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SIG, $50
Pen DaW Village

Beautiful brick rambler on breezy
terrace near the. Penn DaW Hotel
so1an;sn.si south q Alexa1eria with sll city
BUS Service. Wsikins distance otc q
school and shopping. This home q
selling below the market value. 3
nice bedrms,. tile bath. liV. rm.
With nrepl dining area, equip. kit,
Handicapped lot. Down Payment
under FHA $500. OF. I0%
KI. S-160S 8 TIL q
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CLINTON

OPEN SUNDAY, 81
Simmons drive, APPROX. u mile
south. past high school on Rte.
5. A home featuring liv. rm., din
rm., equipped kit. tiled bath: 2
bedrms. down with room for Q more
porches, sarage; ss-scre lot; S12,-
900. 10. S-9S00.
West & Dixon, Realtors
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ARlnorogg;. g.,g4.4 g4L5s CHURCH

Charm. individuality. tran,
outl atmosphere. blend per-
fectly with this inner brick
Colonial. setting on over y
acre; towering oaks: center
hall. winding staircase. huge
liy. rni.; French doors to
9 lovely bedrms. on End a..
baths. rec. rm. and nre.
place: mAidis fnlS bath; all
nnished In pondcrosa pine,
3rd bath. Truly . home Of
distinction. in 9 circle Of only
IL other families. For ap-
pointment please call IA.
5-s09e. After 8 Pm, IA.
.'Smack-dab In the middle
Of Arlington: 3-bedrm. 4il-
brick rambler: walk to bus,
shops; separate din. rm.;
beautiful kit. huilt-in bkfst.
nook: bsmt.: lovely yard,
tail trees. Priced for Q quick
sale: excellent terms. Call
"a. 10000. After 8 Pm. OIL.
This you must see; SET 500,
81 .000 cash; 3-bedrm. 2-hath
center-hall, 4S-ft. brick ram
bier; large de luxe kit. with
eating space; sep. din. rm.:
full bsmt. with End fireplace
and out-of-ground windows:
water and sewer, schools, bus.
Really o yalueli Shown by
calling IA. 10000; after 9
pm. JE. 2-lbS4.
In fashionable Mclean,
situated on . high wooded
corner: new white brick
split level; 5 bedrms.. 2
baths, 22x28 rec. rm. with
fireplace; attached gareEe.
Priced to sell today for ST.
$50. Exclusively presented.
IA. 10000: after 8 pm.
JE. 2-1bs4.
Beat the heat. Don't drive
around hlindly all day long
hoping to fnd Q house for
sale. We have 460 houses
listed in Northern Virginia;
come to our a.-c. once and
look at pictures with
competent salesman. Pick
up the phone now and dial
IA. 10000.
cal Estate Service, In
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RAMBLER. 3 REDRMS.

Only S11,2b0. VA pprored--Modern
equipped kit, all rooms very good
siLe: near new Wash. BALTIC. free
way. -
Prince Georges Realty Co.
IN A-Iioe WA. 7-ees5I
" --17'
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BUCKNELL HEIGHTS

bUChNEII HEIGHTS
Very unusual modernistic 3-hedrm.
brick semidet. in this very conyen-
lent location. You don't have to
be Q veteran. Large iiv. rni., sep.
din. fnl., Unframed. kit. GE refgr.,
garbage disposal. exhaust fan, For
mica work tables. loads Of cabinets.
gas range; 3 bedrms. and tile bath
Ssnss,a On snd iGSE S9'd Sliding closet doors.
Full bsnit. with asphalt tile floor,
outside entrance, gas heat, An-
chor-fenced rear yard: walking
distance to grade school. A $l3.-
600 G1 loan can be assumed by
anyone. Down payment $3.50 and
Sl05 per mo. or $1,000 down and
assume 1st trust which includes
81 S-lsos 9 TIL 0
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COLLEGE PARK
VICINITY

NEW RAMBLERs. Lge. liy. rm. with
picture window. sep. din; rm.. 2
equipped Westinghouse kit. with
natural wood cabinets full bsmt.
lovely .ot, 90-ft, frontage. FLA
financing avail. S11,950.
$14, ,95o-You have never seen any
= thing like 1t, Imagine q 32-ft. hv.
rm with brick firepl., built-in
bookcases on both sides, built-in
wood box. tremendous picture win
dow tmagniticent yiew), sep. din.
space. patio, tiled bath Ali this on
huge, wooded, Handicapped lot with
loads of privacy. Walking. distance
to schools. shopping and transp
20 min. D. c.. 90 min. to Fort
Meade. Substantial cash. First time
offered.
BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED on lot,
l00-ft. frontage. Lovely 3-bedfm.
brick; 2 full baths. sep. din. rm..
lgs; equipped BIT. With exhaust fan:
to- to Md. ds. D.. Plant % Industry dt 1 S5 G9ap MIN.
to D. c.: mr.. schools. SI6,800.
UNIVERSITY PARK AREA--New
listing. Cool. clean, comfortable
home: 4 bedrms. and den, 2M
baths; oil h.-w.h.: Q lge. porches,
screened; big lot. plenty Of shade;
ideal neighborhood. Asking S20,950
BURCH REALTY co.
e138 Baltimore Blvd. College Park
TO. 9-69a2 Till 9:30
Ewes, WA 7-S749 --l7
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RanbIers of Distinction
WILI TRADE

w 4A@A 44bEA12
Hays . corner 65x145. In Bervyn,
Nd. frame BUNGALOW, TO trade on
2 $4,000 70 $4,000 rambler;
lately zoned first commercial. Cail
daily, OIL 2-O2oS; after 9 pm.
WE. 6-6646. -l6
WANT A HOME?
Il so. call RE. b-7735. between 8
from $1,000 % SIS. 500. represent.
ing J. C. MURRAY, JR., Real
Estate Broker, Builder and DeYel-
oper. 10. 7-3434. III
5o19 ONTARIO ROAD
OPEN SUNDAY, 8 TO 6
Lovely 3-bedrm. brick rambler, rec,
rnn.. gas h.-v.h., Anchor-fenced
yard. 81, 500, subject to grd. lease
4ee lst trust, eony. terms avail
Out .. g. I to light ct, Hollywood
Inn. right to 61st ave-, left = blks
to Ontario. See Mr.. Sheehan. AP
1904 with M. PAUL HANNAH,
732 18th st. NV. ME- S-4I00:
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GREEN MEADOWS

rm. equipped kit: rear fenced lot
with plenty shrubs and flowers; de-
tached garage; near shopping CEN
ter and transportation.
Prince Georges Realty Co.
uN. 4-1t68 WA. 7-6655
-17
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FoRESTvILLE

cI PP hPPRovED. sSTIe s1S.saoo
b403 punthrey dr.; features 2 bed
rms. ltv. rm., equipped kit, tiled
bath: fenced yard; oil heat; Ice.
lot; $3.50 down. 10. $4,000.
West 81 Dixon, Realtors
liz
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DEL RAY HOME
Reduced $4,000. Now Only S17.600,
Terms. Rents 20Hs
XII. S.7039 OR XXI. 0-SSoz

n xsins3Sn loys, MG caESSsanS aSsasS SET S2sE
poreh ssrsse. x cornsT @ lot ptsRa sEts NICE ice
trees. and shrubs, fenced I'd, S1S,-
25o. 2633 N. nottingham st.. KE
COMPLETELY AiR-cONDTTTONED
LYON VILLAGE BY OWNER
Immediate possession. The lovely
pense To suit our discriminstins
taste must be sold and must BE-
seen bedrooms, 2 baths, e pow
der rooms. garase, rec, rm. With
tirepl., numerous extras. $40, ,pb0.
Low town -p4ft Balance on easy
terms. IA. 2-H7b or KE. e-5os2.
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white frame house, Spacious rooms
pi..eg lS T eSSeea Seea fTl Ssar 01ta ma eSm Siss
taee for studio or workshop. Less
than 10 min. to. Memorial o.
Chain Bridges. Asking, 500. 800
Open Sat. and Sun. go. Call IA.
2.4l22 or see your broker. l7S
$iS.soo; HnIbapa 81 approvsa wsIn iS' bedsms Ssms
fireplace In liv. rm.. kit. equipped
with dishwasher. garbage dispose
unit, range and refgr. Fenced reaI
yard, fne area. MANNAS REALTY
JE. H-311l. III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Employment Service
And Claims Office
Get Same Quarters

New quarters which bring to-
gether functions Of the United
States Employment Service and
the claims office of the District
Unemployment Compensation
Board win be open tomorrow at
1924 F street NV.
Unemployed workers In all oc-
equations except unskilled labor
ers can register for jobs, receive
counselling and file claims for
unemployment insurance benefits
in the building.
Employers may have their en-
ployment needs serviced, and will
have better interviewing facili-
ties.
Facilitation Of coordination
between the two agencies will re-
suit in better service to the pub
lie, according to the announce
ment.
Only the claims Office at which
unemployed workers file their
claims, will move to the new
quarters from the Unemployment
Compensation Board. Claimants
may report weekly to file their
claims. rather than bi-weekly as
in the past. This is expected to
speed up issuance Of unemploy-
ment compensation payments.
Other services of the board
will remain at 451 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
The Employment Service will
maintain an ONCE at sos K street
NV. to help unskilled laborers
find employment. ALI other oc-
equations will be served at the
F street address. The Veterans
Employment Representative for
the District also is housed in
the new quarters.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
will lead official opening cere-
monies dedicating the new quar-
tiers at 2:30 pm, April Is. Sec
rotary of Labor Mitchell and
others will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
County Budget Hearing
Set In Leesburq Monday

LEESBURG, Va, April Q (Spe-
ciaD A public hearing will be
held in the Court House at Lees
burg at 1880 pm, Monday on
the county budget.
The budget totals $940,O11
and an estimated tax rate of
$40 per $500 of assessed valua-
ton is required to finance it.
Largest single item in the
record budget is $630,000 re-
quested by the school board Part
Of this amount is for salary in
creases for teachers. County PTA
president Loren Pope has urged
school patrons to attend Mon
days meeting to support the in
creased school request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

White Green Blue Gold Pink
The easiest way we know to set on elegant
toble on modest budget. Fine quality
cotton and royon donosk provides q Iustrous
background for your china and siIvewore
and it wears and washes beautifully. Floral
and scroll pottern Buy several sets now
for bridal, shower or hostess gifts.
Lansburghs- Floor
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Reg. 2.08 Imported Pastel
Rayon and Cotton Dan,ask
Pastel Dinner
Cloth Sets
IFI 56x76" cIotl
II s Matching N

56x76" Cloth and
s Matching Napkins
Evening star., 1955-02-06

you. saying that have asked you to carry
out an appraisal of the farm. I'd be enor-
mously grateful to you"
replied by cable = and rather too conf
IDENTIFY: Identification simple as have pho
togTaph of forger. Sympathy. Wickwre."
l then went to Wells Pennsylvania farm.
Horace Wells having paved my way, no one
questioned my arrival -noone, that is, except
an enormous. liver -coaored dog, who appeared
as walked up the lane from the village taxi.
He looked rather like the Hound of the Basker-
villes and uttered deep gowl which stopped
me IN my tracks. However. like dogs and
can say honestly that they like me, SO put
out my hand. palm downward in the etiquette
right thinking dogs expect. He shifted at my
hand. examining my shoes and my bag, appar-
emily decided in my favor and wagged his tail.
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The cots evil
eyes stored ot
me UnbIinkingly

l scratched his ears. the tail wagged faster.
there was some sound and the dog loped
swiftly away as the house door opened.
A thin, nondescript sort of man came to
meet me- MIR Wickwire? We expected you.
I'm John CTandel. You're just in time for
dinner"
1t was then that my reliance upon the
photograph suffered its first shock And when
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lll9sffes<sl P<tzf ls'e<ssH

he led me into the house and introduced me
to Mrs. henderson and to Lisa Benly. my
heart sank. realized at once that my conf
dence was decidedly premature. The face IN
the photograph had to be the face of one Of
the three - and couldn't tell which one.
to dinner where munched roast pheasant.
listened to the talk around the table (which
did not so much as mention Lassiter Wells,
dead only three days, and Tended off red
setter who snatched at biscuit in my hand
The talk was mainly of dogs and horses of
which there seemed to be an inordinate sup
ply. not only on the farm but in the dining
room. Horses, painted in oils, with brass
name plates and moody expressions stared at
me from the walls. Dogs painted, scratched
and thumped around our feet. although my
liver-colored friend was not among them. A
fat houseman served salad and was the only
person present who could not be the murderer
and this was simply because he was fat.
finished my pheasant. A large Siamese
cat appeared in the door of the library and
achieved the table top, pheasant bone from
my plate and the library again with what
appeared to be one leap. The dogs streamed
after him. Nobody so much as lifted an eye
brow: baffied yells came presently from the
library suggesting that the cat had eluded his
pnsuers; and dessert was placed on the table.
Chloe Henderson suggested bridge and we
adjourned to the library. A gun cabinet = the
gun cabinet - was built into the wall across
the room. Mrs Henderson poured coffee and
led the way to the bridge table.
Il live next door" she told me. Its so
dear of Horace to invite me to stay here while
my house is being redecorated"
JOHN CRANDEL gave her a glowering look.
You're spendthrift. Chloe. You'd have
done better to put that money in new roof
for your cattle barn."
She shrugged pgettily Il was thankful that
was here when the tragedy occurred. Poor
Horace sent him cable at once
noticed John giowering again. and then
decided to risk a direct question. You were
referring to Lassiter Wells suicide? Horace
wrote to me about II. just how did it happen?"
Chloe Henderson said, 1T was dreadful.
None Of US had any idea that he was thinking
of such thing. We were asleep and there was
just the sound Of the gun. shocking By the
time we got thoroughly awake and the lights
turned on and - as Lassiter didn't come into
the hall. we went into his room = by that
time he was was dead. He must have died
at once; told Horace that"
could think Of nothing to say in response
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to this information and, as matter of fact,
was still trying and failing to identify one of
the three faces around the bridge table as the
face of the photograph in my pocket.
Its existence was not due to chance We
had had some petty fWgeries at the bank
Now I need not say that there is certain
prejudice in banking circles against forgery.
There is also sound reason for taking action
regarding it for. as may not be generally
known. bank protects its depositors'
accounts to the extent of making good any
fraudulent checks which have been mistakenly
cashed. So the forgeries had to be stopped
and one of the measures we took was the
installation Of cameras at the tellers' windows.
and a workable plan not only for quietly talk
ing the picture Of any face presenting itself at
the window. but for filing the resultant photo
graph and the requisite datum concerning it.
The experiment had been in operation at the
time of the Wells forgery; photograph Of the
person who had posed as Lassiter Wells and
consequently available to me.
Bur the fact was. and was obliged to accept
it. the face in the photograph could have been
almost anybody's face. Perhaps the teller had
not chosen an auspicious moment for pressing
the lever of the camera; the head was bent
and the face shadowed by hat pulled low
over the eyes. But mainly it was one of
those faces which seem to fade to complete
anonymity before camera - and had per-
ceived its anonymity only when the problem
Of specific Identification presented itself l
was not even sure, now. whether it was the
face of a man or woman. The person pic
tMed wore mans clothing. but women have
on occasion successfully assumed mans dress
The face was slender blob. the hair cut short.
That was all.
And the three people around the table
might each have been in state of disguise 50
far as any likeness or unlikeness to the photo
graph was concerned. John Crandel was
totally unren,arkable; his was the kind of face
one might see hundred times day and fail
to note. Chloe Henderson, slender and attrac-
tive, was so heavily made up with eyebrow
pencil lipstick and such that her face was like
a painted mask
And Lisa Benly, slender. too. was masked
in another way for she wore no makeup at
all which left her face bare and slightly shin
ing oval, as unremarkable as John Crandel's
face. Mrs. Henderson's hair was black and
curly: Lisa Benly's was straight and brown
But both women wore their hair cut very
short. Inwardly cursed the current feminine
fashion - and wished that Horace Wells had
called on more expert assistance than mine
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0M of the three people seated with me
" around the dinner table of the luxurious
farmhouse was not only forgeT but mur-
derer This I knew. And had the picture Of
the criminal in my pocket at that moment.
The bizarre thing was that was quite unable
1t was letter which set the events of that
evening in their strange and indeed frighten-
= ing course. My name is James Wickwire:
am senior vice president Of the bank within
whose walls have spent most Of my life. The
letter, urgent and armail, was from my life
time friend and client, Horace Wells. posted
from Rome where he was serving on diplo-
matte mission.
Dear Jim:
You may have seen IN the papers that my
nephew, Lassiter Wells, was found dead last
night in his room at the farm. He had been
shot, and the gun was one from my own gun
cabinet in the library. They say his finger
prints were on it. Fakery. of course. But the
police have called this suicide know it is
murder.
Let me give you all the facts. Lassiter
acted asmy secretary, and yesterday received
a long cable from him. saying he had dis
covered a forged check on my account The
check. torn out of my farm checkbook. was
drawn to Lassiter for two thousand dollars
and was indorsed by forgery Of his name.
My name was similarly forged on the face II
was cashed at your bank where Lassiter isn't
known.
"Lassiter's cable informed me that his wal
let containing club membership cards and that
sort of thing had been missing for day or
two. and presumably this was used for identi
6cation at the bank. He suspected who had
taken it. and this gave him the identity of the
aalprit. whose name he said he wanted to
withhold from me till he had finished an inves-
tigation He was shot that night. only few
hours after he sent the cable.
There were just three people in the house
at the time Of the murder who could have had
access to the checkbook. since the farm and
house help live outside the main house. These
three are John Crandel. my farm manager,
Lisa Benly. his assistant. and Chloe Hender
son, young widow who is my guest. and any
one of them could have had access to the check
book. Jim. will you go to the farm and clear
this up for me? III cable Crandel to expect
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Thi. Week M.sa.;n- te..,..,y .. Iss5
Evening star., 1955-02-06

OUR FICTION EDITOR SAYS: The prry
connect Near York banker, james Wick
srire. is in for is again. We are afraid he
nerev seiH HnGevstspd SHY he is called
Evening star., 1955-07-13
HERoics UP TO .GRIFFs IN .56
Pierce, Mantle Show
Most Disappointment

MILWAUKEE,. July Is R.-
Probably the two most disap-
pointed American Leaguers after
their 6-5, 12-inning loss to the
National League All-Stars yes
terday were Billy Pierce of the
White Sox and Mickey Mantle of
the Yankees, although others
were bitter.
''It's tough to lose after lead
ing 5-0." said Pierce, the little
lefthander who handcuffed the
Nationals for the first three in
nings and figured to get the
victory If the lead stood UP. He
got everybody in order after
granting a leadoff single to Red
Schoendienst, who promptly was
caught stealing.
Mantle's 425-foot, three-run
homer in the first was the games
longest blow. Mickey also had
a single and made two fine run
ming catches of short drives.
Early Wynn also showed well
for the Americans, allowing
three hits in banking the Ma
tionals over the middle innings.
And Sullivan looked good in
three and one-third scoreless
relief innings before Stan Musial
Evening star., 1955-07-13

tagged him with the game-win-
ming homer.
The Red Sox ace. kicking HIM
self mentally. said the gopher
pitch was a fast ball right down
the middle.
The All-Star pattern these
days calls for the hometown
hero to take the bows. Last year
in Cleveland AL Rosen hit two
homers and drove in five runs.
Yesterday Gene Conley Of Mil
waukee was the winner.
All the American League has
to do now is figure out a way
for a Washington player to star
when they play the 23d game at
Griffith Stadium in Sc.
Manager Leo Durocher of the
Nationals was not surprised by
his teams uphill victory.
"When we were trailing 40
and even SO after six innings, "
he said. "our bench was like a
bunch Of spirited college kids.
We nearly ran out of players,
but we didn't run out of spirit,
and that's what told the story"
Although the victory went to
See SIDELIGHTS, Page C-5
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Record Game e-Wrecking Homer Proves
DownhiII Days Are Far AWAY
NASHUA BETTERS WORLD MARK
FOR S FURLONGS IN WORKOUT

CHICAGO. July 13 G1.-Jockey Eddie Arcaros reunion
with Nashua highly successful today-together
they bettered the worlds hvefurlong record early
morning workout.
Belar Studs great 3-year-old roared through th
9smile distance in 562s seconds, cutting two-fths of
second of the world mark set in 1851 by Encantadora
3-year-old running at Centennial Park Denver.
Arcaro currently riding at Jamaica N Y flew in espe-
cially for the workout He's scheduled ride Nashua in
Saturdays $15500o Arlington classic one-mle
3-year-olds.
better for him.
IF I'd known he running that fast" he said, "Td
have tried to slow him down. but that's like trying
to slow down a jet plane"
Arcaro said Nashua is a much better horse than
he in the Kentucky Derby and hes getting better
the time"
Evening star., 1955-07-13
'Bass|er Again
Proves Mastery
OF 0fTopCourses
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY

Charley Bassler can be justly
proud Of two of his achieve
ments in winning the Maryland
Open championship for the
fourth time yesterday.
First, that nobody ever had
played Baltimore Country Clubs
Five Farms course in 1856 strokes
for 36 holes, and the magnificent
test of golf near Timonium has
been host to two national cham
|pionships and many sectional
ones where two rounds were
played in one day.
And. that in winning the State
Open four times, Bassler has
done it over four of the five
top golf courses in Maryland
Columbia. Chevy Chase. Prince
Georges and Five Farms.
Bassler's 68-68 over the par-70
layout for the final two rounds
of the 35th annual State Open
may not have been a shotmaking
masterpiece-he one-putted 10
greens both rounds-but he had
the ball in play most of the time
and played extremely well under
pressure.
Charley was seven shots out
of the lead after his temper-in-
Ispired rs in the first round Mon
day. but he passed all but Clar-
ence Doser of Woodmont with
his first 68 yesterday and then
|breezed past Doser with his Sec
ond one. For his 75-68-68, a
one-over-par 211. he received
$3.50 and a silver cup.
Bassler, 32-year-old pro at the
Rolling Road Club in Cations
willie. Md, tied AL Houghton's
record of four Maryland Opens.
Houghton, in Iceland, where he
is giving golf clinics, missed the
event for the first time in years.
Charley. an immaculate, hand
some fellow with coal-black hair,
was not his usual dashing self
once he gained the lead. He
still was peeved over not having
been permitted a practice round
and seemed to be playing on de-
See OPEN GOLF, Page ca