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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Old Warehouse
Beats Wreckers to
Job by 7 Weeks

BALTIMORE (P1.-A flimsy
old warehouse which was to have
beer torn down within two
weeks collapsed today only two
minutes after the owner had
walked out
One of the falling walls of the
Monumental Supply Co. struc-
Iture fell across a street, damag-
ing three parked automobiles,
No one was injured.
Robert Kirchner, the owner
said he had been notified this
morning that the second floor
was settling. He went to the
warehouse to inspect it and just
two minutes after he walked out
the front door. the walls col
lapsed.
The two-story building was OF
frame and corrugated metal con-
struction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Three Charged
In Toy Ho|dups

Two Air Force men and a for
mer airman told police yesterday
officers said, that they attempted
two holdups with toy pistol
lust for kicks" but the incident
kicked back at them.
The three were held under
$4,000 bail each when they were
arraigned today before Munich
pal Court Judge John H. Burnett
The cases were continued until
August %.
Those arrested. police reported
are Airman &c Sidney w. Har.
din, 10, and Altman Alfred A. Re.
MATHS. 81. both of Boiling All
Force Base, and George Nichols
%, former airman &c but re-
Gently discharged and listed a,
living in the 100 block of indie.
pendence avenue Sc.
Police said Olin A. Jones, 81
of 1908 1 street NV, reported
he was at Eleventh and F streets
NV. at about $50 am. when
a car pulled up and a man thrust
what appeared to be a pistol
at him and demanded his wal
let. Jones ran, shouting for po-
lice. they reported.
Then Altman &c Norman B.
Edward. %, of Andrews All
Force Base, reported he was
waiting for a bus when a car
answering the description of the
one Mr.. Jones told about pulled
up and his wallet was demanded
Police said the men in the car
returned the wallet when they
saw it was empty. But Airman
Edward noted the license num-
Der of the Car.
An hour later the car and
the three occupants were picked
up. In the car police said they
found a plastic toy which looked
like a As caliber automatic
pistol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Another Meade Soldier
Dies in Virginia Crosh

A Fort Meade (Md.) Army
sergeant was one of two persons
killed in a two-car collision or
U. S. Route l in Caroline County
Va, yesterday in which sill
others were injured.
! The dead were Sergt. Darwin
E. Prince. 30, of the 2000th Ser
vice Unit at. Fort Meade, anc
Mrs. Martha S. Corpening. AZ
of Coatesville, Pa.
! The injured included two
WAC'S and another sergeant
stationed at Fort Meade.
The Associated Press said fiv,
of the injured were taken to tn,
Medical College of Virginia Hos
pital in Richmond. They included
Pvt. Barbara j. Foster, 10, O
Hawaii, one of the WACs: Sergt
Covel L. Fitzgerald, 26, of Dan,
vile. Va, and also from For
Meade; Samuel Corpening, Al
husband of the dead woman, anC
their son, Samuel. jr. The fiftl
person was not identified.
The other WAC, Pvt. Shirle,
L. Sinnett, 10. of Niles, Ohio, wa
taken to the Marine base hospi
tai at Quantico, Va.
/ State police said the crasf
occurred on a rain SlickeC
stretch of Route /. three mile
south of Cedon, Va, at $50 pm
Mr.. Corpening was the driver O.
one car while Pvt. Foster wa
driving the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Falls Church Boy Dies
IOf Accident Injuries

A Falls Church (Va) boy died
in West Union. Ohio. yesterday
from injuries received last
Thursday when struck by a car
He was James Piercy. 9, son
of Army Capt. and Mrs. Clar-
ence H. Piercy, jr., of los
East Westmoreland road, Falls
Church.
The boy died in the Adams
County Hospital at West Union
according to the Associated
Press.
He had been visiting the home
of a great-aunt and uncle when
the accident occurred while he
was chasing a dog at nearby
Manchester. Ohio.
Capt. and Mrs. Percy went
to West Union after learning OF
the accident. Neighbors said the
captain is stationed at Walter
Reed Hospital. The couple also
has two younger boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Soldier Killed,
Seven Injured
In Truck Crash
Pickup Fails to Make
Curve, Rams Pole
At Fort Meade

FORT MEADE, Md, Aug.
(SpeciaD One soldier was killed
and seven other persons injured
here last night when a pickup
truck in which all were riding
failed to make a curve and
crashed into a pole.
Dead in the crash on Reese
road near the Meade Heights
School, on the post reservation
was Specialist &c Richard A
lDunning, 81, of Pittsburgh. g
member of the 9th Surgica.
Hospital unit here.
Two of the injured remained
hospitalized here today. They
were Pvt Leonard E. Brock, jr.
%, of Crosse Pointe, Mich, ano
Pvt. Glenn A. Lamoreaux. %, Of
Bloomsbury, Pa. Both are men,
bers of Company A, I'd Armorec
Cavalry Regiment here.
/ Also treated for minor injuries
were three other soldiers and two
girls from Laurel. Md, identified
as Lille Landon and Ethe
Kaiser. The soldiers were Spe.
cialist &c Billy c. Garner, Is
of Magee, Miss. listed as driver
of the truck; Pfc. Gary R. Lind
ner, 81, of Port Washington. Wis.
and Pvt. Paul F.. Mailhos, jr., 10
temporarily on duty at Indian.
town Gap, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Hit-und-Run Driver
FIees Scene on Foot

A fleet footed hit and run
driver who fled after a collision
at First and K streets NV. last
night was being sought by police
today
He deserted four friends and
abandoned his car after crash
ing into a car driven by Lee
Heath, 81, of SO Myrtle street
NE.
After the accident the hit-run
driver jumped out of his auto
and ran away from the scene
Of the crash-leaving no clues
to his identity except his -four
friends.
Police learned the identity OF
the driver from the four pas
sengers. all colored, who were
released after treatment al
Casualty Hospital for cuts
bruises and Sprains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06

reached on the roll call, half of
the uncommitted votes and
those formerly committed to
Senator Kefauver were split
evenly between Mr.. Stevenson
and Gov. Hartman, the score
would be:
Stevenson, 592.
Hartman, 35212.
If Virginia's 80 votes were
added to Mr.. Stevenson's total
at this point. the former Illinois
Governor would have 624, still
short of the necessary $751;
necessary for nomination.
State May Decide Race
But preconvention thinking
is that Mr.. Stevenson has the
edge on Gov. Hartman in pick
ing up former Kefauver votes
and those listed in the uncom-
mitted category.
\ If this is true, it may be that
the issue will have been de-
cided before Virginia is reached
on the roll. On the other hand
If there should be a tighter lead
by Mr.. Stevenson, it is entirely
possible that Virginia's 80 votes
could cast the die.
1t is virtually certain that Vir-
ginia would not under any con-
ditionS vote for Mr.. Hartman,
State leaders already have ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with the
New York Governors liberal
views and claims to the New
; Deal-Fair Deal title.
If Mr.. Stevenson continues tc
give the impression of the more
moderate of the two. it is en-
tirely possible that Virginia:
!, Senator Byrd will not turn his
, back on him this year as he die
in 1852, when Virginia wound UP
in the Republican column.
johnson of Texas Praised
So far. Senator Byrd's only
public utterances along this lint
have been in praise of Senate
Majority Leader Lyndon johnson
of Texas. Senator Byrd recently
hit at Gov. Harriman's position
on civil rights and segregation.
Virginia participated in last
Wednesdays solidarity confer.
ence between leaders of II
Southern States at Atlanta. Viz.
, ginia'S representative there
former Gov. John S. Battle who
also is on the National Platform
Committee, said the Atlanta get.
together lessened the chances Of
a Southern bolt, such as in 194S
when j. Storm Thurmond was
the Dixiecrat candidate, or il
1852 when Virginia almost
walked out rather than subscribe
to the loyalty oath"
Thus. with indications tina
, Virginia intends to stay in TIT
!. convention this year. there il
little doubt that she will cast he
80 votes for Mr.. Stevenson OF
the first ballot if there is clear
cut race between the 1876.
standard bearer and Gov. Harri
; man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06

ways, urban highways, and
secondary roads in counties.
Mr.. Bonnell said two projects
already have been submitted to
the Federal Government for APP
proval on the interstate network
and that more will soon follow
He did not name these pending
approval from Washington.
The SRC hasn't gotten far
enough along in the new pro-
gram to set up any kind of time
TIA BILE for projects, but an example
of those that would be speeded
up is the Washington circum-
ferential highway.
This bypass of the Nations
capital mad been earmarked for
construction in the second four
years of the State program. Now
it probably will be advanced.
The Baltimore County belt
way, already started but with
some sections not scheduled for
completion before 1862, also
probably will be speeded up.
Both of these were already
planned to the controlled access
requirements of the Federal in
terstate system.
Maryland had a big jump on
a lot of other States in this
field" Mr., Bonnell noted.
Some sections of Route 40 will
measure up to Standards-such
as the stretch between Pine
Orchard and the Monacacy
River east of Frederick-but
others will require construction
for limiting of access.
Problems to be Solved
Mr.. Bonnell would not say
what changes the Federal project
might produce in the Stare's IL
year program beyond speeding
up some of the projects currently
listed in both.
Numerous problems are still to
be worked out in the program.
For example, the planned north
eastern toll eXpressway between
Baltimore and the Pennsylvania
line. This may be included in
the Route 40 Interstate project
Git will parallel the present Route
40l but, if SO, it can not be a
toll highway.
There is also a possibility the
Federal Government might mod
ify it some after a few years 1t
has allocated aid through the
first three years with review
scheduled at that time and fur
Their aid to be apportioned ac-
cording to needs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Two Killed in Wreck
Near Winchester

WINCHESTER. Va, Aug.
Especially Two men were killec
near here about 6:l5 pm. Satur-
day in a single-car accident or
State Route 522.
State Trooper w. B. BroacE
said the dead were Austin Lee
DeHaven. 81. driver of the car
and Roy Allen 10y, 10, both Of
Bloomery Star Route, Winches-
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06

more would meet the new Fed
eral standards. Rather than Try
to convert it to limited access
dual-lane eXpressWay. he said ar
entirely new route probably
would be built paralleling thu
old highway. This would come
late in the 13-year Federal
State program.
The same fate was forecast
for Route l in Virginia south OF
Alexandria when the Federal aiC
program was discussed at a State
Highway Commission meeting.
347-Mile Program Set
Maryland's bodybuilding plan.
under the new Federal program
involve BAT miles of highways
Six United States routes, the
Baltimore County beltway anc
the Washington circumferentia
highway are included.
All are on the western side
of Chesapeake Bay. The longest
single stretch is 1893 miles OF
U. S. 40. from the Delaware
line to Hancock. The shortest i,
1.6 miles of U. S. 500, crossing
the States narrow waist from
the Pennsylvania line through
Hancock to the West Virginia
line.
Other highways to be devel.
oped or completed as dual lane
controlled access throughway.
include:
U. S. IL from the Pennsylvania
line through Hagerstown to tn,
West Virginia line-12.4 miles.
U. S. 240, from Frederick t.
Washington, 38 miles.
U. S. Ill odd York road)
from Baltimore to the Pennsyl,
vania line. 1914 miles.
The Baltimore County beltway
As miles. and the WASHINGTON
clrcumterential highway, 81
miles, were added to the system
since 1t was first planned.
The routes for the al ,O00-mil,
interstate system were designated
by the Federal Government
which also has specified stand
ards they must conform to. TIL,
Federal Government Will pay 81
per cent toward their construc
ton and the State 10 per cent
Tho State IS responsible fol-
maintenance.
MANY OF the roads were al
ready IN Iarylani's $563 millior
highway improvement program
including the Baltimore anC
Washington circular BY -passes -
and some already have beer
modernized to the new Fedora
standards. But they can be con.
structed much faster now -nal
originally planned under the
State program. Some will b.
built to higher standards thai
the State had planned.
MI Bonnell said he seriousl,
doubts M2rylsad will Get an,
refunds for the roadwork it al
ready has done for the inter
state system such as the almos
completed Washington Naticna
Pike from Frederick ~ S. 24O
and the Harrisburg Expressive,
~, 5. Ill. But he says thl
increased Federal aid Shoult
speed up the States own pro
gram and absorb some of tn
rise Of costs since it was launched
State TO Get SS5.8 Million
Under the new highway bill
the State Will receive $3.50 mil
lion IN the three years. Will
S564 million OF it earmarke,
for the interstate system ant
the rest for primary State high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06

tllc SIiOlCC VI OIle IIldJOIlJy Will
decide how all the States 80
votes will be cast.
The jockeying now going on
over the national party platform
particularly the civil rights
plank-or sign" from Senator
Byrd between now and conven-
ton time. could shift Virginia s
apparent present course.
Result of Poll Given
A poll of the State delegation
last week by The Star. in CO.
operation with six State news
papers, disclosed that Is dele
gates prefer Mr.. Stevenson and
Is more leaned toward him
This bloc of 38 delegates with
half vote each would be
enough to bind the entire unit
The Associated Press Nation
wide tabulation, some of which
was compiled before the with
drawal of Senator Kefauver from
the presidential race, showed
these results Thursday:
Mr.. Stevenson. 430l2 votes;
New York's Gov. Hartman, 100
Senator Kefauver. tn anc
"others," 300l2. Listed as un.
committed were delegates who
will cast 40312 votes.
A total of $751; votes will bt
necessary to nominate at thu
convention next week.
Virginia is 44th on the rol
call of States. There are 10 othel
States and territories lower OF
the roll, none of which casts al
large a vote. The three closes
to her and their voting strength
ARE Wisconsin, %; Washington
l26 and West Virginia, "a.
How the Vote Will Stand
Based on the Associated Pres
tabulation. this is how the vot'
would stand by the time Vir
ginia is reached on the rol
call, assuming all States vote:
Mr.. Stevenson, 1886; Gov. Har
iriman, 145 Z: Senator Kefauver
1872; Others" 271, and uncom
lmitted, 339.
Some of the States claSsed il
the "others" category can be ex
pecteo to hold out for favorit,
sons or will be bound by Stat,
law to vote for particular can
didates other than Mr.. Steven
son or Gov. Hartman on thu
| first ballot.
If, at the time Virginia i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Sets Fire After QuurreI

BALTIMORE, Aug. 6 (H1.-
Police charged 43-year-old Mrs
Mary E. Love with arson yester-
day after she told them she had
set her apartment afire so her
husband wouldn't have a house
to come home to" after a quar-
rel. A blaze in a mattress dam
aged a room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
g. o. P. Picks Hummer

BRISTOL, Va. Aug. 6 tP).--
THE new chairman of the 9th
District Republican Committee
lis former Bristol Mayor Elmer
H. Hammer, who was elected at
Ia meeting Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
Virginia Unit May Cast
Deciding Roll Call Vote
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

Vrgina strategic position the end Of the roll call of
States and the fact that than half of her delegates favor
Ada Stevenson might be the deciding factor rst-balot
nomination at the Democratic National Convention
This policy the basis of the latest Associated
Press poll of delegations throughout the Nation
Virgina 81 delegates bound by unit rule that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06
New Bo|timore-to-D. c.
Expresswoy Planned

highway parallelng old Route between WASHINGTON
and Baltimore proposed in Maryands building plans
under the Federal program.
Robert O. Bonnell chairman of the Maryland Roads
Commission told of Route Is likely announcing
details of the Federal road program Maryland
He said of Route between Washington and Balti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-06

the last week before the dead
line.
Special Rowing Boards
In addition to the Silver
Spring and Bethesda boards.
special rowing boards also will
operate on the following sched-
ule from 1880 to $50 pm:
August
Potomac School
S-Beallsvilie Fire House.
g-Poolesyille High School.
14-Damascus Fire House.
1J-Gaithersburg Fire House.
I6-Olnev School
2l-Four Corners Elementary School
2l--LaytonSville Elementary School.
.2 and '13-Glenmont School.
3@-ClarkSburg School.
a3-Colesvllle Elementary School.
4S-Kensington Armory
Charlottesville Elementary School.
Hillandale Elementary School.
39-Broad Acres Elementary School.
In-Wyngate Elementary School.
3n-Takoma Park Fire House.
September
Cabin John Fire House.
5--KenSington Armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Rain and Snow
Fall in Suburbs as
Cool Snop Lingers

Washington's springtime con-
tinued to be a flop today with
little flurries of snow mixed with
rain reported in the suburbs and
more expected later IN the day.
The Weather Bureau said the
temperature would get to as
degrees during the day and drop
to around freezing in the sub
urbs tonight.
Last nights low in the city
was Al. The mercury rose to
As degrees at 7 am. and then
slumped to 80 before noon. It's
due to be fair and 58-ish tomor-
row, at least.
1t was showing over much Of
Maryland today. Two inches of
new snow fell in Garrett County
last night and today There was
snow at Oakland. Frostburg and
Town Hill, east of Cumberland
Salisbury on the Eastern Shore
got some about midmorning,
after some Sleet.
AS far east as Gambrills Park
in Frederick County. an inch of
snow fell and the Northern Bal
timore County suburbs were ex-
pected to get rain mixed with
snow this afternoon and at night.
Some snow was reported also
in the Virginia mountains and in
The northwest corner of the State,
including Winchester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinlty--Clearing
tonight, low around 38 in the
city and near 80 in the suburbs.
Fair tomorrow, high about So.
Maryland - Clearing tonight
with frost in the west and north.
Lows tonight 70 to 80 in the
west and north and 81 to 80 else
where. Fair and milder tomor-
row.
Virginia = Frost warning.
Clearing tonight with some
frost. lows &c to 50 in the west
and north and 80 to 80 in the
southeast, Fair and moderate
tomorrow.
Wind-Northwest Is to 20
miles per hour tonight, dlmin-
ishing early tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

soil-bank plan along with the
money.
Democrats contend that the
program can be carried out
under a 1885 conservation law,
and that new authorization
is unnecessary. The House APP
preparations Committee voted to
spend the money under the old
law.
In vetolng the farm bill last
week, President Eisenhower asked
for soil bank legislation.
Eisenhower COnfers
President Eisenhower reviewed
the farm bill tangle again today
with Secretary of Agriculture
Benson and congressional leaders.
House Republican Leader Mar
tin of Massachusetts, discussed
the new G. o. P. strategy with
reporters and reiterated that the
fight would be pushed in the
House if the Rules Committee
move fails.
Asked if the appropriation
would be opposed if the new
authorization legislation is not
obtained. Mr.. Martin said: NO
we'll take the money. 1t will
give limited help to the farmers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
ALL IS FORGIVEN,
TROUBLED WOMAN
LEARNS

Fear of being prosecuted
for a long neglected ticket
brought an anonymous
woman driver to the Traffic
Division at police headquar-
tiers yesterday.
She went away treasured
she had nothing TO worry
about-her ticket was issued
in l947.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Moro Pirotes Kill Two
In Philippine Roid

MANILA. April "a (P).-Two
villagers we're reported killed and
number of homes sacked and
burned in a raid by Moro pirates
on the southern Philippine Island
Of Mindanao.
Police said the pirates at
tackled Salud. on the northwest
coast of Mindanao.
The government has waged
frequent campaigns against the
bandit groups of Moslem Moros
in the southern Philippines but
their terrorist activities have not
been stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Hampton Woman Due
To Head Delegation
BY the Associated Press

The State Department has an
nounced Mary P. Holleran of
Hampton CVa.l Institute will
head the United States delega-
ton to the May 3-l2 meeting of
the Inter-American Cultural
Council at Lima. Peru.
Alternate United States rep
reSentative will be Arturo Mo-
rales Carton. Undersecretary of
State for Puerto Rico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

workers during World War II
The employees are asking for ar
extra days pay for each holiday
worked.
The United States Court Of
Claims has upheld the employees
claims. However. the Govern.
ment has appealed the decision
to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has failed
to schedule hearings on argu-
ments on the case at this ses-
sion. which means that actor
will have to be deferred until
at least October, when the high
court reconvenes for the fall
session. The verdict probably
won't be handed down until the
latter part of the year.
/ Some $4,000 Federal per diem
workers already have filed claims
for back pay. Hundreds Of
thousands of other Government
per diem employees were not
aware of the pending test case
and consequently did not file
their claims in time to meet the
ll0-year statute of limitations.
+ Consequently. these employees
are also awaiting the Supreme
Courts action with keen interest
If the Supreme Court upholds
the holiday back pay claims, q
number of key members of Con-
gress have promised to sponsor
legislation to waive the statute
of limitations so that these work
erS may also file claims.
Federal officials have estimated
that, if the Supreme Court rules
in favor of the claims, it would
cost the Government nearly 81
billion in back holiday payments
to employees. Classified anC
postal workers are not involved
in the litigation. since their pay
lis fixed under different systems
than that of per diem workers.
x
NAVY LAYOFFS-Five Naval
Gun Factory foremen, each with
80 to 40 years of service in the
factory, have been given reduc-
ton enforce notices.
Gun Factory officials say the
notices were necessary because
of a reorganization in its build
ing trades activities brought
about by transfer of functions
to other naval installations in
the area.
One of the employees involved
had 40 years of service at the
Gun Factory. Another had IS
years. The others had 80 Oh
more years. Without warning
the employees were given theil
RIFF notices last Friday.
Navy officials say they had nc
alternative. Some of the five
have humping rights, but to stay
at the factory they will have tc
take terrific cuts in salary, Navy
officials said. Some hope was ex-
pressed that one or two of the
employees might have a chance
at good jobs under the reorgan-
ization. but there is nothing
definite on that. Several of the
group probably will have to re-
tire. In addition, another six
supervisors probably will also gel
notices.
X X
HEALTH INSURANCE - The
Senate Civil Service Committee
has scheduled a closed meeting