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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Store Helper
Held as Bundit

A youth who helps out around
a delicatessen sneaked back Sun
day night and staged a $l2 holdur
there. police said today.
James Scott. Is, colored, OF
the 1900 block of Thirteenth
street NV. was charged with
HOUSEKEEPING and assault with
a dangerous weapon.
Miss Isabel Greenfield, 10, OF
ll0l New Jersey avenue NV.
said she and her mother, Mrs
Robert Greenfield. were watch
ing televiSion about 1880 pm
when she heard the cash reg.
lister bell in the store in the
front of the home.
Miss Greenfield said she
entered the store and found her.
self looking down the barrel OF
the 80 pistol her father keeps
there. She said she fed back
into the home. She recognized
the youth, who was picked ur
later. police said.
The Scott youth had volun-
teered earlier Sunday to haul
some bottles to the basement
Miss Greenfield said. Police
theorized he left an outer door
open in the basement so he
could return last night. They
said he took 81 from one cash
register and SIS from another
The pistol was not recovered
Mr.. Greenfield said it was not
loaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Truckmun Found
Guilty in Second
Paternity Case

A Juvenile Court jury yester-
day found a 20-year -old student
guilty of fathering an illegitimate
child in November of 1858.
The young father, colored, de-
MED the charge, claiming that
he did not see the mother during
the period the child was con-
ceived because he was in training
for an upcoming track meet. He
added he was captain of his
schools track team and in that
position had to set an example
for the other boys.
But the Government attorney
pointed out the trackman had
previously fathered another child
of the young mother in January
of 1858. Earlier he had admitted
he was the father of the first
child.
Married last october and al
ready ordered by the court to
make payments toward support
of the first illegitimate child,
the young man faces a hearing
in court next week on charges
of non-support Of the second
child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
c Commissioners Approve
Five Police Promotions

Five Metropolitan Police pro-
motions were approved by the
Commissioners today to fill va
Icancies made by the retirement
of Capt. Otha r. Sanders of the
Harbor Precinct and Corpl.
Harry T. Sullivan.
The promotions. effective
March l, include:
1t. Karl G. Mccormick Of the
Traffic Division, to become cap
tain at $7,085 a year.
Sergt. John w. Trotter, to lieu
tenant at $6.460.
Corpl. James E. Stargel. to
sergeant at 1896.
Pvts. Leonard j. Oreto and
John E. Strobel. to corporals at
i$5,472.
Capt. Sanders, So, has been
with the department more than
38 years and has commanded
the Harbor Precinct since rising
to lieutenant June /, 1912.
He is eligible for retirement
for age and service, but went be-
fore the Board Of Police and Fire
Surgeons today for a disability
examination.
Capt. Sanders suffered a
broken ankle in 1917 during the
10 years he rode a motorcycle
for the fifth and eleventh pre-
|cincts and the traffic division.
He also has high blood pressure.
During his days as harbor
master and commander of the
lharbor precinct. the captain saw
some exciting days. Among
them were nine airplane crashes
in or near the Potomac River,
requiring rescue work by the
river police. Capt. Sanders also
acquired a large number Of COM
mendations.
Retirement does not mean he
will be leaving the water which
he likes so much. He and Mrs.
Sanders will spend much Of their
time at their Colonial Beach cot
Itage boating and fishing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
3 Medical Schools
In District Receive
Grants of Funds

The Districts three medical
schools have been awarded grants
by the National Fund for Med
lical Education, S. Sloan Colt
president of the fund. announced
today.
The grants are part Of a total
Iof $2,657.434 awarded by the
fund to 81 medical schools dur
ing the past year.
Georgetown University School
lof Medicine received $36,2l4;
George Washington University
School of Medicine. $4,000. and
Howard University College Of
Medicine. S26,654. Mr., Colt said
The fund grants are unrestrict-
ed, but are used by the schools
primarily to strengthen the
teaching budgets.
The national fund was formed
under the leadership of Presi-
dent Eisenhower when he was
president of Columbia Univer-
Isity One thousand, Ave hundred
corporations contributed to the
fund last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Overseas Writers
Elect Hardness
AS New President

The Overseas Writers, a group
of Washington correspondents
with foreign experience, yester-
day elected Richard Hardness. a
correspondent for the National
Broadcasting Co.. as their new
president.
Mr.. Hardness succeeds Arthur
Sylvester, correspondent for the
Newark Evening News.
Other officers are Charles
Foltz, jr., of U. S. News g. World
Report, secretary, and Pau
Wooton, New Orleans Times
Picayune, treasurer.
The writers chose for the
Executive Committee. Mr.. Sylves-
ter, Walter T. Ridder of the st
Paul Pioneer Press, and Carroll
Fitzpatrick. Washington Post anc
Times Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
.InsuranceFirms
Must Stay Here

The District Commissioners
have refused two insurance COM
panies permission to move their
headquarters out of the city
even though they only want to
go a few feet across the District
line.
The companies are the Gov
eminent Employees Insurance Co.
and the Government Employees
Life Insurance Co.
They had, applied for permis-
sion to take their headquarters
and their books and records to q
building they hoped TO erect on
the Parker Tract on Western
avenue. a few hundred feet west
of Wisconsin avenue.
Western avenue is the line be-
tween the District and Mont
gomery County. The companies
wanted to locate on the Mary
land side of the street.
Rezoned for Headquarters
In April, 1855, the Montgom-
cry County Council rezoned a
portion Of the tract to allow
construction Of the headquarters.
In applying to the Commits
sioners for approval Of the move
the companies declared their
workers are spread over five
different locations in the city
and that exhaustive combing'
of the District has produced no
suitable place for a new head
Quarters.
The companies said they would
retain a Washington Office, per-
'haps in their building at Four
|teenth and l. streets NV.
On the recommendation of In
surance Supt. Albert F. Jordan
the Commissioners turned down
the request.
Fears Precedent
Samuel Spencer, chairman OF
the Board of Commissioners, said
they feared other companies
would move away from the city
il the precedent were set.
Under the law. the Commits
|sioners must approve removal OF
an insurance company's princi-
pal Office and records from the
city before the move can be
made. Mr.. Spencer said this
was done once before for a com.
Ipany that moved to Philadelphia
but it caused so much difficulty
for the city's insurance inspec-
tors that the permission was
revoked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

OF the Smithsonian Institution
speaking on the "ExtramuraI
Educational Opportunities ir
Washington" urged the use Of
field trips to various Government
buildings and other points Of
interest here.
Not Just for Pleasure
But he urged that concrete
educational planning" must gt
in the use of the trips by teach
ers. They must not be just
pleasure trips, he asserted.
Before these extramural edu-
cational opportunities are taken,
he said,s there must be school,
room preparation - and after
they are over. there must be
schoolroom review
Afternoon sessions of the con-
ference were to begin at 2 pm
at four schools througout the
city. More than 1000 attended
the morning session.
Speakers were to address seq
ments Of the mornings attend
ance this afternoon at Woodrow
Wilson, Roosevelt, Mckinley anc
Spingarn High Schools.
Meanwhile, District student!
had the day off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Two Pedestrians
Hurt in Traffic

Two pedestrians were injured
in traffic accidents yesterday. >
Henry Harold Lorleberg, 70,
of 1914 Orren street NE, is in
Casualty Hospital in fair condi-
ton with head injuries suffered
at $50 pm. He was struck by q
car driven by George M. WASH
81. colored, of TIA Twen-
ty-fourth street NE. as he
crossed Florida avenue near
Fourteenth street NE.
Albert Mayrant, 20 colored,
of 523 Florida avenue NV, is
in Casualty with head and IL
Injuries after being struck by a
pickup truck driven by Danny
Lee Shifiett. %. of 5l05 Duke
street. Alexandria. The acci-
dent was at Florida avenue and
Fourth street NE. at 4:42 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

film about buffalo) has great
respect for experts in other
fields.
These movie people" he
said, with a little awe in his
voice. They want an old
building, so they build one.
When the carpenters and
painters get through, it looks
like it has been there a hun
dred years, and they're still
sweeping up the shavings.
They needed a white buff
falo. Now, you get an albino
about once in 2 million births.
But they couldn't wait. So we
rounded up one of the black
ones-had a dickens of a time
with him-and herded him
into a pen. The movie people
poured some kind of white
powder and water over him,
and-presto-they had their
white buffalo"
Producers seek him out fire.
quently, and this is the fourth
show he's worked on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Boys Admit Tukinq
.Cors for Joyrides

The disappearance of cars
from the vicinity of Randall
Circle and Minnesota avenue
Sc. was solved today with the
arrest of four youths.
The boys, one II, two 16 and
the other Is years old. admitted
taking nine cars within the past
week or SO for joyrides. All were
recovered.
Detective j. j Wolf said police
had reports on only four Of the
offenses. In the other cases the
cars we're returned to their
original parking places before
the owners missed them.
The boys we're released to their
parents pending Juvenile Court
action on unauthorized use OF
auto charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
RIA 10 Occupy
New Quarters
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

The Redevelopment Lane
Agency today announced that II
plans to move into its new head
quarters at 685 Maine avenue
iS.W. by February is.
The agency has also acquired
from the District Commissioners
the old Ambush School. nearby
into which part of the groups
personnel has already moved
This includes the planning and
land acquisition divisions. on
icials said the relocation ofiice
to house families displaced BY
Iredevelopment. will move into
the school building later from
GIT Fourth street S.W.
Chairman John A. Remon to-
day signed lease for the new
headquarters. The owner is
Horace Donnelly and the agency
will pay $1,000 annually as rent.
Remon Letter
Chairman Remon. on behalf
of his colleagues. addressed a let
ter to George A. Garrett. who as
sisted in redevelopment here at
the request of President Eisen-
hover.
The letter said, in part: 1--WE
believe with you and President
Eisenhower that the Southwest
Redeyelopment can and must be
an example to the Nation and
to the world of how a free people
can substitute magnificent
community of many diverse but
essential features appropriate u
our capital city for an area of
degradation, suffering anc
blight"
| The agency expressed to Mr.
Garrett "our deep appreciation
to you for your great contribu-
ton to redevelopment in Wash.
ington."
Special Meeting Set
| The agency tentatively sci
1880 am, February 30. for a
special meeting to consider prob.
lens concerning Northwest re-
development. covering the gen.
eral area of the Second Pre-.
cinct.
The board of the agency to.
day authorized the staff to ex.
plore the possibility of retaining
Bernard Locraft to conduct &
Typographical survey. so that un.
derground utilities in Area B ir
Southwest can be accurately
mapped.
| The board listened to a short
presentation of plans for thu
Bunker Hill urban renewal pro.
ject in downtown Los Angeles
This comprises 1875 acres in thu
center of the city. Using map.
and drawings, Jack Campbell o.
the Los Angeles architecture
engineering firm of Pereira &
Luckman, made the presenta'
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Specialists Study
Highway Programs

About IS specialists in high.
way engineering gathered at the
University of Maryland yester.
day to begin two-week study
of regional advanced highway
programs. under sponsorship Of
the university's College Of
Engineering.
! The engineers are employees Of
agencies in Washington, Mary.
land, Virginia, Delaware anc
New Jersey.
Yesterdays program, following
a welcoming address by Dear
S S. Steinberg of the College Of
Engineering. included discus
sions of the characteristics o.
automobile users and demon.
stration of driver-testing equip
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
THIEF RETURNS
'DOGNAPED' PUP
TO CLINIC HERE

A pedigreed French poodle,
"dognaped" from an animal
hospital yesterday, was re-
turned just as mysteriously
early today.
The Friendship Hospital
for Animals, 46l5 Forty first
street NV, said the poodle,
owned by Rita Augusterfer,
1907 Moorland lane, Be-
thesda. was found tied to a
railing at the hospital.
The dog had been taken
from a cage in the rear of
the clinic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Police Launch Campaign
Aooinst False Fire Alarms

alarms are becoming numerous
a I'D ask the organizations aid
in eliminating them.
The situation is more prevalent
in Southeast and Northeast, the
police memorandum declared.
Children are also to be told
ABOUT the serious consequences
of false fire alarms. The memo
randum pointed out the posi-
bility of fire apparatus being in
volved In accidents, that might
result in injury to flremen and
citizens. The added burden on
taxpayers Is also emphasized.
Police said that yesterday
morning two Juveniles were ar
rested after turning in three false
fire alarms on their way home
from a midnight dance at the
National Guard Armory. They
admitted responsibility for turn
ing in the alarms. police declared.
The pair will appear later in
Juvenile Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

probably would approve. Assist.
ant Engineer Commissioner Rob-
ert E. Mathy said the objection!
resulted from neighborhoot
grievances which were not caused
by public. housing nor material
ly aggravated" by it.
-. Approved change in traf.
fic regulations to tighten ur
conditions under which learners
permits may be issued. The
changes make instructors re.
sponsible for learners between
the ages of 16 and 10 years ane
require instructors to hold o
valid operators permit"
$40 Aged to Be Shifted
Transfer of the Junior Viii
lage nursery will leave the ole
Washington Building on Lough'
boro raid empty except for Of
fees, a clinic and a kitchen, Mr.
Shea said.
The so infants. all younger
than 2l2 years old. will be housed
on the first floor Of the north
wing Of the new indrmary a,
District Village. Blue Plains
Mr.. Shea declared.
He said the Welfare Depart.
ment will shift $40 aged patient.
at the inf1rmary tomorrow Il
make room for the nursery. By
putting beds into day rooms, thu
department will lose space fol
only three beds as a result o.
the move. he declared.
He said almost 200 children
viii be left at the Junior Vii.
lage, but that they are to b,
moved to new buildings at Blue
Plains later this summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

The Metropolitan Police De-
partment today iaunche a drive
against the mounting number OF
false fire alarms.
Deputy Chief Of Police Howard
v. Covell. by direction of Chief
Robert v. Murray, advised pre-
cinct commanders to instruct
their men to be alert for false
alarms. Policemen. both on ano
off duty. are required to keep ar
eye on fire alarm boxes.
Further. a reward is to be
offered for information leading
to arrests and convictions.
Police Reserve Corps members
are also instructed to be on thu
watch for violations. They are
asked not TO take any police
action. but to observe closely
so they can identify the persons
involved. When addressing par
associations. civic OF
business groups. police speakers
are ordered to stress that false
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

and officials in Constitution Han,
Mr.. Hunt urged reafflrmation OF
I"our Americana"-study Of early
America, the Constitution. the
lMayf1ower and the Star Spangled
Banner.
There has been a reafhrma-
Ition of faith in detectives in
public education" the speaker
said, land there's going to be a
continuing revaluation of public
education. He added, however
that education cannot afford tc
be 1.-The selective process it once
was"
Corning Cites Progress
Another speaker, Superinten-
lent of Schools Horbart M. Corn
ing, said that I'VE know better
how to teach now. We have
progressed along scientific lines
There is abundant evidence
he added. that we have an ex-
Icellent school system in Wash
Iington. Teachers are better pre-
pared now than they used to be
The status of teachers in
Washington has been improved,
he said. but by far the greatest
need now is for additiona,
teachers"
A third speaker, Leonard Car
michael, administrative director
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Need Critical,
Board Says in
Urging Hearing
BY JAMES G. DEANE

The District Congress Of Par
ents and Teachers today urged
Congress to grant the Washing
ton school systems plea for 100
more elementary teachers.
The PTA organizations board
of managers said the city's
schools will urgently need the
new teachers next fall to meet
rising enrolment and reduce
oversize classes.
The board voted to send q
statement on the teacher needs
to the fiscal subcommittee now
studying the Districts taxes.
John B. Gillilland, PTA presi-
dent. already has asked the COM
mittee for a hearing on the issue.
Asks For Hearing
Mr.. Gillilland has been seeking
an opportunity to explain the
PTA backing of the teacher re-
quest. He also has asked Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat Of
Virginia, chairman Of the special
| group, to allow school officials
to present their own case.
The PTA board said today the
school system is already So
teachers short Of the total
needed to keep elementary
classes down to SO pupils and
will need So more to maintain
this standard next fall. The
Board of Education a year ago
adopted a new standard Of 30.
There haven't been enough
teachers to put it in effect, the
PTA leaders pointed out.
( The Commissioners approved
10 additional teachers to meet
next falls enrolment. But the
school board recently voted to
ask Congress to grant funds for
100.
I This would allow at least q
start toward smaller elementary
classes, the PTA board pointed
out.
Standards Slipping
! Smaller classes are needed to
meet increased teaching dim
Iculties. the board said. It cited
recent low achievement test
scores among many pupils, and
.isaid more teachers are essential
ito keep up educational stand-
ards.
/ The PTA congress Endorsed q
!. school board request for con-
version Of the closed Upshur
!, Street tuberculosis Hospital to
ia school administration building.
The board also voted to seek
public support for building q
new school headquarters on adj
Ijacent land at Thirteenth and
lUpshur streets NV.
| The parents also reaffirmed
Opposition to giving away any
needed school land. The action
was taken originally in connec-
ton with transfer of some Jam
.ney School land to the District
Public Library for construction
of a branch. s.
The land transfer already has
been approved BY the school
board and the Commissioners. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
CAN YOU DOMESTICATE a

CAN YOU DOMESTICATE a
buffalo?
u used to think I was
smart" Mr.. Price said. Il got
a little calf, and told myself l
was going to domesticate it,
Il taught him some tricks.
Taught him to Jump on and
of the pickup truck l used to
carry him around. l kept him
until he was 2 years old. He
must have weighed 600 pounds
by then.
But If he'd start doing
something / didn't like, I'd
just grab a horn and shake
his head, and he'd stop. Then
one day we were loading some
buffalo meat onto an airplane
and he took it into his head
to butt the plane. l did every
thing, but couldn't control
him.
We finally had to have the
pilot taxi away. / took the
buffalo right off to the zoo,
and he's been there ever since.
Sometimes l drop by his cage
and when he sees me, he
comes running to the fence.
But l don't want to have any
thing more to do with him.
mo, I'd say you couldn't do
mesticate a buffalo"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Flower Show Posters
Due in Four Duys

Four more days remain fol
entries to be sent to the annual
National Capital Flower and
Garden show poster contest
Entries must be postmarked BY
midnight. Saturday. to be eligi-
BILE.
Open to all public, private and
parochial high. Junior high ano
vocational high school students
the contest entries must be or
vertical cardboard l4x22 inches
and on the flower show theme
Prizes are $25. SIS and $40 fol
first. second and third places
Entries should be sent to the
Flower Show headquarters, 1904
4 street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Veterans Of Foreign
Wars conference Of national
officers and department
commanders concludes its
session in the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
The Super Market Insti-
tute's Eastern Regional
Meeting winds up in the
Sheraton Park Hotel.
The American Planning
and Civic Association con-
tinues It's meetings in the
Hotel Statler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

heads at their semi-weekly
meeting. should be completed
next Monday or Tuesday.
In other actions the Commits
sioners:
/. Authorized the Department
fof Buildings and Grounds to ad-
vertise for bids on a new ele-
mentary school near Sixth street
and Riggs road NE. DESIGNED
for about 900 children. 1t will
range in height from one to four
stories and contain 25 classrooms
plus nine other special purpose
rooms. Bids will be received
March and construction is to
be completed by August. 1857.
Fund Transfer Sought
2. Ordered a request to the
House Appropriations Committee
to approve transferring about
100000 from the budget set up
to pay for District patients at
St. Elizabeths Hospital to the ac-
count of District General Hos
pital to finance needed drugs and
supplies. Director Schuyler
Lowe Of the Department Of Gen.
eral Administration explained
the funds we're available because
the city's patient load at st
Elizabeths had been lower than
expected.
3. Postponed a decision until
Thursday on approving several
sites for construction Of public
housing units. Initial considera-
ton Of objections TO public hous-
ing at the Lily Ponds site in
Northeast Washington from the
Eastland Gardens Civic Associa-
I ton indicated the Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Rambling

At the Air Force Association
Jet Age Conference in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel a bulletin
board was set up for messages
to the delegates, principally
telephone messages. Down in
the right-hand corner was
one penciled message reading,
"Orville-Call Wilbur"
There's a girl named Gym
thia Medley working in the
music library at The Stars
Radio Station WMAL. -.