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Evening star., 1953-02-17
Road Raising Project
AT Peace Cross Due
To Begin in 2Montns
Dy q Staff corrs.pondsns Of The s.or

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion, acting on orders from Gov.
McKeldin, hopes to begin work
on elevating the roads at the
Bladensburg Peace Cross in
about two months.
Russell H. Mccain, commits
sion chairman, said bids will be
asked on the 100000 project in
about six weeks. It will take
about nine months to complete.
he said.
Yesterdays statement by the
Governor instructing the COM
mission to proceed with the
project brought strong words of
opposition from Delegate j.
Frank Lillard. jr., Republican,
Of Prince Georges.
Mr.. Lillard, who has been pro-
noting q plan for controlling
AnacoStia River flooding with a
system Of hydraulic locks and q
retention basin, termed the Gov
ernor's directive "a drastic mis-
take and a waste Of the tax
payers money"
IT deplore the Governors deci-
sion," said Mr.. Lillard. Gov. Nc
Keldin also is q Republican.
Mr.. Mccain said some addi-
tional right-of-way win have to
be obtained before the project
can be started.
He said the commission In
tends to have the roads at the
Peace Cross intersection. where
United States / and Route so
converge, raised from the present
heights Of Z to 10 feet above
mean sea level to II feet. This,
he said. win permit the move
ment Of traffic In all but excep.
tional flood stages.
He said it win be necessary to
detour traffic and erect some
one-way bypasses right at the
intersection. The roads will
have to be closed for about seven
months. he predicted.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
One Way Traffic Hurting
Business, Merchants Say

Twelfth street merchants to-
day protested to the District
Commissioners against one-way
trafiic on the street. charging 1t
is hurting business.
The group asked the city
heads to limit the trial period
on the one-way traffic to 80 days.
Beginning last Sunday, Twelfth
street NV. was made one way
north, while Tenth street NV.
changed to one way south from
Vermont to Pennsylvania ave-
nues NV. The thoroughfares
were set up on . six-month trial
basis.
The merchants had protested
before the regulation was put in-
to eHeCt.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Early Action on Bill
To Curb Bottle Clubs
Expected by Kearns
By chorIes G. Brooks

Prompt congressional action to
curb District bottle clubs seemed
likely today after Representa-
tive Kearns, Republican. OF
Pennsylvania, indicated little op-
position is expected to the pro-
posed control measure.
Mr.. KearnS, chairman Of the
House District Subcommittee on
Public Service, Streets and Traf-
f1c, said he will push legis-
lation to license the after-hours
clubs and bring them under the
control Of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board as fast as he can.
At the same time. Representa-
tive KearnS said the bottle club
licensing section Of a crime
omnibus bill. introduced by Rep
resentative Davis. Democrat, Of
Georgia. probably will be sepa-
rated from the main bill for
early consideration.
The move would be q means
for quicker action on the new
legislation to control the clubs
and wipe out the illegally man
aged establishments here.
Mr. Kearns emphasized that he
is fully behind the Districts at
tack on the clubs. He said he is
backing District Commissioner F.
Joseph Donohue, the Metropoli-
tan Police Department, the
United States attorney and the
corporation counsel in the cam
paign to clean up the clubs,
which began three weeks ago.
Commissioner Donohue and
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West were to confer with Mr..
Kearns on the subject today.
Public hearings on the bottle
club section are expected to be
held on Fehr1iarv 25.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Change in Parking Rules
For Georgetown Rejected

The Commissioners today
turned down a request that park
ing be allowed within IS feet Of
all intersecting streets In the
Georgetown area. The regula.
tions now provide no parking
within 40 feet.
Frederick s. Hill. president Of
the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation. requested the change but
the Commissioners said that be-
cause Of the narrow streets in
Georgetown. 1t is extremely i'm.
pcrtant that motorists see each
other at some distance back from
the corner.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Bennina PTA Tomorrow

The Benning Elementary
School Parent t-Teacher Associa-
tion win meet at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow at the. school for an
open house and founders day
observance. Mrs. p. c. Ellis. past
president Of the District Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers.
win speak. The meeting was
|erroneously listed for tonight IN
Sundays Star.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Educators Ask
on "
School Station
Want Time to Urge
More Cooperative
Plan for District
By jones 6. Deone

Eleven WaShington-area edu-
Gators and cultural leaders today
asked the Federal Communica-
tions Commission to postpone
for at least eight weeks any &C.
ton on the Board Of Educa-
tion's application for the Dis
trict's educational television
channel.
The group said it wanted the
time to ask the school board to
agree to a more cooperative
plan" for the channels use.
The action was decided on aft-
er the Ford Foundations Fund
for Adult Education last night
offered about 100000 for the
project on condition that no one
organization has total control.
Foundation spokeSmen also
stipulated that the community
must raise at least 100000 and
that broad basis of community
participation in station activi.
ties must be provided.
Filed Weeks Ago.
The school board filed its
application for the educational
channel some weeks ago at the
suggestion of FEC Chairman
Paul A. Walker and Commis.
sioner Frieda Hennock. Mr..
Walker at the time indicated the
application would get a favorable
reception.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing has stated that the school
board must retain final control
Of the channel. School authors
ties have planned to ask Con.
gress for funds to build a trans
mitting station.
DR.. Corning has assured other
educators that the station would
be operated comparatively. But
school officials already have
been under fire on the subject.
Signers of Letter,
Today's letter to the FEC was
signed by the following: Barnard
Joy, president. Arlington County
School Board: DR.. George H.
Robinson. assistant superintend-
ent, Prince Georges County
schools; Mrs. Louise s. Walker,
Montgomery County schools;
Dean Martin Mason, George
Washington University; DR..
Brian A McGrath, Georgetown
University: DR.. Luther Evans,
Librarian of Congress.
Also. Huntington Cairns, sec.
retary National Gallery of Art;
DR. Louis B. Wright, director,
Folger Library; DR.. Leonard
Carmichael, secretary. Smith
sonian Institution; Dean viii.
liam S. Nelson, Howard Uni.
versity. and Charles A. H.
Thomson, Brookings Institution.
Four Fail to Sign.
Four others who attended q
meeting at the Hotel Statler last
night did not sign. They were
Associate District School Supt.
Carl F. Hansen, DR.. Hurst An
derson. president Of American
University; Mrs. Wayne Sommer,
vice president of the District
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers. and Mrs. Hollis L. lines Of
the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs.
The Ford Foundations offer
was made by Delbert Clark Of
the adult education fund. Earl
Minderman, of the founda.
tion-sponsored National Citizens
Committee for Educational Tele-
vision, said the. committee op.
poses District school board con-
troll of the channel.
The committee is seeking to
obtain use Of an existing tele-
vision transmitter tower for the
station. Mr.. Minderman said.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Interfederationvo Totes,
6 10 5, Against Move
To Disband Planners

A resolution opposing the
threatened dissolution Of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital Park
and Planning Commission was
adopted by a 6-to-5 vote last
night by the Interfederation
Council Of Citizens Associations.
Two interfederation delegates
will plead for continuance of
the commission at a public hear
ing in Annapolis on Thursday.
A bill is now before the House
Of Delegates, which would turn
over the functions Of the COM
mission to the Prince Georges
County Council and Commits
sionerS.
Five delegates from Montgom-
cry County sought vainly to table
the resolution. sponsored by IN
terfederation Chairman Daniel
M. Greene Of Prince Georges
County. Arlington County dele
gates abstained from voting.
Chairman Green told the
citizens group that an important
link in regional planning would
be destroyed If the commission
were abolished.
The meeting was preceded by
an illustrated talk on the Port
Authority Of New York by Will
bur La Roe, jr.. counsel Of the
New York agency. Mr.. La Roe
urged that an interstate COM
pact be set up In the Metropoli-
tan Area among the District,
Virginia and Maryland. Such
an authority, he said. would
mitigate the costs Of the pro-
posed multimillion dollar pub
lie works Improvement pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
League Approves Move
TO Abolish Plans Group

The Montgomery County
League Of Women Voters yestef-
day voiced approval Of the
pending legislation to abolish the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Representative Of the league
met with State Senator Anders
n. Lofstrand. They said the
legislator said he would remain
neutral on the isseue until after
. public hearing On the measure
at pm. Thursday b Annapolls.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
78-AIorm Fire Roges 2 Hours
In Baltimore; at Least S Hurt

An 18-alarm fire on Balti-
more's water front was brought
under control this morning after
firemen had battled wind-swept
flames for two hours.
Four buildings and a big lum-
ber yard were destroyed or dam
aged as 40-mile-an-hour wind
tossed flames six stories high and
raised a pail of smoke visible for
miles. At least five Of the $50
flremen called into action were
injured.
With 81 pieces of apparatus
and four flreboats in action, the
fire finally was confined along
Boston street in the Canton area
Of the city. The first alarm was
sounded at $40 am. and others
were turned in steadily until the
big fire. fighting force was on the
scene.
1000 Forced to Flee.
About 1000 persons working
in the area were forced to flee.
One hundred policemen helped
direct traffic and keep back spec
tatorS.
The fire seemed to originate
in the Chesapeake Marine Rail-
way Co. plant and spread rapidly
to the Baltimore Lumber Co.. q
Pennsylvania Railroad ferry slip.
the Continental Can Co.. d chem
ical f1rm and q small electrical
plant.
Bystanders said there was an
explosion before the blaze,
caused by . welding spark which
touched on q tank car on q
fiDat lnoored at the yard. One
wall Of the Marine Railways
thre k-story building collapsed.
Four Of the injured firemen
were bruised and burned when
q corrugated tin wall collapsed
on them.
BARGE Is Burned.
Several scows and tugs were
ENDANGERED and one barge
burned
The roof Of the huge Cont
mental Can warehouse burned
and several of the cOmpany'S ad-
joining sheds were damaged.
The fire was about 25 blocks
southeast Of the city's main husi-
ness district. Flames leaped 80
high they were visible 2 miles
across the harhor.
ABOUT 500 persons laft the
Evening star., 1953-02-17

Continental plant after a fire
alarm there, other fed from the
chemical plant and about 30 de-
parted the lumber yard.
Firemen or property owners
would not estimate the total
damage.
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Eustern Star Dance

Hope Chapter No. 73. Order
Of the Eastern Star. win sponsor
o dance ct . pm. tomorrow q
EAirfax Htgh 1chool
Evening star., 1953-07-05

Sans Office. Sam read him the agreement he
had drawn
'Sokay," Harry said, and reached for the
pen. He smiled, apologetically. Cant write
my name today" He stated the obvious fact,
spattering ink drops from his shaking hand.
''Sign it tomorrow, Sammy"
Sam made second trip to Vermont. For
four days, he pored over ancient records, and
on the fifth day he found what he was looking
for. Wilbur Whittemore and Harry Rowland
shared a great-great-great-grandfather.
Harry's second great-grandfather was brother
Evening star., 1953-07-05

ever addressed in all his twenty-five years.
Nov, have you finished?" she asked. She
smiled at him. "Sam. if had any doubts of
your love, I'd marry you before told you
this. I've been reading old records, too, while
you were away. There's whole shelf of stuff
about Hendon families IN the Library. Mostly
privately printed, eulogies and biographies"
''Yes?" said Sam, politely, as she paused.
Remember the stone with the weeping
willow? Mrs. Anne, who died at twenty-one?"
He nodded. 'tShe was Wilbw's grandmother,
wasn't she?" He nodded, again. ''You didn't
Evening star., 1953-07-05

aged eighty, recluse and presumably the
community's wealthiest citizen. And he had
died intestate.
Harry's jaw jutted forward. Sammy,
could be wrong. but it's my notion that I'm
the closest living kin to Wilbur"
VERY interesting" said Sam, biting cup
cake.
"Some sort of COUSIN" explained Harry.
Don't know just how, but that's what my
ma always said" He reached into his pocket
and brought forth an empty pint bottle,
regarded it sadly. want to give me two
bucks on account?"
NO." said Sam. "Have cup-cake."
HARRY regarded the cup-cake not sadly, but
with loathing close to nausea. He rose. ''You
find out about me being Wilbw's heir, and
Iupay you handsomely, he pronounced. and
departed.
Judy said nothing. being the rare sort of
girl who knew when to keep silent
you know" Sam murmwed, 1T Just could
be! The Howlands have been in this part of
SA1S NOOAALAy SAAAO G1C AAS 44C lCo\ILCN
for the telephone. I'm going to call Fred
Ellis, at the bank" He winked at Judy, as he
assumed his most legal tones. ''Mr. Ellis,
have client who believes himself to be Viii
bur Whittemore's heir 49,"
Judy sat, electrically silent, throughout the
conversation.
"As of now, this is anybody's guess" Sam
told her. "It's free-for-all Wilbur was an
only child and he never married His mother
was an only child His father had one brother
who was killed at Bull Run. leaving no ISSUE
The state and federal governments want their
cut - Ellis says the estate is close to hum
dred thousand"
Judy laughed. You'd better drop it. Sam.
Think of what hangover Harry could buy
with that"
Sam tapped his desk with pencil. Its
lovely day." he said. Let's go cemetery
hopping"
He locked the office. and they got into
his jalopy. Wilbur Whittemore's Victorian
house was in West Hendon, and Sam stopped
first beside the West Hendon Green, where
white-spired church was f1anked by white
colmnned Town Hall and disused white
schoolhouse
Wineglass elms grew tall between the build
ings and the graveyard beyond. There was
raw yellow earth over Wilbur Whittemores
grave, and no flowers or wreaths. Judy looked
at it silently. She turned and ran toward the
stone wall that separated the cemetery from
Evening star., 1953-07-05

the feathery woods and returned with an arm
full of laurel. some wild honeysucllle.
Il guess he was an awful old crosspatch,"
she said, as she laid the sprays on the grave.
But even So"
Sam smiled at her fondly. These must be
his parents" he said. They read the inscrip-
tons on the gray-green slate. John White
more, 1842-191O. Mary, 1852-1886.
Here's Arthur, born in 1876" Judy called.
''Oh, Sam! A weeping willow and Mrs. Anne,
1922 to 1843. She was only twenty-one!'
Sam was writing down names and dates.
Nov well look for Wilbms, he said THAT
was his mothers maiden name"
They found Wilbrs, dating back to James,
born in 1765, assorted Howlands, too, Turner'S
and Adamses and Cobbs.
This won't get us anywhere" Judy OBJ
jected. They never put down the wives
unmarried Names"
1T gives us a working outline" Sam
explained. Nov 60 over records. Church
records, christenings and marriages Town
records, deeds and lawsuits"
Judy giggled. Il bet you'll find Harry's
ancestors in the stocks!" she said Two sllil-
lings fine for drunkenness"
lHE town records showed that Mary VIII
bur's great-gandfather had come to Hendon
from Vermont in 1887.
I'D better 60 up there" Sam said. He
looked at her. Il wish you could go with me-
suppose it would cause a scandal"
Il suppose so, agreed Judy. Her eyes were
wistful. Sam. how much would you get if
you did prove that Harry was the heir?"
Gosh. don't know. Two or three hun
dred dollars, maybe"
But you'd probably get lots of other
clients, right away" she added. Her eyes
dropped. They both knew what she was
thinking. Then we could be married Sam,
you haven't anything in writing from Harry
Shouldn't you draw up an agreement"
Il will. he said.
He returned from Vermont in a state of
excitement The James Wilbur who had come
to Hendon to settle had been accompanied by
his wife, born Priscilla Howland.
Sam found Harry in the back room of the
package store. He tried to buy him cup of
coffee, but Harry refused indignantly.
1t was three days before he appeared at
IN ne
Evening star., 1953-07-05

find out her last name. darling. but did,"
Her voice deepened with excitement 1T was
Adams, Sam - Anne Adams And it looks
very much to me as if her brother John was
your father grand-daddyp'
"Mine?" cried Sam.
Judy laughed. THE Adamses are much
closer to Wilbur than those old Howlands,
way up at the top of the paper! The way
figure it, you're whole generation closer to
that hundred thousand dollars than Harry.
Look! I've made chart"
DAM seized the paper which she held out The
names. neatly printed in Judy's clear hand,
swan before his eyes.
Il planted some forget-me-nots on Mrs.
Annes grave. today" Judy added, sweetly.
Don't you think it. up to you to buy case
of whisky for Harry?"
The paper sailed to the floor, as Sam
grabbed Judy Lovatt and kissed her.
I'm order it along with the champagne for
our wedding" he promised. The End
Evening star., 1953-07-05

to Priscilla Rowland, who had married James
Wilbur.
Sam went directly to Mr. Ellis. at the Hen
don bank. Mr.. Ellis was both impressed and
appalled, by the facts which Sam had assem-
bled. Harry Rowland, of all people. was the
nearest living kin to the deceased that anyone
had discovered. to date.
Judy Lovatt was sitting on the step out
side Sans Office, when he drove up. They
both began talking at once. Sam, however.
talked louder
Listen to me!' he shouted This is my
first case, and l think it s in the bagr'
Judy said, But, Sam -" and he looked
at her in astonished reproval. Judy was not
an interrupting girl.
She listened She listened with as express
sionless face as Samuel Adams Fiske had
Evening star., 1953-04-06
6 Million TV Sets Sold

Observation-Disclosures than s
million televiSion sets and 6.8
million radio receivers, not count
ing automobile sets. were sold in
the United States in 1852, the
Radio TeleviSion Manufactur-
ers Association reports.
Evening star., 1953-04-06
Word Come
Find 20 or more words in
CRINKLING.

CRINKLIN
meaning, turning or winding
Average is 10: time limit. 20
minutes.
Rules of the game-words must be OF
four or more letters, Q. Words which
acquire four letters BY the addition Of
used 3. only one form Of o word is used.
4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to PARDINE.
paid, pained, paired, parine, pane, padre
pander, pear, pend. pier, pied, pined,
pride. pried, alder, aired, aped. arid,
rapine, raid, rained, raped, rapid, rein
redan, read, reap, repaid, rend, ride
rtpen. rind. dare, darn, dear, dean, diner,
dire, diaper, drape, drip. drain, idea,
nsdir. nape, nard, neap, near, earn.
Evening star., 1953-04-06
MUTT AND JEFF
RIVETS
THE TooDLES

About a year ago, I chatted
with a woman bank clerk in
Southern Florida.
IT won't be here after this
week." she said. II am going to
be married and will move away"
Where are you going to live?"
asked.
In Alaska!" she replied.
That seemed like something in
the nature of q record transfer.
both in regard to distance and
climate.
I've been in Alaska before,
and 1 like it there" she added.
When we think of Alaska, our
minds are likely to travel to ice
fields, glaciers and so on. In
doing so, we are right in regard
to most of the big Territory, but
it is far from being cold every
where.
Alaska has land (making up
the Panhandle) which jutS al
most as far south as the Queen
Charlotte Islands of British Co
lumbia. Much of this land
touches British Columbia.
Besides the mainland part Of
AlaSka'S Panhandle, there are
hundreds of islands near the
coast.
To a large extent, but not en-
tirely, the Panhandle has the
same mild climate as the coastal
parts of British Columbia.
About half way up the PAN
handle is Juneau, which has been
the capital of Alaska for 47 years.
The population of this little city
was just under 5000 at the last
count.
The winters Of Juneau, Alaska,
are milder than those Of most
States in the northern half of
the United States! Seldom does
the temperature reach zero
Evening star., 1953-04-06
Uncle Rows Corner
By Romon Coffmcn

Fahrenheit. During the past half
century, Juneau has had an
average of hardly two days OF
zero weather in a winter. Once,
in that period, the weatherman
observed a dip to IS degrees be-
low zero, but that was far from
usual.
Summers in Juneau are cool.
but far from cold. In the middle
of a July day you are likely to
find the temperature from IS to
IS degrees Fahrenheit.
Interesting life stories Of Mozart.
Beethoven. Chopin, Brahms, Strauss and
Liszt are told In the illustrated lea1et
called Masters of Music" This will
be sent without charge to any reader
who asks and incloses . stamped, self
addressed envelope. Address your letter
to Uncle Ray in care OF The Star.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
by KxiO PIMA
sTAa Of oPERA. sTast asO seREEH

But / do know that unless we
say, I'm sorry = for the thought
less, inconsiderate things we do.
we open the door to a lot Of unnec-
essary trouble.
just suppose such a day as this.
Everything has gone wrong on the
job. You come home tired and
testy.
You sit down to dinner. Your
wife has burned the biscuits.
You're irritated 50 you sound of
with some tboughtless words.
You're sorry as soon as they're
out. But some imp holds you back
from saying 50.
Now your wife may have had as
bad a day as you. And even if she
hasn't, she resents being spoken to
that way. Her feelings are hurt.
Before you know it, you're both
playing out Of tune and neither
seems to be able to do anything
about it.
At this point an orchestra con-
ductor would stop a rehearsal to
say. Sound your A." That's the
cue for all of the players to get in
tune. Those two little words, I'm
sorry" can serve the same purpose
to put husband and wife back IN
tune where they really want to be.
It's quite possible that a hus-
band needs to give more considera-
ton to these words than a wife.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
SAY YOU'RE SORRY
wIDR wOnLD

/ think a woman IS like q violin, a
man like q cello. A violin is strung
to a higher rate of vibration and
50 a woman IS usually more sensi-
tive to little sights, hurts, than a
man. And If you don't show your
love by respecting her sensibilities,
you're liable to make her and
yourself unhappy. Little hurts
can grow into big resentments, and
it's a good idea to head off the
resentments before they start to
grow.
My WIFE Doris and / have found
a way to deal with them. Before
going to sleep at night, we ask our
selves if there is anything we did
during the day that caused hurt
or annoyance to the other one. If
we find something, we say so and
apologize then and there before we
forget about it.
We have found this a wonderful
way to adjust misunderstanding
It's the best insurance / know for
a serene marriage.
4 4
BLIND PEOPLE are not
deaf, stupid or helpless and
sIsOnIdn't be treated Gs If they
sCere, says nert sOeeIs's expert,
Lucille 7OssTnear, q blind DesUs-
dealer IN Santa Monica, Calf.
Tw-a-70-S3