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Evening star., 1955-02-06

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comeback.
When Blick left Washington
by auto June 3, 1882. with his
wife and two young children, he
possessed barely enough money
to purchase gasoline and pro-
vide for his family until he
reached Atlanta.
Yet. he'd headed the Conven-
ton Hall Co., the Arcadia Co.,
the Terminal Ice and Coal Co.,
the Dixie Market chain and a
string of large bowling plants
in Washington, Ric h m on d,
Roanoke, Greensboro and Wins
ton Salem, NC, and Atlanta.
He's best remembered here for
his bowling ventures. Atlanta,
perhaps, will enshrine his men,
ory as the man who for II
years devoted unstinted time,
energy and goodly sums of
money to the Boys Club Of At
lanta, which he helped to found
in 1888 and headed at the time
of his death. In 1914. Blick
turned over his business inter-
ests to John S., jr., a builder,
and gave his full attention to
under-privileged youngsters. On
his estate near Atlanta, he es-
tablished a boys camp. From
personal experience, he under
stood the problems of a boy
getting started the hard way.
Blick possessed unusual en-
ergy, imagination and courage.
He was a born promoter. with
an infectious enthusiasm. In
day when a dollar was just that.
he charged $40 a seat for a box
ing match between a couple of
heavyweights hardly known out
side of Washington, Marty Gal
lagher and Henry Lamar. Other
promoters called him crazy"
but people stormed the Silver
Spring Armory to see the bout.
When he and several asso-
ciates. including the late Harry
Crandall, took over the Arcadia
at Fourteenth street and Park
road NV, Blick converted it
into a sports emporium that in
cluded what George Marshall has
termed "the finest indoor
arena Washington ever knew,
MarshalPs Palace Laundry pro
basketball team played there.
There. too. we're held the world
billiard championship. and other
notable affairs, including boxing
and wrestling shows. some of
which made history here.
The big barn that was Con-
vention Hall, Blick turned into
the largest one-floor bowling
plant in existence, with so lanes
in an unbroken row. Strings of |
colored lights that crossed the
high, arched ceiling helped to
make it show place of the |
bowling world. One of the for
tunate investors in this enterprise |
was Bucky Harris.
The old King Pin, now the
Columbia Bowling Center. was in .
the Blick chain for a while. /
He became interested in bowl
ing through a crack team that .
represented his Terminal Ice and
Coal Co. Himself an ardent
bowler, Blick on one occasion
overdid things. When he went
to Atlanta it was to assume the
lease of a bowling plant owned
by the Chandler family. Taey
let him have the place without
a down payment. He was stone
broke.
AS a promotion stunt. Blick.
then in middle age. rolled 100
consecutive games. 1t got him a
lot of valuable publicity. also
eventually a seven-month stretch
in the Mayo Clinic at Rochester.
MINI, with a damaged heart.
\
Anecdotes on John Blick could
fill this paper. Fresh in mind is
one he told the writer on his
10 St vicit IN his daff0hter Mrc
Evening star., 1955-02-06

ing TO DO CnlS
scene with a
girl, trying to
be very ten
der, engrosSed
with 40 or
so technicians
looking down
at you! It's
tough"
The former
pro football
S t ar grin S
when he says
it, however.
His new star
t l L.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Reds Sian Merrimon

CINCINNATI, Feb. S (P.-
The Redlegs reached a salary
agreement today with Outf1elder
Lloyd Merriman, who hit 1868 in
73 games last year.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

John S. Blick, approaching 10.
died in Atlanta Friday and was
buried there yesterday.
Attending the funeral were
Evening star., 1955-02-06
By Bill Fuchs

The most difficult thing about
acting in movies, Elroy Crazy
legs) Hirsch says. is a love scene.
There you are." he says, "try-
Evening star., 1955-02-06

CHAMPAIGN. Ill, Feb. S (P.
Illinois scored more than 100
points for the first time in it's
history tonight with a 104-89 Big
Ten Victory over Northwestern.
The triumph put Illinois in un-
disputed possession of third place
in the Western Conference.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Friends Five Roufs
Sanford Prep, 67-49

Johnny Gardiner, Danny
Bernstein, Doug Anderson and
Bill Kerr made an assembly-line
production of points to steer
Sidwell Friends to a 67-49 VIC
tory over Sanford (Del.) Prep
in an Interstate Academic Con-
ference basketball game yester-
day at Friends.
Gardiner scored 10 points,
Bernstein got II, Anderson
Clipped in with Is and Kerr
added IA to account for all but
one of Friends total. Larry
Swanson scored the other point.
High individual honors went
to Jay Morie of Sanford with
% points. while Buddy Curran
scored Is for the visitors.
Friends led all the way in re-
cording its fourth victory in 10
starts and second victory in
three lac games,
Evening star., 1955-02-06

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. S
(P).-Michigan's Wolverines, with
five green sophomores playing
the last quarter, swamped Los
Angeles State, 92-39, tonight.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. S up.
Ohio State edged Indiana,
90-87. tonight in a battle fea-
turing the Big Tens two lead
ing basketball scorers. Ohio's
Robin Freeman. leading Western
Conference scorer, made %
points, while Don Schlundt of
Indiana, runnerup, scored %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Drive in South
Urged by Hall

NATURAL BRIDGE. Va, April
80 up. - Republican National
Chairman Leonard w. Hall yes
terday urged more Southern
young Republicans to run for
Office next year to expand the
G. o. P.'s "Dixie foothold" estab-
lished in 1852 and 1854.
In a message to the Young
Republican National Federation,
third region, meeting here, Mr..
Hall said he hoped the party
could increase its representation
in Congress and carry additional
States for the national ticket in
1856.
Mr.. Halls message to the
Young Republicans here, read by
James r. McKillips, jr., his as
sistant on Southern affairs. said
1.-THE Republican Party is on
the march In the South, and we
are looking to the young people
especially to carry the banner
want to urge as many young
Republicans as possible to run
for elective Offices next year.
We've got to put up strong,
young, able and attractive can
didates, build UP the party Or
ganization from the precinct
level up. and carry the story of
the wonderful record Of the
Eisenhower administration to all
the people,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
FUTURAMA EXHIBIT
TO BE PREVIEWED
BY LEADERS TODAY

An invitation preview Of
Washington Futurama, a look
at the Washington Of the flu
ture, with members of Con-
gress, city officials and civic
and business leaders attend
ing, will be held at S pm. to-
day at The Hecht Co.
Sponsored Jointly by the
Advertising Club Of Washing
ton, the Federal City Council.
the Greater Washington IN
dustrial Council and the
Economic Development Com
mittee Of the Board of Trade.
the exhibit will be open to the
public for two weeks begin
ming tomorrow.
Guests today will be greeted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Boothby. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Davidow. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gichner and Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Garrett. represent
ing the sponsoring organiZa-
tons.
More than 100 exhibits. in
GLIDING scale models Of pro-
posed bridges and buildings,
will be on display. A major
exhibit will be a scale model
OF the proposed Webb g. Knapp
plan for Southwest Washing
ton redevelopment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
St. EIizobeths to Mark
Mental Health Week

which DR.. Gregory Zilboorg, pro-
fessor of clinical psychiatry at
New York University's School
Of Medicine. will be principal
speaker.
st. Elizabeths, one Of the
worlds largest and best-known
mental institutions, was founded
in 1855 by Dorothea Lynde Dix,
a one-time school teacher of
Boston. It now has $500 pa
tients. The original structure is
still in use. though greatly Ell
larged.
Mental Health Week in Mary
land was announced by Gov.
McKeldin in an official procla-
nation in which he called on
residents of the State to give
generously to help fight mental
illness by supporting research
new drugs and other services
now undertaken.
Maryland Open Houses
Open houses of the Maryland
institutions are scheduled as fol-
lows: -
Spring Grove, at Gainesville
Tuesday; Springfield. at Sykes.
vile, Wednesday; Brownsville
Thursday: Eastern Shore. al
Cambridge. Friday: Rosewood
Training School, May 10.
Al top neurologist, meanwhile
has Uttered new hope for thu
mentally i'll by the development
LOT new drugs for the treatment
f3of schizophrenia.
DR.. Howard D. Fabing. retir.
ing president of the American
Academy Of Neurology, declared
at the annual meeting Of the
Academy in Houston, Tex. tina
research has already produced
the first American synthetic
drug to influence the course o.
| Scl1iZophrenia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
GIRL WHO RISKED
LIFE FOR DOG TO
RECEIVE REWARD

Nell Haynes, II. who risked
her life trying to save her dog
from the Potomac River rapids
above Chain Bridge, will receive
500 from the Washington HUI
name Societ"
The society said it win be one
of two such awards in observ-
ance of BE Kind to Animals
Week." which begins today.
The other 500 award goes to
children in the special primary
grade of Buchanan School. The
youngsters have a little zoo in
their classroom.
Miss Haynes, daughter of DR.
and Mrs. Preston Haynes, 1914
Thirty-ni street NV. is q
senior at Wilson High School.
Mrs. Robert Watson. president
of the Humane Society. said
judges are now deciding addi-
tional awards, to be announced
Tuesday. District public school
students participated in the es-
say and scrapbook competition
Two prizes carry SIS each. two
others are for $50. and the re-
mainder have lesser sums.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Gang Snlashes
100 Windows

Police are searching for a gang
Of hoodlums which smashed over
100 window panes and trampled
the gardens of the Districts
Health School for Crippled Chill
dren Friday night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodman, prin-
cipal, discovered the vandalism
when she arrived at the school
at / pm. yesterday with a dele
CATION of parents in preparation
for a silver anniversary celebra-
ton Of the school today.
Mrs. Goodman told police that
the incident eliminated a series
Of lesser troubles from hoodlums.
ironically coming as it does as
we were about to celebrate our
25th year."
The vandals smashed many
windows in the side of a specially
built ramp used by the crippled
children to get their wheel
chairs UP to the level of the en-
trance. The ramp was strewn
with glass.
Mrs. Goodman also reported
that the large flower border
about the grounds at Thirteenth
and Allison streets NV. had
been ruined. trampled or ripped
out Of repair.
The vandals in their attack
hurled jars of wet paint used
In classes by the handicapped
children at the walls of the
north side of the building.
The parking space and court
yard at the rear of the schoo
were strewn with garbage from
overturned cans. .
While recalling recent in:
stances of vandalism about the
school. Mrs. Goodman said thai
somebody hurled a rock through
the window Of the physical the.
rapy room. 1t landed in the ny.
drotherapy tank and sprayed
the tank and room with broker
glass.
She deplored the effects thu
ruined flower beds would hav'
on the crippled children whit
used the beds in their projects.
Meanwhile, a group of work.
men and school attendants few.
erishly worked to clean up TIT
mess in time for the celebration
of the anniversary this after
noon.
Many parents of the school
children are expected. The in
stitution is a Joint venture by tn
Board of Education and tn
Public Health Service for stu
dents suffering severe handicaps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

st. Elizabeths Hospital will
join the national observance OF
Mental Health Week beginning
today with special program
that also commentaries the
institutions Tooth anniversary.
The hospital has scheduled an
open house for Tuesday. A two
day professional meeting will
open Thursday when prominent
mental hygiene specialists from
Europe, South America and the
United States participate.
During the week, Maryland
also will conduct open houses
at its mental institutions. These
will include tours, motion pic
lures of hospital activities and
professional meetings.
Overholser States Aim
voicing an aim Of the st. Eliz-
abeths celebration and the OBJ
servance of Mental Health Week
DR.. Winfred S. Olverholser, hos
pital superintendent. declared:
Mental illness is not merely q
hospital problem; 1t is In the last
analysis a community problem.
1.-THE better the community
understands the function of 8
mental hospital-Aits limitations
as we'll as it's capacity for care
and treatment--the more effec.
tive it will be in carrying on ;ts
work"
The st. Elizabeths open mouse
begins at 2 pm. with tours Of
the grounds and most of the
principal buildings starting from
Hitchcock Hal at l0-minute In
tervals until y pm:
Dinner Set Friday
The medical meetings will b.
held all day Thursday and Fri.
day at the hospital. They will
be climaxed Friday night with Z
dinner at the Willard Hotel al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Sewer Contracts
Awarded in Area

Contracts totaling ISL 1886 were
awarded to low bidders last week
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission. They were:
For relocation of 165 feet Of
30-inch sewer main in the Bla-
densburg area, in connection
with the Anacostia river flood
control project. to Nickles Bros,
Inc, of Hyattsville. $22,623.
For water and sewer mains and
sewer house connections to serve
SO properties on Woolsey drive
and Rocton street, Rollingwood
Terrace, Montgomery County. to
Canova Bros, Inc. College Park,
$15.769.
For sewer house connections
to serve 10 properties on Saul
Road. Byeford, Montgomery
County. to Canova Bros, Inc,
1882.
For relocation of water and
sewer mains in Fort Sumner
drive, Fort Sumner, Montgom-
cry County. to Taylor Construc-
ton Co., Bethesda, $4,130.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Two Winners Named
In Marbles Tourney

Andrew Thomas of Beltsville
and Edward Bond Of Gwynn
Park were winners in separate
divisions yesterday Of the Prince
Georges County marbles tourna-
ment sponsored by the YMCA
at the Cheverly Tuxedo School.
Andrew won in the fifth and
sixth grade division. and Edward
topped contenders in the seventh
and eighth grade division. Run
ners UP. we're Ronald Lagana,
Bradbury Heights, and Glenn
Townshend, owynn Park.
Forty boys from "a schools
participated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Powers EIeSted
By Labor Editors

Frank B. Powers, former presi-
dent of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers Union, yesterday was
elected president of the Eastern
Labor Press Conference.
The conference. made up of
editors of AFL labor papers,
wound up a two-day meeting
yesterday at the Willard Hotel
About rs editors. representing
papers with a total circulation
of 5 million, attended.
Also elected, were Garland A.
Ruark, editor of the Baltimore
Federationist, secretary treas
urer; Mrs. Brownie Cuthbert
editor of the Labor World, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Elmer Reynolds
ST., editor of The Moulder, Gin
cinnati, Ohio: James B. Springer,
editor of the Train Dispatcher
Chicago; Marvin Mcintyre OF
the Bradford pa Unionist
and Gordon H. Cole, editor OF
The MachiniSt. vice presidents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
District 10 Open
Campaign for
Tourist Dollars
Officials Seeking
$50, 900 in Moy
To Promote City

The District Commissioners
have proclaimed May as Greater
National Capital Committee
Month, Thus placing an official
seal on the eity's campaign for
more tourist and convention dol
lars.
The committee is out to raise
at least $150.000 this month to
promote Washington. The money
will be used to lure conventions
and tourists here in 1866.
Last year, as million tourists
and 100000 conventioT guests
spent about $3.50 million here.
the GNCC estimated. 1T meant
to local business return pf more
than Sits for each dQilRr in
vested in the GNCC." the COM
mittee says.
Other Cities Compefe
Formed solely for the purpose
Of bringing in new business
through visitors, vacatianers,
sirht-seers and conyentioners,
the GNCC is in competition with
leading convention and tourist
centers through the country"
the committee says.
Richard A. Norris. president OF
the Lincoln National Bank, who
is chairman of the money cam
paign, said convassers this year
will step up solicitation among
downtown stores.
This is the oath annual drive
for money to advertise Washing
toms tourist attractions. MIR.
Norris is emphasizing that the
$l50.000 is a minimum figure.
Campaigners hope to get more,
and thus do a bigger job OF
boosting the capital, he says.
Division Chairmen
His vice chairman is Frank A.
Leon, a business consultant. d.
vision chairman include:
Amusements, Orville Crouch
and George Crouch; automotive.
| Mai. Henry M. Cunningham;
! banks, w. Hiles Perdoe: brew
cries, William Gibson; building
and loan associations, Raymond
C. Williams.
Construction, Morris Cafritz;
department stores, A. Lothrop
Luttrell: distilled spirits, Milton
is. Kronheim: drugstores Rich
ard Gibbs; graphic arts. Edwin
H. Evans; hotel association and
purveyors, Herbert c. Blunck
and Bourbon A. Dawes.
Insurance, James D. Bllgh jr.;
laundries, George Russell: news
papers, John Sweeterman; radio
stations, Bryson Rash: real
estate, Frank A. Leon; restau-
rants, Alfred McGarraghy.
Soft drinks, George j. Lang.
jr.; storage and moving. Harry
l.. Grubbs, jr.; retail stores. MIL
ton H. Schlosser; airlines. Ray
mond G. Lochiel and Herbert
Ford; local transportation, Henry
F. Burroughs; utilities, William
j. McManus. and the miscellane-
Gus division, John T. Kent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Library Room Dedicated
To Theodore W. Moves

The father of the District of
Columbia free public library"
the late Theodore w. Noyes. was
honored' yesterday at ceremony
opening a new room at the Gen.
trail Library.
The room, dedicated as the
Theodore w. Moves Room, will
house the library's collection OF
Washingtoniana and will serve
as the principal reference room
of the library.
Mr.. Moves. a member of The
Evening Star for 10 years, and
its editor-in-chief from 1908
until his death in 1916. was the
principal leader of a fight which
began in The Star in 1891 to
establish a free library in Wash
ington.
At yesterdays brief ceremony,
Mr.. Moves two daughters pre-
sented the library with a collec-
ton of their fathers personal
papers and Washingtoniana, sew
eral bookshelves. exhibit cases
and a portrait. Library officials
were Joined by two score of MFR.
Noyes' descendants, including
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren, at the opening.
1891 Editorial Cited
| A feature of the display was
a microfilmed copy of The Star
editorial which Mr.. Moves wrote
on January 3, 1891. The edito-
rial called for establishment OF
a new library. with the observa-
ton that nearly every town In
New England has as much.
That editorial opened a cam
paign which took until 1898 to
bear fruit. .@..
/ In 1894 d Board of Trade COM
mittee headed by Mr.. Noyes
brought out a report strongly
advocating the library. The
movement was joined by the
4 District Commissioners, schoo
trustees, labor organizations anc
citizen associations.
Congress finally held hearing.
on an Enabling Act in 1894
At that time. Mr.. Noyes testified
before the House District Com
mittee that "of the So semi.
public libraries in Washington
containing more than million
volumes, not one is a free cir
culating library, with reading
rooms open at night for the ben
eft of the public"
Pleads for Land
He showed that while tn,
Government has given 80 million
acres of land to States for pub
lie schools, is million acres TO
State universities, 10 million
acres for agricultural colleges
as well as millions of dollars ii
cash appropriations not {
foot of land has been thus do
mated to the District" He urge'
that it would be both wise ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Senate Unit to Resume
Debate on Southwest Area

A Senate subcommittee will re-
sumo efforts tomorrow to work
out policies for getting new Fed
eral Office buildings in WASH
ington's southwest redevelopment
area.
The key question is whether
the General Services Administra-
ton should be permitted to ne
gotiate construction contracts
with private investors, or whether
such contracts should be awarded
on a fiat competitive bidding
basis.
This question is Of major i'm
portance to William Zeckendorf,
who wants the negotiating au-
thority as part of his ambitious
plan to rebuild the entire south
west.
The New York real estate man
last week asked the Public Works
subcommittee. headed by Sem
ator Symington, Democrat, OF
Missouri. to grant the authority
in a bill introduced by Commit
tee Chairman Chavez.
GSA. however, suggested that
instead of a separate bill, Con-
gress amend the Federal lease
purchase act already on the books
to get the new southwest build
ings. AS the act now stands, II
requires competitive bids on such
contracts
Attitude Of GSA
! In the event the GSA ap-
proach is favored, 1t was under
stood, the Zeckendorf forces will
be prepared tomorrow to pro-
pose an amendment that would
permit the negotiating powers.
Some GSA officials repeatedly
feel such powers would be put
ting them on a spot. Once GSA
determines the kind Of building
that's desired. these officials feel
they would have little more than
price to rule on IN deciding
among two or more interested
investors.
When the question was raised
before the subcommittee last
week, GSA officials indicated
they would 60 along with what
ever Congress decides in tn,
southwest case. One GSA officia
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noted that Congress set rigid
restrictions in last years lease
purchase legislation, but added:
IF Congress sees fit to free
us from some of those restrictions
with respect to the making OF
lease-purchase contracts for the
southwest redevelopment, we will
certainly not object to that"
Subcommittee members did not
in any sense close the door to
the possibility of negotiated con-
tracts in the southwest project,
but frowned generally on legisla-
ton that favored any private in
weston to the exclusion of others
in Federal contractural matters
Senator Case, Republican. of
South Dakota, said he would not
object to "permissive" legislation,
providing it was not exclusive
of the consideration of other
contracts"
MIR. Zeckendorf's Views
Senator Case also said. that II
Congress should decide to favor
any specific firm it should do sc
openly" preserving full powers
to explore the merits Of the
contract in advance"
Mr.. zeckendorf said possible
Federal participation would in
volve only about 20 per cent Of
his redevelopment plan, with the
rest concentrating on residential
and private commercial con-
struction.
! The Chavez bill proposes the
I government acquire title to thu
new Federal buildings through
long term "lease-purchase" rem
tai and that an equivalent vol
ume of tempos be RACED for each
building put up. Aside from thu
contract negotiation question
| GSA's proposed lease-purchas'
amendment adopts most fea
lures of the bill.
At tomorrow's hearing, wit
nesses are expected to includ
Irving Bryan. District Assistan
Corporation Counsel; John r
Searles. jr., director, District Re
development Land Agency, ant
w. S. Cheatham, National Cap
ital Planning Commission coun
sci.