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gave a cocktail party. We
never opened our house and
our gardens to sight-seers. II
MUM goes to a restaurant, he
wants to sit in an inconspicu-
GUS corner, with his back to
the crowd"
NUM- is actually Paul Muni's
first name. He was born NUM-
Weisenfreund in Lemberg.
Austria, and his first appear
ance in this country, at the
age Of IL, was in the disguise
of a stopped, gray-wigged,
bearded patriarch.
Som, of his more memorable
roles since were in the films,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

SHE'S STRICTLY FOR LAUGHS
10 Hurt in addition to being decorative contributes
considerable comedy to the National Theater's mu-
steal comedy, Damn Yankees With the four weeks
Of its original booking completed the hit show now
moves into extended playing time on street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

IN HIS July 3 letter TO his
wife, Adams said:
Yesterday the Greatest
question was decided, which
ever was debated in America,
and a greater perhaps, never
was or will be decided among
Men. A resolution was passed
without one dissenting vote,
that these united Colonies
are, and of right out to be
free and independent States.
You will see in a few days a
declaration setting forth the
Causes, and the Reasons
which will justify it, in Sight
of God and Man. :.
1T ought to be Solemnized
with Pomp and Parade, with
Shews, Games, Sports, Guns,
Bells, Bonfires and Illumina-
tions from one End of this
Continent to the other from
this Time forward forever
more"
After tonight's Bonfires
and Illuminations" at the
Monument Grounds might be
a good time to take another
look at the Lee resolution and
the Declaration of Independ-
ence, along with other docu-
mentS of liberty in the
Archives Building.
The display is open until
10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
9TH Fuirfux Arrest
Made on Fireworks

Fairfax County police yester-
day made their seventh arrest
in their drive against illegal
fireworks.
1t. Lewis H. Shumate, nor
mally in charge of the county's
Traffic Division but currently
head of the nti-fireworks cam
paign. said the latest arrest in
volved Hyman Meyers. SIS, oper-
ator of Meyers Market at
Oakton.
1t. Shumate said Meyers was
charged with possession Of fire.
works after a sale took place
at the store about 4 pm. ?
search of the establishment I'M
covered quantity of illegal
type fireworks, 1t. Shumate said
The accused man posted $50
bond pending hearing in Fair
fax Police Court next Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

toppling off the tracks near here
yesterday.
Nine passengers and -four
crewmen were reported hurt in
the wreck, none seriously.
1t. M. E. McGaha of the
BRO police said a maintenance
crew had been working on the
tracks between Brunswick anc
Knoxville just before the acct
dent. He said he considered il
possible that a buckled raj
caused the mishap, but was still
investigating before reaching g
definite conclusion.
The train was the 12-cal
Shenandoah, bound from Chi.
cago and due in Washington al
4:30 pm. yesterday.
4 Cars Leave Rails
The last four cars of the trair
left the tracks at 2:26 pm. a.
the train was travelling between
SO and 60 miles per hour, thu
railroad reported. The first de-
rallied car, a dome observation
car, knocked down a semaphor,
signal tower and ploughed int,
a bank. Two of the cars behinC
it-a pullman and a lounge ca
turned over on their sides afte
leaving the tracks. The fourth
car involved also was a pullman
All four cars came to a stol
short of a steep embankmen
leading to the dry bed of tn,
abandoned Chesapeake & Ohit
Canal.
The derailment tore up abou
500 feet of tracks. Service wa.
able to continue after a shor
delay by routing trains ovel
adjacent tracks.
The first eight cars of thu
wrecked train proceeded tt
Washington with uninjured pas,
Sengers, arriving about two hour,
late.
The injured were taken tt
Frederick Memorial Hospital Il
miles away.
WAVE Most Seriously Hurt
The Bro reported that Mrs
Elaine Griffey of Savannah
Mo-. a WAVE stationed at Balm.
bridge, Md. was the only person
who appeared to be hurt beyond
cuts and joStling. She suffered
a possible broken arm.
Also admitted to the hospital
were Miss Louise McCord, CasS-
vile, Mo-; Miss Henrietta Camp
bell. Manhattan, Kan; Joseph
Ryan. Ossining. N. Y: Yoichi
Okomoto. Bethesda, Md: porters
B A. White and l.. H. Green,
Chicago. ILL.,; Trackman L. E.
Man. Lovettsville, Va, and Flag
man Nimrod Davis. Gainesville,
Md.
Taken to the hospital, but not
admitted, were Mrs. Valeria
Cline. Lawrence, Kan, and Mrs.
Richard Salet and her two
daughters of Mankato, MINI.
Mrs. Salet told reporters she
had been talked out of flying
by her grandparents because of
Saturdays plane crashes in the
Grand CANYON which killed l28.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Leon R. Meyer
Sentenced in
-CheverIyC

Leon r. Meyer, former prin-
Icipal of the Happy Acres Ele-
Imentary School in Cheverly.
Md, was sentenced to three
years in the House of Correction
yesterday for misappropriating
school funds under his super
vision.
Judge John r. Fletcher of the
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court told Meyer that, las q
member of the teaching profess
sion. you have not only brought
disgrace upon yourself and your
innocent wife and children, but
you also have thrown away your
opportunities to ever again pur-
sue the teaching profession"
Sees "JOlt" Needed
Judge Fletcher said he SEN
fenced Meyer to the Jail term
because Il feel you need a jolt
that will be a constant reminder
to you that you must not appro-
pirate to yourself what belongs
to others" He said the sentence
also would serve "as a warning to
others in similar positions of
trust"
Meyer was convicted of steal
ing $274.50 in school funds dur
ing September, 1855, while serv-
ing as principal of the school.
Judge Fletcher also sentenced
three men and a woman to five
year terms on a robbery charge
growing out of an assault on
James Ray Fritz, 80. of the 300
block of Benton street NV, last
February 4.
, Those sentenced were Martin
| B. Farnestock. "a. of the 100
. block of Sixty-fourth street,
| Maryland Park; Chancie Coins,
! 20, of the 100 block of Sixty
| fourth street, Maryland Park;
, Robert E. Kaufman. 20, of the
700 block of Seventy-first avenue,
r Seat Pleasant, and Marlene
: Mary Campagna, 81. Of the $500
/ block of Marlboro pike.
Woman Used "As Bait"
The group was convicted Of
! robbing Mr.. Fritz after Mrs.
S Campagna induced him to take
! her home from a tavern. Police
e said the three men attacked Mr..
: Fritz on Iverson street. Hillcrest
/ Heights, when Mrs. Campagna
e asked to be let out of the car.
Q Next to murder or rape"
Judge Fletcher told the group,
the crime you have been con-
victed of is the most heinous
] conceivable where four people
would plan to carry out the old
badger game by using a woman
t as bait and three men pounce
on an unSuSpecting victim"
D Judge Fletcher said he was
sentencing the group to five
t years each because it is neces-
S sary ito convince you that you
cannot repeat such thing and
to discourage others from at
tempting it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Manassas Man
Missing jim River

A 30-year -old Manassas (Va9
man was still missing in the
Potomac today after a collision
of an 18-foot power boat and
a tanker of Jones Point.
Paul Durniak. a construction
company foreman and father of
a four-day-old child, was being
sought by rescue craft from the
Coast Guard and Maryland res
cue squads.
Survivor Of the collision was
Leonard L. Cross, 33, also Of
Manassas. owner Of the $4,000
inboard motorboat.
The craft crashed about 1890
pm, about 4 miles south of
National Airport, as Mr.. Cross
and the missing man were en-
route to Washington to buy
shrimp.
Il saw the tanker Just before
it hit" Mr.. Cross said. Il hol-
Tered. and then 1 think l jumped.
I'm no sure; maybe l was thrown
out" He said he saw no running
lights on the tanker. the SIS.
George Whitlock.
Il grabbed a seat and then
swan to a new life jacket. Then
the tanker got me-"
The yacht Lou Jack. standing
near Jones Point. sent a distress
signal. which was picked UP by
a Detroit Marine telephone oper-
ator, who notified the Coast
Guard here. Coast Guard head
quarters said today.
No traces OF the wrecked boat
had been found, despite wide
searching by rescue squads from
Alexandria. harbor police, Morn
ingside. OXon Hill, Cottage City
and BerWyn Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

with a banner attached saying
Welcome American Citizen and
a note inviting them to a steak
fry at a neighbours house.
The WesterhoStmann'S met
in 1851 at a bus stop at a winter
resort in the Bavarian Alps. The
former Lotte Rebel of Staten
Island, N. Y, was on a vacation
from her job as stewardess for
the Pan American Always. He
was studying hotel management
in Bavaria.
Spoke German
Getting acquainted was nc
problem. Mrs. WeSterhost-
mann was born in Germany but
came to America with her par
ents as child. She spoke Ger
man fluently and he could carry
on a conversation in English
They were married in 1858 in
England, where he was working
and a few months later came to
America.
Mr.. Westerhostmann is as
sistant manager of the Hot
Shoppe at Seven Corners. He
put his experience in food man.
agement to work in planning for
today's day-long event, in which
hot dogs and other carnival food
will play an important part.
The celebration was opened at
noon with flag raising in which
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts par
ticipated. A Little League base
ball game. a fashion show, dane
in gand fire department demon
stration were among the sched-
uled events. Three members of
the Board of County Super
viSors will speak at 8 pm. They
are Chairman Joseph Freehill
Mrs. Anne Wilkins and William
Moss. The fireworks will follow
A carnival with various rides
will operate all day at the Little
League ball field adjacent to the
Springfield Shopping Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
The
Rambler
Two Days Late
With Our Salute?
BY JACK JONAS

If John Adams had had his
way, the cleanup crews at the
Monument Grounds wouldn't
be worrying about sweeping
up after tonight's Independ-
ence Day celebration. 1t
would already be done.
The 'Pomp and Parade
with Shews, Games, Sports,
Guns, Bells, Bonfires and
Examinations from one End
of this Continent to the
other" would have taken
place two days ago.
"The second Day of July,
1776, will be the most men,
orable Epoca, in the History
of America" Adams wrote
his wife, Abigail, on July 8,
l776. Il am apt to believe
that it will be celebrated, by
succeeding Generations, as
the great anniversary FeSti-
val"
He was referring, of course,
to the Lee resolution for in
dependence, adopted by the
Continental Congress July 2.
That paper, containing no
wasted words, is on display at
the National Archives Build
ing in the same place as the
more revered document re-
ferred to since July 4, 1776,
as the Declaration of indie
pendence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
SEND A KID TO CAMP
DonoId's Hopes Run
Hiqh for Vocation

When Donald has yard of
his own, he is going to plant a
garden.
Donald likes growing things.
He lives in an apartment now,
however and hasn't much place
for gardening. He did plant
some ferns in tin cans, but they
failed to thrive. He had some
what better luck with a vine
plant.
Donald wants to be a farmer
when he grows up.
He is a tall. underweight boy
of II. When he appeared in the
Office of a social worker to apply
for a trip to summer camp the
other day, he wore trousers that
we're too long. handed down from
his father, and worn out with
mending. His toes had come out
of his tennis shoes.
But Donald also wore a big
grin at the idea of going to
camp.
1t would be his first vacation.
He has never had a chance to
swim, a regular activity at camp
He also wants to look for pretty
stones and play under the trees
Donald comes from a big fam
lily which doesn't have much to
Igo on. His father has worked
at the same job since he got out
of service in World War II, but
he only makes 1922 a month
Out of that comes $62.50 a
month rent, besides the cost of
utilities.
There isn't much left for feed
ing and clothing the children
although Donald's mother man.
ages fairly well. A social agency
has helped her to plan variations
for their starchy, filling meal,
with green vegetables and tt
make use of dry milk. Clothing
is handed down from child tC
child.
Donald's family has been or
the waiting list for public hous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
SEND A KID AMP

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
it to The Evening Star,
Washington 4, D. c.. or bring
cash to The Star cashier.
The cost - $36.40 for IL
days, 1920 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Arlington Man Wins
Church Youth Award

Jacob Luther Mauney, jr., son
of DR. and Mrs. j. Luther
Mauney, 2100 North Illinois
street, Arlington. has be n
granted a $3.50 youth leadership
award by Lutheran Brotherhood
a fraternal life insurance society
with headquarters in Minnea-
polls, it was announced here yes
terday.
Mr.. Mauney, who plans to at
tend Roanoke College. received
the award for his participation
in church and school activities.
His scholarship is one of 70 such
awards totaling $l0,950 granted
this year by Lutheran Brother
hood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
TO BAR
SHORT SLEEVES FOR
LONG ARM OF LAW

The long arm of the law
is too tattooed in Alexandria
for short-sleeved shirts.
City policemen were al
lowed to remove their ties
in a hot-weather order is
sued last Saturday. But tat
tooeS make short Sleeved
shirts taboo, said Police
Chief Russell A. Halves.
Il don't know how many
have tatooes, but I've heard
that residents in other cities
have protested naked police
arms with tattooes." he said.
He said the department is
studying the possibility Of
using a modified" type Of
short sleeve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Two Citizens Honored
At Charlottesville

CHARLOTT ESVILLE. Va,
July 4 Special. = Andrew T.
Omohundro and John d. Geiger
have been selected to receive
Jointly the Outstanding Citizen
Award presented annually for
distinctive contribution to the
life of the community by the
Civic League of Charlottesville
and Albemarle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Citizen Of 2 Days Heads
18th Of July Celebration

A citizen of two days was
showing his neighbors a thing or
two about Yankee Doodle ira
dition today as chairman of the
Fourth of July celebration at
Springfield, Va.
German-born Joseph H. Wes-
terhorstmann, who calls the
United States truly the land of
opportunity" was among 81
Northern Virginia residents
naturalized two days ago in
Alexandria Federal Court.
Today he was running the In
dependence Day fete at the Fair
fax County community where
neighbors concluded he was just
the man for the job.
In his two years at Springfield,
he has become a leader in COM
munity activities and was given
the job this year of supervising
the annual Fourth of July cele-
bration sponsored by the Spring
field Civic Association.
Provides for Library
When the fireworks go off at
$3.50 pm. it will climax one of
the greatest weeks" in the lives
of Mr.. Westerhostermann and
his wife, Lotte. a former airline
hostess.
Il was honored to be selected
to head the celebration" he said.
And further. it will raise funds
! for one of his pet projects-a Ii
brary for Springfield. He is
chairman of the Library Fund
Committee for the civic group.
The Westerhostmanns and
their two children, Joseph, 3,
and Marc. 2. live in a new brick
house about two blocks from
Garfield School. The neighbors
who Mr.. WeSterhostmann calls
the best he has ever seem" gave
a surprise party on Monday tc
celebrate his new citizenship
They hung an American flag in
the Westerhostmann window
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

and citizenship to Washington S
minority Negro population"
Noting that the Senate last
year passed a bill giving resi-
dents of the District the right to
elect local public officials and a
delegate to Congress, the petit
ton says:
Despite the manifest will of
the President, the Senate and
both national parties, the House
District Committee still refuses
to report the home rule bill for
fear that the House will pass it. .
The petition says the Repub-
lican members of the committee
have played into the hands of
its Southern Democratic men,
bers by failing to take any steps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

ing for about five years. But
there isn't enough to go around
for such large families. so they
must make out the best they can.
The best is not too good when
income is so limited. And when
the letter came suggesting that
Donald might be given a trip to
camp, he was overcome with de-
light. He ran out on the street
Ito tell his friends.
Help make sure that Donald
gets this chance to go to camp
study nature and tend her grow
ing things to his hearts content
and have lot of fun.
You can do it by contributing
to The Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund.
The following gifts are &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

to implement the Presidents
proposal"
Signers of the petition include
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and
Frank R. Jelleff, co-chairmen
of the Washington Home Rule
Committee; the Right Rev
Bishop Angus Dun. Episcopal
Bishop of Washington; Rabbi
Balfour Brickner of Temple ST.
mai; Edward Burling, jr., and
Mrs. B. l.. Jackson. jr., CO.
chairmen of Citizens for Eisen-
hover in the District; F. Joseph
Donohue, campaign manager fol
Senator Kefauver, Democratic
presidential aspirant, and Victor
Reuther, president of United
Automobile Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Teachers 10 Gel
6 Pct. Raise
Montgomery Council
Clarifies Intention

The Montgomery County Coun.
Gil yesterday said its recently
adopted budget provides funds
for granting a 6 per cent across.
the board salary increase for al
teachers on top of their incre-
ment raises.
The question had been raised
by School Supt. Forbes H. Nor
rls. who thought the councils
discussions at the budget session
indicated the 6 per cent raise wa'
to apply only to 1955-56 salarie:
but not to the increments.
Figure Corrected
Council President Robert T
Snure agreed. But when it wa,
learned that, in computing the
funds appropriated for the raise
the incrementS also had beer
jumped 6 per cent. the council
corrected its resolution and save
the teachers an additional pay
raise of about SO a year.
Council member Stella B
Werner urged the council to par
ticipate in a court test of its au.
thority over the spending by the
school board. She said she fell
the council. was out of line
in trying to tell the school boarc
how its money was to be spent.
Mr.. Snure agreed that a court
test may be necessary with both
parties joining, but, he said, il
should await the opinion re-
quested from the Attorney Cen
eral by the school board.
The board last week asked the
States top legal officer to deter
mine whether the Council had
the authority to adopt it's reso-
luton of intent on the teacher
pay question.
Uncertain Authority
Mr.. Snure said he was not
certain just what the councils
authority was, but he did want
the teachers to realize exactly
what the council had in mind in
providing funds for teachers sal
aries. Last year, he said, most
councilmen felt they were pro-
viding funds for a S400 raise for
all teachers, only to find out that
some of them got as little as a
SIS increase while others got the
$400.
Mr.. Snure said he felt the
councils authority did give it
some budgetary control over the
school board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
THE LEE resolution de-

THE LEE resolution de-
clared:
Resolved, that these
United Colonies are, and of
right ought to be, free and
independent States, that they
are abSolved from all al
legiance to the British Crown,
and that all political connec-
ton between them and the
State of Great Britain is, and
ought to be. totally dissolved
The document is in the
handwriting of Charles
Thomson, secretary of Con-
gresS, and bears in John Han
cocks writing the listing of
the approving votes of IL
colonies. New York alone
failed to vote. That colony
was awaiting instructions
from home.
The resolution in its form
of adoption is one of So his
toric papers making up the
National Archives exhibit,
THE Formation of the
Union" 1t is displayed near
the original form of the reSo-
luton as offered almost a
month before its adoption by
Richard Henry Lee of Vir-
ginia.
The first published news of
that momentouS decision
came the same day-July 2
in the Pennsylvania Evening
Post. In even shorter Ian
guage, the news story said:
This day the Continental
Congress declared the United
Colonies Free and Independ-
ent States"
Other Colonial newspapers
picked up the news the fol-
lowing day and told it in
much the same form. After
Lee introduced his resolution,
a committee was formed to
draft a declaration on the in
dependence move "a listing
of the reasons for taking the
step. That that work was well
along was indicated by an
other July 2 action by the
Continental Congress. After
noting the passage of the Lee
resolution, the record of the
proceedings says:
Mr.. Harrison reported that
the committee have had I'M
der consideration the decla-
ration to them referred by
not having had time to go
through decided will have to
sit again.
Resolved, that this Con-
gress will tomorrow resolve
itself into a committee of the
whole to take into their
farther consideration the
declaration on independ-
ence."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Patio Dedication

Official dedication of a new
patio at the YWCA Cottage in
Jesup Blair Park, Silver Spring.
will take place at pm. tomor-
row with appropriate ceremonies.
1t had been reported in The Star
on Monday that the affair would
be held tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
BuckIed Rail Suspected
In 7 rain Crash Injuring13

BRUNSWICK. Md, July 4
(SpeciaD A buckled rail today
was believed responsible for the
derailment that sent four cars
of a Washington bound Balti-
more & Ohio passenger train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
.Ex-PrincipaI Draws
3 Years for Theft
House DC. Unit Accused
In Home Rule Declaration

preudices few members of Congress deprv
all residents of the District of their right VOTE it
today sgners of Declaration of Principles
petition that chose who presently control the
District Committee opposed to home rule apparently
because they to granting equal rights of suffrage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09

Roomy 10 Gu. II. auto
matte defrOsting refriEeT.
ator on toD--blG 13O-lb.
true EerO-degree freezer on
bottom. Magnetic door,
revolving shelves, remov-
able and adjustable door
shelves. New roll-out
freezer baskets. Aluminium
freeser liner for fast
freezing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN

0AANr ACotcIuoy
K. c., Is; Wash. 8
Cleve., 8; Boston, O.
Chicago, 1; Ralti., o
(Only Games Seized.
Games Today
Wash. at cleve. 8.
N. York at Chi, (n)
Balti. at Detroit (nl
Boston at K. c. tn)
Games Tomorrow
Wash. at Cleve.. ..
N. York at Chicago.
Baltimore at Detroit
Boston at X. C. tn)