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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

Probably the last thing
Prince Georges County police
expected to deal with last night
was horse rustlers.
But they came-two young
throwbacks to the wild west.
aged 10 and IA. as cool a pair
of hombres as this section has
seen,
The escapade began at 10
pm. in a pasture at 1858 Old
Fort road near Oxon Hill. The
young "desperadoes selected
two riding horses belonging to
Maj. Clyde E. Rhodes, a jet
pilot at Andrews Air Force
Base. who rides them between
supersonic flights.
After that 1t was like trailing
"a pair Of outlaws, said Pvts.
Ralph Thompson and James
Kinnapan
jog Ing of bare-backed, the
boys rode four or FIVE miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Court Continues
Shooting Case

The case against James r..
Conwell, charged with shoot.
ing his wife in the head yes
terday. was continued today
to September "a in Arlington
County Court.
The accused. a 40-year -old
delicatessen operator in Alex.
andria, asked for the ccntinu-
ance In a preliminary court
hearing.
Meanwhile, his wife Mary
Ann, SO. was described in fair
condition in Arlington Hos
pital.
A bullet was removed from
her temple yesterday. Her
husband was charged with in
flicting the wound In their
apartment at the Arlington
Hote 1905 Jefferson Davis
high by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

parking spaces to be provided.
before being drawn into a dis
cussion Of the bill.
The intent of Congress was
reflected clearly by Chairman
Mcmillan of the House District
Committee.
Representative Schenck, Re-
publican Of Ohio. said. II want
to make sure that this bin is
an authorization for the pre-
liminary study only and not
for the stadium"
That is the INTENT" Mr.. Nc
MILAN replied. land 1t Is un-
derStood by all concerned"
An aide to the Senate Dis
trict Committee likewise con-
firmed to a reporter it was the
understanding In that body
that the bill was passed only
to make possible the Federal
funds for the survey at this
time.
Final action came yesterday
on House approval Of a con-
ference report in which the
Senate yielded on two amend
mentS and the House on one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

pions. AS for me, my reputa-
ton exceeds my ability"
Saturday the three were
ready for the final ascent If the
weather broke.
Sunday the sun came up
bright. It was a perfect day.
So we moved out early" DR..
Hubbard said. THE approaches
to the west ridge were good and
it turned out to be easy climb
ing. We had a little feeling for
the first time that we might
make the mountain.
Then we moved into the
snow gully where the action
happened.
Gibson was leading and was
cutting steps. I was at the mid
die Of the rope, about z feet
below, and Hendricks was last,
about IS feet further down.
Yodel Echoed
II tried q yodel and listened
to the echo and said, it sounds
more ominous than pretty A
minute later a rock fell from
above. A moment later ! heard
Gibson cry out. Later, from a
deep scar above his eye, we
realized a rock had struck him.
II had the feeling that he
came straight over backwards
and hit me on the feet. I be-
came totally imperative as a
safety factor. Both of us fell.
Hendricks was prepared and
dug in and he almost arrested
the fall. But he couldn't hold
us and the whole party was on
its way.
at was like being on a to-
boggan ride down a chute lined
with rocks and obstacles that
tear your body and your clothes.
The last ! remember, I was
rolling on my stomach. trying
to dig my Ice ak in for a
CATCH"
The three fell more than 800
feet before stopping. Maj. Glib
son was dying, DR.. Hubbard's
knee was broken and DR.. Hen
bricks arm was broken.
Leaving the other two, DR..
Hendricks climbed for 80 hours
down to. the base camp, and
alerted the other two men, who
labored until Wednesday to
reach DR.. Hubbard. Mai. Glib
son had died.
BY Thursday the whole party
had managed to descend the
mountain and were flown out
by a chartered plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
MORE THAN A DOZEN

MORE THAN A DOZEN
neighbors were present at
shutdown. AS 9 o'clock APP
preached there was no doubt
about 1t. Thin wedges of
white were appearing be-
tween the green outside seq
ments of the bud.
Kenneth Winfield, who
lives around the corner on
Benton street, hustled to
the drugstore and got a roll
of color film.
One of the neighbors asked
If she could bring a friend
from across the street, and
Miss Flossie, who has lived
there eight years, met a de-
lightful woman who was
living there when the site Of
Miss Flossie's home was In
the woods.
"They say that children
and dogs make friends"
Miss Flossie reported. II was
doing all right with my
t-blooming cereus."
AS they watched, the bios
som slowly opened. Mr.. Win
field took pictures, putting
his lens almost into the
bloom.
It was in full bloom at
1890 am, from six TO eight
inches across.
A neighbor told her that,
II you look into q cereus
bloom at midnight, you can
see first the cradle, then the
crown Of thorns, and then
the cross.
II looked" she reported.
II didn't see all that. But 1t
was out Of this world"
Miss Flossie didn't get to
bed until after 1880 am,
which is pretty late for her
land for the Rambler).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

owners of Sibley would transfer
to the Government the prop
|erty Of the Hahnemann HoSpi-
tai (now merged with Sibley)
at Kirby and N streets NV.
and would become liable for
the difference In the values Of
the two properties.
In addition, the bill would
permit the transfer of a lien
on the Hahnemann Hospital to
the new Sibley Hospital. as well
as similar transfers Of liens
from old to new plants of any
hospital coming under the
terms of the District Hospital
Center Act.
Judge Bill Objection
When the Juvenile Court
Judge bill was reached yester-
day, Senator Clark, Democrat
of Pennsylvania. said he was
forced to object because he was
la member Of the Democratic
Calendar Committee, which
had received a registered OBJ
lection.
But. speaking as chairman Of
the judiciary Subcommittee Of
the Senate District Committee,
he declared the bill is "des-
perately needed" He voiced
hope that Senate leaders would
arrange to have the bill called
up for debate and action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

SHE USED TO LIVE in an
apartment and, in summer,
would leave the plant on an
outdoor terrace. One eve
ming, when she returned
home from work, she found
the pot tipped over, the
rootball out Of the pot and
broken. with. the roots ex-
posed to the sun. There had
been no wind. 1t must have
been children at play.
She thought that was the
end Of her cereus. She re-
potted it, and 1t responded to
her nursing.
This spring, the cereus
was over 6 feet tail and in a
pot larger than a bushel
basket. It took two men to
carry it out into the garden.
Miss Flossie's garden is a
small one. It's longer di-
mension Is IS feet. 1t is in
the Glover Park section.
Glover woods is only a block
south on Thirty-ninth street.
1t Is a small garden, but it
contains a mimosa tree (now
in bloom, a magnolia, a
large camellia bush (also in
bloon1l and the cereus.
Miss Flossie had hopes
that her cereus would bloom
this year, but she had a big
disappointment. She was at
the shore a few days, and
when she returned home q
neighbor said:
You came back too late.
Your cereus bloomed.
But last week another bud
appeared on the tip Of q
cactus leaf about four feet
above the pot.
Miss FloSsie was surprised
at the number of people
who showed up that evening.
The garden backs up
against an alley, and people
who use 1t as a short cut
had noticed the bud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Monument Bill
Is Sidefracked
Royburn Says Action
Is Out for This Yeur

The House win not take up
legislation authorizing erection
of a Freedom Wall" memorial
in Arlington. Speaker RayburA
declared today.
He said the bill is much too
controversial to be taken up
this late in the session. An
identical measure already has
passed the Senate.
The House bill, sponsored
by Representative Aspinwall,
Democrat of Colorado. would
make available the former Ne
vius tract. now a part of the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway. for the huge memo
rial.
The National Freedom Shrine
Foundation would be authorized
to build the $3.50 million struc-
ture, measuring $50 feet wide,
500 feet long and 80 feet high,
on the property.
Representative Sheppard,
Democrat of California,
blocked consideration of the
bill last week. Several other
members are known to object to
the proposal which, if taken up
now. could interfere with the
final drive for adjournment Of
Congress later this week.
Il will fight that bill to the
end" Mr.. Sheppard said yes
terday. He said there were
added costs TO the privately
financed shrine" that had not
been revealed. Nobody talks
about the shrubbery. the re-
f1ecting pool and an Interior
Department program to raze
the apartments behind the
monument to clear the skyline
he said.
Mr.. Aspinall expects the
measure to be brought before
the House after Congress re-
conveneS next January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Ice Cream Vender
Held in Rope Cose

The driver Of an ice cream
vending truck has been held
for action of the Prince Georges
County grand jury on a charge
of statuatory rape of a l2-year.
old Southeast Washington girl.
Upper Marlboro Trial Magis-
trate Nita S. Human Crane
ordered William Ryman, "a Of
the 400 block Of Mellon street
Sc, jailed without bond yes
terday. County police seized
Ryman Saturday and charged
him with statutory rape of the
girl three months ago in a
parked car in the Hillcrest
Heights area. The girl is now
pregnant, according to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
The
Rambler
-. Misses Party
For cereus Bloom
By GEORGE KENNEDY


Last week, the Rambler
was invited to a midnight
party he wishes he had been
able to attend.
On Wednesday, 81 reader
hitherto unknown to him,
Miss Flossie Street of 2S09
Thirty-ninth street NV,
telephoned to say she had
every reason to believe her
night blooming cereus would
blossom after dark and in
vited the Rambler to see it.
The reason he declined
with thanks was that he had
been out the night before
and had not got home until
after 2 am. something that
is getting to be unusual in
recent years..
All the Rambler was
thinking about was getting
home and to bed, not sitting
up to watch a rare flower
bloom. But he asked Miss
Street If she would call him
in the morning and tell him
what had happened.
1t was a very successful
party. The cereus bloomed.
Miss Street has one of the
best types Of Southern ac-
cent. She comes from
Greenville,- S. c., lives with
a sister and has retired after
many years in Woodward
g. Lothrop's gift shop.
Twelve years ago, her
sister-in-law in South Caro-
lima gave her a leaf from her
cereuS.
The cereus is q cactus
plant and not easy to grow
in this climate. Miss Flossie
planted her leaf in q pot of
enriched sand and took good
care of it, year after year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
New Ambulance Service
Established by City Heads
Fire Officials
Plan Coveruqe
By 8 Vehicles

The Commissioners today
established a new ambulance
service to be controlled by the
Fire Department.
The new service will operate
eight ambulances, some from
new stations, in areas of the
city not now adequately COW
cred.
The Commissioners approved
the creation of a new advisory
committee to help oversee the
service. The committee mem
bers have not yet been for.
mally named.
Three Health Department
ambulanceS now stationed at
District General Hospital win
be dispersed as part of the
new Set-up.
Two to Be Reassigned
one Will be moved Septern-
Der 6 to Connecticut avenue
and Fessenden street NV. An
other will be assigned about
October l to New Jersey avenue
and M street NV. The third
ambulance viii be stationed at
Central avenue and Forty.
ninth street NE. on a part.
time basis.
Besides these stations. the
city expects to start operating
the new Fire Department Rescue
Squad. No. 3. October / at
Twenty fourth and Irving
streets NE. The squad will
have its own ambulance.
The service will also include
ambulances now operating
from Emergency and Casualty
Hospitals and those belonging
to the two present rescue
squads operating from Twelfth
and H streets NV. and North
Capitol and Crittenden streets.
When Emergency Hospital
closes in connection with the
expected opening of the new
Washington Hospital Center
around Thanksgiving, the am.
oulance now operating from
Emergency will be moved into
the firehouse at Twenty-frst
and g streets NV.
Better Service Seen
The Fire Department already
dispatches all emergency am.
balances operated at city ex-
pense. But officials said they
felt better service could be had
by giving the Fire Department
more direct control over the
entire operation.
The new service replaces an
informal organization that has
been supervised by a commit-
tee formerly headed by DR..
John Reed, chairman of the
Board of Police and Fire Sur
geons.
Stationing Of an ambulance
at Connecticut avenue and Fes-
sender street NV. is regarded
as particularly important, be-
cause the upper Northwest
area Of the city has been with
out close emergency ambulance
service from the city govern
ment.
The ambulance at Forty.
ninth street and Central avenue
NE. win be operated whenever
the Fire Department has avail
able manpower. It is being
designated a reserve vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Honor Medal Bill OK'd

The Senate passed on q voice
vote and sent to President Eli
senhower yesterday a bill to
award the Medal Of Honor to
the unknown soldier of the Ko-
rean War to be buried in Ar
lington Cemetery on Memorial
Day next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

6AOWAAA8 NuoS AO0Gs
There is a reasonably good
chance" that both can be taken
up on motion for debate and
action this week, one key Sena-
tor said.
There were objections to both
bills yesterday. They were made
by spokesman for committees
on the consent calendar. Since
unanimous consent was re-
CURED at the time, action was
postponed.
Morse to Ask Action
Senator Frear, Democrat of
Delaware, has voiced some OBJ
jections to both bills but yes
terday the objection to the Sib-
ley measure came from the Re-
publican side but the name Of
the ohjecting Senator was not
announced.
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon. in charge of the bill
for the Senate District Com
mittee where he is chairman
of its Health and Welfare SUBJ
committee. said he would move
to have the Senate take up the
bill as a separate measure.
maybe today.
This measure would permit a
new Sibley Hospital to be
erected on g l2-acre site along
Loughboro and Little Falls
roads NV. In exchange. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Opening a three-day
convention. the American
Sociological Society is
headquartered in the
Shoreham Hotel.
The National Hay Asso-
citation continues its Stat
Ter Hotel convention.
The National School
Lunch and Direct Distribu-
ton Conference, slated TO
last through Friday, opens
the Statler Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Approval Seen
Of Easier Taxon
D. {. Incomes
Bill Would Bring
Locul Low in Line
With Federal Busis

Liberalization OF the District
income tax law to bring It
more nearly into line with the
Federal statute now seems
assured.
The Senate yesterday passed.
with amendments. q House bill
to this effect, and House Dis
trict Committee Spokesman do
not anticipate that the Senate
changes will constitute any
stumbling block.
Loss Put at S35O,OOO
While thousands Of taxpay-
ers would be affected, the over
all loss Of revenue to the city
is estimated to be only about
$35O.0
The measure would exclude
social security benefit pay
ments from, gross income for
individual income tax purposes.
1t would grant additional ex-
smptions of $500 for the tax
payer and spouse for those
reaching the age Of SIS and adj
ditional $500 exemptions for
the blind.
1t also would exclude from
gross income reports benefits
received for personal injury or
sickness resulting from active
service in the armed forces or
in the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey or in the United States
Public Health Service to tie
extent that these amounts now
are excluded under the Fed
eral tax system.
Deduction Raised
The measure also would raise
from $500 to $1,000 the stand
ard optional deduction subject
to the 10 per cent limitation il
that is lesser. in keeping with
the Federal Internal Revenue
Code.
The bill also would amend
the recent statute requiring q
$25 annual license fee for per-
sons engaged in certain profess
sions and trades. It would ex.
empt from this fee those avine
gross annual receipts of less
than $4,000. One of the pur-
poses is to exclude those whose
professional or trade practices
are only occasional.
Under the Senate bill, agent:
Of life insurance companies
also would be exempted from
the SIS fee when otherwise
subject TO a District license
under the insurance law,
The Senate added another
amendment to exempt practi-
TONERS Of Christian Science.
Another Bill Passed
Another bill passed BY the
Senate yesterday would give
some additional powers to the
District superintendent OF in.
surance.
The Senate also approved a
bill to authorize the granting
Of the status Of major genera
to the person holding the office
of commanding general of the
District Militia. Under present
law, this officer may be no more
than a brigadier general.
Bills were introduced yester-
day on both the House and
Senate side to authorize the
l01st Airborne Division Asso-
citation to erect a memorial in
the District. without cost t.
the Government. The bill was
introduced by Senators Rob-
ertson, Democrat of Virginia
and Representative Broyhill
Republican Of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

CanauaS leading mountain
climber. on August 10.
They are DR.. Donald Hub
bard Of 4S07 Chevy Chase drive,
Chevy Chase, q Bureau Of
Standards chemist. and Alvin +.
Peterson of 3345 Tennyson
street NV, a chemical en-
gineer with the Army's Dia-
mond Ordnance Fuze Labora-
tories.
Tried 3 Times Before
Mai. Gibson had tried to
climb 9.000-foot Mount How
son three times before. .
1T was his mountain" DR..
Hubbard said today on his re-
turn from the trip. He got
US as people who had a repu-
tation for bringing home the
bacon"
All five of the climbers were
mountain experts Of many
years experience.
THE idea was six months
growing up. mainly between
Maj. Gibson and DR.. Hendricks,
and I was hoping I wouldn't
be called on this summer" DR..
Hubbard said. DR.. Sterling B.
Hendricks, a Department Of
Agriculture chemist, of 1l18
Dale drive, Silver Spring, was
the third Washington man.
DIR. Hendricks did not return
to Washington last night with
the other two. He stopped of
in Palo Alto. Calf, to attend a
scientific meeting.
The other member of the
climbing party was DR.. Alex
Farberge of the University of
Texas.
Set Up Base Camp
On August Z the five flew in
q chartered plane from Terrace
to Bernie Lake in the Howson
Range. They moved UP the
mountain and established a
base camp at Sandpiper Lake.
Then they waited for the
weather. They had allowed
themselves. IL days In which to
make the ascent to the never
before-scaled peak. but after
eight days, they were still in
camp.
For all that time it rained
below and showed on the peak.
They could not even see the
peak in the snowstorms.
But each day they would
practice on the ice with their
crampons and hope for a break
in the weather. They got
frozen feet on the north neve
and frozen hands on the south
col.
THE mountain was winning
the game at every turn" DR..
Hubbard said.
"on Friday, August i6. we
went back to the north neve
and found the mountain ava
launching. 1t was vicious-look-
ing, unloading heavily.
This had gone on for days.
Time was running out. We de-
cided on one final move: We
would bivouac at the south col
and then try along the west
ridge.
That's what we did. We
moved our tent UP Saturday. .
Three Made Attempt
Only three Of the five--Mai
Gibson, DR.. Hendricks and DR..
Hubbard-made the final at
tempt. Or. Farberge thought
the mountain was not safe
after eight days of snow, and
Mr.. Peterson stayed with him.
Maj. Gibson on snow and
ice was as good as the world
makes, or. Hubbard said TO-
day. endricks is good on
anythif lone Of the cham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Death on Conodion Peak
Described by D. c. Pair
Returned Climbers Tell How
Companion Died on Mountain

nerveghtenng story Of and death perilous
Canadian mountain was told today by Washington
Just returned from expedition up Mount Howson British
Columbia
The two together with another Washington two
other made the attempt that killed Maj Rex Gibson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Congress Retoins Reins
In Authorizing Stodium

bill authorizing the financing and construction of
stadium here its the Presidents
today but Congress has made clear it has not the
final go-ahead.
Calvin Grth president Of the Washington Baseball Club
which would be Of the principal Of the facility
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Senate Faces Push to Act
On SibIey,J Juvenile Bills
Objections Block Immediate Passage,
But Debute Muy Come This Week
BY DON S. WARREN

Determined efforts will be made to obtain Senate action
before the end Of this week two District that
blocked yesterday call of the unanimous calendar
One is the House passed providing for site
for Sbley Hospital Loughboro road NV The other the
House bill for second judge for Juvenile Court meet its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
Study of Areo Problems
BY Congress Assured

An overall survey Of major problems affecting the Dis
ct and its Maryland Virginia by Joint House.
Senate committee assured.
The Senate late yesterday approved with amendments
bill sponsored originally Representative Hyde
Republican Of Maryland to Joint committee
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-03-28

SHIVAREE for newly welded
couple was delightfully."- wild. ex-
citing experience.
would certainly be glad when
the blowing in the west forty
would be done for Big Ben and
Little Annie were going to get
married. Already their snug house
stood among the whispering pines
at the edge of the upper place;
brand new with a blue front door
and door steps that were, solid
heart pine.
The spring sun had been hot
enough to draw the resin out OF
the steps and great strings OF
cleaning red dripped earthward,
and blobs raised up and hardened
on the steps. Finally blisters were
formed on top of the blobS and
brother and l crushed them in
when we went from the big house
to, Little Annie's new house to
see about her setting hens, about
afternoon.
There was pig in a clean new
peeled pine pole pen; a wee fell
low hardly big enough to reach
the minute trough in one corner;
the pig was a pre-wedding pres
ent. for the giver didn't see the
need to keep the pig and lit it
suckle his sow when Big Ben and
Little Annie had three cows with
new babies by their sides, and
didn't Little Annie brag about
how thick the cream was every
morning when she went to her
soon-to-be own home to tend to
things.
Feeding the pig was our plea