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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
YoungG.O.P.
Club Hears
Butler Talk

The Young Republican Club
of Montgomery County last
night opened it's campaign-year
program by hearing a pep talk
from Senator Butler and making
plans for a registration drive in
new communities.
Senator Butler, Republican of
Maryland, told an audience of
"a that strong support Is needed
for developing the port OF Balti-
more which he said gives Mary
land so per cent of its COM
merce.
Citing his support Of merchant
marine legislation, he expressed
opposition to a provision in a
current farm bill which would
relax the requirement that half
of all foreign aid shipments be
carried in American vessels.
He underwent sharp question
ing over his support Of the
Dirkson amendment which would
limit the treaty-making power
of the President.
The club elected Patrick Og-
den, jr., Washington attorney,
as president. Other officers
elected were William Leckemby,
jr., vice president; Jean Red
miles. recording secretary; Mrs.
Margaret Rodgers, correspond
ing secretary, and Donald Mel
nick. treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
Tydings Opens
Bid for Senate

BALTIMORE, Mar. 10 R.-
Former Senator Willard E. Tyd-
ings opened his campaign for
the Democratic nomination to
his old seat last night with an
informal 15-minute television
discussion Of his accomplish
ments" during "a years in the
Senate.
With the aid of large lettered
cards visible to the television
audience, Mr.. Tydings listed IS
projects which he claimed to
have sponsored. been co-sponsor
of, or chief supporter of while a
member of the United States
Senate.
1.-THE work of a United States
Senator divides itself. into three
parts" Mr.. Tydings said. HE
must give personal service to the
people of his State. He must try
to promote the progress and
prosperity of the entire Nation,
and he must try to keep our
position safe. sound and at peace
with the world where that peace
can be achieved with honor and
justice" Mr.. Tydings then
listed by sections of the State
the projects he claimed to have
worked for to "give personal
service to the people of his
State"
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Montgomery Federation
Backs Transit Authority

Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
The Federation approved the
park and planning commissions
1956-57 budget and commended
its foresight" in pursuing "a
long-range land acquisition pro-
gram within available funds and
current tax rate. :"
It recommended that the COM
mission obtain a better balance
between acquisition and develop
ment by concentrating more on
providing disable recreation areas
lat an early date"
Sidney M. Oliver, vice chair
man of the regional district for
the commission told the group
his organization proposes ac-
QUESTION of 10000 acres of park
and school land in Prince
Georges and Montgomery during
the next 10 to Is years.
There now are 2.370 acres OF
park land in Montgomery and
I'VE should have more" before
land prices rise. Mr.. Oliver said
The present goal in the county
is 1000 acres, he said.
The Federation also:
/. Approved the membership
application of the wildwood
Manor Citizens Association,
bounded by Old Georgetown
road and Grosvenor lane.
2. Approved resolution asking
for a uniform period of daylight
time in the Eastern United
States areas where it is used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation last night backed
establishment Of a metro
politan transportation author
ity ito regulate public trans
portation in the Metropolitan
Area" The authority also could
be given power to operate a pub
lie transportation system, the
resolution stated. Members de-
leted reference to the system
now operated by the Capital
Transit Co.
The resolution was presented
by the Federation's public utili-
ties committee which noted that
1.-The inability of the Public Utili-
ties Commission Of the District
of Columbia to find a successor
to take over the operation OF the
Capital Transit Co. has brought
out the need for an Area Trans
portation Authority"
The group supported the park
and planning commissions re-
quest for 1914, 900 for acquisition
of park land in Maryland. 1t
asked that the Senate Appropri-
atoms Committee "be urged to
restore" $57 900 cut by the House
from the commissions request
for acquisitions in fiscal 1857.
Threatened encroachment of
residential development. rapidly
rising land costs, erosion and
flood control make it impera-
tive" the members voted, to &C
quire land for park purposes in
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Fairfax Will Sell
County Auto Tags
At Is Locations

The Fairfax County Depart
ment of Finance has announced
IS locations at which county auto
tags may be bought starting
Thursday. Tags must be dis
played after April Is.
All automobile and truck tags
will sell for IS. Motorcycle and
motor scooter tags are priced at
So. Purchasers should bring re-
gistration cards when applying
at any of the following:
Horn Motors, Herndon; Good
ing Upholstery Shop, Oakton;
Elizabeth w. Hall insurance
agency, Mclean; Mrs. Geraldine
McNab, 706 West Broad street,
Falls Church: Greenwood Serv-
ice Station. Lee Highway and
Old Dominion drive, Arlington;
Crockett's Service, Inc, Wilson
boulevard and North Barton
street, Arlington; Jefferson
Cleaners, 507 South Twenty
third street, Arlington; Old
Dominion Movers, Bailey's Cross
roads. Alexandria.
Also, Joe Mettaeur, AMMAN
dale; Lincolnia Auto Parts, $500
Duke street, Alexandria; Spring.
field Cleaners, Inc. Springfield;
Fitzgerald's Store, Route 5, Fran
COMA: Helms Store, Richmond
Highway, Lorton: StarneS Realty
Co., IT'S West Main street, Fair
fax; and Graham Hardware
store, Graham road and Arling-
ton boulevard, Falls Church.
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Fairfax Rejects
End Posting

The Fairfax County Planning
Commission last night disap-
proved a proposed amendment Of
the coming ordinance to permit
the waving of requirements that
all property be posted when it is
up for ze-zoning.
This amendment has been pro-
posed by the Board Of County
Supervisors as step one Of its
plan to adopt coming recon-
|mendations of Francis Dogg Nc
Hugh.
The vote of the planning COM
mission was II to /. with Mrs.
Anne wilkins casting the only
dissenting vote. She is the super
visor's representative on the
planning commission.
The proposed waiver amend
ment comes before the super
visors April 4 for final action.
They are not bound by the plan
ming commission recommended
ton.
without the waiver clause, the
supervisors have been advised
they may have to post every
parcel of property affected by
the McHugh coming recommen-
dations when they are adopted.
AS now proposed by the super
visors. the McHugh recommen-
dations would rezone the rural
two-thirds of the county into
three-acre lots. At present the
county had no lot-size require
ments larger than a half acre.
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.Takon1a Park
To Nominate

Candidates for Mayor and the
City Council of Takoma Park,
Md, will be placed in nominal
ton at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Takoma Park f1rehouse, Carroll
and Philadelphia avenues.
The present Mayor and five of
the seven councilmen are up for
reelection and are due to be
nominated tonight. They in
cIude Mayor George M. Miller
and Councilmen Oscar J. Fore
hand, John F. Kozel. Gibson e.
Mckenzie. Ralph F. Sidell and
Robert w. Collision.
Retiring from the council are
Sydney w. Tymeson and Adolph
Juhl. In the field seeking their
places are Clayton D. Forshee
and Mrs. Emily P. Monitor.
Mr.. Forshee came to Takoma
Park from Michigan in 1924.
From 1888 TO 1872, ne served In
the Orient as secretary-treasurer
of the Japan Union Mission of
the Seventh-Day Adventists and
as manager of the Manila SAM
tarium and hospital. At present
he is cashier of the General Con-
ference in Takoma Park.
Mrs. Monitor, a resident Of
Takoma Park since 1913. is
secretary of the Takoma Park
Citizens Planning Committee.
She was born in st. Paul, Mimi,
and is the wife of Anthony
Monitor of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. She is a member
of the greater Takoma Park
Recreation Council.
This years election will take
place March 81.
A referendum also will be in
cluded in the election, providing
for staggered, four-year terms
for the councilmen, instead Of
the present two-year terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
Bethesda Chamber Elects
Publisher as President

Leo J. Paulin, founder and
publisher of the News Shopper
in Bethesda. will be the new
president Of the renamed Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Chamber of
Commerce.
He was elected last night to
succeed Robert Furman, Be-
thesda building contractor, and
will begin his term on April /.
The organization. which met
at the Kenwood Country Club.
adopted a resolution adding the
Chevy Chase portion to its name
to coincide with the full COM
munity served by the Chamber.
1t previously had been known
only as the Bethesda Chamber
of Commerce.
Other officers chosen at the
meeting are Horace j. Smithey,
vice president of the Perpetual
Building Association, first vice
president; Morris Dworkin, own
er Of Olive Radio, Appliance and
TV Co., second vice president:
Mrs. Jesse Hildebrand, manager
of the Metropolitan Federal Saw
ings and Loan Association, Sec
and Joseph T. Howard,
of the Bethesda branch
of Suburban Trust Co., reelected
as treasurer.
The new president has been
active in the Bethesda business
community since 1949. He is a
also of the Washington
Advertising Club. wood
Country Club, the board of
trustees Of the Accredited Home
Newspapers Of America, and the
board Of directors of the Mont
gomery County Youth Oppor-
tunity Camp.
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Alexandra Police Arrest
Juveniles in Gun Plot

The four picked UP ranged in
age from IA to II.
Police said they had been
linked to the theft Of the two
automatics and the theft of an
automobile that was found aban-
doned in the middle of Highway
bridge recently.
Detective William Gosney said
numerous car thefts and car
ransacking apparently could be
traced to the youngsters.
The roundup was started after
police received a telephone call
from a person who saw one OF
the boys carrying a gun in a
bowling alley.
Police said the boys are held
for action Of the juvenile court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13

Alexandria Police today began
q wholesale roundup of at least
q dozen juveniles who, they say.
have been involved in the thefts
Of automobiles, guns and auto
accessories in recent weeks.
Police had picked up four
youngsters by noon and expect
ed to arrest eight more before
the end of the day.
Police said those arrested ad-
mitted they were planning an
armed robbery in Washington
with two automatics they had
stolen recently from an Alex
andria sporting goods store.
Most of the boys involved
come from good homes, police
said. One is the son Of an Army
chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
New State Rule
May Hilton
School Board

Two Falls Church School Board
members whose terms expire in
June may be the first casualties
of a General Assembly resolution
banning such service by policy
making Federal Government
employees.
The terms of John A. johnson.
Air Force counsel, and Oliver j.
Caldwell of the Office of Educa-
ton run out June 80. Their
successors will be appointed by
the City Council.
The Legislatures resolution
permitting School Board service
by clerks and employees Of the
Federal Government" who are
without executive authority
specifically said that incumbents
were not to be affected.
William M. Baskin, Falls
Church city attorney, said that
the exception on incumbents
would not apply to future terms,
however. The attorney said the
council has not raised the ques-
ton of whether the two board
members might be ineligible for
reappointment.
The issue would be raised re-
garding any Federal employees
nominated to succeed them, If
MIR. johnson and Mr.. Caldwell
decline to consider reappoint-
ment.
Harley M. Williams of Fairfox.
who urged action against School
Board service by policy making
Federal workers, said he con-
siders Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Cald-
well to be two of the three board
members in the nearby Virginia
area whose Federal jobs should
ban them from local service. The
other he named is Barnard Joy
of Arlington.
Among other appointments to
be made by the City Council are
the filling of one vacancy on the
Electoral Board and another on
the Recreation Commission. The
council at it's meeting last night
deferred action on the appoint
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
MARYLAND-VIRG NEWS
Opponents Jam Hearing
On Bethesda Rezoninq

signed by LOIS residents of the
trade area which he said would
be served by the center.
He told the council some resi-
dents Of the area had signed
petitions opposing the change
solely to keep from being badg-
cred" by neighbors.
"Zoning is not a matter of
Iplebiscite," he concluded. 1.-THE
area needs the services Safeway
can offer"
Attorneys representing II citi-
zens associations in the Alta
Vista Old Georgetown road area
told the council granting the pc
Itition would be "spot-zoning, "
would jeopardize the safety of
children attending three nearby
schools, lower property values.
and increase traffic hazards on
Old Georgetown road.
1868 Signatures
They placed in evidence sigma
lures Of 1868 residents opposing
the proposed change.
Six of seven rezoning attempts
sought in the area within the
past 10 years have been denied.
The petition granted allowed the
Wildwood Development Corp. to
enlarge an already commercially
zoned tract at Grosvenor lane,
one mile north Of the Safeway
site on Old Georgetown road.
Mr.. Citizens told the council he
felt the Park and Planning Com
mission, which reversed the find
ings of its technical staff in
approving the petition, had vio-
lated sound coming standards.
The staff report. entered as
part of the hearing record,
warned that granting of the pc
tition might result in "a ribbon
of commercial zoning" on Old
Georgetown road.
Safeway presented testimony
from consultants and traffic en-
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Igineers to the effect that the
center. expected by chain store
Executives to do a $3.4 million
annual business by 1860 if the
petition is granted, would benefit
the area by checkmating piece
meal development. Several resi-
dents Of the Alta Vista area also
spoke out for the chain store.
Warren Browning, attorney
for the Wildwood Development
Corp. testified that "for purely
selfish reasons-we oppose the
reZoning petition"
A total of 152 exhibits, mostly
letters opposing the rezoning,
were accepted as part Of the
hearing record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
Fort Meade Soldier
Guilty Of Ripping
Baltimore Woman

BALTIMORE. Mar. 10 Dr.
Corpl. Lawrence D. Snyder. "a
year-old Cleveland soldier sta.
toned at Fort Meade. was con-
victed yesterday of raping a 81
year-old mother last December I.
Judge Joseph L. Carter de-
ferred sentence pending a study
of a medical report on Snyder.
In Maryland, conviction for rape
carries a maximum penalty Of
death.
The woman, mother of three
children, was found slashed and
unconscious on the second floor
over the tavern she operated
near the Pimlico race track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13

A wall-bulging crowd, esti-
mated at 1000 persons. damned
the Rockville County Building
last night to voice opposition tc
IA rezoning petition to allow con.
struction of a shopping center al
Beech drive and Old George
town road In Bethesda.
After several hours Of hear
ing testimony, the council took
the petition under study.
The 220-seat auditorium was
filed to overlooking long before
the hearing began and hundreds
of latecomers spilled onto lawns
and adjoining Railways. The
hearing drew the largest audi
ence on a coming question since
1914.
Opponents to the shopping
center sought on the 9-acre
tract by Safeway Stores, Inc.
wore green crepe badges, hooted
arguments Of the food chains
attorneys and cheered points
made by their lawyers, Edwin
B. Patterson and William B.
Citizens.
Arthur Hanson, attorney for
the food chain which operates
10 stores in the county, told the
County Council Safeway was
willing to accept a conditional
rezoning, recommended by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital Park
and Planning Commission, in
GLIDING a promise to erect a six
foot split sapling fence and
natural screening around the
site.
Offers Auditorium
He pointed out that Safeway
planned to include a community
auditorium available free of
charge to civic groups in the
multi million dollar shopping
center.
Mr.. Hanson handed the coun-
Gil petitions favoring rezoning
from residential to commercial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
Plan Bus Fare Ruise

BALTIMORE, Mar. IS (P.-
Cumberland Transit Lines yes
Iterday notified the Public Serv-
lice Commission that on April Is
lit will raise it's fares from Is to
i18 cents, or two tokens for IS
cents, unless the commission
rules otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
Essay Contest

jeanne H. Mcfarland. a
senior at Valley High School.
Homecoming, Md, received a 500
Savings Bond yesterday in Balti-
more as first prize for a State
wide essay contest and Good
Citizen Award sponsored by the
Daughters Of the American
Revolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
Democrats to Meet

The Tenth District Young
Democrats Club will meet at 8:15
O'Clock tonight at the home of
Farnum johnson. 1881 Sylvan
drive, Falls Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
!. SUPERIOR TASTE

So good to your taste because of L&M's
superior tobaccos. Richer, tastier especially
selected for filter smoking. For the favor you
want, here's the filter you need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

Grating experts call accent
pieces"
The full-sized oxcarts, cele-
brated fixtures on Costa Rica
travel posters, are becoming
scarcer. Jeeps are replacing them
on the steep mountain roads. But
the shapely, brown-eyed beau
ties who stand beside the oxcart
on the posters are still plentiful
So are the oxcart factories where
craftsmen painStakingly apply
the distinctive. varicolored, over
tapping diamond motif that
has been likened to stained glass
windows.
The designs are traditional
and in farming areas it's possible
to tell what village a carretero
calls home by the colors on his
cart.
A shopper can pick his own
colors at the factory where a
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little oxcart 2 feet tall. q minia-
ture replica even to tongue and
solid wheels. will be made up for
about $18. At a retail shop in
San Jose. capital of Costa Rica,
the price will be nearer $25.. This
size is just right for holding
magazines or plants or, with
tray added, becomes a coffee
table on wheels.
A bar close to 4 feet long, with
built-in ice compartment and
removable trays, sells for $55 in
town, $40 at the factory. A full
size cartwheel, 40 inches in dia-
meter and suitable for a dining
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Puerto Rico Fans Cry
'PIeiboI' Till February

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
Atencion. fanaticos!
The beisbol season may be
over at Griffith Stadium and
Ebbets Field, but not so in Puerto
Rico. Here the season has just
started, and the cry, "Pleibol,
rings strong and clear among
the coconut palms.
The lanzador (pitcher) takes
the monticello tmound) and
winds up in typical fashion,
hurting to the receptor tcatcher)
The bateador (batter) swings
expertly, and there is the sharp
crack of wood on leather. 1t is
an incogible thit).
Is it jonron (home rum +?
No, but it speeds beyond the
jardinero corto (short stop and
is recovered by the guardabos-
que central (centerf1elder). He
hurls to segunda Second base)
and ell arbitro (umpire) calls the
hitter safe. 1t is a doble 1.-TWO
base hit.
Fanatics tans) in the grad
erias (bleachers) go wild. A
bate energetic (pinch hitter
energies from the banco dug
OUT and takes his stance at the
plato (home plate). He is out
for triunfo victory, The first
pitch is a bola tbalD. Next is a
strike (same as the English).
Then he swings, and hits a
foul pronounced fa-ooD. Then
another ball.
"Saquenlo!" (take him QUIT
cry the fanaticos. but the photo
(manager) ignores them. The
batter's next swing is a jonron!
You get the idea - Puerto
Ricans are among the most avid
baseball fans in the world. The
season runs through February
each year. Some of the top
United States big league stars
TRAVEL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

q gamorous ports IN 10 countries clustered
around the Mediterranean stored cradle
Of civilization SO glorious days aboard the
luxuriously modern, completely air condi.
toned SIS Constitution, sailing from New York,
February |, 1857 Along this richly varied
itinerary, lifetime Of golden memories lies
in store
New York to Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Is
lands Madeira CaSablanca for Mdrrdkesh
and RGbdt) Gibraltar Algiers for the
Cdsbdh Naples for Pompeii. Amdlf and
Sorrento Malta Alexandria for Caro-
the Pyramids and Luxor Beirut for Bddl
bek, Damascus, old jerusalem and the Church
Of the Holy Scpulchre, Bethlehem and the
Church Of the NdtiUity) Haifa flor Israel
Tel Auir. The Holy Land, Nazareth. Tiberids
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.0xcdrts Finding
Way Into u. 5.

SAN JOSE.-Solved: Costa
Rica;s mysterious Case of the
Disappearing Oxcarts. They're
turning up in the baggage of
homeward bound North Ameri-
can visitors.
Not the real oxcarts but scaled
down versions in the form of
coffee tables. bars on wheels.
plant bins. even sofas and chairs.
are being hauled away to bright
en- porches and patios back in the
States. Painted in clear. brilliant
colors and striking designs,
they're perfect for what the dec
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play the winter circuit in the
island.
Five teams comprise the
Puerto Rico Winter Baseball
League. In February, the win
ming Puerto Rican team meets
the champions Of Cuba. Panama
and Venezuela for the Caribbean
Confederation crown. This little
world series" will be played in
Cuba next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

table, retails for $40. wooden
pedestal extra.
1 Construction is so simple that
any piece can be knocked down
for shipping and reassembled at
home.
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indians in BROOKLYN

More American Indians live In
New York, than anywhere else
in the country, except on reser-
vations set aside for them by the
Federal Government, the New
York Convention and Visitors
Bureau says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

Cdpernaum, Jerusdlem-in-Isrdel, Mt CARMEL
cruising the Greek Islands, Dardanelles the
Bosphorus (ttco hours cruising tcithin the Bos
phorus as far as the approaches to the Black
Sea- Istanbul the Sea of Marmara and
the Dardanelles Piraeus flor Athens, Delphi,
Mycende and the Peloponnesus) Rotor
cruising into the entrance of this beautiful
ford Dubrovnik Venice for the Lido
and the glass factories at MurGno Messina
for Taormind) Naples for Capri, Rome and
Florence Genoa for Rapdllo, Santa Mar
gheritG, Porohno and the Italian Ririerdl
Cannes for Nice, Monte Carlo, erase and the
French Ricierd) Barcelona flor Monserdt,
the Costa BrOu0, and Madrid Palma
Cadiz for Serille) Lisbon for Sintrd. BeIem,
Estoril and Fatim0) Minimum fare is sl575