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ConfessionVo
Mrs. Rettig Says

Counsel for Mrs. Katherine
Rettig, serving from Is years
to life for the 1854 knife Staying
of her husband. Robert, yester-
day told the U. S. Court of APP
peals for the District of Column
bia that any confession was OBJ
tanned illegally from her by
psychological coercion"
The attorney, Meyer Koonin.
asserted that police kept Mrs.
Rettig an unreasonable length of
time before arraigning her.
During that time, he said, she
took two lie detector tests and
was subjected to other question
ing. Relatives of the dead man
had been summoned to police
headquarters. he said, and their
presence also acted to influence
the woman unfairly, Mr.. Koonin
asserted.
Events After Arrest
Mrs. Rettig. it was stated, was
arrested at 1870 am. Sunday
after having worked as a wait
reSs and done household chores
until 4 am.
Following her arrest, Mr.
Koonin said, she was given two
lie tests and subjected to queS-
tioning until about $3.50 pm,
when she was sent to the Wom-
ems Bureau. She was questioned
again at 1880 pm. the same day
he said.
She slept from about IL pm.
until between l am. and 8 am.
when, he said, she was awak-
ened. At this point, he said, an
oral confession was obtained.
Mrs. Rettig was arraigned at a
coroner's inquest at II am. on
Monday.
Sunday Arrest Cited
Assistant United States At
torney Lewis Carroll denied the
length of time in custody was
unreasonable. He pointed out
that the arrest was made on a
Sunday when all the courts and
the United States Commls-
sioner's hearing room are closed.
He said Mrs. Rettig was ar
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raigned the very next day.
In rebuttal, Mr.. Koonin de-
clared a judge might have been
found, through a phone call. to
hold the arraignment on Sunday
He said he could not believe that
Justice is governed by the en-
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JUDGE AGAIN DONS
ROBES HE STUNNED
IN TEXAS HEAT

Federal Judge Robert
Ewing Thomson of the
Western district of Texas
is wearing a judges robe
for the first time in some
five years while sitting here
as a visiting judge in the
U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia.
Judge Thomson, who was
appointed a Federal judge in
1947, explained that judges
in Texas normally do not
wear robes. because of the
heat there. However, he said,
he donned robe when des-
ignated to sit temporarily
on the court of appeals in
Texas and again while sit
ting as a visiting Judge in
San Diego, Calf, in 1851.
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ployment hours Of the normal
work day"
The issues we're taken under
advisement by eight judges.
Judge David L. Bazelon, the re-
manning judge of the full court,
was out of town.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21
GEORGETOWN

That Georgetown will be changed
to the new cross-country dial sys-
tenn by 1859 was forecast by Har-
old S. White, manager of the Dia-
mond State Telephone Co.'s George
town office, in a talk at the meet
ing of the Lions Club in Grange
Hall, recently.
Mr.. White explained future plans
that will eventually make it pos
sible for local residents to dial
direct to such sections of the coun-
try as California.
He said that when this time
comes, the Georgetown exchange
will No longer be carried under the
name of the town but will be iden-
titled by lettering that will fit more
accurately into the overall picture.
He went into detail regarding
telephone planning and poiuted
out that when the full dial system
has been set up, business machines
will do much of the bookkeeping,
including the billing.
Ray Lloyd, president of the club,
presided and announced that the
members would gather to fill Christ
mas baskets on Friday evening,
Dec q, rather than on the follow
in Saturday evening as originally
planned The work will be done at
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gesell of Will
mington, Captain and Mrs. George
V. Ruos, Jr., of Quantico, Va, and
Edmund Ruos of the University of
Delaware were recent weekend
guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George V. Ruos.
Mrs Roland Elliott is a patient
in the Nanticoke Memorial Hospi-
tai in Seaford.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Crawford of
Wilmington were Saturday over
night guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. Al
len Jones.
Mrs. c. E. Anderson entertained
the members of her bridge club
last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ralph L. Scott has returned
home after visiting her daughter,
Mrs. John NAPLES and Mr.. NAPLES
at their home in Newtown Square,
Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shockley en-
tertained at a birthday dinner for
Mr.. Shockley: Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Wheatley, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Short and children, and Mrs. Fan
ME Wiley.
Mrs. Keller Hoch and daughter
Christie spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Levy Carmine of Camp
Arrowhead.
Miss Bessie Rash spent several
days last week in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21
frange Hall beginning at Z.

Grange Hall beginning at z.
The club is making arrange
ments to fill 25 baskets which they
will deliver themselves.
The members voted also to con-
tribute toward the collection of
gifts being made by the Auxiliary
to the Hospital for the Mentally
Retarded at Stockley Mrs. Alber
Early, Georgetown, is local chair
man of the gifts committee.
Organizational meeting for a
Georgetown chapter of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce has been
set for January 10, in the George
town fire house.
At that time, officers who will
serve until June will be elected.
George Truitt, chairman of the
constitution and bylaws commit
tee, will bring in his final report.
Tentative plans were discussed at
a meeting Thursday night at the
home of Joseph Fl. Green, Jr.
Officers elected will be president.
vice president, secretary, treasurer
and state director. The officers will
be shown in Immediately after
election and chairmen will be ap-
pointed for membership and pub
licity.
Louis Liarakos, president of the
Seaford Jaycees, was present at
Thursday nights meeting as was
John Schmidt, also of Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21
BRIDGEVILLE
BY Mrs. David C. speicher

Union Methodist Church
Rev. A. Jason BlundOn, Minister
Friday, December 21
$50 p. m. The Church School
Christmas Party for the children
in the Fellowship Hall.
Sunday, December %
Christmas Sunday
9:45 a. m. Church School
11:00 a. m. Morning Worship. A
special service of worship and mu-
sic The theme will be Wrap
pings and the Eternal Christ" The
Kiwanis Club will attend in a body.
Join US in the celebration of the
Birth of Our Saviour.
$50 p. m. A movie for the
Church School children entitled
'The Spirit of Christmas" will be
presented in the Fellowship Hail.
$50 p. m. The Methodist Youth
Fellowship will hold their pro-
gram in the church. John Shockley
will lead the devotional service.
Each young person is asked to
bring white Gift" offering and
to present it at the altar during
this service.
Monday, December "a
The MYF will meet to pack the
baskets and to hold a brief service
before .caroling on Christmas Eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Wiley of
Milford visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
e. Richards on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David G. Speicher
and sons attended the Young Adult
Christmas party On Wednesday ev-
ening at the Bethany Church in
Pennington. Sana was there with
gifts for the children.
WilliarI H. Newton, age 81, pass
ed away at the home of his son,
William ]. Newton, on Wednesday
of last week after a long illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wright en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. William
Spencer of Milton at dinner recent
ly. After dinner they attended the
reception of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Burton IN the ball room of the
Wicomico Hotel in Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Shockley held
open house at their home last Sun
day from l to p. m. All their
friends were cordially invited to
attend the celebration of their gol-
den wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Baker of
Philadelphia were recent guests
of Mrs. Bakers father, Mr.. Ira
Lewis
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wright and
daughter, Helen, and Mrs. Cora B.
Donovan, visited in Richardson
Park on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David c. Speicher
and sons visited Mr.. and Mrs How
ard L. Speicher and family on Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Joseph Wiley
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith and children of near Will
mington over the weekend.
Mrs. Emma Elliott has returned
home from the University Hospital
in Philadelphia where she under
went an eye operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor e. Lewis en-
tertained the members of their
card club to dinner and bridge at
their home on Delaware avenue
last Saturday night.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21

DR.. and Mrs. r. w. Baker of Bal
timore spent last Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. G. Baker
Mrs. Virginia Hoke and Mrs.
Elizabeth Grossnickle and children
spent the weekend at Middletown,
Md, and Myersville, Md, with rel
atives of H. E. Grossnickle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward G. Campbell
are vacationing in New Orleans,
La.
Mrs. Ralph Scott and Mrs. Elmer
Hoch attended the Christmas yes
per at the Wood Haven School for
Girls at Claymont on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hoch of Mil
ford were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Hoch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klair Jackson of
near Wilmington are the proud
parents of a baby boy.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21
NO LAUGHING MATTER

PENSACOLA. Fla. -(Pl- Truck
drivers on the Naval Air Station
roads must keep their tailgates
clGsed-and maybe go easy on the
humor.
The MAS safety division issued
the tailgate order after a passenger
in moving truck was injured when
he fell through an open tailgate
while laughing heartily at a funny
remark.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21
FIRE GOES TO WATER

TULARE, Calf. Up Firenen
from the Division of Forestry
saved "a bales of cotton from flames
by taking the fire to the water.
The blaze broke out inside box
car at the Southern Pacific depot.
Firemen moved the burning car to
a siding beneath a water tank and
doused the flames.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21
EASY TO FIND

BALTIMORE - R) = Central
District police figured it must be
an inside job.
Mrs. Charlotte Meyers of New
York City reported $50 stolen from
her hotel room. Her son, Samuel,
who had seen the thief, gave police
the description:
About 80 years old, six feel tall
and dressed only in maroon pajama
pants.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-21

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nrnronrio+n undor the nrnGny+ Nd
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~on~s for public works improve
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Steady" Signs

When you're teen-ager going steady, you want
everybody know about it. II you're not. it's good
idea TO let that be known too il shows you re open
for invitations Anyway hghschOOl and college stu
dents today have invented many STEADY signs to show
how they stand. Here are few:
II girl going steady, she wears different colored
sneaker each foot In some localities. she wears her
hair in one braid two il she's free). Or just
one earring (SonetimeS made from her boy friends
class pinl. And in Richmond. the Ivy League buckle
is fastened by SteadieS left open by free ancerS.
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Teen Fashions And
Mad FadS
by JOAN RATHER

look is the top teen-age fashion fad it's as wide
spread as raccoon coats and rolled stockings were
in the twentieS. The styles bloSsomed till now
you'd think Bermuda shorts were the authorized
uniforms on some college campuSeS.
Khaki-colored or black chino trousers, with no
pleat in front and buckle in the back, Bermuda
shorts and skirts constructed along the same lines,
are the faSteSt-selling items among kids in the
country. These are usually worn with bright
colored sport shirts or blouseS, or white shirts
with sleeves rolled up and necks open.
On their heads not only the boys but the girls
too have taken to wearing caps this idea seems
to have come from the rage for sports cars).
One of the latest - Continued on page 70
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The campus crowd is cIothes-eonsciOus

The campus crowd IS cIothes-conscious
in its own special way, Of course
What makes a fad, one that strikes not only in
one locality but many parts of the country? It's
question that seems to defy explanation. Accord
ing to Eugene Gilbert head Of the Gilbert Youth
Research Organization. which surveys everything
teen-agers think or do. "FadS are perhaps the
most frustrating to analyze Of all young peoples
idioSyncTaSieS. A perfectly fine idea may die
a-bOrning. while something utterly far-fetched
may spread like forest fire"
Right now, the neat. conservative Ivy League
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
500

500
4-The Big Surprise. Quiz.
5-Movietime USA.
Hour, IS Min. Sing Your
Worries Awoy." ie41. A couple
Of eonestsn Try 70 swlndle some
people out Of their money. June
Havoc. Bert Lohr.
9-PhiI SiIvers Show. Comedy.
$50
4-Nooh's Ark. Color.
"cure-AlI." Noah and Sam save
the IIfs Of menarsl puppy and
help create q better understand
ing between q fother and his
daughter.
7-Wyoft EoFp. Western.
"Lonesomest Man In the World"
Wyott's protees IS involved In Q
killing and the marshal runs In
TO trouble In aiding him. Hugh
O'BrIen.
9-The Brothers. Comedy.
Harvey and 6iiiy Unexpectedly
ossuns some fothery duties
when guest hos twins In their
house. Gois Gordon. Bob
Sweeney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-19

The basic business license tax
on trading stamp firms has been
raised by the Alexandria City
Council from SIS a year to $225
The firms must pay. in addi-
ton, 20 cents per 500 of gross
receipts in excess of $77,5S6.
Council action last night fol-
lowed a number of attacks on
the use of trading stamps and a
defense by an attorney for the
S&H Green Stamp Co.
A motion to set the basic tax
at $500 lost in tie vote of the
council with Councilman Frank
Mann abstaining.
A spokesman for the Metro
politan Retail Gasoline Dealers
Association called also for a tax
on merchants who use the
stamps. The spokesman. Horace
Walker, said the stamps were a
burden on merchants of the city.
E. Waller Dudley. attorney fol
the stamp company. said the
firm wants ito pay our fair
share of taxes in Alexandria as
we do in other parts of the coun-
try He said he questioned
whether a tax on stamps users
or an extremely high tax on
trading stamp firms designed to
drive them out of the city would
be constitutional.
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voice are reported still seriously
impaired.
Arlington commemorative At
torney William j. Hassan first
asked that no bond be set, stat
ing that Kelly committed the
most vicious crime / have ex-
perienced since being elected to
office five years ago."
When Judge Kinney declined,
Mr.. Hassan asked for 100000.
Judge Kinney said he felt a
bond of $4,000 was adequate.
Detective Sergt. Russell Run
yon and Detective Elmer M
Redmon brought the suspect
back from Newark. The Kelly
case was to be considered by the
Arlington grand jury this after
noon:
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Ex-Jonitor Pleads Guilty;
Hurled Lye on Woman

An ex-ianitor accused of par.
TALLY binding an Arlington
housewife with a mixture oil
hot I've pleaded guilty to a
charge of mayhem in Arlington
County Court today.
Lemuel Howard Kelly, 81,
Negro, was returned under heavy
guard last night from Newark,
N. j.. where he fled following
the attack, and was placed I'M
der $25,000 bond by County
Court Judge David Kinney.
Appearing without a lawyer,
Kelly, alias John Harris, was
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closely guarded in the small.
courtroom.
He is accused of connecting a
I've mixture. boiling the potion
and then hurting it in the face
of Mrs. Ralph c. Boyd, 33-year-
old mother of three.
The attack occurred at the
door of Mrs. Boyd's apartment
at % South Old Glebe road No
vember 3 where Kelly was en-
ployed as a janitor.
Mrs. Boyd is still in Arlington
Hospital, where her vision and
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every market in the city would
have underweightS and over
weights"
The general manager of
Food Town. Alan Klompus, said
his firm makes tolerance for
paper and canvas wraps on hams
which may vary in absorption.
| An official of another chain
said lit is really not fair to us
or our competitors to charge u.s.
with violations where weights
are marked by the packer.
A spokesman for Safeway
Stores. two of whose outlets were
among the IL supermarkets
charged. said the weight of meat
can be affected by fluctuations
in weather. transit conditions
and the differing capacity of
various foods to take on weight.
Make Spot Check
when one of our stores gets a
shipment Of hams or other pre-
wrapped food, all of it can't be
unwrapped and weighed" he
added. so what we do is un-
wrap one parcel, weigh the
wrapper and assume that all the
wrappers are the same. The facts
are, of course. that one wrapper
will absorb more moisture than
the other"
The spokesman said that Safe
way also Spot-checks the weight
of pre-packaged meat.
Il don't think any of the stores
Intentionally short-weight its
packages" he added. after all,
we are in business today, to-
morrow and the next day."
officials of other stores named
in the warrants could not be
reached for comment.
Named in the warrants are:
Acme Markets, Fort Hunt
road, Alexandria, and the 100
block of West Broad street. Falls
Church. and American Stores
Co.. 100 block of North Kings
highway, Alexandria.
Also, Big Chief Supermarket,
Inc, Alexandria; Food Fair of
Belle View, 600 block of Belle
View boulevard. Alexandria;
Food Fair Of Fairfax, Inc, 800
block of Lee highway, Fairfax,
and Food Fair Supermarket, Inc,
6400 block of Arlington boule-
ward.
Also, Food Town Master Sup
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Dr.. Borrett Fills Post
At Eastern Hospital

WILLIAMSBURG.Va., Dec. 10
I(R.-Dr. Joseph E. Barrett,
State mental hygiene commits
Isioner, has taken over the duties
iof acting superintendent Of
Eastern State Hospital.
DR.. Barrett fills the vacancy
created by the resignation of DR..
Granville L. Jones. Eastern State
superintendent since 1916. DIR.
Jones has taken a new post as
superintendent of the Arkansas
State Hospital in Little Rock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-19

j. Bond Smith, general coun-
sci, and Jesse F. Nicholson,
secretary treasurer of the COM
mission, yesterday made a strong
bid for council support for con-
ltinuation of the commission.
| Mr.. Smith said it would be a
step backwards to abolish the
commission. the only agency
with authority to plan on a re-
gional basis in the Maryland
suburban area.
View Of Federal Agency
Mr.. Nicholson made public a
letter from the urban renewal
administration of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency as
sorting the commission would be
considered a regional body by
the Federal agency if its juris-
Idiction was extended to include
more of both Montgomery and
FRINGE georges Counties.
AS such it would BIS eligible
for Federal aid for urban plan
ming, according to Tracy B..
Augur, assistant commissioner
for urban planning assistance.
In the letter, Mr.. Augur said
there is no provision in the law
for urban planning assistance to
county planning agencies except
in disaster situations.
The council also heard Ed
mund c. Mester. executive sec
Rotary of the Maryland Mu-
nicipal League. He said the
league was seeking State wide
legislation that would permit
municipalities to extend their
planning and coming authority
to areas they annex under the
new home rule law.
Issue Pushed by Rockville
Mr.. Mester conceded the pro-
poSal that is being pressed by
Rockville officials has not been
sought by communities in Prince
Georges County.
Mr.. Smith said the planning
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Short-Weigh t Meat Soles Stamp Trading
Charged to Foirfox Stores osts pa;sod

Twelve Fairfax County SUPER
markets have been charged with
Ishort-weighing their customers
in the sale Of pre- packaged
meats.
The charge of selling meats in
"lesS than the quantity repre-
Sented" is contained in warrants
obtained yesterday by the vir-
ginia Weights and Measures
division. Hearings are scheduled
lin Fairfax County Court on Fri
Iday.
Ralph G. Louk. assistant COM
lmonwealth's attorney for Fair
fax, said one explanation given
by the supermarkets for the
short weights is that some meats
particularly hams, shrink ir
weight after being packaged.
Another explanation. he said
is faulty weighing. since some
packages were heavier than adj
lvertised.
The warrants resulted from q
county-wide check of Fairfax
Supermarket meat counters last
week by a crew Of six men from
the Weights and Measures Divi-
sion.
christmas Inspection
A spokesman for the Weights
and Measures Division in Rich
mond said the Fairfax inspection
was one of several pre- Christmas
checks being made in various
sections of Virginia.
The State inspectors APP
parently concentrated on check
ing the weights of pre-wrapped
hams.
A spokesman for one of the
accused chains said the alleged
violation is purely technical
and he said he was certain nc
willful violations will be found
"If we do what the weights
and measures people want and
unwrap each ham to reweigh
lit, then we're violating health
statutes by offering for sale an
exposed food" the spokesman
added.
Take Charge Seriously
A Food Fair spokesman said
the chain was taking the charge
very seriously, but he added:
tits miracle if meat weights
don't vary a little one way or the
other. / would almost bet that
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Glen Burnie Bypass
Opening Tomorrow

Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
will dedicate the new six-mile
Glen Burnie bypass in Anne
Arundel County at II am. to-
morrow.
The Sc million limited-access
dual highway will connect the
southern part of the Baltimore
Ibeltway with Route 301, bypass
ing the heavy residential and
industrial section of northern
Anne Arundel County.
The ceremony will be held at
-le interchange with Old An
lnapolis road. west Of the center
of Glen Burnie.
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commission felt that municipal
tiles should be given concurrent
coming authority with other
bodies on coming applications
within their own borders.
Mr., Mester added that he
thought planning agency
should be under the governing
body which makes the laws in
the community.
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Planning Setup Accord
Sought in Montgomery

The Montgomery County Council will to reach agreement
tomorrow night recommendation planning setup In
the county 80 -
Inc council split sharply to whether present BIZ
county Capital Park Planning Commission
should De oerhaued or abolished in favor Of county planning
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Army Lieutenant Held
On Narcotics CHARGE

BALTIMORE. Dec. 10 (P).-
An Army officer was held in So
600 bail yesterday for grand jury
action on a charge of possessing
narcotics.
First 1t. Vernon j. johnson.
Negro officer stationed at the
Aberdeen Proving Ground, was
taken into custody, a policeman
testified, after nine capsules of
jheroin were found in a car.
1t. Schmidt said johnson told
them a girl friend bought the
narcotics in Washington for SIS.
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Iermarket, Inc, 300 block of Lee
highway, Fairfax; Food Town OF
Virginia. Route z, Falls Church;
Rochdale Coop of Virginia,
Falls Church: and Safeway
Stores at Annandale and Fairfax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-19

Although his income is modest, he's an
enthusiastic Santa Claus at Christmas
time. And he doesn't worry about
bills later.
Each week, he puts a never-missed
sum in the Christmas Savings Club at
Interstate Of Washington's great
savings institutions. When the holidays
draw nigh, he receives check from
Interstate for the total amount he has
saved. It's more than enough to take
care Of his holiday expenses. Why not