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Evening star., 1955-11-25
BY JosEPHINE LoWSIAN

Experts viii tell you that
noise is one Of the greatest
sources Of fatigue. and that
nothing is so completely rest
full as q quiet time alone. At
such moments even your nerve
ends relax and the pieces Of
life fall into place.
I know this to be true my
self from personal experience.
I remember q time when ] was
teaching swimming. This is
the easiest Of all things to
teach so far as physical exer-
tion is concerned. If you are q
good teacher you are usually
not In the water, but standing
on the side Of the pool to see
how your swimmers are doing
and to observe what is wrong
with their technique.
However, ! once happened
to be teaching at a high school
swimming pool where the
acoustics we're admittedly aw-
full, and the normal sounds
which teen-agers made when
swimming were almost unen-
durable. ! was absolutely ex-
hausted after each class be-
cause Of the noise.
I remember, too. another
distressing experience with ir-
ritating noise. ] was living in
q beautiful neighborhood in a
city which / have long since
left. On one side of US a
neighbours dog barked until
midnight. On the other side
one began barking at dawn.
Authorities have warned
that the constant background
sound Of q radio Is destruc-
tive to the nervous systems OF
children. ! feel sure that they
would say the same about teie-
vision.
A few years ago ! wrote
about the imposition of noise
which neighbors foist on
neighbors, with the best inten-
Evening star., 1955-11-25
WHY GROW OLD?
Noise Is So Irritating
And Source OF Fatigue

tions. but without perception.
The mail which rolled In
would have been unbelievable
had I not seen 1t with my own
eyes.
Evidently many folks suffer
from this modern circumstance
when they live IN close quar-
ters. and sometimes even when
they don't. The complaints
which came in ranged from
the neighbor who played his
radio too loudly and too late,
to the one who stomped about
early In the morning In q Sec
ond-floor duplex. Other COM
aints-barking dogs, roaring
speed boats on q little lake.
loud honking Of car horns, and
so on.
Many Of those who wrote to
me actually had moved ct q
financial loss. from neighbor-
hoods which became unbear-
able because Of the noise Of
close neighbors.
Living in modern life calls
for consideration. It Is q give
and take proposition, and it
Is wise to put yourself in the
other persons shoes. Would
you like it If he was doing
what you are doing?
Evening star., 1955-11-25
School plur1s Series
OF Concert Benefits

The first IN the st. Agnes
School Benefit Concert Series
is set for December 4 In the
school auditorium lii Alexan-
dria. with Mrs. Wilson Hughes.
folk singer. as guest artist,
Other artists who win APP
pear In the series. sponsored by
mothers Of glee club officers.
are Emo Balogh. pianist and
composer, on January IS, and
the st. Agnes School Glee
Clubs. on April is.
Mrs. William Singleton Is
chairman Of the series. Assist
ing her are Mrs. Courtland
Warfleld, Mrs. william Backus.
Mrs. Byron Fairchild, Mrs.
Reginald Bragonier. Mrs.
Howard Joynt, Mrs. Armis-
tead Boothe, Mrs. Porter
Hardy. ir-v and Mrs. William
Eugene w. Zimmerman.
Proceeds from the concerts
win be used for purchase Of q
grand piano for the schools
auditorium.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
You'll Be Inspired

You'll Be inspired
after 4 trip TO
our gala Trim-a-
Tree Shop. It's all
asIitter with ideas
for Christmas trinn-
ninss, for your
home and for Gift
packages. Visit it on
the 3rd Floor.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Barred Benham Breaks
7 More BobsIed Records
By tho Assoslo,sd Press

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Jan. 81.
Controversy clouds the Inn
mediate future Of Stanley Ben
ham in international bobsled
competition, but there's no ques-
ton Of the former world cham
pion's present status--he's still
breaking records.
The 40-year-old manager of
the Olympic Arena here smashed
two more marks yesterday while
winning the Adirondack AAU
two-rnan championship. He set
four records Saturday while win
ming the four-man title.
The performance came less
than "a hours after the Inter-
national Bobsled Federation
suspended Benham from inter-
national competition---including
the 1866 winter Olympics--for
three years.
With Jim Bickford of Lake
Saranac as brakeman. Benham
yesterday broke his own record
for four trips down the one-mile
course with a total time Of
5:0i.47. The old mark was
5:05.04. set only two weeks ago.
He also twice bettered the one
heat record Of l:15.5l. flashing
down in 1:l4.8A on the second
heat and l:l4.20 on the fourth.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Pat Lesser Now Aims
Al Amateur Crown
star stan Photo.
By The Assoeie,ed Press

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 31.-Pat
Lesser is a girl golfer with q
goal: The 1855 National Amateur
title. And her chances of at
tanning it look good.
The golfing coed from Seattle.
using long irons and phtter in
deadly fashion. defeated the
reigning amateur queen, Barbara
Romack of Sacramento. 6 and 5
yesterday in the 36-hole cham
pionship match of the Helen Lee
Doherty tournament.
The 21-year-old brunette. for
mer national intercollegiate
champion and a member of the
1854 Curtis Cup team, was never
seriously threatened after taking
a Sup lead on the first nine
holes. Playing slowly-some-
times scrambling, sometimes
spectacular-she. built her lead
to six holes, watched it halved
by a brief Romack rally, then
methodically returned to a Sup
margin.
Pat had three shots that were
In the sensational class. She
picked up an eagles on No. is
with a four-iron shot into the
cup from SO feet away. Two holes
later she stroked in a 25-foot
putt to go Cup for the first
time. And, on the final hole Of
the match, she came out of a
fairway trap with q six-iron shot
that left the bali ~ feet from
the cup.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Blazers Out 10 Boost
String 10 IA Straight
In Games This Week

Montgomery Blair High
Schools basketball team is ex-
pected to boost its record to
1910 this week. The intended
victims are Priory at Blair at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow and Bla-
densburg at Bladensburg at 8
pm. Friday.
Priory comes up against the
Blazers with a 5-8 record. The
Blades have a 7-4 mark and are
counting on the home-court at
mosphere to aid them in an
upset. Blair has won nine of
its IL victories at home. INCLUDE
ing q 22-point win over the
Blades last month,
Two games are on tonight's
high school schedule, as WASH
ington-Lee t9-1, entertains the
Blades at 7 pm. in a preliminary
to the college game between
George Washington and Duke
and Parker-Gray plays host to
Randolph High at 1880.
A basketful of games are being
offered tomorrow, including one
which officially opens a new
gymnasium Lackey High will
inaugurate its brand-new gym
with Glen Burnie supplying the
opposition at 8 pm. The gym
now will hold 700. but will be
expanded to take care of twice
that number.
Tomorrow's Schedule.
Afternoon genes---EaStern at Cool
idge. Gonzaga at Tech Spingarn at
Carroll Mackin at Roosevelt, Wilson VS.,
St, Johns a. the Jeileff Branch Boys
Club Prior. at Monteomerv Blair. Suit
land at Richard Montgomery. Episcopal
wheaton ct FREDERICK; woodward At Ma
Junior colIeEe At Bulls lis Hish Point al
Niahs sames- western ct FAIRFAX
peMatha at Northwestern, Geerse
Washington at Falls Church st Ste
phen's at st Mary's. Glen Rurnie al
Laekey, Oxon Hin at LaPlata, Charlotte
Hall at Great Mills Annapolis at Calvert
County Annandale at Manassas. Wake.
held at George Mason. GARFIELD at
stafford. Lpudoun County a. Brentsvflle
OF Eokesville,
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Formula for Beating
|Lakers Puts Pisions
|0n Road 10 First Title
sy Inc Assoeia.sa Pres.

If the Fort Wayne Pistons
finally crack the Minneapolis
Lakers' monopoly on National
Basketball Association honors
this season, a large share of the
credit win have to go to Coach
Charley Eckman for his formula
on How to beat the Lakers."
The 32-year-old coach. in his
first year as coach after having
been a referee in the NBA for
seven years. has the Pistons
headed for their first title in the
seven years the team has been
in the Western Division.
Fort Wayne halted a late Min
neapols drive to defeat the
Lakers. 1892. yesterday as Larry
Foust dropped in "a points for
the winners.
The Pistons' league lead had
dropped from 7 to AZ games in
a three-game losing streak. in
Guiding a 100-91 loss at Minne-
apolis Saturday. BY beating the
Lakers yesterday for the sixth
time in eight meetings, the Pis-
tons increased their lead to 5ls
games.
Syracuse and Boston remained
in a deadlock for first place in
the Eastern Division as the Ma
tionals dropped a 93-82 decision
to the Philadelphia Warriors and
the Celtics were defeated by the
lowly Milwaukee Hawks. 88-T9.
A big second period. In which
they scored Is straight points
and enjoyed a 27-8 edge, helped
the Warriors to their second
consecutive victory over Syra-
cuse. Paul Arizin led the War;
rior attack with 81 points while
Earl Lloyd led Syracuse with 10.
Milwaukee's Bill Calhoun
tossed in IA points in the third
period as the Hawks outscored
the Celtics 30-14. Chuck Share
was high man with l8 points.
while Bob Cousy of the Celtics
had 81.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Minnesota Victory Holds Funs' Interest
Kentucky Out to Avenge Upset
Tonight on Georgia Tech Floor

clean sweep after returning to
action from an exam layoff by
trouncing Stanford. 1880, FRI
day.
A quick rundown Of the major
conference races:
Atlantic Coast-North Caro-
lima (7-D defends first place
against third-place Duke (6-2)
Friday after a long layoff. Mary
land. in second place with an 3D.
league mark, plays outside the
league this week, travelling to
William & Mary Saturday for
its only game.
Ivy Conference play
resumes after examinations with
Cornell and Pennsylvania, tied
for the lead at 5-1, meeting at
Ithaca Saturday.
Southern-West Virginia (6-0).
the leader, tangles with Rich
mond (6-1), the runnerup, to-
night at Richmond.
Missouri Valley-Tulsa t4-o)
makes its big bid against st.
Louis (2-0) Saturday. st. Louis
plays at Oklahoma AIM u-3)
Wednesday.
SMU Gains Share Of Lead.
Southwest - SMU gained a
share of the lead with TCU. both
Al, by defeating Baylor, 96-84,
last week and could claim it all
against Arkansas tonight. TCU
meets Texas Ann Wednesday
and Baylor Saturday.
Skyline-Utah is making 1t a
runaway with its league record
now TO. The runnersup. Wyom-
ing and Brigham Young, have
lost twice.
Rocky Mountain-It's Idaho
State t5-0), with Western State
t3-D next.
Big Seven - Colorado, the
leader at 40. plays a return
match against Iowa State Sat-
urday. Runnersup Missouri and
Kansas State, each AZ. play two
games apiece this week against
the second division.
Pacific Coast-Southern Divis-
ion: UCLA and Stanford are tied
for lead. both at 81. The Uclans
play California t0-4) and STAN
ford meets Southern California
t2-2 in a pair of two-game
weekend series. Northern Di-
vision: Oregon State looks more
and more like the champion with
an 80 record. Oregon State
(5-3) is the closest contender.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Regdined Putting Touch
Wins Senior for Dutra
By Ihe Assoeia,ed Press

DUNEDIN, Fla. Jan. ,3l.--
Mortie Dutra ran into trouble
at the start Of the final round
but regained his putting touch
and he went on to win the an
iaual PGA Senior golf tourna-
ment.
The 55-year-old Los Angeles
pro was tied for the lead going
into the final IS of the 54-hole
event. He shot a 72 yesterday for
213 total.
Four strokes back at PIT were
Gene Sarazen of Germantown,
N. Y; Denny Shute Of Akron,
Ohio, and Mike Jurra. Wichita,
Kans.
The annual tournament is for
pros Of SO and above.
Jurra led the first days shoot
ing and was tied for the lead
with Dutra and Louis Chiapetta
after the second 10. Chiapetta
wound up in fifth place.
Dutra's victory was worth
$1,000 and free trip to Eng
land.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Lions Manager Goes
To PIayoff Meeting
After Team Loses, 80

Jack Riley. general manager
of the Washington Lions, went to
New York today to meet with
other Eastern Hockey League
officials for the purpose OF set-
ting up the championship play
offs, tentatively scheduled to
start late next month.
Only the worst team in the
league will be denied spot in
the playoffs and Worcester seems
to have a lock on that dubious
distinction.
The others Washington. Bal
timore. New Haven and Clin-
ton-probably will battle in q
double-elimination series for the
the title. although details will
not be known until after the
New York meeting.
Meanwhile. the Lions continue
to hang onto third place. Just q
few percentage points in front Of
the Baltimore Clippers, the team
they meet in their next three
games.
The Lions and Clippers play
in Atlantic City's Convention
Hall Saturday night and in Bal
timore Sunday night. The Lions
return to the home ice at Uline
Arena against the Clippers q
week. from Wednesday night.
The Clippers gained a full
game on Washington yesterday.
as the Lions we're blanked, 3-1.
at New Haven and the Baltimore
team routed Worcester. It'll. in
Baltimore.
Dick Bittner, goalie with q
Washington team a few years
ago. was credited with the first
shutout over the new Lions, be-
fore 1000 New Haven fans. Ivan
Chasle. John Sharban and Dan
McGuinness scored New Haven's
goals.
The Clippers tied an Eastern
League record Of II consecutive
goals as they swamped the War;
riors. Harve LaLonde, Bihber
O'Hearn and Garry Sullivan
each scored three goals as the
Clippers recorded the highest
team total in the league this
season.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Hoyas Must Take On
LaSaIIe Twice After
Is Mark in South

GeorgetoWn's basketball team,
which had Loyola of New Orleans
in its pocket at least three times
in the final game of its southern
swing in New Orleans last night,
returned home today with its
record debated and more trouble
ahead.
The Hoyas lost for the third
time on the four-game swing.
$685., in overtime. Previously
they lost to Miami and Missis-
sippi Southern and defeated
Spring Hill in four oyertimes.
They went South with a s-3 rec
ord and returned home with
1915.
The Hoyas have two games
this week. both against LaSalle
and the great Tom Cola. The
Explorers, who play here
Wednesday night and entertain
the Hoyas Saturday, have a
14-4 record.
Georgetown led Loyola by IS
points at one time last night.
still had a two-point edge with
three seconds remaining. and
had a three point lead with "a
seconds Of the overtime remain
ing, But each time Loyola met
the challenge.
The score was 59-all at the
end of regulation time. Ronnie
Reynoir, who made. only one
basket In regulation play, scored
six points, including the winning
goal, In overtime.
Loyola took on the Hoyas
after a two-game series with
Marquette. the team with the
Nations longest winning streak.
Marquette beat Loyola by three
points Thursday and by two
noints in overtime Friday.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Groot Totals 1O1 Points in Day
In Pacing SkIor's S and Jets

64-point production to lead the
Philadelphia Jets over the
Cumberland Old Germans. lis
81. in q night game. Total for
the day-l0l.
The game at Turner'S yester-
day was another breeze for
Skiar's Stars. despite advance
advance notices of how tough
the Rens would be. Ernie War
lick with 26 points and Lou
Tsioropoulos with 10 helped
swell the total
Next Sunday the Stars play
the Trenton Del Rio team and
win be after their seventh
straight win.
A preliminary yesterday went
to the Stonewall A. c. over Auto
City. 55-53.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Full FutuI for Futher
Of George Rottermon
By ths Assesiossd Press

CINCINNATI. Jan. Slice r.
Ratterman. 20. Cincinnati law
yer and businessman. died last
night after he fell or leaped from
a window at the Hotel Aims.
He was the father of George
Ratterinan, quarterback Of the
Cleveland Browns. and the Rev.
Patrick Ratterman. priest at
Xavier University.
1t. Russell Arey said an un-
signed note was found in the
hotel room. II read; II am crazy
I need air. NY throat is con-
gested. y
Arey said Ratterman could
have fallen accidentally while
seeking air.
Evening star., 1955-01-31

Dick Groat. the former Duke
AH-America basketball star. says
he is going to concentrate on
baseball with the Pittsburgh
Pirates when he gets out of the
Army shortly, but he is making
his last stretch Of basketball
playing a memorable one.
He's starring with the Fort
Belvoir team and in between with
some pro outfits. too.
Yesterday was his best one-das
showing Of his career. He scored
81 points to lead Sklar's Stars 10
a i0S-82 victory over the New
York Renaissance Club In an aft
ernoon game at Turner'S Arena
Then he made a quick trip to
Cumberland, Md. and put on a
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Brooklyn Honors Vance

BROOKLYN, Jan. 81 R.--
It's Dizzy Vance day in Brook
lyn today In honor Of the former
pitching stars election to base
balls Hall of Fame last week.
Borough President John Cash
more made 1t Vance day in an
official proclamation, hoping the
1855 Dodgers can produce win
ner to match Vance's 28 victories
in 1924.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
FiIipinos Leod in Tennis

MANILA, Jan. 81 (R.-The
Philippines took a 20 lead today
in opening a three-day tennis
meet with Sweden. Felicisimo
Ampon defeated Lennart Berge-
lin, Ga, ST. Ga. and Raymundo
Deyro defeated Sven Davidson.
9-7, 6-2. The Swedish players
complained about the officiating.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
District Fencer Wins

Dan Lyons of the Washington
YMCA won the Jewish Com
munity Center open foil tourna-
ment yesterday In Baltimore.
Peter Conomikes Of the WASH
ington Fencers Club placed
second.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
California WheeIers Win

The California Flying Wheels
Of Long Beach, Calf. defeated
the Jersey Wheelers. 65-s5. last
night at Bethesda Nayal Hospital
in wheelchair basketball game
Evening star., 1955-01-31
NBA Standings

TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
Rochester at Milwaukee
New York VS. Fort Wayne at MIL
waukee.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Fort Wayne, 90. Minneapolis, e2.
Milwaukee SS; Boston, 40.
Philadelphia. %; Syracuse. So.
SATURDAYS RESULTS.
New York. 95; Milwaukee. 93 loyer-
timel
Minneapolis. 100; Fort Wayne, BI.
Rochester. S7: PHILADELPHIA S5.
TOMORROW,s SCHEDULE.
! New York ct Minneapolis.
ionly game scheduled.l
Evening star., 1955-01-31
BY the A..oeIeisd Pres.

Adolph Rupp's Wildcats get a
chance tonight to avenge the
damage done to Kentucky by
Georgia Tech, but chances are
most college basketball fans still
are talking about that six-oyer-
time battle between Minnesota
and Purdue Saturday night.
The Gophers and Purdue
found themselves in strand
wait deal at Lafayette, Ind, be-
fore Minnesota finally broke out
to finish It. $3.50. Those six
oyertimes-with the first four
scoreless matched the college
record.
The victory sent Minnesota
into The Big Ten lead with a So
mark. The Gophers are idle due
to semester exams this week.
however. and Iowa t4-2) could
gain share OF the lead against
Purdue at Iowa City Saturday in
the Big Tens Tv game of the
week.
Five Straight Since Upset.
What Kentucky has in mind
tonight is Techs 59-5S shocker
at Lexington just three weeks
ago. The biggest upset Of the
season thus far, the result
smashed a fistful of Wildcat
marks-including 129-game
home winning streak and a 32-
game unbeaten string.
Since then Kentucky has won
five straight for a 12-l mark, in
cluding a 1871 game with VAN
derbilt Saturday. That made
Kentucky t4-D the runnerup to
Alabama (4-0) in the Southeast
ern Conference as 'BaIna dropped
Georgia, l01-74, which had
shared second with Vanderbilt.
While Kentucky is at Georgia
Tech tonight, Alabama is at
home to Florida in the two top
games Of the Southeastern Con-
ference.
San Francisco caused a stir
among the Nations giants over
the week end by winning its 18th
straight for a l4-l season record,
while Villanova smacked North
Carolina State, ranked No. 8 in
last weeks Associated Press poll.
a second time, l07-96.
Two Week End Victories
San Francisco, No. 2 behind
Kentucky in the poll. oyerran
California, 84-62, Saturday for a
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Hockey at q Glance
N ne Assocloled Press

ToDAY's SCHEDULE.
fNo games scheduled In any leagues
YESTERDAYS REsVLTs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston, 3; Toronto. o.
Chicago, 4 New York,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Buffalo, a: Hernhey, ..
Cleveland 2; Providence. 1.
PittshNrEhs 6pringneld.
INTkRNATI0NAL LEAGUE.
iEsaasTRkN iEaGUG,
baltimore, ~; Worcester. 1.
New Haven, 2; washington. q.
SATURDAYS REsULTS.
NATIONAL. LEAGUE.
Montreal, 4; Boston, o.
Detroit. .; ChicaRo. 2 ftie).
New York, 3. Toronto.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Hershey. A.. Providence o.
e HufAio. Al: FittshurKht
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cinetnnssi, Z. 0rsna Rapids 3.
Toledo. a., Troy,
EAsiERN HAGUE.
wsshinEtsn. - Baltlmsre. 3.
Evening star., 1955-01-31

San Francisco, No. 2 behind
Kentucky in the poll. oyerran
California, 84-62, Saturday for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Firm Awarded S35o,OOO
Against Union in Strike
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, Mar. 18.-Local 25
of the AFL Transfers Union
today was under Federal Court
order to pay the w. L. Mead
Trucking Co. 1853 900 in damages
for what the court termed an
unlawful strike.
The suit was brought by the
trucking concern for what it said
was loss of business caused by
the strike.
The firm commended the strike,
called September 10. violated a
collective bargaining agreement
and that the union refused TO
arbitrate.
The union claimed that if the
strike was unlawful when called
1t became lawful on December Ia
when the men were striking to
get their jobs back.
Federal Judge Bailey Aldrich,
in ruling yesterday in favor of
the company, said the men were
not entitled to get their jobs
back on their own conditions
and that "the picketing and in
reference on September Is was
just as unlawful as it was on
September TO-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
4 Gunner Rob Bank
In Illinois Of $4,000
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 18.-Four
NAKED gunner, in less than
two minutes, robbed a bank in
suburban River Forest of $54,-
900 yesterday.
The quick-moving robbers,
yelling and waving their guns
as they entered the River Forest
bank. overlooked another $780,
900 as they made a hasty re-
treat. Less than a minute after
they fed in a car the first po-
lice squad car arrived at the
bank.
Police said the robbers used
the ruse of reporting false
alarm robbery at a real estate
Office, sending the suburbs po-
lice squads II blocks away from
the bank. The police station is
az blocks from the bank.
Ten bank employees and six
customers were forced to lie
on the floor by the gunner.
One shouted: This is a stickup.
Hands up. Get over there or
We'll blow your brains out"
Carl Christoffersen. head CASH
Ter, said one gunman scooped
$4,000 from a cash drawer and
stuffed it into a cloth sack.
Another $4,000 was taken from
a teller's cage. Witnesses said
the gunner remained inside less
than two minutes.