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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
$13MiIIion Improvements
Budqeted for Alexandria

Examiners. The petitioners said
they were faced with shortage
of BARRIERS because prospective
employees would not take the
exams.
Some Protest
Councilman Frank E. Mann
said it appeared the object of
the request was to make it pos
sible for some to "get a pair of
scissors and a comb and call
themselves BARRIERS" Some bar
berS also appeared in protest to
abolition of the board.
A sum of $105,000 was appro-
priated for resurfacing AZ blocks
on six downtown streets. These
are Cameron. West, Harvard,
Prince, Queen and Pitt streets.
An ordinance was ordered
drafted to increase sewer tap fees
from SO per front foot to 81.
The minimum fee for connecting
any residence to a sewer would
Jump from $3.50 to 5000 and for
commercial establishments from
500 to $3.50.
City Manager E. G. Heatwole
recommended the increased tap
fees because recent bids on sewer
work were higher than before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

A $l3.1 million capital i'm
Iprovements budget for the next
five years was approved last
night by the Alexandria City
Council.
The budget proposes eXpendi-
lures totaling nearly SIS million
during fiscal 1867. Items pro-
posed during the first year are
I$972,250 for school construction
IS388,000 for recreation and
parks. $3.50, 900 for public build
ings. $245.000 for fire depart
lment buildings, $852.500 for
storm and sanitary sewers. $780,
900 for bridges and 1895, 400 for
street Improvements.
Bond issues totaling $5,471 .079
have been approved for part OF
the program. Additional bond
issues or other methods would
have to be found to finance the
remainder. if all of the projects
are TO be carried out.
Two Commended
A unanimous resolution was
passed commencing two former
School Board members for their
service. They were Josiah S
Everly and Edward D. Reed. The
council drew storm of protest
when it failed to reappoint Mr.
Everly last week by a 4-to-3 vote
Mr.. Everly was chairman for the
last eight years. Mr.. Reed die
not seek reappointment.
The council rejected a request
by IA barbershop operators IL
abolish the Board of Barber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Wife Is Charged
lin Futol BEATING

CONVICTION, Va. July 4 (P).
Mrs. BERTHE Baker, 38, was
charged with murder yesterday
in the fatal beating of her hus-
band with a homemade crutch.
Sheriff Emory Thompson said
the charge was placed after the
death Monday night of Ray
Baker, as. He said the woman
is accused of beating her hus-
band during a drinking party at
their cabin at Dunlap Beach.
three miles west of Covington
Saturday night. Mrs. Baker
denied the charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04

later than early in September.
Present indications are that
a special session will not be
called earlier than late this
month The Governor has said
he wants a further report from
the Gray Commission before set
ting a date and indications are
that the Gray Commission will
not meet until after July IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
Coal Dumpinqs Rise

NORFOLK. July 4 Coal
dumps over Hampton Roads
piers during the first half OF
1856 were 8.150,738 tons or 81
per cent greater than in the first
six months of 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-04
College Park Lions

The College Park Lions Club
will hold a dinner meeting at
500 pm. morrow in the
Chesapeake Room Of the Hot
Shoppe. College Park. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Kenwood Zoninq
Change Opposed
By 200 Residents

About 200 residents Of the
Kenwood subdivision Of Mont
gomery County last night OPP
posed rezoning of the River road
entrance to their homes.
Developers of the area are
requesting rezoning of a 1000
square-foot lot at the northeast
corner of River road and Brook
side drive.
The site is near homes in the
$40. 000-price range. Attorneys
for the developers withdrew an
earlier application for rezoning
to commercial. They said the site
would be used for a professional
Office building.
The change to Office zoning,
approved by the Maryland Ma
tional Park and Planning Com
mission, was by the residents.
They told the Montgomery
County Council at Rockville last
night that the proposal is out
of keeping with the character
Of surrounding area.
Park and Planning officials
said the rezoning would act as
a buffer between Kenwood and
the commercial area to the south.
The County Council took the
petition under advisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Area Schools


Alexandria has been allocated
$685.. 222 for school operations by
the Department of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare.
The Federal grant was an
nounced today by Representative
Broyhill, Republican of Virginia.
The grant is part Of the Fed
eral aid program for schools in
Federally- impacted areas.
Mr.. Broyhill said the city will
receive $239, 1894 Immediately and
the balance later on the basis of
information relating to school
needs of the city. The amount
was almost equal to Alexandria's
entitlement, Supt. T. c. Williams
said
He said last year the city was
entitled to about 100000 but
received only $3.50, 900. Payments
are made on the basis Of funds
available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Two Firines Called
'Retribution' for
|Muhoney Booking

BALTIMORE, Mar. 20 (P.-
Two City Council clerks were
fired last night in move de-
cried by several members as
'retribution for the third dis
trict's Endorsement of George P,
Mahoney for the Democratic
senatorial nomination.
Replaced were Edward P.
IO'Malley, chief clerk and coun-
Gil employee for 10 years. and c.
Richard Hoare, an assistant
committee clerk for 10 years.
Named to replace them were
James w. Mullen as chief clerk
and Frank j. McQuade. Both
ARE friendly to Mayor Thomas
|D'Alesandro and his supporters
in the third district who are
backing Willard E. Tydings for
the Senate nomination.
Councilman Michael j. Han
kin of the fifth district was
the first to criticize the move.
Its quite obvious he said,
that word has been passed
from the second floor the
Mayors office) that punitive
action is being taken because of
that Endorsement of Mahoney."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
SIeepwoIker Hurt
In Fall Out Window

A 29-year-old Arlington Sleep
walker narrowly missed serious
injury early today when he fell
from a second story window at
his home at 3611 South Eighth
street.
Henry j. Vantveld was treated
for a head cut at Arlington Hos
pital about $3.50 am.
Arlington police said Mr.. Want
weld told them he fell out of a
window while walking in his
sleep. He hit his head on a
ledge of the building. He just
missed landing on a picket fence.
Mr.. Vantveld told police he
had been sleepwalking since he
was 10 years old, "but nothing
like this has ever happened to
me-" Two stitches were required
to close a cut in his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
BY JAMES b. ROWLAND

A runaway Texas boy is
homeward bound today, after
winning the support and rail-
road fare from his Congressman
The 16-year-old had been in
Jail a week after he went, pen
niless, to Alexandria police
seeking food and shelter. Rela-
tives in the boys hometown,
Weatherford, had refused by
telephone to take him back, and
court officials there were study
Ing the next move.
when knew he was not
wanted elsewhere on another
charge I agreed to release him
to Congressman Wright" said
Juvenile Court Judge Irene l..
Pancoast.
Offers of Help
The jurist said phone calls
offering help flooded her home,
the jail and police station
through, yesterday after a story
Of the boys plight first appeared
In the Sunday Star. Callers in
cluded Representative J. T.
Rutherford, Democrat of Texas.
Representative Wright asked
10 see the boy, since both are
from the same home town.
II really think he is honest
and sincere about returning
home" explained Mr.. Wright.
He said he put the boy in a
Pullman last night in Union
Station with enough food money
to last until the train pulls into
Weatherford at 1922 am. to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
!Du Pre- Key
To Appeal in
Roads Case

Constas Gus Basiliko and MAJ
Gutenberg, convicted last week
of conspiring to defraud the
State Roads Commission, have
made the surprise appearance
of Ben Du Pre- as a State wit
ness the basis for their motions
flor new trials.
The Washington area real
estate men were charged with
defrauding the commission by
initiating the value of land ii
purchased for right-of-way.
In identical motions, Basiliko
and Gutenberg said yesterday
the way the prosecution con-
Quoted its case deprived them
of a fair trial. They would not
have chosen to be tried together
had they known Du Pre- would
be a witness. they said.
Du Pre-, an assistant right-of-
way engineer, resigned last year
during a commission hearing on
a charge he had given advance
information on routes to real
estate men. He disappeared a
short time later.
He was indicted on the con-
spiracy charge with Basiliko and
Gutenberg.
His appearance at the trial as
a State witness came as a sur
prise. He testified with a prom
Use of immunity from prosecu-
ton.
Du Pre- testified he gave the
defendants secret information
about new highway routes and
received about $4,000 for his
part in the deal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
South Norfolk
Ballots Today

SOUTH NORFOLK, Va, Mar
/. 20 (P.-Wording on the ballots
for today's change-of-govern-
ment referendum in South
Norfolk are inconsistent with
Virginia election laws, the city's
commemorative attorney de-
iclared.
The question of the legality
of the election, however, will
have to be determined in a court
contest, he said.
The announcements paved
the way for a challenge of to-
days vote on the government
question regardless of the out
come.
Robert E. Gibson made his
opinion known in a letter to
Jack D. Hayman, spokesman
for the citizens group seeking
the adoption of a commission
form of government in South
Norfolk.
Generally heavy voting is ex-
pected as Southsiders cast bal
lots in the double referendum.
One question is on the govern
ment change, the other on a
$4,000 school bond issue.
The ballot on the government
question lists the against" pro-
vision first and the "for" pro-
vision last. The school ballot
has been printed in an opposite
fashion with the "for" being
placed first,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
MARYLAND-VlRGINIA NEWS
Two Union Aides Cleared
In Right to Work Case

fine were attempts to intimi-
date Mr.. Mundie.
Mr.. Beckner said the union
was trying to do indirectly what
they can't do directly" He said
the Virginia right to work"
law prevents the union from
forcing a man off the job and
the fine was an indirect attempt
to get Mr.. Mundie to leave.
Continued on Job
Mr.. Moore testified the fine
would affect only Mr.. Mundie's
union membership and would
not affect his right to work on
any job. He said a member is
dropped from the union If he
does not pay a fine within six
months.
Mr.. Mundie testified he con-
tinued on the job and since then
has worked on both union and
non-union jobs in the Washing
ton area. He said he has not
paid the union fine.
The charges were dismissed by
Trial Justice j. Mason Grove.
Judge Grove said he didn't feel
the words used by Mr.. Moore
constituted threats or intimida-
ton.
Mr.. Moore. Of 1414 Quebec
street, Hyattsville, Md, and Mr.
Mangum, of 1908 Newton street,
Bladensburg. Md. were arrested
March 3 when they visited an
Alexandria school construction
job. The warrants had been OBJ
tanned in January after Mr..
Mundie had conferred with Mr..
Beckner.
The union officials were repre-
sented by State Senator John
A. K Donovan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Traffic Study Set
To Guide Controls

A traffic study of a 15-block
stretch of Mount Vernon avenue
was authorized last night by the
Alexandria Traffic and Parking
Board.
Traffic Director Kenneth W.
Smith said the study will include
the section from Monroe street
to Commonwealth avenue.
Mount Vernon avenue is part
of Alexandria's major thorough
fare plan and traffic board mem
bers felt there is not enough
control at the intersections feed
ing into it, especially / nthe vi
cinity of George Washington
High School.
Mr.. Smith said he expected a
comprehensive study to be fin
ished in about month.
The board reelected Edward
G. Rowley as chairman and
William Cunningham vice chair
man. Mr.. Smith was named
secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

Two officials of the District
Painters Union have been
cleared in Fairfax County Trial
Justice Court of charges that
they used threatening language
to intimidate a union man to
quit a non-union job.
Archie B. Moore, secretary
treasurer of Painters District
Council 81. and Willis L. Man
gum, business representative OF
the council, were charged with
violation of Virginia's right to
work" law.
John E. Mundie, a painter
from Fredericksburg, Va, testi-
fled yesterday that Mr.. Moore
told him last November he would
have to get off job in Fairfax
if he wanted to stay in the union.
Checked on Job
Mr.. Moore testified, however,
that he merely told Mr.. Mundie
that as a union man he should
not work for a non-union en-
ployer. Mr.. Mundie was foreman
for a firm doing the painting
work on Walnut Hills Elemen-
tary School.
Mr.. Moore said he and Mr..
Mangum had gone to the school
to see who was running the job.
Testimony showed that Mr..
Mundie was fined $3.50 by the
union for using a spray gun on
the Walnut Hills job in violation
of union regulations. Union Of
ficials said that for health rea-
sons the regulation prohibits
using a spray gun to apply oil
base paints on metal surfaces.
Assistant Commonwealth At
torney Marcus Backner said Mr..
Moore'S warning and the union
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
County Service Clubs
To Hear Legislator

Representative Hays. Demo
crat of Arkansas, will speak at
the annual joint meeting OF
service clubs of Prince Georges
County at $50 pm. tomorrow
at the Prince Georges Country
Club.
The College Park Rotary Club
will be hosts. Other clubs repre-
scented will be the Civilians, the
Hyattsville Lions Club and the
KiwaniS Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Chesterbrook Gardens
To Get Bus Service

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 20 up.
State Corporation Com
mission has approved an appli-
cation of the Washington. Viz
GINA & Maryland Coach Co..
Inc, to extend its passenger
bus service to the Chesterbrook
Gardens section of Fairfax
County.
Approval came at a hearing
yesterday at which no opposition
appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Trunk Yields Old Papers
On EurIy Life in Virginia

RICHMOND, Mar. 20 P1.-
Documents have been found in a
Richmond city hall closet which
contain a chronicle of the life
and social customs Of Virginia
from the Colonial period through
the Civil War.
The large pile of deeds. letters
and military commissions were
found in a dust-covered trunk
the. had lain unopened for at
least so years. The documents
contain an almost complete rec
ord of the George family which
became one of the richest in Viz
ginia.
No one knows how the trunk
got there, or why. One of the
papers is a permit to trade with
the British signed in 1880 by
Thomas Jefferson. then GNer-
nor Of the Commonwealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

Aside from an almost illegible
deed signed in 1885, the earliest
records are two land patents of
King George II signed in 1923
by William Gooch, Lieutenant
Governor.
A large bundle of private
correspondence, chiefly accumu-
lated by William o. George of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the last
member of the family--depicts
the life and manners of Rich
mond in the 1840s. The most
recent documents relate to
events surrounding the Civil
War.
Judge Harold F. Snead, in
whose court the papers were
found, has announced he will
turn the documents over to the
division of the State
Library for indexing and storAge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Conqressmon's Ticket
Sends Runaway Home

The county court judge or one
Iof his representatives will meet
the train, he added.
81 understand the boys
mother wants him now. and the
family situation is not as hope
less as it once appeared" he
said.
Shakes Hands With Judge
The husky, 6-foot young
Texan. dressed in Lewis. a red
and white sport shirt and wear
ling loafers, shook hands Shyly
with Judge rancoast as he left
court.
II don't think I'll ever leave
again." he said in a low voice,
running a plump hand through
Ibis black wavy hair.
The youngster, who said he
was in the eighth grade and
had been doing odd jobs at
home, could give Judge Pan
coast no reason for his two
week hitchhiking escapade, other
than II just left for a while"
"You don't have to run away.
son-you can always go to peo-
pie who will help you" counseled
the judge.
The shirt-sleeved traveller had
used his Army jacket for a
makeshift knapsack and carried
it like a laundry bundle under
his arm.
els it always as cold as this
up here?" he asked the Con-
gresham as they climbed into a
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Illegal Drain Tie-ins
CHARGED to z Firms

Two Arlington building firms
have been charged with violating
the Fairfax County plumbing
code by Illegally connecting
storm drains to sanitary sewers.
The firms are White House.
Inc, 927 Walter Reed drive, and
Wakefield Construction Corp,
1880 Wilson boulevard.
Marcus Beckner, assistant
commemorative attorney, said
the two firms connected base
ment drains to the sewer. White
House, Inc, made the connection,
Mr.. Beckner said, in a house be-
ing built at Lake Bancroft. The
firm charge involved a
house at Ravensdale near Seven
Corners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
IMuckuII Is Area Head
'Of Freedom Crusade

Henry c. Mackall of Mclean,
Va, has been named area chair
man for Northern Virginia for
the Crusade for Freedom drive.
The appointment was an
nounced by Barron F. Black OF
Norfolk, State chairman.
Mr.. Mackall, an attorney with
Offices in Fairfax, will organize
committees in Arlington, Fair
fax, Prince William and Lou
doun Counties. The crusade's
goal for this area is $500, COM
pared with the State goal of
SITS 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Cunul Protection
From Road Asked

The Montgomery County His
torical Society last night adopted
IA resolution urging that the pro-
posed George Washington Me-
mortal parkway be kept at least
800 feet from the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal between Chain
Bridge and Great Falls.
The resolution, adopted by a
unanimous vote among the more
than 100 members present, re-
affirmed the society's stand taken
at meeting in June, 1854.
The group met at the society's
home, Glenn View, near Rock
vile,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Silver Spring Forum

The Suburban Area Study
Group will hold the second meet
ing in its forum series on How
are our schools administered"
at the Montgomery Hills Junior
High School, Second avenue and
Linden lane, Silver Spring, at
8 pm. Thursday. A number of
State and county education
leaders will participate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Social

More than 100 Kensington
(Md.) residents attended an "old
home-new home get-acquaint-
ed social" last night at Christ
Episcopal Church there under
sponsorship of the Town Criers,
KenSington citizens association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
MOAT PRESERVATION URGED

This Rossdu Castle at the foot Of Woone street Rock
After agreeing drain the lake because Of its to the county
beauty spot Williams who owns the gatehouse pictured asked ou
fill 20ioo
akeStar Staff Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
before you decide,
try
DeSotoS
255 hp
take.off!

When you nudge the acceler-
ator of a new De Soto, you
step out with the most power
full car in the medium price
field, That exhilarating 255 hp
high torque take-off just can't
be bought on any other car.
Small wonder De Soto is the
car chosen to pace the 1856
Indianapolis Race. See your
De Soto dealer today and test
drive the new De Soto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
FIGHT

Continued From Page C-I
is a natural, declares Mintz, one
or those rare fighters who doesn I
need seasoning but is ready to
step out against the best.
Last to Beat Robinson
All that could be by way OF
buildup for the fight tonight.
Jones, familiar figure on tele-
vision, was the last fighter to
beat Sugar Ray Robinson, the
middleweight champion. on
February he drew a full house
of $500 at Capitol Arena for
another television fight against
a comparative unknown, Tony
Baldoni. He stopped Baldoni
in six
Two x-rounders head the
preliminary card, Alex Metiff
against Randy Brevard, heavy
weights, and Sonny Boy Will
liams against Brown Lee, light
weights. Four-rounders. opening
the show at S:45 pm. are Monk
Reynolds against Stan Trader
light-heavies. and Red jackson
against Tommy Page. feathers
Among the spectators tonight
will be Billy Conn. the former
Interchangeable champion who
now manages fighters and who
Is here trying to interest Pro-
moter Goldie Ahearn in the
services Of some of his athletes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
Rookie LEADING
Ft.Wdyne0pen

FORT WAYNE. Ind, Sept. IA
R.-Bill Trombley, Dallas rookie
who has been travelling the PGA
championship golf circuit for
only three months, held a one
stroke lead today as second
round play began in the $4,000
Wayne Open.
Trombley ignored oppressive
humidity and high winds on the
6,545-yard Elks Country Club
layout yesterday to fire a sizzling
65, seven strokes under par.
The Texan. still looking for his
first title on the championship
circuit, hit every green and
wound UP with seven brides and
IL pars for a 1892 total.
Close behind with 66s we're Jim
ITurnesa, Spring Valley, N. Y.
and Gardner Dickinson. Panama
City Beach. Fla. Six others were
tied at 81.
Defending Champion Dow Fin
sterwald of Bedford Heights,
Ohio, could do no better than
"a &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
The leaders:
Football Come Sought
BY PhiIIipsbure High

PHILLIPSBURG IN. j. High
School is desperate to i'll an
open date on its football schedule
November 9.
Athletic directors or coaches
interested In playing in Phillips
burg that night should phone OF
write Harry Lair. the school,
director OF athletics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
RedIegs Buy FieIders

CINCINNATI. Sept. IA Pl.-
The Redlegs have bought Out
fielders Art Schult and Robert
Baleena FROM Seattle of the Pa
cific Coast League for a very
large sum Of cash" and the con-
tracts Of Catcher Matt Battsand
Pitcher Frank Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
BY the Associated Press
Missouri Valley 20
Panhandle (OklA.l A&M 10
hiver Falls tWis.) Ia --- Augsburg 6
MINOR LEAGUES
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
HOLLYWOOD, q. Portland l.
seattle. \; San Francisco. B.
Los Angeles. 4; San Diego, 8
Only games scheduled.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Seminal Playoffs tBest-Of-O
Miami ~ Rochester. 2 Rochester
Toronto. II; Montreal / Toronto
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Seminal Play0ffs tBest-Of-S)
Denver. q; Omaha, 0 Omaha leads
indianapolis. S; Minneapolis, 4 I'm
dianapolis leads 2-1l.
TEXAS LEAGUE
Seminal Playoffs (Best-Of-1
paIas, IL: Fort Worth. Dallas
!, Houston .; Tulsa : Houston leads
2 ~.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Seminal PlayOffs tBest-of-1)
Atlanta, IL: Birmingham, ATLANTA
! Mobile n Memphis. 5 Mobile leads
EASTERN LEAGUE
Seminal Playoffs (Best-of-5l
schenectady q: Allentown, isehe-
nectady wins 3-0l
Reading. 8; Binghamton, 0 tReadinR
wins 3-O).