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Alexandra. Survey Offers
Data on Port Development
The Alexandria Chamber o.

The Alexandria Chamber OF
Commerce, which moved last
week into its new $4,000 build
ing at 400 South Washington
street, is concentrating on three
major programs this year.
First in Importance is the de-
velopment of the Alexandria
port.
For several years the chamber
has urged port development, and
this week a preliminary survey
report came out on the future
prospects.
The survey was sponsored by
the chamber; the City Of Alex
andria and the Washington
Board of Trade, each payinI
81, 900 toward the cost.
Details of Report
The report predicts that deep
ening and widening of the Po-
tomac River channel would be
economically justified.
/ Chamber and city leaders say
facilities at the port, now under
Government control. should be
released to private industry. and
that by deepening and widening
the channel from the bay to the
city, Alexandria would be ac-
cessible to large passenger ships
and freighterS.
1t has been proposed that the
channel be deepened from its
present 24.5 feet to 30 feet, and
widened from 200 feet to 300 feet
1t was noted that Alexandria
at present has considerable i'm
port business in newsprint and
fertilizer material. Port i'm
-
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dozen research organizations
have located in Alexandria.
In developing its port facili-
ties and increasing industrial
opportunities, the chamber is not
neglecting its tourist attractions.
The chamber expects the city,
one of the most historic in the
United States, to continue to at
tract thousands of tourists each
year.
Every effort will be made to
continue Alexandria as a tourist
center.
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FINISHED BY the Associated Press

grade sausage bulls, 13.5O-16.50; can
ner and cutter bulls. l0.O0-l2.00. Few
lots good and choice 66O-1Sl ID stocker
steers, 20.G0-2l 90; few lots medium
ana good 600-S42 lbs. Is 25-l9O0.
Calves. Compared last week. mostly
steady. Few high choice and prime
yealers $500. Most mixed lots good and
choice 2OO0-25 .50: some utility and
commercial 14.10-19.O 90: culls down to
lU0u and under.
Hogs Compared last week bsrrows
and sits mainly 20 higher. SoWs 4J-5u
up with instances more than 30 higher
Few lots sorted mostly U. S. No ! and =
l95-2'-O ID barrows and gifts on Thurs
day 70. 10; most mixed lots Y. S No 10
3 grade lS0-2;iu lbs II % q 81: some
"3O-@40 10 I515-l6.25. 240-270 lbs
l5.2j-l 800, heavier weights scarce
Some l20-l40 lbs l2.,5-l4.00 1In-l -
lbs IA @5-15.5n: l6O-iS0 lbs l5.5u-
1925. Few head of under 36n ID sows
l.. 50-i3.un but under 400 lbs mainly
l..25; 4G0-500 lbs 90 few 5nO-80t
lbs 1913 Garbage fed hogs discounted
so 90 from :he same weight sfainfeoS
each day.
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BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE April rs up (USDA).-
Cattle Compared last week: Slaushter
steers mostly steady. instances 35-5O
higher. heifers and cows steady to so
higher; bulls steady 10 80 of; stock
cattle little changed High-choice and
prime S.5-995 ID steer yearlinRs $500
- 00 good and cnoice s00-l $50 ID sv-
erages., l5.25-2l 70 utility and com
merclal 190-l.l50 lbs. ~ SOL 90.
Choice and prime i3S-S34 ID heiferS,
~ 5n-2d 80 most good and choice 200
.uio lbs, 10 o. a.25; utility and COM
merclal S0G-S1h lbs, l3O0- 1900: cam
ners and cutters. 1000 ~. Utility
ana commercial cows I3n0-1 90; bulk
Gamers and cutters, a50-l@ 81, strong
Welght Holstein cutters up TO 1900 and
Smelly Gamers TO 90 and below Part
load sood grain fed 950 10 beet bulls
- - most utility and commercial
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provements should increase the
export trade as we'll as imports.
Among other projects. the
chamber sponsored a move to
bring research and light indus
tries to the city.
Foundation Sponsored
The chamber sponsored the
creation OF the Alexandria Area
Industrial Foundation, Inc,
which is planning drive for
100000 to assist in developing
the industrial potential of the
city.
Within the last year or so a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25
2 Colleges Agree
|On Industry Gifts

NEW YORK, June Is (R.-
Seven of the Nations top uni
versitieS have announced agree
ment on principles to guide them
lin seeking financial support
from industrial corporations.
Corporation gifts are "a new
departure" the schools said yes
terday. have only just begun
to create presidents, and stu
largely lack traditions and guild
ing principles"
The concurring universities,
Chicago, Columbia. Cornell, Har-
ward. Princeton. Stanford and
Yale, agreed that the unre-
stricted gift is the most useful
form of corporate giving to a
college or university.
Gifts for special projects
should not impose a hidden cost
on the institution, they said, and
corporation gifts for any pur-
pose other than the advance
ment of learning through inde-
pendent teaching and research
should not be accepted.
Gifts of equipment are well
come, but should not be tied to
advertising programs. the uni
verSities added.
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Symbols

RIA one-F q miIy De-
toehed Houses
10000 So. Fl. Min. Lott
RIB one-F q miIy De-
toehed Houses
$500 So. Fl. Min. Lott
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.Austruliun Storms
Create Flood Peril

SYDNEY, Australia, June 81
'R.-Torrential rains accom-.
panied by gale force winds caused
floods and widespread damage to.
day in Southwestern Australia.
Rivers throughout the state Of
New South Wales were on the
rise. threatening to sweep out
bridges and cut roads. Flood.
waters created a vast lake, 70
miles wide at some points, in the
Riverina district. Some families
were evacuated.
The Sydney Daily Mirror spec
ulated that the stormy weather
might be a result Of the British
atomic test June 10 in the Monte
Bello Islands, on Australia
northwest coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25

RIG one-F a lily De-
toehed Houses
5000 So. Fl. Min. Lott
RI One Family Semide-
toehed Houses
R-3 ons-FomiIy Row
Houses
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Dr.. McBurney Gets
Research Citation

DR.. John w. Burney, retired
Bureau of Standards expert on
building materials. last week re-
ceived a citation at the annual
meeting Of the American Society
for Testing Materials in Atlantic
City.
DR.. McBurney, 66, retired last
month. He lives with his wife at
1913 North Falkland lane, Sill
yer Spring, Md.
He is credited with making
discoveries that enabled the as
phalt tile industry to expand to
its present size. DR.. McBurney's
research eliminated weaknesses
In asphalt tile, which caused it
to pit and deteriorate.
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state Department in 1852 had a
science advisor under whom 40
science attaches were on duty in
five European capitals"
However" he continued, "in
the time that has passed since
the present administration took
over, all science attaches have
been retired, none has been re-
placed, and the Office of science
advisor is now occupied by an
economist"
I'm my opinion" Senator
Mansfield wrote. "our embassies
need scientists who can read re-
ports in manuscript Of foreign
scientific experiments which are
unpublished for general con-
sumption"
Mr.. Henderson's reply said the
idea already was under study and
expressed hope that "a definite
course Of action for the future
handling Of this important phase
of our International interests will
be available In the near future. I"
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such centers belong downtown,
and challenge the idea that en-
ployers will want to locate at
outlying centers.
For the most part, however,
Mr.. Lewis contends his coming
continues present development
trends. A number Of existing
commercial (C-1 and CD and
heavy commercial (C-6) uses, for
example, are zoned for that pur-
pose in this area. One of the
largest, a CO zone at Florida
avenue and U street, extends
midway through the Grifith
Stadium.
Residential development in
this area, the Lewis report said,
now includes apartments, row
houses and other homes Inter
mixed with very little semblance
Of overall pattern" This Is
mainly a result, the report said,
of gross overcoming for apart
mentS" under existing regula-
lions.
The Lewis studies show about
four times as much land now is
zoned for apartments than is
used for them, so the new pro-
poSals severely curtail such zon-
ing. Mr.. Lewis zones most of this
section for row houses (R-3 on
map, including big areas north
of Florida avenue and east of
Fourteenth.
One complaint raised by some
critics is that many row houses
in these areas, however, have
been converted to rooming or
boarding houses. New CONVEX
sions" from single-family to
INTELLECTUALLY occupancy in the
row houses would not be per-
mitted in the R-3 zones under
Mr.. Lewis recommendations.
Temple Heights, at Florida and
Connecticut avenues dover left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25
Zone Shifts Proposed
For Central Northwest

Sharp reductions in CONNER
cial coming along several major
streets and elimination Of sub
stantial amounts of apartment
coming highlight changes in
Harold M. Lewis coming propos-
ais for the central and north
west area, shown in the adjoin-
ing map.
Detailed studies Of neighbour
hood development and needs in
this section, Mr.. Lewis reports
say, show that almost twice as
much land is zoned for first
commercial use as Is actually
developed for that purpose.
One Of the primary changes
Mr.. Lewis suggests is the re-
moval Of several blocks of COM
mercial coming along Fourteenth
street. north Of Chaplin street,
and substitution of an apart
ment (R-5-B on map coming
classification.
Other streets on which some
commercial coming Is removed
include Eleventh, south Of Car
dozo High School, and parts of
Florida and Rhode Island ave-
nues.
5 At the same time, however.
Mr.. Lewis expands the size of a
number Of areas where COM
merctal establishments now
exist. One Of the largest, at
Fourteenth street and Park
road, is proposed as q major
employment center (C-3)" which
would permit eight-story-tall
ONCE buildings and a number
OF other uses. This location. a
Lewis report said, would have
good accessibility to a proposed
croSstown highway on the line
OF Irving street, and is approxi-
mately midway between the
downtown area and two similar
centers proposd further to the
north"
The provision of a number of
such major employment CEN
tiers" at outlying District loca-
tons goes hand-in-glove with
one OF Mr.. Lewis key proposals:
To discourage the growth of big
new office buildings in downtown
Washington, already suffering
traffic congestion and parking
Ills. Critics, however, contend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25
Mansfield Urges
.Stote Dept. to Use
Abroad
BY the Associated Press

Senator Mansfield. Democrat
of Montana, protested yesterday
that "a barrier has developed be-
tween the State Department and
United States Science"
He made public q letter urging
"a return to the practice of as
signing scientists to United
States embassies overseas, which
he said Russia and other foreign
governments are doing. He also
released q State Department
reply saying that 1t Is considering
such a step.
Senator Mansfield's letter to
10y w. Henderson. deputy IN
dersecretary Of State, said the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25
DenseIy Populated

NEW HAVEN. = Connecticut
has a population density of about
1913 persons per square miles as
compared with the average in
the United States Of Al per
square mile.
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on map, one of the few large
undeveloped tracts in this area,
is zoned as an apartment (R-5-
b area. Plans have been an
nounced for construction there
OF a big ffice-building center.
Tomorrow: The Georgetown
Area.)
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This is the seventh Of 10 mops ond
articles on new zonins proposals BY
consultont HoroId NJ Lewis. The
Northwest oreo shown on the adjoining
map will be discussed at 8 pm. tomor-
row at cordozO High School, Thirteenth
and Clifton streets NV. The oFec
is cost Of Rock Creek Park, Borth oil
Florida avenue end south Of Pinsy
Broneh porkwsy.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

The fire marshal suggested
to the management of a
downtown building that mo
Smoking" signs be posted in
the stockrooms. This was done,
and then, in a pessimistic
afterthought, wall ashtrays
were aff1xed beneath each
sign.
An observer wants to know
II the Single File" sign at
the door of the telephone
company Office on Columbia
road means that employees are
so anxious to get to work they
need to be warned against a
trafic jam. But it's merely a
warning to route employees
and patrons around some
alteration work inside. :.
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noticed a "whooof" as the fire
started.
II unlocked my straps, got
over the side and was stopped by
a strap hooked to my dinghy
rubber boat)."
He worked loose and ran about
20 yards to the woods.
Il fell down a hole" Despite
the back injury, he climbed out
and was limping away when he
was met by Sam Wood, nephew
of j. w. Wood, owner of the farm
five miles south Of Andrews
where the plane crashed.
Mr.. Wood helped him to the
house. gave him a cup Of tea
and 1t. Schlichter telephoned his
squadron. He is still in the base
hospital for observationAsof the
injured back. but they can't seem
to convince him. Asked Monday
night after the crash if he want.
ed to fly again, he replied:
Hell, yes. thought you were
scheduling me for the morning
flight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

ming Commission Endorsed thi.
system, however, for controlling
the size of Office buildings.
6. A proposal that coming con-
trolls on the height of building;
should include a formula based
on the width of front streets
and provisions of a 1910 act Of
Congress which set limits on the
height of buildings here.
The planners report said most
of Mr.. Lewis proposal was In
agreement with the commits
sion's Comprehensive Plan fol-
Washington development, how
ever. 1t especially commended
him for basing his proposals on
studies of individual neighbor-
hoods. encouraging concentrated
shopping centers instead of COM
Imercial ribbon" development
and for cutting down apartment
ana commercial coming.
The report also commended
other basis policies Mr.. Lewis
followed in his proposals. and
urged employment of a full-time
"zoning administrator" to carry
out the new regulations.
Mr.. Bartholomew also was d.
rected to appoint a committee to
follow up plans first developed
by the coming study for the flu
ture development of each neigh
borhood in the city.
Mr.. Lewis refused to comment
on the planning commission
session or to say what conces-
sions he intends to make in his
final report. The consultant took
the position that final decisions
have not been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
LIKE THE LITTLE old lady

LIKE THE LITTLE old lady
who wanted her hair plated?
Like her." the Red Cross
lady said. at meant a lot
to her to have someone come
in and comb her hair and fix
1t, and a Gray Lady did it for
her. Maybe it doesn't seem
so important to us, but to her
it was very important"
The Red Cross hopes to have
enough volunteers to get its
new training program under
way by october /.
People who work in human
misery have to have some kind
of training" the Red Cross
lady said.
If anybody has an urge to
look in on those gay old dogs
at the Soldiers Home, or do
things like plating that little
old lady's hair, they can get
in on the training program
by calling Executive $4,000
Extension 201.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

two injurieS-when he fell into
a ravine as he ran away from
the aircraft after it caught fire.
II thought I was falling down
a cliff, '~he said yesterday.
1t. Schlichter was making
night practice landings at An
drews and had just pulled up to
go around again when the "en-
CINE started to act up"
Il had only half power" he
said. He didn't dare attempt a
turn to return to the field be-
cause of his slow speed (about
100 miles an hour.
In the cockpit, he went through
emergency procedure and tried
to figure a place to land. "All
I could see was tree-topS.
didn't know, my wingman didn't
know and the tower didn't know
of a place in the area clear
enough to land safely without
hitting any houses.
"Then / saw a small opening
and let down. struck and slic
about $50 yards"
He opened the canopy ano
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
House Checks
.HospitoI Funds

Three members Of the staff Of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee have launched a check
of financial conditions at District
General Hospital.
The investigation is on in
structions of Representative
Louis c. Rabaut. Democrat Of
Michigan, who planned the move
during the last session Of Con-
gress.
Mr. Rabaut decided then.
when the hospital was under fire
and criticized by its own medical
officers, to send a team from his
own staff to look into the situa-
ton.
A staff member Of the COM
mittee emphasized the investi-
gators ARE not trying to influ-
ence the District budget" Their
findings will not be reported to
the District Building. but will be
presented at hearings on the
Health Departments budget be-
fore the House subcommittee.
The investigators, provided Of
fee space by the hospital. will
spend more than a week there.
Or. Philip A. z. Stebbing. hos
pital superintendent. said he
thought the investigation can
help US"
DR.. Stebbing's budget for fiscal
1857 was sliced by District budget
officers Who found room to cut
about 81 million from the hos
pitfalls total budget Of S7.4l5.647.
The Commissioners. however,
have yet to approve the budget
and will examine 1t during a
public hearing this fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
Contoto The Union Is Recorded
As Sequel to The Confederocy'

famous Civil War r1amesake. She
said she was enjoying herself
thoroughly.
/ Things got under way at 8
o'clock. They kept people hop
ping.
Conductor and director took
turns visiting the others head
quarters. between takes" Mr..
Bales to listen TO playbacks and
Mr.. Scott to help rearrange mi
crophones and give advice on how
best to cope withathem unsteady.
Singers and orchestra players
slipped back to hear some of the
playbacks, too.
The microphones proved
tricky. So did Mr.. Bales Crepe
soled shoes. They squeaked, and
midway in THE Vacant Chair, >
a soulful ballad on the death OF
Lincoln. he called q halt to dis
patch Mrs. Bales to his office
below for requirements.
Skylight Engineering
At another point, two gallery
employees removed their own
shoes in order to climb into the
gallery skylight to make some
mysterious adjustments because
Of sudden rain. They were
afraid of making noise. Nobody
seemed to notice.
Once. Mr.. Scott asked Mr.
Bales with some concern:
"Are there a couple of means
in this thing?"
Mr.. Bales replied:
That's me! There are some
things that need to be fixed!"
1t took until IL p. m.-the pre-.
arranged adjournment time-tc
get four pieces down to the COM
bined Bales-Scott satisfaction
Total playing time represented
by the evenings activities, or
the final record. will be IA
minutes. so seconds. The re.
naming half hour or so Of the
music will be recorded tonight
and tomorrow night.
The Columbia man who
watched the tape machines. Ad.
tutor Theroux. comes from New
Orleans. But he sat impassively
through the three-hour Yankee
proceedings doing a crossword
puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
SPECIAL BUSES
TO BE OPERATED
DURING REGATTA

Special shuttle buses will
operate between the Treas
ury Building and Hams
Point for the Presidents
Cup Regatta on Saturday
and Sunday. the d. c.
Transit System announced
today.
Buses will leave from the
south side Of the Treasury
Building. Fifteenth street
and Treasury place NV,
every 40 minutes. beginning
at $40 am. Saturday and
11:40 am. Sunday. The
one-way fare will be Is cents.
Speedboat races begin at
10 am. Saturday and con-
tinue through $3.50 pm.
Sunday races begin at noon
and end at $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Three years ago, Americans
who pay a special allegiance to
Dixie" and the rebel yell had
their innings at the National
Gallery of Art.
Last night, the "Damyankees"
had their turn.
Ever since his Civil War can
|tata, "The Confederacy," became
a national best-seller after it was
recorded here in 1858, the Ma
tior1al Gallery's music director,
Richard Bales, has been under
bombardment to turn out a Sc
gquel. @
Most pf the bombardmentt
came from New York, the head
quarters Of Columbia Records,
which had the good fortune to
take Mr.. Bales first cantata I'M
der its wing
Yesterday Columbia agents ar
rived in town again to even the
martial score-and hopefully to
launch another beSt-seller.
Two Dozen Works
This time the score is the new
est Bales effort, 1.-THE Union"
"The Confederacy" involved
Dixie" and a group of the
South's other best tunes. 1.-THE
Union" embraces two dozen mu-
steal works from the North.
The art gallery's palm-potted
east garden court was the set
ting for the Northern rally last
night. An orchestra of 80 and
the 4O-member choir of the
Lutheran Church of the Refor-
nation were deployed among the
plants.
The New York recording ex-
perts put celotex boards on the
floor and hung long draperies be-
tween the marble pillars to u
deaden echoes. Tape-recorders,
a loudspeaker and a control
panel were set up in an ante
room, next to French statue of
Diana.
A telephone line was rugged
between the anteroom and Mr..
Bales podium. At Diana's end.
headquarters were set up by
Howard Scott, Columbias re-
cording director, who was
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circle, 1t would occupy most Of
the blocks between Iwe.lty-
third and Twenty-fourth streets
NV.
At a commission meeting yes
terday, however, Director John
Nolen, jr., showed sketches of
substitute routes that would by
pass Foggy Bottom and parallel
the Rock Creek and Potomac
parkway along the Potomac
river.
Leaves Sites Intact
Mr.. Nolen said such routes
would be less costly. But the
main factor, he said. lis that
they would leave intact large
areas in Foggy Bottom as pos
sible future Federal building
sites. The area, he argued, con-
tains the only available sites
left west Of the Capitol. and said
1T would be destroyed by the
present approved highway route.
Col. Thomas Hunter. Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner.
said the District already has in
cluded right-of-way money in
its 1858 budget for land along
the approved route. Consultants
also have begun other studies. he
said, based on the approved line.
The commission decided to set
up a committee to study Mr.
Nolen's ideas, however. and
asked for a report next month,
The commission also discussed
possible sites for new Geolog-
ical Survey headquarters. Con-
gress has authorized the project
but directed that it be located
on Government-owned Ian d
within the District. Mr.. Nolen
said a search for sites is under
way by the Public Buildings
Service.