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Evening star., 1955-07-09
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Chr Snttnau Star
Boy Escapes Drowning

Choose The Star Sunday When You Hape a Choice
STRIKE MOVES TOWARD SHoWDOwN-As the Can
ital Transit strike moves toward showdown The
Star on Sunday will present complete report of
the vital issues and facts surrounding the then 10
day labor management deadlock-Editorial Section
PERLES MISSING LINK-Perle Mesta, Washingtons
popular eSS-dipomat found one important
thing lacking in the Communist system In her visit
to Russia She reports why the Sovets Will Fail"
in This Week Magazine
SNAPPER TRAPPERS-In The Star Pictorial Maga-
zine Meredith S. Buel writes about the swapping
turtle industry around Williamsburg Va and how
the delicacy gets to your table. Also read Family
Without Family" by Frances willard Kerr-a
story about six working girls who make 60 of their
cooperative home in Cleveland Park.
THE MIRACLE OF STRATFORD continues as jaw
Carmody, Drama Editor of The Star, gives you his
on-the-spot impression of Canada'S Third Annual
Shakespearean Festival Don't miss Mr.. Carmodys
report in the Drama Section.
METROPOLITAN sCENE-Be sure to read The Stars
authoritative regional columns affairs in the
Metropolitan Area. Covering the District Hector
Mclean writes about Capital Transits ability to
give wage increase; Gene Goodwin explores the
background Of the current scandal Of the Maryland
Roads Commission and Alex r. Preston discusses
segregation in Virginia State parks-Edtorial Sec
ton.
THOSE q. S. ACCIDENTS-Why some sections of
u S. In nearby Virginia are relatively free Of
motor accidents and others show heavy toll is
examined by Star staff Writer Smith Henlpstone in
the News Section.
HlGHLIGHTS FOR w0MEN-1n the womens Section
Star Fashion Editor Ellen gives you Photographic
preview Of new trends, beginning with "T"-the
tube torso and tunic shape of things to come
group OF Washington women give Star STAFF Re-
porter Frances Lide the story Of their European
trip which was highighted by visit to the An1eri-
can Embassy in Luxembourg.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-07-09
NAACP Appoints
Firm to Attend
School Sessions

A Baltimore law firm has
been appointed by national head
quarters of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People to attend meetings
of the Montgomery County Board
of Education.
The Watts law firm OF Balti-
more has been appointed by the
New York City headquarters.
Montgomery County NAACP off,
cials said, in accordance with a
long standing practice OF the
group to have legal counsel avail
able.
The announcement was made
at a meeting last night of the
integration committee of the
county branch in Rockville.
Mrs. Maude McElrey, president
of the branch, said the school
boards previously adopted and
recently proposed plan for inte-
grating schools in Montgomery
County" were discussed.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
SOAP BOX DERBY RESULTS
Preliminary Winners
Listed in Annual Event

Following are the results OF
the 1855 running of the WASH
Iington Soap Box Derby, Glass
A, for boys between 13 and Is;
Glass B, for boys II and IL:
First heat-Ashby ". Smith, "A, 1921
seconds; second, Donald Ryan, u, io3S r;s
shsd 'srsst se. s'nTfdssSn Tdsss Ms s fs 2s5
second street Sc, Car /.
Second heat-Richard Anderson, 13,
7429 Allentown road Sc, Car III, 34.5
Batson road. spencerville. Nd, Car 40.
ThirS hsat-.Cartsr Ayres, Is. Route
sscdnS g. NoSekH,,lIs H,Ils ssn. Md. car s 81 seconds;
Robert Bolts. IA. 4ei4 Jay street NE,
Fourth hs.t-,John Ayres. is, 1875
onds: second, Gary .Pierpont. Is. 6iI5
third. RicSard t stsens. Is. Ss5 'il Maine IN;
.siaSsh s.sstspl.s s% 81 ls sos.ass. Is. isa,
LLgzssrne avenue. SILVER spTine, car. ss
4so$ sTssSatS Eisnsrs st, g MS
se 81 snTs Ssss road Thong
thesda, Nd. car As.
se4 Yuma street Sc. car. SO. s3.f sec.
onds: second. Pat RYAN, IA. 1891 Ep-
ping road. wheaton, Nd. car 81 third
John Nsbei. IA. lo4l7 BroOkmoor drive
e seventh Eshs; Rss.t-Mise Mix; Theron, IA, s2oc
81 seconds; Second. Steven 4. white. IL iS
d S2 RbsssnhGsss bsna assu strfs s% s5 o:EmS5 s.. Ss
avenue, Bethesda. car a..
Ninth heat--Robert r, Anderson. Is,
l15 Sherman avenue, Takoma Park, car
&, 3as ssscnds ssS second Phi!ip LSysn-
car l27; third, Stanley Morelsnd, Is.
i40l Twenty third street NV, car AZ,
Tenth heat--Carl Loffler. jr., i3. ISL
Southern avenue Sc, car 80 secs
slO5 Kerry lane. Chevy Chase, car 12s:
third cliften Burke, ia. $500 Loush-
Eleventh hest-Bili Rogers, Is, S412
Huntinston parkway, Rethesds, Car AZ,
341p Carpenter street Sc, Car 104i
third, Bob Tieslaw, IL, 4710 Falstons
tavsnue, Chevy Chase. Nd, Car 1O7.
Twelfth hsat--Harry Miller, IS, 1885
Evening star., 1955-07-09
More Showers
And Heat Due

Spotty thundershowers very
similar" to yesterdays were due
for a repeat engagement here
this afternoon or evening as
Washington continued In q
humid heat wave.
Yesterdays series of thunder
storms dumped a total Of .63
inches of rain on the city. But
the showers were erratic, and
while some neighborhoods were
being deluged, others were dry.
A high temperature, about 90
degrees, was forecast for today,
to bring to II the number of
successive days of temperatures
SO degrees or higher.
The Weather Bureau predicted
thundershowers very like those
of yesterday. Tomorrow will re-
main warm and humid, with
more thundershowers in the
afternoon.
The Weather Bureau saw a
possibility of some relief from
the excessive heat and humidity
by Monday. 1t pointed to a cool
front across Michigan and ex-
tending down to Kansas, which
should lower temperatures here
provided it keeps moving this
way.
Deputy Chief of Police George
Wallrodt said that traffic moved
smoothly despite the rain during
the rush-hour period. He said
he rode around the city before
the rush hour and, noticing that
traffic was heavy, recommended
to Chief Robert v. Murray that
police be stationed at intersec-
tions earlier, in anticipation Of
tieups.
Woman Hurt by Bolt
The storm dropped tempera-
lures in downtown Washington
but the relief was only tempo
rary.
"A woman was injured by a.
lightning bolt. and there were
flash floods in several places.
Peace Cross was flooded and a
section of the new Baltimore
Washington Freeway just over
the District line was washed out.
Police were letting motorists
through, but traffic was slowed.
Lightning set at least one
barn afire and Maryland Route
78 and U. S. Is and $40 were
under water in some spots, STALL
ing traffic. A mammoth jam
developed on Route $40 at the
Evening star., 1955-07-09

r street NV, Car 131, 33.e seconds:
second, Ralph Henning. IS, s11 Fifty
second avenue. Capitol HEIGHTS. Md,
sods island ssf .Ssna. 1Sn L HJssy:vs Dsy S 4sa Ma
Car 81.
First heat--Glen schelin. l2, 1900
seconds. second, Steven Lipowitz, II.
BOA Buckingham drive, Silver Spring, Md.
Second heat---Robert Z. Booth II. IL,
514 West Windsor avenue. Alexandria,
Car 1873, 34;5 seconds; second, Roger
Loughboro road NV. Car 26I.
Third heat--Marvin Lee stocker, IL,
1871 Downing street NE, Car 100, 33.b
seconds; second. John W. Jones. IL. $3.50
l76; third, Nelson Robins. IL, 1907
Chelton. Bethesda, Car 21S.
IN, Fsnrth hsat.-Joe schevs. IL :521
seconds; second James NJ. Randel. II,
tshs tsTd avsRs HSes. GaasEsry asra1 Md fs Gs5
rourth street NV, Car 221.
Fifth heat--Ronald Reigelman. IL,
37l3 Wheeler road Sc, Car 2SS. 33.4
SECONDS; second. R; Patrick Mitchell. II.
33SSSS Walnut st,IS S street Falls CHURCH, Gar
Lourhboro road. Car 247.
Sixth heat-Bflly Darney. IL, 1900
Good Hope road Sc, car I72, 80.
37o4 Andover place Sc, car 2S7; third.
STEPHEN S,s ni D. cla5ks IL, il4o Forty-nfth
seventh he.t--David H. Wright. IL,
345g Twenty-first street Sc, Car 2S5,
BIB seconds; second, Jay e. Stareel. II,
lO625 Greenacres drive. Silver Spring,
Car 1s3; third. Hugh McWhorter, II.
81 Philadelphia avenue, Takoma Park,
Eirhth heat-Albert crandall. 1e. 8.o1
Green Tree road. Bethesda, car 2Os,
- q seconds: second, Judson g. Rawd-
ing III, II, ae04 Forty eighth place,
College PARK car s37; third. Raymond
Ninth heat - jim Terriil 1c. bsio
Phoenix drive. Bethesda, Ger 2i0. 34.5
seconds; second, Joseph Bressin, II,
1887 South sixteenth street, Arlington,
car 22s; third, Rick Granmo, IL, g00
South Cherokee avenue, Alexandria, car
Tenth heat Robert stakes. IL. eeol
Green Tree road. .Bethesda, car 2O6
34.7 seconds; second Bill Lane, IL. sgO4
Ewins drive. Bethesda, car 21b.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
District Firm
Gets Contract

A IS million contract to build
q 250-bed hospital at Andrews
Air Force Base has been award
ed to the George Hyman Con-
struction Co.. 1910 Vermont
avenue NV, officials announced
today.
The hospital is scheduled to
be completed in two years. It
will be adjacent to Allentown
road, about a mile from the
intersection Of that road and
Branch avenue In Camp Springs
Md.
First of its type to be built
for the Air Force in the Wash
ington area, the hospital will
replace the existing 1401st Air
Force Infirmary. The new struc-
ture will be capable of expan-
sion to a 500-bed hospital. Of
ficials explained.
Bulldozers are now breaking
ground for the new building
which will be a five-tory struc-
ture clustered around an eight
story center.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Quick Appeal to Congress Planned
For Island Bridge Construction

the island from the District and
Virginia shores, connecting
across the island.
Mr.. Hagedorn indorsed this
proposal and said he thinks the
Roosevelt Association would go
along even with some minor en-
croachment on the island proper.
But city officials said the two
bridge" idea was unavoidable,
mainly because it would not pro-
Iduce adequate clearance over
the Potomac navigation channel.
They also were pesSimistic
about making adequate connec-
tions in Virginia If the bridge
were moved as far upriver as Mr..
Wirth and Mr.. Hagerdorn sug-
|gested. One difficulty, they said,
would arise in trying to make
adequate connections to the
George Washington Memorial
parkway in Virginia.
1t was agreed that technicians
from the park, city and planning
agencies would attempt to work
out such a route on Monday
however.
Both Gen. Lane and Mr.. Wirth
agreed that a detailed plan need
not be on paper in order to ask
Congress next week to make the
minor legislative change.
After the joint session, Gen.
Lane said he hopes the legisla-
ton will be worded in such a
way that it would not kill the
bridge project in the event the
island-crossing idea should hit
a snag. If that should happen,
city officials want to be sure they
can 60 ahead with the span as
it is now authorized.
ASSOclatlOnS Letter
Mr.. Hagedorn. in a letter to
Interior Secretary Mckay yes
terday, made it plain the Roose-
welt Associations change of heart
about a crossing of South Island
was reached only after consid-
cradle soul-searching. 1t read
in part:
"On the one hand they have
the obligation, bequeathed to
them by their predecessors. to
defend the integrity and sanctity
of the island as an area of wild
solitude in the very heart of The
Nation" the letter said.
"On the other, the trustees
recall the part that Mr.. Roosevelt
as President played in conserving
and developing the grand plan
of the National Capital. They
remember that he encouraged,
supported and defended the Nc
MILAN Commission in it's Q9Ol)
Evening star., 1955-07-09

ESCAPED drowning when he was
swept by flood waters down q 10
foot embankment into an open
ditch where Fifty
fourth avenue dead-ends at Til
den road in Bladensburg, Md.
Philip s. Danna, jr., of 5414
Tilden road was rescued by three
of the Bladensburg Fire
Department as he clung to a
branch at the edge Of the swirl
ing waters about 100 yards down.
stream from Tilden road. He
had been helping two other boys
push stalled cars out of flood
waters.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

District and Federal officials
have agreed to work out a speedy
request to Congress for permis-
sion to build Washington's new
Potomac River bridge over the
lower portion Of Roosevelt Me-
mortal Island.
The way for such a move was
cleared yesterday. when the
Theodore Roosevelt Association
waived its long objection to a
crossing of the islands lower tip
The association took the step
reluctantly and noted it would
force drastic changes in plans
for the islands development as
la wilderness memorial. But il
concluded that the modification
was justified by reducing esthetic
damage the bridge would do in
its presently authorized location
between the island and Arling-
ton Memorial Bridge.
Plan to Be Submitted
Immediately after the associa-
ton made its position known
Federal park. Fine Arts Commits
sion and District officials met,
and agreed:
!. That the park officials will
submit to the District Commits
|sioners Monday a draft of pro-
posed legislation that would per-
NIT the span to cross the island
2. That a committee of Dis
|trict highway. park and Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission technicians get together
Monday to try to work out a
practical location design for the
new span.
Senator Case. Republican OF
South Dakota, has said he would
be willing to introduce such a
bill and that he hoped there
would be time for it to clear
Congress before adjournment.
Problems Indicated
Yesterdays discussion made
plain that there will be consid-
cradle technical problems in
volved in the new location.
But q more serious problem
arose when Federal park officials
proposed that the new legisla-
ton give Interior Secretary Nc
Kay flat powers to approve ali
features of the span, which would
be built by the District with
city funds.
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane
District Engineer Commissioner
proposed that Congress be asked
simply to permit the new loca.
ton across the islands southern
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Ancient Bones Found

Skeletons Of two persons who
lived TOO years ago were found
by workers laying a water main
in Castle street. Belfast, North
ern Ireland. \
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Theuter Planned

BALTIMORE, July 9 R.-
Day & Zimmerman, Philadelphia
management engineering firm.
has been hired to draw prelim-
mary plans for construction OF
a $5 million civic center in Balti-
more
Evening star., 1955-07-09

tip, PROVIDED one can be WORKED
out.
However, Conrad L. Wirth
National Park Service director
commended the Interior Depart
ment should have a voice in the
design Of the bridge. which woulo
make extensive connections or
Federal park land.
Mr.. Wirth noted that Presi.
dent Eisenhower had said the
Interior Secretary should have
powers to safeguard the Fedora
land involved when the President
signed the original bridge-au.
Ithorization bill last year.
He urged that the present legi.
lislation leaves mo check what.
soever" on the District by any
Federal agency and said thai
has never been done in the his.
tory Of the development of the
Icity of Washington"
Approval Necessary
In giving its permission fol
the bridge to cross the lower tir
of Roosevelt Island, however, thu
Roosevelt Association did i'm.
pose a condition yesterday thai
the Fine Arts Commission must
approve final plans.
/ When it became obvious that
no decision would be reached
yesterday, Commissioner Samuel
Spencer asked Mr.. Wirth to have
a draft of a bill sent to the city
heads ON Monday. He indicated
a fast reaction to it would come
from the District Building.
Mr.. Wirth said he hopes q
proposal, agreeable to all. will
be in form for discussion with
Capitol Hill leaders by Tuesday
City highway engineers, an
tlclpatlng yesterdays meeting,
submitted a plan to the group.
1t showed a bridge about $50
fleet upriver from the presently
authorized span, bisecting South
Island, the small tip of Roose-
welt Island.
Fine Arts Commission and
park officials, and Hermann
Hagedorn, Roosevelt Association
director, contended the span
should be farther upriver and
farther away from the monu-
mental Lincoln Memorial area.
Suggests Connecting Spans
/ Mr.. Wirth suggested that the
bridge route take a straight ex-
tension from the line of Consti-
tuition avenue NV. to a point
where South Island and Roose-
welt Island proper are separated
by water. He raised the posi-
lbility of two bridges leading to
Evening star., 1955-07-09

Mount Zion Church as racegoers
returning from nearby Charles
Town, w. Va. found their path
blocked by wall of water about
a foot deep.
Boy Escapes Drowning
The District woman injured
when splinters from lightning
struck tree showered her is Miss
Veronica Leary, Sc, of 937 Quincy
street NV. She was in the back
yard of a sister, Mrs. Loretta
Farmhouse, 6436 Thirty-first
street NV. Miss Leary was
taken to Emergency Hospital.
A 13-year-old boy narrowly
Evening star., 1955-11-18
By DICK o'BRIEN

West Coast reports limited to-
day that Boiling Air Force Base
may be invited to the Poinsettia
Bowl at San Diego with an an
nouncement to that effect COM
ing this week end. The Generals
are not scheduled to play this
week end.
The situation reported from
the Coast has once-beaten Fort
Sill playing undefeated Fort Ord
tomorrow at Fort Sill, Okla
Fort Ord is a one-touchdown
favorite.
II Ord wins. the Poinsettia
classic will present Ord against
Boiling on December II at San
Diego. If Sill defeats Ord, re-
ports say Pensacola (Fla.) Naval
Air Station team. with an 81
record, may come up with the
prize as Bolling's rival.
In any event, Coach George
Makris and his Boiling forces fee
very lucky they are not in actor
this week since they have lost
Chet Hanulak. former Maryland
and Cleveland Browns halfback
for the season with an injured
knee. Two or three Of its Other
stars will be sidelined for two OF
three weeks with injuries as 8
result OF last weeks tough tusslt
with Camp Lejeune at Lejeune,
which the Generals won, 14-13.
Meanwhile, the Quantico Ma
rines entertain Fort Lee at Guam
tico in the only area service game
ko be played here tomorrow aft
erno0r.
Evening star., 1955-11-18
FORE. AND AFT
BY MALCOLM LAMBoRNE

hawkers and others
made q killing, But the Ave.
year reign Of the Sayres craft
came to an abrupt end last Au-
gust when Lee Schoenith took
the cup back to Detroit.
BY dangling $3.50 in front OF
Gold Cup owners. the Seattle
group hopes to lure some of the
hydros back in 1856. Cash prizes
have been frowned on by many
drivers anxious to retain their
amateur standing.
Winners Of National Yacht
Clubs summer series Of races on
Washington Sailing Marina will
collect their trophies tomorrow
night in Alexandria's George Ma
son Hotel. The clubs annual
banquet starts at 8 pm. Follow
ing the presentations by Com
modore Ray Hare. there win be
dancing until / am.
Mcdaniel Yacht Basin at North
East. Nd. has come up with an
interesting gimmick for its OPP
Ierations next season. After May
u. every yacht using the facilities
of the basin must have passed
the Coast Guard Auxiliary cour-
Itesy inspection. Here's one way
to stimulate more boatmen to
undergo inspection.
Evening star., 1955-11-18
Weekend PIoy to Settle
Poinsettio Bid for BoIIino

Fort Belvoir Is journeying II
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
'tion for a game with the sailors
Quantico is looking for a tough
battle from Fort Lee tomorrow ir
Ia contest scheduled for Butler
Stadium at 2 o'clock. Lee gave
Boiling a tough 1876 tussle ear.
Ilier in the year at Lee in the
now famous lime incident
game.
Four of Lees big "horses.
Guards Clyde Ledbeter Of Baylor
and Bob King, South Carolina
End Norb Olendorf. Texas A6sM
and Fullback Ray Betring. Mis-
souri,, who were victims Of lime
burns in the Boiling game, have
recently returned to the lineup
The Marines have been an
inconsistent aggregation this
year. Their chances Of better.
ling their 5-3 record tomorrow
will be in jeopardy In that Half.
backs Gene Filipski and Corridor
Kellogg are out with injuries
Wayne Buchert and Jackie Gins
will substitute at the halfback
posts.
Belvoir is shooting for its
fourth win of the season against
Great Lakes. The Engineers
expect Halfback Billy Wells tc
carry them to victory over the
sailors. Wells is responsible
for over half the Engineers yards
gained in rushing. In 6S carrie:
the former RedSkin back has
gained 457 yards, averaging 6.S
yards per try.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

A group of men from the boat
ing industry. boating publica-
tions and oil companies main
tanning marine service stations
sat down in New York the other
day to try to assess Americas S
fast growing sport. The group
calls itself the Industry Advisory
Committee on Statistics of the
National Association of Engine
and Boat Manufacturers.
The figures they arrived at
were even longer than their
name. Viewed from any angle.
they are downright stupendous.
Drawing on Coast Guard. Bureau
of Customs. Outboard Boating
Club Of America and other
statistics plus. an undisclosed
amount of sheer guesswork. they
came up with the following:
About IS million persons went
afloat during 1855 for more than
one trip. That is about per
cent of the total population.
An estimated 5,537 900 pleas
ure craft Of all sizes and descrip-
tions were in use on all water
ways Of the United States. This
figures out to about one boat
for every 20 men, women and
children.
Boat enthusiasts spent at re-
tail for new and used boats. en-
gines, gadgets and such services
as rentals, repairs, maintenance,
insurance and fuel a whopping
$l,10O.0o0, 900. This is about 10
per cent more than last years
estimate.
Another Illuminating item was
the report from the Outboard
Club that sales of outhoard en-.
gines and hulls accounted for
1928 million, or about % per
cent Of all money spent for boat
ing.
&H& ~
Advocates Of less professional
ism and more Corinthianism In
speedboating suffered q setback
last week when the Inboard Rae
ing Commission Of the American
Power Boat Association approved
the Seattle Yacht Clubs unlim-
tied hydro race on Lake Wash
ington next August 4 and S. That
in itself appears harmless. The
hitch is that Endorsement is given
o proposal to give $25, 900 to the
winner of the race.
So long as Stanley Sayres' Slo-
Mo-Shuns were successfully de-
Tending the Gold Cup and boats
were coming west to compete,
great crowds gathered; Seattle
Evening star., 1955-11-18
|Hoya Hoopmen
Open Tomorrow
Against Alumni

Georgetown University's bas-
ketball team will make its first
public appearance Of the season
under game conditions in the
annual test against the alumni
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at Nc
Donough Gymnasium.
A host Of former Georgetown
stars. including Tommy O'Keefe,
who viii serve as player-coach,
Will be on hand TO provide Coach
Buddy Jearinette's new squad
with its first opposition.
OKeefe is expected to have
such former Hoyas as Italo ABB
londi. Frank Alagia, Hugh Beins.
Neal Conway, Tony Durmowicz.
Jack Hekker. Bob Makatura,
John Mazziotta. Miggs Reilly
and Billy Wolfer.
James E Collifiower. who
coached baSketbaH at the Hilltop
before World War /. and Fred
Mesmer, who coached some good
Georgetown teams in the 1930s,
win be on hand, along with Mes
lmer's starting 1ive Of 1937-Ben
zola, Ed Hargaden. Harry Bas-
sin. Tom Nolan and Don Gibeau.
The varsity squad. which has
been working out since Noyem-
Der /, includes five sophomores,
eight juniors and only three SEN
Iiors. Two juniors who held
Iflrst-string roles last season are
expected to contribute heavily
Joe Missett, 6-foot-7 center, and
Dale Smith, 6-foot-4 guard.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

fast to be seriously
injured or thrown out Of
the truck in case of an
accident. A sizable per-
centage of injuries of this
kind occur at speeds of
only 80 or euen Is miles
per hour. Of your dealer
happens to be out ofseat
belts temporarily, please
be patient. He will have
them shortly.)
Evening star., 1955-11-18
OUTDOORS
With BILL LEETcH

expected in the fall. A good
many big fish are being taken
and there seems to be a fair
supply Of them in the three to
Il0-pound class. However. for the
past week fishing has fallen of
somewhat with only occasional
catches running 10 or more fish.
and strangely there seems to be
almost a complete absence Of the
pan size rock on which I'VE de-
pend for a good creel. 1t is pos
Isible that the rock have started
cycle feeding. that is laying on
Ia few days and then gorging for
. day or two, then leying OF