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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Senators
Son to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Delmer
Robinson, ST., of Winchester.
Va, announce the engagement
of their daughter Martha Hall
to Mr.. Bradshaw Beverley
Byrd, son of Senator and Mrs.
Harry Flood Byrd.
Miss Robinson was gradu-
ated from Holton- Arms School
and Bennett Junior College in
Millbrook. N. Y.
Mr.. Byrd is vice president in
charge of production for H. F.
Byrd, Inc. apple growers and
professors. He attended the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and Cornell University.
During World War II he en-
listed as a paratrooper and
served with the 82nd Airborne
Division participating in the
Normandy invasion.
The wedding will take place
August %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Miss Muzzey
Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. David Saville
Muzzey, jr., of Rock Greek
Hills, Md, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter
Susan Ann Elizabeth to Mr..
John Sebastian Gerig. son Of
MIR. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Gerig
of Somerset.
Miss Muzzey attended st.
Agnes School in Alexandria
and is a graduate of Wellesley
/ College.
Mr.. Gerig is a graduate OF
Sidwell Friends School and
Harvard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

rounds his farm, although there
are some big holes in it.
The best long shot of the
day was a 99-1 odds on Luckie
Buckle. Tom Caulk of Aide,
mainstay Of the Leesburg hunt,
trained him and. being a
Happy Buckley progeny. the
odd fact that he trailed didn't
make sense. Tom fell off a lad
der In his barn not long ago.
In spite of his spectacular
steeplechaSe riding record, but
is back in harness.
The pony show pendulum
has swung back to the North
ern Virginia area this Satur-
day. The Purcellville Pony
Show, to benefit the Purcell
vile School. has some wonder
full classes lined up and all the
best little, latest little ponies
have been entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

Francis S. Case, Assistant
Secretary of Defense Frank
lin A. F1oete. Associate JUS
tice of the United States
Supreme Court and Mrs. Tom
Clark and the Ethiopian Am
bassador and Mime Deressa.
Other Guests
Also there were Director
of Women Marines Col. Julia
Hamblet, 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
Walter L. Weible. Comman-
dant of the Marine Corps
Lemuel B. Shepherd. Deputy
Assistant to the President
Gen. Wilton B. Persons. Col.
and Mrs. Gordon West and
Navy Capt. and Mrs. Carl
Jones. the latter wearing an
ice-blue afternoon dress and
smoking matching ice-blue
cigarettes.
From Congress were Rep
resentative and Mrs. olin
league. Representative and
Mrs. Walter e. Rogers, Repre-
sentative Edith Nourse Rogers.
Representative and Mrs. Frank
lizard, who are from Mr.. An
derson's home town in Texas
and Representative and Mrs.
George H. Mahon.
They all said goodby to the
good = looking 43 year = old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
BY DOLORES PHILLIPS

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va.
Aug. 4.-The coolest thing in
the heat-addled countryside
is the mechanical tote board
at Charles Town, and the
coolest spot in the heat-ridden
South is the clubhouse that
faces it.
Rail birds can find any
thing they want at the West
Virginia track tonly eight
miles from the Virginia line)
including special trains from
Washington to get them there
and bring them home, limp
with losing or loaded with
winnings all nice and
legal.
The food in the air-condi-
toned clubhouse, served in
white-damask style. is the
same catering that feeds
Saratoga. The approved
method of watching the races
is to make reservations for
lunch, using the table as
home base. place your bets in
a most convenient spot Just
OF the dining room, rush back
to keep or cheer in the air.
conditioned stand in front of
the dining room and return to
table between races.
Godfrey Entries
Most of the owners names
were as unfamiliar as most of
the horses on Tuesday except
for John Samuel Pettibone
from Middleburg and God
frey's Beacon Hill Farm en-
tries. Jacks Basically, the ia
vorite in a claiming race, didn't
have much trouble and why
should he? According to Mrs.
Pettibone, who couldn't face
leaving her pool at Home
wood to trek to Charles Town
teven to hold up the family
racing honors while Jack was
In Ohio, Basically, a Bime-
lech Gallawood 7-year-old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
TO-DAY n SOCIETY
Another Eisenhower Man
IS Bid Fond farewell

slate-blue dress, and also there
was the new Welfare Secretary
Marion Folsom.
Service Secretaries
From the little cabinet"
were the new Secretary of the
Army and Mrs. WILDER Bruck-
err, who almost formed a
receiving line of their own with
all the friends coming UP to
say hello to them. Mrs. Bruck-
er wore a pale pink afternoon
dress and was telling the
group that they are not going
on vacation because her hus-
band never will when he has
just gotten a new job. This
will make the second year run
ming for them of new jobs and
no getting away from Wash
ington.
Also there were the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs.
Charles Thomas, who were
chatting with the new Assist
ant Secretary of Defense Cor
don Gray. Mr.. Gray has re-
Gently replaced Mr.. Strive
Hensel but was well known
in Washington circles during
the former Democratic ad-
ministration.
The buffet at the party was
something to behold. There
were hams. turkeys. filets of
beef, smoked salmon, chilled
melon balls and on and on
down a huge table. But for all
the pomp and circumstance
prompted by the guests and
the occasion there was a
friendly, informal atmosphere
which was brought about by
the hosts.
Hosts Have Fun
When the guests coming
down the line let up a bit
Secretary and Mrs. Wilson and
Mr.. Anderson sat down for a
minute or Mrs. Wilson was of
at the buffet table tasting
some of the wonderful food.
The Secretary seemed to only
be thinking of resting his feet
or chatting with colleagues at
these moments but Mrs. Will
son didn't forget about the
way to a mans heart is through
his stomach and brought her
husband a turkey sandwich.
1t was eaten with relish.
Others at the party were
Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr., the
lattef wearing navy blue
coat. believe it or not; Special
Assistant to the President for
Disarmament and Mrs. Harold
Stassen. the retiring Chief of
Naval Operations and Mrs.
Robert B. Carney, the former
seeming to rush his civilian
days by appearing in mutt.
and the British Ambassador
Sir Roger Makins.
The new Army Chief of
Staff and Mrs. Maxwell B.
Taylor were at the reception,
as were Senator and Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
By DAISY CLELAND

One of the brightest stars in
he Eisenhower galaxy was bid
, fond farewell last evening.
The Secretary of Defense
and Mrs. Wilson entertained
at a reception to say goodby
to the retiring Deputy Secre-
tary OF Defense Robert B.
Anderson.
Crowds turned out from
every facet of Washington So
ciety for the 6-to-8 party.
which took place at the Off,
GERS Club OF Fort Leslie B.
McNair.
The hosts and Mr., Anderson
formed a receiving line in the
tremendous upstairs reception
room of the club. Mrs. Ander-
son was not able to share the
tribute paid to her husband.
since she is still vacationing
in Europe.
The first VIP to go through
the line was Pakistan Ambas-
sador Ali and he was quickly
followed by the Director of the
Bureau of the Budget and Mrs.
Rowland r. Hughes and their
daughter, Miss Beth Hughes.
Dulleses There
The first cabinet officer to
arrive was the Secretary of
State, with Mrs. John Foster
Dulles. Mrs. Dulles wore a
cool blue and white print after
noon dress and white hat.
Talk circulated around the
room about Robert Anderson,
who seems to be bowling out Of
Washington in quiet way.
Why is he resigning and what
is he going to do were of course
the main questions. The bril-
liant Texan seems to be keep
ing everybody in the dark.
Mr.. Anderson says, II really
don't know what am going
to do" Many say he is going
back to Texas but others MAIN
tain that he has his sights set
for New York.
Reason for Leaving
A man who was very close to
Mr.. Anderson says that he is
resigning because he is COM
pletely exhausted. He has
worked many l8-hour days and
is incapable of taking a vaca-
ton as long as the press of
work continues.
Others at the party from the
cabinet were one of Washing
tons favorite couples, the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and
Mrs. George Humphrey. Mrs.
Humphrey. who was dressed in
a summer print and a gay rasp-
berry red hat. got a big kiss
from Mr.. Anderson when she
went through the line. The
Secretary seemed to approve
and took several minutes to
say his own goodbye to the
guest of honor,
The Attorney General and
Mrs. Herbert Brownell were at
the party, the latter wearing q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
President Attends Son S
33d Birthday Dinner

President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover were on hand last night
for an informal family get
together celebrating the 33t
birthday of their son, Mai.
John Eisenhower, at Fort Bel
voir, Va.
Young Mrs. Eisenhower
marked the anniversary by
giving a dinner for the family
at their new quarters on the
engineering post in nearby
Virginia.
The President and his wife
motored down for the event.
leaving the White House at
$50 yesterday afternoon.
The gifts he received from
his parents were not disclosed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Miss Murray to Wed
Mr.. lack Witty

Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick C..
Murray of Falls Church an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Alma Marie to
Mr.. Jack Witty of Angola,
N. Y, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Witty of Angola.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

but newsmen saw Secret Serv-
ice men carrying several pack
ages into the house.
Tomorrow they will leave for
Gettysburg, Pa. to spend the
week end at their farm there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

Texan, who walks with a slight
limp due to polio in his early
youth. They still asked where
is he going-Why Is he going?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
In Novo Scotia

Gen. H. K. Rutherford and
Miss Dorothy Rutherford are
among the guests registered
at the Canadian Pacific's
Digby Pines Hotel in Digby.
Nova Scotia,
Evening star., 1955-09-11

cutting. political committee which tried to
select Lincoln's generals, map military
strategy and meddle in the Commander-in-
Chiefs matters, This committee even had
Lincoln up before it to explain his wife's
so-called anti Union sympathies!
During World War !, there had been no
Congressional investigating committee
whatsoever. But afterward, during the '2O's
and '30's, there had been ll6 Of them!
They all beIafed!y showed how badly the
war had been run.
The crying shame Of every war, we
agreed, is that the waste, ineficiency, cor
ruption and scandals don't come out until
much later.
It's too bad that investigations aren't
preventive, rather than curative.
Although il was then II months before
Pearl Harbor, the us. was actively arming
the countries fighting Hitler. Harry Truman
suddenly asked:
what do you think, Harley, of Congress
investigating the graft in defense industries
right nOw?"
Evening star., 1955-09-11

Ore, We took This question 10 Capitol fffH.
Aad here is an excifiag answer from Senator
Harley M. Kieore Of Wesf Kirginia:
ANSWER: In writing his forthcoming
memoirs. my old friend Harry Truman
has fascinating puzzle to solve: how did
he get to be President?
think know. Harry Truman may not
remember to put il in his memoirs. but his
almost unbelievable rise TO the. Presidency
started in railroad coach rolling toward
Washington on January IA, 1871.
Harry and were returning from the
Inauguration Of Governor (now Senator)
Matthew NJ. Nicely Of West Virginia. We
had met once at Senate luncheon, but
this meeting aboard the train was our first
real talk
II turned out that we had a lot in com
Evening star., 1955-09-11
UNITED rsEss

That's a wonderful idea," replied
Somebody certainly ought to do it!''
The rest of the story is in the records -
Resolution II, which created what was to
become famous as the Truman Committee,
was passed six weeks later, with piddling
appropriation of $4,000.
Made Mim v.P. Candidass
As III turned out, that committee saved the
nation untold lives and money and its
chairman earned reputation for honesty
and spunkiness which made him logical
candidate for the Vice Presidency three
years later.
So. in looking back. it appears that that
leisurciy discussion on the train between a
pair Of history bluffs" was in itself the
start Of page Of history which is pretty
important.
ANOTHER QUESTION: War Happened
TO the (osr CTS WHO we're gives kVe pre-
servers BY fhe Joar heroic chaplGiss Of fhs
Dorchester? See fhe article on page -.
Evening star., 1955-09-11

mon. Both Of US had hard-working parents
= his father was farmer, mine an oil-well
driller. Both of US had been judges, both
Of US captains in the Army. And we dis
covered also that we had mutual interest
in American history. and especially in the
Civil War
We talked about Simon Cameron. the
Pennsylvania Republican boss who had
coined the cynical expression: An honest
politician is a man who, when bought,
stays bought" Lincoln had been per-
suaded by his political managers to make
Cameron his Secretary of War. When
Abe soon afterward discovered corruption
in Army contracts. he fired the crooked
Cameron.
investigating Tee Late
As recall it, Harry then said thought
fully, Its a darn shame that Congress
never got around to investigating all that
Civil War graft at the time"
True, there had been Committee on
the Conduct Of the War, but it was perse-
Evening star., 1955-09-11

QUESTION: "tihaf is rOw
nibsf exciting political mem
Orr p A the request Of Reader
Fred !. Virgin. iimior high
school principal Of Coqailie.
Evening star., 1955-10-08
FAMOUS FABLES
BY Rouson
By Z. Z. EDGAR

PRODDING: Editor Arthur
Brisbane helped many young
writer's to achieve success. some
times against their wills. When
he was editor Of the old New
York Sun. he had on his staff a
young reporter who was brilliant
but unambitious.
Brisbane suggested that he
write fiction on Sunday. his
day off.
Il can't" said the reporter. II
go to Philadelphia every Sunday
to see my mother"
Then write fiction on Satur-
day" said Brisbane.
The other vaguely promised to
try.
Trying isn't enough" said
Brisbane. If you don't write a
short story on Saturday, I'll see
to it that you don't get to visit
your mother on Sunday"
Faced with this ultimatum, the
young reporter reluctantly started
his fiction career. At first the
stories came painfully. It was
an irksone job and he hated it.
Brisbane, however. kept him
at it.
1t wasn't long before he hit his
stride. The Suns readers began
to sit up and take notice. BY
the end of the year, Brisbane's
protege was famous and ready
to move on to greener fields.
Within a few years, he was one
of Americas top fiction writer's.
His name - Richard Harding
Davis.
Evening star., 1955-10-08
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

Los Angeles: What is the ORR
| gin Of the word Jew? Has 1t any
connection with the word jew
Ielry?--D. X. F.
! Answer: No. Jew evolved thus:
Hebrew Yehudhi cone belonging
to Judah"l; Greek Ioudaios;
Latin Judaeus: Old French giu;
English jew. The word jewel
stems tn the Latin jocus. play;
jest; toy: plaything," the same
word from which Joke" derives
Kansas City: How is Jane
iEyre's surname pronounced?--P
Answer: Eyre is pronounced
exactly like the English word
l"air."
Vancouver: VIII you please
comment OH the fact that we
Canadians speak of the letter
~" as "zed." while you Ameri-
cans say "zee"?--Mrs. r. L. w.
Answer: Yes, "zed" is the Brit
Iish pronunciation. zee" the
American. At one time q" was
often called lizard" in America,
but it no longer is heard except
lin the expression from A to IL
lzard."
Groton: Please give the cor
Irect pronunciation of the phrase
l"de luxe. ."-E. p. w.
Answer: The phrase is French.
but we have Americanized it in
pronunciation. Our dictionaries
sanction either: dee LOOKS
trhyme with "books"): or: dee
lLUCKS. The latter. I believe.
prevails.
Worcester: Recently In empha-
sizing that English is not pho
lnetic. you listed the trio: bomb.
comb. tomb. Are there any other
series OF three that are SO differ
|ent in pronunciation2---H. M.
Answer: Here are a few, but
there are many more: hose. dose.
lose; done. gone, lone; blood.
food, good: fussy. hussy, pussy.
Beaumont: Your article on
raising" and rearing" children
brings to mind a remark / heard
30-odd years ago in Arkansas,
i asked an old fellow where he
was raised. The native answered: I:
~ wasn't raised. I jest run
around and got bigger" That
seems to be happening, to q lot
|of our youngsters nowadays,
don't. you think?---J. T.
Answer: Unfortunately. yes.
distributed BY MeNausht syndicats. Ine.)
Evening star., 1955-10-08
OUR PRESIDENTS
By HONORE NJ. CATUDAL

LIN Quincy, Mass. many
years ago today, the first signel
Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence died; he was president oi
the Continental Congress IN
1T76. Who?
2-Our only President from
New Hampshire died at Concord
N. H., 86 years ago today; q
Sci1oolmate Of Hawthorne and
Longfellow at Bowdoin College
in Maine. he was a general ir
the Mexican War. Who?
(which President urged the
American people to elect a Re
publican Congress in order te
prevent "a cold war of partisan
politics" in Washington?
tAnswers on Next Page)
Evening star., 1955-10-08
WORD CANE
Find SO or more words in
LICENSED,

meaning, privileged" Average
is "a; time limit, 80 minutes.
RnIes Of the game---l. Words must be
OF four or more letters e. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition. of
"as such as bats" carr are not
used. 3. Only one form Of word is
u5en. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer 10 OCCIDENT
actic, odic. once, otic. cent. cite, coin,
cote, coed, conceit. cone. codein, code,
comic. iced. icon. into, dent, dine, dice,
dint. diet, done dote, edict, edit, nice.
node. notice. noted, tend, tine, tide. tied
tone. tonic. toed.
Evening star., 1955-10-08
b EAsLEY BLACKWOOD

One fantastic element Of the
hand was that In spite Of her
bad opening bid and the fact
that her side didn't win a trick.
Mrs. Rhule unwittingly scored a
great triumph.
II you don't think she had an
opening two bid, by oil means
check the most popular text
books on bidding. You viii find
that her hand qualities easily.
It is q type Of hand have been
preaching about in recent coll
umns. Minor honors unsupported
by other honors are weak.
In doubletons they are weaker.
And @ j doubleton is weakest
of all. When you have three
such combinations, it is wise to
discount your hand substantially.
Against the three-no-trump
contract. MFR. Heinsite led the
trey of hearts. Mr.. Dale won
with the king and returned the
nine.
Mr.. Heinsite took the ace and
ran on the rest of the suit The
defenders then cashed f1ve dia-
mond tricks, Mr.. Heinsite getting
rid Of his two clubs.
The ace, king and ten of spades
won the last three tricks. A
grand slam against an opening
two bid.
Mrs. Rhule looked stunned as
Mr.. Abel entered the score with
q trembling hand. Mr.. Heinsite
looked as If ne was not quite
satisfied with the result. (Maybe
he thought he should have won
fourteen tricks on the handy
Finally it came to him. Il be-
lieve we could have made q small
slam at either hearts or dia-
; rnonds," he said.
Mr.. Dale nodded agreement.
Might have been slightly difii-
cult to bid" he commented.
Dropping no less than three
doubleton queen-jacks would be
. bit on the lucky side. And. in
cidentally, we should congrat-
ulate Mrs. Rhule for finding Q
new use for an opening two bid
IA cheap sacrifice against a cold
small slam.
tcopyrisht. 1858. General Features corp.)
Evening star., 1955-10-08
.RefIectinq Mules

Because they are hard to see
lat night. all mules pulling
municipal carts at Alberton.
South Africa, now have reflective
strips attached to their brides.
Evening star., 1955-10-08
Why We Soy

Oddly enough the expression
country dance has nothing to dc
with country or country folks.
The phrase comes from the
French word. contre. which
means opposite and was applied
to any dance in which the
partners danced opposite each
other.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-14
Ii Nations Expand Funds
For I'm Point Four

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y CNS)
Fourteen countries voluntarily of
fered to boost their contributions to
United Nations technical assistance
in 1866. They're Australia, Austria,
Ceylon, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Fin
land, France, India, Norway, Sweden,
United Kingdom Uruguay, and Vene-
zuela.
The 83rd Congress failed to APP
propriate any money for this UN help
in 1866. So the largest single contri-
button hangs fire until Congress gets
around to it. President Eisenhower
is asking for $50 million to carry
the program to July 1.
Only Israel and Mexico cut their
contributions. Both recently devalued
their currencies. Forty-two other ma
tions will give the same amount as
before.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-14
How Can Silicosis Be
Prevented?

DR.. Mayer states, !" In recent
years metallic aluminium powder is
being used for, the prevention and
treatment of silicosis by busting the
air at the places of silicosis hazard
and by making workers inhale alumni
mum powder at regular intervals ,"
DR.. George A. Wright of the Tru-
deau Foundation, Saranac Lake, New
York, said in this same industrial ac-
cident boards and commissions meet
ing, g. In general, those places
that are using aluminium have cleaned
up their mines :. >" however, in tests
on silicotic animals with tuberculosis
he stated excessive aluminium fur
ther potentiates the development of
tuberculosis" In explaining how
aluminium reacts on silica dust he
said, "The odds are that the alumni
mum must ultimately get to the quartz
particle, thereby rendering the quartz
particle inert
Chris w. Pritchard, commissioner
of the British Columbia workmen's
compensation board, at the meeting
SAID, every hard-rocK mine Win
the exception of one is using alumni
mum dust 7. Our silicosis cases have
definitely gone down in the last 3
years =" British Columbia has ap-
proximately 5000 handbook miners.
However, aluminium dust from var
ious reports, has not, as yet, proven
to be a true preventative of silicosis. |
Another way of preventing con-
traction of silicosis is unemployment |
physical examinations and periodic
of the employees. ct is true
some people contract silicosis more
easily than others.) Proper wet drill
ing, blasting at time when employees
are not present, and better ventila-
ton in the mines and plants also
help prevent contraction of silicosis.
Volumes have been written and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-14
Big Swedish Housing Coop
Celebrates 30fh Year

STOCKHOLM.-The coop that has
built 5000 of Sweden's postwar
housing celebrates its 30th anniver-
sary, January 1. In those 80 years,
Tenants Savings & Building Society
has made homes for 100000 families.
"Many things, now taken for granted,
were first introduced by the coop,
says NEWS FROM SWEDEN-well-
equipped bathrooms, incinerator
chutes, standardized kitchens, roomy
apartment balconies, day nurseries,
and Fairgrounds. Sven Wallander,
the co-op's managing director, says
the co-op's goal is to make the 4-room
apartment the standard dwelling unit
for Swedish families.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-14
NTEA MOVIE DRAWS Wide OPPOSITION

a group of local businessmen paid to
have "Citizen Dave Douglass" shown.
NTEA will undoubtedly encourage
this practice elsewhere. The Missouri
Chamber of Commerce is urging all
chambers in the Show-Me state to
show the film to their members. One
NTEA official said 375 prints of the
movie are in use.
BY attacking every conceivable
type of non-profit business-co-
ops, credit unions, mutual insur-
ance firms, savings and loan as
sociations-NTEA has again con-
solidated it's opponents. They've
set up a huge warning system, and
their national organizations are
rcdoubIing efforts to present the
tax facts.
Officials of co-ops, which often
bore the brunt of NTEA's attack,
have been pleasantly surprised. Said
one, eve seem to have some power
full allies"