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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

He was right-hand man to
w. c. Durant in the early days
of the automobile industry. and
was executive vice president and
general manager of Locomobile
Company Of America and presi-
dent of Durant Motors. Inc.
A member of the Air Force
Reserve for "a years, he also was
a charter member of the first
American Legion Post in WASH
ington, and a member of the
Army and Navy Club here.
He is survived by his wife.
Amy, of the home address. GAL
Franklin street, Hollywood. Cali
fornia, and his sister. Mrs. Laura
M. Rolfe. 1912 Taylor street,
Chevy Chase, Md
Services will be held at / pm.
tomorrow at the Forest Lawn
Memorial Park in Los Angeles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Middle East Discussion

Jerry Hoffman. correspondent
and commentator. will discuss
Middle East problems in a pub
lie lecture at the Jewish Com
munity Center at $3.50 pm. We'd
nesday. Mr.. Hoffman has Just
returned after four years in
Eastern Europe and the Middle
East as a correspondent for
Edward r. Murrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Col. George H. Moriorty, 81,
Pioneer in Auto Development

Col George H. Moriarty,
USAF (retired), a pioneer in the
development of the automobile
and a specialist in aircraft. who
was in charge of all production
and manufacturing facilities at
Wright Field during World War
II, died Thursday in Los Angeles
at the age of 81.
Col. Moriarty lived in the
Washington area from 1945 to
1854, serving with the War AS
sets Administration. the Indus
try Evaluation Board of the
Commerce Department. and the
National Production Authority.
He made his home in Arlington.
In 1854 ne went to California
where he founded the firm Of
Moriarty and Zahner. industrial
consultants and manufacturers
representatives in Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
The FbI Story
Told by Author

The motives of the Federal
Bureau of investigation are not
sinister but TO protect civil lib
erty. Don Whitehead. author of
the best seller, THE FBI Story"
declared last night.
Although there vas once a
time when the FBI was a
corrupt agency" President Cool
idge ordered it cleaned up and
its present director, J. Edgar
Hoover, was named head. Mr..
Whitehead declared
Author and chief Of the Wash
ington bureau of the New York
Herald Tribune. he addressed the
10lst anniversary founders day
dinner of Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
social fraternity. at the National
Press Club. Over 200 alumni and
undergraduate members Of the
fraternity attended.
Several years ago. Mr.. White
head. a Pulitzer Prize winner, de-
clared, Il had wondered If the
FBI was an organization that
could be a threat to civil lib
critics"
That was about Mr.. Hoover's
Both anniversary as director. he
continued.
But. he said, we've seen rev.
olutionary change in law en-
forcement in this country in the
past several decades and much
of it has been due to the FBI."
ut could, of course, be turned
into q Gestapo. but not as long
as It is watched by a President
who abhors a police state. a
watchful Congress. a free press
and other free groups"
A certificate for so years men,
bership in sac was presented to
Arthur w. Carnduff, of 6203
Massachusetts avenue NV, a
retired Government attorney
Paul A. Porter, attorney and for
mer Government official, acted
as POSTMASTER. Both Mr.. White
head and Mr.. Porter are gradu-
ates of the University of Ken
lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Orthodox Women PIun
Fifth Annual Meeting

The Washington Chapter of
the Women's Branch. Union of
Orthodox Congregations Of
America, will hold its fifth an
nual meeting Tuesday in Con-
gregation Talmud Torah. Four
tenth and Emerson streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

Registration begins at 1890 am.
Mrs. Sidney Gross OF Whining
ton, Del, will address the gather
ing. Mrs. Albert j. Davis of
Washington is president Of the
local chapter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Reserves to Hear
War Correspondent

Brig. Gen. S. l. A. Marshall
will speak on THE l00-Hour
War Between Israel and Egypt
at a special assembly for United
States Army Reserve officers al
8 pm. Wednesday in the De-
partmental Auditorium. Twelfth
street and Constitution avenue
N w.
Gen Marshall is military an
alyst for the Detroit News and
the author Of books and maya
zine articles on military subjects
He was a war correspondent
with the Israeli army during Its
recent invasion of Egypt.
The meeting. open to reserve
regular and National Guard of.
flcers, will be preceded by q
1880 pm. concert by the United
States Army Band. It will be
sponsored by Mobilization De.
tachment No 33. District Of Co.
lumbia Military District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Pocuhontus Relic
To Be Displayed
At Cathedral

The parish register recording
the buriel service of Pocahontas
will be on display in the North
Transept Of Washington Ca
thedral from 10 am. to 5 pm.
Wednesday.
The register was brought to
the United States by the Rev.
Selwyn GUNNER, rector of st.
Georges Church Of Unity. Crave
send. England, where Pocahontas
is buried. Canon GUNNER Is a
member Of the official delega-
ton from England attending the
jamestown festival.
Princess Pocahontas was con-
verted to Christianity and went
in 1916 to England with her hus-
band, John Rolfe, and her
brother. She died at Gravesend
on the eve of her return TO
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
S Teen-Aee Boys
lin Fuirfux Held
On Hit-Run CHARGE

Five teen-age boys have been
accused by Fairfax County juve-
nile authorities Of hit-and-run
involving injury of 9-year-old
school girl.
The boys. all is years old. live
in the Vienna area and attend
Mclean High School, police
said.
They were traced through a
car door handle found at the
accident scene. The five boys
admitted their car struck the
child and that they spec away
from the scene Thursday.
Within "a hours police had
traced the car to the boys bu;
found the youths had replaced
the lost door handle and re-
painted the car in an attempt
to avoid detection.
The boys are to be given a
hearing in County Juvenile
Court.
The girl was not seriously
hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Missing Wife
Case Is Still
Under Probe

Police today continued their
investigation into the disappear
ance of Mrs. Nancy Hurt Hall,
30, wife of Alexandria Police
Court Judge Neville G. Hall. jr
Mrs. Hall has been missing
since 6 pm. Friday. Judge Hall
said he feared his wife has taken
her own life. Her car was found
Saturday morning parked at
Great Falls Park on the Potomac.
Fairfax and Alexandra police
said they were making a check
of the Great Falls area but no
organized search is being made.
The river is too rought for drag
ging operations at Great Falls,
police said.
Mrs. Hall left her home at 1901
Ridge road drive at about s pm.
Friday to visit her parents in
Alexandria. She left her parents
home shortly after she arrived,
saying she was going back home,
and has not been seen since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Education Studies
at c. u,

Five workshops. each con.
cerned win a special phase Of
education. will be conducted al
Catholic University from June
IA through IS under direction
of DR.. Roy j. Defarrari. secre-
tary general Of the university.
The university's summer work.
shops. now starting their 18th
year. are open to undergraduate.
and graduate students who
qualify IN the pertinent field
Two semester hours credit may
be earned.
The workshops are on college
counseling and testing. art fol-
Christian living speech correc.
ton in the special education
program. music skillS and teach.
ing and experimentation of psy.
chiatric-mental health nursing.
Information may be obtained
by writing to the director o.
workshops at the university.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
|FTCLoys Price Fixing
To Excelsior Producers

ped annually from the manufac.
Iturers. This. he said, repre-.
sents a gross return of about
81 million and from 20 to Is per
cent of the excelsior sold in the
United States.
Mr.. Lipscomb said that due
to transportation costs, the
manufacturers sell only in vir-
ginia. New York, Connecticut.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware. Maryland, North and South
Carolina and the District of
Columbia.
The IL manufacturers named
in the decision. all located north
of Richmond. Va, are:
T. Frank Flippo q, Sons.
Rutherglen Excelsior Co.. Haley
Excelsior Co.. Hallsboro Manu-
featuring Co.. Penola Excelsior
Co.. Ashland Excelsior Co.. Caro-
lima Excelsior Co., Chilesburg
Excelsior Co., Benjamin Jeter.
S. D. Quarles Lumber Co.. Inc.
c. T. Smith and Melford Excel
sior Co,
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BY the Associated Press

A finding that IL northern
Virginia excelsior manufac-
lures have completely destroy
ed" competition among them.
selves through unlawful trade
agreements was announced to-
day by the Federal Trade Com
mission.
Examiner Abner e. Lipscomb
the commission said. has issued
an initial order prohibiting the
manufacturers from employing
ia common selling agent or en-
forcing restrictions designed to
set prices and control the mar
ket.
The order. not final by the
ETC, may be appealed, stayed
or reviewed.
Also named in Mr.. Lipscomb's
order. in addition to the IL man.
ufacturers. is Virginia Excelsior
Mills, Inc. boswell. Va, ident-
ifled as the common sales agent
OF the manufacturers and the
fundamentally for carryine
out the unlawful arrangements. ;
Organized in 1888
Virginia Mills. the examiner
said, was organized in 1898 BIZ
the manufactures In an attempt
to stabilize their industry, char.
Iacterized then as a "dying in.
dustry' with "cut-throat com.
petition"
Under the agreement, the
manufacturers sold all their ex.
lcelsior production to Virgins
Mills at prices fixed by boarc
OF directors. The manufacturer.
are all stockholders Of Virginia
Mills.
The manufacturers in turn
the examiner said, agreed tc
refer all inquiries to purchase
excelsior to Virginia Mills anc
not to make any direct price
quotations to buyers.
Virginia Mills, he said, was to
Istandardize the grades OF excel
sior, purchase a certain quota
from each manufacturer, and
make adjustments.
Mr.. Lipscomb said the history
of the industry shows a change
from the "cut-throat" competi.
ton Of 1888 to a complete alb.
sence OF :. any competition
subsequent to that year"
$4,000 Tons Shipped
He said about $4,000 to $4,000
tons Of excelsior have been ship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Scholastic Press
Will Meet Friduy

LEXINGTON. Va. April %
tSpeciaD Nearly 1000 students
and their faculty advisers from
the District and 10 States are
expected here Friday for the
opening of the two-day oath
annual convention of the South
!ern Interscholastic Press Asso-
citation. The assembly will rep
resent 100 Southern high and
preparatory schools.
Speakers will include Col
umnist Marquis Childs: Virginia
novelist and historian Clifford
Dowdey. jr.; Chiles Coleman.
southern division news manager
for the United Press, and Joseph
w. Musial, educational director
Of King Features Syndicate and
cartoonist for the Katzenjammer
Kids comic strip.
Trophies will be awarded
Saturday to winners in is
,categories of student journalistic
achievements. The judges IN
Iclude DR.. Regis L. Boyle Of Will
son High School in Washington,
Benjamin w. Allnut, Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School: Mrs.
Katherine E. Hopper. Fairfax
High School. and Miss Mary q.
Bolen. Culpeper High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Labor Officials
Are Reelected

ROANOKE, Va, April % up.
Harold B. Boyd and Julian F.
Carper have been returned to
their posts of president and vice
president of the Virginia ALL
CLIO.
In voting that wound up the
labor convention here Saturday
Brewster Snow upset L. C.
Welsted. an old time union man
in the race for the Office Of Sec
retary-treasurer in the State
wide organization.
The Boyd-C arper-Snow VIC
tory represented a CLIO sweep Of
the three top posts. AFL unions
Joined solid CLIO unions in re-
turning Boyd. an AFL man. tc
Office.
He defeated John S. McGuin-
ness. business agent of the
Building Trades Council in Ro-
anoke. by a count of 496 to 302
Carper. the only CLIO man in the
top three under the merger set
up. got the days heaviest vote
500 to 273 in defeating L. L. Rus
tad Of the Richmond Carpenters
Snow business agent of the
AL Electrical Workers ir
Lynchburg. beat Welsted b.
eight votes. 406 to 398. Snow
and Boyd were also on the Go
backed ticket.
The winning ticket wound ur
with a friendly executive board
Committeeman elected by dis
tricts included:
First: Fred Corners and
Charles Marks. Second: w. C
Barry, Rosella Chestner, Brady
Conner and j. H. Boyette. Third
i H. Cosby. S. C. Childress. ]. p
Maynes and Robert Gregory
Fourth: Harry Hafnar. Sixth
Robert Myers, Eugene Dehart
w. K. Callahan and Silas Swift
ger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22

Public Accountants. made UP OF
three CPAs. one attorney and
one economist.
The appointments are effective
either May 6 or June /, depend
ing on the applying expiration
date Of the term.
Numerous Reappointments
Some Of those reappointed
were:
Board Of Managers. Maryland
Training School for Boys--Dr
John Fischer. Lawrason Riggs
and James J. Lacy.
Board Of Examiners Of Nurses
Virginia c. Conley and Helen
v. Kramer.
Board of Examiners of Motion
Picture Machine Operators
Meyer Leventhal. George H
Douglass and John A. Beilein.
Board Of Visitors Of Wash.
ington College--Judge William
r. Horney. Mrs. Helen Springer
Dryden. John H. Hessey anc
Clifton M. Miller.
Board Of Examiners in on.
tometry--Dr. A. B. Boulder, Or
Ralph Highbarger and DR.. q
William Seabold.
State Aviation Commission
George H. Langenfelder.
Board Of Commissioners OF
Practical Plumbing william j
Halter. DR.. Franklin Snead, Ben
jamin F. Roll. c. Worth Dunton
and Sterling r. Schaeffer.
Advisory Council on Hospital
Construction - Harold Tschudi
DR.. w D. Noble and Harvey H
Weiss.
Board Of Examining Engineers
Shriner and w. Charl-
ton Talbot.
State Board of Pharmacy-Dr
Samuel E. Webster.
State Board Of Chiropractic
Examiners-Dr. Adam Baer.
War Memorial Commission
Judge Richard c. O'Connell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22

macy at Alexandria's new med
ical building at 3l2 South Wash
ington street.
'Drugstores these days are
losing their identity" said Mr..
Herter. They look more like
supermarkets or department
stores"
Is THE corner druggist who used
to be father confessor' and al
most everything else is disap-
pearing," said the German i'm
migrant who has become one Of
sAlexandria's outstanding civic
leaders.
Only Medicines and Supplies
Mr.. Herter's drugstore has
only medicines and medical
supplies. interspersed with a
good deal of history and antique
displays. It also has a private
room for doctors where free cof-
fee is available in mugs engraved
with each doctors name.
. Mr.. Herter said he hopes his
drugstore will serve as a stimulus
for return to the strictly pre-
scription business. He owns an
other drugstore in darlington
which is more along what he
calls the "pots-and-pans" line.
However. even in that one he
has kept the extraneous items.
including a soda fountain. in a
separate building connected to
the drugstore by an archway.
& The new store has a large
collection Of mortars and pestles,
many of which are hundreds Of
years old. Mr.. Herter said the
most priced one was made from
the mast Of one Of the three
ships that brought the first set
tiers to jamestown in 1907.
The II leeches are mainly to
remind people that pharmacy is
an old profession. Mr.. Herter
said. However. 1t anyone wants
. leech. they are for sale at 81
each. Mr.. Herter said that since
he got them several weeks ago,
he has sold one to a man who
wanted it to treat a black eye
History of Pharmacy
Around the walls of the part
seen by customers are 80 paint
ings depicting the history of
pharmacy in America. A book,
available to customers. explains
each painting. A mortar shown
In a painting Of the first hospital
pharmacy is in Mr.. Herter's COL
lection, which also can be viewed
by customers.
g Instead Of magazines fol-
passing the time while waiting
for a prescription. Mr.. Hertel
has made up four books contain
ing cartoons Of unusual re.
NEEDLES and events in medical
history. Among these is one
showing a patient with a head
ache getting a hole drilled ir
his head to let out the demon
y The doctors room was de-
signed to give the medical mer
IN the building "a break from
the pressure they work Under.
Not only can they get a cup Of
coffee, but they can browzt
Through a collection Of books
dating back more than 100 year,
on pharmacy and medicine. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22

display of latest drugs and in
formation on them also is avail
able Lounge charms and self
Ideoderizing ashtrays. soft drink
and snack machines are there
for the doctors convenience.
Came to U. S. When 13
Mr. Herter came to America
from Germany when be was IL
He graduated from tho Detroit
College Of Pharmacy and OBJ
tanned a doctors degree in
pharmaceutical chemistry from
the University OF Michigan.
Il thought I would teach. but
I was disappointed at the salaries
and went into the business" he
said. He worked for several
large drug chains before coming
to Alexandra in 1894.
The druggist belongs to ID
organizations and is past presi-
dent of five Of them. AS preS-
dent of the Civitan Club he or
ganized a program Of recognizing
new citizens naturalized at the
Alexandria Federal Court. Each
new citizen is given an engraved
certificate and is feted at 10
party after the swearing-i
ceremony. The program was
recognized by the United States
Information Service which dis
tributed copies Of the program
over the world.
He is president Of the Fair
lington Businessmen's Associa-
ton and has sponsored a base
ball team in the Little League
for several years. He also is
publicity chairman for the Alex
andria Boy Scout District. He is
married and has two daughters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22

vile and Mrs. Dorthea L. Rees
Of Marbury.
They replace William Wade
and Mrs. Victor Bowling. The
third seat has been vacant for a
year. The two holdover mem
bers with two more years to serve
are Frank Wade and Mrs. Plow-
den Jenkins.
The st. Marys County School
Board also got a new member In
G. Edward Thomas.
And four trustees were reap
pointed for st. Marys Seminary
Junior College. They are DR..
Blaine H. Fig, DR.. L. ]. Sothoron,
former Senator George L. Rad
cliffe, and Kent Roberts Multi
kin, former member Of the House
Of Delegates from Prince Georges
County.
Mrs. John H. Norris became q
new member Of the Anne Arundel
County School Board and DR.
Richard D. Weigle was reap
pointed.
J. Jerome Frampton. jr., was
renamed to the State Board Of
Education.
Potomac Aides Renamed
The Governor also reappointed
two regular members and three
|alternates to the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac River
Basin.
The commission, an investiga-
tive and study group. also in
Icludes representatives from the
Federal Government. Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia, West Virginia
and the District Of Columbia.
Judge John Raymond Fletcher
of Prince Georges Circuit Court
and George F. Lakewood were
named to serve another term as
full members. Alternates were
DR.. L. Eugene Cronin. Harry o.
Levin and James c. Warden.
The only. new appointment to
a Statewide agency was that OF
Lyman P. Tatelbaum to the Ave.
member Board Of Examiners OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22

The Westminster Seminary
Singers of Westminster Md
Theological Seminary will pre-
sent a concert of sacred music
at 8 pm. Wednesday in Claren-
don Methodist Church, Sixth
and North Irving streets. Airing
ton, Va. Professor j. Edward
Meyer of the seminary will
direct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
PurIey ct Catholic U.

Metals with magnetic fields
and substances which do not
conduct electricity will be the
subjects for discussion when a
special technical conference on
Solid-state Dialectric and Mag
netic Devices meets today and
Tuesday at Catholic University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Commencement June 3

FIR E d E r ! c K SBURG, Va,
April % R.-The commence
ment address at Mary Washing
ton College. June 3 will be
delivered by DR.. Burney L. Park
inson, former president of Missis-
sippi State College for Women
The Rev. Frederick H. Olert
pastor Of Richmond's Second
Presbyterian Church. will give
the baccalaureate address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Miss Bruno to Talk

Miss Sarah A. Bruno, director
of the Occupational and Train
ing Center of Help for Retarded
Children, Inc, will address the
Fairfax County Association for
Retarded Children at 8 pm. next
Monday at the parish horse IT
The Falls Church, 145 South
Washington street, Falls Church,
Vo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
FBI Agent to Speak

The Central Baptist Brother
hood of the Central Baptist
Church, SAP Annapolis road,
Bladensburg, Nd, will meet at
Q O'Clock tonight at the church.
Special Agent Gordon E. Malin-
fadt Of the Federal Bureau n
I pestigation will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
Sonituriun to Speck

1t. Comdr. Ernestine B. Thur
man. Public Health Service SAM
tartan. will speak at a dinner
meeting Of the University of
Maryland chapter Of Phi Delta
Gamma at $50 pm. Thursday at
Adelphi Mill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-22
New Drugstore Handles
Drugs-No Pots and Pans
BY PAUL HOPE

you need leech. Alexandas newest drugstore has
The pharmacy has lot of other unusual things but
has made several items mssngpots and and
comic books"
Arthur Herer set out to design his dream phar-
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|McKeIdin Appoints Four
To Two School Boards

Three members of the Charles County Board
have been named by Gov Mceldn in list Of go appointments
released by his Office yesterday.
They
j. Moher Wells shyo E. Dodson of Hughes
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would like to know very much about Judy
and Barney who played in The Wise with
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TeIeVue MaiIbaq

Mark Saber. Could you tell me II they are
on TV and when to find them?
w. H. w.
They pere replaced in the ne,o Wise series
By Diana Decker, locker. Since the series is
filmed in England, it Is uery difficult to get
information about people who Were once
featured on a series and it can be assumed
that Judy and Barney are continuing their
careers In that country
What were the names of the other plays
besides Snap Finger Creek" that were nomin-
mated to win that Kraft Theater Award?
PS.: What do you think of showing the
James Dean movies? ETC.
The other plays ,cere: mo. With Flolcers."
NY Lady Ruth" THE Sears Girls" The Devil
as Roaring Lion" Paper Forhole" Bedroom
~ on the Appalachian Waterfall" boy IN
Cage" and Anna Santonello."
sac all ercept "The Sears Girls" and
Boy in a Cage" My tGvorite icas the first
named-d comedy by Louis Pelletter. (This dis
tnction carries no cash otcdrdJ
Dean Uas a promising young actor but
some of the TV show5 he performed In toere
pretty bad the first time around. The March
3fst Alcoa Hour play may remind you little
OF him.