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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-23

GREEN BAY, Wis. Oct. % (El
Coach Liz Blackburn figures
his Green Bay Packers still have
room to improve despite their
42-l7 slaughter of the Los An
geles Rams.
eve need better offensive line
blocking for our runners, Black
bourn said today as he and his
staff prepared for the Colts
game at Baltimore Sunday.
These things go hand in
hand" he added. If our block
ing improved, Tobin Rote would
have more confidence in our
runners and wouldn't be think
ing pass all the time"
Lauds Rote and HOwton
Blackburn couldn't fault
Rote's passing against the Rams,
however.
@He and Bill Howton we're
spectacular" he added. THE
line gave Tobin good protection
so he could get off those long
ones Rote looked bad on the
first two series of plays, but
after that he loosened up and
really looked great"
Rote and HoWton, both prod
ucts of Rice Institute. ruined
the Rams.
Rote. who need not take a
back seat to any other quarter
back in the league. passed fot
three touchdowns, plunged for
afourth and completed Is OF 81
throws for 279 yards.
Howton caught seven passes,
H3eluding two for touchdowns
for 257 yards gained. He eclipsed
the great Don Hutson's Packer
record by 20 yards as he COM
piled the third highest yardage
total by pass receiver in league
history
Likes LOsch's Passing
HoWtons most spectacular
cstch was a diving. spraWling
fpgertip grab of 53-yard pass
from Rote. His longest gain
game of pass by Jack Losch,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-23

tional Golden Gloves this year
and had some tough scraps, in
Icluding the one with Rade-
macher. ! found I liked boxing
and ! hope to make good.
With WE'LL and Charley Gold
man. the trainer who handled
Marciano, in his corner, he's
of to a flying start. He's a
couple of maneuvers in front of
the other rockies in the trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-23
I97-Yord Kickoff Run
Sets Record for ACC

GREENSBORO, N. c., Oct. %
l(R.-Duke Halfback Bernie
IBlaney's 97-yard touchdown run
with the opening kickoff against
Pitt Saturday set new record
for scoring kickoff returns in the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
The ACC Service Bureau here
said Blaney's run bettered the
old mark held by George Marin
Ikov of North Carolina State who
went SO yards against VPI in
1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-23
BALTIMORE
SELECTIONS

Sidney Gallon. johnnie MeEiwyn
Rocket Girl
worthy vOIstadt, Mac vo. Mary
Frances
Newport Britt. Mary'G
LaSsie
murphy Hanover. Miss Julietts, Yptta
'--Vo,oniite Express Nihble scot, Gypsy
Lybrook
january Rose ROYAL kitty, BETTY
Volstadt
lance r. woolen, April Flrst
Esther q
'--Neppor, Gypsy Princess Edith Lone
Elm Reedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-23
MARLBORO NOTES

mile and a sixteenth tipping the
distance in ISL 3-5.
/ Among his victims that day
were Cherry Branch and Arson
whom he faces again this after
noon.
Marlboro's Jockey Champion
ship will not be settled until the
eighth race today. Charlie Mckee
now leads with IL victories but
is pressed by veteran Sam Pa
Jumbo with 10. Joe Snyder and
Tony Russo still are in the tussle
with eight each.
Yesterdays rainy weather. the
first inclement day of the meet
ing. reduced attendance to 4.637
and betting dipped to $338,637.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
Residential Architecture
Competition Ends June |
Star and Ala Chapter Sponsoring
Home Design Contest Second Year

Less than two weeks remain for submission entries
second annual residential architecture competition sponsored
The Star and the Washington Metropolitan chapter
Institute of Architects.
Work submitted for the competition received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES TOMORROW

will building
National Electric Cooperative Association Twentieth and
Florida NV Already rising its eight the
building completed December House Speaker
the
building
Tompkns Pcord and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
Survey Shows
Low Apartment
Vacancy Rate

District area landlords should
be in happier shape than they
have been for the past two years
If a report on apartment vacan-
cies just issued by the District
insuring Office of the Federal
Housing Administration is indi-
cative of the entire apartment
situation here.
The FILA report is on a March
81 survey of apartment vacancies
in buildings erected with FILA
mortgage insurance in the
Washington area between the
end of World War II and the
end of section 608 program in
1850. The survey covered 7.473
apartment units and found that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

from the 1,3O9,500 privately-fi-
nanced dwelling units actually
built during last year and the
/ ,352,200 during the all-time rec
ord year of 1850, it still would
be above the number recorded
in 1851, 1852 and 1858.
During the first four months
of this year nearly 350,0 pri-
vately owned dwelling units were
placed under construction, the
department said. This again was
substantially below the 1850 and
1855 totals for the corresponding
period, but surpassed the same
figure for each Of the four inter-
vening years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
April BODYBUILDING Figure
Shows 1919 Gain Over March

Nonfarm housing units placed
under construction during April
amounted to about 100000 and
showed a normal seasonal gain
Of about 10 per cent over the
number begun in March. the La
Dor Department reported this
week.
OF the units begun during
April. about 100000 of them were
privately financed. the agency
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

If the April BODYBUILDING pace
continues throughout the year.
with allowance for normal sea-
sonal variations, the annual total
of privately financed units will
amount to Ill million houses.
The Labor Department said this
is approximately the same pace
that home starts showed during
February and March.
While a yearly total Of Ill
million would be a sharp drop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

by D pm. June /.
Copies of the competition rules
have been mailed by the chapter
to all it's members.
However. the competition is
in no way limited to chapter
members. Rules provide only
that entries shall be architect
designed individual and develop
ment homes as well as remodeled
homes in the Washington Met
lropolitan Area.
Winners Get Certificates
Submissions may be made by
the owners. architects or builders
as long as the entry is of a
design by an architect.
Winners will receive certifi-
Gates of merit of the type which
last year went to II architect
designed homes in the area.
Held last year for the first
time, the competition is the only
area competition devoted ex-
clusively to residential work.
It was initiated last year by
The Star and the ALA chapter
Ito encourage and support APP
probation of good residential
design by annual recognition Of
meritorious work"
A jury of out-of- town archi-
tects will judge the entries. Last
years judges were Paul Schweik-
her, head of Yale University's
School of Architecture; Samuel
Homsey, former president of the
Delaware State ALA chapter. and
Oskar Stonorov, a widely known
Philadelphia architect.
In order to be eligible in this
years competition, entries of
architects must have been COM
pleted since January /, 1858.
Complete rules Of the COM
petition follow:
Sponsors
The Washington Evening Star,
hereafter referred to as The Star,
and the Washington Metropoli-
tan chapter of the American
Institute of Architects.
Purpose
To encourage and support ap-
Ipreciation of good residential de-
sign in the Washington Metro
Ipolitan Area by annual recogni-
ton Of meritorious work.
Awards
A jury of awards, composed of
three 60 out-of- town architects
approved by The Star from a list
supplied by the Washington
Metropolitan chapter Of the
American Institute of Architects,
will make the selections of COM
pleted work found worthy for
certificate of merit. The deci-
sion of the jury will be final.
The winning selections will be
announced in The Star.
Certificates of merit will be
presented by The Star each year
to the owners, builders, and ar
chitects Of buildings deemed to
be Of especially meritorious de-
sign by the jury Of awards.
! One or more photographs IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

that these apartments are fuller
than they were.
Apartments covered in the
present survey, however. repre-.
sent only a little more than Q
fifth of those in the Washington
|. Continued on Page BIS, Col. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

Illustrating the subject will be re-
quired for consideration by the
jury of awards. Inspection of
the premises will be recon-
mended, and facilities will be
provided therefor. but the deci-
sion as to whether there shall be
an actual inspection will be left
to the jury of awards.
Eligibility
Location-Submissions are lin
tied to the District of Columbia
and the Metropolitan Area which
Continued on Page BE-, Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

only. 2.6 in q hundred were
vacant.
In the agency's 1855 survey
covering the same ground they
found that 4.44 of every hundred
were vacant and. in 1854, 1893.
The 2.6 figure of this year means
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
9 in Arundel Ask
Segregation Order

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 8 (Py.-
Nine parents asked the Anne
Arundel County Circuit Court
yesterday to order the County
Board of Education to establish
and maintain separate schools
for colored children"
In suit filed for the parents
by George Washington Williams,
the parents declared that State
law requires the board to operate
separate facilities for Negro and
white pupils.
The Supreme Courts historic
decisions outlawing such facil-
tiles contain errors "in both law
and fact" said the parents.
Mr.. Williams sought the
Democratic senatorial nominal
ton on States rights platform
last spring.
He filed the petition on behalf
Of j. M Barksdale, Fred r.
Siegert, John NJ. Nieman. r. T.
Dodson. Louis Henry CLANCY.
jr.. Gordon p. Hallock, Paul Lee
and Kenneth Nieman and their
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Tax Office Opens
In Arlington for
Half Day Saturday

Arlington County Treasurer
Colin C. Macpherson said today
his Office will be open a half
day Saturday to aid county resi-
dents in meeting the August IS
deadline for payment of 1856
real estate taxes.
The Office will be open Satur-
day from 8 am. to noon. though
it is normally closed on Satur-
days, Mr.. Macpherson said.
Regular Office hours are 8 am.
to 5 pm. Monday through
Friday.
Next Wednesdays deadline
will include mail bearing a post
mark prior to midnight on the
18th. he said. Payments after
the deadline are subject to a S
per cent penalty, Mr.. MacPher-
son explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Pulp and Paper
Workers Approve
.2-Yeur Contract

CONVICTION. Va, Aug. 8 up.
Union members at three plants
have voted to accept a new two
year contract with the West Vir-
ginia Pulp g. Paper Co.
About 1,4O0 members of Local
GIG of the United Paperworkers
of America at the Luke, Md,
plant voted unanimously yeSter-
day and last night to approve the
contract.
Wilbur johnson, president Of
the Maryland local, said he was
told the vote also was unanimous
at the company's Williamsburg
(Pa0 plant.
A union spokesman said the
voting here Monday night and
yesterday was fairly close but in
favor of the contract. The exact
vote was not disclosed.
The contract, worked out dur
ing negotiations in Washington
last week and effective November
II, calls for pay increases total
ing more than "a cents an hour
for about $500 Westvaco EN-
ployes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
9TH and 9th Graders TOP
Average in Falls Church

Board and the City Council
probably will be held this month
to discuss school building plans
and other problems. He said the
discussion will include the need
for bond issues.
Penalty Appeal Deferred
The board deferred until Aug
ust Fl action on a request by the
Wayne Construction Co. to re-
lieve the firm of a $500 a day
penalty for 81 days it was over
due on completing the $314.00O
Mount Daniel School addition
The project was finished April 1e
instead of the contract date OF
January %. The firm said delay
in shipment of windows held UP
the project.
The board referred to the city
attorney an architects bill for
work on Madison School addi-
ton plans. The addition was
originally estimated at about
$4,000 but the low bid was
$l59,000 and no contract was
awarded. The architectural firm
OF Graham IL McHugh wants its
6 per cent fee based on the low
bid and not on the original es-
innate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

fifth street between E and F
NV. Luckily, District officials
pointed out in time that the en-
CINE house, if reconstructed,
would have faced another razing
/. this time engulfed by
needed Glover leafs" for a bridge
across the Potomac.
Five Months to Choose
Unless a site is chosen within
five months, the association must
begin to pay storage rent on its
wealth of Washingtoniana. Part
of the benevolent $4,000 gift to
the association by the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund carries the
weight of the storage cost until
that time. The rest is to go to-
ward the new building.
Once the Oldest Inhabitants
were content to talk only of old
times. Today the association
must talk of the immediate
future, must stir itself into plans
for a new building like the rest
of Washington.
Distasteful as this might be.
the association at least has a pile
of charm and character available
for quick assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in corporation with
the Film Center Of WASHINGTON
and the recreation departments OF
the District and Arlington. Prince
Georges and Montgomery counties.
washinEton, at Dusk
Mscomn Mscomh street between Thirty.
fourth and Thirty-hith streets NV
Takoma' Fourth and Van Buren, streets
EdTeVood Third and Evarts streets NE.
Happys hpli9T Lighteenih and Kalofama
Thomson Twelfth and I streets NV.
HAYES rim ana x streets NJ
Male, Ftftieth and c streets sE
River Ierrace Blaine street and Ans.
costa Avenue NE
IeHtrson, Eighth ard y streets sW
Pan6ls Dlscs ~ ~
Hiiiorsl, Thlrty.seoone and Denver
Arlington County. $40 pm
Hans Hiil. 1900 South Diueladle sirses,
1901 so1tn walter Reed drive
Prince Gsorrs, County. san pm
Riysroais Heiehtt F.iy-eiEhth avenue,
Bradbury Hsishf soi Finy..hlrs ave.
nue. Bradbury HeiEhtt
NsntEomsry County. $50 pm
Nomination Elsnsn'sry sehooi Na.nsr
ana Dsifick streets Kensington
North Bethesda Recreation Csn's' Cak
Rlass 81 Cd oeofseso0n road.
Hsf1yss gisnsn,ary s~hos. c,sss ave.
re and Macarthur cfitt Fsettiila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Historic Engine House Lies in Ruin
On Storage Lot, Awaits Uncertain Fate
BY JOHN McKELWAY

In one of the dullest reaches
of the city, a section filled with
freight sidings, trucks and as
sorted warehouses, the Old
Union Engine House lies in
ruin. its brick piled loosely and
its quaint belfry fitting on a
base of Scared timbers.
Even in that state, it might
be said the old building has
retained character. For the little
building has always had that
nebulous quality enough to
make people rally to save its
utter destruction, enough to
cause the International None
tary Fund to spend $4,000 to-
ward its safekeeping and pos
sible reconstruction.
Now neatly dismantled on the
storage lot of the Charles H
Tompkins Co.. 261O Ninth street
NE, the engine house was
taken. not torn down. after
the annual July 4 meeting of
the Association of Oldest In
habitantS.
After 118 Years
1t came down brick by brick
to make room for a multi-million
dollar Office building of the In
ternational Monetary Fund now
going up on the engine houses
old resting place at Nineteenth
and H streets NV. 1t had been
there for lib years. serving first
as an actual fire house and later
as meeting place for the city's
oldest inhabitants, who or
ganized in 1865.
Just about everything that
went into the building originally
was carefully carted of to the
Northeast resting place. En-
gineers for the Tompkins firm,
which handled the job, said the
mortar crumbled and some of the
bricks fell apart. But up to 3d.
200 bricks still strong, have been
salvaged and piled.
The belfry, too weak in recent
years to hold the bell, was
pulled off intact by a crane. 1t
was one of the things that set
the old place apart from the
ordinary. There is still charm
about it, setting in a yard of iron
pipes and steel beams.
Each window. sill, sash and
frame was also taken out in one
piece.
Within a week, all had been
completed. Nothing was left.
"A simple job" said con-
struction man, but if it hadn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

negotiators "other instructions"
but refused to discuss them until
the proper time" presumably
after they arise at bargaining
sessions.
Mr.. Bierwagen said the pos
sibility still exists that the union
might agree to an extension OF Its
present contract with etc "if an
end to negotiations is in sight
but more time is needed to get
things down on paper"
1--WE wouldn't agree to an ex-
tension if no end is seen," he
declared.
Not Instructed
He said the negotiators were
not instructed by the member
ship regarding the Extension
matter. Earlier in the day, he
indicated the union would stick
to its policy of mo contract, no
work"
At the end of the night meet
ing, held in the basement meet
ing room of the the Dairy EN-
ployes Union Building at 401
Third street NV, Nh. Bierwagen
returned to Mr.. Chalk's apart
ment in the Mayflower Hotel to
resume negotiations until / am.
today.
The first such session was held
on Monday. The second yester-
day afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Rockville Council Approves
Referendum on Water Bonds

Rockville's City Council last
night gave its approval to hold
ing a city referendum September
10 on a proposed s2.6 million
water bond issue and set the
poll hours from 7 am. TO Z pm
The bond issue. If approved.
would enable the city to provide
It's own water from the Potomac
River.
City Manager John H. Mark
land told the council that the
bond issue. which would be paid
of over a 40-year period. would
mean no increase in the city
tax rate or in water charges.
He said there might even be
a chance for reducing the water
rates in about FIVE years.
In another action. the council
approved the establishment. eff
fectiye September Is. Of q Rock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

vile Planning Commission to
replace the present planning
advisory and zoning commits
sions. The new five-member
body, including one city council
member and four others TO be
named by the Mayor for con-
flrmation by the council, would
take Office that date.
Commission members would
receive no compensation. The
commission would hold public
hearings on planning matters
and make proposals 10 the
and Council.
The council also named a re-
Gently dedicated 5-acre park in
the Hnuegford subdivision in
honor Of Elwood II. Smith.
volunteer fireman who
drowned three weeks ago in food
waters along viers Mil road
a reserve operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Three Boys Burned
In Prince Georges
enunt House Fire

Three boys were burned early
today in a fire which DESTROYED
the inside of the tenant farm
house of Mrs. Warren Windsor
on Piscataway road between
Clinton and Piscataway in Prince
Georges County.
One boy. James Windsor, was
admitted to Prince Georges Gen.
eral Hospital. His condition was
reported satisfactory.
Another son of Mrs. Windsor
Joseph. IL, suffered burns on
his hand and feet. BENJAMIN
Tucker. Is, who also lived at the
home. was burned on the neck.
They were treated at the hospital
and released.
Cause of the fire, which broke
out at about Z am. was not
Immediately determined. The
alarm was answered by the Oxon
Hill, Accokeek, Clinton, Morn
ingside and Allantown Road
Fire Departments.
Neighbors said Mr.. Windsor, a
tobacco farmer, died in June.
Mrs. Windsor has seven other
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

LIKE WASHINGTON, Can
berra is a river town. 1t was
designed by an American
architect, Walter Burley Grit
fin of Chicago who envisioned
man-made lakes through ju-
dicious damming of the river,
and spacious parks around
the lakes.
Canberra has a Washington
problem in reverse. The diff
Guilty there Is not in keeping
the big government depart
ments from moving out of
town, but in getting them to
move in.
Many of the Australian
government agencies, before
Canberra, were in Melbourne.
Some big ones-the army,
navy and air force, for ex-
ample-are still there, al
though Canberra would like
to have its own Pentagon.
Today, only IL of the "a
federal departments are head
quartered there.
Mr.. Griffin'S architectural
plan for the city saw a sepa-
ration of national and local
affairs by placing all build
ings relating to national af-
fairs on the south side of the
river and all those associated
with civic matters in a COM
manding position on the north
side"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

had the sentimental value, we'd
have toppled the whole structure
over"
AS workmen Clipped off the
mortar stuck to each brick,
of the association stood
by and watched storage men
wheel out an old fire piece and
carry out all the relics and SOU
venirs that had been kept in the
building. Now, these have all
been placed at the Federal Stor-
age Co., which overnight was
turned into a District Museum.
There are well over 100 items.
Despite all the assurances of
survival given the old building
(and the association as WELD, it's
future is misty. The association
has not decided on a new site,
and its members are not at all
sure whether they want the same
old building, built with the same
old bricks, or a brand new
duplicate.
The association was at one
point ready to reconstruct on a
site offered by Garfield 1. Kass,
local builder and association
who saw the old engine
house rising on a lot at Twenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
McKeIdin MustAc
On Pay Increases

BALTIMORE, Aug. 8 (R.-
Pay increases for State employees
in four departments totaling
somewhere between S49,955 and
$60,53O have been submitted to
Gov. McKeldin by the State En-
ployes Standard Salary Board.
The total amount depends on
where the affected employees
stand in their pay scales.
Before the increases are ef-
fective, they must be approved
by the Governor.
Affected are "a employees in the
Public Service Commission, three
in the Department of Public
improvements. two in the State
Insurance Department, and a
dozen part-time employees of the
State Roads Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

Falls Church seventh and
eighth grade students are above
the national average, according
to reading and intelligence tests
results released last night.
Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt told
School Board members the test
given to the seventh graders in
1854 showed the average stu
dent had a reading capacity
equal to a ninth grader on a ma
tional average.
Reading tests given eighth
graders in 1855 showed average
city students equal to tenth
graders nationally.
Average 10 Is 112
General intelligence tests given
seventh graders in 1854 showed
the average 10 for city students
was 1l2, a high normal standing,
Mr.. Schmitt said.
THE reading achievement
level was we'll above the point
that could be expected" the
State. supervisor of researc<
commented in a letter to Supt.
Schmitt.
Mr.. Schmitt announced that a
joint meeting of the School