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monkey business I've never seen
What is this, a game? l shall bt
prepared to submit an offer Mon.
day morning"
When Edward F. Colladay at
torney for Mr.. Fox. announced
that Mr.. Solomon had gone ilitC
the board room will CTC's gen.
eral counsel. Mr.. Chalk declared
81 have only one hope. that thej
say MOI I don't want to bt
where I'm not wanted. I'm dis
gusted."
At 1888 am, Mr.. Colladay
sent in a note to Frank Weakly
member of the Districts Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board
and of the etc Board of Di-
ectors.
Then. at 12;48 am. Mr.. Chalk
sent in a note saying he was
prepared to discuss matching
any increase in the total price.
The meeting broke up at lbs
am. with disclosure that the
Chalk offer had been accepted.
Although Mr.. Chalk has an
nounced he will be chairman OF
the new company's board of di-
rectors, he said there had been
no decision on identity Of the
firm S president. 1t has been in
dicated. however, that MI. Fox is
scheduled for the spot.
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Fe|ls
Three on Street
In Northeast:
Two Pussersby Hit
By Blust Fired
In Family Feud

A street shooting in North
east Washington today felled
three persons, two Of them
lpassersby who walked into a
family feud.
Two shotgun blasts, police
said, were fired by Buries Lee
Nivens, A. colored, Of the 900
block of Nineteenth street NE,
who was arrested minutes after
the shooting. He is charged
with three counts Of assault
with a deadly weapon and one
count of assault with intent to
kill.
None Hurt Seriously.
The wounded, none or them
in serious condition at Casualty
Hospital. are:
George Martin. colored, 40. of
1922 Potomac avenue Sc. He
lis Niven's brother-in-law and
was the target of the blast,
which hit him in the head, arms
and back.
William A. Mizell, jr., 40, OF
1872 North Carolina avenue Sc,
one Of the passers-by, who re-
ceived several of the shotgun
pellets in the right arm.
A. B. Jones, colored, "a. of 427
Tennessee avenue NE, the Sec
ond passer-by, hit by pellets in
the neck and chest.
Mr.. Martin and his brother
in-law, Nivens, had an argument
last night at Mr.. Martins home,
which ended with Nivens' arrest
for disorderly conduct.
Mr.. Martin went to his sisters
home at 800 Fourth street NE,
to spend the night.
Waiting in Car
This morning Mr.. Martin
came out Of his sisters house to
get in his car. Nivens, released
on $40 collateral, was waiting at
the curb in his own car. When
he saw Mr.. Martin emerge, he
climbed out. carrying the shot
gun.
He fired one blast which struck
Mr.. Martin in the back, spinning
him around. The second shot
peppered his face and other
pellets struck the two passersby
before they could take cover.
An immediate police lookout
sent police to Nivens' home
While they were there, Nivens
telephoned his wife from a
friends home saying he was al
a house in the 1900 block OF
Neal street NE.
1t. Irving Lubore and Detec-
tive w. D.. Friel of the Safe
Squad and Detective William
Dunn Of the 9Th precinct rushed
to the Neal street address and
arrested Nivens, who still hao
the shotgun.
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CTC Directors Aqree
To Sell Out to Chalk

thority to take over the system if
the deal falls through.
The District Commissioners
were called in by the board of
directors before 9 pm. to see
if they would recommend the
proposal of Mr.. Solomon, which
they had not previously con-
sidered.
City Heads Arrive
Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick and Acting Engineer Com
missioner Thaddeus M. Nosek
arrived at 8 pm. after leaving
a District Building hearing on
proposals to revise the city zon-
ing code. Mr.. Mclaughlin ar
rived IS minutes later in white
dinner Jacket from the Kenwood
Country Club.
/ Mr.. Solomon, closeted secretly
in a room at one end of a hall
way on the second floor of the
old converted carbarn, was
brought on the scene soon after
ward and began shutting be-
tween the board room and the
Commissioners. who were en-
sconced in the Office of CTC
President j. A. B. Broadwater
Mr.. Chalk, a short, mustached
man in dapper Bond Street suit
ing, inquired of waiting report
Iers, whats going on? This,
never heard Of" The gravel
voiced Mr.. Fox insisted that
This is the most ridiculous
thing I've ever heard Of"
At 1l.l8 pm. Mr.. Chalk de-
clared, II think Sam Solomon's
got the deal. Maybe he's made
a higher offer. In that case I'll
be very thankful. but in that
case I'll have something to say. I
don't like the way they do busi-
ness"
Note Sent by Chalk
AT 1889 pm, when Mr.. Solo,
mon was shifted from the board
meeting to the District Commits
sioners, Mr.. Chalk sent the city
heads a note asking. Are you
considering another offer in
view of the assurances I re-
Iceived from you?"
At Hap PM, after declaring
Il wish l had my tS500,00O de-
iposit) check right now. This is
dirty business he sent another
asking, I'm view of your recon-
Imendation, upon which we have
relied, are you now considering
another offer without eivinr us
fair opportunity to cOmpetep'
Then, said Mr., Chalk. Such
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basic concepts of Mr.. Lewis
proposals, and give him a
clearly defined directive" on
policies which should be carried
out by the new coming.
Mr.. Davis said a decision by
the city on how it wants to
handle its parking problems is
especially essential before final
Recommendations can be sub
lmitted." Mr.. Lewis new re-
Iquirements for off-Street park
ling and proposals to zone big
areas downtown for publicly
subsidized all-day parking are
key issues in the fight.
Among other major issues
are the restrictions Mr.. Lewis
proposes on the growth of en-
Iployment centers in the down.
town area, Mr.. Davis said, and
added: 1T is necessary that
conflict as to the objectives to
be accomplished (by zoning) be
resolved at an early date"
Map Issue Raised
Mr.. Davis also charged that
Mr.. Lewis based his coming on
an out-of-date map. showing
how land now is being used
throughout the city, and called
for a new study of existing uses,
Mr.. Lewis denied his maps were
out of date, and said any &C.
casional errors would not affect
its adequacy.
The consultant. in defense OF
his downtown building restric-
tons, said it would be possible
under present zoning provisions
to construct buildings that would
house 10000 additional employees
on the 40 acres of "developable'
land downtown.
WHO would gain from this
Isituation?" he asked. only
those few who might be able to
overload a few parcels of down
town real estate and thereby
corner the market for needed ad-
ditional space"
Denies Serious Drop
| Mr.. Lewis conceded that some
land values could drop, but de-
MED the effect would be excess
sive or play any serious role in
tax revenues. He said the total
downtown real estate tax repre-
sents only 5 per cent of the Dis
trict's total annual revenues, and
that tax income from the 40
acres of undeveloped downtown
land is actually less than one
half of l per cent of the total"
THE District, therefore" he
said, has a much more vital
interest in protecting its other
sources OF revenue, coming from
various types of business taxes
and from personal income taxes
Sound rezoning can protect these
through promoting the efficiency
OF business under pleasanter
surroundings and improving the
quality of residential neighbor-
hoods"
To complaints that his build
ing standards are so high that
the economic incentive for new
ones would be removed, Mr..
Lewis said studies show that
most new downtown buildings
are well within the maximum
sizes he proposes.
Opponents last night. however.
insisted hat the variety of Mr..
Lewis controls are so rigid that
most of the structures could not
have been built.
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Former D. c. Boxer
Acquitted of Rope

An Arlington Circuit Court
jury last night acquitted Aaron
Perry. 80. former District welter.
weight boxer. of a charge OF
raping a 48-year-old divorce.
Arlington police charged Perry
last April 16 after the complain
ant said the boxer attacked hel
when they parked in his cal
off Army-Navy drive.
Perry. colored, of the 100 block
of Thirty-third street NE, sale
the complainant, also colored
submitted voluntarily. The &C.
cused received a 10-month jai
term in June. 1854. in the fatal
beating of a Washington caE
| driver.
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Fox Teamed With Chalk
After Own Efforts Foi|ed

/ Morris Fox. president of B&F
Transportation Co.. a local truck.
ing firm. is the only remaining
bidder of six persons who origi-
inally attempted to obtain the
dying Capital Transit franchise
| Last night he declared, al
the time Qast october 10 wher
the District Public Utilities re.
ceived six bids all later rulee
out for lack of demonstrated
financial support) I told then
that if they'd give me the fran.
chiSe. I'd get the money"
He stressed that he had made
the same proposal in December
when the Public Utilities Com.
mission held a public hearing or
the proposals. Then, he was rep
resented by Abe Fortas, of thu
law firm of Arnold, Fortas anc
Porter.
/ Mr.. Fox said he had difficulty
raising money. He recalled, now.
ever. that his present attorney
Edward F. Colladay. had OBJ,
tanned a conditional promise Of
So million to purchase a con,
trolling stock interest in CAPT.
tai Transit last February flom
the First City National Bank o.
New York.
He said o. Roy Chalk, New
York Airline executive, hao
Joined the effort to purchase
etc shortly after that, about
the middle of February. Mr.
Chalk said he had been actively
interested for about the lasl
month"
After that, Mr.. Fox declared
he again told the Commission
ers. Give us the franchise ano
we'll give you the money!"
! The Public Utilities Commits
Isioners and the District Commits
sioners, however. turned down al
bidders on grounds they had not
demonstrated satisfactory finan.
cial support.
Mr.. Chalk, backed by Chase
National Bank of New York City
came into the open only after
'lCTC signed its now abandoned
contract with National City
Lines. Inc, of Chicago, to sci
all its assets and liabilities.
Fox a Native of d. C.
Mr.. Fox. as, was born or
Christmas Day, 1910, in Wash.
ington. He attended Monroe
Elementary School and Bushes,
High School at Ninth street anc
Rhode Island avenue NV. HI
was graduated from Nationa
Law School with the degree Of
LII. B. in 1882, he recounted, anc
then went into the trucking bus.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Home Rule Gets
LeagueSupport
Maryland Unit
Ends Eighth PorIey
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star staff Correspondent

OCEAN CITY. Md, June 30
The Maryland Municipal
League will work for changes
in State law to liberalize annex
alton procedures and increase
municipal home rule powers.
That course was set here yes.
terday as more than 300 officials
from 70 towns and cities con-
cluded the leagues eighth an.
nual summer conference BY
adopting a number Of resolu.
tons.
Among them were two propos-
ing amendments to the new
municipal home rule law to pro.
tect the right of municipalities tt
administer their own planning
and coming laws.
Rockville, Washington Grove
and Gaithersburg have resisted
attempts in the past to blanket
them into a proposed extension
throughout all of Montgomery
County of the Maryland-N Nation.
| al Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
ZOning Power Issue
Another resolution seeks tc
give municipalities planning anc
coming powers over any area.
they annex that are now under
some State, regional or county
planning and coming authority
Vincent Gingerich. Takoms
Park city attorney, told an at.
torney's conference yesterday
that he feels a test case SHOULD
be brought on the provision II
the Home Rule Act that pro.
hibits suburban Maryland mu.
inequalities in the regional dis.
trict of the park and planning
commission from administering
their own planning and coming
He called this section "clas'
legislation"
One proposed amendment
which was widely discussed but
not adopted proposes a future
ban on hopscotch annexation
such as Hyattsville practiced last
spring when it annexed a 9-acrC
tract near Northwestern High
School.
Mayor Dickran Y. Hovsepiar
Of Rockville. who was chairman
of the Legislative Committee
that brought out the resolutions
said the ban on hopscotch an.
nexation will be considered Al
the leagues October legislative
session.
Other Resolutions
1 Other resolutions adopted
would: g
/. Eliminate the requirement
that municipal governments havt
to obtain the approval OF Q!
per cent Of the residents anc
owners of rs per cent of thu
property in an adjoining ares
before taking steps to annex 1t
The league would leave un.
touched, however. provisions fol
a referendum on the annexation
If it is requested by 20 per CEN
OF the city voters or 20 per cen
Of the residents Of the new area
2. Repeal the veto power thai
county commissioners now have
over any new interpretations.
3. Give municipalities thu
same power to change public
local laws as they now have t
change their charters.
4. Urge Gov. McKeldin u
follow through on resolution,
adopted by the 1855 and 1885,
Legislatures and appoint com.
mittees 10 study county-citS
fiscal relations and sanitation
problems.
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million down in cash and the
balance to be paid over Is years
with S per cent interest, secured
by real estate of the soon-to-be
founded District Transit Sys-
tenn, Inc" The new firm is to
take over the assets and liabili-
ties of CTC. 1t is to be a sub
sidiary of T. c. A. Investing
Corp, subsidiary of Trans
Caribbean Always. Inc.
Among the assets of etc, the
District Transit System will ac-
quire nearly 81 million in cash
laid up by CTC in preparation
for it's liquidation under an act
of Congress which will force it
out of business August ID.
Mr.. Chalk said angrily he had
been questioned at the board
meeting by Robert c. Baker
executive vice president of
American Security & Trust Co.,
and by Mr.. Giddings on whether
he planned to use the etc cash
to offset his own down payment.
Mr.. Chalk denied he had such
plans, and assailed Mr.. Baker
and Mr.. Giddings for asking the
question after assurance from
the Chase Manhattan Bank of
New York that his down pay
ment on etc was available.
Chalk to Be Chairman
Mr.. Chalk. who started out
confident his offer would be
accepted within is minutes and
who suffered more than four
hours of uncertainty while the
Solomon proposition was under
study, said he would become
chairman of the board of District
Transit System.
He said CTC's present staff of
employees would be maintained
in status quo on the basis of
merit which they have earned
through the years" He de-
clared that "for the first time"
the employe will now have an
assurance Of his job he has not
had for the last year.
No changes are planned, he
said, below the top level Mr..
Chalk said. only at the top level
are we considering changes
which may not necessarily take
place."
The Chalk-Fox group has
agreed to meet in detail criteria
approved by House Senate con-
ferees, including provision for
enactment Of standby legislation
to create a publicly-owned au-
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specific coming proposals for
downtown Washington.
Most of the time, however.
was taken by a parade of inf1u-
entail business and professional
organizations, which attacked
virtually every phase of the
Lewis proposals and demanded
that the revision be started
anew.
Some Support
A few groups, including the
District League Of Women Vot-
ers. the District Industrial Union
Council and the Foggy Bottom
Restoration Association. sup
ported the revision. but most of
the defending was left to Mr..
Lewis.
The consultant branded most
Of the opponents charges as
fantastic" and struck back in
denial that his proposals would
cause widespread drops in land
value. discourage new construc-
ton or seriously affect most of
the city's property owners.
The opponents were led by the
newly formed Washington Zon-
ing Committee, which grew out
Of a recent protest meeting
called by the Washington Board
Of Trade. Chairman of the
committee is Elwood Davis,
counsel for the trade board.
Critical ORGANIZATIONS
Organizations which joined in
the attack included the District
Bankers Association. District
Savings & Loan League, Mer-
chants & Manufacturers Asso-
citation, Building Owners and
Managers Association. Washing
ton Real Estate Board. Washing
ton Building Congress, Central
Business Mems Association
Laundry-Dry Cleaners Associa-
ton and Washington Hotel Asso-
citation.
Individuals who appeared in
opposition to the proposals gen.
eral provisions included Archi-
tectS Julian Berla and Louis Just
ement and j. A. Weinberg. real
estate appraiser.
Mr.. Davis said his committee,
which was attacked for making
only obstructive" comments, in
tends to launch more detailed
studies aimed at formulating 'af-
f1rmative recommendations for
appropriate standards, controls
and map coming"
Similar proposals are expected
to be made during the next few
months by the commissioners
Citizens zoning Advisory Com
mittee, which sponsored the 10
public discussion sessions. Com
mittee Chairman Thomas j.
Groom said his executive COM
mittee would meet early next
week to discuss the procedure.
Review Scheduled
Meanwhile, Mr.. Lewis staff
will review its entire proposal in
view of testimony from the pub
lie meetings. The consultants
must submit a final coming
draft by late fall, and said last
night they were confident it
will be supported by a ma
jority of the people of WASH
ington."
Several opposition groups.
however, called on city author
lilies tn Immediately reVipw tho
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Jobs for Teen-Aqers

ROMNEY. W. Va. June 80
-(SpeciaD "A project of find
ing summer employment for
teenagers here is being under
taken by the fine arts depart
ment of the Romney Women's
Club.
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mess after buying a service sta
ton at Third and K streets NV.
Later, he said, he built the
Washington Truck Terminal at
l1249 New York avenue NE,
which now handles the 200
trucks of his feet.
/ Mr.. Fox lives with his wife and
two daughters at 6701 Sixteenth
street NV. He is former pres
ident of Beth Sholom Congrega-
ton and chairman of its building
committee, as well as former
president of the Combined Con-
gregations.
Mr.. Chalk, 40. was born ir
London June Z. 1907. He came
to America three years later anc
attended New s York public
schools. He attended Washing
i ton Square College at New Yorl
University and was graduated
from New York University Law
/ School in 1881.
| A member of the District Of
Columbia Bar, he practiced Law
until, he said. his interests began
to shift to finance, real estate
and aviation about 1916.
He is former president and
founder of the Independent Mill
tary Air Transportation Associa-
ton and vice chairman of the
American Korean Foundation
He is a member of the Presidents
Committee on Mobilization, OF
the Institute of Aeronautical
Science and of the National Avi-
alton Club.
Mr.. Chalk lives in New York
with his wife. His one daughter
Mrs. Henry B. Hubshman, made
her debut here at the home OF
Mrs. G. Gordon Moore, sister-in-
law of President Eisenhower.
He boasts that he was among
the many Democrats who elected
Mr.. Eisenhower" and was the
first to shake his hand when
he was nominated.
He says, however. that I'm ar
independent. basically."
Economic Philosopher
I'm the field of aviation Mr.
Chalk said. 1--WE been the guinea
pig because of an economic phil.
osophy that has as its premise
the giving of mass transporta
ton to large groups of people"
His line has handled mass
movements of people in Colon.
bia, and Peru and displaced per.
sons from the Saltzburg camps
to Israel-"as we'll as a magic
carpet from Yemen to Israel.
Mr.. Colladay, 70, was born in
Illinois and came to Washington
at 20. in 1897. He holds two law
degrees from Columbian Law
School (now George Washington
University, and first put out
a single" on Fifth street NV
while attending law school.
Mr.. Colladay is general coun.
sci of the Second National BanE
and a member of its Executive
Committee, as we'll as a trustee
and general counsel of American
University.
Headed Board of Trade
\ He was president of thu
\ Washington Board of Trade
three times and is its genera
counsel emeritus. He is a pas
master of Acacia Lodge No. II
(Masonic) and an honorary
member Of Temple Moves No. 80
! Mr.. Colladay put in eight terms
as Republican national commit
teeman for the District and Il
now alternate delegate to thu
coming G. o. p. national conven.
ton in San Francisco.
4 Associs ted with MN in the oea
was his son and law partner. Da,
vid c. Colladay, who was gradu.
ated from Phillips-Exeter Acad
envy in 1925. from Princeton with
an A. B degree in 1879 and fron
George Washington Law Schoo
with an LIB. degree in 1892.
He was a lieutenant in thu
Navy during World War II Hi!
wife is the former Bess Wirburr
OF Statesboro, Ga.
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Zoning Proposals
Hit and Defended
Six-Hour Session Ends Meetings
On Lewis Downtown D. c. Plans
By GEORGE BEVERIDGE

public meetings Consultant Harold Lewis,
District coming revision ended last night with sx-how
speech session in which business Mr. Lewis
alternately and defended the controversial proposals
than 200 people packed the District Building boardroom
for the final meeting number Of them citizens who protested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Home Eco
Monies Association winds up
It's meeting in the Hotel Statler.
The Lawn Mower Institute.
Inc, concludes a three-day
meeting in the Mayflower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1956-03-23
TEEN SCENE
Champion High School Crew Team
Determined to Retuin Their Title
BY SHARON DORAN

EADY! ALL ROW."
That means "GO!" to the
sleek-stroking crew team Of
the George Washington High
School which has won the Ma
tional Schoolboy Rowing
Championship for the past two
years-and which is deter
mined to win again this year!
The team started practice as
early as February when a
record-breaking number Of 90
boys came out to get a chance
to row. Julian Whitestone,
the coach for these national
winners, carries approxi-
mately 80 boys: Obviously, the
competition is stiff!
According to 16-year-old
Charles Torpy who is a varsity
crew man of three years,
Practice is really something!
If the weather is excellent, we
row about II miles. Then we
come back to the Old Domin-
ion Boat Club and run one
mile. Then to top it all off,
we do our own conditioning
exercises! This takes about
three hours in all"
Charles, who is a member Of
The Monogram Club and a
guard on the football team. eX-
planned why crew doesn't catch
on so fast in high schools:
1.-The shells cost $4,000 apiece!
And the blades (oars) cost
$50 apiece! It's very expen-
sive!"
mot only is equipment ex-
pensive but feeding 80 boys
three meals day on trips is
Evening star., 1956-03-23
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

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This should be patted on, NOT
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There are many fine eye
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No matter what cream or oil
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delay the formation of new
ones. These small. daily rou-
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Also. wear sun glasses when
out on glaring days. Eye