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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

Mr.. Muzzy considers himself
an expert on the subject OF
finessing. Actually his only claim
to fame in this field is that he
illnesses more than anyone else
And that is not necessarily good
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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(Mr. Abel)
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(Mr. Muzzy)
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL

IA future President was born
in Fairfield. VT. 1875 years ago
today. Which President?
2-What novel means Of COM
munication did the President
use, nine years ago today. in pro-
posing meatless Tuesdays and
eggless Thursdays?
3-Who was Nancy Hanks?
ANSWERS on Next Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
ACROSS THE PACIFIC-5
A Japanese Girl

Far the Pacific in Japan, small country
islands lives Su Here she carrying baby on hel
back She holding her hands ready carry things
such the fan lanterns smaller which
you will learn how to make tomorrow.
Suki brightly colored kmono loose robe with big
sleeves and she carries brother sling
sometimes do that their hands be free for
Use brightly contrasting color when this
and then paste cardboard Cut around the heavy outline
and fold back the end panels it will stand
Figures and will show how to fold strip of
into little fan. Fasen end of with piece of gummed
and slip it her hand The small pictures of hands will
show you how to Sits they will hold things.
Lee Fenendael Luxembourg, Wis., the first to suggest
this idea.
vioet Hisens NevSfesues)
Tomorrow Lanterns for Suk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
Answer to soRICINE
sociating the number with bad

sociating the number with bad
luck.
A man who breaks a promise
is said 10 have "crawfished." The
allusion is to the astonishing
ability OF the crawfish TO swim
backward when frightened or
disturbed. The crawfish is more
correctly called crayfsh. In the
South, where IL is esteemed for
its fine meat and delicate flavor,
the crustacean is often called
"crawdad."
The expression sub rosa. "in
stricteSt secrecy" came about
thus. At certain Roman feasts,
the host would suspend a rose
over the table as a sign that
nothing said during the enter
tainment was 10 be civulged
The literal meaning Of the Latin
phrase is under the rose. "
tDis,reuisa ~ MsFsushi SYNDICATE Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

ITO show the white feather"
meaning to exhibit ones self as
a coward. is a term used in cock
fighting. The pure-breed game
cock has only red and black
feathers. A cross-breed bird is
known by a white feather in his
tai. The slightest impurity of
strain is said TO destroy the
birds pluck; hence. cocks that
showed a white feather we're
never trained for the pit
Thirteen is called "a bakers
dozen. II was once required that
bakers give an extra loaf or
bun with every dozen sold 10
customers. This was to insure
fun weight. During the last CEN
fury thirteen was also called "a
devils dozen" because OF as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
Hurricane Is Derived
From God of WINDS

HAVANA.--A number Of Eng
lish words are derived from the
fierce Carib and gentle Arawak
Indians that once peopled the
West Indies.
Two of the best known are
hurricane, which comes from
houracan, the Caribbean aborig-
ines word for the god Of winds,
and hammock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05

There are many hands where
a finessing position is there. but
where some other line of play
offers considerably better
chance for the contract.
Mr.. Muzzy muffed today's hand
in his usual grand fashion. Mr.
Dale won the first two tricks
with the king and queen of dia-
monds. A third diamond was
led and Mr.. Muzzy ruled.
After looking the situation
over. he remarked: IT'S all up to
one thing. partner" He meant
the position of the king of
spades. And in this thought he
was only 100 per cent wrong.
After taking three rounds of
trumps he led the deuce of
spades and put in dummy's queen
after Mr.. Dale followed suit with
the six spot. Mr. Masters won
with the king and then there was
no possible way to avoid the loss
of another spade trick for down
one.
You didn't give yourself
every chance. Muzzy." said Mr..
Abel.
IF you're asking me to go up
with the ace of spades and lead
back a little one, knowing the
king would have to be played,
say that's double-dummy." re-
piled Mr., Muzzy holly. Besides,
nobody can tell me anything
about finessing."
Mr.. Abel had to smile. What
you say it literally true" he ad-
mitted. Nobody can. But l
was not asking you to go up
with the ace of spades first. I
was merely suggesting that you
defer your finesse of the queen.
Lead small one and put in
the nine from dummy. If Dale
started with both jack and ten,
1t will take the king to win it.
Then your troubles would be
over.
IF the nine lost to the Jack
or ten you would be no worse off
than before, because you had
one sure spade loser in any case.
You could still f1nesse the queen.
Just as you did"
Mr.. Abel was right. Don't
take a fineSse which will break
the contract if it fails until you
have exhausted every other pos
sibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
WORD GAME

Find 40 or more words in
TROPINE,
meaning, "a poisonous crystal
line base" Average is 40; time
limit, 35 minutes.
Rules OF the game---l. Words must b.
OF four or more letters 2 Words which
acquire four letters bv the addition Of
rs such as bats" cars" are not
used 2. Only one form Of a word Is
used 4. Proper names are not used
Answer TO soRICINE
scion, score. scOrn, seone. senior, senior
sine sire. siren, since. Snore, sonic
sore. once, relns. resin, rice. risen
rinse, rose, icer. icon incise. incisor
IRONS, ironic. iris, censor, coins, corn
cone core, eorse, cosine. eosen. cosier
,ries, crone. cronies, nice. noes. noise.
nose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05

ABB THE EVENING STAR
y Washington, D. C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1895
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
Why We Soy

APOWDER PUFF: Many peo-
pie today carry a rabbits foot as
a symbol of good luck. The idea
got prominent from show busi-
ness where a rabbits foot was
used as a powder puff. If it was
missing before the act. it held
up preparations and was trouble
some, but if the foot was there.
everything could move along as
planned.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-10
Struggled Arms Found in Egypt By Britain, France

PORT SAID, Egypt, R-The British French Command Satur- day said it had found thousands of rounds of rockets and ammuni- tion being smuggled into Port Said.
 French It. Gen. Andre Beaufre said the British-French headquar- ters protested to the United Na- tions truce commander and also notified higher allied authorities ito take such representations as considered proper, as this type of activity might lead to a serious situation"
 "We view it with considerable concern" said It. Gen. Hugh Stockwell, the allied task force commander.
 The munitions smuggling CO., incided with increasing defiance from Egyptians in Port Said as the British-French garrison dwin- dled.
 As a precaution against any flareup by an Egyptian under ground, the British-French au- thorities stepped up search for arms and ammunition and banned all fishing boats from entering the Port Said area.
 The announcement said that an Egyptian felucca, one of the graceful sailing craft that ply be- tween Port Said and the Egyptian delta to the west, carried thou sands of rounds of new Czecho- slavak-made ammunition and ba- zooka rockets to the city's western edge.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-10
.CLAMOROUS
 '57 AUTO SHOW OPENS IN NY.

NEW YORK, RI-In a setting as modern and glamorous as it's newest product, the nations auto industry opened it's 1857 National Auto Show Saturday.
 Scene for the S1119 million in- dustrial extravaganza is New York's new coliseum on Columbus Circle. For all practical purposes the show opened Friday night as thousands of persons roamed over three floors of the glittering Coli scum to inspect the last word in passenger cars and trucks and scores of cutaway displays of en- gineering components like fuel injection systems, high compress sion engines, braking systems and multiple barrel carburetor assem- plies.
 It was an invitational preview for the press, industry representa- tives generally and their friends.
 The main show continues thru Dec. IT.
 There are 125 passenger cars on the second and third floors of the Coliseum. On the first floor are about 70 trucks and coaches.
 Counting in the huge rounded stage, from which a top musical revue will be presented six times daily, the presentation takes Up 300,00O square feet of exhibition space. Adding to the glamor at each display are some of New York's most attractive young women womels.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-10

Black-eyed persons can see bet ter in dim light than can persons with hazel, gray or other light colored eyes.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-10
DUST FROM RED CHINA

TOKYO, R-A huge cloud of fine dust from Red China moved across western Japan Saturday on a l86-mile front.
 The Tokyo Meteorological Bu- reau said the dust was stirred up by strong winds in the Taklama- kan Desert of Sinkiang Province.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
ALASKA AIRLINES

From Anchorage: VIM. Cole
man, Elvis Farmer, Bjorn Holta,
Robert Miller, Rudy Wesley,
George Hall, Paul Walter, j. Nu-
mueller, Xix. McKue, James Par
son, LIE. Carpenter, O.E. Stencil,
l.. Katchatag, P. Stowell, Edward
Cook, c. Mcintyre, John Jones,
John McAnerney, Harold Horn.
To Unalakleet: Selma Lock
wood, Abigail Eben.
To Anchorage: Sharalyn Rob
erts, Geraldine Brooks, Loren
KNAPP, Neva and Jack Hansen and
two children, Eugene Tetinek,
Rev. W. Mecklenburg, Rev. Robt.
Laidig, Rev Aubrey Ponce, Ed
Higgins, Douglas Swain.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Continued clear and cold to-
night and tomorrow. Low temper
allure expected tonight ST, high
tomorrow 8.
Nome data last "a hours as of
7 am. today: highest tempera-
ture 3, lowest 80. Max. wind "a
mph from the north. Sunrise at
6:45 am, sunset at 5:38 pm.
A year ago today: highest tenn
perature Is, lowest -18. Extremes
this date since 1907 highest SO
in 1949, lowest 80 in 1856.
The Nome nugget., 1956-03-07
Phoebe Circle to Have
Missionary Night at 1880

Phoebe Circle is having mis-
sionary night tonight with an
admission charge of rs cents.
They will be meeting at Phoebe
Hall at .7:30 with Mrs. Ken An
derson, Mrs. Thomas Tungwenuk,
Mrs. Fritz Carlson, and Grace Ko-
mahuk as hostesseS.
Mrs. John Fagerstrom and Mrs.
John Olson will be in charge of
entertainment, and devotions will
be by Ellen Slwooko and Mrs.
Don Bruckner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05

nue., Rockville. a checker at the
store. Mrs. Smith has added up
the first ladys bill twice.
THE first time she came l
was so excited ] didn't know
what / was doing" says Mrs.
Smith. II asked her for an auto
graph and she gave it to me.
She was very, very nice"
Mrs. Smith added that Mrs.
Eisenhower buys produce at the
Food Fair. She hasn't bought any
meat there. Once she added a
tube OF toothpaste 10 her pur.
chases. One order came TO about
50, and another to almost SIS,
Mrs. Smith said. Although she is
accompanied by the Secret Serv.
ice men, Mrs. Eisenhower pays
her own bills in cash.
Other customers in the store
haven't recognized the first lady,
Mr.. Boccabella said. She comes
and goes like any other weekend
shopper.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Late News Briefs

Creek Park. Pilot of the two
place plane was Robert A. Rog-
ers, 10, of Bethesda. His passen-
ger was Donald B. McMurray, 10,
of Washington. The boys say
their engine failed. They were in
the trees for about an hour be-
fore passerby noticed their
plight and summoned police and
firemen.
The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. has approved an
ALLEGATION of $4,000 for new
aerial and underground cables
to extend service to new hous-
ing developments in the Whea-
ton area. This was part of a 49,.
100000 expenditure approved
by the company Ilis week.
Rockville, Chevy Chase Village,
Glen Echo, Poolesville, Barnes
vile, Mt Airy and Washington
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Man Moves
Liened Goods.
Is Sentenced

A former Wheaton man has
been given a suspended 30-day
sentence for moving his house
hold furnishings after they had
been attached for non-payment of
rent. In passing sentence, Peo-
pies Court Judge Einar B. Chri-
Jensen ordered the man to pay
the $3.50 back rent in weekly in
stallments. A missed payment
will bring Jail sentence, the
judge indicated.
The sheriff's office has re-
quested that all names in the
case be withheld.
Sheriff Luke j. Bennett, Jr.,
says the case calls attention to
the gum-backed stickers now be-
ing used by deputies to attach
goods. The sticker reads, This
property has been attached and
is in the custody of the sheriff of
Montgomery County. All persons
are warned not to remove or
tamper with in any manner under
severe penalty of the law"
The man was sentenced under
a little-known" Maryland law
which makes it a misdemeanor to
move household effects on which
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Nutty Squirrels
Sneak Attack
Startles Man

Robert Ray of Route 2, Cath
ersburg, was moving his lawn
last Thursday, minding his own
business, when suddenly a squir.
rel jumped out of tree and at.
tackled him.
Mr.. Ray told the Sentinel the
squirrel = an ordinary, gray wild
squirrel jumped him with no
provocation and bit him on the
wrist. When he shook the ami.
NAL off it turned on his father,
Frank Ray, he said.
The younger Mr.. Ray then ran
for the house, with the embettled
squirrel in hot pursuit. "He fol.
lowed me right to the door and
jumped on the screen door when
went in," Mr.. Ray continued.
Il got shotgun and came
around the other side of the house
and shot him."
DR.. l.. l. Leal OF Gaithersburg,
who treated Mr.. Ray FOR the bite,
verified his story. "As matter
of fact" the physician said, tits
the second case I've had like that.
A lady in Washington Grove was
attacked by a squirrel about a
week ago"
DR.. Leal gave Mr.. Ray a teta.
nus shot, standard treatment for
animal bites. He wanted to send
the body Of the squirrel to the
health department for a rabies
check, but Mr.. Ray had thrown
it into the bushes and they could.
MT find it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05

The premature leak" of the To-
cation will probably speed up the
filing of condemnation proceed
ings to escape skyrocketing land
prices. A Bureau of Standards
spokesman says the site will be
officially announced at the "end of
this week or early next week"
The site has long road front
ages on Route 1874 and Muddy
Branch Road. Route 124 gives ac-
cess to the Brown Station inter-
change. The site is about five
miles south of the new Atomic
Energy Commission headquarters
at Germantown and about 10
miles north of downtown Wash
ington.
Assessment records show the
largest tract in the area 28S
acres, is owned by the estate of
the late John B. Diamond. Sam
uel B. Briggs, former Gathers
burg councilman, owns 116 acres.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05

Up for 10Th
Mayor Term

Irving l.. McCathran will be
elected to his Goth consecutive
term as mayor of Washington
Grove July-14 at the community's
annual town meeting and cleo
ton.
Mayor McCathran is, as usual.
the only candidate for the towns
principal office. He has been
mayor since the towns incorpora.
ton, having been reelected each
year.
Three candidates are seeking
the two council seats. Incum
bents Norman c. Healy and
Harold +. Sylvester are up for re-
election and DR.. Edward f.. Ho-
gan, a former councilman, is also
on the ballot. Councilmens terms
are for three years.
Other business at the meeting,
TO be held in the assembly hall
from 7 to 10 pm, will be setting
of the town tax rate by the citi-
zens.
Mayor McCathran recently at
tended the summer conference Of
the Maryland Municipal League
in Ocean City as a representative
Of Washington Grove.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Heir Redeems
$1,3OO,OOO Island
For 5000 Fee

The sunken island in the Poto.
mac River that made headlines
last month when it brought ST..
100000 at a delinquent tax sale
has been claimed for 5000 by an
heir of the original owner.
Arthur J. Williams, a Takoma
Park real estate broker, bid
81 100000 for the right to fore
close on the island, only four acres
of which is above water. Mr.. vii
liams paid back taxes of $20.24
and. could have foreclosed at the
high price a year and day after
the tax sale.
Last week an heir OF Mary
Wheeldon, who had owned the
island, redeemed it through an at
torney, paying the $2024 plus six
cents interest. Mr.. Williams will
get his $20.24 back, but his rea.
son for wanting the island at a
81 100000 price is still unknown,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05

James w. Phillips, 81, found
naked under a truck in Gath
ersburg early Tuesday morn
ing, has been turned over to
military authorities at the Nike
guided missile station near
DerwoOd where he is sta
toned. Police picked up Phil
lips at Kinsey's ESQ station
on Frederick Avenue. His
clothes were found hanging on
a fence nearby. After a ply
steal examination at Suburban
Hospital, which disclosed only
that the soldier had been drink
ing, according to police, he was
turned over to his commanding
officer.
Two boys, one from Bethesda,
escaped unhurt when the light
plane they rented at Rockville's
Congressional Airport crashed
Sunday in tall trees at Rock
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Very, Very Nice
very Nlce---
First Lady Buys Produce
At Rockville Supeymarket

Like any good housewife set.
ting out for a weekend in her
country home, Mamie Eisenhower
likes to stop on the way to her
Gettysburg, Pa, farm to buy
fresh groceries.
And the place she often picks
TO buy them is the Food Fair at
Rockville Pike and Halpine Road.
Mrs. Eisenhower has shopped
in the store three times during re.
cent months, says Raymond G..
Boccabella Of Silver Spring, man.
ager of the supermarket. She ar
rives in car accompanied by
two or three men whom Mr. Boo.
cabella takes TO be Secret Service
guards.
Each OF her Food Fair appear.
ances has been on a Thursday be.
tween noon and 2 pm.
Mrs. Eisenhower pushes her
cart through the store, stopping
10 examine lemons and look for
the greenest lettuce, says Mrs.
Grace Smith Of 1915 Stanley Ave.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
MAP on Page 81

Paul v. Finegan, General Serv-
ices Administration official, owns
SO acres. Robert Chambers owns
So acres. Some land is owned
by the State of Maryland.
Ironically records show that
Wilton o. .Dosh, whose no acre
farm in Germantown was taken
for the new Atomic Energy Com
mission headquarters, owns an
other farm adjacent to the Bur-
eau of Standards site.
Max Gutenberg, convicted of
fraud for land deals along the
new Pike, also owns property
near the site.
Congress has appropriated
100000 for site acquisition and
plans for the new office. DR.. A.
v. stin, bureau director, says
the buildings will cost about $40
million and equipment another
$50 million. GSA officials say
the headquarters will provide
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Gore Asks
To RezOne
Eden Isle

Coleman C. Gore of Leesburg,
Va, Tuesday night asked the
County Council to rezone his Isle
of Eden in the Potomac River for
half-acre lots so he can build a
community of summer cottages
The 400 acre island five miles
above Seneca is Zoned for two
acre lots. The council deferred
action on the request. There was
no opposition. The island is also
called Selden Island.
The Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission has recon-
mended denial of the application
because of the danger of floods.
Photographs showing the island
completely covered with water
during the 1912 Potomac floods
were introduced at Tuesdays
hearing.
Montgomery County states at.
torney Alger Y. Barbee, who owns
Darby Island down-river from the
Gore property, told the council
that the threat of floods is "over-
emphasized" by the Federal gov
eminent to discourage develop
ment. He said he has mo fearp
that the cottage on his island will
be washed away because dams be.
ing built on the upper Potomac
are controlling floods.
Mr.. Gore discounted the posi-
bility that his island would be in
undated if the Army Corps of En-
gineers build their long-proposed
dam down-rlver at River Dam. He
called the dam "far fetched.
Mr.. Cores attorney Thomas c.
Kelley asked the council, Don't
deny this man the use of his is
land merely on the possibility that
ia dam will be built"
The island owner said the Isle
of Eden could become a para
disc" if the flood problem is
solved.
The council heard only minor
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
The Welding McPhersons
Featured IN Publication

president of the B and M Welding
and Iron Works, Inc, of Gathers.
burg. Mrs. Mcpherson and her
husband and partner Mac" are
featured in the cover photo. Sew
eral pictures of the McPhersons
on the job and at their welding
and iron works are included in
the story.
Editor A. F. Davis, who wrote
the story, labels Mrs. Mcpherson
lone of the most courageous indi.
viduals l have ever known" He
calls her life story "the closest
thing to fiction / have ever
heard" Editor Davis writes, 1T
is a story of courage, of initiative,
of ability to overcome tragedy"
The article relates how Mrs
Mcpherson became fascinated
with Welding at the age of seven
on her fathers California ranch.
AS a welder during the war she
suffered an accident and doctors
said she would never regain use
of one ann.
Unwilling to settle back for
the life of a semi.invalid," the ar.
ticle continues, Mrs. Mcpherson
began doing small welding jobs in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
G'burg Banks
Anniversary
Almost Missed

The 65th anniversary of the
First National Bank of Gathers
burg almost slipped by unnoticed
by the banks president. Leonard
H. Hoyle says he didn't realize
Sunday was the banks birthday
until he began receiving baskets
of flowers and congratulatory tel
egrams. No special celebration is
being planned.
The Gaithersburg bank was
founded July 1, 1891. Its first
president was Upton Darby, the
first cashier r. B. Moore. The
original assets totaled $4,000,
put up by the directors and sub
scribers. The bank at first con-
centrated on commercial ven
lures. The savings department
was added later.
Following the 1888 bank holt
day, the Gaithersburg bank was
one of the first institutions to re-
open. Mr.. Hoyle reports that
there was no run on the bank dur
ing the depression and it remain
ed solvent throughout.
The First National Bank of
Gaithersburg moved from Dia-
mond Avenue to a modern new Of
flee on Summit Avenue, May 3,
1852. The new building includes
bomb proof vault in the base
ment and driven tellers win
dow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-07-05
Informed Sources Say
Tract on Pike Chosen
For Standards Bureau

Condemnation proceedings about 500 acres near
Gaitherburg will probably be instituted within week at
the Federal Court in Washington The land lying in the
rough triangle formed by the National Pike Route 124
and Muddy Branch Road the Brown Station interchange
the future home of the Bureau of Standards informed
sources say.
Neither Bureau of Standards General Services Adj
minstraon officials will confirm the report Rumors cir
cuatng the Gahersburg have had the site pnponted
for several weeks. Maryland Sen John Marshall Buffers
of the century"