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Evening star., 1955-02-13

Gov. Stanley is ignoring-or,
at least, is taking his own sweet
time complying with-what a
lot of people thought was a
mandate from the General
Assembly almost a year ago. +
He hasn't yet released $225.-
900 the Legislature specifically
appropriated. after a dramatic
struggle, for architects plans
for a new $4.5 million central
unit of the University of Vir-
ginia Hospital.
Until he does, and until an
appropriation is made to cover
the cost of the new facilities,
the threat of a CHASTITY disaster
hangs over the proud old
Commonwealth.
The sick have been crowded
on cots in corridors of 50-year-
old firetrap buildings, and
Negro patients have been
jammed into wards universally
described as "deplorable." All
the while, a committee formed
to approve plans for a new
building has been sitting on its
hands waiting for money the
Legislature said it should have.
Some of the worst conditions
have been relieved recently by
a rearrangment of bed space.
When queried last week, Gov.
Stanley said he plans to go
slow in unfreezing the funds
and that they may not be re-
leased until after September /.
Closing Fight Recalled
: It will be a long time before
Virginians forget the bitter
hassle that kept the final day
of the 1854 General Assembly
in session continuously for 81
hours.
1t was an irresistible force
versus immovable object" type
of fight. At issue was some 81
Evening star., 1955-02-13

Stateside Americans, lured
to Puerto Rico by the island
commemorative Operation
Bootstrap." have engaged in a
little bootstrap operation of
their own.
Though most of the COM
fortS-and few of the discom-
forts-of the tropics are avail
able in Puerto Rico, family
men in the past have been re-
luctant to settle there for
good reason: No schools, or at
least no schools designed to
give a Stateside child State
side education.
In recent years, the self
governing U. s. possession has
devoted a large share of it's
budget to school building. This
development has stood the 2
million residents of the island
In good stead.
But for English-speaking
Americans there is one draw
back. The Puerto Rican edu-
cational system is based on the
Spanish language, with Eng
lish a required subject in all
grades, While this makes q
Puerto Rican child able to ex-
press himself in English, it
hardly gives him the native
Americans grasp of the Ian
guage.
So three years ago continent
tai Americans in San Juan
Clipped in. raised $23, 900. and
enlisted the help of the islands
Economic Development Ad-
minstration. What came out
of their effort could be de-
scribed as a mirror Image of
the Puerto Rican schools. Eng
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Maryland Roods Commission
SeonduIous Rumors Seem Likely Make State Highway Unit
Number One Whipping Boy of Current Legislative Session

evidence here Wednesday
when Mr.. Mccain and Her
schel H. Allen appeared before
the Senate Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. Allen Is senior partner
of the j. e. Greiner Co.. Of
Baltimore, nationally known
consulting engineering firm
which quarterbacked construc-
ton of the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge and other major prof.
ects in Maryland. Mr.. Allen
told the committee that he
recommended the percentage
fee plan to the Roads Commis-
sion, conceding that it was a
novel one, because acquisition
of property along Baltimore's
waterfront presents "a tre-
mendously complicated prob
lem"
Senator Edward S. Northrop,
Democrat. of Montgomery
County contended that the
land acquisition, including
appraiSalS. negotiations and
title searches, will amount to
about II per cent of the total
cost of the tunnel project.
That's way out of line, he said.
Picked Nichols
Mr.. Allen also told the COM
mittee that it was he who
selected the Nichols organiza-
ton and William Martien &
Co. to acquire the tunnel ap-
proach properties. He said they
seemed to him to be the best
qualified for the job.
A series of leading ques-
tions by Senate Majority
Leader John G. Turnbull
brought out that negotiations
on the tunnel land project
started in mid-1953, while Mr..
Nichols was still a member OF
the commission. Mr.. Nichols,
a big Eastern Shore real estate
man, didn't resign from the
commission, according to Mr..
Mccain, until last April. just
two months before the disputed
contract was signed.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Musical Chairs Game Anglers Many

until work drops off after
the April l tax deadline.
Then he can move it from the
District Building to the Mu-
nicipal Center building.
Functional Grouping
When it's all over, Mr.. Nc
Callister says, most Offices will
be grouped together in the de-
partmentS into which they
were reorgani7ed some two
years ago. All Offices in the
Department of Licenses and
Inspections will be in the Dis
trict Building-mostly on the
first floor, so that people who
need building permits. plumb
ing licenses and electrical per-
mits, for example. can get any,
thing they need in one-stop
visit.
Similarly, the finance Office
will be in the Municipal
Center Building. where all tax
assessment and collection
staffs will be placed-carefully
located on Indiana avenues
ground level to save taxpayers
from undue exertion.
The Department of Vehicles
and Traffic will be at ground
level on the C street side, right
next door to the central
drivers file just to the right
of the door where almost
everybody is expected to have
to stop sooner or later.
Mr.. McCallister says some
people are unhappy about
moving from the District
Building to Municipal Center.
because they'll miss the free
and easy city hall atmos-
phere." He's sure they'll get
used to it. though.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
District

There are some mighty an
cry men in the District gov
ernment.
But the man they're angry
with, Administrative Services
Officer James L. McCallister.
says he's tired Of worrying
about them. If they don't like
it. they can have one of his
ulcer pills-the ones his doc
tor gave him when he fretted
himself out Of action for a
while a few weeks ago.
The trouble is that Mr.. Nc
Callister is running the Dis
trict's office-moving game of
musical chairs and has the
job of telling department heads
when and where to go.
Some of them don't like 1t
out loud.
j. T. Kennedy, chief of
weights, measures and mar
kets. for example, has been
unhappy about the two-stage
hegira he'll have to make to
get from the Municipal Gen.
ter building to the old Dis
trict Building.
Back to School
First, the plan was to send
Mr.. Kennedy and his Office
over to Hine Junior High
School for a few weeks be-
fore moving him into the Dis
trict Building. That was given
up. though, because the space
he would have had there was
on the second floor. His men,
and people coming to his Of
flee, would have had to go
through and around the pu-
pills, creating too much dis
turbance. Mr.. McCallister says.
Now it looks like Mr.. Ken
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Gov. Stanley Ties Up Hospital Money

there.
Last year. however. Gov.
Stanley created a Capital Out
lay Study Commission, headed
by Tax Commissioner C. H.
Morrissett, to assess the build
ing needs of all State institu-
tions for six years beginning
July /. 1856.
$244 Million Asked
This group received requests
totalling $244 million. They in
clude a total of some SIS mil
lion from the University Of
Virginia and this figure is
further broken down to include
SIT million for the School Of
Medicine. The $4.5 million
central unit is regarded as an
immediate need.
Last week the commission
began its personal inspection
tour OF agencies throughout
the State that submitted re-
quests. On March 7 the group
will begin a four-day tour Of
the Piedmont and Shenandoah
Valley areas, including the
university at Charlottesville.
University officials and
friends of the hospital had
hoped to be we'll on the way
by now with specific plans for
the new central hospital unit
to present the touring law
makers
But because they haven't
got the money, they can't.
They say they have sought
to have Richmond release the
funds.
Gov. Stanley's Office said he
has had no formal" requests
for the money. He said he Is
inclined to go slow on any
substantial expenditures for
capital outlays until after the
study commission reports to
him September /.
Evening star., 1955-02-13

ANNAPOLIS. ~ The State
Roads Commission is shaping
up as the number one whip
ping boy Of this years Mary
land Legislature.
The commission already suf-
fered one setback when both
the Democratic Legislature
and Republican Gov. Nickel
din turned deaf ears to its
plea for higher auto tag fees
this year to pay for road main
tenance.
But the big sting is still to
come.
The Democrats here are
planning to put through legis-
lation for a full-scale investi-
CATION of the policies, prac-
tices and procedures" of the
highway agency. Some legis-
lators are saying privately that
they feel a good investigation
would turn up a little Teapot
Dome scandal.
Whether the General As
sembly would be so keen about
investigating the commission
if it were not in Republican
hands and If the issue had
not already been raised in
political campaign, is a ques-
ton that can't be answered
here.
There's more to this than
mere politics, however. Re-
sponsible Republicans here
are just as concerned as the
Democrats about certain grave
questions that have been raised
concerning the manner in
which the commission has
been spending public monies.
Answers Found Vomiting
Satisfactory answers to these
questions have not been forth
coming from Roads Commits
sion Chairman Russell H.
Mccain and his aides, in the
view of most Assemblymen.
One Delegate, Montgomery
County's Blair Lee. complained
the other day that the Legis-
lature can't be expected to
Evening star., 1955-02-13
By Alex R. Preston

million in credits due to be
handed back to taxpayers
under the Byrd automatic tax
reduction law.
The Irresistible force" was
spearheaded by the young and
not-so-young Turks" includ-
ing Alexandria's Delegate
Armistead L. Boothe and Ar
lington's State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick.
Most "immovable object" Of
all in this fight was the proud
author of the tax credit law.
State Senator Harry F. Byrd,
jr., of Winchester. He didn't
bulge. But a few of his weary
down the line organization
stalwarts finally gave in on
compromise.
S2,l86,500 Won
The Young Turks captured
$2.186,50 out of the 81 million
to spread among some of the
States most needful agencies.
This included 100000 for the
hospital plans to be added to
$25, 900 already IN the budget
for this purpose.
1t is this money that Gov.
Stanley now is holding on to.
This wasn't as much as Uni
versity President Colgate w.
Darden, jr. had sought. but he
expressed his gratitude.
I'VE have enough to go
ahead with our plans" was his
comment.
More recently, Mr.. Darden's
statements have been to the
effect that the Legislatures
action in providing money for
plans indicates that the law
makers recognize a need for
replacing antique sections OF
the hospital with structures
conforming with the modern
facilities that already exist
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Puerto Rico
Stuteside-Type Cooperative School Fills
Needs Of Children of 'Yunqui Residents
By WiIiiom Hines

lish is the basic language for
education, with Spanish re-
quired in all grades above
kindergarten.
The result, known as Com
monwealth School" now has
a Texas woman Mrs. Cathe-
rine Randolph. as principal.
Her staff numbers eight quail
flied teachers with licenses
from New York. Iowa, CAL
ifornia, Michigan and Ohio.
One hundred twenty stu
dents now attend classes
from kindergarten through
sixth grade-in a former COM
munity center in the San Juan
suburb of Hato Rey. Plans
are under way to add a sew
enth, and eventually an eighth.
grade. BY the time those
classes are established, it is ex-
pected that the school will
have a capacity enrolment
of 165.
The school is operated on
the cooperative basis so fa-
miliar to parents of nursery
school children in the Wash
ington area. A nonproflt
enterprise, it is run by a board
of directors. Tuition cur
rently runs SIC a month for
each child, plus books and
transportation.
Similar cooperative school
ventures have been estab-
lished in overseas localities
where Americans are stationed.
But, as far as is known. the
Hato Rey School is the first of
it's kind set up on United
States soil.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
By Gene Goodwin
Ssor StuH Correspondent

StcT Sfoff (orresponoeni
accept the Roads Commission
"on an old school tie basis"
The commission has respon-
sibility for spending more
than $700 million under the
12-year roads program. an
other $50 million on the
Baltimore harbor tunnel prof.
ect and millions more in its
ordinary operation.
A novel contract for acqui-
sition of the land needed for
the Baltimore tunnel ap-
proaches has been the chief
target of legislative criticism
and suspicion. Under the
contract let last June, two
Baltimore realty firms, one
headed by former Roads Com
mission Member David M.
Nichols, will buy up the land
for the approaches at a fee
of 712 per cent of whatever
it costs. Estimates are that
the two firms will split $780,
900 on the deal.
Dr.. H. C. Byrd, Democratic
candidate for Governor, criti-
cized this deal during his un-
successful campaign against
Gov. McKeldin last fall.
1t wasn't generally known at
the time. but DR.. Byrd's in
itial blast at the unusual per-
centage fee contract caught
the Governor by surprise, even
though the contract had been
signed two months earlier. The
apparent neglect by Mr.. Nc
Cain to inform his superior of
this transaction caused the
Governor to send two of his
aides scurrying through Roads
Commission records on the day
of the Byrd attack so that he
could get out an answer in
time for the late editions of
afternoon newspapers.
He got the answer out in
time, but it didn't settle any,
thing. The suspicious regard
ing the why's of such a con-
tract were still very much in
Evening star., 1955-02-13
By Hector McLeon

nedy and his crew may spend
about six weeks in the unused
narcotics ward Of District
General Hospital.
All of this is one of the
more complicated facets of
making Office space jibe
physically with the recent re-
organization of the District
government. In the process,
many offices are being moved
from the District Building to
the Municipal Center and
others are going from the
Municipal Center to the Dis
trict Building in the most
vigorous shaking up the city
government had in years.
The cost of all this is now
estimated at $4,000.
BY products are that the
city's buildings are getting a
wholesale -lifting-asbes-
tos tiling on the floors. acous-
tic tiling on the ceilings,
fluorescent lighting and lots
of new paneling-as well as a
general culling of antique
records which aren't really
worth moving.
Mr.. McCalliSter, though,
says he's playing checkers on
a board which has too many
men and not enough squares.
In Mr.. Kennedy's case, he in
sists, Il had to lift a checker
off the board-and he's the
checker"
However, he offers one ray
of hope-the moving ought to
be over by the end of April.
One of the last shifts, Mr.. Nc
Callister says, will be the real
estate tax office-but he
doesn't want to touch that
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Pizzi
who have recently moved to
Shady Lane in Chester Twp.
with their four children Kar-
en-, 3; Billy, 4; John, 8; and
Richard, 6. They formerly
lived in Eastlake. Mr.. Pizzi
is employed as an assembler
for the Cleveland Trencher.
He is the brother of the M.
A. Pizzi's who also moved
here recently with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Fina,
who have recently moved
from Cleveland Heights t o
Bass Lake road in Chardon.
They have four children :
Peggy, IL; Patty, 9; Anthony,
and Christine, 3. Mr.. Finna
owns and operates the Mad
iSon Foods, a grocery store
in Cleveland.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17
Iron. Gu, EA1

trict teams competing at Or,
ange. Admission will be 30 ce,
ntS for students and so cents
for adults.
Chardon's automobile license
plates will be on sale at a new
location on Main street under
a new registrar. This place new
will be at Mike Farinacci's.
In a recent survey, Geauga
gave $2,444.23 to aid the Grip
pies.
Sally Johnson, Rusty Burgess
and Dickie Street were guests
on the Charming Children Hour
broadcasting from WCLE i n
Cleveland.
Harold Richmond, Jr. and
Robert Nixon left home Feb.
13 and are at the Induction
Center, Camp Atterbury, Ind.
Doris and Carolyn Boerwink-
lie attended the basketball tour
nament Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Maude Newcomb, Mrs.
Blanche Ritter and Mrs. Cece-
liza Cooley were initiated into
Easter Star Lodge.
A farewell reception was
given at the Huntsburg United
church for the Elmer Judd fam
lily who are moving from Clay
street to Hambden.
Geauga county welcomes a
new snow plow was major
headline 10 years ag. The SNOW
plow is a huge ten wheeled
army truck with from and side
plows on loan to the county
by the government.
Chester high won the annual
basketball tourney by beating
Burton and Auburn.
Leon Caldwell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Burt Caldwell of Mid
spoke to Milton Chase
radio station WLW correspond
ent TO life in a Japanese Pri-
son camp.
Phyllis Adams entertained a
group of young people at the
theatre last Friday evening.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17

! spot light blasting a $50 series
and a 246 game giving him TOP
series and single of the week
over all other leagues.
In the scratch league Glenn
DeWalt followed Balog and
came in second with his 588
series. His games were 200-212-
176.
Hank Bystranowski ran a $50
series 220 201 165, Joh n
Vese 581 (189 18O 212), Joe
Koston $40 (191 100 1897 ,
Don Trask 565 (186 1877 1922, ,
Lee Wentzel SAT (19O 177-18O) j,
Art Van Gorder 543 Q71-169-
203).
Four game winners in team
competition for the e v n | n 6
were Ed Kempf Water pumps
over Bostwick Store, Perkins
Motor over Chardon Rubber
Three to one victor of the night
were Don Ellicock Realty over
Chapman Coal and Supply, Ben
Franklin Store over Van Cor
der Hardware.
Business Mems League
Bill Carmigiano took over
champ for Business Mems lea
que with his 536 series while
Ray Prestap ws high single
champ with his 224 game. Car
migano games were (197-162-
IT'D, Prustap ran 536 (224-157-
1872, Fenwick 531 Q64 200
1871, Bob Miller SOB Q58-160-
1857, Mac 502 (167 1853 IT'D,
Larry Brininger 500 (152-167
1871, Frank Fox 400 Q33 AL
216), Burns 469 (177 173 119),
Klatka 467 155 172 400.
Three to one victor of the
night were Dremam Rug over
Junction Auto, Moss F m
Dairy over F. o. E. Eagles.
even with two "a ch
were Sidley No. l and Robi-
son Tractor Sales, Chardon Inn
and Sugar Bush.
Tuesday Tits
Nabbing the crown for t h e
league was Jim Lu-
cas- with his 596 series and
games of 189 213 1874. While
Jack BIewett was boss with his
224 game for high single. Other
good keglers of the night were
Dick Albright STA (178 220-
l76), Bob Thomas $50 (218-153-
1881, Harry Jonath $40 (187- |
l89 173), Ralph Bertke, Milt |
HaZen tied scores of 546 SER
les. Bertke games were (168-
1872 1861 and Hazen Q47-214-
1851, John Vese and Bing Me-
dina series were 544.. Vese s
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17
MUNSON
News by. Mrs. James Ruch
Telephone Chardon 5-4222


The Young People had a Val
entine roller skating party at
the Mentor on the Lake Mon
day evening.
Wednesday evening at $50 on
Feb. 16, the regular Family
Night at the church. Brin G
covered dish to pass and your
own table service. There will
be Sd pictures of the Holy
Land shown by DR.. Byran l..
Osborn, president of Cleveland
Bible college.
Thursday at Bills pm. THE
Land of Promise" picture by
the Cleveland Electric Illumin-
ating Co., depicting expected
development caused by 81 .
Lawrence Seaway is being show
shown at the church by Mems
club of Munson. All are invit-
ed.
At the Official Board meet
ing last week they voted into
membership, Mrs. Rose Miller,
Elvin and Marvin Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Brown.
1t also elected Mrs. Dorothy
Johnson, superintendent of the
Sunday school to fill unexpired
term.
A young married peoples Sun
day school class was organic
ed at the parsonage on Friday
evening. There were fifteen pre-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Estate of CONSTANT Gle
CHANSKI, a. k. a. CONSTANT
CIECHANSKI, a. k. a. Deceas-
ed.
Notice is hereby given that
on the 4th day of January, 1855
William Lynch, 1890 L a ke
Shore Blvd, Cleveland 10, Ohio
was duly appointed and quail
fled as Administrator of tn
estate of CONSTANT CieCHAN-
SKI, a. k. a. ETC., deceased late
of Russell Township, Geauga
County, Ohio.
Creditors should present their
claims to said Administrator
within four months from said
date.
ROBERT B. FORD
Probate Judge
3c7.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17

10 Years Ago
Bert Barnum and Carl Hum
mel will entertain the Circle
Bar Riders at the Chardon Fire
station, Monday.
F. K. Drasz, Cleveland arch
itect, told of plans for remod-
elling Chardon and giving it a
new face.
Twelve more men from &C.
auga county enlisted into the
armed forces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Varney
received a V-letter from their
son, Richard, who has arrived
overseas.
A number of families attend
ed the horning at the Roderick
evening for Rev. and Mrs. Wit
mer.
Mrs. L. C. Brediger, Mrs. R.
A. Johnson and Mrs. F. T. BoS-
twick heard Louis Fisher. for
eign correspondent, lecture on
Russia at Lake Erie College
community forum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Osborn
and family were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Daugh-
erty in Chagrin Falls on Sum-
day.
Mr.. George w. Bailey W a s
the magician who performed
may tricks at the Snapout
Forms party. One hundred and
five employees and their fam
lilies met to enjoy a chicken
dinner and saw an unbelievea-
BILE display of magic. A f e W
of his tricks consisted of taking
Roy Parsons tie and giving it
back to him without him know
ing it until he received it and
then Mr.. Bailey built a fire in
Mr.. Carl BIeadingheiser's hat,
but later passed it around the
audience filled with cookies.
The annual basketball tourn-
ament starts Saturday. Chardon
won the league play, but also
has to win in the tourney to be |
included among the three dis
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17

sent besides babies and child
rem. The following. officers were
elected president Gale Hazen,
vice president Allen Dorm, Sec
retary and treasurer Lucille
Wolcott, assistant Alice Dorm.
Have you tried the baking of
the Christian Endeavor gir Is
yet? If not, call lin an order
to Kay Johnson, 5-4214.
Mrs. L. f. Miller attended a
meeting of the Cancer Society
in Youngstown, Wednesday eve
ming.