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Evening star., 1956-12-24
1857 MARYLAND ASSEMBLY
Corp-Hunting in Bay
Sought by Archers

to do his instructing from "an-
other and nearby vehicle"
Curb ON Slow Drivers
And are you sometimes con-
fused by the woman driver who
creeps along making indistingu-
ishable hand signals which. IL
turns out. merely mean she's
drying her nail polish?
The Legislature may help
clear this up, too. One OF the
bills would knock out the prior
warning a cop must give a
slow driver impeding traffic. One
offense and-bingo!--tell it to
the Judge. How about the hos
pital visitor who dispenses
cheer in liquid form?
Under another council bill, 1t
would be illegal TO give liquor
to patients In State tuberculosis
or chronic disease hospitals -
unless you first get permission
from the hospital superinten-
dent.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
ArmyCook CIings to Life;
Killed Wife, Shot Himself

| A young Army cook who killed
his wife and then shot himself
Saturday night clung to life
today in very critical condi-
tion. Walter Reed Hospital re-
ported.
Specialist Sd Glass James T.
F1eenor. IS. of 4425 Hewitt ave-
niue. in MONTGOMERY County
north Of Wheaton. shot his wife
Susan. 10. TO death as she held
their 4-month-old daughter in
her lap. county police said.
Detective Sergt. Harold Tread
well said Fleenor still clutched
the .32-caliber revolver when
police arrived at the residence
The baby, apparently unharmed
was on the floor.
Mrs. Fleenor's niece. Glenn
Robbins. rs. and sailor, Thomas
z Miller, 20. were in the house
at the time OF the shooting They
told police the soldier had beer
drinking He accused his wife Of
being unfaithful 70 him. then
kil!H her. they said.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Inaugural Officio|Wo
OfF|y-by-NightS SoIesmen

ceremonies. Most of these are
reliable publications and we dc
not intend to detract from their
advertising sales in any way.
FIy-by-Night Publishers
"The committee is emphatic
however. in its desire to prevent
the f1y-by-night publishers and
advertising statesmen from hav-
ing a heyday at the expense OF
the community and the Nation. .
Mr.. Zirkin is chairman of the
board of trustees of the Better
Business Bureau.
Inaugural Committee Chair
man Robert v. Fleming an
Inounced appointment of Leland
IS. Mccarthy. managing director
of the Better Business Bureau
as vice chairman of the Unfair
Practices Committee.
Mrs. Howard Aldridge Coffin,
chairman of the Official Hostess
ses and Hospitality Committee,
is preparing 100000 copies of ar
official guide book. This will
be distributed free to visitors at
hospitality centers, given to
Senators and Representatives
and the general public. The book
will go to press January 10.
Co-chairmen Of this project
are: Fred L. Dixon and James
E. Bacon, jr.. while Mrs. Daniel
Shields is assistant chairman
Aiding are: Joseph Ruttkay
inaugural committee art direc.
tor: Donald j. Tubridy, Sandrs
Winnie and Virginia Hines.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Neighbors said the Fleenors
moved into the house about
three months ago. He was sta
toned at Fort Leslie j. McNair
1t was his first duty assignment
since returning from Iceland in
July
Police said the Fleenors were
married October /, 1855. His
home was at Pennington Gap, In
Lee County, Va.
Mrs. Fleenor was from Kelkee
about Is miles from Pennington
Gap. police said. The sailors
home is also in that vicinity
police said. He was identified
as the brother OF a woman
married to one Of Fleenor''
brothers.
The slain woman's baby is al
Walter Reed Hospital. Rela-
tives said il has been in pool
health since birth.
County police indicated Flee
nor's family would get custody
OF the child. Ofiicers said the
baby's maternal grandmother
Is u pile 70 give 1t a home.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Health Officials PIonnino
Tighter Drug Controls

the requirement of either a
prescription from the customer
or a warning from the druggist.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert F. Kneipp, who worked
on the narcotics legislation and
its dangerous drug regulations,
said across-the-counter sales
could be controlled by changing
a single word in the Pharmacy
Act.
Warning Would Be Given
He said the act now lists
"caustic hydrates of potassium" "
If "hydrates" were changed to
compounds" he went on. potas-
SUM permanganate would come
under the Pharmacy Act.
Under this act. he explained,
pharmacists cannot sell the
listed chemicals without first ex-
planning the poisonous qualities
of the article to the purchaser,
If the would-be purchaser is
less than 18 years of age, Mr..
IKneipp pointed out. the phar-
macist cannot sell one of the
chemicals listed under the
Pharmacy Act without a written
order from a person whom he
knows or believes to be an adult.
Juveniles Involved
A survey of women who were
hospitalized after using potas-
sium permanganate for at
tempted abortion showed some
of the patients were juveniles,
including one 13-year-old girl.
Mr.. Kneipp said the Pharmacy
Act put other controls around
the listed poisons. including re-
quirements that the druggist
must determine If the purchased
chemical is to be used for a
lawful purchase.
The Assistant Corporation
Counsel said he would draw up
the amendment to the Phar-
macy Act If so requested by
the Health Department.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
z Named to Guide
Heart Fund Drives

Chairmen for the 1857 Heart
Fund drives in Alexandria and
Arlington we're announced today
by d. w. Duke. Heart Fund
chairman for the Heart Associa-
ton OF Northern Virginia.
Miss Eleanor Nugent. presi-
dent OF Graham a. Ogden real
estate and insurance firm, was
appointed chairman Of the Alex
andria drive, and Vincent L.
Marcum, who also is IN the real
estate business. was named
chairman In Arlington.
The Heart Fund campaign will
be conducted throughout the
month Of February.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
DOLLS SAVED AS FAMILY OF s
FLEE MARYLAN FARM FIRE

Two dolls bought Christmas presents all that
saved yesterday in Mtchelvle Md FIRE that de-
stroyed the tenant farm house Of family Of ak.
David Watson his wife and four children ages one
through eight could not explain how the FIRE started IN their
four tenant house the farm Of Robert A. Dixon.
Church road They said the blaze started in he living
room wood stove about am.
Christmas awaiting decorations lost in The
oisze that MI Dixon said caused about 5000 damage
The WatsonS have given temporary housing with
friends. Mr.. Dixon added He said he trying 70 nnd
house trailer for them.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Washington area businessmen
were warned today by the In
augural Committee to beware OF
"fast-talkers. promoters and
unscrupulous advertising sales
men" who seek to capitalize
illegally on the event.
Dewey Zirkin, chairman of the
Unfair Practices Committee OF
the inaugural group, said a
report:
THE Inaugural Committee
sponsors no programs or other
publications which carry paid
advertising.
persons or organizations
soliciting funds or selling ad-
vertising for publications osten-
sibly sanctioned by the commit
tee should be reported i'm
mediately.
Advertising will be excluded
from the official inaugural pro-
gram. as we'll as from all other
official committee publications
and floats, banners and mate
rials used in the parade anc
along its route.
Business Men Warned
"The cost of the inaugura
celebration will be met this year
as in the past, by the sale oi
tickets for the parade, the in
augural balls and other event;
and by the sale of the officia
program and medal.
I'VE are determined to keer
the fast-talkers. promoters anc
unscrupulous advertising sales
men as far removed from thu
scene as possible.
"The committee suggests tha'
merchants, businessmen anc
others who may be approached
by advertising solicitors in con
nection with unauthorized in.
augural publications notify with,
out delay the Unfair Practices
Committee at Republic 7-880(
or the District of Columbia Bet,
ter Business Bureau, Nationa
S-2727.
Newspapers and magazines
throughout the Nation are plan.
ming to publish special editions
or give added coverage to the in
auguration and its attendant
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Sooner or later, we'll have to
get to the point of taxing the
area that is creating our prob
Ilem-namely, new home con-
Istruction." he said.
He added. however. that he
does not intend to introduce a
county home construction tax
bill which was stoutly criticized
when he first proposed 1t last
fall.
Mr.. Machen said he is study
ing the possibility Of levying a l
per cent tax in the county on
sales of undeveloped and resi-
dental property.
Nichols Offers New Idea
Another new idea for county
revenue came from Delegate C.
Philip Nichol. who said he has
been considering the possibility
of providing for a special county
sales tax in addition to the State
sales tax.s
Mr.. Nichols said he has no
serious objection to the proposed
county automobile registration
fee. He said he is somewhat OPP
posed to a county cigarette tax.
but added that I'VE may have to
resort to that"
Delegate Lansdale G. Sasscer.
ljr., said that before he could
vote for the county to tax ciga-
Irettes and other tobacco prod
ucts he would have to be salts
fed that it would not harm
county tobacco growers.
Support for the county auto
registration fee also came from
Delegate Loveless, who said that
"as long as the State is not
going to raise its motor vehicle
tag fees, l favor county auto
mobile tags"
FavOrs Higher Fees
] Mr.. Loveless also said he felt
serious consideration should be
given to a 50-cent admissions
tax at county horse race tracks.
which he said would raise an
estimated 1855 900 annually. He
said he favors increasing the
license fee on pinball machines
and raising the county amuse-
ment tax.
! The County Commissioner
have estimated that a SIS county
auto tag for each passenger We
! hicle would produce an annual
S 100000. A 2-cents per pack
: cigarette tax with correspond
} ing levies on other tobacco
products would bring in some
. thing over $500.000.
Among other revenue ideas
! that the commissioners have put
: forth are taxes on renters and
on winnings at country horse
trace tracks.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

county commissioners LnaC drew
the support of even two of the
county legislators was the spec
ial county automobile registra-
ton fee.
Sickles Not Convinced
Delegate Carlton r. Sickles
said he is not convinced that
the county needs new tax sources.
"If we need more money we
first have to consider what would
be the most equitable tax to
use," Mr.. Sickles said. IF we
already have that type of tax,
perhaps it would be best to use
it instead of turning to new
sources with their additional ad-
ministrative costs"
The county commissioners
have said they need $1.5 million
in new revenues next year or
they will have to increase the
lpresent basic real estate tax rate
of $2.15 per 500 of assessed val
uation, which they don't want
to do.
All the other county legisla-
tors except Mr.. Sickles said they
felt new revenue sources would
have to be found.
Senator Wheatley said the real
estate tax is now carrying most
of the county's financial load
Points to Young Homeowners
$50 many homeowners are
young people just holding their
own that I feel some other rev.
enue sources will have to be
tapped" he added.
Both Delegates Perry o. Will
kinson and Ernest A. Loveless
jr., expressed concern for delays
in the country's school construc-
ton program that might result
if new revenues are not found
Mr.. Wilkinson said it is his
hope that the county can elimi.
nate within two years most oi
the double shift classes. He esti.
mated that there are about 1,72C
pupils on double shifts at
present.
Delegate Hervey G. Macher
expressed opposition to both the
county automobile registration
fee and the proposed tobacco
products tax as sources of nev
revenue for Prince Georges.
e Explains Opposition
D I'VE can't blow hot and col,
r down there at the legislature,
Mr.. Machen added, explaining
that most of the Prince George
legislators in the past hav
I, fought increases in State aut,
: registration fees and proposet
: State and county cigarette taxes
9 Mr.. Machen said he feels mos
; of the proposals that the Count,
i, Commissioners have made TO
!. raising the estimated SIS million
are merely stop-gap ideas.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. "a R. -
Among the decisions to be made
by the Maryland Legislature
convening January 2 is whether
carp hunting with bow and
arrow should be legal in the
Chesapeake Bay.
AS any carp hunter worth his
salt knows. the carp is tradi-
tionally a denizen of fresh-water
mud banks.
1 Apparently working on the
theory that any fresh-water fish
dumb enough to venture into
the Bay deserves to be shot. the
bow-and-arrow people are out To
remove the stigma Of crime from
such an act. After all. it's already
legal to shoot carp in Bay tide
waters.
The archers already have
cleared one hurdle. They have
support from the Legislative
Council. a body Of lawmakers
which screens proposed legisla-
tion when the legislature itself
is not in session.
rs Bills In Works
This means the carp-shootine
bill will be among rs measures
I introduced by the council AZ
soon as the legislature gets To
I work.
The council also has started
the ball rolling on a number OF
other solutions to weighty prob
lens.
/ For example. are you uncom-
Portable teaching junior TO ride
that motor-scooter you gave him
for Christmas? You know. the
Law says a driving instructor
must sit on the front seat Of the
motor vehicle. right beside the
! learner, al all times.
4 Well, the council has q bill
which. in the case Of a two
wheeled motor vehicle. would
make it legal for the instructor
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Peggy King Ends Tour

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. "a tR.-
Singer Peggy King. suffering
from an infected ear. was flown
back from a holiday entertain
ment tour Of Alaskan military
bases yesterday. The rest Of
the troupe. headed by Bob Hope,
is scheduled to return today on
canpletion Of the tour.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Christmas Opero

The choirs Of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Rock Creek
Parish. will present the Christ
mas opera. "Amshl and the
Night Visitors" by Gian-Carlo
Menstti. at . pm Thursday in
the parish hall auditorium. ALI
son street and New Hampshire
aveu 3 NV.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
.YULETIDE RAISINS
BARRED FOR FELONS

RICHMOND, Va. (P.-
Christmas is coming for the
1919 convicts at the State
penitentiary. Like folks
everywhere, they'll receive
presents and candy and nuts
but no raiSins.
I'VE don't let them have
raisins," says Supt. w. Frank
Smyth. "They ferment and
the men can let them sit
awhile and make a drink
they call old Setting Hen"
Evening star., 1956-12-24
The
Rambler
Late Shoppers
Are Like This
BY JACK JONAS

About this time of year
there comes to nearly every
man the depressing realiza-
tion that he hasn't yet done
his Christmas shopping.
The stores are all but de-
pleted. The fact that his
pocketbook is also all but de-
pleted has nothing to do with
it. Christmas shop he must.
At weeks end, a couple Of
fellows were talking about
Christmas shopping, and one
of them remarked he hadn't
yet done his.
1--WE been in the midst of a
financial report" he said.
"a financial report?"
II was trying to figure out
how much money I have"
you mean you have
money!" his friend asked.
Well, it's not that, but I
was trying to figure out how
much I could afford to spend" "
You always spend more
than you can Afford" his
friend said.
Yes" was the reply, but 1
was trying to figure whether l
had even that much"
Evening star., 1956-12-24
By MIRIAM OTTENBERG

The District Health Depart
ment's acting chief today re-
vealed plans to explore the pos
sibility of including potassium
permanganate on the list of
poisonous drugs in the District
Pharmacy Act.
AS The Star reported yester-
day, the Health Department,
members Of the District Medical
Society and the Federal Food
and Drug Administration are all
concerned about the increasing
use of potassium permanganate
in attempted abortions.
| The chemical, in the form
used by women attempting to
end pregnancy. has been des-
cribed by physicians as so dam
gerous that a woman risks her
life to use it. Physicians also re-
port that the chemical does not
result in abortions but does re-
suit in severe burns, hemor-
rhages shock and possible per-
manent damage.
Acting Health Director Frede-
rick. C. Heath, who joined yes
terday in a public warning to
women against use of the drugs
in attempted abortions, said his
department would Immediately
look into the question of whether
potassium permanganate could
be controlled in the same way as
other chemicals with widespread
commercial use are controlled
under the Districts Pharmacy
Act.
Conferences Planned
He said the question already
had been explored during discus
sions of dangerous drugs that
might be included in the Dis
trict's new narcotic laws. He
said at the time of these discus
sions. it was decided that the
chemical might be controlled
more properly under the phar-
macy act.
DR.. Heath said conferences
will be held with pharmacists
private physicians, the Corpora
ton Counsel and others to see
how they feel about it.
At present. tablets Of potas-
stun permanganate are sold
across the drug counter without
Evening star., 1956-12-24
RumbIinqs .

A fellow we know reports
the driver Of a taxicab in
which he was a passenger the
other day made what he calls
a panic stop at Twenty-fourth
street and Virginia avenue
to avoid running over q
pigeon. 49,.
Knowing full we'll that
things are not as they we're
so years ago. the Comission-
ers' Traffic Advisory Board is
circularizing persons over so.
warning them to beware Of
such new-fangled devices as
autmobiles and swift roads.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Army Man Dies
.AsCar Hits Bus

A 36-year-old Army sergeant
was injured fatally yesterday
when his car smashed into the
rear of railways bus stopped
at an Arlington boulevard traffic
light.
Arlington County police said
the soldier, Sergt. lIc Edward B.
Leswell. a veteran of II years
Army service. who was assigned
to an antialrcraft battery near
Baileys Crossroads, was driving
an eastbound Car when the crash
occurred about $50 pm. at
Arlington boulevard and Irving
street.
The accident raised the toll OF
highway fatalities in the county
this year to 10. At the same time
last year, the toll was four.
None on Bus Hurt
None Of the 81 passengers or
the Washington-bound bus was
injured, police said. The bus
driven by James D. Marshall, "a
of 1920 Abingdon drive, Alexan-
dria. had halted in the inside
lane for the red light at Irving
street.
The sergeant, who had rela-
tives in Cincinnati. was quartered
with his unit, Battery d Of the
l4th AAA Battalion. on Semi
nary road near Baileys Cross
roads. Army officials said sur
vivors include his widow and q
son.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

THAT MAY NOT make
much sense, but at least it's
as sensible as the conversation
between two women overheard
discussing an Office party dur
ing q ride in from Arlington
on a bus.
I'm a ginel" one said.
Spending $4,000 on an Office
Christmas party. Why, it's
outrageous"
"I don't think so," the other
replied. IF they want to
spend $4,000, let them spend
1t. It's their money"
The argument batted back
and forth, until one of the
ladies shut it of with a bit of
logic that can come at Christ
mas time when cash is en-
visioned dangling from the
limbs of trees.
WELL" she said, "the i'm
portant thing is that the
moneys being spent"
All of this gets us nowhere,
Of course, with the unfortu-
nate who still must purchase
his gifts. A few suggestions
are in order. The shopping is
so simply dealt with that it
seems patiently obvious to
bring it up.
The District has, for ex-
ample, made 1t much easier to
present someone on your gift
list with a swimming pool.
You no longer need spend
$4,000 for a private pool. The
price has been cut by amend
ing regulations in some way
to slice the cost from the
original equipment needed.
You can make some heart
joyous at this CHEEKY season by
spending the comparatively
minor sum of $4,000, and good
ness knows, come summer,
everybody will need a private
swimming pool.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Delegates Seek Tax
For Prince Georues
Legislators Disagree on Source
For SIS Million Asked by County
By GENE GOODWIN

The Prince Georges members Of the Maryland Legislature
long from agreeing what any,
they will authorize for the county next fiscal year.
That shown today in Star poll of Senator H.
Winshp Wheatley r and the delegates all Democrats
The only of the proposals put forth by the
Evening star., 1956-12-24
six Deaths on Hirhways

Throughout Virginia, the
highway death toll during the
holiday week end through this
morning stood at six. Although
this years holiday period is
almost half again as long as
the 1855 Christmas week end"
last years total holiday toll was
%.
The six highway deaths re-
ported as the holiday period
passed the 60-hour mark
brought Virginia's overall 1856
total TO 797 road deaths. COM
pared to s42 on December %,
1885.
In Maryland, the 1856 toll
stood today at 53S. compared
to 500 last year at the same
time. Fatally injured in the
State during the holiday period
so far we're FIVE persons. all
Of whom we're involved In ac-
lcidents between 8 pm. Friday
and midnight Saturday.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

ceremonies. Most of these are
reliable publications and we do
not intend to detract from their
advertising sales in any way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
rance Joins Suez Users,
But Makes Reservations

sent it to the U. N. Security
Council with request for in
dorsement.
To seek Egypt's cooperation
for the safe. orderly, efficient
and economical transit" of the
ships of its members through
the canal.
To investigate alternative
shipping routes in case the Suez
should ever be closed to its ship
ping.
Presumably SCUA will propose
to Col. Nasser that it provide
pilots and handle other arrange
ments for taking its members
ships through the canal pending
final agreement with Col
Nasser over future operation of
the waterway. Mr.. Dulles indi-
Gated during this weeks confer
ence. however, the association
might not protest if Egypt in
sisted on using its own pilots.
Members could pay canal tolls
either to the association or to
Egypt, as the United States and
West Germany now are doing
under protest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
Bethesda High
Girl Missing
ForWeek

Montgomery County detectives
today revealed a 15-year-old
Bethesda girl, a student at
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School. has been missing for a
week.
A general alarm and 13-State
lookout have been issued for
Barbara Z. Wheary. the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Osborne
Wheary. of 7706 Whittier boule-
var, Bethesda.
Her parents told Bethesda
police Barbara, slim, blue-eyed
blond, disappeared after leaving
for school on the afternoon OF
September IA. However, police
discovered the girl was seen the
following day at the Chevy
Chase circle bus terminal.
Her mother said this morning
she can think of mo cause fol
Barbara's leaving home" She
appealed to her daughter to re.
turn or at least to notify hel
parents that she is well.
Mrs. Wheary, whose husband
is structural engineer with the
Public Housing Administra tor
in Washington, said she fears
Barbara has left this area.
Police said the girl. a 10tf
grader at BCC High, was last
seen wearing blue jeans and g
white sweater or T-shirt, in adj
dltion to bobbysox and white
shoes. She was listed as five
feet, two inches and weighing
ITO pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22

indignation suits. and to collect
no more money until a hearing
September % in Tyler, Tex.
1--WE allege that the NAACP
has exceeded the bounds of
propriety and law and have
asked that they not be allowed
to operate in this State" At
torney General John Ben Shop
perd said in a statement.
Il know many Texans will be
stunned by the import of our
evidence. l urge a calm and
patient attitude" he said.
Gov. Allan Shivers, who called
Cit the Texas Rangers to stop
recent racial disturbances at
J Mansfield High School, had no
comment.
DR., H. Boyd Hall, State NAACP
president, said the attornsN sen-
leral's move showed that Negroes
lin Texas were entering an era