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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
BY CHRISTIE RINEHART

A "long-range planning COM
mittee." originally set up under
the Progressive Citizens ASso-
citation of Georgetown. is leading
a move to hire a professional
planner to draw up a compre-
.henSive plan for Georgetown's
future development.
The plans object is simply to
make the area a pleasant place
III which to live.
The best a citizens group can
do now, according TO former as
ISOLATION president Raymond f
WllmOtte, is to make a piecemeal
fight to protect its neighborhood
Consideration of how TO improve
this situation led Mr.. Wilmotte
to the idea of developing a long
range plan.
Instead of always being on
the defensive and trying to
maintain what we have with the
ever present consciousness that
we are gradually being pushed
back, we will instead develop a
consciousness of advancing
toward making Georgetown even
more pleasant" Mr.. Wilmotte
told the association in his an
nual report.
Now Has Estimate
Development OF the overall
plan for Georgetown has been in
the works since last summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Laurel Inmate, IS,
On Week. End Pass
Robs Two Women

A 15-year-old colored boy on
a weekend pass from the Dis
tricts correctional center at
Laurel, Md. has admitted two
purse-snatchings from women
walking near the Capitol grounds
last night.
Ninth Precinct Pvts Jack L,
Buch and Donald L. Foreit re-
ported nabbing the boy near the
scene of the crimes after getting
word from the victims that their
assailant wa" clean-cut" in APP
pearance.
The policemen said they were
cruising near the 200 block of
Massachusetts avenue NE. They
heard a woman's screams. The
victim. Helen w, Simpson, AZ, of
4545 Connecticut avenue NV
told them a "clean-cut' youth
had grabbed her purse contain
ing SO and disappeared IT. the
darkness.
PITS. Buch and Foreit cruised
the area and soon picked up the
l5-year-old. They said he still
had the purse and the SO.
They added the boy also ad-
mitted that shortly before he
had come up behind Miss Betty
Heller in the vicinity of the
Plaza Hotel where she is staying
and snatched her purse contain
ing So.
Miss Heier's description of hel
assailant also mentioned his
"clean-cut' appearance. He lee
the officers to an alley and To-
Gated Miss Heier's purse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Durham Seeks
.9-Judge Airing
OF Sanity Case

The U. S. Court of Appeals
for the District has been asked
to rehear-with the full Oman
bench-the case of Monte w.
Durham
Recently, a 3-judge panel OF
the court set aside the house.
breaking conviction of Durham
for the second time.
The last reversal was based
on Federal Judge David A. Pines
charge to the jury. Durham
had pleaded innocent by reason
of insanity. In his charge, Judge
Pine told the jury that if Dur
ham were acquitted on that
ground. he would be committed
to St. Elizabeths Hospital.
The judge added that if hos
pital authorities adhere to their
last opinion (of Durham's men,
tai competency the defendant
would be released in short order.
In its reversal, the appellate
court held that this instruction
was prejudicial to Durham in
that it implied a warning thae
dire consequences might result
from a finding that the defend-
ant was not guilty by reason
of insanity" The court ordereA
new trial.
In the petition for a rehearing
filed by United States Attorney
Oliver Gasch, the Government
pointed out that Defense Attor-
.ney Sidney Sachs objected to
I the charge.
After bench conference, the
petition related, Judge Pine told
the jury g. it is the law that
his release will depend on his
mental condition, or what the
authorities find his mental con-
dition to be when he is received
back at st. Elizabeths :"
The judge then asked Mr..
Sachs if that addition satisfied
him and the latter answered af-
f1rmatively.
In its petition, the Govern
ment declared that there was
IAN affirmative acquiescence in
the instruction of the court by
experienced trial counsel"
Durham's first conviction in
1853 was set aside by the appel
late court in an opinion that set
broad new standards for de@
termining mental responsibility
for crime. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Home of AP Writer
Damaged by Fire

A fire, discovered by a neigh
Dor. damaged the Bethesda home
Of Douglas B. Cornell. Associated
Press writer, last night. The
family was not home.
Firemen said the fire appar-
entity began in a studio couch in
a back bedroom. 1t spread to the
second floor of the house at 440S
Fairfield drive before 1t was
brought under control
The neighbor. II. d. Carlson
Of 85l5 Lynbrook drive, saw
flames IN a window of the Cornell
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Coaches Weiqh
Overtime Pay

Whether athletic coaches, par
ticularly those in the junior high
schools, should be paid for their
after hours work was discussed
yesterday by coaches and school
officials.
Coaches of high school teams
competing in interScholastic
athletics are given compensatory
time off from classes for their
athletic duties.
The subject of extending this
to other coaches, and of making
the payment in cash instead OF
time, was brought up at a panel
discussion at the spring confer
ence of the District Association
for Health, Physical Education
Recreation and Safety.
A committee has recon
mended for extra pay instead Of
extra time.
DR.. Carl F. Hansen. assistant
superintendent of schools, said il
the compensatory time policy
were universally followed in the
schools-actually it is not-the
cash payments would cost the
schools less.
Others who took part in The
discussion were Birch Bayh. di-
rector of health and physica
education; Henry A. Agusiewicl
of Paul Junior High School, anc
Charles Plnderhughes of Dunbar
High School. John Koontz, prin-
cipal Of Anacostia High SchOo
was moderator.
Miss Virginia Hawke, director
of physical education for womer
at American University. wa:
chosen president-elect at the an,
nual election of officers. She vii
take Office a year hence. She vii
succeed Michael Tardugno, WhC
succeeds Miss Elizabeth Cooper
who presided yesterday.
Other incoming officers arr
Mrs. Laura Hicks, Wendall Par.
ris and William Bartlett. VICE
presidents. They will be succeed
ed by vice presidents elect JOSEPH
Aronoff. Miss Loretta Stalling,
and Miss Beatrice Suydan. Mis-!
Cereta Perry of Spingarn High
School was reelected Secretary
and Miss Lynn Harpster wa.
elected treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

III IlIN IdA IllNl CdotS, wv GCQil-
Gil issued one sentence, l33-
word public statement. II said:
Because of the very stringent
fiscal situation of the District
Government and in view of the
fact that it was necessary to
again increase taxes this year.
the Citizens Advisory Council
desires TO recommend to the
Commissioners that, in their con-
sideration of the District of Co.
lumbia budget for the coming
fiscal year 1858, they first deter
mine the amount of the estimated
revenue for that year and then.
after such determination has
been made, decide, taking into
consideration the needs of the
departments. how much money
can be allocated to each of the
departments, and that then the
departments be required to live
within the allocated figures as
their basic budget, and that any
requests over and above the basic
budget be submitted in the form
of a supplemental request on a
priority basis"
Discussed Basic Ideas
Commissioner Robert f. Nc
Laughlin said the statements
underlying ideas had been dis
cussed with the city heads at a
meeting Friday. but that he had
not seen the text.
He said the idea was TO have
the city heads estimate expected
revenues and divide the figure
among the various departments.
Departmental spending requests
would not be permitted to exceed
the dollar ceiling thus eStab-
iShed.
Any requests for additional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
D. c. Dentist
Dies in Crash
On Rucewuv

DR.. John j. Murphy, jr., "a.
Washington dentist, was killed
yesterday in an accident on the
Marlboro Motor Raceway during
practice driving sessions.
A witness said Dr. Murphy's
sport car Skidded and over.
turned, pinning him in the
wreckage. Drivers of a half
dozen other sports cars helped
lift the car off the victim.
DR.. Murphy was pronounced
dead at Prince Georges General
Hospital. He lived at 1901
Clydesdale place NV. and
had Offices at 1400 Michigan
avenue NE.
Was to Race April %
Philip Mellllo. TV director for
Station WMAL. a witness to the
accident. said the car apparent
ly went out of control on a
shoulder.
The track was being used by
the Sports Car Club of America
for practice preparatory to
race April %
DR.. Murphy was a native OF
the District and a graduate of
Gonzaga High School. the Uni
versity of Maryland and George
town University Dental School.
Served in Air Force
He served with the Air Force
during World War II.
DR., Murphy's wife died in
1858, but twin boys, Brian and
Dennis Murphy, Dig. survive. He
is also survived by his mother,
Mrs. Helen Murphy of 1851 Co.
lumbia road NV.
He was a member of St.
Thomas the Apostle Catholic
Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

spending would have to be sub
mitted to the Commissioners
separately, with each project
eValuated against the others on
a priority basis.
Last autumn, for example, the
city departments asked permits
sion to spend $2l3 million during
the coming fiscal year, which be-
gins next July l.
Past Performance Noted
The Commissioners, who are
required by law to keep spend
ing in balance with income
trimmed the requests down tc
Sl96 million. Even then, they
could not submit the full re-
quest to Congress until enact
ment of the city's new revenue
act last March 81. Originally
they submitted only requests to
spend $l33 million, because to
ask for more would have ex-
ceeded their anticipated income
1t has been pointed out, in the
case of the Health Department
for example, that spending re-
quests are usually extreme. This
has left the Commissioners-all
laymen-With the job of evalu-
ating one medical program
against another in deciding
where to cut the requests.
Although Congress has not yet
completed action on the city's
budget for the coming fiscal year
of 1857, departmental requests
for the following year will start
to roll in by Fall and must be
procesSed and sent to the Fed
eral Budget Bureau by Deem
Der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

When the founding fathers
l0-mile square 1856 years ago, Y
large enough for all time, bu
Columbia should be about 90 mi
land suburbs" he suggested.
Mr. Spencer spoke from the
sanctuary of his private law
Office overlooking Dupont circle
The quiet, -ceilinged room
is on the second floor of the red
brick Victorian mansion al 1000
Massachusetts avenue NV. put
up in 1881 by the late Senator
James G. Blaine, then Secretary
of State in the Garfield admin
iStratiou.
Ends 3-Year Service
To that Office Mr.. Spencer was
returning after three years serv-
ice as president Of the District S
Board of Commissioners, resum-
ing active duty as partner in
the law firm Of Spencer, Moore
g. Whalen.
The spacious room is domi-
mated by giant. mahogany
desk which Mr.. Spencer inner
tied from his grandfather. The
fireplace is flanked by a stand
of flags, American and District
of Columbia, presented by the
Board of Commissioners to Mr.
Spencer as he left Office.
Rejecting on the problems OF
the District after five days out
of office. Mr.. Spencer observed
wryly that he had never had
time to do so before. You re
always busy putting out some
sort of fire somewhere, he said
Today he Is mentioning ano
had planned by this time TO be
sailing southwest through Lone
Island Sound on his 40-foot
ketch. the Lark" bringing il
south from New England tC
Chesapeake Bay for more sailing
this summer
Last week. though. shortly be-
fore he startled a Board Of Trade
dinner by suggesting that the
Commissioners should have ap-
pointlve control over Nationa
Capital planning and urban re-
newal agencies. Mr. Spencer
elaborated on his reflections il
an exclusive interview with The
Star.
Three considerations are
raised he declared.
The first is the dual interest
of the Federal and District Gov
ernments," upon which he
spoke at the dinner given to
honor him and his successor
David B. Karrick).
THE second is the economic
predominance of the Federal
Government as an employer"
He pointed out that the Fed
eral Government is the clty'S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Phillips Will Speok

c. w. Phillips. public roads
official of the Commerce De-
partment. will be guest speaker
Thursday at Alabamas first
Right of Way Acquisition Con-
ference at the University of Ala
bama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Cunudiun Club Meets

The Canadian Club Of Wash
ington will hold It's annual spring
luncheon at 1890 pm. today at
the Madison Arms. 1920 @ street
NV Patrick Conroy, labor at
tache Of the Canadian Embassy
will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

DlgEGSt industry, ana can De
compared to The auto industry
which dominates Detroit.
He said that if the Federal
Government paid taxes Tor pay
mentS in lieu of taxes to the
municipality on the same basis
as private industry, the annual
Federal payment toward meet
ing the costs Of the Federal City
would be between $50 million
and $40 million.
Cites Lost Taxes
The Federal payment is now
authorized to be as high as $23
million a year. under a law en-
acted last March 81.
This, Mr.. Spencer said. us
our strongest argument for a
higher Federal payment and
ought to be hammered at con-
tinually.
There are, of course, other
arguments, such as the cost to
the city Of special services FOR
Federal purposes. and the losses
in tax revenues caused by the
fact that non-domiciles (perSons
; who maintain legal residences
elseWherel and Armed Forces
! personnel don't pay local taxes v
The third thing" Mr.. SptIl-
GER said. lis that the city of
, Washington has Just gotten too
big for its breeches.
II guess" he unused, that
Maryland would be very adverse
, to giving Silver Spring, Be-
thesda and some other suburbs
/ to the District. 1t would, of
, course. take constitutional
, amendment.
But it's natural answer and
much Sounder than giving most
, Of the District back to Mary
land
Because of the constitutional
lmpOsSibility of such a move. Mr..
Spencer said, Il feel we'll have
to make more use of the tech
nlquo Of interstate compactS in
handling problems where it is
essential to operate on an area
basis
such procedure has been
suggested for development of
the metropolitan areas transit
situation on a long range basis.
Also. Mr. Spencer declared,
efforts should be made to work
out some division of local income
taxes between the District and
the neiPhboring States of Mary
land and Virginia.
Conceding this would be diff
ficult leglslatively.' he pointed
out that persons who work in
one jurisdiction and live in an
other use the facilities of both,
but pay taxes only to one.
Commenting on rejected sug-
gestionS to impose a District tax
on suburbanite who work here
Mr.. Spencer said, That not fair
either, but there should be some
way to split up the tax that is
paid
District as a Model City
Reverting TO the Federal paw
ment problem. he said. 1--WE
ought to try to inculcate on the
Hill the idea that this is the
ShowplaCe of the Western world
of democracy.
with all these people COM
ing here, WASHINGTON ought to
be a model of what the demo-
cratic form of city should be
Money spent that way probably
would be more beneficial than
vast sums spent on Point Four
and other overseas programs. 4"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
7 Wilson Seniors Win
TOP Science Fair Honors

Two WOOQTOW w llSOI H1lSi
School seniors walked off with
top honors last night at The
District of Columbia Science
Fair.
A helicopter engine powered
by jets moving at speed Of 81
miles an hour won trip to the
National Science Fair in Okla
homa City May 9-12 for Edward
Hirshheld. Is. of $40 Thirty
second street NV.
Charles A. Gray. II, of 49l7
Rodman street NV. also won
a trip to the national fair fol-
his polarimeter to measure light
wave angles.
Alternate winners were H
Naylor Fitzhugh, is. a McKin-
ley High School senior, and
George Robinson, l6. a senior
at Woodrow Wilson.
Cancer Studied on Mice
Young Fitzhugh's experiment
was a study of skin gratis or
mice and development of cancer
cells, He lives at 3001 Fifteenth
street NE.
A study of soil and terrain
gave the other alternate award
to young Robinson, who lives
at 3242 Thirty-eighth street NV
Two years of work went into
the display built by the Gray
boy. With lights shining on
transparent tape and sugar
Jumps, his polarimeter analyses
light waves and crystal structure
The ramjet engines of Ed
Hirshfeld took seven months
TO build. 1t got trial workouts in
the Hirshf1eld back yard.
Every time as it got started
1t used to throw flaming gasoline
all over the back yard" the
young scientist said.
Displays will be on exhibit to-
day from > to 8 pm. and to-
morrow from 8 am. to 5 pm
IN Leonard Gymnasium on the
American University campus.
List Of Winners
Winners in the various cate
gories are:
Botanical sciences-Vell True
heart. Cardozo. senior division
Connie Deming and Sandra Cur
ran, Alice Deal, eighth and ninth
grade division, Eugene Kales
seventh grade division.
Zoology-Robert Lynn, Wilson
senior division; Mitchell Meisner
Kramer, eighth and ninth grad,
division; David Dantzler, Sousa
seventh grade division.
Chemistry-Susan Collins. Sid
well, senior division. William
Weisser, Mcfarland, eighth anC
ninth grade division; William
Reid, Mcfarland, seventh grad,
division.
Physics-Charles Gray, Wilson
senior division; Elmer Holt, Mac
farland eighth and ninth grad,
division; Richard p. Coleman
Paul, seventh grade division.
Electronics - Nancy Mackin
tosh, Anacostia, senior division
Thomas Miller, Mcfarland,
eighth and ninth grade division
Jimmy Sigel, Mcfarland sew
enth grade division.
Health--H. Naylor Fitzhugh
Mckinley. senior division; Juri
Slmanis Mcfarland. eighth ant
ninth grade division; Eddie Witt
ner, Mcfarland, seventh grad
division.
Mathematics Mary zee
Roosevelt, senior division; Ed
ward CAM, Kramer, eighth ant
ninth grade division; Davi,
Mendelson, Gordon. seventh
grade division.
Photographed science =
George Robinson, Wilson, senio
division; Lynwood Heiges, Paul
eighth and ninth grade division
Leonard Vacker, Gordon, seventh
grade division.
Engineering-Edward Hirsh
field, Wilson, senior; Jeanni
DuPre. Mcfarland, eighth an,
ninth grade division; Luthe
Dawson and Thomas William
Gordon, seventh grade division
Conservation No senio
award; Janet Bevis, Macfarland
eighth and ninth grade division
Elizabeth Overton, Kramer, sew
enth grade division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Dollar Ceilings Asked
For D. c. Spending Plans

Acting the heels of $40 million local boost
zeS Advisory Council yesterday asked the District Commissioners
to put dollar ceilings departmental Speeding plans the
time they draw budget
Seeking to hold the departmental citys
expected for the fiscal 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Georgetown Group Asks
Long-Ronge Area Plan

With the help of Washing ton
.planner George s. Cater. the
planning committee now has in
hand an estimate of what it
will cost to hire a planner to
begin the work.
In his preliminary report, Mr.
Cater set forth three problems
for the planner to consider
traffic and parking, conservation
of buildings of special architcc-
Itural or historical interest and
.overcrowding of population.
Detectives of the traffic and
parking survey would be to by
pass through traffic. to improve
local traffic circulation and TO
provide adequate parking. ac-
cording to the Cater report
For conservation of George
towns old buildings, the COM
mittee has in mind the possible
establishment by Congress Of q
revolving fund to buy building,
of merit when they are up fol
sale or scheduled for demolition
After restoration of these build
ings, a Georgetown trust" to
maintain the buildings is pro-
posed.
To View 90 Years
-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Spencer Calls District
TO Big for Breaches

THE City Of Washington said former District Commissioner
Samuel Spencer has just big for breeches
When the founding fathers laid out the Federal district
0mie 1856 they probably thought would be
all but Geographically the District of
Columbia should be about 90 miles and take the Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

Richard Douglas Moore, 3, peers out with more than
a little interest as Pvt. F. D. Hoffman of No. Is
Truck Co. scales fire ladder to try to find way
out for the boy. Richard had locked himself up
stairs in his grandmother's house at 5045 Sargent
road NE, while his mother was in the basement
washing clothes Firemen summoned by the dis
traught mother found every door and window locked
and finally entered by means of Skylight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

THE SUNDAY STAR Ais
Washington, D. C. 80"
SUNDAY, APRIL Is, 1886
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
To View 20 Years

Mr.. Cater has also suggested
that a plan consider prevention
of further over subdivision OF
existing lots and buildings anc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Now Has Estimate

Development of the overall
plan for Georgetown has been in
the works since last summer.
The Arizona post., 1956-03-02
inf Appoint
Local Agents

In conjunction with the eff
fort of the Jewish National
Fund to expand its organiza-
ton, volunteers have been re-
cruited in the various COM
munities. Mrs. Rose e Hirsch
and A vrum HRS C h have
agreed to serve as volunteers
in the Tucson area.
They will distribute Blue
Boxes in stores and shops and
to families desiring one in the
home. Tree Certificates and
Golden Book inscriptions will
also be available. They well
come requests from individ-
uals and from organizations
interested in JNF and Blue
Boxes. JNF is anxious that
unaffiliated rsons and
groups be given the oppor-
tunity to help.
About SIS years ago the JNF
embarked on a land purchase
plan for Israel. T h cir work
made the land problem easier
when Israel was proclaimed
a state.
The Arizona post., 1956-03-02
Temple Men To
Present Award

Annual TIE mple Brother
hood Sportsmanship Dinner
will be held March 20 at the
Temple auditorium. A depar-
ture is being made from the
past practice, where members
had their sons as guests. This
year daughters are also in
vited.
Many sport personalities
are always present. A trophy
will be presented to a grad
uating high school senior for
outstanding sportsmanship
Choice is made by school
principals and sports editors.
There is always good enter
tainment and a film will be
shown.
Jack Starr is chairman, as
sisted by Stewart Birnam club
president, Harris Bloch, Ben
Els en- S t a d I, DR.. Leonard
IvanS.
The Arizona post., 1956-03-02
For The Kitchen

A "something-better" will
be seen at the Home Show
next week when George Ed
wards displays his Vent-A-
Hood. 1t already is being in
cluded in kitchens of better
homes.
Edwards demonstrates how
this Hood attracts and con-
sumes vaporous cookin G
grease. Steam and heat don't
race to the ceiling. The Vent
A-TIood collects and absorbS
them. This Magic Lung" en-
circles them. Hence it is su-
perior to the window, wall or
ceiling type.