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Evening star., 1955-05-20
New Touch
To Elastic
Bathing Suit
By MARIAN RAIL

The. sleek elastic bathing
suit Of yesterday has femi-
nine handling for summer
1855. Today. it frequently is
as softly handled as a nom
stretch fabric with all the
figure fiattery construction in
side and attention to line,
color and surface texture that
make for the mermaid look on
the beach. You may even
shine and reflect the CLEAN
of summer sun when metallic
threads are woven into your
suit-the shiny threads are,
of course, nontarnishing and
safe in sun and salt water.
Artful shirring continues to
create built-in flattery for the
slim one-piece suit with pam
els at front and to sides. The
elastic suit also shows UP with
little flared skirts and may be
found in models that suggest
the long torso and tunic line!
Smooth tops prevail with
slightly higher line and more
attention given to shoulder
straps when they are used.
Far over to the side at Shoul-
der tips is a favorite place
ment for them and this is in
keeping with the new higher
line in front. CAS- in dress
fashions that show higher
front necklines. the back Of
many bathing suits often goes
slightly lower than last years
cut). Other straps include the
halter tie which actually mag
be an extension of the body
trimming itself. Another in
teresting strap suggests q
mans suspenders in back.
Solid colors, the bold design
such as a harlequin pattern
and the smaller subtle forals
appear in satin and taffeta
stretch suits. Many have the
added gleam of metallic
threads in gold, silver or color.
Interesting combinations in
clude gold and beige, a subtle
gleam that will glorify a sum-
mer tan as nothing else could:
sea fern with gold to give you
the look Of the mermaid just
up from the deep. Other COM
binations include navy with
pink metal and black with
gold.
SHOW TIME: A special
showing of Caltex swimwear
styled in California will be
held tomorrow at Raleigh
Haberdasher in their sports
shop. Informal modelling will
continue throughout the day.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
MARY MARGARET
MCBRIDE
Look Pollster in Mouth!

He cited a poll in which people
were asked to name their ia
vorite books. The results
indicated that Americans as
q Nation spend most Of
their time gamboling through
the pages Of Hamlet, or other
Shakespeare masterpieces And
judging by another survey, he
added, almost every adult in
one large city habitually reads
a newspaper with a great repu-
tation for respectability and
conservatism. Yet the paper
has the smallest circulation
of the communfty's several
dailies.
The Non Ferrous Metals Act
of 1855 apparently sounds so
official and convincing that
nobody likes to say simply, II
never heard of it!" Most of the
friends I querled looked De-
comingly modest and mur-
INJURED phrases like "I don't
really know very much about
it," or I'D have to read up on
it a little more before I could
express an opinion. Nobody
hinted that there was no such
thing or even that they'd
never heard of it.
It's easy to smile at the pre-
tension. of a few friends too
vain to admire ignorance. But
the situation changes when
you begin to wonder how
much thought the average
citizen actually gives to real
issues.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Won't Information?

Call ST. $4,000, Ext. 502,
between $50 and l pm. for
shopping information on our
pictured fashions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Bad Check Racket
That Melted $500
Laid to Ex-Convict

A smooth-talking ex-convict
who police say f1eeced a Gov
eminent secretary of $500 in
two weeks was under arrest on
two bad-check charges in Alex
andria today.
Eugene Milton West. "a, was
arrested by Alexandria police
yesterday after the secretary
became suspicious because he
lost $50 of her money in slot
machines at Colonial Beach,
police said.
Police said West arranged an
introduction to the girl in a
cocktail lounge at a Washing
ton hotel and promptly began
squirting her around in her auto
mobile.
West wrote checks, explaining
to the girl that he had no
account in Washington. police
charge. She Endorsed them
and turned the money over to
him. they added.
Detective Charles Baylor said
West also has been accused OF
passing $3.50 bad check on
another Government girl, and
was wanted in Ohio on charges
of writing bad checks and i'm
personating a policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Woman Conks Intruder
And Finds q Policeman

Inside, according to No. / pre-
cinct's report, was Annie Odum,
IS. colored. and she was holding
a piece of tree limb about 80
inches long. 1t was roughly the
thickness of a baseball bat, which
was what it felt like when the
woman hit him with it, Sergt.
Friel said.
The blow shattered his spec
tacles. raised knot over one eye
and imbedded fragment OF
glass in the eye.
Both officers hurriedly pro-
duced badges. The woman apol-
ogized, they said. and explained
her home had been broken into
recently. She said she thought
Seret. Friel was an intruder
breaking in again.
Sergt. Friel went to Episcopal
Hospital, where the glass was
removed from his eye and his
other wounds were patched. He
returned to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
World Trade Fete Speakers
To Be Carmichael and Percy

A similar plaque will be given
to Mr.. Percy for his activities in
the foreign trade field. Citations
will be awarded to 20 Washing
ton merchants for their Coop
Grafton in providing space for
foreign window displays as a
feature of World Trade Week.
Henry Beardsley and Evan
Baker are co-chairmen Of the
dinner.
Last night. in Constitution
Hall. International Night was
celebrated. Hundreds of gaily
costumed performers from all
parts of the world sang and
danced to the music Of their
homelands in entertainment
sponsored by the board of trade.
About $500 persons witnessed
the program. 1t featured Au-
strian and Italian folk dancing,
Brazilian singing. and special
performances by ekyung
Whang, on an old Korean mu-
steal instrument: Kasper Hun
kler, in a Swiss fag-swinging
demonstration, and Gunvor San
telius. Swedish soprano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Warning Center Set Up
ToCombot Hurricanes

Schmidt, you couldn't tell a
newspaperman from a weather
forecaster without a program.
There arose cases of mistaken
identity which would have been
amusing had the situation been
less serious. The TV networks
had temporary power lines COM
ing through an open window
with the rain pouring down. 1t
was awful"
Vital Statements
Under the new system a
Weather Bureau staff member
will be on continuous duty dur
ing emergencies to distribute
maps. disseminate information
and generally help in keeping
the public informed. Tape
recordings of all vital statements
concerning the course of the
storms will be made so they can
be replayed il necessary.
The local setup is the first of
it's kind, says Mr.. Schmidt. On
paper it looks SO good, he says,
that Miami and Boston are ex-
pected to follow suit soon.
I'VE can't stop the hurricanes
but we can institute a better
warning system" says the
metereologist. I'VE think this
emergency warning center is a
stop in the right direction"
Brenda will be the test.
Alice, you may remember,
clustered through town feebly
in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Good Progress
Reported on
zoning Work
District and U. S.
Officials Satisfied
With Vast Revision

District and Federal officials
said today they were satisfied
that good progress" is being
made on the vast revision of
the Capitals coming regulations.
The statement was made by
District Engineer Commissioner
Thomas A. Lane. Harland Bar
tholomew, National Capital
Planning Commission chairman.
and Harold M. Lewis, consultant
in charge of the technical reW-
sion.
The officials explained they
wanted to issue a brief progress
report on the revision and. in
response to numerous queries. to
explain responsibilities of the
three groups. They detailed the
progress this way:
l. The Planning Commission,
working with Mr.. Lewis. is max
ing detailed studies of each
neighborhood in the city. These
neighborhood studies will be
consolidated on a city-wide plan
showing the proposed future use
of all land. This plan will b.
the basis for rezoning.
2. The consultant will have
completed by next week large
scale map, showing all existing
uses of land. He also is gather
ing data that will form the
groundwork of basic zoning
policies
8. Active studies are being
made by the Commissioners
Zoning Advisory Committee,
which will serve as the main
contact group between the public
and Mr.. Lewis office.
Mr.. Lewis said he hopes to
have a first draft of new coming
regulations and coming maps
ready for presentation to the
citizens groups before the end
of the year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Low Bids on Sidewalks
Accepted by County

Low bids for sidewalk con-
struction projects in two special
improvement districts in Prince
Georges County were accepted
yesterday by the county COM
missioners subject to approval by
residents in the areas.
The Suburban Engineering
and Construction Co. of Branch
vile submitted a low bid of
$11,317 for sidewalk improve
ments throughout most of Sar-
gent Knobs.
The Kermit A. Hunt Co. Of
Cheverly submitted a low bid OF
$23,337 for sidewalk construction
throughout Templeton Knobs.
The commissioners accepted a
petition from residents of por-
ton of Hillcrest Heights for
construction of street and storm
drainage along Foster place,
Farley place and a portion of
Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth
avenues. Plans for the project
will be drawn by the engineering
firm of Thomas B. MCNEIL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
HoIdup Car Found
With BIoodstuins
Special Dispatch to The Star

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. May IS.
Police investigating the holdup
of a service station here today
were reported to have found a
blood stained car identified as
the getaway auto used by two
bandits.
The men, one armed with a
.45-caliber automatic, at 4:30
am. took about 500 from the
Savego gasoline station at the
intersection of Routes 20 and
U. S. 40, a mile northwest OF
Ellicott City, police said. The
station attendant, Carl Shit
flett, %. couldn't believe holdup
was in progress until one OF the
men struck him on the jaw with
his fist, police reported.
Howard County and Baltimore
County detectives found the get
away car about three hours later,
abandoned on Ingleside avenue.
five miles from the service sta
ton. A woman residing nearby
told police she heard the sounds
of a scuffle this morning. The
drivers seat in the car was COW
cred with blood and bullet
hole was found in the upholstery
on the drivers side.
Police said the gun was fired
from the inside of the car. Of
ficerS reported that the vehicle
was stolen in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25

Poice Chief Robert v. Murray
today urged House District sub
committee approval of measure
to pay off duty policemen and
firemen volunteering for duty
at mountaineering commercial
events.
The measure, sponsored by
Representative league. Demo-
crat, of Texas. was approved in
principle by the District Com
missioners who recommended,
however, some minor amend
mentS.
The bill would provide that
funds assessed by the Police
or Fire Department for such
services would go into a special
fund from which off duty men
could be paid for such services.
At present, Chief Murray testi-
fled, the money goes into a gen.
eral fund and is lost to the Po-
llCc OSpdl GlIlCIlI'
Regular Duty Men Used
Principal reason for the pro-
posal in the bill, Chief Murray
said, was to stop the present
practice of having to take reeu-
lar policemen on active duty
from their street assignments to
serve at places of commercial
profit or gain.
He told the subcommittee that
funds were realized in the fiscal
year 1854 from Uline Arena,
Turner's Arena and Griffith Sta
dunn events amounting to more
than $4,000, but this went into
the general fund and was not
available to pay for the services
of men.
Police were assigned to the
Armory and to Constitution Hall
to handle traffic and extra
crowds during the fiscal year
1854 at an estimated cost of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25

The law that requires District
drivers to be able to pay dam
ages in any accident they cause
was in effect today.
1.-The day when motorists can
kill or main other people, or
cause damage to their property
without paying for it, are at
an end" Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp declared.
Specifically, the law requires
that drivers involved in an &C
cident which causes death, in
jury or damage more than 500,
must file a written report with
in five days with the Director
of Vehicles and Traffic.
Mr.. Keneipp emphasized that
such a report must be filed by
every driver involved, no matter
who is responsible for the acct
dent.
Stiff penalties are provided for
drivers who do not report or who
are unable to meet-up to $25,-
000-any damage claims which
might arise against them as a
result of the accident. The pen
alties include revocation of both
the driving permit and license
plates.
Mr.. Keneipp also stressed that
the new law is not a compulsory
insurance law. He said that if
the motoriSt is able to pay dam
ages without insurance. he does
not need insurance. The test is
proof of ability to pay.
The law affects not only Dis
trict motorists, but those from
other States as we'll. Mr.. Kene-
ipp pointed out that many
States already have financial re-
sponsibility provisions in their
laws. and that these laws are
reciprocal.
A driver involved in an acct
dent that causes death or in
jury, or damage of more than
$500 will have his license sus-
pended unless he:
l. Has been released from re-
sponsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Coolidge High Gets Oil
Of Coo|idge-by Student

father Washington-born, is a
well-known violinist and orches-
ira leader in hotels and clubs.
Mrs. Rather, a proud mother
if there ever was one, nonethe-
less says Phillip is only an aver
age" student in all pursuits but
art.
Phillip first showed artistic
inclinations at the age of 4 years.
While he was in the hospital for
tonsilectomy, somebody gave
him a cheap clay modelling set.
That was the start of boyhood
art career" that has seen Phil
lip doing school posters from
kindergarten on up through Paul
Junior High and Coolidge Senior
High.
Aside from the Coolidge por-
trait, his family's pride centers
most on Phillips one-man show
which covers the recreation room
walls of their home. This consists
of charcoal and pastel carica-
lures of Hollywood personalities.
Other Art Work
Phillip also has made a fine
miniature bust of Lincoln, set
of marionettes which he operates
(he's a ventriloquist. too, and
a couple of 15-foot Santa Clauses
for the shoe store where he
works part-time to buy painting
gear.
Hanging in the living room of
their home is a large oil of his
mother.
1T isn't flattering, but I like
it," she says. Phillip won't flat
ter. He hates commercial por-
traits. He likes to put his own
touch into a face"
But Phillip is practical, too, &C
cording to his mother. When he
graduates from Coolidge next
month, he plans to attend New
York commercial art school.
HE wants this course SO he
can make a living" Mrs. Rather
explained. Then he hopes to be
able to concentrate on the fine
arts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25

The swirling skirts of Hurri-
cane Hazel, and those of her
tempestuous sisters, Carol and
Edna, which caused damage esti-
mated at more than 81 billion,
cost the lives of more than $50
people, and injured thousands
more, have brought about reno
walton of the Weather Bureau
station at National Airport that
promises a more organized recep-
ton for windy girls" in the
future.
In anticipation of the summer
hurricane season, r. c. Schmidt,
meteorologist in charge OF the
station, has set up an emergency
warning center equipped to get
the word to the public in the
shortest possible time.
First-Hand Information
The warning center. situated
next to the forecaster's rooms on
the third floor of the airport
building. contains brief1ng unit
where flrst-hand information on
any storm can be obtained on
a continuous basis. More than
20 direct telephone lines have
been installed to serve Civil De-
tense newspapers, radio and TV'
stations, Red Gross officials and
the like. An adjoining radio-TV
room has direct power lines to
allow for n-the-scene broad
casts by the four major networks
and any local stations which
may wish to use the facilities.
During Hazel" says Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25

Calvin Coolidge High School
after Is long years finally owns
a likeness of the President in
whose honor it was named.
It remained for a 17-year-old
Coolidge senior to fill the gap.
The boy is Phillip j. Rather
who not only takes his art work
seriously, but excels at it, &C
cording to everyone who has
seen it.
Studied Portrait
Phillip came up with the idea
of a Coolidge portrait several
months ago. Encouraged by his
Coolidge High art teacher, Mrs.
Ellen Glassman, the school ad-
ministration and his family, he
researched his subject even to
the point of studying a White
House oil painting of Mr.. Cool
idge.
His own oil execution was six
weeks in the making. A few days
ago he presented it to the school
It hangs in the main lobby OF
the building at Fifth and Tucker
man streets NV.
Phillip is one of three children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Rather
of 6912 Eighth street NV. His
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25

Although minus his glasses and
with a patch over one eye. De-
tective Sergt. William w. Friel
could still see quite plainly today
that a policemen's lot is not
always a happy one.
Indeed, the patch and missing
specs made it even palmer than
usual.
The sergeant, AZ, Of 5235 @
street, Coral Hills, Md. and an
other officer were checking a tip
at 4 am. today. A fugitive,
wanted in North Carolina on a
fe-beating charge. was re-
ported holed up in the 400 block
of Massachusetts avenue NV.
The officers got no response
to repeated pounding on the door.
A window was open, and they
flashed their lights through it
into a bedroom. The bed obvi-
ously had not been slept in, so
Sergt. Friel decided to have a
better look. He stuck his head
through, with painful results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
County Bill Would Ban
EmpIoye Gifts or Fovors

morrow night would change the
title of chief of police to super
intendent of police and would
permit police seeking retirement
to introd Ice in personnel board
hearings certificates and other
documents from their physicians.
Sixteenth Street Extension
The council heard from State
Roads Commission Location En-
gineer Frank Dreyer that the
proposed extension of Sixteenth
street in Silver Spring definitely
will follow the Columbia boule-
ward route instead of the Arson
street route as supported by the
Silver Spring Board of Trade.
The Columbia boulevard route
calls for IA miles of work be-
tween East-West highway and
Georgia avenue instead of the
six-tenths of a mile proposed on
Arson street.
In other business the council
received a proposed revised pay
schedule for county employees
and police calling for increases
of an average of 4 per cent. 1t
rejected a proposal by Mrs.
Stella Werner and Mr.. Walker
to provide a fiat $4,000 salary
for members of the Appeals Tax
Court instead of the present $50
a meeting with a $4,000 annual
limit.
The council also voted to deny
a request that it reconsider an
earlier rejection of medium
density apartment coming for the
30-acre Parker tract at Cedar
lane and Rockville pike. The
land, now zoned for single fam
lily residential housing. has been
a subject of rezoning fights sew
eral times. Residents of the
area bitterly oppose moves to
intensity its use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Pay Urged for Police
At Commercial Events

about $4,000, but no funds of
any kind were received from
events in those two places for
reimbursement OF police services.
Representative Auchincloss,
Republican, of New Jersey, said
he favored payments being made
to police for such extra duty.
But he felt that a. better plan
would be to authorize the off,
duty policemen to deal directly
with the management of such
commercial enterprises and be
paid individually by them.
Will Call Session.
Chairman Davis of the sub
committee holding the hearing.
said he would call another ses-
sion to consider the Auchincloss
proposal which the New Jersey
legislator promised to draft in
the form of a bill.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Irving Bryan, explaining a letter
on the league bill from the Dis
trict Commissioners, said the
city heads submitted a few
amendments.
The Commissioners feel that
the Chief of Police and the Fire
Chief should be free to use, in
their discretion and in their best
Judgment, men on regular duty
for such service before resorting
to the use of personnel on their
time off," the Commissioners
wrote in their letter.
The proposed amendments,
MI. Bryan explained, would give
the two chiefs more discretion
than the bill itself.
Chief Murray, however. testi-
fed he thought the time never
would come when there would be
sufficient regular duty men on
their street assignments to be
taken for special events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
z Zoning Actions
Put Off in Fairfax

Consideration of two controver-
sial special use permit applica-
tons has been continued until
June IA by the Fairfax County
Board of Zoning Appeal.
One is an application of F. w.
Mclaughlin to permit erection
and operation of a sewage treat
ment plant at Franconia road
and Pohick Creek.
The other is an application by
M. T. Broyhill & Sons to permit
removal of gravel from 1875 acres
near Walhaven subdivision. Both
deferments were voted by the
board yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Chinu-U. S. Relations
Topic at Maryland U.
BY the Associated Press

A round table discussion on
Chinese and American cultural
relations will be held in the Stu
dent Union building of the Uni
versity of Maryland on Friday
beginning at 10 am.
The talks are sponsored jointly
by the university and the China
Institute in America.
Guest speakers for the eve
ming program, which begins
with dinner in the Maryland
dining hall, include wellington
V. K. Koo, Chinese Ambassador
to the United States, and DR.
Hanley K. Hornbake, formerly
chief of the Far East division of
the Department of State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25
Rockville Urges
Adequate Budget

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil was urged by the Rockville
City Council last night to adopt
an adequate" school budget.
A resolution to that effect was
passed after the city council
heard Rockville civic leaders
protest that area schools would
suffer sharply because of the
proposed 81 million slash in
school spending proposed by
County Manager M. L. Reese.
C. P. Clark, president of the
West Rockville Parent-Teacher
Association, said the school cuts
would damage the county's at
tractiveness for new residents.
Donald Gingery, Rockville de-
veloper, suggested that protest
ing residents file their case for
better schools through Charles
Jamison, a member of the County
Council who could act as a
friend in court at the budget
hearings in Rockville on June TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-25

j. H. Carmichael, president Of
Capital Airlines. and Charles
Percy, president of Bell g.
Howell, will be the principal
speakers at tbs tonight at a
World Trade dinner in the Hotel
Statler, another feature of World
Trade Week here.
Business and Congressional
leaders and top officers of the
armed forces also will see these
two men receive awards. An
other award will be given to the
President of Venezuela in
absentia.
The latter award will be pre-
sented by Charles Taft. chair
man of the Committee for a
National Foreign Trade Policy.
The award to the Venezuelan
leader will be a plaque done by
Felez w. de Weldon. 1t will be
made in recognition of Vene-
zuela's activities in the further
ance of better foreign trade re-
lations and will be accepted by
Venezuelan Ambassador Cesar
Gonzales.