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Evening star., 1959-12-06
U.s. ItaIyUrge Allies
ToKeepDefensesUp Up
MISSION TO INDIA
Warmth Awaits President

I2-piece orchestra plays night
ly under q mural of dancing
goddesses, the music is neither
eastern nor very convincing
The same, to a large ex-
tent, is true Of New Delhi it.
self. This monument to British
rule and British civic planning
is imposingly laid out with
wide, eucalyptus lined streets
The complex Of government
buildings, dominated by huge
red sandstone presidential pal
ace where Mr.. Eisenhower will
stay, is supposed to have in
spired Frances Georges Glenn
enceau TO a classic remark:
What a magnificent ruin il
will make"
Delhi Spruces Up
Today New Delhi is being
buffed and manicured for the
Presidents visit. Squads of wom'
en- in bright saris crawl pa.
tiently up and down the red
sidewalks on hands and knees
welding wire Scrubbing
brushes. Work crews are buSily
whitewashing the curbs ano
the kiosks where traffic cops
in turbans and shorts wage ar
unequal struggle against
swarms Of hooting taxis. bull
lock carts, bicycles and scoot-
er-driven rickshaws.
1t doesn't take the newcomer
long to come to the conclusion
that Mr.. EiSenhower's visit
which begins Wednesday, comes
at the best possible time. Peo-
pie who have lived in India foI
years say that the stock Of
See INDIA, Page Az
Evening star., 1959-12-06

Text Of communique on Eisenhower's
Iolks in Rome. Pose AS
April Summit Dote Gets Informed
Red OK. Pose Alt
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Eisenhower
Meets With
Pope Today
By JOHN SCALI
Associated Press stan Writer

@ASoe ob@A "LlteE
ROME, Dec. S. - President
Eisenhower and Italy's leaders
called on their allies tonight to
keep their defenses up until
Russia agrees to disarm with
controls, inspection and safe
guards"
With a final two-hour re-
view OF world problems, Mr..
Evening star., 1959-12-06
TuE lIIeIruEn. Full Report
iHG VEAIHCN. on Psss Al

Cloudy with occasional rain likely today,
high IS. Cloudy tonight. low SO. Clearing
windy and cooler tomorrow.
Evening star., 1959-06-29

Actuaries Of the Civil Service
Retirement System. which is
required to submit an evalua-
ton Of the system TO Congress
every five years. The board is
composed of three non-Govern-
ment actuaries. George Buck
and Otto Richter Of New York
and Russell Reagh Of Chicago.
In its report, the board said
higher Federal salaries, lower
mortality rates and higher re-
tirement benefits have caused
the deficit to soar to $27.5 bill
lion.
Reinsurance Given
The deficit means the re-
sources of the fund are $27.5
billion short of the amount
needed to meet all future bene-
fits to be paid under existing
law, both to those already re-
tired, as well as to present en-
ployes when they retire and
their survivors.
In q move to reasSure Federal
employees that the fund is not
bankrupt. the Civil Service
Commission issued a statement
accompanying the actuary
boards report to Congress, In
which the csc noted:
Notwithstanding this actu-
arial deficiency, the retirement
fund now has a balance Of near
ly SO billion in cash and bonds.
This fiscal years income will
exceed disbursements by more
than 5000 million. The total
amount Of reserves in the fund
will continue to grow until 1869,
after which time annual pay
mentS will exceed annual in
come unless changes in present
methods Of financing are insti-
tuted."
The board of actuaries has
strongly urged a greater Gov
ernment contribution to the re-
tirement fund each year to keep
the actuarial deficit from grow
ling and jeopardizing the retire.
ment systems stability in fu-
Iture years. CSC officials agree
that eventually Government
contributions will have to be
increased.
Contribution Matched
At present Federal employees
contribute ga per cent of their
annual salaries to the fund
and the Government matches
this contribution.
This still leaves the fund
about $3.50 million short each
year. however. Congress voted
this amount last year as part
Iof the Independent Ofhces bill
but the measure was vetoed by
President Eisenhower who said
it was an unnecessary expendi-
ture at a time when the Gov
ernment was trying to keep its
spending down.
The House Appropriations
Committee this year severely
criticized the administration
for making no effort to provide
for such additional funds but
Evening star., 1959-06-29
The
Rambler
-. Will Shun
The SpIit-Mink
By GEORGE KENNEDY

By GEORGE KENNEDY
The Tariff Commission Is
to decide on an application
of American fur farmers for
a quota on imports of mink
pelts, which are now on the
free list.
Hearings were held last
week. Among the many
things the Rambler learned
from a study of the record,
this was paramount:
He is never going to make
the mistake of buying Mrs.
r. a split-mink stole.
Women know these things.
How much they know about
clothes is always a source Of
surprise.
II he should bring home
such a garment, shed prob
ably say:
what do I care
If it's all mink?
I'm not as square
As you seem to think"
A split-mink coat, accord
ing to testimony before the
commission, can be pur-
chased for as little as $1,000.
The pelts are cut and sewed
together. A coat made from
'let-out" pelts leach piece
of fur in the garment is one
pelt) may cost up to $4,000.
Despite Eisenhower aus
terity and high taxes, mink
is in the aScendancy. 1t
accounts for 10 per cent of
the dollar volume of the fur
industry. Style is king and
the king DEGREES mink.
The fur farmers brief
stressed overproduction and
a price decline in domestic
pelts from $26 in 1856 to $19
In 1858.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Man Indicted
For Gun Beutinq
Of Policeman

A District grand jury today
indicted John T. Hill on as
sault charges in connection
with the beating OF a police
man with the officers own gun
on June !.
Police said Hill, 80, of the
900 block of Eastern avenue
NE. was driving a truck south
on Kenilworth avenue NE.
when he forced plainclothes
officer Jack L. Acree Of No. /
precinct to drive onto the curb.
They said the policeman gave
chase and stopped the man.
only to be hit in the face by
Hill.
They said the policeman
drew his gun but started TO put
1t back in its holster when it
seemed Hill would cause no
further trouble. Then, accord
ing to police. Hill grabbed the
gun and struck the policeman
in the head with the butt OF
the weapon before running
of.
Hill was arrested the next
day on the basis Of identif1ca-
ton of photographs by the
plainclothesman.
Oficer Acree suffered a Sc
we're conclusion from the as
sault.
Evening star., 1959-06-29

made no move to vote such
money in view of the Presidents
veto last year.
In its report, the board of
actuaries said the substantial
increase in the actuarial de-
ficiency was not unexpected,
since private retirement systems
and other governmental systems
have experienced similar in
creaseS.
One of the reasons the ac-
tuarial deficit is higher than
expected is the lower mortality
rate-retired employees are liv-
ing longer and thus they draw
more benefits from the retire.
ment fund than estimated.
Also. the series of Federal pay
raises has increased the amount
of retirement annuities to
which Government workers are
entitled.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Four Persons
Drown in
NeorbyAreos

Four drownings were re-
ported in Maryland and Vir.
ginia over the week end. Two
of the victims we're residents
of the Washington area.
The victims we're:
Ronald E. Lowry, 3, of
Springfield, Md.
Franklin E. Miller, "a, Of
Woodbridge. Va.
Thomas L. Ewing. 6, Of Bal
timore.
Army Specialist 4/c James
Buchanan, %. Of Bryson City.
IN. C.
The Lowry boy drowned at
Ocean City. Md, when he fell
into q swimming pool at a
motel. Worcester County Med
ical Examiner Francis J.
Townsend pronounced him
dead after Coast Guardsmen
failed to revive him.
The boy, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hal M. Lowry of 5405 Christy
drive. Springfield. was found at
the bottom Of the adult pool at
the Seascape Motel about l
pm. yesterday. Police said he
had wandered away from his
parents and apparently fell into
6 feet of water.
Mr.. Miller. q laborer. drowned
in the Potomac River five miles
south of Quantico after he fell
of a cabin cruiser and was un-
able to grab any Of the three
life preservers that were thrown
to him, the Coast Guard said.
The Ewing boy drowned Sat-
urday in the Magothy River in
Anne Arundel County. Md. The
soldier was drowned the same
day in the Pagan River near
ICarrolton. Va.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Cash Needed to Aid
8-Yeor-OId Penny

IF l go to camp, will they
still count me in for meals
when I come back?"
Penny doesn't put it quite so
badly, but workers at the
neighborhood house know this
question is at the back Of her
reluctance to 60.
The 8-year-old girl knows
it's a serious thing even to be
late at meal time at her house.
There never really is enough
food to go around. The meager
fare is eaten quickly by the
early birds.
Penny is one OF six children
whose father earns S35 a week.
She knows all about poverty.
although she may not know the
word.
A doctor who knows the chill
dren calls them chronically
undernouriShed.
They arrive periodically at
the neighborhood house asking
for food and clothing.
Penny and her 10-yera-old
brother Matthew are eligible
for camp this year. The won-
derful days they can spend at
Camp Pleasant and Camp
Goodwill in Prince William
Forest Park have extra mean
ing for them.
For besides a chance to go
swimming daily, and sleep un-
der the stars. they will get three
good meals a day for IL whole
days.
For Penny and Matthew. this
is the greatest gift Of all.
Your contribution to The
Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund can give It 10 them.
Previously acknowiedged 3ll,llO.34
Evening star., 1959-06-29
YOUTH TRYING
STORES SHOES
GETS PINCHED

An l8- year -old was
charged with petty larceny
after he tried out a new
pair of shoes by sprinting
several blocks in them to-
daylight out Of the store
and into the arms Of police.
Lee F. Smith, 10. OF the
2700block of Wade road
Sc. and his companion,
Louis Bynum. l8. of the
100 block OF Florida ave-
nue. NE, we're arrested.
The chase started when
the youths went into the
Shoe Outlet Store at SIT
H street NE. where smith
put on the new shoes.
Salesman Joseph Hoffman.
A, OF TOO Ludlow street.
Takoma Park, Md, said he
gave chase when the two
suddenly darted into the
street.
Mr.. Hoffman took Bynum
out of the play by tripping
him UP, but had to go to
Casualty Hospital as a re-
suit. Meanwhile, Ninth Pre-
cinct Police Capt. Francis
E. Davis saw the chase.
gave pursuit in his car and
pointed out Smith and the
new shoes to Pvt. James B.
Richards.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
ANTIQUE HUNTERS TREASURY
Rozing Of Church Provides
New Uses for Many Relics

new West Hyattsville Baptist
Church.
Churches Also Buy
Two area churches are inter-
ested in the monumental
Skinner organ. The 40-year-old
instrument was made famous
at the turn of the century by
blind organist and composer
John w. Bischoff, whose con-
certs drew crowds that over
flowed the church.
A few relics. Of course will
be preserved for the congrega-
tion's new home, on which con-
struction will begin in Septem-
ber on the present site. The
pew of Calvin Coolidge, an
active member OF the church
during his administration, will
be given a place Of honor, as will
the pulpit furniture and old
cornerstone. A l2-foot ornate
wooden mirror, painted gold
with a base Of marble. will also
be retained.
For the next few months
parishioners will worship at the
Ingram Memorial Congrega.
tional Church, Tenth and Mas.
sachusetts avenue NE. In Sep
tember they'll hold their owr
services at the jewish Commu'
nifty Center, Sixteenth and G
streets NV.
BY September. 1860. theil
new home should be ready TO!
occupancy. The modern-stylt
church will have a 756-seat
sanctuary. a fellowship hal
and an educational wing built
on two levels.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Arlington Teachers
Plan Varied Vacations

outdoors throughout his stay
at the university.
Another man, a science
teacher, says he plans to spend
his summer chasing bugs. MY
insect collection Is way out Of
date"
A third man, a specialist in
languages. hopes to tutor an
embassy family in English.
while 10 or IL instructors viii
leave next month for q tour
Of Europe.
Other county teachers are
planning fishing trips. and at
least one is of on q trek over
o West Coast mountain range.
Two are planning q self-styled
course in deep-sea skin-diving
of the Florida Keys.
Charles J. Walsh, assistant
superintendent in charge Of
personnel, said something like
one-third Of the county's l,l00,
teachers probably will spend
their summer attending re-
fresher courses required by
State law. Virginia teachers
must earn six semester hours Of
credit every ten years to assure
renewal Of their teaching cer-
tificateS.
But many others will either
vacation altogether or spend
their summers working" Mr..
Walsh said.
Some of the jobs they will
engage in are automobile me-
chanics, selling real estate.
teaching summer school in both
public schools and in colleges
and universities, door -to-door
magazine selling, house paint
ing, carpentry. and road con-
Struction work. Some of the
woNen will earn extra money
giving private music and dance
lessons.
Reporting no diff1culty in
filling teaching positions. Mr..
walsh said 100 new teachers
have been hired for next year.
with only IS vacancies still
open. Many of the new ones.
he said, were needed to fill
positions created through con-
struction Of new classrooms.
The assistant superintendent
is still looking for specialists on
the high school level-guidance.
industrial arts and library
science teachers in particular,
Evening star., 1959-06-29

high up on a wall Of one of the
adjacent buildings formerly
used for Sunday School classes.
She bought them for IS each,
Woodward & Lothrop. a long
time neighbor Of the church,
has eyed the sale and done some
shopping Of its own. Graceful
chestnut railings which framed
the pulpit area will be seen
shortly in displays about the
store.
Howard Gets Window
A stained glass window. dedi-
Gated to Gen. o. o. Howard
one -armed Civil War veteran
active in the founding oi
Howard University, will probably
go to the school as a treasured
souvenir.
Forty-two such windows ir
the main SANITARY were dedi'
Gated to former members o.
the congregation. and church
officials are busy contracting
their descendants.
Other prizes have gone un'
noticed so far. Two venerabl,
wash basins. OF a style reputeC
to be once more in vogue. still
remain. Trimmed in marble
they have solid brass fittings
No one has inquired about tn
ornamental iron work surround
ing the structures largest spir
or the iron rail gate in from
of the church.
Larger items which can b
used only in other churches ar,
going quickly. Almost half o
the curved, solid oak pews hav,
already been promised to tn
Evening star., 1959-06-29

THE RANCHERS have
their difficulties. There are
diseases, some of them man.
made. Recently they found
that a hormone fed to chick
ems to increase the size Of
their breasts was causing
sterility among minks fed
chicken heads.
Ralph Slenker, Of the Fur
Brokers Association Of Amer
lea. testified:
"It so happens that I am
a dyed-in-the-wool Republi-
can protectionist. / came
from Ohio. My father was a
Republican central commit
teeman for his township, a
small town out there.
His father was something
of a hero in the Civil War
escaped from Andersonville
Prison. My great-great-
grandfather, John Inskeep.
represented Ohio in Congress
when 1t came into the Union
in 1904.
with this background I
Just couldn't see letting any
foreigners have any part of
the prosperity Of America.
So naturally backed a GER
tain piece of legislation back
in the Korean War days,
which has since backfired. I
refer to the prohibition of
imports of certain Russian
furs passed by Congress in
1851"
He went on to say that he
was selfish, that he hoped it
would increase the price Of
domestic muskrat pelts in
which his firm dealt. But,
denied the American market,
Siberian muskrat flooded the
European market and de-
pressed the price there and
then here. Pelts that sold for
81 to So are now bringing
rs cents.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
BY BONNIE AIKMAN
Star staf Writer

A treasury Of time-worn
church relics is on sale at the
First Congregational Church.
now being demolished after "a
years as a Washington land
mark.
Razing of the historic struc-
ture to make way for new
100000 home began this morn
ing. Members met in the old
church. at Tenth and g streets
NV. for the last time yester-
day in a milestone" worship
service.
Last week, a different sort Of
congregation gathered at the
site to examine a myriad of
objects testifying to the stormy
and proud history of the
church.
Some persons Immediately
bought and carted away articles
from the two adjacent church,
owned buildings which were
already being demolished.
Others walked about In the
church itself, bidding for objects
that caught their fancy.
Uses Not Religious
Seymour and Sidney Adler,
OF the A g. A Wrecking Co.
found that not all the visitors
had a strictly religious use In
mind for their purchases.
A prospective landlady who is
remodeling two Massachusetts,
avenue homes came to look at
some 8 foot high window sashes
from one Of the old homes.
She was thoroughly pleased with
her find.
"You can't buy 'em this tall
anymore-and they'd cost $i7
apiece made to order" she said,
piling four dusty frames. at 50
each, into her car.
To Robert A. Krier, who is
about to build a "tongue-in-
cheek" ,Victorian-style restau-
rant near the Capitol. the sale
couldn't have been timed better
Georgetowners Attend
He quickly selected one oi
the most expensive itemS-ar
8-foot Victorian brass chan.
delier which hangs above the
main sanctuary, and then de-
cided on the three arched dool
frames forming the main en-
trance to the sanctuary.
Georgetown, of course, wasn''
caught mapping. Edward K
Mark, of 1850 Tunlaw roas
NV, bid for three 8la-foo
solid chestnut doors for $35.
I'm going to paint them al
of white and then gild them
They'll make perfect divider
between the entrance hall ant
,, living room Of my apartment.
One of the most unusua
purchases was made by Mrs
Dorothy Conradt-Eberlin. o
4Oll Benton street NV. Th'
/, wife of a Navy captain and al
! amateur interior decorator
} she and her husband will sool
move to Fort Omaha, Nebr.
Over the fireplace of thei
! new home, she'll mount tw
; intricately carved lion heads
About 8 inches in diameter, tn
I heads were mounted on plaque
Evening star., 1959-06-29

new West Hyattsville Baptist
Church.
Evening star., 1959-06-29

Arlington County's school
teachers have planned some
unusual vacations.
Combining his vacation with
a six-week refresher course at
the University Of Colorado. a
physical education teacher will
head West next week with a
newly-acquired sleeping bag
and spend his nights on the
road camping out. He will live
Evening star., 1959-06-29
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail to The Evening
Star. Second street and Vir-
ginia avenue Sc. Wash
ington 3. D. C.. or bring
cash to The Star cashier. A
receptionist in the lobby
will direct you to the
cashiers Office.
The coSt-$36.40 for IL
days, 1920 for six days.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Civil Service Fund
SIT Billion in Red
Retirement System Deficit Put
At 81 Billion Over Lost Estimate
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
star stan Writer

The Governments Civil Service retirement fund Is 81
billion deeper in the red than previously estimated the
official retirement system report Congress disclosed today
The Federal retirement system has an estimated
actuarial deficiency of SITS billion instead of the s2oS
billion estimated last year, the report disclosed.
The report submitted by the independent Board Of
Evening star., 1959-06-29

NEW YORK fur brokers
told how mink, once the fur
of the wealthy few, is now
available for the many.
Economic democracy. The
poor working girl can buy a
mink stole for as little as
$500 (split-mink).
Martin Goldstein. a broker,
mentioned the Importance
to the industry of mink trim,
which is again in style. He
said that mink-trimmed
cashmere sweaters had been
successfully merchandiSed
and that the garment indus
try was turning out mink
trimmed leather coats and
raincoatS.
B. H. HeSsel, another
broker, told of bidding $102
a skin for a bundle Of very
desirable peltS of a color
termed "Ember Autumn
Haze."It takes 10 to 80 pelts
make a full coat and $40 a
pelt to sew them together
C"let-out"). A coat, even a
stole, made from those pelts
is going to cost something.
Almost all pelts are sold at
auction. Mr.. HesSel told Of
rubbing shoulders with the
same bidders at auctions in
New York, Montreal, Winni-
peg, Seattle, Copenhagen,
London and Oslo.
why do these men travel
so far to buy 1000 worth
of mink?" he asked. Because
they are looking for what
their customers want"
Most domestic production
is ranch mink-almost five
million pelts against a half
million caught by trappers.
The finest mink is the dark
mink from the northern
wilds of Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-22
Realty Revue

Sale Of Blythe Knoll. tine
town estate Of Mrs. william
Montgomery and the late
founder and president Of the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co., which was announced
this week. was transacted
through the real estate Arm
Of Frank s. Phillips. Inc.
The l4-acre estate at Me-
braska avenue and Stephen
son lane NV. was purchased
by the Army Distaff Founda-
ton, Inc, to be used as q
home for widows and other
women survivors Of Army
officers with 20 or more years
Of service.
4
Frank ]. Geraci, formerly q
supervising recreation speci-
alist for the Montgomery
County Department Of Rec
reation. has Joined the sales
staff of Ken Druskin & Co..
the head of that firm has
announced. Mr.. Geraci.
80
Earle Palmer Brown, head
of the advertising Arm which
bears his name. and william
]. Kerwin, director of infor-
nation for the National
League Of Insured Savings
Associations, served as judges
Of the recent competition
held by the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards
to determine which Of its
member boards did the most
effective job Of conducting
NAREB's Realtor Week OBJ
servance.
- -
Martin J. Quigley has been
named vice president Of
Realty Title Insurance Co.,
Leo M. Bernstein, chairman
Of the firms Board Of Di-
rectors. announced yesterday.
Mr.. Quigley. a Washington
native who has been in the
title and mortgage business
for more than IS years, or
ganized and headed the
Mutual Title Co. which was,
acquired last month by Real
ty Title.
w. c. & A. N. Miller De-
velopment Co. has ANNOUNCE
ed removal of its Potomac
branch Office from 10000
River road to 1902 Counsel
man road.
The new location, which
is in the Potomac shopping
center. provides the branch
Office with street-level faci-
lities and ample off-street
parking.
4 = =
Ralph LeComte has been
named to head the property
management department of
the S. G. Gerachis Realty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-22

Co.. S. G. Gerachis has an
nounced.
Mr.. LeComte, who gradu-
ated from st. Johns College
here and attended George
town University. has been
active In Northern Virginia
real estate since 1854.
4 y 4
Sidney Gerstenfeld Of Citi-
zens Realty Co.. has an
nounced re m oval of the
firms Offices to quarters in
the Realty Building, 1924 K
street NV.
In addition, he said that
Edwin Gerstenfeld, Gwen
dolyn Watts, Madeline Rob-
inson and Claudette Tucker
have become associated with
the firm.
A& 50
Ray GogIiO, who has been
active in real estate sales in
this area for the last II years.
has joined the sales staff Of
Frederick w. Berens Sales,
Inc, in Hyattsville, Bruce L.
Berlage. sales manager, an
nounced today.
= = =
1t. Col. Wallace v. Eslin-
ger and Maj. James L. Zipf,
both USA retired. have been
named to the staff Of the re-
sale department Of Yeonas
Realty, Inc, Stephen G.
Yeonas, president, announced
yesterday.
IS IS
Rene N. Levy and Harold
b. Parks have been appoint
ed sales managers Of the Sill
yer Spring Wheaton Office
and Rockville project Office.
respectively, Of s burb a n
Properties Management, Inc.
This column last week mad
vertently referred to the
firm as Suburban Properties.
Inc.