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Evening star., 1955-06-21
Hundreds See Seasons S
First Starlight Movie

Several hundred happy neigh
borhood children. and some
fathers and mothers, too, last
night lolled easily in the late
evening sunshine and enjoyed
The Stars first Starlight
Movie" which inaugurated a
whole summers schedule of such
free entertainment throughout
Metropolitan Washington.
The premiere showing. con-
sisting Of educational and hui
morouS short subjects designed to
please just about everybody, took
place at Monroe Playground,
Georgia avenue and Columbia
road NV. It was no time before
every regular seat was taken,
and the children even had such
vantage points as the play
ground fence.
A highlight Of the show was a
talent contest, in which the
neighborhood children partici-
pated. The judgesswere radio and
television personalities from
WMAL and WMAL-TV. The
Star stations. They were Jim
Gibbons, who also was master
Of ceremonies, the Black Phan-
tom. Milton @. Ford and Jerry
Strong.
The winners in the talent
show were the Taylor Sisters,
Pamela, Myra and Gloria, tumb-
lers who came out first to win
a flash camera. Second place
went to Annetta Edmonds for a
ballet number, and third place,
to the LollIpops, Sandra How
ard, Janet Bess, Judith Sullivan
and Diane Mcmahon. and two
other little girls who, In sailors
dress. did a hornpipe.
The radio and television stars
are scheduled to make additional
appearances at the Starlight
Movies at many other play
rector of neighborhood centers.
In extending her welcome, Mrs.
Smith also thanked The Star
and the Film Center, and told
how much the Recreation De-
partment appreciates the pro-
grams, now in their eighth year.
She described them as an ideal
form Of family recreation.
Mr.. English, in welcoming the
b i g summer-length project.
wished 1t a successful season.
grounds in Washington and the
nearby counties Of Virginia and
Maryland as the season of the
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Decision Expected Today

indorSed Constitution avenue
plans, but its leaders oppose any
bridge in that general area.
The Virginians, who joined
the District leaders at the con-
ference with Mr.. Hughes, are
involved because the new bridge
scheme calls for a long and
costly approach from the Vir-
ginia shore to a connection with
Arlington boulevard near the
Arlington Towers Apartments.
Repeatedly, this would cost be-
tween $40 and $12 million.
Presumably. w. Frank Smith
State urban highway engineer
and Clifton G. Stoneburner. Ar.
lington County highway engi-
neer, told Mr.. Hughes Virgins
would be in no position to pick
up the tab for the expensive
highway construction.
Made Clear Last Year
State officials made that cleal
in Capitol Hill hearings last
year. They agreed to a long
range improvement Of Arlington
boulevard and to help pay for ap-
to the Jones Point CAL
exandria) bridge Congress au-
thorized. But they stressed that
other road improvements require
the limited amount of money
they have to spend in this area
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
refused to give a yes-or-no
answer to whether the Budget
Bureau conference included any
possibility that the Federal Gov
ernment might. help pay some OF
bridge cost.
The Constitution avenue span
was authorized to be built at Dis
trict expense, with regular
matching Federal highway aid.
Department officials sew
eral months ago proposed a tun-
mel, with the Federal Govern
ment paying the additional cost,
but this was rejected recently by
top administration officials.
Clamping no-talk lid on the
bridge developments, the Com
said they viewed yes
terday's talk with Mr.. Hughes
as one in a series of staff meet
ings."
They wouldn't say whether
more than one plan-the one
drawn yesterday by city engi-
neers skirting the north end of
Roosevelt Island-would be pre-
sented to the other agencies at
2::30 pm. tomorrow.
Tomorrow. the Commissioners
are to report to Senator Stennis,
Democrat. of Mississippi, on
whether there is general agree
ment on the new bridge posi-
bility and what they think about
II
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Prince Georges Mon
Suffers Burns

A Prince Georges County man
was reported in fair condi-
ton at District General Hospital
today from burns received last
night when his clothing caught
fire while burning trash outside
his home.
The victim is Leonard Barnes,
II, Of 1912 Allentown road,
near Camp Springs.
County police said Mr.. Barnes
was using gasoline when his
clothes caught fire.
He was brought to the hospital
about 10:30 pm.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

ceive inpatient care. The shift
of hospitals by the patient Is &C.
companied by a breakdown in
records Of the patient as well as
Implications of diagnostic tests.
The doctors say that the great
majority of patients requiring
services Of the proposed pro-
gram will be those suffering
from chronic diseases, and be-
cause Of their longevity it win
no longer suffice to provide only
for their medical needs"
Certainly an ambulatory pa
tient," the editorial says, "can.
not be restored to optimum
health nor can a patient dis.
charged from a hospital MAIN
tain his improvement unless his
housing and nutritional needs
are at least lninimally adequate.
Similarly, rehabilitation poten.
tialities and requirements of
such patients are often evident
from the outset, and unless cor
rectlve measures are instituted
as early as possible. an unneces-
sarily expensive and sometimes
!irremediable delay will occur"
Costs Held Pyramided
The doctors feel failure to
evaluate and to remedy all the
needs of the INDECENT patient
"perpetuates and pyramids the
costs of partial care so that it
may far exceed those of COM
plete rehabilitation"
The doctors say that "if the
educational value of patient ma.
terial is the primary considera.
ton" in the INDECENT program.
attention to his social welfare
and complete rehabilitation "is
obviously deficient"
Much Of what the doctors sug.
gest was contained in a 1853
survey of medical care for the
INDECENT by a committee of citi.
ZenS.
While some of the commit
tees recommendations have been
carried out, the great majority
dealing with a general medical
care plan for the indigent-are
considered unfinished business"
Evening star., 1955-06-21

Mrs. Smith led the way into
the tiny, dark living room.
when my husband was able
to work, the school bus would
carry the children to a pool in
the summer for 20 cents" she
explained, settling her heavy
frame on the sagging leather
couch.
"Now that my husband is
sick, we can't afford 1t.
II have three boys. Bill. jr..
he's IL, Tom. 10, and Bob, 8.
and a daughter, June. Z. I
thought only one might be able
to go to camp, but they tell me
there's a chance all three boys
can go. That's nice-it would be
educational for them.
"My husband isn't able to
walk too good. He has hardening
Of the arteries and hasn't been
able to work for a year. He
won't ever be able to work
again.
All Pitch In
"Now that he's sick, I have
to have the children around the
house more. They all have their
little work to do at home.
Its too bad. but they can't
have their friends in since their
father is sick. They play out
back or go to a friends house.
Now that my husband isn't
working, we can't get them toys"
Mrs. Smith turned worried
eyes toward the narrow wooden
porch where Mr.. Smith sat apa-
thetically.
I'm afraid to tell my husband
but we got a 30-day notice
today from the landlord, saying
he's offering the house for sale.
We have until July 16 to find
another place to live. We had
paid all but $485 on the house
when my husband got sick, but
then we couldn't keep UP the
payments.
Were getting welfare help.
We'll just have to live in this
county until October. because
we must get it until then. After
that my husband gets his retire.
ment pay. His Social Security.
May Find Home
II think I'll talk to the well
fare worker before I tell my
husband about the house." Mrs.
Smith said, her joyless eyes
Frightening q little at the
thought. Maybe she can find
no another house here. It's o.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Autograph Party

Edward Gibbons, Fairfax Coun-
ty author, will hold an "auto-
graph party" from S to 8 pm.
Friday at the Carr shopping
center, Springfield. Va. on be.
half Of the biography he has
written about his brother. the
late Floyd Gibbons.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
BY GEORGE BEvERDGE

The Commissioners expect a
firm decision today on whether
anything will come Of the idea
to builu a new Potomac bridge
over the north tip Of Roosevelt
Memorial Island.
The key step toward the de-
cision viii be q 2::30 pm. con-
ference with officials generally
pushing the new idea and op-
posed to the Constitution avenue
bridge Congress already has au-
thorized.
Results of this session will be
taken back to Federal Budget
Director Rowland Hughes. who
has been trying to bring together
factions which have kept the
bridge picture in an uproar for
two years.
After an hour-long meeting
with Mr. Hughes late yesterday,
the Commissioners said tn e
Roosevelt Island bridge, esti-
mated by city engineers to cost
a reported SAB million, is "still
alive
Estimate UncOnfirmed
After showing Mr.. Hughes
the District-developed data on
the new scheme. however, they
refused to confirm the reported
cost estimate, say what they or
Mr.. Hughes thought about it, or
who would pay the additional
cost if the idea went through.
The Constitution avenue
bridge, approved by Congress
last year despite objections to
its esthetic impact on the Lin
coin Memorial area, would pass
just south of Roosevelt Island
and cost $24.5 million to build.
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane.
Engineer Commissioner. said he
thought it would be "mislead-
ing" to talk about cost esti-
mates because the plan developed
by city highway officials
might be modified in any num-
ber of ways" at today's 2:30 pm.
meeting.
Attending will be officials of
the Fine Arts Commission, Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission, Theodore Roosevelt
Association, National Park Serv-
ice and Virginia roads officials.
Span in Area Fought
The fine arts and park Of
f1cials have led the fight to keep
a new bridge out of the Con-
stitution avenue area and favor
the general idea of a bridge near
the north tip of Roosevelt Island.
The Roosevelt association has
said it would go along with this
scheme under certain conditions.
The planning commission has
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Food Markets
Urged
By YLand Expert
Shift to Northeast
Fuvored in Rebuilding
Of Southwest Area

Frederick M. Babcock, ap-
praisal and land use expert, to-
day told the Redevelopment
Land Agency that the South
west produce center and the food
markets generally there should
move to the Northeast Market
near Fourth street and Florida
avenue.
The Southwest Food Markekt
should go, both for the sake OF
redevolpment and for its own
sakke to the Northeast, Mr..
Babcock said. He pointed out,
however, that the Northeast can
not accommodate all merchants
now using the produce center,
including the wholesale markets.
He said he hoped that q
scheme can be worked out
whereby the business men them
selves can initiate a moving pro-
gram. The District, he said, may
have to aid financially in the
relocation.
Sees Changing Methods
Mr.. Babcock told the board
that the Southwest food center
is a declining method of diStrib-
ution, as the grocery chain stores
grow. but is not a vanishing
thing. Meat packing firms can
move out almost anywhere in the
District, he said, and some of the
smaller businesses may be able
to relocate in Southwest in COM
mercial areas near the railroad
tracks. Other businesses could
be encouraged to locate in
Southwest. he said, as a substi-
tute for the food business.
Chairman John A. Remon OBJ
served that he personally be-
lieves the Southwest food market
is misplaced. He added that a
luxury apartment house. which
could be constructed in the area,
does not f1t in with a fish market.
Refinancing Approved
In another action the RIA
Board approved refinancing to
meet notes due July 8 by sane
tioning preliminary loan notes
totaling $4,357,000. The Chase
Manhattan Bank Of New York
was the low bidder, Offering 1.03
per cent interest rate for 50 mil
lion and 1.06 per cent interest
rate on $2,357,000.
Contracts were awarded to the
ABCD Wrecking Co. and the
Ace Wrecking Co. for work to-
falling $1,000 in demolishing
three blocks in Southwest, all in
Project Area B. John r. Searles.
jr., explained II blocks are now
either contracted for or demol-
ished; five completely down;
seven well under way; three con-
tracted for today and two more
to come.
The board also voted to re-
quest the National Capital Plan
ming Commission to make an
official plan for the Foggy Bot
tom area, around Virginia and
New Hampshire avenues, I and
K streets NV.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Fathers Illness Ends
Fun ; Brothers Knew

long time from July to October" !"
Bill, jr., and Tom and Bob are
young, but they have known
poverty and their parents
haunted eyes in a house of sick
ness.
You can help them find a
healthier world by sending them
to camp this summer. The
money you give is as unattain-
able as millions to this family
for whom toys and 20-cent bus
fares are out of the question.
Your contribution to The Eve
ming Star Camp Fund will mean
riches to three little boys.
Previously acknowl-
edged ------- $8,549.12
B. T. Fitzpatrick $500 35.72
In memory of Charles
o. and Mable La
Fontaine, James A.
and Annie La Fon-
taine, Rose La Fon-
taine, Lana Scott
and Millard e. La
Fontaine --- $4,000
Maude K. Bennett - 500
Ladies' Silver Spring
Card Club - 1876
Anonymous ---------- 35.72
c and M ------------ 1900
Lorraine Ellington -- 500
Jack S. Beatty ------ 1000
Alpha Iota Sorority,
Alpha Omega Alum
nae Chapter ------ 1885
A Friend ----------- 1000
--------- 1886
Dorothea Shanks -- 1000
A. G. M. ------- 1000
Anonymous ---- 1885
Elizabeth Geary, U.S.S.
Jacob Jones Post.
No. 2, the American
Legion ------- 35.72
Anonymous --------- 35.72
--------- 1000
]. I. Bullen ---------- 1900
F. S. Bresler ------ 35.72
Helen K. Newton --- 1876
w. E. Wrather ------- 10000
Anonymous --------- 1876
Mabel C. Latimer - 1000
In memory Of Irwin
Stein, jr. -------- 1885
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
Simpson ----z------ 1000
w. I. Gernand ------- 1000
MIR. and Mrs. Alan B.
Mills -------------- $500
Marshall Gochnauer 1876
{ Total to date $s.4ss.sO|
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-10
Legion

Continued from Page II
Wayne Jerome, Bernard SPAIN,
Robert Covert, Robert Killian,
Andrew Lee, James Richman,
Sydney Fishman, George Zim-
norman, Raymond Evans, May
nard Adams, Robert Lee, Joseph
Ezekial, Leonard Eckhardt.
Also Clyde Hardin, j. Foster,
L. Sweeney, ]. Lyons, H. Ste
phens, J. P. German, G.. Brewer,
Joseph Macchio, Robert Ewing,
Marshal Armstrong, James Mills,
R. F. Snyder, ]. L. Dillinger.
Also Henry Noyes, Harold
Brown, M. C. Merrill, Harrell
Altizer, James Grice, David
Shellenberger, Glenn Baldwin,
Carl Williamson, Wallace Green,
Clarence Sterling, Albert Jones,
Richard Settler, Arthur Fauley,
C. w. Northrop, Frank Negri,
Robert S. Teddar, Jr., Eugene
Lindberg, John B. Morgan, Jr.,
Charles Whitley, Jr., David Coul-
ter, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-10
Pools

Continued from Page u
Group, which re-affirmed its
stand in favor of public pools
earlier this month, the following
civic associations are on record as
approving: Seven Oaks Manor,
Forest Estates, Sanford Vale,
Glenmont & Vicinity, Connecticut
Avenue Estates, Sligo Branview,
Pinecrest, Garrett Park, Rose
mary Hills, North Hills of Sligo,
Evans Parkway Cameron Heights,
West Kensington, and the Ban
nockburn Civic Association.
PTAs which have endorsed the
proposal so far include Montgom-
cry Hills and Eastern Suburban
Junior High Schools, and Park
side, Rock Creek Forest, Lone
Oak, Montgomery Knobs, and
East Silver Spring Elementary
Schools, and Silver Spring Inter
mediary School
In speaking of the need for pub
lie pools in the County, Mrs. Rich
ard S. Green, Jr., chairman of the
Montgomery County Leaders and
Sponsors Association of Camp
fire Girls, wrote the following to
Robert Hacken, chairman of the
Parks & Recreation Committee of
the Allied Civic Group:
1.-THE Montgomery County
Camp Fire Girls Leaders and
Sponsors Association unanimous
ly passed upon the resolution sup
porting the public swimming pool
program as recommended by the
Montgomery County Board of
Recreation and endorsed by the
Montgomery County Citizens
Committee for Public Swimming
Pools.
"At this date there are in Mont
gomery County 1900 girls regis
tered in the Camp Fire program
in well over 100 groups scattered
over the County. The Montgom-
cry County Leaders and Spon-
sors' Association includes leaders,
assistant leaders, and sponsors of
these groups. By the vote in favor
of the public swimming pool pro-
gram, they recognized the recrea-
tional and educational value of a
swimming program and the great
need in this county for swimming
pools"
Two groups have taken a def
mite stand against taX-financed
public pools for the County. These
are the North Woodside Citizens
Association and the executive
committee, of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-10
Notice of Hearing
DEPARTMENT OF

INSPECTION AND LICENSES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
Rockville, Md.
A public hearing on the follow
ing application for Zoning
Amendment will be held in the
auditorium of the County Office
Building, Rockville, Maryland,
THURSDAY, APRIL Ia, 1855
AT 8 PM.
or as soon thereafter as it can
be heard.
NUMBER B-223, T. Girard Lee,
Applicant, for the reclassifica-
ton from the ROO Zone to the
RICO Zone of Lot II, Block 2, of
property known as Randolph
Farms, located at Macon Road
and Hunter Lane, Rockville,
Maryland, consisting of 1.266
acres, more or less, in the 10th
Election District, all as will be
shown in the application on file
for public inspection in the
Office of the Director of the De-
partment of Inspection and
Licenses.
A. MORTON THOMAS
Director, Department of
Inspection and Licenses
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-10
City Gets

Continued from Page y
brook and North Twinbrook sum-
mer recreation programs be in
Guided in the City plan. This
would mean that a full-time, paid
play director would be stationed
in these areas to supplement the
efforts of parents.
The Mayor and Council greet
ed both the news and the recon-
mendations with approval. The
Billiard offer in particular won
favor because it will open long
sought play opportunities in the
RoXboro area.
A delegation of Is residents of
the Halpine Rd.-240 area appeared
to testify on a second hearing
on the 1858 annexation of prop
erty in that area. Speakers on
the matter were James H. Tay-
lor, William F. Wagner, Lloyd
Dangerfield and Jack Wisner.
Mr.. Wisner maintained that
residents of the area have been
paying City taxes since annexa-
ton with little or no return in
City services. City officials re-
piled by pointing to the extension
of the water line to the area and
the contract that has been con-
Guided for the paving and
Strengthening of Halpine Rd.
The City maintained that, &C.
cording to the conditions of the
annexation it had no alternative
but to tax residents of the area.
Some residents gave it, as their
understanding that a Zero tax"
provision had been included in
the annexation.
With only one bid submitted
on the proposed traffic light at
the Montgomery-Perry St. inter-
section, the City postponed &C.
ton.
Clarence Mohler, City Civil De-
Tense Director, asked for the ap-
pointment of a six-man Defense
Board and the creation of a staff
of volunteer publicity workers.
The City fathers indicated they
would make the appointments
and gave Mr.. Mohler a free hand
in the use of the $500 the City
has appropriated for civil de.
tense.
Mayor D. Y. Hovsepian an
nounced that he has sent a let
ter of commentator to Frank
Ecker, chairman of the All Amer.
lea award dinner, for services
rendered by the citizens group
on that occasion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-10
Notice of Hearing
OF

INSPECTION AND LICENSES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
Rockville, Md.
A public hearing on the follow
ing application for Zoning
Amendment will be held in the
auditorium of the County Office
Building, Rockville, Maryland,
THURSDAY, APRIL Ia, 1855
AT 8 PM.
or as soon thereafter as it can
be heard.
NUMBER B-224, T. Girard Lee,
Applicant, for the reclassifica-
ton from the ROO Zone to the
R-60 Zone of a tract of land,
shown as mot included" in Ran
dolph Farms, located at Macon
Road between Hunters Lane and
Putnam Road, Rockville, Mary
land, consisting of 1920 acres,
more or less, in the 10th Election
District, all as will be shown in
the application on file for public
inspection in the Office of the
Director of the Department of
Inspection and Licenses.
A. MORTON THOMAS
Director, Department of
Inspection and Licenses
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-10


INSPECTION AND LICENSES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
Rockville, Md.
A public hearing on the follow.
ing application for Zoning
auditorium of the County Office
Building, Rockville. Maryland,
THURSDAY, APRIL Ia, 1855
AT 8 PM.
or as soon thereafter as it can
be heard.
NUMBER BIG, David L. Ca
hoon, Attorney for Daniel w.
O'Donoghue, Jr., Paul T. o.
Donoghue and Eleanor Nealon,
Applicants, for the reclassifica.
ton from the ROO Zone to the IL
Zone of part of a tract of land
called damn" Daniel w. o..
Donoghue Property, located
south of Randolph Road, vicinity
of Randolph Farms, consisting
of 27.198 acres, more or less, in
the 4th Election District, as more
particularly described in the APP
plication on file for public inspec.
ton in the Office of the Director,
Department of Inspection and
Licenses.
A. MORTON THOMAS
Director, Department of
Inspection and Licenses
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it could be explained to the per-
sons who will be affected in order
that they may act in the coopera-
tive manner so essential to the
success of any evacuation.
Both District and County CD
offices have stated that an in
formed public is essential to all
phases of their operations.
1t is understood that the report
deals with plans for the evacua-
ton of school children and the
possibility that these children may
be reunited with families at rem
devious points later in the evacu-
alton.
Other elements are said to deal
with plans for routing traffic in
order that husbands who work in
the District may join their fam
lilies living in the County after the
evacuation has been under way
an unknown length of time.
Meanwhile, in an effort to pre-
vent panic that might result
among an uniformed public in
the event of an air raid, both CD
Offices urged televiewers to tune
in WRC-TV at 9 pm. Feb. ID for
a film which shows footing, riot
ing, and fear which might accom-
pany an about attack by modern
weapons including biological war
fare"