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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Democrats Fill
Arlington Post

Emery N. Hosmer. $3.50 North
Eighteenth street. Arlington,
yesterday was appointed Demo-
cratic campaign manager for
the fall elections in Arlington.
He was selected by Ernest L.
Lyons. chairman Of the Airing
ton Democratic Executive Com
mittee. and the appointment
was approved unanimously by
the Democratic candidates, a
committee spokesman said.
Mr.. Hosmer, an attorney. is
acting judge protein OF the
Circuit Court of Arlington. He
is past vice president OF the
Virginia State Bar Association
a former member Of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, and
past president of the Democratic
Mems Club of Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Marine Reserviists Get
Sea Legs in First Week

Commenting on the men. Bat
talon Sergt. Maj. Robert r.
Cramer. of 1899 Thirty-third
avenue. Hyattsville. Md. said
they are learning fast" He re-
ferred to the way they stormed
his Office requesting their week
end liberty.
Two men of the unit. however,
set their sights on bringing home
the coveted "TTU LIANT. "
Troop Training Unit. Atlantic)
trophy, to be awarded annually
to the Marine Reserve unit with
the highest percentage of rifle
qualification. military proficiency
and attendance.
The men, Pfc. Paul Adams.
Is. of 1891 D street NE, and
Pvt. Harry A. Mcdonald. III, of
1919 Greenwood drive. Falls
Church, Va. said since it's a
brand-new trophy, We might as
well take 1t back with us"
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New Superhighwoy
Urged by GoIdstein

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. IL
(P).-State Senator President
Louis l.. GoldStein, Democrat, OF
Calvert, said yesterday Mary
land needs new eight-lane
superhighway roughly paralleling
U. 8. 40 clear across the State.
IT 1t has to be a toll road,
that will be all right" he said
I'VE have TO realize that we
must build for the future"
Mr.. Goldstein made his COM
ments at a breakfast given for
the Legislative Council by Cum
berland's Junior Chamber OF
Commerce.
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$24.6 Million in Bonds
For Schools Studied

high schools and a new technical
school.
The technical school which
would be located on a loo-acre
tract promises to be the most
controversial item when the
board meets Saturday. Two
members, Fred w. Robinson and
Robert Darr. said they were op-
posed to it last night.
The 50 million building would
be located on a S250.000 site and
would provide facilities for about
! 200 students. Mr.. Walker said.
Chairman Robert F. Davis said
the site also could be used for
other buildings necessary for
school administrative functions.
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AIexundrions Fail to Block
Lee Stamp Debut in Norfolk

Alexandrians would be burden
for the Post Office Department.
Mr.. Robertson recalled that nc
one from Virginia came forward
when plans to issue the Lee
stamp were announced June g.
The American Philatelic Society
noticed the announcement and
asked that the stamp be issued
at its meeting in Norfolk on Sep
TENDER 81. The Post once De-
partment. always anxious to
please stamp collectors, obliged
Alexandria was Lees boyhood
home. The Alexandria City
Council said it thought that was
sufficient reason to issue the
stamp there.
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President Signs Bill
For Curb on BurIey

President Eisenhower yester-
day signed into law measures
designed to slow down produc-
ton Of hurley tobacco. already
in oversupply. and stabilize i'm
position Of tobacco quotas. One
requires a grower to produce on
so per cent OF his acreage allot-
ment in one out OF five years or
lose his allotment. The old pro-
visions were IS per cent in one
out of three years.
The other provides that
growers vote for or against
quotas on a 3-year basis. Backers
of this measure said growers of
some types in the past had
voted for quotas one year and
against them the next. This.
they said. made the tobacco pro-
gram harder to administer and
contributed OF SURPRISES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

The Post Once Department
is standing by its decision to is
sue a Robert E. Lee stamp at
Norfolk. Va, in spite Of rebel
protests from the city of Alex
andria that claims to be the
Confederate generals home
town.
Albert Robertson, assistant
postmaster general-who comes
from Minnesota where Robert
E. Lee is but a name in history
books-said he was sorry Alex
andria was put out" but added
lat least Norfolk is in Virginia. ="
He said simultaneous issuance
OF the new stamp at several
places as suggested by indignant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Charles Names
Schools Head

Charles County. Nd. at last
has new school superintendent,
G. Paul Barnhart. one-time prin-
cipal at the Greenbelt and Bla-
densburg High Schools in Prince
Georges County.
Mr.. Barnhart. 46. assumed his
new duties on Monday. He came
to Charles County from Hagers-
town. Md. where he had been
administrative assistant to the
Washington County Board Of
Education for the past five years.
He is the third man to be
named to the Charles County
post since the Board Of Educa-
ton there refused earlier this
year to reappoint Thomas C.
Martin as superintendent.
The other two, Milton Sum-
mers. principal OF La Plata
High School. and John P.
speicher. principal of North
western High School in Prince
Georges County, later rejected
the assignment.
Named On 81 Vote
Mr.. Barnhart's appointment
was the result OF 3-to-2 vote
taken August 2, Frank B. Wade.
School Board president. reported
today. Mr.. Wade cast the de-
Gliding vote after the other four
members were split. Mrs. Victor
Bowling and Mrs. George P.
Jenkins backed the appoint
ment. Of Mr.. Barnhart, while
William B. Wade and Benjamin
H. Doane voted against it. Both
said they still favored the re-
naming Of Mr., Martin, whose
term expired August l.
The new superintendent has
been counting from Hagerstown
TO La Plata daily until he finds
new living quarters for himself,
his wife and two daughters.
Studied at GNU
Mr.. Barnhart holds a B.A
degree from Lebanon College. a
masters degree from the Univer-
sity Of Maryland and also has
taken postgraduate study at
George Washington University.
He was a teacher and athletic
coach at Wililamsport MD
High School. In lo41, he was
named principal of Greenbelt
High School and was given a
similar assignment at Bladens-
burg High School in 1945. He
held that post until 1850.
His term as county school SUI
perintendent is for four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

District and area Marine Re-
servists. members of Washing
tons 18th Infantry Battalion,
will complete the first session Of
their two-week training period
at Norfolk's Naval Amphibious
Base. Little Greek. tomorrow.
The 1870 members OF the
Washington unit. with no pre-
vious military experience. will
welcome a week end Of liberty at
Virginia Beach and other sur
rounding recreational areas.
Sore muscles and strained vo-
cal chords are results of their
first week of swapping in and
learning the latest in modern
amphibious warfare.
In addition to rife range as
signments. close order drill and
the manual of arms, the men
have received first-hand knowl-
edge of boat and net drills.
They will wind up firing for
record on Tuesday.
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Mckinley Group
To Attend Marshall

First-grade pupils from Ar
lington's Mckinley Elementary
School will attend classes this
year at the Marshall School An
mex, Twenty-s sixth street and Old
Dominion drive. County School
Supt. T. Edward Rutter an
nounced today.
They will be enrolled. however,
at the Mckinley School. 1880
Mckinley road. on September 6.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that school Offices will open
August % to furnish information
to parents and pupils.
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DeMoIoy TO InstuH

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Aug
12.---Lewis Richard Miller. II,
who will be a senior at Martins
burg High School this fall, was
installed as master councillor Of
the local unit Of the Order OF
DeMolay at a ceremony at the
Tall Cedars Club here Wednes-
day night. He succeeds James
Oliver.
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Arlington Reloeotes
School Health Offices

Arlington County school health
Offices now are located in the
School Administration Building.
1925 North Quincy street, instead
OF the County Health Depart
ment Building at 1900 North
Edison.
The move was made this week
to consolidate school Offices in
the main administration center.
DR.. Claire Christman, head OF
the school health staff, plans to
hold an open house there some
time this fall.
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The Fairfax County School
Board is studying proposed
S24.6 million school bond issue to
finance a five-year building pro-
gram.
The program, presented last
night by Robert Walker, director
of school surveys and informa-
ton, calls for s8.2 million worth
of new elementary school con-
struction, SAT million for three
new high schools. 50 million for
a technical school and $40 mil
lion for additions to existing
schools.
Also included is SIS million
for equipment. s1.3 million for
school sites, $938,5l8 for archi-
tects' fees, s563,111 for improve
ment of sites at new schools
1851 .629 for improving sites OF
existing schools and a Sill mil
lion contingency fund,
The board. which had planned
to hold a referendum in late
September or early October, said
last night that it would decide
Saturday afternoon on final
amount which it will ask the
voters to approve. 1t will wait
until next week to decide on
definite date for the referendum
About IS persons attended last
nights meeting to state their
views on the proposed bond is
sue. About half favored a FIVE
year program and half wanted
the bonds limited to a one-year
program.
Those supporting one-year
program said the program should
be limited because the integra-
ton issue is not settled in Vir-
ginia and the need for future
pubic schools is not yet known,
Organizations supporting this
view were the Defenders of
State Sovereignty and Individual
Liberties and the Virginia Citi-
zens for Better Schools. Most OF
the members Of these two groups
indicated. however. they would
60 along with the flve-year pro-
gram If the question on the bal
lot specifically limited the school
board to spending no more than
20 per cent Of the total in any
one year.
Supporting Groups
Among the organizations indi-
eating they would support the
five-year program without limi-
tation we're the League of Won
en- Voters. the Federation OF
Parent Teachers Associations
the Federation Of Citizens AS
SOcla IONS ana tne ScnooI Bono
Issue Co-ordinating Council
which was formed Monday by
a group Of civic, PTA and other
ORGANIZATIONS.
School Supt. w. T. Woodson
asked the public to support the
bond issue and the School Board
in our effort to do a decent
Job for our children" He said
the figures Of estimated enroll
ment increase were not dreamed
up overnight-a major portion
Of the children are already In
the county"
Mr.. Walker estimates the en-.
rollment will jump from 81 ,63t
at present to 1880 by 1860. Tit
program calls for building 40;
new elementary classrooms anc
154 high school classrooms Il
handle this expected increase.
The program would include
additions to 80 schools. II new
elementary schools. three new
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this year in the District. There
had been 80 at this time last
year. The total traffic death toll
of 1854 was SO.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
2HandicapAces
Get 133 Pounds

NEW YORK, June % R..
William Helis' Helioscope and
King Ranch's High Gun, the
two best handicap horses in
training. have been assigned top
weight Of 1873 pounds each for
the 55th running Of the $50, 900
Carter Handicap Monday, July
A. at Aqueduct.
The Carter is the seven-fur-
long race which saw q triple
dead heat in 1914 when Wait A
Bit, Brownie and Bossuet came
down to the wire on even terms.
Helioscope defeated High Gun
by a head in the Suburban Han
dicap at Belmont Park Memorial
Day. High Gun carried 1873
pounds that day and Helioscope
had 1913.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's
Social Outcast has been assigned
1913 for the Carter. Some Of the
other weights are: Jet Action,
119; Tahiti. lit; Bobby Brocato,
l16; Joe Jones, lis; Dark Peter,
1l3; Fabulist, l12; Lets Fly II,
112; Paper Tiger, liz; Red Han
Inigan. 112.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
LAUDS WYNN
Stengel Full
OfMock PITY
ForIndiuns

NEW YORK. June 20 R.-
Casey Stengel, who has no trou-
BILE remembering back q year.
WINGED in mock despair today.
"It pains me to see my old
pal. AL Lopez, in this situation. s.
said the manager Of the high
riding Yankees.
"But I can stand It." he added
with his usual sly wink, land ]
hope it doesn't get any better"
With everyone else diagnosing
the Indians troubles. Stengel is
entitled to have his say. since
he's the pilot who will have to
fight of Lopez men If they
suddenly get hot.
"The fellas who travel with
them tell me they've been play
ing bad ball right along for some
time now" he said. "They sure
didn't look like a good ball club
when they played us over the
week end.
Larry Dolby isn't running and
AL Rosen isn't hitting. Without
those two at their best. 1t isn't
the club it was last year"
While he won't come right out
and say so. Stengel is more con-
cerned about the Indians than
he Is with the White Sox, who
are breathing down the Yanks'
backs, three games behind.
1T is early to pass Judgment
on a ball team" Case continued.
"And I certainly am not forget
ting that when we last were In
Cleveland, the Indians beat us
three straight. But they sure
don't look very good outside of
their pitching.
Early Wynn. who has beaten
us three times this season, is the
best pitcher in the majors. He
See STENCIL, Page C-3
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Three Major Clubs Beaten
BY Minors in Exhibitions

with two out in the. ninth, sent
the game into extra innings with
a homer for Cincinnati.
The Red Sox plainly had no
appetite for their work at Pitts
burgh. although Milt Boiling got
them of to a temporary lead
with a homer in the third. Prior
to the game the crowd of l0,73I
stood for a moment In silent
tribute to Agganis. Paul Martin,
a bonus pitcher signed only yes
terday by the Pirates gave UP
two hits in the three innings he
toiled.
Lefty Bill Miller, who started
the season with Baltimore, held
the White Sox to two hits and
one run in the five innings he
pitched for Toronto.
The White Sox suffered an
added injury when Jack Harsh
man, southpaw pitcher, was
struck over his left eye when
a ball thrown by Second Base
man Pete Castiglione sailed into
the dugout after glancing of
First Baseman Mike Goliat's
See EXHIBITIONS, Page C-s
Evening star., 1955-06-28
A U. 5. Women
Gain SeI1lifiIlaIs
All Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON. England, June
90 (R.-Four American women
tennis stars, headed by two for
mer champions, Doris Hart and
Louise Brough, swept into the
semifinals Of the Wimbledon
women's singles championships
today with straight-set victories.
Mrs. Beverly Baker Fleitz of
Santa Monica, Calf. seeded
third, completed the quartet
with a 60, 60 victory over
Britain's last player, Angela
Buxton, after Miss Hart, Miss
Brough and Darlene Hard of
Long Beach. Calf, had won
easily.
Miss Hart. the 1851 Wimble-
don champion from Coral Gables,
Fla, defeated fifth-seeded Mrs.
Dorothy Head Knode of Alame-
|da, Calf, 6-4. 6-3.
Miss Brough, Of Beverly Hills,
Calf. Wimbledon champion in
1948-49-50. routed Beryl Penrose,
Australian champion, 6-2, 60.
Miss Hard eliminated the only
unseeded quarter-finalist, Mrs.
zsuzsi Koermoeczy Of Hungary,
60, 6-3. Miss Hart is tom
seeded and Miss Brough ranked
second.
Ken Rosewall and Neale Fraser
OF Australia advanced to the
semifinais in mems doubles to-
day with a 6-, 4-6, 8-6. 90
victory over Herbie Flam, Los
Angeles. and Adrian Quist. for
mer Australian Davis Cup star.
In yesterdays mems quarter
finals, Bulge Patty upset Lew
Hoad, a standby on the last two
Australian Davis Cup teams.
with one Of the finest, steadiest
three-set victories seen in the
69th Wimbledon championships.
The Los Angeles player, who now
lives in Paris, won. Ga, g.
Ga.
While he was whipping the
Australian bridegroom on the No.
See WIMBLEDON. Page C-2|
Evening star., 1955-06-28

the distance probably q mile and
e-eighth.
"If Mr.. Rex Ellsworth and
Mr.. William Woodward are in
clined to run Swaps ana Nashua,
and they were to meet such
great handicap stars as High
Gun. Helioscope and others,
Belmont would again be pre-
senting one of the. great sport
ing events of our times" Wide
ner said.
Hollywood Park, Washington
Park and Monmouth Park all
have been attempting to arrange
a match race between Swaps
and Nashua, after Swaps de-
feated the Woodward colt in the
Kentucky Derby.
The $75.0QO-added Jockey
Club Gold Cup is a two-mile
race and nominations usually
close about 10 days before this
race in October.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Giants Players
Seem Resigned
|ToPoor Year
Durocher Admits
His Team Is Now
At Its Lowest Ebb

NEW YORK, June 28 (P.-
The Giants had just won a pre-
game homer hitting contest from
the Yankees last night when a
Giant player muttered half
under his breath:
"That's about the only thing
this club can win"
1t is an opinion shared by
many Giants who, individually,
are trying as hard as ever but
collectively seem to have given
up and conceded the 1855 flag to
the Dodgers.
Tonight the Giants open a
series at Ebbets Field. A year
ago 1t would have been one of
those Crucial" things. but now
the Giants. three games below
the 500 mark, are 1712 games
behind the Dodgers.
Unless they reverse their trend,
the New Yorkers may plunge to
the depth of the second division.
They're only DOL ahead Of the
flfth-place Reds and 2la games
ahead Of the seventh-place
Phillies.
Can't Wait for Year to End
The Giants may not be dead,
but they look like they are
through. The worst part Of it
is that the players apparently
have become resigned to it. They
can't wait for the season to come
to a merciful end.
Durocher stubbornly refused to
admit before last nights exhibi-
ton game. won by the Yankees,
Al. that such was the case. For
the record, he pointed out that
the season had not even reached
the halfway mark. But he shook
his head sadly when asked
whether the team was capable
Of pulling off another miracle
such as that of 1851.
"The club is at its lowest ebb
right now" he said. Everything
is going wrong for us. Nothing
See DUROCHER, Page C-3
Evening star., 1955-06-28
HELfoscopE AND HIGH GUN, Tool
Belmont Sees Sysonby
J As Swops-Noshuo Race

NEW YORK. June % B.-
Belmont Park has announced
that the Sysonby Stakes will be
held September "a, with the pos
|sibility Of a 100000 purse to
attract the top racers of the
country. including Nashua and
Swaps, the 3-year-old leaders.
Plans for the Belmont autumn
stakes schedule were disclosed
yesterday by George D. Widener,
president of the track. Widener
said nominations for the fall
stakes would close August is,
except for the Sysonby and the
Jockey Club Gold Cup, both with
weight-for-age conditions.
Nominations for the Sysonby
will close September 10, in the
hope that the Nations best
horses will be available. In that
case. Widener said. the purse
would be 500. .000-added, and
Evening star., 1955-06-28
RED SOX TO SEND
GROUP OF PLAYERS
TO AGGANIS RITES

Joe Cronin, general man.
ager of the Red Sox, said
last night a delegation of
players will be selected to
return to Boston from
Washington and represent
the club at the funeral Of
Harry Agganis Thursday.
Cronin first requested
that Thursdays game here
be postponed to allow the
entire Boston team to at
tend services for Agganis,
but was reminded by the
Senators that the game is
a Red Cross benefit and
could not be delayed.
The Red Sox will close
their Fenway Park Offices
Thursday out of respect for
Agganis. They also post.
poned the opening of a
baseball school in Bangor,
Me-. until Friday.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Red Sox' Hot First-Division Drive
Pressed in Twin Bill Here Toniqht
Senators Bunk
On PorterfieId
And Stobbs
By BURTON HAWKINS

The rampasing Red Son. wze
have provided Boston fans VITA
q flicker Of pennant intersst Vim
q surge that has seen then taxa
16 Of their last 20 games. move
into Grifnth Stadium tonighf -
tangle with the beleaguered SEN
ators in q tWi-night double-
header starting at 6 O'Clock
Boston has advanced % tn
fringe of the first division. only
one game back Of Detrott. The
Red Sox still are II games back
of the front-running Yankees
and face a long. uphill struEEis
to the point where they'll be re-
garded as challengers. but
they've been romping IN the
right direction for three weeks
Meanwhile. the Senators hope
to start a drive Of their oWn.
Their recent skid led to q runner
story in Detroit yesterday that
Manager Chuck Dresser would b
dismissed before the week Is cut.
This was promptly labeled ths
"silliest story Of the year" by
Clark Griffith. who said he thinks
Dresser has done a ffne job
Ted Williams. who has figured
prominently in Boston's rise. has
been sidelined for three days
with an aching back but Is ex-
pected to play at least part-time
tonight. He remained in Boston
for heat treatments yesterday.
skipping an exhibition game
with the Pirates at Pittsburgh.
and Trainer Jack Fadden expects
Ted to be ready to resume play
tonight.
Ted's slugging has perked up
the team generally. with Jackie
Jensen. Billy Goodman, Billy
Klaus and Norm Zauchin chip
ping in with vital blows. since
his delayed start-marital din
culties kept him idle the first six
weeks Of the season-WiIliams
has amassed Q .387 batting aver
age. Among his 20 hits have
been eight doubles, two triples
and nine home runs.
The Red Sox are embarkinR
See SENATORS, PAGE C-3
Evening star., 1955-06-28
By the Associated press

The Yankees and Indians
topped National League rivals
yesterday in off-day exercises
highlighted by minor league
clubs victories over three bic
league opponents.
The Yankees whipped the
Giants, Al, at Yankee Stadium
j~~----
Msior League Standings. Pcse Ca
l>-~---~~~
and Cleveland edged the Gin
cinnati Reds, 2-1, in II innings
at Cleveland. Pittsburgh blasted
a Red Sox team saddened by the
death Of First Baseman Harry
Agganis. 81, at Pittsburgh.
The big surprises were served
up by minor leaguers as the
York nine. of the Piedmont
League walloped the Orioles,
1871; Toronto's International
League club routed the White
|Sox, 7-3, and Des Moines of the
Western League nosed out the
Cubs, 80.
Veteran Phil Rizzuto starred
in the Yankees triumph before
1898 fans in a game played
for the benefit Of New York's
sandlot baseball program. The
little shortstop tripled home the
tying run and then scored what
proved to be the winning marker
In the fifth inning.
Ralph Kiner's single with the
bases filled in the 11th gave
Cleveland its victory over the
Reds. after Sam Mele, batting
Evening star., 1955-06-28
PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

American LEAGUE
SitSa at ss s%sSshinst0p and Henry e. tTlsht
O'clock t5-4 VS.. stobbs (1-D and
Porterdeld {7-10).
Detroit at Chicago night)-Mass (5-4)
VS.. Donovan f9-2).
(2-4l VS.. Garcia (3-9).
(Only. games scheduled).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Brooklyn (nisht)-Mag-
lie (S-3) VS.. Spooner DID.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (night)-
Surkont cd VS.. Wehmeier (5-6), :
G-9J VS.. SPAIN (5-7).
Cincinnati ut St. Louis nisht) )~-Nux-
hall (7-4) VS.. Wooldridge GID.