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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Woman Vocuuminq Car
EIectrocuted Near Groom

right hand and the cord under
meath her body.
Police said Mr.. Watson told
them he pulled the cord out Of
the socket and that the cord
gave him a shock.
DR.. Richard Dobson was called
to the scene, and made q futile
attempt TO revive Mrs. Gold
smith.
Police said Mrs. Goldsmith
was pronounced dead by DR.
James !. Boyd. Prince Georges
County deputy medical examiner
who gave the cause Of death as
deterioration and issued a certi-
ficate OF accidental death.
The vacuum cleaner and ex-
tension cord we're brought TO the
Upper Marlboro police station
for examination by an electrician.
In addition to her husband,
Mrs. Goldsmith leaves a brother.
George Gilbert. Of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Richie
Bros. funeral home In Upper
Marlboro. Burial viii be in the
cemetery Of Emmanuel Metho-
dist Church, Horsehead. Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

Prince Georges County police
reported today that a 36-year-
old housewife. standing bare
foot on wet grass beside a car
she was cleaning for a family
picnic. was electrocuted when
she turned on a vacuum cleaner
switch.
She was identified as Mrs.
Evelyn Catherine Goldsmith, Of
IMaeruder Ferry road near West
wood. Md. in the Groom area.
Her husband, Howard Leslie
Goldsmith, a farmer. said Mrs.
Goldsmith had attached an ex-
tension cord from the house TO
the car which was parked in the
shade where the grass was wet.
County Police Pvt. J. B. Pad
gett. IT,. Of the Upper Marlboro
station, who investigated. re-
ported that Clyde E. Watson. a
next-door neighbor. said he
heard a loud scream just before
noon Saturday.
Mr.. Watson said he found
Mrs. Goldsmith lying face down
on the ground beside the car
with q vacuum cleaner In her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by the
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center Of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Arlington. Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties.
WashInKton. AZ Dusk
Janney. Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
second and Hamilton streets
iaft' Eishteenth and Perry streets NE.
Powell Sixteenth and Lamont streets
New YORK Avenue. FIRST and New YORK
Tenth and O streets NE.
Ridge Ridge road and Burns street 8 Z
East Capitol. 5725 East Capitol street.
Randall, FIRST and I streets S.W.
DouElsss Y, Hish, Dousiass and stanton
Simon Fourth street and Mississippi
avenue Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

The Red Cross washington
Regional Blood Center today is
sued an emergency appeal for
blood donors with the blood
bank emptied of all types except
for few pints of type A-positive
The Red Cross announced that
many local hospitals are post
poning surgery except in definite
emergency cases because of the
critical shortage of blood. Among
the hospitals most desperately
in need of blood. the Red Cross
said, are Georgetown University
Hospital. the Washington SAM
tarium. George Washington uni
versity Hospital. Emergency Hos
pital and Garfield Hospital.
Blood. the announcement said,
is needed Immediately for several
"bleeders" here whose lives de-
pend upon transfusions. Among
them Is a patient at the Walter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Cool Air Mass
Drops Mercury

Washington relaxed in cooler
weather today as the advancing
edge of a cool Canadian air
mass dropped temperatures from
the COS to the 70s.
The cool air from Canada slid
down over the Plains States
during the week end, bringing
near-autumn weather as far
south as central Texas and east
ward to the Atlantic Coast. Below
the cold front. hot humid
weather continued to prevail.
Today in Washington was to
be rather cloudy with occasional
showers and high around 49,
More showers and a low of about
81 are due tonight. Tomorrow
will continue cool.
Temperatures will average
to 6 degrees below normal for
the next five days, becoming
warmer toward the end of the
week. Total rainfall at the be-
ginning and end of the period
will be about l inch, the Wealth
er Bureau predicted.
The pollen count for the "a
hours ending at 8 am. today
was "a grains per cubic yard OF
air. the District Medical Society
reported.
Along the advancing edge OF
the great tide of cool air from
the North, thunderstorrs and
squalls were reported. But there
was no recurrence OF the driving
rain and mile-a-minute winds
Saturday that felled hundreds OF
trees and power lines across
Northern Ohio and Northwestern
Pennsylvania. OF the seven
storm dead in that area, -four
were killed by falling trees.
But in Clintwood, Va. county
seat of Dickinson County, a
morning flash flood yesterday
put streets and yards under
water and caused thousands Of
dollars damage. Cleanup opera
tons were in progress today. as
the waters Of Holly Greek sub
sided and evacuees returned to
their homes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
DC. Porty Heads to Meet
Soon on Inaugural Plans

Plans for Inauguration Day
will get under way as soon as
the Republican convention is
over. without waiting for election
day to decide who is to be in
augurated.
Melvin D. Hildreth, Democratic
national committeeman, and
George L. Hart, jr., chairman of
the Republican Committee for
the District. have been asked by
the Commissioners to make an
early start on Inauguration plans.
Mr.. Hildreth said that as
soon as Mr.. Hart returns from
the Republican convention the
two will get together to launch
the program. He said three weeks
time can be saved by getting
at the preliminary planning
promptly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

One Of the first problems, he
said. would be to find Office space.
He suggested that Offices in the
Civil Service Building or the
Tariff Commission Buildin g
would serve splendidly.
After the election, the Inaugu-
raj Committee would be headed
by a supporter of the winning
party. But Mr.. Hildreth said it
would be non-partisan affair
for the District as it has been
in the past.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, now a
judge of U. S. District Court
here. headed the Inaugural Com
mittee in 1852. Mr.. Hildreth
was head of the 1948 committee
and in the four earlier Franklin
D. Roosevelt inaugurals he ham
died the details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Bond Is Sought
In knitting Here

A former mental patient
sought by police since early Sat-
urday in a street stabbing turned
up today in the custody of an at
torney, who said he would try to
get the man released on his per-
sonal bond.
The suspect is George B,
Phelps, "a, of Clinton, Md. The
victim, Charles Carter, of the
3400 block of Croffut place Sc,
suffered abdominal knife wounds.
He told detectives Phelps stabbed
him outside of a restaurant in
the $500 block of Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. shortly after mid
night Saturday.
The attorney, Harry E. Tay-
lor. jr.. called reporters to his
office at 600 F street NV. this
afternoon to meet Phelps and
to hear his side of the story. He
said he planned to ask Municipal
Court Judge Harry Lee Walker
to release Phelps to him on his
personal bond. Police, he said,
had not been notified.
This was Phelps version of
the fight:
About midnight Friday he was
standing in front of a movie
itheater in the $500 block of
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. when
a car with six men in it, none
of whom he knew. pulled to the
curb. The men started scream
ing insults, he asserted.
The men jumped out and as
saulted him. knocking him to the
sidewalk. He said he got away
and ran across the street, but
they followed him.
He said he pulled out knife to
defend himself. When someone
said Here comes the police. "
everyone scattered, and he made
his way home alone.
The attorney, Mr.. Taylor, said
a District Court jury found
Phelps insane in 1853 and COM
mitted him to st. Elizabeths
Hospital. He was released as
cured last April.
Phelps had been in st. Eliza
beths twice previously for OBJ
servation, in connection With
criminal cases. Police say Phelps
record includes charges OF rob-
berry, larceny and assault and of
once firing a shotgun at two de-
itectives seeking to question him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Carrier Saratoga
AT Hampton Roads

NORFOLK. Aug. 20 (Rl.-The
heavy attack carrier Saratoga
made her first visit to Hampton
Roads when she dropped anchor
here yesterday.
Second Of the supercarrier
Forrestal class. the Saratoga is
in the Tidewater area for a
four-day visit prior to departing
for shakedown training at May
port, Fla, and Guantanamo Bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Firemen to Convene

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Aug
20 Especially Banners were be-
ing placed in the downtown Sec
ton here today in preparation
for the 55th annual Cumberland
Valley Volunteer Firemen's AS
ISOLATION convention to be held
here Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

TODAY

Sigma Alpha Iota Frater-
nifty continues meetings in
the Shoreham Hotel.
The National Congress Of
Petroleum Retailers meets
In the Shoreham Hotel.
The Brotherhood Of Rail-
road Signalmen Of America
opens a five-day meeting in
the Willard Hotel.
The Imperial Council Of the
Ancient Egyptian Arabic Or
der. Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine. open a six-day meeting
In the Hotel Statler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

Shriners were scheduled to hear
a talk at 4 o'clock this afternoon
by Mrs. Edith S. Sampson.
Chicago attorney and former
alternate delegate to the United
Nations.
Election Of officers and reports
of departmental directors is
scheduled tomorrow.
Highlight of the week will be
the parade up Constitution ave-
nue. at 1880 pm. Wednesday
following exhibitions of the
marching bands, oriental bands
and the drum and bugle corps
at the National Guard Armory,
and competition of drill teams,
Beauty Pageant Wednesday
Wednesday night will be high
lighted by the talent and beauty
pageant at the Armory. the pro-
gram from which much of the
organizations 100000 tubercu-
losis and cancer research foun-
dation is derived. The beauty
contest has $4,000 in scholarships
as prizes.
Most of the daily business of
the meeting will be takenS up
with operation and this fund.
officials said more than $685.
900 has been given by the foun-
dalton for cancer and tubercu-
losis research during the past
five years. with Freedman's Hos
pital here getting $4,000 for its
tuberculosis clinic.
The meeting will wind up with
the Imperial Potentate's Ball
Friday night and the Divan Con-
ference Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

The % contestants for the
annual beauty and talent prize
of the convention were greeted
on the White House lawn by
President Eisenhower. who
lauded the organizations role in
education and medical research.
The contestants. winners of
local contests across the country,
were among a delegation of SIS
that called at the White House.
Praises Shrine Work
They were told Gin education
there is more hope for our coun-
try and the world than in any
other single thing"
The President said the human
itarian work done by the Shrine
organization lis something all
Americans can be proud Of"
After passing out autographs,
Mr.. Eisenhower was urged by
one of the girls not to work too
hard.
He said he is going to try to
play a little bit after the CRe-
publican) convention Is over"
He plans three or four days of
relaxation at the Cypress Point
Club about 100 miles south of
San Francisco after addressing
the convention Thursday night.
Leaders Hold Meeting
The opening Of the Shrine
meeting followed three days of
meeting of the Imperial Council
and other top functionaries and
a day Of registration, memorial
services and recreation yesterday
Most Of today's meeting was
taken up with organization. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Memory Of Famed
ICortoonist Is Honored

LANDAU. Germany. Aug. 20
tP).-The memory Of Thomas
Mast. American cartoonist who
created the elephant to repre-
sent the Republican Party and
the donkey for the Democrats,
was honored at his birthplace
here yesterday.
A plaque was unveiled by
United States Embassy repre-
sentatives to open a Mast Me-
mortal Week. Mast left Landau
for the United States 10 years
ago at 6. He died in 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
The
Rambler
It Was There
All the Time
BY JACK JONAS

The American Dream is
safe, at least in Washington.
The other day we told the
story here about a fellow who
was having trouble getting
rid of the pennies he's been
saving in a box for some time.
He'd trekked from bank to
bank, he said, trying to get
his boxful of pennies counted
and changed into folding
money. 1t turns out he's
lucky he lives in Washington.
Several readers called to
our attention a penny-count-
ing place that's existed here
almost since the Treasury
Building has been in Wash
ington. It's the Treasury's
Coin Room, downstairs off
the Fifteenth street entrance.
Treasury officials say their
counting machines there will
total up the pennies for any
body, from piggy bank lots on
up, and give bigger coins or
bills in exchange.
Don't rush down, however,
and expect to have your
pennies counted just to see
how many you've saved so
far. The Treasury is running
an exchange service rather
than a simple counting
service.
The people who run the
counting office work mostly
with banks and business
houses, because they're the
ones with the most small cash
to exchange.
But aside from those, be-
tween 20 and Is just plain
taxpayers come in every day
to have coins in amounts
ranging from SIS to several
hundreds Of dollars counted
and exchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

THE ONLY REQUIRE
MENT is that the pennies,
nickels, dimes, quarters and
half-dollars be handed in
separately for the counting.
And a bank teller, Mrs.
Norma Dirks, of District
Heights, Md, has risen in de-
tense of the banks.
GAS a teller at the Bank of
Maryland" she writes, Il
wish you would pass a bit
of information on to your
uniformed friend.
II think that 1 can safely
say that neither I nor any
other teller would refuse to
exchange pennies for dollars
ii they were properly wrapped
in coin wrappers. Bank rules,
like laws, apply to one GUS
toner the same as another.
"Can you imagine what it
would be like if everyone or
just the Safeway Store alone
brought its silver to us in a
box without being in coin
wrappers?
IF he had brought his
pennies to our bank l am
sure a teller would have given
him wrappers and explained
the situation to him. We open
lots of savings accounts with
pennies people have saved
in the same way"
E. D. Kendrick, secretary of
the Bankers Association of the
District of Columbia, agreed
with Mrs. Dirks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
PTA President
Urges Hiring Of
More Teachers
BY JAMES G. DEANE

John B. Gillilland, president
of the District Congress of Par
|ents and Teachers, today called
on the Commissioners to channel
the rising District tax take to
the city's public schools.
The PTA leader, in a letter to
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane, en-
|gineer commissioner, complained
that taxes-and tax receipts
have gone UP without benefiting
the school system.
He specifically urged the city
heads to reverse a rundown by
Icity budget aides on a plan to
hire 178 more teachers for grade
schools next year in order to re-
duce class sizes.
Mr.. Gillilland, whose organi-
cation has been strongly critical
Iof the city heads school budget
cuts, cited in his letter an offer
by parent leaders last year to
pay higher taxes if the proceeds
went to the schools.
Made at Hearings
The offer was made at public
hearings at which PTA spokes-
men were urging the hiring Of
more teachers.
In previous years when ask
ing for improvement in the
pupil-teacher ratio Mr.. Chilli
land told Gen Lane in his letter,
I'VE have been told. Sorry, no
money available. it would take
more taxes
When we stated last year we
were willing to pay more taxes.
along with a proportionate in
crease in the Federal share. our
taxes were promptly raised. But
in spite of the vigorous and much
approved testimony of Commits
sloner David) Karrick, the So
million Federal share of the in
crease was later denied with the
excuse it might result in q
surplus.
The PTA leader noted the re-
cent disclosure that the city col.
lected SIT million more than
expected in taxes in the last
fiscal year.
Testimony Being Prepared
| Commenting that the District
has been denying a teacher in
Grease on grounds of a fund
shortage but instead has been
experiencing surplus, Mr.. Gill;
land urged that the extra funds
Igo to the schools.
I'VE hope you will agree" his
letter stated, that we should use
the money this time where we
Z know it is needed and not leave
it to be Offset by further Federal
cutbackS."
The PTA leader said his or
lganIzation is preparing to sup
port its position at forthcoming
public hearings on the pending
i budget requests.
j PTA groups have been in
formed the hearings will be on
September %. he said.
4 Operating Budget Cut
The Board of Education's op-
Grating budget request was cut
almost 50 million in the Districts
budget Office. Gen. Lane said
today this cutback hasn't come
before the Commissioners yet,
: but the city heads haven't shown
!, much enthusiasm to date for
school staff expansion proposals.
Mr.. Gillilland commended q
change in the city's budget pro-
J Icedure under which the Com
missioners' decisions will be made
known before the public hear
ings. In the past. cuts in de-
! Ipartmental estimates haven't be-
come known until the budget
. went to Congress.
This time, citizens will have
a chance to urge changes before
! the budget is finally worked out.
Gen. Lane said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
most OF THE BANKS

"MOST OF THE BANKS
have these coin wrappers, I"
he said, which can be OBJ
tanned without charge. Any
bank window will gladly give
you a supply.
"You can imagine how it
would be if a teller had to
stop while a long line OF
customers was waiting, close
his window, and go to some
other part of the bank to the
coin counting machine just
to count a box of pennies.
"A couple of years ago,
there was a serious shortage
of pennies in this district,
and the banks asked their
customers to bring in their
piggy banks. They were
grateful for receiving the
pennies. But as a normal
thing, it would be virtually
impossible to count pennies
for everybody"
Our friend with the boxful
of pennies says he's lived here
all his life, and has passed
the Treasury Building count
less times, unaware OF the
coin-counting service.
But, as Leon Betensky
writes, Uncle Sam will
gladly exchange the coppers
for folding money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Rambling

The only man listed in the
Yellow Pages under the
"horseshoers" classification
G. Herbert Ofenstein, whose
blacksmith shop is at els New
York avenue N.W.-says he
hasn't shod a horse in a year
and a half.
Conversation on a down.
town corner: Policeman TO a
pedestrian crossing against
the red light, Hey, youl"
Pedestrian to policeman,
Don't holler at me, bub.
Blow that whistle l bought
you" -.
The twain have met. A
woman was walking along F
street dressed in a sari and
wearing harlequin spectacles
In q Scotch plaid pattern. J. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20


investigating Washington schools
Eugene Davidson. Washingtc
a letter sent August 3 to Rel
Georgia. containing the request.
A member Of Mr.. Davis staff
said she didn't know anything
about the letter. The Georgian,
who heads a special District sub
committee making the school
check, is in his home State cam
paigning for a September IL pri-
mary in which he is seeking re-
nomination.
Mr.. Davis and his top inves-
|tigation aide, Counsel William
Gerber, have indicated public
hearings will be held but they
haven't yet said when. A staff
of Investigators headed by Mr..
Gerber has been questioning
teachers. school officials and
parents about indignation and
other school matters for the last
month.
Mr.. Davidson said a special
NAACP committee headed by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Arabic Order Of Shriners
Opens Convention Here

The 55h annual convention of Egyptian Arabic
Order Mobiles the Mystic Shrine womens auxiliary
opened this morning with $4,000 expected register
the Wednesday parade.
Imperial Pontae Booker T. Alexander
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

DR.. Edward C. Mazique has been
assembling facts to submit to
the House group.
The NAACP leaders letter to
Mr.. Davis, referring to prospec-
tive hearings, said in part:
Since the avowed purpose OF
your hearing is to get for the
Congress fair and unbiased
picture of the results of compli-
ance with the law by our Board
of Education, the D. c. branch
requests that a portion
of such hearings be allotted to
it to present facts and interpre-
tations of the facts.
"At such a time we could pre-
sent witnesses and experts which
would aid your committee in re-
vealing a true picture of the
desegregation process in the Ma
tons Capital"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Rising Tax Receipts
Cited in School Plea
NAACP Seeks to Present
Date to School Inquiry

The of the District branch Of the National Association
Coored People said today has had
reply to request to testimony to the House group
investigating Washington schools.
Davidson Washington NAACP president made public
letter August to Representative Davis Democrat Of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-01-05
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 279

ORDINANCE NO. 279
AN UNIFORM ORDINANCE
FOR THE REGULATION AND
USE OF TRAFFIC IN CHAR
DON VILLAGE, G E A U G A
COUNTY, OHIO.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-01-05

SECTION "a. HAND AND ARM
SIGNALS
All signals required by c.
tions 80 to 33, inclusive of this
Ordinance, when given by hand
and arm shall be given from the
left side of the vehicle Nin the
following manner, and such sig
nails shall indicate as follows:
(a) Left turn, hand and arm
extended horizontally;
(b) Right turn, hand and arm
extended upward;
Co Stop or decrease speed
hand and arm extended down.
ward.
SECTION 35 RIGHT OF WAY
AT INTERSECTIONS.
The operator of a vehicle
shall yield the right of way at
an intersection to a vehicle ap-
preaching from the right.
SECTION SO RIGHT OF WAY
WITHIN AN INTERSECTION
WHEN TURNING LEFT.
The operator of a vehicle with
in an intersection intending to
turn to the left shall yield the
right of way to any vehicle ap-
preaching from the opposite dir
ection.
SECTION 81. RIGHT OF WAY
AT THROUGH STREET: STOP
SIGNS.
The operator of a vehicle, in
tending to enter a through street,
shall yield the right of way to
all other vehicles on said
through street.