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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Zoning Group
Urged to Meet

Urging a meeting Of the Dis
|trict's Zoning Advisory Commit
tee "at an early date" the
washington Housing Association
has charged that the full group
i"has not met in over q year :.
some Of the subcommittee have
never met. others met infre-
Iquently."
Charles A. Horsky. president
Iof the association. told District
| Commissioner Samuel Spencer
lin a letter that a recent recon-
Imendation by the Districts
coming advisor sis provocative
document which should be
widely distributed and carefully
studied
The study, entitled Height
and Bulk of Commercial Build
lings in the District of Column
Ibia." recommended that Wash
Iington curb the growth of popu-
Ilation In Its downtown area to
prevent "intolerable" traffic Jams
within Is years.
A spokesman for the commit
Itee, headed by Thomas j. Groom
president of the Bank of COM
Imerce, said the full Zoning Ad-
Ivisory Committee j, met last
August Q and last December Is.
The spokesman pointed out
that the groups executive COM
Imittee will meet next Monday
and is expected to consider call
ling q meeting Of the entire body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Panel Discussions Due
On Hoover Reports

The first of a series OF nine
panel discussions sponsored by
the Washington chapter, Ameri-
lcan, Society for Public Admin
Iistration. on the Hoover Com
mission reports will take place at
Is pm. tomorrow in the General
Accounting Office auditorium,
AL G street NV. It will be
open to the public.
Chairman of the panel will
be Jack D. Young. of McKin-
Isey Co. Participants win in
Iclude Arthur S. Flemming of the
Office Of Defense Mobilization;
Robert L. l.. McCormick, research
consultant for the Citizens Com
mittee for the Hoover Commits
sion Report; and g. Lyle Belsley
associate director OF the WASH
Iington Office Of the Public Ad-
ministration Clearing House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
BeIqium's Prince Albert Gets 1000
In Test for D. c. Drivers Permit

His Royal Highness Prince
Albert of Belgium doesn't have
headaches very often.
He never faints or has dizzy
spells. doesn't use narcotics and
feels that If the only parking
space available is in front Of a
fire plug it would be all right to
either ta) seek another parking
place or tb) park and ask a po-
|liceman to watch your car and
that you'll be back in q few
minutes.
Those statisticS-along with
1.-THE fact that he is 6 feet tall.
weighs 155 pounds. has blond
hair and gray-green eyes-were
developed today when the Prince
took an examination at the Mu-
nicipal Center for q drivers per-
INIT.
Late But Scores 1907
The Prince. here to study the
United States Navy for q few
weeks, arrived in his navy lieu
tenants uniform, 20 minutes late
for his 9 am. appointment for
his examination.
But he scored 100 per cent
lon both oral and vision tests.
despite his views about the fire.
lplug.
Both sound pretty good" the
Prince said, seriously, when he
Igot to the fireplug question.
When he was told he could select
only one, he did. regretfully
checking seek another parking
space"
Mai. Gilbert A. Thibaut de
IMaisieres. serving in the Belgian
army and as the Princes aide,
also took and passed the exam
|ination.
Leaves Mercedes Home
They will use their permits
during a trip through the West
later in their visit. They will
drive rented car. The Prince
left his birthday present.
|high-powered Mercedes convert
|ible-at home.
After taking the driving test
the Prince and his party headed
for Annapolis.
He hopes to see something of
minesweeper training while he is
at Annapolis. The 21-year-old
Prince, a lieutenant In the Bel
gian Navy, said his choice of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Hal March Leeds
Hecht TV Series

Television Master OF Ceremo.
MES Hal March will lead of Thu
third annual Hi-FI Two Rams
presented by the Hecht Co. to.
morrow.
The series, to run through Sat
urday, October 8. viii also fea-
ture on successive days thu
Obernkirchen Choir. Denise OAR
eel, Astro the Space Man, the
Five Goldwyn Girls. Patricia
Neal, Matt Dennis. Arthur
Fielder. June Valli and Vaughn
Monroe.
Broadcasts, to be heard from
2 to 3 pm. daily over Station
WGMS, will originate from the
Hecht Co.'S fifth floor audito-
rum, where a television set and
a hi-fidelity set will be awarded
daily. First prize for the nine
day program is a trip to Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
|Ucs Will Brief
New Volunteers

New volunteers serving on the
board of trustees or the various
committees of United Commu-
nifty Services win attend an orien-
tation session at 3 pm. tomorrow
i'm the auditorium of the Wash
|ington Post and Times Herald.
Miss Rita E. Beuchert. director
of the UCS research department,
will speak on Washington s
Welfare Needs and Services" A
panel discussion by active work.
Iers in the field will tell the new
members how the organization
operates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Arlington Mon Heads
tuberculosis Group

RICHMOND. Sept. % tR.--
DR.. Charles p. Cake, director Of
the division of tuberculosis con-
troll for Arlington County. has
been elected president Of the
Southern tuberculosis Confer
ence.
DR.. Cakes election came at
the conclusion of a three-day
meeting OF the group in Louis
vile. States in the conference
include Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland. Tennessee. South
Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana
and Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28

Iof his visit to America. He ar
rived here yesterday and devoted
the day to a round of official en-
Itertainment.
The Prince will spend two days
at the academy, occupying q
ImidShipman's room and approxi-
mating midshipman routine.
win See Supercarrier
After that he will visit the
Marine Corps headquarters here.
the naval base at Norfolk and
the supercarrier Forrestal. La
tier he will tour other naval in
Istallations across the country. as
well as industrial plants. farms.
universities and historic sites.
The Prince spent last night at
Blair House. official residence Of
Visiting dignitaries, and was the
dinner guests of Undersecretary
of State Herbert Hoover. jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Montgomery Firemen
Lounch Slogan Contest

A Fire Prevention Week slo.
gan contest sponsored by the
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
and the Montgomery County
Fire Marshal's Office was
launched yesterday at a meet
ing at the Town and Country
Inn, Wheaton. Md.
Three firemen from the
Bethesda Fire Department were
awarded Fireman of the
Month" miniature fire helmets.
They were Capt. Paul L. Odds
field, Sergt. John X. Russ, and
Pvt. Eldridge M. Pier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Street Light Hearing

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners yesterday au-
thorized the advertising of a
public hearing on the iiistalla-
ton Of street lights in the new
chillum Terrace Special I'M
Iprovement District No. 81. The
hearing will be held on October
10 in the courthouse in Upper
Marlboro, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28

that service expresses a convic-
ton that Belgium expects It's
small but modern naval force
to be a permanent part of Its
defense establishment.
Fleet Organized
During the past century
Belgium has maintained a Navy
only at intervals. In recent
years, with NATO encourage
ment, it organized a fleet OF
small warcraft, with emphasis
on the sweepers needed in any
crisis to keep clear the Belgian
harbors that serve much OF
Western Europe.
"That is tn. sort of task that
is within our capabilities" the
Prince said.
With the trip to the United
states Naval Academy. the
Prince begins the working part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Lostl2 Area B Families to Move Soon, Wirhtotead
Marking Milestone in Sections History cura (;ro,n

AS 1t was, Mr.. Banks said. the
most difficult to place were single
persons, many of them old and
poor, unable to be placed in pub
lie housing and unable to find
private homes except after long
searches.
But the RIA was pleasantly
surprised to find the high per-
centage Of families-abou hall
of the total in one OF the city's
worst slums-who were able tc
pay their own way in good pri-
vate housing. A number. who
previously had rented substand-
ard dwellings. purchased homes
Some Refuse Help
About half Of the 40 families
who moved to substandard hous-
ing on their own volition ac-
tually qualified for public hous-
ing. Mr.. Banks said, but refused
to accept 1t.
One family refused 10 give up
pets. as it would have had to
in public housing. Another re-
fused because no dining room
was available in public housing
Several said they didn't want te
be subject to ANY regulations.
One refused because the family
furniture needed "a big house.
or the six churches that had
been In Area B. two have beer
demolished and three Of the re-
four will be RACED. The
one left win be Friendship Bap-
list Church. First and H streets
.S.W.
Most OF the remaining business
and residential structures, virtu.
ally ali empty, are In the north.
west corner OF Area B. around
Fourth street. BY the end Of tht
year. at the latest. all viii bs
gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28

u IS c
RICHMOND. Va. Sept. 2s.
"A 800 million steam generating
plant upstream from the Pcto-
mac River water supply intake
LOT the District OF Columbia was
Unanimously approved BY the
Virginia State Corporation Com.
mission today.
There was no opposition from
1.-THE District. Army Engineers. o.
maryland officials who have
been Directing 10 the 500-acre
lsite in Loudoun County. Va.
Only two witnesses for pepcr
Testified. At the conclusion Of
1.-THE 25-minute hearing, Com
mission Chairman K. H. Leste,
Hooker asked If there was any
deposition to the application
There being none. he quickly an
lnounced the application ap.
proved.
/ After the hearing Corneliu,
Means, counsel for PEPCO, said
lone more step remains. That !;
approval by the District Public
utilities Commission. before
which the application is pending
MIR. Means said he hopes for ar
early hearing.
/ Approved by Loudoun
Loudoun County officials al.
ready have approved the project
Maryland also claims 1t must
pass on the plant since 1t will
Ibe using water from the Poto-
mac, which Is under Maryland
jurisdiction.
David v. Aud. director Of
sanitary engineering for the Dis
Itrict, explained why the Wash
Iington city government had nc
representative at the State Cor
Eporation Commission hearing. y
believe that's the wrong tribunal
II don't think the questions con-
lsidered by the commission woult
have been in line with our OBJ.
ljections."
He said objections presented TX
1.-THE State Corporation Commits.
ision would have had To b.
grounded on the problem 81
power production or competition
with other companies.
4 Had No Oificial Notice
4 Also. Mr.. Aud said. 1--WE has
mo official notice OF the hearing
although saw newspaper indi'
'scations that there would be .
lhearing. / don't. however. recall
whether they specified the date.
i Citing the Districts objection
Ito the Pepco installation, be.
cause of danger to Washington
water supply, Mr.. Aud said. !"
think well all be there before
1.-THE Virginia Water Contro
Board, If they hold q hearing
il Also we'll appear before the
maryland State Department o.
Geology, Mines and Water Re-
sources If they hold a hearing
AS a matter of fact, we have al.
ready written them" he de.
clared.
l Those testifying today wer'
George Bisset. 1923 Twenty.
sixth street NV. senior vic,
president. and Louis w. Cad
Iwallader Of Silver Spring. Md.
mechanical engineer.
| Mr.. Bisset testified that {
number of proposed sites in botl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
BY GEORGE BEyERIDGE

All but a dozen Of the more
than 1000 families who once
lived in the jumbled slums oi
Area B in Southwest Washing
ton have been moved out Of thu
area.
BY this week end, provisions
for moving the last II viii be
made.
Thus will be reached the first
real landmark in the long drive
Ito make over an entire section
Eof the Capital.
Along with the move OF resi-.
dents. all but four of more thar
$50 businesses which once
lfilourished in Area B either have
folded up or moved to Other
parts Of the city.
About 10 per cent of the
structures that crowded the
maze of streets and alley net
works have been demolished
Most OF Area B today-76 acres
literally in the shadow Of the
C apitol just south of the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
and just west of South Capitol
streets like an atom bombed
ghost town. RACED Of everything
but trees.
With the vast rehousing job
accomplished and clearance well
toward completion. the District
.Redeyelopment Land Agency
hopes to select next week a pri-
waite investor to rebuild Area 3
according TO an official plan
Three bidders are anxious for
the Job.
Statistics on the gigantic mi
grafton of Area B residents
possibly the biggest single hurdle
are impressive.
But behind the figures are
problems of a thousand individ-
ual families. many of them poor
many confused, many uprootec
from environments they had
known for q lifetime.
+ Directing the job has been ar
RIA relocation" staff. headed
by James @. Banks. a Howard
University and University Of
Pittsburgh graduate who has
lived with the problems of the
Area B families since the move
began in February. 1854. Then
two years were set aside for the
Irelocation--a deadline that's
been beaten by four months.
Mr.. Banks job was to find
decent, safe and sanitary new
homes for each family, regard
less Of income. family size OF
sentiments about the redevelop-
ment program. About 97.5 pei
cent of the families were colored
1--WE found a simple defini-
ton Of relocation" Mr.. Banks
said: Force people to move from
their homes, and make them
like it."
Most Of the families, Mr.
Banks staff has found, do like
it, especially after short periods
lof living in cleaner. healthier
more attractive surroundings
than they had ever known.
Many families moved with a
minimum of assistance--or none
at all. For others, Mr.. Banks
staff handled every detail. down
to payment of rent and the loca-
|tion of needed furniture-after
finding the home itself.
Mr.. Banks Office has data or
almost 1850 families. Final
| figures are being checked, but
records show this is what has
happened to them:
A total Of 507 families moved
into private housing. which met
Federal standards for determin-
ing decent, safe and sanitary
living quarters.
Another 437 moved into public
housing dwellings.
Forty mine families moved on
their own volition to other slum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28

dwellings in the city which failed
ito meet the health and SANTA
ition standards. Mr.. Banks staff
considers its job Is still to find
better housing for these families.
even beyond It's legal obligation.
SO Fanatics Disappear
Thirty-eight families simply
disappeared from Area B. and
has given RIA no indication Of
their whereabouts. Efforts are
under way to trace them.
A number OF other families
also disappeared before the RIA
began acquiring Area B property
the point at which its respon-
sibility for rehousing families
began.
The Area B residents went to
all parts Of the city. Some lined
up their own housing. the RIA
found places for others with the
help of private brokers and the
National Capital Housing Agency
tfor public housing).
A map Mr.. Banks keeps of all
the recorded moves shows only
two areas Of Washington un-
touched--the Southwest area
below st. Elizabethse Hospital on
the Anacostia side of the river
and the Northwest section west
Of Rock Creek Park. Only q few
moved to the suburbs.
The greatest number. about
81 per cent. settled In the South
east. About 81 per cent settled in
the Northeast, 70 per cent In
the Northwest and 20 per cent
in other parts OF the South
west. The last group probably
will have to be moved again. as
other parts Of the Southwest
are redeveloped.
The greatest boon to the pro-
gram was cooperation from the
NCHA. which gave top priority
in public housing units to the
displaced Area B families.
That fact, Mr.. Banks said,
made it possible to rehouse many
large, low-income families. who
would have been tremendous
problems II 1t had been neces-
sary to place them In decent
private housing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
District Heads Warn
Of Huge Ak Need
Public Revenue
Hearing Called
For Oct 28
By HECToR MCLEAN

800, ws.il - -. si. ~ supe.a ass
~ the eifv government the T,is.
|trict commissioners tnfiav sched.
Euled 4 nublic revenue. hearir,r 81
no am October "a
The announcement declared
that the sssnecific amount 81 rev.
Ienue needed viii be announced
later by the commissioners.
about october il Or III but ii can
he stated at this time that sub
lstantial sums are involved
THE city heads announcement
said thew viii are1ease shorf1y,.--.-.
neri1aps Al, friday ! e,n,nIeta
| digest of b, a taxes that win
show cornparisons with Mary-
land and Virginia taxes annual
revenue to b. g. from each tax.
and what various feasible in
lcreases ar other changes In the
tax structure might Weld in in.
creased revenue y
80.
As MINIMUM aeeauested
The hearing was slated IN the
board room OF the District Build.
ing. IL viii come "a days after
q public hearing on requests by
: record so1a n,;lIian i, ,,,e
coming fiscal year which begins
next July /.
Nearly SI7O million of this sun,
would come from the Districts
nearly bankrupt general fund"
bank account at the Treasury.
This is $50 million more than
District fiscal officials calculated
last July would be available. The
Commissioners either must cut
this sum out OF department
spending requests. raise taxes by
THAT amount or And some com.
Ibined solution.
The Commissioners said they
will hold the October 90 hearing
lin order to give the citizens
lof washington an opportunity
Ito appear and present any rec.
Concentrations they may desire
relating to the revenue program
| of the District Of Columbia !.
views ihsited
Godfrey NJ. Thornett. secre.
itary to the Board of Conlmis-
sioners, invited persons who de-
lsire to testify to notify him and
file written statement of their
views mot later than the Close
Iof business October &c."
A time table of major ac.
Itions required to submit the DC
budget and revenue program to
Congress by January t." official.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Dinner at Church

The Woman's Society Of Chris
tian Service OF Mount Olivet
Methodist Church In Arlington
will have a covered dish dinner
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow with q
program to celebrate the So
ciety's 18th anniversary In Meth
odist churches. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Virginia sec Approves
|Pepco Power Plant
D. c. and Muylond Fail to Oppose
Potomac River Site at Hearing

i Maryland and Virginia had been
considered, but that none was q
satisfactory at the LoudOur
tract. It's elevation places II
above the Potomac Rivers fiooc
stage, he said.
Furthermore, the Washington
and Old Dominion Railroad ha,
agreed To extend a single track
lspur line from its main track al
Sterling. Va. ~ miles away.
100000 Kilowatt Plant
The testimony Of Mr.. Cad.
wallader developed the point thai
over q 10-year period thu
Loudoun plant Is expected tx
supply more than one half D.
Pepco's total output. This vii
be 100000 kilWatts.
The engineer testified thai
-four units. each capable of gen.
Grating 10000 kiiowatts. arr
planned at the installation, thu
first to go into operation in 1851
land the second in 1859.
| Mr.. Bisset told the three.
member commission that Pepco'.
present generating facilities al
Benning and Buzzards Point In
THE District and at Alexandra
IVA. cannot be further expanded
The fifth and last unit at the
Alexandra plant now Is nearing
completion. he said. and it woulc
Ibe impossible to add still fur.
ther because it would involve
taking in Federal Government
LAND now a part of the George
Washington Memorial parkway
Gable Space Lacking
Mr.. Bisset said that the com.
lpany cannot extend any more
| power cables under the George
Washington Memorial Parkwa,
| to feed the District from ths
Alexandra plant because thu
spacing Of cables has taken vi
| all available room there. As /
matter Of fact. he added, tht
company has had to resort tt
submarine cables under the Pc.
tomac and Anacostia Rivers K
feed power from the fifth uni
iof the Alexandria plant intt
washington.
Another consideration for ths
ILoudoun tract. he said, Is thai
all three existing stations coulc
lbe knocked out BY one largt
atomic bomb over the Capital
THE Loudoun site Is Is miiel
away.
The possible impact Of Thu
plant on the District watel
supply was not mentioned In
Itoday's hearing. Army Engi'
Ineers have expressed a fear thai
Pepco's plan to use Potomac
water to cool condensors in thu
proposed plant would heat ug
1.-THE water and increase polluted
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
Civic Auditorium,
Center Planned

Conrad L. With. director o
the National Park Service. ha!
been named executive officer o.
the new commission set up Il
plan a civic auditorium and cul.
ttural center for the Capital.
| MIR. Wirth's appointment, an.
inounced by Interior Secretary
Mckay. solves a knotty problem
which had threatened to bol
down the new commission.
Appointment Of the 2l-membel
commission was completed last
week when President Eisenhower
and Vice President Nixon eact
named seven members to servt
with seven appointed earlier b,
House Speaker Rayburn.
New Law Incomplete
| A new law which authorized
the commission. however. pro
ivided no funds for 1t. named nj
chairman and set up no machin
Iery for getting the group to
lgether.
1 Secretary Mckay designated
lMr. With to step into the pic
Iture after conferences with tn
White House. Mr.. With ha
SERVED as executive officer on !
number OF similar commission
lset up in the past.
/ Interior officials said the frs
meeting of the commission prob
Iably would be called for the weel
tof October II. although member
,lare being checked about an ex
lact date. The session will likel
be held at the Interior Depart
Iment. At that time the groul
would be free to elect its owl
chairman.
Report Due In February
| Congress instructed the groul
Ito report back by February OF
Ia possible site for the big cul
,ltural center, ways of financinI
lit and suggestions as to what
should include.
| One reason Mr.. Wirth was Sc
fiected to lead the group was TIN
strong possibility that Fedora
lproperty-under Mr.. With
control as park director-ma,
lbe involved in selection of {
lsite.
/ The site question, however. 1.
wide open. The New York firm
iof Webb e. Knapp. headed BY
William Zeckendorf. Is extreme
lily hopeful the center might bt
Included in the Zeckendorf pro.
Iposal for redeveloping South.
west Washington, and has sug.
gested a number Of ways thu
1.-TWO projects might be brought
together.
Mr.. With, as a member Of
1.-THE National Capital Planning
Commission, is intimately IA
miliar with both the Southwest
redevelopment and cultural cen.
ter program.