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they thought the VALC plan
was a step in the right direc-
ton.
The VALc on Friday recon-
mended legislation TO permit
consolidation Of constitutional
ofiices and any other local Of
fices that communities might
choose to merge. Also proposed
was revision OF existing laws
for merger Of local govern
ments.
The VALC commented that
the consolidation plan would
be Of particular benefit TO fast
growing urban areas.
Previous Efforts Made
State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick Of Arlington said he
fel. the proposal definitely Is
q step In the right direction"
He said past efforts toward
consolidation had met little
success. This is largely due to
tradition. pride In local gov
eminent and inertia" he de-
clared.
State Senator Armistead
Boothe Of Alexandria said the
report "opens up tremendous
possibilities"
He said he was particularly
interested In the possibility OF
consolidating certain functions,
without merging entire govern
ment structures.
I'm the past. political subdi-
visions have been reluctant to
lose their identities" he added.
I'm this way. they could retain
their identities and yet have
consolidated police and FIRE
protection. consolidated water
and sewer systems. and the
like"
Delegate James NJ. Thomson
Of Alexandria said he would
be opposed to merger OF Alex
andria with any other jurisdic-
tons. and also would oppose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-16
Pastor to Be Guest

The Rev. william L. Mont
gomery will speak ct a meet
ing Of the Silver Spring Junior
Chamber Of Commerce at $50
pm. Wednesday in the Villa
Rosa Restaurant. He is pastor
Of the First Presbyterian
Church, Takoma Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-16
Lions to Sell Trees

The Arlington Host Lions
Club will sell Christmas trees
to raise funds for its charity
projects from Q am. to 9 pm.
each day until Christmas at
the Olmstead Motor Co.. 1000
Wilson boulevard,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-16
Levitt to Reveal Plans
For BeIoir Tomorrow
BY JOHN A. GILES

The rst details Of the 500 million Community
70 be built at historic Belair in nearby Maryland will be
vealed tomorrow night
William j. Levitt president of q Sons which will
build the development viii appear before the tcheyte
Civic Association at at the Mitchellvile School,
Mr.. Levitt said today he would answer any and all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-16
North Virginia Leaders
Hail Consolidation Plan

Increased emphasis regional cooperation by
Northern Virginia leaders result Of the community
sodaon move proposed by the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council
legislators and local government ocas offered different
views about the extent OF consolidation majority said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-16
Yeees Get $22,OO0Loot
AT BIodensburq Store

Prince Georges police investigating theft Of s22
from safe at the s. g. Kresge Co. 1901 Annapolis road
Bladensbug
The theft Of weekend Christmas shopping receipts occurred
between $40 pm Saturday and yesterday according to
the manager H. Collins Of $500 Fty-sxth avenue East
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-16
Alexandra PTA Offers
3OQueries on Teochinq

The Alexandria Council of Associations
has submitted list OF 80 questions the school board in an
effort to better the teaching high schools
Martin Claussen. PTA council chairman said the Ques-
lions were not submitted In attitude of criticism In the
hope they would lead Improvement Of ACADEMIC standards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Bootleg Liquor Empire
Smashed; Had Link Here

A multi-million dollar bootleg
liquor empire that stretched into
Washington repeatedly has been
destroyed by the conviction of
% men in Statesville IN. c.,
Federal court.
Among those fined yesterday
for violation of Federal liquor
laws were two Washington area
men, according to the Associated
Press. Ruby Wishnia. whose
address was listed as TOO
Eastern avenue NV. was fined
$500. Robert Deckelbaum, of
1909 Sundale drive. Silver Spring
Md, was fined $1,000.
The Associated Press said the
sprawling whisky ring was
broken up after five of his boot
leg companions beat and tor
tured Kenneth J. Hoglen of
Lenoir, S. c.. because of missing
money.
Hoglen, a driver for the syndi-
cate that covered eight Southern
States. turned Government wit
ness ana drew suspended two
year sentence, the Associated
Press said.
Ringleaders Sentenced
Two-year jail sentences and
$4,000 fines went TO Ralph Bur-
CESS of Taylorsville. S. c., and
Wayne Watson of Lenoir, two of
the ringleaders, and a $1,000 fine
and suspended Jail sentence to
Grafton Burgess of Taylorsville,
the third man in the ring.
Both Ralph Burgess and Wat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
AT FIFTH CONFERENCE
G.O.P.WOnen
To Meet In April

Committee Chairman Meade
Alcorn. Senatorial Committee
Chairman Senator Andrew F.
Schoeppel of Kansas. and Con-
gressional Committee Chair
man Richard M. Simpson Of
Pennsylvania-will talk about
the challenge and 1.-The big
Job" in the 1858 Congressional
campaign.
Keynoter
A luncheon on April 3, the
concluding event, will have as
its keynote speaker, Miss
Peggy Wood. nationally known
stage-TV artist, who took an
active part in the 1856 Presi-
Dental campaign.
Conference activities begin
the afternoon of April l, with
a reception honoring wives of
Cabinet and Little Cabinet off,
Gals. Receptions and dinners
Of the various State delega-
tions will take place the eve
ming of April /.
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son now are serving sentences in
North Carolina prisons for COM
plicity in the kidnapping and
beating of Hoglen. Also serving
sentences growing out of that
incident are Travis Triplett of
North Wilkesboro, Pichard
(Fats) Neil Davis of Caldwell
County and James Frank Mar
tin of Lenoir.
Judge Wilson Warlick sem
fenced Triplett. Davis and Mar
tin to an additional 18 months
in prison.
Sensational Testimony
The sentencing climaxed three
days of sensational testimony in
which Hoglen and Government
agents told of:
Truck drivers who were paid
500 a trip to haul red liquor
tbondedl into Taylorsville from
New Orleans and Washington,
Agents estimated this amounted
TO Sl,675.600 worth of whisky
bought in New Orleans and
$6l6. 200 in Washington.
Purchase of 100000 pounds of
sugar from an Atlanta firm dur
ing a three and half month pc
riod. Sugar is used to manufac-
ture moonshine whisky.
Sales of 1872 cases of bonded
whisky for $5O.506 to one GUS
toner. Charles Peters. manager
Iof the Elks Club in Bristol. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
NAT0 Hopeful
On Cyprus Issue

PARIS. Mar. % (P).--A NATO
spokesman said today the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization has
not given up efforts toward medi-
Iating the Cyprus dispute despite
the negative response toward
such action from the islands
Greek-Cypriot population and
from Greece.
The spokesman asserted that
Greece'S response did not COM
pletely close the door on NATO
intervention.
Lord ISmay, NATO Secretary
General, has offered his good Of
fees in the Cyprus issue and
Britain and Turkey earlier this
week accepted the proposal.
Greek officials declared in pub
lie statements that Britain
should deal directly with Greek
Cypriot representatives in the
controversy.
Cyprus Greek Cypriot major
ity is demanding an end to Brit
ish rule over the Eastern Medi-
Iterranean island and union Of
Cyprus with Greece. The Turk
ish minority on the island op-
poses such a move.
Lord Ismay offered to help re-
solve the issue under authority
the NATO ministers gave him
last December to intervene in
disputes If all parties involved
agree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Seizures Day Apart
FutuI to Man and Wife

PITTSBURGH, Mar, % (P.-
Edward zeidler. 81. a retired
carpenter, awakened Thursday
to find his 50-year-old wife had
died Of a heart attack during the
night.
Yesterday, a neighbor who
noted lights burning in the Zeid-
Ter residence. called police. Of
ficers broke into the home and
found Mr.. Zeidler dead, also the
victim of a heart attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

through the desert.
Air fields are also to be con-
Structed along the pipeline
routes.
An oil refinery and steel plant
are also envisaged as part of the
Algerian industrial buildup.
Steel Plant Envisaged
The refinery site has not been
picked, but is expected to be at
Philippeville, Bone or Algiers.
A third smaller oil field, near
Hassi-R mel. will be the site
for the steel plant. The oil field
can produce both natural gas
and oil for fuel, and there are
iron deposits nearby.
Besides producing steel for the
development of Algeria, the plant
will also provide steel for con-
struction of the pipelines, der
ricks and much other equipment
for the expanding oil fields.
The French Cabinet gave the
after exploration by
French engineers confirmed the
feasibility of the project.
Frances recent unfortunate ex-
perience in Suez are understood
to have spurred the action.
Huge Capacity Claimed
French sources claim the Sa-
hara fields have a capacity COM
parable to the huge fields OF
Texas. But the oil is believed
to be somewhat more inacces-
sible. The exact depth is moi
known. but has been variously
reported from 375 feet to 10000
feet.
Detailed arrangements fol
financing the new development
scheme have not been worked
out. But the French Cabinets
decision to underwrite the scheme
is expected to make the job OF
attracting the bulk of the capital
from private sources fairly easy
The government is to finance
all railroad expansion. since rail
transportation is government
owned in France. Roads and
tracks are also expected to be
paid for out of government funds
At present there are only three
wells capable of producing in
the Algerian Sahara. These have
been capped until transportation
facilities are provided. But a
quick expansion of actual oil pro-
duction Is also envisaged.
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Republicans to Oppose
House Finance Probe

our people in the soundness of
our financial structure and our
free economy"
Mr.. Eisenhower has suggested
creation of an impartial indie
pendent commission to study
1.-The nature. performance and
adequacy Of our financial Sys-
tenn"
Delay Fought
Representative Patman says,
however, such a study would
only delay enactment of legis-
lation he feels is needed. The
Texan has criticized particularly
the tight money" policy Of the
administration. He has said his
proposed study would be fair,
and would not be aimed at
'scandalizing anyone. or trying
to turn UP corruption"
The Republican statement
yesterday said the Democrats
were bringing the Patman reso-
luton to the House floor next
week under a gag" rule deny
ing members the right to pro-
pose changes.
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LoIIobrigido Cancels Concert
After Joust With Viennese

VIENNA. Mar. % iP).-Gina
Lollobrigida came to town today
to sing at concert. The well
come was warm at first-but
within hours the town fathers
declared she had insulted Wen
mas civic dignity and Gina S
husband intimated he was sorry
they ever came.
The trouble began early this
morning when La Lollo and her
husband, DR.. Mirko Skofic,
arrived 7 hours late. The actress
was to participate in a concert
sponsored by the Austrian
Artists Federation.
Shortly after their arrival the
couple suddenly changed hotels,
leaving hundreds of irate auto
graph collectors and newsmen
milling around the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

The proof of her lies has
finally been SEEM" screamed
Giacomo Delitala. attorney for
Chief Defendant Gianpiero Pic
cioni, son of former Foreign Min
lister Attilio Piccioni. Piccioni is
charged with manslaughter for
allegedly abandoning pretty 20
year-old Wilma on a beach hear
Rome in 1853 in the belief she
already was dead.
Session Suspended
Presiding Judge Mario Tiberi
ignored the demands to Jail Miss
Caglio but suspended the session
in the resultant uproar for the
second consecutive day.
Today's outburst came after
Miss Caglio repeated to the court
that she had lunched with two
high Milan police officials Sep
TENDER II, 1852. had her pass
port renewed by them and gone
of to Switzerland Immediately
afterwards.
The policemen. she said, were
friends of Ugo Montagna, her
wealthy lover. Montagna and
former Rome Police Chief Save
rio Polite, now a sick man of 76
are accused of abetting young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Two D. c. Stores
Cited for Sales
Promotion Drives

Two Washington department
stores have received awards for
special sales promotion CAM
paigns. the National Retail Dry
Goods Association announced
today.
For excellence in carrying out
co-ordinated campaigns in a
NRDGA contest, the Hecht Co.
and Woodward e. Lothrop were
given Gold Awards"
Display ads and other items
used in the winning campaigns
will be shown nationally during
the NRDGA semlannual con-
vention in New York City May
20-22.
The Hecht Co. won awards
for best anniversary sales pro-
motion, best media tie-in. and
best public relations campaign.
Woodward g. Lothrop was
cited for best back-to-school
promotion, best college promo
tons, best institutional adver-
Using and best neW-store-open-
ing campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Student Survives
Crash CAUSING
$1,000 Damage

A 24-year-old student last
night survived an auto crash
which caused $1,000 damage TO
two cars. railroad switch.
Dempsey's boat house and a tool
shed.
The victim is John 7. Holman
of Bowie. a student at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Blacks
burg, Va, who suffered head and
internal injuries when his car
hit a parked auto in the $500
block of Water street NV, about
8 pm.
Emergency Hospital said his
condition today is good.
Police said the Holman car
struck parked one owned by
Edward W. Bair of 300 K street
NV. rammed 1t into the boat
house, showed IL into the Balti-
more g. Ohio switch and then
into the tool shed
They estimated damage TO
the parked car at $1,000. to the
Holman car at $500 and 10 the
boathouse and tool shed at
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
MRS. EISENHOWER
ACCEPTS LUNCHEON

The National Guard Bu-
reau officers Wives Club has
announced that Mrs. Eisen-
hover will be the guest Of
honor at their luncheon on
April 2. The event will take
place at Boiling Air Force
Base Oficers' Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

The House Republican Policy
Committee has pledged firm
G o. P. opposition to what it
describes as a political witch
hunt"-a proposed Democratic
led probe of the Nations finan-
cial system.
The Republican stand thus
signals a clash next week when
Democrats call up for action a
resolution which would call for
such an inquiry. q. o. p. leaders
favor an investigation by COM
mission along lines proposed by
President Eisenhower.
Patman Would Head Probe
Representative Patman, Demo-
crat OF Texas, who would head
the probe, is an outspoken foe
OF administration fiscal practices.
The Policy Committee took its
stand in a resolution made pub
lie yesterday by Republican
House Leader Martin. The Re-
publicans said the study sug-
gested by some Democrats
might upset the confidence OF
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Then. while Gina went to bed,
DR.. Skofic told reporters he
thought his wife had been in
vited by a charitable organiza-
ton. He declared he wanted
nothing to do with the Artists
Federation and said Gina would
not sing at tomorrow's concert.
He also let it be known. aS-
cording to Austrian reporters,
that he was sorry he and his wife
had ever come to Vienna.
The Socialist-controlled city
council then issued a statement
canceling an invitation for Gina
to visit Town Hall.
The council said Gina's hus-
band had made statements mot
compatible with the dignity of
a freely elected city govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Gold Smuggling
Ring Sentenced

NEW YORK. Mar. % (R.-
Guy Vincent. the French hus-
band of Actress Betsy Won
Furstenberg. and three other
men have been imprisoned on
their plea of guilty in operating
a multi-million- dollar gold SNUG
Cling racket.
The SO year old Vincent,
whose full name is Guy Vincent
ChaStenant De La Maisoneuve,
and the blond actress were mar
ried in 1854. They have a q
year-old daughter.
Others sentenced with Vim
cent by Federal Judge Thomas F..
Murphy were: Joseph j. Boyle,
81, former New York State box
ing referee who headed a jewelry
manufacturing firm; Cedric
Janien, 40, scrap dealer of
Manhattan. and E. Ray Trenary,
As, a former bank officer of In
terlaken, N. j.. and partner of
Boyle.
Vincent was given a year in
Jail. Boyle drew Is months. and
Janien and Trenary six months
each.
The sentencings on Wednesday.
disclosed yesterday. ended a case
which started in June, 1852, when
a ll0-pound shipment of gold
was confiscated at Idlewild Air
port. The gold, worth about $25. =
600 on the black market, had
been destined for Holland.
Trenary and Boyle, both Ii
Icensed gold buyers, were accused
OF purchasing Sc million worth of
gold in this country and selling
1T to Vincent and Janien, who
struggled it out of the country.
All four men pleaded guilty
last year to a conspiracy charge.
Vincent. a mining engineer. is
"a racing enthusiast who has
owned a number of sports cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

placed in patrol wagons and
taken to the ninth precinct fol-
questioning. They were soon
released. however, when most OF
them maintained they arrived on
the scene after the shooting. AT
least half of them were to report
to police this morning for fur
Their questioning.
1t. Lawrence A. Hartnett OF
the Homicide Squad, was in
charge of the investigation.
The assailant. he said. fled the
establishment with a companion
They were last seen running west
on Maryland avenue.
The gunman was described as
colored. 5 feet 8 inches tall and
weighing about ITS pounds.
Mr.. Young. who saw him es-
cape through the front door,
said he was wearing a light coat,
a brown hat and dark shoes.
His companion, also colored, and
rather short, wore a light gray
jacket. a brown hat and gray
pants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
TO-DAY m 'SoczEzY
HE SERVICE SCENE
Bruckers Entertain
For Korean Visitor

tary aide to the President. and
Mrs. Schulz; the Chaplain of
the Senate and Mrs. Frederick
Brown Harris: Mrs. Arthur
Macarthur, Mrs. McCook Knox.
the Commandment of the Poto-
mac River Naval Command,
Rear Admiral Harold Baker
and Mrs. Baker, Maj. Gen.
William Potter. governor of the
Panama Canal Zone, and many
more.
ThOmases Feted
Another party on last nights
service scene was the dinner
given by the Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Navy and Mrs.
William B. FRANKIE in honor
OF the departing Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Charles S.
Thomas.
The Frankes' new home on
@ street was decorated in pink
and red flowers for the &C.
casion, while downstairs in
their Pine" room, yellow floral
arrangements were predom-
inant.
Those who attended included
the Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps and Mrs. Pate, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Mervyn M.
Magee. Vice Chief of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Harry
Felt. Assistant Defense Sec
rotary and Mrs. Wilfred J..
Mcneil, the new Assistant
Navy Secretary and Mrs.
Bantz. and the former As
sistant Navy Secretary and
Mrs. Folger who came down
from their New York State
home for the party.
Other Parties
Earlier in the day, Mrs.
Thomas was feted at a ladies
luncheon given by Mrs. Bar
tholomew Hogan, wife of the
Navy Surgeon General in their
National Naval Medical Center
quarters.
Wing Commander and Mrs.
E. Bruce Harvey gave a fare
well" cocktail party last night
in4 Thea American Newspaper
Women's Club which also
served the double purpose of
introducing his successor as
Royal Air Force Medical Liai-
son Officer. Wing Commander
j. S. Hewitt and Mrs. Hewitt
TO their Washington friends.
The Swiss Assistant Armed
Forces Attache, Capt. Charles
Grossenbacher and Mrs. Gros-
Senbacher entertained for their
friends last evening at a buff
fet supper in their Merrivale
road home. The host showed
! color slides of pictures he has
taken in his native land.
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THE EVENING STAR AT
Washington, D. c. ~
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1857
Something
New for
Women

Something new is about to
hit the television screens.
aimed especially at women
viewers.
This is a series of short
films (some 10 minutes, some
only four), about various as
poets of life in Spain. The
films actually are glorified
"trailers" designed to promote
a new motion picture, THE
Pride and the Passion" in
which Frank Sinatra, Cary
Grant and Sophia Loren star.
They tell little behind-the-
scenes stories of the shooting
and show the Spanish land
scape. buildings and people.
Able to Sell Them
But the short films are so
well done. and intrinsically in
teresting photographically, that
instead of having to buy tele-
vision time to show them, the
producer, Stanley Kramer, was
able to sell them to two net
works.
NBC bought first rights to
the short films, and CHS
bought re-televising rights for
later. Some of the 10-minute
films will be used on the Ar
lene Francis Home Show. The
shorter films, which are of
more general interest, will be
teievised when men are ex-
pected to be watching tele-
vision, too.
Teacher to BOOkkeeper
One of the 10-minute films
tells the story of Margaret
Clark. a young Los Angeles
school teacher who zoos a
years sabbatical leave to study
in Europe, and wound up as
bookkeeper for the film COM
pany making The Pride and
the Passion.
The film follows the young
teacher on a day-long date
with Pedro Vidal. assistant
casting director of the film,
through the city of Toledo.
They visit. among other places,
the birthplace of the Spanish
master Ell Greco. and examine
some of his works. Stanley
Kramer, who showed the film
here yesterday, said he be-
lieved it was the first time
some of the FL Grecos had
been photographed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

|ments and over half of what
France consumes at home.
Savings in foreign exchange
are expected to amount to about
$40 million the first year, and
5000 million by 1860.
The decision. made earlier this
week by the French Cabinet in
Paris. is a measure of Frances
determination to reduce its re-
lance on Middle East oil and
the Suez Canal.
Transportation will be rela-
lively quick. easy and cheap
from the North African coast
across the Mediterranean to
Southern France.
Joint Financing Seen
The project will be financed
jointly by the French govern
ment and private capital, much
of it presumably from Frances
leading oil producer. the Com
pagnie Franchise DIES Petroles
and its affiliates.
To get the oil flow started
quickly. access roads will be built
from the fields to a rail line.
Later pipelines will be laid from
the interior of Algeria to the
Mediterranean. The fields lie 500
to 600 miles from the sea.
One pipeline is to be laid north
from Hassi-MeSSaud to the Al
lgerian coast. Another will COM
meet an oil field at Edjele, along
the Algeria-Libya border, with
the Mediterranean; it will travel
either through Tunisia or Libya
The TuniSian course. due east
from Edjele, would be the shorter
Oil from HasSi-MesSaud will be
the first to the carried to the
Mediterranean for quick ship
ment to France.
TankerS Planned
Truck and rail tankers will be
used to carry the oil to the Medi-
terranean until pipelines are con-
Structed.
There is also some considera-
ton for extending the Philippe
ville-to-Touggourt railroad line
toward HaSSi MeSSaud.
Construction of the pipelines.
expected to have a large capac-
lily. will also require access roads.
The French program includes
plans for constructing $500 miles
of asphalt road and improving
about 5000 miles of tracks