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Evening star., 1957-12-21
All Budopesters Want
For Holiday Is q Bath

She doesn't usually carry money
there to pay an on the spot
f1ne. so how will she satisfy the
commission?"
The Communists have sought
to blame "wastefulness" for the
water shortage. They have for
hidden the use Of basins to
store water and It's getting
difiicult even to wash ones face
and hands. People living in
upper floors OF apartment
houses get practically no water
pressure during the day and at
night the control taps are
turned of by the janitors.
Many Budapesters blame the
communist administration for
not undermining the city's water
facilities Some Of the works
we're built in 1905 and have
not been expanded or mod
ernized since, despite a big
population increase.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
.WCAU Sold toCBS
For $40 Million

PHILAD ELPHIA. Dec. 81
R.-The Columbia Broadcast
ing System has purchased
wCAU-Tv. wCAU radio and
property of the broadcasting
firm in transactions totalling
$50 million. it was disclosed
yesterday.
Robert Mclean. president of
the Bulletin Company and
board chairman Of wCAU,
Inc. announced the transac-
tions, subject to approval by
the Federal Communications
commission.
WCAU-TV was sold for Sl2.6
million. WCAU Radio GAM and
FM) for 50 million and in an
other transaction real property.
including WCAU land and
buildings. brought $4.4 million.
The announcement said CHS
wished ito continue the work.
ing relationship between the
stations and the Bulletin in
local news and programmine
areas :" WCAU has been
an affiliate of CHS.
The sale does not include
WCAU, Ines holdings in
WDAU. an ultra high fire.
quency station in Scranton,
Pa. or in MuEak. a back
ground music service to COM
mercial establishments.
Evening star., 1957-12-21

BUDAPEST. Hungary. Dec,
2l @.-There Is q plaintive
new chant In this Hungarian
capital Of nearly two million
population:
"All I want for Christmas is
one hot bath Tor even a cold
one)."
Due to a persistent water
shortage. all bathing-tub OF
shower. at home or in factories
was forbidden here by the
city council.
Then the council has issued
% further decree: residents
who continue to violate con-
servation orders by bathing will
have severe fines imposed on
them on the spot by control Of
ficers."
Some Budapesters asked
what about the lady caught
In her tub by a control ofiiceri
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Hearing to Decide
Whether to Grunt
Boil to BufuIino
~ the Associated Pres,

The Board Of immigration
Appeals has announced it will
hold q hearing Monday on
whether Russell Bufalino. ar
rested Tuesday night in a de-
portation proceeding. should be
released on bail.
Bufalino. the Justice Depart
ment said at the time of his
arrest. was one Of the more
than so racketeers who attended
q Crime convention" at Apal-
chin. N. Y. on November Il.
Bufalino Is being held in New
York.
The Justice Department con-
tends that Bufalino was born at
Montedoro, Sicily. in 1908 and
has never been naturalized
Bufalino has consistently
claimed that he was born in
the United States.
The immigration Appeals
Board said Bufalino will not at
tend the hearing in person. but
that he viii be represented by
an attorney. Mrs. Lena Orlow
Of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Bandits Seize
Bank Emp|oye

Two would-be bandits re.
turned . Riverdale tMdJ bank
|employe TO his car last night
after finding him without
funds.
The victim. driving north on
Kenilworth avenue near Bla-
densburg. was seized by the
bandits after they ran him on
the road with their car abou,
l0:4S pm. Prince George,
County police report.
They identified the victim a,
Kenneth Norman Lundregan
OF l0-X Southway road. Green
belt. an assistant bookkeepel
and supervisor at the Citizen,
Bank Of Maryland In Riverdale
Faces Gun
Police quoted him as saying
he had just driven over U. s.
so when the other car ran him
on the road at Forty-eightn
street. Mr.. Lundresan was
forced by the men at gunpoint
to get into their black sedan
and ride about 400 yards far.
ther to q wide dirt shoulder
near Decatur street.
After finding only deposit
slips. checks and ONCE paper.
in q bank canvas bag. the mer
returned 1t to the victim and
put him in his own car, police
said.
Mr.. Lundregan was ordered
not to tell anyone of the Incl.
dent or he and his family woult
be killed. police said.
The bandit driving the cal
was described by police as beinf
between IS and so with Z
heavy build. and wearing {
slouch felt hat and q rubber
full-face comic mask.
The other man was described
as being between IS and 81
years old. five feet nine inche.
tall and weighing about le(
pounds. He wore q felt hat
q Navy short green canvas jack.
ct with q fur collar and KEEP
his left hand over his mouth
his coat collar high and talked
/ in a muffied voice. He carried
a .45-caliber automatic pistol
Evening star., 1957-12-21

poets. the door suddenly opened
and q man with numbers slips
walked in. Police accepted
them and held him. This hap
pened again and again until
all IA were lined UP. Two
more arrived. saw the crowd
and escaped on foot.
The other suspects are (:
Walter Ingram. 46, Of the 1900
block Of Ninth street NV:
James Henry McNeal. so. of
the TOO block of Park road
N. W.; William Harding john
son. 36. Of the 900 block of
Westminster street NV;
Bertha L. Robinson, IS. Of the
100 block Of Ninth street
NV. and William G. Golston,
50, Of the l400 block Of Ninth
street NV.
hioO. JOAltl GTCeus 20, OF LEle
800 block Of Missouri avenue
NV; Hardy A. Powell. So, of
the 2700 block of Thirteenth
street NV; Marguerite Hall,
A. Of the 1900 block of Fifth
street NV: Frank Jones. IS.
of the first block Of M street
NV; william Davis. a, of
the 400 block Of NJ street NV.
and Robert Robertson. a. Of the
1900 block Of Eleventh. street
NV.
All were placed under $1,000
bond on charges Of operating
q lottery,
Evening star., 1957-12-21
ALMA TO lorna:
HURRICANES GET.
ROUGHER TO NAME

MIAMI. Fla. R.-Some
odd names appear In the
United States Weather
Bureaus list TO be used to
Identify hurricanes that
may occur In the Atlantic
Ocean and Gulf Of Mexico
areas In 1858.
The list. announced yes
terday:
Alma. Becky, Cleo. Daisy,
Ella, Fin. oerda. Helene.
lisa, Janice. Katy. Lila,
Milly, Nola, Orchid. portia.
Quaeny. Rena, Sherry.
Thora. Udele. Virgy. wilma.
xrae. Yurith and lorna.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Cheek-Kitine TrioI
Set for 5 March 10

Alexandria Federal Judge
Albert v. Bryan set March 10
today for the trial Of iive men
charged in a 81 million check
kiting scheme.
The five from Maryland
and Virginia are charged in a
scheme which allegedly cost
two banks. the Mount Vernon
Bank & Trust Co. Of Fairfax
County and the Peoples Ma
tional Bank of Hancock, Md.
a total Of $lsl .678.
The defendants include three
bankers. @ used-car dealer and
his business manager.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Coming Raiders Nab 3;
III More Walk Into TroD

Fourteen persons we're ar
rested In q gaming raid yes
terday in the l400 block Of
Eighth street NV.
Detective Sergt. William B.
Foran Of the gambling squad
said police arrived with q
search warrant and followed
the sounds Of an adding ma :
chine to q small second floor
room.
They arrested Murwyn Leon
Brooks, 43. Of the 5000 block
Of Warder street NV: Betty
Ann Page. %. Of the 1900 block
Of Sixth street NV. and
Benny T. Whittle. 56. Of the
900 block of NJ street NV.
AS they questioned the sus-
Evening star., 1957-12-21

from Underwood north to
Elizabethtown. about Q lO-mile
stretch. after the Boquet River
poured q foot Of water over
the highway.
Route ~ ct Livingston
Manor. Sullivan County. was
closed by high water.
New York State Police re-
ported Route 23AA from Catskill
through Haines Falls and
Palenville was closed because
Of a bank slide. At Boonville,
N. Y. north Of Utica, cellars
and highways were flooded.
Some roads were under three
feet Of water.
~ Counties on Alert
New York State Safety d.
rector Michael H. Prendergast
called q safety alert for ~
counties because ri the heavy
rains which brought Z inches
in one area Of the Eastern
Catskills. The counties in
volved were In the Adirondack
region, the Southern Tier, and
the Hudson Valley area.
The Brodhead Creek In
Northeast Pennsylvania reached
its crest and subsided slightly
at Analomink. scene Of the
Camp Davis flood disaster Of
August. 1855, in which nearly
100 persons died.
In had rained more than IL
hours In the area. The Weather
Bureau reported more than 4
inches Of rain at Its Mount
Pocono station.
Several roads In the area
were closed and some persons
voluntarily evacuated their
homes in the lowlands last
night during the heaviest OF
the downpour.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Traveller Delayed
Contract Bus
Hearings End

An Interstate Com merct
Commission ruling Is expected
after January IS as TO how the
Defense Department may con-
tract to pay for commercial bus
service for Its personnel.
Involved Is the busline fight
against the award Of q perma-
Enent authority to the D. c
Transit System to carry out il
contract for transporting mill
tary personnel among installa-
ltions In this area.
| Hearings on this issue were
concluded late yesterday. By
agreement among counsel for
eight groups. January IS wa:
set as the final date for the NJ
ing Of any memo or brief OF
argument.
| Counsel for one group de-
clared yesterday q Tremendous
loss" was faced by bus COM
pany operators over the coun-
try II the final decision was tc
authorize such military person
mel bus service by separate
agreements for contract car
riaee."
( This was Jack J. Turney, jr.
representing .he National Bus
Traffic Association. Inc. an in
tervenor in the ICc case. He
explained this would mean that
only those bus companies that
had contracts would get the
extra operations. The only
alternative, he said. would bs
for each interested company tc
go through the extended nego.
tiations TO obtain q contract
II 1t could.
! Opponents to this system
have been contending such
extra bus company service
should be under common car.
rier" contracts to which any
qualified operator would be elig.
ible and not just the lowest
bidder.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Gen. Gront Elected
To Centennial
On Civil War

Mai. Gen. u. s. Grant. III.
yesterday was elected chairman
OF the Civil War Centennial
Commission at the body's or
ganization meeting in the In
terror Department.
Gen. Grant was nominated
by Representative Tuck. Demo-
crat OF Virginia. Mr.. Tuck told
the commission that his family
had always lived in the vicinity
of Appomatox Courthouse.
I'VE recall that we took q
drubbing at the hands OF Gen.
Grants grandfather. but the
wounds Of that drubbing have
long since healed" he said,
land our people now look kind
ly on the Generals grand
father for his magnanimity
and craftsmanship"
Mr.. Tuck was nominated to
the vice presidency by Norman
w. Fitzgerald. jr.. president Of
the Milwaukee Civil War
Roundtable. and was subse-
Quently elected.
Under the law setting up the
commission. 1t Is directed to
call q national assembly Of
civic. patriotic and historical
groups. to consider plans for
the most appropriate way Of
celebrating the centennial.
The commission decided to
hold this assembly on January
II and Is in the Interior De-
partment Auditorium.
President Eisenhower, an ex
oficio member Of the commits
sion. is honorary chairman.
and Vice President Nixon and
Speaker Rayburn are honorary
vice chairmen,
Evening star., 1957-12-21
3 Maryland Students
Receive Scholarships

Three University Of Mary
land students have won schol-
arships in the fire protection
curriculum Of the College Of
Engineering. the university an
nounced.
Ralph E. Collins of 6942
Greenvale parkway. Hyatts-
vile, and James NJ. Chisholm
Of Cumberland have been
awarded four-year scholarships
by the Maryland State Fire
mems Association.
Louis r. Carpenter of 1909
Hawthorne street, Kent Village.
has won a $500 grant from the
Prince Georges County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association.
Evening star., 1957-12-21

pulled low over his face
scooped money from three
tellers' cages as he forced the
employees to the rear. The Eve
workers were lined up against
a wall near the vault. lie
grabbed Mrs. Chanel by the
arm and ordered her to lead
him into the vault where he
cleaned out q safe which al
ready had been opened.
Robber Gives Warning
The man who scooped up the
money ordered the employees
and customers to stay where
they were for 5 minutes. He
said they had someone outside
watching.
Mrs. Grace Grifiith. head
teller. quoted the man holdin1
the customers at bay as saying
IF you want to have a merry
Christmas. you'd better pray
the Lord that nothing happen:
to US" The customers were
standing near a Christmas tree
recently decorated by bank en-
ployes.
Other employees in the bank
were Mrs. Laura Reynolds. Sec
retary: Miss Meredith Allison
note teller. and Wayne Adkins
teller.
As the gunmen approached
the front door. another Gus.
toner. Mrs. @. r. Todd. oi
Mclean. was entering. One ol
the bandits held the door oper
for her and then ordered hel
to line up with the others.
Police Notified
After they left the bank, Mrs
Chanel called the main bank II
Vienna. The main bank called
police.
Mai. Durrer said that a de.
scription Of the getaway car
believed to be q 1881 or i95:
black Cadillac bearing a Dis,
trict Of Columbia license. wa
furnished by q customer in {
barber shop.
Mai. Durrer said this is tn,
first bank holdup in Fairfa,
County in recent years.
Mrs. Chanel said the banl
Is not equipped with an alarm
She said that since II is q
far from any police station. al
alarm could not be connected
with the station and It nigh
do more harm than good 3,
have one. She said she asket
that an alarm not be installe,
because a nervous bandit /
more likely to shoot when al
alarm goes OF or when he see
someone trying to set Il OF
Evening star., 1957-12-21

was parked in front Of the
bank before the robbery and
vanished afterward.
Mai. William Durrer. chief
Of the Fairfax County police.
said the men were believed to
be between IS and 40 years old.
Five employees and three Gus
toners were in the bank when
the holdup men came in with
guns drawn.
Rough and Loud"
They came in quickly. Just
out Of the blue" said Mrs. Mer-
rill Lee Chanel. branch man.
ager. She described them as
rough. loud. brutal and threat
ening."
Mrs. Chanel, q former mem
ber Of the Falls Church City
Council. said they were "very
excitable" but seemed to know
exactly what they were doing.
They didn't hesitate any
where" she said.
Mrs. Chanel, who lives at sos
West Broad street. Falls
Church. gave the following ac-
count:
The men. wearing false, black
mustaches and white work
gloves. came in the front door
One stayed near the door while
the other went quickly to the
managers desk just inside and
shouted This is a stickup."
Customers Lined Up
The man near the door forced
three customers to line up
against the wall while the Sec
ond gunman herded the en-
ployes toward the rear.
One customer. w. A. Sechrist,
40. q tea company salesman of
306 Walnut street. Falls Church.
was hit on the head by one of
the bandits. He was not in
jured. The other customers
were D. ]. Miller. 30. q Route
3. Mclean. and w. J. Gross. SO,
Of 1914 Great Falls street. Falls
Church.
The other robber. wearing
dark glasses and q felt hat
Evening star., 1957-12-21
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny today. Clear and cooler
tonight. lowest near SO. Mostly
sunny and continued mild Sun
day. Winds. IL am. today. west
at II miles per hour.
Virginia - Mostly clear and
cooler tonight. lowest 26-32 in
the mountains and in the 30s
elsewhere. Sunday mostly sunny
and continued mild.
Maryland-Mostly clear and
cooler tonight. lowest $3.50 in
the mountains and In the 30s
elsewhere. Sunday mostly sunny
and continued mild.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds mostly west
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Concer Victim Sues
Tobacco Company

MIAMI, Fla. Dec. II R.--
A Miamian who said he has
lung cancer filed a SIS million
suit yesterday with the clerk
of the United States District
Court against the American
Tobacco Co.
Edwin M. Green said in his
complaint he smoked one TO
two packs Of Lucky Strike
cigarettes daily for 30 years
and that this caused him to
develop cancer Of the lung or
TO have q previous dormant
cancer accelerated or aggra-
waited"
Evening star., 1957-12-21

higher ground In the Pleasure
land and West Oakland Sec
tions Of Oakland. N. J. Water
had reached q depth Of 20
inches around their houses.
At Wayne Township. the
Pompton River spilled over into
q three-block area containing
q number Of summer homes,
Police urged 40 to so Of the
year-round residents there to
leave a. q precautionary meas
ure. A number did.
Heavy Downpours
With temperatures reminis-
cent Of springtime. many points
In the northeast got heavy rain
yesterday. As much as four
inches was recorded. In addi-
tion, the warm weather melted
snow and Ice In mountain re-
gions.
But by morning. the rain
clouds gave way TO sunshine
and fears Of disastrous flooding
eased.
However. n counties in East
ern New York State were on
. safety alert a. swollen
streams surged over their
banks. At least two major
highways were blocked BY
water.
The end Of heavy rains and
the slow recession Of creeks
In the pocono Mountain area
of Northeastern Pennsylvania
reduced the possibility Of an
other major food there.
Traveller Delayed
The downpour yesterday in
New York helped clog airports
and railroad stations jammed
with Christmas season travel
ers.
Route .. the main Albany
Montreal route, was closed
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Two 'Firsts' for County

MOOREFIELD. W. Va. Dec
81 tSpeciaD For the first
time In the history OF Hardy
County there were three hung
Juries in q single term Of Cir
cult Court. This also was the
FIRST term in which women
have served on Hardy County
juries.
Evening star., 1957-12-21
$4,000 in Auto
Plants Facinu
Holiday Layoff

DETROIT, Dec. 81 R.--An
overproduction Of cars will re-
suit in temporary layoffs Of
about $4,000 auto workers dur
ing the holidays.
Chrysler Corp. and Ford Mo-
tor Co. win cuTtail production
by shutting down plants longer
than usual during the holiday
period.
General Motors Corp. plans
no extended shutdowns. The
company said plant managers
have the option locally Of adj
justing schedules.
All the shutdowns were de-
scribed as an attempt to bal.
lance supply with demand. Too
many cars have been going to
market at a time when Christ
mas shoppers are In q con-
servative mood.
A tthe same time, auto ex-
ecutives sounded q note of
optimism.
Third Best Sales Year
Chrysler's president, L. L.
Colbert. said his firm Is ex-
periencing its third best sales
year. He said 1858 could be
another good year If people
can be persuaded to buy cars
with the money they have in
the bank.
George Romney. president
Of American Motors Corp, said
his firm is now making money
after running in the red for its
last fiscal year. He said he is
highly optimistic over 1858
sales prospects.
Chrysler shutdowns In De-
troit viii affect about $4,000
hourly rated employees. Chrys-
Ter will close its Dodge plants
from the end Of work Monday
until January Z; its De Soto
production from Monday until
January 6: its Chrysler division
plants from Monday until
January 2. and its Plymouth
plants from Tuesday on until
January 2.
/ Chrysler is Detroit's largest
single employer with some l00.-
900 employees.
Ford to Lay on 21,O00
Ford plans TO lay on about
81 900 hourly workers. includ-
ing some 10000 In the Detroit
area. for all Of Christmas week.
Ford has 100000 production
workers Nationwide.
Two agencies which special
ize In tabulating car sales agree
there is q larger inventory Of
unsold cars but they differ on
the exact number. Automotive
News says the dealer inventory
on December 1 was 5l0.505 cars.
Evening star., 1957-12-21

erly at 1925 miles per hour
today and 1920 miles per hour
tonight and Sunday. Weather
fair. with good visibility.
Road Conditions-AAA
West. District TO Pennsylvania Turn
pike, clear; Pennsylvania Turnpike.
wet; Ohio Turnpike. wet: U. 8. 40 west
70 Ohio. clear; U. 8. so west 70 Ohio.
South: U. 8. 1 10 Richmond. clear:
Shirley Hishway ~, s. $500. clear
Richmond south, clear: District 70
North and East: District 10 Delaware
Memorial Bridge. clear. New Jersey
I Turnpike, vet; New England clear
District 10 HARRISBURG Pa, clear.
River RepOFt
tFrom U. g. Engineeral
Potomac River cloudy At uarperI
Ferry and cloudy 81 Great Pals:
Shenandoah cloudy at Harpers Perry
TempeFatures for YESTERDAY
lReading Washington National AirportJ
Midnisht Noon .----- = sg
an, b7
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Foirfox Police and FBI
Hunt 2 Bonk Robbers

Two gunmen who robbed Mclean CVa) bank Of Sl626o
being sought today by Fairfax County police and the FB
The two struck shortly after yesterday and in ve
minutes cleaned out the cash drawers and vaults at the Mclean
branch Of the Vienna Bank q Trust Co.
Police believe the got away in Cadillac which
Evening star., 1957-12-21
Rains in New Jersey
Rout Some Residents
~ the Associated rrsss

Some residents Of Ramapo River Valley Northern
New Jersey left their homes today In the wake heavy
rains which caused food conditions But the return sunny
skies appeared TO threats Of major floods New Jersey
New York and Pennsylvania
About IS men women and children left their homes for
Evening star., 1957-12-21

neeesd Temperatuges Thls Tear
Hiehest. IOl on July 81, 90.
Lowest 3 on January rs
Hlsh and Lev sf Last - neufs
High. 81. at 4 pm.
Low. 4s. at 4;2O am.
Evening star., 1957-12-21

tn! ~c.,Sl, esnt, Pss;..stCS s. %s,S X q lnsas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

u S. No l Size A white potatoes from famous
growing areas. The king of vegetables ;. the most
versatile one your kitchen will ever see Different
sizes for all kinds Of potato dishes. Delicious,
delicate flavor And priced to prove again that
Sideways your BEST place to savev
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
The HQts This YeQr
Are the Big News

Continued From Page D-4
the vintage Of the late 20's,
a period when Garbo's person.
atty and SLOUGH hats became
famous. In pearl grey felt, a
back-dipping hat of this type
still looks good. In brilliant
yellow it looks fine.
Last years Coty Fashion
Award winner still picks
flowers as her springtime
trim. She has flower wreathS,
all rose hats. but she says
watch violets".
Small beehive shapes
abound in the millinery round
up in New York. Sally has
them in organza dotted tur-
ban. Mr.. Arnold also has this
hat silhouette with polka dot
ted embroidered chiffon that
looks very frothy. Arnold's
BretonS filled with flower
encrusted brims are rather a
good-size straw hat. We like
burnt caramel or cork color
perked up with gay flowers as
a cotton dress accompani-
ment.
PICTURE HATS are def
nitely back and always have
been with Laddie Northridge.
He's rose happy. What else
can you think when you dis
cover that he has the Prin-
cess Elizabeth, La France.
Taffeta. Lydia, Sweetheart
and American Beauty roses
mot real of course) helping
him out in the trimming of
many of his big hat shapes.
THE Dome hat is out"
Laddie told us. Milliners went
crazy last year. I'VE sold hats
mostly by the pound" he
owned up. But this spring
they've regained their sanity,
according to him. Hats are
small but they are far from
dull. he insists. But his own
personal love is the big hat.
Like Sally Victor North
ridge features chintz in many
new hats. Il hope women
won't bring in bedspreads and
expect me to make a hat be-
cause of this" the witty Laddie
added.
More off-the-face hats will
be seen, we think. because
American women have lovely
hair and they want to show
it off. There are winged eff
fects. upturned lines, and
many of the hats also posses
an unlocked look. There's
no stiffness apparent in the
hats.
A MILLINERY fashion sug-
gestion-wear a print silk or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13

a colored hat with your black,
navy, or taffy brown costumes.
Wear black with your prints.
Spring 1857 finds the mil
liners using just about every
hat shape that's ever proved
t1attering to women: just
about every fabric, fruit and
flower to trim it with.
According to some fashion
eXperts-the hats are really
the big fashion news this
spring.