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Evening star., 1955-03-21

Planning Commission for two
decades, drew up under RIA con-
tract a report on both the Peets
and Justement-Smith plans. (Mr
Bartholomew became Planning
Commission chairman in 1858, a
post he still holds)
Report Was Critical
The Bartholomew report
signed by Eldridge Lovelace, a
firm associate, found fault with
both plans.
1t questioned sharply "conser-
vative" proposals in the Poets
plan. Even more sharply, it
criticized the Justement-Smith
ideas as being too ambitious, and
seeking values higher than prob
ably actually can be attained"
Southwest should become pre-
dominantly =. a moderate to
loWer-income residence area" it
said, and a number of present
Southwest residents should be
rehoused in the new area.
The Bartholomew report sug-
gested standards which were
largely followed in a plan adopted
by the Planning Commission in
October, 1852.
Put forth fatty as "a compro-
mise" this first official commits
sion plan encompassed a number
of Justement-Smith proposals
But it also emphasized CONNER
ciaI and light-industrial uses, re-
tanned the produce center and
whitfield down the Tenth, street
mall concept somewhat so that
it would serve some through
traffic as we'll as the local-trafflc
entrance to Southwest.
The plans publication set of
a firecracker-chain of complaints
that it was "unimaginative." a
blow to future tax sources and
an outright abandonment of the
Waterfront's esthetic potentials.
Remained on Books
The District Commissioners
refused to adopt the plan-even
as a tentative blueprint-in
early 1858. Later that year,
they asked the planners to con-
slider revisions: Conferences were
held and it seemed revision
was imminent. But the fact is
that the compromise plan" re-
mained on the planners books.
That was the situation a year
ago, when William Zeckendorf,
the New York real estate pro-
moter. flashed on the scene.
The New Workers. proposal
was in some respects not unlike
the Justement-Smith concept.
But in the face of criticism the
Justement-Smith plan drew, he
envisioned even higher land uses,
bigger tax revenues and more
impressive architectural impacts.
He called for new Federal build
ings in Southwest and a cul-
tural center of theaters, music
halls apd cafes-what he called
the salt and pepper cultural
touch Washington needs as a
world capital"
Only two things would he in
sist upon, Mr.. zeckendorf said:
Cd Some authorization for the
Federal buildings and 90 a 300
foot-wide Tenth street mall
overpassing the railroad tracks
and extending from Independ-
ence avenue to the river.
He said the mall, free from
through traffic. was the one es-
sential to set the stage for the
buildings he proposed and to
link Southwest with the rest Of
the city.
On its face, the Tenth street
mall was at odds with the Plan
sners' idea to use that street both
Evening star., 1955-03-21
BroyhiII to Speak

Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican, Of Virginia will speak
at a dinner meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Republican Women
of Prince Georges County at 7
pm. tomorrow at the American
Legion Hall, Cheverly, Md.
Evening star., 1955-03-21
By George Beveridae
Four years ago4his tnonth, !, 5the

-Four years ago1his in0nth, the
Federal Government gave Wash
ington $171 900 to begin cleaning
out and rebuilding its old, run
down Southwest section.
Since then-unlike many of
the Districts needs-redevelop-
ment has cleared the big hurdles.
There are no real money prob
lens. Congress has handed the
city unprecedented powers to
tear down and rebuild from
scratch. The Supreme Court has
wiped away legal troubles
cleanly.
Since March, 1851, the District
Redevelopment Land Agency has
spent exactly $4,271,82261 in
Southwest. Most of it has gone
to a 76-acre pilot project" near
the Capitol, now we'll under way.
Produces DeadlockS
But as to a blueprint for the
rest of Southwest, the tax reve-
nues it will feed into the Dis
trict economy, the degree of
beauty it will bring the Nations
Capital, the four years have
brought one administrative dead
lock after another.
Anxious to make the current
impasse the last one, President
Eisenhower has asked George A.
Garrett, president of the Federal
City Council, to>try to mediate
the administrative conflicts. Mr..
Garrett and his citizen group
will get down to cases this week.
The issues he will face are
pretty clearly woven through the
controversy of the last four years.
1t all started with a 1851 plan
prepared by Ebert Peets, an
architect hired by the National
Capital Planning Commission.
The Peets plan left much of
the Southwest street layout as
is. 1t emphasized housing for
low and middle-income families.
1t stressed new commercial uses.
Federal housing officials-who
put up part of the money that
makes redevelopment possible
frankly said it did not suffici-
emily change the character of
the area to justify redevelop-
ment.
Local Firm Chosen
So RIA and the Planning
Commission agreed a new study
should be made. The Ria
without consulting the planners
selected Washington Archi-
tects Louis Justement and
Chloethiel Smith to do the job
for a $22.500 fee.
The Justement-Smith plan, in
virtually every respect. was the
antithesis of Mr.. Peets' proposal.
1t stressed a beautiful water
front, high-rise apartments sur
rounded by parks, and other
residences clearly marked for
high-income occupants. 1t cut
down commercial uses, and
urged elimination of the big
wholesale produce center west of
Tenth street. Along Tenth
street, it proposed a broad, tree
lined mall, designed as a dra-
matte entrance to bridge the
railroad tracks which for a CEN
tury have blocked Southwest
from the rest of the city.
In short, Mr.. Justement and
Mrs. Smith said the waterfront
offered the city the best chance
1t has to boost tax revenues and
make Southwest a national show
place. They urged the city to
make the most Of it.
In May, 1852, the firm of Har-
land Bartholomew & Associates,
tof st. Louis. consultants to the
Evening star., 1955-03-21

ing the lives of their in battle 1t especially such
occasions that turns to Almighty God for guidance
Since coming to Washington in position of authority
believe this prayer has helped to guide in the many
difficult decisions required to make in my official duties
1t is hoped that others may likewise obtain spiritual
guidance from it in their daily lives.
TonStrrOw-Julie Shaded
Evening star., 1955-03-21
A Tlru1tglrt fnr Tuhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
By Gen. LemueI c. Shepherd Jr, USMc
Commondont the Morins Corps

Like many other military men, have found great
strength from prayer.
Therefore rather than quote from the Bible for
Lenten Reflections today may offer the following
Evening star., 1955-03-21

An aristocratic orange-and-
white English setter took top
honors last night at Washing
tons annual dog classic, the
National Capital Kennel Club
show at the National Guard Ar
mory.
Champion Rock Falls Colonel,
owned by William T. Holt of
Secretary Wilson Visits Bird Dogs and
Kennel Dogs Alike ct Show. Poee B-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

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Evening star., 1955-07-17

ON A MINK ranch in the
" village of West Jordan,
Utah, a boxing enthusiast
named Marv Jenson is quietly
growing a whole troop of
fighters. Never a professional
himself, JenSon used to do a
bit Of amateur sparring, but
when he got married and
settled down to raise minks,
several of the neighborhood
boys started dropping over to
borrow his gloves. Pretty soon
his home became a center for
local fisticufferS and Jenson
set up a room over his garage
for their use. The boys, under
Jenson's tutelage, soon got
together and formed an anna
teur team that was good
enough to win the Inter-
Mountain AAU tourney in
1941.
From this start, JenSon has
gone ahead to put up a $4,000
outdoor training camp and to
fix his basement as a workout
center when the weather is
rough. His boys, these days,
Evening star., 1955-07-17

These are the Station-to-Station
rates for the first three minutes,
all day Sunday and every night
after 6 O'Clock. They do NOT
include the federal excise tax.
Evening star., 1955-07-17
Merv Jenson Roises Boxers as Well
As Minks on His Ronch in Utoh

are budding professionals.
They follow rigid training
rules, eat at the Jensons'
table and pick up experience
at the local West Jordan Fight
Club. The town itself has a
population of only $500, but
it has built an outdoor arena
that holds 1000 people and
the club stages regular sum-
mer bouts which attract a big
following from nearby Salt
Lake City.
Right now, JenSon has some
IL fighters under close super
vision, nearly all of them
coming from families that live
nearby. His stable has such
stars as Rex Layne, a heavy
weight of some repute, and
Gene Fullmer, a current mid
dleweight contender. The
others are mostly novices who
show promise, like Pearl Pol
lard, a 17-year-old high school
senior and star basketballer,
who stands 6 feet 10 inches
and weighs in at 242.
While JenSon contributes a
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
Hrusku
To
Cycle Tax

Senator Roman Hruska (R.-
,Nebr.) is urging early action on
a bill introduced in the Senate
last month that would repeal the
10 per cent manufactors' excise
tax on motorcycles. Hruska was
one of the co-sponsors of this bill
that is pending in the Senate FL
nance Committee.
"For excise tax purposes, mo-
torcycles are in the same cate
CORY as automobiles and pay the
same rate of tax" Senator
Hruska sid d. However, automo-
bile sales have scared in the past
six or seven years, while the
sale of motorcycles for this same
period has declined about go per
cent"
Senator Hruska said the pri-
mary reason for the decline in
motorcycle sales is the increasing
competition from foreign mar.
kets. He pointed out that for
eign-made automobiles have new
er been a serious threat to the
American market as in the case
with motorcycles.
"The Federal Treasury has de-
rived little benefit in taxing the
motorcycle industry. In 1854,
the excise taxes paid by the in
dustry amounted to slightly over
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
!: @S9S8Is SSSSS :

play every hand. Bun alypso's big
gest distinction is that gives each
player his own personal trump suit.
determined at the beginning Of the
game by drawing cards and uSaltered
by any of the cards received IN en-
suing deals. ~
Calypso is a game in which tricIzs
are taken. but unlike Bridge. the
number Of tricks captured has no
significance and they are frequently
broken up in the process of forming
CalypsoS, Calypso also differs from
Bridge in that no one suit ranks
higher than another.
What about Canasta? The games
are similar in that the main object
in Calypso is to complete as many
Calypsos as possible during the four
deals comprising a game. But you
cannot add to a Calypso "a complete
run Of 2. 8. 4. ETC.. up to the ace of
your personal suit) by NEEDING from
your hand; you build the Calypso
only with cards in tricks won by you
and your partner. There is no meld-
ing or diScarding in Calypso. M wild
cards or bonus cards: Jokers aren't
even used.
Perhaps the best news for most.
card fans is that a Calypso game Is
completed in a half hour or less
while a game of Canasta can some-
times run several hours.
You can get a free. pocket-sized
leafet containing the complete rules
for playing Calypso merely by send.
ing a stamped, self-addressed envel-
ope to Playing Cards. 40 Lexington
| Avenue, New York II.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

Nebraska Manufacturing Up
16.5 Percent, Census Reports
Value added by manufacture in
Nebraska in 1853 was S401, $685.
900, an increase Of 1875 percent
over 1862, according to 1853
Annual Survey of Manufactures
estimates released today by John
E. Tharaldson, Of Des Moines,
Census Bureau Regional Field
Assistant.
Average number of manufact-
uring employees in Nebraska in
1853 was 57,558, with total sal
aries and wages Of $210,973, 900,
compared with 53,063 employees
paid $186, 100000 in 1852.
Value added in the manufacture
of food and kindred products in
Nebraska in 1853 was $203,273,-
900, up from $188, 499, 900 in 1852.
Average number of employees in
this industry was 25,892, with
total salaries and wages of $685.
$4,000 in 1853, compared with
26,591 employees paid SOC, 669, 900
in 1852.
Information on manufacturing
activities in 1854 is now being
collected in the 1854 Census Of
Manufactures and statistics for
States, their counties and cities,
covering all important industries
will be published before the end
of this year.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

Omaha, Nebr. - Ak-Sar-Ben's
newest program of financial as
sistance to Nebraska county fairs,
which scared from a $500 grant to
a statewide Improvement program
of nearly a quarter-cf-a-million
dollars, has been continued fer
another year.
Jess ]. Thurmond, chairman of
the Ak-Sar-Ben Public Affairs
Committee, said the program met
with such widespread public ap-
prevail that the Omaha civic or
ganization approved continuance
of the grants for 1855. Under
the plan, which sets up a fund to
help the county fairs build and
improve their facilities for great
er service to the public, Ak-Sar-
Ben provides $500 for any county
fair which will match the grant
with at least an equal amount for
construction of new permanent
buildings or new improvements
OF their fair grounds.
A total of II counties received
Ak-Sar-Ben's $500 checks in 1854.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
Ak-Sur-Ben Marches Funds
For Co. Fair improvements

And the funds were used to start
a wide variety of building and
Improvement projects. New build
ings and structures of all sizes
and descriptions have sprung up
on county fair grounds through
out the state. There are new
livestock buildings, sales pavil-
ions, community and activities
buildings, exhibit halls, All Club
buildings, dining rooms and
kitchens, grandstands, stages,
lighting and sanitary installa.
tions, and scores of others.
although we receive countless
requests for donations from many
other sources" M. Thurmond
said, "Ak-Sar-Ben has consistently
chosen to channel the bulk OF
its funds to the county fairs in
keeping with a program dedicated
to the future of midwestern agri
cultural economy. AS long as our
great agricultural industry pros
pers, then all of us living in this
area will prosper, anf as long as
Ak-Sar-Ben has the funds avail.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
HrUsku Asks
Postal Exams

Senator Roman IIruska (R.-
Nebr.) has requested the Civil
Service Commission to give COM
petitive examinations at First
and Second Class Post Offices
over the State July 18th to deter
mine the relative standing of in
terested applicants for West
Point or Annapolis.
"The Civil Service examination
is not an entrance examination
for either of the Academies"
Senator Hruska said, ''but it will
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

be used as a basis for my ap-
polntments." Appointees will be
required to successfully pass the
regular academy entrance exam
nations.
Senator Hruska said young
men should keep in mind that
West Point and Annapolis offer
the finest education in the United
States. Both academies enjoy a
scholastic reputation equal to the
best universities in America" he
said.
Young men interested in an
Army or Navy career should ex-
plore the many advantages offer
ed in addition to an excellent ed
ucation," Hruska said. "Amone
the many advantages are a life.
time position with promotiona
opportunities and a liberal retire
ment plan," Hruska continued.
Senator Hruska pointed out
that candidates must have reach.
ed their seventh birthday on OF
before July 1, and not have reach.
ed their twenty-second birthday
on or before July l of the cal
endar year in which they expect
to enter either West Point OF
Annapolis.
Senator Hruska urges interest
ed applicants to write him i'm
~mediately for authorization tt
take the Civil Service examin-
alton,
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

$1,000 ,O00," Hruska said. MANY
manufactures faced with a situa-
ton similar to that Of the motor
cycle industry were given sub
stantial excise tax reductions
last year, and the present bill re-
pealing the excise tax on motor
cycles is in accordance with that
policy" the Senator continued.
"The entire motorcycle indus
try is a small n employing less
than 1000 workers." Hruska add
ed. "A repeal Of the 10 per cent
excise tax will give this long
established industry an opportu-
nifty to grow and prosper" the
Senator concluded.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

form one giant pack. Conceived in
the romantic island of Trinidad,
Calypso has already been described
by one well-known card expert as
the first really new card game since
Whist. Whist first appeared way back
in the sixteenth century.
II this isn't enough to convince you
that Calypso is an entirely new game.
a few comparisons with Canasta and
bridge may help.
How does Calypso differ from
bridge? For one thing. there is no
bidding in Calypso. For another,
There is no dummy; all four players
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
Mov ing Tips

Before you move: Notify your
electric, gas. water. and telephone
companies, 50 they can shut off
service at the time you wish. Ask
your postman or post office for q
change-of-address card. Notify your
Reinsurance companies, newspa-
per office. magazine companies.
and the stores where you have
charge accounts. Of your change Of
address. Ask your physician and
dentist to recommend doctors In the
community which Is your destina-
ton.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

The simple job is done by
applying a new top in the form
Of a plastic-finished Marlite
panel in one Of five authentic
marble patterns. Widely used
for walls and ceilings, the ma
terial is available at lumber
yards.
Saw a panel to fit, allowing
a fraction Of an inch for
smoothing edges by planning and
sanding. Bond the panel to the
table with adhesive and leave
weights on top until the adj
hesive is set. Wax the edges or
paint them to harmonic with
the marble pattern and table
finish.
Your new table top, with its
baked-on plastic finish over a
tempered Masonite cardboard
base, will defy attacks by bev-
erages, heat and wear. Damp
cloth wiping will clean it.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
Used. His Head

On MI. Shasta. Calf, Mountain
Climber Dan O'Neill. "a, slipped
and fell on the snowy slope. es-
capped with only minor cuts and
bruises after a A-m.p.h. head-first
slide Of nearly q mile, because IT
kept my head, used my toes ~
brakes and steered with my fore
arms"
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
THE NEWEST CARD GAME

Don't believe it the next time some
one tells you that Calypso is only a
combination of Canasta and Bridge.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth as you yourself will discover
the very FIRST time you play the game.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

Calypso.
Of course. is
he exciting
ae w card
game cur
r e n t ! y
5 e e ping
the country
which gives
each player
his own per-
sonal trump
suit and is
played with
four decks
o ( c a r d S
shumed to-
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

Y NEW YORK A prominent educator and community leader out
ipaced 600 other nominees here to capture the title "Mr:. Beau Brum-
mel of Harlem" The distinction was awarded by the Uptown Press
Club of New York. The well-groomed winner is Dr.. James Allen, 10
St. Nicholas PL, New York City. He's shown here, at center, during
presentation ceremony at Spring ball Of the journalists club. IT. -
senting Park & Tiford gift hamper is c. Melvin Patrick Qeft), clu6
president, and Ophelia De Wore, president OF Grace Del marco mooei
Agency.
DR.. Allen, a former school teacher, is currently district. school CO.
ordinator for community education of the Board of Education IN New
York City. He was for Is years president Of the New Tork stag o uns
of the National Association for the Advancement OF. Colored feople
and founded that organizations New York City branch.
He has lectured widely in this country and abroad on human reia-
tions and on youth problems. Among his other affiliations are char,
man, youth committee, Harlem branch, Y.MCA; member, national
council. YIN. CA: member, speakers bureau, Englsh-Speaking Union
and former member, national council, Boy Scouts OF America. he
taught school for 20 years here.
The press ball was held at Savoy Ballroom, here. May 1s:
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
Reinforce Page Holes

Want to reinforce the holes In the
pages Of a loose-leaf recipe book, or
any kind Of loose-leef notebook,
quickly and tnexpensively? Simply
dab each hole with colorless nan
polish and let dry.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24
Distinctive Table Top

Distinctive Table Top
IF YOU have a coffee table
with a marred top but
otherwise good appearance, you
Fan make it like new without
a lot Of laborious refinishing.
And at the same time you can
give the table a distinctive
feature that it never had
marble pattern top with a sur
face that takes abuse.
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

able we will continue to carry
on such programs as this for the
benefit of ALL"
The Omaha guide., 1955-06-24

Handrails Needed
Make sure that every stairway
has . handrai-
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-06
Often-Hired Man Now Has Steady Job in Jail

LONDON, Rt-The voice on the phone said: Get rid of that man White-he's homicidal maniac. 7 Norman White, 29, lost the job he started only an hour before.
 The same thing had happened to White four times in three weeks -each time Norman was fired within two hours of starting a new job, and each time he col lected a weeks pay.
 Tuesday he started another new job. This one-sewing mail bags will last longer. The voice on the phone, city court was told Mon day, was White himself posting as a police officer. The court gave him eight months in jail for ob- taining money by false pretenses.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-06
Army Arctic Center's
 Name Changed to Honor Arctic Explorer Greedy

BIG DELTA, July 1-The name of the former Army Arctic Center at Big Delta today became Fort Greedy in honor of the late Maj. General Adolphus Washington Greedy, arctic explorer of the 188Os and father" of the Alaska Communication System.
 The change in name was an- nounced by Col. H. H. McLauch- lin, post commander, on behalf of the Department of the Army.
 The new Fort Greedy was start ed in June, 1942, and used as an air transport command field dur ing World War II
 It was transferred to the Army Department in 1948, when the Ar my's indoctrination school was started. It was designated the Army Arctic Center in 1949.
 In the past seven years, the his tory of Big Delta has been one of growth and development. As the arctic indoctrination school and arctic test branch grew in strength the post complement flourished.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-06
DOwned Plane Reaches Dock After Being Towed 500 Miles on Icefloe

CHURCHILL, Manitoba, R-A downed American transport plane which had been perched on a shrinking icefloe in Hudson Bay for nearly two months was lowed into the mouth of the Churchill River early Monday and tied up to the harbor dock.
 Two boats and three canoes were used to tow the foe and it's cargo to safety.
 The DC-4, owned by United States Overseas Airways, was forced down on the bay May 10 while returning to Seven Islands, Que, after hauling equipment in to the far north for construction on the Distant Early Warning ra- dar chain. The crew was rescued but the plane was badly damaged and could not be flown off.
 A salvage crew camped on the foe and insulated the ice with air-dropped hay and sawdust to prevent it from melting when the bay ice broke up.
 They planned to start two of the planes engines to propel the ice floe into Churchill Harbor like a hydroplane when the channel cleared. Churchill is 61O miles north of Winnipeg.