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Of the Chief Executive on
view at yesterdays copitol
Hill Club porty. It was
painted by copt. Russell
Hendrickson, UsMcR.
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The Travellers Notebook
h Case You Didn't Know, Gifts Can
Come through !. s. Customs Duty Free

the excessive amount Of bottled
liquor he tries to bring IN tfor
regardless Of how little It costs he
can enter with not more than o
galIonl and the importation Of
too many bottles Of q single
brand Of trade-marked perfume.
On the liquor, he can blame
the Federal Government for jeaI-
ously guarding its sale Of revenue
stamps; on perfume, he can
direct his resentment against
owners Of the trade mark for re-
quiring U. s. customs to enforce
q bottle limit.
The more frequent q customs
transgression becomes. the more
Continued on Page B-6.)
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2 Lines to Cut
Air Fures to
South America

In an effort to stimulate great
er travel to South America. Pan
American World AirWays and
Panagra recently announced
they will offer reduced excursion
fares for group movements next
summer.
The new fares. which win go
into effect February ! for travel
during June. July and August.
viii make it possible for groups
of is or more passengers travel
ing together to ssye so per cent
Of the return portion of present
round-trip fares. The savings
will apply to all Pan American
and Panagra tourist-claSs and
first-cIass flights from the United
States to key cities In Peru, Boz
iiyia. Brazil. Chile or Argentina.
Somples of Fares
A trip from New York to Bue-
nos Aires and back, for example,
will be reduced to 1854 q saving
of $183 over the present tourist
class fare Of $867.
New York to Rio de Janeiro
and back tourist class viii be cut
to $579-a saving of SI44 over
present fare OF $723. First class
win be down from 1928 to 1920
$130 less.
A round il from Miami to
Lima WIN ~ 57s so tourist Glass,
as compared to present Sass.
First Class fpr the same trip VIII
be down from $574.20 to $47s. so.
All fares will be valid for 80 days
and include stopoyer privileges.
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without paying duty. some
times the "Ons that's AL right:
everybody does it." leaves linz
gering nlisgivirigs.
In fact, at least one recent
popular book On world travel
states categorically that pur-
chases must be for ones personal
use or for the family. Other
books point out that. within
limits that are mostly broad
but are in cases ribidly restric-
tive, gifts can come In legally
duty free. But even these au-
thors usually omit the chapter
and verse that resolve all doubt.
So here 1t is. lifted from Section
1O.I7-C Of the Customs Regula-
tions Of l943 and Incorporated In
the current edition:
Gifts. An article acquired
abroad by q returning resident
and imported by him as 8 bona
fide gift is for the personal use
Of the importer"
No Selling toaFriend
Mind those crucial words.
''bona fide gift. An innocent
request by some stay-at-home
to bring me In three pairs of
those exquisite French gloves,
my dear. and let me know the
tab" or 'pick me up q set Of that
marvellous cutlery, up to $75''
can trick the returning shopper
into sa customs violation. It
could burden the conscience for
years.
That is one Of the bugaboos
customs inspectors face resale
In this country. And it is the
only question likely to arise in
importing the three or four tea
sets or several foreign watches.
It cannot be predetermined at
what degree of multiplicity the
inspectors suspicious win be
aroused, although the practical
joker who brings In 3 dozen
cuckoo clocks as gifts without
paying duty may as. well be
resigned to some pointed uues-
tioning.
Usually No Trouble
The average traveller with
average tastes and, alas. the
average sum to spend for barr
gain goods abroad almost never
runs into an Intricate knot of
red tape. Unless, that Is. be tries
10 do something for q friend or
Q casual shiphoard acquaint-
tance. That might get him into
hot water. Otherwise, his. most
frequent dilemma springs from
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tiun form. Mailing q gift from q
foreign land directly to some one
81 he United States is entirely
dfnerert. Such a recipient
would have to pay the duty be-
fore the mailed package would
IL surrendered to him at Gus
tors.
Many tourists have travelled
hetWeen the United States and
fnreign lands for years. always
with the sly intention Of distrib-
uking part of their bargain loot
among friends and relatives. Ex-
perience has shown them they
ere never challenged ais to.
whether such purchases as two
Swiss watches or several four
piece silver tea sets are for their
own personal use or gifts for
friends. But the tourist need
not feel sly when he escapes q
hassle he feared was coming.
Debts Cleored Up
Such doubts continue in their.
minds for years. and certainly
the 10. s. declaration form they.
sign on their return indicates all
purchases are to be their very
own. forever.
Part Of the feeling Of being q
culprit stems from the wording
IN the first column Of the bag :
gage Declaration and Entry" /"
and not investigating further.
Under one heading is ''Descrip-
tion Of Articles (Articles OBJ
tanned for use Of and accompany
lng passengers" Another sec
ton of the form Is headed "Ar-
ticles for other persons or for
aale."
Confusion also arises from
vague answers. BY those who
really don't know. To specific
questions about bringing In gifts
Evening star., 1955-01-09
The Traveller ) Notebook
BY Jacques FutreIle. d.
1he stnt,s Truvel Editor

II is high time American trav-
elers, returning from foreign
lands with gifts for friends, quit
feeling furtiye about passing
then through q. s. customs as
dnty- free personal purchases.
Itss perfectly legal 10 present
Aunt Minnie with q handsome
Ieather handbag and share q
.nersonals bolt Of fine English
w00len with the girl next door
81 give her the whole bolt. for
thzt matter.
MAT applies to bringing gifts
Through Customs on d declara-
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:IIsI q tNo eIlieIss D .hopping.
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|OutofControI,
Car Injuries 4

A Rockville man suffered
severe head injuries yesterday
when the auto in which he was
q passenger went out Of contro
on Route % near Darnestowr
and bounced onto the hood OF ar
|oncoming car.
Montgomery County Police
|Pvts. Joseph E. Stolz and Johr
Shaw said -four persons were
hurt in the accident. Listed in
serious condition at Suburban
Hospital with q skull fracture
was Harold e. Grimes Of III
Anderson avenue, Rockville.
Also admitted to the hospital
were Stanley Finley. SO, a social
worker, of los South Washington
street, Rockville, and his wife
Mary. 80. Mr.. Finley was re-
ported in fair condition with a
broken left arm. His wife suffer-
ed severe leg bruises
Also injured, but released after
treatment for a broken collar
bone, was Jack K. McElfiSh. 33,
of 406 Blandford avenue, Rock
vile. who was identified as the
driver Of the auto which bounced
out of control. He was charged
with reckless driving.
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Bo|timore-Grown Rose
Wins .. C. Show Honors

Mrs. Zo1a Barber. 8 Woodmere
drive, Silver Spring.
BEST CLIMBER. Benja-
min williams, Silver Spring
second. DR.. Warren Ferris. 45l
lLebaum street Sc: third. Frank
Pohanka, Burnt Mills Hills, Sill
|ver Spring.
BEST ARRANGEMENT-Mrs
|R. L. Hutchings, Arlington; Sec
ond. Mrs. Joe r. Bailey. 223l
North Columbus street, Airing
ton; third, Mrs. A. F. Striker,
14I5 North Edison street, Ar.
|lington.
CHALLENGE CLASSES (open
only to society members) Six
hybrid tea varieties. Harold j.
Holt, Baltimore; three hybrid
teas of one variety, j. Benjamin
williams, Silver Spring; four
varieties Of climbers. Frank Po-
hanka, Silver Spring.
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Dean Requests
To Be Retired

Mai. Gen. william F. Dean
ranking American hero ant
prisoner of the Communists ir
Korea, has requested retirement
October 81.
Gen. Dean, who holds thu
Medal Of Honor, is SIS years ole
and has seen 80 years Army
service. Announcing his inten-
ton to retire in San Francisco
yesterday, ne said he wants te
spend more time with his wife
and family.
He is deputy commander OF
the 9Th Army. The Army had
said Friday night that the 6tf
commander, 1t. Gen. Willard g
Wyman. would become deputy
commander of the Continental
Army Command at Fort Monroe
Va.
It also announced assignment
of Mai. Gen. Robert N. Young,
assistant chief Of staff for per-
sonnel during the Army's long
row with Senator Mccarthy. Re-
publican, Of Wisconsin. to the
San Francisco headquarters
This, along with Gen. Deans de-
cision to retire. apparently
means that Gen. Young, q native
of Washington, will become COM
mander Of the 9Th. His exact
duties were not announced.
Evening star., 1955-06-05

District oficia1s, anxious II
push ahead with the Constitu'
ton avenue bridge. will seek I
firm administration decision OF
the Potomac bridge-tunnel dis.
Ipute Wednesday.
The timing is Of crucial i'm
Iportance, since hearings open al
II pm. Wednesday before a Sen.
ate Appropriations subcommit.
tee on the city's budget for the
year starting July !.
The hope OF District officials Il
that the Federal Budget Bureat
will clear the way for a city re-
quest to the Senate for restora-
ton Of SIS million in bridge
money cut by the House.
House leaders showed no an
tagonism toward the bridge Con-
gress already has authorized
But they made it clear they
wanted a decision on whether Q
tunnel should be built as ar
alternate before approving the
bridge funds.
The White House also wanted
some help on that question-but
an effort to get it collapsed last
week when a committee headed
by Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger failed to agree on the tun-
nel-bridge alternatives.
Mr.. Spencer said he talked
about the problem last Friday
with Budget Director Rowland
r. Hughes, who has left the city
until Wednesday.
"He indicated he would take
q look at the problem when he
gets back" Mr.. Spencer said
I'm hopeful We win be able 70
get . decision."
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D. c. Seeks Yes or NO
On Bridge vs.. Tunnel

The Commissioner said that
as he sees it, the administration
decision will be whether 1t wants
to recommend any change in the
present legislation. authorizing
the bridge.
IF not, presumably it will be
agreeable to trying to go ahead
under the present legislation. y
Mr.. Spencer said.
The tunnel would cost an es-
timated $28 million more than
the six-lane bridge, authorized
at cost of $24.5 million.
The Federal Fine Arts Com
mission, the National Park Ser
vice and other groups argue
that the extra price tab-picked
up by the Federal Government
would be money well spent to
protect the Lincoln Memorial
areas esthetic values from a
bridge.
City ofIicials favor the bridge.
however. even If the Government
picks up the tra-money tab.
Mr.. Spencer said there would
be no report by the three-man
committee set up by the White
House to try to iron out a unani-
nous recommendation on the
bridge tunnel proposal. The
other two members we're National
Park Director Conrad L. Wirth.
who favors the tunnel, and Har-
land Bartholomew. National
Capital Planning Commission
chairman, who would rather see
10 Potomac bridge at Reaches
Run than either o tunnel or
bridge near the Lincoln Memo
rial.
Evening star., 1955-06-05
Maryland Graduates
Told Of responsibilities

Esham. Wicomico County: Rob-
ert N. Stagg. Worcester County
and Mrs. Elva Hill and Solomon
L. Hoke, ST., both Of Carol
County.
The commencement speakers
were seated on q white platform
fianked with white lattice and
backdropped with a panel oi
black velvet topped by the Mary
land seal and flags Of the State
and Nation.
Floral arrangements Of pink
gladioli and peonies in front Of
evergreen combined with the au-
ditorium's spaciousness to give
the exercises the atmosphere OF
an outdoor event.
Graduates sat before the
speakers platform in the main
portion Of the building, sur
rounded by friends. relatives and
visitors in the tiers Of seats ris-
ing from the main floor.
Evening star., 1955-06-05

A lusty pink giant Of rose
was named queen OF the
Show" last night at the Potomac
Rose Society's first spring show
in the Shoreham Hotel.
The winning bloom curled It's
luxuriant petals back atop
straight 18-inch stem. It's leaves
are q dull-gleaming medium
green.
To the owner, Herman B
lShinn, Of Baltimore, went a blue
ribbon, a purple ribbon and the
Society's silver plate.
The shew, being held in the
Shoreham grand ballroom, Is
open again today from 10 am. to
l6p.m. It is free to the public.
IS Exhibitors in Show
Visitors today can see roses
that look like roses and roses
that look like pansies, camellias
and carnations; arrangements in
free air and one in an antique
glass bell; individual blooms the
size Of a small grapefruit and
others as small as o baby's nm
gernail. The colors are red, yell
low. pink, white, orange and
variegated.
Seventy-five exhibitors have
entered several hundred in-
dividual roses and arrangements.
The show is being held jointly
by the Society, which numbers
more than I,500 local amateur.
growers, and the Colonial Dis
trict of the American Rose
Society. 4
The winning arrangement Is
a spray Of nine red roses, inter-
wined with two dried vines and
springing from a hallow black
iron bowl. It was entered by
Mrs. r. L. Hutchings Of 4912
North Seventeenth street, Arling-
ton.
The Sweepstakes winner, with
most points for specimen blooms,
was Harold j. Holt Of Baltimore.
Most points in the arrangements
sweepstakes were garnered by
Mrs. Felix e. Holden, 10400
Crestmoor drive. Silver Spring.
All Winners Announced
This is the complete list of
winners:
BEST IN SHoW-First, Her
man B. Shinn, Baltimore; Sec
ond. Harold J. Holt. Baltimore;
third, Harold j. Holt.
SPECIMEN SWEEPSTAKES
Harold j. Holt. Baltimore; Sec
ond, J. Benjamin williams, 2800l
Illinois street, Silver Spring:
third, c. F. Garner, Warwick,
Va.
ARRANGEMENTS SWEEP
STAKES Mrs. Felix E. Holden,
Silver Spring. |
BEST FLORTBUNDA -- Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Rissman, 5 Over
hill road, Falls Church, Va; sec
ond, w. H. Boyer. 4726 North /
road, Arlington; third,
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.Seowuy information
Director Appointed

Edward r. Place. 2651 Six.
teenth street NV. a public
relations man, has been namet
director of information for the
st. Lawrence Seaway Develop
|ment Corp. here.
Mr.. Place came to Washington
in 1942 as a War Production
Board information specialist
Before that he operated his own
public relations firm in Boston.
Evening star., 1955-06-05

Gov. McKeldin Of Maryland
told the 1892 members Of the
University Of Maryland gradu-
ating class yesterday that their
diplomas conferred "responsi-
bility more important than priv
ileges."
His challenge was voiced dur
ing the 1855 commencement
exercises, held for the first time
in the new activities building at
College Park. More than 10000
guests attended.
Young men and women of to-
day must be better than their
forefathers because they must
guard a civilization, whereas
there ancestors guarded only a
nation" the governor declared.
Extending sympathy but not
pity" the chief executive Of the
State added:
ITO be compelled to be great
is not a misfortune, for the
next generation will be great or
1t will perish"
He said that although present
times are gloomy, II do believe
that a suggestion Of dawn is in
the air."
The commencement address
was delivered by DR.. Vernon w.
Lippard, dean of the Yale Uni
versity School Of Medicine. He
cautioned against overemphasis
OF athletics and entertainment
in q college program. He said
athletics should be so organized
that participation of the entire
student body involves more than
becoming hoarse on Saturday
afternoon"
DR.. Lippard advised the grad
yates to seek greater rewards for
their efforts in fields Of learn
ing than material things. He ad-
vised them to approach the
true values" such as honesty,
moral integrity. concern for
others. and the power Of appre-
citation.
Honorary degrees were con-
ferred upon DR.. Lippard and
William Steenken, jr., director of
Trudeau Laboratory. Trudeau.
N. Y, Abba Eban. ambassador
of Isreal to the United States;
Harry Anslinger, Commissioner
Of Narcotics, and historian Bruce
Cation.
Honorary certificates Of merit
In agriculture, for their aid to
farmers, were warded Otis O..
Evening star., 1955-06-05
ROAD TRAFFIC UP
.(THIS IS NEWS?)

RICHMOND R.-It prob
ably isn't news to motorists
but highway trafic is heavier
than ever.
The Division Of Motor We
hicles produced the proof
yesterday - gasoline taxes
SCARED to . record $751;
005.54 in April. It shattered
the record Of t5.743.12l.37 In
July Of last year.
Outlook: Director Charles
L. Briggs Of the gasoline tax
section says the record prob
ably viii fall this summer.
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|Renon Elected
Leader Of D. {.
Citizens Groups
Federation Names
Other Officers Too;
lnteerction Rupped

John A. Remon. chairman Of
the District Redevelopment Land
Agency and member Of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission. last night was unani-
mously elected president Of the
Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions.
The vote took place after his
opponent. william J. Smith. for
merly second vice president Of
the federation. Withdrew from
the ballot.
Mr.. Remon, 3l04 Thirty-third
place NV. IL past president Of
the Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association. presi-
dent Of the Presidents Cup Re-
gatta, one Of the founders and
past president Of the Metro
politan Police Boys Club. one Of
the founders Of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association
and a member Of the Washington
Housing Authority.
Other Officers Listed
Other officers elected include:
Ralph E. Cushman. II Forester
street S.W., first vice president:
Miss Catherine M. Flynn. 4125
Eighteenth place NE. second
vice president; Mrs. Edward B.
Morris, 1915 Ridge place Sc.
secretary, and William K. Nor
wood. 1921 Patterson street NV,
treasurer.
Retiring president. Mrs. Henry
A. Bartlett, Of the Burroughs
Citizens Association. vigorously
condemned the recent Supreme
Court school integration deci-
sion.
Criticizes Integration
There is the other side Of the
COIN" Mrs. Bartlett told the
meeting at the District Building.
"Two-sevenths of our city is In
the process Of disintegrating.
"In the beginning" she con-
tinued, "it was stated that the
District Of Columbia was to serve
as a model for the integration
Of schools.
"Well, we can take comfort in
the fact that two-sevenths Of
the city has been instrumental
in causing the Supreme Court to
take a cautious vote in this
matter"
Mrs. Bartlett asked the group.
"Is it necessary or does 1t In
evitably mean that an indignity
must be thrust upon a people -.
which is obnoxious? People have
a natural tendency to group to-
gether with people Of their own
kind"
She declared that she has re-
ceived q number of calls during
the past 10 days from parents
whose children have been forced
to change from schools which
they have been attending to find
one of minority Of
10 with 400 to 500 others OF an
other race.
Sub Standard Teachers
She urged the association to
remind persons that the School
Board has an ultimate appeal
group for such instances.
But" she added. depart
ment heads never mention this
board of last recourse. I hope the
will keep the matter
Under eye."
Mr.. Cushman, In reading the
report of the Education Commit
zee. called for an increase in the
for District teachers.
He declared that a committee
member cited q case In which q
,oung man. unable to complete
lis first year Of college without
/ record Of DIS and Fs, quit
chool to serve as a temporary
eacher Of mechanical drawing
n q District junior high school.
lie was then designated to teach
!eneral sciences, Mr.. Cushman
continued.
The committee pointed out
hat large number of District
eachers have sub-standard
Evening star., 1955-06-05
Final Adoption
|0fHousingCode
due in 80 Days

Final adoption Of q housing
code for the Nations Capital II
lless than q month was forecast
yesterday by District Commis.
Isioner Samuel Spencer. It has
been in the making more than q
year.
He said the draft given to the
Commissioners last, week by the
Housing Code Review Commit
tee. headed by Charles B. Dull
lean. ST., is now being checked by
the staff experts who helped
write the original versions.
When they are through, he
said. it will be gone over by the
department heads who will have
to administer the document
With their comments in hand
Mr.. Spencer declared, the Com
missioners will make a final de-
lcision on the code.
Property Owners Ask Voice
He hopes. Mr.. Spencer said
1t will be unnecessary to hold q
second public hearing on the
proposed code. One hearing was
held last December. A new hear
ling was requested last week by
the District Chapter Of the
Property Owners Association oil
America.
The group declared it would
be entirely n-American to foist
any laws or codes upon the
rental operators of this city
without giving them q chance
to express their views. pro or
con, in an open hearing"
Mr.. Spencer praised the Re-
view Committees compromise
decision to include rooming and
boarding houses in the scope OF
the code. II don't think we
should get out q code without
them" he said.
These, and all other types of
housing, were covered by a
March 8 draft Of the proposed
code. which Mr.. Spencer called
a pretty good draft"
Whole Code Rewritten
When the Review Committees
steering group began work on
the March 8 draft, it had the
whole thing rewritten. It de-
leted all reference to any type
of licensed housing. including
hotels and rooming and boarding
houses.
Last Tuesday, at a meeting of
the full Review Committee, the
code e-designed to cover only
dwellings-was hurriedly amend
ed to include rooming and board
ing houses. The change was q
compromise after moves to SUBJ
stitute the March Q draft had
been beaten.
OF the Review Committees
final version, Mr.. Spencer said,
II think well 60 along with
their compromises on policy"
Major purpose of the present
rechecking Of the code, Mr..
Spencer said. is to make sure
the code has no legal defects.
He said IA or IS changes will
be necessary to carry out the full
implications of the Review Com
mittee's two hurried amend
ments, according to Robert F.
Kneipp, assistant corporation
counsel who helped draft two
earlier versions of the code.
West to Study Code
For example, Mr.. Kneipp said,
a literal reading of one of the
changes made by the Review
Committee would require install
Ilation of full kitchens in all
bachelor apartments here.
After all technical comments
are in. Mr.. Spencer said. he
wants to have the document re-
viewed by Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West for a final, top
level legal opinion.
He said he hopes all this-in-
|cluding final action by the COM
|missioners-can be accomplished
in less than a month.