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Evening star., 1953-07-21
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Toniqht

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation of the District, Arling-
ton. Prince Georges County,
Montgomery County and Alex
andria Recreation Departments
and the Film Center of Wash
ington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Georgetown, Thirty fourth
street and Valta place NV.
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and
Taylor streets NV; also doll
show.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth street
and Michigan avenue NE.
Ridge, Ridge road and Burns
street Sc.
Jefferson, Eighth and H
streets S.W.; also babies day.
Hillcrest, Thirty-second and
Denver streets Sc.
Park View, Warder and Otis
streets NV.
Bundy. 429 o street NV.
SmotherS, Forty-fourth and
Washington place NE.
Barry Farms, 1880 Sumner
road Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 PM.
Walter Reed, 1914 North Nc
Kinley road.
Four Mile Run, Four Mile drive
and South Sixteenth street.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 PM.
Templeton Knolls, Edmonston
road and Gallatin street, River
dale.
Carole Highland. Thirteenth
and Elson streets.
Montgomery County, $3.50 PM.
Pinecrest, st. Lawrence drive,
Four Corners.
Ken Gar, Ken Gar School,
Kensington.
Evening star., 1953-07-21

NE, and Margot Graessie. %,
Of 2116 P street NV.
Also, Milica Hasalova, 20, Of
2053 Park road NV; Cathleen
o. Kline, 20, of 627 Gallatin
street NV; Helene Marie Ka-
cuba, 81, of 6040 Thirteenth
place NV; Dixie Lee. 18,
Springfield, Va: Frances Null
roy, 18, of 1924 Monroe street
NV; Leoma Naughton, 18, of
1909 Claggett road. University
Park, Md; Jean Nieman, %, of
1912 Tenth street NE; Virginia
Pavay, 18, of 800 Oneida street
NE. and Jeannine Pryor, 20, of
2816 Thirty-ninth street NV.
Also, Stella G. Rice, 49, of 4004
Longfellow street, Hyattsville,
Md; Carolina Sampogna, 81, of
2425 Minnesota avenue Sc;
Irene Sawyers, 20, of Mount Ver-
non road, Alexandria, Va; Jan
Schoenfelder, 20. of $50 East
Woodbine street, Chevy Chase,
Md: Helen Fiske Smith, 10, of
965 Randolph street NV; Mar
guerite Sparks 26, of 3133 North
Eighth street. Arlington, Va;
Ronnie Steele, %. of 1929 First
street Sc: Shirley Vandegrift,
19, of 1914 @ street Sc; Mary
Lou Vernon, 20, of 126 Dale drive,
Silver Spring, Md, and Beverly
Wingate,a 10, of 2642 South
Veitch street, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, July 21.-Con-
sulting engineers told Virginia
highway officials yesterday there
is sufficient traffic in the Rich
mond-Petersburg area "to JUS
tify the construction of a north
south toll road"
Two routeS-one rural and
the other passing through Rich
mond and Petersburg-were
found to be the most feasible
for toll road construction by
the consulting engineers.
But they pictured the city
route as the one that would do
the most for both local and
through traffic. This route
would be 35.3 miles long and
would cost an estimated ST.
$4,000.
3 Towns Represented.
The report was presented to
highway officials and represent
atives of Richmond, Petersburg
and Colonial Heights in a joint
meeting at the State Highway
Department Offices here.
Of the rural routes inveSti-
gated, the report said, "a line
which skirts the highly devel-
oped areas to the north and east
of Richmond and passes between
Petersburg and Fort Lee provides
Evening star., 1953-07-21
$50 Compete tomorrow
In Junior 0Iympics'

More than 750 youngsters will
compete in the fourth annual
Junior Olympics" sponsored by
the Prince Georges County Rec
reation Department tomorrow at
the University of Maryland's S
Stadium.
The affair will begin at 10 am,
with a parade of participants
and the reciting of the Olympic
oath. Jack Scarbath. the uni
versity's All-American football
quarterback who recently signed
to play next year with the Red
skins, will lead the oath recital.
The participants will represent
the 80 Fairgrounds in the county.
according to Miss Ellen Linson.
director of the county recrea-
tional department.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Final Public HEARING
Held on New zoninq
Code for Montgomery

A new zoning code and map
for suburban Montgomery Coun-
ty was nearer reality today, al
though it probab bly, won't become
effective until next January /.
County Council President
George F. Nesbitt voiced this
view last night after a public
hearing at the Circuit Court
room in Rockville.
He said it was the last public
hearing since the ordinance was
submitted to the council in No
vember, 1851, by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. He added,
however, that the council would
keep it's records open at least for
five days to allow filing of addi-
tional written suggestions or
criticisms.
The new ordinance increases
from five to IA the number of
zoning classifications in Mont
gomery County. OF these, eight
are for different types of resi-
Dental classification, three for
commercial, two for industrial
and one which would allow a
residential planned community.
No Objections to Measure.
Some Is witnesses objected or
inquired about portions of the
ordinance and map, but none
voiced objection to the measure
as whole.
James R. Miller, Bethesda
attorney, suggested that the
council create a transition
period" which might extend as
much as IL months after the
ordinance is effective to protect
owners of already -Zoned prop
critics against financial losses.
Mrs. Kathryn Lawlor, former
member of the council, like
several other witnesses, repre-
sented owners of large tracts or
corporations. In particular, she
urged the proposed Rio Chigh
density apartments) zoning for
the Parkwood Apartments tract
at Grosvenor lane and Wisconsin
avenue. Bethesda, instead of r.
20 (medium density) or R-30
Glow density) as recommended
by the planning agency.
Senator Appears.
Spokesman for the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. and
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
objected to provisions of the
ordinance calling for five-year
periods under a special excep-
ton" clause for utility booster
stations.
Another witness was Senator
Humphrey, Democrat, of Mime
sofa. He appeared on his own be-
half in his bid to build a room
over carport adjoining his
home at 3216 Coquelin terrace,
Chevy Chase. Explaining that he
had been denied a permit to
erect the addition because of
zoning violation of which he was
unaware when he bought the
house, Senator Humphrey asked
that consideration be given to
alleviate such hardship cases.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Truck Crashes Info Home
Being Built in AnnandaIe

A tractor truck yesterday beat
an Annandale tVaD architect
and his wife to occupying their
new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. WE'LL
had hopes Of moving into the
Six-room Mediterranean rambler
on Woodburn road. outside of
Annandale, within the next few
weeks.
But yesterday a driverless
truck left its parking place and
coasted some 40 feet into the
house. 1t crashed through the
garage and continued on into
the kitchen and living room be-
fore stopping.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Drought Spurs
Arlington Move
On Wafer Plans
Improvements Due
Over 6-Yeur Period
Seen Needed Now

The dry spell has forced
Arlington officials to step up
their six-year program for water
system improvement, including
an additional 6-million gallon
reservoir at Minor Hill, County
Manager A. T. Lundberg said
today.
Mr.. Lundberg said that under
normal conditions six-year
recommendation calling for the
improvement two or three years
from now would have been ade-
quate. The current drought,
however, has resulted in low
water pressure in some areas
and Water Department officials
have banned non-essential use
Of water daily between 3 pm.
and 10 pm.
Study improvements.
Because of these conditions.
county officials are giving i'm
mediate consideration to i'm
provements they had expected
would not be needed for several
years.
The county's supply coming
into Arlington at Chain Bridge
from the Districts filtration
plant at Dalecarlia can reach a
maximum of 40 million gallons,
far more than present county
needs, the county manager said.
However, to maintain adequate
supply to all areas of the county
will require additional storage
capacity and more pumping
facilities, Mr.. Lundberg said.
Estimates Requested.
The county board has asked
the manager to have tentative
plans and estimates drawn up
for the necessary Improvements.
The county has one 6-million-
gallon reservoir at Minor Hill
and has land available at the
site for two more. The six-year
plan calls for one more reservoir.
Mr.. Lundberg said a 81 million
bond issue would be needed to
install the additional reservoir
and provide new pumping and
distribution facilities.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Police Catch Teen-Age Driver
After He Hits Car in Chase

A District teen-age driver
pursued by police rammed an
other auto in Seat Pleasant early
today. Two of the teen-ager's
passengers fed the scene. Four
shots failed to stop them.
A third auto involved in the
chase escaped.
Pvts. George Thornberry and
r. F. Duncan of the Prince
Georges County police, said they
spotted two speeding cars on the
George Palmer highway heading
toward the District. The squad
car started after them at Glen
Arden.
One vehicle slowed and pulled
to the side Of the road in the
Gregory estate area, the officers
said, but the other kept going.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Canal Parkway Bill
Is Passed by House
And Sent 10 Senate

The House has passed and
sent to the Senate a bill which
clears another hurdle toward
eventual construction of a park
way along the C. & o. Canal
from Cumberland to Hancock,
Md.
The measure is similar to one
already approved by the Senate
Interior and Insular Affairs
Committee, now awaiting action
on the Senate calendar. It was
called up Saturday but blocked,
and went over for future con-
Sideration.
Both bills would establish a
procedure for granting perma-
nent easements for rights of
way across Federally owned land
along the canal all the way from
Washington to Cumberland. The
Federal Government owns the
entire canal and land between
the canal and the Potomac
River.
Such rights of way would be
used for electric, telephone, and
telegraph lines, or conduits, for
gas, oil, and water pipelines, tun-
nels. water conduits, or other
utilities.
Maryland CO-Operates.
The Maryland General AS
sembly authorized State purchase
OF land along the canal in the
CUMBERLAND Hancock area at an
estimated value of 1886, 900 to be
donated as part of the Federal
property designated for the park
way. The Legislature, however.
specified that the State money
was contingent on enactment by
Congress of the bill permitting
access to the river across Federal
property.
Further Federal funds would
have to be made available later
for construction of the first leg
OF the parkway from Cumber-
land to Hancock. Residents of
that area want the parkway.
Firms or persons getting the
rights OF way across the Federal
land would be required to paw
the Federal Government the fair
market value of easements or
rightS-of-way granted.
Appomattox Bill Passed.
The House also passed and
sent to the Senate a bill chang
ing the name of the Appomattox
Court House National Historical
Monument to the Appomattox
Court House National Park.
The change in name was re-
quested by local residents who
felt the designation of a "monu-
ment" was misleading to tourists
since there was no such struc-
ture as monument in the area.
Congress recently passed and
sent to the White House a bill
adding some more historical sites
to the Appomattox Reservation.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Fairfax Studies
on
Road
170-Foot Setback
Seen Blocking
Business Plans

Fairfax County officials are
studying possible revision Of a
zoning regulation which pro-
hibits business development
within ITO feet of the Shirley
highway right-of-way.
The Board Of County Super
visors last night asked the Plan
ming Commission for recommen-
dations following a joint meeting
Of the two groups with the
Board Of Zoning Appeals. The
meeting was called especially to
discuss revision of the restric-
ton.
John w. Brookf1eld, chairman
of the Zoning Board. said the
setback requirement is blocking
business development at inter-
sections along the highway.
More Business Urged.
Verlin w. Smith, member Of
the Zoning Board, said the high
way is a logical place for busi-
ness and such development
should be encouraged.
Herbert s. Schumann, jr.,
planning director and coming ad-
ministrator, said the 170-foot
setback is too much. He said the
Alexandria requirement of 100
feet from the highway right of
way in the area annexed from
the county 'is more reasonable. "
It was pointed out that the
business setback line actually is
around 270 feet from the paved
portion of the highway, since the
four-lane freeway is built in the
center of a 3O0-foot right of way.
so Feet Elsewhere.
The business setback required
along other roads in the county
is so feet. Mr.. Schumann said
a minimum of so feet additional
should be required along Shirley
highway for service-road con-
struction because the State pro-
hibits access to the highway ex-
cept at existing intersections.
Last nights meeting was
called by the Zoning Board
which has pending applications
asking permission to build closer
than the 170-foot maximum.
Vernon M. Lynch & Son, real
estate firm, has asked authorize
ton to build a Howard johnson
restaurant with a 120-foot set
back near the Franconia road
intersection. The Northern Vir-
ginia Construction Co. also wants
to build an Office building near
the highway.
Unsuitable for Houses.
Edwin Lynch, a member Of the
real estate firm, and of the Vir-
ginia House Of Delegates, said
the highway is not suitable for
residential development because
of truck traffic. He said the
county should encourage the
proper type Of development in
order to get more tax return and
at the same time, to allow prop
erty owners to make use of their
land.
In other business, the three
groups appointed representatives
to a committee which will study
water conditions in Fairfax
County. The group, which will
also include representatives of
farm organizations, will report
it's findings to a subcommittee of
the Virginia Legislative Advisory
Council.
Evening star., 1953-07-21

At Eastern avenue. police said,
the car hit an auto driven by
Hans F. Schroeder, 26. of 722
Cabin Branch drive, Seat
Pleasant.
The police said two men
jumped from the pursued car
and ran. Pvt. Duncan said he
fired four shots into the air
but the runners wouldn't step.
The, driver and two other men
remained in the car.
The driver, Joe Lee Hood, II,
colored, of the 1900 block of
Capitol avenue NE, was charged
with exceeding 70 miles an hour,
reckless driving and failing to
yield to an emergency vehicle.
He was jailed in Hyattsville in
default Of $1,000 bond.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Commission 10 Study
Ways 10 Save Area S
Park Development

Ways to save the threatened
park acquisition program in
nearby Maryland will be ex-
plored Thursday by the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
Robert M. Watkins, chairman
of the Commission, declared:
"We intend to go into the
problem exhaustively. We've got
to find some way to preserve
the stream valley park system. J"
Development of these parks
in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties received a
serious setback last week when
Senate and House conferees
agreed on an appropriation bill
without funds for the acqui-
sition of park areas in the two
counties. Under the Capper-
Cramton Act of 1880, the Fed
eral Government puts up one
third of the cost and Maryland
two-thirdS.
Still No Funds.
This is the third successive
year that Congress has failed
to include funds for the pro-
gram. Since the Commission is
tied to joint development by
agreement with the Federal
Government, the lack of funds
effectively blocks the uevelop-
ment of the park system.
"We feel we have a very
sacred contract with the Fedora
Government" Mr.. Watkins said
Maryland has kept faith but
Congress has not"
He added that it seemed in
credible that Congress has been
unable to recognize the Federal
impact on the counties and its
obligation to help develop needed
parks.
The. stream valley program is
built around eight streams that
flow through the area. Land is
being acquired along these
streams. If funds are not made
available soon, the land will be
lost to private developers.
Curtailment Seen.
The inevitable result will be a
curtailment of the planned park
system.
The House version of the bill
had no funds for the program
The Senate added $265, ,0O0-des-
tined to take care of the land
acquisitions most urgently needed
to prevent private development
But, in conference the House
view prevailed.
Mr.. Watkins said he was glad
that the conferees agreed or
100000 for continuation of the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway in Fairfax County, Va,
and added some funds to the
operating budget of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission.
This additional sum for the
NCPC will be used to finance the
work of the National Capital Re-
gional Planning council, which
Mr.. Watkins also heads.
The Regional Council has
representatives from planning
bodies from the District, Mary
land and Virginia. It's aim is tc
develop a regional master plan
but has no funds for a staff.
We'll have to appraise that
situation also," Mr.. Watkins
said. We've got to find out what
will be earmarked for our work
which involves the orderly de-
velopment of the Metropolitan
area"
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Pay RdiseVoted
For Alexandria
City Workers
$147, 1868 Surplus
Reported and Muy
Reach $4,000

The city of Alexandria which
two months ago considered a
sales tax to raise extra revenue
has ended the 1888 fiscal year
with a $147,363 surplus.
Members of City Council were
given the news last night by
Finance Director E. G. Heatwole.
None of the money left over last
year was anticipated in the 1853
81 budgest. The council voted to
put it all in the 1953-54 con-
tingency fund.
Vice Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
said the surplus might reach
$180.0O0 when a final accounting
Is made because the School Board
got more funds than it antici-
pated from the Federal Govern
ment, and may not need to COL
lect all school funds still left over.
Higher Salaries Voted.
Salary increases averaging 7.3
per cent we're voted for city en-
ployes, including f1remen and
policemen. The new salary scale
was recommended by City Man.
ager Ira Willard, within the
bounds of $125, ,430 set up by City
Council for that purpose in the
1884 budget.
Some employees. however, will
have to work a bit longer for the
higher pay. Mr.. Willard reported
that he planned to put most city
employees on a 40-hour week in
September, excluding police and
f1remen. City hall employees now
are officially on a 35-hour week,
although some work longer. The
matter of extending the work
week was brought up last month
by Mayor Marshall j. Beverley.
Mr.. Willard said the increases
within the police department
will bring the pay of Alexandria
policemen up to a comparable
level with Arlington County for
the first time in many years.
The new scale for patrolmen ran
ges from $500 for the first year
to $4,000 after six years. The old
scale was $3,100 to $4,000.
A new barbershop ordinance
was adopted after numerous
amendments. Attorney Thomas
Moncure, who said he represent
ed a group of independent bar
bers. said the ordinance could
result in a union shop among
Alexandria BARRIERS if both bar
ber members of thesnew barber
Ing board were union men.
Agrees to Expand Board.
The council agreed to expand
membership on the barbering
board to include two union
BARRIERS, two non-union BARRIERS
and the health officer. Other
amendments excluded beauty
shops from the ordinance, elm
mated a requirement that bar
bers attend a special barbering
school. and deleted a provision
that the Alexandria BARRIERS As
sociation recommend appoint
ments to the barbering board.
The ordinance established the
barbering board to give exam
nations to and license appren-
tice BARRIERS. 1t also establishes
sanitation regulations for bar
ber shops.
The council voted to elirni-
nate a S. fee which has been
charged for providing police es-
corts at funerals.
Councilman Daniel Fairfax
O'Flaherty tried unsuccessfully
to discontinue the long stand
ing practice of providing police
cruisers to transport bank mes
sengerS carrying large sums of
money.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Shop First in The Star
For Used Car Bargains

One Of the woys to solve the fomily
transportation problem is to buy a
used cor. Most often the best way
to buy is to shop first in The Stor.
The Stor publishes more used cor
ods thon any other Washington news
Paper. In this woy The Stor provides
O for greater selection from which TO
choose the cor best suited for your
use and budget.
Thots why we suggest when you
ore looking for used cor oIwoys shop
first in the classified section Of The
Evening and Sunday StoE.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
6. O. P. Women to Meet

The Mount Vernon Republi-
can Women'S Club will hold a
luncheon at Cedar Knoll on the
Mount Vernon Memorial boule-
ward Saturday at which Repre-
sentative Ruth Thompson, Re-
publican, Of Michigan, will be
speaker.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Girl, I, Of Kensington
Listed as 10Th Polio
Case in Montgomery

Montgomery County reported
its Goth case Of polio late yes
terday. At this time last year
only one case had been reported
The Health Department said a
7-year-old girl had been stricken
on July Is. The girl, of the 500
block of Farragut street Ken
sington, has been taken to Chill
dren's Hospital. Her case was
said to be paralytic.
Yesterday a total of four new
polio cases was reported by the
Arlington County Health De-
partment.
The new cases bring the num-
ber so far this year to seven,
compared to three this time last
year.
The new cases reported were:
A 28-year-old woman in the
5000 block of North Fifteenth
street, taken to Gallinger Hos
pital with some paralysis.
A 13-year-old boy in the 5000
block of North Third street,
taken to Children's with some,
paralysis.
A 26-year-old man in the 1000
block of North Twenty-fourth
street, taken to Gallinger Hos
pital. The case was said to be
non-paralytic.
A, 37-year-old woman in the
400 block of North Monroe
street, taken to George Wash
ington Hospital. The case was
said to be non-paralytic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09

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Evening star., 1953-08-28
Here and Abroad
News of Area Men and Women
Servinq in the Armed Forces

Air Force Cadet John ID. Sea-
man, 20. nephew of Mrs. A. r.
Gilcrist, Bethesda, Md, recently
was graduated from the u. S.
A. F. Pre-Flight School at San
Antonio. Tex, having success
fully completed the initial phase
of the aviation cadet training
program.
Army Pvt. Peter C.. LOnghOrn,
a member of the 200th Infantry
Regiment at Camp Atterbury,
Ind, was recently selected by
his commanding officer as
Trainee of the Week.
Pvt. Longhorn received a letter
Of commentator which read in
part: "Your soldierly conduct,
military bearing and keen deter
mination have been commend
able and in keeping with the