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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Virginia Court
.Upsets Part of
.Hit-Run Law

RICHMOND, Oct. 8 pa
section of Virginias hit-and-
run law requiring occupants of
cars involved in accidents to re-
port what they know was held
unconstitutional yesterday be-
cause the law did not say where
and when they should report.
In an opinion written by
Justice John w. Eggleston, with
Chief Justice Edward w. Hud-
gins dissenting, the State Su-
preme Court held that the Sec
ton OF the act in question lis
fatally defective in that it fails
to specify when and to whom
the occupant or other witness
(of a hit-and-run accident)
must furnish the required in
formation"
/ Consequently. the court said
the Norfolk Corporation Court
conviction Of Frank Randolph
Caldwell. jr.. cannot stand. The
lower court judgment was set
aside and the prosecution dis
missed.
Caldwell appealed from a 5000
fine imposed by the Norfolk
court after he was convicted
on charges Of violating a section
of the hit-and-run law. This
section requires that an occu-
pant of a vehicle. witness or
other person having knowledge
of a hit-and-run accident fur
nish the name. address, oper-
ator's license number and the
registration number Of the We
hicle of the driver failing to stop
Noting the attorney general
had argued the Interpretation
should be that the language OF
the section applying to the
driver likewise should apply to
the occupant or other witness,
the court said:
For US to insert in the statute
either OF these phrases, or a
similar phrase. would not be
an Interpretation of the statute.
II would be a rewriting of the
statute by the incorporation
therein Of an essential provision
which has been omitted it
is the function Of the judiciary
to interpret statutes. Rewriting
them is the function Of the
legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
70,
Freed in Theft

A young Beltsyille Md baby
sitter, who ran up her employers
phone bill 500 by calling her hus-
band in Germany and enter
tanned men while baby sitting,
yesterday got a stern warning to
mend her ways from an Upper
Marlboro Police Court judge.
Mrs. jeanette Capperdony, 20,
of the 11700 block of Pine street,
received the warning from Judge
Mia S. Hinman Crane after the
latter acquitted the baby sitter
of stealing $500 from her en-
ployer.
Police charged Mrs. Capper-
dony with grand larceny of the
money September while baby
sitting for Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
IT Perry. 1890 Gun Powder road
Beltsville. The Perrys and their
handyman were acquitted in
Prince George Circuit Court last
summer of child neglect charges
filed by police after a pet mar
gay chewed the toes of the Per-
rvs infant son.
Mrs. Capperdony yesterday
denied knowing what happened
to the 500, but she did say she
planned to pay 500 for an Au-
gust II call she made on Mr.
Perry's phone to her husband
stationed in the Army in Stutt-
CART, Germany.
Two men she entertained al
the Perry home September were
friends she met at a gas station
Mrs. Capperdony testified. She
said they Just walked in"
Prince Georges Detective
Sergt. John w. Siddall said Mr.
Perry left his wallet containing
$40 on a window sill September
l and that 500 was gone when
he returned from a party
Il didn't suspect this girl until
I got the 500 phone bill. and
then 1 started thinking" Mr.
Perry said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
.NewACt Studied
For Housing Aid

District officials are seeking
to clear the way for persons
displaced by urban renewal de-
velopment to purchase homes
under liberalized provisions of
the 1856 Housing Act.
The pertinent section, dealing
with the providing of low-cost
housing for families displaced
by urban renewal projects or
other Government action. con-
Germs Federal Housing Admins
tration-insured mortgages.
The new act increases the
maximum amount of the mort
cages from $1,000 to $4,000. City
officials believe builders would
be interested in the program I'M
der the higher ceiling and that
use might be made of it for re-
habilitated housing.
A survey is being made as to
the potential number of housing
units the District could use,
Data is being prepared for SUBJ
mission by the Commissioners
to the Housing and Home FL
nance Administration in support
of a request for certification OF
a quota of housing units under
the section.
Col. Robert Mathe, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, said the
program may make it possible
for displaced householders to
buy, rather than rent. new or
renovated housing.
This and other provisions of
the new housing act were dis
cussed yesterday at a meeting of
officials concerned with urban
renewal at the District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
By GEORGE BEvERIDGE

1 Canada'S dramatic success with
metropolitan area government
last night was dashed with cold
water-at least as far as the
Washington area is concerned
by Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
More than 200 Washington
area business. civic and officia
leaders heard Frederick G. Gar
diner, chairman of the Munich
pality of Greater Toronto, de-
scribe how his city Joined IL Of
its suburbs in a common govern
mental unit to solve problems
caused by their mushrooming
growth
Mr.. Gardiner, addressing g
dinner meeting of the Federal
City Council. said the 2l2-year-
old area government has the
power to tax the entire region
and to provide transit, roads
schools. housing and other serv-
Ices of a regional nature. >
Governmental powers over purely
local affairs, he explained, are
left to each of the jurisdictions
He said the new superlevel
tof government is a realistic and
practical answer to metropolitan
problems where local autonomy
is jealousy guarded and local
opinion is opposed to annexation
and amalgamation.
No Specific Application
At the same time he made il
plain that. despite his enthuSi-
asm, he was not advocating the
Toronto plan specifically fol
Washington's complex region.
But Gov. McKeldin, in a talk
that preceded Mr.. Gardeners
said the Washington area fright
now must dispose of the
thought of a single authoritative
government over the entire re-
gion.
Neither Maryland nor Vir.
ginia, the Governor said fatty
would agree to surrender" theil
counties to the District or t.
yield any additional authority
over their affairs" to the Fed
eral Government, which control.
the District.
Instead he proposed that tht
District. Maryland and Virginia
consider establishment of &
permanent, officially appointed
group to consider the future O.
the National Capital region
probably with representation
from existing bodies that arr
concerned with the problem"
ID. c. Heads in Accord
District Commissioners Roberr
E. Mclaughlin and David c
Karrick told a reporter they
agreed with the Governor that
there was slight chance the two
States would yield sovereignty
to any form of regional govern.
ment. But the city heads sale
they were not certain what bene-
fits would accrue from the sort
Of general area group Gov. Nc
Keldin proposed.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said special.
lied groups" of District, Mary
land and Virginia officials al.
ready are working we'll on spe.
cific area problems, including
transit. traffic, sewage, pollution
and public utility rates. On {
more generalized approach, III
noted Gov. McKeldin's state
ment that the initial steI
should be the obtaining Of rea
home rule for the District"
The Governor said he feels The
State officials would work more
effectively with a Districr
Government responsible primar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Blue Ridge Visits Soar

ROANOKE, Va. oct. 9 Up
The number Of visitors on the
Blue Ridge Parkway has climbed
past the 4 million mark this
year. The total for the first nine
months Of 1856 is 4.009 $50
which is a l55 per cent increase
over the same period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Supreme Court
Refuses to Hear
Lease Plan
BY MARY LOU WERNER

Virginia's hopes for getting
around segregation decisions with
lease arrangements were shat
tered today after the Supreme
Court refused to review the Sea-
shore State Park case.
BY denying the review, the
high court upheld a decision
which bars lease of the park for
operation on a segregated basis.
1t may even bar sale of State
property-parks, schools or other
public facilities-for use on q
segregated basis.
The Seashore State Park suit
had been regarded as a key case
in the States efforts to main
tain segregation in its parks and
other facilities. 1t had been
specialized that school buildings
might be leased to private
groups and operated on a seq
Iregated basis thus circum-
venting the Supreme Court deci-
sion barring racial segregation
in public schools.
The Seashore case developed
when the State sought to lease
the park to private group.
Stipulation Banned
Federal Judge Walter E. Hofi-
man held that the State could
not bar Negroes from the park,
and that it could not be leased in
such way that would result in
racial segregation.
Judge Hoffman ruled that the
State could not do indirectly
what it had no right to do di-
lrectly. I'm Short" he said, the
power to sell or lease public
property must not include the
power to discriminate against
members of any race"
Rather than operate an inte-
grated park, the State has kept
Seashore, near Virginia Beach,
closed for the last two summers.
The States other eight parks
including one for Negroes-have
remained open. since there has
been no effort to push integra-
ton at any of them. State
leaders have indicated, however,
that all parks will be closed If
they are directed to integrate.
Judge Hoffman's ruling was
upheld last April by the United
States Supreme Court Of APP
peals. and review was denied
yesterday by the Supreme Court.
Dormant Status Anticipated
The Associated Press reported
that Virginia Attorney General
j. Lindsay Almond. jr., had the
following comment when notified
in Richmond of the Supreme
Courts action:
1T might safely be assumed,
I think, that the recreational
facilities of Seashore State Park
will remain dormant. Under our
system of government, unfortu-
nately. there is no appeal from
the Supreme Court of the United
States"
-
State Parks Commissioner
Randolph Odell said his Office
had nothing definite in the way
OF plans for the park" but in
dicated some decision might be
reached by the Board of Con-
Servation and Development at q
meeting later this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Virqinia Loses Move
To Segregate Parks
BroyhiII's Record Scored,
Defended in N Talks

Republican Representative Joel
T. Broyhill defended his congress
sional record and Democrat
Warren D. Quenstedt assailed it
as the two candidates launched
separate television campaigns
last night.
Mr.. Quenstedt is running
against Mr.. Broyhill in nearby
Virginia'S 10th district. There
are also two independent candi-
dates in the race.
Mr.. Quenstedt, in a GAS pm
appearance over station WTTG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Sees StagnatiOn

cumbent had failed to represent
the 10th District adequately.
Sees StagnatiOn
For four long years I have
watched the interests of North
ern Virginia stagnate in the Con-
gress," said Mr.. Quenstedt. Fol
four long years the Republican
candidate has been deluding the
people of the 10th district with
endless publicity releases, de-
signed to give the impression
that he has the situation well ir
hand and will be ever alert tt
protect our interests on Capito
Hill. Ladies and gentlemen, this
all boils itself down to one thing
we have been led astray by one
of the cleverest barrages of pub.
licity this side of Madison ave.
nue..
we have been lulled into 6
false sense of security by thu
hand-picked phrases of a highly
paid public relations adviser"
Appearing on the same sta.
ton two and one-half hours
later, Mr.. Broyhill said he wa;
proud of his record. He said i
was "unexcelled by any two
time member of the House o
Representatives"
Cites Service"
Mr.. Broyhill said his Servic,
to the public was broader thai
his legislative record. He sait
Il have been on the job "a hour
day and am happy to repor
that included in my record
personal service to thousands o
individuals who came to me il
time of need.
Mr.. Broyhill said he ha,
learned the best way to NEE
personal attacks was with calm
diSpassioAate telling of tn
truth"
/ He added, II shall use
again and again to destroy dis
tortions, half truths and out
right lies. And shall prevail
with it this year Just as I pre-
vailed in 1852 and 1854"
His refusal to participate il
public debate with his Demo
cratic opponent was criticized b
Mr.. Quenstedt.
IF he is so proud of his rec
ord. why has he refused to par
iticipate in the traditional de
bates between Northern Virgins
candidates sponsored by the non
partisan League of Womel
Voters?" asked Mr.. Quenstedt.
Mr.. Broyhill previously said h,
will not enter into a comparison
with a political nobody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Street Scenes .

A squirrel, ignoring the
refuge Of nearby trees, and
outmaneuyering a cat in a
chase on r street NV.
A Georgetown road home
owner. out in his yard with a
broom, engaged in the hope
less task OF soaring birds Of
his newly seeded lawn. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Meios

Robert Z. L. Garcin of
l443 ParkwOOd place NV.
has yet another Meigs bridge
to report. He writes:
You all are many thou
sands Of miles away from
the real Meigs Bridge.
after all the worlds en-
gineers admitted inability
to build the OroyOn Railroad
in Peru, Col. Meigs built this
railroad to a great silver
mine at Casapalso, $4,000
feet elevation. One Il call
IL hiSl bridge is a half mile
long, spanning a gorge 1000
feet deep. Mount Meigs, IT,
900 feet high in the Andes,
is named for the colonel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09

charged that the Republican in
cumbent had failed to represent
the 10th District adequately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH.
SyIvio Porter

takes the often-confusing
facts of economics, business
and finance and writes a
column that average men
and women can read, UNDER
stand and use. In The Star
daily, Your Moneys Worth"
tells you how financial news
affects your pocketbook. your
family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
;. WINGS
AND WHEELS
Charles Yorbroush

covers the developments in
the aviation and automotive
fields. This Monday column
sums up the news, new ideas
and personalities making
news in two fields that are
keys to the American econ
omy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
TO-DAY
IN BUSINESS
Donald B. HOdIey

The Stars Financial Editor
concentrates on The District
areas business and financial
news. Mr.. Hadley's keen sense
of business and personal ac-
quaintance with Washington
businessmen enables him to
give you valuable, timely re-
ports to keep you posted on
today's business events as
they occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
TAX MEMOS
Froneis P. Douglas

This feature appears periodi-
cally on The Stars business
and financial pages. TAX
Memos" Sits from cur
rent developments in tax laws
and rulings items of interest
to the average family and
businessman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
The Star expands
it's everyday coverage
Of Business
and Financial News

To with the dynamic expansion of the world of business and finance the
Metropolitan the The expanded This in
pictorial
financial
writer's It's good The Night Final Stocks
Sports every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
BUSINESS TO-DAY
Elmer Roessner

avoids the jargon Of Wall
Street in his daily column.
Mr.. Roessner believes that
business developments can
and should be reported with
the excitement Of a bali game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
TRADE WINDS
Lou Schneider

covers the international as
poets Of finance and business.
Mr.. Schneider regularly gives
you a clear picture of the
complex national and world
trade situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
Farm Bureau Cool
To Social Security

The American Farm Bureau
Federation today asked the Sen
ate Finance Committee to delay
action on the House Social Sc
curity bill until a more thorough
study can be. made of its pro-
visions permitting retirement for
disability as well as age and low
ering the age for women.
The Federation also requested
IA change in the 1854 law to ex-
empt more of the casual farm
workers who do piece work pick
ing crops. Other witnesses heard
today included:
George Conitz, president Of
the Farmers Liberty League Of
North Dakota. who opposed COM
ipulsory coverage for farmers and
criticized the use of Social Sc
Icurity taxes for general expenses
lof the Government. by placing
bonds in the Social Security
fund.
The American Veterinary
Medical Association. which OPP
posed compulsory coverage Of
veterinarians.
The American Optometric As
ISOLATION, which favored includ-
ing optometristS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
Man Is Trapped
Through Crimes
He Didn't Commit

Because larceny and assault
suspect was glad to talk about
the crimes he did not commit
a policeman was able to keer
him on the phone while other
police went to arrest him.
Detective Sergt. Vernon r
Culpepper of No. 8 precinct
said he held Harold D. Kessell
on the phone for 10 minutes
yesterday, while a scout Car
went around to his house in
the 1900 block Of Clifton street
NV and arrested him. The
suspect was happy to talk about
crimes he could not possibly
have committed, Sergt. Culpep-
per said.
Kessell, %, booked for inves-
tigation. was turned over to
Montgomery County police, who
had two warrants out for him.
He was charged there with as
sault in the beating up of a
man who called him a boy"
and the theft of two automobile
tires.
Police also want to question
him about the theft of $500 to
$4,000 worth of copper tubing
from Montgomery County con-
struction job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
Bourd Lists IS
Posing District
Tests for CPA

The District Board Of Ac.
countancy announced yesterday
that IS men and women have
passed the boards examinations
and have received certificates to
practice here as certified public
accountants.
Those passing were: Martin
Barr, Robert F. Bengal, Judah
Brog. Edward Joseph Burns, jr.;
Hugh Edward Carson. IT.: Frank
Philip Chemery. Edward J
Collins. James Nelson Cradlin
Henry H. Dembo and Harry
Jerome Freeark.
Also Roger E. Furey, Allan
Williams Gates. Wilford H
Hughes. John Philip Jaeger
Lynn c. johnson, Donald An.
thony Jones, Frank r. Joslyn ano
Betty Gail Yingling.
Also John ]. Edback, Irving
kupferberg, Richard w. LAIR
Alan Edward Levitan, Helen
Thomas Lynde. Thomas M
Mead. Robert B. Nissen, Francis
William Raymond Pelham, Sgd
ney M. Polakoff and Sheldon
Rooth,
Also James Calvin Ruggles
Grover c. Sibley. jr.: James
Stuart Smith, Raymond William
Sprague, Arthur Steuer, David
N, Suskind and Morton Jerome
TaSke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
Boy Sentenced
In Fatal Beating

A 16-year-old boy was SEN
fenced yesterday under the
Youth Corrections Act for
manslaughter in the fatal beat
ings Of Roland M. Daily, Al,
ticket taker and doorman at the
Gem Theater last June.
The defendant is Albert Scott,
colored, of the first block Of Fen
ton court NV. Under the SEN
tence, imposed by Judge James
r. kirkland. Scott is committed
to the custody of Federal author
tiles for a period of six years.
Under the Corrections Act the
defendant will be eligible for
parole at any time and must be
paroled at the end of four years.
Scott was convicted last month
by a jury. Two others, originally
with Scott, have been cleared
of the manslaughter charge. One
is Raymond H. Strothers, II.
colored, of the first block of
r street NE, was cleared early
this month when the charge
against him was dismissed on
Government motion after two
different juries had been unable
to reach verdict in his case.
According to trial testimony a
fight between the boys and Mr..
DAILY began when Bolden started
to re-enter the theater after
leaving temporarily to talk to a
friend. The prosecution con-
tended Mr.. DAILY suffered a skull
fracture when knocked down by
Scott in the outer lobby Of the
theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
IOne Person Hurt
Slightly us Cars
Crash, Overturn

No one was hospitalized in a
Itwo-car collision at lis am.
which overturned both cars, po-
lice reported.
They said Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Busada, of 1909 Thirty-first
street NV. were going north
on Branch avenue Sc. and had
slowed to turn left at N street.
Mr.. Busada. a real estate dealer.
was driving.
Mr.. Busada told police q car
going so miles a hour struck
his car in the rear. He saw it
just before it hit, he said.
The Busada car was knocked
sideways and landed on its side.
The other car did a complete
flip and landed on its wheels
again, facing back in the direc-
ton it had come. The occupants,
four colored persons, piled out
of the car and scattered, running
in different directions, Mr.. Blu
sada said.
Some time later the owner Of
the second car. Lloyd Taylor,
Icolored, Of 1921 Langston place
Sc, appeared voluntarily at the
i14th precinct He said he had
been riding In the car. but that
the driver was Carol N. Car
penter of 1923 Sixty-second
street NE.
Police began looking for Mr.
Carpenter and expected to
charge him with leaving after
icolliding.
Accident Investigators John
E. Timmons and Stuart said
Mrs. Busada hurt her shoulder
but did not require treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
Erich K|eiber,
Noted Maestro

LONDON, Jan. % (P.-Erich
Kleiber, IS. Austrian born con-
ductor who appeared with many
of the world leading orchestras
in the period between world wars,
died of a heart attack last night
in Zurich. Switzerland.
Mrs. Klelber notified friends in
London.
The conductor made an early
reputation with the court
theater orchestra of Darmstadt
in World War I. He later di-
.rected the Prussia State Opera,
then the Berlin State Opera.
In 1928 lie turned down a FIVE
year contract offered by the Met
,ropolitan Opera of New York
In 1880 ne conducted the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra in
appearances in New York and
Philadelphia
He was held to his German
contracts py the Nazis, but he
declined To conduct at Milan's
La Scala in 1888 because of a
Mussolini han on Jews in Italy.
Mr.. Kleiber established a home
in Argentina after World War II
but went to East Germany In
1852 as music director of the East
Berlin opera house. He quit that
JOB last March and fed with his
family to Cologne, West Ger
many, saying politics and propa-
Iganda will not stop at the front
door of the opera house ANY
more than they did in 1884" when
Hitler was IL power.
Mr.. Kleiber said the immedi-
ate cause Of his departure was
an order by Communist authori-
ties for the removal from the
opera house facade of a 200-year-
old gold inscription in Latin
noting that the house was de-
dictated to the arts by Frederick
the Great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
Earl P. Gates, ST.,
Restaurant Owner

Earl p. Gates. ST., So. we'll
known Waldorf Md restaurant
owner, died Thursday after a
heart attack.
Mr.. Gates. who was in the
restaurant and tavern business
in Waldorf for % years, died
while visiting friends near his
Waldorf home. He was owner
of the Hamilton and Gates Res
taurant- Tavern.
Mr.. Gates is survived by his
widow, Consuelo; son, Earl p.
Gates. jr.. Waldorf's mail car
rier, and two sisters. Mrs. Leila
Pearson and Mrs. Pauline Robey,
both Of Waldorf.
Services will be held at 2:30
pm. tomorrow in the Hunt
funeral home. Waldorf, and at
3 pm. in st. Paul's Chapel, Wal
dorf Episcopal Church. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.