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Evening star., 1955-09-06
Stores
.ToContinue0ne
Night Opening


The Merchants and Manufac-
Iturers Association said today
that five members Of the Large
Stores Division have announced
they win continue to open only
lone night each week.
One Of the members, Wood
ward q Lothrop. has announced
plans to open Monday nights as
well as Thursday. beginning Sep
tember 26. The plan was called
shocking and regrettable" by
lthe president Of the Union OF
Woodward q Lothrop Employees.
The Merchants. Association
said the Hecht Co.. Frank r.
Jeileff. Inc: s. Kann Sons, Lans-
lburgh's and Raleigh Haberdasher
had informed it they will not OBJ
serve q second nights opening
except for the Christmas period
The five stores suburban
branches also win retain pres
ent hours.
Thursday Evenings
These companies downtown
stores will continue to open from
IL noon until 0 pm. on Thurs
days throughout the year, the
association said.
Charles Haskins, president OF
the Woodward & Lothrop union,
questioned justification at the
present time for a two-night
opening the year around" in or
der for the store to meet COM
lpetition.
mo other store is doing so,'
Mr.. Haskins added. mo other
1store has announced it will dc
lSo. And one store has informed
its employees it does not plan tc
adopt the schedule of two all
year-round night openings
which is being instituted al
Woodward g. Lothrop's in their
Washington store"
Charges Reputation
The union president charged
the Monday night opening "re-
pudiates" a joint agreement
between management and union
in 1852 which stated, according
to Mr.. Haskins, that a second
might opening for the downtown
store would not be followed un-
less it was deemed necessary to
meet competition. He said that
with the exception Of the period
between Thanksgiving and
Christmas last year--when the
downtown stores were opened
two nights q week--"the Thurs
day night year-'round opening
has proven sufiicient to NEE,
competition"
Andrew Parker, president oi
Woodward & Lothrop, said to-
day he would not comment on
the unions stand. He an
nounced recently that a larger
volume of business done nights
and on Saturdays "convinces us
that there is q substantial group
of our customers who cannot
shop during weekday hours"
Cites Hardships
Mr.. Haskins said the second
might opening would work GER
tain hardships on employees.
He added:
The only possible excuse for
Isubjecting the employees to the
physical torture attendant upon
a second night opening is the
hope for increased business VOL
Iume, whereas there are no re-
liable statistics supporting claims
for increased volume when there
are two night openings in the
downtown stores the year
around"
"It Is the hope" the union
president concluded, that If the
company does not rescind this
unwise decision 1t will honor the
gentleman's agreement Of 1852
that no employee in the down.
town store win have to work both
nights"
Evening star., 1955-09-06

cussed no politics with the Presi'
dent.
But the Vice President wa.
not at all reticent in talking
lpolitics with newsmen after HI
saw the President. He sur
Iprised some by his candor.
Other Observations
Among other things, MIR
Nixon said:
I. It looks to him now like
I"horse race" between Adlai E
Stevenson, New York Governor
IAverell Hartman and Senator
Kefauver of Tennessee for ths
Democratic nomination.
2. He sees Republican, Demo
cratic differences over economic
policy as forming the majol
issue of the 1856 campaign.
8. AS of now, the most diff.
cult issue for the Republicans Il
farm prices. But he is not al
Ipessimistic on that score a.
some people think he should be
Asked about "divisive forces,
Mr.. Nixon said that one of thu
major ones was the controversy
that arose over the so-callee
| Mccarthy incident"
Lost ON Great Issue
Recalling on old aoage to thu
effect that you must not strik'
la king unless you kill him." HI
said he believes that American
political history shows that wher
an individual decides to take OF
the top man" on a great issu,
and loses he then is finished OF
that issue"
II think In this instance tina
lis what happened" he added
The Mccarthy issue is no longel
Ia serious divisive force in tn,
Republican Party. I would 50!
that with regard to Senator Nc
lCarthy's disagreements with thi
President he has very little public
support.
Cites Optimism
Aside from his impression oI
Mr.. Eisenhower's attitude. thu
Vice President said a big reasor
flor optimism among the Ike ir
IS" boosters is the conviction
that the President has q ''yery
high sense Of duty" and viii
recognize that his leadership Il
needed in these times"
Disclaiming any notion thai
Mr.. Eisenhower is an "indespen.
sable man." Mr.. Nixon EN-.
phasized that I'VE do feel he Il
the best man."
There was no reference to ths
possibility Of Mr. Nixon himself
being a second best" choice i
MIR. Eisenhower should decide
mot to run. Mr.. Nixon even re-
fused to talk about whether h
would be a candidate, saying "nt
one runs for the nomination fol
Vice President"
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Continued From First Page

equally confident the Republicans
again would vote strongly for
President Eisenhower, said he
doubted that Gov. Lausche, Dem
ocrat. would seek to run for the
Senate against Senator Bender
the Republican incumbent.
"Gov. Lausche is unpredictable
as you know" said Mr.. Bliss
"But ! have an idea that wher
the time comes. he will be found
running again for Governor"
Sure Of Kansas
State Chairman Ruppentha,
of Kansas, when asked II Mr.
Eisenhower would carry his
State, merely commented: Hes
from Kansas, isn't hep"
The Kansas chairman added
The believed the Republicans
would carry all important Offices
in Kansas next year.
The one fly in the ointment
which these Midwest Republican
chairmen admitted is the dror
in farm prices. They agreed that
this is an issue which must be
met but they added they did not
think it was insurmountable
chairman Pierson of Iowa said /:
ut is not the flexible price
supports about which farmers
ARE stirred up. It's the drop In
prices received by the farmers
flor their crops. They do not
think they are getting their fan
share Of the prosperity OF the
country"
D. F. Merrill. State chairman
of South Carolina. said he be-
lieves Mr.. Eisenhower would
have, much of the same support
lin South Carolina that he had
in 1852. The Supreme Court de.
Icision against segregation in pub.
lie schools, Mr.. Merrill said, had
come with a shock to a great
many South Carolinians. He
pointed out. however, that thi.
decision was rendered by a court
composed of seven Democrats
land two Republicans.
State Chairman George Kin
near Of Washington was as con-
Ifident as his colleagues from
other States that Mr.. Eisenhower
would be successful In the North
west.
Langlie for Senate
Mr.. Kinnear said Mr. Eisen-
hover In all probability would
carry along with him to victory
candidates for the Senate and
House in his State. He predicted
that Gov. Langlie. who has
served three terms, will be the
Republican candidate against
Senator Magnuson. Democrat, II
Mr.. Eisenhower stands for re-
ELECTION.
State Chairman Clarence r
Baldwin of Connecticut also
looked forward to having Mr.
Eisenhower as the G. o. p. nom-
inee next year. He said hi
Thought that Senator Bush, who
comes up for reelection in 1856
had steadily gained ground with
the voters of Connecticut anc
that he would be reelected il
Mr.. Eisenhower heads the ticket
Republican National Chairman
Leonard w. Hall visited the
Sheraton Park Hotel, headquar.
tiers for the State chairmen
early today and was in confer.
ence with a number of them
Mr.. Nixon will receive the State
lchairmen in his Office.
Nixon Optimistic
In Denver yesterday Mr.. Nixor
told a press conference that "the
people who know" President Ell.
Isenhower best are more opti-
imistic" now than ever that hi
will run again next year,
Mr.. Eisenhower himself Il
keeping silent, but the inevitable
pressure on him to speak out il
increasing. 1t will reach the
increasing.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Virginia Advisory Group
Uroes Two More judges

Judges, such as for the Northern
Virginia area, 1t found increased
litigation has resulted in work
loads too great for the present
Judges to handle.
At the 1854 session Of the Leg
islature the Northern Virginia
area was unsuccessful in efforts
to obtain the judges. Because OF
similar demands from other Sec
tions Of the State, the whole
problem was referred to the
VALC, interim study group OF
the Assembly, for report to the
1856 session.
Circuit judges for Arlington
now are Walter T. Mccarthy and
William D. Medley.
Those for the Alexandria Fair
fax-Prince William circuit are
Paul Brown and Arthur Sinclair
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Prince Georges EIks
To Hold Churity Boil

Prince Georges County Elks
Lodge No. I778 will hold a
charity ball at Q pm. tomorrow
at the Prince Georges Golf and
Country Club.
Proceeds will be used to buy
Christmas baskets for needy
families, send youngsters to
summer camp and other welfare
work. Funds raised from previous
dances were used to buy an iron
lung for Prince Georges General
Hospital and the county's chap
ter of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis. Tickets
are SIS a couple.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Dr.. Sorenson to Speak
lat Art Exhibition

DR.. Arne SorenSen, director Of
the Scandinavian Travelling
Seminar, student group which
tours Europe every year, win
speak at the opening of the
autumn art exhibition by the
Silver Spring Art Gallery, 92l6
Flower avenue, Silver Spring, at
4 pm. Sunday.
Mr.. Sorensen, a former mem
Der of the Danish parliament,
will be introduced by Carlo
Christensen, cultural attache Of
the Danish Embassy here. The
exhibition will feature works by
District, Maryland and Virginia
artists.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
.108 Stills Are Seized
Durinq October

RICHMOND, Nov. II (P.-
Alcoholic Beverage Control BoarC
investigators captured lob il
legal distilleries during October
the agency reported yesterday.
The october : haul was tn,
largest since March when tht
bootleggers lost l2l stills,
Evening star., 1955-11-17
'PothoIogist Testifies
.Aooinst Goricki Defense

Itime of the shooting 1t coulc
have been as high as 90 per cent
he added.
/ Arlington Police Sergt. James
la. Mangan. jr., testified today he
found two empty whisky bottles
and a partially emptied brandy
bottle in the Goricki home al
1924 North Kentucky street after
the shooting.
Mrs. Goricki had an odor oi
alcohol and it appeared to be
stale" he said.
I! Sergt. Mangan said Mrs. Go.
Iricki told him she was cooking
1.-THE pork chops when "her hus-
band came in and started to gel
'Ireal mean. He said you don't
know how to cook those damn
pork chops Then he hit her
Ishe said. And then he slapped
her again and knocked her down
1.-THE cellar steps. He dragged hei
back up the steps and started
beating her again"
The officer said Mrs. Goricki
told him her husband stopped
Islapping her long enough to gel
the tiny pistol. He fired one
shot. apparently in the bath
room, and told her there, thatll
show you 1t will fire." the officer
quoted her as saying.
| Guns Safety Feature
Assistant Commemorative At
torney Louis Koutoulako;
brought out in testimony thai
the gun has a safety feature
which prevents it from firing
unless the grip on the back Of
the butt is firmly depressed.
Sergt. Mangan also testified
that when he was questioning
Mrs. Goricki she did not mention
struggling with the husband over
possession Of the gun.
The mornings testimony in
cluded a brief lecture on the
various factors of drunkenness
/ The defense introduced a book
dividing intoxication into such
stages as dry and decent" de
| lighted and devihsh" and dizzy
and deliriouS."
DR.. DOlan Demonstrates
At one point defense Counsel
T. Brooke Howard got DR.. Dolan
of the stand. handed him the
pistol and asked him to demon
lstrate where the muzzle would
have to be to cause the down.
ward path the bullet took in
lit. Goricki.
Or. Dolan appeared apprehen-
sive over pointing the weapon
at himself.
Mr.. KoutoulakoS had already
checked the weapon. Judge
Mccarthy suggested that DR.,
Dolan should have an oppor-
tunity himself to make sure the
gun was empty. The doctor had
an even better idea. Let's do
the demonstration with a pen
Gill;" he suggested' and placed
the automatic on the table.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Naval Reserve
Sets Up New
County Unit

Establishment of a new Naval
Reserve unit at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School was
announced today by Chief Judge
Stedman Prescott Of Mont
gomery County Circuit Court.
Judge Prescott, chairman OF
the Naval Reserve Citizens Ad-
visory Committe in the coun~
ty, said he has been informed
authorization for the new di-
vision had been received by Rear
Admiral L. s. Sabin, command
ant of the Potomac River Naval
Command.
The Naval Reserve Surface Di-
vision Will will have as its
headquarters the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School. The
unit will hold its first meeting
at 7:30 pm. Tuesday in Room
2a7 Of the temporary building at
the school.
0ecOnu IN NOuuby
The new division viii be Mont
gomery County's second. The
first, Naval Reserve Surface Di-
vision WI, of Silver Spring,
holds the Commandant's Trophy
for Excellence and has won it
three years in a row in cor1peti-
tim with six other units in the
Washington area.
1t. Comdr. Charles B. Buscher,
USNR. long active in the Silver
Spring division, has been desig-
mated as the prospective COM
officer of the new unit.
Enlistment EligibIeS
Naval Reserve officers and for
mer Navy men with ratings UP
to and including chief petty Of
ficer are eligible for enlistment.
Recruits who meet physical
qualifications and who are be-
tween II and 1872 also will be
accepted.
Yoeman 2/C w. T. johnson
will be available at the new di-
visions Office from 8 am. to 4:30
pm. on weekdays to provide in
formation.
Evening star., 1955-11-17

The schizophrenic life Of 10l6
North Taylor street Is over.
The house in Arlington long
has suffered from a split per-
sonality because zoning bound
ary mistakingly was drawn right
down its middle. according to
Attorney Oren Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis told the County
Board last night that his client,
Richard c. Besley, discovered
the situation recently when he
tried to put a fence around the
property which he uses as his
plumbing Office.
Mr. Besley found that the
house was zoned half CONNER
cial. half one-famiiy dwelling.
The board did the only merci.
full thing - rezoned the whole
works commercial.
In another action the boart
granted requests changing prop.
erty at 2112 North Oakland stree
and 1929 North Vernon stree
Evening star., 1955-11-17
By . star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND, Nov. IL The
Potomac Electric Power Co. has
permission from the Virginia
State Water Control Board to
discharge wastes from the pro-
posed new $10o million power
generating plant in Loudoun
County into the Potomac River.
The water board approved
PEPCO's application yesterday
after hearing representatives OF
the utility and Army engineers
agree that the higher tempera-
ture Of the water returned to the
river from the plant would not
be sufficient to harm the Dis
trict's water supply under pres
ent river conditions.
Other Approval Needed
Approval by the Virginia water
board cleared one more obstacle
before PEPCo can start building
The utility now must get APPROX
al of Army engineers, the District
Public Utilities Commission and
possibly Maryland's Water Re-
sources Board.
Col. Ray Adams, United States
District Engineer. said that the
Increased water temperature
could have ~an adverse effect II
only two medium -sized" indus
tries were built in the area. Col
Adams also told the water board
that Army engineers eventually
hope to build a water storage
dam at River Bend, which would
put the PEPCO site under Is feet
Iof water.
IF the plant goes there. II
will price that dam site right
out Of existence" Col. Adams
said. "And we believe River Bend
is an ideal site for q reservoir.
Waste Discharges
In granting the application,
the Water Board held that pro-
posed dams which might inun-
Evening star., 1955-11-17
IWomon's Society
Will Hold Buzuur

The Woman's Society Of CAL
vary Methodist Church. Twen-
ty-third and South Gran t
streets, Arlington, Va, will hold
a bazaar in the social hall from
Ia to 8 pm. tomorrow.
Besides the usual bazaar at
fractions there will be a snack
bar. featuring barbecues, ice
cream and soft drinks. Movies
and comic books will provide
entertainment for the children.
Evening star., 1955-11-17

include State Senator John A
K. Donovan of Fairfax and SEN
ator-elect Armistead l.. Boothe
of Alexandria; Delegates Har-
.rison Mann of Arlington and
.Omer L. Hirst of Fairfax; Del
legate-elect James M. Thomson
Iof Alexandria and Burke Hertz
Falls Church commissioner Of
revenue.
The organization meeting viii
he held November %. First pub
lie meeting has been set for NO
Ivember % in the Falls Church
High School.
Evening star., 1955-11-17

RICHMOND, Nov. II (P.-
Two additional Circuit Court
judges for the Washington ID
C.l area are included in recon-
mendations made today by the
Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council.
Arlington would obtain a third
Judge and q third also would be
added to the circuit made up Of
Alexandria and Fairfax and
Prince william Counties.
The VALC in a report to Gov
Stanley and the General AS
sembly which conveffes January
IL, recommended the appoint
ment Of five additional judges
throughout the State. creation
Of one new circuit and reorgani-
zation Of certain others.
Where it recommended new
Evening star., 1955-11-17
County Water
System Killed

Fairfax County's plans to GO
into the water business were
formally killed-at least for the
presently agreement yesterday
between the Board Of County
Supervisors and James A. Nc
Whorter. president OF the An
Inandale Water Co.
The board and Mr.. McWhorter
agreed to terminate negotiations
for the sale of the Annandale
firm to the county. The action
followed the rejection at the
polls, on November 8. of a $3C
million bond issue to finance a
county -owned integrated water
system.
The boards action was op-
posed by Supervisor Anne VIII
Ikins, who held out for purchase
of the firm as a start toward a
county system. The vote was 5
to /, with Maurice Fox absent,
The county had been nego-
tiating for the firm since last
summer and had Offered to buy
the company for SIS million
Negotiations were halted until
after the election when five resi-
dents filed a suit questioning the
legality Of the proposed pur-
chase until the voters had ap-
proved the plan.
The agreement paves the way
for negotiations by the Virginia
Water Co. for purchase OF the
Annandale firm. The Virginia
Water Co. also was a party tc
the suit brought against the
county to prevent county &C.
QUESTION Of the Annandale sys-
tenn.
Fairfax Commonwealth At
torney Robert Fitzgerald said
yesterdays agreement kills the
suit.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Rezoning Action Ends Plight
Of SpIit-Personolity House

from one-family to general COM
mercial.
Denied were requests to change
54os and 54Ii Wilson boulevard
from one-family to commercial
and q plea for rezoning from
residential to apartment Of q
site in the HOO block of North
Utah street.
Improper posting of signs ad-
yertising a rezoning application
led to postponement until to-
night Of a request to rezone the
44o0 block Of Lorcum lane from
Residential To Commercial.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Virginia Board Approves
.Loudoun PEPCO Plant

date the area were not pertinen
I to the application. The boart
also noted that possible futur'
organic waste discharges from
industries which might be at
tracted to the area would hav'
TO be considered by the board
and under such conditions tina
they would not cause pollution
Iof the Potomac River.
Col. Adams said after th'
meeting that he was not therI
to oppose the application, bu
only wanted to point out con
ditions that might arise becaus'
of PEPCO's location on the Po
tomac above the Districts wate'
intake.
Petition Filed
Meanwhile, about so Loudour
County residents. filed a petition
in behalf of the PEPCO site will
the Morse Subcommittee Of tn
Senate District Committee.
The subcommittee neld a hear
ing last week about the proposes
new plant and what effect /
might have on the District
water supply.
/ The new petition filed by tn
ILoudoun residents declared tina
maryland and the District "hav
been foulipg this glorious rive
flor generations, with complet
contempt for anyone down
stream-or for their Virgins
ineighbors directly across tn
Potomac"
other Water Problems
| Two other matters involving
the purity of Northern Virgins
waters came before the Virgins
Water Board yesterday.
The City Of Alexandria. tn
Alexandria Water Co, resident
of Alexandria and residents o
| the Lake jackson development Il
Prince William County pro
tested the proposed location Of
new sewage treatment plant OF
Lake jackson. The Alexandra
Water Co. reservoir is down
stream from Lake jackson. Tn,
Water Board instructed It's stat
Ito restudy plans for the pro
posed plant. which were givel
preliminary approval last March
A delegation from the town o
Fairfax asked prompt approva
lof an application to enlarge tn
towns disposal plant on Acco
tink Creek. The board took nj
action.
| Fairfax County yesterday tool
steps of its own to protec
streams in the county from pol
luton. The Board of Count.
Supervisors voted to hold a pub
lie hearing in the near futur'
on a proposed ordinance which
would make 1t a misdemeano
to deposit soil, rubbish. garbag,
or trash in county streams o
place such material so 1t nigh
wash into streams during storms
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Low Bid on BRIDGE Job

RICHMOND, Nov. II R.-
Tidewater Construction Corp. Of
Norfolk has submitted q low bid
of $6.339, 900 to the State High
way Commission for completing
most Of the remaining work on
the water crossing Of the $58.5
million Hampton Roads Bridge
Tunnel gysten.
Evening star., 1955-11-17
.VirginiansForn'
Stevenson for
President Unit
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

National politics took squirt in
Virginia today with announce
ment of the South's first Steven
son for President organization
and reports of backing for former
Gov. John S. Battle as a pos
sible vice presidential candidate.
! A cross section Of opinion from
delegates to the 1852 Democratic
National Convention shows
strong sentiment for the former
Illinois Governor who formally
entered the presidential race
Tuesday.
| Discussion of Mr.. Battle as a
possible running-mate got Its
Istart-among Virginians. at least
following a Commonwealth Day
luncheon Saturday at the Uni
Iversity of Virginia.
i Conference Held
At that time, Mr.. Stevenson
went to Charlottesville and con-
lferred with Mr., Battle along witt
former Gov. Colgate w: Darden
'Ijr.. now the university president
and Representative, Smith, 8tt
District Democrat.
i Gov Battle told a reporter
later that it was just "a social
chat" and answered all political
queries by referring to the fall
leaves on the mountains. Mr.
Stevenson, who spoke at the
Woodrow Wilson Centennial
1 formulation, said after the meet
ing he had received "reassuring
reports" of the loyalty of Vir-
ginia Democrats in 1856.
I 1t was Mr.. Battle who. as Gov
ernor and head of Virginia &
delegation In 1852, led Virginia. &
historic fight to retain seats in
the convention without SUBJ
Iscribing to the loyalty oath"
WeDb D1ScI0SeS Aims
j Announcement of the Vir-
Iginians for Stevenson organiza-
tion, claimed to be the first south
Iof the Mason Dixon Line, came
today from John c. Webb. men,
Der Of the House of Delegates
from Fairfax County and the
10th Districts nominee for Con.
Igress last year.
Mr.. Webb said the ffrst goal
will be to round up support for
ia Stevenson pledged delegation
ito next years State convention
He recalled Virginia was one OF
-four Southern States to vote for
president Eisenhower in 1852.
I I'VE don't want a repetition
iof that in 1856" Mr.. Webb said
l"We are getting an early start
to return Virginia. and we hope
'Iall other Southern States, to the
Democratic fold In 1856. We
think the best way to achieve
this Is to secure the nomination
Iof Adlai Stevenson. a great
Democrat and a great Ameri-
Ican."
Joined by Five Colleagues
Mr.. Webb said five of his COL
leagues In the General Assembly
from the 10th District had
Joined him in launching the
move. Temporary chairman of
Organization is Mrs. Anne VIII
Ikins. member Of the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors.
Members along with Mr.. Webb