davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-10
misses cotton satin
drill shorts IL

500 poirs in group OF four popular
styles. pre-shrunk, suoronteed wosh-
oble. Novy, red. block and white in
sizes 10 to IS.
Down Stoirs, Store, Sportsweor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-10

X mems sanforized cotton
sports shirts
short sleeve style TsuU
cool skip-dent cotton
SonfeFixed
white and pIoin eoIors
small, medium, large
NotionoiIy advertised irregular dress
shirts in soft, slotted, fused and spreod
color styles. White, ploin coIors and
patterns; IA to ". If perfect 3.e5 to
SOS. Now 2.33, 3 for SIS
Down Stoirs Store, Mems Furnishings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-10

l65 shirts from weII-known
maker. Cotton broodeIoth and
oxford cloth with French or
barrel cuffs. White and plain
eoIors. Jr. sizes 6-l2, prep
sizes l3-l4Iz.
l79 poirs irregular heavy cotton
crew socks in plain coIors ond
white. Sizes 8I2-l2 in the
group. If perfect SOC. Nov 2le
So poirs cotton chino ieons. IT.
reouIors in several colors. Sizes
4 to 10. If perfect 2.59.
10 Jr. boys white cotton sobor-
dine suits. Sizes s and z only.
Were $50. Now 2.88
46o cotton knit shirts with
screened Western print Sizes
small t6-8l, medium tl0-l2l,
loree tl4-l6) in white and plain
colors. Were LOO. Nov he
Down Stoirs Store, Boys Weor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-10

80 skirts Of washable wool and
permanently pleoted Orion and wool
blend. Sizes 7 to IA, 10 to Ia.
so somple dresses from nationally
advertised maker. Pretty cottons in
broken sizes. Some irreeuIors. Reg
ulorly or if perfect 4.o9 to 8.o5.
NOW ----------- 5.6b
Down Stoirs Store. Girls Apparel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
DR.. Wilkinson
Named to Citizens
Advisory Council

The appointment of Garnet
c. Wilkinson TO the Citizens
Advisory Council was announced
today by the District Commits
sioners.
DR.. Wilkinson. who retired in
1851 as assistant superintendent
in charge of colored schools, said
he was "honored" by the new
appointment.
Now a member of the Board
of Public Welfare. DR.. Wilkin-
son made his acceptance con-
tlngent on his being excused
from the welfare position.
I DR.. wilkinson, who is n, was
with the school system for
nearly so years and served as
assistant superintendent for 80
years.
He will fill the unexpired
council term Of Brig. Gen. Ben
jamin o. Davis, who recently
announced his resignation. Gen
Davis three-year term expires
July /, but it is expected DR.
Wilkinson will then he elected
for another full term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Scout, 10, Saves
Injured Woman

The quick thinking and first
aid training of a 10-year-old
Cub Scout may have saved the
life of a 57-year-old neighbor
who stiered critical burns yes
terday.
Seventh Precinct Police Pvt.
c. w. Turner reported that Mrs.
Wilma Reid. Of 502S Cathedral
avenue NV, was burning trash
in her back yard yesterday when
her clothing caught ire. Cub
Scout Ray Fletcher, of 5022
Cathedral avenue NV, heard
her scream as he played nearby
According to Rays mother
Mrs. julius w. Pitcher, he ran
to Mrs. Reid and advised her to
"lie down and roll on the
ground" He then notified his
mother, who wrapped the strick-
en- woman in a blanket. Mrs,
Reid is in Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

Floyd D. Akers. were available
for active participation"
Under the law creating The
commission. three members were
to be named by the president o.
the Senate, three by the Speaker
and three by the Board of Com.
miSSioners.
Expresses Appreciation
Commissioner Mclaughlin
wrote the New Jersey Repre-.
sentative that he wished to ex.
press appreciation to him "fol
taking the initiative in this very
important matter and to assure
you Of our desire to cooperate
in every way possible"
Business and civic interests
have been pushing for action in
connection with suggestion
that one possible site would be
the 300-odd acres of the Ma
tional Training School for Boys
near Bladensburg road NE.
which the Justice Department
has indicated it wishes to sell
There is pending a plan to move
the training school to a different
location.
Mr.. Thompson has contended
the training school property
should be kept in public owner
ship, not sold. Otherwise the
city and its taxpayers may have
to pay heavily later for high
priced developed land" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
City Heads to Support
Memorial Stadium PIon

The District Commissioners
today threw their support to the
move to revive plans for the
construction here of a national
memorial stadium in honor OF
Americans who died in the two
World Wars and the Korean
conflict.
In a letter to Representative
Thompson. Democrat of New
Jersey. Commissioner Robert E
Mclaughlin. president of the
board, declared:
The commissioners share
your view that a memorial sta
dunn should be provided in the
District of Columbia and that
prompt action should be taken to
select an appropriate site"
Congress in December, 1914
established a commission to con-
slider plans for a memorial sta
dunn and a preliminary report
was made later by its chairman
the late Senator Bilbo. Democrat
Of Mississippi.
The preliminary report called
for a huge project with IAN all
weather" stadium that could seat
100000 spectators.
Many lawmakers apparently
thought the project was too am
bilious. and the report got no
action. Eventually the House
and Senate stopped making APP
pointments to the commission
After a lapse Of years the
question was revived and last
February Representative Thomp-
son introduced a bill to estab-
fish an advisory board of 81
members to work with the COM
mission, which he asked be re-
activated.
Asks House Members
In addition. Mr.. Thompson
has written to Speaker Rayburn
urging him to name House mem
bers of the commission. Because
of the pressure of other things
the Speaker has not yet acted
but some of his aides said today
the question would be called to
his attention.
Commissioner Mclaughlin ad-
vised Mr. Thompson of his COM
plete willingness to serve on the
commission. in the place former
ly held by the then Commissioner
John Russell Young. Commits
sioner Mclaughlin said the other
two mSnbers. John A. Reilly and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Fought for Equipment

FOught Tor Equipment
Principal Lester T. Walter
fought to get the school prop
erly equipped, he said.
Two years ago the school OPP
Grated for year without a sheet
metal course, because of lack of
money. but last year a teacher
was restored and the course was
revived.
At Chamberlain. the night
time only oil burner shop is
Stated by technicians paid partly
by the city's oil industry.
The school system asked for
S49.500 for daytime teachers for
the six shops starting next fall,
along with a math teacher and
history teacher for Phelps Voca-
tional School and two practical
nursing instructors for all-girl
Washington Vocational. But the
money was scissored out of the
pending appropriation bill by the
District Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Lane Asks D. c. to Join
Drive for Traffic Sofetv

Engineer mmission I
Thomas A. Lane today called on
District business. civic and pro-
fessional leaders to join Govern
ment officials in a concentrated
effort to preserve lives from
traffic slaughter"
+ Gen. Lane told a meeting of
community leaders assembled at
the request of the Commission
erS' Traffic Advisory Board at the
District Board that so far this
year rs persons have been killed
in traffic, compared with II at
the same time last year.
He called on citizens to help
traffic officials cut down the
spiraling accident rate which
has marked the opening of this
year.
\ Municipal Court Judge George
d. Nelson cautioned, however
against "hysteria" or witch
hunts" in enforcement of traffic
safety.
Urges Common Sense
Il hope the police will us,
good common sense in dealin,
with traffic enforcement ant
that the court docket will no
be Uttered up with frivolous O.
meaningless cases." he said.
/ Deputy Police Chief Johr
Agnew replied that police ar,
starting to see that "clean-cu
violations" are the objective il
enforcement, rather than thos,
bordering on the technical side
Chief Agnew said also thai
police are concentrating on &C.
cident-prone areas at the time.
of most frequent accident ex.
perience.
The Commissioners will pro.
claim May as Traffic Safety
Month" with a concerted cam.
paign to improve driving safety
To Prepare Slogans
AS part of the drive. the city
heads will prepare and distrib.
ute posters and slogans. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
BIuckistone's Wins
Window Contest

Blackistones florist shop ha.
been awarded first prize in a
window display contest among Is
florists for the best Cancer Cru.
sade arrangement
The competition was spon.
sored by the Allied Florists AS
ISOLATION of Greater WASHINGTON
the Florists Information Council
and the American Cancer Soci-
ETY..
The displays helped dramatize
the need for funds for research
OF the dread disease. Blacki-
stones, at l407 H street NV.
depicted a life-size st. George in
armor Staying a dragon labeled
Cancer" and displayed the
seven danger" signals indicat-
ing the possible presence of can
ceA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

basic slogan will be Traffic
Safety Is Everybody's Business.
The rallying cry will be Make
Every Day in May a Traffic
Safety Day."
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin Joined Gen. Lane in
urging emphasis on traffic safety
He said he felt that too little
attention had been given to the
hazard of speed. He also de-
clared that alcohol is a serious
factor in the problem and advo-
Gated legislation designed tc
"dissuade people from using al
cohol and driving their motor
vehicles.
Court Suggests Help
Judge Nelson pledged what
ever cooperation the court!
could give in the campaign. He
suggested these steps as helr
which the courts may be able tt
give:
The judge presiding in Traffic
Court could open the daily court
session during May with a Safet!
message. Posters could be dis
played in and around the court
A leaf1et bearing a safety mes.
sage could be distributed to de.
PENDANTS.
He also urged that during May
members of the public be invited
to go to Traffic Court as "visi.
tors, not violators." He also
called on the press, radio anc
television to cooperate by bring.
ing to the attention of the pub
lie the final disposition of traffic
cases reported in the news.
/ Arthur j. Sundlun, chairman
of the Traffic Advisory Board
Traffic Director George E
Keneipp and A. Julian Brylaw.
ski, chairman of the boards pub
lie education committee. alsc
called attention to the need fol
a concerted campaign against
traffic accidents and outlined
steps now being taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
St. Johns Episcopal
Elects Church Leaders

Charles l.. Carr. the con-
troller of the Potomac Electric
Power Co, last night was elected
the senior warden of st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase,
Md. Paul o. Alexander was
chosen as junior warden.
Vestrymen elected were Doug
las K. Bonn. Augustus K. Bowles
III. William Tenant Butler,
Louis w. Cassels. Robert II.
Felix, j. Banks Hudson, jr., Mrs
Thomas E. Hampton. Edward
B. MfrSh and Arthur r. Woods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

The proposed memorial snail
take, but reached no conclusion,
Gen. North said.
It has been pointed out that
the World War / commander
was probably the last military
leader who could appropriately
be portrayed in monument on
horseback. Many still recall the
postwar parade when Gen. Per-
shing. mounted on a white horse,
led the returning First Division
down Pennsylvania avenue.
Gen. North said, however, that
it is felt the day of the man on
horseback memorial has passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Provident Life and Acct
dent Insurance Co. continues
It's meetings in the Shoreham
Hotel.
The National Society Daugh-
tiers Of Colonial Wars meets in
the MayfioWer Hotel.
The Salvation Army begins
a three-day United Youth Con-
ference in the Commerce De-
partment Auditorium.
UNICO National begins a
three-day national board Of
directors meeting in the Sher-
at-1-Park Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

One plan discussed. he said, was
that for a simple memorial con-
tanning maps in some durable
medium indicating the accom-
Iplishments of the troops Gen
Pershing commanded and a
figure of Gen. Pershing. He
said somewhat similar memorials
have been erected by the COM
mission abroad.
Gen. North stressed, however
that plans are sim far from the
stage where recommendations
can be sent to Congress for its
approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Complete Baseball Coverage
In The Sunday Star

BASEBALL PREVIEW, 1956-In The Stars big Sports
Section in extra baseball page, Coumnists
Francis Siam and Burton Hawkins analyze the
strength and weaknesses of all l6 major league
teams and forecast their SeaSon-end positions in the
pennant races. Photos and thumbnail sketches will
introduce you to players in the Senator's uni
form. In TeleVue Magazine be to read Bernie
Harrisons feature, entitled once Again: Batter Up"
You may have some gripeS about how ball games
telecaSt. If so, Bernie gives you lineup of
suggestions for improving teecaStS. In This Week
Magazine electronc brain rates the Senators.
Datatron, the machine that picked four bowl game
winners, now selects the baseball winners for 1856
Find out how it's done and read the findings too.
In The Star Magazine the timely article on Calvin
Griffith. Can this youngest all presidents of
major league club succeed in pulling his team out of
the cellar? Read New Boss of the Senators"
SPECIAL OAR SECTION-AS the National Society
Daughters OF the American Revolution gathers in
Washington for the societyS 65th Continental
Congress, The Stars Women's and Society Section
publishes comprehensive preview of next weeks
events at Constitution Hail. including features and
news stories plus photos Of key personalities
THE ADVENTURES OF "SCAMP"-If you like dogs be
sure to read about the mischievous adventures of
Scamp" by Walt Disney You've enjoyed Scamp's
lovable escapades daily in the comic pages of The
Evening Star. Now delight in his doings in the
Sunday Stars big color comic section.
WHO PAYS THE MOST LOCAL TAXES?-A year ago
there wasn't much to choose between Virginia
Maryland or the District But, the picture has
changed drasticaly. To which nearby areas
assess the most local taxes read the survey of Phil
Yeager and John Stark in the Editorial Section.
Choose The Star on Sunday When You Have Choice
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Joke Ho|dup Trio
Held for Grand jury
Monuments Group Okoys
Pershinq Memorial Site

The American Battle Monuments Commission has approved
the plot of ground just north of the Building the
site of memorial to Gen. Pershing.
recommendation to this effect will be made to Congress-
according to Brig Gen. Thomas North secretary of the commits
sion. The site recently cleared of lapdaed World War
II temporary building.
The commission meeting Yesterday also discussed the form
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
School Shops
Go Unused

Continued From First Page
irollment next fall and could at
tract still more if the gap in the
program could be filled in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Dignity

A group of girls about high
school age were walking
across the Monumen t
Grounds on warm, sunny
day. Three of them took off
their shoes and stockings and
continued on barefoot.
An older woman with them
looked back, saw the six I'M
shod feet, and admonished
sternly:
put your shoes on. You're
in Washington now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
The
Rambler
Shocking Case
Of ShopIifting
BY JACK JONAS

Nobody could blame the
lady for wanting a decent
burial for her cat. The animal
had been around for a long
time, and was like one of the
family.
Her problem was that she
lived in a big Washington
apartment house, and had no
land of her own.
She solved the matter by
calling a friend in the coun-
try, The friend was SYM
pathetic, and told her it Ger
tainly would be all right to
come out and bury the cat
there.
The woman put her pets
body into a box and put the
box into a shopping bag.
She wanted to buy a few
things on the way, so she
stopped off at a downtown
department store.
While she looked in her
purse for money, she put the
shopping bag on the floor be-
side her. When she reached
for it again, it was gone.
She hesitated about telling
her story to a store detective,
but there was nothing else to
do. After some tricks with his
eyebrows, he believed her, and
they went looking for a shop
litter.
The store detective called a
female aide, and the search
led to the ladies room.
There, sitting on a couch
with the cat in her lap, was
the shoplifter - in a dead
faint.
Mystery
A reader reports he was
driving in heavy downtown
traffic the other day when
the line of cars halted
mOmentarily.
In the car ahead, he saw
the door open, and an arm
extend down toward the
pavement to gently deposit
on the street a cup full of
ice cream.
Il could only speculate"
the reader says, las to why
the ice cream was uneaten,
and why it was abandoned
with such tender care"
illogical
A man we know got into a
taxicab and said: "YWCA,
please"
The hacker nodded and
drove him to the YMCA.
ITS the YWCA l want" the
said.
Il know that's what you
said" the cabbie answered,
"but I didn't think you'd want
to go there"
Logic
A couple of men in a sea-
food restaurant down by the
waterfront were talking
about expense accounts.
This was quite a few
years ago." one of them was
saying, when 50 cents was
a pretty good tip.
II tipped my Pullman
porter so cents, and put it
down on my expense ac-
count just the way I'd spent
it.
The office wrote back
and said they wouldn't al
low it. The way they figured
it, the train was in Arkan-
Sas when l gave the tip,
and, they said, Arkansas
has a law against tipping
on trains.
Il wrote them and said
the train was in Texarkana
when l tipped the porter,
and that the locomotive
might have been in Arkan-
sas, but my Pullman was in
Texas. But it still cost me
money and a lot of effort to
collect that 50 cents"
Dignity
A group of girls about high
school age were walking
across the Monumen t
Grounds on warm, sunny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Street Scenes

A motorcycle policeman with
unusually fancy saddlebags
and metal-studded mudguard
on his motorcycle on Bladens-
burg road NE.
A boy, barely able to toddle,
losing his left shoe on Twelfth
street NV. and toddling on
unconcerned. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Illogical

A man we know got into a
taxicab and said "YWCA,
please"
The hacker nodded and
drove him to the YMCA.
Its the YWCA I want" the
passenger said.
Il know that's what you
said" the cabbie answered,
"but 1 didn't think you'd want
to go there"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
LC-H-SC Campuses
Buzz With Politics

Homecoming and Circus gave
way to politics this week at
Hampden- Sydney and Longwood
Colleges, with mock elections at
both schools.
At HIS. the Union Philanthrop-
ic Literary society sponsored mock
elections Monday morning in a
last minute poll of college opin-
ion Last week four students spoke
on behalf Of their candidates at
Chapel.
November is election day at
Lonewood Cardboard figures of
the Republican, elephant, the
Democratic donkey the States
Rights miniature of Virginia, and
political posters for all of the
candidates are on display in the
Rotunda,
Student demonstrations are be-
ing held in the dormitories to stir
up interest in the election, which
W II be held from to s p, m. on
Thursday Stud ntS registered
TO vote earlier.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

Horace Adams III. Of Asheville
N. c.. is visiting his grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Adams,
Miss Fannie Marie Weinberg. of
Mary Washington College. in
Fredericksburg. was the guest of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Weinberg. this week end enroute
to Charlottesville. where she at
tended a dance at the University
of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce
and family and Mrs. Lillian Cow
ington visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. ".
Covington in Buena Vista Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Digger and
children. Jimmy and Beth, of
Martinsville. were guests of Mr.
Dugger's mother. Mrs. r. H. Dug
ger. during the week end and at
tended the homecoming activities
at Hampden-Sydney College.
Mr., and Mrs V. V. Gordon at
tended the national convention of
the American Trucking Associa-
tons, Inc. in New York City last
week.
Mrs. E. f. Sutphin has returned
to Pulaski after visiting her
daughter and family. Mr. and
Mrs. w, B. Wall.
Mrs. r. l.. Thompson. of Hin
ton. w Va. is the guest of her
daughter and son-in- law. Mr.. and
Mrs. V. V. Gordon.
Bid Wall. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w B. Wall. had his tonSils re-
moved last week and was patient
at Southside Hospital.
Mrs. Claude Pritchard and Mrs.
w. A. Watson. III, represented the
Farmville Junior Womans Club
at the Alice Kyle district meeting
in South Hill Friday of last week.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Watson. III,
and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Pairet At
tended the University of Virginia.
VPI game in Roanoke Saturday
Join Epps Hubbard. of VP1, In
Blacksburg was guest Of his
mother. Mrs. E. w. Hubbard. during
the week end.
| MIS-. Anne Caben Zimmerman
and daughter Anne Cabell. of South
Boston. were recent guests of Mrs.
Mary Crawley
Mrs. E. Waller Sanford. of Nat
ural Bridge, was Saturday guest
Of her son and daughter in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Sanford. Mrs.
Sanford and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
K. Reveley went to the homecom-
ing game at Hampden- Sydney.
MI. and Mrs. Grady Wright
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Padgett in Buena
Vista
Guests in the L. B. Sanford
home during the week end were
Misses jean Hodges. Virginia
Berry and Patsy Sanford. who at
tended the weekend activities at
Longwood and Hampden- Sydney
/ Colleges.
MI. and Mrs. Parke McIlWaine
Of Arlington. were guests Of his
parents during the week end and
attended the homecoming activi-
ties at Hampden-S Sydney
! Among the alumni visiting on
the Hill for Hampden-Sydney
Homecoming were Joe White. of
I Richards: James White, of Char
| lottesville. Hugh Brennaman ana
Or. Frank S. Johns. Of Richmond :
( DR.. Bernard Balm, Of Lynchburg
/ Richard Edmunds. Don Bagwell
| and Frank Booker. of Halifax:
/ Stuart Wheatley and NJ. l.. B.
Hughes. of Danville:: Pat Foley.
Of Eastvilla: Jordan Steed and E.
J Traynham. of Waynesboro,
members Of the board Of trustees.
Joe Straus, Of TazeWell, and
Frank Moore, of Norfolk.
Among those attending the
West Hanover Presbyterial meet
ing in Charlottesville last week
were Mrs. j B. Clover, Mrs. J. w.
Whitfield. organization secretary
and MIS-. H B. Overcast. treas
urer.
Dr.. and Mrs Oscar Stine were
recent guests Of relatives ir
Washington. D. c.
The Hon. Harry r. Houston o.
Hampton. was weekend GucS1
Of Dr.. and Mrs Macon Reed. a
Hampden- Sydney.
Weekend guests in the T. +
Gilner home at Hampden-Sydne,
were their sons and families. MI
and MIS-. William Gilmer and Mr.
and Mrs. T E. Gilmer. Jr., o
Richmond.
d.. and Mrs Francis Ghlgc
Mrs. Robert Beale. and Mr. AM
Mrs. Paul l.. Grier. attended tn
funeral Of Dr. Ghigos sister, Mis-
Anita CHICO, in Valdcse. N, c
Monday.
Mt. ard Mrs. Dennis Critzer. o
Petersburg. we're weekend guest
Of her parents, MI and Mrs. Lac.
Scruggs.
Guests in the John Calhoun
home during the week end Wer'
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Harrison, o
Norfolk.
Howard Weinberg has his ton
sis removed at the Richmond Ely
Hospital last week.
Mrs Wayne Harper entertain
ed her bridge club last week.