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Evening star., 1955-07-07
Vepco to Lower
Commercial Rates

RICHMOND. July Z (R.-The
Virginia Electric & Power Co. will
submit to the State Corporation
Commission early next week. q
new and lower electric power
rate for small commercial con-
sumers
Jack G Holtzclaw, vEPCO
president. said the new rates
would result in savings Of from
! to 10 per cent for such COM
mercial users as motion picture
theaters. small factories and
stores The rate schedule would
affect users Of from rs to 100
horsepower. he said.
Mr. Holtzclaw declined to dis
cuss the proposed changes in
detail, but added: Nobody will
be raised as a result Of the
study now nearing completion.
His comments came In the
wake Of an exchange Of corre-
spordence aired at a meeting of
the Norfolk City Council Tues
day which indicated the posi-
bility Of a rate reduction for dis
satisfied Norfolk and Portsmouth
area commercial customers Of
VEpCO
Evening star., 1955-07-07
HACKER BURNED UP AT COMPANY
SETS HIS CAB AFIRE IN PARK

hacker found seated on a grassy bank watching his
taxi burn in Rock Creek Park today said he set ae be-
cause he was angry with the cab company.
But he didn't originally the front seat with
lighter fluid and ignite It, he said He resorted that only
after failing to the cab a bluff in the park
Park Police identified him James r. Martin, 29 Of
the 4500 block Of Sheridan street Rverdale Nd
ploye OF the Buebrd Cab Co., Prince Georges County m
1t. Charles p Apselbeck, head Of Park Police plain
clothesmen. said Martins explanation went about like
this:
Angered at his employers, he decided he'd the cab
of Ross drive in the park figuring it would plunge down
slope. cross Glover road NV and then tumble down
sharper hill and burst into flames
He stepped out and sent 1t down the fst hill all right
but stopped the road below That's when he switched
plans and emptied the containero of lighter fluid the
seat.
1t. Apsebeck said charges being drawn against
him.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by the
Evening STAR. in cooperation
with the Film Center of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments Of he District and
Alexandria and Prince GEORGES,
Montgomery and Arlington
counties.
washington. at Dusk
Stoddert. Thirty-ninth and Calvert
Park view, wsrder and Otis streets
:, TAFT. Eighteenth ana Perry streets
;. z K,s.lorama, ,Ss,nteenth street and Co.
RSnsston. RRSnay; aae sS1G 3 street + ,tS.vs Mw ME-
Kenilworth;, Keniiworth avenue and
Buchanan. Thirteenth and D streets
Draper, wheeler road and walter
Fort oreble. Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake street S.W.
Arlington County, $50 Pm.
yorktown. b2O1 North Twsnty-eishth
Nellie GUSTS. TIA South Twenty. third
street
Prince Georges County. $50 pm.
Carole Highlands Playground. Park,
Elson street, Hillwood Manor.
Woodbridge Elementary School, Flint
ridge drive and Seventy-nrst street.
Woodlawn.
Montsomery County. s:3e Pm.
Norbeck Reereation Center, Eorbeek:,
wheaton. claridse road on visrs Mil
Hiilcrest Playground. Edmonston ave-
niue, Rockville.
Alexandria, $50 p.m.
Patrick Henry Playground. Shirley
Duke DEVELOPMENT.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
B. & O. DeruiIment
Blocks Hiqhwoy

BALTIMORE. July 7 (P. -
Sixteen cars of a Baltimore &,
Ohio Railroad freight train
were derailed on the eastern
edge of the city early today,
blocking both rail and highway
traffic.
Two of the cars broke through
the side of an overpass and
blocked traffic on a highway
below. The company's main
line was rendered temporarily
useless and officials said traffic
would be diverted onto PennsyI-
vania Railroad lines.
Edward j. Kaleta. conductor
OF the freight. said a burned
out journal box apparently
loosened the undercarriage of
one car and caused the derail-
ment of IS gondola cars and
one box car.
Steel slabs. coal and ingots
were scattered all over the track.
No injuries were reported.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
New East Capitol Span
Needs Only Some Paint

All that the Districts East
Capitol Street Bridge needs for
completion is a coat of paint.
How soon the paint will be
daubed on the $4.4 million struc-
ture across the Anacostia River
Is anybody's guess. Painters are
on strike as effectively in sheir
way as Capital Transit Co. work.
efs are in theirs.
Aside from the coat Of green,
which the big steel girders need
to hide their red-lead blush, the
bridge is SO per cent complete,
according to District Highway
Director John N. Robertson.
Mr.. Robertson, in an inspec-
ton tour yesterday, stamped his
approval on the long crossing of
the Anacostia near the National
Evening star., 1955-07-07

ground reveals any new evidence
on the weapon or other informa-
ton.
"Pancho villa" was 50 nick
named by police after witnesse;
who saw him In the area the day
of the killing described him as
wearing q costume that included
rifle. ammunition bandolier and
webbed belt with knife.
Police have spent several thou
sand man hours looking for the
rifle. The hunt has spurred new
demands for stricter laws on gun
registrations.
Prince Georges County au-
thorities want regulations
similar to the Districts. WASH
|ington police were able to 60 to
their files and quickly make q
list Of $50 buyers Of the model
rifle used by the slayer. County
police had no such file on rifles
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Telephone Tips DwindIe
In SIoying Of Two Girls

Telephone tips on "Pancho
Villa" missing mystery man in
the Lane Manor double staying,
have fallen OF about half this
week. Prince Georges County
police said today.
County Detective Chief Charles
Thomson said investigators have
received only about two dozen
calls in the past "A hours.
Today's search for the killer
Of Nancy Shomette, 16. and
Michael Ann Ryan. IA, centered
again on Northwest Branch Park.
The girls were ambushed there
June is by q rifieman.
The 20 rife the killer used
has not yet been found. Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission workmen
were clearing the parks under
brush today. Police were also
on the scene. In case the cleared
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Lecture on Northwest

Americas Northwest" will be
the subject of a travelogue to
be presented by Mrs. Carl H,
Hanson at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
in the Sylvan Theater on the
Washington Monument Grounds.
A concert by the Young Peoples
Group Of the Church of Jesus
Christ Of the Latter Day Saints
will precede' the lecture.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
County Wafer
Plan Approved

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission today gave
the go-ahead signal to a $371 500
project to extend water lines to
the Glen Dale-Springfield area
Of Prince Georges County.
The decision, climaxing an
eight-year struggle on the part
Of 1874 home owners of the area,
marked q significant shift in
commission policy.
Property owners will be given
80 years to pay the cost of the
project through a front-foot
benefit tax. The rate will be SO
cents a foot. It also set the
water rate at 35 cents per 1000
gallons. 8 cents more than the
regular Sanitary District rate.
The previous three-man COM
mission. which several times
rejected the Glenn Dale project,
had restricted the payment of
recent projects to rs years. Gen
orally the front-foot benefit rate
in the Sanitary District is
25 cents.
]. Norman Ager, carry-over
member Of the commission. who
fought for the project, said
"these people have been pushed
around too long" Glenn Dale
property owners are willing to
pay the high cost because Of
their desperate need of water,
he said.
A warning that the setting of
q high benefit tax and an ex-
tended payment plan would be
starting something revolution
ary" came from L. s. Ray, the
other carry-over commission
member.
I'm not afraid of revolutions, "
the chairman, T. Earle Bourne,
declared.
Actual construction will not
start for many months. The
commission directed Harry B.
Shaw. chief commission engineer,
to draw plans for the work.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Inquest Opens in Killing
OF I ruck Driver Here

An inquest was being held to.
day in the fatal shooting by /,
policeman Of Nelson Marshall, 80
colored. of the 1900 block O.
Fifty eighth avenue, Chape
Oaks, Md, a truck driver.
Shortly after S pm. yester.
day, Marshall was fatally shot ir
the abdomen by Pvt. James E
Barnes. 80, of No. 2 Precinct, in
the first block of Florida avenue
NV.
Police officials said Pvt. Barnes
fired two bullets at Marshall after
the latter threatened the officer
and grabbed his nightstick. Pvt
Barnes is under technical suspen.
sion pending the inquest, SUPER
ior at No. 2 said last night.
In addition to Pvt. Barnes,
also scheduled to appear at the
also appearing at the inquest in
the District Mogue, was Eddie C.
Fitten, SO. of the 800 block of U
street NE. helper on the truck.
Account Of Incident
Following an investigation OF
the shooting during the rush
hour. high police officials told
the story. Deputy Police Chief
William j. Cunningham said
Pvt. Barnes twas in a position
to be attacked" The police said
this is what happened; accord
ing to the story of Pvt. Barnes.
He was at First street and
Florida avenue, directing traffic,
when Marshall started to pull
his Safeway truch around a
halted taxicab, thus blocking
traffic. Marshall was told by the
Evening star., 1955-07-07
SAG Million Set
For C|A Center

The new headquarters for the
Central Intelligence Agency
would be authorized to cost SAC
million. under 4 compromise $2.s
billion military construction bill
ready for final House and Senate
approval soon.
House-Senate conferees agreed
to the SAC Million with the stip-
ulation that, II the CIA should
choose Langley. Va. an addi-
tional $8.5 million would be al
lowed for extending the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
upstream from It's present term
linus to the Langley site.
Only ii million additional
would be allowed for access roads
IL q location other than Langley
were chosen. The Langley site
was labeled most likely" by the
Senate Armed Services Com
|mittee.
The bill would require demoli.
ton Of the CHA temporary build.
|ings when the new headquarters
lis occupied.
Up to early today, CIA spokes.
men were reluctant tn say
whether q ANAL site had beer
selected.
Senate conferees prevailed ir
the House Senate, conference
holding that the Air Force-ane
not Congress should decide or
Ia location for the future loca.
|tion Of the Air Research and
Development Comand. now al
Baltimore.
House conferees lost from the
bill funds the House had inserted
to enlarge q dormitory at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis
expand the academy land ares
by dredging from the Severn
River and build an air field for
the academy, near Annapolis.
Also knocked out by the con-
|ferees was a provision to con-
struct housing for the chair.
man Of the Joint Chiefs Of Stafi
at the Naval Observatory
Grounds.
For the Marine Corps Schools
at Quantico. the conferees
allowed $685.. 900, compared
with the House figure Of $9,357,-
900 and the Senate's $8,425 900.
The big measure is only an
authorization bill. Money to i'm
plement 1t will have to be ap-
Yr0rri atad
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Eisenhower Receives
Box of Utuh Cherries

A 16-pound box Of Bing cher
ries, grown in Utah, was pre-
sented to President Eisenhower
today by Senator Bennett, Utah
Republican.
The Utah Senator said that he
had delivered a Fourth Of July
speech at the Cherry Festival in
North Ogden, Utah. and had
been requested to deliver the
prize cherries to the President by
Chairman Percy E. Randall OF
the festival committee.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Roy CromIey Elected
BY Correspondents

Ray Cromley Of the Nationa'
Broadcasting Co. today wa.
elected president Of the State
Department Correspondents AS.
sociation. succeeding Peter Lis.
agor Of the Chicago Daily News.
Other officers elected were
James E. Roper Of The Star, vice
president. and John r.. Beal oi
Time Magazine, secretary.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Boy Hit by Auto;
Condition Good

An 8-year-old boy was in good
condition at Children's Hospital
today after being struck by q
car in the 1400 block of Sheri.
dan street NV. last night.
The boy, Richard Pollack. jr.
of l431 Somerset place NV.
ran into the street into the path
Of the car. police said. The
driver, Marcellus A. winston
IS. colored. Of 2647 Fifteenth
lstreet NV. was not charged
Evening star., 1955-07-07
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

The House Civil Service Com
Imittee today asked the House
for $4,000 to make a full-scale
investigation Of the administra-
tons civil service policies.
The committee asked the
House for authority to delve into
the various civil service pro-
grams that have been initiated
during the two years of the
Eisenhower administration.
The investigation also would
dig into other civil service per-
sonnel problems such as man
power utilization and pay and
classification problems.
The Senate Civil Service Com
Imittee already has been given
$4,000 and authority by the
Senate to conduct q similar in
|vestigation Of the Civil Service
Commission and the administra-
ltion's personnel policies.
Fire From Two Sides
House approval Of its civil
service units request-and ap-
lproval is indicated-would mean
that the Civil Service Commits
sion and the administration 4
civil service policies would be
under fire from both sides OF
Democratic controlled Capitol
Hill.
Democrats charge the admin
Iistration with Systematically un-
dermining the civil service merit
system and paving the way for
the return Of the spoiis system
in many merit Jobs.
The House Civil Service Com
mittee authorized Chairman
Murray to seek House Rules
Committee approval of the $75,-
900 investigation request.
In other actions, the House
Civil Service Committee ap-
pointed q subcommittee headed
by Representative Davis, Demo-
|crat. OF Georgia, to hold hear
ings on legislation to protect
Federal employees against salary
cuts when their jobs are down.
graded. The committee also ap-
proved the Senate-paSsed bill
protecting the life insurance
policies OF present and former
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Picked for Comp

The Montgomery County Tu-
berculosis and Heart Association
has picked eight county chill
dren with a cardiac condition
to participate in a summer camp
program at Camp Goodwill and
Camp Pleasant in Prince Will
liam Forest. Va.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Guard Armory. He also noted
satisfactory progress on related
projects in the Kenilworth- Ben
ning-Armory area.
These include resurfacing OF
c street and independence ave-
nue. east of Stanton Park and
construction Of underpasses and
traffic interchanges around the
Armory drill field, the eastern
bank railroad tracks, Minnesota
avenue. Benning viaduct and the
intersection Of Deane and Kenil-
worth avenues NE.
This crossing Of the Anacostia
River Is Of simple asphalt-paved,
aluminium -railing design. It will
handle trafiic Of Palmer Highway
ver-Edmonston road, the Bal
timore Parkway and the An
lnapolis Freeway.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
House Unit Asks SIS, 900
For Civil Service Probe

Federal employees in employe
welfare groups which are going
out of business.
Johnston HurIs Charge
Meanwhile Chairman John
ston of the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee has charged the
Civil Service Commission with
issuance of rules designed tc
remove positions from the caree,
service for political purposes.
Senator Johnston declared
career attorneys are beine
forced to sign q statement
agreeing to reiinquish theil
career status whenever Q
change Of any kind is made II
their duties or even in the title
of their positions"
The South Carolina Democrat
said his group soon will cali csc
Chairman Philip Young to ex.
pain tnlS action.
Government attorney Jobs
have been in an excepted (non-
civil service) status for q num-
Der of years. However, thoss
attorneys who had career sta.
tus before attorney jobs were
removed from civil service re.
tained this status.
The csc earlier this year is.
sued regulations requiring these
employees to voluntarily waive
their career status If. they &C.
cepted another job.
Applies to Promotions
csc officials said the regula-
tion Is intended to apply only
to promotions-where an en-
ploye decides to risk his status
by taking a better-paying Job.
However, Senator Johnston
declares that even If an employe
were assigned to a lower grade
non-civil service job or the jobs
title was changed, an employe
would be asked by his agency
to waive his career status rights
csc officials said they real
lied the problem was a serious
one and that they are now work.
ing on new provisions to clarity
the distinction between civil
service and excepted jobs and
give career employees assigned to
non- merit positions q greater
degree of job protection.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Auto Trade Meeting
WILLIAMSE

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, July 7
(R.-The Automotive Trade AS
sociation Managers of the United
States will meet here July 1915
for their annual convention.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

policeman to move the truck but
instead blew his horn. The po-
liceman then said Marshall be-
gan to curse him. However, Pvt.
Barnes continued, traffic started
and Marshall drove east on Flor
ida avenue.
The policeman jumped into q
taxicab and told the driver to
chase the truck. Within q block.
the cab caught up to it. The
policeman then opened the right
door Of the truck cab and told
Marshall to produce his permit.
When Marshall refused, Pvt.
Barnes walked around to the
drivers seat of the truck.
Fires Gun
At this point, Marshall got out
Iof the truck and Pvt. Barnes,
fearing attack. grabbed t he
driver by his shirt and produced
his nightstick. The driver
grabbed the stick, raised it, also
grabbed at Pvt. Barnes.
Unable to get away, Pvt.
Barnes. according to the .inves-
|tigators, drew his gun and fired
two shots. Marshall died in
Freedman's Hospital two hours
later.
Police officers who participated
in the case in addition TO Dep
|uty Chief Cunningham included
Inspector Anthony Richitt, In
|spector Aubrey Tolson Of the
Detective Bureau, Capt. Richard
Felber, head of the Homicide
Squad, Capt. Alexander S. Doug
lass. jr.. Of No. 2 Precinct and
Homicide Squad members.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Bill Fostering
u. 5. Buildings
PIdnConplefed
White House Gets
| Measure as Part of
Southwest Program
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

| Congress has completed en-
Iactment of legislation to encour-
age redevelopment of Southwest
washington by construction of
Federal Office buildings.
A Senate passed bill for this
purpose was called up late yes
lterday in the House, quickly ap-
proved without a dissenting vote
land sent to the White House.
1 The measure was brought be-
fore the House by Representative
Jones Democrat Of Alabama, on
behalf Of the House Public Works
Committee. which earlier had
approved an identical House bill.
House Minority Leader Mar
tin and Representative Auchin-
Icloss. Republican of New Jersey.
ian early sponsor Of the legisla-
Ition. indicated their approval.
/ Lease Purchase Method
The bill provides an amended
version of the lease-purchase
law for construction of Federal
buildings in the Southwest Sec
ltion. 1t authorizes the Admin
Iistrator of General Services to
negotiate purchase contracts
with private firms, under which
the Government would pay for
new buildings over a period of
years. When occupied. tenn
lporary buildings of similar Of
Ifice space would have to be de-
molished here.
"In negotiating such con-
tracts the bill says, "the ad-
ministrator shall take all prac-
ticable steps to insure compete
tion among prospective con-
tractors"
The measure had been re-
lquested by William Zeckendorf,
president of Webb & Knapp,
New York real estate firm, who
has proposed an elaborate plan
for redevelopment of Southwest
Washington. He had listed it as
necessary to his continued par
lticipation in the long-range
lplan for redevelopment, includ-
ling a Tenth street mall.
/ Since the revised measure
passed yesterday had the gen.
Ieral approval of the Eisenhower
administration. it was believed
lby proponents the President
would sign it.
i Praises Lawmakers
i Although several details re-
main to be agreed to in the ma
Ijor plan for renewal of the
Southwest section, including the
highway plan. Mr.. zeckendorf
today said he is Every pleased"
with the action Of Congress.
I'VE have found nothing but
the most respectful understand
ling and cooperative attitudes
|by everyone with whom we have
come in contact in Congress-" he
Isaid.
"We expect. If Webb q
Knapp gets the contracts for
redevelopment of Southwest
Washington. to reciprocate with
ithe spirit Of cooperation, initia-
tive and progressive building
that would be comparable to the
action and forthrightness dis.
played by the members of Con-
lgress."
1t was recalled that President
Eisenhower took a personal part
in moving forward the South
west program. After he had con-
ferred with Mr.. zeckendorf at
|the White House, he appointed
George A. Garrett, a former
member of the District Rede-
Ivelopment Land Agency, to take
a hand in getting the program
under way.
/ MIR. Garrett was active in gain
ing cooperation among several
agencies and persons looking
toward success in the venture,
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Teachers to Meet

BLACKSBURG. Va. July Z
P).-The 38th annual confer
ence of Virginia Instructors Of
Vocational Agriculture is slated
for July ILLS at VPI.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
CAMP FUNDS

The following contributions to
The. Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund are acknowledged
today:
ID
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Federal employees in employe
welfare groups which are going
out of business.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

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