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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
Foirfox Board Returns
Gift Horse-EogerIy

Fairfax County officials today
may well be accused of looking
a gift horse in the mouth-some-
what belatedly-by disowning
an Arabian stallion.
Ever since the gray stallion
Nabraf was given to the county
about 10 years ago, he's been a
problem horse.
Three years ago, for instance,
he made headlines locally when
mare owners protested his man
ager would allow him to service
mares only on week ends.
This criticism resulted in Gre
alton of a tfiree-nember COM
mittee. named by the County
Board of Supervisors. ordering
that Nabraf be available for
service at all times. 81
The late r. E. Berry, a Mclean
farmer. presented the purebred
stallion to the county, expressing
the hope it would be used to
Improve the strain of local
riding horses.
This put the county in q
quandary. since they had nc
place in the budget with which
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COP. Chiefs
Ask Vote Drive in South

GETTYSBURG, Pa. Sept. 13
up. - Maryland Republican
chiefs. here for President Eisen-
hower's campaign kickoff pic
mic yesterday. urged party off,
Gals ito make q strong effort to
capture the South"
Gov. McKeldin, en- route
from the Southern Governors
Conference at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, said he was
especially optimistic about Mr..
Eisenhower's chances in South
|ern States.
Besides the Governor, other
Marylanders attending the pic
mic were Miss Bertha Adkins,
national committeewoman from
Maryland and assistant to the
national chairman of the Re-
publican Party: D. Eldred Rine-
hart. State party chairman;
Charles Matthias of Frederick
assistant to Mr.. Rinehart, an6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
MARYLAND Residents
Asked to Report
On CD Test Today

Residents of nearby Maryland
have been asked to furnish civil
defense officials with information
on the AFRAID test scheduled
for today.
Montgomery County civil de-
Tense headquarters urged that
residents report whether they
heard the las pm. alert signal
and the 2 pm. take-cover signal
The information should in
clude the location of the person
reporting at the time the sig
nails were sounded, whether the
person was indoors, outdoors OF
in a car and whether the siren
signals sounded family or loudly
The report should be made by
calling CD headquarters in
Montgomery County at Poplar
I2-2142.
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Mrs. Samuel Hopkins, secretary
to the State committee.
Il think the South is still de-
voted to this man (the Presi-
dent)," said McKeldin. He ex-
pressed fear that some party
strategists might be inclined to
minimize their efforts in the ira
ditionally Democratic South.
Gov. McKeldin said much Of
his optimism for Republican
chances this fall came from his
observations at the White Sui
phur Springs conference.
He mentioned Kentucky as one
State in which he believes the
party has an excellent chance
and said he considers Mr.. Eisen-
hower's chances good in South
Carolina, North Carolina, West
Virginia, and, "of course" Vir-
ginia and Florida.
There is no doubt about
Maryland" he said.
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Hyde Calls Nixon
"A Greet Leader
By a Star stan Correspondent

CUMBERLAND. Md. Sept. 10.
Representative Hyde. Republic
can, seeking reelection in the
9Th Maryland district. last night
praised Vice President Nixon as
lone of the great leaders Of our
Nation"
Mr.. Hyde addressed a dinner
of Western Maryland Republican
leaders at which Senator Butler
was guest Of honor.
II can't speak too highly Of
Vice President Nixon and mean
that as sincerely as anything /
have ever said" Mr.. Hyde said.
IT am most impressed by bis
sincerity, intelligence and judg-
ment."
Mr.. Hyde warned against Re-
publican complacency. stating
that this election is mot the
spectacular, exciting contest we
had in 1882"
This campaign" he said, "is
one mostly Of getting out our
vote and that is a hard and
grueling task"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
Jail Ordered
For Gambling
Four Children Noted
In Numbers Case

A young Arlington couple who
had turned their home into a
numbers bank" were treated
gently today in the County Court
for the sake Of their four small
children.
The couple, Edward Nichols,
rs. and his wife, Agnes, %, were
arrested September 4 at their
home by q nine-mepber faiding
team. Nearly $500 andssa cou-
pie of bushels of numbers slips"
were conf1scated. g
Another man, Joseph l.. Stone.
A, Of Carmody Hills. Nd, iden-
titled as a runner. was also picked
up at the house In the 1000 block
Of South Eads street.
According to Detective Sergt.
Thomas j. Tracy and his part
ner, Detective Leonard j. Bur-
nett, the gambling operation had
Washington customers only and
had been using about IL Dis
trict writer's.
Today. Defense Attorney Dem
man T. Rucker made a successful
plea for leniency before Judge
Paul D. Brown. The attorney
said that Nichols is employed by
a bakery company. and asked
Judge Brown to take into con-
sideration the fact that the
couple has four children, all un-
der the age of five.
Assistant Commonwealth At
torney Earl Shaffer, after drop.
ping a charge of setting up anc
promoting a lottery against the
mother, said he would be willing
to accept whatever decision thu
judge reached.
Nichols, who had been booked
on the same charge, was given a
nine months sentence, but vii
serve only 40 days. The balance
of his sentence was suspended
contingent on his good behavior
for five years.
Mr.. Shaffer then told the court
that his ONCE had agreed to re-
turn $819 to Mrs. Nichols to tide
her over until her huband hal
completed his jail term.
The runner. Stone, drew q six
months sentence. but will only
serve 80 days. Judge Brown. q
in the case Of Nichols, suspended
the balance for a flve-year period
of good behavior.
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Alexandria Chamber
Irrigation Control
Bill Disupproved

BALTIMORE. Sept. 10 R.-
The Judiciary Committee Of the
Legislative Council yesterday
issued an unfavorable report on
"a proposal to put State controls
on water used by farmers for
supplementary irrigation pur-
poses.
Or. Joseph t. Singewald. d.
rector Of the State Department
OF Geology, Mines and Water
Resources. argued in favor OF
the proposal Tuesday. He said
farmers use so much water
nowadays that controls are
needed TO insure q steady sup
ply at all times.
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NEW IOftbA, OepG. Id tHJs-4.
Barton Harrington, Maryland
Democratic chairman, said yes
lterday he had told Adlai E. Ste
venson and Estes Kefauver the
Iparty's Campaign Committee in
his home State this fall was 1.-THE
strongest in years."
Mr.. Harrington, here with 9TH
er Maryland party leaders for a
Nationwide strategy conference
called by Senator Kefauver,
made the statement from his
hotel headquarters.
The statement said the Mary
land chairman told the presiden-
Itial and vice presidential candi-
dates that the campaign officials
will carry Maryland into the
Democratic column in November
with the same drive and spirit as
THE younger hard-hitting men
did in the Maine election yes
Iterday."
Mr.. Stevenson told the Mary
flanders he will visit the State
twice during the campaign.
AS Ward Caddington, Mont
lgomery County committee chair
imam, had announced simultane-
lously from Rockville, Mr.. Ste
Ivenson said he will attend Sill
Iver Spring rally September 20
lie also told the Maryland lead.
'Iers he will be accompanied by
Senator Kefauver on a more ex-
tensive transforming trip Later
lin the campaign.
George P. Mahoney, the par.
Ity's nominee for the United
Estates Senate, and State Senator
John Grason Turnbull, recently
named Maryland campaign
chairman, we're among those in.
vited to the Stevenson confer.
Ience.
Others included national com.
/, Imitteeman Michael j. Birming,
ham, Mayor Thomas D'Alesan,
! dro of Baltimore, Controller j
/ Willard Tawes, House SpeakeI
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center span OF the bridge may
be insufficient. Some are of the
opinion the length should be
closer to 200 feet.
Ships Getting Bigger
1t has been pointed out that
ships are getting bigger con-
stantly. and that the shorter
span might present clearance
difficulties.
1.-THE bridge would place limits
on the size Of ships that could
come up the river" said Clarence
j. Robinson, president of the
Robinson Terminal Warehouse
Corp, which does considerable
shipping. business.
Mr.. Robinson said that the
largest ships now using the Po-
tomac River have a beam of
70 or 80 feet, but that some
concerns hope to bring larger
ones up the river in the future
The largest ships now using
the river regularly are those
which supply newsprint to the
newspapers here. Mr.. Robinson
said that about four ships a
month bring in total of 100000
tons Of newsprint a year.
Alexandria Chamber
The Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce has written a letter
to the Engineers ONCE asking
that the 150-foot span be con.
sidered carefully.
The chamber has led drive
to increase the port facilities Of
Alexandria and has pushed leg.
lislation in Congress to deeper
the channel of the Potomac Il
IS feet and widen it to 300 feet
according to David c. Book, bust
mess manager.
Mr.. Book said the chamber i
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seeking careful consideration Of
the proposed 150-foot clearance
to avoid a curtailment of chan
mel widening plans or an even
tual adverse effect on the port.
The Engineers Office will re-
ceive comments on the bridge
plans until September "a before
making its final report to the
Chief Of Engineers.
A spokesman pointed out.
however, that the legislation APP
propriating $l4,435.00 for the
bridge construction specifies a
horizontal clearance Of approx
mately $50 feet. He said that
any major change from that
footage would require additional
action by Congress,
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City Hospital Gets
New Supply Plun

The first formal edition of a
supply catalog is now in use
at District General Hospital, DR..
Daniel L. Seckinger. health di-
rector, announced yesterday.
The catalog, plus a new requi-
sitioning procedure, is expected
to speed the procedure for OBJ
tanning new supplies.
One of the chief complaints of
medical officers at the hospital
in recent years was the lack of a
smooth method to meet the de-
ImandS for new equipment.
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Brod Crawford Hurt

SANTA MONICA. Calf. Sept.
10 CR-Actor Brod Crawford
lost his balance and fell face
down from the rear Of a truck
on q movie location yesterday. He
is under treatment in st. Johns
Hospital here today for painful
but not serious injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
BRIDGE
Road Plan Hit
Area Residents
Attend Meeting

Tentative plans Of the Virginia
Highway Department for devel-
opment of Chain Bridge road in
the McLean-Langley area as a
four-lane highway came under
fire yesterday at Fairfax court
house.
Residents Of the area lacked
unanimity in their proposals for
solving the traffic congestion
problems on the two-lane, wind
ing roadway but appeared to be
Unanimous in opposing phases Of
tine developnaent plans 50 far.
revealed.
Nearly 100 residents of the sec
ltion attended 4 public hearing
held by the County Board Of
Supervisors.
The board, after an hour-and-
la-half hearing, adopted a resolu-
ltion urging the State Highway
Department to hold a public
hearing before making final de-
Termination on plans for rebuild
ing the road.
Information in Letter
The hearing received informa-
Ition on tentative planning of the
State in a letter written to one
of the residents of the area by
State Highway Commissioner
James A. Anderson.
Route 1913 (Chain Bridge
road is classified for ultimate
development as a four-lane di-
vided highway" Mr.. Anderson
wrote. There is presently Suf-
ficient traffic on this road to
Justify four lanes at once. How
ever, because of our limited funds
for road improvements in the
Washington Metropolitan Area,
it is not possible for us to so i'm
prove the road at the present
time.
1--WE do, however, have funds
available for the improvement
between Langley fork. which is
the intersection of Route 1913
land Route 1881 and the point
where the proposed George
Washington parkway will cross
Route 1913 east of Langley fork,
lMr. Anderson said.
The letter was read by Philip
Wager Lowry, q Justice Depart
lment employe and owner Of an
estate near the Langley fork.
A proposed Mclean bypass
drew criticism at the hearing.
The bypass as shown on a mar
prepared from date given by the
Highway Department woulc
start at a point just west Of
townsville and arch in 6
northeasterly direction. rejoin'
ing the old Route 1913 at Reds
bend, Just east Of Mclean.
Another proposed bypass Il
the south Of the Mclean bust
ness area, known as the proposed
Pimmet Run parkway. wal
criticized by residents along it
proposed route.
Property Owners Object
In each case owners Of prop
erty that would be affected b!
the alternate bypasses objectet
to having four-lane highwa!
pass near their homesites.
The board learned during it
long session yesterday that it
move to tap the Potomac Rive
for a water supply has been tenn
porarily snagged.
A move started by Count
supervisor William H. Moss u
apply to Maryland for permission
to build a filtration plant on tn
Potomac at Great Falls. ha
begged down by requirements o
Maryland that such petitions b
accompanied by detailed infor
) Imation on the amount Of waite
planned to be consumed and tn
use to which the water would b
v,t,f
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CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The District once Agency
Of the Commonwealth Life
Insurance Co. winds up its
meetings in the Shoreham
Hotel.
National Sales Executives
opens a two-day board Of
directors meeting in the Ho-
tel Statler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
Pair Join Forces
In Bid to Refute
Stories Of Rift
By GENE GOODWIN
Star stan Correspondent

0NeA 0eNA ORAANoRea4SAe
CUMBERLAND, Md. Sept. 10.
Senators Beall and Butler are
presenting a solid front here this
week in an effort to refute re.
ports that they can't work to.
|gether.
The unity of the two Repub-
lican Senators, who have dis
agreed on some legislation and
patronage in the past, could be
AN important factor in Senator
Buffers reelection campaign.
The Senator is opposed by DEM
Iocrat George P. Mahoney.
Senator Beall, who lives in
Frostburg and is a power in this
part of the State, Cancelled plans
Ito attend President Eisenhower's
political picnic in Gettysburg
yesterday so he could be here
last night at a dinner of Western
Maryland Republican leaders put
on for Senator Butler.
"a Lot of HoOey"
"Some people say John and I
don't get along" said Senator
Beall.
well, that's a lot of hooey."
He urged that Maryland return
Senator Butler to the Senate be-
cause he is "a man we can work
with, man I can work with"
For his part, Senator Butler
acknowledged that he and his
colleague had had disagreenents,
I"but they have all been nice dis
Recommendations of them has
affected our friendship and the
friendship between our families"
There has never been a time
when the interest of Maryland
was at stake that Glenn and /
haven't pulled together" he
added.
McKeldin to Speak
The two Senators plan to put
on their new brother act on the
road again today at the Cumber-
land racing track.
I Earlier in his campaign. Sena-
tor Butler released copies of q
letter Of Endorsement from Mary
lands other leading Republican.
Gov. McKeldin. And earlier this
week, State Party Chairman D,
Eldred Rinehart said that Gov.
McKeldin will take a stump for
Senator Butler.
, Last night Senator Butler told
. his partisan audience Of about
so persons that President Essen
; hover needs this seat in the
Senate"
at may be that this seat will
decide which party organizes
the Senate and whether the
, Presidents program is a success
! or failure" he added.
Campaigns Quietly
, Earlier yesterday Senator But
! Ter shook hands and passed out
his campaign card in the BUSH
ness sections of South Cumher-
land.
Driving a new. especially
painted white, red and blue
station wagon. the Senator moved
slowly and quietly from shop to
shop. He was so quiet about 1t
all that most Of the time people
in the back Of the store didn't
know he was talking to voters
! in the front.
His tip-toe technique as dis
played yesterday was in sharp
4 contrast to the Misunderstanding
tours that has made Mr.. Ma
d honey famous in Maryland. Mr.
I Mahoney, on his better days
would shake more hands in an
hour than Senator Butler shook
all day.
The Senator also avoided all
4 taverns Of which there are many
= in that railroad workers Sec
ton Of Cumberland. Mr.. Ma
honey seldom misses a tavern
& and most of the time he buyi
& Everybody present a drink.
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Clearance Issue Raised
On Jones Point BRIDGE

Apprehension that present plans for the
Bridge permit sufficient clearance for future navigation
needs here being registered with the District ONCE of the
Corps of Engineers
The engineers Office has been advised by groups concerned
with river transport that the 150oot length the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
BeaI| Backing Butler
In Harmony Display
Stevenson Gets Report
On Maryland Campaign

NEW YORK, Sept 10 OPT. John C. Luber. and the
Barton Harrington Maryland Democratic congressional cand
Democratic chairman said yes dates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13

BUT SUSPICION persists
that a postgraduate course
will be needed. 1t may be that
seers will have to be imported
from the mystic East to handle
the assignment, but handled
1t must be.
There is, for example, the
important question of neigh
borS.
Does the man next door
have that gee-I'd-sure- like-to-
own-a-Great-Dane look in his
eyes? There is something
here that needs special atten-
ton, more than eight hours
Of schooling in financing and
home maintenance.
There is a difference be-
tween a cocker spaniel and a
Great Dane look, a difference
that takes experience to recog-
nize. A cocker spaniel is fine,
doesn't upset garbage cans.
But a Great Dane? He can
upset a garbage can without
knowing it.
And also, is that man
next door the outdoors type?
Is he one who will be forever
out moving the lawn, raking
the leaves and clipping the
hedge? Or is he, more hap
PLY, the type who appreciates
the finer things in life, such
as relaxing in a lawn chair
and looking contentedly out
over the leaf-filled lawn and
the overgrown hedge?
How is it to be determined,
in advance of buying this
home, if the man next door is
blessed with an adequate sup
ply Of tools? Will he be a
borrower or a lender?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
BY JOHN McKELWAY

Yes, Virginia, there are people
who take Civil Defense seriously.
They are old and young, short
and tall. male and female. They
wear helmets over business suits
and know. self-consciously, they
look sort Of silly. But they do it.
And knowing any attempt at
trying to stimulate the minutes
following a hydrogen bomb ex-
plosion will essarily be
wooden. they still hold a rope. or
pick up a stretcher, or go gin
gerly UP a ladder.
Yesterday afternoon they did
these things on one side Of the
Commerce Department Building.
About $500 employees streamed
out on Fifteenth street to watch
other employees, about 300 of
them, stage rescue and first aid
operations.
Has Ugly wounds"
Mrs. Marian Tyler, 81, a widow,
of 504 North West drive, Silver
Spring, was one Of them. Mrs.
Tyler, a law clerk. placed herself
on a streteher and into the
hands of other employees who
pulled her out and down from
Ia fourth-fioor window. She has
striking gray hair, a handsome
woman. But her arms and legs
were covered with ugly wounds.
The wounds were realistically
simulated with q mixture Of
syrup and vegetable colorine.
From the fourth floor TO FIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
Civil Defense Is No Joke
In Mock Attack Here

tenth street is q good drop.
But down came another Cas-
ualty"-Mrs. Belva Anderson,
A, Of 1860 Peabody street NV.
She wasn't on a stretcher. Fell
low employees had fashioned q
rope around her leg. She took
1t all calmly.
The demonstration started of
with q couple Of loud bangs and
a screen Of smoke from a num-
Der Of flares alongside the build
ing. It was accompanied by a
scratchy recording Of what was
said to be a recording Of the
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
The
Rambler
Will You Love
Thy Neighbor?
BY JACK JONAS

The National Housing
Center has made a good start,
but there's going to have to
be an adjunct sort of
postgraduate course.
The center is going to start
what it calls a down to-earth
course for prospective home
buyers. 1t will tell home
owner hopefuls about such
things as home financing,
design and location, construc-
ton and maintenance.
There is too much" said
Thomas P. Coogan, chairman
of the center'S board OF
directors, "that the prospec-
tive home owner doesn't know.
There is a hunger in the
land" he went on, for sound
information.
So a pilot school will be
started here next Monday.
Home design, layout, how
to pick a good site, what kind
Of house a family can afford,
construction hniques,
maintenance and upkeep will
be described in four two-hour
courses.
Even crabgrass," Mr.. Coo
gan said. That will be
covered under home main
tenance."
If Mr.. Coogan can solve the
crabgrass problem, he will
earn a place in the heart of
all of Washington.
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Victims Treated

The rescue teams-trained at
the Civil Defense training CEN
ter in Olney, Md.-carried the
victims" across Fifteenth street
to the park. First aid teams
applied bandages there, and am
balances took the patients away.
Together. there we're 16 live
victims" who made the descent
on stretchers. They, and the peo-
pie who guided them down with
ropes, did 1t as part Of National
Civil Defense Week.
When the smoke had cleared
outside and the demonstration
was over. Walter Williams, I'm
.dersecretary Of Com m cree.
awarded certificates Of merit TO
30 employees for outstanding rec
ords in civil defense activities.
Then everybody went back TO
work. taking on the helmets and
the arm bands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13
Rambling

America, the magazine this
Government is distributing
behind the Iron Curtain, has
an appropriate address-1776
Pennsylvania avenue NV. -.
Sure cure: At Tenth street
and Constitution avenue NV,
a light jumper" footed his
horn at the car ahead Of him
just as the traffic light
changed to green. The motor
list in front got out OF his car,
walked to the car behind,
tipped his hat politely, and
asked. did you want some
thing7" BY this time the light
had changed again, and the
man in q hurry fumed while
he waited. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-13

THIS MAY ALL be covered
in home maintenance, and it
ought to come under financing,
too. After the down payment,
there is precious little left for
things like rakes, lawn mowers
and hose.
And who can predict when
a special tool will be needed
for a special job? If the man
next door is well supplied with
all types and sizes of chisels,
drills and wrenchs, the neigh
borhood will be more appeal
ing to the prospective home
owner.
There ought to be some way
to measure the man next door
before a binding contract is
made.
"The reason for unsound
home buying decisions is
simple" Mr.. Coogan said. THE
lack of factual, disable infor-
nation for the average home
buyer"
He hit the nail-if we're not
interfering with the schools
session on home construc-
tion--right on the head.
Some factual information is
needed, indeed, on such things
as whether the man next door
Is going to keep his car spot
less, even on days after rain,
or is going to be content to
let a little dust go for a few
weeks.
Some work, obviously, is
going to have to be done on
these important problems.