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Evening star., 1955-07-31

lof the Cullum land is the prox-
unity of Little Seneca Creek, q
possible water source.
Anxious to have the Acc
building in the area, Mr.. Cul-
lum said he first tried to per-
suade his neighhors to chip in
with pieces of land to be given
without cost. He said one such
attempt involved neighboring
land owned by Eric A. Johnston
president of the Motion Picture
Association Of America, Inc. Mr.
Johnston declined to chip in
MIR. Cullum said.
Then, Mr.. Cullum, former
Texas businessman, said he
heard that groups in Virgins
were trying to acquire the Acc
tsite by offering land. He decided
to make the offer but later de-
Iclared:
I'm happy it went over or
Bill Dosh's place"
In addition to the 50-acre Of
fer, Mr.. Cullum said he volun-
Iteered to freeze another so acres
of his property for five years
If the Acc needed the extra
land, he said it would be avail.
able for sale to the Government
at fair market value.
Tomorrow night, the IL direct.
ors of the Landowners Associa.
ton have scheduled q specia
meeting in Rockville to "esti'
mate the impact" Of the Acc
construction on the uppel
county. Mr.. Cullum said acc
Representatives will be invited Il
attend.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Autopsy Ordered
In Death Of Woman
Pet Shop Oper;otor

A 26-year-old mother of four
was found dead yesterday in
shallow water near her home at
Randall's Cliff, Md. on Chesa-
peake Bay.
DR.. Hugh Ward, Calvert
County medical examiner, or.
dered an autopsy because, hi
said "circumstantial evidence in
dicates the possibility that some.
thing besides drowning causet
her DEATH"
He declined further comment
pending the finding of the au,
topsy, scheduled for today a
Baltimore City Morgue.
The victim was identified b,
Maryland State police as Mrs
Gladys Ruth Hines, part owne
of a District pet shop. Tw,
young women found the bod,
face down in water at the bot
tom of some stairs leading to
pier, police said.
The victim, her husband
Frank Hines, and his mothe
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
Hines operate the Acorn Pet an,
Gift Shop, 34ll M street NV
The younger couple formerl
ran a pet shop in the 5100 bloc
of Baltimore avenue. Hyattsvill.
Besides her children, Mar
garet. S; Frank, 4; Bruce, 3, an
Sheila, 10 months, Mrs. Hine
is survived by two brothers an
five sisters.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Donovan to Speak
.AtDAVCeremony

State Senator John A. K. DON
ovan of Fairfax will speak at the
charter meeting of the Mount
Vernon Disabled American Vet
|erans Chapter No. II on Thurs
day.
The charter will be presented
to the new group by Roland A
Jensen, DAV assistant national
adjutant.
The following new officers will
be installed at the initial meet
ing in ceremonies conducted by
Arnold H. Sells, DAV department
commander of Virginia:
Alvin D. Anderson, comman-
der; Eugene Columbus, senior
vice commander: Lloyd E. Arm.
strong, junior vice commander
Jack P. Warner, treasurer; Rob-
ert A. Krumm, adjutant, anc
Randolph Butler, chaplain.
The charter ceremonies ane
installation will be held at 8 pm
lin the Mount Eagle Room at the
Virginia Lodge, one-half mile
south of Alexandria on U. s
Route /,
Evening star., 1955-07-31

ing was an electric belt vibrator
and an electric bicycle. Mr..
Maloof said he used them every
day.
The closets were more than
10 feet long and each contained
a safe. The safes were open and
there was a penny in one.
We went downstairs to the
servants dining room, a room
large enough for 20 to sit CON-
fortably at the table, and Nine.
Vlodek was persuaded to sing.
She accompanied herself on an
upright piano, somewhat out Of
tune. After a few bars Of "Parlez
Moi D'Amour." she sang "Over
the Rainbow" Polish song, and
"Only Make Believe" improvis-
ing coloratura effects for the
last.
She was having q little diffl-
Guilty with the high notes and
finally gave up.
Blames Walnuts
IT ate some walnuts this
morning" she said, "and when
I eat walnuts I can't sin~.'
Mr.. Maloof's voice took on q
tone of command. Don't eat
any more walnuts." he said.
Mrs. Philip Maloof, a sister-in-
law (Mr. Maloof is not married),
served a luncheon of savory
shishkabob on long steel skewers.
la delicious salad and Syrian
bread. The last was flown from
New York" Mr.. Maloof said.
What was it he had made the
most money in, I asked. Was 1t
Texas oil?
No, he said, it was the wooded
property he assembled in Dare
County, N. c., near Nags Head.
He finally owned 165,000 acres.
He waxed enthusiastic in de-
scribing it, "the most pristine
area in the industrial East" and
"the northernmost habitat of the
alligator, only 40 miles from Nor
folk"
He sold it to the West Virginia
Pulp & Paper Co. in 1852 for
81 $40. 900.
He left the table to answer a
telephone call from his broker.
It was the third or fourth such
call that day.
Evening star., 1955-07-31

where he thinks John Hanson Is
buried, and Of his coming upon
a headstone marked "Hesselius." +"
One Of the Addison proprietors
married a daughter Of John
Hesselius, the painter who por-
trayed many of the leaders OF
the Revolutionary period.
He pointed to the south end
of the terrace.
Roosevelt and Churchill sat
right there planning the future
of the world. This was their
rendezvous, surrounded by Sc
cret Service men. Historians
have come here and asked to see
the spot"
(That was in June, 1912,
when Roosevelt and Churchill
agreed to attempt the occu-
patton of French North Africa,
Operation Torch. Sumner
Welles, their host, was then
Undersecretary of State.)
Mr.. Maloof was indignant
about this bit of history be-
ing enacted on his property.
Contaminated the Place"
"They contaminated the
place" he said.
Just then a blond young wom'
an in summer decolletage walked
toward us along the terrace. Hei
blouse was yellow and her bill
lowing dirndl skirt was bright
with blue flowers.
"This is Nine. Felicia Vlodek
who has sung in opera before
most of the crowned heads OF
Europe and is a night club singer
lin this country" Mr.. Maloof sale
lin introducing us, "She has 9
coloratura range second only te
Cali -Curci.
"She is a vegetarian. ] met
her two weeks ago at a hygienit
food show. She came out here
and liked it so much that tolc
her she could stay. After all, this
Its a place for artists"
Mr.. Maloof took us for a toul
of the house. The shelves of thu
great paneled library we're fillet
with art books, many of then
with fine bindings.
| Already hung in the rooms O
the first floor were a Gilber
Stuart Washington, and por'
traits of Thomas Jefferson ant
Lafayette. There were bust
galore, Houdon's Washington il
bronze, Benjamin Franklin ant
others.
Mummy Reclines I'm Bed
Upstairs an Oriental mumm.
was reclining in the master
bed.
There's no room for me now.
said Mr.. Maloof. Il sleep IL
the servants quarters"
In the huge bathroom adjoin
Evening star., 1955-07-31
rEYk1f ElNQ,QQN
lNNVuPPii~S
Sought by Acc
AT New Project
Germantown Site
Moy Get Extension
From Guithersburg

An Atomic Energy Commission
spokesman today said the Gov
ernment will soon open discus
sions with the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission re-
|garding a water supply for the
ACC Germantown site.
It was estimated that extern
sion of WSSC water mains i've
miles from Gaithersburg to the
acc location would cost ap-
|proximately $225,000.
The Acc said the proposed
$50 million installation a half
mile west Of the new Washing
ton National Pike and State
Route 118 will require "up to
|150,00 gallons of water per
|day."
Although WSSC Offices said
they had no official notice Of the
|Government's plans, a WSSC
commissioner. Willard A. Nor
iris of Silver Spring, declared the
WSSC would be anxious to go
ahead with the project"
The commissions sanitary dis
trict. extending to Gaithersburg
has a 10-inch and an 8-inch
water line to the town. The
water flows from a 16-inch main
along Georgia avenue to Nor
beck and from there in a r.
inch conduit to Washington
Grove, close to Gaithersburg.
Government spokesman said
engineers studies indicate it viii
be less expensive to contribute
Ito the cost of a Waterman ex-
tension than to develop a water
source on the Acc 50-acre site
/ The $225,000 estimate was
based on the possibility of 9
new l2-inch main to the Acc
location.
The line, Maryland water Of
ficials said, could be built with
out enlargement of the sanitary
commissions regional district
which embraces the suburban
areas OF Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties. Later. how
ever, the commission area could
be enlarged by an act of the
Maryland General Assembly.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
AIexundriu's Former Mayor
Spurs Eisenhower Petitions

An original petition circulated
by Mr.. Beverley carried the
names of SIS Alexandria Demo
Gratis for Eisenhower"
Mr., Beverley. vice president Of
an Alexandria hank. just ended
a term as mayor of Alexandria
He was elected as a Democrat
He did not seek reelection.
This movement just shows
people don't vote for party
labels any more" said Mr.. Bev'
Ierley. They support the person
they feel is best qualified fol
the job"
He said that many Of th'
petition signers were what HI
termed Byrd Democrats. Mr.
Beverley Is a cousin Of Senate
Byrd, Democrat of Virginia.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
BY a Star STAFF Correspondent

BRUNSWICK, Md, July 30.-
Bands played here today as
Marylanders and Virginians
shook hands over the Potomac
River and dedicated the new
Brunswick Bridge.
The 2.400-foot span, which
cost $2.8 million, was hailed by
officials of both States as link
to a future of greater prosperity
for this area.
In his dedicatory address,
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland de-
clared the bridge equal in design
and construction to the Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge, the Susque-
hanna River Bridge and the
Potomac River span at Morgan
town. These he called three OF
the finest of them ALL"
The Governor told the crowd
of more than 1000 persons at the
ceremony that 1t attested to "the
pride of the people in this newest
marvel of modern engineering
Bridge Crosses Canal.
The bridge crosses the Ole
| Chesapeake g. Ohio Canal. foul
main tracks and seven yarc
tracks of the Baltimore & Ohit
Railroads main line and Bruins
wick's Main street.
accommodate the canal parkwa!
under it, if that thoroughfart
from Washington to Cumber'
land is built.
The two-lane bridge is 80 fee
wide. 1t is supported by IA piers
1t replaces a 62-year-old struc'
Iture, soon to be torn down.
The dedication ceremonie
were preceded by a parad'
through downtown Brunswicl
that featured bands and float
from nearby communities.
/ Cooperation Emphasized
Representing Virginia wa
Gen. James A. Anderson, chair
man of the Virginia Department
iof Highways. He emphasizes
the cooperative spirit betweel
the two States and cited tn
bridge as an example of it.
! Brunswick's Mayor, James T
Evening star., 1955-07-31

lOften termed urSt FTeSlueLit
believed to be buried on the
place. Mr.. Maloof is filling the
big house, which has 40 rooms,
with his vast accumulation OF
antiques and art hitherto stored
lin warehouses.
To get to the house you take
the South Capitol Street bridge,
past Boiling Field, cross the Dis
ltrict line on South Capitol street
which becomes the Indian Head
highway and turn to the right
when you get to the top OF the
hill. Rosecroft Farm and race
track is to the left. Your cor
respondent and a photographer
visited the place the other day at
Mr.. Maloof's invitation.
Name of Manor House
Oxon Hill was the name of the
manor house of the Addison
family. It was burned in 1895
Sumner Welles gave the name to
the country house he built near
the site of the Colonial mansion
in 1929. Oxon Hill is also the
name of the village and new high
school on the other side of the
highway.
| The Welles house still has ar
air of grandeur about it, one oi
the finest homes in the Washing.
ton area. But it lacks the corps
of gardeners who used to mani
cure the edge of every. walk
during Mr.. Welles' ownership
lIt was said that its upkeep al
that time cost $1,000 a year.
! We were ushered through the
house and seated on the wide ter.
race enjoying the river view
when our host appeared. He is 6
man Of medium height with 9
tendency to plumpness@ who
holds his broad shoulders thrown
back in a manner that made him
look almost jaunty in his light
Islacks and blue jacket. His re.
ceding hair is combed straight
back over a high dome and hi
has a long Levantine nose which
docs not detract from his ap.
Ipearance. Mr.. Maloof was borr
;Iin Boston of Lebanese parents
and was educated. in part, at tht
American University at Beirut
lin Lebanon. We soon found that
while affable, Mr.. Maloof is 6
very serious man.
What He Plans to Do
Once seated, he said:
II want this to be a place
where a mother can bring hel
children and they will get ths
feeling of our wonderful found
ling fathers.
Just think, because of little
tax on tea, a lawyer left his dos
and gun and the woods to say
Give me liberty or give mi
death That was Patrick Henry
"The other day I went before
the Board of Tax Commissioners
One of them said, If you buy
Cadillac, you pay taxes on {
i Cadillac. Why, you can buy
used Cadillac for as low as $30(
, depending on its condition. Thi'
place was not in very good con
dition when bought it. IT.
going to take a lot of none.
! to fix it up. I am paying highe
taxes than the place cost me
!. Prince Georges County ought II
1 appreciate whae I am doing II
: preserving this historic place.
"But what do we have today
: Leaders who appeal to the bases
: instincts of the crowd in a Gym
s ical grab for power. We got use'
to farmers being paid for no
] planting crops. Now men ar
T going to be paid for not maxim
! automobiles. If present trend
4 continue we will be a nation o
' morons and indolents ruled b
a scoundrels."
p Found Burying Ground
: He talked little about tn
e history OF the place, Of his dis
Y covery of an older family bury
II,x ~x,.o,,,ad IL, aaava StvnSortay1ia n
Evening star., 1955-07-31

A Democrat for Eisenhower
campaign got under way in
Alexandria yesterday as the
city's former Mayor, Marshall j.
Beverley, reported 200 sigma
lures on petitions he put in Cir
culation to urge President Eisen-
hover to seek reelection.
Mr.. Beverley, who wanted to
nominate Mr.. Eisenhower on
the Democratic ticket in l948
started the petitions circulating
ahead of schedule yesterday in
stead of waiting until Monday
as planned because, he said, ht
received many calls from per-
sons wanting to sign their name,
as soon as they heard abon
the movement.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Ex-SIuve Is los

MIDLAND, Va, July 80 P.-
Hester Clescow, ex-slave who
lived here most of her life, cele-
Ibrated her 105th birthday yes
Iterday at her home two miles
south of here on State Rte. 602
lin Fauquier County.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
New Owner Opens
Oxon Hill Mansion
By GEORGE KENNEDY

xon Hill the Georgian mansion built by Sumner Wees on
Maryland bluff overlooking the Potomac open house today
It's N Maloof wants people to stop in ana
see it. He wants memorial to John Hanson who
often termed FIRST United States and who
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Found Burying Ground

He talked a little about the
history OF the place, Of his dis
covery of an older family bury
ling ground In deep underbrush
Evening star., 1955-10-01
Is Areo Guordsmen to Leave
As Active Duty Volunteers

Taking advantage OF the new
nv passed Reserve Forces Act. the
District National Guard win send
|I6 area volunteers to Army
camps today for eight weeks oil
basic training and six months
active duty.
The volunteers. all In theil
teens, win take their training ai
Camp Gordon. Ga: Fort Jack
son, s. c.. or Fort Bliss. Tex,
depending on their branch oi
seryice. They win serve the re-
n1ainder Of their active duty
with Regular Army units.
q Under the Reserve Forces Act,
l7-year-olds volunteering to take
basic training and serve six
months are able to cut down
the period of obligated service
from age 20 to age rs.
Maj. Gen. William H, Aben-
dr0th. Guard commander, an
flounced their still are openings
In the citizens militia for young
men wishing to Join.
He added that volunteering for
Evening star., 1955-10-01
Judge Van Fosson, U. S. Tux
Jurist Since 1926, Retires

Judge Ernest H. Van Fossan
retired yesterday as 4 member
OF the Tax Court Of the United
States.
A member Of the court and
Its predecessor. the United
States Board OF Tax Appeals
since 1926. Judge Van Fossan
has also served in the Inspector
Generals Department Of the
Army and as o special assistant
Ito the Secretary Of War.
In announcing his retirement,
the jurist said he will consent
to be recalled when needed BY
the Tax Court.
Educated at Oberlin College
and Columbia University. Judge
Van Fossan was q member Of
the firm OF BiIIingsley. Moore
and Van Fossan until May, 1917,
when he entered the Army. He
was commissioned a second Neu-
tenant and later rose to the
rank of major with the Judge
Advocate Generals Reserve.
In 1919, he collaborated I'm an
inspection survey Of efficiency
and economy OF the Govern
ment Of the Canal Zone.
Three years later. he became
Assistant Counsel and later d.
Evening star., 1955-10-01
LETTERS TO THE STAR

die 1t last Of swallowing their
own lies. once said = Scottish
hurnorist: and II the Demo-
Gratis swallow this one. . better
prediction Is they will enter
next years campaign with one
foot In the grave.
StevensOn's 1854 campaign
spesches showed him TO be >
master Of ianbic pentameter.
which is that type Of poetry
best suited for the expression
Of grief. There Is no type Of
poetry generally considered -
best suited for putting across
denagOguery. deceit and by
pocrisy: but II be and Truman
could invent one 1t would give
more fame TO their names
than politics ever has Or ever
win.
Mrs. Troy G. Kninin.
Kansas City, Missouri.
Evening star., 1955-10-01
Arqentino Plans Action
On Peroniisto Grofters

The eo-year-old reron and the
young Nelida tNelIy1 Haydee
Rivas began in 1858. Gen.
Peron's wife. Eva, died July rs.
Ie52.
One Of the letters addressed
Nelida as Ny dear child" and
was signed Your daddy"
Ii : letter written september
10. apparently from the Para
gnayan Embassy where Gen.
Peron took refuge, the one~time
strongman said Il viii send for
YOU 50 We two together win have.
d tranquil life. You are the
only thing ! have and the only
love I have left. !,
AS the probe Of Gen. Perori's
private life continued. uncficia1
sources said the government has
asked the federal administrator
|of Buenos Aires province To get
copies Of q certificate Of mar-
|riage of Gen. Feron to Miss Isa-
bel del CULLEN. There have been
|recdrrent but ,inconfrmed rlm0rs
that he married q 19-year-oid
girl some months ago.
Gen. Peron spent his 18th day
Evening star., 1955-10-01
NEWS Or MU9II
Obernkirchen Choir
Coptiyotes Audience

3 . I. ~. eAa.. -..,... e 9....,, :. ~. <,,.l ?
sonss tnat Ws sun3 sLavnle
pIODaniy g aa.o g Ills eonuue-
1or sanu 49, y .s.u mo,e .MpoI'
sAnt. Lne 1eacnsI !. E.ul.h AaI11sI ~
ior m Wniie one can envy net aD.llIs
to gam VS. atsentlOn and IoVs
81 ner cnhdren. ner eonducIini
SHOWS NO great musical sensi-
tavity
a large part OF the program
Evening star., 1955-10-01

seen indications that the
South, where farmers and la
Dor are disillusioned over some
administration policies. would
not give Mr.. Eisenhower as
warm support Ii he ran again.
though he still Is popular
there. Now. with him out of
the race, Republicans face real
dificulty in the South.
Even before the Eisenhower
elimination, the rebellious
spirit in the South fostered by
Gov. Shiyers and his like was
showing signs Of tagging for
lack Of devils and issues to
rail against. especially since
targets on the civil rights issue
had shifted from the Demo-
crat to the Eisenhower Admin
istration. The latter's Attorney
General pleaded the case
against segregation In the pub
lie schools before the Supreme
Court and q Republican Chief
Justice delivered the opinion.
even though three Southerners
voted with him In the unani-
nous opinion.
Gov. Shivers now stands al
most alone among symbols of
rebellion in important local Of
nee In the South. Gov. James
8. Byrnes Of South Carolina,
one Of his colleagues In revolt,
no longer Is Governor. and the
third, Gov. Robert r. Kennon
Of Louisiana, win step out OF
Evening star., 1955-10-01
|Stors to Appear Tonight
On Polsy TeIeromo'

/ A I6-hour Telerama" /" to sic
|cerebral palsy sufferers will bt
lsimulcast by Station WTTG-Ty
land Station VOL, beginning ai
ITO o'clock tonight.
Movie and teleyision enter
ltainers win appear during the
show. which win continue until
u pm. Sunday, originating in the
sheraton Park Hotel. Visitors
are invited.
Denise Darcel, the movie ac-
tress, win be among the guests
introduced by Jack Smith. mas
ter Of ceremonies. and Betty
Ancona. mistress OF ceremonies.
Others include Rocky Marci-
ano. the MGM Goldwyn Girls
from Guys and Dolls" Till
Dieterle. Judith Dunkie, '.Miss
Washington: Mary Farenga. the
Singing Sweetheart" OF United
Cerebral Palsy. and Herb Won.
A mystery personality whose
Identity win be revealed is miss
Telerama.
On Sunday morning. especially
for the child audience. enter
ltainment viii include Space
Cadets. Bobo the Clown and
White Eagle and other braves
from the Winnebago, Chippawa
land Sioux Tribes In tribal
dances and songs.
Cerebral palsy 10 the result
lof an injury TO the motor Sec
lticn Of the brain, which governs
muscular control. Treatment il
Expensive and involved, each
case requiring individual diag-
nosis and procedures.
Treatment includes occupa-
Itional therapy. physiotherapy,
special therapy and neurosur-
tRery, and q case may require
lone or more or all Of these
measures. Most patients can be
greatly improved and helped to
become more independent and
productive.
One aim OF the Telerama Is
to educate the public on cerebral
palsy. One Of its features, on
Sunday morning, will be a
medical panel on the subject.
1t also is hoped to raise money
for United Cerebral Palsy to
carry on its work Of helping
victims and for research.
Participating are United Cere-
bral Palsy of Washington, Prince
Georges County. Montgomery
County, Falls Church and
Fairfax.
United Cerebral Palsy OF
washington has included these
activities In It's program:
The second annual nom
Segregated day camp was oper-
ated this summer for orthopedi-
'cally handicapped children up