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, 1956-08-14
Gordon Cubles Gov.
Munoz Murin Of P. r.
sympathy Of v. !.

A cable was sent to Cover
nor Munoz Marin Of Puerto
Rico expressing the sympathy
Of the people Of the Virgin Is
lands for the damage wrought
that island by hurricane Bet
sey. He offered assistance if
needed.
The cable read: "The Gov
ernor and people Of the Vir-
gin Islands offer you its COM
help and assistance.
CONTINUED on page q
, 1956-08-14
VISTA Getting Tenn.
Tower. May Return to
Air by Wednesday,

Radio Station VISTA, whose
tower was blown down by
high winds on Sunday morn
ing, forcing it off the air at
1856 am, will probably be
on the air again BY tomorrow.
The temporary tower is be-
ing installed under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Greer. It will la
ter be replaced by a 200 foot
installation, designed to with
stand future storms.
Mr.. Greer cancelled his pro-
posed Trip to San Francisco as
delegate to the Republican
National convention.
, 1956-08-14
Motor Vessel "Elenu"
Breaks in Two Neur
Vieques: 4 Men Lost

The motor vessel Elena"
which carried mail and pas
sengers between Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands, broke
in two when struck by the
hurricane off vieques at am.
Sunday. OF the 5 men aboard
only one, the captain, swan to
safety.
The Elena recently lost
its mail contract to INT and
fortunately, had no passeng-
ers. Aboard were Jesus Rive
ra Quinones, Clemente Car
Ricardo Conception, Car
mela Geigel and Captain Mer-
Rosado.
The captain, It was learned,
had been warned by Harbor-
Thorvald Mac Gregor
not to depart because Of the
The men wanted to
get to Vieques before the hur.
ricane, Il was said and left.
, 1956-08-14
Governor. Stuff Make
Flying Visit to Inspect
Storm Domuge

Governor Walter Gordon
accompanied by Government
Secretary Charles Claunch,
Acting Commissioner George
Matthias and Fire Chief Omar
Brown, made a flying trip to
st. Croix today to inspect
the damage wrought by the
recent storm which passed
over the Islands.
They saw the damaged roof
at the Alexander Hamilton
Airport then made hurried
trips to Frederiksted around
the country districts to Chris
tiansted.
The Governor and his party
Continued on page
, 1956-08-14
Frrnr. Police Director
for St. Croix Seeks
Commissioners Post

William b. Robinson, for
mer Director of Police for st.
.Croix, is a candidate for the
post Of Commissioner Of Pub
lie Safety for the Virgin Is
lands.
MI. Robinson and his fami-
" arrived here from New
Mexico several weeks ago to
take up permanent residence,
and was urged to apply for
the post by q number Of
friends an dadmirers who
credited him with doing a
good job during the time he
was head Of the force here.
Mr.. Robinson resigned in 4
dispute with the then admins
traitor, Harry F. Taylor. He
ran for and was elected to the
Municipal Council during a
by-election, but resigned to
return to the mainland.
, 1956-08-14

Worm.
During the latter part Of the
program 4 beautiful bouquet
was presented to Miss Roach.
, 1956-08-14
Locul Republicans
Coll Emergency
Meeting for Wed. mite

An emergency meeting of
the Virgin Islands Republic
can party has been called for
tomorrow "Wednesday night
at 5 o'clock in the Police court
room in C hristiansted, for the
purpose Of electing a new de-
legate to attend the National
convention, in place OF VIII
liam Greer, who will be un-
able to attend due to severe
damage sustained by his radio
station in the recent storm
which passed over the Islands.
Miss Helen Gorrell, alter
nate, is slated to go, also Evan
Francois, the National Conn
mitteeman for the Virgin Is
lands.
, 1956-08-14
Bonnie Rouch. l5-Yr.
Soloist. Gets HeuvY
Applause at Concert

MlH#l
Applause at Concert
An appreciative audience
Justify a~pplauded fifteen-year
old Bonnie Roach who was
presented in concert at the
Lutheran Parish Hall last
night, in a candlelight setting,
for which no plans had been
made. However, at concert
time the power lines to the
hall were still out Of service
due to the recent storm.
Candles were quickly substi-
tuted and made an impressive
setting
Bonnie opened her program
with sOpen the Gates Of the
Temple, followed BY MY
Task Morning and "The
Lords Prayer. Each number
received heavy applause.
For the second part Of the
program Mrs. Lorraine Sevil-
Ia, brilliant pianist, who ac-
companied the youthful solo
ist, played the Theme From
the First Movement Piano
Concerto by Tschaikowsky,
which was Justify applauded
The Luther League choir,
directed BY James OsNeal
Henderson, sang "a Mighty
Fortress and God So Loved
the World. These brought
forth enthusiastic applause.
Miss Roach next sang: "The
Star" Summertime" and
you'll Never Walk Alone"
The Luther League choir
then sang "Now the Day is
Over. with Bonnie asssoloist.
The program ended with
Miss Roach singing the hui
mOrous ditty sThe Lilac Tree
which set the audience laugh
ing end calling for encores
Then she sang eGrmdma. g
finzliy ended with The
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sort Of bidding formula will be
set up for commercial and other
land.
The lone dissent to approval of
the plan yesterday was voiced by
Edward j. Kelly. sitting as a
commission member in place of
National Parks Director Conrad
L. Wirth.
Mr.. Kelly. National Capital
Parks chief. said Mr.. Wirth dis
sented because of his strong
opposition to one key element of
the plaza wide South Mall
between Independence avenue
and Washington Channel along
the line of Tenth street S.W.
Called Most Essential Part
The Zeckendorf firm insisted
that the Mall was the most essen
tial part of its plan. by providing
a dramatic entrance to the
Southwest The planned loca-
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Republicans Beat
Democrats, III,
lin Baseball Game

DAYTONA BEACH. Fla, April
g R.-The Republicans whipped
the Democrats. 12-l. in the an
Inual congressional spring train
ing baseball game last night.
Representative Glen Davis.
Republican Of Wisconsin, man
aged and pitched the G. o. P.
victory. giving the Democrats
only four hits in the five innings.
Representative Steve Derou-
MAN. Republican of New York,
led the winners 10-hit attack
with a home run and a double
that would have been a homer
except that Representative Bruce
Alger. Republican of Texas, for
got to touch third base and
was called out.
The Congressman were guests
this week of the Daytona Beach
Chamber Of Commerce, which
sponsors the annual spring
training game for the annual
charity game played in Wash
ington June 10. 1t is sponsored
by The Evening Star for its sum-
mer camp fund.
Six wrist watches for the out
standing players went to Mr..
Derounian, for the most runs
batted in. four; Mr.. Alger, for
the most unusual play; Mr..
Davis and Representative Melvin
Laird, Republican of Wiscon-
sin. for the most runs scored.
three each; Representative Olin
league. Democrat of Texas. for
the best fielding play. handling
a sharply hit grounder, and Rep
resentative Frank Clark. Demo-
crat of Pennsylvania, for the
longest hit. double deep to the
lOIIff7ald
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ton, the firm insisted. was the
only point at which the Mall
could overpass unsightly railroad
tracks which skirt the northern
part of the area.
Mr.. Wirth objected to the Mall
because its location interferred
with a site proposed for the
National Air Museum.
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City Heads Set Hearing
On Zeckendorf Plan
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
District was prepared to provide
all these facilities.
Gen. Lane said most Of them
already are provided for in the
city's longe-range public works
program and that he felt the
others could be met. The largest
portions of the District share
comes in the donation of SIS
million worth of District owned
land to the project and in a So
million part of the long planned
Southwest expressway whic h
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in an empty lot behind the
artificial flower factory and car
ried live Goals on a shovel to
the one-story building.
Authorities had the youngster
act out his story and found it
improbable" Described as "a
nice little Kid" he was released
to his mother, Mrs. Pura Mo-
raleS.
The mother said the boy had
been at home for hours before
the blaze. of undetermined
origin, started.
The f1remen who died had
been buried under piles Of rub
bic when the front wall OF the
building Collapsed. Fourteen
other firefiehters we're injured.
including Fire Commissioner
Edward F. Cavanagh, jr., struck
by flying brick.
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French Emigronts

OTTAWA. April 6 (4ol. - Ca
madam immigration officials re-
port a heavy flow of inquiries
from residents of troubled
French North Africa who want
to settle in Canada. Canada,
seeking desirable immigrants be-
cause Of labor shortages. is con-
ferring with French officials on
them.
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as the proposed civic auditorium,
tourist facilities, theaters and
restaurants. At least 1000 park
ing spaces would be under the
Mall.
RESIDENTIAL
Two basic kinds of housing arc
proposed Elevator apartments
and row town houses"
| The total number of dwellings
will be between 1890 and $500,
with no more than l,400 of the
total in elevator apartments.
Six eight-story elevator apart
ments are proposed. each with
about $50 units. These would
range in size from efficiencies to
two or three bedrooms, and in
price from $50 a month to $3.50
and up.
The basic plan for the town
houses" is a residential square.
The houses are arranged in rows,
each with its own back yard,
surrounded by a central COM
mon" for the use of all the resi-
dents surrounding 1t. The Geek
endorf firm Of Webb g. Knapp.
which hopes to build halt The
residential units, proposes that
these houses be sold, not rent -.
The town houses" would De
three stories high. with parking.
utilities and garden terrace
rooms on the first level. Living
rooms face the common" in the
rear. Half the houses would have
two bedrooms. 35 per cent would
have three and is per cent four
or more.
The plan would permit flats
and walk-up apartments" as well
as town houses" The Zecken-
dorff firm feels as many as pos
sible should be in the form of
sales housing because home
ownership is the firmest founda-
ton for neighborhood stability.
Webb & Knapp did not esti-
mate prices of the town houses,
but said market studies show
they are economically feasible.
WATERFRONT
The commercial waterfront.
now owned by the District, would
remain in public ownership but
could be leased for the develop
ment of private commercial uses.
These would be limited to res
taurantS. marine stores and =.
other establishments related to
waterfront activities"
To offset cramped space of
the existing commercial water
front, Maine avenue is curved
away from the water Ito give
space for new commercial uses.
TOWN CENTER
This large area would provide
retail grocery and other stores
for local shopping" but would
not have department stores or
others which would compete
with the uptown retail area.
Space also is provided for a IL
brary, churches and "commu-
nifty buildings"
TRAFFIC
The street system is designed
to keep as much traffic as pos
sible out of the residential areas
but to provide easy through
traffic routes on the new ex-
pressway. NJ street and Maine
avenue.
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acre cultural plaza" a brand
new waterfront, town center
to meet local shopping needs,
Federal and private employment
areas and a varied residential
development of up to $500 fam
lilies.
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passes through the redevelop-
ment area.
John A. Remon, RIA chair
man. said h. was confident"
that the financial arrangements
will be worked out successfully
with the HHFA.
The Area c" project approved
yesterday covers AL acres be-
tween Independence avenue and
the Washington Channel. 1t pro-
poses large residential and COM
mercial areas. rebuilding the
waterfront and a number OF
other features.
Hopes to Build Half of Units
I Mr.. Zeckendorf. whose New
York firm of Webb g. Knapp ac-
tually has done most of the work
on the plan. hopes to build about
half the 1900 to $500 residen-
tial units and to participate in
the rest of the development.
RIA officials already have con-
ferred with Webb e. Knapp
about its participation. and the
private firm said it was pre-
pairing "a specific proposal" to
give the agency.
Mr.. Remon emphasized, how
ever, that the RIA has made nc
decision on the lands dispose
ton for rebuilding.
He said he personally felt the
agency was morally commit.
ted" to assure Webb g. Knapp
it could participate in "about
halt" of the development because
OF the "sizable investment" anc
time the firm already has put
into the program.
Open to Other Investors
He stressed that a major por-
ton of the project will be oper
to other investors. however.
FILA mortgage commitments
one official said. virtually set the
value Of land for residential de-
,yelopment. For this reason RIA
may dispose of residential lano
entirely through negotiation. II
is likely. however, that some
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Boy Freed in Fire
Thut Cost Six Lives

NEW YORK, April 6 (P).-A
7-year-old boy has been freed
by authorities after admitting
and then denying he caused a
Bronx factory fire in which six
firemep died Wednesday night.
The boy. Daniel Morales, told
the Bronx district attorneys
Office last night he started a fire
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Mexico Exports Up

MEXICO CITY, April 6 (P). -
Mexico sold SIT million more
goods abroad in January than
in the same month the year be-
fore but still had a foreign trade
deficit. Sales abroad amounted
to $72.472.00O and purchases to
$50 .304.000 A third of the ex-
port was cotton.
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BOY RANGER TOLD
TO HIKE FORESTS
LIKE SMOKY BEAR
BY the Associated Press

To Tim Golding of Hawk
Run. Pa, and all the other
Junior Forest Rangers:
The United States Forest
Service is sorry. but it has
no horses to give or lend to
young Americans who signed
pledges to help prevent for
est fires and thus become
Junior Rangers.
Tim had written the Serv-
ice about getting a horse for
use this summer in tracking
down possible fires around
Hawk Run.
The service is writing Tim
saying Smoky Bear, its SYM
bolic fire fighter, walks
through the woods and ex-
poets his helpers to do the
same.
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new waterfront, a town center
to meet local shopping needs
Federal and private employment
areas and a varied Residential
development of up to $500 fam
lilies.
Projects Boundaries
1t extends from independence
avenue on the north to Washing.
ton Channel on the south. 1t.
western boundary is Fourteenth
street. On the east, it abut:
three separate proposed projects
The 76-acre Area B." already
cleared of structures: a smaller
Area C-l" redevelopment prof
ect, and a 456-unit public hous-
ing development.
Most of the area between In
dependence avenue and the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks is
reserved for future Federal build
lngS.
The General Services Admin
istration already has proposed
two new Federal Office building
projects for the area. to be built
under the ease-purchase pro-
gram. One would be near the
Health, Education and Welfare
Department at Fourth and In
dependence avenue. The other
in three structures housing
$500 would border
northern section of the Tenth
street Mall.
Wholesale Area to Go
Planning Commission officials
said highway projects in the plan
would wipe out major parts OF
the wholesale produce area bor-
dering Maine avenue just east
of Fourteenth street. The main
refrigerating plant serving the
produce facilities. for example,
would be eliminated.
The plan shows the produce
area as remaining for some
light industrial" use-its pres
ent zoning-but does not show
what any new use might be.
For the most part. in fact. the
plan shows only the type of new
development use to which each
block in the area would be put.
Written specifications how
ever. spell out details of most of
the residential and commercial
development.
The plan is in harmony with
official District plans for streets
including the eight-lane South
west eXpressway-new sewer and
water lines. a new school. police
and fire houses. a library and
other public works
Following are the essential
points of each major phase Of
development in the plan:
THE MALL
A 250-foot-wide mall. starting
at Independence avenue, follows
the line of Tenth street. It ter
inmates near the Washington
Channel in an elevated circular
overlook" Roadways descend
from the overlook to residential
streets.
THE PLAZA
This is a 17-acre area east Of
the Mall between D street and
the new Southwest expressway
IF street,. Its uses could in
clude cultural development, such
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RedeveIopment Project
Covers 441-Acre Area

The AREA c. edeveopment plan approved by National
Capital Planning Commission spraws
west Washington.
In expanS and number of land parcels involved couples
of the biggest zeal estate deals history with the Nations
most ambitious effort to wipe out city blight.
Its key features include 250-footwde mall
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TOWN HOUSE LAYOUT-About half the resi-
dental units in Area CO. proposed to be town
houses" built in rows around the edges of blocks
This shows typical layout, with a backyard for
each house and large common" area available
to all the home owners in each block
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Man
Kills Self With
Power NuiIdriver

An Arlington man killed HIM
self by driving a nail through
his heart with a power tool. po-
lice reported.
Detective Sergt. George Cop
page said the body of Hubert E.
Miller, 40, was found yesterday
on a cot in the basement OF his
apartment house at 800 North
Wayne street. The dead man
was employed at the apartment
as a maintenance worker.
According to Sergt. Coppage.
Mr.. Miller had fired the nail
into his chest through a three
quarter inch piece Of plywood
after lying down on the cot. The
nail carried through the mattress
and two other pieces of ply
wood on the bed
The power tool which is de-
signed to drive nails into con-
crete and steel, uses a 90 cart
ridge blank and special one and
one-half inch nails. Power is
developed by a pressure cham
Der.
Sergt. Coppage said police were
told that Mr.. Miller had been
respondent over III health. The
body was discovered by Mr.. Mil
ler'S wife Charlotte.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Maryland Man Is Accused
OF Seeking Tax Agent

A Potomac Md man has
been charged with punching an
Internal Revenue Service agent
in the mouth. loosening his front
teeth. when he discovered the
service had seized his automobile
for nonpayment of back taxes.
Free on a $500 bond, is Daniel
j. Mccarthy of the Lake Nor
mandy Estates in Potomac,
Unite d States Commissioner
Archie Meatyard has scheduled
a preliminary hearing for April
IL.
officials Of the Baltimore Dis
trict Of the service said Mr.. Nc
Carthy's automobile was seized
March 30. They said he owed
about $500.
During the seizure. 1t was said,
Mr.. Mccarthy loosened the front
teeth of Edward Phelps. collec-
ton officer stationed at the serv-
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MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Charles County Annoyed
BY Magazine Crime Story

The meeting was prompted by
a Chamber of Commerce demand
for legal action for redress from
the publicity which the organ
ization regarded as damaging to
business and to the general repu-
tation Of the county.
The commissioners said they
are convinced the article which
listed the county as one Of the
ten widest sin spots In Ameri-
ca" Is not a true picture.
Part of the letter said:
las an example, you published
on page Al a photograph Of a
Baltimore Transit Co. bus with q
Baltimore policeman standing
beside it experimenting an al
legged 'teen-age punk
"On page SO you reproduced
Ia portion Of this photograph and
labeled it Charles County. Our
investigation discloses no evil
Idence that this photograph was
taken in Charles County nor that
any Charles County residents
were involved in the incident"
1t continued: I'VE are certain
that if your visit proves that
conditions here are not as you
have described them you will be
more than glad to give as wide
publicity to your findings as you
have given to the article"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Shrubs Worth
$3.50 Given
ToAreu Parks

The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion yesterday acknowledged gifts
to the commission of shrubs and
trees valued at $500.
The donations. the commits
sion said, came in response to
a public appeal which The Star
published on March %. The
commission had set aside nearly
$4,000 to buy shrubbery for its
stream valley parks, but super
visors had declared more was
needed.
The commissions Montgomery
County office reported it received
80 shrubs and trees worth 3d.
AS. More than half of the
Montgomery gifts were from
Howard S. Held and Victor Leis-
ner, Wheaton businessmen.
The Prince Georges County
planning Office reported it had
received II items with an esti-
mated value of Sl35.
officials also announced a new
community building in Prince
Georges County will be dedicated
on April 20. The ceremony will
mark the opening Of the $4,000
Lane Manor Shelter at Univer-
sity lane and West Park drive.
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'McKeIdin Vetoes Tax Bill
.Exempting Nonresidents

BALTIMORE, April 5 (P.-A
Maryland Legislature bill that
would have exempted nonresi-
dents working in Maryland from
paying State income taxes has
been vetoed by Gov. McKeldin.
Delegate Blair Lee, Democrat
Of Montgomery. said Tuesday
that the Governor had decided
to- veto his bill. Mr.. Lee said the
Governor informed him he con-
ours in objections that the bill
would repeal the income tax on
residents of Pennsylvania and
West Virginia who are employed
In Maryland.
The Governor yesterday vetoed
the bill. along with 10 others.
The Governor signed into law
yesterday a special session bill
giving him the power to appoint
|arbiters in Baltimore's pro-
tracted transit dispute.
He also signed II other bills
as he completed action on en-
actments of the 1856 General
Assembly in both its regular and
special sessions.
Among other measures the
Governor vetoed were a bill that
would have created a State de-
partment of economic develop
ment and another which would
have abolished the boards of
managers of the States training
schools for juvenile delinquents.
Among the bills he approved
were those which:
Require court permission to
tap telephone or telegraph wires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05

LA PLATA, Md, April S (P.-
Charles County officials are sick
and tired of having various pub
locations call this Southern
Maryland county one Of the most
lawless places in the country.
And this week they struck back
at a nationally circulated maya
zine (Real Adventure) which
called it just that In the current
issue.
States Attorney George w
Bowling wrote the magazine edi-
tor asking for the address of the
authors Of the article and saying
he and the grand jury would like
to have any information they
had on lack Of law enforcement
in the county.
The county commissioners
went even further.
They wrote asking the editor
and the authors Of the article to
visit Charles County, at county
expense, so that they could not
only see conditions here. but
could assist law enforcement Off
GERS in cleaning up any law
lesSneSs" found to exist.
The action came after the
commissioners and Mr.. Bowling
met with the county health off,
Ger and the sheriff to discuss the
matter.