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Evening star., 1955-01-17
Fomous Fables
By E. {. Edoor

PUZZLE Composer Je-
rome Kern at one time be-
came a collector Of books.
Bitten hard by the bug, he
eagerly devoured every cata-
logue and bulletin on the
subject. Night after night,
he would be bent over the.
fine print, soaking up knowl-
edge Of his new avocatiori.
One night q friend found
him intently studying q new
leafiet. Kern was nunched
over q page which was al
most black with tiny print
and numbers. It was obvi-
ous that he was having .
difficult time.
After q half hour Of in
| tense study he Strengthened
up and muttered:
II can't make any sense
out Of this
Curious. the friend picked
up the leafiet and looked at
It. IT was q copy Of the
Racing Form.
MISSED During his early
writing days, Author George
AIDE found It dffiicult to live
on his puny income. To
keep himself going he was
forced to pawn his gold
watch with mcnotonous reg
ularity.
At last his financial posi-
tion improved and he was
able to keep the watch In
his possession. One day, 4
few months after he had
stopped hooking his time
piece, he met his pawn
broker.
'sHow come I haven't seen
you lately, oeorge7" asked
the latter. ibid you ioss
the watch3"
Evening star., 1955-01-17
Our Presidents
BY Honore M. cotudoI

Is (
1--Sixty-two years ago to-
day, a former Civil War gem
eral, who became President.
died at Fremont, Ohio. Who2
To-day Is the i61st am
niversary Of the marriage Of
o great general. who was twice
elected President. Which
President?
(which President said, Il
enjoy being President, and ]
like to doethe work and have
my hand on the lever?
(Answers ON Next Page.)
Evening star., 1955-01-17

Today's hand. played by Mrs.
Keen at three no-trump, illus
trates Mr.. Masters point.
Mr. Champions opening lead
was the five Of spades. This was
an unfortunate opening for Mrs.
Keen. as 1t knocked out the only
entry to dummy outside of the
diamond suit.
However, 1t offered no serious
problem as long as she played
the diamonds correctly. II the
four diamonds held by the de-
tenders broke 2-2, six tricks
could be run IN the suit. But the
odds were against that distri-
button.
II the opposing diamonds were
divided 81 (tne most likely dis
tribution). then one trick had to
be conceded In the suit before
1t could be run.
II the diamonds broke as badly
as An, Mrs. Keen would have
to concede the enemy the first
two tricks In the suit and hope
this, did not give them time to-
set up q suit Of their own.
After winning the first trick
with dumny's king of spades.
Mrs. Keen made the right play.
pulling the trey Of diamonds
from the board, and Mr.. Abel
won with the ten spot. When
Mr.. Champion followed suit. she
knew the diamonds were divided
Bel at worst and that dumrny,s
long suit was now established.
Mr.. Abel returned q spade and
the jack was finessed. Mr.. Cham
pion won with the queen and led
o third round Of spades. Mrs.
Keen won with the ace and
realized it was time to run with.
her game.
Notice that IL she had fool
ishly played the ace and king cf
diamonds at the second aldi
third tricks. trying to bring In,
the suit without loss, she would
have done well to take more
than six tricks on the hand.
tcopyrisht. 1854. General Features corp.l
Evening star., 1955-01-17
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q. I'M what fields was Frank
I'm distinguished?
A. He was one Of the leading
writers and editors In the Arieri-
can Colonies. He was an In
ventor, 3 scientist. q diplomat
and q statesman. He served on
the COMMITTEES which composed
the Declaration Of Independence.
q. what wns the greatest
thing sbont Ffnnkiin3
A. In my opinion his greatest
quality was his kindness q
Evening star., 1955-01-17

norp.y, Wasnanf5on 9snUaEH q. 2; lsss 3.
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2 Urban Renewal
Moves Are Pressed

Urban renewal activities were
pushed on two fronts yesterday.
The Relocation Subcommittee
lof the Urban Renewal Opera
Itions Committee held its initial
meeting in an effort to work
out q unified setup to handle the
problem Of relocating all persons
in the District displaced by gov
ornamental action. according to
Col. Robert e. Mathe, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner.
Also, Col. Mathe said, another
attempt was made to organize
IA Small Jobs Clinic to advise
individual home Owners who are
forced to remodel their houses
to comply with the city's newly
adopted Housing Code. This
came at a meeting of a commit
tee Of the Urban Renewal Coun-
Gil. headed by j. Garrett Bethel,
which heard real estate experts
warn that remodeling may cost
more than the houses are worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Boy Truunt Who Gave Books
To Brother Put on Probation

"A l5-year-old boy. whose eal
for music and whose generosity
resulted in his being charged
with truancy from school, was
placed on probation yesterday
by Juvenile Court Judge Edith
H. Cockrill.
Teachers who missed the boy
in class investigated and learned
this story:
He would report to the school
building regularly but, instead
of going to classes, he would sit
in the auditorium and listen to
the school band rehearse.
The boy. who is colored, told
Judge Cockrill another reason
he did not attend classes was
that he had no textbooks.
What happened to your text
books?" the Judge asked.
II gave them to my brother, "
the boy. replied.
In another case yesterday,
Judge Cockrill recommitted to
the Welfare Department a To-
year-old boy who fled Juvenile
Court last Friday while he was
awaiting a hearing on traffic
charges.
The boy has a history of traf-
nc misdemeanors dating from a
year and a half ago. Recently he
took his cousins car without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Boy Held in Theft
Of Teachers Purse

A 16-year-old boy is In the
Receiving Home today, charged
with stealing a teachers purse
under the eyes Of five startled
f1rst-graders.
The boys and girls, students
at the Cleveland School, Eighth
and T streets NV. were helping
their teacher, Mrs. Robbie B.
Lotion, after school. Mrs. Lotion
left the room briefly, and while
she was gone the boy. who Is
colored, came in and took her
purse, containing So.
Several teachers who had seen
the boy lettering in the halls and
one OF Mrs. Lotions first-graders.
gave such a good description of
the boy that he was arrested at
his home the next day.
He had spent the money, but
the purse was recovered from the
alley where the boy told police
he had thrown it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
GU Quartet Wins
College Quiz Show

Four students from George
town University defeated a team
from Colgate University on the
NBC radio show, college Quiz
Bowl" last night.
The winners were Leo j.
'ODonovan. Donald K. Dougher-
ty, Michal McCrossin and Rich
ard Comerford. The university
received $500 to use as 1t wishes.
Each team broadcast from its
own campus. and the modera-
tor. from New York. The George.
town team will appear weekly
until defeated. Next week 1t
meets the University Of Chi
cago.
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permission to participate in a
funeral procession and wound up
in an accident-his second with
the same car.
Last Friday, minutes before he
was to appear on charges grow
ing out Of the latter violation,
the boy learned at court that an
other charge-stealing gasoline
from . parked. auto--was to be
brought against him. He ran
from the building, and drove
away in his cousins car. He was
picked up shortly afterward.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Jewish Congregations
To Hear SpecioI Services

Special events and sermon
topics for services tomorrow In
Washington area synagogues
and congregations were an
nounced today.
A special children's consecra-
ton ceremony win be held by
the Har Tzeon Synagogue at 8
pm. in the Glenmont School.
Wheaton. Md. Rabbi Joseph M.
Brandriss and Cantor Sidney
Ritz will offlciate.
Three women will speak on
different aspects of 1.-THE Jewish
Woman" at the $3.50 pm. service
lin Montgomery County Jewish
Community, 1901 East West
highway. Chevy Chase, Md. They
are Mrs. Arthur Tiemann, Mrs.
Alvin Browdy, and Mrs. Edward
Meltz, all members Of the con-
|gregation, Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath
will conduct the service. and
Cantor Norman Gewirtz will
sing.
A 15-year-old boy, Cary Kill
men Of Bethesda, Md, will lead
the $3.50 pm. Sabbath service Of
Congregation Beth FL of Mont
gomery County. 8215 Old George
town road, Bethesda. Cantor
Wolfe Mostow will assist.
Other services tomorrow, at
$3.50 p m. unless otherwise stated,
are:
Washington Hebrew COngregation--
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on Catholic.
Pfotestant-Jew."
Email Israel CongreEAtIon - Rabbi
Henry Segal on what Makes a Man
Strong" Cantor Jacob Friedman will
sing.
ConsreEatlon Beth Israel - Rabbi
Martin Halpern on Certain People Of
~ LE n.1!S.
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| Temple Emanuel In ct. Paul's Metho-
dist Church. Chevy Chase. Md.-Rabbi
Leon M. Adler on .'The Making OF the
Modern Jew" BY Rabbi Milton Stein
Beth shoiem CsnEreEat ion-Rabbi
Harry J. kaufman on Man. to Man"
At 1880 Am. Saturday.
Temple Sinai. In Bethlehem Chapel.
Washington Cathedral-Rabbi Beifour
Brickner on Look at Jewish Life"
Y:uns Peoples Synagogue and Tife-
feth Israel CongFegati0n--Jack Schwartz.
president Of Tifereth Israel congrega-
ton: on "A Must for Reading" Rabbi
hairy Silyerstone and Cantor Ben
Wostein will conduct the worship.
Northeast Hebrew Csngregatien -
Rabbi Raymond Krinsky on what Do
Our Prayers Mean"
Temple Beth 81 Of Northern vir-
ginla, In Fairlington Methodist Church
-.Kabbi Emmett A. Frank on by Ny
Langley Hebrew Congresat ien-Rabbi
Lewis A. Weintraub on THE Classic
Works In Jewish History" Cantor
Morris Lang will sine.
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Thomas E. Coleman. fund
drive chairman for the memorial.
said Prof. Bigelow also viii
supervise the casting of the Bells.
Contributions for the memorial
may be sent to the Robert A..
Taft Memorial Foundation. 100
South Webster street. Madison
q Wis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Designer for CoriIIon
In Tuft Tower Picked

Prof. Arthur L. Bigelow. bell
master at Princeton University
has been selected to design the
Is carlton bells for the 100-ft
Robert A. Taft Memorial Tower.
hero.
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Evening star., 1955-03-07
Marine officer Escapes
As Trnin Smdshes Car

The automobile of a Washing
ton Marine Corps officer was de-
molished by a Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad freight train yesterday
moments after he jumped from
it and ran to safety at Riverdale,
Md.
Lit. Col. Richard I. Moss. 43.
of 5059 Sedgwick street NV,
told Prince Georges County po-
lice he mistook a parking area
for a grade crossing and the
car stuck on the tracks about 6
am.
AS he tried to back off, he
heard the sound of an approach
ing southbound train and aban-
doned the car. The mishap oc-
CURED 165 feet north of the
Queensbury road crossing.
The trains engineer, Preston
Hallar, So, of Mount Airy, Md,
brought the train to a halt at the
Hyattsville station and filed a
report at the county police sta
ton just across the street.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Bermuda Liner Sails, Leaving
Passengers and Strikers

men, had left the ship in pro-
test against the firing of three
creWmen who had sought a $50
monthly cost-of-living pay in
crease.
Mr.. Allen earlier had told the
strikers they would be consid-
cred "deSerters" if they didn't re-
turn to the ship. He repeated
the charge that they were de
serters" in his announcement
after the sailing.
"They walked off the ship and
they knew what they were do
ing" he continued. There Is
no excuse. The men have signed
the ships articles. In this case.
they have broken a contract"
The strikers are allowed to
spend 80 days in this country be-
fore they become subject to de-
pOrtation.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
CamaIier Presents 7 Flags
To Hebrew Academy

Commissioner Renah F. Cam
alier yesterday presented two
District flags to the Hebrew
Academy.
One of the flags, due to fly over
the building, was donated by Mr..
Camalier personally and the
other was donated by Samuel
Rothman, for the school audi
tOrium.
The presentation was made at
a membership breakfast at the
academy. About $50 volunteer
workers and parents of students
attended. The breakfast was one
of a series in the academy'S
campaign to raise 100000 by en-
rolling 1000 new supporting
members by May 81.
Commissioner Camalier was
given an honorary membership
and a plaque citing his public
service in education and welfare.
Speakers included Rabbi Abra-
ham H. Kellner. director of the
academy; Dr.. Julius j. Gottlieb,
breakfast chairman. and Joseph
M. Viner, campaign chairman.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
BeaII Wins Resurvey
OF Canal Park Plan
ToSave S2.5MiIIion

CUMBERLAND, Md, Mar T.
A resurvey of the proposed
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Parkway has been ordered oy
the Interior Department at the
request of Senator Beall. Repub-
lican of Maryland.
He said the survey was sug-
gested to bring about a saving
of SIS million in the construc-
ton cost and to avoid a bottle
neck and duplication of highways
in the Cumberland area. At the
same time. the entire project
will be restudied.
The plan calls for construction
of a parkway from Cumberland
to Washington along the route
of the long-abandoned C&B
Canal. Most of the land is owned
by the Federal Government. The
rest would be purchased by
Maryland and made available for
UiIC FCdC1 al SONCl AliliCIlO w NNIAN
and maintain the road.
The section between Cumber-
land and Hancock already has
received State and Federal ap-
proval. but no construction funds
have been appropriated.
This is no delaying action"
Senator Beall said. Il am not
concerned about the resurvey
halting or holding up the project.
I made the request to Secretary
of Interior Mckay, having in
mind the saving of money as we'll
as the avoidance of bottleneck
in Cumberland"
The resurvey is expected to be
completed during the summer,
Maryland's other Senator,
John Marshall Butler. recently
wrote the White House request
ing an appropriation of SIS mil
lion for parkway work. In reply,
the White House said a resurvey
had been authorized.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Pedestrian Killed
Al Intersection Here;
7 Brothers Injured

An inquest tentatively has
been set for Thursday in the
traffic death of Turner Pearson,
65, of 5301 Greenway drive.
Hyattsville.
Mr.. Pearson, the Districts
14th traffic fatality this year, was
killed Saturday night when he
was struck by a car at the inter-
section of Bladensburg road and
New York avenue NE.
Police identified the driver of
the car as Raymond r. Cheek.
38, colored. of the 700 block of
Ninth street NE. Cheek was
charged with colliding and driv-
ing after his permit had been
revoked. He was held for the
action of the coroner.
Police said Cheek told them
he drove through the intersec-
ton as the traffic light changed
to amber and that Mr.. Pearson
stepped off the curb into his car.
In another accident Saturday
two brothers were struck by a
car at Third and K streets NV. :,
police reported. Injured were
William Ham, 9, and Franklin,
13. both of the 200 block of K
street NV.
Police said the boys were struck
by a car driven by Luther B.
Winzor, Al. of the 1900 block of
Euclid street NV. Police said
they charged Winzor with driving
without a District permit and
with failing to yield the right of
way to pedestrians. Winzor and
the boys are colored.
The boys were admitted to
Casualty Hospital which this
morning reported that William
was in good condition and was
being treated for head cuts
Franklin was listed in fair con-
dition with head and back in
jurieS.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Key Annapolis Vote
Near on Probe Of
Roads Commission
by the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. IA key
vote on whether the State Roads
Commission should be investi-
gated is expected in the Senate
tonight as the Maryland Legis-
lature heads into the final month
of its 1855 session.
The roads commission investi-
cation. proposed by the Demo-
cratic leadership. is among con-
troversial bills due for legislative
processing this week.
Another roads proposal, to set
up a Maryland Turnpike Au-
thority. is scheduled for a Senate
vote tomorrow.
At the same time, several bills
to provide bonus payments for
veterans of the armed forces
will be aired at a public hearing
before the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Next on the crowded schedule
is a Senate vote Wednesday on
a bill for annual real estate as
seSsments beginning this year
instead of next.
It is this bill which some OBJ
servers believe prompted Sena-
tor Phoebus. Republican, of
Somerset to announce over the
week end that he will introduce
tonight a measure to reshuff1e
the distribution of gasoline
taxes.
Under his proposal Baltimore
City, which now receives 80 per
cent of all gas tax revenues,
would receive only Is per cent,
or an estimated $2.5 million
year less. The counties, which
now receive 20 per cent, would
be raised to 25.
Last week Mr.. Phoebus was
one of eight Senators who tried
to get their counties exempted
from the annual-assessments
bill, which was solidly backed by
Baltimore City Senators.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Mar. THE
Queen of Bermuda was at sea
today, steaming toward the is
land of Bermuda and leaving
300 striking crewmen stranded
in New York as alleged
"deSerters."
The 22,500-ton vessel sailed
yesterday without passengers
and manned by skeleton crew
of 120.
Many of the passengers had
already been settled in their
cabins late Saturday afternoon.
when the British-owned Furness
Witty Bermuda Line announced
their trip was Cancelled. Since
then, many got air transporta-
ton to Bermuda.
The strikers, members Of the
British National Union of Sea-
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Dancer Dies Of Cobra Bite,
Was Wife OF Meade GI
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Mar. Mrs.
Frieda Hoxter. 25-year-old Ger
man girl who came to the United
States as the wife of a GI,
died last night from the bite of
one of the two cobras she used
in her snake dancing act.
The 25-year-old woman, who
performed as Princess Naja."
was bitten on the left arm Fri
day night during a night club
performance.
Mrs. Hoxter was separated
from her husband, corporal
stationed at Fort Meade, Md.
She had been bitten three
times in less than three months
and had spent brief periods in
st. Joseph's Hospital, where she
died.
Police Capt. Elmer Bowen Or
dered Mrs. Hoxter's two cobras
and a python she used in her
act taken from the club to the
zoo, labelling them a public
menace"
Evening star., 1955-03-07
School Study Urges
Aid Be Tied TO Equal
Assessment System
ey the Assoeioisd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. THE
Green Commission has recon-
mended an increase in State aid
for school construction. but only
If something is done to put prop
erty asseSsments-the basis for
distributing aid-on an equal
footing throughout Maryland.
The group headed by Attorney
Harry j. Green of Baltimore
officially labeled the Maryland
Commission to Study Education
and Finance-reported yesterday
to Gov. McKeldin.
It said:
/. School construction needs
during the next five years may
range from $3.50 to 5000 mil
lion. The incentive fund" for
aiding construction will total less
than SIS million during the
1856 budget year, indicating
that an increase is necessary.
Purpose Thwarted.
2. However. the main purpose
Of the incentive fund-to in
sure children in poorer coun-
ties a decent education-is being
thwarted because the more stable
counties are pegging their assess
ments low. They know that by
doing so they can get State
money.
3. No increase should be made
in State aid until assessments
among the counties and Balti-
more City are equalized-at least
so far as distribution of State
funds is concerned. But if
nothing is done to straighten out
the assessment matter, the in
centive fund plan still should
be continued.
The commission said that
while more aid is needed, as
cardinal and absolutely essen
tial" condition for increasing it.
definite steps must be taken to
halt present inequities in assess
ments.
In recent years, the Green
Commission said, two factors
have made "the operation of the
Maryland system Of equalization
even more improper and unfair
than it was at the beginning"
Funds Available.
/. The State returns to the
counties enough of its gasoline
and income tax revenues to sup
port most county services except
schools. The more stable coun-
ties know the funds are avail
able and are free to lower their
assessments.
2. The so-called richer coun-
ties, hit by huge intluxes of pop
ulation, have become hard
pressed to furnish adequate edu-
cation to a new population which
contributes little or no taxes.
Baltimore, Montgomery. Prince
Georges. Anne Arundel and prob
ably Hartford Counties are all in
this position. along with Balti-
more City" the commission said.
To remedy the inequities. the
Green Commission suggested leg
islation which will effectively re-
quire that State aid be made on
the basis of a minimum percent
age of property assessments
against fair market value.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Fairfax Man Killed
As He Crosses Road

A Fairfax County man was
killed Saturday night when he
was hit by a car on Route l, four
miles south of Alexandria.
Virginia State police said
Alton Hicks, 81. colored, of Gum
Springs, was struck by the car
as he crossed the highway.
The car, according to State
Trooper John D. Lokey. was
driven by Michael Balogh. 30. Of
Route 4, Alexandria. No charges
were placed, police said.