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Evening star., 1955-10-26
Law to Prohibit
Bait Advertising
Urged BY Winston

Al State statute to prohibit
'.bait' advertising and other sin-
Iscrupulous business practices wa
recommended today by William
IL. Winston. Arlington Democra-
Itic candidate for the Genera
Assembly.
Mr.. Winston said such q Law
would provide needed protection
for Arms which voluntarily abide
by the Better Business Bureau
standards.
Businesses would be forbidden
also TO stamper with an adver-
ltised article to make it defective
|so that other merchandise may
lbe sold and to switch articles
ordered by telephone with thu
Intent to defraud.
Emphasizing that there are
relatively few firms In the nearby
Virginia area which are engaged
lin such practices today. Mr.
winston said:
There Is no surer way to keer
such concerns from operating ir
Ia community than by the enact.
Iment Of legislation TO provide
minimum fair practice stand
ards.
II elected, the candidate said
|he win introduce legislation Il
make such tactics q criminal Of
Tense. Fines would be provided
for those convicted In addition
Ito injunctive relief against the
defenders.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
STOVE EXPLo oSiON
DEsT ROYs LIQUOR
STORED IN BROlL ER

Arlington firef1eEl this
morning received a rush m
vitation to an explosive
aftermath Of 4 Sunday night
party at 1916 North Seven
7 teenth street.
Mrs. Ernest d. Oakland
extended the invitation BY
telephone when there was an
explosion In 3 stove d few
minutes after she lit It to get
breakfast underway.
/ a bottle Of Sin and anoth-
er Of vermouth had been
stored in the hroiler section
of the stove as part Of the
bar set up during the party.
Mrs. Oakland explained. The
martini ingredients had re-
NAMED there. forgotten.
until they were set OF by the
heat.
Damage was slight and no
one was injured.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Maryland u. Foculty Senote
Elects z to Executive Group

|mittee were Or. Russell b. Allen
|of the college Of engineering;
Prof, Russell Reno, school d
laws; DR.. b. G. Smith. assistant
dear, OF medicine: Or. Leor
Smith. dean Of the college 81
ARTS and sciences; DR.. Carol
Cox Of the college Of agriculture;
In. Ronald Bamford, dean 81
the graduate school, and Or
Peter Lejins OF the. college 81
arts and sciences. DR.. Harolt
Cotterinar, dean Of the faculty
also is q member OF the COM
|mittee.
All fulltime faculty members
with the rank Of instructor o.
above are member Of the iIniver-
|sity's newly created faculty as
|sembly. They, In turn. elect the
senate which has one member foi
each II faculty members. with al
least two senators from each coll
lege or school OF the university
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Movie Recruits U. 5. Aides
For House Extro Session

planned. II had experience Ii
Western High School theatricals,
That was years ago. Of course.
In the parliamentarian's chair
for this nomination for eight Os-
cars was Edward j. Kelly, super
intendent of National Capital
Parks. AS one OF the members
Iof the House was +. Sutton Jett
Mr.. Kelly's assistant.
Department Quorum
In fact, National Park Service
and the interior Department had
the quorum Of the dayaad Il
the credits don't say 50. Secre-
Itary Mckay is going TO want Y
know why.
The episode proves one thing
conclusively. Actors are born
not made.
Two assistant directors ex-
planned yesterdays action.
.Sit there and be natural
yoll'lI pardon the expression. moi
like dummiesand when Miss
Holiday leaps up and says Mr.
Congressman, I'd like to know
why 1, all you do Is turn yotii
heads quickly to look ut her.
That's all there Is to 1t. except
perhaps, where can you get .
solid gold Cadillac for si945?
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Sharpe Seeks Meeting
On Teacher SIosF,

|l1eads on reversing their action,
lit appeared. One city Official
today said he had been told
nothing earlier about any pros-
Ipect Of oversize classes and that
|so far he was not convinced the
teacher need was as urgent as
|Dr. Corning indicated.
The school superintendent yes
terday said If school budget cuts,
particularly the teacher slash,
ARE as drastic as reported the
public schools have sustained q
loss which is more extreme and
critical than any in recent
years"
Meanwhile, John B. Gillilland.
president of the District Con-
|gress Of Parents and Teachers.
said today his organization is
backing the restoration move
fully.
The school system will face q
worse teacher shortage next fall
than one that has aroused
|PTAs this fall unless teacher
funds are increased, he said.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Zoniing Ordinance Action
Put off for Upper County

and Grover Walker aligned IN
favor Of an immediate effective
Izoning law for the up-cosinty
area, while the other four nner1-
|bers opposed it. The same split
previously delayed enforcement
|of the ordinance.
The council adopted an ordi-
nance setting up taxicab regu-
|lations for the first time. The
ordinance, effective November !,
lstipulates that meters be in
stalled in all cabs and sets up
basic fare schedule Of SO cents
for the first mile and a half and
IS cents for each additional NTH
of a mile.
Councilman Wilbur N, Baugh-
man said the ordinances limit
OF $50 cabs--l0 more than are
now licensed In the county
"unduly restricts competition. |.
He voted against the measure.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
By the AssocIiIIatsd press

The senate Of the University
|of Maryland faculty elected
seven executive committee mem-
|hers today and voted not to In
|vite the press to future meet-
|ings.
The senate said ii felt itself
Ito be q working committee Of
the general faculty and all in
formation to be released from
THE senate would come through
THE normal channels Of the uni-
|yersity's news service.
The senate also tabled until
the next meeting d request BY
the Student Government Assoc
citation that one Of Its members
be allowed to engage In senate
discussion without q vote.
The Executive Committee Is
made up OF the university's
president, Or. Wilson H. Elkins,
and seven members OF the
Senate. Elected to the COM
Evening star., 1955-10-26

Upper Montgomery County
win be free Of zoning restrictions
for the remainder Of 1851.
This condition was assured yes
terday when the County Council,
by q 4-to-3 vote. decided anew 70
postpone enforcement Of q tenn
porary ordinance. scheduled to
go into effect on November |,
and to await creation Of a per-
Inanent ordinance.
Counciiwoman Stella Werner
bitterly attacked the action,
charging the council was giving
In to real estate dealers.
Councilman Charles Jamison
termed the temporary ordinance
"starry-eyed'' and declared "the
people have shown they won't
take It,"
The 4-to-3 vote found the
council president. Mrs. Werner
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Petition Urges Pepco
I 0 Build in Monteome

FPEPCo serves no customers In
Ioudoun County and that Mont
gomery residents. served by
|PEPCo would be forced to pay
approximately 100000 a year in
taxes through their electric bills
TO Loudoun.
The tax revenues. when re-
leased to the cost Of schools.
which are so critically needed
throughout the county Mont
gomery1, viii build at least one
major or two elementary schools
per year In either Loudou, or
Montgomery County the pc
tition states.
Called Fund Gift
SHOULD PEPcO build its plant
ia Loudoun County. the citizens
Iof Lcudoun County would be re-
iceiving the money equivalent oi
these schools annually as gifts
extracted by PEPCO from citi-
lzens Of Montgomery County over
their vigorous protests z the pc
ltition continues.
The power company is con.
lsidering q site In Loudoun Counts
lon the Potomac River directly
across from Montgomery about
lis miles above Seneca Greek.
The committee Of Montgomery
residents contend such q loca,
ltion would be unfair to Mont.
lgomery taxpayers and customer,
lof PEPCO.
Although 90 per cent Of itl
customers outside the Districi
lof Columbia are III Maryland
the power company has no powel
generating facilities In Mary.
land Z the committee said In /
press release.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Father Of 5 Held
On Morals Count

"A 36-year-old tile setter was
charged by Prince Georges
County police yesterday with
icarnal knowledge and contribut-
ling to the delinquency of a IA
|year-old girl.
The man is Harry G. wilkins
Iof the 1900 block of Russell
avenue In the Haywood Apart
Ements near Hyattsville.
Police said wilkins has two
children by his first wife. the
oldest IL years Of age. and one
child by his second wife. from
whom he Is separssed. Wilkins
was released on $500 bond pend
Ing d hearing on November 8
I'm Police Court in Upper Marl-
Ihoro.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Candidates Stray Shots
Hitting Mono ponents

ION deposit Of which only IA
per cent is In banks out of Ar.
Ilington County. OF this latter
amount, III per cent il drawing
Interest, be said.
why Is any Of that money
deposited out Of the county n
Mr.. Macpherson went on. 1T /.
ITO get you the maximum interesi
ION your tax money. He said
the county had earned S85. .o0l
lin bond money not Immediately
needed by his having placed Il
lon deposit 1T interest III ths
banks.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Washington ST.
|Rezoning OK'd

The Alexandra City Council
has approved rezoning for q $2.S
million commercial building In
the 800 block Of North WASH
Eington street. which probably
will signal the beginning of q
commercial hliild-up on the main
north-south highway through
the city.
The Council last night also
asked the city planning depart
lnent to proceed with develop
rnent Of a report released yes
Iterday which recommended en-
Ilargement of the city's central
business area along Washington
street.
The rezoning request was
made by q i5-raeniber corpora
| Ition Of prominent Alexandra
businessmen. Robert ". II. Dun
can, d member Of the group and
the real estate man handling the
project, said the proposed build
ling would be seven stories in the
Icenter with four stories on the
Iedges. II would occupy the block
bounded by Washington, prin-
cess, Queen and Columbus
streets.
The rezoning from residential
was approved by q 5-to-2 vote,
with CounciImen John Ticer and
Frank E. Mann opposing. Mr.
Mann and Mr.. Ticer said they
Thought action should be delayed
until comprehensive plan for
Washington street Is drawn.
The planning department. re-
port, submitted by Planning Di-
rector Denis Cahili. envisions
Alexandra as the shopping
center for Northern Virginia. /.
l00-Block Area
1t recommends that about 100
blocks running east and west
along King street and north and
south along Washington street
he designated as special business
districts. About 80 Of these
blocks. most along Washington
street, are now residential.
The districts, four blocks wide,
would run along Washington
street from Franklin to Second
streets and along King street
from the Potomac River TO the
railroad tracks near the Masonic
Temple.
The Council also committed
itself to funds for approaches
Ito the proposed Jones Point
bridge across the Potomac. How
ever, the Council said its action
does not approve placing any
approach east Of Washington
street.
Residents Of the Old Town
section have objected strongly
to any approach that might dis
lrupt that part OF the city The
Council has set up $25O.0o0 in
a bond issue as its one-fourth
share Of the approaches but has
stressed 1t still must approve
specific locations.
Evening star., 1955-10-26
Officer Charged
In Girl Shooting

Court-niartial charges have
been preferred against an Army
lieutenant accused Of shooting
an l8-year-old girl during a re-
cent officers club party at Fort
IBeipoir. Va
This was reported today IN
connection with an announce
|inent that the victim of the
shooting was taken of the serious
list at the Fort Belvoir hospital
and sent home TO recuperate.
The accused officer Is 1t.
George r. Balcom. 50. commands
ing ofiicer Of Co. 3. 575til Engi-
'neer Battalion, at Fort Belyoir.
The lieutenant. who lived at 207
Belle View road. Alexandra. has
been confined in the post stock
ade since his arrest shortly after
the shooting about II pm. Oc-
toher is.
The victim was Miss Sylvia
Miller of feesburg. Va. d steno-
grapher at the Navy Annex In
Arlington. She suffered ~
Icaliher bullet wounds In the alb
Idomen chest and left arm.
Al post spokesman reported
that court-raartial papers were
preferred hy III. Balcom's super
'ior Officer, 1t. Col. Donald r
Rogers, commander Of the 575th
Battalion. They accuse him oi
violation of three articles Of the
Uniform Code Of Military Justice
One deals with making false
official statements; another with
assault charges. and the third
includes assault with intent 70
commit murder.
Conviction on all the court
martial charges. the Army said
could carry a maximum penalty
Iof dismissal from the service.
forfeiture Of pay and allowances
and confinement at hard labor
up to 20 years. Conviction on
the assault with intent TO COM
NIT murder count alone could
carry a 20-year maximum con.
Ifinement penalty.
1t. Balcom likewise could face
criminal charges Id Federal
Court growing out Of the same
case, which would have to be
instituted by the Justice De-
partment. So far that has moi
been done, according to Harlan
Freeman, assistant United States
attorney for the Federal Court
district in Alexandria. which
would have jurisdiction should
THE Government decide to prose-
cute. In any event. the lieuten-
amt could not be tried In both
| the Army and civil court. with
trial in one automatically barr
ring trial In the other, Mr.. Free
/ -, = - enfI
Evening star., 1955-10-26
ID CHARLES !. YARBRoUCH

4s4..5
with slightly more anonymity
than the congressional delega-
ton from Alaska. hometown
movie extras put the House OF
Representatives back In business
yesterday
The extra session was called
for the Washington scenes Of
Columbia Pictures production Of
the Broadway hit. The Solid
Gold Cadillac. and Z proposal
to double the pay Of Govern
Iment employees would have car
Iried unanimously, All OF the
extras were ali Government en-
Iployes except me
Like many another star. the
role was thrust upon me. That
the professional caterers served
ham at lunch was 3 coincidence
II ignored with more aplornh than
i did the food.
Typical Production
In b way it was typical oi
many House sessions. They
worked all day long for 80 sec
onds result on the fllm. They
kept turning back the clock for
purposes Of continuity.
The extras. taking the parts
|of House members, were on hand
|at 9 am. sharp. AS they filed
In. d guard observed: 1T don't
look like we'll need q roll call
today. They all seem 10 be pres
|ent and accounted for"
The only accredited member
Iof the House. Representative
wilson. Republican Of Indiana,
had some time to kill and Just
dropped In. Hell be there when
1.-THE movie hits the screens some
eight months hence and the
people OF Bedford, Ind. are go
ling to love It.
Mr.. Wilson was asked by one
lof the directors II the scenes ap-
Ipeared normal.
Well Z he explained. II see q
lot OF new faces around here. ]
Just hope there isn't that much
tof q turnover next time
+ q z K
Wilson To Frame Pay
In the case Of the extras. the
base pay Of 1929 is for watt
ing. The talent Is donated, Al
well 1t should be. Representa-
tive Wilson will get his.
4 intend to frame 1t. Z he
vowed.
Columbia brought In so peo-
pie, including the stars. Judy
| Holiday and Paul Douglas; six
Etruckloads Of equipment from
New York and the 200 extras
from hereabouts. Electricians
land lighting experts swarrned
over the House chamber fol
hours.
Rehearsal was brief. The
takes were numerous. They even
took out five seats. Patiently,
almost reverently In difference 70
the locale, the extras sat there,
isquirrning less than the certified
occupants.
This. " said Representative
Wilson, "is the quietest I've ever
iseen 1t in here" You could have
heard a hot water bottle hit q
ping -pong ball.
This was about the time Fish
bait Miller, the official doorkeep-
Ter Of the House, strobe In with
some valuable technical advice.
Before 1t was over, Director
Richard Quine was uncertain as
Ito just who was directing the
picture,
Eye on Souvenirs
one Of Mr.. Miller's duties al
1.-THE behest Of official Parliamen-
Itarians Louis Deschler and vii
liam T Ray--was to watch that
Igavel and ink well--we don't
want them stolen"
IN brilliant green tail-to-tle-
wind sports shirt. Mr.. Miller was
Eup to his role with q helpful
hand. With the other, he was
even helping serve the lunch.
When the movie appears, the
man In Speaker Rayhurn's in-
posing chair will be I. W.. Mem
|delsohn. 81, of $3.50 Thirtieth
street NV, q sanitary engineer
for the Interior Department.
"oh, yes," Mr.. Mendelsohn ex-
Evening star., 1955-10-26
By ALEX h. PRESTON

Ariingtoriss already complex
political picture Is becoming
more intricate as candidates for
SPECIFIC offices start taking pot
shots at other candidates for diff
Iferent offices.
That Is what happened when
IN aspirants la the November 8
election appeared before the
Organized Women Voters lunch
Icon yesterday.
For example. d Republican
candidate for the House Of Dele
gates criticized the Democratic
Commemorative attorney about
AN opinion on taxes; the Com
Imonweaithis attorney retofted he
believed he had given the proper
legal opinion to the Republican
county treasurer; the treasurer
Isaid he had saved Arlingtonss
taxpayers nm average Of SO on
their tax bills by following, in
stead. the opinion of the Demo-
cratic attorney general.
Then. too, the Republican
candidate for county Judge re-
lbutted q Democratic State Sem
Iatorss comments about the two
party system In Virginia while
two COP. Delegate candidates
Ihopped on the Democrats Id
general and the State Senator
lin particular about making their
views known on public school
segregation.
Aims at Democrats
Republican Francis c. Browne,
candidate for Delegate. seemed
ito be scattering his fire at all
the Democratic contenders ex-
Icept those who were running di-
Irectly against him.
The Democratic Party in Vir-
Iginia is SO evenly divided between
the conservatives and the Young
Turk. liberals. Mr.. Browne con-
tended, % handful Of Republi-
cans can hold the balance OF
power in the Legislature.
State Senator Charles r. Fem
wick, Democrat. wondered why
Republicans In Virginia are in
lterested In q two-party system,
while the g. o. r. In Maine Is
satisfied with one-party control.
John A. Tillema. Republican
candidate for Judge, responded
that the old adage. AS Maine
lgoes. so goes the Nation. dis
proves any conclusion that Maine
IFS q one-party State. Also, he
added, Maine elected a Demo-
cratic Governor last year.
| Among those who confined
his political attacks on an op-
lponent for the same Office was
Delegate j. Maynard Magruder,
Democratic nominee for county
treasurer.
Last year" Mr.. Magruder said
smy opponent, Colin G. Mac
lPherson, as Arlington's treas
lurer. asked the State Commits
sion on Local Debt to approve
Ibis action in depositing county
funds in two out-of-State banks
| in the past several years. The
commission notified Mr.. Mac
IPherson that they could not ap-
prove something that had al
ready been done but would ap-
prove the banks for future de-
posts II arrangements were made
for adequately securing the
Icounty's deposits through escrow
agreements.
Still No Action
Early this month, nearly one
year after Mr.. MacP Pherson's re-
quest for approval Of the two
banks. the commission had still
mot been notified Of what action
lhe had taken to meet the con-
Iditions It laid down. I
Mr. MACPHERSON, a Republi-
Ican. said that when he took Of
Ifice, the county had $2.5 million
lon deposit In banks with SO per
cent Of that out Of the county
and earning no interest. He gave
| figures showing deposits out Of
the county have decreased per-
lcentagewise-to the present time
when there Is about 80 million
Evening star., 1955-10-26

A petition is being circulated
Ia Montgomery County protest.
Ing Potomac Electric Power Co.'S
plan to locate its new 500 mil
lion plant In Loudoun County.
va.
The scitizens Committee to
Bring Pepco's Proposed 500
Million Power Plant to Mont
|gomery County, and the Be-
|thesda Chamber Of Commerce
|are behind the movement.
The petition calls on Gov. Nc
|Keldin, Senators Butler and
|Beail and Representative Hyde,
Ian Of Maryland. and the County
Council TO immediately do all
within their power to insure that
the proposed Pepco plant win be
located In Montgomery County
The committee Is headed BIZ
retired Vice Admiral Ralph s
Riggs. Vice chairman IS WayerlJ
Taylor. an area builder and de.
IpelOper. Others are wv. w. Rap.
LEY. George Vournas and RolIir
Atwood.
OfIicials To Meet
Meanwhile It was learned thai
fPepco President r. Roy Dunr
has requested q meeting witt
Montgomery County Manager
I'M. 4. Reese and Representatives
lof the council at 2::30 pm. TO.
lday in Rockville.
| II also was reported that tn,
montgomery County Council D
Parent Teacher Associations las
might voted to send q letter /,
lGov. McKeldin urging him t,
5lact to secure the plant for tlal
county.
/ The petition asserts tlla
Evening star., 1955-10-26
.Shriners Oyster Fete

Shriners Of the Almas Temple
will hold their 18th annual Oyster
Festival at 2 pm. Saturday in
the grand ballroom of the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-11-11

washington, D. G.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II. 1855
Evening star., 1955-11-11
FAMOUS FABLES
BY z. E. EDGAR

HEARING: One night at a
party, Thomas Edison wandered
away from the other guests and
took a seat in a secluded corner.
The hostess suspected that he
had left because he was sensitive
about his deafness.
How is it. Mr.. Edison" she
asked, that you. who have in
vented so many things, have
not invented something to i'm
prove your hearing?"
Edison nodded his head in the
direction Of the other guests,
who were chattering excitedly
about some trivial topic.
II hear more than / need to,
as 1t is," he replied.
MOTIVE: One morning, when
playwright Charles Macarthur
was working In Hollywood, he
was summoned to his producers
office for a story conference.
"Your script is great" en-
Unused the producer, "but the
hero's role will have to be re-
|vised. He should behave in a
more virile. more forceful man
Iner."
.
But that would be out of
character" protested the play
wright. "What could motiyate
him to behave in such a way?"
Because" explained the pro-
Iducer. I'm getting Clark Gable
to play the part
"That," demanded Macarthur,
'is a motive?"
Evening star., 1955-11-11
BOY MEETS GIRL

the territories Of the Punjab.
Kashmir, and Sindh.
In order to select . name for
his imaginary promised land, the
poet took the initial letters OF
Punjab. Kashmir and Sindh
tP. K. 81, combined them with
the Persian word stan, country .
and coined the name Pakistan,
HK-ee-STAHN.
Mr.. B. writes to me that, when
the MosleinS, in the course OF
the last few decades, hoped to
form q separate state, Pakistan
appeared to be the most appro-
PIRATE name to be given to the
new Moslem country, although
lit does not now follow the exact
geographical boundaries Of the
poets dream"
In a way, the name Pakistan
is similar to the famous Shangri-
la, which. in James Hilton's
novel, Lost Horizon" is also
the name Of q paradise ON earth.
The people live In such a per-
feet environment. and the Gle
mate is so ideal, that they re-
main youthful. happy. and vig-
orous for Incredibly long years.
Let us hope that the similarity
In the origins of Pakistan and
|Shangri-la viii stand as a good
omen Of the peace and pros
|perity which may smile upon the
Moslems now that they have at
last reached their promised
land Pakistan.
Distributed By MeNausht syndicate. Inc. !,
Evening star., 1955-11-11
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

Thanks to the Charge d'Af-
faires at the Embassy Of Pakis-
tan, Washington, d. c.. I am at
last able to shed a little light on
one Of the worlds newest geo.
graphical names Pakistan.
The exact origin Of the name
Is a little uncertain. But this is
the theory that is widely held
among Moslenls:
Some 30-odd years ago. the
Moslefn poet, Muhammed IqbaI,
wrote Of a promised land or
Utopia which might some day
be established by Moslems in
Northwestern India. This ideal
state, where the Moslem way OF
life would prevail under q free
Moslem rule. was pictured by
Iqbal as consisting roughly Of