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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01
New Storm Sewer Seen
As Threat to Rock Creek

| Concern about whether Rock
Greek Park facilities will be able
to handle flood waters from the
Districts new Piney Branch
storm sewer was expressed yes
terday by a National Capital
Parks official.
Harry T. Thompson, Mop as
sociate superintendent, told the
Committee of 100 on the Fed
leral City that his Office is CO.
Operating with District officials
in "a more complete analysis OF
what the impact on the park will
be-"
Mr.. Thompson said the city
already has agreed to rebuild a
bridge over the creek at Beach
Idrive and Piney branch parkway
The existing Beach drive bridge
he said, could be washed away
by flood waters from the big new
sewer,
The new sewer tunnel, near
ing completion, would permit
5000 cubic feet of water per sec
lond to pour into the creek al
flash flood time, Mr.. Thompson
said.
AS an example of the sudden
impact of such a flood, he said
one MOP workman recently was
trapped in the creek while
working under a new bridge at
Military road.
Three workmen had entered
the culvert, with no sign of
danger, when flood waters bore
down on them, he said. Two OF
the men escaped. The third, he
said, held onto a bridge pier but
had his trousers ripped off by the
onrushing water.
Mr.. Thompson voiced his con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01

parochial school on North Cap
itol street.
The runner-up is Barbara
Joan Bigger. Is. of 9205 Saybrook
avenue, Silver Spring, who writes
as avidly about Wolfe as she
reads his works.
Both Gabe's prize-winner, a
mood piece dealing with a
broken-down section of I street.
and Barbara's article - 1900
words on her idol-will be sub
mitted for competition in the
National Scholastic Writing
Award Contest.
The Gonzaga youths prize was
a portable typewriter. Barbara's
was a fountain pen and pencil
set. Both also received gold key
pins.
Record Entries
More manuscripts were en-
tered and more Washington area
schools represented this year
than in any previous essay con-
test sponsored locally by The
Star.
Gabriel, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kajeckas the
father is counsellor of the Free
Lithuanian Legation - is an
honor student at Gonzaga. By
his own admission, he prefers
talking to writing, although writ
ing won for him the typewriter
he can't seem to keep his hands
off.
The slender youth is a men,
Der of his schools debating team
Enthusiastically undefeated
this year,. He acts in the drama
society. He elocutes at the drop
of a moderator voice: in fact,
was one of four national winners
of last years Voice of Democ-
racy contest. He is also assistant
editor of the school paper.
Cheer Leader Exercises
And yet, as would more befit
his rakish "fiat-top" hair cut,
he is a cheerleader for Gonzaga's
athletic teams. The closest,
otherwise, that Gabe gets to
physical exercise is golfing and
playing the piano. both with in
different success, he says.
AS to reading, the diet and
digestive powers Of both Gabriel
and Barbara are a trifle appall-
ing to a newsman raised on
comic books and ''Dragnet."
They prattle with rare So
phistication between themselves
on the works of T. S. Eliot, Dy-
Ian Thomas. Evelyn Waugh
and that North Carolinian
narnpd While Yes apd 0f Cha 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01

speare and the Greek dramatists.
Studying the classical Greek
drama course" Gabe remarked
seriously, :.'has whetted my in
terest and, I think. my ability
to write"
Nonetheless. his goal. he says.
is TO attend college as prepare
ton for entering either adver-
Using. public relations or
radio-TV.
ST have thought" he added.
"of getting into journalism, but
there's not enough money there.
When Barbara can get Thomas
Wolfe of her mind. she talks of
going to a small college in North
field, MINI.
| Cold Weather Fam
81 love cold weather" she says.
her hlIse eyes swapping. She
visited there once.
She thinks she may want to
become a teacher or a writer.
Her only misgiving about writing
lis that $50 few are successful"
And, she adds, II write perfectly
dreadful poetry right now"
! On her favorite subject. Bar
tbara bubbles.
"I've read everything of his
(Wolfe's, of course)," she says.
81 like his complete freedom OF
expression. the poetic quality Of
his writing. I even like what the
critics say is his undisciplined
style. That's part of his express
SION"
Don't you think he's a bit
windy and crude?
Short of Vulgar
Eyes. but he's not crude to
the point Of vulgarity. And
don't care If he's not on our
reading lists at school,"
Barbara was mortified on one
score.
IT thought I'd die" she said,
when I discovered, after
handed in my paper, that / had
given the wrong age of his death.
It was 81 and ] said &c."
Barbara, risking the wrath of
mother and father John H.
Bigger is an official of the Ma
tional Education Association
observed that She is. the only
member of her family who reads
very much.
The fourth member. jeff, 3, is
literary only to the extent that
he likes to fling books around
the house and also color their
pages most inappropriately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01

BY GABRIEL G. KAJECKAS
Eye street is a street in Wash
ington. 1t is a queer street in a
sense because of it's name. 1t
should be called II" street, de-
noting alphabetical sequence.
but it is not.
One part of Eye street is a nice
street, with stores. both digni-
fled and common. and tall, hand
some. stone Office buildings-in
short, like any street tourist
would expect to see in the Ma
TONS Capital. But this is not
the part my story is about.
When I think of Eye street, I
think of a part of it that is a
short distance from the Capitol
Building. 1t is a very shabby
street, and could be called a
Stun section. The houses are
mostly ugly and dark red brick
They run down the length of a
long city block across the way
from a white boys school with
some unusual name, church
and a few apartment buildings.
The roofs of the houses jut out
in disorganized and confused
row like smashed lower bridge
Ands in front of these houses
sits an old Negro man by the
name of Adam. He has sparkling
silver hair on a head of parched
dirty leather. His gray eyes
squint out from a shrunken face.
He is of medium build but bowed
by his years. And he sits on a
dilapidated old chair in front of
Eye street NV. (which stands
for Northwest in Washington
street arrangements) in the Ma
tons Capital.
And he has been sitting there
every day that the temperature
rose above As for the past %
years, ever since he was struck
down by a hit-and-run driver
who broke his hip, which didn t
mend properly. His wife having
died long ago of pneumonia and
not having anyone else, he lived
with and was supported by his
son-in-law and his daughter.
Somehow, it is strange that
one can sit in plain sight and see
the world go by but not be
noticed by the world. But such
a man is this old Negro.
1t seems that all the waters of
misery cannot quench the fire OF
life in a brave heart. So life is
what this old man hung onto,
and this is why he carefully
watched it as 1t made faces and
as it smiled.
Through the trees and build
ings and their arrangement on
Eye street, the sun never broke
through on the side of the street
on which he sat. It seemed as
though all the world offered him
were sparks, but of them he
kindled a fire and was warmed
by it.
Sometimes he used to think OF
the times when he was younger
and his leg didn't hurt too much,
when he used to walk down to
the corner of North Capitol and
Eye streets and see a big white
dome in the distance proudly
outlined against the sky, a sem
tinel of democracy, a symbol
that we were born free. But now
he never went down to the
corner.
And one night, through his
window, he saw three young
Negroes beat a white man and
run laughing and cursing down
the street. The man just lay
there where he had fallen and
the blood from a cut on his face
mingled with the oily water
slithering in the gutter.
He could see the school across
the street and through the
windows teachers standing al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01

Germ as the Committee Of 10C
Endorsed efforts of the newly
formed Rock Creek Watershed
Association to improve food ano
pollution conditions effecting the
creek.
In another action. the COM
mittee supported legislation to
provide funds and extend the
life of the Federal commission
studying a civic auditorium and
cultural center project for Wash
Iington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01
Girl and Boy Students
Win Star Essay Contest

sudious Gonzaga High School and eervecent
junior who dotes Thomas Wolfe today
winners of The Stars annual contest
of the top award Gabriel G. Kajeckas 49, of
1855 Euclid NV, top writer and eocutionist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01

It's time to register as v0t-
ers. The place is the District
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01
The Fractured Atoms

This is the prize-0nnng contribution in The Stars
contest. The author is 49, senior at GonsGgG High
School and Hues at 1856 Euclid street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-01
Winners in The Stor's
SO Areo Essay Contest
Tue DILT . tooUU GUTtLGOt,
SENIOR DIVISION

Here is list of dinners order Of rankings in The
The Stars esSdu contest:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
FROM PARTY FINED
ON DRUNK CHARGE

LONDON, April Is (P).-
A Russian trade official who
attended last nights party
at Claridge's Hotel for Soviet
Chiefs Bulganin and Khrush-
chev wound up in the Magis-
trate's Court today on a
drunk charge.
Gennauy Vladiminovich
Klirikov, 81, pleaded guilty
to being drunk in a North
London street at midnight.
Are you here with the
Russian trade delegation?"
the magistrate asked.
Mr.. Klirikov grinned. Yes
i was at Claridge's last
night"
HIM" said the magistrate.
"Well-anything might have
happened there. Pay 5 shil-
llngs 60 cents please.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Heads Litter Drive

BALTIMORE, April IS (P1.-
The Women's Club of Federals-
burg has been declared winner
of the antilitter campaign con-
test of the Maryland Federation
of Women's Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25

ter said. Listen to the boys go
after him!"
Hugh Gaitskell. new head of
the Labor Party, also seized this
,semipublic occasion to ask Mr..
Khrushchev point blank if he
would help obtain the release
of Social Democrats Social
.ists) imprisoned behind the Iron
Curtain. Mr.. Khrushchev replied
testify that there were no Social
Democrats in Russia and what
happened to them in other ma
lions was none of his business.
That reply undercut the Com
munists' campaign to build a
popular 'front.' with Socialists
in the free West.
Last night, Mr.. Khrushchev's
face set in a scowl as he shoul-
Idered his way up to Russian
guests at the Soviet reception
for 1000, muttering and protest.
ing about what he called the
lhamptso-piggish - behavior of
British Laborites.
He spent part of the evening
chatting with Sir Anthony.
There was no evidence that the
Communist leader was attaching
tc the Prime Minister any blame
for the Laborite needing.
Bulganin Hunts Vodka
Vodka flowed freely but the
roly-poly Kremlin leader showed
none of his usual gregariousness.
He and Marshal Bulganin were
guests of honor. Other guests be-
sides Sir Anthony included lead
ing British politicians, rich Brit
ish noblemen. Mr.. Stassen,
comedian Charlie Chaplin and
DR.. Hewlett johnson, the RED
Dean" of Canterbury.
Walters whiSked the Kremlin
bosses into private anteroom
as the crush of the crowd in
creased. The doors slammed be-
hind them. shutting off the
teeming reception hall, and
Marshal Bulganin was heard de-
manding:
What happened to the vodka
Give me another vodka!"
Chaplin INSPIRED"
Mr.. Chaplin was ushered into
the presence of the Soviet lead
erS within minutes after they
were escorted into the ante
chamber.
He came out beaming. Asked
how he found them. he replied
Inspiring"
My wife and I are staying al
this hotel" the comedian told a
reported. I'VE just happened tc
come along. saw a crowd and
made ourselves known. They
sent for u.s."
DR.. Johnson, whose title as
Red Dean" stems from his en-
thusiasm for the way Commu-
nists do thing. said he had an
invigorating talk with the Rus
sian chieftains.
They are charming men," he
said.
After the dean left. the Rus
slams sent out word Cor Mr..
Stassen.
Edens Escape Crush
Sir Anthony and shis young
wife stayed a half hour and then
left by back door to escape the
crush. Marshal Bulganin clasped
Lady Eden's right hand in both
OF his and escorted the Prime
Minister and his wife to the door.
Marshal Bulganin self
emerged from the ante-chamber
at OILS pm. He dragged his feet,
but he was smiling.
You look tired. Comrade Bull
ganin, said a Russian naval
officer.
1T doesn't matter" the
Premier replied.
A throng Of about 200. many
OF them women in cocktail
dresses. surged around him. Peo-
pie grabbed him, pushed him
shook hands with him and two
women kissed him.
Marshal Bulganin grinned ano
waved and. as the crowd began
to sing For He's a jolly Good
Fellow" joined in.
Ono dinnifod PrifA,, ,,no,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Baltimore Man to Fill
u. S. Attorney Post

BALTIMORE. April 25 Up. =
Walter E. Black, jr., Baltimore,
has been named to serve as
United States attorney for
Maryland until a permanent APP
lpointment to the position has
been made.
The post became vacant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25

"a CULIlIIluIllQue Sdlu tIle les
but there appeared little hope
any solid agreement had beer
achieved on major issues.
Speculation that the Russians
might be packaging a last-min-
ute concession to bring at least
small measure of accord hao
developed when the extra session
was decreed after the windup OF
what was to have been the last
session this morning.
1t was reported the group ran
up against a stone wall of dis
agreement on the questions OF
German unification and Euro
pean security and made little il
any progress on the question OF
disarmament.
Reds to Go to Scotland
The communique said:
The final stage of the Anglo
Soviet discussions was com
pleted this morning.
The results will be an
nounced after the return of the
Soviet leaders from their visit
to Scotland tomorrow evening"
Informed sources said the
final communique will be pub
lished after midnight tomorrow
A trip to Edinburgh is the mair
item on the program of the So
Wet leaders tomorrow.
There still was a possibility
OF an additional session tomor-
row. only "a hours before the
Soviet pair is scheduled to leave
for home. Present plans cal
for them to take of from Ports.
mouth to board the Russian
cruiser Ordzhonikidze Friday
morning.
Mr.. Khrushchev had tall
last night with Harold Stassen
President Eisenhower's specia
adviser on disarmament.
Mr.. Stassen and Mr.. Khru
shchev got together in an ante
room barely removed from tn,
hubbub of Soviet reception a
fashionable Claridge's Hotel
They talked two hours. "all abou
disarmament and nothing else,
Mr.. Stassen said.
Mi Stassen wouldn't tell re
porters whether they made an,
progress on disarmament but h,
added:
i am going to report to tn,
President tonight just what h,
said. 1 think it's that impor
tant."
Oral Fireworks Explode
Z Yesterday Mr.. Khrushchev haC
a free-wheeling exchange Will
British Legislators on trade anC
politics. at which he finally threw
up his hands.
YOU may call me a pot" HI
said, but don't put me on tn,
stove"
z These oral fireworks exploded
at tea for the Russians in tn,
royal gallery of the House O
Lords. In the heat of the dis
cusslon. the members of Parlia
ment forgot to offer them an,
tea.
DO you call yourselves Social.
ists?" asked Arthur Blenkinsop
a Laborite.
Yes" said Mr.. KhruShchev
"But do you regard us as Social
ists?"
Il would if you would have
more discussion in your houses
OF Parliament" Mr. Blenkinsor
said. Your people just always
say yes"
: Sir Robert Boothby, a Con-
sentative. shouldered his way intc
the group.
Herring and Crabs
why don't you people buy
more of our herring?" he askec
In his booming voice.
You can't conduct trade or
the basis of herring and crabs,
MIR. Khrushchev said.
I What do you want to buy?'
Machine tools"
.. The machine tools!" SiI
Robert erupted. You can con,
duct trade IN herring and crabs.
( Sir Anthony Eden stood look.
ing on with folded arms and
smile as the interpreter trans
lated the conversation.
My! My!" the Prime Minis
LOST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25

recently when George C. Doub
resigned to become an assistant
United States Attorney General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Soviet Leaders Strained ,
GIum on Leovinq Eden

LONDON. April IS tSoviet and British leaders wound
their summit talks extra session late today
Premier Nkoa Bulganin and Communist Boss Nkta Khru
shchev looked strained and gum they left Prime Minister
Edens residence No. 10 Downing street Sir Anthony smiled
with what seemed be an effort.
communique said the results will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
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GOING LIKE so
Chest X-Rov
Tells uLot

There are more people over go
in the United States today than
ever before and therefore more
with tuberculosis or threatened
with it. Why not look into your
own condition?
II you do not have a doctor,
there are three free clinics to 20
to-at 469 c street NV, at the
Southwest Center. Delaware ave-
nue. and l. street S.W., at the
Polk Health Center, Seventh and
P streets NV. and also Freed
mems Hospital.
The familiar mobile X-ray
unit is always somewhere in
town and you may find its loca-
ton by telephoning the Tuber-
culosis Association. Today. be-
cause Of drug therapy, shorter
periods Of hospital treatment are
necessary and there has been
a steady drop in the number OF
death from tuberculosis.
/ prepared by the Committee on the
Aelns, United Community Services)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15

touches a finger to his lips.
That's 1t. Patients should be
isolated as much as possible.
Sometimes the doctor should
be called-certainly If ordinary
home treatment doesn't clear up
the infection in about 48 hours
This is especially important for
children. who are more suscep-
tible to complications.
Sometimes constant vomiting
and diarrhea cause a loss of toe
much body fluid. Doctors &C.
casionally use intravenous in
jections To build the body fluids
back up. Hospital care rarely is
necessary.
There can be complications
particularly for the more run
down person. Children may get
ear infections. Sinus infections
are possible and pneumonia may
occur.
When you are Ill with the
virus. try not to think of the
fact that you don't develop a
lasting immunity to 1t. And that
you may come down with an in
lection from one of many other
strains Of virus soon afterward.
How II Began
There was a time when all you
had was a good old common cold
worse than usual. 1t wasn't
called Virus X or virus some
thing else.
The impetus on virus identifi-
cation didn't get started until
John Enders began experiment
ing with polio virus, growing 1t
in monkey kidney cells in test
tubes.
Now. particularly at the Ma
tional Institutes of Health in
Bethesda, this tissue culture has
become a vast. UNEMPLOYED field.
Many strains of virus have been
identified. There are many or
phan viruses." too. Nobody
knows what they cause. If any,
thing. They are agents which
just haven't been studied yet.
But. this year. anyway. the
whole terrible feeling just adds
up to the "48-hour virus"
Thankfully. 1t generally looks
worse than it is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
SCIENCE
CALENDAR

Science and technical society
meetings haze been announced
for this meek BY the Joint
Committee on Press Relations
OF the District OF Columbia
Council OF Engineering and
Architectural Societies and
the Washington Academy of
Sciences.
Society of American Military En-.
gineers--12:16 pm. Luncheon, Y.W.C.A.
barker Han, Seventeenth and K streets
NV. "Roadmarks for Water Highways
BY Capt. r. 7. Alexander. Chief, Civil
Engineering Division, once OF Engineer.
t ha Seizure VII also &c shown mo-
Institute OF Radio EngineerS-S pm.
Ing, Lecture Room. Meetins. q Per.
ters' BY Dr. @, A. Morton, R.C.A. Meet
ing sponsored by professional groups on
Nuclear Science and Electron DeVises.
Instrument Society OF America--6:1s
pm, Dinner, Caruso's Italian Kitchen
427 Eleventh street N. W. pm. Meet.
ing. Potomac Electric Power Co. Audi
To- Iun1. ,,MeasuIing the Pulse of 6
tor Weather Bureau. Hurricane Project
Anthropoiogical society Of WASHINGTON
$40 pm. Meeting. National Museum
Isntn enc Constitution avenue NV
Jacques NJ. May. MD. Of the American
IoeographicsI society. New York. N: Z
Society Of Automotive Ensineers--6:3t
ernstOn Room ont tqGssa X %sstln q
phases oi Continental Marx II program
By Jesse W. Richards, Body Engineer
Continental Division. Ford Motor Co.
District Chapter, Construction Speci-
fieations institute; Pm. Engineer's Club
secure Fled Control Of Concrete7' b.
RAYMOND J. Schultz. sales manager, sikl
Association Of Technical Writers Anc
Washington University. Technical writ.
ing-Through the Customers Eye" b.
Rear Admiral M. Schoefiel. UsN tRet. }
culture, and Joseph Masia. president
American Meteorological Society. {
2 m, National Academy OF Science, 2l0l
Of Minimai Flight Paths. Using q M.
merical Weather Technique" BY Franz
ice.
Washington Society of Engineers. s
2 m. meeting. Cosmos Club Auditorium
An Atomic Powered Railroad Locomo.
tive" BY Bruce c. Gunnell, chief me-
ehantcal engineer. Southern Railway SyS.
tenn. Illustrated with slides.
archaeological Society OF washington
pm. meeting. National Museum. Room
20. classification Of Pelagic Foramini.
tera by A. r. Loeblich, National MI
Thursday
Washington Sanitary Conference
i2:30 pm. Luncheon, WASHINGTON Hotel
ful FOR the Potomac Valley" By Edward