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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Stanley Critic
In Budget Post

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. P.-|
There was political speculation
today over just what Gov. STAN
ley had in mind when he ap-I
pointed Delegate Roy D. Saw
age. jr., OF Norfolk to the adj
visory board on the budget.
Mr.. Savage, one Of the So
called young Turks who rebelled
against the administrations ifs
cal views in the 1854 legislative
session, was one of four new
members named to the board
yesterday. The others were:
State Senator Thomas H.
Blanton of Bowling Green, sue
ceeding Senator Robert o. Nor
ris, jr.. of Lancaster.
Delegate Vernon G. Smith OF
Grundy, succeeding State Sena-
tor Landon r. Wyatt of Dan
vile.
Delegate w. Roy Smith of Pc
tersburg, succeeding Delegate
Edmund r. Dejarnette of Han
over.
Bows to Democrats
There was no comment from
the Governor concerning Mr..
Savage's appointment, but the
enlargement of the 10-man
board to include young Turk
could be construed as gesture
of Cancellation toward the Demo-
cratic faction which wrested
control of the House of Delegates
from the old line organization
leadership on crucial votes dur
ing the 1854 session.
Mr.. Savage, now in his fresh
man term as a House member
and a Democratic nominee for
reelection, is one of two new
appointees who are not members
of key legislative committees on
fiscal policy.
The other is Vernon Smith
whose appointment gives the 9Th
Congressional district representa-
ton ON the board. 1t also adds a
man who strongly opposed the
right-to- work bill recommended
by the Governor at the last legis-
lative session.
Stephens Reappointed
Reappointed from the group
which advised former Gov. Bat
tie during his final budget prep
arations two years ago were:
1t. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens of
Smithfield and Senators j. D.
Hagood of Clover and Garland
Gray of Waverly along with
Speaker OF the House E. Black
burn Moore of Berryville and
Delegates Howard H. Adams of
Eastville, Charles K. Hutchens of
Newport News and w. Tayloe
Murphy of Warsaw.
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Baltimore Tunnel
Suffers 100000
Hurricane Domoge

BALTIMORE, Aug. 10 R.-
Engineering consultants report
Hurricane Connie last week
caused an estimated 100000
damage and several weeks delay
on construction of the Fairfield
entrance to the Baltimore Har-
Dor tunnel.
High tides forced a torrent OF
water into a 6O-foot excavation
shaft some 800 feet from the
edge of the harbor, engineers
said. Two cranes and a pile
driver were caught in the ditch,
SO fast did the deluge occur.
To prevent similar damage in
future storms, contractors have
begun constructing an under
ground dixie to halt water break
throughs. When the barrier is
completed. high pressure pumps
will be used to empty the shaft
of water.
OfncialS said floods also halted
work on the ramps leading to
the Fairfield entrance and tides
pushed tons of mud back into
the channel being dredged
across the harbor for the pre-
fabricated steel tunnel sections,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Montgomery Lists
School Schedule

The Montgomery County
Board of Education today re-
leased the calendar for public
schools in the county for the
coming year.
Glasses begin September IL.
The schedule is as follows:
September 6, 7, 8-Meetings of
faculty members at schools.
September 30 pm.-General
teachers meeting.
September 9-Registration and
counseling.
September 12-Classes begin.
October 20 and 21--Teachers
Association meeting in Balti-
more.
November "a and 25-Thanks-
giving Holiday.
December 23--2 prl.--Schools
close for Christmas.
January Schools reopen.
February % 49, Washington's
Birthday.
March 29-Schools close for
Easter holiday.
April SCHOOLS reopen.
May 3O--Memorial Day.
June 15-Schools close for pu-
pills.
June 19-Schools close for
teachers.
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Letter Gauge Keeps Tob
On Potomac Flood Stoqe.

phone by itself out there
Mr.. Lucas explained something
about contacts" between meta
switches.
Mr.. Lucas said the buzzes are
spaced so an auditor with &
Istopwatch can time them anc
determine the rivers stages.
Buzzes are scheduled so inter
walls between mean another two
feet Of water there. he said
Letter buzzes every 80 seconds
when she, he or it talks to a
phone.
(The gauge at the foot of
Wisconsin avenue speaks more
clearly. 1t has syllables. A
person phoning 1t hears four
different series of buzzes. The
first-seldom used-gives the
tens. The second gives the
units. Then comes a silent
period. the decimal point. The
next noises denote the break
down of the fraction, followed
by a buzz or buzzes complet-
ing the transaction0
Record in 1885
Letters record water leve'
was in 1896.
The Potomac rose 28.1 fee
above zero gauge level then.
Tomorrow's rise will be in
fiated by Maryland and Penn.
sylvania tributaries nurturine
the Potomac. If 1t reaches ex.
pectations, 1t viii be the rivers
top mark since l942, when the
Potomac hit 26.9 feet.
Letter is zeroed in at a point
the Weather Bureau picked ar
bitrarily as the lowest the Po-
tomac would ever reach. The
bureaus meteorologists didn't
happen to have that river depth
available. But they knew it wa:
a point a bit above SO feet
above mean sea level. Doe
this tell you anything?
The station rises over its rive
Ito a point the weathermen con
! fidently believe the river nevel
can reach
Calm When Measured
| At it's lower reaches, its celia
has pipes extending IS to A
feet offshore into the Potomac
channel.
/ The pipes carry the Potomac
into Letters basement. Free
from surface turbulence, he
conniption fits are measured &C
curately there.
High overhead, at the end o
that catwalk, are the graphs
cables Alexander Graham Bel
who dunits and other gear.
All of it depends upon th'
hollow copper floats which mes
tie on the bosom of the Potomac
safe from the rivers ups ant
downs. They are in the bottom
of Letters siio.
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Board Inquiry Storts;;
Donuho TO Guther Dutu

BALTIMORE, Aug. 10 P.-
The Green Commission yester-
day launched its constructive
study" of the State Roads Com
mission with the appointment
of John A. Donaho to do the
"legwork" for the survey
AS the group, formally known
as the Commission on State
Programs, Organization and
Finance. began its study. Gov.
McKeldin who had asked the
commission to make the roads
commission study and provided
1000 for that purpose, con-
tinued to delay his answer to a
Legislative Council demand for
a full scale investigation and
funds to conduct it.
Harry j. Green. chairman Of
the commission, said Mr.. DON
aho will begin Immediately" to
gather data on the roads COM
mission. He will report to the
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Alexandra Thief
Poses as Priest
And Robs Rectory

Alexandria police are looking
for a man who. they say, posed
as Catholic priest and walked
off with $50 and wristwatch
from the rectory of st. Joseph's
Church in Alexandria.
Police said the colored man
visited the rectory Wednesday
while the pastor, the Rev. John
Malloy, was in Washington. He
called Father Malloy in Wash
ington, identified himself as a
visiting priest from Mississippi.
and asked. permission to rest
and wash up at the rectory.
Police said when Father Mall
10y returned to Alexandria, the
man was gone and so was $50
in change from the church poor
box, and the wristwatch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

a Synchronized swimming dem
onstration will highlight the
two-hour program under iirec-
ton of Pool Manager Peggy
Wilton. Swimmers from the
Walter Reed team and from Bal
timore will be on hand.
The community pool, financed
by its own members, serves resi-
dents of Parkwood, West Ken
sington and Chevy Chase View
The Cedarbrook Club spear
headed the community pool
in Montgomery.
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Slots Are Seized
At Virginia Beech

| VIRGINIA BEACH. Va. Aug.
10 tPl. - Virginia Beach police
yesterday seized six slot machines
and arrested one man in a raid
on premises behind the Little
Boy Blue Restaurant at the re-
sort.
Charged with possession of
gambling equipment was Willie
johnson. 43. Negro. who operates
the restaurant and the cabins
behind 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
BY RICHARD RODGERS

1
The Potomac Rivers outsized
bank. deposits are audited auto
matically and all the time.
When the old cut-up spills her
banks, her cashier SO notes in
neat red ink, on a graph.
Since 1888, the streams every
binge has been recorded by the
faithful chronoIoger. It is called
the Letter Gauge. Over the years
residents hereabouts have come
to regard it as an invention OF
one Letter, or as a thing that
letters, as a verb. They are
wrong.
The gauge in question is So
called because 1t is on the old
Letter estate. The site is on the
Virginia side Of the river. op-
posite Glen Echo Park. 1t is &C.
cessible to mountain goats, II
they are robust.
The Weather Bureaus River
Services Section here has q
shortage OF hill-climbing goats
But it long ago devised way OF
talking to the Potomac by teie-
phone. AS insurance it also has
Edwin Lucas. PISS Seventy-third
place, Kent Village, Md, a me-
neurological aide.
Knows FoothOlds
Mr.. Lucas is maintenance mar
for the Letter. His duties have
endowed him with strong legs
hale lungs and acquaintance
with the monstrous terrain
around the Letter Gauge. He
knows the footholds so well on
the path to it. he traverses il
without heart attacks.
Yesterday ne guided two inno-
cents from The Star to the Lei
ter. They may forgive him.
The Weather Bureau has
many observation points in the
Potomac's basin. The one on the
old Letter estate aims specifically
at measuring the rivers stages
upstream from tidal influence.
Above ground it rears maybe
40 feet. Visitors enter its top
side by overcoming catwalk a
cat wouldn't walk, the entrance
flush at ground level and the
exit a skull fracture higher.
Except for Mr.. Lucas, the Lei
tier Gauge lures few. 1t neet
mot. Those DESTROYS of picking
Its brains need merely dial it!
telephone number and it tell!
, them how the Potomac is level
, ing.
Buzzer Tells
The ordinary citizen can't, be.
; cause the Weather Bureat
thought ahead to when party
guests might want to give a pa
. a joke message to call Letters
! number.
5 When a man does call. Leitel
merely buzzes. It answers th'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Baltimore Rows.
On Tunnel Land

BALTIMORE, Aug. 10 B.-
That rs per cent of cost which
the State Roads Commission is
paying two real estate Arms to
acquire right-of-way for the
Baltimore Harbor tunnel. a cam
ipaign issue last fall, came up
again yesterday at a commits
sion meeting.
Russell T. Baker. a real estate
broker. offered to help acquire
land for a 2-mile extension
Iof the northern approach of the
tunnel to a proposed express
way. His price was 5 per cent
iof what the land costs.
That appeared to be rs per
cent lower than the commission
lis now paying.
But the commission turned
him down, replying that his
price lis entirely out of line in
view of the fact we are only
paying 34 per cent each" to the
two firms. David M. Nichols &
Co. and Martien, Clark and
Magee.
Members explained that ut is
mandatory" that the roads board
have appraisals from two firms
for testimony in case it has to
condemn the land in court.
Mr.. Nichols is a former men,
Der Of the commission. which led
ito the criticism of the 71a per
cent deal during the campaign
and later during the Legislature
when an investigation of the
commission was being considered.
The commission has estimated
the needed land will cost $40
million, which would give the
two real estate firms $3.50, 900 to
divide hotyuaan them
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Pool Opening
Set in County

Montgomery County Juvenile
Court Judge Alfred D. Moves
will speak Sunday at formal
dedication of the Cedarbrook
Club Swimming Pool.
The ceremonies will be held
from 7 to 8 pm. at the pool at
Summit avenue and Cedar lane
in West Kensingtons
Swimming and diving acts and
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THE EVENING STAR BIS
Washington, D. c. 80
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10. 1855

commission at a meeting to be
held soon after Labor Day.
Mr.. Donaho, who is 81, was
budget director in Richmond.
Va. before he came to Maryland
in 1852 and advised the State
on the adoption of a program
type budget.
Last year. Baltimore County
hired him to adapt similar
budget program for its govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

2-Door, 6-Possenger Sedan,
Model 48 tHust. Of right is
+Any state and local taxes, oddi-
tionoI. Prices moY vary Slightly in
adjoining communities. A vide variety
OF extro-cost equipment and occesso-
ries ovollobIe Of your option.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

As this date, over half million 1855 Bucks with
"A Variable Pitch DynaAow have been built, sold and
delivered to new owners across the land
As of this date the enthusiastic raves for this new wonder
drive have continued undated.
And no wonder It's smooth to the absolute It's boon
to gas saring It's instantaneous getaway response and
satetysuge acceleration in emergencies It's thrilling
beyond all precious experience because it brings you
action that in any eat-bound Uehiclc before
You must know the story by now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

PAGE-HUGHES BUICK. INC.
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READERS
CLEARING HOUSE
Fruit Punch?-
To Cleon Screens
Mrs. NJ. S., WushtnqtOn

MO. M O'1 " UotttftJGOH
Readers Clearing House
started at the same time !
started rearing a family of
three and can truly say the
column has anticipated my
problems before it was neces-
sary to write for a solution.
I presently do have two re-
quests. First. there is a light
colored fruit punch which can
be made with a citric acid base.
and ! would like to have the
recipe. Second. I have heard
there is a firm in Washington
or Baltimore which remodels
old upright pianos init a style
more in keeping with the size
Of today's living rooms. If
someone can furnish the name
of such a firm ! would appre-
ciate 1t.
Here is a small hint I
learned this summer. BY oc-
casionally going over my screens
with the floor brush of my
vacuum cleaner, the outside
glass doesn't get the "splashed"
look from heavy rains 90.
I should like to express my
appreciation to all the fine
women who made the Read
ers' Clearing House the Won
derful institution 1t has be-
come.
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Do-It-Yourself Fashions
From Paris Planned

The two held a press showing
Yesterday Of their first collec-
ton of "precuts" in Maxim's
Swank restaurant.
While guests drank cham
payne and ate their way
through the menu. mannequins
squeezed between the tables
and a seamstress in a corner
stitched up Q coat. to show how
quick and easy it could be.
Mr.. Gelb says he is aiming
directly at the estimated 80
million American women who
make some or all of their own
clothes. Even If you can't sew.
he points out. a little dress
maker or friend can run up
the precut.
Designed Hogan worked with
Dior at Lelong's. made several
collections for Lily Dache in
American and opened his own
house several seasons ago. Al
though praised by the fashion
press. he apparently failed
through lack of financial back
ing.
Mr.. Gelb, who has worked in
France for 10 years. was a New
York industrial and theatrical
designer before coming to
France 10 years ago. He has
lately managed a blouse and
accessory export business.
He plans to limit Castor de
Paris" clothes to one of each
model per 10000 population in
each city or area, thus keeping
his label In the exclusive field.
At the lowest, an average
original day dress from any of
the fashionable Paris houses
runs $3.50. Mr.. Gelb and Mr..
Hogan estimate that their SIS
dollar originals win take two
to six hours to complete at
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
BY NADEANE WALKER

PARIS, Aug. 4 tP-Balen-
eiaga is putting waistlines
back where they belong-at
least in some models.
Hardened fashion writer's
were amazed at the sight to-
day. after all these seasons.
Since it was Bal" who
started the waist on its wan
behring's, it can now be taken
for granted that things are
nearly back to normal.
OF course, buttoned-on tab
belts still appear at the small
of the back. or right where
you sit down. or in a double
decker version-one low, the
other lower.
But today's models no longer
looked as if they had
been hurriedly, if masterfully.
hacked out with hedge clip
pers.
New Mannequins
There were even new man
nequins, with faces that
wouldn't break the camera.
tThe designer has a reputa-
ton for hiring the plainest
models in, Paris. so as not to
distract from his clothes.l
Vintage Balenciaga touches
came out in stand-off cape
collars. long cape-coats, cowl-
necks, bucket and saucepan
hats, and that inevitable trade
mark, roses stuck bang on the
front of fat saucer hats.
The designer uses rounded
nightshirt splits on the tails
of jackets and coats, and even
on the hens of capes.
One mannequin wore as a
hat the head of a white fox.
with long diamond eyelashes.
Some of the camisole (under-
Slip cocktail sheaths make it
look as if the wearer forgot
to put on her dress.
Flat Panels
Loose fiat panels may hang
down either behind or in front.
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ashton
.Exaggerates,
Says Dior

PARIS. Aug. 4 R.-Chris-
tan Dior solemnly told a
Sorbonne University audience
today that fashion success
sively exaggerates one part
after another of the female
body to renew the attention
of men,"
The designer was lecturing
before the French civilization
course. which enroils- 1900
students Of so nationalities.
The big amphitheater of the
university was packed to the
third balcony. Dozens Of pho
tographers surrounded the
designer on the stage while
police controlled crowds at the
doors.
Submission to fashion is
not mere conformisrn." Dior
said. but it gives women a
feeling of security to be in
style.
He said fashion can be in
terpreted as a desire to please.
"As q dressmaker. I have to
follow the laws Of architec-
ture," Dior declared. Thanks
to secrets Of cut, he added,
dresses of today are actually
allied to the simplicity Of an
tique costumes. Ornaments
and trimmings. he said. are
currently of little Importance.
To loud applause. Dior's
star mannequins paraded an
example of the new look, which
made the designers name ia
nous in 1916, the A-line of
last season, and finally eight
grand ball dresses from the
new Y-line collection unveiled
Monday.
Dior himself wore a con-
sentative dark blue suit.
He smiled shyly as an at
tractive woman professor.
Jacqueline Capelle De Menou,
in a low -necked print chiffon
and pearls. introduced him
and his house as zone Of the
greatest successes Of French
culture and commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

PARIS, Aug. 4 lPl.-Do you
long for the latest Paris fash
ion creation without spending
a fortune?
Soon you can make it your
self if a new French-American
idea works. For the modest
sum Of SIS to $40 you may be
able to order a Paris package
containing a ready-cut dress Of
French fabrics, complete with
trimmings and Paris label
Castor de Paris"
The do-it-yourself plan is
the brainchild of French de-
signer Serge Hogan and
American angel" Philip Gelb.
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TODAY

Continued From Page B.
and cayenne. Add the strained
fish broth, bring to a boil and
let boil for Q or 3 minutes. Add
2 tablespoons chopped parsley.
Serve fish garnished with
slices of hard-cooked egg
whites and slices of lemon.
Pour the sauce over it.
~
Somehow picnics. with their
carefree ways and invitation to
wanderlust, are the very spirit
of summer. Just the packing
of the lunch itself or trans
ferring the usual indoor meals
to the porch or backyard
means relaxation not only for
the hungry family and friends.
but for the homemaker as well.
If the, weather is really hot
and no one feels like cooking
no matter, for there are
many delicious foods that can
be eaten cold. Here, for ex-
ample, is a tangy shrimp salad
filling, served up with buns.
crisp finger foods, and frosty
mugs of ice-cold drinks.
Shrimp Filling
u pound shrimp. fresh or
frozen, or l7-oz. can shrimp.
"a cup finely chopped celery
"a cup chopped peeled Gu
cumber.
teaspoon minced onion
Mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
If shrimp is uncooked, clean
1t and cook 1t by boiling in
sailed water 3 TO 5 minutes.
If shrimp is canned, drain and
devein it. if necessary. Chop
shrimp. Toss shrimp with eel
cry, cucumber and onion. Mois-
ten with mayonnaise and sea-
son to taste with salt and
pepper. Makes filling for six
buns.
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Wedding Luncheon?

Mrs. N. J. NJ, Alexandria
Early in October I am plan
ming to give a bridal luncheon
in honor Of my sisters we'd
ding party. AS ! am rather an
inexperienced cook myself. I
would greatly appreciate some
suggestions for an appropriate
menu which would not be too
difficult to prepare and which
could be served buffet style for
about eight people. Thank you
for your help.
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Apostle Poem

B. S. u. Chiefly Chase
Here Is the poem requested
by Mrs. L r. p, Washington:
These are the Twelve Apostles names:
Peter and Andrew. John and James
Two pair OF brothers beside the SEA
When Jesus said: Come, follow me-
Then James the Less and Thaddeus,
too:
Phillip and also Bartholomew
Matthew and Thomas. who doubted
His Wore,
Simon and JuGaA
Who sold His Lord.
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Wedding Announced

Announcement is made Of
the marriage July 81 Of Mrs.
Dorothy Williams johnson Of
Chevy Chase to Mr.. Rufus
King, also Of Chevy Chase.
The Rev. John Baker per-
formed the ceremony In Be-
thesda. Mr.. and Mrs. King will
make their home in Chevy
Chase after September Is.
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'Balenciaga Gives Women
Back Their Waistli11es

Flat bows perch on the tummy.
or alternatively, the fanny.
Jackets are either tunic length
or barely below the waist.
Waists that are really fitted
where they belong appear
mostly in dresses and evening
gowns. Bloused-over tops still
appear, and so do coats that
fit nowhere except at the hips.
The Balenciaga collection,
as the last big name opening,
virtually winds up the 1885
fashion premieres in Paris.
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Point Fiber Ruq

Mrs. E. NJ. j., Arlington
To Mrs. c. L. Washington,
regarding painting a fiber rug:
I have had excellent results
by painting my green plaid
fiber rug, now 20 years old. with
a thinned-out. regular outside
enamel. The best thinner l
found to be ordinary turpen-
tine. ! spread a rather thick
carpet of Star newspapers on
my garage floor. slightly larger
than my rug. and apply the
paint with a brush, working
it in every direction to insure
good coVerage. The result Is
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Roq Doll Puttern?

Mrs. w. w. S.. Siluer Spring
Would someone please tell
me where I can find a pat
tern for a rag doll which is
made from a mans sock? /
want one that viii sit down
and one YOU can make dresses
for. Thank you SO much.
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Remove Stains?

Mrs. M. S.. Washington
Could someone please tell
me how to remove black
grease spots from nylon shirts?
Also. I would appreciate in
formation on how to clean or
sponge oil portraits, and what
to spray or put on them to
keep them from cracking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

a soft unglossy surface and it
lasts about two seasons on my
porch. ! only paint one side
for my purpose. but you might
like to paint both sides to
make it reversible.