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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
MARRIAGE
LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Under d. c. ldw couples
must apply for a marriage
tuu days and receive the
license on the titth day. Sun
days and holidays are counted
the same as other days.
Robert J. Aston, r., 40, 440 Kentucky
ave. Sc, and Maureen Williams, 40,
1853 Pine pl. sc.
James p; Crowder. 81, ouantico, Va.
and Elaine ]. Wallace, is, 1888 I
Tyrone Wilson. Is. leoe orren st. ne,
and Theresa A. Muschetta, 10, laos
Harry W. Brommer. 35. Forest Heights,
Nd, and Ethel J. Rowley. FL, 1889
Fort Davis pl. sc.
James T. Ford, IT., %. bi0e H So
Sc. and Lucille r. JOHNSON. 81,
Alexandrta. Va.
Edward r. Stokes, 90, 1880 sth St
1ns ;TS ana 4 Ruth NJ Cutter 81
PRED cross "a. New York City. and
Miriam Bogners q. zoos sth 81. ne
Anan. G. Smith. 90 1854 Park I'd. NV.
and Rena c. shudkey, 81, $50 18th
Eugene N. Brusilofi, rs, and Mareill,
Ross. 80. both OF Silver Spring, Nd
Selwyn X. Hammond, %. 224o Shan
non pl,. Sc, and Doris NJ Peeler
rs, 1854 Bangor 81. So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
Annual Benefit
Set for May 10

The Christ Child Society
will hold its annual benefit.
Country Fair Americana, on
May 10 at Sans Souci, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
De Franceaux. River road,
Potomac. Md.
Founded II years ago, the
society benefits needy chill
dren of any race or creed.
both in sickness and health.
Its services include the Christ
Child Hospital, Settlement
House and Merrick Girls
Camp.
Mrs. De Franceaux, Mrs.
Ira L. Ewers and Mrs. Frank
Paroni are chairmen for the
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
10 Teams Left
In Race al Cup
BRIDGE Tourney

ATLANTIC City, N. j.. Mar.
% P.-Sixteen teams. four of
them undefeated, remained in
the running for the Harold S
Vanderbilt Cup today at the
National Spring Tournament of
the American Contract Bridge
League.
The defending champions
were among the teams to fall
yesterday in play for one of the
most coveted trophies in tour
nament- bridge.
/ John r. Crawford, Sidney
Silodor, B. Jay Becker, George
Rapee, Paul Hodge and John
Gerber, the top seeded squad,
lost by Is match points to a
New York Washington team in
the double elimination event.
Messrs Crawford and Silodor,
both Of Philadelphia, and
Becker and Rapee, of New York
City. won the cup last year.
Mr.. Hodge, of Abiline, Tex. and
Mr.. Gerber. of Houston, Tex,
Joined the team this year.
They were defeated by Harry
j. Fishbein, Leonard B. Har-
mon. Sam Fry, jr., Lee Hazen,
all of New York City, and Ivar
Stakfold of Washington.
Oswald Jacoby of Dallas,
Tex, was leader of the fourth
seeded team which lost by 40
match points. His teammates
are Ira Rubin. Rutherford,
N. j.; Alvin Roth, Washington;
Tobias Stone. New York City,
and Milton @. Ellenby and
Emanuel Hochfeld. both Of Chi
cago.
Beating them were Martin j.
Cohn and Robert Rice, Detroit;
DR.. William Upton, Sam Fuoto
and Edward Loewenthal. all of
New York City, and j. G. Rip
stra, Wichita, Kans.
Today and tomorrow will be
devoted to a four-session open
pair championship. The con-
test for the cup resumes Mon
day and will finish Wednesday.
winding up the 13-day tourna-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
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First Crossword Puzzle?
Back in 1918, the word cross" came into
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Sunday, The Star
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star star Writer

Members of the Congress
sional Club gave a Spring
time Tea" yesterday in the
dregs Of the latest Washing
ton blizzard.
The party planned for the
second day of spring was in
honor of cabinet wives. Five
were present and five absent.
Guests and honorees stepped
over mounds of snow and into
the gayly d corat e d club
house.
Mrs. John ]. Williams,
president Of the club, headed
the receiving line and was
followed by Mrs. Dulles. wife
Of the Secretary of State.
Each of the guests of
honor had a member of the
club with her in the re-
ceiving line.
Mrs. Rogers, wife of the
Attorney General, was with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
Engineer District
Promotes Kruse

Gerald W. Kruse, former area
resident officer of the WASH
ington Engineer District, has
been promoted to be chief of
the construction division of the
district.
Mr.. KruSe has been a civilian
employe of this Office of the
Army Engineer Corps for IL
years. In his new capacity, he
will be in charge of all con-
struction. military and civilian,
done by the Engineer Corps in
an area that encompasses the
watersheds Of the Potomac,
Patuxent and Rappahannock
Rivers.
The 49-year-old engineer
was born in Sumner, Iowa, and
was graduated from Iowa State
University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
New Plane
Launched at
A Ball

The Nations Capital, which
has been the scene of dances
and balls for a great variety
of purposes, was treated to
something new last night
an F-102 Miss Delta Ball, to
launch a new airplane.
The formal event, which
was preceded by a reception,
took place at Andrews Air
Force Base Of1cers' Open
Mess.
The plane, the Convair F.
102 Delta Dagger, is a super
sonic delta winged all-weath-
er fighter interceptor, some
Of which will be used by the
85th Air Division CDefense)
at Andrews Air Force Base
for the defense of Washing
ton.
Guest Of honor at the ball
was Miss Teeter Heterick of
the Tri-Delta Sorority at the
University of Maryland, who
has been elected by the pilots
Of the 95th Fighter intercept
tor Squadron as their spon-
sor for 1858.
The 95th Fighter Inter-
ceptor Squadron is one of
the sub group under the 85th
Air Division CDefense).
Selection Of Miss Heterick,
Q Tri-Delta, linked the So
rority with the squadron's
unique delta-winged F-102
interceptor.
The Miss Delta" of the
48th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron at Langley Air
Force Base in Virginia was
in Miss Heterick's court of
honor last night.
She is Miss Terry Walker
Of Alexandria, Va, a Junior
at the College of William and
Mary in Williamsburg, and
daughter of Col. and Mrs.
william A. Walker of Alex
andria. He is a member Of
American Battle Monuments
Commission.
Today Federal government
and Maryland officials we're
to attend a luncheon and
open house at Andrews Field,
where they we're to receive a
preview of the new aircraft.
A four-ship formation of
F-102s was scheduled to fly
over the Capitol dome be-
tween 9 and 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
AIphu Phi Omega
Session Opens Today

More than $50 delegates from
81 colleges in the District,
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware are ex-
pected to attend the regional
meeting of Alpha Phi Omega
at Georgetown University to-
day and tomorrow.
The national service frater-
nifty is composed mainly of
former Boy Scouts and is spon-
sored by the national Boy Scout
organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22

Three times in the past air power expert Major de Sever
has made important predictions about this mssie-saele
age in the pages of This Week Magazine. Now in what
could we'll be his most farreachng statement to date he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
TO-DAY n 1'SoczETY
Cabinet Wives
Honored at Tea

Mrs. William E. Miller: Mrs
Summarized. wife of the
Postmaster General, with
Mrs. Omar Burleson; Mrs
Seaton. wife of the Secretary
Of Interior. with Mrs. John
Robson, and Mrs. Mitchell
wife of the Secretary OF
Labor, with Mrs. j. Arthur
Younger.
One Without Hat
The only one in the line
who was hatless was Mrs
Rogers. All wore dark cos
tunes and the others gay
hats, Mrs. Williams and Mrs
Summerfield both chose pink
flowery ones to top off their
costumes.
Among those downstairs
greeting the guests as they
arrived was Mrs. Everett Dirk
sen, chairman of the clubs
Friday afternoon programs.
She said the next tea
planned will be on April rs
and will be in honor of the
diplomatic wives. The one for
March was IN honor of the
Supreme Court wives.
Also assisting at the party
were Mrs. Harold Hagen,
Mrs. Lister Hill, and Mrs.
Gordon Allott. Taking their
turns pouring tea. coffee and
punch were Mrs. Joseph Mon-
toya, Mrs. Lee Metcalf and
Mrs. Floyd Breeding.
Among those there were
Mrs. Lyndon johnson all in
beige, Mrs. Richard Simpson,
Mrs. Frank Boykin, Mrs. Rob-
ert Hale, Mrs. Wilbur Carr
and Mrs. Clinton Anderson
with their daughter Nancy.
Mrs. Fred Schneider was
there as the guest of Mrs.
Carroll Kearns and both were
chatting with Miss Louise
Gore.
New Look
Miss Gore was the only one
who braved wearing the new
sack" 1t was black and be-
coming to the vivacious
blond. However, she laughed
and said that it was the first
time she had worn it and
when she dressed she put it
on backwards before realizing
her mistake. She added that
she wasn't sure which way
1t looked better.
Mrs. Gerald Healy of Flint,
Mich, and houseguest of the
Summerf1eldS, was there as
were Mrs. Homer Thornberry
and her guest, Mrs. Melvin
Manfull.
Mrs. Manfull. looking very
chic in a French costume,
said she and her husband had
just returned from Paris. Mr..
Manfull is with the State De-
partment and will be sta
toned here for a couple of
years. They have bought a
house in Spring Valley and
Mrs. Manfull says: Nov ]
have to teach the three chill
dren to speak English"
Plan Party
Mrs. Ross Adair was there
with an interested eye for
the club. Representative and
Mrs. Adair will give a party
there themselves next We'd
nesday. 1t will be a 5 to z
reception for their daughter,
Miss Caroline Ann Adair.
Also on hand was Mrs.
Strom Thurmond, looking
very pretty in a gray costume,
Mrs. Robert LeBaron chat
ting with Mrs. Edward Thye,
Mrs. Homer Capehart and
Mrs. j. Hamilton Lewis, who
went over and sat next to
AR..z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22
Douglas Hotches
Celebrate

Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas L.
Hatch entertained last night
at a buffet supper at the
American Newspaper Wom-
ems Club.
It was Mr.. Hatch's birthday
and, because of the weather.
man. guests were glad it was
an in-town party and not a
celebration at the Hatches'
country place. Nfillstone
Farm. near Burke, Va.
Women's Division
Is Nomed
Women members of the Ma
tional Conference Of Chris
tians and Jews will now be
known as the Women's Divi-
sion, the executive committee
of the organization has an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-22

issues an urgent warning
to US. defense planners.
Be sure to read his article
in This Week with this
Sundays Star.
SCATTER DRAINED?
No? Sure? A
scientific test in
This Week will tell you
a lot about yourself
and what's more,
it's fun to do.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
From Greenville Carter Comments On -
Public Money And The c c

State Senator Hayden Camp
bell, one Of Mississippi's most
improbable legislators, has in
troduced a bill, co-sponsored by
% of the 48 other state senator's
which would permit cities and
counties to donate public funds
to the Citizens Councils.
The Councils are not so de-
scribed in the bill, but Campbell
himself makes it plain that he's
referring to those loosely knit
organizations within the phrase
in the bill which reads, "any
association or organization hav-
ing as its purpose the perpetual
ton and preservation of constitu-
tional government and the divi-
sion of powers hereunder"
We are forced to make certain
assumptions regarding this mea-
sure:
l. The Citizens Councils need
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27

the tax is probably collected on
less than half the liquor sold.
That million dollar-plus tax
means pretty fair revenue for the
tax collector. too. His is a fee"
office that is paid 1917 Of the
total for collecting the tax. That
means he got $l24.000 or better
than $4,000 a month - for his
trouble. Office expenses. of course
must be paid out of the fee.
Collection of the tax could be
handled by the salaried state tax
commission for little or no addi-
tional expense. But we insist-or
the state legislature does - on
keeping this unnecessary tax coli
lecting agency despite its duplica-
ton and extra cost to the tax
payer. IN.
We will say this for the present
occupant. He advocated abolish
ment of the office while a stats
legislator. And since his appoint
ment to the job following the
death of Mrs. Tom Bailey he has
continued to say that it is UNI
necessary, duplication OF effort
and an unnecessary expense to
the taxpayer.
But despite this, we hazard q
guess that just as long as we have
the black market tax on the books
under which the state taxes q
product its laws prohibit sale oE-
we will continue to have the tax
collector around, too.
1.-The Chronicle-StaF9
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
More Thought On
The Value OF A Good Teacher

AS taxpayers federal, state
and local - Americans are CIV
ing much thought these days to
the costs of an adequate educa-
ton. The question of teachers
salaries rightly ranks high in
these considerations.
The trouble is, you can no
more put price on a good
teacher than you can judge the
real worth of a man by his in
come There is a dimension of
teacher dedication that defies
salary schedules.
We cite the Auburn high
school mathematics teacher who
has inflated post-high school
math classes on Wednesday after
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
Letters
Sylacauga, Ala.

Dear Editor:
understand from your editor
ial that you amt got no religion
- are you just now finding that
out? You say there amt no
hell - the hell there amt. You
don't believe in no hereafter -
someday you'll be all dressed up
and nowhere to go.
Your parents didn't know any
better than to influence you to
join the church before you knew
what you were doing. Now that
you do, you have junked all that
church stuff. / didn't quite un-
derstand whether one of your
criticisms of the church was
that it did or did not have a
bar. There are both kinds still
m existence.
There are 256 different de-
nominations - why not make it
257? You say your only religion
is in FAIRNESS. Organize a
new religion and call it "The
First Fairness Faith" You'd have
lots of followers if you would
leave out fairness" and maybe
also the faith" Why not just
the First Church" or just "The
First" Let your group be first
to have no church and no faith.
l regret, however, that you
would not be first to have no
faith in love no faith in the
nnnnncS of mankind and no
faith in fairness itself as applied
to all Gods children.
Sincerely yours,
Dan G. Whitsett
P.S. This is not my usual ap-
proach for the conversion OF
sinners. The reason could be
that you are not usual.
P.S. 2. I understand my sub
scription is about out please
renew it. I am enclosing $500
from my 1.-THE. It's for the hea-
then isn't it?
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27

OOuSH.
2. Hayden Campbell needs the
services of a good psychiatrist.
3. Mississippi's cities and coun-
ties need all the tax money they
can gather for presently author
lied public services.
4. If this bill should pass, as
it probably will, and if Washing
ton county supervisors or Green
vile city councilmen make such
donations as would ha a,lthnriz--~
ed, the county and the city would
need new officials.
5. And, we suspect, that any
taxpayer who objects to such
diversion of the funds to which
his taxes contribute, would need
only the services of a competent
lawyer to throw the whole mess
into the legislative garbage pail
where it belongs. Delta Demo-
crat Times)..
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27

moons - on her own time - as
her contribution to the need Of
her students and of the nation
for better science preparation.
1t is to be hoped certainly that
this teacher, and others of her
like will receive financial re-
wards for such service beyond
the ordinary call of duty. But we
can never hope to find enough
such teachers merely by raising
salaries.
America needs more of this
kind of devotion to duty, this
readiness to give more than is
required; and not just from
teachers. Portland (Maine)
Press Herald
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27

In their issue of January Is, the NEW STATESMAN,
published in London, England was exceptionally kind to
my paper They devoted approximately 800 words to an
article, under the head, "News From Our Own Cores
pondents The article date1ined New York, and
written by Robert Bendiner.
The lead sentence read Whatever you may hear a.
bout the State of Mississippi don't dismiss it from the
Free World until you've had chance to read The Petal
Paper"
AS said that was most kind of them, but they
should know my interest is in making buck AS matter
of fact while I'm most grateful to Mr. Bendiner and the
NEW STATESMAN, I wish they'd have contacted me-
think could get my basic point after all, I'm
an American and my religion after money, social
acceptance and important things like that
In any event. the article resulted in letter from
Rome Italy and that added stamp to Pete Hulseys
collection.
In all seriousness it nice story, for which I'm
deeply grateful
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27

The leading lady in this auto
biography of the Magnolia South
is a real fantacular
She was born, complete with
silver spoon, to parents who were
rich, famous, and good-looking.
They had two homes, one in the
Mississippi Delta, and another on
the Gulf Coast. They had we'll
stocked family album, and fam
lily tree running far back into
Territorial Mississippi be ore
statehood. If they wanted to they
could (but did not) look down on
the Jefferson Davis neighbors,
first family of the late Confeder-
acy, now in reduced circum-
stances. What they actually did
was leave baskets of groceries on
the Davis back porch, and send
Negro man over later to pick up
the empty basket-for the next
vittle drop.)
We recommend this book to
ladies who wish something to re-
view for their study club pro-
grams.
For the genealogical story, the
title of the book, Southern Belle"
is accurate enough. It might just
as web be-6allsa .Going Through
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27

Mississippi's black market tax
on illegal liquor sales hit record
total of $1,240,259 in 1857. accord
ing to figures released by state
tax collector William Winter.
That's 1919 more than was col
lected in 1856. &
Inasmuch as our state is losing
population the steady increase in
the whiskey tax means one of two
things: DRY" Mississippians are
drinking more, or the tax collec-
tor is increasing the efficiency of
his collection job.
The black market tax is sup
posed to levy 1879 tax on the
value of whiskeY sold. However.
to simplify matters the collector
has fixed the tax at a flat $4.20
per case which. we presume. is
arrived at as an average. The tax
is paid by the wholesaler whose
identity is obtained by the tax
collector from federal wholesale
liquor permits sold to the dealers.
Doing little rough figuring by
dividing that $4.20 into the total
tax collected leads to the conclu-
sion that some 100000 cases of
liquor were sold in Mississippi
during 1857. At IL bottles to the
case it adds up to 100000 - or
almost two bottles for every man,
woman and child in the state.
That's a pretty fair rate OF con-
sumption for a dry" state-par-
acelarly when it is remembereS
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
MEMO TO THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE:

Gentlemen:
We are engaged in struggle which not only tries
the intelligence of all of who have desire to strike
blow in defense of the Magnolia but this struggle tries
the very souls of who hope to attain complete and
total assdom.
We have competition Alabama Georgia, Louisiana
our neighboring states, and while we aren't doing
badly behind at this moment Georgia, for exam
ple has passed law which requires that human blood
taken from donors be marked plainly to whether
not it taken from who vanilla chocolate
explained to the legislature that such would keep
the from mixing admittedly it is hard to compete
when you have assembly of scensts But this race
must be won We not loose The lead has been
too long for us to lose face now.
Not only should we investigate the NAACP as sug-
gested by the legion to determine their ultimate but
should pass the segregated blood BILL adding that the
containers for the blood be either white or black.
Gentlemen, search your souls! So much depends on
your actions ACT NOW Think what history will re-
cord in your behalf.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
MEMO TO ROY WILKINS:

Something like three inches Of fell here around
the middle of February stood watching it and thinking
about it's special significance the earth grew whittier
with each passing hour.
Now, hear me- The WHITE! And if God
didn't have something very special in mind, He'd have
made that WHITE snow some other color When WHITE
falls from Gods heaven, need more be said?
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
"a Book
Review

SOUTHERN BELLE: The Per-
sonal Story of Crusaders Wife.
BY Mary Craig Sinclair. With an
introduction by Upton Sinclair.
Crown Publishers. Inc. New York.
407 PIP. $500.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-27
Stote Theme Song?
Why, How Dry | Am!

the tax is probably collected on
less than half the liquor sold.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-07
DARE NPS UNITS
DECREASE IN VISITATIONS

An indication that January 1868
was rough month for travel was
reflected in the monthly visitor re-
ports just released as compared 70
January 1857. There was much
colder than usual weather in jan
uary and there Were gray skies
and stormy weather to discourage
travel in the area.
Fort Raleigh National Historic
Site showed only 1.6 percent de-
crease under January 1867 with a
total of 1,120 persons visiting the
famous site of The Lost Colony
and it's summer season drama.
With only 2,674 persons counted
entering Cape Hatteras National
Seashore (not including local and
inter-community travel) the visi-
tation figures showed a 52.6 per-
cent decrease under December 1867
and 62.5 percent decrease under
January 1853.
A total of 2,406 cars (excluding
local traffic) were counted at the
Wright Brothers National Monu-
ment Site for an estimated total
of 6,301 persons. OF the estimated
total, only TIT persons at the site
of the Wright Brothers First
Flight climbed Kill Devil Hill to
place their name on the registra-
ton book in the monument.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-07
HYDE GOODS AND
GUNS RECOVERED
IN DARE COUNTY
Stolen Items Found in Marvin
Hooper Home By New
Tenant

Discovery of several items stol-
en- from a parked car in Engelhard
early in January, by Navy man
when he went to live in the Marvin
Hooper homeplace at Stumpy Point
recovered most of the loot, but the
men guilty of the theft are still
free.
The items were missed, and be-
cause of his long court and prison
record, Buren, Twiford of Stumpy
Point, and three companions who
were drinking beer in the Town
Tavern at Engelhard were suspect
ed. The car from which the items
were stolen was parked in front
of the town tavern. The missing
items were listed as follows: Two
guns, three coats and two pairs of
boots.
With Twiford were Albert Gray
and an unidentified Navy boy of
Stumpy Point, and frankie Hem
ilwright, Jr. of Manns Harbor.
They had gone to Engelhard in
pairs in two cars, and on leaving
Engelhard had changed partners.
The Hyde County officer got in
touch with the Dare County Sher-
if and the four suspects were ques-
toned, but they denied any part
in the affair, as anyone might
have expected, and that ended the
case.
But when Chief Stanley D. Webb
started to set up housekeeping in
the long vacant Hooper home, he
found the stolen items in the at
tic, indicating that someone ac-
quainted at Stumpy Point was i'm
plicated in the theft, which now
becomes another of the long list of
unsolved mysteries in Dare Coun-
ty.