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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03


Twelve AAA staff members drove
the routes in their own cars,
startling at 1880 am. and keep
ing an accurate record of miles
and minutes.
The sloWeSt route came through
the Wheaton-K ensington area
and down Connecticut avenue. 1t
took 81 minutes to travel the II
road miles.
The route from Potomac, on
the other hand, was 1913 miles
long but took only SO minutes.
The other 10 routes fell some
where in between.
Grew Out of Office Gripes
The test run was partly the
result of gripes around the AAA
Office. Staff members have been
complaining that lit just takes
me too long to drive to work
from my part of town" The
complaint often seemed to come
when some staff member showed
up late for work.
! But Washington /. Cleveland
former manager of the D. C. Di-
vision and now its secretary
always replied, We'll it doesn't
take me that long to drive in
Today's test showed why. Mr.
Cleveland was travelling the fast
route from Potomac, Md.
This is the breakdown of dis
tances and times, along with
highlights of each drivers COM
mentS:
New Hampshire avenue and
Sixteenth street-17.6 miles, A
minutes-there are al traffic
lights and three stop signs. The
Naval Ordnance Laboratory al
White Oak, Md. didn't cause
appreciate slow-up, but taxicabs
stopping on Sixteenth street fol
passengers did.
Defense highway, Baltimore
parkway and New York avenue
N.E.-16.9 miles, Al minutes
worst stretch was from Bladens.
burg road to Montana avenue
NE.
Central avenue and East Capt.
tOl street-16.2 miles, SO min
utes (same time but a shorte
distance than the fastest route
only trouble was delay behint
a streetcar on C street NE.
Indianhead highway an,
South Capitol street-16.3 miles
38 minutes-delay began soutl
of South Capitol Bridge. wher
Suitland parkway feeds int
route.
Mount Vernon highwa!
through Alexandria-17.5 miles
SO minutes-major bottleneck il
Alexandria. with complaint o.
unco-ordinated traffic lights.
Shirley highway-16.8 miles
SO minutes-took 10 minutes Il
traverse 2 miles lane control
stretch south of Glebe road
"cutworms" delayed through
traffic by cutting into lanes a
approaches from Springfield anC
around Pentagon.
Arlington boulevard and Me.
mortal Bridge-18 miles, as min.
utes-lost 3 minutes gettinl
Through Seven Corners, founC
most trouble getting onto bridge
Arlington boulevard, Wilson
boulevard, Key Bridge--17.t
miles. A minutes-no isolated
trouble spot: traffic has lighteneC
in last month.
Leesburg pike, Old Dominion
drive, LOrcOm lane, GeOrgr
Washington Memorial parkway
Key Bridge-l7.9 miles. 40 min.
utes - a winding route usin,
short stretches Of other connect
ing roads. Since cars back vi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03
THE LIBRARY Of Congress

THE LIBRARY of Congress
copy of the original Gazette
for January 4, 1900, did not
turn up until 1880. when a
lady in New York found it in
a trunk in her attic. The
American Antiquarian Society
found its copy eight years
later.
The Library's bulletin says
this about the reprints:
THE reproduction of the
issue Of January 4, 1900, be-
gan during the first half of
the 10Th century, perhaps
as early as 1925. These
early reprints were made in
smaller numbers, and, as re-
CARDS the paper and type
used. represent a somewhat
more careful imitation of a
newspaper printed in 1900
than do those OF later years.
1.-THE Centennial Exposition
OF 1876 in Philadelphia saw
the beginning OF the whole
sale output OF the reprints
At least one printing firm had
a regular contract for supply
ing them and they were sold
on the Exposition grounds by
the armful as historical SOU
venirS. Since then various
enterprising individuals have
continued TO food the market
with cheap and poor repro
auctions The commercial
value Of the reprint is very
small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03
Lions Club to Meet

George NJ. Ferris. jr., a lecturer
on investments at George Wash
ington and American Univer-
sites, will speak on The Funda-
mental Role of Investments in
Family Finance" before the
Washington Lions Club. The
weekly luncheon meeting will be
held at l2:l5 pm, Wednesday
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03
Annapolis Expresswoy Link
Seen Ready by Christmas
BY GENE GOODWIN

If the weather co-operates,
Washington area motorists can
look forward to a Christmas gift
of 7l2 more miles of Annapolis
Expressway.
Most would agree that it's
about time.
1t has taken seven years to.
complete 81 miles of the much
desired and long-awaited ex-
ipressway. and it still has four
miles to go before it reaches the
District line at the Kenilworth
interchange.
Norman NJ. Pritchett, chief en-
.gineer of the Maryland Roads
Commission, told The Star that
unless there is a lot of rain or
snow this month, the next sec
ton of the expressway between
Route 301 and Palmer highway
should be open to traffic before
Christmas.
He disclosed at the same time
that the commission has decided
to postpone scheduled dual-lane
improvement Of Palmer highway
(Route 7O4 between the District
line. where it connects with East
Capitol street. and the Annapolis
expressway, a distance of about
five miles.
Mr.. Pritchett said the agency
does not want to hinder traffic
on the Palmer highway while it
will be undergoing heavy use as
the closest D. G. link to the new
Annapolis road, which is desig-
mated as Route so and has been
officially named the John Han
son highway after the Maryland
president of the Continental
Congress.
Governor Watching Progress
I'VE have decided that instead
of trying to improve Palmer
highway now" he said, I'VE
will concentrate on getting the
rest of the Annapolis express
way constructed on into Kenil-
worth interchange in the next
construction year"
BY that he means before next
winter.
Gov McKeldin, a frequent
user Of the 1876 miles of the
expressway now open between
Annapolis and Route 301, said he
intends ito keep behind this en-
tire project until it is completed
all the way to the District of
Columbia" Hhe said he has ad-
vised officials of the State Roads
Commission "that l am anxious
osee the necessary work COM
pleted as quickly as possible to
make this road useful"
He said he had been told that
recent wet weather has delayed
the opening Of the seven and a
half mile stretch to Palmer
highway.
A more critical view is taken
by Representative Landlord,
Democrat Of Maryland. who uses
Route so almost daily in COM
muting to the Capital from his
home in Annapolis.
Set for September. 1855
Mr.. Landlord said he lis at
a loss to understand the delay"
in completing the section 10
Palmer Highway, on which
construction began in August.
1854. He said he has made
several inquiries TO the roads
commission about the project.
but all they ever say is. shortly,
shortly.
The roads commission had
originally estimated completion
Of the expTessway TO Palmer
highway by September, 1855.
Then the date was moved back
TO September. 1856, and now to
Christmas.
I State Senator II. Winship
IWheatley. IT.. Democrat Of
Prince Georges, said he and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03

ROBERT E. FREER, an at
torney at 1900 Connecticut
avenue NV, and a collateral
descendant of Samuel Freer,
said he has two reproductions
of that issue of the Gazette,
and has often been offered
other copies.
Eugenia Reynolds, collat-
eral descendant of George
Washington, said she looked
into the matter of the Gazette
quite thoroughly not long ago,
when she came across a copy.
AS it turned out, Miss Reyn-
olds' copy was a reproduction,
too.
She said one collector on
Connecticut avenue told her
that an original might be
worth as much as $4,000 to a
collector.
The experts at the Library
Of Congress were inclined to
discount that. They said the
Gazette was one of more than
100 papers published at that
time, and that it by no means
was the first newspaper to
publish an account of Wash
ington'S death.
That honor was reserved to
the Alexandria Gazette, which
had a form of stop press"
item announcing the death.
The first reproduction of
that copy of the Ulster
County Gazette was done in
1925, and many have been
made since then. The most
copies were reproduced dur
ing the centennial celebra-
ton of the anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of
independence, when thou
sands of copies were made for
sale as souvenirs.
The Gazette and its copies
have intrigued other librar-
ians, too. The New York
Public Library has issued a
rather lengthy pamphlet
titled THE Ulster County
Gazette and Its Legitimate
Offspring" by DR.. R. W. G.
Vail. That pamphlet traces
the history of the Gazette
and its many copies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03
Rambling

p honey note was added
one day last week 10 the
building housing the Maryland
and Virginia Mix Producers
Association, Inc. at 1856 K
street NV Set out 70 keep
cool on a window ledge right
next to the associations
sign vas a hslf-nlled bottle
Of milk. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03
Timed Traffic ests
Made by AAA on
Commuter Routes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Run SIowest,
Potomac, Nd Downtown Fastest

timed test Washington was con-
Quoted today by the District Division of the
Association
The rush-hour test showed that Potomac
Md. the fastest in the
Twelve routes used each beginning is miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
.CheverIy Will Hold
I25th Anniversary
Fete April 70

Preparations have been started
in the town of Cheverly, Md,
/ for a celebration April 20 and 81
marking the towns 25th ami
versary.
Town Council Member Anna
III. Flynn has been designated
as general chairman OF the
event, with assistance from
Councilman John K. Dorr and
Lawrence N. Woodwork.
Activities will include parade,
athletic field events. a dinner
Expected to be attended by about
| l 900 persons, and several dances.
Representatives of various
churches and clubs in the COM
munity will participate in the
planning.
| They include: Walter Pfeil,
for the American Legion; Mrs.
Betty Tayman and Mrs. Dick
Silverberg, Legion auxiliary:
Philip Goldsbourough. Cheverly
Mems Club; Carl F. Mayors,
Cheverly Players; Mrs. Donald
Roberts and Mrs. Tayman,
Cheverly Women's Club: C. E.
Eckert, Cheverly Community
Church: John J.. Buckley, st.
Ambrose Church; Mrs. v. F.
Goblirsch and Mrs. William A.
Reid, Cheverly Garden Club;
George I. Dunsten, Square Dance
Club: Mrs. David Beegle and
Mrs. Joseph MaZur, Cheverly
Recreation Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Democrats Pay
IMoryIond's Share
IOf IS Assessment

Maryland Democrats yesterday
delivered $14,100 to pay of their
1855 campaign assessment to the
Democratic National Committee
They were promptly told by
Paul Butler, chairman of the
committee, to start collecting
funds again. The 1856 assess
ment will be due shortly, he said
Marking the first time in years
the Free State Democrats have
worked out of debt. the check
presentation was made by Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro. Democratic
national committeeman.
With him were Michael j. Biz
mingham, chairman of the Balti-
more County Board of Commits
sioners; j. Newton Brewer. jr.
Baltimore investment banker,
and E. Bruce LIVE, Baltimore
auto dealer. =
The assessment is based on
the number of registered Demo-
IcratS in the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Workshop Set Tonight
|On Rockville Zoninq

An open workshop on the pro-
posed Rockville city coming or
|dinance will be conducted by the
Rockville Zoning Commission at
q o'clock tonight.
City Planning Director Robert
Plavnick will preside at the ses-
sion, which is open to the public.
in the City Hall, 100 South
Washington street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
) MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Pedestrian Killed, Struck
By 4 Cars in Succession

Immediately a second car struck
the body. carrying it some so
feet. This driver also stopped
and told Mr.. Flaherty he would
go for police. He never returned.
A third car hit the body and
sped on.
A fourth car was waved down
and the driver stopped: then
returned to his car for some
flares, but before he could re-
turn. a small sports car struck
the body and dragged it another
100 feet.
The victim, a colored man,
about so. wore a black topcoat,
khaki trousers, two, sweaters. a
suit coat, black shoes and white
sports shirt.
Mr.. Flaherty was held for &C.
ton of the coroner and posted
$500 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Budget Of $50 Million
Proposed for Alexandria

Supt. T. c. williams said the
new high school will be necessary
because a school census has
shown the city can expect a
rapid increase in its high school
In 1858 the capital plan calls
for contraction of a new elemen-
tary school north of Duke street
in the Lincolnia area, and ad-
ditions of Stonewall Jackson ano
Charles Barrett elementary
schools.
Construction planned in 1855
includes elementary school in
the southwest section of the an
nexed area near the proposed
Cafritz housing development, an
addition to Mury Elementary
School, an auditorium for
Parker Gray High School for
Negroes and gymnasium for
George Washington High School
No definite years are set fol-
the construction Of two other
elementary schools in the an
nexed area. One would be near
Washington Forest, which is of
Route z, and the other would be
near Lincolnia and Edsal roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Bostwick Named Head
Of Alexandria 9. O. P.

the Presidents health can be
expected" he said. But never
before has a President had a
more detailed report on his phys
ical condition. He would never
have agreed to run if there was
any doubt of his ability to serve
another four years"
Twelve delegates and alter
mates were selected for the Dis
trict and State Republican con-
ventions. A new city COMMITTEES
also was elected. New committee
men are:
James H. Jacobs, Frank
Wright, Cynthia. Rau, Thomas
Jones, Alfred Kasssbian, Betty
Murphy, Velma Kurfehs. Norma
Hampson, Billie Turner. Douglas
Dies. Cliff Prosser, Walter Pow
Iell, Richard Bishop, Stuyvesant
Wright. .
Also, Peter Wright, John
Strauss. Joseph Stevenson, Hat
tie Stevenson, Louise Kileullen,
Henry Webster, j. r. Smith,
Vanie Stedman, Walter Fulton,
Marie Smith, Frank Varga and
Charles Pullman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15

Don P. Bostwick, rs, was
elected chairman last night of
the Alexandria Republican COM
mittee.
Mr.. Bostwick, administrative
assistant to Representative Min
shell, Republican of Ohio. was
chosen unanimously. He will
succeed Robert S. Hope.
The new chairman, who has
been in Northern Virginia three
years, lives at 3l08 Ravensworth
place.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia, told the
mass meeting the Republicans
need to do a lot of work in
Alexandria. The city has re-
manned in the Dem ocratic
column during the past two con-
gressional races, while Mr.. Broy-
hill won the 10th district race
both times.
Speaking principally on ma
tional affairs, Mr.. Broyhill said
President Eisenhower's health
undoubtedly will be an issue in
the coming campaign.
Attacks and distortions or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
School Poster Contest

Montgomery High School stu
dents are participating in a
Teacher Recruitment" poster
drawing contest sponsored by
the County's Council of PTAs.
the Board of Education and the
Silver Spring Board of Trade,
The winning posters will be dis
played in community store win
dows and awards will be pre-
lsented at q dinner on April 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15

Felled by one car and run over
by three others as he lay on the
pavement, an unidentified man
was killed on the Baltimore
Washington Parkway last night
near South Dakota avenue NE.
Still unidentified at the Dis
trict Morgue today. he is Wash
Iington's 21st traffic fatality of
the year. compared to is at the
same time last year.
Park police said Hubert E.
Flaherty. rs, a reporter for the
Baltimore Sun, told them he
swerved his car in an effort to
miss the man. but knocked him
to the paving. Police said the
Flaherty car showed no damage.
They quoted Mr.. Flaherty as
saying the pedestrian was walk
ling on the left side of the south
bound lane.
The driver stopped and almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
BY PAUL HOPE


An S8.6 million Alexandria
budget for 1861 was proposed
today requiring no immediate
tax rate increase.
City Manager Ira Willard
recommended, however, that the
City Council consider raising
taxes in january 1857.
The City Council earlier had
instructed Mr.. Willard to draw
a budget requiring no tax in
creases, but the city manager
said the current tax rate could
not meet anticipated expend-
itures without a future hike.
In his budget message, Mr..
Willard said II would urge the
city council to seriously consider
the possibility of approving a tax
increase to become effective in
1857 so that some relief might
be made for the more urgent
needs of the city and the school
board in the coming budget
year"
. 10 Cent Rise Suggested
Mr.. Willard said that an in
crease of 10 cents. which would
raise the tax rate to $2.85, would
produce sec, 500 extra in the first
half of 1857, which would be APP
piled to the 1956-57 budget. The
tax rate for the first half of
the 1867 budget, however,
would remain at SITS.
General operating expendi-
lures in the proposed budget
amount to $4.5 million. The
school portion of $2.8 million
represents the largest increase in
the new budget.
The total Alexandria school
budget, made public yesterday. is
$3.9-including the city appro-
priation of $2.8.
This is about $400. 900 less than
the school board indicated would
be needed from city tax funds in
a tentative estimate given last
December.
$500 Minimum
The budget provides a teacher
pay scale of $500 minimum to
$1,000 maximum. The largest
single item of increase in the
proposed budget is $440,375 for
additional teachers salary. Near
ly 80 new teachers will be- hired,
of which SIS will staff the new
Hammond High School which
goes into operation next Septem-
Der. This is the city's second
high school and is located in the
recently annexed area.
The capital improvements pro-
gram calls for a third high school
to be built by 1861. I would &C
commodate 1900 pupils and
would serve the Northern part of
the city. It would cost approx
mately $3.1 million.
The program calls for five new
elementary schools with four of
them located in the rapidly
growing annexed area.
It also calls for several addi-
tons, including six-room addi-
ton to Charles Houston School
for Negroes, in the downtown
area.
Rapid Growth Likely
The latter project is planned
for 1856. A new colored school
to replace Lyles Crouch is plan
ned in 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
No New Polio Cases
Reported in Virginia

RICHMOND, Mar, Is (P. -
The State Health Department
said yesterday no new cases of
polio were reported to it last
week.
The 1856 total remained at
two, three less than at the same
time last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Auction Sale PIunned

The wome1's Society of Chris.
tian Service, Circle No. 2, will
hold an auction sale at 8 pm
tomorrow at Oakton Methodist
Church, Oakton, Va. which will
feature new and used articles
and baked goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
st. Putrick's Dance

The Gaithersburg Lions Club
will sponsor a st. Patrick's Day
dance from 10 to l am. Satur-
day in the Agricultural Center,
Gaithersburg, Md.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Grasshoppers And
Other Insects
Can Ruin Crops

GraSshoprc~s a~e cl1sc n thc ton
# the liet Of insects damaging crons
n Virginia thie wock.
Arthur, r Morris. assoc,ato cn.o-
,,ol-ris+ AZ VPI saws rrasshonner
ta,nanc * renortcd ia com nav
rna naet,,-0s
Manv fields If tobacco arr heinz
n tred by a~7sehonno~s and in
oct;c;dcs should he apnliod nro,nnt
= Tcnacco * esnoc3s,Iv likely to
V heavily danqeed bv c~oeebon
er~ If hordcrcd o. surrounded H..
sav --cns tha- Az harvested
-c9ocoe fa~n,a I o,r, an ovn,-,
,Darcc Inc caso N H. number A,
orru.cfn,e Thoen ro..e ~, ~
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Weeds Expensive
Pests, Tests Show

Weeds can be an expensive pest,
even in so-called clean cultivated
row crops, according to results of
cooperative research conducted
since 1851 by Iowa State College
and the USDA. This work has dem
can reduce bean yields in soybeans
by about 10 per cent
The experiments involved such
typical plants as yellow foxtail, a
grassy weed: velvet leaf and Penn
sylvania smartweed. both broad
leaved weeds; and the HaWkeye
variety Of soybeans. The weeds
were planted slngly and in combina-
ton in the row with soybeans, and
then were thinned to strands of 3 6,
and IL weeds per foot of row.
Weeds were removed at a half
dozen specific intervals during the
growth Of the sovbeans
In general, the research program
demonstrated that soyhean weld
reductions are proportional to the
amount Of weed growth. and that
the combined above ground growth
of soybeans and weeds is apnroxi-
mately the same as the above
ground growth of weed free soy
beans The tests showed also that
the presence of weeds delayed ma
turity of beans about one day. de
creased the height Of soybean
plants about ? inches, and in
creased lodging Of soybean plants
about to s per cent.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17
Forage Is Key
To Producing
inexpensive Milk

Until YOU learn the value of high
quality ronghage. you're not a
dai'Nnan- you're just milkin
cows.
So says Dr. w S Griffith associ-
ate dairy husbandman at VPI. He
points out that no COW has enough
good roughage until she has more
than she can eat every day.
COWS like little variety in their
| diet. During the summer feed good
hav alnng with pasture. You can
then get more food into the COW
fror, CHEAP sources. and you can
get by with less grain During the
wjnter. combination Of hay and
silage gives some variety for little
money.
Some dia~vmen think a COW won t
pro')ice milk unless she gets some
grain. However. DR.. Griffith says
research indicates that a COW with
tie inherited ability to produce
10000 pounds of milk will produce
about $500 pounds on roughage
alone. Grain feeding adds only l,500
pounds OF milk.
Many mix producers would have
more real income if they developed
good roughage program and put
less emphasis on grain feeding, the
specialist believes The cheapest
milk is the milk COW makes from
roughage
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-17

The most favorable outlook of the
week is on hogs and egg prices
Hogs should strengthen some for
the next couple Of weeks or so, and
eggs will probably nick I'D little,
especially in the top grades. Broil-
ers are So plentiful they'll do we'll
to hold where they are.
Br0ilers
There won't be any strength in