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Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
NUMBERS HELP

LAPEER, Mich. = Up - Num-
bers are helping retarded children
find their place in society.
It's done with the help of the
abacus, ancient Oriental counting
device, and the modern day adding
machine.
Some 27S children at the Lapeer
State Home and Training School
use the abacus and adding ma
chine in primary arithmetic class
es. Officials say the program
teaches retarded youngsters how
to take care of themselves and
their Finances so that they can
step into society.
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
Rural Delivery
AT All Time High

The Post Office Department. s
rural delivery service today serves
more Americans than ever before
il history.
This observation was made by
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summerfield in calling the ma
tiOn's attention to the Goth birth
day of the Service.
Experimental rural delivery SER
vice began October 1, 1896 with
three routes at Charles Town, W.
Va, and two routes at HalltowD
and Uvilla, near Charles Town.
These sites for the initial expert
mental routes were picked by Post
master General William L. Wilson,
a native of West Virginia.
Old records show that in its
first week the three Charles Town
routes provided for surprised far
mers delivery of 214 letters, 290
papers, 33 postal cards and pac-
kages. Previously, they would not
have received this mail until they
went into town to pick it up, often
a matter of weeks or even months.
This was far cry from today's
mail load handled by rural deliv-
cry carriers For example, in a
recent 12-month period, nearly
8 billion pieces of mail were hand
led for rural patrons.
Today, there are 31,888 routes
serving 34,93O,O0O mail patrons over
more than 115 million miles of
routes that extend into virtually
all the counties of the United
States, as well as into territories
and possessions of the United
States. And. during the fiscal year
ended last June 80 alone there were
$4,000 patrons added to rural de-
livery routes. while a total of
11,79 extensions of rural routes
were made to provide more and
better service.
Rural delivery was first official
ly suggested bv Postmaster Gen.
eral John Wanamaker in 1891.
The first bill authorizing rural
delivery service was introduced
in the House of Representatives on
January s. 1892, by James O'Don-
nell of Michigan, but it failed to
pass.
A bill by Congressman Thomas
f. Watson of Georgia became law
March 8, 1898, appropriating $4,000
for experimental rural delivery.
This, together with $4,000 appro-
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
FORESIGHT

DAYTON. Ohio - up - Dayton
police, who refused a Philadelphia
stuntwoman permission to drive
across Dayton blindfolded, must
have been armed with foresight.
Only a week later the women, Rho
da Doloff, landed in a Mount Gill
cad, Ohio, hospital with fractur-
ed pelvis and broken ribs, suffer
ed when her car left the road and
hit culvert. She was driving with
her eyes wide open when the ac-
cident occurred.
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
HAPPY COINCIDENCE

MGSKEGON, Mich. = up - Two
rookie patToimen were glad to
learn that neither is trigger happy.
The two happened to check on
the same store at the same time,
one going in the front door and one
going in the back.
Patrolmsn Austin Spaulding
challenged the shadowy figure in
front of him. 1t turned out to be
fellow officer Eugene Forton. The
two agreed. 1--WE got the scare of
our lives"
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
STILL KEEPS HORSES

APACHE, Okla. - up - Nelson
McCay has been farming in the
Apache community for more than
so years, and he's still using horse
power.
Tractors are cheaper per acre,
/ know" he admits. but I'd still
rather use horses. And I'll bet
down deep in their hearts all other
farmers would too"
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
MUST STAND

NILES, Mich - Up = A Niles
policeman will have to eat stand
ing up for a few days. He was
nipped during a scuffle while at
tempting to arrest an unidentified
man.
The city's Police Chief reported
the incident but said he wouldn't t
name the wounded man-he's suf-
fered enough embarrassment.
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
Gay AppIiqued Motifs
Perk Up Basic Jumper

For complete directions on max
ing a large decorative applique,
plus full-size tracing pattern,
write to: APPLIQUE, p. o. Box
415, Grand Central Post Office,
New York Z, n. Y.
(The jumper described above is
made with Simplicity Pattern 1699.)
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
EAGER BEGINNER

HOT SPRINGS, Va. = up -
Mr. and Mrs. James CuipeTSir,eerr :
checked to see how their eight
year-old son Jimmy was faring in
the adjoining hotel room-his first
experience with his own private
room. 1t was IL p. m.
They heard the click of the tele-
phone receiver and Jimmy's au-
thoritative voice: Room serviceg
I'll have a double chocolate milk
shake. Rush that, please"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Rambler
Emburks on New Life
With an Old Croft
By JACK JONAS

Tang chang is piecing
together a new life with all
the patience and skill of the
artisans employed to keep his
family's art treasures in good
repair during happier times in
China.
Gone is his commission as
a lieutenant general in the
Chinese army and his post as
second in command of the
Formosan forces. Gone, too,
are most of his wife's jewels.
And beyond recall is his once
great fortune as a member of
China's landed aristocracy.
But still with him is the love
of art he has carried all over
the world while serving the
Chinese government in a
military capacity.
I'm China" Mr.. Tang said,
ITO keep young boys out of
mischief they were started
early at something like art. I
must have been very bad, be-
cause I started very young"
Mr., Tang works now at a
craft he once saw employed
by the servants while he was
still little more than a fodder
on his family's estate in
Kiangsu Province = repairing
objetS dart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
PRESIDENT TO LIGHT YULE TREE
ON ELLIPSE DECEMBER 20

President Eisenhower will light the Nations COM
munity Christmas tree in the center Of the Elpse
December 90
The action will set of washington's third annual
Christmas Pageant Of Peace The giant tree, 65-foot
spruce from New Mexico, will be lighted at 5 pm
Edward r. Carr chairman Of the pageant since its be-
ginning made the announcement yesterday at the Washing
ton Board of Trade meeting is not yet known whether
President Eisenhower will the treeighting button
from the White House he did last yearly remote
control from his farm home in Gettysburg Pa The first
year OF the pageant. the President attended the Epse
ceremony in person.
The ceremony, including the Presidents Christmas
sage. usually is televsed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

stadium proposals, and each is
slated to report to Congress
early next year. AT yesterdays
Trade Board meeting, the heavy
emphasis was on the stadium.
Priority Put on Site
Robert C. Simmons, committee
chairman. said the first need is
for the Stadium Commission to
agree on a site and size, and
then for Congress to provide
the desired site.
He said he personally favors
a medium sized" stadium
(50.000-60,000 maximum ca
pacity) and added, Il firmly be-
lieve it can be built with nom
taxable revenue bonds at no
cost to the taxpayers. This.
he said, assumed that principal
tenants of the stadium would
be the Washington Senators
baseball club and the Redskins
football team.
Douglass e. Bullock. real
estate man. urged that a large
stadium, in the neighborhood of
100000 seating capacity, be
built.
Mn. Simmons argued that
costs multiply tremendously,
however, when the size exceeds
about $4,000 seats.
Two Sites Mentioned
John Nolen, jr., National Capt.
tai Planning Commission direc-
tor. summarized a report of his
group to the Stadium Commits
sion that sites near the District
National Guard Armory and at
the National Training School for
Boys location offered the best
stadium possibilities.
Mr.. Nolen noted that his group
has made no decision on a pre-
ference as between Foggy Bot
tom and Southwest Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

urbanization require a type of
close administration which was
not contemplated by the Byrd
road system.
Mrs. wilkins said the Byrd
road law, passed in 1882, was
designed to give expert and
economical service to our rural
communities-and there can be
no doubt it has done So" But
she said the law cannot cope
with the problems Of urban COM
munities like those in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area. She
noted that Arlington County was
one Of three which foresaw prob
lens of urbanization and voted
to stay out of the Byrd road sys-
TEN in 1882.
Byrd Road Law
Under the Byrd road law
roads in all participating coun.
ties are maintained solely by the
State. Funds are allocated on the
basis Of a formula based on pop
ulation. mileage and other fac
tors. Participating counties are
not allowed to levy any road
taxes or undertake any of their
own road work.
Among the disadvantages to
urban counties mentioned by
Mrs. wilkins were lack Of per-
sonnet in the resident highway
engineers Office to adequately
supervise construction of streets
in subdivisions. inability of the
State to provide sufficient storm
drains along secondary high
ways confusion over RESPONSE
bility for replacing strips OF
road where cuts are made for
utilities, difficulty Of the local.
ity in supplementing State
funds for urban needs such as
sidewalks, and the lack Of To-
cal control over speed limits.
Mrs. wilkins said it would
benefit both urban and other
counties If urban areas could
withdraw from the system. She
said the urban counties could
exercise closer control over their
roads and lift the burden of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Interstate Talks
On Basin Urged

BALTIMORE, Nov. IS (P).--A
Maryland legislative committee
proposes formation Of an inter-
state group of lawmakers to help
solve flood control and pollution
problems in the Potomac River
Basin.
The group yesterday suggested
that Maryland officials invite the
Governors of West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Virginia and
the District of Columbia Com
Imissioners to send legislators to
"a conference on the subject in
Annapolis next January.
The proposal was placed before
the Legislative Council, between
sessions screening arm of the
Maryland Legislature, by the
Committee on the Potomac River
Basin.
I'VE believe that much can be
accomplished through such a
joint meeting" said an interim
report by Delegate Hervey G,
iMachen, Democrat of Prince
Georges. committee chairman.
The report said an overall
conservation and use plan for
the basin has been stymied by
lack of coordination and con-
gressional appropriations. 1t
mentioned an Army engineers
plan proposed in 1916 to solve
needs for flood control and n.y.
droelectric power. Opposed by
farming and recreational inter-
ests. the plan was rejected and a
review of it was ordered by the
United States Senate Committee
on Public Works.
The Machen Committee said it
has been told by the Army en-
gineers that the review will last
another three to four years. even
if the next Congress appropriatcs
funds to continue the study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Arlington Church Sets
Buzuur Tomorrow

The Woman's Society Of Chris
tian Service will sponsor its an
nual church bazaar at the CAL
vary Methodist Church, Airing
ton, from 2 to 9 pm. tomorrow
The sale will include fancy
work. aprons, surprise packages,
potted plants. baked delicacies,
homemade candy and white ele-
plants. A chicken box supper
will be available only to those
making advance reservations
Orders are being taken for shelled
Ipecans, expected to arrive later
this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

HIS FIRST EXHIBIT added
little to the family larder
An example of a bargaining
session might indicate why.
A gentleman who seemed to
have a deep appreciation of
art admired one of the paint
ings.
Take it," Mr.. Tang said.
at is yours"
Nonsense" the customer
replied. "I'll have to pay you
for it,"
IAN right" the artist said,
Fyou can have it for one dol
lar"
Not enough"
1.-TWO dollars?"
II couldn't pay less than SIS
for It," the customer said.
IAN right. if you can afford
$25."
When the customer left, Mr..
Tang looked at the signature
on the guest book. 1t was
Senator Green, the millionaire
collector from Rhode Island.
This past summer, his pos
sessions began running low,
and Mr.. Tang started plan
ming for his shop on G street,
borrowing from the tech
niques of the family servants
of long ago in China.
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Husband Admits
.StrangIing Wife
Tells Police Of Fight
Thot Ended in Death

Continued From First Page
fidelity began shortly after his
return.
They went to bed, he in the
bedroom: she on a couch in the
living room. A short time later
Whitley was quoted, the tele-
phone rang. He answered. heard
a male voice and said it was a
wrong number.
1t was then, he said, that his
wife ran to the kitchen anc
came back with the knife. He
said he kicked her in the abb
domen knocking her backward
against the table in the dining
room. AS she began to scream
Sergt. Kearns quoted Whitley
he kneeled down over her and
choked her.
Body in Trunk. He Relates
Whitley said he sat around
the house for almost an hour
finally put the body in the trunk
of his car. He had no specific
destination in mind and found
himself driving down Highway
! toward Richmond.
About s miles north OF Rich
mond. he was quoted, he turned
of on a secondary road, drove
about 3 miles. passing one car
en- route. He then turned around
and headed back toward the
main highway, but because dawn
was near he decided he should
dispose of the body, Sergt.
Kearns said.
He placed the body on the
brink of a sloping ditch and
let it roll to the bottom. He
had removed his wife's wedding
band, two diamond rings and
Ia wrist watch to help prevent
identification. the sergeant
quoted him.
En- route home, between Ash
land and Fredericksburg, he
tossed the jewelry out on the
| highway. 1t has not been re-
covered, police said.
Whitley. according to Sergt
Kearns, returned to their home
"a modest brick and concrete
block house. left Mrs. Whitley
Iby her first husband when he
ldied-prepared his own break
fast and then went out and
washed his car.
Suspect From Start
Police described him as most
cooperative" during the early
search for clues, but they indi-
Gated he was suspect from the
start. He chain-smoked cigars
throughout the questioning, they
said.
He told police his wife had
hidden his good clothing, as she
put it, to prevent him from "see-
ing the girl" Police found a
suit and topcoat under a tar
paulin covering some lumber
in their front yard.
Whitley is a mechanic for a
department store and operates
a fuel truck service during his
off-duty hours.
Mrs Whitley has two sons by
her first marriage. John A,
OBrien, Bethesda, and Paul
O'Brien of Washington, and two
brothers. Clarence Worley. Ed
monston, Md. and Alvin Wor-
ley, of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

urban problems from State
way engineers Offices
allowing them to give better
service to rural areas.
Gan equitable formula for
road fund distribution would
of course, need to be included
in the legislation since the ur-
ban areas contribute a heavy
share of gas tax money" she
said.
Secondary Road Funds
Mrs. Wilkins also criticized
the formula now used for dis
tributing secondary road funds
She said that rapidly growing
areas like Northern Virginia
are penalized because the popu-
lation factor is not revised from
year to year as are other factors
in the formula. Fairfax County's
present population is estimated
at 10000 but the figure used
by the State is $4,000, which
was the population in 1850.
At the opening general
session today, Gov. Stanley
stressed the Importance of the
new Federal highway legisla-
ton to Virginia interstate roads
Under the program Virginia
will receive some $500 million
in Federal construction funds
during the next 10 years. He
noted that the States highway
department and consultants are
working on studies preparatory
to undertaking interstate system
projects.
He said. however, that III
must not be overlooked thai
the interstate system covers
only fraction" of the State:
highway system about 1000
miles Of a total $1,000 miles.
1T is apparent. therefore. thal
however successful the interstate
program proves to be, we in Vir.
ginia will have the greatest bulb
Of our highway mileage still Il
be taken care Of out Of othel
funds" the Governor said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
LINING THE WALLS of his

LINING THE WALLS of his
small shop on G street are
some of his paintings in a
technique combining the deli
cacy of the East with the
depth of the West.
Even though my main life
was the army" he says, Il
always kept my interest in
art. Wherever l was sta
toned, painted, and organ
lied clubs of the local artists"
His travels took him to
London, Paris, Berlin, and
finally to Rio de Janeiro. 1t
was in that last capital that
the Tang family came upon
bad times.
He found that his fortune
in China was cut off from him,
and he rediscovered the high
cost Of being a good fellow.
Il told everybody l was a
colonel, because colonies are
not fetedAas much as generals,
and SO they do not have to
pay back so much" Mr.. Tang
said.
But the American officers.
Ahhh! I had served with
some of them, and they began
saying to the others, What
do you mean, this man is a
colonel? He was a general
when / knew him.
That was the end of the
colonel. I was invited here,
and invited there. Four or
five cocktails every day. And
when you are invited, you
have to invite. 1 began SELL
ing my belongings to keep
up"
Finally, Gen. Tang resigned
his commission and came to
the United States. Five years
ago, he arrived in Washing
ton. There still were enough
family possessions to keep him
going, and he began to paint
in earnest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
School Panel Set

A panel discussion on the
relationship of high schools
colleges and universities will be
held at Mcmahon Hall, Catho-
lie University, at 1910 am. to-
morrow. as part of the univer-
sity's observance of American
Education Week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Art Curator to Lecture

DR.. William S. A. Dale, re-
search curator of the National
Gallery of Art In Ottawa. Cana
da. will lecture at IL am. to-
morrow at the Howard Univer-
sity Gallery Of Art. DR.. Dale is
a research fellow at Dunbarton
Oaks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Lobby Investigation
Hearings Postponed
BY the tssoeiated Press

The special Senate committee
investigating lobbying has post
lponed until November 26-27
hearings which 1t originally had
scheduled next Monday and
Tuesday.
Chairman Mcclellan. Democrat
OF Arkansas. gave no reason for
the postponement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Rambling

A news release concerning
a Jack Ripper Of Texas has
come across the desk, and
the Office wag wants to know
If it's the Jack Ripper. :.
A man pondering inconsist-
encies at the Capitol reports
that Room G-35 has a sign
stuck above the door reading
Tally Clerk" and printed on
the door itself the informa-
ton, "Talley Clerk"
A reader says he always
parks on @ street near Seven
teenth street NV. and never
fails TO note the contents Of
a hollow tree nearby. During
the chill rains Of several days
ago, he noted on one partic-
ular morning one overshoe.
one umbrella handle and five
empty bottles which had
once contained. he says,
some sort Of antifreeze for
humans" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

for an auditorium and cultural
center location. The Federal
commission studying this project
will meet November rs.
Mr.. Simmons noted that the
auditorium emphasis appeared
to be on cultural" activities,
and said he personally hoped the
facility will contain provisions
that also will attract some bust
ness to Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Association of Land
Grant Colleges and Uniyer-
stiles holds its final sessions
in the Willard and WASH
ington Hotels.
The National Licensed
Beverage Association con-
cludes in the Shoreham
Hotel.
The Southern Medical AS
ISOLATION completes its busi-
ness In the Mayfiower and
Sheraton-Park Hotels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Road Control Urged
For Nearby Counties.
BY PAUL HOPE
Star STAFF Correspondent

LEXINGTON Va, Nov 15-Legislaon let urban counties
withdraw from the State secondary
here today by Mrs Anne wilkins member of the SUPER
visorS in Fairfax County.
Speaking at session of the 10th Virginia Highway
Conference Mrs wilkins said highway problems BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Boys Club Open House

The Boys Club Of District
Heights. Md, will hold an open
house at $50 o'clock tonight at
the Palmer Drive-In. A motion
picture will be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
'Medium-Sized Stadium
Without Tex Aid Seen

Washington businessmen convinced medium sized
sports stadium the Capital be financed at city
taxpayers.
This expressed meeting Washington Board Of
Trade Auditorium and Stadium Committee called yesterday
bring members the projects provide
types of facilities.
Separate at work on auditorium and