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Evening star., 1955-11-02
Spon to Open
Next w eek

District highway officials 4re1
IplahntnS i ceremony which will
open The new East Capitol Street
Bridge to tFafiic next Wednesday
maybe.
j. N. Robertson. District Higll-
way Director. said yesterday the
Opening could be delayed q few
days by unforeseeable weather
conditions.
For the present, however, he
is going ahead with q plan for
q rihbon-cutting ceremony on
Wednesday. in which the three
District Commissioners viii par
|ticipate.
He told the Advisory Board of
the District Of Columbia Amer
lean Automobile Association Of
the bridge opening plan during
d luncheon III the Mayfower
Hotel.
The new bridge, designed to
carry 10000 cars daily on its
six lanes, crosses the Anacostia
River at the National Guard
|Arrnory
Traffic crossing the bridge to
enter the downtown area VIII,
use widened c street NE. Traf-l
fic approaching the bridge from
the west win use independence
avenue.
Opening Of the bridge is ex-
pected to relieve the congestion
on Benning road. which has
plagued motorists driving to and
from downtown and sections Of
Northeast washington.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
hENT
BY PEpCO

FOLLOWING Is the statement
issasd bD the Potomac
Electric Poper Co. yesterday
reldtfpe to the problem ot q
site for It's nep generating
plant.
ri Roy Dunn. president Of
Potomac Electric Power CO..
announced that the settle-
T1lent date of the cOinpanys
contract To purchase 4 steam
generating station site mi
IOud0un County va, has
been voluntarily extended fcr
another so days BY the own
ers of the property.
While the company had
originally decided tc be rel
leased from the contract. it
has accepted this extension
Of the settlement date SO
that it can review the whole
question Of its future system
power supply.
Although the Loudoun
County site Is desirable from
an engineering point Of view
and win provide an econoFi-
ical source of electricity fDr
an Uf its $4,000 customers.
this extension affords the
company al opportunity to
review other locations and
other methods To meet the
rapidly increasing demands
tor electricity within It's en-
tire service area.
Evening star., 1955-11-02

ing the bridge and its District
approaches as far north Of the
Lincoln Memorial as npssible.
and simplifying a complex metz
work Of roads which one planner
has said looked like a bowl Of
spaghetti.
Criticism of original District
Highway Department plans were
lodged mainly by the Fine Arts
and Planning Commissions and
Federal park officials.
Also ir1dorsing the plan were
H. Spelman. Bureau OF Public
Roads districts engineer. and
Leon Zach, representing the
chief Of Army Engineers. Work
ing with the group was Ebert
Peets, architect and Fine Arts
Commission member.
The city's bridge consultants,
Modieski a. Masters, viii obtain
q construction permit from Army
Engineers. who control the Po-
tofnac.
Modjeski 81 Masters win pre-
pare several drawings Of the
bridge itself for Fine Arts Conn
mission consideration.
After decisions are made on
the architecture Of the bridge
itself. detailed working drawings
win be made.
Then the legislative change
viii be sought and barring any
bitches not now visible - con-
struction can begin.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
Phone Looting Case
Will Be Appealed

Joseph r Toufna, SO. who yes
terday was convicted Of plugging
Municipal and District Court
telephones with wads Of paper
and taking money from the
phones, has posted d $500 ap-
peals bond.
Municipal Court Judge George
~ Nelson set 4 pm. as the
deadline for making the bond.
Otherwise. iMr. TOuina would
have had to pay q $i75 fine or
begin serving q 2l0-day tail
term. Mr.. Touma's attorneys,
James ]. Laughiin and Albert
Aiern. have 10 days in which
to file their appeal.
Evening star., 1955-11-02

said nothing to the. Navy. with
reference To such 1 project and
I've haven't said anything tc
them
There IS no controversy
there. the admiral stated.
Plane Has versatility
The Seamaster Admiral Burke
said, Is 4 wonderful plane.
However. he admitted that he
had not vet inspected 1t.
''The Seamaster has speed and
range and rough water capa-
biIities. he said. 1T viii add
much versatility and fiexibility
to our conntry's sea based retail
atory forces.
AS ret the pentagon's heli-
copter landing mat has no fire
extinguishing equipment, nor
does II have 3 control tower.
Those details are being worked
out by the Military District. Al
portable tower probably win Be
installed, but as yet authorities
have not decided whether to
have q full-time force there.
Evening star., 1955-11-02

copter and aides followed in two
other craft.
II was the first time the new
helicopter landing mat. built at
q cost Of S14.50o just outside
the Pentagon. was used BY high
officers. The mat, under juris-
diction Of the Military District
Of Washington. also provides for
evacuation Of high Defense
officials Il necessary
Navy's Newest weapon
Admiral Mountbatlen ii III this
country at the invitation uf Ad-
iIliral Burke.
The Sealnaster IS the newest
Of the Nays weapons and only
yesterday Admiral Burke, at the
commissioning of the cruiser
Boston Ia PhiIadeiphia said it Is
Of delivering atomic
bombs against enemy targets.
Gen. Thomas d White, Air
Force vice chief af stan, stated
that the air arm was interested
Ii Jet propelled seaplanes.
But Admiral Burke told re-
porters that the Air Force had
Evening star., 1955-11-02
School 0fficioI Replies
70 Report Cord Critics

Bright pupils win be able To
get A and b just as often as
they ever did on the Districts
new elementary report cards, Il
school official said today.
a think there WITH he as many
a and B marks as there are
bright children doing good
work. the official said. adding
that the new reporting system
won't mean any departure from
past marking practices except
that it VIII be more specific.
The comment followed criti-
|cisl1l at meeting Of leaders Of
the District Congress Of Par-
|erlts and Teachers yesterday.
Criticism Held Premature
The PTA leaders heard from
Mrs. Willard n. Culver, member
Iof parent teacher committee
that worked on revising the re-
porting methods. that children
ihenceforth will ret IA and b only
Tor work ahead Of their own
grade level. MRS. Culver said
the new system means the best
many children can get win be q.
School ofIicers said they felt
the criticism was q little pre-
mature.
I'VE sren't going TO use the
reports to hold over the chill
dren's parents heads. said one.
THE new cards Is an effort to
tell parents more about what
their children are doing
The new cards provide d mark
for A for excellent progress for
grade.n B for very good progs
ress fob grade. and c Tor good
progress for grade, There are
also grades Of D for poor and
y for unsatisfactory.
First Cards Due November III
The new cards wins be taken
home BY pupils for THE nrst time
November al. They are being
used this year On q trial basis.
Miss Nell Hiscox, principal Of
Evening star., 1955-11-02
Patrol
Lectures Slated
folks Will Sturt
Later This Fall

A special training program
for school safety patrol leaders
Us being planned this fall.
The training plans came TO
light today as the aftermath Of
o remark made about patrol or
ganizations at q board meeting
Of the District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers yesterday.
Miss Elsie Green, retired
principal Of Whittier Elementary
School and newly appointed con-
gress safety chairman. told the
board yesterday that patrol
training needed To be stepped UP.
Miss Green quoted George n.
Hammond, American Automobile
Association ofiiciaI who super
vises AAA school safety activi-
ties. as telling q recent PTA
meeting that some school pa
trois weren't as wen organized
as they should be.
.1i
Lecture Series Planned
An AAA spokesman said today
Mr.. Hammond had not voiced
any criticism Of patrol organiza-
ti0ns. The spokesman explained.
however, that q training pro-
gram for patrol oficers had 10
be Cancelled because of last SUM
|mer's transit strike, which pre-
vented Metropolitan Police Ofli-
GERS from acting Is i6S Etuf i67f.
As / result plans EIfir
made for q series 81 SflFf|Ns
lectures for the patrol leaders
10 start later this fall, the AAl
spokesman said.
Deputy Police Chief John r
|Agnew. who supervises the worl
Iof school safety c0-ordinators II
each police precinct, said toda,
The had had no complaints re.
Isulting from the cancellation o,
Itile summer tralnlng program.
Day Camps Planned
Until this year the AAA ant
police department co-operated II
taking the city's 400 to 500 patro
|ofncers to q one-week safety
training camp. This year, be.
cause of q growing number oi
youngsters. nine day training
camps had been planned. using
District Fairgrounds. Each would
last q week.
Mr.. Agnew said HE and Mr..
Hammond are planning to see
Assistant School Supt. Frances IA.
Lyons Monday about this falI's
training program.
The city last year had more
than ; 800 school patrol members.
and there are more this year.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

American College Of oste-
opathic Surgeons continues
its meeting today in the
Hotel Statler. where 900 are
gathered for the six-day
convention. which ends to-
morrow.
National Paint. Varnish
and Lacquer Association
winds ip u three-day affair
at the Sheraton- Park and
Hlprehalll Hotels. About
\ 200 are expected to sit III
on the session.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
Dr. Klopp Reelected
70 Cancer Society Post

Dr. Calvin r. Klopp, director
|of the George Washington Uni-
versity Cancer Clinic. has been
reelected a director of the Amer
lean Cancer Society for a two-
year term from Region II. Region,
II Of the society embraces Della
ware, the District Of Columbia,
Maryland. New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
Baby Injured,
Care Delayed
Mother Refused
Hospital ! Trunsfer

The refusal Of her mother to
cooperate deprived q critically
injured s-month-old girl Of
proper hospital attention for
two hours after q trafhc acci-
dent last night. police reported.
Today the child. sandra HAM
|ilton vas ii District General
Hospital and her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Hamilton, 1927
west virginia avenue NE. both
faced drunkenness charges.
Two others also were hospital
lied after 4 car driven by Ham
|iIton failed to make q sharp
turn at Route 5 and Waterloo
road in Clinton, Md. about $50
D. M. Maryland Trooper lIc
Charles &. Large said.
The car. coming on q new
section Of Route 5 onto an old
section. crashed into 3 pole. The
critically injured child was
thrown out Of the car.
Hamilton, suffering q bloody
nose and minor scratches. was
taken to the police station BY
Trooper Large and charged with
operating under the influence Of
alcoholic beverages and reckless
driving hg cQIIiding. He was Ess.
leased Ia sl 100 bond fof I, hear
ing at Upper Malboro Police
Court November ls.
Others injured reached Cas-
aalty Hospital In a Clinton Res
cue Squad ambulance about els
pm.
Although 1t was believed the
baby girl had q serious brain in
jury. police said. Mrs. Hamilton
refused to sign q release for her.
d t0 permit her to be transferred
to Georgetown University Hospi-
tai Casualty doctors said they
had insufficient facilities and
recommended the transfer.
Finally Mrs. Hamilton was
charged with drunkenness By
rgt William G. MacLane 81 the
ninth precinct and removed to
District General With the baby.
This was about HIS pm. two
hours after they had reached
Casualty.
Mrs. Hamilton later elected ia
forfeit 80 collateral and was
Mrs. Hamilton was treated for
z fractured right arm and facial
and head cuts and turned over
to the Women's Bureau.
Also admitted to Casualty were
Mrs. Mabel Thompson. 40. 81
1885 West Virginia avenue Me-.
and her daughter Deborah, is
months. passengers In the car.
Mrs. Thompson suffered ffac-
tures Of the collar bone and right
leg. Her daughter was in unde-
termined condition with 4 pos
siblf head injury. Al son, RON
ME Thompson, about was ex-
amined at Casualty but not ad-
fnitted.
Hamilton told police the group
was returning from 4 aparty at
Colonial Beach. va. although tie
car was headed south On Route
s. Trooper Large said. He added
that the car contained empty
beer and whisky bottles.
Evening star., 1955-11-02

last on q new plan, 1fldofSed
yesterday by a special commit
tee Of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission, headed BY Mr..
With.
The expectation is that the
new compromise plan will be
approved formally by the PLAN
ming commission at its meeting
this week and BY the Federal
Fine Arts Commission q week
from tomorrow. Approval also
lis expected from the Theodore
Roosevelt Association.
These votes Of approval would
clear the way for immediate
work on design plans. The bridge
win require about three years to
design and build.
Crossing the Island
The compromise plan shows 3
slightly curved six-lane span,
l27ia feet above water level. leav-
ing the Washington shore $50
feet north Of the end Of Consti-
tuition avenue and crossing the
lower end Of Roosevelt Memorial
Island on its way to the Virginia
shore.
In January, the District viii
ask Congress to amend the bridge
authorization act to permit the
crossing Of Roosevelt Island.
The Senate passed such an
amendment. in fact, but 1t
begged down In the House.
The bridge would have no draw
or swing spans, despite its low
level.
In Virginia, 1t would connect
with the northbound roadway of
the George Washington Memo
rial Parkway and have two-way
connection with Arlington boule-
ward, Wilson boulevard and JEFF
ferson Davis highway.
In the Distfict, it would con-
meet with Constitution avenue,
the Rock Greek and Potomac
SaIkWsy ano eventually with
2 n0Ltn-sotiLn sectlon q tEle pro-
possa llsieI 0els eApEsssWay
wlisn VI sncllcle downtown
Was.llLlss0l x1a tne 81 1l,isssWay,
.ta.As Nnnla Sgl.slsss ~ g Z
ana ' ~ 3
- sEsls s.
avenues
Direct hinkup
/ Until the inner bait expf
WY y built Ger tainiy sewers
years ava a ot Oris s would
nave direct connect ctions only tt
CONSTITUTION avenue. the Rock
creek anu Pot0mac PARKWAY and
= street.
Specincaily excluded from the
committee indorsen enlent yester-
day. however. We're inner pelt
Iconnections 70 E street. which
WI pe given more study.
Inc design plan includes
l. A grade separation at
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Evening star., 1955-11-02
School Officials
Optimistic on
More Teachers
Two Board Members
See Chunce TO Get
Some Cuts Restored
BY JAMES G. DEANE

TWO Board Of Education mem-
bers today expressed optimism
about chances Of getting al
least some additional teachers
restored to the District school
budget
Both board members. speaking
independently. declared:
II think ven get something +
Board members and top school
officials met with the Commis-
|sioners for nearly two hours yes
terday to discuss the boards plea
for 1853 teacher salaries slashed
by the city heads from next
years appropriation estimates.
Board President C. Melvir
Sharpe said today the city heads
did not indicate what they In
tend to do. but participants ir
the lengthy session refused tc
discuss it in any detail. Commits
siofer Samuel Spencer, who pre-
sided. told reporters afterwards
that he had asked for secrecy
because premature publicity was
contrary to policies Of the Fed
eral Budget Bureau.
Secret UntiI January
Mr.. Spencer said no official
disclosure Of the city heads de-
cisiOil would be made before the
city estimates are sent to Con-
gress BY the Budget Bureau In
January.
School officials went into the
session armed with figures show
ing that practically 100 Of the
163 deleted teachers are needed
to maintain the school
systems present 36-pupil ele-
mentary class size standard.
Originally. the 1853 teachers
were requested in order to start
ID three-year program Of class
size reduction to q new 3O-pupil
standard. However. 9 substantial
enrolment gain is expected next
ItalI.
As q result Of the Commits.
lsiDners' budget slash, no addi.
ltional regular classroom teacher
are In the ofiing To meet thi'
gain.
Need 1t Least 100
School ofiicials have said 1t i
critical. therefore, to restore q
least 100 Of the 1853 teachers
| Supt. Hobart NJ. Corning an,
lnounced In advance Of yester.
days session. however. that b,
WAS prepared to defend the full
lI63.
The school budget estimate
according 70 reliable reports, na:
suffered additional heavy slashes
beyond the 1853 teachers. More
than IS million was knocked on
Iinf0rmants have reported. How.
ever. the teacher question re-
Iportedly monopolized yesterdays
session.
One board member said con-
siderable discussion was devoted
to teacher standards la other
cities as compared with those
here
School spokeSrlefl told city Of
ficiais that many other cities al
ready have established d 3O-to-l /
pupil -teacher ratio and that the
trend Is In this direction else
the board member said.
The District Congress Of Par
ents and Teachers yesterday
made q new demand for restOra-
ton Of the controversial teacher
item TO the budget.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
McDermott to Speak

Thomas ,. McDermott, attor-
Iney and author. viii be guest
speaker at 8 meeting Of the.
Catholic Laymen's First Friday
Club at 1880 pm. Friday at'
the willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-11-02
Agreement Reached
On Bridge Approach
Woy Cleared to Start PIons
For Span Crossing Island
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

Federal and District officials apparently have ended
the long-dragged-out controversy location and APP
proach roads for the new Const lton avenue bridge
Both Conrad l. Wirth, National Park Service Chief
and Brig Gen Thomas A. Lane District Engineer Conn
reported that everyone is in agreement at
Evening star., 1955-11-02
Admirols Leave Pentogon
From HeIicopter Mat

u Admiral Areghs "A. Burke and Admiral Mcuntbatten,
operating chiefs Of the United states And British Mayies LEFT
the Pentagcn by hecoper today or Baltimore Nd to tn
augIrate new military air taxi service.
The two adnals To inspect the Nays new mu-et
seaplane the seamsster They travelling By Marine hell
Evening star., 1955-11-02
PEPCO Sill
Undecided on
Site for Plant
Company Is Given
60-Duy Extension
On Loudoun Option

The site Of q proposed 800
million generating plant for the
Potomac Electric Power CO. re-
mans unsettled touay. I, aecoralne
" announesnlent Dy ene utlllsy.
PEPC0 President +, Roy Dunn
last night announced the COM
pany had accepted 6O-day ex-
tension pf the settlement rate
Evening star., 1955-06-12

all your recipes that call for shortening and see
what happens! Without changing a single measure
ment, you'll get the iakiest, tenderest golden-brown
piecrust the lghtest highest, finest textured
cakes ever possible!
Yet Fluffo costs no more than leading white
shortcomings! It's available in most areas Get
can and use it for richer-looking, better-tastng,
more appetizing baking and frying.
Evening star., 1955-06-12

Like cooking champions you'll be truly excited
about golden Flufo! 1t gives you deciously tender
crisp, highly digestible goden-brown fries" such
as you've never been able to get before :. . more
appetizing, by far than you can possibly get from
white shortening
That's because Fluffo is different Even its color
is different yellow from pure carotene.
And Fluffo is such fun to work with! Use it in
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-07-06
Nursing Students
Make Honor Roll

Durham, June - Honor roll
achievement for 81 students at
the Watts Hospital School OF
Nursing was announced today
by Mrs. Bessie Perry Burgess.
superintendent of Nurses and
director OF the School of NurS-
ing. Each of the students on the
honor roll maintained SChol.s iC
averages OF 80 or above during
the l954-55 school year.
Miss Barbara RigSbec u C..-
ham led the 81 members of the
freshman class with a scholastic
average of 90. Others in this
class on the honor roll include
Misses Charlotte Gotten, Wake
Forest; DreXel Forsyth. AhOskic.
Emma Jane Good. RoXboro:
Jane Green. Silcr City: Patricia
Hackney, Durham: Gcrlccn Hes
ter, Oxford: Ruby Iilburn.
Whitevilie; Jane Jordan, Clark
ton; Janet Martin. Durham: Pat
ricia Patterson, Liberty, Zelda
Tillman, Sanford; and Laura
Burt Williams, Warrcnton.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-07-06
GuideWay
BY MRS. LESTER LONG

Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Long anc
Lester Long were Tabor Cit;
visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Donell Gore and childrc:
visited Mrs. II. J. Long Wcdres-
lay afternoon.
Visiting MIR. and Mrs. LcStci
Long Friday afternoon were Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Jacobs and Ms
Dean Long of the Pireway Se.'
ton.
Lester Long and r. J. Lons
were in LoriS Saturday.
Miss Minnie Stocks spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. J. d
Stocks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy ShepherC
were the weekend guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. r. J. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gurley Jacobs
had rs their guests Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Duprcc Jacobs. AR
and Mrs. Lester Long, and NJ;
and Mrs. Dillon Jacobs.
Mrs. Blanco Sellers and chill
Gren of Tabor City visited Mr.
and Mrs. j. d. Long Sunday.
Mrs. Doncl Gore and Mrs. IL
bert SolcS visited Mrs. Minnie
Gore Sunday afternoon.
Tommic Gore visited Mis-,
Linda Stocks Friday night.
Mrs. George Sings visited hCl
mother, Mrs. Minnie Gore, re-
Gently.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-07-06
Mayor s Court
Has Light Week

Another light docket was air
ed yesterday in Mayors Court
by w. Horace Carter.
Those tried included: john
Junior Bethea. public drunken
ness, costs; Fay FippS, public
drunkenness, costs; Luther
Smith, public drunkenness
costs; Cisco Carroll, public
drunkenness, costs; Lewis Watts,
public drunkenness, costs.
Robert Moses. public drunk
enness, costs; Marshal Hem
mingway, public drunkenn, s.,
costs; Hubert Graham. speeding,
costs; John Grice. public drunk
enness, costs; Howard Cooper
concealed weapon, transferred to
Recorders Court.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-07-06
INCL Shrine Club
Sets Dance Dates

Ed Turbcville and his orchest-
"a will play for two INCL Shrine
Club dances to be held July
and July %.
The new club is located about
eight miles north of Myrtle
Beach on Highway II and has
adequate facilities for largt
dance crowds.
Admission is three dollars pei
couple.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-07-06

Mrs. Noah HCWc,tc was In
CONWAY Monday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-08-18
Louise Clark Entertains
Bridge Club, Wednesday

Miss Louise Clark delightfully."-
entertained her bridge club at
her home on Miller street last
Wednesday evening with des-
sert bridge.
Gladiol, sweet peas and other
flowers centered the tables and
were used profusely throughout
the house.
Delicious refreshments were
served, after which three tables
of bridge were put into play.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs.
Dwain Dyer, Mrs. John Groves
and Mrs. Walter Dimmerling. A
going-away gift, from the club
members, was presented to Mrs.
Robert Collier, who is leaving
soon for her new home in
Wesleco, Texas.
Members and guests present
were: Mrs. Robert Collier, Miss
Inez Clark, Mrs. Dwain Dyer,
Mrs. John Groves, Mrs. Willis
Mcdonald, Mrs. Herman Starr,
Mrs. Dewey Sanford, Mrs. Char
les Scherr, Mrs. Hattie Wiley,
Mrs. Walter Dimmerling and
Mrs. Virgil Boyd, of Marietta,
and the hostess.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-08-18
KendIe's Honored
With Picnic Dinner

A picnic dinner was served last
Wednesday evening at the road
side park, north of Caldwell, on
USR 81, honoring Mrs. Mary
Kendle, and daughter, Diana
Lynn.
Mrs. Kendle and daughter
have spent the summer months
with the formers mother, Mrs.
Bessie Nelson, of Caldwell, and
are now enroute to Weisbaden,
Germany, where they will join
their husband and father, Sgt.
Stewart Kendle. Sgt. Kendle is
stationed with the u. S. Air
Force, Headquarters Command,
in Europe.
Those attending were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Orndff, and son, David,
and Mrs. P. L. Roberts, of Water
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Wilking,
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kendle, of
Marietta; Miss Eleanor Nelson,
Mrs. Bessie Nelson, of Caldwell,
and the honored ones.