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Evening star., 1955-09-03
WOODIES TO KEEP
ITS STORE OPEN
MORE EVENINGS

Woodward g. Lothrop will
observe additional evening
openings beginning Septem-
ber 26 at its downtown store
and two of it's suburban
branches. Andrew Parker,
president. said yesterday.
The downtown store will
be open from l1:55 am. to
8:45 pm. Mondays and
Thursdays. Chevy Chase
and Alexandria branches
will be open from $50 am.
to $50 pm. on Mondays,
Thursdays and Fridays.
There will be no change in
hours at the Bethesda
budget store or the Penta-
gon branch.
Mr.. Parker said that a
larger volume Of business
done nights and on Satur-
days "convinces us that
there is q substantial group
of our customers who can
not shop during weekday
hours"
Evening star., 1955-09-03

NEW YORK. Sept. 3 (P.-
The Broadway hit show Inherit
the Wind" closed yesterday for
two weeks while Melvyn Douglas
prepares to replace the i'll star,
Paul MUM.
A spokesman said the show
VIII reopen Saturday night, Sep
tember II. No performance will
be given tonight.
An understudy has been filling
IN for Mr.. NUM- since Tuesday
Mr.. MUM, who will be so this
month. was stricken with pains
IN the eyes and failing eyesight
last week end. His ailment was
diagnosed as a detached retina
or the left eye caused by a
tumor.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Jungle Ban
:
Bias Denied
BY the Associated Press

Officials said today the State
Department will "flatly and
vigorously" deny a complaint
by movie executive Arthur Loew,
jr.. that improper pressure
caused withdrawal of the movie
BLACK Board Jungle" from q
film festival at Venice, Italy.
Officials conceded that the
film was withdrawn from the
international movie festival after
Ambassador Clare Booth Luce
made it clear she opposed 1t on
the ground it did not typify life
in the United States or advance
understanding of America
abroad.
They said, however, that Mrs.
Luce did not request the with
drawal of the movie. She took
the position that she could not
appear at the festival in connec-
ton with the program which in.
cluded the film. they added.
State Department officials said
they backed UP Mrs. Luce's posi-
ton completely on the ground
that she had right to disas-
sociate herself from the film.
The picture deals with juve-
nile delinquency and violence in
an American high school.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Weather DELAYS
!. MI -
|bendixAir Race

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 (P.-
The Bendix Trophy event, high
light Of the opening day at the
National Aircraft Show here
was postponed today because oi
poor early morning weather
conditions.
Oficials of the show said the
rest Of the opening day program
might have to be Cancelled il the
weather didn't improve.
The early morning sky was
overcast and the forecast called
for occasional rain or drizzles
during the day.
The Bendix, a race of six
North American Fl0OC Super
Sabres 2,324.9 miles from George
Air Force Base. Victorville
Calf, was rescheduled fol
tomorrow.
The planes were expected
easily to break the transconti-
mental speed record of hours
46 minutes and 33 seconds, held
by a Republic F84F Thunder
streak, a plane considerably
slower than the F100.,
They were due to complete the
transcontinental run at approx
mately 1880, EDIT.
Big crowds were expected for
the opening day of the three
day show. which officials de-
scribed as the greatest peace
time display of military aircraft
ever assembled.
Evening star., 1955-09-03

Coal Hollow, and Mr.. and Mrs
Vincent Garavelli, also of Coal
Hollow. All were italian immi-
grants.
Except for the priest who Of
ficiated at their marriage so
years ago everything will be the
same at the small church. They'll
be no special decorations-just a
few candles and a few fresh
flowers.
The celebrant of the mass will
be the Rev. Albert Angelo. one
of the two children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Angelo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caimi have five
children and seven grandchil-
dren; Mr.. and Mrs. Garayelli.
four children and six grandchil-
dren. and Mrs. Parmiciani six
children and six grandchildren.
The fathers all are retired coal
miners,
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Two AWOL WACs
Arrested in Ohio

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Sept. 8 R.
Two teen-age WACs were
being held here for Army author
tiles today after their arrest by
a Columbus policeman last
night.
Police quoted the girls as say
ing they 'shad been treated
mean" at the Army Chemical
Center at Edgewood. Md, and
that they left there Wednesday,
and came to Columbus by bus
and train.
The Army had listed Pvt.
Doris c. Ferguson. 18, Of Co
lumbus, and Pvt. Mabel Miller,
10, of Allentown, Pa. as AWOL,
but had a ESTATE alarm broad
cast, fearing the girls might
have met with foul play.
But the two WACs turned up
Evening star., 1955-09-03
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and Vicinity-Cloudy
tonight and tomorrow with oc-
casional rain likely. Low to-
night near 81. High tomorrow
in 70s.
Virginia-Cloudy and cool
with occasional rain this after
noon and tomorrow. Low to-
night 62-68 except around 10 on
coast. Tigh tomorrow in 70s.
Maryland-Cloudy and cool
tonight and tomorrow. occa-
sional light rain likely. Low
tonight in sos in west and in
COS elsewhere. Little change in
temperature tomorrow.
Winds-Northeast to east
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Chino Visa Denied ,
Author Frunk Saws

TRURO, Mass. Sept. 3 R.-
Author Waldo Frank says the
State Department has refused
to issue him a passport to at
tend ceremonies in Red China
honoring several Western writer's.
Mr.. Frank said last night the
State Departments passport di-
vision told him it is not giving
passports to American citizens
to travel in Red China because
it cannot be responsible for their
safety.
Mr.. Frank said he appealed
to Secretary Of State Dulles and
is awaiting an answer.
In Washington Lincoln White,
StaE Department press officer,
said he did not know of the
Frank case. He added that no
passports are being issued to
anyone to visit Red China.
Mr.. Frank said it is "ridicu-
lous" to think that he would
be in danger there. Il was in
vited there as a guest of the
government" he said, adding
that 1t is Strictly a nonpolitical
gathering"
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Mothers Testimony Held
Key to Heiress Mystery

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 up.
strange death of beautiful
young Doris Jean Silver Oes-
tricher has been ruled "an un-
successful attempt at abortion. "
DR.. Melville T. Aston, city med
ical examiner, has asked the
district attorneys office to find
"the perpetrators of this homi-
eide"
It seemed unlikely, however,
that investigators would find the
missing pieces to the puzzling
case until the girls mother is
able to tell what happened the
night of August %. when she
and her daughter went to the
North Philadelphia apartment
of a bartender and his wife.
1t was there the 22-year-old
daughter Of the vice president
Of a multi-million-dollar super
market chain died.
Assistant District Attorney
Jacob Kalish, who assisted in
questioning witnesses at an in
quest yesterday. said, I'VE will
meet the early part of next week
to determine q course of ac-
ton.
Ten witnesses testified at the
inquest.
When the testimony was
finished. DR.. Aston stepped for
ward and announced:
This was an unsuccessful at
Evening star., 1955-09-03
AT to Aid Victims
Of Floods in East

W1ESBADEN, Germany, Sept.
3 R.-United States Air Force
and Navy planes will airlift &c.
600 pounds of medical supplies
and clothing for the Red Cross
to, aid victims Of recent floods
in. Pakistan and India, the Air
Forces European headquarters
said today.
Air Force C-119 Flying Box
cars will pick up $1,000 pounds
OF supplies at Geneva and Rome
Monday and fly them to Karachi
and New Delhi. Arrangements
are being made for the Navy to
airlift 10000 pounds, also from
Rome and Geneva.
The relief flights are being
made at the request of the
League of Red Cross Societies
in Geneva.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Benson in Denmark
To See Officiuls

COPENHAGEN, Denmark,
Sept. 3 tP.-United States Sec
retary Of Agriculture Ezra Taft
Benson arrived III Copenhagen
today for talks with the Danish
Ministry of Agriculture.
Tonight Mr.. Benson, who is
a member of the Norman
Church, will attend the con-
cert given by the Mormon Tab
ernacle Choir of Salt Lake City,
at the Odd Fellows Hall mere.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Marine Upsets Convictions
For Death Notice to Bride.

mise was the result of an auto
mobile accident on or about 400
Tuesday, 2 February. 1854. In
San Louis Obispo. We did not
know of his martial status until
above enclosure IA marriage GER
tificate). along with your ad-
dress. was found among his ef-
fects, therefore, the Government
can make no retributions..'~
The letter bore a 1lctious sig
nature.
In due course. Strand was
charged with forgery. Later two
specifications alleging Strand
had attempted to defraud his
wife Of marital benefits and with
mailing the letters for the pur-
pose Of executing the scheme
were filed. Another count ac-
cused him Of using the mails to
defraud.
Sentence Reduced
Strand subsequently was sen
fenced by q Scourt-martial to q
dishonorable discharge and to
confinement at hard labor for
one year. This later was reduced
to a bad conduct discharge, exc
cution Of which was suspended,
and to confinement for nine
months.
In reversing the conviction Of
forgery. the appellate eeurt
found that. when Strand wrote
his wife of his death. "the writ
ing clearly had no legal conse-
quence with regard TO tMrs.
Strand)" and. at was not an in
strument Of apparent legal ef-
flcacy."
The court returned the rec
ord Of its findings to the Judge
Advocate General Of the Navy
for submission to a board Of
review for redetermination OF
sentence.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Risk Reported
Winning Fight
For Passport
BY the Associated Press

The State Department was
reported today to have reversed
itself in another passport case
involving security charges and
granted a passport after being
challenged in a Federal court
suit.
Involved in the latest such in
cident is Gordon McIntire, a
former employe of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization now in Rome.
Mr.. McIntire's attorney said
today the State Department had
cabled the Rome consulate to
reyalidate his passport for three
months. apparently pending
further consideration of the
case.
The departments passport
office was closed and there was
|no immediate comment from
passport officials.
Joseph Forer. the attorney,
said Mr.. McIntire's passport has
been withdrawn some time ago
and an application for another
had been refused.
Ordered to Leave
In Rome it was reported this
week the consulate indorsed
Mr.. McIntire's passport last May
for return to the United States
only: He had remained there
with his family under a tenn
porary residence permit. Re-
Gently, however, the Italian In
terror Ministry ordered Mr..
McIntire to leave the country by
September 10.
Mr.. Forer said he did not
know on what grounds the State
Department had refused Mr..
IMcIntire a new passport except
that the passport authorities
finally said Communist charges
had been made in the case"
He said Mr.. McIntire had filed
a nom Communist affidavit as
|serting he is not now and never
had been "affiliated with the
Communists
Discharged in 1852
The FAC discharged Mr.. Nc
Intire in 1852 for what he said
we're charges Of subversive ac-
tivity made by the State De-
|partment. An international tri-
bunal in Geneva ruled last year
that he had been wrongly dis
missed. and the U. N. organiza-
ton paid him back salary and
damages of $1,000.
Mr.. Forer said he filed suit
last week asking the Federal
District Court here to order the
State Department to grant a
temporary passport. The suit
had been scheduled for hearing
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1955-09-03

A conviction Of forgery against
q 2l-year-old Marine, who wrote
his bride Of nine days that he
had been killed in an auto acci-
dent. yesterday was reversed by
the q. s. Military Court of Ap-
peals.
The appellate court found
that Pfc. Lawrence o. Strand.
jr., of Pasedana, Calf. had not
committed forgery. but was
guilty of ''base." "despicable'
and "reprehensible" conduct.
The Marines trouble started
when he agreed to be a witness
at his buddy's wedding in Reno.
New. He took along a girl he
had known for four months, who
talked Strand into making 1t q
double ceremony. he said.
On the way to Reno, Strand
said he realized he had "stuck
his foot in it," but he went
Through with the ceremony. He
was married under the name OF
Robert D. Lonon. He told his
bride the marriage had TO be
kept quiet because he had been
selected for training as a naval
aviation cadet and such cadets
must be single.
Not Sure Of Her Love
He left his bride Of several
hours on her doorstep when they
returned home. He saw her once
four days later. he said, but he
wasn't sure she loved him.
Four days after that he re-
ceived orders transferring him To
Pensacola, Fla. He then wrote a
letter to his wife on ofhcial
Marine forms and mailed it in an
lofhcial, "franked" envelope. The
letter read:
I'VE are sorry to inform you
of the death Of your husband
Pfc. Robert D. Lonon. His de-
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Air Force Bombing Plan
Held Peril to Rure Birds

20, 900 ducks and geese departed
and never returned.
Hearings on the Air Force
request have been held at Port
|Lavaca. Tex. where several Texas
agencies and individuals and the
United States Fish and Wildlife
Service filed protests. The Air
Force argued that there is no
other place suitable for photo
flash bombing. Mr.. Westwood
said the decision now rests with
the district engineer Of the Army
Engineer CORDS at Galveston.
Evening star., 1955-09-03

1o-l5 miles per hour tonight
and tomorrow,
Ragweed Podlen Count-124
grains per cubic yard Of air for
the "a hours ending cam. today,
the District Medical Society re-
ports.
River Report
fFrom U. s. EngtneersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures fer Yesterday
tReadinRs Washington National Airport
Midnight -- Noon .ye--~--- y
8 am. 20 8 pm - II
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, 9S. on July 22. August Q.
Lowest. 10 on February 3.
High and Low Of Last - Hours
High rs. at BIS pm.
Low, 20, at 6:15 am.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
CowIes BUYS Lund
KEY WEST fla Ser

KEY WEST, Fla. Sept. 3 (F1.
Gardner Cowles, president of
the Cowles Publishing Co., pub
fishers of Look magazine. yes
terday bought 1872 acres of land
on Cudjoe Key, about is miles
northeast of Key West.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
RESORT FORECAST
Southern Jersey and ocean

Southern Jersey and Ocean
Beaches - Tomorrow cloudy
and cool. some chance of
rain or drizzle, mostly in
morning. High near rs.
Moderate easterly winds.
Upper and Lower Bay
Mostly cloudy, with chance
of occasional rain or drizzle
tomorrow: high. 1918. Mod
crate northeast winds.
Skyline Drive - Tomor-
row, mostly cloudy: high
near rs.
Evening star., 1955-09-03

in the heart of the city last
night and were nabbed by
Patrolman Ira c. Dodd. He said
he became suspicious when he
remembered seeing them the day
before and noticed they had
dyed their hair overnight. =
He said they readily admitted
their identity.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Senate Building
Low Bid Received
By the Associated Press

]. George Stewart, architect OF
the Capitol, said yesterday the
George Hyman Construction Co,
of Washington was low bidder
on the new Senate Office Build
ing. with an offer of $17.2 mil
lion.
Mr.. Stewart said eight con-
tractors submitted bids, which
ranged up to $18.995 900 for the
building superstructure. He said
formal award on the contract
will be made next week.
Evening star., 1955-09-03

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-occasonal rain is
pected tonight in the Southern part of the Middle Atlantic
States and scattered showers thunderstorms forecast
Florida and the coastal of the South Atlantic and
Gulf States 1t will be generally fair elsewhere 1t will be
cooler Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey
in upper Michigan South Dakota and Nebraska
AP Wrephoto Map.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Man, 81, Held
I'm Assault on
Vienna Girl, 6

A 62-year-old man has been
accused In Arlington of raping
a 6-year-old Vienna (va.) girl
and a woman has been charged
with aiding him in committing
the offense.
The girl, who was admitted to
Arlington Hospital Tuesday
night, today was reported to be
in satisfactory condition.
1t. w. Lynn Smith of the Ar
iington detective bureau said an
investigation is under way to de-
termine whether the attack took
place in Arlington or in War
renton, Va.
Charged last night with statu-
tory rape was Robert Lee Kerns
of Sleepy Hollow road, Falls
Church. Mrs. Lena v. Jones,
SO. also Of Sleepy Hollow road,
was charged with aiding and
abetting in statutory rape.
The girls mother said Mrs.
Jones had picked up the child
Saturday after volunteering to
take care of her while the
mother was working. She said
that she and her husband did not
see the child again until Mon
day night and that they did not
know the child had been at
tackled until Tuesday,
Kerns and Mrs. Jones were
held without bond today by
Juvenile Court Judge Hugh Reid.
who continued the case until
July IL.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Bigger Prison
Sought in Nd.

BALTIMORE, June 30.-The
Department of Correction, in a
$4.199,749 capital improvements
plan it will ask the 1856 General
Assembly to approve, wants
$500,000 to expand the site of the
Maryland Penitentiary here.
It would be the first time in a
haH-century the medieval-look-
ing stone prison has been ex-
panded.
The State Planning Commits
sion announced the figures today.
Joseph w. Curran. assistant
superintendent of State prisons.
called, expansion of the peni-
tentiary site a desperate need.
He noted that in the present
7.7-acre site. some 1000 prison.
ers are housed in facilities de-
signed, for capacity of about
1,100.
Even with the planned expan-
sion, overcrowding would persist,
Mr.. Curran said. The only real
way to- stop the overcrowding at
the peiitentiary. he added, would
be to set up new prison camps
in other parts of the State to
drain OF some of the present
prison population.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Stanley Gives WIN Board
Full Booking in Student Rift

RICHMOND. Va, June 80 (P).
Gov. Stanley has given his
"full support" to the William and
Mary Board of Visitors in its
recent handling of student CONF
plants aimed at the administra-
ton of the Williamsburg school.
A prepared statement issued
by the Governor late yesterday
made it plain he had no inten-
tion of ordering any investiga-
tion of the sort requested by
three former Student leaders
some 10 days ago.
The students. in a lengthy
citation of their grievances
mailed to the Governor and all
members Of the General Assem-
bly,, mad called for an impartial
board of outsiders to probe the
administration Of President Alvin
Duke Chandler.
They contended Mr.. Chandler
lacked the qualifications ITO OPP
crate efficiently an institution of
higher learning" and the trend
of relations between the presi-
dent and student body showed
the colleges academic future was
Gin serious jeopardy"
Last week end the board gave
Mr.. Chandler a vote Of con-
fidence. It rejected the student
Evening star., 1955-06-30

complaints as a vicious, vindic-
tive attack" on the president.
The board also invited dissident
students and faculty members to
leave William and Mary if they
didn't like the colleges policies.
Gov. Stanley yesterday spent
some two hours discussing the
William and Mary situation with
a committee of board members
headed by Rector James M. Rob-
ertson of Norfolk.
In statement issued later.
the Governor said, "It has al
ways been my understanding
that the purpose of an individual
in attending college is to obtain
an education. 1t appears, from
the recent reports. that some Of
the students have undertaken to
make the policies of the college
instead of combining themselves
to pursuit OF an education"
Gov. Stanley said he was "in
full accord" with the boards
adoption April 2 Of regulations
to prohibit unchaperoned visits
by women to mems fraternity
lodges and to prohibit on-cam-
pus possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages, including
beer.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Boiling Man Hurt
In 3-Cur Crush

A 23-year-old airmall was in
serious condition today at Boiling
Air Force Base Hospital. follow
ing an accident in which q car
he was riding in struck two cars
and wound UP against one Of
the gates to st. Elizabeths Hos
pital, police reported.
According to police. Airman
John r. Fizer. who received pos
sible skull fractures and broken
ribs in the accident, was q pas
senger in a car driven by Airman
Edward 3. Ray. Both men are
stationed at Boiling.
Early today. their car, travel
ing south on Nichols avenue
Sc, in the 2700 block. side
swiped one car. hit a parked car
forcing it up on the pavement,
then swung across the streets
crushing against a gateway to
st. Elizabeths.
Police said q corporation
counsel's hearing would be set in
the case. No charges have been
placed.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Alexandra Council Hit
For Tox Bill Compromise

that he had told the contractors
that. He said he told them that
he would issue their licenses
based only on taxes on work
done within the city. but if the
court ever ruled the tax on out
side wark was legal they would
have to pay the additional tax.
Settlement Reached
A test suit was filed last year
by Eugene Zimmerman, an elec-
trieal contractor. asking a judg-
ment or the validity of the tax.
The council and Mr.. Zimmerman
Tuesday agreed to drop the case
after the settlement was reached
based on Is per cent of taxes
owed for 1851 through 1858 and
rs per cent for 1854.
Mr.. Callahan said he "seri-
ously doubted" that the council
had the authority to settle the
tax bill. He also claimed that
the settlement was a part of a
move to take away his powers
of assessing city taxes.
Mr.. Callahan also said that
the compromise might cause
considerably more loss to the
city than Just the back taxes
involved He said that many
other contractors paid their tax
on work done outside the city
and therefore may be entitled
to rebates.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Diges Hits Promotion
For Foe of lnteqrution

Representative Diggs, Demo-
crat, of Michigan, protested by
telegram to the Commissioners
yesterday against the promotion
of Fire Department Pvt. Elvin E
Propst to sergeant.
= Mr.. Diggs referred to testi-
mony Of the fireman last March
before a House District subcom-
'mittee on the subject of racial
|integration of the Fire Depart
|ment. The legislator said he
personally thought Mr.. Propst
should have been fired "subse-
'quenlty to his bold opposition tc
tshe integration policy"
II certainly feel that he should
be kept in the most subordinate
position until you are absolutely
sure that his unreasonable pref.
|udices have been eradicated.'
Mr.. Diggs said.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
4 STEER UNIMPRESSED BY JUDGING
Montgomery Tx Boost
Adoption Due Tonight

permit the council to point out
certain items it had in mind for
study through conferences be-
tween county and school officials.
Salary Increases "Small."
Eric Rhodes, spokesman for
the county teachers, described
the proposed salary scale in
creases as small and added
residents should realize they
amount to an average Of 3.4 per
cent.
The council has voted to grant
all funds requested to put the
teachers on the scale adopted by
the school board. Maximum
raises. including normal incre-
ments, will be $3.50.
Mr.. Rhodes noted that some
teachers will get no raises. About
half will receive an average $155
plus an average $115 normal in
crement increase. Only rs per
cent will get the full $480, Mr.
Rhodes said.
County officials since releasing
the budget increases totalling
$940,555 in operating expenses
Tuesday have learned that the
school boards estimates of State
aid have been cut by more than
$80,0
1t was this cut that changed
the anticipated county tax rate
increase from nine to 10 cents.
The council last night an
nounced it had decided to delete
the Pearl street project from a
list of possible improvements
over a three-year period in the
Bethesda business district.
The controversial project
which called for providing Pearl
street as a parallel artery in
Bethesda to Wisconsin avenue
has been bitterly opposed by
residents east of Wisconsin.