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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30
District Heads
Meet With Bell
BY HECTOR MCLEAN


The District Commissioners
met today with Daniel w. Bell,
president of the American Sc
curities & Trust Co., in an effort
to solve the Washington transit
crisis.
Acting under instructions of
House and Senate conferees,
they sought a firm proposal"
which would guarantee that
Louis E. Wolfson will sell his
controlling interest in Capital
Transit Co., if Congress should
restore the company's dying
franchise.
The conferees suggested such
"a conference to see if Mr.. Bell
could work out details of a COM
promise suggestion.
He has urged that Capital
Transit itself buy out and retire
the shares of Mr.. Wolfson. Un-
der this plan, the company would
borrow SIS or Sc million from
the proceeds Of a mortgage bond
issue on its own real estate to
finance the purchase.
Guarantees TO Buy Stock
Also, to meet a requirement
of Mr.. Wolfson that all stock
holders be offered the same deal,
an old line investment fund -
Alex Brown g. Sons, which would
handle the mortgage bond sale :
would guarantee to buy any stock
offered by other shareholders at
the same price paid Mr.. Wolfson
and attempt to resell it on the
market.
Accompanying Mr.. Bell today
were Y. E. Booker and Philip
Watts, resident partners of Alex
Brown g. Sons. and Anseo F.
Luxford and John w. Pehle, at
torneys who have been helping
Mr.. Bell work out his plan.
The Commissioners met with
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
west for 10 minutes and then
invited Mr.. Bells group into the
Office of Robert E. Mclaughlin,
president of the Board of Com
ImissionerS.
Mr.. Bell faces the problem of
working out with Mr.. Wolfson
and the underwriters a firm
proposal" which he has said
cannot be arranged until after
Congress restores the CTC fran
chise, which is scheduled to die
August IA.
House and Senate conferees,
however, have indicated they
will not restore the franchise
until after the firm proposal has
been arranged.
Price Is Key to Deal
Mr.. Bell has pointed out that
the key to the deal is a decision
on the price paid for Mr.. Wolf
sons stock. He has said Mr.,
IWolfson will not discuss price
until after the franchise is re-
stored for fear the Government
might use the figure against him
| If the deal should fall through in
a later condemnation suit.
Also, he has said the under
writers will not guarantee to buy
all other stock until the price is
determined. Additionally he has
pointed out, arrangements for
the mortgage bond issue cannot
be completed by CTC II 1t is to
go out Of business August IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Booksellers
Association winds up its
meetings in the Shoreham
Hotel.
The international Patent
and Trade Mark Association
continues its sessions in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
The international Sympo-
stun on Venereal Diseases
and Treponematoses con-
tinues in the Hotel Statler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
it to The Evening Star.
Washington 4, D. c., or bring
cash TO The Star cashier.
The cost-S36.40 for IL
days. $500 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30

A BLIND MANS cane taps
along F street. Heels clatter
on the pavement. A news VEN
dor shouts his unabashed cant.
Revolving doors keep up their
glup-glup-glup.
Trains hiss and chug and
roar into Union Station, bag
gage carts clack along the con-
crete and the big iron doors
In the concourSe clang shut.
A gasoline pump whirrs and
pings as it counts out the gall
Ions, and the tools of the me-
chanic's trade clink against
steel.
An air raid siren blasts its
practice warning. Voices
babble at a cocktail party.
Starlings chatter as they come
to roost on the Post Office
Building at night.
A steam radiator clanks in
winter and in summer an air
conditioner purrs. A radio
plays dimly through a closed
window.
Horses clop along the bride
paths of Rock Creek Park. The
creek gurgles gently over the
rocks, or comes down in a roar
at the Pierce Mill dam, where
the big burrstones grind out
the noise of their ancient
craft.
A shopping cart axis
across linoleum tile in a super
market and there Is a rustic
and crackle of paper and the
clatter of cans and bottles.
Cash registers jangle.
A small cowboy bang bangs
his way across a lawn in pur-
suit of an Indian nobody else
can see.
The call bell above the door
of a Georgetown shop tinkles
out its message. A chain saw
buzzes through a tree limb,
and an air hammer skaters
the pavement. A scraper rasps
an out-dated white traffic line
from the asphalt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30
New Party Will Elect
Tydings, Mohoney Says
Sees Maryland Democrats United,
Urges His Buckers to Support RivuI
BY GENE GOODWIN

George Mahoney expressed confidence today that the
Maryland Democratic Party" he building
State convention victory Monday will elect Willard Tydng
to the United States Senate in November
II confident that people will along and help
elect Tydings in the election" said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-30

Washington Detective Douglas
M. Smith is going to drop by the
Sinclair service station at 1904
F street NE. today to eat a little
crow. The task, however, will
be pleasure.
Mr.. Smith got into his predica-
ment last April when he ex-
pressed a little doubt" over cir
cumstances under which Lee
j. Thomas. colored, an attendant,
said he was robbed.
The description of the holdup,
according to Detective Smith,
twas fantastic" AS Mr.. Thomas
related it. there was almost as
much fighting going on before
he gave in to the bandit as took
place at the Battle Of the Bulge,
Nevertheless, Mr.. Smith and
his partner, Detective Richard
F. Ford, took Mr.. Thomas on a
tour of the neighborhood where
he pointed out Henry Hammond
"a, colored, Of the 600 block OF
Florence street NE. as his as
sailant.
Boss Held Up
Hammond, a Pennsylvania
Railroad track hand, denied any
completely. He was not prose-
cuted. Police said they lacked
evidence other than the victim
identification. The missing SIS
could not be found.
Last night Mr.. Thomas boss,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-12-06
By Lennah b. Bond
Telephone Park 9-7016

CHESTER Misses Nancy
and Ruth Seufer arranged an
anniversary party on Friday
evening November 80 in honor
of the 25th anniversary of the
marriage of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Seufer. The
event was held in the social
rooms of the Baptist Church
A large group of friends and
relatives came to extend con-
gratulations and best wishes for
continued happy years together
The Misses Seufer received
the guests in black dresses with
corsages of red and silver. The
bride of 25 years ago was dress.
ed in navy blue with a white
jewelled collar. She wore a
wrist corsage of violets com.
bined with a red rose bud and
silver ribbon. .u
The oldest daughter of the
There will be only one meet.
was unable to be present as
she is with her husband who
is with the US. Army in France
Mrs. Mobiles picture and those
of her two children were placed
on the serving table.
Music for the occasion was
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-12-06

Chester Joint Council will be
held at the West Geauga High
School building on Monday even
ing, December 10, at 800. There
will be election of officers and
final approval of the bylaws.
The committee for the Recre-
alton Project will report.
Card Party
December 8 at BIS Pm. is
the date and time for the next
card party given by the Grange
at Parkside Recreation. Pro-
gressive pinochle and Five Hun
dred will be played. Refresh
ments and prizes. The public
is invited.
Zoning Certificates
William Bebout, Chester Town
ship zoning Inspector, issued
the following zo1ing certificates
last week.
Jack Ball, Cedar Road, gar.
age; Elmer Reese, Mayfield
Road, remodeling store; Bald.
win and Kenealy Construction
Company, Hickory Lane, house;
AIRY Stevens Construction
Company, Cedar Road, two
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mess session, Mrs. Sam Pat
terson gave a financial report
on the dinner served at the
meeting of the Federation of
Womens Clubs. Mrs. Forrest
Bond and Mrs. Edward Glaze
were appointed as delegates to
represent the Study Club at
the Joint Council. Plans were
made for the Christmas party
which will be at the home of
Mrs. Ralph Schwarz on Dec
ember 10. There will be a
$1.00 gift exchange.
Those i'm Service
Frank Whiting, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Whiting, was
drafted into the US. Army and
reported on November 81. AS
he was still in Cleveland on
Thanksgiving Day, he was given
permission to come home for
the holiday. He left Cleveland
on November % and is tenn
porarily located at Fort Knox.
. Douglas Richmond, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Richmond, has
been drafted into the Army and
reported on December 3. Since
his graduation from Bethany
College in June, Mr.. Richmond
has been employed in the Pro-
curement Division at the Wright
Patterson Air Force Base in
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Chester News Briefs

Chester News Briefs
Albert French after spending
over a week in st. Lukes Hos
pital, is now at his home. He
had a cataract removed from
his right eye. He is now using
temporary glasses and from all
indications now the operation
was successful in every way.
A similar operation performed
previously on his left eye was
not as satisfactory.
Mrs. Thomas Butz Sr. re-
turned from Ford Hospital in
Detroit on Friday. She had
been there for three weeks for
observation and treatments.
Mrs. Sarah Pease of Munson
has been spending some time
with her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. R.O. Stone,
Caves Road.
Your correspondent had the
privilege of reading scrap
book very carefully prepared by
Mrs. Doris Neher Jones. Some
time this will be valuable as
reference hostory. SO m my
clippings were taken from the
Chester items in the Chardon
paper that your correspondent
had the feeling that she had
written a book.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-12-06

signs; Lincoln Construction Co.,
Chillicothe Road, two houses.
League Unit Netting
The Chester Unit of the
Geauga League of Women Vot-
ers, will meet on Tuesday,
December IL at 800 PM. al
the home of Mrs. A. John
Rose, Woodside Drive. The top
ic, Welfare of Children in
Geauga County" will be in
charge of Mrs. Robert Ban.
lister. This will be the only
unit meeting held in December
because of the Christmas Hol.
iday.
Study Club
Because of Thanksgiving Day
the date of the meeting of the
Chester Study Club was post.
poned for a week. The Club
met on Wednesday evening Nov.
ember % at the home of Mrs
Allan McGaw. The topic, I'm
dustrial Ohio" was continued
Mrs. Kirk Benson gave a com
prehensive talk on the "Influ
ence of Rubber" Mrs. Wray
Manning who was to present
the subject, Influence of Steel
was unable to be present be
cause of illness. Mrs. Nelson
Wray presented some facts or
that subject. During the bus
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Dayton.


Camp Fire Meeting
Camp Fire Group No-we-tom-
pat-immim held the first coun-
Gil fire on Tuesday evening at
the home of Frances Glaze,
Mayfield Road. A new member,
Carol Garfield, was welcomed
as transfer from another group.
Girls awarded honor beads are
as follows, Cheryl Christy, Joyce
Clary, Martha Davis, Laura
Foster, Frances Glaze, Nancy
Lease, Royetta Seufer, Sharon
Smith, Nancy Rowley and Carol
Garfield. Mothers of the girls
were guests. Refreshments were
served by Cheryl Christy and
Joyce Clary.
Cousins Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bat
ties, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Battles, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Roseum and Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest Bond all went to Clar-
idon on Saturday evening where
they joined ten other cousins
and all had dinner together
served at the town hall. Later
all went to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Grosvenor for
an evening together.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-12-06
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Geauga Record
LEGAL NOTICE

Earl Columbia, whose place
of residence is unknown and
cannot with reasonable dill
gence be ascertaired, but whose
last known place of residence
was a 316 River Place, Toledo,
Ohio, is hereby notified that
Gladys Columbia has filed
her petition against him for di-
vorce in Case No. 12489 in the
Common Pleas Court of Geauga
County, Ohio, a nd that said
cause will come on for hearing
on or after the 14th day of De-
cember, 1856.
GLADYS COLUMBIA
BY ThraSher & Dinsmore,
her AttorneSy. R6c4S
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rendered on the organ by Grand
all Hendershot, radio and
television entertainer.
The room was decorated with
white Streamers and bells. The
table from which the beautiful
four TERED cake was served
was covered with silver and
white. Arrangements of white
chrysanthemums and snapdrag-
ons in silver containers and
white and silver candles also
decorated the table. The cake,
which was really four cakes in
graduated sizes, one suspended
above the other with silver rods,
was topped with a bride and
bridegroom. The white iced
cakes were decorated with pink
roses.
A buffet supper was served
The actual wedding date OF
the Seufers was November %
They were married in Cleve.
land. Many years of their mar.
ried life has been spent In
Chester where they have always
been very active in church and
community work.
Blue Ribbon Award for Chester
Grange
The Lecturer of Chester
Grange No. 2479 for 1856
Mrs. Lennah Bond, has beer
presented a blue ribbon aware
for the services given to hei
Grange during her office as
Lecturer. The award was made
by the Ohio State Grange. This
was the only Grange in Geauga
County receiving the Blue rib
bon for the Lecturers coopera,
tion in State plans and for the
type of programs presented. TIC
receive a blue ribbon award q
Grange Lecturer must receive
5000 points or more. Mrs. Bond s
score was $500. Mrs. Bono
states that her excellent report
is due to the cooperation OF
other Grange Officers and mem
berS.
At the meeting of Chester
Grange held on Tuesday even,
ing, a previously reported aware
was displayed. Two $25 90 bonds
and a large thermometer as
an award for the Community
Service Project. These were
presented to the Master, Albert
Freshley, at the awards banquet
Thre will be only one meet
ing in December as the second
meeting would be Christmas
day. The next meeting held or
December II will be the an
nual Christmas supper. This
will be a picnic meal served
at $50 at the school building
Families are invited. Each one
is asked to bring a Is cen
gift, wrapped and m a k {
whether it is for a man, woman
boy or girl.
The Grange voted to purchase
a Helath Bond. Requests were
read for donations to the Geaugs
County Hospital and the Mag
netic Springs Foundation. These
will receive further conSidera
tion.
Charles Kochert will be il
charge of a sale of tickets fol
the American-Canadian Vaca
ton and Boat Show to be helc
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at the Public Auditorium, March
22-3l. The Grange will receive
commission on the tickets sold
Reports were given of the Of
ficers meetig held November
25 at the home of the Master.
Motion prevailed that the Lee
turer's program will start one
hour after the regular time set
for opening the Grange. At
900 during winter months, $50
is the summer.
Mrs. Matte Battles has con-
sented to take over the Lee
turer's work.
The following program was
presented with the theme "Har-
vest, group singing, Harvest
Song"
Reading THE NJ e aning OF
Thanksgiving" Levi Hartong.
Poem, 1.-The Farmer F e d S
Them ALL" Mrs. Yaro Sojka
Ruth Ann Hartong told the
story, 1.-The Legend of Ceres. y
Talk, why the Farmer should
be Thankful. Lyle Battles. Mr.
Battles compared the work o1
farmers in the past and the
present day.
The program closed by each
member telling for what he is
thankful. Refreshments were
served by Mr.. and Mrs. Milan
Pelton, Mrs. RI. Kochert ano
Charles Kochert.
Hall Relocated
The Chester K of P Hall or
Chillicothe Road has be r
moved to its new location. II
has been moved back and te
the north and is now standing
on the northeast corner of the
K of P property. 1t was ne
ceSSary to move the building
because of the plan to wider
Chillicothe Road. The moving
and mason work is being done
by the Ames Moving Company
The work is under the direc'
ton of the Lodge Trustees
Dave Roseum Kenneth Sperry
and Virgil Battles.
A full basement will be under
the building 80 by so feet. A
new oil furnace will be install
ed. An addition of six feet viii
be built on the north side o.
the building the height of the
first floor. Entrance will be
through this corridor. The mair
entrance to the dining room or
the first floor will be from
this hallway. The indented wind
oWs in the front will be re
placed by straight front Civ
ing more room in the dining
room. The stairs leading to the
second floor also the upStair'
hall will be changed giving al
addition of II So. feet to the
1 second floor assembly room. A
small anteroom will be acroS:
the east end. The new StairWa!
will be from the dining room
Two new toilet rooms will bt
added. The new location will
also give more parking space
Dale Edward Ellis
Funeral services for the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs
Sheldon Ellis were held here
on Friday November 80 at 2:0'
PM. The Rev. Theodore Kittel
officiating. The child was bur
led in White Haven Cemetery
Mayfield, where his grandfather
the late Stanley Ellis of Chester
is buried.
Little Dale Edward was born
in Huron Road Hospital, Nov
ember 27 and died the follow
| ing day. The parents, now O
Wickliffe were formerly oil
Chester. The mother was before
her marriage, Marge Guffey.
X X
Joint Council
The next meeting of tht
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
Reds Hold Key
In French Crisis

PARIS, Jan. IA tR.-The new
French National Assembly is SO
nearly deadlocked even before
it convenes that the job of prem
Ter may go to the first candidate
willing to accept Communist
votes to get the job.
This would not necessarily
mean that his government would
be dominated by the Commu-
nistS. Nor does it mean that
Communists would be taken into
the cabinet. although that is
one of the possibilities.
The new assembly goes into
session next Thursday with
slightly fewer than 600 members
sitting. OF these about a third
will be new faces scattered
Throughout all the many parties
represented.
For the Western world the
grimmest spectacle will be the
sight OF the Communist and fell
low traveller benches swelled from
SO to ISL. and an uncertain band
of So eager but untried followers
of Pierre Poujade, the anti-tax
rebel.
Between those two groups sit
approximately 400 Frenchmen SO
divided that no one at this time
can see how they may be brought
together to run a government
Out of this arises the posi-
buity that the center group
farthest to the left, led by
Socialist Guy Mollet and Rad
ical Socialist Pierre Mendes-
France. may accept the Com
munist votes if no other way
opens up to let them form the
next cabinet.
Neither one likes the idea, and
both have said so. They would
prefer to win to their side a
majority from the middle-road
400. which could make some of
the desperately needed decisions,
more especially in Algeria, that
have been held of so long by
Assembly discord.
Mr.. Mendes-France and Mr..
Mollet have openly announced
that they would not solicit the
votes Of any party. 1t is ex-
Ipected one or the other will be
the first to be called in by the
President OF the republic and
given the job of trying to form
a government. With 100 to 1876
votes between them, the two
party leaders have agreed to
form a Joint program to pre-
sent to the Assembly and let the
votes fall where they may.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
Johnston Quizzes
SummerfieId on
Salary 'BIockout'
By the Associated Press

Senator DIN D. Johnston,
Democrat of South Carolina,
yesterday asked Postmaster Cen
eral Summerfield to explain why
the salaries of $4,000 postmasters
have been dropped from an an
nual manual put out by the
Post Office Department
II am sure that the Post
Office Department is not CLASH
flying postmasters salaries as Sec
ret information and that these
salaries are available upon re-
quest" Senator Johnston, chair
man of the Senate Post Office
and Civil Service Committee,
wrote Mr.. Summerfield.
The Senator said the blackout
on salaries "has brought criti-
cism from several sources Of the
public and Government"
He said their inclusion in the
departments annual publication
Receipts and Glasses of Post
Offices" would eliminate volu-
minous inquiries and much cor
respondence from persons
desiring knowledge Of such sal
aries"
Other sources limited that the
Post Office Department. which
now has authority to determine
these salaries, decided to quit
listing them to avoid jealousy
and complaints from thousands
Of postmasters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15

is the only educational program
of It's kind sponsored by a local
health agency.
The evening answering service
with a physician to answer
questions on the phone-is spon-
sored in cooperation with the
Cancer Control Committee of the
District Medical Society and the
Professional Education Commit
tee of the local Cancer Society.
The purpose in the program.
first initiated last spring, is to
stimulate early detection of the
disease. provide information on
cancer and acquaint the public
with the facilities available in
the area to battle cancer.
The Cancer Society pointed
out that many cancers can be
cured when treated early. It has
offered to assist any person who
writes or calls on problems re-
lating to cancer.
The Cancer Answer program
by phone was started last spring,
when it ran for several weeks.
Another three-month program
was conducted last fall.
On an average. 1t was pointed
out. about II persons per night
called.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
UCS Committee
In Sd Week

The Budget Committee OF
United Community Services will
enter its third straight week of
intensive planning tomorrow. in
an effort to decide how Wash
ington's Community Chest dol
lars should be split up.
The committee of "a volun-
teers, made up of businessmen,
housewives and professional
people. has been meeting daily
since January 3. The members
have been meeting together and
in separate subcommittee to
listen to workers from the differ
ent Community Chest agencies
explain their needs.
The committee will complete
its work by the end of the
month. Then it will recommend
ALLEGATIONS to Washington's As
Red Feather agencies. to the
UCS headquarters and to the
disqualification Fund.
The recommendations will
then go to the UCS executive
committee, for review and action
by March %.
Similar Talks in Suburbs
At stake is $2.468 ,548, Wash
ingtons share of the $4,055, 269
raised in d-breaking cam
paign last fall by the Community
Chest Federation for the six
area chests. In the five other
Chests Arlington, Fairfax
Montgomery and Prince Georges
similar budget discussions are
now going on.
Funds available for Washing
ton agencies are at least $780,
900 more than last year. But
this increase is not automatically
divided equally among the 4;
agencies.
B. Bernei Burgunder, jr.