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SOCIETY CLUBS RECIPES ^)ljv grWlUIlQ J5UU TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1951
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Donohue Shifts
Stand, Favors
Fluoridation
Tells Commissioners
Water Supply Should
Be Treated at Once
District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue today recommended to
the Board of Commissioners that
sodium fluoride be mixed with the
city’s drinking water to prevent
tooth decay.
His written recommendation
indorsing the proposal reversed
his earlier stand on the matter
On March 29, Mr. Donohue had
advised against fluoridation of
the water supply as an unjusti
fied expense.
Commissioner Donohue told re
porters yesterday he had made his
-first decision on the basis of in
formation that the fluoridation
process was still in the experi
mental stage. Since then, he said,
he had received bulletins from the
United States Public Health Serv
ice and the American Dental As
sociation, favoring the process. In
addition, he had read 20 studies
on various aspects of fluoridation.
tic oaiu.
Answers Satisfactory.
“Two questions concerned me,"
he declared. “Does it work, and
is it harmful?" Mr. Donohue said
he had found satisfactory answers
to both questions.
Referring to the March 20 deci
sion as a mistake, he told re
porters:
“I am going to recommend to
S the Board of Commissioners that
they reverse my original error and
recommend fluoridation of the
water supply as soon as possible.
He estimated that the equipment
and the chemical can be ob
tained and the process in opera
tion “within a matter of weeks,”
if the board gives its approval.
Noting that, in controlled ex
periments, the use of sodium
fluoride has been shown to re
duce tooth decay by 65 per cent
in children, the Commissioner
declared that “this is a program
we not only can afford, but one
that we cannot afford to do with
out.” The yearly cost has been
estimated at $130,000.
Mr. Donohue said his chief
concern now is for those who may
still fear some ill effect from the
chemical.
Sees Fears Allayed.
“I think it’s important to get
across the fact that some 2 mil
lion people have been drinking
water for years that contains
many times more fluoride in it
naturally than what we propose to
- use here,” he explained. The mix
ture in the District would be one
part or the chemical to one mil
lion parts of water.
The mixture is entirely tasteless,
odorless and has no discoloring
effects on the teeth, Mr. Donohue
said.
“In a way.” he added, “my first
decision may have been a good
thing. If we had approved it the
first time, no one would have
known anything about it. Now
there has been enough free discus
sion of the process to allay much
of the fear that people might have
had at first.”
Mr. Donohue said he had re
ceived many letters from indi
viduals and organizations on the
subject of fluoridation — “over
whelmingly in favor of it.”
Indorsed by Falls Church.
Fluoridation of the District
water supply also has the indorse
ment of the city council of Falls
Church, which draws its water
from the District system.
The council at a meeting last
night adopted a resolution agree
ing to pay the city’s proportionate
cost of adding the chemical foi
the water supply at Dalecarlia
reservoir.
Falls Church draws its water
from the Arlington supply at
Chain Bridge, and Arlington is
supplied from Dalecarlia
Councilman Samuel E. McCrary,
who sponsored the Falls Church
resolution, said fluoridation has
been indorsed by health author
ities.
Copies of the council’s resolution
were ordered sent to the Arlington
County Board and the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors.
Heirloom lameo Molen
With Other Jewelry
A cameo 2 inches square hand
ed down through the family ol
Mrs. Orene Hammacher, 165C
Harvard street N.W., since thf
i rr^ftf a* , was amon8 jewelrj
stolen fronrl^rs. Hammacher re
cently, police Reported today.
Mrs. Hammacher, who had beer
out of town since May 1, told po
lice the “museum piece” is set lr
a white gold frame. Other item!
taken by thieve included a gold
chain with a medallion ruby set
a yellow gold sunburst with a
diamond in the center and s
large turquoise on the edge, a
small lavaliere with a diamond
in the center and two pearls or
each side.
Although police listed the jew
elry as valued at $30, Mrs. Ham
macher reported some of thi
items to be over 140 years olt
„ and of “unknown value.”
Girl 'Freezes' on Rope
At Second-Floor Level
A 16-year-old girl at the Na
, tional Training School for Girl
last night climbed out of a third
• floor window on a rope of knotte*
N sheets, but “froze” at the second
story level find had to be rescue*
by firemen.
The girl told officials she wa
going to “get a drink of water.’
Members of No. 12 Truck Com
pany spread a net under the ledg*
where she was clinging an*
brought her down on a ladder.
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Army Career to Cap Tall Story
Of Navy's Biggest Midshipman
Miss Rena Futter, 18, who is 5 feet 5 inches tall, looks up
to Midshipman Robert A. Renneman, 6 feet 6 inches, tp whom
she has just been introduced. —Star Staff Photo.
By J. L. Michael
Star Staff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, May 15.—Mid
shipman Robert A. Renneman
stands head and shoulders above
this year’s Naval Academy gradu
ating class—so much so that he
will be commissioned in the Army.
The 26-year-old middie from
Nassau, N. Y„ is 6 feet 6 inches
tall, or 2 inches more than the
Navy’s maximum limit for officers.
For years now, he has been
jumping up and down—literally—
to shake down his tall frame so he
will meet Army and Navy maxi
mum height limits.
But, it seems, he just won’t
shrink any more.
i» Served in Infantry.
Midshipman Renneman tried to
enlist as an Army air cadet when
he was 18. He stood 6 feet 5
inches then, 1 inch more than
the limit, and it appeared that
his ambition to become a flyer
would be thwarted.
“But some one told me,” the
middie said yesterday, “that ii
you jump up and down hard
enough and sort of shrink your
self you can reduce your heighl
an inch or more and you will
stay that way at least an hour
It worked so well I was accepted.’
Mr. Renneman served a yeai
and a half as r•' enlisted man be
fore receiving a temporary com
mission as a lieutenant of in
fantry. At the end of two more
years he found himself in Schwa
bach, Germany, yearning for f
permanent commission.
New Capital Transit
Contract Discussed
At Closed Session
Capital Transit Co. negotiator:
met with union representative:
today in an effort to draw up z
new contract to replace the one
expiring June 30.
The closed sessions began al
the company’s headquarters, Thir
ty-sixth and M streets N.W.
The company rejected unior
demands for a 30-cent-an-houi
wage increase and other benefit:
prior to today’s meeting.
E. C. Giddings, CTC vice presi
dent, said the negotiations begar
“in a friendly atmosphere,” anc
added:
“We are trying to make prog
ress and are actually making some
We are exploring the demands ol
the union.”
43 Pages of Demands.
There are 43 pages of union de
mands, Mr. Giddings said, anc
these are being taken up indi
vidually.
The company has offered thi
equivalent of a 10 per cent in
crease in wages, amounting to i:
cents an hour, Mr. Giddings said
He said the company had sug
gesteti a 5 cents-an-hour increasi
retroactive to April 1, and 8 cent
, 4. I_:«
W MV&U1 UU1J A.
The company also offered a pen
sion increase of $10 a month fron
the present $50, Mr. Gidding
said, exclusive of social securit'
benefits.
In place of the sick leave o
' seven days annually, cumulativ
to 35 days, Mr. Giddings said, th
company has offered 10 days an
nually, cumulative to 50 days.
Asks Re-employment Rights.
Among other demands, unioi
■ spokesmen said, the workers wan
s re-employment rights—to be fur
• loughed instead of laid off. The
l want to be the first to be hirei
■ back at the old rate of pay am
I with all pending privileges, th
spokesmen said, rather than hav
> to start at a lower rate in ai
’ inferior job.
Representing the company a
i today’s session were J. Godfre;
l Butler, personnel director; S. H
Emmons, general manager, am
«
He wangled an appointment to
the Naval Academy and upon
reaching Annapolis, started jump
ing again to make Navy’s 6-foot,
4-inch maximum. He said he was
6 feet, 5 inches tall at that time.
His height has increased 1 inch
during the last four years.
Can’t Shrink Any More.
“I almost jumped my head off
then,” he said, “and now I can’t
jump ' down the necessary 2
inches.”
The Army, however, likes tail
men—its limit is 6 feet, 6 inches—
and will commission the dark
haired 190-pound Middie if he
passes final examinations and U
graduated.
Midshipman Renneman's feet
did not stick put of the end ol
crib when he was a baby. His
unusual height did not aid oi
hinder him until he began high
school athletics. Then it showed
i up as an advantage in football
| basketball and lacrosse.
He became a member of ths
National High School Honor So
ciety and later, while attending
Buffalo University, gained a place
in the Who’s Who in Americar
Colleges and Universities. He
earned the Navy “N” in footbal
in 1948 and 1949 but did not plaj
last year. Throughout the fouj
years his scholastic record hai
been in the upper brackets.
Mr. Renneman’s father is 5 fee
10 inches tall and his mother i
feet 9 inches. Both his grandpar
ents and two of his uncles are I
feet 6 inches.
D. £. Area Gambling
Exceeds Nevada's,
Says Senator Malone
Senator Malone, Republican, o
: Nevada declared today illega
gambling in the District anc
Prince Georges County could b
stopped permanently in 24 hour:
if city and county officials wantei
to stop it.
The legislator from the onl:
State where gambling is lega
i charged there is more illega
gambling in the District anc
nearby Maryland than there i:
legal gambling in Nevada.
Senator Malone made the state'
ment in an interview attackim
the failure of Congress to fact
the gambling issue squarely.
“If they are against gambling
let them bring a bill to the floo:
to ban horse-racing as well a
roulette wheels and slot ma
I chines,” he challenged.
He expressed doubts that Con
gress would ever do that and hi
, complained that, instead. Con
| gress has attempted to regulat
( gamDiing Dy "surreptitious means.
Senator Malone contended tha
' the Senate Crime Investigatin
| Committee “raked up a lot” ii
; New York and Florida but failei
5 to stop gambling.
Investigations in the Districl
’ he added, also have failed to sto
: gambling here. And it could b
: stopped, he insisted.
‘Something is wrong,” he saic
. “wherever you find illegal gam
[ bling.”_
' Edmund L. Jones, general counse
The union delegation was heade
by Walter J. Bierwagen, presiden
and business agent of Division 68
i of the Amalgamated Associatio:
t of Street. Electric Railway an
- Motor Coach Bmployes of Americ
n(AFL).
i Other labor negotiators wer
i N. A. Jenkins. J. B. Gardiner, I. f
5 Collins, E. Fields, J. F. Tayloi
i B. B. Blankenbaker, J. A. Long
l more, C. L. Greenwell, R. C. Sale;
W. Klotz, G. E. Odum, the local'
t financial secretary; L. L. Thomp
r son, E. L. Collins, W. B. Caldwel
. J. F. Cannon, R. E. McNeec<
1 C. F. Steeg and M. T. Clarke.
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Williamsburg
Marks Colony's
Freedom Vote
|
Rockefeller Opens
Exhibit of Portraits
Of Victory Leaders
By George Kennedy
Star Staff Correspondent
WILLIAMSBURG. Va.. May 15.
—One hundred and 75 years ago
today, when this was the Colonial
capital of Virginia, a convention
assembled here voted to instruct
the Virginia delegates in the Con
tinental Congress in Philadelphia
to declare the united colonies
“free and independent states.”
The resolution was offered by
Edmund Pendleton of Caroline
County. It passed unanimously.
Three weeks later Richard Henry
Lee of Virginia arose in the Con
gress and introduced the resolu
tion. A committer of five mem
bers was appointed to draft a
formal declaration. One of them
was Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
Hp if
That was the beginning of fire
crackers on the Fourth of July,
because that was the day on
which it was passed without one
colony dissenting.
Show to Draw Pilgrims.
Mindful of the value in times
like these of an anniversary that
rekindles love of country. Colonial
Williamsburg is putting on a show
here that should bring pilgrims
from the sun-kissed shores of
California, the rock-bound coast
of Maine and all points between.
This is a freedom train that ia
easy for the fortunate Washing
tonian to board. All he has to do
is to get into his car and enjoy
ja. four-hour drive through lush
Virginia countryside.
As John D. Rockefeller, 3d,
whose family has spent so many
millions so well in recreating this
Colonial capital, said yesterday,
the finest tribute tourists pay Wil
liamsburg is: “It makes American
history seem so real.”
He was opening an exhibit of
portraits that makes it seem real
Entitled “They Gave Us Freedom ”
it is a wealth of national heritage
that will make every American
proud that he belongs to such a
distinguished familiy.
These pictures have been gath
ered from far and wide. Not even
months of travel and gallery trot
ting would reach them all, for
many of the most interesting are
from private collections.
Patrick Henry Pictured.
There on one wall is Patrick
Henry, pictured making the speech
right here in the Capital that was
so disturbing. And well it might
have been. The re-creation of
the scene bv the rierm an ortict
Peter P. Rothermel is understand
able, the gantlet thrown on the
floor, the dark looks of two mem
bers in the aisle, the half-drawn
sword of a member in the benches
and the shocked looks of the ladies
in the gallery. For Patrick Henry
is reported to have said:
“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles
I his Cromwell, and George III
He was interrupted by cries of
“Treason! Treason!” And he an
swered: “If this be treason, make
the most of it.”
The picture has ben loaned the
exhibit by the Pennsylvania
' Academy of Fine Arts at Phila
delphia.
On another wall is the original
' of a picture familiar to everj
; schoolboy—the “engagement be
' tween the Bonhomme Richard anc
the Serapis.” It is from the Nava
Academy at Annapolis.
And in a corner is a bust o]
Jones made in Paris right aftei
the fight by Jean-Antoine Hou
don, the sculptor who later cami
to America and did the life-size
statue of George Washington ii
Richmond.
: Legion Women to Sell
1 Poppies Until May 30
The American Legion Auxiliary’s
s poppy sales for disabled veterans
i rehabilitation and child welfare
I work will begin tomorrow and will
run through May 30. Volunteei
workers will sell poppies made bj
veterans to raise funds to benefit
families of war dead and to help
underprivileged children of the
| area.
I ■———
; Indictment Says Layman Posed
As Lawyer and Faked Divorce
>
A “lawyer” who allegedly forged
5 a divorce decree and undertook
■ other legal work here without
benefit of admission to the bar
■ was indicted today by a District
t grand jury.
' The man. Alfred R. Anci, 48,
- described by police as a bill col
lector formerly of the 2500 block
t of Fourth street, N.E., was charged
’ with forgery and uttering, em
1 bezzlement, false pretenses and
1 grand larceny.
Another indictment today ac
cused a Washington postal clerk
5 of shooting Attorney B. Dabney
s Fox last April 9. Mr. Fox,
wounded in the left eye, still is
> on the critical list at Freedmen’s
■ hospital.
Charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon, assault with
* intent to kill, carrying a deadly
1 weapon and unauthorized use of
t Mr. Fox’s car is Charles R. Cole
5 man, 26, colored, of the first block
1 of Bryant street N.W.
* Coleman was arrested in Hunt
1 ington, W. Va., April 11.
, Judge McGuire’s Name Used.
Anci allegedly forged a divorce
■, decree, for Mrs. Thelma L. Lantz
- of thfe 500 block of Sixth street
i, N.W., from Foster I. Lantz, bear
s ing the name of District Court
* Judge Matthew F. McGuire.
i, Authorities said the supposed
!, copy of a final decree had mis
takes in the name of the court,
in the signature of the judge and
the spelling of the name of Harry
Hull, clerk of the court.
Lt. David Higgins of the police
check and fraud squad said the
paper, all typewritten, was en
tirely fictitious and that so far
as he could learn Anci never had
been admitted to the bar.
It was charged that Anci re
ceived $35 for arranging the “di
vorce ”
Another Fraud Charged.
Anci is charged also with hav
ing obtained some $1,500 from
Mariano Mari, 2021 Kalorama
road N.W., former restaurant
owner here, in undertaking va
rious “legal’' chores.
Lt. Higgins said Anci told Mr.
Mari he was going to be appoint
ed a judge the next time there
was a vacancy on the bench, and
that this was being arranged
through “Tom Clark.”
In one instance, Anci is \ re
ported to have assured Mr. Mari
that he could take care of a bank
note which was being collected by
a bank “at less cost.” Anci, it was
charged, however, never turned the
money over to its owner.
The 12 counts against Anci in
the Mari case go back to 1948
The fictitious divorce paper was
forged on March 13, 1950, accord
ing to the indictment.
Anci was arrested in March on
a commissioner’s warrant in Jack
sonville, N. C.
I
STEP RIGHT UP, FOLKS—The circus is back, and with it the elephants, naturally. Here one of
the pachyderms and some fans give each other the once-over as the circus train prepares to
unload for this afternoon’s opening performance. The show will be here through Sunday.
And here are some other circus arrivals—Movie Stars Dorothy Lamour (left) and Betty
Hutton with Director Cecil B. De Mille, here to film “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
_—Star Staff and Harris-Ewing Photos.
Circus Fans to Play Roles in DeMille's Movie
Cecil B. DeMille arrived in town
today to make what he says will
be his greatest movie. And a lot
of Washington actors — circus
fans—will get into it.
The movie will be made at the
circus. It’ll be called “The Great
est Show on Earth.” And the
cameras will be grinding from
Thursday afternoon through Sat
urday, with some of Hollywood’s
biggest stars taking part.
Mr. DeMille and part of a 150
man movie-making contingent
arrived at Union Station this
morning. Photographers and a
police escort were there, natur
ally.
i1 This afternoon, fans with sharp
I eyes could have seen Director De
i Mille scouting the circus grounds,
planing for the elaborate Shooting
schedule to come. Tomorrow
the cameras and lighting equip
ment will be set up—including
what the director says is the big
gest camera boom in the world.
Celebrities Expected.
And, starting Thursday, look
who’ll be there:
Jimmy Stewart (who came to
Washington before as Mr. Smith)
—he’ll play a clown.
Dorothy Lamour—in tights, in
stead of a sarong. She’ll hang by
her teeth.
Betty Hutton—she’ll actually
Autograph Seeker
Gets Blond Movie
Stars Mixed Up
A young movie fan had his
eye out for celebrities at
Union Station this morning
Part of the cast of “The
Greatest Show on Earth” was
arriving to go on location at
the circus grounds. 17-year
old Joseph Forrest, 3717
Thirty - ninth street N.W
rushed up to Blond Betty
Hutton and blurted:
"May I have your Auto
graph, Miss Grable?”
take over a trapeze from a regu
lar performer for a high-flying
act. She’ll sing. too.
Gloria Grahame—she’ll lie un
der an elephant’s foot, and let
herself be picked up in his trunk.
Also Cornel Wilde and Chari
Andrews Base Commander
Will Leave for Alabama
Col. Robert A. Gardner, com
manding officer of Andrews Air
Force Base, will leave June 10 to
attend the Air War College at
Maxwell Air
Force Base,
M o n t g o mery,
Ala. His suc
cessor has not
been named.
Col. Gardner
took command
of Andrews and
the 1,050 Air
Base Wing
March 21, 1950.
Before that he
was wing exec
utive officer for
nine months.
He came here Co1- G«dn«r.
from his post as 13 th Air Force
chief of staff for the Far East Air
Forces.
Except for two years from 1938
to 1940, he has been in service
since his graduation from Avia
tion Cadets in 1934. He lives on
the base here.
Group Health Meeting
On Higher Dues Called
Members of Group Health As
sociation will meet tomorrow al
8 p.m. at the Federal Securitj
Auditorium, Third street and In
dependence avenue S.W., to con
sider proposals for an increase ir
membership dues.
William F. Warne, GHA presi
dent, said the organization’s trus
tees have proposed increasing
adult membership fees from $3.5(
to $4 per month and children’!
fees from $2.25 to $2.75 monthly
The increases are necessary be
cause GHA currently is opera tinj
at a a deficit, Mr. Warne said.
►
ton Heston and Lyle Bettger anc
some 15 others.
Stewart Is Delayed.
Miss Lamour and Miss Huttoi
arrived with Mr. De Mille thi
morning. Mr. Stewart will com
later. He has been delayed b:
the illness of his wife, but deft
nitely will be here, Mr. De Mill
said.
The cast has been working oi
the film already for some time
Some scenes were shot at the cir
cus’ winter quarters in Floridt
Mr. De Mille started the projec
three years ago and lived with th
circus two months during its tou
two years ago to soak u
atmosphere.
The director will be in the thlc
of things throughout the filmin
here. He’ll have a portable micro
phone connected with his assist
ants and technicians. Thre
cameras will be set up in the ten!
“I’ll probably be in everybody'
way,” Mr. De Mille said.
Hit-Run Driver Flees,
Leaving Stolen Car
A hit-and-run motorist escape
early today after crashing into tw
other automobiles while driving
stloen convertible on Canal roai
at Chain Bridge.
The driver of the stolen car lei
I the scene, saying he was going t
! call police. Instead he disap
peared into a nearby wooded ares
Police said the auto, headin
into the District, sideswiped a ca
driven in the other direction b
■ Scott Seegers, a free-lance write:
of McLean, Va. It then crashe
headon into a car driven by Lloy
Emerson Denny, jr„ an FBI phc
tographer of Falls Church. Va.
The convertible, owned b
Thomas E. Walsh, 6606 Rigg
road, Hyattsville was reporte
stolen about 10 o’clock last nigh
from the 140a block of Georgi
avenue N.W. Damage to his ca
was listed at $400 and to the othe
autos at $650.
The hit-run driver was de
scribed as about 25, 6 feet' tal
weighing 175 pounds and wear in
an Army khaki uniform.
president won t Attend
Party Session at Denver
President Truman will miss th
Denver meeting of the Democrati
National Committee. May 23-2!
leaving the top speaking spot t
Vice President Barkley, accordin
to National Chairman William N
Boyle, jr.
Mr. Boyle saw the President lat
yesterday to go over plans for th
1 Denver meeting, where the Demc
' crats will select their 1952 conven
tion site.
With the Republicans going t
Chicago, the Democrats are ex
'pected to follow suit.
Circus Arrives
/
5 Hours Late for
Opening Today
Everything Arranged
In Feverish Haste
For 6-Day Stand Here
A fantastic world of make-be
lieve was being created with fever
ish haste at Twenty-sixth street
and Benning road N.E. this morn
ing after the circus arrived 5 hours
late for a six-day stand beginning
this afternoon.
Amidst the shouts of rousta
bouts, the cries of wild animals
and the clamor of tractors, trucks
and jeeps, circus officials confl
wwjwj' piuuuwu mat everyming
would be In readiness by the time
the band struck up for the open
ing show at 2:15 p.m.
The long streamlined trains of
the Ringling Bros, and Bamum &
Bailev Circus were loaded from en
gines to cabooses and thousands
ot tons of fascinating cargo when
they arrived belatedly at the Ben
ning* siding of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at 9:15 o'clock.
1.400 People With Circus.
The 1,400 people traveling with
the circus poured out of their
sleepers and headed for the show
grounds in a caravan of trucks
and jeeps. In the caravan were
nine herds of elephants, hundreds
of horses and a veritable Noah’s
Ark of rare creatures from the
animal kingdom.
The 25 elephants, trunks linked
to tails, plodded- the half mile
from the train to the circus
grounds while children ran along
side squealing with delight. The
big animals broke ranks occa
sionally to swipe at green foliage
iand when thev reach pH th»
grounds bales of hay were broken
open and spread before them.
The long trains were unloaded
within an hour after arrival. But
long before the last wagon was
wheeled from the train, the circus
grounds had begun to look like the
home of the greatest show on
earth. The big top and auxiliary
tents had been put in place days
before, but the speed and preci
sion, with which the circus hands
dispersed the newly arrived equip
ment amazed onlookers.
Everyone Cheerful.
Despite the hard work under a
| hot sun almost everyone was
'cheerfu1 Laborers and executives
and performers willingly answered
thousands of questions by both
young and old. The actors eager
ly awaited their chance to go on
with the show. One of the molt
enthusiastic was Boland Tiebor of
Tonawanda, N. Y., who will show
two trained sea lions. One of the
animals, named Pat, is the only
seal in the world that can applaud
with its back flippers. Mr. Tiebor
said.
“Anyone who knows seals,’*
beamed Mr. Tiebor. “knows that is
really something.”
Circus fans who arrived early
lingered along before the colorful
ly painted midway signs which
1 enticed customers with such an
nouncements as “Betty Broad
bent, Tattooed Venus.” and “Ha
waiian Dancing Girls.” and "Har
! ry Doll, the World’s Smallest Man.
! and “Gilbert Reichert, the World's
' Tallest Man.”
r In the typically restrained lan
, guage of his craft Frank. Braden.
ureus press agent, promises that
i this year’s show will be bigger and
11 better than ever before.
“Featured in desperate deeds of
' daring for the first time in Amer
" ica,” Mr. Braden declares, "are
“ the great Morituris and their
startlingly sensational Pendulent
Globe of Death, the intrepid Leoni
in frightening feats atop a lofty
swaying pole, the reckless Rodry
l brothers in breath-taking hand
* and heel catches on the high
' trapeze. Miss Mara, the Platos,
‘ the Similis, the Man in the Moon,
Veronica Martell, juggling Irish
" beauty from Dublin, and many
s others of like repute.”
Baby Gorillas Featured.
In a few thousand more well
chosen words, Mr. Braden men
tions that Gargantua the Second
and Mile. Toto, baby gorillas im
ported last year “from the wilds
of Africa” have featured places in
j the show’s large wild animal
j menagerie.
j Four colorful production num
j bers are scheduled. They are “Cir
cus Serenade,” the opener; “Lua
t wana” a Hawaiian act set to
5 music; “Picnic in the Park,” an
. equestrian musical, and “Popcorn
and Lemonade.”
Two performances will be staged
r daily, at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., until
y the circus folds its tents and steals
away Sunday at midnight.
i -
- $140 Grocery Bill
y Incurred 75 Years
l Ago Is Paid in Full
a It was 15 years before he could
r get the money together, but Bill
r Hendricks didn’t forget that he
owed a $140 grocery bill.
. The elderly man, who lives at
i 107 E street N.W., walked into the
g S. & M. Market at 500 G street
N.E. yesterday and asked if a man
named “Dave” still worked there.
“I owe him a grocery bill from
15 years ago,” he told the present
proprietor, William Raine. “I’ve
been sick and haven’t been able to
pay it until now.”
e Mr. Raine said the grocery had
c changed hands several times in
i, the last 15 years, but he remem
0’ tiered that Dave Rosenberg owned
g the store about the time Mr.
I Hendricks would have been a cus
tomer.
e He checked and learned that
e Mr. Rosenberg now operates the
- Buckingham Restaurant, 237 North
. Glebe road, Arlington. Mr. Hen
drick called on Mr. Rosenberg and
o paid him the $140.
- “It makes you feel good about
people.” Mr. Raine said.
$