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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
By MIRIAM OTTENBERC

The Districts top building
license and inspection official
said today the case of the
sinking basement that drove a
mother and her four children
from their home is an excel
lent example" of the need for
licensing and bonding of gen.
eral contractors.
Cabell Gwathmey, director of
the District Department of
Licenses and Inspections. said
ne intends to use the case when
he makes a report to the Com
missioners on whether general
contractors should be licensed
here.
The report, in the making
for many months, will be ready
in about two weeks, he said.
1t will include reference to Ii
cense provisions in some 80
States.
Won't Commit Self
Mr.. Gwathmey would not
commit himself on whether he
will recommend for or against
licensing to protect home own
ers. He said "cogent arguments"
have been presented against
licensing. Those who oppose it,
he said, argue that costs would
go up under a licensing law.
Maybe it's worth the cost, 4"
he added. That's what we
haven't yet decided.
The case he referred to cli-
NAKED last Friday night when
Mrs. Lillian G. Davidson and
her four children had to leave
their home at $500 Eastern
avenue NE. The basement,
which District records show
had been sinking since a few
months after she moved into
the new home, suddenly
dropped 10 inches, swapping
the house sewer pipe and flood
ing the house with sewer gas.
District inspection officials
said they had made repeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
News Conference Set

President Eisenhower will
hold q news conference.-the
first in two weeks-at 1920 am.
Wednesday. the White House
announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29

% IHV HsEotIHItu FTtHN
President Eisenhower sent q
message Of sympathy today to
President Ruiz Confines OF Mex
leo in connection with the Mex
lean earthquake. The White
House did not Immediately
make public the text.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29

Picture on Poee "A
ties held a two-to-one lead il
the popular vote and appeared
headed for a combined workine
majority in a new 205-membel
Constituent Assembly. Boastfu
Peronists suffered a setback.
Unofficial calculations thu.
far in the complicated proper
tional representation system
gave the pro-reformiSts at Least
65 seats to the antireformiSts
SO. The faction with at least
l03 seats will control the
Assembly.
Nearly complete popular vote
returns gave the moderate par
ties 3,922,205 votes to 1860, 301
for the anti-reformistS. Peron-
lists had called on their follow
ers to vote blank to give the
exiled ex-dictator a moral VIC
tory. He had boosted from
Venezuela a few days ago he
would receive rs per cent of the
vote. The nearly complete re-
turns showed "a per cent
blanks.
Fr0ndizi Trails
Nevertheless, the blank vote:
total of 1858, 1892 ran second tc
the party which polled the
highest total - the Peoples
Radical Party. led by Reform
list Richmond Balbin, with L.
927, 663.
Nationalist Arturo Frondizi's
left-wing radicals trailed Mr.
Balbin by almost 250,O00 votes
Mr.. Frondizi, the only an
nounced candidate for presi-
dent, pleaded for Peronists to
vote for his party.
The Communists, who had
their own ideas about reform
ing the government, received
about 207. 900 popular votes, far
more than they received in pre-
viouS elections.
The election was a resound-
ing victory for the forces of
democracy over the lingering
Peronism in this troubled coun-
try's first election since Peron's
overthrow in September. 1855.
Winter Cuts Turnout
Winter raked the country
with icy winds. snow and cold
rain on election day. helping
to keep an estimated 20 per
cent of the voters away from
the polls. Some of the stay-at-
homes were undoubtedly Per-
onists boycotting the vote. how
ever.
The election generally went
of peacefully Bombs ex-
ploded in q sugar mill chapel
at Tucuman shortly after mass
but no injuries were reported.
The voting brought Argen-
tina to a crucial croSsroad in
Gen. Aramburu's campaign to
restore the foundations of
democracy after a decade of
Peron dictatorship. fhe revo-
lutionaries who felled Gen
Peron threw out his l949 con-
stitution and reinstated the
charter of 1853.
Gen. Aramburu said the con-
stitution should be modern
lied to restrict presidential
power so as to bar the rise OF
future dictators. He promised
the Assembly a free hand to
make whatever changes it sees
At.
Mr.. Frondizi said his forces
if they won control Of the AS
sembly. would dissolve it as
soon as it met and call for i'm
mediate election Of a new Pres
ident and congress. Gen. Aram-
buru has promised to hold q
presidential election next Feb
ruary %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
Europe Open Sky Plan
Drive Spurred byDu|Ies
Confers With Stossen on London Arrival
Before Tulks With British State Chiefs

LONDON July 90 QPl-Secretary of State Dulles was
flying to London today at President Esenhowers request
take personal hand in the stalled fvepowe disarmament
talks
One prime purpose for the Secretsrys dramatic trip re-
poredy was to work out precise open skies" plan for
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to observe that some" is q
plural word.
The Republican leader also
served notice on the opposition
that If there is to be a filibuster
he would rather face it now to
pass the bill without a jury trial
than to face one later on the
conference report.
Pointing out that the House
had defeated jury trial, he said
that even If the Senate adopted
1t. the House conferees pre-
sumably would insist on elm
mating it in conference.
Would Face Filibuster
If that happened there would
be a f1libuSter in the Senate
later to block the conferences
report. he said. and added:
If We have to face a fiji.
buster, / would rather face It
now and get the bill through
with the jury trial amendment,
than face it later on the con-
ference report"
Senator Knowland said there
is a possibility that, without a
jury trial amendment, the
House would accept other
changes the Senate is making
and avoid a conference.
Earlier. Senator Knowland
said at the White House he
saw no need for a new state
ment by President Eisenhower
in connection with the Senate
debate because he already has
made his position clear as CD.
posed to a jury trial amend.
ment.
Senator Knowland had a
brief private meeting with the
President after attending a
w hite House ceremony at
which Robert B. Anderson was
sworn in as Secretary OF the
Treasury.
Time Out in Ohing
AS the Senate went into the
fourth week of civil rights de-
bate it became apparent that
both houses will have to take
time out during the next few
days to deal with emergency
situations that will confront
the Government on Thursday,
August /.
Most important is the need
for another temporary resolu-
ton to provide operating ex-
penses for the Defense estab-
lishment and several other
agencies that are still without
new appropriation laws.
Another emergency matter ia
the one-year extension of the
Small Business Administration,
which would pass out OF exist
ence Thursday.
Jackson, Javits Opposed
Senator jackson, Democrat
OF Washington. announced to-
day he will support the jury
trial amendment. while Sena-
tor Javits, Republican of New
York, urged supporters Of the
bill TO stand firm against the
amendment.
- urge too that We be
neither coerced nor intimi-
dated by the latent threat of
a filibuster. implied though not
expressed, If the jury trial
amendment fails" said Sem
ator Javits. There is no guar
See RIGHTS. Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
42Are Killed,
500 Badly Hurt
In Earthquake
Mexican Deuth Toll
Low, but Damage
Runs Into Millions

MEXICO CITY, July 20 (P)
Soldiers blocked of many Of
this capitals major streets to-
day as demolition squads began
tearing down buildings dan
gerously damaged by earth
quake.
Sundays quake, the worst in
the memory of MexicanA
rocked thousands of square
miles and caused damage OF
millions of dollars but took q
surprisingly low death toll.
Here and in five other cities
~ were known dead. No United
States citizens were among
them. Red Cross officials said
500 persons were badly injured
A young mother was rescued
alive from beneath Z feet
of crumbled debris of a FIVE
story apartment building at
Conception today. Mrs. Oslo de
Angular. rs. was saved by the
mattress under which she was
found % hours after the quake.
Her husband, l0-months-old
daughter. and her father lost
their lives.
No New TremOrs
Despite forecasts that further
tremors might be expected,
none was registered during
last night. Thirty tremors were
registered yesterday after the
main shock.
At least so buildings were
toppled in the capital.
In bright sunshine. volun-
teers began the clearing of tons
Of rubble. Steel-helmeted SOL
dierS directed a snarl of traf-
fic caused by the closing of
streets and the blocking of
many buildings to owners and
tenants until engineers can
check the safety of walls.
The capital. with its popula-
ton OF 4 million, was hardest
hit. The state of Guerrero,
with famed Acapulco and its
capital Of Chilpancingo, was
next.
Thifty-two bodies we're dug
out Of ruins in the capital, six
in Chiliancingo. two in Aca-
pulco, one in Atotlas, and one
in Humanxtillan.
Emergency Aid Ordered
President Adolfo Ruiz Cor
tines ordered emergency relief
aid for the stricken areas. But
schools resumed as usual.
The presidents Office said the
governor and chief of the mill
tary zone OF the southwest state
OF Michoacan denied reports
there were any dead in that
area. An earlier report had
said there were u dead in that
state.
The casualty reports were be-
lieved fairly complete. but au-
thorities pointed out that re-
mote areas might still be heard
from.
The only foreigner reported
injured was a woman tourist
from Brooklyn, Mrs. Sarah
Dorfman. She suffered cuts on
the arm from broken glass in
her hotel room.
The quake hit this capital of
4 million at 2:40 am. Sunday.
sending Seismograph needles
spinning. Bounced out of bed
or on night club bar stools,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
AND HIS MONEY
Many Extra Benefits
Available to President

How presidential fringe benefits
hove increased Is explored here IN
the second Of o series Of sn articles
on bow President Eisenhower earn,
ond spends his money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29

Arms Poet PFeiudieIng Germon Unit,
Barred. Pooe A.
StasSen. chief United States
delegate to the United Nations
Disarmament Subcommittee. He
also was slated to meet Britain S
Prime Minister Macmillan and
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd
Hope for Turning Point
British newspapers described
the secretary'S visit as a ma
jor event in international af-
fairs" and expressed hope ii
would provide a turning point
in the long efforts to end the
East-West arms race.
officials in Washington said
that what Mr.. Dulles learns
in his consultations may de-
eide whether the disarmament
talks should continue or recess
The United States diplomat
and his aides came here from
talks with Prime Minister John
Diefenbaker of Canada. one OF
the participating nations in the
subcommittee talks.
Mr.. Dulles was reported to
have received Canada's support
for the United States proposal
for mutual aerial inspection OF
Arctic zones in Canada and So
Wet Russia as one phase of q
first-stage disarmament agree
ment.
Expects Talks in ID. c.
In Ottawa. a meeting soon
between Mr.. Diefenbaker and
Mr.. Eisenhower to discuss
Canadian-Un States prob
lens was regarded as almost
certain following the Dulles
visit.
Mr.. Diefenbaker told "a re-
porter he expects a meeting in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
Defeat Of Jury Trial
Seen by |<now|and
Gives Notice
Of Fight on
FiIibuster
BY J. A. OLEARY

Senate Republican Leader
Knowland said today the pros
pect for beating q jury trial
amendment to the civil rights
bill had improved over the week
end, with some" recruits from
both parties.
He declined to say how many
votes he had picked up except
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LuIOpC WIIICII IIIb EQI UptdH
allies would support.
Mr.. Dulles was to confer soon
after arrival with Harold E.
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Arms Poet P'eiudieins Germon Unity
BoTed. Pooe "A
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Civil Rights Debate Puts Senots Be-
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U. S. Sends sympathy

See RIGHTS. Page A.,
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Low tonight around 20. Continued warm
with scattered afternoon thundershowers
likely tomorrow. Full report on Page A-2.)
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10

Robert w. Sproull was elected
Lieutenant-Go Of the Fif-
teenth Division of Kiwanis at the
Ohio District Convention at Toledo
on Monday. Mr.. Sproull, succeeding
Clarence Runch Of the East Cleve-
land Club, enters his new duties
well qualified. He has been an ac-
tive member of the Cleveland
Heights Club for the past twenty
years serving on many committees
and as a Director, Vice President
and President. He has served the
Fifteenth Division as Bowling
Tournament Chairman, Attendance
and Membership Chairman and
Treasurer.
He is Assistant Works Manager
Of Ohio Forge and Machine Cor
poration and resides at 1926 Grove
land rd., University Heights.
The Fifteenth Division is COM
posed of the Kiwanis clubs of
Cleveland Heights, East Cleveland,
South Euclid-Lyndhurst, Garfield
Heights, Lander Circle, Cleveland,
Bedford, Northeast, University
Circle, Wade Park, Maple Heights,
Mayfield, Shore View, Solon,
Chagrin Falls and South East.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10
Economy Buick
Adds Opel" Line

Paul Correll, president of the
Economy Buick Co., 1850 Euclid
ave., announced today his appoint
ment as franchised Opel Agency
for East Cleveland.
General Motors will begin i'm
portation of its German-built Opel
two-door sedan and two-door sta
tion wagon sometime before the
end of this year for distribution
in East Cleveland by Economy
Buick. The two models to be mar
keted in this area are the Opel
Olympic Rekord and the Opel
Caravan station wagon.
Both cars carry four cylinder
45 horsepower engines for which
GIN claims exceptional power re-
serve and economy. Opel buyers
will have a selection of six exter-
ior colors, coral, russet, light
gray, turquoise, medium blue and
medium green. Interior trim will
also be offered in a variety of
shades including two tone combi-
nations in the Caravan, Mr.. Cor
rell said. Standard equipment on
both models will include heater
and defrosters, Red Line speed
ometers, oil bath, air cleaner, clock
cigarette lighter, rear view mir
ror, turn signals, dual sun visors,
ashtrays, adjustable front seat,
chrome plated hub caps and safety
glass windows. In addition the
Caravan will be equipped with an
overhead luggage rack on the roof.
The two Opel models have iden-
tical engines of 90.8 cubic inch
displacement and SO to l compress
sion ratio. They have 10000 inch
wheel base and are "a inches wide.
The Rekord has a curb weight Of
1895 pounds and the Caravan
weighs 2,160 pounds.
Prices at which the two Opels
will be offered have not been de-
terrnined as yet, Mr.. Correll
stated. Orders are now being TAX
en- for early 1853 delivery accord
ing to Correll.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10
Elect BIouqh

Fred Lange, Robert Lucas, and
Mr.. Kiener but as treasurer-elect
he automatically becomes board
member and . successor will be
named later.
The club secretary is selected
by official action Of the new board
at it's initial meeting which will be
held within the next few weeks.
Everett Preston, retired Prospect
Elementary School principal, he's
held the secretarial post for many
years and is recognized by Kiwa nj
ans nationally as one of the out
standing secretaries in Kiwanis
club activities.
Mr.. Blough came to East Cleve-
land as principal at Shaw High
on May 1, 1948 after serving in
the same capacity at Sandusky
High School for nine years. He
had previously served there az
coach and instructor after begin
ming his educational career at
Ashland High School in 1928.
COMMUNICATIVE, the Kiwanis
president-elect is chairman of the
Cleveland Chapter of the Junior
Red Cross since 1856 and was pres
ident of the East Cleveland Com
munity Council in 1851 and 1852.
Mr.. Blough is a member of the
administrative committee Of the
North Central Association of Sec
ondary Schools and Colleges and
will leave Friday for Washington
and fly Monday to Europe on a
35-day inspection tour of depend
ent schools, operated for children
of American servicemen who are
stationed in various countries
abroad.
Serving as president of a
service club will not be a new ex-
perience as he was president of
the Sandusky Rotary Club in 1943.
He belongs to most of the teach
ers' and principals associations
and has been signally honored by
his Appointment to the committee
on High School and College Rela-
tions of the Ohio High School Prin-
cipals Association since 1853.
Mr.. Blough's wife, Elizabeth,
has been President Of the Kiwanis
Ladies group during 1856 and
1857. They have two sons, John
A. and James w. and a daughter,
Mrs. Lawrence Wilson, now in La
Rochelle, France. Proud grandpar-
ents of three, the Bloughs live at
1929 Grasmere ave.
Mr.. Blough attended the wads-
worth, Ohio public schools and re-
ceived his Bachelor of Science de-
gree from College of Wooster in
1923. His degree Of Master of
Arts in Secondary School Admin
istration was received in 1941
from Ohio State University.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10
Girl Scouts

Training courses for Cub, Scout,
and Explorer Leaders Of District
z of the Greater Cleveland Coun-
Gil, Boy Scouts Of America, will
be held on three consecutive
Thursday evenings beginning Oc-
tober 18th, it was announced by
Eugene Frank, District Training
Chairman.
District z serves boyhood in
Bratenahl, East Cleveland, Cleve-
land Heights, and in the Glenville
area. The Cub Leaders basic
courses will be under the leader
ship of VIM. Schnable, the Scout
Leaders basic courses under Tom
Standing, and Explorer Leaders
basic courses under Gilbert an
derson.
All three courses will be con-
Quoted in the Windermere Meth
odist Church, Euclid and Holyoke
ave. in East Cleveland from 1880
to 9:3O p. m.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10

Pre-School and kindergarten pro-
gram.
kindergarten teachers, Mrs,
Helen Griffiths and Miss Carolyn
Cohen, will be on hand to meet
the mothers.
Pre-School Chairman, Mrs. Ken
meth Boudreau, and her Co-Chair-
man, Mrs. Edward Kent and Mrs.
Albert Hyle, extend sincere in
vitation to all mothers of pre-
school and kindergarten children
to attend.
Child care will be available and
refreshments will be served.
1888 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Ellington, CO.
chairmen of the Program Com
mittee, announce tentative Kirk
PTA 1878 program. The pro-
gram planned for parents will be
closely related to and supplement
a new Kirk Home Room Vocational
Guidance program. The PTA has
chosen Futures in the Making" as
the years theme. The condensed
program is:
October 2nd-Room Mothers Tea.
October 16th-Open House
where parents meet teachers.
November 13th-"It's time on
consider-What Job for Junior ?"
December 18th-Christmas Pro-
gram observing Spiritual Tradi-
tions."
January 15th-"The Challenge of
the Changing World in Industry
and College"
February 12th-"Are East Cleve-
land Schools Providing Adequate
Guidance?
March 12th-"Building Better
Bodies"
April 9th-"Will Increased Leis-
ure be Bane or Blessing ?"
May 14th-The Kirk Arts and
Crafts Department Presents its
"May Show" .
PTA COUNCIL TOPIC:
"PTA PURPOSE"
Mrs. Stanley v. Michota, Maga-
zine Chairman Of the Ohio Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers, will
address East Cleveland PTA Coun-
Gil on "The Purpose of PTA in the
Community" on October 18th at
1000 a. m. at Prospect School.
Mrs. Ray Nausner, Council
Magazine Chairman, has invited
all unit chairmen to attend.
Mrs. Michota Is a resident of
Toledo. She has held several PTA
posts on the unit and council levels
in addition to her position on the
Board Of Managers Of the Ohio
Congress.
MAYFAIR PLANS
A THEATRE PARTY
The Ways and Means Committee
Of Mayfair PTA and its chairman,
Mrs. Howard Eller, have reserved
a block Of 100 seats at the Drury
Theatre Of the Play House, East
seth st., for Thursday, November
7th, their first theatre party Of the
season. All seats are reserved, and
members and friends Of Mayfair
wanting tickets are urged to re-
serve them early with Mrs. Eller,
MU. 1-5125.
The play "Desk Set" is reviewed
as "a frolicking hit with a bundle
Of laughs" Kirk Willis directs.
CALEDONIA PRE-SCHOOLERS
IN FIRST SESSION
The first meeting for mothers Of
the Caledonia PTA Pre-School
Group will be held at the Caledonia
Library at 1915 a. m. Wednesday,
October 10th.
Helen Mcdonald, Mothercraft
Editor of the Cleveland Press, will
be the speaker and will lead q
discussion on matters Of special
interest to mothers of pre-
schoolers.
During the mothers program,
the children will participate in the
regular Wednesday morning Pre-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10
TRAFFIC VIOLATION

During the last weekend, Fri
day evening through Sunday, po-
lice made II arrests Of motorists
going over posted speeds, and 18
arrests for other traffic violations.
OF the speeders, three were women
drivers. On the "other violations"
two were women drivers.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10
LAW N M O WIN G
and Trim xsa ing
RE. 1-8764
RE. I-BT64

Troop committee mothers and
leaders of Superior Neighborhood
Girl Scouts, met September 30th,
to review the summer activities
and to lay plans for the 1957-58
season.
A successful summer day-camp-
ing program was reported and
films taken during that period
will. be shown by Mrs. George
Voinovick at the November meet
ing.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10
New Music Store
Opens On HAYDEN

A new business, and the first Of
its kind, has opened at 1923 Hay
den ave. Edward H. Howells, with
years of experience in the oper-
alton Of a music store and the
teaching Of musical instruments
is opening this combined store
studio.
All types Of instruction will be
available from a faculty of seven
teachers. Individual instruction
only is being offered weekdays
from 3 to 9 p. m. and Saturdays
from 900 a. m. to 600 p. m. Music
will be for sale from noon on
weekdays and all day Saturday.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-10-10

School Library Story Group di-
rected by Librarian Miss Martha
Driver.
Chairman of the Caledonia PTA
Pre-School Committee is Mrs. AL
vim L. Hart, $50 Selwyn I'd. Mem
bers of the committee are Mrs.
C. G. Knisely, 854 Caledonia ave. /;
Mrs. C. D. McGee, $50 Greyton
rd.; Mrs. E. R. Thurman, 979
Brunswick rd., and Mrs. A. J. Ven
tresca, 946 Nelaview I'd.
PRESCHOOL FOR
MAYFAIR, CHAMBERS
Mayfair PTA Preschool Chair
man, Mrs. Louis Komaromy, and
Chambers PTA Pre-School Chair
men Mrs. Kenneth Boudreau, Mrs.
Edward Kent, and Mrs. Albert
Hyle, announce the Pre-school pro-
gram begins on Wednesday, Octo-
ber 10th, at 1890. North Branch
Library on Hayden ave., will have
as its first speaker, Mrs. Bruce
Gottron, a specialist in flower
arranging.
Mrs. Gottron will show the
mothers how to make about ten
different types of arrangements of
cut and dry flowers. These will be
sold after the meeting.
The children will again be
treated to delightful stories and
games under the direction of the
children's librarian, Miss Jean
Hoffman.