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Evening star., 1955-08-16
Dr.. Weigand
Is Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ham
mersley of Floral Park, N. Y,
have announced the engage
ment of their daughter Carol
Gay to DR.. Walton w. Wei
gand, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Weigand.
Miss Hammersley Is a grad
uate Of the Cathedral School
Of st. Mary Of Garden City.
LII, and attended Goucher
College in Towson, Md. She is
now enrolled at the Latin
American Institute in New
York
The bride-elect Is q grand
daughter of the late Edmund
G. Gress, noted typographer.
DR.. Weigand is a lieutenant
in the air force and will be
stationed at Suffolk County
Evening star., 1955-08-16
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

Retiring Chief OF Naval
Operations and Mrs. Robert
Carney said goodby in their
oficial capacity for the final
time last night.
Marine Comrnandant Gen.
Lemuel C. Shepherd was the
most at what might seem to
oficial Washington the mil
lionth party for the popular
couple since his retirement
was announced in June.
But with their many. many
friends in local oficial and In
formal circles. it has been
party, party. party every night
for those who would do them
honor. And even with a party
almost nightly for the couple.
there are still some who were
unable to fete them.
Wears Dark Glasses
Charming Mrs. Carney.
whose stylish appearance Is
always something to antici-
pate. wore a gay yellow frock
last night. Admiral Carney.
receiving with his wife and
host in the yard Of Marine
Conmandant quarters, Sported
dark glasses to ward on the
sun. AS the sun began TO dis
appear behind the surround
ing trees, he removed them.
Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Thomas were among the
first through the receiving
line after viewing the colorful
and impressive Sunset Parade
on the Marine Barracks parade
grounds.
Right behind them were the
newly appointed Chief Of Naval
Operations, Admiral Arleigh
Burke, and Mrs. Burke.
Admiral Burke was to have
taken oftice In ceremonies on
the Ticonderoga. The ship.
which has been receiving the
ultimate spit and polish treat
ment, was pulled out Of port
for Hurricane Connie and has
left again in anticipation Of
Diane.
Anticipating Ceremony
Rather than bernoning the
fact, Admiral Burke Is cheer
fully accepting Annapolis as
the scene Of the ceremony
tomorrow. After all, don't Navy
men depend on the weather?
Admiral Burke is looking
forward tomorrow to his first
return to Annapolis in over
q year. After the ceremony,
the couple will return to WASH
ington. Hell head for his Of
fee, she to to their apartment.
They'll Eoye into the Ad-
mirars House at the Naval
Observatory next week end.
Undersecretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Thomas Gates were
among the many guests en-
joying the party, as were Ad-
miral and Mrs. Thomas s..
Combs.
Fleet Admiral william d.
Leahy. looking spry and hearty
despite his years. also dropped
in to say farewell to Admiral
and Mrs. Carney.
From the diplomatic corps
there were the Ambassador Of
Great Britain, Sir Roger Ma
kins and the Ambassador Of
Pakistan and Begun Ali, and
the Ambassador Of Greece and
Mrs. Melas.
Evening star., 1955-08-16
Miss F FedeTico
ENGAGED to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Pasquale ].
Federico announce the engage
ment OF their daughter Joan
Foye to Mr.. Simon Richard
Kraft, son of Mr.. and MRS.
Charles Kraft of Arlington
An early September wedding
Is planned.
Miss Federico and Mr.. Kraft
are both graduates of George
Washington University.
Evening star., 1955-08-16
Bodines in Poconos

Col. and Mrs. Donald r.
Bodine and their family are
yacationing at Lenape Village
at Tafton in the Poconos. With
them are Mrs. Bodine's mother.
Mrs. Mabel Matthews Of Silver
Spring: their daughter. Miss
Linda Bodine and her friend,
Miss Barbara Goervert Of
ArlincfnTa
Evening star., 1955-08-16
Miss Pick Depurts

Miss Elizabeth Slye Pick as
returned to her home in Key
West, Fla, after visiting her
grandmother. Mrs. George
Hutchins, in her home in
GEORGETOWN.
Evening star., 1955-08-16

Air Base at Westhampton
Beach. L. I.
He was graduated from the
Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery Of the University OF
Maryland.
Evening star., 1955-08-16
Visitors ut Resort

1SAkC1S ~ &kSSsA
Miss Janet Matte Of WASH
ington is now visiting at Au-
sable Chasm, N. Y.
Also visiting the resort from
Washington Is Mr.. Lee D.
Perse..
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U.S.. Tex Asked
On Trade Abroad

The Treasury has begun q
second try at getting legislation
to cut taxes on income earned By
American Arms operating abroad,
but not on income from sales
only.
Secretary Of the Treasury
Humphrey yesterday made q new
request for congressional action
in this field. He wrote the House
Ways and Means Committee that
the Treasury is submitting o
new draft Of the proposal which
was approved by the House last
year.
Accompanying hts letter was
q Treasury analysis which said
ut would not be desirable or
wise for this country to subSidize
exports by taxing profits from
exports ct a lower rate than
profits from domestic sales"
The Senate Finance Commit
tee. which did not 90 along with
the House-approved bill In 1854.
suggested o further study Of
that and other suggestions. Mr..
Humphrey said the study has
been completed.
The House bin would have
trimmed the tax on foreign In
come to SO per cent from the
regular corporate income tax
rate of SO per cent. as g means
OF encouraging investment Of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-16
BY SAM DAWSON
Associated Press stan writer

M g.
NEW YORK. Aug. l6.-You
walk along the street and see q
sign on q good used car: "only
SIS down.
You look at q new house and
the builder tells you: If you're
q veteran. $500 down Is all you
need, Until recently you didn't
need even that
Your radio blares: Install a
window cooler now, payments
start next April.
An I'D In the paper says:
'Wall-to-wall Competing for the
entire house at 81 q week.
Next to striking oil, it's the
easiest way man ever has de-
vised for raising his standard Of
living land fast.
It's also one Of the easiest
ways of getting beyond your
depth Il you don't watch your
step.
Car Payment Record Good
The vast majority Of. Ameri-
cans are meeting their weekly or
monthly payments. Finance
companies say the record Of in
stallment payments on cars is
now the best in history. IN
June, when q record Of $l.766,-
100000 Of credit was extended
to new car buyers. others were
paying In $l.190. 000, 900 on pre-
vi0us loans.
The percentage Of delin-
quencies and repossessions re-
mains at q remarkably low level
and stable over the years.
But as the total OF consumer
debt rises. the total amount Of
delinquencies tends to rise also,
even II at the same low per-
centage.
The American Collectors AS
ISOLATION says that 6 million
American families are delin-I
cuent on payments for one or
more things they've bought on
time.
An agency that specializes Ia
helping families after they get
In q financial mess estimates
that 10 million families are
pinched by the debts they've
piled up with overenthusiasrn.
Quality Causes Worry
The quality OF some INSTALL
ment loans In recent months
worries administration officials.
Terms have been getting easier
down payments lower. ma
turity times extended.
This has been due largely t0I
sales competition. Almost all
kinds Of consumer goods are hi
abundant supply. To move
them, merchants and dealers
have been Turing customers by
making payments smaller ex-1
tending them over more months,
but making total interest
charges higher In the long rum
This widens markets greatly
and keeps the business boom
rolling. Those who can't afford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-16
Home Construction
Shows ll% July Drop
By the Associated Presl


The Bureau Of Labor Statistics
has traced an II per: cent drop
IN July home construction to q
voluntary tightening Of housing
credit.
The BIS reported yesterday
that non-farm housing starts in
July fell to $4,000 units from
129. 900 in June. An official said
the seasonal decline during this
June-July period usually comes
to less than / per cent. He also
said the construction boom of
last winter and spring may have
Influenced the July drop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-16

cash can stretch weekly pay
checks over easy payments. A
man who figures be can afford
Ia low-priced car may buy q
higher price one II told that
payments can be made 50 easy
the monthly sum Is about the
same he'd expected to pay on
the lower priced car.
How do people get in over
their depth? Silver Shield. an
organization that makes q busi-
ness Of trying to help people
who md they can't meet their
payments and charges 10 per
cent for doing it--says that
most Of them Just didn't realize
they were taking on 20 much
debt.
Modern merchandising puts
such emphasis on time payment
sales and makes credit look 90
easy that q family lacking sound
money judgment Just eases into
debt before 1t knows il.
Others are victims Of illness
or reduced income because Of
loss Of overtime or from layoffs.
The first thing Silver Shield
asks such q family Is II one or
more members are willing to
take on an extra job to get more
income to pay on the debts
and meet the added 10 per cent
fee, II they aren't. there's
nothing much that can be done
for them.
The great majority OF Alneri-
cans, fortunately, are In need Of
no such service. And finance
companies and bankers have
assured the administration that
from now on they'll be looking
more closely to see II loan APP
plicants are credit-worthy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-16
Loose Consumer Credit
Eyed as Economic Peril

tou con buy oimest anythias nov for
few dollars dowh--cF nnthins down.
That's one o. The things that worries
mony businessmen and economists
in these booming fines. Is credit
TOO IiberoI? Is the sifaotion dom
serous9 This article outlines this
phase Of consumer credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-16
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Evening star., 1955-11-06
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| AFTER TRIUMPHs ON THREE CONTINENTS
aKATRERlNE THE GREAT COMES TO WASHING.
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Evening star., 1955-07-12
By the Associated Press

Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey said today President
Eisenhower's controversial bond
proposal still offers the best way
to pay for a vast new highway
construction program.
But Mr.. Humphrey told the
House Public Works Committee
that the bond method ''is not the
only way" the program can be
accomplished.
aHe said "the Treasury cannot
object to any equally effective
program which the Congress sees
f1t to adopt for the construction
of highways with sufficient addi-
tional taxes levied to pay as We
60"
Mr.. Humphrey thus appeared
to accept, as a second choice, the
proposal of a House Public Works
subcommittee to increase taxes
almost 81 billion a year on motor
fuel. trucks. truck tires and
tubes.
The administrations plan.
generally accepted by the Public
Works subcommittee, is to spend
about $33 billion in Federal
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Evening star., 1955-07-12
Humphrey reySeenAgreeing
To,Tox Boost for Roods

funds for road construction over
the next IL years. OF this $24
billion would be spent to COM
plete a 40,000-mile network of
interstate defense highways.
To finance this program, Mr..
Eisenhower proposed creation Of
a new corporation which would
sell long-term bonds.
The Senate voted 60-31 against
the bond plan and Chairman
Fallon, Democrat of Maryland.
of the House Public Works sub
committee has declared it is "ob-
vious" Congress will not accept
this financing method.
Mr.. Fallon S subcommittee then
approved a 1-cent increase in
Federal gasoline taxes and in
creases in other highway user
taxes to put the program on a
pay-as-you-go program.
The full Public Works Com
mittee is now considering this
tax plan. with indications 1t will
be approved.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Sculptor jacob Epstein
Weds Model in London

LONDON. July II R.-Sir
Jacob Epstein. American-born
center of many an artistic furor,
confirmed today that he had
secretly married Mrs. Kathleen
Garman, his 50-year-old secre-
tary and the model for several
of his statues.
The 76-year-old sculptor con-
firmed the marriage to a re-
porter aboard the French liner
lLiberte In mid-Atlantic. The
artist Is en- route to Philadelphia
for the unyeiling Of his i've
figure work. Social Conscious
ness"
Members of his household said
the wedding was last Friday.
The bride was reported by
friends on her way to Italy.
seeking to avoid publicity.
"It's quite true" Sir Jacob
told the shipboard reporter. "but
I wanted it to be kept a secret. !"
Sir Jacob was born on New
York's East Side, the son of
Jewish. refugees from Czarist
Russia. He came to Britain on
a vacation so years ago. stayed
Evening star., 1955-07-12
S18.5 Million Let
In Truck Contracts

DETROIT, July IL P.-Mili-
tary contracts totaling $18.5
million were awarded yesterday
to General Motors Corp. and
Studebaker-Packard Corp.
General Motors GMC truck
and coach division said it has
been awarded contracts for SOS
million worth of "6-by-6" mill
tary vehicles and replacement
parts.
Studebaker- Packard was given
an So million order for 2l2-ton
military trucks to be built by
the Studebaker division at South
Bend, Ind.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

and eventually became q British
citizen. Queen Elizabeth knight
ed him last year for his serv-
ices to art.
His first wife. Margaret Gil
mour Dunlop. died in 1947. They
had a son and q daughter.
The new Lady Epstein's 27-
year-old son by her first mar
riage. Theodore Garman, was
found dead in his Chelsea study
last year. He was a promising
artist.
Lady Epstein served as the
model for what many critics have
termed the sculptor's MASTER
piece. THE Girl With the Gar
denias."
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Mrs. Miller Trial
Jury Selected

BRATTLEBoRo. Vt. July IL
R.-A jury Of seven women and
i've men today began hearing
evidence in the Federal case
against Mrs. Lucille Miller, a..
mother Of three who is charged
with advising nine young men
to evade military draft calls.
The jury was selected in less
than an hour yesterday, the first
day Of trial before Federal Judge
Ernest w. Gibson. a former
Governor Of Vermont.
Seated at the defense table
with Mrs. Miller was her hus-
band, Manuel, 47. Bethel civic
leader who, armed with a rifle,
Evening star., 1955-07-12

charges for which she is now
being tried.
Mrs. Miller Is accused In 10
counts Of knowingly eounselling
nine young men Of Vermont to
refuse service in the armed forces
and to turn over to her. In
violation of law. their registra-
tion certificates or draft cards.
The Government says Mrs.
Miller sent letters to the men
urging them to ignore the draft
calls.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

held on authorities for u hours
last May when they tried to take
his wife away for commitment
to a mental institution.
The Millers surrendered only
after tear gas was fired into
their Bethel home. Mrs. Miller
was committed to st. Elizabeths
Hospital in Washington. She was
released as mentally competent
last month.
Judge Gibson had ordered
Mrs. Miller committed when she
f1rst went before him on the
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Two Brothers Drown

WINCHESTER, Ind, July II
R.-Duane Mack, 10, and his
brother, Lowell, 8, drowned
while swimming with so other
children in the Goodrich Park
pool here last night. Their
father, Ross Mack, who was
waiting for them to come out
of the pool, said both could
swim.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
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Evening star., 1955-06-26
Cards WaIIop
; Home Runs 10
Top Giants, s.

ST. LOUIS. June IS (R.-The
Cardinals scored all their runs
on home runs by Wally Moon
Red Schoendienst and Stan Mu-
Sial tonight as Luis Arroyo
turned back the Giants, 5-3, for
his third straight victory and
his ninth in II decisions.
All three st. Louis homers
came off Jim Hearn, who was
tagged for his eighth defeat
against seven victories.
Moon hit No. 10 after Solly
Hemus had led off in the first
inning with a single. New York
came back to forge ahead, 80,
in the fourth on two walks, a
wild pitch, an intentional pass,
Whitley Lockman's infield single
and Don Mueller's bases-loaded
single.
Schoendienst tied the game UP
for the Cards with a solo home
run. his seventh. in the fourth.
Then, in the fifth, Moon singled
and romped home on Musiars
18th home run to the rightfield
pavilion roof.
Evening star., 1955-06-26

Numerous entertainment fea'
tures are scheduled in addition
to the baseball game, and aftel
the game there will be drawing
for door prizes. The giveawayl
include a Ford convertible. a 81
inch television set. an outboart
motorboat and a portable radio
One of the entertainment fea.
lures will be singing by Pitcher
Maury McDermott and his quar-.
tet. Their selection is the very
appropriate "You Gotta Have
Heart" from the baseball musica
Damn Yankees.
There will be a phantom in
field practice without baseball)
a dressage exhibition by Arthur
Godfrey riding mis- palomino stal.
lion, Catoctin Gold, and music
by the Army Band.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
EVERS TIES GAME IN NINTH
OrioIes-A's Deadlock
Ended by Rain in 11th

BALTIMORE. June IS R.-
The Orioles and Athletics battled
to a 3-3 tie here today in a
drawn-out contest finally called
of because Of rain after 10
innings.
With q count Of two balls and
no strikes on Gus Zernial. lead
ing OF the AS l1th, Plate Um-
Ipire Larry Napp suspended play
for the second time during the
Afternoon. Four minutes later
he declared 1t all Of.
The game, played in inter-
mitten rain on a slippery in
field, went into extra innings
when Tommy Gastall scored
from third on Hoot Evers' pinch
double In the ninth. Gastall was
running for Hal Smith, who had
doubled, and Evers was batting
for Willie Miranda.
The AS opened the scoring in
the second on Jim Finigan's
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Hacker Defeats
Pirates, "a,
|AsCubs Spurt

CHICAGO. June IS R.-The
Cubs turned three straight two
run scoring spurts into a GA
victory over the Pirates before
I12,181 today.
Warren Hacker pitched the
route for the eighth time this
season to gain his eighth victory,
The Cubs overcame a 80 deficit
to hand Pittsburgh its sixth
straight loss.
Walker Cooper's fourth homer
Launched the Chicago scoring in
the third. Hackers triple and
Eddie Miksis' single accounted
for the second run off Dick
Littlefield.
Two walks, Hackers single and
IMiksis' second hit brought two
Iruns in the fourth. Another walk
and the first of Dick Groat's
1.-TWO errors preceded Dee Fondy's
triple in the fifth for the winners
final pair of runs.
Jerry Lynch homered for the
Pirates in the sixth,
Evening star., 1955-06-26
|Griffs to Be Hosts
To Legion Players

Players. coaches and officials
of the eight teams in the South
ern Maryland District, American
Legion Junior baseball league
will be guests at the Senator's
Red Sox game Wednesday night
in Griffith Stadium, at which
they will present scrolls to the
former Legion players on the
two clubs.
Twenty-eight pros will be
called forth before game time
to receive the scrolls, including
such as Ted Williams. Jackie
Jensen and Mel Parnell Of the
Red Sox and Micky Vernon,
Jerry Schoonmaker. Roy SEWERS
and Tom Umphlet of the Sen
ators.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
THE BASEBALL
BEAT
By BURTON HAWKINS

When the White Sox were here
recently. Clint Courtney was
standing on second base when
lShortstop Chico squel
walked over to him casually, ball
in hand, and said, Get of the
bag. I want to kick the dirt OF
it" Courtney didn't fall for
the intended trickery which
would have enabled Chico to tag
him out and sneered, 81 ought
to punch you right on the nose. I"
Earl Torgeson. first baseman
recently purchased by the Tigers
from the Phillies, is the politest
of men Earl borrowed a set
of golf clubs in Orlando from a
baseball writer. played several
holes badly and it suddenly
dawned on the scribe that Tor
geson. a lefthander, was playing
with righthanded clubs j. Earl
didn't want to complain and
simply did the best with what
he had.
If Jerry Schoonmaker, Sena-
tors rookie outfielder, ever
smacks a ball to his satisfaction,
he should drive it to Silver
Spring Friday night he
whammed a triple to the CENTER
field wall. but he told his team
mates he hit the ball on his
fists.
Nothing much can be done
about the present Senators, ap-
Iparently, but it's encouraging to
see q flock of youngsters working
out with the club in pre-game
drills. There may be an
awakening, finally, to the fact
that the club must grow its own
players and not depend chiefly
on trades to bolster the team.
Baltimore is considering short
ening its fences for next season.
|. They're experimenting now
by roping of portions of the out
field during batting practice. 4. i.
Roy Sievers, with three, is the
lonly player who has belted more
Evening star., 1955-06-26

double and Hector Lopez triple
and counted two more in the
third on errors by Bobby Young.
In the fifth. Miranda singled
and came around on an infield
out and Young's single. Young
continued to make up for his
fielding miscues by doubling in
the eighth and scoring on Dave
Pope's looping single to right
field.
The Orioles threatened in the
10th after Westlake singled and
Pope sacrificed him to second.
Gus Triandos was walked inten-
tionally, but Cal Abrams fouled
out and Wayne Causey famed.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
big Turnout Due Thursday
For Red Cross Benefit Game

One of the biggest crowds
since the opening game of the
season Is expected Thursday
afternoon for the Red Gross
benefit game at Grifhth Stadium
The game will be the regularly
scheduled contest between the
Senators and the Red Sox. with
the Red Cross getting all the re-
ceipts above 5000 admissions
Last year for q day game against
the Yankees, the Red Cross
benefited to the tune Of about
$1,000. This years receipts are
counted on to put the organiza-
tion's 1855 fund drive over the
top.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
CLTTR RAFTING

Haven Regatta today for "16"
class vessels.
Ray fell out of his boat in the
last race as he leaned hard over
to balance it against the strong
wind. but climbed back in and
went on to win.
Fritz veith Of the home club