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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
BY DON s. WARREN

The Senate, without debate
and without objection, today
passed a dozen District measures
but the thirteenth on the list
was held up by an objection by
Senator Robertson, Democrat Of
Virginia.
This is the bill, passed by the
House, to license and regulate
pawnbrokers in the District in a
reversal of the old loan shark
law which Congress passed many
years ago with the purpose Of
driving pawnbrokers out of the
District.
Since then, District officials,
including police and prosecutors,
have become convinced that
this is a mistake as of today
and that under careful regula-
ton pawnbrokers should be al
lowed to operate here.
In the intervening years the
Districts pawnbroking business
has been conducted over the Dis.
trict boundary lines in Maryland
and Virginia.
Action Blocked
Since the Senate today was
operating under the rules of the
consent calendar, a single OBJ
lection blocked action. The Of
flee of Senator Robertson said
he had recorded an objection
because he was convinced that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
Districts Prison Rate
Higher Than Any States

The District had a higher pris-
on rate perpopulation than any
State in the country last year,
the Federal Bureau of Prisons
reports.
For the country as a whole,
there were ia State and Federal
prisoners confined at the end of
last year for each 100000 of the
civilian population.
The rate ranged from 1856 in
North Dakota to the high OF
Maryland showed a 5 per cent
decrease in prison population. Its
rate Of prisoners per 100000
population amounted to 1907
Virginia showed a IA per cent
decrease. Its rate was 1923.
The prison report said the
Districts high rate could be
"partly attributed to the fact
that the District includes the
more densely populated central
section of a large metropolitan
area which extends beyond its
boundaries into Maryland and
Virginia"
For the first time since 1851
the report noted. court commit
ments to State and Federal in
stitutions decreased. In 1856
there were 77,503 new commit
ments-a 81 per cent decrease
from the previous year.
The District showed SIS pei
cent increase in its prison pop
ulation durin gthe year. The
total Of prisoners rose from
1914 at the beginning of the
year to 1000 at the end of the
year. During the year a total
of 838 we're admitted and 62t
discharged. Figured in the Dis
|trict totals are the Lorton Re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
'Poiomo Came Actress, Ex-A. U. Dean,
Visits Scenes of Former Career

worry, too. she said. "They won
dered what dignified college
dean might think of their back
stage antics. But let them know
in a hurry that after living with
1900 students, there isn't much
that even show people can sur
prise you with. And they're
pretty much like other people,
after ALL"
Miss Shaw won't say what her
age is. The director wanted her
to look middle-aged, so he had
her hair silvered. Now, after Is
months in the role, her hair has
gone so gray, she doesn't have to
tint it.
She has had so much fun that
she hopes to get another part
when 1.-THE Pajama Game"
finally closes. Nothing heavy"
she says. II want to do more
musical comedy"
Seeks New Degree
But since show business is so
highly competitive she's not
burning her academic bridges,
When she finds time she works
on her studies for a Phi. d. degree
at Columbia University. Her
subject is student personnel adj
ministration.
The theater tonight will be
full Of American University stu
dents eager to see their old
disciplinarian in he~ NV
The theater will be decorated in
college colors.
After the show the university
will hold q reception on the
campus for Miss Shaw and the
rest Of the cast. The cast Is
going to put on an informal show
for the students. 1t will be a
take-off on Miss Shaw in her
oldrrole as dean Of students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for TONIGHT

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
partmentS of the District and
Arlington, Prince Georges and
Montgomery counties.
Washington, at Dusk
Janney, Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
Rudolph, Second and Hamilton streets
La I.assE: TTEEsnty-secOnd and Franklin
Francs a TWenty-tOurth apd N streets
Monroe, Gsorsia avenue and Columbia
La TGaa MILO ssio H street NE.
Ridse, Ridge road and Burns street
Hoover, Second and streets s.w.
Douglass Jr. High, Douglass and Stanton
Simon, Fourth and Mississippi avenue
ArIinston County. $50 PM.
Jennie Dean, South Seminary road and
Four Mile Run drive.
Barrett, 400 North Henderson road
Sojourner Truth elementary school, $3.50
Oxon Hill road. Oxon Hill.
Morningside Elementary School. Morgan
road and Ames street., Morningside
Montgomery County, $3.50 Pm,
osn ann Rb resss Gsnter
Takoma Park Recreation Center, Grant
avenue on Piney Branch road. Takoms
ILincoln Park. LIpeoln Park. Rockville.
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Senate OK's12D.C. Bills,
But Holds Up 18th

a measure of this Importance
should not be passed by unani-
nous consent. 1t was not indi-
Gated whether the Virginia Sem
ator would undertake to kill the
bill if and when it is taken up
for debate in the adjournment
rush of Capitol Hill business.
Three bills passed by the SEN
ate now go to the White House
for signature.
One would eliminate the 2 per
cent sales tax on a motor We
hicle when it is supplied by the
dealer to replace an original car
which has been found to be de-
fective.
Another would permit men,
bers of the Police and Fire De-
partments to receive more than
one silver medal in any one
year in recognition of merito-
rious service.
The third bill going to the
White House would extend Dis
trict unemployment compenSa-
ton insurance to city employees
wliO work In District institutions
located in Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Other Bills Approved
Other bills approved today by
the Senate, requiring some
House action. would:
Increase from 1000 to $4,000
law suits which may be certified
by the U. S. District Court for
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provision and indicated this
might bear on his willingness to
accept the franchise.
Proposals that Capital Transit
lease itself to Mr.. Chalk if the
sale had not yet been completed
by August Is, or to have the
company operate under monthly
permits from the Commissioners
were dropped.
Instead, the Commissioners
would be empowered to contract
with an operator until a new
private operator should take over.
This is the same authority they
were given to settle last sum-
mer's 52-day strike, and under
which they negotiated a labor
contract ana increased CTC
rates Of fare.
Text Of Letter
Following is the text Of the
letter from Mr.. Broadwater to
Senator Mcnamara:
II am advised that there is
some apprehension that the con-
tract of Capital Transit Co. with
TEA Investing Corp. may not
be fully consummated by August
is. 1856.
IF the Congress approves the
franchise for the new company
in the next few days, we do not
expect any such difficulty. How
ever, should it not be completed
and the transfer not made by
that date, the question of con-
tinuance of public transporta-
ton would be appropriately
raised.
Since this question has been
brought to our attention, and in
order to relieve any doubt, this
will confirm my oral commit
ment to Congressman Harris
and give assurance to the con.
ferees that Capital Transit Co.
will Cooperate with the Board
of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia for the continuance
of transit operations under pri.
vate ownership until all ar.
rafigements are flnalized and
the transfer of the property
completed under present con.
tractual arrangements with
Tea Investing Corp. and
filed with the Board Of Commits
Sioners, or any other contractual
arrangement with Capital
Transit Co. for private owner
ship approved by the Board Of
Commissioners
This commitment is made
with the understanding that all
conditions existing on August
IA, 1856, will continue to exist
during any such period Of oper.
Iation by Capital Transit Co.
subsequent to August IA, 1856"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

| It's a fascinating career, Miss
Shaw said. So different from the
academic life that in Is months
she hasn't been able to think
how to compare them.
Lacked Professional Training
With no professional acting
experience at all and only a few
college theatricals and amateur
productions, Miss Shaw was the
last person her colleagues ex-
pected to see as a trouper. She
had only q couple of university
degrees and nearly 20 years OF
college teaching and administra-
ton to offer.
But her sister was playing
Mabel, the bookkeeper in a
small town pajama factory, in
the Broadway production. When
they started casting for the tour
company, they couldn't find any
one who could play Mabel the
way Miss Shaw's sister did
until it dawned on somebody
that Miss Shaw herself might be
the answer.
A couple Of additions, which
Miss Shaw agreed to lust for
the experience, kind of an extra
curricular adventure" and the
part was hers. She has had 1t
since, touring some 10000 miles
from coast to coast and in
Canada.
MY worry" she said today,
"wasN how I'd do in that soft
shoe dance and song routine
called I'll never be jealous
again. But it worked. You
wouldn't think a woman Of my
build would be able to do it, but
it went over fine"
Antics No Surprise
The rest Of the cast had 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

Cinued bus ana Streetcar service
after the franchise of the Capt.
tai Transit, Co. expires in 2s
days at midnight August IA.
Representative Harris, Dem
ocrat Of Arkansas and leader Of
the House conferees. said staff
officials will draft a report OF
the conference committee over
might and will attempt to COM
lplete q statement Of the man.
ayers" as the House conferees
are known, for submission to thai
chamber.
Chalk Flies to New York
| o. Roy Chalk, wealthy New
Yorker who has q $13,540.00C
contract to buy out Capital
Transit and plans to operate
ICTC's equipment as the D. C
Transit System, Inc, said he was
flying to New York Immediately
to consult with banking asso-
lciates and legal consultants. He
said he would return tonight
and refused to indicate whether
he would accept the franchise
approved by the conference.
The conferees, Senator Nc.
Namara said, dropped all thought
of setting up a publicly owned
authority to take over the etc
system. ut was not even dis
cusSed," he said.
Mr.. Harris said the conferees
had agreed to empower the Dis
trict Commissioners to contract
for transit service if necessary
to provide a little more time fol-
working out of legalistic details
of the Chalk deal.
Also, he said, the Commits
sioners would be empowered to
grant the same franchise to any
other buyer If the Chalk deal fell
through.
Stockholders Must Approve
The Chalk-CTC contract is
conditional upon acceptance by
holders of two-thirds of etc
stock at a special meeting OF
shareholders August 8. 1t also
is conditioned upon approval BY
Congress of a franchise salts
factory to Mr.. Chalk and sub
lstantially" like that which wa;
drafted by the District Commits
sionerS several days ago. i.
The franchise approved today
was changed only by a provision
concerning possible cancellation
Mr.. Harris said that under thu
cancellation provision of the new
company would waive any RICH
to damages resulting from fran
chise cancellation after the frs
seven years of the 20-year fran
chiSe.
Mr.. Chalk said he was uncef
tain of the precise form of thi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

formatory and Occuquan work.
house.
At the end of the year the
Federal Bureau of Prisons re-
ported, a total of 185,O69 pris-
oners were serving sentences in
State and Federal prisons and
retormatories-the highest prison
population since the present form
OF reporting was started in 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
The
Rambler
All Beasts Shed
In Hot Weather
By JACK JONAS

Males OF the Metropolitan
Area are making Roadway in
their efforts to shake on, or
at least ease, the choking
yoke of summers heat and
humidity.
In the suburbs, the pipe
stem legged man in shorts no
longer is snickered at when
he stops in at the corner drug
store. Rather it is the beefy
man suffering in long trousers
who is the object of the super
cilious glance.
Whole neighborhoods blos-s
som into suburban yards in
the comfort once reserved for
the ladies. Some of the drawer
men venture into their down.
town offices in shorts, but it
takes a lot of courage to do
that.
Floyd Montgomery, in his
Taxi Topics, notes that now
that the humid weather is
here and "a few cabbies ap-
pear in shorts, the public is
aghaSt."
He quotes the wall Of one
hacker, who says:
IF a woman can get in my
cab half dressed :. there is
no earthly reason why I
shouldn't drive the cab while
clad in respectable shorts"
1T SHOULDN'T be too long
until the public takes such
things in stride. Another
hacker, sweltering behind the
heat of his engine, has a diff
ferent solution.
Next year, when I get this
hack paid for" he was saying
during a trip down Eleventh
street the other day, I'm go
ing to put in air-condition-
ing. This heats too much for
me.
About IS drivers have it
here already" he went on.
And how do you pick one Of
those air-conditioned cabs
from the city's thousands?
They have it painted on in
big letters" he said.
Hackers with air-condition-
ing are better of here than
in New York. There the hack
regulations make it illegal to
call attention to the fact that
a cab is aforementioned.
But our cabbie friend, alas,
was a little high in his esti-
mate of the number of cabs
equipped with summer COM
fort. A check of the major in
Stallers of air-conditioning
indicates that it is only about
five.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
BY HARRY BACAS

Washington's unlikeliest gift
to the professional theater.
bouncing Marguerite Shaw. re-
turned for the first time today
to the scenes of her former
career.
When she left here 10 months
ago, Miss Shaw was the highly
respected associate dean of
students at American University.
When she came back to the
campus today, she was the still
respected-but for very different
reasons-featured Coincidence of
the hit musical 1.-THE Pajama
Came" The show opens at the
National Theater tonight.
Miss Shaw pumped herself
down behind her old desk at the
university and the students
swarmed in. Faculty members
and friends joined them.
Whats 1t like? everyone
wanted to know.
Fun, But firing"
"Well, it's fun, but it's firing"
Miss Shaw said. Sitting behind
a university desk and offering
understanding but firm advice
to students is not as demanding
as singing, dancing and playing
for laughs eight shows a week.
Miss Shaw has stood up to it.
Only two members Of the cast
have played every one Of the
more than 500 road performances
of THE Pajama Came" Miss
Shaw is one Of them.
But it has taken its toll. She
nas lost 40 pounds since she left
American University and picked
up a couple Of handfuls of gray
hair she didn't have then. And,
worst of all. she confessed today,
her grammar and diction have
slipped something awful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

A Streetcar motorman, at
Seventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, chasing a dol
lar bill which had blown from
a window Of his streetcar. +. 4.
A lone red hollyhock grow
ing beside a utility pole In
the sidewalk on Cleveland
avenue NV. -.
A cocker spaniel burying a
bone in a box Of dry concrete
mix on a construction job on
Massachusetts, avenue NV. (.
The driver of a truck for
an air conditioning Arm,
stopped at a trafflc light,
hopping perspiration with his
handkerchief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
PROPOSED CHANGES FOR SILVER SPRING COMMUNITY

Sligo Creek, and how it cuts through the
Sligo Park Golf Course, causing partial
relocation now in progress. The hospital
site is bounded by the black broken lines.
Construction of the hospital was author
lied by the County Council earlier this
year, but an effort is under way to hold
referendum this November on the legisla-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

Comp Fund

The following contributions to
The Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund are acknowledged today:
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avenues NV. and on the east
side of Sixteenth street NV.
north of Arkansas avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
ConfereesC Complete
Transit Agreement
Meeting Scheduled Again Tomorrow
To Approve Final Draft

House and Senate conferees today completed
of solving the Washington transit crisis
by Senator Mcnamara Democrat of Michigan and chairman Of
the conference committees
He said the conerees will meet again at to
approve the final draft of legislation provide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

1T HAS BEEN Is years since
the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Company carried
its first lone listing under air.
conditioning in its classified
directory. The day may soon
arrive when a shorts-clad
working man can step from
his air. conditioned home and
be taken in an aforementioned
cab to another aforementioned
building to conduct his busi-
ness.
1t will be but a short step
after that, of course, to plans
for cooling OF the sidewalks.
The Police Department has
struck a blow for freedom,
too, by allowing its men to
patrol their downtown beats
in short-sleeved shirts, and
the inch-by-inch progression
Immediately becomes clear.
It has been only a few years
since policemen sweltered un-
comfortably with ties knotted
and full sleeves down and
buttoned tight. Then the
order went through allowing
them to shed their ties and
roll their sleeves when the
temperature went up. y
Now 1t is short-sleeved
shirts. Next year, or the year
after that, the pith helmet
might replace the policeman's
warm cap as a part of his
summer attire. And after that
would come the ultimate
policemen in shorts.
And what would be wrong
with that?
Why should the policeman
suffer while all those shorts
clad men roll comfortably by
in aforementioned taxicabs2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16

The rest Of the cast had q
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07
Today DeadIine For
State ASC Voting
(Continued from first pagel

CONTINUED from first page)
all ballots must be mailed or
brought to the County A.S.C. Off
ice, Georgetown, by 4:30 p. m, on
Friday, December 7th.
The ballots will be opened on
Monday, December 10th, and count
ed by a committee composed of
Reese Gordy, Laurel, Lee Carey,
Bridgeville, and John Stevenson,
Harbeson.
The successful candidates will
meet during the week of December
18th to elect the County Commit
tee who will serve during 1857.
Other members of the County
A.S.C. Election Board are o. G..
Pettyjohn, Georgetown, Pomona
Deputy of the Grange; Thomas E.
Mills, Milford, President of the
County Farm Bureau; Henry Sher-
er, Georgetown, Farmers Home Ad-
ministration, and James German,
Georgetown, Soil Conservation Ser
vice.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07
Interstate Mix Group
Opposes Any Market
Pool
CONTINUED from page one,

Explaining that inevitably mar
ket pool would bring more manu-
featuring milk into the area and,
in all probability, raise the price
to consumers while lowering the
price to producers, Mr.. Hoffman
said:
'The handler pool, in essence, is
much closer to an individualistic
business than a market pool. The
bulk of business is conducted di-
rectly between the handler and his
producers, with supply and sup
plier closely geared to one another
and making for a maximum of
efficiency"
ut seems to me that the most
the market pool could accomplish
in this market, through the appli-
cation of intricate, arbitrary, and
artificial gimmicks, would be con-
siderably less than we already
have with our present, simpler
handler type of ORDER he contin-
ued. This is the fight of our lives.
Nothing could be as catastrophe
to the stability and welfare of the
Philadelphia milkshed producers
and consumers as to have Federal
Order 81 changed to market
pool"
In a handler pool, farmers are
paid according to how their in
dividual dealers utilize their milk,
as Glass I or manufacturing. In a
market pool, they are paid blend
price based on utilization for all
dealers in the market.
At the banquet, attended by more
than 700 people, Hal Boyle said he
believed that the United States is
of humor than its prosperity.
Commenting that America is en-
ioying the most widespread materi-
al prosperity that any country in
the world has ever known, Mr.
Boyle added:
"But we are paying a heavy
price for it in terms of neuroticism.
Many people today are more afraid
of living than they are of dying.
The key word of this country a
generation ago was opportunity.
Today, the keyword too often seems
to be security"
New directors installed at the
meeting were B. Snavely CARRIER,
Willow Street, Pa, for District q;
w. Lewis Phipps, Wilmington, Del,
for District s.; Ellwood B. Gruwell,
FELTON,, Del, for District IL; and
David w. Litton, Boonsboro, Md,
for District 25.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Board for the next
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07

year will be: Mr. Phipps, J. Law
son Crothers, North East, Md; R.
Leroy Light, Cochranvilie, Pa. !;
James NJ. Rodgers, McVeytown, Pa. /;
A. R. Marvel, Easton, Md; and
Coy E. Mearkle, Everett, Pa,
chairman.
Officers reelected are: Mr.. Mar
vel, president; Mr. Rodgers, vice
president; H. e. Jamison, Swarth-
more, Pa, secretary treasurer;
Florence Schultz, Havertown, Pa,
assistant treasurer; and Clara Gal
iagher, Philadelphia, assistant Sec
retary.
Officers and delegates from Del
aware who attended the meeting
were:
Directors w. Lewis Phipps, Viii
mington R. 1 and Ellwood B. Cru
well, FELTON,, R. 2; Delegates Harry
G.. Deputy of Kirkwood; Hyland P,
Bullen and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Dickerson of Middfetown; Richard
r. Merchant and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Muncy, Newark; William
F,ice, III, of Townsend; Joseph
Sony of Frederick; Howard r
Young of Lincoln; Milton Swartz-
entruber of Greenwood; L. D
Caulk of Wyoming; Mr.. and Mrs
Otis J. Clifton, Jr, of Milton; anc
Francis Downes of Clayton.
Other Delaware guests included
Mrs. Joan A Peters, University OF
Delaware: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Clay, Middletown; Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Millman, Milton; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Paul Vincent, Milton: Mr.
and Mrs. John r. Butler, Middle.
town.
George M. Worrilow, dean of ag.
riculture, and T. A. Baker and Ray
mond C. Smith, professors, Univer'
sity of Delaware; Delmar ]. Young
extension dairyman, University o.
Delaware; C. Fred Fifer and JohT
L. Clough, Board of Agriculture
Charles H. Benning, Health Com
missioner, and Alexis A. Coulstor
and f. I. Hudson, Board of Health
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07
News From Cub Pack 101

The recent monthly meeting of
Cub Pack 101, was highlighted by
the induction of an entire new den.
The new den, comprising eight g.
year old boys has been designated
as "Den No. 8" and replaces a
former den having the same name.
Inducted as new members were:
Jimmy Clements, Harry Greenly,
Jackie Hall, Johnny Hallett, Joe
Isaacs, Billy Kenton, David Kline,
and Jimmy Wroten. Mrs. John Hal
lett, Jr., is the new den mother.
David S. Hugg and Charles W.
Sigler, of the sponsoring VFW
unit, Blue Hen Post 6483, presented
the following awards: Bobby Fis-
cher, Ricky Fischer and Gary Man
love, Wolf Badges; Danny Watson,
David Gillespie, David Sockrider,
Gary Manlove and Steve Short,
Bear Badges; Sandy Sigler, Lion
Badge; Danny Watson, David Gill
lespie, Ronnie Tingle, David Kim
mey and Wayne Billings, Gold Ar
row points; and David Gillespie
(2), Ronnie Tingle ~, David Kim
mey, Ray Lynch and Bobby Mas
ten, silver arrow points.
The program was opened with a
flag salute, lead by Johnny Burris
and Gregory Hall, and was con-
cluded with the presentation of
skits and displays centering around
the theme porto Rico.