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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20
YWCA Consultqnt
Tells of Work
In Greece

Miss Clara Boyd Wheeler of
the Foreign Division of the
Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION, was guest speaker
yesterday at a luncheon of
local "Y' members in the
YWCA.
She recently returned to
Washington after nine years
in Greece where she was
American consultant to the
YWCA Of that country.
Miss Wheeler told of a cry
ing need for trained social
workers in that area of the
world. During her stay in
Greece the YWCA was ex-
banded from five to IL associa-
tions. A cofounder with the
Greek women. of the YWCA
School Of Social Work at XII
fissia near Athens, she taught
there and supervised the
schools growth until its ac-
ceptance on the official roster
of the International Schools
of Social Work.
In 1856. before her depar-
ture from Athens, she saw the
browning achievement of nine
years work fulfilled. 1t was the
completion Of a l0-story head
quarters for the YWCA in
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Christ Child
Group Sets


The Merrick Girls Camp
Committee Of the Christ Child
Society will celebrate its 10th
anniversary February % with
a luncheon at pm. at the
Kennedy-Warren Apartments.
The more than 100 members
of the committee include Mrs.
James Collihower. Mrs. John
Remon. Mrs. j. l.. B. Murray,
Mrs Lou Payne, Mrs. John
Carmody. Miss Mary McIner-
ney, Mrs. James Salkeld. Mrs.
Joseph Monaghan. Mrs Frank
Paroni. Mrs. Jerhimia Crow
ley. Mrs. Raymond Kirchner,
Mrs. John Reilly. Mrs. Levin
Handy and Mrs. Marshall
johnson.
The Christ Child Society
will make two other anniver-
Saries this spring. The first is
the organizations 18th birth
day. to be celebrated at a
luncheon at the Sheraton-Park
Hotel March 25. Archbishop
Patrick A. O'Boyle will cele-
brate mass at st. Thomas
Apostle Church before the
luncheon.
A party in May will COM
memorate the 25th anniversary
OF the society's settlement
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20
Nixon Aide
To Marry
In Spring

Mrs. McCauley Everts Of
Westwood Hills. Calf, an
nounces the engagement of
her daughter Priscilla Joy to
Mr.. Edwin Bonner House Of
Washington, son Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Warren
House of Houston, Tex.
The bride-to-be also is the
daughter of Mr.. Harold Wood
Eyerts of Alhambra, Calf.
Miss Everts. who is social
secretary on the staff of Vice
President Nixon, attended
Mills College and received her
degree from the University of
California at Los Angeles. She
is a member of Kappa Alpha
Theta and Chapter CT. PEG.
She was in Europe with the
American Red Cross Club
mobile for two years during
World War II, and following
that was executive secretary to
the president Of Mills College.
Mr.. House. who was United
States Assistant Naval At
tache in Cairo, Egypt. then
Naval Attache at Beirut. Leb-
anon and Damascus, Syria,
was released from the Naval
Reserve last October.
"A graduate of Rice Insti-
tute. Houston. the bridegroom
to-be took his masters degree
from the School OF Advanced
International Studies at Johns
Hopkins University.
He served overseas as a
United States Naval Reserve
Officer during World War II
and later returned to the Navy
as "a commander for his vari-
GUS embassy posts. He is a
member of the Army Navy
Club in Washington and st.
Georges Club in Beirut.
The wedding will take place
in the early spring.
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OFFICIAL WIFE
GIVES TEA

Mrs. Sherman Adams en-
tertained at tea yesterday
afternoon for some members
of the Washington Cathedral
Needlepoint Committee and
the press.
The group gathered at the
hostess house to see some of
the pieces Of needlepoint
that have been completed
and to discuss plans for the
needlepoint exhibition in
the Cathedral Museum that
will take place from April
Is through the 25th.
Among those on hand we're
Mrs. Curtis Munsion, chair
man of the exhibition: Mrs.
Kelvin Keegan and Mrs. H.
Gates Lloyd.
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DR.. Gilbert Chase
To Be Speaker
At Embassy

DR.. Gilbert Chase, acting
Dean, College of Fine Arts,
University Of Oklahoma, will
be the guest speaker at the
Argentine Embassy on March 7.
The Ambassador and Sonora
de Vicchi have issued invita-
tons for the 9 pm. event
which will take place in the
Chancery.
DR.. Chase's subject will be
Argentina in the American
Musical Scene" An outstand-
ing American Musicologist. he
will give an illustrated lecture
with recordings.
From 1851 to SO DR.. Chase
was in the Foreign Service, at
tached to the American EN-
bassy in Lima. Peru and then
he served in Buenos Aires,
Argentine until he was APP
pointed to the University Of
Oklahoma in SIS.
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Athens built Of reinforced con-
crete covered with white mar
bic from the same quarry used
in building the Parthenon.
Miss Wheeler was one of 81
foreign secretaries sent by the
foreign division Of the Ameri-
can YWCA to carry out post
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war rehabilitation program In
war-torn countries.
She pointed out that the
School of Social Work at XII
fissia exists because Of the
corporation, sacrifice and
hard work by the YWCA mem
bers and friends in Greece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20
To Honor Muyor

The Mayor of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Mrs. Felisa Rim
con de Gautier. will be honored
by the Puerto Rican American
Women's League at a recep-
ton Saturday. from to
SPIN. at the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24

besides throw up its hands In
despair? s
For one thing Americans can.
and diplomats say they will, use
normal diplomatic means to get
specific points settled in specific
areas when success seems at all
possible.
For another, the United States
can continue its new "Eisen-
hover Doctrine" policy of isolat-
ing the Egyptians and of re-
warding Americas friends and
ignoring her opponents. 1t looks
now as If all Middle Eastern
countries but Syria and Egypt
may subscribe to the Eisenhower
doctrine assuming King Hussein
OF Jordan makes his pro-Ameri-
can government change stick.
May Keep "volunteers" Out
The doctrine adherents will be
given all sorts Of good things by
America and will be helped in
their efforts to preserve inde-I
pendence and stability. 1t is
hoped that the future contrast
between Americas happy friends
and deteriorating non-friends
will be a good lesson to all con-
cerned.
At the same time, 1t is thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24

that the Baehdad pact and 81
|senhower doctrine will keep Iron
Curtain armies out of the area
Volunteers" could be brought
ito the Middle East only by
violating the territory of one oi
the Baghdad pact adherents
Turkey. Iraq, Iran and Pakis-
tam and pact members. aided
by the United States, would stop
them by force.
Red-sponsored incursion by
any Arab country against our
Arab friends. meanwhile, could
be stopped by invoking the Ell
senhower doctrine.
So Egypt and Syria will be
isolated. the Communist in
fiuence there will be contained
and the free" countries will
remain free.
That takes care Of the Com
munists-with luck-the diplo-
mats say. But they have no hope
to offer for an area-wide solu-
ton Of the Arab-Israeli problem.
The diplomats can only hope
the lid will stay on long enough
for tempers gradually to cool.
But they doubt that this will
hannen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24

taken up residence IN the Arab
home. Lacking the power to
drive the invaders out. .he Arabs
want to seal OF Israel while
waiting for the means to liqui-
date her.. Hs
American negotiation for con-
|cessions on the canal and Aqaba
are treated by the Egyptians as
requests to 4 homeowner that
Ia burglar be permitted to stay.
Egypt has not budged on these
two points.
The only hope here--and 1t is
Ia remote one--is that If Israel
uses Aqaba quietly and on tip
toe, perhaps Egypt will choose
not to notice. But if Israel
makes a loud public point Of its
use of the waterway, then Egyp-
tian pride probably would force
"a showdown. I
Meanwhile. however. Saudi
Arabia seems determined to
make an issue Of Israel's "in-
vasion" of the Gulf of Aqaba
even if Egypt remains quiet.)
Deadlock on Canal
The canal looks at this time
like a real dead-end. Egypt re-
mains adamant against Israel
and against American, British
and French insistence that the
users have a voice in the opera
ton of the canal and that the
operation be divorced from any
country's national politics.
Despite threats and cajoiery,
the Western countries have
made absolutely no Roadway.
And privately the Americans,
at least. admit they will not.
So the canal will be run on
Canal Abdel Nasser's terms or
not at all, at this juncture.
On the broader goals. Ameri-
cans chances of success are just
as bleak.
Nothing has made Col. Nasser
turn away from the Russians.
On the contrary, the post-Suez
Arm" policy in Egypt has only
solidifled his feeling that he can
work with the Communists on
his own terms while he will never
be able to work with the Ameri-
can on their terms.
A general peace, with Israel
seems impossible now, and
American diplomats are not even
trying. AS one Of them put 1t,
Anything we attempt along that
line is interpreted by the Egypt
ians as mere demands that they
give UP some Of their rights. So
we are better of not to attempt
a general settlement.
What can the United States do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24

into Israel and to all the minor
boycott actions being taken
against Israel.
On some Of the small goals
progress has been made or may
yet be made. The Egyptian
Israeli border is quiet. American
and United Nations people here
believe Egypt will for the time
being cooperate in keeping it
quiet. provided Israel shows
equal restraint. There will always
be minor stealing and shooting
incidents, but the presence
of United Nations troops
and Egyptian assurance to the
United Nations that Fedayeen
raiders will not be reorganized
make major incidents unlikely
II both sides continue their
restraint.
Eve win II They viii"
Egypt has offered to observe
the provisions of the general
armistice agreement, If Israel
will observe it. But Egypt here
seems to be referring to the more
technical clauses. There is no.
thing to indicate Egypt is ready
to observe the agreements in
junction that the truce is to be
treated as q step toward a per-
manent settlement. And it is
doubtful that Egypt can restrain
herself from threatening ag-
gressive action against Israel.
Threats are specifically banned
under the truce.
(Israel says it will not observe
the agreement, claiming past
Egyptian action has abro-
gated it,
The ban on Israeli shipping in
the canal and the repeated state
ments that Israel may not use
the Gulf of Aqaba are part Of
the general boycott and blockade
of Israel. The Egyptians say the
Israelis are invaders who have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24
Diplomats See No Way
To Thow Out Nosser
By RICHARD FRYKLUND
Foreign CorresDondent NJ The ata,

CAIRO Egypt-Diplomats who trying induce Egypt
70 cange It's foreign policy have concluded there possible
way 70 ntce or force major
~ Lney are not Swing up They always hope for
ant nreak ana even expect minor believe
experience has shown that neither threats prises neither
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18

THIS WAS THE TIME
that ducks should be flying
around looking for food
the morning flight. Some
strings of brant "a small
goose) went by high over
head, then a flight of seven
long-necked swans, almost
as graceful in the air as on
a reflecting pool.
Chick got out his caller.
There are three basic
calls" he said, while demon
strating, "the high ball, the
lonesome hen and the
chuckle."
Then he went to work.
The sounds were remark
able, the assertive Here I
am" of the "highball," the
plaintive call of the "lone-
some hen" and the What a
good time we are having
over here" of the "chuckle. "
8 am: No ducks in the
air and Chick was renewing
his duck-calling when a
pintail drake swooped from
behind us and settled in the
decoys.
Shall I shoot him?" asked
Chick.
mo, talk to him." l said,
maybe some more will come
in"
Chick started to talk coax
ingly, confidentially through
his caller, but the drake flew
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18

type machine gun with recoil-
ing barrel. flashing light and a
loud rat-tat-tat. Mounted on
a tripod with uninterrupted
legs, this toy belongs to the
school of ultra realism. One
assistant buyer confided he had
bought one to mount on his
small Potomac River cabin
cruiser as a gag. From more
than 10 feet away. this 30-inch-
long gun will make anyone look
twice. It sells for less than SIS.
A 15-inch model of the famed
Navy pom pom" antiaircraft
gun. Selling at about $12. this
toy is the final word this year
in electrically controlled toys,
BY pushing buttons, the gun
can be made to rotate on its
mount, raise and lower the
muzzle and recoil its twin bar
rels. making a loud firing noise
Big Mac. a robot-like toy
with attenuation aspects. The
toy will swing about on cleo
trical control. lift objects from
bins with an electro-magnet
and drop them on a conveyor
belt. 1t sells for less than $40.
A satellite launcher on wheels
that spins a disc with blades
like a fan up to the ceiling.
All-plastic and Enthusiastically
designed. this toy sells for less
than IS.
According to the toy buyers.
1t will be some time-not this
year-before a well engineered
toy can cash in on the Sputnik
craze. 1t takes from six months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18
3 Bus Drivers
Are Held Up
Within Hour

Fast-moving thugs held up
three bus drivers in less than
an hour last night. They also
beat two Of the victims, adding
to the growing number Of as
sault robberies perpetrated in
recent stepped-up operations.
Police believe some of the
same hoodlums were involved IN
at least two of the crimes, the
first occurring at 1885 pm. at
Nineteenth street and Trenton
place Sc.
Charles j. Brosh, SO, of 1909
Greenleaf road, Hyattsville,
seated alone In his bus, was
robbed Of SIS from his wallet,
$40 in company change and 40
tokens. Three colored youths
grabbed the loot and ran.
At 11:l8 pm. Clarence Bill
derback. A. of l34l East Capt.
tol street. was taken from his
bus at Kenilworth avenue and
Polk street NE. Thrown to the
ground and struck by a board.
he was slightly injured. Five
youths. all colored. participated
in this one and got an undeter-
mined amount Of cash.
The third holdup occurred at
1887 pm. at Sixteenth street
and New York avenue NE. The
driver. william A. Miller, as, Of
sos Landover road. Cheverly,
Md. was struck by a piece Of
lumber. Two colored youths
about 10 and 10 years old ran
without taking any money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18
Space Machines and Military Toys
Loom Large in YuIe ToyIonds

Toy departments in the big
stores suddenly have blossomed
forth as "Toylands."
Standing of in q corner OF
each one last week was a nerv-
GUS man cycling the packed
shelves and waiting for the
annual customer onslaught. He
was the toy buyer, wondering
which four or five items out
Of stock Of perhaps 500 were
destined to become this years
best-sellers.
In August it would have re-
quired a crystal ball to spot
the items most likely to end
UP under the tree. Now. after
a full week of Toyland activity
the picture is slightly clearer
The success formula in the
toy market this year is an un-
attainable ideal. It is a huge,
self propelled, electronically
controlled outer space toy,
shooting real but harmless pro-
jectiles, made Of indestructible
plastic. battery-powered. COW
cred with flashing lights and
equipped with a staccato noise
maker loud enough to jar the
newspaper out Of any relaxing
parents hands. 1t should sell
for less than $40.
Aside from two or three real
istic and fairly practicable dolls
the toy that most nearly APP
proximates the ideal should win
the sweepstakes. Buyers have
indicated these as their early
favorites:
A battery operated 5o-calIbel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18
The
Rambler
Goes 'Ducking'
On Eastern Shore
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

When the bite of frost
comes into the air most Of
us go indoors. But not the
stalwart sportsmen of this
tidewater area.
On Friday the sporting
goods stores were filled with
hunters buying shells and
fishermen selecting lures with
which to attract rockfish.
And on Friday evening the
Rambler was bowling along
toward the Eastern Shore in
a 1858 Ford tdemonstrator) n
With him were Chick
Douglas of Portland, Greg,
champion duck caller Of the
Pacific flyway tl954 and
Robert C. Walker Of Berlin,
Md, who had invited us to
shoot his blind on Assateague.
On the $50 am. ferry to
the island Saturday were
several surf fishermen. duck
hunters and two young bow
and-arrow hunters from
Baltimore with a beagle.
They were going to try for
a rabbit with their primitive
weapons. They had killed
deer and squirrels, but had
not yet bagged a bunny.
Mr.. Walker put out the
black duck decoys he had
made. (''They should always
be one and one-half times
the size of the bird so they
can be seen at a distance" he
says,. Then he left us in a
well-concealed shore blind
and went to take q look at
the bridge to the island
which is under construction.
He is consulting engineer.
$50 am: The dawn was
breaking behind us and. a
dull roar of surf (only half
a mile away was a constant
background to the eerie cry
ing of gulls in the cove. The
smell of the marsh was
prevalent. AS the fog lifted
over the bay it revealed a
surface too smooth for a
good cunning day - "blue
bird" weather. We were
troubled by mosquitoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18
Fire Blamed
OnCigarette

A burning cigarette left on q
sofa is believed to have caused
the fire Saturday night that
swept the home of William p.
MacCracken. jr.. 1888 Benton
place NV.
Preliminary estimates Of
damage to the home and a COLI
lection Of antiques. tapestries
and rare prints have been re-
ported as 100000.
Fire Inspector Kermit r.
Mullins said today that q
lighted cigarette in the sofa
upholstery was the apparent
cause. A dinner party for 80
persons was held in the home
prior to the fire. Servants had
left the house and Mr.. and
Mrs. MacCracken were attend-
ing a Lisner Auditorium ballet
performance when the fire was
discovered.
Thirteen English Autographs
Of a series known as Cries
Of London" were destroyed or
damaged. Their value. with
that Of two tapestries also lost,
is reputedly $4,000.
Inspector Mullins said the
blaze heavily damaged the first
floor drawing room. foyer and
dining room and caused ex-
tensive heat and smoke dam
age TO the entire structure.
Mr.. Maccracken is a WASH
ington attorney and an expert
on aeronautical law. He served
as Assistant Secretary of Conn
merce for Aeronautics from
1926 TO 1929
The loss is partially covered
by insurance. Mr.. MacCracken
said. Renovation Of the house
is planned.
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to a year to design and produce
a toy. The satellite launcher
just happened to hit the mar
ket at this time through luck,
they say.
Promotion Of children's toys
is stimulated most through tel
evision. according to industry
spokesman. Spacemen had their
day several years ago. along
with outer space emphasis In
toys. and have since died a
quiet death. A terrific revival
is predicted, but not for this
Christmas.
Among the current space
items proving popular are a
space helmet with one-way vi
sion in the window. a ray-like
gun that shoots ping pong balls.
and a missile launcher on a
truck with a searchlight.
After an assiduous moral
campaign against war toys
forced toy makers to undergo
disarmament several years ago,
military toys are back as strong
as ever.
Favorites now are Army
trucks. atomic cannon that will
fire across the room. a full-size
and highly realistic "burp gum
and a tank that operates on
batteries and changes its di-
rection upon contact with an
object.
In q moment Of musing, one
buyer expressed a fond wish:
II wish they could find a way
to build an atomic kit. These
chemistry kits aren't what they
used to be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18
Racial SEATING
Cases Dropped

The cases against three per-
sons charged with violating
virginia's segregated seating
law were dismissed in Airing
ton County Court today when
two witnesses failed to appear
The three defendants were
among seven persons arrested
October % at. a County Board
campaign debate in Swanson
Junior High School.
The remaining four cases
are set for next Monday. To-
day Judge Paul D. Brown re-
fused to grant COMMONWEALTH
Attorney William j. Hassarl's
request for a continuance be-
cause Of the missing witnesse
ushers at the debate.
Mr.. Hassan told the court,
after a telephone check during
a recess, that one of the wit
nesses could not be reached
but that the other one could
be on hand in a short time. He
said that both men were under
the impression that they were
due in court next Monday.
However, Judge Brown said
that the charges involved only
a minor flne-$10 to $25-and
that he was dismissing the
charges.
Today's three defendants
were Mrs. Abbie Hadley,, 46,
Of the 5000 block of South
Tenth place; Mrs. Grace Och
ser. Sc, Of the 300 block of
North Eighth street, both
white. and Galvester Crawley,
A. of the 2400 block Of South
Monroe street. who is colored.
The remaining four defend
ants, one woman and three
men, are colored. All seven
had retained David Carliner as
defense attorney.
A similar test of the State
law. which requires segregated
seating at public meetings was
instigated last year by an Ar
lington white woman. Miss
Faith Bissell. However, the
Virginia State Supreme. Court
Of Appeals dismissed the case
on the grounds that the arrest
warrants failed to state whether
Miss Bissell was white. or col
ored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18
Labor Units Here
Set Merger Vote

A vote on merger of the
Washington AFL and CIO
union councils will be taken
tonight at a joint meeting of
leaders of the two groups.
The merger of the Washing
ton Central Labor Union (AFLl
and the District Of Columbia
Industrial Union Council (CIO)
would unite union member
ships totaling 175,000.
Although a constitution pro-
posed for the joint council
would include Northern Viz
ginia unions. the Northern Vir-
ginia Central Labor Union has
opposed the merger. on the
ground that it would hinder
Its political activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-18

middle Of the river and a little
downstream.
Il know that's my dog" said
Michael. Then the boys saw a
small black shape burst from
the woods on the distant is
land, barking.
The boys scrambled down
the rocks to a point opposite
the island. They were more
than 200 yards away. Michael
whistled and called frantically.
The dog ran toward them into
the water and began swimming,
His head disappeared fire.
quently in the rapids.
Makes II to Shore
Michael was preparing to
dive in to rescue him when the
dog popped up again and
finally made the shore. Mi
chael wrapped him in his own
sweater and carried him. shiv-
ering and shaking. back to the
picnic group.
Inky was driven home and
put to bed in a special blanket
But first Michael gave him Q
hot bath. Mrs. FarnuIn gave
him the lamb kidneys she had
been saving for today's break
fast and an aspirin. She told
Michael:
Its a good thing you went
to church today-you can sec
this is an act Of God"
Last night the mystery wa:
solved. A neighbor called to
say he had taken .Inky to the
island for a run. had somehow
lost him and had tried until
nightfall to find him again. He
could hardly believe it when
Mr.. Farnum told him Inky was
already home.