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traced the connecting pass
between the mainland and
Cat Island.
One Of the attractive
things about Pass Christian
is its quaint name - pro-
nounced Pass Chris che-anne,
with some accent on the last
syllable, and 1t Is lovingly
called THE Pass"
Pass Christian maintains
very fine public and parochial
school systems with first
class educational opportuni-
ties available to young people
Of the community.
The 2S-mile sand beach is
a wonderful playground and
there is also the War Me-
mortal Park on U. S. Route
80, where playground equip
ment, barbecue pits. picnic
tables and rest rooms are
available to the tourist and
home folks alike.
We have a Canteen for
teen-agers. Yacht Club, a
Golf Club, an lS-hole course
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Bryoni-Enfield

Mr.. and Mrs. John s, Bry-
ant Of Ivor. Va. announce
the engagement Of their
daughter Barbara to Mr..
Jerry Allen Enfield. son Of
Mr. and Mrs George Harold
Enfield Of Falls Church.
A September wedding is
planned.
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nounce the engagement OF
their daughter Carroll Elis-
abeth to Capt. James Fred
erick Moriarty, USING. SON
Of Brig. General and Mrs;
James Frederick Moriarty.
USING. RID. Of Winter
Park. Fla. A fall wedding ID
planned.
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Mongcn-G imesky

Mrs. Leo F. Mangan Of
Rockville announces the en-
gagement Of her daughter,
Barbara Ann TO Mr.. Albert
Richard Gimesky. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert J. Gimesky
Of Silver Spring. Miss Man
gan is also the daughter Of
the late Mr.. Mangan. A Sep
TENDER wedding is planed.
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READERS CLEARING
HOUSE
More on Pass Christion. Miss.

Mrs. E. F. Pass Christian Miss to Mrs D. F. Washington
Pass Christian is of the cities by the on
the beautiful Gulf Coast Of Mississippi 1t holds to that
One Of the oldest settlements in the South Pass Chris
tan was discovered by DIbervie French explorer and
colonizer in 1899.
The city was named honor Of Christian LAdnier who
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Howells,Newqent

Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Howells OF Seat Pleasant,
Md. announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Jo-,
anne to Mr., John Charles
Newgent. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Karl r. Newgent. also Of
Seat Pleasant. A September
wedding is planned.
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Anne TO Mr.. H. James Maurer,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
L. Maurer Of Summit. N. j.
A late August wedding is
planned.
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ENGAGEMENTS

their daughter. Anne W.
ginia to Mr.. Richard Gard
ner Lynn. son Of DR.. and
Mrs. w. Gardner Lynn An
early September wedding is
planned.
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where one may play IL
months In the year.
Swimming, sun bathing.
grabbing and fishing. along
with sailing, are popular
sports and we also have a
Polo Club.
Annually, there is a fishing
tournament for all ages, with
splendid prizes to the vim
ners.
The governing body Of Pass
Christian is called the city
council and is made UP Of
the mayor and five aldermen.
We have excellent fire and
police protection. splendid
doctors: a modern hospital
in Gulfport Go miles east ,
and one of our greatest as
sets is artesian water from
deep wells.
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Rokdhr-Bloch

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C.
Rokahr Of Rockville an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter. Gretche n
Ruth to DR.. Jack H. Bloch.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Moses
Bloch Of Los Angeles. Calf.
A july wedding is planned.
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Wood-Minesinqer

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth. H.
Wood, IT,. OF Takoma Park.
Nd, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter
Janet Faye to Mr.. Richard
Rockwell .Minesinger, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T.
Minesinger Of Pasco. Wash.
An August 0 wedding is
planned.
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Menton-LYnch

Mr.. William c. Mention an
nounces the engagement Of
his daughter Margaret to
Mr.. Howard Robert Lynch.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Robert Lynch Of Charlestown,
Md. A June wedding is
planned.
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Med onold-S obudell

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stew
wart Mcdonald announce
the engagement Of their
daughter> Kate to 1t. ,j.g)
August Sabadell, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. August Sabadell of
st. Louis, Mo. A September
wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-19

Mrs. N, L. r., Washington
Would you please give me
the recipe for a "pot-pour-ri"
or rose jar? ! have access to
many rose petals and want
so badly to make one.
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Curroll-Hurney

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Rob-
ert Carroll announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter
jeanne Spear TO Mr.. Gregory
Newton Harvey. son Of Mrs.
Esther Harvey Of Arlington.
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Pfeiffer-Corcorun

Comdr. Victor Pfeiffer.
u. s.. c. G., and Mrs. Pfeiffer
Of Chevy Chase, Md. an
nounce the engagement of
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McRoe-Lynp

Mr.. and Mrs. Angus H.
McRae Of Wood Acres. Md.
announce the engagement Of
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their daughter Ann Marquee
rite to Cadet Gerald Francis
Corcoran. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Corcoran Of
Corning. N. Y.
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Furniture Polish

Mrs. M. A. B., Brentwood, Md,
To Mrs. B, B, r.. Washington
Copied from RICH several
months ago: 6
Museums use the follow
ing polish recipe on their fine
old furniture:
u vinegar
u boiled linseed oil
u turpentine
Shake well before using"
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Bride-Muurer

Mr.. and Mrs. Crescent j.
Bride, ST., of Rockville an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Catherine
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Wonts Cake Recipe

Mrs. B. X. w., Washington
To Mrs. II. NJ. T., Washington
Mrs. H. M. T. of Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-19
Sandwich Cookies

Mrs. A. r. S., Arlington
Does anyone have a good
recipe for sandwich cookies
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Stephens-Moriorty

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Steph-
ems Of Syracuse. NY. an
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Nylon Curtdin Sturch

Mrs. r. M. c., Alexandria
To Mrs. L. H.. Washington
The correct solution to
starch nylon curtains is cup
Of EPSON salts to gallon Of
water.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
iOo's imported Italian ssiion

Wosh m wear imported ltolion
cotton ties for summer weor.
Newest of prints on light book
grounds. Simply wosh. oIIow to
drip dry ond reody to weor.
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eur own wash n wear
ATLEIGH SHIRTS
2-''

Our own exclusive Atleieh brond
cool combed cotton short sleeve
shirts. Reoulor collar with per-
monent stoys. French front.
White, sizes Ia to II.
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So easy ts carry pith ysu. Climatic


$50 $50 Bethesda $50
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gift Dad uiih q handssns nsu
LEATHER BILLFOLD

Dad will certainly oppreciote the
thought behind this gift. SNORT
Ieother biIIfoIds in block. brown
or ton leother.
PIeose odd loqO Fsderol tos
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ting a fair share Of the original
amount.
This total Of $3.50 million,
without time limit, compares
with $500 million the admins
tration requested for two years,
and 5000 million over a two
year period in the vetoed bill.
Units Cut to $1,000
For public housing. the new
bill authorizes $1,000 new units,
as against $4,000 in the vetoed
bill. The administration did
not favor any new units this
year. In the new bill the $1,000
figure could be reduced by any
units recaptured from previ-
ously authorized projects which
are Cancelled.
For college dormitories. the
new bill authorizes $3.50 mil
lion, compared to $500 million
in the vetoed bill.
For a new program Of Fed
eral aid to college classroom
construction, the compromise
authorizes $50 million instead
Of $62.5 million in the vetoed
bill.
The new measure ives FLA
authority to insure another $l2
billion of private home mort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05

cent increase for officers who
retired before June /. 1858.
Gen. Quesada has been active
in the aviation field for IS
consecutive years, Secretary
Douglas pointed out. He said
81 of those years were in the
Air Force. Gen. Quesada served
as special assistant to the
President for aviation before
his appointment as Federal
aviation administrator.
He resigned to comply with
a law demanding that the ad-
ministrator, at the time of his
nomination, be a civilian.
His resignation was a sac
rifice which, in his case, it is
felt Congress did not intend"
Secretary Douglas wrote in a
letter of transmittal accom-
panying the legislation pro-
poSal.
The suggestion was referred
to the Senate Armed Services
Committee.
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cages between now and octo-
Der /. 1861. This does not In
volve any Federal expenditure,
and therefore does not affect
the total Of the bill.
Sees No go Bill Needed
Senator Sparkman said that
II this bill we're to become law
Congress would not have to
pass another omnibus housing
bill at the 1860 session.
The FILA insurance program
is definitely taken care Of for
two years, and Senator Spark
man believes the urban renew
al and public housing authori-
cations also would be ample for
calendar year 1860. But he
added that II these programs
should need more authorization
next year, Congress could pass
a simple resolution increasing
them.
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istrator Of the Federal Avia-
ton Agency.
Specifically. the President
could reappoint Mr.. Quesada
as a major general and i'm
mediately place him on retired
lists in the grade Of lieutenant
general with all pay due an
officer of that rank retired May
81, 1858.
Actually. Gen. Quesada re-
signed his commission as a
lieutenant general and was re-
tired as a major general Octo-
Der 80. 1858.
His present retirement pay
as a major general is based on
an old $1,021 monthly pay
scale, figured percentage-wise
with his years of service. His
new retirement pay would be
based on a revised active salary
scale of $3.50 a month, re-
lated percentage-wise with his
years of service, plus a 6 pei
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several weeks ago. The total in
the vetoed bill to be spent over
the, next two years was $l,S75,-
100000. but in his veto mes
sage the President argued that
it.obligated the Government for
a total outlay of $2.2' billion.
Democrats complained that the
President arrived at this larger
total by including the subsi-
dies to be paid over the next 40
years on public housing units.
More Changes Sought
Senator Bush, Republican Of
Connecticut, who sponsored the
administration program, would
not forecast what the President
would do If this compromise
reaches him. He plans to fight
for further notifications in the
full Senate Banking Commit
tee next Tuesday, and later on
the Senate floor.
For urban renewal, one of
the main points of the contro-
versy, the new bill makes $3.50
million available Immediately,
with discretion vested in the
President to spend another
500 million in cities of less
than 100000 population if he
finds those cities are not get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05
WHO BLEW HOUSE
TO SMITHEREENS?
CAT IS BLAMED

VICENzA. Italy (AP).-
Police finally have figured
out who blew Silvo Cres-
tales home to smithereens.
They believe the family
cat must have touched of
q package Of detonaters
alongside 80 pounds Of
dynamite in the basement.
Mr.. Crestale used the ex-
plosives in his job as miner.
Nobody was home at the
time. So all of Mr.. Cres-
tales family are alive and
well-except the cat.
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Sporkmon Predicts OK
of New Housing Bill
BY J. A. O'LEARY
star staff Writer

- Senator sparkman Democrat Of Alabama, said today ne
believes President Eisenhower will accept the compromise
housing bill drafted yesterday by the Housing
subcommittee of which he is chairman.
: The new bill is still $240 million more than the President
recommended but is $325 million under the bill he vetoed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05
Congress Urged to Vote
Ouesodo Pension Rise

Proposed legislation to retire Ewood r. QueSada at
higher rank and to give him benefits of military increase
voted last has been forwarded Congress by Air Force Sec
rotary James H. Douglas
Secretary Douglas said the bill would restore to Gen.
uesada status he voluntarily enquished to become admin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-06
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Marine Retirements

Elsewhere in the defense field,
the "convulsion of leadership" in
the Marine Corps continued in
the wake Of the appointment Of
Maj. Gen. David M. Shoup as
commandment to succeed Gen.
Randolph Nice. Pate on jan
uary /.
Two more lieutenant generals
announced their requests for early
retirement, thereby completing a
clean sweep Of the corps five
three-star officers Verne j. Nc
Caul, assistant commandment. and
Robert E. Hogaboom, chief of
staff, Joined Verne E. Mcgee, Ed
win A. Pollock and Merrill B.
Twining, who sent in their re-
quests last month.
Gen. McCaul will stay on until
January and thus sacrifice a
tombstone" promotion to four
star rank. (Under a 1925 law,
which is being killed as of No
vember /, a Navy or Marine officer
who holds a combat decoration
may retire. without additional pay,
ct one grade higher.) The other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
THE NATIONAL SCENE

Of Colored People. The NAACP
announced It would seek Federal
court action TO bring back public
schools.
An original defendant in the
Supreme Courts desegregation de-
cree Of 1854, Prince Edward took
its ultimate action after q Federal
Appeals Court late last spring
overruled O District Court de-
cision giving the county until 1865
to desegregate its schools.
What. II anything, can the Fed.
eral Government do about re-
opening the county's 81 public
schools. which include q 81 mil
lion high school built for Negroes
several years ago?
Nothing-beyond calling at
tention to the indefensible and
deplorable situation" Mr.. Flem-
ming told q news conference on
Thursday. It is q State and local
matter. he said. and the Federal
Government has no authority un-
der present law to aid the Negroes
without schools.
The Secretary's concern obvi-
ously goes beyond Prince Edward.
II the private white school system
works there and survives legal
challenges, other parts Of the
South-particularly in South Car
DINA and Mississippi. where the
anti-integration feeling is perhaps
strongest-doubtleSs will be en-
couraged to try 1t. This would
mean new blows at the public
school system.
Meanwhile. the slow but steady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

march Of school integration. most
Of 1t Of the token variety. con-
tinued in other sections Of Vir-
ginia and Delaware and began in
Florida. Thirteen public schools
which were closed last year In
Arkansas and Virginia reopened.
Fifteen more school districts
throughout the Nation began
mixed classes this year.
There was o new outburst Of
violence as o byproduct Of school
indignation in Little Rock last
Monday. Three bombs exploded
in the night. damaging the school
board building. the Mayors busi-
ness Office and q station wagon
owned by the city's IRE chief. Two
men were arrested: A 35-year.
old truck driver and o segrega.
ZIONIST leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Integrotion:
Most Serious

"The most serious development
TO date"
Thus did Arthur 8. Flemming.
Secretary Of Health, Education
and Welfare, assess the action Of
Prince Edward County, Va. in
shutting down its public schools
last week in q last-ditch stand
against forced indignation Of white
and colored pupils.
Fifteen hundred white boys and
girls have registered and tomor-
row will begin classes In churches,
lodge halls and stores under q
private school system financed by
q newly organized 100000 foun-
dalton.
There Is no provision as yet for
schooling for some 100 Negro
pupils who live in Prince Edward,
in the heart Of Southwest Vir-
ginia's tobacco country.
Foundation officials have offered
to help Negroes set UP their own
schools. But Negro leaders, who
believe it likely that Negro chill
dren will miss their education this
year, made it clear they would
string along with the National
Association for the Advancement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
.Kinderg0rtens

In -ls57-5s there were 2.oss. 900
children in Soviet kindergartens.
one-third Of which are operated
by the Ministry Of Education. the
rest By industries, collective farms
or other groups.
In addition. there are nurseries
and day schools for children (2lz
months to 8 years Of age) Of
working mothers. usually operated
by Industrial plants and super
vised by the Ministry Of Health.
Kindergartens operate on q "a
hour day. though individual
teachers work only q 6-hour day
In several shifts. In addition to
emphasis on health and physical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

Though the Russian education
al system is controlled by q CEN
trail Ministry Of Education. 1t
actually operates in Q decentral-
lied way through IS Republic
Ministries Of Education and many
regional and local agencies. Policies
are controlled by the federal gov
eminent. federal organs Of the
Communist Party and republic
bodies Of both government and
party: From rs to 80 per cent Of
the 10000 teachers were mem
bers of the Communist Party last
year.,
From 10 to is per cent of the
total national income Of Russia
Is. channeled into edcuation: there
IS no teacher shortage. and Soviet
educators maintain that school
budget ALLEGATIONS are never be-
low their requirements.
About 80 per cent Of the 1,17s.-
600 full-time students in institu-
tions Of higher education receive
financial help from their govern
Inent,. with those making grades
Of excellent" getting q rs per cent
bonus.
Teacher salaries are commen-
&Hrate with those Of physicians
and above lawyers: elementary
teachers make from $50 to 500 per
month Cat the tourist exchange
rate Of 10 rubles per United States
dollarl, with q 40 per cent pension
after IS years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Defense:
MHestones

Since Sputnik I jolted the
United States out Of its feeling
Of comfortable military scientific
superiority in October. 1857, the
national rocket-space program
has been going full throttle. There
have been failures. some Of q
spectacular nature. But many
obstacles have been overcome;
many milestones reached.
Last Wednesday two more sue
cesses marked the now-steady
progress which has brought
America to what is generally
agreed to be point of at least
parity with the Russians in all
phases Of rocketry except propnl-
sion.
First, the Atlas intercontinental
ballistic missile was fired by uni
formed men Of the Air Force,
aided by industrial technicians, for
the first time. The shot, made from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in
California. brought the giant
liquid-fuel missile to the thresh-
hold Of combat readiness.
Pentagon intelligence experts
believe the Soviet Union and the
United States each win have only
about one squadron 90 missiles)
Of operational ICBMs in place by
the end Of the year. Thus, while
the day Of the primacy Of long,
range missiles for about war is
still some years of. progress con-
tinues to guarantee the inevita-
bility Of 1t.
The second notable success last
week was the recovery. in tact, Of
q test space capsule of the type
designed to carry the first Ameri-
can astronaut into orbit around
the earth and safely back again.
Knicknamed big Joe," the
capsule survived a fiery re-entry
into the atmosphere at the end
Of a 1.500-mile shot over the
Caribbean. There was no living
thing In the container, which was
propelled by an Atlas booster, but
experts Of the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
ton said q human passenger
would have survived the trip. The
big Joe" shot means that the
moment Of truth" for Americas
first space man could come as
scheduled, in 1861.