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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

Mrs. Tydings said yester-
day that her 66-year-old hus-
band is getting along better
but that he "has been a terribly
sick man"
Asked If she still felt confident,
as she has been quoted in the
past, that he would be able to
remain in the race, Mrs. Tydings
replied
THAT, of course, is in the
hands of the Lord, but I believe
he is going to be all right"
| She said that his political ad.
visers have assured her that
there is no need for Mr.. Tyding'
to hit the campaign trail unit
after Labor Day. -
That gives us two weeks tt
get him WE'LL" she added,
Mrs. Tydings denied any
knowledge of reports that some
of her husbands top political ad-
visers have decided among them
selves that he will have to with
draw and are mapping plans tc
control the selection of his sue
cesSor.
If Mr.. Tydings does pull out Of
the race, the Democratic State
Central Committees in the
various counties and Baltimore
City legislative districts would bt
responsible for electing a new
nominee.
MahOney Top Contender
/ A top contender, of course
would be Mr.. Mahoney. Many o.
the Democratic leaders who sup.
ported Mr.. Tydings in the recen'
primary are strongly anti
Mahoney, and some of then
would go to extremes to proven
him from becoming the nominet
in Mr.. Tydings' stead.
Mrs. Tydings, in her telephon,
conversation with The Star yes
terday, again denied a reques
that a reporter be allowed to vlsi
Mr.. Tydings at his home. Sh
said his doctors would not permi
it.
No one, except members of hi
family and few close friends
has been allowed to see the for
mer Senator since he first wa
stricken in late May.
Two Of Mr.. Tydings' top polit
ical advisers - Mayor D'Ales
andre of Baltimore and R. Brucl
LIVE, his primary campaign
manageable put off request
of reporters that they be allowed
tc see the candidate.
Mayor D'Alesandro, who lef
today for the national conven
ton opening Monday in Chicago
promised. however, to arrange /;
press conference with Mr.. Tyd
ings right after the convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Hoy Fever Season Brings SniffIes,
Sneezes, Complaints on Uncut Lots

But outlying areas Of Wash
ington are higher than the Dis
trict in some cases. Bethesda, for
example. has an index of SIS.
Generally the hay fever sea-
son gets underway about mid
August, with the highest density
of pollen from about August %
to September s. 1t has tapered
of substantially by mid-Septem-
Der and it almost entirely gone
by October /.
Can Be Serious
DR.. Kailin said about one out
OF three here develop asthma
If not properly treated. About
half develop complications in
the Midwestern areas of the
country where the pollen count
is highest. Another complication
is sinus trouble, she said.
There are many different
types OF medical treatment, with
the best probably being desensi-
lizing injections.
But keeping away from rag
weed still appears to be the best
preventative.
outdated figures show about
3 per cent Of the population
suffers from hay fever or asthma,
but ID. Kailin said the figure
probably is somewhat higher
now.
The reason doctors refer TO
the ragweed hay fever season is
that there are others. Some per-
sons suffer from tree hay fever
in the early spring. and others
from grass hay fever In May,
June and early July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
RIA Gets Offer
To Redeve|op
3-Acre Area
Second Commercial
Truct in Southwest
Involved in Plan

A local development firm,
without solicitation, has offered
to buy and rebuild all of the
S second commercial area of
South west Redevelopment
Project B.
The Redevelopment Ian d
Agency board made this dis
closure yesterday. The board
refused to identify the outfit that
made the approach, pending
negotiations.
While members withheld Off
Icial comment. they were clearly
pleased over the prospect of a
single developer undertaking the
operation. Past negotiations con-
Quoted by RIA have been with
firms interested in obtaining in
Idividual parcels of land, in the
project area.
More Than 3 Acres
The second, commercial Sec
ton is bounded by E street, the
proposed Southwest freeway in
line with F street, Second and
Fourth streets. The area involved
totals more than three acres.
A single organization. the
Scheuer-Stevens group of New
York. has contracted to develop
the residential. portion of Area B.
A major concession already
recognized by the Washington
firm is that first priority must
be given to relocating in the
same area two businesses stu
Iated there at present. These are
a Seafood wholesaler and a tin
smith.
Further Stadium Study
The board directed it's survey
section to study more closely the
possibilities of reconstructing
Griffith Stadium as a new Ma
tional Stadium in conjunction
with an urban renewal program
to halt housing blight in adj
jacent areas.
The study area is bounded
roughly by Seventh. First and
w streets and Florida avenue
NV. 1t includes some property
owned by Howard University.
Under this plan. supported last
week by Representative Thomp-
son. Democrat of New Jersey
the National Training School
site, which had been proposed
for the stadium, would be used
by some other Federal agency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

The ragweed hay fever season
is upon the land with its regular
chorus of sneezes and sniffles.
And recent rains have only
helped the pesky weed to -four
lish.
Already the District Health
Department is receiving its raft
of complaints about uncut va
cant lots around the city and
similar complaints are being
lodged in the nearby suburbs.
Nearly $50 orders have been
sent out thus far to District
property owners to either cut
weeds on their properties or
have the Distict government do
the cutting at a price.
These orders are being issued
under a law requiring such cut
ting by property owners. but its
administration sometimes gets
tangled in red tape. according
to Arthur r. Buddington Of the
Health Department.
Owners Given Seven Days
Under the law. the District
must give property owners seven
days to comply with cutting
orders. Then the District can
have the weeds cut. but not be-
fore a notice is published. In
such cases. the price Of cutting
is charged TO the property owners
on their regular tax bills.
But the delays involved in
actually getting the ragweed cut
does nothing to relieve hay fever
sufferers.
Most actions are taken on in
diudual complaints. and even
then It's q mammoth JOB, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Transit Wage Farley
Enters Third Day
Union Officials
Meet Chalk in
Secret Session

Transit union officials today
began their third day of negotia-
tons on new labor contract
with o. Roy Chalk, who is sched-
uled to take over operation of
Washington's streetcars and
buses a week from today.
They met in the Mayflower
Hotel apartment of Mr.. Chalk.
resuming after a night session
which lasted until / am. today.
So far, the highly secretive
sessions have included two men,
bership meetings of Division 689
of the Amalgamated Association
of Street. Electric Railway and
Motor Coach Employees of
America and three bargaining
sessions between Walter j. Bier
wagon, division president, and
Mr.. Chalk.
Hoping to reach an agreement
by August IA, the day Capital
Transit Co. sells out to D. C.
Transit System, Inc, the union
leaders were armed last night
with unanimous agreement of
the membership on specific de-
tails concerning such points as
pay matters, benefits and vaca-
tions," according to MI. Bier
wagon.
Silent on Details
That's all can say" Mr.. Bier
wagon maintained at the close
of the second membership meet
ing last night. We discussed
points which are subject to col
lective bargaining or relate dl-
rectly to collective bargaining.
If divulged the details. it might
prejudice the negotiations"
He said the night group. like
the workers who met earlier in
the day, empowered the execu-
tive board to call special general
membership meetings at any
time in the event Of a contract
settlement, or if some crisis
should develop in the negotia-
tons.
He said the employees gave
negotiators Other instructions"
but refused to discuss them until
the proper time" presumably
after they arise at bargaining
sessions.
Mr.. BierWagen said the pos
sibility still exists that the union
might agree TO an extension of Its
present contract with etc "if an
end to negotiations is in sight
but more time is needed to get
things down on paper"
1--WE wouldn't agree to an ex-
tension if no end is SEEM" he
declared.
Not Instructed
He said the negotiators were
not instructed by the member
ship regarding the Extension
matter. Earlier in the day, he
indicated the union would stick
to its policy of mo contract, no
work"
At the end of the night meet
ing, held in the basement meet
ing room of the the Dairy EN-
ployes Union Building at 40I
Third street NV, Mr.. Bierwagen
returned to Mr.. Chalk's apart
Iment in the Mayhower Hotel to
resume negotiations until l am.
today
The first such session was held
Ion Monday. The second yester-
day afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

Buddington said. because there
are roughly $4,000 pieces Of
vacant land in the District.
Complaints about uncut weeds
on public property are referred
to the various agencies or de-
partments responsible for the
upkeep, and there isn't much
trouble in this respect, Mr..
Buddington said.
Another thing which slows
down cutting is the complicated
definition Of certain property
lines. I'VE don't want to cut
weeds on property owned by one
person, and then bill someone
else for it," Mr.. Buddington said
Dependent on Public
So the department is pri-
marily depending on public APP
peals for individuals to cut their
own WeedS.
Even If all such weeds in the
area were cut. ragweed hay
fever would be lessened only
about so per cent, said DR.. Eloise
Kailin. a specialist in the field
for a number Of years. About
half the pollen is carried in the
air.
And it's no balm to irritated
noses and eyes for District suf-
ferers to know that Washington
is only a moderately bad area
for hay fever sufferers. Dr..
Kailin said.
The pollen index for Washing
ton is Al. compared with SIS in
Chicago and a high Of 1893 in
Dallas. Tex. San Francisco has
a low Of OF. Republican sufferers
will be happy to learn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

CANBERRA HAS its home
rule" opponents, and since the
city plan was drafted, various
types of local governments
have been tried. But the fed
eral government makes the
laws and runs the city'S at
fairs. For seven years, Can
berra has had a representa-
tive in Parliament, but he can
vote only on "a motion to
diSallow a Territory ordi-
nance"
1t has its Advisory Council
and its National Capital Plan
ming and Development Com
mittee, but these are advisory
only to the Minister for the
Interior, who is the big boss.
The Select Committee of the
Senate, which looked into rea-
sons for Canberra's slow de-
velopment, recommended, in
effect, that Parliament quit
bothering itself with the city'S
affairs.
1t urged a separate ministry
for Canberra, a legislative
council, and eventually estab-
lishment Of a municipal gov
eminent. And it set a 10-year
deadline on getting all gov
eminent agencies moved to
the city.
The committee had some
SIDE recommendations, too.
Among them was this:
Every encouragem en- I
should be given towards the
development of Canberra as a
tourist, cultural and educa-
tional center"
II Canberra develops as
Washington did, that last rec
concentration will take care
OF itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

from Mr.. Tydings as to whether
he will be physically fit to carry
on a campaign.
"If Senator Tydings wait:
much longer to decide whether
or not he will have to withdraw
from the race it will hurt oui
chances Of picking up a Senate
seat in Maryland" said Scott
Peek. administrative assistant tt
Senator Smathers of Florida
chairman of the committee.
Senator Smathers himself wa.
vacationing with his family ii
North Carolina.
I'VE are very concerned about
the situation in Maryland" Mr.
Peek said, speaking for the com.
lmittee.
Senate Control Involved
IF we lose one Democratic
seat, we lose. control of the
Senate. Until Mr.. Tydings' i'll
ness, We thought we had an ex-
cellent chance of recapturing the
Maryland seat"
The Republican candidate ir
Maryland is the incum b e n t
Senator John Marshall Butler
whose 1850 election upset ended
Mr.. TydingS' 24-year stint in the
Senate. ~
In what might be construed
as an answer 10 the committee
spokesman, Mrs. Eleanor TydingI
last night released to the pres:
a letter from her ailing husband
Ito State Controller j. Millarc
Tawes. chairman of the Mary.
land delegation to the Demo.
cratic National Convention.
Il am extremely DESTROYS o.
leaving no stone unturned Il
effect my complete recovery, anc
therefore. am following DOCTOR
orders to remain in seclusion {
little while longer" the lette,
states.
However, I am looking for.
ward to seeing you, and to start
ing a vigorous campaign afte.
the convention. I am confiden
that We will carry our Demo
cratic banners to victory thi
fall. :"
Has Been Terribly Sick"
Mr.. TydingS became i'll shortl,
after winning a gruelling pri
mary battle for the senatorial
nomination from George P. Ma
honey last May Z. He suffere,
first from an abcessed tooth
then shingles and now post
shingles neuralgia. He was il
Johns Hopkins Hospital for
month and a half. but was re
leased on July "a and has sine
been recuperating at his Havr
de Grace home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Rambling

Mrs. Berry, English, Of Silver
Spring. Md, back from a trip,
reports this sign on a Mary
land market. Irresistible
Meats
A fellow at a party attended
by quite a few OF his Office
colleagues remarked: "One
nice thing about parties like
this is that sou don't have to
say goodbye 10 anyone-youll
see them az in the morning,
an Hay -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
The
Rambler
About the d. c.
Of the Pacific
BY JACK JONAS

Discussing the National
Capital, the pamphlet says:
THE plans focal point is
Capital Hill, from which all
main avenues radiate. A Capt.
toll is provided for to crown
its summit ;"
And further, a Select
Committee of the Senate rec
ommends:
The capitals development
as a regional center or highly
industrialized city would be
incompatible with the prime
purpose of the capital city"
And again: Notifications
and variations made to the
original plan had not been
subject to adequate sur
Vigilance"
Is this Washington in the
early 1905? Not at all. It's
Canberra, Australia, in 1856,
struggling along with the
problems that faced the
United States National Capt.
tai $50 years ago.
Canberra and Washington
are two world capitals with
one thing in common-hoth
were carved out Of wilder
nesses specifically for national
capitals.
Canberra, sometimes called
"The D. c. of the Pacific" is
less than so years old. It's
ilnpatience to become a grand
city is as chatting as that of
early Washington.
Its pride in it's development
so far is reflected in the
pamphlet from the Australian
Department of the Interior,
which says:
In less than half a CEN
fury, a sheep-run has been
replaced by a city of more
than 10000 people. This is
expected to double within the
next Is years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Phone Workers Honor
Retired EmpIoye, 81

The oldest retired employe Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co.. Pharis W. Lee,
was honored BY his fellow work.
ers yesterday on his 87th birth
day at the Shoreham Hotel.
A resident Of Falls Church
since 1895. Mr.. Lee retired from
the telephone company after 20
years service. He has Ave chill
dren. FIVE grandchildren and nine
Observation-Disclosures. He lives al
sos West Broad street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Lions to Hear Rover

Chief Judge Leo A. Rover Of
the Municipal Court Of Appeals
will address a luncheon meeting
of the Capitol Hill Lions Club
at 1890 pm. tomorrow in the
Continental Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Almond TO Speak

LURAY. Va. Aug. 8 pat
torney General j. Lindsay Al
mond. ir.. will speak here tonight
at the banquet Of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies Of Virginia
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Tydinqs Illness Worries
Senate Campaign Unit
Democrats to Demand Decision
On Race When Convention Is Over
BY GENE GOODWIN

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is
illness that has kept Willard Tydings the
Maryland Democratic candidate for the Senate confined to hos
pital or home all summer
spokesman yesterday the national
vention committee probably will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
SERVICE NEWS
TenNdvy Engineers
To Be Bid Farewell

Fontainebleau and he and
Mrs. Morrow will live at
Chatrette. The little village is
said to be only on one map,
that Of the Forest of Fontaine-
bleu.
The Morrows will be ac-
companied to France by their
daughter, Virginia, who has
completed her second year at
Wilson College in Chamber
burg, Pa. She will come back
in the fall to enter the junior
class at Wilson. Her younger
brother, Robert, now in his
middle teens also will go
aboard with the family and
will attend school in Paris in
the fall.
Joining in the family re-
union before the departure Of
Col. and Mrs. Morrow were
her mother. Mrs. H. P. Hollar
and the latter's son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Hollar with whom
she makes her home in WASH
ington.
Col. and Mrs. Morrow are
looking forward to renewing
friendships with Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. Thomas B. McDon-
aid and Col. and Mrs. Thomas
H. Holbrook who recently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
|Stote Societies
Plan Festivities

It's picnic time for State So
cieties.
The Delaware State Society
viii hold its annual picnic
from 2 to 8 o'clock today in
Picnic Area 2 Of Rock Greek
Park opposite Pierce Mill.
Also on schedule for today is
the Alabama State Society's
Supper Club annual picnic
from 3 to 8 o'clock in Rock
Creek Park.
Texans will gather for a bar
becue next Saturday on the
Arnold estate. Walnut Hill, in
Fairfax County. Va, from 5
to 8 pm. Television entertain
err Ray Haney will be on hand
and there will be a cowboy
band.
Claude c. Wild, jr., barbecue
chairman. has announced a
special bus will leave Fifteenth
and K streets NV. at 4:30
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
|Ceylon Journalist
eted at Dinner

The Ambassador Of Ceylon
and Nine. Gunewardene en-
tertained at a BUFFET supper
last night at the embassy in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. z. G.
p. Vittachi.
Mr.. Vittachi edits the lead
ing Ceylon evening newspaper,
1.-THE Ceylon Observer" and is
managing editor Of Jana" a
naws magazine covering world
affairs with particular refer
ence to Asia and Africa. It is
frequently referred to as the
magazine of resurgent Asian
Guests were primarily menu
bers Of the Washington press
corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

Retired Col. Allen Kimberly,
who has had numbers of tours
OF duty in Washington, re-
turned last week to his home
in Los Angeles after visiting
his brother-in-law and sister,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Harold F.
LOOMS. During his brief stay
here the Loomises entertained
numbers of those in his wide
circle Of friends at a cocktail
party and several smaller
and informal dinners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Col. Kimberly Here

went abroad for duty in Paris
after stations in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

The Washington Premiere Of Rodgers
and Hammerstein's THE KING AND r.
in CinemaScope IS, takes place Friday,
June 10Th, at Locus Capitol Theatre and
stars DEBORAH KERR as Anna, YUL
BRYNNER as The King.
June 18th at Locus Theatre and stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

Hioh-styed sheoth of ItoIon silk-Iook
Cupioni; rich new blend of cotton and royon
with bucyont flying panel. Crease resist
ant and washable in transition black, French
blue or charcoal green; l2-2O and AN
Z2R. Budget Fashion Shop, Bird Floor
Mezzonine. Washington End Floor, Silver
Spring and PARkineton. CoIFkA. $500
to order any time.
The Sidney herald., 1956-11-29

present and future needs OF rural
and urban residents in a large c
ton of North and South Dakota.
Under this program MDU n Da-
kotas Electric Cooperative have con-
structed joint facilities including
transmission lines and generating
equipment to better serve the users
of electricity in his area. An d
tional facility to further improve TINS
mutually satisfactory arrangement is
a substation now under construction
at Glenham, South Dakota.
Smith concluded his announcement
with the following statement: "MDU
officials are pleased with the fine
that has been made in in
t~egrating the transmission systems OF
Bureau and MDU. This has inn
the quality of service TO all
users of electricity in our service
area. The addition of the Garrison
Dam power plant and the completion
certain transmission lines and sub
now under construction BY
MDU will further improve and ex-
pand service as the needs of our
customers and those of the Bureau
require. We shall also continue TO
seek new ways and means WHEREBY
we can Join with the Bureau of Rec
and the REA c~ooperatives in
providing adequate and dependable
throughout our combined SER
nee areas"