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Evening star., 1955-06-25

II don't blame you at all,
Muzzy. for refusing to accept a
mere so points for beating them
one at three diamonds" he said.
'You were trying for the mag
nificent score of 80 points. which
is what we would have got for
making three spades"
How did I know they couldn't
make three diamonds" sulked
Mr.. MuzZy.
what if they could make
it?" Mr.. Champion screamed.
TITS only so points-and you
went down 1,10O at your bid"
Mr.. Champion was even
Fighter than usual. Mr.. Muzzy's
bidding was indefensible. Espe-
cially when you are vulnerable
and the opponents are not, why
fight over measly part score at
the risk of damaging set? And
incidentally the right opening
bid on Mr.. Muzzy's minimum
hand was a club--not a spade. :,
A good signal by Mrs. Keen
was an important factor in the
four-trick set. Mr.. Dale led the
king of clubs, Mrs. Keen played
the seven and Mr.. Muzzy won.
He led his lone diamond and Mr..
Dale took the ace.
The queen of clubs was cashed
and on the jack of clubs Mrs.
Keen flashed the eight Of hearts.
Mr.. Dale then led a low heart
to her king. On the heart return
the nine lost to the jack.
Mr.. Dale then led his last club
and, in desperation, Mr.. Muzzy
ruffed with dummy's ten of
spades. Mrs. Keen overruffed|
with the jack and now Mr.. Dale's
spade holding was good for two
more winners. Down four.
If Mr.. Dale had led his fourth
club before picking up his sides
two heart winners. Mr.. Muzzy
could have enjoyed a better. re-
suit by discarding a heart from
the board on the fourth club
lead.
(copyrisht, 1855, General Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1955-06-25
FAMOUS FABLES
BY e. E. EDGAR

DISCRETION: Novelist w.
Somerset Vaughan was once
offered a handsome fee by a
magazine to write three articles
on his impressions of France,
Britain and the United States.
Vaughan turned down the offer.
''Is the fee unsatisfactory"
asked the editor.
NO" said the author.
what is it, then? You under
stand there will be no restric-
tions. You may write what you
please"
That's why I'm declining
your offer" said Vaughan.
where would I live after I
wrote the pieces?"
DEPRECIATION: Author
Henry David Thoreau had little
patience with those who did not
share his love of Nature. At one
time. he was playing host to a
writer who refused to accom-
pany him on his hikes.
One. morning, while out for a
walk, Thoreau met q village
acquaintance.
where is your guest?" asked
the latter. I haven't seen him
with you yet"
Don't mention his name to
me-" said Thoreau with disgust.
@All he does is sit around, wear
ing out the house"
Evening star., 1955-06-25
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. PRANK COLBY

I 10. .Wassthe actor In a recent
TV show correct In Spronouncing
"blackguard" as BLACK
|guard?"
A. No. Blackguard originally
designated scullions, turnspits,
|and kitchen menials because, of
the dirty, sooty work done by
them. The pronunciation, cor
lrupted centuries ago, but now
correct, is: BLAG-erd; also:
|BLAG-ahrd.
@. Thirty years ago my Eng
lish teacher taught us to pro-
nounce recess" as "REE-sess. "
But now it seems to be "ree-
SESS." What's the good word?
A. The dictionaries sanction
both recommendations for the
noun, Merriam Webster's stating
that REE-sess is now usual in
the United States for a period
|of intermission. The verb, how
ever. should be: ree-SESS.
Colville: Is there more than
one way to pronounce "alma
mater" correctly?
A. First choice: AL-muh May
ter. Second choice: AHL-muh
NAH ter.
Denver: Is "Generalissimo" a
correct word, and where did we
get it?
A. Generalissimo is Italian and
means highest ranking general"
the suff1x -issimo being a mascu-
line superlative. Many broad
casters mispronounce it, "JEN-
er-ul-EE-si-moe." Better say:
N-er-ul-ISS-i-moe.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, INCL
Evening star., 1955-06-25
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL

THE wife of our 10Th Presi-
dent died Sc years ago today in
Fremont, Ohio. Who?
2-"We are going to have,
some of these days, a Depart
ment of Education and Welfare, "
said the President at Greeley,
Colo, some years ago. Was it
Wilson. Harding or Roosevelt?
3--A future President was
awarded the Latin prize when he
graduated from Groton, SIS years
ago today. Which President?
tAnswers on next page)
Evening star., 1955-06-25

Average is SO; time limit. 80
minutes.
Rules Of the game--l Words must be
Of four or more letters. .. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
So such as bats" ears" are not
used. 3. Only one form Of . word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star., 1955-06-25
Answer n 0ITRANuM

lain, lamb. limb, limbo. lion, linn. ioin.
loam, loan, bail, balm, binal, blain. boil,
anii' nail, numb. nnbiS, % UNA. mail, mall
main. maui, moan mnil.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
July Adjournment
Is Johnson's HOPE

Senate Democratic Lea d e r
johnson of Texas expressed hope
today that Congress can COM
plete its work by July, but said
any prediction Of an adjourn
ment date would be premature.
He told reporters, however.
that the Senate Appropriations
Committee is ahead Of schedule
on the money bills. which con-
stitute a major part Of the re-
naming business.
Senator johnson said he ex-
poets three or four of the appro-
priation bills to pass this month.
He also predicted passage OF
reciprocal trade agreement bill
as essential to our foreign pol
icy and the prosperity Of the
country"
Evening star., 1955-04-12

A count and a man who had
spent six years in a Russian
concentration camp in Siberia
were among 129 persons sworn
in today as naturalized Ameri-
can citizens at a ceremony In
the United States Courthouse.
The oath of citizenship was
administered by Judge Matthew
r. Mcclure. of the U. s. District
Court for the District Of Column
bia. The naturalization cere-
mony was held in the large cere-
monial courtroom.
Count Renounces Title
The count, who renounced his
title upon being sworn in as an
American citizen. is August
Philip Armfelt, 80, Of 1884 Nine
teenth street NV, from Fin
land. He is a student at the
Lewis Hotel Training School.
He inherited his title, he ex-
planned, from his great-great-
grandfather, Gustaf Mauritz.
who was a Swedish baron. Mr..
Armfelt came to this country
in 1916.
The man who spent time In the
Russian concentration camp is
Robert Weisz, SO, Of Oil Quincy
street NV, a painter by tn de.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Count, Ex-SIove Of Reds
Among 129 New Citizens

With him in the concentration
camp were his wife and three
sons, the youngest of whom died
in the camp. His wife and other
two sons, one 81 and the other
80, already have become Ameri-
can citizens.
Msgr. Philip M. Hannah, cham
cellor of the Catholic Archdiocese
Of washington, in a brief ad-
dress, emphasized the Importance
of religion in the welfare Of a
nation.
Mrs. Evans Speaks
An address also was delivered
by Mrs. Robert L. Evans, chair
man of the Manual Committee
Of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
The two speakers were intro
duced by Eugene F. Lane, chair
man Of the Committee on Citi-
zenship of the District Bar As
Sociation.
After the ceremony, q recep-
ton for the new citizens was held
in the building by the Washing
ton chapter Of the Altrusa Club,
an international organization Of
professional WON en-. Miss
Gretchen Feiker. president Of the
local chapter, was on hand to
greet the new citizens.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
$4,000 Bop:tists
At Easter Rites

More than $4,000 persons at
tended services at AZ Baptist
churches Of the Washington area
on Easter Sunday. 1t was an
nounced today.
The report was made at the
noon-day meeting, in New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Of
the simultaneous evangelistic
crusade sponsored by the District
Baptist Convention. Forty-four
Washington area Ba aptist
churches are taking part in the
drive.
Calvery Baptist Church led In
the number Of worshipers at
Easter Sunday morning services
with 200 present. Metropolitan
Church was second with 1900
worshipers and First Church.
1000; Silver Spring Church,
1.131. and Brookland Church,
1850, followed in that order.
Metropolitan Church had 750
worshipers at the Sunday eve
ming service to bring It's days
total to 1850, top chrch for the
day. Grace Church was second
with 268 and Congress Heights
Chrch third with 240. Calvery
Church did not have an evening
service.
The crusade, which opened
with the Easter Sunday services,
will continue through April "a.
DR.. C. Y. Dossey, associate Sec
retary Of the Southern Baptist
Conventions department Of
evangelism, Home Mission Board,
Is in charge.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Urban Renewal
Stakes Outlined
Rouse Puts Figure
At $3.50 Million

James w. Rouse, mortgage
banker and co-author of the
Rouse Keith report on urban
renewal for the District, yester-
day told members of Washing
tons building industry they
have a $3.50 million stake In the
carrying out of an urban re-
newal program here.
Estimating that only some 10
per cent of the District remains
available for new development,
Mr.. Rouse told a luncheon of
the Washington Building Con-
gress yesterday in the Mayflower
Hotel that the renewal program
is Washington's area for develop
ment."
Mr.. Rouse outlined for the
meeting the aims and techniques
of urban renewal and then gave
his listeners this estimate: In
the IL areas slated for renewal
under the program, there will
be some $50 million spent on
buildings that will remain plus
another $500 million on new
construction in these areas.
AL responsible citizens in the
District have an interest In
seeing renewal carried out, he
told the Building Congress.
This work will add some 81
million to District tax revenues,
Mr.. Rouse said.
He warned, however, that the
program can die for lack Of in
terest. businessmen are the
people who must make this
click" he said.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Robbery Of Father
Charged to Son

An indictment accusing a man
of robbing his 70-year-old father
at gunpoint was returned yester-
day by an Arlington grand jury.
Keyworth c. Birch, II, of the
400 block of H street S.W. was
indicted on charges of assaulting
and robbing his father, Albert C.
Birch. of 2761 North Quebec
street.
Police said that Keyworth
Birch took $50 after threatening
to kill Mr.. Birch If he reported
the robbery.
The defendant pleaded inno-
cent before Circuit Judge Walter
T. Mccarthy and trial was set
for April 26.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Watson Heads
Parking Agency
Commissioners Pick
Rodes Successor

The District Commissioners
today appointed a new executive
director for the city's Motor We.
hicle Parking Agency.
He is Lewis r. Watson, 81, Of
S702 r street NV, deputy en-
gineer Of streets in the District
Highway Department.
Mr.. Watson, a veteran Of IS
years in the District government.
replaces Milton M. Rodes, who
resigned March /, the third di-
rector in three years to do so.
The Commissioners also named
Washington I. Cleveland of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton to be vice chairman Of the
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
itself. The chairman. Charles M.
Upham, had sought to resign be-
cause of the press Of his private
business, but was urged to stay
by Engineer Commissioner
Thomas A. Lane.
Mr.. Watson will take over his
new job at the same civil serv-
ice pay and grade he now draws
-CS-l3 at $9,160 a year.
His predecessor, Mr.. Rodes.
quit after an unsuccessful effort
to have the job upgraded to GS-
IA.
Mr.. Watson is an alumnus Of
Washington and Lee University
and the George Washington
University. from which he grad
uated In 1922 with q bachelor Of
arts degree.
He has been employed by the
District government since 1920.
During World War II he served
with the Army ground forces
and rose from the rank Of first
lieutenant to lieutenant colonel.
At the end Of the war he vas
stationed in Berlin with the
transport division.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Housing CommitteeMeets
On New Code CHANCES

the language of the March 8
draft was restored. In others.
the version of the Brooks Re-
view" was accepted.
The meeting recessed to meet
again at the call of Mr.. Dulcan.
In the meantime, the steering
committee members are to meet
with their subcommittee for de-
tailed study of the various Sec
tlons of the Brooks Review"
Committee to Get Plan
When the steering committee
finally reaches agreement, Mr..
Dulcan said. whatever Is decided
upon viii be presented to a full
meeting of the 46-member Re-
view Committee.
Other major decisions dis
closed by the committee were to
include in the code statement
Of legislative intent. Although
suggested previously by the Re-
view Committee, it had been ig-
nored in the March 8 draft.
The steering committee also
agreed to write into the code a
declaration that it should be en-
forced on an area-by-area basis,
in urban renewal areas. and in
individual cases where COM
plants are received.
In addition, the group ac-
cepted a proposal of the Brooks
Review that required repairs
be limited to the minimum in
kind and quality. The March 8
code, which contained no such
provision. would have required
that repairs meet standards for
new construction set UP by other
codes on building, plumbing and
electricity.
Many sections of the March 8
version were rewritten, Mr.. Cook
said, only in order to simplify
the language and not to change
the intent.
In other cases, Mr.. Cook
added. the Brooks version pro-
duced more stringent regulation.
It also redrafted proposed ap-
peals procedure and restricted
the possibility Of exceptions to
the code. This was accepted
subject to approval by the Cor
poration Counsel.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
HARVARD ALUMNl
TOP FIELD IN GIFTS
TO ALMA MATER

Harvard topped 351 other
universities and colleges for
the number and amount of
alumni fund contributions In
1854
The American Alumni
Council reported yesterday
that 30,402 Harvard alumni
contributed $1,233.448 to
their alma matters alumni
fund. Yale, Notre Dame,
Columbia. Princeton, Dart
mouth, vassar, Wellesley.
Cornell and Stanford also
ranked high in funds raised.
Princeton received con-
tributions from the greatest
percentage Of alumni-67.9
per cent.
Wesleyan University led
In total alumni gifts. It got
$7,030.291, more than SOL
million Of 1t from q single
donor.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
BrookIond Group Asked
To Back Palsy Fund

Nathan g. Carder, of the De-
partment Of Health, Education
and Welfare asked the support
of the Brookland Citizens Assoc
citation last night in the fund
raising campaign Of United Ce-
rebral Palsy, to open here May
16.
The meeting was held at the
home of Miss Kathleen Noel,
president Of the association, 1261
Lawrence street NE. e
Evening star., 1955-04-12
District General
Plight
10 Be Told
Out-Potient Clinic,
Operating at Deficit.
Perhaps Worst Hit

Medical chiefs at District Gens
eral Hospital soon will report To
the Commissioners and ask in1-
mediate consideration of the hos
pital's financial situation.
Today. directors of each of the
hospitals services were drawing
UP statements concerning the
problems kicked up from what Is
described as an increase in the
hospitals patient load.
Particularly hard-pressed for
financial aid, according to ofi-
cials of the Health Department,
is the hospitals out-patient clin-
ic. It is operating at deficit.
BY the end of this fiscal year.
it is estimated the clinic viii
have handled some 10000 visits
compared to other years when the
figure was about $4,000.
Economy Asked
Last Friday. it was learned,
Health Department officials asked
the hospital to "economize" with
out disturbing the quality Of
medical care. Health officials are
now studying ways and means
to meet the clinics deficit and
stay within the hospitals budget
of $6 million. Vacancies which
have occurred in positions not
considered absolutely essential to
the medical program of the hos
pital are not being filled, health
officials said, as part Of the econ-
omy move.
Reports that the hospitals
medical officers were at the point
of quitting to seek more lucra-
tive fields were denied by DR..
Joseph Fazekas. overall chief Of
medical services.
The means of attracting and
keeping top-caliber men to head
training programs and depart-
ments at the hospital has long
been one of its chief financial
problems. While vacancies have
occurred at the hospital through
out the winter. no chief-of-stan
has left the hospital as yet.
These include those doctors who
head departments in surgery.
psychiatry, internal medicine
and other branches of medicine.
Money Is Only Problem
DR.. Fazekas said the problem
was one of money and can't be
answered without money. He
added that the hospital could
stay within it's financial limits
If it started to limit patients.
And q city hospital naturally
can't do that" he said.
DR.. Fazekas said he could only
guess at the reason for the hos
pital's increase in patients. One.
he pointed out, was the dis
continuance Of Freed m n .
emergency facilities for INDECENT
patients. Such patients are now
sent to District General.
The marked increase In the
patient load was not anticipated
this year, William E. Bowman.
executive officer Of the Health
Department. said. *
He said health officials are
particularly worried about next
fiscal year, when a substantial
number of patients will seek care
at District General once Provi-
dence Hospital has left its pres
ent facilities in Southeast for q
new hospital in Northeast.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
TriuI Bourd Fines
Policemen $125

A Police Trial Board today
recommended fines totaling SIPS
to be assessed a police private
found guilty on two counts.
Pvt. Robert B. Ewing, colored,
Of the ninth precinct. was fined
$75 On q charge Of failing to give
careful attention to dispatches,
orders and instructions read and
issued by the officer in COM
mand at roll call.
He also was fined $50 for fail
ure to be punctual in reporting
for duty at the place and time
designated. Pvt. Ewing was ap-
pointed to the force March 16.
1851.
Evening star., 1955-04-12

per cent raise for classified en-
ployes.
Chairman Murray Of the
House Civil Service Committee
would be willing to sponsor a
provision to make these increases
retroactive to March If the en-
ploye organizations support his
committees 7.6 per cent postal
bill. Classified employe groups
are more than willing to accept
the z per cent proposed increase
for classified workers.
The House is scheduled to vote
on postal pay legislation next
week, then take up the classified
pay raise bill.
4 49,
PATRONAGE - The White
House is reported drafting a new
memorandum to agencies urging
them to open up more top Gov
ernment jobs for deserving"
Republicans.
However, Democrats in Con-
gress have served notice that
any new move to bypass civil
service In filing these jobs will
be strongly opposed by them.
The new White House direc-
tive is aimed at top policy-mak-
ing jobs. It will declare that
more non career executives
should be brought into Govern
ment, as recommended by the
Hoover Commission. Career Of
ficials in policy making jobs
would be transferred to non-pol-
Icy making positions.
4 \ ~
SECURITY--Senator Humph-
rey, Democrat. Of Minnesota, will
discuss the Government enploye
security program at q luncheon
April 20 Of the American Society
for Public Administration and
the American Political Science
Foundation at the Willard Hotel.
Senator Humphrey Is chairman
Of q special Senate subcommittee
investigating the program.
AWARDS - Secretary Hobby
has presented honor awards to
20 employees Of the Department
Of Health. Education and We'll
fare. They are: George e. Bigge,
Or. Philip r. Edwards. william
L. Mitchell, DR.. George w.
Pearce and Albert +. Siepert,
distinguished service awards;
DR.. Daniel Banes. DR.. Lloyd E.
Blauch. DR.. Ambrose Caliver,
Mrs. Georgia Cotton, DR.. Addi-
son M. Duval, Mrs. Marion l..
Faegre, George A. Cell, william
w. Goodrich, Milton Hall, Fred
Hillig, Margaret L. Lambert,
Frank j. Mcclure. Rufus T..
Miles. Horace Ogden, Harold p.
Packer, James II. Pearson,
Bruce p. Phillips, william H.
Sheridan, willard s. Traylor,
and DR.. Wolfgang Felix Won
Oettingen, superior service
awards.
Also. 40-year service awards
went to Joseph Galloway. jr..
Francis A. Dixon. Or. Watson
w. Eldridge, Columbus M. Glib
bons, Clarence H. Langley, Ev-
erett c. Trammell and William
q. Wolfe.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Blunket Over Head
Surprises Women

June Lu, 40, Of $3.50 Alton
place NV. got the surprise Of
her life when she entered her
apartment at 9:15 pm. yester-
day.
AS she reached for the light
switch someone threw a blanket
over her head. BY the time she
recovered and removed the blan-
ket the intruder had disap-
peared. Police said q house,
breaker who entered through q
basement window apparently
had been surprised before he
could steal anything.
Evening star., 1955-04-12

On the heels of a charge by
the Washington Housing Asso-
citation that 1t is considering a
whole new housing CODE" the
Districts Housing Code Review
Committee yesterday threw open
q meeting of Its steering COM
mittee to reporters.
Charles B. Dulcan. ST., chair
man Of the group, explained
that the new" code was merely
a review of the third draft of
the proposed housing code for
the District completed last
March 8 by the HOUSING Code
Drafting Committee, headed by
William H. Cary, jr., of the Dis
trict Health Department
G. Yates Cook, executive de
rector of the Federal City Coun-
Gil and former chief OF the Bal
timore Health Departments
Housing Bureau, said the ere
view" was prepared by c. Will
liam Brooks, zoning consultant
to the Baltimore Planning Com
mission. Mr.. Brooks also con-
tributed to research on Wash
ington's recently adopted slum
clearance program.
Meets 8 Hours
Mr.. Cook assured the steering
committee that any charge for
Mr.. Brooks services would be
met by the Federal City Council.
The group met for three hours
in the board room Of the Per-
petual Building Association
What Mr.. Cook called the
Brooks Review" is actually a
rewriting of the March 8 draft.
While much of the March 8 ver-
sion is included unchanged. the
committees work yesterday
showed there are many additions
and deletions.
The major change made pre-
viously by the committee, it was
disclosed, was the elimination Of
any reference to rooming houses
or to any other form of housing
which operates under city Ii
cense, including hotels.
In two sessions, the steering
committee has gone over most Of
the Brooks Review" paragraph
by paragraph. In several cases,
Evening star., 1955-04-12
Robert Montgomery
III, Out Of Tv Show

NEW YORK. April IL H1.--An
attack Of influenza knocked Rob-
ert Montgomery out Of the title
role in "The Great Gatsby" q
few hours before it was to ap-
pear on NBC-Tv last night.
Mr.. Montgomery left a sick
bed to attend a rehearsal at
Radio City. Midway through 1t.
however, he collapsed and was
taken to his Manhattan home.
A kinescope Of "Such q Busy Day
Tomorrow" was substituted at
the $50 pm. showing Of Robert
Montgomery Presents" the ac-
tors regular weekly show.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
New Airline Posts

James r. williams. director Of
stations for Allegheny Airlines
since 1852. has been named spe-
cial assistant to the president Of
the firm. Robert c. Schumm
has been appointed new director
Of stations for the company,
which has It's headquarters here.
Evening star., 1955-04-12
D. c. Funds for Two
Psychiutrists Urqed

The Glover Park Citizens
Association last night adopted q
resolution asking that funds for
two psychiatrists be restored to
the District budget.
The group also nominated its
present officers for election for
the coming year.
Frank B. Turner, president,
conducted the meeting in st.
Luke's Church, Calvert street and
Wisconsin avenue NV.