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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
OK Of Burke Airport
By Committee Seen
But Bill Faces
Opposition on
Senate Floor
BY CHARLES YARBRoUGH

Indications were strong today
that the Senate Commerce Com
mittee tomorrow will approve
of a second WASH
ington airport at Burke. Va, de-
spite formidable opposition.
Executive session action is due
on an immediate go-ahead re-
port from an aviation subcon1-
mittee headed by Senator Mon
roney, Democrat of Oklahoma.
Close observers are predicting
a 10-to-5 approval from the Is
committee.
But from the Office of Senator
Butler, Republican of Maryland,
and a member of the committee.
came assurance that 'if it gets
out of committee, it certainly
won't be the end of the battle"
Fights for Friendship
The Senator, leading a drive
to sidetrack the Burke project
in favor of Baltimore's Friend
ship international Airport, does
mot anticipate sufficient strength
in committee to defeat it.
AS he is predicting, the real
battle will be Joined when the
committee action hits the Sen
late floor. Il don't think it is the
disposition of Congress to vote
the funds" he has often said.
There, he will be Joined by this
Maryland delegation and some
sturdy help from Virginia. Even
approval by the Senate would
send the proposal up against the
finance committee, headed by
Senator Byrd, Democrat of Vir-
Iginia.
Senator Byrd doesn't care
much where the airport goes
Just so it isn't in Virginia.
Need for Haste Urged
There is no disagreement, in
or out of committee, on the need
Iof correcting for Washington
Nationals growing pains. Sem
Iator Monroney'S five-man SUBJ
committee recognized it to the
Iextent of pleading for a crash
program that would build Burke
in half the previously estimated
time Of five years.
Senator Beall. Republican Of
Maryland, in yesterdays Con-
gressional Record, accused the
commercial airlines of talking
from both sides of their mouths.
He referred to the airline's
opposition to the proposed ex-
penditure of $50 million to i'm
prove Detroit Wayne airport and
shift operations from Willow
Run. 1.-THE airlines argue that a
saving of 10 to Is minutes in
travel time to the airport doesn't
Justify the expenditure OF $50
million" he quoted a recent issue
Iof Aviation Week.
Cites Friendship Parallel
The article, he said, has
double timeliness. Not only does
it show the folly of the Detroit
scheme which is being opposed
by the airlines themselves, but
it also provides lesson on how
to deal with any proposition that
Burke be built up while a mod
ern airport is ready and willing
to handle flights in the same re-
gion. And that" he said, "is
exactly what Friendship is pre-
pared to do"
He pointed out that the air.
lines have opposed the use Of
Friendship because there is
some Is minutes more travel
time into Washington than there
would be from Burke.
In Washington, the Air Trans
port Association, spokesman for
commercial airlines, said the two
situations aren't comparable
because in Detroit you have an
airport (Willow Rum that Is
still useable and certainly isn't
at capacity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
A Uhnught fnr Tnhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY HAROLD S. KING
Assistant Vice President of Riggs National Bank and
Manager of the Walter Reed Hospital Branch

The most familiar of all Chrsts parallels and perhaps
the best understood by the world at large the story of
the Good Samaritan 1t gives Christs definitions
words, "neighbor" and Glove"
Everyone friend stranger fellow citizen foreigner
is neighbor Love- defined here by serv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13

This is the ninth Of series Of articles
on the teochins problems Of the
District public schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
CRISIS IN THE SCHOOLS-o
Missing Links Tied
To. schools Poverty
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Brig Gen. Thomas A. Lane Engineer Commissioner,
testing the Districts school children to find out their
he suggesting something the schools already do
also-doubess inadvertently his finger on
another problem testing of the weaker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
The
Rambler
Wiped That Scowl
OFF His Face, Too
By JACK JONAS

CTdlllC IIlUf1IiS.
Occasionally you spot one
lifting the hood to take a
look at the engine of a stalled
automobile, to see If it's some
thing that can be fixed with a
jiggle on this wire or that.
Out on Connecticut avenue,
between the Zoo and Porter
street, the evening rush hour
is a big headache. Cars pour
out of Rock Creek parkway
and join the crush coming di-
rectly out Connecticut. BY
the time they get to the little
bridge beyond Devonshire, it's
akin to bedlam.
Despite mo Standing" signs,
people keep getting let out
and picked up in front of the
stores that line both sides of
Connecticut from Macomb to
Porter, just over the bridge.
And, despite mo Parking"
warnings about rush hour,
people seem to forget.
Then there's the problem of
Stalling.
The other evening at g.
about the hour of the big
jam at that particular bot
tleneck-was a good time for
stalling. The air was heavy,
muggy, the kind that lets
moisture seep into ignition
systems.
An automobile, vintage 1949
or 1850, was stalled in the curb
lane, snarling traffic consid-
erably. The driver was a
sweet young thing"
A policeman, riding one of
those motorcycles with side
car, inched up to see what the
trouble was. He was Scowl-
ing rather fiercely. Policemen
get traffic nerves just like
everybody else.
He parked his motorcycle in
front of the stalled car and
walked back to talk to the
lady behind the wheel.
One word led to another,
and pretty soon the police
man, no longer scowling, was
lifting the hood. The usual
juggling of wires didn't help
at all.
He went back to his motor
cycle, found a rag in his tool
kit, and began wiping off the
sparkplugs. That didn't seem
to do much good, either.
Next, he was lifting off the
filter-that big, drumlike
gadget that sits atop the mo-
tor. He looked that over
carefully and set it aside.
The sweet young thing,
meantime, was sitting primly,
occasionally beaming a smile
of encouragement in the Off
GERS direction.
The policeman was a per-
sistent man, a credit to the
force. 1t wasn't long before
the scene resembled Joe'S Cor
ner Garage, with parts lying
here and there on the tenders
ana IN the street.
Traffic was getting by some
how, despite the traff1c-stop-
ping sight of a mechanic in
policeman's garb. The police
man put the parts back in
again and looked up with a
"now-try-it" look.
The sweet young thing did,
and the engine kicked over.
The policeman, busting his
hands in a satisfied manner,
got back on his motorcycle.
1t, too, started fine, and he
drove away.
Message
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-13
MESSAGE

This is about two men with
missions. One is Sergt. An
tonic Cortizas, a sculptor who
works with the Army Medical
Museum. His private mission
is building citizenship in a
group of children living in
the Southwest neighborhood
around the museum.
Sergt. Cortizas has been
having troublt with his heart
lately. He had another attack
recently, and is again in WAL
ter Reed Hospital. Among the
"get-well" messages was a
cablegram from French Equa-
torial Africa. 1t said: BEST
wishes for recovery"
1t was signed, albert
Schweitzer," the great hui
manitarian and medical mis-
sionary.
Sergt. Cortizas last year did
a bust of DR.. Schweitzer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
Who Thinks She's A Duck

your finger you're careful But HeatherS parrot apty
named Polly, nonconfomst she prefers prezelS to
crackers; her every remark could be printed in The
Christian Endeavor Monthly she hasn't npped anyone but
the family cat who deserved it.
And most important, she loves a good dip in the surf
Most parrots wouldn't and furthermore, would D. we'll
say
In jamaica you want parrot don't to pet store
you just hike little way up the mountain and catch
Heathers father retired British Continued page Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
Polly is a bird who breaks all parrot
rules - she doesn't even swear
HALF-MooN BAY, JAMAICA
Mt even swear

On this sun-denched island everyone who anyone goes
swimming all day. and this includes little Heather MacLaren
and her parrot Parrots known for number of interesting
habits such eating crackers swearing and taking bite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
COMMISSIONER MCLAUGHLIN
GIVES FRENCH BUDGET LESSON

Commissioner Robert E Mclaughlin, a scholar at
heart. offered the public little in etymoogy last
night.
In broadcast discussing the Districts proposed budget
for next year. the Commissioner asked how he liked
the system nauguraed this year screening OF
departmental requests insure that requests do not
exceed the cty's income
THE word budget from the French word 'bou-
gette you know" Mr. Mclaughlin said 1T means bags
money bags And budget in municipal usage has
to planning how to spend only the money you
have"
Mr.. Mclaughlin studied two years at the University Of
Poiters in France young But he asid ne didn't
learn the word there He said he looked It UP n an
English dictionary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
DC. to Ask PIon-Money
For New Office Center

A budget request for 100000
to begin planning the projected
West Administration Building Of
the District government will be
sought this week.
The request, part Of the fiscal
1858 estimates Of the Building;
and Grounds Department. is the
first step toward abandoning the
old District Building at Four
tenth and E streets NV. The
new structure would be located
just west Of the present Munic-
ipal Center.
The budget disclosure stemmec
from a $4,000 request made yes
terday by Metropolitan Police tt
renovate the Ford Building fol
its use.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
said his department needs space
in the Ford Building, John Mar.
shall place and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, when the ancient
May Building, 469 c street NV.
is demolished.
Chief Murray noted the Latter
structure, now used by his force
is due TO be razed by July /
1858, the end Of the 1858 fiscal
year.
The proposed West Admin
stratidn Building was originally
included in the city's public work:
program two years ago. then de-
leted in favor Of more pressing
construction needs.
The Commissioners requested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
Woman Shot
AS Four Men
Row Over Gun

A backyard argument over q
loaded shotgun sent a woman
bystander to the hospital with
gunshot wounds yesterday, police
In fair condition at Freedmans
Hospital with shotgun pellets in
the head, neck and body was
Mrs. Katie Jones, colored, 40, of
1928 Swami street NV.
Charged with assault with q
deadly weapon were Joel Taylor
&c. and his brother, Charles. 20
both of 1903 U street NV, and
Ernest Berry. 80, of 1858 Univer-
sity place NV. A fourth man in
volved in the argument, Elijah
Thompson, 40, Of the U street
address, was treated for a knife
cut on the lip. All are colored
Police said the men were
helping to move friends into 8
house at 1880 Swami street NV
After working awhile, they wen
to the backyard and begar
drinking. An argument de.
veloped.
Joel Taylor went to his home
and returned with the shotgun
The men began to struggle over
it and it discharged, the blast
striking Mrs. Jones, who wa:
standing on her back porch.
Police arrested Charles Taylor
across the street from his home
and Joel Taylor and Berry inside
the U street address. Moving
carefully because they had beer
warned the man was armed and
might be dangerous. they found
Joel Taylor in bed pretending
to be asleep" they said. The
gun was in the same room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
River-Swimming Clerk
Will Try Potomac Today

Although he's been q swimmer
all his life. he began keeping
records only two years ago. The
first was crossing Of the Ohio
River at Marietta, Ohio, on his
60th birthday.
Swan In West Indies
Since then, he has negotiated
the Mississippi. Missouri, Colo
RADIO and Hudson. among others.
He has also padded across Puer-
TO Colombia Bay in Barranquilla.
Colombia. swum at Nassau Hsr-
Dor. Havana Bay and elsewhere
in the West Indies and done the
94-mile Castle Course at Homo
lulu Bay.
He says he will make his first
crossing today a nonstop swim.
He Will start from the Potomac
Boat Club on the District side,
swim across until he touches the
Virginia bank and swim right
back. The round trip Is about
1000 yards. he figures.
Then he'll rent an outboard
motorboat and 60 downstream to
a point on the Maryland shoYa
opposite Mount Vernon and a
little upstream. That crossing
will bsye 20 be one way. hassyS.
becs cse the distance u gAateE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
143 U. S. Employees Begin
Months Touro Europe

Royal Dutch Airlines and the
other from Pan American Air
ways.
Most OF the tourists are having
their first look at the countries
across the sea. After several
more days In England they will
move on to the Netherlands, Bel
GUM. Germany. Switzerland,
italy and France. Two chartered
buses will take them across the
continent.
The travellers got a cut rate.
The air ride cost s525 and they
are paying 1920 for the rest Of
the tour. plus whatever they
choose to spend for souvenirs and
the like.
Miss Louise Robinson. 2ii5
Pennsylvania avenue NV. presi-
dent Of the Travel Club. is in
charge OF one planeload. The
clubs secretary. Miss Dorothy
Martin, 1900 ? street NV. Is
supervising the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02

is some feeling in the county for
us not to be too active with re-
spect to sending our views down.
/ would rather withhold on both
Of them, at least for the time
being"
Withdrew Motion
Mrs. Buchholz later withdrew
her motion after Common
wealth Attorney William j. Has
san said he did not have a copy
Of the bill. and therefore could
not say how far the proposed
remedy would 60.
In other business, the board
asked the Arlington Recreation
Council to suggest a site for an
amphitheater. The request came
after board members received
a report from the Planning
Com mission recommending
against building an amphithea-
ter in Lubber Run Park.
The matter was referred to the
planners in July when the board
after hearing strong protests
against the Lubber Run site
from Arlington Forest residents
withdrew its earlier approval OF
the site.
The planners agreed with pro-
testing residents. that an amphi-
theater there would be faced
with inadequate parking and
sanitary facilities, create a noise
nuisance and lead TO extensive
overuse Of the area.
Mr.. Cooper requested County
Manager A. T. L:lndberg to draft
a resolution or ordinance Great
ing a county parking authority
which could exist under State
laws. The request was prompted
by a study Of courthouse addi-
ton plans and nearby sites ex-
pected to hold increased park
ing demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
Saints, Sinners
10 Fete Chalk

o. Roy Chalk, the Districts
new transit boss, will be the
fall guy" for the Saints and
Sinners dinner October 90.
Describing his acceptance of
the invitation, Mr.. Chalk said II
hope they won't slaughter me, y
but insisted he regarded the role
as a privilege"
The president of D. C. Transit
System, Inc, said he has just
sent a letter to all employees
promising to SAY hello person.
ally" as part of his program of
getting acquainted with the or
ganization he inherited from
Capital Transit Co.
At the same time, formal ac-
ton to resume labor negotiations
with the transit workers union
was completed with an exchange
of letters paving the way for
renewed bargaining. No date for
the meetings has been set.
The union last month agreed
to let Mr.. Chalk operate until
November / under the old etc
contract. In turn, he agreed to
bargain on new contract de-
mands made by the union last
June, and to make any pay in
crease retroactive to August Is,
the date he bought out etc.
Mr.. Chalk, who has announced
plans to try out aforementioned
buses in Washington. also said
his wife is negotiating for uni
forms for a squad Of IL airline
type stewardesses whom Mr.
Chalk plans to have spot-ride
company vehicles to check on
service and cleanliness and re-
ceive customer complaints.
Mrs. Chalk, co-owner and
officer Of the company. is plan
ming to buy Size IL uniforms, her
husband said, and then hire girls
who will fill them properly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02

A 62-year-old bank clerk who
has swum many Of Americas ma
ior rivers will tackle the Potomac
today.
He is James N. Sloppy, q vet
eran teller in the Ohio National
Bank at Columbus, Ohio. He
says he is going TO make a
round trip at noon Just above
Key Bridge and then go down.
stream for a one-way trip at
Mount Vernon.
Mr.. Sloppy, slim. grazing
bachelor. denies that his river
swimming hobby makes him a
crank. He says he has family
and patriotic reasons for want
ing to swim the Potomac.
Proud Of Ancestors
I'm a member Of the Sons
Of the American Revolution and
have five ancestors who fought
in the Revolutionary War" he
says.
After all the rivers I've swum.
II seems appropriate TO cross the
Potomac at Mount Vernon,
where George Washington
lived"
Mr.. Sloppy arrived BY plane
yesterday from Columbus. He'll
~ back tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02

Most of Uncle Sans employees
here are observing the Labor
Day holiday fairly close to home,
at beaches or in the mountains
not more than a days drive
away. But 143 Of them are in
London. on the start Of a month
long European tour,
The Agriculture Departments
Travel Club has been planning
the trip since January The l43
lucky ones boarded two airplanes
Thursday at National Airport and
took of for the British isles.
They arrived there yesterday.
II is the largest group OF
Government workers ever 70
leave here for a holiday over
seas. said Travel. Inc. the tour
company that planned the trip.
There would be more in the
group Il another airplane could
rave been chartered. But only
two were available. both four
engine Jobs. one from kim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02

appropriations to get it started
this year, but Congress demurred.
A main reason for its inclusion
in the 1858 estimates is the re-
cent announcement by General
Services Administration that the
Federal government plans to ex-
tend buildings of the Federal
Triangle on the site now occu-
pied by the District Building.
Total estimated cost of the
proposed building is from $12
million to $14 million.
The new building would not
only take care Of the work force
now housed by the District Build
ing but would enable the NUM-
cipal government to abandon
most of the Offices now located
in numerous old buildings scat
tered around town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02

September II. moving some 240
children to Blue Plains.
The city heads were asked to
allow $4,000 to plan a $437. 100
residential treatment center
there to train some so emotion
ally disturbed" teenagers whom
the city now boards at other in
stitutionS.
The department sought q
more jobs to permit full usage
of the new infirmary at the Blue
Plains District of Columbia
Village" for the aged.
Replacing Dormitories
At the same location, $3.50, 900
was requested for construction of
a warehouse and utility build
ings to centralize purchasing and
housekeeping for the depart
ments of Washington installa-
tons. This also was described
as the first step in replacing the
50-year-old dormitories which
make up the home for the aged
The dormitories would be re-
placed by seven one-story brick
cottages designed for so resi-
dents. for which $4,000 in
planning money was requested
They would be built on the site
of the present dormitories. Dur
ing construction, residents would
be housed temporarily in space
made available by the new ware
house and utility buildings.
At the departments third in
Stallation-the Receiving Home
for Children at 1000 Mount OIL
vet road NET more jobs were
requested to staff a new addition
and establish a school program
for youngsters under detention.
Also requested there was S62,-
900 to put up a retaining wall
and fence to allow presently I'M
disable ground behind the build
ing to be used for recreation.
Mr.. Shea originally asked the
Budget Office for a boost OF
$1,974,055, but this was cut A
per cent, largely by postponing
plans to staff an uncompleted
nursery cottage at the Training
School at Laurel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
End Unit Rule Voting,
Bultimoreun Urqes

BALTIMORE, Sept. / Pj.-
A Baltimore city legislator said
today he would seek Maryland
Law to abolish the unit rule
method Of voting In State party
conventions and meetings.
Marvin Mandel. chairman Of
the 36-member city delegation in
the house, said he was drafting
legislation for introduction in
the 1857 General Assembly.
Mr.. Mandel said he felt such
Law is necessary because Of re-
cent disputes about the Unit rule
voti4g In Democratic Party
meetiy1vs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02
Foirfox Church Plans
I'D Picnic Tomorrow

The 72d annual parish picnic
Of St Mary's Catholic Church
at Fairfax Station will be held
tomorrow. The picnic is one of
the Oldest regular outdoor
church socials in the country.
The Rev. Robert z. OKane,
pastor Of st. Mary's. will open
the Labor Day event with a noon
mass to st. Joseph the Worker.
The picrac is open 10 the public.
Fried chicken and baked ham
win be served for si.25 and IS
centa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-02

objected when it was raining and
they had to ford rain-clogged
streets.
Sooner or later, if police
couldn't locate the tenant-or
the tenant couldn't or wouldn't
remove the displaced possessions
police trucks would come and
haul the stuff of to the police
warehouse.
With an estimated LOO evic-
lions here annually. this could
get to be a big problem.
Talks to a Policeman
Why, reasoned Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Clark King
should the District have to pay
to haul away and store the
stuff? Why, he asked himself
shouldn't the landlord be held
responsible for blocking the side
walk?
Mr.. King, who heads the Cor
poration CounSel's Office in Mum
icipal Court, went a step further
than talking to himself. He
talked to a policeman-thus pre-
cipitating agitation in court cir
Giles, verbal orders to puzzled po-
lice and a stream of calls from
indignant real estate interests.
It began few weeks ago wher
a policeman sought a warrant
for a tenant who refused tC
move his porperty from the side
walk. Mr.. King said he wouldn't
issue a warrant for the tenant
but he would consider issuing one
for the landlord.
The policeman called his SUI
perior and the word got to Dep
uty Chief Howard Covell. who
promptly send word back that
II Mr.. King wanted police to
change their ways. Mr.. King had
better inform him.
Mr.. King says he told Deputy
Chief Covell he might well sug-
gest 10 the United States Mar
shall that the marshal refuse to
serve a court order for the evic-
ton unless the landlord had a
truck waiting to take the ten
ants stuff away.
Courts Contempt Of Court
Deputy Chief Covell doesn't
remember that suggestion, which
he says he wouldn't have fol-
lowed anyhow, because how
could a marshal refuse to serve
a court order without being In
contempt Of court?
But the deputy chief did ar
range with the marshal to give
him written notice Of every
eviction. He then. on the basis
Of Mr.. Kings ruling. told the
police inspectors to advise tbs
precincts to warn the real estate
agents that if they didn't get the
evicted property of the streets
Mr.. King would consider issu'
ing a warrant for their arrest.
Deputy Chief Covell explained
he didn't put it in writing be-
cause he didn't want to have Il
rescind a written order. as HI
figured he was going to have Il
do.
About 10 days ago, the police