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Evening star., 1955-03-07
Roads Inquiry
Key Vote Nears
At Annapolis
Committee to Hold
Public Hearing on
| Veterans Bonus
By the Assoeictsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. IA key
vote on whether the State Roads
Commission should be investi-
gated is expected in the Senate
tonight as the Maryland Legis-
lature heads into the final month
Of its 1855 session.
The roads commission investi-
cation. proposed by the Demo-
cratic leadership. is among con-
troversial bills due for legislative
processing this week.
Another roads proposal, to set
up a Maryland Turnpike Au-
thority, is scheduled for Senate
vote tomorrow.
At the same time, several bills
to provide bonus payments for
veterans of the armed forces
will be aired at a public hearing
before the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Assessments Action Due.
Next on the crowded schedule
is Senate vote Wednesday on
a bill for annual real estate as
sessments beginning this year
instead of next.
1t is this bill which some OBJ
servers believe prompted Sena-
tor Phoebus, Republican, of
Somerset to announce over the
week end that he will introduce
tonight a measure to reshuffle
the distribution of gasoline
taxes.
Under his proposal Baltimore
City. which now receives 80 per
cent of all gas tax revenues,
would receive only Is per cent,
or an estimated $2.5 million a
year less. The counties, which
now receive 20 per cent, would
be raised to 25.
Last week Mr.. Phoebus was
one of eight Senators who tried
to get their counties exempted
from the annual-assessments
bill, which was solidly backed by
Baltimore City Senators.
Crazy Quilt Pattern.
In unsuccessfully urging that
the eight-county amendment be
adopted, the Eastern Shore SEN
ator referred to the present split
OF gasoline taxes, and said he
wouldn't want to do anything
to hurt the CITY," but left the
impression he might try such
a move as a last resort.
Although the law calls for all
property to be assessed at the full
market value, assessments
through the years have become
a crazy-quilt pattern in which
some counties have assessments
as low as 25 or 80 per cent of
market value and others more
than so per cent.
A State tax commission survey
in 1858 showed Baltimore City
assessments averaged so per cent.
Some city property is rated for
tax purposes at more than 70
per cent of the market price.
Since State aid to the counties
and Baltimore City in health,
education and other services is
based on the total assessments
in each subdivision, those with
lower assessments get proper
tionally bigger share of help.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Stounton Man, rs,
Dies After Accident

STAUNTON, Va, Mar. 7 P.-
Charles r. Brown, 25, of Staun-
ton. died en- route to a hospital
Saturday night after being in a
one-car accident in Augusta
County. The wreck occurred four
miles west of Staunton on
State Route 254.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
AnsIinqer to Give Talk

Harry Anslinger, United States
Commissioner of Narcotics, will
address the Kiwanis Club of
Bethesda and Chevy Chase at a
luncheon at noon tomorrow at
the Brook Farm Restaurant,
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
School Registration

Registration of children ex-
pecting to enter the Montgomery
Knolls Elementary School, Sill
yer Spring, next fall will be held
from 9 am. to noon and l to
3 pm. Tuesday at the school.
Birth certificates must be pre-
sented.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Fairfax Man Killed
South Of Alexandria
she Crosses Road

A Fairfax County man was
killed Saturday night when he
was hit by a car on Route l, four
miles south of Alexandria.
Virginia State police said
Alton Hicks, 81, colored. of Gum
Springs, was struck by the car
as he crossed the highway,
The car, according to State
Trooper John D. Lokey. was
driven by Michael Balogh. 30. Of
Route 4, Alexandria. No charges
were placed, police said.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Optimists Name Speaker

Sidney M. Oliver. of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, will pe
guest speaker at a luncheon
meeting of the National Capital
Optimist Club at 1915 pm.
Wednesday in the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
School Aid Unit
Asks New Plan
On Assessment
Murylunders Urge
EvuIuutions Be Put
On Equal Footing

BALTIMORE, Mar. THE
Green Commission has recon-
mended an increase in State aid
for school construction, but only
If something is done to put prop
erty aSSeSSmentS-the basis for
distributing aid-on an equal
footing throughout Maryland.
The group headed by Attorney
Harry j. Green of Baltimore
officially labeled the Maryland
Commission to Study Education
and Finance-reported yesterday
to Gov McKeldin.
It said:
l. School construction needs
during the next five years may
range from $3.50 to 5000 mil
lion. The incentive fund" for
aiding construction will total less
than SIS million during the
1866 budget year, indicating
that an increase is necessary.
Purpose Thwarted.
2. However, the main purpose
Of the incentive fund-to in
sure children in poorer coun-
ties a decent education-is being
thWarted because the more stable
counties are pegging their assess
ments low. They know that by
doing so they can get State
money.
8, No increase should be made
in State aid until assessments
among the counties and Balti-
more City are equalized-at least
so far as distribution of State
funds is concerned. But if
nothing is done to straighten out
the assessment matter, the in
centive fund plan still should
be continued.
The commission said that
while more aid is needed, as
cardinal and absolutely essen
tial' condition for increasing it,
definite steps must be taken to
halt present inequitieS in assess
ments.
Special Unit Urged.
Mr.. Green's group agreed with
the State Debt and Finance
Commission, which urged last
Wednesday that a special unit
be set up within the framework
of the State Tax Commission to
determine true property values
in Maryland.
The Green Commissions re-
port is the third pointing an ac-
cusing finger at property assess
ments as a basis for distributing
State aid.
Saturday a special group
studying the financing of health
activities proposed that health
units get their State money on
the basis of equalized assess
mentS.
In recent years, the Green
Commission said. two factors
have made "the operation of the
Maryland system of equalization
even more improper and unfair
than it was at the beginning"
Funds Available.
l. The State returns to the
counties enough of its gasoline
and income tax revenues to sup
port most county services except
schools. The more stable coun-
ties know the funds are avail
able and are free to lower their
assessments.
2. The so-called richer coun-
ties, hit by huge influxes of pop
ulation, have become hard
pressed to furnish adequate edu-
cation to a new population which
contributes little or no taxes.
Baltimore. Montgomery, Prince
Georges, Anne Arundel and prob
ably Hartford Counties are all in
this position. along with Balti-
more City the commission said.
To remedy the inequities, the
Green Commission suggested leg
islation which will effectively re-
quire that State aid be made on
the basis of a minimum percent
age of property assessments
against fair market value.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Leqion Post Dance

Vincent B. Costello American
Legion Post No. Is will have a
st. Patrick'S dance at $50 pm.
Saturday in the American Le-
gion clubhouse, 433 Third street
NV,
Evening star., 1955-03-07

dldate for re-
election. The
t ow MS bien-
nial elections
are slated for
May 2.
NJ r. Davis,
who will be
S e e kin g his
third term as
Mayor, will be
oppos ed by
P a u ! w
Moores, 40, a
member of the
City Council.
Mr. MOOrpS
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Young COP. Meeting Set

BALTIMORE, Mar. 7 (P. -
The Maryland Federation OF
Young Republicans has set May
IA as the date of its 4th biennial
convention in Annapolis.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Mayor Davis Faces
Test in College Park

A contest for Mayor of College
Park, Md, was in prospect today
with the announcement that
Mayor Charles R. Davis is a can
Evening star., 1955-03-07

Turner Studio.
HEADS CANCER DRIVE -
Jack Gordon Maize, Alex
andria real estate and in
surance man, will head the
annual Cancer Crusade in
Alexandria next month, II
was announced by Earl F.
Wagner, chairman.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
A Thnnght fur Tuhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
President and Mrs. Eisenhower

Traditionay the President of the United States does
not matters in his private life personal as
his religion Mr. Eisenhower who has been constant
church attendance than President in recent history
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

Try the hush puppies,
black-eyed peas and fried
catfish from the days of
the Creole aristOcracy
New ORLEANS
TVHIs is the Vieux Care, the
Il old French Quarter in New
Orleans. Here the stone-paved
streets are narrow and twisty. the
old plaster-front houses wear IRON
work decorations like loops of ex-
quisite black lace on a party skirt.
1t is a day Of hot sun, the heavy
air laden with the scent of coffee.
Salty and silly smells wait in from
"O' Man River" Growing smells
come from the tropical flower
choked courtyards hidden behind
the domed passageways. Come a
hundred appetizing odors of foods
bubbling in butter, in cream and
wine; the day approaches the Sum-
day dinner hour.
Step at Baxataxia House
A LOVELY place" say, think
ing more of the promised dinner
than the architecture or the 70
nance of the old city - you must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

eat New Orleans as well as see it!
A "plantation dinner" is planned
for me, a dinner in the manner of
the River Road days of Creole
aristocracy. Stone streets are hard
, 1955-05-26
CARD Of THANKS

Through this medium IWish
to express thanks to all those
who showed sympathy upon
the death of my daughter.
Maud Adams, in New York
City.
Constants Adams
, 1955-05-26
PAN AMERICAN ~.

<N
son.
The naw II nort b,lilt
the Puerto Rican Transpert
ton Authority PIT Is 4
signed to meet present and a
ticipated expansion q I
c-ommonwealth's air 81
merce.At the end cf the wa
estimates placed traffic T
q~uirements through 1858 (
100000 passengers ann1al!T
How badly this FIGURE was n
Judged is shown by figures fc
1854 which scared to 605,ooO.
Isla La Verde has ar 800
foot runway, capabe of hand
ling the largest transpor'
planes. P DIVISIONS for an add
tional runway, parallel t. tn
first on the opposite side O.
the terminal building hav6
been made. Ample space
available, also, for more hang
ars and service buildings as re
quired.
The se~ven-story termina
building, in addition to opera
ing and administrative space
for airlines, and the Civil Aero
nautics Administration, vii
have a hotel with 81 roometteS
and showers for a~ccommoda
ton of passengers during lay
overs. It also will contain {
restaurant, cocktail lounge
nightclub and shops Of al
types.
A four-lane concrete high
way, now under construction,
will link Isla Verde to down
town San Juan.
, 1955-05-26
FURNITURE FOR SALE

Zenith Televisioa Set
Mahogany Dresses
Mahogany Buffet
Mahcgan chira Cos
Bridge set table q 4 eaairs}1
Porch II "a 81 Faa
Three section bookcase
InqGsr ess
, 1955-05-26
al .

"a should get a kick out Of Sc
cuances dealing with romance,
it should be mentioned that
Frank Sinatra can also be
heard singing sThree Coins In
the Fountain in the four min
ute introduction to the film.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Beginning Teachers
InD..C. Schools Get
Highest Pay in South

Washington public schools
rank first in a new survey of be-
ginning teachers pay in the
South.
This was reported today by
the Tax Foundation, Inc, New
York organization which seeks to
obtain more economical govern
ment.
The survey showed District
starting pay of $3,440 for teach
ers with bachelors degrees rank
ing highest among % Southern
cities. On maximum pay attain
able, the Capital ranked second
in the South.
District starting pay is topped
by l6 cities in other regions,
however. That in Los Angeles,
Calf. is highest $3,940. ac-
cording to the survey.
Average starting pay in large
cities is $3,115, and the range
is from a low of $2,400 in Birm-
ingham, Ala, for starting teach
ers to a high of $1,000 in New
ark, N. j.. for teachers with doc
tor of philosophy degrees, ac-
cording to the foundation.
Salaries in rural areas are
generally lower, the report
pointed out.
Evening star., 1955-02-14

II both drivers are stopped at
stop signs. then the one who
starts into the intersection first
has the right Of way.
At a circle. any driver already
in the circle has the right of way
Evening star., 1955-02-14

over any driver just entering the
circle. @.
Failure to yield the right Of
way ranked second among all
causes of accidents in the Dis
trict in 1854.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Home Rule Unit 10 Be Host
To S. House Newcomers

The Washington Home Rule
Committee will be host at a Feb
ruary "a dinner at the Sheraton
Carlton Hotel to the SIS fresh
man members of the House of
Representatives.
Philip L. Graham. publisher of
the Washington Post and Times
Herald. will be dinner chairman.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. CO.
chairman of the committee, in
announcing the dinner, said:
"Since Washingtonians can
not elect their own local govern
ment, they must rely on the
members of Congress who serve
as their city council. We believe
the new members Of Congress
have a real interest in the prob
lens of the city. One of the most
pressing of these is home rule"
The committee. formed six
years ago. seeks an elected city
government here.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
1t Does Happen Here
It Does Happen Here
Failure to Yield Right-of-Woy Caused
2,7o5 Auto Accidents in City Last Year
Many Drivers Have
Misconception About
Intersection Rules

Traffic Director George E.
Keneippe at Gas o'clock to-
night ,DiH present another
program in a ,Deekly series,
"Tra1ic Directors Mailbag"
ouer WMAL-TV. Channel z.
The shoU Uill include a dis
cussion OF traffic situations
such as the one pictured here.
Failure to yield the right Of
way to another car caused 2.795
accidents in the District last
year.
That's almost eight a day
every day in the year. One per-
son died in such accidents and
709 persons were injured.
And yet many people-other-
wise good drivers-don't know
the right-of-way rules.
The most frequent misconcep-
ton is that the driver on the
right always has the right of
way. That's what the driver
pictured here thought. But the
driver on the right is not always
in the right.
At an uncontrolled intersec-
ton, the driver who enters the
intersection first has the right of
way-regardless Of the direction
he is travelling. The driver on
his right must yield to him.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Safe in Really Office
Is RifIed by Thieves

Thieves forced open a safe in
a second floor real estate office
at 1104 Vermont avenue NV.
during the week end and rifled
a cash box.
officials Of S. F. g. G., Inc,
a real estate building and man.
agement firm. were unable to
say Immediately if anything was
missing.
The 6-foot high cabinet type
safe wassapparently forced open
with a crowbar, police said.
James E. Thomas, "a, colored.
of 4548 Porter avenue Sc, a
janitor at the building. reported
the break-in shortly after 8 am.
when he arrived for work. He
said the Office was closed about
z pm. Saturday and had not
been reopened until this morn
ing. a
A door leading to the Office
apparently had been forced open
to gain entrance, police said.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Sea Scouts 10 Take Part
In Charter Presentation

Sea Scouts Of the Sea Ex-
plorer Ship Hartford will particle
pate in the annual charter pres
entation ceremony conducted by
the Washington branch Of the
Fleet Reserve Association at 8
o'clock tonight.
The ceremony will be held in
the American Legion Club at 433
Third street NV. At the same
time the National Capital Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
will present an award to the Sea
Scouts for the year 1854.
Members of the Hartford crew
present a model of their ship to
the Viers Mill Wheaton Post No.
260, American Legion, which
conducted a clothing drive to
help provide the Sea Scouts with
uniforms during the meeting.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Dentists 10 Honor
Society President

The District of Columbia
Dental Society will hold a testi-
monial dinner in honor of DR..
Daniel F. Lynch, president of
the American Dental Association,
at 7 o'clock tonight at the Statler
Hotel.
DR.. Lynch. member and former
president of the District society,
recently was named to head the
national organization. He has
practiced in the District for a
number of years and has been
honored in the past for his parti-
cipation in all phases of dem
tistry.
The featured speaker at to-
nights banquet, will be DR..
Harold Hillenbrand. secretary of
the American Dental Association.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Robbis Invited to See
Arena Show Wednesday

Rabbis representing more than
26 synagogues and temples OF
the Washington area will be
guests of the Arena Stage at the
Wednesday performance of "The
World of Sholom Aleichem."
The play. based on the writ
ings of Sholons Aleichem and
I. L. Peretz, will open at $50
pm. tomorrow at the theater,
New York avenue and Ninth
street N w. 1t will run through
March l3.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
D. {. Woman Killed
Walking Along Road

A 20-year-old District woman
was killed when hit by a car on
Route 301 in Charles County.
Md. Saturday night.
She was Mrs. Amelia Rose
Bowers. 20, of 1404 Decatur
street NV.
State Trooper Louis E. Wilt
said Mrs. Bowers was struck by
a car as she walked along the
highway at Spring Hill, Nd.
after going there to see about a
job as a waitress.
She was pronounced dead on
the scene by DR.. Fred Johnson,
deputy medical examiner for
Charles County.
Trooper Wilt listed the driver
as David Lee Liggan. 25, of
Richmond. He quoted Liggan
as saying he didn't see Mrs.
Bowers in time to avoid hitting
her.
Liggan was booked on a tech
nical charge Of manslaughter
and faces a hearing tomorrow
in La Plata Police Court,
Trooper Wilt said.
Mrs. Bowers was the wife of
a serviceman now stationed in
France, police said.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
wide World Photo.

: > "
MOLAR EXPLORATION-Tom Beechy Alexandria, dressed
18th Century dentist and Loyde Jones' of Omaha Neb
show what visit to the dentist like 80 ago. The
exhibit of old time dental office the Smithsonian In
stituon Most of the equipment from the office of Dr.
Green Vardman Black, time of Northwestern Uni
versity Dental School, and called the father Of modern
dentistry" Beechy and Miss Jones students at George
Washington University.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
New System
Sought on Auto
Registrations
Keneipp Would End
Yearly Mailing Of
Cur-Owner Cards

The District TRAFFIC Depart
ment is trying to develop a sys-
tenn which will eliminate the
need for car owners to mail in
registration cards each year in
application for renewals, Direc-
tor George E. Keneipp said to-
day.
Each year motorists are some
what perplexed by this necessity
since they know it is mandatory
to display both drivers permits
and registration cards to any
policeman who asks to see them.
Mr.. Keneipp said section Of
the vehicles title and regiStra-
ton regulations provides that
motorists need not have registra-
ton cards with them at the time
they are applying for renewals.
District policemen understand
this. and periodically the infor-
nation is relayed to polce de-
partments of other Jurisdictions
in an effort to prevent arrests.
he said.
Registration cards are called
in as a check on annual inspec-
tionS. The cards of motorists
whose cars have been inspected
are stamped on the back by in
spectors. This provides a .>uick
check and avoids a laborious
clerical check.
Mr.. Keneipp said the Traffic
Department hopes to work out a
plan whereby the addressograph
machine will reveal which cars
have not been inspected. Right
now there are 5000 TO 1000 cars,
about 3 per cent of the Dis
trict's total, which have not been
inspected and must undergo re-
quired tests next month before
new license plates may be issued.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Snow Possible,
But Weather
Will Moderate
Low Tonight, ~;
Nearby States
Report a Deaths

There is a chance of some
light snow tonight.
The Weather Bureau said the
snow. If it comes. should not
cause any driving difficulties.
The temperature rose above
freezing today for the first time
in three days and the warmth
was to clear the few remaining
hazardous icy spots from area
roads.
Driving already was back To-
normal here this morning and
in most nearby areas, the Ameri-
can Automobile Association said.
The forecast was for a high
of 81 today after chill week
end which brought at least four
deaths In Maryland and vir-3
ginia. Weather Bureau fore-
casters said. tonight's low will
be around 20. and that tomor-
row will be partly cloudy with
moderate temperatures.
Calls for Service Near Normal.
The AAA said calls for service
this morning were near to the
normal Of 40 an hour. In the
wake Of Fridays 2.5-inch snow
fall, service calls scared. Stalled
motorists made 3,262 on Satur--I
day and 1,042 yesterday.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp said today that despite
appearances of a sudden surge
for home by all Government
workers at the same time when
the snow came Friday, major
Government agencies reported
this morning they had followed
the staggered shift system of re-
leasing employees.
Mr.. Keneipp said ne made IN
quiries Of major departments
this morning because it seemed
to him as he watched the home-
bound crush Friday that all
employees had been released at
the same time.
Government employees were
excused an hour early because
of Fridays snow.
Released at Height of Storm.
Mr.. Keneipp theorized that
one cause of the traffic snarl
was that many people brought
their cars downtown during the
day, not expecting snow. If the
snow had been expected, he said.
they would have relied on the
mass transportation system.
Another factor, he said, was
that the release. of employees
came at the height of the storm.
and that drivers were exercising
more care than usual. This, he
said, slowed traffic even more.
The latest death from the
weekend cold was reported near
Centreville, Md, where the body
of William Marion Councill, IS,
was found in the driveway of his
home. Officials said Mr.. Coun-
Gill suffered a heart attack while
shoveling snow.
Priscilla Benson. IL, colored.
of Easton, Md, died of exposure
early Saturday after spending
the night in an old shed. Police
said she hadn't gone home after
school because her mother scold-
ed her.
Others Found Frozen.
A man identified as Charles
w. Sock was found frozen to
death Saturday on a vacant lot
in South Baltimore.
The body of Oats Estes Dur
rette, of Albemarle County. Va,
was found Saturday beside road
at Newton. Sheriff w. s. Cook
said he had frozen to death.
Temperatures in Maryland
early today ranged from zero to
S above in the mountains and
10 to Is above over the rest of
the State.
Low temperatures in Virginia
this morning ranged from /
above at Bluefield to IL above at
Richmond.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Recreation Group to Meet

The Recreation Committee Of
the Washington Board of Trade
will meet at 1890 pm. tomor-
row in the Burlington Hotel. The
committee will discuss future use
Of the old Industrial Home
School site on Wisconsin avenue
NV. Henry Gichner, recreation
board chairman, will speak.
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The Weather Report

District and vicinity-Fair and
cooler tonight with low about
80. Some cloudiness and contin-
ued cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and colder to-
night with low 26-32 in west and
1898 in east. Continued fair
and cool tomorrow.
Vrginia-Some cloudiness and
cooler tonight and tomorrow
with low tonight 32-40 in west
and north and 35-42 in south
east.
Wind-Northwest 1920 miles
er hour diminishing slowly to-
night and mostly north 1920
miles per hour tomorrow.
River Report
from U. S. EngineerS)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
tReadings Washington National Airport,
Yesterday Pet Today Pet
Nom Z !, & & H / ! ,;1 - 5s
8 pm. ----- 81 IL am. 1885, Al
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, 70. on March 20.
Lowest 10 on February g.
High and Low of Last "a Hours
Hish, 81, at 5:515 pm.
Low, so, at $40 am.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High - S:15 am. SAC a. m.
Low - 3::a am. 1904 a. m.
High - S:36 pm. GIL pm
Low - 2:57 pm. 3:37 pm.