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Evening star., 1955-11-06
Budget Secrecy
Review Asked
BY Gen. Lane
Public Herring Seen
On Trunsit Issue,
Commissioner Says

Engineer Commissioner Thomas
Ia. Lane said last night he IA
vors exploring the possibility
of lifting secrecy on District ap-
preparations estimates.
Gen. Lane did not commit
himself pro or con on the idea.
but he said that because Of the
Districts municipal status it
might be entitled to an excep-
|tion to q Budget Bureau secrecy
rule applying to the Federal
budget.
The secrecy issue arose last
week In connection with Board
Iof Education efforts to have the
Commissioners reverse q dele
ton Of 1853 teachers from the
pending appropriations request
flor next year. Commissioner
Samuel Spencer cited Budget
Bureau policy In asking the
school board for secrecy on the
discussions.
A Budget Bureau rule, Mr..
Spencer pointed out, prohibits
disclosure Of appropriations re-
quests before President EiseT-
hover sends them to Congress
lin January. Technically. the Dis
trict estimates are part of the
Federal budget.
I'VE are in q peculiar status
as a municipality, and perhaps
we should be given special treat
lment.p Gen. Lane told reporters.
Replying to questions the weekly
Commissioners Report" pro-
gram on Station WWDC, he said
he would favor asking Budget
Director Hughes to consider the
question.
On another secrecy issue Gen.
Lane said he did not feel much
could be done at present. This
is the question. also raised last
week. about the closed door me-
lgotiations now being conducted
i by the city heads and the Public
Utilities Commission with pos
sihle new owners Of the city's
public transit system.
Asked whether 1t would not
be in the public interest to dis
close specific proposals and
Icounterproposals involved in
these negotiations, Gen. Lane
said:
II don't think any more pub
Ilicity can be given properly to
the negotiations at this time"
He explained that the city has
agreed with some Of the appii-
lcants for the Capital Transit Co.
franchise not to disclose terms
of their proposals In case they
ARE rejected.
However. he pledged that al
terms wsuld be made public be-
fore any application is ap-
proved. ~
Il would expect to hold . pub
liic hearing" he declared.
Asked whether Q report Of 0
profit rise for the transit COM
lpany In September win bring .
fare decrease. Gen. Lane said the
lefty must wait to see whether
1.-THE rise represents a trend. But
he said II such q trend shows UP
The is certain PUC aides will rec
commend q fare drop.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

distinct disservice to the COM
|munity as q whole"
To care for the influx Of war
workers into Washington when
World War II broke. these houses
were erected generally between
l942 and l946, he added.
Recently, the houses were pur-
chased by those desiring homes
in the country. as beach homes
or for a variety Of other pur-
poses, after the National Capital
Housing Authority secured COM
tractors to remove them. The
public bought directly from the
contractors as q rule
The membership Of the au-
thority. which directed the last
phases OF removing the war;
built houses, included Commits
sioner Samuel Spencer, chair
man: C. Melvin Sharpe. presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education.
vice chairman: John Nolen. jr..
director Of the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission; John
"A. Remon, chairman Of the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency: Col. Campbell C. john
son, chairman Of the District
Parole Board. and Gerard M.
Shea, director OF the District
Department Of Public Welfare,
Removal Of temporary war
housing properties has enabled
the authority to reduce its stan
and effect economies.
2 The war housing was located
on leased land to the greatest
extent possible. In neighborhOods
where streets and utilities al
ready were installed and erected
to be an asset to the neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Ring said. Public
agencies also gave up part Of
their land temporarily for the
erection Of these temporary
homes and included park and
playground sites.
Now, with the last Of the
homes removed. all the property
has been returned to the origi-
nal owners as promised, Mr..
Ring noted.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

hracing 4,22S dwelling units
when they were erected in war;
time
The rs buildings on the
grounds Of the Visitation Con-
vent at Thirty-fifth street and
Reservoir road NV, repre-
sented q taxpayers investment
of 1926 900. Mr.. Ring said.
Recalls Postwar Need
"At the time these temporary
buildings all over the city were
put up, the Authority promised
the Government of the District
of Columbia and the people Of
the District these units would
be removed when they had
served their use" he declared.
"But, when the war was over.
it was still necessary to leave
several standing. due to the
great demand for housing. Their
removal was further delayed by
the housing shortage. particu-
lariy for returning veterans and
also by the Korean emergency.
"The Authority assumed the
responsibility Of rehousing the
tenants Of these war-built homes
whose incomes were so low they
could not get decent housing
otherwise. Where their incomes
were above the limit. the people
were referred to the private
housing markt."
Mr.. Ring recalled that . sug-
gestion was made that the au-
thority might retain and hold 9
substantial number Of tempo
rary housing to rehouse families
to be displaced by the redevelop-
ment program In Southwest and.
other parts Of the city.
Bought for Private Uses
''But the Authority felt that
inasmuch as these. houses were
built without regard to the Dis
trict's building code and other
housing standards. they should
not be permitted to remain" Mr..
Ring said. They represented q
poor substitute for permanent
housing, and To permit them TO
stand irxieinitely would pe q
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Action Coming Soon
On Transit Bidders
Successor Firm
To Be Picked
Within Month

Choice Of a successor TO taKs
over the dying Capital Transit
Co. franchise should be made
"within the month";" Chairman
George E. C Hayes Of the Dis
trict public utilities Commission
declared yesterday.
The decision on selecting one
Of six applicants for the fran
chise viii be made with all dis.
patch possible" after tomorrow''
deadline for the applicants te
file supplemental information
with the commission, he added
Mr.. Hayes said the com.nSs-
sion will assemble Tuesday tc
"see what we have and decide
what our position might be.
The six applicants filed witt
the commission last October II
and then each was interviewed ir
person by the commission. All
were asked 10 provide further In
formation-esp specially about theii
hackers and plans for financing
by tomorrow.
Though the commissions in
vitation to applicants. issued last
August %. said public hearings
would be held on the applica-
tions, Mr.. Hayes said yesterday
II wouldn't like to make any
type Of commitment" on the
possible date or nature of such Q
hearing.
Mr.. Hayes pointed out that the
commission cannot know enough
to make a decision on how to
proceed until all information Is
received, since it is operating
without any precedent. Mr..
Hayes said only. "a hearing viii
be held at the earliest possible
moment"
whether such q hearing might
also be held within the month"
and thus before the end Of Mo-
vember. Mr.. Hayes refused to
say.
The applicants. Mr.. Hayes de-
clared, fare entitled to have as
much time as we can give them"
80 the winner can obtain the
100 or 1000 buses necessary
to start operating next August Is.
Capital Transit's franchise ex-
pires the day before under an
act Of Congress passed during
the recent 52-day transit strike
here.
Principal contenders among
the six applicants are reported
to be groups represented by for
mer Senator MiIlard 3 Tydings
Of Maryland and BY Max Kam-
pleman, washington attorney
and former administrative as
sistant TO Senator Humphrey.
Democrat Of Minnesota.
Other applicants are groups
represented by Morris Fox, presi-
dent Of the B & F Transports
ton &C., which leases trucks and
traiiers: ]. William Stempil.
washington attorney and coun-
sci to the washington Rapid
Transit system; Gregory Ham
kin. former New Deal chairman
OF the utilities commission and
counsel to the Metropolitan
Transit Cooperative. and the
metropolitan Rapid Transit Co.
formed by q group Of Washing
ton transit riders who published
3 public Transit Master Plan
for Washington last August.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

produced at NH. like the dogs
and monkeys, undergo complete
physicals before they can take
part In research. An experiment
can be disrupted by . diseased
animal.
Monkeysthey come all the
way from India At $50 each
are difficult to keep. They are
susceptible to tuberculosis and
intestinal infections. Also, they
must be closely guarded so they
won't get out and head for the
Bethesda countryside. Today
the main portion of the monkey
population stands as q safeguard
against a faulty batch of polio
vaccine.
Cats Praised
According to DR.. william Gay,
veterinarian at the hospital. the
cat IS . "fine" laboratory animal.
They are gentle, cooperative and
police themselves and their cages.
They are providing the working
ground for studies Of the nervous
system and one project which
seelSs the mysterious mechanism
Of cell growth.
DR.. Gay also speaks Of the
planned miniature" pig as an
excellent laboratory animal
perhaps In 4 few years Sci
entists thought they had . per-
manently small pig recently with
which to study the network OF
blood corridors as well as the
make up Of skir-both Of which
closely resemble those in man
While the miniature" pig re-
mained small for a number OF
months it eventually grew UP
with other pigs and ended any
long-term studies. Elsewhere ii
the country the miniature pig
Is still under development for
research purposes
Hens and chickens are around
to provide continuing studies on
certain yiruses which cause cam
Ger tumors in animals. At least
six known viruses have caused
such types Of cancer.
Horses. goats and sheep are
housed on o rented farm In
Gaithersburg. They take pari
In blood studies and checks on
marketed serums. The goats are
now involved in 3 study of .
disease called myasthenia grayis
similar to such muscular diseases
as muscular dystrophy.
Rats Help Diet Research
Rats probably the largest In
the world--are fed q diet that's
so per cent fat to aid doctors In
the search for healthy diets
The fat rats are quite peaceful
until they are forced to LOSE
weight---somewhat like humans
In the same category. Anothel
type Of rat IS engaged in tooth
cavity studies. IT has been noted
he chews the metal 'off his cage
and fills cayities-though this
was not part Of the research.
Sqnids have been brought lir
for studies Of nerve cells. They
have nice long cells. easily oh.
served.
The research ct NH Is prirna'
rily basic. There is ss much
study into what 10 right sIs0ul
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Open House Planned

The Northwest Mission will
open q new addition for women
and children. called Goodwill
ChiIdren's Center, at T27 Mas
sachusetts avenue NE. with an
open house from 2 to $50 pm,
Thursday
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Citizens Urge
c. Aid

The Federation Of Citizens
Associations last night agreed to
make drive in the coming ses-
sion Of Congress to convince the
lawmakers they should make .
proper Federal contribution TO
the expenses Of the District.
The Federation also nominated
four delegates. prominent in civic
work, as candidates for The
Evening Star Trophy for out
activities.
They are Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs, William ]. Smith
of the Summit Park Citizens
Association, President John A,
Remon Of the Federation and 4.
Seth Schnitman Of the Arkari-
sas Avenue Citizens Association.
/ Federation delegates in jan
nary viii pick the successful cam
didate. Meanwhile. q 200-word
citation for each win be mailed
to the delegates so they can
make up their minds on their
selection.
Mr.. Remon suggested that the
various associations get ready
now for an appearance before
Congress to ask for an adequate
Federal payment. Clifford Fl.
Newell. a former Federation
president, delegate from the
Arkansas Avenue Citizens AS
sociation, urged from the floor
that every association be repre-
sented at forthcoming congress
sional hearings.
Drive Being Organized
Mr.. Smith. chairman Of the
Federation's Fiscal Relations
and Taxation Committee. told
the delegates his group Is or
ganizing for q drive on Con-
gress to obtain equitable Federal
contributions to running the
District.
In another move. at the In
stance Of MRS. Wiley, the FEEDER
alton adopted a resolution In
Idorsing the Broyhill bill to give
District citizens the right to vote
in presidential elections by
choosing electors for President
and Vice President.
Mrs. Wiley paid tribute to the
late Theodore w. Noyes, editor
OF The Star. for his efforts to
secure national representation
for the District.
Other Action Taken
In other actions, the Fedora
ton agreed: RE
To vote next month on
whether to change the meeting
night from Saturday to Thurs
day.
Passed q resolution lauding the
late David Babp, Federation Sec
|retary for ~ years. and heard Q
brief eulogy of him by Harry N.
|Stull, Stanton Park delegate.
Heard Mrs. Ruth Wenzel OF
the tuberculosis control unit OF
the District Department Of Pub
|lic Health urge that everyone
have q free chest x-ray annually.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
New {. Copitol St. Bridge
Open to | roffic Thursday

District Commissioner Renah r
lCamalier.
This was announced by Dis.
ltrict Highway Director J. N
Robertson, who said the mem
Ibers Of the National Capita
Planning Commission have alsl
been invited.
6o.00o Cars . Day
The East Capitol Street Bridge
lfirst proposed by the Highwa,
Department In 1e49 when Brig
Gen. Gordon r. Young wa
Engineer Commissioner, is th,
FIRST major link in O series o
east Washington highway pro,
Ijects costing $24 million, Mr.
Robertson said.
IT Is expected to carry $1,000
vehicles . day, he declared, aftel
lcompletion next spring OF con.
inections to East Capitol STREE
extended and Kenilworth ave.
niue. Eventually. Mr.. Robertson
said 1t viii handle 10000 vehicle,
| d day.
East Of the Anacostia River
he said. the Kenilworth avenue
connection win give motorists
direct access to the Baltimore.
Washington parkway and to ths
Washington Annapolis express.
way.
Six-Lane Highway
The bridge. carrying 3 six.
lame. divided highway win b,
connected on the east to G stree
lN.E. and Constitution avenue
and to Independence avenue. al
fcf which are to be resurfaced.
/ East Of the span. widening
and resurfacing Of East Capito
street Is TO be completed BY mex
July. This win provide q con,
inection to the George N. Palmel
highway and the Annapolis ex
presSWay through 3 cloverleaf
type interchange at Sixty-thir,
street and Southern and Eastern
avenues.
/ Mr.. Robertson said the ney
span will Immediately relieyI
,#trafiic congestion on Benninl
Bridge, since Keniiworth ayenu
has been completed between Eas
Capitol street and Benning road
Ultimately, he said, 1t also vii
relieve congestion on Sous
\ Bridge.
The bridge was designed b,
1.-THE j. =. 0reiner Co. OF Balti
more. It is 1900 feet long AMI
.lhas Is spans resting on II piers
\ Clearance for river traffic unde
!; 1.-THE bridge will vary from 17l
fleet to 26 feet.
Can Hold 36-Ton Trucks
/ The two 37-foot roadways ar
I thanked by 6-foot sidewalks an
Iare divided by q center medal
strip. The structure Is designeI
Ito carry vehicles as heavy q
l36-ton tractor trailer trucks.
Mr.. Robertson said the Oni
contract not completed tmde
rIthe bridge project is the con
Obstruction Of Q structure carryin
ilMinneSOta avenue over Eas
Capitol street. slated 10 be an
ished BY April.
IN addition. he declared. on
,lsectiOn Of East Capitol stree
} Istill Is to be widened and re
paved. This Is between Mime
.lsota avenue and Stoddert plac
me. Contracts are TO be invite
film February and the work com
-lpleted BY next summer.
HE said the Kenilworth al
iIDeane avenue interchange hs
been half completed and Is to b
lIopened III April. Bids will be III
invited In December for construc
tltion Of the KenilWorth avenu
'.lunderpass Of Eastern aycrpt.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

the human as In what goes
wrong.
Little findings are constantly
being turned up which. in time.
may add up to something like q
vaccine. a new drug. q new
surgical technique. q revolution
Iary diet, q means Of preventing
heart attacks.
AS scientists there point out it
will take a long, long time. It is
Ia firing involved process. this
development Of weapons against
disease: even with the help Of
the rats the mice and the host OF
other animals.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

lmicrobe hunters worked with
11.206 mice and Gas guinea pigs.
These are special mice, bred
for research. Some species trace
their family lines back 25 years.
Some are bred for their suscep-
stibility to various tumors OF can
Ger. And there is q species. de-
veloped over the years at NH.
typed the "NIH General Purpose
Mouse"
Exact Specifications
They are handled carefully.
An epidemic In the mouse popu-
lation could halt research for
months. Handlers must enter
and leave by certain doors In the
building where all the production
goes on. Cages on cages they
cost $50 each--fili the building.
In many, mother mouse with q
valuable pedigree nurses her
young, fathered BY her brother.
Each day scientists win request
SAY 20 mice, "A hours old, each
lone weighing d definite number
Iof grams. Research Is that exact.
lSampling autopsies are made
constantly 10 determine the In
Icidence of disease among the
Imice--so that preventive steps
can be taken.
In another building. removed
from the mouse facilities. about
ZOO monkeys and 20 chimpanzees
Icavort. testing the polio vaccine
Ior aiding neurologists In the
study Of the brain.
One chimp has q tiny radio
lin his stomach connected to his
brain with q wire. The radio
measures impulses sent down BY
the brairp impulses received BY
the brain from another radio
operated BY researcher stand-
ing on at . distance.
Dogs Live Life Of Ease
Then. In the animal hospital.
heart surgeons are perfecting
methods Of Installing plastic tube
by passes around the heart or
improving artificial heart valves.
Some OF the dogs-tile most
valuable animal for studies Of
the chest are on prolonged
studies. following their opera
tions. and are living q life Of
ease with an audible tick ticking
the sound Of the artificial
valve about them.
What good comes from II?
Well, after q plastic tube was
used In one dog 1t was found
red blood cells broke up when
they hit against Its sides. So,
now under development. q softer,
tube Is being perfected; q tube
which will resemble a soft
human artery--an artery which
can be clotted or weakened by
disease and. perhaps. by the sur
geon who found what he was
after at NH.
| Those animals which are not
Evening star., 1955-11-06
CONVENTION MS
TODAY

The South Atlantic Region
Of the American Federation Of
6orcptin1ist Clubs win close q
two-day meeting ct the Shore
ham Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
|AnimoIs Provide the Key
To Unlock Vital Secrets
By JOHN McKELWAY

impressive wedge constructed against disease
slowly being nched ahead IN Bethesda by band Of bright
metculous scientists and thousands Of echncan ypss
and test tube washers.
but they all readily admit the wedgethe sprawng National
Evening star., 1955-11-06

Institutes Of Health couIdnt
budget without the help d
animals.
While 1t might be difiicult tc
hang the Nobel prize for medi-
cine around q rat, mouse OF
pigeon. there Is no doubt some
|of these creatures or their close
relatives deserve 1t.
For animals provide the an
|swer to the promising ideas Of
research that keep popping ur
at NH. A. little. brieht-eyed
mouse can show a scientist he's
Ia q blind alley or indicate he's
got q pretty hot notion after
all. They represent the last ster
Tia the application Of a thought
which seeks to protect the hu-
man from q wide variety Of
troubles.
Animal Kingdom Expensive
Down at the very base Of thu
big, expensive research arm oi
the Public Health Service lie,
the animal kingdom lin air.
CONDITIONED buildings which cos,
ls4 million. With special floor.
which can be heated to satisfy
monkeys that object to drafts In
lWintertime. Animals worth Il
research can best be understood
perhaps. by the yearly cost oi
the program at NH. It total;
$500 900.
Some idea Of the breadth oi
those scientific ideas-those
ideas which bear fruit only after
animal experimentation can be
gained by q glance at all the
animals which play q part. In
use from time to time at NH
|are mice. rats. guinea pigs, rab-
bits. tamsters. sheep, horses
goats. pigs. calves. chickens
monkeys. dogs. cats. chimpan-
ices. toads. pigeons. turtles and
|squids.
These are the animals which
help science understand the re-
lation Of fat to heart attacks oI
provide the answer 10 whether OF
mot q drug might be used by tu-
|nnailsa drug. say, which slows
q binding disease.
Special Buildings
The animal program 1t NH Ii
confined In two. low-slung mod
|ern buildings. on to themselves
|in the collection Of building:
which make lip the research GEN.
ter. One building Is the "animal
production. headquarters while
another building includes the
animal hospital with operating
rooms containing the latest
cleaning equipment.
In the animal production
building during September. there
were produced $4,000 mice. 10000
rats. i,70O guinea pigs. 900 ham.
|sters and 800 rabbits.
Overcrowding Is not frequent
however. for last month cancel
scientists used D.738 mice. ant
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Last Of Tempo Homes,
Built in War, Removed
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN.

The last Of the warb temporary public housing here has
Just been down. with the removal of the buildings at Thirty
fifth and Reservoir road NV. James Ring, executive
National Capital Housing Authority said yesterday
This clinaxes program which represented overall de-
veopment hroughout the city toang and e-
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Bureau Of Roods Aide
Retiring After SO Years

Grant. was born on November
26. 1885, in the Districts Bright
wood area. He has lived here all
his life. -
The farewell ceremony next
week will be staged by his CO.
workers in one of the bureaus
research laboratories located in
the red brick buildings imme-
diately west Of National Airport.
Unused Sick Leave
The engineering aide seldom
let the passage Of years slow him
down or keep him from his work.
When the day of his retirement
arrives, he will have accumulated
more than 1000 hours of sick
leave which. he said, II just
never needed"
Mr.. Grant, a frugal man,
raised four daughters. two Of
them District school teachers,
one a mother Of four children
and the other, Miss Thelma
Grant, his housekeeper. Mr..
Grants wife died in 1948.
Retirement will not mean the
end Of Mr. Grants active lifes
He hopes to devote his time to
his fayorite hobbies, which he
lists as his grandchildren, gar
dening and baseball, in that
order.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
DEATHS REPORTED
tFrom the 3. G. Heallh Departmen

Mary starr. s5. 200 Massachusetts, ave
Mary cless. So, 1901 Arsonne pl. NV.
Julia Lincoln, SO. 7444 oeorgis ave; NV.
stspfen @ Ketssr' 60. 81 6th Ct. nv.
Myrtle Reese, 81. 42T 18th st. NV.
Charles HetherinEtor, 90, a34S Blaine
Si. Sii.. Efs.s s.s g. iass sas nsod. Il Is island AZ.
osorse sattisht, so, 1914 staple st. NV
Gertrude Stellar. so, 1927 King pl. sw,
Anna 0ryer, infant, 22s6 Owens I'd. NE.
infant Greer, 1910 Eiadensburs rd' ne
James Collins, 7s, $50 4fth st. sc.
Andrew Price. ~. 629 Delaware ave.
a Amy | Coins. sss. ;ss, sss Esp,uesz & !. ave. Sc.
James James shaw. nav 9S Ss. s4ss Ontario I'd. nv.
Bessie Miller. 81. 44l NJ st. NV.
Claiborne Tenneile, 65. 1913 Rigs st
Mary MaIloy, g, g 1899 ! So eth m s.. nv.
william Parker. SO, e26 Spring I'd. NV
Dwight Davis, 55, 1910 You St. nv.
Carson Burris. "a, 470s Sth st. NV.
Wullie PRICK, AZ. s25 9th st. NV.
Many. Mssn psl.s g,ns 6ss s4as IL Too.. ,t e e.
Thelma Atkinson. 80. 27l5 Sherman ave.
Dwight Nathan, 5. 1918 N st. NV.
Grady Thomas, q 30S 10th g. NV
Charlotte Lind. S3. Slit Western ave.
Max spector ss. 1885 Peabody st. NV.
Sophia A. Van Huizen. II, Fairfax. We.
Ollie dS e Granger; H4, ss se XIX XII pnd 4 g. NV
Ruth M. Beuchertl So, 374S w st. NV
infant Twins Burns, Hyattsvliie, Md.
Marie NJ Jumper. rs. $500 18th st. NV.
Marion Martin. 65, 926 + ST. NV.
Thomas L. Green, 81. 944 s st. NV.
Elijah Oliver, %. 1403 consress pl, sc,