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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Prince Georges
Steps Up Drive
On Stroy Dogs

A war on stray dogs in Prince
Georges County received a $500
boost yesterday when the County
Commissioners authorized that
sum for a new determination
setup.
A new suffocation chamber
and walk-in refrigerator will
permit speedier destruction of
animals and allow the county's
three dogcatchers to spend more
time rounding up strays.
Once the new operation is
started, the county Animal
Shelter expects to increase its
cat and dog roundup. which
now averages 1000 animals a
month.
Kriel Harris, shelter superin-
tendent. said strays are kept
three days before being killed,
while animals brought to the
shelter by their owners are kept
two days.
1.-The suffocation chamber has
been approved by all humane
societies." he said.
Mr.. Harris said other improve
ments are planned at the shelter
that will reduce the noise Of
barking dogs sometimes heard
by nearby residents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20

his early education at Friend,
School in the Capital.
The secret of Mr.. Miller's sue
cess in the nine Shore counties
where Democrats out-registel
Republicans about 10000 to 35.
600. stems from his personal pop
ularity and his careful attention
to the requests Of his constitu
ents.
A typical story about Mr.. Mil.
Ter as a Representative is the one
about his campaign two years
ago when his Democratic oppo.
nent, Edward Turner, threw 6
real scare into him by raising the
segregation issue.
Avoid Segregation Tissue
But about three weeks befor,
the election, the Shore, alone
with much of 1.-The rest of the
Eastern seaboard, was hard hi
by Hurricane Hazel. Within two
days, Mr.. Miller had I'd Army
soldiers and equipment rolling
across Chesapeake Bay Bridge il
droves to help repair the damage
to the Eastern Shore.
This helped remind Shor'
voters that there were perhap
more important issues in tina
campaign than segregation. Mr.
Miller won by his usual comfort
able majority.
The segregation issue has no
been raised by either candidate
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Much to Do, Woman, 81.
Proves at Art Exhibit

School of Art, Mrs. Du Vail is
still busy with her art.
Most of the work in the ex-
hibition to be held all next week
at Dyer Brothers, Inc. painters
suppliers, 1921 Fort Myer drive
Arlington, has been done since
she was 90.
Does Color Pencil Work
Much of her work reflects hel
love of flowers. Among hel
other interests are writing-sht
formerly was active in newspaper
and magazine work--and cook
ing, the inventive kind. She i!
former owner of historic Dover
House in nearby Maryland
which she bought and remodelec
more than so years ago.
Mrs. Du Vail. who lives Will
her son. William T. Littell, a
.5l61 Macarthur boulevard NV
and has two great-grandchil-
dren, is including tole trays anC
color pencil work in her exhibit
-tion.
The latter should be of in
terest, she believes, to elderly
people who may be reluctant tt
mess up" with oil paints. Slit
advocates just sitting down with
color pencils and a flower or {
picture of a grandchild and
starting to draw.
Talent is a lot of foolish
ness" she contends. The othel
word that means talent is in.
dustriousness. If you really try
YOU can do it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Maryland Youth Killed
BY Hunting Companion

A squirrel hunt ended with
the accidental death of Kent
land Md youth yesterday when
he was fatally wounded by a
shotgun carried by one of his
l5-year-old companions.
Arthur r. Tippett. Is, Of 1909
Kilmer street, a tenth grade
student at Bladensburg Senior
High School. was shot about 3
pm. In a wooded tract nearly
i mile east of the 1900 block
of Landover road and the Tip
petit home. Fifteen members Of
Boy Scout Troop 402 were camp
ing in the area and heard or saw
the accident according to County
Detective Sergt. Richard A.
Pearson.
Failing TO find squirrels, the
Tippett youth and his two
friends decided to shoot at trees
with young Tippett's % caliber
rife and the shotgun. SerRt.
Pearson said. One of the boys
had just loaded the shotgun and
was putting it on the ground
when it discharged. The shell
hit young Tippett in the chest,
the policeman added.
The youth died almost instant
". witnesses told police. One OF
his friends ran to a service sta
ton on Landover road and
phoned for the Bladensbura
Rescue Squad.
DR.. Thomas Hutchins pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
'Tight-Money POLICY
Drives Prices Up,
MuhoneY Says

BALTIMORE, Oct. 20 tP1.-
George P. Mahoney says the
tight money" policy of the Re-
publican administration has
caused prices of food and hous-
ing to soar.
The Democratic senatorial
candidate again took up the sub
Iject yesterday in a statement
while replying to earlier remarks
of Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey. Mr.. Humphrey had
said in a speech here that Mr.
Mahoney seemed to be inter-
eSted in returning to the "old
familiar road of initiation"
To that Mr.. Mahoney replied
we've been travelling it pretty
hard in the last 3l2 years"
He went on to say that since
the secretary took Office in the
Eisenhower cabinet in 1858, the
price of pork chops in Baltimore
rose 20 per cent and the price OF
lard 26 per cent. He commended
that at the same time. the price
paid Maryland farmers for hogs
dropped II per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
.Zoners Map Full Study
OF Church Controversy

A "full investigation" of the
Arlington Unitarian Church
zoning controversy was promised
today by Ralph Raul, county
board member.
Zoning officials and church
officers will confer Monday on
the question Of whether the
church needs community
building" use permit.
The county's investigation into
the community organization
meeting at the church was in
stigated by Karl o. Spices, ST.,
an Arlington conservative. who
inquired if the church had OBJ
tanned a use permit.
To Ask Waiver
Mr.. Raul said he plans to
move that the county board
formally waive any require
Iment for use permits for civic
and social meetings Of nom
profit nature held on church
premises" This action, he said
would not affect the present
requirement for use permits To
cover regularly scheduled day
and nursery schools.
A member of the ArlingtonianS
for a Better County group, Mr.
Raul, who described Mr.. Speiss
as a leader in the more conserva-
tive Arlington Independent
Movement, said:
1T is common knowledge that
for years most Arlington
churches have regularly permit
ted their buildings to be used fol-
meetings Of social and civic
groups. In fact. a number OF
our churches take pride in pro-
viding church dinners for such
organizations"
The county board member
went on to say that he has beer
Informed that Of the 81 Airing
ton churches, only one now has
Ia use permit for such meetings
This lone exception. he said
grew out Of neighborhood COM
plants on a parking problem.
Mr.. Kaul added:
Calculated Attack
Il cannot but conclude that
Mr.. Spiess, who lives more thar
a mile from the Arlington Uni
tartan Church. Is trying in still
another way to prevent Airing
ton citizens from meeting Il
discuss the vital issues now be-
fore the county"
Mr.. Raul said he saw the zon-
ling complaint as "a calculated
attack by AIM upon q locS
church - an attack which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20

Sometimes the excuse that
one is too old" to do something
merely means too lazy"
Mrs. Mathilda Roome Du Vail
voiced that opinion with some
authority yesterday, as she SUI
pervised the hanging of a sole
exhibition of her artwork and
reported she will be 81 next
April.
Too many old people say, 81
can't do anything" or there is
nothing to do" she said gently,
land all the time. there is plenty
to DO"
Mrs. Du Vail. who looks far
younger than 81, said she has
always done a lot of work, and
that IF l were 20, you wouldn't
see me for DUST She has sew
eral suggestions for enjoying a
prolonged life:
Decline point blank to pity
yourself. Be willing for the
other fellow to be right. Decide
quickly to like anything you can't
change
Lives in Present
lone other thing" she adds,
is to forget everything you ever
heard about time. It's always
today 1t is never yesterday, and
tomorrow hasn't come"
A painter since she was 7 and
a student many years ago at the
National Academy of Design in
New York and the Corcoran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Sullivan Gets
Life Sentence

James A. Sullivan. %. one OF
three men charged with the muir
der of a Silver Spring car wash
operator, last night was con-
victed in Prince Georges Circuit
Court of first-degree murder and
sentenced to life imprisonment
Judge John B. Gray. jr., i'm
posed the sentence after a jury
of three women and nine men
returned a guilty verdict without
capital punishment. They de-
liberated for more than six hours
During the tWo-day trial At
torney T. Franklin Bourne ar
gued that Sullivan was an UNI
willing accomplice in the April
% robbery-k killing at the Quick
Car Wash, 1908 Old Bladensburg
road. Arthur E. Chyatte, 61-
.year-old co-owner of the bust
ness, was fatally shot by Eddie
Lee Daniels, %. during the $40C
.holdup, police said.
They said Sullivan was waiting
outside in the getaway car with
Richard L. Simmons, %. AL
three are colored.
Montgomery County States
Attorney Alger Barbee and his
assistant, Leonard T. Hardy, con-
tended that any person partici-
Ipating in the robbery that re-
suits in a murder is guilty OF
|first-degree murder.
Daniels was convicted of first
degree murder June IL and SEN
fenced July 10 to die in the new
State gas chamber. Simmons
received a life sentence August
I31 in Ellicott City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20

threatens every other church in
the county"
Mr.. Spiess. meanwhile. said
that his action was not a com
plant" against the church or
any of its officials.
II made the request of Dieter
Drank l.. Dieter, county plan
ming directorl to- learn if they
had a use permit. have made
mo complaint against the church
or the church officials"
Asked what the purpose Of his
inquiry was. Mr.. Spiess said il
was to find out the status OF
the community hall.
IF it doesn't have a use per-
NIT" he said, then that will be
the time for me to decide
whether to complain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
I ronsit Union to Hear
Chalk Terms "Wednesday

wanted to require that members
of any arbitration board be resi-
dents of the area; that any of
their decisions allow him the 6 x
per cent profit which Congress
has said he ought to have an
opportunity to earn; that
nothing be arbitrated if the COM
pany and the union are more
than 100000 apart, and that
there be no arbitration Of mon
financial" items.
Bernard Cushman, an asso-
ciate of Mr.. Zimring and counsel
H for the local union, said Mr.
Chalk would make no offer con-
corning one-year or two-yeaI
contract, and will discuss only a
three-year agreement.
In the first year, Mr.. Cush-
man said. Mr.. Chalk proposed
to give no wage increase. The
union has asked for a boost of
IS cents ali hour over the pres
ent base pay of SOS. He did,
however. offer an additional
paid holiday, the eighth, and a
$4,000 contribution to the
Unions health and welfare fund,
I Mr.. Cushman said.
In the second year, he added,
Mr.. Chalk offered to negotiate
on wage increase ranging from
zero to 2 or 2l2 per cent. which
the union estimated to equal a
maximum of 5 cents an hour,
Also, he offered to improve va
cation schedules. allowing two
weeks after two years service,
three weeks after FIVE years and
four weeks after Is years. The
present schedule allows one
week after one year, two weeks
after three years. three weeks
after 10 years and four weeks
after IS years.
Third-Year Offers
In the third year Of the con-
tract, Mr.. Cushman said. Mr.
Chalk offered to negotiate again
on another wage increase Of from
zero to 2l2 per cent; guarantee
full pay for eight holidays to all
workers tthey now lose the holi-
day pay if a holiday falls on q
day of or during vacations), ano
to make another contribution tc
the health and welfare fund
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000
The three-man team planned
by the Federal Mediation Service
will be made up Of James A
Holden of the Washington Office
Gilbert r. Lee Of the Baltimore
Office and r. w. Donnahoo. re-
gional director Of the Philadel-
phia 0fffrp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Byrd Letter Ignores
Presidential Contest
Urges Election
Of Democrats
To Congress

In a letter made public today,
Senator Byrd Of Virginia ignored
the presidential campaign in
urging election Of a Democratic
House Of Representatives.
The letter was an Endorsement
of the candidacy of John L.
Whitehead of Radford, who is
opposing Representative Poff,
Republican. in the 9Th district.
1t was sent to State Senator
Mosby G. Perrow. jr.. of Lynch
burg. $50
Reputation Recalled
In 1852 Virginia gave President
Eisenhower it's IL electoral votes
after the Senator repudiated
Adlai Stevenson. This year the
Senator has not publicly in
dorsed either candidate. The
Virginia delegation to the DEM
ocratic National Convention,
however, declined to go along
with the nomination Of Mr.. Ste
venson but held out, instead, for
a 'favorite son." former Gov.
John S. Battle.
Senator Byrd has strongly
criticized the Eisenhower admin
listration's civil rights program
and fiscal policies during the
present campaign.
In his letter to Mr.. Perrow,
Senator Byrd stressed the inn
portance of Southerners retain
ing chairmanships of important
committees in Congress. In this
way, he pointed out. they will
have strong voices in determin-
ling what legislation is enacted.
Text of Letter
Senator Byrd's letter said:
81 think it is very important,
especially to Virginia and the
South, to elect a Democratic
House of Representatives. 1t so
happens that the major commit
tees of the House of Representa-
Itives are headed by southerners
as chairmen. The Hon. Howard
w. Smith of Virginia is chairman
of the Rules committee, the most
powerful committee in Congress.
This committee determines
largely the legislation that is
placed on the calendar OF the
House. Congressman Smith has
done a monumental work in the
prevention of passage of the
ubiquitous civil right legislation
and has been instrumental in de-
feating measures which would
result in reckless spending and
radicalism.
1.-THE chairmanships of IA of
the most important committees
in the House of Representatives
are held by Southerners. Com
mittee chairmen WELD great
influence in legislation enacted
by the House." esN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Chevy Chase Group
Meets to Protest
Traffic Interchunqe

The Citizens Committee OF
North Chevy Chase, which for a
year has opposed construction
of a Kensington parkway inter-
change for the planned Inter
County Belt parkway, last night
held a protest meeting attended
by more than so area residents
Saul I. Stern. chairman of the
committee, said homeowners IN
the special taxing area have at
tackled the interchange as an UNI
necessary project that would
create traffic hazards for school
children at both Kensington
Junior High School and North
Chevy Chase Elementary School
The protesting citizens, who
met in the elementary school
heard L. E. McCarl. district en-
Rineer for the Maryland State
Roads Commission in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties, explain that the Kensing-
ton parkway project is designed
TO supplement a parkway inter-
change at Connecticut avenue
less than a half mile TO the west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
MEET THE CANDIDATES
Young Lawyer Bottles
Eastern Shore Veteran
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star Stan Correspondent

EASTON, Nd, Oct. 20.-The
eyes of Maryland's Democratic
liberals are focused in this cleo
ton campaign on the Eastern
Shore. where a young States
attorney is trying to unseat Re-
publican Representative Edward
T. Miller.
It's an uphill fight for Sc
Iyear-old Hamilton P. Fox. jr.,
Iof Salisbury. Wicomico County
States attorney.
He's up against a man who
hasn't been beaten in a decade
and is now favored to win cleo
ton to his sixth term as the
Representative from Maryland's
LIST district.
Mr.. Miller, 61-year-old Easton
lawyer, is something of a polit-
ical phenomenon. being able to
persuade the additionally DEM
ocratic Shore to forgive his Re-
Ipublicanism every two years
since 1916.
Mr.. Miller appears confident
that he will be back in Washing
ton next January beginning an
other term. but he's having to
work this time and he knows
4 hos in a fOhf
Wages Aggressive Campaign
Mr.. Fox, known by his friends
as Ham" has been waging
probably the most aggressive
and active campaign of any
Democrat in Maryland this year.
Mr.. Miller comedies this when
he sums up his current cam
paign by recalling what Repre-
sentative Devereux said when
asked whether political cam
paigns were anything like his
Marine battle campaigns.
| Mr.. Devereux replied that the
big difference was that 'in war,
when your enemies are shooting
at you. you know whether or not
you have been hit, but in politi-
cal campaigns you don't find out
until it's too late"
In my case" Mr.. Miller says,
Il know that Ham is shooting
at me, but I don't know whether
he's hitting me or not, so I feel
obliged to keep on the move"
Mr.. Fox, who defeated William
Hill, Easton druggist, in last
springs primary. has been at
lacking Mr.. Miller as IAN ex-
treme right-wing Republican,
much more right wing than
Eisenhower"
Hits School, Gas Votes
Specifically, he has been hit
ting Mr.. Miller for his votes in
favor of the natural gas bill,
against the Federal aid for
school construction bill and
against most REA legislation. He
also has alleged that Mr.. Miller
accepts campaign contributions
from big. out-of-State interests
land votes with the big Hobbies. y
i Mr.. Fox is the son of a Meth
odist minister who served three
years in the 1920s as pastor Of
IHamline Methodist Church ir
Washington. The candidate. who
has been States Attorney of Wi
comico since 1850, has three sons
ages IL, Z and 3.
! Washington also figures in Mr.
lMiller's BACKGROUND. He received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Grading. Job Lei
For PARKWAY

ASH million grading contract
for the long awaited extension
Of virginia's George Washington
Memorial parkway from Spout
Run to Chain Bridge has been
awarded by the National Park
Service.
The construction work, to
begin in about two weeks, is the
first step in a 30-month job to
extend the divided parkway to
the site Of the Central Intelli-
gence Agencys proposed SAC mil
lion headquarters overlooking
the Potomac at Langley.
Taylor e. Keebler, Inc, OF
Clinton, Md, was the firm
awarded the $1,161.195 contract
to grade the 2.3-mile extension To
Chain Bridge. The contract also
calls for construction of abut-
ments for three bridges that will
carry the road over steep ravines.
Job Will Take Yeal
H. j. Spelman, district engineer
Of the Federal Bureal of Public
Roads, whose Office will supervise
the job, said the grading will take
about year. Actual paving of
the dual roads should get under
way in mid-1958.
By next January, however, Of
fcials also hope to let contracts
for two further grading jobs to
carry the road-bed from Chain
Bridge to Langley. This time
table, however. will depend on
whether the National Capital
Planning Commission is able to
acquire land parcels in the upper
stretch of the route.
Main Access Route
Completion of the entire Job
to Langley is aimed at the spring
Of 1859. to mesh with the GAS
construction of its big new head
quarters. The parkway will serve
as the main access route for CHA
employees.
The parkway, under present
plans, will overpass the Virginia
end Of Chain Bridge without di-
rect connections to it. Any
change in these plans will de-
pend upon studies now under
way by the District Highway
Department on the future OF
Chain Bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Jack Jester Charges
Youths With Franks

Pranksters, who last night
opened several fire hydrants in
the Garrett Park area OF Mont
gomery County. caused the flow
Of heavy sediment from home
spigots today.
Apparently some Halloween
pranksters were trying to get an
early start" Jack Jester. Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission engineer. said. Firemen
turned of the MIGRANTS.
Mr.. Jester said the increased
flow Of water through pipes stir
red up the harmless sediment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20

nounced the youth dead at 4:O5
pm. A certificate Of accidental
death was issued BY DR.. John T.
Maloney, county medical ex-
aminer.
In addition 70 his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John II. Tippett, the
youth is survived By three sisters
and two brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20

Transit union leaders today
summoned members to a mass
meeting at 9 pm. Wednesday
in Constitution Hall for a re-
port on deadlocked contract ne
gotiations with o. Roy Chalk,
d. c. Transit System owner.
This came as the Federal Me-
diation and Cancellation Service
called in men from Philadelphia
and Baltimore to increase pres
sure on both sides for a settle
ment.
They called another meeting
for 2 pm. Monday.
Both developments followed
the breakdown of negotiations
yesterday when union leaders
branded offers by Mr.. Chalk as
wholly inadequate" totally
unacceptable" and provocative. "
Meanwhile. Mr.. Chalk was to
get a chance to address several
hundred of his union employees
tonight at a dinner honoring
those who have been with the
system more than IS years. The
dinner will start at Z pm. in
the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
Strike Possibility Flares
The possibility of a transit
strike flared into the open less
than two weeks from the end.
October 81. of the contract ex-
tension which Mr.. Chalk won
from the union when he bought
out Capital Transit Co. Au-
gust Is.
Walter j. Bierwagen, president
of the transit union and who led
the workers through a 52-day
strike last year. assailed an offer
from Mr.. Chalk as totally I'M
acceptable" and said there
seemed to be an "insurmountable
gulf between the company and
the union.
The union negotiating team
was Joined yesterday by o.
David zimring. head of the
Labor Bureau OF the Middle
West, who is regarded as a for
midable labor conSultant in the
transit industry.
He called Mr.. Chalk's position
on the key issue Of arbitration as
one which would "cut the arbi-
ltration to ribbons"
I Mr.. Chalk told the Congress
sional Conference Committee
which gave him his 20-year
partly tax-exempt franchise that
he would welcome and accept
impartial and binding arbitra
ton as method for resolving
any disputes that collective bar.
gaining negotiations may fail Ia
resolve and shall agree 70 a
formula for the selection Of an
impartial chairman OF a three
member board OF arbitration Il
make sure that no impasse could
occur In the setup Of the arbi.
tration machinery"
! Mr.. Zimring said Mr.. Chalk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Pigs Nuisance Count
Brings Suspended Term

A Fairfax County man was
given a 60-day suspended jail
sentence yesterday on a charge
Iof creating a nuisance by keep
ing pigs on his subdivision lot
at Bailey's Crossroads.
Alfonso Stewart. colored, was
indicted by a grand jury after
residents OF two subdivisions
complained about the odor. He
told Circuit Court Judge Paul
Brown yesterday he has got rid
of the 40 pigs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
Adults Trial Sought
For Tin Vandalism

Two Falls Church youths may
be certified as adults for crimi-
nal prosecution on charges OF
destroying property at George
Mason High School.
Fairfax County Court Judge
John A. Rothrock yesterday con-
tinued their case until November
81 TO get report on the l7-year-
old boys from the county proba
ton officer. He said he may GER
tify them as adults.
The boys were arrested last
week in the February I wanda
ism which caused an estimated
$500 damage The two also are
accused Of vandalism at Madison
Elementary School IN Falls
Church. which resulted in about
$500 damage.