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AUTOMO BILE z A

THE SECOND SD Day, like the first, was a failure
WHEN PRESIDENT Eisenhower last year initiated
Safe Driving Day December 1) it was with the idea of cut
ting down the alarming death rate on the nations highways.
Figures released by the National Security Council had
shown that an average of 400 people lost their lives on each
holiday, the great majority by automobile accidents. More
people had died on the highways than in all the wars in
which this nation had ever engaged.
IT WAS THOUGHT, land every agency, private group,
all citizens, joined hands, that if some period were set aside
when the dangers of highway traffic were pointed up, when
drivers would be made aware Of their responsibility to
themselves and fellow motorists the result would be en-
couraging, Therefore, why not set aside ONE day in which
the goal would be a perfect record SO far as death from auto
mobile accidents was concerned.
u IT DID not work. Last SD Day, 81 persons lost
their lives through accidents. This year the toll was 49, It
would seem as if a nation as fully informed as ours, with
some Of the greatest advantages to be found anywhere
would have greater regard for human life than to turn loose
on its highways instruments Of death and destruction. For
after all, what is the significance Of brightly colored cars,
with power steering, power windows, power brakes, all
sorts Of safety devices if these very devices have little or no
meaning.
EACH SUCCEEDING year the manufacturers in
crease the horsepower Of their cars, 50 that even in todays
low priced cars horsepower is well about 100. Accelleration
is stepped up to the point where cars can zoOm out of sight
in a few seconds. What does all this mean it each hour
somebody dies as a reSust of an automobile accidentP
THE WAY OUT is to resolve to go along with Presi-
dent Eisenhowers SD Day ~pleadings and turn automobiles
from the instruments Of destruction into the means of con-
venience and pleasure they were originally intended to be.
, 1955-12-09
N Q E
REDUCED OVERSEAS TELEPHONE RATES FOR
CHRISTMAS and NEW YEARS DAY

If you are planning to make Overseas Telephone
Calls on Christmas and New Years Day. you should
make arrangements now. If this is not done you
may not be able to get your call through on account
of the large number of request that are ahead of
yours.
Call the OVERSEAS OPERATOR now at Number
303 and place your call.
ST. CROIX TELEPHONE SYSTEM
, 1955-12-09
ST. CROIX TELEPHONE SYSTEM

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DIVISION OF SAINT cRo1x AT CE-1RIsTIANsTED
In the Estate of Probate No. 10-1955
Robert E. Kinnare. deceased
, 1955-12-09
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VOL. III FRIDAY, DECEMBER o. 1866 NO. 39
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Plan Offered to Lift Standard
OF SIums' Problem Families

tion and housing improvement
program.
'It won't all be a bricks-and-
mortar program Of tearing down
some buildings and putting up
other buildings" said 1t. Col.
Robert e. Mathe, Assistant En-
|gineer Commissioner and COM
|mittee chairman. "but also one
of educating the public"
In his report, Mr.. Ring said
that, on the basis of experience,
|it can be assumed that many
persons now living in urban re-
'newal areas will, upon reloca-
tion, transfer to new housing the
abuse of household equipment,
negligence in maintenance and
rent-paying. and anti-social at
Evening star., 1955-11-29
By FRANK sARTWELL

Juvenile delinquency is more
complicated than the District
police had hoped.
Inspector John e. Winters,
leader In 9 course in the subject
for policemen of the city and
nearby counties, announced to-
day the course will have to be
extended.
It originally had been laid out
for 36 hours. There are SO many
facets, and so many experts"
on the subject who should be
heard from, the inspector said,
that it will have to go on be-
yond its scheduled January %
completion date.
The students, who include po-
licemen and policewomen from
the Juvenile Bureau. boys activ-
ity bureau, Women's Bureau. Sex
Squad and the precincts in
washington, as well as repre-
sentatives of the forces in the
suburban counties and cities,
yesterday were told delinquency
has no relationship to race.
Bad NeighbOrhoods Blamed
Inspector Winters. citing sur
veys in Chicago and other cities
which he said were borne out by
District studies. said bad neigh
borhoods-no matter who lives In
them-give rise to delinquency.
The survey of Chicago. Inspec-
tor Winters said. showed that de-
linquency tends to decrease as
you move away from the center
of q city.
A map Of concentric circles in
Inspector Winters office shows
the same thing here.
These central areas may
change their racial makeup many
Evening star., 1955-11-29

A Joint effort of educational
and social resources here to help
bring up the living standards of
problem slum families was sug-
gested yesterday before the Dis
trict's Urban Renewal Operations
Committee.
The proposal was made by
James Ring. executive director OF
the National Capital Housing
Authority, who described a "hard
core" of problem families re-
sponsible for an outsized share OF
delinquency. disease and other
problems.
The committee is gathering re-
ports on what official agencies
are doing for the education OF
the public in the slum elimina-
Evening star., 1955-11-29

making and nursing classes,
mothers clubs, safety education,
health programs. library, special
youth programs and
welfare and tenant assistance.
But. he said, there are grave
inadequacies" in the resources
available to meet the needs of
displaced families.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

titudes characteristic of slum liv-
ing"
He said the housing authority
has sought to help its tenants
and the community by con-
structing administration build
ings with community facilities
as part Of its larger properties.
Space in the buildings has been
made available to various public
and private agencies for pro-
grams designed to benefit all the
neighborhood residents.
He noted that the authority
encourages such services as
nursery and day care, home
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Delinquency Complex,
Police Course Extended

times, but they still keep the
same delinquency rate, Inspector
Winters said.
He listed these characteristics
Iof a high delinquency neighbor-
hood:
l. A mixture of residential and
commercial uses.
2. Deteriorated housing.
3. An almost complete absence
Iof home ownership.
4. Few. If any. repairs made by
the landlords.
5. Poor schools, teachers and
equipment.
Inadequate Recreation
6. Highly inadequate recrea-
ton facilities.
Z. Probably set of from the
rest of the city by barriers, such
as railroad tracks, gullies, ma
ijor highways.
8. A lack of any kind OF
"neighborhoodness" among
the residents.
8. Consequent free. expression
to anti-social behavior. without
any attempt to correct it from
within the neighborhood.
Such an area naturally be-
comes known as a bad neigh
borhood." Inspector winters
said. and arouses q sentiment
of '1et's keep it there and not
bring it over here"
In this kind of an area, the
officer said. prostitution. gam
bling and Illegal sales of liquor
flourish. The youngsters take on
the mores around them and
know no other way of life.
A large percentage of the
adult criminals arrested began
their lives this way, Inspector
Winters said
Evening star., 1955-11-29
ARIZONA'S SUN COULD RUN
ALL INDUSTRY IN u. S.

Once science is able to harness the suns energy
ecienty on big SCALE all the industry in the United
States could operate of the power of sunlight striking
section Of Arizona desert less than 100 miles square
Capturing solar power age-old dream the National
Geographic Society The delivers energy
earth daily equalng that released by burning tron
tons Of soft coal.
When the Shines every square foot the United
States surface receives much energy every minute
In one-han of a burning match.
An house roof catches about 500 much
energy the average family in electricity
Solar heating plants for homes have been tested widely
In years They still two three times as costly
conventional fuel systems But experts estimate
years from now, Is million United States homes will
be solar heated.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Points for Purents 'r .s,'A 'ons' ws''se.

Mother-I cannot stand your
teasing any longer! Go ahead
and go with the girls but I am
going to worry about you every
minute that you are gone.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
You Can Win an AIl-Expense
Trip for Two to New York
and be a guest at
REvLoN's $4,000 Question

AN you have to do is come in TO Konn's
Rsvion Cosmetic Sections Washington or
Arlinotonl and fill in your name. oddress
and phone on an Official entry blank. So
other valuable prizes. Don't delay i. :.
Saturday is the lost doy.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

Mother - I understand why
you'd like to go and I've told you
why think you should not. This
is one Of the times you will have
to accept my decision.
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Sales School
To Open Here

National Sales Executives
Inc, yesterday announced the
opening this summer of its new
Advanced School of Retail Man
agement-a two-week session in
cooperation with Rutgers Uni
versity beginning August 8.
Details of the school, to be
held on the Rutgers Cam
pus, were outlined by Philip M.
Talbot, president of the Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods Associa-
tion, senior vice president of
Woodward & Lothrop and mem
ber of the new schools board of
trustees. "a. u
THE great challenge facing
the American economy today"
Mr.. Talbot said, ''is not added
production but more effective
distribution at the retail level.
Our factories are steadily turn
ing out goods at an unpreced-
ented rate. This gives our re-
tailers the high responsibility of
developing more vigorous and
more scientific sales programs in
order to create a demand for
Evening star., 1955-05-22

tered has been the quest for
better public transportation. The
WM6sA lines service the area.
but the route to downtown Wash
ington takes nearly an hour as
it courses through Seat Pleasant
and Pennsylvania avenue.
WM6SA has attempted to estab-
lish a route through Cheverly
and Bladensburg. but this has
been opposed by Capital Transit
Co.. which runs buses on part
of this. route.
The creator of Kentland. 6 R
Carson, believes that the project
his worked out well.' but the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. which
six years ago gave zoning clear
ance to the development. revised
it's thinking as a result Of the
Kentland experience.
Mr.. Carson took a 150-acre
tract. used 100 acres for houses,
20 for commercial buildings. Is
for parkland and 10 for a school
site.
However, population did not
reach the density anticipated by
the planners. This slowed the
build-up Of the shopping area.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

High and Bancroft Elementary
School.
Headed School in TripOli
She interrupted her teaching
at Paul for a years leave of
absence when she went to Trip
oil to organize and serve as
principal of a school for the
children of Air Force personnel.
A teacher friend recalled Miss
Jones said before her trip that
while driving tired her. she
wouldn't be driving all the time
because Miss Hanlein would be
with her to share the driving.
They had spent their Christmas
holidays together in Miami, the
friend said.
Miss Jones lived alone at the
Kenmore Apartments. Her ia
ther, John r. Jones, visited her
Friday night and yesterday
morning went to Newport: News,
Va, to visit a daughter by a
previous marriage, Mrs. Lucy
w. Hudgins.
Born in Virginia
Miss Jones was born in New
port News. went to high school
there and was graduated from
Evening star., 1955-05-22

the S. I. D. These could be
financed over a 10-year period,
she says.
Preferable to District
Mrs. Hodgens. who has hand
in a host of civic affairs. says
that however time-consuming
her volunteer work may be. life
in Kentland is preferable to liv-
ing in the District.
Its a perfect location and
the houses are in great demand. !"
she says. The location will be
enhanced once the State builds
the intercounty beltway and
completes the Annapolis Wash
ington Freeway. Both these ex-
pressways will come within a
mile of Kentland. They will be
linked to Kentland by Landover
road and Palmer highway, which
will be dualized.
Interest in overall property
values has spurred Mrs. Hod-
gems promotion of community
attractiveness, especially by way
of more shade trees. The civic
association sponsored a planting
program two years ago. with the
result that most lawns boast
young shade trees.
One campaign that has fall
Evening star., 1955-05-22
ACCIDENT

Continued From First Page
State police was owned by the
father of Schrader.
Miss Jones. an attractive wom-
an who had prematurely grey
hair for years, had been teach
ing in the District since 1885.
Miss Jones was described by
her principal, Thomas Ferry, OF
Washington. as very, very pop
ular" with the students at Paul
He said she was responsible fol
keeping many of the older
youngsters in school when they
would otherwise have quit.
"She took such an interest ir
them that they stayed" Mr.
Ferry said. Her pupils would
come back to see her as much
as two or three years after they
graduated. They were wild about
her"
In addition to Paul Junior
High, Miss Jones taught for
shorter periods at Chamberlain
Vocational School, Gordon
Junior High. Alice Deal Junior
Evening star., 1955-05-22

StS1 AOAA oAAN NSSOA oS = s~@AA@S>
highway, 8 miles from downtown
Washington.
Mature shade trees, along with
a proposed complete recreation
area, a community building and
more sidewalks are needed to
add an air of being settled"
residents say.
All these goals of a busy
citizens association. which finds
itself constantly diverted by the
necessity of taking care of the
"here-and-now" problems.
School Past Capacity
The Kentland Elem IN tary
School will be filled past capacity
next year. "And we're facing a
mass of teen-agers for which we
must be prepared" says Frank j.
Santangelo. leader in Kentland
youth activities.
Despite these problems, resi-
dents of the $50 single-family
homes and 100 duplexes find
Kentland a good place to live.
The houses were a good invest
ment with their values rising
steadily.
We've made a lot of progress
for new community" Mr.. San
tangelo believes. We've got a
lovely school, a good citizen
group, boys club, a teen-age
club and summer recreation
program"
The elementary school, opened
in the fall of 1858, serves as the
civic and social center of Kent
land. Its 287 pupils all walk
from their homes. Next year,
the school expects to enroll 800
pupils, but according to Mrs.
Margaret Walsh, principal, it
won't be critically crowded. It's
rated capacity is 800.
The boys club was started by
Mr.. Santangelo. 1t meets in a
garage and conducts its sports
program on a vacant lot. The
club fields three fully equipped
baseball teams.
Better facilities are needed for
a more intensive youth program,
Mr.. Santangelo contends. He
says the county Is years behind
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Diem Strikes New Blows
At Ex-Emperor Boo Dui

SAIGON, South Wet Nam. May
81 (R.-Premier Ngo Dinh Diem's
government and its nationalist
supporters struck two new blows
today at absentee Chief Of State
Bao Dai. Both moves strength
ened the drive for the playboy
ex-emperor's eventual custer.
The government ordered the
arrest and trial on treason
charges Of two top aides of Bao
Dai and four other leaders of
the civil war which erupted
against Mr.. Diem April %.
This action was followed by a
National Revolutionary Commit
tees announcement it had sent
kilograms to President Eisenhow-
er and the heads Of AZ other
nations informing them of the
organizations support of Mr..
Diem and its claim that Bao Dai
has been deposed.
Nguyen Bao Toan. the commit
tees president. told reporters the
Evening star., 1955-05-22

kilograms were aimed at pre-
pairing the way internationally
for the proclamation of a re-
public before South Wet Mans
general elections. This voting is
scheduled to take place within
the next two or three months.
Mr.. Diem already has taken
several steps making it clear to
Bao Dai that he no longer has
any influence in South Wet Nam.
Emerging from the civil war with
a stronger hand, the premier
formed a new government with
out consulting Bao DAT, abolished
his imperial guard and whipped
through a hundred other smaller
measures the absentee chief Of
state would never have approved.
The general post Office topped
these off today by announcing
that on August 81 it will with
draw from circulation all stamps
bearing Bao Dai's portrait.
Deputy Defense Minister Tran
Evening star., 1955-05-22
DAVY CROCKETT'S
LIBERTY BELL ROLE
COMES UNDER FIRE

PHILADELPHIA, (P.-
The Chamber of Commerce
of Greater Philadelphia to-
day disputed a line from
the Davy Crockett ballad
sweeping the country.
The chamber says Davy
did not patch up the crack
in the Libery Bell, as the
ballad claims.
The crack in the bell at
independence Hall here
never has been patched, al
though an attempt was
made to do so in 1846, the
chamber reported.
AS for the Indian fighter
being associated with the
bell, the chamber added
there is no documentary
evidence to indicate it.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

in its planning for youth activi-
ties. and is hopeful that the
county's Youth Council of which
he is a member, will evolve q
program helpful to Kentland.
Mr.. Santangelo, who lived in
Lanham and Seat Pleasant be-
fore buying a home in Kentland,
says that "it's a constant strug-
gle to find and hold the variety
of leadership needed for COM
munity development"
No Incorporation
He estimates that Kentland
has about the average propor-
ton of citizens content to pay
taxes without engaging in civic
affairs. At critical moments,
however, such as the recent fight
to stop erection of a drive-in
theater next to the community,
these citizens join with their
more active brethren, he adds.
One organization that. has
helped unify-and protect-the
community has been the Kent
land Volunteer Fire Department.
Starting from scratch only five
years ago, the department has
acquired f1rehouse. soon to be
expanded, and stocked it with
equipment. It's supported in part
from contributions and the pro-
ceeds of an annual carnival.
Setting up a municipal gov
ernment wouldn't help much.
most Kentlanders believe.
1.-The attitude is against in
corporation" according to Mrs.
James Hodgens, a former presi-
dent of the Citizens Association
and now resident agent for the
Kentland Special Improvement
District, set up a year ago.
The S. I. D, provided one
long sought improvement-street
lights which Mrs. Hodgens calls
a "Godsend." The community
is much more attractive now at
night, she says, and the cost
of the lights is only about $3.50
a year for each house.
Sidewalks now are being con-
sidered as the next project Of
Evening star., 1955-05-22

Mr.. Carson says the Kentland
houses sold for prices ranging
from 5000 to $3.50. The larger
one-family houses are without
Easements, though Easements are
included in the duplexes.
He learned one lesson from the
project, he says. The high cost
of installing streets and storm
sewers to county standards ate
up profits. Since then he has
attempted to build houses in the
$1,000 class only on vacant lots
on existing streets.
Warren Giauque, planning en-
gineer for the Park and Planning
Commission, says that the 15o-
acre tract was inadequate for a
complete community" with va
riety of housing and space for
commercial and industrial enter
prises.
Kentland residents make no
complaint that their community
is too small. It's snug and its
problems are just the right size
to be handled by part-time, bve
perseverinR volunteers.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

Madison College at Harrison
burg. Va. She came to Washing
ton in 1885 and has been teach
ing school here ever since, ac-
cording to Mrs. Hudgins.
Besides her father and half
sister, Miss Jones is survived by
sister, Mrs. John H. Hill in
Lawrenceburg, Ind, and by a
half-brother, Ernest w. Williams,
q Richmond attorney.
Miss Jones and Miss Hanlein,
who also lived at the Kenmore
Apartments, were close friends.
Miss Hanlein, who attended
Washington schools, worked for
her father as a bookkeeper in
his sign painting business.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

these products and move them
into the hands Of consumers"
Mr.. Talbot said the school
will fill a long-felt need in i'm
poving the basic approach to
profitable retailing by providing
specialized training for store
personnel.
Among the listed subjects for
the school are improving COM
munications within the store,
labor legislation as it affects the
retail store. psychological as
poets of buying and selling. fac
tors contributing to the "store
personality" factors influencing
store location. the financial
structure of the retail store,
credits and collections, person.
mel recruitment, selection and
supervision.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

Trung Dung announced the
treason charges against 'Mr.
Diem's enemies. If caught and
convicted, they face the death
penalty.
The two accused Bao Dai aides
are ex-Army Inspector Gen.
Nguyen Van Wy and Col. Nguyen
Tu Yen, commander of the chief
of states old imperial guard
Evening star., 1955-05-22
AZ Fatally Burned
Watching Mill Fire

BOMBAY, India, May 81. R.
-Seventy-five people who came
to watch a cotton mill fire in
India's Saurashtra state were
trapped by flames which spread
to cotton bales in the grounds OF
the mill, authorities reported to-
day. Thirty-five of them burned
to death. OF the 40 who escaped.
seven died later in a hospital.
Nearly 1000 mill workers es-
capped.
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Bludensburq Second

Bladensburg High S CHI 90
placed second in the high school
concert band competition spon-
sored by the Lions Clubs Of
Maryland and the District Fri
day in the Armory. Yesterdays
editions of The Star inadvert-
emily omitted second place in the
list Of winning groups.
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Kent|ond Is MAKING
Progress Despite,
Major Problems
Trees Are Growing Too Slow
And the Youngsters Too Fast
BY GEORGE FLYNN

Georges Countys first planned community Kentland
the too slow and the youngsters are growing
too fast
occupy Of the time and attention Of civic
leaders the 5yearod community sandwched between Land