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TO-DAY m SOCIETY
Queen Of Blossoms
Is AlQskQn-Miss Lee

and its desire for statehood.
They were Ralph Rivers and
William Egan, who said they
were Representative-elect and
Senator elect. respectively.
standing by in the hope that
Alaska will become a State
and they would become men,
bers of Congress.
BETTING Crown
General Gruenther was to
also have another first" to-
day. 1t was to be the first time
that the Cherry Blossom
Queen had a crown BETTING
"Her Majesty"
The pearl crown, valued at
100000, has been given this
year to the Cherry Blossom
Festival by Yoshitaka Mkt
moto. the leading japanese
pearl dealer in the world.
Jean will also be given a
$1,000 pearl necklace by Mr..
Mikimoto to keep.
According to Mr.. Logan. a
couple of romances always
come out of the Cherry Bios
som Festival and there is a
good chance that this years
queen and her escort may be
one.
When asked If he would re-
quest a date after all this was
over. 1t. Struckman said, "Oh
it's a natural-we are inter-
ested in the same things. You
see am an advertising de-
signer and / will be out of the
Army in June. And anyway,
she likes to dance"
And how were they brought
together? 1t was all by
height. Jean was the third
shortest girl and Harry was
the third shortest boy.
Among those glimpsed at
the party were Mrs. Merri-
weather Post. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris CafritZ, Col. and Mrs.
Robert Guggenheim. Chief Of
Protocol and Mrs. Wiley Buc-
hanan, Mr.. Edgar Morris,
Nine. Morgenstierne and the
Princess di Bitetto, houseguest
of Mrs. Post.
Others were Mr.. and Mrs.
William P. MacCracken, Lady
Lewis and her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hull; Mr.. and Mrs. Eric john
ston. Senor and Sonora Julio
Heurtematte. Col. Fred Roy,
Miss Virginia Warren and Mr..
Marvin Braverman.
Russian Ambassador Attends
Also there were the Russian
Ambassador and Nine. Zarou-
bin, former Italian Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Augusta Rosso,
Mrsand Mrs. Robert LeBaron,
Mrs. Homer Ferguson. Senator
and Mrs. Spessard Holland.
Budget Director and Mrs. Per-
cival Brundage and District
missioner and Mrs.
Thomas Lane.
From the entertainment
world at the party were Nor
ton Downey and his wife and
two children, Catherine and
Christian. The famous tenor
had one evening just as a
guest and didn't sing.
Among the other princesses
were the Misses Jane Meredith
Andrews Of Alabama. Janna-
Neen Johnson Of Arizona,
Diane Caraway of Arkansas,
Sue Mcdonald OF California,
Diane Divers Of Colorado and
JOY Corrado of Connecticut.
Also waiting for the famed
spin Of the wheel we're the
Misses Marian +. Schaefer Of
Delaware, Andrea Anderson OF
Florida, Bebe Brumby Of
Georgia. Vician c. Franquez Of
Guam, Ann Theone Lee Of
Hawaii. Mary A. Woodland Of
Idaho. Mary c. Sheehan Of
Illinois and Margery McClee-
rey OF Indiana.
Other Princesses
Others were the. Misses
Diane Candy of Iowa, Marilyn
Crosswhite of Kansas, Nancy
Carr of Kentucky. Beverly
Norman OF Louisiana. Kath-
crime Jolly Of Maine. Iona
q. Ely Of Maryland. Mary
Lou Calvin Of Massachusetts,
Maryann lndreica OF Michigan,
Joan eastman OF Minnesota
and Gail Abernathy OF Mis-
sissippi.
! The list also included the
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Space Traveller
Returning Here

MOBILE. Ala. April 6 (R.-A
sign painter who allegedly
claimed to have visited the
planet Venus by flying saucer
was ordered removed to WASH
ington yesterday to face trial
on fraud charges.
United States District Judge
Daniel H. Thomas also denied a
request by Harold j. Berney, So,
TO reduce his $25,000 bond.
Berney had asked for the re-
Iduction to permit him to dis
pose Of his sign business in
suburban Prichard.
In opposing the request,
Assistant United States Attorney
Thomas Haas told the court:
"Berney has been In and out
OF jail since 1917, serving at
least three long terms in State
penitentiaries for grand larceny,
blue sky laws fraudulent stock
dealings. embezzlement, and
also has many arrests all over
the country for operating con
games or swindles.
I'm the present case, 1t is al.
legged that he swindled one per-
son out Of $4,000. In addition
We now find that there are two
more people that have beer
swindled. concerning his so-callec
Venus trip. out of $40, 900 in one
case and $4,000 in another"
Berney was arrested by the
FBI in Prichard March rs on q
Federal complaint charging he
defrauded a Washington secre.
tary. Miss Pauline E. Gobel, out
of her life's savings OF 900.
The Government charged he
talked her into investing the
money in a scheme to set UP
communications between the
earth and residents Of Venus.
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DR.. Johnson to Speuk

DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson,
president of Howard University,
will speak on recent develop
ments in Ghana at the annual
Howard day program at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in the Metro
politan Baptist Church, Thir-
teenth and r streets NV.
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in the Washington area also
face dismissal in substantial
numbers. but postal officials
could not say how many may
be affected until they study the
orders.
The drastic curtailments are
to take place at different times.
But Mr.. Summerfield said they
would not be necessary If Con-
gress provides the full SAT mill
lion sought in a Post Office de-
ficienc y appropriation request
for the last quarter Of the cur
rent fiscal year.
Two Deliveries Downtown
There are now two Saturday
deliveries in the downtown
business district and one in resi-
Dental areas.
William Press. executive vice
president of the Washington
Board of Trade. pointed out the
cuts would not affect those bus
inesseS on a f1ve-day week.
But there are some types of
business that will be seriously
handicapped" he went on. per
haps the most adversely affected
group will be retailers who work
a Six-day week.
Elimination of Saturday de-
liveries poses serious problems to
them, as they are geared up to
handle their work load in six
days. and this would flood them
with all their mail in FIVE days.
1t will slow up deliveries to Gus
toners. 1t will handicap those
merchants and cost them money
because their will be some cases
where they won't be able to proc
ess their bills in time to take
discounts"
Friday-MOnday Gap
In the residential areas. 1t will
mean the expected letter that
did not arrive Friday cannot be
expected before Monday
Many persons now mail pack
Evening star., 1957-04-06
BY DAISY CLELAND

Gen. Alfred NJ. Gruenther,
president of the American Red
Cross. was to crown Miss Jean
Marie Lee of Alaska as Cherry
Blossom Queen at 2 pm. to-
day.
This is the first time in the
S0-year history of Washing
tons Cherry Blossom festival
that a girl representing a
United States territory has
won the honor.
And 1t was TO be a pleasant
task for the General.
Nineteen-year-old Jean Lee
is a flve-foot-four blond, with
hazel eyes, a peaches and
cream complexion, minute fig
ure and a winning smile.
Her selection as queen came
last night at the Cherry Bios
som Ball and with the spin Of a
wheel by Norwegian Ambassa-
dor Morgenstierne, dean of the
Diplomatic Corps. at the Sher-
aton-Park Hotel.
In the competition were 50
princesSeS representing the 48
States, the District of Colum-
bia. Alaska. Guam. Hawaii and
Puerto Rico. The only one who
couldn't be chosen was Miss
Margot Lucey, the princess
from the District, who came
close to bringing the title of
Miss America to the Nations
Capital last fall.
Surprised by Fate
II never expected to win
I Just kept looking at the table
OF the Alaskan representa-
tives", Miss Lee said after she
had won the honor. She
added. I'm having the most
wonderful time in my whole
life"
This, however, was not the
complete feeling of her escort,
First 1t. Harry Struckman.
II knew she was going to
win" said the good looking
Army officer from haywood,
N. j.. who is stationed at Fort
Belvoir. 1t all went like this:
There had been two elimina-
tions at Fort Belvoir for officers
to be selected to come to
Washington as escorts for
the Cherry Blossom prin-
cesses. II won those two and
I know things come in threeS
so I told her she was going to
win-but l don't think she
believed me-, said the lieuten-
ant. He was $50 richer. in
cidentally, from winning the
pot put up by all the military
escorts.
Jean. whose father is the
manager of the Nordale Hotel
in Fairbanks. Alaska, is a stu
dent at the Richmond Profess
sional Institute in Richmond,
Va, having transferred from
the University of Alaska. She
is the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Arne Lee.
Made Ballroom Dress
The queen is majoring in
costume design and clothing
construction. Jean made the
turquoise chiffon dress, FASH
ioned with a strapleSs bodice
and a full skirt she wore last
night.
You know, she made all the
clothes she has been wearing
at all three things" said 1t.
Struckman with almost an air
Of pride.
AS Of last night. Jean had
not been able to talk TO her
parents and tell them the big
news, but she said that her
mother was even more thrilled
than | was when she heard I
was 10 be a princess.
When the wheel of princess
fortune stopped at Alaska and
Jean came forth with a very
shaky hand, clutching a silver
kid purse, a diplomatic coup
was revealed.
AS the photographers de-
manded more and more pic
lures and poses with Ambas-
sador Morgenstierne, Jean and
Mr.. John Logan. chairman OF
the ball. Jean turned and spoke
TO the Ambassador in Nor
wegian, his native tongue. II
was later reported that her
parents were born In Norway.
There we're two gentlemen
there who felt that the honor
was q good omen for Alaska
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|6-Doy Businesses Face
Saturday Mail Hardship

Washington retailers others doing sixday busi-
face problems elimination Saturday mail de-
lveries scheduled to begin next Saturday out
Other curtament Of postal announced by Post
master General Summeed would activities Of
large portion of the Washington population
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Two Farm Journals
Will Consolidate

WARRENToN, Va. Nov. 80
tSpecial) The Breeder Stock
man of Warrenton and the
Southern Livestock Journal of
Macon. Ca. will be merged,
with Hubert B. Phipps, pub
Usher and editor Of the former
as publisher and editor, it was
announced today.
John 7. jenkins. publisher
and editor Of the Georgia
magazine. will be editor of the
combined magazine and will
have Offices at Macon. Robert
c. Snyder. managing editor of
the Breeders tockman. will be-
come executive editor. with Of
fees at Warrenton. The merged
magazine will have a circula-
ton OF $4,000.
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.Stote Legislators
.ToAttend MEETING
OF Civic Society

Three members of Arlington
County's legislative delegation
will be guests at the Arlington
Civic Federation meeting at 8
pm. Tuesday at the Barnes and
Kjmel Auditorium in Clarendon.
State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick and Delegates Kath-
ryn Stone and William Winston
will be introduced by Reed
Flow, chairman of the Fedora
tons legislative and legal ac-
ton committee. They are ex-
pected to discuss legislative
proposals for 1858.
Also on the agenda Tuesday
is a report by a special COM
mittee on the proposed pur-
chase OF Washington National
Airport. David Krupsaw. MEM
Der of the Arlington County
Board, has been invited 70
speak on the proposal.
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to Get
Israeli Award

Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
will be given the State Of Israel
Bonds man of the year" award
at a dinner at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row in the Sheraton-Park Ho-
tel.
Israel Ambassador Abba
Eban viii present the award
recognizing Gov. McKeldln's
outstanding service to Israel
Among speakers will be DIR,
Nahum Goldman. president of
the World Jewish Congress and
the World Zionist Congress.
Vice President Nixon is chair
man of the honorary commit
tee. Abe S. Kay, Washington
business and civic leader, heads
the dinner committee.
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final proposal Will go TO the
White House and a recommen-
dation TO Congress by President
Eisenhower.
Congress. in the last session.
voted $l2.5 million to get an
airport started. but not until
after the Quesada Investigation.
The assignment from Congress
was an extra duty for Gen.
Quesada. who. only a short time
before. had been named chair
man of the Always Modern
ization Board. an agency hav-
ing nothing to do with airport
site selection.
His recommendations on the
four final sites were made after
study by i've firms retained
for the study.
The three other hearings will
be held at Chilcott Memorial
Hall american Legion) in
Fairfax at 10 am. Wednesday
on the Burke proposal: at 10
am. Friday on Chantilly and
at 10 am. Tuesday, December
10. on Fender.
Gen. Quesada emphasized
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Economics Booklet
Being Distributed
In Fuirfux County

The Fairfax County Eco
nomic and Industrial Develop
ment Committee is distributing
in the county six-page book
let designed to explain advan-
tages of orderly economic de-
velopment.
The booklet. The Tale OF
Two Counties" compares the
tax rate and services offered
by Queen Forward Country, u
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The Meadow Hall Elemen-
tary PTA will meet at 8 pm
Tuesday in the school in Rock
vile, Md. The topic will be,
THE Exceptional Children;
Who Are Thew"
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that the hearings are not In
tended as an opportunity "for
arguing the relative merits of
one site over another but TO
help determine the impact of
an airport on the communities
involved.
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DIR. Ralph Draughon. presi-
dent Of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. will speak at a meet
ing Of the Alabama Supper
Club at 6 pm. tomorrow in
the Mayfair Restaurant, SGT
Thirteenth street NV.
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First Airport Hearing
Slated for Tomorrow

The first of four public hearings sites Washngtons
second airport win be held in the banquet of Friendship
Airport Baltimore at 10 tomorrow.
Retired Air Force Gen. Ewood Quesada, special
to the President has recommended four sites for final consd
Grafton and win decide probably in late December His
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which provided for and sought
industrial development. with
Prince Backward County,"
which suffered high taxes and
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poor services as a result Of the
decision Of the county TO keep
out all industry.
William b. Wrench. executive
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director of the committee. said
approximately $4,000 Of the
booklets will be mailed to coun-
ty residents.
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Indignantly If the motorist
could read.
But there isn't any stop
sign there" the man replied
"Oh yes there is, you can
see the back Of it from here"
To convince the man. the
chief walked back to the in
tersection The sign turned out
to be q directional trafiic warm
ing with criss-crossed lines on
| it.
Sense Of HumOr Helps
"See," the man said tri-
umphantly, mo stop sign"
"Of course it's q stop sign"
the chief. defeated but un-
bowed. shot back. ''We're print
ing them in Chinese now"
Does Chief Mcintosh think
the juvenile delinquency prob
lem is greater today than 36
years ago?
We'll, it's a lot like the man
said about health problems
we didn't know we had any
until we got a health depart
ment. The same thing is true
Of juvenile problems. We're
more aware Of them now be-
cause we have juvenile bureaus
and juvenile courts and peo-
pie are paying a whole lot
more attention to such things"
Chief Mcintosh thinks many
|of the complaints about de-
|linquency are just youngsters
growing pains.
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Planning Commission Building.
The latter property was not
deemed adequate by Mr.. Reese.
He also said the cost would be
too great and it would be
bitterly opposed by area resi-
dents.
The battle Of the bulge, A"
the encroachment of CONNER
cialization on long established
residential areas in Silver
Spring, has been going on for
years.
The Morski and Hewitt
Lutes properties lie next to the
Silver Spring Library and some
1900 feet away from existing
commercially zoned land.
Land south of Spring street,
which under the latest business
district plan proposed by the
STAFF Of the planning commits
sion would be the northern
boundary Of the business dis
trict. repeatedly has been de-
MED commercial classification
by the council.
Case Now Pending
There is pending in the
Maryland Court of Appeals a
case brought by the Woodside
Park Citizens Association to
reverse the councils granting
of commercial coming on the
southwest corner Of Spring
street and Colesville road.
The councils actions have
been accompanied by real es-
tate activity north Of Spring
street.
Within the last three weeks,
six lots owned by Beryl Eng
lish between Spring street and
the library have been sold to
Roy Hunt at q rate Of So a
square foot.
Mr.. Hewitt and Attorney
William B. Wheeler both con-
firmed this sale. Mr.. Hewitt
said he handled the contract
and Mr.. Wheeler. who repre-
sentS Mr.. Hunt. said he was
searching the title on the prop
erty.
Mr.. Wheeler. according to
Mr.. Reese's memorandum, in a
personal letter said he pre-
ferred the Colesville- Ellsworth
site for the county building to
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BodyofMon Found
in Fl. Meade Pool

FORT MEADE. Md, Aug. 3
R.- The body of a man,
dressed in Army uniform, was
found last night in Kelly pool
here.
A card found on the body
had been issued to Specialist
&c Roland Howard Carey OF
Philadelphia, attached. to the
I'd Army Support Element.
A spokesman in the post
public relations ONCE said the
victim had not been positively
identified. but added that
Carey has been missing from
his unit for several DAYS.
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other proposals. Some business
and real estate interests lone
have sought to push business
north on Colesville.
The Silver. Spring Board Of
Trade had recommended this
site and the Georgia avenue
site as well as a third on the
Blair tract at Colesville road
and Eastern avenue.
Mr.. Reese said the latter site
was too close to the District
line.
Two Acres Wanted
The county building would
house police. overnight lockups,
a justice of the peace office
where fines for parking and
traffic violations are paid, the
peoples court. and other county
Offices.
Immediate needs Of the
county are for two acres Of
land with one-half acre for
the building. The rest would
be used for about 200 parking
spaces, according to figures re-
leased by William B. Mckinney,
administrative assistant to the
county manager.
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Scare Sturts
Gorilla Hunt
In MARYLAND

Police and firemen in Upper
Marlboro. Nd, are beating
bushes in woods OF Brown Sta
ton road for an animal de-
scribed by residents as q gorilla.
Members Of one family who
reported seeing the animal were
so frightened they left home
One searcher said residents
along the road are carrying
guns and taking extra rrecau-
tons in locking their homes.
The search started Friday
night after Mr.. and Mrs. Rev.
erdy Garner told police they
saw it late Thursday as they
drove into their driveway on
the c. F. Fowler farm.
Describe Animal
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Brady,
who also live on the farm. said
they saw 1t Friday night just
Outside their bedroom window.
The four persons agree that
what they saw has the form of
a gorilla. They said it stands
about 5 feet tall, is covered
with black hair, has shoulders
wider than a mans and has
two beady red eyes.
Mr.. Garner told police he
saw the creature standing in
front Of his car as he pulled
into his driveway with his
wife at about 1918 pm. He
said he quickly turned the car
around to leave. The animal
ran into the side of the NOV
ing car and then ran away,
growing.
Mrs. Brady said she was
preparing to go to bed Friday
at about 10 pm. when she
saw two beady red eyes" star
ing at her through the window
Tracks Found
Mr.. Brady grabbed a shotgun
and shot at the animal as 1t
stood in a cornfield. He said
the animal dropped on all four
and ran away growing.
After that the frightened
Bradys left the house with their
four children and went to live
with relatives.
George Merrick. member Of
the Upper Marlboro Fire De-
partment. said he found tracks
which looked to him like those
Of an ape or a gorilla.
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Alexandra Baton Test

The Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce, through its conven-
ton and tourist and travel
promotion committees, will
sponsor a national baton Twill
ing contest in Alexandria, Oc-
tober IL. The contest is sane
toned by the National Baton
Twirling Association.
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The council has advertised a
public hearing for 3 pm. August
90 on the proposed acquisition
of two tracts costing a total OF
$685. 900.
The FIRST tract. optioned last
December II. contains 2.07
acres and carries a price tag
of 99.8 cents a square foot.
The land is owned by Frank
l.. Hewitt, jr., and Lawrence
". Lutes and their wives. 1t
fronts only on Ellsworth drive.
In a memorandum dated
March Is, Mr.. Reese told the
council that the second tract,
owned by Mrs. Marie Morski
was needed to give the county
building frontage on Colesville
road.
The tract. which the coun-
ell says contains 1.42 acres and
Mrs. Morski contends has / Sc
acres. carried a price tag of
$90, 900 at that time.
Considers Price Equitable
Mr.. Reese said he felt the
$1-a-square-foot cost should
prevail because the property is
similar and adjacent to the
Hewitt-Lutes property.
q. Otherwise 1t would ad-
NIT the possibility Of COM
mercial coming for the prop
erty AUDITING Colesville road,
Mr.. Reese said.
The Morski price tag would
be SITS to $1.90 a square foot
depending on the actual area
involved.
Tax record show the Hewitt
Lutes property. which lies to
the rear Of Mr.. Hewitt's home,
is assessed at $12,650.
The Morski property is as
sessed at $1,000 including
$11.720 for the land and 5000
for the house.
Mr.. Reese, who favors the
Colesville road-Ellsworth drive
site for the county building,
said the county was given the
option by Mr.. Hewitt.
Option Presented
Mr.. Hewitt said he also pre-
sented the council a SEA-
square-foot option on a 122. OO0-
square-foot tract at Alton
parkway and Georgia avenue,
adjacent to the new Maryland
National CAPITAL Park and
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Hoffmdster Appointed

Meredith r. Hoffmaster has
been appointed manager of the
Baltimore Office of the Small
Business Administration Sen
ators Beall and Butler. Mary
land Republicans. announced
yesterday.