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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-26

George Serbinoff, and pair of
garden shears from Abode was
won by Mrs. Ann Lazarus.
A motion was also passed to
publish by means of an ad in the
Sentinel the teas position in re-
gard to the referendum on the
proposed civic center.
Two more TWinbrookers have
Joined Lucy Redkey in the cast of
The Silver Whistle, which is be-
ing produced by the Rockville
Little Theater. Nancy Schaefer
will have the female romantic
lead-as the superintendent of an
old ladies' home.
Ray Maryman will contribute
to the romance" in the part of
an old man. Tickets may be
bought at the door of Christ
Church Parish Hall on the nights
of May a and 5, with repeat per-
formances on May IL and II.
Biggest winning odds at any
Maryland race track in 1855 were
137-to.1 on Gallant Tonic at PIN.
leo Race Course on Nav 20
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-26
Takoma Park Show

News of the city of Takoma
Park will be broadcast on WGAY
every Sunday afternoon at 6
o'clock. The series will make its
debut this coming Sunday. The
presentation will include commu-
nifty news, news of the activities
of the city government, happen.
ings at the Washington Mission
airy College, guest interviews and
other features.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-26
Digest Offers
Prize Copies

For the goth consecutive year
the Readers Digest offers free
merit subscriptions to valedicto
rians of the 10000 high schools ir
the United States and Canada, the
magazine announces in its May
issue.
An engraved certificate OF
award will be sent for presenta
ton at graduation. Subscriptions
will begin with the July issue and
continue for one year. Princi
pals or superintendent should ap
ply on official stationery, giving
full name and home address OF
highest honor student, name OF
school and date of commence.
ment Address: Valedictorian De-
partment, The Readers Digest
Pleasantville, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Fairfax Hospital
ToPiCk Trustees

c. B. Jet, president pro tenn
Of the Fairfax Hospital Associa-
ton, last night called a mem
berShlp meeting of the aSSocia-
ton for 8 pm. April IS at the
Annandale High School.
Mr.. Jett said association mem
bers will vote on a slate of
trustees at the meeting.
A nominating committee last
night recommended these trus-
tees for election:
For a three-year term-Robert
w. Darr, Centreville; Helen de-
Butts, Falls Church; Carl B.
Fritsche, Mount Vernon: Alfred
S Hodgson, Drainsville, and
Rothwell Lillard, Providence.
TWo-year term - Alex Aker-
man il, Mt. Vernon. Donald E.
Ball, Mason District, Lawrence
j, Proctor, City of Falls Church:
James A. Lawrence. Providence.
and Mrs, Grace Lucas, Drains
vile.
For one year term - Mrs.
Marion B. Anderson, Lee Dis
trict, Mrs Mildred Coppock.
Providence: the Rev. w. E.
Costner. City of Falls Church:
William McCamant, Providence,
and Robert A. Osborn, Drains
vile.
Four other organization trus-
tees were nominated. They
were: Gen. r. NJ. Ovenshine,
Fairfax Board OF County Super
visors; Maury Odorof. Hospital
Commission; Mrs. Euan G.
Davis, Women's Auxiliary of the
Hospital Association. and Dr..
T. T McCord Fairfax Medical
Society.
Additional nominations may
be made from the floor April 25.
Anyone who becomes a member
of the Hospital Association be-
fore Sunday may vote. Member
ships cost SIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Virginia Counts
Loss in Storm

/ NORFOLK, Va. April Is tEl.-
| A bright sun helped coastal Vir-
Iginia dry out today after a
shrieking northeaster that threw
|70-mile gusts and heavy rain
over tidewater Many areas were
/ flooded by tides that rose almost
five feet above normal. highest
in 20 years.
AS the storm passed up the
coast. it left one fisherman dead.
a trawler with three men aboard
missing and two freighters hard
aground near Lynnhaven inlet.
Jack Bradshaw of Hampton
died of exposure on the beach
near Wash Woods. where he and
four shipmates huddled all night
after they swan ashore from
their foundered trawler. the
Cherokee.
The four survivors were found
by Coast Guard helicopter and
flown to a Norfolk hospital for
treatment of the effects of ex-
iposure.
They are Capt. William E.
Mansfield of Hampton, the
ICherokee'S skipper; John NJ.
Smith and Ray Hudgins, both of
Mathews; and George Drew of
Hampton.
Capt. Mansfield said the Cher
okee lust started to sink and We
couldn't keep the water out of
her The water was coming
faster than the pumps could keep
it out l had to beach her. ;
Coast Guard and Navy planes
and a Coast Guard cutter
searched all day today. without
success, for the 40-foot fishing
vessel Dixie Queen. unreported
since Wednesday afternoon when
she radioed she was lost" some
where in the Atlantic off Vir-
ginias Eastern Shore. She is be-
lieved to have three men aboard.
Two Costa Rican freighters
were blown aground in Chesa-
peake Bay. the Paraporti near
Chesapeake Beach and the Popi
near Ocean Park.
The tug Dunlop reported she
had retrieved her tow, the SIS
Alpha. with IA men aboard. and
vas heading for Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Pilot on Forrestul
Killed in lundinu

NORFOLK. April Is LP).-A
32-year-old Navy pilot died in a
landing accident board the
supercarrier FolTestal off the
Virginia CapeS yesterday. the
Navy reported today. 1t was the
first fatality aboard the Forrestal.
The victim was identified as
1t, Comdr. 10. Allison Humes,
the husband of Mrs. Evelyn
Sahm Hume Mrs. Humes lives
at Virginia Beach, Va. with
their three children.
A Navy spokesman said Comdr.
Humes had landed his Jet when
an arreSting wire designed TO
stop landing planes broke. The
jet Tipped onto its back, skidded
forward along the deck and
plunged overheard. The plane
sank Immediately with the pilot
inside.
Comdr Humes was 1915
graduate Of the Naval Academy
and was serving as operations
officer for Navy fighter squad
ron 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Work on Town Center
Slated in Seat Pleasant

Officials of Seat Pleasant, Md.
hope to begin construction next
month on a new town hall, Ii
brary and tirehouSe.
Two adjoining buildings will
be constructed on Addison road
at SiXty-ninth street. The fire
house will replace the present
outmoded building, and the town
hall will bring together for the
first time the community's rec
ordS and Offices.
At present, records are stored
at the homes of officials. The
town hall, estimated to cost
s65.000, will be 60 by 40 feet in
size The library board has
agreed to operate a library on
the ground floor il the county
commissioners approve extra
budget funds. The first floor
will house the town Offices and
the police station. On the sec
ond floor will be a meeting hall
seating 200 persons.
The aforementioned building
Will be of brick and cinderblock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

with extensive glass treatment.
Parking space will be provided
in the rear.
The fire house will have space
for five pieces of equipment and
is being planned for possible adj
ditions. At the rear will be a
Second-floor com munity hall
seating $50 persons, a kitchen, a
recreation room and sleeping
quarters for flremen.
Electrical apparatus will be
placed in the hose tower to
raise and lower hoses automatic
ally. The buildings personnel
door will unlock automatically
when the fire alarm rings so that
no key will be needed during an
emergency. Doors for the ga
rage portion will close automa-
tically after engines have left
for a fire.
The fire house, estimated to
cost Sll5.000, Will be air condi-
toned.
Charles E. Hungerford, Dis
triCt arc Infect. designed the
structures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
AIexandrians
View Pictorial
History Of City

A pictorial history of early
Alexandria. valued at $500,00O,
was opened to the public today
at Gadsby's Tavern in the 200
block North Royal street.
Approximately 500 Metropoli-
tan Area residents viewed the
collection at a special showing
last night.
More than 20 leaders of Alex
andria from 1749 to 1865 are
pictured in the collection as
sembled by the Alexandria Asso-
citation from institutions and pri.
vate citizens. A total of 29O por-
traits. drawings, engravings and
miniatures are on display.
Last nights showing was the
opening event of a week-long
celebration of the 50th anniver-
sary of the Alexandria Chamber
of Commerce. A parade will be
held at IL am. tomorrow and the
renovated Ramsay House, owned
by the first Lord Mayor of the
city, will be dedicated at 10 am.
The 10th annual old home
tour of the Alexandria Associa-
ton also will take place tomor-
row. One of the stops will be
Gadsby's Tavern, where the par
Elephants can see the painting
exhibit.
Twenty hostesSeS dressed in
colonial costume greeted guests
last night. Some of the cos
TUNED women wore accessories
that belonged to the wives of
colonial leaders.
A thysiognotrace. a machine
used for cutting silhouettes in
the early days. was demon
.strated. 1t was made by Thomas
M. Boggs, director of the Ma
tional Collection of Fine Arts for
the Smithsonian Institute.
Mayor Leroy S. Blendheim
was among many city officials
who viewed the portraits OF
Washington, Lee and others last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
AIexundriun Fined
In Income Tax Case

A 36-year-old Alexandria worn-
an who works for the Federal
Government was fined $3.50 yes
terday for failing to file her Vir-
ginia State income tax return
last year.
The defendant, Miss Blodgett
johnson. colored, of the 1400
block of King street, was given
until May l to pay the fine. The
fine was imposed by Alexandria
Corporation Judge William P.
Woolls. Miss johnson had APP
pealed the case to Corporation
Court from Police Court where
she was fined $500.
Virginia residents must file
returns on their 1855 income by
May / this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

and Mr.. Caddington. accused the
Mann group of using "bossism
for sympathy vote"
They want to take over. :"
Mr.. Moore said, and added that
in this contest a boss lis a po-
litical leader with whom you
disagree a machine is what
they've got if you're not in
control"
Mrs. Alice Hostetler. official
spokesman for the opposition
slate last night, said the fight
was not with the local State
Central Committee, but against
the leadership of the State
party She said the present
chairman of the State party has
never called a meeting.
David L. Cahoon. independent
running for the convention. de-
plored the party split and the
formation of states by the two
opposing organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
MuryIonders Reminded
Monday Is Tax DeudIine

ANNAPOLIS, April 13 tPl.--
Marylanders have only three
more days in which to get their
State income tax returns IN the
mail, the controllers Office re-
minded today,
Since the normal deadline,
April Is, falls on Sunday this
year, taxpayers will be given
through Monday to file them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
MARYLAND-V VIRGINIA NEWS
Prendergost Endorsement
Sparks @. O.P WronoIe

only two committee member.
were present at the Endorsement
meeting.
Mr.. Clevenger was Joined By
Morris Widemeyer, Anne Arunde
County Republican leader who
introduced Mr.. TausSig, in claim:
that DR.. Prendergast turned Re-
publican only several years age
after having registered in Anne
Arundel as a Democrat in 1913
W.. Harvey Beardmore, An
napolis attorney representing DR.
Prendergast, said 1T took reaI
courage" for the candidate tc
change parties. He said the can
didate changed because Of his
convictions.
The only mention of DR.. Prem
dergast'S platform came with the
comment, He believes all lner
are created equal and should be
treated equal.
TausSig Speaks
Mr.. Taussig spoke for universe,
military training patterned or
the Junior ROTC program ir
District schools and the Eisen-
hover program. He said that
if elected, he would work tt
slowly phase out" unnecessary
governmental forms and report,
and subsidies which leao
Ito socialism"
/ Mr.. Clevenger advocated Fed.
eral financial assistance to solve
problems of youth, giving 10.
Iyear-olds the vote. lowering the
social security age limit to 81
years, more governmental ap.
pointments for women and Fed.
eral aid to universities.
Candidates for Prince George!
Circuit Court judgship also spoke
Frank l.. Anderson said thu
judge elected should come from
the county's northern end be-
cause the other Circuit Cour
Judges are either from tn,
southern end or Southern Mary
land counties. A Democrat ant
Riverdale resident. he notet
that he was the only candidate
who did not file in both Demo
crat and Republican primaries
CrOSs-filing Defended
The other candidates dir
.croSs-file on grounds the NOV,
would remove the race as ia
as possible from politics.
William B. Bowie, Uppe
Marlboro attorney, said he ha
had a continued and varied lega
practice before the Circuit Cour
and has argued before tn,
Maryland Appeals Court.
/ Richard V. Waldron, speakin;
for Judge John r. Fletcher, WHIT
was appointed to the post ant
is now seeking a full term, salt
Judge Fletcher is the only can
didate with experience on tn,
bench and that he is we'll quail
fed to retain the post.
Samuel w. H. Meloy. United
States Commissioner in Uppe
Marlboro, said he has had onl,
two of his decisions appealed
One was later voluntarily dis,
missed and the other was up.
held by the Appeals Court. Mr.
Meloy also is the auditor of the
Circuit Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Transit Official Quits

RICHMOND, April 10 Pr
Leo F. Davis, vice president and
manager of the Virginia Tran
sit Co.. will resign, effective
May /, to become vice president
OF Richmond's Central National
Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
BY WILLIAM TALBOT

A hassle among Prince Georges
County Republicans shattered
an otherwise peaceful party rally
in Riverdale last night, but was
QUICKLY subdued by pounding of
the chairman's gavel.
In dispute was the indorse-
ment announced March 4 by the
County's Republican State Cen
trial Committee of William
Prendergast, Anne Arundel
County, for the 5th Maryland
district congressional seat now
held by Representative Landlord.
Democrat.
The Endorsement drew fire
from Clifton l.. Clevenger of
Laurel, also a candidate in the
three-way Republican primary
race, who slammed the commit
tee for Endorsing a Democrat. F."
Lets don't put a Democrat
on the Republican ticket for
Congress-" he urged.
Defense by Wilkinson
| At the end of the meeting
Earl H. Wilkinson. a committee
member, spoke briefly to defend
the committee action.
I'VE must have harmony on
the committee" he said.
He added that both DR.. Prem
dergast and Joseph K. Taussig
of Annapolis, third contender in
the primary, had appeared be-
fore the committee at the candi-
dates request. He said Mr.
Clevenger had not requested an
appearance.
/ Mr.. Wilkinson then moved
against Mr.. Clevenger, charging
that his action in the 1854 po-
litical campaign was a most
un-Republican thing"
His apparent attempt to elab-
crate was cut off when Mr.
Clevenger rose to speak. But
he, too. got the ak as Bowie
Bragunier, president Of the host
Prince Georges County Republi-
can Club, pounded the table and
declared the meeting attended
py 20 persons closed.
! The committee drew criticism
from several party stalwartS dur
ing group discussions after the
meeting. They charged that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Virginia Flyer Dies
In Jet Fighter Crush

A Charlottesville (Va.) airman
was killed when his jet fighter
pla ne crashed yesterday in
Georgia, the Associated Press re-
ported.
He was LIST 1t, Aubrey L.
Thomason. %, son Of Mrs. Julia
B. Thomson of sol Boiling
avenue. He was pilot of an F-84F
Thunderstorm which crashed
and burned in an open field near
Albany after the plane developed
complete hydraulic failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Civitun Dinner TONIGHT

Zone 3 of the Chesapeake Dis
trict of Civitan international,
composed of six clubs in North
ern Virginia. will hold a buffet
dinner at 7 pm. tonight in the
Hunter Motel, Shirley highway
near Springfield, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Sixth District
Opponents Spar
lover bossism

Maryland's 9th district DEM
Iocratic candidates for Congress
took off the kid gloves briefly
last night in discussing the need
for harmony and the issue of
"boSSiSm.
J. Grahame Walker went into
his opponents own territory to
accuse him of being ar trapped"
man and used by E. Brooke Lee
and Ward w. Caddington. county
party leaders.
His opponent. John r. Foley,
who so far has declined to ex-
change personal verbal fisticuffs
with Mr.. Walker, said the ac-
Icusation came with bad grace
and was not founded in fact"
only with unity can we win
IN November, and l will con-
tinue to appeal to all Demo-
Gratis" Mr.. Foley said. =
RapS Lee and CaddingtOn
Harmony will not do. This is
the time to shift leadership in
the party" Mr.. Walker said in
the appearance before the Ken
sington Wheaton Democratic
Club. of which Mr.. Foley was the
first president.
Mr.. Walker accused Mr.. Lee
and Mr.. Caddington of not car
ing about congressional victory
in November.
The Lee-Caddington organ
ization is the issue" he declared.
The two colonies did their level
best to find candidate to run
against me and successfully per-
suaded John R. Foley. He is
being used put forward to
split wide open the forward
looking, the progressive people
in this county"
Foley Denies Charge
II deny here, and will deny
any place. that / am a tool of
anyone" Mr.. Foley retorted,
Col. Lee knows 1 am not in his
pocket; Col. Caddington knows
I am an independent Democrat.
l nave opposed the Cadding-
ton group since 1850. If l dis
agree with Col. Lee, I will do in
the future what l did in the
past"
Mr.. Foley numbers among his
supporters some of the top coun-
" leaders in the anti-Lee fac
ton. He has not approved Of
official Endorsement by the pre-
.cinct chanrmen's organization.
but has welcomed the indorse-
ment and support of any Demo-
crat.
Mr.. Walker got support from
one Of his campaign leaders,
James II. Mann. He is on a
slate that has filed as delegates
to the State convention in OPP
position to the slate supported
by the majority Of precinct
chairmen. the State Central
Committee and elected Office
holders.
The issue is boSSism and
machinism. The bosses are
Brooke Lee and Ward Cadding-
ton Mr.. Mann charged,
John P Moore, head of the
slate being backed by the
Stevenson TydingS-Foley Clu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
There Is Variety
lin a Girls Gurb

HOLLYWOOD up. In
Written on the Wind" Dor
othy Malone had 13 costume
changes including evening
gowns. lounging clothes, furs,
jewels and got nowhere in
her on-screen pursuit of Rock
Hudson.
AS the only girl in GUAM
tez." a ghost-town western,
she has one outflt-pants,
boots and a mans shirt. And
has Fred MacMurray and
three other men in the story
chasing her.
Does that figure? In the case
of Dorothy's figure, yes.
Dorothy offered this COM
ment. incidentally. on the act
ing qualities of one of the pur-
Suers, John Larch. and of
men in general: "He shows
kindness, strength and manli-
nesS-all those things that are
rare"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
|Stephonie Is
Valley City's
Lone Film Star

HOLLYWOOD R.- Ste
phanie Griffin claims she has
one distinction as an actress:
She's the only one who ever
came from Valley City, Ohio.
Population ESQ.
And everybody in my school
graduating class took part in
dramatics, else we couldn't
have put on the class play"
She graduated in a class Of
eight.
Stephanie was on the COW
ers Of IA magazines in one
year. Hollywood beckoned, but
she fell in love with and mar
ried an agent.
II had all kinds of offers
but he wouldn't let me take
them"
Finally, he relented and let
her make her debut in The
Last Wagon"
She plays a real witch type.
Her husband argues that it's
too hard to sell sweet-young-
thing types to studios-but
the bad girl types are easy to
sell.
Everybody in Valley City
knows I'm not the kind of girl
I played in my first movie. +"
she laments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
GRAHAM
Continued From Page CT

Continued From Page CO
Americas youngest retired ac-
tor" Fraser portrayed the in
FAINT Moses on the screen. Hes
ton will take two weeks OF to
play in "Mr. Roberts" at the
City Center in New York for $85
q week.
Charlie Chaplin, jr., making a
movie in England, revealed that
he hasn't seen his father for two
years, or heard directly from
him. "He's always gleaning to
write us, but he seldom gets
down to IT,"
Jean Simmons has been PACED
to return to London to play
Violet Szabo, the London sales
girl who was shot as a spy dur
ing World War II by the Ger
mans. The movie is from the
book. Carve Her Name With
Pride" by r. J. Minney.
Mickey Rooney says his cur
rent act at the Los Angeles
Cocoanut Grove will be his final
night-club appearance. From
now on I'll concentrate on mo-
ton pictures and televisions. u
Mickey is tired of travelling.
One of Bing CrOsby'S sons
Dennis-will be out of the service
and home for Christmas. He's
been stationed in Germany
Dennis's twin, Philip. and Older
brother Gary are still in khaki.
Paul Douglas and Jan Sterling
will have a built-in baby sitter
for their Sutton Place house ii
New York. Paul likes hi
mother -in-law and picked 6
house only a block away from
where she lives, so that. whilt
both he and Jan work in theil
plays at night, grandma can stay
with son Adams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
MIDTOWN NEW YORK
By ROBERT SYLVESTER s

some thought. "only on of
nights"
Elvis Presley, a pretty rugged
type, was in town over the week
end getting his Salk shots and
his appearance reminded a
United Press reporter of the
night recently when the reporter
called Elvis at his Memphis
home to get a quote on the
rhubarb at the gasoline station.
The reporter got Elvis' father
on the phone and asked to speak
to Elvis himself.
We'll" said Pop, II don't
know whether you can talk to
him. He's out in the backyard
feeding the mule"
The Arch Oboler play coming
to town called Might of the
AUX" concerns doings on a space
ship and. if nothing else. should
have solid technical background.
Oboler lives in Santa Monica in
an experimental house designed
and owned by Frank Lloyd
Wright and already decided to
the State of California. Among
the furnishings is a time capsule
and although Oboler has lived
there Is years. each year Wright
adds to the house or changes
some central part of same.
Oboler himself is fairly flu
turistic. He is a collector of
dictaphone machines beginning
with the old Ediphones and
coming up to the new electronic
gadgetS. He dictates most OF
his plays into these machines
usually into the one in his car
|
My favorite hatcheck girl
even though I don't know her
is Marti Mayo of the BowlerC
bowling alleys in New Jersey
Marti in her spare times is ar
almost nude model. The Other
might her boss asked her if she
ever models clothes. "Oh, yes
said Marti. "Bikinis."
Last week she saw MY Fail
Lady" and came away en-.
Ithralled with Rex Harrison. He
talks so nice" she explained
Like he went to Harvard OF
something"