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Evening star., 1955-07-24
District Guard
On OnWoyHome

The Districts National Guarc
was heading home today, com.
pleting two weeks Of encamp-
ment at Fort Miles and Bethany
Beach, Del.
Last official act of the about
1000 troops will be to step ur
to their unit commanders at the
Armory and receive the 100000
in pay and allowances they
earned during their training
period.
Ratings of the Second Army
inspection team were released
last night. The Headquarters
unit as well as the 163d Military
Police Battalion and the 104tt
Ordinance Company received q
superior rating while all others
received a mark of excellent.
Staff training performances
also were given top ratings
Headquarters, 163d Military .oo-
lice Battalion, and 340th and
380th Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
and the 140th Engineer Battal-
ion received superior ratings
The 171st Military Police Battal-
ion came out with an excellent
rating.
Col. Robert F. Conklin. CHIEF
of staff, said "all of our officers
and men can share the credit
for the success of this camp
The advance planning and prep
aration made it possible for us
to get off to a flying start. The
enthusiasm, keen spirit of COM
petition between units and the
willingness of all to work long
and hard is clearly reflected In
the fine progress shown by all
units during the camp"
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Budget Bureau Approval
OF CSC Building Seen

subcommittee of the House Pub
lie Works Committee July 8.
That hearing was on a bill that
would direct GSA to dispose of
the block the present building
occupies to someone who would
erect garage.
Aroused Strong Opposition
The bill. introduced by Repre-
sentative Morrison, Democrat OF
Louisiana, has aroused strong
opposition by groups interested
in estheticS and history, includ-
ing the Fine Arts Commission
the National Capital Planning
Commission and the American
Institute of Architects.
GSA spokesmen testified that
the building is old and inefficient
and costs too much in mainte-
nance. 1t was begun in 1885 anc
constructed, wing by wing, over
81 years.
The plan for the new csc
building was not mentioned in 9
rundown of pending GSA project.
given the House Public Work.
Committee at the end of June
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Convention Bureau
MANAGER Named

Walter M. Boyden, jr.. of 1900
South Twenty-ninth road, Ar
Ilington. has been appointed man.
Iager of convention activities OF
the Greater National Capital
Committees Convention and Wis.,
itors Bureau.
Mr.. Boyden's appointment was
ANNOUNCED by Clarence A. Arata
director of the GNCC.
A native of Plymouth, Mass.
Mr.. Boyden is a graduate o1
Harvard University.
Until recently he was staff ad-
lministrative officer of the Wash
iington sales Office of American
Airlines.
He served in the Naval air arm
in World War II and was re-
called to duty in the Korean
War as an instructor at the
Naval Academy.
Mr.. Boyden is married and ha:
a daughter.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
2-Cur Collision
Near BeItsviIIe
Injuries 7 Persons

Seven persons were injured
last night in collision on Route
at it's intersection with Mont
gomery avenue near BeltSville
In Prince Georges County.
The injured were listed by
State Trooper John Kaiser as
Homer Horne. 80, colored, of 32l
v street NE, who suffered head
injuries and his wife, Mrs. Eve
lyn Horne, 80, who received a
broken leg and arm.
Robert Dorns. 38, also colored
of 2214 E street Ne, suffered
broken arm. He was travelling In
the car driven by Mr.. Horne
going north.
Injured in the other car, going
south, were Robert Leroy Jones
20, a Marine stationed at Hen
derson Hall, knee fracture: Miss
Janice Davis, 10. of Baltimore
sprained leg; Miss Beulah Rour.
goin, IS. of Baltimore, broker
leg and possible internal Injuries
and John Collins. 10, an All
Force serviceman whose addres:
was not Immediately available
leg lacerations.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Bondit Gets $500
In Liquor Store

Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Schu-
man reported a man entered
their store, Schuman's Liquors.
1900 Fourteenth street NV,
waited until other customers left,
then ordered a half-pint of gin.
He handed over two ST bills
in payment. When Mr.. Schuman
started to ring up the purchase.
the man told him to leave the
cash register open since it was
a stickup. He produced a pistol.
collected approximately 5000 and
fled, police said.
Police described him as COL
ored, about 80 years old and g.
feet tall,
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Early Vote Fovors
Tobacco Quotas
BY the Associated Press

Early returns from Satur-
days farmer referendum gave
a favorable vote on an Agricul-
ture Department proposal tc
continue rigid marketing quota;
Iflue-cured tobacco for three
more years.
Preliminary, unofficial returns
showed the 3-year quota pre-.
ferred by 92.9 per cent in Geor.
gia and 94.2 per cent in Florida
The referendum was held ir
the fue-cured producing States
of North Carolina, South Caro-.
lima, Virginia, Georgia, Alabams
and Florida.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
|N View Of Disneylond
is Hit With Children

the miniature cars, which chill
dren can operate.
How old do you have to be
before they let you drive one Of
those cars?" he wanted to know
One 12-year-old summed UP
the whole thing this way: This
is better than Glen Echol"
AS to DiSneyland-inspired trips
to California, a NARROW Heights
Md. family already is planning
a vacation ther enext summer
because Of Disneyland.
WMAL-TV received an S. o. S
from a puzzled viewer who sale
she had called Union Station
about a ticket to Disneyland anc
they had never heard of it,
The television station explained
that it covers 100 acres in Ana
helm. 80 miles southeast of Lo;
Angeles.
The American Automobile AS.
.sociation regards Anaheim al
part of metropolitan Los Angeles
Anticipating requests. they have
built up a file on the park with
data on travel routes and ac.
commodations.
Two hundred requests for in.
formation have come in since
ads for the park first appeared
in May.
According to John S. Stephen
son, manager Of travel services
for the AAA, it's not a case Of
tourists going to California ex.
pressly to see Disneyland, but
of their making a point of in
cluding it in a trip West.
The Auto Club of Southern
California, one of the AAA af.
filiates, considers the park out
standing" he reported.
The AAA estimates a trip tc
Anahelm would average $22.5C
a day for four persons-two chill
dren and their parents. This
does not include tips, nor the
price of admission to the park,
and to rides in the park. Plan
on a minimum of seven days tc
get there, they say, travelling
300 to 500 miles a day. They
urge travellers to plan on at
least a month for their trip tc
California.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
BY FRANK SARTWELL

The Budget Bureau is ex-
pected to approve tomorrow a
plan to build a new Civil Serv-
ice Commission building on an
.undesignated site in the Dis
itrict. The Star has learned.
The plan, backed by the Gen
Ieral Services Administration
would authorize construction
under the lease-purchase plan,
and could bring demolition of
some of the temporary build
Iings now cluttering the city's
parks.
1t does not, however, neces-
Isarily involve the destruction of
the present historic Civil Serv-
ice Commission building between
Seventh, Ninth. F and G streets
NV, location downtown mer-
chants want for a parking
building.
GSA refused to comment on
the plan before official Budget
Bureau approval, but it was
learned the new building would
cost slightly under $40 million
Scattered in 5 Buildings
Commission employees now are
scattered among five buildings in
addition to the main location
These are the Pension Office, the
Tariff Building, the GSA regiona
office at Seventh and D street:
S.W.. and Tempos D and E. The
new building would allow con.
solidation of the Offices and lowel
maintenance costs.
Budget Bureau approval, tn,
first of three okays GSA mus
get on leaSe-purchase projects
had been expected Friday. If i
comes tomorrow. as now expect
ed, the proposal will be sent t,
the Public Works Committees o
both House and Senate, whicl
must also approve before GSI
can begin the project.
The new commission buildin,
plan was foreshadowed in testi
mony by GSA General Counse
Max Elliott at a hearing Of
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Homeless Greeks
Given ST, ,2o3

The Washington Board OF
Trade has donated all proceeds
from it's World Trade Week,
held in May, to residents of
volo, Greece, whose homes were
destroyed in recent earthquakes.
A check for $1.293.69 was pre-
sented last week to Mrs. Ray
mond Clapper of CARE, Inc, for
rehabilitation of five families
connected with the Volo Cham
ber of Commerce.
Although the Board Of Trade
has no funds for such assist
ance, members OF the World
Trade Committee decided the
Volo cause too worthy to pass
and therefore earmarked the
proceeds from the exhibition.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
BY BETTY MILES

If children could wish theil
way out West, California. home
of Disneyland park, would SCI
the biggest migration since the
days of the Forty-niners.
Walt Disney has struck gold.
One 8-year-old Washingtoniar
told his mother fatty if she
couldn't take him to California
he'd go himself.
Mr.. Disney unveiled his parh
last wSek for a coast-to-coast
television audience. Divided into
four parts, the park is made ur
of Fantasyland. complete with
castle, Frontierland, with DavJ
Crockett, Adventureland. ane
Tomorrowland.
They Love 1t
Its rating was high with young
viewers here.
II thought it was wonderful.
declared 8-year-old Marie Louise
Kolb, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
J. Gibbons Kolb, of 1902 Carlton
lane, Glen Mar Park, Md.
Marie Louise's eyes were shin.
ing as she added. THE part
liked most was Fantasyland anc
the steam boat and the castle
and - let's see-and Mickey
Mouse and Donald Duck"
Her 6-year-old brother Jot
found everything but the flu
turistic 'Tomorrowland" in.
teresting, his mother reported
But Marie Louise loved it all,
she said.
"Of course, they want to &C
out to California Mrs. Kolt
said. "They kept saying, oh
those lucky kids out there"
Il thought the whole thing
was real nice" Paula Preston, 9
of 6822 Orland street, Falls
Church, said. II think I like
Fantasyland best. I'd like to &C
on the Peter Pan ride, too." she
added.
Her brother Kim, 6, declared
he liked it fine" especially the
miniature train, casey, jr."
Better Than Glen Echo"
Eight-year-old Alvin Mos
kowitz of 3948 s street Sc. was
intrigued by the rockets, and BY
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Electric Fans
Sought by Home
For lncurubIes

The unseasonably hot weather
prompted officials of the Home
for mcurables. 1920 Upton street
NV, to send out an appeal yes
terday for electric fans to aid
patients and nurses.
Mrs. Richard T. Mcdonald
president Of the board Of man.
ayers Of the home, said that
more than half Of the l8l
patients are bedridden.
She said that as many as q
small electric fans for patients
rooms and the nurses dormitory
on the fourth floor would bt
welcomed. In addition, she said
the home could profitably use
1.-TWO large standing fans for ust
i in the hall where church service,
are held and movies shown.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
| Belt Truffic
Fight Raqes

Gilmore D. Clarke, former
Fine Arts Commission chairman
has urged Federal park officials
to stand fast in their fight to
keep major traffic off Ohio drive
the waterfront between Four
Iteenth street bridge and Lin
coin Memorial.
Mr.. Clarke had been retained
by park officials for a report
on whether Ohio drive or Inde-
Ipendence avenue NV. would
serve best as the south leg OF
WaShington'S proposed Inner
belt" system of expressways.
District highway officials, after
studying both routes, have rec
commended the Ohio drive loca-
Ition as best. They particularly
have stressed problems for han
ding traffic at Maine avenue ano
Seventeenth street NV. if the
independence avenue route is
used.
Mr.. Clarke. in the report he
submitted to the National Cap
Iital Parks last week. suggested
ways to work out both these
problems.
At the same time, he cited
damage which would be done to
park areas if the Ohio drive
route is selected. He specifically
objected that such a route would
damage thearea near the JEFF
Iferson Memorial and also would
have the effect of cutting Ct!
pedestrians who want to walk
from the waterfront to widely
used park areas north of Ohio
drive.
The Clarke report is likely
to be submitted to the National
Capital Planning Commission at
ian August 3 meeting when the
Ohio drive question is expected
to be pushed again by city
officials.
Evening star., 1955-07-24

mittee leaders are expected to
act tomorrow to send the bill to
conference with the Senate un-
less it should be determined tc
accept Senate changes.
Later Tuesday afternoon, the
business and commerce subcom-
mittee of the Senate District
Committee will consider at a
public hearing proposal by the
District Commissioners to per-
NIT appointment of city assess
ors who may live beyond the
confines Of the District. City Off
Icials say they have had difficulty
getting qualified men to take
the jobs. They want permission
ito hlre qualified men from any
where in the Metropolitan Area
Evening star., 1955-07-24
President Asks
United Front
In Fund Drives

President Eisenhower yester-
day urged all branches Of Gsv-
ernment and all citizens and Or
ganizations to give all-out sup
port to United Fund or Com
munity Chest campaigns.
Washington's goal in the Com
munity Chest Federation drive
this year is 81 million.
The President, in a memoran-
dunn that appealed for concen-
tration of efforts, announced he
had appointed Treasury Secre-
tary Humphrey as vice chairman
for the Federal Government
campaign. He added that he
hopes all Federal employees will
"give generously not because
they must, but because they
may"
Goal Set Last Night
Announcement of Washing
tons goal was made last night
by E. K. Norris, general cam
paign chairman.
Mr.. Morris stressed the i'm
portance Of a successful cam
paign.
"It is highly important that
this falls campaign is an over
whelming success" he declared.
That will be the key to the
realization Of a larger one-pack-
age campaign next year."
Mr.. Morris said an appraisal
Of the actual needs of Ito agen-
cies in the six area Chests came
to a total of $5.4 million, in
cludlng the USO.
Thousands Depend ON Aid
Thousands of area citizens will
turn to Red Feather agencies
and services for help. guidance
or relief in the year ahead, the
campaign chairman noted.
when we read about pay
raises, the boom in building and
increases in the volume of busi-
ness. let US not lose sight of the
LOO or more homeless and neg
lected children helped through
Chest agencies last year, or the
nearly $500 persons whose hos.
pital care was financed through
the Chest, and the like" Mr.
Morris cautioned.
"Give Where You Work"
"Give where you work" will
be stressed in the campaign, he
said. But he added, "The Com
munity Chest is everybody's bust.
ness, however, and we hope fol
generous response from every
individual, no matter where. the
solicitor makes contact"
Mr.. Morris said that recruit
ment for the campaign organ
ization should be completed by
August Is.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Officials Agree
On Route For
Potomac Span
Bridge Will Leave
D. c. Shore Above
Constitution Avenue

District and Federal officials
are in general agreement on a
route for washington's new Po-
tomac River Bridge across the
south tip Of Roosevelt Memorial
Island.
The proposed location leaves
the Washington shore just up
river from Constitution avenue.
crosses both South Island and
Roosevelt Island proper. thence
directly to the Virginia shore
for a tie-in with Arlington bou-
levard.
Only Virginia highway officials
raised questions about this 10
cation at the first full-scale
meeting Friday between District,
Federal Bureau Of Public Roads,
Fine Arts Commission. Virginia
State and engineering consul
liant officials.
The virginians complained
THAT the Arlington end Of the
bridge made no connection with
Jefferson Davis highway or other
main roads from the south.
/ Details Uncertain
District officials agreed to try
to work out this connection. then
turn over plans to consultants
for detailed studies. Left uncer-
tain were:
/ /. The type of bridge to be
built, although Fine Arts and
other Federal officials leaned
toward steel construction rather
than a more massive masonry
!, bridge.
2. Whether the bridge will be
one continuous span over the
river. District consulting engi-
neers suggested the bridge dip
down to cross the island on a
low wall-like structure, with two
short spans leading from each
ISide of the island to each shore.
All the spade work, however, is
contingent entirely on two major
hurdles being crossed.
The first is that Congress, be-
fore adjournment. pass a special
amendment permitting the is
land crossing. Existing legislation
forbids such a crossing.
! Davis Undecided
Then Senate District commit
tee has approved the amend
ment. However. House District
Committee Chairman Mcmillan
: said yesterday the bill is before
a subcommittee headed by Rep
= resentative Davis, Democrat of
Georgia, and Mr.. Davis said he
= has reached no decision on its
= consideration.
The second is approval Of all
plans by United States Army
Engineers. who control the river.
One problem involving the Engi-
neers is whether the District
can build a low fixed span with
out a draw. Permission for that
has been requested.
Another problem is that the
Engineers look askance on any
structure which displaces water,
Thereby raising the food stage
level. This will be a major factor
in determining the type of bridge
the Engineers will permit.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

House-passed legislation to
give the public more protection
lin criminal cases involving the
insanity defense is due to move
forward on the Senate side this
week.
Senator Morse. Democrat OF
Oregon, chairman of the Senate
District judiciary subcommittee.
has called a subcommittee meet
ling for Tuesday at 2 pm. to go
over the measure and report it
out to the full committee.
Senator Morse said after the
subcommittee acts on the bill,
Ihe will ask Chairman Nicely of
the full committee for a special
meeting so the bill can be re-
ported to the Senate as soon. as
possible.
With the end of the session
near, prosecutors. attorneys in
private practice and psychia-
ltrists have been urging speedy
action on the measure to make
certain that another six months
or longer does not elapse before
Congress acts to plug loopholes
in the insanity laws.
Prosecutors point to at least
three recent cases where defend
ants were found not guilty by
reason of insanity although the
Government had evidenced thai
they were feigning insanity. Be-
cause of one of the gaps in the
law which the pending legisla-
ltion is designed to correct, the
Government could not present
this evidence.
As Law Now Stands
Under the law as it is nov
interpreted by the courts. Gov
ernment psychiatrists can testif!
that a man is now mentally
| fit to stand trial but, in effect
If they have evidence that th'
defendant has been malingerint
and was actually Of sound mind
they cannot testify at his trial
Then, if the defendant is ac'
quilted because the jury ha'
heard only one side Of the story
he may be sent back to the SUI
pervision of the same psychi
artists at st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. Since they believe he il
and was of sound mind. the!
have no ground at present tt
keep him in the hospital.
AS one prosecuting official pu
it, "the very information tht
hospital has that could put th'
man behind bars is the informa'
ton that would be the basis TO,
releasing him If he were sen
back to the hospital. Then HI
is a free man.
AS presently interpreted, tn,
law is that a psychiatrist whit
treats a defendant cannot testif.
about him because that would b.
a violation of the confidential
relationship between doctors ant
patients. Defendants can waivl
this privilege but they do so onl,
when the psychiatric testimon.
is favorable to their case.
The proposed amendment II
the law-backed by psychiatrist
as well as prosecutors-provide
that where the defendant raise
the issue of insanity, psychia
triSts can testify on his menta
condition.
Other changes are proposed il
the law. All were drafted by
special subcommittee Of tn
Congressionally established Dis
trict Council of Law Enforce
ment after a seven-month in
vestigation of the laws involving
insanity in criminal cases here
The subcommittee concludet
after Its lengthy study that tn
laws here were out of balanc,
in favor of the accused ant
against the public.
Other Changes Proposed
! These other major change.
in law and procedure ar,
sought:
/ /. The defendant seeking
mental examination before tria
would have to give the judg,
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Cumberland Okoys
81 Million Flood Bonds

CUMBERLAND, Md. July %
R. - The Mayor and Council
voted today to issue 81 million
worth of bonds to finance part
Of the city's participation in the
Cumberland -Ridgeley wv. Va
flood control project. They acted
after meeting with Senator Beall
Republican of Maryland to dis
cuss a recent appropriation of
81 400, 900 approved by Congress.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Legislation on Insanity
Due to Move in Senate

some reason to believe that he
was mentally incompetent to
stand trial. This is the Law as
it now applies to defendants in
Municipal Court here, and in
State courts throughout the
country. The U. S. Court of
Appeals for the District Of Co.
lumbia has interpreted the Fed
eral law to the effect that any
defendant can have q mental
examination as long as the re-
quest is not frivolous and is
made in good faith. The pro-
posed change in the law would
not affect the Federal code but
would change the District code
to cover all defendants coming
into court here.
2. Defendants granted a men,
tai examination would get it at
District General Hospital rather
than at the Jail. Witnesses
testifying on the bill have en-
phasized that 24-hour observa-
ton is much more effective
than half-hour visits to the jail
in determining whether a de-
Ifendant actually is mentally Ill.
3. The procedure for getting
defendants to trial once they
have been found mentally COM
petent would be simplifled. Right
now, psychiatrists have to come
into court-even from half way
across the country-to testify tc
the same mental fitness they
have already reported in writing
IA hearing would be granted
where the defense requested il
but otherwise the written state.
ment would suffice for the court
to order the defendant to trial
| 4. If a defendant were founc
not guilty by reason of insanity
lat his trial, he would be auto.
Imatically committed to a menta
hospital. At present. commitment
lis a matter Of discretion and no,
mandatory.
S. The defendant would b,
held in the mental hospital un'
: til the superintendent reported
: he had recovered his sanity ans
was no longer a danger to him
|, self and others. The Superin.
tendent would report to tn,
court and the prosecutor woult
have is days in which to objec
or ask for a hearing. BY thil
procedure, the hospital superin'
} tendent, the judge and the pros
ecutor would all share the re-
sponSibility for the patients re
. lease. At present, the superin
!, tendent alone determines whel
the patient should be released
. s. There is also a provision TO
! conditional release under term
!, set by the court. This woul.
enable the hospital to keep som,
, control over the patient unit
, his outright release was rec
, ommended.' There is at presen
no provision for conditional re
! lease.
j The proposed changes specifi
; cally spell out that the defend
ant still has the right to seel
his release through habea
Icn1.nilC farncnodirnc
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Rowe to Speak

Grant B. Rowe of the United
States Information Agency, will
address the weekly luncheon
meeting of the Washington Ser
toma Club at 1915 pm. Tues
day at the American Association
of University Women's head
quarters, 1884 Eye street NV.
Evening star., 1955-02-16

OF Dupont's nylon Helanca yarns. One
size fits all who wear 10 to 13 sizes. Solid
colors and novelty effects for dress and
business wear. Misweaves of the $1.00
quality, class them as irregulars which will
not mar their wear
Evening star., 1955-02-16
So to 81 Cotton Fabries
; ,... sl

Plain and printed percales, plain and printed
plisse crepes, denims and crease-resisting
cottons, In this sale! New floral and con-
versation prints included All 36-inches wide.
1.0O-1.19 Cotton Broadcl0th, fine combed
quality with lustrous crease-resisting finish
In popular shades, 36" wide-yd 59c