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Evening star., 1955-07-05
7 ronsit PorIey Produces
Ideas for Ending Strike

-
ton was better today than ex-
pected. and handed the Metro
politan police a bouquet for
handling it so we'll.
These experts agreed that it
was the early start by motorists
that saved them a worse fate.
The AAA said the traffic was
brisk at Z am. and had reached
its peak by 8.20 am.
Tieups at Bridges
Most serious tieups reported
by the AAA were over the
Sousa, Eleventh and South
Capitol Street Bridges.
| One Of Fridays biggest trouble
spots. Grant Circle, was much
clearer today. From Virginia,
Memorial Bridge was hardest hit,
with a lot of traffic being di-
vertedsthere from the Fourteenth
Street Bridge.
A Star reporter watched the
traffic flow develop from an air.
plane, and substantiated the
ground reports Of smoother sail
ling.
The Eleventh Street Bridge was
a bad spot. with cars back up to
St. Elizabeths Hospital. Other
tieups were noted at Georgia
and Alaska avenues and at Ben
ming road and Kenilworth ave-
nue..
! At the Sousa Bridge cars were
backed up four blocks, three
abreast. at one point.
11th Street Little Used
One interesting observation,
from which motorists might
profit, was that while Thirteenth
and Sixteenth streets were
heavily Travelled, Eleventh street
was almost deserted and very
little traffic flowed on Eighteenth
street.
Something else observed from
the air: Traffic along the upper
part Of Wisconsin avenue was
dense. Adhering to habit, about
three out Of four motorists turned
left into Massachusetts, avenue,
causing a bumper-to-bumper
problem on that thoroughfare.
The lower part of Wisconsin
avenue was comparatively free
of traffic. Motorists probably
could have made better time by
continuing on Wisconsin and
turning of later.
Another heavy concentration
was seen at Rosslyn Circle near
Key Bridge.
Many Ride b. q O.
/ Many residents in the Silver
Spring area took advantage oi
Baltimore Ss Ohio Railroad com.
muter service from that point
From the air. the parking lots
around the Silver Spring station
were quite filled by 8 am.
Police said that by 9:l5 am
traffic had settled back to normal
and was being controlled by
electric signals.
An auto traffic slowup was
caused by cars stopping fire.
quently to discharge passengers
from the car pools. But in the
main, the last-minute downtown
tieup feared by police was
averted.
Senator Butler. Republican, OF
Maryland said today he would
vigorously oppose any action to
cancel the Capital Transit fran
chise because it would deprive
large areas of Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties Of
mass transportation.
Senator Butler said that, un-
like the District which would be
protected by a one-year grace
period, Maryland operations Of
Capital Transit can be termi-
mated 30 days after the company
shows q profit loss.
For several years Capital
Transit has been building UP a
case which would enable it to
discontinue service in Maryland
most any time 1t sees fit," SEN
ator Butler added. obviously
II kicked out Of the District Of
Columbia. Marylanders would be
the first victims"
Evening star., 1955-07-05

lsured that any absenteeism or
tardiness caused by the strike
will not be charged against an
Inual leave. The assurance was
contained in a telegram to Sem
Iator Butler from Bryce M. Har-
low. administrative assistant to
the President, who said President
Eisenhower had promised to take
administrative action if neces-
sary.
The President received a tele-
gram today from the Federation
Iof Businessmen's Association
urging use of Federal machinery
and your good Office to bring the
strike to q speedy conclusion. "
The action was urged because. of
the strikes "paralyzing effect on
business, Government and COM
Imerce in the Nations Capital"
There was no change in the
settlement picture over the week
lend.
Company Offer Denied
Company officials and Federal
mdiators denied fatty that there
had been any company offer since
last Thursday. contrary to one
published report. The offer pur-
portedly was made through the
mediation service after Secre-
ltary of Labor Mitchell had made
some suggestions.
The company said its only
offer to date was made through
the Senate District subcommit-
tee on the eve of the strike. AT
that time management said it
would earmark for settlement
on wages alone only those reve-
nues which might come from
any tax relief or increase in
school bus fares which Congress
might legislate.
Senate District Committee Of
ficials said they still have not
heard from Mr.. Wolfson, Capital
Transit board chairman, for
whom subpoenas were issued last
week.
A subcommittee on the transit
troubles, headed by Senator Nc
Namara, Democrat, Of Michigan
wants Mr.. Wolfson here Thurs
day morning to testify at a
hearing on the proposal OF
Senator Morse, Democrat, OF
Oregon. to cancel Capital Tran
sits franchise. N,am
Reported Not at Hotel
Mr.. Wolfson has been reported
missing from the Beverly Will
shire Hotel In Los Angeles. The
Commissioners had also wanted
Mr.. Wolfson here today for the
meeting with the Capital Transit
directorate. but the busy young
lfinancier reported through COM
lpany officials his coast commit
ments prevented his return.
Meetings were scheduled this
morning by the striking AFL
Transit Unions Executive Board
and the general membership at
the National Guard Armory.
Union officials were to bring the
members up to date on develop
mentS.
Federal Mediators James A.
Holden and Gilbert s. McCutch-
con were standing by awaiting
the outcome of the morning
meetings.
They will determine then
whether it is advisable to call a
joint meeting of management
and union later today.
Evening star., 1955-07-05

An eStlmateo lOU,UOU persons
on the Washington Monument
Grounds, plus additional thou
sands on rooftops and other
vantage points. last night wit
messed nearly an hour of high
flying fireworks which climaxed
the city's independence Day
celebration.
Amid the many pyrotechnical
thrills. the crowd received an
unexpected one toward the end
OF the show. A sky-rocket
changed its course in the air and
landed at Sixteenth and Con-
stitution avenue NV. People
in the area lodged a bit and the
Park Police called an ambulance,
but no one was injured.
Although the temperature was
near 80 degrees during the eve
ming and the humidity had
climbed to so per cent, the crowd
rolled into the area, determined
to see the big show.
Bursts Light Sky
There were innumerable bomb
bursts" in what was termed the
biggest display of fireworks in
modern times here. The sky
rockets and roman candles ex-
ploded at a thousand feet to
light up the sky for miles. Re-
verberations ratified windows of
Government buildings and shook
the ground.
The crowd appiauded, espe-
cially, the giant sparkler pic
lures of President Eisenhower
George Washin gton. and of the
Flag. etched in red, white and
blue. They took cognizance also
of sparkler slogans to BUY U. S.
Evening star., 1955-07-05
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traffic this morning topped those
Of last Friday, first day Of the
transit strike, but the flow was
steadier and resulted in fewer
tangles.
Credits Cooperation
''It all came off exceedingly
well" said Maj. Murray, who had
nearly 1900 policemen on the
street during the rush period.
"We attribute it to the fact that
motorists co-operated by leaving
home earlier, taking less-traveled
routes where possible. and gem
orally obeyed emergency trafiic
rules. "
Police believe additional inn
provement will be seen tomorrow
if the public continues to CO.
operate. Many cars still carried
only the driver this morning. BY
tomorrow more car pools will be
organized. police hope.
Maj. Murray also is urging
commercial houses to delay de-
liveries until after the rush hour
to help avoid tieups from
parked trucks.
Warns Parkers
He warned that police will give
tickets to motorists who disre.
gard the emergency parking
order and stop in no-parking
zones during the rush hours OF
q to $50 am. and 4 to 4:30 pm
Government absenteeism and
tardiness was only slightly off
normal. There was an improve
ment over Friday. Many en-
ployes were arriving at work
earlier because of assured rides
in car pools. In one agency
with 1000 employees, only ii
were absent and IS tardy by 5 tc
80 minutes.
The American Automobile As
sociation, with Is mobile traffic
watchers checking, agreed with
the police analysis Of more cars
but smoother traffic.
Many motorists reported their
ride downtown was easier than
usual. Some spots, like High
way Bridge. found traffic light
because motorists had selected
other routes.
One Bad Northwest Snarl
The Northwest section, scene
of some bad jams Friday, was
Largely untroubled by long tie
ups with the exception of one
snarl in the Grant Circle-New
Hampshire avenue area.
Downtown there was much less
milling around by late-comers
seeking free parking space. Thi,
helped materially IN keeping the
streets free.
The AAA said the peak Of the
morning rush came between 7::3C
and $40 am, while normally
the heaviest flow is between 8:1s
and 8:45 am.
There was no change in the
settlement picture over the week
end.
Most Of the emergency mid
dle-of-street parking spaces and
others opened during the strike
were occupied by 7:30 am.
Bottlenecks occurred at some
points, but the big story prob
ably was the fact that the cars
were able to move as smoothly
as they did.
18th st. Traffic Smoothed
At 7:30 am, when traffic
usually is brisk along Sixteenth
street. three policemen sent to
one point to re-route north
bound traffic in case the SOUTH
bound load was too heavy, said
1t appeared it would not be
necessary. Sixteenth street traf-
fic was smoother than on Friday,
FIRST day Of the strike.
After 8 am, traffic began
growing in density. One Of the
problems was the disregard by
some motorists for the no-park-
ing rules during rush hours. Six
police cranes went into action
moving cars from main streets
to side streets.
The American Automobile As
lg0ciatiO aoraed that tha sft,,o :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
GARDEN WEEK
Old Homes
On Tour in
Alexandra

A Town and Country Tour
on April % and "a, sponsored
by the Garden Club Of Alex
andria and the Hunting Greek
Garden Club, will feature some
Of the famous historical homes
Of Alexandria and the neigh
boring countryside.
The tour is being held In
connection with Historic Car
den Week in Virginia, April
% to April 30, organized in
1929 by the Garden Club of
Virginia. Both the Alexandria
clubs are members of the State
Federation. Proceeds from the
tours have been used for res
toration work in Virginia.
Proceeds this year will go to
the gardens at nearby Wood
lawn, George Washington's
wedding gift to his nephew,
Lawrence Lewis and Nellie
Gusts.
Included in the tour will be
the FendaH House, now owned
by Mr.. John L. Lewis; the DR..
Craik house, built around 1890,
and now owned by Mrs. Una
Franklin Carter; and the DR..
Brown house. another 18th
Century house now owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Tolley.
Country houses to be shown
are Mt. Vernon Highway at
Herbert Springs, owned BY Mr..
and Mrs. Carlyle r. Bog1ess.
and the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Willgoos at 500 East
Boulevard drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
WHY GROW OLD?
Follow Nine-DaY Diet
And Lose 10 Pounds

be able to start the diet and
stick to it without any devia-
ton for nine days.
Any woman. no matter how
out of hand her eating habits
may be. can discipline herself
for only nine days-and that's
all it takes to lose up to 10
pounds.
II 10 pounds Is all you must
lose, you'll have the job COM
pleted. II you must lose many.
many pounds, the nine-day
diet win get you OF to q prom
Using start and show you how
really simple 1t is to lose weight
If you will just stick to your
guns.
Obviously I can't give you a
menu today and tell you to
start eating It. Food must be
purchased and prepared. Go
ahead with the meals you had
planned for today. Watch The
Evening Star tomorrow for the
first menus. Then wen get
started in earnest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
BY JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

Nine-Day r educing Diet
time is here again.
Each spring, as sure as it
rolls around. thousands Of
women throughout the country
begin looking at those few
extra pounds they've accumu-
lated through the winter
months and are ready to swing
into action.
They do it, too, with a sem
sible, easy-to-follow diet which
can take OF as much as 10
pounds Of excess weight in just
nine short days.
Readers begin writing each
spring before we start the
menus in the newspaper, ask
ing for the diet and indicating
their eagerness to get started.
The reason ] have waited
was that ! didn't want any
thing to interfere with your
following it to the letter right
straight through. The lenten
period ends today and you viii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
Alphd Comma Della
PlonS. Reunion Eefe

Alpha Gamma Delta Inter-
national Reunion Day lunch+
con win be held on Saturday
at 1880 pm. In the Chesa-
peake Room in College Park.
Alpha Il Alumnae will be
hostesses to the Theta Alum
nae Of Baltimore, the WASH
ington Club. the Old Domin-
ion Club and the Alpha II
undergraduate chapter at the
yearly reunion luncheon.
Guests Of honor will be Mar
guerite s. Jansky. Interna-
tional to the Panhellenic
Council, and Dorice v. Hewitt,
national province president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
Removing collouses

To remove unsightely and
uncomfortable foot callouses,
soak the feet in warm salt
water. After the skin has
softened. rub the callouses
with pumice stone. II a cali
lous is a big one. don't try to
remove it all ct one time. Wait
2 day or SO and 60 after it
again. Finish on each ses-
sion by holding q cotton
square. soaked In q good
quality Of witch hazel against
the affected area.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28

given. One night | was again call
ed from eating to talk to such a
party. The conversation got un-
derway, and after listening brief
ly, l put the receiver down on the
table, returned to the kitchen and
finished my eating. After which l
returned to the phone and the
voice had apparently continued
without a pause, for the party was
talking away. They never knew
that l had left the phone for sew
eral minutes.
What inks fellow about busy
telephones is when he has to pay
for the service and can't use it.
This trouble isn't only in North
Carolina. 1t is every where. Once
in a city, tried to make call to
a friends home, giving up after
IA attempts and finding the line
busy. The pay off came when next
day l looked at the bill and found
the hotel had charged me all Il
calls, even though none of them
had gone through.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
AMERICAN LEGION AUX.
MEETING IN ENGELHARD

On Tuesday night of last week
the American Legion Auxiliary
unit No. 211 met at the commu-
nifty building for their regular
monthly meeting.
The meeting was held by the
president, Mrs. Margaret Gibbs
and the program was Build
around National Security" After
the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag a patriotic song was sung
by the group and devotional was
given. Mrs. Gibbs asked the mem
bers to read the Bible, daily and
take for January the book of
Matthew, as suggested by our
Department President, Mrs. w. S.
Caravan in the Back to God"
movement adopted in 1851.
During the business session
cards and letters were read from
guests who attended the Christ
mas dinner meeting, giving thanks
and praise for the fellowship as
we'll as the bountiful repast.
Thanks cards were also read for
the gifts and donations to the Vet
Grams at the hospital in our state.
Plans We're talked about for the
next few months, in February, a
program on Americanism will be
given and in March the Legion
birthday will be celebrated jointly
with the Auxiliary birthday which
is also in March.
During the social hour the host
esses, Mrs. Guy Gibbs and Mrs.
Burnell Gibbs served ice cream,
drinks with cookies.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
! CHlLDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
RAISES FUND OF $44,2b5. "a
Goal Not Quite Reached: Needs
Amount of s5,734.o2; Sponsored
by Junior Woman's Club of N. c.

Greensboro. The Christmas
Fund Drive of The Children's
Home Society of North Carolina
ended Friday, January 81, wit
$44,265.98 in contributions towai
$4,000 goal set for the annual
campaign when it began Thanks
giving Day.
Announcing the end of the drive.
President Charles w. Gold, Jr.,
said he considered the 1954-55
drive successful in spite of falling
short of it's goal. Most of the
contributions came from small
towns since the Society could not
solicit in the larger communities
where it is a member of a Chest
or United Fund. While gifts were
smaller, we had more contributors
than in any previous drive, good
sign the public is aware of adop-
ton work more than ever before"
The 52-year-old adoption agency
is the only voluntarily-supported
agency finding homes for children
in every part of the state. Last
year a total of 47S babies and
Sabotage children in orphanages
were helped by the Society.
The Christmas drive provides
about one-third of the Society's
bedget of $151 900. Another third
is received through 35 chests and
united funds, and another third
from gifts during the year. "The
fact that we missed our goal by
$5,734.02 means we must hope for
extra gifts during 1855 to make
up the difference, Gold said.
The Junior Woman's Clubs of
North Carolina have sponsored the
Society as a state project for the
past five years. Most of the 70
clubs conducted membership
drives and benefits in the fall for
the Society, as well as arranging
programs in their community,
featuring the Society.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
EAST LAKE PERSONALS

Mesdames Marian MCGOWAN,
Dixie Ambrose, Lavenia Smith,
Julia Primer, Thelma Smith and
Geneva Ambrose spent Tuesday
in Columbia.
R. F. Smith, Nina Basnight and
Susie visited Engelhard Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l. Basnight of
Elizabeth City were here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Sawyer of
Columbia were here Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Twiford had as her
guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Twiford and daughter of Manteo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Craddock and
sons of Manns Harbor and Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Twiford and sons
of Elizabeth City.
Wilbur Cahoon was in Norfolk
Sunday and Monday.
Truxton Basnight of Norfolk
was here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Greet of Nor
folk visited relatives here.
A. R. Basnight of Norfolk is
here with his sister, Mrs. Annie
Twiford
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Primer
and Johnny Twiddy spent Satur-
day in Columbia.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
BEETLE GRUB DAMAGE TO
PASTURES MAY BE AVOIDED

You can probably hold down
damage to pastures by June beetle
grubs quite a bit by avoiding ex-
cessive amount of barnyard man.
ure when fertilizing.
Insect specialist J. R. Dogger
of the North Carolina Experiment
Station has noticed that pastures
damaged the worst by June
beetle grubs also had been most
heavily MANFRED. Over-stocking
with too many animals per acre
also results in excessive manure.
For some reason, manure seems
to attract the beetles when they're
flying in June and July. They pick
the heaviest MANFRED fields and
lay their eggs there. Then grubs
develop and do their damage I'M
foreground for the rest of the sum-
mer.
Most farmers do not notice the
damage until late summer and it's
fall before they decide to treat
with chemicals to kill the grubs-
after the damage is done. Thus,
most farmers do not get their
moneys worth from treating.
The ideal time to apply chemi-
Gals is before seeding. This is
especially true if you're reseeding
an old pasture that's been ruined
by June beetle before. Five to six
pounds of chlordane in dust or
granular form is recommended
now in North Carolina. Other
long-lasting, chlorinated hydro
carbons have also given good re-
suits.
For established pastures, the
earlier you discover grub injury,
the better off you are in control
ling it. You're also further ahead
to put on a long-lasting chemical
like chlordane. 1t takes about 45
days to kill all the grubs it's GO
ing to kill. But chlordane stays in
the soil much longer and may pre-
vent damage the next year too.
Prevention is best though
avoid heavy applications of barn
yard manure.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
ENGELHARD PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Jabin Berry, Mr..
and Mrs. R. L. Gibbs and daugh-
ter Sandra spent the week end in
Raleigh with Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Gibbs and Miss Dorinda
Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Holland and
children spent the week end in
Dunn.
Mrs. Mildred Guthrie of Smith
field visited her mother, Mrs.
Florence Gaskill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berry spent
the week end in Portsmouth, Va.
with their daughter, Mrs. Sonny
Perry and Mr.. Perry.
Frank Midget has returned to
Washington after visit with his
family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Jarvis spent
the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitfield Williams
in Swan Quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Britain were
visitors in Kinston and Rocky
Mount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beamon Berry
and children visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Cahoon in Columbia and en-
joyed the celebration of Mrs.
Cahoon's birthday.
Mrs. Harry Jarvis visited re-
Gently in Belhaven with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Tolan.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Berry and
children spent Sunday in Manteo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Litchfield
were visitors in Winston-Salem
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Spruill and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Berry
and family of Norfolk spent the
week end with Mrs. Lizzie Berry
who recently returned home from
visiting relatives in New Jersey
and Norfolk.
Rev. J. w. Howard of Wake
Forest, Mrs. R. L. Roper and Mrs.
S. S. Neal were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. S. Spencer on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Emory
Midyette, who have been living in
Durham for the past few months
since he returned from Japan
serving in the U. S. Navy, have
moved back to the home place
near here.
Mrs. Clyde Berry has returned
from Edenton where she was a
hospital patient.
Earl Spencer of Plymouth spent
the week end here with his par
ents.
Mrs. Sam Marshall and children
and Patty Neal were visitors in
Swan Quarter.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
TWO HYDE GIRLS GET
TOP HONORS AT ECC

Two Hyde County girls, Helen
Kathryn Creole of Scranton and
Emma Jean Spencer of Swan
Quarter, received special attention
on honors lists just issued by East
Carolina College in Greenville. In
their academic work, along with
twenty-nine other students, they
achieved the enviable record of
making the highest possible marks
in all classes in which they were
enrolled during the fall quarter at
the college.
Their records entitle them to
inclusion in the call rs" category,
on the Deans list of students with
very high scholastic standing, and
on the college honor roll.
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HYDE BAPTISTS TO HOLD
MEETING THIS SUNDAY

The Baptist Churches of Hyde
County will hold a countrywide
fifth Sunday meeting at the Swan
Quarter Baptist Church this COM
ing Sunday.
Rev. J. w. Howard, pastor CT
the Engelhard Baptist Church,
will be the main speaker for the
occasion. At noon. the Baptists
will enjoy dinner on the grounds.