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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07
BY FRANCIS P. DOUGLAS

In a transit study just COM
pleted for southern New Jersey,
the Washington area may find
some hints of what to expect
from the mass transit survey now
in progress here.
The southern New Jersey study
recommends a rapid transit sys-
tenn costing $242 million.
II the Delaware River Port Au-
thority, for which the survey was
made. cannot finance the entire
project by bonds. the suggestion
is made that the communities
affected supply part Of the
needed money.
This may mean that the Port
Authority will take care of f.
nancing $113,600.000 of the prof.
ect, and New Jersey or its sub
divisions will take care of Sl28.-
400 900.
This last sum would provide
the rights-of-way and elevated
structures on which the trains
would run in the southern New
Jersey area.
Federal Transit Aid
This procedure would parallel
the States provisions of high
ways for automobiles. 1t has also
been suggested that Federal aid,
already given highway construc-
ton. should likewise be extended
to rapid transit systems.
The New Jersey report points
out that good rapid transit will
relieve traffic congestion in urban
centers and the highway APP
proaches to them.
There are some similarities be-
tween the southern New Jersey
problem and part of the WASH
ington area needs.
The southern New Jersey
area takes in, generally, a dis
trict within a 35-mile arc from
Camden. The problem is to
provide transit service for this
area, plus links between down.
town Camden and downtown
Philadelphia on the other side
of the Delaware River.
A local analogy would be to
provide service for residents Of
Arlington. Alexandria and other
nearby Virginia communities
plus links to downtown Wash
ington.
Population Boom Seen
The southern New Jersey area
has a population OF 10 million
II expects that In Is years this
will grow to l.6 million. The
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those beautiful buildings" he
said.
NCPC members engaged in q
long argument whether the COM
mission or the Redevel0pment
Land Agency holds power to APP
point committee to study pro-
cedural questions in carrying out
future urban renewal and re-
development projects here.
Commission Chairman Har-
land Bartholomew opened the
issue when he announced he
woul dappoint a committee con-
sisting of NCPC members.
John A. Remon, member Of
the commission as we'll as chair
man of the RIA Board, declined
to serve. He pointed out that
RIA already has authorized APP
pointment of such a committee
with John A. Searles, RIA di-
rector, as its chairman.
After expressions of concern
over potential split up" between
the two agencies, the commits
sion membership unanimously
agreed to appoint procedural-
study committee formed OF staff
members of four affected agen-
cies.
The group consists of 1t Col
Robert E. Mathe, assistant Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner
chairman; Mr.. Searles. James
Ring. executive director of Ma.
tional Capital Housing Author.
ity. and Mr.. Nolen.
Report on State Building
/ NCPC. in joint session with
Fine Arts Commission. heard &
progress report on plans fol-
Second-stage construction of the
new State Department building
in that portion of the Northwest
Rectangle bounded by Twenty.
first. Twenty-third. C and f
streets NV.
Among other actions yester'
day. the commission:
Approved plans by the Mary,
iland-National Capital Planning
Commission to relocate a 1900
foot stretch of the Northwes
Branch Of the Anacostia Rive
in conjunction with the Mary
land State Roads Commission
plan to relocate a wider bridge
carrying University lane ovel
the branch in the Lewisdalt
area.
F! Approved naming a triangular
park at Pennsylvania Avenue
Twentieth and I streets NV. il
honor of James Monroe. who
once lived opposite the tract.
! Approved a revised master
plan for building sites fol-
Columbia School for the Dea,
(GallaudeD.
! Committed to study a propose
for establishing an "Interna,
tional Plaza" for such functions
as festivals held by foreign ma.
tionals here and possibly thu
annual Pageant of Peace anC
also a proposal urging construc.
ton Of a national stadium or
the grounds of the Nationa
Training School for Boys should
that institution be vacated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07

WV DONACo oPCCllICu IIlG IcNldlkl-
ing acquisition area as lying
south of E street between Nine
teenth and Twenty-third streets.
The Northwest rectangle is
bounded by Constitution avenue,
IE. Eighteenth and Twenty-third
streets.
At the same time the commits
sions recommended that two city
blocks be eliminated as mo
Longer necessary" parts Of the
Irectangle. The squares in ques-
ton flank that now occupied by
the new District Chapter Build
ing of the Red Cross at 2025 E
street NV.
Seek Blair House Block
GSA further was urged to ac-
quire the square occupied by
Blair House for future Federal
Government use and to oppose
Reconstruction of the old Court
of Claims Building on its present
ISite at Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Commission members wound
up in a 3-to-3 tie vote on two
Irezoning questions. The District
Zoning Commission is to hold
public hearings April 81 on a
proposal to extend the l10-foot
height district down the west
side of Fifteenth street to within
so feet of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. The second case involves
rezoning from residential to
commercial a tract bounded by
New Hampshire avenue. F and G
streets NV. for Office building
construction.
One faction headed by Com
mission Chairman Harland Bar
tholomew held that the New
Hampshire avenue property
would be spot coming and that
studies should be made to de-
itermine possible use of the area
for public buildings before any
recommendation is made.
The other group. headed by
Vice Chairman John A. Remon,
favored commercial use as a
means of bringing added revenue
to the city.
Defeat Parking Proposal
Earlier in the meeting. the
Fine Arts Commission, with
INCPC support apparently de-
feated a Post Office Department
request to permit a driveway
with parking spaces. around
the colonnadeS, on the semi
circular plot of the New Post
Office Building facing Twelfth
street NV.
Granting the request would in
terfere with the curbside bus
terminals in the area, members
argued. Another request to use
, the west front of the same build
ing for parking also was turned
down.
I David f. Finley. Fine Arts
Commission chairman, took the
opportunity TO criticize present
use of the plaza as an l.100-car
parking lot facing Fourteenth
street. I'VE must try to rescue
the great plaza from its present
disgraceful use in the midst of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07

ain 44OtCl Ildd UGCOLIlS IIlOLIlSIl-
tarily confused when the first
spin by Assistant to the Presi-
dent Sherman Adams stopped at
a blank just a shade removed
from the spot that would have
made the Epping IN. H. Prin-
cess the Queen.
The premature congratulatory
squeals were the more enthusi-
astic, since New Hampshire, of
course, is Mr.. Adams home
State.
There was only one girl in the
entire group who was not look
ing at the wheel with either the
first or the second spin-Miss
Lyman.
Queen Is Tall
Miss Lyman had to lean
down to get a kiss on the cheek
from Gov. Adams. The daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Lyman.
presently of 2432 Executive ave-
nue., Falls Church, is feet 1li2
inches tall, with a short-cropped
hair-do and deep brown eyes.
The family halls from Mis-
soula. Mont. and has been living
in the Washington area the last
l8 months. Mr.. Lyman is with
the United States Forestry Serv-
ice of the Department of Agri-
culture.
The new queen could only let
out a couple Of gasps: I'm so
very nervous and honored Just
don't know what to say"
Barbara is a senior at AMMAN
dale High School and works paH
time for a dress shop featuring
fashions for tall girls. Asked
about her hobbies. she said she
likes to swim. Tell them what
kind Of swimming. Barbara. "
said the proud father. The an
sWer was water ballet" and Mr..
Lyman added that his daughter
is pretty good at it.
Escort Wins, Too
The escort for the queen is I'd
1t. Richard E. Hamilton. USAF,
from Baltimore who is stationed
here. He said he has never been
to Montana. I've never been
west of st. Louis" drawled the
man who didn't do too badly
himself in the night Of luck. "
The winning escort won $50 from
the other officers and he was
proud of it. Il didn't have to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07
Brisk Drive Pushed
To Boost Vote Here
Stunts, Music
Used in Appeal
To Registrars
BY JOHN v. HORNER

Civic and political organiza-
tons united today in a non
partisan campaign to boost
voter registration in the District
past the 10000 total previously
reported.
With the help of music wag-
ons' and other promotion stunts,
volunteer workers lured residents
to "a convenient registration
stations in all parts of the city
so they will be qualified to vote
here May /.
officials at the Board of Elec-
tons said they had no immediate
reports on the response but they
appeared confident that the
campaign would accomplish ap-
probable benefits. Some mem
befs of the board were reported
making the rounds of the sta
tons to encourage the sign-up.
Open Monday, Tuesday
Today's registration was lin
tied to the four hours between
10 am. and Q pm. but all of
the neighborhood stations will
be operated Monday and Tues
DAY from to 9 pm. In addi-
ttDn, the two permanent regis
tration stations-at the District
Building and in the Municipal
Center-Will be open from $3.50
am. to 4:30 pm.
A qualified citizen is privileged
to register wherever it is con-
venient to him-irrespective Of
residence address. When it comes
!. to voting May l each person
will be assigned to a precinct
near his home and will be per-
mltted to cast his ballot there,
and nowhere else.
Hoop-la attended today's OPP
Grafton. Republican George p.
Lamb. a candidate for two Of
fees in his party, had a calliope
rolling around town to publicize
the registration land Mr.. Lambs
candidacy.
2 Candidates Backers Busy
Clubs backing the Democratic
presidential candidates. of Adlai
E. Stevenson and Senator Estes
ketauver appealed to residents
to sign up as voters.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce, which is directing the
clty-wlde campaign to increase
registration and get out the vote,
launched what it called Opera
ton Soapbox" on 80 downtown
street corners. The Jaycees
mounted soap boxes. with spe-
cial permission of the police. to
encourage registration.
The District Kefauver Com
mittee announced. meanwhile.
that the lanky Senator from
Tennessee will address a closed
meeting of Kefauver pledged
convention candidates at Sis
pm. tomorrow in the Willard
Hotel.
Bruce G. Sundlun, director OF
the Kefauver campaign in
Washington, said the Senator
will fly in from a New Jersey
campaign trip just before the
meeting.
/ Mr.. Kefauver also will address
a gathering in the Bibleway
Church. 1870 New Jersey avenue
NV. at 10 pm. tomorrow.
The Tennessean is working to
capture the Districts six votes
to the Chicago convention.
The Republican Party's local
controversy still had political
circles baffled Apparently. the
factions headed by G.. o. P.
Chairman George L. Hart, a
conservative. and those of Mr..
Lamb. a liberal challenger. still
were attempting to settle differ
ences to promote party harmony.
!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07

e of the Queen at the Sheraton
curtsy. either" said the officer.
Miss Lyman is the second
Montana princess to win since
the inauguration of the wheel
of fortune" in 1948. Miss Judy
Queen won the honors on l949.
Last nights program was an
extravaganza of gayety and ten
sion. 1t started off with the music
Of Eddie Pierce and his orches-
ira. Selections from Victor Her
bert were sung by the Justine
Lawrle Chorus.
The Princesses Parade
The princesses paraded into
the ballroom on the arms Of
their escorts. Each curtsied as
ler escort presented her.
Among those there were Mr..
John Logan, Mrs. Perle MeSta,
Mrs. Merriweather Post. Mrs.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Griffith, Presidential Aide and
Mrs. Homer GAunther. Mr.. Edgar
Morris, Senator and Mrs. George
Malone, former District Com
missioner and Mrs. Samuel
Spencer, District Commissioner
and Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin and
District Commissioner and Mrs.
Thomas Lane.
The SO Cherry Blossom Prin-
cesses represent each of the 48
States. the District and the ter
ritories of Hawaii. Alaska, Puerto
Rico and Guam.
The Princesses
Miss Judith Dunkle. who was
selected Miss Washington last
summer and represented the Dis
trict in the Miss America con-
test at Atlantic City. is the
Cherry Blossom Princess for
Washington. However, she was
not eligible in the game of chance
last evening to become Cherry
Blossom Queen. Instead, her
role is more that of a hostess TO
the other girls.
The princesses include the
Misses Charlotte Adams. Ala
bama Blenda G.. Neil, Alaska;
Elizabeth St. Claire, Arizona:
Glynda G. Howard, Arkansas;
Cecily Ann Hamlin, California:
Mary E. McDonough, Colorado;
Audrey Figlar, Connecticut;
Janice NJ. Olson, Delaware; Eliz-
abeth Hall, Florida. Anne Pres
ton, Georgia; Gloria Camacho.
Guam. and Joan Ramage.
Hawaii.
Others are Paula Fitzke.
Idaho; Barbara Ann Reed. ILL
nois; Judith Ann CRUDE. In
diana; Betty Nolan, Iowa; Phyllis
Landeene. Kansas; Dixie Lee
Browning. Kentucky; Barbara
Boggs, Louisiana; Janice
Vaughan. Maine: Patricia Nor
ris. Maryland; Veronica Java
tone. Massachusetts, and Ange-
line Jakobowski, Michigan.
Also attending the queen at
the pageant today and tomorrow
are Princesses Bobbie Lee Carl
sen, Minnesota; Emily Hall,
Mississippi, La Varne Karsten.
Missouri, Sandra Kadlecek, Ne
braska; Carmen Ruggeroli, Ne
'ada; Mae N. Allen, New Hamp-
shire; Mary j. Dickson, New
Jersey; Jane Langan, New Mex
leo. and Mary Alice owen, New
York.
Faye Arnold is the princess
from North Carolina and others
are Janet A. Davidson. North
Dakota; Nancy Belts. Ohio: Jane
Lotion, Oklahoma: Janice Irwin.
Oregon; Eleanor Herring, Penn
sylvania; Maria Sc Hernandez.
Puerto Rico: Gail Douglas,
Rhode Island; Martha Stike-
leather. South Carolina; Sandra
Lovre, South Dakota, and
Janenne Jones, Tennessee
Others are Anne Thomas.
Texas; Cheryl Palmer, Utah.
Jean LOCKER, Vermont, Erma
Wigfield, Virginia: Marcia Ad-
kisson. Washington: Judith Rice,
West Virginia; Kathleen Neal,
Wisconsin, and Edna Joyce
Clark, Wyoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07
Miss Montana Named
Cherry Blossom Queen
BY DAISY CLELAND

The selection Of satuesque Barbara LYMAN Princess of
Montana Cherry Blossom Queen last night
takngy close that the other contestants began congratuang
New Hampshire Princess Mae Nancy Allen before
record straight
The spin of the wheel choice the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07
Council to Meet

The Intercommunity Council
of Southern Maryland will meet
at 8 pm. Monday at the Prince
Georges County Courthouse In
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07
GSA Urged to Ask Funds
To Buy Rectong|e Sites
Planning Commission, Fine Arts Group
Back Acquisitions for Public BUILDINGS

The General Services Administration yesterday was strongly
urged to for sufficient funds acquire
privately owned to round the
public buildings in the Northwest
The National Capital Planning Commission acting
session with the Fine Arts Commission made the request The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07

A-2S THE EVENING STAR
+" Washington, D C.
SATURDAY. APRIL :, 1885
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-07
Population Boom Seen

The southern New Jersey area
has a population OF IL million.
II expects that In Is years this
will grow to l.6 million. The
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-03-23
GERMAN GOVT. TO PAY
ISRAEL $59.500.000 IN
PREPARATIONS THIS YEAR

BONN, (JTA) - Agreement has
been announced here on a $780,
100000 schedule of commodities
and services which the West Ger
man Government will furnish Is
rael and the Conference on Jew
ish Material Claims Against Ger
many during the fiscal year be-
ginning April l, under terms OF
the German-Israel PREPARATIONS
agreement. The agreement was
reached following negotiations be-
tween experts from each side who
make up the German-Israel mixed
commission.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-03-23

Registration for the YOUNG
Judaea University will take place
on Friday afternoon. April 9Th.
The opening session will be the
Friday evening services to be fol-
lowed by an Oneg Shabbat. The
Oneg will take the form of a
storytelling hour with Judaeans
presenting in dramatic form.
many stories Of Jewish literature.
The Hadassah Chapter in Savan-
nah will act as the hostesses.
On Saturday morning, Shabbat
services will be conducted by the
Judaeans and following this will
be three workshops on singing,
dancing, and the Presidents
workshop. Following these work.
shops lunch will be served for
all the University students.
The afternoon activities will be
devoted to classes. Each partici-
pant will attend two classes. The
subjects being offered are u Bible
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-03-23

"a teaching in Democracy. q
Ialmud - teaching in Law. 81
prophets - a teaching in mora!
and ethical living. AZ Siddur - an
expression of Holiness. and 81
Customs and Ceremonies - an
expression in PietY.
On Saturday evening, there will
be Havdallah services and then {
dance. Sunday morning will fea-
ture a basketball game. Culminat-
ing the weekend will be Gradua-
ton Ceremonies where each "stu-
dent" will be presented with a
recognition for the workshop and
classes they attended.
The University" will be taught
by Jewish educators and Rabbis
in Savannah. and by other staff
people of the Southern Zionist
Youth Commission. The Southern
Zionist Youth Commission is
sponsored jointly by the South
eastern Region of the Zionist Or
ganization of America. and South
ern. Southeastern. and Florids
Regions of Hadassah.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-03-23

This year, the weekend will be
highlighted by the Young Judaea
University. Teen-agers from the
communities listed above will
gather for three days of social and
athletic activities, workshops, and
classes. The Savannah Zionist
Youth Commission will act as the
hosts and sponsoring body, aiding
the Young Judaeans in Savannah
arrange for the weekend event.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-03-23
Savannah To Host ,JudaeanS

District of the Southern Region Young Judaea will
its conclave in Savannah The district in
all in Georgia Carolina North Carolina and
Jacksonville. Florida
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-06

In 1929 the stock market COL
lapsed and brought on one OF the
worst depressions this country has
ever known and that's the year we
opened our first clothing store for
men. women and children. We
wanted to be able to dress the
whole family with good quality
clothing and on terms to suit their
convenience: and believe me when
the depression came along thou
sands of customers sure did take
advantage of our liberal terms by
making us wait until it was con-
venient to pay. For a great while
it looked like we, too, were sure
to throw in the sponge, but our
faith in people pulled us through.
People gradually went to work
and paid their accounts to suit
their convenience. So we are still
around after all these years
with n years of experience be-
hind US and tens of thousands of
satisfied customers. We have a
right to be proud Our growth
and progress we owe to our Gus
toners. We are aware of our
responsibility to them. r. c.
Brown, l0l East Capitol. shall
continue to offer the best in quail
ity clothing Of the latest styles for
men, women and children on the
easiest terms in town which are
terms to suit each individual.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-06

tive. stand for or against segrega-
ton?
Graham's Stand
The views Of the southern Church
leaders on these. questions appear
in the current October 1st) issue
Of the magazine along with an arti-
Gle by southern evangelist Billy
Graham, addressed to the same
subject. Graham, while agreeing
with the round table that "the
whole weight Of Scripture is for
treating all men with neighbor-
love, regardless Of race or color"
admits that there is nothing Bibli-
cal to prevent voluntary alignments
on the basis of social and other
preferences, "where perso na !
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-06
Southern

Continued from Page one)
tist Convention; Mrs. Spann w.
Miner. vice president, United
Church Women; Edwin Clones,
executive committee members,
World Methodist Council.
Moderated by High
The moderator was Stanly High,
noted religious journalist, who led
the group of eight in the considera-
ton of such questions as: Does the
Bible condone segregation? How
can we apply to segregation the
universal Christian principle that
We are all under one God? Should
the Christian churches take an &C.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-06

choice alone is involved and where
the Christian ethic is not at stake"
Graham points out that it was
latter study of the Bible, as well
as current events" that segrega-
ton was ended in his evangelistic
crusades. In his last four de-
segregated southern crusades,
Nashville, New Orleans, Richmond
and Oklahoma City, there has not
been a single incident. On the
other hand the evangelist notes
that since the crusades have be-
come desegregated Negro attend
ance has fallen off.
"The responsibility for discrimi-
nation is not all one-sided. Negroes,
too, must share the responsibility"
Graham writes.
Not Extremists
The evangelist says tina his
talks with southern leaders OF all
denominations and both colors have
convinced him that "the vast ma
jority of the ministers of the South
are not extremists on either side"
"Most of them feel that segre-
CATION should be ended now on
buses, in railroad and bus stations,
hotels and in restaurants. However,
most of them feel that it is far too
early to implement school segre-
cation in some sections of the deep
South. They seem to feel that the
day will come when both races will
be psychologically and spiritually
ready for it, but the time has not
come yet. Most ministers of the
South agree that race relations are
worse now than they were two
years ago. Then, with an uneasy
conscience, most. of them confessed
that the church is doing far toe
little about it,"
Disagree On Church Action
Graham's conclusions are borne
out in the discussions of the church
leaders in the Life round table
While noting that progress in the
field of race relations in the South
prior to the Supreme Court deci'
sion was underway toward the solu'
ton of the whole problem and that
the church was in the forefront OF
this advancement" the group di-
vided as to what the ideal church
role in dealing with the field OF
Negro White relationships should
be. Some felt that churches should
take the lead in achieving a solu-
ton, and that by keeping silent or
the subject they were Sinking
their Christian duty. Others felt
that the problem, specifically inte-
grafton within the schools, is the
concern of the state and of the in
dividual Christian, not of the church
as an organization.
In summarizing the groups
views, Stanley High called it "the
most hopeful fact" and one (which
northerners seldom recognize, that
all over the S~uth. Christian min
listers are courageously wrestling