of the proposed master
plan, or any version Of 1t that
might be adopted.
So far, $150,000 and two years.
work have gone into prepara-
Lost Of o Series
ton of the plan. In its present
form it represents the views of
Francis Dodd McHugh. PLAN
ming consultant, and his staff.
The nature of the next move
is the question uppermost in
the minds of many Fairfax
County residents. Fairfax never
has had a comprehensive mas
ter plan before and the whole
procedure involved in adopting
one is new to everyone in the
county.
Legally, the next step is adop-
ton of the master plan by the
planning commission. ..-
Meetings Scheduled.
No public hearings are re-
quired before this is done. but
the planning commission is
scheduling a series of meetings
throughout the county to explain
Mr.. McHugh's recommendation
to the public. Already a majority
of the planning commission has
expressed itself in opposition to
the 3 and S acre lot maximums
that Mr.. McHugh recommends
for three-quarters of the county.
Next comes adoption of the
plan by the Board of County Su-
pervisors. No public hearing is
required at this point either. but
the supervisors have stated that
hearing will be held before
they act.
Once the master plan is
adopted by the supervisors, all
of its provisions do not take ef-
feet right away. The extent Of
its effect at that point is set
forth in Virginia planning legis-
lation, which states that no road.
public building, park, public util-
ity or other public facilities shall
be authorized in the county un-
til the location and extent is
submitted to the county planning
commission. In case the planning
commission disapproves any such
proposal, the decision can be up
set by the supervisors.
New Z0ning Map Necessary.
This still leaves the land use
and zoning recommendations Of
the master plan Ineffective. To
put these features of the master
plan to work, 1t is necessary to
adopt or amend county coming
and subdivision ordinances-in-
Guiding a new zoning map. Adop-
ton or amendment Of coming and
subdivision control ordinances
require public hearings before
the planning commission and the
supervisors.
Every coming feature of the
master plan need not be placed
into the new Zoning law and
map at once. The plan is tai
lored to meet the county's 1880
needs. The county may choose
to incorporate only part of the
plans coming recommendations
at the present time. Rezonings
could be granted gradually dur
ing the next 25 years until the
entire county is zoned in ac-
cordance with the master plan
which finally Is adopted.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
New Commissioner
Fought Old Guard
Who Favored Taft

Robert E. Mclaughlin. Presi-
dent Eisenhower's choice for
District Commissioner. was an
early leader of the Eisenhower
for President movement here.
He is 48.
An attorney here for many
years, he was nominated a mem
ber of the Public Utilities Com
mission in May, 1858. to succeed
James H. Flanagan, who re-
signed to go to work for the
Capital Transit Co.
Mr.. Mclaughlin organized the
Eisenhower for-PreSident Club
here. AS a leader in that move
ment, he was bitterly critical of
the local Republican Old Guard.
Clashed With Chairman.
He frequently clashed with G.
o. P. Chairman Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy before the 1852 con-
vention, contending the organi-
zation forces MIR. McGarraghy
headed were maneuvering to gain
delegate advantages for the late
Senator Robert A. Taft at the
expense of Mr.. Eisenhower.
The public feud subsided after
Mr.. Eisenhower won the NOM
ination and the District Repub-
licans closed ranks outwardly.
Mr.. McLaughlin's selection for
the utilities commission was de-
layed, however. while the two
party factions worked out a
slate of appointments that
would balance patronage be-
tween the groups.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was born in
Greene County. Ind, near
Bloomfield. He enlisted in the
Navy at Is and won appoint
ment to the Naval Academy
after a competitive examination
at 18.
Started Law Studies.
After his second year at An
napolis. he resigned and took
up law. He received his law de-
gree at National University here
in 1880, and was admitted to
the bar in 1882.
Beside his private law prac-
tice he has served as law
clerk in Municipal Court and
the United States Attorneys
Office and served for time as
an attorney and examiner with
the Federal Trade Commission
in the New York Office.
Mr.. Mclaughlin went back on
active duty with the Navy in
l941. He was assigned to Naval
Intelligence in the Atlantic, and
subsequently took part in the
African assault. He was dis
charged with the rank of lieu
tenant commander.
Administrative Practice.
His mature professional ex-
perience has been largely in ad-
ministrative practice. After the
war he served for a time as as
sistant legislative counsel for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
national legislative director for
Amvets.
Mr.. Mclaughlin Joined the
firm of Roberts e. McInnis in
1949. and was active in many
utility cases. He said about
half his practice in that field
WAS as counsel for utilities and
half for consumers.
A member of the Universalist
Church at Sixteenth and s
streets NV. he is a Mason. be-
longs to the Army and Navy
Club, the University Club, and
the Kalorama Citizens Associa-
ton. He has served as mem
ber of the untilities committee Of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin live
at 1855 Ashmead place NV.
They have two sons. Robert c.
H. Mclaughlin, S, and Stephen
S. Mclaughlin, 4.
Evening star., 1955-02-12
School Dance Postponed

The Valentine dance scheduled
for tonight at Northwestern SEN
ior High School, Hyattsville,
Md. has been postponed until
$3.50 pm. next Saturday. John
Speicher, principal. announced.
Evening star., 1955-02-12

Much remains to be done be-
fore Fairfax County feels any
effect of the proposed master
plan, or any version Of it that
might be adopted.
So far, $150, 900 and two years.
work have gone into prepara-