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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Area Reports
4 Polio Cases

Four area polio cases were
reported today by health author
tiles, two in the District and
one each in Prince Georges and
Arlington Counties.
The Districts Health Depart
ment reported its Oath and oath
cases Of the year, compared
with 81 cases at this time last
year.
One is an 8-year-old girl
from the 600 block of Tuckerman
street NV, diagnosed paralytic,
admitted to Children's Hospital
Wednesday. The other is a
I5-year-old girl from the $500
block of Holmead place NV.
diagnosed non-paralytic. ad-
mitted to Children's Hospital
yesterday.
Prince Georges Health De-
partmert reported a 9-year-old
boy from the 2700 block Of
Queens Chapel road, Mount
Rainier. Md, was admitted to
Children's Hospital Wednesday
and his case diagnosed paralytic.
1t was the county's 9th case
of the year. compared with IS
at this time last year.
Arlington's 18th case this year
was a 5-year-old girl from the
500 block of South Eleventh
street. admitted yesterday to
Children's Hospital and dag
nosed non-paralytic, according to
the county health department.
Arlington had 16 cases at this
time last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
NEW PLANE SPOILERS BONNET
DETECTS AIRCRAFT BY RADIO

BALTIMORE. Q1.-The Air Research and Development
Command announced today it has developed elecronc
aircraft detector-weu call 1t buzz bonnet-to help
spoilers put the bee low-dyng enemy planes
Don't be surprised If your wife wants for Easter.
The gadget is mounted Of those tough, plastic
hats like construction workers
On top is antenna which looks like pee-wee public
address system high delity horn On top Of this is
horizontal cylinder. like coil short rod with knob
the end sticks out in back The volume control clips
to the vicinity Of your left lapel
The detector with piece overthe shoulder
bag for the four-ounce battery pulse ampe and (get
this) coaxial choke assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
|CheverIy Seeking
$4,000 to Build
Swimming Pool

A group Of Cheverly resident:
have launched a door-to-dool
campaign to finance a $10S. 00t
swimming pool project.
Joseph S. Cullins. jr.. president
of the Cheverly Swimming Club
Inc. said today the group al
ready has solicited $4,000 in mi.
Itiation fees
The fee is $3.50 q family, in
Icluding the first years dues.
TIE group has purchased 8
I3.1-acre tract adjacent to thu
towns western boundary. Plan.
Icall for construction of a wadinf
pool. bath house and off-street
parking.
Other officers of the group are
Walter D. Pittman and Donavar
A. Scott, vice-presidents: Ted M
Huffman. treasurer, and C. Aller
Freeman. jr.. secretary.
officials hope to raise the cam.
ipaign goal before q September
80 membership-filing deadline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Club to Give Church
North CuroIinu Flag

The North Carolina Club Oh
Washington tomorrow will pre-.
sent to the Washington Cathe-
,dral a new North Carolina State
flag.
w. A. Creech. president of the
club. will make the presentation
during the 4 pm. evensone
service in st. Mary's Chapel
The Rev. Craig Elder. chaplain
iof st. Adams School for Boys
will accept the flag on behalf Of
the Cathedral.
Banners of the 48 States arr
suspended from the Triforiun
Gallery in the North Transept
Iof the Cathedral and on sue
cessive Sundays during the year
each in turn is carried in Cathe.
|dral professions as the State Il
remembered by special prayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Foirfox SpursDig- Job
In Wake of 3 Downpours

andria situation. The club
urged the board to take i'm
mediate and long term action to
correct the conditions which
have materially Inconvenience
citizens and posed potential
health hazards"
Mr.. Kipp said his crews were
patching holes in streets where
they had caved in over sewers,
opening lines where the mud had
infiltrated the sewer system. and
repairing damage to sewer mains
and pumping stations. He said
the county also has pumped out
Easements where there was a pos
sibility that sewage may have
gotten into the water from Clog
ged mains.
Mr.. Kipp added that fire de-
partments had pumped out many
Easements and many were
pumped out by the residents
themselves.
Highway department crews also
have been working overtime to
repair damage to streets and to
open bitches. A spokesman said
nearly 100 calls were received by
the department yesterday from
residents protesting washed out
roads, roads covered with silt and
clogged culverts and bitches.
Mr.. Kipp said he is unable yet
to assess the damage done by the
flooding.
Most of the county's drainage
problems result from building
operations before the county's
subdivision ordinance went into
effect, the public works director
said. The ordinance, adopted in
1947, requires subdividers to put
in adequate storm drains, he
said. He said. however. that rains
the last two weeks were so alb
normally heavy and tides so
high that some flooding was in
evitahle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
$3.50, 900 Bust Of Eisenhower,
Carved in Sapphire, to Be Unveiled

A h,1st of President Eisen-
hover carved from the largest,
known black star sapphire In
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AFRO noanents for th,s o-o . ~
comnieta
Months of Labor
The bust was carved from a
2097 5-carat sapphire by Harry
Dorian. Working from photo
graphs of the president. he first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Mclean to Get
New Post Office

The Post Once Department
has signed a contract for a new
building to house the Mclean
Cva.) Post Once. according to
an announcement yesterday b.
Representative BrOyhill, Repub.
lican Of Virginia.
The new building, a one-story
brick structure. will be completed
in about six months. It will bt
located on Old Dominion drive
between Chain Bridge road anC
Poplar street in Mclean.
The post Office will occupy
some $3.50 square feet Of the
building. which will be shared
by two other tenants. The build
ing's owner is o. v. Carper Of
Mclean.
Mr.. Broyhill said the need fol
additional space there has beer
Of increasing concern for some.
time" The present facilities
with 1887 square feet. have beer
hard-pressed because OF the
growth in population, he re.
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

''Why I've even paid parking
tickets on that automobile" he
protested. D.
Probation officers advised Judge
Michael J. Manley they didn't
believe Brooke's story. The court
Ipsychiatrist said he didn't believe
1T either.
But Judge Manley suspended a
one-year sentence he had i'm
posed and put Brooke on pro-
baton for Is months.
In addition to behaving him
sell generally he will have to:
/. Attend group therapy classes
lat University Hospital to cor
rect his Instability of charac-
ter"
2. Stay away from the tavern,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
School Milk Price Cut
To 4 Cents in Arlington

appropriated $4,000 OF about
$50. 00N in cafeteria profits Il
the general fund. Board Chair.
man Warren Cox said this vii
repay nearly half Of a So. 0Ot
cafeteria deficit paid from Thu
general fund several years ago.
DR.. William r. Mcneil. Of 624l
North Eighteenth street, former
principal at Walter Reed School
was appointed deputy clerk to the
board, and administrative as.
Sistant to Supt. Edward Rutter
DR.. Mcneil succeeds Miss Mabel
Leigh Rookie, who resigned.
In a report to the board, Mr.
Rutter said more than 1000 stu.
dents attended summer school
sessions.
The superintendent also pre-
sented a report on the school staff
for the past two years. The book
lets listing personnel policies and
statistics. is to be forwarded tc
parents.
The report reveals that last
year Arlington had teachers
from a States, the District. Ha-
vail, China, England and Ger
many. The greatest number In
any group. $50. were native-boru
Vireinians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Jury Ignores
IT hreut in
Norfolk Study

NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 26 (R.-
Tight clipped members Of a
Princess Anne County grand
Jury who say they don't scare
easily" will convene again Tues
day to hear more testimony
about area gambling and illegal
liquor sales.
The investigation was set to
continue despite a written threat
that was received yesterday by
Ia member of the seven-man
panel. While officials admitted
the threat had been made, jury
men refused to discuss it and
ANNOUNCED their determination
Ito press on.
Ten more witnesses were
heard yesterday during the fifth
formal session Of the three
|week-long investigation. Among
those called were w. J. Cash.
manager Of the Norfolk office of
the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.: w. Alfred Eth
|eridge. executive secretary for
the County Board of Super
|yisors; Algy w. Cohen, partner
In the Sportsman Shop of Nor
folk, and Or. Stanley Salasky, a
Norfolk Virginia Beach optom-
etrist.
Cohen and Salasky later told
reporters their appearance had
been due to q case of mistaken
identity"
The grand jury has made his
tory since converting August
by sending its members out on
raiding parties. Considerable
gambling equipment has been
uncovered and one raid on a
bookie joint resulted in the on
the-spot arrest Of five men.
Cash repeatedly was called in
yesterday to tell the jury In
whose name unlisted telephones
at the bookie joint were regis
tered.
Later, in an unexplained de-
velopment. the jurymen asked
for a conference with an agent
from the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation. A representative OF
the FBI reported to the court
house and was cloSeted with the
panel for about Is minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Thr SUNDAY Stat.

Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze a Choice
CHARLES adams JOINS STAR MAGAzINE-Beginning
this Sunday, the famous humorst Charles Adams will
contribute regularly to The Star Pictorial Magazine
Until you've read his hariousy nghtmarish cartoons
you'll never know how funny the macabre can be.
COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL-Most of the country,s college
football teams start their fall practice sessions next
week. To help kick of the season, this Sundays Star
will feature full page of and pictures Included
Will be the schedules of collegiate and service teams
In the Washington area list of football games
on teevision this fall. See the Sports Section.
OUTDOOR MANS PARADISE-Reporter Brian Bell and
Photographer Elwood Baker take you on a tour of
the U. 8. AR Force Base in Newfoundland Number
Four In their on-the-spot series Of articles about
D. G. area service men and stationed overseas
The Star Pictorial Magazine.
DOPE, TEN CENTS A SHOT-Easy to get and priced
just right, thrill pills" menacing the lives of
teen-agers For the full report on this growing
threat to Americas youth, read A. e. Hotchner's
feature article in This Week Magazine.
NEW TRANSIT APPRoACH-some experts believe transit
problems will never be solved by patching up the
present systems. radically new concept in public
transportation has been worked out and applied to
the Washington area. Star Staff Reporter Francis
Douglas tells about it in the Editorial Section.
SCHOOL DAYS AGAIN-Win your child be on double
shifts when Washington area schools reopen next
month? That's only one of many pressing questions
that viii be answered for you by battery Of Star
Stan Reporters who have explored local school Sua
tions in the District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia.-News Section
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-In the women's Section,
Star Columnist Betty Beale goes backstage at the
White House and interviews an important man next
to President Eisenhower And a Swiss Miss who
stars with the Ice Capades tells Reporter Eleni what
makes career-on-ice different in Europe as con-
strasted with skating for-pay in the United States.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

Milk will sell for q new low
price-for cents a half pint
in Arlington schools this fall.
The County School Board last
night agreed to a proposed Statt
contract under the Federal school
lunch program, permitting re-
funds to the county of up to 4
cents of cost. The price to stu
dents may have to be increased
later in the year, depending on
the amount of State reimburse
mentS.
A contract for 2 million half.
pint cartons Of milk was awarded
to the low bidder, Thompson's
Dairy, for 6.45 cents per hall
pint. The price last year was
STA in the fall and 6.615 last
spring.
Last year. students paid q
cents for a half-pint in schools
where there were no cafeterias
and z cents elsewhere.
The reduction in cost Of milk
to students has no connection
with the State Milk Commits
sion's setting minimum and
maximum prices. All bids were
within the price limits set by
the commission on Wednesday.
In other business, the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Jury Group Protests
Infant disqualification

TOWSON. Md. Aug. rs GP).
"A committee Of the Baltimore
County grand jury deplored yes
terday what 1t called a trend
lof sending mentally retarded
children right after they are
born to Rosewood Training
School.
Every effort should be made
to encourage keeping this type
of infant in the home for the
first few years." the committee
reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

Fairfax County Is still digging
out Of mud and debris left by
rains from Hurricanes Connie
and Diane ana another down.
pour Monday.
Public Works Director Edward
L. Kipp said his crews have been
working nearly night and day all
this week to get sewers and
storm drains unclogged. Trash
and garbage collections also have
Jagged because collection crews
were thrown into the jobs of
cleaning up from the storms,
he said.
One of the areas most hard
hit by the heavy runoff was the
Trips Run drainage area, espe-
Icially the Hillwood and Sleepy
Hollow subdivisions near Seven
Corners.
A sea of mud cascaded from a
construction project on Arling-
ton boulevard. covering streets
and back yards Of homes be-
tween Roosevelt street and
Shady lane in Hillwood with
several feet of mud. Easements
in Hillwood and in Sleepy Hol-
low, which is Just across Airing
ton boulevard, were filled with
muddy water. Mr.. Kipp said.
Other sections most affected
by the storms were New Alex
|andria. the Payne street area at
Bailey's Cross Roads, and Gum
Springs, Mr.. Kipp said.
Residents of New Alexandria
have taken their drainage prob
lens to the Board of County
Supervisors but a plea for funds
to correct the condition. was
turned down. The board, how
ever. has asked Mr.. Kipp TO
make a full report on county
drainage problems.
The Mount Vernon Civitan
Club also has protested to the
about the New Alex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Proqroms for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the Recreation De-
partments of the District and
alexandria and Arlington, Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
tiles:
Washington at Dusk
Chevy Chase, Forty-tirst and Living
Barnard, Fifth ana DECATUR streets N. W
NE
Briggs Montgomery. Twenty-seyenth
street between ! and X streets NV
NV.
crummsll. Gallaudet and Kendall
souas, Thirty-seventh street and Ely
Lincoln. sixth and L streets Sc,
Turner, Stanton road and Alabama
Anne Beers. Thirty-sixth street and
Alabama avenue Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

rapher as if the wardrobe mis-
tress was behind with a pitch
fork, one will inevitably fall
over.
2. One can't impress lovely
ladies when they constantly
have to pick one up OF the ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

star" was found in the base Of
the stone. This star, which gives
that kind Of gem its name and
distinction. is an optical trick OF
the light rays imprisoned in the
gem. These bounce around in the
gem to produce the Illusion of a
star. which is not there at all.
AS mounted for its initial dis.
play. the gem has a mirror be-
meath it to show of the star.
Also scheduled for display at
the convention is the largest fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Novice Ice Skater Needs
"A Friend to the End

mot to bend the elbows. II any
thing is nearby. cling to it.
All the intricate figures ir
skating begin and end with THU
position.
An important part of ice skat.
ing that is often overlooked b,
the novice is the outrigger.
Centuries of accumulated wis.
dom have taught the savage Is
landers of the far Pacific tht
value of the outrigger.
Outriggers steady one between
assumptions of the first position
If you are as fortunate in thl
physical beauty of your outrig
gers as The Star was, you ar
lucky indeed. Sharon Holmes
20. brunette, and Jean Max,
field. 10, blonde, provided sup
port.
In Position to Glide
They are strong young ladies
With that sort of talent avail.
able, you are ready to assume
Position 2.
This consists of leaning heav.
lily on your outriggers and TAX
ing your feet OF the ice. The
outriggers carry you on. This
gives more of a sensation OF
gliding than position /.
Skating is often described as
the sport Of the ankles. There
is a school of thought that holds
the ankles should be straight in
Ia knee-to-heel line. It is obvi-
Gus. however, that If the ankle
is thoroughly bent, you will have
"a two-point surface confronting
the ice instead Of just the blade
|of the skate. And we must
never forget that 1t is the ice
that is our enemy.
With this knowledge firmly in
ones head, one is ready for
sport. But one must remember
two things:
/. II one skates at q photog-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
.65 to Get Degrees

RICHMOND. Aug. 26 (R.--
Sixty-five University Of Rich
mond Summer School students
will receive degrees at COM
lmencement exercises tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
BY FRANK SARTWELL

Ice skating is simple, If you
have the right equipment.
Many persons feel ice skating
lis beyond them. They are wrong
Any fool can do it. And many do
Where would-be skaters &c
wrong is in their equipment. They
usually start out by getting
skates.
This looks sensible on the face
of it. but they make a basic
error.
The first thing a skater should
Iget is a pillow" or a skaters
friend.
The skaters friend has been
given that affectionate title by
generations of athletes. Attached
to the stern by a stout rope. il
provides protection against the
slips and falls Of outrageous
fortune.
Protective Uniform
The rest of a skaters gear can
be pieced together from old base
ball and football equipment. Shin
guards. head gear. shoulder pads,
"a chest protector and almost
anything solid that will cover
part of the body.
The Star was taught how to
skate last night by two lovely
ladies appearing in the "Ice
Capades" in the Carter Barron
IAmphitheater. All the equip
ment came in handy.
The most important thing in
ice skating, as 1t is in ballet. is
a knowledge Of the basic posi-
tions.
The first position is achieved
like this: 81
One applies ones skaters
friend to the ice, and roosts upon
it. The legs are stretched out
forward, and the hands are
placed toward the rear, resting
lon the ice. One must be careful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

opal knoWn-a little under seven
pounds. This is kept in a fishbowl
iof water by its owner. 1t would
crack if it were allowed to dry
out, according to Arthur J..
Campbell. executive vice presi-
dent of the Eastern Federation
Iof neurological and Lapidary
Societies, which is converting
with the national group.
Mr.. Campbell promised a more
imposing container for the opal
in the exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
REFUGEE FROM MOROCCAN UPRISING

YDstrc Columbia
Laughn 1yeaod
shipyad DAgadT father
political upriings North Africa.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

, UHs
mittee and serving with her are
Dagney Whitmore and Iva Glen
daniel.
Miss Carol Schulze had as her
weekend guest, Miss Sandra Mil
Ter of Wilmington. The two girls
were room mates at vocal camp
this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Carol and
David. sIr. and Mrs. Joe Dennis.
Jr and children, Mr. and Mrs Alli-
son Davis ard Miss Fay Minner.
accompanied by tAe Carrolls house
guests, the LeepefS, net Mr.. and
Mrs. William Henderson and Tom
my and Mr. and ms. Anderson
Long, Susan amt Donald, at Re
hoboth on Tues lay evening for
their annual We ner Roast.
On Wednesday, Ruth Carroll and
David, Julia Davis and Gary, ac-
companied the Leepers to Lewes
and enjoyed a shore dinner at the
Ocean House
Mrs. Harry Fisher and children
motored to Bridgeville on Sunday
afternoon to attend the Moore
Family Reunion held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. German Slacum.
There were families present from
Centreville, fredericksburg. Cam
bridge. East New Market, Hurlock,
Mardela, Chrisfield, Chestertown,
Madison and Baltimore. Md; Ches-
ter and West Chester, Pa: Audu-
bon. Park, N. j.; and Seaford, Mil
ford, Bridgeville and Greenwood.
Del. A covered dish, buffet supper.
brought along by the various guests
was served, also homemade ice
cream and cake. The children lined
up for ice cream cones. An excep-
tionally happy time was had by all.
Little Sharon Trice from Centre
vile accompanied the Fisher chill
dren home for a visit.
Mrs. s. s. Wroten attended the
WSCS tea given for the 18th an
niversary of the organization at
the home of the Dover District
president, Mrs. Tyndall at Reho-
both. Others attending the tea from
Greenwood were the Rev. George
II. Moore, Mrs. Virginia Conaway
and Mrs. Lawrence Graham.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

SO years. But retirement has not
dampened her enthusiasm for learn
ing. She is continuing the summer
school work at Wisconsin that she
started in 1914.
She takes the courses she likes.
She took more than a dozen Spanish
courses, all that the department
offered, then branched over to Por-
tuguese to absorb all available
there.
Il take whatever course | want
but / try courses under top teach
ers-I don't want anything from
these young squirts," Miss Hutchin-
son says with laugh.
Retirement from teaching has not
slowed her down one bit. She ex-
plains it this way:
Sometimes / think I'll go back
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
LET BEES WORRY

RICHMOND, Va. - (A) = City
Councilman Phil j. Bagley doesn't
like bees because they sting. The
same goes for wasps and hornets.
He proposed an ordinance to
make it unlawful TO capture the in
sects in a device unless they would
be retained by wire mesh enclo-
sure to prevent their escape.
"if each hive were so enclosed
how would the insects get in?' he
was asked.
"That," said Bagley, "is their
worry. I'm worried about them get
ting out"
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
ANDREWVILLE

Mr.. Lenard Outten left Monday
TO join the Navy and will be sta
toned at cambridge, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arley Bradley. Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Breeding and chill
dren went TO RiYerview Beach on
Sunday.
Mrs. Elver Ryan visited Mrs. FL
wood Shuttle on Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salisbury
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Tat
man on Sunday.
Mrs. Edwin Prettyman visited
her aunt, Mrs Josephine Clifton
at the Swartzentruber Rest Home
on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Edna Tib-
bett also visited relatives there.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
Ohio Teacher
Is A Coed
For 80 Years
AP Newsfeatures

APP Newsfeatures
MADISON, Wis. = Mary Hutchin-
son has been a student at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin for 80 years
and still has to see her first foot
ball game or commencement exer-
else.
How come? She's strictly a sum-
mer school student. And she's rs
years old.
Miss Hutchinson retired in 1850
after teaching in Toledo, Ohio, for