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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Uncle Sam Statutes Anniversary
OF Rival, the Pony Express

The pony route. in SO and rs
mile relays, covered some 1900
baleful miles Of terrible terrain
made worse by Indians, white
robbers and horse thieves.
The Pony Express real doom
was spelled when the transcon-
tinental telegraph was launched.
AS the singing wires pushed
farther and farther, the pony
runs were shortened. On o.
tober %, 1861, the last ride was
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Club to View Film

A new motion picture, you.
the People," based on the prob
lens facing the natural gas in
dustry and the effect of Fed
eral control. will be shown by
the Exchange Club Of WASH
ington at noon Tuesday at the
Washington Hotel. r. T. Has
lam. j., speaking for the Natur-
al Gas and Oil Resources Com
mittee. will give views of the
producers and satherers of ma
tural gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
The Financial Crisis We Fuee
City Might Get Sc Million
A Year From Payroll Tax

Some District officials who are
urging the adoption Of q payroll
tax here say 1t Is "the last re-
naming source Of big new reve-
nue."
The Commissioners as yet
have not decided to make o drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Case Proposes
Review Of Plan
On DeIinquents
Points to Flow
Of Reporters in
Welfare Setup

Senator Case. Republican. Of
New Jersey, last night called for
a review by the District Com
missioners of the city's insti-
tutional training and care pro-
grams for delinquent and emo
tionally disturbed children.
The Senator, a member of the
subcommittee on public health.
education, welfare and safety of
the Senate District Committee,
also urged that in the future the
Districts Receiving Home for
Children be used only for de-
tention of youths awaiting police
or Juvenile Court action.
At present, due to inadequate
housing facilities. delinquents
who should be undergoing train
ing programs elsewhere are being
kept at the Receiving Home
along with youths detained for
court action. Receiving Home
expansion plans and other
measures recently approved by
the Commissioners would allevi-
ate that situation.
Senator Case said he requested
the training program review be-
cause of reports of a steady
flow" of repeater" delinquents
in District welfare institutions.
Four Times National Average
He pointed out that the Dis
trict is estimated to have four
times as many delinquent chill
dren in its institutions as the ma
tional average.
"It would seem to me-" he
said, "that changes in programs
can be made quickly. even be-
fore new buildings are erected,
and at relatively little expense"
On the problem of emotionally
disturbed youths, Senator Case
supported a recommendation
there should be co-ordinated
planning among local hospitals
and medical schools to provide
hospital facilities for treatment
of those extremely" disturbed
children who require constant
care.
A panel of psychiatrists for
consultation in these cases also
should be considered, Senator
Case added.
In deploring conditions at the
Receiving Home, he said that
adequate facilities. perhaps in
private institutions, should be
provided for children who need
a home instead of restraint"
Local Efforts Lauded
He praised the city heads and
local newspapers for their efforts
toward expanding the Receiving
Home building at its Mount
Olivet street NE. site. The Star
for years has been stressing the
need for relieving overcrowding
at the institution.
Senator Case declared that
mixing youths skilled in serious
crime with dependent or emo
tionally disturbed children is q
''blot upon our reputation for
providing modern and decent
care for the less fortunate in our,
community"
Under decisions reached last
week, the Commissioners urged
Congressional sanction for build
ing additions to the Receiving
Home to more than double the
present rated bed capacity of 43.
They also advocated construction
of a maximum security cottage
at the Children's Center. Laurel,
to handle about so delinquents
now mixed with merely detained
children in the Receiving Home.
The funds would come from a
$3.50 900 appropriation provided
for an even larger expansion of
the Receiving Home. Fund
available elsewhere would be
used, moreover. to provide tenn
porary security quarters at
Laurel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Fourth Of q Series


for this. They know there would
be serious opposition or drastic
moves to amend. II they do, the
payroll levy would be but one Of
various new revenue proposals.
But II enacted without q fatal
list Of exemptions, which prob
ably would be dictated by politi-
cal influences. 1t would tap the
salaries Of every person employed
here by one half Of I per cent.
This is the plan whether the
worker resided within or beyond
the District boundary.
The guess is that such q tax
would bring In no less than Sc
million q year-maybe enough to
cover tbs expected costs Of i'm
pending city government pay
raises.
On Capitol Hill, the payroll
tax Is considered a dead duck.
The bare mention that the
city fathers we're considering
such levy brought howls of OBJ
lection from Maryland and Viz
ginia delegations in Congress.
Aware Of City's Needs
They know the District needs
a lot more money, but they
speak the views of their con-
stituents when they say they
don't want a tax laid against the
salaries Of Maryland or Virginia
residents who earn their salaries
here but live in the counties and
are paying Maryland or Virginia
income levies on those same sal
aries.
Payroll taxes are a relatively
recent. disappearing innova-
ton. Burdened with debt or ris-
ing costs. a fair number Of big
cities have turned to this big
producer Of revenue. It has been
used notably in Philadelphia. It
has been adopted also by Cincin-
natl and Dayton. Ohio, and st.
Louis. Mo-, among others.
Arguments for a gross earnings
or payroll levy include these:
/. 1t is one of the easiest big
raisers Of revenue.
2. Other big cities have tried it
successfully.
3. There is no other big, I'M
tapped source of revenue.
4. Alternatives would have to
be boosts in real estate, sales or
income taxes. or in the Federal
payment. any of which would
run into objections.
5. 1t would catch as taxpayers
great numbers of Maryland and
Virginia residents who work here
and daily use District facilities
but pay little to District upkeep.
Arguments Against Plan
Against this are such argu-
ments/ as:
/. It would be discriminatory
and unconstitutional as vel | if
Congress exempted large groups
OF Maryland and Virginia resi-
dents.
2. It would set up double or
triple taxation against the SAL
aries of those employed in the
District since they pay Federal
income leVies plus those of the
District or their home States. if
such States have income taxes.
Non-residents. of course, can es-
cape District income taxes if
they prove they pay such levies
back home or at least they can
get credit against the District for
anything they pay back to their
home States.
3. A payroll tax would hit the
little man" even worse than a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
THIS PRACTICE WILL MAKE MUSIC
Tolls on Bypass Bridges
Seen Doomed by Survey

schedule would be adequate to
finance the six-bridge network. :
4. II Arlington M m orial
bridge and the two outer bridges
were left free but tolls were inn
posed on the other five down.
town spans:
A 15-cent toll rate would pro-
vide sufficient revenues" to
build the $109.5 million five
bridge system. A 10-cent toll rate
also would be sufficient If bond
interest we're held below 3Ka per
cent and If the bonds were
amortized over a 40-year period.
Toll Plan as q Problem
The consultants said the
fourth of the four 'toll schemes
was set up to exclude Memorial
bridge because that bridge pre-
Sents the most serious problem.
With an obvious eye to the
esthetic layout of the Lincoln
Memorial area. the consultants
said it would be very difficult
to develop toll collection pla-
zas which will not appear
intrusive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

industry play q much greater
role in atomic energy. I am for
private enterprise doing the Job
rather than q Government
monopoly"
Although Gen. Nichols new
clients win be In the industrial
field, he has agreed to make
himself available to both the
Acc and the Defense Depart
ment as a consultant.
In his Is months tenure as
general manager, Gen. Nichols
was involved, through his posi-
ton. in two major front-page
controversies-the Oppenheimer
case and Dixon-Yates.
He signed the statement Of
charges against DR.. j. Robert
Oppenheimer. the noted nuclear
physicist, who later was held to
be q security risk and dropped
as q consultant to the Acc. And
he helped negotiate and sign the
Dixon-Yates private power con-
tract. which is still the subject
Of dispute.
Highlight Of Career
Asked what he considered the
high point in his 80 years serv-
ice with the Government fhe
entered West Point in 1929. the
general did not hesitate q mo-
ment.
1.-THE original MED (Manhat-
tan Engineering District)," he
replied.
Gen. Nichols was first assigned
to the MED as deputy district
engineer In the summer Of 1912.
BY early the following year he
was district engineer. Under his
supervision the city Of Oak Ridge,
Tenn. was planned and devel-
oped and the big plutonium plant
at Hanford, Wash. was built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Gen. Nichols Leaves Acc
To Be Atom ConsuItont
BY L. EDGAR PRMA

Mai. Gen. K. d. Nichols yes
terday turned his back on A
bombs, H-bombs and guided
missiles and set his sights on
furthering the industrial peace
time uses Of atomic energy.
The resignation of the Al
year-old Cleveland native as
general manager of the Atomic
Energy Commission became ef-
fective at the close Of business
yesterday.
Tomorrow he viii open his
new Office at 1701 K street NV.
as q private -Consultant on
atomic energy and research and
development matters.
The general has been asso-
ciated with the Governments
atomic energy program almost
continuously since the wartime
Manhattan Engineering District
builders Of the worlds first
atomic bomb and predecessor of
the AEC-was organized in 1942.
Worked on All Phases
tive been connected with just
about every part Of the Gov
ernment's program" he said in
an interview. Nov I am going
to tackle the industrial end"
He observed hastily that all
his work was not concerned with
weapons during his year and q
half as general manager.
"We accomplished q great
deal. l think, in the peacetime
uses field" he said. at gives
me particular satisfaction to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
3 Boys Held
In Assault,

Three Prince Georges County
Fteen-agers were charged yester-
day with assault on a District
policeman at his home
The oldest, Is. was booked as
Carl r. Moore, Of the 3700 block
of Sixteenth street, Mount Rain
Ter. His companions. Is and IT.,
were charged on juvenile counts.
Police said two other boys. IS
and 16, were involved as wit
nesses.
The policeman, Pvt. Eli A. Le-
vine, 40, of 1911 Irving street
NE, said three boys ganged up
on him Friday night after he
twice answered his door to their
knocks.
Each time, the boys said they
wanted to speak to Betty Each
time, Pvt. Levine told them there
was no one there with that name
( Detective Sergt. James X.
Hunter said the boys told them
they had passed the house earlier
and a girl leaned out the win
dow, told them her name was
Betty, and invited them in.
Police traced one boy through
a description from a waitress
who remembered seeing him in
q Rhode Island avenue NE. res
taurant. He furnished the other
boys names, Sergt, Hunter said.
Pvt. Levine. treated for cuts
and bruises. was one Of two po-
licemen involved in battles at
home Friday night.
The other officer, Pvt. Edward
Neill, "a, colored, 6l36 Banks
place NE, said four men as
saulted him outside his home
when he tried to quiet a disturb
ance.
During the fight, he fired a
shot from his service revolver
The bullet hit Randolph Swim
ton, 20, colored, Of the 1900 block
OF Oates street Me-, in the right
thigh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

know that we helped pave the
way-tInder the Cole-Hicken-
looper Actor greater partici-
patton by industry in atomic
energy"
He cited. too, the Aces nu-
clear reactor demonstration pro-
gram tthe building of five diff
ferent types Of experimental
power reactors--as one of the
successful methods of encourag-
ing industry.
But we still have a long way
to co." he noted. II want to see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
GA Invasion
Plan Opposed

The Arlington County Board
Is opposed to having the Central
Intelligence Agency locate its
proposed $38 million headquar-
tiers there.
The board. unlike other near
by Maryland and Virginia juris-
dictions, voiced its opposition
yesterday to having CIA-or any
other Government agency-move
into the county.
Its reasoning was that Airing
ton is already losing large
amounts of tax revenue because
II per cent of the county's area
already is occupied by the Fed
eral Government.
Board Chairman George M.
Rowzee declared: I'VE would
rather see subtraction from that
Federal occupancy"
Basis of Opposition
The boards vote was on a
motion by Alvin F. Kimel, who
declared: II
II think we have our fair
share now of Government ia
cilities. I would oppose any other
Government agency coming into
Arlington.
1--WE are losing a lot of good
taxable revenue
The boards opposition to CHA
specifically rejected the posi-
bility of the agency locating its
headquarters in Arlington Hall,
already owned by the Govern
ment.
The board would like to take
over the site if the Government
should move out.
Planning Director Frank L..
Dieter had informed board men,
bers that he had been asked by
the National Capital Planning
Commissions site selection COM
mittee If Arlington Hall would
be acceptable to the county.
Contrasting Action
In contrast to its CHA action,
the board issued an-invitation to
the Institute of Traffic Engi-
neers to locate its national head
quarters in Arlington.
The board was informed that
the institute is considering NOV
ing its headquarters from New
Haven, Conn, to the Washing
ton area.
In other action, the board
awarded contract for construc-
ton of a sewer on Kirkwood
road, from Lee Highway to North
Thirteenth street, to the Inter-
county Construction Co., of Hy-
attsville, for its low bid Of Sat-
Sl6.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21

thought, then he arose. You know,
he said, II am a Mormon and l
remember reading in the Salt
Lake City Tabernacle a report of
Mormon apostle Hyde, whom the
Prophet Joseph Smith sent to
Palestine to examine the Holy
Land. At that time, the Mormons,
oppressed in America, toyed with
the idea of themselves settling
there. In this letter to the Prophet
Smith, Hyde wrote that he had
stood on the Mount of Olives and
looked at the land and was con-
WINGED that it was a land of milk
and honey and he was further
convinced that the words of the
Bible, that it contained iron and
copper and thu r minerals was
true.
The head Of the oil company
said that as a Mormon he agreed
with this and he ordered the drill
ing machinery sent to Israel.
That's how the first oil drilling
in Israel began.
One of the u. N. scientists sent
to Israel tells this story. Visiting
the Arab town of Nazareth, IA
nous for it's Christian associa-
tons, he was escorted through one
of its historic churches by a Cath
Ole nun who repeated to him the
usual descriptive talk. But in the
middle of it, she looked very
severely at the visitor, who is not
a Jew and said to him, "It's won
derful what the Jews have done
for Nazareth in the last seven
years. Do you know they have
even brought water to Nazareth?
That's a real miracle, you know"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21

..---- - happening TO all the
money pouring in to Arab coun-
tries for oil7 IN" says that it may
bring about a revolution ons Of
these days in Saudi Arabia. II has
brought about a terrible state of
corruption with a small number
in the top brackets riding around
in Rolls RoYces. but little of the
money trickles down TO the
masses. who are showing signs of
unrest.
In Iraq, I'M" says, it is different,
at least to some extent. There a
Development Budget has been es-
tablished and the money is being
used for various public projects,
chiefly irrigation. IN" further
says that the land of Iraq is very
fertile and once it has irrigation,
the land will cry out for settlers.
Would be a wonderful place to
settle the Arab refugees.
When DR.. Dow Joseph was here
several years ago on a speaking
tour for Israel Bonds. he tried to
expedite matters in the drilling Of
Israeli oil. There had been a lot
Of promises. but there was no
machinery arriving for the drill
ing. One of the companies was
headed by a Mormon named Mil
son. Dow Joseph sat several hours
talking with him. The conpanYis
own advisers were against send.
ing the machinery. There W er Q
other places. they thought. where
the machinery might be used with
more assurance Of success.
Nilsson sat for time as if lost in
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21
] EVS IN
SPORTS
BY Bill Wolf

The headline in one newspaper
just about told the story: Gordon
Dropped. SchoolboY Signed.
There it was, neatly summed up
in the story of age and youth. The
New York Giants were dropping
the veteran player Sid Gordon. It
wasn't that the youth mentioned
in the same breath was being
signed to take Gordon's place. But
the familiar story of the veteran
player fading out of the picture
and the youngster coming on the
scene was aptly demonstrated
with this particular Giant an
nouncement.
Sid Gordon is now 81 years old.
It was only this year that Sid was
brought back to the New York
Giants after doing some travelling
around the National League.
There was a certain satisfaction in
seeing Sid return to the Giant
fold. for that was the club with
which Sid earned his fame as a
ballplaYer. Gordon was bought by
the Giants from the Pirates in
June. The deal raised many hop:s
that Gordon might turn out TO be
valuable addition to the Giant
staff. particularly TO supply some
extra punch. Sid has long been
known as a hard hitter. one cap
able Of smashing long drives.
But it didn't work that way. Sid
played in 81 games during the
past season, and batted an average
of .226. In 1948, by contrast, Sid
was at the height of his career and
distinguished himself by getting
80 home runs, in addition to going
strong in the runs batted in divi-
sion. But that was seven years
ago, when Sid was 80, and adj
vancing years take toll on the
best of them.
Fans of the Giant teams Of the
l940's will long have warm mem
cries Of Sid. who was one of the
best liked players on the teams OF
that period. He was all the more
colorful because he hailed from
Brooklyn. and the rivalry be-
tween the Giants and Dodgers
gave a novel twist to the picture
the guy from Brooklyn doing
his best to help the Giants knock
the Dodgers around.
Well, now the Giants have ask
ed a waiver on Sid so that he can
be given his unconditional release.
Perhaps Sid can still find career
in baseball, and he certainly has
plenty of well wishers for what
he does in the future -.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21
OUT DE MY DIARY
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
Copyright 1855. Jewish Telesraphic Agency, 1nc.)

What small world il really has become. Picked
up Hebrew paper published in Israel and began to
read you know what. Nothing else but Harry Tru-
mans memoirs. which is being fed in as big doses
in Israel in America.
English papers headline of Molotov remind me
OF story about Israeli delegation visiting Moscow for
some concession. Leader wired back to Israel: "Lo
Tow" (No good. Israel cabled back. "Mah 10 tow,
whats no good?) And the answer was s.Molotov ;,
Probably just story
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21
LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned intend to register with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Duval
County, Florida, in accordance with the
Fictitious Name Statute of Florida, the
following fictitious name under which
their business is carried on, to-Wit:
ADRIANA'S DECORATING SHOPPE
6164 New Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville z, Florida
George w. John
Adriana John
Owners
Coldstein & Goldstein
Attorneys at Law
Florida Title Building
Jacksonville, Florida
(Oct. 81, % Nov. 4, II. 1857
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21

Milton Berle sent a wire to a
lifelong rival on the latter's open
ing night, reading, Il can't be
there in spirit so I'm coming in
person"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-21

Rosenberg arrived recently In the u s. with
United Has Service major gIcba migration
agency teaked threeyearold immigrant Kari
Czpr arrived the ship. Rosenberg, amateur
heavyweight boxing champion Of Hess Germany recently de.
heavyweight champion Of YugosaVia. He wilt
father Szansa Rosenberg 3040 Page Street.
Philadelphia, whom he five All Of the
immigrants the ship, the USNS General
Iang entered the u s. under the Of the Refugee
Relief Act
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12
FIRST BAPTIST
Buchanan, Va.

The members of the Mis-
sionary Circle of the First
Baptist Church met Feb. 9,
at the home of Mrs. Mallie
Watkins. After. the business
meeting a delicious repast was
served by the hostess.
Rev. Humid, of Statnton,
Va, delivered a wonderful
serm non at the Methodist
Church on Feb. 13. The serv-
ice was attended by both
Methodist and Baptist mem
bers.
Misses Faye Watts and
Beatrice Logan were guests
at the Pink Tea in Fincastle,
Va, Feb. IL, at the home of
Mrs. Letitia Fairfax. Miss
Faye Watts sang two must
cal selections and Miss Logan
played two duets with Mrs.
l.. r. Coleman.
The Youth Day Program at
the First Baptist Church on
Sunday, Feb. ID, was big
success. The Junior Choirs
participating in the beautiful
worship service were: First
Baptist and Hill Street Bap-
fist Choirs, of Roanoke; In
dian Rock Methodist Choir,
represented by Miss Faye
w a t t s; and First Baptist
Choir of Buchanan. Mrs. G..
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12

Brown, who is home on her
vacation. There were other
guests who thoroughly enjoy
ed the party. The decoration
and refreshments were Valen-
tine pattern. February 21.)
Mrs. Naomi Clark had as
her CUES t s, Sunday, Mes
danes Lena Fox and Margie
King, of Roanoke; also her
son, Johnnie l sab ellie, of
Washington, d. C.
Mrs. Hammond Jones mo-
tored to Fincastle to attend
the annual Road Hearing on
Monday and petitioned for a
road in the Old Field section
and met with favorable re-
suits.
Miss Viola Thompson has
returned home after spend
ing several months with her
aunt, Mrs. Cora Lewis, in w.
Va.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12

p. Meadows added a climax
to the service by having some
OF her school pupils render
literary numbers and also a
musical number. We wish to
extend our many thanks to
Mrs. H. T. Penn and Mrs.
ROME Dover, of Roanoke and
all other who helped to make
the service a success. We al
so thank all of the persons
who attended.
The men of the First Bap-
fist Church held Mems Day
Service at the church at 8
P. M, Feb. 20. The speaker
for the hour was DIR. Harry
L. Penn, Roanoke. Att. o w.
Arnold introduced DR.. Penn.
The service was a high spot
in the affairs of the COM
munity. Among other things,
DIR. Penn stressed the import
ance of qualifying as a voter
and the moral obligation that
every citizen should assume
as an integral part of his
community, state and country.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12

and Mrs. lido Lawson, served
a delectable menu. Twenty
one persons were present.
The club donated funds to
defray the expenses of two
young people as delegates to
the youth Meet, which is
to convene in Bluefield, w.
Va, March 17-18. They also
presented $500 to the Sun
day School to help on their
renovation program.