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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
The
Rambler
An Off-the-Cuff
Hit by Burnee
By JACK JONAS

Myers also dabbleS IN music.
During the war he wrote a
tune which was adopted by
the Aussies as their marching
song.
AS the two musicians talked
about music, naturally
Barnee mentioned that he
does his own orchestrations.
Whoever heard of a band
leader doing his own arrang-
ing?" Mr.. Myers scoffed.
You got a tune in your
head?" Barnee asked, picking
up menu and rapidly draw
ing some lines on the back.
Mr., Myers always has tune
In his head.
Whistle it," said Barnee.
Mr.. Myers did. AS he whis-
tied, the band leader rapidly
took down the notes. A half an
hour later, the band was play
ing it, complete with trick
solos for piano, clarinet and
trumpet.
The band played it four
times during the evening,
each time to increasing APP
plauSe from the patrons, al
though nobody but Barnee
and those at Mr.. Myers table
knew its source.
Name
Why do they call it Ten
leytown?
Originally this nebulOus
area north of Tenley circle
was Tennally Town, named
for John Tennally, who ran
a tavern in Georgetown.
That was corrupted later
into TenIey Town, and fin-
ally run together as Ten
leytOwn. AS late as 1899,
Tenley Town was listed in
the city directory as a post
village on the Rockville
turnpike"
Traveller
When Charlie Powers retired
last year, he'd been riding
trucks through the downtown
area for 43 years, taking The
Star to news dealers. His
friends felt he'd earned his
rest,
why don't you go to Flor
ida?" some suggested.
why don't you go fishing?"
others said.
I'm going to do what I
want to do" Frank told them
all. What he wants to do is
ride trucks. He's been riding
to places like Fredericksburg
and Front Royal.
I've been seeing more of
the country around Washing
ton than I ever saw in my life
BEFORE" Charlie said the other
day. His life's been a long one.
Next month he'll be IS.
Service
A crOsstOwn bus stopped
at Irving and Mount Pleas
ant streets to let off some
passengers.
"WOuld you mind waiting
a few minutes, driver?" one
lady said as she was alight-
ing. Il want to pick up a
quart of milk"
The driver waited, and
when the patron got back
aboard, quipped, "Sure you
got everything now, lady?
Need bread? Eggs? Butter?"
Stripped
George RoSen tells this sad
story about a friend and the
new car that wouldn't start:
When the friend bought the
automobile, one of the me-
dium-priced kind, he got per-
mission to park it in the drive
way of a cemetery on West
Virginia avenue.
The next day, he walked
over to his car, surveyed it
proudly-aS new car owners
do-got inside and stepped on
the starter.
Nothing happened. He tried
again. Still nothing.
He got out and lifted the
hood. There was nothing I'M
derneath. Someone had stolen
the motor.
Street Scenes
A boy at Thirteenth and F
streets NV. preparing for the
future, asking his mother:
when l get older, can l have
a golf set?"
A small delivery truck on
Twenty-third street with "EX-
PLOSIVES" painted on sides,
back and front, being given a
wide berth by other motorists
in the morning rush-hour
traffic. -.
,uMbt liza
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

ance to Mr.. Remon from Gen
Lane that the Commissioners
have not made an irrevocable
decision to abandon streetcars'
because such a change would de-
pend on the type of system die
ltated by the circumstances
Mr.. Remon sought repeatedly
to keep the discussion from de
generating" into a discussion be-
tween expert" on the technical
problems involved in evaluating
streetcarS and buses.
His position was epitomized by
Robert L. Banks in commenting
on commission figures purport-
ing to show savings that re-
suited when Detroit converted
its jefferson avenue streetcaI
line to an all-bus operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Sunday Star Features
Special Fishing Page

FROM BAY TO BAKING DISH-Where can Washing
tonans go fishing to catch that big one? On a
special fishing page in the big Sports Section Bill
Leetch, outdoor Editor of The STAR tells you where
to enjoy every type of fishing And Violet Faulkner
Food Editor of The STAR explains the art of fish
cookery and gives some choice recipes you'll want
to try
SID SEEKS SPOUSE-There have been two women
drivers far in the TV life of gifted Sid Caesar.
Who will No. be? Bernie Harrison explores the
question in TeleVue Magazine presented with The
Sunday Star-look for the brilliant ful-coor picture
of Sid on the cover OF the magazine.
MILLIONAIRE'S DREAM COME TRUE-Through three
full pages in The Star Magazine George Flynn takes
you visiting to the fabulous Henry Francis dupont
Winterthur Museum near Wilmington Del.-Photos
by ElWooG Baker. In the same magazine be to
read Harold j. Fecknoe's photoStory Table Tennis
Bounces Back" it's alive and bouncing under
different name here in the District.
A NEW SAX ROHMER MYSTERY entitled "The Case
of the Missing Heirloom" appears in This Week
Magazine. million-dollar diamond vanishes-See
if you can figure out who got the treasure and see
how fictions master of suspense twists the plot.
JULIET JONES" and RADIO-Look for the new outlet
Jones' continuity beginning this Sunday in the big
color Comic Secton-Juliets blond sister Eve turns
radio disc jockey and what follows will Jolt you as
much as II did the Jones family.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-"A diplomat is always
lonely, even in a crowd says Count Jean de la
Grandville Counselor Of the French Embassy. Learn
why in SelWa Roosevelts story in the Wcmens
Section.
Choose The Star on Sunday When You Haze Choice
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
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e. 0. P. Leaders
Endorse Hart

District Republican Chairman
George L. Hart, jr., target of
bitter criticism by anti-organ-
lization candidate George P.
Lamb, won a vote of confidence
last night for the way he is con-
ducting the present campaign.
Mr.. Lamb had asked members
Iof the organizations Campaign
Committee to repudiate Mr..
Harris leadership but the COM
mittee turned him down.
Thirty-four of the 38 Cam
Ipaign Committee members met
at the Willard Hotel and unar1i-
mously Endorsed the Hart lead
ership. Three of those absent
were reported out of town and
the fourth is a hospital patient.
Mr.. Hart said the members be-
lieve the organization-approved
slate of candidates in the May /
election will be successful.
Opposes Garrett
Mr.. Lamb is running against
Clyde D. Garrett for G. o. P.
national committeeman. and is
one of nine candidates for six
seats at the Republican National
Convention.
On the Democratic side, poll
tical interest was heightened by
the scheduled appearance of both
Adlai E. Stevenson and Senator
Kefauver in Washington this
week end. Mr.. Stevenson arrives
tomorrow morning for a stay of
three days, while Senator Ke-
fauver is due Sunday morning
after campaigning on the West
Coast.
Backers of the two presiden-
tial aspirants will take the OPP
portunity to line up support for
the local convention States
pledged to the two men.
Primary Dance Tonight
The Young Democratic Club
of the District will sponsor a
Primary Dance" tonight at the
Willard. Guests will include the
SO national committeeman and
committeeWomen of the Young
Democratic Clubs, who are in
town for a two day meeting.
Both the Stevenson and Ke-
fauver group will be we'll repre-
Isented, party spokesman said.
Meanwhile, the Kefauver glow
wagon" is cruising around the
city publicizing the Senator's
campaign. Mr.. Kefauver will
address Embarrassing rally at
the Willard Sunday night. The
price of admission is $25 each.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ives, sister of
Mr.. Stevenson, planned some
sidewalk campaigning for her
brother in the vicinity of one
of the Stevenson branch Offices
on U street NV.
A group of Stevenson workers
has arranged to greet the candi-
date at the Union Station at
1920 am. tomorrow and escort
him in a motorcade through the
business section to the Mayhower
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Laurel HoIdup Nets
.Jittery Bandit SIS

A jittery bandit. brandishing
what appeared to be a frontier
pistol, last night robbed a Laurel
Md service station attendant
of SIS.
Maryland State Police said
the holdup man was in his mid
twenties and over six feet tall.
Police said the robber. who
appeared nervous. entered Bills
Atlantic Station on U. S. Route
/ shortly before midnight and
pointed the old-style weapon at
the attendant, John A. Croker.
When the bandit backed out
of the station and ran to his car.
Mr.. Croker woke the station
owner, George Bills. who was
sleeping on a pile of tires in the
station. Grabbing a shotgun,
Mr.. Bills drove off in pursuit.
He said the bandit outdistanced
him after a two-mile chase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
|Stevenson-T ydings
Rally Set Monday

The Stevenson-Tydings-F Foley
Club of Montgomery County will
sponsor a rally for Democratic
voters at pm. Monday in the
Oakview Elementary School. East
Wayne avenue and Walden road,
Silver Spring.
/ The club is supporting Adlai
Stevenson for the Democratic
presidential nomination. former
United States Senator Millard E.
Tydings in his campaign to re-
gain his Senate seat and John
r. Foley for the Sixth District
Democratic congressional nomi-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
House Measure
Carries Total
Of $5l.5 Billion
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

The District would receive
1922 million in Federal aid to
highways here in the next two
fiscal years under the $5l.5 bill
lion highway bill reported to the
House today by it's Public Works
Committee.
The formal, final committee
action at a closed session also
included approval of SLAB bill
lion of new highway-user taxes
over the next l6 years. That in
cludes penny-a- gallon boost in
the Federal gasoline tax. from
q to 3 cents.
For the year 1857, beginning
July /, there already has been
allocated to the District by pre-
vious law Ssh million so that the
grand total for the two years
actually will be increased to
$27.3 million.
COntractual Authority
The Federal aid legislation
not only authorizes funds to be
allocated throughout the country
but gives to the States contrac-
tual authority to obligate for
construction. Under this system
the District already has received
the ALLEGATION TOR the next fiscal
year in the amount of more than
IS million under an act of Con-
gresS in 1854.
The highway bills are always
set up to cover two years.
The District must match dol
lar-for- dollar the Federal money
allocated for three categories of
roads listed as primary, second
airy and urban. The new bill
carries for the next two years a
total for these three categorieS
of $4.5 million.
But in addition the Federal
aid highway legislation always
carries extra money for high
ways in the interstate system
where the Federal Government
pays 80 per cent Of the cost and
the States and the District only
10 per cent. The bills inter-
state system ALLEGATION for the
next two years is shown as
SIT million.
Maryland and Virginia
Nearby Maryland would be
apportioned 1892 million for all
!, four categories of aid for the
next two fiscal years. To this
should be added, also for the
year beginning next July /, an
apportionment of $94 million,
turned over already to the State.
| Virginia would receive a total
Iof $8l.6 million under the bill
for the next two fiscal years. to
which should be added $16.8
million for fiscal 1857 making a
total of 1884 million.
The measure provides for q
very large increase in funds for
the Interstate system. The
committee reported that this
State network (which is of
major national importance"
would receive $24.8 billion during
the period from passage of the
bill to the fiscal year 1869.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

parkway from Glebe road sew
Deral hundred yards north OF
Chain Bridge 1t also is planned
tentatively to build a road tc
carry traffic off the parkway
near Chain Bridge.
Chairman Joseph H. Freehil
of the County Supervisors sale
the county should seek Fedora
funds to help ease the road bur-
den brought by CHA.
! CHA has said it does not pro-
pose any extra help for Virginia
roads. CHA feels the parkway
extension. plus the widening Of
Chain Bridge road. already
agreed to by the State, will bt
sufficient.
Would Welcome Aid
Brig. Gen. James A. Anderson
Virginia State highway commits
sioner. said the State would wei
come" any help it could get from
the Federal Government.
The 65-mile tour was con.
Quoted by the Fairfax Count!
Federation of Citizens Associa.
tons to acquaint Gen. Anderson
with road problems.
! Col. l.. K. White, deputy di
rector of CHA, said on the tou.
that his agency hoped to occup.
the new headquarters in two O
two and a half years.
He said he hoped the count!
would strive to keep the Langley
area much like it is now despite
the coming of CHA. He said thu
present Board of Supervisors ap,
parently had real spine" in it
coming policies. Two suburban
coming applications near the CT
site were turned down Wednes
day by the board.
The caravan hit Seven Corner
at 5 pm. when the busy inter
section usually is clogged will
traffic. Yesterday traffic wa
moving through smoothly. Blu
Gen. Anderson said he wa
aware that Seven Corners lis tn
worst traffic problem in tn
State" A traffic interchange
being built there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

no sudden passions for choco-
llate-covered pickles. Instead,
she satisfies her culinary quirkS
with celery.
Mr.. Lowe and Mr.. Norris,
along with zoo veterinarian. DR..
L. H. Reed. are on call night
or day now. Twlggas cage is
being checked regularly by the
concerned 200 staff.
DR.. William M Mann, ZOO di-
rector. is paying it safe. mo
animal is born until it's here"
says he. Once labor begins, it
will be Only ar hour or two be-
fore rwigea is 'nuzzling her
knobby-knced newborn.
Dr.. Reec, Mr. Lowe and Mr..
Norris expect to be in attend
ance to give Twigga what as
siStance they can These high
level obstetrical duties will be
repeated twice more before the
summer is over. Two more ZOO
giraffes also are presently ex-
pectlng.
Other Families Growing
All residents of the ZOO don't
get this special attention be-
slowed on such valuable ami
mails as giraifes. The approxi-
mately so deer at the zoo prob
aoly will add 10 youngsters to
their herd this spring.
Dr.. Mann estimates The dozen
or SO Barbaly sheep will increase
their number by two or three.
Maybe one or two young Ian. $
will make thei appearance "
summer. Other possible biz :
may come in the paca. Afr
porcupine. .marmoset and glib II
families too in this season 4
birth. And naturally there A.ll
be lots OF rabbits born. BUT
birth is nothing to rabbits"
comments Mr.. Lowe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

with the new George Washington
Memorial parkway leading to
Langley.
The parkway extension will
be financed as part of the CHA
project, but at Chain Bridge
the parkway will cross the Vir-
ginia end of the bridge on a
viaduct about rs feet in the air
County Officials Stunned
Some Fairfax County officials,
on a tour of road projects with
State Highway Department au-
thorities yesterday, appeared
stunned that bridge traffic will
not be able to make the direct
parkway connection. Federal
and District roads officials. how
ever. have long realized the sit
uation.
To help answer the problem
State officials said they may
allocate money soon to widen
Route 1913 up to point where
it will intersect with the park
way about mile upriver from
Chain Bridge.
Route 1913 (Chain Bridge road)
is the winding two-lane drive
which parallels the Potomac
from Chain Bridge to Langley.
The State already has put
aside about 100000 to widen
part of the road. It's original
thinking was that the widening
would be from Langley to the
point where Route 1913 inter-
SectS the parkway.
$500, 900 Available
After viewing the Chain Bridge
problem yesterday, however
State officials said they may
spend the 100000 on widening
the road directly upriver from
the bridge.
C. w. Kestner, district engi-
neer for the State Highway
Department, said it appeared
obvious that improvement Of
this portion of the road was the
most important.
The drawings exhibited by D
H. Brown of the Bureau of Pub.
lie Roads, showed an access roac
ito the southbound lane of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

Foreign Commerce COMMITTEE
officials said they expected tc
complete a report Monday on d
bill to renew the dying franchise
of Capital Transit Co.
Meanwhile, the two members
of the House committee who
voted against the franchise re-
newal were expected to file q
minority report with the House
opposing the bill.
Statement Promised Soon
Representative Haywo rt h
Democrat of Michigan. said he
and Representative Hesselton
Republican Of Massachusetts,
would have a statement either
Monday or Tuesday
Earlier, the city's streetcar VS.
bus debate was virtually buried
as an issue which is rapidly
becoming academic"
This was almost the only
agreement that came out of 9
two-hour session between staff
officials of the District Public
Utilities Commission and sever
members of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations executive
board and public utilities com
mittee.
! The meeting was suggested by
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane. En-
gineer Commissioner, who criti-
cized a February Is report Of
the Federation as one in which
sit appears your committee ha:
accepted some misleading data.
The report had assailed the
Commissioners decision to TRY
to set up an all-bus system next
August Is. after the scheduled
death Of the Capital Transit Co
franchise. urged the city heads
to hold public hearings on the
issue and to make a careful
study Of the proposed change.
Col Thaddeus M Nospk AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner,
presided at the meeting in the
Board Room of the District
Building. He assured the Fed
Grafton representatives the COM
mission staff members just
wanted to present the facts and
refused to agree with a comment
that the utilities commission
had considered one side and we
considered the other side"
Copy Requested
When John A. Remon fed
Grafton president. asked for a
copy Of "what,you think are the
facts" as stated in a lengthy
document from which the colonel
was reading, Col. Nosek prom
tsed to ask the utilities commits
sion If he could let the fedora
ton have it. 1t was, ne said.
compiled entirely from records
Of public testimony by the staff
One highlight was an assur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
On Customary Diet

Nor is Twigga eating for
two The young lady partakes
Of her usual IL quarts Of mixed
grain and vegetables, plus all the
hay she cares to have. She has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

SII6eI OC6neS =.
A boy at Thirteenth and F
streets NV. preparing for the
future, asking his mother:
when l get older, can l have
a golf set?" :.
A small delivery truck on
Twenty-third street with "EX-
PLOSIVES" painted on sides,
back and front, being given a
wide berth by other motorists
in the morning rush-hour
traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Senators Plan to File
Public ronsit Bill Todoy
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

Senate District Committee staff officials said they would
complete work today bill to set publicly owned transit
authority for Washington.
They said the bill. and accompanying committee report
would be formally filed with the Senate though that body
is not sitting today.
the other of Capitol Hill, House Interstate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Twiggo Grows Restless
As Giraffe Stork Neors

A 10 year old prospective
mother is pacing the floor today
while the father-to-be shows
usual signs of edginess as the
time draws near.
Twigga and Bob are expecting
Ia Al -fot, 150-pound addition
to the family any moment. But
that's not the cause of theil
uneasiness. These are normal
statistics for a baby giraffe.
There's nothing to worry about
except the possibility that the
calf might be stubborn. as was
her last one. And, of course
there is the customary feverish-
ness that comes to all prospec-
tive parents at time like this.
The CESSATION period fol-
CRATES is 445 to $50 days. COM
pared to the $50 days for hui
mans. Twelve-foot Twigga is in
her 446th day today.
She's still remarkably trim OF
figure. but she PAGES her cage
at the Zoo and "is getting pretty
uncomfortable" according to
Frank Lowe, head keeper at the
National Geological Park.
Mr.. Loves assistant, Ralph
Norris. reports that the l6-foot
gangling. 20-year-old Bob in the
next cage is getting nervous
as delivery time approaches at
least as nervous as giraffe
placidness allows.
Twigga has had no morning
sickness prevalent with some
mothers-to-be, or If she has,
she hasn't told me about IL, Mr.
Lowe chuckled slyly.
On Customary Diet
Nor is Twigga eating for
two" The young lady partakes
OF her usual IL quarts OF mixed
grain and vegetables. plus all the
haV che rara@ fn ba,to ck. -.
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Highway Aid to DC.
Put at $222 Million
Chain Bridge-Porkwoy
Link Held Not Feasible

Virginia State highway officials considering the early
widening of Route 1923 at Chain Bridge to solve knoty traffic
problem involving the Central Intelligence Agencys proposed
new headquarters at Langley, Va
The widening important because will be impossible for
crossing Chain Bridge Virginia directly
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-18
Wheat Sign Up ExtendedTo Oct. 5
Farmers Due 10000 This Fall

BY tyEeS the sign-up in Powhatan
county IS as follows. fire-cured to-
bacco. enc agreement, 5 acre for
$58 so: blrley tobacco. two agree
rents. /; 35 acres for 1894 .0S, sun
cured tobacco. 40 agreements, 1915
acres for s7,00ll7: and flue-cured
tobacco. sexea agreements. 1888
acres for S2.325,97
Amelia Summary
By types Amelia farmers signed
ND as follows flue-cured tobacco.
four agreements, 6l.7i acres Tor
Sl3.835 .lE, dark fired tobacco, 81
agrccn. ents, 23.l5 acres for 81 ,305.-
so sun-cured tobacco. 8 agree
ments. ile72 acres for sl3.852 IL;
and wheat four agreements, =
acres for S38.
The largest group TO respond &c
the payments under the soil banh
program. was the sun-cWed tobacco
farmers. In Amelia. ASC officf
nlayaeee. j. E Ford. noted that ou'
of a total sun-cured allotment IN the
county 81. 402 83 acres. more thai
one fourth tll672 acres was placee
in the acreage reserve
Ford speculated that next Seal
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-18
Record Enrollments
Swell Amelia Schools

A fetal of sos students have
enrolled at the Amelia School'
p,inciual D. A. Norton revealed
this week. There are 500 enrolled
in the grade school as compared
With 500 there last year.
The high school shows an m
crease from 27l last yeal TO 29l
this semester The largest increase
came IN the eighth grade wAere
there are 100 students enrolled
This is .l2 more than was IN that
grade last year.
Merton estimated that the en-
rollmen< will reach a maXlum OF
825. Mos of the students have
enroleG but attendance has beer
poor because 50 many Of the boys
have had to STAY home to helf
with me heavy tobacco crop anc
to harvest late hay.
The loss Of the auditorium
which had its seating capacity
reduced from 400 to IS seats Il
make room ion new classrooms
has not been pan ticularly missed
the principal stated Band anC
music groups have been using tht
War Memorial Building and til.
school assemblies are also bsin9
held thFye The community build
ing Is located next 70 the h.el
school 50 is most convenient.