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has been interested for about
two years now.
About a year ago. they got
me in, because they felt I needed
relaxing" the writer added. II
do practically nothing but Span
ish scenes, just because I like
Spanish scenes. Michael started
with a couple of bull1ght pos
tiers. Anita did copy work in the
beginning and is now fooling
around with faces"
Other Son Busy Elsewhere
The Shaletts have another son,
Johnny. 10, whose art career has
been cut short for the present by
what his father saw as more of
a talent for playing with the
turpentine cans and helping the
class than art.
Mrs. Shalett. who was in the
show last year. says the family
enjoys It's mutual hobby 1T S
always fun for everybody to be
interested in the same thing"
In this years show, she is ex-
hibiting a street scene, a copy of
a Utrillo. Mr.. Shalett'S painting,
entitled Man Who Likes Gui-
tar Music and Wine" has a bull
fight poster in the background.
Michael. who paints in lush
color and impast exhibits
scenes entitled Swan Pond Ken
lucky" and Grand Canyon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-07

RICHMOND. Dec. Z Pit
Gov A. E. S. Stephens said today
he would not be a candidate for
Governor next year. His state
ment made ever brighter the
candidacy of Attorney General
j. Lindsay Almond. IT,. for the
Democratic Partys gubernatorial
nomination.
The announcement provided
new indication the dominant
party organization has closed
ranks behind Mr.. Almond. :
Mr.. Stephens. OF Smithfield.
said he would be a candidate for
reelection as lieutenant-gov-
ernor. He had been among
those prominently mentioned as
possible gubernatorial candidates
IN 1857,
Mr., Stephens is the second or
SANITATION stalwart to remove
himself as a possible opponent
TO Mr.. Almond in two days. Yes
terday. State Senator Garland
Gray Of Waverly announced he
would not run.
Seeks Party Harmony
In a statement, Mr.. Stephens
said.
Believing as / do that the
best interest Of Virginia will be
served by the Democratic Party
closing its ranks and presenting
harmonious front in 1857. /
nave decided not TO offer as
andidate against my good
1riend. Judge Almond.
Il will. however. be a candi-
date for reelection as Lieu
,anant.Governor IN the hope
hat I can continue TO serve 70
H. best Of ms ability our great
commonwealth
The statement from Mr.
Stephens added credeuce 70 the
relel that Mr. Almond will get
ne sull support Of organization
wing leaders.
Almond Declines Comment
One shadow on Mr.. Almonds
Otherwise sunny candidacy came
,csterday from Southwest VIZ
FuiA. Representative W Pat
~laRnings OF the 9th district un-
tne1ledly announced he vas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-07
Art-Hobby Family Hangs
4 Pictures in Press Show

The National Press Club Art
Show is a family affair for the
Sidney ShalettS.
Mr.. Shalett, free-lance writer
and regular contributor to the
Saturday Evening Post, and his
wife, Anita. each has a paint
ing in the show. Michael Shalett,
16, is one up on his parents.
with two entries hung.
Their work is among 100
items of varying degrees of
proficiency that make up the
Press Clubs 4th annual show
by members and their families,
continuing through tomorrow.
1t is restricted to members or
guests accompanied by members.
Mrs. Estes Kefauver. wife of
the Tennessee Senator. is repre-
scented by two portraits in the
show
Got Them Started
AS a matter of fact, it was
their friendship with Mrs Ke-
fauver and Mrs. Marius Fario-
letti that led the Shaletts to
take up painting after Mrs.
Kefauver and Mrs. Farioletti
started a studio.
Michael. who was IA then,
Joined the teen-age class" re-
ported Mr.. Shalett. when they
started an evening class, my wife,
who had always been a little
scornful of painting. went in and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-07
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o'BRIEN & RoHALL, INC.
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SHIRLIN0ToN MOTOR COMPANY
ago South Arlington NiIl Drive. ARLINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-07
Christmas Concert

The Washington-Lee High
School orchestra and choir will
present a Christmas concert at
4 pm. Sunday in the school
auditorium. 1900 North Quincy
street. Miss Dorothy Baumle
will conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-07
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-07

Moves size casay the class For all its weight
power and magnfnc Mercury still the price still within
reach who afford the priced
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the JFo Bumpers the dramatic slant Vane Tail lights the Mercury
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Evening star., 1956-12-30
IS College Seniors
Look into RetuiIino

Career minded college seniors
had a day-long inside view of
operations of the retail trade
yesterday at Woodward and
Lothrop's Fourth Annual Career
Conference.
Some rs students interested
In retail careers were given brief
ings on various aspects of mer-
chandising, customer service
buying, store management and
other facets of the business from
Woodward and Lothrop person
mel and executives.
Invitations for the session went
to more than 100 colleges to
select students for the on-the-
spot presentation of retail busi-
ness practices.
Included in the program were
guided tours of the stores service
building, promotion division and
controllers operation. slides OF
various store activities. and a
panel of various department ex-
perts to answer questions.
r. E. L. johnson. executive
vice president Of the store,
greeted the conference partic-
ipants.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Prizes Given
Young'C

The annual electric train derby
in Prince Georges County yes
terday was host to SO young train
engineers who competed in speed
trials in five toy train divisions.
The contest, sponsored by the
county YMCA. was held in the
parish house of the Pinkney
Memorial Episcopal Church. at
5203 Forty-Second avenue, Hy-
attsville. Heats were run on
three pairs of straightaway track
about 81 feet in length. Winning
engineers were awarded electric
train equipment.
Frst-place winners in the five
divisions were: Paul GER, Col
lege Park. Lionel Diesel, Mike
Pioso. Hyattsville, Lionel steam;
Fred Beuchert. Riverdale, Amer
lean Flyer; Dave Garner. Wash
ington, HO gauge. and Danny
Hummer. Falls Church, Va, free
for-all
The contestants fathers acted
as starters and judges = until
after the official races were de-
cided, when the fathers took over
the electric train controls to
stage several impromptu races.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Elderly Man Found
Dead in Dense
Tree Root Trup

RICHMOND. Dec. 29 (P.-The
body of a 70-year-old Chester
field County man was found by
searcherS late today in Noonan
Creek, near its junction with the
Appomattox River.
/ The body of Charles E. Phillips
was tangled in tree roots and
Sheriff o. B. Gates said the old
man had apparently slipped from
a steep bank and died from ex-
posure.
/ Mr.. Phillips had been missing
since around noon. Friday, and
4 at one time as many as 500 per-
sons had joined in the search
through thick underbrush. Two
planes secured the area from the
air.
Mr.. Phillips body was found
about four miles from his home
Dave Phillips Of Clayville said
his father was last seen on a road
between his farm near Winter
pock and the old White planta-
ton. 1t was there. the son said,
that his father told the neighbor
he would go home by a short
cut through the woods.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Center Instructs
Labor Students
From 40 Nations

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 20 (R.-
st. Johns College announced
today that its International
Labor Orientation Center
handled so per cent more visi-
tors during 1856 than last year.
Morris Pollak, assistant direc-
tor of the center, said 886 per-
sons from 40 countries received
preliminary instruction at st.
Johns this year prior to field
trips throughout the United
States. 81
The program is sponsored by
the international Cooperation
Administration of the Depart
ment Of Labor as a bulwark
against Communism. 1t is de-
signed to assist other countries
with problems of labor and
management in free enterprise.
A total of ISIS foreigners
have visited st. Johns as part
of the program since 1854.
Pollack said that only the
Russian bloc has failed to send
representatives.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Virginia Tech Halls
1856 as Bonner
Year of PROGRESS

BLACKSBURG, Dec. 20 (Spe-
ciaD The most ambitious and
costly building program in its
history and meteoric growth in
atomic energy facilities marked
a banner year of progress for
Virginia Tech in 1856.
In the past IL months. Tech
moved to the forefront of nuclear
engineering education with ac-
QUESTION of a 2-million-volt
Inuclear accelerator (atom
smasher). the Nations first COL
lege-owned commercial nuclear
reactor simulator, and graph
ite m oderated exponential
reactor
At the same time, construc-
ton of three new dormitories
and a business administration
building was begun following
General Assembly approval oi
a record $5,599. 400 for capital
outlay. The new dorms and rem
ovation Of other dorms in the
upper quadrangle will take more
than 50 million Of that total and
provide for an additional zoe
students at Tech.
And as the year closed. it was
learned that next summers pro-
gram will include an institute fol
high school science teachers who
will be paid as they learn from
a $4,000 grant from the Ma
tional Science Foundation.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
l5 Hurt in Week
In Home Accidents

Home accidents sent 152 per-
sons to District hospitals for
treatment last week. the Red
Cross reported. -Four deaths were
listed. all resulting from falls.
Daniel A. Leonard, director OF
safety services for the District
Red Cross, said SIS persons were
treated for falls; 5 for burns; 10
for poison; Is for foreign OBJ
jects swallowed or lodged in the
eye. ear or nose; 40 for cuts. and
II for other reasons.
Yuletide decorations accounted
for five accidents. Three persons
scratched their eyes on Christ
mas tree branches, a pine needle
stuck in a woman's eye, and an
exploding bulb cut a mans face
Christmas dinner sent another
man to the hospital for surgery
after a turkey bone stuck in his
throat.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
s Pct. Raise Booked
For Foirfox Employees

A 5 per cent across the board
pay raise for approximately 1000
Fairfax County employees will be
recommended to the Board of
County Supervisors by the Per-
sonnel Advisory Committee.
The committee, composed OF
department heads, agreed at a
special meeting yesterday to
recommend the raise at a jan
uary 9 session of the board. The
committee will ask that the
raise be made effective as OF
January /.
Harvey Mitchell. administra-
tive assistant to County Execu-
tive Carlton C. Massey, said the
increase would cost the county
about 100000 a year.
Mr.. Mitchell said the raise
would bring salary scales up to
the level of nearby Virginia and
Maryland jurisdictions. However
county salaries still would be be-
low Federal Government levels
Faced with difficulty in re-
Evening star., 1956-12-30

cruiting and retaining employees
for the fast growing county gov
ernment, department heads ar
ranged for the special meeting
with James o. Yarger, a man
agement consultant who set UP
the county's job classification
and pay plan two years ago.
Mr.. Mitchell said the turnover
among county employees is about
1S per cent. This figure was
based on the period from April
to October. 1856, when Ill per-
sons left county jobs.
Mr.. Mitchell said department
heads indicated that much OF the
funds for the 5 per cent raise
could come from money already
set up for salaries in depart
mental budgets but not spent.
The raises would affect about
$50 general county employees and
about 1900 school administra-
tive, maintenance and custodial
employees,
Evening star., 1956-12-30
8 Awarded Prizes
In Marine Contest

Prize winners in the Marine
Corps Associations 1856 essay
contest have been announced in
the January issue Of the Marine
Corps Gazette.
The flrst-prize winners In the
three categories were Col. Robert
E. Cushman on the field officer
civilian group with Tactics in
the Atomic Age. I'd 1t. A. j.
OKeefe on the company grade
class with No Compromise
Here and Phillip w. johnson.
SN. USN. in the enlisted class
with Defense OF the West"
Col. CuShman is commanding
officer Of the I'd Marines Of the
I'd Marine Division. Camp Le-
ieune. N. c.: 1t. OKeefe is a
student at the Basic School at
Quantico. Va. and Seaman John
son is on board the destroyer
escort Hanna, working out OF
San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1956-12-30

same time want a purely resi-
dental county and demand su-
Iperior community services.
I'VE don't want a community
lof smokestacks or glue factories,
but we have locations for at
Itractive business and commercial
development" he said.
A native of Washington. Mr.
Rowzee was graduated from the
American Institute of Banking
and won a scholarship to the
graduate school at Rutgers. He
is now executive vice president
Iof the Shirlington Trust Co.
Elected on the Republican
ticket in 1852, Mr.. Rowzee has
been a leader in both the locaI
G. 0. P. and the Arlington In
dependent Movement organiza-
tions. He did not seek re-elec-
ton, and his seat was won last
month by DR.. L. H. Blevins, an
AIM nominee he supported.
In order to save time, Mr.
Rowzee has often sacrificed dip
lomacy in dealing with a talka-
tive citizen during board ses-
sion.
This crisp and candid ap-
iproach has been described by
critics as high-handed, and By
supporters as a necessary methoc
of getting through lengthy
agenda.
Mr.. Rowzee has expressed his
chamber-of commerce viewpoint
with no apparent concern fol
any future adverse reaction al
the polls, no matter how many
residents were on hand to pres.
for an opposite course of action
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Minnie Moneum
estimony SOUGHT

NORFOLK. Va, Dec. 90 R.-
Miss Minnie Mangum will be
called TO testify January 81 in q
civil suit resulting from the SO
million embezzlement In which
she was the central figure.
Michael b. Wagenheim. Nor
folk attorney named special
master TO hear the suit, said
yesterday he will ask for a
Federal court order to have Miss
Mangum appear.
II she testifies. her words will
be her first public statements
about the crimes. conviction in
which sent her 70 prison for 20
years.
Formerly assistant secretary
treasurer OF the Commonwealth
Building and Loan Association,
she was sentenced last June
after conviction on charges
which included embezzlement Of
more than 81 million from the
firm.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Washington Blood Bonk
Reports Critical Shortooe

An alarming drop" in blood
donations has left the Red Cross
Washington Regional Blood Cen
ter critically short of all types
of blood, officials of the center
have announced.
The most acute shortages are
for O-Negative and B-Negative
types.
Collections were 500 pints be-
low needed quotas, according to
DR.. Raymond o., Dart, admins
TRAITOR and medical director of
the center, who urged donations
to insure an adequate supply
over the holidays.
During the week the center
distributed l,028 pints of blood
in the District and surrounding
communities. OF this total, 47O
pints were distributed in the
District. 167 in Maryland, 274
in Virginia. 81 in West Virginia
and so outside the area.
In addition to the bloodmobile
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Bishop Puts Bon
On Theuter Over
'Buby DOLL Film

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 20 (P.-
The Roman Catholic Bishop Of
Albany today struck back at the
Strand Theater here for its de.
Icision to show the controversial
movie Baby DOLL"
The Most Rev. William A
Scully forbade Catholics in hi,
diocese from attending any
movies at the theater for the
next six months. He urgec
those of other faiths to join thu
move.
An official of the Stanley.
Warner chain, which owns tht
theater, said yesterday that
Baby Doll" would have a two.
week run at the Strand begin
ming New Years Eve.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
6. B. Kneoss Resigns
Position at Treasury

George B. Kneass has resigned
as an assistant to the Secretary
Of the Treasury to return to pri-
vate banking.
: Treasury Secretary Humphrey
accepted the resignation with
regret" and praised Mr.. Kneass
for making a real contribution"
to the department.
Mr.. Kneass has assisted Un-
dersecretary w. Randolph Bur-
CESS for the past year as a fin
ancing and debt management
consultant. His resignation is
effective tomorrow.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Cigarette Tox Hit

A letter expressing opposition
70 recommended cigarette tax
in Prince Georges County has
been sent members OF the county
delegation 70 the General Assem-
bly, by spokemen for the Cham
Der OF Commerce Of Southern
Maryland and the Intsr-com-
Council Of Southern
Maryland.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Weber Life Sentence
Lessened by Governor

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec
I29 Especially The life sentence
of Franklin Leon Webber has
been commuted by Gov. Mar
land. a Berkeley County Circuit
Court official has announced
Webber was found guilty in
I1949 of the murder of Homer
Church.
The notification from the Gov
Iernor stated the communication
had been granted after investi-
cation by the West Virginia
Board Of Probation and Parole
revealed mitigating circum-
stances deserving of a sentence
of less severity The commuta-
ition put Webber under SEN
.tence Of not less than S nor
more than % years.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Rowzee, Retiring, Averse
To School Boord Job
BY SAM EASTMAN

George M. Rowzee. jr., re-
tires tomorrow from the Ar
lington County Board with a
statement that he will accept a
School Board appointment next
year, but only with reluctance.
1t is understood such an ap-
pointment will be pressed on
him next year.
A Republican, Mr.. Rowzee
said he hopes to see the School
Board stated with conservatives
from both major parties.
At the close of next year, two
vacancies are to be filled by the
1857 County Board. AS is the
case today, the conservatives
will be in control Of the govern
ing body and thus will have the
final say in these appointments.
One Of the posts is expected
to go to Robert A. Peck, former
County Board member. Both
Mr.. Peck and Mrs. Helen Lane.
who was named to the School
Board this month, are Republic
cans. For this reason, Mr.. Row.
zee said, next years remaining
vacancy should be filled by a
conservative Democrat.
AS to his own availability, Mr..
Rowzee emphasized that he will
campaign actively for some
other candidate. He would ac-
cept an appointment only as a
matter Of public service, the out
going County Board member
said.
AS to the operation of the
public school system, Mr.. Row.
zee indicated that some sweep
ing changes can be expected
when the conservatives take over
School Board control.
One of Mr.. Rowzee's criticisms
is that the School Board is now
burdened with administrative
duties that should be handled
by the school superintendent's
office.
A smaller proportion of the
tax dollar should go to the class
rooms, he said, so that more
money would be available to
finance general county projects.
Also. there should be a better
balance" in personnel policies
concerning the teaching staff
and other county employees.
In answer to a question, Mr..
Rowzee. a banker. said the major
problem facing Arlington today
is the need for new business de-
velopment.
A substantial number of resi-
dents, he said, oppose any tax
increase proposals but at the
Evening star., 1956-12-30
VA Administrator
Labels Veterans
Good Credit Risks

CT loans guaranteed or insured
by the Veterans Administration
have topped the S million mark
Harvey v. Higley, VA admins
traitor, announced yesterday.
The total of the loans is al
most $40 million. One out OF
four veterans of World War II
and the Korean conflict have
borrowed money for homes, busi-
ness or farms.
OF these, $38 billion were
loaned for homes, 1924 million
for business ventures, and $27f
million for farms.
One out of every four loans
Evening star., 1956-12-30

stops for collections, donors may
give blood at Garfield Hospital
from 8 am. to 5 pm. Monday
through Friday; at Freedmen's
Hospital from 8 am. to 4:45 pm.
and from 6 to 8 pm. Monday
through Friday and on Sunday
from 2 to 5 pm; at Walter Reed
Hospital from 9 am. to 4 pm.
Monday through Friday and
from 7 to 9 pm. Tuesday the
w ashington Regional Blood
Center from 8 am. to 5 pm.
Monday through Friday; the
Clinical Center Blood Bank, Ma
tional Institutes of Health, from
$3.50 am. to $3.50 pm. by ap-
pointment.
The bloodmobile schedule for
the week follows:
Wednesday-D. c. CHAPTER: Penta.
pm, FAIRFAX COUNTY Occoanan
Thursdsy-nFArRFAx COUNTY; Fort
Belyoirs Va. Bldg. NN3i. from 9:30 am.
" Friaay6D. ii,sa ID c Chapter: Main Navy,
Constitution avenue, Room 2b4l. from
9:3O am to $3.50 p.m.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Meeting Time chonoed

The December meeting of the
Kensington Town Council will
be held IN the Kensinston Ele-
meniary School tomorrow a. :
pnl., instead OF the regular
meeting time OF . pm.
Evening star., 1956-12-30

have been repaid in full. OF the
5 million loans, claims have had
to be paid on only $4,000 loans:
the claims totaling S33 million or
about 81 cents on every $1,000
borrowed.
Veterans are excellent credit
risks" Mr.. Higley added.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31
MAYOR ACRON PLANS
FOR JERUSALEM
BY HERBERT FREEDEN

MY make capital city out Of jerusalem GeEshon
Aoron, Mayor
him his office The rain pelng against the windows and
swrng collected in the rushed
hills. AS spoke of his
development of city the Mayor suddenly
window and murmued dispredlY:
good talking about the future when right the
huts IN Tapioth being washed awaY?"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31

estimated. that should be remov-
ed from such dangerous dwell
ings. A number of sites for future
housing projects have been desig-
mated but work has not as yet be-
gun on them. Meanwhile. several
large buildings along the border
will become available when prop
erly repaired-and the hope is
that no other tragic incidents will
occur until these families are
moved out.
Gershon Agron is not easily dis
mayed by the many problems
that confront jerusalem. or dis
turbed by other peoples opinions
when he IS convinced that he is
right. Twenty-Five years ago. for
example. he founded the English
daily Palestine Post (later the
Jerusalem Postl despite the many
doubts about a daily paper being
able to survive outside Tel Aviv.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31

The Mayor had reason to be up
set by the rain. Only short time
ago, during the last downpour, a
house had collapsed in one of the
old quarters of the town, with
some casualties. There are quite
a number of condemned" houses
in Jerusalem-houses declared by
the city engineers to be unfit for
habitation-buts since there are no
other accommodations the resi-
dents have not yet been evacu-
ated. There are 800 families, it is