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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

Work will soon begin on q
new 375-bed maximum security
building at st. Elizabeths. ar
addition expected TO ease the
problem Of oyercrowded maxi
mum security facilities in the
District.
Three contracts were an
inounced yesterday for the prof.
Iect which will cost q total Of
Sc. 800 1883. It will be a modern
five-story structure on a remote
section on the hospitals eastern
grounds with a steam tunnel 70
serve 1t.
Oficials declared that It will
take at least two years 70 COM
plete the building which will re-
place the sntiquated Howard
Hall. the present 180-bed maxi
mum security building.
Backlog Of Prisoners
The new structure viii heir
the hospital handle a backlog Of
prisoners now being kept al tht
District General Hospital because
there is no room In Howard Hall
Maximum security facilities al
District General have often beer
criticized and the institution ha'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

the same purpose. Years ago,
the Christmas rush forced the
handling of parcels down on the
old polo grounds near the Tidal
Basin.
The local post Objects big
gest business is naturally the
Governments suggesting that
a Christmas card to Secretary
Humphrey or Dulles. or any
Government official, be sent to
their homes instead of the Office.
Mail to Government Offices is
considered heavy enough, at any
time of the year.
Roy M. North, local postmas-
ter, has announced that it's per-
fectly all right to mark parcels
do Not Open Until Christmas. "
This, to some people at least, has
been somewhat confusing since
it does constitute a message
but it does not mean the pack
age has to be first class.
DeadIines Suggested
Mr.. North has also come up
with the following schedule for
Christmas cards and gift parcels
The letter or parcel should be
mailed either on or before the
date given:
Far West and Southwest, De-
cember 10; Middle West and
South, December IL; New Eng
land, New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. December 10;
West Virginia, North Carolina
Virginia, Maryland and Della
ware, December IA; and Wash
ington, d. c., December is.
All post office stations will re-
main open on Saturday. Deem
Der IS. until 6 pm. The Benja-
min Franklin Station at Twelfth
and Pennsylvania avenue NV
will remain open until 9 pm
starting December II through
December %. The Main Post
Office is open "a hours a day.
Mr.. North the other day sum.
med up his feelings on all the
hard work ahead a feeling
which makes the days a BIZ
easier.
we must" he said, make a
lot Of people happy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

been cited as part Of the justifi-
cation for raising relief grants
from 78 per cent to IS per cent
of minimum living costs.
The 100000 figure is an esti-
mate projected over a year on
the basis of cases closed during
the first eight months of the
work of the investigation unit in
the last four months and what it
would have cost to maintain all
these people on relief for a year.
The investigation unit, headed
Iby William r. Calvin, gets its
case assignments from the So
cial workers.
Cases for Investigation
Cases are referred for in
vestigation when:
/. A recipient. previously cut
off relief because Of misrepre-
sentation. reapplies for help.
2. A recipient claims the
father of her children is missing
3. A recipient becomes preg-
nant after claiming the father is
absent from the home.
4. A social worker believes q
recipient has more property
than his known resources woulc
explain, or the worker suspects
the recipient lis working or has
access to other resources.
5. Any complaint-anonymou'
or otherwise-iS received that the
recipient is ineligible for relief.
| 6. A worker has reasonable
grounds to believe that a mar
rs present in the home or has
free access to it but the worker
has not been able to get suffi-
Icient evidence to prove it.
About two-thirds Of the case;
referred to the investigation unit
in the past year are requests II
locate missing fathers. In some
cases, two or as many as 81,
fathers have to be located for ont
family. zone woman claimed sil
different men had fathered he
children but it developed tina
Ionly one man-and not any O.
the six she named-was thu
father Of them ALL
High Hunting Percentage
1 The investigation service re
ported it has been able to locat'
more than IS per cent Of TIL
hundreds Of fathers it sought
This has involved checks will
the military, with police all owe
J the country. with jail, health
: police. employment service ant
other local agencies.
In its first eight months. tn
! unit completed 281 cases. In tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

pare for the avalanche of gifts,
cards and circulars and fight to
stay alive.
There is good evidence, ac-
cording to post Office officials
that their campaign to get peo-
pie to mail earlier is finally
showing results. While it has
been something of pound-the-
Ihead-against-a -brick-wall pro-
position. the great publicity
campaign started in 1899 has
finally produced a diScernable
trend. In the past, Christmas
mail showed post Offices few
days before Christmas. Now. a
trickle of packages is spotted
early in December.
Mails Get Heavier
Yet the mails get heavier each
year. In the local post office. for
example. 1928. 296 pieces of in
coming mail we're handled in the
first "a days of December, 1854
Last year, So. BOG pieces came
in over the same period. The
heaviest day last year was De-
cember 10, when 1869 ,464 pieces
we're dumped on the Washington
postal system for delivery else
where.
AS early as October. the post
Office begins to get ready for the
annual crush. Locally. Govern
ment Offices are asked to mai
the pig iron"--a term applied
to Government publications
before the Christmas season is
in full swing. And already, 1900
"temporaries' have been hired
to help weary postmen on routes
or in sorting jobs.
These temporaries are drawn
from the areas colleges and each
year are asked to return to the
temporary jobs If they haven't
been graduated. The plan give:
the post Office something of a
reserve corps. During the season
they receive from S1.43 an houi
to a Sl.65 an hour.
4 ArmOry for Packages
! Again this year, the post Office
will take over the basement Of
the National Guard Armory Il
help with the great press Of
packages. Ofhcials have also
found space in Union Station fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

Pier 3 in the Washington port be
replaced with a new pier. which
won ldhandle the Harbor Police
and District f1reboats. 1t rec
commended funds be put in the
1853 budget for this purpose.
The actions were taken after
committeeman heard predictions
of great future for the Alex
,andria and Washington ports
from DR.. jerome p. Pickard. re-
search director of the economic
development committee of the
Board of Trade, and Raymond
L. Tolbert. chairman Of the
Alexandria Port Development
Committee.
DR.. Pickard said the estimated
So million cost of widening and
deepening the river channel
would be small in comparison to
the benefits TO be derived He
said development Of the two
ports would greatly diversity"
the economy of the area and re-
duce the dependence on the Fed
eral Government.
Sees Ships Attracted
He said the Washington area
is the only large Metropolitan
Area located on tidewater that
has not developed its port
facilities.
/ He said development Of the
ports here would increase ship
ing in all Chesapeake Bay ports
because a Capital City" port
would handle the Harbor Police
He said a good water facility
you'd attract Industry TO the area
and would solve some Of the tax
burdens faced by communities.
He said a $50 million plant,
such as one just opening near
the Baltimore harbor. would
mean 81 million a year In taxes.
Mr.. Tolbert said only 35 miles
Of the channel would have 70
be deepened because the RENAME
der is already deeper than the
minimum depth asked.
Mr.. Tolbert urged members 20
enlist all the support we can
get from community leaders TO
get favorable congressional ac-
ton on a bill 10 authorize a sure
yey for the chanel Job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

four months ended october 81,
lit doubled its output and COM
pleted 279 more cases.
It's backlog, however, has ac-
Icumulated faster than its eight
investigators could work. AS of
october 81, a total Of 232 cases
were pending and the number
of requests for investigations was
continuing to rise.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea estimated that the number
lof investigators should be
doubled to get ineligible people
of relief as soon as possible
and, contrary-wise. to clear the
way for those in actual need.
Some Grants Increased
The investigators on their
night rounds are as likely to
get the information to warrant
keeping a family on relief-or
even increasing the grant-as to
uncover facts leading to a deci-
sion by the social workers that
relief should be ended.
An analysis of the first eight
months Of the investigation unit
showed that of the 28l cases it
handled, 104 grants remained
unchanged, II grants were in
creased, 6 were reinstated. SO
were decreased, So cases were
closed and 81 applications were
rejected. Action was not COM
pleted on the others at the time
of the report.
The investigators find the
facts. The social workers take
it from there. When missing
fathers are located, the workers
try through voluntary agree
ments or court orders to have
the fathers support their
children.
Tax Deduction Children
1t is determined that a man
: has access to the home--regard-
less of whether the children in
the home are his--the Welfare
, Department now takes the posi-
ton that it's up to him to sup
port them.
On more than one occasion,
: the investigator has found that
a man in the home of a relief
slfamily is claiming the children
. as income tax deductions.
A study of so cases closed
Ieither during or after investiga-
ton showed the recipients had
] been receiving relief for an
average of 80 months. Ten had
: been on relief for five years or
2 more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

bAAC dRPAOAAAlAdbCAJ 4,GOO dOtCo vi
city-owned land along the river
and lakes between New York
avenue and the railroad bridge
above Pennsylvania avenue be
developed into a park area.
Steps should be taken at
once to develop this area which
has long been neglected" the re-
port said.
Marina Recommended
The subcommittee recon-
mended dredging the river and
Kingman Lake for use by small
boats. 1t said facilities should be
constructed so the like could be
used for a small-craft marina.
"Kingman Lake should be
completed, which would mean
completing the sea wall, con-
structing necessary locks and d.
verting storm sewers emptyine
into the lake." the report said
Mr.. Hulf1sh'said the lake once
was six feet deep but storm
waters pouring into it have
caused it to silt up.
Development Seen
The report foresees a big de-
velopment for the area after the
construction of the proposed
Anacostia freeway. 1t says las
much as possible of the unused
land should be developed as
parks and streets and roads
should be constructed to make il
accessible to the public"
A road following the west bank
of Kingman Lake was suggested
Financing OF the project
should be handled jointly by the
Federal and District govern
iments, the report said. It said
the last money for development
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
Rambling

The first Christmas card has
long since arrived-as usual
from Blind Lou" Palmer, the
former welterweight who lost
his sight in the ring.
A caller says he's convinced
the international situation is
not as black as painted by
the headlines-he's Just seen
a load Of pizza pies being de-
livered by volkswagen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Chemical 5pecislties
Manufacturer Associatlon
completes is business In the
MayhoveT Hotel
The South eastern RE-
gionai Restaurant COnven-
ton and Exposition goes into
its fourth day IN the Shera-
PARK Hotel
The National Biscuit co.
holds its final sessions In the
Hotel Etstler.
The American Automobile
Association winds Bp -
meeting IN the Hotel Stailer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
School Vesper Concert

The sWashington-Lee H 4 g h
School orchestra and chorus will
present a Christmas vesper con-
cert at 4 pm. Sunday IN the
Auditorium Of the school, 1900
North Quincy street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
The
Rambler
Odder Jobs Thon
StorIinq-Chosing
By JACK JONAS

Now that the District is
giving the StarlingS a kind of
hot foot in an effort to keep
them of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., at least for the inaugura-
ton, it might be a good time
to think about appointing an
official starting chaser.
It's not that anybody objects
to starlings as birds. But nearly
everybody agrees they are
something of a nuisance in
their roosting habits, and
create all kinds of problems
for the city's park men, street
cleaners, auto owners and
pedestrians.
To some, appointing an off,
cial starling-chaser might
seem a little ridiculous. But
there is plenty of precedent
for naming an official to
handle an unusual job, and
those who would protest are
the kind who would look
askance at appointments of
such as an official snuff box
filler, official quill pen-mender
and official chimney-sweep
Washington has had all O.
these.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

Of the area was appropriated by
the District.
Thomas w. Sandoz. chairman
Of the Harbors and Rivers Com
mittee, said the report was too
comprehensive" for action. at
yesterdays meeting. 1t will be
taken up after committeeman
have had time to study it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
|Anocostio River Park,
New Rood Links Urged

Development of huge recreaonal the Anacosa
River recommended yesterday by subcommittee Of the
Washington Board Trade
The subcommittee's recommendation report
to the Rivers and Harbors Committee which took the suggestion
under study
The subcommittee headed by Thomas A. Hush asked that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
MuiI-EorIy Campaign
Finally Shows Results
BY JOHN McKELWAY

There perhaps things which help postmen get through
the Christmas
One is in knowing when it will hit The other is knowing
what hit Otherwise could easily be good
the next month ahead.
But because they've all gone through before they pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
Probers
Save 100000
Appeals Investigated to Channel
Funds to Most Pressing Cases
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

In its first year operation Welfare Departments new
figures saved estimated 100000
In public assistance funds.
The Welfare Department hopes through the wedding out
nonegbes to funds available TO those
need help The work of the investigators has already
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

IN THE DAYS when the
city first took in the Federal
Government, the use of snuff
was common. 1t was not as
widely frowned upon as it is
today. At the Capitol, there
was an official snuff box
filler. 1t was his job to see
that the urns on each desk
in the Senate and House
chambers we're kept full for
the convenience of the mem
berS.
The Capitol also was the
center of operations for the
official quill pen-mender,
whose duty it was to see that
the pens of members were
kept in top working order so
that doodling could go on
uninterrupted during the
lengthy speeches. That, too,
was at the turn of the 18th
century, when ball point pens
were unheard of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05

But THE DISTRICT had
probably the most unusual
official. He was Job Haight,
the official chimney-sweep.
His first name must have been
appropriate, for his troubles
seem to have been legion.
In 1807-the year Job got
the ipb-fires were a problem
IN the District. There was
no abundance of water flow
ing down from the reservoirs
as there is today. The fire.
fighters. had to depend on
wells and springs and creeks
for their bucket brigades.
Sooty chimneyS are always
q fire hazard, and in April,
1907, the Washington City
Council--it had wide powers
over the property Of the city'S
citizens recognized that
chimneys should be kept free
from, SCOT.
The Council passed a law
authorizing the city's first
Mayor, Robert Brent, to con-
tract with proper person"
for the exclusive right to clean
the city's chimneys.
The law went into fine
detail. The chimneyS were to
be swept once each three
months from April to Octo-
Der, and in the other, colder
part of the year, once each
two months. Time of the
sweeping was set at between
5 and Z O'Clock in the morn
ing. This part of the law
however, was fairly lenient
1t contained a provision that
If that time were not salts
factory, the sweeping could be
done at a time agreed upon
by the sweeper and the
householder.
The law fixed the sweep
ing fee - 10 cents for each
story of chimney or fiue swept.
The sweep had an incentive
to do a good job. II the Chin
ney caught fire because OF
the presence Of SCOT within
two months of the last sweep
ing job, the chimney sweep
had to pay nne Of SIS.
Maybe an arrangement like
that could be worked out for
an official Starling-chaser.
II he got a dime a bird, his
fortune would be made.
But. starlings being what
they are, il he were fined IS
each time a bird returned, the
fortune would be as quickly
lost.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
Pepper Plants
Scarce; Load
Coming Monday

DRY and cool weather in
Florida has made pepper and
tomato plants exceedingly scarce
md accounts for the fact that
the load of pepper plants we
had Tuesday of this week was
not large enough TO supply the
demand in this area" Cecil
Corbctt, OF Corbett Canning
Company here said today.
I'VE are sorry that we did
not have enough TO go around
Tuesday but the Florida wealth
er has greatly hampcred the
growth of plants on the beds.
We could have brought enough
small plants to have gone "a
round but we felt that it was
better to let them grow in the
bed another week rather than
in the fields" he said.
Another load of pepper plants
will be available AT the Corbett
firms office here next Monday,
April l6. Corbctt has urged all
persons interested in more
plants TO sign UP before the end
If the week if they have not al
ready done so. This will be the
last shipment of pepper plants
rcre this year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
Party Honors
Charleston
Guest Here

Mrs. f. L. Joyner. Sr. enter
tanned at her home here Sunday
AFTERNOON honoring her grand
daughter. Jean Rosemary Joyn-
."r Of Ch"rlcston. The occasion
celebrated her seventh birthday
anniversary.
Games were enjoyed after
which birthday cake and ice
cream were served. Guests re-
celved party hats and toy favors.
Attending with Rosemary
were Carol Anne OConnor. Joe
Duncan, Linda Duncan, Deborah
Watts. Timothy Watts. Charles
Joyner. Dan Bryant and Tony
Dyches.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11

Continued From Page p
our problems. We also want to
thank this city for its splendid
attitude and cooperation for the
growth and development of the
Negro community"
Il am proud that the local
committee, PTA, and the COM
munity as a whole is joining
hands in the gratitude we have
FOR you. We shall endeavor t.
prove our worthiness by striving
To further our development ply
sically, socially, economically.
and spiritually until we become
guiding star for those COM
munities who are seeking
Utopia"
We are improving ourselves
In order to be qualified to do
better work which will make to-
wards good living" said Prid-
gen regarding the complaint
that a shortage of Jobs in Tabor
City has led to illegal and i'm
moral practices to secure a live
lihood.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11

ern Prong was installed as first
vice president OF the district
which consists of Bladen, Co.
umbuS, Bladcn and Robson
Counties.
Mrs. Earl Cartrette, county
resident, gave the achievement
report for Columbus. Others
from the county who were on
he program were Mrs. Glenn
Yates of Chadbourn. courtesy
report; Mrs. IL. II. Bullock OF
Cerro GOrdo, resolutions report:
.LrS. Walter Shaw of Evergreen.
registration committee, and Mrs.
Reno trink of HallSboro, nom
mating committee
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
District WOW.
Meet Set Saturday

Camp No. 262. Woodmcn of
the World, is patiently waiting
the opening session of the Scot
fish Log Rolling Association at
Clarkton on Saturday.
Dedication ceremonies of a
flag pole at the high school Wi
open the afternoon program. A
banquet at seven o'clock in the
school cafeteria will conclude
the meeting.
DR.. William Howard Carter,
president of Howard Carter
Bible College. will be guest
speaker at the evening banquet.
Special invitations are extend
ed to all Woodmen in Columbus
county and surrounding areas.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
The Aggie Drugnet

eriul week, we were all very
happy to see Williams Township
ana all of our friends and rela-
yves. Yes, we will cherish these
memories long time. We know
that this trip could not hA e
been the success it was without
the help Of thcree great people
Mrs. Eunice Ward. MIR. E. v.
Sasser, our chaperones, and Mr..
Ed Williams, our bus driver.
Our thanks to you!
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
Mrs. d. J. Hughes
Is Hostess
At Her Home

Mrs. r. c. HarrclSon, Jr. receiv-
d the high score award when
Mrs. d. j. Hughes entertained
the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
,lub At her home on Lewis
Street yesterday.
Others playing W ere Mrs. ].
+. Hardwick, Mrs. J. NJ. Nc
Cougar, Mrs. c. f. Walden.
Mrs. J. F. Boswell, Mrs. Don
Hughes and Mrs. c. c.. West
moreland.
a dessert course was served
by Mrs. Hughes following the
progreSsionS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
Notice Of Sale For
TAXES

OF the State of North Carolina particularly by Chapter $40
Public of 1889,
OF the Board of Commissioners of Tabor C will
onder and by virtue of the vested the laws
Ser Tor sale and will sell at public auction for
highest bidder at the City Hall CITY, N c. at
o'clock on Monday May 1h 1885, liens upon the real
described below for the non-payment of owing the
1858, of
who listed the real taxes, real estate which is
below Reference is made to the records
Register OF Deeds of Columbus County office the
Tax Supervisor for particular description
estate And
set out below subject addition
by law, and the sale.
This 4th of
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
Mrs. Marion Baxter
Entertains Club

Mrs. Marion Baxter entertain
ed the Tabor City Bridge CLUB
at her home 1O2 West Fourth
Street last night. Mrs. Robert l..
SweeleN was recipient of the
nigh score award.
a dessert course was served
by Mrs. Baxter TO Mrs. Sweeley,
Mrs. Liston New. Mrs. Richard
Gordon, Mrs. Arthur Prince,
Mrs. Ebert Shelley, Mrs. Jimmy
Dicus. Mrs. Lloyd Hips and
Mrs. Fred M. Jernigan. Sr. 4