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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Eisenhower to Urge Congress
ToP0ss District Home Rule

Union message and viii be sim
liar to his recommendations last
year.
A home rule measure died
with the adjournment Of the
$50 Congress. It would have
given the District an elected
city council. q mayor appointed
by the President and q delegate
TO Congress who would be part
of the House but who would
have no vote.
Meanwhile, the Home Rule
Committee and other votes-for-
Washington organizations are
continuing their campaigning.
The Home Rule Committee is
planning q dinner for newly
elected Congress members at
which the arguments for home
rule win be stressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Midnight tonight viii usher il

Midnight tonight will usher in
Safe Driving Day-when the
President and local officials
across the country win try to cut
down as much as possible on
accidents.
Ideally, all accidents would be
eliminated.
The District, which counted
10 persons killed in traffic acct
dents last year. will attempt to
stop the 40 to As accidents that
can be expected here any day.
In bad weather that number can
climb to 100 or more.
Special instructions have gone
out to Ill policemen, urging them
TO give every possible minute to
patrol and other preventive activ-
titles. =,
Police Caution Urged.
above all, the instructions
say, lets not be involved in
accidents ourselves on this day"
SD Day. . project Of the
Presidents Action Committee for
Highway Safety, was proclaimed
for tomorrow BY President Eisen-
hover.
Hundreds Of bumper stickers
promoting SD Day have been
affixed. Inspector William J. Liv-
erman. commander of the Police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
I 200 Toys Made
BY Young Santos
To Go to Sick

Some 1000 toys, which win be
distributed to local hospitals on
Thursday by a 10-year-old
mayor" are now on display in
the main building of the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology,
Seventh street and independence
avenue S.W.
The toys were made by a group
of 6-to-16-year-olds in South
west Washington. who belong to
a club organized and run like a
miniature community. Sergt. An
tonic Cortizas, an institute med
ical artist. is club director and
arranged the display.
Christmas toys for hospitalized
children was the 1854 civic prof.
ect Of the club. Sergt. Cortizas
donated the money for materials.
and last summer the youngsters
began hannmering and glueing
them into toys.
Today and tomorrow, club
members will act as hosts at the
exhibit. On Thursday. Mayor"
Frances Elaine viii present the
toys to children in the District
General and Episcopal Hospitals
and st. Joseph's. Home and
School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
District to Ask Bids
On New School Job

The Commissioners approved
the advertisement for bids for
construction of the Carter G.
Woodson Junior High School at
Minnesota avenue near Grant
street NE.
The city heads also decided to
seek bids for q new public rest
room building at the National
Geological Park.
The one-story building at the
Zoo viii include a basement
housing storage and mechanical
space and an Office. The first
floor viii be devoted to rest
rooms, q police headquarters and
q first-aid room. It viii be To-
Gated about 90 feet from the
restaurant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Wafer Rates Raised
In Southern Fairfax
by the Assoeiosed Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 14.-The
State Corporation Commission
today approved the Woodlawn
Water Co.'S application for high
er rates for the customers it
serves in the southern Fairfax
County area.
The increases will average 20
per cent and are designed to
provide the firm with an addi-
tional $4,000 in yearly revenue.
The sec granted WOODLANDS
request with one exception, re-
ducing the connection charge
from $50 to SITS. The changes
are effective January /.
Woodlawn provides water for
602 customers in an area be-
tween Route l and the Mount
Vernon boulevard.
At a hearing yesterday. COM
pany witnesses cited q $37. 900
loss incurred since l947 and the
need of additional revenue to
provide three more wells, costing
$45, 900, along with q $50, 900
storage tank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Keith Merrill Collection Of Religious Art Exhibit
Highliqhts Pageant Of Peace Observance Here

Members of the Washington
Board Of Trade yesterday visited
| the Keith Merrill Collection Of
Religious Art on display In st.
Johns Episcopal Church parish
house, 1875 H street NV.
The exhibit Of So carvings.
hangings. enamels and paintings
representing European and Near
Eastern art first went on display
on November Is. It viii remain
open as part Of the city's Pag-
cant Of Peace. until January 6.
Mr.. Merrill, American consul
to Spain from 1921 10 1928. told
the gathering how the small but
inspiring collection came into
being.
Mrs. Merrill and I went to
Spain In 1921 and started buying
furniture for our home In Mad
rid" he explained. I'VE found
some of the small figures while
shopping for our furniture.
."As time went on, whenever
we Travelled, we bought items
that appealed to us. We didn't
have any 'dea of starting an art
collection. We first thought of it
as a collection when the objects
were assembled as an exhibition
for the church house"
Mr.. Merrill. q former Navy
commander, pointed out that the
figures were chosen for the fine
human qualities their faces
showed.
There are thoughtful, and
sometimes sad, expressions but
no evil Ones" he observed.
The most popular item Is a
wood carving of the Holy Family
attributed to Johann Peter Wag-
ner, a famous 18th Century
sculptor.
Appropriately entitled, "The
Return From Egypt" the carving
shows the Child between st. Jo-
seph and the Virgin.
Two carvings that go with
the carving depict the fight to
Egypt. One is a 18th century
South German carving and the
other a 14th century Spanish
work, each showing the Virgin
carrying the Child while riding
q donkey.
Another popular item is a 18th
century wood figure of a French
bishop.
In sharp contrast to these
older works is a 1852 bronze 12-
inch figure of st. Francis of AS
sisi. preaching to the birds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
AZ Wilson Graduates
Now Teaching School

Forty-four Of this years vii.
son Teachers College graduates
are now teaching-27 of them in
the District public schools.
A Wilson spokesman today
called this a high number.
The college-part of the Dis
trict school system-graduated
So students this year.
Besides those already teaching,
others now In graduate school
presumably viii teach eventually,
the spokesman said. Ten grad
yates are now engaged in grad
uate study, one is In medical
school, one Is studying dentistry
and six are In the armed forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14

Home rule for the District VIII
be part Of President Eisenhower's
program that he win lay before
Congress at the coming session.
This was indicated yesterday
after the White house confer
ence attended BY Republican
congressional leaders. TIE White
House said one Of the points dis
cussed was Legislation dealing
with suffraee and self govern
ment ii the District OF Co
|lunabia. Z
The discussion was led by
Sherman Adams. assistant 10
the President, according to Press
Secretary James C. Hagerty.
Mr.. Hagerty said the proposals
win ne submitted to Congress in
the Presidents State Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
U. S. officiol to Speak

Roswell B. Perkins, assistant
secretary Of the Department Of
Health. Education and Welfare.
will speak to a meeting Of the
Washington Chapter Of the
American Veterans Committee
at $3.50 o'clock tonight at 175l
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Accident-Free Day Urged Tomorrow

Inspector Liverman boils
down the days safety advice to:
/. Observe the letter and spirit
Of all traffic regulations.
2. Be courteous to every driver
and pedestrian.
8. Devote your full time and
attention to driving and walk
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Bartholomew
Put on Group
ToStudy Transit
Commissioners Also
Name Lone District
Member of Board

The Commissioners today
named Chairman Harland Bar
tholomew of the National Cap
ital Planning Commission q Dis
trict member OF the tri-State
Joint Commission to study trans
portation In the Washington
Metropolitan Area.
This was In line with q sug-
gestion last month by Chairman
Case of the Senate District Com
mittee that the District might
rearrange It's membership on
the joint commission II 1t was
considered desirable to provide
for representation of the plan
ming commission.
Senator Case suggested that
by drawing on the technical staff
of the Planning Commission, the
Joint Commission could start
work ately-at least long
before any proposed new COM
mission could be created by the
84th Congress and become op-
erative.
Col. Lane Appointed.
The Commissioners in re-
arranging the Districts mem
bership today also appointed the
new Engineer Commissioner, Col
Thomas "A. Lane. a District mem
Der. The third member is Chair
man Robert E. Mclaughlin OF
the Public Utilities Commission
s. r. Harrison, deputy director
Of the Department Of Highways
and Special Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Lloyd B. Harrison
whom the Commissioners ap.
pointed to the commission last
September, now will serve as al
ternates.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
said the city heads have beer
working on the whole question
of using the joint commission al
the agency to carry out an area
transit study. The commission
| is supported by joint resolutions
adopted by the legislatures Of
Virginia and Maryland. Virgins
already has appointed its repre-.
sentatives.
Joint Commission Favored.
The Commissioners, MIR. Spen.
Ger said. are in favor Of having
the joint commission carry out
the study. He added that Mr.
Bartholomew also favored the
plan. @
If the Joint Commission Is to
have final responsibility for the
transportation survey, Mr. Spen-
Ger said, 1t was felt that Mr.
Bartholomew as chairman OF
the Planning Commission and OF
the Regional Planning Council
should be included.
It has been suggested that the
Regional Planning Council
might arrange for a consulting
engineering firm to make the
engineering part of the survey
It would be necessary to obtain
an appropriation under the
Planning Commission budget
Mr.. Spencer said he understood
the commission intended to ap-
proach the Budget Bureau on
the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
First Draft Of New
zoIliing Regulations
Forecast in Year

Hope for a first draft Of the
Districts new zoning regulations
and map within the next year
was voiced yesterday by Harold
M. Lewis. the city's technical
consultant on the zoning over
haul.
MIR. Lewis, New York consult
ing engineer and city planner. Is
under contract to handle revi-
sion of the District coming regu-
lations. His deadline Is Novenl-
Der 8. 1856.
The consultant spoke at a
meeting in the District Building
OF the Commissioners Zoning
Advisory Committee, formed to
provide citizen representation in
the redrafting, the first in "a
years.
/, He said that. after presenta-
ton Of the preliminary material,
there should be informal hear
ings to get public reaction to
the various proposals. These
will be followed by a restudy and
preparation Of a draft to be in
corporated in the consultant's
final report to the Commits
sioners.
Would Work With Planners.
Mr.. Lewis said he hopes to
work with the National Capital
Planning Commission and make
use OF It's reports. He said he
already has received assurance
Of desperation from the staff
A start already has been made,
he reported, on bringing up to
date Tie land-use survey made
In 194S.
At the same time, there will be
research studies Of such things
as population densities, parking
requirements and the effect on
coming Of assessed values, he
added.
Zoning, Mr.. Lewis told the ad-
visory group, requires the full
cooperation Of everybody at
fected. He said 1t always is a
controversial matter, and I think
we should recognize that what
ever Is done isn't going to satisfy
everybody 100 per cent"
Two Days to Go.
Maj. Gen. u. s. Grant, Sd,
u. S. A., retired, raised the ques-
ton of the kind Of city we
would IKE to have" as a starting
point
There are, Of course, interests
who would like to change it into
a definitely commercial and in
dustrial city," he noted, while
others prefer to retain "the
amenities of life that have made
Washington attractive in the
past.
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright said she
agreed with Gen. Grant and
added that she thought the
most dangerous thing we have
iii The city is the Board of Zon-
ing Adjustment" and that 1t
should be suspended during the
revision.
Mrs. Harold Hinton put in,
however, that she thought the
board has held the line for home
owners much better than the
coming commission has.
Clear Language Urged.
Mr.. Lewis noted q trend toward
increasing requirements for off,
street parking space and loading
facilities for retail stores, mainly
in the outlying centers.
Homer j.. Smith of the Feder-
alton Of Citizens Associations
pointed on that most regulations
are written Ito present to the
Supreme Court and that he
would like to see them written
more clearly.
Thomas j. Groom, committee
chairman, conducted the meet
ing and introduced the new En-
gineer Commissioner, Col. Thorn
as Lane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
81. Anthony's Proqrom

st. Anthony's Catholic Church
Eodality win hold its annual
Christmas entertainment to-
morrow ut $50 pm. In the
church auditorium. Twelfth and
Monroe streets NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
3. & o. GIee Club

The Baltimore 81 Ohio Rail-
road Glee Club viii sing at a
luncheon meeting of the Rotary
Club at 1915 pm. tomorrow in
the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Charles County to Dedicate
New Addition to Courthouse

Greek to a brick house on the
eastern shore. In 1919, county
headquarters were shifted to a
two-story brick structure near
Port Tobacco.
The latter building was burned
in 1893 during a fight between
Port Tobacco and La Plata over
location of the county seat. La
Plata won at the ballot box after
a battle between newspaper edi-
tors of the rival towns.
Older sections of the present
building, first occupied in 1896,
have several times been reno
waited and enlarged. The new
and old wings now shelter the
county library and government
agencies heretofore scattered
about the town.
A 100000 bond issue and
100000 from general funds
financed the addition. The bonds
will be paid from the county's
share of State racing revenue.
The addition and a serpentine
wall was designed by Frederick
Tip. Washington architect. and
built by Kahn Engineering Co.,
District of Columbia contractor
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Virginia Voters
Have Till 7 tomorrow
For Registration

Tomorrow is the last day on
which Virginians, otherwise
qualified, may register to vote in
the November 2 election.
The deadline was passed in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. Md, but voters in
Frederick, Anne Arundel, Wash
ington and Wicomico Counties
have through tomorrow, and
elsewhere in Maryland until
Tuesday to register.
In virginia, the Arlington CEN
trail registrars Office at 2049
Fifteenth street - opposite the
courthouose-will be open from
9 am. to 5 pm. tomorrow. In
Alexandria the Office in city hall
will be open from 8 am. to 1
pm. In Fairfax the hours will
be from 8 am. to l pm. in the
courthouse, and At local regis
trars will sit at previously an
nounced locatioons from 8 am.
to S pm. In Falls Church the
central registrars Office at Isl
East Broaod street will be open
from 9 am. to 5 pm.
Virginians must have paid
their poll taxes previously in or
| der to register.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Assembly Session of 1854
Re-enucted at Calvert Fete
Star STAFF photo.

move was made because the
Puritans had taken control of
the Colony from Lord Baltimore.
Two incumbents from st. Marys
asked to be excused because of
their loyalty to Lord Baltimore,
and the speaker, Preston, in
1854. portrayed by State Sena-
tor Louis Goldstein of Calvert
yesterday, had to get into the
argument over loyalties.
Only seven rules governed
actions of the General Assembly
in. 1854. One, which is retained
today, required that a bill must
be read and passed on three
separate days before adoption.
Rule Suspended in 1854.
AS is often the case today
when session must end within
scheduled time, the rule was
suspended in 1854 by a majority
vote.
But the move brought a pro-
test from an Anne Arundel rep
resentative who said, "our work
should be conducted with decor
UNI and without due haste"
Among those present for the
Tercentenary celebration yester-
day was DR.. H. c. Byrd. Demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidate.
HIS Republican opponent, Gov.
McKeldin, was absent.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Strip Bandit Linked
To New Robbery

A youthful bandit who orders
his victims to disrobe pulled
another robbery early today,
Prince Georges County Police
reported.
The victims, who were robbed
of $25 in 81 bills, were a colored
Army sergeant and a 23-year-old
woman in a tourist cabin near
Beltsville. The couple was Or
dered at gun point to undress.
Police said the bandit apparently
is the man who early yesterday
ordered a 22-year-old maid to
disrobe in a Landover tourist
cabin and stole $65.
The Army sergeant, 33, re-
ported the robber carried a AS
caliber automatic and that he
drove off in an auto of unknown
make. The sergeant said the
man left the cabin muttering
II am an Army man and ! don t
like SergeantS."
The holdup man was describe:
as being about 20, five feet six
inches tall, with brown hair, a
pimply face and wearing a T.
shirt and black and white
checked coat or sport jacket. The
bandit in yesterdays robbery was
in his early 20s and wore blue
trousers and a blue jacket.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Montgomery 6. 0. P. Accused
Of Platform TripIe-DeoIinq'

Democratic candidates for the
Maryland General Assembly
from Montgomery County today
accused their Republican opposi-
tion of triple dealing on their
platform" and challenged them
to announce (which of their
three platforms is the official
one"
The candidates for the House
of Delegates said two of the
platform copies are marked
platform" but the third Is called
"highlights." The latter version
is longer than one and shorter
than the other platform" and
contains material missing from
either version, the Democrats
charged.
They said the most striking
common denominator ''is a tone
Of vagueness and evasiveness of
the main issues"
I'VE have reached the conclu-
Evening star., 1954-10-01
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By William ToIbost
s,or s,off Correspondenf

PRINCE FREDERICK, Oct. 1.
-Maryland's legislators an d
many who aim to sit in the
General Assembly got an idea
yesterday how the States law
making body acted 800 years
ago.
AS part of Calvert County's
300th anniversary, re-enact-
ment of a day in the 14th Gen.
eral Assembly was staged the
same place as it was October 20,
1854. at the home of Richard
Preston on the Patuxent River.
With the thermometer hover
ing in the high sos. the cast
was dressed in the style of the
day featuring heavy velvet coats.
wigs, pantaloons. boots an d
cavalier hats with colorful
plumes.
Events Like Those Today.
Several events in the re-
enactment were not unlike those
of a present-day legislative
session. There was a squabble
over allegiance to leader and
a protest about rushing through
bills without proper study.
The 1854 meeting of the Cen
eral Assembly was the first out
side of st. Marys County. The
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Hammer Killing Trial
Opens in Maryland

LEONARDTOWN. Md. Oct
Trial of William E. Rudd, q
sailor attached to the Patuxent
Naval Air Base accused of first
degree murder in the death OF
Mrs. Iona Josephine Davis, be-
gan today in st. Marys County
Circuit Court.
Selection of a jury began with
Chief Judge John B. Gray, jr.,
on, the bench.
Rudd, 81, father Of three chill
dren, and a veteran of the Pacif-
ic theater in World War II, is
charged in the hammer Staying
last April 3 of Mrs. Davis, %,
wife of James E. Davis, also sta
toned at the Patuxent base.
Rudd, who gave himself UP In
Washington three days after the
crime. has confessed the killing,
according to authorities.
Evening star., 1954-10-01

sion that the short form is def
mite for businessmen and anti
eggheads, the medium length
version is for civic groups and
independent Democrats, while
the long form is for Old Guard
Republicans and Dixiecrat. the
Democrats said in a prepared
statement.
The preamble to one platform
stresses business methods" in
local government, the candidates
said. Another version begins
with little sermon on States
rights" and the third version re-
fers to the Democratic campaign
as malicious, scurrilcus and un-
founded propaganda" the state
ment added.
The joint statement was
issued by Blair Lee III. Charles
w. Woodward, jr.; Warren
Browning, Mrs. Margaret C.
SchWeinhaut, Mrs. Genevieve
Walls and William B. Wheeler.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
Montgomery Cub Packs
Plan Leadership Course

Seventy Montgomery County
Cub Scout Packs will hold an
adult leadership training pro-
gram for the county's 5000 par
ents and Cub Scout leaders at
Gaithersburg (Md) fair grounds
tomorrow.
Scheduled from 9 am. to 10
pm. the event Is said to be the
largest Cub Scout "Pow-Wow" of
this kind ever staged in this
country. It will feature games.
ceremonies and demonstrations
designed to teach adults how to
lead Cub Scout packs.
Evening star., 1954-10-01
BY a Stor Staff Correspondent

LA PLATA, Md, Oct. l. -
Charles County will dedicate a
new 100000 addition to its
historic courthouse tomorrow
with the aid of Gov. McKeldin
and other State and local dig
nitaries.
The Governor, in ceremonies
beginning at 10:30 am. will give
the dedicatory address and un-
veil a newly designed county
seal.
Circuit Judge j. Dudley Digges
will recount courthouse history.
starting in 1858 when justice
was dispensed in a one-room log
cabin on the western shore OF
Port Tobacco Creek.
James c. Mitchell, a local at
torney, will outline Charles
County history. F. DeSales
Mudd, a La Plata lawyer, will
be master of ceremonies. Calvin
L. Compton. chairman of the
county commissioners board,
will welcome visitors.
The county courthouse in 1927
was moved across Port Tobacco