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Evening star., 1955-07-18
BY ELEM
Fsshibn Editor Of The star

Fsphion Editor Of The Star
NEW YORK, July Ia
Frankly I don't know what I
enjoyed more at the oLEG
CASSINI shoWing--the clothes
or his frank commentary on
them.
The Snowman Of Seventh
avenue was the last designer
to parade his latest fashions
for the scrutiny Of the fashion
editors. It worried him a little
because at the end Of q COM
plete week Of seeing dress after
dress he wondered If we'd be
able to stand the very last one
at all. regardless Of how good
or bad 1t might be.
Earlier in the week to the
tune OF "You Gotta Have
Heart" the fashion editors
were serenaded in q skit done
by the manufacturers. A couple
Of the verses went something
like this:
"Yog gotta haze brain,
Knotu what's good ana what's
insane,
When you separate the wheat
from the chat.
Though you tUGnt to laugh.
refrdinw
"You gotta haze feet
To hold you tDhen you're
beat.
when you're matched till you
are foppy
And you're nearly OF your
nut,
Write a masterpiece OF copy
That your editor ,Dill cut"
"You'0e gotta haze tact,
Fifty shotUs and still re-
act
Well, Oleg, probably did
more in the way of showing us
that his collection was no ex-
ception to the general rule this
week In fashion-it too was
exciting. But for those who
haven't ever heard q Cassini
commentary we'll run OF q bit
Of 1t right now.
A beautiful regal red gown
Of velvet with a tulip neckline
and stiff bell shaped skirt set
on by a black velvet bodice
edged in white cording was q
luxurious, distinguished design.
oleg: This dress is selling
so I don't care to describe It."
A striking black wool, long
sleeved dress for cocktail time
came out with typical Cassini
chic incorporated into it
around the hemline that
looked like a wide fringed
effect.
Oleg: "This dress Is unique
mo buyer bought it. I think
it's prophetic. but this is one
I haven't been able to SELL"
"A seductive-looking knit
dress for daywear the designer
called "Strangle- Hold" An-
other gown Of white ernbroi-
dered lace in q sheath he
called "The Monroe Doctrine" |"
ALI Monroe at the top and no
doctrine.
In a season of tweed the
tweeds that can't go unnoticed
are those of DAVIDOW. The
go-everywhere do everything
tweed costume by this house is
famous. Goats Of all lengths
are seen but it's the Scotch
plaid Mackenzie, Royal Stew
art, Erracht Cameron. here
that are done up In a variety
Of silhouettes--a Norfolk type
box jacket suit particularly
handsome-that look Fall 1856
better than anything else. Here
Evening star., 1955-07-18
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Last Design Roundup
Proves a Lot Of Fun

again the tunic suit subtly
fitted and 1iared.
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AT BEN REIG'S your eye is
tempted by the bateau neck
lines on the late-day clothes
(this is the favorite neckline OF
nearly all the designers this
seasons in New York; and the
mood Of refinement that these
clothes possess. The epitome Of
the luxury look was In o ball
gown Of white como rib-grain
silk, straplesS, with the bodice
q great gem Of diamond-cut
crystals banded in white mink
with a wide satin stole. It
glittered and cleaned all right
but not in a garish way.
II you've been conditioned to
think that the wool dress is
strictly for day, change your
fashion thinking. Ben Reig be-
lieves In the wool dress that is
varied by its styling for many
occasions. For late-day q navy
worsted sheath all tucked and
inset tucked and satin sash.
Wool for town Is of French
brushed chiffon tweed with q
cardigan neckline for fur
scarf I'LL ins. For evening a
giamorous natural chiffon
wool : cashmere short dress
patterned" with pearl-and-
rhinestone embroidery.
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Positive thinking II, fashion
on the part Of designer ADELE
SIMPSON has produced some
very worthwhile new styles.
Knitted fabrics that look like
tweeds and tweeds that look
like knitted fabrics don't sound
like they make much sense
but in this collection they ac-
count for a lot of good looking
day fashions. Style notes from
Simpson include a martingale
bolero to team with wonderful
wool dresses. It's a tiny jacket
with a belted back. The tiny
designer says that since every
thing is merging so are clothes.
A long, narrow coat teams with
a sheer wool dress in emerald
green. Shorter topcoats in
cognac and light and dark
brown wool added to the un-
stated wool dress devoid Of
excess trimming produce q
costume look that is hard to
beat. The Cafe Society Look is
Adele's term for her. twilight
hour group Of fabulous dresses
in silk brocade and satin.
Many after-dark dresses have
a Victorian backline to them
but slim fronts. The Midas
touch is in many nighttime
fashions. New lush brocades
are the rage when done in
covered-up simple styles. These
1t seems are scheduled to re-
place the silk taffeta and silk
barathea dresses Of past sea-
sons for theater, dining, and
informal dances.
II -
II all the women 1t is hoped
who will want to wear the
new opulent fashions Of long
dresses and evening coats and
clocks In rich fabrics to the
theater. to the opera, to the
big soirees, ETC., DO, 1t will
be the biggest theater social
season America has ever seen
one designer pointed out jok-
ingly.
At Blotta's twin tweeds
are shown the dress Of
one type and the coat in q
corresponding but not match
ing tweed. The straight great
coat here is loose topped but
falls straight at the back
curving close to the front Of
the body. Another double
decker coat is straight with q
top cut out stopping at the
hiplines. Pebble colors are
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Mrs. Cluy Jennison
n Reelected

Mrs. Clay L. Jennison has
been reelected chairman Of
the Chevy Chase Branch Of
the Montgomery County Chap
Tar Of the American Red Cross.
Also elected for the coming
Evening star., 1955-07-18

seen here as elsewhere {. and
plenty OF brocades. Most strik-
ing design to our eyes was a
black broadcloth theater suit
with q white mink collar worn
with white UP the arm meet
ing the sleeve-length gloves.
A cape-Stole of tweed tops
many wool dresses and suits.
Evening star., 1955-06-14

the exercise by taking an ex-
cursion to Monrovia, Md. The
invitation came from the Farm
Emergency Civil Defense Com
mittee for the New Market Dis
trict in Frederick County.
Representative Hyde, Repub-
lican, of Maryland delivered the
invitation to Speaker Rayburn
and Minority Leader Martin. The
plans, if carried out, would call
for House members, their fam
lilies and staffs going by special
train to Monrovia. There trained
CD workers would provide milk
coffee and doughnuts.
Mr.. Martin said that the
choice of an alternate Capitol is
under discussion. Congress would
repair to it in case Washington
is attacked.
Congressional leaders have ac-
cepted an offer of the Office of
Defense Mobilization to survey
sites where the business of Con-
gress could be conducted. Mr..
Martin said the place would
have to be not too far from the
Presidents emergency head
quarters. Where the Presidents
headquarters will be is a secret.
He said also that large build
ings would have to be available
and the site would have to be
comparatively safe from enemy
attack.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
ID. c. Declines
To Skip Test

The. Commissioners yesterday
turned down a request by John
Garrett Underhill. deputy civil
defense director for warden
services in the District, to cal
off District participation tomor.
row in the Nationwide Opera
ton Alert.
eve have no plans or pro-
cedures to test and should be
honest enough to admit it," Mr.
Underhill wrote in a letter to Mr.
Spencer.
He predicted that the local
phase Of the test would be a
"fiasco" and a serious waste" ot
time and money. He said, in his
letter. that the drill would teach
nothing and might destroy conf
dence in civil defense leadership
The former Army intelligence
officer asserted that getting out
of buildings and into cars is an
Insignificant problem in evacua-
tion and that, in any event, even
the loading and assignment sys-
tenn has not been agreed upon.
Evening star., 1955-06-14

Four council MEMBERS. Ora.
hame Walker, Robert T. Snure
Mrs. Stella B. Werner and Will
burn Baughman--are slated tt
receive $50 each for a meeting
that lasted from 1902 to 12:04
am. on June /.
" The meeting, which followed
a long legislative day on May
81, was made necessary by the
Peoples Court law. which re.
quired that the three judge.
be named on June /.
The proposed county budget
for next year calls for $4,000
for council members salaries
That is nearly $4,000 a member
Prince Georges County pay,
its elected heads. $24,900 an.
nually, including travel allow.
ances. Arlington Board mem.
bers cost taxpayers there $4,000
in salaries.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Port ime Job of Councilman
Paying About $4,000 q Year

The generosity of Montgomery
County residents at the polls is
making the part-time county
council jobs financially desirable
The seven council members
in the first six months, have col
lected a total of $14,260, accord
ing to finance reports.
That is $1,660 more than they
could have received annually
under the old system.
During the six-month period
council members held meetings
on rs separate days, or nearly
three meetings a week. They re-
ceive $50 day for each day they
meet. They average only seven
absences each.
Under the old law, councilmen
received only $50 a meeting, with
an $1,000 a year maximum. The
voters changed the law by refer
endum last November.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Boy Longs for Chance
To Do More SWIMMING

Just inside the doorway of the
house, boards have been put
down to keep people from falling
Through the holes in the floor.
The home is poorly furnished
in a crowded neighborhood. But
it is always neat and clean.
The mother who lives there
with her five children requested
oilcloth when someone asked her
to pick a Christmas gift last year
She wanted it to put on her table
and around the sink.
Her day work as a domestic
doesn't bring in enough money
to support the whole family, SC
a welfare agency helps out. Her
husband, a farm laborer. died a
number of years ago.
The oldest girl, IA, takes
charge of the younger children
when they get in from school
until their mother arrives home
from work. All of them help
out with the chores.
The children appreciate the
things that people do for them
The girls still talk about the
dolls they were given for Christ
mas.
| Last year, 10-year-old George
was given a fine vacation al
summer camp. He is looking
forward to going back this year
this time with his younger sister
Thelma.
| George keeps talking about
the chance of going swimming
again.
/ George and Thelma are among
1900 children in the Washing
ton area who will all get 12-day
vacations in Prince William For
est Park, Va, if thoughtful
Washington area residents will
help.
The children's families couldn I
afford this vacation for them.
Community Chest funds avail
able won't cover the cost for all
the youngsters for whom the
camps have room.
You can help make up that
difference by contributing to The
Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund. Your generosity will mean
fun and adventure and often a
boost in health for a child who
spends lot. of time doing with
out things.
| The Star today acknowledges
Evening star., 1955-06-14
observer Post
Urged for D. {.

On the eve of a major evac-
uation test, Washington today
has the request of the Air Force
to provide a ground observer
post as part of the Nations air
defense network.
Air Force Col. Owen F. Clarke
yesterday told of the need for an
observer post, provided with VOL
untary funds and manned on the
around-the-clock basis by vol
unteers,
He told members of the WASH
ington Building Congress the
Nation cannot rely on its radar
network alone to provide the
advance warning to critical
target areas in event of an
enemy air attack.
One of $4,000
The observer post here would
be one of a vast system of $4,000
posts ringing the country.
The Washington Building Con-
greSs has had under advisement
the question of sponsoring con-
struction of an observer post.
The organizations board of di-
rectors will discuss the problem
in meeting later this month.
Long Range BOmbers
Col. Clarke, project officer for
the Ground Observer Corps,
warned that Russia has feet Of
long-range bombers.
They now have new types Of
jet bombers in the Soviet Air
Force, and we can no longer dis
count their capability to launch
a decisive attack against this
country" Col. Clarke said.
An observer post in Washing
ton would serve as an advance
post for inland areas, he said.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Pool Program to Share
Budget Hearing Interest

taxpayers more for their Recrea.
ton Department.
The department this yeal
would get $360,249 under Mr.
Reese's budget recommendations
This is about $4,000 more thar
was spent in the year ended
June 80, 1854.
About $50, 900 of the funds &C
for the summer playground pro-
gram. Another $193.000 goes fol
maintenance of recreation areas
| Silver Spring businessmen are
expected to put in plea for ar
increase from $250,000 to 81 mil
lion allocations for public park
ing lots in the area.
! Businessmen already are pay
ing taxes to meet debt costs for
$2.5 million invested in the pro-
gram for the community.
The manager has recommend
ed $2.2 million for business street
Improvements, primarily in Sill
Iver Spring and Bethesda, with a
lesser share tagged for Wheaton
Some SO 95 million has been rec
Commended for public works prof.
Iects, with 1908, 900 of this going
for street improvements to pro-
vide school accesses. -
A recommendation that $685.
500 of the withholding income
tax windfall go for public works
projects has been sharply crit
icized by school partiSans.
Library Fund Cut
The manager cut some $21, ,00C
off the library departments re-
quest, recommending $3l4.945
for this department.
Library officials are hopeful
that funds for bookmobile and
its crew will be restored, since
the Council declined to pass a
measure that would have given
i$11 900 to Rockville as a rebate
on the library tax, along with
Ia withdrawal of county services
Increased expenditures for the
county attorneys Office may
come under fire at the meeting
The manager proposes $53,-
$50 for the Office, which is a 25
per cent increase over the cost
OF legal services of two years ago
The present. Democratic Coun-
ell bitterly attacked its former
Republican predecessors for the
rising cost of legal services.
Evening star., 1955-06-14

growing population. DR.. Olsor
said the Health Fund can't fill
the gap in medical services ir
the county like it did last veal
because donations were smaller
On the subject of the fire pro-
lection budget, Page F. Hopkins
former president of the Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. said he felt out of place in
recommending that the county
managers $4,000 cut in the fire
budget should be increased.
County Fire Marshal Charles
H. Howe, jr., requested $4,000
for his division. The request
included a proposal for four ad-
ditional fire alarm operators
The new fire dispatchers, it was
planned, would be used at a fire
alarm headquarters in Silver
Spring.
Mr.. Reese, however, proposed
adding only one fire dispatcher,
and Mr.. Hopkins last night saio
even the one extra dispatcher
is not needed under the present
setup.
Favoring the fire marshall's
proposal was Philip Marcus of
Kensington.
The welfare budget request OF
$278,505 was not altered by the
county manager.
The police department pro-
posal involving higher pay and
shorter hours, recommended by
Mr.. Reese were indorsed by Jesse
M. MacKnight of Takoma Park,
who said:
"A good police department is
an essential ingredient of good
local government"
The county managers pro-
posal included an overall 3.4 per
cent salary increase for police
men, a 44-hour week instead OF
the present 48-hour week ano
extra clerical assistance to make
the shorter week possible.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Reese Proposes
S533,7050ffice
Would CentroIize
County information

bbssOAbSiI
Reorganization OF the Mont.
gomery County managers office
which could provide a tighter
centralized control of all infor.
nation outlets, is a hitherto un.
publicized proposal of M. L
Reese. the manager.
Under Mr.. Reese's proposal
expenditures of the office woulc
skyrocket from $186,261 to $533,.
705. But even these figures dc
not present true picture of the
cost increase.
For example, a new division OF
facilities and services would be
created, including $322,209 fol
warehousing. a motor pool op-
Grafton. central duplicating
typewriter repair. mail service
and adding machine repair.
Some of these services former
ly were found in other sections oi
the budget.
New Divisions Proposed
The managers reorganization
however, does provide for $11,173
for new division of information
and research and $13.429 for a
new division of operation and
methods.
The budget proposes $5,491 for
an information officer, $5,9O7 for
an operations and methods as
sistant, $4,423 for an aide. $5,075
for an auto mechanic and $5.907
for purchasing assistant. All are
new jobs.
Mr.. Reese hopes to have the
central duplicating Office take
care of printing for all county
departments and the school
board on a day and night oper-
alton.
The operations Office would be
charged with the task Of unifying
and co-ordinating procedures
among departments, Mr.. Reese
says.
New Information Setup
The information office would
prepare the county managers
annual reports. monthly reports
to residents and special reports,
Mr. Reese says. 1t also would be
charged with attempts to make
uniform various departmental
reports
Mr.. Reese comedies that tight
control over not only all out
going publications, but also inter-
Office communicates and incoming
information, could be invoked
under his proposed system. But
he declares this is not his in
tention.
The county government and
the county council, both present
and past. have been criticized
for not providing sufficient in
formation for the public as to
governmental activities.
Mr.. Reese believes his pro-
posals would speed the flow OF
information.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Court Reverses Judgment
.Aqoinst MACPHERSON

| sial opinions. presided at the
Circuit Court trial which had
been removed from Arlington.
Mr.. Green had sought to re-
cover a letter from a bank in
Orange. Va, making settlement
of $1,851.50 for certain services.
He also claimed $4,000 damages
against Mr.. Macpherson for hav-
ing published the letter with
certain deletions. The Supreme
Courts opinion said:
| During his tenure of Office
Gas treaSurer), Green made
loans for banks and received
compensation for that service. In
a prior campaign and in the 1851
campaign his opponents criti-
cized that practice. In some of
these loan transactions. the law
firm of Hosmer & Pumphrey was
associated with him. Edgar w.
Humphrey is former Arlington
G. o. P. chairman and Emery N.
Hosmer is judge protein of the
Arlington Circuit Court.
RecOunts Events
Prior to the date of the let
ter, the president of the Orange
bank called Green and stated
that he had long list of loans
from Hosmer & Pumphrey
which the bank had agreed to
pay them for; that Green had
had something to do with these
loans so the check was being
made payable to Green and he
could straighten it out.
Green testified that he divi-
ded the $l,85l.50 received from
the bank equally among Hosmer
g. Pumphrey, j. Maynard Ma
gruder and himself; that he
gave the letter and the list to
Hosmer g. Pumphrey so they
could check the loans listed;
but that he did not give the
letter to them to give away or
show anybody"
At the trial Mr.. Pumphrey
testified it was he who turned
the letter over to Mr.. MacPher-
son.
The Supreme Court also criti-
cized the Arlington Circuit Court
for removing the case for trial
in Hanover County but said it
was unnecessary to remand it
for a new trial. The court also
said it did not think ANY dam
age on account of publication of
the letter is recoverable in this
!. action"
Evening star., 1955-06-14

A $500 judgment against
Arlington's Republican treas.
urer, Colin C. Macpherson, has
been reversed by the Virginia
Supreme Court in an opinion
with overtones certain to play g
heavy role in this years politica
campaign.
1t is the issue, rather than the
amount involved, on which Re-
publicans expect to bolster theil
fight to retain the county
treasurer's office.
The Supreme Court yesterday
reversed a Hanover County Cir
cult Court jury award of $500
to former Treasurer John Locke
Green. but directed the return
to him of a letter which Mr.
MACPHERSON had used against
him in the treasurer's race in
1851. Mr.. Green and Mr.. Mac
PherSon were directed to divide
the court costs.
Magruder Named
The name of j. Maynard Ma
gruder. retiring member of the
House of Delegates who is run
ming as the Democratic candi-
date for Mr.. MacPherson's Office
this year. was mentioned by the
court in its opinion. Mr.. Mac
Pherson has not formally an
'nounced as a candidate to sue
coed himself, but is expected to
do so.
The Supreme Court said the
evidence ranged far and wide
into political conditions in Arl-
ington County: the interference
of a Washington newspaper in
county affairs: the comparative
and demerits of political
parties: the fact that the de-
fendant was not a native Virgin
ian =. and even a comment was
included on the fitness of his
counsel (Oren r. Lewis, Mr.. Mac
Pherson's attorney to be a Fed
eral judge.
1--WE have not previously read
a court procedure like it. We
hope we shall not have to do SO
again. 1t was far removed from
the order and dignity that should
attend the judicial process in its
effort to find the truth and estab-
lish justice"
Brazile Presided
Judge Leon Bazile, who in re-
cent years mas rendered some
Of the States more controver-
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Eisenhower
To Lead Exodus
In CD Alert
$4,000 U. S. Aides
To Scatter; Public
Told to Stund Pat
Get ready. get set, but-don't

Get ready. get set, but-don't
go.
Briefly stated, these are the
directions for the majority Of
Washingtonians in tomorrow
Civil Defense Exercise.
The only ones who will go are
the $4,000 Government officials
and employees. who are due to
scatter to distant headquarters
which have been set up for the
sensitive agencies. President
Eisenhower will lead the exodus
The other Government en-
ployes, District employees and
occupants of a few private
buildings will take part in the
exercise. called Operation Alert
1855. The procedure, in gen.
Ieral, for these persons will be
this:
On the sounding of the alarm
They will leave the building:
where they are employed. Those
with cars will go to them. Those
without cars will be assigned tt
cars of fellow employees or viii
merely be counted so that data
on transportation needs will be
obtained. Guards and warden.
will check that buildings have
been emptied completely. Those
who have quit the buildings will
then return.
Minute Blast
The alarm is to go off at 1905
pm. 1t will be a steady blast ot
S minutes duration.
Two hours later, at 2:05 pm.
the take-cover signal will be
sounded. The average citizens
responsibility at that time i:
merely to note what the take
cover signal sounds like. 1t viii,
be rising and falling wall, last
ing for three minutes.
There is no "all clear" signal
In a real attack an all clear
notice would go out over the
radio.
The assumption is that Wash.
ington would be one of SO of tht
80 target areas in the country II
be attacked. Another assump.
ton is that the Capital would bt
hit by bomb equal to 200,00t
tons of TINT. That is 10 time
the wallop of the Hiroshima
bomb, but still in the lower cate
gories when it comes to rating
hydrogen bombs.
Map Shows Routes
Meanwhile, the District Civi
Defense Office made public ;
map showing the routes tenta'
lively designated as routes o.
flight in a real evacuation of tht
city. The proposed routes viii
provide 73 traffic lanes leading
from the city. All traffic woulo
be one-way-outbound.
1t is probable a line will bt
drawn dividing traffic that is tt
go North and that to go South
The CD Office said the line prob.
ably will begin at M street ir
Georgetown and follow Pennsyl.
vania avenue, G street NV. ano
Massachusetts, avenue NV, NE
and Sc.
The hypothetical bomb of to-
morrow has been tagged by
Congress as intended only for
the Executive Branch of the
Government and non-Govern-
ment people. 1t will be business
as usual for the House and
Senate.
House members, however, have
been invited to participate in