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Evening star., 1951-12-11
aide to Gen. George Washington
during the Revolution.
Restored by 3 Bachelors

AIDE TO Gen. George washington
during the Revolution.
Restored by 3 Bachelors
The house was restored by three
bachelors. H. j. Knapp of New
York, Edward E. Graft and Wesley
Wilson. The last two are in resi-
Idence there and expect Mr.. Knapp
to join them next year.
The first floor houses an at
tractive gift shop with an 18th
century front of white panels and
bow windows. The apartment on
the second floor. furnished with
antiques, is occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Samuel Patton. A
founder wing in the rear-prob-
ably an older building which was
incorporated in the house, is now
an apartment occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack M. Fox. The bachelors
apartment is on the third and
fourth floors. Dormer windows
were cut in the roof to make living
quarters of the fourth-foor attic
Mr.. Graft is from Ohio: Mr..
Wilson from Indiana. A large
steel engraving of Robert E. Lee
hangs in the hallway.
When you talk to Mr.. Wilson,
who is As, you begin to realize how
completely the antiquarian hobby
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Senator Hyde Sees
Flaws in Montgomery
School Board Law

Montgomery County's new Law
giving it the first elected school,
board in Maryland has some weak
nesses in it. according to State
Senator Dewitt S.. Hyde.
He expressed that view at q
legislative night meeting of the
Allied Civic Group of Silver Spring
last night at which members o1
the Montgomery County delega-
ton to the General Assembly dis
cussed matters relating to the
February session of the Legisla
ture.
Seeks Staggered Terms.
Senator Hyde said he woulo
make an effort to clarity some
provisions of the act which pro-
videS for the election of the first
four school board members next
year.
He said he hoped to include pro-
vision for staggered terms o1
school board members. Under the
elected school board law, a new
education board would be chosen
every four years.
The county delegation was spill
on the question of whether
would support move to over-rid
Gov. McKeldin's veto of the State
wide teachers pay raise. Delegat
j. PAUL Marshall indicated tha
he would support the Governor a
did Senator Hyde.
Three Delegates Attend.
All members of the delegatio,
expressed doubt about whethe
they would be able to introduc
much Montgomery County legisla
ton at the coming assembl
session: The 3O-day legislativ
session will be confined to matter
concerning budgetary, emergenc
and public welfare problems.
Members of the delegation ais
present were j. Douglas Brad
shaw, Robert Wallace and Julia,
P. King.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Viewpoints Aexondo Future Clash eodon Over New Master Zonnq

Restoration with a capital R-as
if it were an important period of
history. They think that 300
houses in the area have been "re-
stored"
They are concerned because the
200 block of North Royal street,
which contains an interesting row
OF Victorian houses with a man
sard roof line, is being zoned
commercial. Part of the 200 block
of North Fairfax street is being
zoned industrial. A building in
that block has two beautiful
arched doorways and industry in
the block might disturb the old
ladies of the Anne Lee Memorial
Home on the corner.
They would like to keep the
commercial zone narrowed down
to a half block each side of King
street.
Policy of "COntainment."
AS for the waterfront industries,
their policies is one of contain
ment." They may have got it from
George F. Kennan, the former
counsellor of the State Depart
ment, who devised the policy of
I''containing" Soviet expansion. He
used to live in the old town.
Industry is dynamic" said
Capt. Myers. IF it can't grow it
will have to move. Then the
waterfront can be remade more
in keeping with the historic port
of Alexandria.
Among the largest industries on
the waterfront is the Navy tor
pedo plant now used to store the
records resulting from paper work
at the Pentagon. That's there to
stay. There is the Southern Iron
Works, which fabricates construc-
ton steel; an American Agricul-
tural Chemical Plant and the
Robinson Terminal Warehouses.
Spokesman For Industries.
! T. w. Robinson of the ware
house company is spokesman for
the industries.
1--WE can't withhold credit from
those people for what they have
done" he said, referring to the
5 Restoration, land it took out
, Isiders to do it. Those old houses
were fleabags. If I had owned
7 them I probably would have torn
/ them down.
: "Our firm has been on the
. waterfront for SO years. Our re-
ceipt of paper from boats is the
Ionly activity left of the port of
Alexandria. 1t has had no i'm
portance as port since the B. &
10. started carrying coal from the
mines in the upper Potomac VAL
ley. The canal could not compete.
"If Alexandria is to have eco
nomic integrity, it will have to
have industries Otherwise it will
be just one of Washington's bed
rooms. And Government may be
Idecentralized some day-largely
: move from Washington. The
waterfront industries are not
seeking to expand. When it comes
t down to it these people are against
! industry because they think its
elimination would increase the
: value of their property"
Evening star., 1951-12-11

The victim of Fairfax shoot
ing is beginning a five-year prison
term today because he was un-
willing to testify against the man
who wounded him.
Howard Woodley, 81, colored,
of RID l, Vienna. suffered revo-
cation of a five-year sentence in
Fairfax Circuit Court yesterday
when he tried to get out of testi-
flying about the shooting.
Woodley had been shot in the
eye October IL during an argu-
ment with Otis Harper, So, also
colored, Of Vienna. Woodley was
expected to be the Common
Iwealth's star witness as the case
lopened before Judge Paul Brown
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Two Montgomery Civic Groups
Ask Council to Ease Secrecy

Two federated civic groups to.
day are on record in favor Of
changes in the Montgomery
County Councils practice of hold.
ing regularly scheduled session.
closed to the public.
The Allied Civic Group of Sill
yer Spring. made up of about 2s
organizations. last night unan-
imously urged that all sessions OF
the County Council. with certain
necessary exceptions, be open te
the public"
And, at the same time, the
Montgomery County Civic Fed.
Grafton. comprising about 10 af.
filiated groups. asked the Council
to present public statements OF
both majority and minority view
points on issues discussed ir
closed sessions. The federation
recognized that closed sessions arr
essential in the solution of certain
problems.
Adoption of a policy to govern
the closing of its Sessions was rec
commended by the Allied Civil
Group.
Charter Cited.
There has been no definitiv
statement by the Council as to it
t policy with respect to which exec
= utive sessions shall be opened o
closed to the public" the Silve
: Spring area group said.
The resolution cited the count
charter, which provides for close
sessions from time to time a
the County Council shall deter
I mine" The Council now hold
r regular weekly closed meeting
Q Tuesday mornings and open ses
Sions in the afternoon.
Y The civic federation asked tina
e the majority and minority state
S ments of closed session actions b
Y entered in the official minutes.
Herbert Eaton headed a com
D mittee which brought in the res
olution of the federation. Othe
/ members were Frederic P. Lee
former Council president; Blai
Lee III. Harold Morris and Mau
rice Mccarthy.
The Montgomery County Pres
Association has been trying TO
several months to get the Council
to conduct more of its business il
public.
Views on "ArmOry Lot" Given.
] Both groups also expressed view!
on the proposed sale of the
"Armory lot" on Fenton street tt
the Hecht Co. for use of a parking
lot for it's Silver Spring store.
!, The Allied Civic Group urgec
!, the Maryland-National Capita
Park and Planning Commission
to reserve site for Silver Sprinf
public library building if the com.
, mission accepts a reported offel
{ of 100000 for the tract between
Wayne and Pershing avenues.
A compromise three-point pro.
Icedure was suggested by the civit
federation:
| !. That the County Council
zone for commercial use $1,000
5 square feet of the lot to a deptl
( of 200 feet from Fenton street.
2. That the commission sell tn
/ rezoned parcel for approximate.
} $500,000 and use the proceeds TO
extension of park and playground
! facilities.
3. That the commission donat
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Silver Spring 'Armory LOT
Sale Opposed by Church

The First Baptist Church oi
Silver Spring has expressed opposi.
tion to proposed sale of the
"Armory Lot" at Wayne avenue
and Fenton street. The church
owns four lots across Wayne ave-
nue. from the property.
The Maryland-National Capita,
Park and Planning Commission il
considering selling the "Armory
Lot" to private interests for g
parking lot.
The Rev. Frank K. Brasington
pastor, said the church had gone
on record as expressing a belief
that its property would be irrep-
arably injured by such action.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Changes in Planning
Sci Up forD D. Backed
BY Committee Of 100

The influential committee of
100 on the Federal City yesterday
Fundamentally" Endorsed the re-
vised draft of the bill to reorganize
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and to Gre
ate a Regional Planning Coun-
Gil in the Metropolitan Area.
! Action followed a general dis
cussion of the bill, now before the
Budget Bureau for study and ap-
proval, at a meeting of the COM
mittee in the Union Trust Co,
Building. A score of members at
tended.
Assurances were given that the
bill adequately protects the right
of the planning commission to be
called in as consultant on the
preliminary, as we'll as final, plan
ming stages of District highway
and other construction projects
both in and out of the city.
! Chairman c. Melvin Sharpe, for
the Committee of 100, said the
legislation and safeguards are
necessary. since this great Ma
tional Capital cannot continue to
develop orderly without proper
coordination of planning"
Underpass Cited.
The lack of such coordination
of planning and consultation with
NCPPC in the early stages of
developing the much criticized di-
rection of the Dupont Circle
underpass was cited at the meet
ing by various members.
Reported changes affecting
land acquisitions under the
Capper-Cramton Act, said to be
involved in plans for recognizing
the District government, scame up
for attack at the meeting. The
committee took a firm position on
la four-point policy proposed by
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, retired,
a former chairman of NCPPC.
Earlier, Harry Wender of the
Recreation Board had said there
apparently is "a severe threat to
the independence" of that board
in matters of land acquisition,
under reported plans for District
government reorganization. He
asked if the Planning Commits
Ision's own bill in any way trans
fers the authority of NCPPC to
the District commissioners. He
was assured it does not.
Four Points Opposed.
At Gen. Grants suggestion, the
Committee of 100 went on record
as opposed to four reported rec
concentrations in. plans for re-
organizing the District govern
ment. Included was opposition to-
transfer of the United States Park
Police.
The committee:
Held that the purchase of rec
reation land should not be trans
ferred to the District government
but should remain lodged with
NCPPC.
Insisted that no lands purchased
under the Capper- -Cramton Act for
school and playground purposes
should be made available for any
other kind of use without NCPPC
approval.
Opposed a proposal to eliminate
approval Of NCPPC in con3ection
Evening star., 1951-12-11

the remainder OF the lot, approXi-
mately 1000 square feet, to the
county for permanent off-street
parking.
The lot was given to the Pari
and Planning Commission by thu
Board of County Commissioners ir
1889. The original plan was te
use it for recreational purposes
The commission decided, however
that the lot was too close to the
comercial district and held it il
an undeveloped state for future
sale,
Frank Duane of Silver Sprint
opposed the resolution. He though
the lot should be retained for parl
purposes or future municipa
buildings.
/ In other actions, the federation
l. Recommended that Sixteenth
street be extended northward Il
connect with Columbia boulevard
and indorsed the plan for a new
highway link between East-Wes
highway and Colesville road. Thi.
road would bypass the Sivel
Spring business district to tn,
north but would not intrude OF
] the residential communities O.
Woodside and Woodside Park.
| Transfer Negotiations Urged.
2. Urged the County Council
and the Park and Planning Com.
mission to resume negotiation.
concerning the transfer of tht
recreational program from thu
commission to the council. Early
settlement was urged in ordel
to prevent further interruption il
the orderly administration of thu
recreation and playground acqui
\ Sition program.
3. Endorsed in principle the re.
Gently published draft bill to re.
organize the National Park anc
Planning Commission and urgeo
support of the bill by the County
Council, the Park and Planning
Commission and the Upper Mont
Igomery County Planning Commits
sion.
The Glen Mar Park Community
Association was allowed TO with
draw it's resolution of last month
asking for a study of the dual
educational system in Montgom-
cry County for white and Negro
children.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Arlington Man Hit by Cor

An Arlington man who was run
ming back to his home to get his
Navy Department pass, was struck
by an automobile today and ad-
mitted to Arlington Hospital with
a broken left arm and elbow. The
hospital listed him as John Robert
Moe, IS, of 3039 South Abingdon
street. A
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Virginia Small Loan Firms
Fiqhf Interest Rate Cut
BY the Associated Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-THE
Virginia Association of Small Loan
Companies told the State Corpo-
ration Commission yesterday that
small loan interest rates should
not be cut.
The association, which repre-
sents 73 of 80 small loan firms
licensed in Virginia, was repre-
sented at hearing before the
sec.
The commission is authorized
by an act of 1916 to study the
small loan business in the State
from time to time and to deter
mine a fair interest rate chart.
The current maximum authorized
rate is 2.5 per cent a month on the
unpaid balance.
Evening star., 1951-12-11

with land no longer used for Dis
trict public purposes.
Attention was called to the fact
that these and all other points in
controversy should be brought up
at the public hearing, scheduled
by the District Commissioners for
December 81.
The Committee of 100 also in
dorsed proposed legislation de-
signed to preserve the Nevius
tract adjoining Arlington Gene
terry in Government hands as a
site for a future national me-
mortal. l. -
Evening star., 1951-12-11
$27, 500 Post Offered
Norfolk City Manager
BY the Assoeioied Press

NORFOLK. Va, Dec. 11.-Nor-
folk City Manager C. A. Harrell
today was considering an offer
that would make him the Nations
highest paid city manager.
San Antonio, Tex, wants Mr.
Harrell as its city manager and il
bidding for his services with 9
SGT 500 salary offer. In addition
he would receive $4,000 yearly
expenses. Mr.. Harrell's job here
pays $40. 900 o year.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
By George Kennedy

Two viewpoints over Alexan-
dria's future are meeting head-on
as the city prepares to adopt q
new master Zoning plan.
The debate invoives several
blocks in the historic area and
the waterfront district.
Residents who have restored
Colonial homes in the downtown
area would like to prevent COM
mercial and industrial properties
from creeping closer to them
They hope to see industrial ex-
pansion along the water front pro-
hibited, SO there would be no more
water front industries when the
present ones cease to exist.
Planning Commission View.
The Alexandria Planning Com.
mission takes a different view. Its
members and a special committee
that prepared the new zoning plar
feel they have cared for the
city's historic heritage by pro.
Ividing a special residential zone
for the downtown area. They
think the several commercial anc
industrial extensions recon-
mended for the downtown area
are justified and moderate in view
of a persistent trend for business
to expand.
The planners also disagree with
the idea of removing industry
from the water front. They believe
industry is important to the city's
economy. and declare that many
of the big industries were thriving
when people started moving into
the old houses nearby and re-
storing them.
The City Council, which has
final say. begins voting on the
new zone plan tonight.
Certainly. the planners job of
drawing lines separating indus
trial, commercial and residential
areas in the old part of the city
is an unenviable one.
For instance. when the master
plan was revealed it was found
that some property owners had
succeeded in getting the south
side of the 600 block of Cameron
street listed as commercial. That
would allow the construction of
stores right across from the house
at GIL where Robert E. Lee lived
as boy.
Changed Back After Protest
Public protest led the planning
commission to recommend that it
be changed back to residential.
Protection of historic buildings
in the old part of the town, the
blocks just off the river, poses a
good deal of a problem because
most of the old buildings have
some history.
One of the problem blocks is
the 200 block of King street, the
block between Lee and Fairfax
streets. This block contains the
Ramsay House, Alexandria's old
est structure tcirca 1749. 1t also
contains a printing establishment
and sheet metal shop. 1t was
zoned as commercial. This is being
changed to industrial and the
Evening star., 1951-12-11
antiquarlans are protesting the
change.
Industry Protection, Teo.

antlquarlans are protesting the
change.
Industry Protection, Teo.
Philip B. Hall, the city's plan
ming engineer, points out that in
dustries have to be protected, too
A change in definition is causing
the sheet metal shop to be listed
as industrial. The printing shop
already was. Mr.. Hall says that
while they could continue in bust
ness no matter how the block is
zoned, if they had a fire it might
be illegal for them to rebuild if
they were zoned as other than
industrial. 1t probably would be
illegal for them to expand. Fears
that Objectionable industries will
locate in the block are unfounded
in his opinion.
One of the most interesting res
torations of old houses has just
been completed in that block al
206 King street. This is a three
story brick building which two
years ago housed an establishment
Which renovated mattresses or
the first floor. The windows OF
the upper stories gaped at the
street with broken panes. This
house was built in 1893 by Col
George Gilpin who served as an
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Judge Moves to Speak

Judge Alfred D. Noyes of Mont
gomery County Juvenile Court will
address the Bethesda Civitan Club
at 1915 pm. tomorrow in the
Dinner Bell. Bethesda.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
SEApIANE FACILITIES
 PLANNED , PETERSBURG
 WRANGELL: S(HWAMM

Negotiations are underway with the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge Co. for an engineering dredging survey to be made around h e Petersburg atplane float, Tony Schwamm, director of the Terri torial Aeronautics Commission, an- nounced today.
 The float, which wsa constructed three years ago by the office of the Territorial Engineer at the cost of S33,000, does not permit the mooring of as much aircraft as would be possible if the present hangar were moved With deeper water farther inshore, there will be room for construction of additional hangars, Schwamm said.
 Under federal airport aid, and the Territory, a new seaplane facility is being planned for Wrangell, Schwamm said War Department permits are now being advertised
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
MARJORIE BUNTIN REJ0INS
 NURSING DIVISION OF
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Mrs, Marjorie Buntin, public health nurse at Petersburg from 1944 to 1946, arrived back in Juneau to resume her work with the Alaska Department of Health this week and, like many returning to the territory, is glad to be back"
 Mrs. Buntin will be stationed at Wrangen, where she served on an itinerant basis during the last six months of her previous assignment. She is scheduled to leave Juneau March 4 for Wrangell
 With the Les Angeles Visiting Nurses Association for the past two years, Mrs. Buntin had previously worked IT years in California with the San Francisco Health Depart ment. She had her public health nursing training at the University of California in Berkeley and is a graduate of the Reuss Memorial Hospital Nurses training school at Cuero. Tex.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
Smoke-fiIIed Rooms

Remember that it is part of your job to right some of the news wrongs of the capital. The big newspaper chains can be ruthless, their newsmen in a hurry. It is your job to probe deeper than the handout or the official statement. You are to pick up where the spot-news men, rushing for the telephone or grabbing for the head line, leave off. Frequently the best part of the story is after the spot news cream has been skinned.
 Remember also that ever since politicians became politicians, the thing the public was not supposed to know has taken place in the private Hobbies and the smoke filled rooms. Yet what is hidden from the public is usually what the public is most entitled to know about, and the job of a good news paperman to report.
 
 Remember that in our system of government by checks and bal ances, it is your job to help in the checking. Governmet is so intricate and detailed today that congress no longer can do all the checking Furthermore, congressman them selves have to be checked. Most congressman are honest and req sonably conscientious, but it is your job to smoke out the Parnell Thomases, the Andy Mays and the Doc" Brehms, and report thf facts about them-even if it means a tough battle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
Defend Little Fellow

Remember also that it's the little fellow who usually gets kicked around. It's the little businessman, the G. l., the guy in the lower bracket incomes who needs friend. He has few friends in high places, no big politicians to pull wires, no one to speak for him on interloeking boards of directors. He has only the American public's strong sense of right and wrong to hack him-and it's your job to spell out those rights and wrongs so the public can know what cooks.
 This applies to minority groups as well as little people. Sometimes these groups, such as the negroes or a minority religion, need a little more encouragement than the folks who are doing all right anyway.
 Finally, remember that though the world moves slowly toward its two great goals-peace and the brotherhood of man-it is your job when possible to help accelerate the pace.
 Sometimes it is better not to report a delicate diplomatic ne- gotiation. Sometimes the cause of peace is best served by sacrificing a news story until a difficult dip- lomatic hurdle is over.
 But if the diplomats tumble, if i they betray their trust, then it is ] your job to be ruthless in exposing that betrayal. You must be their watchdog. You must let them know what the publicity penalty is-if they fail
 Finally, when you write any thing, remember that the fewer l words you say it in, the better.
 These are the goals of the Wash ington Merry -go-round which I have not lived up to- Perhaps you can.
 Drew Pearson