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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
CHARLES w. ROBINSON.
,,,,,.-- -. Exalted Ruler

CHARLES W. ROBINSON,
EVERETT L. COOPER. Secretary.
PEARSON. THOMAS Z. Suddenly or
S sstgTday 4 Aasgs] Il 1906. h.
z. PEARSON beloved son Of Raymond
h. and Grace Pearson, brother OIL
Raymond H. Pearson and Mrs. Anr
Miller. Funeral services from the Are.
Nd, on Tuesday August a. at 1886
am. Interment st. Pauls Piney.
PERRY, DAVID ROUSE. OF GambrilIs
Md. on August 10, 1886. husband Of
Lily A; Perry Services at Chambers
Riyerdale, Md on Tuesday, August IA
at pm. Interment private. 10
PETER. DAVID HENRY. Suddenly, or
III, DAVID "a HENRY PETER; beloved
OF Chicago, ILL., He also is survived by
other relatives and many friends. After
10 m, Monday, August 10. friends
are INVITED to call az the Jarvis Chapel
noon Wednesday August is. at ROCK
Greek Baptist Church, Rev Ernest
Gibbs offeiatinR Intermeut Arlington
p Msli9Dal c.eTmeeiseIry, - e., "a
ANGLIA PIRRONE OF 5522 Oakmonl
ave. Bethesda Nd. mother of Mrs
6peorse NY vecehistti Ci washington
York City. Mrs. George T. Harrison
Bethesda Md. Paul Pirrone OF Chi.
eaeo, III and Jack .Pirrone Of Wichita
kans sister OF Mr.. Joseph Samson,
Of Woodland Beach. Md She is alst
survived By six grandchildren anc
from the S. h.. Hines CO. Funers
home saol eth ST. NV, at g:l'
M on Thursday. August Ii lparkinf
facilitiesl, Thence TO ST. Jane France,
deChantel Catholic Church. Ole
deorgetown, I'd, and Ryiand drive Be-
thssds Nd where, the Holv. sacri.
am Tor the tespose Of her soul In.
terment ST. Mary's Cemetery "a
RElLEY. PURNELL o. suddenly. OF
A'I Xii nv Hug beiovsd b lgSS PUENEELl
Takoma Funeral Home, 954 Carol
ST. NV parking lot oppositel, whert
PRAYERS win be, said on Wednesday
e essas' VII e e. lgiSo am. lntermfnt
RODGERS, MARY 4. On Saturday An.
gust ! l. 1896 at Sibiey Hospital MARY
& RODGERS OF I5Os Monroe 81 nv,
R RosssFs q Mr. Robert a, @na Jsmss
oers Sr Of char ea' ro MTs Y Rl ssrS.
Hf Home a. eb snst Hne' e e r sSnssS
husueb - ~ ~ ~. parking Iacili'
BOUTWELL,. RICHARD r. on satur.
day. AUGUST II, 1855, al Hadley Me.
moral hospital, RICHARD n. RoTH.
WELL OF III 10Th 81 Sc. the beloved
husband q sarah Rothwell, father o.
vel. all OF Washington, D. c. and Ida
kothwel OF Rothford, n J., brother Of
Mrs. Morris Payne and Robert Roth.
s vel His also ,,.- survived By IVY
the Lee Funeral Home. 4th ST. ant
Mass ave. ne. where services vii
be held on Tuesday August IA al
1870 am. Interment Cedar HI
sEARLEs. MARIE. on Saturday, Angus
4. 1856, MARIE SEARLES Reaulen
mass AZ the home Of the Little Sisters
A. ESQ am. Funeral from the hom,
e. an. Interment Mount olive
Cemetery.
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BLANKENBAKER. EARLY NJ. on Sun

day, August IL 1856 at his home
lO5 WADE ave. Rockville, Md, EARLY
OF Ruth NJ Blankenbaker, and father
of Marie NJ. Blankenbaker. Rita Cha
concas, Louise Traham and Otis B.. Os-
wald j.. Lloyd W. Blankenbaker. Friends
are invited to call a the Colonial
Funeral Home OF Robert A. Humphrey,
Rockville, Md. Services and inter-
ment private. Please omit flowers
Contributions may be made to Heart
Littnl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13

sunday August T.. 1905. az Waiter
Reed Hospital. COL. FRANK WILLARD
BULLOCK of Brooke Place Manor
Island Greek. Nd. beloved husband Of
Florence Sims Bullock. Graveside sery-
fees Arlington National Cemetery on
Wednesday. August II at > pm. In
lieu Of flowers contributions may be
made r. the American Cancer Society
Arrangements by the S. II. Hines Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
+ an1iIyCourt
|Bi||ConingU Up

Legislation to establish a Do
nestle Relations Branch in Dis
Itrict Municipal Court will come
lup for action before the House
Thursday.
The bill to be considered Is a
House District Committee version
of a long-pending legislation de-
signed to relieve the United
States District Court of the bur-
den of handling marital cases.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee said
he hopes to call up the measure
and ask the House to send ii
back to the Senate which previ-
ously had passed a different ver-
sion of the legislation.
Unless the Senate should take
the House language of the bill
the measure would then go to
conference between the two
bodies to resolve differences
Both the House bill and the
Senate-passed measure would
place handling OF domestic re-
lations in Municipal Court. but
would do so by a somewhat Diff
ferent procedure.
The House bill would authorize
the appointment Of three ad-
ditional judges to the Municipal
Court. They would serve as
jurists of the Domestic Relations
Branch but would be available
to sit in other branches of Mu-
nicipal Court when the work OF
the Domestic Relations Branch
permitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

lin 1850. 1t would seem the part
of wisdom to look forward tt
the necessity for additional pub.
lie housing which will be re.
quired as the renewal program
moves into the congested central
Northwest and displacements OF
low income families through
housing code enforcement, re-
Mobilization and public works
will gain further impetus. In
any event, regardless of what
figure the District may adopt
for its cooperative agreement,
it will be necessary for the Au-
Ithority to demonstrate the need
before the District Commission
IerS.
LAS the Authority has said for
years. its services are designed
to supplement the work per-
formed by private enterprise. To
the extent that private enterprise
in the future meets the need of
low-income families, the services
OF the Authority will to that ex-
tent be curtailed. However, it is
necessary that there be positive
evidence Of availability of hous-
ing for low-income families by
public or private means to assure
that the urban renewal program
will not be stopped for lack of
Irehousing facilities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Fire Chief Conroy
To Retire Feb. I
For Disability

Battalion Chief Joseph W
Conroy. veteran of more than 81
years of fire-f1ghting in WASH
Iington, will retire from the de-
Ipartment on February / for ply
steal disability
He has been serving as the de-
partment's executive officer for
the past two years.
The 57-year-old veteran has
been on sick leave since last No
vember. He appeared before the
Board of Police and Fire Sur
geons about a week ago. who
recommended his retirement to
the retirement board.
A new career awaits him the
day his fire department career
ENDS. Capt. Conroy said he will
work in an administrative capa-
city at the Hecht Co. warehouse,
140l New York avenue NE.
Chief Conroy made headlines
in l947 when, as head of the fire.
mems union, he charged before
a House District committee that
the late Fire Chief Clement
Murphy was demoralizing the
department. A trial board SUBJ
sequently exonerated Mr.. MUIR
Iphy, but the District Commits
sioners took the position that
the then Capt Conroy had prob
able cause to believe the charges
he made about his superior Of
ficer. Almost a year later, the
two men shook hands in the
commissioners Office, following
an apology by Mr.. Conroy.
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|NCHA Only to Supplement
Private Enterprise, Ring Says

The National Capital Housing
Authority's work is intended only
to supplement private enterprise
Executive Director James Rims
declared today.
Mr.. Rings statement. evoked
by Washington real estate mems
attack on his agency in Chicago
follows:
In the first place, the Author
|ity's proposal before the District
Commissioners constitutes only 9
request for an addition to its ex-
listing cooperation agreement
with regard to the provision for
additional housing. The figure
of 1000 units was recommended
as one within which the Author
ity would be required to demon
'strate the need for additional
public housing as the need might
arise, particularly In connection
with the Districts developing
urban renewal program.
THE fact is that the Author.
,ity's present commitments which
will enable this agency to re-
house low income families, dis
placed during the opening phases
of urban renewal, will exhaust
the total Of 1000 dwelling units
which presently are provided fol
in a cooperation agreement
with the District, entered into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
One Dies, 4Hurt in Crash
On SuitIond PARKWAY

The head Of a family was
killed. his younger brother seri-
Iously injured and three Andrews
Air Force base mechanics also
seriously hurt in a head-on crash
this morning on Suitland park
way.
The collision occurred about
1880 am. on a small patch of ice
between Suitland road and For
est road. Other sections of the
road were dry.
The dead man is Stewart E.
Jennings, 80, Of 5307 Forestville
road, Forestville.
Admitted in serious condition
to Casualty Hospital we're:
Mr.. Jennings brother, Donald
s. Jennings. 10, Of the same ad-
dress, leg. hand and head in
juries.
Edward E. Wirth, 80, OF 1924
North Pocomoke street, Arling-
ton.
Joseph H. Nicholson, SO, Of
1912 South Eighteenth street.
Arlington, head and chest in
juries.
John l.. Porter, A, of. 1872 East
Rosemont avenue, Alexandria,
head injuries. the driver of the
second car
The latter three are employed
at the Andrews motor pool. They
were driving to work when the
crash occurred,
The two cars met with such
force that the front wheel Of
one was smashed back through
the engine compartment and
into the front seat.
The dead man was a WASH
ington native. He was driving to
the Naval Gun Factory, where
he had been employed for 16
years. He was an electronics
equipment supervisor.
With him in the car was his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Two Drivers Killed
In Virginia Crashes

Two area men we're killed n
separate traffic accidents within
little over an hour yesterday
on nearby Virginia highways.
The victims we're:
Marine TiSergt. Donald Eu.
gene Kelly. 81. Of 59o6 Amelia
street, Springfield. Va, an in
formation division chief al
Marine Corps Headquarters al
the Navy Annex.
Fred Ulysses Friday. ST.. 80
colored, Of 1922 Rosedale street
Me-, a Washington barber and
operator of q quail farm or
Sheriff road in Prince Georges
County.
Sergt. Kelly was killed In o
head-on collision with a tractor
trailer while going the wrong
way on the southbound lane OF
Shirley highway, near the Brook.
vile subdivision, Alexandria
about 1:20 am.
Alexandria police were unable
to determine why Sergt. Kelly's
car was in the wrong lane oil
the divided roadway or where
it entered the southbound lane
The truck driver, Major Mel
ton, 26, Of Wadesboro, N. c., told
police he suddenly saw the autos
lights coming at him and was
unable to avoid hitting the car
because Of other traffic.
In the other accident. Virginia
State police said Mr.. Friday was
killed when his car was crushed
beneath a tractor trailer and
caught fire about 1915 am. on
Route l at Woodbridge.
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brother. The younger man is O
Student at Chamberlain Voca.
tional High School. near the Gun
Factory. and his brother regu-
larry drove him to school.
The older brother was q grad.
uate of Mckinley High Schoo
in Washington. He took course.
in radio and electronics at Cath.
olic University after going tc
work at the Gun Factory.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Anna F. Jennings; three
children. Anna Francis, 7; Rus
sci Earl, 2. and Gregory Stewart
4 months; his brother and his
mother, Mrs. Margaret M. Jen-
|nings.
Mr.. Jennings was a member
of Mount Calvary Catholic
Church in Forestville. During
World War II, he served with
the Army Engineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Firemen Save Lawyer
Trapped by BIoze

A washington attorney was
rescued by firemen yesterday
from the fourth floor Of a build
ing at 1874 Connecticut avenue
NV. after being trapped by a
fire.
Daniel o. Dechert. So, was
helped down a ladder to safety
in a dazed state as several hun
dred spectators watched.
A pedestrian sounded the
alarm about II am. The blaze
had started on the first floor and
spread through heating ducts
and stairs to the second, accord
ing to firemen.
Mr., Dechert. working in his
fourth-floor Office at the time,
was cut of from escaping by
the stairway by the time he no
ticed smoke.
Although the fire damaged the
first two floors, the third and
fourth floors suffered only from
smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Kefuuver Buckers
Elect Officers

William F. Fadler, jr.. yester-
day was elected president of the
IKefauver-for President Club.
Others elected at a meeting at
the Willard Hotef yesterday
were: Arthur Clarendon Smith.
Norman S. Bowles, jr., and Clyde
L. Ford, vice presidents; Julius
w. Robertson, treasurer; Kath-
|leen Winston. recording Secre-
tary; Jane Tomlin, correspond
ing secretary, and Bruce r. Har-
riSon, sergeant alta arms.
Mr.. Fadler said the club back
ing Senator Kefauver, Democrat
of Tennessee. for the presidency.
so far has 200 regular members
and IS executive members. The
club was organized last October
%. Senator Kefauver officially
threw his hat in the ring last
month.
Rallies are scheduled for 2
pm. on February IL, March IL
and April 8 at the Willard Hotel,
Mr.. Fadler said.
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Rambling .

A downtown parking lot
displays a sign: mo nickels
for meters" E.
Washington people have
been receiving subscription
letters from a national maya
zine, and the Enclosures in
clude a 81 token to be used as
a discount" on a subscrip-
ton. The advice is offered
that If the token is not used
1t should be destroyed-"Dont
Throw Away and Don't
Lose. -.
A fellow apologized for in
terrupting a colleague while
he was on the telephone the
other day. Not at all, not at
ALL" the colleague assured
him. II was Just listening to
my wife" E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Planes Awoiting Space
In Proposed Air Museum

Lighter-than-air craft. the
early balloons, were the first real
flying contraptions, and the mu-
scum has some Of the earliest
models.
One Of the Smithsonian Sec
retaries. DR.. Samuel Pierpont
Langley, proved a key historical
figure in the story of fight. Hi.
fundamental research In large
powered models jumped the
aviation science 10 times ahead
of previous marks. Mr.. CARRIER
said.
! DR.. Langley built a full-scaie
plane in 1908, and 1t might have
flown had it not been thrown
into the Potomac by a faulty
launching gear. DR.. Langley re.
ceived horselaughs from the
skeptical public. but his nam.
lis an honored one today in avia.
tons hall Of fame.
Displayed From Ceiling
The Langley plane and som,
of his large. gas-powered model
now hang from the ceiling a
the Smithsonian.
The Wrights. of course, proved
1t could be done, and their plan,
now is suspended from the Art.
and Industries building ceiling
After the Wright brother,
came the early BIRDS" and theil
planes. which probed the earl,
limits of altitude, distance
speed and endurance, are nov
in the air museum. World Wa
I planes. including Billy Mitch.
ellis Spad, are on display alont
with World War II fighters (tht
War II bombers are too larg,
to display in present space.
Lindy's plane, the first on,
that convinced the genera
public that aviation was her,
to stay, is a treasured exhibit
along with the Winnie Mae
Wiley Posts around-the-worle
record breaker.
Pioneer rockets, helicopterl
and famous racers round out
the collection.
Source Material
The Smithsonian planes ane
the vital records collected thert
have played direct part In tn,
development Of aviation. Tn,
Wright brothers used Smith.
sonian publications when the,
were designing their planes
Charles Lindbergh as a boy
hung around the Smithsonian
soaking UP flying knowledge.
Mr.. CARRIER, himself an avia'
ton pioneer. learned to fly b,
copying an old glider displayet
In the museum. The glider ht
built was not sufficiently historic
to rate a spot in the Smithson.
ian, but 1t did cause quite O stil
in Washington in 1914 when thu
young CARRIER took of from 6
hill at California avenue anc
scared go feet over his amazed
friends and then crash landeC
in Mary Roberts Rinehart's rose
garden on Massachusetts, avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

to propose such a terrific expan-
sion OF its program.
Builders will most certainly
demand that this indefensible
new NCHA grab for power be
subjected to searching inquiry
at a public hearing and that
the whole plan be reviewed in
the light Of what private enter
prise has done and will continue
to do in the housing field"
Seek Lower-Price Market
The Washington builders po-
sition was learned shortly after
Earl w. Smith, president Of the
National Association of Home
Builders, said builders all over
the country were aiming at Q
llower-price market this year.
Mr.. Smith said he expected
production Of at least IL million
homes in 1856, and that a siz-
able part of this production
would be in the lower-price field
The California builder said
provision of community facili-
ties has become an increasing
problem for builders. Combined
with high land costs and stiffel
community standards. he said
the problem has forced housing
costs to levels that have left 9
lot Of people out Of the housing
market.
The solution, he said, involve,
increasing understanding on the
part of communities and thu
Federal Government that ths
services of builders must be ere.
lated" to the market being
served, even If this means chang.
ing housing standards.
Builders must be allowed tt
get into the lower priced market
in increasing volume" he said
Families of all income level,
ARE entitled to have available tt
them homes that At theil
budget"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Delegate Election
Fund Plea Due

District officials are scheduled
to testify this afternoon before
Ia House Appropriations subcom-
mittee on supplemental request
for $43,500 for expenses to regu-
late the election Of delegates tc
national political conventions.
Legislation authorizing the
election, May /, was approved by
the President last August IL. but
Congress has not yet made avail
able money to meet expenses.
In submitting the supplement
tai request to Congress. the
President said that the funds
would be required for expendi-
ture not later than February Is
this year "in order to comply
with requirements Of the act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

/. Was unnecessary, owing tt
the large volume Of new anc
used homes scheduled to 60 or
the market this year.
q. Would disrupt and dis
courage private building.
8. Would impose an "inde-
feasible burden" on the home
owner who is paying his Owr
way in taxes"
4. Would be contrary to the
trend away from paternalism
and in favor Of meeting the
needs of all the people through
private building"
Would Cost $50 Million
Construction Of 1000 unit.
probably would cost more thar
$50 million, builders said.
The request according Il
Herman Schmidt, chairman o.
the builders urban redevelop'
ment committee, was for 4,00t
units In addition to q present
authorization Of approximately
$500 units, Of which about 90t
are under construction and abou
900 have not yet been started.
Lewis T. Breuninger. presi.
dent of the Home Builders ASso.
citation of Metropolitan Wash.
Iington. said:
with the passage of every
year 1t has become more obvious
to everyone except public hous.
ing fanatics that private builder!
can do a better job at cheaper
cost. Yet in this new program
we have q proposal to go bacl
once again to the discreditec
subsidy method having the ear.
marks Of socialism.
at Is almost uncomfortable, II
view Of the amazing job tina
private builders have done since
the end Of World War u. tina
NCHA could have the audacit.
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Pustinne
Trapped

The inquisitive mind of a
youngster keeps pressing for
the final answer. Overheard
on a bus was this conversation
between a mother and her
daughter as the bus passed
Thirteenth and G streets
NV, where an advertising
sign depicts a bullfght:
Girl - Whats the man
doing?"
Mother - Hes killing a
bull"
Girl - "Why does he want
to kill the bull?"
Mother - well, that's a
sport they have down in
Mexico and in some other
countries"
Girl - What will he do
with the bull after he kills
it?"
Mother Tin desperation) -
Hell fix it up and eat it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
3 Youths Held
In knitting Here

Three youths were arrested
yesterday in the stabbing Of q
man Friday and have admitted
being involved in the fight. po-
lice reported.
Two first precinct detectives
picked up the three from a tip
on the nickname Of the oldest
youth. who is II. His companions
are Is. All three, who are COL
ored, were taken to the Receiv-
ing Home. charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon. A
fourth may be involved. police
said.
Meanwhile, Ray H. Phillips
IS. of 729 North Capitol street
victim of the stabbing, remained
in fair condition today in Cas-.
ualty Hospital. He suffered 9
.punctured lung.
Detectives John T. Mccarthy
and William Schillig said the II.
year-old youth admitted stab.
bling Mr.. Phillips. But hi
charged. with his companion
agreeing. that Mr.. Phillips moi
only started the fight but wa.
first to pull a knife or razor anc
that the youth, himself. suffered
two deep cuts on the right hand
The melee occurred in front Of
I805 North Capitol street. The
youths said the man accostec
them. accused them Of talking
about him. and pulled a blade or
them, whereupon the oldest
pulled his own knife.
Mr.. Phillips was taken to Dis
|trict General Hospital after the
stabbing. Although listed In
critical condition. he got up and
left the hospital after first-aid
treatment and examination. Pc.
lice later found him at a room
ing house and took him to Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Baltimore Woman, so,
FotuIly Burned in Home

BALTIMORE, Jan. % (P.-
Miss Doris Singer, so, was burned
to death last night after her
clothing caught fire in her Sec
ond-foor apartment in East
Baltimore.
She was pronounced dead al
Church Home and Hospital.
Fire Department investigators
theorized the woman's clothing
started to smolder unnoticeo
after she had brushed against q
gas space heater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Conventions Toduy

The United States Savings and
Loan League continues its legis-
lative conference at the May
flower Hotel.
The National Society Of Volun-
teers of America East Central
Asia continues its meeting at the
Woodner Hotel.
The Young Republican Lead
ership Training Conference be-
gins a six-day session at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
VA Counsel to Speak

Edwin Patterson. counsel for
the House Veterans Affairs Com
Imittee, will discuss veterans BEN
Iefits in the national economy at
the luncheon meeting tomorrow
Iof the Exchange Club of WASH
ington. It will be at 1910 pm.
at the Washington Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

The Allied Civic Group Of Sill
yer Spring will meet at 8 pm.
next Monday In the County
Building. $50 Colesville road.
The regular meeting tonight was
cancelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Public Housing Program
For D. c. Is AssoiIed
By ROBERT J. LEWIS
Star stan Correspondent

CHICAGO Jan. 23-Washington home builders here for
1855 National Builders Convention said today they would
demand public hearing by the Commissioners proposal
LOT National Capital Housing Authority build addi
|tional 1900 public housing units in Washington
voicing sharp opposition builders here conended the