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Evening star., 1955-06-28
BY DON S. WARREN

House and Senate conferees
ion the Districts budget bill fol
the year beginning Friday were
deadlocked over the size of the
Federal payment after nearly
four hours of argument yester-
day but have promised to try
again, perhaps today, to reach
an agreement.
Repeatedly. they have agreed
tentatively to keep In the bill
the Senate provision of SIS
million for a start on a new
downtown bridge over the Po-
tomac River in line with Con-
|stitution avenue.
Also. there were indications
that the group had about agreed
on the rest of the AZ differences
between the House and Senate
versions OF the budget bill. but
there was no announcement be-
yond the terse statement:
We didn't finish. We are in
disagreement. There was nc
final agreement on anything. We
will meet again.
This seemed to indicate that
the issue over the Federal share
has not yet become so serious
that House and Senate managers
on the bill would go back to
their houses at this time to ask
for formal new instructions as
to what they should accept or
reject
The District will be without
funds beginning on Friday, If
the budget is not passed by then.
Senate spokesmen are fighting
for a full $40 million Federal
)ayment as authorized in the
Public Works Revenue Act of
last year. when heavy additional
tax loads were placed on the
District as its share Of financing
a 10-year $305 million develop
ment program. The Federal pay
ment was increased from $11
million to $40 million last year.
The House, by a margin of
one vote. last month moved to
cut the Federal payment by $4
million. The Senate, by unani-
nous vote. restored this cut.
On the bridge issue, the un-
official report was that the
House conferees had agreed to
go along with the Senate on
restoring the SIS million to get
the plans and preliminary work
started. This would be for the
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Asked
In zoniiI1g Law
Nonconforming Uses
Limit Would Be Set

Nonconforming establishments
In zoned areas would be
permitted to spruce themselves
up and then be terminated after
a given length of time, under q
proposal received. yesterday by
the Commissioners Zoning Ad-
visory Committee.
When the 1920 coming law
went in effect. so-called non.
conforming use already in exist
ence was permitted to remain.
But the law provided that no
structural changes be made in
the buildings.
Hopes that the nonconform-
ing uses would be abandoned
with time have not materialized,
critics argued. Others were Gre
ated with changes of CONNER
cial coming to residential coming.
Ringgold Hart, chairman Of
the advisory groups subcommit-
tee on nonconforming uses, re-
ported to the committee that, at
a meeting on April "a, the ma
jority of the subcommittee held
this view:
The zoning Commission should
be vested with power to compel
the termination Of nonconform-
ling uses over D period Of time
under q formula or formulas
whereby there would be com
lpulsory termination after ARIA .
lsonable period, which would per.
init amortization for the extern
sion, restoration, reconstruction
or substitution Of the particular
nonconforming use, with an
escape clause for continued use
should the coming Of the partic-
ular location be changed"
The nonconforming building
then would have q chance to
make itself more slightly and
bring itself into balance with the
neighborhood, continue in use
long enough to amortize the In
vestment and then be discon-
tinued.
A minority report was SUBJ
mitted by Mrs. Harold B. Hin
ton. who urged no change in the
present law regarding noncon-
forming uses. unless to set up Q
team, possibly Is years, after
which they must be discon-
In another report. the COM
mittee was told that light and
heavy industry areas should be
increased and protected.
Charles c. Koones, chairman,
presented the recommendations
Of the subcommittee on ware
housing and light and heavy in
dustry.
'Nonobjectionable" industries
which might be attracted to
Washington. the report said.
include wholesale trades, print.
ing plants, research, electron-
les, manufacturing, distribute
ing plants, warehouses. as
sembly plants and testing and
other laboratories.
Evening star., 1955-06-28

Police said the soldiers would
press the hunt all day. This
afternoon the men moved to a
thickly wooded region on the
west side of the stream.
"villa" Still Sought
Meanwhile, nothing new was
reported today on a tip that q
"Pancho Villa" suspect was seer
entering an apartment basement
near the scene the day Nancy
Marie shomette. 16, and Michael
Ann Ryan. IA, died in q fusillade
of 90 slugs.
The "Pancho Villa" tip came
from q woman who said she
saw such a person enter an
apartment building near the
park the morning of the shoot
ing. She said he carried a rifle
and wore the handoliers which
led police to dub him by the
''Pancho" nickname.
The f1rearm searchers are after
has definitely been established
as a 20 Marlin, possibly a semi
automatic.
IL Weapons Tested
Seventeen .22s have already
been put through ballistics tests
by the Federal Bureau Of Inves-
tigation. Capt. Vincent Free, as
sistant superintendent of the
county police. said cruiser off,
GERS today were returning the
weapons already cleared.
Capt. Sweitzer said he doubted
detectives would stage a re-
enactment of the shooting to-
day. With all the activity
in the trees, complicated
by the mine detector hunt,
there would be too much con-
fusion to set the scene of the
he said.
Five teen-age boys, discovered
at the scene last night, were
questioned until police were
satisfied they were merely curl
Gus over the crime.
Nothing new has been re-
ported from police in Baltimore,
Connecticut. Philadelphia and
Wilmington. N. C. Those de-
partments were asked to help
find a College Park man de-
scribed as a mental case. Police
said he has been sought three
weeks on non-surport charge.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Teachers Take Side Jobs
ToLive, ,PoyHeoring Told

teacher spokesmen lined up solid
T. behind pending bills to raise
the present salary minimum te
$4,000 and the maximum from
the present s5.7s2 to 5000. Bill
for this purpose are being spon.
sored bv Representative Hyde
Republican, and Lankfor d
Democrat, of Maryland, anc
Representative Broyhill. Repub.
lican, Of Virginia.
Schoof and city officials, how.
ever. urged instead that Con.
gress approve another bill, spon.
sored by Representative Bennett
Republican. of Utah, which
would set a new salary floor o1
So TOO aud ceiling of $6,100.
Another bill, setting a range
OF $500 to 5000, already ha,
been approved by the Senate
Still another. sponsored by Rep.
resentatjve Klein, Democrat, o1
New York. would set a slightly
lower scale. Neither of these wa.
discussed last night.
Corning Cites Morale
School Supt. Hobart NJ. Cor.
ming. appearing in behalf of ths
Bennett bill, said delay on set.
Ting a raise Is impairing morale
and putting the District at {
disadvantage In comparison will
other cities.
DR.. Rowland r. Kinks, Boarc
of Education member, called the
Bennett proposal ian irreducible
minimum" but said the boarc
would enthusiastically support 9
more generous measure. He also
argued for increasing DR.. Cor
Ining's salary from the present
$4,000 to at least $4,000, q
figure irdorsed by the Commits
Isioners.
Committee members asked sew
eral questions about this item
Representative Miller, Repub-
lican, Of Nebraska. said he was
"a bit shocked that you start
teachers at this low a grade and
then ask $40, 900 for the super
|intendent " DR.. Kinks replied
that the higher figure would be
important for attracting a sue
cessor when DR.. Corning retires,
however.
Frederick Lukens and DR.. Ellis
Haworth both of the District
Education Association, told the
session the District is not spend
ing enough on it's schools. Glenn
Snow, assistant secretary of the
Nationa. Education Association,
also urged that salaries be raised.
Paul Cooke, of the Washing
ton Teachers Union, also called
official proposals inadequate, de-
claring teachers ought to have
a minimum of at least $4,000 or
"a, 200.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Thrifty Boy Earns His Way,
But Hardly Enough-for Camp
Jimmy is allergic to home.

Jimmy is alergic to home.
He likes the outdoors and
spends as much time as he can
In 1t.
He needs room to stretch. He's
"a now and wears q mans size
10 shoe.
His grandmother understands
"Jimmy's always off with his
friends" she said. "He doesn't
want to be in the house at all,
unless his friends are here. We
hardly eat q meal that one OF
them isn't here"
His grandmother has raised
Jimmy since he was a baby and
has tried to teach him values.
I've always taught him to
save his money" she said. "You
have to learn to do that"
Every penny has counted in
their home since Jimmy's grand
father died several years ago.
Three cents saved on meat
can be put toward milk.
Jimmy supports himself out
of his little paper route" his
grandmother explained.
His clothes, his haircuts, his
spending money everything
comes from that. He's had the
route 31a years now"
Jimmy sings in the choir and
goes to Sunday school every
week. mo matter what the
weather" His grandmother
hasn't been feeling well enough
to 60, but he never misses.
He went to camp last year and
won the prize as the best camper
In his group.
at was q T-shirt with the
name of the camp on it, and he
wears 1t q lot" his grandmother
said.
"He did everything a good
camper was supposed to do. He
did his share of cleaning UP.
And he told me he must have
washed more dishes while he was
there than have in my whole
life"
.Jimmy's pastor, who has taken
q special interest in him, tries
to create opportunities for him.
It was through his efforts that
Jimmy went TO camp last year.
Your contribution TO The Eve
ming Star Camp Fund can give
him that opportunity this year.
Even q thrifty boy who has
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Stor Carrier Boys to Compete
For IS Bikes in Sales Drive

Eighty five shiny new English
lightweight bicycles win be
awarded to Evening Star carrier
boys this summer.
The bicycles are part Of a two-
month campaign for new SUBJ
scribers announced today by The
Stars Circulation Department.
Each carrier in the city, SUI
burban and fringe route dis
tricts was to be given a printed
announcement Of the contest
this afternoon.
The boys will continue to re-
ceive the usual cash commission
for each new subscription order
and will be given special prizes
besides BY their dealers. In addi-
Evening star., 1955-06-28

ton, they will be compiling
points for new subscribers.
On August 81, last day of the
contest, each OF the IS Metro
politan Area dealers will award
"a bicycle to the boy in his dis
trict with the greatest number
of points.
The carriers will get points
both for subscriptions they write
themselves and for subscriptions
taken by telephone solicitors in
their area. Each boy will make
up a list of subscribers in
his area TO help win the second
kind Of points.
The bicycles are English-made
racing type machines with hand
brakes, gearshift, three speeds,
stand, pump and tool bag.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Washington school teachers
Iare working as mattresses, cab
drivers and clerks to make ends
meet on their present pay, a
House committee has been told.
Even such part-tirne employ
|ment. a spokesman for teachers
groups told Congress members
last night, isn't enough to keep
many able teachers In their pro-
fession. Many, the legislators
were told. are succumbing to the
lure of higher-paid Government
and private jobs.
Miss Helen Samuel, of the
District Educational Association,
outlined the financial plight of
the clty's public school teachers
at a crowded. three-hour hear
ing before the House District
subcommittee considering pend
ing teacher pay-raise legislation
soPct. in Second Jobs
Miss Samuel told the subcom-
mittee that more than 80 per
cent of teachers replying to a
survey reported they were sup
|plementing their pay with part
time or summer jobs.
QueStionnaires returned bv
1858 teachers-about a fifth of
the city's total---showed MANY
engaged in more than 80 kinds
OF non-educational work, rang
ing from trades such as printing.
carpentry, sheet metal work and
die-making to conducting sight,
seeing tours and selling en-
Encyclopedias.
At least one teacher reported
working as a switchboard opera
tor. and another. as a gas sta
ton attendant, she said.
The starting salary for a
teacher with a bachelor of arts
|degree-now $3,440-is less than
pay prevailing in many WASH
ington trades. Miss Samuel
added.
Asserting that the city is
skimping dangerously school pay.
the teacher spokesman said the
schools already are losing experi-
enced teachers and failing to
attract enough qualified young
ones.
Calls for Action Now
"The cost of preparing young
teachers who, after a year or
two. quit is probably greater
than the higher salaries that
would keep them in their jobs"
she declared, adding:
If the profession is to retain
expert teachers and attract the
best young people, economic Sc
curjty must be forthcoming
now, not sometime in the fu-
ture."
Miss Samuel and most other
Evening star., 1955-06-28
By MIRIAM OTTENBERG

The Senate District Com
Imittee's judiciary subcommittee
today opened hearings on the
House e-passed insanity bill with
all but one witness testifying un-
qualif1edly in favor of the meas
ure designed to give the public
more protection in criminal
cases.
The lone dissenter was Chief
Judge Henry w. Edgerton Of the
u. s. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia, represent
ing the judges Of his court.
Judge Edgerton told the SUBJ
committee that the appellate
judges took no position on any
matters of legislative policy ex-
cept the one matter of uniform
Iity.@ He objected to the pro-
vision Of the pending bill which
requires that the defendant must
present some showing Of men,
tai incompetence before the
court would grant a mental ex-
animation. This would put the
defendant under the District
Code instead of under the United
States Code.
Asks Equal Treatment
Judge Edgerton said the ap-
Ipellate judges took no position
on whether the provision itself
was good or bad, but thought 1t
unfortunate" if defendants in
the Federal Court here should be
treated differently from defend
ants in Federal Courts elsewhere.
Corporation Counsel Vernon
West and George L. Hart, jr.
who headed the special subcom-
mittee of the District Council on
Law Enforcement drafting the
insanity bill, told the subcom-
mittee the proposed change in
the law regarding mental exarni-
nations simply put the courts
Evening star., 1955-06-28
Troops Climb Park I rees
In Murder Rifle Search

Soldiers climbed every one oi
Northwest Branch Parks trees
today that hadn't already beer
searched for the rifle that killed
two teen-age girls there tive
weeks ago.
Prince Georges County police
are concentrating their hunt foi
the slayer on finding the missing
gun.
Tomorrow more Army troops
are scheduled to make an inch
by-inch inspection of the out.
buildings on the Heurich estate
about a mile from the Staying
scene. Police said the rife could
have been hastily concealed
there by the fleeing killer.
May Rip Out Underbrush
And on Thursday. officers in
dicated today. they may summon
bulldozer operators to tear out
the underbrush from a wooded
park strip 1900 feet long and as
wide as 200 feet.
If that plan goes through, po-
lice will follow the earth h-moving
equipment, scrutinizing the
barred earth for cartridge cases,
bullets or any other clues.
Capt. Roland Sweitzer of the
county force was in charge of
the tree search today. Fort
Meade detailed 26 Signal Corps
experts at climbing to help him.
Uniformed county men and
plainclothesmen from the Dis
trict also joined in the hunt on
the ground. Mine detector crews
also participated.
First Intensive Scrutiny
Capt. SweitZer said this was
the first intensive scrutiny of all
the. trees, although some were
checked closely the day after the
double killing, in the area where
the girls bodies were found. and
police have looked over a few
others.
One of the party came across
a piece of cardboard in a thicket.
It contained holes that might
have been made by bullets. Mine
detectors were to go over the
area where it was found. not far
from where the girls bodies were
discovered
A drain opening in the field,
already explored once, was being
investigated again.
Evening star., 1955-06-28
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a Kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
to The Evening Star, Wash
ington 4, D. c.
Or bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost: $17.86 for six
days. $35.72 for IL days.
Any size contributions, how
ever, are acceptable.
Evening star., 1955-06-28

been earning his own way for
three. years can't save enough
for camp, too.
The following contributions to
the camp fund are acknowledged
today:
Evening star., 1955-06-28

WHO'LL WIN THESE BIKES?-Five Star carrier
boys stand beside the bikes they'll be trying to win
in subscription contest starting today. In all, IS
bikes will be given away. Left to right are Billy
Parker, 49, of 4819 North Twenty-fourth road, Ar
lington; Tito Nieves, u, 22l2 F street NV; Jan
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Bids Received
On Suburban
Hospital Wing

Bids for construction of a new
four-story. 75-bed wing at Sub
urban Hospital in Bethesda have
been received but officials are
not able to award a contract
because of insufficient funds.
The plight of the hospital,
long overcrowded, was explained
today by officials of the SUBJ
urban Hospital Association. They
asked continued public support
Iof the building fund campaign
to raise the estimated $50, 900
needed to complete financing
plans.
Public donations from 5000
people in Montgomery County
and the District have totaled
$450.000. With 100000 avail
able from the associations re-
serve funds and anticipated Fed
Ieral funds under the Hill-Burton
Act amounting to $400, 900, the
association is $150,000 short of
the necessary $l.2 million.
This brick wing would provide
five modern operating rooms,
technical facilities and would
raise the bed capacity from l25
to 200.
The need for additional public
support is urgent. it was declared,
because the association must
have 100000 on hand to be
eligible for the 100000 Federal
grant. Also, it is uncertain
whether the Federal money will
be available next year, officials
said.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Race Bars Cut
AT 5 Colleges

BALTIMORE, June 23.-Seg-
iregation in Maryland's five State
teachers colleges "is hereby
abolished" the State Board of
Education and trustees of the
schools declared yesterday.
They adopted a resolution
erasing the color line and at
the same time urged public
school officials in Maryland's %
counties to comply with the re-
cent Supreme Court decree ban
ming segregation in public
schools before further court &C.
tion forces them to do so.
The resolution was proposed
by DR. Thomas G. Pullen, jr.,
State superintendent of schools,
and was adopted unanimously
by the board members and COL
Ilege trustees.
The action marked the first
statement elimination of the
color ban. Baltimore City pub
lie schools were desegregated
last fall and Montgomery. Fred
Ierick and Carroll counties have
ANNOUNCED plans for limited
deSegregation. Several other
counties have named commit
tees to study the situation.
Colleges at Frostburg, Sails
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Officials Study
milk Problems

RICHMOND. Va, June 23 (R.
The State Milk Commission met
informally here yesterday with
three representatives Of the Ar
Ilington-Alexandria milk board.
John w. Owen. commission
secretary, said general market
ing conditions" on the Airing.
ton-Alexandria market were dis
cussed.
The commission has called O
hearing for July II in Alexan-
|dria to consider price regulations
in line with a recent State su-
|preme court ruling. The court
held the commission must set
both minimum and maximum
prices. with only one price range
for one grade of milk.
Heretofore, the commission
has fixed minimum prices but
has allowed a differential on
some markets between home-de.
livered and store-bought milk
prices.
At the Alexandria hearing the
commission also will hear eyi-
dence on a request that it with
draw its control over retail milk
prices in that market.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Downs Resigns
Virginia Post

RICHMOND. June % P.-
Gov. Stanley of Virginia today
announced the resignation Of L.
Mccarthy Downs as chairman
of the State Compensation
Board.
The Governor said Mr.. Downs
decided to leave to accept a po-
sition with the B. T. Crunp Co..
] of Richmond. q distributing firm
which does business with the
State. He will be vice president.
general manager and director.
Mr.. Downs joined the State
government in 1928 as a Junior
auditor and was appointed audi
tor of public accounts in 1888
by Gov. John Pollard to succeed
T. Coleman Andrews, who is now
Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue. for the Federal Government.
He was appointed chairman
of the State Compensation
1 Board by Gov. Battle in 1850.
1 to succeed E. r. Combs. who had
held the Job since 1884. with the
exception of the four years dur
ing the administration of Gov.
Price.
u The Compensation Board,
4 within limits fixes the salaries
\ and expense allowances of treas
urers, commemorative attor-
neys, commissioners of revenue,
\ and sheriffs and sergeants of
Virginia's counties and cities.
\ In view of the boards powers,
Il the craftsmanship has always
\ been regarded as a key spot in
4 any State administration. 1t has
frequently been a center of po-
siitical controversy and a target
of criticism by foes Of the vir-
ginia Democratic organization.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Holds
School Talks

RICHMOND. June 2s R.-
virginia's public school policy
for the coming year in the light
of the United States Supreme
Courts integration decree was
being discussed here today by
Gov. Stanley and members Of
the State Board Of Education.
Also scheduled to take part in
the talks at the Governors Office
were Attorney Gen. j. Lindsey
Almond. jr.. and two other at
torneys-David Mays, counsel for
the State Commission on Public
Education. and Archibald Rob-
ertson an attorney for the
Prince Edward County School
Board.
The conference was requested
by Stanley to consider q dec
laration Of policy" that Virginia
will continue to operate segre-
gated schools in 1856. That
was the recommendation Of the
Education Commission, June 10.
and the Governor asked today's
meeting shortly after the COM
mission reported to him.
Besides making its segregation
recommendation. the 32-man
commission said it felt a special
session of the General Assembly
Evening star., 1955-06-23
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