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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star STAFF Correspondent


RICHMOND, Va, July ga
showdown" session of the Gray
Commission got underway be-
hind closed doors today amid
reports of compromises being
offered by two factions in an
attempt to hold the group to-
gether.
With a serious rift existing
over Governor Stanleys pro-
posal to withhold State aid from
any locality that permits in
tegration in its schools. MEM
bers OF the 32-man commission
were on the verge OF a blow
up. This could concievably be
the final session Of the commits
sion appointed by the Governor
about a year and a half ago.
On Monday. Governor STAN
ley yielded to pressure from
Southside Virginia's "black belt"
and called for a special session
Of the General Assembly on Au-
gust 81 to authorize him to
withhold money from any coun-
ty that allows indignation, either
voluntarily or under court order
Follows Byrd's Stand
This request appeared to be ir
line with the massive resist
ance" stand advocated by Sen
ator Byrd. Democrat Of Virginia
for the South as a whole. A
similar stand has been taken by
Virginia Representatives Smith
Tuck and Abbitt.
Opposition to the Governors
request which also involves
the Gray Commits
sion's pupil assignment plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Groy Commission Meets
In Showdown Session

stems chiefly from the Northern
Virginia area near Washington
the Norfolk area. the Sherman
doah Valley and Southwest Vir-
ginia.
Southside legislators on the
Gray Commission repeatedly
came forward with a "compro-
mise which the other faction
regards as no compromise at all.
They were said to have agreed
to retain the pupil assignment
plan. which allows placement Of
students without regard to race
providing the Governor is given
his authority to withhold State
funds wherever indignation re-
suits from such assignment.
Members Grim Faced
Opponents OF the Governors
program. who declined to be
quoted by name. contend that
one negates the other.
The opponents repeatedly have
come forward with this com
promise: Adopt both the pupil
assignment plan and a law au-
thorizing the Governor to with
hold funds but only in the event
disorder has resulted from in
tegration.
AS the session got underway
with public and press excluded
reports were current that a
number Of the Southside legis-
lators. including the chairman
State Senator Garland Gray OF
Waverly. were about ready to
resign. This implied that a ma
iority Of the commission still
held out for the report originally
submitted to the Governor last
November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

ness testifies. or if it is other
wise shown, that the public rec
ords do not disclose that the sale
was at foreclosure, under deed of
trust securing an indebtedness, at
execution or attachment" or at
auction or other types of legal
compulSion."
Other Testimony Allowed
The court also stated that an
expert may explain to the jury
information he has obtained
a bout other sales including
prices, even though he was not
a personal participant in the
transactions,
The opinion was written by
Judge Charles Fahy and was
concurred in by Judges David L
Bazelon and Walter M. Bastian
The property owners were rep
resented by Attorneys James C
Wilkes, jr., and John L. LaSkey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

sent back to the House with
amendments was the second sup
elemental appropriation bill. 1t
carried $2.3 billion as it left
the Senate, an increase over the
$l.9 billion approved by the
House. Most of the funds were
for atomic energy purposes.
But the bill included $3.50, 900
to finance plans for construction
of the newly authorized National
Library of Medicine. The meas
ure also carries 100000 for
plans to build general research
building and general Offices
building at the National Insti-
tutes Of Health.
More Narcotics Agents
The Bureau OF Narcotics Of
the Treasury Department would
be given 100000 to be used for
hiring more Treasury agents to
assist in the big drive against
drug addiction.
The District government
would get $4,000 to meet GER
tain claims against the city
government.
Added to the bill by an amend
ment submitted on the Senate
floor by Senator Bridges, Repub-
lican OF New Hampshire. was an
item of $655,000 for the District
government. This is to reim-
burse the District for certain ex-
penses incurred in construction
of a highway railroad underpass
where East Capitol street goes
under several railroad tracks.
This money was authorized in
a bill previously approved by
Congress and sent to the White
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
BY RICHARD RODGERS

Ringling's Big Top went back
to the barn for many reasons. in
Guiding q surfeit of elephants,
the areas most dedicated circus
Bluffs agreed yesterday.
1t was visiting day at the Zoo
for the Circus Fans Association
chapters. or tents, from here and
Hagerstown, Md. Zoo Director
William M. Mann, chairman of
the local delegation, was both
host and guest of honor.
The Hagerstown fans presented
him with a plaque "in apprecia-
ton of his many years of service
to the circus and its animals
and mankind" And w. H. Day,
New Brutal, Conn.,, Circus Fans
vice president for the Eastern
United States. gave him an oil
painting of Emmett Kelley, the
Respondent circus clown.
The chief item of discussion
was the future of the Ringing
Bros. and Barnum and Bailey
Circus. which struck it's canvas
recently and retreated for the
season,
1t was the biggest show of
all. and the fans verdict was
that its bigness helped send it
to the wall. All those elephants,
for instance.
THE show had about so ele-
plants" DR.. Mann pointed out
to an attentive circle. Il would
be the last one to say you could
have too many elephants. But
even 1 must admit that so is
a bit too many"
Another fan Clipped in with,
Eyes, and then they fired all
their old elephant men"
true" DR.. Mann said. "Somt
experience is required around
elephants. The lack of it is why
they were stampeding twice a
week or So"
Elephants Riot
When the circus played here
this year, the elephant herd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

the Zion Baptist Church as
part of the Area B Southwest
redevelopment program.
A Federal jury had awarded
verdicts totalling $34,950 for the
residences and $290,000 for the
church.
Government Testimony Excluded
During the proceedings, Judge
Wilkin had excluded testimony
of Government witnesses as to
sales of comparable properties.
The Government appealed this
exclusion. But the appellate
court said Judge Wilkin was
right in that the Government
first should have shown that no
"compulsion, coercion or COM
promise" was involved.
In defining such terms, the
appellate court said:
"A comparable sale was not
under compulsion if the wit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Funds for Area Projects
Given Senate Approval

Driving hard toward adjourn
ment, the Senate last night
passed two supplemental appro-
priations bills carrying funds for
many Federal projects for this
area and for the District gov
eminent.
Sent to the White House was
the SIG billion first supplemental
fund measure. The three big
projects included in it are the
Central Intelligence Agency
headquarters building at Lang
ley, Va, $40 million: extension
of the State Department here.
$44.9 million and the Jones Point
bridge over the Potomac River,
SAB million.
The District government would
received $3.50 million more for
this fiscal year. This. on top of
the annual appropriation bill.
would bring the total city SPEND
ing to 1895 million.
Other funds granted include
$773,100 for the Metropolitan
Police Department to bring the
force up, to the authorized
strength Of $500 men and money
to provide salary increases for
IinteIns and resident physicians
at District General Hospital and
for first aid assistants on emer-
gency ambulances.
Military Projects
The big first supplemental
bill also provides funds for mill
tary construction projects here.
These funds, however. are made
contingent on passage by Con-
gress of the military construc-
ton bill.
AiSo passed by the Senate and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Council Launches Drive
TO Cut On-Job Accidents

The Districts new Citizens
Advisory Council on Industrial
Safety launched a campaign last
night aimed at cutting down on
the-job accidents, which took 81
lives and cost millions of dollars
here last year.
Seven of the councils Is mem
bers attended the organizational
meeting, which members hope
will lead eventually to establish
ment of safety committees on 9
grass roots basis in all the
Districts private industries.
A research committee also wa;
named to delve further into fig.
ureS showing that there were
26,110 nonfatal industrial acct.
dents and 80 fatal ones here in
the year ending June 30.
Willy Arnheim, an Arlington
(Va0 stone mason who is CO.
chairman of the council, said &C.
cfdents sometimes even deter.
mine if a company makes 9
profit on a specific job.
Construction Leads List
There were indications the
group might suggest change:
and amendments to the Dis
trict'S safety code after more
study.
Figures presented to the mem
bers by Mr.. Arnheim showed the
construction industry as the
most dangerous in respect to &C.
cidentS, with transportation next
and manufacturing close behind
Twelve industries showed ar
accident frequency average Of
ISL, computed by multiplying
the number of disabling ac-
cidents by a million and dividing
by the number of employee man.
hours.
Construction had a $50 rat.
ing. transportation 24.9, manu-
featuring 1913. retail trade 16.:
and the others below average
These were figures computed BY
the Minimum Wage and In.
dustrial Safety Board for thu
year ending in June, 1855.
5 Groups Set Up
The council organized specia
organizational subcommittee il
cons ruction, transportation
manufacturing, retail trade anC
utilities - the five industries
showing the greatest number o
accidents in proportion to thu
number of employees.
Through them, it hopes Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
President Gets
PaWnbrokerBi|I
Law Would Provide
Strict D. c. Inspection

A bill to permit the operation
of pawnbroker establishments in
the District under city govern
ment licenses and strict inspec-
ton and regulation today cleared
its final hurdle in Congress.
The easure, previously
passed by the House, was APP
proved by the Senate without
amendment, without debate and
without a single objection.
Goes to White House
1t was called up shortly before
noon by Majority Leader John
son and approved with unani-
nous consent. 1t now goes to
the White House for signature.
PawnbrokerS were practically
put out of business in the Dis
trict in 1918 when Congress
adopted so-called loan-shark
law because of exhorbitant
charges which had been made
by previous operators, the intent
being to drive them out of the
District.
Since then, however. the Dis
trict has been urging a new law
providing for strict regulation
Police and prosecution officials
said the operation of licensed
pawnbrokerS would prove an aio
to police in cases involving stolen
goods that might be placed with
secondhand dealers and pawn
brokers.
Would Adjust Rates
! The Commissioners are au.
thorized to set and adjust inter.
est rates in keeping with economic
conditions, but pending their de.
Examinations, the rate is fixed a.
a maximum of 2 per cent pei
month on any loan up to 5000
per cent per month on loan.
between 5000 and $1,000; and
per cent per year on any loan il
excess of $1,000.
/ Provision is made for inspec.
ton Of the shops and books ant
records may be subpoenaed
Applicants must have cash cap
ital of at least $4,000, and mus
file a $4,000 bond with tn,
District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

find where and why the ac-
cidents are happening and how
best to avoid them in the fu-
ture.
The council was established in
February at the Fifth Annual
Safety Council Convention. with
five members each from labor
and industry and five profess
sional safety technicians.
P. Y. K. Howat, president OF
Howat Concrete Co.. is chairman
and will head the committee or
organization. Mr.. Arnheim will
head the information committee
and Robert D. Gidel. safety
consultant for the Bureau Of
Standards, will be chairman Of
the research committee.
Chairmen Listed
Heading the organizations
subcommittee will be: Con-
struction, Robert A. Meyer, pres.
ident of the Construction Con.
tractors Council; transportation
F. N. Cannon, general manager
of Elite Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Co.; manufacturing, Raymond
Sim, president of the Washing
ton Woodworking Co.; retail
trade. Andrew Parker. presiden1
of Woodward & Lothrop, anC
utilities, John r. Moore. plan
supervisor for safety, of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele'
phone Co.
Some of the other figures pre-
sented to the council last nigh
showed that workmen's compen-
sation costs because of accident!
| in 1855 totaled $1.2 million anc
that indirect costs of the acct
dents could have multiplied thil
figure four times.
The 80 fatalities represented
a sharp drop since the Districts
safety board was set up in 1941
when n were killed in job acct
dents and the frequency rate il
1912 was 26.1.
The more than $4,000 acct
dents reported last year wer'
among an estimated 220.00(
workers in the District. Council
members estimated only abou
half the accidents are reported
The council agreed to meet a
$50 pm. the last Wednesday o.
every month in Room 500 of thu
District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Mann Pins Circus Failure
On Too Many Elephants

rioted. The runaways were re-
captured and placated without
serious injury or damage, but
the younger animals were so
steamed up they missed a per-
Torrance.
Somebody reported yesterday
that the John Robinson show is
back on the road, put together
by Ringling's out-of work artists.
1T is very popular in the South, .
a fan said. The Robinson outfit
was one of many swallowed up
by the Ringing mergers.
Concern was voiced for the
plight of friends left idle by
Ringling'S failure. THE foreign
performers are having a tough
time" said a fan who keeps
up correspondence with the
aerialists.
Special Show Cited
Last Sunday the circus put
on a special show in its winter
quarters" someone remarked
Had about 5000 in the crowd
The money was given to the per-
formers"
Next Sunday the Ed Sullivan
TV show will feature the Ringing
stars. But performers are still
facing tough times unless they
can hook on with other circuses
and this year is a bad one for
their trade.
The Ringing bosses had a
daily bill of some $4,000 to meet
Labor costs made up a large part
of the bill.
But labor was only part OF
why the show closed" said DR.
Mann.
4 You're SO right" said an
other. "TV hurt them. They
loused up the show with Holly
wood stuff, too"
TOO many spectaculars," 9
third said. TOO gaudy. People
don't want that. they want 6
circus"
There was sadness, for the
fans are close personal friend:
of the circus troopers. now or
hard days. But there was alsC
abiding confidence the circus
will pull itself together and get
back in business. The fans d.
not, can not. envision life with
out a circus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Defer
10 Build
Weather Center
$1,000 Acre Cost
Of Maryland Site
Scored by Chovez
By GEORGE BEVERIDGE.

-
The Senate Public Works
Committee again has deferred
action on the 'lease-purchase"
construction of a 5000 million
center for the Weather Bureau
and the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey in the Washington area.
After a late closed session
yesterday, Chairman Chavez,
Democrat of New Mexico. said
the project was held up because
the Government proposed to
spend an "unconScionable"
amount of money to buy a site
in nearby Maryland.
The Government proposal, he
said, would earmark up 10 $4,000
an acre for a 206-acre site.
Asked if the committee would
consider the project again be.
fore Congress adjourns, Senator
Chavez said it was possible. +"
Another committee member,
however. said he thought the
chances were unlikely.
More Evidence Needed
Il think the committee felt it
had approved a pretty good
batch of projects for Washing
ton, and that this one needed
some more evidence before it
should go ahead" the member
said.
Both the House and Senate
Public Works Committees have
approved seven other big Gov
eminent buildings for Washing
ton, to be built under the Lease
Purchase Act at cost of up to
SOS million. The committees
concurrence is all that is re-
quired for the projects to go
ahead.
F. Moran McConihe, Public
Buildings Commissioner. said the
Government would move ahead
as rapidly as possible" on the APP
proved projects. The first steps
will be to finish acquisition of
sites for the buildings, and to
contract with private architects
to design the new structures.
The Weather Bureau-Coast
and Geodetic Survey installation
was the only major building
project submitted to Congress
this year which has not been APP
proved. In addition to lease-pur-
chase projects. Congress also has
appropriated money for five 9TH
Ter buildings which will cost a
total of $189 million.
Opposition to Site
Last week. the Chavez COM
mittee deferred action on the
Weather Bureau-Goedetic Sur
vey center because of opposition
Ito proposals that it be located
outside of Washington.
Senator Chavez said he thought
the agencies had made a good
showing" for the need of a sub
urban location, but that the site
money posed a new hurdle. The
$2, 000-an-acre eStim ate was
made by the General Services
Administration in a prospectus
describing the new installation.
The Senate committee also at
tached conditions on two of the
other leaSe-nurchase projects it
approved: That Cd new head
Quarters for the Geological Sur
vey be located in Washington,
not in the suburbs as proposed,
and 20 that a large new office
building west of Lafayette Square
in downtown Washington pro-
vide space for a new Court of
Claims.
Neither Of these conditions
were in the House committed
approval of the projects. GSA
officials said their attorneys will
study the Senate actions to de-
termine whether the difference
in the two committee actions
constitutes any problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Appellate Court Clarifies
Condemnation Procedure
Rules No CompuIsion' Must Be Shown
When Citing Comparable Sales

the Government wants to facts concerning sales of
comparable properties evidence in proceedings
must compuson involved in the sales
the u of Appeals for the District held today
ruling upheld decision by District Judge Robert N
involving condemnation Of residences and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

TODAY

Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
opens a three-day meeting
in the Willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

y" - = ~ w ~ OAAAOS
building, a mechanic was
fumbling with the gadgets
inside an ice cream vending
machine.
1T dishes out vanilla" he
explained, unhappily, when
it should be dishing out choco-
late. And when you try to
get vanilla, what happens?
Chocolate"
At a comparatively new
supermarket near the District
line-one with those fancy
chrome cash registers-the
check-out counter at the end
of a long line of check-out
counters bears a sign which
promises that for More eff
cient service" 10 items or less
should be checked out there.
The line of customers
stretched inefhciently from
that special counter clear back
to the vegetables while a
clerk fiddled deSpairingly with
the cash register, trying to
make it work. The machine
appeared to be frustrated over
checking out 10 items or less
and wanted to accomplish
greater things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Rambling

Some wag has very neatly
altered the 30-mile speed
limit sign on Dalecarlia park
way to make it read 30
mile"
Neat juxtaposition: The
new Solar Building will be
across the street from the
World Center Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

avn - EALOW COIllcS
along with a story about an
cratic automatic elevator in
one of the big downtown no.
tells. He says he's convinced
it happened the way it did
because the elevator simply
got tired doing the same thing
all the time, day in and day
out.
Automatic elevators have
been standard equipment in
hotels and apartment build
ings for so long now that a
man would think they'd
know their business.
Our friend was attending a
banquet, sitting near a door
opposite the automatic ele-
vator. He wanted to be in a
spot where he could make a
dash for fresh air when the
speakers finally ran out Of
gas.
The elevator doors opened
and an elderly lady, pale and
shaken, staggered out.
Il pressed the button for
my floor" she told a house
keeper who happened by in
the corridor, but the eleva-
tor kept going up and down,
up and down, any number of
times!"
The housekeeper smiled in
diligently.
you just pressed the wrong
button" she said. Come on,
Ill take you to your floor"
A gentleman came up just
then and wanted to use the
elevator, too. So all three
the lady, the gentleman and
the housekeeper-got on, the
doors closed, and our friend
turned his attention back to
the banquet speakers.
Ten minutes later, the ele-
vator doors opened again and
out reeled the lady, the gentle
man and the housekeeper.
Even the housekeeper was
pale. and shaken this time
But she was not too shaken
to take stand by the elevator
door to warn of potential
riders until the repair mar
could get there.
Rambling
Some wag has very neatly
altered the 30-mile Speec
limit sign on Dalecarlia park
UNIV m Oaoka II reod On
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
The
Rambler
Lies q Grind
For Machines, Too
By JACK JONAS

With automation firmly en-
trenched in Washington, it's
becoming clear that machines
like people-have their bad,
even temperamental, days.
For example, one of the
complicated calculators at
the Pentagon stopped work
one day recently. Something
had gone wrong with the
elaborate temperature and
humidity control in its room.
The big machine refused to
give out any more right an
swers until it was made COM
Portable again.
At the Benjamin Franklin
Post Office branch on Monday,
the talking stamp vending
machine-that one introduced
several months ago with lots
of fanfare-apparently was
tired of all its talk-talk talk.
1t CLAIMED up, and didn't
even bother to say Thank
you" after a purchase of six
Scent stamps.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-06-07
Wonan's Club
Votes, Holds
SIS Auction

The Woman's Club of Gathers
burg met on May II at the home
of Mrs. Lawson King. Elections
and an auction sale were the
main items of buseiness.
y The new officers are president.
Mrs. Vestus Wilcox; first vice
president, Mrs. Leonard Hoyle;
second vice-president, Mrs. Wor-
den Reed; recording secretary,
Mrs. William Christie; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Fred Red
ding; treasurer, Mrs. A. Gwynn
Kirkman, and parliamentarian,
Mrs. Robert Ransom.
Raised at the auction was $55
from items brought in by the
members. Mrs. Hoyle as auc-
tioneer sold everything from
homemade orange marmalade to
an Austrian crystal flower holder.
The club voted to continue its
scholarship for nurses training
for Gaithersburg girls. The
present recipient. Miss Bernice
Jones, it was reported, is making
high grades at Takoma Park
Sanitorium.