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the more urgent need for new
construction.
In September. however, Mr..
Lowe wrote Archie G. Hutson,
District director of buildings
and grounds and chairman of
the Space Advisory Committee,
asking for more information.
He said when he was considering
the proposals in July. "It then
appeared what we had some
what more potential in the way
of Office space in various exist
ing buildings than we have in
fact" He also noted that it
would take five years to get a
building built.
S5O,OO0 Gain in Taxes Seen
On November 90. more in
formation was supplied. The
Space committee wrote that
nearly $4,000 could be gained
in real estate taxes alone by
selling the old buildings now
used for administrative pur-
poses, that nearly 81 million
could be raised by this sale
and that maintenance of these
buildings cost more than $780,
900 annually.
The committee concluded that
construction of the West Admin
istration building and a separate
building to house the Police
Department should be started
at the earliest possible date.
The report was forwarded to
the Engineer Commissioner
where it rested until Mr.. loves
latest decision to take another
look"
Evening star., 1955-05-08

with space for agencies under
the Commissioners, the Board of
Education and the Recreation
Board.
Construction of a new police
headquarters building with the
understanding that the space in
the Municipal Center now occu-
pied by police would be used to
house agencies now in the Dis
trict Building. After the District
Building was cleared, the ad-
ministrative activities of the
Boards of Education and Recre-
alton could be transferred to
the District Building.
Construction of a right-angled
addition facing on Sixth street
NV. to the new Central Public
Library building at 499 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. with altera-
tions of the existing building to
make it suitable for Office space.
The new building could then be
used either for a police head
quarters, an administrative
headquarters for the Boards of
Education and Recreation or an
administrative Office to house
the overflow from the District
Building and the East Admins
tration Building.
Concurrence Needed
They noted that the third
depended on the Com
concurring with the
recommendation of the Public
Librarian to abandon 499 Penn
sylvania avenue as the perma-
nent location for the Central
Library.
On that score, the Librarian
has said repeatedly that in his
opinion 499 Pennsylvania avenue
is not only the wrong location
Evening star., 1955-05-08

new administration facilities be-
come available.
Z. A report that several hun
dred thousand dollars is spent
annually to maintain the old
buildings that could be aban-
doned.
Scattering Increases Costs
II feel strongly" said Mr..
Love-" that we should get out
of the widely scattered buildings
that are costly to operate and
make it much more difficult to
have a co-ordinated city pro-
gram. This helter-skelter scat
tering of people causes the need
for still more people. You don't
get the same performance out
of employees when they have to
spend much of their time trav-
cling between Offices"
The latest agitation for
more permanent method Of deal
ing with the Districts space
problems began last May when
the Space Advisory Committee
and the Administrative Services
Officer wrote the Commission
ers that a study of Office space
re-allocations convinced them
that in the interest of economy
and efficiency, new construction
for administrative activities
should be initiated at the earli-
est practicable date" This con-
clusion. they wrote. was based
not only on present needs but
on the belief that over-crowding
of existing buildings will annu-
ally become more acute.
Consider Alternatives
At that time, they proposed
these alternatives in order of
Construction of the proposed
West Administration Building
Evening star., 1955-05-08
George Sees Paris
Aqreeinq on Diem
by the Associated Press

Senator George, Democrat, Of
Georgia, said yesterday he ex-
poets the French to agree reluc-
family" to support of Premier
Ngo Dinh Diem in Wet Nam and
eventual establishment of self
government there.
Senator George, chairman OF
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, consulted with Secre-
tary of State Dulles before Mir.
Dulles left Friday for a North
Atlantic Treaty meeting at Paris.
American officials are not yet
ready to write off Bao Dai. the
Vietnamese chief of state, They
said that is something for the
people Of Wet Nam to decide.
But by the same token they
said the United States is not
going to join the French in back
ing him against the wishes of
the Wet Namese.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
BeautyContest
To Take Entries
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. c.
SUNDAY, MAY q, 1855

Entries for the Miss WASH
ington of 1855" beauty-talent
contest will be accepted Begin
ming tomorrow. Ben Strouse.
vice president and general man.
ager of Radio Station WWDC.
sponsor of the contest. an
nounced last night.
The winner will represent the
District in the Miss America
Pageant in Atlantic City. N. j.,
September 5 to 10. in compe-
tition for the title of Miss
America" and SIS. 900 in scholar
ship awards.
In addition. the winner of the
18th consecutive Miss Washing
ton contest conducted by WWDC
will preside at such civic events
as the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Entry Blanks Ready
No cost is involved in enter
ing the contest. Applicants
should write or telephone Sta
ton WWDC. 1927 K street NV.
and official entry blanks will be
mailed.
The contest is limited to single
girls between the ages of 18 and
% who are either high school
graduates or seniors in high
school Contestants must reside,
be employed or be attending
school in the District for at least
six months before the contest.
Four CategOrieS
In charge of the event will be
Norman Reed, program director,
and Irv Lichtenstein, public re-
lations director of WWDC.
Judging is in four categories:
Charm and personality. beauty
of face, beauty of figure and
talent. Contestants may be
either amateur or professional.
The first preliminary Judging
will take place during the week
of July 10. Three semifirAls will
follow. A final judging for the
winner and one runner-up is
tentatively scheduled for Au-
gust Is.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Continued From First Page

. AOAh - "a oV - o6 -
ais for more administrative
space are these factors:
/. The fact that it would take
! five years from the time a deci-
sion was made to get a new
building and the time employees
could move in-and the District
government is already bursting
at the seams"
2. The imminent prospect of
having to pay rent to house two
or three agencies recently ac-
! quired or to be acquired by the
District.
3. The realization that even
the latest space juggling has
failed to meet current needs and
has left some agencies scattered
from one end of town to the
other. Typical of these is the
Highway Department which has
men. who must consult frequent
ly with one another, lodged at
Second and Bryant streets NE,
at John Marshall place and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, at
the District Building and at
Twenty eighth and Olive streets
NV.
4. The prospective loss of some
space now being used in old
buildings which will be torn
down as the public works pro-
gram progresses.
5. The need for more employe
space to go along with operating
the public works program.
6. A preliminary report show
ing the District is losing roughly
$4,000 o year in real estate
taxes alone by holding onto
property that could be sold if
Evening star., 1955-05-08

for a central library building,
which ideally should be as close
as possible to the heart of the
downtown shopping center. but
also has said the building as
originally designed for a library
is the wrong design for efficient
library service.
The Board of Library Trustees
asked the commissioners to pro-
vide 81 million for library IA
cilities in the vicinity of the
present library at Eighth and K
streets NV. in the public works
program. The Commissioners
approved the request but knocked
it out after the Budget Bureau
asked them to cut the overall
program.
incidentally. the proposed
West Administration Building
also was once in and subse-
quently knocked out of the public
works program.
Proposals Went to Fowler
The space committees pro-
posals were referred to Budget
Officer Walter Fowler who recs
commended that the project of
providing more space should be
held in allegiance. Mr.. Lowe con-
CURED at that time.
Mr.. Lowe wrote the Commits
sioners in July that "there are
still too many pent-up demands
for facilities required for the
more satisfactory performance
of our municipal services to
warrant further consideration
of this type Of construction at
this time" He added that he
believed forthcoming Office
moves would alleviate some of
the worst space problems and
would partially remove some Of
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Church Still Occupies
Municipal Center Site

For a quarter of a century
the District Government has
owned one of the handsomest
church buildings in town.
1t is the towering. 100-year-
old brownstone Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Church at
John Marshall place and c street
NV.
The District has been about to
tear it down for 20 years. The
city bought it in 1880, in order
to use the site for one of several
buildings in a massive projected
but not completed Municipal
Center"
For the church site alone, the
District paid $4,000. But
money to build the rest of the
Municipal Center" has never
been found.
The church was conceived in
1852, when a General Methodist
Conference, meeting in Boston,
decided to erect National
Church of Methodism in Wash
ington. The site was purchased
the same year. fund raising be-
gan at once and the cornerstone
was laid in 1854 by Bishop Mat
thew Simpson, who was later to
become Lincoln's personal friend
and counsellor.
Halted BY Civil War
The Civil War halted the fund
raising and the building was not
finished until 1869. The first
board of trustees included Presi-
dent Ulysses S. Grant, Chief JUS
tice Salmon P. Chase and the
last Mayor of the City of Wash
ington. Matthew G. Emery.
The church drew the best ora
tors and the most gifted Metho-
dist teachers in the country. OF
its 13 pastors, two became bishops
while serving the congregation.
When the building was sold to
the District Government in 1880,
the congregation moved to its
present site at Nebraska avenue
and New Mexico avenue NV,
facing American University. 1t
took with it, for the new building,
the altar rail and inlaid pulpit
cross made of olive wood said to
have come from the Garden Of
Gethsemane. 1t also transplanted
the church's ancient ivy, which
had been grown from a cutting
from Martin Luther's grave.
The old church's most notable
feature, its high, slender spire,
became dangerous a few years
after the District acquired the
church and it was razed in 1884.
Its chimes, which once called
thousands to worship, now re-
pose in a shelter behind the
new church, awaiting a time
when they can be mounted once
more in a new steeple.
Then, in 1885. The Evening
Star carried news story which
began:
"The last traces of a once
notable landmark of the Capital
soon will be removed. The Com
missioners today called for bids
for razing all that is left Of
the old Metropolitan Memorial |
Methodist Church Bids will be
Evening star., 1955-05-08

opened on July 80 and the work
is planned to get underway i'm
mediately afterward."
In the Silence of Memory
Some of the high. arched win
dows are broken, the black iron
railing has some teeth missing.
chunks of crumbling masonry
lie among the, weeds at the
base of the building and pigeons
rooSt in the blunt base Of the
tower, but the building has
never been razed
1t stands silent and boarded
up. its old memories failing and
its future still undecided.
District workers occasionally
enter the building to remove
some of the old Office furniture
now stored there, but that's the
only activity.
Even after its doors closed to
worshippers. there used to be
more going on in the old build
ing. At various times since the
District bought it it has housed
a branch public library, Board of
Public Welfare offices, a branch
of the United States Employ
ment Service. a Committee on
Emergency Relief. supplies for
the District Division of Printing
and Publications and a WPA
sewing project.
In 1852, the District Auditor
advised the Commissioners that
the "antiquated" building was
difficult to heat and maintain
and that its stonework was flax
ing and cracking and fragments
were continually falling off the
walls, endangering passing Pc
destrians. He suggested that
razing it and the Municipal
Lodging House next door on c
street would release 1925 square
feet Of space which might be
leased as commercial parking
lot for more than $500 a year.
Documents in Cornerstone
But the District couldn't find
the estimated $4,000 it would
have taken to pay for demoli-
tion. Once, the District actually
made money on demolition prof.
ects, because the building ma
terials were valuable. But no.
body seems to want old brown
stone anymore.
The District still isn't sure
when it will lhave enough money.
Its current budget request to
Congress includes a $4,000 item
for demolition-double the usual
figure-but even if the money is
appropriated, other emergency
projects may use up the money.
The old church still holds one
treasure that it will not give up
until it is destroyed. That is
the original cornerstone which
the people of the new church
want because it contains me-
and documents sealed
in it 101 years ago.
But the cornerstone was built
over after the Civil War. Com
Renah Camalier, a
member of the church who
helped negotiate the sales con-
tract for the old one. says that |
the old stone Is so buried that |
1t will not yield its secrets until
the day it dies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
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who own agitator autOmatics.
Evening star., 1955-06-17
MAJOR LEADERS
By the Associated Press

Kain. pesaoit arsfa S74 81 KS Ka.nn Petroit
1888: Power, Kansas City, 1888: Fox,
Chicago. 1923; Lollar. Chicago, .316.
RUNsLMantle, Ney York rse:o,t g.: Smith: II:
caSo. and Bauer. New York, AZ.
RUNS BATTED lN-Jensen, Boston, 45;
Kaline. Detroit, and Mantle, New
York., York A gs.ra ctS New .nS g0rE Vernon aS
Washington. 3S.
HITS-Kaline. Detroit, s3; Fox, Chi
eago, "A: Smith, Cleveland. II: Kuenn,
Detroit, and Power, Kansas City. 81.
DoUBLES-Finigan, Kansas City, is;
Power, Ksnss: City. ;.:s1 Il; Jensen sri;eS ges-
Cleveland, and Kuenn, Detroit. IL.
TRIPLEs-Mantle. New York. Q: Kaline.
Chicago. and Carey. New York. i.
HOME RUNs-Zernial. Kansas City, 16:
Mantle, New York. IA; Robinson;
ssIra ssM fGEs New S YORK jensen ns. Boston, anu
STOLEN BAsEs-Minoso and Rivera,
Detroit, and Hunter, New York. 8.
PITCHING (based on s decisionsl--
Wynn; Cleveland. 81, $50; Byrns:.
sssc ssS TGTf sna raid ord NsS sSo Ydsf @Gnoye
Cleveland, SO, .714.
STRIKEOUTS - Score. Cleveland, JOY:
Turley, New York, 80; Lemon. Cleye-
land. "a; Pierce, Chicago. and Garcia
Cleveland, 5S.
.. NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING (based on 125 at bats)-Ash-
burn, Philadelphia, -.3S6; Kluszewski.
1886: Mueller, New York. .326; Cam
panelle BROOKLYN, 1928.
RUNS - Snider. Brooklyn, "a; Bruton,
Milwaukee, 40; Gillian, BROOKLYN. 40;
Mays. New York. AZ; Reese, Brooklyn.
RUNS BATTED IN snidsr. BrOCklyn'
zewski. Cincinnati, and Ennis, Phila-
delphia. 40; Mays. New York. Al.
HITS - Aaron, Milwaukee and Mueller,
New York, "A: Kluszewski. Cincinnati,
rs; Bruton, Milwaukee. 72; Campa-
nella. Brooklyn, II.
DOUBLES -. Repulski. St. Louis. IS;
HODGES, Brooklyn and Bruton and to-
gan. Milwaukee, 13.
TRIPLEs-Mays. New York, 2: Bruton,
hw1ukss saE.1 ssa SnaS es% cSicsso srpSsSn %slSn
HOME RUNS = Snider, Brooklyn, and
Kluszewski,. Cincinnati 20; Csmpa-
nslla. Brooklyn; 10: Mays. New York
III, T.; Bsnks' Banks Chicago and Mathews
STOLEN BAsEs-Boyer. st. Louis. IA;
Gillian. Brooklyn, 10: Temple. Gin
cinnati, 4; Moon, st. Louis 6: Robin
son. Brooklyn, Baker, Chicago; Bruton.
Milwaukee. and Mays. New York. B.
Jeffcoat, Chicago. 80, 1000; Labine.
Brookiyn. io-i. .soS: coIlum and
Minarcin, Cincinnati, Al, 800.
| STRIKEOUTS-Jones, Chicago, 81; Rob-
erts, Philadelphia, "a; Conley. Mil
waukee, 73; Haddix, st. Louis. 65:
Podres, Brooklyn, and Antoneili, New
York, 81.
Evening star., 1955-06-17
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
ING. KNOWN AS PREMISES 4052
MINNESOTA AVENUE, NORTH

TRusTEE,s SALE OF VALUABLE
ING. KNOWN as PREMISES 4052
MINNESOTA AVENUE, NORTH
By virtue of deed of trust recorded
in Liber No. 1868 at folio 285. one
of the Land Records Of the District
Of Columbia. and at the request Of
sns ssnssd tfnsse VIII shffeax o.r
sale by public auction In front OF
the premises on Tuesday, June 81,
1856. at 800 o'clock PM. the
following described property in the
District Of Columbia, to wit. Part
Of Lot numhsrsd Eisht ts OF part part
made M eeSss Sy william sa ). istimer, a r sur sur
yeyor. 1891 and recorded in Liber
1910 at folio 245 in the Land
Records of the District Of Column
bia described as follows: "Begin-
ming at stone on the North side
Of Minnesota Avenue. formerly
the Southwest bound of said lot s
North Forty four degrees. Forty
seven minutes East 80 feet, then
t2l North Forty five degrees Thir-
teen minutes West 130 feet to q
20 foot alley. then with said alley
NoJ lOuA uCB1CCo EOAbJ
seven minutes West 80 feet. then
~ South Forty five degrees Thir-
teen minutes East 130 feet, to the
beginning, containing 5000 square
feet, improvements known as
1862 Minnesota Avenue. NE" Be-
ing assessed for tax purposes aS
Parcel 1898. Square 5052.
TERMS OF SALE: All cash. A de-
posit of $4,000 will be required at
time of sale. Examination of title.
conveyancing recording, revenue
stamps. etc. at cost of purchaser.
Terms to be complied within thirty
days from day Of sale, otherwise,
trustee reserves the right to resell
property at risk and cost of de-
faulting purchaser after five days
advertisement OF such resale in
some newspaper published in
be forfeited. or without forfeiting
the deposit the trustee may avail
itself of any legal or equitable
rights against the defsulting pur--
chaser. AMERICAN SECURITY
AND TRUST COMPANY, Trustee.
BY: JOHN r. NEALE, Vice Presi-
dent. (Seal) ATTEST: WILLIAM
N GRIMES, Assistant Secretary.
je10,13.15.17.20
C. G. SLOAN q CO., INC, AUCTS.
AuctiOneeFs-Apprais
Evening star., 1955-06-17
DeodIine 10 Tonight
For Sunday Want Ads

The dsodIins tonight fer wont
dds to be published 10 The Sot-
urdoy or Sunday Star is 10
o'clock by telephone or 9 o'clock
at the business counter in The
Stor lobby.
Year in and year out, The
Stor produces the best yeer-
round results for classified od-
vertisers. Thot's why it pub
fishes more totoI classified ads
than the other two Washington
newspapers combined.
" you won't to hire, rent. buy,
trude or sell, tell it to the re-
sponsive audience Of The Stor
readers. You'll get fost oetion.
It's easy to pIoes on I'D in
The Stor Classified. Just phone
Sterling 5000 end osk for on
Ad-Toker.
Evening star., 1955-06-17
PERSONAL
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incl. typ. Of stem. EXCH. SERV. CO.
174O K st. NV, RIM. 4S. ST, 1851 S6

MIMEOGRAPHING, 500 copies, $3.7b
incl. typ. Of stem. EXCH. SERV. CO,
1740 K st. NV, RIM. 4S. ST. 1851 80.
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Evening star., 1955-06-17
PROPOSALS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
b. C.-Bids to furnish the House Of
Representatiyes with ice for the
fseal year ending June 80, 1865
will be received Up to 1900 M,
june 23, 1855. Ice to be delivered
At such time and In such quantities
as may be REQUIRED. Right to reject
RhfeH ny ehd sii snRrsTs Slas Is hsresy % ressrved
House OF Representatives. III
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
CLERKS OFFICE, WASHINGTON
d. c.--Bids to launder hand towels,
bath towels. sheets, uniforms, seat
covers. shower curtains, pillow COW
ers VIII be received up to 1900 M,
on June 23, 1855, for laundering
:asns :aG sFtSlss 5Sns g. sss iss 'ss sfh year e
reject any and all bids Is hereby
reserved. RALPH r. ROBERTS Clerk
OF the House Of Representatives.
IL
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SAM
-TAkf COMMISSlON.-CONTRACT
No NoD sS2yg lS12;W&s;mwATER oIyA1 EN- MAIN
Newport Road. t ssth s0s Avenue and ID
stockton Lane. Woodlawn Heights
Prince Georges County, approxi-
mately $50 feet Of 6-inch and 1,025
feet Of S-inch water mains. 1b0
inch plain concrete or vitrif1ed pipe
sewers and 1.275 feet Of sewer
house connections, will be received
ct the ONCE Of the Secretary Of the
Commission, Hyattsville. Maryland,
until Monday. June %, 1885 at
2:20 PM. Eastern Daylight Saving
Time. ct which place and time
they viii be publicly opened and
read. Plans, Proposal Form and the
special Provisions for this contract
may be obtained from the once of
the Chief Engineer Of the Commis-
sion. upon deposit Of $500. which
deposit viii be returned to bidders
or to those retuIning plans and
forms in good condition. T. EARLE
BOURNE. Chairman; FRANK L.
HEwITT. Jrn Vice Chairman: 7.
NORMAN AGER, JAMES D. BLAND,
WILLARD A. MORRIS, I. 3. RAY,
Ccmmiesloners. Attest: JAMES D.
FAnK1uL eeeretaFy-Ifeasuref.
Evening star., 1955-06-17

Runs-Reese (2), snider. campanella,
Hodges, Jabionski, Kluszewsh 81, Post,
Burgess. Error-Jablonski Runs batted
in-Robinson t2l, Hodges. Kluszewski
t2). Post, Adams, Thurman, Bell. Cam
PAMELA (2). Two-base hits-Reese.
Hodges. Post, JablonSki, Campanella
Three-base hit-Reese. Home runs
Kluszewski t2). Stolen base-Robinson
HodSss; d Adams "G 70 Temple % RlusseWski % T.
Left on bases--Brooklyn. 81; Cincinnati.
4. Bases on balls--on Lahine, 1; on
2; on Freeman, l. Struck out-By
Labine. 2: by Fowler, 2; by Hughes. 8:
Hits-on Labine. 5 in 3h innings; on
6 in innings: of Fowler 4 in 2hs
innings: Of, freeman, l in $h innings;
and earned runs-on Labine, A; on
Nuxhall. NNuuxxhall. "a; on sbs RosDuck' IA; Of OF
Hughes, IL. Winning pitcher-Free-
man (2-1l. Losing pitcher-Hughes
(0-2). Time-2:42. Attendance-12,716.