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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-15
ConsuItant Doubtful
Over Prospects Of
Potomac Bridge Tolls
By George Beveridqe

Prospects of tolls on Potomac
River bridges, never exactly
bright. appeared even DINNER
today, after a preliminary dis
cussion of their financial feasibil-
ity.
F. Houston Wynn, a ccnsultant
looking into the toll possibilities,
told reporters preliminary studies
indicate:
|. There would not be enough
traffic now to justify construc-
ton of the areas two outer"
Potomac bridges. at Cabin John,
Md, and Jones Point. Alexandria,
as toll facilities that would pay
for themselves.
2. There appears. IN fact. to be
no practical financial method of
putting tolls on any combination
of Potomac bridges while other
Potomac spans are left free.
Study Far From Complete
However, Mr.. Wynn stressed
that his engineering firm. Wilbur
Smith & Associates, is just get
ting into the toll study it is max
Ing for the District, Maryland,
Virginia and the Federal Bureau
of Public Roads.
He met with representative
of the area Jurisdictions at a
closed door session yesterday to
discuss the early study work and
ask for more data. He said the
additional data might modify
everything we've said" in yester-
days closed meeting.
District Highway Director j. N.
Robertson, who is cool to the
toll idea, said it also is his feel
ing that I'VE would have to get
tolls on all the bridges or on none
at ALL"
Mr.. Wynn stressed the Smith
firms job was only to get into
the financial possibilities of pay
ing for bridge construction by
toll means.
One a Policy Question
This leaves aside two other
crucial factors-the desirable
ity' and the "practicability" of
tolls.
The matter of "desirability" is
a policy question, which Congress
certainly would get into, since
the major entrances to the Ma
tons Capital are involved. On
the "practicability" side, officials
are doubtful that any of the ex-
listing bridges, at least, lend
| themselves to the installation of
wide toll plazas" at either end.
In considering the lowest
practical toll rates." he said, the
lowest discussed so far have been
10 cents for passenger cars, and
higher rates for buses and trucks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-15
City Heads Vote
S1.6MiIIion Top
On Teacher Pay
Tobriner Calls Action
Unfair as Boards
PIeu Is Rejected

The Commissioners today voted
to hold to a SIS million ceiling
on a pay raise for District teach
ers.
The city heads turned down a
Board of Education plea for at
least a $2.3 million raise.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
announced that he and his COL
leagues do not feel the city's
fiscal condition permits a raise
bigger than SIG million. Even
this raise is expected to hinge on
raise for classified city workers,
not yet agreed on by Congress.
Calls Figure Reasonable
Mr.. Spencer called the SIS
million figure fair and reason
able"
A school board member quick
ly took issue with Mr.. Spencer
statement.
Walter N. Tobriner, personnel
chairman of the board, said he
considered the Commissioners
attitude "unrealistic and unfair"
He warned that the city heads,
by refusing an adequate raise,
might cause the school system
to lose teachers.
II don't see how we can ex-
pect to recruit teachers unless
we are prepared to offer a higher
wage" Mr.. Tobriner said.
The Commissioners and Board
of Education agreed last year on
the SIG million figure for the
proposed raise. This represented
a compromise from a school
board backed raise proposal
which would have cost SO mil
lion
New Compromise Sought.
Recently, school officials and
board members visited the Com
missioners to urge new COM
promise figure of $2.3 million
in order to bring District teacher
salaries in line with recent in
creases in other cities.
Last week the School Board
voted to notify the city heads
again of the boards wish for
the S23 million figure. The
board also voted to inform the
Commissioners that it would APP
peal directly to Congress if the
city heads turned the plea down.
Mr.. Tobriner said today that
as far he he is concerned this
is what will be done.
Sharpe Has Misgivings
c. Melvin Sharpe, School Board
president. said he agreed with
Mr.. Tobriner that higher teacher
pay is seriously needed. Mr..
Sharpe voiced some miSgiving
over whether the board could go
to Congress over the Commits
sioners' heads, however.
Normally board members have
to be called on by Congress men,
bers first before they can voice
views different from those Off
cially adopted by the Commits
sioners, he pointed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-15
Rabbi KIuvun to Speak

Rabbi Israel Klavan, executive
secretary of the Rabbinical
Council of America, was to ad-
dress the third annual confer
ence of the Washington Chapter
Women's Branch of the Union of
Orthodox Jewish Congregations
today in Beth Sholem Syna-
gogue, Eighth and Shepherd
streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-15
Jones Point Item Cut;
Cash for Survey
Of Traffic Approved

The House Appropriations
Committee today approved and
sent to the House floor for ac-
ton a 100000 item for the
National Park Service to pre-
pare plans for the Jones Point
Bridge across the Potomac River.
The item, carried in the big
second supplemental appropria-
ton bill, was $4,000 less than
the recommendation sent to
Congress by President Eisen-
hover.
The project had been urged
on Congress during recent hear
ings by Director Conrad L. Wirth
of the National Park Service.
Mr.. Wirth urged Congress to
appropriate $675,000.
Quick Planning Promised
Testifying before a House APP
propriations Subcommittee re-
Gently. Mr.. Wirth said planning
would begin at once if the money
was granted. Congress already
has authorized the bridge.
Mr.. Wirth's statement, made
the bill, indicated he would sub
NIT cost estimates for the bridge
in the fiscal 1857 budget requests.
The estimate, Mr.. Wirth tes-
tilted, has the approval of the
Bureau of Public Roads. which
will be responsible for the engi-
neering phases of the plans.
The National Park Service will
handle the architectural and
landscape planning.
The planning estimate was
submitted to Congress by Pres
ident Eisenhower, based on an
act of Congress last year. spon-
sored by Representative Broy-
hill. Republican, of Virginia.
The committee also approved
100000 for a survey of mass
transportation in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area, only half
of the amount recommended by
the President.
The fund would be spent by
the National Capital Planning
Commission and the National
Capital Regional Council with
instructions to report to the
President.
The committee said that pend
ing legislation affecting the scope
and conduct of the survey could
alter existing plans.
1.-The committee desires" it said
in its report. that complete
review of the project be made
next year before additional funds
are made available for its COM
pletion."
Recommendations Ignored.
The committee ignored recon-
mendations during executive
hearings to write into the bill
specific instructions for conduct
of the study and for a report to
the President by January /. 1856,
on a feasibility of an agency to
regulate mass transportation in
the area.
Approved also by the commit
tee was $26,500 for improvements
to Pier No. S on the Washington
channel to provide facilities for
customs service collections from
tourists on the increasing cruises
between Washington and Ber-
muda this coming summer. The
committee cut the request from
$4,000 to $26,500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-15
A Tlrnuplrt fnr Tnhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
BY Washington BurreII
Redeop No. 7. Union Station

Helpful to are those verses from the Scriptures
which Blessed the poor in spirit for theirs is the
kingdom of Heaven (St Matthew, v3J Blessed
the pure heart for they shall St Matthew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-15

my good and faithful servant There will be sickness
then, and no aches pains.
These words from st. Matthew are daily source of
comfort to me-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hays of Arkansas.
Evening star., 1955-08-20

IHasSan, ordered the pSychtAtr1c
Examination and directed that
the report be submitted yester-
day.
Judge Thomas, before issuing
the order, commented fayorably
on an article in The Sunday Star
that discussed the lack Of facili-
ties In nearby Virginia for ham
ding mental patients.
The mans family yesterday
posted $4,000 bond.
Mr.. Hassan pointed out that
the State may issue a warrant
for his return to Western State
Hospital before the case can be
heard next Friday. B
Judge Brown noted that the
man could not be tried on the
criminal charge until he has
been judged sane.
None of the three persons to
whom the man was furloughed
was present at yesterdays court
hearing. Judge Brown was told
that one was in the hospital
and the others could not appear
in court because Of personal
reasons. The defendant was q
backfleld star at both Wash
ington-Lee High School and at
William and Mary College.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
TEXT OF UNION STATEMENT
ON TRANSIT AGREEMENT

Walter j. Berwagen, president Of Division $50 of the
AFL Transit Workers issued the following statement after
Of the agreement negotiated with the Dis
trict Commissioners:
This agreement represents substantial compromise
on the part Of the The rates here established
are by means the highest in the transit industry for
comparable cities.
However. this compromise is we have been pre-
pared to make since negotiations first opened last May
1t proves that this dispute could have been settled without
interruption Of bus and seetcar service had the
Of Capital Transit so desired.
Through this struggle, the have made Washington
better place for transit employees to work whether not
the Wolfson management hangs on at Capital Transit
I'VE wish to take this opportunity to thank the resi-
dents of Washington and nearby Maryland for their long
suffering tolerance and support despite the very real
burdens this dispute has imposed upon them
We believe now did at the outset of this dispute
that labor management problems in public service in
dustry such transit should be settled through peaceful
arbitration We earnestly hope that should any dispute
arise in to that be settled by arbitration
rather than by such test of economic force as we have
had since July l."
Evening star., 1955-08-20
{ Continuance Granted
In Mental Potent Case

The case Of q former college
| football star arrested on an at
tempted arson charge while or
lfurlough from q mental hospitaI
yesterday was continued for one
week in Arlington County Court
A psychiatric report from the
county's mental health clinic
recommended that the man be
returned to the hospital because
he is unable to conform to oul
ordinary rules Of society"
Judge Paul D. Brown granted
the continuance at the request
of Defense Attorney Miles Spence
Bray, who had just entered the
lcaSe.
The defendant had been COM
United to Western State HoSpi.
tai at Stanton in 1850. but was
later transferred to DeJarnette
Hospital "a private institution
AFFILIATED with the State.
He was arrested August II or
the attempted arson charge
while on furlough to two mem.
Ibers of his family and a friend
Last Monday County Court
Judge Homer Randolph Thomas
lacting on a motion by Common.
wealth's Attorney William j,
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Traffic Light Thut FoiIed
Produces Trugic Sequel

medical bills and repairing the
building. There wasn't enough.
left to get the business going
again. Z
The Nezbeds sued the trucker
and a jury awarded them $2l,-
900 in damages.
But the Maryland Court Of.
Appeals at Annapolis said the.
accident was not the truck driv-i
Ier's fault, the burned out light.
was to blame-the city's re-
sponsibility. But the city cannot
be sued for damages when some-s
thing goes wrong in the exercise
of its police powers. There was
no way the Nezbeds could re-
cover.
Everyone was sorry for them;
and a public subscription cam
paign raised $1,000.
The Nezbeds bought another
house and tried to make a new
start. But Louis was II. He still
had aches and pains from his
injuries. He brooded.
Late Thursday. Mrs. Nezbed
found him hanging by his neck
from a rope in the garage.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Realty Firm Amends
Baltimore Tunnel Offer

But Mfr. Baker said last night
that his offer was misconstrued
by the commission, and that the
S per cent was the maximum
total fee. Since his offer was
misunderstood, Mr.. Baker of
fered an amended proposal in o
letter to Russell H. Mccain, roads
commission chairman.
Mr.. Baker made it doubly dear
that he is proposing q per cent
maximum by bringing q second
firm into the offer and saying
the fee for each would be ga
per cert.
At present, the real estate
firms Of David M. Nichols & Co.
and Martien. Clark & Magee are
each being paid 334 per cent OF
the land costs for acquiring tun-
mel rights Of way. Nichols is q
former member Of the roads
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Makeup SoIk Shot
Slated Thursday

A makeup clinic for eligible
Fairfax County school children
who have not yet received their
second Salk vaccine incubation
will be held from 8 to 10:30
am. Thursday.
The regular clinics, plus one
makeup clinic, ended yesterday.
after 10,406 children were in
Ioculated.
Nearly 10000 children are
eligible for the current Salk in
lection in the county. This group
includes the $4,000 who got their
first injections last April, plus
1000 who received three shots
ia year ago in a testing program
and who are eligible for q
booster shot at this time.
Fairfax County reported no
new polio cases yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
|McKeIdin Asks
Tobacco Aid

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 up. -
Gov. McKeldin yesterday asked
the Department Of Agriculture
to come to the aid Of Southern
Maryland tobacco farmers. har-
lried by hurricanes and low
prices for their leaf.
If conditions warrant, the
Governor said. the Federal Gov
|ernment should designate the to-
bacco growing counties a disaster
area.
This would make the growers
eligible for low interest loans
and other benefits.
The Governors Office said
Ralph Peters. State director Of
the Farmers Home Administra-
ton, had given assurances his
agency should be able to care for
the growers needs under its
present programs.
The season for selling the
1854 tobacco crop has just closed
and prices paid for the leaf were
sharply down from last year.
The tobacco also was of poorer
quality and much more of it
sold in the lower price brackets.
Hurricane Connie and Diane
then added to the havoc by
knocking down and deluging the
1855 crop Just as it was reaching
maturity.
Evening star., 1955-08-20

BALTIMORE. Aug. 20 G.-
Louis Nezbed has added 8
pathetic paragraph to the story
|of a burned-out trafiic light.
The light is at Milton avenue
and Orleans street, which carries
heavy U. s. 40 traffic across
Baltimore's East Side.
One red signal burned oui
around midnight on March II
1851.
At, 1880 am. a big tractor
trailer truck breezed into the
intersection, no light against It
A car, with the green, shot ir
from the left. They hit. The
truck oareened into the building
on the corner where Louis Nezbee
ran a little plumbing supply shor
and lived upstairs with his wifi
lOtila.
The Nezbeds were thrown from
their bed. Louis almost wal
killed. His wife was hurt. Ths
place caught fire. The shop ane
the house were a wreck. Louis
Nezbed's hair turned white over
night.
He spent all his savings or
Evening star., 1955-08-20

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 R-
The State Roads Commission to.
day has a new offer from two
real estate firms to acquire land
for the Baltimore Harbor Tun.
mel approaches for S per cent Of
the cost. az per cent less thar
the commission is now paying
A similar offer was rejected
by the commission Thursday a!
entirely out Of line" The com.
mission explained that it has Il
get appraisals from two firm
for testimony In case 1t had tt
condemn the land in court.
Although it is now paying 7k
per cent commissions, the com
mission said each firm receives
only 3A per cent each and th'
offer Of Russell T. Baker, Balti'
more real estate broker, was To-
5 per cent.
Evening star., 1955-08-20

ploye, with a $3.50 increase in
|employe contributions to an $8.lC
total.
The contract also brought un-
der the pension fund about rs
pensioners retired prior to July
Il, l945, who previously had beer
covered only under an informal
agreement.
Pensions now start at $40 q
month and the month In.
crease in the company contri.
button is estimated roughly tc
increase pension payments by
about $50.
Distribution of the higher
payment rates, however, was left
entirely to a panel of actuaries
which would be set up under
the proposed agreement.
The document also took cog
nizance Of q major union con-
cern-what would happen to the
pension fund after Capital
Transit passes out Of the picture
The provision was that the fund
should be continued and trans
ferred to the new system oper-
ator. but in reality left this en-
tirely to be worked out between
the union and the new manage
ment.
The proposed agreement also
would instruct the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, trustee Of the fund
that fund disbursements should
continue. 1t calls for both the
bank and the union to withdraw
court actions arising from q dis
|pute over whether pensions pay.
ments should have been paid
during the strike period.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Horse Show Will Draw Fans
To ForestviIIe Tomorrow

hunter and jumper classes.
Glasses are listed for green work.
ing hunters. open jumpers. work.
ing hunters and conformation
hunters.
In the green working hunter
division, Alta Vista Farms big
jumping gelding, Winston, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Lytle's
mannerly roam gelding, Son Imp,
will battle for the championship.
The Elmer Pumphrey Memoir
ial trophy, which was retired last
year by Claude w. Owen Of
Washington, has been returned
to the show by Mr.. Owen and
will be run as a perpetual trophy.
Evening star., 1955-08-20

Washington horse show fans
will have q show right in their
own backyard this week end
when the 18th annual Prince
Georges Democratic Club horse
and pony show gets under way
at 8 am. tomorrow on John
Swetnam's Lazy s Ranch in For
restville, Md.
The show will have classes for
small, medium and large ponies
lin the morning session. featured
Iby the Del Rio Challenge Trophy
Class.
The senior riders will take
over at / pm. with the regular
Evening star., 1955-08-20
|NcKe|din Bars
Roads Board
Probe Funds

| BALTIMORE. Aug. 20 R.-
THE next move in the develop
ling squabble between Gov. Nc
Keldin and the Legislative Coun-
cil over an investigation Of the
iState Roads Commission Is up
Ito the council.
/ Both MIR. McKeldin and the
roads commission yesterday re-
fused q council request for a
budget amendment that would
make $25,000 available for an
investigation.
The governor said he agreed
with the three roads commission
members that an inquiry is not
warranted.
! Gov. McKeldin said. in effect
THAT If the Gerteral Assembly
wants an investigation It can set
lone in motion when it meets
next February.
The roads commission pointed
with pardonable pride -. to
Ian unblemished record" It In
|vited the council to inspect its
records.
The 90-day legislative session
earlier this year voted against a
bill which would have provided
ian investigation Of the commits
sion. ss. @
/ The hue and cry was raised
again when Ben Du Pre-. q right
tof-way engineer working in
Montgomery County, was sus-
pended on a charge Of disclosing
routes for proposed highways to
land SPECTATORS for the purpose
lof sharing in the profits.
1 Du Pre- fought the charge but
resigned during the hearing
when 1t was shown he and Gus
IBasiliko. a Washington real
estate operator. jointly owned
property in Prince Georges
County.
The Legislative Council asked
the roads commission to initiate
the budget amendment and the
Governor to approve it. The
Governor and commission are on
the Republican side Of the polit-
lical fence while the council is
IDemocrat-controlled.
The council has no other way
to get funds, but some members
had voted to forego their pay
as members in order to get an
inquiry started If the budget
amendment was turned down.
| In refusing, Gov. McKeldin
said he had found no evidence
| OF the public demand" for an
investigation which the council
had mentioned in its resolution
to him.
The commission said:
"All contracts have specified
percentage fees well below the
standards set by the American
Society of Civil Engineers. Our
contract procedures have served
las models for number Of other
States"
Evening star., 1955-08-20
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Uhp Snnnau Star

Choose The Star on Sunday When You Haze Choice
"AlARGARET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that she is rs
years old Princess Margaret stands before the door
OF grace" loophole through which she may marry
any man she chooses. For the full story read Alvin
Steinkopf's feature in The Star Pictorial Magazine
See Star Staff Artist Bob Hokes fucoor pastel por-
trait of Princess Margaret on the cover Of the
magazine.
ASSIGNMENT IN THE AZORES-Reporter Brian Bell
and Photographer Ewood Baker take you on a tour of
Terceira in the Azores-Part Three in their on.the-
articles about D C. area service men and women
stationed overseas-The Star Pictorial Magazine.
EUROPE LEARNS TO LIKE US-Just back from Europe,
This Week reporter Louis Berg brings home hearenng
news-the old slogan, "Ami Go Home!" has disap-
peared from brick walls Today America Is gaining pop
ularity fast Read Mr. Bergs article and find out why
THE REVIEW OF THE WEEK-A regular Editorial Sec
ton feature-brings you up to date the history Of
the past days written in absorbing narrative
form which makes for easy reading and clear under
standing.
TODAY IN MEDICINE-The National Institutes of
Health research of the Public Health Service is
now headed by a tall Irishman named DR.. James
Shannon. glimpse OF the part he played in the polio
program as well as some of the problems of man who
keeps house for hundreds of scientists discussed by
Star sta Writer John McKelway in the News Section
BEASTLY, BUT UNAVOIDABLE is Drama Critic Jay Car
modys reluctant judgment on Playwright Guy Boil
tons suggestion for friendler relations between
pIaywrfghts and reviewers. Why the two groups
likely to remain uncozy Is discussed in the Drama
Section.
WOMEN M. DIS IN INDIA WEAR SARIS, but for that
matter do Indian lady doctors IN Washington Star
Reporter Harriet French interviews Of 20 Indian
physicians living in the Nations Capital.
-Women's Section.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Free x-Roys Slated
AT Arlington Store

A transportable x-ray machine
loaned to the Arlington Tuber.
Iculosis and Health Association
by the State Department o1
Health, will be available for free
examinations at the Acme Store
l6404 North Williamsburg boule-
ward, from Q to 9 pm. Tuesday
and Wednesday and from IL
am. to 4 pm. Thursday.
The following schedule has
been arranged for the associa-
tons mobile unit: Thursday
Wakefield High School, 8 am. to
4 pm; August 90. the Hecht
Company's Parkington store,
to 8 pm; August 30, Washing
ton-Lee High School, o to 1880
am, and August 81. Penney's
Store, 10 am. to 8 pm.