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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Two Units Vie
In Chest Drive

The Community Chest cam
paign entered It's second week
today with its two biggest divi-
sions competing for the lead in
collections.
The Government division was
out In front with a whopping So
per cent Of its S1.638,0o0 goal.
In second place. but aiming to
move up with a concerted drive
next week was the business unit.
which yesterday reported A per
cent of its $i.806.850 goal.
Chairman Maurice K. Heart
field Of the business division told
a meeting Of unit workers yes
terday that they must try to
finish their soliciting during the
coming week instead Of waiting
for the last days Of the MONTH
long campaign.
The area-wide 81 million drive
opened october ! and closes
October 81. The final report
is scheduled for November 3.
Mr.. HEARTFELT told his work
ers that while 80 per cent of all
Government workers give to the
Chest, only 80 per cent Of those
in private business give. OF the
business employees who do give,
he said, IS per cent give only a
dollar or less.
II the business unit collected
anything like its potential, he
said, the results would far sur
pass those of all other units.
The highest average gift re-
ported was from the employees
of the d. j. Kaufman, Inc.
clothing firm. With all employees
participating, the firm reported
an average gift Of $63. highest
in Community Chest history. /,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Altered Check Brings
Conviction for Perjury

Close inspection Of q check b.
Ia Prince Georges County detec-
tive has resulted in the convic-
ton OF q Baltimore junk dealer
on a perjury charge.
A Circuit Court jury yesterday
found Samuel williams. So. guilty
OF altering q personal check after
it had been Cancelled in an at
tempt to prove that a Washing
ton resident had stolen a tire
from him.
williams faces up to 10 years
in prison. He posted q $500
bond pending sentencing on Oc-
tober q by Judge ]. Dudley
Diggs.
Detective Sergt. Emmett F. q,
Gray testified that Williams re-
ported the theft of three truck
tires to him in January. 1854.
He said Williams told him he
had found one Of the tires on
truck belonging to George ID,
Newman. as, colored. Of the 4500
block of Benning road. e
Cancelled Check Shown
williams produced a Cancelled
check used to pay for the tire,
The check bore In the lower left
hand corner a serial number OF
one of the tires on Newman's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

Hawaii. Jamaica and California,
and there were exhibits from
North Carolina growers.
An amateur orchid grower can
get into the business with an
initial investment Of from 5000
to $1,000. and the cost Of his
hobby viii average about 5000 a
year. Usually. it's a lifetime
hobby. Some Of the varieties in
the show are the result Of more
than SO years Of experimentation
and naturalization.
And like wine. there are good
years and bad years for the
orchid crops.
"Once an orchid man, always
an orchid man." one of the
fanciers was heard to say last
night. He might have been
thinking Of Alexander Niche.
one Of the show judges. Mr.,
Niche, a 79-year-old Scotsman
from Bergenfield. N. j., said he
grew his first orchid on April
%. 1894. And he's been grow
ing them ever since.
Viewing hours at the show to-
day will be from 10 am. to 10
pm. Tomorrow the orchids may
be seen by the public from 10
a IN. To 4.30 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Mon Seriously Hurt
By Exploding Tire

A Montgomery County auto re-
pairman is in serious condition
at Suburban Hospital with face
lacerations suffered when a tire
exploded in his face.
John Swain, 40, colored, of
River road. employed by the
Montgomery Cab Co.. was infiat-
ing a tire at the company's lot
at 1900 Elm street. Bethesda.
Thursday, when the explosion
occurred. according to Pvt. Fred
erick Sanburn, of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rescue Squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Book Sale Planned

The annual book sale spon-
sored by the Sherwood School
Parent Teacher Association win
be held October II. 10 and IS
and again on October 24-25 and
26. The books will be on dis
play in the high school library
during school hours, and on
Tuesday night in the cafeteria
during the Back : to School"
night program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Maryland Sorority
Is Awarded Trophy

Delta Delta Delta Sorority's
University of Maryland chapter
last night won a trophy for out
standing group activities on the
campus.
Presented by Oscar Mueller,
president of the Delta Tau Delta
Fraternity. at the annual sorority
pledge dance in Ritchie Coliseum.
the sorority was cited for par
Iticipation in campus organiza-
tons, publications and athletics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Bus Inspection
OK. Explained
Signal Device Held
Not Mandatory Yet

Confusion In the Districts mo-
tor vehicle inspection stations
'caused 400 Capital Transit Co
buses to pass inspection ever
though they we're without re-
Equired mechanical signaling de-
vices. 1t was disclosed today.
District inspectors have told
the Police Traffic Division that
the buses were passed on the as
sumption that they were exempt
because they were not 1856 ve-
hicles.
Traffic Division officials said
that assumption is not correct.
Under regulations adopted last
February. a spokesman for the
division said, all vehicles which
have more than il feet Of space
between the steering wheel and
the rear Of the body must have
mechanical signaling devices.
inspectors Explain
Inspectors explained they
passed the buses because they
believed that the signaling device
was required only on 1856 vehi-
icles and was not to be enforced
until after the first of the year.
Traffic Director George E
Keneipp said he will open a full
Investigation Monday. and that
a decision viii be made later on
what will be done about the 400
buses.
He pointed out that the De-
Ipartment Of Vehicles and Traf-
flc has authority to call back
all the inspected buses for re-
inspection. He said he has asked
that all Of the inspection cards
on the buses involved be on his
desk Monday morning so he
can review them.
He said that after that is done,
he probably will confer with the
District Commissioners to de-
termine what should be done.
Disclosed by Accident
The disclosure grew out Of
IAN investigation stemming from
Ia traffic accident October 6 at
Trinidad and Florida avenues
NE. in which a bus collided with
an automobile.
The bus had no automatic
turn signals. and the bus driver
told police that at least 40 other
buses in his section were without
the signals. Subsequent investi-
cation disclosed that the number
of buses without the equipment
totals 400.
E. Cleveland Giddings. Capital
Transit vice president, said that
lit would cost between $40. 900 and
$40. 900 to install the mechanical
signaling devices on the 400
buses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
zoning Decision
On Pepco Hit
Group Would Bar
Plant on Potomac

Loudoun County CVa.) Circuit
Court has been asked to reverse
the county Board of zoning APP
peals' decision to grant a use
permit for construction Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co.'s
500 million generating plant on
the Potomac River.
A petition. filed In behalf Of
the National Humane Education
Society, alleges that the boards
September il action was ''arbi-
trary and capricious" and ''un-
constitutional"
The society owns las acres in
the Broad Run District. adjoin-
ing the town Of Sterling, Va. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Anna c. Briggs,
society president, the group par
ticularly opposes a reported plan
by the Washington and Old
Dominion Railroad to run q spur
through its property.
Army Protest
The plant location has been
protested by Army Engineers in
charge of the District water sup
ply. Since the Loudoun site is
upstream from the Districts in
take on the Potomac, the Engi-
.neers object on the grounds the
plant viii raise the temperature
fof the water and encourage the
growth of bacteria.
The petition. filed just before
yesterdays deadline for such ap-
peals, declared the board of zon-
ing appeals erred in not granting
a 45-day postponement Of the
September hearing. The re-
quested continuance was to al
low the opposition time to pre-
pare its case.
Society's Appeal
The society's appeal attacks
the constitutionality of the coun-
ty coming ordinance in that it
allegedly does not sufficiently
limit the powers of the Board Of
Zoning Appeals. The petition
further claims that the PEPCO
plant project should involve re-
coming of the land for industrial
use. Also, the PEPCO applica-
ton was not accompanied by
three land plats required by
county law. the petition declares.
The society operates an ami
NAL sanctuary on its property
known as Peace Plantation"
Mrs. Briggs stated she under
stands other Loudoun County
property owners will file inter-
vening petitions supporting the
society's appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

truck. Newman, although deny
ling the charge, was arrested on
1.-THE strength Of this evidence.
1 Sergt. Gray testified. however.
that after q close examination
lof the check he found that ink
used to write the serial number
notation had run through can
cellation perforations. This in
dicated to him that the number
had been written after the check
had been processed by a bank
and returned to Williams.
Williams repeated his accusa-
ttion against Newman to the
April, 1854, grand jury and pre-
scented his check as evidence.
The jury declined to indict
Newman on the theft charge.
Iindicting Williams for perjury
instead.
Joseph English. FBI docu-
ments expert, testified that the
serial number had been added
after cancellation. He produced
photographs which enlarged the
lperforation holes more than 100
times and pointed out four places
lin the tire serial number where
ink had passed through the
holes.
Ink Found Different
! Photographs taken under
linfra -red light disclosed that ink
used to write the serial number
Twas different from that used to
lfill out other parts of the check,
mr.. English said.
| Newton Baker. a documents
expert for the defense, testified
that three different kinds Of ink
had been used on the check.
Williams testified yesterday
that the story he told the grand
Jury was true and that he had
written the serial number at the
time he had purchased the tire.
| In his summary Of the case,
Assistant States Attorney John
wv. Mitchell said he felt Williams
believed that Newman had stolen
Ibis tire and manufactured evil
Idence to prove 1t. Using perjury
Ito convict someone else is a
dreadful crime" Mr.. Mitchell
lsaid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Flood Relief
Plan Gains in
NeWAIexandrid
Official Predicts I
Eorly Action on
Dirt logged Ditch
Washington, D. @.
eATuRDAY, oCTonER is. 1855
BY G. o. HERNDON

Hopes for a fiood-relief plan
sought by New Alexandria (va.)
residents appeared brighter yes
terday as heavy rain waters re-
coded from lawns In a five-block
area.
The oft-drenched New Alex
andrians. led by their citizens
association officers. last month
appealed to the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors. but were
denied immediate help. Two
weeks earlier, q similar request
for funds to clean out a ciogged
drainage ditch-was denied.
The county's attitude last
month, according to County Exc
ecutive Carlton C. Massey, was
that granting drainage funds for
New Alexandra could open the
gate for similar, requests from
other areas.
Nevertheless an official of the
apartment development adjacent
to the stricken community yes
terday predicted the matter will
be Strengthened out"
County Sewer Blamed
George c. Landrith, president
Of Belle View Apartments. Inc.
stated that the State Highway
Department will undertake a
portion Of the ditch-clearing
project and the county will take
the rest Of it,"
He said the installation Of a
county sewer main parallel to
the troublesome ditch caused
loose dirt to partly I'LL the storm
water conduit.
Supervisor Maurice w. Fox
stated: II think that If the coun-
ty is responsible we should fix 1t. I"
Two other supervisors, Mrs.
Anne wilkins and Arthur I.
Ehaffer. already have voted to
appropriate county funds to help
clean out the ditch. Another
supervisor, c. B. Runyon. stated
that the land around the New
Alexandria area has been vir-
tually a swamp since George
Washington's time"
Anger Rises
Meanwhile, residents Of the
wet community were unaware
during most Of yesterday that
negotiations were being carried
on that might lead to q grant
ing Of their plea at the next
meeting Of the county super
visors on Wednesday.
AS the water. which reached
. height of 2 feet. subsidized, the
anger Of the New Alexandrians
rose.
Daniel F. Coughlin. jr., of 500
Fourteenth street. New Alex
andria, said: IF we get many
more floods, our foundations will
crufnhle."
Mr.. Coughlin. who is vice pres
ident of the community citizens
association. said the water
yesterday morning rose to a
point 10 inches below the level
Of his living room. To get to
work. he called the fire depart
ment for q boat.
Sixth In Two Years
The flood yesterday was the
sixth in the area in two years.
Mr.. CoughIin said. The worst
occurred during inundations that
accompanied hurricanes Connie
and Diane.
He said the clogged ditch runs
perpendicular to Fourteenth
street and goes past the Belle
View apartment development. It
ID filled with debris, silt. sod and
branches, he said.
Besides their concern over the
recurring floods. the New Alex
andria residents are not pleased
by the opinion advanced by some
county officials. that their deci-I
sion to buy homes in a ''swampy"I
area was ill-consfaered.
Mr.. Coughlin said he was par
ticularly upset when one county
Official declared low-lying land
IN and around the community
was good for nothing except rice
paddles"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08
Helpful Hints for Harassed
Housewives Department

Are you thinking about doing
some painting this spring? If you
have ceiling to paint and you
don't like the idea of paint drip
ping off you elbow, try this-cut
hollow rubber ball in two, make
small slit at the base of one-half
of the ball, and push this onto the
handle of the paint brush. The
ball forms a cup at the base of
the brush and catches the drips.
Speaking of desserts, here's one
you'll want to try. 1t comes from
Mrs. Lyle Hellwig, of Martin, and
Eloise says it's favorite of Lyle's.
1t saves last minute preparation of
dessert. You can dish it up ahead
of time and just dab on the
whipped cream at the last minute.
Creamy Chocolate Dessert"
" C. milk
2/3 C. sugar
5 egg yolkS, beaten
C. margarine or butter
C. confectioner'S sugar
3 or. chocolate, melted
and cooled
S egg whites
c. fine graham cracker
crumbs
Mix together first 3 ingredients.
Cook It'll of custard consistency,
cool. Cream butter, sugar and
chocolate. Blend into cooled Gus
tard. Beat egg whites stiffly, fold
in chocolate mixture. Blend we'll
Sprinkle bottom of pan with 12 of
crumbs, pour in above mixture,
sprinkle remaining crumbs on top.
Chill at least IL hrs. Cut into
squares, serve with whipped cream.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08

that many women's clubs are Serv.
ing their refreshments at the be
ginning of the meeting; and this
method seems to work out nicely
for everyone concerned. The .loSt
ess can prepare the refreshments
before the guests arrive, she serves
it as soon as they're all there, this
leaves her free to spend the rest
of the time with her guests or
taking part in the program. 1t is
convenient for the guests, too, be
cause if for any reason they must
leave early, such as children com
ing home from school in the after
noon, they're free to go at their
own convenience.
One afternoon last fall | was in
vited to attend a meeting of the
Home Arts Club of Elmore, held
at the home of Mrs. Carlyle Over
meyer. She served her dessert
luncheon first. l had never seen
this done before and / thought
it was a very good idea.
We were given a lot of recipes
for various desserts, beverages, etc,
most of them low in calories but
very good to eat. Mrs. Tabbert and
Mrs. Myer.loltz arranged two large
trays, one with a wide assortment
of fresh vegetables, the other of
fruit. The trays were so very at
tractive, they looked almost too
good to eat. They also prepared a
beverage Gnappropriately entitled
Witches BrewO, it consisted of
orange juice, lemon juice, pine
apple juice, a little water, white
corn syrup, gingerale, and a pack
age of crushed wild strawberries.
The Strawberries were not included
in the original recipe, Mrs. Myer-
holtz put them in to give the bev-
erage that extra touch that really
made it good. We we're then served
with whatever we wanted of the
two trays, two kinds of little
crackers, some low-calory cake that
Mrs. Myerholtz baked with pear
and pineapple marmalade as one
of its ingredients, and the switches
Brew" Everything was just deli
ciouS.
AS we are all aware, this week
is Holy Week, and for the good
of our souls and our peace of
mind, we should try to attend as
many services in Church this week
as we possibly can, and if your
mas Easter morning sunrise
services, if you can possibly go, by
all means do So To be Worshiping
on Easter morning just when the
sun rises is an experience that is
profoundly moving, in my opinion.
The young peoples organization of
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08
THE
FARMERS WIFE
BY GRACE LUEBKE

Our Benton Township meeting
of the Light Party Refreshments
was held at the home of Mrs. Will
lard Tabbert, with Mrs. Albert
Myerholtz helping in the demon
stration and preparation. Mrs. Tab
bert has lovely home and it was
an ideal setting for a meeting OF
this kind. (You should see the
lovely woodwork they have, the
house originally belonged to Will
lard's grandparents, and before the
young folks moved in, they took
all the door frames, mop boards,
etc. down, cut them down so they
wouldn't be so big, took all the
old finish off and refinished it.
1t was lot of work but it sure
was worth iD.
At this meeting we were given
some ideas on serving lunches to
guests in our homes in the simplest
but most nourishing and appealing
way possible. There are a lot of
new angles to be considered on
this sort of thing, and If you
haven't had the meeting yet in
your township, by all means at
tend it if you can. We were given
ideas on how to manage well, our
plans carefully laid when we're
entertaining, so we could be at
ease and enjoy our guests. (Have
you ever had the experience of
having company coming some eve
ming, and you have to rush like
mad to take care of those last
minute preparations that you
should have thought about long
ago. When your company does
come you sit and fret to yourself,
in the meantime thinking of some
thing else you should have done.
You're hardly the picture of
gracious hostess, are your
Different ways of serving were
discussed, with the idea in mind
of keeping things as simple as pos
sible for the hostess, but at the ,
same time making the lunch as
attractive as possible. One thing
we discussed that was particularly
appealing was the method of hav-
ing a small tray for each guest,
this can b dressed up nicely with
a dolly and fancy little favor or
flower placed on the tray, besides
the plate itself. The beverage, ntp-
kin, and silverwauld all be car
ried on it, and your guests wouldn't |
have difficult time balancing
that coffee cup on their laps. How
ever, not many folks have trays of
this kind, and it would be rather
expensive to have that many, per-
haps they can be borrowed from
some organization.
The point was also brought UP
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08
Scouts Distribute
Exposition Tickets

Ten thousand boys of varying
ages are presently scurrying
around the four counties covered
by the Toledo Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America, distributing
tickets for the 1855 Scout Exposi-
ton to be held Saturday, April %,
at the Civic Auditorium.
Their goal is to promote a rec
ord attendance at the Scout Expo
Sition which last year attracted
thousands of visitors during the
day and evening. More than 5000
Cubs, Scouts, and Explorers will
take part in the displays.
Still another incentive to the
youngsters distributing the tickets
is the Mystery House Plan. In
every Scout District, Wood, Otta-
wa, Sandusky, and Lucas, prizes
are being held for the youth who
knocks on the door and tells the
Scout Exposition Story.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08
CANCER DRIVE
DINNER HELD

The American Cancer Society's
1855 crusade for $4,000 swung into
| action in Ottawa County Monday
evening when the annual kickoff
dinner was held in the Island
House in Port Clinton.
That amount is Ottawa County's
share in a nationwide goal of
$24, 100000 Last year the society
raised $500 in the county.
Both the national and local
goals have been increased this
year., John Kalina explained in
his informative talk at the kickoff
meeting, because of the increased
demands for funds for research,
education, and service to the can
Ger patient. There can be no slack
ening in the research program =
the greatest ever put into action
against disease, said Mr.. Kalina
who is field director and assistant
manager of the Ohio Diviion of
the American Cancer Society.
Leading the meeting of volun-
teers who are conducting the fund
raising drive in Ottawa County
were the co-chairmen, Willard
Weis of Elmore and Lowell Peter
sen of Port Clinton, and the unit
president, the Rev. Elinor Galusha
of Marblehead. Mr.. Weis outlined
plans for the house-to-house cru
SADIE which will be held throughout
the county on April % and for
tag-day, slated for April 80. Some
nineteen volunteers were on hand
to receive their materials for the
campaign
Miss Galusha explained that the
unit will provide dressings for can
ser patients, pay for certain drugs.
provide transportation for treat
ment, meet the cost of diagnosis,
whether positive or negative, and
furnish sick-room equipment. Any
one desiring information or help
from their cancer society may OBJ
tain it by contracting the executive
secretary, Janice Miner, $50 Erie
Street, Oak Harbor. The local unit
maintains cancer information
center at that address. Films on
cancer are available from the local
unit and may be had by calling
the executive secretary.
Attending the meeting in addi-
tion to the co-chairmen, Miss Galu-
sha, and Mr.. Kalina were John
DeStazio, vice-ppresident and chair
man of the drive in Elmore, Mrs.
Olive Wheeler, treasurer, Mrs.
Bernard Sprague, secretary and
chairman of the drive in Rocky
Ridge, Mrs. Otto Balduf, Erie Twp.
chairman, Boyd Martin, chairman
in Port Clinton, Mrs. Leslie Ward.
LakeSide'S chairman, Mrs. George
Wahlers who is chairman in rural
Danbury, Mrs. Arthur Kaspar,
Marblehead chairman, the Rev.
Daniel Hubiak, chairman of bust
ness and commercial contacts in
Danbury township, Harvey Battrell
who represented Erie Ordnance
Depot, H. Virgil Revenaugh, chair
man of the drive in Oak Harbor,
Lewis Holland, chairman in Gray
town and Elliston, Mrs. Donald
Lusk and Mrs. Donald Floro, CO.
chairmen in Genoa, Mrs. Dwight
Gould, Martin chairman and Mrs. |
Carlton MINER, executive sec'y.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08

said he sighted a car weaving back
and forth through town and went
in pursuit. AS he overlook it two
miles north of Elmore, he tried to
force the vehicle to the side of
the road, but was instead crowded
off the highway and over an en-
bankment. The state highway pa
troll at Bay Bridge took up the
search for the unidentified motor
iSt.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-08
Elrnore Police Head
Forced From Road

Arnold H. Misgasky, Elmore
chief of police, was injured Friday
when his police car was forced
off Route 81 north of Elmore by
a driver he suspected of being
under the influence of liquor.
Chief Misgasky was taken to
Memorial hospital in Fremont for
treatment of severe decorations. He