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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

A few days ago. in response
to an inquiry about whether
there is any connection between
the cotton gin and the gin which
figures in the makeup Of a
Martini cocktail. I noted that
drinking gin is an abbreviation
of Geneva spirits" and was orig
inally made in Holland. Geneva.
I went on to say. is a corrup-
ton of the French word for
juniper - "genievre" - and. as
anyone who survived the bathtub
gin era of the 1920s will recall.
juniper is an essential fiavoring
agent of gin.
Now comes word from T. F.
Warffemius from the admirably
appropriate town of Brandywine.
Md, to this effect: Probably
you would like to know that
the Dutch name for the gin
favored with the juniper berry
is 'Genever' pronounced jeh-
NAY-ver." Thus he supplies the
link between the original French
word for juniper and the name
which the British--by 9 process
known to language students as
folk etymology-converted first
to Geneva" and then to gin. 4"
Shortly on the heels Of this
intelligence ] noticed in q store
window a remarkable bottle
shaped earthenware jug bearing
the legend "Bols Holland Gene
Yer Gin" and the further in
formation that our firm was
founded in 1875 and has been
advantageously known all over
the world since" The oxford
Dictionary notes that the word
Geneva" or Hollands Geneva
was first recorded in England in
l706, indicating that it took
somewhat longer than century
for the product to become lad
vantageously known" across the
channel in England. However,
the first use of gin" is listed
for TIA.
| QUESTION: In high school
We were taught that one should
not say "enthused" but become
enthusiastic" And that com
plected" was wrong: the correct
word was "complexioned." What
is your opinion on this? E. A.
Curschmann, Milwaukee.
4 ANSWER: Though person.
ally deplore "enthuse. I must
report that 1t has become so
common in our American speech
that it is now recognized by lead
ing dictionaries as perfectly &C
Iceptable colloquial usage. "Com-
objected" however, remains sim
Iply an illiteracy. when used for
"complexioned." No careful
speaker would use it. There is.
however. a perfectly good word
Completed" meaning inter-
woven or intertwined. 1t Is used
in the textile industry.
(Released b. The Bell Syndicate. Ine)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19

Mr.. Meek won with the ace and
returned his singleton trey of
diamonds.
Mr.. Dale took the ace Of dia-
monds and led back the queen.
Dummy's king was put UP and
Mr.. Meek ruled and got out with
q heart. After winning this trick
and taking another round of
trumps, Mr.. Muzzy finessed the
jack of spades. losing to the
queen for down one.
Same old story" said Mr..
Champion disgustedly. you're
always in such a hurry---you've
always got to win the trick at
hand. Why cover Dale's queen
of diamonds with the king?
Why not just duck it?"
Then the queen would win
the trick" replied Mr.. Muzzy
hotly, land he'd just lead
another diamond"
Suppose he does" said Mr..
Champion. You duck again
and ruff in your hand. Then
you pick up the trumps, go to
dummy with the king of spades
or the king of clubs and discard
a small spade on the king of
diamonds. All you lose is one
heart and two diamonds"
Mr.. Champion was right as
usual. Even if Mr.. Meek had
started with two diamonds there
was no need to win the king of
diamonds on the second lead of
that suit. The safe and sensible
thing to do was to make sure Of
winning with the king later
after trumps had been extracted.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19
Amman b TIcKLIsH

this, thick, ticks, itch. chit, chill. cisf,
kits, kist, kith. licit. ticks, list, iithic,
sick. silk, silt, skit, slit, slick. stick.
hilt, hist. hick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

Mr.. Muzzy's jump to -four
hearts wasn't too bad, although
If he found his partner with a
minimum no-trump opening the
odds would be against his taking
10 tricks.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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The bidding:
North East South West
INT Pass 40 AL pass
AS it was, however, Mr.. Cham
pion's one-no-trump bid was OF
the maximum variety and Mr.
Muzzy should have made his
game. The luck of the hand was
evenly divided. There were two
key cards held by the defend
ers-the ace of diamonds and
the queen of spades. The former
was right and the latter was
wrong. But Mr.. Muzzy could and
should have played in such a
manner as to avoid the spade
f1nesSe.
Mr.. Dale opened the jack of
clubs and the dummy's ace won.
Out came the king of hearts and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19
WORD GAME
Find rs or more words in
WIN FALL.

meaning. ian unexpected legacy
or gain" Average is %; time
limit. 20 minutes.
>, E s. Of the game: l. WEEDS must ,.t, be
acquire four letters By the addition OF
81 such Is bats" cars" are not used.
3. Only one form of . word IL used
Proper names are not used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19
Why We Soy

ACTUAL FACTS: We use this
as a way Of saying
that we are getting to the actual
fact. It started with sailing. The
reference was to the cleaning Of
the hull Of a ship so thoroughly
that the brass-colored bolts on
the bottom were exposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
$50 Painters
Strike; 1000
Sign Contracts

More than $50 Washington
area union painters were on
strike today. but about 1000
others have signed new contracts
calling for raises totaling so
cents an hour over three years.
Willis Mangum. business agent
OF the Painters District Council
No. 81 (AFL-CIO), said that al-
though contracts remain un-
signed with about Is contractors,
46 contractors have come to
terms with most Of the 1,100
members Of the councils four
unions.
Meanwhile, John X. Buster,
executive secretary Of the WASH
mgton Union Painting Con-
tractors Association, said he
win file q complaint today with
the National Labor Relations
Board. charging that the council
refuses TO recognize his group as
a collective bargaining agent.
The union council wants its
members to sign individual pacts
with contractors, while the asso-
citation wants the council to sign
q combined contract with its six
members.
/ This disagreement, said Mr..
Buster. is the only obstacle in
the path Of agreement as far as
association members are con-
Icerned.
The prevailing contract signed
by painters and contractors calls
for a 15-cent increase last
"wednesday over the then-existing
hourly wage Of $3.O5. Painters
would receive 10 cents more Octo-
Der 3. and 1914 cents additional
on May IS, 1858, and May
is. 1859.
Although the contractors asked
the painters to agree to use
larger rollers and paint sprayers.
the painters refused. They will
continue to use finch rollers
with l5-inch handles, and will
not spray most surfaces, other
than those of house radiators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Third Force to Fight
For Civil Rights Asked

positive" he said. "This is no
day for the rabble-rouser
whether he be Negro or white
we must seek an indignation
based on mutual respect"
The crowd was attentive to all
the songs. prayer and speeches.
The throng extended along the
outer rim Of Memorial Circle on
the east side and part way along
the banks Of Rejecting Pool.
During the afternoon, several
floral wreaths were laid at the
base Of the Lincoln statue. One
of them was presented by two
school children. James and The
resa Gordon. who despite threats,
had entered white schools at
Clay, KY.
Shortly before the ceremonies,
the District Commissioners pre-
sented keys to the city to Mr..
Randolph, Mr.. wilkins and Mr..
King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

beers from "such rascality as
was going on in this union"
At one point in Senator Nc
Clellan's denunciation Of Beck's
activities. the Transfers leader
sought to interject q comment.
The Senator silenced him with
these emphatic words:
when I'm talking, mean for
you to listen and not talk back
to me-"
The Senator also shut OF an
objection by Beck's attorney,
Edward Bennett Williams, with
the statement that he did not
want to hear a lecture" on the
law.
Silent on Resignation Query
During the hearing. Beck de-
Iclined comment on whether he
would resign If requested to do
so by the Transfers leaders.
Earlier, he had told reporters
he would give serious considera-
ton" to any suggestion from
the Transfers leadership that he
resign for the good Of the union.
But he denied knowledge of any
pressure to quit and repeated
that he would seek reelection
at the unions September con-
vention.
Among the many times Beck
invoked the Fifth was once when
Senator Mcclellan asked him II
he believed in honesty and in
tegrity" in the handling Of union
funds.
Asked If he favored q strict ac-
countability Of union funds, Beck
replied that he did.
Then Senator Mcclellan snap
lped:
start by giving us an ac-
counting of the $780, 900 Of union
funds that came into your pos
session.
Beck declined and on the adj
vice Of his counsel again invoked
the Fifth. Mr.. Williams said 1t
was necessary to protect his
clients rights in view Of an in
come tax indictment pending
against him.
The is million members Of the
Transfers, Senator Mcclellan
replied, have some rights the
committee has been trying to
protect"
Writers on Payroll
One new point brought out
yesterday was that on Beck's
orders two writer's for the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, Nard Jones
and Douglass WEIGH, were car
ried on the unions payroll while
writing a book about Beck's life
story, entitled "The Drivers
Seat"
Beck was said to have given
the union check q few days
ago for $12,987.5l to cover the
money paid to the writer's.
In Seattle, WEIGH made public
a telegram sent to the Senate
committee May IA saying he and
Jones undertook the writing
project for Beck with the under
standing he would pay them
$4,000 out of personal funds.
They said they questioned Beck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
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Continued From First Page

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speaker attached to a fire truck
warned photographers not To
take fiashlight pictures because
the oxygen being pumped into
the well might explode.
The father. after collapsing
was taken into the kitchen. He
sat there. with q blanket over
him. The mother, strobe re.
Ipeatedly to the window, hoping
she would see the boy pulled w
alive.
A telephone in the kitchen
rang constantly.
Neighbors told Mr.. Hooper
again and again it was not his
fault the boy had fallen In.
Mr.. Hooper had sunk the hole
and had hit hard earth at the
bottom. He was preparing to
get pipe to sink into the hole
when the boy. playing with an
other youth. jumped into the
pile Of earth beside the hole and
slid into the pit.
The Hoopers have another
child. Wendy. 8.
Manorville is 70 miles from
Manhattan. about halfway be-
tween Long Island Sound and
the Atlantic Ocean.
The accident was similar to
the tragic case Of Kathy Fiscus,
Is. who fell 100 feet down an
abandoned well casing in l9le
at San Marine. Calf. She was
found dead after So hours OF
rescue operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Veterans March
Is Hit in Turkey

A Navy veterans composition,
President Ike's March," Is max
ing o hit in Turkey.
Grant s. Ray Of ia Huron
drive, Forest Heights. Nd, has
received word from the Turkish
Minister Of Defense. Semi Ergin,
that the march has been played
by the Presidential Band Of
Turkey and. after enough copies
are made, will be played by all
the military bands in Turkey"
Mr.. Ray, disabled In Navy
service. retired last year as q
photographer from the Naval
Gun Factory. He's been busy
writing marches and military
songs since.
Two weeks ago, he offered the
recording rights to another Of
his songs. Our Victory Navy
to the committee trying to save
the carrier Enterprise from be-
ing strapped. That song is al
bands but has not been recorded.
ready in the libraries of all Navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

about receiving Teamsters checks
and were assured he was repay
ing the union.
Beck refused to answer about
the book except to say it has not
been published.
Beck likewise refused to dis
cuss his dealings with the An
heuser-Busch Brewing Co., the
Fruehauf Trailer Corp, Occiden-
tai Life Insurance Co. of Los
Angeles and others. The COM
mittee has charged that he had
financial dealings with them and
received favors because of his
position as head of the Team
sterS.
Senator Kennedy, Democrat Of
Massachusetts,, said some of the
business people who had DEAL.
ings with Beck had greater re-
sponsibility" than the labor
leader. He charged that Beck
was "culpable" and guilty of
"misappropriating" union funds,
and suggested that the commit
tee also should take cognizance
of the businessmen "who saw
nothing wrong" in their dealings
with Beck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
DUPLICATE FLIGHT
BY AT JET TO MARK
ILINDBERGH HOP
By the Associated Press

~ tue AboOCintoo EIebS
The Air Force next week
will mark the 30th anniver-
sary Of Charles Lindbergh's
historic nonstop solo crossing
Of the Atlantic by flying q
jet fighter over the same
course to France.
The F-100 Super Sabre,
which will be flown by Mai.
Robinson Risner Of Tulsa,
Okla. will make the 5000
mile fight in about six hours.
It took Gen. Lindbergh, fly
ing an early model propeller
plane, 1914 hours.
The jet-age plane will take
on from MCGUIRE Air Force
Base. N. j.. on Tuesday. and
to duplicate the Lindbergh
course. will make q pass
over Floyd Bennett Field,
Gen. Lindbergh's Long
Island departure point. be-
fore proceeding to Le Bourget
Field, Paris. where the Lone
Eagle landed to receive the
acclaim Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Mcclellan Lectures Beck

At the end, Senator Mcclellan
said the committees findings in
dicated q need for Federal legis-
lation to protect union mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Medical Center Open

The District Health Depart
ment today invited the public to
visit its medical defense training
center in the Northwest Central
Health Clinic at 1925 Upshur
street NV. from $50 am. to
$3.50 pm. tomorrow. The center
includes q 200-bed emergency
hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Presley Is Recovering
After Bronchiu SURGERY

HOLLYWOOD. May II R.-
Rock n roll singer Elvis Presley
is recovering in Cedars Of Le-
banon Hospital from an emer-
gency operation to remove a
dislodged dental cap that became
wedged in bronchial tube dan
gerously close to his right lung
The cap broke OF Tuesday
while Mr.. Presley was doing a
dance sequence in a movie ct
MGM Studio. He found that he
was whistling when he breathed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Grilled By Mcclellan


The Catholic Evidence Guild
viii hold two outdoor meetings.
at 2 pm. tomorrow, to discuss
Catholic teachings and prac-
tees. One will be at Ninth street
and Constitution avenue NV.
and the other at Lincoln Park.
'Seminarians from st. Paul's
College. Catholic University, will
speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Dessert axes Stand,
Tells Probers NOTHING

GLIDING his Washington lawyer,
Edward Carey, who was sitting
beside him.
Without hesitating, Gessert
again invoked the Fifth and Sen
ator Mcclellan retorted:
II Just wanted to see how
ridiculous and frivolous this
thing could get"
Earlier today, Senator Nc
Clellan invited the Teamsters
Union to clean its house Of
"rascality."
He charged that the Team
|sters leader has "fiagrantly be-
|trayed" his trust and said the
union should conduct its own
investigation. to see whether he
should be kicked out Of Office.
II think the union member
ship and the public at large will
be interested to see whether the
union under its present leader
ship can or will clean its own
house." the Senator said.
Hits Beck ON ''Rascality"
Senator McClellan's comments
followed Beck's appearance be-
fore the committee yesterday
afternoon during which the
labor leader invoked the Fifth
Amendment repeatedly on
charges that he had misused
union funds and abused the
power Of his office. The Senator
referred to Beck's actions as
''rascality."
In all, In an afternoon appear
ance at the televised hearings
Beck invoked the Fifth more
than 80 times in response to
specific questions. He also took
O blanket Fifth on 46 other
questions, some Of which were
repeated later on. This brought
to more than 200 instances his
resort to the privilege in three
appearances before the commit
tee.
Beck sat in the witness chair,
grim and unsmiling, as Chair
man Mcclellan berated his &C.
tons. and his refusal to answer
questions.
Earlier. Mr.. Kennedy accused
the 81 year-old, pink faced
Teamsters leader with taking
and not borrowing more than
100000 Of Transfers funds for
his personal use. Mr.. Kennedy
licked on IA separate points to
back up the charge. none Of
which Beck chose to answer.
The committee also listed So
ways in which it said Beck had
misused his position Of trust and
power as head Of the is Million
member union for the benefit
Of himself and his family.
Mcclellan Lectures Beck
At the end, Senator Mcclellan
said the committees findings in
dicated q need for Federal legis-
lation to protect union men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

Continued From First Page
picket lines" He said the group
will aid openly or through the
underground" those white
church groups who are on
our side-the right side. the legal
side, the moral side"
The influx of the out-of-
towners led police to cancel all
leaves in anticipation Of q major
traffic jam.
In Arlington. Va. Jack Rath-
bone, chairman Of the board of
the Arlington chapter Of the De-
tenders Of State Sovereignty and
Individual Liberties, sent tele-
grams to local government and
police officials. He, suggested
they be on the alert for possible
civil disturbances and other overt
acts that this vast horde Of
pressure lobbyists could set or"
Spurn Communist Aid
A suggestion that Communists
might try to inf1ltrate the rally
was answered by one Of the three
cochairmen, A. Philip Randolph,
international president of the
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters.
I'VE reject the support and
cooperation of Communists in
the fight for civil rights" Mr..
Randolph said, because we are
opposed to the use Of immoral
means. Further. we know that
Communists have no genuine in
terest In the solution Of problems
Of racial discrimination. but seek
only to use this issue to
strengthen the foreign policy Of
the Soviet Union"
Another cochairman, Roy VIII
kins. executive secretary of the
NAACP, said the struggle for
racial equality has reached the
point where 1--WE are in warfare
for our rights. from local court
houses to the halls Of Congress.
Despite repeated pleas for jus
tice," he said, I'VE have been
given not bread but a stone;
not peace. but q sword"
The third cochairman, the Rev.
Martin Luther King. jr.. of
Montgomery. Ala, who gained
q national reputation in his
leadership Of the antisegregation
bus boycott there, also pointed
the finger Of blame at Washing
ton.
Apathy CHARGED
The executive branch Of the
Government Is all too silent and
apathetic." he said, "the legis-
lative branch Is all too stagnant
and hypocritical in the face Of
a desperate need for civil rights
legislation"
Like many Of the speakers, Mr..
King stressed the theme Of
peaceful pressure. 1--WE need a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
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OUubhUuCU gEOIm E1Ebb 1BC
charged this to the Transfers
Union. s.
Gessert invoked the Fifth on
this question and also on one
asking whether Beck instructed
them to 60 to Canada.
Headed by Sheifermans
The Union Merchandising Co.
for which Gessert is said to have
worked. is headed by Nathan w
IShefferman, Chicago labor con-
sultant for employers, and hi;
son, Shelton Shefferman. The
committee has produced much
testimony regarding business re-
Ilations between Beck and Ma
than Shefferman involving use
Iof Teamster Union funds.
According to Mr.. Kennedy,
Gessert was employed by the Re.
tail Clerks Union from 1885 II
1852 and, the committee counsel
added, Beck was instrumental In
getting him this employment.
From 194S to 1852. Mr.. Ken
needy said Gessert also was as
ISOLATED with John Lindsay.
Seattle contractor. and worked
on the development Of Beck'i
home and others in q so-callec
Beck compound In Seattle"
Beck. according to committee
testimony. paid Lindsay fol
building the home out Of unior
funds. Gessert refused to sa,
whether he knew II Lindsay wa.
lpaid out Of union funds or BY
Beck'S personal check.
Mr.. Kennedy referred to thu
Retail Clerks Union as "a captive
union" In that 1t was run largely
by the Teamsters and has office
In the Transfers Seattle head
quarters. He said the Retail
Clerks once tried to get Gessert
shifted from their payroll to the
Transfers.
Grilled by Mcclellan
Committee Chairman McClel-
Ian. Democrat Of Arkansas. Bit
lngly questioned the witness
about his refusal to say whether
he had been employed by the
Transfers and on his refusal 10
give an accounting Of unions
funds allegedly received by him
At one time the Senator asked
the witness II he could tell the
committee anyone he knew with
out discriminating himself. in
Evening star., 1957-03-31
April z

Tonight a. II IS on wToFTV, channel 2
"rAH MOUSE ON oRnd sTRGGT"
starring ilo>d nolan and William Eythe
Evening star., 1957-03-31
Program Listines

900
4-Roy Honey Show. Kids.
5-Kortoon klub. Kids.
4-Romper Room. Kids.
1000
4-Home. Arlene Froncis.
5-Morning Movie.
"a Hours. Lighthouse. i947.
Don Castle. June Long.
9-Gorry Moore. Variety.
1890
9-Arthur Godfrey. Variety.
Il:0o
4-Price Is Right. Contest.
1l:30
4-TFuth or Consequences.
9-Strike II Rich. Quiz.
HAS
5-Fronkie Loine. Songs.
Evening star., 1957-03-31
AFTERNOON

1900
4-Tie Toe Dough. Quiz.
5-Musie HoIl. Zoboch.
9-VoIiont Lody. Seriol.
l2:l5
9-Love Of Life. Seriol.
1870
ALI Could Be You. Woriety.
5-Afternoon Movie.
~ Hours. Chasing Yesterday"
1885. Anne Shirley.
7-Clown Corner. Kids.
9-Seoreh for Tomorrow. Ser1.
l2:45
9-Guiding Light. SerioI.
loo
4-CIose-Up. Interviews.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-21
Civic Group
Picks Rosoff
AS President

David Rosoff, of 827 Bowie
road, Rockville, last week was
elected president of the Hunger
ford Towne Civic Association.
Rosoff succeeded John Noel
roy who recently was appointed
to the Rockville Board of Zoning
Appeals. o hers elected were John
Kamrad, vice president, Robert
Taylor, secretary, Anne Brown,
assistant secretary and John Du-
Fief, treasurer.
Speaker at the meeting was
Donald E. Gingery. county de-
veloper, known to many as
father" of Hungerford Towne.
Gingery, a member of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, told the
group he disagreed with his fell
low Commissioners veto of the
Watts Branch site for the pro-
posed Washington Suburban San
ita1y Commission filtration plant.
Gingery also predicted the con-
trovessial River Bend Dam will
be authorized by Congress in the
foreseeable future"