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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
Naturally

The policemen at the sixth
precinct were chuckling over
this one last week:
A lady called to complain
that a man next door was
running around on his apart
ment roof without sufficient
clothing to be classed as de-
Gently clad. She could see
him, she said, from her win
dow.
A policeman went to inves-
tigate. He peered from the
window the lady indicated.
81 don't see anything,
ma'am," he said. cts i'm
possible to see the roof from
here"
"Of course you can't" the
lady said, in an eXaSperated
tone. you have to stand on
the radiator to see anything"
InfuntiIe?
A man and his wife were
passing the Column bia
Country Club one day re-
Gently about 6 o'clock in the
evening. The man says
that some sort Of meeting
seemed to be in progress.
Five or six men, in their
business suits, were taking
advantage of a lull in the
proceedings to get In a little
practice on the putting
green.
Look at that" the mans
wife said. Grown men
playing crOquet."
Street Scenes :.
A man using a Connecticut
avenue show window as a
mirror while he brushed his
teeth. -.
A mail truck making a left
turn against the "No Left
Turn" sign at Pennsylvania
avenue and Madison place
NV. -.
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ID. c. Fund Bill Passed
With No Extra Payment

the old law should be granted.
That was the story yesterday as
the Honse passed the big sup
Elemental bill.
The only hope the District
had was that the question might
be raised in the Senate in a
day or two when it takes final
action on the supplemental bill.
d. C. Cites Need
The District Commissioners
and other District spokesman
already have asked the Senate
to treat the District in a more
generous fashion. District
spokesman have said the extra
SO million is needed if the Dis
trict is to carry out its intended
public works program.
The supplemental bill, as
passed by the House, provides
for an outlay of about $A8 mil
lion for services and projects
of the District not contained in
the regular 1857 fiscal year ap.
preparations.
Much of this money is for
projects included in the long.
range public works program.
Among items approved by the
House are funds to increase the
size of the Metropolitan Police
Department. This would not
bring the force quite up to the
authorized $500 members, but
lit would approach it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

Funds for the Jones Point
Bridge, the Central Intelligence
Agency and the annex to the
State Department building here
we're on their way today to the
Senate.
Money. for these big Federal
jobs was included in the Sis
billion supplemental appropria-
ton bill passed yesterday by the
House.
Most Of the funds were for
military construction, including
several projects in this metro
politan area.
Among them was Sc million to
build a headquarters for the Ali
Research and Redevelopment
Command at Andrews Air Force
Base in nearby Maryland.
This item weathered a strong
attack from Ohio members of
the House, who tried to kill it
in order to put the headquarters
at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base near Dayton. The agency
would be transferred from an
Office building in downtown
Baltimore to Andrews.
SLAB Million for Bridge
Construction funds for the
Jones Point brige, to be called
officially the Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Bridge. were approved
in the sum of SLAB million. This
was fought by Representative
Gross, Republican of Iowa. He
was defeated first by a House
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Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Proqrum for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Arlington, Prince Georges and
Montgomery counties.
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Barnard. Fifth and Decatur streets NV.
SloWe, Fourteenth and jackson streets
BRIGGS -Monteomery. Twenty seventh be.
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Harrison. Thirteenth and streets NV
Rosseddale. Seventeenth and Gales streets
watts Branch, sixty-second and Banks
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virginia a,nln avenue; Ninth street and viz
Turner Stanton road and Alabama ave-
Bald Eaele Nichols avenue and Joliet
street SW
Arlington County. $3.50 PM
TAYLOR 1900 North Stewart street
Abingdon. 3035 South Abingdon street
Prince Georges County. $3.50 PM.
Glenarden Playground Percy street and
McLain avenue. Glenarden.
North Brentwood Elementary School,
Banner street and Wallace road, Brent
wood.
MONTGOMERY County, $3.50 PM.
Rock Creek Palisades. West End OF Wex-
ford drive. -KensinRton.
Tree Lane. Four Corners.
Rockcrest Playground, Edmunston ct
Crawford street. Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
BY DON S. WARREN

The House yesterday passed a
SIS billion supplemental bill
without any increase in the
Federal payment to the District
1t had been thought that some
fight might be made, but it
didn't develop.
When Congress, last March,
adopted a new revenue law,
which eventually will raise local
taxes by $40 million a year,
there was a feeling that the
Federal Government had a moral
Obligation to raise its share of
costs from $40 million to $23
million.
That philosophy was aban-
doned last week, when the
House Appropriations Commit
tee reported the supplemental
bill without any additions to the
Federal payment.
Committee Veto
The House Appropriations
Committee has maintained that
regardless of the sum the House
authorizes as a Federal pay
ment, the Appropriations Com
mittee must determine Just how
much actually will be appropri-
ated.
In this case. the House APP
preparations Committee deter
mined that nothing more thar
the $40 million authorized ir
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series Of plats showing in detail
each parcel Of land to be taken.
Under the new law, owners of
the property have the right to
claim Immediately the money
posted for them-without preju-
dicing the property's final pur-
chase price. The law also gives
the commission the right to use
Immediately the land for road
construction, unless houses or
commercial buildings are in
volved. Officials said only two
houses are involved in the en-
tire Wisconsin avenue stretch.
The new law provides this
complex series of steps for de-
termining the final purchase
price.
First, the commission has six
months from today to negotiate
an agreeable price with each Of
the owners. If it fails, a price
is to be recommended by a
newly formed Board of Property
Review. If either party rejects
this recommendation, the issue
goes to a condemnation jury.
Freezes Lands Status
A major provision of the new
law freezes the value of property
as it stands today, for each Of
the parcels filed. Any subsequent
coming changes. improvements or
new development will not be
considered in setting the final
purchase price.
Another provision permits the
commission to hold secret its
engineering studies and apprais-
ais of right-of-way land until
the platS are filed in court. Only
then do they become public rec
ord. Before the new law, such
studies were matters of public
record.
The law requires the commits.
sion to follow this procedure,
used for the first time today, in
all the States big road jobs.
Leroy Moser. commission
right : of way chief, said the
State already has spent $4,000
to acquire Al land parcels be-
tween Grosvenor lane and Rock
vile on Wisconsin avenue. In ad.
dition, it has acquired all the
land needed for the widening
southwark of Grosvenor lane to
Chestnut street in Bethesda.
Today's action, therefore,
wraps up all land needed for the
entire So miles of avenue i'm.
movement he said
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Jones Point Bridge, GA
Funds Voted by House

standing vote Of IS to SO. Later,
when he forced a roll call vote
on his motion to recommit the
bill to committee with instruc-
tons to strike the Jones Point
bridge money, he lost by a roll
call vote Of 1863 to "a.
The Iowan was opposed on his
attempt by Representative Broy-
hill, Republican, of nearby Vir-
ginia; Representative Landlord,
Democrat of Maryland, and Rep
resentative Devereaux, Repub-
lican of Maryland.
SAC Million for CHA
The Central Intelligence Agen-
Icy was granted $40 million in
the bill. without objection from
the House floor as the House
clerk read through the long
measure. The funds are for con-
Istruction of the big CHA estab-
lishment in Langley, Va. CHA
officials have indicated they may
ask for $40 million more to COM
plete the overall project at
Langley.
With only few remarks from
the floor relating to the proposed
expansion of the State Depart
ment on Virginia avenue NV,
the House approved $44.9 million
for the project. and $150,0O0 for
purchase of land in the area to
give additional security to the
big structure and a better setting
for its diplomatic entrance.
The House defeated, by voice
vote, an attempt by Representa-
tive Gross to strike from the
supplemental bill $3.50, 900 to pay
expenses of the District Audi
forum Commission to plan the
proposed auditorium here. The
item was defended by Repre-
sentative Thompson, Democrat
of New Jersey. Representative
Kirwan, Democrat of Ohio, and
others.
Burke Funds Urged
President Eisenhower's request
for $34.7 million to build the
long delayed Burke Airport in
nearby Virginia to take care of
overflow air traffic from over
crowded Washington National
Airport was urged before the
House by Representative Flood,
Democrat of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Flood, however, did not
offer an amendment to include
the funds in the pending bill.
The Presidents request. backed
by Commerce Secretary Weeks,
now is before the Senate Appro-
priationS Committee. Chairman
Hayden of the Senate Commit
tee indicated action probably will
be taken on the request early
next week.
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year IN the wake OF land Specu-
lation scandals which rocked the
big State roads program, is de-
signed to hold down rights-of-
way costs, curb speculation and
speed up highway construction.
It's main features freeze" the
value of land at present levels,
and make the land Immediately
available for use by the commits
sion. From now on, the new law
will be used to acquire land for
all major" State highway
projects.
The land sought by the COM
mission in today's action is
needed to widen Wisconsin ave-
nue. Rockville pike and for
part of the southeast leg" of
new U. S. Route 240.
At the same time, it was
learned, the Roads Commission
intends to advertise actual con-
struction bids within the next
two weeks for the complete Wis
conSin avenue widening job all
the way to Rockville.
TwO-Year Project
The present avenue will be
converted to a four-lane high
way, divided by a curbed median
strip. from Chestnut street in
Bethesda to Rockville. The job
will take more than two years
to finish.
The $685., 900 posted with the
court by Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Joseph D. Buscher repre-
sentS:
/. The commissions estimate
of $4,000 as the cost of ac-
quiring IA parcels of land on
either side of Wisconsin avenue
for the widening.
2. Its estimate of $4,000 as
the cost of right-of-way fol-
part of the new Route 24C
washington National Pike
southeast leg near Wisconsin
avenue. The $157,00O covers
about % acres of land in the So
called Corby Estate, on the west
side of Wisconsin avenue be.
tween Grosvenor lane and the
Georgetown Preparatory School
Leg Serves as Link
The southeast leg is designed
to link new Route 240-nov
now built south of Frederick Il
Rockville-with Maryland's in
ter-county belt road at a hug,
interchange near Wisconsin ave
nue..
Along with the money, MI
! BuScher filed in court TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
SEND A KID TOCAMp

How to send a kid to
camp.
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
it to The Evening Star,
Washington 4, D. c.. or bring
cash to The Star cashier.
The cost-$36.40 for IL
days. 1920 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
Burke Airport
Battle Flares
Briefly in House
BroyhiII Hits Plan
As Putting Foirfox
In Traffic 'Crossfire

The fight for Burke airport
f1ared briefly in the House yes
terday.
Tentatively set for action
early next week. the issue rests
now with the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee. 1t came to
Capitol Hill last Monday in the
form Of a request from Presi-
dent Eisenhower for $34.7 mil
lion to build the second Wash
ington airport in Fairfax Coun-
ty, Va.
BY way of opening the fight,
Representative Flood, Democrat
of Pennsylvania, and a member
of the House Appropriations
Committee, predicted an air dis
aster at National Airport if con-
gestion continues. National
handled more than $4,000 air.
craft movements during June for
an all-time high.
Weeks Backs Friendship
In a press conference yester-
day, Commerce Secretary Weeks
said he still stood on his original
Recommendation that Baltimore'S
Friendship International airport
be designated as an alternate"
for Washington's excess traffic
until Burke is built.
In aviation parlance, "alter-
nate" means a landing field
chosen by the pilot because of
inability to land at the destina-
ton set out in his original fight
plan.
Secretary Weeks recommen-
dalton to the Civil Aeronautics
Board does not use the term CO.
terminal" To put Friendship in
that status to handle Washing
ton traffic would necessitate
amendment of certificates of
commercial airlines to permit
landings there.
Opposition Voiced
The Air Transport Association,
voice of the commercial air lines
land the Air Line Pilots ASsocia-
ton, have opposed use of the
Baltimore field. either as a CO.
terminal with National or as
substitute for Burke.
In reply to Mr.. Flood. Repre-
sentative Broyhill, Republican
of Virginia, whose district con-
tains the Burke site, said an air.
port there would make the area
"uninhabitable" and would place
area residents in a "cross-f1re
between two major airportS."
Representative Landlord, Dem
ocrat of Maryland, another
member Of the Maryland dele
cation solidly opposed to Burke
and in favor of Friendship, said
he doubted that Burke would
relieve congestion at National.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
SEND A KID TO CAMP
2EIigibIe in Proud
But Horossed Family

Mrs. Brown does not want to
live ION the public"
She and her family always
have been self-supporting and
respected in the community.
Since her husbands desertion,
however, they have lived on
money from public assistance
funds.
This disturbs responsible Mrs.
Brown. She puts it this way:
II have my health and strength
why should I live on the pub
|lic?"
She already is working one
day a week as a domestic work.
er. She hopes to build that work
up until she is employed daily.
She has not told her five chill
dren the family is on relief.
Perhaps this is not wise. But
Mrs. Brown feels the informa-
ton will hurt them and their
belief in themselves as a family.
She is particularly concerned
about the effect the information
would have on her oldest child,
nearing adolescence.
Mrs. Brown has done every
thing she could to keep up a
normal home and community
life for her family since her
husband left. Their crowded
two-room apartment is clean.
The children are always neat
and clean, too, although their
clothes sometimes are a little
threadbare.
Continues Church Role
Mrs. Brown has continued to
play an active role in her church,
which means a great deal to
her.
The children are obviously de-
voted to her, as she is to them.
and the older ones help her
take care of the others. She
urges them to go to the COM
munity house nearby, where
they take part in the cooking
program, dancing, arts and crafts
and other projects.
Mrs. Brown thinks ahead. She
came to the community house
! to ask about the camp program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
Plans Authorized
For Prison BUILDINGS

RICHMOND. July Is (P.-
Gov. Stanley has authorized the
State Department of Welfare
and Institutions to prepare plans
for $l,298,7OO in construction at
the State Penitentiary farms at
Powhatan and Goochland.
The General Assembly had
appropriated $1,448, 900 for the
four projects involved. Under
notifications approved by the
Governor this week, the projects
will be completed for $4,000
less than the appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13

this year before the leaders had
begun to work on it.
Her l0-year-old boy and IL
year-old girl are eligible to at
tend, as she hoped they were.
1t will mean much to her and
to them if they can go.
Your contribution to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund
will make this possible.
Asks Their Happiness
Mrs. Browns pride may keep
her from understanding that
help from the public when it is
vitally needed is nothing to be
ashamed of. But it does not
keep her from seeking help that
will mean a happier life for her
youngsters.
You can give a wonderful life
to two children whose mother
has determined will always be-
long to a family that can hold
its head high.
The following camp fund gifts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
The
Rambler
About q DeucedIy
Clever Reporter
By JACK JONAS

Sale of the Dwight F. Davis
home at 1922 S street NV. to
the Laos government brought
to the mind of a lady we
know a story about an enter
prising man.
After the house was built
back in the 1920s, its first oc-
cupant was the late David
Aiken Reed, who served as a
Republican Senator from
Pennsylvania from 1922 to
1885.
The Senator apparently
was a retiring type and, it
later developed, not even his
staff of two in his Senate Of
flee knew his home telephone
number.
1t became rumored around
one day that an important
bill was being given fine
tooth scrutiny by one of the
Senator's committees, and
that something big was in the
works. The press, looking for
story, began trying to find
Senator Reed.
The reporters went to his
home, but their knocking
brought no response, al
though the Senator's auto
mobile was parked outside
and they were certain he was
home. They tried his Office,
but nobody there knew how to
get in touch with him.
One of the newspapermen,
however, had noted that the
license number on Senator
Reeds auto was 1922. Put
ting 1922 and 1922 together,
the reporter went into a
drugstore telephone booth
and called North 1922. He got
the Senator and his story.
Check
A fellow who works for a
living stepped up to the pay
window at his office this
week and was handed his
weekly check. He looked at
it and noted that the
amount was one cent.
'It'S times like these" he
said sadly, that discourage
a man."
He brought the check
back to his desk and
showed it to some of his
colleagues. Great joke, they
thought, and a great Gu
riosity. They began bidding
for the pay check, and our
friends spirits lifted con-
Siderably. The bidding got
up to 81.
But he's going to hang
onto it for a while. He says
he'd be too embarrassed to
cash it. The explanation
for the penny is that it was
all he was entitled to get.
He'd drawn his vacation
pay in advance, but there
was a One-cent error in the
advance. The check was to
Straighten 1t out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Paging Pretty Patti
On TelevisiOn Screen

PATTI PAGE IN COLOR is the cover girl on Televue
Magazine, and Bernie Harrison writes piece on
Patti and her TV programs News about blond
Jayne Mansfield we'll dongS in the District of
Columbia studios will also be found in the handy
magazine.
MAN WITH THE PRIZE JOB-Irv Lichtenstein is
beauty scout who finds the girls for the Miss Wash
ington Contest. He and his job the subject of
piece by Meredith S. Buel in The Sunday Star
Magazine, with pictures of Irv at work-and the girls
CHILDREN OF BROKEN HOMES-A noted psychiatrist
gives his answer to the question, Does Divorce
Really Hurt Children" The article this impor-
tant question is in This Week Magazine Also in
This Week read "The Hypnotist and the Dictator"
ALLO, MADEMOISELLES-Washin isn't Paris but
the three mademoiselles from there like the Ameri-
can Capital They training to become airline
hostesses and they tell Amelia Young about 1t in
story in the Society Section with pictures.
Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze Choice
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
Road Speculation
Law Is. Invoked
State Highway Unit Uses
Land Statute in Montgomery
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE

MISREPRESENTATION land acquisition law for the first
time today, posting $636,OOO with the Montgomery
County Circuit Court to pay for private property along
Wisconsin avenue between Bethesda and Rockville.
The new law enacted by the State Legislature this
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-05
sLiSten Americans!
BY GEORGE 8. BENSON
Presidsnt Il Harding College

The poet said Truth crushed to earth shall rise again "
Mankind has this happen through the One OF the
fatal weaknesses of is that he frequently compromises
his knowledge of truth for selfish reasons-and yet no man
has gained by doing The great quest OF the msttu
ton of education is for Truth The primary responsibility
is that of teaching it. AS the intelligence of has adj
vanced and spread through education basic truths have
emerged; the foremost of these truths are:
81 Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the
first and the last" (ReV. % :13)
There three that bear record in heaven the Father
the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three one
q John $50
Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your
wife for that which is conceived in her of the Holy Spirit
she will bear and shall call his name Jesus for he
will his people from their sins" (Matthew y
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did the angel of
the Lord commanded him. he took his wife but knew her
not until she had born and he called his name Jesus
Matthew :24-25)
"And TO- the which they had in the East went
before them he Wise Mem, till to rest the
oced exceedingly with joy and going into the house
they the child with Mary his mother and they fell down
and worshipped him. (Matthew 2:9-1D
For God loved the world that he gave his only be-
gotten Son, that whatsoever beeveth in him should not
perish but have everlasting life" John 3l6
$50 they took Jesus and He went out, bearing His own
There they crucified Him John 1917, 18)
They took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen
cloths. the tomb close at hand, they laid Jesus
there" John 1910, 42)
Now the first day Of the week Mary Nagdalene
to the tomb early and that the had been taken
away from the tomb" John 20:D
while they beheld He taken up; and cloud re-
ceived him of their sight (Acts ~
Nov when they heard this, they pricked in their
heart and said Peter and to the of the apostles
Men and brethren what shall do? Then Peter said
them Repent and be baptized everyone Of you in the
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and We shall re-
YOU and to your children, and to all that afar off
(Acts 2:37-39)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-05
Honored On Birthday

A birthday-New Year party was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Rhodes, Swanton, in honor
of their daughter, Judith, on her
18th birthday
Those present were Pat Shaffer,
Arveta Friend, Marlene Green,
Mary Beckman, Judy Green, Ona-
lee Pretzel, Dottie Friend, Ruby
Green. Charlotte Rhodes, Modena
Rhodes, Alvey Friend, Audrey
Friend, Jim Wilt, Webster George,
William Sears, Gerald Friend, Mil
ford Beckman, Kemp Shaffer, Rich
ard Harvey, Kenneth Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Rhodes, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs.
Burk Friend and the honored guest