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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04
AT&T Handle the Mail?

6ICSIQC1lb GlSc1ulOWCI O11
June 10 is reported to have
told a group Of Republican
Congressman that the Ma
TONS postal problems could
be solved by the Government
turning over its postal opera
tons to q private firm.
The Congressman did not
respond enthusiastically. Nor
did the postal employees
unions. The Washington Eve
ming Star, in its account Of
the issue thus raised. said:
THE feeling was that the
cost to the Government would
be greater. First, the majority
Of the postal workers are con-
centrated in the country'S
100 high-cost cities and, based
on comparable industry wages,
their pay would be raised more
than lowered. Also, any private
firm would, Of necessity, have
to have q reasonable margin
Of profit for its operations"
What are we coming to?'
When Is a reasonable mar
gin Of profit" subject to con-
sideration as an obstacle?
The telephone company is
our largest corporation. 1t de-
liverS speedily the spoken
word. The Post Office Depart
ment delivers our written
word. Both are systems of
communication. They seek to
give service. One makes money.
The other does not.
Comparatively, the record is
so startling that I make bold
to suggest the Government
enter into negotiations with
the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company to take
over the mails. In the last
quarter Of a century, encom-
passing depression, boom years,
imitation and all the other ills
man is heir to, some stark
facts stand out:
The AT&T has paid its l.
100000 stockholders $685.
$4,000 in dividends. That's
nearly six billion dollars. One
recalls the famous cartoon Of
the late John T. McCutcheon
Of the Chicago Tribune on
what is a billion. He said that
If one, at the birth Of Christ,
had started to count up to a
billion, observing the tempo
Of the second hand Of the
clock. he still would not have
reached 1t at the time the
cartoon was drawn, and that
was back in the twenties.
In this same quarter Of q
century, the Post once De-
partment has racked up a def
cit Of $780, 37,846. That's
more than five billion dollars.
Now, add to the AT&T's rec
ord Of dividends the fact it
has paid in Federal, State and
local taxes $9.690,191 900, or
more than nine and one
half billions Of dollars. Add
the dividends to the taxes and
you have better than sixteen
billions Of earned money
against more than five billion
dollars Of taxpayers dough for
deficits.
Let's follow the Presidents
hope and make a deal with q
competent. proven private en-
terprise.
Jay Jerome williams.
Gales Ferry, Conn.
Editors note: At a subse-
quent press conference Presi-
dent Eisenhower said his sug-
gestion for private operation
Of the postal system had been
made in a spirit Of jest.)
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Questions and Answers

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Most tough-skinned people
merely laugh at those who
complain bitterly Of being Bit
ten by ordinary mosquitoes and
by the cat-and-dog fiea.
They think the whole SUBJ
jsct funny. but II they could
Evening star., 1957-12-02
Miss Chopline
Is Morried to
Moi. Woldner

Mr. and Mrs. Ridgley
Chapline announce the mar
riage of their daughter
Barbara Ruth TO Mai. STAN
ley Carl Waldner. U.S.A.
The wedding took place Fri
day in Fort Myer Chapel,
Fort Myer. Va.
A reception followed at
Patton Hall. Fort Myer OFF,
GERS Club.
Miss Eve Ridgely Chapline
OF Phoenix. Ariz.. was maid
of honor for her sister. and
Mrs. Linsley Dodge, jr.. of
Greenwich. Conn. cousin of
the bride. was matron Of
honor.
Other attendants were Mrs.
Walter Parke Of Cleveland,
Ohio, Mrs. John O'Grady,
Miss Domaine Ralston and
Miss Sarah Alexander of
Washington.
The best man was Mr..
Walter Parke Of Cleveland,
Evening star., 1957-12-02
President Lincoln aate as

-. President Lincoln "ate 20
sparingly as q bird" i.
President Truman insisted on
oatmeal every morning. /.
And President Eisenhower
reads cookbooks as well as
Westerns 10 relax.
Wa
THE HAMILTON ROBIN
SONS had the loveliest decor
for their tea dance Saturday
In honor Of Hams very pretty
blond daughter. Alice Anne.
The receiving line was fianked
by two magnolia trees with
big beautiful white gardenias
growing" on them. The same
motif formed fragrant CEN
terpiece for the tea table in
the ballroom, which was en-
livened with Sidney's music.
This party was full OF at
tractive WASHINGTON people
who have known each other
for 20 TO 80 years In addition
to the second generation
the debutante set. There
were Ella and Ed BurlinR and
their daughter Lucinda:
Laura and Bill Triest. the
Randy Hagners, DR.. and Mrs.
Lawn Thompson. and the
Rab wilson's and Harold
Fangboners. Rab and Harold
were getting a pat on the
back for winning the I. T.
Mann Cup at Chevy Chase
Club last week for their two
man golf victory.
Recently arrived from Ma
drid. Mrs. Richard Hawkins.
the former "Teenie" Eken-
gren. was there with her
pretty brunei daughter Ada
who will bow at a New Years
eve dance.
Joan and Art Gardner. Bob
and "Phyzzie" Lee and the
Tom Blakes were among the
congenial crowd at the Sui
grave Club which also in
cluded Nancy Haight recover
ing from q back ailment.
the Stanley Sarnoffs talking
about their ski place in
Vermont. and Billy Mitchell.
who has moved back TO town
from Baltimore and now
heads the Washington Trus-
con once OF Republic Steel.
SPANISH MINISTER AND
SENORA DE ALBA were
entertained at cocktails yes
terday by Dolly Corbin.
Washington is very much
taken with this new attrac-
tive couple who already have
TO leave the scene for a
month Of U. N. duty in New
York.
British diplomat David
Muirhead. guiding genius OF
the Queens Washington visit.
said 80 volumes Of clippings
covering the Queen and
Princes stay here have been
forwarded to Buckingham
Palace. And that doesn't in
clude all the material writ
ten before she got herel
The Spanish Ambassador
Evening star., 1957-12-02

This is the work Of q chef.
not q cook"
Dick erinned. Hes the
White House chef" The Eli
senhowers were away at the
time.
After dinner ! compile
mented the chef and gave him
q piece Of advice. Two days
ago I received a copy OF
White House Chef" with this
inScription--"You once sug-
gested that ] write q book.
Here 1t Is and may you read
1t with q bon appetit.-
Francois Rysavy."
In the beginning Of this
book Francois makes II clear
that the President never
suffered q stomach reversal"
on his account. He resigned
last June /. before the famous
blueberry pie that made the
President i'll and sent the
stock market into q dive.
and the ileitis attack which
rocked the Nation q year be-
fore the pie episode hap
pened after q dinner at q
Washington hotel"
cxec h os | ovakian Chef
Francois resigned for the
same reason most top-grade
employees Of the Government
quit-insufflcient remunera-
ton. The White House pays
its head chef only $500 q
year. so after two years this
one left TO 90 West. remarry
and cook for q Palm Springs
hotel. The White House. In
cidentally. had lifted him
Evening star., 1957-12-02

and ushers were Col. J. Ei@
more Swenson. Maj. Airing.
ton c. Thompson, ComdE.
Kenneth Jeffrey. Mr.. Robert
Hanson, Mr.. Prescott Bef1n
Of Philadelphia, and Mr..
Peter Behn Of Greenwich,
Conn.
The bride is a graduate 81
Wellesley College and has
spent several years in the
Middle East.
Mai. and Mrs. WaldneR
will live in Kensington. Nd.
until February. when they
viii leave for Fort Leaven<
worth, Kans., for a tour 0f
duty.
Evening star., 1957-12-02

Vice Chief OF Stafi Of the
Army and Mrs. Lyman l..
Lemintzer.
The Engineer Commissioner
Of the District and Mrs. Alvin
c. yelling. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Morris. the Presi-
dent Of the Board of Trade
Of the District and Mrs.
Howard C. Drake. Mr. and
Mrs. William Lee. Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Press. former
District Commissioner r.
Joseph Donohue and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Duncan Of Alex
andria were others on the
guest list.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
EXCLUSIVELY
YOURS
Stevenson Prefers JonuorY:
White House Chef Tells All
BY sETTY BEALE

ACROSS THE TOWN.
Adlai Stevenson would like
to see the NATO conference.
now scheduled for the middle
Of December. postponed for
q month. Another month
would give Congress time to
repeal the Mcmahon Act that
prevents us from sharing
atomic secrets. To so TO
Paris without that might be
futile. The present ILL
nesses Of President Eisen-
hover and Chancellor Ade-
nauer are another reason for
poStponement.
Perle Mesta had q dinner
planned Wednesday night
for Jeanette Mcdonald who
was operated on suddenly
yesterday in Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. Mrs. NJ.
will toss an after-theater
party December Q In honor Of
Shirley Booth who viii star
in Miss Isobel" opening that
night. Shirley played the
role Of Mrs. Mesta In the
televised story Of her life last
spring. even learned to walk
like her.
ha
TWO YEARS AGO I at
tended . dinner party given
by bachelor Dick Brecker In
his small N street house. and
was astomded to find myself
eating succulent veal Birds"
smothered in mushroom wine
sauce and hot rolls that
looked like adorable baby
ducks.
Who" ] asked my host.
do you have In the kitchen.
Evening star., 1957-12-02

out Of the kitchen Of the
George CARROTS.
Between recipes the book
tells:
How President Eisenhower
brought Gen. Alfred 0ruen-
ther In the kitchen one day
TO display proudly a new
saving machine installed TO
cut frozen meats.
How the Secret Service
does all the marketing for
the White House to protect
the food.
How the Eisenhowers never
have bread on their dinner
menu unless company Is
coming.
How menus at the White
House are made Quadrupli-
cate-one for the First Lady.
one for the chef. one for
the pantry and one for the
housekeeper.
How Mrs, Eisenhower's
secret passion" is anything
with mint flavor. She likes 1t
sprinkled on orange Rogue
fort salad. she likes minted
apricots or minted meringue
peaches served with lamb
chops. and her favorite des-
sert is frosted mint Delight.
-. Mrs. Il. doesn't like any
thing, though. with garlic or
onion fiavoring.
And how the President
always has Kansas fried
mush with prunes. sausage
and whole wheat toast when
ever his brother Milton
comes to breakfast with him.
AS told TO writer Frances
Leighton. the book is also
full OF White House lore.
Such stories as the follow
ing:
President Hoover. son Of
q poor blacksmith. always
used the state dining room.
even when he ate In solitary
splendor. And Mrs. Hoover
set the most elaborate table
Of modern times.
President Coolidge had -
haircut while eating break
fast so he wouldn't waste
time"
President Harding insisted
on toothpieks ct the table.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
To Discuss Tuxes

Mr.. L. Laszlo Ecker-Racz,
United States Government
fiscal economist. will discuss
State and local tax questions
as guest speaker at a lunch-
con meeting Of the Mont
gomery County League Of
Women Voters to be held at
noon tomorrow in the Beth
esda Christian Church, Wis
consin and Hunt avenues.
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
To Be Hostess

Mrs. Eduardo Auguste
Garcia. wife Of the Argentine
Ambassador to the Organiza-
ton OF American States. will
be hostess at a tea for the
Association Of Philippine
American Women from 3 TO
5 pm. Saturday in the Ar
gentine Embassy. 24l2 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
Visiting Army Officers
Feted by Van Houtens

The customary reception
given by the Commanding
General OF the Military Dis
trict Of Washington in con-
nection with the annual con-
ference Of Army commanders
turned out yesterday TO be a
welcoming party.
The visiting officers, who
begin their three-day session
today, were entertained by
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. John q.
Van Houten at a 6 TO Q
O'Clock reception at Fort
Lesley J. McNair which also
drew members OF the diplo-
matte circle as well as a
group OF civic leaders Of the
District.
The Van Houtens originally
had issued their invitations
for tomorrow but changed
when the White House an
nounced December 3 as the
date for the Presidents re-
ception for the Diplomatic
Corps and the military.
Although the White House
reception subsequently was
postponed because Of the
Presidents illness. the Van
Houtens kept TO the Sunday
date.
AS q result. the Army COM
manders enjoyed something
OF q reunion before settling
down TO their conferences
here.
OF course. the Army-Nayy
game played In a drenching
rain in Philadelphia on Sat-
urday took conversational
precedence. One admiral.
who sat through the whole
game TO cheer Navy on TO
l4-0 victory. said surely he
would have had pneumonia
by yesterday II Army had
wonl
A memorable feature Of
last nights party were five
sumptuous buifets which Of
fered such delicacies as lob
ster NewburR, jumbo shrimp.
broiled mushrooms. steak In
finger buns. salmon. thinly
sliced turkey and ham on hot
biscuits and petits fours.
Over zoo
The 200 or so accepting
invitations to the reception
included Army Secretary and
Mrs. WILDER Brucker and the
Count de Motrico was there
Evening star., 1957-12-02

Count de Motrico was there
with his good looking daugh-
ter Mercedes. and others
included the Panamanian
Ambassador and Sonora de
Arias. Lord Nicky Gordon
Lennox. the Ed Foleys. Elfie
Elbrick. Marjorie Rodriguez.
Marian Finucane. Rose Zal-
les, Henri Roskam and Parr
johnson.
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Landlord Letter Lists
Porty FouIts for Towes

Maryland Controller J. Willard
Tawes has received another re-
ply to his whats wrong with the
Maryland's Democratic Party?"
QUESTIONABLE, this time from one
of the States leading vote-get-
tiers. Representative Landlord.
Mr.. Tawes. who has all but
announced as . gubernatorial
candidate. recently mailed out
a detailed questionable ANSWER
form to about 1000 party sup
porters. The aim was for leads
toward increasing Statewide
confidence in the Democratic
organization.
Choosing to reply with letter,
Representative Landlord, Of the
5th District. said the voters
want:
l. Candidates Of sincerity and
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integrity. 1t is obvious that the
days Of the straight-ticket voting
are gone :"
2. Candidates "in tune with
the times The old political
relationship between the urban
center and the agricultural COM
munities is disappearing and
these new suburban voters find
no appeal in the old-time ma
chine candidates ="
3. An end to bitter, puerile
factionalism" which the party
has shown "in the past decade.
The spectacle Of its leaders
squabbling over the carcass Of a
once great party. constantly
subjugating the public welfare
to private political advantage, is
hardly calculated to inspire con-
fidence in the voters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Membership Drive Set
By Alexandra Fire Co.

and Robertson, Gov. Stanley and
Representative Broyhill also have
been made honorary life men,
bers.
In 1853 while he was mayor,
Mr.. Beverley outtalked the Balti-
more Fire COMMISSIONS and
got the city to return to Alex
andria the company's first fire
engine purchased by Washington
In IT'S. Washington paid 80
pounds tabout $4,000 for the en-
CINE In Philadelphia. It had been
sold In l849 to a Junk dealer
and eventually found It's way to
Baltimore's Washington Me-
mortal.
In 1899. the last year OF his
life, Washington was in Alex
andria during a fire. and ac-
cording to the companys rec
ords. Washington saw a Friend
ship engine badly manned and
several men standing idly by.
Washington jumped from his
horse and said. why are you
idle gentlemen? II is your BUSH
ness TO lead In these matters. :"
He took hold OF the engine him
self and the others pitched In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Jonitor Charged
As AssuiIunt of
Alexandra Woman

A Hunting Towers janitor was
charged yesterday with statutory
burglary with intent to commit
rape.
Alexandria police said the
janitor. a Negro. who lives in
Washington, entered the apart
ment Of an Army lieutenant's
wife while she was sleeping.
Police said the 23-year-old
woman told them she was
awakened by a pillow being
placed over her head. She said
q man made an indecent sug-
gestion and that she struggled
and screamed.
She said she managed to get
the pillow of of her head and
the man ran. Police said she
identified the sjanitor as her
|assailant. A
He was jailed in lieu Of $l0.-
900 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Retired Attorney
Is Found Hunqed

Thomas G. Willis, SO, retired
Washington lawyer, was founc
dead last night at his home neal
Warrenton, Va.
/. DR.. Evan Ashby, jr., county
medical examiner, said Mr.. vii.
lis had apparently hanged him.
self. County police are investi-
eating.
Mr.. Willis practiced law fol
Is years in Washington before
retiring two years ago. He and
his wife lived at 2151 North Que
bee street, Arlington.
Mr.. Willis was a native oil
Cripple Creek. Colo. He was a
graduate Of Colorado College and
George Washington Law School
His wife said he had been de-
pressed for several weeks because
Of Ill health.
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Arlington Women
Found Dead Beside
Gun in Apartment

An Arlington woman was
found dead of a gunshot wound
yesterday in her apartment at
1903 North Quinn street.
The body Of Mrs. Estel Simms
Delinia, 20. was found in the
bedroom Of the apartment with
Ia 20 caliber rife beside her.
Arlington police said two notes
were found. one addressed to
her father. Clinton E. Simms OF
l040 North Quincy street, Ar
lington. and the other, I'M
addressed.
Detective 1t. w. Lynn Smith
said the note to Mr.. Sirnms in
Dictated Mrs. Delinia was de-
spondent. The other note, he
said. absolved anyone of blame
for her death.
Mrs. Delinia was a clerk for
q Washington publishing firm,
1t. Smith said. and when she
failed to appear at work yester-
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Circuit Court judges to name
their own secretaries.
Authorize a secretary for Judge
Stedman Prescott, recently ele-
waited from Montgomery Circuit
Court to the Court of Appeals,
and provide for part of the
salary to be paid by Montgomery
County.
Legalized appointment of a
special investigator in the States
Attorneys Office at Rockville.
Permit police to seize money
on the table IN gambling raids.
The House yesterday passed
across to the Senate two more
of the measures requested by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission-one authorizing a
$12 million water bond issue and
the second a $500. 900 additional
appropriation for Anacostia food
control.
The Prince Georges delegation
introduced a bill exempting See
ing Eye dogs from dog licenses
in Maryland counties.
Swimming Pool Bill
And the Montgomery delegates
put in their already publicized
measure to exempt from county
property tax the swimming pool
and filtration plant Of co-opera-
tive nonprof1t swimming pool
corporations owning less than six
acres of land.
The Prince Georges Liquor
Board came to Annapolis yes
terday with proposals aimed at
improving enforcement Of the
county ban on Sunday liquor
sales.
Roscoe H. Parker. liquor board
counsel. presented Prince Georges
lawmakers with the draft Of a
bill to make a liquor license
holder land any OF his agents
or employees liable for prosecu-
ton on the Sunday liquor pro-
hibition.
Arrest Powers Asked
The board also asked that their
inspectors be given powers OF
arrest. Mr.. Parker said it is
ridiculous for him not to have
them because by the time he
obtains warrants for violations
he has observed. the evidence
often has been removed"
Senator Wheatly and the dele
gates informally agreed that the
inspector should be deputized by
the sheriff.
The liqour board also asked
for authority to issue IL addition
al on-sale beer and light wine
licenses to new restaurants open
ing in the county. The board
now is authorized to Issue only
IA siIch fern1its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Two Upper County
Youths Arrested
In II Breaks

Montgomery County police to-
day closed IL housebreakings
with the arrest of two 18-year.
old youths from the Upper Mont
gomery area.
Capt. G. w. Linthicum, chief
Of detectives, said the youths
were picked up in Rockville
after police put out a lookout
for their car.
Capt. Linthicum said nearly
a truckload" Of loot was recov-
cred from the youths homes and
outbuildings nearby.
Closed were seven ho1Sebreak-
ings In the Silver Spring.
Wheaton area and five in the
Rockville and upper county Sec
ton. Value of the loot amounted
to several thousand dollars,
police said.
Police said the loot included
tires. portable television sets,
pistols and rifles, electric drills,
tools and the like.
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Alexandria's Friendship Fire
Company. organized in l774 by
George Washington. will start a
membership campaign tomorrow
for the first Presidents 225th
birthday anniversary.
The company, headed by for
mer Mayor Marshall J. Beverley.
maintains its headquarters at LOT
South Alfred street as a mu.
scum. The headquarters, dedi-
Gated as a shrine on Washing
tons birthday. 1854, is main
tanned through dues.
Mr.. Beverley also will head a
delegation from the company at
q wreath-layine ceremony to-
morrow at Washington's tomb at
Mount Vernon.
The effervescent former mayor
has turned his energies TO build
ing UP the historic fire company
since he stepped down from the
mayors post in 1855. The COM
pany. which has about $50 BUSH
ness and civic leaders among its
members. made President Eisen-
hover an honorary life member
10 1856. Virginia Senator's Byrd
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NaL THIS moment seeking the
condemnation authority denied
to it by the 1854 and 1855 Legis-
latures.
He said the company already
has options on about 70 per cent
of the 1000 acres needed to estab-
fish the underground storage
reservoir in the Brandywine area.
He said it will take "a great
deal Of time" to acquire under
ground rights on the rest Of the
land needed. This also win mean
3 delay in ANY tax dement's ac-
cruing to the county by the
storage reservoir" he said, de-
scribing the tax benefits as sub
stantial."
Mr.. Boothby suggested that
condemnation powers might be
made part of bill being drafted
by Prince Georges Delegate Err
nest A. Loveless. jr.. to put rigid
restrictions on underground gas
storage. Mr.. Loveless said later,
however, that he definitely will
not attach an eminent domain
clause to his bill.
Hosts at Dinner
Mr.. Boothby and other gas
light officials played host to
Senator H. Winship Wheatley.
jr., and the Prince Georges
House members at dinner here
last night.
Mr.. Loveless proposes to re-
quire permission from the State
Department Of Mines. Geology
and Water Resources and the
Water Pollution Commission for
underground gas storage. He
would allow those departments
to prescribe certain regulation
but would specify that:
/. No permeable sand or stra-
tum into which gas is forced
shall be drilled or left open so
that avoidable escape of gas
could occur.
2. No well connected with an
underground gas reservoir would
be situated within so yards Of
any residence or building.
8. All fresh water sand pene-
trated in drilling to a storage
reservoir would have to be fully
protected by a cement grout
placed in such manner as to pro-
vide an effective seal in the
nearest thick clay bed above the
gas storage stratum and that
clay bed would have to be at
least IS feet thick.
Four Bills Signed
Gov. McKeldin yesterday signed
four bills introduced by Senator
Edward S. Northrop. Democrat
Of Montgomery. They would:
Allow Montgomery County
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

loo-l5.95-ls.95 Boys and Students Fomous
Mickey" Suits. Popular spring patterns and col
ors. go in the group ---------- $40
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Push for Condemnation
For Gas Storage Wones
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star staff Correspondent

/ ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-The Washington Gas Light Co.
appeared today have given obtaining
powers this its plans
underneath Southern Prince Georges County.
Everett Boohby president of utility Georges
County lawmakers here last night that company